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Men with work-related mental health problems are far less likely than women to seek help from friends, family or colleagues. And, according to a Business in the Community report just 14 per cent disclose problems to their line manager or human resources department.
"It is saddening to see the 'men don't cry' portrayal of masculinity still preventing thousands of men from talking about their distress and accessing support," the study says. The fact that two-fifths of men sought no support from anyone during the most recent occurrence of a mental health issue indicates that there are significant improvements to be made.
How then can employers, especially those with male-dominated workforces, best approach this mental health gender gap?
Simon Blake is chief executive of Mental Health First Aid England, the main provider of workplace training. "You've got a cultural context against which often men don't ask for help until they're at crisis point," he says. "That's why it's so important that Mental Health First Aid . . . shifts that culture . . . to a place where it is seen as brave and strong to ask for help at the point at which you need it."
Lee Woolcott-Ellis is one of the campaigners helping drive that change. A victim of 1970s child sexual abuse — chronicled in his memoir A Childhood Not Easily Forgotten — he is mental health co-ordinator at Southeastern, a train operator with an 81 per cent male workforce, where he has put his own experience to good use by developing a mental health advocacy programme.
Workplaces need to take a whole-life approach
"When you've been in an abusive relationship or you've lived with abuse you recognise it in others," he says. Mr Woolcott-Ellis tried to pretend everything was fine during his 17 years on the railway: "Eventually it's not OK and it all boils over. I asked for help when I got there, and, thankfully, I came out the other side, which really was the precursor to what we're doing now."
Underlying causes of mental ill-health are not normally as harrowing as those experienced by Mr Woolcott-Ellis. The usual culprits are the big life changes such as bereavement or divorce, but tipping points can come from everyday events at work.
"Sometimes it can be just the silliest little thing, or it could be an assault at work or someone being particularly unpleasant and enough to push someone over the edge," he explained.
The point is echoed by Poppy Jaman, chief executive of the City Mental Health Alliance. "What we've found in the City is that people will have a whole load of stuff that's going on in their life — and work will be the thing that just tips them over . . . Workplaces need to take a whole-life approach."
London's financial industry has historically been a very alpha-male environment where men in senior roles are reluctant to talk about mental health issues in case they are seen as less powerful says Ms Jaman.
"We raise boys and men not to cry, not to show emotions. That is amplified further when you're working in a high-pressure sector which is incredibly competitive."
Construction is a male-dominated industry whose mental health statistics make grim reading: The risk of suicide among labourers is three times higher than the national average; work-related stress, depression and anxiety are estimated to cost building companies £178m a year.
"We're renowned as tough guys," says Martin Coyd, a volunteer with Building Mental Health, a construction industry initiative and the head of health, safety and wellbeing at Mace Construction, one of the UK's biggest building firms. "We don't talk about things that are perceived as weakness. What's recognised now is those that do, actually have huge courage."
Shaun Davis is global director of safety, health, wellbeing and sustainability at Royal Mail — another mainly male environment — and author of Positive Male Mind. "We're not expecting our managers to be clinicians and 'fix' their people, because that's not what their role is. Their role is to help, support and signpost," he explains. Peer-to-peer networks are also vital, he says.
A common thread for these mental health advocates is the importance of the line manager as a first port of call for distressed staff. The problem, says Cary Cooper, professor of organisational psychology and health at Manchester Business School, is that too often, managers get their jobs because of their technical abilities rather than people skills. Companies should instead "recruit the ones that have good emotional intelligence", he argues.
"Public health interventions which aim to change the resilience and mental fitness of a group only work if the organisation's managers are signed up," says Professor Neil Greenberg, Royal College of Psychiatrists Chair for Occupational Psychiatry.
The economic argument for addressing mental ill-health in the workplace is compelling. Thriving at Work, a 2017 report for the UK government, put the costs to the economy of poor mental health as high as £99bn a year.
Is the tide turning? Ms Jaman certainly thinks so: "In the last six years I have seen more men in the City come out and talk about their mental health experience than ever before".
The feeling is echoed by Mr Woolcott-Ellis: "There is now a movement of openness and we are seeing people come forward. It's definitely changing, there's no doubt about that."
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A woman is fighting for her life a day after being airlifted to hospital following a serious crash on the A46 near Evesham.
The woman, who is in her 70s, was in a green Honda Jazz which was in collision with a green and white MAN truck at 2pm on Tuesday on the busy bypass.
West Mercia Police said she remained in a critical condition at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, more than 24-hours after the incident near the junction of Elm Road.
The driver of the truck was shaken but unhurt.
An ambulance, a paramedic officer were sent to the scene along with the Midlands Air Ambulance from Strensham with a doctor and critical care paramedic on board.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said yesterday: "Ambulance staff worked with firefighters to rapidly extricate the woman from the car, which had been badly damaged.
"She was treated at the scene for serious injuries before being airlifted to the Major Trauma Centre at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.
Anyone with information should call police on 101 and quote incident 234-s-111218.


