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Q: Spring Security Authorization Code not able to fetch token after getting user consent I have tried to replicate https://spring.io/guides/tutorials/spring-boot-oauth2/#_social_login_manual but for only GitHub.
The issue is that I get redirected to GitHub, gets authenticated but then nothing happens, it does not actually retrieve the token with the response code etc.
I have searched on numerous threads.
I have the same issue as: Unable to expose endpoint in Spring Boot to receive authorization code from Google
I could try https://dzone.com/articles/spring-boot-oauth2-getting-the-authorization-code but would like Spring to handle as much security stuff as possible not manually make the rest call.
This goes into some detail about modifying filter chain: Spring oauth2 dont redirect to original url
Spring provides OAuth2LoginAuthenticationFilter and OAuth2AuthorizationRequestRedirectFilter but do I have to use implement that?
2019-08-01 04:36:09.473 DEBUG 13884 --- [nio-8080-exec-9] o.s.s.w.u.matcher.AntPathRequestMatcher  : Request '/login/github' matched by universal pattern '/**'
2019-08-01 04:36:09.474 DEBUG 13884 --- [nio-8080-exec-9] o.s.security.web.FilterChainProxy        : /login/github at position 1 of 12 in additional filter chain; firing Filter: 'WebAsyncManagerIntegrationFilter'
2019-08-01 04:36:09.476 DEBUG 13884 --- [nio-8080-exec-9] o.s.security.web.FilterChainProxy        : /login/github at position 2 of 12 in additional filter chain; firing Filter: 'SecurityContextPersistenceFilter'
2019-08-01 04:36:09.477 DEBUG 13884 --- [nio-8080-exec-9] w.c.HttpSessionSecurityContextRepository : No HttpSession currently exists
2019-08-01 04:36:09.477 DEBUG 13884 --- [nio-8080-exec-9] w.c.HttpSessionSecurityContextRepository : No SecurityContext was available from the HttpSession: null. A new one will be created.
2019-08-01 04:36:09.479 DEBUG 13884 --- [nio-8080-exec-9] o.s.security.web.FilterChainProxy        : /login/github at position 3 of 12 in additional filter chain; firing Filter: 'HeaderWriterFilter'
2019-08-01 04:36:09.480 DEBUG 13884 --- [nio-8080-exec-9] o.s.security.web.FilterChainProxy        : /login/github at position 4 of 12 in additional filter chain; firing Filter: 'CsrfFilter'
2019-08-01 04:36:09.488 DEBUG 13884 --- [nio-8080-exec-9] o.s.security.web.FilterChainProxy        : /login/github at position 5 of 12 in additional filter chain; firing Filter: 'LogoutFilter'
2019-08-01 04:36:09.489 DEBUG 13884 --- [nio-8080-exec-9] o.s.s.w.u.matcher.AntPathRequestMatcher  : Request 'GET /login/github' doesn't match 'POST /logout
2019-08-01 04:36:09.490 DEBUG 13884 --- [nio-8080-exec-9] o.s.security.web.FilterChainProxy        : /login/github at position 6 of 12 in additional filter chain; firing Filter: 'OAuth2ClientAuthenticationProcessingFilter'
2019-08-01 04:36:09.491 DEBUG 13884 --- [nio-8080-exec-9] o.s.s.w.u.matcher.AntPathRequestMatcher  : Checking match of request : '/login/github'; against '/login/github'
2019-08-01 04:36:09.491 DEBUG 13884 --- [nio-8080-exec-9] uth2ClientAuthenticationProcessingFilter : Request is to process authentication
2019-08-01 04:36:14.533 DEBUG 13884 --- [nio-8080-exec-9] o.s.s.w.header.writers.HstsHeaderWriter  : Not injecting HSTS header since it did not match the requestMatcher org.springframework.security.web.header.writers.HstsHeaderWriter$SecureRequestMatcher@422e37e6
2019-08-01 04:36:14.534 DEBUG 13884 --- [nio-8080-exec-9] w.c.HttpSessionSecurityContextRepository : SecurityContext is empty or contents are anonymous - context will not be stored in HttpSession.
2019-08-01 04:36:14.534 DEBUG 13884 --- [nio-8080-exec-9] s.s.w.c.SecurityContextPersistenceFilter : SecurityContextHolder now cleared, as request processing completed
2019-08-01 04:36:15.238 DEBUG 13884 --- [nio-8080-exec-9] o.s.s.web.DefaultRedirectStrategy        : Redirecting to 'https://github.com/login/oauth/authorize?client_id=SOMETHING&redirect_uri=http://localhost:8080/login/oauth2/code/github&response_type=code&state=bT8lSK'
2019-08-01 04:36:15.542 DEBUG 13884 --- [io-8080-exec-10] o.s.s.w.u.matcher.AntPathRequestMatcher  : Request '/login/oauth2/code/github' matched by universal pattern '/**'
2019-08-01 04:36:15.542 DEBUG 13884 --- [io-8080-exec-10] o.s.security.web.FilterChainProxy        : /login/oauth2/code/github?code=d899209d67e0105486d8&state=bT8lSK at position 1 of 12 in additional filter chain; firing Filter: 'WebAsyncManagerIntegrationFilter'
2019-08-01 04:36:15.542 DEBUG 13884 --- [io-8080-exec-10] o.s.security.web.FilterChainProxy        : /login/oauth2/code/github?code=d899209d67e0105486d8&state=bT8lSK at position 2 of 12 in additional filter chain; firing Filter: 'SecurityContextPersistenceFilter'
2019-08-01 04:36:15.542 DEBUG 13884 --- [io-8080-exec-10] w.c.HttpSessionSecurityContextRepository : HttpSession returned null object for SPRING_SECURITY_CONTEXT
2019-08-01 04:36:15.543 DEBUG 13884 --- [io-8080-exec-10] w.c.HttpSessionSecurityContextRepository : No SecurityContext was available from the HttpSession: org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSessionFacade@250f33e4. A new one will be created.
2019-08-01 04:36:15.543 DEBUG 13884 --- [io-8080-exec-10] o.s.security.web.FilterChainProxy        : /login/oauth2/code/github?code=d899209d67e0105486d8&state=bT8lSK at position 3 of 12 in additional filter chain; firing Filter: 'HeaderWriterFilter'
2019-08-01 04:36:15.543 DEBUG 13884 --- [io-8080-exec-10] o.s.security.web.FilterChainProxy        : /login/oauth2/code/github?code=d899209d67e0105486d8&state=bT8lSK at position 4 of 12 in additional filter chain; firing Filter: 'CsrfFilter'
2019-08-01 04:36:15.545 DEBUG 13884 --- [io-8080-exec-10] o.s.security.web.FilterChainProxy        : /login/oauth2/code/github?code=d899209d67e0105486d8&state=bT8lSK at position 5 of 12 in additional filter chain; firing Filter: 'LogoutFilter'
2019-08-01 04:36:15.546 DEBUG 13884 --- [io-8080-exec-10] o.s.s.w.u.matcher.AntPathRequestMatcher  : Request 'GET /login/oauth2/code/github' doesn't match 'POST /logout
2019-08-01 04:36:15.546 DEBUG 13884 --- [io-8080-exec-10] o.s.security.web.FilterChainProxy        : /login/oauth2/code/github?code=d899209d67e0105486d8&state=bT8lSK at position 6 of 12 in additional filter chain; firing Filter: 'OAuth2ClientAuthenticationProcessingFilter'
2019-08-01 04:36:15.546 DEBUG 13884 --- [io-8080-exec-10] o.s.s.w.u.matcher.AntPathRequestMatcher  : Checking match of request : '/login/oauth2/code/github'; against '/login/github'
2019-08-01 04:36:15.546 DEBUG 13884 --- [io-8080-exec-10] o.s.security.web.FilterChainProxy        : /login/oauth2/code/github?code=d899209d67e0105486d8&state=bT8lSK at position 7 of 12 in additional filter chain; firing Filter: 'RequestCacheAwareFilter'
2019-08-01 04:36:15.547 DEBUG 13884 --- [io-8080-exec-10] o.s.security.web.FilterChainProxy        : /login/oauth2/code/github?code=d899209d67e0105486d8&state=bT8lSK at position 8 of 12 in additional filter chain; firing Filter: 'SecurityContextHolderAwareRequestFilter'
2019-08-01 04:36:15.550 DEBUG 13884 --- [io-8080-exec-10] o.s.security.web.FilterChainProxy        : /login/oauth2/code/github?code=d899209d67e0105486d8&state=bT8lSK at position 9 of 12 in additional filter chain; firing Filter: 'AnonymousAuthenticationFilter'
2019-08-01 04:36:15.554 DEBUG 13884 --- [io-8080-exec-10] o.s.s.w.a.AnonymousAuthenticationFilter  : Populated SecurityContextHolder with anonymous token: 'org.springframework.security.authentication.AnonymousAuthenticationToken@bc4979c4: Principal: anonymousUser; Credentials: [PROTECTED]; Authenticated: true; Details: org.springframework.security.web.authentication.WebAuthenticationDetails@b364: RemoteIpAddress: 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1; SessionId: 9ABF40E66AE6EDF4FA955A1EC1E728AA; Granted Authorities: ROLE_ANONYMOUS'
2019-08-01 04:36:15.555 DEBUG 13884 --- [io-8080-exec-10] o.s.security.web.FilterChainProxy        : /login/oauth2/code/github?code=d899209d67e0105486d8&state=bT8lSK at position 10 of 12 in additional filter chain; firing Filter: 'SessionManagementFilter'
2019-08-01 04:36:15.555 DEBUG 13884 --- [io-8080-exec-10] o.s.security.web.FilterChainProxy        : /login/oauth2/code/github?code=d899209d67e0105486d8&state=bT8lSK at position 11 of 12 in additional filter chain; firing Filter: 'ExceptionTranslationFilter'
2019-08-01 04:36:15.555 DEBUG 13884 --- [io-8080-exec-10] o.s.security.web.FilterChainProxy        : /login/oauth2/code/github?code=d899209d67e0105486d8&state=bT8lSK at position 12 of 12 in additional filter chain; firing Filter: 'FilterSecurityInterceptor'
2019-08-01 04:36:15.557 DEBUG 13884 --- [io-8080-exec-10] o.s.s.w.u.matcher.AntPathRequestMatcher  : Request 'GET /login/oauth2/code/github' doesn't match 'POST /logout
2019-08-01 04:36:15.557 DEBUG 13884 --- [io-8080-exec-10] o.s.s.w.u.matcher.AntPathRequestMatcher  : Checking match of request : '/login/oauth2/code/github'; against '/'
2019-08-01 04:36:15.557 DEBUG 13884 --- [io-8080-exec-10] o.s.s.w.u.matcher.AntPathRequestMatcher  : Checking match of request : '/login/oauth2/code/github'; against '/login**'
2019-08-01 04:36:15.558 DEBUG 13884 --- [io-8080-exec-10] o.s.s.w.u.matcher.AntPathR

