I started chatting to this guy a few weeks back. He is responsive, funny, interested in me and how I tick. After a few days chatting via the app he suggested to talk on the phone – he called and we talked for nearly two hours. I liked his voice, I enjoyed talking about the non-generic stuff and we seem to have quite a few things in common. Before finishing the phone call he asked me out on a date, we agreed date and time. Old school – yesss! I like it.
A couple of days ago I met with my friend for lunch and told her about it, that he really is a good guy. I dated a few of those good guys in the past and there was always something I wasn't sure about. Then we stopped dating, they met someone else and are now married to that woman. I don't want to always be the woman who dismisses the good guys because of something. And my friend said 'maybe it is you who has commitment issues'. As shocked as I was, it is a valid point to consider. Do I have commitment issues? Since then I was contemplating this statement, what could be the cause and how can I – if it really is the case – stop it?
Complicated family dynamics while growing up.
Looking at this list, I feel as if everybody can tick at least one of those boxes. Have we forgotten how to cope with life? Are we overly sensitive? Do we expect too much from our potential partner? Because nowadays we expect them to play various roles: lover, friend, business supporter, therapist, etc.; if they are not living up to any of those roles we feel unloved or ignored.
So the question for me is: Do I allow time to fill this something-gap? Should I try and make this work? I don't want to dismiss another good guy who then goes and marries the next girl he meets. All I want is to find someone who loves me, who doesn't give up on me too easily (and who I don't give up on either).
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Yes, yes, yes. Any of the roles you've mentioned are roles a man can grow into. My husband was a terrible therapist when we met, but he still WANTED to be there to support me emotionally, when I needed it… and really that's all that mattered. He's gotten better at it and he'll never be perfect at it, but he's not a cardboard cutout and neither am I. We all have our strengths and weaknesses and all we can do is accept each other for exactly who we are. It's what you want, so it's what you should provide for him.


