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Started a new workout regime and diet I got from BodyBuilding.com. So far I feel pretty good. Although I don't like eating 6 freaking eggs and oatmeal for breakfast. All else is pretty easy as the diet goes. The workout is giving me more hell than I thought it would. Sore to the bone. but I guess that means I'm doing it right.
I've been meaning to give Kris Gethin's workout on there a try. He uses some crazy rep scheme on some days it's like - 10, 20, 30, 40, 30, 20, 10. It's really cool because it's a day by day workout. You click on what day it is for you and a workout comes up with a video.
I've been meaning to give Kris Gethin's workout on there a try. He uses some crazy rep scheme on some days it's like - 10, 20, 30, 40, 30, 20, 10. It's really cool because it's a day by day workout. You click on what day it is for you and a workout comes up with a video.
I love green tea! I try to have a glass of iced green tea (home brewed) with every meal.
That's fantastic. It's so good for you. I just ranted at Irina Marina about my endless love for tea in general.
Home brewed is best. A good hot cup always makes me feel better.
Thanks for posting that chart. I love green tea and teas in general but I don't drink them as often as I'd like. I have been going to the tea house across from my gym though as I wait for my mom to get to the gym so we can work out together. So far I'm hooked to their peppermint tea. I felt kind of guilty drinking tea before going to the gym but now I feel better about it since you posted that chart haha.
I love green tea! I try to have a glass of iced green tea (home brewed) with every meal.
That's fantastic. It's so good for you. I just ranted at Irina Marina about my endless love for tea in general.
Home brewed is best. A good hot cup always makes me feel better.
Thanks for posting that chart. I love green tea and teas in general but I don't drink them as often as I'd like. I have been going to the tea house across from my gym though as I wait for my mom to get to the gym so we can work out together. So far I'm hooked to their peppermint tea. I felt kind of guilty drinking tea before going to the gym but now I feel better about it since you posted that chart haha.
Tea is so wonderful for you. Peppermint is stellar. One of my top two!
I've been meaning to give Kris Gethin's workout on there a try. He uses some crazy rep scheme on some days it's like - 10, 20, 30, 40, 30, 20, 10. It's really cool because it's a day by day workout. You click on what day it is for you and a workout comes up with a video.
I've been meaning to give Kris Gethin's workout on there a try. He uses some crazy rep scheme on some days it's like - 10, 20, 30, 40, 30, 20, 10. It's really cool because it's a day by day workout. You click on what day it is for you and a workout comes up with a video.
Yeah I just stumbled upon it one day looking for product reviews. There is just a whole mass of free info on there about workout regime's diets and all that. I wish I would have found it earlier. I think all the gym work I did before I was doing wrong, so even though it was working out if I wouldn't have known better I think I could have seen more improvement. Ya know hindsight and all.
The "oblique exercise" you are doing - is that the one where you're standing up and you hold a weight in one hand and bend your body in the direction of the weight? Because I've never really gotten much from that exercise without doing extremely high reps with lighter weight (50+ reps).
I forgot to put that I did do back workouts, so weird cuz I woke up thinking about it. I did do lower back exercises on Monday on the machine, 3 reps of 20 at 65 lbs.
The oblique exercises I do are while using a stand they have so it's at an angle. I never liked doing the ones where you stand straight up. I also do oblique exercises when I'm on the ab solo, so I'm using the weight ball. I started incorporating those a couple weeks back, instead of doing continuous sit ups I would do a set of 10 regular then 10 where I bring the weight ball side to side, focusing on the oblique muscles. I alternate between these two with no breaks until I do at least 60. The most I've done alternating is 80.
I'd like to post a little bit about motivation. I think motivation is important now more than ever while we're gearing up for the holiday season and some may be making some New Year's resolutions.
When I first started working out, my motivation was performance based. I wanted to be stronger for hockey. But because it was for hockey (and I was young) I put a ceiling on my progress. As long as I could be the fastest skater in the league, have a decent slap shot, check pretty good, and do all that for my 30-45 second shift - that was good enough. I still smoked. I still drank. I didn't ever set higher goals.
Later in life, after I got out of hockey, my motivation shifted to purely looks. I think everybody can agree that an athletic body is pretty attractive. And as I was modeling, it seemed to be a priority to shoot for.
A lot of people claim that health is the reason that they want to eat better and exercise more. I think that this is the number 1 benefit of working out. But, it's shouldn't be our number 1 motivation. It puts us in a contradictory position if we claim that. And it's easy to get discouraged because health benefits come slowly.
Besides, most of us drink. Most of us don't get enough sleep. Most of us eat McDonald's. Most of us do tons of stuff to put our belief systems at odds with each other.
So what do I think should be our motivations?
Here's the thing though that I think I realize now. I think we should workout for health reasons. I think that for sure. That should be the reason we are working out in every circumstance. But I don't think that should be our motivation.
I think our motivation should be little things. Small things that you can see. Tiny goals that you can always adjust and shoot for. There is no ceiling because they can always be moved up. And I like them to be fun - I guess kind of like a competition.
Lately, my goals have been more "functional" training centered. Body weight movements and stuff like that.
Some chest day examples. I want to be able to do 100 push-ups in 4 minutes. (I think I'm getting close to this one though I haven't tested it in a while.) I want to be able to do a planche push-up (I can't do this one at all).
Some back day examples. I do Deadlift goals every once in a while. I want to be able to do 50 pull-ups. (I'm not even close to that. I might be able to do 20 straight on a good day.)
Shoulers - I want to do 20 upside down shoulder presses. (I haven't tested this yet, but I don't think I can do that.)
I've also always had problems with cardiovascular endurance. I've been slowly building up my endurance by doing fun things. Like in Muay Thai, I'll kick the bag 50 times with each leg without rest over and over for rounds. I'll jump rope with high knees for rounds of 5 minutes trying to get more jumps in each time. I'll punch the bag as fast as I can for as long as I can for rounds.
Making small goals is the only thing that gets me to workout abs at all. I hate abs. But... knowing I told my trainer he can punch me in the stomach for rounds of 5 punch combos next week - that'll make sure my abs are tight. Also - I really want to be able to do 100 slow hanging windshield wipers.
I think now created small goals each time I workout too has really helped me not get discouraged or skip workouts. I'm always excited to see where I am at compared to my goals.
And the benefit - my nice athletic appearance and my improved health.
What is your motivations? And will you reevaluated after reading this?
Keeping that motivation to stay in shape after high school was really hard for me. I was/am very competitive and during high school I had others around me that I could compete with while working out. I prided myself in being able to do what other girls couldn't. Then I got hurt, I graduated, and decided I couldn't work out like before, which was true, but I kind of threw working out out the window. I would be active here and there, go to the gym with friends on occasion, but I never got into a routine, or set goals for myself because I wasn't preoccupied with keeping in shape. Now I'm finally going to the gym on a more regular basis and what keeps me motivated now is competing with myself.
Each day I go I do something slightly different. If I do the same routine I add more weight or more reps.
Pete, I totally hear you on the ab workouts. All throughout high school I hated doing anything ab related so when I would workout on my own I would never do any ab workouts. Currently I kick ass at abs. I do over 100 reps of different ab exercises each time I hit the gym.
When I first started working out again this year I could barely do pushups and now I'm up to 50 pushups. I also do jiu jitsu style push ups which I could barely do when I was in jiu jitsu, now I'm up to 20 of those. I still can't really do the diamond pushups yet but it's my goal to be able to at least do ten of those soon.
Started a new workout regime..........Sore to the bone. but I guess that means I'm doing it right.
common misconception. soreness initially indicates your body isn't conditioned to the strain you're putting on it. That goes away pretty quickly.....if you are still getting overly sore in a week or two, it means you aren't recovering properly. To recover better, you need to eat more.
I looked at the link to your routine.....theres a lot of volume in there, and only one rest day. Introduce youself to milk if you haven't already. Its a cheap/easy way to get loads of quality calories into your diet.
JKuhlmann - I recommend eggs over milk any day of the week for a cheap source of protein. I think milk should be consumed only once a day at the most. It's basically broken down in your body as sugar. After a workout it's pretty good or first thing in the morning. Other than that - I think it's empty calories.
When I first started working out, my motivation was performance based. I wanted to be stronger for hockey. But because it was for hockey (and I was young) I put a ceiling on my progress. As long as I could be the fastest skater in the league, have a decent slap shot, check pretty good, and do all that for my 30-45 second shift - that was good enough. I still smoked. I still drank. I didn't ever set higher goals.
Later in life, after I got out of hockey, my motivation shifted to purely looks. I think everybody can agree that an athletic body is pretty attractive.
I can't believe how similar to my own situation this is! My awesome legs disappeared so quickly when I finally quit playing hockey, and when I finally realized this, my freakout was much more "Legs! Why do you look so gross!" than "Legs! You're not strong anymore!"
I quit hockey 3 years ago, along with quitting my running regiment down an empty street in my neighborhood at home (I'm very self-conscious about exercising in front of people) and have been so busy with schoolwork since, but going to school with Chris this semester has been a big help, motivation-wise. We held each others' legs doing sit-ups over the summer and have even managed to hit the treadmills at the student rec center a few times this semester together. He goes more often than I do though, so I feel a drop in self-esteem when we're first running and I look into the mirror to see that I'm beet-red and my hair is damp and here is blondey-boy next to me looking perfect. But I love the post-run feeling. I've been reading "Born to Run" by Christopher McDougall - a very interesting and motivational story.
JKuhlmann - I recommend eggs over milk any day of the week for a cheap source of protein. I think milk should be consumed only once a day at the most. It's basically broken down in your body as sugar. After a workout it's pretty good or first thing in the morning. Other than that - I think it's empty calories.
That's just my opinion. I could be wrong though.
p.s. - your avatar hypnotizes me. it's creepy! haha
eggs are great, but milk is irreplaceable. i'm not reccommending milk simply for the protein, milk contains all the ingredients necessary for growth and recovery (fats, carbs, sugar, protein)...its most certainly NOT empty calories. milk is the only known food that a human can subside on absent any other food intake.
when someone is attempting to build muscle a caloric surplus is necessary. Having been on both ends of the spectrum, losing weight for fights, and gaining weight for strength i can tell you confidently that GAINING weight is harder than LOSING it. That being said, having access to nutritionally dense, liquid calories (ie: whole milk) makes the surplus easier and more comfortable to meet.
It might not be right for everyone, but in the post that i quoted, it seemed as though the goal he was working toward required more calories
So far I am up to dead lifting up to 205lbs with about 8 reps. Though I lose my grip every 4-5 reps and have to readjust and start over. I have an old elbow injury that I have to watch out for. I still have 2 screws in my right elbow. Sometimes it stresses a bit and I have to take it easy. I will never be able to do a max bench. I can do about my body weight but after my elbow is screwed for a while so I tend to stick to around 100-115 with about 10-12 reps.
i haven't been working out consistently for a while and i've been neglecting my lower half. i usually go for upper body 3 or 4 times a week. i stopped lower body exercises because i get dizzy doing squats, etc.
i lost a bit of weight around my midsection because lately, i've been eating nothing but salads for dinner (mixed greens with feta cheese , raisins, and low fat balsamic dressing). it started out as part of a diet routine but now i think i may be addicted to it.
for lunch, i usually have 12 rolls of sushi or a sub that has less than 600 calories or some rice dish that gets digested before it reaches my stomach. i think the calorie deficit is the reason why i'm usually dizzy and nauseated after an hour at the gym nowadays. about four months ago, i was about 210 and now i'm around 195. i'm around 6'4" so even when i weighed about 220, it wasn't that noticeable.
i'm keeping with the calorie intake since i'm noticing that fat around my midsection is slowly going away. that's the most difficult to remove. i hate doing crunches.
i don't pay much attention to how much i lift. i think i'm at the point where i'm doing this for a while that i'm satisfied where i am. i don't feel like i need to bulk up. when i started working out almost five years ago, i just wanted to fit clothes better and be healthier. being able to wear clothes that fit well does a lot to boost how you feel about yourself.
i suppose that's a good by product for exercising. having better health should definitely be the primary motivation.
I don't get it Rosie! I have been eating a lot. I ate pan dulce all day yesterday, junk food all weekend, I'm not watching what I eat, I just eat it! It really shocked me that I lost that much weight because I haven't been eating that healthy recently. I think I should shut up now and stuff my face with fat and grease now.
I love my midwife, she doesn't weigh me and says she won't unless it's obvious I'm putting on way too much or am worried about it. My friend who has the same due date has lost 3 kilos and been told she's only allowed to put on 6kgs. I reckon that's crazy.
Ok, so Ive started my new year off by walking a mile at the track everyday so far. This only takes me about 4 songs to do, one per lap. Anyhow, I will be walking further and further. I am just starting out slow, since I exercise absolutely zero. So I figure I should start out slow. I also am going to change my eating habits. I am cutting out all pops and switching to water and diet fruit flavored tea(has no sugars and no calories)but does have caffeine. I am doing this, because I cannot deal with no caffeine, it gives me a terrible headache. I am only doing fish and chicken for meats. Lots of salads, yogurt, beans and nuts. No rice, pasta, bread or chips. Anyone have anymore ideas on food? You know, healthy foods to incorporate into my diet. I want to eat healthy, I am not going to call this a Diet. (that word just makes me think I am starving myself for some reason) So any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks! :)
A good way to start, and what I basically did the whole time I was losing weight, was just eat less. You know in your head what is good and what is bad for you, so when you go to the fridge, you've just gotta make the right choices, and eat smaller portions than you usually do. You don't wanna cut too many calories at once, because your body will get used to that, and it'll be harder down the road to find more calories to cut.
A good way to start, and what I basically did the whole time I was losing weight, was just eat less. You know in your head what is good and what is bad for you, so when you go to the fridge, you've just gotta make the right choices, and eat smaller portions than you usually do. You don't wanna cut too many calories at once, because your body will get used to that, and it'll be harder down the road to find more calories to cut.
That's my two cents.
Use a smaller plate. Sounds stupid, but it works.
And, yeah, you're pretty much spot on. Most people know what's good or bad. They pretend ignorance.
I seemed to have been losing weight without really trying too. Not tons, but enough to fit into a dress that hadn't fit me in over a year and a half the other night. I don't know the actual amount as I don't have a scale and my wii broke. But I'd say fitting into that dress, especially after just finishing the holidays, is a good sign.
Thanks guys for the advice. I am glad you brought up the portion thing. That is something I am going to watch. And the smaller plate is a good idea because I have these one plates that we use most of the time, and they are oval and deep, much like a platter.....bad idea. So my plate size will be changing too. Fano, you are right, it is all about making the right choices.
I just really want to loose the weight Ive gained and get fit. I just dont feel good about myself and know it is time for a change. I think what is so hard for me is that my whole life, up until about 5 years ago, Ive never exercised, or had to watch what I eat. I was always thin, sometimes too thin. So all of this is new to me, and will be a learning experience for sure. Again thanks for the advice.
That are some big changes, good for you! I was gonna say what Chris already said about portions. It's a struggle for me everyday, but I'm trying really hard to only eat as much as I need, not as I want.
Yeah, total struggle for me too. Ive always been a big eater of everything and would never gain weight from it. That was some Tomfoolery going on there. In the last few years when I have tried to loose weight, I have that DIET word in my head and it just causes a problem for me mentally. So this time....NO DIET, just eating healthy with portion control. Just sounds better that way to me.
Ha my doet is the opposite of all this weight loss. I've gained 15 pounds in the last 2 months though I think I'm at a standstill. I was hoping to gain 20-25 before this phase was over and I can do my cut. But the 15 lbs was gained in the first 6 weeks and now its constant at 180 up from 165. I intake a lot of calories mostly lean meat, oatmeal, and protein shakes to supplement, also been eating a lot a salmon and taking a crazy multi vitamin. (just got fish oil too). I do keep making gains every week in my weights though, and had a few comments at the gym regarding my size. #Feelsgoodbrah
Ha my doet is the opposite of all this weight loss. I've gained 15 pounds in the last 2 months though I think I'm at a standstill. I was hoping to gain 20-25 before this phase was over and I can do my cut. But the 15 lbs was gained in the first 6 weeks and now its constant at 180 up from 165. I intake a lot of calories mostly lean meat, oatmeal, and protein shakes to supplement, also been eating a lot a salmon and taking a crazy multi vitamin. (just got fish oil too). I do keep making gains every week in my weights though, and had a few comments at the gym regarding my size. #Feelsgoodbrah
I didn't reach my goal of gaining weight. In fact I lost weight and I'm the lightest I've been the past ten years.
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Q:
phpmyadmin synchronize
I have a remote server on webhotel which i want to synchronize with my local server.
My plan was to either do this though the master - slave relation but the webhost is running as a virtual server, so question one is, is it possible to set my portion of the server up to master server? (The host didnt know much about this)
My other but less awesome idea was to manually synchronize through phpmyadmin on either the host or the local server (They are both running mysql/phpmyadmin, but i would prefer if i could sync from local to host)
When i try to sync either from host or from local i get the following error:
"Cannot connect to target/source"
How do I get around this? I am a novice with DB interconnections so do i have to enable anything anywhere on either local or remote?
A:
You seem to have a couple of issues here,
TIME OUT
I would start here as you may have a permissions problem. I would recommend first ensuring that your local IP address has permission to connect to your remote mySQL database and vice versa, depending on your setup you may be able to configure this in phpMyAdmin, a hosting consule such as cPanel or via shell access. I would suggest setting up a separate user with a strong password for remote access.
You should have a static IP address on your local internet connection, if you do not have one contact your Internet Service Provider and arrange one.
In phpMyAdmin, if you have sufficient access, via the "user privileges" tab and setting the "host" under "login information". I would not recommend the "any host" setting for obvious security reasons.
In cPanel, under "databases" you should find "remote mySQL" where you can set your IP address.
Finally in SSH,
open the mySQL configuration file with your favorite editor such as VI or Nano, on Ubuntu it is located at "/etc/mysql/my.conf",
comment out "bind-address = 127.0.0.1" so it looks like "#bind-address = 127.0.0.1",
restart mySQL with "/etc/init.d/mysql restart",
log into mySQL with "mysql -u root -p",
for a new user, "CREATE USER 'MY_USERNAME'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'MY_PASSWORD'"
followed with "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON 'MY_DATABASE'.* TO 'MY_USERNAME'@'12.34.56.78' IDENTIFIED BY 'MY_PASSWORD';" - note, replace the IP "12.34.56.78" with your actual IP address.
You should now have confirmation along the lines of query ok.
Finally exit mysql with the "quit" command and restart with "/etc/init.d/mysql restart"
NOTE: I would recommend setting up both mySQL installations for remote access.
I would now recommend testing this by running a small script on your local machine, something like
<?php
$host = 'mysql_remoteip';
$user = 'mysql_username';
$pass = 'mysql_password';
$db = 'mysql_database';
$link = mysql_connect($host, $user, $pass) or die("Can not connect." . mysql_error());
mysql_select_db($db) or die("OOPS! I can not connect to the remote mySQL database, I was given the following error: ".mysql_error());
$sql = "SELECT column FROM table WHERE column='my_var'";
$result = mysql_query($sql);
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)) {
if(empty($row['column']) {
echo "WHOOPS! I could not get information from the mySQL, was there data for me to retrieve in the database?";
} else {
echo "The data I retrieved is:<br />"
echo $row['column'];
}
}
?>
NOTE: you should have data in the database for the script to work correctly, a result with no data will display a message that the script could not retrieve the data, this will still establish if you now have access to the database or not but doesn't ensure it is 100% operational.
MASTER OR SLAVE
Yes, it is possible, providing you have sufficient access
In phpMyAdmin:
under the "replication" tab you will find a wizard to provide you with the code to set this in the mySQL configuration file (on Ubuntu it is located at "/etc/mysql/my.conf"),
click on the link to configure the master server
enter the information in the form, copy the code
go to your configuration file (location above) and add the code provided by phpMyAdmin
once you update the configuration file restart mySQL and click the go button in phpMyAdmin, this will confirm the changes
Now again under the "replication" tab click the link to configure the slave server
make sure, you have unique server-id in your configuration file, if not add the line provided by phpMyAdmin into [mysqld] section of the file
Complete the required information and click Go
This should set up your replication.
SYNCHRONIZE
If all else has failed then in phpMyAdmin go to the "synchronize" tab, enter the information and away you go, you just need to confirm the sync on the next page and 2 seconds later you're done, it is that easy.
For production servers I personally have a master/slave replication set-up but for development I sync when I need "live" data to replicate an error or problem, this is because I only need to sync once every 6-12 months. If I need live data locally then I would set up the master/slave replication
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David H. Petraeus, General, U.S. Army (Ret.) is chairman of the KKR Global Institute, visiting professor at CUNY’s Macaulay Honors College, Judge Widney professor at USC, senior fellow at Harvard, and co-chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations Task Force on North America Michael O’Hanlon is a senior fellow at The Brookings Institution.
As President Obama travels in Asia, the Ukraine crisis is very much on everyone’s mind. But so are questions, stoked over the last half-dozen years in particular, about whether America is somehow a declining power that will cede space and influence to China in the years to come. The number of magazine and book covers with some variant of “Are America’s Best Days Behind Us?” could fill an entire library.
It is important that Americans and Asians understand very clearly that the United States is not in decline. The United States is actually on the threshold of great opportunities, and North America is poised for several decades of leading the world.
The evidence is all around us. The U.S. economy is reviving, strengthened enormously by the ongoing energy and information technology revolutions, as well as the nascent manufacturing and life sciences revolutions. Twenty years into implementation of the North American Free Trade Act, the United States is part of a highly integrated North American market with Canada and Mexico—now our top two trading partners—as well as countries that share common values, a commitment to pluralistic democracy and an embrace of free-market economics. All of this should provide a sense of renewed confidence in a part of the world supposedly suffering from decline.
We first wrote about this last April; a year later, the argument appears to be holding up very well.
No question, our country and our continent face major problems. U.S. primary and secondary education lag the world, the U.S. federal budget is still far from healthy, much-needed immigration reform remains elusive for a divided Congress, middle-class incomes have hardly recovered from a generation of stagnation and our national politics remain largely paralyzed. At home, there is much to be done.
Abroad, Vladimir Putin’s aggressive actions in Ukraine have cast a certain strategic pall over 2014 thus far, and the Syria conflict remains as intractable as ever. But for Americans hearing cries from the left and right about our supposed national weakness, it is worth focusing on some key facts that should make us even more hopeful for the future than we were a year ago:
A shrinking deficit: The federal budget deficit is expected to be down to about $500 billion this year and to remain around that level through much of the decade. This is still too high, to be sure, and within a decade the figure is expected to again top a trillion dollars annually, as it did in the years immediately after the onset of the Great Recession. But the deficit is currently down to a manageable 3 percent of GDP, and the national debt is now declining modestly relative to the size of the economy. Part of the reason is the admittedly modest economic recovery; part of it too, however much one wishes to credit the Affordable Care Act, is the relative easing in the rate of growth of health-care costs.
Still besting China: After a couple years of decline, America’s standing in international competitiveness according to the World Economic Forum has stabilized in fifth place, with only Germany (a strong U.S. ally, despite the Snowden revelations) ahead of us among the world’s major economies. And China, for all its strengths and promise, has stopped ascending on the list for the moment, stuck at 29. No one wishes China ill, but it is probably preferable for American strategy that China’s geostrategic ascent slow somewhat, as too rapid and radical a pace of change in the international order creates a sense of American decline internationally and threatens to upend a generally stable global order. (And in fact, China faces an enormous array of challenges: a rapidly aging population exacerbated by the legacy of the one-child policy; horrible air and water pollution; rising restlessness and increasing riots and other manifestations of domestic unrest; and rising wages that are making its manufacturing slightly less competitive even as many people still need jobs, especially in the half of the country that hasn’t leaped ahead yet.)
The energy boom: According to the latest data, American oil production has been increasing at the rate of more than 10 percent a year and gas production at the recent rate of more than 5 percent. The United States leads the world in natural gas and, by some estimates, could surpass Russia and Saudi Arabia even in the former later in this decade. The comparative advantage the U.S. enjoys in any industry that requires natural gas as a raw material or cheap gas-produced electricity is, for the near-term at the least, now insurmountable.
The manufacturing rebound: American manufacturing, though down substantially as a fraction of world totals and of the overall U.S. GDP compared with a decade or two ago, has stabilized and in fact ticked up slightly in the last couple years. We are now in a clear No. 2 position behind China, with the latter producing $2.6 trillion in manufacturing value-added according to the most recent annualized figures in comparison with $2.0 trillion for the United States. But the U.S. share of the world total has nudged up slightly to just under 18 percent and there is considerable reason to think that the North American energy revolution will continue to “bring jobs home” and otherwise create manufacturing opportunities that had been rather rare in the early years of the 21st century otherwise.
The innovation edge: America continues to lead the world unambiguously in overall spending on research and development, on new patents, on the quality of its higher-education system, and in computer, aerospace and pharmaceutical innovation. And despite the logjam on immigration reform, its continued reputation as a melting pot and its modest but positive population growth rate (especially together with the growth of our North American partners) give it easily the best demographic profile and trajectory of any major power on Earth.
Put all this together, and a few important conclusions emerge.
First, we need not panic about today’s deficit but we still need reform on entitlements and tax policy—with each political party compromising more than it currently would like on sacred political cows—so that the situation remains acceptable come 2020 and beyond. Barring that kind of compromise, our deficit-to-GDP ratio will begin to climb once again.
Second, while the Murray-Ryan budget deal of 2013 stopped the indiscriminate sequestration axe for a while, we need a sounder budget deal for the short term since sequestration is due to return in 2016 (and in fact, the deal’s budget levels in 2015 for defense, and for domestic discretionary accounts that fund infrastructure development and science research and development and education, are already too low).
Third, we need immigration reform to keep our workforce dynamic, and if a big deal proves elusive in the short term, smaller deals on issues like increasing quotas for H1-B visas are long overdue.
Fourth, education reform at home, a slow and difficult project to be sure, needs to continue, with experimentation in various ways as we seek to improve our international competitiveness, with a particular eye on science and math. The White House can help further by establishing a high-profile project to make science and math education seem more alluring to children by showcasing the amazing accomplishments of Americans whose stories should be inspiring to our youth.
Fifth, and even more so in light of Russia’s ongoing threat to Ukraine, and also given the uncertainty that Iran’s nuclear program continues to cause for Middle Eastern markets, we need to get moving on energy, notably by allowing and encouraging the export of American natural gas to economic partners in Europe and Asia (action in particular is needed to speed the final approval process for the firms granted export licenses for liquefied natural gas).
Sixth and finally, despite our challenges, we need to avoid talking ourselves down. More than a decade of harsh partisanship in Washington, D.C., and profound anxiety across the country over our national future—a longer stretch of national doubt than we had even in the 1970s, arguably—have taken their toll. But we are doing much better than the common wisdom often holds, and that should help us face everyone from Vladimir Putin and Ayatollah Khamenei to an increasingly assertive China with confidence and rational optimism, not gloom and doom .
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en two letters picked without replacement from mhmhhmmtjamm?
1/11
Calculate prob of picking 1 h and 1 u when two letters picked without replacement from usuhsohshso.
6/55
Two letters picked without replacement from {t: 6, y: 13}. Give prob of picking 2 y.
26/57
Calculate prob of picking 1 f and 1 h when two letters picked without replacement from {d: 2, f: 1, i: 2, h: 2, u: 5, c: 1}.
1/39
Two letters picked without replacement from ojoo. Give prob of picking 2 o.
1/2
Two letters picked without replacement from {w: 4, c: 6, h: 5, f: 5}. Give prob of picking 1 c and 1 w.
12/95
Four letters picked without replacement from tultlluputtuinuunnn. What is prob of picking 1 p and 3 u?
5/969
What is prob of picking 1 l and 1 p when two letters picked without replacement from rpjjlljllp?
8/45
Two letters picked without replacement from rctimibr. Give prob of picking 1 c and 1 i.
1/14
Four letters picked without replacement from {k: 6, c: 4, n: 4}. What is prob of picking 1 n, 1 k, and 2 c?
144/1001
What is prob of picking 1 w and 2 p when three letters picked without replacement from {w: 5, p: 13}?
65/136
Calculate prob of picking 2 c when two letters picked without replacement from {d: 1, c: 5, j: 11}.
5/68
Calculate prob of picking 1 d and 1 b when two letters picked without replacement from eokzbbdo.
1/14
What is prob of picking 3 g when three letters picked without replacement from {g: 5}?
1
What is prob of picking 3 v and 1 j when four letters picked without replacement from {v: 10, j: 4}?
480/1001
What is prob of picking 4 v when four letters picked without replacement from vitttvtytttvggttvgvt?
1/969
Calculate prob of picking 1 l and 3 m when four letters picked without replacement from mmmmlmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
1/5
What is prob of picking 1 x and 3 g when four letters picked without replacement from gbbatgbgbbxgtbget?
1/238
Two letters picked without replacement from kkkkppfp. What is prob of picking 1 p and 1 f?
3/28
Calculate prob of picking 1 i and 1 x when two letters picked without replacement from {i: 2, y: 1, g: 4, x: 3}.
2/15
What is prob of picking 1 e and 1 o when two letters picked without replacement from {e: 7, j: 1, u: 6, o: 4}?
28/153
Calculate prob of picking 3 q when three letters picked without replacement from {w: 2, m: 2, q: 10}.
30/91
Four letters picked without replacement from {e: 12, p: 6}. What is prob of picking 4 p?
1/204
Two letters picked without replacement from {t: 1, z: 2, j: 2, s: 5, y: 2, r: 1}. Give prob of picking 1 y and 1 j.
2/39
Three letters picked without replacement from {u: 1, g: 1, s: 2, i: 1}. Give prob of picking 1 g and 2 s.
1/10
Three letters picked without replacement from dzzdzzzzzzdz. What is prob of picking 1 d and 2 z?
27/55
Three letters picked without replacement from qqjeejsaqq. Give prob of picking 1 e, 1 q, and 1 j.
2/15
What is prob of picking 3 i when three letters picked without replacement from zzzilizizzzizlzll?
1/170
What is prob of picking 1 e and 1 r when two letters picked without replacement from {r: 8, e: 5, q: 2, l: 1}?
1/3
What is prob of picking 1 g, 1 p, and 1 u when three letters picked without replacement from {b: 1, w: 1, g: 1, p: 1, f: 2, u: 1}?
1/35
Four letters picked without replacement from kbfroff. Give prob of picking 1 r, 2 b, and 1 f.
0
Two letters picked without replacement from mymyyymymymm. What is prob of picking 2 y?
5/22
What is prob of picking 2 m when two letters picked without replacement from ppmppmpmmp?
2/15
Four letters picked without replacement from ddiiddhiihiiddididi. Give prob of picking 1 i, 1 h, and 2 d.
42/323
What is prob of picking 1 p and 1 n when two letters picked without replacement from pnlaajm?
1/21
Calculate prob of picking 1 l, 1 s, 1 e, and 1 a when four letters picked without replacement from ellseleseellseae.
3/52
Three letters picked without replacement from {g: 2, u: 1, i: 3, k: 3, j: 1}. What is prob of picking 1 k, 1 j, and 1 u?
1/40
Four letters picked without replacement from {c: 4, a: 1, y: 4, o: 2, v: 5}. What is prob of picking 1 o, 2 c, and 1 y?
12/455
What is prob of picking 1 h and 1 m when two letters picked without replacement from {h: 2, m: 7}?
7/18
Three letters picked without replacement from {v: 7, w: 2}. Give prob of picking 2 v and 1 w.
1/2
Three letters picked without replacement from {k: 3, c: 3, x: 1, j: 3, t: 1}. What is prob of picking 2 k and 1 t?
1/55
Three letters picked without replacement from {u: 9, k: 3}. Give prob of picking 3 k.
1/220
What is prob of picking 2 v and 1 l when three letters picked without replacement from lvvvll?
9/20
What is prob of picking 1 e, 2 p, and 1 g when four letters picked without replacement from {n: 1, e: 8, g: 2, b: 1, p: 2}?
16/1001
Calculate prob of picking 1 i and 2 o when three letters picked without replacement from {i: 6, o: 2, z: 10}.
1/136
Two letters picked without replacement from ffiffffcfffffff. Give prob of picking 1 i and 1 f.
13/105
What is prob of picking 4 a when four letters picked without replacement from aaaaaaaaaaaaaauaaa?
7/9
What is prob of picking 1 a, 1 i, and 1 p when three letters picked without replacement from titptpatapapaayia?
6/85
Calculate prob of picking 1 u and 2 a when three letters picked without replacement from auaaauuuauuuufuuuuuu.
7/57
Four letters picked without replacement from giqrrqriqgrqrrrr. Give prob of picking 1 r and 3 q.
8/455
Two letters picked without replacement from twttwtwtwtwtwwtt. Give prob of picking 2 t.
3/10
Calculate prob of picking 1 p and 1 d when two letters picked without replacement from {d: 1, w: 2, p: 1}.
1/6
Two letters picked without replacement from {a: 3, e: 3}. Give prob of picking 2 e.
1/5
What is prob of picking 3 n and 1 b when four letters picked without replacement from sbsbsnswswsssnnb?
3/1820
Three letters picked without replacement from gkggaaagguauguxggg. What is prob of picking 1 u, 1 a, and 1 g?
9/68
Two letters picked without replacement from ttblbllbtlllt. What is prob of picking 1 b and 1 l?
3/13
Three letters picked without replacement from wcszswszzzszszssw. Give prob of picking 3 z.
1/34
Calculate prob of picking 3 r and 1 w when four letters picked without replacement from {r: 1, w: 1, l: 10, y: 3}.
0
What is prob of picking 2 a when two letters picked without replacement from {t: 16, a: 4}?
3/95
Calculate prob of picking 2 y and 1 x when three letters picked without replacement from vxyvkvxqyy.
1/20
What is prob of picking 1 a, 1 o, and 2 x when four letters picked without replacement from {a: 1, c: 5, o: 6, j: 1, x: 2}?
2/455
Calculate prob of picking 1 h and 2 n when three letters picked without replacement from nhshhssnsnhss.
6/143
Calculate prob of picking 2 l when two letters picked without replacement from {l: 4, m: 15}.
2/57
What is prob of picking 1 b and 1 l when two letters picked without replacement from {t: 2, b: 2, l: 2}?
4/15
What is prob of picking 3 r when three letters picked without replacement from qqhmkkqmqrk?
0
Two letters picked without replacement from {p: 5, a: 2, r: 3}. What is prob of picking 1 p and 1 r?
1/3
Two letters picked without replacement from zxz. What is prob of picking 2 z?
1/3
What is prob of picking 2 y when two letters picked without replacement from ywwwywwwwww?
1/55
Calculate prob of picking 1 z and 1 m when two letters picked without replacement from zxzzmniimi.
