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FUTUREPROOF PICKS 19-01-21
Here's your latest FP Picks update. This week's focus is on the artists we enjoyed from the Eurosonic Noorderslag New Music showcase.
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*All Press Releases taken from the artist info pages on their site.
Powpig – Intellectual
PowPig are a four-piece band from Limerick, Ireland, composed of Anna Marie Rooney, Andreea Mocanu, Laura Drennan and Leah O'Donnell. PowPig finished 2019 on a high with a sold-out headline show in Limerick and The Irish Times announcing them as one of the People to Watch in 2020. Their sole release from 2020 was the single 'Intellectual', hopefully 2021 brings their debut full length.
THE GOA EXPRESS – The Day
Teenagerhood, brotherhood and a love for an array of alternative music has united the five members of The Goa Express. The intensity of the friendship has resulted in the occasional bust up along the way, yet it only adds to the burning chemistry which the garage rock band from Manchester offer on record (there are two insanely catchy singles out so far) and on stage.
Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard – Double Denim Hop
Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard began as a bedroom studio project for Tom Rees which spread its wings in 2018 alongside Rees' bassist brother Eddie, guitarist Zac White and drummer Ethan Hurst. Helmed by their magnetic frontman Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard built their reputation thanks to sold-out shows, their own club night in hometown Cardiff and support for the likes of Miles Kane. The Guardian describes them as "Thin Lizzy or T-Rex in the back room of a pub, riffs and tunes intact, but with an endearing slacker attitude".
Julia Bardo – It's Okay (Not To Be Okay)
Julia Bardo developed her talent in her father's bar in Northern Italy before deciding on a courageous move to Manchester where she blossomed as a solo musicia. Her striking talent was quickly picked up and her debut EP Phase came out in March via Wichita Recordings co-produced by Henry Carlyle Wade of The Orielles. Bardo's music illustrates her constantly changing world through diary-like observations influenced by the Italian '60s music she grew up with and modern heroines like Cate Le Bon Angel Olsen Aldous Harding Sharon Van Etten and Weyes Blood.
Katy J Pearson – Fix Me Up
Katy J Pearson is an alternative pop singer-songwriter from Bristol, UK, who toured Europe in 2019 with Cass McCombs and has made the BBC Radio 6 Music A-List with her single 'Take Back The Radio'. She is signed to Heavenly Recordings, the label that released her outright addictive debut album Return in mid-November.
All Along The Uxbridge Road – Chubby and the Gang
Chubby and the Gang are a West London punk troupe comprised of members of various bands associated with the 'New Wave of British Hardcore', among them Violent Reaction, Abolition and Big Cheese. The band – helmed by local electrician Charlie Manning – developed a cult following in the UK, largely rooted in the cross-pollinating nature of the punk scene. Speed Kills, the debut full length from London's loudest garagepunk meets pubrock band, came out last October on Partisan Records.
NewDad – I Don't Recognise You
Ireland has in recent years become a hotbed of young talent, with a particularly strong guitar band scene. The latest band to rise from this scene is NewDad. Speaking of the song, the band says it is about 'watching someone you love lose their way. Sometimes, you can't recognise them as the same person they were before'.
Isolated Youth – Iris
Isolated Youth was formed in 2017 in a small coastal city north of Stockholm. While reminiscent of what post-punk once was, their sound is also distinctive and original. Ringing guitars, haunting drums and strong bass lines are combined with fragile vocals. The Swedes delivered their second EP Iris in March 2020.
Holly Humberstone – Falling Asleep At The Wheel
In a span of months Holly Humberstone has amassed over 30 million streams, performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live, been named Apple Music's Up Next Artist, sold out her first headlining gigs in London, garnered radioplay from BBC Radio 1, KCRW, Beats 1, and blazed onto Rolling Stone's Breakthrough 25 Chart. Taking inspiration from Damien Rice, Lorde, Bon Iver, Phoebe Bridgers and HAIM, Holly has an honest and conversational tone which immediately captures your attention, fusing the warmth of the acoustic music, she grew up listening to, with a darker, wonky electronic twist.
Donna Blue – Sunsent Blvd
Each other's muse, lover and band member. Danique and Bart, the creative duo behind Donna Blue, play sultry indie pop influenced by sixties yé yé, French chansons, David Lynch movies and old Hollywood romance. Perfect for practicing those slow dance moves. After seducing the Netherlands, they are now steadily conquering the rest of Europe.
You can check out the whole playlist here. Please follow the socials below for our weekly updates and share about the place!
By Charlie Butler|2021-01-19T16:11:59+00:00January 19th, 2021|Futureproof Picks, News|
FUTUREPROOF PICKS – BEST OF 2022


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Q: not allowed to load local resource ios9 cordova app

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var appLocalUrl = cordova.file.dataDirectory + AppId + "/index.html";
iframe[0].contentWindow.location.replace(appLocalUrl);

The app is downloaded to local path
but when we try to launch this in iframe ended up with error message:

not allowed to load local resource:{file:///var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/B8BF6DE2-228D-46B9-A84D-D2122D152385/Library/NoCloud/970/index.html}

Any help on this?

