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Q: iOS - How to convert a png image to 4-bits bitmap grayscale? This the case,
I wanna use iOS6+ to convert a PNG image ( or JPEG ) to 4-Bits Bitmap grayscale image, that 4-Bits bitmap only need to support 16 gray colors.
How can I do ?
Thanks in advance.

A: You can convert it to an 8-bit grayscale image (see Convert UIImage to 8 bits, or see the link that Spynet shared which includes other permutations), but I was unable to adapt that to create 4-bit grayscale bitmap (CGBitmapContextCreate complains that it's not a valid parameter combination). It seems like it should be theoretically possible (there are 4-bit formats listed under CVPixelBuffer pixel format types), but I couldn't get it to work this this technique.

A: I found the solution to convert the Image to 4 Bits grayscale, code like this.
-(UIImage *)grayscaleImageAt4Bits:(UIImage *)_image
{
    CGImageRef imageRef = [_image CGImage];
    int width  = CGImageGetWidth(imageRef);
    int height = CGImageGetHeight(imageRef);
    NSInteger _bitsPerComponent = 8;
    NSInteger _bytesPerPixel    = 1;
    NSInteger _bytesPerRow      = _bytesPerPixel * width;
    CGColorSpaceRef colorSpace  = CGColorSpaceCreateDeviceGray();
    uint8_t *sourceData = malloc(height * width * _bytesPerPixel);
    CGContextRef context = CGBitmapContextCreate(sourceData,
                                                 width,
                                                 height,
                                                 _bitsPerComponent,
                                                 _bytesPerRow,
                                                 colorSpace,
                                                 kCGImageAlphaNone);
    CGContextDrawImage(context, CGRectMake(0, 0, width, height), imageRef);

    const int _redIndex   = 0;
    const int _greenIndex = 1;
    const int _blueIndex  = 2;
    int _byteIndex  = 0;
    int _bitIndex   = 0;
    uint8_t *_newImageBits = malloc( height * width * _bytesPerPixel / 2 );
    for(int j=0;j<height;j++)
    {
        for(int k=0;k<width;k++)
        {
            UInt8 _perPixel = _newImageBits[_byteIndex];
            UInt8 *rgbPixel = (UInt8 *) &sourceData[j * width + k];
            int _red   = rgbPixel[_redIndex];
            int _green = rgbPixel[_greenIndex];
            int _blue  = rgbPixel[_blueIndex];
            int _pixelGrayValue = (_green + _red + _blue) / 16;
            UInt8 _pixelByte = (UInt8)_pixelGrayValue;
            _perPixel |= (_pixelByte<<4);
            _newImageBits[_byteIndex] = _perPixel;
            _bitIndex += 4;
            if(_bitIndex > 7)
            {
                _byteIndex++;
                _bitIndex = 0;
            }
        }
    }
    free(sourceData);
    //Direct fetch Bytes of 4-Bits, then you can use this Bytes ( sourceData ) to do something.
    sourceData = _newImageBits;
    CGImageRef cgImage  = CGBitmapContextCreateImage(context);
    UIImage *_grayImage = [UIImage imageWithCGImage:cgImage];
    CGContextRelease(context);
    CGColorSpaceRelease(colorSpace);
    //Convert to NSData type, then you can use this NSData ( _sourceImageData ) to do something.
    NSData *_sourceImageData  = [NSData dataWithBytes:sourceData length:(width * height * _bytesPerPixel)];
    free(sourceData);
    return _grayImage;
}

And iOS only support the least 8 Bits color to display, so the 4-Bits data only transport to texture of openGL for using.

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First and foremost, I would like to apologise for the downtime, due to unforeseen server issues we have had to move to a new server. I am slowly working on getting everything back up and running. This new server should offer much better latency to our US players.
I was so very scared when I tried to log in last week... glad to see that we're back!
Is there an ETA on when the MUD will be up again?
All going well they should be up sometime this weekend. As long as this storm doesn't bring my power down or flood me out. All data has been transferred it is just a case of getting it all compiled and the databases being rebuilt now.
Awakened Worlds is back up. TAYU will follow later today.
With the new hosting the MUD feels like it's running locally now.
TAYU is also back up now. Didn't take as long as I thought!
Definitely appreciating the shift to the Montreal host; the connection is much snappier for me. What happened with the old server, anyways?
Both power supplies went, replaced it with the one from my desktop but it would get extremely hot so I could only run it for short periods of time.


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On a continent ruled by three empires, some are born with a "witchery", a magical skill that sets them apart from others.
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Safiya is a Truthwitch, able to discern truth from lie. It's a powerful magic that many would kill to have on their side, especially amongst the nobility to which Safi was born. So Safi must keep her gift hidden, lest she be used as a pawn in the struggle between empires.
Iseult, a Threadwitch, can see the invisible ties that bind and entangle the lives around her—but she cannot see the bonds that touch her own heart. Her unlikely friendship with Safi has taken her from life as an outcast into one of reckless adventure, where she is a cool, wary balance to Safi's hotheaded impulsiveness.
Safi and Iseult just want to be free to live their own lives, but war is coming to the Witchlands. With the help of the cunning Prince Merik (a Windwitch and ship's captain) and the hindrance of a Bloodwitch bent on revenge, the friends must fight emperors, princes, and mercenaries alike, who will stop at nothing to get their hands on a Truthwitch.
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War is coming to The Witchlands. It is a Continent ruled by three Empires. The three empires have different magical abilities. Some are born with a witchery magical skill that sets them apart from others. Safi is a truthwitch which can discern a lie from the truth. Her best friend Iseurt is a thread witch who can see ties that bind and entangled the lives around her.
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require "active_support"
require "active_filter/filter/integer_filter"

