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We brought (Crypto)Zombies to South Africa
By: Linum Labs
Tags: Cryptozombies, Ethereum, Developer Tools, Blockchain, Community

Why we do what we do

Our developers leading an open floor Q&A session.

We host these educational meetups and workshops for large groups of the community to learn more about emerging technologies. All of our events are free and are aimed at empowering local enthusiasts and developers with the necessary tools so that they can have the confidence and support to start their blockchain journey.

Why is the CryptoZombies tutorial a good starting block?

CryptoZombies is an online educational tool that teaches individuals how to code. All you need is a basic understanding of Solidity(Ethereum’s programming language).

The CryptoZombies tutorial is designed to gradually introduce people looking to get started in the blockchain ‘dev’ space. Individuals are equipped with the knowledge to continue with further Solidity deep-diving long after the workshop is completed.

Our CryptoZombies 2.0 workshop

Our “remote-first” philosophy often means that we are able to host multiple events, at the same time in different locations. This is exactly what happened at our most recent event, where we hosted two coinciding CryptoZombies workshops in both Cape Town and Johannesburg, lead by our developers Veronica Coutts, Benjamin Scholtz, Ryan Noble and Yusuf Heylen.

These interactive meetups are aimed at beginners who are interested in getting involved but don’t always know where to start. That’s where we come in.
Where’s Ryan Coogler’s Oscar?
By: Box Office Historian
Tags: Movies, Features, Film, Oscars, Culture

Where’s Ryan Coogler’s Oscar?

The auteur behind CREED and BLACK PANTHER is being consistently overlooked by The Academy.

Ryan Coogler hasn’t made a bad film. His three movies have received eight Academy Award nominations, an average score of 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, and a combined box office gross of $1.537BN.

But Coogler doesn’t have an Oscar. He hasn’t even been nominated yet.

Critics argue that the director is young and will likely get his due later on if he continues to produce critically and commercially successful films. Others believe that films like Creed (2016) and Black Panther (2018) were never going to receive a lot of Academy recognition because one’s part of the Rocky franchise and the other’s a Marvel superhero movie.

The problem is those arguments don’t make sense.
​​Coinbase will start supporting ERC20 tokens
By: Ico, Crypto News
Tags: Coinbase, Technology, Bitcoin, Token, Capital

Crypto-exchanger Coinbase announced that it is starting to support ERC20 tokens, that is released on the Ethereum blockchain. So far there is no final list of tokens of this standard, which will be included in the Coinbase listing. But the experts of crypto-exchanger are working on this.

This step was necessary Coinbase, which ecosystem includes several services, to strengthen positions in the competitive environment of crypto-exchangers in the US market.

A Coinbase listing means a sharp increase in trading volume for ERC20 tokens. Crypto-exchanger GDAX, which provides the infrastructure of Coinbase, by the morning of March 27 ranked 7th in the daily trading volume with the index of $ 411.7 million.

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Week 6 — Taking a leap of faith
By: Sherry Wang
Tags: UX, Machine Learning, Design, Mental Health

After 6 weeks of of desk research, talking to users, and paper prototyping, we’ve finally picked a direction to go! We were feeling pretty conflicted by the mixed feedback from our 6 paper prototypes, and we did another round of synthesizing into the following insights to be tested in hypotheses.

Self reflection is therapeutic and easier after taking time away from the situation. Building awareness is a strong tool for improving mental health. People with stress and anxiety want to feel connected to others going through the same thing. People prefer exerting low commitment in mental health apps. People value tracking mental health progress and research-backed information supporting the activity.

The office had another round of group sketching to brainstorm specifically around the use of AI/ machine learning applications like natural language processing (NLP) and computer vision. Eventually, we realized (now half way through the internship!), we just need to take a leap of faith based on the research done to pursue one path to move into design and production. After making a pros cons list for the two prototype ideas with the most positive feedback, we had a unanimous vote to continue pursuing the idea of a disappearing journal with the application of natural language processing to process trends for a few of the following reasons: more possibilities with NLP, clinical support for the mental health benefits of journaling, independance of relying on a pre- existing network, and sound enthusiasm for the idea from users we talked to with severe anxiety.

Next week, we’ll be moving up (finally) to higher fidelity in digital to test our hypotheses imbedded within individual features of the app. Throughout the process, it’s been interesting to remind ourselves exactly what questions we should be answering at each stage in the process.

It feels so good to finally make a decision and more clear direction of where we are going! We’re all pretty excited at the possibilities around disappearing thoughts, analyzing trends, designing for more connection, and self education around mental health.
If We Wrote Headlines About Men As We Do About Women, Here’s What They Would Look Like
By: Anne Emerick
Tags: Satire, News, Feminism, Humor, Women

If you enjoyed this article you might like this related essay by Helen Hunt:

Or a bit of humor from me about my knee in my personal attempt to appreciate function over looks:
Visualizing England and Wales House Prices
By: Ivan Lai
Tags: Data Visualization, Dash, Data Science, Plotly

“UK house prices soar to record high despite Covid crisis,” proclaimed the Guardian headlines in the first week of September 2020. Against all odds, the direction of house price seems to be one of the few constants in this turbulent world of uncertainties.