I tried to replicate the tutorial exactly and did some digging around but have not been able to solve the problem.
@EnableOAuth2Client
public class SocialApplication extends WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter {
    @Bean
    public FilterRegistrationBean<OAuth2ClientContextFilter> oauth2ClientFilterRegistration(OAuth2ClientContextFilter filter) {
        FilterRegistrationBean<OAuth2ClientContextFilter> registration = new FilterRegistrationBean<OAuth2ClientContextFilter>();
        registration.setFilter(filter);
        registration.setOrder(-100);
        return registration;
    }

    @Override
    protected void configure(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
        // @formatter:off
        http.antMatcher("/**").authorizeRequests().antMatchers("/", "/login**", "/webjars/**", "/error**").permitAll().anyRequest()
                .authenticated().and().exceptionHandling()
                .authenticationEntryPoint(new LoginUrlAuthenticationEntryPoint("/")).and().logout()
                .logoutSuccessUrl("/").permitAll().and().csrf()
                .csrfTokenRepository(CookieCsrfTokenRepository.withHttpOnlyFalse()).and()
                .addFilterBefore(ssoFilter(), BasicAuthenticationFilter.class);
        // @formatter:on
    }

    private Filter ssoFilter() {
        OAuth2ClientAuthenticationProcessingFilter facebookFilter = new OAuth2ClientAuthenticationProcessingFilter(
                "/login/github");
        OAuth2RestTemplate facebookTemplate = new OAuth2RestTemplate(facebook(), oauth2ClientContext);
        facebookFilter.setRestTemplate(facebookTemplate);
        UserInfoTokenServices tokenServices = new UserInfoTokenServices(facebookResource().getUserInfoUri(),
                facebook().getClientId());
        facebook().setUseCurrentUri(false);
        facebook().setPreEstablishedRedirectUri("http://localhost:8080/login/oauth2/code/github");
        tokenServices.setRestTemplate(facebookTemplate);
        facebookFilter.setTokenServices(tokenServices);
        return facebookFilter;
    }

The problem is
org.springframework.security.access.AccessDeniedException: Access is denied

A: Based on debug logs it seems that OAuth2LoginAuthenticationFilter is missing in security filter chain, client receives code from gihub authorization server which should be exchanged for token.
This is the request received by client app from authorization server:
/login/oauth2/code/github?code=d899209d67e0105486d8&state=bT8lSK
Which should be intercepted by OAuth2LoginAuthenticationFilter with default filter processing uri: "/login/oauth2/code/*"- this is what you are missing.
Your question:

Spring provides OAuth2LoginAuthenticationFilter and OAuth2AuthorizationRequestRedirectFilter but do I have to use implement that?

Spring security filter chain is not configured to include above mentioned filters by default, so we can provide HttpSecurity.oauth2Login(). For Example:
@Override
public void configure(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
    http.
        .
        .oauth2Login()
        .
        .
        .clientRegistrationRepository(clientRegistrationRepository())
        .authorizedClientService(oAuth2AuthorizedClientService());
 }
  @Bean
  public ClientRegistrationRepository clientRegistrationRepository() {
    ClientRegistration github =
     CommonOAuth2Provider.GITHUB.getBuilder("github")
            .clientId("ClientId")
            .clientSecret("ClientSecret")
            .redirectUriTemplate("http://localhost:PORT/contextpath/login/oauth2/code/")
            .scope("email","profile")
            .build();

    //inmemory is temporary
    List<ClientRegistration> clientRegistrationList = new ArrayList<>();
    clientRegistrationList.add(github);
    return new InMemoryClientRegistrationRepository(clientRegistrationList);
}
@Bean
public OAuth2AuthorizedClientService oAuth2AuthorizedClientService() {
    return new
   InMemoryOAuth2AuthorizedClientService(clientRegistrationRepository());
}

which will configure OAuth2LoginAuthenticationFilter and OAuth2AuthorizationRequestRedirectFilter for more information see https://docs.spring.io/spring-security/site/docs/5.0.7.RELEASE/reference/html/oauth2login-advanced.html
Alternative to http.oauth2Login() for adding those 2 filters is to manually configure and add them, which is a little bit not elegant. For example:
@Override
protected void configure(AuthenticationManagerBuilder auth) throws Exception {
    auth.authenticationProvider(oAuth2LoginAuthenticationProvider());
}

@Bean
public DefaultAuthorizationCodeTokenResponseClient defaultAuthorizationCodeTokenResponseClient(){
    return new DefaultAuthorizationCodeTokenResponseClient();
}

@Bean
public DefaultOAuth2UserService defaultOAuth2UserService(){
    return new DefaultOAuth2UserService();
}

@Bean
public OAuth2LoginAuthenticationProvider oAuth2LoginAuthenticationProvider(){
    return new OAuth2LoginAuthenticationProvider(defaultAuthorizationCodeTokenResponseClient(),defaultOAuth2UserService());
}

@Bean
public OAuth2LoginAuthenticationFilter oAuth2LoginAuthenticationFilter() throws Exception {
    OAuth2LoginAuthenticationFilter oAuth2LoginAuthenticationFilter =
     new OAuth2LoginAuthenticationFilter(clientRegistrationRepository(),oAuth2AuthorizedClientService());
    oAuth2LoginAuthenticationFilter.setAuthenticationManager(super.authenticationManagerBean());

    return oAuth2LoginAuthenticationFilter;
}
@Override
public void configure(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
    http
            .
            .
            .addFilterBefore(oAuth2LoginAuthenticationFilter(), RequestCacheAwareFilter.class)
           .addFilterBefore(oAuth2AuthorizationRequestRedirectFilter(),OAuth2LoginAuthenticationFilter.class)
             .
             .