It's two days to go until World Cleanup Day on 15 September, for which the local teams in more than 150 countries have been preparing for many months. In several regions they are now facing natural disasters, floods, earthquakes, typhoons and hurricanes.
According to global disaster alerts, there are six active tropical cyclones that may hit participating countries or regions and are expected to have a humanitarian impact based on the storm strength and forecast path, all of which will affect millions of people.
In Asia, tropical cyclones are expected to reach the southern coast of China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, the Philippines and Vietnam by 14-15 September and could affect as many as 150 million people.
In North America, US States North & South Carolina, Virginia, Washington D.C. and Georgia face the (now-downgraded but still dangerous) Category 2 Hurricane Florence, making landfall on 14 September and affecting up to an estimated 17 million people, with 2 million already evacuated.
In US, President Donald Trump has issued a video message saying: "This is going to be one of the biggest ones to ever hit our country… Protection of life is the absolute highest priority.". As the effects of Florence are currently unknown, cleanups in the affected States have been cancelled until further notice, just as they were in Texas last year after Hurricane Harvey.
The Hawaiian islands face a tropical storm today, the 13th, with an estimated 1.1 million people affected. Currently, indications are that Hawaii will be able to continue on Saturday as scheduled.
In Japan, several prefectures are still repairing damage caused by Super Typhoon Jebi in the beginning of September. Furthermore, the region suffered a 5.2-magnitude earthquake on 11 September in Shizunai and a 5.0-magnitude earthquake on 12 September in Hokkaidō. Additionally, several earthquakes exceeding 5.0 magnitude been registered today (13 September) in Turkey, Nicaragua, India, China and the Indonesian Archipelago. Fortunately, no structural damage or injuries have been reported.
"This all is a very serious forecast. We do hope there will not be any casualties due to the tropical storms. We keep monitoring global disaster alerts and we are ready to assist countries' team leaders how to go on in these circumstances, if necessary," said Evelin Uibokand, head of Safety and Crisis team for World Cleanup Day.
Despite different recent or ongoing emergencies and conflicts in many countries, most nations are still taking part in World Cleanup Day. Some countries in the affected areas have already announced their rescheduled cleanup dates. The leading World Cleanup Day action team from Hong Kong declared that they are postponing their cleanup to 6 October, due to the typhoon. Macau have followed suit, planning an action for 23 September. Taiwan is rescheduling all coastal cleanups for 29 September.
"We totally support these decisions, made in the name of safety. It is not safe to carry out cleanups in high category tropical storms," said Evelin Uibokand. To facilitate a safe and successful event, Safety&Crisis Team have prepared Safety&Crisis guidelines to all World Cleanup Day participating teams.
World Cleanup Day will gather millions of volunteers in 150 countries to unite with their energy, goodwill and concern for the environment, to clean their countries of waste pollution in a single day on September 15th, 2018. World Cleanup Day is being propelled by the civic movement Let's do it! World, which has been initiating cleanup actions across 113 countries throughout the last decade, with over 20 million volunteers taking part in total. The movement began in the small Northern European tech-savvy country of Estonia in 2008, when 50,000 people came together to clean up the entire country in just five hours. Technology created by former Skype chief architect and co-founder of Starship Technologies, Ahti Heinla, enabled the organising team to map more than 10,000 trash points before the cleanup and arrange the work of 50,000 volunteers.


Several Native leaders share their thoughts on why their nations are deliberating potential changes to their citizenship criteria, and they discuss some of the many challenges that Native nations face in this complex area of governance.
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Presenters from the second day of NNI's "Tribal Constitutions" seminar gather to field questions from seminar participants on a variety of topics ranging from citizen education and engagement to the role off-reservation citizens can and should play in a Native nation's present and future.
Scholar Carole Goldberg discusses the internal considerations that Native nations should ponder when deciding whether and how to change their citizenship criteria.
Anishinaabe scholar Jill Doerfler discusses the process that the White Earth Nation followed to arrive at their new constitution, and details the evolving debate at White Earth about which citizenship criteria it would incorporate into this new governing document.