But, is it really?

Economists have explanations for past data, but as always, the real interest lies in the forecast. A good friend of mine recently asked me about property prices in London, and to help him with the quest, I built a plotly web app to visualize the house price data which you can access here.

Data

The house price data comes from the HM Land Registry, covering transactions from the beginning of 1995. Property types come in 5 categories: Flats/Maisonettes; Terraced; Semi-Detached; Detached and Other. Type Other is filtered out from the data, as the price can be very low (under £1,000, and I am not sure what it is); or over £100 million for a multi-storey building, which would totally distort the average residential pricing.

Paddington or Kilburn

Just after I finished the app, my friend called again and told me he had shortlisted two properties — one in Kilburn, the other in Paddington. Clicking on the map part of the app, we have the following price-trends in the areas:

Paddington:

Kilburn:

Flats are the main property type sold in both areas. Although the average price in Paddington more than doubled from 2019 to 2020, the sales volume dropped significantly compared to the previous year. As expected, the lockdown has slowed the activity of the housing market to a sluggish crawl. Kilburn also saw a dip in sales volume like the rest of the country, but it’s still a touch below the peak price in 2017.

My advice? I do not have a good track record when it comes to house price prediction. Given the market’s overall upward trend in the past 25 years, with hindsight, my stubbornness in waiting for “the right time” to buy our home never ceases to annoy my wife and amuse myself in equal measures. So I just sent my friend the two screen shots — and my app — for him to reach his own conclusion.

One caveat about the raw data was that property size was not accounted for. It is possible that the reality behind the figures is more complex — I suspect the recent jump in Paddington’s house prices was in part due to the completion of a new luxury complex. Although the app has its limitations, it is a useful tool for prospective buyers making data-driven decisions.

What is your take on the market?
A Recent Focus on Diversity in Health Care Might Perpetuate More Bias
By: Tracey Ford
Tags: Nursing, Medicine, Diversity, Healthcare, Race

Last month, a page in a nursing textbook showed how some medical professionals are being encouraged to treat patients based on racial stereotypes that presume that people of different backgrounds have different responses to pain. According to a piece by Project HBE, the intention behind the image featured in the textbook was part of a new method where schools have “adopted a systematic approach to teach their students how to treat those from different backgrounds.” Intention aside, the insert is ripe for misinterpretation and promotes racial stereotypes that place patients at harm.

“Cultural sensitivity is like ordering a non-meat dish when going out to eat with a vegetarian friend,” Project HBE explains. “However, skewed cultural sensitivity in healthcare that influences the physician’s choices can ultimately have life-or-death implications.”
✍️ Day 29 — Write Down 5 Pieces of Vivid Experiences
By: Wendy Chang 張雅鈞
Tags: Girls, Education, Life, Gender Equality, Women

How My Highschool Life Taught Me to Be A Brave Girl

(and extend one of them.)

“A woman wearing all black standing tall and proud on some rocks” by Julian Santa Ana on Unsplash

One. I was in a study room where there were a bookshelf and an armchair. I called a woman Ms. Lai. It was the first year of my kindergarden and I was in “Small Purple Class”. She was the advisor of “Big Green Class.” She gave me cookies and candies, telling my mom that I would be great some day. She was one of the kindest teachers I have ever met.

Two. It was the second year of elementary school. I knew how to play the piano so my music teacher asked me to accompany when the classmates sang. There was paddle in the organ which was different from the piano. I had to try hard to step it while playing. It was fun.

Three. It was the forth year of elementary school. My friend and I organized a small music group called Lavender Music Band, and taught our classmates how to play as a small orchestra. We used the lunch break to practice. I remembered we did it on the B1 floor. It was hot and the air was choking.

Four. I stood on the stage in my class. I was going to sing Richard Marx’s Right Here Waiting. But I got so nervous that I forgot the lines. The class started to laugh at me, and I was going to cry. But I didn’t.

Five. High school. I didn’t have much memory. But I remembered the time I was in the marching band. One of the senior students in our clarinet group scolded me firecely. And then I dropped the band because of my bad relationship with her and the financial burden in my family.
LinkedIn Visibility: How to attract recruiters on LinkedIn
By: Awa-Oyom
Tags: Women In Tech, Women Who Code, Linkedin Profile, Linkedin Marketing, She Code Africa

Tweet chat with Glory Edozien (PhD)

Today, Our guest will be sharing insights on LinkedIn Visibility and How to Attract Recruiters on LinkedIn.

She Code Africa: Welcome to #SCATweetChat, kindly introduce yourself. what you do and the motivation behind it?

Glory: My name is Glory Edozien (PhD), I am a LinkedIn visibility careercoach. I help mid-senior level career women in Africa build visibility, professional credibility and thought leadership on and off LinkedIn.

I started doing this because many women in corporate Africa do great work but don’t know how to build visibility around the great work they do. I want to change this.
Here’s A Super-Fast Way Of Converting Orders For Your Business Via WhatsApp
Tags: Small Business, Retail, Selling, Sales, WhatsApp

One of the most predictable thing that your customer will do is reaching out to you on WhatsApp. You could have a website with a chatbot running, you could be responsive on your Facebook messenger. Someone will still land in your WhatsApp inbox just to ask “Is this t-shirt available in grey also?”. And then you painstakingly reply to each and every person who has reached out to you.

