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Misinformation & Disinformation
How the Wisdom of Crowds Could Solve Facebook's Fact-Checking Problem
Photo-illustration by Lon Tweeten for TIME
By Jennifer Allen and David Rand
December 6, 2021 6:00 AM EST
Allen is a PhD student at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Rand is the Erwin H. Schell Professor of Management Science and Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT
In 1907, statistician Francis Galton observed something strange at a county fair: Attendees were participating in a game where they guessed the weight of an ox, with the closest answer to the truth winning a prize. To Galton's surprise, while the guesses of the individual attendees varied wildly, the average of the crowd's guesses was just one pound away from the true weight of the ox—closer than the closest individual's.
The name for this phenomenon, in which individual, noisy judgments can be aggregated together to produce remarkably accurate results, was coined by journalist James Surowiecki as the "wisdom of crowds."
And in it lies one possible answer to a thorny issue: how to combat misinformation on Facebook. Sometimes it seems that fact-checking social media has become humanly impossible. There are way too many articles for the fact-checkers to fact-check (and AI isn't up to the task yet). In the U.S. for instance, Facebook's fact-checking partners employ a handful of people—a total of 26 employees as of a 2020 report, although the number is likely larger today—who must attempt to monitor the content of over 2 billion people and 8 billion unique URLs per year. These experts, who were trained to meticulously research content and label its veracity, are able to fact-check only a tiny fraction of the URL content posted every day. Facebook uses automated systems to flag content similar to the false content identified by fact-checkers, but even the most generous estimate of that system's bandwidth still leaves a huge amount of potentially misleading content unchecked.
It certainly pays to check. Research has consistently shown that corrections by fact-checkers reduce belief in misinformation and make people less likely to share it. Content flagged by fact-checkers can be demoted in newsfeed, reducing the number of people who are exposed to it in the first place. But on a platform as enormous as Facebook, using professional fact-checkers is like turning on a faucet in a burning building—right idea, wrong scale.
What if the solution were regular people? Technology companies are betting that the wisdom of crowds can help solve the scaling problem. Both Facebook and Twitter have recently launched crowdsourced fact-checking products, hoping to harness the power of the masses Galton discovered at that county fair. The wisdom of crowds has been successfully applied to a variety of other domains—prediction markets, chess, medical diagnoses.
The question is whether fact-checking should be next. People are rightly skeptical of the concept. Digital literacy – defined as the ability to sift through and understand information from the ever-growing smorgasbord of digital sources — is low among people on the Internet, and the topics—politics, science—can be fraught and polarized. Ordinary people fall for falsehoods all the time; that's why misinformation is a problem in the first place.
Yet new research suggests that members of a crowd can work together to separate fact from fiction. In a recent paper published in Science Advances, we found that, in judging the truthfulness of headlines, the ratings of a small, politically balanced group of laypeople closely corresponded to the ratings of professional fact-checkers. The crowd's performance was all the more notable because, unlike the fact-checkers—who were asked to carefully research each claim—the crowd was only shown the headline and lead sentences of the article, then asked for their assessment without doing outside research. The laypeople had a less intensive process, but we found that their answers corresponded closely to the fact-checkers—at much lower cost and higher speed.
Here's how the study worked: We began with a set of articles that Facebook's algorithm flagged for fact-checking, either because the articles were potentially misleading, were going viral or just were about important topics like politics or health. We then asked three professional fact-checkers to research and rate the accuracy of the articles on a scale of one to seven. At the same time, we asked a group of ordinary people on the website Amazon Mechanical Turk to rate the accuracy of just the headline and lede of those articles without doing any additional research.
It was a bit like the ox: The fact-checkers agreed with each other far more than they agreed with any given person in the crowd, but once the responses of the crowd were averaged together, that was no longer the case. We found that after gathering about 10-15 responses from the laypeople, the average answer of our politically-balanced crowd corresponded to the fact-checkers' average answer just as well as the fact-checkers corresponded to each other. The crowd was efficient, too. They took on average 30 seconds to rate each headline and were paid around $10/hour. With 10 ratings per item, the fact-checking process took less than a dollar per headline.
Granted, some stories are easier to vet than others. In 2017, the false story that got the most "engagement" on Facebook was a hoax with the outlandish headline: "Babysitter transported to hospital after inserting a baby into her vagina." It doesn't take an expert to know that that headline is preposterous. But would a crowd bring the same wisdom to the false claim of a politician that's contradicted by the opposing party? Wouldn't members of the crowd take sides?
Our research found reason for optimism. Even in this polarized world, it actually took fewer responses from the crowd to match the performance of fact-checkers on political articles, compared to articles about something other than politics.
Polls show Republicans are more apt to accuse fact-checkers of a liberal bias. So you might expect our politically balanced crowd, which includes Republicans, to land on answers at variance with the professional fact-checkers more often than a group made up of only Democrats. But while we did find that individual Democrats tended to agree more with fact-checkers, once the crowd reached critical mass of about 15 responses, the politically balanced crowds correlated with the fact-checkers just as much as crowds of just Democrats.
We found a similar pattern for other characteristics. While individuals who are more knowledgeable about politics and score higher on a cognitive reasoning test agree more with fact-checkers, once the crowd reached sufficient size, no crowd composed of individual high performers outperformed the ordinary politically balanced crowd. A bigger and balanced crowd can make up for worse individual performance.
So crowdsourcing holds promise—but it has to be done carefully. Much depends on design. In our study, community members were not offered their choice of stories to rate. But an "opt-in" design would open the door to people proactively seeking out information they don't agree with to flag it as "fake news." Indeed, we recently analyzed Twitter's opt-in crowdsourced fact-checking pilot program "BirdWatch" and found the users from one party were much more likely to flag content from the other side as misleading. While these dynamics could be evidence of politically motivated brigading, it's also possible that each side is just policing the misinformation from the other side, and partisanship is helping to motivate participation in the platform. There are still many questions to explore before we declare crowdsourced fact-checking an unqualified success.
We also aren't suggesting that platforms replace their professional fact-checkers with ordinary people. We envision a system that combines crowds of ordinary people, professional fact-checkers and machine learning techniques to scale fact-checking in a meaningful way. What's more, we think of fact-checking as just one tool among many solutions needed to limit the spread of misinformation. Other tools, like accuracy nudges, algorithmic downranking, and digital literacy interventions play a role in fighting the larger problem.
The sheer number of people on social media are often blamed for its woes—vaccine conspiracy groups with members in the thousands, a fake story being shared by millions. But one way to counter the apparent madness of these online crowds is by harnessing an equally powerful phenomenon: their wisdom.
TIME Ideas hosts the world's leading voices, providing commentary on events in news, society, and culture. We welcome outside contributions. Opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of TIME editors.
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Edit: New code (same results, except only the last set of data)
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A: You can try this:
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A: I finally got it working:
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It has been 20 days since we flew out of Jeddah for our summer break. It seems as though we've traveled to another planet as we've re-entered the western world to visit friends and family at different corners of the Earth.
What strikes me most is the lack of Ramadan. When we departed Saudi Arabia, the country was immersed in Ramadan. Even our American school adopted a schedule the last week of school, beginning at 10 a.m. instead of 8, to accommodate for students who had been up late breaking their fast and celebrating with their families.
As we approached this special time of year students would discuss the holiday with eager childish delight. When asked about why they were so looking forward to this month their eyes sparkled with anticipation as they spoke of the time spent with family following a day of fasting. Mouth watering depictions of food were detailed. Students added that they stay up late, even until "2,3 4, or 5 in the morning!" As one student described falling asleep for the day another student interrupted to explain, "But your fast doesn't count unless you get up to pray the required 5 times and if you aren't awake for at least three hours before breaking your fast." Everyone nodded in agreement. They described their individual journeys toward becoming a month-long faster which, apparently, is expected of these high school students. All of them acknowledged that while there are social and family expectations to fast, it is an individual choice. From what I could see, they were 100% committed to the month of fast, and were genuinely excited about it.
Two little elementary students were discussing their Ramadan fasting status while crossing the playground. They must have been in first or second grade.
There was a vibrancy in the air. Days and nights seemed to change places as the town slept quietly all day with no stores open. Then, at night it all came alive as stores unbolted their doors and people came out onto the street. My husband and son were running errands before we left and were shopping at 2 a.m. with throngs of people on the street and in the stores.
Common working time was 22:00 – 3:00. The holiday permeated every moment of the days. Even the 8th grade promotion at our school started at 20:00 after families, students, and staff gathered together to break the fast over a traditional Iftar meal in the cafeteria.
In my own faith we fast on the first holy day of the month (whether that be Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, depending where you live in the world) for 24 hours. However, depending on circumstances, one might elect to fast anytime during the month to call upon God for extra connection, answers to prayers, or on behalf of another person in need.
Dates, dried apricots and Holy Water.
It was empowering to have two faiths joined together in the power of the fast. It removed walls and brought us together as children of the same God, with the same purpose in life namely love and happiness on this Earth.
We left Saudi Arabia and went to Belgium where I noticed an article in the newspaper about Ramadan and how unacceptable it was for students to miss school and how children below the age of 13 are not capable of fasting for a month. It cast a very judgmental cloud on this sacred month. I was reminded of the two children in the schoolyard who clearly were attempting the fast of their own free will and of my friends and students who were immersed in this special month and I missed them and I felt compassion for them in a world that clearly doesn't understand them.
In the U.S. there is no mention of Ramadan and I find myself missing it. Additionally, an election year fills the media with drama, rhetoric, and catch phrases that leave me empty and reflective of our life abroad residing in China, the Netherlands and now Saudi Arabia. How grateful I am for these years living in other lands, side by side with the people of our host countries. Though we've faced challenges, we have grown and our minds have expanded by learning to appreciate different cultures, mindsets, and ways of life.


