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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36288 | %0 Journal Article %A Roth, Robert A. %A Luyendyk, James P. %A Maddox, Jane F. %A Ganey, Patricia E. %T Inflammation and Drug Idiosyncrasy—Is There a Connection? %D 2003 %R 10.1124/jpet.102.041624 %J Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics %P 1-8 %V 307 %N 1 %X “Drug idiosyncrasy” refers to untoward reactions to drugs that occur in a small fraction of patients and have no obvious relationship to dose or duration of therapy. The liver is a frequent target for toxicity. Much of the conventional thinking about mechanisms of drug idiosyncrasy has centered on hypotheses that the reactions have a metabolic basis involving drug metabolism polymorphisms or that they arise from a specific immune response to the drug or its metabolite(s). For very few drugs does convincing evidence exist for either of these mechanisms, however. The erratic temporal and dose relationships that characterize idiosyncratic drug responses suggest the possibility that some event during the course of therapy renders tissues peculiarly susceptible to toxic effects of the drug. For example, episodes of inflammation are commonplace in people, and results of numerous studies in animals indicate that a modest inflammatory response can enhance tissue sensitivity to a variety of toxic chemicals. These observations have led to the hypothesis that an episode of inflammation during drug therapy could decrease the threshold for drug toxicity and thereby render an individual susceptible to a toxic reaction that would not otherwise occur (i.e., an “idiosyncratic” response). This hypothesis can explain the features of drug idiosyncrasy using fundamental pharmacologic principles, and results of recent animal studies are supportive of this. Knowledge gaps that need to be filled before the hypothesis should be widely accepted are discussed. The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics %U https://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/jpet/307/1/1.full.pdf |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36291 | One Light Burning
She lay back on the mattress, her head nestling into the soft down of the pillow. She craved the solace of sleep, of relaxation, yet her neck felt stiff and her head was pounding. Too many nights of grinding her teeth, of tossing and turning in a disturbed half-sleep, had set her entire body on edge. Serenity now seemed like a distant oasis on the horizon; it flickered and beckoned to her, but the chasm between her and it felt insurmountable.
She had spent days, nay weeks, locked inside the echo chamber of her own dark thoughts. Negativity reigned supreme in every corner of her mind, murky tendrils swirling like dark smoke and permeating every thought. Worthless. Useless. Failure. The hateful words reverberated in her skull, blighting her every waking moment and cursing her with bleak fever dreams of pain and suffering.
Where did it come from, she wondered, this hurtful tirade in her brain? She recounted the months leading up to her slide into the broiling black tide of despair, looking for clues. Analysing, overturning each memory, she shook them, up-ended them, waiting for some explanatory piece of grit to fall free and provide the answer she sought. If she could ascertain the cause, she reasoned, she could work out how to heal. If you can’t locate the cut, how can you know where to apply the antiseptic?
But as time had progressed, and the darkness had taken over, there was little light left to shine on her mind. The malaise had infiltrated so deeply that she could no longer bear to continue looking inside. She had grown too afraid of what she might see, what monsters were lurking in the gloom and waiting to pounce. And so, in the fleeting moments when her vision would try to sneak a peek between tightly clenched fingers, she would yell at herself No! Stop! Don’t! She felt nothing but acute danger. Her mind had turned against her, and her mind was powerful.
She brought a hand up to cup her breast. It was not a sexual move, far from it. She could not find any whisper of libido and, in fact, the thought of sex was a turn off at the moment. It felt like too much bother. Like everything else, really. When she had attempted to masturbate, she’d lain naked and staring at the ceiling for what felt like hours (though in fact it couldn’t have been more than forty minutes), with not the slightest stirring in her nether parts. Not even the ministrations of a clitoral stimulator to her usually hyper-sensitive button could succeed in drawing her libido back to life. Increasingly, she just became frustrated and angry, so she threw the toy on the mattress with an irate thump, and pulled her clothes back on.
So, no, the hand cradling her breast was not sexual. Sensual, perhaps, in that the warmth of her flesh cupped perfectly in her own palm was soothing and welcoming. It was a touch of solace, both as the touch-er and the touch-ee. Her breast fit comfortably in her hand, soft and supple. And the curl of her hand around her own flesh felt like the touch of compassion. I’ve got you. Don’t be afraid.
She knew there was a way out, that the light would shine again, but it would take some time to recover. It always did. No matter how loudly the disparaging voices in the echo chamber shouted that she was weak and that there was no point, no hope, she continued to hold on to the wish, the promise, that somewhere there was always one little light left burning, and that it would eventually guide her back and lead her home. Back to herself.
All alone with my fears
No words are spoken
A story yet to be told
Locked in my mind
Hope is somewhere ahead
Shining brightly
But the past is always following
close behind.
See my life going by,
each moment I’m alive
I keep reaching out, holding on,
Hoping somewhere in my life there’s one light burning.
Artwork: Burning Candle painting by Zephyr Z. Click picture to visit original source website.
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1. Yes, that one message of hope when the darkness feels all consuming. So long as it’s there we know we can survive and pull through.
For the second time recently, I was thinking of ‘Anthem’ by Leonard Cohen as I read this, it’s a very similar metaphor:
Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
That’s how the light gets in
melody xx
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1. Thank you. Yes, you’re right. “Anthem” is very similar in tone. I hadn’t thought of that, but yes the line about the doves saying “start again”, as well. Thank you so much for your comment. I really appreciate it 💖
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2. The physical part of this — the not-sexual, the frustration of trying, the “Why bother?” — I get that.
It’s not light I lack, really. Just… Heat.
Sometimes I feel incredibly cold. And even the thought of touch makes me colder.
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1. Yes, good point. There’s no heat. I wonder if that is why so many of us huddle under blankets or duvets when we feel depressed. Perhaps our bodies are too busy trying to cope with the turmoil of our brains that it loses some of its ability to keep us heated?!
3. I wish I could convey my thoughts as you do. 🙂
I can so relate to most of what you said. Laying in bed, headache, wanting the release but then it just seems like too much work, not enough time or whatever.
Agreed, there is always hope. And I do hope you get back to feeling yourself if you haven’t already.
Thank you for being here. Thank you for sharing and taking part in SB4MH and my apologies for not always being around, commenting, reading and promoting your posts. 🙂 Hopefully, I can get my shit together and finally stay out of the funk I’ve been in….what did you call it? ah yes…”echo chamber of her own dark thoughts.”
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1. Thank you so much, Sassy. You are so kind to say that. Yes, the thing I guess we have to keep focused on is that we have had happy days before, and we will again. It’s just very hard to believe it when things are low. But then that’s the insidiousness of mental illness ; it clouds our reason.
Thank you so much for all your work hosting SB4MH. It’s a wonderful outlet, and regret not having got involved more often. I wish you all the very best with climbing out of your echo chamber and finding your way back to your happier and more joyous self. Much love xxx
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36295 | Clear a locked iProcess item
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When you don’t properly close your iProcess procedure you have a chance of locking the object for further use. This will result in the following error message:
For some strange cosmic reason, this happens to me a lot. To fix this quickly in a DEV environment connect to the iProcess database and search for the following tables, find the record and delete it.
And you are good to go …
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36300 | Psalm 150
Nasar says:
Psalms 1 Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. # Praise ye: Heb. Hallelujah. 2 Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. 3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. # trumpet: or, cornet.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36304 | kids encyclopedia robot
Pictures at an Exhibition facts for kids
Kids Encyclopedia Facts
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Mussorgsky in 1874
Pictures at an Exhibition is a piece of music for solo piano composed by Modest Mussorgsky in 1874. It is Mussorgsky’s most famous solo piano work and often played by virtuosos to show how good they are. Many years after Mussorgsky’s death a French composer named Maurice Ravel made an arrangement of the piece for orchestra. This arrangement has also become very famous and this is how people usually hear the music today.
Composition history
Viktor Gartman
Viktor Hartmann (1834–1873)
Pictures at an Exhibition is a musical description of an exhibition of pictures by the painter Viktor Hartmann. Hartmann was only 39 when he died in 1873. He and Mussorgsky had been good friends. They both tried to give their works a very Russian character: Hartmann through his pictures and Mussorgsky through his music. In 1874 an exhibition of Hartmann’s pictures was organised in the Academy of Fine Arts in St Petersburg. Mussorgsky went to the exhibition and was inspired to compose his piano piece.
Pictures at an Exhibition describes someone walking round the exhibition and looking at the pictures. The ten pictures he describes in music were drawings and watercolours. Mussorgsky starts his piece with a tune which describes the person walking round the exhibition. It is usually known as the “promenade” theme (a promenade is a walk). At first Mussorgsky puts the promenade theme between each picture, but he does not do that all the way through the piece. Some of the later pictures have bits of the promenade theme in the music.
Publication history
Pictures at the Exhibition 1st edition
The cover of the first edition of Pictures at an Exhibition
Mussorgsky composed the piece very quickly, although he was drunk a lot of the time. It was not published until 1886, five years after the composer’s death. The composer’s great friend Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov published it, but he made some changes to what Mussorgsky had written. It was not until 1931 that an edition was published which tried to show exactly what Mussorgsky had written.
Gallery of Hartmann’s pictures
Four of the pictures that Mussorgsky described in his music:
Description of the music
• The Promenade theme describes a person walking round the exhibition. It has lots of important-sounding chords. Mussorgsky wrote it with a time signature of 11/4, although it is usually written nowadays in 5/4 and 6/4 time.
Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition, chords
The 3rd and 4th bars of the opening movement, "Promenade".
These are the ten pictures which are then described in Mussorgsky’s music:
• No. 1 "Gnomus" : This describes a little gnome with crooked legs trying to run around. Hartmann’s sketch may be a drawing of a toy nutcracker.
• No. 2 "The Old Castle" describes an old medieval castle. A troubadour is singing a song in front of the castle. It is a gentle, rather sad song. In Ravel’s version for orchestra the tune is played on the alto saxophone.
• No. 3 "Tuileries" describes children playing in a park called Tuileries which is in the centre of Paris. It has a little tune which sounds like children singing a teasing song.
• No. 4 "Bydło" describes a cart which is being pulled by oxen. In Ravel’s orchestral version the tune is played by the tuba. It sounds very low and heavy.
• No. 5 The Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks" describes little canary chicks which are still in their eggs. The picture was based on a ballet which had been produced in 1870.
Ballet des poussins dans leurs coques
• No. 6 "Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuÿle" describes two Jews. One is rich and the other one is poor.
• No. 7 "The Market at Limoges" describes French women quarreling in the market. Limoges is a city in central France.
• No. 8 "The Catacombs" describes the dark Paris catacombs with loud and soft chords. The promenade theme is heard in a ghostly form.
• Catacombae, Sepulcrum romanum
Cum mortuis in lingua mortua
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• No. 9 "The Hut on Hen’s Legs" is about a picture in which Hartmann draws a clock in the form of Baba-Yaga's hut on hen's legs
• No. 10 "The Great Gate of Kiev" ("The Bogatyr Gates") was inspired by Hartmann's drawing for a huge gate which was to be built to remember how the Tsar had escaped assassination on 4 April 1866. The design won a prize, but the gate was never built.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36316 | In her recent book, Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation, Calvin University historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez situates Gothard and Piper in a long line of white, alpha-male leaders whose devotion to a militant Christian patriarchy and nationalism inevitably led to exuberant support, among large numbers of white evangelicals, for Donald Trump as president—despite his clear deviation from anything evangelical in a spiritual or behavioral sense. As it turned out, Du Mez argues, obedience wasn’t as much about goodness and grace as it was about power and who wielded it.
Du Mez saddles up with Teddy Roosevelt as a Rough Rider and giddyups all the way to the present, lassoing the likes of Billy Sunday and Billy Graham, Jerry Falwell and James Dobson, Duck Dynasty and Mark Driscoll, along with plenty of other Christian cowboys (and a few cowgirls too). She shows how militant white Christian patriarchy paved the way for a fractured nation and a ruined religion whose doctrine of grace and commandment to love diminish in the face of political expedience. She stresses how, as a political culture as much as anything, white evangelicalism captivated believers enough to redraw the boundaries of faith around political allegiance rather than creedal assent. (One example of this dynamic at work: As I entered my new role as editor in chief of Christianity Today, I was asked more about my position on particular policy issues than about any thoughts on theology.)
On one level, Du Mez’s thesis is compelling and extensively researched. She shows how white evangelicalism worked as both a basis and cover for white-privileged power plays and culture wars, all in an attempt to preserve a hierarchy that served white male agendas, excused misbehavior, and exonerated abuse. Not that all of us white males imbibed the testosterone. Plenty of us, including what Du Mez calls the “northern establishment evangelicals—the Wheaton and Christianity Today types,” were baffled by the overwrought Call of Duty discipleship. Still, our devotion to specific social policies, our worries over the loss of moral high ground and cultural hegemony, our fears over the dissolution of Christian institutional influence, and our own leadership led us to render unto Caesar the things that belonged to God in a desperate last gasp for legitimacy.
image of Christianity Today book review with cartoon picture of man in suit behind a pulpit and woman behind him
Harrell, Daniel. “The Alpha-Male Style in American Evangelicalism.” Christianity Today. October 27, 2020. https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2020/october-web-only/jesus-john-wayne-kristin-kobes-du-mez-masculinity.html
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36323 | Main Content
Copy graphics objects and their descendants
new_handle = copyobj(h,p)
copyobj creates copies of graphics objects and assigns the objects to the new parent.
The new parent must be appropriate for the copied object (for example, you can copy an axes only to figure or uipanel). copyobj copies children as well.
new_handle = copyobj(h,p) copies one or more graphics objects identified by h and returns the handle of the new object or an array of new objects. The new graphics objects are children of the graphics objects specified by p.
copyobj(___,'legacy') copies object callback properties and object application data. This behavior is consistent with versions of copyobj before MATLAB® release R2014b.
What is Not Copied
copyobj does not copy properties or objects that depend on their original context to operate properly. Objects with default context menus (such as legends and colorbars) create new context menus for the new object. Figures create new toolbars and menus for the new figure.
copyobj does not copy:
• Callback properties (except when using the legacy option).
• Application data associated with the object (except when using the legacy option).
• Context menu of legends, colorbars, or other objects that define default context menus.
• Default figure toolbar and menus.
• Axes objects used with the yyaxis function.
• The Interactions property of an axes object.
• The DataTipTemplate property for objects that have this property, such as Line, Scatter, and Surface objects.
• You cannot copy the same object more than once to the same parent in a single call to copyobj.
MATLAB changes the Parent property to the new parent and assigns the new objects a new handle.
Copy a surface to a new axes that is in a different figure.
h = surf(peaks);
colormap hsv
Create the destination figure and axes:
fig = figure;
ax = axes;
Copy the surface to the new axes and set properties that are not surface properties:
new_handle = copyobj(h,ax);
Note that while the surface is copied, the colormap, view, and grid are not copied.
h and p can be scalars or vectors. When both are vectors, they must be the same length, and the output argument, new_handle, is a vector of the same length. In this case, new_handle(i) is a copy of h(i) with its Parent property set to p(i).
When h is a scalar and p is a vector, h is copied once to each of the parents in p. Each new_handle(i) is a copy of h with its Parent property set to p(i), and length(new_handle) equals length(p).
When h is a vector and p is a scalar, each new_handle(i) is a copy of h(i) with its Parent property set to p. The length of new_handle equals length(h).
You must copy the associated axes when copying a legend or a colorbar.
When programming a UI, do not call copyobj or textwrap (which calls copyobj) inside a CreateFcn. The act of copying the uicontrol object fires the CreateFcn repeatedly, which raises a series of error messages after exceeding the recursion limit.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36335 | Dreadnought (Subliminal)
Good morning, EVErybody! Wishing ya’ll a wonderful day, and let it be known this monkey is simply sharing that which he sees and understands in his experience of the Human dream. The reader is in the best position to determine whether or not the following information resonates internally, so let’s get into it shall we?
Find the Sun in the gif above…
There ya go. This monkey could research, explain, argue, etc. It’s clear for this monkey to see that most people more than likely wouldn’t have been able to identify the Sun (Sol) that easily, but now ya see.
There ya go.
The more ya know. What are subliminal messages, for those who haven’t quite grasped the concept? A subliminal is something that wasn’t caught by the conscious mind, but the subconscious picks it up and recognizes the imagery. Literally One of the reasons Target is so successful…people identify with it because it uses that which gives most things expression. EVErything is made of Star stuff…
Now this is neither good nor bad. It simply is what it is. Are ya’ll aware of it? That’s what’s important because then ya’ll can decide whether or not ya’ll want to be involved with it.
Why is this monkey bringing this up? Because Subliminal messaging can be used to suggest, or plant ideas into the mind to be harvested at a later time. This might sound really strange, but the following information is available via Napoleon Hill’s work. That chimp researched guys like Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford, John Rockefeller, etc. Ya know, millionaires and billionaires.
What made them all monetarily successful? Did they share something in common? Napoleon Hill discovered they did in fact share something in common, and anyone can use it to alter reality.
Three step process…rinse and repeat consistently for 30+ days to really start seeing results, okay? We’ll use water for simplicity’s sake. Money is current sea (currency) in any case, based on MariTime (sea) Law okay? Destroyers
1: Visualize current state of being (without lemonade) and focus on the feelings associated with that state (thirsty, dehydration, sadness, etc.). Why? This is the current state. See as much detail as ya want internally (mind’s eye or third eye), but remember to feel it fully.
2: Neutralize EVErything. Turn the visualization completely blank and feel neutral, like shaking up an Etch a Sketch after it’s been scribbled. Let go and surrender what came before in full.
3: See the self as having achieved the goal, and most importantly FEEL GRATEFUL!!!!
Why? Because the Universe will appreciate One recognizing how they appreciate being apart of it. Or deeper yet, how EVErything and EVEryONE is a reflection of the Universe, so ya’ll are literally gifting the self while being thankful simultaneously for having manifested One’s dream. Quite beautiful, actually!
Here’s One that’s more applicable to the Human experience current(ly)…haha get it? The Current Lie!
So there’s EVEryONE’s power that truly rests within (coupling the head with the chest allows ANYONE to manifest). Now what does this have to do with the Dreadnought and subliminal messaging? It’s called allowing someONE or something else to decide what is made or produced by the rest of you, unless you understand what is being done to you…either way a decision is made to comply or negate. Here’s an example that has staggering ramifications if it has any merit for even being a possibility.
Monkey see, monkey produce in reality (according to the One writing and even those who have attracted tons of money). Behold the film:
I Am Legend STARS (what WE ALL ARE) Will Smith, who spends his time trying to cure something known as the Krippin Virus…or KV for short. KV can sound out COVID, and COVID really isn’t that far off from Krippin phonetically speaking. Hmmm…a virus that changed the manner in which Humanity functions from day to day, and the film is from the horror genre? That means most of the people (millions) who watched it (myself included) got an adrenaline boost while being exposed to the view, and thus had a seed planted which later on manifested among us as truth. Let’s face it, films and TV get us to feel a range of emotions while exposing us to ideas we may not have imagined previously.
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It’s One way these things work. Is this monkey suggesting this is what created COVID? Well it certainly helped because Humans have been thinking about things like viruses, zombies, war, famine, and a bunch of other stuff that’s been experienced by drinking fear from One’s cup for quite some time now actually.
We create our reality by manifesting what is seeded within our being, much like a garden filled with weeds in all honesty. Choose to expose ya self wisely, for not EVErything in reality supports ya well being.
More to come.
Layv and Praise!
Bonus Video of the day: Wanna hear the Dreadnought speak directly through a children’s movie? Because this entire monologue details the Dreadnought’s expression perfectly. Know that One must be shown for consent, whether knowing or otherwise, to be honored. It’s plain to see, so by all means! (Monologue below if ya’d prefer not to hear it in full) Hollywood wrote this lol just sharing what they present…
Screenslaver interrupts this program for an important announcement. Don’t bother watching the rest. Elastigirl doesn’t save the day; she only postpones her defeat. And while she postpones her defeat, you eat chips and watch her invert problems that you are too lazy to deal with. Superheroes are part of a brainless desire to replace true desire with simulation. You don’t talk, you watch talk shows. You don’t play games, you watch game shows. Travel, relationships, risk; every meaningful experience must be packaged and delivered to you to watch at a distance so that you can remain ever-sheltered, ever-passive, ever-ravenous consumers who can’t free themselves to rise from their couches to break a sweat, never anticipate new life. You want superheroes to protect you, and make yourselves ever more powerless in the process. Well, you tell yourselves you’re being “looked after”. That you’re inches from being served and your rights are being upheld. So that the system can keep stealing from you, smiling at you all the while. Go ahead, send your supers to stop me. Grab your snacks, watch your screens, and see what happens. You are no longer in control. I am.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36348 | Do You Send a Thank You Note After a Job Interview?
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In a recent story for Insider, executive managing editor Jessica Liebman made one thing clear about her hiring practices: You better send a “thank you” note if you want the job. “When I first started hiring, I came up with a simple rule: We shouldn’t move a candidate to the next stage in the interview process unless they send a thank-you email,” she wrote. This rule, however, wasn’t so well-received on social media.
“This is an arbitrary bit of gatekeeping that is both culture- and generation-specific,” one user tweeted in response to Liebman’s story. “... A thank you is classy, but not a disqualifier.” (In a follow-up story, Liebman later clarified that it is not a deciding factor in the hiring process, but merely a “rule of thumb” for etiquette reasons.)
A thank you note generally can’t hurt, unless you somehow misspell your interviewer’s name or come across as too needy. According to G/O Media Group’s very own Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, Ali Stelzer, it’s also an indication that you’re actually interested in the job. “It tells the interviewer and team that you cared to follow up and are interested after meeting in person and getting a better feel for the position/team.”
Personally, I don’t believe that thank you notes are absolutely necessary unless it’s a job I want, though I might write a quick “Thanks for your time” and not much else to a job I’m on the fence about. (If I have mixed feelings about an opportunity and not sending a thank you note discounts me from being considered, then I wouldn’t mind missing out on the chance to work there.) On at least two occasions, I didn’t send a follow-up email and received an offer or went on to the next step anyway.
It also depends on the company itself. If you’re applying for a corporation that interviews hundreds of applicants a week versus a small company with no HR department, a thank you note to your interviewer might carry more weight in the latter situation. A friend of mine even sends handwritten thank you notes via mail; in one instance, months after she received a job offer and already began working for a company, her interviewer-turned-supervisor finally found her card while rummaging through her mail—so it’s safe to say the card had little impact on her being hired. (Again, it just depends on the company.)
As we’ve written before, a good note should be short and to the point; thank them for their time and be specific about what you discussed or perhaps referencing other small-talk you may have had.
Do you send thank you notes after a job interview? What do you include in yours? And to the hiring managers out there, does it have any impact on who you decide to hire?
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Not a hiring manager, but I am involved in interviews and hiring in my department. I’ve had people send notes, and if anything, I’m less likely to want to go with the people sending notes. I’ve yet to read one that didn’t come across as unctuous or a waste of time. The waste of time ones (things like a quick e-mail that says “Thank you for your time”) are much better than the overly flattering ones. Those have no impact. The letters where they go on and on about how wonderful it was to be given such a singular opportunity to meet such great people at such an outstanding company are the ones where I say nope. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36376 | Introduction to the LynxKite Python API
Download this Jupyter Notebook Try LynxKite (This notebook is ready to run on our cloud demo.)
Table of contents
LynxKite comes with a full Python API. The UI and the Python API provide the same features and you can easily switch between the two. A workspace created in Python can be inspected and further edited on the UI. Or you can generate Python code from a workspace in the UI with the click of a button.
Getting a LynxKite connection
The Python API relies on a running LynxKite instance. A connection to this instance is your starting point for all functionality.
If you are using a pre-configured environment, like, it’s very easy to get a connection:
import lynx.kite
lk = lynx.kite.LynxKite()
If you are building your own LynxKite setup, you will have to install the Python package:
pip install lynxkite-client
(Requires Python 3.6 or newer.)
You can then connect to LynxKite by specifying its address:\n”,
import lynx.kite
lk = lynx.kite.LynxKite(address='http://localhost:2200/')
Once you are connected, you are ready to chain operations together and access their results:
lk.createExampleGraph().sql('select count(*) from vertices').df()
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Creating boxes
You can use the LynxKite object to create boxes, such as in lk.createExampleGraph(). Inputs can be passed in as positional arguments and parameters as keyword arguments.
The easiest way to figure out the parameterization of a box is to set it up on the UI and then click on the </> button to see the autogenerated Python code. In a notebook or other IDE you can also rely on autocompletion.
The outputs of a Box object can be accessed by indexing it with the output name.
# Verbose example for illustration:
box1 = lk.createVertices(size=10)
state1 = box1['graph'] # Gets the output called "graph".
box2 = lk.createRandomEdges(state1, degree=3, seed=1)
graph = box2['graph']
Since many operations take a single input and produce a single output, there is a more concise API for them.
If a box has a single output, the box can be treated as if it were a State. If a box takes a single input, it is available as a method of States.
# Equivalently to the previous example:
graph = lk.createVertices(size=10).createRandomEdges(degree=3, seed=1)
Working with graphs and tables
In LynxKite we have workspaces which can contain non-linear workflows. These workflows are made of boxes and connections, and the boxes can have outputs of different kinds. One of the possible output kinds is a graph. Another output kind is a table which can be used in SQL queries. A table typically is an output of an import box or an SQL box, but there are other operations which output tables. In the background, tables are stored as Parquet files.
During development and debugging, the df() method on tables is the best way to look at your data. It returns a Pandas DataFrame.
graph.computePageRank(damping=0.85, iterations=5, name='page_rank').sql('select * from vertices').df()
id ordinal page_rank
0 -8.292973e+18 6.0 1.186692
1 -7.423979e+18 8.0 1.555379
2 -7.261649e+18 3.0 0.661463
3 -6.688468e+18 4.0 0.705636
4 -4.962768e+18 0.0 0.460090
5 -4.029975e+18 9.0 0.541939
6 -3.109365e+18 1.0 0.948117
7 2.158391e+18 7.0 1.341214
8 4.437114e+18 2.0 0.765146
9 5.700977e+18 5.0 1.834324
There is also an API for directly accessing graph and table data:
# Example: accessing graph data
graph = lk.createExampleGraph().aggregateVertexAttributeGlobally(aggregate_income='average').get_graph()
graph_attributes = {s.title: lk.get_graph_attribute( for s in graph.graphAttributes}
# Example: accessing table data
table = lk.createExampleGraph().sql('select name, age, income from vertices').get_table_data()
print('Schema: ', [(, field.dataType) for field in table.header])
print('Rows: ', [[field.string for field in row] for row in])
Schema: [('name', 'String'), ('age', 'Double'), ('income', 'Double')]
Rows: [['Adam', '20.3', '1000'], ['Eve', '18.2', 'null'], ['Bob', '50.3', '2000'], ['Isolated Joe', '2', 'null']]
Import boxes are special, because they bring data from outside the LynxKite world into LynxKite, and the result depends on the time of running the import. On the UI there is a “Run import” button to start the actual import.
The Python API can run the import boxes automatically. (Meaning we not only build the box but also run the import when the box is created.)
To distinguish between building an import box and running the import, the API has two versions of the import operations.
In imports and exports, the location of the files are defined using prefixed paths . See the official documentation of LynxKite to learn more about prefixed paths.
# Example: importing a CSV file
csv_path = lk.upload('name,age\nAdam,20.3\nBob,50.3\nEve,18.2\nIsolated Joe,2')
name age
0 Adam 20.3
1 Bob 50.3
2 Eve 18.2
3 Isolated Joe 2
# Example: simple non-linear workspace
# Input files
people_path = lk.upload('name,sex\nAdam,M\nEve,F\nSarah,F')
connections_path = lk.upload('src,dst\nAdam,Eve\nAdam,Sarah')
# Two branches of the workspace
people = lk.importCSVNow(filename=people_path).useTableAsVertices()
connections = lk.importCSVNow(filename=connections_path)
# The order of the inputs is fixed, so we don't have to name them in the API
result = lk.useTableAsEdges(people, connections, attr='name', src='src', dst='dst').computePageRank()
result.sql('select * from vertices').df()[['name','page_rank']]
name page_rank
0 Adam 0.778818
1 Eve 1.110591
2 Sarah 1.110591
The import methods which run the import automatically are:
Export boxes are also special, because on the UI, we can trigger the actual export with a “Run export” button, displayed on the output state of the export box. In the Python API we can trigger export boxes automatically.
To distinguish between building an export box and triggering the export, the API has two versions of the export operations.
The auto-triggered export methods are:
# Example: exporting a table to parquet
export_path = 'DATA$/path/to/table'
# If this notebook runs locally, and this file has been saved earlier, we should delete it.
local_name = lk.get_prefixed_path(export_path).resolved.replace('file:', '')
import subprocess
subprocess.check_call(['rm', '-rf', local_name])
lk.createVertices().sql('select * from vertices').exportToParquetNow(path=export_path)
<lynx.kite.SingleOutputAtomicBox at 0x7efd4d6bbdd8>
The output of a box can be saved as a snapshot. Snapshot locations are specified as LynxKite paths. A saved snapshot can be loaded to another workflow to use as input. The path of a snapshot is a path in the LynxKite directory tree, so it makes sense only “inside” the LynxKite world.
To save a snapshot, we can
To use saved snapshots, we can load them by
The importUnionOfTableSnapshots box uses a list of snapshot paths as parameter and assumes (and checks) whether all the snapshots have the same schema. If all the schemas are the same, it imports the union of the tables.
# Example of saving and loading a snapshot
lk.createExampleGraph().sql('select avg(income) as avg_income from vertices').save_snapshot('tests/snapshots/avg')
0 1500.0
Forcing computation
The workflow building is lazy in the sense that when we add a box to a workflow it only means that we just defined a step in our workflow. The computation only runs when we access some output of the workflow (e.g. the value of a graph attribute or data in a table).
Sometimes we want to trigger all the computation in a workflow segment without accessing specific entities. We may want to do this in an automation project for example, if we need to know the execution time of parts of a complex workflow.
There are LynxKite boxes which are triggerable. When we trigger a triggerable box, all of the inputs of this box will be computed. The following boxes are triggerable: Save to snapshot, Compute inputs, exportToCSV, exportToJSON, exportToParquet, exportToJDBC, exportToORC.
Triggering a box
# Example: triggering a box
eg = lk.createExampleGraph()
eg.sql('select name, income from vertices').saveToSnapshot(path='names_and_income_snapshot').trigger()
Computing a state
If we need to compute a state (typically a graph or a table) for performance testing, we can use the compute() method of the State class. It connects the box of the state with a computeInputs box and triggers the computation. This is a blocking call, so it can be used in benchmarks.
# Example: computing a state
Using SQL on graphs and tables
We can run SQL queries on graphs and tables.
When we run SQL on a table, we can reference the table in the query with the name of the input plug, to which the input tables is connected. If an SQL box has one input, its input is called input. If an SQL box has more than one input, these are called one, two, three, … The maximum number of allowed inputs of an SQL box is ten.
# Example: SQL on one input table
path = lk.upload('a,b\n1,2\n3,4\n5,6')
lk.importCSVNow(filename=path).sql1(sql='select a+b as c from input').df()
0 3.0
1 7.0
2 11.0
# Example: SQL on two input tables
calls_path = lk.upload('id,calls\n1,2\n2,4\n3,6')
names_path = lk.upload('id,name\n1,Jano\n2,Hanna\n3,Andras')
calls = lk.importCSVNow(filename=calls_path)
names = lk.importCSVNow(filename=names_path)
lk.sql2(calls, names, sql='select name, calls from one inner join two on =').df()
name calls
0 Jano 2
1 Hanna 4
2 Andras 6
SQL shorthand notation
The recommended way to use SQL is through the simpler sql() methods on LynxKite and State objects. This method automatically uses the right SQL box variant based on the number of its inputs. It also makes it easy to refer to multiple input tables via meaningful names.
# Example: SQL shorthand notation
path = lk.upload('id,calls\n1,2\n2,4\n3,6')
table = lk.importCSVNow(filename=path)
# With a single input:
print(table.sql('select calls from input').df())
# Multiple inputs with meaningful names:
print(lk.sql('select count(*) as cnt from t1 cross join t2', t1=table, t2=table).df())
0 2
1 4
2 6
0 9.0
SQL queries on graphs
The graph states have four tables by default: vertices, edges (includes vertex data), edge_attributes (no vertex data), graph_attributes. If a project has segmentations, we can also access segmentation_name.vertices type tables.