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From a vantage point within sight of the Hollywood Sign, seated beneath a palm tree. Tom Levine takes you on a twisted, exploratory tour of popular thought, the upside-down theories of classical economics, politics and other strange things. Tom talks all things Los Angeles, bright new ideas and complex topics of interest to creative thinkers and discerning skeptics. L.A. locals state with pride, "You can surf in the morning and ski in the afternoon". Well, if you get a really early start, it's true. Sometimes. Los Angeles is the City of the Angels and Tom Levine is a Native Angelino.
How do you think you would view the world if your job was in jeopardy, your finances were upended, you were scared for your health and safety, were worried about loved ones, and were within days of losing the roof over your head? Well, you would be simpatico with millions of Americans living in the time of the Coronavirus Pandemic.
Now imagine that you are in your early twenties and about to embark on a life you have eagerly anticipated and worked toward through college and graduate school. This is the perspective we will embrace as we hear from four young adults. With only a handful of days warning, they were instructed to vacate dormitories, warned not to return to campus, told to say goodbye to the final weeks of campus life and to kiss the graduation ceremony goodbye.
Would you remain optimistic and measured in your outlook?
Tune in to hear this group tell their tale while undergoing stay-at-home orders in California, Massachusetts, Ohio, and Rhode Island.
Following a 25 year career in capital markets, Tom Levine founded Zero Hour Group in 2014.
The Los Angeles, California based firm provides consulting services, strategic analysis, and real estate services. Services offered nationwide and across a variety of sectors. The firms' clients range from family offices and high net worth individuals to institutions and professional investors.
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Tom Levine is a Native Angelino and graduate of USC Marshall School of Business, Claremont Colleges, and spent a term at the London School of Economics. Additionally, he is a certified Short Sale Specialist under the National Association of Realtors.
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This Shrek workout will get you singing to All Star over and over because Shrek is love
By Angela Natividad
• August 30, 2020
In a time where we're all pretty beaten down by the state of the world, it's difficult to find motivation to work out, move about, and get active. I think I speak for at least a few people when I say that I just want to lay in bed as this whole thing goes on, too miserable to move. Well, have no fear (or a little fear is fine, you gotta stay safe, after all)! This super fun workout is here!
If you're like me and you love Shrek and all the memes it's spawned (and who doesn't????), you will love this workout. It's fun, upbeat, and it's all to the songs in the hit movie Shrek! Youtuber emkfit loves creating workouts around musicals or certain artists and they're all so much fun because she has so much personality! She's supportive, lifts you up, and laughs along with you–not to mention her sense of humor is great, too.
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She also has others like Mamma Mia, Broadway, etc. It's fantastic. She's great.
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The Many Faces of the Rabbit in Chinese History and Culture
Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)
Photo Credit: VCG
Renowned for agility and cunning, this perky-eared zodiac animal was found in many sayings and legends in ancient China
"Lovely little rabbit, with fur so white, and ears so perky (小白兔,白又白,两只耳朵竖起来)…" This time-honored nursery rhyme might resurface in the minds of many Chinese people as the Year of Rabbit approaches, and images of cute rabbits start to show up everywhere in the country, from product packaging to artworks inspired by the new year. With its adorable appearance, the rabbit, as the fourth of China's 12 zodiac animals, carries many symbolic meanings in Chinese culture, some of which might surprise you.
In ancient China, rabbit meat was a popular source of protein. As early as the Zhou dynasty (1046 – 256 BCE), there were already records of people cooking rabbit for food. In Classic of Poetry (《诗经》), China's earliest existing collection of poetry, compiled around the 1st century BCE, a poem titled "Gourd Leaves (《瓠叶》)" documents a recipe: "Take a few rabbits; cover them in mud and roast them on the fire (有兔斯首,炮之燔之)."
According to The Book of Rites (《礼记》), a Zhou dynasty Confucian text that sets guidelines on appropriate behaviors, the rabbit is one of the eight animals that could be used as a sacrifice for the gods, which reflects that people of that time believed rabbits to be clean and auspicious.
Ancient people were also impressed by the agility of rabbits. Sun Tzu's Art of War states that a successful army should be "still until the enemy lower their guard; and act as quickly as a fleeing rabbit so that the enemy cannot respond in time (始如处女,敌人开户;后如脱兔,敌不及拒)." The saying "动如脱兔 (move like a fleeing rabbit)" is a derivative of this line, describing nimble actions.
Though compared to cats or dogs, rabbits are not known for their intelligence, ancient Chinese seem to have seen the rabbit as a crafty animal because of how it evades predators. Strategies of the Warring States (《战国策》) records such a story: Feng Xuan (冯谖), a counselor serving Lord Mengchang (孟尝君) of the State of Qi, once advised the lord to build up political influence outside the capital, saying, "A crafty rabbit has three holes, only to escape capture; now you only have one hole, so this is no time to relax (狡兔有三窟,仅得其免死身,今君在一窟,未得高枕而卧也)," referring to the rabbit's habit of building multiple exits to its burrow. Lord Mengchang accepted this advice, which contributed to his smooth political career. The saying "狡兔三窟 (a crafty rabbit has three holes)" is now used to describe people who always prepare multiple escape plans for themselves, though now with some derogatory color.
However, despite their agility and wit, rabbits are often used to represent weakness in many sayings due to their small size and lack of power. For example, the folk saying "狮子搏兔,亦用全力" translates to "even when wrestling with a rabbit, the lion does not spare any force." Here the lion refers to the party with an overwhelming edge in a confrontation, with the rabbit representing the underdog who, as the saying warns, should not be underestimated. The saying "见兔顾犬 (Summon the hound only after seeing the rabbit)" means actions taken slightly later than the perfect time could still be fruitful if done right; the folk saying "兔子急了还咬人 (Even an angry rabbit will bite)" means even the most docile person will rise up in extreme situations. All of these terms use the rabbit as a symbol of fragility, vulnerability, and passiveness.
Domesticated rabbits with white fur were not introduced into China until the Ming dynasty (1368 – 1644). What Chinese people were familiar with up to that point were mostly hares with yellow fur. Except for a few albino creatures, white hares were very rare. Ge Hong (葛洪), a physician and alchemist in the Eastern Jin dynasty (265 – 420), wrote in the Daoist classic Baopuzi (《抱朴子》) of rabbits "that reach 500 years old, and grow white fur (满五百岁者,其毛色白)," possibly drawing parallel to how human hair turns gray with aging. Based on such beliefs, rabbits became gradually associated with longevity, in an almost mythological way.
A painting of Ge Hong (VCG)
Meanwhile, rabbits in unusual colors, white included, were seen as auspicious signs, known as "祥瑞 (xiángruì)" in Chinese. The Book of Song, a historical record of a 60-year period during the Northern and Southern dynasties (420 – 589), stated that "a red rabbit appears when the emperor is of great virtue." Treatise on Astrology of the Kaiyuan Era (《开元占经》), a Tang dynasty book on astrology, claims that "a white rabbit appears if the emperor respects elders." Although there are few records of red rabbits being sent as tributes to the court, white rabbits were more commonly offered, sometimes as a way to flatter the emperor. For example, The Book of Wei, a text recording the history of the Northern Wei dynasty (386 – 534), recorded nearly 60 such offerings. This tradition lasted until the reign of Emperor Chongzhen in the Ming dynasty. When domesticated white rabbits were introduced to China from overseas and multiplied quickly, they quickly lost their prestige.
Rabbits also played an important role in traditional mythology. The Queen Mother of the West (西王母) is one of the most well-known deities in China, who manages all the female immortals and handles heavenly punishment. In the Han-dynasty stone reliefs of the Queen Mother, there is almost always a rabbit by her side, pounding the elixir of immortality with a mortar.
The Rabbit Master at a western-style restaurant in Beijing (VCG)
The "Jade Rabbit" living on the moon with goddess Chang E (嫦娥) is most well-known mythological bunny in China. According to folk legends, Chang E was originally a beautiful woman who married an archer named Hou Yi (后羿). At that time, there were 10 suns in the sky, bestowing insufferable heat and drought on Earth. Hired by the legendary King Yao, Hou Yi managed to shoot down nine suns, leaving only one. The Queen Mother of the West rewarded Hou Yi with an elixir of immortality, which he gave Chang E to keep. But one day, when Hou Yi was out hunting, Chang E took the elixir herself—some say it was out of curiosity, others say it was to keep an enemy from stealing it. She flew into the sky, and finally settled down on the moon, where she became a goddess with a rabbit as her only companion. Gradually, these folk legends seem to have merged; some versions of the story state that the Jade Rabbit on the moon also pounds elixir all day.
Since the Han dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE), the tradition of worshiping the moon on the Mid-Autumn Festival has been popular in China. After Chang E became known as the goddess of the moon in the Tang dynasty (618 – 907), the Jade Rabbit also became an idol to be worshiped. In literary works, the Jade Rabbit even became an elegant nickname for the moon.
In the Ming dynasty, colorful clay rabbit sculptures known as the "Rabbit Master (兔儿爷)" started to appear in Beijing. People of all walks of life bought these sculptures to worship on the Mid-Autumn Festival, and today, they are also prominently sold during celebrations of the lunar Year of the Rabbit. In the late Qing dynasty (1616 – 1911), when the rabbit was already seen as an embodiment of the moon, people referred to the clay figurines as the "Rabbit God." Today, you can still find the Rabbit Master all around Beijing, as it has become a popular toy for children.
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Sun Jiahui is a freelance writer and former editor at The World of Chinese. She writes about Chinese language, society and culture, and is especially passionate about sharing stories of China's ancient past with a wider audience. She has been writing for TWOC for over six years, and pens the Choice Chengyu column.
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ADB, UN Report Provides Policy Recommendations on Kyrgyz Republic's COVID-19 Recovery
By India Education Diary Bureau Admin	 On Aug 13, 2020
The Kyrgyz Republic can address the socioeconomic challenges related to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic by moving aggressively to strengthen the health system, expand social protection and employment, and improve transparency in the government's pandemic response. This is according to a joint study by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the Economic Policy Research Institute in the Kyrgyz Republic's Ministry of Economy.
The report, COVID-19 in the Kyrgyz Republic: Socioeconomic and Vulnerability Impact Assessment and Policy Response, describes how the global, regional, and local macroeconomic shocks are affecting the Kyrgyz Republic's population, including informal segments, labor markets, people in urban and rural areas, and vulnerable groups. It also discusses the pandemic's socioeconomic impacts on poverty and food security, as well as the adequacy of government policies. The report expects a 10% gross domestic product decline in 2020; a decline of up to 25% in remittance inflows; and increases in poverty and socioeconomic vulnerability. In the worst-case scenario, the unemployment rate could jump to 21%.
Substantial losses forecast in major economic sectors such as tourism, trade, consumer services, and construction are expected to hit those working informally in urban areas, many of whom are not covered by any form of social protection. Survey research conducted for the assessment also found that micro-entrepreneurs, people living with disabilities, and families with many children are particularly vulnerable to the socioeconomic impact of the pandemic.
To mitigate this, the assessment sets out integrated policy recommendations which include increasing investment in health services for vulnerable communities; supporting small businesses; ensuring gender-appropriate humanitarian assistance for labor migrants stranded in destination countries; upscaling social assistance covering the new vulnerable groups; more job opportunities; and capitalizing on opportunities to "build back better".
"This study is a joint effort of international experts, research institutions, and the scientific community of the Kyrgyz Republic to develop probable scenarios of socioeconomic consequences from the coronavirus pandemic and theoretical recommendations, which, we hope, will be taken into account," said Minister of Economy Sanjar Mukanbetov.
"The pandemic is a development crisis. It has fundamentally changed the economic structure and outlook for the Kyrgyz people and increased the number of vulnerable. The report captures different dimensions and provides a holistic understanding of how the country has been affected. Focus must now be on strengthening resilience and preventing people falling into poverty, while finding new avenues to strengthen economic sectors and rebuilding fiscal stability. Together with other agencies of the UN system, UNDP will work to create jobs and strengthen social cohesion, while supporting the government in finding strategies to 'build back better' and accelerate sustainable development," said UNDP's Resident Representative in the Kyrgyz Republic Louise Chamberlain.
"This report outlines clear recommendations that can help decision makers set longer-term recovery policies to reduce structural poverty, vulnerability and inequality, advance the Sustainable Development Goals, and ensure no one is left behind. The assessment findings in the more immediate-term will contribute to raising levels of evidence-based decision-making by the government as it confronts the unfolding effects of COVID-19 disruption across the country's population," said ADB Country Director for the Kyrgyz Republic Candice McDeigan.
The assessment takes into account results from surveys and benefits from key contributions from development agencies in the Kyrgyz Republic, including the UN Country Team such as the World Food Program, UN Population Fund, UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, World Health Organization, International Labour Organization, International Organization for Migration, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), UN Women, and UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation, as well bilateral and multilateral organizations in the Kyrgyz Republic.
UNDP's COVID-19 crisis response is designed to help decision-makers look beyond recovery, towards 2030, making choices and managing complexity and uncertainty in four main areas: governance and agency, social protection, green economy, and digital disruption. This includes focus on rule of law and e-governance, investments in digitalization and the green economy, strategies for informal sector workers, and design of a new generation of resilient, green jobs that support youth-led entrepreneurship. As part of the UN system response to COVID-19, UNDP mobilized $2.8 million for early support to the health sector in Kyrgyz Republic and has realigned its country operation to support resilient recovery following the pandemic.
On the ground in nearly 170 countries and territories, UNDP offers global perspective and local insight to help empower lives and build resilient nations.
ADB has provided $50 million in budget support to help the Kyrgyz Republic mitigate the health and socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 in May, followed by $20 million in emergency assistance to help strengthen the health sector in June. Earlier in April, ADB approved $200,000 followed by an additional $800,000 for emergency medical assistance to help the Kyrgyz Republic procure medical supplies and equipment.
ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty. Established in 1966, it is owned by 68 members—49 from the region.
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3.5.4 is out. As the news page goes, "Upgrading is recommended for all users."
From a quick scan of http://www.sqlite.org/releaselog/3_5_4.html, I don't see any security vulnerabilities.
"Fix a critical bug in UPDATE or DELETE that occurs when an OR REPLACE clause or a trigger causes rows in the same table to be deleted as side effects. (See ticket #2832.) The most likely result of this bug is a segmentation fault, though database corruption is a possibility."
Recently, dietrich added a "INSERT OR REPLACE" usage in places, so I think we (in places) are safe.  but a quick LXR shows we might have one instance of "UPDATE OR REPLACE"
Better optimization of some IN operator expressions.
I think Marco has a patch to switch from "visit_type <> 0 AND visit_type <> 4" to "visit_type NOT IN (0,4)"
Marco, since we are not using 3.5.4, does this mean we should hold off on this optimization?
there is no difference now in using AND or IN (from a perf point of view), i've changed them to use the same syntax in all queries (some queries were using IN some AND), don't know if moving to 3.5.4 will make that faster in some way, the definition "Better optimization of some IN operator expressions" is too generic to tell, but we have also many IN operators in expiration queries, so that could help (not critical though).
This is all we need to change on our end to update to the latest.  Stuart may want to take advantage of sqlite3_release_memory for his addon, and others may find that useful in general.
Patch with sqlite changes momentarily.
This doesn't need review though.
I just submitted this to the try server.  I'll make sure we build OK before I go ahead and land this.