}

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June 11, 2019 Arts & Events » Movies
The Nightmare Coming
With a nod to global warming, "The Dead Don't Die" is a rueful and beautiful horror poem of modern America.
By Chuck Bowen
Abbot Genser/Focus Features
Bill Murphy, Chloë Sevigny and Adam Driver play the local police force of Centerville in Jim Jarmusch's new zombie film, "The Dead Don't Die," which boasts "the greatest zombie cast ever disassembled."
The reaction to Jim Jarmusch's "The Dead Don't Die" has largely been negative, especially from critics reporting on this year's Cannes Film Festival. Reviews have homed in on the film's obvious textures, such as Jarmusch's use of zombies as a symbol of American commercialism, which of course comes from George Romero's "Night of the Living Dead" and "Dawn of the Dead." What critics seemed to have missed is the piercing pastoral beauty and rhythm of "The Dead Don't Die." In some fashions, this film recalls the existential rapture of Jarmusch's masterpiece, "Paterson."
"The Dead Don't Die" is set in the sort of idyllic American Nowheresville that David Lynch loves, which is called Centerville. This is a cheeky name for a town that doesn't appear to be in the center of anything except woods, which Jarmusch films with a lush and eerie intensity that evokes, yes, "Twin Peaks." The cinematographer here is Frederick Elmes, who shot Lynch's "Blue Velvet" as well as "Paterson." Like many of Lynch's settings, Centerville seems to be composed of exactly the shops that are necessary to evoke a fading American past. There's a diner, a gas station, a police station, a hardware store and an institute for children, all of which appear to belong to the 1950s.
It takes a while for the zombies to arrive in "The Dead Don't Die," as Jarmusch spends quite a bit of time working up a steam of absurdist dread. Our heroes, as such, are Chief Cliff Robertson (Bill Murray) and Officer Ronnie Peterson (Adam Driver), who are first seen arguing with Hermit Bob (Tom Waits) out in the woods. Murray, Driver and Waits are all Jarmusch veterans, and they're masters of the stoned pentameter that the filmmaker has spent the last several decades perfecting. If you're on Jarmusch's wavelength, the matter-of-factly befuddled alienation of this film's opening scene is hilarious, and illustrates that these cops are essentially hall monitors.
Jarmusch, hipster royalty, has assembled a hell of a cast in "The Dead Don't Die," even by his own standards, and he drinks them in. Danny Glover, as the hardware store owner, is paired with Steve Buscemi, who plays a racist farmer who wears a hat that says "Keep America White Again." You get a single guess as to the color of the hat. Caleb Landry Jones is the gas station owner, who runs a horror memorabilia shelf that allows Jarmusch to namecheck his various influences. Cult horror filmmaker Larry Fessenden runs the motel, while RZA delivers the mail. Comely Selena Gomez whisks into the town to offer ingénue spark, Chloë Sevigny is Centerville's third police officer, and Carol Kane lays in a cell dead. Iggy Pop eventually sprouts out of the ground, and Tilda Swinton appears just as you're wondering where Tilda Swinton is.
At times in his career, Jarmusch's penchant for assembling his favorite actors, and for making reference to his favorite music, movies, novels, and poetry, has felt more like cultivation than actual filmmaking. In "The Dead Don't Die," however, this cast is urgently in sync, and the actors collectively embody two nearly opposing ideas: of the every person, and of an elaborate fantasy, pop culture incarnate, that distracts us from real-world concerns. "The Dead Don't Die" is very consciously a movie, a critique of itself that's nevertheless overflowing with heartbreaking characterizations, especially by Sevigny.
Jarmusch expands on the social protest element of Romero's films and adds a meta-textual wrinkle to it. In this film, polar fracking has knocked the world off its axis, screwing up day and night cycles and causing animals to go into hiding as well as the dead to rise. Somehow, the idea of animals hiding is scarier than the zombies; it has the weird ring of reality.
Ronnie knows that this story isn't going to end well because he's read the film's script, which suggests how we read the script of our world's demise every day without facing it. Later, Sevigny's character, right before death, asks if this nightmare will end. Jarmusch forces us to imagine ourselves asking the same question in a few decades, as global warming continues to ravage us. Acknowledging its own distracting and soothing fakery, "The Dead Don't Die" offers itself up both as part of the problem and as a futile attempt to sound a cultural alarm.
When it arrives, Jarmusch plays the violence shockingly straight, unleashing two brilliant sequences. When two zombies attack the diner (one of them is Iggy Pop), the male zombie looks to the female zombie as she descends on a human, seemingly learning the rules of the hunt from his partner. The intimacy of this gesture is surreal, ghastly and poignant. Later, when Cliff and Ronnie survey the carnage at the diner with other characters, Jarmusch follows each person as they look upon the corpses, contrasting their various reactions, which run the gamut from deadpan to earnestness to authentic revulsion. It's a miniessay on how people process death, complemented by a dark joke, a recurring phrase about the potential perpetrator that becomes an evasive refrain. Don't believe the hype. "The Dead Don't Die" is a triumph—a rueful and beautiful horror poem of modern America.
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Tracing of curvilinear structures is one of the fundamental tools in the quantitative analysis of biological images, for extracting information about structures such as blood vessels, neurons, microtubules, and similar entities. Due to the limitations in biological sample preparation and fluorescence imaging, typical images in live cell studies exhibit severe noise and considerable clutter. These images are manually analyzed through a laborious and approximate set of quantification tasks. In this paper, we describe a constrained optimization method for extracting curvilinear structures from live cell fluorescence images. We show that the proposed method is largely insensitive to frequent intersections, intensity variations along the curve, and generates successful traces within noisy regions. We demonstrate the results of our approach on live cell microtubule images.


[Exclusive] K-popped! interview with Bangtan Boys · K-POPPED!
Bangtan or better known as BTS are back with a brand new Skool Luv Affair Special Addition album and so is our series of K-popped! in Seoul! We managed to engage the boys with some questions! Find out who's the crybaby of the group, who troubles Rap Monster the most and…. can you call Jungkook 'oppa'??
What do you think that separates BTS from other groups?
Rap Monster: I think the biggest difference is the music style. Our music style is very obvious, Hip-hop. And it is also distinguished that we make the songs ourselves. Since the members make beats and write lyrics, we can express straight our thoughts.
Suga: What we want to say is very clear. All our songs are about the common story of teenagers. But we speak about the common worries of teenagers rather than love stories. For that reason, there are many 'real life' words in our lyrics. We considered that going to a good university is the only one goal of life or not. And we borrowed the idea from Facebook for making 'I Like It', one of the track from our debut single, 2 COOL 4 SKOOL.
The latest album 'Skool Luv Affair' is the last episode from the school trilogy concept. Are you going to keep the trilogy concept for the next album too?
Rap Monster: We are planning the next album and have not fix the concept yet. We have so many ideas but it needs to be considered how to arrange these ideas. I think the School-style concept is enough with the latest album. We were originally planning to release 3 albums about school story.
BTS received a lot of rookie awards last year, what is the change that you feel the most? And what impact does it give the group?
Jin: We won six Rookie Awards in total. Including the Best Rookie award voted by European K-POP fans, we got 7 awards in total. Actually there's no big change but we are so happy and proud that we won 7 Rookie Awards because our first goal was winning Rookie Award and we made it. However all these awards is not the end but the beginning. We are preparing hard for the next album like a beginning.
Rap Monster and Suga were involved in underground scenes before debut. Are you still active as underground rappers? Still in touch with your friends who you met in those days?
Rap Monster: Now I can't perform in underground scenes because of the heavy schedule in BTS. But, I still keep in touch with my friends who performed with me at that time. When the crew which I belonged to performs, I promote them through BTS twitter. I want to perform with them again someday.
Any plans for a World Tour?
Suga: There's no detailed plan yet.
What do you remember the most during your debut days?
Suga: The debut showcase and the first shoot stage.
Before debuting, I'm sure many skeptics would say "You wouldn't make it in this industry.. " and such.. Did they come back to you and congratulate you for your current success?
Rap Monster: I cannot remember all those people. When I was trainee, I had doubt myself too if we can debut or not. Before my debut, my parents felt bad about me quit studying but after the debut, I started to appear on television and they really liked it.
We have met many fans who claimed that they became fans after listening to Just One Day. Are you planning to release more songs like this in the future?
J-Hope: There are some sweet songs like 'Just One Day' in our all three albums. These albums are not full of only strong beat sound tracks. Many fans loved the song of debut single 'I Like It' too. All members like R&B music as much as Hip-hop music. We are going to make R&B music tracks steadily in further albums too.
You also have fans who are older than the group members. How do you feel when they call you 'oppa'?
Please leave a message to your Malaysia fans.
Rap Monster: Since we debuted, we haven't been to Malaysia yet. We still have to grow up more in Korea, I didn't expect that we have fans in Malaysia. We do make effort to go Malaysia. Please wait for us!
To Jin : What do you think is your best charm?
Jin: Visually, small face and big shoulders! And I cook better and much cleaner than others.
To Suga : You have met so many fans, what is the most memorable gift you have received? Any fans that left a deep impression to you?
Suga: There's no one that I can't remember… Many fans give us many presents regarding our job, so most presents are musically-related things. All these presents make us think of fans and make us practice hard in return for fans' love.
To J-Hope : Who cries the most in the group? Tell us 1 situation in which he cried and why?
J-Hope: Um… I think I cry the most in the group. I cried loudly twice after debut. The first time was the day of the debut showcase. I cried for overwhelming feeling because of the debut stage that I finally made. And the second time was the day of the Fan Club Opening Show in March. I cried for overflowed joy because of 3,000 fans that filled up the concert hall.
To Rap Monster : As a leader, which member listens to you the most and which member troubles you the most?
To Jimin : If you are a girl, who would you choose to date among the members? Who would be the best 'oppa' and why?
Jimin: J-Hope. He is the most cheerful person and he takes care of someone well so he can love his girlfriend very well.
To V : You are very famous because of your handsome face that looks like a combination of BAP's Daehyun and EXO's Baekhyun. How do you feel about it?
V: I've heard that kind of mentions many times from the early debut season. Especially, when I met EXO in the backstage, they greeted us so warmly and I thanked so much. I think he looked like me a little.
To Jungkook : As a maknae, which member takes care of you the most? Any moments that left a deep impression to you?
Jungkook: Everyone takes care of me but if I must choose one… there are two. J-Hope and Jimin! J-Hope takes care of me since I was trainee and we have many things in common. Jimin does too. We usually talk together many times. And he points out when I make mistake and make me smile when I'm in bad mood.
Hope you enjoyed our short interview with Bangtan the charms that each of the member has. Check out our coverage during BTS fan meeting 'Muster' here.
Big thanks to M.E Malaysia and BigHit for the exclusive!