2/15
Three letters picked without replacement from {y: 2, k: 3, t: 9, j: 3, g: 1, n: 2}. What is prob of picking 1 y, 1 n, and 1 g?
1/285
Three letters picked without replacement from {f: 1, t: 1, u: 1, m: 1, v: 1, y: 2}. What is prob of picking 1 f, 1 y, and 1 m?
2/35
Calculate prob of picking 2 a and 1 t when three letters picked without replacement from {a: 8, t: 1, i: 8, j: 1, w: 1}.
28/969
Two letters picked without replacement from aarrarrqar. Give prob of picking 1 r and 1 q.
1/9
What is prob of picking 2 n and 1 o when three letters picked without replacement from oononnxxonoxxx?
15/182
Four letters picked without replacement from {o: 6, u: 1, r: 2, b: 1, i: 2}. What is prob of picking 1 o, 2 r, and 1 i?
4/165
What is prob of picking 2 h and 1 k when three letters picked without replacement from {h: 12, k: 4, c: 4}?
22/95
Calculate prob of picking 3 f when three lette
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Every October 23rd
Jay Leno, Johnny Carson, Giraldo Rivera, these names have been the bread and butter of television throughout daytime and primetime. We all have memories around them, whether it's the crazy antics of Giraldo Rivera, or...
23rd October (Fourth Sunday of October)
The only thing more intimidating than a huge international film star is your mother-in-law.Benjamin Walker
There’s a lot of jokes about them, the bane of our existence and the constant nagging voice that hangs at...
Every October
”Some of the greatest battles will be fought within the silent chambers of your own soul.”
~ Ezra Taft Benson
Ezra speaks truly, the worst battles we can fight are those within ourselves, against voices that persist...
Every October
Every October
Computers now occupy almost every part of our lives, from the smartphones we spend our days communicating on, to the laptops and desktops that are the foundation of every business. It wasn’t so long ago...
Every October
Fair Trade Month aims to raise awareness of the reasons why fair trade is important, and to promote buying and using socially and commercially sustainable, fair trade products in place of commodities which may harm...
Every October
The annual campaign to educate people about emotional intelligence began in 2006. Each year the Emotional Intelligence Institute organizes the campaign and offers a number of educational materials for free on the non-profit's website at...
Every October
A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere.Groucho Marx
There are many superstitions surrounding the feline with sable fur, and the one stating that your luck is going to have...
Every October
In the underworld, reality itself has elastic properties and is capable of being stretched into different definitions of the truth.Roderick Vincent, The Cause
So, you think your computer is the best thing you own? Then...
Every October
I was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) as an adult, but I don't remember a time when I didn't have them. Back in the 1960s, when I was growing...
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{
"assets": ["*.png","*.otf", "*.ico"],
"shared":[
],
"libs" : [
"react",
"react-dom",
"create-react-class",
"lodash",
"classnames",
"codemirror",
"codemirror/mode/gfm/gfm.js",
"codemirror/mode/javascript/javascript.js",
"moment",
"superagent",
"marked"
]
}
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Q:
Default .NET sanitization on DropDownList (WebControls)
I'm working with legacy code - WebControls with some .NET, got XSS problems.
In my code behind I've got simple DropDownList with ListItems added in a foreach like this:
foreach (string enumValue in aEnumValues)
pListBox.Items.Add(new ListItem(enumValue, enumValue));
But, when the dropDown is generated, value attributes of options aren't fully sanitized. The options in response body look like this:
<option selected="selected" value=""><img src=2 onerror=alert(y65)>">"><img src=2 onerror=alert(y65)></option>
<option value="df">df</option>
<option value=""dsdf><img src=2 onerror=alert(y65)> "><img src=2 onerror=alert(y65)> ">"dsdf><img src=2 onerror=alert(y65)> "><img src=2 onerror=alert(y65)> </option>
As you can see, for value attributes, not all characters are escaped. How can I fix this? Or is this some issue with WebControls?
A:
Values in ListControls are usually integers, if you can refactor it it would be more maintainable for any future changes. If you want a quick fix, u can need to encode the html parts:
foreach (string enumValue in aEnumValues)
pListBox.Items.Add(new ListItem(enumValue, Server.HtmlEncode(enumValue)));
Update(based on yr comment):
if u look at the select tag it show html tags, have u ever seen a select tag showing html tags? I bet the select tag is hidden and it's for some logic in page. Usally the value attribute in the option tag is one word like integer or code:
<select id="card">
<option value="visa">Visa</option>
<option value="mc">Master card</option> -- value is abbreviation of display text
<option value="amex">American Express</option>
</select>
<select id="lstStates">
<option value="CA">California</option> -- value is state's code
<option value="FL">Florida</option>
</select>
<select id="lstStaffs">
<option value="1001">Daniel Smith</option> --value is StaffId
<option value="1008">John Doe</option>
</select>
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Q:
Can an Android (Java not C/C++) plugin alter unity textures?
I'm trying to use an Android plugin to get around the fact that Unity does not support Video Textures on mobile. I do this by getting the texture ID of the texture that will be used for video (supplied by Texture2D.GetNativeTextureID()) which i then pass into the Java Plugin.
The plugin then follows a standard MediaPlayer implementation to play the video into a Surface Texture, which has been assigned the aforementioned texture ID.
When i call the MediaPlayer.Start() method, LogCat outputs as if the media player is working normally/as hoped, however the texture never changes in the app. I'm calling the plugin (and even initializing it) from the OnPreRender() method of a monobehaviour script, along with making sure to call GL.InvalidateState() too.
Here's a look at the relevant code:
Constructor:
public VideoPlayer(String _path, Context _cont) {
m_MediaPlayer = new MediaPlayer();
try {
Uri uri = Uri.parse(_path);
m_MediaPlayer.setDataSource(_cont, uri);
m_MediaPlayer.setOnPreparedListener(this);
}
catch (IOException e) {
Log.e(TAG, "Error setting data source: " + e.getMessage());
}
}
Surface Texture Prep:
public void PrepareVideo(int _texPtr) {
try {
m_SurfTex = new SurfaceTexture(_texPtr);
m_SurfTex.setOnFrameAvailableListener(this);
Log.i(TAG, "Surface Texture ready");
Surface surface = new Surface(m_SurfTex);
m_MediaPlayer.setSurface(surface);
Log.i(TAG, "Surface Ready");
surface.release();
m_Ready = true;
m_MediaPlayer.prepare();
}
catch (IOException | IllegalStateException e) {
Log.e(TAG, "Error preparing player: " + e.getMessage());
m_Ready = false;
}
}
I'd like to know if this type of process is possible with my current setup, or will have to look into writing something using the NDK instead? Specifically, can a surface texture alter a texture produced in Unity?
A:
It would appears that while i have found nothing explicitly states that this CAN be done, there is no real information or any examples of it having been done before.
I'll be attempting a re-working of this in native C++ code.
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[Galeazzi's fracture in the x-ray picture].
Galeazzi's fracture represents the rather rare association of a fracture of the radial shaft with disruption of the distal radio-ulnar joint (13). The assessment of 19 galeazzi's fractures revealed the typical displacement of the distal radial fragment with a concomitant contraction in 7 and a lateral dislocation to the ulnar and/or volar side in 7 cases. The characteristic dorsal and/or lateral dislocation of the ulna following the disruption of the distal radio-ulnar joint was seen in 16 patients. Besides this dislocation additional radiographic signs of the rupture of the capsule and ligaments were a widening of the joint space of the distal radio-ulnar articulation shown on the ap-projection in 10, a pathological shortening of the radius or ulnae in 7 and the avulsion of the ulnar styloid process in 10 patients.
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Doctrineのマイグレーションパッケージのプログラミングインターフェイスを通して本番のデータベースを簡単に更新できます。データベースがバージョン管理されバージョンを通して差し戻しできるように変更が行われます。
==========================
マイグレーションを実行する
==========================
マイグレーションクラスの作り方を学んだので次のセクションでDoctrinenのテスト環境でマイグレーションを実装できるようにマイグレーションの実行の仕方を見てみましょう。
最初に``Doctrine_Migration``の新しいインスタンスを作りこれにマイグレーションクラスへのパスを渡しましょう:
$migration = new Doctrine\_Migration('/path/to/migration\_classes',
$conn);
**NOTE**
``Doctrine\_Migration``コンストラクタの2番目の引数に注目してください。オプションの``Doctrine_Connection``インスタンスを渡すことができます。使うマイグレーションクラスの接続を渡さなければ、現在の接続が取り込まれます。
``migrate()``メソッドを呼び出すことで最新バージョンに移行できます:
$migration->migrate();
特定のバージョンにマイグレートするには``migrate()``に引数を渡します。例えばバージョン0から3にマイグレートできます:
$migration->migrate(3);
バージョン3から0に戻すことができます:
$migration->migrate(0);
データベースの現在のバージョンを取得するには``getCurrentVersion()``メソッドを使います:
echo $migration->getCurrentVersion();
.. tip::
``migrate()``メソッドのバージョン番号の引数を省略するとDoctrineは内部でディレクトリで見つかるクラスの最新バージョン番号にマイグレートしようとします。
**NOTE** **マイグレーションのトランザクション**
内部ではDoctrineはトランザクションのマイグレーションバージョンをラップしません。マイグレーションクラスで例外とトランザクションを処理するのは開発者しだいです。トランザクションDDLをサポートするデータベースはごくわずかであることを覚えておいてください。大抵のデータベースでは、トランザクションでマイグレーションをラップする場合でも、create、alter、drop、renameなどのステートメントは効果があります。
====
実装
====
マイグレーションの実施方法を理解したので``migrate.php``という名前でテスト環境のスクリプトを実装してみましょう。
最初にマイグレーションクラスを保存する場所が必要なので``migrations``という名前のディレクトリを作りましょう:
$ mkdir migrations
``migrate.php``スクリプトを作り次のコードを記入します:
// migrate.php
require\_once('bootstrap.php');
$migration = new Doctrine\_Migration('migrations');
$migration->migrate();
============================
マイグレーションクラスを書く
============================
マイグレーションクラスは``Doctrine_Migration``を継承するシンプルなクラスで構成されます。``up()``と``down()``メソッドを定義します。これらのメソッドはそれぞれ指定されたマイグレーションバージョンでのデータベースの変更とその取り消しを意味します。
**NOTE**
クラスの名前がなんであれ、正しい順序でマイグレーションをロードするために使われる数字が含まれる接頭辞をクラスが含まれるファイルの名前につけなければなりません。
バージョン1から始まるデータベースをビルドするために使うマイグレーションクラスの例です。
最初のバージョンとして``migration_test``という名前の新しいテーブルを作りましょう:
// migrations/1\_add\_table.php
class AddTable extends Doctrine\_Migration\_Base { public function up()
{ $this->createTable('migration\_test', array('field1' => array('type'
=> 'string'))); }
::
public function down()
{
$this->dropTable('migration_test');
}
}
前のバージョンで追加したテーブルに新しいカラムを追加した2番目のバージョンを作りましょう:
// migrations/2\_add\_column.php
class AddColumn extends Doctrine\_Migration\_Base { public function up()
{ $this->addColumn('migration\_test', 'field2', 'string'); }
::
public function down()
{
$this->removeColumn('migration_test', 'field2');
}
}
最後に、``field1``カラムの型を変更してみましょう:
// migrations/3\_change\_column.php
class ChangeColumn extends Doctrine\_Migration\_Base { public function
up() { $this->changeColumn('migration\_test', 'field2', 'integer'); }
::
public function down()
{
$this->changeColumn('migration_test', 'field2', 'string');
}
}
3つのマイグレーションクラスを作成したので以前実装した``migrate.php``スクリプトを実行できます:
$ php migrate.php
データベースを見ると``migrate\_test``という名前のテーブルが存在し``migration_version``のバージョン番号が3に設定されることが確認できます。
最初の状態に差し戻したい場合``migrate.php``スクリプトで``migrate()``メソッドにバージョン番号を渡します:
// migrate.php
// ... $migration = new Doctrine\_Migration('migrations');
$migration->migrate(0);
そして``migrate.php``スクリプトを実行します:
$ php migrate.php
データベースを見ると、``up()``メソッドで行ったすべての内容が``down()``メソッドの内容によって差し戻されます。
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利用可能なオペレーション
------------------------
マイグレーションクラスでデータベースを変えるために利用できるメソッドの一覧は次の通りです。
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
テーブルを作成する
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
// ... public function up() { $columns = array( 'id' => array( 'type'
=> 'integer', 'unsigned' => 1, 'notnull' => 1, 'default' => 0 ), 'name'
=> array( 'type' => 'string', 'length' => 12 ), 'password' => array(
'type' => 'string', 'length' => 12 ) );
::
$options = array(
'type' => 'INNODB',
'charset' => 'utf8'
);
$this->createTable('table_name', $columns, $options);
}
// ...
**NOTE**
スキーマを操作するために使われるデータ構造とデータベース抽象化レイヤーで使われるデータ構造が同じであることにお気づきかもしれません。これはマイグレーションクラスで指定されているオペレーションを実行するために内部でマイグレーションパッケージがデータベース抽象化レイヤーを使用しているからです。
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
テーブルを削除する
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
// ... public function down() { $this->dropTable('table\_name'); } //
...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
テーブルをリネームする
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
// ... public function up() { $this->renameTable('old\_table\_name',
'new\_table\_name'); } // ...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
制約を作成する
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
// ... public function up() { $definition = array( 'fields' => array(
'username' => array() ), 'unique' => true );
::
$this->createConstraint('table_name', 'constraint_name', $definition);
}
// ...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
制約を削除する
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
**Now the opposite ``down()`` would look like the following:**
// ... public function down() { $this->dropConstraint('table\_name',
'constraint\_name'); } // ...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
外部キーを削除する
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
// ... public function up() { $definition = array( 'local' =>
'email\_id', 'foreign' => 'id', 'foreignTable' => 'email', 'onDelete' =>
'CASCADE' );
::
$this->createForeignKey('table_name', 'email_foreign_key', $definition);
}
// ...
``$definition``用の有効なオプションは次の通りです:
\|\|~ 名前 \|\|~ 説明 \|\| \|\| ``name`` \|\| オプションの制約名 \|\|
\|\| ``local`` \|\| ローカルフィールド \|\| \|\| ``foreign`` \|\|
外部参照フィールド \|\| \|\| ``foreignTable`` \|\| 外部テーブルの名前
\|\| \|\| ``onDelete`` \|\| 参照の削除アクション \|\| \|\| ``onUpdate``
\|\| 参照の更新アクション \|\| \|\| ``deferred`` \|\|
延期された制約チェック \|\|
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
外部キーを削除する
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
// ... public function down() { $this->dropForeignKey('table\_name',
'email\_foreign\_key'); } // ...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
カラムを追加する
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
// ... public function up() { $this->addColumn('table\_name',
'column\_name', 'string', $length, $options); } // ...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
カラムをリネームする
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
**NOTE**
sqliteのような一部のDBMSはカラムのリネームオペレーションを実装していません。sqlite接続を使用している場合カラムをリネームしようとすると例外が投げられます。
// ... public function up() { $this->renameColumn('table\_name',
'old\_column\_name', 'new\_column\_name'); } // ...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
カラムを変更する
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
**既存のカラムのアスペクトを変更する:**
// ... public function up() { $options = array('length' => 1);
$this->changeColumn('table\_name', 'column\_name', 'tinyint', $options);
} // ...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
カラムを削除する
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
// ... public function up() { $this->removeColumn('table\_name',
'column\_name'); } // ...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
不可逆なマイグレーション
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
.. tip::
リバースできない``up()``メソッドでオペレーションを実行することがあります。例えばテーブルからカラムを削除する場合です。この場合新しい``Doctrine\_Migration_IrreversibleMigrationException``例外を投げる必要があります。
// ... public function down() { throw new
Doctrine\_Migration\_IrreversibleMigrationException( 'The remove column
operation cannot be undone!' ); } // ...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
インデックスを追加する
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
// ... public function up() { $options = array('fields' => array(
'username' => array( 'sorting' => 'ascending' ), 'last\_login' =>
array()));
::
$this->addIndex('table_name', 'index_name', $options)
}
// ...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
インデックスを削除する
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
// ... public function down() { $this->removeIndex('table\_name',
'index\_name'); } // ...
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プレフックとポストフック
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モデルでデータベースのデータを変えることが必要な場合があります。テーブルを作成もしくは変更するので``up()``もしくは``down()``メソッドが処理された後でデータを変更しなければなりません。``preUp()``、``postUp()``、``preDown()``、と``postDown()``という名前でフックを用意します。定義すればこれらのメソッドは実行されます:
// migrations/1\_add\_table.php
class AddTable extends Doctrine\_Migration\_Base { public function up()
{ $this->createTable('migration\_test', array('field1' => array('type'
=> 'string'))); }
::
public function postUp()
{
$migrationTest = new MigrationTest();
$migrationTest->field1 = 'Initial record created by migrations';
$migrationTest->save();
}
public function down()
{
$this->dropTable('migration_test');
}
}
**NOTE**
上記の例は``MigrationTest``モデルを作成し利用可能にしたことを前提とします。``up()``メソッドが実行されると``migration_test``テーブルが作成されるので``MigrationTest``モデルが使われます。このモデルの定義は下記の通りです。
// models/MigrationTest.php
class MigrationTest extends Doctrine\_Record { public function
setTableDefinition() { $this->hasColumn('field1', 'string'); } }
YAMLフォーマットでの例は次の通りです。[doc yaml-schema-files
:name]の章でYAMLの詳細を学びます:
# schema.yml
MigrationTest: columns: field1: string
----------------------
Up/Downの自動化
----------------------
Doctrineのマイグレーション機能では大抵の場合マイグレーションメソッドの反対側を自動化することが可能です。例えばマイグレーションのupで新しいカラムを作成する場合、downを簡単に自動化するのは可能で必要なのは作成されたカラムを削除することです。これは``up``と``down``の両方に対して``migrate()``メソッドを使用して実現可能です。
``migrate()``メソッドは$directionの引数を受け取り``up``もしくは``down``の値を持つようになります。この値は``column``、``table``、のようなメソッドの最初の引数に渡されます。
カラムの追加と削除を自動化する例は次の通りです。
class MigrationTest extends Doctrine\_Migration\_Base { public function
migrate($direction) { :code:`this->column(`\ direction, 'table\_name',
'column\_name', 'string', '255'); } }
上記のマイグレーションでupを実行するときカラムが追加され、downが実行されるときカラムが削除されます。
自動化できるマイグレーションメソッドのリストは次の通りです:
\|\|~ 自動メソッド名 \|\|~ 自動化 \|\| \|\| ``table()`` \|\|
createTable()/dropTable() \|\| \|\| ``constraint()`` \|\|
createConstraint()/dropConstraint() \|\| \|\| ``foreignKey()`` \|\|
createForeignKey()/dropForeignKey() \|\| \|\| ``column()`` \|\|
addColumn()/removeColumn() \|\| \|\| ``index()`` \|\|
addIndex()/removeIndex() \|\|
--------------------------
マイグレーションを生成する
--------------------------
Doctrineはいくつかの異なる方法でマイグレーションクラスを生成する機能を提供します。既存のデータベースを再現するマイグレーションのセットを生成する、もしくは既存のモデルのセット用にデータベースを作成するマイグレーションクラスを生成します。2つのスキーマ情報の2つのセットの間の違いからマイグレーションを生成することもできます。
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
データベースから
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
既存のデータベース接続からマイグレーションのセットを生成するには、``Doctrine_Core::generateMigrationsFromDb()``を使います。
Doctrine\_Core::generateMigrationsFromDb('/path/to/migration/classes');
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
既存のモデルから
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
既存のモデルのセットからマイグレーションのセットを生成するには、``Doctrine_Core::generateMigrationsFromModels()``を使うだけです。
Doctrine\_Core::generateMigrationsFromModels('/path/to/migration/classes',
'/path/to/models');
^^^^^^^^^^
差分ツール
^^^^^^^^^^
ときにはモデルを変更して変更に対するマイグレーション処理を自動化できるようにしたいことがあります。以前は変更に対してマイグレーションクラスを書かなければなりませんでした。しかし差分ツールによって変更を行い変更用のマイグレーションクラスを生成できます。
差分ツールはシンプルで使いやすいです。これは"from"と"to"を受け取り、これらは次のうちのどれかになります:
- YAMLスキーマファイルへのパス
- 既存のデータベース接続の名前
- モデルの既存のセットへのパス
2つのYAMLスキーマファイルを作るシンプルな例を考えます。1つは``schema1.yml``でもう1つは``schema2.yml``という名前です。
``schema1.yml``はシンプルな``User``モデルを含みます:
# schema1.yml
User: columns: username: string(255) password: string(255)
スキーマを修正して``email_address``カラムを追加する場合を考えてみましょう:
# schema1.yml
User: columns: username: string(255) password: string(255)
email\_address: string(255)
これでデータベースに新しいカラムを追加できるマイグレーションクラスを簡単に作ることができます:
Doctrine\_Core::generateMigrationsFromDiff('/path/to/migration/classes',
'/path/to/schema1.yml', '/path/to/schema2.yml');
これによって``/path/to/migration/classes/1236199329_version1.php``のパスでファイルが生み出されます。
class Version1 extends Doctrine\_Migration\_Base { public function up()
{ $this->addColumn('user', 'email\_address', 'string', '255', array ());
}
::
public function down()
{
$this->removeColumn('user', 'email_address');
}
}
データベースを簡単にマイグレートして新しいカラムを追加できます！
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まとめ
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安全かつ簡単にスキーマを変更できるので本番のデータベーススキーマを変更するためにマイグレーション機能は大いに推奨されます。
マイグレーションはこの本で検討する最後の機能です。最後の章では日常業務で手助けになる他のトピックを検討します。最初に他の[doc
utilities :name]を検討しましょう。
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errno = -EINVAL;
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}
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And it's tedious to whine and jump up and down and complain when a wand isn't waved and everything is made right by the first candidate who really seemed to get it, who was even able to address black church congregations about homophobia. And obviously patience is necessary; and legislative work takes time; and there are real challenges on so many fronts, especially the economy and the legacy of war crimes and the permanently restive Iraqi and Afghan regions we are constantly in the process of liberating from themselves. No one expects a president to be grappling with all this early on, or, God help us, actually leading on civil rights. That's our job, not his.
But I have a sickeningly familiar feeling in my stomach, and the feeling deepens with every interaction with the Obama team on these issues. They want them to go away. They want us to go away.
Here we are, in the summer of 2009, with gay servicemembers still being fired for the fact of their orientation. Here we are, with marriage rights spreading through the country and world and a president who cannot bring himself even to acknowledge these breakthroughs in civil rights, and having no plan in any distant future to do anything about it at a federal level. Here I am, facing a looming deadline to be forced to leave my American husband for good, and relocate abroad because the HIV travel and immigration ban remains in force and I have slowly run out of options (unlike most non-Americans with HIV who have no options at all).
And what is Obama doing about any of these things? What is he even intending at some point to do about these things? So far as I can read the administration, the answer is: nada.
This administration is a welcome relief on many fronts from the danger presented by McCain/Palin, but he and his team have made it loud and clear that not only must we "be patient" but we are not to expect any support or comment from from this White House as equality blooms in legal landmark fashion around the country.
What would be welcome is a president willing to discuss our issues openly so they can be debated honestly. He's now silent. On purpose. Or worse, sending out his press secretary to fumble before the press corps with bullsh*t answers.
More below the fold.
You might recall an earlier post when I told you all that an LGBT reporter I know called the White House to ask for a statement about marriage equality passing in Vermont, the official word --
Yep, he's set his own trap with the absurd position that he has to now politically defend, even as his stance that civil unions are somehow equivalent to marriage keeps getting shot down as states and courts say otherwise. This administration is behind the curve now, and it's happy to be there and let us twist in the wind, and in Andrew Sullivan's case, confronting this situation:
I am, facing a looming deadline to be forced to leave my American husband for good, and relocate abroad because the HIV travel and immigration ban remains in force and I have slowly run out of options (unlike most non-Americans with HIV who have no options at all).
And that's while our nation's military continues to accept felons, gang-members and white supremacists because it can't fill its ranks. Obviously national security isn't a priority for this administration, or he'd at least talk about it.
As I posted earlier, it's not as though his hands are completely tied on DADT. He has chosen not to pursue tools at his disposal.
...1) Under the law "the President may suspend any provision of law relating to promotion, retirement, or separation applicable to any member of the armed forces who the President determines is essential to the national security of the United States" during a "period of national emergency." The statute specifically defines a "national emergency" as a time when "members of a reserve component are serving involuntarily on active duty."
2) Don't Ask, Don't Tell grants to the Defense Department authority to determine the process by which discharges will be carried out, saying they will proceed "under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense... in accordance with procedures set forth in such regulation."
3) Don't Ask, Don't Tell calls for the discharge of service members "if" a finding of homosexuality is made, but it does not require that such a finding ever be made. According to the study, these provisions mean that the Pentagon, not Congress, has the "authority to devise and implement the procedures under which those findings may be made."
It's ridiculous to hear straight fellow progressives try to make excuses for President Obama about this. No one in the LGBT community that I know is saying these issues are more important than the economy, or a host of issues that affect us all. The fact they cannot deny is that he's not only not doing anything, he doesn't want to even discuss the matter. Is that not problematic?
It costs no time or votes to slap down the obvious use of his "one man, one woman, leave it to the states" position by the fringe right to fundraise to try to roll back marriage equality. All we receive is silence, or rather, "No Comment."
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Your so right about this and it is so dissapointing to have to wait on some invisible timeline while people around us are still being hurt and existing regulations hamper or destroy their lives.
My one and only hope is that by June of next year, there is going to be some serious thought given to holding or even improving the Democratic margins in Congress and the real appealing to the bases of both parties will start to show up again as before the last election.
Everything that is being done now by this administration to create changes in the economy health care, the war, etc. are going to be riding on what the Congress looks like after November of 2010. If the Republicans can mount any kind of comeback at all, they will have to make the effort next year to organize and fight a total democratic takeover of Congress. If they succeed, it could mean the end of this present adminstration or any hope for a second term for Obama. I think this all points to the fact that next year is going to be crucial to keep and mobilize the base so that programs now being designed will be able to become realities. The deals for our issues in the GLBT Community were not cut and agreed to before the last election. But the issues did become just that; issues to be taken a stand on, which is what Obama did. The real deals are going to be made in 2010 and that is what we have to be preparing for now. Our frustration right now is that "no commnet" right now, seems like no one is remembering what was said in 2008 and GLBT people are still suffering unfairly.
Looking at it from Obama's point of view, I would be saying that I'm going to do something, lets talk about it in early to mide 2010, so that if we get a clear majority we can move quickly on things in 2011 and call it a mandate from the voters.
Any gravitas that we have after next November of 2010, will be evident when the right wing starts to use us again, as in the past, as the reason not to vote for Democrats. That is the time to make the deals with this administration.
It may not be right for those suffering now, but I just don't see it happening any other way and any pressure now may be noted and filed in the back of someone's mind, but it's not going to become crucial or pressing to their interests until next year. That does not mean we should not press or help to clarify our issues. But it does mean that any hope to resolve them this year is not based in political reality.
If Obama was to overturn DADT, sign Hate Crimes and ENDA into law tomorrow, I would be looking for a rainbow hallo to appear over his head within an hour after that. It would be a miracle.
The bitterness of this is that I am sure he does personally "get it" but is allowing himself to be managed. Enough with the logrolling, enact those provisions you ran on. You must live up to the expectations of the voters who elected you.
I made these comments in my May 1, 2009 column for Mom Guess What? Newspaper, one of 2 gay papers in Sacramento:
While certainly at this point in time, the Democrats are the best vehicle for glbt to progress and find protections we should not forget it is the Democrats in Congress who helped give us Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) and the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), signed in the middle of the night by Democrat Bill Clinton.
And it now the heavily controlled Democratic Congress that is dragging its feet about repealing DADT and DOMA under the guise the economic situation must be dealt with to the exclusion of glbt concerns.
Apparently Congress can’t multitask to deal with more than one problem at a time.
I remember a few years ago listening to our arch protagonist and chair of the Traditional Values Coalition, the Reverend Louis P. Sheldon, give his philosophy on governing that when you are the party in political power you can do whatever you want despite the objections of the minority party because, “That’s the way the cookie crumbles!”
Getting DOMA and DADT repealed should a relatively simple matter, if the Democratic leadership, which includes our San Francisco neighbor and supposed ally, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, had the real desire to do it.
They are the majority! Hold a couple hours of hearing in the morning in the proper committees, vote it out to floor before noon, vote on it on the floor in afternoon and send it to the Prez for his signature the next day.
And that according to Rev. Lou, when you are in power, “that is the way the cookie crumbles!” So Democrats you have the power, you do what you want!
The repeal of these two odious laws just might be a fitting reward to all of those faithful glbt Democrats and their allies who have stuck with the party despite being thrown under the bus more times than we can count.
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The Vermont brand has been built on a bucolic image of cows grazing on endless pastures . . . Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and other Vermont companies have used this idyllic imagery to sell their products. Gone are the days, however, when most of Vermont’s cows were grazing in spectacularly scenic landscapes. Now a majority of Vermont’s cows are locked up in . . . ‘confined animal feeding operations’ or CAFOs . . . grazing on concrete with a diet rich in GMO corn and pesticides. - “Vermont’s GMO Addiction: Pesticides, Polluted Water and Climate Destruction,” Regeneration Vermont
The most important thing we can do today as conscious consumers, farmers and food workers is to regenerate public health, the environment and climate stability. We can do this most readily by moving away from industrial, GMO and factory-farm food toward an organic, pasture-based, soil-regenerative, humane, carbon-sequestering and climate-friendly agriculture system.
What’s standing in the way of this life-or-death transformation? Rampant greenwashing. The proliferation of $90 billion worth of fraudulently labeled or advertised “natural” and “socially responsible” food products in the U.S. confuses even the most well-intentioned of consumers and lures them away from purchasing genuine organic or grass-fed products.
Perhaps no company personifies greenwashing more than Vermont-based Ben & Jerry’s. Ben & Jerry’s history—a start-up launched by two affable hippies, from a renovated gas station in Burlington, Vt., —is legendary. Despite selling out to Unilever in April 2000, the brand’s handlers have preserved its quirky, homespun image, and masterfully convinced consumers that Ben & Jerry’s has never strayed from its mission: “to make the world a better place.”
As the New York Times reports, the Organic Consumers Association (OCA) recently sent samples of Ben and Jerry’s top-selling ice cream brands to an independent testing lab for analysis. Ten out of 11 samples tested positive for Roundup (glyphosate and AMPA) herbicide contamination
So much for making the world a better place.
Compare the Ben & Jerry's test results with the results of our testing of organic brands, brands that use organic milk from farms that are actually making the world a better place. Three out of four nationally distributed organic ice cream brands tested negative for Roundup contamination (only Whole Foods “365” brand was contaminated).
A history of stalling on organic
Twenty-four years ago, anti-GMO food activists, including the Pure Food Campaign (OCA’s predecessor), successfully pressured Ben & Jerry’s and a number of other leading dairies to prohibit the use of America’s first genetically engineered food product, Monsanto’s recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH). Now marketed by drug giant Elanco (Eli Lilly), rBGH is linked to increased risk of human breast and colon cancer, a greater use of antibiotics in animal feed, and damage to cow’s health.
Several groups, including the OCA, subsequently asked Ben & Jerry’s to move beyond just prohibiting their dairy cows from being injected with rBGH. We asked them to go 100 percent organic, which would have required the company to ban its dairy suppliers from feeding their cows GMO corn and grain, and to use only organic ingredients in its flavors. But even before Ben & Jerry’s was bought out by Unilever, company founder Ben Cohen told Vermont Food activist Michael Colby “that Ben & Jerry’s was not going to transition to organic because it wouldn’t allow them to ‘maximize profits.’ “
Since 1994, Ben & Jerry’s, the $1.5-billion-per-year flagship brand of the second-largest multinational food corporation in the world, Unilever (annual sales $60 billion), has cashed in big time on its “rBGH-free” policy, advertising its brand, over and over again, as “all natural,” “GMO-free,” “fair trade,” “climate-just,” and “socially responsible.”
Despite repeated calls from consumer groups to stop advertising its ice-cream as “natural” or “all natural,” given that it is derived from cows raised almost exclusively on GMO corn forage (grown with Roundup Ready, neonic-, and BT-spliced seeds), laced with non-organic ingredients, sprayed heavily with Roundup and other pesticides, Ben & Jerry’s continues to greenwash and lie. The company recently (June 18, 2017) described its mission as:
To make, distribute and sell the finest quality and euphoric concoctions with a continued commitment to incorporating wholesome, ingredients and promoting business practices that respect the Earth and the Environment.
After more than a decade of dodging consumer, farmer, animal welfare, environmental and farmworker pleas to stop greenwashing and to equitably source its milk from cows grazing on organic pasture, Ben & Jerry’s continues to stall. Instead, Ben & Jerry’s sources its milk from St. Alban’s, a 400-farmer dairy co-op that is increasingly dominated by large factory farm-type dairy operations. To feed their cows, farmers routinely spray tons of pesticides, including Roundup, atrazine and metolachlor, on fields of GMO corn grown from neonic-coated and BT toxin seeds. They also apply tons of soil-killing, climate-disrupting nitrogen fertilizers that pollute Vermont’s streams, rivers and lakes.
Petitions and protests calling for Ben & Jerry’s to stop its suppliers from exploiting farmworkers, confining dairy cows and driving small dairy farmers into bankruptcy, have produced nothing more than vague promises of “respecting the Earth” and supporting rural economic justice.
Enough is enough. Vermont and national public interest organizations have lost our patience. It’s time for Unilever and Ben & Jerry’s to move beyond greenwashing to decisive action. It’s time for Ben & Jerry’s to announce it will immediately begin transitioning to 100-percent organic. Otherwise conscious consumers have no choice but to launch a national and, if necessary, international protest campaign and boycott.
Vermont activists demand major changes from Ben and Jerry’s
Regeneration Vermont, a broad-based coalition of consumers and farmers, has repeatedly asked Ben & Jerry’s and Unilever to sign a six-point pledge to go 100-percent organic over a three-year transition period. Here's what the groups want Ben & Jerry's to pledge:
A transition away from GMO crops and toxic pesticides/fertilizers and toward regenerative organic agricultural methods. Fair wages for farmers, including premiums based on regeneration benchmarks and assistance in the transition toward regenerative methods. Economic justice for farm workers, fair and livable wages, decent housing and social and cultural dignity. Adoption of climate remediation techniques, beginning with an emphasis on healthy soils and cover-cropping for carbon sequestration and erosion control. Humane treatment of farm animals, a phase-out of confinement dairies and a transition back to grassland grazing and grass-based feed for ruminants. Cleaning up and protecting our watersheds, streams, rivers, ponds, lakes, and groundwater.
