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Ok heres my problem, i dont want to center my flash movie but all the things you find on youtube are on centering your flash movie, how do i put it to the far right hand side? do i put it in a table and move the table over or can i put it a div and control the position with css? so far that hasnt worked for me when i give it a class name |
USDA Extends Deadline for Conservation Stewardship Applications
Chief says Feb. 7 deadline makes it possible for more producers to apply.
Source: USDA-NCRS
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has extended the deadline for new enrollments in the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) for fiscal year 2014. Producers interested in participating in the program can submit applications to NRCS through Feb. 7, 2014.
"Extending the enrollment deadline will make it possible for more farmers, ranchers and forest landowners to apply for this important Farm Bill conservation program," NRCS Chief Jason Weller said. "Through their conservation actions, these good stewards are ensuring that their operations are more productive and sustainable over the long run and CSP can help them take their operations to the next level of natural resource management."
Weller said today's announcement is another example of USDA's comprehensive focus on promoting environmental conservation and strengthening the rural economy, and it is a reminder that a new Food, Farm and Jobs Bill is pivotal to continue these efforts. CSP is now in its fifth year and so far, NRCS has partnered with producers to enroll more than 59 million acres across the nation.
Eligible landowners and operators in all states and territories can enroll in CSP through Feb. 7 to be eligible during fiscal 2014. While local NRCS offices accept CSP applications year round, NRCS evaluates applications during announced ranking periods. To be eligible for this year’s enrollment, producers must have their applications submitted to NRCS by the closing date.
A CSP self-screening checklist is available to help producers determine if the program is suitable for their operation. The checklist highlights basic information about CSP eligibility requirements, stewardship threshold requirements and payment types. |
According to the American Federation of Government Employees, more than 300 food service workers will be affected by privatization being tried at six Air Force bases in Alaska, California, Arkansas, Washington state and Florida.
The list of food service workers whose jobs are in jeopardy ranges from dining hall cooks to those working in for-profit enterprises, such as child development centers, golf courses and bowling alleys serving troops and their families.
John Gage, the union's national president, said the Air Force provided no justification for putting hundreds of people out of work. If the program is adopted nationwide, 4,000 food service workers at dozens of Air Force bases could lose their jobs, he said.
He said Air Force officials have refused to meet with the union about the program.
The Air Force also did not conduct a study to determine if outsourcing the jobs actually would save taxpayer money as required by law, he said.
"I just can't stand the arrogance of it," Gage said. "This is America, and this is an injustice."
Elmendorf Air Force Base officials did not return calls for comment Monday.
The move would threaten 40 jobs at Elmendorf, with 32 of those workers told they could lose their jobs as of Oct. 1. Eight other workers whose salaries are paid directly by the government were told their jobs are on hold for two years.
Tyrone Davis, who retired from active military service after more than 23 years, works as a cook at Elmendorf because he missed the camaraderie of the base. The 49-year-old said he has asked whether his job would exist after the two-year hold, but received only vague answers.
"I can't pay my bills on what people assume," Davis said. "I have a family to take care of."
Local 1101 president David Owens said he suspects that after the hold, all the food service jobs will be lost to the private sector. He said most of the food service workers make between $10 and $15 an hour.
"They barely make a living," Owens said. "How is it going to save the taxpayer money?"
The House Armed Services Committee has directed the General Accountability Office to investigate the program and conduct a cost analysis, Owens said. The Air Force has been told not to expand beyond the pilot program until the investigation is completed, he added.
The program is being tried at Patrick and MacDill Air Force bases in Florida, Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington, Travis Air Force Base in California and Little Rock Air Force Base in Arkansas.
The union, which brought pickets from states including Oregon, Washington, Colorado and Idaho, represents 260,000 Department of Defense workers. |
But how is it that this Jew of Celsus could say
that Jesus concealed Himself? For his words regarding Him are
these: “And who that is sent as a messenger ever conceals
himself when he ought to make known his message?” Now, He
did not conceal Himself, who said to those who sought to apprehend Him,
“I was daily teaching openly in the temple, and ye laid no hold
upon Me.” But having once already answered this charge of
Celsus, now again repeated, we shall content ourselves with what we
have formerly said. We have answered, also, in the preceding
pages, this objection, that “while he was in the body, and no one
believed upon him, he preached to all without intermission; but when he
might have produced a powerful belief in himself after rising from the
dead, he showed himself secretly only to one woman, and to his own boon
companions.”33933393τοῖς ἑαυτοῦ
θιασώταις. Now it is not
true that He showed Himself only to one woman; for it is stated in the
Gospel according to Matthew, that “in the end of the Sabbath, as
it began to dawn towards the first day of the week, came Mary
Magdalene, and the other Mary, to see the sepulchre. And, behold,
there had been a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord had
descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the
stone.”33943394Matt. xxviii. 1, 2. And, shortly
after, Matthew adds: “And, behold, Jesus met
them”—clearly meaning the afore-mentioned
Marys—“saying, All hail. And they came and held Him
by the feet, and worshipped Him.”33953395Matt. xxviii. 9. And we answered, too, the charge, that
“while undergoing his punishment he was seen by all, but after
his resurrection only by one,” when we offered our defence of the
fact that “He was not seen by all.” And now we might
say that His merely human attributes were visible to all men but those
which were divine in their nature—I speak of the attributes not
as related, but as distinct33963396λέγω δὲ οὐ
περὶ τῶν
σχέσιν πρὸς
ἕτερα
ἐχόντων,
ἀλλὰ περὶ
τῶν κατὰ
διαφοράν.—were not
capable of being received by all. But observe here the manifest
contradiction into which Celsus falls. For having said, a little
before, that Jesus had appeared secretly to one woman and His own boon
companions, he immediately subjoins: “While undergoing his
punishment he was seen by all men, but after his resurrection by one,
whereas the opposite ought to have happened.” And let us
hear what he means by “ought to have happened.” The
being seen by all men while undergoing His punishment, but after His
resurrection only by one individual, are opposites.33973397ἐναντίον τὸν
μὲν
κολαζόμενον
πᾶσιν
ἑωρᾶσθαι,
ἀναστάντα δὲ
ἑνί. The Benedictine editor reads
τὸν μὲν
κολαζόμενον,
and Bohereau proposes ἐναντίον τῷ
κολαζόμενον
μὲν, etc. Now, so far as his language conveys a
meaning, he would have that to take place which is both impossible and
absurd, viz., that while undergoing His punishment He should be seen
only by one individual, but after His resurrection by all men! or else
how will you explain his words, “The opposite ought to have
happened?” |
Q:
NSTableView reload automatically when i resize window How to disable it
NSTableView reload automatically when i resize window and i calculate something when table reload,now i have problem because it's reload automatically.how to disable it? i found below answer but doesn't work
[self.tbl setFocusRingType:NSFocusRingTypeNone];
A:
You can't. A table view does not have internal storage for the values in the table. It uses the data source as its storage. If resizing the table view requires that it draw new rows or columns, or even redraw existing rows and columns, it must consult the data source to obtain the information necessary to do that.
What you're learning is that it is inappropriate to do expensive calculations in the data source methods. From the documentation for -tableView:objectValueForTableColumn:row::
tableView:objectValueForTableColumn:row: is called each time the table
cell needs to be redisplayed, so it must be efficient.
(Emphasis added.)
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Q:
get next after @login_required
I am currently unable to gain access to the next value from the @login_required redirection for some untold reason. I have attached my code for the login.html page and my project settings
input name=next value='' whereas it should contain the value from {{ next }} which is shown in the debug dump as:
GET data
Variable Value
u'next' [u'/accounts/profile/']
login.html:
{% extends "base.html" %}
{% block content %}
{% if form.errors %}
<p class="error"> Sorry, you have entered an incorrect username or password</p>
{% endif %}
<form action="/accounts/auth/" method="post">{% csrf_token %}
<label for="username">User name:</label>
<input type="text" name="username" value="" id="username">
<label for="password">Password:</label>
<input type="password" name="password" value="" id="password">
<input type='text' name="next" value="{{ next }}">
<input type="submit" value="login">
</form>
{% endblock %}
settings:
# Build paths inside the project like this: os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ...)
import os
BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))
# SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
DEBUG = True
TEMPLATE_DEBUG = True
ALLOWED_HOSTS = []
# Application definition
INSTALLED_APPS = (
'django.contrib.admin',
'django.contrib.auth',
'django.contrib.contenttypes',
'django.contrib.sessions',
'django.contrib.messages',
'django.contrib.staticfiles',
'debug_toolbar',
'userprofile',
)
MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
)
ROOT_URLCONF = 'django_yunite.urls'
WSGI_APPLICATION = 'django_yunite.wsgi.application'
# Internationalization
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.6/topics/i18n/
LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-ca'
TIME_ZONE = 'EST'
USE_I18N = True
USE_L10N = True
USE_TZ = True
# Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.6/howto/static-files/
STATIC_URL = '/static/'
STATICFILES_DIRS = (
('assets', '/home/user/GitHub/venv_yunite/django_yunite/static/'),
)
TEMPLATE_DIRS = (
'./templates',
'/article/templates',
)
STATIC_ROOT = "/home/user/Documents/static/"
AUTH_PROFILE_MODULE = 'userprofile.UserProfile'
from django.conf import global_settings
TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS = global_settings.TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS + (
"django.core.context_processors.request",
)
views.py:
def login(request):
c={}
c.update(csrf(request))
return render_to_response('login.html', c)
A:
Try adding the next parameter to your context.
def login(request):
c = {'next' : request.GET.get('next', '/')}
return render(request, 'login.html', c)
A couple of extra notes here:
You probably want to use the render shortcut or provide a RequestContext as the context_instance argument to your render_to_response call.
Django's builtin login view should handle this for you unless you need special logic. There's nothing wrong with writing your own views, but Django provides a lot of functionality out of the box to reduce the amount of code you need to write yourself. The builtin views also have the benefit of being well tested and generic.
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Q:
Как сверстать блок с отверстием с помощью CSS или SVG
Интересно было бы увидеть решение на CSS, но SVG тоже подойдет.
Идеально было бы с адаптивностью.