# Example: accessing tables of a graph in SQL
eg = lk.createExampleGraph()
print(eg.sql('select * from vertices').df())
print(eg.sql('select * from edges').df())
print(eg.sql('select * from edge_attributes').df())
age gender id income location name
0 20.3 Male 0.0 1000.0 (40.71448,-74.00598) Adam
1 18.2 Female 1.0 NaN (47.5269674,19.0323968) Eve
2 50.3 Male 2.0 2000.0 (1.352083,103.819836) Bob
3 2.0 Male 3.0 NaN (-33.8674869,151.2069902) Isolated Joe
dst_age dst_gender dst_id dst_income dst_location dst_name \
0 18.2 Female 1.0 NaN (47.5269674,19.0323968) Eve
1 20.3 Male 0.0 1000.0 (40.71448,-74.00598) Adam
2 20.3 Male 0.0 1000.0 (40.71448,-74.00598) Adam
3 18.2 Female 1.0 NaN (47.5269674,19.0323968) Eve
edge_comment edge_weight src_age src_gender src_id src_income \
0 Adam loves Eve 1.0 20.3 Male 0.0 1000.0
1 Eve loves Adam 2.0 18.2 Female 1.0 NaN
2 Bob envies Adam 3.0 50.3 Male 2.0 2000.0
3 Bob loves Eve 4.0 50.3 Male 2.0 2000.0
src_location src_name
0 (40.71448,-74.00598) Adam
1 (47.5269674,19.0323968) Eve
2 (1.352083,103.819836) Bob
3 (1.352083,103.819836) Bob
comment weight
0 Adam loves Eve 1.0
1 Eve loves Adam 2.0
2 Bob envies Adam 3.0
3 Bob loves Eve 4.0
When a table name contains dots it must be quoted with backticks:
# Example: accessing tables of graphs in multi-input SQL box
eg = lk.createExampleGraph()
lk.sql('select * from `one.vertices` cross join `two.edge_attributes`', eg, eg).df()
age gender id income location name comment weight
0 20.3 Male 0.0 1000.0 (40.71448,-74.00598) Adam Adam loves Eve 1.0
1 20.3 Male 0.0 1000.0 (40.71448,-74.00598) Adam Eve loves Adam 2.0
2 20.3 Male 0.0 1000.0 (40.71448,-74.00598) Adam Bob envies Adam 3.0
3 20.3 Male 0.0 1000.0 (40.71448,-74.00598) Adam Bob loves Eve 4.0
4 18.2 Female 1.0 NaN (47.5269674,19.0323968) Eve Adam loves Eve 1.0
5 18.2 Female 1.0 NaN (47.5269674,19.0323968) Eve Eve loves Adam 2.0
6 18.2 Female 1.0 NaN (47.5269674,19.0323968) Eve Bob envies Adam 3.0
7 18.2 Female 1.0 NaN (47.5269674,19.0323968) Eve Bob loves Eve 4.0
8 50.3 Male 2.0 2000.0 (1.352083,103.819836) Bob Adam loves Eve 1.0
9 50.3 Male 2.0 2000.0 (1.352083,103.819836) Bob Eve loves Adam 2.0
10 50.3 Male 2.0 2000.0 (1.352083,103.819836) Bob Bob envies Adam 3.0
11 50.3 Male 2.0 2000.0 (1.352083,103.819836) Bob Bob loves Eve 4.0
12 2.0 Male 3.0 NaN (-33.8674869,151.2069902) Isolated Joe Adam loves Eve 1.0
13 2.0 Male 3.0 NaN (-33.8674869,151.2069902) Isolated Joe Eve loves Adam 2.0
14 2.0 Male 3.0 NaN (-33.8674869,151.2069902) Isolated Joe Bob envies Adam 3.0
15 2.0 Male 3.0 NaN (-33.8674869,151.2069902) Isolated Joe Bob loves Eve 4.0
If a graph has graph attributes, we can also query the value of those. The result is a table with one row, the columns are the graph attributes of the graph.
# Example: query the graph attributes of a graph
lk.createExampleGraph().aggregateVertexAttributeGlobally(aggregate_age='average').sql('select * from graph_attributes').df()
!edge_count !vertex_count age_average greeting
0 4.0 4.0 22.7 Hello world! 😀
Saving a workspace
We saw that we can build linear parts of a complex workspace by chaining. It is important to understand, that it’s not required to have a Workspace object for adding a box. Basically, the API just adds boxes in “vacuum” and connected boxes are implicitly in a “must be on the same workspace” relation. Then the actual workspace is created by the Workspace constructor or by the @workspace decorator (see later). This also means that workspace parameters are not available at workspace building time.
To create a Workspace object, we have to give a name to the workspace and have to specify the terminal boxes of the workspace. The constructor explores all the boxes which are connected (directly or indirectly) to the terminal boxes, and builds the complete workspace from these boxes.
A workspace object ws can be saved with'path/to/folder'). This method is recursive, it also saves all the custom boxes, required to run the workspace. See the next section on how to create custom boxes with the API.
To run a workspace, we don’t have to save it, but we have to save all the workspaces which are referred by custom boxes on the workspace.
# Example: creating and saving a workspace
eg = lk.createExampleGraph()
pr = eg.computePageRank().sql('select name, page_rank from vertices')
names_path = lk.upload('name\nEve\nBob')
names = lk.importCSVNow(filename=names_path)
result1 = lk.sql('select * from one inner join two on =', pr, names)
result2 = eg.filterByAttributes(filterva_gender='Female')
# result1 and result2 are the terminal boxes (they are also states)
ws = lynx.kite.Workspace(name='Save example', terminal_boxes=[result1, result2])
# To save a workspace, we have to pass a folder to save().
# The workspace can refer to other workspaces, which will also be
# saved under this folder.'Example folder')
'Example folder/Save example'
The saved workspace on the LynxKite UI:
Saved workspace
The method returns the absolute path of the saved workspace, because the name of the workspace can be auto-generated in some cases.
Custom boxes
In LynxKite we can use one workspace from another as a custom box. This makes it easy to organize our workspaces meaningfully and re-use logical components.
The same can be achieved in Python simply by using functions.
If you use the LynxKite UI to look at the resulting workspaces, though, they will not have custom boxes. They will be huge sprawling networks of primitive boxes.
You can use the @subworkspace decorator from the LynxKite Python API to mark a function as the equivalent of a custom box. This way the resulting workspaces will be easy to navigate on the UI.
# Example: custom box that outputs the top vertices by PageRank
def top_pr(graph, n):
return graph.computePageRank().sql(f'select * from vertices order by page_rank desc limit {n}')
eg = lk.createExampleGraph()
random_graph = lk.createVertices(size=20).createRandomEdges()
print(top_pr(eg, 2).df())
print(top_pr(random_graph, 3).df())
age gender id income location name page_rank
0 20.3 Male 0.0 1000.0 (40.71448,-74.00598) Adam 1.809173
1 18.2 Female 1.0 NaN (47.5269674,19.0323968) Eve 1.809173
id ordinal page_rank
0 3.246199e+18 19.0 1.953536
1 -3.169240e+17 15.0 1.894334
2 -6.688468e+18 4.0 1.818231
Workspace parameters
While not generally useful outside of automation projects, the API also supports the use of workspace parameters with @subworkspace. These parameters are then visible in the UI and they are substituted in parametric parameters via Scala string interpolation.
# Example: workspace parameters for custom boxes
@lynx.kite.ws_param('p2', default='x', description='The second column.')
def my_func(input1):
return input1.sql1(sql=lynx.kite.pp('select $p1, $p2 from vertices'))
my_func(lk.createExampleGraph(), p1='age', p2='name').df()
age name
0 20.3 Adam
1 18.2 Eve
2 50.3 Bob
3 2.0 Isolated Joe
Custom boxes with multiple outputs
Custom boxes can return a dictionary instead of a single state. The keys of the dictionary will be the names of the outputs of the custom box.
# Example: splitting a table into a "train" and a "test" table, using a ratio parameter.
data_path = lk.upload('''
original_table = lk.importCSVNow(filename=data_path)
def numrows(table):
return table.sql('select count(*) as cnt from input')
def split_table(table, ratio):
# We use the ``rand()`` function of Spark SQL here.
extended_table = table.deriveColumn(name='filter_col', value='rand()')
train_set = extended_table.sql(f'select * from input where filter_col <= {ratio}')
test_set = extended_table.sql(f'select * from input where filter_col > {ratio}')
return dict(train=train_set, test=test_set)
split = split_table(original_table, 0.6)
0 6.0
0 4.0
0 12139086 1 2638561 2 4 0.907135
1 16011876 0 203825 3 1 0.968432
2 15397252 0 108090 2 4 0.946777
3 16044877 0 85442 14 2 0.914008
External computation
You can also make custom boxes that execute arbitrary Python code. Just mark the function with the @external decorator.
In this case an External computation box is added to the workspace. First, LynxKite has to compute and write out the inputs of this box. Then your function is called in the Python process. It reads the data and writes out the results. LynxKite then loads back the results into a LynxKite state.
You need to manually trigger this blocking computation with the trigger() method.
# Example: external computation.
import numpy as np
def titled_names(table, default):
df = table.pandas()
df['gender'] = df.gender.fillna(default)
df['titled'] = np.where(df.gender == 'Female', 'Ms ' +, 'Mr ' +
return df
t = titled_names(lk.createExampleGraph().sql('select name, gender from vertices'), 'Female')
t.trigger() # Causes the function to run.
name gender titled __index_level_0__
0 Adam Male Mr Adam 0.0
1 Eve Female Ms Eve 1.0
2 Bob Male Mr Bob 2.0
3 Isolated Joe Male Mr Isolated Joe 3.0
For more details see the LynxKite Python API Reference. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36390 | Pokemon vs. Digimon: Why Pokemon wins
pokemon xyz poster
Pokemon is hugely popular. Even today, two decades after its debut, Pokemon continues to be a phenomenon. Even at its lowest point, Pokemon had a fan base tens of millions strong.
Something that popular is bound to see different takes on it, and in Pokemon’s case, there were many. How many people out there remember Monster Rancher? Or Magi-Nation? Or Fighting Foodons? Out of the many Pokemon me-toos, the most popular was Digimon.
When you mention Pokemon and Digimon in the same breath among gamers, you’ll see many of them take sides. Usually, they’ll side with Pokemon. No surprise there, Pokemon is much more popular. But if you ask any of them why they like Pokemon more, you’ll see many of them throw their hands up and say “we just do.” It would seem as though few people truly understand why Pokemon is more popular, as though Digimon were somehow a superior product in every sense, but people have come to a consensus to like Pokemon instead, just because.
However, people don’t like things without reason. Pokemon turned out to be far more popular, even if people don’t know how that came to be. This article explores the reasons why, even though Digimon superficially offers a more interesting experience, Pokemon has won the hearts of many millions more.
One thing that Digimon fans point out is that Digimon offers the better anime.
And in a sense, this is true. Digimon focuses on telling epic stories of adventure and character development. While Pokemon does something similar, Digimon is different in that it tells one or two season long story arcs centered around a cast of characters who are out to defeat some foe that threatens the well being of a world or two.
On the other hand, Pokemon is about Ash and Pikachu, and how they travel from town to town collecting gym badges. After a while, Ash does collect all the gym badges in a region, then participates in some competition before moving on to another region where he collects another set of gym badges. It’s formulaic.
So why? Why does the Pokemon anime consistently get better ratings?
The answer is, because of that formula. It’s a long-term strategy. Sometimes, a person who watches will take a break from it. When they return to it, they expect some familiar concepts and/or characters to have remained in place.
When people think of the Digimon anime, they think about the starring characters, such as Tai, Matt, Agumon, and those other familiar faces. When they take a break from it, they expect those familiar faces to still be there when they come back, because those are the faces that they associate with Digimon. However, if the fan has been away for a long time, they may come back to discover that Tai and Agumon are no longer anywhere to be seen, even though they were once the main characters! As a result, older fans that expected certain characters to remain are alienated.
Tai Agumon missing
When people think of the Pokemon anime, they think of Ash and Pikachu. While characters have left Ash’s group and new characters have been introduced, Ash is still there, and so is Pikachu.
This has been spoken of as though it were some weakness of the Pokemon anime. But in reality, it’s been its strength. Again, sometimes, fans go, but later come back again. Pokemon makes it easier for them, because the two main characters that fans expect to find upon return are still there. Meanwhile fans of Digimon that attempt to return to the show but don’t find the old main characters have to readjust to a new cast, and they may not be up for that kind of emotional reinvestment, especially when faced with the prospect that the new cast may not still be there in a season or two.
So, while the Digimon anime may have better writing, the Pokemon anime wins out in the long run, because it remains consistently Pokemon, whether you like Ash or not.
On to the second point, Digimon fans like to point out that Digimon designs are better. What do they mean by “better”? Apparently, that Digimon are gritty and heavily-detailed.
For a few examples of Digimon designs, check out the following:
digimon trying too hard
Wow. Any one of those guys look like they could kick Mewtwo’s butt. Just how edgy can you get?
But here’s the thing: We don’t really care for that as much as one might think. In fact, the Digimon designs look like someone has been trying way too hard to impress us. That’s something we can see right through, or at least notice on a subliminal level.
While Digimon may try really, really hard to impress us with their terribly edgy designs, they aren’t the only ones that have an edgy appeal to offer. For one thing, gamers adore Castlevania, even though the edginess factor isn’t nearly as blunt. In gaming, it’s not hard to find something that’s been overdesigned to stain our undergarments yellow. In fact, that stuff’s everywhere.
Pokemon’s simpler designs are welcome because they have a wider appeal. A girl can adore a Pikachu because it’s cute, and a boy may find Pikachu interesting because its electrical potential has a connotation of danger. That’s the kind of thing that Digimon doesn’t manage to pull off quite right. That’s especially glaring considering that Digimon originated as a Tamagotchi game. And in any case, the appeal of a wild, edgy character isn’t really as wide as one might think.
One can point out that Pokemon places a lot of emphasis on cuteness. Which it does. That doesn’t hurt it that much, because the cuteness of one pokemon usually doesn’t distract much from its other qualities, such as the strength it has in spite of that cuteness.
Besides, cuteness really isn’t a bad thing. In fact, it’s great that Pokemon has that aesthetic appeal. Pokemon scratches an itch that most other games out there don’t even bother reaching for.
The third point, and perhaps the most obvious is that the Pokemon video games are plainly superior.
There aren’t very many people who argue against this one. That doesn’t mean that Digimon games are bad. There are some good ones.
The main problem is Digimon games usually vary significantly from one installment to the next. While the Digimon World games are RPGs, the original Digimon game for the Sega Saturn was a Tamagotchi simulator. There are those who consider Digimon World to be the gold standard for the Digimon experience, while others favor the Tamagotchis. As a result, there is fragmentation among the fanbase as to what one may expect from a Digimon video game. (Digimon isn’t the only game to do this. The Yu-Gi-Oh video games are very inconsistent as to whether to follow the rules of the trading card games.)
Pokemon games are so similar from one installment to the next, that the pokemon themselves can be transferred from one version to another, allowing players to keep playing with the individual pokemon that they’ve grown attached to as the series progresses.
One can point out that the main series Pokemon RPGs are formulaic, varying little from one installment to the next. A similar point could be made about the Pokemon anime, but if you remember that same point above, you’ll know that that didn’t hurt the Pokemon anime very much at all. As stated above, that kind of consistency can be a real strength.
People who play a certain game usually take a break from it after a while. When they return, they expect those familiar core mechanics to remain intact. This is what makes Pokemon such a friendly game for casual players: it doesn’t alienate players with changes to the experience. In fact, that’s reasonable to expect. The things that make Pokemon distinct have remained.
In light of this, one can understand that Digimon’s dissimilarities from one installment to another is a liability. For a long time, things have been thrown out there to see what sticks. It takes strength to stick to one’s strategy.
For the fourth point, Pokemon is more original. No surprise there, because Pokemon came first, and Digimon was an attempt to copy someone else’s popularity.
Not everyone wants to accept that Pokemon came first. I’ve already written an article proving that to be the case, laying the issue to rest, so I don’t have to get too much into that here.
Still, it’s pretty obvious that Digimon was born in a marketing meeting in an attempt to make some quick cash off of Pokemon’s popularity. While we don’t talk about that very often, enough of us do see right through that, and we don’t like the idea of supporting such a blatant lack of creativity.
To take something and say “Look, we can make it better by making it edgier and more X-treme!” doesn’t earn a lot of respect.
The fifth point is that Pokemon is generally a far more positive experience. And, believe it or not, there’s a lot of demand for that kind of thing.
Think about how many games are out there in which the main character is out to save the world. Some of the sharper readers out there would point out that that’s nearly all of them. It’s a recurring theme in video games: the relatable main character sets out on a quest to save the world from some bad guy or personified evil or abstract concept, gathering items and/or abilities along the way.
Done. So. Many. Times.
The Digimon games are yet another installment about unrealistically-heroic pre-teens saving the world from some evil that threatens to end it in some creatively dreadful way. And to be sure that that point gets across, it beats you over the head with some of the same edgy, overdesigned monstrosities that were previously discussed.
While Pokemon games usually also star kids who save the world, what’s noteworthy is that the tone of the adventures is far different. This is apparent in the settings of the games. The upcoming installments, Pokemon Sun and Moon, have settings based on Hawaii. The setting of Pokemon X and Y was inspired by France. Very nice settings that are very conductive to a positive and uplifting tone (even if France is a tad overrated).
Pokemon games have such an energy and enthusiasm about them, it’s almost as though each game were some large festival that players participate in each time they play the game. They even made some games based on New York City and managed to convey the same positivity. Think about the kind of creativity that would take.
If the idea of your game is to have a main character go on a long journey to save the world, you know how many games you’d be directly competing with that have the same theme? Just about every single one.
That’s what makes it so great that Pokemon at least tries to be different in tone. Pokemon games star kids who want to be champions. Not because anyone is counting on them, but because they want to be good at something. Pretty good idea for a game, right there.
The sixth point is that Pokemon has a far more developed competitive game. This has much to do with the fan base, but it is due in large part to the intrinsic elements of the game, so I think it does deserve a mention.
Pokemon has a much larger, far more developed competitive game. This is interesting considering that, when Pokemon was first made, it wasn’t originally intended to have much of a competitive aspect outside of link battling. While many may be loathe to admit it, the existence of fan communities such as Smogon may have played a large part in the development of Pokemon’s competitive game.
Love it or hate it, Smogon is huge. At first, it provided an online simulator, with simple rules to balance the game more than link cable battles. Mewtwo and Mew were deemed uber, so Smogon didn’t allow them. Over time, things got more complicated, but Nintendo began hosting official Pokemon tournaments with rules very similar to Smogon’s. Perhaps one was inspired by the other, though it’s likely that Nintendo recognized on their own that similar rules were better for the game.
The very fact that competitive communities such as Smogon exist and are as large as they are makes the case that there has been a huge demand for competitive Pokemon.
On the other hand, Digimon hasn’t been doing very much competitively. That’s not to say that they’ve been doing nothing. There have been Digimon tournaments, but they’ve been rare.
When it comes to a competitive Pokemon event, it’s usually either a video game or trading card game event. That’s seldom a problem for someone, because Pokemon fans typically play one game or the other (or both).
On the rare occasion that a Digimon event is held, it might be a button-mashing fest with the Digivice, which not many people own. Or it might be a trading card game event. But which trading card game? Digimon has tried more than one.
digivice button mash
After a while, Nintendo has put more effort into making the Pokemon RPGs more competitively balanced, which has resulted in a better game. That was pretty good news for the many players who wanted Pokemon to have a stronger competitive aspect.
Those are the reasons that are apparent to me why, between Pokemon and Digimon, Pokemon has succeeded in having a much wider appeal. This is not an article on how Digimon is stupid and why people should not play it. If you enjoy a game, that’s a pretty good reason to play it. I wrote this article because it’s not very obvious to many people why Pokemon turned out to be the far more popular game.
Is there a reason that I missed or a counterpoint that you’d like to bring up? Comments section.
2 thoughts on “Pokemon vs. Digimon: Why Pokemon wins
1. A Digi-Nerd
-.- To this day the ONLY game that Nintendo and TOEI should just cut to the chase and DO already would be a Smash Brothers’ style game featuring the top Poke’mon vs. the top Digimon (and not a fan-made cop-out either. a legit game that both companies could certify as “official”).
One thing to keep in mind about Digimon. Nintendo is a legit gaming company that has a better foot-hold on both American and Japanese Audiences. Digimon is owned by a near-bankrupt animation studio “TOEI” that is known for delivering the most animation for the lowest budget possible. The studio that brought Dragon Ball and Sailor Moon brings literally the fusion of the two and mixing a little Power Rangers (which was theirs too if I recall). So, I suppose the Digimon fans are confusing shock that the low-budged animation company could end up with something that would hook people so effortlessly (but not without some serious doctoring by FoxKids… as it is THEIR theme song that you’ve been humming these last 15 years. Can anyone honestly say they remember the Japanese version “Butterfly”?)
2. Tentomushi
I really liked your article, though I don’t think digimon tried to copy anything from pokemon or tried to use its popularity.
Like you said, for the anime, the formula mixed with the positive experience are the very reason Pokemon Anime is “great”.
Even after watching only one episode, you can feel a great satisfaction: an entire episode had everything: a beginning and an ending with a very positive tone.
Pokemon is our world with pokemon with its joys, sadness, dangers and moments of peace where a 10 old child can go on an “initiatory journey”.
Digimon is the story of children who had an only digimon partner loving them from the very beginning assigned by Destiny and are forced to go in an unknown DigiWorld in order to save everyone.
Digimon isn’t something I found really “fun” to watch (with the only exception of Bokura no War Game) I found that thrilling (and it was great).
That’s why I don’t think digimon’s design tried too hard to impress. Their design just match its concept which is not friendly: almost everything in the DigiWorld tried to kill the DigiDestined.
Where Digimon forced children to go in their DigiWorld to accomplish Destiny, Pokemon invite YOU to discover the PokeWorld and let you imagine your own adventure and created your own team of friends through the games.
Basically Pokemon offered the possibility to live a “real” pokemon adventure, with an infinity of challenges.
What makes Pokemon great is: Choices offered to real people living in the real world.
In fact I really think the concept of Pokemon and Digimon are way too different to be compared. Watching the anime or playing the game, isn’t at all a similar experience.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36398 | WhatsApp wants to ask companies at the cash register
Three months after Jan Koum, the founder of WhatsApp, left the company, the parent company Facebook announced its intention to monetize the popular messenger on a large scale. Large companies that want to communicate with customers must pay by message in the future and may interfere with the communication in encrypted form. When Koum left the company in early May, he and Facebook officially gave no specific reasons. However, there may be a dispute about the business strategy (Trending Topics reported).
On Wednesday, this business strategy became official. In a blog entry, the Facebook subsidiary announced new tools for large companies. For example, customers need to be informed about package delivery dates or their flights. Uber, Booking.com and Whish is one of the first customers.
Free 24 Hour Response
If a company is contacted by a customer, it can answer for 24 hours free of charge, after which the cost will be charged. Even if a company wants to actively subscribe to WhatsApp users ("notifications"), it should cost it in the future. WhatsApp did not comment on price levels in the blog, US media reported prices between $ 0.50 cents and $ 9 cents depending on the country in which the client is. According to the Wall Street Journal, messages need to be encrypted, so WhatsApp can not read it as usual, but companies can encrypt them wherever they want.
DSGVO permission required
Communication through the WhatsApp Business API Only after the respective customer has been explicitly approved, the Facebook subsidiary can comply with the rules of the General Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO). WhatsApp was out of favor by many companies following the launch of the GDPR at the end of May, as the comparison of the smartphone directory with the WhatsApp database is not in line with the new EU data protection law. (19659002) Facebook has taken WhatsApp 2014 over $ 19 billion, but has since not earned the service. WhatsApp is now used by approximately 1.5 billion users.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36445 | the dahlias
the dahlias are blooming
with their pinks peaches yellows creams
i water them
stray drops splash my legs
refreshing in the heat of a summer day
my daughter stands near
gets splashed too and
we gaze at the blooms
some full
some tight in buds
some, too, are browning wilting fading and
i pluck these {which concerns my tender girl}
i assure her it needs doing
this plucking pruning paring
this making space for new growth
this redirecting of energy which allows
full expression
she is unconvinced, i think
but accepts my answer
stands with me the water the dahlias
silently i consider {and i think she considers too}
what it means to pluck
what it means to make room
what it means to redirect and allow for fullness
what is entailed in this business of
sending a little love your way, m
14 thoughts on “the dahlias
1. you have a talent of capturing beauty in every day events. I bet your daughter loves spending time with you and enjoying your hobbies and reflections. I was thinking this morning all of my to dos and then I read this and I want to scrap to dos and savor life (but then nothing will get done, so maybe a balance???)
1. thank you for such a thoughtful comment, karen.
sometimes it’s good to scrap the to-dos, but i think you’re right that some sort of balance is in order. always an ebb and flow…
2. You are giving your daughter life lessons that she’ll be able to pass on to her own daughter some day. Xo
3. What a good thing to ponder… What is needed in the business of blooming. :) I love that the Dahlias both present this question to you as well as help answer it. Love this picture as well. xo
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Warpman: Another Lost Namco Treasure
Probably the best thing about Blaze’s Evercade retro gaming platform is the fact that the releases so far have specifically eschewed hugely well-known retro titles in favour of hidden gems, lost treasures and just plain previously unlocalised titles.
A great example of this can be seen on the Namco Museum Collection 2 cartridge. Have you ever heard of Warpman? Chances are, unless you collect Famicom games, probably not; it’s a 1985 Japan-only sequel to a fairly obscure 1981 Namco arcade game called Warp & Warp, also known as Warp Warp for its North American release.
Warpman (and, by extension, Warp & Warp, which it closely resembles in gameplay terms) is a particularly interesting game, because it introduces a specific mechanic that, today, is more commonly associated with a later game from a completely different company. But Namco did it first! So let’s take a closer look.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36476 | I am looking to bring more volume to the jam tracks that I am running off my computer. I have 2 amps, I thought maybe of using one of them as a speaker or are there other ways to make this happen?
• What kind of amps are they? – Todd Wilcox Jan 1 '19 at 4:14
• A Fender Mustang GT is the one I thought about using. The other is an older Crate amp. – James Stockam Jan 1 '19 at 17:38
Out of the headphone port on computer into input on amp. Start with all volumes down, gradually increase. Probably minijack to standard 1/4" jack.
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ARMONK, NY – 09 May 2017: IBM (NYSE:IBM) today announced that Christopher Aedo, an IBM Cloud developer, will keynote OSCON in Austin, Texas. Taking place May 10-11, OSCON brings the software engineering and developer community together to explore what’s new and useful in open source languages, tools, and techniques.
Once considered a radical upstart, open source has moved from disruption to default. In the last decade, there’s been an incredible explosion in open source software. Massive projects have been developed in the open community; running on open operating systems; and using open languages and compilers.
Aedo’s keynote, titled “Why Choose Open Infrastructure,” will focus on the critical decisions open source developers make when it comes to choosing tools, systems and technologies to develop software, and how these decisions must be made with the end goal of interoperability in mind. This includes crucial but often forgotten about tools such as repository management services, chat systems and hosting providers. Building a community and software on top of closed and proprietary platforms can leave developers in a tough spot if those platforms and services fail them.
“The call to action is to make choices that champion open principles focusing on transparency, interoperability and influence,” said Aedo. “If we choose to build our projects with tools that relate well to these open principles, the whole world of open source developers benefits and can become stronger as a result.”
IBM is committed to building and evolving the open source community, and has a long history in advancing open projects and technologies, from Docker to OpenStack to Cloud Foundry. For example, IBM has made significant contributions to the evolution of Apache OpenWhisk, an open serverless computing platform that is transforming how developers access and use cloud services such as cognitive intelligence and Internet of Things tools.
Aedo’s keynote will take place on Wednesday, May 10 at 9:20am CT and he’ll be tweeting from @docaedo with #OpenInfra.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36519 | Blog Post 50 – A Witch’s Initiation
For my 50th blog post, I thought I’d do something special, something that really tickles my fancy. I’ll be talking about the various types of witch initiations found in New World folklore. I’ve already touched on this in Blog Post 45 – Witches, but today let’s expand a little bit on the concept.
In general, witch initiations in North American folklore share a few commonalities:
• The renunciation of Christianity, often through a ritual like repeating the Lord’s Prayer backwards
• The giving of oneself to an otherworldly entity, such as the Devil or a “Man in Black” in exchange for magical powers
• An act of exposure, such as being naked or sexual union of some kind, though in some cases this is not necessary
• A sign or omen of the candidate’s acceptance as a witch
• The transmission of magical knowledge in a ceremonial way, and/or the presentation of a familiar or fetch animal
Not all of these components are found in every case, of course, and the nature of the witch may be such that he or she is not an “initiated” practitioner, but merely someone who has picked up magic throughout his or her life. This last circumstance is often found in places where magic is prevalently mixed with Christian practice, such as in the Appalachians (Granny magic) or among the Pennsylvania-Dutch (Pow-wow). Of course, in these cases, the magical worker is seldom called a “witch,” though sometimes the term “witch doctor” is used. It’s funny, to me anyway, to think about how a witch is “made” through initiation, much like someone can be “made” in the Mafia. But I digress…
Now let’s take a look at how witches were/are initiated according to specific folklore examples. From German Appalachian lore, there are stories of witches being initiated by obtaining a “Black Bible.” Scholar Gerald C. Milnes links this tome to the Key of Solomon, a grimoire with many reputed magical properties and a host of instructions on how to accomplish various magical tasks. One of his informants outlines the basic ritual thusly:
“Now say you’re going to be a witch. Okay, now I don’t know where you get ‘em, but they call e’m the little Black Bible. Take that little Bible and you go to a spring where it’s a-running from the sun…not towards the sun, away from the sun…Take that little Black Bible and go to that stream, strip off, and wash in there—take a bath in that water—and tell God you’re as free from him as the water on your body” (Signs, Cures, & Witchery, p. 162).
Milnes also describes a similar Appalachian rite of this nature involves taking dirt and shaking it off of a plate or dish while stating aloud that you are as clear of Jesus Christ as the dish is of dirt. Something more is added to this folklore:
“If, through a pact, the devil is granted your soul in exchange for some talent, gift, or magical power, it is thought that he then receives some gift of the body in return. This could be a fingernail or even a withered finger” (SC&W, p.164).
Such a “sacrifice” is not uncommon in witch-lore, with the physical offering being anything from a bit of blood to sign a pact to a body part like a finger or toe to—at the extreme end—the death of a loved one. This is a story commonly applied to many chthonic cult deities or spirits. Santa Muerte in the Latin-American magical traditions has also been accused of this sort of thing.
I outlined one type of witch-initiation culled from Hubert Davis’s The Silver Bullet in Blog Post 45, an initiation which involved a type of blood offering in exchange for the presentation of a magical imp. That version of initiation is only one of many methods presented by Davis. Here’s another one, from Wise County, Virginia:
“She [Granny, the narrator of the tale] began: ‘I’ve been told thet annuder way to git to be a witch is to fust go to the top of a high mountain, throw rocks at the moon and cuss God Almighty. Then, go find a spring where the water runs due east. Take a brand new knife and wash hit in the spring just as the sun rises. Say, “I want my soul to be as free from the savin’ blud of Jesus Christ as this knife is of sin.” Do this fer twelve days in a row. Effen on the thirteenth day the sun rises a drippin’ blud, hit’s a shore sign thet you’re becomin’ a witch’” (TSB, p. 11).