Kadir Has University (KHU) was founded in, in Istanbul. The university, with its five faculties of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Economics and Administrative Sciences, Communication, Law and Fine Arts, as well as its several vocational schools, is dedicated to becoming a leader in educational and cultural fields in Turkey, as well as establishing itself as an international center for research and scientific development.
The founder of Kadir Has University, the late Mr. Kadir Has, dedicated his life to education. The founding of our institution grew out of his personal philosophy: "I will strive to do and be the best for my country." In keeping with this motto, our purpose is to facilitate the education, development, and prosperity of today's youth by means of innovative research and academic teaching that inspires democratic thinking and practice. We believe that education can fortify our students, as it did earlier generations, to meet the tests of their own time. Our aim is to create an environment of education, research, and discussion at the level of the best universities in the world. Thus we offer education based on both traditional disciplines and interdisciplinary models; we foster the skills necessary for continuing social and cultural development; and, while helping students prepare for the future, we encourage their search for higher truths. The central tenet of Kadir Has University's philosophy is to produce students who are self-confident, who question, who consider all perspectives and evaluate them without prejudice, and who are open to the winds of change. We want students to see that as successful scholars and fulfilled individuals, they are the leaders of our society.
The MSc program in Computer Engineering offers to its graduate students' opportunities in specializing in areas on which scientific and technological advances have increased recently, such as software engineering, algorithm analysis, and design, parallel programming, computer networks, mobile applications, and web services. In parallel to the developments in all these areas, the demand for the highly-qualified workforce is increasing in Turkey as well as abroad. The M.S. Program contributes to this workforce by graduating engineers with a master's degree and up-to-date scientific background.
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Whenever there is an open question or confusion on some point, my brother always claps his hands and says, "Well, let's ask the Great Google," as if the popular search engine were some great wizard pulling levers behind a curtain. Truth be told, Google does seem to know everything, including how to create an inviting and innovative work environment.
Last week, I visited the tech company's expansive campus, at the invitation of a friend and parishioner who works there. Throughout the tour, I goggled in awe at the visionary quality of the Google campus. Spread over several square miles in picturesque Mountain View, California, employees could call for chauffeured rides from one building to the next. Brightly-colored yellow bikes with baskets and vintage bells on the handlebars were strewn throughout the property, so that workers and guests alike could pedal from one place to another, alighting from the two-wheelers and leaving them wherever they wanted.
The facilities included 35 restaurants with every kind of free food and drink imaginable, coffee bars with free lattes and snacks, hammocks and lazy outdoor furniture, tennis courts, a gym, an infinity pool, and much more. Work spaces were collegial and connective with cheerful décor. Socially acceptable messages about inclusivity and equality were posted throughout the winding corridors. Employees were not expected to work particular hours but could roam the campus at will and seemed to do whatever they wanted.
At first blush, the Google campus appeared to be a kind of utopia. Yet, there was a shadow side, in my opinion. People wandered alone for the most part, not speaking to others. Social graces and etiquette among the inhabitants seemed to be lacking on most occasions. For all its idealism and forward thinking, there was sort of a soulless quality to it all. Indeed, it seems that whenever man tries to build paradise on his own, a dystopia inevitably emerges instead.
The prophet Isaiah announces the presence and power of God in the world when he says in the first reading that the "Spirit of the Lord" is upon him "to bring glad tidings to the poor." What Isaiah promises is a miraculous transformation of society on the basis of justice. He understands his mission to be the creation of a perfectly just society. Isaiah believes that God will "comfort all who mourn," once social conflict, hierarchy, class status, and disparities between the rich and the poor have been eliminated forever.
Yet, Isaiah's dream was too small. The Christian belief is that God's Spirit indeed has been poured out, but upon Jesus to accomplish nothing less than the salvation of humankind and the entire world. In Christ, Isaiah's utopian vision was fulfilled in a way that far exceeded his deepest hopes and expectations. Importantly, it also was the result of God's work, not our own desire to build a perfect society.
Hygge is the Nordic concept of coziness and comfort that we've talking about for a few weeks. May the Great God bring you comfort this holiday season in the reassuring realization that it is through the Lord's grace and not our own hands that we have been redeemed.


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On May 27-29, Acadia Divinity College and the Taylor Centre will be hosting the "International Collaboration on Faith and Violence" with researchers from the UK, from Australia, and from Canada. Through public addresses, times of worship and fellowship, we will bring individuals, clergy, leaders, and researchers from across Atlantic Canada, and from around the world to wrestle with the church's response to domestic violence.
Join us for the re-dedication of the newly refurbished Acadia Divinity College Building, 3:00 p.m. on June 21, 2019.
Sheldon L. Fountain Learning Commons, 26 Crowell Dr.
You are invited to a Celebration and Recognition of Service of Rev. Dr. Harry G. Gardner, 6th President of Acadia Divinity College, Dean of Theology of Acadia University, and the Abner J. Langley and Harold L. Mitton Professor of Church Leadership.


Lancashire County Council will face a bill for costs in excess of £330,000 over the planning battle for two bids to frack on the Fylde. A spokesman confirmed Cuadrilla has been granted costs relating to the council's refusal of permission to install a monitoring array near the Preston New Road site. But the total could rise further depending on the final outcome of the application to frack at the Roseacre site. If communities minister Sajid Javid decides that a new traffic management plan can be put together to make the rural roads near Roseacre safe and allows Cuadrilla's appeal, then that total could rise further.


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Q: Error in exporting data into excel from matlab I am using the following code to read an image and comparing the image with 13 images inside a folder and finding errors and exporting it to Excel.
clear all;
clc;
workspace;              % Make sure the workspace panel is showing.