A:
Вариант на CSS:
* {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
body {
background: url("http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/resources/images/6599017.jpg?display=1&htype=0&type=responsive-gallery")20% 10%;
background-size: cover;
}
.wrapper {
position: relative;
margin: 2rem;
width: 20rem;
height: 20rem;
background-color: white;
border: 0.0625rem solid red;
}
.wrapper .angle {
position: absolute;
top: -1rem;
width: calc(50% - 1rem);
}
.angle:first-child {
left: 0;
border-bottom: 1rem solid white;
border-right: 1rem solid transparent;
}
.angle:last-child {
right: 0;
border-bottom: 1rem solid white;
border-left: 1rem solid transparent;
}
.angle::before {
content: '';
position: absolute;
top: -0.04rem;
z-index: -1;
width: 98.5%;
transform: scale(1.02)
}
.angle:first-child::before {
left: 0.0625rem;
border-bottom: 1rem solid red;
border-right: 1rem solid transparent;
}
.angle:last-child::before {
right: 0.0625rem;
border-bottom: 1rem solid red;
border-left: 1rem solid transparent;
}
<div class="wrapper">
<div class="angle"></div>
<div class="angle"></div>
</div>
Вариант на SVG:
body {
background: url("http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/resources/images/6599017.jpg?display=1&htype=0&type=responsive-gallery")20% 10%;
background-size: cover;
}
<svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="290" height="310" viewBox="0 0 290 310">
<polygon points="10 10 125 10 150 35 175 10 285 10 285 300 10 300" fill="white" stroke="red"/>
</svg>
A:
Хоть и есть принятый ответ, но я ярый любитель правила один элемент – один тег. И не смог пройти мимо:
* {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
html, body {
height: 100%;
}
body {
background: linear-gradient(wheat , aquamarine);
}
.pane {
position: relative;
margin: 20px;
width: 200px;
min-height: 100px;
background: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 20px, white 20px);
border: 1px solid red;
border-top: 0;
overflow: hidden;
padding: 30px 10px 10px;
text-align: center;
}
.pane:before {
content: '';
width: 50%;
position: absolute;
left: 0;
top: 0;
height: 20px;
margin: 0 0 0 -11px;
border-right: 1px solid red;
border-top: 1px solid red;
background-color: white;
transform: skewX(45deg);
}
.pane:after {
content: '';
width: 50%;
position: absolute;
right: 0;
top: 0;
height: 20px;
margin: 0 -11px 0 0;
border-left: 1px solid red;
border-top: 1px solid red;
background-color: white;
transform: skewX(-45deg);
}
<div class="pane">
StackOverflow.com
</div>
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Comparison of conventional ERG parameters and high-intensity A-wave analysis in a clinical setting.
Computational analysis of high-intensity a-waves yields direct information about the rod and cone receptor potential. However, it is not clear whether such information adds materially to the diagnostic value of the standard ERG in a routine clinical setting. We recorded both conventional ISCEV standard and computational high intensity ERG parameters from 38 patients referred to a clinical laboratory for ERG testing, and also from eight normal volunteers. The patients were grouped as: (1) macular dysfunction; (2) diffuse cone dysfunction; (3) diffuse rod-cone dysfunction. The results showed moderate variation in both conventional and computational parameters, but in general a similar pattern of normality or abnormality for both among the disease groups. There were only a few outlying subjects for which one or the other approach seemed more sensitive. We conclude that a-wave analysis is an important tool for clinical research and the study of special patients, but adding it to the standard ERG protocol does not, at our present state of knowledge, add markedly to clinical evaluations in a routine clinical setting. |
After installation csf need to configure as per your requirement, for this you can edit edit csf.conf. All the configuration files for csf are in /etc/csf. The most important thing to check in configuraton disable testing mode in csf.conf by changing: |
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Every step is OK without fatal errors. However, when I run distribution-karaf/target/assembly/bin/karaf, I don't find my module in the feature list (feature:list | grep zzy - I use features-zzy as artifactId).
In more detail, I get the repository by git clone https://git.opendaylight.org/gerrit/openflowplugin.git openflowplugin;. When creating the feature folder by mvn archetype:generate -DarchetypeGroupId=org.opendaylight.controller -DarchetypeArtifactId=opendaylight-karaf-features-archetype -DarchetypeRepository=http://nexus.opendaylight.org/content/repositories/opendaylight.snapshot/ -DarchetypeCatalog=http://nexus.opendaylight.org/content/repositories/opendaylight.snapshot/archetype-catalog.xml (from the tutorial mentioned at the beginning), I set the parameters as following:
groupId: (a random number)
artifactId: features-zzy
version: (default)
package: (default)
repoName: zzy
And as the tutorial suggested, I renamed the result folder from "features-zzy" to "features", renamed this module names inside pom file, and copied the pom.xml as well as features.xml from the sample features folder (existing in the original repository). Then I created the folder "distribution-karaf", compiled it, run distribution-karaf/target/assembly/bin/karaf and don't find my module inside karaf console.
The parameters here I used are:
groupId: (the same random number as above)
artifactId: distribution-karaf
version: (default)
package: (default)
repoName: zzy
Do I miss anything here to load my new module? Any ideas for this? I'm indeed a newbie in odl world.
2 answers
If your module built and installed successfully using mvn clean install. That mean it is available in local repository (~/.m2/repository/). Then you have to tell karaf about your module, which can be done by add repository in karaf using following karaf command:
Comments
Thank you for the reply! I've tried the command but get such error msg: "Error executing command: Error resolving artifact zzy:features-zzy:xml:features:0.1.0-SNAPSHOT: Could not find artifact zzy:features-zzy:xml:features:0.1.0-SNAPSHOT in apache (http://repository.apache.org/content/groups/snapshots-group/)".
(The same as I replied to nevalosa) - At ~/.m2, I find the folder for my feature. However, there is no .jar there, the only file is 0.1.0-SNAPSHOT/resolver-status.properties. I guess this is the reason I couldn't find the module in Karaf. I install my feature by `mvn install -DskipTests`. Do I miss anything here?
Guess, your app name is simpleapp, I m not sure about version... Following command should work:
`feature:repo-add mvn:zzy/simpleapp/features-zzy/1.0-SNAPSHOT/xml/features`
Or below should work,
`feature:repo-add mvn:zzy/simpleapp/features-zzy/0.1.0-SNAPSHOT/xml/features`
You can check whether there is any exception or warning reported when you execute under Karaf stet by step by log:tail. After install, check the directory $KARAFHOME/system (your KARAFHOME might be distribution-karaf/target/assembly) whether feature jars exist in these repository (jar path is same as maven).
Comments
Thank you! But I don't find anything useful in log - there seems to be no error there. In my $KARAFHOME/system, I find many .pom files (rather than .jar), but nothing for my module. At ~/.m2, I find the folder for my feature. However, there is no .jar there, the only file is 0.1.0-SNAPSHOT/resolver-status.properties. I guess this is the reason I couldn't find the module in Karaf. I install my feature by `mvn install -DskipTests`. Do I miss anything here? |
To What Extent Does Knowledge Confer Privilege?
In certain circles, knowledge is almost a byword for privilege. The words, “Oxford” or “Cambridge” for example, will bring to mind in most those people who have large estates and can trace their lineage back to Charlemagne. Although knowledge usually confers privilege, it doesn’t do so necessarily and the knowledge possessed by an individual affords different privileges in different cultures.
First, let us examine this statement with inductive reasoning. As everyone knows, knowledge is power. Power by definition is limited to a select few people, the privileged and the elite. The idiom, “knowledge is power” seems however to be a simple idiom, commonly spouted dime-a-dozen fantasy novels. Despite its cliché nature, it is actually true, and a proof was first proposed over 140 years ago by James Maxwell. Maxwell postulated thusly:
Imagine a door between two rooms. Within the two rooms, there is gas. A demon controls the door between the two rooms, and the demon will only allow fast moving particles to move into one room and slow moving particles to move into the other room. Eventually, all the fast particles will be in one room, and all the slow moving particles will be in another room. The system has then lost all entropy, yet expended no energy.
This is of course, impossible. It is in violation of the second law of thermodynamics which states that the entropy of an isolated system never decreases. A solution to this problem was proposed (and then proved eight decades later) whereby the demon would have to expend energy measuring the speed of the molecules. Energy is expended and when the speed of the molecule is measure, information is created and the second law of thermodynamics holds true. This established the idea that information (knowledge) could be converted to energy, and power is simply energy over time. Therefore, knowledge is power and as power confers privilege, the title knowledge claim holds true.
The above, “proof” whilst technically validating the knowledge claim, takes a somewhat facetious approach to doing so. A much better example comes from dynastic China. For most of it’s history, China was ruled by Emperors, but the administrators were the Shìdàfū. These were educated men (always men) who had to pass rigorous exams to be allowed into the scholarly gentry of the nation. Most of these people would go back to their home villages and towns to assume leadership positions, but some (the one percent of the one percent, to draw a modern parallel) went on the advice the Emperor as part of his, “cabinet.” Although power in ancient China technically lay absolutely with the Emperor, part of Chinese lore stated that the Emperor only ruled as long as he held the Mandate of Heaven, the divine right to rule. The Mandate of Heaven dictated that Emperors were only allowed to rule by heaven for as long as they were a good Emperor, obeying the rules of Heaven. This idea was not only created by scholars (during the Zhou dynasty) but also it was scholars who studied and interpreted Confucian texts, which state that one of the ways to be a good Emperor was to adhere to the Confucian texts which were, in essence, controlled by the scholars.
In the everyday sense outside of academia, knowledge does not necessarily confer privilege. It is impossible to go through life without amassing a certain amount of knowledge. There are many places in the world which sadly lack formal education, yet these places are not lacking in knowledge, their knowledge is simply of a different kind. In his TED Talk, anthropologist Dr. Wade Davis describes the Wayfinders of Polynesia. Polynesians are not privileged in today’s society, starting with the European colonisation of Oceania, they have had their homelands and livelihoods taken away and yet they have knowledge which would blow a European’s. Although their societies never invented maps, they can navigate between Polynesia’s 1,000 islands with ease. They use the stars and patterns to plot a route, and can use the patterns made by waves lapping against the hull of their simple boats to detect islands many miles beyond the horizon. It is worth noting, however, that those who possess such navigational knowledge, whilst perhaps not privileged in the west, will have privileges within their own society.
It is a mistake to assume that knowledge does not confer privilege, as those who have knowledge both literally and figuratively possess more power than those without it, however this is not necessarily so. The value given to knowledge varies across different cultures, and the privilege it confers varies with it. |
Immunological effects of interleukin 12 administered by bolus intravenous injection to patients with cancer.
The immunological effects of recombinant human interleukin 12 (rhIL-12) administration were examined during the conduct of a Phase I clinical trial. Forty patients with advanced cancer received bolus i.v. injections of rhIL-12 in doses ranging between 3 and 1000 ng/kg. Dose-dependent increases in serum IFN-gamma levels were seen during rhIL-12 therapy. Significant lymphopenia was observed 24 h after single i.v. injections of rhIL-12 at each dose level. The degree of lymphopenia was dose dependent, and a plateau effect was seen with rhIL-12 doses of 100 ng/kg and higher. Lymphocyte counts reached nadir levels at approximately 10 h after rhIL-12 injection and returned to baseline within 14 days postinjection. Rebound lymphocytosis, as seen after interleukin 2 therapy, was not observed after recovery from rhIL-12-induced lymphopenia. rhIL-12-induced lymphopenia involved all major lymphocyte subsets, although natural killer (NK) cell numbers were the most profoundly affected, and CD4 T-cell numbers were the least affected. CD2, LFA-1, and CD56 were transiently up-regulated on the surface of NK cells exposed to rhIL-12 in vivo. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells obtained from cancer patients before rhIL-12 therapy exhibited defective NK cell cytotoxicity and T-cell-proliferative responses. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells obtained after lymphocyte recovery following the administration of a single 500 ng/kg dose of rhIL-12 displayed augmented NK cell cytolytic activity in four of four patients tested and enhanced T-cell proliferation in three of four patients tested. These studies confirm that doses of rhIL-12 resulting in significant immunological activity can be administered with acceptable toxicity to cancer patients. Furthermore, rhIL-12 therapy can reverse defects in NK cell and T-cell function that are associated with advanced cancer in humans. |
Q:
SQL Dynamic Column Reuse
I have the following SQL statement:
Select
DateAdd(month, 1, DateField) as MyNewDate,
CASE WHEN MyNewDate < GetDate() THEN 0 ELSE 1 END as Expired
End
I would like to reuse the calculation in the DateAdd without reevaluating the DateAdd for the Expired column. In reality the query is a lot more complex than this simple dateAdd.