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You can always write code for your Bluz or use Tinker to quickly hook up a circuit and control it from your smart device. Bluz comes integrated with IFTTT. It offers encryption to protect your data. You can find out more about this cool tool on Kickstarter.


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Yamaha P 115 Digital Piano
The Yamaha P 115 Digital Piano is a great choice for any musician looking for a reliable and quality instrument. It has a great selection of features, excellent sound quality, and an attractive design. This article will provide an overview of the Yamaha P 115 Digital Piano, its features, performance, sound quality, design and portability, connectivity options, pros and cons, and alternatives.
Overview of the Yamaha P 115 Digital Piano
The Yamaha P 115 Digital Piano is one of the most popular digital pianos on the market. It features 88 fully weighted keys that are designed to replicate the feel of an acoustic piano. The keys are also touch sensitive so you can play with different dynamics. It also has a range of other features such as 10 built-in voices and a range of effects. The Yamaha P 115 also includes a USB port for easy connection to computers or other devices.
Features of the Yamaha P 115 Digital Piano
The Yamaha P 115 Digital Piano comes with a range of features that make it an ideal choice for both beginners and experienced musicians alike. It has 10 built-in voices including grand piano, electric piano, organ, strings and more. It also includes 192-note polyphony which allows you to play complex pieces without any notes dropping out. There are also a range of effects available such as reverb and chorus as well as a metronome for keeping time.
Performance of the Yamaha P 115 Digital Piano
The performance of the Yamaha P 115 Digital Piano is excellent. The keys are weighted to give you a realistic feel when playing and they are also touch sensitive so you can play with different dynamics. The sound quality is also very good with 10 built-in voices that sound very realistic. The 192-note polyphony ensures that no notes drop out even when playing complex pieces.
Sound Quality of the Yamaha P 115 Digital Piano
The sound quality of the Yamaha P 115 Digital Piano is excellent. The 10 built-in voices sound very realistic and they can be further enhanced by using the various effects available such as reverb and chorus. The 192-note polyphony ensures that no notes drop out even when playing complex pieces.
Design and Portability of the Yamaha P 115 Digital Piano
The design of the Yamaha P 115 Digital Piano is attractive and modern looking with its black finish and white keys. It is also lightweight so it can be easily transported from one place to another if needed. The keyboard itself is 88 keys which is standard for digital pianos but it is still compact enough to fit into small spaces if necessary.
Connectivity Options on the Yamaha P 115 Digital Piano
The Yamaha P 115 Digital Piano comes with a range of connectivity options including USB ports for connecting to computers or other devices such as tablets or smartphones. It also has MIDI ports for connecting to external devices such as synthesizers or drum machines as well as line inputs for connecting microphones or other instruments.
Pros and Cons of the Yamaha P115 Digital Piano
The main pros of the Yamaha P115 Digital Piano are its excellent sound quality, realistic key action, wide range of features, portability, and connectivity options. Some cons include its lack of advanced editing capabilities and limited preset sounds compared to other more expensive models in this price range.
Alternatives to the Yamaha P115 Digital Piano
There are many alternatives to the Yamaha P115 Digital Piano available on the market today including Roland's FP30 digital piano which offers similar features but at a lower price point; Casio's Privia line which offers more advanced features; Korg's SP170S digital piano which provides great value for money; or Kawai's ES110 digital piano which offers a wide range of sounds and effects at an affordable price point.
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The Yamaha P115 digital piano is an excellent choice for any musician looking for an affordable yet high-quality instrument with plenty of features and great sound quality. Its 88 fully weighted keys provide realistic feel while its wide range of effects add depth to your playing experience. Its portability makes it perfect for taking to gigs or rehearsals while its connectivity options allow you to connect to other devices such as computers or synthesizers easily. All in all, this digital piano is an excellent choice for anyone looking for an affordable yet high-quality instrument that will last them many years!
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Q: Is the Yamaha P115 digital piano suitable for beginners?
A: Yes! The keyboard action on this model is designed to be comfortable even for those just starting out on their musical journey while still providing enough resistance so more experienced players can explore different dynamics in their playing style.
Q: Does the Yamaha P115 have any built-in speakers?
A: Yes! The digital piano comes with two 6 watt speakers that provide clear audio reproduction even at higher volumes without any distortion or clipping occurring.


The House of Representatives has urged the federal ministry of education to review downward the cost of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) by about 50% from the current N7, 500.00 to not more than N3, 000.00.
The House, while adopting a motion by James Faleke (APC, Lagos) urged the Federal Ministry of Education to ensure that the cost of the other 'ancillary forms' for changes must be free or at the very barest minimum of N500.
These decisions were taken after a unanimous endorsement of the motion, in order to make university and other tertiary education accessible and affordable.
While leading debate on the motion, Fakele noted that the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) was said to have remitted the sum of N7.8 billion to the Federal Government being excess of the N12 billion made from sales of Unified Tertiary Examinations (UTME) application forms for University Admission in 2017 at the rate of N7, 500.00 each, excluding incomes from the sales of other forms such as Change of Course Forms and Change of University Forms at the rate of N5, 000.00 each.
He said an estimated 250,000 candidates purchased the UTME forms bringing the income from sales of the forms to the estimated sum of N2.4bn per year.
The lawmaker further noted that the cost does not include the Post UMTE Examinations that are conducted by Universities at an average cost of N2, 500 (Two Thousand Five Hundred Naira only) per candidate excluding the expenses made on logistics.
Faleke said he was aware that JAMB had a surplus of N7 billion budget in 2017.
According to him "the increase in the number of Universities from 12 at inception of JAMB in 1798, with less than 50,000 candidates to over 400 tertiary institutions with more than 1.7 million candidates writing the exams and indices shows only about 50% of those who wrote the examinations were admitted in the universities as at 2017.
"Worried that the proliferation of Universities to 120, 83 Polytechnics, 82 Colleges of Education and other Tertiary Institutions under JAMB purview is portraying it as a profit-making venture.
"That being the first time such an amount is being returned to government coffers by any government agency, the management of JAMB deserves commendation for upholding the Federal Government's Anti-Corruption policies.
The motion was thereafter unanimously adopted and referred to the committee on basic education led by Hon. Zakari Mohammed (APC, Kwara) to ensure compliance and report back in two weeks.


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My understanding of the Large Hadron Collider could be written in longhand on the back of a postage stamp and there would still be a sizable space for you to lick it without getting your tongue covered in ink.
However, I'm pretty certain that it doesn't operate over the internet.
There's a black hole of non-connectedness between the LHC and a website that reports on it. Although you might not immediately assume this to be the case, if you are a journalist. Someone has hacked a Cern discussion website. This was presented almost as if it was a near miss hack of the LHC.
Hackers have broken into one of the computer networks of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). …..
The work of the scientists was not derailed and insiders scoffed at claims that the hackers were "one step away" from the systems controlling the experiment itself.
Of course, it is always possible that CERN are running a public webserver off the same computer that it uses to control the LHC. Just almost off the scale of "unlikely"…..
It truly would be "one giant step for mankind" if you could make elementary particles collide by writing really elegant php code.
We at WhyDontYou would never consider suggesting people had insecure computers when it comes to dealing with their work, or personal data, but there comes a point at which madness takes over.
For example, today I was give access to an IT system by my employer. Being very zealous at the thought of evil people from the internet getting access, they have instituted quite strong policies when it comes to people being able to access data. Amazingly, some IT guru has convinced them of the need for all users to have very strong passwords. This has translated into a policy which requires all passwords to be 14 characters long, have a mix of upper/lower case letters and numbers, not include your user name or common words (whatever that means) and not be the same (or a variation of) any of the last 36 passwords. Passwords must also be changed every 30 days.
At first I thought it was just me, but upon asking around my workplace there is no one who claims to be able to remember their random string of gibberish password. Almost every one eventually admits to writing the password down and either carrying it with them or leaving it by the terminal.
Now, it strikes me that this pretty much undermines the point of having the password in the first place… In the quest for Fort Knox style security, my employer (or at least the BOFH IT team) have largely undermined everything. Isn't technology great?