A: So I have already struggled a lot related to this.
Latest iOS uses WKWebView. It appears to treat local files as if they came from a remote server, even though they're in the app itself, and such requests are blocked. Reference Source
The following solution worked for me:

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cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-file

*Change the local file path to this:
cdvfile://localhost/bundle/www/you_folder_name/file_name.mp3

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What's Cookin' at The Southern Gourmet?
Southern Gourmet partners, husband & wife team Randy & Crystal Provance, have over 25 years' experience in hospitality management and food & beverage service. With culinary arts & hotel/restaurant management degrees the two have a true love of all things edible. Both have enjoyed long careers in corporate as well as country club food & beverage management.
Opening their first venture in 1996, Caffe Café was a successful coffeehouse /jazz venue where catering quickly took on the staring role in the business. After only a few years, business was all about gourmet catering for the Provances, moving them to a larger catering kitchen in the eclectic Noda area. The thriving operation outgrew the space in only 6 years & the search was on for a larger kitchen. The perfect place was available at the Monroe Road storefront.
With a desire to expand on the gourmet fare that the two were known for, southern foods were incorporated into the offerings. A restaurant menu was developed & The Southern Gourmet opened its doors in the spring of 2006.
The partners & staff at Southern Gourmet extend a sincere, welcome to our home.
Saturday was absolutely beautiful in more way than one! As I am sending a few thank you notes, I wanted to take a moment to send one to you and team. With one week to plan my party / celebration with family and friends (after switching venues)…we made it happen! The food was delicious! The garden beautiful (as always)! The service was nice! Our last family group departed yesterday. All shared similar sentiments about the above including the band, a few personal touches we included… and the overall experience! Thank you for your willingness to host my celebration given the short notice and your busy schedule. We were definitely where we were supposed to be.
Hi Crystal… I wanted to say thank you again for your usual great "product". I had may complements on the venue, meal and service. Personally, I wanted to let you know that your staff did super. I particularly want to complement on the "just do it" approach. Rather than asking to fill our glasses (interrupting conversation) – they just filled them quietly. Few servers get that right but yours did.
In closing, thanks for all you do for us at our events.
We attended a catered wedding reception here. Everything from the decor, the friendly staff, the food and the wedding cake was fantastic. Nothing but good things to say about this business. Cheers!!
The service went very well on Sunday…Thank you again so much for helping us out! I may have shared with you before, but when we were first in Charlotte we went to different caterers and had some difficulty with the orders we made through them. When we found the Southern Gourmet, we have NOT gone to another caterer. There is just no comparison on the job you have doe for us… So, thank you for being so reliable!
My guests could not stop raving about the food! And they almost ate it all- I had 1/3 tray of mushrooms left!… You made this event so easy, made me look like a pro, and my nerves stayed calm. I will be shouting yous praises to the roof tops!
Several people asked about Southern Gourmet, because everything was so delicious and lovely. I told them that we had used your catering services for years, and it has always been excellent.
Thank you ALL for another special event for my family. I am so grateful that you were able to help us.
Just wanted to compliment you and your team's effort in catering my Saturday luncheon and meeting. The food was Delicious, the service was superb, and your venue is simply beautiful! Thank you for everything!
Everything was great and the food was amazing. A few people asked for our caterers contact information and I readily shared it. My brother in law was the one who recommended you and said you have helped with a few of his events. This was perfect and a great recommendation.
Thanks for your help and making this so easy!!
The event was a HUGE SUCCESS 6 STARS!!!!
Everyone had a blast and thoroughly enjoyed the food, atmostphere etc.
Thanks for making this a very special and memorable event!
Thank you so very much for catering our wedding. The food, service, the ambiance were exactly what I had hoped for for our wedding.
The food was outstanding at both events and we could not have been happier with your services. I look forward to having Southern Gourmet cater future events. Thank you for all your help. I appreciate all you did to make the day so easy for me. Southern Gourmet did indeed let us "celebrate with unforgettable food", and I am very grateful.
Everything looked and tasted wonderful! Several people asked the name of the catering co, which of course, I was happy to give! Thank you so much for your suggestions on the food selections. The bride to be loved everything!
The food was great and everyone enjoyed the lunch. Thank you for making the lunch portion of the orientation so stress free! I appreciate how much you contributed to making the day a success.
The dinner was wonderful- everyone complemented. Of course, I already knew it would be fabulous. The cake was beautiful a and delicious. People came back for seconds. Complements to your staff. They were very professional, courteous, and friendly. Again thank you for such great service, it contributed to making such a special occasion so memorable.
Our oldest daughter and her husband Jose Nunez, were thrilled to have their rehearsal dinner in "The Garden!" This was our family's second wedding event using the services of the Provance's. They had another opportunity to touch the world serving our friends, relatives and international guests. Looking forward to hosting a fundraising dinner for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in May in "The Garden." I highly recommend this venue!
Thanks to Crystal, Randy and their amazing staff for always providing professionalism and quality. My sister's birthday party was fabulous because of your outstanding work.
Southern Gourmet recently catered the wedding rehearsal dinner for my son and his bride. We had a party of 60 at an outside event on Lake Wylie. Crystal and Randy were amazing from start to finish! Their services, professionalism and willingness to accommodate our requests was excellent. And the food was truly amazing!! I am still receiving compliments from family members. This was classy southern food done right and delivered so well. Thanks so much to you and your staff!!
I had Crystal cater a party I was having for my son. I have never used a caterer before and I was extremely impressed with the service received. Crystal was a great help with the menu. The food was delicious, the price was good, and they were on time with delivery. They exceeded my expectations. I would highly recommend them for any event. I will use them again. Thanks guys for a job well done.
Crystal & Randy thank you and your staff once again for providing exceptional service at my siblings birthday party.
I would like to say THANKS on a job well done. Southern Gourmet recently catered my wedding reception at South Charlotte Banquet Center and the service and food was outstanding. Thanks for helping to make my wedding so special! I will definitely use your business again for my next catering event.
Thank you for providing awesome service and decor at my daughter's tea party. Everything was just wonderful.
I have been using Southern Gourmet for years. They are my FAVORITE caterer in Charlotte. Working with Randy and Chrystal and Richard is so pleasant and so easy, and their food is the highest quality you could ever imagine. Today, Southern Gourmet is catering our Thanksgiving Luncheon, and the food looks and smells spectacular!! If anyone wants a reference, contact me.
Over and over our guests told us your food was delicious, the best wedding food they had ever eaten. Thank you for adding a special touch to Isabelle's wedding.
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PSG vs. Brest: Live stream, start time, TV, how to watch Ligue 1 soccer
Updated: Jan. 15, 2022, 12:00 p.m. | Published: Jan. 15, 2022, 12:00 p.m.
PSG's Kylian Mbappe, centre, celebrates with PSG's Lionel Messi after scoring his side's second goal during the French League One soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France, Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)AP
By Gage Nutter | gnutter@masslive.com
Seeking an immediate return to winning ways, Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain prepare to welcome Brest to the Parc des Princes on Saturday.
Mauricio Pochettino's side were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw with Lyon last time out, while the visitors slumped to a 3-0 defeat at home to Nice.
RELATED: Where to buy Lionel Messi gear
What time does the match start? Where can I watch it on TV? - Saturday's match will start off at 3 p.m. EST for viewers in the U.S and will air on TV via beIN Sports and beIN Sports Español.
Live steam options: beIN Sports | Sling | fuboTV - Cable subscribers can use the login credentials from the TV provider to watch via beIN Sports. If you don't have cable, you can also watch the match by signing up for streaming services like Sling or fuboTV, which has a free trial.
More Ligue 1 coverage via the Associated Press
PARIS (AP) — Lionel Messi will miss another game for Paris Saint-Germain after acknowledging that his recovery from COVID-19 has been slower than expected.
The Argentina forward won't be available for Saturday's game against Brest at Parc des Princes, PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino said Friday.
The 34-year-old Messi missed PSG's 1-1 draw at Lyon last Sunday when the French league returned from its winter break. Messi had become infected while home in Argentina. He later tested negative and returned to Paris.
Messi said in a social media post on Thursday that "it has taken me more time than I had expected to get better" but that he's "almost recovered" and eager to get back on the field.
"I have been training these days to get back to 100%," he wrote on Instagram. "There are some very exciting challenges ahead this year and I hope that we can all see one another again very soon."
Pochettino said Messi remains under the supervision of the team's medical staff. The club said Friday that Messi "will gradually rejoin the squad next week."
After this weekend, league-leader PSG hosts Reims on Jan. 23 before the international break.
Neymar remains out because of an ankle injury he picked up in late November and wasn't included in the Brazil squad announced Thursday for World Cup qualifying.
Argentina and Brazil have already qualified for the World Cup.