ReferenceImage = imread('F:\R\CS\0.8\0.6\6.jpg');
[rows columns] = size(ReferenceImage);

fpath = fullfile('F:\R\CT\0.0\0.2\','*.jpg');
img_dir = dir(fpath);
for k=1:length(img_dir)
input_image=strcat('F:\R\CT\0.0\0.2\',img_dir(k).name);
noisyImage = imread(input_image);

squaredErrorImage = (double(ReferenceImage) - double(noisyImage)) .^ 2;

mse = sum(sum(squaredErrorImage)) / (rows * columns);
xlswrite('F:\R\DataX.xls',mse,'A1:A13');
PSNR = 10 * log10( 256^2 / mse);
xlswrite('F:\R\DataX.xls',PSNR,'B1:B15');

end

I am expecting the Excel sheet to have One Column for MSE and One Column for PSNR where the calculated errors of each are displayed.
For example Lets Say,
Image Ref and Image 1, MSE =2; PSNR = 3
Image Ref and Image 2, MSE =3; PSNR = 3
Image Ref and Image 3, MSE =2; PSNR = 4
Image Ref and Image 4, MSE =5; PSNR = 8

I want the excel sheet to look like
2 3
3 3
2 4
5 8

But Instead the sheet I am creating is repeating the numbers. Please help.

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Readers of my previous blogs will know that planetary imaging is my passion and in particular creating animations.
I'd like to share with you three different ways I use to show movement on another world using fairly modest equipment (in my case an 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope and a planetary imaging camera).
Jupiter is the easiest planet to make animations of as it has a lot of detail on its surface and it rotates quite quickly. These animations were made in 2011 when it reached opposition (when it's exactly opposite the Sun in the sky) at almost the same time as it reached perihelion (when it reaches its closest point to the Sun). In addition, it climbed very high in the sky, reaching almost 50º. In astro imaging terms, this was a dream situation with a large disc sitting high above the murky and turbulent lower sky.
So the first and easiest type of animation you can make is a rotation.
Jupiter rotates in just under 10 hours, so in one night if you photograph it every few minutes for even a short period, you can create a very obvious rotation movie by putting all your images together in photo editing software.
The animation below shows just 40 minutes of rotation but it also reveals a staggering amount of detail. These rotation movies are great at showing exactly which features are real and which are camera artefacts. You can also sometimes capture its moons passing in front of and behind the planet, as can be seen in one of my previous blogs.
The second type of animation is to try and show the movement of cloud formations on the planet. This is much trickier and more time-consuming. The best way to do it is to capture the planet as many times as possible when the Great Red Spot (GRS) is on the central meridian.
That way you can show how the cloud features move around it and you have a large anchor point for the eye. With just three such images taken at three-week intervals, I created the animation below. You can clearly see how the barges (dark elongated clouds) move in the northern equatorial belt, along with a build up of white cloud around the GRS.
The third animation type is a time-lapse movie showing the planet growing in size as it approaches Earth.
By photographing it regularly (weather permitting) you can clearly show how the disc grows over time as it moves closer to Earth. Of course, the golden rule with this is to always photograph it at the same magnification. I use a 2x Barlow for each image. The animation below shows the planet from 19 August to 20 October 2011.
Each method takes a lot of patience and perseverance but the results really are wondrous when you consider that you can create moving images of another planet with your own equipment.
I bet when Galileo first looked at Jupiter 400 years ago – seeing something similar to what we now see through our finderscopes – he could never have imagined that one day we'd be able to film it moving from our own back gardens. Makes you wonder what will be possible in another 400 years!