This variant is interesting, to me, because of a few elements. First, in this initiation, the spring must flow east (or towards the rising sun, though against the natural path of the sun), which seems to be different than in the Milnes version. In this initiation, too, the witch isn’t naked, but a new knife is washed in the stream while a renunciation is made. Finally, the bloody sunrise is a sign to the witch indicating acceptance or denial of the initiation—this feature is common in several variations of the rite. Davis also mentions another witch-making method which bears some of the trademarks of the process:
“He [the potential witch] then waited until Friday the thirteenth and returned to the spring as the morning turned gray over the ridge. He dipped some water from the spring with his ram’s horn and poured it over the pewter plate. He did this seven times and repeated the verses Liz [a witch] had taught him:
‘As I dip the water with a ram’s horn,
Cast me cruel with a heart of thorn,
As I now to the Devil do my soul lease…
May my black and evil soul be
Of Christian love and grace free
As this plate is of grease’ (TSB, p. 24).
This, to me, bears a strong similarity to the dirt-and-plate version of the ritual outlined in Signs, Cures, & Witchery.
I mentioned a ritual involving the reversed Lord’s Prayer from Vance Randolph’s Ozark Magic & Folklore in my post the other day. Randolph discusses several other ways of becoming a witch in that work, some simple, and some more complicated:
• A woman could fire a silver bullet at the moon and “mutter two or three obscene old sayin’s” (p. 265)
• Repeating the Lord’s Prayer backwards and firing seven silver bullets at the moon will do the trick
• Magical information can only passed across gender lines (man-to-woman or vice versa), or between partners united by sexual intercourse
• Widows were the best candidates for becoming witches, as they only had to learn “the Devil’s language,” whatever that might be.
Randolph goes on to say that the transformation of a person into a witch was a moving one, and often one with a morbid downside:
“I am told, by women who claim to have experienced both, that the witch’s initiation is a much more moving spiritual crisis than that which the Christians call conversion. The primary reaction is profoundly depressing, however, because it inevitably results in the death of some person near and dear to the Witch” (OM&F, p. 268).
In this case, the lost loved one is called a “Witch’s sixpence,” and is the “price” paid for the witch’s powers. This is not a universal belief, however, as many witches do not lose anyone close to them, and instead gain a new friend: the familiar, fetch, or imp. I’ll be doing something more extensive on this aspect of witchcraft in the future, so for now, I will just say that the familiar of the witch is a big subject with as much (often conflicting) information floating around about it as, well, the subject of initiation.
Finally, here are some examples of witch-induction from Kentucky. I’ve gleaned these from the book Kentucky Superstitions, by Daniel and Lucy Thomas.
• To become a witch, go to a mountain top at dawn, shoot through a handkerchief at the rising sun, curse Jehovah three times, and own the Devil as master. When you shoot through the handkerchief, blood will fall from it (Mountains, #3773)
• To become a witch: the candidate goes with the Devil to the top of the highest hill at sunrise nine successive days and curses God; the Devil then places one hand on the candidate’s head and one on his feet, and receives the promise that all between his hands shall be devoted to his service. (Mountains, #3774)
• To become a witch, you shoot at the moon nine times with a silver bullet, cursing God each time (Mountains, #3775)
• You can become a witch by taking a spinning-wheel to the top of a hill, giving yourself up to the Devil, and waiting until the wheel begins to turn. The witches will then come to instruct you (Mountains, #3776)
These are similar to other folkloric initiation ceremonies already discussed, with the exception of the last one. The inclusion of the spinning wheel here is interesting to me, because it seems to be connected to an idea I find very witchy: the threads of Fate. It also reminds me of the Irish folktale “The Horned Women,” which is a story I glean much in the way of witchery from. In this case, the wheel’s turning is much like the rising of a bloody sun—it provides an omen that the witch has been accepted into the fold of witches before her.
So what do I make of all of this? Well, my own opinion (and I stress that it is only my take on the phenomenon of witch initiations, and no one else’s) is that each of these stories contains little pieces of initiatory lore, but always with a layer of sensationalism on top. These folk tales were intended to amuse and spark curiosity, after all, so it doesn’t surprise me that a small offering of blood, say on an new witch’s cingulum or a few drops in a cup of wine poured out to the god, gods, or spirits to which the witch is binding herself, has become exaggerated into the death of a family member or the withering of a limb. I think that initiations have a profound impact on those that undergo them, and that many of the common elements (the renunciation, the vow to serve a witch-god/goddess/devil/etc., and the granting of magical gifts like certain charms or familiars) are profound acts that may well belong in an initiation ceremony. Many of these features are also found in other initiation ceremonies and Traditional Witchcraft works, such as Paul Huson’s Mastering Witchcraft or Nigel Jackson’s Call of the Horned Piper. I also think that some elements are overlooked in these sorts of folkloric imaginings of “witch-making”. For instance, one thing Sarah at Forest Grove mentioned in her post on initiations is that once one becomes a witch (or takes initiation), one finds “Growth and strength of abilities and experiences the more one practices and keeps their promises.” Most stories about witches seem to either end at the oaths taken upon becoming a witch, or to start in medias res of a witch’s career, showing a witch operating in one way, unchanging, until she is (inevitably) defeated. That makes for good storytelling, but perhaps not for so much good practical witchery. Witchcraft is wonderful in that the more you do it, the better it gets!
In the end, I like this topic, but I should say one more thing. I don’t think that a person-to-person initiation is necessary to practice witchcraft. If you’ve not taken an initiation, or don’t ever plan to, but find you are good at witchcraft anyway, keep doing it. You certainly don’t need anyone to validate your magic if it’s working, and if whatever forces you draw your magic from one day choose to initiate you, I have a feeling that much like Don Corleone, they’ll make you an offer you can’t refuse.
My apologies if this post has been overlong, but I hope it’s useful to somebody out there. If nothing else, you’ve worked out your scrolling finger for today.
All the best, be well, and thanks for reading!
2 thoughts on “Blog Post 50 – A Witch’s Initiation”
1. Awesome post and great information, it wasn’t overlong at all 😀
I’m solitary in my practice and not yet initiated/dedicated, I will definitely be referencing this when the inevitable day comes!
PS: I love your southern angle, as I am originally from the south but not currently living there. I hope someday soon I’ll make it back to my ancestral homeland, I can feel them calling me!
1. Hi Britton!
Thanks so much! I worry about some of these posts–that they’ll be long and verbose and make people fall asleep in their chairs. So it’s good to know that they’re not eroding everyone’s consciousness!
I’m always glad to pour out a shot of bourbon, moonshine, or whiskey in your honor as a Southerner away from home 🙂 It’s the gentlemanly thing to do.
All the best!
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36542 | I'm looking for links to small but usable computers that provide either nice programming or text writing environments. Ideally something that looks like a C64 with an integrated monitor and Emacs running on it, haha.
I must have seen a bunch of them on my timeline in recent weeks but I need a refresher!
I would love to hear of people actually using these, too! Like, does your kid use it? Do you?
@kingu_platypus_gidora I'm not sure. I'm not the DIY hardware person. I'd rather pay somebody to assemble the thing for me. And more than anything I'm looking for happy people using these things.
@kensanata I haven`t checked the exact spec for this. But having my own Lisp machine is an old useless dream of mine...
@kingu_platypus_gidora I ended up on HN as I was looking for links to this and closed it after a few paragraphs of nitpicking and complaining. I recently saw a Lisp Machine ad on my timeline from the old days, and it read like a dream. 😄
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36551 | Speaking with your children
Our children may have been hearing about our missing boys at school and at home, and have been encouraged to hope and pray for their safe return. It can be difficult to know how to help our children to cope with the news of the loss of our boys; particularly as we work through our own grief.
It is very important to involve the children, and not give them the impression that the adults around them are dealing with terrible things while they are being left out. Remember: knowing about hard things is better than not knowing.
The children need to hear this news from an adult with whom s/he has a close, comfortable relationship. It is best that this talk take place in a familiar setting; home if possible. Even though the tragedy has occurred in a distant place, it is important that the child be informed so that he does not hear bits of information which he can easily misinterpret. If it is comfortable for the child, touch and hold him.
As the parents, you are best placed to decide what is sensible and right for your child, based on your personal knowledge of him and of his age. Whether it is good to expose him to the news or not, but whatever you’re saying- be sincere.
How much kids can understand about death depends largely on their age, life experiences, and personality. But here are a few important points to help you to deal with the breaking news.
1. 1. Tell your child/ren the story of our missing boys; from the beginning til the end.
Tell them in a language that they understand, and do not be afraid to include details and to use photos of the boys. Show your child/ren happy pictures and film of our boys and their lives. There is no need to shock them with horrifying details or images.
1. Explain the background situation in Israel.
The story begins with a short summary of the conflict. This will provide the reasoning for the circumstances, the kidnapping, the wide search, and finally the discovery of the bodies.
1. Explain the story with certainty.
No matter how difficult it is for your child to hear, certainty is better for them than uncertainty.
1. 4. Reassurance.
It is also important to emphasis all of our sources of security-
the military forces who are looking after the people there and keeping them safe,
their family and the Jewish people.
Help your child/ren to digest that although these extreme events happen from time to time, Israelis usually live normative, happy lives.
1. Your child/ren must know that they can talk to adults about the story, its tragic outcome, and how they personally feel.
2. Encourage your child/ren to talk to you about their feelings their sadness and their fears. Give them the words that they will need to use. Give a place to every emotion that arises- fear, sadness, anger, frustration, guilt. Let the children ask any question they like. It will make them feel safe to express themselves and to trust you as an adult to deal with it properly.
1. Help your child/ren come up with the things which may help them cope– positive thoughts, and their inner strength . Tell them about the things that helps the people of Israel ans the Jewish people; unity, support and mutual responsibility. Invite them to bring the discussion into their peer group.
1. Encourage your child/ren can write what they feel in their personal letter for the bereaved families.
1. It is ok for you to cry in front of your children as you tell them about this tragedy.
1. You can sit with your children to watch the funerals on TV, and to explain, and discuss what is going on with them. Do not leave them to watch alone.
Rachel Ben Menachem
Psychologist- Children’s Division
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36567 | David Blaine Wakes Up In Cold Sweat From Nightmare In Which He Dies Of Natural Causes
NEW YORK—Mumbling the words “old age” and “in his sleep” as he thrashed and screamed wildly, illusionist David Blaine reportedly woke up in a cold sweat from a nightmare Friday in which he died of natural causes. “Oh my God, that was terrible; it really felt like I was on my deathbed, passing away painlessly and peacefully while surrounded by friends and family,” said Blaine, wiping perspiration from his brow and reminding himself that he was far more likely to die suffocating handcuffed in a tank of ice-cold water, or falling 30,000 feet from a balloon floating through the troposphere, than from something as insane as heart disease. “I just can’t unsee it. There was no stage. No crowd. No cage. No knives being repeatedly shoved through my stomach, or a school of sharks ripping me limb from limb. It was just me, the doctor, my wife, my children, and my grandchildren. And we were praying. Jesus Christ, I’m really losing it.” At press time, Blaine was reportedly finally able to go back to sleep after taking a few deep breaths, drinking a glass of water, and strapping himself nude to a lightning rod on the roof of his apartment.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36583 | Introduction: The USA has become more of a CREDITIST country, rather than a capitalist one. That should remind us of the Middle Ages, when the serfs were very much in debt to their Lords. Being debtors rather than owners has created a sharp class divide in the USA, and is at the root of the real estate, credit and financial crisis presently unfolding.
This did not happen by accident. It was no accident that the serfs were very much indebted to their Lords, and that their Lords were so rich. Credit forces people to pay several times for whatever they acquire, and reduces their freedom.
Change we can believe in will have to reduce the debt burden of the American People to the plutocracy that overlords it. This can only involve a creative rebalancing of the tax system.
The bottom line of the present US financial crisis is that the USA turned into a creditist country, to the point where it became unsustainable. So the People rebelled against Pluto, who threatens to take revenge on the People.
We will argue that this addiction to credit rested on, and impacted, not just the socioeconomy, but even the psychology of people, switching them from the long view connected to saving, to the shortsightedness connected to spending now, on whatever is shiny and sweet.
Credit has caused too much leverage overall, and too much debt (relative to the savings of the country in its entirety). These flaws made a capitalist country (good) into a creditist country (bad). US citizens literally became addicted to spending money they did not have, a classical situation that leads to the poor house. As the weight of credit became too great, people refused to get indebted even more than they already are. In some parts of the USA, foreclosed homes are now more than one third of the sales (the foreclosure process yanks down the value of any home, diminishing considerably the credit load of the new owner; so the solution to the housing crisis, as far as simple people are concerned, is to sell their house, and rent, or move, to the house next door, leaving the banks to hold the bag).
Credit, made incredibly sweet (the subprime and zero down ARM madness) had allowed housing prices to bubble up to the sky. The phenomenon was used to the fullest by organized crime plutocrats. An example of a technique they used, that was amazingly tolerated by the Bush administration, was to give cash (up to 20% of the house’s price) for totally unqualified people to buy houses. Yes, they paid people in the streets cash to entice them to “buy” houses. That was a fraud on the banks, because part of the cash came actually from the money to supposedly “buy” the house. But the banks themselves were accomplices, because they profited from increased commissions, and passed the (worthless) mortgages to other investors down the line. That invention became endemic, allowing the crooks to sell overpriced houses even as the market had started to crash.
Housing prices became disconnected with rents, incomes and reality. In the next phase, naturally enough, housing collapsed, creating a domino effect through the entire credit system.
Indeed, in the USA, “buying” a house is done by borrowing most of the cost of a house (80%, up to 100% during the bubble; this extreme borrowing is uniquely American and related to the possibility of subtracting one’s interest payments form one’s income before the income tax, a uniquely U.S. subsidy). Thus, in truth, U.S. “homeowners” are renting their houses to banks. And this happens on (principal) values that outrageously disconnected from the market value given by how much the owned property would rent for.
Thus, most “homeowners” are little more than the nice little slaves supporting the fabulous riches of the banking sector. Example: in the San Francisco Bay Area, renting to the bank as a homeowner is at least twice more expensive than renting as a renter. Across the USA, people are becoming aware of this. This gathering perception is a heavy Damocles sword hanging above the banks. More than 1,000 banks could fail, if more of the homeowner-slaves throw away their chains by walking away from their houses.
Not that millions have a choice. The price of houses got so high, that the debt became unbearable: some people, unable to eat their home, sweet home, have had to forsake it for real food. Many of the subprime victims discovered to their horror that the house that basically cost them nothing in the beginning, required, after a few years, servicing interest rates of 12 to 13%, often more than their entire income. Thus the fish feeds on the delicious bait, before the hook is yanked.
But a general philosophical perspective is in order. Why is too much credit always bad? Why can’t credit replace capital?
Because credit is about spending what one does not have. In a way, it is closely related to the financial technique called “selling short”, because, when credit is used for consumption, it is a form of pessimism: enjoy it now, because tomorrow is not worth saving for. Credit often can be used as the opposite of deferred compensation. Then it is about getting now what one has not earned yet.
Not that credit is always bad. Credit is excusable, and even uniquely irreplaceable if, and only if, borrowing allows to engage in a profitable investment. The definition of “profitable” being to be able to reimburse with interest, from the profits of the investment, and the sale of the principal, in a reasonable future, while insuring an agreeable surplus.
Instead, and in the exact opposite mood, massive credit was used in the USA for everyday spending, by all and any, and, thus, NOT for profitable investments. This led to a dearth of profitable investments. The USA, has operated with increasing credit, especially in recent years, under G. W. Bush. Not surprisingly pessimism about the direction the USA had taken became rampant (80% of US citizens now think that the USA is heading the wrong way). As people increasingly viewed the future bleakly, they spent right away what they did not have. That they did, until they got scared that housing was not the surest path to riches.
A particular consequence of American credititis is that there has been not enough money left for infrastructure (be it material or human). Indeed why would the credit industry lend to infrastructure, when the gullible average US citizen has proven so much more profitable? As old infrastructure goes down, so does the whole country (an example: it is said that it can take now a freight train 24 hours to go through Chicago; a century ago, it probably took no more than an hour…). In this situation be it railroads or school systems, nothing can be brought up to optimal standards (those being defined as the best that would satisfy most people).
Last but not least: why did the USA go from capitalist to creditist country? Well, it’s very simple: when one buys a house, or a car, or anything on credit, one ends up paying it several times over. Or it could be dozens of times over: after all credit cards can charge usury like interests of more than 20%. The extensive usage of credit rather than savings for everything makes US citizens overpay for everything massively.
Another result: pushing credit on US citizens makes them indulge in extravagant consumption, acquiring a lot of goods they don’t really need because the up-front cost is presented as lower than it truly is, and because impulsive behaviors connected to the opposite of the emotions that lead to saving are encouraged. So giant houses, giant cars and trucks, chronic restaurant habits, etc. are gulped down with wild abandon. Then of course the ravenous borrowers, most of US citizens, have no money left, so they can’t support the rest of the socioeconomy, so they can’t even pay enough taxes to support a full socioeconomy serving the full panoply of modern human emotions and opportunities. Hence the USA ends up, or rather down, with a government that pay mostly for war in far away places with lots of oil.
In other words, the credit economy is related to the gratification-now American way of waste, and starves the rest of the socioeconomy, especially the part related to care, be it health care or education-for-the-non-rich. That imbalance, in turn, makes the non rich weaker and more overlorded by the hyper rich, and that is what the hyper rich likes, be it only because it makes its rule more stable.
So the USA became a creditist country because it is led by the nose by its plutocracy, the class that pays for the procurement of elected offices. Why not pay for a house three times over, when the average American loves, admires, and wants the hyper rich to get even richer? The USA is globally victim of a form of the famous Stockholm syndrome: love your captors, collaborate with them.
This means that the present credit crisis, characterized by the sudden unwillingness to overpay for lodging, cars, etc. can be interpreted as a long overdue revolt of the subjugated ones against their hyper rich masters.
Viewed that way, the present financial crisis is mostly a crisis for Pluto, while being an inchoate struggle of liberation for the People.
In any case, it is fascinating to see the ultimate “Free Market” fanatics of the Bush administration having to nationalize right and left. There maybe justice after all: the “Freedom Fries” crowd is frantically transforming the USA into France after recognizing the error of their ways…
France, thanks in part to her mighty regulations against malignant credit, has plenty of saving, hence capital, so paradoxically, did not have to take the desperate measures that Paulson and his crew are taking, for generations. But then, again, France or not, the plutocrats will try to save the country while helping themselves and their friends, on the grand scale they cannot do without. So vigilance will have to be exercised, lest we end up with much more of the same..
Patrice Ayme.
P/S 1: Astute observers of religion will point out that Judaism (hence its parrots, Christianism and Islam) disapproves of the payment of interest to coreligionists, hence already disapproves of credit. True, but this religious interdiction was going overboard, because credit for profitable projects is a common good. They demonstrated that it was overboard, because they all turned around it by calling each other infidels, thus allowing themselves to access credit by borrowing from heathens. Indeed, with enemies like that, who needs friends?
P/S 2: The Iraq war has been mostly paid on credit. Some from having China buy US Treasury bonds. Some disguised under the form of future costs not entered in the books (such as long term health costs taking care of thousands of gravely crippled veterans, or replacing all the worn equipment). The full anticipated cost goes from one trillion dollars to triple that, a significant number. Of course the Iraq war should not have been paid on credit, because the probability that it turns into a (financially) profitable investment, for the USA, is nil. (But I am not saying that all is lost.)
P/S 3: How does one fix the credit addiction? Those familiar with France will observe that there, a constant roll of propaganda towards savings is all over the media. It’s the equivalent of the omnipresent US propaganda for credit (Zero down! Buy it Now, and don’t pay a dime for 6 months, etc.), but the French propaganda is not about borrowing, as the American one is, but it is about saving. And they better save, because that house of their dream is going to be paid from savings (cash), not from renting to a bank (as in the USA). Thus the French financial system rests on savings rather than borrowing. The practical effect is that there is money for major investments. In particular there is capital for the Lignes a Grande Vitesse, the 250 mph High Speed train Lines, that are hyper expensive, and are fast becoming the main European transportation system (for passengers, and, increasingly, for freight).
If one wants a capitalist country, one needs capital, and it is better not to generate it in China (as the USA does). All this can be achieved by making the tax system encourage savings and punish waste and hysterical consumption, a choice Europeans made long ago (with the Added Value Tax and giant energy taxes, the main revenue sources of European governments). Change one can believe in will have to start with change on can tax.
P/S 4: The mentality of immediate gratification that the credit economy fosters and lives by is pervasive throughout U.S. society, and has made Americans more unbearable to each other than they otherwise would be. The connection with the obesity epidemic is obvious. Stuffing oneself with fast food is the cheapest way to answer the call of “buying” something now (it’s best done with a credit card). Last but not least: the credit mentality is also a world epidemic. As credit progressed in France (however minutely) so did obesity (albeit not to the U.S. scale). Financially, strong world regulations will have to be put in place to control credit and its related leverage (this has started; the U.S. credit valuation agencies were accomplices to the general corruption, and are in need of serious international supervision).
P/S 5: As we said, the housing bubble was supported in no small amount by plutocratic crooks who paid street people to “buy” houses (and this organized crime has not been denounced, lest prosecuted yet). It is one of the largest organized crime conspiracy the USA has ever known. Many investors down the line, absorbing all this bad credit that they knew was bad, in particular the so called “investment banks”, were institutions led by individuals who took the money and ran (those are not being prosecuted yet, either). Now, of course, the entire system is collapsing, because the financial institutions themselves could not run, and lest the U.S. financial system goes poof in the night, the U.S. government has had to come in, and provide enough money for the ongoing existence of it all (including insurance and money markets!). In other words, amusingly, the Bush administration has become a sort of Politburo led by Comrade Paulson, nationalizing and reorganizing the entire heart of the U.S. capital and housing markets. So much for the Free Market, long live Central Planning and the People’s Republic! It was high time.
P/S 6: In the interest of fairness, and of a nice completion of the theory above, one should recognize that there has been a world wide real estate bubble. Surely the long arm of U.S. credit madness did not extend worldwide? Well, it did. Just go ask shareholders of UBS (Union des Banques Suisses), a major (Swiss) bank, majorly impacted by astronomical losses (similar to AIG’s losses). Another factor in the bubble has been the rise of a worldwide plutocracy, that globalizes profits, while eluding local taxes. Part of the scheme is to buy properties worldwide (so one resides nowhere). That pushes up the cost of real estates in international cities, and places the international jet set plutocracy enjoys to meet and plot. This acts only on the margin of demand, but that has been enough, so far, to push the real estate bubble up. When a Russian Billionaire pays $750 million for a house on the French Mediterranean Cote d’Azur, as happened in 2008, no doubt many homeowners there may feel inclined to ask for stiff prices, looking forward. Many of these Russian billionaires are amazingly young, and rumored to be connected to all sorts of dubious activities. Hence we observe a sort of generalization of the scheme at work in the USA (that is secret, but highly profitable money manipulations from an unsupervised plutocracy). That led the worldwide real estate bubble (the madness of excited crowds following their leaders is enough to explain the rest). And I did not mention maneuvers such as Microsoft siphoning all its world profits through a tiny lawyers’ office in Dublin (to bask in an advantageous tax regime). And yes, Microsoft was not alone, and yes, there was a tremendous real estate bubble in Ireland, and yes it’s deflating.
Time for more globalization of regulation.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36584 | Enabling talkd (Console Chat) between logged in users on FreeBSD and other BSDs
Talk between two useres on FreeBSD 7.2 screenshot, console peer to peer interactive talk program UNIX, Linux, BSD
Those who are in familiar with older UNIXes, UNIX BSD derivatives and GNU Linux should certainly remember the times, when we hackers used to talk to each other using talk service.
Those who don't know what talk command is it is a simple console / ssh utility to talk to another logged in users.
Talk is very similar to write and mesg one liner messasing utilities available for *nixes, the difference is it is intendted to provide interactive chat between the two logged in users. People who came to know UNIX or free software in older times most likely don't know talk, however I still remember how precious this tool was for communication back in the day.
I believe still it can be useful so I dediced to install ot on one FreeBSD host.
In order to have the talk service running on BSD it is necessery to have /usr/libexec/ntalkd installed on the system this however is installed by default with standard BSD OS installs, so no need for any external ports install to run it.
talk doesn't have it's own init script to start is not written to run as it own service but in order to run it is is necessery to enable it via inetd
Enabling it is done by;;;
1 — Editting /etc/inetd.conf
Inside the conf the line::
#ntalk dgram udp wait tty:tty /usr/libexec/ntalkd ntalkd
should be uncommented e.g, become ;;;
ntalk dgram udp wait tty:tty /usr/libexec/ntalkd ntalkd
2 — Restart inetd
freebsd# /etc/rc.d/inetd restart
Stopping inetd.
Starting inetd.
talk is planned to be used for peer to peer conversations over SSH so in a way it is the GRANDFATHER 🙂 of IRC, ICQ and Skype;;;
Here is an example on how talk is used ,, Let's say there are three logged in users
pcfreak# w
12:39PM up 3 days, 16:25, 3 users, load averages: 1.12, 0.91, 0.71
testuser p0 10:50AM - bash
hipo p3 12:23PM - w
root p4 :ttyp2:S.0 12:24PM - vim /usr/local/www/dat
I'm logged in with my username hipo and I would like to talk to testuser ;;;;
pcfreak% tty
You see I'm logged in on /dev/ttyp3 (this is the specific naming on BSDs) on Linux equivalent is /dev/tty3So to talk the other user testuser;;;;;-
$ talk testuser ttyp0
[No connection yet]
[Waiting for your party to respond]
The testuser logged in via SSH will then get a message ||;
Message from Talk_Daemon@pcfreak at 12:44 on 2012/06/10 ...
talk: connection requested by hipo@localhost
talk: respond with: talk hipo@localhost
To enter a talk session then the logged in testuser has to type:
$ talk hipo@localhost
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36595 | Quart, like Flask, has two contexts the application context and the request context. Both of these contexts exist per request and allow the global proxies current_app, request, etc… to be resolved. Note that these contexts are task local, and hence will not exist if a task is spawned by ensure_future or create_task.
The design principle of these contexts is that they are likely needed in all routes, and hence rather than pass these objects around they are made available via global proxies. This has its downsides, notably all the arguments relating to global variables. Therefore, it is recommended that these proxies are only used within routes so as to isolate the scope.
Application Context
The application context is a reference point for any information that isn’t specifically related to a request. This includes the app itself, the g global object and a url_adapter bound only to the app. The context is created and destroyed implicitly by the request context.
Request Context
The request context is a reference point for any information that is related to a request. This includes the request itself, a url_adapter bound to the request and the session. It is created and destroyed by the handle_request() method per request.
Websocket Context
The websocket context is analogous to the request context, but is related only to websocket requests. It is created and destroyed by the handle_websocket_request() method per websocket connection.
Tasks and contexts
Context is bound to a ContextVar and will be copied to tasks created from an existing task. To explicitly copy a context Quart provides the decorators copy_current_request_context() and copy_current_websocket_context() which can be used as so,
async def index():
async def background_task():
method = request.method
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36616 | photons can only go at speed c, individual encounters within the water apparently lowers the overall light velocity more for blue than for red, as a photon encounters the boundary layer at angle alpha, does it push the lower atom down and the upper atom up as it passes through?
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36620 | Camille-Yvette Welsch
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Days After
Blown apart, a split atom, burst
by desire, I come back together weeks
after birth, after delirious endless
nights, rivered milk, pumped bounty,
squall cries. On the shore, dragged up
from exhaustion, I rebuild and regather
all the lost dust, the ocher chips of paint,
the pulsing brain, the remembered longing.
River golem, I use the clay to seal the cracks,
round over breasts and hips, sharp clavicle,
knuckle, and bone. Now Venus of Willendorf,
pendulous and round, now Semele recycled.
After the light, I recreate myself,
this time as mother, watcher. As lost thought,
as the wall against which a cry is pitched,
echo and omega, more fragile than before,
hairline fractures along every edge, precious
core the light in the cracks. Memory of breaking,
memory of rebuilding. My fingertip pulled
along the cracks, my wonder at the holding seam.
First appeared in Zone 3. Reprinted by permission of the author.
Camille-Yvette Welsch is the author of The Four Ugliest Children in Christendom (The Word Works Press, 2019) , due out this month, as well as a chapbook, Full. A former Literary Mama book reviews editor, her work has appeared in Cream City ReviewMid-American ReviewIndiana Review, and Menacing Hedge. She teaches writing at The Pennsylvania State University. |
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36640 | Pump impeller types
The pump stages are of a fully enclosed curved vane design, whose maximum efficiency is a function of impeller types and designs. There are two basic types of stages used in oil well submersible pumps: stages with Mixed flow impeller and stages with Radial flow impeller.
The difference between these two types of designs is described by the pump impeller vane angles and the size and shape of the internal flow passages, as depicted in the graphs below.
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Hi Trolls,
I'm a great fan of Qt and I always try to build my graphical interfaces with Qt Platform.
In a new project a needed to do something close to the custom item delegation in "star delegate example" and I got frustrated as some of mouse events were not handled correctly in my editor widget subclass (it was not trivial to find that this was the problem).
I realize from debugging, even from the code of "star delegate example" and at least in my Windows 7 with Visual Studio C++ environment, that the only event that behave correctly in StarEditor.cpp was mousemoveevent(). I have no idea why it is enough to do the delegate work well alone. But the point is that no StarEditor::mousereleaseevent(), StarEditor::editingFinished(), and StarDelegate::commitAndCloseEditor() was ever called or emitted no matter what interaction I did on QTableWidget.
I googled, learned and searched a lot for two days but nothing related to this. So, almost giving up, I finally found the Qt::StrongFocus policy.
I fixed "Star Delegate Example" by changing the following code in StarDelegate.cpp:
Qt Code:
1. QWidget *StarDelegate::createEditor(QWidget *parent,
2. const QStyleOptionViewItem &option,
3. const QModelIndex &index) const
5. {
6. if (<StarRating>()) {
7. StarEditor *editor = new StarEditor(parent);
8. connect(editor, SIGNAL(editingFinished()),
9. this, SLOT(commitAndCloseEditor()));
11. // As we like to say in Brazil: the jump of the cat
12. editor->setFocusPolicy(Qt::StrongFocus);
14. return editor;
15. } else {
16. return QStyledItemDelegate::createEditor(parent, option, index);
17. }
18. }
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This worked also for my project.
Could you confirm that this was a bug in "Star Delegate Example"? And if so, could you please add this in the next released docs?
Thanks and keep up the good work!
Juarez Paulino
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36686 | Klark Teknik quality
Discussion in 'Mixing & Song Critique' started by Amighetti Ronnie, Feb 27, 2001.
1. Hi,
the forum subject is:
producers, engineer, HARDWARE,
so I'm gonna ask a simple question:
anyone knows something abotu Klark Teknik products quality?
Especially the old products, like DN780 (reverb with remote), DN500 (comp), DN300 (EQ).
I would really like to know what other things about those products, the looks like they are build quite good, but I've never worked with one, so.
2. anonymous
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Feb 10, 2001
I've never played with the DN 500 "compressor" (frankly, I didn't know they made one, but it doesn't surprise me).
The DN 780 is a pretty cool sounding reverb, their equalizers are also of excellent quality. Whenever we've added an equalizer to control room monitors, it has always been either a K-T graphic, or parametric. I've also found them to be of excellent quality for recording purposes.
The stuff is built well, and IMHO, sounds excellent.
3. nrgmusic
nrgmusic Active Member
Jan 20, 2001
I have an old DN780, its a ^#$%ing brilliant tool, I've had it about 12 years now and would never be without it. Love its sound, editing is a doddle ambience patches are always useful.
Simon ;)
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36718 | 122ff86d580bb8fa83714e974438a3853232204597953513110.jpg“Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord, and teachest him out of thy law. Thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity until the pit be dug for the wicked. The Lord will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance. But judgment shall return unto righteousness, and all the upright in heart shall follow it.” Psalms 94: 12-15.
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I open this article with a quote from the recently published August 28, 2019 “Will You Walk The Talk?” And this is the genuine care and endeavour of all real Believers. Sin does not now reign in their mortal bodies so that they obey it, 0f85cb539bb5f2105d269657eae63ef62671224081405847948.jpgRomans 6:12, for they seek to destroy it. Yeshua never will own those who yield themselves up to be the servants of sin. And it is not enough that we cease to do evil, but we must learn to do well. Our conversation will always be answerable to the principle which guides and governs us, Romans 8:5.