module ActiveFilter
  class DecimalFilter < IntegerFilter;end
end

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Links 29/10/2014: Ubuntu Touch Tablet, Puppy Linux 6.0
Spooky Linux Urban Legends
The truth is, Linux — and the ecosystem of Free and Open Source software around it — isn't perfect. Heck, I regularly give Linux a hard time for its shortcomings, myself. But the reality is… it's absolutely fantastic for both end users and companies building software/hardware solutions alike.
Tux Machines DDOS Attack Mostly Contained
According to Schestowitz, although the site continues to be under fire, he and his team have developed methods to deal with the attacks.
"The DDOS attacks against both sites are still going on," he wrote last night in an email in response to our query. "There's now an aggressive filtering software in place banning a lot of machines which it suspects to be part of the attacks. It helps reduce the frequency of downtime."
That's good news. Although we have no idea of the traffic figures for TechRights, it's certainly a popular free software site. Tux Machines is probably even more popular, with thousands of visitors daily depending on it for links to the latest news on Linux and FOSS. It's nice to know it's seemingly dependable again, even as it continues to come under attack.
Desktop GNU/Linux Wins
To me, this is quite an important period because the only reason I migrated to GNU/Linux was to be free of crashes. Later I was glad I did because of performance, lack of malware, avoidance of the EULA from Hell, easy back-ups and installation, easy management, etc. Many other famous migrations happened around the same time and I would bet stability was an issue for them too. Certainly cost, flexibility, and independence from M$ were issues. Many businesses were spending ~$1000 per seat per annum just to keep things running, so it's not just about licences or being "cheap". FLOSS is the right way to do IT.
Why Microsoft loves Linux
That's a heck of a long way from Steve Ballmer proclaiming back in 2001 that "Linux is a cancer." In the years since then Microsoft certainly attacked Linux like it was a cancer — doing everything from sponsoring SCO's copyright attack on Linux to claiming that Linux violated unnamed Microsoft patents to endless FUD assaults.
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systemd 217
Many new features, even more bugfixes!
Systemd 217: Many New Features, Even More Bug-Fixes
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xorg-server 1.16.99.901
Here's the first RC for X server 1.17.
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These results are much more interesting than the earlier two-disk HDD benchmarks now using solid-state storage and having bought four Intel Series 530 120GB SSDs for making this an interesting RAID comparison. Four of the Intel SSDSC2BW120A4K5 solid-state drives were used in their 120GB capacity. Each of these solid-state drives retail for $75~80 USD and features sequential reads up to 540MB/s and sequential writes up to 480MB/s with its Serial ATA 3.0 interface. The 2.5-inch SSD 530 Series drive is rated by a five-year warranty and uses 20nm Intel NAND MLC memory.
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Aspyr Media are starting to be fan favourites with their open communication. They can't give full details of course, but they have given us hints about more games coming to Linux.
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Humble Bundle has ported over 100 games to Linux
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For some time I've been considering what to do about Jovie which was previously known as ktts (KDE Text To Speech). Since before the first KDE Frameworks release actually, since kdelibs used to host a dbus interface definition for the KSpeech dbus interface that ktts and then Jovie implemented. I have a qt5 frameworks branch of Jovie, but it didn't make much sense to port it, since a lot of it is or could become part of the upcoming QtSpeech module. So Jovie has no official qt5 port and wont be getting one either.
Kubuntu Vivid in Bright Blue
The exiting news is that following some discussion and some wavering we will be switching to Plasma 5 by default. It has shown itself as a solid and reliable platform and it's time to show it off to the world.
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Folder Color Gets Caja And Nemo File Managers Support, Other Changes
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In the past I have reviewed MakuLinux MATE Edition, which came with a very polished and beautiful interface, but also bundled in the ISO a big number of applications to be installed. At the time the MATE edition made a very good impression on me, so I kept a close eye on the development of Makulu.
Good dog: Puppy Linux reaches version 6.0
Linux is pretty darn awesome when used on super-powerful machines. However, where the kernel really shines is when operating systems leverage it for less powerful computers. In other words, Linux can breathe new life into old computers thanks to lightweight distributions.
Woof! Woof! Puppy Linux reaches version 6.0 — fetch it now!
Ballnux/SUSE
Systemd, but no journald, in new SUSE release
More than five years after its last major release, SUSE has made available version 12 of its enterprise operating system. The release, on Monday, comes, as usual, with a host of changes.
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Red Hat begins offering free OpenShift to startups
Red Hat is looking to lure startups to its web of services with a new program that gives budding businesses free access to OpenShift Online, Red Hat's public cloud app development platform.
Red Hat Launches OpenShift Startup Program
Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced the launch of the OpenShift Startup Program. This free program uses OpenShift Online, Red Hat's public cloud application and development platform, to help startups build and grow their business.
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Sunday, October 26th, 2014, at Nha Trang university, Nha Trang, Vietnam, the Nha Trang IT Day 2014 was taken place. During that day, the Fedora Join workshop was held to introduce about Fedora Project to professors, teachers and students who work and study at NTU and nearby universities and to help them to join into.
Makulu for Work and Play, Wget Vulnerability, and Systemd Updates
makuluToday in the Linux newsfeeds is Sean Michael Kerner's coverage of a newly reported Wget Symlink Vulnerability. MakuluLinux 1.0 Cinnamon was released today and two community reviews give users a nice introduction. The Systemd debate continues and The Canonical Distribution of Ubuntu OpenStack was announced. And finally today, Bryan Lunduke shares "what it's like living on a Chromebook."
ownCloud updates for Fedora 19 and EPEL 6
Instead of relval (for a change) I spent some of my non-work time today working on ownCloud packaging (I'm the owner/'primary contact'/whatever for the ownCloud package, these days).
Ubuntu's Unity 8 desktop removes the Amazon search 'spyware'
Unity 8, seen in the Ubuntu Desktop Next images and Ubuntu Touch phones, removes a controversial feature branded "spyware" by some and fixes one of Ubuntu's most long-standing complaints. When Unity 8 is stable and ready, Ubuntu won't send your local searches over the web and show you Amazon product results anymore, quelling some longstanding fears in the open-source community.
SIMD8 Vertex Shaders For Broadwell
Kristian's latest patches being made public are enabling support for vertex shaders to be generated using Intel's SIMD8 scalar back-end for Broadwell hardware and newer. "With Broadwell we have the option to run vertex shaders in scalar (SIMD8) mode which potentially gives us better throughput and more vertices per thread dispatch. This patch series implements this by repurposing our [fragment shader] backend to also work for vertex shaders."
An Intel-Based Ubuntu Touch Tablet Is Planning To Launch Soon
Today we've received some information a device dubbed the "UT One" that is an Ubuntu Touch tablet powered by an Intel Bay Trail processor and aims to ship in December.
UT One tablet with Ubuntu Touch coming in December?
The makers of the Ubuntu Linux operating system for notebooks, desktops, and servers have been working on a version for phones and tablets… and hope to see the first of those devices ship later this year or early in 2015.
UBUNTU DEVELOPER TOOLS CENTER 0.1 RELEASED WITH ECLIPSE AND ANDROID ADT SUPPORT
A couple of months ago, Canonical released Ubuntu Developer Tools Center (UDTC), a project to "enable quick and easy setup of common developers needs on Ubuntu".
Ubuntu Could Give a Fatal Blow to Windows in China
The Windows operating systems is going out the front door in China and its place will be taken by a Linux distribution that will be used by the authorities and the governing body. The problem is that there is no real alternative, although at least one OS might be ready for the task, and that is Ubuntu Kylin.
Ubuntu's Unity desktop may be more popular than most people think
Unity is the desktop that just can't get much respect in the Linux world. It has been criticized since the day it first appeared, with many Linux users being quite vocal in their disgust at Canonical's decision to include Unity instead of GNOME. But is Unity really that reviled? A new survey by OMG Ubuntu indicates that most Ubuntu users actually seem to like Unity.
Ubuntu Survey Results Show Unity, Heron's and Dual-Boots Are Popular
One week and 15,000 responses later, the results of our Ubuntu at 10 Reader Survey are finally ready to serve up. And they make for some fascinating mid-morning coffee-break reading.
Tiny open source USB-stick SBC focuses on security
Inverse Path is readying a tiny, open-spec "USB Armory" SBC that runs Linux or Android on an i.MX53, and offers Trustzone, secure boot, and USB emulation.
Lightweight DBMS guides Linux-based cow feeding robot
Ittia announced a design win for its lightweight embedded DB SQL database in Wasserbauer's uClibc Linux based "Butler Gold" robot designed to feed cattle.
iPhone 39.3 M units in Q3… sorry I missed this news a week ago
