SLEEPERS A film review by Stephen Hopkins Copyright 1997 Stephen Hopkins
Director: Barry Levinson Starring: Kevin Bacon, Robert DeNiro, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Patric, Brad Pitt, Brad Renfro, Joe Perrino, Geoffrey Wigdor, Johnathan Tucker UK release: January 3, 1997
Based on the controversial bestseller by Lorenzo Carcaterra (who co-produced the film), Sleepers tells the story of four boys growing up in "Hell's Kitchen"--west Manhatten in New York City.
After a prank goes horribly wrong the boys are sent to reform school in upstate New York, where they become the victims of horrifying verbal, physical and sexual abuse at the hands of the guards who run the place. Years later one has become a journalist and another a lawyer, having risen to the position of New York assistant district attorney. In a chance encounter the other two, by now killers for the mob, run into one of their former tormentors and shoot him dead.
The events that follow bring the four friends together in a final attempt to lay to rest the demons of the past. Their plan is as simple as it is audacious: to avenge their past suffering and punish those who caused it. A plan that culminates in a courtroom showdown, and quite literally calls for all involved to get away with murder.
The film falls into three parts, charting the boys' adolescence in Hell's Kitchen and the stunt that lands them in reform school, through to the shooting of the guard and the trial. The first two parts focus entirely on the young actors, led by Brad Renfro (The Client, The Cure) and newcomer Joe Perrino. All four deliver strong performances and successfully portray a depth of character that seems missing in the film's later stages.
Its main disadvantage is that it doesn't have the time to go into the depth of detail that made the book such a gripping read (I read my way through from start to finish within 24 hours). It is also manipulative and slightly over-produced, relying too much on background music to rouse the emotions. As the guards' ringleader Kevin Bacon is too theatrical, shouting and yelling his way through the role when a quieter, more mundane approach would have been far more terrifyingly effective. There is no attempt to scratch the surface and explore more deeply the lives of the guards, or delve into their actions in any but a superficial way.
The abuse scenes would have the power to shock anyone who had not already read the book upon which it is based. That said, they are scattered throughout the movie, some recalled later on as flash-backs. They are also depicted in such a low-key way that it is all too easy to miss the full impact of what the boys are supposed to be going through. One scene in particular occurs when one of the boys is about to be released, and the guards decide to have their evil way with all four of them for the last time. The viewer sees them being frog-marched down a long, dark, narrow passage. The camera moving backwards, you see their faces and the guards behind them, talking. That they are about to be viciously gang-raped is never hinted at. The scene cuts to first-person perspective, camera moving forwards towards a patch of light at the end of the tunnel. Special effects kick in; the light rushes to fill the screen and hey presto! years have passed and the boys have now grown up.
The film pays too little attention to how deeply the boys have been scarred by the abuse at reform school. No indication that it brutalised and destroyed two of them so much that they grew up into cold-blooded killers. No mention that the year at reform school ripped into the gentlest of hearts and emptied it of all feeling, leaving instead a boy devoid of his sweet-eyed charm, his face a resting place for all the torment and abuse he had endured, who could kill a man and not give it a moment's thought. When watching Sleepers, it was always bits I recalled from the book that helped to set numerous scenes in context. While it is in some ways harder for a film to convey how a character is thinking and feeling, Levinson could have done better here.
One of the most powerful scenes is where the four of them are sitting down at a table talking, and one of them says all he wants is to not be afraid of the dark again, or hear a door in the night and wonder who's coming in, what's going to happen to him. In a film that is by turns mind-numbingly disturbing and coated in sacchrine, this is one of the few really poigniant moments that make it to the big screen.
Overall, Sleepers is well worth seeing, in spite of its flaws. I really wanted it to be a good film and a success, having been so deeply affected when the paperback came out in the shops. There is little wrong with what is in it; the one or two flies in the ointment are what was omitted. If you read the book before hand, you won't go far wrong.
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JavaScript Operators
JavaScript operators are used to perform an operation. There are different types of operators for different uses.
Below is a listing of JavaScript operators and a brief description of them. Don't worry if you don't understand all of them at this stage — just bookmark this page for reference and return whenever you need to.
Arithmetic Operators
| Operator | Description |
| + | Addition |
| - | Subtraction |
| * | Multiplication |
| / | Division |
| % | Modulus (remainder of a division) |
| ++ | Increment |
| -- | Decrement |
Assignment Operators
| Operator | Description |
| = | Assign |
| += | Add and assign. For example, x+=y is the same as x=x+y. |
| -= | Subtract and assign. For example, x-=y is the same as x=x-y. |
| *= | Multiply and assign. For example, x*=y is the same as x=x*y. |
| /= | Divide and assign. For example, x/=y is the same as x=x/y. |
| %= | Modulus and assign. For example, x%=y is the same as x=x%y. |
Comparison Operators
| Operator | Description |
| == | Is equal to |
| === | Is identical (is equal to and is of the same type) |
| != | Is not equal to |
| !== | Is not identical |
| > | Greater than |
| >= | Greater than or equal to |
| < | Less than |
| <= | Less than or equal to |
Logical/boolean Operators
| Operator | Description |
| && | and |
| || | or |
| ! | not |
String Operators
In JavaScript, a string is simply a piece of text.
| Operator | Description |
| = | Assignment |
| + | Concatenate (join two strings together) |
| += | Concatenate and assign |
You will learn how to use some of the most common of these JavaScript operators in the following pages.


Elements lying in extension of rings#
AUTHOR:
Xavier Caruso (2019)
- class sage.rings.ring_extension_element.RingExtensionElement#
Bases:
CommutativeAlgebraElement
Generic class for elements lying in ring extensions.
- additive_order()#
Return the additive order of this element.
EXAMPLES:
sage: K.<a> = GF(5^4).over(GF(5^2)) sage: a.additive_order() 5
- backend(force=False)#
Return the backend of this element.