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Q: What is the canonical representation of a point in numpy? I'm going to be doing some geometric calculations involving 2-D and 3D points using numpy.
What is the canonical representation of a 2-D or 3-D point?  Please assume minimal familiarity with numpy, data shapes, etc.

A: The representation of a single point in Cartesian space is somewhat trivial. You could even use flat tuples or lists to represent them and matrix operations would still work, but if you want to add or scale them (which is fundamentally what linear spaces are for) you have to use arrays. I don't see a reason why not to use a 1d array with shape (d,) in d dimensions: you can use those both as column and row vectors on either side of a matrix using the @ matmul operator:
import numpy as np

rot90 = np.array([[0, -1, 0], [1, 0, 0], [0, 0, 1]])  # rotate 90 degrees around z
inp = np.array([1, 0, 0])  # x

# rotate:
inp_rot = rot90 @ inp  # y
# inverse transform:
inp_invrot = inp @ rot90  # -y

A much better question is how to represent collections of points in Cartesian space. If you have N points you will probably want to use a 2d array. But which shape should it be, (N, d) or (d, N)? The answer depends on your use case but without further input you'll want to choose (N, d).
Arrays in numpy are "C-contiguous" by default, which is also called row-major memory layout. This means that on creation an array occupies a contiguous block of memory by default, and items are laid out in memory row after row, with these indices as an example:
>>> np.arange(2*3).reshape(2, 3)
array([[0, 1, 2],
       [3, 4, 5]])

One of the reasons we use numpy is that a contiguous block of memory for a given type occupies much less space than a native python container of the same size, at least for large datasets. The other reason is that we can use vectorized operations that work on slices of the input "simultaneously". The quotes are there because fundamentally the hands of the CPU are bound, but it turns out that you can achieve quite some speedup by making good use of CPU caches. And this is where memory layout comes into play: by using operations on an array that access elements close in memory you have a higher chance of making use of caching, and the reduced communication between RAM and CPU will lead to shorter runtimes.
The problem is not trivial, because vectorizing along larger non-contiguous dimensions might end up faster than vectorizing along smaller contiguous ones. However, without any additional information it's a good rule of thumb to put those dimensions last where you are likely to perform vectorized operations and reductions such as .mean() or .sum(). In case of N points in d-dimensional space it's quite likely that you will want to handle each point separately. Loops in matrix multiplications and things like scalar products and vector norms will all want you to work with one component after the other for a given point.
This is why you will see numpy and scipy functions usually assume arrays of shape (N, d): the inner dimension is second and the "batch" index is first. Consider for example numpy.linalg.eig:
Parameters:

a : (…, M, M) array

    Matrices for which the eigenvalues and right eigenvectors will be computed

Returns:

w : (…, M) array

    The eigenvalues, each repeated according to its multiplicity. The eigenvalues
    are not necessarily ordered. The resulting array will be of complex type,
    unless the imaginary part is zero in which case it will be cast to a real
    type. When a is real the resulting eigenvalues will be real (0 imaginary
    part) or occur in conjugate pairs

[...]