So Apple gave its Q3 results (talking calendar quarter of course so its July-September numbers) and this includes the first few days of sales of the new iPhone 6 models. How was it? 39.3 million units. Thats up 12% from Q2 and up 16% from the same period one year ago. That is not good enough, as the market is growing far faster, so iPhone market share is again down (year-on-year). Because of the iPhone launch pattern of one launch date per year, the quarterly sales move up and down a lot, so the Apple view should always be considered with the annual view. But yes, market share now in Q3 is about 12.4% which is down from 13.3% a year ago same period. Apple's iPhone market share year-on-year has now fallen 8 consecutive quarters, down from the peak market share of 23.9% in Q1 of 2012 to essentially half of that, 12.4% today.
Samsung Gear S UK release gets delayed
We previously reported that the Tizen based Samsung Gear S was looking at a release date of 24th October, which happened to be last week by many of the major UK online tech retailers. Well, as what happens quite often in the Tech world the release has been delayed, and we are now looking at the week commencing 11 November 2014 for its UK launch. No specific reason has been given by Samsung to the delay.
12 of the best new features in Android Lollipop
Google's approach for rolling out the latest version of Android, Lollipop, is a little different. There are the usual things we see every year — a new Nexus phone and a new Nexus tablet — but instead of a big event, the company is posting details in blog posts and on the main Android site. So if you're tracking the rollout closely, you probably have a sense of what's new and what's cool in the OS. If you're not, though, getting a sense of what Lollipop is actually like and what it actually does isn't easy.
YouTube's WatchMe for Android Brings Live Event Streams to Android Apps
YouTube has been in the news recently based on reports that it plans to launch paid subscription services, but there is another bit of interesting news about the popular video hosting and streaming company: It has launched an open source project called YouTube WatchMe for Android, available on GitHub, that offers an app designed to facilitate YouTube Live Streaming Events on Android devices.
Twelve great features in Android 5.0 Lollipop
In today's Android roundup: Twelve of the best features in Android 5.0 Lollipop. Plus: Google releases its Google Fit health app, and popular music app djay 2 is now available for Android
Survey indicates four out of five developers now use open source
Why? The majority of them have switched to open source because they perceive open source development programs as having better performance and reliability. This, as Hammond observed, is a change. "Open source used to be popular because of the lower cost. Now the cost of tools is the least important element for developers."
The Apache Software Foundation Marks 15 Years of Open Source Innovation and Community Leadership
Apache has seen amazing success over the last 15 years. Not only do ASF projects impact almost every area of computing, but the Apache License, our Contributor License Agreements (CLAs), and our pattern of open, collaborative development (often known as "The Apache Way") continue to influence Open Source projects outside of the ASF. Many Apache projects have gone on to build huge, successful ecosystems around themselves, and other established projects have joined the ASF to grow and diversify their community.
Wipro is building space for 10,000 in open source
Looking Ahead at Upcoming FOSS Events
Now that the mega-conference week that was is in the books — Ohio LinuxFest, All Things Open and Seattle GNU/Linux Conference are all history for this year — generally the Linux/FOSS world catches its collective breath and starts thinking about shows in 2015.
Free Software (and Freedom) in Kosovo
So today's challenge for hackers, I think, is putting that advice into practice by writing a new generation of free software programs with strong crypto baked in as a matter of course. That means strong crypto in connectivity software (more things like OpenVPN, TOR, Commotion); in communications programs (MailPile, Cryptocat, RedPhone), and in content applications (FreeNet, GNUnet).
Keys to diversity in tech are more simple than you think
Mozilla: Spidermonkey ATE Apple's JavaScriptCore, THRASHED Google V8
Mozilla Distinguished Engineer Robert O'Callahan reports that the Spidermonkey JavaScript engine, used by the Firefox web browser, has surpassed the performance of Google's V8 engine (used by Chrome) and Apple's JavaScript Core (used by Safari) on three popular benchmarks: Mozilla's own Kraken, Webkit's SunSpider and Google's Octane.
What software defined storage means for OpenStack
Recently, I had the opportunity to speak with Sage Weil, founder and chief architect of Ceph and a speaker at the upcoming OpenStack Summit in Paris.
Why you need OpenStack training
OpenStack is powering the next generation of cloud services – are you ready to work with them?
Oracle/Java/LibreOffice
The Power of Brand and the Power of Product Redux
Those who know me know that I am partial to OpenOffice, an open source project that I contribute to. So I am extremely pleased to see it continue to advance in all fronts. Since coming to Apache, OpenOffice's name recognition has grown from 24% to 39% and the user share has grown from 11% to 18%, while keeping user satisfaction constant. This is a testament to the hard work of the many talented volunteers at Apache.
LibreOffice vs. OpenOffice: Why LibreOffice Wins
Comparing LibreOffice and Apache OpenOffice is like comparing identical twins. Even people who know them well have trouble distinguishing one from the other, and, when you find a difference, it is often trivial. All the same, the differences are growing, and LibreOffice has at least eleven advantages over OpenOffice – see the list below.
'Hello World's' Indiegogo Campaign a Big Success
SwiftStack Bags $16 Million to Fund OpenStack Cloud Storage
SwiftStack, one of the lead contributors to the open-source Swift OpenStack storage project, this week announced that it has raised a new Series B $16 million round of funding. Total funding for SwiftStack now stands at $23.6 million.
Project Releases
TIBCO Announces Open Source Version of TIBCO Jaspersoft 5.6
Rebuilding tech in Afghanistan with open source
The Center for International and Intercultural Communication (ZiiK) at the Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin) has been helping with the reconstruction of academic organizations in Afghanistan since 2002. Under the supervision of the Berlin IT lecturer, Dr. Nazir Peroz, Director of the ZiiK, computer centers have been established at five college locations in Afghanistan.
Decisions, decisions. How do you choose an open source license?
Can an Open-Source Religion Work?
MIAOW: An Open-Source GPU Design Based On AMD's Southern Islands
A new open-source GPU design has been published designed to run on FPGAs… What makes this "open hardware" project more interesting than past designs is that their compute unit was designed around AMD's public "Southern Islands" instruction set architecture.
Zend Server 8 Delivers Z-Ray Application Insight
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The U.K. government employee added, "Yet we still have a huge .pdf mountain which we hate, and do our best to segment and slice. But to stop the remaining .pdf mountain getting any higher requires that Word documents stop being the default way government communicates with itself. We've made a start with HTML and Open Document Format becoming our adopted open standards for documents.
Levels of inter-departmental and inter-agency alignment and agreement will need to be be Herculean…to…agree on standards," he said.
Nathaniel Heller, founder of the transparency and ethics nonprofit Global Integrity, said it's important to figure out "how to get away from PDF ghettos as a way of transmitting information." He added, "what's really needed for this sort of dense information — and IG reports are a classic example — to be made more useful to, say, my mother is context, analysis, and summaries…My gut is that it takes someone, whether an IG office itself or other infomediaries, to tell us a bit about why a particular case should matter."
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After the Sabbath the women make their way to Jesus' tomb to lovingly finish their obligations toward their Lord. In haste, they could not complete the anointing of Jesus' body before burial. Now that the Sabbath is over, they make their way toward the tomb, just after sunrise, to do just that.
Their main concern is who will assist them in removing the massive stone that has sealed Jesus' body in its burial cave. The male disciples remain in hiding, either nowhere to be found, or they simply refuse to put themselves at risk by venturing out into the light of day.
To their shock the women discover that the stone, for some unknown reason, has been moved. The entrance to Jesus' grave is open. Creating a sense of fear they encounter a "young man" dressed in white. They are not prepared to meet the living in a place reserved only for the dead.
They then receive the bewildering and unbelievably incredible news. Jesus is no longer in the grave because he is no longer among the dead. He has risen. The "young man" then gives the women a message to his disciples and Peter. Why is Peter singled out separately from the rest? Could it be that, because of his denial, Peter is, for the moment, out of the band of men who had followed Jesus? Could it more likely be that in mentioning him by name, the "young man" hopes to comfort Peter in the knowledge that his Lord still wants something to do with him, even though he had denied publicly he wanted anything to do with the Lord?
"He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you." That is the message to the disciples. "He is going out ahead of you." The disciples could not keep up with Jesus in life, and now he has gone out ahead of them into new life. Not even death could slow Jesus down. The Lion of the Tribe of Judah cannot be tamed. Instead, Jesus has tamed the Principalities and Powers. Jesus has entered into the jaws of death itself and pulled its teeth. As he entered into death and has now emerged out the other side into new life, Jesus remains on the move. All the disciples can do is follow him doing their best to keep up. All they can do is obey the command of the "young man"... Go and tell.