INPUT:
force
– a boolean (default:False
); ifFalse
, raise an error if the backend is not exposed
EXAMPLES:
sage: F = GF(5^2) sage: K.<z> = GF(5^4).over(F) sage: x = z^10 sage: x (z2 + 2) + (3*z2 + 1)*z sage: y = x.backend() sage: y 4*z4^3 + 2*z4^2 + 4*z4 + 4 sage: y.parent() Finite Field in z4 of size 5^4
- in_base()#
Return this element as an element of the base.
EXAMPLES:
sage: F = GF(5^2) sage: K.<z> = GF(5^4).over(F) sage: x = z^3 + z^2 + z + 4 sage: y = x.in_base() sage: y z2 + 1 sage: y.parent() Finite Field in z2 of size 5^2
When the element is not in the base, an error is raised:
sage: z.in_base() Traceback (most recent call last): ... ValueError: z is not in the base
sage: S.<X> = F[] sage: E = S.over(F) sage: f = E(1) sage: g = f.in_base() sage: g 1 sage: g.parent() Finite Field in z2 of size 5^2
- is_nilpotent()#
Return whether if this element is nilpotent in this ring.
EXAMPLES:
sage: A.<x> = PolynomialRing(QQ) sage: E = A.over(QQ) sage: E(0).is_nilpotent() True sage: E(x).is_nilpotent() False
- is_prime()#
Return whether this element is a prime element in this ring.
EXAMPLES:
sage: A.<x> = PolynomialRing(QQ) sage: E = A.over(QQ) sage: E(x^2+1).is_prime() True sage: E(x^2-1).is_prime() False
- is_square(root=False)#
Return whether this element is a square in this ring.
INPUT:
root
– a boolean (default:False
); ifTrue
, return also a square root
EXAMPLES:
sage: K.<a> = GF(5^3).over() sage: a.is_square() False sage: a.is_square(root=True) (False, None) sage: b = a + 1 sage: b.is_square() True sage: b.is_square(root=True) (True, 2 + 3*a + a^2)
- is_unit()#
Return whether if this element is a unit in this ring.
EXAMPLES:
sage: A.<x> = PolynomialRing(QQ) sage: E = A.over(QQ) sage: E(4).is_unit() True sage: E(x).is_unit() False
- multiplicative_order()#
Return the multiplicite order of this element.
EXAMPLES:
sage: K.<a> = GF(5^4).over(GF(5^2)) sage: a.multiplicative_order() 624
- sqrt(extend=True, all=False, name=None)#
Return a square root or all square roots of this element.
INPUT:
extend
– a boolean (default:True
); if “True”, return a square root in an extension ring, if necessary. Otherwise, raise aValueError
if the root is not in the ringall
– a boolean (default:False
); ifTrue
, return all square roots of this element, instead of just one.name
– Required whenextend=True
andself
is not a square. This will be the name of the generator extension.
Note
The option \(extend=True\) is often not implemented.
EXAMPLES:
sage: K.<a> = GF(5^3).over() sage: b = a + 1 sage: b.sqrt() 2 + 3*a + a^2 sage: b.sqrt(all=True) [2 + 3*a + a^2, 3 + 2*a - a^2]
- class sage.rings.ring_extension_element.RingExtensionFractionFieldElement#
Bases:
RingExtensionElement
A class for elements lying in fraction fields of ring extensions.
- denominator()#
Return the denominator of this element.
EXAMPLES:
sage: R.<x> = ZZ[] sage: A.<a> = ZZ.extension(x^2 - 2) sage: OK = A.over() # over ZZ sage: K = OK.fraction_field() sage: K Fraction Field of Order in Number Field in a with defining polynomial x^2 - 2 over its base sage: x = K(1/a); x a/2 sage: denom = x.denominator(); denom 2
The denominator is an element of the ring which was used to construct the fraction field:
sage: denom.parent() Order in Number Field in a with defining polynomial x^2 - 2 over its base sage: denom.parent() is OK True
- numerator()#
Return the numerator of this element.
EXAMPLES:
sage: x = polygen(ZZ, 'x') sage: A.<a> = ZZ.extension(x^2 - 2) sage: OK = A.over() # over ZZ sage: K = OK.fraction_field() sage: K Fraction Field of Order in Number Field in a with defining polynomial x^2 - 2 over its base sage: x = K(1/a); x a/2 sage: num = x.numerator(); num a
The numerator is an element of the ring which was used to construct the fraction field:
sage: num.parent() Order in Number Field in a with defining polynomial x^2 - 2 over its base sage: num.parent() is OK True
- class sage.rings.ring_extension_element.RingExtensionWithBasisElement#
Bases:
RingExtensionElement
A class for elements lying in finite free extensions.