The error I get is :
Invalid column name 'MyNewDate'.
How can I reuse the dynamic column?
A:
You can't use an alias in the same query.
You need something like this
SELECT MyNewDate, CASE WHEN MyNewDate < GetDate() THEN 0 ELSE 1 END as Expired
FROM
(
Select DateAdd(month, 1, DateField) as MyNewDate...
)
or retype it like
Select
DateAdd(month, 1, DateField) as MyNewDate,
CASE WHEN DateAdd(month, 1, DateField) < GetDate() THEN 0 ELSE 1 END as Expired
End
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-- On their second attempt in as many months, state Republicans have succeeded in pushing a bill to repeal Alabama's common core curriculum standards out of committee.
In a split decision, the committee approved the bill sponsored by Sen. Scott Beason, R-Gardendale, with senators voting by voice vote instead of roll call.
Beason told the committee he opposes the standards the Alabama State Board of Education approved for Math and English language arts in 2010 because they have not been proven.
With 45 states currently using the new standards, he said, it "leads to the possibility of everyone going into the ditch at the same time" if they fail.
The bill is virtually identical to the one filed earlier in the session by Sen. Dick Brewbaker, R-Pike Road.
That bill failed to clear the same committee when Sens. Bill Holtzclaw, R-Madison, and Trip Pittman, R-Montrose, joined Democrats in opposing the repeal in a previous committee meeting.
Since then, the Republican National Committee has issued harsh criticism of the common core, calling it "an inappropriate overreach to standardize and control the education of our children so they will conform to a preconceived 'normal.'"
Developed by the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers through an ad hoc initiative, Achieve Inc., the standards are intended to improve the nation's academic achievement in math and English language arts through a more rigorous set of standards that are universal across state lines.
They have been under attack by conservatives as a federal intrusion into state government since the Obama administration announced in 2009 that states seeking federal Race to the Top grants would be scored in part on whether they adopt the common core.
The Alabama State Board of Education adopted the standards for both math and English in 2010, over the objection of then incoming Gov. Robert Bentley.
It reaffirmed that adoption in 2011, renaming them the Alabama College and Career Ready Standards.
The new math standards are already in effect, and the English standards are due to take effect in August. |
/**
* Copyright (c) 2006, TopCoder, Inc. All rights reserved
*/
package com.topcoder.uml.actions.model.classifiers.accuracytests;
import java.awt.datatransfer.Clipboard;
import junit.framework.TestCase;
import com.topcoder.uml.actions.model.classifiers.CopyExceptionAction;
import com.topcoder.uml.actions.model.classifiers.InvalidDataContentException;
/**
* Accuracy tests for CopyExceptionAction.
*
* @author superZZ
* @version 1.0
*/
public class CopyExceptionActionTest extends TestCase {
/**
* Load logging configuration.
*
* @throws Exception
* Exception to JUnit.
*/
protected void setUp() throws Exception {
TestUtil.loadConfiguration();
}
/**
* Unload logging configuration.
*
* @throws Exception
* Exception to JUnit.
*/
protected void tearDown() throws Exception {
TestUtil.unloadConfiguration();
}
/**
* Test method for
* {@link CopyExceptionAction#CopyExceptionAction(Exception)}.
*
* @throws InvalidDataContentException
* Exception to Junit.
*/
public void testCopyExceptionActionException()
throws InvalidDataContentException {
new CopyExceptionAction(TestUtil.getInstance().getException());
}
/**
* Test method for
* {@link CopyExceptionAction#CopyExceptionAction(Exception, Clipboard)}.
*
* @throws InvalidDataContentException
* Exception to JUnit.
*/
public void testCopyExceptionActionExceptionClipboard()
throws InvalidDataContentException {
new CopyExceptionAction(TestUtil.getInstance().getException(),
TestUtil.CLIPBORAD);
}
}
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The therapeutic role of RAS blockade in chronic heart failure.
Cardiovascular disease represents a continuum that starts with risk factors such as hypertension and progresses to atherosclerosis, end-organ damage, and ultimately to chronic heart failure (CHF) and premature death. Renin-angiotensin system (RAS) blockade with angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and/or angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockers (ARBs) has turned out to be beneficial at all stages of this continuum. Several mechanisms govern the progression of structural myocardial damage to end-stage CHF. Chronic neuroendocrine activation fosters left ventricular remodeling and dilatation and leads to clinical symptoms of CHF via forward/backward failure. RAS inhibition is a cornerstone of neuroendocrine blockade in CHF patients, and combined RAS blockade is especially effective in patients presenting with repetitive cardiac decompensations. This review focuses on the therapeutic role of inhibitors of different RAS components in chronic heart failure caused by systolic left ventricular dysfunction. |
President of South Korea, Moon Jae-in has discussed the potential of a three-way summit between North Korea, South Korea and the United States.
Speaking about a potential meeting, Moon said, "though it is an unexplored path we have never walked, we have clear plans and a clear vision of goals we seek to achieve through an agreement between the leaders of the South, North and the US."
South Korea is preparing an inter-Korean dialogue with its communist neighbours to the north and, "depending on the outcome, it may lead to a three-way summit of the South, North and US," said Moon.
The focus of a potential summit would centre on nuclear disarmament, the president said.
"We must completely resolve the issues of denuclearising the Korean Peninsula and establishing peace through these upcoming talks and others that will follow," he added.
Moon also highlighted the importance of a potential summit in terms of shaping the future for the three nations.
Nuclear disarmament "is not something that can be realised only through an agreement between the South and the North. It requires a US guarantee, and that would require normalisation of the North-US relationship or even economic cooperation between the two," said Moon.
Moon added that successful dialogue between all three parties could lead to - "a permanent peace regime on the Korean Peninsula and the normalisation of the North-US relationship, development of South-North Korean relations, economic cooperation between the North and the US or the North, US and South Korea," he said.
An inter-Korean summit, where Moon will meet his North Korean counterpart, Kim Jong-un, will take place at the end of April. "Holding a North Korea-US summit, following a South-North Korea summit, itself is a historical event," said Moon in advance of the summit.
The meeting between North Korea and South Korea was organised back on March 5-6 when South Korean delegates travelled to North Korea.
US President Donald Trump will meet Kim in late May.
Moon said that any agreement with North Korea would need to be ratified in parliament so that it could not be affected by a future change in the South Korean leadership.
The inter-Korean summit will be the third summit between the countries. The last two summits in 2000 and 2007 lead to a thawing of diplomatic ties with a joint venture in the construction of an industrial complex in Kaesong, North Korea - but it was later closed in 2016 under South Korean President Park Geun-hye.
Historically, relations have been problematic - both Koreas were at war from 1950-1953.
Last month political tensions between both neighbours dissipated during the Winter Olympics held in South Korea. |
1. Introduction {#sec1-ijms-16-25141}
===============
Probiotics are living microorganisms, with bifidobacteria and lactic acid bacteria (LAB) constituting the most common microbial groups. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) of the United Nations, probiotics are defined as "live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit on the host" \[[@B1-ijms-16-25141]\]. The theory that regular consumption of lactic acid bacteria in fermented foods may contribute to enhancing health and longevity was originally developed by the Russian immunologist and Nobel Laureate in Medicine Elie Metchnikoff and was presented in his book "The prolongation of life", published in 1907. Nowadays, probiotics represent a key fast growing section of the food industry and are added to a number of products on the market, including yogurts, cheeses, ice creams and other desserts \[[@B2-ijms-16-25141]\]. According to a market report, probiotics' demand worldwide was worth \$27.9 billion in 2011 and is estimated to reach \$44.9 billion in 2018, increasing at an annual growth rate of 6.8% from 2013 to 2018 \[[@B3-ijms-16-25141]\]. Their strong market development and immense future potential are mainly due to numerous studies that have linked consumption of probiotic beverages, foods, and supplements to beneficial effects for consumers' health \[[@B4-ijms-16-25141]\]. Indeed, a probiotic-rich diet has been connected with the prevention and potential treatment of several digestive disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome \[[@B5-ijms-16-25141]\], necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in neonates \[[@B6-ijms-16-25141]\], and ulcerative colitis \[[@B7-ijms-16-25141]\]. Recent studies employing *in vitro* and *in vivo* systems have also indicated that probiotic treatment might reduce the risk for colon, liver, and bladder cancers \[[@B8-ijms-16-25141]\]. It may also be effective against diet-induced obesity through the modulation of genes associated with metabolism and inflammation in the liver and adipose tissue \[[@B9-ijms-16-25141]\], and even be therapeutically beneficial for the treatment of anxiety and depression \[[@B10-ijms-16-25141]\].
It is evident that isolation and characterization of new LAB strains with probiotic potential attracts significant interest by the food industry for the development of novel functional food products. In this context, two *Lactobacillus plantarum* strains, termed as 2035 \[[@B11-ijms-16-25141]\] and ACA-DC 2640 \[[@B12-ijms-16-25141]\] were isolated from Feta cheese. Both exhibit probiotic potential and biotechnologically important characteristics, as demonstrated by several *in vitro* tests, such as bile salt tolerance, ability to grow at low pH, antimicrobial activity, antibiotic resistance *etc.* \[[@B12-ijms-16-25141],[@B13-ijms-16-25141],[@B14-ijms-16-25141],[@B15-ijms-16-25141]\]. However, to further evaluate the properties of these strains and establish their probiotic character, verification of their presence and monitoring of their levels in food products are required. For this reason, an accurate method of strain detection and identification is needed.