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Cette page concerne les évènements survenus en 1985 en Finlande  :

Évènement

Sport
 Championnat de Finlande de football 1985
 Championnat de Finlande de hockey sur glace 1984-1985
 Championnat de Finlande de hockey sur glace 1985-1986
 Championnats d'Europe de gymnastique artistique féminine
 - : Organisation du championnat du monde junior de hockey sur glace à Helsinki.

Culture

Sortie de film
 Calamari Union
 Soldat inconnu
 La Victoire

Création
 Basware

Naissance
 , artiste.
 , actrice.
 Hella, musicienne.
 , footballeur.

Décès
 , actrice.
 , danseur.
 , architecte.
 Esko Rekomaa, joueur de hockey sur glace.
 , professeure.

Notes et références

1985 en Finlande
Finlande

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El Camino?s Kaimi Sarkissian picks off a Long Beach City College pass. The Warriors scored one play later.
To be sure, the El Camino College football team will have some tough tests as its schedule plays out in the coming weeks.
But this much is known about the Warriors after a second straight overwhelming performance to open the season. The defense is nothing short of suffocating and the offense is reaping the benefits.
El Camino forced four Long Beach City turnovers in the first quarter and scored three touchdowns within a 61-second span to build a 30-point lead and coast to a 65-20 victory Saturday night at Murdock Stadium.
Two games into 2009 and the Warriors, ranked No.2 in the nation by JCGridiron.com, have outscored their opponents, 111-32. It got so lopsided so quickly that backup quarterback Bo Napoleon played most of the second quarter and the first-string defense clocked out at halftime.
The Warriors (2-0) may be scoring a ton of points but it is the defense that is making the most noise.
A week after allowing just 58 total yards in a 34-point blowout of L.A. Southwest, El Camino did allow mistake-prone Long Beach (0-2) to gain 224 yards but most of that came against second- and third-string players after taking a 44-7 lead into intermission.
What did the Vikings do against the starters? They managed just 72 yards, had two passes intercepted and lost two fumbles. Cornerback Mike Harris recovered one of those fumbles in the end zone for El Camino's first touchdown.
It helps to have several key players returning from a unit that ranked fifth in scoring defense and second in total defense in Southern California.
Harris' touchdown gave El Camino a 10-0 lead. Quarterback Matt Simms pushed it to 16-0 when he connected with Jeremy Tucker-Ratliff on a 21-yard scoring play as Tucker-Ratliff barely stayed inbounds and then escaped two tacklers.
If the Warriors didn't already have control of the game in the opening period, they made sure to turn the final three quarters into a glorified scrimmage with their performance in the waning seconds of the first.
After Tucker-Ratliff's score with 1:04 remaining in the half, Charles Wolfgramm recovered a fumble by Long Beach's Deondre Powell on the ensuing kickoff. Simms drilled a 21-yard scoring pass to Kenbrell Thompkins on the next play for a 23-0 lead.
Kaimi Sarkissian then picked off Vikings quarterback Kevin Lubner on the next possession. Again, the Warriors needed just one play to score as Ken Ashley ran it in from three yards out with three seconds left.
The offense isn't too shabby either. El Camino piled up 586 yards of total offense, with 362 coming on the ground as the running game had another strong showing.
Ashley had 109 yards and ran for three scores. Alex Gaines added another 67 yards and a score as 15 different players carried the ball.


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Could you ever see yourself in the middle of a war zone? Aid workers from Human Relief Foundation in Whitechapel are doing just that in a bid to help refugees.
They are also fundraising in London, and the non-profit organisation hosted a "Frozen Family Fun Day" in Mile End to aid the lives of those most in need.
The event is just one of the many ways the organisation tries to establish themselves and raise money.
The charity events hosted by HRF are intended to raise awareness and money for needy people in many countries such as the refugees in Syria.
They also hold many projects such as their Iqra Project which the Frozen event was intended for.
Despite being a well-established organisation in Bradford and running for 25 years. HRF have many offices in many different locations all over the world, including their London office in Whitechapel.
Shah who has travelled to Jordan to aid Syrian refugees says she is not fearful of going to war-torn countries in order to fulfil her duties.
Shah said: "When it comes to the journey or helping people in need there is never a time where I think about the fear because to me it is like taking a spiritual journey for God.
News coverage of the refugee crisis show some refugees who have fled their countries to escape the war are still living in camps and HRF raise money to provide aid for them.
Iqbal said the main reasons why he joined HRF was because of Jordan.
"The war in Syria really started to affect me and I thought what could I do to help. A friend of mine who works for HRF told me about the charity and the opportunities to go to Jordan and work with Syrian refugees that were coming over the border.
Iqbal also mentions the emotional state when meeting migrant families as well as some of the consequences.
"It was like a roller coaster of emotions; I had points where I was in an orphanage where I was dancing with kids and making them smile. Other days, I would be siting with families and listening to their struggles, and it made me really think about my own life.


The "Dialysis Facility Compare (DFC) Star Program" is a rating system developed by Medicare that assigns 1 to 5 stars to dialysis facilities by comparing the health of the patients in their clinics to the patients in other dialysis facilities across the country. It is intended to help you find and compare dialysis facilities in your local area.
There are many ways to evaluate the quality of care provided by a dialysis center. The "DFC Star Program" is one resource. It can provide you with a simple "snapshot" of a facility, which may help you make a few useful comparisons. Making a final judgment about the quality of care offered by a facility is a complex process that should be done carefully. We recommend that you use more than one resource to make that decision.
How does a facility earn its star rating?
percentage of catheters in use over 90 days.
Causes of death and reasons for hospitalization may not necessarily be related to the care at a dialysis facility. The statistics merely represent how many patients who attend that facility died or were hospitalized.
Based on these nine statistics, each facility is given a summary rating of 1 to 5 stars. In addition, each facility is graded on a curve and ranked against one another nationwide. This results in clinics being rated in a bell-shaped curve where about 30% of facilities receive only one or two stars, 40% receive 3 stars, and 30% receive 4 or 5 stars. In theory, it's possible that every facility in a bell-shaped curve might deliver good or excellent care.
What does it mean if a facility has a low star rating?
It's important to remember that this rating system is based solely on statistics. Unlike restaurant ratings, these stars do not take into account factors like cleanliness, attentiveness of the dialysis facility care team, compassion, or how satisfied patients are with the care they receive. In addition, some areas of the country have healthier populations than others, which is one reason you may find some areas of the country have more four and five star facilities than others.
As a result, this star rating has some limitations and patients and family members should not look at a lower rated facility as meaning it is a facility that necessarily delivers poor care. Instead patients should consider the star rating alongside other factors when judging how good the care is that they will receive.
What other factors are important in judging the quality of care?
Call or visit the dialysis facility. If you can't go in person, send a friend or family member.
Ask any questions you may have and decide if you were given easy to understand answers and how helpful the staff was to you.
If possible, talk to multiple members of the dialysis care team including the dietitian, social worker, technicians, and nurses.
Ask how well the facility performs on the Medicare Quality Incentive Program (QIP) score. This is a program that is administered by Medicare to help promote high-quality services in outpatient dialysis facilities by linking a portion of payment directly to facilities' performance on quality of care measures. These types of programs are known as "pay-for-performance" or "value-based purchasing" (VBP) programs.
If possible, talk to other patients in the facility. Ask if they are satisfied with the care they receive and whether the staff is knowledgeable and attentive to their needs.
How well does the dialysis facility staff listen to you and address your needs?
How well do you feel during and after dialysis?
Do you receive clear and understandable advice from the staff in the dialysis facility, such as, the dietitian, nurse, and social worker about what my role is in improving my own health?
Is the facility adequately staffed with experienced, trained professionals?
Does the facility offer a time and day for treatment that meets your needs? Is the schedule flexible?
How do I find the five star rating system from Medicare?
The "Dialysis Facility Compare (DFC) Star Program" can be accessed at www.medicare.gov/dialysisfacilitycompare. It is a service of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).