- charpoly(base=None, var='x')#
Return the characteristic polynomial of this element over
base
.INPUT:
base
– a commutative ring (which might be itself an extension) orNone
EXAMPLES:
sage: F = GF(5) sage: K.<a> = GF(5^3).over(F) sage: L.<b> = GF(5^6).over(K) sage: u = a/(1+b) sage: chi = u.charpoly(K); chi x^2 + (1 + 2*a + 3*a^2)*x + 3 + 2*a^2
We check that the charpoly has coefficients in the base ring:
sage: chi.base_ring() Field in a with defining polynomial x^3 + 3*x + 3 over its base sage: chi.base_ring() is K True
and that it annihilates u:
sage: chi(u) 0
Similarly, one can compute the characteristic polynomial over F:
sage: u.charpoly(F) x^6 + x^4 + 2*x^3 + 3*x + 4
A different variable name can be specified:
sage: u.charpoly(F, var='t') t^6 + t^4 + 2*t^3 + 3*t + 4
If
base
is omitted, it is set to its default which is the base of the extension:sage: u.charpoly() x^2 + (1 + 2*a + 3*a^2)*x + 3 + 2*a^2
Note that
base
must be an explicit base over which the extension has been defined (as listed by the methodbases()
):sage: u.charpoly(GF(5^2)) Traceback (most recent call last): ... ValueError: not (explicitly) defined over Finite Field in z2 of size 5^2
- matrix(base=None)#
Return the matrix of the multiplication by this element (in the basis output by
basis_over()
).INPUT:
base
– a commutative ring (which might be itself an extension) orNone
EXAMPLES:
sage: K.<a> = GF(5^3).over() # over GF(5) sage: L.<b> = GF(5^6).over(K) sage: u = a/(1+b) sage: u (2 + a + 3*a^2) + (3 + 3*a + a^2)*b sage: b*u (3 + 2*a^2) + (2 + 2*a - a^2)*b sage: u.matrix(K) [2 + a + 3*a^2 3 + 3*a + a^2] [ 3 + 2*a^2 2 + 2*a - a^2] sage: u.matrix(GF(5)) [2 1 3 3 3 1] [1 3 1 2 0 3] [2 3 3 1 3 0] [3 0 2 2 2 4] [4 2 0 3 0 2] [0 4 2 4 2 0]
If
base
is omitted, it is set to its default which is the base of the extension:sage: u.matrix() [2 + a + 3*a^2 3 + 3*a + a^2] [ 3 + 2*a^2 2 + 2*a - a^2]
Note that
base
must be an explicit base over which the extension has been defined (as listed by the methodbases()
):sage: u.matrix(GF(5^2)) Traceback (most recent call last): ... ValueError: not (explicitly) defined over Finite Field in z2 of size 5^2
- minpoly(base=None, var='x')#
Return the minimal polynomial of this element over
base
.INPUT:
base
– a commutative ring (which might be itself an extension) orNone
EXAMPLES:
sage: F = GF(5) sage: K.<a> = GF(5^3).over(F) sage: L.<b> = GF(5^6).over(K) sage: u = 1 / (a+b) sage: chi = u.minpoly(K); chi x^2 + (2*a + a^2)*x - 1 + a
We check that the minimal polynomial has coefficients in the base ring:
sage: chi.base_ring() Field in a with defining polynomial x^3 + 3*x + 3 over its base sage: chi.base_ring() is K True
and that it annihilates u:
sage: chi(u) 0
Similarly, one can compute the minimal polynomial over F:
sage: u.minpoly(F) x^6 + 4*x^5 + x^4 + 2*x^2 + 3
A different variable name can be specified:
sage: u.minpoly(F, var='t') t^6 + 4*t^5 + t^4 + 2*t^2 + 3
If
base
is omitted, it is set to its default which is the base of the extension:sage: u.minpoly() x^2 + (2*a + a^2)*x - 1 + a
Note that
base
must be an explicit base over which the extension has been defined (as listed by the methodbases()
):sage: u.minpoly(GF(5^2)) Traceback (most recent call last): ... ValueError: not (explicitly) defined over Finite Field in z2 of size 5^2
- norm(base=None)#
Return the norm of this element over
base
.INPUT:
base
– a commutative ring (which might be itself an extension) orNone
EXAMPLES:
sage: F = GF(5) sage: K.<a> = GF(5^3).over(F) sage: L.<b> = GF(5^6).over(K) sage: u = a/(1+b) sage: nr = u.norm(K); nr 3 + 2*a^2
We check that the norm lives in the base ring:
sage: nr.parent() Field in a with defining polynomial x^3 + 3*x + 3 over its base sage: nr.parent() is K True
Similarly, one can compute the norm over F:
sage: u.norm(F) 4
We check the transitivity of the norm:
sage: u.norm(F) == nr.norm(F) True
If
base
is omitted, it is set to its default which is the base of the extension:sage: u.norm() 3 + 2*a^2
Note that
base
must be an explicit base over which the extension has been defined (as listed by the methodbases()
):sage: u.norm(GF(5^2)) Traceback (most recent call last): ... ValueError: not (explicitly) defined over Finite Field in z2 of size 5^2
- polynomial(base=None, var='x')#
Return a polynomial (in one or more variables) over
base
whose evaluation at the generators of the parent equals this element.INPUT:
base
– a commutative ring (which might be itself an extension) orNone
EXAMPLES:
sage: F.<a> = GF(5^2).over() # over GF(5) sage: K.<b> = GF(5^4).over(F) sage: L.<c> = GF(5^12).over(K) sage: u = 1/(a + b + c); u (2 + (-1 - a)*b) + ((2 + 3*a) + (1 - a)*b)*c + ((-1 - a) - a*b)*c^2 sage: P = u.polynomial(K); P ((-1 - a) - a*b)*x^2 + ((2 + 3*a) + (1 - a)*b)*x + 2 + (-1 - a)*b sage: P.base_ring() is K True sage: P(c) == u True
When the base is \(F\), we obtain a bivariate polynomial:
sage: P = u.polynomial(F); P (-a)*x0^2*x1 + (-1 - a)*x0^2 + (1 - a)*x0*x1 + (2 + 3*a)*x0 + (-1 - a)*x1 + 2
We check that its value at the generators is the element we started with:
sage: L.gens(F) (c, b) sage: P(c, b) == u True
Similarly, when the base is
GF(5)
, we get a trivariate polynomial:sage: P = u.polynomial(GF(5)); P -x0^2*x1*x2 - x0^2*x2 - x0*x1*x2 - x0^2 + x0*x1 - 2*x0*x2 - x1*x2 + 2*x0 - x1 + 2 sage: P(c, b, a) == u True
Different variable names can be specified:
sage: u.polynomial(GF(5), var='y') -y0^2*y1*y2 - y0^2*y2 - y0*y1*y2 - y0^2 + y0*y1 - 2*y0*y2 - y1*y2 + 2*y0 - y1 + 2 sage: u.polynomial(GF(5), var=['x','y','z']) -x^2*y*z - x^2*z - x*y*z - x^2 + x*y - 2*x*z - y*z + 2*x - y + 2
If
base
is omitted, it is set to its default which is the base of the extension:sage: u.polynomial() ((-1 - a) - a*b)*x^2 + ((2 + 3*a) + (1 - a)*b)*x + 2 + (-1 - a)*b
Note that
base
must be an explicit base over which the extension has been defined (as listed by the methodbases()
