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We are preparing for the annual state assessments in May – but it’s out with the old and in with the new.
The new state system is called Unbridled Learning: College/Career-Readiness for All. It takes into account all areas of a school’s work and even replaces No Child Left Behind (NCLB) requirements because of a federal waiver. That means Shelby County Public Schools will have a single set of goals to meet.
I am excited – and anxious – about the changes.
We had been working along toward the Commonwealth Accountability Testing System (CATS), which focused on student proficiency and a 140-point scale and have now been switching gears toward Unbridled Learning, which uses a 100-point scale.
Charts in the School Board Room constantly reminded us where we are and where we need to be. Now Senate Bill 1’s changes have a stronger focus on college and career readiness and ensuring success after high school.
I agree with that and hope you do as well. We even have a BIG Goal of 100 percent high school seniors being college/career ready in 2016. We believe we can do it because of the instructional and awareness programs under way at all grade levels for students to see and understand the big picture of their future.
The CATS test is no more. The new CATS will be K-PREP (Kentucky Performance Rating for Educational Progress), which will be the main assessment to measure how well students have learned content based on academic standards.
Other assessments will be end -of-course exams, EXPLORE, PLAN and ACT. These combined tests show whether students are on course to graduate college-ready.
So when are the tests given?
Official dates for K-PREP are:
· Elementary – May 14-18 (grades 3, 4, 5).
· Middle – May 21, 23, 24, 25, 29.
· High – May 21, 23, 24, 25, 29 (grades 8, 10, 11).
· High – May 7-31 (Advanced Placement, end-of-course).
The ACT is administered to all juniors in March. On-demand writing assessments are administered in the spring for all grade levels.
PLAN and EXPLORE tests are given in September. K-PREP test results will be available near the beginning of the next school year.
I want also to emphasize that the state test is far more important personally to each student now because the high school state accountability and the student’s final exam both come from the End of Course (EOC) exam.
So what can parents and the community do to help students?
· Don’t schedule appointments, trips or other interruptions during testing.
· Encourage students to review beforehand and do his/her best on testing day.
· Remind students of the importance of reading directions carefully and not rushing through a test.
· Review results with students. Praise success and talk about what can be done for areas in need of improvement.
· Remind students about the importance of test scores now and the impact they can have on his or her future.
K-PREP is the main component of Unbridled Learning and is based on many measures of student performance on various tests. Points will be awarded based on how well a school performs on each measure:
· Achievement – Just as in the past, scores will be labeled as novice, apprentice, proficient or distinguished. Kentucky’s goal is 100 percent proficiency. At high school, achievement is based on end-of-course exams and an on-demand writing test.
· Gap – Schools will compare test results for African-American, Hispanic, Native American, special education, low-income and limited English proficiency students...combined into one gap group...to results for other students not in those categories.
· Growth – A statistical program will measure how much students’ scores are improving from one year to the next.
· College/Career Readiness – Schools and districts will provide information about how many students are ready for college and/or careers, based on test scores and certifications earned.
· Graduation Rate – Schools and districts will report how many students graduate within four years of high school.
Overall district scores are ranked in order; overall school scores are ranked in order by level – elementary, middle and high. Based on where they are in the order, schools and districts will fall into one of four main classifications:
· Distinguished – the top 10 percent of districts or schools from a particular level (90th percentile).
· Proficient – in the top 30 percent of districts or schools from a particular level (70th percentile).
· Progressing – schools/districts meeting their AMOs, but not designated as Distinguished or Proficient.
· Needs Improvement – the remaining schools/districts.
We definitely are aiming for the Proficient level but we are striving for the Distinguished mark. Our vision is like that of Terry Holliday, Kentucky’s commissioner of education, who said, “Every child [will be] proficient and prepared for success, which means all students graduate from high school college/career-ready and prepared for the future.”
So join us as we prepare for K-PREP...encourage students to do their best on the tests...support our teachers as they are committed to being accountable for student-learning...be proud of your public school system that is goal-oriented and on a path of continuous improvement. |
Just like humans, fruit flies have to eat a balanced diet.
"They need sugar to survive, they need amino acids to make eggs, to have stem cells proliferate. They need salt, they need vitamins."
Carlos Ribeiro, a neuroscientist at the Champalimaud Center in Portugal. Yeast, he says, is a crucial component of the fly diet. "I always say, yeast is the steak of the fly."
Take yeast away, and the flies crave it—gotta make those eggs. Ribeiro and his team found they could also elicit that yearning for yeast simply by removing a few key amino acids from the flies' diet—but only in those flies that had their gut microbiome wiped out.
Here’s the twist: when Ribeiro and his colleagues restored the standard fly gut microbiome, amino-acid-deprived flies did not seek out yeast to compensate. That might seem like the gut microbes are actually working against the flies' best interest—blocking their instincts to seek out missing nutrients.
But what actually happened, Ribeiro says, is that flies with the gut microbes maintained good egg production despite their nutritional deficiency. Suggesting that somehow, microbes help the flies adapt to nutrient-poor conditions.
"So somehow the microbes reprogram the metabolism of the fly to now cope better with an absence of amino acids in the diet. And that might also lead then to the fly not having to produce a strong craving for amino acids." The study is in the journal PLoS Biology. [Ricardo Leitão-Gonçalves et al., Commensal bacteria and essential amino acids control food choice behavior and reproduction]
Of course, flies are not humans. But still, Ribeiro says, "I think there is now more and more compelling evidence that the microbes in the gut, also of humans, affect behavior, mood and stress, and maybe even, people propose, some diseases. But how microbes do so and why they would do so is completely unclear."
Still: next time you're staring at a menu, undecided on what to order…you might try just going with your gut.
—Christopher Intagliata
[The above text is a transcript of this podcast.] |
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LETITIRIDE REVIEW
Letitri.de is aspiring to become the biggest and safest provably fair gambling Platform which will host a variety of Casino and Dice games to entice online gaming Punters everywhere. Using innovative concepts and design from the offset, a professional touch in a decentralized way will give users and investors more on-hands access as well as a chance to hedge large bets as the Bankroll will be impressive to say the least. By using the Blockchain technology as well, this implies that transparency is at the core of this project where no rigging or disadvantages will affect gamblers on site. Also the decentralization means that gamblers from all over the world may participate from the comfort of their own homes or on the go!
Whether one is a gambler or not, LETITRIDE gives everyone a chance to earn and turn over a profit, be they investor or punter It’s YOU chance to get in on the ground floor of an amazing business opportunity.
As an investor you will be able to gain profits through not only the buy-back system but also by leaving your tokens on the platform to generate even more profits over the long term. Buying in early also gives you a bonus too!!!
LETITRIDE wishes to use a totally decentralized platform for its activities and will be embracing and utilizing different technologies like the WAVES PLATFORM, SMART CONTRACTS and Dapps to advance it’s idea, With a strong IN-HOUSE Development and Marketing Team LETITRIDE is set for a successful and long-term future also giving investors and punters more choices and freedom once they are involved in the various activities within the framework of their chosen fields.
LETITRIDE CROEDFUNDING
The Initial ICO or crowdfunding for LETITRIDE bears a new concept and is not only lucrative to be involved in but fun too!! By utilizing it’s own exchange, members can participate and even place buy orders for the tokens they are purchasing in the buy wall before they even receive the tokens. Members are determining the price! Also note, investors who deposit $500 or more usd into the system will be granted a 10% cash back in the form of a prepaid debit/gift card or in BTC once the crowd-sale has ended as a gesture of goodwill from the Team!
There are also early bird bonuses up for grabs but they won’t last long!
2. Like all investments, only invest what you can afford to lose, don’t put in your food money!
3. Once you invest the amount of Bitcoin you are comfortable with wait until it shows up after three confirmations.
4. Click on the exchange tab and place your buy order and please note place it above the orders in red as they are now deemed obsolete, so if you see after a few days your buy order is red make sure you up your game and re place your order in the black area. Please check the exchange regularly as the buying of tokens will only happen in the black area of the buy order book. So this way the token value goes up and NOT down, it’s a great way to accumulate tokens of value and prevents mass dumping!
LETITRIDE BUY-BACK AND DIVIDENDS
To be eligible for dividends you need to be an investor in this early ICO period and once the ICO is over and you receive your tokens you can deposit as many as you see fit onto the site, bit like a savings account and earn a profit share on a monthly basis. 10% of the net house profit will be divided among the top 10 investors and 15% of the profits will be divided among the rest of the investors participating in the program. In order to be eligible for dividends one must have their LIR tokens in the ‘POT’ for at least 21 one days to avoid abuse of the system and also the coins will be staking too, so this means even more revenues flowing to the said investors! Once you move your coins out of the pool you will no longer be eligible for dividends for those coins taken out.
1o% of the monthly profit revenues will be used by the LETITRIDE Team to buy back tokens for sale on the exchanges, starting from the cheapest first, so you also get a chance to sell some profits with ease! This is a total win-win for investors and the Business in general as it keeps the value of the token stable and also allows for more liquidity.
LETITRIDE TEAM AND LINKS
Find out who is behind LETITRIDE and get to know the Team and the Community better… There are also bounties up for grabs too, so if you want to muck in and get more involved in this grand project, you will also reap some rewards for your time and effort.Team
Shogdite
Blockchain Specialistshogdite@letitri.de
Lead coin development, blockchain specialist and all around crypto nutball. Crypto enthusiast since January 2014. Interested in researching various applications of technology for decentralization such as smart contracts and DApps.
Phoenix1969
Marketing Director, Media Management, Networkingphoenix1969@letitri.de
Phoenix1969 was born in the USA and studied post-secondary at Ohio State University. He’s a hard working entrepreneur who is a huge fan and supporter of the LISK project and hopes to work with Shogdite on finding applications of LISK relevant to the LetItRide project.
Frank W.
Risk Management Officerfrank@letitri.de
Frank has 4 years of experience in risk assessment and management at both online and real world casinos. Frank is looking forward to bringing his knowledge and skill set to the table to ensure the profitability of LetItRide.
Jigar S.
Programmer / Platform Developerjigar@letitri.de
Jigar is our core programmer born and raised in heart of India. He has a strong background in C, C++, Java, JavaScript and more recently C#. He will be seeking out additional teammates to form a team under him to lead the programming development aspect of our project including web development.
GOLDBLOCKS REVEW
There has never been a time in our modern day history where so many people in the world today are waking up to the biggest scam and ponzi of all time; FIAT CURRENCY. Now the demand for gold, which is both money and a store of wealth/commodity, is at an all time high and the demand is getting to insatiable amounts. China and India especially are amassing tons of the precious metal and now individuals around the globe want their stake in it.
GOLDBLOCKS has arrived on the Crypto Scene to build a bridge between digital currency and gold bullion and is offering a great service and product : BULLION SALES and a digital currency backed by it! Yes! You will be able to purchase gold and be rewarded an extra big bag of GOLDBLOCKS digital currency, thus giving you a lot more bang for your buck once the GOLDBLOCKS WEBSITE is completed shortly. There will only be a maximum supply of of 50 million GOLDBLOCK Coins so this is also has a finite supply, just like its counterpart – gold. There is a POW phase going on right this minute also which gives the go ahead to miners to reap the rewards of their hard labor and get into the precious coin quick before the masses reach it.
What I like really best about the Development Team is that they are not in a hurry to get the GOLDBLOCKS onto an exchange fast, which means they are really looking long term into their project to give it intrinsic value. This is very rare in Crypto today so it is a good time to stock up on some and let it sit in the wallet for a nice medium to long term appreciation in value.
Gold will be shipped anywhere in the world it can be legally sent to. As the DEVS will be purchasing GOLDBLOCKS from the exchanges to give investors, this will constantly boost the price of GOLDBLOCKS as well, giving all round value and long term appreciation for all invested in this project. Prices for the above may change as gold and coin prices will fluctuate to reflect current market activity, so early birds will clearly get the advantage here.
There is a functioning block explorer and also the wallet is looking top notch and extra bells and whistles will be added in due course.
GOLDBLOCKS BOUNTIES AND COMMUNITY
GOLDBLOCKS DEV Team is happy to announce generous rewards and bounties for those who wish to get involved in GOLDBLOCKS in whatever capacity is required and according to their talents, so if you have some skills and talent required by the GOLDBLOCKS TEAM, don’t hesitate to check the bounties available below and see if they apply to you. Also I may add that the Bitcointalk thread is extremely lively and active, predominantly with miners at the moment but investors too are showing a keen interest, including myself to purchase both the gold and coins! There is also a fully functioning faucet for those who want to collect some GOLDBLOCK drips into their wallet.
PONZI COIN REVIEW
When PONZI coin was launched it was half-accepted in the Crypto Community as some wacko coin without much future in it apart from some hot air maybe, a bubble and some deflation to go with it to oblivion. This cranky Number of an altcoin has made such headway in the digital currency markets on Yobit, that it has grown an ever increasing fanbase. Even I myself have to say, I like the novelty ideas behind PONZI COIN. Digital currencies are an expression of ideas and intellect and sometimes they have an element of real fun attached to them, this is one of those FUN coins that has real value and tech added too!
We all know the biggest PONZI scheme on the planet is fiat currencies run by the banks, govts and federal reserve and every time paper currency is printed, it loses it’s value, hence we have year after year of inflation that’s plagued our world and impoverished billions of people.
What makes PONZI COIN different? Well, for one thing, the DEV is a very magnanimous Member of the Altcoin Community who is constantly giving out PONZI gifts to PONZI COIN lovers everywhere and has devised a very clever TROLLING mechanism where you can TROLL nicely on YOBIT and other exchanges and earn some PONZI for being a good troll!
PONZI COIN GIFTS AND BOUNTIES
PONZI COIN is always giving out gifts for helping out in the community and also is offering a very lucrative Bitcointalk Signature campaign.
PONZI COIN DEV TEAM is also doing an early bird ICO treat for all PONZI COIN HOLDERS. If they own PONZI COINS at the time they launch their new coins they will receive more of the new coin for free, matching the amount of PONZI COINS they have downloaded in their wallets. This is an awesome and most generous way to reward current PONZI COIN holders. More information on that here: PONZI EARLY BIRD ICO BONUSES INFO
PONZI COIN LINKS
Want to get to know the PONZI COIN Crowd and DEV TEAM? Why not click the link below to get better acquainted with all things PONZI COIN! |
Allegations of illegally tampering with the ball are nothing new. They date to at least 1921, when the England captain J.W.H.T. Douglas threatened to report his Australian opponent Arthur Mailey for using resin to grip the ball more firmly; Mailey is said to have countered by saying that Douglas had picked at the ball with his thumbnail.
In the last 25 years, international cricketers have been punished for tampering with the ball in many ways — including keeping dirt in their pockets, rubbing a cough lozenge on the surface, scuffing the ball on the zips of their trousers and even biting the ball, which the Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi was found guilty of in 2010.
Even mints and sweets can be used for nefarious ends. When England won the Ashes, a competition between England and Australia, in 2005, the English player Marcus Trescothick later admitted that he had applied saliva to one side of the ball after sucking mints. That tactic is thought to affect the flight of the ball by making one side slightly shinier.
And when Australia last hosted South Africa in a series in 2016, the South Africa captain Faf du Plessis was caught sucking mints and then using his saliva to polish the ball on one side, again to try to alter the flight and bounce. He was later fined his match fee.
The incidents highlight how hard it is to eliminate ball-tampering, which is notoriously difficult to prove — adding saliva is legal, but doing so while sucking mints is not.
Some have suggested that the laws should be revised, perhaps by legalizing some aspects of treating the ball, like using saliva after sucking candy or mints, that are especially hard to police.
Yet the actions of Bancroft — and, especially, Smith in instructing him — are seen as falling well beyond the normal ambiguity of the law. The Australians’ actions amounted to nothing less than flagrant cheating. |
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I do not want an image button, I just needs this button in a certain position on an image.
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Let's all post lyrics of The doctor Is dying on this post so reply and add the next post
It is returning through the dark
Doctor, you have met your mark
Your song is ending so don't cry
When you hear him knock four times |
Immunogenicity and protective efficacy of an elastase-dependent live attenuated swine influenza virus vaccine administered intranasally in pigs.
Influenza A virus is an important respiratory pathogen of swine that causes significant morbidity and economic impact on the swine industry. Vaccination is the first choice for prevention and control of influenza infections. Live attenuated influenza vaccines (LAIV) are approved for use in humans and horses and their application provides broad protective immunity, however no LAIV against swine influenza virus (SIV) exists in the market. Previously we reported that an elastase-dependent mutant SIV A/Sw/Sk-R345V (R345V) derived from A/Sw/Saskatchewan/18789/02 (H1N1) (SIV/Sk02) is highly attenuated in pigs. Two intratracheal administrations of R345V induced strong cell-mediated and humoral immune responses and provided a high degree of protection to antigenically different SIV infection in pigs. Here we evaluated the immunogenicity and the protective efficacy of R345V against SIV infection by intranasal administration, the more practical route for vaccination of pigs in the field. Our data showed that intranasally administered R345V live vaccine is capable of inducing strong antigen-specific IFN-γ response from local tracheo-bronchial lymphocytes and antibody responses in serum and respiratory mucosa after two applications. Intranasal vaccination of R345V provided pigs with complete protection not only from parental wild type virus infection, but also from homologous antigenic variant A/Sw/Indiana/1726/88 (H1N1) infection. Moreover, intranasal administration of R345V conferred partial protection from heterologous subtypic H3N2 SIV infection in pigs. Thus, R345V elastase-dependent mutant SIV can serve as a live vaccine against antigenically different swine influenza viruses in pigs. |
Production of gallium-66, a short-lived, positron emitting radionuclide.
The excitation functions for the production of 66Ga and some other radionuclides produced by the 4He-particle bombardment of a natural copper target have been measured up to 31 MeV incident energy. The radiochemical separation of 66Ga from the irradiated copper target as well as from the other radionuclides formed is described. The yield of 66Ga at 18 MeV incident energy is 708 microCi/microAh at end of bombardment and the contamination of 67Ga is 0.25%. The intended use of the 66Ga produced is to label monoclonal antibodies for PET scanning. |
Tag Archives: Sonics
College Basketball is back, and for me, it finally feels good to go to a school where making the tournament is not just something desired, but almost expected. Over the last 4 years, the Washington Huskies have either won the PAC 10 Tournament or won the conference out right, meaning the Huskies have been dancing 3 of the last 4 years (snubbed in 2012). In 2010, the Huskies even went to the Sweet 16, where they fell to West Virginia.
With their recent history and myself being a huge sports fan, it may come to no surprise that going to a game was on my to-do list. As an added bonus, it was ANOTHER free sporting event due to connections in Seattle. Thanks to Ian’s uncle, who serves on the board of regents here at Washington, we were able to get 2 free tickets to see the Huskies take on the Loyola Great Danes at the Alaskan Airlines Arena on Sunday. |
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I’ve been told I haven’t been kind to the THE show in the past. Perhaps it’s that’s called the THE show – it’s just one of those annoying things where the first T is actually for “The” so technically it should just be called THE show. But then you’re stuck saying “are you going to THE Show?” and everybody wonders what show you’re asking about. It’s almost as frustrating as GNU Linux, which stands for Gnu is Not Unix. That kind of logic is just downright irritating.
But then you’re stuck saying “are you going to THE Show?” and everybody wonders what show you’re asking about...
OK, so we’re just talking about semantics, but here's the rub: THE Show is no less hard to sell to folks than GNU. Like a recursive acronym, it trips you up when you try to sell it. When you’re trying to appeal to new customers, you don’t want to be re-cursing and acro-ing anything. It all just sounds bad and bad sound is not what you want folks to remember about an entertainment show.
Could this banner use a little more pizzaz?
Speaking of sound, it's also the case that the only “Entertainment” at THE Show is auditory – we’re not talking about video and gaming, here (although they would sound awesome with some of the gear at the show). While they do have a few HT rooms set up, those are usually dismissed as not quite up to the standard of real audiophilia. No, this show really is about sound for sound’s sake. So not only are we acro-cursing, we’re doing it about just a small sliver of all that is contemporary entertainment.
Granted, the LAOCAS (Los Angeles and Orange County Audio Society – another unfortunate exercise in acro-nym-ing that confuses), has done quite a remarkable job of dressing it up with a fancy car show, cigar booths, and a wine tasting to add some pizzazz. But this is another big question mark for me: do automobiliphiles, tobaccophiles, and oenophiles have much in common with audiophiles? Aside from the OCD-tinged critiques from non-o-philes everywhere, there is that whole something-phile nomenclature. Nobody really wants to be a -phile anything, because of those other -phile words that people think of. It’s all just confusing, unappealing, and just not marketable.
The Problem
So what is THE Show and LAOCAS to do? They certainly have a significant following and can draw on their numbers to raise quite an army of folks who aren’t bothered by words and who they can count on to attend. But here’s the problem:
The 2015 line of enthusiastic show-goers (image from the THE Show website)
Don’t see it? It’s pretty much one single demographic: middle-aged white males, most of whom also aren’t exactly snazzy dressers, either, it seems. Sure they have the income to support the habit, but how long will they do so?
Marine Presson, the General Manager of the 2016 THE Show
What this hobby needs is: young people. So will this year’s THE Show draw a new crowd? Well, I am very much encouraged by the new General Manager of the Show, Marine Presson, who stated: “Being of a younger age than many in the industry, I’m fully embracing my advantage of reaching Generation Y, the Millenniums – they are our future and it’s my personal goal to introduce them to the amazing experiences the audio community has to offer.” This is extremely encouraging – In the full ToneAudio interview she makes it clear that she plans to build upon the legacy of the show’s previous success and add something for the next generation of audio enthusiasts. So I am curious to see what this year’s show will bring that is fresh and new.
However, the list of live acts isn’t as encouraging: mostly jazz with a smattering of classical. Now I happen to like jazz and classical, but let’s be clear, this isn’t the music of choice for a younger audience. I’ve spoken to quite a few people at the show about this, and the answer is always the same: “What’s wrong with jazz? I love jazz!” Well buddy, this isn’t just about you any more than it is about me.
Now I realize that this show isn’t going to draw acts like Sia, Drake or Disturbed (…and if you don’t know who these are, then, yes, I’m speaking to you). However, what about some up & coming talent from right here in LA that isn’t going to cost a mint, but will draw a younger crowd like Springtime Carnivore or Avid Dancer? Heck, if you really want to draw a crowd of folks who know good sound: Vexare. You’d be surprised what this demographic can teach the rest of us about headphones. Yes I know the thought of bringing a DubStep act to the THE Show might scare a few folks, but this may be what it will take to draw in a new crowd. That and some serious thought about the acronyms and labels used.
It's all in a name...
I was reminded by my ever-so-astute kids that when talking about THE Show, if you start with “the” then you are left with just Home Entertainment, that is, just “HE”. I’ve dragged my poor kids to a few of these already, and they were quick to point out how fitting that was since: “it’s all for guys…”. Sure there’s a few women here in there, but most of them are poor wives dragged against their will into a world that simply isn’t very interesting or exciting as it is. But then my kids were also quick to knock me down from my soapbox with the inevitable “…just like you, dad!”
Anyhow, I do have high hopes for the show this year. Let’s hope it measures up. If you need to find me at the show, I’ll be the one who is going to get banned from the Rockport room for daring to ask them to play my Papa Roach CD on their Arrakis speakers. That’s OK, I’m sure the folks in the Zu room will oblige. Just listen for the chorus of “My Heart is a Fist:”
Take a look at these hollow eyesOne last look before I say goodbyeTo this candle-lit nightmareI feel like can never escape |
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Dennis Waring
Dennis Waring is a historian and ethnomusicologist who was the Connecticut State Troubadour from 2003 through 2004. He has authored a book on the history of the Estey Organ Company titled Manufacturing the Muse: Estey Organs & Consumer Culture in Victorian America which was his doctoral dissertation at Weslyean University. He is a local expert on the organs and the role of musical instruments as "primary cultural indicators".
Waring believes in bringing music to a wide audience. He makes improvised instruments out of cardboard and household scraps and teaches other people to do the same.
Publications
Folk Instruments Make Them & Play Them, It's Easy & It's Fun (1979)
Making Wood Folk Instruments (1990)
Great Folk Instruments To Make & Play (1999)
Cardboard Folk Instruments to Make Play (2000)
Make Your Own Electric Guitar Bass (2001)
Manufacturing the Muse: Estey Organs & Consumer Culture in Victorian America (2002)
Making Drums (2003)
References
External links
Waring Music - personal site
Category:Ethnomusicologists
Category:Wesleyan University alumni
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Living people |
Top five: Football stats of last season
How football has changed. Half-time football team-talks used to be based around eating oranges, now they’re used to analyse real-time data and react to opposing strategies.
Whether it be ways to improve an individual player, adjust a team’s style of play or simply just to see which players best for your fantasy team this week, football games are based around stats.
So, I’ve decided to look back at last season and rummage through all the incredible amounts of data to come up with the top five most incredible stats from the 2012/13 campaign.
1. Leighton Baines has created more goal-scoring opportunities this season than both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo combined
Leighton Baines has to be classed as one football’s most underrated left-backs. After a stellar season in which Baines collected five goals and five assists for Everton, he once again proved his worth to the Toffees at both ends of the pitch.
He’s been an influential player for Everton this year but no one expected him to be Everton’s main creative force going forward. Whether it’s from free-kicks, crosses, corners or drifting inside, Baines is a lethal provider and that reflected in his stats – creating 111 goal-scoring opportunities this season.
2. Liverpool created the most goalscoring opportunities in Europe last season (545)
The 2012/13 season was one of frustration and disappointment for the Red half of Merseyside. Despite Luis Suarez’s excellent 23-goal haul Liverpool failed to make the most of their opportunities.
They created more chances than rivals Manchester United and European champions Bayern Munich, yet they only managed to finish seventh last season.
Liverpool could go out and dominate most sides in the Premier League, yet failed to finish them off. It’s understandable to see why with such a lack of firepower in the final third and with star-studded striker Suarez missing part of the season, leaving it to Daniel Sturridge to pick up the pieces.
3. Barcelona’s Lionel Messi outscores the whole of Europe with his left foot alone
His left boot must be priceless and he’s still only 26. It seems that Lionel Messi’s tally of records and achievements never end.
After sifting through all the stats, we’ve noticed the Argentinian scored 40 goals with his left foot during the 2012/13 La Liga campaign - more than any other player did with their whole body. It’s fair to say there may be some truth in Pique’s comments when he said: “Ronaldo is the best among humans but Messi is from another planet”.
Football is a game of tactics and different styles of play, but there couldn’t be more of contrast in footballing philosophies than Stoke City’s and Spanish giants Barcelona’s. In no way is this better illustrated by this stat and the fact that Xavi, the tempo-setter and dictator at the heart of the Catalans' success, completes two passes per aerial duel than Stoke attempt.
5. Miroslav Klose had the highest conversion rate of any striker with more than 15 goals this season
Miroslav Klose, the German powerhouse put away 39.5% of his chances, more than Robin van Persie, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Mario Mandzukic and
Robert Lewandowski.
The Bayern Munich outcast hit form with Lazio this season, tucking away 40% of his goalscoring opportunities. If efficiency could take a footballing shape, it would choose Miroslav Klose.
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The suicide mortality rates between 1997-1998 and 2000-2001 in Nantou County of Taiwan following the earthquake of September 21 in 1999.
The paper aims to show the different suicide mortality rate between 1997-1998 and 2000-2001 in Nantou County of Taiwan with earthquake on September 21 (often referred to as the "9-21 earthquake") in 1999. In additional, it also identifies the preventive strategies for the high-risk suicide population. The age-standardized mortality rates for suicide in Nantou County were calculated for the years 1997-1998 and 2000-2001. The suicide standardized mortality ratio (SMR for townships in Nantou were calculated by "type of township" as the standard rate). There is a statistically significant difference in male suicide rates for the years prior to the earthquake (1997-1998) when pooled and compared to the suicide rates for the years after the earthquake (2000-2001). The rate for four age groups (under 25, 25-44, 45-64, 65 and above) all increased, yet all but one (the group of age 45-64) was not statistically significant. The male SMR has slightly increased after the 9-21 earthquake. Yet there are no statistical significances in most townships, except in Kaohsiung and Puli after the 9-21 earthquake. The Kaohsiung SMRs were 1.36 (95% CI: 0.54-2.80) before the earthquake (1997-1998) and 2.01 (95% CI: 1.04-3.52) after the earthquake (2000-2001). The SMRs before and after the earthquake in the Puli Township were 1.51 (95% CI: 0.95-2.29) to 1.56 (95% CI: 1.03-2.27). This study suggests that monitoring high-risk population, especially males or 45-64 years of age who experienced the highest statistically significant suicide rate in this study. The study provides support for providing both the psychological restoration program and, to the extent feasible, financial support for the unemployed as useful public health strategies for suicide prevention in Taiwan. |
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Four-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez will need to adopt a lower risk riding style in future or could eventually suffer a bad injury, says grand prix motorcycling legend Kevin Schwantz.
Marquez suffered 27 crashes in 2017, more than any other rider in MotoGP except Aprilia rookie Sam Lowes.
The Honda rider came close to falling during the season finale in Valencia while fighting for the race win, despite only needing to finish 11th to secure the title.
Schwantz, the 500cc world champion in 1993, praised Marquez's abilities but warned the Spaniard could get seriously injured unless he moderates his approach.
"You have to find a way to ride hard and at the same time lower the risk, because one day you might hurt yourself," said Schwantz.
"Maybe you just break your collarbone or something simple, but that will slow you down.
"He's on the limit every lap. If you give your 100%, you make mistakes, but it's also the way to discover what the bike is capable of doing.
"You can't do that at 95 or 96%. He's been lucky because he suffered some major accidents this year without hurting himself.
"He's discovered how to get the most out of the Honda and has adapted his riding style to the bike. It's a pleasure to see him [ride] because he does incredible things every lap.
"I spoke with Livio Suppo [former Honda MotoGP boss] and he said 'it's hard to believe what he does'. Looking at him you immediately realise how incredible he is."
Marquez said one of his main aims for 2018 was to crash less after an incident-filled 2017 campaign.
"I am always self-critical and the goal with a view to next year is to maintain speed but with less falls," said Marquez, "and do not make the same mistakes in the races, like [crashes in] Argentina and Austin. I have to sit down this winter to think.
"I was pushing every practice, always all in from FP1. I was going out and was convinced that I was able to be fast.
"Of course it's something that we can change for the future and try to be realistic on the way." |
Total knee arthroplasty infection due to Gemella haemolysans.
Gemella haemolysans, a relatively unknown commensal of the upper respiratory tract, rarely causes clinically important infections. This report deals with an infection of a total knee arthroplasty due to Gemella haemolysans in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. The microbiology of this bacterium is discussed and the clinical features of previously reported cases of Gemella infections are briefly reviewed. |
Calls to PlunketLine starting to reduce
Plunket says that the confusion that parents and caregivers have been experiencing regarding the current situation of potential contamination of infant formula appears to be slowly abating.
Brenda Hynes, Plunket General Manager of Service Delivery says calls to PlunketLine are beginning to slow after a peak on Monday.
“On Monday we had a 400% increase in calls and yesterday that reduced to a 220% increase. Call volumes are still high but they are reducing.
“The situation appears to be settling a little. Over the last few days there has been a lot of confusion out there with parents and caregivers not sure which advice they should be following.
“Plunket see 9 out of 10 New Zealand babies so we tend to be the first place people come to when they are anxious about their child’s health and well-being.
“Our field nurses and PlunketLine nurses have worked tremendously hard over the last few days to get accurate and clear information out to the families we deal with”, she says.
“We are continuing to advise parents and caregivers that they should be following the advice of the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). MPI is leading the government’s response to this issue and is the official source of information”, she says.
The latest information from the Ministry for Primary Industries, as at 4.30pm on Tuesday 6 August is:
Only two lines of Nutricia Karicare infant formula have been recalled:
If you are uncertain what to do, call PlunketLine (0800 933 922) to talk to a Plunket nurse. If you are concerned about your child’s health call Healthline (0800 611116), or talk to your family doctor.
For queries about other aspects of this food safety issue, call MPI's consumer helpline: 0800 693 721 or visit www.mpi.govt.nz
More information
Normal average calls offered
Actual calls offered
% age increase
*Karicare was mentioned in almost half (48%) of calls on Sun 4 Aug and almost two thirds (63%) of calls on Mon 5 Aug.
Switching to a new formula
Change to a formula for the same age range as you were using with Karicare. It doesn't matter too much what brand you switch to. Choose a product that is relevant for your baby’s age, best suits your budget and is readily available from your local store.
Your baby might disagree with the switch at first, but they'll adapt. Your baby may not take the same amount of formula immediately, but they will get used to it really quickly. Just go slowly, and be patient. Aim for small, frequent feeds.