Conventional microbiological tests for phenotypical characterization are considered inadequate, as they have limitations in discriminating large numbers of isolates with similar physiological characteristics. Several DNA-based techniques have been developed to overcome this obstacle \[[@B16-ijms-16-25141]\]. For example, the Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) methodology is commonly used for probiotic strain differentiation and discrimination \[[@B17-ijms-16-25141],[@B18-ijms-16-25141]\]. However, it cannot be applied for direct detection of a particular strain, in a single reaction \[[@B17-ijms-16-25141]\]. Moreover, it is laborious, time-consuming and, thus, inappropriate for large scale screening experiments *in vivo*, especially when microbial groups, other than those needed to be identified, are at higher population levels. On the other hand, the multiplex PCR methodology is commonly employed for efficient single step detection of LAB strains in probiotic products \[[@B19-ijms-16-25141],[@B20-ijms-16-25141],[@B21-ijms-16-25141]\]. It is easy to implement, fast, cost efficient, and requires a small amount of template DNA. Simultaneous amplification of two or more loci in the same reaction with strain specific primers that target the variable regions of the *16S rRNA*, the *hsp60* or other universal genes is performed, thus increasing the sensitivity and accuracy of discrimination. However, when sequence information of the target bacteria is not available, the design of specific primers by comparative sequence analysis is not feasible. To overcome this limitation, the random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) technique may be applied. RAPD is a PCR-based assay that uses short arbitrary primers that anneal to multiple random target sequences to generate the needed polymorphism \[[@B22-ijms-16-25141],[@B23-ijms-16-25141]\]. The revealed polymorphic sites, namely sequence characterized amplified regions (SCAR), are then used for the development of longer, sequence complementary primers. A more stringent annealing temperature than that used with the RAPD analysis is also applied for the novel primers, thus increasing the specificity and reproducibility of the assay.
The aim of the present study was the development of an assay for efficient and accurate molecular detection of *L. plantarum* strains 2035 and ACA-DC 2640 in a single reaction. RAPD SCAR analysis was firstly applied for the development of strain-specific primers as no sequence data was available for either of the two strains.
2. Results and Discussion {#sec2-ijms-16-25141}
=========================
2.1. Screening of RAPD Primers and Isolation of SCAR Markers {#sec2dot1-ijms-16-25141}
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A total of 120 arbitrary primers were tested with RAPD PCR with DNA extracted from pure cultures of *L. plantarum* strains 2035 and ACA-DC 2640. Thirty-one primers for *L. plantarum* 2035 and 37 for *L. plantarum* ACA-DC 2640 produced more than four scorable bands and were chosen for further analysis. Out of the primers selected, primers RAPD-30 and RAPD-29 gave unique RAPD profiles for *L. plantarum* 2035 and *L. plantarum* ACA-DC 2640, respectively ([Figure 1](#ijms-16-25141-f001){ref-type="fig"}). The experimental procedure was repeated at least three times with the same conditions to confirm the reproducibility of the RAPD analysis. A PCR product of 179 bp for *L. plantarum* 2035 ([Figure 1](#ijms-16-25141-f001){ref-type="fig"}Α) was isolated from the agarose gel, cloned into an appropriate pBlueScript vector, and sequenced. Similarly, in the case of *L. plantarum* ACA-DC 2640, a 401 bp band was considered as potential strain-specific RAPD marker and isolated for further analysis ([Figure 1](#ijms-16-25141-f001){ref-type="fig"}Β).
{#ijms-16-25141-f001}
2.2. RAPD-Derived Primers for L. plantarum 2035 and L. plantarum ACA-DC 2640 {#sec2dot2-ijms-16-25141}
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The nucleotide sequences of the RAPD markers were used to design novel and potentially strain-specific primers for *L. plantarum* strains 2035 and ACA-DC 2640 ([Figure 2](#ijms-16-25141-f002){ref-type="fig"}). The nucleotide sequences for the primers of *L. plantarum* 2035 were: Forward primer (p30F): 5′-GTGATCGCAGTTGGAAAACTG-3′, and Reverse primer (p30R): 5′-GTGATCGCAGGGAGATTATC-3′. The primers were designed to the 5′ and 3′ ends of the obtained sequences ([Figure 2](#ijms-16-25141-f002){ref-type="fig"}Α). The nucleotide sequences for the primers of *L. plantarum* ACA-DC 2640 were: Forward primer A (p29AF): 5′-GGGTAACGCCACAAGAAGC-3′, Forward primer B (p29BF): 5′-GTACTTGGCTAGTCGGCAG-3′ and Reverse primer (p29R): 5′-GGGTAACGCCTTGCACTTTG-3′. The primers p29AF and p29R target the 5′ and 3′ ends of the RAPD marker, respectively, whereas the primer p29BF targets an internal potentially polymorphic region ([Figure 2](#ijms-16-25141-f002){ref-type="fig"}Β). A set of primers (Lac1F and Lac2R) that recognizes the *16S rRNA* gene of all *Lactobacillus* strains and generates a 340 bp product was also comprised as a positive control marker \[[@B24-ijms-16-25141]\]. The specificity of the primers and the estimated size of PCR products are presented in [Table 1](#ijms-16-25141-t001){ref-type="table"}. Optimization of the reactions was performed by adjusting the amount of all primers, the concentration of dNTPs and MgCl~2~, and the cycling conditions (extension and annealing time and temperature and number of cycles) (data not shown) \[[@B25-ijms-16-25141]\].
{#ijms-16-25141-f002}
ijms-16-25141-t001_Table 1
######
Specificity of primer pairs for Multiplex PCR on *L. plantarum* 2035 and *L. plantarum* ACA-DC 2640. The expected size of PCR products is indicated.
Reference Strain Specificity of Primer Pairs
---------------------------- ----------------------------- ---- ---- ----
*L. plantarum* 2035 \+ − − \+
*L. plantarum* ACA-DC 2640 − \+ \+ \+
2.3. Multiplex PCR with RAPD-Derived Strain Specific Primers {#sec2dot3-ijms-16-25141}
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The multiplex PCR was initially tested with DNA extracted from *L. plantarum* 2035 and five other *L. plantarum* strains. As presented in [Figure 3](#ijms-16-25141-f003){ref-type="fig"}Α, *L. plantarum* 2035 gave two distinct products (179 and 340 bp), whereas only one, the 340 bp positive control product, was produced for the five other *L. plantarum* strains tested ([Figure 3](#ijms-16-25141-f003){ref-type="fig"}A). In a similar way, a multiplex PCR was performed with DNA from *L. plantarum* ACA-DC 2640 and four other *L. plantarum* strains. Significantly, only three PCR products were produced (401, 340 and 203 bp) for *L. plantarum* ACA-DC 2640 promoting the specificity of the reaction ([Figure 3](#ijms-16-25141-f003){ref-type="fig"}Β).
{#ijms-16-25141-f003}
To further validate the specificity of the RAPD-derived primers for *L. plantarum* strains 2035 and ACA-DC 2640, the multiplex PCR assay was also tested with DNA extracted from 17 *L. plantarum* as well as from six other LAB strains, including the reference strains *L. casei* Shirota ACA-DC 6002, *L. rhamnosus* GG ATCC 53103 and *L.* *casei* ATCC 393, which are commonly used in probiotic products. Consistently, the primer pair p30F and p30R generated a distinct product only for *L. plantarum* 2035 ([Table 2](#ijms-16-25141-t002){ref-type="table"}). Similarly, the specificity of the novel primers for *L. plantarum* ACA-DC 2640 was positively tested in a total of 23 LAB strains as indicated in [Table 2](#ijms-16-25141-t002){ref-type="table"}.
ijms-16-25141-t002_Table 2
######
The complete list of *Lactobacillus* strains tested in multiplex PCR with the RAPD-derived primer pair p30R/p30F for *L. plantarum* 2035 and primer pairs p29AR/p29F and p29BR/p29F for *L. plantarum* ACA-DC 2640, respectively. A unique 2-band pattern is only produced for *L. plantarum* 2035 and a unique 3-band pattern is only produced for *L. plantarum* ACA-DC 2640 (indicated as +).
Strain Tested 2-Band Pattern 3-Band Pattern
------------------------------------ ---------------- ----------------
*Lactobacillus plantarum* 2035 \+ −
*L. plantarum* ACA-DC 2640 − \+
*L. plantarum* E1 − −
*L. plantarum* E4 − −
*L. plantarum* E45 − −
*L. plantarum* E50 − −
*L. plantarum* E66 − −
*L. plantarum* E68 − −
*L. plantarum* E71 − −
*L. plantarum* E73 − −
*L. plantarum* E77 − −
*L. plantarum* E79 − −
*L. plantarum* E10 − −
*L. plantarum* E69 − −
*L. plantarum* E282 − −
*L. plantarum* E63 − −
*L. plantarum* E146 − −
*L. plantarum* E287 − −
*L. pentosus* Ε110 − −
*L. pentosus* 281 − −
*L. casei Shirota* ACA-DC 6002 − −
*L. casei* ATCC 393 − −
*L. rhamnosus* GG ATCC 53103 − −
*L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus* − −
{#ijms-16-25141-f004}
Finally, to test the applicability of our method in food products, yogurts were prepared in the lab using a commercial yogurt culture containing either *L. plantarum* 2035 (samples 1 and 3) or *L. plantarum* ACA-DC 2640 (samples 2 and 4). All samples were mixed with sterilized ¼ Ringer solution, total DNA was extracted, and multiplex PCR was implemented using the novel strain-specific primers. Two PCR products corresponding to the unique pattern of *L. plantarum* 2035 ([Figure 3](#ijms-16-25141-f003){ref-type="fig"}A) were generated for samples 1 and 3 ([Figure 4](#ijms-16-25141-f004){ref-type="fig"}). Accordingly, three PCR products, corresponding to the unique pattern of *L. plantarum* ACA-DC 2640 ([Figure 3](#ijms-16-25141-f003){ref-type="fig"}B), were generated for samples 2 and 4 ([Figure 4](#ijms-16-25141-f004){ref-type="fig"}), thus confirming the presence of the specific strains in the above samples. We are currently preparing novel dairy (cheese) and non-dairy (sausages) food products containing either *L. plantarum* 2035 or *L. plantarum* ACA-DC 2640 and are investigating their properties both *in vitro* and *in vivo*.
3. Experimental Section {#sec3-ijms-16-25141}
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3.1. Bacterial Strains and Culture Conditions {#sec3dot1-ijms-16-25141}
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*L. plantarum* 2035 was kindly provided by K. Koutsoumanis, Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Hygiene, Dept. of Food Science & Technology, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece. *L. plantarum* ACA-DC 2640 and *L. casei Shirota* ACA-DC 6002 strains were kindly provided by E. Tsakalidou, Laboratory of Dairy Research, Agricultural University of Athens. *L. rhamnosus* GG ATCC 53103 and *L. casei* ATCC 393 strains were obtained from DSMZ (Braunschweig, Germany). All other *Lactobacillus* strains tested were obtained from the collection of the Institute of Technology of Agricultural Products, Hellenic Agricultural Organization-DEMETER, Athens, Greece. All LAB strains were grown anaerobically at 37 °C on MRS broth (Merck, Darmstadt, Germany).
3.2. DNA Extraction from Pure Cultures {#sec3dot2-ijms-16-25141}
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Extraction of genomic DNA from a pure culture was performed using a DNeasy Tissue Kit (Qiagen, Hilden, Germany) according to the manufacturer's protocol. To determine the amount of extracted DNA, the absorbance at 260 nm was measured using a UV spectrophotometer (Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany).