A trail of toxins
Recent reports published by Regeneration Vermont reveal that Ben & Jerry’s suppliers, and Vermont and U.S. (non-organic) dairy farmers in general, have gone backward, rather than forward over the past 15 years in terms of environmental sustainability, food safety, nutrition, greenhouse gas pollution, water pollution, animal welfare, farmworker justice, and preservation of family farms.
Chemical fertilizer use has also almost doubled in Vermont since GMOs began to dominate the market 15 years ago.
So much for Monsanto’s claims that GMO crops would reduce the use of toxic pesticides and water- polluting and climate-destabilizing nitrogen fertilizers. Not to mention Ben & Jerry’s claim that it is “non-GMO” and “environmentally responsible.”
Among Regeneration Vermont’s finding are the following:
An astounding 97 percent of Vermont’s field corn, the major component of a non-organic dairy cow’s diet, is now GMO (Roundup Ready, Bt-spliced, neonic seeds). This is the highest percentage of any state in the U.S.
Herbicide use has increased over 100 percent-per-acre in Vermont since Monsanto’s GMO corn came on the market, with recent heavy use of atrazine, metholachlor, simazine, pendimethlin, glyphosate (Roundup), acetochlor, dicamba and alachlor.
As Regeneration Vermont states in its report:
Regulators have determined that five of these eight most used herbicides [in Vermont] are possible or probable human carcinogens, the remaining three are suspected carcinogens. Seven of the eight are possible or probable endocrine disruptors (the other one is a suspected to be an endocrine disruptor). All eight have been determined by regulators and academics to cause birth or developmental defects and contaminate drinking water and public waters with dangerous chemicals that have long-term persistence. Atrazine, simazine, acetachlor, and alachlor have lost their registration in the EU, and are effectively banned.
The threat of #DirtyDairy and factory farms
Millions of health-minded Americans, especially parents of young children, now understand that cheap, non-organic, genetically engineered, industrial and factory farm food is hazardous. Not only does chemical- and energy-intensive factory farming destroy the environment, destabilize the climate, impoverish rural communities, exploit farm workers, inflict unnecessary cruelty on farm animals, and contaminate the water supply, but the end product itself is inevitably contaminated and inferior in nutritional terms, in this case in comparison to 100% grass-fed and organic milk and dairy.
America’s green-minded consumers understand that industrial agriculture poses a terminal threat to the environment and climate stability. A highly conscious and passionate segment of the population is beginning to understand that converting to non-chemical, non-genetically engineered, energy-efficient, carbon-sequestering organic/regenerative farming practices, and drastically reducing food miles by re-localizing the food chain, are essential preconditions for stabilizing our out-of-control climate and preparing our families and communities for future energy and resource shortages.
A critical mass of the global grassroots—consumers, farmers, activists—now realize that unless we act quickly, global warming and climate chaos will soon severely disrupt industrial agriculture and long-distance food transportation, leading to massive crop failures, food shortages, famine, war, and pestilence. Even more alarming, accelerating levels of greenhouse gases will soon push global warming to a tipping point that will melt the polar icecaps and possibly unleash a cataclysmic discharge of climate-destabilizing methane, now sequestered in the fragile arctic tundra.
Thanks to this growing consumer awareness—and four decades of hard work—the organic community has built up a $50-billion "certified organic" and $5-billion 100% grass-fed food and products sector that prohibits the use of genetic engineering and pesticides. The rapidly expanding organic products sector now constitutes more than 5 percent of total retail grocery sales (and 15 percent of fruits and vegetables), with an annual growth rate of 10-15 percent. Even taking into account a sluggish economy, the organic market, if we eliminate greenwashing and labeling fraud, could conceivably reach a “tipping point” of 20 percent of grocery sales in 2020.
The myth of "natural" remains a threat
As impressive as this $55 billion Organic and Grass-fed Alternative is, it remains overshadowed by an additional $90 billion in annual spending by consumers on products, such as B&J’s, fraudulently marketed as "natural," “gmo-free,” “free range,” or “sustainable.”
Consumer surveys indicate that the overwhelming majority of Americans believe that “natural” products are “almost organic,” yet at the same time, much cheaper; the majority believes that “all natural” actually means that it is better than organics. Ben & Jerry’s is not the only brand greenwashing its products and impeding the growth of organic, 100% grass-fed and regenerative foods. But it is certainly among the most shameless.
In fact, all these "natural," "all-natural" and "sustainable" products are neither backed up by rules and regulations, nor a third-party certifier. Most "natural" or conventional products—whether produce, dairy or canned or frozen goods—are produced on large industrial farms or in processing plants that are highly polluting, chemical-intensive and energy-intensive.
Perhaps fraudulently labeled “natural” foods such as Ben & Jerry’s wouldn't matter so much if we were living in normal times, with a relatively healthy population, environment and climate. Conventional products sold as "natural" or "nearly organic" would be just one more example of chicanery or unethical business practices.
But we are not living in normal times.
Demanding that fake natural brands and producers, such as Ben & Jerry’s, make the transition to organic is a matter of life or death. We’re tired of pleading and politely asking Ben & Jerry’s, Unilever and other greenwashers to please change their ways. It’s time to step up the pressure. Please join the growing boycott of Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream by signing this petition and by volunteering to join a local campaign team in your local community.
Ronnie Cummins is international director of the Organic Consumers Association.
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The Johns
Committee, a product of the red scare in Florida, grabbed headlines and
destroyed lives. Its goal was to halt integration by destroying the
NAACP in Florida and smearing integrationists. Citizens were first
subpoenaed under charges of communist tendencies and later for
homosexual or subversive behavior.
Drawing on previously
unpublished sources and newly unsealed records, Judith Poucher profiles
five individuals who stood up to the Johns Committee. Virgil Hawkins and
Ruth Perry were civil rights activists who, respectively, foiled the
committee’s plans to stop integration at the University of Florida and
refused to divulge Florida and Miami NAACP records. G. G. Mock, a
bartender in Tampa, was arrested and shackled in the nude by police but
would not reveal the name of her girlfriend, a teacher. University of
Florida professor Sig Diettrich was threatened with twenty years in
prison and being "outed," yet he still would not name names. Margaret
Fisher, a college administrator, helped to bring the committee's
investigation of the University of South Florida into the open, publicly
condemning their bullying.
By reexamining the daring stands
taken by these ordinary citizens, Poucher illustrates not only the
abuses propagated by the committee but also the collective power of
individuals to effect change.
A few blurbs:
"Looks at Florida's Johns Committee in a new way: through the lives and
memories of Floridians affected by its persecutions in the 1950s. Their
stories are inspiring, disturbing, and instructive."--Sarah H. Brown
"Readers will learn a
great deal from the lives of these unsung but extraordinary people who
refused to cower before this instrument of legislative terror."--Steven
F. Lawson
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Convertible Top: FRONT SECTION ONLY
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DoD Studies 'Terminator' Weapons Conundrum, Selva Says
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26, 2016 — Maybe the idea behind the “Terminator” movie franchise isn’t so far-fetched. In the “Terminator” films and TV shows, a worldwide computer defense network becomes self-aware and sees humans as the enemy and attacks. Scientists around the world are currently working on artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, uses for big data and other innovations and technologies that pose ethical questions. DoD is examining those questions, said Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He spoke about some of these ideas yesterday with Kathleen Hicks, the senior vice president of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The idea of computers driving cars, landing airplanes, delivering packages or exploring planets is already here. Singapore is testing driverless taxis. Google is…
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Eastbourne WW2 Veteran Dies After Receiving Legion D'Honneur
A Second World War veteran has passed away, just days after being awarded the Legion D’Honneur, the highest military honour from France.
Fred Manning, who’d told Eastbourne Buzz only a week ago, he planned to reach his 100th birthday, sadly died on Thursday (1 December). Fred had served in the Royal Navy during WW2 and was part of the liberation of France, for which he was honoured on Saturday 26 November.
After being awarded his medal, Fred told Eastbourne Buzz, “I feel proud. Very, very proud. I never ever thought anything like this would happen, so I’m very, very proud and lucky to be alive, I suppose.”
Speaking of her father, Fred’s daughter, Sue Wright, who lives in Surrey, said, “Dad and Mum moved to Eastbourne from Peckham about 24 years ago, after retirement. He cared for Mum until she passed away 11 years ago.
“Since then, he has always remained active, getting out and about, visiting the US with his good friend Alan, and until recently played ten pin bowling twice a week. Despite becoming frailer in recent months, he was determined to be independent and take care of himself, doing all his own shopping cooking and housework.
“He had only left hospital on the Thursday (24 November), but was determined to get to the medal ceremony. We console ourselves with the fact that he had a lovely day last Saturday, which included a 3 course lunch at which he ate more than all of us. He was a character and we will all miss him greatly!”
Leader of Eastbourne Borough Council, David Tutt, who knew Fred well, said, “I was devastated to hear that Fred had passed away but I was delighted for him that he was able to get to his ceremony at the town hall. That meant so much to him and you could see how pleased he was to have his family around him, to have that honour from France. It was almost as if he was living for it. May he rest in peace and my thoughts are with his family at this sad time.”
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It does not appear likely that Easton will vote this month on which 911 plan it will follow.
City Council President Brian Ahearn said he does not expect to schedule a special meeting between now and Aug. 1, the date by which Northampton County had asked municipalities to decide. "The administration has asked for a little time to look at the numbers and present an option to us," Ahearn said last night. "It's not on our agenda yet."
Mayor Thomas Goldsmith said it was possible he could have a recommendation to council before the county deadline but was not making any promises. City officials have expressed their frustration at being asked to make a decision in 30 days on a plan the county has been working on for years.
Municipalities have two options under the county's proposed $42.8 million 911 plan. Those with dispatch centers can elect to spend money to upgrade those centers to 911 standards or pay $5 per capita to have a county center do the work.
Eleven municipalities, with a combined population of 83,600 people, have agreed so far to pay the $5 fee. None is from the area of Blue Mountain Control Centre, which serves the Slate Belt and has challenged the county plan in court. Councilwoman Cindy Marakovits, the key vote on County Council, has said she would vote for the plan Aug. 1 if she has positive answers from half the population in the county. That eligible population is 194,000, excluding Bethlehem, which has its own 911 system.
Easton's options, as presented in a July memo authored by Public Safety Director Alvin L. "Skip" Fairchild Jr., are to spend $1.27 million over 10 years to upgrade its dispatch center. Factoring in personnel costs over that time, Fairchild estimated the city would pay close to $3 million over a decade.
In the other scenario, Easton would pay the $5 fee and dish out $1.3 million over 10 years. But the city points out it would still have to maintain personnel in the police facility for things like monitoring prisoners and handling walk-in traffic.
Also last night, two of the three municipalities supporting the Colonial Regional Police Department declined to participate in the county's 911 plan. Officials in Bath and Hanover Township said they did not have enough information and had reservations about collecting the $5 fee.
The third municipality, Lower Nazareth Township, is scheduled to consider the plan tonight. Blue Mountain Control Centre provides emergency services to all three municipalities.
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396 U.S. 1201
90 S.Ct. 9
24 L.Ed.2d 23
ATLANTIC COAST LINE R. CO.v.BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS et al.
No. ___.
Supreme Court of the United States
October Term, 1969.
July 16, 1969
Dennis G. Lyons, Frank X. Friedmann, Jr., David M. Foster, John W. Weldon, and John S. Cox, on the application.
Allan Milledge and Richard L. Horn, in opposition.
Mr. Justice BLACK, Circuit Justice.
1
This is an application presented to me by the railroad to stay enforcement of an injunction issued by the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida against the enforcement of a state court injunction restraining the union from picketing around the Moncrief Yard in Florida, a classification yard owned by the Seaboard Coast Line, the successor company to the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. The picketing is being carried on because of a strike against the Florida East Coast Railway by its employees; there is no dispute between the Seaboard Coast Line or the Atlantic Coast Line and their employees. The union wishes to picket the Moncrief Yard, however, because many of the Florida East Coast cars are switched into it in order to carry on that railroad's business.
2
At the last Term of this Court we had before us a question involving the picketing of the Jacksonville Terminal Company at Jacksonville, Florida, owned and operated by the Florida East Coast, Seaboard, Atlantic Coast Line, and Southern railroads. There an injunction was granted in the Florida state courts to restrain the union from picketing the entire terminal. This Court in a 4-to-3 opinion decided that the picketing was protected by federal law and therefore could not be enjoined by Florida. Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Jacksonville Terminal Co., 394 U.S. 369, 89 S.Ct. 1109, 22 L.Ed.2d 344 (1969). The union here substantially relies on that case, insisting that it has the same federally protected right to picket at the Moncrief Yard that this Court held it could exercise at the Jacksonville Terminal. The District Court here enjoined the railroad from utilizing a state court injunction against picketing at Moncrief and refused and railroad's request to stay the effectiveness of its injunction pending appeal. The Court of Appeals, however, did grant an application to suspend the effectiveness of the District Court injunction for ten days, which expires tomorrow—July 17. The question before me is whether I should suspend the effectiveness of that injunction pending a review of the District Court's judgment.
3
Since 1793 a congressional enactment, now found in 28 U.S.C. § 2283, has broadly provided that federal courts cannot, with certain limited exceptions, enjoin state court proceedings. Whether this long-standing policy is violated by the District Court's injunction here presents what appears to me to be a close, highly complex, and difficult question. Not only does it present a difficult problem but one of widespread importance, the solution of which might broadly affect the economy of the State of Florida, the United States, and interstate commerce. Under these circumstances I do not feel justified in permitting the District Court injunction to be enforced, changing the status quo at Moncrief Yard, until this Court can act for itself on the questions that will be presented in the railroad's forthcoming petition for certiorari. For this reason an order will be issued staying the enforcement of the District Court injunction pending disposition of the petition for certiorari in this Court. To accomplish this result without undue delay it will be the duty of the railroad to expedite all actions necessary to present its petition for certiorari here.
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#!/usr/bin/env bash -e
cat package.json|grep version|sed 's/.*:.*"\(.*\)".*/\1/'|head -1
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Laurie Huston from News the Heart is talking with Author Kristin Grayce McGary on Holistic Keto for Gut Health. Combining the Elements of Primal, Paleo, and Ketogenic Nutritional Plans, Kristin Grayce Offers a One-of-a-Kind Approach for Optimal Digestive Health. Kristin Grayce McGary, L.Ac., M.Ac., CFMP, CSTcert, CLP, is an internationally recognized authority on autoimmunity, functional blood chemistry analysis, thyroid and gut health, food as medicine, and integrating mind, body, and spirit in health care. A health and lifestyle teacher, she weaves together more than 22 years of experience, education, and wisdom to empower you to heal on all levels. Join us for this fascinating discussion! We’re Getting to the Heart of what Matters!
HOLISTIC KETO FOR GUT HEALTH – Combining the Elements of Primal, Paleo, and Ketogenic Nutritional Plans, McGary Offers a One-of-a-Kind Approach for Optimal Digestive Health
Do you feel exhausted? Experience foggy thinking and mysterious symptoms that come and go–symptoms your doctors can’t figure out and yet they keep prescribing more and more medications? Do you have headaches, congestion, or allergies? Do you suffer from joint pain, sleep challenges, hormone imbalances, skin problems such as eczema and psoriasis, thyroid dysfunction, or any other autoimmune disorder? Holistic healthcare expert Kristin Grayce McGary reveals that the answer to resolving your health challenges may lie in comprehensive gut repair.
Combining the best gut-healthy elements of primal, paleo, and ketogenic nutritional plans, McGary offers a one-of-a-kind approach for optimal digestive health. Unlike the traditional keto diet, which contains inflammatory foods, McGary’s science-based, functional ketogenic program emphasizes a holistic nutritional and lifestyle plan to repair your gut while avoiding the dangers of gluten, dairy, soy, starches, sugars, chemicals, and pesticides. She reveals how nearly everyone has some degree of gut damage and explains how this impacts your immune function, energy levels, and many health issues.
Drawing on her extensive knowledge of blood chemistry analysis and how to halt and prevent autoimmune challenges, McGary details the right kind of lab tests needed for proper diagnosis of food sensitivities and autoimmune disorders and where to get them—helping readers overcome the ongoing misdiagnosis that millions with gut problems and autoimmunity symptoms suffer. Additionally, she provides a thorough list of supplements and foods for gut healing, delicious recipes that leave you feeling satisfied and strong, and contemplative exercises to help you dive even deeper into healing.
Blending humor, scientific information, client examples, and personal stories with unique insights into achieving optimal health, McGary gives you the practical tools necessary to achieve a healthy digestive system, sustainable well-being, and vibrant longevity.
Author Bio: Kristin Grayce McGary, L.Ac., M.Ac., CFMP, CSTcert, CLP, is an internationally recognized authority on autoimmunity, functional blood chemistry analysis, thyroid and gut health, food as medicine, and integrating mind, body, and spirit in health care. A health and lifestyle teacher, she weaves together more than 22 years of experience, education, and wisdom to empower you to heal on all levels. She lives in Boulder, Colorado.
https://www.kristingraycemcgary.com/
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/*
Copyright 2019 The Machine Controller Authors.
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.
*/
package types
import (
"flag"
"testing"
"time"
"gopkg.in/gcfg.v1"
"github.com/kubermatic/machine-controller/pkg/ini"
testhelper "github.com/kubermatic/machine-controller/pkg/test"
)
var update = flag.Bool("update", false, "update testdata files")
func TestCloudConfigToString(t *testing.T) {
tests := []struct {
name string
config *CloudConfig
}{
{
name: "simple-config",
config: &CloudConfig{
Global: GlobalOpts{
AuthURL: "https://127.0.0.1:8443",
Username: "admin",
Password: "password",
DomainName: "Default",
TenantName: "Test",
Region: "eu-central1",
},
BlockStorage: BlockStorageOpts{
BSVersion: "v2",
IgnoreVolumeAZ: true,
TrustDevicePath: true,
NodeVolumeAttachLimit: 25,
},
LoadBalancer: LoadBalancerOpts{
ManageSecurityGroups: true,
},
Version: "1.10.0",
},
},
{
name: "config-with-special-chars",
config: &CloudConfig{
Global: GlobalOpts{
AuthURL: "https://127.0.0.1:8443",
Username: "admin",
Password: `.)\^x[tt0L@};p<KJ|f.VQ]7r9u;"ZF|`,
DomainName: "Default",
TenantName: "Test",
Region: "eu-central1",
},
BlockStorage: BlockStorageOpts{
BSVersion: "v2",
IgnoreVolumeAZ: true,
TrustDevicePath: true,
NodeVolumeAttachLimit: 25,
},
LoadBalancer: LoadBalancerOpts{
ManageSecurityGroups: true,
CreateMonitor: true,
FloatingNetworkID: "ext-net",
LBMethod: "",
LBProvider: "",
LBVersion: "",
MonitorDelay: ini.Duration{Duration: 30 * time.Second},
MonitorMaxRetries: 5,
MonitorTimeout: ini.Duration{Duration: 30 * time.Second},
SubnetID: "some-subnet-id",
},
Version: "1.12.0",
},
},
{
name: "bs-defaulting-config",
config: &CloudConfig{
Global: GlobalOpts{
AuthURL: "https://127.0.0.1:8443",
},
BlockStorage: BlockStorageOpts{},
LoadBalancer: LoadBalancerOpts{},
Version: "1.10.0",
},
},
}
for _, test := range tests {
t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
s, err := CloudConfigToString(test.config)
if err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}
nc := &CloudConfig{}
if err := gcfg.ReadStringInto(nc, s); err != nil {
t.Logf("\n%s", s)
t.Fatalf("failed to load string into config object: %v", err)
}
goldenName := test.name + ".golden"
testhelper.CompareOutput(t, goldenName, s, *update)
})
}
}
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Q:
WAS j_security_check with Spring security
How to disable remember_me feature when you are using Websphere provided j_security_check form based implementation?
A:
remove <remember-me> tag from security configuration of spring.
or in your login.jsp don't provide value for _spring_security_remember_me
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Q:
WPF runtime control creation
Is there any good tutorial for creating WPF controls entirely at runtime?
Thanks
A:
There is no such a tutorial I know of, partially because that is quite straightforward if you've got already your XAML definition for the control.
The correspondence between XAML code and corresponding C# code is simple.
Example:
<Button Height="80" Width="150">Test</Button>
gets into
Button button = new Button() { Height = 80, Width = 150, Content = "Test" };
parentControl.Add(button);
The things you should know:
Content model: where does the content (the code between the opening and closing tags) go? It can be either property Content (as in Button's case), or a set of child items (as in case of Grid).
In XAML sometimes special value converters are implicitly applied; in C# code you must do it yourself. Example:
<Button Margin="1, 2"/>
turns into
Button button = new Button() { Margin = new Thickness(1, 2, 1, 2) };
Each UI element can have only one parent element. That is, you cannot add the same element to two different parents as a child.
Bindings are defined in a quite peculiar way:
<Label MaxWidth={Binding ActualWidth, Source={Binding ElementName=Container}}>
gets into
Label label = new Label();
label.SetBinding(
Label.MaxWidthProperty,
new Binding("ActualWidth") { Source = Container }
);
(it's better to reference the Container by actual reference than by name).
The syntax for attached properties is again not straightforward:
<Label Grid.Column="1"/>
turns into
Label label = new Label();
Grid.SetColumn(label, 1);
Please note that for each of the constructs/attributes you can look up in MSDN the exact way to express it in both XAML and C#, usually directly at the article describing the concept you are looking for.
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ENGLISH EDITION
World Experts to Attend Cuban Regional Forum on Zika
Cuba will host a regional meeting on Zika and other diseases October 20 and 21 with the attendance of renowned experts from The Americas and Europe, along with specialists who have been involved in the fight of Zika
Doctor Cristian Morales, representative in Cuba of the Pan-American Health Organization and the World Health Organization said that the forum aims at starting the
implementation of a regional strategy to prevent and control Zika and other diseases.
The Pan-American Health Organizatio’s board of directives is to adopt such plan by late September, Morales said and added that the meeting will help strengthen health services and the network of labs, capacities for diagnoses, and integral control of vectors.
In statements to the Cuban News Agency, the expert alerted that over 14 million dengue cases, with 7 thousand deaths were reported in The Americas from 2000 to 2014, while some 600 thousand people have been affected by Zika since 2015 up to September this
year.
The situation sparks concern and will probably implies that such diseases will prevail for a long time, and this entails sustainable actions to fight against them, said the expert.
The Aedes aegypti mosquito is the transmitter of Dengue, Chikungunya, Zika and Yellow Fever.
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import curry from "../Strict/curry.js";
import nop from "../Strict/nop.js";
import go1 from "../Strict/go1.js";
import toIter from "../Strict/toIter.js";
import noop from "../Strict/noop.js";
const resolved = Promise.resolve();
export default curry(function* takeWhileL(f, iter) {
let prev = resolved,
ok = true;
for (const a of toIter(iter)) {
const _ok = ok && go1(a, f);
if (_ok instanceof Promise) {
_ok.catch(noop);
yield (prev = prev
.then((_) => _ok)
.then((_ok) => ((ok = _ok) ? a : Promise.reject(nop))));
prev = prev.catch(noop);
} else if ((ok = _ok)) {
yield a;
}
if (!ok) break;
}
});
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Poly(lactic acid)/TiO₂ nanocomposites as alternative biocidal and antifungal materials.
Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) composites with titanium oxide (TiO2) ~10-nm nanoparticles were produced by the melting process and their main properties were evaluated. The nanoparticles are homogeneously dispersed in the matrix with a low degree of agglomeration, as seen by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The crystallinity temperature increased ~12% when 5 wt.% of TiO2 was added, showing that the nanoparticles acted as nucleating agents this trend was confirmed by optical images. The elastic modulus increased ~54% compared to neat PLA at 5 wt.% of nanoparticles. Despite these improvements, PLA/TiO2 nanocomposites showed lower shear viscosity than neat PLA, possibly reflecting degradation of the polymer due to the particles. Regarding biocidal properties, after 2h of contact the PLA/TiO2 composites with 8 wt.% TiO2 showed a reduction of Escherichia coli colonies of ~82% under no UVA irradiation compared to pure PLA. This biocidal characteristic can be increased under UVA irradiation, with nanocomposites containing 8 wt.% TiO2 killing 94% of the bacteria. The PLA/TiO2 nanocomposites with 8 wt.% were also 99.99% effective against Aspergillus fumigatus under the UVA irradiation.
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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti says the city’s earthquake early warning app will now alert users of weaker shaking.
The Los Angeles Times reports the change announced Wednesday comes after some residents were upset they didn’t receive notice before shaking arrived in LA from two powerful quakes north of the city on July 4 and 5.
The new threshold will trigger alerts on the city-owned ShakeAlertLA app when so-called “weak” shaking is forecast to arrive in Los Angeles County. That level of shaking is typically felt by people inside, especially on upper floors of buildings. It may not be felt by other people, especially those outside.
Officials say the app can make a difference if someone needs to pull over, get out of an elevator or drop, cover and hold on.
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Three people are facing charges for the vicious brawl at Disneyland’s Toontown that occurred on July 5.
Video of the fight at the theme park quickly went viral, showing the feuding family yelling and punching each other. The main aggressor, identified as Avery Desmond-Edwinn Robinson, is seen punching a woman, identified as his sister, 40-year-old Andrea Nicole Robinson, and her husband, 44-year-old Daman Petrie. Avery is also seen knocking his girlfriend to the ground and then repeatedly punching her and dragging her by her hair.
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Avery, 35, has been charged with five felonies and nine misdemeanors, “for attacking his sister, brother-in-law and girlfriend, endangering his child and three other children who were at Disneyland with the family, and threatening to kill members of his family as he drove out of a Disneyland parking structure,” according to a press release from the District Attorney’s office.
Avery has also been accused of assaulting a Disneyland employee with his car while he was leaving the park.
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He has been charged with felony domestic battery with corporal injury and one felony count of assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury, assault with a deadly weapon and two felony counts of criminal threats. He also faces misdemeanor battery and child abuse and endangerment charges.
The man is facing a maximum of seven years and four months in state prison if convicted on all charges.
His sister Andrea is facing five misdemeanor charges – including battery for attacking her brother, his girlfriend and a Disneyland employee; and one assault charge. She faces up to two years and six months in jail.
Her husband faces up to six months in jail if convicted of one misdemeanor battery charge.
“The Orange County District Attorney’s Office does not tolerate domestic violence or child endangerment anywhere,” Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said in the press release.
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Before the video went viral, the family initially denied that the fight had taken place. Police claim the group was uncooperative and did not pursue felony charges until after the video was shared on YouTube.
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Ireland Retreats
The story we tell shapes the world we live in. The story of Ireland, north and south, is full of light and shadow, mystery and earthiness, sacred and profane collaborating to create a land of charm, beauty and inspiration. We invite you to take time out to experience the landscape, art, people and story that has captivated so many. Journey with a small group of new friends in the north of Ireland, among people seeking space, rest, challenge and clarity for the next steps in life. Our retreats are led by writers, musicians, and other artists; guides who have been immersed in spiritual reflection, peacemaking, and imagining a better world. Experience the extraordinary physical landscape, hear from poets and historians, learn from people who made peace with each other after a centuries-old conflict, and go on an inner personal journey that might last a lifetime.
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Q:
A function $f:\mathbb{R}^2 \to \mathbb{R}$ with $f\in\mathcal{C}^1$ is never injective?
Why is this the case? If we consider, for example, that on some open set $A\subset\mathbb{R}^2$ we have $D_1f(x,y) \neq 0$, then for $g:A\to\mathbb{R}^2$ defined by $g(x,y) = (f(x,y),y)$, we can easily verify that $g'\in GL_2(\mathbb{R})$ and hence we can apply the Inverse Function Theorem. This is a hint given in Spivak, but I cannot see where to go from here.
A:
There are simpler approaches to the problem besides the implicit function theorem. If $f : \mathbb R^2 \to \mathbb R$ were continuous and injective, you could look at how $f$ behaves on a circle $C$.
For instance $f(\cos t, \sin t)$ would be continuous and monotone as a function of $t$. That leads to some problems as you complete a full trip around the circle.
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Results-Based Accountability™ in Focus
Results-Based Accountability™ is a fantastic tool that Organisations can use and adapt to ensure whanau are better off when accessing their service.
Many organisations mistakenly think that this framework solely focuses on an organisations service delivery but it in fact can be used at the strategy and planning phase, for development of organisational performance measures across the entire organisation and for overall organisational improvement. I liken RBA to the everyday persons version of the Balanced Scorecard or Six Sigma, with the exception that everyone understands it even the whanau/clients!
“It’s so exciting seeing the light come on and my approach is to share the concept, then teach and mentor organisations so implementation and long term use of the framework becomes sustainable. I love it.”I have been amazed at the positive feedback from Providers around the country who have started to use this framework. Their comments and feedback provide continual affirmation that this framework is useful and fits with the way their organisations work.
Many Senior Managers have been so impressed it’s almost been a relief that we have shared the framework with them. We feel like we have helped to ease their stress because they can now see a way forward to make sure whanau are better off, while juggling the pressures of maintaining organisational sustainability and demonstrating value for money. We feel privileged and blessed to witness this with our clients.
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El Peral lift
The ascensor El Peral (El Peral lift) is a funicular located between two urban centers of Valparaíso, Chile, Plaza de la Justicia (Justice Square), a quiet place in Valparaiso’s downtown and Paseo Yugoslavo (Yugoslav Walk) that offers a sightseeing balcony with a vista of the bay and mountains.
Access turnstiles are in an alley inside a building, Augusto Geiger’s work. The upper station reaches Paseo Yugoslavo. Here is a view of the city and the Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes de Valparaíso (Fine Arts Museum). The top station allows visitors to see the propulsion machinery. This funicular was the first that used steam traction equipment, and its chimney became the main feature. When first opened, El Peral was the most advanced funicular due to its structural aspect and for the surrounding complementary buildings.
See also
Funicular railways of Valparaíso
References
Category:Funicular railways in Chile
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230 Md. 457 (1963)
187 A.2d 678
CARROCCIO ET UX.
v.
THORPE
[No. 144, September Term, 1962.]
Court of Appeals of Maryland.
Decided January 29, 1963.
Petition for review February 18, 1963.
Denied March 8, 1963.
The cause was argued before HENDERSON, HAMMOND, PRESCOTT, HORNEY and MARBURY, JJ.
John Sumner Wood, Sr., for the appellants.
William C. Miller, with whom were Miller & Miller on the brief, for the appellee.
Petition for review in proper person filed by the appellants February 18, 1963.
PRESCOTT, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.
The Circuit Court for Montgomery County, sitting without a jury, entered judgment against the defendants in an action at law, and they have appealed.
The appellants consume eleven pages in their brief under the heading of "Questions Presented." It is difficult to pinpoint their contentions. In their brief, reply brief and supplemental reply brief they assert as error everything from a "cut-short hearing" to "abuse of judicial discretion," and allege as reasons for reversing the judgment everything from fraud to "mistakes of fact," "constructive fraud, irregularities *460 and disqualification of the special auditor." The case may be determined by answering two questions: (1) Was the court clearly in error in sustaining the amended report of the special auditor?; and (2) Was the allowance of interest to the plaintiff a matter within the Court's discretion, under the circumstances of this case?
This is the third time the case has been before us. In its first appearance, Carroccio v. Thorpe, 222 Md. 38, 158 A.2d 660, we reversed because summary judgment had been rendered in favor of the plaintiff when certain questions of fact, according to the record, were genuinely disputed. The facts, to the time of its rendition, are set forth in the opinion in that case. We shall, therefore, give a summary thereof without restating them in detail.
More than six years ago, the appellee, in a written contract, agreed to construct a dwelling for the appellants. On or about April 3, 1958, after the dwelling's construction, the appellee filed suit against the appellants claiming to be entitled to judgment by virtue of its construction, and for certain authorized changes and extras not included in the original contract price. Filed with the declaration was a motion for summary judgment. The appellants disputed appellee's claims, and asserted that they were entitled to "certain credits and damages" from the appellee. Counsel for the respective parties entered into a written stipulation, whereby Edward W. Nylen, a respected member of the Maryland Bar, would be appointed a special auditor "to examine the matters in controversy and to state an account between the parties." The stipulation provided that "either party aggrieved" by the account could file, within ten days, exceptions with "the court." Pursuant to the stipulation, the Circuit Court appointed Mr. Nylen as a special auditor to state the account. Nylen requested the respective parties to submit their claims in detail. This resulted in a total of 102 items. Nylen met with counsel for the respective parties on a number of occasions and discussed all the claimed credits of all parties, item by item. He viewed the premises on two separate occasions, and on the second, the parties to the suit and their respective counsel were present. On this second occasion, March 18, 1959, the special auditor, *461 Dr. Carroccio, Thorpe and their respective counsel went over the house in great detail and considered many of the items that were in controversy. The parties, in the presence of the special auditor, agreed as to whether each item considered should be allowed or disallowed or set forth in the account at all and the amounts to be credited to each item. Where no agreement could be reached upon an item, Nylen marked same as disputed. After this and other meetings of counsel with the special auditor, a complete settlement and agreement was reached as to all items in controversy except five. These five items could not be agreed upon as to amount and were left to the special auditor to determine. It was further agreed that there were no other items in the case to be considered. In the meetings between Nylen, counsel and the parties at which the various items were discussed, many items were exchanged or traded for other items. The amounts were adjusted according to the arguments advanced by counsel for both parties, and many items were split, traded, deleted and added in the spirit of compromise and in an effort to reach a settlement. At the point where the special auditor was to prepare his account, a complete settlement and compromise had been reached on 97 items and but five items remained in dispute. After considering various papers, documents and other evidence submitted by counsel on the five disputed items, Nylen prepared and filed an account in which he set forth all of the items agreed upon and the amounts agreed to and showed the total due the appellee by virtue of the settlement, and he also made a determination as to the five items on which no agreement could be reached and included in his report amounts due the appellee for these items. The appellants then filed exceptions to almost every item contained in the account, including those upon which they had previously agreed. Following additional pleadings, the trial court granted plaintiff a summary judgment without hearing the exceptions, and it was this judgment that we reversed as stated above. Pursuant to the mandate of this Court, hearings were held on appellants' exceptions. The court found that appellants' counsel had authority to bind his clients when he signed the stipulation; therefore the auditor's report, or account, was binding on the *462 parties. The court, also, re-referred the matter to Nylen for an additional hearing and report on the five disputed items. Appellants noted an appeal to this Court which was dismissed. Carroccio v. Thorpe, No. 116, September Term, 1961.
In February, 1962, Nylen held a hearing to take additional testimony in accordance with the previous opinion and order of the trial court. Counsel for the appellants and appellee were present and they advised the auditor they did not desire to offer further evidence. Thereafter, on March 30, 1962, the auditor filed an amended report, and the appellants promptly filed another voluminous list of exceptions. On June 8, 1962, the court held a hearing on the exceptions to the five items reconsidered on re-referral. Counsel for the appellants was present and advised the court that he did not intend to offer any additional evidence. On June 12, 1962, the court rendered judgment in favor of the appellee. This judgment was based upon the auditor's amended report, which consisted of an "agreed to by counsel" adjustment of 97 of the original disputed items and the auditor's allowances to the plaintiff on the five disputed claims, and four years' interest on the principal amount of the judgment. This appeal followed.