Returning productOfficial advice is that you should not continue to use either of the recalled products. They should be returned to the store you purchased them from or disposed of them in your normal household rubbish
Alternative infant formula should be used in the meantime.
You should be able to return formula, even open cans, to the place of purchase and request a refund. If the store refuses, you can contact Citizens Advice Bureau (0800 367 222 ) for further advice or visit consumeraffairs.govt.nz
Financial assistanceIf you are on a low income, or receive a benefit, Work and Income may be able to help with costs that you are facing because of the Karicare product recall. This could include help with the costs of travelling to the grocery store or to your doctor. To find out what help you might be able to get, contact Work and Income on 0800 559 009.
BotulismKaricare infant formula may potentially be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum - a food poisoning bacteria that can cause infant botulism.
Botulism is very rare in New Zealand; the last cases were reported in 1985
Symptoms of botulism in a child include unusual weakness, difficulty feeding, weak cry and having a floppy head. Parents or caregivers who are concerned their child may have botulism should consult a medical professional immediately.
If your child does start showing signs of illness, take them to a doctor immediately. You can also phone Healthline on 0800 611116 if your child is ill. |
Q:
How to store WindowsIdentity for use at a later, indeterminate time
I've a WCF service that queues and executes commands on behalf of the user at a later, indeterminate time. I was hoping to store the WindowsIdentity as a byte array and stuff it into a database, and then later deserialize and use that object.
Some of the time, the service performs as expected: it correctly serializes, stores, deserializes, and executes the command as the user. Other times, I get an error "Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation" when deserializing the WindowsIdentity, and still other times the deserialization works but part way through the command execution, the identity is no longer valid.
My question is this: is it possible in the .NET 4.0 framework using WCF to execute a command on behalf of a user at a later, indeterminate time with no explicit username and password?
The code that I'm using is below:
Serialization:
''' <summary>
''' Serializes a WindowsIdentity as a binary encoded byte array.
''' </summary>
''' <param name="identity">The identity to serialize.</param>
''' <returns>A byte array containing a binary representation of the identity.</returns>
Private Function SerializeWindowsIdentity(ByVal identity As WindowsIdentity) As Byte()
If IsNothing(identity) Then Return Nothing
Try
Dim bf As New BinaryFormatter
Using ms As New MemoryStream()
bf.Serialize(ms, identity)
Return ms.ToArray()
End Using
Catch ex As Exception
Return Nothing
End Try
End Function ' SerializeWindowsIdentity
Deserialization:
''' <summary>
''' Deserializes a WindowsIdentity from a binary encoded byte array.
''' </summary>
''' <param name="identity">A byte array containing a binary representation of a WindowsIdentity</param>
''' <returns>The deserialized WindowsIdentity from the byte array.</returns>
Private Function DeserializeWindowsIdentity(ByVal identity As Byte()) As WindowsIdentity
If IsNothing(identity) OrElse identity.Count = 0 Then Return Nothing
Try
Dim bf As New BinaryFormatter()
Using ms As New MemoryStream(identity)
Dim obj As Object = bf.Deserialize(ms)
Return CType(obj, WindowsIdentity)
End Using
Catch ex As Exception
Return Nothing
End Try
End Function ' DeserializeWindowsIdentity
WindowsIdentity capture:
identity = SerializeWindowsIdentity(ServiceSecurityContext.Current.WindowsIdentity)
Usage:
Dim cxt As WindowsImpersonationContext
Try
Dim wi As WindowsIdentity = DeserializeWindowsIdentity(identity)
If Not IsNothing(wi) Then cxt = wi.Impersonate()
' Do Stuff
Finally
If Not IsNothing(cxt) Then cxt.Dispose()
End If
A:
So, the best solution we have so far is to use the token from the ServiceSecurityContext.Current.WindowsIdentity and create a new primary token that we serialize and store for later. The downside is that the token is invalid once the service is restarted, but it's a fine temporary work-around until we can revise our service so that we don't require a persistent authorization from the user. We looked at using S4U2Proxy which would do what we want, but the requirement for configuring the domain account the service runs under is a bit onerous for our users. The working code snippet is below (note: we probably don't need to serialize any more, but it was easier to keep in place since we don't have to update our database schema. Also, we could break out the serialize routine from the token duplication to make the code more manageable):
Deserialize code:
''' <summary>
''' Deserializes a user token from a binary encoded byte array.
''' </summary>
''' <param name="identity">A byte array containing an binary representation of a user token.</param>
''' <returns>The deserialized user token from the byte array.</returns>
Private Function DeserializeWindowsIdentityToken(ByVal identity As Byte()) As IntPtr
If IsNothing(identity) Then Return Nothing
Dim stream As New MemoryStream(identity)
Dim serializer As New BinaryFormatter()
Try
Dim obj As Object = serializer.Deserialize(stream)
Return CType(obj, IntPtr)
Catch ex As Exception
Return IntPtr.Zero
End Try
End Function ' DeserializeWindowsIdentityToken
Serialize code:
''' <summary>
''' Serializes a user token as a binary encoded byte array.
''' </summary>
''' <param name="identity">The token to serialize.</param>
''' <returns>A byte array containing a binary representation of the token.</returns>
Private Function SerializeWindowsIdentityToken(ByVal identity As IntPtr) As Byte()
Try
Dim newToken As IntPtr = IntPtr.Zero
Const securityDelegation As Int16 = 3
Const tokenPrimary As Integer = 1
Const maximumAllowed As Integer = &H2000000
Dim sa As New SecurityAttributes()
sa.bInheritHandle = True
sa.Length = Marshal.SizeOf(sa)
sa.lpSecurityDescriptor = IntPtr.Zero
If DuplicateTokenEx(identity, maximumAllowed, sa, securityDelegation, tokenPrimary, newToken) = 0 Then Return Nothing
Dim streamWriter As New MemoryStream()
Dim serializer As New BinaryFormatter
serializer.Serialize(streamWriter, newToken)
Return streamWriter.ToArray()
Catch ex As Exception
Return Nothing
End Try
End Function ' SerializeWindowsIdentityToken
<StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)>
Private Structure SecurityAttributes
Public Length As Integer
Public lpSecurityDescriptor As IntPtr
Public bInheritHandle As Boolean
End Structure ' SecurityAttributes
<DllImport("advapi32.dll", CharSet:=CharSet.Auto, SetLastError:=True)>
Private Shared Function DuplicateTokenEx(ByVal existingTokenHandle As IntPtr,
ByVal desiredAccess As UInteger,
ByRef threadAttributes As SecurityAttributes,
ByVal impersonationLevel As Integer,
ByVal tokenType As Integer,
ByRef duplicateTokenHandle As IntPtr) As Integer
End Function ' DuplicateTokenEx
Token capture:
Dim storedToken As Byte() = SerializeWindowsIdentityToken(ServiceSecurityContext.Current.WindowsIdentity.Token)
Usage:
Dim identity As IntPtr = DeserializeWindowsIdentityToken(storedToken)
Dim cxt As WindowsImpersonationContext = Nothing
If Not IsNothing(identity) AndAlso identity <> IntPtr.Zero Then
Try
Dim identity As New WindowsIdentity(identity)
cxt = identity.Impersonate()
Catch ex As Exception
' Perform error handling
End Try
End If
' Perform operations
If Not IsNothing(cxt) Then cxt.Dispose()
|
Q:
LDAP: how to reference to another entry?
I'm currently making a custom LDAP schema for my organisation but I can't find how to give an objectclass an attribute that allows you to refer to another entry.
For example: I have an enrollment objectclass. It has an attribute that links to the user whose enrollment it is. That user is also an entry (person objectclass) in the LDAP database.
When I look for aliases, references and such but can't find out how to do it.
Can anyone get me going again?
A:
LDAP does not specify a means to automatically link to the authoritative data of another object or attribute. When you see aliases and the like in LDAP, they are usually objects that have an attribute specifying which object should actually be read in place of the alias. This is because LDAP is essentially a hierarchical store of objects rather than a relational datastore. Following aliases and like is an implementation detail of what is reading the LDAP data rather than a low-level function of the LDAP store itself (although sometimes highly abstracted environments like eDirectory will do this themselves).
What you probably want to do is something like the above, where you have an attribute that contains the DN of the "linked" object and make sure that anything calling the "link" knows to do a second lookup of the other DN.
A:
.schema format
attributetype ( $OIDNUMBER NAME '$attribute-name'
DESC '$description-of-attribute'
SUP distinguishedName )
You'll still need to define an objectclass that may/must use this attributetype.
(In OpenLDAP distinguishedName is built into the system schema.)
This isn't actually aliasing, but rather an attribute type that allows for dn valued entries.
The most common example of this would be groupOfNames and member from core.schema.
attributetype ( 2.5.4.49 NAME 'distinguishedName'
EQUALITY distinguishedNameMatch
SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.12 )
attributetype ( 2.5.4.31 NAME 'member'
DESC 'RFC2256: member of a group'
SUP distinguishedName )
objectclass ( 2.5.6.9 NAME 'groupOfNames'
DESC 'RFC2256: a group of names (DNs)'
SUP top STRUCTURAL
MUST ( member $ cn )
MAY ( businessCategory $ seeAlso $ owner $ ou $ o $ description ) )
dn: cn=postmasters,ou=groups,dc=domain,dc=tld
objectClass: groupOfNames
cn: postmasters
member: uid=user1,ou=users,dc=domain,dc=tld
member: uid=user2,ou=users,dc=domain,dc=tld
|
WATCH: ‘Sure, America’s first, but can we be second?’ These satirical EU videos has the Internet ROLF-ing!https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/viral-videos-trending/watch-european-countries-campaign-videos-trolling-donald-trump-america-first-is-breaking-internet-4508931/
A contest website too has been launched, and so far seven nations have signed up for the epic battle called “Who Wants To Be Second”. (Source: itsgreat.eu)
When Donald Trump took charge as the 45th President of the United States, he pledged to protect America from the “ravages” of countries he said have stolen US jobs and made one thing clear that during his term “it’s going to be America First”.
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Promising to make amends, and stop “American carnage” right away, the new president said, “From this moment on, it’s going to be America First” from the steps of Capitol Hill at his swearing-in ceremony. While Americans were busy finding similarities between his speech and that of Bane, the Batman villain, claiming that Trump ‘plagiarised Bane’ in his inaugural address, it seems other nations of the world took note of just two words — ‘America first’.
As he stressed on these words, the other countries – especially those in the European Union – have gotten the message loud and clear. No competition there. But what of the second position? Yes, it all started when an outfit from the Netherlands came up with an introduction video for the new POTUS as to why the country deserves to be second. After the video went viral, now other European nations have each come up with their own campaign video.
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A contest website too has been launched, and so far seven nations have signed up for the epic battle called “Who Wants To Be Second”. So far seven countries (including Netherlands) have made their videos each mimicking Trump’s voice and offering sassy takes why the nation is great. Each video made in the same pattern takes a dig at Trump for his various controversial comments and remarks, be it for building a wall, or his infamous ‘locker-room talks’, it’s has left the world ROLF-ing. In fact, it’s hard to say which country has won with their video and if the competition is to be second best country in the world, or who trolls Donald Trump better.
We can’t decide, so take a look and tell us your pick in comments below. |
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Utility of Cardiac Biomarkers in the Setting of Kidney Disease.
Cardiovascular disease is prevalent in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and responsible for approximately half of all CKD-related deaths. Unfortunately, the presence of CKD can lead to a challenging interpretation of cardiac biomarkers essential in accurate diagnosis and prompt management of heart failure and acute coronary syndrome. There is growing interest in novel cardiac biomarkers that may improve diagnostic accuracy reflecting myocardial injury, inflammation, and remodeling. Interpretation of these biomarkers in CKD can be complicated, since elevated levels may not reflect myocardial injury or wall tension but rather decreased urinary clearance with retention of solutes and/or overall CKD-associated chronic inflammation. In this review, we discuss the latest data on major and emerging cardiac biomarkers including B-type natriuretic peptide, troponin, suppression of tumorigenicity 2, growth and differentiation factor-15, galectin-3, and matrix gla protein, and their diagnostic and prognostic utility in the CKD population. |
package com.briup.server;
import com.briup.common.WossModule;
/**
* Server接口提供了采集系统网络模块服务器端的标准。
* Server的实现类需要实现与采集体统客户端进行交互，并调用DBStore将接收的数据持久化。
* 当Server的实现类执行revicer()方法时，Server开始监听端口。
* 当调用Server的shutdown方法时，Server将安全的停止服务。
* @author briup
* @version 1.0 2010-9-14
*
*/
public interface Server extends WossModule{
/**
* 该方法用于启动这个Server服务，开始接收客户端传递的信息，并且调用DBStore将接收的数据持久化。
*/
public void revicer()throws Exception;
/**
* 该方法用于使Server安全的停止运行。
*/
public void shutdown();
} |
Q:
Ubuntu, Apache, Passenger, Ruby/Rails on Ec2 - passenger-install-apache2-module broken pipe
Passenger is currently running the wrong version of Ruby. I have installed the newer version 2.1.5 but cannot get this command to finish compiling.
passenger-install-apache2-module
Passanger Version
Phusion Passenger version 4.0.55
Apache Version
Server version: Apache/2.4.7 (Ubuntu)
RVM Version
rvm 1.26.4 (latest) by Wayne E. Seguin <wayneeseguin@gmail.com>, Michal Papis <mpapis@gmail.com> [https://rvm.io/]
Ruby Versions
rvm rubies
ruby-2.1.2 [ x86_64 ]
=* ruby-2.1.5 [ x86_64 ]
# => - current
# =* - current && default
# * - default
echo $PATH
/home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.5/bin:/home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.5@global/bin:/home/ubuntu/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.5/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/home/ubuntu/.rvm/bin:/home/ubuntu/.rvm/bin
which gem
/home/ubuntu/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.5/bin/gem
RVM INFO
ruby-2.1.5:
system:
uname: "Linux ip-172-31-33-140 3.13.0-24-generic #46-Ubuntu SMP Thu Apr 10 19:11:08 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux"
system: "ubuntu/14.04/x86_64"
bash: "/bin/bash => GNU bash, version 4.3.11(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)"
zsh: " => not installed"
rvm:
version: "rvm 1.26.4 (latest) by Wayne E. Seguin <wayneeseguin@gmail.com>, Michal Papis <mpapis@gmail.com> [https://rvm.io/]"
updated: "14 hours 8 minutes 49 seconds ago"
path: "/home/ubuntu/.rvm"
ruby:
interpreter: "ruby"
version: "2.1.5p273"
date: "2014-11-13"
platform: "x86_64-linux"
patchlevel: "2014-11-13 revision 48405"
full_version: "ruby 2.1.5p273 (2014-11-13 revision 48405) [x86_64-linux]"
homes:
gem: "/home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.5"
ruby: "/home/ubuntu/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.5"
binaries:
ruby: "/home/ubuntu/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.5/bin/ruby"
irb: "/home/ubuntu/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.5/bin/irb"
gem: "/home/ubuntu/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.5/bin/gem"
rake: "/home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.5/bin/rake"
environment:
PATH: "/home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.5/bin:/home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.5@global/bin:/home/ubuntu/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.5/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/home/ubuntu/.rvm/bin:/home/ubuntu/.rvm/bin"
GEM_HOME: "/home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.5"
GEM_PATH: "/home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.5:/home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.5@global"
MY_RUBY_HOME: "/home/ubuntu/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.5"
IRBRC: "/home/ubuntu/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.5/.irbrc"
RUBYOPT: ""
gemset: ""
/etc/apache2/mods-available/passenger.conf
<IfModule mod_passenger.c>
PassengerRoot /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/phusion_passenger/locations.ini
PassengerRuby /home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.5/wrappers/ruby
</IfModule>
/etc/apache2/mods-enabled/passenger.conf
PassengerDefaul Ruby /usr/bin/ruby
/etc/apache2/mods-available/passenger.load
LoadModule passenger_module /usr/lib/apache2/modules/mod_passenger.so
/etc/apache2/mods-enabled/passenger.load
LoadModule passenger_module /usr/lib/apache2/modules/mod_passenger.so
/etc/apache2/apache2.conf
LoadModule passenger_module /home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/passenger-4.0.45/buildout/apache2/mod_passenger.so
<IfModule mod_passenger.c>
PassengerRoot /home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/passenger-4.0.45
PassengerDefaultRuby /home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/wrappers/ruby
</IfModule>
The Problem
I would like to run passenger-install-apache2-module un order to get generate the mod_passenger.so for the the ruby version so that I can set it in the apache2.conf.
Currently
locate mod_passenger.so
/home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/passenger-4.0.45/buildout/apache2/mod_passenger.so
The Error
When I go into the new ruby gem folder and try to run the install passenger command. It compiles for a very long time and then says broken pipe. I've tried the following commands and have gotten the same error
rvmsudo /home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.5/gems/passenger-4.0.55/bin/passenger-install-apache2-module
sudo /home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.5/gems/passenger-4.0.55/bin/passenger-install-apache2-module
/home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.5/gems/passenger-4.0.55/bin/passenger-install-apache2-module
rvmsudo /home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.5/bin/passenger-install-apache2-module
sudo /home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.5/bin/passenger-install-apache2-module
/home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.5/bin/passenger-install-apache2-module
I have uninstalled and installed passenger between efforts as well. Here is the error.
Welcome to the Phusion Passenger Apache 2 module installer, v4.0.55.
This installer will guide you through the entire installation process. It
shouldn't take more than 3 minutes in total.
Here's what you can expect from the installation process:
1. The Apache 2 module will be installed for you.
2. You'll learn how to configure Apache.
3. You'll learn how to deploy a Ruby on Rails application.
Don't worry if anything goes wrong. This installer will advise you on how to
solve any problems.
Press Enter to continue, or Ctrl-C to abort.
--------------------------------------------
Which languages are you interested in?
Use <space> to select.
If the menu doesn't display correctly, press '!'
(*) Ruby
( ) Python
> ( ) Node.js
( ) Meteor
--------------------------------------------
Checking for required software...
* Checking for C compiler...
Found: yes
Location: /usr/bin/cc
* Checking for C++ compiler...
Found: yes
Location: /usr/bin/c++
* Checking for Curl development headers with SSL support...
Found: yes
curl-config location: /usr/bin/curl-config
Header location: /usr/include/curl/curl.h
Version: libcurl 7.35.0
Usable: yes
Supports SSL: yes
* Checking for OpenSSL development headers...
Found: yes
Location: /usr/include/openssl/ssl.h
* Checking for Zlib development headers...
Found: yes
Location: /usr/include/zlib.h
* Checking for Apache 2...
Found: yes
Location of httpd: /usr/sbin/apache2
Apache version: 2.4.7
* Checking for Apache 2 development headers...
Found: yes
Location of apxs2: /usr/bin/apxs2
* Checking for Rake (associated with /home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.5/wrappers/ruby)...
Found: yes
Location: /home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.5/wrappers/rake
* Checking for OpenSSL support for Ruby...
Found: yes
* Checking for RubyGems...
Found: yes
* Checking for Ruby development headers...
Found: yes
Location: /home/ubuntu/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.5/include/ruby-2.1.0/ruby.h
* Checking for rack...
Found: yes
* Checking for Apache Portable Runtime (APR) development headers...
Found: yes
Location: /usr/bin/apr-1-config
Version: 1.5.1
* Checking for Apache Portable Runtime Utility (APU) development headers...
Found: yes
Location: /usr/bin/apu-1-config
Version: 1.5.3
--------------------------------------------
Sanity checking Apache installation...
All good!
--------------------------------------------
Compiling and installing Apache 2 module...
cd /home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.5/gems/passenger-4.0.55
# /home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.5/wrappers/rake RELEASE=yes apache2:clean apache2
rm -rf buildout/cache
rm -rf buildout/common/libboost_oxt.a buildout/common/libboost_oxt
rm -f buildout/common/libpassenger_common/Logging.o buildout/common/libpassenger_common/Exceptions.o buildout/common/libpassenger_common/Utils/SystemTime.o buildout/common/libpassenger_common/Utils/StrIntUtils.o buildout/common/libpassenger_common/Utils/IOUtils.o buildout/common/libpassenger_common/Utils.o
rm -f buildout/common/libpassenger_common/Utils/Base64.o buildout/common/libpassenger_common/Utils/CachedFileStat.o buildout/common/libpassenger_common/Utils/LargeFiles.o buildout/common/libpassenger_common/ApplicationPool2/Implementation.o buildout/common/libpassenger_common/ApplicationPool2/AppTypes.o buildout/common/libpassenger_common/AgentsStarter.o buildout/common/libpassenger_common/AgentsBase.o buildout/common/libpassenger_common/Utils/MD5.o buildout/common/libpassenger_common/Utils/fib.o buildout/common/libpassenger_common/Utils/jsoncpp.o
rm -f buildout/common/libpassenger_common/agents/LoggingAgent/FilterSupport.o
rm -rf buildout/common/libpassenger_common
rm -rf buildout/agents/
rm -rf buildout/apache2/module_libboost_oxt.a buildout/apache2/module_libboost_oxt
rm -f buildout/apache2/module_libpassenger_common/Logging.o buildout/apache2/module_libpassenger_common/Exceptions.o buildout/apache2/module_libpassenger_common/Utils/SystemTime.o buildout/apache2/module_libpassenger_common/Utils/StrIntUtils.o buildout/apache2/module_libpassenger_common/Utils/IOUtils.o buildout/apache2/module_libpassenger_common/Utils.o
rm -f buildout/apache2/module_libpassenger_common/Utils/Base64.o buildout/apache2/module_libpassenger_common/Utils/CachedFileStat.o buildout/apache2/module_libpassenger_common/Utils/LargeFiles.o buildout/apache2/module_libpassenger_common/ApplicationPool2/Implementation.o buildout/apache2/module_libpassenger_common/ApplicationPool2/AppTypes.o buildout/apache2/module_libpassenger_common/AgentsStarter.o buildout/apache2/module_libpassenger_common/AgentsBase.o buildout/apache2/module_libpassenger_common/Utils/MD5.o buildout/apache2/module_libpassenger_common/Utils/fib.o buildout/apache2/module_libpassenger_common/Utils/jsoncpp.o
rm -f buildout/apache2/module_libpassenger_common/agents/LoggingAgent/FilterSupport.o
rm -rf buildout/apache2/module_libpassenger_common
rm -rf buildout/apache2/Configuration.o buildout/apache2/Bucket.o buildout/apache2/Hooks.o buildout/apache2/mod_passenger.o buildout/apache2/mod_passenger.so
mkdir -p buildout/apache2/module_libpassenger_common
c++ -Iext -Iext/common -Iext/libev -fPIC -DLINUX -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -I/usr/include/apr-1.0 -I/usr/include/apr-1.0 -I/usr/include -pipe -g -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wformat -Werror=format-security -I/usr/include/apache2 -D_REENTRANT -I/usr/local/include -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-parentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wwrite-strings -Wno-long-long -Wno-missing-field-initializers -fcommon -feliminate-unused-debug-symbols -feliminate-unused-debug-types -fvisibility=hidden -DVISIBILITY_ATTRIBUTE_SUPPORTED -Wno-attributes -ggdb -DHAS_ALLOCA_H -DHAVE_ACCEPT4 -DHAS_SFENCE -DHAS_LFENCE -DPASSENGER_DEBUG -DBOOST_DISABLE_ASSERTS -std=gnu++11 -Wno-unused-local-typedefs -DHASH_NAMESPACE="__gnu_cxx" -DHASH_MAP_HEADER="<hash_map>" -DHASH_MAP_CLASS="hash_map" -DHASH_FUN_H="<hash_fun.h>" -o buildout/apache2/module_libpassenger_common/Logging.o -c ext/common/Logging.cpp
c++ -Iext -Iext/common -Iext/libev -fPIC -DLINUX -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -I/usr/include/apr-1.0 -I/usr/include/apr-1.0 -I/usr/include -pipe -g -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wformat -Werror=format-security -I/usr/include/apache2 -D_REENTRANT -I/usr/local/include -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-parentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wwrite-strings -Wno-long-long -Wno-missing-field-initializers -fcommon -feliminate-unused-debug-symbols -feliminate-unused-debug-types -fvisibility=hidden -DVISIBILITY_ATTRIBUTE_SUPPORTED -Wno-attributes -ggdb -DHAS_ALLOCA_H -DHAVE_ACCEPT4 -DHAS_SFENCE -DHAS_LFENCE -DPASSENGER_DEBUG -DBOOST_DISABLE_ASSERTS -std=gnu++11 -Wno-unused-local-typedefs -DHASH_NAMESPACE="__gnu_cxx" -DHASH_MAP_HEADER="<hash_map>" -DHASH_MAP_CLASS="hash_map" -DHASH_FUN_H="<hash_fun.h>" -o buildout/apache2/module_libpassenger_common/Exceptions.o -c ext/common/Exceptions.cpp
mkdir -p buildout/apache2/module_libpassenger_common/Utils
c++ -Iext -Iext/common -Iext/libev -fPIC -DLINUX -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -I/usr/include/apr-1.0 -I/usr/include/apr-1.0 -I/usr/include -pipe -g -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wformat -Werror=format-security -I/usr/include/apache2 -D_REENTRANT -I/usr/local/include -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-parentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wwrite-strings -Wno-long-long -Wno-missing-field-initializers -fcommon -feliminate-unused-debug-symbols -feliminate-unused-debug-types -fvisibility=hidden -DVISIBILITY_ATTRIBUTE_SUPPORTED -Wno-attributes -ggdb -DHAS_ALLOCA_H -DHAVE_ACCEPT4 -DHAS_SFENCE -DHAS_LFENCE -DPASSENGER_DEBUG -DBOOST_DISABLE_ASSERTS -std=gnu++11 -Wno-unused-local-typedefs -DHASH_NAMESPACE="__gnu_cxx" -DHASH_MAP_HEADER="<hash_map>" -DHASH_MAP_CLASS="hash_map" -DHASH_FUN_H="<hash_fun.h>" -o buildout/apache2/module_libpassenger_common/Utils/SystemTime.o -c ext/common/Utils/SystemTime.cpp
c++ -Iext -Iext/common -Iext/libev -fPIC -DLINUX -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -I/usr/include/apr-1.0 -I/usr/include/apr-1.0 -I/usr/include -pipe -g -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wformat -Werror=format-security -I/usr/include/apache2 -D_REENTRANT -I/usr/local/include -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-parentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wwrite-strings -Wno-long-long -Wno-missing-field-initializers -fcommon -feliminate-unused-debug-symbols -feliminate-unused-debug-types -fvisibility=hidden -DVISIBILITY_ATTRIBUTE_SUPPORTED -Wno-attributes -ggdb -DHAS_ALLOCA_H -DHAVE_ACCEPT4 -DHAS_SFENCE -DHAS_LFENCE -DPASSENGER_DEBUG -DBOOST_DISABLE_ASSERTS -std=gnu++11 -Wno-unused-local-typedefs -DHASH_NAMESPACE="__gnu_cxx" -DHASH_MAP_HEADER="<hash_map>" -DHASH_MAP_CLASS="hash_map" -DHASH_FUN_H="<hash_fun.h>" -o buildout/apache2/module_libpassenger_common/Utils/StrIntUtils.o -c ext/common/Utils/StrIntUtils.cpp
c++ -Iext -Iext/common -Iext/libev -fPIC -DLINUX -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -I/usr/include/apr-1.0 -I/usr/include/apr-1.0 -I/usr/include -pipe -g -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wformat -Werror=format-security -I/usr/include/apache2 -D_REENTRANT -I/usr/local/include -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-parentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wwrite-strings -Wno-long-long -Wno-missing-field-initializers -fcommon -feliminate-unused-debug-symbols -feliminate-unused-debug-types -fvisibility=hidden -DVISIBILITY_ATTRIBUTE_SUPPORTED -Wno-attributes -ggdb -DHAS_ALLOCA_H -DHAVE_ACCEPT4 -DHAS_SFENCE -DHAS_LFENCE -DPASSENGER_DEBUG -DBOOST_DISABLE_ASSERTS -std=gnu++11 -Wno-unused-local-typedefs -DHASH_NAMESPACE="__gnu_cxx" -DHASH_MAP_HEADER="<hash_map>" -DHASH_MAP_CLASS="hash_map" -DHASH_FUN_H="<hash_fun.h>" -o buildout/apache2/module_libpassenger_common/Utils/IOUtils.o -c ext/common/Utils/IOUtils.cpp
c++ -Iext -Iext/common -Iext/libev -fPIC -DLINUX -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -I/usr/include/apr-1.0 -I/usr/include/apr-1.0 -I/usr/include -pipe -g -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wformat -Werror=format-security -I/usr/include/apache2 -D_REENTRANT -I/usr/local/include -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-parentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wwrite-strings -Wno-long-long -Wno-missing-field-initializers -fcommon -feliminate-unused-debug-symbols -feliminate-unused-debug-types -fvisibility=hidden -DVISIBILITY_ATTRIBUTE_SUPPORTED -Wno-attributes -ggdb -DHAS_ALLOCA_H -DHAVE_ACCEPT4 -DHAS_SFENCE -DHAS_LFENCE -DPASSENGER_DEBUG -DBOOST_DISABLE_ASSERTS -std=gnu++11 -Wno-unused-local-typedefs -DHASH_NAMESPACE="__gnu_cxx" -DHASH_MAP_HEADER="<hash_map>" -DHASH_MAP_CLASS="hash_map" -DHASH_FUN_H="<hash_fun.h>" -o buildout/apache2/module_libpassenger_common/Utils.o -c ext/common/Utils.cpp
mkdir -p buildout/apache2/module_libpassenger_common/ApplicationPool2
c++ -Iext -Iext/common -Iext/libev -fPIC -DLINUX -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -I/usr/include/apr-1.0 -I/usr/include/apr-1.0 -I/usr/include -pipe -g -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wformat -Werror=format-security -I/usr/include/apache2 -D_REENTRANT -I/usr/local/include -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-parentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wwrite-strings -Wno-long-long -Wno-missing-field-initializers -fcommon -feliminate-unused-debug-symbols -feliminate-unused-debug-types -fvisibility=hidden -DVISIBILITY_ATTRIBUTE_SUPPORTED -Wno-attributes -ggdb -DHAS_ALLOCA_H -DHAVE_ACCEPT4 -DHAS_SFENCE -DHAS_LFENCE -DPASSENGER_DEBUG -DBOOST_DISABLE_ASSERTS -std=gnu++11 -Wno-unused-local-typedefs -DHASH_NAMESPACE="__gnu_cxx" -DHASH_MAP_HEADER="<hash_map>" -DHASH_MAP_CLASS="hash_map" -DHASH_FUN_H="<hash_fun.h>" -o buildout/apache2/module_libpassenger_common/ApplicationPool2/AppTypes.o -c ext/common/ApplicationPool2/AppTypes.cpp
Write failed: Broken pipe
Passenger Error Log
Here is most of what passenger says in the browser, as you can see it is still running 2.1.2
Your Ruby version is 2.1.2, but your Gemfile specified 2.1.5 (Bundler::RubyVersionMismatch)
/home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/bundler-1.7.4/lib/bundler/definition.rb:385:in `validate_ruby!'