3.3. Yogurt Production {#sec3dot3-ijms-16-25141}
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Yogurts were manufactured by inoculating pasteurized bovine milk (100 mL) with a commercial yogurt culture CH-1 (Chr. Hansen, Hørsholm, Denmark) consisting of *Strep. salivarius* ssp. *thermophilus* and *L. delbrueckii* subsp. *bulgaricus* along with *L. plantarum* 2035 or ACA-DC 2640. Τhe initial cell counts for *L. plantarum* 2035 or ACA-DC 2640 were approximately 8--9 log cfu·g^−1^.
3.4. Microbial Enumeration {#sec3dot4-ijms-16-25141}
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Lactobacilli (gram-positive, catalase-negative) counts were measured after serial diluting and plating on acidified MRS agar (Fluka, Buchs, Switzerland) at 37 °C for 48 h anaerobically (Anaerobic Jar, Anerocult C, Merck, Germany).
3.5. DNA Extraction from Yogurt Samples {#sec3dot5-ijms-16-25141}
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Ten grams of a yogurt sample were blended with 90 mL of sterilized ¼ Ringers solution (Sigma-Aldrich, Gillingham, UK). Total DNA extraction from the liquid suspension was performed using a DNeasy Tissue Kit (Qiagen, Hilden, Germany) according to the manufacturer's protocol.
3.6. RAPD PCR {#sec3dot6-ijms-16-25141}
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All decamer RAPD primers used in this study were designed using the RAPD primer generator application (Available online: <http://www2.uni-jena.de/biologie/mikrobio/tipps/rapd.html>) (J. Wöstemeyer, Institute of General Microbiology and Microbial Genetics, Jena, Germany) and obtained from VBC-Biotech, Wien, Austria. PCR reactions were performed in a total volume of 20 μL, containing 2 units Taq DNA polymerase (Kapa Biosystems, Wilmington, NC, USA), 2 μL of 10× PCR buffer (without MgCl~2~), 200 μM each dNTPs (Kapa Biosystems), 2.5 mM MgCl~2~ (Kapa Biosystems), 100 ng template DNA, and 10 pmol of selected primer. Amplifications were performed in a Thermal Cycler (Mastercycler Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany) under the conditions: initial denaturation at 95 °C for 5 min, followed by 30 cycles of denaturation at 95 °C for 30 s, primer annealing for 1 min at 36 °C, and primer extension for 1.5 min at 72 °C with a final extension period at 72 °C for 5 min. Then, samples were cooled to 4 °C. Aliquots (5.0 μL) of the amplified products were subjected to electrophoresis in 1.5% *w*/*v* agarose gels in TAE buffer. The gels were stained with 0.5 μg·mL^−1^ ethidium bromide, visualized under UV illumination, and photographed with a digital camera (Gel Doc EQ System, BioRad, Milan, Italy). The PCR reactions were repeated three times for each RAPD primer, and those that demonstrated reproducibility were considered for further marker isolation and cloning.
3.7. Cloning and Sequencing {#sec3dot7-ijms-16-25141}
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After electrophoresis separation of the RAPD fragments, the chosen bands were excised from the gel. DNA isolation was performed using a NucleoSpin Extract II kit (MACHEREY*-*NAGEL, Düren, Germany) according to the manufacturer's instructions. The potential strain-specific RAPD markers were cloned into the pBlueScriptSK + vector following the TA cloning protocol described by Zhou and Gomez-Sanchez \[[@B26-ijms-16-25141]\]. Briefly, the purified DNA fragments were incubated with 2 units of Taq polymerase (Kapa Biosystems), at 72 °C for 30 min in the presence of the four dNTPs, 10 mM each dNTP (Kapa Biosystems), for the addition of 3′-A overhangs, followed by purification using a NucleoSpin Extract II kit (MACHEREY*-*NAGEL, Düren, Germany)*.* Accordingly, the plasmid was firstly digested with the restriction enzyme *Eco*RV (Fermentas, MA, USA) to generate unique blunt-ends in the multiple cloning sites of the polylinker. Then, the blunt-ended plasmid DNA was purified using a NucleoSpin Extract II kit (MACHEREY*-*NAGEL) and incubated with 5 units of Taq polymerase (Kapa Biosystems) at 72 °C for 2 h, in the presence of 100 mM TTPs (Kapa Biosystems) for the addition of 3′-T overhangs. The T-tailed plasmid DNA was then purified using a NucleoSpin Extract II kit (MACHEREY*-*NAGEL) and incubated overnight at 16 °C with 3 units of T4 DNA ligase (Fermentas) to distinguish from the vectors without T-tails. T-vectors were separated from the self-ligated and concatemerized plasmid DNA on a 1% *w*/*v* agarose gel. The extraction of the T-vector band was performed using a NucleoSpin Extract II kit (MACHEREY*-*NAGEL). The A-tailed DNA fragment was ligated into the T-vector and then transformed into *Escherichia coli* Top-10 competent cells by heat shock method according to Sambrook *et al*. \[[@B27-ijms-16-25141]\]. The cells were then spread on Luria-Bertani (LB) medium containing appropriate ampicillin, IPTG, and X-gal and incubated at 37 °C for 16 h. Clone selection was carried out based on blue/white selection. Extraction of the recombinant plasmids was performed using a NucleoSpin Plasmid kit (MACHEREY*-*NAGEL) and checked for insert by diagnostic digest with *Hin*dIII (Fermentas) and *Eco*RI (Fermentas). The resulting clones were sent for sequencing to VBC-Biotech, Austria. The nucleotide sequence of the cloned fragment was determined from three clones. The nucleotide sequence of the cloned fragment was determined from three clones. To design the forward and reverse primers, the decamer primer was extended by a few nucleotides (8--10 bases) based on the obtained sequence. The Tm, GC, and other factors were analyzed using Primer3, primer design program (Available online: <http://bioinfo.ut.ee/primer3/>) and the final compatible forward and reverse primers selected for specific SCAR amplification. NCBI Primer*-*BLAST (Available online: <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/tools/primer-blast>) was used to evaluate the specificity of the designed primers.
3.8. Multiplex PCR {#sec3dot8-ijms-16-25141}
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Multiplex PCR reactions were performed in a total volume of 20 μL, containing 2 units of Taq DNA polymerase (Kapa Biosystems), 2 μL of 10× PCR buffer (without MgCl~2~), 200 μM each dNTPs (Kapa Biosystems), 2.5 mM MgCl~2~ (Kapa Biosystems), and 100 ng template DNA. The specific designed primers of *L. plantarum* 2035 consisted of p30F: 5′-GTGATCGCAGTTGGAAAACTG-3′ (10 pmol), and p30R: 5′-GTGATCGCAGGGAGATTATC-3′ (10 pmol) and of *L. plantarum* ACA-DC 2640 consisted of p29AF: 5′-GGGTAACGCCACAAGAAGC-3′ (8 pmol), p29BF: 5′-GTACTTGGCTAGTCGGCAG-3′ (8 pmol) and p29R: 5′-GGGTAACGCCTTGCACTTTG-3′ (16 pmol), respectively. Additionally, a set of primers consisted of Lac1F: 5′-AGCAGTAGGGAATCTTCCA-3′ and Lac1R: 5′-ATTYCACCGCTACACATG-3′ that recognize region in the *16S rRNA* gene of all lactobacilli was also included in the reactions (8 pmol of each primer) as a positive control \[[@B24-ijms-16-25141]\]. Amplification was performed in a Thermal Cycler (Mastercycler Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany) under the conditions: for *L. plantarum* 2035, 95 °C (2 min), followed by 24 cycles of 95 °C (30 s), 61 °C (30 s), 72 °C (60 s), followed by a final extension step at 72 °C (2 min); for *L. plantarum* ACA-DC 2640, 95 °C (2 min), followed by 22 cycles of 95 °C (30 s), 63 °C (60 s), 72 °C (60 s), followed by a final extension step at 72 °C (2 min). The PCR products were separated on 1% *w/v* agarose gels, visualized under UV illumination, and photographed with a digital camera (Gel DocEQ System, BioRad, Milan, Italy).
4. Conclusions {#sec4-ijms-16-25141}
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In this study, an efficient and accurate method for the detection of *Lactobacillus plantarum* strains, termed as 2035 and ACA-DC 2640, in a single reaction, was presented. It is a novel multiplex PCR assay utilizing strain-specific primers derived from RAPD analysis. The proposed methodology may be used to assess the survival and the adhesion properties of the two strains *in vivo* and characterize their probiotic character and applicability for the production of novel functional foods with potential health benefits.
This work has been co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) of the EU and by National Resources under the Operational Program Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship (EPAN II), Action "COOPERATION 2011", Project "ProbioDairyMeat" (Project Nr. 11SYN_2\_571) and by the Hellenic Agricultural Organization-DEMETER, Project "Research and evaluation of quality milk characteristics at responsibility areas of Patra".
Alex Galanis designed the studies, performed the experiments, and wrote the paper; Nikos Chorianopoulos designed the studies and discussed the results; Yiannis Kourkoutas and Chrysoula C. Tassou contributed the reagents, analyzed data and discussed the results.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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package com.sun.hotspot.igv.data;
/**
*
* @author Thomas Wuerthinger
*/
public class Pair<L, R> {
private L l;
private R r;
public Pair() {
}
public Pair(L l, R r) {
this.l = l;
this.r = r;
}
public L getLeft() {
return l;
}
public void setLeft(L l) {
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}
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return r;
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}
@Override
public boolean equals(Object o) {
if (o == null || !(o instanceof Pair)) {
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if (l != null) {
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}
boolean b2 = (r == obj.r);
if (r != null) {
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}
return b1 && b2;
}
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return ((l == null) ? 0 : l.hashCode()) * 71 + ((r == null) ? 0 : r.hashCode());
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HFD Announces It Doesn't Know Much Yet About Election-Machines Fire
Wondering what's going on with the investigation into the warehouse fire on August 27 that destroyed more than $30 million of Harris County's voting equipment?
Well, lucky for you the Houston Fire Department threw a little media soiree Thursday afternoon to offer forth an update.
The short of it is this: HFD doesn't know jack.
But here are more complete details of how HFD investigators don't know much.
HFD's new chief, Terry Garrison, started off the media conference by re-capping what had happened. Yes, he confirmed, there had been a fire. Then he passed the mic on to Arson Chief Gabe Cortez, who offered what little insight there apparently was to share.
So far, Cortez said, no accelerants or typical tools of an arsonist have been found. Investigators have pinpointed the source of the fire to within a 125-foot area of the 30,000 square-foot warehouse, a part of the building used to store voting machines and to conduct classes.
"We don't have any reason to believe an accelerant was used," Cortez said.
HFD arson experts are examining evidence taken from the warehouse with "microscopes and x-rays," Cortez said, but it is too early to make any conclusions. A working theory is that it may have been an accidental electrical fire, but Cortez was sure to point out that the investigation "will take some time," and that right now, "we don't know" what happened.
Harris County Clerk Beverly Kaufman also used the opportunity to say that replacement voting machines are on the way and that the election should go off almost the same as before the fire. She said between loaners from other counties and deals with vendors, the county is almost up to the number of machines it had originally planned to use on election day.