I
In order to decide the first question, it becomes necessary to determine whether there was sufficient evidence to support the trial court's finding that the 97 items listed in the auditor's amended report as having been "mutually agreed to by counsel" had in fact been settled and compromised by the parties. Fifteen of the ninety-seven items were covered in Schedule A of the report, being items of extras credited to appellee; sixty-three of the items were covered in Schedule B of the report, being items credited to the defendants "for work and materials not performed or furnished, and for work improperly done," or items upon which counsel had agreed that no adjustment should be made to either side; and the remaining nineteen items were covered in Schedule C, and consisted of items of credit to the defendants for "work and materials either omitted or paid for by the defendants."
Appellants' contentions as to why the trial court was clearly *463 in error in upholding the auditor's amended report seem to be threefold: (a) that no settlement or compromise by the parties was, in fact, reached on the 97 items; (b) that even if there were such a settlement by counsel, the settlement was made by appellants' counsel without authority; and (c) even if there were an authorized settlement, it should be upset because of a disqualification of the special auditor.
(a) and (b) may be considered and answered together. The solution of both involves questions of fact. The testimony was taken in open court, and the trial court saw and heard the witnesses. The court found that Larcombe, defendants' counsel of record, had authority, "under all of the circumstances adduced at this hearing," to stipulate and to bind his clients; and, after hearing all the evidence, the court was convinced that the defendants "were merely dissatisfied with the findings of the special auditor," and were, therefore, attempting "to repudiate the entire arrangement."
We cannot say these findings of fact by the trial court were clearly erroneous. Maryland Rule 886 a. Although, in Maryland, an attorney has no implied authority to compromise his client's claim, there is a prima facie presumption that he has authority to bind his client by his actions relating to the conduct of litigation. Posko v. Climatic Control Corp., 198 Md. 578, 84 A.2d 906. The trial court in the case at bar held that this presumption had not only not been negated, but the evidence affirmatively showed that Larcombe had authority to bind his clients.
There was ample evidence to support the above findings of the court. The testimony disclosed that after the stipulation had been filed and the special auditor appointed, the parties, their respective counsel, the auditor, and a Mr. Hoxie, a civil engineer whom the defendants had requested to be present, met at the subject property (where defendants were then residing). Nylen testified that he had a composite list of the respective claims, and he unequivocally stated that he, Dr. Carroccio, Thorpe, Hoxie and the lawyers went from room to room, discussing item by item, and that many of the 97 items, mentioned in his amended report as having been compromised, *464 were actually settled and compromised. He stated that all but about ten of the 102 disputed items were settled at that time, and subsequently, the remainder of the 97 items were agreed upon, Larcombe getting his authority from Carroccio, over the telephone. This testimony, to a large degree, was corroborated by Ralph Miller, appellee's attorney, and Larcombe, appellants' previous attorney, admitted that, at least, some of the items had been settled at the meeting at appellants' house. In addition, Carroccio admitted that Larcombe had called him from Nylen's office to discuss items involved in the case, and a transcribed three-way telephone conversation (from Larcombe's office) between Carroccio, Miller and Larcombe relating to other items was introduced into evidence. Carroccio and Larcombe testified that they considered the agreements concerning the various items as "tentative" in nature and not "final," and were to form the bases for further negotiations; but, as stated above, the court found to the contrary, a finding that we are not prepared to say was clearly erroneous.
In the original and amended auditor's reports, there were five items upon which the parties were unable to agree. As listed in the amended report, credits were given to the plaintiff for the following:
1. Extra steel $ 99.12
2. Extra electric work and fixtures 141.88
3. Extra plumbing 266.60
4. Lumber discount nil
5. 10% overhead on extra work 550.79
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$1,058.39
1. and 5. After the hearing on the exceptions pursuant to the mandate of this Court, the trial court directed the auditor to include these credits in his amended report. Judge Shure thought that 1. should be allowed because "of the structural changes made in the house," and 5. because that recommendation of the auditor was "proper." We find no error here.
At the time of re-referral, the court was undecided as to 2. and 3. and instructed the auditor to reconsider them in his *465 amended report (they were the same in the original report), and also several other items that the appellants claimed had been inadvertently overlooked by them and not considered. However, when both the auditor and the court were ready to hear testimony, appellants declined to offer evidence. The auditor stated that counsel of record had agreed that he should determine the claims for electrical and plumbing extras (2. and 3.) "by verifying same with the respective subcontractors and this was the method used." Again, we find no error. Item 4. was a claimed credit by the appellee for a discount on lumber, which was disallowed. The appellee did not cross appeal; hence nothing is before us concerning this item.
This brings us to a consideration of (c). Stated in the best manner that we can from a reading of the brief, and most favorably in behalf of the appellants, they seem to contend that because the special auditor failed to be sworn in accordance with Code (1957), Art. 16, § 6, before the filing of his first report, both of his reports should be stricken from the record, and any agreements and compromises made by the parties or their counsel should be held to be not binding upon the appellants. The trial court (again at the time of the hearing of the exceptions after our reversal) found that the auditor "through inadvertence" had not taken the oath "as required" by Article 16, § 6. He, thereupon, re-referred the matter to the auditor for further consideration, had the auditor take the prescribed oath, and passed an order that the oath so taken on May 9, 1961, "be effective nunc pro tunc to August 28, 1958."
If we assume, without deciding, that it was necessary for a special auditor, selected by the parties and appointed by a court of law at their request, to qualify by taking the oath mentioned in Article 16 (which deals with courts of equity), § 6, it avails the appellants nothing. The amended report was not prepared, nor filed, until after the oath had, in fact, been taken. In addition, the first 97 items in the report were not based upon any decision or determination of their validity, vel non, by the auditor, but upon the agreement of the parties, or their attorneys; hence these derived their binding effect, not *466 from any determination of the auditor, but from the agreement of the parties. And the few items in the amended report that were still in dispute and required a decision by the auditor were all decided after the oath had been taken.
The appellant, Margaret B. Carroccio, claims that she should not be bound by the stipulation of counsel because she did not personally authorize her counsel to enter into the same. Mrs. Carroccio owns the property with her husband; she signed the construction contract with Thorpe; she was duly served with summons when suit was instituted; she accompanied her husband to Larcombe's office when he was retained as a lawyer; Larcombe entered his appearance for both defendants; and she (using the trial court's language) "thereafter left everything to her husband, who stated that Larcombe was hired for him and his wife." Under these circumstances, we hold that Mrs. Carroccio's husband, with her authority, was acting for her in this litigation, and his actions, and the actions of the attorney that he (the husband) authorized, were binding upon her.
II
The trial court allowed the appellee four years' interest. The general rule is that where interest is not recoverable as of right, its allowance, ordinarily, is a matter within the discretion of the jury, or the court sitting as a jury. Mullan Co. v. International Corp., 220 Md. 248, 151 A.2d 906; Affiliated Distil. v. R.W.L. Co., 213 Md. 509, 516, 132 A.2d 582. However, at the hearing below, the trial judge was not trying an ordinary law case as such cases are customarily conducted. He was presiding at a hearing on exceptions to an auditor's report, pursuant to the provisions of a stipulation of the parties. Nothing is said in the stipulation concerning interest; and the stipulation explicitly provides, "either party aggrieved by said [auditor's] account may, within ten (10) days of the date they receive a copy of the same, file a list of exceptions thereto with the court, stating particularly the items of the account excepted to and the reasons therefor, and these matters will then be set for hearing before the court * * *." The account made no recommendation or provision concerning *467 interest, and the appellee failed to file any exceptions to the account. Under these circumstances, the account became binding on the appellee after the lapse of 10 days from the date of its receipt, and the trial judge was without authority to grant him interest. The judgment will, therefore, be reduced by the amount of interest allowed, and affirmed as modified.
Judgment reduced to $7,550.07, with interest from June 12, 1962, and affirmed as modified. 3/4 of costs to be paid by appellants, and 1/4 by the appellee.
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Mayor Nirenberg asks San Antonians to stay off roads, check on neighbors
by SBG San Antonio
San Antonio River Walk on Saturday, August 26, 2017 (Video: Sinclair Broadcast Group)
SAN ANTONIO - Mayor Ron Nirenberg asked San Antonians to stay off the roads and check on elderly neighbors as Harvey continued to dump rain on San Antonio and the surrounding area.
A statement released on Saturday morning stated:
Hurricane Harvey reached the Texas coast overnight and stalled over the coastal bend. The storm is expected to drop several inches of rain in San Antonio. Mayor Ron Nirenberg is calling on residents to remain safe throughout the weekend by avoiding roads during heavy rainfall, checking in on elderly neighbors and taking measures to ensure that essentials like bottled water, batteries and food have been purchased.
“While we’re hoping for the best, San Antonio residents should take every precaution to remain safe this weekend as we anticipate heavy rainfall and possible flooding,” Mayor Nirenberg said. “I have been proud to watch the immense level of coordination among multiple agencies and community partners as they’ve worked tirelessly to provide up-to-date information to our residents and resources and support to the more than 1,000 evacuees coming from the coastal bend.”
Mayor Nirenberg toured one of the shelters Friday with Gov. Greg Abbott, Councilman Rey Saldaña, Rep. Tomas Uresti and Rep. Diana Arevalo, providing assurance to displaced residents and thanking local volunteers. He also called Corpus Christi Mayor Joe McComb to offer any additional support and let him know his residents were receiving aid and shelter. New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu reached out to offer his support and assistance, almost one week from the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
“San Antonio is a compassionate city that is fortunate to have the resources to protect our residents and help neighbors in need,” Mayor Nirenberg said. “No one will be turned away from our city as they seek shelter from this storm. And we will be there when they begin rebuilding their lives.
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Portrait of Don Pedro de Barberana y Aparregui
Portrait of Don Pedro de Barberana y Aparregui is an oil on canvas painting attributed to Velázquez and painted around 1631-1633. It has been in the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas since 1981.
Vélasquez uses a similar technique to portray the figure's contours and the reflections on the clothing to his portraits of Portrait of Don Diego del Corral y Arellano and his wife Portrait of Doña Antonia de Ipeñarrieta y Galdós and her son don Luis. However, in this case, he makes the space more neutral by leaving it empty to reinforce the strength of the figure.
Provenance
No contemporary documents survive for this full-length portrait. It is first mentioned as a Vélasquez work in 1992 by José López-Rey, who gave it the title A Knight of Calatrava. It was then in a private collection in New York. The only earlier reference to the work shows that it was bought in Europe around 1950. Other art critics supported López-Rey's conclusion and José Gudiol identified the work's subject as Pedro de Barberana (Briones, 1579- idem 1649), a lord, high treasurer and member of the royal privy council. In October 1630 he joined the Order of Calatrava, whose cross is shown on his breast and his cape. However, in October 1630 Vélasquez was still in Italy, meaning it must date from after that year.
References
Category:Paintings of the Kimbell Art Museum
Category:1630s paintings
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Q:
MySQL INSERT INTO failing at WHERE clause
Ok, I'm stumped on this one:
mysql> INSERT INTO item (col1) VALUES ('testing') WHERE item_name = 'server1';
ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'WHERE item_name = 'server1'' at line 1
Here's the table desc (slightly sanitized):
mysql> desc item;
+--------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
| Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+--------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
| id | int(11) | NO | PRI | NULL | auto_increment |
| item_name | varchar(128) | YES | | | |
| active | int(11) | NO | | 0 | |
| col1 | varchar(512) | YES | | NULL | |
+--------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
]I've tried some variations on the INSERT, but I've gotten nowhere. Look forward to someone revealing whatever obvious thing I'm missing!
Running: mysql Ver 14.12 Distrib 5.0.95, for redhat-linux-gnu (x86_64) using readline 5.1 (I know it's older, but I can't upgrade this box at the moment).
A:
If you're looking to update an existing row, it's this:
UPDATE item
SET col1 = 'testing'
WHERE item_name = 'server1';
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The present invention relates generally to plasma-based thin film processing. More particularly, the invention relates to an arc control apparatus for DC sputtering systems that decreases the recovery time from an arc.
With the increasing demand for optical and disk media such as CD, DVD, MD, MO, DLC films, and hard disks; the importance of the sputtering processes that are used in the manufacture of these media continues to increase. There are numerous types of sputtering systems, all of which are employed to deposit insulating or conductive coatings on devices ranging from semiconductors to drill bits. The films that are generally applied to optical and disk media are typically created with a sputtering process having poor control over the sputtering gas, i.e. a significant fraction of atmosphere and petrochemical volatilities are in the chamber at the beginning of the process.
During the initial sputtering phase, atmosphere is introduced into the plasma chamber to combine with freed target material. The resulting compound, typically oxides and nitrides, may form a film on the surface of the target. This is referred to as target poisoning, and will cause arcing in DC sputtering. Arcing, though inevitable in these processes is a mixed blessing. The arc often removes the poisoning from the target, but it may also generate undesirable particles to damage the substrate or disk.
Further sources of arcing include contaminants such as moisture, atmospheric gases, inclusions, and outgassing from the workpiece may also cause arcing.
In addition to particulate defects, arcing may lead to a defect commonly known as “mousebites”, which is illustrated in FIG. 1. A mousebite 9 is an irregularity that generally occurs along the edges of a workpiece coating. The occurrence of mousebites is related to the configuration of the power supply and attached energy storage components. In applications such as coating CDs, the effect of mousebites can be attenuated by increasing the portion of the workpiece adjacent to the edges that is masked from coating. However, masking limits the usable area of the workpiece, thereby increasing the need for maintenance, i.e. replacement of the mask due to coating buildup.
To control arcs, conventional DC sputtering systems include arc suppression systems that are either attached to or integrated into the power supply. Arc suppression systems may be divided into two groups. The first type, periodic arc control systems, cause a periodically occurring interruption or voltage reversal of the cathode voltage in an attempt to avoid arcing. The second type, arc initiated control systems, bring about an interruption only after the beginning of an arc has been detected.
Periodic suppression systems universally employ at least one active switch (in shunt or series to the cathode) to interrupt the flow of current or to apply a reverse voltage to the cathode. The frequency and pulse width of the switch are normally set so that arcing is suppressed, thereby eliminating defects that result from target poisoning and its associated arcs. A disadvantage of periodically interrupting the cathode voltage is that the basic deposition rate may be reduced since the cathode voltage is not continuously applied. Another disadvantage of periodic suppression systems is the additional cost of the active devices and associated control circuits. Generally, periodic suppression systems are only employed when defect free deposition is required, such as in the manufacture of semiconductors.
Arc initiated control is employed for the manufacture of devices in which lower cost and reduced deposition times are the primary requirements. Traditionally, an arc initiated control system senses the initiation of an arc, and in response disables the power supply driving the cathode. Generally, these control systems permit a significant quantity of energy to be dissipated in the arc before disabling the power applied to the cathode. The quantity of energy dissipated in the arc is also dependent on the type of power supply to which the arc initiated control system is attached. Since arc control systems do not completely prevent arcing like periodic suppression systems, but instead act in response to the detection of an arc, particulate defects to varying degrees will occur. In addition, with some combinations of power supplies and arc initiated control systems, mousebite defects may also occur. In addition, deposition times may also be adversely affected, since while an arc occurs there is no deposition on the substrate.
While the prior art can be used to provide a DC sputtering system, it has not proven capable of providing low cost arc control that does not adversely affect the deposition time or the quality of the coating. Accordingly, it is desirable to provide a low defect arc control system that does not compromise the deposition rate of the process. In addition, eliminating defects from the workpiece is desirable. Also, it is desirable to reduce deposition defects caused by target poisoning.
The present arc control system and method provide a system for controlling an arc. The arc control system includes a sputtering chamber that houses an anode and a sputtering target formed from a target material and serving as a cathode. A DC power supply provides a DC cathode voltage such that a cathode current flows from the anode to the cathode. A resonant network is coupled between the DC power supply and the chamber. The resonant network has sufficient Q so that in reaction to the occurrence of an arc, the cathode current resonates to a negative value as is well known in the art. A reverse voltage clamp is coupled across the resonant network to clamp the cathode voltage to a predetermined reverse voltage value, and allow the negative portion of the resonant waveform to drive the cathode and reverse charge the target surface. Thus reverse current of the network is allowed to flow unimpeded to the cathode. This reverse current then charges the cathode to a clamped positive voltage.
For a more complete understanding of the invention, its objects and advantages, reference may be had to the following specification and to the accompanying drawings.
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Broncolor Para 88 FB Reflector with Pulso Focusing Rod. The Broncolor Para 88 FB Reflector with Pulso Focusing Rod is a 34" parabolic reflector built like an umbrella with 24 braces and specular silver coating on the inside. The precise front-focusing device is optimized for operation with Pulso G, Unilite, Litos, MobiLED, Pulso Twin and Pulso 8 and PulsoF2/F4 flash heads. It may also be used with the Broncolor F200/F400/F575 daylight lamp heads as well as Kobold DW200 and DW400 HMI heads. The Primo flash head may also be used with restrictions. The design of the Para 88 FB yields very high light efficiency, wrapping the subject in brilliant light which emphasizes detail. Due to the calculated parabolic form of the reflector, light fall-off only occurs at the Para's extreme edge. The base Para 88 FB system consists of the Para 88 FB reflector with a bracket to mount Pulso lamp heads facing forward. This version of the Para 88 FB is complete with a focusing rod, which allows mounting of a Pulso head in a rear-facing position for a softer effect. Includes Broncolor Para 88 FB Reflector, Para 88 FB Pulso Focus Mount and Broncolor Warranty. Vendor Part # B-33.483.00
Dimensions Open: 34" x 24" / 863.6 x 609.6 mm
Closed: 8" x 32" / 203.2 x 812.8 mm
Weight: 6.2 lbs / 2.81 kg
Wraps a subject in soft bounce light with specular highlights.
Variable focus allows adjustment of softening and dispersion of light from Broncolor flash or HMI head.
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Background {#Sec1}
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The past decade has seen an important increase in studies of bats as reservoirs of diverse diseases \[[@CR1]--[@CR3]\]. Another facet of this research has shown that bat ectoparasites, specifically hematophagous bat flies of the families Streblidae and Nycteribiidae, are possible reservoirs and vectors for different zoonotic diseases, e.g. bacteria such as *Bartonella* and *Rickettsia* \[[@CR3]--[@CR5]\]; viruses such as rhabdovirus \[[@CR6], [@CR7]\]; and protozoans including the hematoparasite *Polychromophilus* \[[@CR8], [@CR9]\]. Hence, there is indirect evidence that bat ectoparasites may be responsible for the transmission of infectious diseases to their hosts, although it remains to be demonstrated that this could be *via* an oral route, specifically direct consumption of ectoparasites by bats.
Although there are growing literature data on the importance of ectoparasites as prey and the associated epidemiological implications \[[@CR10], [@CR11]\], only a few studies that have documented ingestion rates by bats of their ectoparasites. A project conducted on New World streblids found evidence that the fruit bat *Artibeus jamaicensis* (Phyllostomidae) may actively feed on its bat flies of the genus *Megistopoda* \[[@CR12]\]. Further, captive *A*. *jamaicensis* readily accepted and consumed *Megistopoda* bat flies and the remains of streblids were identified in the stomachs of different species of Costa Rican bats \[[@CR12]\]. Further, in Malaysia, the bat *Megaderma spasma* (Megadermatidae) feeds actively on *Eoctenes spasmae* (Cimicidae) ectoparasites \[[@CR13]\]. Hence, there is indeed evidence that bats feed on their dipteran parasites, but quantitative details on occurrence and frequency are lacking in the literature.
The purpose of this paper is to present quantified behavioral observations on the proportion of time while in the day roost site an endemic Malagasy fruit bat grooms and actively consumes ectoparasites overlaid on possible age and sex differences. Extrapolations are made as to the average daily ectoparasite consumption rates per individual bat. These data provide new insights into host-ectoparasite predation dynamics, as well as a possible means zoonotic diseases isolated from bat flies, specifically those communicated through oral means, might be transmitted to their hosts through the consumption of ectoparasites.
Methods {#Sec2}
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Study area {#Sec3}
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Data were collected between 29 June to 10 July 2017 at a day roost site of *Rousettus madagascariensis* (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) in the Grotte des Chauves-souris (12°57.4\'S, 49°7.1\'E), Parc National d'Ankarana in the far north of Madagascar. Ankarana is characterized by limestone karst formations and the natural habitat is dry deciduous forest \[[@CR14]\]. The study was conducted during the dry season, and estimates are available for this period on the number and age ratio of *R*. *madagascariensis* occupying the day roost site in the same cave \[[@CR15], [@CR16]\].
Video recording {#Sec4}
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Data on grooming behavior, specifically bat feeding rates on ectoparasites, were calculated *via* the analysis of recordings made with an infrared video camcorder \[1080p HD Infrared Night Vision and Full Spectrum Camcorder (Cleveland Paranormal Supply Co., Mentor, OH, USA)\] employing an infrared light for supplementary illumination \[Evolva Future Technology T38 IR 38 mm lens infrared flashlight light night vision torch (Shenzhen Dikesai International Trade Co., Ltd, Guangdong)\]. The peak intensity wavelengths of these apparatus are 810 nm. The camcorder, which was connected to a remote control, was placed at a fixed place within the cave, approximately 4 m from the target *Rousettus madagascariensis* group, with the intent in following individual bat activities. Tourists visit the cave, which disrupts the natural behavior of this species \[[@CR17]\], and the video recordings were made in an area of the cave outside the typical visitor circuit.
Each day of behavioral recordings made in the cave, sessions commenced at 6:15 h, 7:15 h, 8:15 h, 13:15 h, 14:15 h, and 15:15 h. Recordings were made for 10 min per session, which on a daily basis resulted in one hour of recording (six sessions × 10 min). The sessions commencing at 6:15 h and 13:15 h, when the recording material was installed during a period of about 30 min, were followed by 15 min of no activity near the roosting bats, to allow them to calm down after being disturbed. The start and termination of the video recording for the other sessions were controlled with the remote device.
The methods for data sampling and processing followed a previous behavioral study on *R*. *madagascariensis* in the same cave \[[@CR17]\]. Video recordings were reviewed on a computer screen measuring 40.5 × 16.2 cm, and scored based on behavioral variables using a scan sampling method \[[@CR18], [@CR19]\]. An ethogram (Table [1](#Tab1){ref-type="table"}), derived from previous studies of non-Malagasy bat species \[[@CR20], [@CR21]\], was created to categorize and quantify the behavior of *R*. *madagascariensis*.Table 1Ethogram of behavior for the scan sampling methodsBehavior categoriesDescriptionRestNot moving any part of the bodyCrawlAlternate placement of feet or/and thumb claws to shift position on the rock faceGroomScratching or licking the body or/and wing phalangesFightBiting or hooking (rapid swiping with thumb claw) the opponentConsume ectoparasitesTaking ectoparasites into the mouth, masticating, and no evidence of rejecting them
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A scan sampling technique was used to document different behavioral states of target individuals within a group and to calculate an individual\'s time activity budget (i.e. the proportion of time spent in an activity) \[[@CR17]\]. One scan sampling consisted of following five individual bats based on the recorded video, each independently for three seconds and for 10 rounds of observation. Given that in certain cases, an individual disappeared from or others flew into view, two other groups of five individuals were also followed during the 10 min period. The proportion of time each individual performed each of the following behavioral activities was calculated: rest, crawling into or outside of the focal cluster, inter-bat aggression ("fighting"), auto-grooming (self-grooming), allo-grooming (associated with the body of a neighboring animal), and consuming ectoparasites on its own body *via* auto-grooming (Additional file 1: Video S1) or a neighboring animal *via* allo-grooming (Additional file 2: Video S2).
**Additional file 1**: **Video S1.** Consumption of ectoparasites by adult male *Rousettus madagascariensis via* auto-grooming. (WMV 10725 kb)
**Additional file 2**: **Video S2.** Consumption of ectoparasites by adult male *Rousettus madagascariensis via* allo-grooming. (AVI 7806 kb)
On the basis of recorded video, the sequence of steps that bats seized ectoparasites and consumed them is as follows: detainment with their teeth, tongue, or lips; mastication; and then swallowing individual bat flies (Additional file 1: Video S1, Additional file 2: Video S2). Based on analysis of 10 hours of recordings, we have no evidence of bats spitting out invertebrates or consume more than one individual per feeding bout.
*Rousettus* ectoparasites {#Sec6}
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Based on 3577 bat flies collected from 639 individual *R. madagascariensis* in the same cave, two species were identified \[[@CR22], [@CR23]\]: one streblid (*Megastrebla wenzeli*) and one nycteribiid (*Eucampsipoda madagascariensis*). The streblid, capable of flight, represented 9.8% of the bat flies identified, and the wingless nycteribiid, the remaining 90.2%. Both of these ectoparasites are host-specific to *R*. *madagascariensis* with a prevalence of 97.1%, a mean intensity of 8.7 bat flies per host individual, and a mean abundance of 5.5 and 7.9 bat flies for adult female and male of *R. madagascariensis*, respectively \[[@CR22], [@CR24]\]*.* Apart from these two dipteran families, the only other ectoparasites found on *R. madagascariensis* were minute Acari, but no quantified information is available on levels of parasitism \[[@CR25]\].
Determination of *Rousettus* age and sex classes {#Sec7}
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In the context of the recordings made of roosting bats, two age classes were established, largely based on body size: smaller juveniles and distinctly larger adults. The sex of an individual was determined based on its general body form and associated external sexual organs, with males having a visible scrotum-like structure, with either abdominal or descended testicles, and females with evidence of an indented pelvis and in some cases enlarged mammae. In 14 cases, lactating females with neonates attached to their breast were within the framed area of video recording. However, as these neonates were hidden under the wings of their mothers, no behavior information was recorded for either individual.
Data analysis {#Sec8}
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For each 10 min scan sample, the mean proportion of time the different age classes (adult and juvenile) and sex classes (male and female) spent conducting the five types of behavior (Table [1](#Tab1){ref-type="table"}) were calculated. The Spearman's rank correlation for data with non-normal distributions was employed using SPSS version 21 \[[@CR26]\], to examine the correlation between grooming and ectoparasites consumption, stratified by age and sex classes*.* The Wilcoxon rank sum test was performed using R 3.4 \[[@CR27]\], to examine possible differences in grooming behavior and ectoparasites consumption between age and sex classes. The Kruskall-Wallis test with *post-hoc* Dunn tests and the Wilcoxon rank test with R 3.4 \[[@CR27]\], were both employed to investigate the relation between session periods and the consumption of ectoparasites. Based on these calculations, it was possible to estimate the number of ectoparasites consumed by individual bats per day. In turn, these data were superimposed on an estimate of the number of *Rousettus* occupying the cave, taking into account the proportion of adults in relation to the juveniles during the same seasonal period as this study \[[@CR15], [@CR16]\], to estimate the number of ectoparasites consumed per day within the colony.
Results {#Sec9}
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Time activity budget for each behavior category {#Sec10}
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In total, 68 sessions of 10 min were performed, giving rise to approximately 11 hours of video recordings. Only 20 min of recording were carried out on 29 June 2017 and 60 min each day thereafter until 10 July 2017. As the data were collected during the dry season, about five to six months after the birthing season, the proportion of juveniles was high, but less than adults (Table [2](#Tab2){ref-type="table"}). The bat sex ratio of filmed and analyzed individuals was biased in favor of males represented by the two age classes. The number of females with neonates excluded from the dataset (*n* = 14 individuals) was insufficient to account for the skewed sex-ratio.Table 2The proportion of time spent by *Rousettus madagascariensis* associated with each type of behavior. Mean ± standard deviation (minimum-maximum values) of the proportion of time spent by *R. madagascariensis*, separated into different age and sex classes, associated with each type of behavior. These values are based on six recording sessions per day, each 10 min, for a daily total of 60 min, and over nine daysAge and sex classesNo. of observationsRest (%)Crawl (%)Fight (%)Auto-grooming (%)Allo-grooming (%)Consuming ectoparasites *via* auto-grooming (%)Consuming ectoparasites *via* allo-grooming (%)Juvenile4893.6 ± 17.5\
(0--100)2.3 ± 2.7 (0--10)03.3 ± 10.4\
(0--1.4)0.8 ± 2.0\
(0--8.2)00Adult8473.4 ± 14.3\
(20--100)0.7 ± 1.1 (0--5)3.2 ± 2.6\
(0--30)14.2 ± 10.0\
(0--83.1)4.7 ± 5.1\
(0--51.6)3.3 ± 4.4\
(0--26.9)0.6 ± 0.9\
(0--7.7)Juvenile female3693.6 ± 21.0\
(61.5--100)1.1 ± 2.1 (0--10)04.1 ± 7.0\
(0--71.4)1.2 ± 2.3\
(0--8.2)00Adult female2673.4 ± 12.3\
(28.8--100)0.7 ± 4.8 (0--7.1)5.1 ± 14.4 (0--70)13.7 ± 20.4\
(0--48.9)4.3 ± 4.1\
(0--16.1)2.4 ± 3.9\
(0--13.3)0.4 ± 1.0\
(0--3.9)Juvenile male1293.6 ± 34.8\
(0--100)3.5 ± 2.8 (0--10)02.5 ± 13.8\
0--18.00.4 ± 1.7\
(0--3.2)00Adult male5873.3 ± 10.2\
(20--100)0.7 ± 1.7 (0--3.7)1.3 ± 4.3\
(0--30)14.7 ± 16.2\
(0--83.1)5.1 ± 9.4\
(0--51.6)4.1 ± 5.8\
(0--26.9)0.8 ± 1.6\
(0--7.7)
On the basis of identification of bat flies occurring on *Rousettus madagascariensis* in the same cave \[[@CR22], [@CR23]\], it is presumed that the vast majority of bat flies captured and consumed by the host were nycteribiids, specifically *Eucampsipoda madagascariensis*. Further, no evidence was found of invertebrates flying-off during a bat grooming bout, which in this case would be the streblid *Megastrebla wenzeli*; however, it is uncertain if such a detail would have been observable based on the resolution of the video recordings.
The most common behavioral activity of the sampled bats was rest, which represented more than 70% of the time spent for diurnal within the day-roost site, followed by auto-grooming at 15%. No juvenile was observed to engage in a fight or in any form of ectoparasite consumption. For sampled adults, the mean proportion of time allocated to consuming ectoparasites *via* auto-grooming or allo-grooming was 3.3 ± 4.4% (*n* = 84) and 0.6 ± 0.9% (*n* = 84), respectively (Table [2](#Tab2){ref-type="table"}). The mean proportion of time allotted to consuming ectoparasites *via* auto-grooming for adults females and males was 2.4 ± 3.9% (*n* = 26) and 4.1 ± 5.8% (*n* = 58), respectively, and in the case of the consumption *via* allo-grooming 0.4 ± 1.0% (*n* = 26) and 0.8 ± 1.6% (*n* = 58), respectively.
Correlation between bat grooming behavior and ectoparasites consumption {#Sec11}
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The mean proportion of time spent by *Rousettus madagascariensis* auto-grooming and consuming ectoparasites were significantly correlated for adults (Spearman's rank correlation: *r*~*s*~ = 0.552, *P* \< 0.001, two-tailed, *n* = 84), as well as the mean proportion of time allocated to allo-grooming and consuming ectoparasites (*r*~*s*~ = 0.353, *P* = 0.004, two-tailed, *n* = 84). The correlation between the mean proportion of time allotted to auto-grooming and consuming ectoparasites in both adult females (*r*~*s*~ = 0.715, *P* \< 0.001, two-tailed, *n* = 26) and adult males (*r*~*s*~ = 0.802, *P* \< 0.001, two-tailed, *n* = 58) were significant. It was the same case for the relation between the mean proportion of time allocated to allo-grooming and consuming ectoparasites in both adult females (*r*~*s*~ = 0.401, *P* = 0.042, two-tailed, *n* = 26) and adult males (*r*~*s*~ = 0.447, *P* \< 0.001, two-tailed, *n* = 58).
Comparison of proportion of time allocated to grooming and consuming ectoparasites between the age and sex classes {#Sec12}
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The mean proportion of time allocated to auto-grooming in adults was higher than in juveniles (Wilcoxon rank sum test: *W =* 2420, *P* \< 0.001, *n* = 132), as well as the time allocated to allo-grooming (Wilcoxon rank sum test: *W =* 2541, *P* \< 0.001, *n* = 132). Only adults consumed ectoparasites (Table [2](#Tab2){ref-type="table"}, Fig. [1](#Fig1){ref-type="fig"}). There was no significant difference in periods spent in auto-grooming between adult females and males (Wilcoxon rank sum test: *W =* 736, *P* = 0.291, *n* = 84), as well as the amount of time allo-grooming (Wilcoxon rank sum test: *W =* 726, *P* = 0.119, *n* = 84). The difference in the proportion of time apportioned to the consumption of ectoparasites *via* auto-grooming between adult females and males was not significant (Wilcoxon rank sum test: *W =* 591, *P* = 0.101, *n* = 84; Fig. [2a](#Fig2){ref-type="fig"}), as was the case *via* allo-grooming (Wilcoxon rank sum test: *W =* 660, *P* = 0.226, *n* = 84; Fig. [2b](#Fig2){ref-type="fig"}).Fig. 1Number of adult and juvenile *Rousettus madagascariensis* consuming ectoparasites *via* auto-grooming (**a**) and allo-grooming (**b**) based on the different daily recording sessions. The X-axis is scored in the following manner: 0 = no ectoparasite was consumed and 1 = at least a single ectoparasite was consumed. Gray coloration is for adults and black for juvenilesFig. 2Number of adult female and male *Rousettus madagascariensis* consuming ectoparasites *via* auto-grooming (**a**) and allo-grooming (**b**) based on the different daily recording sessions. The X-axis is scored in the following manner: 0 = no ectoparasite was consumed and 1 = at least a single ectoparasite was consumed. Gray coloration is for females and black for males
Differences in ectoparasite consumption in the day roost site {#Sec13}
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As mentioned in the methods section, daily data recording sessions were divided into six different 10 min periods. The consumption of ectoparasites by adult *Rousettus madagascariensis via* auto-grooming showed no significant differences across the six recording sessions (Kruskall-Wallis test: *χ*^2^~(5)~ = 8.5, *P* = 0.134, *n* = 84). In comparison, the amount of time allocated to ingesting ectoparasites *via* allo-grooming during the 18:15 h session was significantly greater than the other five sessions \[Kruskall-Wallis test: *χ*^2^~(5)~ = 13.2, *P* = 0.022, *n* = 84, Dunn *post-hoc* test: 18:15 *vs* 7:15 h (*Z* = 2.4, *P =* 0.019, *n* = 84), 6:15 *vs* 8:15 h (*Z* = 2.9, *P =* 0.003, *n* = 84), 6:15 *vs* 13:15 h (*Z* = 2.8, *P =* 0.004, *n* = 84), 6:15 *vs* 14:15 h (*Z* = 2.4, *P =* 0.019, *n* = 84), 6:15 *vs* 15:15 pm (*Z* = 1.9, *P =* 0.040, *n* = 84)\].