/home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/bundler-1.7.4/lib/bundler.rb:117:in `setup'
/home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/bundler-1.7.4/lib/bundler/setup.rb:17:in `<top (required)>'
/home/ubuntu/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.2/lib/ruby/site_ruby/2.1.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:128:in `require'
/home/ubuntu/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.2/lib/ruby/site_ruby/2.1.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:128:in `rescue in require'
/home/ubuntu/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.2/lib/ruby/site_ruby/2.1.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:39:in `require'
/home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/passenger-4.0.45/lib/phusion_passenger/loader_shared_helpers.rb:258:in `block in run_load_path_setup_code'
/home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/passenger-4.0.45/lib/phusion_passenger/loader_shared_helpers.rb:361:in `running_bundler'
/home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/passenger-4.0.45/lib/phusion_passenger/loader_shared_helpers.rb:256:in `run_load_path_setup_code'
/home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/passenger-4.0.45/helper-scripts/rack-preloader.rb:100:in `preload_app'
/home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/passenger-4.0.45/helper-scripts/rack-preloader.rb:158:in `<module:App>'
/home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/passenger-4.0.45/helper-scripts/rack-preloader.rb:29:in `<module:PhusionPassenger>'
/home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/passenger-4.0.45/helper-scripts/rack-preloader.rb:28:in `<main>'
Application root
/etc/projects/myapp
Environment (value of RAILS_ENV, RACK_ENV, WSGI_ENV, NODE_ENV and PASSENGER_APP_ENV)
production
Ruby interpreter command
/home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/wrappers/ruby
User and groups
uid=1000(ubuntu) gid=1000(ubuntu) groups=1000(ubuntu),4(adm),20(dialout),24(cdrom),25(floppy),27(sudo),29(audio),30(dip),44(video),46(plugdev),102(netdev)
Environment variables
APACHE_PID_FILE = /var/run/apache2/apache2.pid
rvm_bin_path = /home/ubuntu/.rvm/bin
GEM_HOME = /home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2
APACHE_RUN_USER = www-data
SHELL = /bin/bash
IRBRC = /home/ubuntu/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.2/.irbrc
PYTHONUNBUFFERED = 1
PASSENGER_DEBUG_DIR = /tmp/passenger.spawn-debug.XXXXdOCV4S
SERVER_PORT = 80
MY_RUBY_HOME = /home/ubuntu/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.2
USER = ubuntu
DOCUMENT_ROOT = /etc/projects/myapp/public
_system_type = Linux
REQUEST_URI = /
rvm_path = /home/ubuntu/.rvm
IN_PASSENGER = 1
RACK_ENV = production
REMOTE_PORT = 49231
rvm_prefix = /home/ubuntu
PATH = /home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/bin:/home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2@global/bin:/home/ubuntu/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.2/bin:/home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.5/bin:/home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.5@global/bin:/home/ubuntu/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.5/bin:/home/ubuntu/.rvm/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
APACHE_LOG_DIR = /var/log/apache2
WSGI_ENV = production
SERVER_ADMIN = [no address given]
PWD = /etc/projects/myapp
LANG = C
APACHE_RUN_GROUP = www-data
NODE_PATH = /home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/passenger-4.0.45/node_lib
_system_arch = x86_64
NODE_ENV = production
_system_version = 14.04
REMOTE_ADDR = 108.49.67.170
rvm_version = 1.26.4 (latest)
SERVER_NAME = 54.191.134.234
HOME = /home/ubuntu
SHLVL = 0
RAILS_ENV = production
rvm_ruby_string = ruby-2.1.5
SERVER_SOFTWARE = Apache/2.4.7 (Ubuntu)
LOGNAME = ubuntu
QUERY_STRING =
SERVER_ADDR = 172.31.33.140
GEM_PATH = /home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2:/home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2@global
SERVER_PROTOCOL = HTTP/1.1
PASSENGER_APP_ENV = production
rvm_delete_flag = 0
APACHE_RUN_DIR = /var/run/apache2
APACHE_LOCK_DIR = /var/lock/apache2
REQUEST_METHOD = GET
RUBY_VERSION = ruby-2.1.5
_system_name = Ubuntu
_ORIGINAL_GEM_PATH = /home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2:/home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2@global
Ulimits
Unknown
System metrics
------------- General -------------
Kernel version : 3.13.0-24-generic
Uptime : 121d 19h 35m 27s
Load averages : 0.02%, 0.14%, 0.19%
Fork rate : unknown
------------- CPU -------------
Number of CPUs : 1
Average CPU usage : 0% -- 0% user, 0% nice, 0% system, 100% idle
CPU 1 : 0% -- 0% user, 0% nice, 0% system, 100% idle
I/O pressure : 0%
CPU 1 : 0%
Interference from other VMs: 0%
CPU 1 : 0%
------------- Memory -------------
RAM total : 588 MB
RAM used : 96 MB (16%)
RAM free : 492 MB
Swap total : 1023 MB
Swap used : 57 MB (6%)
Swap free : 966 MB
Swap in : unknown
Swap out : unknown
General Ruby interpreter information
RUBY_VERSION = 2.1.2
RUBY_PLATFORM = x86_64-linux
RUBY_ENGINE = ruby
RubyGems version = 2.4.2
Ruby configuration (RbConfig::CONFIG)
DESTDIR =
MAJOR = 2
MINOR = 1
TEENY = 0
PATCHLEVEL = 95
INSTALL = /usr/bin/install
EXEEXT =
prefix = /home/ubuntu/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.2
ruby_install_name = ruby
RUBY_INSTALL_NAME = ruby
RUBY_SO_NAME = ruby
exec = exec
ruby_pc = ruby-2.1.pc
PACKAGE = ruby
BUILTIN_TRANSSRCS = newline.c
USE_RUBYGEMS = YES
MANTYPE = doc
NROFF = /usr/bin/nroff
vendorarchhdrdir = /home/ubuntu/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.2/include/ruby-2.1.0/vendor_ruby/x86_64-linux
sitearchhdrdir = /home/ubuntu/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.2/include/ruby-2.1.0/site_ruby/x86_64-linux
rubyarchhdrdir = /home/ubuntu/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.2/include/ruby-2.1.0/x86_64-linux
vendorhdrdir = /home/ubuntu/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.2/include/ruby-2.1.0/vendor_ruby
sitehdrdir = /home/ubuntu/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.2/include/ruby-2.1.0/site_ruby
rubyhdrdir = /home/ubuntu/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.2/include/ruby-2.1.0
RUBY_SEARCH_PATH =
UNIVERSAL_INTS =
UNIVERSAL_ARCHNAMES =
configure_args = '--prefix=/usr/local/rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.2' '--enable-load-relative' '--sysconfdir=/etc' '--disable-install-doc' '--enable-shared'
vendorarchdir = /home/ubuntu/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.2/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/2.1.0/x86_64-linux
vendorlibdir = /home/ubuntu/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.2/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/2.1.0
vendordir = /home/ubuntu/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.2/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby
I've been looking at a lot of material that seemed to help, but I've kept running into the same issue in the end.
https://rvm.io/deployment/passenger
Is it possible to change Passenger Ruby version without recompiling?
http://terratakashi.logdown.com/posts/190823-use-different-rvm-gemset-for-rails-app-on-apache-server
I'm inexperienced when it comes to the ops work and server work so I'm not sure if memory allocation or usage could be part of the issue, and if it is then I'm not sure how to work around that or fix it...
Swap
Filename Type Size Used Priority
/swap file 1048572 58752 -1
Any guidance would be great!
UPDATE
I never got the compiler to complete but at some point along doing the following steps per @BMW guidance, I reloaded the server and the site no longer had Passenger and Gemfile ruby version conflicts. My apache.conf is still not accurate, but things are working so :)
ubuntu@ip-172-31-33-140:/etc/apache2$ source $HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm
ubuntu@ip-172-31-33-140:/etc/apache2$ sudo /home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.5/bin/passenger-install-apache2-module
/usr/bin/env: ruby_executable_hooks: No such file or directory
which passenger-config
/home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.5/bin/passenger-config
rvm use 2.1.5
Using /home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.5
/home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.5/bin/passenger-config --ruby-command
passenger-config was invoked through the following Ruby interpreter:
Command: /home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.5/wrappers/ruby
Version: ruby 2.1.5p273 (2014-11-13 revision 48405) [x86_64-linux]
To use in Apache: PassengerRuby /home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.5/wrappers/ruby
To use in Nginx : passenger_ruby /home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.5/wrappers/ruby
To use with Standalone: /home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.5/wrappers/ruby /home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.5/gems/passenger-4.0.55/bin/passenger start
## Notes for RVM users
Do you want to know which command to use for a different Ruby interpreter? 'rvm use' that Ruby interpreter, then re-run 'passenger-config --ruby-command'.
A:
wit this issue Write failed: Broken pipe, here are some steps you can try:
1. run it with root permission with full path.
2. if you manage ruby with rvm, you need source it first
source "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm
3. if the package can be installed directly with `gem install`, just do it.
Hope these help.
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package smartag
//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.
//
// Code generated by Alibaba Cloud SDK Code Generator.
// Changes may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost if the code is regenerated.
import (
"github.com/aliyun/alibaba-cloud-sdk-go/sdk/requests"
"github.com/aliyun/alibaba-cloud-sdk-go/sdk/responses"
)
// AttachNetworkOptimizationSags invokes the smartag.AttachNetworkOptimizationSags API synchronously
func (client *Client) AttachNetworkOptimizationSags(request *AttachNetworkOptimizationSagsRequest) (response *AttachNetworkOptimizationSagsResponse, err error) {
response = CreateAttachNetworkOptimizationSagsResponse()
err = client.DoAction(request, response)
return
}
// AttachNetworkOptimizationSagsWithChan invokes the smartag.AttachNetworkOptimizationSags API asynchronously
func (client *Client) AttachNetworkOptimizationSagsWithChan(request *AttachNetworkOptimizationSagsRequest) (<-chan *AttachNetworkOptimizationSagsResponse, <-chan error) {
responseChan := make(chan *AttachNetworkOptimizationSagsResponse, 1)
errChan := make(chan error, 1)
err := client.AddAsyncTask(func() {
defer close(responseChan)
defer close(errChan)
response, err := client.AttachNetworkOptimizationSags(request)
if err != nil {
errChan <- err
} else {
responseChan <- response
}
})
if err != nil {
errChan <- err
close(responseChan)
close(errChan)
}
return responseChan, errChan
}
// AttachNetworkOptimizationSagsWithCallback invokes the smartag.AttachNetworkOptimizationSags API asynchronously
func (client *Client) AttachNetworkOptimizationSagsWithCallback(request *AttachNetworkOptimizationSagsRequest, callback func(response *AttachNetworkOptimizationSagsResponse, err error)) <-chan int {
result := make(chan int, 1)
err := client.AddAsyncTask(func() {
var response *AttachNetworkOptimizationSagsResponse
var err error
defer close(result)
response, err = client.AttachNetworkOptimizationSags(request)
callback(response, err)
result <- 1
})
if err != nil {
defer close(result)
callback(nil, err)
result <- 0
}
return result
}
// AttachNetworkOptimizationSagsRequest is the request struct for api AttachNetworkOptimizationSags
type AttachNetworkOptimizationSagsRequest struct {
*requests.RpcRequest
ResourceOwnerId requests.Integer `position:"Query" name:"ResourceOwnerId"`
NetworkOptId string `position:"Query" name:"NetworkOptId"`
SmartAGIds *[]string `position:"Query" name:"SmartAGIds" type:"Repeated"`
ResourceOwnerAccount string `position:"Query" name:"ResourceOwnerAccount"`
OwnerAccount string `position:"Query" name:"OwnerAccount"`
OwnerId requests.Integer `position:"Query" name:"OwnerId"`
}
// AttachNetworkOptimizationSagsResponse is the response struct for api AttachNetworkOptimizationSags
type AttachNetworkOptimizationSagsResponse struct {
*responses.BaseResponse
RequestId string `json:"RequestId" xml:"RequestId"`
}
// CreateAttachNetworkOptimizationSagsRequest creates a request to invoke AttachNetworkOptimizationSags API
func CreateAttachNetworkOptimizationSagsRequest() (request *AttachNetworkOptimizationSagsRequest) {
request = &AttachNetworkOptimizationSagsRequest{
RpcRequest: &requests.RpcRequest{},
}
request.InitWithApiInfo("Smartag", "2018-03-13", "AttachNetworkOptimizationSags", "smartag", "openAPI")
request.Method = requests.POST
return
}
// CreateAttachNetworkOptimizationSagsResponse creates a response to parse from AttachNetworkOptimizationSags response
func CreateAttachNetworkOptimizationSagsResponse() (response *AttachNetworkOptimizationSagsResponse) {
response = &AttachNetworkOptimizationSagsResponse{
BaseResponse: &responses.BaseResponse{},
}
return
}
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All Things Vegan explores a variety of issues relating to food, animal, and environmental concerns in Bend, Oregon, and around the world. All Things Vegan airs every 2nd and 4th Tuesday from 5-6 p.m., on Bend’s Community Radio station, KPOV Community Radio.
Life with the McCulloughs: Going vegan for vanity, raising kids on plants, dancing with the stars, and an ex-hunter is born.
In this episode, we introduce you to Luke & Jilly McCullough, ballroom dance instructors from Central Oregon who are raising their three children in a vegan lifestyle. You’ll hear their joys and struggles as they strive to raise their family in a new tradition. As an ex-hunter, Luke speaks frankly about the struggle of breaking from his family hunting culture, while maintaining strong family values and ties.
And, as always, we highlight and analyze News from the Vegan Frontier, let you know about vegan related happenings in and around Central Oregon, and more!
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Interviews:
Luke & Jilly McCullough
When Jilly McCullough decided to become vegan, she didn’t know about the plight of the animals, factory farming’s effect on the environment, or even the health benefits. She just wanted to lose the 50 pounds she had gained while a freshman in college. After crying herself through the chapter on the horrors of factory farming in John Robbins’ Diet For a New America, weight loss became secondary. It was time to embark on a new lifestyle, one that did not contribute to such suffering. Jilly got married and went on to raise her three children on a plant-based diet, and never looked back. (And she lost the weight, too.)
Luke McCullough slipped into the vegan world with ease. A vegetable lover and longtime chef, it was a relatively simple transition for him. His biggest struggle came from pulling away from the long-held hunting culture of his family and friends. Reading Ishmael, by Daniel Quinn, had a profound influence on him as he took a step back to examine some long held beliefs. He’s now creating new traditions for his three kids, ones that do not include bonding through death; on their hiking and camping trips they will carry a camera, not a gun. Luke feels much better than he ever did when he was on a meat-based diet, and is thankful for that because it takes a lot of energy to keep up with three young kids who “never, ever stop.”
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Veg Out ‘N About (in Central Oregon):
Sarah’s Raw and Vegan Cafe, a tiny but inviting space tucked into an out of the way back alley, opened this month and is already very busy. Sarah’s features a wide selection of freshly made superfood smoothies, raw granola, raw crackers and cookies, and special raw entrées and desserts for lunch. Entrées include colorful dishes such as Cream Curry over spinach, “raw chili,” and zucchini and yellow squash “pasta,” and the dessert of the day could be something delicious like raw banana cream pie. All items on the menu are raw, and most are vegan (with the occasional exception of honey in some items). Orders can be placed ahead, but there are always extra smoothies and more on hand. There’s a small seating area inside and more room on the porch for those nice weather days.
Raw Uncooking classes are held every Friday at 1:30 p.m. Sarah will teach participants how to make a raw healthy vegan dish. Everyone receives a copy of the recipe and gets to enjoy the meal. Sarah’s is located in the back of Cafe of Life Chiropractic at 519 NW Colorado Ave, Bend. Hours are Monday through Thursday 8am-4pm and Friday 8am-2pm.
VegNet Bend monthly meeting and potluck: 6p, March 28, The Environmental Center, 16 NW Kansas, Bend. Bring a vegan dish, your recipe, and a place setting. This month’s program focuses on leg-hold and Conibear traps being used by trappers in Oregon. Irene Hardwick Olivieri, of TrapFree Oregon, will speak about the group’s efforts to ban such trapping in Oregon. Jennifer Kirkpatrick will speak about her own experience with a leg-hold trap. Learn how to protect yourself and your pets from the dangers posed by traps set up close to hiking trails and other public areas. |
A small percentage of Windows users are unable to use the Stencyl launcher (Stencyl.exe) for reasons that elude us. To be clear, this is a fault of the launcher, not with Stencyl itself.
We'd like to resolve this issue but need your help in testing a solution.
Attached is a new launcher (EXE). Just dump it into your Stencyl install directory and replace the existing Stencyl.exe.
Regardless of whether the old launcher worked or not, let us know if this new launcher works for you, and tell us what flavor of Windows you are on.
If the old launcher did not work, please mention that too - we want to make this work for everybody, but we need followup to deliver the right fix.
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[Updated on Wednesday, April 25th due to some AV software mistakenly flagging the launcher as a virus. I switched back to the old launcher generator and changed some fields to make it work. Please help us test this!] |
Is there a role for dose-intensive chemotherapy with stem cell rescue in breast cancer?
Over the past decade, high-dose chemotherapy with autologous bone marrow and/or peripheral blood rescue has been increasingly used to treat women with breast cancer. Laboratory and clinical studies have shown that dose intensity may be important in treating selected patients with breast cancer. Initial phase I studies showed good response rates of short durations. Further trials in metastatic disease with high-dose chemotherapy and stem cell rescue earlier in the treatment course had been encouraging. However, the optimal timing of high-dose chemotherapy remains a question. In addition, randomized trials in high-risk early-stage breast cancer have completed accrual. Technologic improvements in stem cell procurement and hematopoietic growth factors have contributed to decreased morbidity and mortality. This review will discuss the role of such therapy in the treatment of women with breast cancer. |
Q:
Reverse "heat" in one column of a heatmap()
I'm using heatmap to plot the leader for each of the respective pitching performance categories for some baseball data. My problem is that I need to reverse the "heat" of just one of the columns, because the best ERA is the lowest, not the highest. Here's the code. mlb2010 is data that was imported from a SQL database via RSQLite.
mlb10 <- sapply(2:length(mlb2010), function(i) {
mlb2010[, i] <- as.numeric(mlb2010[, i])
})
rc <- rainbow(nrow(mlb10), start = 0, end = .3)
cc <- rainbow(ncol(mlb10), start = 0, end = .3)
heatmap(mlb10, col = rev(heat.colors(256)), scale = "column",
Rowv = NULL, Colv = NA, RowSideColors = rc, ColSideColors = cc,
margins = c(5,10), labRow = c(mlb2010$team), labCol = names(al2010)[-1],
xlab = "Performance factors", ylab = "Team",
main = c("Relating Performance to Payroll", "2010 MLB Season"))
I have tried the revC argument in heatmap with no success. Is that what I should be using? Or does that reorder all of the columns, and not what is inside the column? I've also tried an sapply over the colors to no avail.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
A:
Per request from OP, posting the basics of the solution.
Just do ml10$ERA <- -ml10$ERA to reverse the order, then plot as in the post.
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all my husband wants is a wife that keeps bologna in the deli drawer. and I refuse to do it. but we're living (mostly) happily ever after anyway. after all, everyone has their own bologna.
Monday, March 26, 2012
Rubbing Elbows and Ruffling Feathers
Way back in 2006, when I was a mere lad with wide eyes and the belief that people who have children actually want to raise them, my Dad tossed in front of me this article from USA Today.
On a whim, I Googled Beacon Hill Nannies, filled out the application, and never gave it another thought. The agency was clear about its strict requirements and desire for Pedigreed nannies for the pickiest of snobs the elite. A couple of weeks later, the agency called me back and asked that I submit a video interview to be shown to potential families. I'm cringing as I type that because it has just now dawned on me that when I ditched that circa 2006 desktop computer during last Fall's move, I neglected to save the video footage.
I sat in front of a pond full of geese in a park during a perfect autumnally appropriate and orange day. My sister asked questions and filmed as I sat on the bench in my J.Crew khakis, button up shirt, and denim coat and pink loafers for a touch of, "look at me! I'm a nanny! I'm a professional AND I'm fun!"
Chris mocks me to this day because for every interview, I sport some random, nonsensical accessory. He wiggles his Jazz Hands at me as I go out the door and taunts, "look at me! I'm FUN!"
Khakis with embroidered puppies land the job, every time.
Anyway, I ended up with the agency and felt really proud of the accomplishment. Beacon Hill was known to be THE YALE of nanny agencies and I had somehow squeaked by their SAT requirements. The owner pimped me out as a Midwestern Girl which is exactly the kind of prime rib dinner that hungry East Coast tigers like.
You know, family values, solid morals, and hot dish casseroles? The sort of things that serve as a substitute for parents that don't want to do an ounce of parenting.
Why do what you can pay someone else to do for you!
After years with a Totally, Certifiably Whacked Out Cuckoobirds family, I resigned on my own free will. There was an AH HA moment of holy shitballs, I am almost 25 years old and I have never had my own life because I've been so damn busy managing someone else's!
I took a year to teach preschool. I accepted a job as the nanny of five for a seemingly normal family.
They were not.
Six years after I first read that article in USA Today, I had a flashback moment last week when the New York Times ruffled the feathers of many with an article last week about a $180,000 nanny. I read the article and nodded sagely to some of it-- knowingly-- and rolled my eyes at some of it. I read all 325 comments left by online readers and felt both offended and appalled.
The only comment I found acceptable was this:
180,000 per year
365 days per year
24 hours per day
comes to $20.55 per hour.
That is a FANTASTICALLY low wage for someone with all the various skills, talents, knowledge and disposition that a nanny does. More power to them!
Which is exactly what many professional nannies do and it is what ALL East Coast nannies do. There is not a moment of personal time, not an ounce of privacy, and more use and abuse and mistreatment than anyone could imagine.
To be a professional nanny is to be someone's personal slave, I can assure you. |
Q:
How can i compute the probability that a cloud of points was created by a probability distribution?
I have a number of probability distributions that describe a number of points. like this:
Now if i have draw a one point out of each distribution, i get a bunch of points randomly set on the 2-dimensional surface. How can i, given the set of probability distributions and a set of points compute the probability that i would draw something like that again? What is the correct mathematical term for what i want to compute?
A:
If I understand your question right, then what you want is to develop a statistical test.
Essentially, given some sampling of points $P = \left\{ p_1, p_2,\ldots,p_n\right\}$, you need to estimate the probability that this sampling of points resulted from some distribution. In this case, your null hypothesis is that $P$ was drawn from your presumed distribution. You will want to set a threshold for statistical significance. In other words, there is no concrete, deterministic way to distinguish between a set of points happening to randomly align with your chosen distribution by sheer luck, or whether they actually came from your distribution.
There are many such tests; a basic example is a chi-squared test. Off-hand, I don't know which test is best for your application, but the Wikipedia page should direct you to some good information.
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"type": "minecraft:crafting_shaped",
"group": "bedside_cabinet",
"pattern": [
"LLL",
"P P",
"PPP"
],
"key": {
"L": {
"item": "minecraft:dark_oak_log"
},
"P": {
"item": "minecraft:stripped_dark_oak_log"
}
},
"result": {
"item": "cfm:stripped_dark_oak_bedside_cabinet",
"count": 2
}
} |
Changes in Store For Rays for 2014
By DICK SCANLONLEDGER CORRESPONDENT
Published: Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at 12:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, October 10, 2013 at 12:00 a.m.
ST. PETERSBURG | Early returns suggest that nationally, at least, the Rays' postseason performance will be remembered mostly for Wil Myers' warning-track meltdown at Fenway Park in Game 1, and for some kind of Twitter tantrum David Price had after losing Game 2.
That's a shame, especially since it may have been Price's last game for the Rays, according to the buzz after their elimination Tuesday night. The 28-year-old left-hander is eligible for two more years of arbitration, which means he is likely to get a considerable raise from his salary of $10 million in 2013, which translates to $1 million per win. That's a little steep for the Rays, who will be spending some time in the next couple of months deciding when, not if, it will make sense to move Price.
This is not necessarily the impending disaster many people (including some Rays players) assume it to be. It will depend, of course, on what the Rays can get in a trade for Price.
They got Myers in a trade for James Shields a year ago and as painful as that was, most Rays fans would probably do it again, even if Myers had a terrible playoff series against Boston.
"I didn't get anything done. I think I had one hit in 16 at bats," Myers acknowledged. "I didn't come up big at all and it's definitely tough to go out like this, but I think this postseason was a good learning tool for me."
He's 22 and he is going to have plenty of opportunities to make up for it, though it cannot be assumed he will be back in the postseason anytime soon.
The Rays have been in the playoffs in four of the last six years, and too much is being made of their failure to get beyond the first round three straight times.
Nobody will say this because they all have eyes on the biggest prize, but in baseball, if you play in the postseason, that means your season has been a success.
"I feel like once you get in the playoffs, it's a crapshoot," Sam Fuld said. "It's unfortunate that we've been eliminated three of the last four years in the division series, but I think we were as prepared to win a World Series any of those years as anybody else.
"You play in such a small series, anything can happen. It's just the way the playoffs are. Our goal is to get to the playoffs, and then you assume that if you're good enough to get to the playoffs, you can go all the way."
Once you get to October, there might be another playoff team that's better, hotter, healthier, luckier or some combination of the above. This time it was the Red Sox.
"They ended up being the better team, but we definitely had them on the ropes there for a little bit," David DeJesus said. "Their top of the lineup beat us, those top four guys. They were tough. That's why they're a great team, and they might win the World Series."
Next year the Red Sox will probably be much the same. The Rays, with or without Price, are going to be different. They will almost certainly have a different first baseman and a different catcher.
Asked about the possibility of returning to the Rays as a free agent, this was James Loney's response early Wednesday morning: "It's an open possibility. We'll see what happens and go from there."
Translation: They have my agent's number.
Loney had a very good year, at bat and at first base. He might even win a Gold Glove. But he will be 30 in May, and he has never hit 16 home runs in a season. It's hard to imagine the Rays outbidding every other team on a three-year contract offer.
Catcher has been a problem for a long time for the Rays. Switch-hitting Jose Lobaton is at least an offensive threat. Jose Molina has been a noble soldier, but he is 38 and his legs are shot. Apparently no catcher in the minor league system is ready.
As the lights go out on another season at the Trop, it appears that the Rays' best chance to get past the first round is to upgrade that critical position.
<p>ST. PETERSBURG | Early returns suggest that nationally, at least, the Rays' postseason performance will be remembered mostly for Wil Myers' warning-track meltdown at Fenway Park in Game 1, and for some kind of Twitter tantrum David Price had after losing Game 2.</p><p>That's a shame, especially since it may have been Price's last game for the Rays, according to the buzz after their elimination Tuesday night. The 28-year-old left-hander is eligible for two more years of arbitration, which means he is likely to get a considerable raise from his salary of $10 million in 2013, which translates to $1 million per win. That's a little steep for the Rays, who will be spending some time in the next couple of months deciding when, not if, it will make sense to move Price.</p><p>This is not necessarily the impending disaster many people (including some Rays players) assume it to be. It will depend, of course, on what the Rays can get in a trade for Price.</p><p>They got Myers in a trade for James Shields a year ago and as painful as that was, most Rays fans would probably do it again, even if Myers had a terrible playoff series against Boston.</p><p>"I didn't get anything done. I think I had one hit in 16 at bats," Myers acknowledged. "I didn't come up big at all and it's definitely tough to go out like this, but I think this postseason was a good learning tool for me."</p><p>He's 22 and he is going to have plenty of opportunities to make up for it, though it cannot be assumed he will be back in the postseason anytime soon.</p><p>The Rays have been in the playoffs in four of the last six years, and too much is being made of their failure to get beyond the first round three straight times.</p><p>Nobody will say this because they all have eyes on the biggest prize, but in baseball, if you play in the postseason, that means your season has been a success.</p><p>"I feel like once you get in the playoffs, it's a crapshoot," Sam Fuld said. "It's unfortunate that we've been eliminated three of the last four years in the division series, but I think we were as prepared to win a World Series any of those years as anybody else.</p><p>"You play in such a small series, anything can happen. It's just the way the playoffs are. Our goal is to get to the playoffs, and then you assume that if you're good enough to get to the playoffs, you can go all the way."</p><p>Once you get to October, there might be another playoff team that's better, hotter, healthier, luckier or some combination of the above. This time it was the Red Sox.</p><p>"They ended up being the better team, but we definitely had them on the ropes there for a little bit," David DeJesus said. "Their top of the lineup beat us, those top four guys. They were tough. That's why they're a great team, and they might win the World Series."</p><p>Next year the Red Sox will probably be much the same. The Rays, with or without Price, are going to be different. They will almost certainly have a different first baseman and a different catcher.</p><p>Asked about the possibility of returning to the Rays as a free agent, this was James Loney's response early Wednesday morning: "It's an open possibility. We'll see what happens and go from there."</p><p>Translation: They have my agent's number.</p><p>Loney had a very good year, at bat and at first base. He might even win a Gold Glove. But he will be 30 in May, and he has never hit 16 home runs in a season. It's hard to imagine the Rays outbidding every other team on a three-year contract offer.</p><p>Catcher has been a problem for a long time for the Rays. Switch-hitting Jose Lobaton is at least an offensive threat. Jose Molina has been a noble soldier, but he is 38 and his legs are shot. Apparently no catcher in the minor league system is ready.</p><p>As the lights go out on another season at the Trop, it appears that the Rays' best chance to get past the first round is to upgrade that critical position.</p> |
Q:
github push access denied to someone
I'm trying to push several files into my own repository on GitHub but my access was denied. Here's the message:
remote: Permission to lily0225/TravellingSalesmanProblem.git denied to ls3311.
fatal: unable to access
'https://github.com/lily0225/TravellingSalesmanProblem.git/':
The requested URL returned error: 403
ls3311 is a friend whom I worked with on a previous project but we ended up not using GitHub.
I don't understand why my access was denied to her.
A:
Github seems only supports ssh way to read&write the repo, although https way also displayed 'Read&Write'.
No: the write aspect is only dependent on your GitHub right: owner of or collaborator on a GitHub project.
And that for https or ssh.
See "Permission levels for a user account repository".
So make sure your own GitHub account has been declared collaborator on your friend's repo.
remote: Permission to lily0225/TravellingSalesmanProblem.git denied to ls3311.
That means you are pushing to your own repo lily0225 with ls3311's credentials.
That happens when a credential helper has cached ls3311's credentials in association with lily0225/TravellingSalesmanProblem.git.
Check for a credential helper on your Git config:
git config -l | grep credential
On Windows, for instance, open your Windows Credential Manager and look for a github.com entry.
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Government Imposes $500,000 Executive Pay Cap On Bailed-Out Companies
By alexchasickFebruary 4, 2009
President Obama and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner have announced a $500,000 maximum wage for employees of companies that receive taxpayer support. The rule will only apply to companies that receive future bailout funds. Oh, also, you’re going to be bailing out more companies.
In his remarks, President Obama attacked “executives being rewarded by failure,” and argued excessive severance packages and bonuses for companies receiving federal money were in “bad taste.” Bailed out companies will be required to disclose and justify perks and bonuses to taxpayers.
Responding to Obama’s plan to “take the air out of their golden parachutes,” a business consultant said:
“That is pretty draconian — $500,000 is not a lot of money, particularly if there is no bonus. And you know these companies that are in trouble are not going to pay much of an annual dividend.” |
Janet Batzli
I teach and interact with students, faculty/staff, and alumni -- all in the context of Biocore. In my position as the Associate Director, I guide the administration of Biocore as well as a number of other activities including teaching two large enrollment lab courses (1. Biocore 382- Ecology, Evolution and Genetics and 2. Biocore 384-Cell Biology), training graduate teaching assistants, coordinating Biocore peer mentors program, advising students on course and career planning, and mentoring students pursuing research projects in the Biocore Prairie and beyond.
I am a plant biologist by training, receiving my doctorate from University of Illinois in 1998. My graduate research focused on the symbiosis of nitrogen-fixing soil microbes that form a partnership with a group of woody plants known as actinorhizal, including alder (Alnus sp.), Ceanothus sp., Eleagnus sp. This type of ecological research influences the many types of investigations we pursue in the Biocore Prairie.
I was drawn to teaching as a graduate student and was so inspired and excited about teaching science that I pursued a postdoc in science education at Michigan State University from 1999-2002. My particular interests in science education focus on how students develop scientific reasoning skills through 'doing science' and communicating about their science. In addition, I am interested in student misconceptions that form barriers to learning, and the development of curriculum that engages student thinking and provides authentic assessment of student understanding. (See some of the projects that we have done in the context of Biocore courses.) |
Ramón Tusquets y Maignon
Raimondo or Ramón Tusquets y Maignon (Barcelona, 1837 - Rome, 11 March, 1904) was an Italian-Spanish painter, known for his eclectic subjects, ranging from orientalist themes, historical compositions to genre scenes of the countryside in Campania.
Biography
Tusquets was a son of a wealthy Barcelonese merchant who obligated him, in the first years of his adult life, to continue the family line of commerce. After his father died, Tusquets became his artist. He began studies with Ramón Moliné and shortly after, subsidized his own move to Rome, where he studied in the Chigi Academy and established relations with the circle of Catalan painters who were settled there.
While he remained in Italy, he never severed artistic links with Spain. In 1867 he sent to the National Exhibition a painting titled “El mendigo o Periódico” (The beggar or Newspaper) awarded a medal of third class. His exhibited in Spain throughout the last third of the 19th century. Thus, he got a medal of second class for his work Le Opere, campiña romana in 1871, took part in the Exhibition of Barcelona in 1867, and the International Exhibition of Fine arts of the Town hall of Barcelona in 1886.
But, simultaneously, his success in Spain and his foreign contacts allowed him to appear in the international exhibitions such as the one in Naples in 1877, where he won a diploma of honor with Al toque del Ave María, the Universal Exhibition in Vienna in 1876 or the one in Paris in 1878.
He was trained and for many years active in Naples painting in oil and watercolor. He mixed Spanish and Italian influences. Once in Italy, he became a close friend of the Spaniard Mariano Fortuny, who influenced him to paint orientalist themes, as well as the views of Rome and its surroundings. However, at the same time, the influence of Domenico Morelli and the group of Neapolitan School of Portici is also observed in his paintings. With time, his artistic ambitions within the canons of the epoch led him to great themes of genre and history.