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In the Central North Island, keen cyclists can try two trails that are part of the Ruapehu - Whanganui Nga Ara Tuhono trail. The Old Coach Road section is a family-friendly 11km day ride, while the longer two-day Mangapurua Track ride is for more experienced cyclists.
All 22 cycle ways provide more than 2000km of trail.
Prospective cyclists can check out the range of the 22 Great Rides on the nzcycletrail.com website.
The cycle trail website features detailed information about each of the Great Rides including recommended itineraries, photographs, interactive maps, trail elevation graphs and scenic highlights.
Users can also link easily to individual trail websites to book guided tours.
A range of cycling product is already available including excursions that last only an hour or two through to a 15-day tour that incorporates parts of four different cycle trails.
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Cloud, Cybersecurity, and Modernization Will Power Digital Business Models and Increased IT Spending, say Global 2000 Executives: Infosys - HFS Research
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- Report delineates impact of COVID-19 across industries; causing seismic shifts in business transition
- 51 percent organizations consider remote work or hybrid workforce model to be the way forward
Infosys (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, together with HFS Research unveiled a market study titled, 'Nowhere to Hide: Embracing the Most Seismic Technological and Business Change in our Lifetime.' Focusing on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted businesses across industries, this joint study by Infosys and HFS Research revealed that numerous organizations have accelerated the adoption of automation, digital business models, and the hyper-scale cloud to respond to customer needs quickly and competitively. The report also brought to fore a shift in corporate mindset to advocate change and digitize businesses.
The world changed overnight as COVID-19 created a state of upheaval and economic uncertainty, deeming the real-time prediction of complex risk scenarios as critical. The HFS Research spotlights the emergence of dynamic digital organizations energized by technology that has opened avenues for rapid progression and business growth. The report further highlights that more than digitizing processes, digital transformation is about business leaders reshaping existing business models and exploring new ways of uniting people, data, and processes to create value for their customers. The Infosys-HFS Research additionally emphasizes the strategies implemented by successful companies in various industries (G2K) to survive and thrive in the post-pandemic economy.
For the study, HFS Research, in partnership with Infosys, surveyed 400 Global 2000 executives to understand how businesses can survive and thrive in the economy riddled with the pandemic. It offers perspectives to develop an outlook for IT and business services in the current geopolitical environment.
- Bigger impact: Almost 70 percent of respondents believe that COVID-19 will have a bigger impact than the 2008 downturn with budgets, supply chains, employee availability, and customer intimacy being impacted the most.
- Businesses that will thrive: The public sector, banking, insurance, healthcare, life sciences, and the high-tech industry respondents are relatively confident as they see emerging opportunities for making appropriate investments amid the crisis.
- Protecting the business: At least 65 percent of respondents are insulating their business from volatility by building diverse customer pools and investing in an agile business model.
- Digitize and Adapt: Over 60 percent of enterprises plan to accelerate their digital transformation initiatives and over 70 percent plan to change their product and service portfolio to drive greater customer value.
- Critical IT investments to compete: Investing in creating a virtual, secure, and cloud-enabled IT environment that enables remote working at scale (virtualization, collaboration, security). Investments in the cloud, cybersecurity, and modernizing core IT apps and infrastructure are at the top of the priority heap.
- Increased IT spending: Enterprises expect to increase their spending the most on business and digital consulting, followed by IT infrastructure services (including cloud). They expect the demand for IT and business process services to pick up to serve the dual purpose of driving digital while saving cash.
- Unleash your people to thrive. Nearly 90 percent of organizations realize they need to reposition to unleash people in the new reality. Post-COVID, working arrangements will change dramatically. Only 37 percent prefer a return to an office-based environment. The work culture will evolve from siloed working to interdisciplinary collaboration.
Pravin Rao, Chief Operating Officer at Infosys said, "Post-COVID, we have witnessed accelerated scaling of digital across most enterprises. The strategic investment in cloud, cybersecurity, and modernization is not only helping businesses sharpen their focus on end-to-end customer journeys but also enabling them to do a lot more with much higher agility. With so much at stake to drive customer centricity and productivity, investment in employees and ensuring their well-being is of paramount importance. In a distributed work environment such as today, employees are an important centerpiece within the companies' strategy framework and therefore, it is imperative for organizations to see how the hybrid work model can be made more effective, productive, resilient, and secure."
"A new dawn will emerge as the fog clears. We must embrace this brave new business world where a perfect alignment of business outcomes and their enabling technologies demand all our focus and creativity. We are living through the emergence of dynamic digital organizations where people are energized by technology, where they plug into business experiences that are progressing rapidly to places where the possibilities are limitless, where the future is unravelling before our eyes. What we have experienced - inside of a single year - is the coming together of people to confront their fear of change to face the reality that their organization will sink without it," said Phil Fersht, CEO and Chief Analyst, HFS Research.
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HFS Research, in partnership with Infosys, surveyed 400 Global 2000 executives to understand how businesses can survive and thrive in the pandemic economy and to develop an outlook for IT and business services in the current geopolitical environment. HFS segmented the research findings according to its four phases of pandemic shock response: crisis, stabilization, realization, and unleashing people.
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Wanted Pakistani militant seeks to ban Bollywood action film
The militant leader with a $10 million bounty on his head over his alleged involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks now has a new target: A Bollywood film that imagines him being targeted for assassination. (AP)
By the Associated Press Islamabad Tuesday 18 August 2015
A Pakistani militant leader with a $10 million bounty on his head over his alleged involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks now has a new target: a Bollywood film that imagines him being assassinated.
In a twist worthy of a movie itself, a lawyer for Hafiz Mohammed Saeed wants to ban the upcoming film "Phantom" from being shown, arguing it is Indian propaganda meant to hurt the image of Pakistan abroad.
But beyond the choreographed mayhem of the film's imagined, perfectly coiffed Indian spies, the movie's premise lays bare the anger still felt over the Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people, including six Americans, as well as tensions between the two nuclear-armed rival countries.
"I am surprised and amused that a wanted terrorist has gone and filed a petition," film director Kabir Khan recently said, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. "He is the one who is spreading hate agenda and he is opposing the film, without even knowing what the film is about."
Spy revenge films are nothing new, like "Zero Dark Thirty" focusing on the U.S. special forces raid in Pakistan that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden or "Munich," the Stephen Spielberg film on Israel's retaliatory assassinations of Palestinians over the 1972 Olympic Games attack by Black September.
In "Phantom," based on the novel "Mumbai Avengers" by S. Hussain Zaidi, Indian spies target those behind the Mumbai siege, a three-day rampage that saw gunmen attack two luxury hotels, a Jewish center and a busy train station in India's financial capital.
But unlike the novel, which used pseudonyms for those accused of plotting the attack, "Phantom" apparently names Saeed, as well as American David Coleman Headley, who was sentenced to 35 years in a U.S. prison for his role in planning the siege.
Authorities in the United States and India blamed the militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, long believed to be used as a proxy by Pakistani intelligence agencies against India in the disputed Kashmir region, for carrying out the Mumbai assault.
Saeed, who founded Lashkar-e-Taiba, now runs the charity Jamaat-ud-Dawa, which India says is a front group for Lashkar. Saeed denies having any links with the militancy now.
The fact Saeed is named in "Phantom" puts him at risk, lawyer A.K. Dogar told The Associated Press.
The movie's "trailer shows that this film is against Hafiz Saeed and has posed a serious threat to his life," Dogar said. He wants "Phantom," due to be released Aug. 28, to be banned from showing in Pakistan. He'll argue his case before a Lahore court on Thursday.
Saeed remains free in Pakistan to address crowds and lead anti-India protests. Pakistani authorities once briefly detained Saeed, who has a $10 million U.S. bounty on his head.
Seven other suspects remain on trial, though the attack's alleged mastermind, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, has been free on bail since April. A suspected Pakistani spy service contact for the group, known as "Major Iqbal," also has yet to be identified or captured.
That continues to anger many in India, including "Phantom" star Saif Ali Khan.
"America struck Osama right in his home," Khan growls at one point in the film's trailer. "Why can't we do the same?"
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In the winter, beef and mutton are cut into long stripes to be air-dried in the circular ground caves or bins walled with stones or dungs. Dried beef and mutton keep better and longer, as the bacteria in them are killed during the drying process in deep winter. Dried meat also packs well. In the next year, the dried meat will be Bar-B-Qed or be eaten raw.
Big chucks of fresh meat are boiled in a pot. Salt, ginger, spices are added. The meat is served when it changes colour. People take the meat by hands and cut them with the carried knives. The breasts and spareribs are for the guests. The tails of white sheep are for the guests of honor. If a young man is treated with a tail of white sheep in his girl friend's house, it implies that he can hope.
There are four different sausages in Tibet: blood, meat, flour and liver.
Milk is drunk fresh or made yogurt, or is separated by churning into butter and curds.
The Tibetan butter is home-made and can be further processed and refined into butter known elsewhere. Butter is used for food with `tsamba', tea etc., or for the fuel of lamp.
After butter is made from milk, the remain becomes sour and can be made curd. Milk curd placed in the mouth and sucked on helps to quench thirst and can be mixed with barley flour to make curd-pastry, a holiday delight.
The milk is boiled first, after removed from stove, some old yogurt is added. Yogurt will form in a few hours. In the central and western parts, the yogurt is thin and smooth. In the east, it is too thick to stir. Yogurt is mentioned in the famous poem `the story of Gesar', and has been a Tibetan food for more than 1,000 years.
Where to Eat in Tibet This page introduces some nice and comfortable restaurants in Lhasa.
Tibetan Food & Drink Tibetan cuisine plays an important role in Tibetan culture. This page will tell you more about Tibetan Food and Drink, such as Tibetan Tsampa, Tibetan Sausage, Tibetan Yoghurt, Yak Butter Tea, etc.
The Characteristics of Tibet Cuisine This page introduces some Characteristics of Tibet Cuisine.
Staple Food This page introduces some daily food in Tibet, such as Tibetan Tsampa, Tibetan Sausage, Yak Butter Tea, etc.
Origins and Features of Tibetan meals The Tibetan meals evolved from the traditional Tibetan food were formed in the last century from 50s to 80s with a very long history and full of Tibetan characteristics.
Ginseng Fruit Rice with Yak Butter Ginseng fruit rice with yak butter is also called "Zhuomazhesi" according to Tibetan language. At first, put the cooked ginseng fruit onto the surface of rice.