We make the assumption that measures of individual bat ectoparasite consumption after returning to the cave (approximately 5:00 h) until the start of the 7:15 h session, are represented from data gathered during the 6:15 h session; this period is referred to herein as roosting period 1. The data obtained for ectoparasite consumption from the other five sessions (7:15 h, 8:15 h, 13:15 h, 14:15 h, and 15:15 h) is assumed to average rates during the balance of the period in the roost and is referred to as roosting period 2. The difference in the time allocated to consuming ectoparasites *via* auto-grooming between roosting period 1 and period 2 was significantly different (Wilcoxon rank sum test: *W* = 799, *P* = 0.008, *n* = 84), as was also found for the consumption of ectoparasites *via* allo-grooming (Wilcoxon rank sum test: *W* = 780, *P* = 0.002, *n* = 84). Estimates of ectoparasites consumption per day was calculated with the average ingestion rates for the two roosting periods.
Estimation of ectoparasite consumption by *Rousettus* {#Sec14}
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The number of ectoparasites consumed *via* auto-grooming and allo-grooming was assumed to be constant during roosting period 1 (from 5:00 to 7:14 h) and during the roosting period 2 (7:15 to 18:00 h). During the nine days of behavioral recording, the extrapolated mean total number of ectoparasites that an adult consumed during the roosting period 1 was 14 ± 23 ectoparasites (range 2--67) or about on average 6.2 ectoparasites per hour, as compared to the roosting period 2, which was 23 ± 7 ectoparasites (range 10--30) or about on average 2.1 ectoparasites per hour. The estimated mean number of ectoparasites consumed on a daily basis (about 13 hours) by an individual adult *R*. *madagascariensis* while in the roost site was 37 ± 16 ectoparasites (range 2--67) or 2.8 ectoparasites per hour.
The study period was during the dry season and the number of *R*. *madagascariensis* occupying the day-roost site in September 2016, the same seasonal period, using a capture-mark-recapture technique was estimated as 1908 individuals (95% CI: 675--3517 individuals) \[[@CR15]\], and 18% were juveniles \[[@CR16]\]. With juveniles removed from the calculations and based on a population of 1565 adults within the day-roost site, using the 37 ectoparasites ingested per day by *R*. *madagascariensis*, the mean number of ectoparasites consumed was 57,905 ± 25,040 ectoparasites (range 18,780--104,855). However, given different aspects of the reproductive strategies of bat flies \[[@CR28]\], combined with a prevalence of 97.1% and the mean intensity of 6.6 bat flies per adult host parasitized \[[@CR24]\], our inference of daily consumption is certainly overestimated as the estimated bat fly population in the cave is estimated at 10,025 ectoparasites associated with the *R. madagascariensis* colony.
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Diurnal activities of *Rousettus madagascariensis* {#Sec16}
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Among the different behavioral activities, adults spent more than 70% of their time at rest, followed by approximately 14% in auto-grooming, and 4% in allo-grooming (Table [2](#Tab2){ref-type="table"}). These proportions are similar to those for other non-Malagasy species of bats \[[@CR20], [@CR29], [@CR30]\].
Proportion of time spent grooming and consuming ectoparasites {#Sec17}
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In the present study, the correlation between the time spent by male and female adults grooming and consuming ectoparasites was significant. Bat flies seem to prefer parasitizing adults, as compared to juveniles, which for *Rousettus madagascariensis* might in part be associated with fur density providing greater protection from host grooming \[[@CR12], [@CR22]\]; however, given that juveniles were not observed feeding on ectoparasites, this supposition is called into question. Most filmed individuals were clustered in close groups and often in direct body contact, which would allow direct dispersal of bat flies between them. Although adult males have heavier streblid and nycteribiid parasite loads than adult females throughout the year \[[@CR22]\], the amount of time in the day roost associated with the removal of ectoparasites is not significantly different between the sex classes.
In a sort of axiom manner, it would be assumed that ectoparasite consumption by a host animal is a manner to reduce individual ectoparasite loads, although there is an energetic cost to grooming \[[@CR28], [@CR29]\]. Another advantage of this behavior would be nutritional, in that about 37 ectoparasites being consumed by individual adult *Rousettus* per day would be a measurable energetic supplement, particularly gravid female bat flies, supplementing protein in a frugivorous species. In general, fruits are rich in carbohydrates and generally low in fats and proteins \[[@CR31]\]. This is an interesting aspect to be examined in future research, including nutritional analyses of adult females (with and without pupae) and adult males, to evaluate the potential contribution of ectoparasite consumption in the dietary needs of a frugivorous bat species.
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Previous studies on non-Malagasy bats \[[@CR20], [@CR21], [@CR32]\] showed that bat-grooming activities are more common in the period immediately after bats return to their day-roost sites, as well as before their dusk exit. The filming sessions in the context of the current study do not allow late afternoon activities to be addressed as the last session was at 15:15 h. However, our data indicates a higher rate of grooming and ectoparasite removal in the early morning period.
Previous research on *Rousettus madagascariensis* at the same study site found seasonal differences in the average number of parasites per host, with higher infestation rates during the dry season (June and October) \[[@CR24]\], which coincides with the data reported herein. Further, in this bat species, ectoparasite loads are correlated with host sex and age, with adult males having the highest rates \[[@CR23]\]. Hence, the data presented herein presumably represent the period with the highest levels of bat fly parasitism rates in *R*. *madagascariensis*.
As mentioned above, the daily estimated consumption by *Rousettus* in the Grotte des Chauves-souris day roost colony of close to 58,000 ectoparasites is simply overestimated. This is presumably related to our extrapolations of consumption rates during periods video recordings were not made and certain cases of recorded mastication that were not associated with the ingestion of bat flies. However, in any case, this study provides new insight into host-ectoparasite interactions and population dynamics of bat flies. These high levels of ectoparasite ingestion underscores new questions if bat fly consumption by the bat host is associated with regulation of their population size associated with body hygiene, a defense mechanism against parasites and/or as a dietary supplement; further, there is the potential role of this behavior in the transmission of zoonotic pathogens to the host. Bacteria of the genus *Bartonella* have been identified in *Eidolon dupreanum*, another endemic Malagasy Pteropodidae and cave-dwelling fruit bat, and from its hematophagous nycteribiid *Cyclopodia dubia* \[[@CR4]\]. We suspect that with testing, *R*. *madagascariensis* bat flies will also be found to be positive for *Bartonella.* Further, previous research has shown that bats are more vulnerable to bacterial infections \[[@CR33]\], as compared to viral infections, and bacterial pathogens have been isolated from bat flies \[[@CR4]\].
Conclusions {#Sec19}
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Only adult *Rousettus madagascariensis* were found to consume ectoparasites *via* both auto-grooming and allo-grooming and a significant positive correlation was found between the proportion of time allocated to grooming and ectoparasite consumption in both sexes of adult bats. The considerable estimate of bat fly consumption by their hosts provides a new dimension to population dynamics and reproductive strategies in bat flies. The results presented here will need to be further tested, for example, with a video camcorder apparatus with high resolution to better document physical consumption of ectoparasites and extended across the complete period bats are occupying their day roost. While to our knowledge, rates of bat ingestion of their dipteran ectoparasites has not been previously estimated, the results presented herein lead to a series of questions ranging from the nutritional advantages to the host bat in ectoparasite consumption to possible mechanisms for the transmission of zoonotic diseases *via* an oral route between ectoparasite-host, as compared to blood meals by these hematophagous ectoparasites. These are aspects need to be addressed by future research.
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We are grateful to the Mention Biologie Zoologie et Biodiversité Animale at the Université d'Antananarivo, Madagascar National Parks (MNP), and Direction Générale des Forêts for administrative aid and permits (no. 055/17/MEEF/SG/DGF/DSAP/SCB.Re) to conduct this study. We thank the Director of the Ankarana National Park, M. Nicolas Salo, who gave us permission to work in the Ankarana caves. M. Romialy (Baban'i Rapila) kindly assisted the first author in the field.
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RVR and SMG conceived the study, performed the experiment, and wrote the manuscript. SMG supervised the fieldwork. RVR and AA performed the data analysis. All authors edited different versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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[A study of MRI and clinical neurology in acute cerebellar infarcts].
We studied clinical manifestations of sixteen patients with cerebellar infarcts diagnosed by MRI. In fourteen of them, the stroke developed abruptly with vertigo, which continued for several days. At the early stage of illness, ataxia was obscure. But after vertigo and nausea disappeared, nine cases showed truncal ataxia, while limb ataxia was found in only five. Their vertigo was rotatory and aggravated by head movement. Gaze-evoked nystagmus was observed in only 5 cases. Four patients preferred to take unilateral posture since they experienced less vertigo. The side of their lesions was the lower side of their posture. Limb ataxia was more frequent in SCA-involving cases than in SCA-non involving cases (3 out of 6 vs 2 out of 10, respectively). On the other hand, headache was more frequent in PICA-involving cases than in PICA-non-involving cases (6 out of 11 vs 1 out of 5, respectively). Ataxic gait was seen more in medial branch-involving cases than medial branch non-involving cases (5 out of 6 vs 4 out of 10, respectively). One patient died due to obstructive hydrocephalus.
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Sunday, December 30, 2012
Back in October, I was looking at the violence and the kidnappings that resulted in murders. It started raising some questions about what is going on. Also, the amount of violence around the world and threats of attacks on other countries was also raising questions. This is what came through:
When you see many acts of violence, you are looking from a human perspective of evil attacking. There are soul agreements at work with good and bad. There are lessons and experiences that are taking place. There are many levels of energy being affected in this process. You are not aware of much that is taking place. Mankind often chooses how they will leave your planet. Those leaving in these fashions may be doing so for their soul agreements. These people may be finished with what they were meant to do or there may be some other piece for those whom they are connected with. Violence of all forms happens when one party decides to act out on their anger and aggression. Another soul allows this to take place or they participate in this energy. It escalates or diminishes based on how each being participates. The soul is always okay. The body is just a shell that is being borrowed as part of an experiment. Many will be leaving your planet soon and it is because they have not contracted to stay for this latest transition. So, fear not. Be willing to help the souls who are crossing over to leave and to help the families and friends who are staying in whatever process they require.
Each of you must decide how you will respond to life. Will you participate in the magic and joy that is around you or will you look for ways of anger and resentment. Very few humans are aware of when they will come and go from your planet. It is much better to put your energy in enjoying those whom you choose to hold in your life while they are with you. Enjoy each day and each moment. Decide to live in love and light. That is a gift that you can each decide on. As always you have free will and choices in how you behave and live your life.
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387 U.S. 239 (1967)
JULIAN MESSNER, INC., ET AL.
v.
SPAHN.
No. 1154.
Supreme Court of United States.
Decided May 22, 1967.
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF NEW YORK.
Selig J. Levitan for appellants.
Arthur K. Radin for appellee.
Irwin Karp for Authors League of America, Inc., as amicus curiae.
PER CURIAM.
The motion of the Authors League of America, Inc., for leave to file a brief, as amicus curiae, is granted.
The judgment is vacated and the case is remanded to the Court of Appeals of New York for further consideration in light of Time, Inc. v. Hill, 385 U. S. 374.
THE CHIEF JUSTICE and MR. JUSTICE FORTAS would dismiss the appeal for want of a substantial federal question.
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BILL MOYERS: This week on Moyers & Company, Christian and climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe on ending the gridlock between science and religion.
KATHARINE HAYHOE: Climate change is a casualty of much larger societal issues. It's not a scientific issue, it's not a matter of one more report will do it. One more new analogy, and people will get it. Information is not the answer. The answer has much more to do with who we are as humans, and how we function politically.
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BILL MOYERS: Welcome. There are roughly 80 million evangelical Christians in America and for years a majority of their ranks have refused to take global warming seriously. Many were swayed by the likes of Rush Limbaugh, who said, “If you believe in God, then intellectually you cannot believe in manmade global warming… you must be either agnostic or atheistic to believe that man controls something he can’t create.”
Then there is the powerful Republican James Inhofe of the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works, who said: “God’s still up there, and the arrogance of people to think that we, human beings, would be able to change what he is doing in the climate is, to me, outrageous.”
So it is that while more Americans believe global warming is real and caused by human beings, some two-thirds of white evangelical Christians are not convinced. And they wield a lot of political clout. These are people who believe that to be saved by god you must be born again – your heart and mind transformed by a cathartic spiritual experience. But as the climate crisis worsens every day, it’s clear these good folk need a different kind of conversion, one that opens them to the reality overtaking us. Only someone they trust, one of their own, is likely to help them see the light.
Which brings us to Katharine Hayhoe. You may have seen her with the actor Don Cheadle on the opening episode of Showtime's award-winning documentary series, “Years of Living Dangerously.”
KATHARINE HAYHOE in Years of Living Dangerously: When I look at the information we get from the planet I look at it as God's creation speaking to us. And in this case there's no question that God's creation is telling us that it is running a fever.
BILL MOYERS: That fever has been running high on the plains of Texas, where Katharine Hayhoe lives. West Texas is cattle country. Or it was, until prolonged drought killed off the livestock business and devastated towns like Plainview.
DON CHEADLE in Years of Living Dangerously: It’s 10am on March 16th, 2013. This has become a weekly ritual. Each Saturday these people walk the four miles around the Cargill meat packing plant on the edge of town. They’re praying for rain and for the plant to reopen. Six weeks ago it closed, and overnight 10 percent of the area's entire workforce was laid off. It shut down because of a three-year drought that devastated the cattle herd here in Texas. And without cows, you can’t run a meat packing plant.
CHURCH PASTOR in Years of Living Dangerously: Father, we pray for the situation in Cargill, by God. Because as you bring the moisture, as you bring the rain conditions will change, my God. Because it's your rain--
BILL MOYERS: Katharine Hayhoe knows those believers well. She, too, is an evangelical Christian, also a rising star of climate science, named this year as one of "Time" magazine’s "100 Most Influential People." She and her husband, Andrew Farley, who's a pastor, teach at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. Together, they wrote this book, “A Climate for Change: Global Warming Facts for Faith-Based Decisions.” Welcome.
KATHARINE HAYHOE: Thank you for having me, Bill.
BILL MOYERS: When I saw the film I couldn't believe that that was the Plainview, Texas I knew many years ago. Then it was bustling, like a beehive. The film reveals it as an almost lifeless place. Now why are you convinced that this has to do with global warming instead of just the usual droughts that come and go in West Texas?
KATHARINE HAYHOE: Everybody living in Texas knows that droughts are just part of life there. So the first question people always ask is, well, how is this any different from what my daddy or my granddaddy experienced way back when?
First of all, we see things changing. We see plants and trees flowering earlier in the year. We see birds and insects and other animals farther north than they ever used to be. It's warmer now in every season of the year in Texas because of climate change. So along comes this drought just like you had 30 years ago and 50 years ago.
But now it's so much warmer that more water evaporates from the soil, more water evaporates from our lakes and our rivers and our streams. And the drought is more severe than it would have been otherwise. We had an incredibly severe drought that summer of 2011 throughout Texas and Oklahoma. And that drought conditions persist until today.
BILL MOYERS: As a scientist, you study consequences over time. And is it what's happening over time that has led you to think this is not just the weather, this is change?
KATHARINE HAYHOE: That's exactly right. One of the most common things people do is they say, oh we had a cold year. Or, oh we had a wet summer. Therefore, where's all this stuff? Where's all this global warming? Climate is defined as the long-term average over at least 20 to 30 years.
So we can't just jump on some band wagon immediately and say, oh that heat wave was definitely climate change. We have to very carefully analyze the data and look to see if there is a trend laid over the pattern of natural variability. So we've always had our highs and lows, our wet and dry. But the assumption that our society is built on is that over long periods of time, 20 to 30 years, it all averages out.
This is the assumption that we build our houses on, that we design our cities on, that determine where we grow our crops. What happens if that line is no longer stable? Then we still have our pattern of natural variability but the highs are getting higher over time. And that's exactly what we see.
BILL MOYERS: The Christians who show up in the film think drought is an act of God. Are they counting on faith to save them?
KATHARINE HAYHOE: Oh yes. I mean, there are signs everywhere saying, pray for rain. During a drought, every church has a sign out front saying, pray for rain. They have prayer rallies, they have prayer walks.
We believe that God has the ability to do things like that, but as Christians I think we also believe that God set up the world such that there are these types of natural events, good and bad, and there are consequences to our actions.
And so in this case, first of all we have developed an agricultural society in a semi-arid environment. One that depends on an aquifer that is going one way fast. So as we become more and more vulnerable to rain fall, that's just when climate change is coming along and altering that rainfall. So it's a series of choices that we've made as a civilization, a society, at the local scale, national, and global, often not knowing what the result or the impact of those choices would be--
BILL MOYERS: But all their lives, those people were told that God is omnipotent. If you challenge them on that and say, not God, but we have to change the course or we will suffer from global warming irrevocably, aren't you undermining their faith?
KATHARINE HAYHOE: That's one of the most frequently asked questions that we get. And so when my husband, who's a pastor, when my husband and I wrote this book together, he was the one who laid out the book and said, these are the questions that we have to answer. And number one on that list was, if God is in control, if that's what we believe, then how could something like this happen?
But isn't that the age-old question? Every time something happens in our lives, or that of our community, or our country, we think, if God is in control, how could that happen? How could a plane full of innocent people on their way to the AIDS research conference be shot down?
And as I've talked to more and more people, I've started to figure out what the questions are that people have. And if you tackled the questions head-on, how do we know this is real? Why do we think it's humans, not a natural cycle of the sun or volcanoes, or anything else? Why do we care about it? Why do I care about it?
Here are my values, and here, based on my values, are why I care. If we can get past the issue of rhetoric and politics, and actually start talking about what's in our hearts, I have seen amazing things happen in terms of moving forward to look at solutions that are consistent with the values that we have.
BILL MOYERS: So let me ask about you. When it comes to science as you said, you crunch the data. You analyze statistical models, but to become a Christian, you don't crunch the data. You don't analyze the models. But why do you require evidence as a scientist, that you don't require as a believer?
KATHARINE HAYHOE: One of my favorite versus comes from Hebrews in the New Testament. It talks about how faith is the evidence of things not seen. By definition, science is the evidence of things that are seen, that can be observed, that are quantifiable. And so that's why I see faith and science as two sides of the same coin.
Science is by definition bounded by what we can conceptualize, what we can document, what we can observe. And faith, I think, is the other side of that. Why does this even exist? Why can we do science? Why does the world make sense? Why are there elegant, physical laws describing the behavior of our atmosphere that also apply to galaxies on the other side of the universe?
BILL MOYERS: And yet people we both come from, people who love us and we love, remain distrustful of science, and of scientists.
KATHARINE HAYHOE: Yes.
BILL MOYERS: Why is that?
KATHARINE HAYHOE: For a long time, many of us have felt like scientists are on one side espousing one set of values. And Christians and or conservatives are on the other side. And so along comes this new issue of climate change, which in my opinion has enormous theological implications. It is entirely consistent with the Christian faith to love others and to love our neighbors.
So along comes this issue of climate change, but who are the primary spokespeople? It's these pointy-headed scientists who have been on the other side of the fence, on many other issues regarding creation, evolution, the age of the universe. Even other issues today, like, genetic modification and things like that. So, it's no surprise that when you get a messenger who is not trusted, who you perceive as not sharing your values, that you know, why would you believe them?
BILL MOYERS: It was so clear from the film that you have actually made some converts.
NELLY MONTEZ in Years of Living Dangerously: I’m Nelly. I used to work at the Cargill plant.
KATHARINE HAYHOE in Years of Living Dangerously: Oh, ok.
DON CHEADLE in Years of Living Dangerously: She was just talking about how all, that she hadn't really thought about … well tell me what you were …
NELLY MONTEZ in Years of Living Dangerously: Just, you know, like the things you know the things that we can do as far as, you know, taking some of that layer of blanket off, you know, right there, I'm sitting there going I didn't know that. Wow, you know, I didn't know that. […] I had never heard of climate change. After hearing Katharine I was just like wow. If we start using the right things and doing the right things we could probably save our planet.
BILL MOYERS: Do you often get feedback like that?
KATHARINE HAYHOE: In person, I would say there's more positive feedback than negative. But in terms of not in person, internet, email, letters, things like that, I would say it's probably about 99 percent negative. And I get five to ten times more hate mail from Christians than I do from atheists for example.
BILL MOYERS: Why?
KATHARINE HAYHOE: Well, caring about climate is entirely consistent with who we are as Christians. But over the last several decades, we have increasingly begun to confound our politics with our faith. To the point where instead of our faith dictating our attitudes on political and social issues, we are instead allowing our political party to dictate our attitude on issues that are clearly consistent with who we are.
BILL MOYERS: What does that tell you?
KATHARINE HAYHOE: That this issue pushes a button. It is a giant red button as big as this table, and it really makes people mad because they feel like it threatens something that they hold dear. And that's because we've been told that you can't be a Christian, or you can't be a conservative, or you can't be a person of faith or even a person of integrity and agree that climate is changing, that humans are responsible, and that there's something really important we need to do about it.
BILL MOYERS: Who's telling them that?
KATHARINE HAYHOE: Well, if you read the social science, which is honestly my favorite reading material these days, we have found out from social science that number one, if you take conservative Protestants and you ask them what they think about climate change, but you control for age, for conservativism, and for political party affiliation, then the bias drops out. That's what is accounting for conservative Protestants thinking climate change isn't real. It's our political affiliation.
But here's the thing. In the majority of cases, if you really dig down to the bottom of people's objections to climate change, they're not based on the science. They're based on the solutions. People fundamentally object to the solutions to climate change, because climate change is a tragedy of the commons.
So by definition, one individual's actions will not be sufficient to address the problem. We have to act together. Together it means government. People are fundamentally opposed to government solutions to a problem. And so, but it's a lot easier to say it isn't a real problem, than to say it is a real problem, and it's a very serious problem. But we don't support any action to do anything about it.
BILL MOYERS: I think I hear you suggesting that conservative Christians are Republicans who, are deeply influenced more by Republican opposition to government than by global warming itself. Because if they take the science seriously, we have to do something about it. And the only way we can do something about it, is collectively through government.
KATHARINE HAYHOE: Yes, I believe actually that climate change is a casualty of much larger societal issues. Just to give you an example going back even farther, when we talk about climate change, the words we hear are things like carbon tax, and government legislation.
If you go back in history, what was the whole American Revolution, what did the whole American Revolution come from? It came from tax and government tyranny, and government imposing sanctions and taxes on people that they didn't think were fair. And so I think it's actually imbedded in the American psyche to object to big government solutions that involve taxing people's rights to do or use whatever they want.
BILL MOYERS: You've been quoted saying you feel like the conservative community, the evangelical community, and many other Christian communities have been lied to. By whom?
KATHARINE HAYHOE: So with climate change, we have people who we trust in our community. We have people who are Christians, we have people who call themselves Christians, we have conservative leaders who may not be Christian but are very respected within the community. And these are the people standing up telling us it's a hoax, it's not real. Or even maybe it's real, but it's not a big deal and we don't have to worry about it.
BILL MOYERS: Well, this is the puzzling thing. You know, why so many conservatives in leadership positions, Republicans I'm talking about, why do they dismiss the science? What do they have to gain, except the satisfaction that they're limiting the growth of government?
KATHARINE HAYHOE: That's, oh that's a great question. And honestly, trying to figure out that question is one of the main reasons why I am now in the department of political science. My background's originally in physics, and then atmospheric science. And then just a couple of years ago, I actually moved departments for multiple reasons, as all of us do. But one of the reasons is because I feel like the science is there.
We have all the information we need to take precautionary steps on this issue. It's not a scientific issue, it's not a matter of one more report will do it. One more national climate assessment, that's what will solve the problem. One more new analogy, and people will get it. Information is not the answer. The answer has much more to do with who we are as humans, and how we function politically.
BILL MOYERS: So why is it that two Christians walking down the same road of faith suddenly turn in exactly the opposite directions of belief about this issue of global warming?
KATHARINE HAYHOE: I think it relates to the fact that we often look to leaders we trust and respect to tell us what to think about it. And especially in the more evangelical parts of the Christian community, we have a leadership vacuum. I mean, aside from Billy Graham, it's hard to name a conservative Christian leader who's been around for decades. People come and go. We don't have a Pope Francis. We don't have, you know, John Paul, who has written very extensively and eloquently on the environment.
So in that leadership vacuum, especially in the more conservative parts of the church, our political leaders step in. People who share values with us. The media steps in, people who will say the things that we agree with in terms of you know, abortion, gun control, immigration, things like that. So I think it's a matter of we are being told things by people who don't like the solutions to climate change, and have decided that it's a lot better and it's a lot smarter to deny the reality of the problem than to acknowledge it exists, but say you don't want do anything about it.
So we have people, for example, like Bob Inglis. Probably every politician when they're first elected, say, to Congress, they might be walked into a room and shown a picture of Bob Inglis and said, let me tell you what happened to Bob. He, very conservative person on every single issue, except climate change. His son convinced him that climate change really was real. Bob had the moral courage to stand up and say it is, and he was out.
BILL MOYERS: Defeated?
KATHARINE HAYHOE: Yes
BILL MOYERS: At the polls?
KATHARINE HAYHOE: Uh, huh. In the primaries.
BILL MOYERS: Presumably by many very Christian--
KATHARINE HAYHOE: Absolutely.
BILL MOYERS: --believers.
KATHARINE HAYHOE: And he is an outspoken Christian man. He shared every single value with people except for that one, and that one was enough to end his career as a politician. But I mean, you know Christians. We have a history of majoring on the minors.
I grew up in a church where the church split between cousin Gordon and somebody else over whether when you get to heaven you cups of equal size filled with different amounts of joy, or whether somebody gets a full cup of joy but the cups are different sizes. So compared to that, climate change is a much bigger issue.
BILL MOYERS: So you said the recently, “the evangelical world is the last significant holdout on the reality of this issue.” This issue of man-made global warming. Do they have the muscle to prevent us from saving the planet?
KATHARINE HAYHOE: Goodness, I don't know the answer to that question. And I'm glad I don't, because what motivates me is hope. The hope that by just changing a few minds, by giving, and it's not, the responsibility is not mine to actually change their minds. I see my responsibility as giving people the information they need to make the right decision.
And so bringing the issue home and saying, climate change isn’t just kind of number 151 on a list of things you care about. Let’s look at the top five things you care about. Let’s look at your kids health, your job security, how much your bills cost to pay, like, your air-conditioning bill and your water bill. And your faith. Let’s look at things that matter, and then let’s talk about how climate change interacts with and affects the things that you already love, you already hold dear. And so my hope is, I don't know how many people have to make the right decision to change the balance. But all I know is, I'm just gonna do my part.
BILL MOYERS: All right, then give people some concrete, specific things they can do about it.
KATHARINE HAYHOE: Three things. The first thing we can do is prepare to adapt to what we can't avoid. We already have a great idea of what is happening in each part of the country. Are we getting more frequent heavy rainfall and flood events? Are we seeing rising sea level? Are we seeing stronger hurricanes? Are we seeing more heat waves? Look at the U.S. National Climate Assessment, great resource online, written in very plain English. Not for scientists, for other people.
That tells us what's coming, and it just makes sense. It's like we've been driving a car all these years, looking backwards. We need to take our eyes off that rearview mirror and actually look down the road and say, in ten, 20, 30 years, how high will sea level have risen? Therefore, should I be building my house here?
How warm, or how wet, or how dry will it be therefore what types of crops should we be planting, if any? So that's the first thing, adaptation. The second thing we have to do is mitigation. Mitigation is reducing the amount of energy we're getting from carbon-based fuels. We can do that two ways. We can switch to alternative sources of energy, or we can use less. So on an individual level, the number one thing I recommend is going online and figuring out what our personal carbon footprint is.
The enormous balloon of carbon dioxide that we produce every year. And if it's a good carbon calculator, and there's many good ones, it'll give you a list of ten, twenty, thirty things that you specifically could do depending on how far you drive to work, how big your house is, what part of the country you live in, how much money you have, things like that.
Number three is we live in a democratic society. We need to tell our leaders that we care about this issue. Tell them, I'm a mom, and I care about it because of my kids. I'm a Christian, and I care about it because of my faith. I'm a conservative business person, and I care about it because I want a healthy economy. And the myth is that climate change and a healthy economy are opposed.
BILL MOYERS: That’s right.
KATHARINE HAYHOE: We have the ability and I think we have the responsibility, to do that in the society that we live.
BILL MOYERS: Your parents were missionaries.
KATHARINE HAYHOE: Yes.
BILL MOYERS: Are you?
KATHARINE HAYHOE: I'm starting to think I might be.
BILL MOYERS: For?
KATHARINE HAYHOE: I mean, imagine a world where, you know, the highways are made of solar panels that charge our cars as we drive. Where every house is just made out of shingles of solar panels with a little wind turbine in the corner. Where we have no air pollution anymore, you know, killing children with asthma and people with respiratory disease. I mean, I know this sounds like utopia.
BILL MOYERS: Sounds to me like it could be a new gospel.
KATHARINE HAYHOE: It may be. A gospel that builds on the resources that God has given us. We have more than enough abundant energy to power our society from wind, from solar, from tides. All the things that we believe, as Christians, God created and has given to us as a free gift. So I think that there is the ability to have a better future, one that is built on the goodness that God has given us here in this world.
BILL MOYERS: Katharine Hayhoe, thank you very much for being with me.
KATHARINE HAYHOE: Thank you Bill.
BILL MOYERS: On Sunday, September 21st, Americans from all over the country are gathering here in New York City for the People’s Climate March. It could be the largest such march and rally ever. And it comes two days before delegates from around the world will meet at the United Nations for a summit on climate change. The demonstrators will urge the leaders and activists in attendance to act now to stop global warming before it’s too late.
At our website BillMoyers.com, you can find out more about the People’s Climate March and the UN summit plus our continuing coverage of climate change news.
That’s all at BillMoyers.com. I’ll see you there and I’ll see you here, next time.
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Intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) is contraindicated in stroke patients receiving oral anticoagulants \[[@B1]\]. Knowledge of current medication is therefore necessary before commencing IVT. In the emergency setting, point-of-care (POC) coagulation devices provide rapid international normalized ratio (INR) measurements \[[@B2]\]. However, current POC devices that are used to monitor vitamin K antagonists are not always suitable for accurately measuring anticoagulant activity of the new oral anticoagulants (NOACs) \[[@B3]\]. We report an 'accidental' thrombolysis in a stroke patient in whom treatment with apixaban, a NOAC that inhibits factor Xa (FXa), became apparent only after the completion of IVT.
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An 83-year-old male with a history of arterial hypertension and diabetes developed acute right-sided hemiparesis and fluent aphasia (NIHSS score on admission: 4). He arrived at our hospital 45 min later. On admission, his blood pressure was 160/70 mm Hg; atrial fibrillation was detected on electrocardiography. Cranial computed tomography (cCT) revealed no early signs of cerebral ischemia or intracranial hemorrhage (ICH). The patient was unable to self-report his drug history due to persisting aphasia. The INR measured by a commercial POC device was within normal range (1.00; normal 0.85-1.18). IVT (rt-PA 0.9 mg/kg) was initiated 80 min after symptom onset and before all laboratory findings were received. Around 20 min after IVT had commenced, coagulation parameters were normal \[including INR (1.10), thrombin time (18.8 s; normal 14-21), partial thromboplastin time (34.8 s, normal 23-36) and platelet counts\]. A follow-up cCT ruled out IVT-induced ICH and the patient fully recovered within 48 h (NIHS score: 0). At this stage, he was able to report regular intake of apixaban (Eliquis®, 2.5 mg t.i.d.) since April 2014 due to atrial fibrillation. The last apixaban tablet had been taken 13.5 h before IVT.
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Stroke patients are frequently unable to report their drug history because of accompanying neurologic symptoms such as aphasia or unconsciousness. This is especially problematic for those receiving oral anticoagulants, owing to the increased risk of ICH during IVT \[[@B4]\].
The current report underlines the urgent need to develop POC devices specific for the rapid determination of the anticoagulatory effect of NOACs, similar to those used for vitamin K antagonists \[[@B5]\]. Furthermore, it raises the question of whether NOAC plasma levels should be routinely measured prior to IVT, particularly considering the growing use of NOACs \[[@B6]\]. Laboratory testing of NOAC plasma concentrations is time-consuming, and the lower threshold, which would allow 'safe' IVT, has not yet been established \[[@B3]\]. Moreover, 24/7 availability is restricted to large hospitals. Recent evidence suggests that the measurement of 'surrogate markers' such as thrombin time or anti-FXa may enable the quantification of factor IIa and FXa inhibitors, respectively, although various confounding factors may impact the assay results \[[@B7],[@B8],[@B9]\].
In summary, stroke patients with a considerable chance of receiving NOACs, e.g. those with known atrial fibrillation or a history of venous thrombosis, should be intensely screened prior to IVT, even if NOAC intake was excluded on an anamnestic basis.
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C. Kleinschnitz has received speaker\'s honoraria, compensation for travel expenses, and financial support for scientific projects from Bayer Healthcare, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Pfizer/Bristol-Myers Squibb. F. Fluri and M. Fleischer have nothing to disclose.
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SWU escapes finals-bound UST in OT behind Mbala’s 41 points
MANILA, Philippines — Cebu’s Southwestern University finally picked up a victory in the Philippine Collegiate Champions League (PCCL) final four, escaping finals-bound University of Santo Tomas 93-91 in overtime Sunday at the Arena in San Juan.
Cameroonian Ben Mbala was unstoppable in unleashing 41 big points for the Cobras, who have held their own against the Manila-based squads in the round robin semis but couldn’t secure the wins until Sunday.
The Cesafi champions are a threat largely because of the 17-year-old Mbala, who was already huffing-and-puffing by halftime but still set a PCCL record in points along with 16 rebounds and four blocks.
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SWU, though, needed extra five minutes to barely and a clutch points from beyond the arch and the stripe to get past UST — which did not have center Karim Abdul and versatile wingman Kevin Ferrer.
Despite Mbala scoring nearly half of their output, it was a triple from a waxing hot Monbert Arong that salvaged the Cobras and gave them their final advantage with 29.7 seconds in overtime.
Arong, who has always been reliable from downtown, finished with 17 points built around five treys, while Bon Guillena and Bernie Bregondo chipped in 11 points apiece.
The Cobras can salvage at least third place on Tuesday against the loser of the San Beda-Ateneo clash, which is being played at posting time.