In 1886, he painted five large canvas on Catalan history for the residence of Miguel Boada (Proclamation of the Prince of Viana, Fiveller and Ferdinand of Antequera, Embarcation of Jaime I to Mallorca, Roger de Lluria and the son of the count of Anjou y The Countess of Urgell asking for grace from the Count of Antequera).
He was nominated President of the International Artistic Circle of Rome and was asked to paint the official portrait of Maria Cristina for the town hall of Barcelona. He later produced paintings like Después del Oficio del Pontificado (1888), Joven argelina (1891), Guardia suizo del Vaticano, and La fuga. His paintings were published in most important illustrated magazines of the time and exhibited on International Expositions. The Sala Parés of Barcelona dedicated an exposition to his works; he collaborated frequently with the publication “Album Salón”.
Among his works are: La fuga interrotta and La conca dell' Ave Maria, exhibited at Naples in 1877. At Turin, in 1880, he exhibited two oils, Il bosco and La laguna; and three watercolors: La befana, Svizzero del Papa, and Toilette.
See also
List of Orientalist artists
Orientalism
References
Category:1837 births
Category:1904 deaths
Category:19th-century Italian painters
Category:20th-century Italian painters
Category:Spanish portrait painters
Category:Italian portrait painters
Category:Italian male painters
Category:Orientalist painters
Category:People from Barcelona
Category:Spanish painters
Category:Spanish emigrants to Italy |
Fair
Fish sold at the right price: accessible to the consumer, but also providing fair payment to the fish workers.
Fish caught by artisanal and honest fishermen. We must help them keep the sector sustainable and resist pressure from industrial and pirate fishing.
Fish that has not been subjected to cruel practices, such as cutting off a shark’s fin then throwing the animal back in the water.
As things currently stand, it is very difficult for consumers to assess the ethical aspect of a product such as fish.
Probably in the future a more efficient system of traceability and greater transparency will help us orient ourselves better. Knowing and choosing the origin of the fish that we eat (place of origin, fishing or farming techniques) will allow us not only to ensure the survival of species, but also boycott questionable practices, like foreign ships overfishing the waters that should be providing daily food to whole populations, as is happening along the coast of West Africa. |
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Vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation is influenced by let-7d microRNA and its interaction with KRAS.
Several microRNAs (miRNAs) have been reported to regulate cardiovascular biological and pathological processes through inhibiting the translation of certain RNA transcripts. However, little is known about the association between miRNAs and vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation. The aim was to investigate the role of miRNAs in VSMC growth and the potential mechanism. Primary VSMCs were isolated from the medial layer of the thoracic aorta obtained from spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and Wistar Kyoto rats (WKY). miRNA microarrays were used to analyze the difference in miRNA expression between VSMCs of SHR and WKY rats and were validated using TaqMan real-time PCR. Of the potentially related genes under the influence of let-7d identified through literature search, KRAS was verified by western blot and functionally analyzed using miRNA mimics transfection and analysis of transfectants by cell enumeration was made using CCK-8 and flow cytometric analysis of cell cycle progression. let-7d-transfected VSMCs from SHR, WKY and human coronary arteries expressed significantly lower amounts of KRAS protein, displayed reduced cell growth and led to a greater number of cells in the G1 phase than the G2/M phases of the cell cycle. let-7d was significantly downregulated in VSMCs as an important regulator of cell proliferation. RAS might be involved in the proliferation regulation by let-7d. |
Classification of large vessel vasculitis: Can we separate giant cell arteritis from Takayasu arteritis?
The two main variants of large vessel vasculitis include Takayasu arteritis and giant cell arteritis. While these two conditions have historically been considered different conditions, recent evidence questions whether they are a spectrum of the same disease. Classification criteria are limited in distinguishing between cases with phenotypic overlap. The limitations of the current criteria and directions of future research are reviewed. |
[Isolation, identification of a pyrene-degrading strain Mycobacterium sp. M11 and its degrading characteristics].
A bacterial strain M11 using phenanthrene, anthracene, fluorethene,pyrene as a sole carbon and energy sources was isolated from soils contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Strain M11 was identified as Mycobacterium sp. according to the results of morphology, physiology and the phylogenetical analyses of 16S rDNA sequence. The degradation rate of pyrene (at levels of 50 mg/L, 100 mg/L and 200 mg/L) by strain M11 was 76.9%, 91.8% and 79.23% within 16 d in broth assay. Mycobacterium sp. M11 showed a strong ability to grow from pH 5 to pH 9 in liquid minimal medium containing pyrene 100 mg/L. Mycobacterium sp. M11 possessed aromatic-ring dioxygenase genes, which are highly homologous to the known nidAB genes from pyrene-degrading Mycobacteria. |
Europe’s manoeuvring could spark a currency war
A higher euro could make the ECB’s task in fighting off abnormally low inflation tougher.
Photo: Bloomberg
by
Vesna Poljak
The European Central Bank’s blockbuster June policy meeting could stoke debate over the currency wars again if policymakers can engineer a lower-value euro.
While a favourable currency outcome for the ECB is no guarantee – indeed experts say the market could be counting on too aggressive a response in Brussels and risks being disappointed – a declining euro could pressure other central banks to act.
The currency wars were fuelled by the quantitative easing strategies developed by the United States Federal Reserve which are now being unwound, having peaked at $US85 billion a month. But a return to stimulus for Europe could set off a chain of events that upsets the period of abnormal volatility that has characterised markets this quarter.
HSBC foreign exchange strategist Paul Mackel said the reaction from other central banks was critical.
“The theme seems to ebb and flow although I’d say the risks are rising that it becomes a more dominant theme for the FX market should the ECB do something aggressive.
“We can’t lose sight of the idea that when these unconventional measures are announced it’s going to be very uncomfortable for those that are going to bear that burden."
Mr Mackel, who co-authored HSBC’s high-profile currency wars report last year, added: “We’ll be keeping very close tabs on what central banks and other officials are doing."
The Bank of Japan’s response could be the most significant. The BoJ is still in with a chance of accelerating its bond purchases this year beyond the current annual pace of ¥60 trillion to ¥70 trillion ($750 billion) and faces undesirable yen appreciation if the euro falls.
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The currency wars went all the way to Russia’s Group of 20 meeting in February 2013, where an agreement to strike a truce was nailed out. G20 finance ministers agreed to refrain from competitive devaluation, a practice that has come to be known as the race to the bottom. The impact was most serious for emerging markets.
Headaches for the RBA
The Fed’s QE created a headache for the Reserve Bank of Australia by stirring interest in the Australian dollar which has stayed high ever since as the greenback fails to respond to the tapering of QE. It was fetching US92.83¢ on Thursday hours before the ECB was due to sit down.
Mr Mackel theorised that a sharp reaction in currency markets could prompt the RBA into jawboning again.
“The capacity for it to come back is still very, very high.
“The RBA has not used the uncomfortably high phrase but I think they would be pretty quick to re-use that phrase should they feel it’s necessary," he said.
In its policy statement on Tuesday the RBA referred to the currency as “high by historical standards".
Commonwealth Bank of Australia chief currency and rates strategist Richard Grace suspected the euro would probably rise in the wake of the ECB meeting, highlighting the years of recovery ahead for the region.
“I tend to think that the central banks conduct monetary policy in order to meet inflation targets not to influence the currency," he said.
“I actually think euro will go up if they deliver what the market is expecting. I think they would have to surprise the market with a greater amount of QE and cuts to the official rate if they want the euro to go lower."
Mr Grace cautioned a higher euro could make the ECB’s task in fighting off abnormally low inflation tougher.
“The only problem is that it provides a headwind to their objective of higher inflation, that’s all it does."
“It’s really got to do with the impact of the exchange rate on inflation. While [ECB president Mario] Draghi has indicated further appreciation of the euro dampens inflation and upsets the outlook for achieving their inflation objective, there’s not a lot they can do to control it."
Mr Grace said that the previous two ECB rate cuts in the past 12 months had coincided with a higher euro. |
A TEENAGE boy charged over the pack rape of two 15-year-old girls told police he'd done nothing wrong and the girls wanted it, a court heard today.
The 16-year-old boy, one of two charged today with the pack rape involving up to 10 males in Melbourne in October, had shown no remorse, police informant Detective Dave Newman told a children's court.
"It seemed in the interview any girl outside at night and drinking alcohol is fair game and I have a major concern he could do this to other people,'' he told the court.
"I am quite disturbed and have major concerns about that attitude being back on the streets and going straight back to reoffending with members of the public or witnesses.''
The 16-year-old boy from Broadmeadows was charged with four counts of rape and a 17-year-old boy from Coolaroo has been charged with two counts of rape.
The court heard a graphic account of how the girls were raped repeatedly and taunted by up to 10 males.
Someone close to the defendant had talked about burning the girls' house down while the defendant talked about "buying the girls'' to get himself off, the court heard.
A lawyer for the boy told the magistrate he had no criminal history and should be granted bail as two other males involved in the case had been.
A magistrate said she was concerned the boy was a risk and was convinced that the two girls were petrified and remanded him in custody until another hearing next month.
The 17-year-old will apply for bail next week and will spend the weekend behind bars after an interpreter could not be found to appear in court.
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# frozen_string_literal: true
# Proxy files through application. This avoids having a redirect and makes files easier to cache.
class ActiveStorage::Blobs::ProxyController < ActiveStorage::BaseController
include ActiveStorage::SetBlob
include ActiveStorage::SetHeaders
def show
http_cache_forever public: true do
set_content_headers_from @blob
stream @blob
end
end
end
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[Autologous stem cell transplantation in a patient with diffuse systemic sclerosis].
Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a systemic disease of unknown etiology presenting with disseminated skin thickening and fibrotic impairment of various organs including lung and kidney. According to the rate and degree of skin involvement, SSc can be classified in a limited and a diffuse form, the latter showing a severe and progressive lung involvement, which is responsible for its high related morbidity and mortality along with resistance to standard therapeutic protocols. High dose chemotherapy, followed by autologous stem cell transplantation, is a standard therapeutic regimen for haematological diseases: re-infusion of mobilised peripheral blood progenitor cells overcomes the myeloablative effect of super-maximal eradicative doses of chemotherapeutic agents. Recently, this therapeutic approach has been applied in some cases of resistant SSc and, albeit the low number of cases, it has been proven effective in early diagnosed and rapidly progressive forms of the disease showing a clinical improvement and an instrumentally detectable decrease of fibrosis extent. We report the case of a young woman affected by diffuse SSc with a rapid progression of clinical signs and instrumentally detectable lesions who underwent a conditioning regimen with fludarabine, cyclophosphamide and anti-thymoglobulines followed by re-infusion of autologous peripheral blood stem cells. Two years after transplantation a clinical and instrumental evidence of treatment was observed, with good control of disease evolution. The only sign of disease resumption was a slow worsening of skin involvement. |
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#snippet Matlab Gitignore Template
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## We have git for backups!
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# Windows default autosave extension
*.asv
# OSX / *nix default autosave extension
*.m~
# Compiled MEX binaries (all platforms)
*.mex*
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Tag "CX"
Money transfer platform Coins.ph, and digital wallet company Tagcash are racing to launch a live “first Philippine-based” order-book exchange for cryptocurrency. The goal is to allow people to directly place orders to buy and sell digital currency at real-time market |
The present development relates to an intelligent self-determining input/output (I/O) device and to an industrial automation control system including same. Industrial automation control systems comprise an industrial controller, which is a special purpose computer used for controlling industrial processes and manufacturing equipment on a real-time basis. Under the direction of a stored program, the industrial controller examines a set of inputs reflecting the status of the controlled process and changes a set of outputs controlling the industrial process. The inputs and outputs may be binary or analog. Typically, analog signals are converted to binary data for processing.
Industrial controllers differ from conventional computers in that their hardware configurations vary significantly from application to application reflecting their wide range of uses. This variability is accommodated by constructing the industrial controller on a modular basis having removable input and output (I/O) modules that may accommodate different numbers of input and output points depending on the process being controlled. The need to connect the I/O modules to different pieces of machinery that may be spatially separated has led to the development of distributed I/O systems that take a variety of forms. In one example, a single discrete or “block” I/O module is located where desired. The block I/O module contains digital or analog I/O circuits, a built-in power supply, and a built-in network adapter for communicating with the industrial controller. In another example, the distributed I/O installation is modular in the sense that a single network adapter module is connected to the data network, and one or more I/O modules, as needed, are connected to the adapter module for communication with the industrial controller through the single network adapter module.
One drawback associated with known industrial automation control systems is that the I/O modules and associated adapter modules must be supplied in numerous different configurations in terms of the electrical connectors, the internal digital/analog I/O circuitry, the enclosure ratings, and the like. As such, it has been deemed desirable to provide an I/O module that functions in both a “block” or stand-alone mode, as well as in a modular mode. This, then, eliminates the need to provide I/O devices in both the block I/O and modular I/O embodiments. |
Maxonia
Maxonia is a genus of ferns in the fern family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Polybotryoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus has a single species Maxonia apiifolia, native to Cuba and Jamaica. It formerly occurred in Florida, but is now extinct there.
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Category: Dryopteridaceae
Category:Monotypic fern genera |
Date Reported:
Sighting Time:
Day/Night:
No. of Witnesses:
Duration:
Appearance / Description of Object(s)
See above.
Size of Object(s)
See above.
Description of Area / Surroundings
Semi-urban area, beyond heavy population concentration at the time.
Full Description & Details
I was driving westward, and something peculiar about the eastern sky, seen in my rear view mirror, prompted me to pull over near the Root River near Nicholson Road in Oak Creek, WI. There was a "prominent" moon, along with something else peculiar which may have captured my attention. A glowing, oddly bluish-white, semi-spherical object, less than half the apparent size of the moon, but definitely larger in apparent sizer than any other celestial object I had ever seen, "hovered" just about the level of a low cloud ceiling that evening, its lower semi-spherical form being apparent. The familiar 'adjacent' moon (its surface variations, craters, etc. readily apparent) appeared much "yellower' in color, visible to the right (south) and "above" the object. The object's and moon's positions did not overlap. After squinting at the object for a small while without binoculars, etc., there appeared to be an underlying grid-like geometric structure underlying the apparent glow, which seemed to occur outside the structure & permeate the adjacent atmosphere. There was no noise I could discern emanating from it. I observed the object for several minutes, when the intensity of its bluish-white glow increased, it slowly rose just above the cloud level, and was obscured by said clouds. I could not be sure, but it seemed to then be "hovering" silently above said clouds. Observation was terminated when object did not descend. The 1970s car I drove seemed unaffected by the object (no lighting, instrumentation, engine/ignition or AM radio anomalies noted).
Can sighting be explained as any conventional man-made or natural object?
No, particularly distinguished by its color & apparent change in luminous intensity with upward motion, contrasted with the stability of the "adjacent" visible moon.
Witness Background
Was a student at the time.
Views on UFOs, before and after sighting
I had a passing curiosity, not an obsession with more advanced technology. |
Q:
PHP Email entire page without OB
I have a page that doubles as the print page and email version of a page on our website. The page cannot be found by the user but loads in an iframe and either prints or emails depending on what button the user pressed to load it via GET. ie. ?purpose=print ?purpose=email
Now the print function triggers JS window.pint() whereas the email function uses PHP html mail. In order to get the contents of the entire page I used OB functions
ob_end_start();
// page content
ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();
This though is cowing up my print function and other JS on the page. Is there another way of getting the content of the page and passing it to the $message parameter of the email?
Any ideas,
Marvellous
A:
You mean using the OB functions affects the proper display of your page?
Have you tried something like that:
ob_end_start();
// page content
if(!empty($_GET['purpose']) && $_GET['purpose'] == "email") {
$message = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();
// your code for sending the $message
} else {
ob_end_flush();
}
What this does is output the page normally if purpose is not set or is something other than "email". If you want to send the email and display the content, then just replace ob_end_clean with ob_end_flush (in that case you don't need the if-condition).
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On March 11, 2011, one of the most devastating disasters in modern history occurred when an unprecedented 9.0 earthquake struck Japan. It was the most powerful on record in Japan, and among the five strongest ever recorded in the world. The ground shook for six minutes. Compare that to 1994, when the 6.7 Northridge quake in Los Angeles shook the ground for just 10 seconds.
But it was just the beginning. A furious and merciless wall of water charged towards the stricken country, and in a matter of minutes the Japanese would fall victim to a rare but epic event. For the first time in world history, we witnessed -- live from our living rooms -- a tsunami devouring one city after another. We watched in disbelief as thousands in its path were swept away.
Once home to a thriving community and land that was once fertile and rich, Rikuzentakata is now washed away. The tsunami hit this place with remarkable speed and power. The wall of water was 36 feet high. Those who thought their upper floors would keep them safe were wrong. Even designated evacuation shelters failed. Many died in places they were told would be safe.
Los Angeles resident Masako Unoura grew up near Kesennuma. While on a visit she had a meeting at an office building that fateful day. The earthquake struck when she and her aunt Noriko were driving to the meeting. After the shaking stopped, they continued on by car. But stuck in traffic and with a growing sense of danger, Unoura and her aunt abandoned their car and set out on foot. A chance encounter with Daisuke Watanabe, who is in the coast guard, saved her life as he led the women on a desperate race against time to the safety of a rooftop.
Off the coast of the picturesque seaside community of Kesennuma, coast guard vessels continue to search for bodies. Some estimates range as high as 5,000 bodies were never found after the tsunami. All are believed to have been washed out to sea. Many children in this fishing community are now homeless.
Bruce Osborn is a native of Los Angeles, but has lived in Japan for decades. After the disaster he wanted to help, and he found the perfect way when he discovered people in the evacuation shelters were distraught over losing one thing in particular -- their family photos.
So he set out to do the one thing he knew how to do well, which is to make people smile for the camera. He puts them in the middle of the disaster zone and almost dares them to laugh at fate. His photos are an invigorating contradiction. Families who have endured so much suffering, pictured smiling and almost celebratory. They are alive and still have each other.
Each sunrise in Japan brings an opportunity to take a small step forward. Perhaps that step is as simple as being able to smile again, or to gather with family to give thanks. Perhaps it's another ounce of strength to deal with unimaginable loss, or to come to terms with the reality that you may never find what you're looking for.
With each sunrise there is a new home. There's a new opportunity to play, to enjoy music, to say thank you, to look back at the past -- and then find the courage to forge ahead. |
[A combined neonatal hearing screening protocol].
To analyze a neonatal hearing screening protocol with transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (OAE) and auditory brainstem response (ABR). We studied 1,532 newborns with a protocol using transient evoked otoacoustic emissions and auditory brainstem response. We also evaluated auditory development until twelve months of age with quarterly questionnaires. A total of 1,485 (97 %) newborns had normal OAE, 185 (12 %) were referred for ABR exploration and only 11 (0.7 %) were referred to the otorhinolaryngology service for auditory study and diagnosis. Four neonates had auditory disjunction. No false negatives were detected in the follow-up. This hearing screening protocol with OEA and ABR is useful for detecting hearing loss in neonates. The prevalence of hearing loss in this study was 2.6 % of live newborns. |
Q:
SQLite count, group and order by count
I have a table that looks like this:
FOO BAR BAZ
----+----+----
foo1 bar1 baz1
foo2 bar3 baz2
foo3 bar1 baz3
foo4 bar1 baz4
foo5 bar3 baz5
foo6 bar1 baz6
foo7 bar2 baz7
And as a result I would like to get the count of how many times each bar appeared in the table.. so, the output I'm looking for looks like this:
BAR COUNT
-----+-----
bar1 4
bar3 2
bar2 1
Can I do a query for something like this in SQLite? I guess it should be pretty easy, but I am not an SQL programmer by any means, and I just need this simple query as a part of a python script.. Thank you.
A:
SELECT foo, count(bar) FROM mytable GROUP BY bar ORDER BY count(bar) DESC;
The group by statement tells aggregate functions to group the result set by a column. In this case "group by bar" says count the number of fields in the bar column, grouped by the different "types" of bar.
A better explanation is here: http://www.w3schools.com/sql/sql_groupby.asp
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Seven multi-storeyed buildings, 2500 shops gutted in fire
Published: Saturday, January 12, 2008, 11:03 [IST]
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Kolkata, Jan 12 (UNI) At least 2,500 shops and more than seven multi-storeyed bulidings were gutted and property worth crores destroyed in a major fire that broke out at the Barabazar area in central Kolkata early today.
Official sources said over 40 fire tenders were battling to douse the blaze,which broke out at the Jamunalal Bajaj Street in Barabazar at around 0130 hrs.
The fire is yet to be brought under control completely as the site of the outbreak is a large commercial hub and a densely populated area, the sources added.
Disaster management teams and RAF had been deployed in the area.
Senior police officials were supervising the fire fighting and rescue operations. The ravaging fire is reported to have spread to adjoining areas, sources added.
The entire Mahatma Gandhi road was cordoned off and the people in the adjoining residential areas were being shifted to safer places.
However, there were no reports of any casualties or injuries so far.
Local people said shortage of water supply from the nearby Mullickghat pumping station to the area due to power cut compounded the problem for firefighters.
The exact cause of the fire was not yet known and fire tenders were continuing their efforts on war footing. However, it was estimated that property worth a few crores of rupees were reduced to ashes. |
Wildlife Preservation
Wildlife Preservation
Wildlife management and land management go hand-in-hand. There can not be one without the other.
Make a Resolution to Promote Bird Habitation in 2017
As residents of Wisconsin, we are blessed with a beautiful array of both migratory and resident bird populations. Unfortunately, we rarely see most of these unique birds when looking out our back window. You can visit parks and wildlife preserves in anticipation of catching a glimpse of these unique specimen, but many of us do not have the time or knowledge of where to find these birds. Some people will make attempts to lure birds in with varieties of different bird seed, elegantly painted bird baths, and even bird houses fit for a queen. However, until you start landscaping your property with bird-friendly shrubs and trees, you will not be able to truly experience the full potential of Wisconsin’s avian population.
When landscaping your property, it is important to keep in mind that all trees and shrubs are not created equal. The guide in the link below should equip you with the tools and resources to help you decide what is best to plant on your property during the 2017 growing season!
International Migratory Bird Day
This past spring, the village board passed a resolution to recognize International Migratory Bird Day (PDF). Resolving to recognize IMBD, moves Chenequa closer towards its larger goals of preservation of the great outdoors and its inhabitants. IMBD celebrates and brings attention to one of the most important and spectacular events in the Americas — bird migration. Bird Day is celebrated in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. Public awareness and concern are crucial components of migratory bird conservation. Citizens who are enthusiastic about birds, informed about threats, and empowered to become involved in addressing those threats, can make a tremendous contribution to maintaining healthy bird populations. By modeling what can be done and involving people, their interest and involvement in stewardship can grow. One of the most successful vehicles for public education on migratory birds is International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD). Visit the International Migratory Birds website for more information.
Protecting Birds
Cats IndoorsCats, Birds and You brochure (PDF)
There is no question that birds are better off when cats stay indoors. Exact numbers are unknown, but scientists estimate that every year in the United States alone, cats kill hundreds of millions of birds, and more than a billion small mammals, including rabbits, squirrels, and chipmunks. Feline predators include both domestic cats that spend time outdoors and stray cats that live in the wild, sometimes as part of colony.
Outdoor cats themselves are also at increased risk. They can get hit by cars; attacked by dogs, other cats, or wildlife; contract fatal diseases, such as rabies, feline distemper, or feline immunodeficiency virus; get lost, stolen, or poisoned; or suffer during severe weather conditions. Outdoor cats lead considerably shorter lives on average than cats kept exclusively indoors.Read more about the importance of Cats Indoors at the American Bird Conservancy website.
Bird Window CollisionsPrevent Collisions at Home (PDF)
Millions of birds die every year flying into windows, because they can’t tell reflections from trees, plants and sky. Most of those windows are on houses.
Never had a bird hit your window? Perhaps you have been lucky — so far. More likely, you haven’t been around to see or hear it when it happened, and the bird has either flown off to die elsewhere or been scavenged by a neighborhood cat, raccoon, or crow. But the odds are that sooner or later, your windows will kill a bird. There are easy solutions to prevent these collisions.Read more about Bird Collision Overviews at the American Bird Conservancy website.
Success Stories
Springtime Great Horned Owl Rescue
On the morning of April 15, 2010, after strong winds the previous evening, a Chenequa village resident and Board Trustee, spotted a juvenile Great Horned Owl huddled against the trunk of a tree near her home’s driveway. Not yet mature enough to fly on its own, it had sought shelter from possible predators under the tree. Download PDF story. |
[Chronic postoperative pain].
Chronic postoperative pain remains a frequent pathology whose global impact approximates 20 and 30% and accounts for 20% of the consultations in a pain center. Risk factors consider firstly each patient's feature and comorbidity and also different surgical procedures with their technical approach. Neuropathic pain compared to nociceptive pain is a great component in the postoperative period and needs to be recognized by specific tests (DN4). Pain prevention involves risk factors' detection, appropriate anesthetic support and effective postoperative pain management. Treatment is based on the type of pain and includes a multimodal analgesia with interventional pain therapy. |
Fire TV and Echo Show lose YouTube as Google fires first salvo in rekindled war with Amazon
YouTube has vanished from Amazon’s Echo Show for the second time in four months in a move that will now also affect Amazon Fire TV.
Back in September, due to what was termed as a violation of the terms of service, YouTube disappeared from the Echo Show and consequently various products by Nest were removed from Amazon’s online marketplace. Nest and YouTube are owned by online giant Google.
While YouTube has already exited the Echo Show, users of Amazon Fire TV devices have until January 1, 2018 to enjoy the service. YouTube attributes the removal to Amazon’s reluctance to sell several Google products on its platform.
Google says that it has been trying to reach an agreement with Amazon to allow consumers to each other’s services and products while Amazon says that Google is taking a disappointing path and it hopes they can resolve the issue as soon as possible.
According to YouTube, Amazon has refused to carry Chromecast and Google Home which are Google products. Amazon has also denied Google Cast users, access to its much-sought-after Prime Video. Last month, Amazon removed some of Nest’s new products from its online platform. As a consequence of all these actions, YouTube says it has decided to stop support for the channel on both FireTV and the Echo Show.
Amazon on the other hand has said that it has provided a web-like view of YouTube on both FireTV and the Echo Show, pointing users back to the website and therefore blames Google for deciding to block access to what it calls an open website. However, it’s important to note that the terms of service for YouTube’s API explicitly requires developers to integrate the main features of YouTube’s experience on the web. This did not happen in the case of the Echo Show, whose users were unable to see related videos or subscribe to channels, creating the rift between the two companies.
This is the latest in the different fronts that the two giants are fighting on. In the smart speaker segment Amazon enjoys market dominance with its Echo devices that are powered by the digital assistant, Alexa. Google is racing against time as it rolls out several smart speakers in its quest to grab a share of the market. The two companies are therefore seeking reciprocal action on every step that benefits the other.
Fire TV and Echo Show lose YouTube as Google fires first salvo in rekindled war with Amazon was last modified: December 10th, 2017 by admin |
What the COBRA Subsidy Means for Employers
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 signed into law February 17 expands COBRA in ways that will certainly impact employers. Most significantly, the act offers assistance-eligible individuals a 65 percent subsidy of their required COBRA premiums and an additional enrollment period within which to elect COBRA coverage.
Under the provision, the federal government will provide the subsidy for up to nine months for workers who lose health coverage as a result of being involuntarily terminated between September 1, 2008 and December 31, 2009 and who are eligible for COBRA coverage benefits, and their dependents.
The COBRA subsidy becomes applicable March 1. Assistance-eligible workers will receive a notice within 60 days of enactment that will outline the steps and requirements necessary to get the subsidy. We are awaiting government requirements for the forms and notices. These requirements are expected by mid-March. COBRA participants should pay their March premium as invoiced, and an adjustment will be made and the adjusted premium will be invoiced for future payments. The 65 percent subsidy will be applied retroactively, if applicable, from March 1.
Plan sponsors of all group health plans, multi-employer plans (and federal plans subject to comparable) COBRA laws will bear the brunt of administering the new provisions and will need to work closely with their COBRA administrators to ensure compliance. In addition, groups under 20 employees will also have responsibilities because the new subsidy is applicable to small groups and church plans covered by comparable state continuation laws.
On February 20, 2009, the Internal Revenue Service released a revised Form 941, the form for employers’ quarterly tax return on which employers report payroll taxes. Instructions for Form 941 were also revised. See lines 12, 12a, and 13 of Form 941 and pages 1, 2, and 6 of the instructions for directions for reporting credits to recover COBRA premium subsidies.
The Employee Benefit Security Administration (EBSA), the part of the Department of Labor (DOL) that administers federal labor laws regulating employee retirement and health plans, recently unveiled a Web site dedicated to the COBRA premium subsidy. No guidance is posted on the site yet, but it is anticipated that DOL guidance will be posted to the site as it is released.
The Department of Labor is required by H.R. 1 to conduct expedited reviews of denials of premium assistance (§ 3001(a)(5)). The Web site states that “The Department is currently developing a process and an official application form that will be required to be completed for appeals.”
The Web site also says that “EBSA is actively working to issue additional guidance regarding the COBRA premium reductions.” The Department of Labor is also responsible for developing a model notice for use by employers (§ 3001(a)(7)(D)) and outreach consisting of public education and enrollment assistance (§ 3001(a)(9)). |
Adventure to the Arctic
Norwegian Coastal Voyage - Bergen to Kirkenes
The Cruise North is a journey of cultural exploration as you travel to the major coastal cities and remote communities, continuing north into the Arctic Circle. Explore the rugged coastline as you go face-to-face with natural wonders and experience thrilling excursions.
Adventure to the Arctic
$7,030.00
Norwegian Coastal Voyage – Bergen to Kirkenes
The Cruise North is a journey of cultural exploration as you travel to the major coastal cities and remote communities, continuing north into the Arctic Circle. Explore the rugged coastline as you go face-to-face with natural wonders and experience thrilling excursions.
DAY 1 | SEP 17 | TUE
DAY 2 | SEP 18 | WED
ARRIVE OSLO
Upon arrival, transfer from Airport to your hotel. Dinner at hotel.
Accommodation: Clarion Hotel The Hub or similar (2 nights)
DAY 3 | SEP 19 | THU
OSLO
Today take a sightseeing tour of the city of Oslo, which will include the Royal Palace, the National Theater, the parliament, the Opera House by the water front, and the medieval Akershus Fortress. Also visit the Viking Ship Museum and the Kon-Tiki Museum, both are famous for the feats of mankind at the time. Lunch at local restaurant.
DAY 4 | SEP 20 | FRI
OSLO | BERGEN
This morning transfer to Oslo Central train station for your journeys through spectacular nature on the Bergen Railway and the famous Flåm Railway. After a buffet lunch in Flåm, take the express boat (approx. 5 hours) on the Sognefjord to Bergen. The boat stops in several quaint villages along it's route and gives you a great opportunity to see "the King of fjords" up close. Upon arrival in Bergen, transfer to your hotel.
Accommodation: Radisson Blu Royal or similar (1 night)
DAY 5 | SEP 21 | SAT
BERGEN | EMBARKATION
Day at leisure. You will have a guided walking tour this afternoon. Admire the venerable King Haakon's Hall, the Rosenkranz Tower, and Bryggen – a row of Hanseatic timbered houses with characteristic pointed gables facing the harbor, and the bustling Fish and Flower Market, the City Park, and the Grieghall – the concert hall of Bergen. Roundtrip ticket for Funicular Train is included.
Transfer to the pier to board your ship. After embarkation, enjoy a tasty dinner buffet. We sail north from Bergen along the Hjeltefjord heading to the high north. Spend the rest of the evening relaxing as you admire the spectacular landscapes, either from deck or in our panorama lounges.
Accommodation: Onboard MS Kong Harald
DAY 6 | SEP 22 | SUN
FLORØ | MOLDE
If you wake up early, you can enjoy the breathtaking beauty of the Nordfjord, followed by a delicious breakfast. As we sail past the West Cape, we enter the open ocean before navigating through skerries and islands to reach Ålesund. Distinguished by its numerous spires, towers, and ornate buildings, Ålesund is renowned for its beautiful Art Nouveau architecture.
DAY 7 | SEP 23 | MON
KRISTIANSUND | RØRVIK
Few large cities have managed to preserve their intimacy as effectively as Norway’s third largest city, Trondheim. Join an optional excursion to Norway’s national shrine, Nidaros Cathedral, the country’s only Gothic-style cathedral, marvel at the cathedral’s incredible architectural details and exquisite artwork.
In the afternoon, the ship sets a northwest course, passing the beautiful Kjeungskjær lighthouse and numerous islets and rocky reefs. After passing through the narrow Stokksund, the ship heads toward charming Rørvik.