Sometimes, your default keyboard makes your life a little easy. Have you ever stopped typing mid-sentence because your phone keyboard is predicting the next few words for you? Well, now we did that for your product catalog.

Every business exists in an ecosystem that supports it; vendors, advertising agencies, logistics suppliers, all of them make your business reach more people. Similarly, your business website needs to be connected to services which enable and empower your brand, taking your products and services to more customers.

However, imagine if you have five social media accounts. In that case, uploading a blog or a picture on a daily basis to each will become a tedious task. But not when you have your business website on Boost. Using the Boot app or portal, you can configure and enable social sharing.

Another tool in the Boost arsenal that enables social sharing is the Boost Keyboard. It allows you to share updates, products, and photos from your business website, directly to anybody from WhatsApp or whichever app you are in when using the keyboard. It also allows you to create and share new offers without leaving the app you are currently in.

Watch this video to see how simple it is to use your Boost keyboard so you’re selling super-fast on WhatsApp:

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This August, NowFloats is offering your business the Freedom #40pe40 discount. You pay ₹40,000 for your NowFloats enabled website (at a 20% mark-down from MRP) and we give you premium integrations like the chatbot and the IVR system worth ₹40,000 for free. Request a demo here.
South Park Characters in ggplot2
Tags: Humor, Code, Rstats

South Park Characters in ggplot2

R Humor

A few days ago, I saw a post on r-bloggers that re-creates the Simpsons lego character images with ggplot2.

This was just so mind-blowingly awesome to me that I had to adapt The Clerk’s code for the South Park lego characters. Here’s my final code:

Because ggplot2 works with data frames, the first step is to create a data frame containing the character bars. Lines 4–19 create the d2 data frame that has a row for each rectangular section of the bar chart.

> d2

member shade height wideness

1 Eric EricPants 5 1.0

2 Eric EricShirt 20 1.0

3 Eric Skin 25 1.0

4 Eric EricHat 5 1.0

5 Eric EricPomPom 5 1.0

6 Kyle KylePants 5 0.5

7 Kyle KyleShirt 20 0.5

8 Kyle Skin 25 0.5

9 Kyle KyleHatBottom 5 0.5

10 Kyle KyleHatTop 5 0.5

11 Stan StanPants 5 0.5

12 Stan StanShirt 20 0.5

13 Stan Skin 25 0.5

14 Stan StanBottom 5 0.5

15 Stan StanHatTop 5 0.5

16 Kenny KennyOutfit 30 0.5

17 Kenny KennyBand 5 0.5

18 Kenny Skin 5 0.5

19 Kenny KennyBand 5 0.5

20 Kenny KennyOutfit 15 0.5

The main coding adjustment needed for this adaptation is to make Cartman’s bar wider. Having a variable width can be done in ggplot2 by adding a width argument to the ggplot call.

g2 <- ggplot(d2,aes(x=member,y=height,width=wideness,fill=shade))...

Other than that, just the names, heights and colors needed to be changed.

Two additional improvements that would be nice:

Cartman’s pompom should have a smaller width than the rest of Cartman.

The spacing between characters should be equal. As I have it now, Kyle is standing a little too close to Cartman.

But alas, I did not include these. Because <insert Cartman quote>.
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Trump Lost
By: Pamela A Meyers
Tags: Coup, Trump, Political Satire, Election 2020, Christmas

It’s beginning to look a lot like TRUMP LOST

Everywhere but here:

There’s a list of the GOP, willing as they could be,

To sacrifice what morals they held dear

It’s beginning to look a lot like TRUMP LOST

Every court case shows

That substantiated facts aren’t the only thing he lacks,

like litigious pros (for example)

Press releases galore at a landscaper’s store

Makes it clear — they’ve all lost their mind

Drunken rage and attack by a “star witness” hack

That’s the best of the “proof” you could find?

And none of your base could win a case, despite them all combined

It’s beginning to look a lot like TRUMP LOST

Though truth comes with a price

“The Democrats stole the vote! Recount! Or I’ll demote!”

Well, pardon, sir, we’ve counted. Sometimes twice (or three times)

It’s beginning to look a lot like TRUMP LOST

Still, the lies he spews

‘Cause the thing he’ll most lament? Being too irrelevant,

Even for FOX news

There’s a flurry of tweets, accusations of “Cheats!”

All designed to embolden his coup,

But he can’t overthrow, no indeed he must go,

Take your family and scram, sir! — Adieu!

And kindly pack your COVID and your little Sharpies, too.

It’s beginning to look a lot like TRUMP LOST

Though he won’t concede

But regardless that he’s pissed, that malignant narcissist

Will be wished godspeed

Looks like Christmas — indeed.
[Live Prayers] Friday Khutba — 8th March 2013 — What is Hell Part Two
By: Virtual Mosque
Tags: Khutba, Live, Friday

We have now changed the way we broadcast our live khutbas every Friday. We will not longer be embedding the video here on our site, but you will need to visit our new host website on LiveStream.