That quote is the precursor to this article. It was the sounding of the Trumpet of what is to come both in Teaching to battle Spiritually. And notify what we are going to be confronted with and why it is allowed to confront us. We will be shown the levels of preparation God uses to bring us to victory.
God will reveal how we will be melted down and built back up, so in each case, will be strengthened.
We will through actually living these teachings learn the real value of the gifts a3f5c93b2d50bc741dde790a279118524094439573537519895.jpgpreviously given to be used as tools, to defend ourselves from the attacks.
We will be given the gift of gratitude as it is revealed without the previous teachings our walks would have been worse suffering more, being reminded not having suffered as much as others.
We will be shown how close to our destiny we have been taken, but noting our time is not yet revealed. However, the inevitable will always be with us as a question of when not if.
The real leader of our Salvation is established in our hearts, and His plans of how we are introduced into the battles ahead will be shown.
It will quickly expose those not walking in the light of our Lord. As the events to come, Yeshua wisely will train those who are dedicated believers, enlisted under His banner.
Heavenly Father, we lay our thanks before your throne as an acknowledgement of you taking us into your hands like putty. And through the trials and tribulations 73058eced57e3a9ff64c5f6e919e01278923102786549023538.jpgconfronting us, have melted us down and then reshaped and moulded, us to be positioned under your banner. Prepared to be used in battles against sin within your will and command Lord. We thank you, Father, for the deepening of our patience, endurance, wisdom, understanding and revealing of the depth of our faith. We give thanks in all things you have placed before us in the name of your Son Yeshua whose, name our prayer is placed before your throne Father. Amen and Amen.
Paul, states to the Jewish Believers, they had suffered much, they had been striving to an agony against sin. Here, The cause of their conflict was sin, and to be engaged against sin is to fight in a good cause, for sin is the worst enemy both to God and man.
c4bf9dbaf6698db13c97d2364b79daeb4142565558353296743.jpgOur spiritual warfare is both honourable and necessary for we are only defending ourselves against that which would destroy us if it should get the victory over us we fight for ourselves, for our lives, and therefore ought to be patient and resolute.
Every believer is enlisted under Yeshua’s banner, to strive against sin, against sinful doctrines, sinful practices, and sinful habits and customs, both in himself and in others. Paul puts them in mind, they might have suffered more, they had not hurt as much as others. For they had not yet resisted unto blood, they had not been called to martyrdom as yet, though they knew not how soon they might be.
Our Lord Yeshua, the captain of our salvation, does not call his people out to the hardest trials at first, but wisely trains them up by fewer sufferings to be prepared for higher.
He will not put new wine into weak vessels, he is the gentle shepherd, who will not overdrive the young ones of the flock. It becomes Believers to take notice of the gentleness of Yeshua in accommodating their trial to their strength. DAVID & GOLIATH 5
They should not magnify their afflictions, but should take note of the mercy which is mixed with them, and should pity those who are called to the fiery trials to resist to blood not to shed the blood of their enemies.
But to seal their testimony with their own blood. Believers should be ashamed to faint under fewer trials when they see others bear up under greater and do not know how soon they may meet with greater themselves.
In this, he acts as becomes a father. Our earthly parents sometimes may chasten us,5a59c1aff4ea5c6e4d82428e557c95944956803465638769064.jpg to gratify their passion, rather than to reform our manners. But the Father of our souls never willingly grieves nor afflicts his children. It is always for our profit. Our whole life here is a state of childhood, and imperfect as to spiritual things; therefore, we must submit to the discipline of such a state.
When we come to a perfect state, we shall be fully reconciled to all God’s chastisement of us now. God’s correction is not condemnation; the chastening may be borne with patience, and greatly promote holiness.
You have heard our pleas for mercy and divine justice Father. You have brought us tceb6117db22233284db065947652b053143327366368154899.jpgo drink of the Living Water, filled us with wisdom in preparation to stand under your banner as warriors against sin. In preparation for the battles. You have blessed us with discernment and understanding of how to use your gifted wisdom in dealing with the chastisements placed before us, during our moulding and reshaping. We thank thee O Lord, for your patience, love and compassion during this process. We pray this in the name of Yeshua, Amen and Amen.
Afflictions, rightly endured, though they may be the fruits of God’s displeasure, are yet proofs of his paternal love to his people and care for them (Hebrews 12:6,7): 569ad1d7ba698b39f24c79e4410dbc492163731928110438569.jpgWhom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. Observe, (1) The best of God’s children need chastisement. They have their faults and follies, which need to be corrected. (2) Though God may let others alone in their sins, he will correct sin in his own children. They are of his family, and shall not escape his rebukes when they want them. (3) In this he acts as becomes a father, and treats them like children no wise and good father will wink at faults in his own children as he would in others his relation and his affections oblige him to take more notice of the faults of his own children than those of others (4) To be suffered to go on in sin without a rebuke is a sad sign of alienation from God such are bastards, not sons. They may call him Father because born in the pale of the church, but they are the spurious offspring of another father, not of God, Hebrews 12:7-8.
Paul, recommends humble and submissive behaviour towards our heavenly Father when under his correction and this he does by an argument from the less to the more significant [1] Our earthly fathers are but the fathers of our flesh, but God is the Father of our spirits. Our fathers on earth were instrumental in the production of our bodies. Which are but flesh, a mean, mortal, vile thing, formed out of the dust of the earth. As the collections of the beasts are and yet as they are curiously wrought, and made parts of our persons. A proper tabernacle for the soul to dwell in and an organ for it to act by, we owe reverence and affection to those who were instrumental in their procreation, but then we must own much more to him who is the Father of our spirits. Our souls are not of a material substance, not of the most refined sort they are not ex traduce–by traduction to affirm it is bad philosophy, and worse divinity: they are the immediate offspring of God, who, after he had formed the body of man out of the earth, breathed into him a vital spirit, and so he became a living soul.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36736 | JSON Canonical Form
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A single JSON document can have multiple logically equivalent physical representations. While convenient for human interaction, this flexibility is inconvenient for cases where a machine is used to assess the logical equivalence of documents. In cases where logical equivalence is useful, an encoder should produce a canonical form of a JSON document. For example, since digital signatures demand the same physical representation for logically equivalent documents, a canonical physical representation would allow the signature to apply to the logical document. This internet draft has the goal to define a canonical form of JSON documents. Two logically equivalent documents should have same canonical form.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36752 | Scientists have built synthetic cells that react to external cues, just like real ones
Researchers have developed artificial cells that can respond to external chemical forces, just like real ones do. This exciting step could get us closer to using synthetic biological structures in real-world situations, such as targeted drug delivery or cleaning up pollution.
In this proof-of-principle study, scientists have succeeded in getting artificial cells to glow with fluorescence when they detect calcium in their surroundings.
It’s a ‘basic skill’ for biological cells that use calcium signalling to communicate, but a vitally important step for us, if we are to develop artificial cells we can program and manipulate.
ezgif 5 988ef76671d3Animation showing the cell at work. (Imperial College London)
“These systems could be developed for use across biotechnology,” says chemical biologist James Hindley, from Imperial College London in the UK.
“For example, we could envisage creating artificial cells that can sense cancer markers and synthesise a drug within the body, or artificial cells that can sense dangerous heavy metals in the environment and release selective sponges to clean them up.”
To create the desired reaction, Hindley and his colleagues built a cell made up of smaller compartments called vesicles. At the cell edge is a lipid membrane containing pores that allow calcium to enter, and the calcium ions then activate enzymes inside the vesicles, producing the fluorescing effect.
While this doesn’t fully match the complex biochemical interactions we see in nature, it does show off the potential of artificial cells and the ways they can be constructed to serve a certain purpose – maybe even one that natural cells can’t cover.
“Biology has evolved to be robust by using complex metabolic and regulatory networks,” says Hindley. “This can make editing cells difficult, as many existing chemical response pathways are extremely complicated to copy or engineer.”
“Instead, we created a truncated version of a pathway found in nature, using artificial cells and elements from different natural systems to make a shorter, more efficient pathway that produces the same results.”
Simplifying the cell pathway has other benefits besides making these cells easier to work with – it means a lot of the more messy aspects of nature, including by-products that might be toxic to the cell’s health, don’t have to be factored in.
By picking and choosing the right elements from nature – the enzyme in their artificial cell activated by calcium is from bee venom, for example – the researchers say they’re able to produce something new that just wouldn’t be possible when editing existing cells.
It’s an exciting time for the field: earlier this year we saw scientists develop artificial cells able to make their own energy through photosynthesis, using a specially constructed membrane. That might eventually lead to cells that can sustain themselves.
We’ve also seen artificial cells that are smart enough to trick real cells into thinking they’re genuine, something that will be essential if scientists are going to be able to develop systems where artificial cells and natural cells work together in harmony.
According to the team, the simplified ‘plug-and-play’ system that scientists have outlined in this early research can be adapted for other purposes and with other aims in mind.
“The plug-and-play aspect of our system means researchers can take elements from across nature to create new chemical pathways designed with specific aims in mind,” says chemical biologist Oscar Ces, from Imperial College London.
The research is due to appear in PNAS.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36756 | Which Biome Has the Least Biodiversity?
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A biome is a major ecosystem spread over a wide area and typified by the flora and fauna that thrive in it. The soil of the region along with the area’s seasonal weather patterns determines the assortment of life that can flourish in the ecosystem. Major biomes of the Earth include the arctic regions at both poles, tundra, taiga (also known as coniferous boreal forests), temperate deciduous forests, prairies and grassland regions, tropical savannas, Mediterranean scrub forests, tropical rainforests and deserts.
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The arctic regions of the world have the least biodiversity because plants don’t survive in the extreme cold and ice that cover these regions year-round. However, life does exist in the arctic regions, mostly affiliated with the seas that surround them. Next to last, the tundra regions, most notably in Siberia, also don’t support as much life as other regions do because of the ground’s consistently frozen state. The tundra – known as a treeless plain – welcomes reindeer and caribou, musk ox, wolverines, arctic foxes, hares, the snowy owl, ptarmigan and lemmings as native inhabitants along with vast clouds of mosquitoes that thrive in the area’s marshy waters in summer.
Arctic Biome
Because little to nothing grows in ground that is frozen year-round except for some forms of microscopic life, the arctic biome has the least amount of diversity among all the major ecosystems of the Earth. Covered in ice, most of the region experiences deeply cold temperatures. Most of the photosynthetic organisms live in the sea, which captures most of the sun’s energy. In the southern regions, you’ll find penguins, and in both the south and north, you’ll also find seals, walruses and a variety of whales. Polar bears only live in the northern arctic regions of the world.
The Vast Tundra
Large areas of the tundra are changing due to climate warming as the permafrost begins to melt. Located in the Northern Hemisphere, south of the northern arctic region, this permafrost region where there exists a permanently frozen layer of soil prevents the growth of forests because it doesn’t allow for deep root systems in the frozen ground. Lichens represent most of the photosynthetic food sources in the region, which is characterized by high winds, cold temperatures, long light-filled days in the summer and short days in the winter.
Factors That Affect Ecosystems
The factors that affect a region’s ecosystem include its location on the globe, the amount of sun, wind and rain it receives, and the average temperatures it undergoes throughout the seasons. Other factors include the ocean currents near a region because they plan a role in the weather patterns that influence the assortment of life that can flourish within the area. The nutrients in the soil and the availability of fresh water drive the diversity of life found in the biomes of the world.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36758 | Ask the Pharmacist: Hay Fever in Children
Most of us welcome the longer, warmer days that spring and summer brings, but if you or your child suffers from hay fever this might not be the case.
Hay fever, also known as seasonal allergic rhinitis, usually begins in childhood or during the teenage years, but you can get it at any age. It occurs when someone has an allergic reaction to an airborne substance, such as grass or tree pollen. When these tiny particles of pollen come into contact with the cells that line your mouth, nose, eyes and throat, they irritate them and trigger an allergic reaction. The symptoms of hay fever are caused by this and can include sneezing, runny or blocked nose and an itchy mouth, nose and throat. The eyes can also be affected, becoming itchy, red and watery.
The best way to manage allergies is to avoid the trigger in the first place, although avoiding pollen can be difficult when you want your children to get outside and take advantage of the good weather. However staying indoors on warm sunny days, and particularly in the evenings when pollen levels tend to be higher, will certainly help. If you do go out it’s sensible to avoid cut grass and wear wraparound sunglasses to stop pollen getting into your eyes.
Medication for hay fever can be very effective and includes tablets, liquids, nasal drops and eye drops. Antihistamines are probably the best known type of allergy medication and work by blocking the allergic reaction and so lessen the symptoms experienced. Some liquid antihistamines are available over the counter for children as young as one-year-old, whilst tablet form is available for those over six-years-old. Available antihistamines include chlorphenamine (Piriton), loratidine (Clarityn) and cetirizine (Zirtek, Children’s Benadryl). Eye drops containing sodium cromoglycate will reduce the eye symptoms of hay fever, and nasal decongestant drops containing xylometazoline (Otrivine Child Nasal Drops) are suitable for children from six-years-old and will help relieve a blocked nose.
More recently nasal powder sprays have been developed which form a physical barrier to allergens. As they are not absorbed by the body they do not interact with other medicines and are safe to use during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Of these, Allergy Defence (by Care) is suitable for children from 18 months.
If symptoms of hay fever are not well controlled using OTC medicines please consult your GP. You should also refer to your doctor if your child has wheezing, shortness of breath or tightness of the chest as this could be due to asthma.
Richard Dunn is a community pharmacist with Gordons Chemists.
Established in 1980, Gordons Chemists are an independently owned retail pharmacy chain with nine pharmacies in Scotland. Find your local Gordons store at 1 Gracemount Drive, Edinburgh, EH16 6RR or 105 High Street, Musselburgh, EH21 7DA
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36776 | Position of the Taihang Mountains
The Taihang Mountains (chin. 太行山, Taihang Shan) are a mountain range between the Republic of China und the Kingdom of Shaanxi. After a nuclear accident early in the century the region is radioactively contaminated.
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• The names Shanxi and Shandong (in Shadowrun the eastern portion of Shaanxi and a coastal province respectively) refer to the Taihang Mountains or Taihang Shan in Pinyin. "Shan" means mountains, "xi" west and "dong" east, so the regions are named for their position west and east of the mountain range.
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• Shadows of Asia and the Sixth World Almanac use the name "Tai-Hei mountains" which is not a common name for the mountain range. soa p.22, swa p.131
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36777 | 8 thoughts on “ Birds & Morning Rain
• A graceful, slender-tailed, small-headed dove that’s common across the continent. Mourning Doves perch on telephone wires and forage for seeds on the ground; their flight is fast and bullet straight. Their soft, drawn-out calls sound like laments. When taking off, their wings make a sharp whistling or whinnying. Mourning Doves are the most frequently hunted species in North America.
• The dawn chorus occurs when birds sing at the start of a new day. In temperate countries this is most noticeable in spring when the birds are either defending a breeding territory, trying to attract a mate, or calling in the shaknuadaravusida.xyzinfo a given location, it is common for different species to do .
• Jul 10, · Rain. Potential for heavy rainfall. Low 68F. Margo and I, along with Margo’s brother Bob, thought we would head out later in the morning once we got word that the bird was still there.
• Singing in the morning leads to a more consistent signal and makes it more likely that other birds will be able to identify the singer correctly. References: Brown, T. J. and Handford, P. ().
• Jul 14, · Morning Rain and Bird Sounds To Bring Calm, Motivation and Inspiration To Your Day - Duration: Soothing You 3 views. New; Heart - Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin - Kennedy Center.
• Look out of any window Any morning, any evening, any day Maybe the s un is shining Birds are winging, no rain is falling from a heavy sky What do you want me to do To do for you to see you through? For this is all a dream we dreamed one afternoon long ago Walk out of any doorway Feel your way like the day before Maybe you'll find direction Around some corner where it's been waiting to meet.
• Jul 29, · Relax with the pure sound of birds singing (Nightingale, Blackbird, Chaffinch, Cuckoo and others) and the view of a very calm forest river flowing through a lush green forest. This video of.
• The mournful cooing of the Mourning Dove is one of our most familiar bird sounds. From southern Canada to central Mexico, this is one of our most common birds, often abundant in open country and along roadsides. European settlement of the continent, with its opening of the forest, probably helped this species to increase. It also helps itself, by breeding prolifically: in warm climates.
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Genesis 18 & 19 Sodom and Gomorrah
This Sunday School lesson from Sharefaith Kids is an action packed story of destruction and salvation. When God could no longer tolerate the wickedness of Sodom and Gomorrah he sent two angels to destroy the cities. But first, the angels were charged with saving a man named Lot and his family. This Genesis 18-19 kids Bible lesson shows that God both hates sin, and rescues those who trust in him!
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36801 | Blockchain Technology in Entertainment
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Blockchain technology through decentralization has the potential to solve problems such as distribution of content, compensation for creators and counterfeit. It is transparent and cannot be modified.
Blockchain Technology in Entertainment
Movies and TV
Artists and producers today have to pay additional costs to satisfy third parties such as Netflix and Amazon. A blockchain-based platform would make sharing movies possible without any middleman. It could save a lot of money and make movies more accessible all around the world.
Besides, artists would have more control over their work, allowing them to launch, and monetize it without studios or producers interfering, and consumers would be able to pay for content instantly with cryptocurrency.
Similarly, for example, listeners could buy songs using Ether, a digital currency; and when the transaction is recorded, the content creators would instantly receive the money.
Using smart contracts the musicians would get paid each time a song gets played, plus the consumers would be able to reward artists with tips. Again, the middlemen that collect royalties for music would not be needed.
Content creation
Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, make micropayments possible. Customers can buy single songs or videos,or a permission to read an article.
For example, since transaction costs in Bitcoin Cash are low and no banks or credit card companies are involved, authors can charge as little as a few cents per item and publish and monetize their content without the need for a third party.
It would also be possible to create a social network where users could earn directly by posting their content, rather than allowing the social network giants to reap all the benefits. Both content creators, such as bloggers and experts, and consumers could be rewarded for their engagement.
Players could buy and sell virtual assets using blockchain. That way, transactions would be encrypted and secure, and the gamers could see if the item is authentic and worth the cost.
The cards would be registered in a public blockchain and could be traded outside the game, using digital currency.
By registering an artwork on the system, the creator and other parties involved would be able to track possessions of the piece, eliminating the possibility of fraud.
When a piece appears on the internet, Blockchain-based smart contracts could help to protect its distribution. Timestamping shows that the contract exists and when and where it was signed.
Threats and Opportunities for the Industry
For content creators, blockchain can provide more control over their work, and a greater and faster share of the profit.
This could make aggregators, such as record labels or publishers, less relevant, but incorporating blockchain-driven technology could help them focus on activities that really matter, such as discovering new talent, finances or marketing.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36803 | How to Configure a Google Apps Account on a Droid
The Motorola Droid is an Android-powered smartphone that provides instant access to your Google account. You can configure the Droid to connect to your Google Apps account using the Email application included with the operating system. Once configured, you'll receive new message notifications in your Android notification tray and you can easily check your Google Apps email from your Droid.
Sign in to your Google Apps Gmail account from your computer.
Click the settings gear cog icon at the top right and then click "Mail Settings."
Click the "Forwarding and POP/IMAP" tab.
Click the radio button beside "Enable IMAP" and then click "Save Changes."
Tap the "Email" icon on your Droid home screen. If the icon isn't on your home screen, you can find it in your Android app drawer.
Enter your Google Apps Account email address and password and then tap "Next."
Tap the check box beside "IMAP Account" and then tap "Next."
Enter your Google Apps account email address for the user name, "" for the IMAP server, "993" for the port, and "SSL" for the security type. Tap "Next."
Enter "" for the SMTP server, "465" for the port, and "SSL" for the security type. Tap "Next."
Review your account configuration and then tap "Done." |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36805 | How Many Computers Can QuickBooks Be Installed On?
Intuit's QuickBooks provides single- or multi-user access to a software package designed to enable businesses to track income and expenses with the level of detail necessary for complete control of company finances. Some editions of, or add-ons to, the software accommodate accounting practices, point of sale, payroll services and shipping. The number of computers on which you can install QuickBooks depends on the terms of your license.
If you purchased a single-user license for an edition of QuickBooks, your license entitles you to install the software on a total of two computers, provided that you own both systems. These two installations enable you to work at your office on one system and continue your work at home on another computer. The license terms stipulate that you use each system separately and run only one installation at a time.
The basic QuickBooks multi-user license includes the right to install the software on up to five systems you own for use by as many as five people. Multi-user licensing accommodates simultaneous use by the full number of seats covered by the license level for which you paid. You also may install QuickBooks on a sixth computer that you use solely as a data host and multi-user server.
Multi-User Add-Ons
To increase the number of users who can activate QuickBooks at the same time on a multi-user installation, you can purchase additional licensing in increments of three, five, 10, 15, 20, 25 or 30 seats, up to a maximum of 30. These license packs enable you to grow your QuickBooks installation along with your staff. QuickBooks accommodates license upgrades from directly within the software, provided that you use it on a computer with Internet access. Not all editions of QuickBooks include the same multi-user capacity. For example, as of January 2013, QuickBooks Pro and Premier allow a maximum of five users, QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions can handle 15, and the Accountant Edition of QuickBooks Enterprise includes only single-user licensing.
Other Considerations
When you accidentally exceed the number of simultaneous users permitted by the total number of licenses you purchased, you'll see an error message warning you that more users are trying to access your company file at the same time than your license allows. This error message also may appear if you haven't yet updated your installation to reflect upgraded license levels. To verify the number of licenses your multi-user QuickBooks installation can handle, press "F2" to view the Product Information window, which displays the user total and license number. If you need to upgrade to add more users, open the "Help" menu, choose "Manage My License" and select "Buy Additional User License." |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36815 | When remotly executed net use command to map a drive with administrator credentials, the drive shows "unavailable" status RRS feed
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• Hi,
I am trying to execute "net use " command remotely to map a network share directory by using administrator credentials, to one of my windows server 2012, command executes successfully.
However, the mapped drive shows "unavailable" status. what could be the cause, and how to workaround this ?
Following is the command I am using,
net use * \\xx.xxx.xx.x\share\Software password /USER:Administrator
Thanks in Advance,
Friday, February 5, 2016 7:15 AM
• Hi,
This forum handles requests related to Open Specifications documentation issues. The Open Specifications can be found at: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc203350.aspx. Your question does not appear to be related to the Open Specifications documentation set.
I suggest you try the following forum to get assistance:
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36839 | WikiIslam:Essays/Op-Eds Disclaimer
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36845 | I'm analyzing reaction time data from a repeated measures ANOVA with the following design:
Factor 1 (between-group): GROUP (controls, clinical)
Factor 2 (within-group): TASK TYPE (social, non-social)
Factor 3 (within-group): DECISION DIFFICULTY (easy, hard)
ANOVA results indicate a significant 2-way interaction (GROUP×DIFFICULTY). No other main effects, 2-way interactions, nor the 3-way interaction are significant (all $p > .4)$.
Since there was no effect of task, I pooled data across the 2 task types. I'm not sure what is the right way to go from here in terms of reporting and interpreting the results. My specific questions are:
1. Should I always perform follow-up tests with a significant 2-way interaction, or should I just stop there and interpret based on the figures (and without further stats)?
2. Between- or within-group post-hoc: Should post-hoc tests be restricted to an independent t-test between groups (i.e. comparing "pooled easy" data between groups, and "pooled hard" data between groups)? Can I also perform and report a within-group paired t-test comparing "pooled easy" to "pooled hard" within each group?
3. Interpretation: If neither independent t-test from (2) is significant, can I still interpret the 2-way interaction based on a significant paired t-test from (2)? (The clinical group's reaction times appear to increase with task difficulty, whereas reaction times don't change with task difficulty in controls.)
In the absence of significant between-group t-tests, can I still report these results based on the 2-way interaction and a within-group t-test as "task difficulty affects reaction times in the clinical group and not the control group"? Thank you. I appreciate any help you can give!
Pooling across the remaining group was correct. You don't need anymore tests. Take choice 1. Your interaction means the effect of difficulty (hard - easy) in controls is different from the effect of difficulty in clinical. Since what it means is exactly what you want to know a post hoc is completely unnecessary.
You might want to see Gelman and Stern (2006) for a lesson in why the path you were thinking of taking with post hocs was faulty logic.
Some general information might help others in the same situation. There seems to be a broadly accepted mistaken belief that there must be a significant simple effect when you have a significant interaction. Not only is this false but there is no guarantee of any significant simple effect in an ANOVA with more than 2 levels (in which case it's just an alternative to a t-test). Interactions are about differences among differences. None of the individual differences needs to be significant, or even close to significant, for a significant interaction. Consider a situation where one effect is +5 and another is -5. The difference between those effects is 10, which is much larger than either simple effect. Therefore, it would be very easy to not have a significant simple effect of 5 but a significant interaction of 10.
With something as simple as a 2x2 designs one should never perform a post hoc on the interaction because the interaction told you all of the necessary information. Even with slightly more complex designs post hoc tests are usually unnecessary, especially when one variable only has 2 levels. People generally do far too many post hoc tests following ANOVAs. In school they tell you to do an ANOVA to avoid multiple comparison problems. Of what benefit is that when, after you perform the ANOVA, you perform a bunch of comparisons? Interpret the ANOVA first.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36846 | Coors Brewery
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SCL completed the supply and installation of large member entablature steelwork for founding of 30m high brewing vessels, along with high and mid level walkways. SCL also supplied and installed circular maintenance pod structures linked with walkways to each vessel at over 30m from the ground. Works were undertaken on the live production plant. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36847 | God, Ineffability, and Satanic Ritual: Best Comments of July 2020
This was an active month on the podcast and blog, and I got some extremely thoughtful responses. The following are just a fraction of the comments and emails I received. Even if I’m not able to feature every single excellent comment I receive I so appreciate them, and please keep them coming.
The most popular blog post this month was Breaking Down God, and it inspired a flurry of email exchanges. I received this email from S., a member of The Satanic Temple, reflecting on her own grappling with the definition of God:
Some time ago a very conservative Muslim lady, who is a dear friend of mine, looked me in the eye with a very serious, scrutinizing look and asked me whether I believed in God. Usually we avoid the topic of my religion, I think because she fears I’m an atheist, which would be difficult for her to reconcile with the fact that she generally likes me and thinks I’m a good person. (For context: this person was born and raised inside a very stable and conservative community, and has had very little contact with outsiders and their views. She knows I’m from a secularized Christian country.) I answered yes, which wasn’t a lie at the time, but somehow I felt uneasy about my answer. This was before I joined TST, and I was still convinced that if I started identifying as an atheist, I would have to give up my sense of wonder and awe for the world around me, and somehow dismiss religion and the religious experience altogether (Greg/Penemue wrote an excellent article about this that really helped me understand my crooked world view). My answer made me increasingly uncomfortable afterwards, because I started to realize that my former definition of God has very little to do with the God that my friend reveres. So my answer to her question, which was asked under her definition of God, should have been no.
To her, God is the promise that your suffering has a purpose, that one day you will be rewarded for your unwavering faith (believing that he has your best interest at heart even when tragedy strikes) and devotion (praying five times a day even if you don’t feel like it, it’s inconvenient, and others in your community take a more relaxed or pragmatic approach to their holy duties). I can imagine why this is a source of strength for her, since she has seen her fair share of tragedy, and God is a reminder that these terrible things are only minor events in the grand scheme of things, and that someday she will be recompensed for her troubles if only she keeps placing her bets on this one God. It offers a sense of security and control. But this comes at a price, because she also believes in divine punishment for those who choose a different path. So any person that is sympathetic to her who does not share those views, is, to some extent, a problem.
I want to bring this up at some point – explain to her that I do not believe in God as this judgmental entity – but I haven’t found a good moment yet. Reading all those different definitions was very eye-opening to me. We all have our ideas about God, but we also have assumptions about what God means to certain other people, and your post showed me that comparing definitions can be very helpful to understand where the other person is coming from. The image of my friend’s God which I just sketched was compiled by me based on various conversations we’ve had. I could be very wrong, perhaps I missed or misinterpreted some key points, maybe her views have changed since then, so I think it would be good to just start a conversation with these basics: what is God to you? And we can go from there.
My friend Greg Stevens, frequent guest on Sacred Tension and director of Ministry for The Satanic Temple, expressed his frustration with one aspect of my article Breaking Down God. For the theists in my audience, I would be incredibly curious to hear your response to his critique:
I’m been trying to think about why I (a non-theist, non-supernaturalist) found myself feeling so frustrated as I was reading the section about theists describing God as undefinable / ineffable. I think it was frustrating me because the answers came across to me, on some level, as….. dishonest. Now, please don’t get me wrong: I do not think the people who shared those answers were lying or being manipulative. But I found myself feeling “annoyed” because their answers SEEMED TO ME to be dishonest, and it got me trying to understand why I felt that way.
At the core of it, any conversation about definitions is (in my experience) a conversation about what traits you associate with a thing. Ask for a definition of a cat, and people will start listing traits of cats. Ask someone what they thing “love” means, they will start listing attributes: either how people act, or how they feel, or what kind of history they have together, and so on.
So, my thought process goes like this: Either you have, in your mind, traits that you associate with God or you don’t.
Now, if you don’t have ANY TRAITS AT ALL associated with “God”, then saying “I believe in God” has the same semantic status as saying “I believe in Snogfloogle”…. which seems unlikely. So if you claim you don’t have any traits in your mind about god at all, you seem dishonest to me.
However, if you do have some traits in your head that you associate with “God”, then any conversation about how you define or understand “God” is obviously a conversation that is trying to get you to discuss those traits…. and so, if you avoid talking about those traits by saying “god is ineffable”, it feels deceptive. You’re being shifty, and avoiding the question.
At this point, some people might object “Well, it’s impossible to come up with a definition that completely encompasses God!”
That’s true, but also is trivial. Definitions never “completely encompass” anything. If you asked those same people, “what is your definition of cat?” they would probably NOT come back and say: “It is impossible to capture every single cultural and personal association that exists with cat-ness, the full myriad of feelings and connotations of The Cat are overflowing to the point of being indescribable!”
That’s not how they would answer, even though, in a certain sense, that answer is 100% true!
They wouldn’t answer the at way, because they know that when a person asks for a definition of “cat”, that person isn’t asking for a universal all-encompassing set of words that PERFECTLY CONVEYS all things cat-related. They know it’s not possible, for “cat” or any other concept. So they cooperate in the conversation, they understand implicitly that that is not what is being asked, so they answer in the normal way: “A cat is a mammal, and it purrs, and it sits inside cardboard boxes…” (or whatever).
So why don’t they use the same conversational pragmatics when asked about God? They are choosing to fall back on the non-answer. They are choosing to be non-cooperative in the dialogue.
That’s why I think it feels very dishonest to me. When I’ve actually sat down with people who say they believe in God, there is always something that they can say ABOUT the god they believe in: something that makes God different from Snogfloogle.
Even if I asked them a single question, such as “did God exist yesterday?”, I believe they would probably have an answer. They would probably say: “Yes, the God I believe in is a being that existed yesterday.”
So, there you go: it’s not really so “indescribable”, after all, is it?
One article I wrote some time ago, On Creating a Personal Satanic Root Document, continues to be a favorite among my readers. It lays out a potential template for creating a personal Satanic scripture, or a Satanic Book of Shadows.
An anonymous reader reached out to me, offering one of his own rituals as a suggestion for my readers:
In order to have some semblance of order in my house, I have a “shrine mat” where I do my “rituals” (which sometimes just involves drinking kava kava in my coconut shell to start preparing for bed, and sometimes it’s just talking to gain clarity on something). I started doing this by instinct, and I call it the “mat rite”, and is probably somewhat influenced by the Kemetic / ancient Egyptian ritual of “senut” which is about tending to the home shrine, but without the deities. It’s just a small mat on which I lay a black candle and burn incense (usually copal, cedar, myrrh, or cannabis incense). I also like it because it’s portable and I can create different spaces in my home as I clean / declutter, or seasonally as I reinvent myself.
The mat represents my own mind, my own brain, which is made of neural connections and nodes just like the threads that all interconnect somewhere in the mat. And all the rites are meant to represent the progression of neuroplasticity, or conscious way of re-inventing myself by forming new habits and assimilating new information. It represents all the connections I make in my mind which come to relevance and awareness during ritual.