):sage: u.polynomial(GF(5^3)) Traceback (most recent call last): ... ValueError: not (explicitly) defined over Finite Field in z3 of size 5^3
- trace(base=None)#
Return the trace of this element over
base
.INPUT:
base
– a commutative ring (which might be itself an extension) orNone
EXAMPLES:
sage: F = GF(5) sage: K.<a> = GF(5^3).over(F) sage: L.<b> = GF(5^6).over(K) sage: u = a/(1+b) sage: tr = u.trace(K); tr -1 + 3*a + 2*a^2
We check that the trace lives in the base ring:
sage: tr.parent() Field in a with defining polynomial x^3 + 3*x + 3 over its base sage: tr.parent() is K True
Similarly, one can compute the trace over F:
sage: u.trace(F) 0
We check the transitivity of the trace:
sage: u.trace(F) == tr.trace(F) True
If
base
is omitted, it is set to its default which is the base of the extension:sage: u.trace() -1 + 3*a + 2*a^2
Note that
base
must be an explicit base over which the extension has been defined (as listed by the methodbases()
):sage: u.trace(GF(5^2)) Traceback (most recent call last): ... ValueError: not (explicitly) defined over Finite Field in z2 of size 5^2
- vector(base=None)#
Return the vector of coordinates of this element over
base
(in the basis output by the methodbasis_over()
).INPUT:
base
– a commutative ring (which might be itself an extension) orNone
EXAMPLES:
sage: F = GF(5) sage: K.<a> = GF(5^2).over() # over F sage: L.<b> = GF(5^6).over(K) sage: x = (a+b)^4; x (-1 + a) + (3 + a)*b + (1 - a)*b^2 sage: x.vector(K) # basis is (1, b, b^2) (-1 + a, 3 + a, 1 - a) sage: x.vector(F) # basis is (1, a, b, a*b, b^2, a*b^2) (4, 1, 3, 1, 1, 4)
If
base
is omitted, it is set to its default which is the base of the extension:sage: x.vector() (-1 + a, 3 + a, 1 - a)
Note that
base
must be an explicit base over which the extension has been defined (as listed by the methodbases()
):sage: x.vector(GF(5^3)) Traceback (most recent call last): ... ValueError: not (explicitly) defined over Finite Field in z3 of size 5^3


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Browse a map or list of events that are in your neighborhood.
RSVP for events in your area with just two taps.
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This example displays a polygon covering part of Western Europe displayed on a moveable map.


Pro skater Corey O’Brien wanted a board with graphics that were substantially different from other work created by Santa Cruz’s graphic artist, Jim Phillips, so he went out looking for inspiration and ideas. In doing so, he visited a tattoo shop where he came across the image depicting a reaper holding a crystal ball. He brought the image to Jim Phillips, who suggested changing the crystal ball to a ball of flames.
The subliminal images in the hazy background behind the reaper and the font in which O’Brien’s name is written on the board were inspired by music and images that the skater shared with the designer, including a book illustrated by American pulp fantasy, science fiction, and horror illustrator Virgil Finlay, and Hell Comes To Your House, an American deathrock and punk album.
This board became extremely popular, so much so that Santa Cruz manufactured 10-15,000 per month. Despite this phenomenal popularity and despite the fact that O’Brien received $1 for each board sold, the skater eventually tired of the graphic and moved on to others, though none of his subsequent boards ever came close to topping the Reaper’s sales records.


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I decided I wanted to update the styling, etc. of this blog just as a way to continue learning about another tool (in this case Jekyll), and because I was bored. However, it seems like every time I go down this path I end up running into some kind of Ruby gems craziness that sends me down a Stackoverflow rabbit hole.
This attempt would not disappoint.
Pre-emptive tactics
I thought before I started running Jekyll commands again I would see if simply updating the GitHub repo’s style.css
file might do the trick. After all, this is a GitHub pages site that I’ve whipped up, so maybe it works like that, right? Wrong. Changing this file had absolutely no effect, but it was worth a try.
Bundler of joy
I knew I wanted to get a local version running so that when changes were made I could see them reflected locally, and then I could just push them to the repo as usual. So, I tried bundle exec jekyll serve
and promptly received a cryptic error about an ssl library not loaded and to use bundle install to install the missing stuff. Using bundle install
gave me the nice error of jekyll: command not found
. Wut?
To Stackoverflow we go
Admittedly, looking back I don’t know the order of events now, but it was some combination of the discussions here and here that ultimately led me to trying to manage my ruby versions with rvm. Note that this didn’t entirely work as the part where the walk through explains the Rails install errored out for me once more (it directs you to read the install logs, which are not helpful).
I suspect that more than likely it was the suggestion here of switching the openssl version that may have gotten me moving forward again, but honestly (frustratingly) I’m not sure.
Back at the command line, bundle install
was now successful, but bundle exec jekyll serve
was not. I then followed the discussion and here and tried gem install -n /usr/local/bin jekyll
. This successfully fetched and installed a series of gems for me, and bundle exec jekyll serve
is now once again working.
It now just…works
I’m capturing this here as a way to remind me of what this round of working with Ruby / Jekyll was like as it seems that every time I revisit this approach I go through some variation of this experience. When it works, it seems great. When it doesn’t, it’s very frustrating.