It treats multidimensional arrays as batches of matrices, where the last two indices correspond to the Cartesian indices. Similarly the returned eigenvalues and eigenvectors have batch indices first and vector space indices last.
A more direct example is scipy.spatial.distance.pdist which computes the distance between pairs of points in a collection:
Parameters

    X : ndarray
        An m by n array of m original observations in an n-dimensional space.

[...]

Again you can see the convention that Cartesian indices are last. The same goes for scipy.interpolate.griddata and probably a bunch of other functions.
So if you have a good reason to use either representation: do that. But if you don't have a good indicator (such as the results of profiling both representations) you should stick with the "batch of vectors/matrices" approach usually employed by numpy and scipy (shape (N, d)), because you might even end up using some of these functions, for which your representation will then be native.

A: Represent them in your source code as tuples or lists, e.g. (1, 0) or [1, 0, 1].
As per this example from scipy:
>>> from scipy.spatial import distance
>>> distance.euclidean([1, 0, 0], [0, 1, 0])
1.4142135623730951


Meet Spike! A cuddly little hedgehog that is a new friend for our Gnome.
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Life Meets Art
Life Meets Art quantity
SKU: 9781838665722 Categories: Other publications, Photography, Publications
Life Meets Art presents an unparalleled, global, behind-the-scenes tour through 250 beautiful interiors from the homes of the most creative people in art, architecture, design, fashion, literature, music, film and theatre.
This book will inspire everyone fascinated by stylish living, creative interior design, and the myriad possibilities for home décor, as well as those fascinated by the personal and professional lives of their cultural heroes.
These inspiring, unique spaces show us the spaces where the greatest creatives in history lived their lives, honed their crafts and, in many cases, produced some of the world's most celebrated masterpieces – providing an intimate and insightful perspective on the masters that define artistic history. Organized alphabetically by artist, each interior features a color photograph and a short descriptive text, including details on whether the house is open to the public or private.
Life Meets Art includes homes from creative masters of past centuries such as artists da Vinci, Raphael and Rubens, composers Handel, Lizst, and Verdi and writers Dickens, Byron, and Coleridge. The book also showcases the extraordinary interiors of many twentieth century stars and epoch-defining talents such as architects Frank Lloyd Wright, Eileen Gray, Le Corbusier, and Walter Gropius, artists Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, and Henry Moore, writers Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, and Agatha Christie and musicians Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, and Elvis Presley.
Homes from some of the most celebrated talents of today are also featured, including artists Francisco Clemente, Cornelia Parker, and Gilbert and George, fashion designers Alexander McQueen, Marc Jacobs, and Diane von Furstenberg, designers Marc Newson and Es Devlin and musicians Moby, Jimmy Page, and David Bowie.
Publisher: Phaidon Press (September 21, 2022)
Hardcover: 304 pages, 275 illustrations
Size: 290 × 250 mm (11 3/8 × 9 7/8 in)
Item Weight: 5.08 pounds – 2,3 kg


I've lost the blue of the sky !
Flying the PMDG 737NGX with HI FI AS2012 to handle the weather, as always, I tried to change the 3D Clouds setting in AS2012 and to modify the weather settings : the FPS dropped down to 5, and the sky became grey, as I was at FL390 !
I supposed there was something wrong in AS2012 and stopped both, FSX and AS2012.
Launching FSX again without AS, the sky is still grey, even if I select the fine weather in FSX weather, the blue sky has disappeared.
I tried to delete the FSX.cfg but the new one doesn't improve the situation.
Does any one have an idea about that kind of problem, and where can it be fixed ? ?
As, now, the problem is the same without AS2012, I haven't change anything on AS !
OK, that's fine, many thanks Keith and Graham.