DAY 8 | SEP 24 | TUE
BRØNNØYSUND | SVOLVÆR
Today we cross the Arctic Circle! This invisible line is situated at 66 degrees, 33 minutes North and demarcates the Arctic region. Near the village of Ørnes is Svartisen, Norway’s second-largest glacier. Later the same afternoon, we spot the 3,000 ft high Lofoten Wall on the horizon. Tucked between tall mountains, majestic granite cliffs, and white-sand beaches, seeing beautiful Lofoten is a truly extraordinary experience. The additional charm of the Lofoten Islands is revealed in its small, picturesque fishing villages with their bohemian atmosphere.
DAY 9 | SEP 25 | WED
STOKMARKNES | SKJERVØY
During the morning hours, we briefly dock at Risøyhamn, Harstad, and Finnsnes. The ship then proceeds to Tromsø, the capital of the Arctic, for a prolonged stay. After an exhilarating day in Tromsø, we continue our northbound journey. The ship is now sailing into waters where you have the best chance of seeing the northern lights between September and March.
DAY 10 | SEP 26 | THU
ØKSFJORD | BERLEVÅG
The ship arrives in Honningsvåg, the gateway to the spectacular North Cape. An optional excursion to the North Cape plateau puts you at 71° 10’ 21” N, only 1,245 miles away from the Geographic North Pole. Standing atop the 1,000 ft high North Cape plateau imparts a sublime sense of being at the end of the world. While admiring the view, be sure to take a picture of this amazing place!
The ship then continues north, sailing into the heartland of the indigenous Sámi people. We pass their ancient sacred site, the rock formation of Finnkirka, as we approach our next stop, the fishing village of Kjøllefjord. Here you have the opportunity to learn more about the Sámi people, and explore the wonderful landscape in autumn.
DAY 11 | SEP 27 | FRI
KIRKENES | DISEMBARKATION | OSLO
We arrive early in nearby Vadsø, and just after breakfast, we arrive in Kirkenes, known as the capital of the Barents region and the gateway to the east. After disembarkation, transfer to a boat and a safari starts out on the fjord. An experienced fisherman will take you for an unforgettable King Crab Fishing tour on a RIB boat where you will cruise along the fjord and the Barents Sea to find the right place to anchor. You will be hands on deck to help pull up the King Crab cages from the depths. Your guide will take you back and serve your catch in a rustic restaurant by the fjord, local Norwegian style.
In the afternoon, visit the Gabba Husky Farm. Enjoy a guided tour of the dogyard and get to know the lovely huskies, and take part in the training, feeding and care of the dogs and puppies. You will also meet 4 lovely reindeers, and even feed them with their favorite food.
Transfer to airport for your flight to Oslo. Upon arrival, transfer to the airport hotel.
Accommodation: Scandic Oslo Airport or similar (1 night)
DAY 12 | SEP 28 | SAT
OSLO | TORONTO
Transfer to airport for your flight to return home.
PACKAGE PRICE (AIR , CRUISE & LAND) BASED ON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY
From CDN $7,030 per person in Category I Polar Inside Cabin
From CDN $8,550 per person for single supplement
Cabin Upgrade
Polar Outside Cabin
CDN $270 per person
Arctic Superior Cabin
CDN $740 per person
Single Supplement (in addition to package price and cabin upgrade)
Polar Outside Cabin
CDN $1,910 per person
Arctic Superior Cabin
CDN $2,010 per person
Note:
Unspecified cabin
All cabins will be assigned at the pier per the discretion of the ship.
Single cabins are by request only with passenger names and subject to Hurtigruten’s confirmation.
Triple occupancy cabins (Cat K3, O3) can be used for Double occupancy. They CANNOT be used for single occupancy.
Cat P2D and Cat U2D cabins have double bed.
This tour will be escorted with a minimum of 15 passengers.
Sailing Season
Main Deck*Price per Person
Upper Deck*Price per Person
November 2018 - April 2019
July - December 2019
January - December 2020
From $3,506
From $4,302
*Port charge of $88 is excluded
* Price per person based on double occupancy. Due to the dynamic nature of availability and pricing, please click here to contact us directly for sailing schedule and full pricing |
If you are booking a cruise-only program, you must make your own way to the port of departure:
1. Northbound and Roundtrip: Bergen
In Bergen, the Hurtigruten ships sail from: Hurtigruten Terminal, Nøstegaten 30, N-5010 Bergen. You can pre-book through our office the Hurtigruten shuttle bus between the airport and the port.
If you are taking a taxi, you can simply ask the taxi driver to get you to “the Hurtigruten Terminal”.
Luggage lockers are available in the terminal and cost NOK 30 (3 x 10 kr.) The terminal is staffed and open for luggage check-in from 1:00PM until 2:30PM. Passenger check-in begins at 3:00PM and boarding takes place from 4:00PM to 7:30PM. Cabins are available from 6:00PM. Please note that the latest check-in time in the terminal is at 7:30PM during the entire year for all voyages.
Onboard, you will be issued a cruise card which you can use to charge all purchases during your voyage. You must provide a Visa, American Express, Diners or MasterCard that is valid for at least 3 months after your trip date.
The final bill will be charged to your account in Norwegian Kronor (NOK).
ATM’s accepting most international debit and credit cards can be found in most towns and cities in Norway. Regrettably, currency exchange facilities do not exist aboard the ship.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are all included in your cruise fare (unless you have booked a port-to-port ticket). Beverages are available for purchase onboard but coffee and tea is complimentary.
Breakfast is usually served from 7:30AM (open seating), lunch from 12:00PM-1:00PM (open seating) and dinner from 6:30PM (assigned seating). During the high season, there may be two lunch and evening meal sittings – the times will be displayed on board. The voyage begins with a buffet dinner on departure from Bergen, and (for roundtrip voyages only) ends with brunch on the arrival day back in Bergen. Breakfast consists of a wide selection of cold meats, cheeses, eggs, cereals and fruit, with fresh-baked bread, pastries and often “sveler” (small pancakes) and waffles freshly cooked in the restaurant. The all-inclusive package includes a mixture of buffets and set menus for lunches and dinners, while for those guests who wish to enjoy an enhanced dining experience, the à la carte menu available for a small additional charge.
There are no doctors aboard the ships as typically there are many ports of call each day and medical assistance is seldom far away. Some crew members will be trained in first aid and in the most urgent cases, medivac evacuation is readily available.
By this point you will know that travelling on Hurtigruten is not like a conventional cruise, but rather a hybrid between a cargo ship, car and passenger ferry and cruise line. To this end, docking and departing, loading and unloading activities occur day-in and day-out, every single day. Some cabins, particularly on lower decks adjacent to the cargo doors, will experience noise. While most passengers take this in stride given the nature of the journey, if you are someone who is particularly bothered by this, then please make your concerns known at the time of booking so that we can endeavour to secure a cabin away from such areas. Please note that there is no part of any ship which is completely silent and noise free.
Most of the ships have a telephone in each cabin. Charges will vary depending on the destination called as it is obviously a ship-to-shore system.
Mobile phones will work in proximity to many of the ports along the way. Check with your mobile provider about roaming packages for Norway or alternatively, if your phone is unlocked, you can obtain a prepaid SIM card for Norway which will undoubtedly be considerably less expensive than any roaming plan if you plan to do a lot of phone calls or use a lot of internet data.
All ships have Wi-Fi although not all ships have Wi-Fi available in the cabins. Please contact us at the time of booking and we can advise if the ship you are considering has the facility you require.
Our ships are equipped with the latest in emergency communication, life boats and other equipment to deal with any kind of problematic event. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our office for more details.
There are currently no security threats in Norway, one of the safest countries in the world. |
Norwich City duo Alex Neil and Jacob Murphy nominated for monthly Championship awards
Norwich City first team manager Alex Neil was an interested spectator at Barnet on Tuesday night. Picture by Daniel Hambury/Focus Images Ltd ©Focus Images Limited www.focus-images.co.uk +447814 482222
Norwich City boss Alex Neil and in-form youngster Jacob Murphy have been nominated for September’s Sky Bet Championship Manager and Player of the Month awards.
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Neil is up again Newcastle United’s Rafa Benitez, Carlos Carvahal of Sheffield Wednesday and Reading’s Jaap Stam.
Murphy’s competition comes from Bristol City striker Tammy Abraham, central defender Shane Duffy, of Brighton, and Brentford’s Scott Hogan.
Neil has guided City to five wins – including the 2-0 Capital One Cup third round win at Premier League Everton – in a row, before the 4-3 defeat at Newcastle.
The Canaries are second in the table, with Newcastle third, Reading eighth and Sheffield Wednesday ninth.
The judging panel is made up of former Ipswich Town manager George Burley, Sky Sports’ EFL League expert Don Goodman, EFL marketing director Drew Barrand, League Managers’ Association director Olaf Dixon and Sky Bet Football trading manager Paul Lowery.
Four of Murphy’s five league goals came in September, making the 21-year-old one of the hottest properties in the Championship.
The judging panel for player of the month will be Goodman, Dixon and Lowery.
The winners of both awards will be announced tomorrow morning. |
Well Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) certainly knew how to make an entrance for PlayStation VR, showcasing the very first footage of Skyrim VR. But the the company wasn’t going to stop there releasing a trailer reel with none other than Square Enix’s Final Fantasy, in the form of Final Fantasy XV: Monster of the Deep.
Set in the Final Fantasy universe, the virtual reality (VR) videogame will actually be a sort of fishing title featuring characters from the series. In it, players will be able to jump in a boat or fish from the waters edge, but being Final Fantasy there isn’t just a few fish to capture. As the title name suggests, there are much bigger creatures underneath the shimmering water, with monsterous fish and much more besides.
Final Fantasy XV: Monster of the Deep is due to launch later this year in September 2017.
Other titles to appear during the showcase include two experiences from Supermassive Games: The Inpatient and Bravo Team, and Star Child from Playful.
For all the latest PlayStation VR news from E3 2017, keep reading VRFocus. |
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package net.i2p.util;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.util.zip.CRC32;
import java.util.zip.Deflater;
import java.util.zip.DeflaterOutputStream;
/**
* GZIP implementation per
* <a href="http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1952.html">RFC 1952</a>, reusing
* java's standard CRC32 and Deflater implementations. The main difference
* is that this implementation allows its state to be reset to initial
* values, and hence reused, while the standard GZIPOutputStream writes the
* GZIP header to the stream on instantiation, rather than on first write.
*
*/
public class ResettableGZIPOutputStream extends DeflaterOutputStream {
/** has the header been written out yet? */
private boolean _headerWritten;
/** how much data is in the uncompressed stream? */
private long _writtenSize;
private final CRC32 _crc32;
private static final boolean DEBUG = false;
public ResettableGZIPOutputStream(OutputStream o) {
super(o, new Deflater(9, true));
_crc32 = new CRC32();
}
/**
* Reinitialze everything so we can write a brand new gzip output stream
* again.
*/
public void reset() {
if (DEBUG)
System.out.println("Resetting (writtenSize=" + _writtenSize + ")");
def.reset();
_crc32.reset();
_writtenSize = 0;
_headerWritten = false;
}
private static final byte[] HEADER = new byte[] {
(byte)0x1F, (byte)0x8b, // magic bytes
0x08, // compression format == DEFLATE
0x00, // flags (NOT using CRC16, filename, etc)
0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, // no modification time available (don't leak this!)
0x02, // maximum compression
(byte)0xFF // unknown creator OS (!!!)
};
/**
* obviously not threadsafe, but its a stream, thats standard
*/
private void ensureHeaderIsWritten() throws IOException {
if (_headerWritten) return;
if (DEBUG) System.out.println("Writing header");
out.write(HEADER);
_headerWritten = true;
}
private void writeFooter() throws IOException {
// damn RFC writing their bytes backwards...
long crcVal = _crc32.getValue();
out.write((int)(crcVal & 0xFF));
out.write((int)((crcVal >>> 8) & 0xFF));
out.write((int)((crcVal >>> 16) & 0xFF));
out.write((int)((crcVal >>> 24) & 0xFF));
long sizeVal = _writtenSize; // % (1 << 31) // *redundant*
out.write((int)(sizeVal & 0xFF));
out.write((int)((sizeVal >>> 8) & 0xFF));
out.write((int)((sizeVal >>> 16) & 0xFF));
out.write((int)((sizeVal >>> 24) & 0xFF));
out.flush();
if (DEBUG) {
System.out.println("Footer written: crcVal=" + crcVal + " sizeVal=" + sizeVal + " written=" + _writtenSize);
System.out.println("size hex: " + Long.toHexString(sizeVal));
System.out.print( "size2 hex:" + Long.toHexString((int)(sizeVal & 0xFF)));
System.out.print( Long.toHexString((int)((sizeVal >>> 8) & 0xFF)));
System.out.print( Long.toHexString((int)((sizeVal >>> 16) & 0xFF)));
System.out.print( Long.toHexString((int)((sizeVal >>> 24) & 0xFF)));
System.out.println();
}
}
@Override
public void close() throws IOException {
finish();
super.close();
}
@Override
public void finish() throws IOException {
ensureHeaderIsWritten();
super.finish();
writeFooter();
}
@Override
public void write(int b) throws IOException {
ensureHeaderIsWritten();
_crc32.update(b);
_writtenSize++;
super.write(b);
}
@Override
public void write(byte buf[]) throws IOException {
write(buf, 0, buf.length);
}
@Override
public void write(byte buf[], int off, int len) throws IOException {
ensureHeaderIsWritten();
_crc32.update(buf, off, len);
_writtenSize += len;
super.write(buf, off, len);
}
/******
public static void main(String args[]) {
for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++)
test();
}
private static void test() {
byte b[] = "hi, how are you today?".getBytes();
try {
ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(64);
ResettableGZIPOutputStream o = new ResettableGZIPOutputStream(baos);
o.write(b);
o.finish();
o.flush();
byte compressed[] = baos.toByteArray();
ByteArrayOutputStream baos2 = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
SnoopGZIPOutputStream gzo = new SnoopGZIPOutputStream(baos2);
gzo.write(b);
gzo.finish();
gzo.flush();
long value = gzo.getCRC().getValue();
byte compressed2[] = baos2.toByteArray();
System.out.println("CRC32 values: Resettable = " + o._crc32.getValue()
+ " GZIP = " + value);
System.out.print("Resettable compressed data: ");
for (int i = 0; i < compressed.length; i++)
System.out.print(Integer.toHexString(compressed[i] & 0xFF) + " ");
System.out.println();
System.out.print(" GZIP compressed data: ");
for (int i = 0; i < compressed2.length; i++)
System.out.print(Integer.toHexString(compressed2[i] & 0xFF) + " ");
System.out.println();
GZIPInputStream in = new GZIPInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(compressed));
byte rv[] = new byte[128];
int read = in.read(rv);
if (!DataHelper.eq(rv, 0, b, 0, b.length))
throw new RuntimeException("foo, read=" + read);
else
System.out.println("match, w00t");
} catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); }
}
// just for testing/verification, expose the CRC32 values
private static final class SnoopGZIPOutputStream extends GZIPOutputStream {
public SnoopGZIPOutputStream(OutputStream o) throws IOException {
super(o);
}
public CRC32 getCRC() { return crc; }
}
******/
}
|
Montreal police say a tip from a citizen helped them find the man who was filmed targeting an Arabic-speaking woman and her two-year-old daughter with racial slurs and threats of sexual violence last month.
In a social media post, police say they have met with all parties involved and that the investigation is "taking its course."
Police offered no further details, citing privacy reasons.
The woman in the video was walking her daughter home from a daycare July 23 in the Ahuntsic—Cartierville borough when a man expressed dismay at hearing her speaking Arabic.
"I told him, 'The language I speak doesn't concern you,'" the woman recounted in an interview. CBC News agreed to withhold her identity for safety reasons.
She said the man was further enraged by her comment. He made racist remarks and moved toward the woman and her daughter, raising his hand in a threatening manner.
At that moment, another woman who was leaving the daycare intervened and began recording the interaction. |
Back to Zagreb! I didn't relax as much as could, but time was not on my side this time. Or should I say again?
Terraneo festival did amazing job, but i've also learned something about me. Unfortunately, camping is not best type of holiday to spent for- sun in our tent was killing me, our neighbours were too loud for my taste, i couldn't sleep, i couldn't do hygiene habbits the way i used at home, we ate cans for five days and so on. On the other hand, the concert shows were awesome! I literally cried when I've heard Slow Show!
One day we went to old town Šibenik and discovered amazing graveyard- there were a magnificent sea-view at the top of it! So when I got back to normal life, i had to visit Mirogoj again, the most beautiful graveyard in the city.
I'm wearing my friend's old wedding dress at which i fell in love at the first sight! An i couldn't resist not to wear it immediately! But i'm thinking to resize it little bit- maybe make it shorter. Or leave it long but with short sleeves. Or just leave it the way it is. What do you think?
Yes, being in a tent isn't that great - especially for the hygiene conscious! I spent a few days in a tent and the weather was all muddy and I was sleeping next to pools of muddy water and felt gross all the time. I'm sorry that you didn't relax as much as you could have done on holiday.
I love your dress, it's such a lovely colour and looks really striking on you. |
Pharmacologic approaches for treating cancer have traditionally relied on the use of various single agent systemic therapies (monotherapies). An archetypical example is chemotherapy, which utilizes broadly cytotoxic drugs that target rapidly dividing cells, including alkylating agents like dacarbazine (DTIC) or temozolomide (TMZ), or mitotic inhibitors like paclitaxel, to inhibit or kill the rapidly growing cells typical of cancer. Tumors may not be completely responsive to such monotherapy, either due to their high collateral systemic toxicity necessitating lower, even sub-therapeutic doses or development of tumor resistance that circumvents the activity of the monotherapy agent. More advanced chemotherapy strategies have been developed that are predicated on use of multiple agents in a combination therapy that simultaneously attack the tumor along multiple of biochemical pathways. Many of these regimens, such as the combination of doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine and DTIC for Hodgkin's lymphoma, have been developed through empirical testing. Because of the inherent limitations of their individual pharmacologic components, such approaches remain relatively non-specific with high morbidity, allowing considerable room for improvement in terms of efficacy and safety.
Targeting cancers based on their selective overexpression of certain cell-surface receptors or reliance on specific signaling or metabolic pathways, in particular aberrant pathways present in certain cancers, provides another point of attack. For instance, it has been found that some cancers harbor mutations in certain protein kinases, such as those encoded by the serine/threonine-protein kinase B-Raf gene (BRAF), that are involved in cell signaling and hyperproliferative growth, thereby serving an oncogene role. Targeting these pathways through the use of inhibitors has proven attractive, at least initially, in controlling cancers by staving off the oncolytic signaling. A similar approach based on targeting overexpression of certain receptors, such as epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) or vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), provides the basis for damping the oncolytic activity of these receptors, for instance by use of antibodies to the targeted receptors (or by use of agents that inhibit the signaling stimulated by these receptors). Unfortunately, as in the case of conventional chemotherapy, these receptors and pathways may play important physiologic roles peripheral to the tumor, leading to toxicity upon their targeting, while the targeted cells also may develop resistance by harnessing alternate biochemical processes or proliferating via selection of resistant clonal subpopulations of tumor cells. Thus, the challenges posed by these types of targeted therapies are substantially similar to those posed by conventional chemotherapy.
In a growing number of oncology indications it is now clear that cancerous tumors employ various methods to evade detection as aberrant tissue and to reduce immune system competency, thereby avoiding potential identification and destruction by the patient's immune system. As a consequence, a number of approaches have been developed to enhance the capability of the patient's immune system to detect and destroy cancers. For example, the anti-CTLA-4 (cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen 4) antibodies ipilimumab and tremelimumab are designed to counter downregulation of the immune system by blocking CTLA-4 activity and thus augmenting T-cell response against cancer. Alternate approaches may utilize agents that stimulate certain components of the immune system (i.e., upregulation), including administering non-specific cytokines (such as interleukin 1, 2, or 6, “IL-1”, “IL-2” or “IL-6”; interferon-alpha or gamma, “IFN-α” and “IFN-γ”; and granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor, “GM-CSF”), or that attempt to provoke a tumor-specific immune response to certain tumor antigens, such as dendritic cell vaccines and antibodies against specific tumor antigens and even adoptive T-cell therapy. Additional approaches have attempted to elicit systemic response following repeated inoculation of tumors with certain immunostimulatory agents, such as an intralesional vaccine containing an oncolytic herpes virus encoding GM-CSF or a plasmid encoding human leukocyte antigen-B7 and beta-2 microglobulin agent designed to express allogeneic major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I antigens. For various reasons including, but not limited to, potential systemic toxicity of these immunomodulating agents, differential expression of the targeted moieties or responsiveness of clonal subpopulations, increase of tumor burden during therapy induction, and development of resistance against the selected mode of attack, current regimens may not result in as robust an immune response as desired, again allowing considerable room for improvement in terms of efficacy and safety.
In a growing number of oncology indications it is now clear that cancerous tumors employ various methods to evade detection as aberrant tissue and to reduce immune system competency, thereby avoiding potential identification and destruction by the patient's immune system. As a consequence, a number of approaches have been developed to enhance the capability of the patient's immune system to detect and destroy cancers. For example, the anti-CTLA-4 (cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen 4) antibodies ipilimumab and tremelimumab are designed to counter down-regulation of the immune system by blocking CTLA-4 activity and thus augmenting T-cell response against cancer. Alternate approaches may utilize agents that stimulate certain components of the immune system (i.e., up-regulation), including administering non-specific cytokines (such as interleukin 1, 2, or 6, “IL-1”, “IL-2” or “IL-6”; interferon-alpha or gamma, “IFN-.alpha.” and “IFN-.gamma.”; and granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor, “GM-CSF”), or that attempt to provoke a tumor-specific immune response to certain tumor antigens, such as dendritic cell vaccines and antibodies against specific tumor antigens and even adoptive T-cell therapy. Additional approaches have attempted to elicit systemic response following repeated inoculation of tumors with certain immunostimulatory agents, such as an intralesional vaccine containing an oncolytic herpes virus encoding GM-CSF or a plasmid encoding human leukocyte antigen-B7 and beta-2 microglobulin agent designed to express allogeneic major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I antigens. For various reasons including, but not limited to, potential systemic toxicity of these immunomodulating agents, differential expression of the targeted moieties or responsiveness of clonal subpopulations, increase of tumor burden during therapy induction, and development of resistance against the selected mode of attack, current regimens may not result in as robust an immune response as desired, again allowing considerable room for improvement in terms of efficacy and safety.
Further complicating the therapeutic challenge, tumors that shrink gradually over a long period of time and slowly release immunoreactive tumor materials in response to any of these conventional systemic therapies may fail to trigger a potent protective response and can instead facilitate reduced antitumor immunity. This phenomenon is similar to that underlying low dose therapies for allergies whereby the host is repeatedly exposed to low doses of antigenic material over a prolonged period, eliciting tolerance by causing the immune system to identify these persistent “background” antigens as “self” (i.e., a normal part of the host). In a similar fashion, the slow, low dose release of tumor antigens to the immune system in response to many systemic therapies may deceive the immune system into tolerance toward tumor antigens thereby reducing or negating possible antitumor response, potentially prolonging tumor survival, and allowing continued metastatic spread.
An alternate class of therapies is predicated on physical restriction of delivery of the therapeutic modality to diseased tissue. These localized therapies attempt to maximize potency of the therapy within tumor tissue while reducing systemic exposure. Approaches include physical or chemical disruption of tumors using intralesional methods, such as percutaneous ethanol injection therapy (PEIT) and radiofrequency (RF) ablation, and locoregional delivery of potent cytotoxic agents, such as isolated limb perfusion (ILP), isolated limb infusion (ILI) or percutaneous hepatic perfusion (PHP), with melphalan (an alkylating agent) or similar agents. While these approaches are often quite effective in maximizing pharmacologic activity against the treated tumor, they have generally exhibited many of the same limitations of systemic therapies due to the inherent shortcomings of the underlying therapeutic modality, including limited specificity for the targeted cancer with significant locoregional toxicity, and minimal impact on systemic disease, particularly for those approaches having no mechanism for immune stimulation against the treated tumor.
The use of cancer-specific cytotoxic agents delivered via an intralesional (IL) route (i.e., IL chemoablation) is a novel hybrid approach that has been described by one or more of the present inventors (for example in U.S. Pat. No. 7,648,695, U.S. Ser. No. 11/951,800 and U.S. Ser. No. 12/315,781, which are incorporated herein in their entirety). This approach maximizes local efficacy against injected tumors while minimizing systemic exposure of the patient to the injected agent and resultant potential for systemic adverse effects. One or more of the present inventors have shown that IL use of a certain specific class of agent (for example certain formulations of certain halogenated xanthenes, exemplified by a 10% (w/v) solution of rose bengal disodium in saline, termed “PV-10” and undergoing clinical testing for treatment of metastatic melanoma, breast carcinoma and hepatocellular carcinoma) can elicit not only highly specific ablation of the injected lesion but also an antitumor immune response (“bystander effect”) that can augment local efficacy in the injected tumor and lead to spontaneous regression of uninjected tumors. Nonclinical evidence indicates that high levels of granulocytes (such as basophils, eosinophils and mast cells) may be expressed in the tissue surrounding tumors, indicating that the host is attempting to mount a non-specific immune response to tumor tissue. Treatment of tumors with PV-10 can lead to modulation of this response to one that is more specific and effective (for example, by recruiting mononuclear tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, TILs, or macrophages into and around the tumor). It is likely that acute tumor disruption resulting from IL chemoablation with PV-10 releases sequestered, intact tumor antigens to local antigen-presenting cells (APCs), facilitating modulation of the immune response and presentation of appropriate antigenic targets to T and B-cells. Collateral destruction of granulocytes surrounding the tumor may precipitate chemokine release and local inflammation, and may serve an adjuvant role in promoting specific antitumor response. In situ destruction of the injected tumor assures presentation of tumor antigens in their natural context, thereby maximizing potential response of the immune system to the treated tumor and to tumors bearing the same immunologic signature. Since immune response is proportional to the intensity and duration of the insult to the host, the acute exposure achieved through IL chemoablation is immunologically advantageous relative to the lesser intensity insult produced by a systemic therapy that is spread out over a long duration, and this acute exposure potentially vaccinates the patient against the treated tumor.
Acute ablation of the injected tumor also quickly reduces tumor burden, which may be augmented by injecting all or a substantial fraction of a patient's tumors, either in a single treatment session or a series of treatments fractionated over a period of days or weeks. This may reduce the level of immune suppression exerted by the patient's tumor mass, leading to improved ability of their immune system to mount a successful attack against remaining tumor tissue. The inherent suitability of IL chemoablation for use against large or multiple cancerous lesions, when present, may further enhance outcome by facilitating in situ inoculation against potentially distinct clonal subpopulations in different tumors (or even within individual tumors) that may arise during tumor growth and metastasis.
While IL chemoablation overcomes many of the shortcomings of prior therapeutic modalities (for example by achieving rapid reduction in tumor burden, maximizing acute exposure to intact tumor antigens in an appropriate context, and affording minimal potential for systemic adverse effects) one or more of the present inventors have found that it may not be ideal for all cancer cases, particularly certain advanced cases having rapidly proliferating tumors, those with widely disseminated disease and those that present in forms that are difficult to fully infiltrate with the IL agent. Accordingly, additional advancements are needed in the fields of oncology and improved therapeutic regimens therefore. |
Q:
Why htaccess starts with dot
I am studying the apache's .htaccess file and understands the concepts behind it. I followed some good tutorials/articles but there is no any clear explanation of it that why htaccess started with dot (.htaccess).
Any suggestions?
A:
These types of files are called Dot Files.
A file that starts with a dot denotes a hidden file, which is generally used for configuration purposes. You can find a list of other common Dot Files here.
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On *nix systems, a . at the beginning of a filename means that it is a hidden file. I'd assume that apache means to signal that this is not a normal page of the website, hence uses a hidden file.
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an electronic device which is provided with a calendar display.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Handy type electronic organizers or electronic memorandum pad having a schedule control function are provided with a calendar display unit so that an operator can enter information relating to a date in the schedule into the electronic device and note the date by reading the calendar display unit.
In such a calendar function, day and month for one month are displayed on the calendar display unit based on the day and month information counted by a clock circuit in the electronic memorandum pad. One example of the calendar display is shown in FIG. 6(a). The operator can know which day of the week the day on the schedule is and that the day on the schedule is a holiday or a normal working day by looking at the calendar display unit.
In the conventional electronic memorandum pads with the calendar display, only one month calendar can be displayed. Therefore, it is impossible to know that the day designated by the operator (the day designated by a cursor or the like of the electronic note) corresponds to how many days from the beginning of that year or how many days are there until the designated day or how many weeks are there until the week to which the designated day belongs from the beginning of the year. In order to know the information mentioned above, it is necessary to count the days or week by the operator displaying the calendar of every month on the display unit. Such a operation is troublesome. |
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On 30-31st of January 2019, the training course “Evidence-based best practices on entry/exit screening for infectious diseases in humans” took place at, in Luxembourg, organized by European commission DG SANTE, Chafea and the consortium of University of Thessaly, Robert Koch Institute and the National Institute for Public Health and the environment.
The Executive Board (EB), 144th session takes place this week from 24 Jan-1 Feb. The Executive Board is composed of 34 technically qualified members elected for three-year terms. The annual Board meeting is held in January when the members agree upon the agenda for the World Health Assembly and the resolutions to be considered by the Health Assembly. The main functions of the Board are to implement the decisions and policies of the Health Assembly, and advise and generally to facilitate its work.