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International Companies Flock to 5th CIIE China
November 11, 2022 /in China/by Tom Saltmarsh
The two-day trade and investment China International Import Expo (CIIE) generated potential business worth $4 billion, according to reports.
CCTV News App reported that more than 1,100 enterprises from over 50 countries and regions were present at the Shanghai event, with cross-border 'matchmaking' activities also held online.
Over half of the world's top 500 companies and industrial leading enterprises participate in the exhibition, and a total of 145 countries, regions and international organizations took part in the event.
The conference boosted cross-border cooperation between small and medium-sized enterprises at home and abroad, according to the Bureau of the China International Import Expo.
This year's event had six exhibition areas covering: food and agricultural products; automobile; intelligent industry and information technology; consumer goods; medical equipment and healthcare products; and trade in services sectors.
Seven exhibits were unveiled in the automobile sector, among them the Porsche Mission R, an all-electric vehicle for motorsports. And Tesla's robot, Tesla Bot, made its China debut during the expo, with the car manufacturers' major product line – Model S Plaid, Model X Plaid, Model 3, Model Y – on display.
This time the expo has set up two special exhibit zones: Artificial Intelligence, covering 5,000 square metres, and Crop and Seed.
The world's three leading seed companies, Bayer, Codihua and Syngenta, all participated in the expo, showcasing their new technologies in breeding, planting and mechanized production.
World-leading integrated circuit (IC) manufacturers said the fifth China International Import Expo (CIIE) is a valuable platform for expanding co-operation with China, expressing their desire for more investment in the vast market.
In the tech sector, US company Qualcomm, which has participated in the event for five consecutive years, displayed a number of phones which are jointly made with its Chinese partners, including Xiaomi, Honor, OPPO and Vivo.
"The CIIE is a valuable platform for communication and cooperation for Qualcomm," said Meng Pu, chairman of Qualcomm China. "In the past five years, our cooperation in China has expanded from mobile phone to automobile, Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, extended reality and other fields."
Texas Instruments (TI) said revealed its plan for expansion of its assembly and test facility in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu at the event.
Jiang Han, vice president of TI and president of TI China, said: "The expansion of the manufacturing base in Chengdu and the upgrading of the product distribution centre in Shanghai further demonstrated the firm belief of TI to deeply invest in China and serve customers."
The event also attracted chip companies from Japan and Europe, including Japanese semiconductor manufacturer Renesas Electronics Corporation and Dutch chip equipment company ASML.
The themes of the CIIE – openness and cooperation – are in line with the ASML's overall purpose, said Shen Bo, ASML senior vice-president and president of ASML China. "Our participation in the CIIE also shows this attitude: to support the openness and cooperation of the industry, and hope to work with industry partners to promote technological progress," Shen said.
Another major international company attending was Ikea, which unveiled its new Bruksvara range of affordable furniture at the CIIE.
Sven Rau, vice-president of Ikea China, said the company will be opening a new store in Hefei, capital city of East China's Anhui province, at the end of 2022. A new store in the Linkong area in western Shanghai and the second store in Xi'an of Northwest China's Shaanxi province are currently under construction.
Rau said that Ikea has attended every CIIE, describing China as one of the most important markets for the company.
"Through this exhibition, Ikea looks forward to participating in China's economic development and addressing Chinese consumers' demands for a green and diversified home, which in turn would help the company's long-term business development in the Chinese market," he said.
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"When England returns to Walsingham, Our Lady will return to England," said Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903). Take a journey through 1000 years of English history with this unique and beautiful production, filmed on location in Walsingham, England. Once known as one of the four great shrines of Christendom, Walsingham was visited by Saints and Kings. Even King Henry VIII, who was responsible for the ruthless repression of England's national shrine of Our Lady, went there on pilgrimage in 1511 with Queen Catherine of Aragon. Now, after centuries of desolation, Walsingham is once more a place of pilgrimage with thousands visiting every year.
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Have I mentioned how much I love summer yet? Yes? OK. Because I do. The fresh flavors, the ability to get out and grill, and all the delicious produce- not to mention the sunshine and warm weather- what's not to love?
Believe it or not, I have never made my own corn on the cob before. For some reason I believed it was going to be more difficult than it actually was – and when you grill it, you don't even have to boil beforehand! Just let the foil do the work in steaming and plumping up the kernels.
This salad is a mess of textures, colors, and flavors. A beautiful mess, to be sure! By cutting all the vegetables into similar-size pieces, you create a consistency to the salad that allows for individual textures and tastes to stand out. The crunch of the peppers, the cool freshness of the cucumbers, the sweetness of the corn that plays a perfect counterpoint to the slight bitterness of the red onion. I also really love the dill in the lemony dressing- however, if dill's not your thing, feel free to use basil, cilantro, parsley, or any other herb that gets you going.
Heat up your grill to medium-high. Brush each ear with olive oil, and sprinkle with salt. Wrap each ear of corn in a square piece of aluminum foil, twisting the ends to seal.
Place the wrapped corn on the grill, and cook for 15 minutes, turning every so often with tongs. The corn will steam in the foil and get delicious. Remove ears from the foil, and place directly on the grill. Cook for another 5 minutes, turning once or twice to get the nice grill marks on each side. Remove to a plate to cool slightly while we make the rest of the salad.
Combine the red onion, bell pepper, and cucumber in your serving bowl.
Working with one ear of corn at a time, hold by the thick end, place the thinner end at the bottom of a bowl, and using a sharp knife start slicing down the sides of the ear to remove the kernels. Repeat on the second ear of corn. Transfer corn to the bowl with the red onion, pepper and cucumber.
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Princess Eugenie Wore Peter Pilotto
Princess Eugenie Chose Peter Pilotto For Her Wedding Dress
After months of speculation, royal enthusiasts finally got a glimpse of Princess Eugenie in her wedding dress as she walked into St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle to wed Jack Brooksbank. The princess wore a gown designed by Peter Pilotto and Christopher De Vos of British-based label Peter Pilotto, which is known for its feminine silhouettes paired with innovative fabrics. Princess Eugenie first met the designers when she hosted an event in support of the Artemis Council for Women Artists in 2017 and has worn the label several times — making it a very easy choice to wear on her big day.
"[The dress] is the one thing that I was really decisive about," she confirmed in British Vogue's September issue. "As soon as we announced the wedding, I knew the designer, and the look, straight away. I never thought I'd be the one who knew exactly what I like, but I've been pretty on top of it."
Her dress was developed "layer by layer" over the course of several fittings to create the fitted bodice and full pleated skirt. The neckline folded along her shoulders and draped into a full-length train reminiscent of the one her mother, Sarah Ferguson, wore. It was a silhouette the bride specifically requested to allow her scar from a childhood scoliosis operation. Just ahead of her wedding, she explained her decision to ITV, saying "I'm a patron of [the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Appeal] and I had an operation when I was 12 on my back." She added: "It's a lovely way to honor the people who looked after me and a way of standing up for young people who also go through this."
The fabric, which Pilotto and De Vos designed at their studio in East London, features several motifs important to the princess, including a thistle for Scotland, a Shamrock for Ireland, the York Rose for England, and the Ivy, representing the newly-wed couple's home. They were all reimagined as a modern-looking jacquard.
Since Royal protocol stipulated that Princess Eugenie, despite being born into the monarchy, couldn't wear a tiara until she was married, she finally got the opportunity to do just that. The Queen lent her the Greville Emerald Kokoshnik tiara, which was created in 1919 and modeled after a traditional Russian headdress popular at the time. The tiara features rose cut diamonds pave set in platinum, with six emeralds on either side and is reminiscent of the bandeau tiara Meghan Markle wore to her wedding to Prince Harry.
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Тау Геркулеса (), 22 Геркулеса (), HD 147394 — тройная звезда в созвездии Геркулеса на расстоянии (вычисленном из значения параллакса) приблизительно 317 световых лет (около 97,1 парсек) от Солнца.

Характеристики
Первый компонент (HD 147394A) — бело-голубая пульсирующая переменная звезда спектрального класса B5IV, или B5. Видимая звёздная величина звезды — от +3,86m до +3,83m. Масса — около 4,918 солнечных, радиус — около 4,414 солнечных, светимость — около 317,03 солнечных. Эффективная температура — около 14106 K.

Второй компонент — красный карлик спектрального класса M. Масса — около 111,37 юпитерианских (0,1063 солнечной). Удалён в среднем на 2,543 а.е..

Третий компонент (HD 147394B) — жёлтая звезда спектрального класса G. Видимая звёздная величина звезды — +14,6m. Эффективная температура — около 5096 K. Удалён на 6,7 угловой секунды.

Свойства
Тау Геркулеса имеет спектральную классификацию B5IV и является бело-голубым субгигантом, в семьсот раз более яркая, чем Солнце. Её традиционное название Рукбалгети Шемали имеет арабское происхождение и разделяет некоторые этимологические характеристики со звёздами Рукбах и Зубен эль Шемали, обозначая «северное колено» Геркулеса. Её масса в 4,9 раза больше солнечной. Хотя её видимая звёздная величина составляет всего 3,89m, её абсолютная звёздная величина, как и всех звёзд В-класса −1.0m. Измерения, проведённые спутником Hipparcos, позволили оценить расстояние до звезды примерно в 96 парсек от Земли или в 310±20 световых лет.