Todays broadcast, starting at 12.30pm UK GMT, can be seen via the link below;

Watch our LIVE BROADCAST

Please note the video will automatically appear on the page at approx. 12.30pm UK GMT.
Step 3: Setting up a MyEtherWallet address
By: Harith Kamarul
Tags: Token Sale, Ethereum, Myetherwallet, Wallet, Hellogold

Setting up an address on a wallet that supports participating in Token Sales

The following are steps to set an address on MyEtherWallet.

Step 1:

Open your Web Browser and navigate to: https://www.myetherwallet.com/

Note: As the MyEtherWallet repeatedly warns, please check the URL: https://www.myetherwallet.com/. If your URL is different, you are likely on a phishing website.

Step 2:

Check that you are on the MyEtherWallet network.

Step 3:

Enter (AND REMEMBER) a secure password in the box and click “Generate Wallet”.

Step 4:

Click “Download” to save your Keystore File and back it up in a safe location. An example is to store it an encrypted USB device which is then placed in a secure safety deposit box.

This is required to access your account for future transactions.

If you misplace this, you will not be able to access your account again.

If it is stolen, you may lose all of your ETH or other tokens in the wallet.

Step 5 (Recommended):

This step is optional but very useful. Click “Print” to obtain an unencrypted copy of your wallet’s essential information.

This is an example of a paper wallet.

Alternatively, you may wish to print a physical copy.

The same rules on storing it in a safe location apply for both the paper wallet and the physical copy. Never share it with any other person.

Step 6 (Recommended):

You should practice unlocking your address on MyEtherWallet multiple times before sending any ETH to it. You can:

Go to Send Ether & Tokens Select Keystore File (UTC / JSON) Select your Wallet File (where you saved your keystore file) Enter your password Select Unlock

You will then be able to see your address and account balance.
The Montgolfier Brothers Visit
By: Mark Starlin
Tags: Hot Air Balloon, Historical Fiction, Novel, Adventure, Baron Britpop

The Montgolfier Brothers Visit

I shall resume the narration.

As Andelbert and Maria’s romance blossomed, I found myself growing melancholy. I was happy for Andelbert, but their happiness only reminded me of my failure to make any headway with Elise Boissonnaeu. I knew I should put her out of my memory and look for someone else, but my heart was overruling my mind in this matter.

Fortunately, my self-pity was interrupted by a summons from the King.

“Baron Blastfurnace, I have arranged a visit by the Montgolfier brothers. Like yourself, they are inventors. They have conceived and crafted a marvelous flying contraption they call a balloon. It uses heated air to lift a basket containing brave souls high above the ground,” The King said.

A hot air balloon! I wanted to tell the King I had already learned to fly one. But to do so would invite questions. I certainly could not reveal that I had learned to operate a balloon looted by pirates. So I stifled my desire to share my flying experience and said, “That sounds wonderful. I am eager to see such an invention. I thank you sincerely, Your Majesty.”

“I have also arranged for you and Andelbert to have a ride in their balloon. How are your nerves?”

“I will do my best to control them. I must admit, a chance to rise high above the Earth has me both excited and terrified.”

“As it should. But you are an adventurer. And this will be the adventure of a lifetime.”

“Indeed. I am deeply grateful and indebted to you for this honor, Your Highness.”

“I am pleased that you are intrigued. I will introduce you to the brothers tomorrow. The demonstration will begin at sunrise the morning following next. You are free to go.”

“Thank you again, Your Majesty.”

I immediately went to Andelbert’s room and told him the news.

“Andelbert, the King has arranged a visit by the brothers Montgolfier. They are the inventors who invented the ballon we learned to fly on Mayaguana.”

“Truly? How wonderful.”

“Not only that, but we are going to get a ride in their balloon.”

“Marvelous.”

“But we must not let on that we have experience flying in a balloon. After all, our balloon was pirate booty. And that is a detail we must keep secret unless we desire a trip to the guillotine.”

“I have no such desire.”

“Nor I. But I am excited to fly again.”

“As am I.”
Crochet Affirmation №39
By: Leslie Stahlhut
Tags: Life Lessons, Respect, Crochet, Affirmations, Craft

I always wanted to be respected as someone who knew their craft. — Viola Davis

I love to crochet, and there is almost nothing that I won’t try in order to learn more about my beloved craft. The intricacies of a series of stitches, the seeming endless ends to be woven in from extensive multicolor crochet projects, I embrace it all, because at the end of the day or the end of my life — whichever comes first — I want to know that I have left no stone unturned, and that I have learned all that I could.
WWDC 2020: Keynote Highlights
By: Anupam Chugh
Tags: iOS, Technology, Apple, WWDC, Programming

Closing Thoughts

While that covers the major announcements from the WWDC 2020 keynote address, tvOS also got the much-needed multiuser support for games and adaptive controllers.

Additionally, HomeKit brought adaptive lighting and the ability to recognize faces and detect motion from the camera.