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Five Tips On How To Say The Right Thing All (Or At Least Most) The Time
You know how sometimes you use an expression without thinking about its meaning? I did that recently, and it came back to haunt me. I'd written a fun article, Happy Holiday Sex, that included a sentence about how dealing with sugar-crazed kids or dysfunctional family members 'doesn't necessarily put you in the mood...unless that mood involves killing someone.'
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Say What You Mean, Mean What You...What'd You Say?
You know how sometimes you use an expression without thinking about its meaning? I did just that recently, and it came back to haunt me.
I'd written a fun and upbeat article about "Happy Holiday Sex." It included sexy tips and a sentence about how dealing with sugar-crazed kids or dysfunctional family members "does not necessarily put you in the mood...unless that mood involves killing someone."
I'd written that article many weeks ago. The article was published just days after the Newtown tragedy.
Upon re-reading it, I honestly hadn't remembered writing that line. It was a throwaway line, an attempt at light-hearted humor. But my heart grew heavy as I read it. I quickly contacted the publisher, who just as quickly deleted the line.
That's when I started to assess my use of language -- specifically those expressions I'd come to use everyday without even thinking about them. I heard myself saying things like, "I'd die if I ever wore something like that!" or "That joke kills me!" Even using the word "deadline" started to bother me.
Meanwhile, I'd spent years as a management consultant, coaching executives on the importance of finding just the right words or expressions to use in their keynote speeches or business pitches. I'd emphasized the weight that a single word holds. Words have power, and the power of one word can mean the difference between a positive or negative audience reaction. It can also mean the difference between the making or breaking of a business deal, or even a relationship.
Five Tips on How To Say the Right Thing All (or at least most) of the Time
Observe yourself. Your words define who you are and how you are seen in the world. What expressions do you use on a daily basis? Are you using "loaded" words or expressions that really don't represent who you are? My teenage son Jake pointed out that I constantly used the expression, "It is what it is." He said, "Mom, it doesn't sound like you. It sounds kind of negative." I realized that he was right, and I'm making a conscious effort to stop saying it. Remember, people judge you by the words you use. Be mindful of what you're saying.
Think First. Speak Second.
Words can help. And words can hurt. Even though spoken words seem to disappear into the air, they can have a way of landing inside someone's heart and remaining there for a very long time. When you're feeling a positive emotional charge, it might be okay to shout out, "I love you!" but when you're feeling a negative emotional charge (i.e. in the heat of the moment during a fight with a loved one), it might not be okay to shout out, "I hate you!" The best advice a marriage counselor ever gave my husband and me was to "Think before you speak," especially during a highly emotionally charged situation.
Let Your Body Talk -- or Shout!
Your body speaks louder than your words when you're communicating in person. Oh sure, you can use words to tell someone that you care, but if your arms are crossed in front of your chest and your eyes are trying to peer over his shoulder to see what's on TV, then your words are the equivalent of what you'd scoop up in the dog park. This happens quite often in the business world. Everyone is multi-tasking to the point where when an employee tries to share an idea and others are tweeting and texting and adding empty "Uh huh's," that idea is never received, and the employee feels like the equivalent of that dog park pick-up. So, make sure that you use open body language (arms uncrossed and eye contact) to express your ideas or show that you're openly listening.
Talk to Yourself
Be aware of the words you use when you're talking to yourself. Psychologists have done studies on the effect of self-talk and its powerful effect on the unconscious. If you're constantly saying to yourself, "I'm so stupid" or "I can't believe I just said such a dumb thing," then you probably will continue to say and do dumb things. It's self-fulfilling prophecy. On the other hand, if you constantly say to yourself, "I'm so smart" and "I just came up with a brilliant idea!" then you will probably continue to do and say smart and brilliant things. Studies also show that even if you don't actually believe that you're all that smart, by constantly telling yourself that you are, you will be!
Say EEEE.
Say "EEEE." Notice what happens to your mouth. It actually pulls up the corners of your mouth so that you're smiling. A New York Times article entitled "A Language of Smiles" by Olivia Judson () states that "The mere act of smiling is often enough to lift your mood...(and) influence your emotional state." Think of the words that causes you to smile; they use the "EEEE" sound -- "happy," "glee," "sunny," "silly," me." If you can incorporate "EEEE" words that connote positive feelings and use those words, you will enhance both your own mood and the mood of your listener.
Just remember, what you say matters -- whether it's to yourself or others. Communicating with the right words can mean a world of difference about how you feel about yourself, and the way you are perceived by others. What if you make a mistake and say the wrong thing?There's always the option to use those powerful, magic words, "I'm sorry." And if you write the wrong thing? Well, as I learned, there's always the option of speaking up and using that magic "delete" key.
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Six occupants of a home in Centreville, Va., had to run for their lives when their home erupted into fire.
Fireworks that weren't properly discarded sparked the blaze, officials said.
It started about 11pm at 5205 Ellicott Court.
When firefighters arrived at 5205 Ellicott Court at about 11 p.m., they found heavy fire in the front of the home and through the roof. They had it under control within 40 minutes but the home is a total loss.
Fairfax County fire officials said improperly disposed fireworks sparked a massive blaze, destroying a Centreville home.
Investigators said it was accidental, started by legal fireworks on the front porch.
Four adults and two children escaped uninjured.