Rain rain go away. I want to play. Oh wait. I can. I get to go out to the studio and play.
I have this weird desire to fill the forest with little fairies and wood nymphs and gnomes. and frogs and such. To tuck them into the tree bark and into rotted out logs and into the moss.
May 10th 2013. I was invited to be one of many guest artists for a day of arts at north Shore school. Wanting to involve students in my work, I created this shoe. iIt is about 20 inches tall. We talked about how what we love as children, might reflect what we become as adults. ..
so I loved to play in the mud and sand. I love Mother Goose, nursery rhymes and jump rope songs. We circled around until we got to "There was an old Woman who lived in a shoe." Being PC aware I rewrote the final lines to be "She had so many children, she didn't know what to do. She gave them some fruit, some nuts and bread, she hugged them all sweetly and tucked them in bed." Then the students were invited to create the children for the shoe. and some cats and dogs too. it was grand! I am finally firing it today. Reijo and I had quite a time getting it into the kiln.. then color and then I will donate it to the school library.


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Eric Clapton's Van Morrison-written anti-lockdown song, "Stand and Deliver," available now
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"Stand and Deliver," Eric Clapton's recently announced collaboration with Van Morrison as part of Morrison's anti-lockdown campaign protesting U.K. restrictions regarding live performances, has gotten its official release.
The track, which was written by Morrison and is sung by Clapton, is available now as a digital download and via streaming services. Eric also co-produced the song along with his frequent collaborator, songwriter/producer Simon Climie.
The mid-tempo, blues-influenced song features lyrics that appear to reflect Van's belief that the U.K. people are being deprived of their freedoms because the government is not allowing businesses like music venues to stay open out of fear that the COVID-19 virus will spread.
The tune begins, "Stand and deliver, you let 'em put the fear on you/ Stand and deliver, and not a word you heard was true/ And if there's nothing you can say, there may be nothing you can do/ Do you want to be a free man or do you want to be a slave?/ Do you want to wear these chains until you're lying in the grave?"
As previously reported, proceeds from "Stand and Deliver" will benefit Morrison's Lockdown Financial Hardship Fund, which supports musicians and venues hurt financially during the pandemic.
A message about the song posted on Morrison's Twitter feed urges, "We must act now before it's too late."
Prior to "Stand and Deliver," Van released three anti-lockdown themed singles of his own — — "Born to Be Free," "As I Walked Out" and "No More Lockdown."
According to the BBC, COVID cases and deaths from the virus continue to rise in the U.K.
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Vol. 11(1), pp. 100-105 2021
An Assessment of the severity of premenstrual syndrome among select Undergraduates, in University of Jos.
1ENOKELA, Michael Ajene, 2JAMES, Glory, 1Ocheke , Amaka Ngozi, 2ODEH, Samuel Odu
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos. Nigeria.
2Department of Human Physiology, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria)
Article No.:070721062
Premenstrual syndrome is a common but distressing entity among young females. It has attracted the attention of several studies which sought to evaluate the prevalence in several locations. In Jos, particularly among the undergraduate students of the university of Jos, we have not fully assessed the severity of this syndrome. This study was undertaken to assess the determinants of the severity of premenstrual syndrome in Jos among the undergraduate students. 449 students who gave their informed consent were recruited into the study, using pre determined questionnaire and the ICD 10 criteria for the screening of the syndrome. PMSA was diagnosed among 94.7% of the participants. Severity manifested in social withdrawal and breast tenderness (69.3% and 77.1% respectively). The limitation of activities was not a common report. It is concluded that the premenstrual syndrome is common among the undergraduate students of the University of Jos, with social withdrawal and breast tenderness as the manifestations of is severity.
Dr Enokele MA
E-mail: enoks100@yahoo.co.uk
Keywords: Assessment; premenstrual; syndrome; undergraduate; Jos.
Pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS) is used to describe the physical, cognitive, affective, and behavioral symptoms that occur cyclically during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle and resolves quickly at or within a few days of the onset of menstruation[1]. These symptoms have the capability of affecting the social and productivity outcome of young students [2].
Premenstrual symptoms are experienced by up to 90% of women of child bearing age[ 1,2]. A lesser subset meet the criteria for premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and a much lesser number of them are diagnosed as having premenstrual dysphoric disorder [PMDD] as stipulated by the American psychiatric Association. It is indeed common in the younger age group and therefore represents a public health problem among young girls.
The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology [ACOG] published diagnostic criteria for premenstrual syndrome (PMS). It was considered if at least one of the six affective and one of the four somatic symptoms was reported five days prior to the onset of menses in the three prior menstrual cycles and ceased within four days of onset of menses [5]. Premenstrual syndrome [PMS] can also be diagnosed using the ICD-10 criteria which stated that one or more symptom that occur in the luteal phase, peaks before menses and ceases with menstrual flow[6-8]. The six behavioral symptoms include, Depression, Angry outburst, Irritability, Anxiety, Confusion and social withdrawal, while the somatic symptoms include, Breast tenderness, Abdominal bloating, Headache and swelling of extremities. The differences in the various criteria have accounted for the wide variations in the prevalence of this condition across the social cultural regions of the world [3].
The exact cause is not clearly understood but, various biosocial and psychological causes have been proposed as the cause of the syndrome, including abnormal serotonin function, presence of progesterone, altered endorphin modulation of gonadotrophin secretion, exercise habits, smoking, use of alcohol, altered transcapillary fluid balance and diet rich in beef or caffeine containing beverages [6]. Accordingly, while menstruation represents the girl's entrance to her expected social role as a mature woman, the previously mentioned cultural perspectives may have an evident role [9].The University students Community largely have a young population structure and PMS is particularly common in the younger age group. However, not so much is known about the extent and severity of premenstrual syndromes among young women [10-12]. Also, a minority of women with menstrual problems had sought health care and menstruation was revealed to be a highly personal and secretive topic in this kind of population [11].
In study carried out by Adewuya AO et al [14] where pattern and correlates of premenstrual symptomatology amongst Nigeria female undergraduates was studied, it was recommended that dysmenorrhoea and personality traits should be taken into consideration when planning and implementing effective strategy to manage perimenstrual problems in this region.
A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted by using a self-administered questionnaire.
Students with current medical, psychiatric or gynecological problems were excluded from the study including pregnancies, amenorrhea and significant pelvic pains.