"While we've been working to recover," she said, "I feel more comfortable than ever that the voters will have a normal election experience ... as if they didn't know there had been a fire."
We assume HFD will let everyone know when they have something further, such as the cause of the fire, to announce. |
Mirror-dispersion-controlled sub-10-fs optical parametric amplifier in the visible.
Pulses from an optical parametric amplifier in the visible are compressed to sub-10-fs duration by a delay line made exclusively from chirped dielectric mirrors. We employ what we believe are the first ultrabroadband visible chirped mirrors, which provide negative group-delay dispersion up to the blue-green spectral region. The setup is compact and reliable, and we used it to observe, for what is to our knowledge the first time in organic molecules, coherent oscillations with periods as short as 16 fs. |
It's been assumed, but now it's official: Dwayne Haskins is Ohio State's starting quarterback, acting head coach Ryan Day announced on Monday.
Day said that while both Haskins and Tate Martell played well in fall camp, and that Martell "made a big push," Haskins will start on Saturday and will be the starter, though he also said the team currently plans to play Martell.
Ryan Day on Ohio State's quarterbacks: "Dwayne will start on Saturday, he is the starter, but the plan is to play Tate." — Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) August 27, 2018
How Martell is used remains to be seen, but Day made it clear that Haskins will take the first snaps, and the vast majority of the snaps this season. |
Documents you need to bring to school to be copied:
Interdistrict Transfer (if applicable, obtain from the school district of residence)
The following paperwork is needed for Returning Student registration
Forms included in packet:
Emergency/Health Information Form
Annual Notification Signature Pages
Lunch Program Information
Medication Permission Form
Internet Use Consent (Back to School Night)
Annual Residency Verification
Physical Exam (Kindergarten or First Grade only)
Oral Health (Kindergarten only)
Other documents needed:
Interdistrict Transfer (if applicable, obtain from the school district of residence)
Spencer Valley School District
4414 Highway 78/79
Santa Ysabel, CA 92070
Phone 760-765-0336 | Fax 760-765-3135
Spencer Valley School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in admission to its programs, services, or activities, in access to them, in treatment of individuals, or in any aspect of their operations. The lack of English language skills shall not be a barrier to admission or participation in the district's activities and programs. Spencer Valley School District also does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices. |
From Twitter and Facebook to Amazon and Google, the biggest names of the Internet are blasting a federal judge’s decision allowing an Arizona-based gossip website to be sued for defamation by a former Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader convicted of having sex with a teenager.
In court briefs recently filed in the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, the Internet giants warn that if upheld, the northern Kentucky judge’s ruling to let the former cheerleader’s lawsuit proceed has the potential to “significantly chill online speech” and undermine a law passed by Congress in 1996 that provides broad immunity to websites.
“If websites are subject to liability for failing to remove third-party content whenever someone objects, they will be subject to the ‘heckler’s veto,’ giving anyone who complains unfettered power to censor speech,” according to briefs filed Nov. 19 by lawyers for Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter, Amazon, Gawker and BuzzFeed, among others.
Those heavy hitters “really tell you how major of an issue this is,” said David Gingras, attorney for Scottsdale, Ariz.-based thedirty.com and its owner, Nik Richie, 34, who lives in Orange County, Calif.
A message left for Jones’ attorney, Eric Deters, seeking comment wasn’t immediately returned.
The case centers on the federal Communications Decency Act, passed in 1996 to help foster growth and free speech on the Internet by providing immunity from liability to websites for content posted by their users. The law also was designed to encourage websites to self-police offensive material.
Judges and appeals courts across the country have upheld the law in hundreds of cases.
But not Richie’s.
His website, thedirty.com, allows users to submit posts — anonymously if they want — about anyone from the girl next door to professional athletes and politicians, often accusing them of promiscuity, cheating on their spouses or getting plastic surgery or picking apart their looks. Richie screens each post, decides what goes up and often adds his own commentary.
Most recently, Richie broke the news of Anthony Weiner’s latest round of marital indiscretions.
In December 2012, former Bengals cheerleader Sarah Jones, 28, also a former high school teacher in northern Kentucky, sued Richie over posts concerning the sexual history of her and her ex-husband. Jones said the posts were untrue and caused her severe mental anguish and embarrassment.
Richie said that the posts were submitted to him anonymously and that it was not up to him to judge their accuracy. He simply posted them and added a comment about high school teachers and sex.
In July, after federal Judge William Bertelsman allowed the lawsuit to proceed, jurors found that the posts about Jones were substantially false and Richie had acted with malice or reckless disregard by publishing them, and they awarded Jones $338,000.
Richie is asking the 6th Circuit to find that Bertelsman should never have allowed the case to proceed, which would nullify the jury’s verdict.
Oral arguments in the case will be held in Cincinnati, likely in the beginning of 2014, with a decision expected in the summer.
Gingras, other attorneys specializing in Internet law and civil rights groups criticize Bertelsman’s ruling as based on his own personal distaste of thedirty.com and not on legal precedent.
Bertelsman ruled four separate times in the case against arguments over the Communications Decency Act, finding that the very name of Richie’s website, the way he manages it and the personal comments that he adds all encourage offensive content.
Richie’s own commentary about the Jones posts effectively validated all the anonymous accusations against her, Bertelsman said.
The posts about Jones were unrelated to a criminal case that emerged against her in March 2012 in which she was accused of having sex with her former student, a teenager. Jones later pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct and custodial interference as part of a plea deal that allowed her to avoid jail time but prohibited her from teaching again.
Jones and the student, then 17, are still together and say they’re in love and engaged to be married. |
Biker Gang Protects Abused Children
They may have the leather vests, tattoos, bandanas, and choppers, but Sons of Anarchy they are not. The motorcycle club Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA) is dedicated to one thing and one thing only: protecting abused children.
This is amazing. This is what we should be focusing on. The good in the world… |
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.toast {
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position: fixed;
z-index: 4;
min-height: 6rem;
max-height: 11rem;
width: 48rem;
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pointer-events: none;
transition: opacity 0.2s ease, transform 0.4s ease;
background-color: var(--movim-gray);
transform: translateY(0);
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body.nightmode .snackbar,
body.nightmode .toast {
background-color: var(--movim-background);
}
.toast,
.snackbar p {
overflow: hidden;
white-space: nowrap;
text-overflow: ellipsis;
}
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pointer-events: auto;
margin: -1rem -2rem;
display: block;
margin: -2rem -1rem;
padding: 2rem 1rem;
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.snackbar > a:hover {
border: 3px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
padding: calc(2rem - 3px) calc(1rem - 3px);
}
.snackbar {
right: 2.8rem;
border-radius: 0.25rem;
opacity: 1;
padding: 2rem 1rem;
}
.toast {
left: calc(50% - 24rem);
line-height: 2.5rem;
border-radius: 0.75rem;
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.snackbar:empty,
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opacity: 0;
transform: translateY(100%);
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.snackbar#status_websocket {
max-height: initial;
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line-height: 2.55rem;
white-space: initial;
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opacity: 0.5;
pointer-events: none;
filter: grayscale(1);
}
.snackbar#status_websocket span.control {
right: 0;
}
.snackbar#status_websocket:not(.connect) span.control:nth-child(1),
.snackbar#status_websocket.connect span.control:nth-child(2),
.snackbar#status_websocket:not(.connect) p:nth-child(3),
.snackbar#status_websocket.connect p:nth-child(4) {
display: none;
}
@media screen and (max-width: 1024px) {
.snackbar,
.toast {
bottom: 7.5rem;
}
}
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.snackbar,
.toast {
left: 1rem;
max-width: calc(100% - 2rem);
}
}
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The Three Sisters (Ireland)
The Three Sisters () are three rivers in Ireland: the River Barrow, the River Nore and the River Suir. The Suir and Nore rise in the same mountainous area in County Tipperary, near the Devil's Bit, while the Barrow rises in the Slieve Bloom Mountains in County Laois. The Nore flows into the Barrow about 17 km before the Suir and Barrow join to form an estuary called Waterford Harbour east of the city of Waterford. The rivers fan out to drain a large portion of the southern part of the island, including Counties Tipperary, Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford and Waterford, among others.
The lengths of the three rivers of the Three Sisters are the Barrow - 192 km (119 mi), the Suir - 185 km (115 mi) and the Nore - 140 km (87 mi).
The combined catchment area of the Three Sisters is 9,207 km2, made up of the Suir's (3,610 km2), the Barrow's (3,067 km2) and the Nore's (2,530 km2).
The combined long term average flow rate of the Three Sisters into Waterford Harbour is 157 m3/s, almost half of which is made up of the Suir's (76.9 m3/s), followed by the Nore's (42.9 m3/s) and the Barrow's (37.4 m3/s).
The Barrow Bridge crosses two of the Three Sisters, the Nore and the Barrow. They then join the River Suir just downstream of the bridge. This place is known in Irish as Cumar na dTrí Uisce, "the confluence of the three waters". The Nore joins the Barrow some four kilometres north of New Ross and the combined waters of the three sisters that can be seen from Cheekpoint. The combined waters of all three sisters are then visible all the way down the estuary from Cheekpoint on.
In ancient times, the area bounded by the Suir and the Barrow formed the Kingdom of Ossory. This name is retained today for dioceses in both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland.
The first, the gentle Shure that making way
By sweet Clonmell, adorns rich Waterford;
The next, the stubborne Newre, whose waters gray,
By faire Kilkenny and Rosseponte boord,
The third, the goodly Barow, which doth hoorde
Great heaps of Salmons in his deepe bosome:
All which long sundred, doe at last accord
To ioyne in one, ere to the sea they come,
So flowing all from one, all one at last become.
Excerpt from Edmund Spencer's Irish rivers . 1552-1559
References
External links
Guide to navigating the Three Sisters estuary (from the Inland Waterways Association of Ireland)
Category:Rivers of County Carlow
Category:Rivers of County Kilkenny
Category:Rivers of County Waterford
Category:Rivers of County Tipperary |
Intrinsic noise at synapses between a wing hinge stretch receptor and flight motor neurons in the locust.
Variability in postsynaptic potential (PSP) amplitude due to intrinsic noise limits the reliability of communication between neurons. I measured PSP variability at synapses between a forewing stretch receptor and wing depressor motor neurons in locusts, a pathway that is important in the control of flying. The intrinsic noise in the stretch receptor output synapse was measured by subtracting the background noise, originating in other synaptic pathways onto the motor neuron, from the variability in the amplitudes of PSPs evoked by the stretch receptor. Intrinsic synaptic noise caused successive PSPs to vary by 4-10 % in basalar and subalar flight motor neurons. Recordings from pairs of these wing depressor motor neurons showed that the amount of transmitter released varied independently between different output sites from the stretch receptor. Histograms of excitatory postsynaptic potential amplitude were normal distributions that lacked separate peaks. I estimate that quantal amplitude is significantly less than 0.1 mV and that several hundred quanta are released for each presynaptic spike. This accords well with a previous estimate of the number of discrete anatomical synapses and would facilitate modulation of output from the stretch receptor. |
Are you kidding? My previous blog-generator (Son of BartleBlog) was not in
good shape. The archives only covered 2000-2010, the "previous posts" links
were a lottery, and the spanish version of the site was missing whole sections.