The Growling Tigers, meanwhile, are already secured of their first-ever PCCL finals berth after bagging two victories over the Red Lions and the Blue Eagles — but they still played toe-to-toe against SWU.
They even had a chance to win the game at the end of regulation and overtime, but just failed to execute on the plays. In the end, the Tigers just opted to go for a trey, which Jeric Fortuna and Aljon Mariano ultimately missed, instead of a two-pointer to send the game into another overtime.
Trusty gunner Jeric Teng paced UST anew with 20 markers but did not have enough lift to make a crucial fastbreak lay-in, which could’ve put the Tigers ahead by two in overtime — but instead, the Cobras got the leather and Arong made game-changing triple.
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Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg speaks to gun control advocates and victims of gun violence in Aurora, Colo., on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019. The billionaire former New York City mayor unveiled a gun control policy just steps from one of Colorado's worst mass shootings, calling for a ban on all assault weapons. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)
Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg speaks to gun control advocates and victims of gun violence in Aurora, Colo., on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019. The billionaire former New York City mayor unveiled a gun control policy just steps from one of Colorado's worst mass shootings, calling for a ban on all assault weapons. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)
NEW YORK (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg says employees at his news organization need to accept restrictions with their paycheck, including the ban on investigating their boss.
Bloomberg, billionaire founder of Bloomberg News, was asked in a CBS News interview about rules put in place when he announced his candidacy: The organization’s reporters are not allowed to probe him and his finances, or any of his Democratic rivals.
Bloomberg News says the restriction does not apply to President Donald Trump as the government’s leader. That prompted Trump’s campaign to say it would not allow Bloomberg reporters to cover its events.
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“We just have to learn to live with some things,” Bloomberg told CBS. His reporters “get a paycheck. But with your paycheck comes some restrictions and responsibilities.”
He said that people have said to him, “‘how can you investigate yourself?’ And I said, Ï don’t think you can.’” He noted that Bloomberg News subscribers also get access to campaign news from The New York Times, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal.
With his comments, the former New York mayor “puts the journalists who work for him in an extremely uncomfortable, tenuous position,” said Lynne Adrine, a Washington-based journalism professor for Syracuse University.
As the owner of Bloomberg News, which started in 1990, Bloomberg has the right to do as he wants, she said.
“Yet, I don’t think that’s the take-away journalism consumers need at this time,” Adrine said.
Bloomberg reporter Mark Niquette is covering Bloomberg’s campaign. On Friday, he posted a story about remarks Bloomberg made in the CBS interview, including about the news organization’s policy. Earlier this week, he wrote about Bloomberg’s campaign stop in Mississippi, where the candidate talked about his apology for New York City’s stop-and-frisk policing tactics when he was mayor.
The Bloomberg company had no comment Friday on what the candidate said.
Kathleen Culver, a professor of journalism ethics at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, said she’s concerned about the extent to which Bloomberg reporters feel intimidated about their boss’ remarks.
Culver said she understands Bloomberg’s reluctance to step fully away from the company he created, but he might want to look at ways to completely disassociate himself with Bloomberg News at this time.
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Q:
Python 2.7 filecmp.cmp returns false even though the gzipped files are identical
I'm comparing a bunch of fastq.gz files. Each file is ~4G:
if filecmp.cmp(f1,f2,shallow=False)
It returns false, as in f1 and f2 are different. But when I compare the files using diff/comm I get 0 output (I unzip and then compare). I tried both shallow=True and False.
I'm trying to print out the difference but it's running out of memory.
diff=difflib.ndiff((gzip.open(f1)).readlines(),(gzip.open(f2)).readlines())
print [i for i in diff if i.startswith('+')]
Is it because the files are gzipped? any ideas on how to compare them without unzipping them? (each file is 200M lines)
Thank you!
A:
In general you would need to compare the uncompressed output. That is the only way to definitively determine if the two gzip files have the same uncompressed contents. They could have been compressed with different compression levels or different gzip software, giving different compressed results. The only guarantee is that when you compress and then decompress, you get the original input. There is no guarantee whatsoever that when you decompress and then compress that you get the original input.
If you are in control of the gzip process, using the same code and the same compression levels and other options, you can still get different output due to the header contents. The headers may have different time stamps, different file names, or other variations. In that case you can skip the headers for each (using RFC 1952 as your guide to when the headers end), and the compare the remainder of each. Given the stated conditions, the remainders of the two files will then be identical.
Another thing that you can do, again if you are in control of the compression and you know that each gzip file consists of a single gzip member, is that you can check the last eight bytes of each file. If those are not identical, then the compressed data is different. If they are the same, then the contents may be identical, so you would then need to decompress and compare, or use the method above. This can save a lot of time in almost never having to compare gzip files that have different uncompressed content. Those last eight bytes are the four-byte CRC of the uncompressed data, and the length of the uncompressed data modulo 232.
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Insight into Enzymatic Degradation of Corn, Wheat, and Soybean Cell Wall Cellulose Using Quantitative Secretome Analysis of Aspergillus fumigatus.
Lignocelluloses contained in animal forage cannot be digested by pigs or poultry with 100% efficiency. On contrary, Aspergillus fumigatus, a saprophytic filamentous fungus, is known to harbor 263 glycoside hydrolase encoding genes, suggesting that A. fumigatus is an efficient lignocellulose degrader. Hence the present study uses corn, wheat, or soybean as a sole carbon source to culture A. fumigatus under animal physiological condition to understand how cellulolytic enzymes work together to achieve an efficient degradation of lignocellulose. Our results showed that A. fumigatus produced different sets of enzymes to degrade lignocelluloses derived from corn, wheat, or soybean cell wall. In addition, the cellulolytic enzymes produced by A. fumigatus were stable under acidic condition or at higher temperatures. Using isobaric tags for a relative and absolute quantification (iTRAQ) approach, a total of ∼600 extracellular proteins were identified and quantified, in which ∼50 proteins were involved in lignocellulolysis, including cellulases, hemicellulases, lignin-degrading enzymes, and some hypothetical proteins. Data are available via ProteomeXchange with identifier PXD004670. On the basis of quantitative iTRAQ results, 14 genes were selected for further confirmation by RT-PCR. Taken together, our results indicated that the expression and regulation of lignocellulolytic proteins in the secretome of A. fumigatus were dependent on both nature and complexity of cellulose, thus suggesting that a different enzyme system is required for degradation of different lignocelluloses derived from plant cells. Although A. fumigatus is a pathogenic fungus and cannot be directly used as an enzyme source, as an efficient lignocellulose degrader its strategy to synergistically degrade various lignocelluloses with different enzymes can be used to design enzyme combination for optimal digestion and absorption of corn, wheat, or soybean that are used as forage of pig and poultry.
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[Ovarian suppression in the adjuvant treatment of breast cancer: GnRh analogs, ovariectomy or radio-castration--"the philosopher's stone" instead of "chamber of horrors"].
Ovarian suppression in the adjuvant treatment of perimenopausal women with breast cancer is an important option. The therapeutic goal can be accomplished by administration of GnRH-analogues, ovarectomy or radiocastration. We describe the advantages and the therapy related side effects and compare the different treatment modalities with each other. Because of its reversibility and patient's compliance GnRH-analogues seem to be advantageous especially in younger premenopausal women. When longer term side effects of artificially induced menopause are less important, therapeutic alternatives such as radiocastration or ovarectomy are effective without obvious superiority between these options. Even in the background of the increasing use of GnRH-analogues radiocastration remains still a therapeutic alternative because of its cost-effectiveness and feasibility. This accounts especially for peri- or premenopausal women above the age of 45.
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Q:
"Listener" for detect changes on mouse icon
I seen here a code that retrieves the current icon of mouse as string, but this code had uses a TTimer for make it.
So, i want know if exist some event (Listener) for detect these change on mouse cursor icon.
Below is code that uses a TTimer:
const
HighCursor = 13;
type
TForm1 = class(TForm)
Timer1: TTimer;
Label1: TLabel;
procedure FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
procedure Timer1Timer(Sender: TObject);
private
FCursorHandles: array [0..HighCursor] of HCURSOR;
public
end;
var
Form1: TForm1;
implementation
{$R *.dfm}
const
OEMCursors: array [0..HighCursor] of Integer = (OCR_NORMAL, OCR_IBEAM,
OCR_WAIT, OCR_CROSS, OCR_UP, OCR_SIZENWSE, OCR_SIZENESW, OCR_SIZEWE,
OCR_SIZENS, OCR_SIZEALL, OCR_NO, OCR_HAND, OCR_APPSTARTING,
32651 {OCR_HELP?});
CursorNames: array [0..HighCursor] of string = ('OCR_NORMAL', 'OCR_IBEAM',
'OCR_WAIT', 'OCR_CROSS', 'OCR_UP', 'OCR_SIZENWSE', 'OCR_SIZENESW',
'OCR_SIZEWE', 'OCR_SIZENS', 'OCR_SIZEALL', 'OCR_NO', 'OCR_HAND',
'OCR_APPSTARTING', 'OCR_HELP');
procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
var
i: Integer;
begin
for i := 0 to HighCursor do
FCursorHandles[i] := LoadImage(0, MakeIntResource(OEMCursors[i]),
IMAGE_CURSOR, 0, 0, LR_DEFAULTCOLOR or LR_DEFAULTSIZE or LR_SHARED);
end;
procedure TForm1.Timer1Timer(Sender: TObject);
function GetCursorName(Cursor: HCURSOR): string;
var
i: Integer;
begin
for i := 0 to HighCursor do
if Cursor = FCursorHandles[i] then begin
Result := CursorNames[i];
Exit;
end;
Result := 'Unknown Cursor'; // A custom cursor.
end;
var
CursorInfo: TCursorInfo;
begin
CursorInfo.cbSize := SizeOf(CursorInfo);
if GetCursorInfo(CursorInfo) then
Label1.Caption := GetCursorName(CursorInfo.hCursor)
else
Label1.Caption := 'Fail: ' + SysErrorMessage(GetLastError);
end;
A:
The way that applications listen for events is via Windows messages. There is no message sent when the cursor image is changed, so there is nothing to listen for; your code using a timer is the only possibility.
See Cursors at MSDN for the functions and notifications that Windows provides for cursors.
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Taobao vendor travels 860 km to beat up customer who filed complaint against him
Buyer, beware!
Last month, a woman arrived at a delivery center in Zhengzhou, hoping to finally pick up her long overdue package, only to instead be ambushed and assaulted by an irate Taobao vendor.
On December 23rd, the woman, given the pseudonym Xiao Li, had filed a complaint against the vendor, surnamed Zhang, claiming that her clothing order had not been shipped on time, the Beijing Times reported. Soon afterward she began receiving a series of threatening messages and phone calls from Zhang which even included death threats.
At the time, Xiao Li didn’t report the threats to the police. On December 27th, she received a message notifying her that her package had arrived at last, and she hurried over to a nearby pick-up station, unaware that she was walking straight into an ambush.
Surveillance footage from outside of the station shows the unsuspecting woman being abruptly assaulted on the street by the furious Taobao vendor. He slaps her a number of times in the face before kicking her in the knee, sending her stumbling to the ground. With his victim on the pavement, the man then flees the scene.
Xiao Li sustained some minor injuries from the assault and was diagnosed with a concussion. While she was in the hospital, she received yet another message from Zhang, informing her that he had traveled all night from Suzhou, some 860 kilometers away, just to beat her up.
Police are currently investigating the case.
This is just the latest instance showing how China’s highly-competitive world of e-commerce and deliveries drives some to not exactly treat their customers with care and respect.
Last September, a husband was nearly beaten to death in his home in Changsha by a group of thugs after his wife left a bad restaurant review online. Afterward, the restaurant owner explained to police that he was concerned the review would hurt his eatery’s fine reputation.
The following month, a delivery guy beat a woman bloody on the street in Hainan, worried that she would write a bad review about him after he failed to deliver her food on time.
[Images via Beijing Times]
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Faculty Profile: Marci D. Jones, MD
Titles
Associate Professor of Orthopedics and Physical Rehabilitation, and Cell Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolDirector, Hand Surgery Fellowship Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School
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Q:
What is the simplest way to setup a basic logger in python?
Ideally, setting up logging for simple scripts should take only one line of code. Unfortunately, most examples have up to ten lines of boilerplate. Is there a simpler way to get a basic logging setup?
Edit: ideally, I'd like timestamps, maybe log level, and not much more.
A:
Ok, I just made a basic logging configuration module:
import logging
from logging import info, warning, debug, error
logging.basicConfig(format="%(asctime)s [%(levelname)s] %(message)s", level=logging.INFO)
That's not much, but now you can just:
import basic_logging as log
log.info("hello")
Which outputs useful information by default. This is as simple as it gets, but it uses a real logger, which means you can very simply switch to more complex logging in the future. I might even publish it to Pypi.
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doc.: IEEE SubmissionSlide 1 Project: IEEE P Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: [Proposed Resolution of D01 Comment S10-649, Mandatory channel at UWB low band] Date Submitted: [XX, September, 2010] Source: [Huan-Bang Li, Ryuji Kohno] Company [NICT] Address [3-4 Hikarino-oka, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan] Voice:[ ], FAX: [:[ ], [{lee, Re: [Proposed Resolution of D01 Comment S10-649] Abstract:[propose a resolution to D01 Comment S10-649] Purpose:[This document is for the UWB comment resolution discussion for TG6 draft D01.] Notice:This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P It is offered as a basis for discussion and is not binding on the contributing individual(s) or organization(s). The material in this document is subject to change in form and content after further study. The contributor(s) reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw material contained herein. Release:The contributor acknowledges and accepts that this contribution becomes the property of IEEE and may be made publicly available by P September 2010 H.-B. Li, R. Kohno, NICT
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doc.: IEEE Submission Slide 4 Proposed Resolution(s) change to channel 3. The reason behind using channel 2 as mandatory is that waive of DAA at GHz (channel 3) was set at the end of It was considered to have no advantage to use channel 3 without waive of DAA. However, Japan is in pre-decision to waive DAA until the end of. Using channel 3 as mandatory can fully take the advantage and greatly reduce cost for implementation. September 2010 H.-B. Li, R. Kohno, NICT
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doc.: IEEE SubmissionSlide 7 Discussion point (3) Using channel 3 as mandatory is good for LDC devices in the sense of coexistence with 15.4a, which uses channel 2 as mandatory. Using channel 3 as mandatory is good in the sense of coexistence with 15.4a, If slotted ALOHA is used. Using channel 2 as mandatory is good in the sense of coexistence with 15.4a,, if CCA is used. September 2010 H.-B. Li, R. Kohno, NICT
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A key member of the Anonymous hacking group has been convicted for his part in a series of cyber-attacks on Paypal and other major companies.
Christopher Weatherhead, 22, who used the name Nerdo on the internet, was described as a leading player in the "distributed denial of service" attacks. He worked with fellow Anonymous members Peter Gibson, 24, Ashley Rhodes, 28, and Jake Birchall, 18, to bring down websites by flooding them with messages and requests under the banner "Operation Payback".
Weatherhead was convicted on one count of conspiracy to impair the operation of computers, contrary to the Criminal Law Act 1977.
The cyber-attacks originally targeted the music industry in response to its anti-piracy stance. But the group changed its plan after the backlash against Julian Assange and WikiLeaks following their release of classified data in December 2010.
Anonymous spent 10 days targeting Paypal, causing losses of £3.5m.
London's Southwark crown court heard that PayPal was attacked after it decided not to process payments on behalf of the Wau Holland Foundation, an organisation involved in raising funds for WikiLeaks.
Other companies targeted included Mastercard, Visa and the British Recorded Music Industry (BPI). Anyone who tried to visit their websites was directed to a page displaying the message: "You've tried to bite the Anonymous hand. You angered the hive and now you are being stung."
A jury of six men and five women deliberated for little more than two hours on Thursday before returning a guilty verdict against Weatherhead for his "integral role" in the attacks, which happened while he was studying at Northampton University.
Weatherhead looked at the floor then across to his parents when the guilty verdict was read out.
Judge Peter Testar warned him he could face jail when sentenced at a later date with his three co-accused, who pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing.
"I want to have as much information as possible before deciding what should happen in the case of these four men," he said. "I think these are serious offences to my mind, and I hope the defendant understands that."
The trial heard that Weatherhead spent up to 10 hours a day online and dreamed of working for Amazon or Google. He refused to admit that he had been part of the actual attacks, claiming to have been the communications manager for Anonymous and the creator of online chatrooms where the attacks were planned.
Weatherhead told the court he was an observer in October 2010 while others carried out their attack on the website of the Ministry of Sound, causing £9,000 damage.
Neil Corre, defending, asked him: "Were there times when you were observing attacks while they were happening?"
"Yes," said Weatherhead, "I was quite interested. I did not believe that what was being discussed was actually possible."
The student portrayed himself as an ideological dreamer who had come across the Anonymous group by chance and agreed with its stance against censorship on the internet.
"I like the freedom of information that is on the web. I enjoy spending a lot of time on Wikipedia reading things. When you can't get information I feel abashed by that," he told the court.
Weatherhead was freed on bail until sentencing in January on a date yet to be set.
The hacker is banned from using internet chat relays or posting online under the pseudonym Nerdo or any other name but his own.
Testar ordered him to be electronically tagged and subject to a midnight to 4am curfew at his parents' home.
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a code division multiple access (CDMA) mobile communication system, and more particularly, to a voice information bilateral recording method in a mobile terminal equipment by using a frequency rate, a weighted value and an equalization operation of voice data during communication with an arbitrary counterpart in a state where a speech path is formed.
2. Discussion of Related Art
Generally, to transmit voice information between a transmitting side and a receiving side in mobile communication systems or voice information memory systems, a voice information memory method using a pulse code modulation (PCM) method which stores the voice information of all of the transmitting and receiving sides has been embodied. The voice information memory method stores all information transmitted on a speech path by a quantizing method of the voice information such as, for example, a noise generated due to surrounding environment factors, a cross voice on the speech path, or a noise within a communication system, including real voice information between the transmitting/receiving sides.
An example of the voice information memory method is an adaptive differential pulse code modulation (ADPCM) method in which voice information is recorded as pulse code modulation (PCM) data. Since the ADPCM method should occupy a large memory size, however, a high efficiency of the voice data recording can not be expected. The voice information recording method during communication in the ADPCM manner records the PCM format information for a short voice signal in a memory.
Therefore, since a voice information recording method in a conventional mobile terminal equipment is under the limitation of a memory in accordance with transmitting/receiving time of voice information or data size of information quantity, there occurs a problem in that a high efficiency of voice information recording is not achieved.
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Treatment of eyebrow hypotrichosis using bimatoprost: a randomized, double-blind, vehicle-controlled pilot study.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved bimatoprost ophthalmic solution (0.03%) for the treatment of eyelash hypotrichosis. Previous reports of its efficacy in eyebrow hypotrichosis are anecdotal. To assess the efficacy and safety of bimatoprost 0.03% ophthalmic solution applied to the eyebrows in a randomized, double-blind, vehicle-controlled study. Subjects (n = 20) with mild to moderate eyebrow hypotrichosis enrolled in the study. One group (Bim) applied bimatoprost to each eyebrow daily for 9 months, and another applied vehicle nightly to each eyebrow for 5 months. Subjects in the latter group were re-randomized to apply bimatoprost (Veh-Bim Group) or vehicle (Veh Group) daily to each eyebrow for 4 months. The primary end point was investigator-assessed eyebrow appearance; secondary end points were subject-reported outcomes. Investigator assessments showed significant improvements from baseline to 6 (p = .002) and 7 (p = .005) months for the eyebrows treated with bimatoprost. p-Values for the Veh-Bim and Veh groups were not significant at any time point. End-of-study subject satisfaction with eyebrow fullness or thickness and darkness or color was greater in the Bim group than in the Veh group. Adverse effects were not observed. Bimatoprost 0.03% ophthalmic solution applied daily for 9 months improves the appearance of eyebrows noticeably more than vehicle, without side effects.
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15 Common Wild Plants You Never Thought Were Edible
By Sarah Rodriguez
May 27, 2019 10:03
If ever in a situation where you are lost or stranded in the woods or when SHTF, then you will be looking for alternative food sources. There are several things around you that you can eat, but you may have never considered. Wild plants are one such example. These can provide you with the needed nutrients and such, to keep you and your family from starving.
When foraging for these wild edibles it is important to remember that some of these plants will require some basic work before consuming, such as stripping down roots to get to the starchy substance in the middle, or even some grinding of some plant parts before consumption.
#1. Ramps
Ramps can be foraged for in the spring. They are kind of a mix between onion and garlic in flavor. The roots grow just below the soil and they grow in patches together.
When digging ramps, it is ideal to conserve the patch by cutting off the root ball with a sharp knife and taking the plant only; this is so you can come back to the same patch next spring. Every part of the ramp is edible and can be eaten raw or used in recipes.
#2. Clover
There are different types of clover that grow in your yard, such as red clover and white clover. This is distinctive based on the color of the flower. Simple really. And not just livestock or wild rabbits can eat clover. The whole plant is edible and is best eaten while fresh or completely dried out.
Clover is very healthy for you as it helps ward off colds, reduce respiratory problems, and it is even said that it can purify blood and help ward off cancer. You can grind the leaves to make flour, but it’s a long process. The flower is the best part to eat. When preserving, you can dry the plant and flower head separately. Use a dehydrator, screen in a drying room, or very low temperatures in the oven. Once the plant is dried, you can store it in jars for use over the winter too.
#3. Purslane
Purslane is identified by the smooth reddish stems and leaves, that are opposite of each other. The flower is yellow with five regular parts and it opens any time of the year at the center of the leaf cluster. Purslane is a ground cover and has a deep root system. The stem, leaves, and flower buds are edible. You can eat it raw in a salad, use in a stir fry, or cooked in soups and other recipes. Purslane has a slightly sour taste. Raw purslane is 93% water.
#4. Daisies
The daisy is a childhood favorite of mine. I used to pick it for my mom and grandmas. I didn’t know you could eat them back then. The flower petals can be used as a garnish or in salads, and the leaves can be used on sandwiches or in salads. It is not recommended that you eat the yellow center of the daisy, as this is the pollen section of the flower.
#5. Cattails
If you have seen a body of water you have probably seen a cattail. The lower leaves can be used in salads, while the stem can be eaten raw or boiled. The cattail itself (the brown cigar shape at the top) can be roasted.
The yellow pollen that appears in midsummer can used as a thickener, and in bread and pancake mixes. The roots contain a lot of starches and can be dried and then pounded into flour, or you can strip it off and chew on it to get the starches and then spit out the tough part. Here are 10 delicious recipes you can make using cattails.
#6. Lamb’s Quarters
This wild edible looks dusty from a distance due to the white coating on the leaves. The plant produces little green flowers that are grouped together in clusters on the stem and upper branches. When eating lamb’s quarter, you can consume the leaves, shoots, seeds, and flowers. This plant does contain oxalic acid, but when cooked the acid goes away. You can blanch and freeze the leaves for later use. Lamb’s quarter is also good for salads and soups. It can also be sautéed or steamed, as well as a valuable addition to smoothies and juices.
#7. Milk Thistle
Milk Thistle is good for medicinal purposes but also for eating. You can eat the leaves and flowers as vegetables in a salad. The seeds can also be roasted and used as a coffee substitute, or dried to eat as a snack. The plant has large bright purple flowers, and the leaves have white markings. When broken, a milky sap comes out.
#8. Wild Asparagus
Wild asparagus is edible. It is basically a plant that got transplanted from a seed head which traveled, and from there it started growing in the wild. You will find it along roads and in fields.
Look for the asparagus in the late spring to harvest it. If it gets too big, it is going to seed again. And you can return the next spring for a new harvest. Prepare the wild asparagus grilled or baked and seasoned. To store any extra wild asparagus, you can blanch it and freeze it, or seal in vacuum bags.
#9. Goldenrod
This plant can grow from 24 to 30 inches in height. It is topped with golden flowers that grow in clusters. The leaves taper to a point and have small teeth on the edge. The bottom of the leaf is kind of hairy and rough on the top, with three veins that run parallel along the length of the leaf. Goldenrod can be preserved in about any form, from drying to pickling. Dried flowers and leaves can be added to any meal for a nice flavor. They can also be used for tea. The roots can be harvested when young and dried, and used for soups and batter mixes. Leaves and flowers can be used in salads and soups. The stalk is tough but edible, especially if harvested young. It can be baked in the oven and made into a crispy snack.
#10. Chickweed
Chickweed is best eaten fresh, but you can also eat it raw. The stem, leaves, flowers, and seed pods can be consumed. You can eat it raw in salads, or you can steam or sauté it. Simply take scissors and cut the amount that you desire.
Chickweed has little white flowers with five double lobes. The leaves are pointed and oval shaped. They grow in pairs across from each other. The leaves grow far apart on the length of the stem. There is a hairy type line that runs up the stem between the leaves.
#11. Stinging Nettles
The stinging nettle gets its name by the fact that it has little hairs or spines that irritate your skin, and can even leave welts due to a toxin in them. It is recommended that you only pick the top five to six leaves from the plant, when it is young and before the flowers start to form. To prep the nettles, simply soak them in cold salted water and then drain and dry them. You can freeze them for later use or use them immediately. Stinging nettles can be used as a replacement for spinach, and once cooked they lose their stinging ability.
#12. Queen Anne’s Lace
Queen Anne’s lace is also known as wild carrots. This plant has a large flat white flower, with a red or dark center. The stalk is hairy and the root resembles a carrot. It is best to eat the root in the first year, as in the second year it becomes more tough. The green tops are also edible, as you can boil them in soups and stews, or as greenery to dishes. If the stem is not fuzzy or hairy, then it is not Queen Anne’s lace and could be poisonous.
#13. Sorrel
Sorrel is a plant that consists of leafy greens. It has an intense lemony flavor, that becomes more bitter as the leaves age and grow. The smaller leaves can be eaten raw in salads or on sandwiches. The larger leaves should be cooked to help get rid of the bitterness. There are three types of sorrel: red veined, broad leaf, and french. The red veined is self-explanatory, with a slender tapered leaf with red veins throughout it. The broad leaf has slender arrow shaped leaves. The french sorrel has small bell-shaped leaves.
#14. Watercress
Watercress has a peppery green flavor that goes great with other neutral greens. It can be found all year round in the stores, but it is best in the spring. It is a water grown leafy vegetable, hence the name. If watercress becomes wilted, simply shake it back with cold water, or wrap it in a damp paper towel and place it in a plastic bag.
You can use watercress by washing it and patting it dry, and then use it raw on sandwiches or in salads, sautéed or steamed.
#15. Berries
We all have picked blackberries and raspberries, but there are other berries growing in your backyard that are perfectly safe and healthy to eat. Elderberries are ready for harvest in the fall. They grow on shrubs and are a purple to black berry that grows in clusters.
The elderberries must be ripe before consuming, and need to be cooked. This is what kills the astringent poison that they hold. Elderberries are great in syrups, wines, and in cobblers, pies and puddings.
There are many other plants and wild edibles that you can forage for. I am sure most preppers can name at least two others that are not here. What other edibles can you name?
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Yea I knew sorrel was edible since July 15 1954 because that is when seven brides for seven brothers was released and at the beginning of the movie after the Adam Pottipie got married his new bride got off the wagon and picked sorrel. And when they got to the house she met al his brothers and realized she should have picked more. So yea I knew this one. Sorry for being so dorky, I have been watching The Office episodes for three hours now.
Pokeweed needs a mild caution–some people don’t tolerate poke at all, others have no problem. Be *sure* you have positively ID’d the spring shoots, and only the early shoots should be used. Eat just a little at first until you see how you tolerate it. The berries have a reputation for being poisonous–but it’s actually the seeds. Either dry the berries and take 1-2/day (old joint remedy–and the seeds will go straight through!) or cook, strain out the juice, and make jelly or syrup. I have not tried it, but the roots have also been made into a tincture and used as a remedy for (I believe) flu-like symptoms and malaise–but I do remember that the advice was to take only a few drops of the tincture, increase only a drop at a time, and back off if any dizziness occurs.
Wild asparagus grows where you are. Also you have all that wild thyme for flavour and medicinal use. How about the wild rose hips and I have see wild gooseberry around the old mining sites. Mullien too for sore throats and bronchial problems.
Do you have mesquite? Honey mesquite will grow from Mexico’s deserts to Alberta and east to Louisiana. The pods are tasty (like carmel), the flower and green beans are good. Wood is cut and come again, and as a legume, it shades the garden in the summer, and produces a lot of nitrogen. You can pick up desert seeds from JLHudson seedsman for edible lilies, wild onions, and more that will grow in your zone.
I get that you are trying to set up a reason to know these plants, but it takes more study to learn most of these. In the situation above I wondered why the person had no seeds or had not previously planted some perennials. This would be the best way to prep for that scenario. Start a garden, even if its small and save seeds.
I have no idea. Articles that I read said not the stem. Perhaps that section of the plant is more toxic than the leaves/flower. https://thesurvivalmom.com/enjoy-wild-violets/ is one of many articles regarding wild violets. Cheers !
As a child we forraged violets. Just flowers and leaves. Mon would also gather mint. At the same time. She candied them. Such a delicate confection. They were especially pretty on a frosted cake or cupcakes. The candied mint was also wonderful. I’m not a big sweet eater but a candied flower or mint leaf was a special treat.
Most plant foods do awesome protein but it isn’t usually a complete protein unless you know what to combine with what. You do need some animal sources wether its eggs or flesh. Survival isn’t easy.
Here I grow what I’m able, gather what I know well enough to be confident of, and raise enough chickenss, ducks and rabbits for meat and eggs so we eat well. I can and dry to store food from season to season.
Regarding my above question: we DO have a big veggie garden, but I am curious as to what WILD plants are also edible – just in case we have a failure. Also, are there any good herbs for health/medicine that we can grow – since, basically, NOTHING grows wild around here!!!
Hi Maggie, I haven’t written much about wild edible plants in the desert (high desert of NW NV), but I have several articles on my blog about medicinal plants, including those found in our deserts. PrepSchoolDaily dot blogspot dot com. Juniper and Usnea are two of the most important ones. Oregon grape and Japanese barberry are up there, too.
You can also harvest/eat the flower and leaves of wild and/or wood violets! Do not eat the stem. The leaf grows on one stem and the flower on another stem. I have tons of this on my farm and have just studied the “violet” aspect of things. Some people complain as it can spread on to the grass. Out here, I don’t care. I absolutely love it when in garden beds or migrating to the lawn. Cheers !
What about Dandelions? My goodness, they are all over the place and are a wonderful and nutritious vegetable, not a useless weed. Early in the season they make a wonderful salad. Later they get a bit bitter. Than I boil them for three minutes, strain well than saute them in oil with garlic and eggs. Even the flowers can be used to make wine.
Maggie.
Desert areas are hard to forraged in yet natives of the area forraged and hunted to survive there.
I live in high mountain desert in New Mexico. Wild food isn’t plentiful yet many scattered small tribes lived here. Cacti of different kinds are edible as are the fruits on most cacti. Many grasses have edible seeds as do amaranth and lambs quarters that also have plentiful edible green leaves. There are native adapted corns, beans, squash, et that were grown here. Around mountains there are many different wild fruits. Tribes here gathered young trees and seeds to plant orchards near springs in sheltered areas. Most grasses have edible early leaves and important cereal (seeds) for eating later in the season. Pine trees and oak trees have important seeds for food. Even little scrubby oaks still have edible acorns. Yellow dock is often found in marginal semiarrid land. Seeds and roots are important food and medicine. Wild flax grows here with its pretty blue flowers. Seeds are important oil, food and protein sources. Most desert areas still grow some of the coneflowers-medicinals and sunflowers that are important seeds for oils and food and don’t forget Jerusalem artichokes are just sunflower roots. We eat Nopal or prickly pear cactus pads, fruits, and the fertilized flowers are medicinal. Most of the round “barrel” shaped cacti are edible and useful moisture on the desert. Yucca root is good roasted or a good shampoo raw. The yucca with the larger fruits is the basis of a good desert. Just roast the fruit and eat much like banana pudding. The deserts have several kinds of odd plants in the “green thread” family that make nutrient rich teas. Milk thistles have edible little leaves, flower petals are also good raw. The stems can be peeled and boiled or steamed to eat like asperigus. Derert mallow with its bright orange flowers that look like miniature hollyhawk or hibiscus flowers are edible flowers raw, and the liquid from a 15″ stem with flower boiled in a gallon of water for 15 minutes and cooled is probably one of the best hair rinses ever found. An experienced eye can spot fillaree growing flat on the ground. Raw or lightly steamed it’s quite edible. Some desert areas will have Purslane. Good raw or steamed. Life on the desert took hard work and an experienced group was still hard put to survive. Many were seasonal cycle nomads. Most traveled to mountains, and back out onto desert areas following seasonal foods and hunting. Water always was essential so the driest areas were crossed to get to the next hunt or food gathering area. Water courses sometimes had wet sand not too deep except in the hottest driest part of summer.
The Apachie of Arizona, New Mexico and northern Mexico also roasted large pits full of mescal roots. It was necessary food but also a social gathering. I’ve been told it was somewhat sweet. That wouldn’t be surprising as roasted yucca root is also sweet. They are related plants. The sugar content of mescal made tequila possible as alcohol is formed from sugar.
We have a failure to communicate, pardon pardon the term 🙂 Plants in different areas have different names. Clergy Lady (hi! God’s love to you!) calls agave mescal, which is the drink made from it (AKA Mexican lighter fluid, but lighter fluid probably tastes better, or at least isn’t as toxic 🙂 In agronomy and most everywhere else, mescal is a highly poisonous legume that, even when using the seeds for beads, people have been sickened or even killed. A few bites of leaves will kill a horse.
Dandelion is food. It looks like prickly lettuce. Dent de leon, lion teeth, for the ragged edges. It’s kin to chicory.
Do you have a latin name for the plant you mean? It sounds interesting. niio
I know (and have tried) most of the edible wild plants in Texas, fortunately tonight I have 2 pounds of fresh Texas Gulf shrimp to grill, and a fine garden salad with homemade herb and citrus dressing.https://www.foragingtexas.com/ I have no affiliation with foragingtexas.com, I actually found the link on a prepper website. It is the best resource for foraging I have ever found, and Texas covers so many climate zones it has a lot to offer to almost every part of the country. Including good desert plants.
Hey, the only thing that lost and found Hawaiian hiker did right was get lucky. Let’s all hope for luck in the future.
Daisy, I was taught, can cause dwarfism. Purslane, AKA sibasil (sow belly), is great, but contain oxilate. Only very lightly cook. Drop in a soup after you turn it off and let it wilt. Good stuff. Elderberries come in two varieties, red and black (blue, some call it). Red ones are an invasive from Europe and mildly toxic.When we picked them, Mom and Nana (her mother) were always pleased when we came home with a half-bucket each. that was the amount we didn’t eat while picking 🙂 Down here, most of the rest can’t handle out gentle sun and 112+ degree weather, no rain for months and so on. Still, the post is very good, and it’s going to be passed on. Thank you! We have Christmas Cactus (a cholla), cereus (related to dragon fruit, a native of C. America), agarita and so on. If I lived up close to Oracle, I could pick wild strawberries and so on, as well, if the javalinas didn’t chase me off them 🙂 niio
I hearby apply Rule 7 and apologize.