Questionnaires were completed by the participants. Height and weight were taken by the trained researchers.
The questionnaire was adapted from the premenstrual symptoms screening tool for clinicians and ICD-10 diagnostic criteria for PMS (WHO 1996) [12]. The first part consisted of questions on socio-demographics and life style. The second part of the questionnaire included premenstrual symptoms days prior to their period and that wanes at the onset of the period. The final portion of questionnaire was on the severity of PMS and its effects on the day to day activities of the student.
The sample size was arrived at using Fischers' formula:
Sample size (n) = (1.96)2 x P (1-P)
Where;
Standard error = 1.96
P= Prevalence of 50% (Adewuya AO et al. 2009)
Using a prevalence of 50% in Nigeria
D= Desired degree of accuracy; here taken to be 0.05
Sample size (n) = (1.96)2 x 0.5 (1-0.5)
0.05 x . 0.05
N= 3.84 x 0.5 x 0.5 = 0.96
The sample size, was adjusted to compensate for an attrition rate of 10%
Therefore 10% of 384 = 38.4 ≈ 38.
Minimum sample size = 384 + 38 = 422
Another 10% of 384 because of those that will not fill the questionnaire = 422 +38 = 460.
· Sample size of 460 was chosen
· 11 student failed to return their questionnaire, therefore a total of 449 were sampled
Written informed consent was obtained from the respondents, pre-testing was done among twenty students earlier for validity and reliability. Questionnaires were administered by the field workers using simple random technique.
Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 16 (SPSS Chicago IL USA). Group comparison was carried out. Regression analysis done for each group of variables to evaluate the role of the independent variable on PMS. A P value of < 0.05 at 95% confidence interval was considered significant.
Of the 449 students sampled, prevalence of PMS was diagnosed in 425 of them (94.7%) using the ICD-10 diagnosis criteria of PMS
Using the ICD-10 criteria and the premenstrual symptoms screening tool (PSST), the occurrence of PMS were categorized into mild, moderate and severe cases which were calculated to be 63.3%, 31.2% and 5.6% respectively (Table 1).
Table 1. Severity of PMS among female undergraduates
Not at all/mild
Moderate /severe
Premenstrual symptoms were presented in Table 2. The frequencies of somatic symptoms were; breast tenderness (77.1%), joint/muscle pain (59.7%), headache (50.1%), and weight gain (38.5%) abdominal bloating (29%).Whereas the distribution of affective symptoms were; social withdrawal (69.3%), Anger/irritability (59%), confusion/ difficulty in concentrating (56.3%), Depressed mood(53.7%), anxiety (51.7%), tearfulness (41.4%).
Table 2. Symptoms of premenstrual syndrome
Anger/ irritability
184(41.0%)
99(22.0%)
39(8.7%)
Anxiety/ tension
217(48.3)%
104(23.2)
Tearfulness/ increased sensitivity to rejection
Depressed mood/hopelessness
Decreased interest in work activities
Decreased interest in home activities
Decreased interest in social activities
Fatigue/ lack of energy
Overeating/ food cravings
Hypersomnia (needing more sleep)
Feeling overwhelmed or out of control
Joint/ muscle pain
Table 3. Effects of PMS on daily activities.
Your work efficiency or
Your relationships with co-students
Your relationships with your family
Your social life activities
Your home responsibilities
The mean age of the participants was 22.6years. Predominant age group was 19 to 24 years; mean age of menarche was 13. 5years. 95.3% were single and 66.6% had normal BMI.
Table 4. Some characteristics of the study participants
normal weight
PMS was significantly associated with intake of sweet food, stressful life style, increase physical exercise and unmarried status
Table 5. Premenstrual syndrome related to some demographic and lifestyle characteristic
Yes= 294(65.5%)
No=155(34.5%)
TOTAL=499(100.0%)
USE CAFFEINE
316(100.0%)
14(100.0%)
once in while
ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE
0(.0%)
1(100.0%)
57(63.3)
SRTRESSFUL LIFESTYLE
PMS was diagnosed in 94.7% of cases, distributed as 63.03% mild or none, 31.2% moderate and 5.3% severe. Social withdrawal and breast tenderness were more prevalent in the PMS with values of 69.3% and 77.1% respectively. PMS affect work efficiency and productivity in 68.9% of student. Limitations of activities were more prevalent among severe cases.
The prevalence of PMS in the study was 94.7%. This was closely related to the work of Rasheed and Al-sowielem [15] in Saudi Arabia who reported prevalence rate of 96.6% and Steinerm et al,[16] from western Europe reported prevalence of 85%. In Egypt, El-Defrawi et al[17] prevalence of 69-9%.
Although, Ahizechukwu et al[22] in Nigeria had reported a higher severity rate of 31% in 2011, the severity rate reported in Maiduguri and Lagos were 6.5% and 3.1% respectively. Also severity rate of 2.9% was reported in Akron, United States [23]. Several factors are responsible for the variation in severity. Such factor includes cultural disparity, study population, dietary differences, recent increase in empowerment and positive gender attitude of young women in the society as well as increased the perception and awareness of PMS.
The most commonly reported symptom varied due to different cultural and socio-demographic variables. In our study the most common somatic symptom was breast tenderness (77:1%) and most common affective symptom was social withdrawal (69.3%). Magdy et al reported abdominal bloating to be commonest (75.3%), Derman et al{21} reported stress and nervousness to be commonest. Ahizechukwu et al reported that 50% experience physical and mental stress.
PMS in this study showed a significant relationship with marital status as it tended to be higher in women that are single than the married. This could be as a result of the unmarried been more expose to stressful conditions as they lack adequate family support. This explains why 66.6% of the single ladies experienced PMS as opposed to 36.1% of the married ones.
For those who did physical exercise daily and weekly, 63.3% and 74.0% respectively experienced pre menstrual symptoms while those with stressful life style daily and weekly, 79.2% and 76.9% respectively experienced pre menstrual symptoms. These findings were closely related to the report by Freeman et al[25]. Clecknedr-Simth et al[26] found that symptoms were significantly related to age and more with 16-18year group compared to the 13-15year group. Age was not a significant predictor from our study, which was not consistent with previous findings by some other investigators [2, 15, 20]
The study included a highly selected sample comprising undergraduates from one academic institution instead of multi centered study.
Despite the fact that the students included in the study were based on absence of medical chronic disorders, they were not screened for other possible medical diagnosis at the time of reporting PMS symptoms.
We depended on the retrospective analysis using questionnaire as it was inherently difficult to use the prospective approach.
Premenstrual syndrome problems have assumed a public health dimension amongst young students in this part of the world. Severe PMS was associated with more premenstrual symptoms, impairment of daily activities including classroom lectures and psychological distress symptoms. Stressful life style and increased exercises could be considered as predictors for PMS. Further studies on large sample population is recommended to validate this findings as well as the introduction of a reproductive health components into college health education program that could help in providing information, education and support to the young Nigerian Students.
Conflict Of Interest:
There was no conflict of interest.
Mother, Baby and Adolescent Care Global Foundation
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Cite this Article: Enokela, MA; James, G; Ocheke AN; Odeh, SO (2021). An Assessment of the severity of premenstrual syndrome among select Undergraduates, in University of Jos. Greener Journal of Medical Sciences, 11(1): 100-105.


