They grew up together in a small Mississippi town and met in high school, where they flirted with each other in physics class until he finally summoned enough courage to ask for her telephone number. He was on the football team. She played in the band. Their romance survived the drama that is the connective tissue of most teenage love stories. When college came, they were still together. And soon, in 2011, they were husband and wife.Tishana and Quantrel Alford are church-going, God-fearing Baptists and their faith was tested early when they lost a set of twins — Kaitlyn and Connor — five months into her pregnancy. Stillborn in January 2014. “After that, we focused on school,’’ Tishana, 28, told me. “We won’t worry about having little ones. And then, two years later, here comes Zoey.’’The news of Tishana’s pregnancy with Zoey was electrifying. And terrifying.It would eventually land them in Boston, a medical mecca they knew … [Read more...] about Prayer, science, and everything in between: A miracle child comes to Boston for help
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Enter Jakarta EE: an Inoculation Against Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt in the Java Community
Why I stopped worrying and learned to love changes in governance and branding. Developers can be passionate about the tools and languages they use for development. This passion is a double-edged knife. It can foster growth of the technology's adoption and inspire the direction of energy into the language that one has chosen to advocate. The passion might also scare off those who wish to use the language or are just entering the field, particularly when the opposing view is exaggerated, incorrect or out of date with the current state of the technology. This latter scenario injects (often unintentionally) into the dialogue regarding the technology in question Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt (FUD). Java Recap Java was introduced in the mid-1990s. Issues inherent to the technology and the governance of the technology have been numerous through the years. Many of the issues raised have been valid and significant. Others, not so much. There have been issues with speed, floating-point … [Read more...] about Enter Jakarta EE: an Inoculation Against Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt in the Java Community
7 realistic use cases for VR we haven’t explored deeply yet
The Ancient Greeks were one of the first peoples to examine the nature of reality. Parmenides, a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, talks about reality as a phenomenon in which change is impossible and existence is timeless, necessary and uniform. Our conception of reality has most definitely come a long way since then. One of the big questions we find ourselves asking in the modern era is, ‘is reality a singular phenomenon or are there multiple realities?’ Moreover, ‘can we create our own?’ Virtual Reality (VR) is perhaps the closest we have come to create an artificial world that we can interact with in a similar way to reality. The technology has actually been around for a very long time; the first VR headset, called the Sword of Damocles, was created in 1968 by Ivan Sutherland and Bob Sproull. In fact, humanity has been toying around with VR since before the advent of computers — Stereoscopic photos were invented in 1838 by Charles Wheatstone. The general … [Read more...] about 7 realistic use cases for VR we haven’t explored deeply yet
LFCS: How to Manage and Create LVM Using vgcreate, lvcreate and lvextend Commands
Because of the changes in the LFCS exam requirements effective Feb. 2, 2016, we are adding the necessary topics to the LFCS series published here. To prepare for this exam, your are highly encouraged to use the LFCE series as well. LFCS: Manage LVM and Create LVM Partition – Part 11 One of the most important decisions while installing a Linux system is the amount of storage space to be allocated for system files, home directories, and others. If you make a mistake at that point, growing a partition that has run out of space can be burdensome and somewhat risky. Logical Volumes Management (also known as LVM), which have become a default for the installation of most (if not all) Linux distributions, have numerous advantages over traditional partitioning management. Perhaps the most distinguishing feature of LVM is that it allows logical divisions to be resized (reduced or increased) at will without much hassle. The structure of the LVM consists of: One or more entire hard disks or … [Read more...] about LFCS: How to Manage and Create LVM Using vgcreate, lvcreate and lvextend Commands
The best Nintendo Switch bundles and deals in March 2018
Nintendo Switch bundle deals have stepped up a gear now and we've seen huge numbers of them selling in recent months as retailers have put together packages with extra games, controllers or accessories. Stock levels are so much better now compared to last year too.Bundle prices in the US are holding steady, but at least you can find plenty with the best Nintendo Switch games like Super Mario Odyssey, Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8: Deluxe and more. In the UK, retailers are knocking money off plenty of bundles. The best this week sees Skyrim, Doom and Rocket League involved in a super deal. We've found discounts on lots more too. You'll find all the best Nintendo Switch bundles from reliable retailers below. We've also rounded up the best prices for extra Joy-Con controllers, Pro controllers and even some cheap Nintendo Switch memory cards.If you're waiting for more games to arrive first, get your Ninty dose fixed with a cheap 3DS deal. We have a dedicated page of Switch … [Read more...] about The best Nintendo Switch bundles and deals in March 2018