Weekly Epidemiological Record published on 18 January 2019 is available at: https://www.who.int/wer/2019/wer9403/en/Content:- Application of social science in the response to Ebola, Équateur Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo - Lessons learnt from Ebola virus disease surveillance in Équateur Province, May–July 2018 - Preventing the international spread of Ebola virus by comprehensive, risk-informed measures at points of entry and compliance with the International Health Regulations (2005) |
"One, two, three, four." "And skip, two, three, four." "And turn, two, three, four." "I don't like this part." "Well, honey, if you spot the wall, then you won't get dizzy." "Here, watch daddy, okay?" "Oh." "How cool would it be if you turned into wonder woman right now?" "Can't even talk about it." "Oh, it's the adoption agency." "Oh, my gosh." "It is?" "!" "It is?" "!" "It is?" "!" "Cam, you need to stop doing that." "Last time, they were just calling to confirm our billing address." "Hello?" " Uh-huh." " "Uh-huh" what?" "Yep." " Really?" " "Really" what?" "That-- that mother from Calexico, she picked us." " She did?" " Uh-huh." "She-- she went into early labor." "She's having the baby today." " She is?" "!" " Uh-huh." "We have to go to Calexico right now." " We do?" "!" " Just assume everything I say is the truth." "Okay, yeah." "Okay." "Oh, okay, yes." "Well, thank you so much." "Okay, bye." "Um... we're getting a baby today." "Oh, my gosh!" "Oh, my gosh!" "Ohh!" "Wait, wait, wait." "What do we do about Lily's recital?" "Um... well, you know what?" "We'll-- we'll just sit her down." "We'll-- we'll tell her." "We'll-- We'll give her a popsicle." " She'll be fine." " Yeah, l" " We have to do this." " Okay, okay." "Yeah, you're right um, all right, I'm gonna go dig up the old car seat." "And listen, let's just..." "Take a deep breath before we tell anyone, okay?" "Yeah." "Jay!" "Manny!" "Good news!" "Mitch and Cam are getting a new baby today!" "How's that giant fence working out for ya?" "It's Claire." "Hello?" "Did you hear?" "Hey, Claire." "You are driving to some California border town to adopt a baby, and I have to hear about it from Gloria?" "I was outside for two minutes." "I kept it in as long as I could." "We're having a baby!" "Oh, my God." "Oh, ho ho ho!" "What the heck is that?" "What?" "!" "We're back." " We got Alex the cutest prom dress." " Show your dad." "Hey." "Well, I don't like how far down that zipper goes, but on the plus side, it looks water-resistant." "I can't believe Haley's not going to the prom and Alex is." "What's that supposed to mean?" "I know I keep saying it, Haley, but you should be going." "It's a major moment in a teenager's life, and you're missing it." "Proms are lame." "It's just an excuse for dressed up dorks to ride in limos and hump each other." "Okay." "Now I don't like the idea of Alex going." "Sweetie, I think we're fine." "It's-- it's Alex." "What's that supposed to mean?" "It means you're a geek." "You know what?" "You know what?" "I might just go crazy tonight and-- and-- and hook up all over him." "Mm-hmm." "Okay." "Why are you laughing?" "That's not funny." "I'm not even gonna wear my glasses!" "Oh." " I feel better now." " Mm." "All right, I'm going to the mall." "Um, we need to talk, honey." "We're worried about you." "You haven't heard back from the college that wait-listed you, and all the rest of your friends have." "And now you're just wasting time at the mall." "For your information," "I've already filled out and dropped off my community college application." "And plus also" "I'm going to the mall because I have a job interview." " What?" " Really?" "My guidance counselor suggested I take a gap year." "You know, a year between high school and college were you take some courses, have some life experiences, and get inspired." "And obviously, work at the GAP." "The first step in plane building" "Organize the parts." "You got your power plant." "You got your fuselage." "You got your control surfaces." "What's that?" "A charcuterie." "You got your prosciutto, your pancetta, your salami." "That's charcuterie?" "I've been avoiding that on menus for years." "They're killing themselves with that name." "They're here!" "They're here!" " Hi!" " Hi!" "Thank you so much for doing this." "Thank you." "Thank you." " Of course." " Okay, so her recital's at 6:00." "That's the address." "Here's her outfit." " Mm-hmm." " This is our camcorder." "Get the whole show and some backstage color." "Guys, you wanna take our charcuterie for the road?" "Bup, bup, bup, bup." "They're good." "We may need that." "Hello?" "Yeah, um..." "H-hold on one second." "I think it's the baby's family." "They're speaking Spanish." "I" "Hola, soy Cameron. ¿Cómo está?" "Uh, b" " Excuse me." "Could you s" "Could you slow down just a little bit?" "What does frenético mean?" " It's when" " Or just let her do it." " Yeah." "There you go." " Okay." "Hello?" "Sí, sí." "Yo los puedo ayudar..." "I was doing fine." "He thinks he's some sort of an expert because for the past two weeks, he's been watching this ridiculous Spanish soap opera." ""Fire And Ice"?" "Don't say a word about the ending of last night's episode." "G-Gloria watches that." "You'll ruin it." "Sí." "Van a estar esperando su llamada, muchísimas gracias." "Mm." " It was the mother's sister Juanita." " Yeah." "She said that she doesn't know the exact hospital yet, but that she will call you, like, in the next hour." "Oh, thank you, Gloria." "I-I hate to ask this of you, but would you mind coming with us?" "We need someone who actually knows how to speak Spanish." "Frío." "Muy frío." "Ay, yes, of course!" "I would love to!" "Thank you!" "Thank you!" "I'm gonna grab my stuff, and we go, okay?" "All right, sweetheart." "All right, come here." "Mmm." " Daddies gotta go, okay?" " All right." "Okay, we're so sorry we're missing your recital, sweetie." "But you know what?" "You're getting a brand-new baby brother!" " Cam, come on." "Come on." " Mwah!" "Okay." "All right, breathe, breathe, breathe." "Ciao, Jay!" "Ciao, Manny!" "I see you later, okay?" "What just happened here?" "I have to go to the bathroom." " She's talking to you." " You wanna take that?" "Always keep the rhythm in your feet." "Then we're gonna add just a little party in the shoulders." "All right?" "Now let's get those arms going." "No, no, no." "Arms down here says, "I'm white and I'm sorry,"" "but arms up here says, "You don't know what I am."" "I-I don't." "You're never gonna believe it!" "You're never gonna believe it!" "You're never gonna believe it!" "Guess who got a job!" "I did!" "Oh, shoot." "I just told you." " Oh!" "Honey, congratulations!" " That's amazing!" "You got a job!" "And what is all this?" "I stopped by the grocery store to get some stuff for dinner." "You know where the grocery store is?" "Yes, mother." "I'm celebrating by making dinner for me and Dylan tonight." "Would you and dad like to join us?" " What's happening?" " I don't know." "Tonight at dinner," "I'm telling my parents the biggest news of all." "After graduation, I'm moving in with someone." "And his name is me." "Watch me dance." "Honey, you don't need to practice anymore." "The turning, the jumping, the little bird thing" "You've got it." "What's this?" "Sweetie, please don't play with the pieces." "I've told you, they're very delicate." "What are you building?" "It's a model of a plane that was built for Amelia Earhart." "Why?" "Because she wanted to fly around the world." "Why?" "Because she problem needed to get away from her kids." " Why?" " You know how to stop this?" "I'm on it." "Lily, we really need you to let us concentrate for a few minutes, okay?" "Your hair is weird." "Um, now I'm flustered." "Oh, you look adorable!" ""Adorable"?" "I'm not a puppy." "Oh, honey, it was meant as a compliment." "Claire, I got this." "Honey, you look super sexy." "Ew." "Well, we tried everything." "Oh, good-bye!" "Wait!" "Wait, wait!" "We wanna meet this Casanova." "Oh, no, parents aren't really his scene." "Alex, open the door." "We are going to get a picture." "Fine." "You..." "look... flawless." "Thanks." "Did I not say coral was the color for you?" "Look what it does for your skin." " Hi!" " Hi, buddy." "Hi." "Yes, my bad boy prom date is gay." "He just doesn't know it yet, so I'm basically his beard." "Pre-beard." "His stubble." "Okay, say "cheese"!" "Cheese." "Okay, now one with flash." " Cheese." " Cheese!" "Okay, I think you got the picture." "Well, you guys have fun." "Do you want me to touch up your hair, honey?" "Oh, no, I'm good." "Ay, please stop driving the car like a snake." "It's making me nauseating." "Well, uh, if you want to switch places, there's plenty of room to stretch out back here." "Yeah, that's why we traded our old prius in for the new one." "You know, bigger family, bigger backseat." "You can fit two car seats and a prize-winning pig back there." "Please don't put a pig in the backseat with our children." "I'm not being literal." "It's a unit of measurement we used on the farm." "You know, like, "that bed's a double-pigger."" "Oh, uh, sorry." "Maybe think about something else." "You know, I missed "Fire And Ice" on Monday." "What happened?" "My guess is a bunch of ridiculous plot turns done by overwrought actors who are impossibly good-looking." " Don't listen to him." " Nothing, really." "Antonio hired a hooker to marry his father so that he can get back the money, but the hooker ended up being his long lost sister, the former beauty queen." "Oh." "Well, I stand uncorrected." "Ay, please just drive straighter." "Oh, sorry." "Are my pinkies up again?" "I" " They do that when I get excited." "Down, girls!" "Well, Alex should be hitting the dance floor right about now." "Must be fun." "Really, dad, let it go." "I'm sorry, sweetie." "I'm just sad you're missing it." "I can still totally picture my prom night." "My date was Angela Wilkins." "My dad dressed as a limo driver and spoke with a British accent." "He even announced our arrival." ""Sir Philliam Dunphy and the Lady Wilkins!"" " Ahem." " All the cool kids were totally laughing with us." "Oh, I'm just so glad we met after that." "Oh." " Me, too." " Mhmm." "Wonder what ever happened to Angela?" "You don't know?" "I haven't seen her in over 20 years, but that's what's special about prom." "No matter what..." "The Lady Wilkins and I will always have that night." "Wow." "Hmm." "Oh, no, no, no!" "We got this." " We'll clean." " Oh." "Uh..." " Oh." " You're cleaning up?" "What kind of day is this?" "Cam and Mitch get a new son, we get a new daughter." "That was really fun, you guys." " Yes." " Yeah, and next time, we'll just do it at our place." "I'm in." "Just give me a heads-up." ""Our place"?" "What?" "What?" "Um, well, since I have a job now and I'm going to community college, uh, Dylan and I were thinking that, you know, we would get an apartment together." " What?" " Are you doing sex?" "Luke, can we have a minute, please?" " Um..." " Listen..." "I know that you're concerned, but I'm designing t-shirts now, and they're gonna be huge." "Also medium and small." "Dylan, would you excuse us for a moment so we can talk to Haley?" "Sure, but you stay." "I'll go." "Mm." "Hi." "Uh, uh, buenos noches." "Uh, uh, we're looking for..." "Uh, English?" "Uh, well, Juanita." "We're looking for Juanita." " ¡Hola!" " Hi." "Mitchell y Cameron?" "Ah, she says, "Hello, Mitch and Cameron."" "I think we got that." "Ay, you brought me here." "El bebé nació hace media hora y se encuentra perfectamente de salud." "Siete libras con cuatro onzas." "Es hermoso, tiene el pelo grueso y los ojos grandes y cafecitos." "Ay, ¡qué bueno!" "Did you get that, too?" "Yeah, a lot of it." "Mm-hmm." "Just..." "Just tell us." "The baby was born half-hour ago, that he's in perfect health." "He was 7 pounds, 4 ounces, with thick hair and brown eyes." "That's so good!" "So good." "Juanita!" "Padre. ¿qué hace usted acá?" "Ven acá." " Vengo con un serio aviso, mi niña." " Perdone." "Gloria, what's going on?" "I don't know." "The priest comes with great warning." "That can't be good." "Shh!" "Something about the grandmother." "She's sick." "Ohh." " But now she's better." " Oh." " And now she knows!" " Knows what?" "Tú." "Tú hiciste esto." "Tú le dijiste a mi abuela acerca del bebé." " ¿Por qué haría yo tal cosa?" " Porque Carlos me escogió a mí... en vez de a ti como su amante." "What was that for?" "!" "The nurse stole her grandmother's almonds." "No, the nurse is mad at Juanita because Juanita stole her lover, and Juanita is mad at the nurse because the nurse told the grandmother about the baby!" " Our baby?" " Our baby?" "We're both thinking it." "I'm just gonna say it." "Lily's dance is not up to the standard of what we just saw." "In my head, I'm golfing right now." "Hi, Mr. Pritchett?" "I'm Lily's dance teacher Lucy." "We have a little bit of an issue." "Lily doesn't want to perform." "Oh, the poor thing." " You get the kid, I'll get the car." " Oh, no." "It's really important for Lily's self-esteem that she go on." "I think one of you should talk to her." "You know she stinks, right?" "And I think it should be you." "Lily." "Your teacher tells me you don't want to dance." "Is that true?" "But you were so good back at the house when you were practicing." "I wanna go home, to my house." "Ah, to your house, huh?" "Are you sad your dads aren't here?" "Yeah." "Well, I know they're sad to miss this, but they're getting you that baby brother." "That's good, right?" "You know, honey, your dads are gonna love you just as much when you get this brother." "Trust me." "I first had your aunt Claire, and then your dad came along, and I loved them just the same, no matter what he tells you." "You believe me?" "Close enough." "So what do you say?" "You gonna go out there and dance for everybody?" "No." "Honey, there must be something I can do to get you out there." "Come dance with me, grandpa." "No, honey, that's not gonna happen." "How about I give you 50 bucks?" "I don't see why I can't do this." "I'm totally getting my life together." "Uh, allow me, if you will, to paint an accurate picture of this life" " yeah." " ..." "You think you want, okay?" "Um, at first, it's a blast" "Buying a dish rack, hanging a sheet up to turn one room into two." "Allen-wrenching a bookcase called a Nurnk..." "Mm-hmm." "Because you couldn't afford the Sklurg." "But then..." "Then those bills start rolling in..." "So you gotta pick up some extra shifts." " Yeah." " And suddenly..." "Uh-oh, what's that?" "You're pregnant." "Should've been safe." "Ooh, and you're stressed and exhausted." "You've got a garage filled with unsold huge t-shirts." "And, honey, if you think this kind of stress is not gonna take its toll on that body and that face, think again." "Good-bye, beautiful skin." "Farewell, silky hair." "And hello, Alex's hand-me-downs, 'cause you can't afford to shop." " Good one." " Mm-hmm." "Do you think that this is gonna work out?" "Yes." "Well, for my parents, I mean." "For you?" "No." "God." "I just wanna live with Haley so bad." "It's like, I missed all this time with her in Wyoming." "Then I thought I was gonna lose her again to college." "Don't worry." "I got your back, buddy." "That's not gonna happen." "What does that mean?" "Dylan, shut the door." "The bedroom door." "Excuse me." "Excuse me." "Okay." "We're very confused." "Can somebody please just tell us what's happening?" "Somebody told the grandmother about the baby, and she wasn't supposed to know." "If you ask me, it was the sexy priest." "Enough!" "It wasn't the priest." "It was me." "Eduardo!" "Oh!" "Ay!" "Ay!" "Oh!" "What's happening?" "Yes, I am alive." "And I may be just a ranch hand, but I'm the one that told your abuela about the baby." "I told her because I swore to your mother to look after your family." "Your mother..." "Was my lover." "¿qué?" "Ay, wait a minute." "Now I go from English to Spanish." "Que él no está muerto..." "C-can we please just see our baby?" "No!" " ¿Abuela?" " ¿Abuela?" "¿Cómo te atreves a ocultar esto de mí?" "El bebé es mi familia, y no va a ser educado por extraños." "She's saying that she's going to raise the baby." "No." "Cam." "Guess what?" "Suddenly, you're 60 years old, wandering toothless and alone in a postapocalyptic wasteland." "Wait a second." "How did Dylan get the nuclear codes again?" "During the robot wars." "Okay, I think your father might have gotten a little bit off-track here." "Honey, listen, the point is, the choices you make today" "No, no, the point is, is that it doesn't have to turn out so bad." "She's right." "It doesn't." "Luke?" "This came yesterday." "What is it?" "It's from that college." "You got in, Haley." " Oh, d" " Oh, my God." " You got into college?" " What?" "!" " Oh, my God!" "Oh, my God!" "Aah!" " That's amazing!" "Oh!" "It came yest-- Yesterday?" "Luke, why were you hiding this?" "I don't know." "Do you not want her to go to college?" "I don't care." "Aw!" "You're gonna miss me!" "Shut up!" "I am not!" "I'm never telling you anything again." "Sorry, little dude, but she's gotta go to college, even if that means that she can't live with me." "Oh, Dylan." "Could you do one thing for me, though?" "Could you take me to your prom?" " Really?" " Yeah." "I mean, if you go off to college and you don't come back here," "I want you to remember me." "I wanna be your Angela Wilkins." "Oh." " Mom?" " Yes." "Can I borrow that purple dress I said you were too old for?" "Mm, in spite of that, yeah." "Yeah." " Hey, buddy." " Mr. D." "Do you have a tuxedo I could borrow?" "Yeah, sure." "I mean, it's the tux I got married in, so it's double-breasted." "Perfect." "So am I." "Okay." "I'm going to get something for my stomach." "Oh, come on, swipe." "Swipe!" "M-Mitchell, I need your help." "It won't swipe, and I'm in no condition to "see cashier."" "Mitchell." "Mitchell." "Mitchell?" "Mitch--Mitchell!" "Where are you going?" "!" "I'm just sick of it, Cam." "Mitchell." "Mitchell, come back here and talk to me." "There are coyotes out here and-- and meth addicts!" "Every time, Cam." "Every time someone says that we're getting a-a baby," "I get my hopes up and then..." "And then when it all falls apart, I..." "We just have to go through the whole thing again." "And then meanwhile, the child that we do have is-- is at a recital, and-- and we're missing it." "I know." "I'm as frustrated as you are." "Are you?" "Because I-I don't" "I don't know how much more of this I can take." "I am" " I am so tired and-- and just disappointed." "And..." "I'm just tired." "Then let's take a break." "Really?" "It must be exhausting, always keeping it together for the both of us." "Oh." "And I'm tired, too." "I think I'm lying on a rock." "I'm lying next to my rock." "There's certain moments in life that you never forget," "like when I held Manny in my arms for the very first time." "I was nervous." "I didn't know what I was doing." "What do you think?" " You guys look amazing." " Oh, our little girl!" "And I was so excited to see him grow up." " Bye, sweetie." " Have fun, man." "She's asleep." "I tell you, kid, I'm too old for this." "You and me both." "And the more he becomes the little man I know today, the more I know I would do it all over again..." "Which is good, because I'm going to do it all over again." "Turns out that I wasn't carsick." "I'm pregnant." "Okay, Luke," " let's see what else you've been hiding from us." " Okay, fine." "Here's a bill for the birdhouse I blew up at the Dude Ranch." "You blew up a birdhouse?" "Let's hold all questions until the end." "Here's dad's jury duty thing for the day we went to Disneyland." "I didn't want you to cancel the trip." "Good call." "Here's a coupon for a gun range for mom." "I don't know what that's about." "I don't know either." "It's..." " Report card." " Mm-hmm." "Report card." "Notice from the city to take down the tree house or be fined $25 a day..." "Report card." "Red light ticket from when me and Manny stole that..." |
Three thousand years ago on a battlefield in ancient Palestine, a shepherd boy felled a mighty warrior with nothing more than a stone and a sling, and ever since then the names of David and Goliath have stood for battles between underdogs and giants. David's victory was improbable and miraculous. Hehave won.Or should he have?In, Malcolm Gladwellchallenges how we think about obstacles and disadvantages, offering a new interpretation of what it means to be discriminated against, or cope with a disability, or lose a parent, or attend a mediocre school, or suffer from any number of other apparent setbacks.Gladwell begins with thestory of what happened between the giant and the shepherd boy those many years ago. From there,examines Northern Ireland's Troubles, the minds of cancer researchers and civil rights leaders, murder and the high costs of revenge, and the dynamics of successful and unsuccessful classrooms---all to demonstrate how much of what is beautiful and important in the world arises from what looks like suffering and adversity.In the tradition of Gladwell's previous bestsellers---anddraws upon history, psychology, and powerful storytelling to reshape the way we think of the world around us. |
Autophagy delivers misfolded secretory proteins accumulated in endoplasmic reticulum to vacuoles in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae.
Autophagy is a conserved intracellular degradation process of eukaryotic cells. In filamentous fungi, although autophagy has been reported to have multiple physiological roles, it is not clear whether autophagy is involved in the degradation of misfolded proteins. Here, we investigated the role of autophagy in the degradation of misfolded secretory proteins accumulated in endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae. In late-phase cultures, a disulfide bond-deleted mutant of the secretory protein α-amylase AmyB fused with mDsRed that had accumulated in the ER was subsequently delivered to vacuoles, whereas wild-type AmyB-mDsRed was predominantly located at cell walls and septa. To examine the involvement of autophagy in the delivery of mutant AmyB to vacuoles, mutant AmyB-EGFP was expressed in an A. oryzae autophagy-deficient strain (ΔAoatg8). Microscopic examination revealed that the protein delivery to vacuoles did not occur in the absence of autophagic activity, with mutant AmyB-mDsRed forming large spherical structures surrounded by ER membrane. Hence, we conclude that autophagy is responsible for the delivery of misfolded secretory proteins accumulated in the ER to vacuoles for degradation during late-growth phase in A. oryzae. This is the first study to provide evidence that autophagy plays a role in the degradation of misfolded secretory proteins in filamentous fungi. |
Media briefs: News loves News … wordless columns … counting up to 86%
Rupert Murdoch is a visionary, says his employee. Plus other media tidbits of the day.
Ain’t that good News. There are few things more joyful in Australian media than seeing how many twists News Corp can get into reporting on itself. Thus, Prince Rupert announces that his papers would be printed for “decades” more to come, which is covered breathlessly by The Australian, after which media editor Sharri Markson writes a comment about the story about Rupert talking about the paper she’s writing in. It’s difficult to know what is more gobsmacking about Markson’s report. Is it her Google Translate version of English prose — “reports to talk it down are exaggerated”, “he has proved correct” — or her mixed/incorrect metaphors, with the observation that “[Channel] Ten’s flailing ratings do not sign the death-knell for free-to-air television”? Neither. It’s this, which would raise a blush in the cheeks of the editor of the Pyongyang Times:
“Being engaging and innovative in the digital space, while still selling millions of newspapers, is critical to the success of News Corp, unlike its one-time Australian competitor Fairfax, and is a reflection on Rupert Murdoch, the most successful publisher the world has ever seen. Murdoch has proved himself a visionary in a media industry largely populated by lesser executives who show more reservation than courage, more anxiety than insight and more uncertainty than solutions.”
Visionary, yes. Takes a far-seeing man to buy Myspace, back the Iraq War or ping the Muslim terrorists who got MH370. For all the breathless celebration, the equation is pretty simple: the tabloids make money, the (ex)-broadsheets lose it. “The Australian has more paying customers than at any time in its 50-year history,” Markson breathlessly reports, failing to add that it loses more money than it ever has in that period, too. Still, full Marksons for imperial flattery. Sky’s the limit — this one could be the next Rebekah Brooks. — Guy Rundle
Counting up to 86%. Last week we noted with some scepticism News’ claim that it reaches 86% of Australians, wondering quite how the bean-counters reached that claim. After all, while News Corp’s most popular websites reach millions, its print publications, which the company often trumpets as the core of its business, reach far, far fewer than that, according to recent circulation data. However, News Corp’s head of corporate affairs, the ever good-natured Stephen Browning, emailed us on Friday telling us to “wonder no more”, as he fleshed out some more detail about just how News reaches its 86% figure. The figure comes from Enhanced Media Metrics Australia, which reckons that of the 17.5 million Australians over 14 years old, 85.8% read News Corp publications over a four-week period in March 2014. Some of the websites included in that include:
Vogue.com.au
Taste.com.au
mX
GQ
Gardening Australia
CarsGuide.com.au
SportingPulse
Careerone
Realestate.com.au
Along with dozens of other properties and the company’s major newspapers.
The figures, we are informed, measure unduplicated reach, so each person is only counted once. This list reminded us of the vast number of digital properties owned by News Corp, and gels rather strangely with today’s Oz editorial, which calls a digital-first strategy a “premature, unwise and unfailing surrender”. — Myriam Robin
A race to the top, before the money runs out. It’s the beginning of Kath Viner’s last week atop Guardian Australia, and to mark the occasion, as well as the local offshoot turning one, Viner gave a rather interesting interview to Radio National’s Media Report late last week. But perhaps the most interesting thing wasn’t a statement by Viner at all, but a line of questioning by host Richard Aedy.
AEDY: Is the plan to become one of a handful of global media brands in the English language?
VINER: That depends on other English-language media brands, doesn’t it? We’re third at the moment [behind the Mail and The New York Times] … It’s about having a strong global identity in English-language countries, or anyone who wants to read a newspaper website in the English language.
AEDY: It is a race though, isn’t it? Can you get this to work before you run out of money? We’ve got these converging curves in a way …
VINER: Well, The Guardian has recently sold one of its big assets, which means it has a billion dollars in the bank, so I’m not worried about running out of money right this moment.
Meanwhile, The Guardian is still not making the revenue to meet the costs of its Australian operation, but Viner says it’s far closer to doing so than the team expected (Guardian Aus managing director Ian McClelland told Crikey something similar a few months ago). — Myriam Robin
How to fill a column without using words.Daily Telegraph columnist Tim Blair seems to be struggling to fill column inches these days. In November Blair repeated the same word 160 times (to make the point that climate change will be affecting our children’s children’s children’s … you get the idea). Now he’s done away with words altogether. Following on from the Tele’s beat-up of people on the disability support pension on Thursday (handily debunked by Crikey on Friday), Blair has now filled his page with dots. Each dot represents, well, not much, actually …
“The 17,920 dots on this page represent just a small fraction of the 832,034 Australians currently claiming the disability pension.”
At least Thursday’s beat-up compared the number of disabled to another concrete number (the number of Australia’s war wounded, though why that number was picked instead of, say, how many gumballs are in the average gumball machine we do not know). But these dots are arbitrary — look, there are lot of dots. There are more Australians on the DSP than there are dots on this page. Lots!
The column looks particularly excellent online, where the graphic is not reproduced:
We don’t know how much Blair is paid per column, but his per-word rate must be staggering this week …
Front page of the day. Thailand is coming to grips with yet another military coup …
If I am walking past the news stand in the supermarket, and I read a ludicrous front page headline on a News Corp title, does that make me count toward the alleged 86% reach of the company in Australia?
If I have a peek at, say, the Mx web page once from my work, once from my phone, once from my home PC, and once while being bored at an internet terminal at the airport, that counts as four distinct visits. Unless I log in with a Newscorp user account, which few people would, there is absolutely no way for anyone outside of the NSA to find out that these four visits were in fact from the same person. |
Google Chrome has a handy feature where I can click a download link and drag it into a Windows Explorer window, and then drop. After dropping, Chrome then downloads the file and it appears where I dropped it.
I would like to be able to drop from Google Chrome into my application, but it seems it isn't so simple. I have a DataGridView called gridFiles, and the following code:
Private Sub gridFiles_DragDrop(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.DragEventArgs) Handles gridFiles.DragDrop
If e.Data.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.FileDrop) Then
Dim DroppedFiles() As String = e.Data.GetData(DataFormats.FileDrop)
If Not DroppedFiles Is Nothing Then
For Each file As String In DroppedFiles
MsgBox(file)
Next
End If
End If
End Sub
Private Sub gridFiles_DragEnter(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.DragEventArgs) Handles gridFiles.DragEnter
If e.Data.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.FileDrop) Then
e.Effect = DragDropEffects.All
End If
End Sub
When I drop files onto it from Windows Explorer, all works fine and I get a message box for each file that was dropped. However, when I drop from Chrome, nothing happens. The reason for this is that DroppedFiles is equal to Nothing. It seems that e.Data.GetData isn't returning anything. I have checked the formats with e.Data.GetFormats() and it returns FileDrop, FileName, FileNameW as expected with any file drop.
What I am quite sure is happening is that Chrome says it has some files so that the DragEnter functions, but since it hasn't downloaded the file yet, DragDrop cannot be done, so Chrome returns no files. I suspect that in a Windows Explorer context, Chrome somehow gets that window's path and copies the file there itself later.
So my question is...
How can I fool Google Chrome into dropping into my application? I see this working by somehow giving Chrome a temporary folder where it thinks it has dropped the file, and my application would monitor that folder for new files and pull them in once they are downloaded. I just need to find a way for Chrome to "know" that folder.
Alternatively, if I could get the URL of what was dropped, that would be just fine as well. I could then download the file with my program.
Any and all advice is much appreciated. Thanks.
EDIT: So it seems that with regular URLs, I do get the proper dragged-in UniformResourceLocator format. The behavior I am seeing occurs with the download links in Gmail. It probably happens elsewhere, but I am not sure. When a gmail attachment is dragged from Gmail into my application, I get a FileDrop.
Doing some more digging, it seems that Gmail is using the download_url attribute of the anchor tag. I have never heard of this before. Perhaps this is just an extra property they have added?
In any case, since my application will primarily be used with e-mail attachments, I need a way for the phantom FileDrop to work, as stated above. I am unable to use Spy++. It doesn't seem to show any messages when drops occur. (I welcome any advice on that problem as well.)
on some downloads (not peRmalink urls) your app won't have the necesary session state (cookies) to have access to the desired file.
–
Luis SiquotMay 27 '11 at 20:34
@Luis, I understand what you are saying now. Yes, having Chrome do the downloading is my first preference, but downloading the file later (even if that means only handling URLs that don't require login/session) is acceptable for my application as well.
–
BradMay 27 '11 at 20:49
1
Instead of relying on DataFormats.FileDrop you might want to check which values are returned by e.Data.GetFormats(). Doing some quick tests it looks like the format "UniformResourceLocator" (or even "Text") makes e.Data.Get(...) return a MemoryStream that contains the URL to the dragged link in plain text. Maybe this is something to investigate further.
–
jCoderMay 27 '11 at 22:55
3 Answers
3
I've pulled kilometers of hair out of my head myself regarding weird drag-drop behaviour. Spy++ as mentioned by sixlettervariables might be a good idea. Another would be to take a look at the discussion from one of my Q/As here at SO:
Any advice on getting Spy++ working? I can't get it to show any drag/drop messages.
–
BradMay 31 '11 at 15:20
Sorry, I just know I had similar issues and found browser-stuff to be very restricted. If you figure this out, I'll be implementing a version of it in one of my own apps :)
–
PederyJun 1 '11 at 3:12
unfortunately, it doesn't look like I am going to figure this one out, heh. Only 2 days left on the +100 bounty, and I don't even know where to begin to track this one down. The only idea I can think of is to actually put some explorer component on my form, but that is less than ideal. I'm not even sure it would work.
–
BradJun 1 '11 at 13:50
I edited my answer. Maybe the solution in the link works for you.
–
PederyJun 3 '11 at 5:35
Have you considered using Spy++ to see what messages are sent from Chrome to Windows Explorer? Spy++ has message logging which has helped me in the past with strange behavior. You can enable logging of WM_DROPFILES, etc.
Yes, I used Spy++ but didn't see any messages, until after the drop, and then it was just MOUSEMOVE and what not. (In fact, I was just posting a separate question regarding that!) I will go back and see if there is a filter or something enabled.
–
BradMay 27 '11 at 19:20
I can't get Spy++64/32 to generate the WM_DROPFILES message either, but I'm on a 64bit machine which may just complicate things.
–
user7116May 27 '11 at 19:30
Anyway, in case Chrome does the drag & drop with virtual sources, that is, it downloads the file and generates the content on drag & drop completion, you have to implement shell interface IDropTarget. I get the feeling the file contents might be transferred via IStream which is not supported by .NET Drag&Drop. |
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## JavaScript
* [Avik-Jain/100-Days-Of-ML-Code](https://github.com/Avik-Jain/100-Days-Of-ML-Code) （100 Days of ML Coding）
* [zeeshanu/dumper.js](https://github.com/zeeshanu/dumper.js) （A better and pretty variable inspector for your Node.js applications）
* [thepracticaldev/dev.to](https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to) （Where programmers share ideas and help each other grow）
* [hasura/graphqurl](https://github.com/hasura/graphqurl) （curl for GraphQL with autocomplete, subscriptions and GraphiQL. Also a JS library）
* [trekhleb/javascript-algorithms](https://github.com/trekhleb/javascript-algorithms) （Algorithms and data structures implemented in JavaScript with explanations and links to further readings）
* [sindresorhus/got](https://github.com/sindresorhus/got) （Simplified HTTP requests）
* [getify/You-Dont-Know-JS](https://github.com/getify/You-Dont-Know-JS) （
A book series on JavaScript. @YDKJS on twitter.
）
* [vuejs/vue](https://github.com/vuejs/vue) （
A progressive, incrementally-adoptable JavaScript framework for building UI on the web.
）
* [WorldBrain/Memex](https://github.com/WorldBrain/Memex) （Browser Extension to full-text search your browsing history & bookmarks.）
* [cliqz-oss/local-sheriff](https://github.com/cliqz-oss/local-sheriff) （Think of Local sheriff as a recon tool in your browser (WebExtension). While you normally browse the internet, Local Sheriff works in the background to empower you in identifying what data points (PII) are being shared / leaked to which all third-parties.）
* [tiagovtristao/clipmir-desktop](https://github.com/tiagovtristao/clipmir-desktop) （A cross platform Electron app for mirroring the clipboard between all synced devices in the same network）
* [vuejs/vue-cli](https://github.com/vuejs/vue-cli) （🛠️ CLI for rapid Vue.js development）
* [monostable/electro-grammar](https://github.com/monostable/electro-grammar) （⚡️ A parser for electronic component descriptions）
* [facebook/react](https://github.com/facebook/react) （A declarative, efficient, and flexible JavaScript library for building user interfaces.）
* [axios/axios](https://github.com/axios/axios) （Promise based HTTP client for the browser and node.js）
* [emberjs/ember.js](https://github.com/emberjs/ember.js) （Ember.js - A JavaScript framework for creating ambitious web applications）
* [Microsoft/monaco-editor](https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor) （A browser based code editor）
* [osrec/SuperSlide.js](https://github.com/osrec/SuperSlide.js) （A flexible, smooth, GPU accelerated sliding menu for your next PWA）
* [facebook/create-react-app](https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app) （Create React apps with no build configuration.）
* [gatsbyjs/gatsby](https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby) （⚛️?? Blazing fast static site generator for React）
* [jxnblk/mdx-deck](https://github.com/jxnblk/mdx-deck) （MDX-based presentation decks）
* [szmarczak/http2-wrapper](https://github.com/szmarczak/http2-wrapper) （Use HTTP2 the same way like HTTP1）
* [sveltejs/svelte](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte) （The magical disappearing UI framework）
* [d3/d3](https://github.com/d3/d3) （
Bring data to life with SVG, Canvas and HTML. ???
）
* [airbnb/javascript](https://github.com/airbnb/javascript) （
JavaScript Style Guide
）
* [browsh-org/browsh](https://github.com/browsh-org/browsh) （A fully-modern text-based browser, rendering to TTY and browsers）
* [facebook/react-native](https://github.com/facebook/react) （
A framework for building native apps with React.
）
* [iview/iview-admin](https://github.com/iview/iview-admin) （Vue 2.0 admin management system template based on iView）
* [d2-projects/d2-admin](https://github.com/d2-projects/d2-admin) （An elegant dashboard built by vue）
* [youzan/vant](https://github.com/youzan/vant) （A Vue.js 2.0 Mobile UI at YouZan）
* [be5invis/Iosevka](https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka) （
Spatial efficient monospace font family for programming. Built from code.