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Schools reckon with social stress: 'I'm on my phone so much'
Associated Press / 12:13 PM June 08, 2019
In this May 11, 2018 photo, Emily Mogavero, 17, looks at her cellphone while walking in Delaware Park in Buffalo, New York. The teenager said keeping up with social media and maintaining online profiles can make her stress levels rise but will put her phone out of reach or power it down to manage it. (AP)
BUFFALO, New York — High school biology teacher Kelly Chavis knew smartphones were a distraction in her class. But not even her students realized the psychological toll of their devices until an in-class experiment that, of course, was then spreading on social media.
For one class period, students used a whiteboard to tally every Snapchat, Instagram, text, call or other notification that popped up. Teachers around the country have run similar experiments, typically recording dozens of trips to the board.
"One girl, just during the one hour, got close to 150 Snapchat notifications. 150!" marveled Chavis, who teaches honors-level courses at Rock Hill Schools in South Carolina.
She's among a growing number of teachers, parents, medical professionals and researchers convinced that smartphones are now playing a major role in accelerating student anxiety — a trend so pervasive that a National Education Association newsletter labelled anxiety a "mental health tsunami ."
Testing, extracurricular-packed schedules, and perpetual stressors like poverty can all weigh on students. But research now points to smartphone-driven social media as one of the biggest drivers of stress. After all, that's where college acceptance letters fill Instagram, everyone knows where everyone else is going for spring break, and athletic failures and awkward social moments can live forever.
Jean Twenge, a psychology professor at San Diego State who has studied the issue, said it's no coincidence that youth mental health issues have risen with the number of phones. "What a lot of teens told me is that social media and their phones feel mandatory," she said.
Last year, an editorial in the American Academy of Pediatrics' flagship journal recommended that doctors ask adolescent patients about their social media use as part of routine screening, alongside older questions about home life and drug and sexual activity. "Aberrant and/or excessive social media usage" could contribute to teenage "feelings of isolation, depressive symptoms, and anxiety," three researchers wrote in the journal Pediatrics.
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Researchers are still arguing whether phones drive student depression or depression drives phone use. But 70 percent of teens view anxiety and depression as major problems among their peers, according to a February Pew Research Center report. Nearly 60 percent of parents said they worry about the influence of social media on their child's physical and mental health in the American Psychological Association's 2017 Stress in America survey.
Schools are starting to react. Many districts now hire outside companies to monitor students' social media postings for signs of distress. Others invite in yoga instructors and comfort dogs to teach even the youngest kids to keep technology from putting them on edge.
Belfast Area High School in Maine even staged an #unplugged event day in April — but it served to underline the technology's pull when less than 20 percent of students and staff took part.
When she first got a smartphone around seventh grade, all the posting, messaging and liking pushed Nia Coates' anxiety level to "probably a 10," she said. Now a high school junior, the Buffalo, New York, teen has figured out to manage the distractions.
She'll completely log out of her Snapchat, Instagram and Twitter, and sometimes will delete an app altogether for a while.
Anxiety has taken over as the most significant obstacle to learning among Chris Doyle's high school students at Avon Old Farms School in Connecticut. Some rack up absences because they feel overwhelmed by the day ahead, Doyle said. A teacher for 30 years, he has seen a profound shift toward constant self-evaluation that he associates with social media, YouTube, and even school grade portals sometimes checked dozens of times a day — things students have never before had to manage.
Awareness of other people's lives, even their private lives, is "kind of hyper right now," Doyle said. "And I don't think that usually leaves most people feeling good, because nobody's perfect and most kids feel very imperfect."
But putting the genie back in the bottle isn't easy. In Illinois, Glenbrook High Schools District 225 experimented with limiting teens' access to their grades on a digital portal. But for every student who said the grade book caused them anxiety, there was another who said losing regular access created even more stress, said instructional innovation director Ryan Bretag.
"I definitely feel stress with online profiles, social media, to keep up, maintain my profiles and stuff," said Emily Mogavero, a 17-year-old student in Buffalo, New York. "It kind of worries me that I'm on my phone so much." Mogavero said she sometimes puts her phone out of reach or powers it down so she doesn't hear notifications.
Teaching limits at an earlier age might help. Deirdre Birmingham of Montclair, New Jersey, signed onto a campaign called "Wait Until Eighth " because she didn't think her video game-loving 10-year-old son was ready to manage a smartphone's pull.
The idea, which got its start in Texas two years ago, is to lessen the peer pressure of being the only kid without a phone by enlisting parents of classmates to agree to hold off until at least eighth grade. So far, almost 20,000 people have signed on, founder Brooke Shannon said.
"I had a gut level that it would be difficult for my child to manage," Birmingham said. "As a grown-up, I find it difficult sometimes to manage."
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The Angling International sponsored Best New Product Awards are the highlight of EFTTEX.
The prestigious EFTTEX Best New Product Awards – sponsored by Angling International magazine – is not just a highlight of Europe's biggest trade show and an excuse to pop the champagne corks.
Winning one of the coveted awards can be the springboard to better brand recognition in the industry, new sales partnerships and ultimately increased turnover.
Many of those companies who have been wise enough to pro-actively market their achievements to the trade have reaped the financial rewards.
And it is not always the giant manufacturers that win. Who can forget Hart in 2011, Nippon Tackle in 2013, Vania Flies in 2015 and Kvalvik Bait on its EFTTEX debut in 2016?
Rules for the Best New Product Awards must be strictly adhered to. Only EFTTEX exhibitors and co-exhibitors can enter products launched for the very first time in Europe from January 1st, 2017, into one or more of 17 categories. All products submitted are automatically entered into the Best Innovation of the Year and the Visitors' Choice categories.
Members of the international press vote for their chosen products from Thursday June 29th to midday Friday, June 30th.
The only exception is the Visitors' Choice award. All products are automatically entered into this category and all visitors (excluding exhibitors) are free to vote between Thursday, June 29th and midday Friday, June 30th. Each visitor will receive a voting slip at the registration point.
All award winners will be announced at the Gala Evening on Friday, June 30th in Hall D in HungExpo. Entry is by ticket only and can be obtained by contacting Victoria Rogers at .