Hunting is different than you might perhaps imagine if you've never done it. There's definitely an expected thrill when you find your target and take your shot, but that thrill is ephemeral (especially when, like me, you don't have any desire to even kill the animal — I never have). The vast majority of the experience devolves into a game of patience. You prepare your arsenal slowly and methodically before you set out, find a likely spot to wait for your prey and then hope they walk across your crosshairs. The vast majority of your hunting experience is solitary, quiet and lonely, and for that I never enjoyed it. Monster Hunter: World isn't really anything like that on its surface, but once you dig down into it, you'll find that some of those life lessons learned from hunting are just as relevant out in the forest as they are in the game. It makes for an experience that's somewhat unique in the gaming world to say the least.
The core of the Monster Hunter series has always been the hunting experience and not just the fight. In World, you'll start off any expedition by carefully planning your arsenal before the mission — a task with a surprising amount of depth. The game does not feature leveling or skills, but it does feature a robust crafting system that will allow you to use monster parts and other gathered items to create weapons and armor to fit your playstyle and situation. While later certain builds do begin to pull apart from the pack, for dozens of hours the weapons and armor you use will make a difference depending on your target. A monster focusing on ice damage might be weak to a fire or lightning weapon. You might not want to use a short sword and shield against a monster that flies, or you might need armor with a special skill. Of course, you'll also need to consider style as part of your attire since the armor can look quite badass.
Choosing your weapon makes the largest impact on your gameplay experience. With 14 to choose from, each with their own unique movesets, there are a lot of options to play the way you want to play. Each weapon has basic combos that display in real time in the corner of your screen, which makes it easy getting the basics down. Beyond the basics, there's a ton of depth to each weapon. Dual blades are fast but weak against flying enemies, or a bowgun can attack from a distance but isn't so mobile. Choosing the right weapon for the fight ahead is supremely important and the strong variation adds a lot of replay value. The only issue is that the depth is never explained in-game. Even core mechanics of weapons require research online to understand how they function. Once you get the learning down, the weapons are fantastic, but if you try to go into the game and learn as you go, you'll likely come away disappointed with weapons you might have otherwise loved.
Once you make it into one of the game's five primary environments, each characterized by a colorful landscape and filled with monsters large and small, you'll begin exploring for your target. That target can either be a quest or a target of your choosing, determined by crafting needs or whatever else you may hope to find. As you explore, green dust will flow out and highlight points of interest. These include herbs, rocks and, most importantly, signs of monster activity. As you find more signs, from tracks to mucus to tree scrapings, you'll level up your green dust and it will eventually begin to show you where your target is. It's about as fun as it sounds (not very), but it does feel like hunting and the experience wouldn't be nearly so memorable without it.
Combat with the monsters is an epic affair. In a way, they're a lot like standard hack and slash bosses. They'll use a few choreographed moves, and are bullet sponges that can take upwards of 30 minutes to kill. The enemy attacks are generally easy to avoid, or very hard to avoid with little in between. The monsters have no health bar so you're left to guess how much progress you've made with only an occasional limping gait to clue you in to the fact the battle is almost done. Periodically, the monster will run away faster than you can keep up and you'll have to track down the beast a few times before finishing it off.
These moments of flight offer the opportunity to remind you that this game is more than just fighting. You'll take this time to craft more potions to heal yourself, eat some food for additional bonuses, and re-sharpen your blade to ensure it's doing full damage. These tasks are very procedural yet are central to Monster Hunter's identity. The game is not a boss rush and that's primarily due to this downtime. If it's an experience you're enjoying there's no problem, but those who want to stay in the action are likely to find the experience grating after the upteenth time sharpening a sword and then chasing a monster through a familiar environment.
Ultimately, the combat is simple. You'll use your chosen weapon's typical attack pattern while dodging left or right at the appropriate time. You'll probably only get a few hits at a time for minimal damage if you can't hit the monster's weak point. Even if you can hit the weak points and use an appropriate weapon, the fights will still be drawn out affairs even ignoring the downtime and chase. These monsters simply have a metric ton of health and require an equal ton of patience to push through and ultimately slay your target. The final moments offer an opportunity to break down the beast for random crafting parts. If you get what you were hoping for then you're golden — if not, you can expect to be rolling out to participate in the exact same fight once again until you get that coveted drop.
The game's story provides context for all of this hunting. You're a hunter sent as part of the Fifth Fleet to investigate a new land and research its inhabitants. It turns out that giant and powerful monsters are moving through the new continent as part of the Elder Crossing and it's your job, ultimately, to figure out what's going on. As you progress you'll meet tons of cool characters and badass hunters who play a big part in the world, or at least the game's framed as if they do. You're pretty much the only one who ever kills anything and you'll have forgotten about the new faces you met within a day since the story is simply nothing to write home about.
As a solo experience, Monster Hunter is neither good nor bad — it's just perfectly fine. The franchise makes up for it with multiplayer hunting and that's where the real fun is found. Fighting a giant beast is cool, but doing it with three friends is much more fun. The addition of new players brings new strategies and allows players to breathe more and focus on rewarding combat instead of constantly dodging when you're the monster's only target. Even the exploration segments are better as four can find a monster faster than one. This game jumps from fine to borderline excellent when playing with others just as it was designed. So it's surprising that this multiplayer-centric game constantly hamstrings itself with baffling design decisions that actively prevent you from playing with friends.
If a mission will have a cutscene, and most new missions will, then you can't group with anyone. This means if you're progressing at the same time with a friend, you each need to play the new mission solo until you watch the cutscene and then one player needs to quit their mission and join the other's. Even worse, you can potentially not get the rewards of the quest if you don't join quick enough. No one could justify that design decision. Cutscenes are frequent and constantly needing to regroup is a drag. The problem dissipates when you get to the end game and are simply fighting monsters in the wild over and over, but that can take dozens of hours to reach.
Grouping with random players is also full of bad design decisions. It's still great to play with others so you'll feel like you should request others join you, but you can be punished for it. Players only have three lives total before the mission fails. During an early fight with a fearsome dinosaur, I fought for 30 minutes and died twice along the way. The beast was limping badly and clearly weak when someone finally joined my game. He ran right in and promptly died, failing the mission and sending me back to base with nothing to show for my half hour. It was miserable and makes you question whether you'd even want to play with random players. With better online systems, this could have been a gem but the design simply hobbles the game.
The achievements are going to be an incredible grind. You can play for countless hours and earn very little gamerscore. The story may not be complete for dozens of hours. When it finally is, the grind has just begun, though, as you'll need to kill the small and large versions of every single large monster. Whether a monster is large or small is random and not readily apparent when you first enter a zone, so you'll spend your time hunting, and hunting, and hunting, hoping for a stroke of luck when you see a rare monster. Then you have to kill it. Estimates put that achievement alone at over 1000 hours depending on your luck. That tells you all you need to know about the achievements.
This game was featured in our Best Xbox One RPGs Available in 2019 article. Why not check it out to see what else made the cut?
The thrill of the hunt is alive and well in Monster Hunter: World. Whether it's a giant lizard or a flying dragon, the beasts you'll hunt will require careful planning, tracking and execution to down. This enjoyable gameplay loop is filled in with beautiful zones and a completely forgettable story. Character development is exciting as you piece together armor that will help you tackle a given foe and a huge bounty of weapons offers plenty of different playstyles, although learning those styles will likely require watching a outside tutorials to really excel. The game is wonderful with friends, but unfortunately the implementation of co-op only works well in the end game — story missions can often only be consumed solo, a huge misstep considering how much better the co-op can be. Monster Hunter: World captures that feel of hunting, and despite its technical quirks and poor design decisions, if you've got a group of friends to play with it comes highly recommended. If you're running solo, you might be better waiting for a sale.
The reviewer spent 12 hours preparing for the hunt, eating really well and killing wild beasts. He collected 9 of 49 achievements for 105 Gamerscore. An Xbox One copy was provided by the publisher for the purposes of this review.