Sidenote: I’m still not completely happy with the design…


Learning full stack development at MIT with the aim of gaining comprehensive knowledge in both front-end and back-end development. My goal is to acquire the skills necessary to create dynamic and interactive web applications. In this process, I am extensively learning JavaScript and the MERN stack, which includes React.js/Next.js, Node.js, MongoDB, and Express.js, among others.


§5-7 State popular name. The name "The Aloha State" is adopted, established, and designated as the official "popular" name for the State, to be effective so long as the legislature of the State does not otherwise provide. [L 1959, JR 1, §1; Supp, §14-5.1; HRS §5-7]


A wealthy American business magnate, playboy, and ingenious scientist, Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark suffers a severe chest injury during a kidnapping. When his captors attempt to force him to build a weapon of mass destruction, he instead creates a powered suit of armor to save his life and escape captivity. Later, Stark develops his suit, adding weapons and other technological devices he designed through his company, Stark Industries. He uses the suit and successive versions to protect the world as Iron Man. Although at first concealing his true identity, Stark eventually declared that he was, in fact, Iron Man in a public announcement.
Iron Man possesses powered armor that gives him superhuman strength and durability, flight, and an array of weapons. The armor is invented and worn by Stark (with occasional short-term exceptions). Other people who have assumed the Iron Man identity include Stark's long-time partner and best friend James Rhodes; close associates Harold "Happy" Hogan; Eddie March; (briefly) Michael O'Brien and Riri Williams.
After being critically injured during a battle with the Extremis-enhanced Mallen, Stark injects his nervous system with modified techno-organic virus-like body restructuring machines (the Extremis process). By rewriting his own biology, Stark is able to save his life, gain an enhanced healing factor...
Tony Stark is an inventive genius whose expertise in the fields of mathematics, physics, chemistry, and computer science rivals that of Reed Richards, Hank Pym, and Bruce Banner, and his expertise in electrical engineering and mechanical engineering surpasses even theirs. He is regarded as one of the most intelligent characters in the Marvel Universe...


 Not just it, but any social media. It’s so addictive, and once you’re bought in, it’s all the more difficult to ween away.
I abruptly (rage quit) Facebook in 2019. March 14th (Pi Day) to be exact. It totally totally sucked the first year or so for me, because I felt I basically abandoned all my online friends. However, I had most of them available through other channels/mediums, so it ended up not being such a huge deal. But still, there was anxiety over the ordeal.
Then there was Twitter. After I couldn’t get my fix from Facebook I started spending more time on Twitter. I mentioned I still deal with this, and am in fact actively dealing with now, hence this post. However, with Twitter, I view it more of a business and marketing vein than I did with Facebook. There’s a branding element to it. However, right now with all the politics it has gotten intense and it’s been a challenge.
The 2020 election along with the pandemic, gosh what a combo. Emotions run high and it’s tough to be able to resist reading the peanut gallery (not to mention, analyzing how terrible Twitter is at filtering bots) and seeing what everyone is saying.
There’s something to be said about simply reading comments and not being actively posting them. I feel I have gotten better at expressing opinions, or rather, seeing the futility of doing so. So, I try not to post or reply unsolicited to others' comments these days. In fact, I feel I have gotten pretty good at it.
It’s not that expressing opinions is bad, but it takes energy, and when you’re not expressing an opinion, you’re defending it. Because someone will inevitably disagree with it. Because human beings. That means as soon as you post, you’re on a timer to watch for a reply, and/or anticipating as such.
That further means you are drawing attention and focus on what could otherwise be done in your sphere of influence. In my world, that is building Starbeam One.
So, it’s evil. That might sound strong, but it’s how I view it. Much like getting into debt, but here it is debt of the mind. Social media is attention and focus debt that you must crawl your way out of whenever you touch it.
One last thought about the peanut gallery. In addition to avoiding the anxiety and “rush-chasing” of posting opinions, one thing that I have noticed is that if you read enough, your opinion is already out there. There is some knucklehead (bot or not) who has jumped on your thoughts and has posted them out there for the world to see. So, is it really worth all the trouble to further endanger your brand to post something out there when what you have in your head is already out there? Especially when it further endangers your time, energy, focus, and concentration on things that, you know, make money?
These days, I do gather to say: methinks not.


Before Change
// If cython is not found, we do nothing -- the build will make use of
// the distributed .c files
print("Cython not found; falling back to pre-built %s" \
% " ".join([f.replace(".pyx.in", "c").replace(".pyx", ".c")
for f in pyx_files]))
else:
for pyxfile in [os.path.join(working_path, f) for f in pyx_files]:
After Change
// the distributed .c files if present
c_files = [f.replace(".pyx.in", ".c").replace(".pyx", ".c") for f in pyx_files]
for cfile in [os.path.join(working_path, f) for f in c_files]:
if not os.path.isfile(cfile):
raise RuntimeError("Cython >= 0.23 is required to build scikit-image from SCM checkout")
print("Cython >= 0.23 not found; falling back to pre-built %s" \
% " ".join(c_files))
else:
for pyxfile in [os.path.join(working_path, f) for f in pyx_files]:


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| This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
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| ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᎢᎦᏪᏛ; ᎢᏳᏃ ᎩᎶ ᎤᏚᏝᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎠᏥᎦᏘᏗᏍᏗ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ, ᎣᏍᏛ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎨᏍᏗ.
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U-do-hi-yu-hi-ya i-ga-we-dv; I-yu-no gi-lo u-du-tla-s-ge-s-di a-tsi-ga-ti-di-s-di i-yu-li-s-do-di-yi, o-s-dv di-ga-lv-wi-s-da-ne-di ge-sv u-du-li-s-ge-s-di.