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The Information Assurance Disclosure Document created for this product requires a Non-Disclosure Agreement.
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Is EPA About To Relax Radiation Protections From Nuclear Power?
Both proponents and opponents of nuclear power expect the Environmental Protection Agency in coming months to relax its rules restricting radiation emissions from reactors and other nuclear facilities. EPA officials say they have no such intention, but they are willing to reconsider the method they use to limit public exposure—and the public's level of risk.
"We have not made any decisions or determined any specifics on how to move forward with any of these issues. We do, however, believe the regulation uses outdated science, and we are thinking about how to bring the regulation more in line with current thinking," said Brian Littleton, a chemical engineer with EPA's Office of Radiation and Indoor Air.
Proponents of nuclear power want the EPA to abandon the Linear No-Threshold (LNT) model of radiation risk, which holds that the cancer risk from ionizing radiation is proportional to the dose. Based on LNT, regulators and many scientists consider any additional exposure to ionizing radiation, however small, to increase cancer risk.
EPA officials say the agency is not reconsidering the LNT model.
"The agency support for the LNT concept has not changed," Littleson said during a May webinar for the public (audio), "and this is not one of the topics we are asking you to comment on in this notice of proposed rule making."
But the EPA has not closed the door to considering different levels of acceptable risk to populations, Littleton said.
"We could specify an acceptable risk range within the standard," he said, mentioning 1 excess cancer in 10,000 people, or 1 excess cancer in one million people, as examples of possible risk coefficients.
"Revised risk estimates are now available which provide the most recent and peer reviewed estimates of risk that exposure to different radionuclides pose."
(To see how different risk coefficients result in different standards, compare EPA's strict standard for drinking water to FDA's more relaxed standard for food).
My Forbes colleague James Conca, senior scientist for the Institute for Energy and the Environment at New Mexico State University, believes the radiation emissions permitted by EPA "may increase more than tenfold."
But EPA officials say it's premature to make assumptions.
"We want you to know EPA is not proposing any changes to the standards at this time," said Jessica Wieder of EPA's Office of Radiation. "We've issued the ANPR just to solicit public input and information early as we evaluate whether the standards need to be changed at all."
Water Resource Protection: When the 1977 rule was written, regulators believed exposure to ionizing radiation was most likely to occur through the air. Since then, EPA has had to grapple with leaks of tritium and other radionuclides into groundwater at nuclear power plants and other facilities.
"In addition to finding groundwater contamination in the vicinity of several nuclear power plants, radioactive contaminants including uranium, strontium, and cesium have been found in groundwater in other uranium fuel cycle facilities," Littleton said. "These environmental problems could linger on long past the operational phase of these facilities."
Spent Fuel Storage: When the 1977 rule was written, regulators expected used fuel rods to be stored at nuclear plants for no more than 18 months before being transported to reprocessing plants or a long-term waste depository. Now regulators expect fuel rods to continue to accumulate in increasingly crowded conditions at power plants until at least 2050.
"Since these wastes are stored for much longer duration, there's a possibility that these wastes could contribute to higher public doses," Littleton said. "The agency believes that storage is a covered activity, but if we revise it could be prudent to state that the rule is applicable to long-term storage on site."
Radionuclides: Because regulators in 1977 expected spent fuel to be reprocessed, the rule specifically restricts radionuclides likely to be emitted during reprocessing: krypton-85, iodine-129, plutonium-238 and other alpha emitters. The U.S. no longer considers reprocessing viable for most existing spent fuel.
"Are the radionuclides for which the limits are imposed in the standard still appropriate," Littleton asked, "and if not, which ones should be added or subtracted?"
Alternative Technologies: The 1977 rule applies only to the uranium fuel cycle, so it does not apply to facilities that use other fuels, like thorium, and it may not be suited to emerging technologies like small modular reactors, Littleton said.
"Do small modular reactors pose unique environmental considerations, or do existing limits adequately address concerns with small modular reactors?"
The EPA is collecting public comments on the proposed rule revision until Aug. 3. The public may submit comments at regulations.gov.
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My first class! The WOD (workout of the day) has a name Freddy's revenge. 5 rounds 5 shoulder to overhead 10 burpees. I mean considering 14 days ago I didn't know what a burpee was and 10 days ago 12 burpees were a near death experience these 50 should be no sweat. Add in the shoulder to over head and 3 minutes in I was left wondering who the hell Freddy was and what I did to him for him to extract this revenge from me. Then as I am struggling to just keep moving I look over at the one other male in the 930 class and he is removing his shirt as angels sing and a light from heaven shines down onto his fitness. He finished the work out 3 minutes faster than me. I was the last to finish with the entire class cheering me on. Not sure if I liked that or hated it. I just knew I did not want to be last to finish. The class members were awesome and extremely encouraging. Me, I was not as complimenting to myself. I knew I had a lot of work to do and needed to do it quickly.
As I continued down my fitness journey, I faced many obstacles along the way. Coworkers who doubted me and Crossfit. I mean, who can blame them for doubting me; I was out of shape and doubting myself at times. In month one, we had a work out that included rope climbs. Now I was nowhere close to being able to climb a rope so I had to do the beginning progression. Lay on the floor with feet flat and knees up then pull yourself up 3 times per round. All I can say is pirates were badasses! This was the first time I felt truly defeated and wanted to quit. I went home and contemplated never returning to the "box" and just drowning myself in ice cream and broken dreams.
That night before bed I made a decision to keep going to not let the failure get to me. Not to worry about what others think the group was extremely supportive and in reality I was the only one judging me or quite frankly gave a damn how I performed daily. At that moment, I made a commitment I still hold to this day.
Just keep moving. That's it just keep moving until I am done.
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Sporting Goods: Backyard Axe Throwing League