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From Sea Lemons to Giant Purple Sea Stars almost everything they discover is truly and amazingly unique."


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Nevada Exploration Enters Strategic Drilling Agreement with Drill NV
Nevada Exploration Inc. ("NGE" or the "Company") (TSX-V:NGE; OTCQB:NVDEF) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a strategic drilling partnership with Nevada-based Drill NV Inc. (the "Agreement") to provide up to 31,000 feet of core drilling at NGE's South Grass Valley Carlin-type gold project on an all-inclusive fixed-rate basis, chargeable only for dill holes completed to target depth, of which the Company may elect to pay Drill NV up to 25% in the form of NGE common shares.
Under the Agreement:
NGE shall deliver a deposit of $1,433,750 USD to Drill NV to secure specialized tooling to improve penetration rates and better case holes through the alluvium units above the bedrock, and to lock in pricing.
Upon successful completion of each drill hole to its target depth of up to 4,500 feet, Drill NV shall invoice NGE at an all-inclusive fixed rate of $185 USD per foot, expected to be paid in the form of 50% in cash, 25% credited from the deposit, and 25% in NGE shares, calculated based on a 20% discount to NGE's 30-day VWAP share price, subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval.
Discussing the Agreement, NGE President, James Buskard: "Traditional drilling contracts force explorers to shoulder 100% of the technical risk of a drilling program (i.e. the drilling conditions), as well as 100% of the execution risk (i.e. the competence of the drillers and the condition of their equipment). This situation ultimately leaves explorers accepting widely variable and unpredictable drilling costs, plus even worse, paying for drill holes that are abandoned before they reach their target depth, which is infinitely expensive on an information-per-dollar basis. These risks and resulting cost increases are compounded at projects like South Grass Valley due to the industry-wide shortage of drillers with the experience needed to routinely complete deep holes to their target depths in challenging Carlin-type drilling conditions.
"To avoid these known challenges, and specifically to provide both cost and depth certainty for our current drilling program, we are very pleased to be partnering with Drill NV. Over a period of more than 10 years, drilling deep holes in similar conditions, Drill NV's team helped to develop the drilling strategies responsible for increasing the success rates for holes reaching target depth at nearby Goldrush - strategies which continue to be applied today at Fourmile. Based on this experience, Drill NV has agreed to take on all of the technical and execution risk of our drilling program by agreeing to a fixed, all-inclusive footage rate, and to only invoice us for holes that successfully reach their target depth.
"By agreeing to pay up to 25% of the total cost of the program in NGE shares, we are aligning our interests and solidifying our partnership to advance what we believe is the most exciting Carlin-type project in Nevada outside of the Nevada Gold Mines portfolio. From a funding perspective, after deducting 25% from the initial deposit to purchase new specialized tooling and supplies, plus 25% paid in the form of shares, our residual marginal cash drilling costs will be only 50 cents per dollar of drilling. This means that each additional dollar we spend on the program will support approximately two dollars worth of drilling that is guaranteed to reach target depth.
"Reducing both our technical and execution risk at the same time as lowering our marginal costs is a game changer for the project; however, equally importantly, with Drill NV responsible for all aspects of the drilling, our technical team is now able to focus 100% where we create maximum value: on the geology. With drilling expected to begin in about a month, our team is eager to again see the steady stream of new core arriving from the field. Once drilling begins, the Company plans to resume its approximately monthly drilling updates to provide information on hole locations, metres drilled, preliminary geologic observations, and how each relate to its target concept. Depending on the timelines associated with drilling, core logging, receiving assays, and integrating the resulting data into the Company's geologic model, NGE expects to release drilling results in batches that will likely include multiple drill holes.
To review the results to date and NGE's plans to advance its primary East Golden Gorge target at South Grass Valley, the Company encourages its stakeholders to visit the interactive 3D VRIFY model prepared for its recent September 15, 2021, news release, available at: https://vrify.com/decks/September-15-2021-press-release. Also, to follow along as its team shares photos from the field and core logging facility, NGE encourages its stakeholders to subscribe to one or more of its social medial channels, as well as to sign up to its email list to receive its news releases.
Email sign up: www.nevadaexploration.com/investors/signup
Twitter: www.twitter.com/NV_Exploration
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With mature, exposed search spaces seeing falling discovery rates, NGE believes the future of exploration is under cover. Nevada's exposed terrains have produced more than 200 million ounces of gold, and experts agree there is likely another 200 million ounces waiting to be discovered in the half of Nevada where the bedrock is hidden beneath post-mineral cover. NGE has spent more than 15 years developing and integrating new hydrogeochemistry (groundwater chemistry) and low-cost drilling technology to build an industry-leading, geochemistry-focused toolkit specifically to explore for new gold deposits under cover, and the Company is now advancing a portfolio of projects totalling more than 180 square kilometres.
NGE's most advanced project is South Grass Valley, located approximately 50 kilometres south-southwest of the Cortez complex, operated by Nevada Gold Mines (Barrick Gold Corp. and Newmont Corporation joint venture), within the specific region of north-central Nevada that hosts Nevada's largest Carlin-type gold deposits ("CTGDs"). Since acquiring the project, NGE has completed: an infill borehole groundwater sampling program, detailed air magnetic and gravity geophysics surveys, a soil geochemistry sampling program, an initial diamond core drilling program consisting of 10 stratigraphic orientation holes, and a follow-up reverse-circulation drilling program consisting of 17 holes to increase the density of its bedrock sampling.
Based on the results of its combined exploration datasets, NGE believes it has discovered a mineral system at South Grass Valley with the architecture and scale to potentially support multiple CTGDs. As the Company continues to advance the project, per NI 43-101, 2.3(2), the Company must remind its stakeholders that the project remains an exploration target for which the potential quantity and grade of any mineral resource is still conceptual in nature, and that it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the target being delineated as a mineral resource.
For more information, the Company's latest videos are available at:
https://www.nevadaexploration.com/investors/media/
Telephone: +1 (604) 601 2006
Wade A. Hodges, CEO & Director, Nevada Exploration Inc., is the Qualified Person, as defined in National Instrument 43-101, and has prepared the technical and scientific information contained in this News Release.
This news release is not an offer of the shares of the Company for sale in the United States or elsewhere. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the shares of the Company, in any province, state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such province, state or jurisdiction.
This news release contains "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" (collectively, "forward-looking information") within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including, without limitation, expectations, beliefs, plans, and objectives regarding projects, potential transactions, and ventures discussed in this release.
In connection with the forward-looking information contained in this news release, the Company has made numerous assumptions, regarding, among other things, the assumption the Company will continue as a going concern and will continue to be able to access the capital required to advance its projects and continue operations. While the Company considers these assumptions to be reasonable, these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies.
In addition, there are known and unknown risk factors which could cause the Company's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking information contained herein. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are the risks inherent in mineral exploration, the need to obtain additional financing, environmental permits, the availability of needed personnel and equipment for exploration and development, fluctuations in the price of minerals, and general economic conditions.
A more complete discussion of the risks and uncertainties facing the Company is disclosed in the Company's continuous disclosure filings with Canadian securities regulatory authorities at www.sedar.com. All forward-looking information herein is qualified in its entirety by this cautionary statement, and the Company disclaims any obligation to revise or update any such forward-looking information or to publicly announce the result of any revisions to any of the forward-looking information contained herein to reflect future results, events or developments, except as required by law.
United States Advisory:
The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), have been offered and sold outside the United States to eligible investors pursuant to Regulation S promulgated under the U.S. Securities Act, and may not be offered, sold, or resold in the United States or to, or for the account of or benefit of, a U.S. Person (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the United States Securities Act) unless the securities are registered under the U.S. Securities Act, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act is available. Hedging transactions involving the securities must not be conducted unless in accordance with the U.S. Securities Act. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in the state in the United States in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.