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| A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
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| ᎠᏥᎦᏘᏗᏍᏗ ᎠᏗᎾ ᎠᏎ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎦᏅᎾ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᏌᏉᏉ ᎠᏓᏰᎮᏍᏗ, ᎨᏯᏔᎯ, ᎤᎵᏏᎾᎯᏍᏗ, ᎣᏍᏛ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯ, ᏧᏓᏓᏂᎸᏣᏘ, ᏗᎬᏩᏕᏲᏗ;
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A-tsi-ga-ti-di-s-di a-di-na a-se go-hu-s-di na-s-ga-nv-na ge-se-s-di, sa-quo-quo a-da-ye-he-s-di, ge-ya-ta-hi, u-li-si-na-hi-s-di, o-s-dv tsu-lv-wi-s-da-ne-hi, tsu-da-da-ni-lv-tsa-ti, di-gv-wa-de-yo-di;
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| Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
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| ᎩᎦᎨ-ᎠᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᎤᎦᎾᏏᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᏗᏓᏛᏂᎯ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᎤᎬᎥᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎤᏓᏅᏘᏍᎩᏂ, ᏧᏘᏲᏌᏘ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎠᏕᎸ ᏧᎨᏳᎯ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ.
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Gi-ga-ge--a-di-ta-s-di u-ga-na-si-s-gi ni-ge-sv-na, di-da-dv-ni-hi ni-ge-sv-na, tsu-gv-wa-lo-di u-gv-v-s-gi ni-ge-sv-na, u-da-nv-ti-s-gi-ni, tsu-ti-yo-sa-ti ni-ge-sv-na, a-de-lv tsu-ge-yu-hi ni-ge-sv-na.
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| One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
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| ᎤᏩᏒ ᏚᏓᏘᎿᎭᎥ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯ, ᏧᏪᏥ ᎬᏬᎯᏳᎯᏳ ᎠᎴ ᎬᏩᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎢᎬᏁᎯ.
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U-wa-sv du-da-ti-hna-v o-s-dv di-ka-hna-wa-di-do-hi, tsu-we-tsi gv-wo-hi-yu-hi-yu a-le gv-wa-lv-quo-di-yu i-gv-ne-hi.
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| (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
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| ᎢᏳᏰᏃ ᎩᎶ ᎾᎦᏔᎲᎾ ᏱᎩ ᎤᏩᏒ ᏚᏓᏘᎿᎭᎥ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏧᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏓᏍᏗᏱ, ᎦᏙ ᏱᎦᎵᏍᏙᏓ ᏱᏓᎦᏌᏯᏍᏓ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᎯ ᎤᎾᏓᏡᎬ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ?
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I-yu-ye-no gi-lo na-ga-ta-hv-na yi-gi u-wa-sv du-da-ti-hna-v o-s-dv tsu-ka-hna-wa-di-da-s-di-yi, ga-do yi-ga-li-s-do-da yi-da-ga-sa-ya-s-da tsu-na-ne-lo-hi u-na-da-tlu-gv U-ne-la-nv-hi u-tse-li-ga?
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| Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
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| ᎠᎴ ᎥᏞᏍᏗ ᎩᎳᎢ ᎤᎵᎪᏃᏅᎯ ᏱᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎠᏢᏉᏙᏗᏰᏃ ᎨᏒ ᏯᎵᏌᎳᏙᏓ ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎤᏍᎦᏅᏨᎯ ᎨᏒ ᏱᏚᏚᎪᏓᏏ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎠᏍᎩᎾ ᏚᏚᎪᏓᏁᎸᎢ.
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A-le v-tle-s-di gi-la-i u-li-go-no-nv-hi yi-ge-se-s-di, a-tlv-quo-do-di-ye-no ge-sv ya-li-sa-la-do-da na-s-gi-no u-s-ga-nv-tsv-hi ge-sv yi-du-du-go-da-si na-s-gi-ya a-s-gi-na du-du-go-da-ne-lv-i.
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| Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
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| ᎠᎴᏬ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎬᏩᏃᎮᏍᎩ ᏱᎩ ᎢᏴᏛ ᎤᏅᎫᏛᎢ, ᎤᏐᏅᏰᏃ ᎠᏥᏃᎮᏍᎩ ᏱᏅᎦᎵᏍᏓ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏍᎩᎾ ᎤᏌᏛ ᏳᏪᎯ.
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A-le-wo o-si-yu gv-wa-no-he-s-gi yi-gi i-yv-dv u-nv-gu-dv-i, u-so-nv-ye-no a-tsi-no-he-s-gi yi-nv-ga-li-s-da, a-le a-s-gi-na u-sa-dv yu-we-hi.
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| Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
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| ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎠᏂᏯᏙᎯᎯ ᎨᏥᎸᏉᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎥᏞᏍᏗ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎢᏯᏂᏪᏍᎩ ᏱᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎥᏞᏍᏗ ᏱᎦᎨᎠᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᎤᏂᎦᎾᏏᏍᎩ ᏱᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᏞᏍᏗ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᎤᏂᎬᎥᏍᎩ ᏱᎨᏎᏍᏗ;
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Na-s-gi-ya na-s-quo a-ni-ya-do-hi-hi ge-tsi-lv-quo-di ge-se-s-di, v-tle-s-di tsu-da-le-nv-dv i-ya-ni-we-s-gi yi-ge-se-s-di, a-le v-tle-s-di yi-ga-ge-a-di-ta-s-di u-ni-ga-na-si-s-gi yi-ge-se-s-di, tle-s-di tsu-gv-wa-lo-di u-ni-gv-v-s-gi yi-ge-se-s-di;
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| Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
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| ᏚᏂᏂᏴᏎᏍᏗᏍᎩᏂ ᎤᏕᎵᏛ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎠᏅᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎦᏓᎭ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏗᎫᎪᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.
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Du-ni-ni-yv-se-s-di-s-gi-ni u-de-li-dv go-hi-yu-di ge-sv-i a-nv-di-s-ge-s-di ga-da-ha ni-ge-sv-na di-gu-go-do-di ge-sv-i.