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Ted Esser, Ph.D. has been the operations manager of the Spiritual Emergence Network for over sixteen years (with a two year pause–see below). He has an MA in Philosophy & Religion and a PhD in East-West Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies. A summary of his doctoral research, Lucid Dreaming, Kundalini, the Divine, and Nonduality: A Transpersonal Narrative Study appears in the book Lucid Dreaming: New Perspectives to Consciousness in Sleep (2014) published by Praeger. He is an Associate Editor for the International Journal of transpersonal Studies. He has taught graduate-level Consciousness Studies and Transpersonal Psychology courses at John F. Kennedy University and Sofia University (formerly the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology). He has a spiritual counseling practice in San Diego, California, USA. Further information about his work is available through his web site: www.tedesser.com.
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Her work in Chile included the creation of psycho-educational programs, teaching, research, and psychotherapy. Susana's long-term passion for indigenous cultures and their relationship to the natural world, along with her interest on the therapeutic potentials of non-ordinary states of consciousness, led her to the Peruvian Amazon in 1999. Since then, she has been studying Vegetalismo and other indigenous shamanic practices from the Americas. Her doctoral research focused on the healing function of the icaros during ayahuasca ceremonies, which is an ongoing area of study for her.
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Q: Handling getting slow internet in android application programmatically I am developing android an application fetching data from web server. I am usually able to fetch data from server using high-speed Wifi and 3G; however, 2G is very slow compare to 3G and Wifi. Is it possible to programmatically work around slow internet, such as if there is no 3G/Wifi access, and if not, is there anything I can do about it?
I ask because my application is supposed to fetch data from a server, even when speed drops to 2G levels, and I'm not very certain what to do if 3G/Wifi becomes slow or isn't available.

A: If faster internet was available, you'd be using it.  You can't speed up the internet with software-  its a matter of what networks are available and how much bandwidth they have-  basically up to your provider.  You could detect it and perhaps put off some long lasting downloads, but if you can't just decide to do it later you're stuck.

A: There is ConnectivityManager (look at this link) class in Android Framework. You can get this using:
Context.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE).

You can get information about all supported network connection by the device using public NetworkInfo[] getAllNetworkInfo () function (more info). Then you can check all of it and make decision about network connection by your preference.
Also you can use public NetworkInfo getNetworkInfo (int networkType) method to get info about concrete network connection.


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I used to go weekly to the store and get books for inspiration once I cancelled my quilting magazines.
I should have started it last August right?
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The 2014 National Curriculum asks that children learn to use commas in lists from Y2 onward. This article is a set of tried and tested teacher ideas for introducing and then consolidating the use of commas in lists.
The Standards and Testing Agency's English grammar, punctuation and spelling test framework sets out that the use of the serial (or Oxford) comma will be penalised in lists of single items. Consequently, when introducing commas in lists you may then want to introduce the idea that 'ands' are frightened of commas so will never be seen in a sentence next to one. This won't stop you and your class from encountering texts where the serial comma is part of the publisher's house style but it will offer an opportunity to reinforce your own house rule – no commas next to 'and' in a list!
Play the 'Granny went shopping' game. As a class recite what was bought on Granny's shopping trip, model writing the list and make sure that the class spot any naughty 'ands' and use commas to punctuate their list instead.
Create actions, symbols and sound effects for different punctuation marks. Use these when reading a whole-class text or sentence example from the board. You can then repeat this exercise with a piece of unpunctuated text to assist children in recognising where to add the commas and other punctuation marks.
Make lists of equipment in PE lessons and science lessons.
Write a sentence on the board with lots of 'ands' used within a list of items or actions. Ask the children to remove the superfluous 'ands'. If you want to take part in a grown-ups version of this activity, take a look at this activity on the BBC Skillwise website.
Do a bit of grammar 'double-counting' (or killing two birds with one stone). Why not get your children using commas in lists of adjectives to describe nouns. By doing this you will also be covering part of the requirements to create expanded noun phrases.
With older children introduce the use of a colon to introduce a list. e.g. I like the following sports: cricket, rugby, netball and tennis.