In line with the result of over 10 years of study and improvement by way of the authors, this ebook provides a large move element of dynamic programming (DP) recommendations utilized to the optimization of dynamical platforms. the most aim of the learn attempt was once to increase a powerful direction planning/trajectory optimization software that didn't require an preliminary bet. The objective was once in part met with a mixture of DP and homotopy algorithms. DP algorithms are offered the following with a theoretical improvement, and their winning program to number of useful engineering difficulties is emphasised. utilized Dynamic Programming for Optimization of Dynamical structures offers purposes of DP algorithms which are simply tailored to the reader's personal pursuits and difficulties. The booklet is geared up in this sort of means that it really is attainable for readers to take advantage of DP algorithms sooner than completely comprehending the whole theoretical improvement. A basic structure is brought for DP algorithms emphasizing the answer to nonlinear difficulties. DP set of rules improvement is brought progressively with illustrative examples that encompass linear platforms purposes. Many examples and specific layout steps utilized to case stories illustrate the information and ideas at the back of DP algorithms. DP algorithms very likely handle a large classification of purposes composed of many alternative actual structures defined via dynamical equations of movement that require optimized trajectories for potent maneuverability. The DP algorithms be sure keep watch over inputs and corresponding country histories of dynamic structures for a unique time whereas minimizing a functionality index. Constraints will be utilized to the ultimate states of the dynamic process or to the states and keep watch over inputs in the course of the temporary component to the maneuver. checklist of Figures; Preface; record of Tables; bankruptcy 1: advent; bankruptcy 2: restricted Optimization; bankruptcy three: creation to Dynamic Programming; bankruptcy four: complex Dynamic Programming; bankruptcy five: utilized Case reports; Appendix A: Mathematical complement; Appendix B: utilized Case stories - MATLAB software program Addendum; Bibliography; Index. Physicists and mechanical, electric, aerospace, and commercial engineers will locate this ebook tremendously necessary. it is going to additionally entice learn scientists and engineering scholars who've a heritage in dynamics and regulate and may be able to boost and practice the DP algorithms to their specific difficulties. This ebook is appropriate as a reference or supplemental textbook for graduate classes in optimization of dynamical and keep watch over platforms.

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This is the one publication in its class to take readers during the strategy of construction a whole game-ready physics engine from scratch. The Cyclone online game engine featured within the publication was once written particularly for this e-book and has been used in iPhone program improvement and Adobe Flash initiatives. there's a bargain of master-class point info to be had, yet virtually not anything in any layout that teaches the fundamentals in a realistic approach.
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The final part of the trajectory maneuvers the vehicle to be nearly aligned with the target, and the control forces make final, ever-decreasing corrections to place the vehicle within the target circle. In Fig. 13, the convergence results are given for the chosen settings, number of decision variables, and model implementation. The RQP method was able to start from a crude guess of the decision variables, as shown in Fig. 11. However, unlike the welding example, the number of variables plus the complexity of the computations to produce a cost and constraint residual were such that run time and number of iterations to converge were large.
If a point has been reached where there is no further change in a given direction, then the two possibilities are (l) either Vf(xj) = 0 or pj = 0 and (2) Vf(xj) and pj are orthogonal. Since pj = - Vf(xj), the two have the same magnitude, and the only way to maintain this relation is that both must go to zero at this "extremum" point, x*. The fact that Vf(x*) =  at an extremum, or point of no further local change in a given direction, is a statement of the justly famous "necessary" condition.
Vehicle trajectory motion for initial guess and RQP solution. The most severe terminal condition, 80-nm crossrange, was chosen for detailed examination (see Figs. 12). The inequality constraint on the target was that the trajectory was to terminate when the final position was within a distance to target of R = 150 ft. The plots compare the physical trajectories, controls, and velocity histories generated by initially constant value sets of controls and those due to the substantially different constrained optimization solution.