）
* [Molunerfinn/PicGo](https://github.com/Molunerfinn/PicGo) （A simple & beautiful tool for pictures uploading built by electron-vue）
## Vue
* [PanJiaChen/vue-element-admin](https://github.com/PanJiaChen/vue-element-admin) （
vue2 admin / a management system template
）
* [ElemeFE/element](https://github.com/ElemeFE/element) （
A Vue.js 2.0 UI Toolkit for Web
）
* [iview/iview](https://github.com/iview/iview) （
A high quality UI Toolkit with both Vue.js 2.0 and 1.0
）
* [vueComponent/ant-design-vue](https://github.com/vueComponent/ant-design-vue) （An enterprise-class UI components based on Ant Design and Vue. 🐜）
* [youzan/zan-proxy](https://github.com/youzan/zan-proxy) （An extensible proxy）
* [bailicangdu/vue2-manage](https://github.com/bailicangdu/vue2-manage) （
基于 vue + element-ui 的后台管理系统
）
* [vuematerial/vue-material](https://github.com/vuematerial/vue-material) （
Material design for Vue.js
）
* [creativetimofficial/vue-argon-design-system](https://github.com/creativetimofficial/vue-argon-design-system) （Vue Argon Design System）
* [buefy/buefy](https://github.com/buefy/buefy) （Lightweight UI components for Vue.js based on Bulma）
## HTML
* [umpox/TinyEditor](https://github.com/umpox/TinyEditor) （A functional HTML/CSS/JS editor in less than 400 bytes）
* [Hello-Linux/Ansible-VIM-IDE](https://github.com/Hello-Linux/Ansible-VIM-IDE) （A very beautifule VIM-IDE Base On Ansible!!）
* [GetPublii/Publii](https://github.com/GetPublii/Publii) （Publii is a desktop-based CMS for Windows and Mac that makes creating static websites fast and hassle-free, even for beginners.）
* [google/styleguide](https://github.com/google/styleguide) （
Style guides for Google-originated open-source projects
）
* [mozilla/readability](https://github.com/mozilla/readability) （
A standalone version of the readability lib
）
* [jaywcjlove/awesome-mac](https://github.com/jaywcjlove/awesome-mac) （
This repo is a collection of awesome Mac applications and tools for developers and designers.
）
* [xianyunyh/PHP-Interview](https://github.com/xianyunyh/PHP-Interview) （这个项目是自己准备PHP面试整理的资料。包括PHP、MySQL、Linux、计算机网络等资料。方便自己以后查阅，会不定期更新，欢迎提交pr，如果错误，请指出，谢谢）
* [portainer/portainer](https://github.com/portainer/portainer) （
Simple management UI for Docker
）
* [google/WebFundamentals](https://github.com/google/WebFundamentals) （
Best practices for modern web development
）
* [wesbos/JavaScript30](https://github.com/wesbos/JavaScript30) （
30 Day Vanilla JS Challenge
）
* [facebookresearch/fastText](https://github.com/facebookresearch/fastText) （Library for fast text representation and classification.）
* [DoubleLabyrinth/navicat-keygen](https://github.com/DoubleLabyrinth/navicat-keygen) （A keygen for Navicat Premium）
* [cipchk/ng-alain](https://github.com/cipchk/ng-alain) （ng-zorro-antd admin panel front-end framework）
* [fengdu78/Coursera-ML-AndrewNg-Notes](https://github.com/fengdu78/Coursera-ML-AndrewNg-Notes) （吴恩达老师的机器学习课程个人笔记）
* [uikit/uikit](https://github.com/uikit/uikit) （A lightweight and modular front-end framework for developing fast and powerful web interfaces）
* [Jimmy-JS/laravel-report-generator](https://github.com/Jimmy-JS/laravel-report-generator) （Rapidly Generate Simple Pdf, CSV, & Excel Report Package on Laravel）
* [kay-is/react-from-zero](https://github.com/kay-is/react-from-zero) （A simple (99% ES2015 less) tutorial for React）
* [chenhg5/go-admin](https://github.com/chenhg5/go-admin) （a admin generate tool writed by golang）
* [ConsenSys/smart-contract-best-practices](https://github.com/ConsenSys/smart-contract-best-practices) （A guide to smart contract security best practices）
* [exercism/website-copy](https://github.com/exercism/website-copy) （A repository for exercism's website's copy）
* [octocat/Spoon-Knife](https://github.com/octocat/Spoon-Knife) （
This repo is for demonstration purposes only.
）
## CSS
* [twbs/bootstrap](https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap) （The most popular HTML, CSS, and JavaScript framework for developing responsive, mobile first projects on the web.
）
* [daneden/animate.css](https://github.com/daneden/animate.css) （
A cross-browser library of CSS animations. As easy to use as an easy thing.
）
* [Tencent/weui](https://github.com/Tencent/weui) （A UI library by WeChat official design team, includes the most useful widgets/modules in mobile web applications.）
* [rstacruz/cheatsheets](https://github.com/rstacruz/cheatsheets) （My cheatsheets）
* [Grsmto/simplebar](https://github.com/Grsmto/simplebar) （Custom scrollbars vanilla javascript library with native scroll, done simple, lightweight, easy to use and cross-browser.）
* [framework7io/framework7](https://github.com/framework7io/framework7) （Full featured HTML framework for building iOS & Android apps）
* [theme-next/hexo-theme-next](https://github.com/theme-next/hexo-theme-next) （Elegant and powerful theme for Hexo.）
* [primer/primer](https://github.com/primer/primer) （The design system that powers GitHub）
* [picturepan2/spectre](https://github.com/picturepan2/spectre) （
Spectre.css - a lightweight, responsive and modern CSS framework.
）
* [ryanoasis/nerd-fonts](https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts) （? Iconic font aggregator, collection, and patcher: 39 patched fonts (87k+ variations). Includes popular glyph collections such as Font Awesome & fonts such as Hack）
* [iissnan/hexo-theme-next](https://github.com/iissnan/hexo-theme-next) （
Elegant theme for Hexo.
）
* [jonasschmedtmann/advanced-css-course](https://github.com/jonasschmedtmann/advanced-css-course) （Starter files, final projects and FAQ for my Advanced CSS course）
* [barryclark/jekyll-now](https://github.com/barryclark/jekyll-now) （
Build a Jekyll blog in minutes, without touching the command line.
）
* [lucperkins/hugo-fresh](https://github.com/lucperkins/hugo-fresh) （Hugo Fresh Theme）
* [Microsoft/TypeScript-Node-Starter](https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript-Node-Starter) （
A starter template for TypeScript and Node with a detailed README describing how to use the two together.
）
## TypeScript
* [electron/fiddle](https://github.com/electron/fiddle) （🚀 The easiest way to get started with Electron）
## Unknow
* [EbookFoundation/free-programming-books](https://github.com/EbookFoundation/free-programming-books) （
? Freely available programming books
）
* [ethereum/EIPs](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs) （The Ethereum Improvement Proposal）
* [terkelg/awesome-creative-coding](https://github.com/terkelg/awesome-creative-coding) （
? Creative Coding: Generative Art, Data visualization, Interaction Design, Resources.
）
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Ukraine: Clashes and abductions ahead of disputed Crimea vote
14 March 2014, 00:00 UTC
International human rights monitors must immediately be deployed across Ukraine following reports of increasing violence and disappearances ahead of Sunday’s impromptu referendum that could lead to the secession of the southern Crimea region, said Amnesty International.
“Parts of the country are on edge and spilling over into violence. With the referendum scheduled in two days’ time, there is no time to lose,” said John Dalhuisen, Amnesty International’s Europe and Central Asia Director.
“Amidst heightened tensions in the country and the now fatal violence between pro-Ukrainian and pro-Russian groups, the need for a strong human rights monitoring mission with unimpeded access to all parts of Ukraine, including Crimea, is critical.”
Amnesty International’s call comes after at least one protester was killed amid violent clashes between pro-Russian and pro-Ukrainian protesters in the eastern city of Donetsk and news of further disappearances of activists in Crimea itself.
Ukraine’s southern-most region has been increasingly cut off from the outside world after Russia seized effective military control of the peninsula two weeks ago.
Disappeared activists in Crimea
Three activists disappeared on the night of 13 March in the Crimean capital, Simferopol. On 14 March, Amnesty International spoke with the father of AutoMaydan activist, Oleksiy Gritsenko, who disappeared together with fellow activists, Natalya Lukyanchenko and Sergiy Suprun. The three activists had been in the region since last week.
Oleksiy Gritsenko’s father confirmed to Amnesty International that there has been no contact with any of them since 11pm on 13 March, following a call from Natalya Lukyanchenko to fellow activists to say that that their car was being chased by vehicles and shots had been fired at them.
Two of the activists’ mobile phones have been traced to the vicinity of Simferapol’s military commissariat, which is being guarded by military officers in unmarked uniforms. The officers deny that they are holding them. The activists’ car is also missing.
Amnesty International is calling on the Crimean authorities to immediately locate Oleksiy Gritsenko, Natalya Lukyanchenko and Sergiy Suprun and secure their immediate and unconditional release.
“Reports of the harassment and intimidation of activists and journalists by the de facto military forces operating in Crimea are an extremely worrying development where human rights abuses are already rife,” said John Dalhuisen.
“We reiterate our calls for both the Crimean authorities and those in de facto military control of the region to allow people to peacefully exercise their human rights without the threat of intimidation or violence.”
Lawlessness and mob violence
While the eyes of the world are on Crimea, human rights violations continue to take place elsewhere in Ukraine. Amnesty International is also concerned that police are failing in their duty to adequately protect those peacefully exercising their rights to freedom of assembly and expression.
On Thursday night, at least one protester was killed and many more wounded when violence erupted between pro-Russian and pro-Ukrainian protesters in the eastern industrial city of Donetsk.
Only days earlier, an Amnesty International delegate had been in Donetsk to observe another demonstration and noted that unless significant improvements were made to policing, there was a risk of future casualties.
A participant at Thursday’s rally told Amnesty International: “I don’t think the police were ready or willing to protect us. After most of the participants left, we were attacked.”
Video footage taken in Donetsk on Thursday night shows how a police cordon initially separated the opposing groups until a group of men armed with sticks, metal tubes and knives were allowed to break the cordon and attack the pro-Ukrainian protesters.
Amnesty International’s contact reported that police told those being attacked to board a police bus, which essentially made them easy targets, as the bus had no driver and was blocked by two cars.
“Windows [on the bus] were broken and many of us were injured. There were a couple of dozen policemen near the bus, and hundreds further away, not intervening. The attackers were yelling ‘get on your knees, on your knees!’ I saw one of the activists lying on the ground and bleeding. Three police officers were standing nearby looking at him, and doing nothing for a very long time.”
“What began as a peaceful protest in Donetsk last night turned into the worst violence since the Maydan clashes brought a change of government in Kyiv. As tensions remain high, police must respect and protect the right of all groups to protest peacefully,” said John Dalhuisen. |
"What we found is that for e-cigarette users, the odds of developing lung disease increased by about a third, even after controlling for their tobacco use and their clinical and demographic information," senior author Stanton Glantz said in a statement. "We concluded that e-cigarettes are harmful on their own, and the effects are independent of smoking conventional tobacco."
A particularly high risk was found among people who combined both conventional cigarettes and vaping. This exposes users to the risks from both activities which multiply each other, meaning that smoking and vaping together is actually more dangerous than just smoking.
This is a problem for the vape industry, which has marketed itself as a way to reduce tobacco use. If people are trying to quit cigarettes and are switching to vapes, they are at a higher risk of lung disease if they continue to smoke occasionally as well.
These risks are on top of the recent spate of lung diseases caused by EVALI (e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury), and the risks from contaminated vape pods.
Overall, the evidence is not looking good for the health effects of vaping. "This study contributes to the growing case that e-cigarettes have long-term adverse effects on health and are making the tobacco epidemic worse," Glantz concluded. |
This fall, B.C. will choose whether to keep its current first-past-the-post electoral system, or change to a system of proportional representation.
If a majority of people are in favour of proportional representation (PR), then one of three systems — which voters will rank in order of preference in a second question on the ballot — will be adopted for any future provincial election.
We'll go into more detail on the three alternatives in the weeks ahead, but watch the video for an overview of the differences.
With files from Tamara Baluja |
Q:
Not clear on how a simple vector subtraction was opened up to a summation.
As part of a derivation, I have the following derivation. I understand the whole thing, but I do not understand how the author went from the first line here, to the second line. Can someone please elucidate how they did that?
He basically seems to have "opened up" the $\mathbf{x} - \mathbf{x}_i$ term, but I am not clear how that translates to what is written in the second line.
Context: The formula comes from a derivation here
Thanks
A:
Edit: Let's try this again. We have
\begin{align*}
\nabla f(\mathbf{x})&=\frac{2c}{nh^{d+2}}\sum_{i=1}^n(\mathbf{x_i}-\mathbf{x})g(\cdot)\\
&=\frac{2c}{nh^{d+2}}\sum_{i=1}^n\Big(\mathbf{x_i}g(\cdot)-\mathbf{x}g(\cdot)\Big)\;\;\text{distributing g}\\
&=\frac{2c}{nh^{d+2}}\left(\sum_{i=1}^n\mathbf{x_i}g(\cdot)-\sum_{i=1}^n\mathbf{x}g(\cdot)\right)\;\;\text{ break into two sums}\\
&=\frac{2c}{nh^{d+2}}\left(\sum_{i=1}^n\mathbf{x_i}g(\cdot)-\mathbf{x}\sum_{i=1}^ng(\cdot)\right)\;\;\text{pull out x}\\
&=\frac{2c}{nh^{d+2}}\left(\sum_{i=1}^ng(\cdot)\right)\left(\frac{\sum_{i=1}^n\mathbf{x_i}g(\cdot)}{\sum_{i=1}^ng(\cdot)}-\mathbf{x}\right)\;\;\text{ factor out the sum of just g}
\end{align*}
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The pregnant woman was taken to a hospital in the city of Jafrabad, where she gave birth to a baby boy
As Cyclone Vayu lashed the Gujarat coast with strong winds and heavy rain today, emergency personnel reacted swiftly and decisively to ensure that two pregnant women - one in Maliya in Junagadh district, and another from the small island of Shiyal Bet - and their babies, were safe and sound.
Members of the National Disaster Response Force's (NDRF) 5 Battalion used boats to rescue a woman living on Shiyal Bet Island and deliver her safely to a hospital in the nearby city of Jafrabad, where she gave birth to a baby boy. Shiyal Bet is a small island located approximately 700 metres off the Amreli coast of the state and 1.5 kilometres away from Pipavav port.
And in Maliya in Junagadh district, a woman gave birth inside an ambulance, assisted by medical personnel from the '108' service.
Cyclone Vayu had been due to make landfall between Porbandar and Veraval today morning. However, it changed course overnight to head further into the sea. Although the brunt of the cyclone will not hit Gujarat, heavy rains and strong winds have lashed sections of the state's coast.
"Cyclone Vayu won't hit Gujarat. It will pass nearby from Veraval, Porbandar and Dwarka. Its effect will be seen on the coastal regions as there will be heavy wind speed and heavy rain as well," Manorama Mohanty of the Met Department said in Ahmadabad.
In anticipation of the cyclone, 70 trains had been cancelled and schools and colleges along the coastline had been closed. Flight operations at several regional airports had been suspended for 24 hours.
The Gujarat government had evacuated over three lakh people from low-lying areas to safer places. The NDRF had "pre-positioned" 52 teams equipped with boats, tree-cutters and telecom equipment, according to Home Minister Amit Shah.
In addition, the Coast Guard, the Army, the Navy, the Air Force and the Border Security Force had all been put on high alert. |
530 S.E.2d 417 (2000)
260 Va. 215
HCA HEALTH SERVICES OF VIRGINIA, INC., d/b/a Reston Hospital Center, et al.
v.
Stephen M. LEVIN, M.D., et al.
INOVA Health System
v.
Stephen M. Levin, M.D., et al.
Record Nos. 992934, 992935.
Supreme Court of Virginia.
June 9, 2000.
*418 Robert T. Adams (E. Duncan Getchell; William H. Baxter, II; McGuire, Woods, Battle & Boothe, on briefs), Richmond, for appellants HCA Health Services of Virginia, Inc., d/b/a Reston Hospital Center, et al.
William L. Carey (McCandlish & Lillard, on briefs), Fairfax, for appellant INOVA Health System.
David J. Branson (Tamara R. Parker; Steve Dubuc; Paula McGill; Letta Snead; Wallace, King, Marraro & Branson, on brief), Washington, DC, for appellees WJLA-TV, Candace Mays, Archie Kelly, Allbritton Communications Company, Allbritton Group, Inc., Perpetual Corporation, and Jean Jessup.
No brief or argument for appellee Stephen M. Levin, M.D.
Amici Curiae: Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association, Medical Society of Virginia, American Medical Association, and American Hospital Association (Julia Krebs-Markrich; John E. Coffey; Heather L. Gunas, Falls Church; Virginia Hackney; Marie Elena Graham, Richmond; Reed Smith Hazel & Thomas, Falls Church; Hunton & Williams, Richmond, on briefs), in support of appellants.
Present: CARRICO, C.J., HASSELL, KEENAN, KOONTZ, and KINSER, JJ., and COMPTON and STEPHENSON, Senior Justices.
COMPTON, Senior Justice.
In these appeals of a contempt order arising from a defamation action, we consider the scope and application of the statutory privilege from disclosure accorded peer review records possessed by certain medical organizations.
In 1998, Stephen M. Levin, M.D., filed an action for damages against, among others, WJLA-TV, a television station that broadcasts in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, which includes Northern Virginia and Maryland. In a second amended motion for judgment, the plaintiff, who practices medicine in Northern Virginia, sought recovery against defendants for defamation, conspiracy, trespass, and the unauthorized use of his name and picture.
The lawsuit stems from a news story WJLA-TV and the other defendants disseminated about the plaintiff. A board-certified orthopedist, the plaintiff alleges the defendants defamed him by accusing him of sexual assaults upon female patients in connection with his use of internal pelvic diagnostic examinations and "intrapelvic stretching techniques," when the patients were suffering from "pelvic floor problems." The plaintiff asserts the techniques he employs are recognized as "medically appropriate and effective." The plaintiff alleges defendants characterized him as the "DIRTY DOC" and the "X-RATED DOCTOR."
*419 During discovery proceedings in the pending action, appellants Reston Hospital Center and Pentagon City Hospital (collectively, the hospitals) as well as appellant INOVA Health System (INOVA), received subpoenas duces tecum issued and served at the request of WJLA-TV. Neither the hospitals nor INOVA are parties to the litigation; instead, they are third parties whose peer review records are sought by WJLA-TV in its effort to defend the plaintiff's defamation action.
The subpoenas sought, for example, all documents dealing with any formal or informal complaint made against the plaintiff by any patient or health care provider; all documents describing any disciplinary action taken against the plaintiff by any hospital, medical licensing board, or medical association; and all documents that refer to any decision to grant, revoke, or suspend the plaintiff's hospital privileges. WJLA-TV sought to use the information in an effort to validate its allegedly defamatory statements about the plaintiff and to resist plaintiff's claim for lost income as the result of the defamation.
The hospitals and INOVA filed motions to quash the subpoenas duces tecum. Relying on the provisions of Code § 8.01-581.17, they asserted the documents sought are privileged, confidential, and not discoverable.
As pertinent, the statute provides that peer review information kept by hospitals and health-related organizations "are privileged communications which may not be disclosed or obtained by legal discovery proceedings unless a circuit court, after a hearing and for good cause arising from extraordinary circumstances being shown, orders the disclosure" of such information.
Following briefing and oral argument on the respective motions to quash, the trial court denied the motions and ordered the documents produced. In a letter opinion, the court stated that Code § 8.01-581.17 is not "applicable outside the context of medical malpractice actions"; that the plaintiff had waived the statutory privilege by filing suit and putting his reputation at issue; and that, even if the statute is applicable, WJLA-TV had shown the required "good cause arising from extraordinary circumstances" because the peer review records "are clearly relevant to the issue of the truth of the alleged defamatory statements, as well as the mitigation of damages suffered by Plaintiff for loss of reputation income."
Counsel for the hospitals and INOVA advised the trial court that they were of opinion the discovery order was interlocutory, that they wished to generate an appealable order, and thus their clients would not comply with the discovery order. The trial court, in a November 1999 order, found them in civil contempt of the disclosure order and assessed each organization a fine of $150 per day "until such time as each purges itself of the contempt."
Pursuant to Code § 19.2-318, the hospitals and INOVA appealed the contempt order to the Court of Appeals of Virginia, which stayed that portion of the trial court's order imposing daily fines. Subsequently, and before the matters had been determined by the Court of Appeals, this Court, in a December 1999 order entered pursuant to Code § 17.1-409(A) and (B)(1), certified these cases for review. We determined that the matters are of such imperative importance as to justify the deviation from normal appellate practice and to require prompt decision in this Court.
We awarded the appeals and consolidated them for briefing and argument. On appeal, a brief amicus curiae has been filed supporting the appellants by The Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association, Medical Society of Virginia, American Medical Association, and American Hospital Association.
Three questions are presented on appeal. Is the privilege accorded by Code § 8.01-581.17 to medical peer review records applicable only in medical malpractice actions? Does the statutory privilege belong to and may it be unilaterally waived by an individual physician who is the subject of peer review? Did WJLA-TV demonstrate "good cause arising from extraordinary circumstances," as required by the statute, to justify disclosure of confidential peer review records? We answer each of those queries in the negative.
First, the statutory language is clear, unambiguous, and unqualified. The plain *420 language states that peer review records "are privileged communications which may not be disclosed or obtained by legal discovery proceedings." No language of the statute limits its application to a particular type of suit or action.
When statutory language is clear and unambiguous, there is no need for construction by the court; the plain meaning of the enactment will be given it. Brown v. Lukhard, 229 Va. 316, 321, 330 S.E.2d 84, 87 (1985). Courts must give effect to legislative intent, which must be gathered from the words used, unless a literal construction would involve a manifest absurdity. Abbott v. Willey, 253 Va. 88, 91, 479 S.E.2d 528, 530 (1997). Certainly, it is not manifestly absurd to conclude that the § 8.01-581.17 privilege applies to all kinds of litigation, not just to medical malpractice actions.
WJLA-TV contends that because the statute in issue is codified in the Medical Malpractice section of Chapter 21.1 of Title 8.01, the General Assembly necessarily intended that it not apply outside the medical malpractice context. The trial court apparently was influenced by the statute's placement in the Code.
There is no merit to WJLA-TV's contention. When, as here, the legislature's intent is unambiguously expressed in the statute, recourse to devices of statutory construction, such as comparing it with other statutes in pari materia or considering other extraneous circumstances, is not permitted. City of Richmond v. Sutherland, 114 Va. 688, 691, 77 S.E. 470, 471 (1913).
Also, to restrict the privilege, as WJLA-TV urges and as the trial court ruled, ignores the underlying purpose of the statute. The obvious legislative intent is to promote open and frank discussion during the peer review process among health care providers in furtherance of the overall goal of improvement of the health care system. If peer review information were not confidential, there would be little incentive to participate in the process.
Turning to the second question, we hold, contrary to the trial court's ruling, that the statutory privilege does not belong to the physician who is the subject of peer review and may not be unilaterally waived by the physician. To allow the subject of peer review to waive the privilege runs counter to the purpose of the statute that encourages physicians to participate candidly in the peer review of other physicians, with the expectation that the information submitted will remain confidential and shielded from public disclosure.
Moreover, to allow the peer review subject to waive the privilege is at odds with the plain language of the statute. There is no suggestion in the words of the enactment that the privilege resides in, and may be waived by, the target of peer review.
Upon the third question, we conclude the trial court erred in finding WJLA-TV established the required "good cause arising from extraordinary circumstances" sufficient to warrant disclosure of the peer review records. As we have stated, the trial court determined that the information sought by the subpoenas is "clearly relevant" to the issues of the truth of the alleged defamation as well as mitigation of damages. The court said that "WJLA is entitled to pursue all facts that are relevant to its defense of this action," and thus WJLA-TV had met the statutory requirement.
However, there is a vast difference between the legal principle of "relevance" and the term "extraordinary circumstances." There is nothing "extraordinary" about the mere need to defend this lawsuit. Manifestly, the General Assembly did not contemplate a test for disclosure that is so easily satisfied.
In the present case, WJLA-TV claimed only that it has to defend itself from defamation based on a news story it decided to disseminate after it, presumably, had become satisfied of its truth. The need to establish a defense, which must be made in all civil actions, is the essence of usual and ordinary, and is not "extraordinary."
Consequently, the contempt order will be set aside and the respective motions to quash the subpoenas duces tecum will be granted. Additionally, the daily fines will be annulled and dismissed. See Robertson v. Commonwealth, *421 181 Va. 520, 538-39, 25 S.E.2d 352, 360 (1943) (disobedience of order to produce documentary evidence excused if order is erroneous because defendant refused to divulge privileged information).
Record No. 992934Reversed and final judgment.
Record No. 992935Reversed and final judgment.
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Melbourne Heart will go into their first game of the New Year short on confidence after a run of three-straight losses.
Their 3-2 loss to Wellington Phoenix Wednesday will be particularly disappointing for John Aloisi's men as they saw an early 2-0 lead disappear - a result which saw them drop to the foot of the A-League table.
But Heart will be bolstered by the return of suspended central defensive duo Simon Colosimo and Patrick Gerhardt, who were sorely missed against the Phoenix.
The match should also Australia international pair Richard Garcia and Aziz Behich, who were rested for the trip across the Tasman, come back into the side.
Defensive frailties have significantly hindered Aloisi's side in recent weeks, with Heart conceding seven goals in their last three games.
The return of Colosimo and Gerhardt should go some way to addressing this issue, but it is no quick fix and the home side will have to be on top of their defensive game to stop the likes of Emile Heskey.
Meanwhile, Newcastle will remain disappointed after losing 3-2 to Melbourne Victory in what was a gripping encounter on Friday, with Gary van Egmond's side being torn apart by Marco Rojas.
The defeat was the Jets' fifth in seven games, with their indifferent form seeing them fall to seventh on the table.
However, with Heart bottom of the table, the Jets will be aiming for all three points on Tuesday and should be confident they can get them.
They will still be without captain Jobe Wheelhouse, but Scott Neville returns to the squad after missing through soreness and Brazilian playmaker Bernardo Ribeiro has been recalled.
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HOW ‘THE FRACTURED REPUBLIC’ HELPS US UNDERSTAND THE VETERANS AFFAIRS SCANDAL — FEDERALIST — Since the scandal at the Department of Veterans Affairs first broke in 2014—leading to the resignation of then-VA Secretary Eric Shinseki—a public debate has been simmering over what, exactly, should be done to fix the VA.
This debate is fundamentally a good thing. In a political system such as ours, debate is crucially important to addressing problems, and few problems are so grave and morally meaningful to a national community as how its veterans are treated. Policy details matter, and most participants in the debate are sincere in their positions and seeking to do right by veterans.
But sometimes we can become so engrossed in the details that we forget the bigger picture. In light of this, it might be useful to try to see how the debates over VA reform fit into the larger context of American social and political life in the twenty-first century.
In his new book, “The Fractured Republic: Renewing America’s Social Contract in an Age of Individualism,” political scientist Yuval Levin, a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, lays out a fairly comprehensive political-cultural history of the twentieth century. While Levin does not address VA issues specifically, understanding this history and applying his analysis will help people understand how we got to where we are on a range of cultural and political issues, including the debates that swirl around VA reform proposals.
The Age of Consolidation
The twentieth century dawned with a political movement known as progressivism. The aim of the movement was, ostensibly, to lead the American republic into modernity, “progressing” past what they considered to be the outmoded constraints and institutions of the Constitution of 1787. This progress effectively consolidated power at the federal level—progressives believed the complexities of the modern world could no longer abide the inherently dispersed nature of federalism and checks and balances.
Rather, they aimed to unify the country by first undermining the authority of a range of sub-federal institutions, including state and local governments and so-called “civil society” institutions, such as churches, local schools, local communities, fraternal organizations—that is, those organizations which comprise, as Levin puts it, the “middle layers of society” between the state and the individual—and second, by elevating the executive over the other branches of the federal government to streamline its function.
World War II further served to unify and consolidate power at the federal level. This consolidation of political power also led to a cultural consolidation—what Levin refers to as “The Age of Conformity.” This is essentially the stereotypical image of the 1950s: conformist and simple, the product of a mass-produced culture. This is ironic in some ways: the “conservatism” of the 1950s was, in no small part, the product of the consolidation wrought by the Progressive Era.
This consolidation led to a certain confidence in technocratic governance, with government experts effectively and efficiently administering a range of social programs for the entire nation. During this time the VA hospital system as it currently exists was developed. To be sure, its roots go much further back, and can be traced to the very early colonial period. But Congress birthed the VA in its current form in 1921, creating the Veterans Bureau and consolidating all of the various veterans programs that had been established following World War I. In 1930, the bureau was transformed into an administration until 1989, when it became a cabinet-level department.
CAMP LEJEUNE VETS ELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS — WALTERBORO LIVE — From the 1950s through the 1980s, people living or working at the U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., were potentially exposed to drinking water contaminated with industrial solvents, benzene and other chemicals.
You may be eligible for VA health benefits if you served on active duty or have family members who resided at Camp Lejeune for 30 days or more between Aug. 1, 1953 and Dec. 31, 1987.
Veterans who are determined to be eligible will be able to receive VA health care for 15 qualifying health conditions at no cost to the veteran (including copayments).
VA is also reimbursing family members for eligible out-of-pocket medical expenses related to the 15 covered conditions. VA can only pay for treatment after you have received payment from all your other health plans.
Veterans must file a claim for disability compensation for health problems they believe are related to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The Department of Veterans Affairs will decide these claims on a case-by-case basis. If you were previously denied, you may file for a re-evaluation.
Enrollment is required to receive VA health care. Contact the Veterans Affairs Office to enroll. You may also apply online at vet.gov or call 1-877-222-8387 for assistance.
The Colleton County Veterans Affairs Office is located in the Bernard Warshaw Complex at 219 South Lemacks Street, Suite 124, Walterboro. If you wish to file a claim for benefits or need other assistance regarding VA benefits, please stop in or call 843 549-1412 to schedule an appointment. We will be happy to assist you.
(Janet D. Smith is the director of the Colleton County Veterans Affairs Office.)
VA DENYING NEARLY 1 OUT OF EVERY 3 VETERANS’ EMERGENCY CLAIMS — WSAW–
Fearing the Department of Veterans Affairs would deny his claim, a disabled Pittsville Gulf War veteran avoided going to his nearest emergency department during a recent medical scare.
“My pillow was covered in blood,” said Jerry Zehrung, who has lived with a constant infection risk since having his hip resurfaced eight years ago.
“My wife looks at me and she’s panicked,” Zehrung said. “Her first instinct was, ‘let’s get you to the emergency room’ and my first instinct was ‘who’s going to pay the bill?’”
NewsChannel 7 Investigates discovered a VA executive admitted there are a large number of denied veterans’ emergency treatment claims.
In February, VA Assistant Deputy Undersecretary for Health for Community Care, Dr. Baligh Yahia testified before a Veterans’ Affairs subcommittee. Yahia told members of Congress that during the 2014 budget year approximately 30 percent of the 2.9 million emergency claims filed with the VA were denied.
Of those 870,000 denied claims, 7,000 came from Wisconsin veterans, according to a VA representative who confirmed the number with NewsChannel 7 Investigates.
Yahia broke down the denied claims during his February testimony. He said:
• 89,000 were late
• another 98,000 were not emergencies
• 140,000 were denied because a VA facility was determined to have been available
• 320,000 more claims were denied because the veteran was determined to have other health insurance that should have paid for the care.
In total, about one-out-of-every-three veterans’ emergency claims were denied during the 2014 budget year.
That was the theme Thursday at U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta’s district office on Church Street in Hazleton, Pa. where the Congressman congregated with veterans and families who were long overdue for some earned recognition.
“It’s such a great honor for us to give these veterans their recognition with these citations and medals,” he began. “We always put our veterans first. They are the real American heroes and without them we wouldn’t have the freedoms we have today.”
Barletta presented the medals to three local Pa. veterans: Myron M. Diehl Jr. of Hazleton, Pa.; James N. Richert of West Hazleton, Pa.; and the late Kenneth H. Wenner of White Haven, Pa. Their families took part in the medal ceremony.
Diehl served in the U.S. Navy during the Cuban Missile Blockade of 1962 aboard the USS Peterson. He was awarded the Navy Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, and the Navy Expeditionary Medal.