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| And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.
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| ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎢᎬᏱ ᏗᎪᎵᏰᎥᎯ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎩᎳ ᏚᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎮᏍᏗ ᎠᏂᏯᏙᎯᎲ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎦᎨᎫᎢᏍᏙᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
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A-le na-s-gi hi-a i-gv-yi di-go-li-ye-v-hi ge-se-s-di, gi-la du-ni-lv-wi-s-da-ne-he-s-di a-ni-ya-do-hi-hv go-hu-s-di ga-ge-gu-i-s-do-di ni-ge-sv-na ge-se-s-di.
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| Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
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| ᎾᏍᏉᏃ ᏧᎾᏓᎵᎢ ᎨᏥᎸᏉᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎤᏐᏅ ᎠᎾᏓᏃᎮᎵᏙᎯ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎠᏁᏯᏔᎯᏍᎩᏂ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᏰᎵᎦᏯ ᎢᏯᎾᏛᏁᎯ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ.
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Na-s-quo-no tsu-na-da-li-i ge-tsi-lv-quo-di ge-se-s-di, u-so-nv a-na-da-no-he-li-do-hi ni-ge-sv-na, a-ne-ya-ta-hi-s-gi-ni ge-se-s-di, ye-li-ga-ya i-ya-na-dv-ne-hi ni-ga-v go-hu-s-di.
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| Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
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| ᎠᏯᏙᎯᎯ ᏌᏉᎭ ᎠᏓᏰᎮᏍᏗ, ᎣᏍᏛ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᏧᏪᏥ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏩᏒ ᏚᏓᏘᎿᎭᎥᎢ.
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A-ya-do-hi-hi sa-quo-ha a-da-ye-he-s-di, o-s-dv di-ka-hna-wa-di-do-hi tsu-we-tsi a-le u-wa-sv du-da-ti-hna-v-i.
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| For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
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| ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏧᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏂᏯᏙᎯᎲᎢ, ᎠᏂᏩᏛᏗᎭ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎨᎦᏓᏅᏖᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏣᏘ ᏄᎾᏰᎯᏍᏛᎾ ᎠᏓᏅᏓᏗᏍᏗᏱ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏥᏌ.
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Na-s-gi-ye-no o-s-dv tsu-ni-lv-wi-s-da-ne-hi ge-sv a-ni-ya-do-hi-hv-i, a-ni-wa-dv-di-ha o-s-dv ge-ga-da-nv-te-di-yi, a-le u-tsa-ti nu-na-ye-hi-s-dv-na a-da-nv-da-di-s-di-yi go-hi-yu-di ge-sv Ga-lo-ne-dv Tsi-sa.
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| These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:
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| ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏫᎬᏲᏪᎳᏏ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎠᏋᎭ ᏂᎪᎯᎸᎾᏉ ᏫᎬᎷᏤᏗᏱ;
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Na-s-gi hi-a tsu-da-le-nv-dv wi-gv-yo-we-la-si, a-le u-du-gi a-quv-ha ni-go-hi-lv-na-quo wi-gv-lu-tse-di-yi;
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| But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
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| ᎢᏳᏍᎩᏂᏃᏅ ᎠᏉᎯᏤᎵᏙᎸᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏣᏙᎴᎰᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᎢᏣᏛᏁᏗᏱ ᏗᏣᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗᏱ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎠᏓᏁᎸᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᎤᎾᏓᏡᎬ ᎬᏂᏛ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏤᎵ ᏥᎩ, ᎦᎫᏍᏛᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎵᏍᏓᏱᏙ ᏥᎩ ᏚᏳᎯᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ.
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I-yu-s-gi-ni-no-nv a-quo-hi-tse-li-do-lv-ha na-s-gi tsa-do-le-ho-hi-s-di-yi i-tsa-dv-ne-di-yi di-tsa-lv-wi-s-da-ne-di-yi U-ne-la-nv-hi u-tse-li a-da-ne-lv-i, na-s-gi tsu-na-ne-lo-di u-na-da-tlu-gv gv-ni-dv U-ne-la-nv-hi u-tse-li tsi-gi, ga-gu-s-dv-di a-le u-li-s-da-yi-do tsi-gi du-yu-hi-dv ge-sv-i.
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| And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
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| ᎠᎴ ᏄᏜᏓᏏᏛᏒᎾ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗᏳ ᎤᏕᎵᏛ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏗᏁᎶᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎾᎬᏁᎴ ᎤᏬᏓᎵ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏄᏠᎾᏍᏛᎾ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏄᏩᏁᎴ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ, ᏗᏂᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᎬᏩᎪᎮᎢ, ᏧᎾᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏴᏫ ᎨᎦᎵᏥᏙᏁᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏥᏃᎮᏍᎨᎢ, ᎠᏂ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎠᎪᎢᏳᏁᎢ, ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᏗᎨᏒ ᏫᏓᎦᏓᏂᎸᏤᎢ.