Общая болометрическая яркость, в 700 раз больше солнечной. Как и все звёзды этого спектрального класса, она очень яркая.

Полярная звезда

Тау Геркулеса — одна из восьми ярких звёзд в северном полушарии, претендующих на звание «Полярной звезды» в течение прецессионного цикла Земли за 26 000 лет.

Тау Геркулеса в настоящее время имеет склонение , но из-за эффектов прецессии Тау Геркулеса была ближайшей звездой к Северному Небесному полюсу, видимой невооружённым глазом с 7 400 года до н. э. В следующий раз полярной звездой Тау Геркулеса будет через приблизительно 18 400 лет.

Другие семь ярких звёзд, претендующих на звание «Полярной»:
 Вега (Лира)
 Альдерамин (Цефей)
 Гамма Цефея (Цефей)
 Альфа Малой Медведицы (Малая Медведица)
 Дельта Лебедя (Лебедь)
 Каппа Дракона (Дракон)
 Тубан (Дракон)

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В китайской астрономии существует выражение  (), означающее Семь Превосходительств . Оно относится к астеризму, состоящему из τ Геркулеса, 42 Геркулеса, φ Геркулеса, χ Геркулеса, ν¹ Волопаса, μ¹ Волопаса и δ Волопаса. Соответственно, сама τ Геркулеса известна как  (,  (Вторая звезда из семи превосходительств).

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Christoffel Cunradus (Freiberg, ca. 1615 – Amsterdam, 1684) was een boekdrukker.

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Christoffel Cunradus werd omstreeks 1615 geboren, waarschijnlijk in het Duitse plaatsje Freiberg (ten westen van Dresden). Hij vestigde zich later in Amsterdam aan de Egelantiersgracht, waar hij zijn hele leven zou blijven wonen en werken. Op 25 november 1645 ging hij in ondertrouw met Annetje Andries van Aelborg, weduwe van Joost Willemsz.

Zoals veel drukkers begon hij als letterzetter en kreeg hij later zijn eigen drukkerij. Zijn bedrijf groeide, wat duidelijk wordt uit de verschillende drukkersknechten die hij in dienst nam.  Uiteindelijk trad hij op 21 april 1665 toe tot het boekverkopersgilde, nadat hij negen dagen eerder was ingeschreven in het poorterboek.

Zijn eerste huwelijk bleef kinderloos. Het is niet bekend wanneer zijn vrouw overleed, maar op 25 november 1667 trouwde Cunradus, als weduwnaar van Annetje, met de 24-jarige IJtje Fockens. Zij kregen zes dochters en een zoon.

Cunradus werd op 13 juli 1684 begraven in de Nieuwezijds Kapel. Onder de naam van zijn weduwe verschenen nog enkele boeken, totdat zij op 29 maart 1690 de complete drukkerij inclusief alle bijzondere Griekse en Hebreeuwse lettertypen en houtgesneden ornamenten te koop aanbood.

Werk

Cunradus werkte samen met een grote verscheidenheid aan uitgevers gedurende de eerste twintig jaar van zijn carrière. De oudste boeken die we van hem kennen werden door Joost Hartgersz gepubliceerd. Deze coöperatie, die van 1649 tot 1650 zou duren, bracht enkele bekende werken voort, waaronder de populaire natuurencyclopedie uit de oudheid van Plinius in de Nederlandse vertaling Vijf boecken. Handelende van de nature, het enerverende logboek Journael ofte gedenckwaerdige beschrijvinge van de Ost-Indische reyse van de schipper Willem IJsbrantsz. Bontekoe en Beschryvinge van de goudt-kust Guinea van de ontdekkingsreiziger Pieter de Marees, alle drie uit 1650.

Al gauw breidde zijn netwerk zich uit. Afgaand op de 173 titels van Cunradus in de Short Title Catalogue Netherlands heeft hij voor maar liefst 35 voornamelijk Amsterdamse uitgevers boeken gedrukt. Zij wisten hem te vinden vanwege de mooi verzorgde typografie en de hoge kwaliteit van het papier dat hij gebruikte. Na 1670 bracht hij meestal zelf de boeken van zijn pers op de markt en was hij kennelijk niet meer afhankelijk van anderen.

Hoewel uiteenlopende genres in zijn fonds zijn terug te vinden – naast reisverhalen, ook geschiedkundige werken en literatuur  - gaan de meeste boeken over theologische onderwerpen. Hij heeft een aantal werken van lutherse predikanten en verschillende malen de Augsburgse geloofsbelijdenis gedrukt. Was hij zelf wellicht lutheraan?  Opvallend is zijn belangstelling voor geschriften van vrijdenkers uit andere landen, zoals de Engelse Quakers William Ames, William Caton, George Fox en Benjamin Furly, de chiliast Petrus Serrarius, de dissidenten van de Luthers orthodoxe kerk in Duitsland Jakob Böhme, Friedrich Breckling en Christian Hoburg en de Poolse schrijver Jeremias Felbinger. Van Hoburg drukte hij een complete Theologia mystica en van Felbinger Das Neue Testament, omstreden vanwege de vermeende sociniaanse annotaties.

Cunradus was een spil in een kleine gemeenschap van anderstalige geloofsvluchtelingen die hun toevlucht zochten in het relatief verdraagzame Amsterdam. Enkele van de genoemde schrijvers hadden daar hun thuis gevonden. De Tsjechische filosoof Jan Amos Comenius woonde zelfs bij hem in de straat. Samen met Comenius zorgde hij ervoor dat in 1660 een Poolse bijbel verscheen, die aan Poolse immigranten in Amsterdam werd uitgedeeld.

Een uitgever met wie hij veel samenwerkte was de uit Duitsland afkomstige Hendrick Beets, ofwel 'Henricus Betkius'. Behalve de winkel in zijn woonplaats Amsterdam, had Betkius een vestiging in Frankfurt am Main. De tien edities van de mysticus Jakob Böhme die Cunradus voor hem drukte, zullen waarschijnlijk in beide steden zijn verspreid. Het gedachtegoed van Böhme kende in Nederland vele aanhangers en bracht de beweging van het böhmisme voort.

Lange tijd werd Cunradus gehouden voor de drukker van de Tractatus theologico-politicus van Benedictus de Spinoza uit 1670. Achter de vermelding Henricus Künrath te Hamburg  op het titelblad zou zijn naam of die van de uitgever Jan Rieuwertsz schuilgaan. Onderzoek naar de gebruikte ornamenten wees echter uit dat Israël de Paull, schijnbaar onbeduidend met slechts een handjevol titels op zijn naam, zowel de Tractatus theologico-politicus als enkele andere werken van Spinoza heeft gedrukt in Amsterdam.