“I feel pretty proud,” he said. “Very proud to have served my country.”
Richert, a U.S. Air Force veteran from 1971 to 1974, served in the 56th Security Police Squadron at Nakhon Phanon Royal Thai Air Force Base.
I feel pretty honored, even 42 years later,” Richert said. “I saw many places during my service, from Texas, to North Dakota, Thailand and beyond. It was a real education, all of the different cultures.”
MILLION VETERAN PROGRAM RESEARCH WILL CHANGE THE WAY WE STUDY TROOPS’ HEALTH — T&P — VA’s Million Veteran Program will build one of the world’s largest medical databases by safely collecting blood samples and health information from 1 million volunteers.
A quick and easy blood donation can help pave the way to better healthcare for veterans — and also provide answers to complex medical questions — through a new gene study program conducted by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The Million Veteran Program, which launched in 2011, is a national, voluntary research study by the Department of Veterans Affairs to research what kinds of roles genes play in overall health. The program is a part of the White House Precision Medicine Initiative, and aims to help the VA better understand diseases (such as cancer and diabetes) that impact those who have served. According to Dr. John Concato, one of two principal investigators for the MVP, the project may be able to expedite the science of customizing disease prevention and treatment to individual patients and illnesses.
“Conducting research to improve health care is not new to VA. For example, the first antibiotic treatment for tuberculosis was developed and tested by VA in the late 1940s,” Concato wrote in a VA blog post. “That program has since completed more than 175 studies evaluating risk factors or treatments for heart disease, cancer, mental health, and many other disorders.”
FAMILY SEEKS ANSWERS IN ARMY VET’S OVERDOSE DEATH — JOURNAL SENTINEL — Last fall, Cole Schuler, a 26-year-old former U.S. Army Ranger from the Fox Valley, checked himself into the inpatient drug rehabilitation unit of the Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs facility in Milwaukee.
He was trying to kick an addiction to opioids. Instead, 11 days into his stay, he died of a heroin overdose at the center.
“There was just a lot of shock and anger,” said Schuler’s older brother, Wyatt. “We thought he was somewhere safe. It was like, ‘How does that even happen?'”
Questions continue to swirl over Schuler’s death. The overdose is being investigated by the VA, local law enforcement and the Milwaukee County district attorney’s office, according to a letter sent last month by U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin to the top official at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
The VA Office of Inspector General is also investigating Schuler’s death and related procedures.
VANDALS DEFACE WINTHROP LUNCH WAGON THAT BENEFITS VETERANS — CENTRAL MAINE — WINTHROP — The mobile lunch wagon that is usually parked across from American Legion Post 40 and next to the town beach was vandalized late Wednesday night, say volunteers who run the small canteen and spend its proceeds on efforts supporting local veterans.
When Tina Bowden, one the facility’s managers, arrived at the wagon Thursday morning, she found that vandals had come at some point during the previous night and used human feces to write a crude message on the wagon, she said.
The words “Serving all veterans of all wars” are already painted on the front of the lunch wagon, but Bowden said the vandals used feces to write an expletive before “veterans” and the words “you die” after it.
The vandals also left trash lying around the wagon, tampered with a picnic table that sits next to it and unplugged the extension cord that provides the wagon’s electricity, leaving more than $100 worth of frozen and refrigerated food to spoil over the next few hours, Bowden added.
On Friday morning, Bowden and John Brennan, a Gulf War veteran who also oversees the lunch wagon, were both still appalled by the scene they encountered a day earlier.
“It’s taking from the veterans that angers me,” said Bowden. “They wrote with feces on there. That’s very disrespectful.”
TRUMP WANTS PRIVATE HEALTH CARE FOR VETERANS — GAZETTE — In his first 100 days as president, Republican nominee Donald Trump says he’d open private hospitals to veterans frustrated by long wait times at Veterans Affairs hospitals, and he’d support a first-in-the-nation test program in Colorado Springs that pays for vets to receive private health care.
“I like that idea,” Trump told members of The Gazette’s editorial board Friday. “We’re going to have people sent to local doctors and local hospitals who are just dying for work. And we’re going to have them taken care of and we’re going to pay the bill, and it will be a lot cheaper than what’s happening now.”
Trump said he would immediately hire better managers for the Department of Veterans Affairs if he were elected.
“The Veterans Administration is a total disaster,” he said. Using one of the trademark lines from his reality TV show, Trump said “I’d fire them (current managers) and say ‘sue me.'”
PA. VETS CREATE PROJECT TO HELP PHILADELPHIA’S HOMELESS — S&S — Joe Prete, who grew up in Norristown, Pa. spent much of the years 2006 to 2014 as an Army infantryman in Iraq and Afghanistan. Today, he’s a home contractor and has applied to become a police officer in his hometown.
His friend Markus Ismael spent five years in the Air Force in the 1990s, and now works in technology services at the Hill School in Pottstown, Pa.
Prete, 29, and Ismael, 45, met on Facebook, drawn together by their military service and their participation in a 12-hour endurance event based on experiences of Special Forces soldiers.
Their latest mission is far different from any that either veteran has undertaken before.
$1 MILLION GRANT FROM WELLS FARGO FOR FINANCIAL CAPABILITY PROGRAM BENEFITING VETERANS — DIVERSITY INC — Washington, DC – July 28, 2016 –Wells Fargo & Company has donated $1 million to the National Foundation for Credit Counseling® (NFCC®) to help support the Sharpen Your Financial Focus® (Sharpen) initiative. Through the Sharpen program, consumers are able to address their primary financial challenges and set a path toward their financial goals through targeted education and counseling. The grant will focus on financial education for military servicemembers and veterans. The program consists of the following:
MyMoneyCheckUp® is an online self-assessment. Available in English and Spanish, it helps increase a client’s awareness of their own financial activities and overall financial health, and provides ways to help.
Customized One-on-One Financial Reviews take place with an NFCC Certified Credit Counselor. These sessions are intended to help clients establish goals and a personalized action plan.
COMPUTER CODING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR VETERANS — DISABLED WORLD — The demand for professional computer coders continues to grow and the U.S. Department of Labor predicts that by 2020 there will be 1.4 million coding jobs available in the American workforce. To enable U.S. veterans to tap into this pipeline of opportunity, LaSalle Computer Learning Center in Tampa is offering full scholarships to its Web Application Development Diploma Program, which teaches how to code.
With a focus on Microsoft C#.net, the program offers a diverse and comprehensive coursework that includes learning introduction to programming concepts, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, Visual Studio .NET, SQL Server, among other topics. It is five months in duration starting in September 2016. The deadline to apply for the scholarships is August 31.
This comprehensive program will cover what local area employers are looking for Junior .NET Web Application Developers.
“Military families and veterans have been an important part of the Tampa Bay community’s fabric for many decades contributing to its strength, diversity and vibrancy,” said LaSalle’s Associate Director and Military Liaison, Kasandra Perez. “We want to give back to the many men and women who have served and continue to serve our community and our nation by helping them develop a highly coveted, in demand skill for the current job market.”
VETS AND SERVICE MEMBERS CAN ATTEND THESE 11 MAJOR EVENTS FOR FREE IN AUGUST — T&P — Vet Tix has tickets to 11 major events around the US in August for veterans, service members, and their families.
Want to go to a major league baseball game? How about a country music concert? What about taking your kids to a monster truck show? Do you want to go for free?
Every week, in cities across the United States, tens of thousands of tickets are available to veterans, service members, and family members of those killed in action, enabling them go to major sports games, touring concerts, and a whole host of other ticketed events. And all the tickets are free, except for a very small delivery fee.
The opportunity exists because of our commitment at the Veteran Tickets Foundation, Vet Tix, to help put veterans and service members (including Reserve and Guard) in empty seats at games and events across the nation.
YOUNGSTER’S MISSION IS TO PAY RESPECTS AT VETERANS’ GRAVES — JEFFERSON PUBLIC RADIO — A lot of 10-year-old kids spend their free time watching television and playing video games. But Preston Sharp spends most of his in cemeteries. Every Sunday since last November, Preston and his mother have made a trip to Redding Memorial Park to show appreciation — not only for their own family’s veteran, but for all of the military veterans laid to rest there.
JPR’s Victoria Reed got a first-hand look at Preston’s determination to honor the sacrifices that members of the military have made for their country
I’m standing at McDonald’s Chapel in Redding Memorial Park, where pairs of American flags and red carnations stand out against hundreds of headstones across the cemetery’s green lawn. At 9:30 a.m. the sun is shining brightly and it’s already 90 degrees. But that doesn’t bother 10-year-old Preston Sharp, who’s out here at least once a week, rain or shine, to honor veteran’s graves.
Preston got the idea to do this after last Veteran’s Day, when he visited his grandfather George Sharp’s grave and noticed that there weren’t any flowers or flags on the graves of other veterans. This bothered Preston. His mother, April Sharp, shares what he said to her.
WORLD WAR II EPIC TELLS STORY OF LEGENDARY ARMY MEDIC — T&P — The trailer for “Hacksaw Ridge” a new film by Mel Gibson, tells the story of Desmond Doss, a conscientious objector who was awarded the Medal of Honor.
A new trailer for the World War II film “Hacksaw Ridge” follows the story of an unlikely hero Desmond Doss, a conscientious objector who served as a medic in the Army and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his incredible bravery and selflessness.
The film is directed by Mel Gibson and the trailer has the flash and action you’d expect from the director of “We Were Soldiers.” In the opening scenes, bodies cartwheel through the air, and while the battlefield effects come across a bit showy, it’s the story of Desmond Doss that’s likely to be the most intriguing and compelling part of the movie. After all, here’s a man who braved hell on earth to save his fellow soldiers, and he did it without a weapon.
Played by Andrew Garfield in the film, the real Doss was a devout Seventh Day Adventist. The film seems likely to focus on his spirituality and how it meshed (or didn’t) with military life. Doss refused to carry a weapon, work or train on Saturdays, and didn’t eat meat. Even in the face of harassment from his squadmates, and his commanding officer’s attempts to get him booted from the Army, Doss stayed true to his beliefs.
10 THINGS TO BRING TO A JOB INTERVIEW — MILCOM — You got the call — you have an in person interview! Perhaps you’ve had a phone interview first, where you shared highlights of your background, experience, and skills with a recruiter at the company. Likely, you also helped them understand how your career in the military uniquely qualifies you for the job you are pursuing.
Now comes the in person interview, where your appearance, words, body language and materials will be evaluated in addition to your background. Prior to the interview, review your research (on the company, industry and interviewer), gather directions to the meeting, and be sure to keep the phone number of the person you’ll be meeting with close by. When you get to the interview, leave your research notes, phone numbers, and directions in the car.
To ensure the best success at a job interview, be sure to bring these things with you: |
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The Riddler
When FiveThirtyEight decided to release The Riddler in late 2015, they also wanted to have a short and sweet opening animation, which would be used in every weekly series. It was basically a weekly quiz about math, logic, and probability. They wanted to present geeky, nerdy, yet fun and exciting mood in the illustration. The idea of this illustration is ‘from ambiguity to clarity’ which is one of the universal characters in quiz. The stacked words gradually create a shape of maze at first, then the word ‘The Riddler’ gets clearer as time goes by. |
Nicholas Stuart is a columnist with the Canberra Times.
Nick Stuart has written three books,
Kevin Rudd: An Unauthorised Political Biography;
What Goes Up: Behind the 2007 Election; and
Rudd's Way: November 2007 - June 2010.
Monday, August 12, 2013
FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!
The first debate of the election campaign . . . hopefully the last.
I'm all in favour of genuine opportunities to hear and question the 'leaders', but this was ridiculous.
So who won?
There was really no doubt in my mind, as this article for Tuesday's Canberra Times makes clear . . .
DEBATE, DEBATE, DEBATE!
There can be absolutely not doubt
about who won the leaders debate. Sky News’ David Speers spoke definitively and
emerged with his credibility intact. A succession of tightly framed questions
was spot on. Unfortunately, neither panellist matched either his precision or
insight. They debated the same old issues in the same old way. Waffle reigned
supreme.
Julia Gillard (does anyone remember
her?) once told journalists not to “write crap”. As an instruction this raises
difficulties. Are we meant to report what politicians say or not?
Take tax. Both sides promise not
to raise taxes, yet this hasn’t prevented either from promising a bounteous cornucopia
of future wonders. They promise to increase government services and yet still leave
more money in your pocket! How can this be? How can we not write rubbish when
it’s all the politicians’ offer?
Tony Abbott’s relying,
essentially, on the miracle of the loaves and the fishes. This is a lovely
story. Hundreds of people followed Jesus to hear him preach – how sadly different
this is from our attitude to politicians today! Jesus’ campaign managers (let’s
call them “apostles”) then faced a seemingly insolvable problem: how to feed
the multitude with just a few loaves and a couple of fishes. Yet this was the
miracle. No matter how often the food was divided, there was always more for
someone else.
Now don’t get me wrong. Tony
Abbott isn’t pretending to be Jesus – he hasn’t grown a beard and nor has he
(yet) adopted long, flowing gowns to cover his Speedo’s. But he’s relying on
exactly the same sort of economic miracle. The Coalition insists the less
companies are taxed, the more money will remain to float magically into your
pocket. Wealthy, productive people will spend. It will trickle down and
stimulate the economy and eventually, presumably, even into the pockets of
otherwise useless people like journalists. This is typical, old-style expansive
reasoning. Unfortunately the economy has changed.
The Coalition is doing exactly
the right thing by promising a general review of taxation but exactly the wrong
thing by promising to tax business less in the meantime. It’s ignoring the
original meaning of the scripture story. The miracle worked by diving up the
goodies amongst the masses; not by handing everything to one person and hoping
– fingers crossed – there’ll be enough crumbs left over to feed everyone else.
Take journalism, for example.
Newspapers aren’t struggling because they’re being taxed. Their problem resides
at a much deeper level, within the very business model itself. More money for Fairfax
won’t be used to employ more journalists. It’s the same as the car industry.
Propping it up with assistance will just distort the economy further. These are
fundamental problems. The way both parties are attempting to deal with these
issues is by papering over the deep fissures and suggesting everything is OK. This
will simply encourage the development of a myriad of personal service companies
as people seek to evade tax. Workers performing the same tasks will be
penalised simply because of the way their business model is structured. It’s a
win for the bureaucrats and accountants and a loose for the economy overall.
So does this mean Kevin Rudd’s
got it right? Hardly. During the debate he pointed to “record low interest
rates” and good unemployment statistics before pausing to frown slightly.
Perhaps his supposedly razor-sharp intellect was, finally, struggling to
reconcile how it could be that in such a dynamic economy, that his own
political fortunes could have reached such a nadir. Did people not realise that
the messiah was back? Ironically, it’s Rudd who has been far less reticent than
Abbott about wearing his Christianity on his sleeve; well, whenever it’s suited
his political purposes anyway. Perhaps its best not to ask Rudd about whether,
for example, it’s his moral duty to offer asylum for the persecuted any more.
But why don’t the masses still want him to divide the loaves and fishes?
The answer is simple. Inequality has
become ever more firmly entrenched under this government. Why should money
that’s been made from buying and selling investment properties be taxed at half
the rate of money that’s been earned by actually working? Why should those who
can afford to convert salary into superannuation receive benefits for investing
when they’d be doing it anyway? Labor’s economic reform record is atrocious. In
his first term in office Rudd made a shambles of implementing the fine recommendations
of Ken Henry’s tax review. There’s not even the glimmer of a prospect that he
would do any better next time round.
The polls suggest that many
people remember life with Rudd is akin to a bad marriage. Noble words. The ever-present
promise of reform. And then the battering begins again. Just ask Gillard. The
debate simply demonstrated the artificial political environment the politicians
are swimming in at the moment. The arguments swirl like a whirlpool,
disappearing into its own firmament and leaving nothing of substance. Both
sides proffer reach in to grasp at driftwood, only to discover they’re only plucking
tiny twigs of comfort from the churning water. Neither is genuinely prepared to
really level with the electorate.
The truth is the challenges the
next government is about to face are beyond imagining. Ageing, climate change
and a dearth of resources are all factors that are poised to inescapably alter
the comfortable economic assumptions of the past. We can only hope that the
politicians who spoke on Sunday night don’t really believe the rubbish they
were spouting to the electorate. They’re like parents reading bedtime
fairy-tales to the children. If either of them does have a real program for the
future, they’re certainly not about to divulge it to us. Nasty facts might get
in the way of a comfortable election victory. Neither leader wants to
over-share. Another bible story, anyone?
3 comments:
Nicholas....... what's this new found religious fervour ? As one old lady stated to me last Friday in the marginal seat of Greenway - "I don't want to vote for either of them... Tony Rabbit or Kevin Grubb'. Indeed.
I'm certainly not the suppository of 'all' knowledge, but I don't always talk out of my arse . . .
The Labor die-hards won't like my take on this election, neither will the Greens, but there's no point living in fantasy land. I think the signs are already there, they were there on day one. The government will change.
And that's why Charles, when we switch leaders we vote for change on the day. I don't dispute your claim, and I can't match it with my own evidence, but I don't think your old lady will vote informal. When she gets into the booth she may dislike both leaders, but will end up plumping for the rabbit, even if that's simply because she's alienated and wants a change. |
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Ask HN: What email client do you use? - tush726
I wanted to understand what do people use as their email clients and why? There is a whole spectrum of email clients from the browser to desktop clients like thunderbird, outlook and mail and to terminal based clients like mutt.
======
HNKingpin
Claws Mail is pretty awesome. Lean, sane UI. But manages to have all the
relevant features.
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muhblah
Currently browser based (gmail). But as long time Debian user I thought
several times about switching to mutt.
~~~
d0bby
Yeah mutt is pretty awesome... but since many mails these days are html you'll
go through some trouble!
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georgespencer
AirMail. One of the buggiest apps I've ever used.
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jrepinc
KMail
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WILL SMITH: It’s the last thing you expect. I read the script almost ten years ago and I just love how bold it is…the last man on earth. To even have the audacity to make a movie by yourself (laughs) – that idea is always exciting and I guess, for me, the degree of difficulty is always intriguing. The closer to impossible that it seems and the more people that think it can’t work, the more excited I am by it.
QUESTION: How do you feel about the character; is there anything of you in him?
WILL SMITH: It was some of the opposite of who I am in the character that intrigued me, in that it’s rare that I feel alone and actually am alone. I grew up with three dozen sisters (laughs, in reality three sisters) in a three bedroom house. My entire life, there was always someone else sleeping in the room with me, so the idea of loneliness and to explore the idea of what it means to truly feel alone [intrigued me], and loss of faith also. When I grew up, my grandmother was a devout Christian, so we were drilled as kids with the idea that you are not alone. So, the spiritual loneliness of this story, the physical loneliness, and the ideas of hope and fear, there were a lot of themes that were exciting to me to explore in a movie that people may think is a zombie movie. I just love the audience sucker punch, like people are going to go into this movie with pre-conceived notions and they’re going to be totally and truly knocked on their butts.
QUESTION: As an actor, how difficult is it to prepare for a role that is basically solo, where you don’t have other actors with whom to interact?
WILL SMITH: Fortunately, I’ve made special effects movies a lot, so there’s a whole lot of green screen stuff where you’re actually acting by yourself or with a green tennis ball that’s supposed to be a monster. So, my experience has made me feel comfortable in those situations. But, as an actor, it was a great exploration because you have to truly figure out what the moment is about. There’s no dialogue; there’s only your behavior, so you have to run through the bizarre stream of consciousness of emotion without anyone sparking you. When you have the external stimulus, it directs your actions, but if no one is there, that external stimulus has to be replaced by what your mind stimulates. It is such a wonderful acting exercise. As human beings we’re stimulus response creatures, so to have to create the stimulus and the response was a beautiful psychological journey, but it also shows you how close we all live to the edge of insanity. It was emotionally, intellectually, spiritually stimulating.
QUESTION: Do you consider this film to be sci-fi, or sci-fact – how real do you think is this situation?
WILL SMITH: The types of movies that I’m trying to make now are non-genre. I’m trying, at this point in my career, to fit the small ‘art movies’ into the middle of the big, stellar, blockbuster casing. I think that with I Am Legend, the design is non-genre. Everything starts with human trauma, as in life. All things stem from trauma. There was a trauma experienced and the movie is designed around the exploration of the trauma that the person experiences. So, we’re trying not to allow the genre to dictate what the scene can be. In the movie theater different people will call it different things. Sci-fi fans will say this is a great science fiction movie; drama fans will say this was a wonderful dramatic depiction of post-apocalyptic trauma. I think everyone who sits in the movie theater will experience the spectrum, versus a specific genre.
QUESTION: Have you always liked to do sci-fi films in the past?
WILL SMITH: I have always loved sci-fi. This movie is more of a throwback to the days before lots of big special effects came in, when science fiction was all story. They were forced to make a drama that was about a futuristic idea. So, yes, I love science fiction, and in this film all the concentration is on character and story. The special effects are this added bonus that just keeps punching you in the face when you least expect it.
QUESTION: How difficult was it to film this movie in a New York that is deserted?
WILL SMITH: New Yorkers don’t like when you make Fifth Avenue look deserted on Monday morning. It was 9 AM on Monday morning and we shut down six blocks of Fifth Avenue and people didn’t like it, but it looks insane in the movie. You can clearly see that New York is empty. It’s chilling because it’s places that you’re used to seeing but you realize that you’ve never actually seen New York empty, ever. It does something viscerally when you see it because even if you’re not actually recalling the images, you know that something really awful had to happen for Fifth Avenue to be empty.
QUESTION: How physical a role is this for you?
WILL SMITH: There’s not a lot of hand-to-hand combat with the Dark Seekers (the mutants of the film); it’s mostly from a distance, and because of the nature of their strength and speed, you can’t really fight them up close. It was mostly running and shooting.
QUESTION: I believe your daughter is in the film?
WILL SMITH: Yes. Well, my last film, The Pursuit of Happyness, was with my son, Jaden, and my daughter just wasn’t having that. She wasn’t happy about that at all.
There was a role for a daughter in this script, in the pre-apocalyptic section where I‘m trying to get my family out of New York, so there are a couple of scenes with my daughter, Willow, who is six-years-old.
QUESTION: Do you encourage your children to get involved in acting?
WILL SMITH: It’s kind of the family business, so everyone does it. I have a nephew who just put his first single out. So, it’s really just what we do.
QUESTION: You’ve worked before with director Francis Lawrence on a music video. How was it to work with him on this feature?
WILL SMITH: He’s extremely easygoing, confident and collaborative. He saw this movie for a long time in his head. The shooting was extremely smooth, and it’s aggressive. I like the work environment to be aggressive, when we are aggressively going for something. He was able to take it all in stride. Because of his music video experience and his commercial experience, he was able to create, adapt and move quickly.
QUESTION: How different was the experience compared with doing the music video?
WILL SMITH: It’s a hugely different experience. There’s no dialogue in music videos, which makes it a completely different skill set.
QUESTION: How much time do you devote to music now?
WILL SMITH: No music at all. Specifically, with I Am Legend, I think that I’m hitting a stride right now and as an actor I’m growing exponentially with every project so I can’t take my focus away right now because I feel like I’m about to go places and do things that I’ve never dreamed before. I’m totally focusing on creating relationships with genius cinematic minds. I want to elevate my ability to create; I want to elevate cinema, and my hope is one day, like other artists in the past, we’ll be able to create something that changes humanity, that changes the way people do things. So, lofty goals, but I’m not going to be able to do it if I’m focusing on other things.
QUESTION: How about writing and producing, are they in your plans?
WILL SMITH: There’s a filmmaking process that myself and Akiva Goldsman have been developing. We’re looking at it in terms of a team sport and not in the old school of a director makes the movie. You put together a team and you go out as a team and try to win.
QUESTION: Would you want to direct?
WILL SMITH: Oh, absolutely.
QUESTION: Do you have any favorite movies that you’ve done?
WILL SMITH: The most fun was Mike Lowry in Bad Boys. To be in Miami with a fast car, a tight T-shirt and a gun, that’s the life, right there (laughs). It doesn’t get any better than that, as far as fun. I think probably my best performance is Ali. I think the best all-around movies that I’ve ever made would be the first Men In Black or The Pursuit of Happyness, just as a complete movie. I think that my performance in I Am Legend will rival the best that I’ve ever done. And I think that I Am Legend will be a lot of people’s favorite movie that I have ever done. |
Evidence of in vivo basophil activation in chronic idiopathic urticaria.
Approximately 40% of chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU) subjects have autoantibodies to either FcepsilonRIalpha or IgE. The effect of such autoantibodies on circulating basophil activation status is unknown. The expression of cell surface activation markers on basophils from CIU, non-allergic, and allergic subjects were compared. Further, the relationship between marker expression and serum factors reported in CIU, such as histamine-releasing activity (HRA) and immunoreactivity to FcepsilonRIalpha were examined. Peripheral blood was obtained from CIU, allergic, and non-allergic donors and fractionated by density gradients. Enriched basophils (1-12%) were analysed by flow cytometry for expression of activation markers including CD63, CD69, and CD203c. Dilutions of serum (5-50%) were analysed for HRA on basophils from a normal donor. Serum was tested for immunoreactivity by western blotting to a standard cell lysate prepared from an RBL-SX38 cell line transfected with human FcepsilonRIalpha. CIU subjects (n=9) and allergic subjects (n=8) exhibited enhanced expression of CD63 and CD69, as compared with non-allergic subjects (n=7); however, no difference was seen among groups for CD203c expression. Five CIU and two non-allergic subjects had evidence of significant serum HRA (>20%), whereas two CIU, two allergic, and three non-allergic subjects had evidence of serum immunoreactivity to FcepsilonRIalpha. Serum HRA and serum immunoreactivity to FcepsilonRIalpha were not associated with enhanced surface marker expression. Basophil activation marker expression is increased in CIU subjects and is not associated with serum factors. In addition, serum HRA and FcepsilonRIalpha immunoreactivity are not unique to CIU, or related to enhanced circulating basophil marker expression. |
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Q:
Validating less than (<) and greater than (>) in XML via XSD?
I have this XML:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<data>
<A>2>1</A>
<B>0<1</B>
</data>
and I want to validate it with this XSD:
<xs:schema attributeFormDefault="unqualified" elementFormDefault="qualified" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<xs:element name="data">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="A">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:pattern value="[^<>]+" />
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="B">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:pattern value="[^<>]+" />
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
I use xmllint to validate and then I got this error:
Schemas validity error: Element 'A': [facet 'pattern'] The Value '2>1'
is not accepted by the pattern '[^<>]'.
Schemas validity error: Element 'B': [facet 'pattern'] The Value '0<1'
is not accepted by the pattern '[^<>]'
As everyone can see, I don't have < or > in element A and B. I have 2>1 and 0<1.
Before xmllint validates the xml, it transfers 2>1 to 2>1 and 0<1 to 0<1, and then validates and reports they are not correct!
How can I let the string "2>1" and "0<1" pass a pattern, which requests that the string should not have less than or greater than symbol?
A:
This updated XSD,
<xs:schema attributeFormDefault="unqualified"
elementFormDefault="qualified"
xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<xs:element name="data">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="A" type="ltGtExpType"/>
<xs:element name="B" type="ltGtExpType"/>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
<xs:simpleType name="ltGtExpType">
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:pattern value="\d+[<>]\d+" />
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:schema>
will validate your XML,
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<data>
<A>2>1</A>
<B>0<1</B>
</data>
successfully.
That said, you appear to be trying to distinguish between < and < (and between > and >) at the XSD level. That is not possible or needed for any reasonable requirements anyway. An XML parser will make those replacements prior to validation. Furthermore, an XML parser will already, as part of its well-formedness checking, have issued an error regarding any literal < symbols encountered that are not a part of a start tag.
|
Q:
Display comments of users on single page
I don't know if i can explain this..
I want to create a Page where the comments of specific user is listed. like this format...
User Name
Post Tilte
- comment
- comment
- comment
Post Tilte
- comment
- comment
- comment
well, im not looking exactly as that format, but I want something similar to that. I already have a page where all the posts by specific user is listed, now this time I want list of comments. Is that possible? Or is there any available plugin that can provide me that function? Any answers or recommendations will be appreciated. Thanks :)
A:
You can use the get_comments function to retrieve comments from a specific user.
$comments = get_comments( array( 'user_id' => 1 ) );
foreach( $comments as $comment ) {
$post_id = $comment->comment_post_ID;
$post = get_post( $post_id );
setup_postdata( $post );
echo '<a href="' . get_permalink() . '">' . get_the_title() . '</a>';
echo $comment->comment_author . '<br />' . $comment->comment_content;
}
|
Q:
Parsley.js - Password Validation doesnt submit
i have a problem with parsley.js. every time i hit the submit button it doesnt do anything.
does anyone know a solution for this?
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type">
<title>Registrierung</title>
<link href="bootstrap-combined.min.css" rel="stylesheet"/>
<script src="js/jquery-2.0.3.min.js"></script>
<script src="js/bootstrap-3.0.3.min.js"></script>
<script src="js/parsley.min.js"></script>
<script src="js/parsley.messages.de.js"></script>
</head>
<body class="body">
<?php
$fpw="";
?>
<div class="container">
<div class="offset4">
<div>
<h1>Registrierung</h1>
<?php if($fpw == true) echo '<div class="error" Passwörter stimmen nicht überein!<br></div>'; ?>
<form method="post" action="aregistrierung.php" data-validate="parsley">
<label for="passwort1" class="labbel">Passwort</label>
<input id="passwort1" name="passwort1" type="password" data-type="password" data-required="true" placeholder="Passwort" />
<label for="passwort2" class="labbel">Passwort bestätigen</label>
<input id="passwort2" name="passwort2" type="password" data-type="password" data-required="true" placeholder="Passwort" data-equalto="#passwort1" data-equalto-message="Passwort stimmt nicht überein"/>
<br><br>
<input name="registrieren" type="submit" value="Registrieren" class="btn btn-large btn-success"/>
</form>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
i edited the whole file into it; i have tested it with a fake link like "sadfgkfe.php" too, it doesnt gave me the "not found" error.
A:
As @Doodlebot said, use parsley-validate on the form.
Remove data-type="password" - parsley has no password validation.
Change the data- prefix to parsley-.
Here is a sample fiddle.
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The Latest on the Syrian conflict (all times local):
4 p.m.
Syria's military says it has retaken the last neighborhoods in southern Damascus held by the Islamic State group and is declaring the capital and its surroundings "completely safe" and free of any militant presence.
In an army statement broadcast on Syrian TV Monday, Gen. Ali Mayhoub says the army captured the former IS strongholds in the Palestinian Yarmouk camp and Hajar al-Aswad after a monthlong campaign.
The gains by President Bashar Assad's troops bring greater Damascus — including its far-flung suburbs — fully under government control for the first time since the war began in 2011.
Mayhoub says "Damascus and its surroundings are completely secure."
The fighting in southern Damascus has left scores of dead on both sides and caused massive destruction in the Yarmouk camp, which was a built-up residential area, and its surroundings.
___
10:30 a.m.
Syrian state TV says that government forces are to resume their offensive against the Islamic State group in the south of the capital, after evacuating a group of civilians from the area.
The TV quotes an unnamed military official as saying that a truce was in place to evacuate women, children and elderly people on Sunday night from Damascus' southern neighborhood of Hajar al-Aswad.
The official says the cease-fire ends at noon on Monday, after which government forces will resume their operations in the Hajar al-Aswad and the nearby Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitoring group, said some IS fighters were permitted to leave Yarmouk and the adjacent al-Tadamon neighborhood. Syria's state media denied a deal was reached to evacuate fighters. |
Among the Hassidic masters, Reb Levi Yitzchak of Berditchov stands out as one who truly perfected these practices. Known for his extreme love for the people, Levi Yitzchak truly possessed the proverbial "good eye" (ayin tova), for he had trained himself to see only the good in others, even sinners.
Once, on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, Levi Yitzchak was heading to synagogue for the Selichot services when a sudden downpour forced him and his personal assistant to seek shelter under the awning of a tavern. The assistant peered through the window and saw a group of Jews feasting, drinking, and reveling. Growing impatient, he urged Levi Yitzchak to see for himself how the Jews inside were misbehaving when they should have been in synagogue praying to God for forgiveness. Instead of looking, Levi Yitzchak rebuked his assistant for finding fault with the children of Israel. Surely, he asserted, they must be reciting blessings over their food and drink; instead of passing judgment on them, Levi Yitzchak proceeded to bless them. The assistant then peered into the tavern once more and overheard two Jews talking to one another about thefts they had committed. He told this to the Rebbe, yet once more Levi Yitzchak refused to judge them and instead concluded that, indeed, they must be holy Jews since they were confessing their sins to one another before Rosh Hashanah! |
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