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I have spent the last week catching up with the household filing which I have most definitely been ignoring recently! It's a job that I don't like at all. But a job that has to be done. Having resisted for so long I have now ploughed through the seemingly endless piles of receipts, medical reports and other similar official paperwork. I'm almost up to date! Job well done! Now I can get back to doing the things that I enjoy doing. With no guilt! I can return to my writing with a clearer head. Because I now have a clearer desk!
Following her lovely review of There Is Always More To Say, Jo from jaffareadstoo hosted an interview with me which you can read here, along with the review in case you missed it the first time round! Thank you, Jo. I enjoyed chatting with you.
A couple of days ago I woke up and decided that I needed to and wanted to join a creative writing class. Just like that! So I have enrolled onto a course @JW3London which I'm really looking forward to starting at the end of the month. I know that going to classes will give me the focus and that gentle push that I need at the moment. My head is so full of ideas and I hope that by going to classes I will gain some clarity as to what I should develop and what I should let go of! I'm looking forward to joining the class. I'll keep you all updated!
Two more reviews of There Is Always More To Say have come in recently. I am attaching both links here and here. I would like to thank both Sarah (@sarahhardy681) and Adele (@kraftireader) for having taken the time to read and review. I love these totally honest and unbiased reviews that I am receiving. They mean a lot to me.
I hope everyone has a good couple of weeks. And please do continue to write to me with your questions about There Is Always More To Say. I should be able to answer them all!
Trip to Budapest, and more.
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Memories, Both Old and New.
Thanks To A Wonderful Team!
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HAMILTON, the Broadway musical, which won 11 Tony Awards last night including best musical, will have its London premiere in October 2017. The critically acclaimed musical has broken box office records on Broadway and has become a cultural sensation. HAMILTON will reopen the Victoria Palace Theatre, which is currently undergoing an extensive multi-million pound refurbishment. From 12.00noon today, Monday 13 June you can register interest and sign up for priority booking at hamiltonthemusical.co.uk. Tickets will go on sale in November 2016.
"The support HAMILTON has received from our British fans has been incredible – I have been reminded of their love, which is just as our King George would want it to be! I'm thrilled the show will be shared with UK audiences starting in the fall of 2017 at the beautiful Victoria Palace Theatre," said Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Jeffrey Seller said, "HAMILTON" is pure joy and I can't wait to share it with London audiences. I'm delighted to be partnering again with Cameron, from whom I've been learning my entire career. And we couldn't have a better home than the Victoria Palace Theatre, which will be a Palace, indeed, after its current renovation."
Cameron Mackintosh said, "Just occasionally in life the stars align as they have now, and I have the perfect theatre available for one of the most brilliant, original and entertaining musicals I have ever seen. The moment I saw Lin Manuel's remarkable HAMILTON I knew that this was a musical with a phenomenal story and score which will be performed somewhere in the world as long as people want to go to the theatre. To be working with my friend Jeffrey Seller again is an added bonus. My major redevelopment of the Victoria Palace will bring new life to a much loved building and I have no doubt HAMILTON will do the same for the musical theatre".
HAMILTON, now on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre has book, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, is directed by Thomas Kail, with choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler and musical direction and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire, and is based on Ron Chernow's biography of Alexander Hamilton.
HAMILTON is the story of America's Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington's right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and was the new nation's first Treasury Secretary. HAMILTON'S score blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B and Broadway – the story of America then, as told by America now.
HAMILTON'S creative team previously collaborated on the 2008 Tony Award-winning Best Musical In the Heights, which is currently enjoying a very successful run at London's Kings Cross Theatre.
HAMILTON is produced by Jeffrey Seller, Sander Jacobs, Jill Furman, The Public Theater and Cameron Mackintosh.
Costume Design of a Musical – Paul Tazewell
Lighting Design of a Musical – Howell Binkley
Featured Actress in a Musical – Renée Elise Goldsberry
Featured Actor in a Musical – Daveed Diggs
Original Score – Lin-Manuel Miranda
Direction of a Musical – Thomas Kail
Orchestrations – Alex Lacamoire
Book of a Musical – Lin-Manuel Miranda
Choreography- Andy Blankenbuehler
Leading Actor in a Musical – Leslie Odom, Jr.
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Victoria Palace Theatre London
Victoria Street, London, SW1E 5EA
Tube Lines: District, Circle, Victoria
Directions from nearest tube: The theatre is on the Wilton Road bend and can be seen from the station.
Railway Station: Victoria
Bus Numbers: (Victoria Street) 11, 24, 44, 52, 148, 211, 436, 507, C1; (Victoria Station) 2, 16, 36, 38, 73, 82, 170, 185, C2, C10
Night Bus Numbers: (Victoria Street) 24, 148, N2, N11, N16, N44, N52, N136; (Victoria Station) 36, N38, N73, C2
Car Park: Semley Place
Venue Facilities: Air conditioned, Bar, Disabled toilets, Infrared hearing loop, Toilets, Wheelchair accessible
Victoria Palace Theatre