'Natural Hazards, Risk and Vulnerability: Floods and slum life in Indonesia', by ISS researcher Roanne van Voorst was recently published by Routledge.
Different people handle risk in different ways. The current lack of understanding about this heterogeneity in risk behaviour makes it difficult to intervene effectively in risk-prone communities.This book offers a unique insight in the everyday life of a group of riverbank settlers in Jakarta - one of the most vulnerable areas worldwide in terms of exposure to natural hazards.
Based on long-term fieldwork, the book portrays the often creative and innovative ways in which slum dwellers cope with recurrent floods. The book shows that behaviour that is often described as irrational or ineffective by outside experts can be highly pragmatic and often effective.
This book argues that human risk behaviour cannot be explained by the risk itself, but instead by seemingly unrelated factors such as trust in authorities and aid-institutions and unequal power structures. By considering a risk as a lens that exposes these factors, a completely new type of analysis is proposed that offers useful insights for everyone concerned about how people cope with the currently increasing amount of natural hazard.
Roanne van Voorst is an ISS postdoctoral researcher, involved in the research project 'When disaster meets conflict. Disaster response of humanitarian aid and local state and non-state institutions in different conflict scenarios'. Her main research interests focus on natural hazard, poverty and humanitarian aid.


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Step back in time with World War II military vehicles
By Kenny Smith - 17th September 2018
A World War 2 history festival event is being held later this month.
Defend Fife is being run with the Scottish Military Vehicle Group and is a follow-up to last year's successful World War 2 event centred in Dunfermline.
The festival, which attracted around 2000 visitors last year, looks to draw 5000 people into Dunfermline and West Fife's historical event with Home Guard troops alongside Polish Army allies in defending against invasion.
It will feature many fun and exciting activities for all ages, including a parade through Dunfermline High Street with dignitaries, veteran groups, cadets and a pipe band. The event programme also includes military displays, traditional Scottish and Polish music, war games and exhibitions.
The festival has expanded to include a big new exhibition venue, Lathalmond – also the site of the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum and The Lathalmond Railway Museum (just north of Dunfermline).
Shuttle buses will run back and forward from Dunfermline Town Centre to the site.
It will take place on Saturday and Sunday, 29 and 30 September.
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Лейвінья (,  11 вересня 1949, Нову-Орізонті) — бразильський футболіст, що грав на позиції нападника.

Виступав, зокрема, за клуби «Палмейрас» та «Атлетіко Мадрид», а також національну збірну Бразилії.

Клубна кар'єра

У дорослому футболі дебютував 1965 року виступами за нижчолігову команду «Ліненсе», а протягом 1966—1970 років захищав кольори вищолігового клубу «Португеза Деспортос».

Своєю грою за останню команду привернув увагу представників тренерського штабу клубу «Палмейрас», до складу якого приєднався 1971 року. Відіграв за команду із Сан-Паулу наступні п'ять сезонів своєї ігрової кар'єри. Більшість часу, проведеного у складі «Палмейраса», був основним гравцем атакувальної ланки команди і одним з головних бомбардирів команди, маючи середню результативність на рівні 0,4 гола за гру першості. За цей час двічі виборював титул чемпіона Бразилії та чемпіона штату Сан-Паулу.

У 1975 році він приєднався до іспанського «Атлетіко» разом зі своїм товаришем по команді Луїсом Перейрою. З цією командою він дебютував в іспанській Прімері 28 вересня 1975 року в грі проти «Саламанки» (4:1), забивши у тому матчі гол. З «матрасниками» Лейвінья виграв Кубок Іспанії у своєму першому сезоні та чемпіонат в наступному. У своєму дебютному сезоні в іспанському вищому дивізіоні Лейвінья став другим найкращим бомбардиром з 18 голами в 30 іграх, але в наступні роки через травми кількість проведених матчів і голів знизилась через травми, яки призвели до двох операцій на меніску. Наприкінці сезону 1978/79 років він покинув Іспанію та повернувся до Бразилії, забивши загалом за «Атлетіко» 40 голів у 77 офіційних матчах.

Завершив ігрову кар'єру у команді «Сан-Паулу», за яку виступав протягом 1979 року.

Виступи за збірну
13 листопада 1968 року в товариському матчі з клубом «Корітіба», що завершився з рахунком 2:1, Лейвінья дебютував у складі національної збірної Бразилії, проте той матч вважається неофіційним. В офіційних матчах Лейвінья дебютував за збірну лише через 4 роки, 28 червня 1972 року в матчі Кубка незалежності Бразилії зі збірною Чехословаччини, що завершився з рахунком 0:0.

У складі збірної був учасником чемпіонату світу 1974 року у ФРН, на якому провів перші три матчі своєї збірної, причому останній матч зі збірною Заїру 22 червня 1974 року, виявився останнім для Лейвіньї у складі збірної. Загалом протягом кар'єри у національній команді, яка тривала 3 роки, провів у її формі 21 матч, забивши 7 голів. Також Лейвінья зіграв за збірну 6 неофіційних матчів.

Титули і досягнення
 Чемпіон Бразилії (2):
 «Палмейрас»: 1972, 1973
  Чемпіон штату Сан-Паулу (2):
 «Палмейрас»: 1972, 1974
  Чемпіон Іспанії (1):
 «Атлетіко Мадрид»: 1976–77
  Володар Кубка Іспанії (1):
 «Атлетіко Мадрид»: 1975–76

Особисте життя
Лейвінья — дядько іншого футболіста і гравця збірної Бразилії Лукаса Лейви.