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Protecting and enforcing Trade Secrets in Hungary - a practitioner's experience under the new rules
Bird & Bird LLP
European Union, Hungary February 17 2021
This is the 14th in a series of articles written by members of our International Trade Secrets Group, highlighting points of note regarding the protection of Trade Secrets in various jurisdictions.
In this article, we will look at the position in Hungary, wheremore than two years have passed since the EU Trade Secrets Directive was implemented into Hungarian law via a new piece of legislation. While trade secrets and know-how enjoyed legal protection before this, the general expectation was that the new approach would see a rise in litigation matters. While it is perhaps a little early to conclude whether or not such expectations were accurate, it is still worthwhile to take a snapshot look at the practical implications of the new provisions.
Old rules versus new rules
Before 2018 the basis of protection of trade secrets (and know-how) was the Hungarian Civil Code. The key provisions were included in the section on personality rights, which triggered certain practical problems when it came to enforcement. Besides the Civil Code, the Competition Act, the Labour Code, the Criminal Code and the Public Procurement Act also contained provisions relating to trade secrets, resulting in a somewhat fragmented situation.
Shortly after the expiry of the 9 June 2018 deadline for implementation of the EU Trade Secrets Directive into Hungarian law, the Hungarian parliament adopted Act 54 of 2018 on Trade Secrets, which came into force on 8 August 2018. In a nutshell, the new Trade Secrets Act contains more flexible provisions making its enforcement easier for businesses. The key improvements are the following:
A trade secret is no longer a right relating to personality as trade secrets now enjoy special protection granted by the new Trade Secrets Act, which contains all relevant provisions.
The sanctions and available enforcement tools are similar to IP rights.
The new Trade Secrets Act contains general provisions on trade secrets, including definitions of trade secrets and know-how.
Rights in relation to trade secrets and know-how are transferable.
Regional Courts have jurisdiction in proceedings relating to trade secrets.
New provisions – new opportunities
Legal practitioners, especially IP litigators, have been advocating for the new Trade Secrets Act since 2018, emphasising that it offers new opportunities for businesses when it comes to violation of trade secrets or know-how. Contrary to the Directive, the Trade Secrets Act contains a definition of know-how which corresponds to the old definition provided in the Civil Code. By definition, know-how (or 'protected knowledge' as also referred to in the Act) is a subcategory of trade secrets, and covers technical, economic or organisational knowledge, solutions, experience or a combination of such, which information is recorded in an identifiable manner.
The new definition of trade secrets (and thereby know-how) stresses that trade secret protection only applies if the owner has taken "reasonable steps under the circumstances to keep it secret". This is a more straightforward approach compared to provisions applicable before 2018, under which the definition of trade secrets was indirectly linked to infringement, i.e., that information was subject to trade secret protection if unauthorised acquisition of the relevant information was not imputable to the owner. This concept was problematic because the key element of the definition was linked to an activity of a third party which is beyond the control of the owner.
The first use cases – rogue employees
Going after former employees who have refused to return information is certainly one of the obvious use cases. As in every litigation matter, the first phase is fact gathering, including collection of evidence. This includes, on the one hand, understanding the technical and organisational measures which were in place to keep information confidential, and, on the other hand, listing and classifying the information held by the former employee. This exercise is crucial as the court will rely on evidence gathered at this stage. As far as technical and organisational measures are considered, policies on applicable use of IT, on putting in place confidentiality agreements or any similar internal policies or instructions can be relevant. It is also important to show which technical measures were implemented at the workplace. In the case of most businesses there is no need for the highest available security measures, as it is fine if the plaintiff has a risk-based approach on such measures.
While the appetite of judges at different Regional Courts might be different, it seems that at the Metropolitan Court the relevant judges are eager to hear such cases. An obvious reason for this is that the judges at this court also hear IP matters, so they are familiar with the concepts as well as the enforcement tools.
Requesting a preliminary injunction (PI) is an obvious enforcement tool to obtain quick relief. In one matter the Metropolitan Court ordered this ex parte, but the Metropolitan Appeal Court as second instance court set this aside and expressed that the defendant must be heard in each case. An inter partes PI also makes more sense for practical purposes as the order is delivered to the defendant by the court (compared to an ex parte PI decision where delivery must be through a court bailiff in the course of judicial enforcement). A PI can be a powerful tool to put pressure on the defendant, because if the PI order is actually enforced by a court bailiff, but the defendant refuses to comply with the order, then this triggers a fine, in the form of a daily amount set by the court within the range of HUF 10,000 (approx. EUR 30) and HUF 200,000 (approx. EUR 550). An important feature of this fine is that this doubles after each month of non-compliance, so within a few months this can build up to a significant amount to be paid by the defendant to the state.
It is possible to request a PI before commencement of main proceedings or together with submitting the motion, i.e., during the main proceedings. In the former case, if a request for a PI is granted then the main action must be commenced within 15 days after receipt of the decision in order to maintain the effect of the PI. In PI matters the court usually makes a decision without holding a hearing. In the main proceedings, the court holds at least one hearing on which – if requested by the parties – witnesses are also heard.
If the defendant forwarded documents to their private email or cloud storage account operated by third parties, then it makes sense to involve such service providers as defendants and request them to comply with a PI and later a permanent injunction. In practice, this means requesting them to block certain documents in the defendant's account and then to delete such documents. While official delivery to foreign cloud service providers can take some time, this can be a very useful tool as otherwise, i.e., without a court ordering them to do so, they might refuse to co-operate.
As stated at the start of this article, it remains to be seen if a sustained increase in trade secret breach cases in Hungary will result from the implementation of new law in 2018, but what is certainly clear is that trade secrets holders now have a range of improved tools to pursue wrongdoers.
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THE oompah band begins up and the folks rise as one to belt out the ingesting music – an enormous toast to heat, friendliness and household cheer.
Issues are in full swing outdoors, too, as revellers get pleasure from one of many largest funfairs in Europe. This have to be Munich.
Really, no. I'm on the Cannstatter Volksfest in Stuttgart — the world's second-largest beer competition after the Oktoberfest.
However whereas Munich finishes at this time, the Stuttgart occasion retains on going till October 14, so when you hurry you possibly can be elevating a glass of your individual.
And what a celebration! This yr marks the 200th anniversary of the occasion. And they're doing it in type.
There are seven gargantuan tents, that took three months to place up, every serving rivers of German amber nectar, brewed specifically for the occasion.
I say tents — however that doesn't start to do these items justice.
Canvas warehouses is likely to be a greater description. However they do must be large.
The competition attracts round 4 million guests every year, most of the blokes clad in lederhosen and the frauleins sporting dirndls.
Servers do really reside as much as their fame for energy, and many could be seen carrying FIVE steins, monumental litre glasses, in every hand.
The gastronomic delights are an enormous supply of satisfaction for the locals.
Being Germany, there's an abundance of sausage, in fact. A beer competition is to chickens what Christmas is to turkeys.
However Stuttgart is famend for having its personal specialities on the menu. Like Gaisburger Marsch, a powerful beef stew served with potatoes, onions and noodles. Or spaetzle — which interprets to little sparrows — a dish of tiny noodles.
And people recurrently chomp on maultasche — ravioli-style parcels of beef, onions and spinach, or simply the latter when you're a veggie.
However you don't must eat within the tents. There are acres of meals stalls vying for house alongside the fairground rides on a web site which appears to stretch for miles.
Stuttgart prides itself on being extra of a household occasion than its cousin in Bavaria.
Organisers even commit particular days for the brood. And there's heaps for them to do.
STAYING THERE: The 3H Resort Sautter in Johannesstrasse, a ten-minute stroll from town centre, is from £42pppn, primarily based on two sharing.
OUT AND ABOUT: From 17 euros, a Stuttcard provides you journey on all trams, s-bahn tubes and trams. The U11 takes you to Dangerous Cannstatt for the competition.
FIND OUT MORE: For more information on Stuttgart see germany.journey and stuttgart-tourist.de/en and for the competition see cannstatter-volksfest.de/en/volksfest.
There are rollercoasters, carousels, a ferris wheel and a few severe theme park-style sights, a lot of that are undoubtedly not for the faint-hearted.
I have to confess I caught to the tamer rides on the premise that, in the case of beer, what goes down can come up, too!
It's a good assumption you must go on the rides BEFORE you begin boozing.
In fact, Stuttgart will not be solely about beer — there's wine, too.
For a whole bunch of years it has been an enormous a part of the economic system with the area producing crisp, dry whites (primarily Riesling) and tender, fruity reds (Trollinger).
There are many winery excursions and people all-important tastings will make the brief journey out of city properly worthwhile.
However, for a lot of, the spotlight of a metropolis break right here isn't the ingesting, it's the driving.
Stuttgart is Germany's motor metropolis, being house to each Mercedes-Benz and Porsche, and petrolheads can get revved up on the two museums showcasing the automotive giants' achievements.
Seeing a 1955 "gullwing" within the flesh on the futuristic Benz expo is properly definitely worth the entrance charge by itself.
For those who want extra conventional museums, I'd advocate town artwork gallery then top off with groceries on the coated market.
Or simply mooching across the city is an effective approach to spend a morning.
The town centre was fully rebuilt after World Conflict Two however planners determined to do a lot of it utilizing conventional, quite than modern, structure.
The largest exception to that is the city corridor, with its fashionable however quite ugly coral rock and limestone design.
Can't think about what the planners had been considering.
Possibly they'd been to the beer competition . . .


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Oxbotica: Pioneering deepfake technology brings universal autonomy closer
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Oxbotica has developed and deployed a "deepfake" technology that is capable of generating thousands of photo-realistic images in minutes; helping to expose its autonomous vehicles to the near infinite variations of the same situation – without real-world testing of a location having ever taken place.
Oxbotica AI uses colour coding to generate fake images and synthesise different markings onto the road
Deepfaking, which first shot to fame when it was used to create viral internet videos, employs deep learning artificial intelligence (AI) to generate fake photo-realistic images.
The AV software firm believes that the pioneering technology will make the vehicles of tomorrow smarter and safer, and immediately accelerate the race to autonomy.
Sophisticated deepfake algorithms allow the autonomous vehicle software firm to reproduce the same scene in poor weather or adverse conditions, and subject its vehicles to rare occurrences.
The technology is so advanced that it can reverse road signage or "class switch", where one object (e.g. a tree) is replaced with another (e.g. a building). It can change the lighting of an image, to show a particular frame at a different time of the day or season of the year, all while ensuring shadows or reflections appear exactly as they should. It then uses these synthetic images to teach its software, producing thousands of accurately-labelled, true-to-life experiences and rehearsals which are not real but generated; even down to the rain drops on lenses.
Oxbotica deepfake technology can apply an infinite number of variations to a single image
Paul Newman, Co-Founder and CTO at Oxbotica, said: "Using deepfakes is an incredible opportunity for us to increase the speed and efficiency of safely bringing autonomy to any vehicle in any environment – a central focus of our Universal Autonomy vision. What we're really doing here is training our AI to produce a syllabus for other AIs to learn from. It's the equivalent of giving someone a fishing rod rather than a fish. It offers remarkable scaling opportunities.
"There is no substitute for real-world testing but the autonomous vehicle industry has become concerned with the number of miles travelled as a synonym for safety. And yet, you cannot guarantee the vehicle will confront every eventuality, you're relying on chance encounter.
"The use of deepfakes enables us to test countless scenarios, which will not only enable us to scale our real-world testing exponentially; it'll also be safer."
The data is generated by an advanced teaching cycle made up of two co-evolving AIs, one is attempting to create ever more convincing fake images while the other tries to detect which are real and which have been reproduced. Oxbotica engineers have designed a feedback mechanism which sees both entities improve over time in a bid to outsmart their adversary. Over time, the detection mechanism will become unable to spot the difference, which means the deepfake AI module is ready to be used to generate data to teach other AIs.
The benefit of which is not in eliminating real experiences but rather augmenting them in a way which scales arbitrarily faster than time or human resource. At any one time, Oxbotica is able to generate the experiences of any number of vehicles in any number of settings, taking into account different lighting or weather conditions.
The technology allows Oxbotica's world-leading autonomous software to be safely deployed at scale on any vehicle, anywhere around the globe, in any weather conditions and at any time of day.
Oxbotica's Universal Autonomy platform provides software to bring autonomy to any industry. For more information, visit: https://www.oxbotica.com/
Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, Oxbotica


This family is so much fun. Collins has had a rough start in life but is the sweetest little thing that you would never know it. Leah and Brandon are some tough people! ( a good tough : ) I am so grateful that i get to document this time in their lives. You can see, through the images, that they are so in love with this little girl, each other and life.