It also makes me aware of my space, my home, and how I use it and how it serves my purposes. So it creates a more coherent unity of space and mind. When I buy something new for my home, or when someone gives me a gift, I usually present it to the mat as a way to acknowledge the meaning of, or be grateful for, that object / relation in my home (this is very Mary Kondo, I suppose).
Either way, over time I have come to see the mat as my personal energy center, and all events that deserve to be ritualized happen on the mat.
Do you have anything you’d like to add to the conversation? Please don’t hesitate to leave a comment below or send me an email.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36855 | what edge developers need from telcos
What edge developers want from telcos now
The use of edge computing is accelerating rapidly in applications such as live streaming, drone management, and AR/VR. Developers, the key catalyst of growth, need infrastructure fast and certainty on pricing. Through seven case studies we outline why developers want from edge computing, and how telcos can support them. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36856 | Joshua Riker
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Joshua Riker is a Human whom players meet during the “Badlands” mission. He is the son of Thomas Riker, a transporter duplicate of William Riker.
History[edit | edit source]
After the Cardassians collapsed in the aftermath of the Dominion War, the prisoners of war on Lazon II, where Thomas Riker was being held, were forgotten and neglected. Thomas Riker convinced the prisoners of the camp to work together for survival and, later, to build a community.
Joshua took over after Thomas died several years later of heart failure while carrying his critically injured wife back to camp, where she died as well.
Missions involved[edit | edit source]
• ALL “Badlands”: The player encounters Riker among the former Maquis prisoners being held by the True Way in the Badlands. Riker helps the player recover the prisoners' supplies and sabotage the True Way's weapons, and assists his people while the player confronts Gul Brun.
Notes[edit | edit source]
• In the Klingon Defense Force version of the mission, Riker willingly submits to the player after Gul Brun's defeat, knowing he will become a prisoner of war. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36881 | Tìm kiếm hỗ trợ
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The little icons on Tabs have an image opened on them don't show up anymore.
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When having a png, pdf, jpeg, gif etc. open, it Firefox would usually show a little icon for it on the tab bar, showing you what image is opened on it without having to be on the tab (this only worked when the image wasn't too big or the there weren't too many tabs open at once). However, these icons don't show up anymore at all since the last update. I tried refreshing the tabs several times, even closing them and opening them again, yet to no avail. This makes it difficult to know which one of the images you have opened is the one you need, as all tabs only show the title of the image, not what image is on it. I'd just like to know if this is a bug, if that feature was simply removed, or if there's some setting that I can enable to make them show up again.
Thanks in advance! :D
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I notice that when Firefox finds a site icon associated with the image URL, the site icon appears on the tab after a few moments. It seems like an intentional change to make stand-alone image tabs behave more similarly to web page tabs. However, I haven't researched it.
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Looks like the consequence of this bug.
Another bug about favicons:
• Bug 1428859 - Request to hide favicons on bookmarks bar to save space
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36893 | Isomorphic Patterns
But there are some regularities repeatedly observed across wide ranges of entities at all different scales of reality (and so must have been essential to sustainability), that are not easily seen or described as processes with steps and sequence. We, temporarily, would describe these as PATTERNS.
SPT argues that someday even these will be describable as processes, but that their recognition as processes are at this date far too beyond our mental capacity. For ease of overview and look up we list them here also alphabetically.
Here is the current listing of Patterns, not yet discerned as Processes, we are examining in the conventional science literature for SPT:
1. Number Regularities (Pi; Fibonacci;
2. Systems Allometry
3. Limits
4. Universal Constants |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36922 | First Revelation By Nigel Klemencic-Puglisevich
First Revelation By Nigel Klemencic-Puglisevich
It was a hard walk. The stones beneath my feet began to agitate me more and more, as if they were mosquitoes gnawing on my arms. The sun’s rays penetrated deep into my heart, heating my insides as if they were its next meal. The sun-gods were unforgiving on this day. As pained as I was, my walk had only just begun. I had left the town of Ardud, my home and the only town I’ve ever been to, earlier on that same day. To be frank, my survival skills were few to none. The fertile wilderness that I found myself in was more likely to kill me than any other tribe living in these parts.
I sat down for a moment on a rock to rest and pray. The old gods might have had some words to say so I prayed to their names, asking for guidance and courage. I asked for the safety of the Amaa, my people back home. “To this day, they live in secrecy and insecurity for fear of their slaughter. Deliver us now from evil and we shall repay you graciously.”
Upon completion of my prayer, I stood to continue my quest: to defy my destiny and to prove Ardud’s god wrong. I will not visit the cave.
It was my people who casted me out to seek a new home—not the others, the majority. One would think that the majority would have been the ones to drive me out first, but alas! It was my own people. For my outcasting, though, I play the majority more than I do the Amaa, for it wasn’t the Amaa’s wish to have me leave. It was only the safest choice.
By tradition, the town sends one young citizen to the cave of Antrum every moon-cycle. There, they are to go without water, food, or sleep until they receive divine knowledge from their single god. By selection, I was chosen. By choice, I was going to make a stand against their false god and their threats against my people, to tell them that we will no longer be held down by their cruel hands. My family agreed that this would be for the worst. To avoid catastrophe, they ostracised me and sent me out to find a new home for myself. I left only with the clothes upon my back and a sack of dates.
My getting up seemed to alert a beast to my presence. By the sun god who saw me then, I could have sworn to have heard a beast the size of two houses. Once I caught a glimpse of it, I saw it was a hyena, foaming from the mouth and ready to consume me whole. In a fit of panic, I ran from it. Without looking behind me, I could hear more joining its path; the path towards their prey. With a growing army of hyenas behind me, I decided to engage in the only form of warfare I knew: hide.
I looked around for any sign of a place that I could access but that they could not. I began to climb a cliff face, aiming for the flat ledge that laid halfway up. I had never climbed this high before, but the pain was more than I could have imagined. My feet were already hurting from my walk and now my hands hurt just the same from my attempt to scale the cliff. I tried to keep a hold of my sack of dates but as a result of focusing on the pain in my hands, I let go. The sack fell directly beside the hyenas. I dared not look back down to see if they devoured them or not; it was safe to assume that they did. At last, I reached the flat edge of the cliff where I could rest my feet and hands. Only, as I looked around, it was clear to me that this was not a flat edge but, rather, an opening inside of the cliff. By some miracle, I had found a small cave to house myself from the sun. It was damp and cool but superior to the company of the hyenas.
Much time passed before I dared to check if the hyenas had disappeared. I peered over the edge to look down only to see that the hyenas were looking up. Upon seeing me, they started to make terrifying, gruesome noises again and I frantically scurried back into the cave. I did not know if they could climb after me. So, void of sleep, I awaited their ascent.
The sun began to set and I remained in the cave without water or my dates. Even if I could sleep, I didn’t know if I wanted to out of fear of the hyenas. Time passed slowly and I was all too aware of myself and the hardships that my conditions were putting on me. Without food or water, and with the persistent hyenas, there was only so long I could last. Night soon turned to day. I checked once again for the hyenas and to my surprise, they remained. They were also seemingly devoid of sleep, yet they retained the same amount of energy as the day prior—I did not. I went back into the cave and felt as if I was never going to escape, stuck in the cave only to starve and wait for the hyenas to one day climb inside and consume me. I dreaded the thought. I truly didn’t think my desire to alleviate the Amaa from persecution would lead to my death. I suppose I never truly thought things through.
I sat alone with my thoughts, prayers, and worries for yet another day before the sky went dark again. I once again checked to see if the hyenas had left their post, but my hope was in vain. They remained still, and likely would for the rest of time.
The lack of resources began to get to me. I ached for food or water. I was too tired to search the cave for anything that might do me any good. Getting up from the cave floor required energy that I couldn’t find within myself.
My paranoia kept me awake another night. The fear of the hyenas and of starvation drove me to hopelessness. With no way out and no energy left, death was imminent. I had to make peace with this. Oh, but peace was not easy to find.
The sun began its ascent into the sky and I lifted my head to watch, hoping for a better day ahead. The sky was replaced by an orange, followed eagerly by a Damask rose that gave way to the colour of the sea in mere moments.
Rather, in mere moments it seemed, I felt a presence around me. Not one of a hyena as I might have guessed. This presence was tranquil, yet to be feared. Calming. Humbling. I turned my head from one corner of the cave to another, but nothing was to be seen. Only felt. And I could feel it in every part of me.
“Read, young one. Read for me,” the Presence spoke. The fact that it spoke to me made me uneasy. I heard it clear as day, though the message was not clear. “I cannot read,” I responded anxiously.
“Read the words,” It demanded of me again. “Dear Presence, I cannot read.”
“I am an Angel, young one. Sent to you,” the angel said very calmly. “Read the words I have placed before you.”
I looked at the cave wall and saw the words that the angel spoke of. They read of literacy and educating my town in the name of the single god. I read this aloud to the angel.
“Angel, there is no singular god. How am I to educate people on false ideas?”
“My dear, I am sent from that god. Sent to you. Take these words to heart,” the Angel continues. “Take these words to your home.”
The Presence quickly disappeared. I sat for a moment in disbelief before running to the cliff’s edge.
The hyenas were gone. Suddenly filled with energy, I climbed to the bottom of the cliff and ran back to my town. I had to share the words of the Angel. Why, whilst trying to avoid my fate, I discovered it. It was in the majority all this time. The cave of Antrum is divine. They knew this the whole time. They were right.
Upon my entrance to the town, I was swarmed by the town’s people, including the Amaa who banished me. I now had to tell them what I had heard.
My explanation was curt, but its message was clear. Within a few short moon cycles, small institutions were opened to make people literate and educate them on the words shown to me within Antrum. Children and adults alike were to take part and record their history, their stories, and their businesses. Sooner than I’d imagined, Ardud was populated by a unified literate community which centred itself on the education of literacy to others. Thus, this magnificent practise, which was only the first of many revelations to come to me within the cave, came into being.
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In 1901, David Hänig published research that led to what we know today as the taste map: an illustration that divides the tongue into four separate areas. It has since been published in textbooks and newspapers. There is just one problem: the map is wrong. So how do misconceptions like this spread, and what makes a fake fact so easy to believe? Joseph Isaac dives into the world of misinformation.
Sibyl is a piece exploring the self-fulfilling prophecy of prediction.
The video was created using volumetric capture and GAN to explore the concept of intentionality and question the looping mirroring predictability of AI and machine learning, not as a predictive tool, but rather, as a consolidation engine. In Greek mythology, the Sibyl was a prophetess, an oracle, a seeress; usually female, acting as the “mouth” and “voice of God”. By Marta Di Francesco |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36936 | Programmable money – do we need a digital Euro?
Worldwide, several solutions for programmable money are currently being developed as an answer to the growth of digitization. Alongside private organisations such as Libra, approx. 80% of the central banks are currently working on their own concepts. The first pilots are already in progress. Most recently, the ECB announced that they are looking into a […] |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36940 | Equality Under the Law
Equality Under the Law
Some of you may remember the Cecil B. DeMille epic, The Ten Commandments. In the film, we often see Pharaoh, in the latter part of the film played by Yul Brynner, making a decree and sealing it with the words, “So let it be written, so let it be done.” As Pharaoh, he is both god and lawgiver. What he wants is the law.
The idea that the sovereign is bound by the law as much as anyone else comes later in history. We read in today’s portion:
It is clear both that the king will be bound by the law and ethical codes of the Torah and that he will have a proper humility even though he is king. Indeed, the Deuteronomic historian precedes the quoted passage with severe limitations on the perks the king may aquire:
There is to be rule of law and a recognition that, while the king is the leader, he is still just a human being and subject to the rules and expectations for human beings. Indeed, we can explore the separation of powers in the Kingdom period between King, priests, and prophets at a later time; reserving for now the observation that this further limited the power of the monarch by institutional means.
No one is special. No one is above or beyond the law. This is radically different than other ancient Middle Eastern law codes, such as Hammurabi’s, where social class is very much in play. At the opening of tonight’s portion we read:
We formalize here the ad hoc structure that Moses set up at the urging of his father-in-law, Jethro, for a system of courts. There is to be equal justice, as we read in Leviticus:
You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: you shall not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor. (Lev. 19:15)
This ideal of rule of law and equality under the law is an inheritance passed, not just to us as Jews, but to the whole of the Western world. True, it was imperfectly followed in ancient days and is imperfectly followed today; yet it is the ideal.
We may look back to King John forced by his Barons to sign the Magna Carta, to the Church insisting that even Kings are subject to the laws of G-D, all the way to our own legal system.
The rule of law in the United States, undergirded by our basic law, the Constitution, is the basis of our society. It is why a court can rule and even if one feels the ruling incorrect, one steps back and accepts it or works through the legislature to change the law.
Yes, it is imperfectly applied, from Andrew Jackson ignoring the supreme court and usurping the rights of Cherokee to open lynchings closer to our own time. Indeed, we can argue that the rule of law, or at least equality under the law, is being endangered by the growing disparities in wealth in the United States and the increasing importance of money in politics in our own day. Yet, it was respect for the rule of law that pushed the country ahead on civil rights faster than it wanted to go. It was respect for the courts that gave us a President Bush rather than a President Gore because the people felt that rule of law was more important than one election.
Around the world, it is the countries that have accepted and follow the rule of law that are advancing. In the commercial world, it is cleptocracies like Russia that falter when their wealth from natural resources wanes. It will be the brake on China’s growth if the whims of party elites over turn the law. More importantly, it is through the rule of law and a belief by a people in equality under the law that a society can fully harness its creativity, moving forward culturally, spiritually, materially, and intellectually in a cacophony of creative conflict and interaction. Where disagreements are settled through law and persuasion and the vote.
This inheritance, that has led to so much good in the liberal democracies of the west, is directly from our tradition, our Torah. In the Perkei Avot (3:2) it is written
And so we must. But especially if we have a government that, as the Torah requires, gives us rule of law and equality under the law. So it is that we may see that our Torah is truly a blessing, not only for us, the People Israel, but for all of humanity.
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There are moments that define our lives, who we are, and what we stand for. Moments that, no matter where we end up or how old we are, we just can’t forget.
I experienced such a defining moment in my youth, during my high school years. Two of my best friends stopped me after class, knowing that I had an interest in attending church, and gave me a copy of the Book of Mormon. One of them had written his personal testimony inside the front cover. His message was full of conviction and dedication, feelings I desired to possess for my own faith.
My friend challenged me to read a passage from the book—
I took the challenge seriously. Each night I had my routine. I would read a chapter each from the Bible and the Book of Mormon, pray, and then go to bed. This became a habit as I searched for my answer.
My answer did not come right away, but over time as I studied it out and received affirmation through the power of the Holy Ghost.
I’ve learned that when we show God that we are serious about something, He seems to answer more directly and clearly — my particular case being the desire to know about the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon, and the reality of the restoration of Christ’s ancient church through the Prophet Joseph Smith.
To this day I still possess that very copy of the Book of Mormon. It provides both reminiscence and motivation for me as I strive to share my conversion experience with others. My experience has defined my faith, and set the foundation for the way that I will strive to live the rest of my life, how I handle my marriage, and how I raise my children.
Every one deserves such an experience with the Book of Mormon. Its powerful and personal message brings us closer to Jesus Christ. If we have already had such an experience, there is great value in renewal, and in seeking opportunities to provide others with the experience of their lifetime.
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Photography terms
Many new photographers feel confronted by a whole new confusing language. Here’s your jargon busting solution! This glossary of photography terms will have you “speaking tog” (i.e. talking like a photographer) in no time.
My advice is to download our free cheatsheet, which will be sent to you instantly. It’s a brilliant (if I say so myself) “at a glance” overview of all the information in this post. Once you’ve got it come back and read all about the photography fundamentals and concepts listed in our glossary of photography terms.
There’s a lot of information here! It might help to work through it in stages, preferably with your camera next to you so that you can have a play with it after each section. I find that I remember things so much better when I put my learning into practice straight away.
We’re jargon busting this glossary of photography terms alphabetically…
1. Aperture
When you adjust the aperture you control the amount of light hitting the sensor. Aperture works the same way that your irises work. The wider open your iris, the more light will enter your eyes. The wider the aperture, the more light enters the lens and hits the sensor.
Aperture affects the depth of field in an image and is one of the ways to create those gorgeous, blurry backgrounds that everyone talks about. A narrow, or shallow, depth of field means that there is very little in front of your subject and behind your subject that will be sharp.
A deep, or long, depth of field means that there is a larger area before your subject and behind your subject that will be sharp. You might have heard this referred to as “front to back sharpness”. It is why a deep depth of field is favoured by landscape photographers – they want lots of detail in the foreground, as well as the background of an image.
Aperture is measured in f-stops, also called F numbers.
This is where it can get confusing, because when we say:
• a wide aperture, we’re talking about a small F number, such as f2.8
• a narrow aperture, we’re talking about a large F number, such as f22.
It can be hard to wrap your head around this concept when you’re first starting out. So, here’s a solution…
Think about aperture in terms of depth of field (DoF), or background blur, because that’s actually what you’re controlling when you set your f-stop, or F number.
• Shallow (narrow) depth of field = small number, e.g. f2.8. Use this for a blurry background
• Deep (wide) depth of field = large number, e.g. f22. Use this for front to back sharpness
Further reading:
What does aperture do in the exposure triangle?
Using depth of field for gorgeous photography composition
How to create a blurred background with aperture and depth of field
2. Bokeh
The term bokeh originates from the Japanese word “boke”, which means haze or fuzziness. It is pronounced “boh-keh”. Although, I’ve heard it pronounced a number of different ways and it seems to be one of those things where nobody can agree.
Bokeh is the blurred part of an image that is not in focus, usually the background. Three ways to create bokeh:
• Setting your aperture to a narrow depth of field, such as f2.8 or f4. Shooting with a very narrow depth of field is the most widely known method.
• The focal length of your lens will also affect bokeh. The longer the focal length, the more blur, or bokeh, you will have.
• Bokeh is also affected by the distances between you and your subject, and your subject and the background. The further away your subject is from the background, the more out of focus, or blurred, the background will be.
Out of focus lights in the background create beautiful bokeh, as do leafy trees with the sun shining through from behind.
Further reading:
Background blur is not bokeh. What’s the difference?
Beautiful bokeh photography tips PLUS a DIY bokeh filter tutorial
5 focal length facts you need to know for good photos
3. Bracket
When you bracket a photo you take a series of frames (usually 3) of the same scene at different camera settings. For exposure bracketing, one frame is taken at the exposure settings recommended by the camera, one is underexposed by, for example, -1 EV and one is overexposed by +1 EV.
Before the days of digital cameras, and instantly seeing the results on the back of the camera, photographers used bracketing to ensure that their images were properly exposed.
A popular use of exposure bracketing now is with the intention of creating an HDR image. The three images are composited on the computer so that both the shadows and the highlights are exposed correctly in the final image.
If your DSLR camera has the ability, you can set it to do exposure bracketing automatically. Entry level DSLRs don’t always have this function.
There are other types of bracketing, such as:
Exposure bracketing is the most common, however, and is generally what someone is referring to when they talk about bracketing.
It’s a good way to learn more about exposure as you can analyse each photo afterwards on the computer for comparison. You’ll also see how the camera’s metering system can be fooled sometimes. By doing this, you’ll learn how to deal with different conditions.
Further reading:
When, why and how to use exposure bracketing?
Focus bracketing and focus stacking for maximum DOF
4. Bulb
The “B” setting is the bulb setting and is for long exposures of more than 30 seconds. Adjust your shutter speed (slower) until you see the “B” setting. While in Bulb Mode the shutter stays open until you tell it to close.
However, you can’t just push down the shutter button, hold it and then release it when you’re ready. This will create camera shake, which will affect the sharpness of your image. You will need to trigger the shutter without touching it. These days we use a remote control or a cable release so that we don’t touch the camera during the exposure.
camera remote control shutter release camera mechanical shutter release
The B stands for “bulb”, which may seem odd until you realise that originally for a long exposure the shutter was pneumatically triggered by a rubber air bulb. It was similar to a cable release, except you would squeeze the rubber bulb at the end of the cable for as long as you wanted to expose the image. When you stopped squeezing the rubber bulb, the shutter closed.
Using the bulb setting is so much fun! There are a number of situations for using bulb mode, but here are a few to get you thinking: lightning, star trails, or the trails of car lights down a street at night. You can create a milky looking sea by keeping the shutter open for a long time while the waves move in and out.
5. Crop
Cropping an image is another way of saying cutting off part of a scene for better composition.
You can do this in post, but it is much better to do so at the time of taking the photo. It is a waste of pixels to crop an image afterwards. The tighter you crop an image in post (i.e. post production), the more quality you will lose. That’s fine if you don’t intend your image to be a big, beautiful wall print.
When it comes to quality every pixel counts. So, when you’re about to take a photo, you must first decide what you want in shot. This is part of “getting it right in camera”, a phrase you’ll hear a lot.
Further reading:
Cropping photos for maximum impact and better composition
Cropping portraits for flattering results
6. Depth of field
This is the distance between the nearest and farthest sharp objects in a scene. Get front to back sharpness with a deep depth of field (useful in landscapes). Use a narrow depth of field for a blurry background and foreground (useful in portraiture), with your subject nice and sharp.
Depth of field (DOF) is affected by a number of factors. The most common one is to adjust the aperture (the f-stop, or F number).
Focal length of the lens, the size of the camera sensor and the distances between photographer, subject and background also affect depth of field.
Here is a quick “sketch” to demonstrate…
Photographer – – Subject – – Background = front to back detail (using small aperture)
Photographer – – Subject – – – – – – Background = blurred background (using small aperture)
So, if your subject is 2 metres from you and 6 metres from the background, the background will be more blurred than if they were 2 metres from the background.
Read about depth of field in these tutorials:
golden hour photography or magic hour photography
A digital single lens reflex camera is …drum roll… the digital version of a single lens reflex camera (i.e. the film version)!
A DSLR uses a mirror mechanism to let light pass onto the image sensor to capture an image by moving the mirror out of the way. The mirror reflects light from the lens to the viewfinder so that you can see what you’re photographing. When you depress the shutter, the mirror swings up and allows light through, the shutter opens, light hits the sensor and the image is made. The shutter then closes and the reflex mirror moves back so that it again directs light into the viewfinder.
If you take a photo at a slower shutter speed you’ll notice a moment where you can see nothing. This is because the reflex mirror has swung up to allow light through to the sensor, so the viewfinder becomes dark.
8. EV
The brightness of a scene is represented by the EV (Exposure Value) in a numeric scale measured in stops:
• from 1 (really dark)
• to 18 (really bright)
EV numbers, therefore, express the brightness of a scene in a scale that combines the shutter speed and aperture settings for a particular ISO setting into one number. Each EV number represents one stop of brightness. In other words, EV 4, for example, is one stop brighter than EV 3. Incidentally, we also talk about adjusting aperture and shutter speed by stops.
What this means is that the photographer must adjust the aperture, shutter speed and ISO settings to correctly expose the image for that particular scene’s EV. The EV is what it is – unchangeable. It’s day or night, light or dark, sunny or overcast.
So, to correctly expose a particular scene, let’s say you set an aperture of f5.6 and a shutter speed of 1/125. You could also achieve a correct exposure of the same scene if you set the aperture to f2.8 and the shutter speed to 1/500.
Why? The aperture moved by two stops, from f5.6 (less light) to f2.8 (more light).
So the shutter speed had to move by two stops in the opposite direction, from 1/125 (not so fast) to 1/500 (faster) to maintain the same correct Exposure Value. Less light/slower shutter speed vs more light/faster shutter speed. Although correctly exposed, the image will appear different, however. With the second settings you will have a smaller depth of field to blur the background and a faster shutter speed to freeze movement (depending on how fast the subject is moving).
You could also have adjusted the ISO instead of the aperture or shutter speed.
9. Exposure triangle
The exposure of an image is determined by the amount of light hitting the sensor to create an image. In other words, the exposure determines how light or dark an image will be.
Exposure is set using three settings: aperture, shutter speed and ISO. This is known as the exposure triangle.
Exposure triangle for beginner photographers
You determine what’s your priority and set your aperture, shutter speed and ISO accordingly:
• If depth of field is a priority, prioritise your aperture setting and adjust your shutter speed and ISO to correctly expose the image
• When speed is a priority, either fast or slow, prioritise your shutter speed and adjust your aperture and ISO accordingly
• To create noise in an image, raise your ISO and then adjust your aperture and shutter speed to accommodate this
Further reading: The Exposure Triangle – why is it so important to know?
10. File format
File format is another way of saying the type of file a camera uses to save an image, such as: TIFF, JPEG or RAW.
To retain as much detail as possible, you should shoot in RAW and then export your images, after editing in Lightroom or Photoshop, for printing or posting online as JPEG. The RAW file is the digital equivalent of a film negative.
Without editing software (such as Lightroom, Photoshop or similar), you will not be able to open a RAW file on your computer. Before you set your camera to shoot in RAW, make sure you have appropriate editing software.
More on file formats: Image quality – the pros and cons of RAW vs JPEG
11. Flash
A flash is a type of strobe light that creates a quick burst of light to help illuminate a scene. Most cameras come with a built in flash, but for better results use an external flash, also known as a speedlight.
A flash can be fitted to the hotshoe of your camera, but for better results, you should master the techniques of off camera flash (OCF). This involves putting your flash/speedlight on a stand and positioning it anywhere that isn’t directly in front of your subject. So, position your light: off centre, to the side or even behind your subject.
You can trigger the flash/speedlight using either your built in flash or with a wireless flash trigger (transmitter) fitted to the hotshoe of your camera.
Once you’ve mastered one light, you can start adding in more lights. This is where controlling a scene becomes really interesting.
Further reading:
Getting started with off camera flash
Troubleshooting a common flash problem: Why is there a black line on my photos when using flash?
Off camera flash to light your subject
12. F-stop
The f-stop is the focal ratio of a camera lens and is the measurement we use when setting aperture. It affects the amount of light that is allowed into the lens, which impacts the depth of field in the photograph.
The confusing explanation: A lens with a 100mm length set to an f-stop of f10 has an aperture diameter of 10mm. The same lens at 100mm length set to f20 will have a diameter of 5mm, half the diameter of f10. When you double the f-stop, you halve the size of the aperture – the bigger the number, the smaller the aperture.
The simple explanation: An easy way to decide on which f-stop to use is to think of it in terms of depth of field, as this is what it affects in an image:
• Small f-stop (F number) = small depth of field (blurry foreground and background)
• Large f-stop (F number) = large depth of field (sharper from front to back)
Our tutorial on aperture goes into detail on F-stops: The Exposure Triangle – what role does aperture play?
13. Golden hour
The golden hour, sometimes called the magic hour, occurs an hour after sunrise and in the hour before sunset. The exact length of time varies and can be as long as two hours, depending on the season and where you are.
The golden hour is the best time for photography outdoors. The colour temperature of the light is warmer and the sun is low in the sky and diffused. These factors are very flattering for portraiture and dramatic for landscape and cityscape photography.
The warm glow of the scene is pleasing. Additionally, the diffused light produces less contrast (dark shadows), so you are less likely to have dark shadows and blown out highlights.
Here is a great little tool for calculating the golden hour where you live:
Further reading: Golden Hour – what is it and why is it so amazing?
golden hour photography or magic hour photography
14. HDR
An image with a High Dynamic Range retains detail throughout the tonal range, from dark tones to mid tones to light tones.
Use exposure bracketing when shooting and then composite the three images on the computer to achieve an HDR image with well exposed details in both dark and light areas.
15. ISO
ISO stands for International Standards Organisation and is a remnant from the days of film cameras. We used to buy our film according to ISO, such as ISO 100 or ISO 200 or as with slide film ISO 50.
ISO sets the light sensitivity of the sensor. The lower the ISO, the less sensitive the camera will be to light. It is like sunglasses for your camera. When it is bright outside your eyes are more sensitive to the light, so you put on sunglasses.
When you adjust the ISO you’re adjusting the sensitivity of the sensor to capture the light. A higher ISO of 400 will capture more light than an ISO of 200.
Although high ISO settings help when photographing in a dark environment, the higher the ISO, the more noise you will see in the image. Full frame cameras will perform better with a high ISOs than crop frame cameras.
Further reading:
The Exposure Triangle – what role does ISO play?
Auto ISO – pros, cons and how to use it
16. Kelvin
The unit of measurement for colour temperature of light sources is Kelvin (K). Our eyes automatically adjust to what we see around us. On a camera, however, we have to set the white balance to adjust the colour temperature of the image to what we’d expect to see.
In photography, the temperature scale most often used ranges from 2000K (candle light) up to 9000K (dark shade). In between those two ends we have house lightbulbs at 3500K, daylight is 5500K, but an overcast day is about 6500K and in the shade it is roughly 7500K.
You can play with Kelvin, and white balance, to achieve some interesting results.
Further reading on setting color temperature: What is white balance and why does it matter?
17. Meter
When we meter the light we are measuring the brightness of the light to determine the exposure, and therefore the correct combination of shutter speed, aperture and ISO to use.
There are four types of metering modes on DSLRs:
• Matrix metering (Nikon) or Evaluative metering (Canon) – measures the whole scene to determine the correct exposure
• Centre-weighted metering – evaluates the light in the middle of the frame (60 – 80%) and its surroundings, ignoring the edges.
• Spot metering – evaluates the light around your focus point (2 – 4%), wherever that may be, and ignores everything else.
• Partial metering (Canon only) – evaluates the centre of the scene around the focus point (8 – 13%).
Knowing which metering mode to use is key to ensuring accurately exposed photographs. For example, in a backlit portrait, matrix metering would result in creating a silhouette of your subject, but spot metering on your subject would result in your subject being correctly exposed.
When using matrix, or evaluative, metering you need to bear in mind that the camera wants to make everything an average grey. If you have a very bright scene, such as snow or a sandy beach, the camera will underexpose the scene, so you will need to adjust your exposure compensation by at least +1EV.
Further reading on metering modes:
Metering modes and how exposure metering works
When to use spot metering?
18. Mode
Mode refers to the method of operation, such as manual mode, aperture priority mode or shutter priority mode.
The goal is to become comfortable shooting in manual mode, because then your are in full control of your camera. You will set the ISO, aperture and shutter speed according to your desired outcome.
In aperture priority mode you set the aperture and the ISO and leave the camera to decide on shutter speed. Aperture priority mode is useful when photographing a fast changing scene and you don’t have the time to change the shutter speed as well as the aperture between frames.
For example, when your children are playing outside in front of vegetation that you want to blur to cut out the distraction, select f4. The camera will adjust the shutter speed, but you need it to stay above 1/250 (to freeze the movement of busy, young children). So, make sure the ISO is set high enough to ensure the shutter speed stays above 1/250.
In shutter priority mode you’ve decided that the most important thing to you is the shutter speed, so you set this and the ISO and let the camera decide on the aperture. Shutter priority mode is useful when photographing water at slow shutter speeds to create blur, or sports at high shutter speeds to freeze movement.
Further reading: What are the best shooting modes to use and why?
19. Rule of thirds
The rule of thirds is a composition guide used to create interesting photos. Applying this easy composition technique will instantly improve your photographs.
Imagine your frame is divided into nine equal sections by two vertical lines and two horizontal lines. The four points at which these lines intersect are critical for portraiture.
Position your subject at any of these points to improve your composition, rather than putting your subject in the middle of the frame.
For a head and shoulders shot position one of the top two intersections over your subject’s eye and you will have a perfectly composed image using the rule of thirds.
photography composition rule of thirds technique
In landscape photography use the rule of thirds to position the horizon at either the top horizontal line or the bottom horizontal line.
Further reading – Why you need to know the rule of thirds – and how easy it is
20. Resolution
This refers to the number of pixels in an image. However, there are different types of resolutions.
Camera resolution is measured in megapixels (i.e. millions of pixels). Image file resolution for printing is measured in dots per inch (dpi). Image file resolution on screen and monitor resolution is measured in pixels per inch (ppi) or pixel dimensions, such as 1024 x 768.