Sadly, I will not being going to the beach this summer. I used to live in sunny Florida about 5 years ago and would often go to the beach. Now that I live in NC, the closest beach is 3 hours away. I do often go swimming in the pool so I guess that would count since I bring my beach bag with. :) My Top Ten will be books I plan on bringing to the pool to read this summer (in my beach bag).
Boy meets girl, boy becomes zombie somehow, girl kills boy, girl goes into police custody, zombies start popping up elsewhere, this reported believes girl might have something of value to tell us, police uncooperative, girl not available for comment, blah, blah, blah.
Sounds like this could be funny. Good Teaser.
I live on the Gulf Coast but rarely go to the beach since I have a pool. I like your bag of goodies.
Love that teaser. Too funny! I've been wanting to read it for a while as I'm a huge zombie addict.


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Irish settlement in Argentina
Immigration to Argentina | Irish Argentineans | Immigration to Argentina Forum
Irish settlement in Argentina is part of the story of immigration in Argentina and the Irish diaspora. Irish emigrants from the Midlands, Wexford and many counties of Ireland arrived in Argentina mainly from 1830 to 1930, with the largest wave taking place in 1850-1870. The modern Irish-Argentine community is composed of some of their descendants, and the total number is estimated at 500,000. Argentina is the home of the fifth largest Irish community in the world.
The Irish Times special report
Reasons for emigration
Most of those who left Ireland arrived in Buenos Aires attracted by the possibility of better living conditions, as the economic, social and political conditions in Ireland at the time were quite poor, though the emigrants came from counties and social segments were the economic conditions were not the worst . Others, in turn, left after receiving favorable descriptions of the country from friends and family who had already arrived in Argentina. The real or perceived possibility to becoming landowners in the Rio de la Plata region (Argentina and Uruguay), and consequently joining an imagined South American landed gentry, was the most important factor attracting thousands of young men to the area. Others had arrived earlier as merchants, artisans and mercenaries, such as William "Guillermo" Brown, who fought for the cause of Argentine independence and the Argentine war against Brazil. For Irish immigrants, the new lands of the Southern Cone of South America brought further interest for immigration to purchase large land tracts for bargain prices, working first as labourers, then in "halves" or "thirds" in the sheep-farming business, and finally renting and purchasing land.
One of Che Guevara's forebears, Patrick Lynch, was born in Galway, Ireland, in 1715. He left for Bilbao, Spain, and traveled from there to Argentina. Francisco Lynch (Guevara's great-grandfather) was born in 1817, and Ana Lynch (his grandmother) in 1868. Her son, Ernesto Guevara Lynch (Guevara's father) was born in 1900. Guevara Lynch married Celia de la Serna y Llosa in 1927 , and they had three sons and two daughters.
Numbers of immigrants
It is difficult to accurately calculate the exact number of immigrants. Many Irish newcomers declared themselves to be ingleses, as all of Ireland at the time was still part of the United Kingdom, and others were simply assumed to be English by the authorities. The immigration records in Buenos Aires lack any entries dating from before 1822 and the years 1823, 1824, 1836, 1840, 1841, 1842 and 1855. The records in between these years are also incomplete, due to conflicts of who was Irish, English and Scottish in South American demographics.
Between 1822 and 1929, at least 7,160 Irish immigrants arrived, being 1889 the peak of this migration . Based on incomplete passenger list records, as well as on census returns transcribed by Eduardo A. Coghlan , researchers made ellaborate calculations of the total number of immigrants. Juan Carlos Korol and Hilda Sabato estimated that the total number of Irish immigrants in the nineteenth century was between 10,500 and 11,500 . However, further research conducted by Patrick MacKenna shows that Coghlan, Korol and Sabato did not considered return migration and re-migration, which was significant after the 1880s, as well as the high mortality ratios for the Irish immigrants in certain periods before the 1869 census (eg. during the 1868 cholera outbreak in the Buenos Aires province).
For the nineteenth century, one out of every two Irish emigrants to Argentina went back to Ireland or re-migrated to England, the United States, Australia and other destinations. MacKenna says that Korol and Sabato "greatly underestimated the number of Irish immigrants" and considers that the total number of Irish immigrants in Argentina in the nineteenth century should be estimated in between 45,000 and 50,000 . The neglect of Anglo-Irish, Scot-Irish and in general Protestant Irish immigration in Argentina should add further numbers, particularly in the last peak of immigration after the 1920s Anglo-Irish War of Independence. The southernmost tip of Chile and Argentina, in places like the town of Punta Arenas and also the Falkland Islands, were other destinations for Irish and Scottish immigrants which are frequently underestimated.
Eduardo A. Coghlan reported 16,284 Irish Argentines in Buenos Aires and Buenos Aires Province at the turn of the twentieth century. Only 4,693 of these had actually been born in Ireland, just 28.8% of the population, while another 11,591 individuals had been born in Argentina. At present, roughly 500,000 Argentines are of Irish descent.
The Irish immigrants settled mainly in Buenos Aires city and province, and the littoral provinces. Those in urban areas worked as labourers, merchants, employees, artisans, teachers, professionals and, increasingly after the 1860s and especially for women, as domestic servants. The Irish in the countryside worked as rural labourers, cattle dealers, and shepherds. Those in the flourishing sheep-farming business of 1840-1890 were most likely to succeed working as shepherds and sharing a half or a third of the produce in wool and lambs. In this way, some of them manage to rent and later purchase land.
In Curumalan, Buenos Aires, and Venado Tuerto, Santa Fe, Eduardo Casey helped populating the agriculturally barren provinces, inviting more Irish and other immigrants to Argentina to work for him. This recommendation system was very active, and, with almost limitless amounts of land available, many Irish immigrants went on to do very well economically. This industry was expanded to other places, eventually flourishing in the rest of Santa Fe, Entre Rios and Cordoba.
Less fortunate Irish immigrants were recruited in the 1870s and 1880s among poor segments in Dublin, Cork and other counties, and sent as colonists to Argentina. Irish-Argentine agents hired by the Buenos Aires provincial government actively worked in Ireland and were paid by the state and the shipping companies. In 1889 the Dresden Affair occurred when agents Buckley O'Meara and John Stephen Dillon sent 1,774 emigrants in the steamer City of Dresden. Many died due to the conditions of the journey or upon arrival in Buenos Aires. About seven hundred were carried to Bahia Blanca to establish the Irish Colony of Naposta, which in a few months was a failure. The vast majority of these immigrants did not stay in the country, and struggled to go back to Ireland or re-migrated to the United States and other places.
The Irish priests and nuns that arrived in Argentina did not leave any family, but they did leave a spiritual impression on the people that they served as teachers, nurses and ministers. The Irish non-Catholic priests and missionaries were also fundamental in many cases to develop new works in the poorest places of the country. Those who arrived for economic, professional or political reasons had families and their names have been handed down to this day.
Notable Irish Argentines
Ernesto Che Guevara de la Serna
Guillermo Brown
Maria Elena Walsh, writer
Gonzalo Cane (ed.), Dictionary of Irish Latin American Biography in Irish Migration Studies in Latin America
Edelmiro Julian Farrell, ex-President (de facto)
Rodolfo Walsh, writer and journalist
Ricardo Lopez Murphy, Argentine politician and runner for presidency
Mario O'Donnell, writer
- Coghlan, Eduardo A. Los Irlandeses en la Argentina: Su Actuacion y Descendencia .
- Coghlan, Eduardo A. El Aporte de los Irlandeses a la Formacion de la Nacion Argentina .
- Healy, Claire. Migration from Ireland to Buenos Aires, 1776-1890 . James Hardiman Library, NUI, Galway.
- McKenna, Patrick. Nineteenth Century Irish Emigration to, and Settlement in, Argentina .
- Murray, Edmundo. The Irish Road to South America: Nineteenth-Century Travel Patterns from Ireland to the River Plate in: Irish Migration Studies in Latin America.
- Murray, Edmundo. Irish Settlers in Argentina in: Irish Migration Studies in Latin America.
- Sabato, Hilda and Juan Carlos Korol. Como fue la Inmigracion Irlandesa en Argentina .
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Ipswich Town striker Martyn Waghorn (9) during the EFL Sky Bet Championship match between Ipswich Town and Sunderland at Portman Road, Ipswich, England on 26 September 2017. Photo by Phil Chaplin.
Derby County's Martyn Waghorn has told the club website that he is looking forward to their Easter Monday match against QPR.
The Rams are coming off the back of a draw with Birmingham City, coming from behind twice in order to claim a point. This means they are three points off 6th placed Middlesbrough with Derby having four more games to play, including this Monday's fixture against QPR. The R's lost on Friday to Blackburn Rovers and they are yet to be mathematically ruled out of being relegated yet, though admittedly it would take a lot for them to drop down a league now.
And with Derby being so close to getting a place in the Sky Bet Championship play-offs, Waghorn can't wait for the match, especially with them playing at home compared to their rivals who will be playing away in this crucial Easter clash.
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Water does not sanitize months of growing bacteria. Put your toothbrush in the dishwasher, or use a UV cleaner for 10 minutes to get rid of bacteria. Frequent buying new toothbrushes are optimal.
Everyone touches the remote, often times while snacking. Use a cotton swab dampened with rubbing alcohol to clean germs without damaging delicate buttons. Tip: Use disinfectant wipes to clean the remote in a hotel room. Wipes come in convenient travel packs these days.
Between raw meat, raw fish, and whatever was on that dish you put in the sink — your sink is a petri dish of growing bacteria. Scrub it with baking soda, then follow up with a white vinegar soak. Add a few tablespoons of vinegar to warm water, or place vinegar-saturated paper towels in the sink for 15 minutes to completely sanitize.
A clean cutting board is important since you place food directly on it. Using soap can wear down a wooden board, but vinegar will gently disinfect it. Scrub with a baking soda paste and salt for a deep clean. Replace your plastic cutting boards when they show signs of deep cuts and discolorations.
The aerator on your faucet, the little screen at the bottom of the spout, is a hotbed of bacteria. Remove and soak it in white vinegar every couple months to get rid of germs and lime buildup.
Germs can live on refrigerator handles for at least two days. Apply a small amount of dishwashing soap to a damp cloth to wipe away bacteria, daily. Avoid using bleach or other harsh cleaners to prevent chemicals from getting in your food.
Light switches are one of the dirtiest items in your home, which results in an abundance of germs. To clean, spray a cloth with all-purpose cleaner or a 1:1 mixture of vinegar and water. Gently wipe the faceplate and switch.
Nobody wants to think about it, but when you flush with the toilet lid open, nearby surfaces get contaminated. Your favorite all-purpose spray or hydrogen peroxide is a simple solution to this nasty problem. Close the lid while flushing.
While you're at it, go ahead and give all of your walls a good scrubbing. Wipe off any loose dust with a soft cloth, then gently scrub off any dirt with an all-purpose cleaner that's safe for your walls. Don't forget the molding!
If the kitchen sponge smells, that's proof that it's harboring bacteria. Place a wet sponge into the microwave for a minute and a half to kill bugs, or run it through the dishwasher (and replace it regularly). Using hand sanitizer upon it prior to doing dishes helps as well.
The garbage disposal can also produce a foul odor if not cleaned regularly. Pour half a cup of baking soda down the drain followed by a cup of vinegar. Let the mixture bubble for a few minutes; then pour a bucket of hot water down the drain to rinse. Grind half a lemon in the disposal for extra cleaning power and a fresh scent.
You touch oven knobs frequently while handling food, but how often do you clean them? Pull the knobs off, and give them a good cleaning with a 1:1 mixture of vinegar and water. For stubborn stains, let the vinegar sit for at least 10 minutes.
To clean your pets' bowls, remove the food and water and run them through the dishwasher. Use vinegar to get rid of lime buildup, and wash with dish soap in between dishwashing cycles.
You touch your face. You type an email. You reach for your lunch. You type a report. You get the idea. To clean your computer's keyboard, unplug it first. Next, gently wipe with a 1:1 mixture of rubbing alcohol and water, but make sure not to get your keyboard too wet.
Getting rid of mold on your shower curtains is easier than you think. Spray plastic shower curtain liners with a 1:1 mixture of vinegar and water, and run fabric curtains through the washing machine once a month. Plastic liners can be washed as well but there's no guarantee they'll get spotless in the wash. Replacing a mildew plastic curtain is your best option.