5. The Female is never wrong.
6. If it appears the Female is wrong, it is because of a flagrant misunderstanding caused by something the Male did or said wrong.
7. If Rule #6 applies, the Male must apologize immediately for causing the misunderstanding.
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Twitter will stream 10 regular-season, Thursday night NFL games for free online as part of a landmark deal announced Tuesday morning.
The games will still be broadcast on TV by CBS and NBC, who split the rights to the 10 games in a $450-million-per-year deal reached in February. (Each will broadcast five of the 10.) They’ll also be simulcast on cable via the NFL Network.
Now, however, they’ll also be simulcast for free to a global audience via Twitter.com and the Twitter apps for mobile devices, without requiring people to log in or certify that they pay for cable. That will open the games to cord-cutters and viewers around the world who until now have had no way to watch the games live.
This is a big deal for the NFL, which is flexing its market power in a bid to appeal to young viewers who devour social media and watch most or all of their TV online.
But it’s an even bigger deal for Twitter, which won the rights despite reports that deeper-pocketed rivals such as Facebook and Amazon were angling for them. The deal reaffirms Twitter’s position as a leader among social networks in live video and real-time discussion of events and TV shows. It could also help the social media platform pull in new users, something it has struggled mightily to accomplish via a series of hit-or-miss product tweaks in recent years.
Its successful bid left media analysts wondering: Wait, Twitter? How could Twitter, whose stock has lost half its value in the past year due to concerns about its stalled growth, afford to outbid a company like Facebook?
A source familiar with the negotiations gave me a very interesting answer: It didn’t.
That is, the source said, Twitter’s bid for the Thursday night simulcast was not the highest that the NFL received. In fact, Twitter paid less than $10 million for the rights, while others may have bid upward of $15 million. The source believed Facebook was among those that bid more. That would seem to contradict an earlier Bloomberg report that said Facebook withdrew from the bidding because it didn’t like the terms. Then again, those could just be two different interpretations of the same facts.
Facebook did not respond to a request for comment Tuesday morning. Twitter said it could not disclose the details of the talks or the amount the company paid.
If it’s true that Twitter won with a significantly lower bid, however, that implies that the NFL had other reasons for preferring Twitter as a streaming partner. My source said one reason was indeed that Twitter was more flexible as to the NFL’s advertising requirements. I’m told that CBS and NBC will retain the rights to sell the majority of the ad slots on the simulcast, with Twitter selling perhaps the remaining 20 percent or so. That’s a big reason why these rights cost so much less than the ones Yahoo purchased to live-stream a single regular-season game in 2015.
Another, less obvious reason might be that Twitter’s core audience dovetails neatly with the young, cord-cutting demographic that the league is targeting.
At first glance, Facebook’s potential audience would seem to be much larger than Twitter’s. The social network famous has more than 1.5 billion active users, while Twitter has been stuck at around 300 million. But both Twitter and the NFL are estimating Twitter’s potential audience for these games at some 800 million—a figure that combines its active users with the many more who regularly view tweets without logging into the service. Throw in those who encounter tweets embedded on other sites across the Web, and you’ve got more than 1 billion. (Obviously, not nearly that many people are going to actually tune into a given game; we’re just talking potential scale here.)
That said, it seems that sheer audience size may not have been what the NFL was after here. I can think of at least one potential explanation for that. The biggest risk to the NFL in selling streaming rights to its games is that it will alienate its TV broadcast partners, on whom it relies for huge chunks of its revenue. Those partners fear that streaming games online for free will eat into their TV audience. Facebook’s vast user base cuts across virtually all demographics, whereas Twitter appeals most to the younger, urban types who are more likely to be cord-cutters anyway. In other words, Twitter might be less likely to cannibalize the audience the NFL was already reaching on network TV.
This, to be clear, is speculation. What isn’t speculation is that Twitter and the NFL already have a relationship: They’ve partnered since 2013 as part of Twitter’s Amplify program, with the NFL showing video clips on the service—including, most recently, in-game highlights and instant replays—along with lucrative ads. That may have eased the talks between the two sides.
One final reason Twitter might have appealed to the NFL more than other streaming partners: For all its product tweaks and difficulties in attracting new users, Twitter’s service remains the most conducive of the social media platforms to following live events as they unfold. Facebook has made live video a major priority of late, but its algorithmically ranked timeline isn’t a natural fit for the format. People are used to going to Facebook to see and respond to what their friends have posted in the past day or two—not to interact with them in real time. Facebook is working hard to change that, but it’s the one realm in which Twitter maintains an edge that will be hard for it to overcome.
What exactly the games will look like on Twitter isn’t yet clear. What we know is that they’ll be available whether you’re logged in or not, which is significant in its own right. Twitter has tried for years to convince investors and the media that monthly active users, or MAUs, is the wrong metric by which to judge its reach. Under previous CEO Dick Costolo, especially, it strived to recast itself as a media company as much as a social network. Current CEO Jack Dorsey may be coming around to that strategy himself, following a series of high-profile product tweaks that so far seem to have done little to move the MAU needle.
The NFL deal, which could allow Twitter to show ads to millions of people who aren’t even logged in (or don’t even have accounts), may be exactly what the company needs to finally prove its point.
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Archbishop of Canterbury: 'give £10,000 to 25-year-olds'
The Archbishop of Canterbury has attracted swathes of criticism after being accused of using his position to meddle in politics.
Saying that the UK's economy is "not working" for many, the Most Revd Justin Welby has said 25-year-olds should be given a £10,000 handout to tackle wealth inequality.
He has backed proposals for a £186 billion 'Citizens Wealth Fund' to help young people get on the housing ladder or launch businesses.
Justin Welby
The grants, floated by the Commission on Social Justice, would be funded by a shake-up of inheritance tax, the sale of state assets such as the Royal Bank of Scotland and income from the Crown Estates.
He said: "Chronically low pay means that a hard day's work no longer keeps people out of poverty: today, a majority of the poor are working families.
"It is particularly hard for young people, so many of whom are set to be poorer than their parents, unable to find secure work and with little prospect of getting on the housing ladder."
Earlier this week, the Archbishop also accused companies such as Amazon of not paying a "real living wage" and "leeching off the taxpayer" in a speech to the Trades Union Congress.
But his comments were criticised after the Church Times revealed the company was among the Church of England's 20 largest investments.
The Commission on Social Justice, of which the Archbishop is a leading member, was set up by the Institute for Public Policy Research think tank.
Its report also argues that the present "living wage" should be increased by £1 an hour to £8.83 for those over 25 and that people on zero-hours contracts should be paid 20% more on top of that figure.
The Archbishop's comments have been criticised by the Taxpayers Alliance.
Spokesman James Price said: "With the tax burden in the UK at a near 50-year high and economic growth sluggish, the last thing Britain needs is this poisonous cocktail of tax hikes that will kill growth and simply pass on costs to those on the lowest incomes.
"Tackling the cost of living means cutting and simplifying taxes, not spraying around ever more taxpayers' cash."
Welby was also accused of straying into politics, with Mark Littlewood, of the Institute of Economic Affairs, arguing in the Times that his comments "seemed to show that the Church of England is going through some sort of metamorphosis from a religious institution to a quasi-socialist campaigning body".
Arguing that the Church of England's own income is boosted by tax reliefs that come with being a charity, he continued: "Why not trial this bold new policy within the Anglican congregation itself?"
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Colombo Cricket Club
The Colombo Cricket Club (CCC) is a first-class cricket club in Sri Lanka. It is the oldest in the country, having been formed in 1832, and is headquartered at 31 Maitland Crescent, Colombo 7, close to the headquarters of Sri Lanka Cricket.
History
The idea of a gentlemen's team for British colonists in Ceylon was first mooted among the patrons of the Colombo Club- a social club for the British upper class then located at the Galle Face Green (not to be confused with the 1871 club of the same name and location). The beginnings of the club proper can then be traced back to a notice in the Colombo Journal of 5 September 1832, which called for "...gentlemen who may be inclined towards forming a Cricket Club..." to "...meet at the Library (located in the Pettah) at 2 o'clock precisely on the 8th instant". Sources then differ as to the exact date of the formation of the Club, some citing 8 September, October, or November of the same year, with all sources agreeing that a cricket club was formed sometime in 1832. The newly formed club was located in Slave Island, on the land that later became the Rifle Green (now the site of the Defence Services School). The first officially recorded game of cricket in the country was that between the eventual CCC and a team fielded by the 97th Regiment of the British Army stationed in Ceylon at the time, in November 1832. The club soon became a hub for cricketing activity in the country, becoming the de facto governing body for cricket in Ceylon.
The Colombo Club went through an expansion phase in 1863, becoming the Colombo Gymkhana Club, a parent/umbrella organisation that acted as a social club while at the same time administering a number of different sports clubs- the CCC included (alongside the CH&FC for rugby and hockey in 1892 and the Queen's Club for tennis and squash in 1899). The CCC is thought to have been formally named with its current name sometime in 1863, and moved to Galle Face Green sometime during this period as well.
In 1894, the club moved again, this time to its present address at Maitland Crescent. It remained a Europeans-only club until 1962, and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2013.
Honours
Premier Trophy (5) - 1979–80, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1995–96, 2006–07
Current squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold
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|style="text-align:center"|7|| Madawa Warnapura || style="text-align:center"| ||style="text-align:center"||| Right-handed || Right-arm medium
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|style="text-align:center"|8|| Manelker De Silva || style="text-align:center"| ||style="text-align:center"||| Left-handed || Right-arm medium-fast
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|style="text-align:center"|24|| Dilshan Munaweera ||style="text-align:center"| ||style="text-align:center"||| Right-handed || Right-arm off-break
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|style="text-align:center"|–|| Ron Chandraguptha ||style="text-align:center"| ||style="text-align:center"||| Left-handed || Slow left-arm chinaman
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|style="text-align:center"|–|| Kaveen Bandara ||style="text-align:center"| ||style="text-align:center"||| Left-handed || Right-arm medium-fast
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|style="text-align:center"|3|| Ashan Priyanjan (Captain) ||style="text-align:center"| ||style="text-align:center"||| Right-handed || Right-arm off-break
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|style="text-align:center"|10|| Sachith Pathirana ||style="text-align:center"| ||style="text-align:center"||| Left-handed || Slow left-arm orthodox
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|style="text-align:center"|49|| Wanindu Hasaranga ||style="text-align:center"| ||style="text-align:center"||| Right-handed || Right-arm leg-break
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|style="text-align:center"|2|| Kusal Mendis ||style="text-align:center"| ||style="text-align:center"||| Right-handed || –
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|style="text-align:center"|18|| Lasith Abeyratne || style="text-align:center"| ||style="text-align:center"||| Right-handed || –
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|style="text-align:center"|–|| Malindu Maduranga || style="text-align:center"| ||style="text-align:center"||| Right-handed || –
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! colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=right| Bowlers
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|style="text-align:center"|45|| Lahiru Madushanka || style="text-align:center"| ||style="text-align:center"||| Right-handed || Right-arm fast-medium
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|style="text-align:center"|68|| Vishwa Fernando || style="text-align:center"| ||style="text-align:center"||| Right-handed || Left-arm medium-fast
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|style="text-align:center"|85|| Lakshan Sandakan || style="text-align:center"| ||style="text-align:center"||| Right-handed || Slow left-arm chinaman
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|style="text-align:center"|91|| Lahiru Gamage || style="text-align:center"| ||style="text-align:center"||| Right-handed || Right-arm fast-medium
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|style="text-align:center"|–|| Dinuka Hettiarachchi' || style="text-align:center"| ||style="text-align:center"||| Right-handed || Slow left-arm orthodox
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|style="text-align:center"|–|| Nuwan Thushara || style="text-align:center"| ||style="text-align:center"||| Right-handed || Right-arm medium-fast
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|style="text-align:center"|–|| Chathuranga Kumara || style="text-align:center"| ||style="text-align:center"||| Right-handed || Right-arm fast-medium
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References
Wisden Cricketers Almanack'' (annual)
External links
Sri Lanka domestic cricket: A brief history, by ESPNCricinfo
Category:Sri Lankan first-class cricket teams
Category:Sports clubs in Colombo
Category:Cricket in Colombo
Category:Gentlemen's clubs in Sri Lanka
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Venezuela high court chief: No basis for recount
Published: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 2:30 p.m. CST
By Associated Press FRANK BAJAK, Associated Press JORGE RUEDA
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's Supreme Court president said Wednesday there is no legal basis for holding a vote-by-vote recount that opposition candidate Henrique Capriles is demanding for the disputed presidential election.
It was the latest indication that the governing system left behind by Hugo Chavez when he died of cancer last month has no intention of agreeing to Capriles' request. He claims Sunday's election was stolen from him.
Capriles has not formally filed a request for a recount with the National Electoral Council, which on Monday ratified Nicolas Maduro, Chavez's anointed successor, as the winner. The council says Maduro won with 50.8 percent of the vote to Capriles' 49 percent.
Judge Luisa Estela Morales, the Supreme Court chief, said Venezuela's voting system is so automated that a manual count doesn't exist. Technically, however, a recount is possible as paper receipts are issued for every vote cast and can be checked against tallies done by each voting machine, voter registries and centralized records.
"This presumed instigation to a manual count has angered many Venezuelans," said Morales, whose court, like all of Venezuela's national government institutions, is packed with Chavista loyalists. What was unusual about her statement is that it was impromptu, unrelated to any specific court case.
Morales is the same judge who issued a controversial decision three days after Chavez's March 5 death saying that Maduro effectively became president at the moment of his mentor's passing. That enabled Maduro to be sworn in the same day as acting president.
Analysts say Capriles has few options, given Maduro's solid hold on all the levers of power, including the loyalty of the military high command. On Tuesday, Capriles canceled a big protest march he had called for Wednesday after Maduro responded by telling his backers to take to the streets, too.
"Whoever goes out into the street tomorrow is playing the government's game," Capriles said. "The government wants there to be deaths in the country."
Edgard Gutierrez, an independent Venezuelan political consultant, said that given the lack of an institutional solution to the dispute, Capriles' supporters "are going to become disenchanted" if he doesn't summon them into the streets to protest.
Capriles has presented a series of allegations of vote fraud and other irregularities that he contends easily add up to more than Maduro's 262,000-vote winning margin about of 14.9 million votes cast. In addition, the electoral council says about 100,000 votes from abroad had not been counted by Wednesday, and Capriles got about 90 percent of such overseas ballots in the October presidential election won by Chavez.
Capriles' list of alleged irregularities includes:
— Government backers forced his observers out of 283 polling places at which 722,983 votes were cast, and the lack of witnesses raises the possibility of fraud, including double voting.
— Menacing packs of government supporters turned pro-Capriles voters away from the polls.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday reiterated Washington's call for a recount. He declined to say whether the U.S. would refuse to recognize a Maduro presidency without one. Panama and Paraguay are the only other foreign governments to demand a recount.
All day Tuesday, Maduro and his ruling circle filled Venezuela's airways with a steady drumbeat of attacks on Capriles. They called him a coup plotter and accused him of inciting post-election violence by "neo-Nazi gangs" that the government said claimed seven lives and injured 61.
Maduro further charged that the violence was being bankrolled and directed by the United States.
It was not clear, however, whether the violence was as serious as Maduro claimed. Venezuela has an average of more than 40 homicides daily, one of the highest rates in the world, and the government offered almost no information on the deaths.
Capriles called the government assault a smoke screen to divert attention from his recount demand.
A number of opposition protests across Venezuela on Monday and Tuesday turned violent, but apparently only after National Guard riot troops and police used tear gas and plastic pellets to keep marchers away from electoral council offices. There were no reports of deaths in those confrontations.
Maduro's government said 15 countries had confirmed they were sending high-level delegations to Maduro's swearing-in Friday. They included Bolivia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Iran, China, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Haiti, Uruguay and Argentina.
Interior Minister Nestor Reverol accused Capriles of numerous crimes, including insurrection and civil disobedience. National Assembly speaker Diosdado Cabello said criminal investigations should also be opened against two top Capriles aides, Lara state Gov. Henry Falcon and Carlos Ocariz.
The Chavistas have long used a loyal criminal justice system to repress the opposition, human rights groups say. A Capriles campaign aide, Leopoldo Lopez, is currently facing influence-peddling charges in a 15-year-old case that he calls part of an attempt to selectively silence a now-emboldened opposition.
Security analyst Adam Isacson at the Washington Office on Latin America said the rising tension increases chances that the government could arrest opposition leaders. But he said he was more worried about "mob violence against opposition figures, and perhaps pro-government ones, too."
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Seppo Kolehmainen
Seppo Kolehmainen (18 January 1933 – 23 February 2009) was a Finnish film actor.
Kolehmainen was born in Pielavesi, Finland. He appeared in Finnish films since late 1955. He appeared in the 1983 James Bond spoof Agentti 000 ja kuoleman kurvit alongside actors Ilmari Saarelainen and Tenho Saurén. More recently, he appeared on Finnish television in two episodes of Salatut elämät in January 2006. He died in Helsinki.
Sources and external links
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Category:2009 deaths
Category:People from Pielavesi
Category:20th-century Finnish male actors
Category:Finnish male film actors
Category:21st-century Finnish male actors
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Greetings!
Greetings, friends of BTE. We want to take a minute to thank you all for your continued support. We don’t take that lightly and we won’t take it for granted. In Hollywood, where “indie” film translates to a “low” budget of “only” $10 million, there are some days when our two-person Z-Machine does feel like a David/Goliath dynamic, as some have suggested. And that’s fine, even if we’re not religious by any goddamn means. Bottom line: we believe in what we’re doing, and what we’re doing is trying to allow Jim Morrison’s humanity to emerge. Sadly, there are those who prefer Jim chained to his Lizard King/Dionysus stereotype. We’ll allow you to fathom their motivations for maintaining that objective. In the meantime, please watch this space for updates as we move closer to our goal of a December 8, 2013 release date in commemoration of Jim’s 70th birthday.
Cheers,
Jeff & Jess
P.S. For the record, we’re a husband-and-wife team and not “brothers” as certain media outlets would have you believe.
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Younger adult generations won't take their aging parents' stuff, The New York Times reports.
Some of these parents are paying thousands of dollars for professional help downsizing.
The resistance among grown children could be financial — or ideological.
No one wants the family china.
At least not the generations set to inherit it.
Tom Verde writes in The New York Times that millennials and Gen Xers are uniquely resistant to the influx of furniture, kitchenware, and general stuff that comes with their parents' downsizing.
They can't even donate it.
"We are definitely getting overrun with furniture and about 20% more donations of everything than in previous years," Michael Frohm, the chief operating officer of Goodwill of Greater Washington, told The Times.
An entire industry has sprung up around figuring out where the stuff will go. Professional move managers help seniors downsize and dispose of the belongings their grown children won't take, charging about $50 to $150. The full cost of the service, which may include an estate sale, can reach $5,000 or more, The Times reports.
It's not all that surprising when you think about it. For one thing, younger generations might not have the space to store table service for 12. The average age of homeownership has been pushed back, and the number of millennials who own homes is at a record low.
Experts say it's partly economic — 20- and 30-somethings buckling under student-loan debt and having trouble securing work right out of school don't have the disposable income for many of the traditional life markers, like buying a home or getting married — but these grown kids may also have different value systems.
Consider some of the movements of the past few years:
Tiny houses. Tiny houses are cheap, mobile, and have extremely limited storage. But that's not deterring the people flocking to more-limited living space. Even the multimillionaire CEO of Zappos lives in a Las Vegas trailer park.
Minimalism and capsule wardrobes. Marie Kondo famously jettisoned everything that didn't "spark joy" in her best-selling book, "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up." And one of the hottest trends in the fashion blogosphere in the past few years is the capsule wardrobe, in which you wear only a fraction of the clothes you own, ultimately aiming to isolate those you no longer need.
Early retirement. The way people retire is changing, and some people are doing it earlier than ever through a combination of aggressive frugality and extreme saving. As one example among many, take Brandon, who retired at 34 after years of extreme frugality. He told Business Insider he could hardly find ways to spend his money.
Renting everything. Many younger adults see the appeal of renting everything, including homes, phones, clothes, and cars. And companies are happy to help them do it.
Experiences over things. Psychological research has repeatedly found that spending money on experiences rather than tangible things makes people happier, an ethos embraced by 20- and 30-somethings, some of whom even cast aside traditional jobs and lifestyles to travel the world for years at a time.
In fact, Business Insider's Kate Taylor put together a list of the industries struggling most in the shadow of millennials' disfavor, like casual-dining chains, napkins, cereal, and golf.
The younger adult generations want something different from their parents — and apparently, it starts with heirlooms.
Related:
NOW WATCH: Millennials are paying $40 a night to live in these tiny 'pods'
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Q:
Calculating triple integral in spherical coordinates
I am having trouble solving this triple integral:
$$\int_0^{2\pi} \int_0^{\pi} \int_0^1 \rho_v r^2 \sin(\theta) \,dr\,d\theta\,d\phi$$
I've done:
$$\int_0^{2\pi} \int_0^{\pi} \frac{1}{3}\rho_v \sin(\theta) \,d\theta\,d\phi$$
$$\int_0^{2\pi} \frac{2}{3}\rho_v\,d\phi$$
$\frac{4\pi}{3}\rho_v$ and I am told that $\rho_v = 2r$ which gives $\frac{4\pi}{3}\times2r$. When $r = 1$ the answer is meant to be $2\pi$ but as you can see, that is not what I get.
Can anyone see my mistake?
A:
The $ρ_v=2r$ should be subbed in at the start, giving:
$$\int_0^{2\pi} \int_0^\pi \int_0^1 2r^3 \sin(\theta) \,dr\,d\theta\,d\phi$$
Then the answer comes nicely!
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Guest Blog: An Ethic of Resistance
Susan Rose Francois, CSJP
February 3, 2017
We have been hearing a lot about resistance in these early days of the Trump administration. In fact, on the first full day of his presidency millions of women, men, and children organized and joined together to stand for justice in the streets.
We have also been hearing a lot of questions about what comes next. How does this organic expression of outrage and concern for equality and the common good become an effective movement? How do we take advantage of this moment in history to effect change, stop the carnage of unjust social policies—to repurpose a phrase from President Trump’s inaugural address—and promote justice for all, especially people who are poor and marginalized?
Whatever comes next, it is crucial that we develop an ethic of resistance that is grounded in human dignity and right relationship. Otherwise, we face the danger of recreating and repeating negative cycles of violent and dehumanizing language and actions.
Relationship is key to resistance—we are first and foremost human beings after all, created to be in relationship with one another. It is our compassion for other human beings and our earth community that compels us to resist. An ethic of resistance requires a firm commitment to hold fast to the truth of human dignity of all people and the integrity of creation, to lament the unjust social structures and social norms which foster and perpetuate dehumanizing and earth-destroying policies, and to seek to heal the relationships distorted by social sin.
In fact, we would all do well to read up on the history of resistance to social sin. Resistance is not futile, but neither is it easy. The Christian tradition of resistance begins with Jesus, and think of where his path of resistance led. Jesus resisted dehumanizing social norms, created a wide web of relationship, and engaged in liberating action for the oppressed. In the centuries since, Christians have followed in his footsteps and resisted social sin and injustice. Human communities have even managed to resist extreme expressions of social sin, such as slavery and the Nazi holocaust. Please God, do not let our current situation reach such levels, but we must do all we can to resist even the most remote possibility of such extreme social sin emerging from the fog of fear, distrust, and isolationism.
In the words of Pope Francis, we must resist the globalization of indifference. “The globalization of indifference, which today burdens the lives of so many of our brothers and sisters, requires all of us to forge a new worldwide solidarity and fraternity capable of giving them new hope and helping them to advance with courage amid the problems of our time and the new horizons which they disclose and which God places in our hands.”[1]
The end goal of resistance should be right relationship. To reach that goal we must carefully peel away the layers of disconnection which have been created through social sin. The first layer of resistance is what has been happening in the collective awakening all around us. We need to remove our own blinders not only to the existence of dehumanizing and earth-destroying policies and practices around us, but also to the ways that we ourselves are enmeshed within these unjust structures. Only then can we work with integrity to socialize this awareness by raising the consciousness of others.
The next layer of resistance is an emotional one—lament. Our critical consciousness must lead us to lament the reality of the benefits we receive at the cost of the heavy burdens born by others. Because our actions of resistance take place within the dominant culture, within what Cynthia Moe-Lobeda calls a “paradox of privilege,”[2] we must lament before we can seek truth and justice in solidarity. Fr. Bryan Massingale believes that such lamentation “has the power to challenge the entrenched cultural beliefs that legitimate privilege.”[3] It is a crucial step toward expanding the web of relationship to include all persons, especially marginalized people. The encouraging movement towards intersectionality within the emerging resistance movement is a positive step in this direction.
The final layer of resistance is to shift from inaction to action from within your sphere of influence to heal the relationships distorted by social sin. Resistance actions are not and cannot be limited to grand scale marches and demonstrations. Our daily lives as ordinary citizens, neighbors, and consumers are filled with individual choices that hold potential for collective power. Indeed, the history of social movements illustrates the collective power of resistance to social evil and its ability to effect lasting social change.
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to a circuit-terminal connecting device, and more particularly to an improvement in a circuit-terminal connecting device which comprises first and second electrical connectors fixed respectively to first and second circuit boards including flexible printed circuit boards (FPCs) to be used for putting first and second groups of circuit-terminals provided respectively on the first and second circuit boards in mutual electrical connection under a condition wherein the first and second electrical connectors are coupled with each other so that the second circuit board is closely laid on top of the first circuit board.
2. Description of the Prior Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 37 CFR 1.98
Various kinds of electric or electronic parts are built even in a relatively small-sized electronic apparatus such as a mobile phone or the like. A major part of those parts are dispersedly mounted on, for example, a couple of separate circuit boards to fulfill their respective functions. In the relatively small-sized electronic apparatus, having an eye to the couple of separate circuit boards on which the electric or electronic parts are mounted, it is likely that one of the separate circuit boards is required to be closely laid on top of the other of the separate circuit boards for reducing a space occupied thereby when the separate circuit boards are electrically connected with each other. Such electrical connection between the separate circuit boards wherein one is closely laid on top of the other is hereinafter referred to as electrical piled-up connection.
In general, when a plurality of groups of circuit-terminals provided respectively on a plurality of circuit boards are put in mutual electrical connection, a plurality of electrical connectors are respectively fixed to the circuit boards, and one of the electrical connectors is coupled with another of the electrical connectors so as to connect the circuit boards, on which the electrical connectors are respectively fixed, electrically with each other. In case of such an electrical piled-up connection as mentioned above, first and second electrical connectors are respectively fixed on the separate circuit boards to be coupled with each other. For example, the first electrical connector is formed into a receptacle type connector and the second electrical connector is formed into a plug type connector to be a mate electrical connector, so that the plug type connector is engaged with the receptacle type connector when the separate circuit boards are put in a condition of the electrical piled-up connection. The first and second connectors provided to be coupled with each other as described above are required to be maintained stably in a mutual coupling condition.
Under such a situation, there have been previously proposed several circuit-terminal connecting devices, each of which comprises first and second electrical connectors fixed respectively to first and second circuit boards and locking means for locking mechanically the first or second electrical connector to the second or first electrical connector when the first and second electrical connectors are coupled with each other for putting first circuit-terminals provided on the first circuit board and second circuit-terminals provided on the second circuit board in mutual electrical connection, as disclosed in, for example, the Japanese patent application published before examination under publication number 2005-267977 (hereinafter, referred to as published prior art document 1) and the Japanese patent application published before examination under publication number 2009-170250 (hereinafter, referred to as published prior art document 2).
A circuit-terminal connecting device disclosed in the published prior art document 1 comprises a first electrical connector (a plug connector 100) having a first housing (an insulator 11) and a manipulatable member (a pull-bar 10) mounted on the first housing to be rotatable and a second electrical connector (a receptacle connector 102) having a second housing (an insulator 21). The manipulatable member mounted on the first housing is made of metallic bar material to have an arm portion (10b) at each of both ends thereof and a rotating axis (10a) to form a top end of the arm portion. The rotating axis extends to pass through an outside wall portion of the first housing from the outside to the inside of the same so as to constitute a locking portion (a part of a locking mechanism) to the second electrical connector. A rib (7) is provided on an external surface of the outside wall portion of the first housing to project outwardly and a protrusion (1) is provided on an external surface of an inside wall portion of the second housing.
When the first and second electrical connectors are coupled with each other, the outside wall portion of the first housing of the first electrical connector is placed at the outside of the inside wall portion of the second housing of the second electrical connector so that the first housing is engaged with the second housing. On that occasion, the rotating axis of the manipulatable member provided on the first housing of the first electrical connector engages with the protrusion provided on the external surface of the inside wall portion of the second housing of the second electrical connector to put the first housing in mechanical lock to the second housing so that first and second electrical connectors are maintained in the mutual coupling condition.
After that, when the manipulatable member provided on the first housing of the first electrical connector is rotated, the arm portion of the manipulatable member is moved to get on the rib provided on the external surface of the outside wall portion of the first housing so that the manipulatable member is resiliently deformed to shift the rotating axis of the manipulatable member to the outside of the inside wall portion of the second housing of the second electrical connector and thereby the rotating axis of the manipulatable member disengages from the protrusion provided on the external surface of the inside wall portion of the second housing. Consequently, the first housing is released from the mechanical lock to the second housing by the locking portion including the rotating axis of the manipulatable member. After the rotating axis of the manipulatable member has disengaged from the protrusion provided on the external surface of the inside wall portion of the second housing, the manipulatable member is further rotated to be resiliently restored to the original state.
Then, a circuit-terminal connecting device disclosed in the published prior art document 2 comprises a first electrical connector (a receptacle connector 200) having a first housing (an insulator 202) and a metallic member (a shell 250) covering a major part of the first housing and a second electrical connector (a plug connector 300) having a second housing (an insulator 340) and a manipulatable member (a pull-bar 370) mounted on the second housing to be rotatable. The metallic member of the first electrical connector has a locking portion (252) on which an engaging hole (254) is formed. The manipulatable member mounted on the second housing is made of metallic bar material to have a main portion (372), a connecting portion (376) extending to be bent in a direction crossing the main portion from each of end portions of the main portion opposite to each other, and an engaging portion (374) extending to be bent further in a direction along the main portion from each of the connecting portions. The second housing of the second electrical connector has an outside wall portion, on an internal surface of which a cam portion (348) is provided. The engaging portion of the manipulatable member extends to pass through the outside wall portion of the second housing from the inside to the outside of the same so that a top end of the engaging portion projects to the outside of the outside wall portion of the second housing to constitute a locking end portion (375) to the first housing of the first electrical connector.
When the first and second electrical connectors are coupled with each other, the outside wall portion of the second housing of the second electrical connector is placed at the inside of the locking portion of the metallic member of the first electrical connector, on which the engaging hole is formed, so that the second housing is engaged with the first housing. On that occasion, the locking end portion at the top end of the engaging portion of the manipulatable member provided on the second housing of the second electrical connector engages with the engaging hole formed on the locking portion of the metallic member of the first electrical connector to put the second housing in mechanical lock to the first housing so that first and second electrical connectors are maintained in the mutual coupling condition.
After that, when the manipulatable member provided on the second housing of the second electrical connector is rotated, the connecting portion of the manipulatable member is moved under guidance with the cam provided on the internal surface of the outside wall portion of the second housing so that the manipulatable member is resiliently deformed to shift the locking portion at the top end of the engaging portion extending to be bent from the connecting portion of the manipulatable member to the inside of the outside wall portion of the second housing and thereby the locking end portion at the top end of the engaging portion of the manipulatable member disengages from the engaging hole formed on the locking portion of the metallic member of the first electrical connector. Consequently, the second housing is released from the mechanical lock to the first housing by the locking end portion at the top end of the engaging portion of the manipulatable member. After the locking end portion of the manipulatable member has disengaged from the engaging hole formed on the locking portion of the metallic member of the first electrical connector, the manipulatable member is further rotated to be resiliently restored to the original state.
In the previously proposed circuit-terminal connecting devices, each of which comprises first and second electrical connectors fixed respectively to first and second circuit boards and locking means for locking mechanically the first or second electrical connector to the second or first electrical connector when the first and second electrical connectors are coupled with each other for putting first circuit-terminals provided on the first circuit board and second circuit-terminals provided on the second circuit board in mutual electrical connection, as described above, there are the following defects or disadvantages.
In the case of the circuit-terminal connecting device disclosed in the published prior art document 1, the rotating axis of the manipulatable member made of metallic bar material to be provided on the first housing of the first electrical connector engages with the protrusion provided on the second housing of the second electrical connector to put the first housing in mechanical lock to the second housing under a condition wherein the manipulatable member is not resiliently deformed when the first and second electrical connectors are coupled with each other and then the rotating axis of the manipulatable member disengages from the protrusion provided on the second housing to release the first housing from the mechanical lock to the second housing under a condition wherein the manipulatable member is resiliently deformed. Accordingly, under a condition wherein a locked state in which the first housing is put in the mechanical lock to the second housing and an unlocked state in which the first housing is released from the mechanical lock to the second housing are taken repeatedly, the rotating axis of the manipulatable member engages with the protrusion provided on the second housing to put the first housing in the mechanical lock to the second housing under a condition wherein the manipulatable member is caused to restore not to be resiliently deformed after being once deformed resiliently.
Therefore, it is feared that the arm portion of the manipulatable member is undesirably subjected to plastic deformation so as not to restore appropriately to the original state when the manipulatable member is caused to restore not to be resiliently deformed after being once deformed resiliently. In the case where such a plastic deformation as mentioned above is brought on the arm portion of the manipulatable member, the rotating axis of the manipulatable member is shifted in its position by the plastic deformation of the arm portion of the manipulatable member so as not to engage appropriately with the protrusion provided on the second housing and thereby the first housing is put in unsure or unstable mechanical lock to the second housing.
Further, in the circuit-terminal connecting device disclosed in the published prior art document 1, the rotating axis of the manipulatable member is supported by the outside wall portion of the first housing after having passed through the same from the outside to the inside thereof to engage with the protrusion provided on the second housing. That is, the rotating axis of the manipulatable member is not supported by any metallic member having relatively large stiffness but supported by the first housing made of insulating material inferior in stiffness for locking the first housing to the second housing. Therefore, especially under a situation wherein a thickness of each of the first and second housings is reduces for miniaturization and reduction in weight of the first and second electrical connectors, it is feared that the rotating axis of the manipulatable member is unsurely or unstably supported by the outside wall portion of the first housing so as not to engage surely and reliably with the protrusion provided on the second housing.