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Sports coverage tends to focus on major league teams, but every day in Toronto people make fun (and sometimes wacky) activities an important part of their lives. Sporting Goods looks at some of these.
The sound of hatchet meeting plywood rings through the quiet Junction Triangle neighbourhood that Toronto's Backyard Axe Throwing League calls home. From outside of the league's unit, part of an old warehouse accessed from an alleyway, a mishmash of hipsters, bikers, and grown-up punks can be seen packing the part of the room closest to the floor-to-ceiling windows. Most are men, but there are several women, and almost everyone is holding a beer can or a Tetra Pak of wine.
Behind them, four people hurl axes of various sizes at freestanding wooden targets near the back wall, urged on by cheers and jeers from their rambunctious cohorts.
There's a lot to love about axe-throwing. There are sharp objects being vaulted through the air at high speeds. There are hooligans of all denominations, boozing together like buddies. There's even a certain feeling of privilege, since the league remains a private social club.
This, dear readers, is a very special place indeed.
Throwers get five points when they hit the bullseye, and then three and single points respectively for the two outer rings. Daring throwers looking to come back from behind can attempt to hit one of the small circles above and on either side of the target for seven points.
The magic began five years ago when Matt Wilson drunkenly discovered his passion for throwing axes into wood. He soon organized a crew, laid out some ground rules, and started an organized league in a west-end backyard.
This year marks the Backyard Axe Throwing League's first in its new indoor space—which makes the name somewhat misleading but means year-round access to axe-throwing fun.
While somewhat more complicated than this, the rules of competition can be summed up as follows:
Throwers compete against one other person at a time, each in front of their own target, side by side.
Each thrower gets three rounds of five axes each. Depending where their axes land on the bullseye target, they can score five, three, or single points per axe. Two small circles painted above and to either side of the bull's eye represent a special seven-point area, known as the "clutch."
The player with the most points wins. Points are also added up over the season to determine standings for playoffs.
"We generally say you should lead with your opposing foot [from the one you're throwing with], but everyone has their own way of doing it," says Wilson, surveying the night's diverse crew of tossers like a proud parent. "As long as you keep the axe straight and follow through, that's the main thing. It's all physics."
Some incorporate a hop into their throw for extra power, while others—particularly those of larger stature—seem to throw just fine from a standstill.
Axe-throwers face off against one other one person at a time, throwing three rounds of five axes each. The person with the most points wins.
The league boasts more than 90 people, spread over three nights of the week. The big dogs (i.e. the league's O.G. members) come out on Tuesday, with slightly less experienced hurlers competing on Monday and Wednesdays.
Member Jen Benedict, a strong thrower whose goal is to be the league's first female winner, says she was hooked as soon as she threw her first hatchet.
"As soon as you throw it and it sticks [in the wood], you're addicted," she says, noting it feels somewhat less hardcore to be playing indoors. "I think it was more fun in the rain."
Thrower Sean Carter—who responded to a jeer from the crowd by saying he was "cartwheel-drunk"—says he fears not the mixture of alcohol and axe.
"If someone walked in front of these people [throwing the axes], we'd deem them a moron and they wouldn't be allowed back," he said, his red face beaming and his classic Jays cap slightly askew.
Much like the art of axe-throwing itself, Wilson takes safety very seriously. He says that's part of the reason he only allowed friends and friends of friends to join the league for several years—he wants to make sure everyone who comes out has the wherewithal to stay safe.
"We had a couple people come try it that were acting ADD, not really paying attention to what was going on, and we didn't invite them back," he said, noting the only injury he's seen in his five years was gleaned while sharpening, not throwing, an axe. "Nobody is supposed to stand with their back to the targets. People are good at policing each other. If we're not safe, it could ruin what we have."
Wilson's mostly deadpan demeanor makes it hard to tell how much humour he sees in the bizarre spectacle surrounding him. He insists he's a genuine axe-throwing enthusiast—not just in it for the irony.
Regardless, he begins each throwing session by leading those assembled in an enthusiastic chant of the league's somewhat ridiculous oath:
Remember primal man,
Who only had his hands
Who forged in fire and steel
The tools to kill his meal
We honour him this day
And pray our axe to stay
And with the jubilant bellow of a grown man blowing through a ram's horn, the axe-throwing begins.
Photos by Corbin Smith/Torontoist.
For a look at other interesting and off-beat Toronto sports, check out our profiles of the Pinball League, Roller Derby, and the Newsgirls Boxing Club.
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BSG Ranchi hosted the Exhibition: Seeds of Hope: Visions of sustainability, steps toward change, from 14th to 20th December at the Recreation Club at Gandhinagar, C.C.L., Ranchi.
The exhibition was exhibition was inaugurated by Dr. L.N Bhagat, the Vice Chancellor of Ranchi University. Dr. Bhagat said that the holding of exhibition is a commendable step towards promoting protection and conservation of nature in the area and this can play a pivotal role in uniting the people and the community at large. Guest of Honor Mr Bulu Imam, a renowned environmentalist and nature-activist added that change can only be caused by an honest effort at the individual level. The inauguration was attended by about 600 people.
Also present was Dr NP Singh, the Chairman of SN Sinha Institute of Business Management. Dr. Singh stressed on the great efforts of SGI President Daisaku Ikeda to promote peace, culture and education in the world. He expressed his deep appreciation for President Ikeda's efforts and remarkable contribution in creating a new wave of selfless, capable people working for world peace.
BSG members offered seeds of Amaltas, Gulmohar, Neem etc to each visitor and also, saplings to various schools of the city, which were provided by the Birsa Agricultural University and Environment department of C.C.L. The Vice chancellors of Utkal University, Odisha, VC of Birsa Agricultural University, Bureaucrats, Police Officers and high officials of CCL and several environmentalists visited the exhibition and appreciated the efforts of BSG.
Also worth special mention are the visits by Deepshikha, an organization supporting autistic children, and Cheshire Home, a home for physically challenged children. The exhibition touched their hearts and they felt great pleasure to watch the film "A Quiet Revolution".
The exhibition was attended by over 9000 people from all walks of life.