Replica Hermes Sales of the Volt were down by about 20 percent last year, and continue to fall so far this year. Sales of the Bolt are up slightly over last year. Both were outselling the Nissan Leaf, but the Honda Clarity family of plug in hybrid, fuel cell, and battery electric vehicles, which sort of splits the difference between the Bolt and Volt in terms of range and approach, is running neck and neck with both Replica Hermes.


Taco Tuesday (or Monday, or Wednesday, or Friday…) is our favorite day of the week, not only because this taco meat is tastier than what you can get at almost any Tex-Mex restaurant, but also because it's just so easy to make.
In a large saute pan, heat a few teaspoons of oil and add pork. Cook until just browed.
Add diced onion, diced red pepper, tomato sauce, and water. Stir and saute for 1 to 2 minutes.
Add remaining spices and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
Serve on warm tortillas with sour cream and cheese.


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Fleet Foxes // Shore
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Fleet Foxes will release their fourth studio album entitled SHORE, a collection of 15 new songs, on February 5, 2021, on double-gatefold 2LP vinyl and CD. Black or Indie Exclusive Clear with Poster.
Fleet Foxes' Robin Pecknold shares, "SHORE feels like a relief like you'd feel when your feet finally hit the sand after getting caught in a riptide. It's a celebration of life in the face of death, honoring our lost musical heroes, from David Berman to John Prine to Judee Sill to Bill Withers, embracing the joy and solace they brought to our lives and honoring their memory. SHORE is an object levitating between the magnetic fields of the past and the future." SHORE was released digitally in its entirety on the fall equinox (9/22) alongside an album-length Super-16mm landscape film captured and edited in Washington State by the filmmaker Kersti Jan Werdal. The album was recorded in upstate New York at Aaron Dessner's Long Pond Studio, in Paris at Studios St. Germain, in Los Angeles at the legendary Vox, in Long Island City at Diamond Mine, and New York City's Electric Lady. Fleet Foxes' self-titled debut made a profound impact on the international musical landscape, earning them Uncut's first ever Music Award Prize and a spot in Rolling Stone's 100 Best Albums of the 2000s.
Wading in Waist-High Water
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Chairman's statement of the OECD Steel Committee's 78th session, Paris, 11-12 May 2015.
Cette réunion a été l'occasion de dresser un état des lieux de la mise en œuvre du Guide OCDE sur le devoir de diligence, ainsi que du Mécanisme régional de certification de la CIRGL et d'autres initiatives visant à faciliter les chaînes d'approvisionnement responsables.
The informal economy has proven an enduring problem in the developing world as much as in advanced economies such as those of the European Union. This Policy Brief was prepared by the LEED Programme of the OECD with the financial support of the European Commission, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion.