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In Defence of Stereo-Cinema: 3D, Past and Present
Posted on 20th February 2019 21st February 2019 By Milo Garner
Does 3D only exist as a gimmick? Milo Garner dives into the history of 3D cinema, from Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder to Peter Jackson's They Shall Not Grow Old.
For as long as 3D has existed, it has found itself to be a novelty, a gimmick of sorts. Its proliferation is more often a result of economic necessity than artistic inspiration, and that much is as true of today's digital 3D as it was the 3D golden age of the 1950s. These two worlds converged in the most recent exploitation of 3D's novelty. In partnership with Rio Cinema and Little White Lies, MUBI presented Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder in its original 3D form – part filmic curiosity, part advertisement for their ongoing Hitchcock season. I found its effect striking, though not in any way Hitchcock might have conceived. The film itself does not seem initially to lend itself to the 3D format – it is set almost entirely within one room, unfolding more like a filmed play than the more outrageously experiential cinema that 3D tends to accompany. Only twice does an element onscreen protrude outwards from the frame, and only once is this effect particularly powerful.
Robert Burk's cinematography functions better in creating depth, with a low-angled camera shooting past various obstacles, and images composed with the z-axis clearly in mind. Rather than allowing any deepening of the story or its suspense, this mode has the remarkable effect of opening the past. The aesthetic of 1950s cinema, usually locked in a 2D plane, is made expansive and, despite the overt artificiality suggested by 3D cinema, alive. Almost as though you could peer past the corners, seeing beyond the purview of plot and progression; an absorbing simulacrum of another time. More than a unique manner of viewing 1950s cinema, the 3D permits a profound experience of history, recreating a space in its x, y, and z-axes in a decade otherwise rendered flat.
But why was Dial M for Murder made in 3D to begin with? Its creator hated the format, and it hardly acts in direct service to the plot or aesthetic. This question ties into the history of 3D cinema more generally, a novelty that has existed for near as long as moviemaking in general. The first 3D explosion, as it might be termed, came in Germany in the early 1910s. This "pseudo-binocular" 3D did not require stereoscopy or anaglyphs, or any glasses at all. Instead it exploited the Pepper's ghost illusion, an optical trick still in use today to resurrect stars of yesteryear onstage (mislabelled as "holographic" in a cheap marketing ploy). This illusion removed the screen entirely, projecting images against two glass panes resulting in their phantasmal appearance before an audience.
An innovation of August Engelsmann, the idea was then capitalized on by Oskar Messter, who built a series of cinemas specifically for this type of film. These 'Alabastras' were structured as a theatre, with house lights left up and an open stage fitted with all the appropriate décor. Ironically, it was in recreating theatre that 3D found its first major commercial boon, with actors projected under this new proscenium arch, their performances recorded for perpetuity. While staginess is a quality now used to denigrate cinema, not least Dial M for Murder, Messter had found a way to marry the two mediums in such a way as to transcend their ontological limitations. Both the exclusivity and transitory nature of theatre, and the disembodiment and separation of cinema were, at once, defeated. Actors would even bow and return for encores after their performances, though one critic found this somewhat perturbing: "Nothing struck me with as much amazement as these people foolishly returning for applause that was not given."
But other limitations proved more troublesome for this early innovation. The nature of Alabastras and of the 3D illusion restricted the films to theatrical reenactments, which were then generally limited to a single reel to avoid further technological issues. These largely surrounded the use of colour (the films were hand-coloured after shooting) and synchronized sound, which became unfeasible across multiple reels. As fascinating as a sound, colour, and 3D film might seem for the early 1910s, especially considering the silent monochrome that would come to define the era and the decade proceeding, this was simply one novelty among many. The saturation of single-reel films demanded innovation, and the innovation to best succeed was the silent multi-reel narrative picture. While this format now seems a given in filmmaking, it was once one of many new methods of visual storytelling in competition.
Despite the decline and disappearance of this early 3D genre of moviemaking (that is, until very recently), many of the ideas surrounding it become particularly pertinent when considering 3D as a manner of experiencing history. An enthusiastic Hanns Heiz Ewers predicted at the time, "Exactly the same performance with all the best artists will be seen in the smallest backwater town in exactly the same way as Berlin, London or Paris." For him, it was not only that these performances were recorded, but that they were then replicated in the exact same manner. These films did not use creative angles or closeups, but preferred single takes that would recreate the effect of the theatre, and so that same theatrical experience in the audience. This is not the immersive cinema of the imaginarium that 3D so often courts now, but its very opposite – a cinema self-aware of its environment, an impossible (and obvious) illusion. It doesn't invite its audience into the screen – there was no screen at all – but shares a space with them: a direct experience of history.
Other than occasional dips into the world of 3D (notably John Norling's 1939 New Dimensions, later rereleased as Motor Rhythm), the format was to remain largely dormant until the early 1950s. Once again, a crisis of cinema invited it back into the mainstream: television had recently taken the United States by storm, and the result was catastrophic for the film industry. From 1946 to 1952, weekly cinema attendance dropped from 83 million to 46 million, and studios were scrambling for something to differentiate the big screen from the small. One solution was to make the screen bigger – Cinerama, a process that projected three aligned frames to create a widescreen effect, emerged in 1952 to rapturous crowds. It would be later rendered obsolete by the cheaper and more artistically viable CinemaScope (which used anamorphic lenses to create a single, wider frame), but not before another challenger emerged. Two months after Cinerama's startling debut came Bwana Devil, a film as exploitative as its title suggests. Its poster loudly declares, "A LION in your lap! A LOVER in your arms!" It would be this film that ushered in a flurry of 3D filmmaking.
Being cheaper than both Cinerama and CinemaScope, 3D projection was quickly adopted in many cinemas across the US, and production of 3D films quickly followed, with some forty-six 3D features released from 1952 to 1955. This sudden popularity was the reason for Dial M being 3D – Warner Brothers would not allow it to be made any other way. Many of the initial (and most of the total) 3D films made were quickies completed in 11 to 18 days, with the larger budgeted films only appearing later – but this first impression was not easily shaken. 3D quickly became synonymous with cheapness and gimmickry, and waning enthusiasm was met by falling standards in movie houses. Poor projection, cheap glasses, and dim image quality could render a 3D movie far more trouble that it was worth. While a handful of notable films in the format did emerge, such as Inferno, Gun Fury, and The House of Wax (the last two ironically by one-eyed directors), it quickly fell into disrepute; so much so that Dial M for Murder (and various other films shot in 3D) would be released "flat" (bar its initial four performances), only regaining its original z-axis in a 1979 rerelease.
The quick-spun gimmickry of 3D might be familiar for many, given we are currently living through the decline of 3D's second golden age in Hollywood, again born from cinema's waning popularity against the still-burgeoning home media industry. While often used in contemporary action films, 3D has again failed to become a new standard for cinematic expression, in the way artificial lighting, sound, colour, widescreen, and now digital filmmaking have all succeeded. The reasons for this are myriad, and it perhaps links, again, to its limitations as a tool for narrative storytelling.
While 3D has always functioned in its immersive effects – and thus found regular use in IMAX documentaries and theme parks since the 1970s – it typically offers little within the standard paradigms of narrative cinema. Additionally, it is not effective enough to warp those paradigms significantly, as sound markedly did in the late 1920s. As Werner Herzog puts it, "You can shoot a porno film in 3D, but you cannot film a romantic comedy in 3D." So, aside from the action extravaganzas of James Cameron and Peter Jackson (probably the most significant innovators in the technology), should 3D be consigned again to the novelty bin? We might adopt André Bazin's stance from the 1950s, in which he said with some prescience, "Outside of certain specific themes (like horror, precisely) the third dimension adds nothing essential to the action of flat cinema, and it brings with it in return some real inconveniences."
A quintet of filmmakers offer an alternative, if not completely, to Bazin's disparaging. The first is the abovementioned James Cameron. While Avatar has lately been denigrated in almost every aspect of its construction – its trite narrative, hollow characters, bland aesthetic, and absolute failure to impact popular culture in any way proportional to the initial frenzy it provoked – one element largely free from censure is its use of 3D. This can partially be explained in its prescient position in terms of digital 3D cinema – the 3D of Bwana Devil no doubt also benefitted from its novelty at the time. But there is also a sense that, more than so many who have attached themselves to this novelty thereafter, Cameron better understood the format, and put far more thought to its realization.
In response to an early moment in the film wherein someone jumps out of the screen, Cameron said, "I just did that so they would know I know how to do it. But then I stopped doing it because that's not what 3D is; 3D is bringing the audience completely into the environment of the movie." His sensibilities stand opposite Bwana Devil; that was a film that played up to the gimmicky potential of 3D, while Cameron is instead reserved, grounding his use of 3D in spatial and immersive terms. His 3D seems intrinsically linked to his vision of the landscape of Pandora; just like I felt able to peek round the corners of Dial M for Murder, so too does Cameron feel it apposite for one to feel the contours of his imaginary world. Where the 3D of many popular action films (consider Marvel's output, and the like) feels disposable, more an obligatory glaze than a considered artistic decision, Avatar remains striking.