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Посилання

бразильські футболісти
Футболісти «Ліненсе»
Футболісти «Португеза Деспортос»
Футболісти «Палмейраса»
Футболісти «Атлетіко» (Мадрид)
Футболісти «Сан-Паулу»
бразильські футбольні легіонери
Футбольні легіонери в Іспанії

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Covid-19: Mexico has…
Covid-19: Mexico has 4th Highest Death Rate
Covid-19 International
THE death rate from corona virus in Mexico has overtaken Italy and is now the fourth-highest in the world, at 35,006.
Since Covid-19 was first confirmed in Wuhan China in December 2019 and declared a global pandemic in March 2020, more than 555,000 deaths have been recorded around the world.
Al Jazeera reported that 276 more deaths were recorded in Mexico on Sunday, with 4,482 new infections and the number of cases up to 299,750, according to data collected by the Johns Hopkins University.
It further reported that Mexico trails the United States, Brazil and the United Kingdom in total deaths caused by Covid-19 – the highly infectious respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus.
According to Al Jazeera, the record daily numbers of new infections was seen in the last week, but President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he was optimistic and blamed what he called "conservative media" for causing alarm.
On Sunday he said, "The bottom line is that the pandemic is on the downside, that it is losing intensity."
Reports said the government faced criticism for reopening the economy too soon with the number of cases expected to rise in the coming days, as restrictions affecting small businesses and restaurants were relaxed.
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Abstract: The use of composite construction has drawn more and more attention in recent decades. This thesis contains a number of journal articles which aim to enrich the knowledge of the performance of concrete filled tubular columns when subjected to blast loading. Experimental investigations are used in conjunction with numerical analysis to provide a thorough assessment of the blast-resistance of concrete filled tubular columns. The first chapter mainly focuses on the experimental study on concrete filled tubular columns under blast loading. A large-scale blast experimental program is carried out on concrete filled double-skin steel tube (CFDST) columns. The blast experiment aims to examine the blast-resistance of ten CFDST specimens, including five with square cross-section and the other five with circular cross-section. The parameters that are investigated during the blast experiment include: cross-sectional geometry, explosive charge weight and magnitude of axial load. After the experiment, several damaged test specimens are then transported back to the laboratory for residual axial load-carrying capacity tests. The proposed CFDST columns are able to retain more than 60% of its axial load-carrying capacity even after being subjected to close-range explosion. As blast experiments are often costly and associated with potential safety concerns, numerical tools have been adopted by more and more researchers. In the second chapter of the thesis, numerical approaches in modelling the dynamic behaviour of concrete filled steel tube (CFST) columns and CFDST columns under blast loading are presented. The numerical models are validated against the results of the blast experiment as described in the first chapter and good agreement is achieved. Parametric studies on the effect of column dimensions and material properties are also discussed through intensive numerical simulations. In the last chapter, a numerical method to generate pressure-impulse diagrams for CFDST columns is proposed which uses a damage criterion involving the residual axial load-carrying capacity. Based on the numerical method, pressure-impulse diagrams for different column configurations are derived and analytical expressions of deriving pressure-impulse diagrams for CFDST columns are also developed through regression analysis.
Dissertation Note: Thesis (Ph.D.) (Research by Publication) -- University of Adelaide, School of Civil, Environmental & Mining Engineering, 2017.


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There are lots of different types of concerts to enjoy in the town of Luton and watching a concert is a great way to have fun with friends. The last thing you will want to do at the end of a show is try to figure out public transportation or drive, which makes booking concert coach hire the perfect solution. A large number of different vehicles are available to choose from such as a Mercedes 16 seater so that you can make sure that there is plenty of room for everyone in your group, which this luxurious transportation option also comes complete with a designated driver.
The Hat Factory is one of Luton's most vibrant venues and a wide range of special concerts are held here thorough the year. Both local and international bands can be seen strutting their stuff on stage here and visitors are sure to enjoy this intimate venue, which is also the perfect place to make new friends. Many of the pubs in Luton also host live music, especially on Friday and Saturday nights and the atmosphere at these concerts is always lively.
One of the great things about arranging Luton minibus hire is that you and your friends will also be able to catch one of the concerts that are held in the vibrant city of Bedford. Bands of all shapes and sizes can be seen playing concerts at the Bedford Corn Exchange. Culture vultures will also have the chance to catch a performance by the London Philharmonic Orchestra here, which is sure to be an uplifting experience. Other local concert venues include Charlie Brown's Nightclub in Luton, The Crown and Cushion, The Airman and the Bedford Arms with its warm and welcoming atmosphere.
The bright lights of London can be reached in a little over half an hour with minibus hire in Luton and this is one of the best places in the whole of the United Kingdom to enjoy a concert. Most of the biggest names in the music business include concerts in London in their tour dates and there are dozens of excellent concert venues to choose from here. no matter where you choose to take in a show, you can be sure that the driver will be waiting with your vehicle to take you and your friends back home again afterwards and all you will have to do is sit back and enjoy the journey.


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1:12:12 Three Minute Thesis 2017 final The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition requires PhD students to compete to deliver the best research presentation in just three minutes (and one slide).
William Kerr - Social Evolution as a Theory of Social Change The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition requires PhD students to compete to deliver the best research presentation in just three minutes (and one slide).
3:18 Vanitha Subramaniam - Reconstructing the 'self' as a way to cope with uncertainty in later life The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition requires PhD students to compete to deliver the best research presentation in just three minutes (and one slide).
3:24 Toby Gurran - Why are some people more likely to get Colon Cancer than others? The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition requires PhD students to compete to deliver the best research presentation in just three minutes (and one slide).
3:15 Tim Squirrell - Constructing expertise & authority in an online nutrition community The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition requires PhD students to compete to deliver the best research presentation in just three minutes (and one slide).
3:24 Lulu Tucker - Reduce, Refine and Replace: The Use of 3-Dimensional Cell Culture in Drug Discovery The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition requires PhD students to compete to deliver the best research presentation in just three minutes (and one slide).
3:03 Laura Glendinning - The Bizarre World of Sheep Lung Bacteria The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition requires PhD students to compete to deliver the best research presentation in just three minutes (and one slide).
3:06 Jennifer Dodoo - A Nanotech Biosensor for Gout The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition requires PhD students to compete to deliver the best research presentation in just three minutes (and one slide).
3:25 Issy MacGregor - Meiotic Recombination: The Great Genetic Bake Off The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition requires PhD students to compete to deliver the best research presentation in just three minutes (and one slide).
3:20 2017 winner Euan Doidge - WEEE are Golden: metal recovery by solvent extraction The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition requires PhD students to compete to deliver the best research presentation in just three minutes (and one slide).
6:22 Three Minute Thesis 2017 winner's announcement The winners of the 2017 Three Minute Thesis competition announcement.
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Gas aggregation discussed in Prairie Township
By Amanda Amsel
A national consulting company who has had a contract with Prairie Township for the past year will be examining ways to reduce resident's gas bills.
Trebel LLC principal owner Scott Belcastro presented the idea at a recent Prairie Township Trustee meeting.
"We have been hired by the township to be consultants on electric aggregation," Belcastro said. "Our work has resulted in a 20 percent discount on electricity."
According to Trebel LLC's website, aggregation refers to many customers joining together to form a buying group. Municipal aggregation refers specifically to the situation where a municipality organizes the pooling of its citizens to become the buying group. The municipality then seeks out offers on behalf of its constituents to get better pricing, terms and services than would be available to an individual.
Once hired as a consultant by the trustees, Trebel LLC bid out the electric provider for the township and the provider with the lowest bid won, which was First Energy Solutions.
"Since we have done the electric aggregation we have received very positive feedback from the community," said Tracy Hatmaker, administrator for the township. "Residents that were not included in the original aggregation have even called us and asked to be a part of this program."
Trebel LLC wants to look at doing the same thing with gas.
"Columbia Gas gets their natural gas from an outside provider and then tacks on additional costs for maintenance and the reliability of the system," Belcastro said. "Our hope is by doing what we did with electric we will reduce Prairie Township resident's gas bills by 10 percent."
However, in order for another aggregation to occur in the township, voters must approve it in the November election.
If approved by voters, all residents and businesses in the township will be enrolled in the program, however they can opt out of the program at anytime.
"The most important thing to understand is that this program provides citizens with other choices for the gas services," Belcastro said. "If this program didn't save money for residents it would not exist."
For more information on the proposed gas aggregation of Prairie Township, visit www.trebelllc.com.
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Development of Tylenchorhynchus claytoni from unsegmented egg to hatching takes 135 hr at 22-25 C. The fourth molt lasts 5 to 6 days. During exsheathment the cast cuticle of the larva separated into two unequal parts, breaking near either the anterior or posterior end. The life cycle from egg to egg required from 31 to 38 days at 28 C on alfalfa seedlings and included four molts and four larval stages. Sexual differentiation was apparent in third-stage larvae. Key Words: Egg-laying, Embryogenesis, Molting, Postembryogenesis.