So, what's Nikola?
Nikola is a static website generator. One thing about this
site is that it is, and has always been, just HTML. Every "dynamic" thing
you see in it, like comments, is a third party service. This site is just
a bunch of HTML files sitting in a folder.
So, how does Nikola work?
Nikola takes a folder full of txt files written in
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Possibly they'll do it if/when GTA ultimately stops being among the top 5 marketing games on a monthly basis, as it has been for like 3 or 4 years. Benny's is using a new light-weight customizable Cewbauchee Specter - with choices to modify practically whatever, and also could be incorporated with Benny's 25% off Upgrade price cut. |
Hello guys, this time I’m going to tell you how to hack SSH Server connection with Nmap and Hydra.
Before we get started, let me remind of something: These penetration testing tutorials are only meant for educational purposes. Harming anyone elses machines but your own, is illegal.
Hack SSH Server with Nmap and Hydra
Requirements for this tutorial:
Hydra
Nmap
Wordlist
Your own machine or virtual environment to test on
The first three are found in Kali Linux, you can use that if you’d like, I’m using Debian with Nmap and Hydra installed.
Now lets get started with scanning the entire local network. We need to find SSH Server with root login allowed on port 22. We will save all on a file called “ssh.txt”
nmap -p22 -PN -sV -oG ssh.txt -open 192.168.2.1/24
This will scan your entire local networks SSH servers with port 22 open. I’m not going to show the output, because I will be using Debian server installed on VMWare.
You can scan almost anything with Nmap, just learn to use it first, type nmap -h on terminal to see all the commands and their meanings.
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When we have the IP Address or list of ip addresses we want to test, we can start the password testing.
We are going to test login root with the list of passwords and IP’s on port 22.
hydra -l root -M /path/to/ip/list.txt -P /path/to/passwordlist.txt ssh
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/*
* This file is part of the KubeVirt project
*
* 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
*
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*
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* 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.
*
* Copyright 2018 Red Hat, Inc.
*
*/
package main
import (
_ "kubevirt.io/kubevirt/pkg/monitoring/client/prometheus" // import for prometheus metrics
_ "kubevirt.io/kubevirt/pkg/monitoring/reflector/prometheus" // import for prometheus metrics
_ "kubevirt.io/kubevirt/pkg/monitoring/workqueue/prometheus" // import for prometheus metrics
virt_operator "kubevirt.io/kubevirt/pkg/virt-operator"
)
func main() {
virt_operator.Execute()
}
|
The advent and growth of computer networks enables businesses to provide customers and other businesses access to documents from an increasing number of network-based resources, such as Web servers, database servers and enterprise systems. To maintain proper business practices, a business must ensure not only that information published in these documents is accurate, but also that the information is suitable for the purpose which it is provided, such as the price of a product is matched with the correct product in a product catalog. To this end, businesses typically rely on content management systems to control the publication of documents associated with their business.
One type of a content management system is a software-based system that executes processes for managing content for electronic publishing. It supports a variety of document formats and provides access to content generated by different entities. Although this versatility makes a content management system an ideal resource publishing documents in a network environment, problems may arise when synchronizing documents obtained from separate sources. This problem is aggravated when modifications to documents are not limited to a single piece of information, but to an entire class of information in a business processing chain. For example, a change to data to a first document may require a similar or different change to a second document implemented by the processing chain. Thus, there is a need to provide an efficient way of communicating changes to documents across various entities of a business and its business processing chain such that the changes are synchronized among the various documents impacted by the change. Further, there is a need for an efficient manner of enforcing relationships between information included in documents implemented by a business processing chain to ensure valid information is published with a document. |
Q:
basic memory allocation and free in c
Hi I'm new to C programming and have some dificulties with memory allocation
trying to implment a stack using an array
my SP_Stack.c:
#include "SP_Stack.h"
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
struct sp_stack_struct {
SP_STACK_ELEMENT *elements;
int top;
};
SP_STACK* spStackCreate(){
SP_STACK *new_stack = (SP_STACK*)malloc(sizeof(SP_STACK));
SP_STACK_ELEMENT *newContents = (SP_STACK_ELEMENT*)malloc(sizeof(SP_STACK_ELEMENT)*1024);
/* make sure to return NULL if needed */
if( newContents == NULL){
return NULL;
}
new_stack->elements = newContents;
new_stack->top = -1;
return new_stack;
}
void spStackDestroy(SP_STACK* stack){
//while(!spStackIsEmpty(stack,NULL)){
//spStackPop(stack,NULL);
// }
free(stack->elements);
free(stack);
}
SP_STACK_ELEMENT* spStackTop (SP_STACK* stack){
// make sure to return NULL
if (stack == NULL || spStackIsEmpty(stack)){
return NULL;
}
return &(stack->elements[(stack->top)]);
}
SP_STACK* spStackPop(SP_STACK* stack){
if (!(stack == NULL || spStackIsEmpty(stack))){
//free(&(stack->elements[stack->top]));
//stack->top--;
}
return stack;
}
SP_STACK* spStackPush(SP_STACK* stack, SP_STACK_ELEMENT newElement){
if (stack == NULL){
return NULL;
}
// copy element so he will stay in memory
SP_STACK_ELEMENT* copyElement = (SP_STACK_ELEMENT*)malloc(sizeof(SP_STACK_ELEMENT));
copyElement->type = newElement.type ;
copyElement->value = newElement.value;
stack->elements[++stack->top] = *copyElement;
return stack;
}
bool spStackIsEmpty(SP_STACK* stack){
return stack->top < 0;
}
my SP_Stack.h
typedef enum {
PLUS,
MINUS,
MULTIPLICATION,
DIVISION,
DOLLAR,
NUMBER,
UNKNOWN
} SP_STACK_ELEMENT_TYPE;
typedef struct {
SP_STACK_ELEMENT_TYPE type;
double value;
} SP_STACK_ELEMENT;
typedef struct sp_stack_struct SP_STACK;
SP_STACK* spStackCreate();
void spStackDestroy(SP_STACK* stack);
SP_STACK_ELEMENT* spStackTop (SP_STACK* stack);
SP_STACK* spStackPop(SP_STACK* stack);
SP_STACK* spStackPush(SP_STACK* stack, SP_STACK_ELEMENT newElement);
bool spStackIsEmpty(SP_STACK* stack);
#endif /* SP_STACK_H_ */
my tester:
#include "SP_Stack.h"
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
int main(){
SP_STACK_ELEMENT* elementPtr = NULL;
SP_STACK * stack = spStackCreate();
elementPtr = spStackTop(stack);
SP_STACK_ELEMENT newElement = {.type = NUMBER , .value = 100};
SP_STACK_ELEMENT newElement2 = {.type = NUMBER , .value = 200};
SP_STACK_ELEMENT newElement3 = {.type = NUMBER , .value = 300};
SP_STACK_ELEMENT newElement4 = {.type = NUMBER , .value = 400};
SP_STACK_ELEMENT newElement5 = {.type = NUMBER , .value = 500};
stack = spStackPush(stack,newElement);
stack = spStackPush(stack,newElement2);
stack = spStackPush(stack,newElement3);
stack = spStackPop(stack);
spStackDestroy(stack);
return 1;
}
my problem is - every time I try to pop an element, my program crashes.
I tried to check my stack->top value is correct an it is.
I also verified it contains an object
by printing the object value in location stack->top
I tried to delete a specific index in my array:
free(&(stack->elements[0]));
works but, any other index:
free(&(stack->elements[1]));
crashes, even if elments[i] exits.
what am I doing wrong?
thx
A:
You have a misconception about how your data is organised in the stack.
You have a dynamic array of entries. This array is created with malloc and represented by a pointer, namely the handle to the heap memory.
After you have initialised your stack, that array already contains 1024 uninitialised elements. When you push values, you copy the contents of the array to the top slot. Your code looks like this:
SP_STACK_ELEMENT *copyElement =
(SP_STACK_ELEMENT *) malloc(sizeof(SP_STACK_ELEMENT));
copyElement->type = newElement.type;
copyElement->value = newElement.value;
stack->elements[++stack->top] = *copyElement;
You allocate memory, copy the parameters to the copy and then copy the contents of the copy to the array element. The intermediate copy is useless. Worse, the allocated memory is lost, because the handle to copyElement immediately.
The code should be just:
stack->elements[++stack->top] = *newElement;
Conversely, because the memory for the pushed element wasn't really malloced, you can't free it. But because you can't return a pointer to memory that might be overwritten immediately, you can't return the popped element as pointer.
Now you have to make a decision: What do you want to store? Elements or pointers to elements. Storing elements is feasible and easy if your elements are lightweight, for example if they are ints, or doubles. Your struct is lightweight and can be passed around by value. On the other hand, if you store pointers, your client code – the code that uses the stack – must manage the memory.
There are other issues with your code:
You allocate the stack data proper to a local variable when you initialise the stack, but you never assign it to stack->elements.
Instead of freeing the individual elements, you should free the memory that you have allocated on initialisation. This is best done by a "destructor" or clean-up function.
Having the top index refer to the top element is not C-like and means that you have the index −1 when the stack is empty. I would prefer to make the top member a count, so that en empty stack is represented by a count of zero. That makes checking against over- and underflow easier. It also means that you can use the (unsigned) size_t type as index, which is a good choice.
Below is an example that implements a stack as you may have intended it. It stores the elements and passes them around as values. See how, except for the over- and underflow checks, the push and pop functions are very simple.
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
enum Type {
PLUS,
MINUS,
NUMBER,
UNKNOWN
};
typedef struct Stack Stack;
typedef struct Element Element;
struct Element {
enum Type type;
double value;
};
struct Stack {
size_t count;
Element *elem;
};
#define SP_SIZE 1024
Stack *spStackCreate(void)
{
Stack *stack = malloc(sizeof(*stack));
Element *elem = malloc(SP_SIZE * sizeof(*elem));
if (stack == NULL || elem == NULL) {
free(stack);
free(elem);
return NULL;
}
stack->elem = elem;
stack->count = 0;
return stack;
}
void spStackDestroy(Stack *stack)
{
if (stack) {
free(stack->elem);
free(stack);
}
}
void spStackPush(Stack *stack, Element elem)
{
if (stack->count >= SP_SIZE) {
fprintf(stderr, "Stack overflow!\n");
exit(1);
}
stack->elem[stack->count++] = elem;
}
Element spStackPop(Stack *stack)
{
if (stack->count == 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "Stack underflow!\n");
exit(1);
}
return stack->elem[--stack->count];
}
int spStackIsEmpty(const Stack *stack)
{
return (stack->count == 0);
}
int main()
{
Stack *stack = spStackCreate();
int i, j = 1;
if (stack == NULL) exit(1);
for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
Element elem = {NUMBER, j};
spStackPush(stack, elem);
j += i;
}
while (!spStackIsEmpty(stack)) {
Element elem = spStackPop(stack);
printf("%g\n", elem.value);
}
spStackDestroy(stack);
return 0;
}
|
Tuesday, 28 June 2016
My emotional response to the EU Referendum Result
I’m aware that I’ve been sharing a lot on Facebook and Twitter (and with anyone who’ll listen) about Brexit. Although I don’t wish to upset anyone (no really I don’t, although I’m aware I have), I plan to keep talking about it because, as many have already pointed out, it’s vitally important that we do. Here’s why.