The Obama administration recently announced that the regulation of domain names for the internet, which has been controlled by the government, will soon be decided by the free market. So of course conservative groups who rail against government regulation cheered loudly, congratulating Obama for supporting capitalism.
Just a few days ago we saw how conservatives love capitalism and the free market (except when government regulations help their Big Money contributors).
So I don't have to let you know how Fox reacted, do I?
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Q: xmodmap has no effect First post. Here it goes:
I have Ubuntu 10.10, maverick.
A few days ago I was trying to convert my 'command' key on my apple computer to a 'ctrl' key, and after searching online I ran into xmodmap. Let me first go ahead and say that I've figured out in the end how to remap my key (go to System->preferences->keyboard, then layouts, then win/alt key and map it to control). But before this, I had been trying to use xmodmap to do the remapping. In the process, I realized that xmodmap just plain doesn't work for me, and there's nothing I can find online reporting a similar problem.
Even before creating any kind of .Xmodmap file to be executed everytime on login, the command just doesn't seem to work in the terminal. If I run xev, the output of my left command key is:
KeyPress event, serial 33, synthetic NO, window 0x4600001,
root 0xc9, subw 0x0, time 2747931, (120,-383), root:(123,436),
state 0x0, keycode 133 (keysym 0x85, (no name)), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 2 bytes: (c2 85) ""
XmbLookupString gives 2 bytes: (c2 85) ""
XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyRelease event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x4600001,
root 0xc9, subw 0x0, time 2748059, (120,-383), root:(123,436),
state 0x4, keycode 133 (keysym 0x85, (no name)), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False

Which means that my command character's keycode is 133. Doing the same for my ctrl key tells me that the keycode for my left control key is 37.
But doing this command:
xmodmap -e "keycode 133 = Control_L"

would not make my command key function like a control character. Furthermore I know that xmodmap did the mapping, because typing in the command character into xev now gives:
KeyPress event, serial 33, synthetic NO, window 0x4600001,
root 0xc9, subw 0x0, time 3016638, (293,-389), root:(296,430),
state 0x0, keycode 133 (keysym 0xffe3, Control_L), same_screen YES,
XKeysymToKeycode returns keycode: 37
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyRelease event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x4600001,
root 0xc9, subw 0x0, time 3016750, (293,-389), root:(296,430),
state 0x4, keycode 133 (keysym 0xffe3, Control_L), same_screen YES,
XKeysymToKeycode returns keycode: 37
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False

And the keycode 133 entry from xmodmap -pke output also looks correct:
keycode 133 = Control_L NoSymbol Control_L

At this point, the command key would still just act like a command key. My question is, is something overriding xmodmap's key mappings, and if so, where and how?


Can We Still Update The Bad Ips?
Thread: Can We Still Update The Bad Ips?
is there any way I can update manually, or use another program (that's NOT peerguardian ). . . .
There's a Bad IP Ranges Updater 1.3 (I'm guessing you have 1.2)?
If all else fails you can join the forums at Peer Guardian and use their updated lists to copy into your Bad IP text file.
I was able to update my Bad IP Address file this morning to December 12, 2003 using the Peer Guardian contained in BadIPUpdater 1.3.
for now the lists are the same,so it shouldn't matter where you update them.
im going to try to do another big update this weekeend to the database,so we will see how things go there.


No. 1 overall pick Jared Goff made his long-awaited NFL debut on Sunday, and aside from one nice scramble that was immediately called back for a penalty, there was little to write home about from the Rams rookie.
Goff didn't throw any interceptions or turn the ball over, but he also didn't much throw the ball down field. And this was by design: the Rams kept things extremely simple for Goff on a rainy Los Angeles day against a stingy Miami defense, meaning he mostly handed the ball off and threw short passes.
His stat line: 17 for 31 (54%) for 134 yards. That averaged out to 4.3 yards per completion, and his longest play of the day was 21 yards. It's hard to take much from that.
The genuine excitement from his bench after he dives for the new set of downs is noticeable. Sometimes in a lost season, something this small goes a long way.
Otherwise, though, Goff's job was thoroughly forgettable.
Jared Goff's longest completion travelled 7 yards, and he finished just 5-of-11 for 64 yards on passes thrown more than 5 yards downfield.
"He did a really good job," Fisher said. "No delay of games. He was in complete control in the huddle. He did a nice job on the line of scrimmage. I was disappointed in the outcome of the game, but you could see the light - there's light there for him."
In all, it's hard to know much about Goff's performance. The Rams blew a 10-0 lead in the 4th quarter and look well on their way to another 7-9 season. Fisher, meanwhile, is four losses away from losing the most games of any coach in NFL history.
Hopefully as the season winds to a close we'll see the Rams give Goff more responsibility. That will give us a better sense of what Goff's capable of. It's also likely that we'll see Goff in a completely new offense next season, under a new head coach. The two aren't mutually exclusive.


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