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Alex's Best Of 2017
Posted on January 4, 2018 by Alex K Cossa
Now that 2017 is in the history books, it's time to have a look back at some of the comics, movies and events that really stood out for me. These comics were all released this year, and in the case of a limited series if had at least two issues released this year (if a mini series began late this year but is scheduled to end in 2018, then expect to find it on next years list – if it's any good). Remember that this is all based on what I've read, and if your favourite comic isn't here, it may be because I may not have read it, not because I didn't like it.
First up there'll be your standard Best Of categories of Ongoing Series, Mini/One Shot, Single Issue, Writer, Artist, and Colourist. However, you'll notice that the word "best" isn't used, and that's because I didn't read everything this year – so I've gone with my favourites and subsequently awarded each at least one of either a Gold, Silver and Bronze medal.
Favourite Ongoing Series
The reason this is first is because honestly this was the easiest category to decide on as there really wasn't a choice when it came to my most anticipated comic each month.
Bloodshot Salvation (Valiant) An absolutely gorgeously rendered series by Lewi Larosa and Mico Suayan, Bloodshot Salvation follows on from Jeff Lemire's excellent Bloodshot Reborn series, with the writer being able to continue the story (after a bit of a time jump) while making the first issue very accessible for new readers looking to jump into one of Valiant's flagship series. The reason I picked this series is because of how excited I am to read every issue; the themes may be deeper and more intricate in some of the other series I've been reading, but there is no other series I look forward to reading as much as this one when it arrives in my inbox (and then once again when I get to pick up the physical copy).
Aquaman (DC) Had you asked me last year what would be on this list, I'd never have said that Aquaman would even be in consideration… but here we are. A series about inherited obligation, predetermined destiny and the usurpation of a king and his subsequent realization that he wasn't the best king for Atlantis. So when Arthur Curry finds himself fighting for those far less fortunate than himself it creates a very interesting situation where Arthur Curry refuses to acknowledge his former identity, and has become the Batman of Atlantis; the Aquaman. The king is dead, long live the Aquaman.
Ninja-K (Valiant) I wasn't going to include this here because only two issues came out this year, but those two issues were phenomenal. Had there been more to read in 2017, I have no doubt this would have taken the gold. With no real prior knowledge of the character required to enjoy this, there's no reason for you not to dive right in to this stylish action thriller starring everybody's favourite British ninja spy.
Favourite Limited Series or One Shot
There were so many great miniseries released this year, that it hurt me to only choose three. Alterna had some wonderful series, as did Image and Valiant, but in the end I had to settle on just three, and so I went with three shining examples of comics in 2017.
Secret Weapons (Valiant) It's no secret I enjoy Valiant's comics, or at least it shouldn't be. So when they put out a series based around a group of super powered rejects with powers that are effectively useless, you'd be forgiven for thinking that it wouldn't work. And then you'd read it just to see the train wreck only to discover one of the year's standout offerings. The second issue alone has a Sikh character, also with minor super powers, noticing people pointing at him and speaking in hushed whispers as he is attending class. Worried that people are mistaking him for a Muslim, and by extension a possible terrorist, he keeps his head down and leaves, only to be confronted by three thugs who don't care about his appearance, only that he has powers. It's a tense, and incredibly well written sequence that highlights just how much the creative team have to say. It's a prime example of comics at their very best.
Voracious: Feeding Time (Action Lab) I could tell you so many reasons why you should read this emotional tale about a time traveling chef who hunts dinosaurs, whether it's Markisan Naso's fantastic dialogue or the wonderful artwork by Jason Muhr and colourist Andrei Tabacaru. I could tell you that comics like this are the reason you should pay attention to indie comics publishers, because if you don't you'll be missing out on some of the best stories the year. But I won't; instead, once again, I'll tell you tell you all the reasons why you shouldn't read this:
God Country (Image) A man suffering from Alzheimer's becomes a god when he holds Valofax, the god of swords. The first issue of this series deals with the heartbreaking reality of watching a loved one suffering with this horrible disease, before adding in a dose of space gods. The familial theme never leaves this series, regardless of the setting, grounding this galaxy spanning story remarkably well.
Favourite Single Issue
The top spot was never in question for me here, but the other two issues could have easily have been different if I was in a different mood when I wrote this. There were so many wonderful comics released this year that choosing only three was, once again, painful.
Voracious: Feeding Time #3 (Action Lab) This issue set the bar very early in the year. The series was continually, and consistently, of a high quality in every aspect every issue, but it's the third that was the high point with a superb interview sequence interspersed with one of the greatest two page spreads of the year, only to culminate in perhaps the most emotional scene in any comic as one character talks to another about his fears that due to the altered timeline he may forget his wife ever existed. Without the context of the preceding issues, one would that the emotional impact of the scene would be lost. I assure you, it isn't.
Batman #36 (DC) When Tom King is good, he's really good. This issue sees him at his very best as he explores the friendship between Bruce and Clark and the admiration each feels for the other in an oddly touching way with each man talking to his significant other, who also show just how much they understand their husband or fiance. The action is almost secondary to the characterization – and I'm very okay with that.
Ninja-K #1 (Valiant) What better way to start a new series about the history of MI6's Ninja Programme than with a brief history taking up half an issue that doesn't feel like a recap. Ninja-K #1 immerses you into its world with an effortless grace such as that you'd expect from the title character. As an introduction to the character, this is fantastic. Christos Gage doesn't try to throw out the previous run, instead he briefly acknowledges that it happened in a way that doesn't alienate new readers before plunging on with story itself. One of the very best first issues this year.
Favourite Writer
Three writers who produced the best comics of 2017, hands down.
Everything that Matt Kindt touched this year was a winner for me. I don't think he penned anything less than a good issue in 2017, and his output reads like a recommendation list for getting people into comics. If you want to read a good comic, then grab anything by Matt Kindt. He will take you on an incredible journey no matter where you're going.
Another writer with a stellar output this year, the only reason Lemire landed in Silver was that I just didn't click with his run on Moon Knight. But plenty of people did, and the comic was very well received; it just wasn't for me. That said, the work he did for Valiant this year was second to none, as was Black Hammer for Dark Horse. Honestly, Moon Knight aside, I loved everything Lemire put out this year (that I read).
He may not have been as prolific as other writers in comics this year, but he wrote the best issue I read all year. Pound for pound, he was the best writer in comics in 2017, and I can't wait to see what he has in store for us for 2018.
Favourite Artist
Art is always subjective, but the following artists were, in my opinion, three of the very best. Next year, I may move away from the gold/silver/bronze because choosing only three sucks.