When an image is referred to as high resolution it means that there is more image detail as a result of the greater number of pixels. High resolution images are used for printing (usually at 300 dpi) and low resolution images are for online use (usually at 72 ppi).
Further reading: Lightroom export settings for web and print
21. Sensor
The sensor is the part of the camera that captures the light and converts it to an image. It is the digital equivalent of film.
The size of the sensor affects the type of lenses that can be used on a camera, which is why you get DX (crop frame) and FX (full frame) lenses. Sensor size also affects depth of field.
Entry level and mid level cameras usually have a crop frame sensor and higher end cameras are full frame. A crop frame sensor is smaller and crops out the edges of the frame. A full frame sensor has better image quality and performs better at high ISO.
22. Shutter speed
Controls how long light is allowed to hit the camera’s sensor. Shutter speed is measured in seconds and part thereof.
A shutter speed setting of 1/250 is one two-hundred-and-fiftieth of a second. A second is represented by “. When you see 2”, it means that the shutter speed is set to two seconds.
Shutter speed is used to either freeze or blur action. When photographing a young and active child, always shoot above 1/250. Young children tend to move a lot, so anything slower and the shutter will be open too long to freeze movement, resulting in blur.
To create an image of a milky smooth sea, river or waterfall, your shutter speed should be open longer to allow the movement to be blurred, anything from 1/8 up to 10” or more.
It’s advisable to use a tripod, monopod or some other form of support when shooting at slower shutter speeds. This will vary from one photographer to another. I always use some means of support below 1/80 as I have weak wrists and camera shake will affect the sharpness of my images if handheld at anything slower than 1/60.
Further reading: The Exposure Triangle – what role does shutter speed play?
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Through The Lens (TTL) metering is an automated system that can be used to measure reflected light output by a flash.
With TTL metering one or more small flashes (preflashes) are emitted by the speedlight before the main flash used to light the scene. The light that returns Through The Lens is measured so that the correct amount of light can be emitted for the actual exposure. This process happens so quickly that you are not aware of the preflashes.
24. White balance
When you adjust the white balance you’re adjusting the colour temperature of the light source so that the camera sees it the same way your eyes automatically see it. The colour temperature of light is measured in Kelvin. Set the white balance to make an image warm or cool.
Further reading: What is white balance and why does it matter?
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36972 | The first thing she saw when she dropped from the Line into the meeting hall, the wards giving a soft warbled greeting, was Azriel on one of the smaller tables, one kneecap a bloody mess of skin and bone pieces. Thayne and Alaïs trying to hold him down while he screamed that he needed to find Relyt, that he didn’t need a Healer, snarling at the the two females to let him up. Neither acknowledged the demand. As she landed beside the main table, the tension in the air slapped her in the face as her lungs burned like she was trying to breathe through a steaming hot, soaking wet blanket that had been wrapped around her head. No one reacted to her arrival, too caught up in their own heated arguments or focused on the drama with Azriel.
If she hadn’t traipsed down memory lane with everyone else courtesy of Rhyshladlyn she would wonder what the fuck had happened. But she didn’t have to wonder. She knew. Could read it in the way Nhulynolyn was leaning down next to where Bayls sat in one of the chairs at main table, one hand gripping the back of the Sinner’s chair, intently focused as he listened to his mate talk in hurried, hushed Sinxhët. Could read it in the way Sheieh stood with his hands braced on the other side of the table from her, eyes closed, face pinched as he struggled not to let his emotions show through his mask. Eiod and Jerald stood together, as inseparable as ever, the former watching Azriel and Thayne and Alaïs, the latter watching Sheieh with naked hostility.
Apparently she’d returned to an absolute shit show.
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She covered a giggle with a cough and tossed her satchel onto the table, bringing all eyes in the hall swinging around to her; their weight a physical touch against her skin. But it was Azriel’s who struck her the most. They were filled with so much pain and confusion and resentment. Pinned her to the spot even as she rocked back on her heels as that emotions slapped at her face, as the emotions that made those already striking eyes harder to look at. Made her frown because something was off about the look he gave her, about the feel of him; like he felt familiar but she couldn’t pinpoint how or why.
And when it clicked the World tilted and she felt light headed as the blood drained from her face.
“You’re not qahllyn anymore,” her voice was loud in the silence of the hall. The moment Azriel’s eyes narrowed and his expression hardened then shut down, she regretted speaking. But there was no taking it back. Not now.
Not that it mattered if she hadn’t spoken given that she could tell by the way Thayne and Alaïs were glancing at the Anglëtinean and at her that the Court collectively remembered enough to see the tattoos that covered every spare inch of Azriel’s body. That they knew, too, why he’d gotten them. But now they weren’t a living memorial to the Qishir Azriel, that they all, had thought lost to them, they were something worse: a constant, barbed reminder of what he no longer had, that he had done something shameful.
By the Many, and here I thought Rhys finding out the truth from Sheieh was the most fucked up thing to happen while I was gone.
“Welcome to the shit show, Snaky,” Nhulynolyn quipped, the false cheer in his voice making her teeth itch. “Better late than never, I suppose.”
“I think at this point never would be better,” Bayls muttered and a smattering of giggles ricocheted around the hall.
“Speaking of being late to shit — where the fuck have you been?” The press of a qahllyn ten times stronger than her own, than what even Azriel’s had been, told her that it was Jerald who had spoken.
She took a deep breath and let it out slow before turning to meet the Alphenian’s narrowed eyes, ignoring the comments that whispered all around them. Ignored, too, the looks that made her feel like she was on trial and had no chance of winning.
“I was gathering intel for our Qishir,” she replied evenly, sounding way calmer than she felt.
It wasn’t technically a lie but it sure as fuck wasn’t the full truth. But she wasn’t about to tell anyone in the Court that she’d hauled ass the moment she realized Relyt wasn’t the real Relyt, that despite being Oathed at least halfway, he didn’t have qahllyn’qir anymore. And she definitely wasn’t going to tell them that she had initially only shown herself to the Court in an attempt to get closer to Rhyshladlyn, to learn what was going wrong in the Worlds, so she could determine if Lílrt’s mind spell was failing.
“Uh huh…” Bayls scoffed. “And I’m actually a Hound. Wanna try that again?”
“An’ this time try not to lie,” Nhulynolyn added.
Okay the tag teaming shit is rude.
The hall doors slammed open before she could open her mouth to answer. The gust of wind that blew in nothing but a frigid cold that left heat in its wake. And then came a power she’d recognize even without the magickal signature that sang through the air on its heels. Grief and loss and betrayal and a thousand other emotions she had no verbal names for breathed in from the corridor and time slowed to a crawl. As though the World knew that what would happen next needed to be prepared for. Even if there was never any way to properly prepare for dealing with a Qishir on the war path. Especially not one of Rhyshladlyn’s caliber. Even if the culmination of centuries‘ worth of plots and betrayals finally coming to light could be prepared for.
A very small, still cowardly part of her wished she hadn’t come back. Even if she knew it was either she’d come back or risk being driven mad by her persistent qahllyn’qir.
She turned slowly to face the open doors, feeling the collective focus of everyone else in the hall shift as they did the same. All of them drawn like moths to the flame, unable to do anything else but look. Struck wide eyed and stupid in the face of the natural disaster and apex predator rolled into one humanoid form that was Rhyshladlyn Ka’ahne.
Rhyshladlyn stood framed in the doorway with his arm outstretched, power a visible whirlwind that slowly circled him, all oranges and golds and the barest tinge of grey. His face was striking in a way she’d never seen it before, filled with fury so strong it was like it were her who was feeling it, not seeing it in someone else. The scars on his face were thrown into stark relief, looking bone white against his dark skin. He jerked as if something had slammed into him, the muscles in his back and legs rippling with the effort to remain on his feet, noticeable even through his loose shirt and skin-tight breeches.
“Remember when I told you that I don’t give second chances, only consequences?”
She shuddered from head to toe as that voice saturated the hall, booming and commanding attention even though she knew the Qishir hadn’t done it on purpose. Swayed at the way Rhyshladlyn’s power wrapped around those words, the intensity of it making sweat drip down her spine, feeling empty and too full all at once. Swallowed at the way his voice sounded discordant and harmonious all at once, a testament to just how close to the edge of control he was.
“Oh shit,” someone said breathlessly as Rhyshladlyn pulled his arm back to his body, bringing none other than Relyt into view as he did so. Her heart was suddenly pounding in her chest, the rush of her blood in her ears making them ring. Whatever else Rhyshladlyn and Relyt said to each other was lost to that white noise. Was lost as she struggled to make sense of why the Relyt Rhyshladlyn held by the throat without an ounce of strain felt like home, why she heard an echo of the pull that lived behind her breastbone from the Soul Healer, only softer. Like a whisper caught from across a room.
Rhyshladlyn tossed his Steward into the meeting hall like he weighed nothing instead of the nearly three hundred pounds of muscle he actually was. Relyt slammed into the stone floor with a sound that made her flinch and flipped, limbs akimbo, before landing again with a sickening crunch and the sound of wet paper ripping that told her before she saw the damage that he’d broken a bone and that it had torn through skin. Felt her heart skip a beat when Relyt screamed, short and loud. She snapped her fingers to disengage the restraints on his wrists on instinct alone just as Shadiranamen and Xheshmaryú took form on either side of the Soul Healer, but she didn’t care or pay any attention to them. Merely swallowed hard as his body settled more fully on his back, arms dislocated at the shoulders, at least one elbow broken, nose broken and bleeding thick red blood over his face to pool on the floor beneath him. Felt her qahllyn’qir writhe under her skin as she fought against the conflicting vows she’d made: one to the Dhaoine laying broken and bleeding on the floor and one to the Qishir who had put him there.
The vow that won out in that moment was the one she’d discounted, the one she’d made as a Dhaoine born to the Healer caste. She was halfway to the Soul Healer before she’d even registered that she was moving, but she never made it there. Stopped short when a pair of arms curled around her waist, lifting her fully off her feet and swinging her around. She snarled, fangs dropping from the roof of her mouth as she unhinged her jaw and whirled on the Dhaoine who’d stopped her. Froze when she saw winter-sky grey eyes staring at her. Sheieh gripped her shoulders with hands that shook. The horror in his eyes told her he knew exactly who she was and the part she’d played in Lílrt’s machinations. A horror she could read despite the emotionless façade all Grey Soul Healers had, one he was a well known master of.
“What are you doing here, Ahdyfe?” the Soul Healer snapped. “Are you insane?”
“I’m the Acknowledged Grey Healer, Sheieh,” she replied, surprised that she didn’t vomit all over him in the process like she desperately wanted to. Even more surprised that he didn’t know that information already. After all the Sheieh she’d known forty years ago had been able to find information no one else in the Worlds could. It was one of the reasons Lílrt had recruited him.
Was even more surprised given that Rhyshladlyn had been fully submerged in the Soul Healer’s mind not an hour ago and yet, Sheieh hadn’t taken that opportunity to learn everything he could. Did you switch sides, too?
“The Many See us, that was you? Fuck.” he whispered, showing a rare blip of emotion as he cursed before his stoic mask snapped back into place. His grip tightened until she flinched and her own hands came up to curl around his forearms with the full intent of pulling him off her. “You need to leave. Now that Rhyshladlyn has gotten his hands on Lílrt, you aren’t safe here. The Grey Qishir remembers everything and he will kill you, regardless of your qahl–“
She pushed at his chest, anger making her reckless. “I don’t give a fuck, Sheieh. I have every right to be here. More than you do, actually. Now let me go.”
Sheieh growled and shook her. “Are you that stubborn or just fucking stupid?” he snapped in Gretlök and she raised her eyebrows both at the curse and his tone.
She cried out as that order thrummed across her qahllyn’qir, only avoiding falling down when her knees gave out because Sheieh still had his hands on her shoulders. Forgot about the argument they’d been having, forgot about Lílrt on the floor bleeding, forgot about her vows and the struggle to figure out which one to remain to true to in the face of everything she and the Anointed One had built, had worked so hard for, crashing down around her and looked passed Sheieh to Rhyshladlyn. Watched him walk into the meeting hall, hair whipping around his face in the whirlwind of his power, Xefras walking behind him, brown-gold eyes tracking the Qishir’s every movement. Watched him stride over to the table, pull out the chair at its head and sit down with all the ease and nonchalance of someone sitting down to dinner with friends. But the way his eyes flashed, the way his fury lapped at her skin told anyone within eyesight how he really felt. Shattered the illusion that he wasn’t a walking danger to every last one of them in the room.
Reminded them all that Greywalkers had been feared for a reason and that forgetting that was a death sentence.
“Everyone take a seat.” He waved a hand at the table with a smile that didn’t touch his eyes. Crossed one leg over the other, propped his elbows on the arms of the chair, and laced his fingers under his chin. Looked at each of them until they all squirmed, that smile widening, darkening, with each Dhaoine he looked at. “We have some shit to discuss.”
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36987 | Cores and Corollaries of the Word of Wisdom
The Church recently published some clarifications on issues related to our health code in the New Era magazine and gave them official status in a statement a few weeks later.[1] Essentially, vaping or e-cigarettes, marijuana and opioids, green and iced tea, and coffee-based products are officially prohibited. While we look to the 1833 revelation of Joseph Smith as the basis of that health code, the Church has been selective in enforcing it. In general, prohibition of alcohol, coffee, tea, and tobacco has been treated as the consistent core of the Word of Wisdom while other parts or potential additions have usually been treated as peripheral issues. Other additions are usually connected to this core in one way or another.
The original revelation known as “A Word of Wisdom” was recorded on 27 February 1833. It contains both proscriptions and recommendations for consumption and use, as shown in Table 1. During the remainder of Joseph Smith’s lifetime, the proscriptions were discussed most often as alcohol, tobacco, coffee, and tea.[2] Very little else seems to have been discussed with any frequency, including the recommendations. On rare occasions, restricting meat consumption came up. For example, during one sermon in the 1840s, Hyrum Smith suggested that that Saints should “be sparing of the life of animals” (adding that they could be used “in times … of famine” because they would die anyway “and may as well be made use of by man, as not”).[3] Otherwise, the core emphasis of the Word of Wisdom had been established, though not strongly enforced after the majority of Latter-day Saints left Kirtland, Ohio.
Table 1. Recommendations given in the original revelation known as the Word of Wisdom (D&C 89).[4]
Proscriptions Recommendations
Wine or strong drink All wholesome herbs
Tobacco Fruit in the season thereof
Hot drinks Meat (sparingly)
Fruit of the vine (above or below ground)
Mild drinks made of barley
During the remainder of the 1800s, the Word of Wisdom was only sporadically discussed, often with the idea of economic self-sufficiency in mind. President Brigham Young pushed a “grow your own or do without” mentality and suggested (starting in 1867) to use “the money generally paid out for tea and coffee, liquor, tobacco, etc.” to help “the poor” emigrate to Utah Territory.[5] There were also some other suggestions made about the Mormon health code, though none were considered binding. President Brigham Young made suggestions like not eating or drinking too much of anything, resting rather than using stimulants, and cutting down on rich foods like pies and meats.[6] Some took the proscription for “hot drinks” in the original revelation at face value rather than limiting it to coffee and tea, such as when President George Q. Cannon’s stated that “hot drinks—tea, coffee, chocolate, cocoa, and all drinks of this kind are not good for man” and that “hot drinks, or hot soups” shouldn’t be fed to children.[7] Drawing on the Jewish health code in the Torah, several Church leaders also believed that the Saints should avoid pig meat as a religious principle.[8] These were things that could be interpreted as parts of the Word of Wisdom, but only the original core emphasis associated with the Word of Wisdom (avoiding coffee, tea, alcohol and tobacco) received any sort of strong emphasis or pledges to observe during the mid- to late nineteenth century.
At the turn of the twentieth century, the Word of Wisdom began to be emphasized more strongly. Historian Thomas G. Alexander has suggested that this may be due both to second generation Church leaders coming to the fore that had grown up hearing Brigham Young’s admonitions to follow the Word of Wisdom and the need for a new form of boundary maintenance since polygamy was being renounced.[9] At first, however, there wasn’t a strong consensus of what that meant. For example, during a meeting of the Quorum of the Twelve and the First Presidency on 5 May 1898, the thing they agreed on was that they should teach members to refrain from eating meat. Lorenzo Snow particularly emphasized this, while Wilford Woodruff felt that eating pork was more serious than drinking tea or coffee. Not every church leader observed or understood the Word of Wisdom the same way, though—some felt that beer made from barley was fine, but beer made from other grains was not. Some drank wine, beer, coffee, or tea and felt the revelation was more a guideline than an actual rule (a few J. Golden Kimball stories about coffee come to mind here). Some felt it was a commandment that should be observed strictly, at least the part that involved avoiding alcohol, tobacco, coffee, and tea. Joseph F. Smith and Heber J. Grant were of the latter-category and succeeded in making observance of the Word of Wisdom a requisite to temple recommends and Church callings by the late 1920s.[10]
Since then, the prohibition against these four items has continued to be the part of the Word of Wisdom that is enforced. The only official addition outside of these has been that: “Members should not use any substances that contains illegal drugs. Nor should members use harmful or habit-forming substances except under the care of a competent physician”.[11] Even this can be taken as being rooted in the long-standing core of the Word of Wisdom. The rational used to support the proscriptions (especially for coffee and tea) was that, in the words of President Heber J. Grant, “The Lord does not want you to use any drug that creates an appetite for itself.”[12] His statement was specifically meant for caffeine, but the logic applies just as well to other drugs, particularly those that are known to be harmful. While discussions about caffeinated sodas, meat, and other issues related to diet have occurred in the Church during the last century, the Church has generally only offered soft advice rather than made any firm policy on them, even if they are part of Section 89. For better or worse, the occasional exceptions of general authorities pushing hard for one or another issue outside the main core are usually treated, as Bruce R. McConkie put in his eloquent way, “unstable people” who have become “cranks” about the health code.[13]
The recent clarifications are merely extensions of the parts of the health code that have been treated as commandments into potential grey areas. E-cigarettes are associated with traditional tobacco (both in mode of consumption and the fact that they often include nicotine) and contain harmful chemicals. Coffee flavorings or coffee-based beverages are still made from the same coffee as coffee itself, and if coffee is prohibited, it makes sense for that they would be too. The same logic is applied to green tea and iced tea in the New Era article: “Green tea and black tea are both made from the leaves of the exact same tea plant.” Marijuana and opioids, though the former is becoming increasingly legal, fall under the most recent addition to the Word of Wisdom—harmful or habit-forming substances that should only be used with competent medical advice.[14] Some of the logic given for including these in the Word of Wisdom may have interesting ramifications for an area that has long been debated as a potentially logical extension of the long-standing core of the Word of Wisdom—caffeinated soda drinks—but that is a discussion for another day.
[1] “Vaping, Coffee, Tea, and Marijuana”, New Era August 2019, “Statement on the Word of Wisdom”, Newsroom 15 August 2019,
[2] See “Historical Introduction at “Revelation, 27 February 1833 [D&C 89],” p. [113], The Joseph Smith Papers, accessed August 20, 2019,
[3] Times and Seasons, Vol. 3, No. 15, pp. 799-801.
[5] See Leonard J. Arrington, Great Basin Kingdom: An Economic History of the Latter-day Saints 1830-1900, (Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 1958), 250.
[6] Brigham Young and John A. Widtsoe (ed.), Discourses of Brigham Young (SLC: Deseret Book Company, 1977), 182-190.
[7] George Q. Cannon, 7 April 1868, Journal of Discourses 12:221-223.
[8] George Q. Cannon, 7 April 1868; Journal of Discourses 12:221-223, Discourses of Brigham Young, 189; Thomas G. Alexander Mormonism in Transition: A History of the Latter-day Saints, 1890-1930, 3rd ed. (SLC, Greg Kofford Books, 2012), 275.
[9] Alexander, Mormonism in Transition, 273, 276.
[10] Alexander, Mormonism in Transition, 273-280.
[11] Handbook 2, 21.3.11.
[12] Conference Report, April 1922, 165.
[13] Bruce R. McConkie, “Word of Wisdom,” in Mormon Doctrine, 2nd edition, (Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1966), 845–846.
10 comments for “Cores and Corollaries of the Word of Wisdom
1. I’m waiting for some GA to drop a truth bomb and ban refined sugar. It’s addictive, habit forming, and far more destructive to health than tea and coffee. Considering its association to obesity and diabetes, its perhaps more damaging to long-term heath than alcohol and tobacco.
Widtsoe and Merrill tried to make the argument in the ’30s. I’m not sure that as a people, we’d be humble and submissive enough to heed that sort of call.
2. I’m not sure from a chemical, agricultural, or culinary standpoint how one would define “refined sugar,” but it would be difficult to get that prohibition from Section 89. From a practical standpoint, it would be very difficult to avoid sugar the same way we avoid coffee, unless we do all our own cooking strictly from raw ingredients. Lots of menu items in a restaurant include sugar. The same is true for prepared or preserved foods from the supermarket. I’m a diabetic and pay attention to such things, but a sugar “ban” would go far beyond the requirements of my diet. Even a loaf of bread contains sugar to feed the yeast. Kids wouldn’t be able to eat school lunch. Nobody would want to have us over for dinner. A complete prohibition of “refined sugar” would really complicate the process of eating. Eating is important. I don’t think there would be any spiritual or medical benefit to the complication of eating to that extent.
3. Other Clark when I was young there were people pushing the refined sugar line heavily, often tied to conspiracy theories of the large food companies. As I recall McConkies quote about the unstable referred to them. People do have extreme ideas at times. A roommate at BYU had been taught by his parents that vinegar was basically alcohol and was against the word of wisdom. Which wouldn’t have been more than an oddity except he was rather vocal about if. I remember enjoying eating relish in front of him.
4. The table above could be just as accurate by moving meat to the other column and changing the parenthetical to “(with exceptions).”
5. The other chad, I agree. I spent a fair amount of time trying to decide which column to stick it in, but the fact that the original revelation starts out with a positive (“have ordained for the use of man with thanksgiving”) is what led me to put it where it is. It was a close call, though.
6. I would agree that table sugar is not part of the “wholesome herbs” or “herbs” or “fruit” or “flesh” or “grains” that are mentioned specifically in D&C 89. Even though sugar cane and beets are plants (herbs), highly processed food is not healthy (a donut doesn’t look much like a “wholesome herb” or a “fruit” or “grains”). Oil is another example, whether made from avocado or peanuts or other vegetables or animal fat, it’s basically a junk food (100% calories from fat with very little nutrients at all). The best way I can describe the recommendations from D&C 89 is eat plants (wholesome herbs and fruits and grains), for they are “ordained for the constitution, nature, and use of man” and “staff of life” (grains)) and when there are no plants available, survive on flesh (which is “ordained for the use of man” and “only in times of winter, or of cold, or famine”). Marijuana is an herb, but not usually associated with a meal or a salad (same with poison ivy, poison oak, foxglove). Eggs and dairy are not specifically mentioned, but have nutritional profiles that are very similar to flesh (saturated fat, cholesterol, hormones, etc.). I agree that for many across the world it would be difficult if the recommendations were enforced. But for a “principle with a promise,” we “shall receive health in the navel and marrow to the bones”. The closer we get to eating more of the good stuff and less of the bad, the greater the blessings to be seen. As with many things, we are all on different levels of how important our health is to us, what level of spirituality we are at, etc. D&C Sections 89, 59 and 49 do not prohibit anyone from eating flesh at whatever amounts they see as “sparingly”, yet it does tell us “wo be unto man that sheddeth blood or that wasteth flesh and hath no need” (49:21) and both plants and animals were “made to be used, with judgment, not to excess, neither by extortion” (59:20).
7. Interesting thoughts here. It’s common for people to debate what should or shouldn’t be considered a word of wisdom violation, but the plain fact is that the leaders and members of the church have always had differing opinions about how to live the word of wisdom, and I really think the best way to deal with that is to just disagree politely rather than pretend that the answers are obvious get all indignant on people who don’t share our opinions.
One thing that worries me, though, is the whole “don’t use harmful or habit-forming substances except under the care if a competant physician” line. With that, we’re basically outsourcing our morality to the world at large, which is a huge problem in an era where the medical establishment is using mind-altering drugs to treat all sorts of conditions that weren’t considered disorders at all in our grandparents’ time.
8. BJ,
I agree with that line being a bit of a cop out and comes from an age when you could trust doctors because there was more more consensus and the options weren’t nearly infinite.
Now it’s not uncommon for a patient to know more about a drug and it’s interactions with other drugs, side effects, etc than the doctor who prescribed it.
But it’s at least better then do what you think is right when dealing with an addict who can always justify what feels right.
With regard to the WoW, I think it’s a fact that there are some principles which absolutely can be learned from and applied to our circumstances. But I don’t for a second think *all* the prescriptive advice is “for our day”.
If anyone thinks it’s for our day, please explain when you last dealt with a famine or used tobacco on your sick cow or bruised shin.
It says absolutely nothing about vegetables, and if we want to lump them in with fruit, well again we have to go out on an interpretive limb and even then the fruit and vegetables today are often much more sugar rich then in the past. It’s laughable that we take the term “grains” where you can imagine a small handful of grains filling your belly leaving you satisfied and now refine those grains into flour than you can knock back a pound of pasta and a whole pizza in just a few minutes.
I’m equally inclined to believe the advice on eating meat sparingly/winter was related to the fact that if you slaughtered 300lbs of meat in the summer, you have some serious food safety storage issues on your hands and God was just giving good advice that could help prevent lots of food poisoning (or over eating of hundreds of pounds of meat before it spoils).
So basically, in principle, be thankful and thoughtful in what you eat and try to eat food that’s closest to it’s original form. Don’t over indulge in anything.
9. I’m pretty sure frontiers people in the early 1800’s knew how to procure, store, and consume meat without additional knowledge transfer from heaven.
10. This website has an article that talks about lds sexuality, and the author admits he worked with a femanist anti Mormon lesbian by the name of Natasha Helfer Parker authoring it. I would readily and rather down a pint of beer, with zero guilt, than engage in the satanic sex practices a lot of members think is okay. If you don’t all repent, God will strike the Salt Lake temple with lightning to purify it.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36992 | This Shirt-Folding Technique Will Change Your Life
Have you ever found a shirt at the bottom of a drawer that you forgot was there because it got buried under other clothes? Using this shirt-folding technique, that won’t ever happen again. You’ll be able to see all of your shirts at a glance when you open your drawers. Take a look:
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/36999 | October 19, 2005
Overcoming Discouraging Results
Scripture Reading — Luke 8:4-15
Let us not become weary in doing good ... Galatians 6:9
Nothing breeds despair like discouraging results. Let's say that you finally summon up enough courage to talk with someone about your faith, but the person responds with a shrug of indifference. A lack of enthusiasm like that can be deeply discouraging. And before long you might feel like giving up on witnessing altogether.
It's easy to let negative responses put a halt to our inviting, bringing, and sharing with lost people. We tend to say, "It's too risky to do this. I can't take the rejection. I'll let some braver soul do it next time."
The hard truth is that not everyone is equally receptive to the gospel message. Jesus' parable of the seeds makes this point. The gospel seed falls on different types of soil: hard soil, rocky soil, thorny soil, and fertile soil. Some seed produces no fruit; other seed produces an abundance of fruit. Yet the farmer is responsible to keep sowing the seed.
Farmers know that it takes time for seeds to grow into healthy plants that will bear an abundant crop. So if we don't see immediate results, that doesn't mean our efforts have been futile. Most people need repeated exposure before they come to faith.
Lord, grant us patience to give you the time and space to do your life-producing work in others. Help us to keep planting and watering until you produce the harvest. Amen.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/37009 | On the Road – the realistic truck simulator for the PC by the developer Toxtronyx is currently in an advanced stage of development. Use the Early Access phase to tell us about your own wishes and ideas, while being able to explore Germany’s roads already – for a discounted price!
In the Early Access version, there are already about 1500 km of motorway and more than 300 km of country roads at your disposal – including 12 detailed motorway interchanges. The player can already stop by in 7 cities in North Germany (for now) like Hamburg, Bremen and Berlin, with unique road designs and sights. During the Early Access, 11 more cities will follow, e.g. Cologne, Dortmund, and Munich. Additionally, numerous other points of interest are waiting to be discovered during the journey, as well.
Thanks to the cooperation with MAN, the truck appears very realistically – including the MAN TipMatic transmission, retarder/Intarder and service modes. Articulated truck trains with different trailers, lift axles, and vehicle styles with consequences for the reputation are planned for the Early Access.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/37034 | Leo Laporte: This Week in Tech
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/37037 | MATLAB Answers
Live Script Compatibility with Matlab Mobile
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Commented: Cris LaPierre on 7 May 2020
I have a live script I uploaded to Matlab Online and I can see it in Matlab mobile, but it is grayed out and I can't run it. This video say at 0:58 that I should be able to run it.
But this website states live scripts can't be opened in Matlab Mobile (see 'Limitation' at the bottom of the page).
Can someone help me with this? I'd really like to be able to develop live scripts and share them with my students in class.
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Sagar Zade on 7 May 2020
Starting 2020a, MATLAB Mobile App supports Live Scripts. You may need to update your App.
Cris LaPierre
Cris LaPierre on 7 May 2020
Right now, just the iOS app has been updated. The Android app still doesn't support live scripts.
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Pradeep on 6 Mar 2020
As you've observed, Live Editor and the abiltiy to interact with Live Scripts is not supported in MATLAB Mobile at this moment. This is something that's being actively discussed, so stay tuned for updates.
Note any Live Scripts that you create in MATLAB on your desktop can be shared by placing them in MATLAB Drive and subsequently inviting people to that folder, or generating a link. More information on that can be found here:
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In our SUMMER LOVING (the love interests of the Summers clan) article, we covered the many love interests of all those of the Summers clan. This article, however, will be more focused on the relationship between Scott Summers and Jean Grey, the first X-couple. It is a story of many ups and downs, love triangles, mental possessions, dopplegangers and even both death and resurrection. In short, the romance between Scott and Jean has not been a smooth journey.
Years before they actually met in person, Jean was briefly in telepathic contact with Scott. Though Scott would eventually become the first X-Man, Professor Xavier had already begun to train young Jean Grey in her telepathic powers. When she joined him in his trip to Scott's orphanage to investigate whether the young man was indeed a mutant, Jean made psyhic contact with Scott and felt the thoughts of the scared boy. Xavier found this amazing, as he himself could not sense the youth, so he deduced that their mentalities must be operating on similar frequencies. Since Scott assumed the girl speaking in his head was a dream and Jean never learned his name, it's possible that even years later the pair never realised their earliest contact. [Classic X-Men #42]
Scott would indeed later be recruited by Xavier and became the first of the professor's X-Men. Though she had been one of his earliest students, Jean was not officially inducted to the team until much later. When Jean Grey was introduced to the X-Men, the other teens were extremely eager to get to know the beautiful redhead. The shy Scott, however, remained quiet, instead politely offering her a chair. [X-Men (1st series) #1]
It was not long after their initial meeting that the pair developed feelings for each other, though both kept them secret from the other. Ever since the manifestation of his powers, Scott had felt a constant responsibility to keep his uncontrollable powers in check, resulting in a very restrained and insular personality. Having been named the X-Men's leader, Scott dutifully felt that the job required his full attention and he didn't want private decisions for a member of his team to influence his choices. Additionally, the very unstable nature of his abilities caused Scott to worry that he could accidentally injure somebody with his uncontrollable optic beams. [X-Men (1st series) #7-8]
Scott's insular personality also led to self-doubt. When Warren, aka the Angel, showed a romantic interest in Jean, Scott believed that he could not compete with the handsome, winged millionaire. He was simply unable to conceive the idea that Jean might have prefered him over Warren. [X-Men (1st series) #14]
Not much later, Jean Grey started to attend college in New York and only visited the X-Men from time to time. Scott and Warren saw her off but, seeing how quickly she found friends among the students, Scott believed that any chance he might have had was now gone. [X-Men (1st series) #24]
However, a few weeks later, after Warren had already given up on Jean to date Candy Southern, Scott opened up to Jean about his difficulties with expressing emotions. Jean understood that he was trying to say that he loved her and Scott realized that she reciprocated, without either of them actually having to talk about it. [X-Men (1st series) #32]
From then on, Jean and Scott were almost inseparable and went on several missions together. Even when the X-Men were disbanded by FBI Agent Fred Duncan after Professor Xavier’s apparent death, Jean and Scott stayed together. Scott found a job as a radio deejay while Jean worked as a photo model. To give her role more credibility, Scott even acted as her overjealous boyfriend. [X-Men (1st series) #48]
Though their relationship continued to develop, readers did not see much of it, as with #66 the X-Men were canceled and later went into reprint. Years later, when the title was revamped, readers saw Jean and Scott kiss for the first time. Ironically it was a kiss goodbye, as Jean Grey left the X-Men to explore a life in the "normal" world, while Cyclops remained behind to lead the new team. [X-Men (1st series) #94] X-Men: the Hidden Years writer John Byrne said that he would have shown the relationship developing along the series, had he been allowed to continue to write it.