Lastly, AirPods introduced automatic switching across Apple devices and spatial audio — which might play a key role in Apple’s augmented-reality ambitions in the coming years.

That’s it for this one. Thanks for reading.
Ethereum Sharding Passes Proof-of-Concept
By: Finrazor Team
Tags: Ethereum Blockchain, Ethereum, Cryptocurrency, Crypto, Blockchain

Author of Casper CBC, Vlad Zamfir has finally put the ethereum sharding concept into code. Vlad’s program demonstrates an operation of a sharded blockchain at a primitive level.

Vlad and several other hackathon participants built a system of three shards: a root shard and two child shards. Like a regular blockchain, each shard is a chain of blocks containing transactions. Unlike a regular blockchain, each shard stores cross-shard communication information: logs of messages received from other shards and logs of messages sent to other shards.

Watch Vlad’s video explanation:

This attempt at sharding is far from the production-ready version but some parts of the code will be important in the actual implementation of sharding.

The proof-of-concept repository is available on GitHub for everyone to download and try out for themselves.

Quick info on sharding

Sharding is a proposed solution for Ethereum’s scalability problem. Each Ethereum node needs to process and store all transactions, which puts insurmountable constraints on the network’s scaling. Sharding proposes to break the blockchain into smaller fragments called shards which are then allocated across the network. For more information, read the Casper + sharding specification.
Happy Kwanzaa, Day 5, Kuumba (Creativity)
By: Ep Mcknight
Tags: Self Improvement, Life Lessons, Poetry, Startup, Life

A feast of celebrating the seven days, the seven principle of Kwanzaa

Photo by Rebecca on Unsplash

Photo from BK Reader

Christmas, Thanksgiving special family days

New Year’s day, many celebrate their way

unlike Kwanzaa that teaches

all hearts whom ear it reaches

principles to begin, you now hear

lessons to prevail throughout the year

making a difference far and wide

making integrity, your inward guide

with Umoja, unity, for all

Kujichagulia, self determination, making the call

Ujima, collective work and responsibility, time to stand tall

Ujamaa, cooperative economics, share your goods

Nia, purpose, set the example like you should

Kuumba, creativity, individually and group too

Imani, faith, fulfilling everyday like glue.

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Explore exchange in hand: “imToken + Yunbi” 1.2.1 is Released
By: Caizhen Liu
Tags: Consensus, Digital Wallet, Ethereum, Digital Marketing, Blockchain

ConsenLabs always focus on Ethereum light wallet since the company started, and also try the best to reinforce user experience.

At the beginning of this year, ConsenLabs seek cooperation with Yunbi, which is the biggest Ethereum digital capital exchange in China, to integrate Yunbi’s convenient operation with imToken’s mobile experience.

Today, we announce proudly that “imToken + Yunbi” 1.2.1 (development code: Tokenlon II) is Released, which allow users can bid and ask orders in hand.

How to start

1. Register imToken account along with your cell phone.

2. Go to Yunbi -> My profile -> Cooperation Channels, so that generate a transaction QR code containing the secret key and the access key.

3. Scan the QR code in Yunbi small program of the imToken app. Done!

Authentication in Yunbi

What you can do

- Explore all assets amount including CNY/USD/BTC/ETH/1ST

- View all exchange quotations in time including both of increase amount and decrease

- Bid/Ask order i

- Cancel order

- View trade record and deposit record

Trades and orders in ETH market

One more thing

We active the purchase in wallet. It’s the best and fastest way for plain user to understand and join Ethererum. Now everyone can purchase ETH in imToken. It would be your first transaction in Ethereum.

At last, We wanna thanks the 130 beta users. Their feedbacks and suggestion make the app stronger and more user-friendly.

Download via

IOS:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/imtoken/id1153230571?mt=8

Android:

https://token.im/
টেস্টিংয়ের ভিন্ন রূপ( Form of Software Testing) — চলমান পর্ব-৫
By: Rafayet Hossain
Tags: Software Development, Testing, Careers, Career Advice, Engineering

Excelling Essential Skill Sets for future you. We are not going tell you what should be done rather how it is done.

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29th October Update on India’s Ban on Providing service to Crypto Services
By: Shebin John
Tags: India, News, Ethereum, Bitcoin, Blockchain

Since September 11, the date to hear the Crypto Case against the Ban of RBI (Reserve Bank of India) on allowing Banks to provide services to the Crypto Services and Exchanges were getting delayed due to the extension of other cases, etc., in Supreme Court of India.

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On 23rd October the matter was listed again as item №20 before the court №8. And it was likely that the case to be listed the day after that again, as the Court was going to sit only till 1st half. Therefore the rest of the matter was adjourned.

But the latest and more hopeful update came on 25th of October.

The case was heard on Court №8 as item №19. Counsel for Union of India apprised that Committee is going to come up with a report on Crypto. Court has directed the Govt. to file Counter Affidavit within two weeks. Matter to be listed after two weeks now. (Source)

Now within some time (around November 2018), we can hopefully get at least a future date when a policy will be made on Crypto by the Govt. of India.
Winter Solstice
By: Georgia Lewitt
Tags: Rejoice, Poetry, Prompt, Winter Solstice, Writing

I watch the snow falling, heavy and quiet, determined in its demeanor.