Then, in the case of the circuit-terminal connecting device disclosed in the published prior art document 2, the locking end portion at the top end of the engaging portion of the manipulatable member made of metallic bar material to be provided on the second housing of the second electrical connector engages with the engaging hole formed on the locking portion of the metallic member of the first electrical connector to put the second housing in mechanical lock to the first housing under a condition wherein the manipulatable member is not resiliently deformed when the first and second electrical connectors are coupled with each other and then the locking end portion of the manipulatable member disengages from the engaging hole formed on the locking portion of the metallic member of the first electrical connector to release the second housing from the mechanical lock to the first housing under a condition wherein the manipulatable member is resiliently deformed. Accordingly, under a condition wherein a locked state in which the second housing is put in the mechanical lock to the first housing and an unlocked state in which the second housing is released from the mechanical lock to the first housing are taken repeatedly, the locking end portion of the manipulatable member engages with the engaging hole formed on the locking portion of the metallic member of the first electrical connector to put the second housing in the mechanical lock to the first housing under a condition wherein the manipulatable member is caused to restore not to be resiliently deformed after being once deformed resiliently.
Therefore, it is feared that the engaging portion of the manipulatable member is undesirably subjected to plastic deformation so as not to restore appropriately to the original state when the manipulatable member is caused to restore not to be resiliently deformed after being once deformed resiliently. In the case where such a plastic deformation as mentioned above is brought on the engaging portion of the manipulatable member, the locking end portion of the manipulatable member is shifted in its position by the plastic deformation of the engaging portion of the manipulatable member so as not to engage appropriately with the engaging hole formed on the locking portion of the metallic member of the first electrical connector and thereby the second housing is put in unsure or unstable mechanical lock to the first housing.
Further, in the circuit-terminal connecting device disclosed in the published prior art document 2, the engaging portion of the manipulatable member is supported by the outside wall portion of the second housing, on the internal surface of which the cam portion is provided, after having passed through the same from the inside to the outside thereof so as to cause the locking end portion at the top end of the engaging portion to engage with the engaging hole formed on the locking portion of the metallic member of the first electrical connector. That is, the engaging portion of the manipulatable member having the locking end portion at its top end is not supported by any metallic member having relatively large stiffness but supported by the second housing made of insulating material inferior in stiffness for locking the second housing to the first housing. Therefore, especially under a situation wherein a thickness of each of the first and second housings is reduces for miniaturization and reduction in weight of the first and second electrical connectors, it is feared that the engaging portion of the manipulatable member is unsurely or unstably supported by the outside wall portion of the second housing so that the locking end portion at the top end of the engaging portion is not able to engage surely and reliably with the engaging hole formed on the locking portion of the metallic member of the first electrical connector.
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Q:
Is it possible for the Kalman gain to become 1 or 0
Is it possible for the Kalman gain to ever become exactly 0 or 1? Because as far as I understand, if that would happen (no matter if it were 0 or 1) the Kalman gain would stay 0 in all the following cycles?
A:
There is an additive Gaussian noise in the state transition model of a Kalman filter. For example \$ \epsilon_t \$ in the equation below:
\$ x_t = A_tx_{t-1} + B_tu_t + \epsilon_t \$
\$ \epsilon_t \$ has a zero mean and a covariance (let's call it \$ R_t \$). The purpose of \$\epsilon_t\$ is to model the uncertainty associated with the state transition process. Without this term (or more precisely if \$R_t\$ is a vector of zeros), we have no uncertainty in the state transition process. This essentially means that we have found the perfect model that can predict the future with 100% certainty and therefore there would be no need for any measurement.
Based on the above model the covariance matrix would be estimated as follows in the prediction phase of the Kalman filter:
\$ \overline{\Sigma}_t = A_t \Sigma_{t-1} A_t^T + R_t\$
\$\Sigma\$ is the covariance matrix for the state estimate, and the predicted state covariance is denoted by \$\overline{\Sigma} \$. As you can see in the above equation the predicted covariance can never be zero unless \$ R_t \$ is taken to be zero (which makes no sense as already explained).
Assume the measurement data is formulated as:
\$ z_t = C_tx_t + \delta_t \$
\$cov(\delta_t) = Q_t \$
Now we can formulate the Kalman gain which would be:
\$K_t = \overline{\Sigma}_tC_t^T(C_t\overline{\Sigma}_tC_t^T + Q_t)^{-1} \$
Looking at the above equation, it is clear that it would not lock on zero even if the previous gain somehow ended up being zero.
The case of a Kalman gain equal to 1 only happens when the measurement has an uncertainty of zero (again not really possible). Even if that were to be the case, Kalman gain only depends on the covariance of the current measurement, so it would not get locked on 1 unless the measurement covariance was consistently showing up as zero (which would not be a flaw of the filter, but the measurement system).
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Chondrosarcoma: correlation of radiological and histological grade.
The radiographic and CT appearance of 20 cases of chondrosarcoma were correlated with histological grade and type of matrix. Features which were useful in predicting histological grade included (a) margins between bone and tumor (radiograph), (b) morphology of calcification (radiograph, CT), (c) distribution of calcification within the lesion (radiograph, CT), (d) pattern of tumor growth within soft tissues (CT), and (e) presence of necrosis (CT). Tumor/soft-tissue margins were usually well defined on the CT scan regardless of grade.
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423 F.2d 1127
Harry Edison HACKWORTH, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 28692.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
April 2, 1970.
Harry Edison Hackworth, pro se.
Eldon B. Mahon, U. S. Atty., W. E. Smith, Asst. U. S. Atty., Fort Worth, Tex., for defendant-appellee.
Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge, and MORGAN and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
1
This is an appeal from the denial of a motion to vacate a federal judgment of conviction and sentence, filed pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 2255. We affirm.1
2
The district court has well stated its findings and conclusions in an unpublished order, which we attach as an appendix to this opinion.
3
Our examination of this record, and of the previous proceedings upon the appellant's direct appeal in this Court,2 shows convincingly that the district court did not err in denying § 2255 relief. Accordingly, the judgment below is Affirmed.
APPENDIX
ORDER
4
The Petitioner, Harry Edison Hackworth, is in the custody of the Respondent pursuant to a judgment of conviction from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Amarillo Division in criminal cause No. 2-208. On March 3, 1966, in cause No. 2-208, the Petitioner was convicted by a jury upon his plea of not guilty to a three-count indictment which alleged the commission of three felony offenses of possession of stolen mail matter and forging and cashing a United States Treasury check. On March 4, 1966, the Petitioner was sentenced by the judge to imprisonment for terms of five (5) years on each of the three counts, the three sentences to run concurrently. Appeal was taken to the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and on July 5, 1967, the judgment of conviction was affirmed with a written opinion. Hackworth v. United States, 380 F.2d 19 (5th Cir. 1967) cert. den. 389 U.S. 1054, 88 S.Ct. 799, 19 L.Ed.2d 848. The Petitioner has filed his motion to vacate sentence and judgment pursuant to section 2255 of Title 28 United States Code, and the Respondent has duly answered.
5
Liberally construing the Petitioner's voluminous and inartfully drawn petition, it appears that the Petitioner has attempted to raise the following grounds for relief:
6
1. That the trial court did not obtain jurisdiction over his person for the reason that he was removed from the Dade County Jail, Miami, Florida, to the Northern District of Texas under an illegal and unlawful warrant and indictment.
7
2. That the Petitioner was not arraigned in cause No. 2-208 and no bond was set.
8
3. That the Petitioner was not properly represented by his court-appointed attorney.
9
4. That the trial court had no jurisdiction to try the Petitioner since at the time of trial a 1936 lunacy judgment remained unvacated and undisturbed and that the Petitioner was insane at the time of trial.
10
The first three grounds alleged by the Petitioner are conclusionary (sic) and unsupported by allegations of fact. Furthermore, these three grounds are patently without merit under the record in this cause.
11
As to the final ground remaining, to which the majority of the Petitioner's motion is directed, the issue of the Petitioner's competency to stand trial was determined in the trial court prior to the time of trial. On March 2, 1966, the trial judge held a hearing upon the issue of the Petitioner's competency to stand trial and the trial judge entered an order finding the facts as follows:
12
(1) Defendant Harry Edison Hackworth is not psychotic and is legally sane.
13
(2) Defendant Harry Edison Hackworth has sufficient present ability to consult with his lawyer and to assist in his own defense with a reasonable degree of rational understanding.
14
(3) Defendant Harry Edison Hackworth has a rational as well as factual understanding of the proceedings against him.
15
(4) Therefore, the Court finds that Defendant Harry Edison Hackworth has the present mental capacity to stand trial.
16
Furthermore, the issue of the Petitioner's sanity at the time of the commission of the alleged offense was litigated and determined adversely to the Defendant during the trial, and such determination was affirmed on appeal.
17
The mere existence of a prior unvacated or undisturbed lunacy adjudication did not in and of itself deprive the Court of jurisdiction. Therefore the Petitioner's final ground for relief is wholly without merit.
18
In the light of the above, the Court finds that the record in this cause conclusively demonstrates that the Petitioner is not entitled to relief and no hearing will be necessary.
19
It is therefore ordered that the Respondent's motion to dismiss is hereby granted and the Petitioner's motion to vacate the judgment and sentence is hereby dismissed.
20
The Clerk will send copies of this order to the Petitioner and to the attorney for the Respondent.
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Signed and entered the 27th day of June, 1969.
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/s/ HALBERT O. WOODWARD
United States District Judge
Notes:
1
It is appropriate to dispose of this pro se case summarily, pursuant to this Court's local Rule 9(c) (2), appellant having failed to file a brief within the time fixed by Rule 31, Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. Kimbrough v. Beto, 5th Cir. 1969, 412 F.2d 981
2
Hackworth v. United States, 5th Cir. 1967, 380 F.2d 19, cert. denied 389 U.S. 1054, 88 S.Ct. 799, 19 L.Ed.2d 848
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Police shoot knife-wielding man dead in north London
Police have shot dead a man who was threatening a woman with a knife at a house in London.
Scotland Yard said "a number of shots were fired during the incident" in Shepperton Road, Islington at around 1am.
The 40-year-old man died 20 minutes later while on route to the hospital.
Police had sent a negotiator to the scene yesterday evening following reports the man had broken into a house.
The woman was unharmed in the incident but is being treated for shock.
A statement from Scotland Yard said: "As in any shooting, officers from the Met's Directorate of Professional Standards (DPS) have been informed and this incident has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC)."
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/* cairo - a vector graphics library with display and print output
*
* Copyright © 2006 Red Hat, Inc.
* Copyright © 2011 Andrea Canciani
*
* Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software
* and its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without
* fee, provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies
* and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice
* appear in supporting documentation, and that the name of the
* copyright holders not be used in advertising or publicity
* pertaining to distribution of the software without specific,
* written prior permission. The copyright holders make no
* representations about the suitability of this software for any
* purpose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied
* warranty.
*
* THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS
* SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
* FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
* SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
* WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN
* AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING
* OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS
* SOFTWARE.
*
* Authors: Carl Worth <[email protected]>
* Andrea Canciani <[email protected]>
*/
#include "cairo-missing.h"
#ifndef HAVE_STRNDUP
#include "cairo-malloc-private.h"
char *
strndup (const char *s,
size_t n)
{
size_t len;
char *sdup;
if (s == NULL)
return NULL;
len = strlen (s);
if (len > n)
len = n;
sdup = (char *) _cairo_malloc (len + 1);
if (sdup != NULL) {
memcpy (sdup, s, len);
sdup[len] = '\0';
}
return sdup;
}
#endif
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Q:
PyQt5: Positioning widgets
Code: http://pastebin.com/xKuabn8b
I am creating a gui in python QT and have a problem where I cant position my label properly because Im using a grid layout. If you see my code and run it, youll see that the "LP" label is to the side when in fact, I want it next to my radioButton. I have 3 other radio buttons I want adding once I figure out whats the best way to place them along with there labels next to them.
I have been researching how to use a QHBoxLayout to maybe fix the issue but it just positions it in the middle of my gui. Would I need to use absolute positioning to line it up or is there a way to use my GridLayout I have?
A:
Prefered solution: set the label directly to the radio button as a parameter in the constructor.
Solution 2: use addStretch method from QHBoxLayout
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Joseph Kaye
Joseph Lowther Kaye (21 June 1846 – 12 October 1882) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler who played for Lancashire. He was born in Honley, Holmfirth, Yorkshire and died in Kirkham, Lancashire.
Kaye played club cricket for East Lancashire from their first year of 1864, and at Fairfield in Liverpool from 1866. He was selected to play his first and only first-class game in September 1867, when Lancashire were struggling to put together a team to play against Yorkshire, fielding five new players.
This was Kaye's sole first-class appearance for the side.
References
Category:1846 births
Category:1882 deaths
Category:English cricketers
Category:Lancashire cricketers
Category:People from Kirkham, Lancashire
Category:People from Honley
Category:Sportspeople from Yorkshire
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Cardiovascular Drugs, Four Other Therapeutic Classes of Drugs Dominate the Market
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AHRQ News and Numbers
Release date: January 24, 2007
In 2004, American adults spent $32 billion on cardiovascular drugs, putting them at the top of the five costliest classes of drugs prescribed by doctors for people age 18 and over, according to the latest News and Numbers summary from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
The five costliest classes of drugs combined accounted for two thirds—$119 billion—of the total $181 billion spent on outpatient prescription medications by adults in the United States in 2004.
Hormones were the second-costliest drug class ($25 billion), followed by central nervous system drugs ($24 billion), which can be used to treat pain and control seizures; cholesterol-lowering medications ($22 billion); and anti-depressants and other psychotherapeutic drugs ($18 billion).
Among adults who made a prescription drug purchase in 2004, the highest percentage purchased at least one central nervous system drug (44 percent), followed by cardiovascular medications (38 percent), hormones (37 percent), anti-cholesterol drugs (22 percent), and antidepressants (20 percent).
AHRQ also looked at spending for the top five therapeutic classes of drugs prescribed for Medicare beneficiaries, ages 65 and older, in 2004.
Expenditures for these drugs accounted for roughly three quarters of the $65 billion spent on all prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries, ages 65 and older, in 2004.
AHRQ, which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, works to enhance the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care in the United States. The data in this AHRQ News and Numbers summary are taken from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), a highly detailed source of information on the health services that Americans use, how frequently they use them, the cost of these services, and how they are paid.
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Q:
How to display header for rows returns from MySQL grouped by date for listview
I am trying to pull messages form mysql, group them by date, and display the results in listview with one header for each date.
I figured out how to group by date from mysql and order by desc timestamp.
My mind is blocked on how to display only one header for each date since is row is return using the while() function from php. Can someone shed some light?
Here's what I have so far.
$st = $this->db->prepare("SELECT date(timestamp) as date, message, user_id, target_id, msg_id, msg_type, target_name
FROM message
WHERE (user_id=? OR target_id=?)
GROUP BY date
ORDER BY timestamp DESC");
$st->bindParam(1, $y['user_id'], PDO::PARAM_INT);
$st->bindParam(2, $y['user_id'], PDO::PARAM_INT);
$st->execute();
echo'<ul data-role="listview" id="message_listview">';
if($st->rowCount() < 1){
echo'You have no messages';
exit();
}
while($row = $st->fetch(PDO::FETCH_OBJ)){
A:
$date = ''; // initialize $date with an invalid value
while($row = $st->fetch(PDO::FETCH_OBJ))
{
if($date != $row['date'])
{
// display date only when it changes
$date = $r['date'];
echo $date;
}
// display the other fields here
}
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Sunday, January 20, 2008
What ends recessions?
We analyze the contributions of monetary and fiscal policy to postwar economic recoveries. We find that the Federal Reserve typically responds to downturns with prompt and large reductions in interest rates. Discretionary fiscal policy, in contrast, rarely reacts before the trough in economic activity, and even then the responses are usually small. Simulations using multipliers from both simple regressions and a large macroeconomic model show that the interest rate falls account for nearly all of the above average growth that occurs early in recoveries.
About Me
I am the Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University, where I teach introductory economics (ec 10). I use this blog to keep in touch with my current and former students. Teachers and students at other schools, as well as others interested in economic issues, are welcome to use this resource.
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Q:
Google API Callback on Stateless REST server
We are running a typical MEAN setup - Angular for the frontend rendering, node.js (express) as server.
Static HTML/Javascript assets are served from node without requiring authentication.
All data displayed in the frontend is requested by Angular from node. Angular authorizes the user against the node endpoints by supplying a bearer JWT token in the "Authorization" header of the ajax requests.
This works perfectly, but I am at a dead end when it comes to Google API OAuth2 integration in this setup.
The goal is to display a user's calendar data in the webapp:
Angular requests /api/calendars from node supplying the bearer token in the request header.
If the server doesn't have a Google access token for that user yet it creates a Google token-request URL (including a callbackUrl /api/calendars/googleCallback ) and sends this back to Angular.
When Angular receives a tokenRequest-Url as response instead of calendar data, it redirects the user to this URL where he manually grants the webapp permission.
Google redirects to the callback-Url providing the access code.
Problem is step 4 - as the node server is stateless and the redirect from Google to /api/calendars/googleCallback?code=XYZ does not contain an Authorization header the server can not identify let alone authenticate the user the provided access code belongs to.
Dynamically adding some sort of hash identifying the user to the callback URL does not work (and seems quite unsafe anyway) as Google only accepts pre-specified fixed callback URLs.
I could store user-identification in a cookie but this feels like violating the overall JWT approach.
Question would be if the flow described above is in general a bad idea or if there are best practices to deal with this situation to allow the backend to identify which user the request to a callback belongs to.
Thanks!
A:
Alright - overlooked the straightforward solution:
Use a state param in the token-query which Google routes through and appends to the callbackurl: https://developers.google.com/accounts/docs/OAuth2Login#state-param
In node:
var googleApi = require('googleapis');
var oauth2Client = new googleApi.auth.OAuth2(config.clientId, config.clientSecret, config.callbackUrl);
var options = {
access_type: 'offline',
state: 'hashed-useridentified',
scope: [
'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.readonly'
].join(' ')
};
oauth2Client.redirectUri_ = 'http://someserver.com/api/auth/google/calendar/callback';
var generatedUrl = oauth2Client.generateAuthUrl(options);
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Comparison of alternative methods for scaling dialysis dose.
Kt/Vurea was established as an index of haemodialysis (HD) adequacy. The use of Vurea as a normalizing factor has been questioned, and alternative parameters such as body weight(0.67) (W(0.67)), body surface area (BSA), resting energy expenditure (REE), high metabolic rate organ (HMRO) mass, liver size (LV) and more recently, bioelectrical resistance (R), an independent and directly measurable biological parameter, were proposed as alternative methods for scaling dialysis dose. The present study aimed to prospectively evaluate the predictive power of some demographic, anthropometric, bioelectrical (BIA) and biochemical parameters, of seven scaling parameters, namely Vurea, as derived from the Watson et al. formulae, W(0.67), BSA, REE, HMRO, LV and R and of eight HD adequacy indices [single-pool variable-volume Kt/Vurea, computed using the Daugirdas equation, its rescaled equivalents (Kt/W(0.67), Kt/BSA, Kt/REE, Kt/HMRO, Kt/LV and Kt/R) and Kt] on long-term survival of a cohort of 328 incident white HD patients. All individuals underwent periodical (every 3 months) biochemical evaluations and single-frequency BIA measurements, injecting 800 microA at 50 kHz alternating sinusoidal current with a standard tetrapolar technique. A first Cox regression analysis, testing the predictive power of some demographic, anthropometric, BIA and biochemical parameters, and of the eight HD adequacy indices on long-term survival of the patients, showed that only higher serum creatinine (Scr) levels (P < 0.0001) and lower Kt/R values (P < 0.04) were significant outcome predictors. As Kt was shown not to be an outcome predictor, a second Cox regression analysis, testing the predictive power of the same demographic, anthropometric, BIA and biochemical parameters, and of the seven scaling parameters on long-term survival of the patients, was built. It showed that only higher Scr levels (P < 0.0001) and higher R values (P < 0.04) were significant outcome predictors. Kaplan-Meier survival analyses of the patients stratified into two groups, respectively, according to the first quartile of R values (0.0-467.8 Ohm), the fourth quartile of Kt/R values (98-106 ml/Ohm) and the first quartile of Scr levels (0.0-11.6 mg/dl) showed a significantly higher long-term survival in the groups of patients having R values above the first quartile (P < 0.04), Kt/R values below the fourth quartile (P < 0.03) and Scr levels above the first quartile (P < 0.0001). Kt/R, R and Scr were independent significant predictors of long-term-survival in incident HD patients: R is related to the fluid status, whereas Scr, which reflects the lean body mass, seems to suggest that body composition is more important than body weight and/or body mass index. Further work is required to develop these concepts and to translate them into rigorous outcome-based adequacy targets suitable for clinical usage.
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Hey James Burton Facebook Fans - Learn to Play Guitar
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Hi I am using the following function to set null brushes and transparent backgrounds:
Public Function SetBkColour(Mode As Integer, Optional Colour As Long = 0)
Select Case Mode
Case 1
SelectObject hDrawBuffer, GetStockObject(NULL_BRUSH)
SetBkMode hDrawBuffer, 1
Case 2
SetBkMode hDrawBuffer, 2
SetBkColor hDrawBuffer, Colour
End Select
End Function
I works just fine for solid filled shapes and text but it doesn't always work for the hatch background, why is that? If I manage to get it to work as soon as the application is restarted it could be gone again. If I so much as change some calls it is gone again. What could be causing this?
zelg37
02-01-2005, 12:54 AM
How are you doing the hatch backgrounds -- are you using a backbuffer?
Here's some hatch drawing samples to check out...
"Regions.zip" on this page:
http://blackbeltvb.com/free/regions.htm
"Draw Hotchpotch" link at the bottom of this page:
http://www.mentalis.org/apilist/CombineRgn.shtml
Also the CreateHatchBrush API might come in handy.
Paul Thomas
02-02-2005, 08:23 AM
I draw everything to the back buffer then 'paint' it onto the device by doing a copy transfer. I'm not using any masking techniques or anything fancy. I am using the CreateHatchBrush API. This work fine to create hatches, but the background to hatch is determined by setBackgroundColor and setBackGroundMode. However it is not always working. Could it be a caused by a memory leak?
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Polyamines permit the preparation of stable Physarum core particles which have a structure similar to those from higher eukaryotes.
The inherent instability of Physarum nucleosome core particles prepared by micrococcal nuclease digestion in Na+/Ca2+ buffers can be overcome by the addition of 0.15 mM spermine and 0.5 mM spermidine. Neutron scattering, circular dichroism, nuclease digestion and thermal denaturation studies carried out on these stable monosomes show them to be very similar to those obtained from higher eukaryotes.
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a method for calibrating a color image forming apparatus such as a color printer or a color copier, and more particularly to a color signal conversion method for measuring a test chart outputted to improve the color stability of a color image forming apparatus using a chromaticity detecting means, and converting a color signal in a first color specification system that is the detection result of the chromaticity detecting means into a color signal in a second color specification system.
2. Background of the Related Art
Recently, there has been increasing demand for a color image forming apparatus of the electrophotography type or the inkjet type, such as a color printer or a color copier, having high color stability of its output image.
Thus, the color image forming apparatus having a sensor for detecting the chromaticity of a patch on the recording medium after the forming and fixing of a monochromatic gradation patch of cyan (C), magenta (M), yellow (Y) or black (K) or a mixed color patch in which CMY are mixed on the recording medium (hereafter referred to as a color sensor) is well known (e.g., refer to U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2003/049040).
In this color image forming apparatus, the color stability of a final output image formed on the recording medium is controlled by feeding back the detected result to a calibration table for correcting the exposure amount, the process conditions and the color gradation characteristics of an image forming portion. Also, the output image of the color image forming apparatus may be detected by an external image reading apparatus or a chromaticity meter to make the same control.
This color sensor uses a light emitting element having three or more kinds of light sources with different emission spectra of red (R), green (G) and blue (B), respectively, and a light receiving element with sensitivity in the visible region, or a light emitting element having a light source that emits light of white color (W) and a light receiving element formed with three or more filters of different spectral transmittances. Thereby, three or more kinds of outputs such as the RGB outputs are obtained.
In the color image forming apparatus of the ink jet type, since the color balance changes depending on a change in the ink discharge amount with the lapse of time, an environmental difference from one place or time of use to another, or the individual differences among ink cartridges, the color gradation characteristics cannot be kept constant. Thus, some color image forming apparatuses effect color stabilization control by substituting a color sensor for the ink head and detecting the chromaticity of a patch on the recording medium.
In the above color stabilization control, there is a process of converting the sensor outputs, which are RGB values, into XYZ chromaticity values as defined by the International Commission on Illumination (CIE). For this conversion, the prior art has used a method employing a matrix, as well as a method using a look-up table.
However, the above prior art had the following problems.
Generally, the color matching functions for the spectral sensitivity of RGB outputs of the color sensor and the XYZ chromaticity values as defined by the International Commission on Illumination do not have completely linear relations. Therefore, there is a problem that some differences may occur between the XYZ chromaticity values obtained by converting the RGB outputs of the sensor and the XYZ chromaticity values obtained from the spectral reflectance as defined by the International Commission on Illumination.
That is, the XYZ chromaticity values calculated from the RGB output signals of the sensor for a certain patch and the XYZ chromacity values calculated from the spectral reflectance for the patch as defined by the International Commission on Illumination may be different in some cases. And this difference between the chromaticity values may vary in magnitude, depending on the color material or substratum color of the patch used in forming the patch.
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Abhishek Bansal\
`IBM Research`\
`[email protected]`
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Abhinav Anand\
`IISc Bengaluru`\
`[email protected]`
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Chiranjib Bhattacharyya\
`IISc Bengaluru`\
`[email protected]`
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Evaluating Effects of Switching Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Drugs for Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Diabetic Macular Edema.
When a patient with neovascular age-related macular degeneration or diabetic macular edema does not respond to an initial anti-vascular endothelial growth factor agent, usually after several injections, ophthalmologists may switch to another anti-vascular endothelial growth factor agent. Authors of case series have suggested beneficial effects from switching. However, to our knowledge, there are no studies with an appropriate control group to evaluate how such patients would do without switching agents. To assess outcomes in patients who have a poor initial response but continue treatment without switching agents. We obtained data from 2 multicenter clinical trials, the Comparison of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Treatments Trials (CATT) and the Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network (DRCR.net). Based on typical clinical reasons for switching agents, we developed "switching rules" at both 3 and 6 months after initiation of treatment. Using these switching rules, we identified a 3-month and a 6-month cohort of "treatment failures" from both CATT and DRCR.net studies. Although the cohorts from each study met criteria for switching, they were treated with the initial agent throughout the study (bevacizumab or ranibizumab in CATT and ranibizumab in DRCR.net). Primary outcomes were change in visual acuity and change in central retinal thickness on optical coherence tomography from the 3- or 6-month visit at which switching rules were met. The 126 patients from CATT and the 59 patients from DRCR.net who were selected for the switching analysis were similar in age, sex and race/ethnicity to the overall study populations. Among the participants who met the criteria for switching, the CATT participants were a mean (SD) of 79.7 (7.8) years of age, 65.9% women, and 97.6% white, while the DRCR.net participants were a mean (SD) of 65.5 (9.3) years of age, 44.1% women, and 76.3% white In all 4 cohorts, there was a 3- to 5-letter improvement in mean visual acuity over the 3 months after the switching rules were met, although all patients continued on their originally assigned treatment. Mean central retinal thickness also improved by 40 to 70 μM. These results demonstrate the importance of having a comparison group to evaluate the effect of switching anti-vascular endothelial growth factor agents for treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration or diabetic macular edema. Without a comparison group, it is impossible to know whether any improvement observed after switching was related to the new treatment or was related to regression to the mean and time effects as observed in the 4 cohorts presented here. Randomization to switching or not switching drugs would provide a basis for valid conclusions about the effects of switching.
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The Ameillia Collection. The solid, clean lines of the Arts and Crafts movement are interpreted from modern times in the Ameillia Collection. Substantial tapered legs and the wood veneer complement this simple and refined dining offering. Newly offered in a gray with brown undertone finish, the collection is also available in a dark oak finish. The rectangular table is flanked by the perfectly coordinating chair or bench option.
Item No.*
Description
Dimension
586-82
Dining Table
42 × 64 - 82 × 30H
586-13
Bench
48 x 16 x 20H
586-40
Server
52 × 18 × 33H
- Butterfly leaf table
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This collection is typically stocked in Canada. Item numbers of some required sub-components may not be shown. These sub-components have their own item numbers and prices. Please speak with our sales staff to confirm that your price quoted is for the complete set.
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Great for kids of all ages, these authentic ninja stars will delight your little assassins as they play all day. You’re never too young to learn how to throw a ninja star, and this set comes with four stars in a variety of shapes so you can choose just how much your victim will suffer before he clocks out.
Ninja stars are never sucky, especially these because they are made of rubber so go ahead and take back what you said about us. Go ahead, take it back. We’ll look for your take-backs in the comment section.
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Victoria Police: Don’t Use iOS 6 Maps
It’s been official for a while now: iOS 6 Maps suck. Everyone from Tim Cook to my mother knows it, but now it’s getting scary. Victoria Police are advising people not to use iOS 6 Maps due to safety concerns. What are those safety concerns? Oh nothing, really, just people stranded deep inside a remote national park.
The Murray Sunset National Park is located around 70 kilometres from the bustling regional town of Mildura in Victoria, and any reasonable mapping software could surely tell that the two are vastly different. Not Apple Maps.
MORE: How That Call From Victoria Police To Apple Might Have Gone Down
In the last few weeks, Mildura Police have been responding to rescue calls from motorists who have become lost in the national park after being sent there by Apple Maps. The software actually thinks Mildura is located in the middle of the park itself.
There’s no water supply in the national park and temperatures can reach almost 50 degrees in the summer sun, police say, making this a very serious issue.
Some of the motorists located by police have been stranded for up to 24 hours without food or water and have walked long distances through dangerous terrain to get phone reception.
Police have done their own tests and found that Apple Maps is in fact routing motorists into the middle of nowhere, and are telling people to ditch their iPhones until Apple fixes it.
This is worse than the time Apple sent people seeking a hospital to some stranger’s house. Here’s hoping it’s fixed soon. [Victoria Police]
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a driving circuit buffer and a method thereof, and particularly relates to a driving circuit buffer that includes a slew rate controlling circuit to provide proper driving power, and method thereof.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Conventionally, a driving circuit always includes a buffer as a final stage for providing proper driving power to the loading coupled to the buffer. However, the loading value varies with different structures, materials and different input signals, and the output signal of the buffer also varies with different loading. Accordingly, if the output signal of the buffer must follow certain standards such as Mobile Industry Processor Interface standard (MIPI) (for example, the slew rate thereof cannot exceed a predetermined value), the output signal of the buffer should not vary with the loading unlimitedly.
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# 渲染流
渲染流（RenderFlow）是 v2.0 新加的流程，他的作用是可以剔除无用的渲染分支，只进入预先创建好的渲染分支，这样可以有效减少非常多的动态判断。
## v1.x 渲染流程
在 v1.x 中，每次渲染都会进行很多动态判断，首先要遍历所有子节点，在遍历到的子节点中去判断是否需要更新矩阵，是否需要进行渲染。如果状态多了的话，就会多出很多无用的分支判断。例如使用一个空节点作为父节点是不需要进行渲染的，但是是在渲染的过程中做出该判断，这样就多消耗了一些性能。
## v2.x 渲染流程
在 v2.x 中，RenderFlow 会根据渲染过程中调用的频繁度划分出多个渲染状态，比如 Transform，Render，Children 等，而每个渲染状态都对应了一个函数。在 RenderFlow 的初始化过程中，会预先根据这些状态创建好对应的渲染分支，这些分支会把对应的状态依次链接在一起。
例如如果一个节点在当前帧需要更新矩阵，以及需要渲染自己，那么这个节点会更新他的 flag 为
`node._renderFlag = RenderFlow.FLAG_TRANSFORM | RenderFlow.FLAG_RENDER`。
RenderFlow 在渲染这个节点的时候就会根据节点的 `node._renderFlag` 状态进入到 **transform => render** 分支，而不需要再进行多余的状态判断。
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Q:
remote rejected git push error while uploading
Has anyone seen this error before while doing a git push? Any tips to debug or overcome the error?
mkdir opensource && cd opensource
git clone git://git.qinc.com/platform/vendor/q-opensource/wcn/prime.git
cd prime
git checkout -b jb_2.5 origin/jb_2.5
git cherry-pick -x ..7174961054435d3ae9d233c81227b0715cfc1715
git push ssh://review-android.qinc.com:29418/platform/vendor/q-opensource/wcn/prime.git jb_2.5:refs/for/jb_2.5
test@wcn-linux5:/local/mnt2/workspace2/test/LA_builds/opensource_JB2.5/prime$ git push ssh://review-android.qinc.com:29418/platform/vendor/q-opensource/wlan/prime.git jb_2.5:refs/for/jb_2.5
Enter passphrase for key '/usr2/test/.ssh/id_rsa':
Counting objects: 662, done.
Delta compression using up to 8 threads.
Compressing objects: 100% (100/100), done.
Writing objects: 100% (148/148), 534.35 KiB, done.
Total 148 (delta 88), reused 97 (delta 47)
remote: Resolving deltas: 100% (88/88)
remote: Processing changes: refs: 1, done
remote: (W) be1d372: no files changed, was rebased
To ssh://review-android.qinc.com:29418/platform/vendor/q-opensource/wlan/prime.git
! [remote rejected] jb_2.5 -> refs/for/jb_2.5 (no changes made)
error: failed to push some refs to 'ssh://review-android.qinc.com:29418/platform/vendor/q-opensource/wlan/prime.git'
A:
It looks like there is a push that you didn't pull before you push your changes, so it would overwrite the master branch. You should pull the master branch and then merge with your changeset after you can push the whole.
Alternatively if you have permission you can use push -f, however it kill anyone else's push.
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Risk messages about HPV, cervical cancer, and the HPV vaccine Gardasil: a content analysis of Canadian and U.S. national newspaper articles.
The human papillomavirus vaccine (Gardasil) is a significant advancement in women's health. We compared the reporting of fear-inducing messages about human papillomavirus, cervical cancer, and the human papillomavirus vaccine in Canadian and U.S. national newspapers between January 2006 and December 2007. Significant differences between countries were found in the number of articles containing fear messages about human papillomavirus, cervical cancer, and the human papillomavirus vaccine. Educational level of readability was higher than recommended for the public, and the emotional tone of the articles became progressively negative over time. Our findings suggest that public discussion of some elements of the human papillomavirus vaccine message that could cause alarm or worry for women may need to be addressed within political and cultural contexts.
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