Another early adopter of digital 3D for whom narrative vision and 3D seem to overlap is Robert Zemeckis. In his 2015 The Walk – a film of forgettable substance – he exploits 3D to wring yet more suspense out of its climactic sequence, in which French high-wire artist Phillipe Petit must walk the line between the World Trade Center buildings (whose digital reconstruction is entirely convincing in these scenes, another virtual vision of the past). Here the effect becomes essential to the filmmaking, inducing a genuine vertigo in audiences and reflecting the direct experience of the protagonist. While these could and perhaps should be considered as examples of specific genres in which 3D can work, as per Bazin's limitation, they contradict the idea of 3D being pure novelty; cinematic purpose beyond empty spectacle can be derived.
But more convincing yet might be to expand the purview of 3D beyond genre filmmaking. This expansion is provided by two greats of German New Cinema, still pioneering late into their careers. Wim Wenders' Pina (2011) is an exploration of space and movement, a film about dance that considers 3D a necessary cinematic tool in capturing this medium through cinema. Wenders was conflicted with a formal dilemma – if he shot the dancers close, he would miss much of their background and context, bar the use of distracting and abstract montage. If he shot them far, the dynamism of their dance would be lost to the flatness of frame. The solution was found in 3D, through which he could shoot from a distance while retaining the spatial dynamics at play. He said of the format: "3D really thrives on space – the 3D camera loves infinity, the horizon." He continues, "It's a shame the 3D most people have seen wasn't shot in the real world but in the studios, because it's in the real world where 3D really comes into its own." In contrast to the grandiosity of Cameron or Zemeckis, Wenders sees the utility of 3D in capturing reality as opposed to using it to construct a new one.
This approach is met by Werner Herzog, who released his Cave of Forgotten Dreams a year prior. Another documentary, this film is perhaps the ultimate contradiction to the style of educational film with which 3D is usually associated. Instead of soaring through the cosmos or delving the deeps, Herzog instead focuses on stationary drawings in the Chauvet Cave, using the world's newest art form to capture its very oldest. He believed "this film [to be] the only 3D film where [he] really [knew] it was imperative to do it in 3D," suggesting that to truly experience this ancient art one must feel and appreciate the way the walls bend and contour; sense the sacred space of the cave. In many ways this harkens back to the 3D cinema of the 1910s, which hoped to share and recreate a tactile experience – not one to immerse per se, but to replicate a known and distant reality. A BBC report seemingly recognizes this, reading in regard to Wenders' and Herzog's films: "[3D] opens the door to expensive art forms for the price of a cinema ticket" and "gives people the opportunity to see this beautiful and timeless content in areas of the world where they would never have the opportunity." If not for its British reserve, this praise would read as an almost verbatim repetition of Ewers' prediction a hundred years prior.
A synthesis of these two extremes – Hollywood spectacle and German artistry – might be found in Peter Jackson, whose most recent project is a meeting of the two. They Shall Not Grow Old is a documentary that has left many a film archivist aghast; not only does Jackson controversially sonorize and colour silent monochrome footage from the First World War, he also applies a 3D effect. His purpose is to bring the past closer to the present; as much as monochrome is an accurate artefact of the past, it is also distinctly unreal and potentially alienating. The same could be supposed of a flat image. Says Jackson, "I wanted to reach through the fog of time and pull these men into the modern world, so they can regain their humanity once more."
The counterarguments are immediately evident: Jackson's efforts are effectively desecration, and almost entirely fictitious. The film stock used to capture the First World War is orthochromatic, meaning that while sensitive to greens and blues, it lacks red, requiring any colouring work to be assumption rather than revelation. So too are these photos not taken with 3D cameras, the result a slew of guesswork. Any indexical "truth" that these photos may convey about the First World War, those who took them, and those who are subjects, is wiped immediately from the frame. It is almost as falsified as a direct reenactment of events.
Writing for Sight & Sound, Luke McKernan even goes so far as to suggest that by colouring these images, we are actually alienating ourselves further from the past by directly suggesting that the black and white pictures are beyond personal relation. But in that same article he provides an adequate defence: "Film is not reality, but a reflection of reality. Overlaying it with colour is only a further treatment of that reflection of reality, a way of looking at the past rather than the pretence of being the past itself." As such, Jackson's work is one of fiction, but one that uses archival footage in order to create – and "create" is the apposite term – a more tactile vision of the past. His use of 3D is not so distinct from Herzog's in theory, in that it suggests a space can be better experienced and understood if granted a sense of visual depth. It is not a film that should stand in place of the artefacts on which it is based, but rather alongside, sacrificing literal truth for a more direct connectivity, as cinema so often does.
For me, this leads right back to Dial M for Murder, at least in its effect. Even though it was not intended to be so, it now functions as a kind of document, whereby the mundanity of its setting is offered fresh interest by the format of its capture. So if limited to a certain kind of genre film in narrative filmmaking, 3D perhaps holds greater stock in documentary, wherein the function of parallax can become less a spectacle and more an emphasis of reality – a sense of "being there," experiencing something directly and uninterrupted by the limitations of technology. While 3D effects that penetrate the frame often encourage the unreality of the cinematic space – for something leaving the frame to be remarkable, the frame's existence must be acknowledged – those that do not can serve the opposite function. The moving camera has always had the effect of suggesting a world beyond the borders of the frame, far more than painting or theatre, for which the absolute nature of the frame often becomes inherent in the art itself. 3D exploited in the manner of the above filmmakers does not contradict this fact, and if used effectively, can deepen it immensely. The 3D revolution may not be coming, but its poor reputation certainly deserves reappraisal.
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Collectible Comic Book Sets Record – Sells for $1 Million
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In a sale reported earlier today by the Washington Post, an Action Comics No. 1, which debuted in 1938 and is considered "rare air" in comics collectible circles, recently sold for a whopping $1 million, making it the highest priced sale of a comic book ever.
The sale, between private parties, was conducted by ComicConnect.com, and is reported as having been orchestrated by Stephen Fishler, owner of the website.
Fishler reportedly sold the same copy of the comic book, the first to feature Superman, 15 years ago for $150,000. The comic originally sold for 10 cents, and there are approximately 100 copies of the Action Comics No. 1 known to exist. This particular copy was graded 8.0 in very fine condition, one of only two copies graded so, and is unrestored, making it extremely rare and valuable to collectors.
The $1 million price tag is triple the previous record set for a comic book sale.
The sale took place in New York around 10:30 AM on Monday, both buyer and seller have remained anonymous.
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The supermarket chain Eroski contacted Stratebi to implement its Business Intelligence system.
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A brief history: The Finborough Theatre was founded in 1980, above the pub from which it took its name. The pub itself originating from 1868. It soon forged its reputation as a location for new writing, and during the 1980s hosted numerous names that have gone on to become big in their own fields, from actors to writers.
Why we love it: A versatile venue that can quickly be reconfigured for any type of staging. One visit you may be seated on four sides of the stage, the next time the performance may be down the middle of two rows of an audience. But it's not just the fun of wondering how the seating is going to be laid out that should draw you back here time and again, rather it's the pure range of what they put on. Because The Finborough Theatre is both a place for new writings as well as rediscovering plays of days gone by, often putting on revivals not seen in London for decades.
What's the seating like? Whilst the layout may change for each new production, the seating doesn't. Small rows of benches that can quickly be relocated as required. So yes, as always with benches, it's not the height of luxury.
Stage and visibility: As we've said, you never quite know where the stage will be. But given the size of the venue, what you do know is you are always going to be no more than an arm's length from the stage. When the stage is in the round, it's often only two rows dee, so you know your view is going to be as good as it can get. The deepest we've ever experienced is only four rows!
Things you should know: Probably the most distinctive looking venue you will see as you approach from Earl's Court Station. But being right on a busy road, you can sometimes get traffic sound inside the venue.
Accessibility info: The pub itself is easily accessible, but then we have stairs, 23 of them, leading then to a level access theatre space that does offer plenty of room. Given it's a 150 year old pub, there isn't much that can be done about those stairs, although it's a friendly venue that will offer as much assistance as possible.
Guide and hearing dogs are welcome, and they will even arrange audio and large print versions of their programmes where possible and with notice.
How to get there: It's a five minute walk from Earl's Court Station (Piccadilly or District lines) and about the same from West Brompton (District and National Rail). Buses also travel past the venue, with direct buses coming from Earl's Court, West Brompton, Fulham Road and Chelsea, World's End.