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Here are the classes, structs, unions and interfaces with brief descriptions:
| C__VEC_U_1024 | A vector representation of a 1024-bit unsigned integer |
| C__VEC_U_1024x512 | A vector representation of a 1024-bit unsigned integer as two 512-bit fields |
| C__VEC_U_1152 | A vector representation of a 1152-bit unsigned integer |
| C__VEC_U_128 | Union used to transfer 128-bit data between vector and non-vector types |
| C__VEC_U_2048 | A vector representation of a 2048-bit unsigned integer |
| C__VEC_U_2048x512 | A vector representation of a 2048-bit unsigned integer as 4 x 512-bit integer fields |
| C__VEC_U_2176 | A vector representation of a 2176-bit unsigned integer |
| C__VEC_U_256 | A vector representation of a 256-bit unsigned integer |
| C__VEC_U_4096 | A vector representation of a 4096-bit unsigned integer |
| C__VEC_U_4096x512 | A vector representation of a 4096-bit unsigned integer as 8 x 512-bit integer fields |
| C__VEC_U_512 | A vector representation of a 512-bit unsigned integer |
| C__VEC_U_512x1 | A vector representation of a 512-bit unsigned integer and a 128-bit carry-out |
| C__VEC_U_640 | A vector representation of a 640-bit unsigned integer |
| C__VF_128 | Union used to transfer 128-bit data between vector and __float128 types |


Experience the only African nation that was never colonized and the
only African nation that can boast 17 centuries of Christian tradition. A
country so rich in history that four destinations in northern Ethiopia
have been designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites (Nine in total). Ethiopia
from the time of King Solomon and Queen of Sheba is a land filled with
historical, cultural and natural treasures. Meanwhile, southern Ethiopia
is a destination that is most unique where time has stood still. Visit the
various tribal villages and nomads and be amazed at their current
lifestyle, and social infrastructure that is reminiscent of bygone eras.
Ethiopia is a land of enormous ethnic diversity, with people of Semitic,
Hamitic, Nilotic and Omotic stock. There are more than 80 ethnic groups and as many languages.
In terms of religion, Christians and Muslims make up approximately 40% of the population each
(Christians being slightly more preponderant), the remaining 20% animists and others.
What unites Ethiopia's many people is primarily their shared independent existence.
Ethiopia was never colonized and though occupied by Mussolini's Fascists from 1935-1941,
its people put up a continuous, spirited and vigorous resistance.
While ex-colonies are characterized by their resonance with their former colonial powers,
Ethiopia is Ethiopian and this will be obvious to the visitor from the moment of arrival in Addis Ababa.
Courtesy and hospitality are prized qualities throughout the country. With its combination of history and culture, ethnic diversity, stunning and varied scenery, wildlife and birdlife (there are more than 850 species recorded, with 29 endemics), Ethiopia is truly unique in Africa.
Above all things, It is a country of great antiquity with a culture and traditions dating back more than 3,000 years. This is Ethiopia.
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Pokemon Sword And Shield New Mod Introduces Hi-Res Trees
by Francesco De MeoA new mod has been released for Pokemon Sword And Shield, introducing some visuals improvements to the game.
The new mod, which can only be used on hacked consoles or by playing the game on the Yuzu PC emulator, introduces hi-res trees to the Wild Area. The tree models look quite bad in the regular games, so this mod makes a very welcome change.
A Diablo II Remastered Is Unlikely, As Root Code And Assets Are Lost
A mod that literally took me an hour to make.
Shoutouts to MattsCreativeInc for the texture and thanks to BSOD Gaming for the screenshots!
Also special thanks to theboy181 for helping out!
Installation Instructions
For Switch: Simply drag & drop the "atmosphere" folder in the root of your SD card, boot the console into CFW, then boot the game, and the mod will be active!
For yuzu: Simply rename the "0100ABF008968000" folder to "Trees" and place it in "C:\Users\{You}\AppData\Roaming\yuzu\load\0100ABF008968000\". Restart yuzu and boot up the game!
The Pokemon modding community has always been very active, but it seems like it is even more active for Pokemon Sword and Shield. Yesterday, we have reported that a modder started adding missing Pokemon to the new games using the models from the Let's Go games. With some additional work, they can become fully functional.
Pokemon Sword and Shield are now available in all regions on Nintendo Switch.


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| Hello, my name is Jacque. I'm from a musical family and really love it! My husband is a drummer, my son plays guitar, my daughter is a violinist currently attending UNT and majoring in music. I used to sing, not much anymore (my voice is a bit worn out) I still write though. I'll share a link to my BandMix page Jacque's Music page I have a few songs posted that I sang on and wrote. I'm originally from California but lived in Reno, NV for 10 years before moving up here. I moved up here 14 years ago and have been a "banker" for the past 13 years. |
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I can count how many jobs that I've had on one hand. I've been an Entertainer, I've worked at a casino in the Sales & Marketing Department and Special Events, I currently work at a bank. Longevity, I find a place and stay put. | My dream job is to be a Software Developer. Yes, finally! |
Hello, my name is Jacque. I'm from a musical family and really love it! My husband is a drummer, my son plays guitar, my daughter is a violinist currently attending UNT and majoring in music. I used to sing, not much anymore (my voice is a bit worn out) I still write though. I'll share a link to my BandMix page Jacque's Music page I have a few songs posted that I sang on and wrote. I'm originally from California but lived in Reno, NV for 10 years before moving up here. I moved up here 14 years ago and have been a "banker" for the past 13 years.
I can count how many jobs that I've had on one hand. I've been an Entertainer, I've worked at a casino in the Sales & Marketing Department and Special Events, I currently work at a bank. Longevity, I find a place and stay put.
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Musicians Currently on my playlist
- Prince
- Susan Tedeschi & Derek Trucks, Tedeschi Trucks Band
- Norah Jones
- Sting
- Samantha Fish
- Sade
- Gwen Stephani
- Blake Shelton
- Bill Withers


The text before the first "|" character is used as the group name and is used to group elements inside an OPTGROUP of that name. The rest of the text is used as the text of the OPTION.
It uses "doubling" for escaping so if "||" appears in the name, it is converted to a single "|" and the first single "|" is used as the delimiter.
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Erdek Harbour is located in the East corner of the Gulf (Korfezi in Turkish) of Erdek on the Southern shore of the Sea of Marmara, opposite Marmara Island (Adasi). It is an attractive town with shady cobbled streets.
Erdek Harbour has a designated naval anchorage and a breakwater where small coasters and fishing boats moor.
Berth stern-to where directed. The holding is good in the sandy bottom and the harbour offers good shelter from the wind.