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Cinefamily Nobuhiko Obayashi Original Trailer from Marcus Herring on Vimeo.
Everything Is Festival: CINEFAMILY'S MOST OUTRAGEOUS VIDEO GAMES (trailer) from Cinefamily on Vimeo.
Women of Cinefamily Trailer 2016 from Cinefamily on Vimeo.


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January 25, 2023 by Tessa Smith
Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 2 has started off strong, giving fans a high-stakes opening two episodes, a look at Crosshair, and a filler episode that delivered the laughs.
Warning: Spoilers ahead for Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 2 episode 5.
This episode starts off in a junkyard, with Omega and Wrecker exploring and looking for a spare compressor for the ship. While Wrecker finds the compressor that they need, Omega discovers a few other goodies.
A Treasure Hunt
Back at Cid's, Phee is telling a story about her adventures to some of Cid's patrons. Tech points out to Hunter and Echo that it changes every time she tells it. In come Wrecker and Omega with the compressor and other items that Omega brought back. Phee takes a look and discovers something special among Omega's 'treasures.'
There are coordinate markings on one of the pieces and she shows it to a droid. It turns out it is a compass, from long before their time. The coordinates are in the Kaldar Trinary System, one that Tech says he has never heard of. But Phee is certain there is treasure to be found there. She tells Omega that she has quite the eye, before they head off to investigate.
On the ship on the way there, Phee tells story after story, and it is clear the rest of Clone Force 99 is sick of hearing her speak. When they get there, the planet is very much inhabitable and seems to be deserted. The compass activates instantly, and they start tracking it on their hunt.
Following the Compass
The compass leads them to a pile of rocks, which ends up being a secret entrance to a cave. The gang had thought the planet was completely devoid of life, but as they enter the door, a creature looks at them from up high.
Inside the cave, Tech says that the markings on the walls seem to be a thousand years old and Phee adds that they are older than that, much older. She claims they are standing in the entranceway to Skara Nal, a place of legend that every pirate in the galaxy has heard of. They need to arrange the symbols to find the next door but when they do, they trip a booby trap.
Phee tells the clones to relax and that there is always a way out. It doesn't take long for Omega to find new symbols by looking through the compass.
Two Different Paths
As they venture further into the cave, the animal that watched them enter it surprises them and attacks. It is a massive creature and they all need to fight it off, but in doing so, it causes the ceiling to cave in. Echo, Tech, and Wrecker are separated from the rest of the group.
Tech says that he can track their position and will work on finding a path that allows them to meet up with them. Phee explains that the rest of them will continue to look for the treasure. They come across another puzzle and Omega realizes that they need to find a way to walk across the ceiling. The compass fits into a hole in the wall which rotates the ceiling so that it is now the floor.
The others find them, reuniting just in time to open the final door that is standing in the way between them and the treasure. The Heart of the Mountain is in the room, which is purple and sparkly. When Phee removes it from its stand however, everything starts crumbling – think Indiana Jones movie style.
It seems they activated a giant metal robot, which they are now traveling inside. It is apparently a weapon of sorts and it emits a giant beam of energy. Tech suggests they put the treasure back in its spot in order to stop the destruction. Phee doesn't want to do it, but reluctantly agrees.
The creature that attacked them earlier returns and causes them to drop the Heart of the Mountain. The clones battle the monster while Phee goes after the stone. It doesn't take long for it to be in hand and put back into its slot, where it promptly melts. The giant metal weapon destroys itself and crashes to the ground. The clones and Phee are uninjured and leave the planet. They might not have a treasure, but at least they have an adventure to talk about.
Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 2 episode 5 feels like another filler episode, as it tells a complete, stand-alone story. However, it is fun to see Phee and the clones interact for longer than a minute, and also for Omega to get to be a kid and an explorer. It was clear that she was having a lot of fun hunting down treasure with Phee – even if they ended up with nothing to show for it.
Rating: 6/10 SPECS
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Shilpa Shetty shares note after Raj Kundra goes off social media – Hindustan Times
Shilpa Shetty took to Instagram Stories to share an excerpt from a book on the 'wilderness of intuition'. Her note comes shortly after her husband Raj Kundra deleted his Twitter and Instagram accounts.
The excerpt starts with a quote attributed to Alan Alda: "You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover is yourself."
The book then goes on to talk about the need to step out of one's comfort zone. "We gravitate towards comfort. We might have some complaints about our lives—things aren't perfect—but we know who we are and where we're going (more or less), and we feel okay about it. What happens when we step out of our comfort zone? Spending a year in another country can cause us to see ourselves and the world much differently. A great loss—or any major change—can push us into a place we never imagined," it read.
"I need to step out of my comfort zone and see what happens. Rather than fight change, I'll embrace it," the excerpt concludes.
Shilpa Shetty shared a book excerpt on Instagram Stories.
On Monday, it came to the notice of internet users that Raj went off social media. He had been inactive on Twitter and Instagram since his arrest in a porn-related case in July. He was accused of being involved in the production and streaming of adult videos. He was booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, the Information Technology Act and the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act.
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Shilpa, in her only statement in the case, said that she is a 'proud law-abiding Indian citizen' and objected to the 'unwarranted aspersions' cast on her by the media and others. She also urged everyone to respect her family's privacy for the sake of her and Raj's kids Viaan and Samisha.
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Instagram has added a few more social features to the platform, with Reels Replies being rolled out. Along with the Replies, anew feature is being tested that shows when two users are active together in the same chat.
Reels has been performing much better than perhaps even Instagram ever anticipated. The TikTok-inspired new video format (which officially claims to have absolutely no relation to the former) had some trouble really finding its footing initially. However, Reels has grown massively and while it may not be a source of the most direct competition to TikTok, it is indeed a worthy alternative.
Reels has grown to the point that it has a massive creator program attached to it, and the video format has even been migrated to Facebook with the goal of generating further user interest there. Naturally, with such a successful virtual goldmine on its hands, Instagram has been hard at work developing new features and interface updates for Reels, integrating it more and more seamlessly into the rest of the social media platform. Features such as Reels Replies are a major part of such attempts at integration.
Reels Visual Replies are essentially just what they sound like: A Reel that is being used to reply to someone. It's a feature that's been seen frequently across TikTok as well. Reel Replies essentially take a user's comments, and reply to them in video format. The comment will then show up within the Reel itself as a text-box, taking up some amount of space, and showing both the user who issued said comment along with the text. The text-box is apparently adjustable, with users having the ability to move it around and change its size depending on where it obstructs one's Reel the least.
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Overall, it's a fun addition to the Reels format, even if the credit should be going to TikTok first. At any rate, it's an example of Instagram really utilizing Reels' social media capabilities, outside of just serving it up as a form of entertainment.
Speaking of social media capabilities, a new feature might help alleviate one of the most common frustrations encountered across all such platforms. Isn't it annoying when you see that a friend's online, but isn't replying to your chat? Sure, they've probably just put their phone down to run a quick errand, but there's no way for you to know, right? Well, there sort of is now! Instagram is beta testing a new feature via which if both users are active within a chat, the platform will display that accordingly. It's a work-around, sure, and one that's currently being tested for usefulness, but it's still a very nice, and even fresh, addition to the social media game.
Now, the active status will only appear when you are both active at the same time.#Instagram #instgramnewfeature@MattNavarra @instagram @alex193a pic.twitter.com/2chGZP9hr4
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Alright, we get it. You're an Instagram Nostradamus.
You know exactly what you want to post and when you're gonna want to post it. Maybe there's a meme or comment you want to make that you know will be totally relevant for a future moment or event. Or it could be that you're an influencer and you want to make sure you keep a steady stream of content coming, so you want to schedule posts for times when you know you won't be active (or won't have internet access).
You'll be happy to know there are apps that are specialized for just such situations. So listen up, InstaNostradamuses…Instagrostra…Instadam…Insta…uh…you guys (we'll workshop it. No we won't. We'll probably just abandon that effort completely. You're welcome) — these are the Instagram-post-scheduling apps for you.
While all of the iPhone apps below are free to download, they all have some in-app purchases.
1. Planoly
We'll start with "official partner" of Instagram, itself, Planoly — an Instaplanner that uses a grid to let you plan, schedule, and publish posts (as well as Reels) on Instagram. The app also lets you see post metrics and analytics so you can make sure your post didn't flop.
Planoly is available for iOS on the Apple App Store and the Google Play store for Android.
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Buffer is another Instagram post scheduler that helps you plan your posts and analyze feedback once they're published. Use a calendar view to drag and drop posts into days/time slots for easy scheduling.
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Buffer is available for iOS on the Apple App Store and the Google Play store for Android.
3. Preview
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Preview offers typical post-scheduling tools and analytics along with a few helpful extras. Get caption ideas, recommendations for hashtags, and more.
Preview is available for iOS on the Apple App Store and the Google Play store for Android.
4. Content Office
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An Instagram post scheduler with a visual boost, Content Office allows users to plan and schedule Instagram posts while learning "marketing and visual guides to grow your brand on Instagram." Like aesthetics and using visuals to create cohesive themes? Maybe this is the Instaplanner for you.
Content Office is available for iOS on the Apple App Store.
5. Plann
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You'll never guess what "Plann" lets you do…
Aside from scheduling posts, get content ideas and recommendations, as well as strategy tips to ensure you're maximizing your Instagram engagement. Ever wonder when the best time to post something is? Plann can offer you some help with that.
Plann is available for iOS on the Apple App Store and the Google Play store for Android.
Facebook Instagram and TikTok are launching new features to encourage people to get their coronavirus booster jabs.
From Friday, users will be able to update their profiles with frames or stickers to show that they have had their top-up jab or aim to when they become eligible.
It follows on from people previously being able to show they have had their first and second jabs on certain social networking websites and apps.
TikTok also held a "grab a jab" event in London earlier this year.
I urge everyone who is eligible – don't delay, get your vaccine or top up jab today to protect yourself and your loved ones
More than 16 million booster vaccines have now been given across the UK.
People who are aged 40 and above and received their second dose of their vaccine at least six months ago are currently eligible to have their booster.
A new campaign advert is also being launched on Friday, which shows how Covid-19 can build up in enclosed spaces and how to prevent that from happening.
Vaccines minister Maggie Throup said:  "Getting your booster is one of the most important things you can do to protect yourself and your family this winter.
"It is fantastic to see some of the biggest household names further back the phenomenal vaccine rollout, allowing their users to proudly display that they have played their part in helping us build a wall of defence across the country.
"I urge everyone who is eligible – don't delay, get your vaccine or top-up jab today to protect yourself and your loved ones."
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Q: JS and PHP SDK 4.0 best practice for authorization - $_SESSION? I'm trying to implement login and registration on a page using the Facebook API for both JS and PHP SDK 4.0. The 4.0 SDK seems relatively new and have changed a lot in recent time. There aren't a lot of answers out there. The documentation also seems pretty poor.
I already have a page with standard login using php/mysql. This will just be another option of login/registration for users.
After a couple of years just reading on Stackoverflow, this is my first post. Sorry in advance if it's in some way inadequate.
This is how I figure I would like to set this up:

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*A Facebook-button next to the login with a JS Facebook-login dialog connected to it.

*If the user authorizes: send the result with an ajax-request to a php-page

*Use FacebookJavaScriptLoginHelper to set up a session.

*Get a long life access-token with getLongLivedSession.

*Make a request for /me. Check if the email for this account is already a user on my site.

*If not already a user: Ask for a username, register the user with info from Facebook.

*Connect the account by saving the internal userid and the access-token in my database

Questions so far:

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*Am I supposed to send the token with my AJAX-call from the client, or would this be a security risk? I could just fetch the token with the PHP SDK instead.

*Should i store the token with $_SESSION? Should I even store this manually myself? If so, is there built in functionality for this in the PHP SDK? Couldn't find any.

When a user has gone through this process I want to be able to check server side directly on page load if the user has authorized my app (and is logged in on FB).

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*Am I supposed to acquire the access-token using $_SESSION, or is there functionality for this? Isn't there any built in functionality to do a standard check if the user is authorized already?

*When doing this in PHP, should I use the FacebookRedirectLoginHelper? Seems a bit odd since I'd never want to redirect with PHP, when my login dialogs will be with JS.

Maybe I've gotten the gist of this all wrong. My main concern is if I really would have to be storing the token with $_SESSION. I've seen a lot of people doing it in tutorials, but found nothing about it in Facebooks docs.

A: Thank you for your detailed post. Not a lot of people put so much effort in their first post ;)
The token you refer to is automatically stored in the cookie by the JS SDK. You can instantiate a session on the PHP side in the following way:
$js_helper = new FacebookJavaScriptLoginHelper($app_id);
$session = $js_helper->getSession();

Or: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/php/FacebookJavaScriptLoginHelper/4.0.0
You don't have to store the token by yourself, since it's already stored in the cookie.
Does this make the situation more clear?