The theatre began as a small concert room above the stables of the Royal Standard Hotel, a hotel and tavern constructed in 1832 at what was then 522 Stockbridge Terrace, on the site of the existing theatre. The proprietor, John Moy, enlarged the building, and by 1850 it was known as Moy's Music Hall. Alfred Brown took over in 1863, refurbished it, and gave it the name of the Royal Standard Music Hall.
After Victoria Street and Victoria Station were constructed, in 1886 the Royal Standard Music Hall was "the most comfortable Hall of entertainment in London – no expense has been spared."
The arrival of electricity and other new theatrical technology in the early 1900s meant that substantial changes were necessary, and London's oldest licensed music-hall was demolished. Once more no expense was spared, and in 1910 Frank Matcham's Victoria Palace cost the large sum of £12000 to build.
The Victoria Palace Theatre retains much of its initial character, in particular in the auditorium, front of house, together with the dressing rooms which have been renovated. The grey marble foyer with its gold mosaic and white Sicilian marble pillars is much the same as it was in 1911. On the outside, the facade, the canopy and cupola have been restored.
The auditorium seats 1550 and is air-conditioned. It features a sliding roof, a simple and still efficient precursor of air-conditioning. The Stalls, Dress Circle and Upper Circle Theatreoriginally each had their own entrance and their own box office selling pre-printed tickets from a paper seating-plan.
The Victoria Palace ventured into the new millennium with a significant building programme including enlarging the Foyer, toilet facilities and increasing the dressing room space, whilst preserving the historic building's character.
A copy of the original statue of Pavlova, was in 2006 reinstated to its original place above the cupola of the Victoria Palace and her gold-leafed figure once again gleams above us.
Billy Elliot the Musical premiered in the at the Victoria Palace Theatre, opening for previews on Thursday 31st March 2005 and officially on Wednesday 11th May 2005. The show was nominated for nine Laurence Olivier Awards, and winning four, including Best New Musical.
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Home Blogs HoriZZon Expanding our HoriZZon in 2021
Expanding our HoriZZon in 2021
Peter Matthijssen
2020 was a tough year. Covid-19 created a 'perfect storm', leaving many companies fighting an unfair fight. And we are still in the middle of it. Let 2021 be the start of a better future for all of us.
Recent developments show the vulnerability of our organizations. We live in an uncertain and challenging world, with a lot of complexity and moving parts (outside, but also inside our organizations). The ones who can manage this complexity best and can adapt to new opportunities – will thrive. How well is your organization prepared for the next storm?
At BiZZdesign, we have observed some interesting developments over the last year. The usage of our platform has grown rapidly, month after month. We see that organizations are in need of instant insights; quick informed options; calculated scenarios; and the power to execute change – now!
We are happy and proud to play our role in helping organizations to become more adaptive and therefore more resilient. There has never been a more important time to connect the dots in a complex environment to ensure decisive, informed and well-thought-out decision making and change.
Moving forward, we will continue to raise the bar in our platform. What can you expect from us in 2021?
1. Data, data, data
There is never a lack of data. But using data in an effective, integrated and real-time way is often a challenge. The HoriZZon platform 'lives' within the larger ecosystem of our customers, and brings together different sources of data.
As our open API facilitates easy integration, more enhancements for smart integrations are planned for 2021. This will make it easier to connect HoriZZon to relevant data sources. Also, in the area of data quality management we will extend our platform, with smart data maintenance workflows and audit trail features, utilizing mainstream collaboration platforms.
2. Connecting the dots
Organizations can be seen as complex 'organisms', with many moving parts. Most of the complexity is not so much about all individual components, but about how everything is related. If you change one thing, what other components could potentially be impacted? The HoriZZon platform is all about capturing, visualizing, combining and utilizing these relations, for better insights and decision making.
Enhancements can be expected on automated capturing of relations and structures. Also, we will provide more out-of-the-box functions for Capability-based Planning. In a setting with many moving parts, the concept of capabilities provides stability.
3. Collaboration and Communication
The HoriZZon platform brings together a wide range of users: to create designs and overviews, to contribute to insights, and to extract value. We serve users across business and IT, management and practitioners, as well as experts and occasional users.
In 2021 we will introduce new options for sharing content and stories across platforms. Also, we will add functionality for webmodeling, and persona-specific visualizations of models and data.
4. Self-service analytics
HoriZZon provides powerful support for fact-based decision making by elaborating the full architectural repository. We are working on more advanced, 'slice-and-dice' functionality that makes this power available to a broad group of business users. By providing easy to use scoping, data wrangling, visualization and sharing options, we will be taking EA to a next level. So stay tuned in 2021 – exciting developments are coming our way!
Good luck architecting your organization towards a successful future, and don't hesitate to get in touch if you need help to make it happen!
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