It will cover the town fast, the valley, the lakes…

The forests will be dressed in white,

the animals will stay away.

The shortest day of the year,

the shortest day of one’s life?

I’m so happy for ours my dear,

that we’re together in our stride.

The minutes pass, the silence is counting

time falls like the snow

heavy and quiet,

determined in its demeanor.

Somehow or maybe forever

less always feels like it’s more,

rushing to take moments in

instead of getting to the next one.

I’m breathing in the calm of the day,

the beauty of white in its space,

lulled by thoughts of life as it is,

rejoicing that I believe it at its best.
Project Proposal
Tags: Christianity, Religion, India

My dad’s childhood home

Allapuzha, Kerala, India

It’s 1957. My grandmother rushes through the fields with her siblings following behind her. They hide behind tall grains and bushes so as to not be seen by the workers on the fields. Their parents expected them to be indoors studying. She goes down a shortcut her brother found days before, which also enabled them to stay away from the eyes of her watchful neighbors. As the dirt became sand under their feet and the sound of the familiar chant in the distance began to increase, they knew they were getting closer. It happened only once a year. They couldn’t miss it.

On every second Saturday of August each year, the Nehru Trophy Boat Race, one of the most popular Vallam Kali (boat race) events, is conducted in the Punnamada Lake of Alappuzha District. The prize was a rolling trophy donated by the first prime minister of the independent India, Jawaharlal Nehru; it was a gift for the people who welcomed him to their town and amazed him with their 120 feet long snake boats.

My grandmother, holding both of her brothers’ hands, weaves her way through the crowd trying to get a better look at the boats. She got herself a “balcony seat” atop a coconut tree. Each boat had more than 100 oarsmen chanting the vanchipattu (boatman’s song) in order to hype up the increasing crowd and their fellow rowers. The race was almost over, but the crowd’s cheering was ever increasing. She pulls her great-grandfather’s watch out of her dress’s pocket. It’s already 4:30.

After the winner of the race is announced and while everyone starts running to the boaters by the shore, my grandmother grabs her brothers’ hands before they start to follow the crowd, and she races back home. It’s almost 5; her grandfather will be home soon. She sprints through the rubber trees, and as she comes up the hill, she can see her grandfather’s paddy fields. She races through the muddy fields deciding that she’ll just have to throw away he dress she wore because clearly it wasn’t made for the kind of adventures she went on. As she got inside her house, she threw her brothers into the shower and told them to clean up fast. Rushing to her own room, she ditched her dress in the wastebasket and cleaned up her arms and legs in the sink.

Not even five minutes after she and her brothers sat themselves in front of their school books did their grandfather arrive home. She sighed and began to read her textbook. Her grandfather was against attending the Vallam Kali since it a part of Onam, a Hindu holiday. According to her grandfather, no good Christian would even think of participating in such a thing.
Turnersville native, Emilee Schipske, initiated into prestigious honor society
By: Anthony Mazziotti
Tags: College, Community, Education, Local

Turnersville native, Emilee Schipske, initiated into prestigious honor society

Schipske was inducted into Phi Kappa Phi at George Mason University

Emilee Schipske of Turnersville, New Jersey, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Schipske is pursuing a degree in Criminology at George Mason University.

Schipske is among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.

Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 under the leadership of Marcus L. Urann who had a desire to create a different kind of honor society: one that recognized excellence in all academic disciplines. Today, the Society has chapters on more than 300 campuses in the United States and the Philippines. Its mission is “To recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others.”
Take It One Day at a Time — Tips for Coping With Loss #2
By: Mateja Klaric
Tags: Self Improvement, Mindfulness, Life Lessons, Self Help, Grief

Major losses tend to be overwhelming. It can seem impossible to think about anything else and to envision a brighter future. You could feel paralyzed by a deep sense of devastation.

On such days (and there will be many), use the Take It One Day at a Time approach. This means that you need to focus on just getting through that one day by performing small daily tasks, such as getting up, making coffee, taking a shower, walking the dog, and focusing your full attention on each one of these small tasks as if your life depended on it.

The next day you again focus on just getting through that one day by again doing the daily tasks. This is very similar to what mountain climbers tend to do when climbing a mountain — they do not look down, and they do not look up. They just look at how to make that small next step that will bring them closer to the top, because their lives do depend on it.

If they’d look down at what is behind them, they would get dizzy and could collapse because of the depth of the abyss. If they’d look up at what is yet to come, they might feel overwhelmed by not being able to see the top and can be taken aback by the steepness of the climb. That would stop them from climbing either up or down and keep them stranded on the mountain.

They know, however, that by fully focusing on only small and manageable parts of the cliff and progressing by taking one step at a time, they can and will eventually climb that giant mountain. And that is exactly how you can overcome your grief as well.

To avoid getting stranded on the mountain of grief, focus your full attention each and every day on small tasks that need to be done and taken care of. Also, focus your attention on others in your life who are still there and need you. Be there for them, be present.