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Angel Dream–New songs highlight Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers archive album, out now for this Fourth of July weekend
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Tom Petty passed away three years ago, but as with many great singer/songwriters–and other writers for that matter–he left behind recordings that never made it to an album or single release. Four new songs by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and an extended edition of a previously released song make it to the airwaves and earphones this weekend in a re-release of another lesser known Petty album. Originally released on the soundtrack for the forgettable 1996 movie She's the One, the songs–forming the band's ninth studio recording–far surpassed the typical song soundtrack, and the album may have fared better on the music charts had it been just another Petty/Heartbreaker album. Still, it was certified gold, and songs "Walls" and "Climb that Hill" made it high up the charts. Some of the songs made the She's the One soundtrack because they were cut from the hit Wildflowers album–originally intended as a double album. In this weekend's 25th anniversary release, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Angel Dream, a "remixed, remastered, and reimagined" album with newly released songs, the complete music experience is delivered like it ideally would have been in 1996. The digital/disc/LP/vinyl release trims off the Wildflowers songs (which were added to last year's Wildflowers boxed set) and the result is the next best thing to a new Tom Petty album. And it seems the band held one song back that is now timed exactly right for this blazing hot summer across the country.
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Challenging adaptations–using modern movie magic to portray the unreal
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By C.J. Bunce
When pondering what I want to see in the movie theater that hasn't arrived yet I think a lot about several Philip K. Dick short stories, or TV series that I'd love to see continued on the big screen, like a big screen Magnum, P.I., or Simon & Simon or Chuck—although if it is as underwhelming as the last X-Files movie then maybe not. I'd love to see some early twentieth century biopics of Bix Beiderbecke or Karl King (who, among other things, composed the circus themes for Ringling Brothers and played in Sousa's band). And it would be fun to take a bunch of Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass songs from South Of The Border
and The Lonely Bull
and make them the soundtrack to a modern spaghetti Western, sort of like Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with She's The One
. A good Green Arrow or Bionic Man movie, or a good sequel to Return of the Jedi would all be fun. And some things have been done already, but not quite right. Space Ghost
had his own cartton then interview show, but how about an adaptation of the serious origin series by Joe Kelly? A big budget movie based on Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air
could be awesome (the TV version suffered a bit despite a good cast). The Russian story of Lieutenant Kije
was filmed more than half a century ago with music by Prokofiev, but it needs a good updating. We've seen four Tom Clancy novels about Jack Ryan, but the creepiest of the series, Debt of Honor
, has yet to be made.
A lot of films have been made, and in coming up with this list one of my ideas–a film featuring Super Grover and the cast of Sesame Street–seemed long overdue. I figured Sesame Street got bypassed for the Muppets, as shown in a funny scene from The Muppet Movie
where Fozzie the Bear offers Big Bird a ride to the west coast to break into movies, and Big Bird says no thanks, he's trying to break into public television back in New York. Well, apparently they made that movie back in 1985 and I missed it, Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird
. You can't know everything.
For me this list was tough until I moved away from books as source material. I think the movies I see in my head are better than how some of my ideas would likely turn out produced by the studios. But let's get on with it–with a nod to Art Schmidt for his idea with DC Comics and Jason McClain for mentioning Connie Willis.
From the comic books: DC Comics' Dark Knight Returns and Hard-Traveling Heroes
At lunch in high school my friends and I fantasy-cast Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
over and over. Ultimately we arrived at (the now late) Paul Newman as the ideal retired Batman, in the graphic novel another wealthy race car driver type. In real life Newman was very much the Bruce Wayne interpreted in Frank Miller's four-issue series-turned required-reading—as suave guy, well-liked, a wealthy philanthropist. In a different universe Clint Eastwood would be great fun as a superhero coming out of retirement to have that last hoorah with the Batman cowl. Probably too late now. Of all the Batman stories, The Dark Knight Returns
is #1–it is so well-established as more than a cult favorite, even beyond Watchmen
, you just have to ask DC Comics and the Hollywood machine: Why can't someone just put it on the big screen?
I've said over and over here at borg.com that the best Green Lantern story ever is his team up with Green Arrow and Black Canary in Neal Adams' and Dennis O'Neil's classic Green Lantern Issues #76-87 and 89, the so-called "Hard Traveling Heroes
." Imagine Black Canary pulling up on her motorcycle. Imagine Green Arrow defending the kid robbing the slumlord. Imagine Green Arrow catching Speedy. Imagine Hal, Ollie and Dinah driving across America in their pick-up truck. And harpies. And encountering a religious cult. And more harpies.
I'll echo Art Schmidt: DC Comics needs to catch up with Marvel Comics movies, with Iron Man
(the first one), Captain America: The First Avenger
, and with Fantastic Four's brilliant realization of Human Torch and The Thing, maybe my favorite heroes to screen so far. OK, they nailed it with Christopher Reeve's Superman
and Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson in Batman
. Hopefully with The Avengers, Marvel Comics sets a new bar that DC Comics will have to work toward with a multi-hero story, maybe even with the Justice League or Superfriends. Art's recommended Cry for Justice
, which we have discussed here before, is a great choice for this.
From the sci-fi novel: Remake, by Connie Willis
If you haven't read Hugo and Nebula award-winning author Connie Willis's books then you are in for a great ride through one of several fun and varied works. For me, the concepts and Hollywood prophesies in her novel Remake
are too cool to pass up and I have no doubt represent a foreshadowing of the future of film only slightly touched on in the Ralph Fiennes film Strange Days. Remake
is science fiction at its best, and was nominated for a Hugo Award in 1996.
In our near future, Hollywood no longer needs to make new productions. A film technician rearranges classic films via computer manipulation, so that the viewer can select who he wants to watch the next time he watches Raiders of the Lost Ark. How about John Wayne? How about Humphrey Bogart? Why not edit out all the cigarettes so we no longer encourage smoking for future viewers? What other movies would be fun to manipulate? This is the world of our future where Viacom and Paramount are now Viamount, where actors are reduced to stand-ins. OK, so it probably won't really be our future as totally envisioned by Willis.
The technician falls for a strange woman who wants to dance in a musical and he is continually sidetracked as he pursues her through the novel. The love story is well done—but it's the world of our future that would be fun to see, finally, on the big screen. And you would not need to film an entire movie, simply clips, like the old soda pop ads that blended dead celebrities with living ones, and that allowed Nat King Cole to star in a modern music video with his grown daughter, the singer Natalie Cole. Hollywood has the technology today—so why not see how far CGI can go?
I'd frankly love to see any Willis book adapted to film, and in addition those mentioned by others in this series, Bellwether
and To Say Nothing of the Dog
would be great picks.
From the sci-fi novel: Fantastic Voyage 2: Destination Brain, by Isaac Asimov
When the original Fantastic Voyage was in theaters in 1966, Isaac Asimov created the novelization. He was not happy with it because he was adapting someone else's work (it was based on a Jerome Bixby story). The original film reflected Hollywood basically at its infancy with special effects related to the future of medicine. In its day it was a good effort. With the 1987 novel Fantastic Voyage II: Destination Brain
, which was not a sequel but an entirely new story, Asimov created the world inside a microscope that only he could envision. The book is like Dennis Quaid in Innerspace, but with a serious mission and tone. A group of scientists, such as you would find in the typical multi-disciplined problem solving team from a Michael Crichton novel, shrink themselves down to microscopic size to enter into the brain and try to diagnose the condition of a colleague, Dr. Pyotor Shapirov, the creator of the very technology that finally allows man to transport to such a miniscule size.
In 2001 Imax theaters featured a documentary on its giant-sized screens called The Human Body. Audiences were able to see (and sometimes be grossed out by) the inner workings of the body. Filmmakers would hardly need much by way of CGI to show a voyage through the cells. Maybe this would be fun to attempt for some creative producer, and a project showing yet another frontier of science to science fiction fans.
From the art gallery: the cinematic paintings of Edward Hopper
How about a story for stage or screen where each scene begins or ends as an Edward Hopper painting? And the focal character is the girl from his Automat, maybe also the same girl from his Chop Suey painting? New York Movie, First Row Orchestra, Summertime, Cape Cod Evening—they all tell some secret story. Or at least they all could, in the right filmmaker's hands.
Hopper's cinematic compositions and use of light and shadow has caused filmmakers to mimic his style before. House by the Railroad supposedly influenced the house in the Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho and the home in the Terrence Malick film Days of Heaven. Director Wim Wenders' film The End of Violence incorporates a tableau vivant of Nighthawks. Surrealist horror film director Dario Argento recreated the diner and the patrons in Nighthawks as part of a set for his 1976 film Deep Red. Hopper has inspired both Blade Runner and Road to Perdition.
Turner Classic Movies uses animated recreations of Hopper paintings as introductions to classic films and in That '70s Show the producers recreated the diner from Nighthawks. But how about a full-scale movie showing us something about these characters we don't know? That's something I'd love to see on the big screen.
From the ancient history books: the world briefly changed by Akhenaten
I could find a non-fiction work for the adaptation, but it's the story itself I really want to see here. The pharaoh Akhenaten was the leader of Egypt for about 17 years from circa 1353 B.C. to 1335 B.C. He was married to Nefertiti and had six or seven daughters and at least one son–Tutankhamen. In his reign he revamped the religion of his country like never before, moving from a polytheistic pantheon of gods to the worship of a single god, the Aten, or sun-disk. Following his reign the empire was returned to its prior state and for Akhenaten's blasphemy his name was chiseled out of a significant part of the written record. Art during his reign became more expressive and naturalistic. Images of the pharaoh show a realistic image that hid no flaws, a long face, not the typical glorification and heroic imagery of Egyptian leaders before and after. Akhenaten is so interesting from a number of levels that it would be a great challenge to reflect his reign in film. Certainly a rebel and not a traditionalist. A stunning wife. How do you show all the Egyptian relationships—including accepted inbreeding as a norm–without coming off as judgmental? As pharaoh he was "one with the god Aten." How do you portray daily life in an interesting way where the ruler is God and what could you show about his family on film? A great pandemic swept across the Middle East during this period, taking out the Hittite ruler Suppiluliuma, and how did they manage through that? But even more interesting, with all the stories of the history of conflict in Egypt, what did life look like during the years of Egypt's own version of Camelot? This all would be incredible to depict.
From fantasy opera: Richard Wagner's The Ring of the Nibelung
I have only seen one version of The Ring that comes close to clarifying this odd and complex story composed of four epic operas for a general audience: P. Craig Russell's two volume graphic novel of The Ring of the Nibelung
. A few years ago I discussed The Ring with Russell and he said it was a great effort to produce it and it became a sort of magnum opus for him. But even an adaptation of Russell's adaptation would need streamlined for mainstream audiences—yet, it would be a great starting point. Predating that other famous fantasy ring series (the one by J.R.R. Tolkien) by decades, Wagner's opera is epic in scope and length, taking four nights or 15 hours to perform the full opera. We already have a superb soundtrack from Wagner, but can someone make a feature-length, meaningful adaptation in the English language that conveys the energy and power of the original without all the nonlinear bits and pieces? The reward would be a giant vision of gods, heroes, mythical creatures and magic.
Other operas due for a good movie? The Magic Flute, The Barber of Seville, The Marriage of Figaro.
More than any of the above I would love to see our own Elizabeth C. Bunce's retelling of Rumplestiltskin, A Curse Dark As Gold
(maybe a classic PBS/BBC series or Hayao Miyazaki anime film would be fun) or her fantasy noir Thief Errant series on-screen. A Curse Dark As Gold
has already been performed superbly in a full-length audio CD version by a Broadway actress so I've had a little taste of what it would be like to witness it fully played out. And speaking of ECB, tomorrow she'll give us her take on stories that should be adapted for the big screen.
Tags: Akhenaten, Barber of Seville, Bellwether, Bix Beiderbecke, Chuck, Connie Willis, Dark Knight Returns, DC Comics, Debt of Honor, Edward Hopper, Elizabeth C. Bunce, Fantasic Voyage, Fantastic Voyage 2: Destination Brain, Green Arrow, Hard Travelling Heroes, Imax Human Body, Innerspace, Into Thin Air, Isaac Asimov, Jack Ryan, Jon Krakauer, Karl King, Lieutenant Kije, Magic Flute, Magnum PI, Marriage of Figaro, Marvel Comics, P. Craig Russell, Remake, Richard Wagner, Ring of the Nibelung, Sergei Prokofiev, Sesame Street, Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird, She's the One, Simon & Simon, Space Ghost, Spotlight, Spotlight on film adaptations, Super Grover, To Say Nothing of the Dog, Tom Clancy, Tom Petty, X-Files
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Here is a special sneak preview at one of the wonderful ballet videos presented by Matt Powell from the members area. Every combination has a full breakdown of front and back veiws. Dance Teacher Web has over 700 videos, 100's of articles, lesson plans and business building tools for the busy dance studio owner. Not yet a member? Start your FREE 14-day full access trial today!
Born out of postmodern dance, the addition of "everyday,""regular," "pedestrian" movement into a daily lesson plan or choreography every now and then can take the dynamics of class or rehearsal in a whole new direction for a fresh change of pace.
Spotting is perhaps one of the most challenging concepts for young dancers to grasp and often to teach as well. Without it we are at a standstill in terms of improving and progressing turning ability so taking the time to really focus on this skill with your students in crucial during training. Below are my favorite exercises to help dancers really hone in on the skill and improve quickly and efficiently.
Despite what the outside world may think, running a successful dance studio is not easy. As the Dance Studio Owner, you wear many different hats and keeping everything in order can stressful. Scheduling, creating choreography, class content, ordering costumes, dealing with student, parent and faculty issues and trying to balance your personal life is a juggling act that you face every day.


On Monday, May 1, J and I will be walking in the March of Dimes March for Babies. We will be walking with Team Joshua – Joshua is a 7 month old, adorable little boy who was born at 28 weeks. He's currently doing GREAT but spent the first two months of his life in a NYC NICU dealing with many of the issues that premature babies must overcome.
The March of Dimes helps support NICU's all over the country, as well as provide support for expectant moms – striving for all babies to have a great start!
The significance of the timing of this march is significant to my family, and my family of choice – J will be 28 weeks pregnant at the walk – the same age Joshua was when he was born.
We hope our little peanut stays inside until she's full term but we know that if she makes an early appearance, organizations like the March of Dimes will help us get through the early challenges that a premature birth will most certainly present to us.
I've never asked for help like this before, but if you can, please consider donating a dollar, 10 dollars, or whatever you can to our team right on my MOD website, and help make a difference for babies across the country!
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