Jean and Scott's relationship would soon hit the first of its many incredible twists. While on an outing with their friends, Jean and several other X-Men were kidnapped by Sentinels. The rest of the team followed them to the Sentinels' station in Earth orbit and eventually freed them. However, on the way back to Earth, their shuttle had to pass through dangerous solar radiation. With the craft’s shields already severely damaged, Jean thought she was the only one who at least stood a chance by telepathically absorbing the knowledge to pilot the shuttle and telekinetically screening out the radiation. The rest of the team were protected in a shielded section of the craft and were thus unable to see that Jean's telekinesis hadn't been enough and she was dying of radiation poisoning.
Near the brink of death, Jean was approached by the Phoenix Force, which had heard Jean's cry for aid and now offered its help for a price. The Phoenix Force would literally take Jean's place, creating a duplicate filled with some of Jean's essence and life-force, before merging with it. Having no choice, Jean accepted and the Phoenix Force took her place and so the X-Men survived the shuttle's crash into Jamaica Bay in New York. Following the crash, the Jean that had been the Phoenix Force was overwhelmed by experiencing human emotion, resulting in her totally believing herself to be the real Jean. None of the X-Men suspected the exchange and, when Phoenix rose out of the wreckage, Scott was happy to see his love alive and well. All were unaware that the real Jean was still alive, placed in a protective, healing cocoon in the bottom of the bay by the Phoenix Force. [X-Men (1st series) #100-101]
A few weeks later, when battling Magneto is his underground base in Antarctica, the X-Men were separated from each other, with each group believing the other one dead. Jean and the Beast were found by a helicopter and returned to New York, while Scott's team first made their way to the Savage Land and then back to the mansion via a detour through Japan and Canada. When they arrived home, they discovered the mansion was abandoned, as with the X-Men apparently dead Jean had departeded to Muir Island. [X-Men (1st series) #114]
Finally the lovers learned of each other being alive when the dangerous mutant Proteus ran loose in Scotland. When Scott and the X-Men arrived, they found Phoenix unconscious. Cyclops immediately tended to his lover but, in her dazed state, she addressed him as Jason, the man she had been seeing in inexplicable visions that seemed to take place in the 18th century. [X-Men (1st series) #126]
Having defeated Proteus, Scott and Jean made up with each other. He explained that after her apparent death he did not allow himself to feel anything at all, fearing that he would go insane over his loss. He confessed to having having dated Colleen Wing a few times, but Phoenix answered that she would want him to be with someone else if she ever died.[X-Men (1st series) #129]
However, Jean was not as open with Scott, as she kept her timeshift visions secret until it was too late. Manipulated over the course of weeks by Mastermind, the source of her visions, Phoenix became the Hellfire Club’s new Black Queen. Still, his control was not complete and, when the illusionist killed Cyclops on the astral plane, Jean snapped out of it. Unfortunately, the damage was done and Phoenix no longer was able to resist her inner darkness. She transformed into Dark Phoenix and threatened to kill anyone and everyone. Nevertheless, Cyclops tried this best to reach the woman he loved.
Mentally battling with Professor Xavier, aspects of Jean's mind were able to keep Phoenix under control and she literally willed herself back to being just Jean. Scott, who had been watching the entire scenario, realized how much he loved the woman and proposed to her. Jean happily accepted. [X-Men (1st series) #136]
Unfortunately, their happiness was not to last. The Shi’ar had witnessed Dark Phoenix consuming a star, resulting in the deaths of 5 billion aliens on one of its planets in the process. When the Shi'ar came seeking justice, the X-Men were forced to battle with the Imperial Guard over Jean’s fate. Unfortunately, they were severely outmatched and, one by one, they were taken out of the fight. In the end, only Jean remained and this triggered her transformation into Dark Phoenix once more. In doing so, Jean understood that she would never be able to fully control the dark hunger inside. So, for the sake of the universe, she sacrificed herself on the lunar surface. [X-Men (1st series) #137]
The X-Men held a funeral in remembrance of their loved teammate, unsuspecting that the real Jean still lived and was lying in a cocoon at the bottom of Jamaica Bay. [X-Men (1st series) #138, Avengers (1st series) #263] |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/37062 | Should I Choose an E-Cigarette or a Vaporizer?
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Should I Choose an E-Cigarette or a Vaporizer?
If you’re in the market for a tobacco alternative, then the variety of e-devices available makes this an excellent time to kick the habit. However, you’ll have an important choice to make – do you want an e-cigarette or should you go with a vaporizer? While both of these devices work on similar principals, they’re very different at the same time. What should you know?
Let’s start the discussion with a look at e-cigarettes. They’re slim and small, designed to resemble a traditional cigarette. They’re available in different flavors and strengths, too. Because of their small size, they’re exceptionally portable and can fit in a coat pocket very easily. Some types actually come with a carry pack that’s roughly the same size as a pack of cigarettes and can hold a couple of batteries, and several cartridges. Cartridges are completely self-contained and require no filling. When one’s empty, you toss it in the bin and attach a new one.
With that being said, e-cigarettes have some drawbacks. First and foremost, the smaller battery size means you’ll have less use time. Packs that come with only one battery will mean you’re without a smoke while the battery recharges (some starter kits come with two or more batteries because of this). They also don’t last quite as long as a vaporizer’s fluid does, but this will vary considerably depending on how heavily you vape.
Now let’s look at vaporizers. The principle is the same as e-cigarettes (a nicotine-bearing liquid is heated and vaporized, and then drawn into the lungs, giving you the fix you crave). However, beyond that, they’re pretty dissimilar. Vaporizers are larger than e-cigarettes, and they require filling. E-liquids are sold in different strengths and flavors, but filling can be a messy process for first-time users.
Vaporizers hold more e-liquid than e-cigarettes do, allowing them to last longer. Light smokers might be able to get by with filling their cartridge only once per week or so. Of course, cartridges can be purchased in many different capacities too. The batteries for vaporizers are much larger than e-cigarettes, meaning that while they’re a little more difficult to transport, they last much longer.
Where you might get three to four hours out of an e-cigarette battery, vaporizer batteries can last an entire day or longer. Light vapers might go for several days, or even a full week or more with no need to recharge the battery.
Making Your Choice
Choosing between e-cigarettes and vaporizers can be tough. It really boils down to how frequently you expect to vape, and whether you mind recharging your batteries multiple times per day. Vaporizers are the better option for heavy smokers looking to make the switch, but the learning curve is a bit steeper because they’re more labor intensive to use.
Perhaps the best option is to start with one and experiment. Buy a cheaper e-cigarette starter kit and see if you like it. If it doesn’t work out, you can buy a vaporizer and keep the e-cigarette for a spare.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/37093 | Quick Answer: What Was The Worst War?
What was the worst war to fight in?
The Civil WarThe Civil War was America’s bloodiest conflict.
What was worse ww1 or ww2?
Casualties- In World War I, casualties are estimated to be 10 million military deaths, 7 million civilian deaths, 21 million wounded, and 7.7 million missing or imprisoned. On the other hand, over 60 million people died in World War II. … In pure consideration of casualties, World War II seems to the worse war.
How many Americans died on D Day?
Some 2,501 Americans gave their lives that day, according to historic estimates. Another 1,913 soldiers from other Allied countries also died, bringing the total death toll from the immediate invasion to 4,414.
Which country lost the most soldiers in World War 1?
Casualties of World War ICountryTotal mobilized forcesKilled or died 1Allied Powers:Russia12,000,0001,700,000British Empire8, 904,467908,371France 28,410,0001,357,80018 more rows
What is the deadliest disease in human history?
Cholera, bubonic plague, smallpox, and influenza are some of the most brutal killers in human history. And outbreaks of these diseases across international borders, are properly defined as pandemic, especially smallpox, which throughout history, has killed between 300-500 million people in its 12,000 year existence.
What is the deadliest day in history?
But the single bloodiest day in American military history fell on Sept. 17, 1862: the date of the Battle of Antietam, near Sharpsburg, Maryland.
Has there been a day where no one died?
There were eleven days back in 1752, when no one died (at least in England and Wales). … And, since both the location and time are considered for noting death, it was the year 1752, when the day after 2nd September was 14th September, for England and Wales, and no one died on those dates.
Did more soldiers died in ww1 or ww2?
More than one million British military personnel died during the First and Second World Wars, with the First World War alone accounting for 886,000 fatalities. Nearly 70,000 British civilians also lost their lives, the great majority during the Second World War.
How long did the 1918 flu last?
Which wars did America lose?
Wars The United States Didn’t WinBay of Pigs Invasion.Korean War. … Russian Civil War. … Second Samoan War. … Formosa Expedition (Paiwan War) … Red Cloud’s War. … Powder River Indian War. The Battle of Powder River was fought on March 17th, 1876 in what is now the U.S. state of Montana. … War of 1812. The War of 1812 lasted for two years between 1812 and 1814. … More items…•
Who lost more soldiers in the Civil War?
For 110 years, the numbers stood as gospel: 618,222 men died in the Civil War, 360,222 from the North and 258,000 from the South — by far the greatest toll of any war in American history. But new research shows that the numbers were far too low.
Who caused the most deaths in history?
But both Hitler and Stalin were outdone by Mao Zedong. From 1958 to 1962, his Great Leap Forward policy led to the deaths of up to 45 million people – easily making it the biggest episode of mass murder ever recorded.
What is the deadliest war in history?
What animals kill the most humans?
Comparative listSource: CNETSource: BBC NewsAnimalHumans killed per year1Mosquitoes725,0002Humans (murder only)50,0003Snakes25,0004 more rows
What is the number 1 killer in the world?
Cardiovascular disease is the top cause of death globally. In the map we see death rates from cardiovascular diseases across the world.
What stopped the Black Plague?
How many people have died in history?
100,825,272,791 peopleHere’s what I’ve got: Roughly 100,825,272,791 people have ever died. Let’s call it 100.8 billion if you’re struggling to read a number that long. That figure comes with help from Carl Haub, a senior demographer at the Population Reference Bureau, a nonprofit organization that studies population trends.
What event killed the most humans?
Wars and armed conflicts with highest estimated death tolls of 100,000 or moreEventLowest estimateLocationWorld War II60,000,000WorldwideThree Kingdoms36,000,000ChinaMongol conquests30,000,000EurasiaEuropean colonization of the Americas8,400,000Americas48 more rows
How many died in ww2?
85 million peopleWorld War II was the deadliest military conflict in history. An estimated total of 70–85 million people perished, which was about 3% of the 1940 world population (est. 2.3 billion).
How many Americans have died in war?
Number of military fatalities in all major wars involving the United States from 1775 to 2020War (and years of U.S. military involvement)Number of fatalitiesAmerican Civil War (1861-1865)620,000World War II (1939-1945)405,399World War I (1917-1918)116,516Vietnam War (1965-1973)58,2097 more rows |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/37095 | 4 Reasons Why: This is What It’s Like Living With OCD
It's 3 a.m. Everyone in the house is asleep. But I'm not. I want to be. But I can't. I can't because my mind won't shut the fuck up. No matter what I do, I'm constantly driving myself insane. As if the intrusive thoughts, constant checking, unswerving need for symmetry, order, and perfection aren't enough. Because nothing ever is. I mean, my lists have lists and then some. Because obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) isn’t just about washing your hands and checking locks —although that's definitely something I do; it's so much more than that. OCD is about constant urges and negative thoughts that even I don't really understand. All I know is that it's annoying AF. Because a majority of my mental energy is spent fighting off those negative thoughts —making it extremely difficult to focus on basic, everyday tasks. So yeah, just because you're a neat freak, doesn't mean you have OCD. For me, it’s like someone else has control of my brain. Like I'm being forced to do an endless number of completely random, pointless chores I don’t even want to do. Because what you don’t see are the thought processes behind the compulsive actions. Because people with OCD don’t organize shit because it brings us joy. We don’t clean because it’s one of our hobbies. Because sometimes, people with OCD don’t clean or organize at all. Because OCD can manifest itself in many different ways. So what's it really like living with OCD? Well, here are four things I deal with every single day.
From Liars to Lovers & Something to Nothing: Here’s Where I Last Left Off
I once heard someone say, don’t let people pull you into their storm. Pull them into your peace. I wish so very much that I could say that's what happened. But that's simply not the case. Because by now, Aiden and I are parked out front of our dealer's place. Something that slowly became our little ritual. Lather. Rinse. Repeat. We simply couldn't stop. Because we were just as much addicted to the process as we were to the drugs themselves. And by now, I was equally as addicted to him. When one mistake turns into another and then another, I realize he's not necessarily the storm. We both were. Because this twisted illusion of us being the people we said we were was a total fucking lie. But we were in love. And that's enough, right? Wrong. At the time, I'd fight you to the death if you said otherwise. And a few times, I actually did. It's just, he was the love of my life and that's what you do? Nope. Wrong again. If you remember from my last post, I promised to continue exactly where I last left out, which is exactly what I'm about to do.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/37117 | 1889–90 FA Cup qualifying rounds
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This was the second season where the FA Cup, or the Football Association Challenge Cup, used a series of qualifying rounds in order to determine qualifiers for the actual Cup competition itself.
See 1889–90 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round onwards.
First Qualifying Round
Second Qualifying Round
Third Qualifying Round
Fourth Qualifying Round
1. ^ Walkover Home
2. ^ Walkover Home
3. ^ Walkover Home
4. ^ Walkover Home
5. ^ Game void
6. ^ Walkover Home
7. ^ Walkover Home
8. ^ Walkover Home
9. ^ Walkover Home
• "FA Cup Past Results". The Football Association. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/37119 | The author traces the contribution of Turkic studies to the development of Central Asian studies, in particular since the end of the Soviet period (with allusions to the contribution of well-organised Ottoman studies in France and Germany, of Turkic philology in the USA, of Buddhist studies in Japan, and to the pressure of nationalist lobbies and ideology in Turkey).
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/37180 | Why Pain? What's the Purpose?Have you searched to find healing methods or alternative modalities that will restore your life to a state of wholeness? Sometimes you succeed yet at other times, you fall victim to illness and disease. Each resulting consequence takes you either closer to a carefree existence or to an existence complicated by pain and its maladies. Searching out solutions to new aches and pains, often produce detours within an otherwise structured life.
We understand that certain things are added for a purpose. They are implemented to redirect you back to the things you undertook to experience in this life. Did you ever see pain or disease through this lens of understanding? Yet, when such issues arise, a re-evaluation must occur because you have to search out solutions to your new aches and pains. You have to change things up and sometimes even evaluate alternatives to lifestyles and eating habits. Were you to see a benefit in everything that happens to you, could you sleuth out any benefits here? How might a course correction occur without the addition of an illness or disease? Would you even consider making changes to your routine right now without having to do so?
What Do Pain and Disease Help You To See
In other words, pain and disease are engaged when you are not seeing what you could not see without them. Can you look again to find what you may have missed before? What do they allow you to see that you did not see before their introduction? After doing some soul searching, how might you get back on course?
Is there another way for you to recognize when you've lost your way without pain mandating the need for an immediate change? Pain and sorrow are demanding methods that cause you to stop and evaluate your life. Would you take seriously and engage easier options?
If another pain-free choice were available, wouldn’t life be more fruitful and fun? How might more preferred opportunities appear then? Might you seek to minimize the limitations that always seem to be around the next corner? We seek to show other options before pain enters the scene or is generated by some earlier shortcoming. Wouldn’t that be better?
So there are things that can be introduced and focused upon that will bring more happiness, as opposed to pain and grief. How might you recognize when something is amiss without this sort of course correction?
If you were given two choices would you always choose the one with little or no pain? Wouldn’t a pain-free existence be preferred at any time? Certainly, we would not recommend a painful existence, yet many times, the unrelenting focus of the mind goes back to painful experiences where bad things are continually relived which does reinforce and recreate them. Or perhaps you repeat a negative situation and play it out with different outcomes.
Develop Your Practice
Take charge of your thoughts. Take charge by redirecting them when you need to do so. Move thoughts away from what you don't want and into those thoughts that make you happy. Move toward a space of comfort and joy. Move troublesome scenarios from your mind and change your focus to happier topics. Do you see through your thoughts and suppressed emotions you are becoming energetically, misaligned internally? Release what doesn’t serve you and no longer harbor such energies within. Know life is but a series of choices. You can listen and engage insights and new understandings or choose yet another path. |
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(70e) Aggregation with Collision-Induced Breakage: Solutions and Comparison with Linear Breakage
Vermeersch, I., Iowa State University
Fox, R. O., Iowa State University
Mean-field population balance equations are used to describe the evolution of particle size distributions in a wide variety of systems undergoing simultaneous aggregation and breakage. We develop a population balance that includes aggregation combined with collision-induced particle breakage for arbitrary fragment distribution functions, provided that this distribution function depends only on the total mass of the particles undergoing a collision. We then develop a specific distribution function for arbitrary two-body collisions by postulating that each collision produces a transition-state aggregate having the morphology of a linear polymer. The behavior of the resulting equation is then analyzed for the case in which the collision kernel is a constant, and partial analytical solutions are derived and compared to corresponding Monte-Carlo simulation results. The computer simulations are then used to validate a proposed scaling law for the steady-state particle size distribution. Lastly, the behavior of the aggregation with collision-induced breakage population balance equation is compared and contrasted with the behavior of an analogous aggregation with linear breakage population balance equation, and the relevance of each model for predicting cluster size distributions of polymer microspheres in solution is assessed in light of experimental data. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/37230 | The critic’s reading of Adam’s fall in “Paradise Lost” by John Milton is problematic and flawed; however, his very conceptualization that Adam’s actions represent the most important element of Milton’s narrative is even more troubling. The critic contends that Adam’s fall in”Paradise Lost” is the “crux of the poem, constitut[ing] the tragic predicament toward which the whole action of Paradise Lost has been building" (n.p.). Such a tragedy based reading, however, neglects at least three other crucial main characters in “Paradise Lost” and their actions, which are far more important to the overall thematic development of this expansive poem. First, Adam’s fall in “Paradise Lost” is only made possible by the fact that Eve succumbs to temptation. Without her transgression, it is unlikely that Adam would have even wanted to taste the fruit from the tree of knowledge in “Paradise Lost”, much less engage in a direct violation of God’s injunction. Second, Milton clearly explains that the main intention of his poem is to, as he says at the beginning in one of the important quotes from “Paradise Lost” to “justify the ways of God to men" (Book I, l. 26), even though the poet anticipates that his complicated poem will “fit audience find, though few" (Book 1, l. 31). While Adam’s and Eve’s transgressions are clearly important, they do not eclipse God’s actions, to which Milton ascribes precedence. Finally, the critic’s reading and privileging of Adam’s character fails to take the complicated and critical character of Satan into consideration. Satan is far more complex than Adam, and the frequency with which his character is involved in the development of the plot and its theme suggests he is more important than Adam and the fall. These three elements of Paradise Lost are all more significant than Adam’s character and his actions, rendering the critic’s interpretation of Adam’s importance as a limited reading of a text that is far more nuanced than it might appear.
Adam is certainly an important character in “Paradise Lost”, but he lacks the kind of significance and weight of the other major characters, Eve, God, and Satan. In fact, Adam seems to lack an identity of his own and does not function well without other more developed and strong characters around to guide him. For example, at the point when he is questioned by the Son of God whether he sampled a fruit from the tree of knowledge, Adam is initially ambivalent about how he will respond. He vacillates between the choice of accepting full responsibility for his own actions and blaming Eve, his “other self, the partner of my life" (Book 9, l. 128) for his transgression, which he presumably chose of his own free will. Adam settles for a compromise between the two options, reporting that Eve “gave me of the tree, and I did eat" (Book 9, l. 143). Adam and Eve are both punished, of course, but it is the character of Satan in “Paradise Lost”, in the guise of the serpent, for whom God’s most wrathful punishment is reserved and upon whom “His curse let fall" (Book 9, l. 174).
In fact, the problematic character of Satan assumes far more importance in “Paradise Lost” than the weak-willed and fallible Adam. Adam does play an important role, especially in earlier books, where his child-like curiosity about God and His creation are revealed in his conversations with the angel, Raphael, thus allowing Milton to engage with his goal of helping his readers better understand God. During this section of the poem when the angel is talking directly to him, Adam questions in one of the important quotes from “Paradise Lost” by Milton, “How first began this heaven which we behold/Distant so high…" (Book 7, ll. 86-87), and despite a response that spans several pages, he has more questions. Raphael becomes worried about Adam’s inquisitiveness, and cautions Adam against trying to know God’s motivations and designs for the world, which can only distract Adam from his own mortal purpose. Adam is the untainted version of Satan, who in his own curiosity fell from God’s grace. Adam’s own fall will only mimic the fall of Satan, who was once esteemed and loved by God and was once the gentle inquisitive son who was constantly questioning. In other words, given this juxtaposition between the two characters, by focusing only on Adam’s fall, the critic overlooks the crucial aspects of Satan’s character that give shape and meaning to the poem. Milton does not intend to rewrite the book of Genesis in Paradise Lost, and the reader who wants to focus on Adam’s fall would be better advised to return to the scripture for a more profound treatment of that subject. Rather, Milton is concerned with drawing more imaginative and analytic attention to the figures of God, Satan, and Eve, attempting to get at their underlying motives and a more profound development of their characters than that which is offered in the Bible.
The curse that God lets fall upon the serpent is more serious than the punishment that Adam receives. The serpent is told that he will be “accursed/Above all cattle, each beast of the field," (Book 9, ll. 175-176) and that he will be resigned to spend his life “Upon thy belly groveling" and eating dust, which clearly has no nutritive value (Book 9, l. 177). By comparison, Adam gets off the hook as is concurrent with one of manythemes in “Paradise Lost”. Although he is told that “Cursed is the ground for thy sake" (Book 9, l. 201) and his immortality has been rescinded, Satan and Eve bear the brunt of God’s wrath; Eve, for her part, has been informed that her “sorrow I will greatly multiply/By thy conception" (Book 9, ll. 193-194), and that she will spend perpetuity subject to her “husband’s will" (Book 9, l. 195), despite the fact that his judgment is neither stronger nor more carefully considered than hers. For these reasons, Adam is the least compelling among Milton’s cast of characters. He is lacking in depth and complexity; though he is an adult, he acts more like a child. He rarely applies his own critical faculties to a careful consideration of creation, and he makes decisions based on emotions and impulse rather than sound judgment.
The critic contends that by choosing to eat from the tree of knowledge, Adam struggles with his conscience because the decision forces him to choose between his loyalty to Eve and his loyalty to God, or, as the critic states, between “obedience to God and love of Eve—a choice between two such goods as are beyond easy conception" (n.p.). Is this really the choice that Adam was allegedly forced to make? Why does the critic conceptualize, as facilely as Adam does, that the act of transgression is an act of love? Even Eve realizes how hollow this argument is. The critic avoids addressing Adam’s process of deliberation, as related to the reader by the narrator in Book 8, but Eve tackles the subject head on. Again, Adam’s shallowness of character is revealed. Having chosen, of his own free will, to eat from the tree of knowledge in “Paradise Lost”, Adam becomes frightened and immediately shifts responsibility to Eve and accuses her of not being worthy of his actions. Eve questions why Adam, as the “head" (Book 8, l. 1155) of the couple, did not “command me absolutely not to go [to the tree]" (Book 8, l. 1156). Eve goes on to accuse Adam of being spineless; he was not “firm and fix’d in thy dissent" (Book 8, l. 1160). Adam responds with a characteristic childishness, asking “Is this the love, is this the recompense/Of mine to thee, ingrateful Eve…?" (Book 8, ll. 1162-1163). Both Adam and the critic fail to acknowledge that an immature decision to engage in an act that one knows is wrong is not true love; it is, quite simply, poor judgment and even poorer decision making.
The tragic predicament of Paradise Lost, then, is not Adam’s fall, though his fall is lamentable. The real tragic predicament of Milton’s masterful poem is that all of the characters are frustrated from achieving true connection with one another, and the distance between them, which they are constantly attempting to bridge, grows wider and wider because of their desperate, misguided efforts. Satan wants to reconnect with God, but is driven farther away from Him because he cannot understand the concept of a wrathful God. Adam wants to connect with Eve, but does so impulsively and childishly, rather than in a mature assertion of his beliefs and the commitment to act responsibly. God wants to connect with all of the characters, but His need to preserve the greater order of society requires him to sacrifice the quality of individual relationships when His divine law is disobeyed. Although the critic offers a compelling reading of Paradise Lost, his analysis is revealed to lack the depth that a work of this scope merits. Adam’s fall is not simply the result of a decision between being obedient to God and choosing to love Eve. His fall is not even the most important action that occurs in the text. Rather, it is the complex negotiation of relationships among all of the characters and their failure to ever achieve connection that signify the most important elements of a poem that has endured for almost four centuries.
Other essays articles in the Literature Archives related to this topic include : The Forbidden Quest for Knowledge in Doctor Faustus and Paradise LostCharacter Analysis of Satan in Paradise Lost Against Similar Literary CharactersParadise Lost by Milton : Is Satan as an Epic Hero?
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Milton, John. Paradise Lost, Oxford World’s Classics edition. Stephen Orgel and Jonathan Goldberg, eds. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. |
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/37248 | Victorian Soda Fountains - Gastro Obscura
Victorian Soda Fountains
Once upon a time, getting your carbonation fix required a visit to a monstrous machine.
Soda these days is, at best, a three-sense experience: It tastes sweet, it feels cool, and, if you listen closely, you can hear it fizz. Back in Victorian times, though, the refreshing beverage came with a dose of visual pizzazz. If you wanted a glass of flavored, carbonated water, you had to get it from a soda fountain—most of which were massive, opulent affairs, incorporating Greek statuary, marble accents, rows upon rows of bright metal spigots, and the occasional taxidermied animal head.
The bare-bones soda fountain was invented by John Matthews, a British expat who came to New York in 1832. Hoping to make his fortune in fizzy mineral water—a popular drink that was said to heal various ailments—Matthews invented an easy-install carbonation machine and peddled it to drug stores around New York City. Once proprietors added syrups, fruit juices, oils, and creams to their drinks, the soda craze began in earnest.
Matthews introduced the soda fountain—but G.D. Dows, a chemist from Lowell, Massachusetts, made them beautiful. In the late 1850s, Dows built a machine with an automatic ice shaver, a soda-water tube, measuring decanters, and six syrup spigots, each with a tiny silver eagle perched on top. He then covered the fountain in local marble. It was a smash hit, and Dows quit his job as a drugstore clerk to became a soda fountain designer.
Over the next several decades, Dows, Matthews, and others raced to outdo each other. They designed machines with spinning carousels, tiled mosaics, embedded jewels, and musical automatons. The 1876 Centennial Exposition boasted over a dozen fountains, including a three-story one, called the Mammoth, that had 76 spigots. One story of the era involved an old woman mistaking a soda fountain for a war memorial.
This soda fountain arms race continued up through the early 20th century, when technological innovations meant proprietors could buy their gas in canisters, removing the need for huge machines. This led, eventually, to the more familiar 1950s soda shop aesthetic: less baroque, more sleek, with the remaining mechanical bits hid underneath the counter. Like many large creatures, the monstrous soda machines had been driven to extinction.
So next time you crack open a cold, fizzy can, or mix some graveyard soda from a fast food restaurant’s multi-tabbed machine, pour out a slug for the lost fountains of yore.
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• D3 Work-related clothing, laundry and dry-cleaning expenses 2019
This question is about expenses you incurred as an employee for work-related:
• protective clothing
• uniforms
• occupation-specific clothing
• laundering and dry-cleaning of clothing listed above.
You can claim the cost of a work uniform that is distinctive (such as one that has your employer's logo permanently attached to it) and it must be either:
• a non-compulsory uniform that your employer has registered with AusIndustry (check with your employer if you are not sure), or
• a compulsory uniform that can be a set of clothing or a single item that identifies you as an employee of an organisation. There must be a strictly enforced policy making it compulsory to wear that clothing at work. Items may include shoes, stockings, socks and jumpers where they are an essential part of a distinctive compulsory uniform and the colour, style and type are specified in your employer's policy.
You can also claim the cost of:
• protective clothing and footwear to protect you from the risk of illness or injury, or to prevent damage to your ordinary clothes, caused by your work or work environment. Items may include fire-resistant clothing, sun protection clothing, safety-coloured vests, non-slip nurse's shoes, steel-capped boots, gloves, overalls, aprons, and heavy duty shirts and trousers (but not jeans). You can claim the cost of protective equipment such as hard hats and safety glasses at item D5.
You can also claim the cost of renting, repairing and cleaning any of the above work-related clothing only.
Did you have any work-related clothing, laundry or dry-cleaning expenses?
Go to question D4 Work-related self-education expenses 2019, or return to main menu Individual tax return instructions 2019.
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If you need written evidence, then you will need:
• receipts
• invoices, or
• other written evidence (such as diary records).
For details on the types of records you may need to keep to verify all your work-related claims, see Keeping your tax records.
You must have written evidence for your laundry and dry-cleaning expenses if:
• in the case of laundry expenses, the amount of your claim is greater than $150, and
• your total claim for work-related expenses exceeds $300. The $300 does not include car and meal allowance, award transport payments allowance and travel allowance expenses.
If you did washing, drying or ironing yourself, you can use a reasonable basis to calculate the amount, such as $1 per load for work-related clothing, or 50 cents per load if other laundry items were included.
If you received assessable income from your work as an employee outside of Australia that is shown on a PAYG payment summary – foreign employment, you must claim any deductible work-related clothing, laundry or dry-cleaning expenses you incurred in earning that income at this item.
If you received assessable foreign employment income that is not shown on a PAYG payment summary – foreign employment you must claim your deductions against that income at item 20 Foreign source income and foreign assets or property 2019.
Completing your tax return
Step 1
Add up all your deductible work-related clothing, laundry and dry-cleaning expenses.
You can add up your claim and then go to step 2.
Step 2
Write the total at C item D3.
Step 3
Select the code letter that describes the main type of clothing you are claiming for.
compulsory work uniform
non-compulsory work uniform
occupation-specific clothing
protective clothing
Print the letter in the Claim type box at the right of C item D3.
See also:
• Taxation Ruling TR 98/5 Income tax: calculating and claiming a deduction for laundry expenses
• Taxation Ruling TR 97/12 Income tax and fringe benefits tax: work-related expenses: deductibility of expenses on clothing, uniform and footwear
• Taxation Ruling TR 2003/16 Income tax: deductibility of protective items
• Taxation Ruling TR 94/22 Income tax: implications of the Edwards case for the deductibility of expenditure on conventional clothing by employees
• Taxation Determination TD 1999/62 Income tax: what are the criteria to be considered in deciding whether clothing items constitute a compulsory corporate uniform/wardrobe for the purposes of paragraph 30 of Taxation Ruling TR 97/12?
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How Can Marketers Make Money for Recruiters?
Recruiters and recruitment leaders tell me all the time that they are suffering from a lack of data. The so-called candidate shortage combined with an overload of crap data on CRM systems means that recruiters often shun the CRM in favour of hunting down more candidates from LinkedIn and job boards… even if that means they’re searching for candidates who are already on the CRM. Vicious circle!
So how do you monetise your recruitment CRM effectively?
Too Much Marketing, Not Enough Sales?
70% of the candidates you source on LinkedIn, and 70% of candidates who apply for jobs are already on your recruitment CRM.
How can you and your team of recruiters be more targeted on LinkedIn so that you gain more phone and face time?