The City of Dunwoody will hold the 2019 State of the City on April 11 at the Crowne Plaza Ravinia.
The 2019 Dunwoody State of the City will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 11th at the Crowne Plaza Ravinia, 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road. This year's event will be a special celebration of the City of Dunwoody's 10th anniversary.
The event is free and open to the public. It starts with a reception and hors d'oeuvres from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Guests are encouraged to RSVP by e-mailing stateofthecity@dunwoodyga.gov.
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Silver Sponsors and Partners: SunTrust, Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital, Coro Realty Advisors, KDC and the Dunwoody Crier.
Parking at the Crowne Plaza Ravinia parking deck is complimentary.


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The recommended lighting practices located below are the result of a collaborative effort between the members of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association (PBPA), headquartered in Midland, Texas, and The University of Texas McDonald Observatory, located in Ft. Davis, Texas. The PBPA strongly supports the McDonald Observatory and the endeavors it strives to accomplish. Knowing that dark skies are vital to those endeavors, the PBPA and the McDonald Observatory offer the included recommendations to accomplish just that. These recommendations are targeted at operations in the Texas Counties of Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Presidio, and Reeves.
Since the drafting of these recommendations, TXOGA and API have each added their endorsement. Further, the Permian Basin Dark Skies Initiative, which the Lighting Recommendations support, was honored with the 2018 Bruno Hanson/Midland College Award for Environmental Excellence.
From all of us at the PBPA, the McDonald Observatory, and in particular from the members of the Dark Skies Initiative, thank you for following these recommendations, and for helping to keep the skies of West Texas dark!


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ICP COO, Chris Salata, Inducted into the 2020 Midwest Real Estate HALL OF FAME
How much of an impact has Chris Salata had on Industrial Commercial Properties, the company he serves as chief operating officer? During the last three years, he's led the company to the acquisition of 46 new assets totaling 10 million square feet and 820 acres of developable land. And last year? Salata was the lead project executive on the repurposing of several blighted, yet high-profile, locations in Northeast Ohio. In Garfield Heights, Ohio, he led ICP's redevelopment efforts on City View Center, a long-vacant 550,000-square-foot shopping center. "I credit a lot of my success to my relationships, treating people with respect and working smart," Salata said. "I have been blessed to work with some of the most talented people in commercial real estate, and I make it a point to surround myself with people whom I can learn from every day." During his tenure as chief operating officer at ICP, the company's portfolio has grown more than 70 percent, with a value eclipsing $1.5 billion. ICP's portfolio of privately held industrial and commercial office buildings now includes more than 150 properties totaling 42 million square feet and more than 300 tenants. Salata also spearheaded the company's efforts on the redevelopment of land that was the former home of Geauga Lake Amusement Park and Sea World in Bainbridge Township and Aurora. With ICP taking on the role of master developer, Salata coordinated the creation of a Joint Economic Development District and worked to rezone the property for mixed-use development. Before moving to ICP, Salata served as senior vice president of development at DDR Corp, where he oversaw national development and redevelopment initiatives for the publicly traded REIT. He also served as principal at Fairmount Properties. During his time there, he took on the lead role in the development of Pinecrest, a $240 million mixed-use development in Orange Village, Ohio. When Salata's not working at ICP? He says he prefers to spend his time watching live music (preferably country), cheering on his beloved Fighting Irish, Browns, Cavs and Indians and coaching any sport, especially ones that his 4 kids are playing. Read about it here


But when we want Oxygen fast we simply add a catalyst - a substance that speeds up a reaction without being used up. The best catalyst for this is Manganese Dioxide . We call this collection method "collecting over water" - some of the Oxygen must dissolve in the water but most is trapped at the top of the gas-jar.... But when we want Oxygen fast we simply add a catalyst - a substance that speeds up a reaction without being used up. The best catalyst for this is Manganese Dioxide . We call this collection method "collecting over water" - some of the Oxygen must dissolve in the water but most is trapped at the top of the gas-jar.
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Increased concentrations of Oxygen gas in the atmosphere makes it easier for things to burn. In the following demonstration, a wood splint is lit on fire and then blown out so that the end is left smoldering (but not burning) in the ordinary air atmosphere.
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Henrique II (Jacques Victor-Henri; Haiti, 3 de março de 1804 - Haiti, 18 de outubro de 1820) foi um príncipe haitiano e herdeiro aparente de Henrique I.

Era o filho mais jovem de Henri Christophe, general que auxiliou na Revolução Haitiana e que desde o fim do Império Haitiano em 1806, era o governante do norte. Sua mãe foi Marie-Louise Coidavid e ele foi um dos poucos filhos sobreviventes do casal. Foi designado como "Príncipe Real" em 1811 ao estilo de Sua Alteza.

Após a morte de seu pai em 8 de outubro de 1820, o príncipe foi designado como rei, mas jamais chegou a governar. Após o suicidio de seu pai, o Haiti do Sul liderado por Alexandre Petión, invadiu o norte e reunificou o país por meio da força. Henri foi morto durante o processo no Palácio de Sans Souci.

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Q: JDBC and Multithreading I am trying to run few queries using a multithreaded approach, however I think I am doing something wrong because my program takes about five minute to run a simple select statement like
SELECT * FROM TABLE WHERE ID = 123'

My implementation is below and I am using one connection object.
In my run method
public void run() {
    runQuery(conn, query);
}

runQuery method
public void runQuery(Connection conn, String queryString){
    Statement statement;
    try {
          statement = conn.createStatement();
          ResultSet rs = statement.executeQuery(queryString);
          while (rs.next()) {}
    } catch (SQLException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
}

Finally in the main method, I start the threads using the snippet below.
MyThread bmthread = new MyThread(conn, query);
ArrayList<Thread> allThreads = new ArrayList<>();
double start = System.currentTimeMillis();
    int numberOfThreads = 1;
    for(int i=0; i<=numberOfThreads; i++){
        Thread th = new Thread(bmthread);
        th.setName("Thread "+i);
        System.out.println("Starting Worker "+th.getName());
        th.start();
        allThreads.add(th);
    }

    for(Thread t : allThreads){
        try {
            t.join();
        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
double end = System.currentTimeMillis();
double total = end - start;
System.out.println("Time taken to run threads "+ total);

Update : I am now using separate connection for each thread.
ArrayList<Connection> sqlConn = new ArrayList<>();
    for(int i =0; i<10; i++){
        sqlConn.add(_ut.initiateConnection(windowsAuthURL, driver));
    }
loop:
  MyThread bmthread = new MyThread(sqlConn.get(i), query);

A: As rohivats and Asaph said, one connection must be used by one and only one thread, that said, consider using a database connection pool. Taking into account that c3p0, DBCP and similars are almost abandoned, I would use HikariCP which is really fast and reliable.
If you want something very simple you could implement a really simple connection pool using a thread safe collection (such as LinkedList), for example:
 public class CutrePool{
      String connString;
      String user;
      String pwd;

      static final int INITIAL_CAPACITY = 50;
      LinkedList<Connection> pool = new LinkedList<Connection>();
      public String getConnString() {
          return connString;
      }
      public String getPwd() {
          return pwd;
      }

      public String getUser() {
          return user;
      }

      public CutrePool(String connString, String user, String pwd) throws SQLException {
          this.connString = connString;

          for (int i = 0; i < INITIAL_CAPACITY; i++) {
               pool.add(DriverManager.getConnection(connString, user, pwd));
          }
          this.user = user;
          this.pwd = pwd;
      }

      public synchronized Connection getConnection() throws SQLException {
          if (pool.isEmpty()) {
              pool.add(DriverManager.getConnection(connString, user, pwd));
          }
          return pool.pop();
      }

      public synchronized void returnConnection(Connection connection) {
          pool.push(connection);
      }
  }

As you can see getConnection and returnConnection methods are synchronized to be thread safe. Get a connection (conn = pool.getConnection();) and don't forget to return/free a connection after being used (pool.returnConnection(conn);)

A: Don't use the same connection object in all threads. Give each thread a dedicated database connection.

A: One Connection can only execute one query at a time. You need multiple connections available to execute database operations in parallel. Try using a DataSource with a connection pool, and make each thread request a connection from the pool.

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