But do only as much as you can. Do not force yourself to do more than you are at the moment capable of taking on. Do only as much as you can handle and give yourself a pat on the back for achieving even just one small goal a day.

Taking life one day at a time and focusing on taking one step at a time is a form of mindfulness meditation. By doing it regularly, you will bring healing to your life. In time, you will become able to climb that mountain of grief with this approach. Even if that seems impossible now, I can promise you that.
‘Between The Bills’ Episode One: Recognizing The Feminist South
By: Emily Rose Thorne
Tags: Abortion, Georgia, Podcast, Between The Bills, Reproductive Rights

‘Between The Bills’ Episode One: Recognizing The Feminist South

“Areas that have had a lot of oppression also by nature have a lot of resistance, and Georgia has a really strong history of social justice work in the state.”

Welcome to Between the Bills—hosted by Georgia native Emily Rose Thorne.

BTB is a podcast that gets to the heart of what is happening in reproductive rights in and around Georgia, focusing on those doing the powerful work of keeping rights intact.

// logo by Sebastian Bisbal

Activism doesn’t just belong to the big cities anymore. Join Emily Rose as she meets with the leaders of The Feminist South fighting to preserve sexual and reproductive rights.

Our inaugural episode jumps right into the thick of things with an interview with Megan Gordon-Kane, a lobbyist from Feminist Women’s Health Center in Atlanta, who deftly dissects Georgia’s surprising role as a national inspiration in the reproductive justice movement and the messy politics that got us here.

“Liberal people throughout the country tend to write off the South because of stereotypes about the South being backwards and terrible and the reluctance of other states to accept that they’re racist too, even if they don’t have histories of segregation. It annoys me because they’re not paying close enough attention to realize that Georgia’s doing a lot of great work. Areas that have had a lot of oppression also by nature have a lot of resistance, and Georgia has a really strong history of social justice work in the state.” — Megan Gordon-Kane

Listen to the whole episode …
This Juneteenth, Share a Book with the Next Generation of Change Makers
By: High Museum Of Art
Tags: Childrens Books, BlackLivesMatter, History, Culture, Art

It has now been 154 years since the first Juneteenth celebrations began, and as we tip into the second half of 2020, this historic day remains cause for commemoration. Our nation is reeling in the throes of unresolved racial injustice and trauma. Consequently, people of all races and backgrounds are searching for ways to enact positive systemic transformation. To encourage change, historically White and privileged institutions such as the High Museum must continue to advance the ongoing work that is required to remove barriers, injustice, unfair treatment, and racism in Black communities by highlighting these narratives through artwork and by supporting the education of future generations as they become tomorrow’s change agents.

The High Museum of Art’s upcoming exhibition, Picture the Dream: The Story of the Civil Rights Movement through Children’s Books, connects art with literature and history to resonate especially with children and young people. The exhibition focuses largely on the fight for racial equality from the 1950s to present day. However, many of the books featured delve into earlier time periods, portraying a visual journey from enslavement through the civil rights movement. Striking illustrations work together with evocative text to transcend generations and empower readers young and old. This Juneteenth, share these books with your loved ones to celebrate freedom and remember the resilient histories of Black people in America.

1. Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans

Written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson, Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2011

Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson highlights the hope, inspiration, and courage of African Americans from slavery to today told through the voice of a one-hundred-year-old African American female narrator.

This book, like many of the other books featured in Picture the Dream, doesn’t shy away from the pain, suffering, and violence inflicted on the Black community by White Americans.

The words and pictures in this award-winning book can provide a great start for critical race conversations among learners of all ages and backgrounds.

2. The Beatitudes: From Slavery to Civil Rights

By Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Tim Ladwig, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2010
A Range of Who We Are
By: Sebastián González De León
Tags: Poetry, Literature, Archery, Poem, 52 Week Writing Challenge

Everyone says that people will always change

Like if we were reptiles that can change our skin

And this allows us to forger our own sin.

The arrow can hit everything in its range

Trayectory is the memory, like skin

that touches and remembers what now is strange

An archer knows where arrows fall in the range

We hope we never ave to bend and then lean.

If we cannot change, we are doome to be us

All the words and thoughts are part of who we are

Depending on you it is a win or loss

You can forget who you are and live a curse

Can you really forget who you really are?

The arrow can make your eyes shut down and close
Amor é amor
By: Vitor Donofrio
Tags: Pulse, Homofobia, Loveislove, Livros, Quadrinhos

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The Problems With Confidence Advice Out There
By: Colin Zhang
Tags: Self Esteem, Advice, Self-awareness, Self Confidence, Mental Health

‘Experts’ dance around the topic

The first problem with confidence tips is positive self-talk such as “Accept yourself.” Or “Practice positive thinking.”

They encourage you with words of support. Kumbaya~

But if you have ever tried any of these psychological reinforcements, you know they make you self-conscious. If anything, they are also counterproductive, because constantly pampering yourself sends a subliminal warning flag to your brain — you don’t actually deserve it.

Pep talks don’t address the underlying issue, which is your core belief system. How do you see yourself and why?