In this episode of the Recruitment Leaders’ Podcast, I’m joined by Adam Gordon from Candidate.ID. He has been in recruitment for nearly 20 years, starting as a recruiter, then spotted a problem – “too much data and not enough information”.
We talked about:
• How can you tell when a candidate is actually looking for a job?
• How can I generate a list of warm calls?
• Lead scoring (for both candidates and clients) and how this can be automated to help recruiters see the wood for the trees – ie. sales qualified leads!
• How many different sources of information does a candidate look at before applying for a job?
• What does marketing need to do to get trust from sales?
• How can we get recruiters to “pick up the phone” and make more sales calls? And call more candidates?
• How can we do more with fewer systems?
• With the vast majority of recruitment businesses having only 1 marketer, how do they create a high performing marketing team of 1?
• How can you make a marketing function a profit, not a cost centre?
• What should the ratio of marketer to sales person be?
• Which “cool marketing tool” does Adam really rate?
I got the opportunity to use all of my mantras:
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/37291 | 1 Thessalonians 1:4 Commentaries: knowing, brethren beloved by God, His choice of you;
1 Thessalonians 1:4
Knowing, brothers beloved, your election of God.
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(4) “The reason why the sight delights us is because it proves that God loves you, and has set His heart upon you.”
Beloved.—The proper translation is, knowing brethren who have been so beloved of God, your election, as in the margin: the Greek idiom cannot allow of the Authorised rendering. The tense of the word “beloved” represents not only God’s attitude to them in the present, but the long continuance of it in the past, especially as proved by His election of them. (Comp. Romans 8:28-30, and 2Thessalonians 2:13.)
Election, in the language of (at any rate) St. Paul and St. Peter, seems primarily to refer to a gracious admission into religious privileges in this life. The word implies nothing as to the final condition of the person thus elected (see 2Peter 1:10, and comp. Ephesians 1:4 with Ephesians 5:5-7). God elects us to become members of the Holy Church, and all baptised persons are elect, with heaven in reversion (1Peter 1:2-5); but they may, according as they please, unsettle their election, or make it sure. St. Paul rejoices, because the continued possession of spiritual privileges, used or abused, is an assurance of God’s continued “favour and goodness towards us.” Of course, however, this observation does not much affect the mysterious doctrine of predestination. The question must still remain why God brings some in this life to the knowledge of His truth, and others not; but the observation, at any rate, destroys the notion of an arbitrary damnation and salvation.
1:1-5 As all good comes from God, so no good can be hoped for by sinners, but from God in Christ. And the best good may be expected from God, as our Father, for the sake of Christ. We should pray, not only for ourselves, but for others also; remembering them without ceasing. Wherever there is a true faith, it will work; it will affect both the heart and life. Faith works by love; it shows itself in love to God, and love to our neighbour. And wherever there is a well-grounded hope of eternal life, this will appear by the exercise of patience; and it is a sign of sincerity, when in all we do, we seek to approve ourselves to God. By this we may know our election, if we not only speak of the things of God with out lips, but feel their power in our hearts, mortifying our lusts, weaning us from the world, and raising us up to heavenly things. Unless the Spirit of God comes with the word of God, it will be to us a dead letter. Thus they entertained it by the power of the Holy Ghost. They were fully convinced of the truth of it, so as not to be shaken in mind by objections and doubts; and they were willing to leave all for Christ, and to venture their souls and everlasting condition upon the truth of the gospel revelation.Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God - The margin here reads, "beloved of God, your election." The difference depends merely on the pointing, and that which would require the marginal reading has been adopted by Hahn, Tittman, Bloomfield, and Griesbach. The sense is not materially varied, and the common version may be regarded as giving the true meaning. There is no great difference between "being beloved of God," and "being chosen of God." The sense then is, "knowing that you are chosen by God unto salvation;" compare notes on Ephesians 1:4-5, Ephesians 1:11. The word "knowing" here refers to Paul himself, and to Silas and Timothy, who united with him in writing the Epistle, and in rendering thanks for the favors shown to the church at Thessalonica. The meaning is, that they had so strong confidence that they had been chosen of God as a church unto salvation, that they might say they knew it.
The way in which they knew it seems not to have been by direct revelation or by inspiration, but by the evidence which they had furnished, and which constituted such a proof of piety as to leave no doubt of the fact. Calvin. What this evidence was, the apostle states in the following verses. I was shown by the manner in which they embraced the gospel, and by the spirit which they had evinced under its influence The meaning here seems to be, not that all the members of the church at Thessalonica were certainly chosen of God to salvation - for, as in other churches, there might have been those there who were false professors - but that the church, as such, had given evidence that it was a true church - that it was founded on Christian principles - and that, as a church, it had furnished evidence of its "election by God." Nor can it mean, as Clarke and Bloomfield suppose, that God "had chosen and called the Gentiles to the same privileges to which he chose and called the Jews; and that as they (the Jews) had rejected the gospel, God had now elected the Gentiles in their stead;" for a considerable portion of the church was composed of Jews (see Acts 17:4-5), and it cannot, therefore, mean that the Gentiles had been selected in the place of the Jews. Besides, the election of the Gentiles, or any portion of the human family, to the privileges of salvation, to the neglect or exclusion of any other part, would be attended with all the difficulties which occur in the doctrine of personal and individual election. Nothing is gained on this subject in removing the difficulties, by supposing that God chooses masses of people instead of individuals. How can the one be more proper than the other? What difficulty in the doctrine of election is removed by the supposition? Why is it not as right to choose an individual as a nation? Why not as proper to reject an individual as a whole people? If this means that the church at Thessalonica had shown that it was a true church of Christ, chosen by God, then we may learn:
(1) that a true church owes what it has to the "election of God." It is because God has chosen it; has called it out from the world; and has endowed it in such a manner as to he a true church.
(2) a church may give evidence that it is chosen of God, and is a true church. There are things which it may do, which will show that it is undoubtedly such a church as God has chosen, and such as he approves. There are just principles on which a church should be organized, and there is a spirit which may be manifested by a church which will distinguish it from any other association of people.
(3) it is not improper to speak with strong confidence of such a church as undoubtedly chosen of God. There are churches which, by their zeal, self-denial, and deadness to the world, show beyond question their "election of God," and the world may see that they are founded on other principles and manifest a different spirit from other organizations of people.
(4) every church should evince such a spirit that there may be no doubt of its "election of God." It should be so dead to the world; so pure in doctrine and in practice, and so much engaged in spreading the knowledge of salvation, that the world will see that it is governed by higher principles than any worldly association, and that nothing could produce this but the influence of the Holy Spirit of God.
4. Knowing—Forasmuch as we know.
your election of God—The Greek is rather, "beloved by God"; so Ro 1:7; 2Th 2:13. "Your election" means that God has elected you as individual believers to eternal life (Ro 11:5, 7; Col 3:12; 2Th 2:13).
Another ground of his thanksgiving for them. By the manner of their receiving the gospel, and the evident operation of the graces of God’s Spirit, the apostle knew their election of God. We cannot know election as in God’s secret decree, but as made manifest in the fruits and effects of it. As there is a knowledge of things a priori, when we argue from the cause to the effect, so a posteriori, when we argue from the effects to the cause. And thus the apostle came to know their election. Not, we hope it, or conjecture it, but we know it; and not by extraordinary revelation, but by evident outward tokens. And if the apostle knew this, why should we think they themselves might not know it also; and the words may be read: Ye knowing your election of God. And election imports the choosing of some out of others; for election cannot comprehend all. Some deny all eternal election of particular persons, and make it a temporal separation of persons to God in their conversion; but is not this separation from a pre-existing decree, God doing all things after the counsel of his own will? Ephesians 1:11. Or, they will yield an eternal election of persons, but only conditional; one condition whereof is perseverance to the end. But the apostle asserts their election at present, before he saw their perseverance. Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God. Which intends not an election to an office, for this epistle is written not to the officers of the church only, but to the whole church; nor to the Gospel, the outward means of grace, since this was common to them with others, and might be known without the evidence after given; nor does it design the effectual calling, sometimes so called for this is expressed in the following verse as a fruit, effect, and evidence of the election here spoken of, which is no other than the eternal choice of, them to everlasting life and happiness: this is of God, an act of God the Father, made in Christ Jesus before the world began, and which springs from his sovereign will, and is the effect of his pure love and free favour; and therefore these persons who are the objects of it are said to be "beloved of God"; for so the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions read the words, and which agree with 2 Thessalonians 2:13 for this choice does not arise from the merits of men, or any conditions in them, or from the foresight of their faith, holiness, and good works, but from the free grace and good pleasure of God; and is the source and spring of all grace, and the blessings of it, and even of good works; and is a sure, immutable, and irreversible act of God, being founded on his own will, and not on the works of men; the knowledge they had of this was not what the Thessalonians themselves had, though they might have, and doubtless had the knowledge of this grace, and which may be concluded with certainty from the effectual calling; and is a privilege which many particular believers may, and do arrive unto the knowledge of, without any extraordinary revelation made unto them: but here it intends the knowledge which the apostle and his companions had of the election of the members of this church; not by inspiration of the Spirit of God, but by the manner of the Gospel's coming unto them, and the effects it had upon them, as expressed in the following verses; and from their faith, hope, and love, mentioned in the preceding verse; and which was the ground and foundation of their thanksgiving for them;
see on Gill 2 Thessalonians 2:13.
(a) Literally, that your election is of God.
1 Thessalonians 1:4. Εἰδότες is incorrectly referred by many (thus Baur) to the Thessalonians, either as the nominative absolute in the sense of οἴδατε γάρ (Erasmus), or εἰδότες ἐστέ (Homberg, Baumgarten-Crusius); or (Grotius) as the beginning of a new sentence which has its tempus finit. in ἐγενήθητε (1 Thessalonians 1:6), “knowing that ye became followers of us.” Rather, the subject of 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3, thus Paul, Silvanus, and Timotheus, is continued in εἰδότες. It is further erroneous to supply καί before εἰδότες (Flatt), as this participle is by no means similar to the two preceding. Lastly, it is erroneous to make εἰδότες dependent on μνείαν ποιούμενοι (Pelt). Εἰδότες is only correctly joined to the principal verb εὐχαριστοῦμεν (1 Thessalonians 1:2), and adduces the reason of the apostle’s thanksgiving, whilst the preceding participles state only the mode of εὐχαριστοῦμεν.
ὑπὸ Θεοῦ cannot be conjoined with εἰδότες (scientes a deo, i.e. ex dei revelatione), which Estius thinks possible, against which ὑπό instead of παρά is decisive. Nor does it belong to τὴν ἐκλογὴν ὑμῶν, so that εἶναι would require to be supplied, and ἀδελφοὶ ἠγαπημένοι to be taken by itself (Oecumenius, Theophylact, Calvin, Musculus, Hemming, Zanchius, Justinian, Vorstius, Calixtus, Clericus), but to ἠγαπημένοι. For—(1) this union is grammatically the most natural (see 2 Thessalonians 2:13, the Hebrew יְדִידֵי יְהֹוָה, 2 Chronicles 20:7, and ἀγαπητοὶ Θεοῦ, Romans 1:7). (2) By the union of ὑπὸ Θεοῦ τὴν ἐκλογὴν ὑμῶν, a peculiar stress would be put on ὑπὸ Θεοῦ; but such an emphasis is inadmissible, as another ἐκλογή than by God is in Paul’s view a nonentity, and therefore the addition ὑπὸ Θεοῦ would be idle.
Moreover, ἀδελφοὶ ἠγαπημένοι ὑπὸ Θεοῦ is a pure address, and not the statement of the cause of τὴν ἐκλογὴν ὑμῶν (Estius).
ἐκλογή] election or choice, denotes the action of God, according to which He has predetermined from eternity individuals to be believers in Christ. κλῆσις is related to ἐκλογή as the subsequent realization to the preceding determination. Erroneously Pelt: ἐκλογή is electorum illa innovatio, qua per spiritum divinum mutatur interna hominem conditio; and still more arbitrarily Baumgarten-Crusius: ἐκλογή is not “choice among others (church election), but out of the world, with Paul equivalent to κλῆσις, and exactly here as in 1 Corinthians 1:26; not being elected, but the mode or condition of the election” (!), so that the sense would be: “Ye know how ye have become Christians” (!!).
ὑμῶν] the objective genitive to ἑκλογήν: the election of you.1 Thessalonians 1:4. The practical evidence of the Spirit in their lives showed that God had willed to enrol them among His chosen people (note the O.T. associations of beloved by God and election), just as the same consciousness of possessing the Spirit gave them the sure prospect of final entrance into the Messianic realm—an assurance which (1 Thessalonians 1:6) filled them with joy amid all their discomforts. The phenomenon of the Spirit thus threw light backwards on the hidden purpose of God for them, and forwards on their prospect of bliss.—Recollections depend on knowledge; to be satisfied about a person implies settled convictions about his character and position. The apostles feel certain that the Thessalonian Christians had been truly chosen and called by God, owing to (a) the genuineness and effectiveness of their own ministry at Thessalonica, where they had felt the gospel going home to many of the inhabitants, and (b) the genuine evidence of the Thessalonians’ faith; (a) comes first in 1 Thessalonians 1:5, (b) in 1 Thessalonians 1:6 f. In 1 Thessalonians 2:1 f. Paul reverts to (a), while in 1 Thessalonians 2:13-16 (b) is again before his mind. As the divine ἐκλογή manifested itself in the Christian qualities of 1 Thessalonians 1:3, Paul goes back to their historical origin.4. knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God] Better, following the A. V. margin and R. V., knowing, brethren beloved by God, your election: comp. 2 Thessalonians 2:13, “brethren beloved by the Lord.”
The Apostle thinks of his readers as brethren, for he has just been carrying them in his thoughts in prayer “before our God and Father.” The knowledge that God their Father loves them and has chosen them for His own, gives confidence to the Apostle’s prayers for them and inexpressible joy to his thanksgivings. Comp. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 : “We are bound to give thanks always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you,” &c.; and Ephesians 1:3-5, “Blessed be God …, Who blessed us in every spiritual blessing, … according as He chose us in Christ,” &c.
The participle “beloved” is not however present in tense, as though the Thessalonians were simply loved now, in consequence of their newly-acquired Christian worth; it is in the Greek perfect tense, signifying a love existing in the past and realised in the present, the antecedent and foundation of their goodness. So in 1 John 3:1 : “Behold what manner of love the Father hath given us, that we should be called sons of God!”
The Christian excellence of the Thessalonians, therefore, moved the Apostle and his companions to thanksgiving (1 Thessalonians 1:2-3), not simply on its own account, but because it marked them out as the objects of God’s loving choice. The word election, here occurring for the first time in St Paul’s Epistles, and expressing one of his most important doctrines, needs to be carefully studied. The N. T. use of the word originates in the O. T. idea of Israel as God’s “peculiar possession,” “the people whom He chose for His inheritance” (see Psalm 33:12; Psalm 135:4; Deuteronomy 14:2; Isaiah 43:1-7; &c.). Such “election” implies two things—(1) selection out of others, nations or men, who are not thus chosen—“the rest” (ch. 1 Thessalonians 4:13, 1 Thessalonians 5:6); and (2) appropriation by God for His own love and service. Since Israel as a people now rejected Christ, St Paul was compelled to distinguish between national Israel and the true “election,” the spiritual kernel of the chosen people, who were the real objects of God’s favour: “the election obtained what Israel seeks after, but the rest were hardened” (Romans 11:7). With this true election, through Christ all believing Gentiles are identified—“wild olive shoots, grafted into the good olive-tree” (Romans 11:17-24). So the national gives place to a spiritual election—the “Israel of God” (Galatians 6:16); and the Apostle Paul applies the term, as in this place, to Jewish and Gentile members of the Church indiscriminately. This transference is strikingly expressed in 1 Peter 2:9 : “You (who believe in Christ) are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation.” God’s election no longer marks out a nation or body of men as such, but it concerns individuals, each believer in Christ being the personal object of this loving choice—the “election of grace” (Romans 11:5). The end for which God in His grace so chooses men, appears in 2 Thessalonians 2:13, “God chose yon unto salvation,” i.e. final deliverance from death and all evil, to be brought about by the return of Christ from heaven (1 Thessalonians 1:10): the same end is set forth in the words of 1 Thessalonians 2:12; 1 Thessalonians 5:9-10—“God calleth you to His own kingdom and glory;” He “appointed you not to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him.” And the means toward this end are stated in 2 Thessalonians 2:13,—“in sanctification of spirit and faith in the truth” (see note ad loc.). Similarly in Ephesians 1:4, “He chose us to be holy and without blemish before Him.” In later Epistles (Romans 8:28-30; Ephesians 1:4-5) St Paul’s teaching on this subject receives two further extensions: (1) it is to sonship toward God that Christian believers are predestined; and (2) their election is carried back to eternity, “before the foundation of the world.” It is questionable whether “from the beginning” in 2 Thessalonians 2:13 points back so far as this (see note ad loc.) The “election” of Thessalonian believers goes back at any rate as far as the Divine love of which they are the objects—“beloved by God.” But the Apostle’s mind is occupied with the event of the conversion of his readers, when God’s love to them and choice of them were practically manifest.
God’s choice of men for His purposes must, of course, precede their choice of Him and of His salvation; but it in no way precludes human choice and freedom of will—nay rather anticipates and prepares for our free volition (comp. Romans 8:28-30), and invites us to be “workers together” with it for our salvation: “work out your own salvation, … for it is God that worketh in you” (Php 2:12-13). It rests on the Divine foreknowledge of men (“whom He foreknew, He foreordained”), and seeks from their coming into life its destined objects (see Galatians 1:15-16). But “Prescience, as prescience, hath in itself no causing efficacy” (Hooker). Observe that Scripture does not speak of any choice of men to believe in Christ, but of the choice of (assumed) believers to receive salvation. The consistency of man’s free-will with God’s sovereignty forms an insoluble mystery, which does not belong to the doctrine of election alone, but runs through the whole of life and religion.
The Apostle writes “knowing your election,” not that he is absolutely sure of the final salvation of every one to whom he writes—ch. 1 Thessalonians 3:5 speaks otherwise; but from what he knows and remembers of them, he is practically certain that the circle of his readers belongs to God’s elect and that they will attain Christ’s heavenly kingdom (see ch. 1 Thessalonians 2:12; 1 Thessalonians 5:8-11; 1 Thessalonians 5:24).
The evidence of this to his mind was twofold, lying (1) in the power given to himself and his companions in preaching at Thessalonica (1 Thessalonians 1:5), and (2) in the zeal and devotion with which the Thessalonians had embraced the gospel (1 Thessalonians 1:6).1 Thessalonians 1:4. Εἰδότες, [we] knowing) Construed with we give thanks, 1 Thessalonians 1:2.—ἀδελφοὶ ἠγαπήμενοι ὑπὸ Θεοῦ, brethren beloved by God) Comp. 2 Thessalonians 2:13.—ἐκλογὴν, election) 1 Corinthians 1:27, note.Verse 4. - Knowing; that is, not the Thessalonians themselves, but we, Paul and Silvanus and Timotheus; knowing, being well assured cf. Brethren beloved, your election of God; or rather, as it is in the margin and in the R.V., Knowing brethren, beloved of God, your election. By election is meant that act of free grace by which God destines individuals to become believers in Christ. Thus the Thessalonian converts were chosen or elected by God from among their heathen countrymen to become Christians. The ultimate reason of their Christianity was their election of God. Election of God
Incorrect. Const. of or by (ὑπὸ) God with beloved. Ἑκλογὴ election, in N.T., mostly by Paul. Elsewhere only Acts 9:15, and 2 Peter 1:10. This, and the kindred words, ἐκλέγειν to choose, and ἐκλεκτὸς chosen or elect, are used of God's selection of men or agencies for special missions or attainments; but neither here nor elsewhere in the N.T. is there any warrant for the revolting doctrine that God has predestined a definite number of mankind to eternal life, and the rest to eternal destruction. The sense in this passage appears to be defined by the succeeding context. The Thessalonians had been chosen to be members of the Christian church, and their conduct had justified the choice. See 1 Thessalonians 1:5-10.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/37384 | Puzzle Quest creators release new game called Gems of War
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Puzzle Quest creators, Infinite Interactive have just released a mobile game for iOS called Gems of War. What's this got to do with PC gaming? Well apparently the iOS version released today is for Australia only but will be followed by a worldwide release of the game on iOS, Android and Steam in 1-2 months.
As you can tell by the title, the game is similar to Puzzle Quest in that you're once again matching 3 gems together in order to do various things like attacking enemies or building up mana for spells/abilities. What is different however is that it looks like it's incorporated some elements from Puzzle Kingdoms as you're now able to bring some troops along to help you in battle. What's probably most exciting though is the multiplayer: apparently you can now play the game against other players or co-operatively with your friends on the same team. There will even be the ability to create and join guilds!
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/37455 | How Many Votes Did Trump and Clinton Get? The Final Vote Count
Despite being trounced in the Electoral College (304 to 228), Hillary Clinton won the popular vote over Donald Trump, but by how much? Well, after all the controversy, outrage and failed recount attempts, the numbers are finally all in. Dave Wasserman of Cook Political Report has provided a spreadsheet with all the vote totals, which show that Clinton ended up beating Donald Trump by over 2.8 million votes.
Here are the final numbers via Wasserman:
• Clinton: 65,844,610 (48.2%)
• Trump: 62,979,636 (46.1%)
• Others: 7,804,213 (5.7%)
With all the numbers in, Clinton ended up winning 65,844,610 votes, which is 48.2% of the total votes. That vote total is good enough to give Clinton the third most votes of any presidential candidate in history (Barack Obama’s 2008 and 2012 elections are first and second, respectively).
Clinton’s total beat Trump by 2,864,974 votes, a 2.1% margin. As a comparison, Al Gore won the popular vote over George W. Bush in 2000 by less than 600,000 votes, just 0.5%: 50,999,897 (48.4%) to 50,456,002 (47.9%).
That 2.1% gap ended up being only about 1 point lower than the final average of the national polls on the eve of the election (3.3%). However, the national polls were way off on the total vote percentages, predicting Clinton winning 45.2% and Trump winning 42.2% in the four-way contest, off by 3% and 3.9%, respectively. Even the head-to-head surveys underestimated turnout for both candidates; the average gave Clinton only 46.8% and Trump 43.6%, off 1.4% and 2.5%.
As HotAir’s Allahpundit points out, while Trump lost the popular vote handily, he still managed to secure the biggest vote total in history for a Republican, earning nearly one million votes more than the previous best held by George W. Bush in 2004 (62,040,610).
Wasserman’s count gives the breakdown for all the states, including the swing states that ultimately decided the election. Below are the key swing states Trump won from smallest to largest margin:
Michigan: Clinton 2,268,839 (47.3%) – Trump 2,279,543 (47.5%)
Pennsylvania: Clinton 2,926,441 (47.9%) – Trump 2,970,733 (48.6%)
Wisconsin: Clinton 1,382,536 (46.5%) – Trump 1,405,284 (47.2%)
Florida: Clinton 4,504,975 (47.8%) – Trump 4,617,886 (49%)
Arizona: Clinton 1,161,167 (45.1%) – Trump 1,252,401 (48.7%)
North Carolina: Clinton 2,189,316 (46.2%) – Trump 2,362,631 (49.8%)
Ohio: Clinton 2,394,164 (43.6%) – Trump 2.841,005 (51.7%)
Iowa: Clinton: 653,669 (41.7%) – Trump 800,983 (51.1%)
Read a comparison of the final polls vs the final results.
As for the count that matters most, though Clinton had a relatively strong performance in the popular vote, she nearly got wiped off the electoral map:
The map looks even worse for Clinton when broken up county by county:
One of the angles on the vote totals currently making the rounds underscores just how concentrated the Democrat vote really is: While Clinton won the popular vote by over 2.8 million votes, if you exclude both California (which she won by 4.2 million votes) and New York (which she won by 1.6 million), Trump wins by 3 million.
H/T Allahpundit. This article has been updated to provide more data. |
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/37468 | Sad but liberating
There are some people you like who you’ve always liked, and there are people who you used to like but don’t anymore. There are also people you like now that you used to dislike, and there are people you dislike who you’ve always disliked.
Sometimes feelings change, sometimes they don’t. You like someone today, tomorrow you may dislike her. You dislike someone today, tomorrow you may like her. It depends if she changes her behavior.
Sometimes it’s you who is disliked by someone you care about. You wish she liked you, but she doesn’t.
Sometimes you can do something about it. You can win her over with persistence, patience, and love.
But sometimes you can’t do anything. There are some people who disliked you who will never like you no matter what you say or do. It’s simply impossible to win them over.
It’s sad…
…but also liberating.
Because if nothing you can do will make her like you, then you are free to do whatever the hell you want.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/37489 | How do I use SSH to access MySQL remotely?
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I am having difficulty accessing MySQL remotely.
I have tried accessing the database via MySQL Workbench (the “Standard TCP/IP over SSH” option) and phpMyAdmin. Both fail when I try to login.
I followed the ’how to secure MySQL’ tutorial to set up the database and my sense is some of the options enabled through the tutorial block remote access.. but I’m not sure exactly what is going on.
I have gone through other tutorials here on the topic but none have overcome this problem.
I can login and access the database locally using putty.
My VPS is running ubuntu and have Java, Tomcat and MySQL installed. I use my server to run a mobile android app. I have also installed fail2ban and I have set up IP tables.
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• If you are not able to access via phpMyadmin, then there is an issue somewhere, as phpMyadmin only needs localhost access.
However, if you can login using should be working. I will do a quick walk through of Workbench connection using ssh:
1. Database >Manage Connections > New Connection
2. On the connection tab..choose Standard TCP/IP over SSH
3. SSH Hostname will be your IP address of your droplet. If you have changed your default SSH port you need to add a colon and port like this: so 2727 being the alternative port..
4. SSH Username is your droplet username, not the database username
5. Password for SSH, or browse to your SSH pub key file on your computer
6. MySQL hostname…should be unless you changed that .
7. MySQL Server port.should be 3306 unless you changed that
8. Username is your database username
9. Password for your database user
10. press the “Test Connection” button…it will take a minute and then it should say “Connection Parameters are Correct”
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In the securing MySql tutorial, you set:
bind-address =
This restricts direct remote access to the database. Though sierracircle’s solution of using SSH through Workbench should still work. phpMyAdmin should also work as it should be connecting locally.
You could also set up an SSH tunnel then access it as if it were local. On your local computer, run:
ssh root@ -L 3306: -N &
You can then connect locally through the tunnel with:
mysql -h -P 3306 -u user -p
• Thanks for the comments sierracircle & asb.
1) I am able to run the SSH tunnel code above then connect to the tunnel locally. A few second later I get:
mysql> ssh: connect to host port 22: Connection timed out
I’m not sure what to make of this.
2) Regarding Workbench, I still get an authentication error, “Could not connect to SSH Tunnel,” when I try to connect with workbench.
I have root users and specific users for both the SSH connection and MySQL. I have tried different combinations of users with no luck.
Could IP table block remote access?
Ideally I would like to use Workbench for this project.
Thanks so much
• just to clarify, you say that: “I have tried accessing the database via MySQL Workbench (the "Standard TCP/IP over SSH” option) and phpMyAdmin. Both fail when I try to login.“
so I am understanding that you have phpMyadmin installed on your ubuntu server, but that it cannot access your MySQL database.
In addition, you cannot access your MySQL database with Workbench, which is installed on your home computer.
My thought is that there is an issue with the bind-address, as phpMyadmin installed on your server should be able to access your database without any problems.
can you connect using the same code as above but with:
ssh root@ -L 3306:localhost:3306 -N &
• sierracircle - You are correct phpMyadmin on sever and Workbench on my desktop. Nether seems to work.
mysql -h localhost -P 3306 -u user -p
Seem to work fine but the time out message mentions port 22:
22 is not my SSH port
I have tried to run:
ssh root@ -L 2727:localhost:3306 -N &
I was able to log into MySQL but I couldn’t log in with Workbench (I also changed the MySQL Hostname to localhost as well).
I imagine port 22 is the default but where do I change that to ensure the tunnel is set up correctly?
And, if I can get the tunnel on the right port should I then be able to login with Workbench?
Thanks so much!
• I think to set an alternate port you do something like:
ssh root@ -p YOURPORTNUMBER
or, from Workbench, You would set your SSHHostname like this:
hi, in my case i am trying to access mysql workbench remotly , the thing is , the two computers are binded using a home group , will that work ?
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/37532 | How many points per day do you get during papertrade
Discussion in 'Trading' started by networm, Jan 30, 2003.
1. networm
Is that hard to achieve 4-8 points on ES a day? A trading school said you would be ready for real trading if you had 15 continuous winning days on paper.
2. jay567
paper trading is different because in real trading you don't get instant fills (unless using market orders but then there is slippage) and most importantly the psychology is different because there is money on the line.
3. you always get pretty much instant fills on the ES and very lil slippage....
4. jay567
sorry... i mean that you will be paying the spread for instant fills with the market order, which may skew your papertrading results
5. i would have to say papertrading the es is very similar to real trading unless you are an emotional wreck.
6. dbphoenix
Why use a market order?
7. I would say that 4-8 points isnt very easy always...i mean look at the range we are having today....but just worry about consistancy and capital preservation first....then worry about bigger profits...
8. I totally disagree.
The psychological aspect is probably something like 90% of the game. Even system traders don't do as well in real life because they tend to second guess their systems with real money on the line.
If you have done as well in real trading as paper trading, then you are the first I've ever heard of where this so.
9. dbphoenix
But the problem there lies with the trader, not with papertrading per se. If done properly, papertrading can come sufficiently close to matching the real thing.
The phenomenon of second-guessing the system may have less to do with the money than with the conviction that one is smarter than the system.
10. Everyone who paper trades before switching to real trading made money in the paper phase (or else why would they switch). How many then make money in the real world? Not many as a percentage.
I believe paper trading is only valuable in learning the mechanics and structure of markets, not in actual trading.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/37537 | Brian McDermott is a filmmaker and former social worker. Brian directed and produced Language Healers, a documentary film about saving and revitalizing Native American languages—which was selected to screen at the 10th Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival as well as many other festivals, events and symposiums including: the 2016 Red Nation Film Festival; the 2016 Maoriland Film Festival; the 2016 Bellingham Human Rights Film Festival; the 2014 World Indigenous Film Festival; the 130th MLA Convention held in Vancouver in January 2015; the Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium at the University of Hawaii, Hilo; the University of Wisconsin—Madison for International Mother Language Day; and The University of Texas—Arlington for CoLang 2014. The movie was also mentioned in the Huffington Post as one of the films helping to empower individuals to take action to rescue endangered languages and it was voted by Intercontinental Cry Magazine as one of the “ten films you need to watch on International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples.”
Brian's documentary, We Are All Related Here, about the Yup'ik village of Newtok, Alaska, that must relocate due to erosion and flooding, recently screened at the 2017 Society for Visual Anthropology Film Festival, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for Native American Heritage Month, the 2016 Sustainability Film Series at the University of Minnesota, at the 2016 Bellingham Human Rights Film Festival, the 2016 Alaska Forum on the Environment Film Festival, the 2016 Colorado Environmental Film Festival, and was an Official Selection of the 12th Indigenous Film and Arts Festival in Denver. The film had its world premiere at the 2015 Anchorage International Film Festival where it was awarded Honorable Mention for the best film made in Alaska, and the trailer for the movie was also presented by the International Organization for Migration in an exhibition to over 4,000 visitors at the National Museum of the History of Immigration in Paris as part of the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21).
More recently, Brian completed two other documentaries — Marathon for Justice (2016), a film on how pollution and environmental degradation disproportionately affect people of color and Half-Mile, Upwind, On Foot (2019), which tells the story of communities who are working to challenge two different pipeline projects in Pennsylvania that are considered by many to be disruptive, dangerous, and unnecessary.
Marathon for Justice recently screened in events at Appalachian State University, Wesleyan University, The University of Cincinnati, Loyola University, The University of Montana, Northern Arizona University, California State University San Marcos, The University of Southern Maine, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Western Washington University, and at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs.
Since being released, Half-Mile, Upwind, On Foot is now being used as a teaching tool on pipelines and environmental justice by over 50 universities.
Brian holds an MFA in Film and Media Arts from Temple University and an MSW in Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania.
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