I… look I can't tell you how amazing Larosa's work has been this year, so I'll show you a random page as an example. And when I say random, I took the first result of a "Lewis Larosa 2017" google search that was big enough to highlight what I needed.
Raul Allen & Patricia Martin
Their work on Secret Weapons alone earns them a spot on this list with a deliciously classic style and some incredible use of the page layout and the pacing of each issue they draw. This style is best experienced within a full comic, but there's an example below.
Yet another incredible artist to whom words won't do justice. Another random page, because everything Suayan touches is incredible.
Publisher Of The Year
Valiant Entertainment In terms of output, there was maybe three comics Valiant published this year that I didn't love; they were still good, but weren't ever candidates for this list. That's three issues out of their entire line. On top of giving us the phenomenal Secret Weapons, Ninja-K's stratospheric debut and two other incredibly solid titles in Bloodshot: Salvation and the relaunched X-O Manowar the publisher also made headlines with their tongue in cheek homage to the mid 90's with the Quantum & Woody #1 variants, the number of which is mind boggling. Including a single issue second printing that made $1600 or so for the CBLDF. When I asked Valiant CEO Dinesh Shamdasani about that, he said that there were no spares created in case the second printing got damaged – had that happened then Valiant would have incurred costs to print another comic. This is a company run by people who are in it for the comics and the fans (and to make a buck), as is evidenced by the activity of Mr. Shamdasani and the Valiant staff on twitter with fans. Valiant genuinely seems to care about putting out quality over quantity.
Alterna Comics With a concerted effort to bring comics back to the masses, Alterna launched their newsprint line with prices topping out at $1.50. That's all well and good, but if the comics aren't any good, then they're just selling kindling; fortunately, Alterna's range of comics and miniseries were some of the most entertaining issues I read all year. You want stuff for an all-ages audience? Check. You want a creepy horror themed story? You're in luck. Post apocalyptic survival? Yup. If you committed to Alterna this year then aside from saving your wallet a beating, you would have read some fantastic stories at an amazing price point.
Self Publishers No matter who you are, if you've decided to self publish your comics this year, then I tip my hat to you. I can only imagine the dedication it takes to ensure your story gets out to the public – whether that's digitally or in print.
Movie Of The Year*
Hugh Jackman's last hurrah as the Canadian mutant was better than I ever could have imagined. Not only was this movie my favourite of the year, but it's probably my favourite movie of all time. I'm a huge Wolverine fan, and this was a perfect homage to the character without being bogged down by continuity or an attempt to follow a preexisting comic story to the letter. Everything about this movie was excellent; the acting, the story, the action and the finale. I couldn't have asked for a better movie.
*for a list of my top five movies, check out an upcoming episode of Those Two Geeks.
The Moment That Had Me Grinning Ear To Ear
The release of Batman & Bill on Hulu. An incredible look at the crusade of Marc Tyler Nobleman to give Bill Finger, the co-creator of Batman, the credit he deserves after Bob Kane screwed him over more than 75 years ago. This heartbreaking documentary is powerful watching, and is a must for any fan of comics.
Well there we have it; a look back at some of the best comics that I read over the year. Agree, or disagree? Let me know!
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The Consumers' Association of Penang (CAP) urges the Customs Excise Department and the Police to intensify nationwide crackdown on the smuggling and sale of fireworks and firecrackers.
Earlier June this year during Hari Raya festival, CAP alerted the authorities of the rampant sales of banned firecrackers and fireworks. The authorities managed to seized large amounts of this contraband. In our survey even the last few days we found that same type of firecrackers and fireworks are openly sold to the extent where sales are being promoted through social media such as what apps by providing a list of firecrackers and their prices.
CAP has been calling on the authorities to impose heavier penalties on offenders including jail sentences for more than two decades. We believe that if enforcement is beefed up, smuggling of contraband can be curbed and the outflow of the Ringgit can be arrested.
The Kelantan Customs enforcement officers seized firecrackers and fireworks worth RM151,160 in May 2018 and arrested a lorry driver in connection to the case. In this instance, if the smuggling had been successful, those who later purchase the explosives will be violating the Explosives Act 1957 and the Customs would have lost RM98,254 in taxes.
The ever occurring and increase in incidences of smuggling, distribution and the sale of firecrackers and fireworks can only be stopped through strict enforcement and with the cooperation from the public not to buy the contraband. Under section 4(2) of the Explosives Act 1957, anyone found to be manufacturing, possession or importing firecrackers and fireworks can be jailed not less than five (5) years or fined RM 10,000 or both.
The violation of the existing laws to curb the blatant smuggling, distribution and sale of the contraband is obviously not taken seriously by the offenders.
2. The vehicle in which the contraband is found should be confiscated and auctioned off for the national coffers.
The peoples' open and free indulgence in playing with firecrackers and dangerous fireworks also goes to show that the police are too helpless in stopping them. Firm action should also taken against people caught playing with the firecrackers and fireworks. Hefty fine and jail sentences should be imposed on retailers and people caught playing with the firecrackers and fireworks. Parents whose children are caught buying and playing with firecrackers and fireworks must be made responsible for their children's acts.
Firecrackers and fireworks apart from being a great nuisance to the public are potential fire-bugs. Children in particular are vulnerable to injury. Lighted firecrackers and fireworks have also caused damage to life and property. Moreover, with the availability of such explosives, people are able to extract the explosive mixture from firecrackers and fireworks to make their own explosives with tragic result.
Of late, firecrackers are not only playing them during the major festivals but they have also been let-off during funeral processions, marriages and birthday celebrations. Only if strict enforcement is beefed-up can the smuggling and sale of such contraband be curbed.
As the Deepavali festival draws close, CAP calls on the enforcement to be more frequent and stringent. Playing with firecrackers and fireworks is burning away hard earned money within minutes.
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Q: Is there a way to download a Skype broadcast on Mac? I was sent a link to the video recording made in Skype, and can watch it on the web-based player.
I'd like to download the broadcast to play it on a different device, process it via other tools.
Is that possible at all?

A: Sure - there are all sorts of tools to download video when you have a URL.
One that's super easy for me and should be for anyone that has spent a little time learning the bash shell / command - line in the Terminal.app is

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*https://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/
Rather than downloading that alone, I would recommend you start with Homebrew package manager:

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*https://brew.sh
If you are going to struggle with the command line - this makes it easier to know you've got a good setup, then install the youtube-dl tool (and it's works to download far more then just YouTube, but that's the origin / elephant in the room place where people want to get videos these days).
brew install youtube-dl

Then just copy / paste the URL to see about the Skype download. If you prefer an app you can click, I'd start with the VLC player and open the network location to see how it sees the Skype video.

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*https://www.videolan.org