Most advice focuses on superficial techniques

Self-help books and articles teach you to derive self-esteem from the outside-in. Some of the examples are:

Work on your body language. (Amy Cuddy’s power posing research claims that you feel more confident and powerful after expanding your body for a few minutes. But later studies pointed out many flaws with the original experiment)

Improve your tone vocality

Dress better

Exercise

Talk slower

Yes, yes, and yes. All sound advice. But all of these qualities should be the byproduct of already existing confidence, not the cause. External self-esteem boost fades as quickly as it comes.

Changing your subconscious paradigm makes sense but affirmations don’t

This is the most intriguing concept of all, reprogramming your subconscious beliefs.

The origin of your self-image — You grew up absorbing everything you see and hear from your environment. Your parents’ words became your truth. The subconscious brain then records all events without any subjectivity or logic. By eight years old, you would have established an entire belief system of you and the world, to change that system means reframing all of your early experiences — which is nearly impossible.

The Secret and other ‘gurus’ propose affirmation — repeating your desires enough times that it eventually sinks to the subconscious.

But telling yourself ‘I’m enough’ 100 times a day in the mirror doesn’t alter anything permanently. It needs to be coupled with intense emotions.
Delphy Weekly Progress Updates — June 27, 2018
By: Ada Gao
Tags: Ethereum, Prediction Markets, Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, Blockchain

As always Delphy team is always working hard to deliver great value to our amazing community. You can see the key highlights of the productive week gone by.

Marketing Updates:

Bo Wang, Founder of Delphy, was interviewed by ChainNews recently. His interview summary will be published very soon. Stay tuned.

Bo Wang, Founder of Delphy

Mike Li, Delphy Product Managing Director and Jane Zhang, Delphy Marketing Partner were invited to have an audio live talk show by Hecaijing on June 13, 2018. They spoke about Delphy prediction markets concepts and the current popular and attractive markets around FIFA World Cup Russia 2018.

Shalini Wood, Delphy Community Manager, will attend the Blockchain Expo Europe in Amsterdam, Netherlands on June 27–28, 2018. Will you be there too? Leave a message in Delphy telegram group and let’s meet.

We published the Prediction Markets for Dummies: A Beginners Guide — Series 1 for you. Check out our blog.

Product Updates:

Delphy v.01 Chinese version is NOW available on imToken!!!

Continue to fix the Application adaption issues

Added the internal transfer function in the Application

Designed the statistics function

Adjusted the standard of award pool

Added login verification code procedure

Optimized the loading status on the asset page

Added the return to the homepage button

Added feed flow function

Optimized the structure of data table

Plan for the week:

To develop new prediction module

To optimize statistics function

To optimize auditing function

To optimize verification mechanism

To restructure part of the functions and debug

Thank you for your continuous support!
Wishing I Could Be Jesus
By: Marcia Laycock
Tags: Christianity, Jesus, Devotional, Sadness At Christmas, Christmas

I recently attended a funeral for a friend, a woman who died too soon, leaving a husband and four daughters and a huge circle of friends to grieve over her. Many expressed the thought in my own mind. “I can’t believe she’s gone.” The sadness is overwhelming at times and it makes me wish I could be Jesus, just for a few minutes, just long enough to say, as He did, “arise.”

But then, I realize that He doesn’t need me

He doesn’t need me to do His work for Him. He has already done it. He has already given her time to have a productive, full life here on this earth, and then brought her home, to the place where she has wanted to be, as a believer in Christ. He has already said that wondrous, mysterious word, ‘arise.’ He has already made my friend whole again, made her more glorious than I could ever imagine her to be.

Often things don’t seem right to us

The world seems off-kilter and full of so much pain and suffering it overwhelms us at times, brings us low. And we want to be Jesus. We want to snap our fingers and make it all better. But He has already been at work. He has orchestrated moments of joy and delight in His creation, moments when we see just a glimpse of his love and mercy.

Yes, He has a plan for this earth

He has a plan for each one of us, a plan that goes far beyond what we could ever imagine. He told the Hebrew people that, when they were in circumstances that were full of pain and suffering — their captivity in Babylon. Living as slaves, they no doubt often cried out to God to bring them relief from all the suffering and pain they saw around them.

This was His answer —

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:11–13, NIV)

At this time of year, some of us are in circumstances that are made even more difficult by all the joy and/or jollity around us. And sadness overwhelms.

Here are a few things we can do when that happens:

Look up

When we see all those decorated Christmas trees, with their dazzling lights, look up. Look for the star or the angel on the top. Pray. And know Jesus is with you.

Look around

There are others who are struggling. Perhaps it’s the person standing behind you in the line-up at the mall, or the one sitting beside you at church. Is there something you can do for them that will lighten their hearts, and yours?

Look ahead

Jesus has promised a bright future for all of us and given us a way to know we are secure in his hand. He has given us the assurance of hope. Rest in that assurance.

Yes, there are times I wish I could be Jesus

But then I realize that is not my place. My place is to fall on my knees and remember He is the Messiah, the Living God, our hope and our comfort. My place is to seek Him with all my heart and acknowledge that I don’t need anything or anyone else.
El año nefasto
By: Alberto Chimal
Tags: Literatura, Historia, 2016, Robert Musil, Futuro

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