Putting aside the practical implications on my own life and that of my peers (which are huge) my biggest heartbreak is a sense of disillusionment and a loss of identity. My whole life I’ve had relatives, ancestors, friends, students and colleagues from every different background imaginable; I’ve been to as much of the world (particularly Europe) as I could manage and been welcomed. I’ve always known the world was wider and richer than my own experiences, and sadly, often a lot crueller. I’ve felt a connectedness to something bigger, privileged to access its opportunities and a responsibility and compassion towards others less fortunate. I know I’m not alone in this.
That’s why, for me, the referendum result was so gutting, but it didn't entirely surprise me. I saw and felt it coming when I was back home: the rise in casual racism in everyday conversation; the unchecked xenophobia in mainstream media; the frankly disgustingly bigoted memes of Britain First being shared widely.
Then there were subtler things, such as political agendas that those of us in the public sector were asked [forced] to press at work. One in particular was promoting ‘British Values’, namely: tolerance, respect for law, democracy and civil liberty. Yes they are tenets we were proud to grow up with, but labelling them as purely 'British' and making them part of a 'counter terrorism' (Prevent) strategy was a polarising move which implied that they were something 'other' people had to be taught. What’s worse is that it felt like these agendas, like the referendum itself, were intended to win back votes of those who would otherwise have voted for UKIP or the BNP. (Vote for me! Look I’m doing something about those scary foreigners too; but to placate the lefties we’re calling it some form of therapy.) In the end, all it did was play into the Brexiters hands, by watering the already-sown seeds of xenophobia.
Meanwhile, the fields in which we operated became more fractured and contradictory in other ways. As an example, on the day our Prime Minister gave a speech which said achieving certain level of English would be mandatory for people that wanted to move to the UK, the Skills Funding Agency stopped ESOL Mandation Funding in further education.
Ironically this was all happening against the backdrop of having grown up being taught about how Britain had fought and won the fight against fascism and that this was some part of our heritage to be proud of. (The narrative of our national curriculum conveniently left out how many places we colonised before that, or at least how brutal the colonisation often was; singing 'Rule Brittania' only gave a sense of entitlement without consequences.) We wrote essays in GCSE History about the causes of WW2 and the dangers of dehumanising other races and blaming them for the problems of society. We studied the formation of the EU and learnt that, in its purest form, it was set up to safeguard against that ever happening again.
I always took those safeguards for granted. That’s why, while I'm not denying that aspects of mass migration and integration of different cultures can bring challenges, this has to be one of the biggest steps backwards of the last century. At best it feels like a collective choice to say, ‘let’s just opt out of trying’; while at its worst it’s been taken as an opportunity to stick two fingers up to tolerance and respect, in favour of downright cruelty. I'm not just mourning the uncertain future that the younger generation has been lumbered with; I'm grieving how quickly we have forgotten what the sacrifices of the past were really made for.
Having moved overseas three times I’ve known next to nothing but warmth and welcome every time (and I was moving out of choice and for adventure – I wasn’t forced to, as some are) and it’s made what could have been isolating and difficult experiences wonderful. Now I’m now watching in horror as the UK becomes a place where people from other countries (or indeed, from the UK, who just don’t happen to be white) cannot feel safe because it's ok to openly abuse people from different origins. There are already thousands of examples of the rise in racial abuse in the UK since the result was announced on Friday. Anyone on Facebook or Twitter will have seen Sarah Child’s Album , ‘Worrying Signs’ or the hashtag #PostRefRacism, and I hope that far more than 48% of those who read some of the anecdotes were disgusted. I’m aware that not all 17 million leave voters endorse this behaviour, much less enact it, but such bigotry doesn’t exist in a vacuum; there has been a direct correlation between the EU Referendum (both the lead up and the result) and these instances. The perpetrators feel legitimised, even if it wasn’t the intention of every voter, and these victims are people, not just collateral damage.
I have for years identified myself as both British and European. Today I am ashamed to be British and, apparently, soon to be no longer European.
The outpouring of hurt and heartbreak from the younger generation about this is a beacon of light. I just truly hope that the pain and anger doesn't become despondency. Please let’s keep talking, keep questioning and keep sticking up for those whom the referendum has made a lot more vulnerable; words and kindness are our most powerful tools against hate and division. |
862 So.2d 420 (2003)
STATE of Louisiana, Appellee,
v.
Clifton M. FIELDING, Appellant.
No. 37,943-KA.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.
December 10, 2003.
*423 Louisiana Appellate Project by Peggy J. Sullivan, Monroe, for Appellant.
Walter E. May, Jr., District Attorney, for Appellee.
Before WILLIAMS, GASKINS & PEATROSS, JJ.
PEATROSS, J.
Defendant, Clifton M. Fielding, was convicted by a unanimous jury of second degree murder, a violation of La. R.S. 14:30.1. He was sentenced to the mandatory term of life imprisonment in accordance with La. R.S. 14:30.1(B). Defendant now appeals, assigning four errors. For the reasons stated herein, Defendant's conviction and sentence are affirmed.
FACTS
On October 19, 1999, at 11:24 p.m., 911 dispatchers received a call that someone had been shot in the area of Ivy and Howard streets, an area known as West Town, in Arcadia, Louisiana. The Arcadia Police Department and the Bienville Parish Sheriff's Office responded with several officers, as well as emergency medical personnel, dispatched to the scene. The first officer to arrive at the scene was Arcadia police officer, Andrea Rogers. Officer Rogers testified that, when he arrived, there was a small red pickup truck in the middle of the road with the driver's side door open. A white male was lying in the road outside of the open door with an apparent gunshot wound to the head which was bleeding profusely. A loaded .38 Smith and Wesson pistol was found near the victim's feet.
Officer Randy Price arrived shortly thereafter. Officer Price testified that no one was in the area when he arrived, but that a few people eventually started coming out of nearby houses. He secured the scene and no one but law enforcement personnel were allowed within 12 to 15 feet of the body and truck. Two deputies from the Bienville Parish Sheriff's Department arrived next, followed by emergency medical personnel. Officer Rogers testified that the medical personnel moved the victim's body slightly to determine whether the man had a heartbeat; but, after determining that the man was dead, the medical personnel left the body in the same position as the officer had found it. Numerous other officers then arrived at the scene and Officer Price took photographs of the crime scene and gathered physical evidence.
A search of the truck revealed that the glove compartment was open, the driver's side window was down and there was a small splatter of blood on the inside of the driver's door. There were no signs that a struggle had occurred inside the truck. Two spent .38 caliber cartridge casings were found in the truck, one on the driver's seat and the other amid jumper cables that were coiled on the passenger side floorboard. Officers found a wallet in the victim's back pants pocket, which revealed his identity as that of a Gary Stephens. There was no money in the wallet.
Investigators interviewed residents of the immediate area where the shooting *424 occurred. Several residents reported hearing two (or three) gunshots in rapid succession. Although some stated they had looked outside as soon as they had heard the gunshots, all denied seeing anybody in the area after the shooting.
It was determined that the victim, Mr. Stephens, worked in the Arcadia area as a permitter[1] for an oil exploration company and was familiar with the area where his body was found. Prior to the shooting, Mr. Stephens had been at a local bar where he had consumed a couple of drinks and cashed a check before telling an employee of the bar that he was going to fill up his truck with gas and go to the hotel where he was staying to get some sleep. The employee of the bar testified that, after paying for his drinks and a tip, she gave Mr. Stephens $40 in cash. The employee further testified that she thought Mr. Stephens put the money in his wallet, but it might have been his checkbook. No checkbook was found on Mr. Stephens' person or in the truck.
The investigation of the shooting ultimately led officers to Defendant, who was arrested on an outstanding warrant for shoplifting shortly after the shooting. While in custody, officers questioned Defendant regarding the shooting. In an unrecorded statement, Defendant told a detective that, on the evening of the shooting, he had seen the victim at a convenience store buying gas and that he had gotten in the victim's vehicle and asked for a ride. Defendant stated that the victim did not agree to give him a ride and Defendant then got out of the truck. He further stated that, since he had opened the passenger side door of the victim's truck, officers would find his fingerprints there.
The officers also learned during the investigation that Defendant was unemployed and was either living with friends or in abandoned houses in the area where the shooting took place. A friend of Defendant, Jacqueline Baxter, told officers that Defendant had been at her house before and after the shooting. She further divulged that he had a pistol in a black backpack that could possibly be found in one of the abandoned houses nearby.
The authorities began a search of the abandoned houses in the area and, in the second house searched, found a .38 Lorcin pistol partially hidden between the cushion and back of a recliner. Officers subsequently questioned Defendant a second time, informing him that the Lorcin pistol had been found. Defendant then told the officers to "get a recorder." After being read his Miranda rights warning and signing a waiver of rights form, Defendant related to the officers an account of the events leading up to the shooting that substantially differed from his prior statement. In this second statement, Defendant claimed that he was walking down the road when Mr. Stephens and a passenger drove past him in the truck, turned and came back by him. He asserted that Mr. Stephens stopped him and asked him whether or not he sold drugs. He stated that, when he answered he did not sell drugs, the passenger in the truck raised a gun. Defendant asserted that he was standing on the driver's side of the vehicle by the front fender when Mr. Stephens attempted to get out of the vehicle and asked him whether or not he knew where he could get some drugs. He said he again answered "no." According to Defendant, at this point, Mr. Stephens was "about to raise a pistol in his hand" and so *425 he (Defendant) put his hand on his pistol and shot Mr. Stephens in self-defense.
A grand jury returned a bill of indictment charging Defendant with the second degree murder of Mr. Stephens. Defendant filed a motion to suppress the statements and the pistol. The defense argued that the statements were coerced and that there was no search warrant sought or issued for the search of the abandoned house where the pistol was found. The trial judge denied the motion, finding that the statements were made freely and voluntarily and that Defendant did not have a right to an expectation of privacy over the abandoned house which was property belonging to another.[2]
At trial, five officers, three residents of West Town, four friends of Defendant, the bar employee, Mr. Stephens' boss and three experts testified for the State. The evidence established that there had been no tampering with the crime scene, that the spent cartridge casings found inside the truck were fired from the .38 Lorcin pistol found in the abandoned house and that Mr. Stephens was shot twiceone shot entering under his right armpit and traveling just under the skin of the upper back and the other from very close range to the right side of the head in the area of the temple. Coroner George McCormick testified that the cause of death was the gunshot wound to the head. As previously stated, two .38 cartridge casings were found in the truck. The Lorcin pistol was found with four rounds unfired in the clip that holds six rounds. DNA analysis of tissue taken from the Lorcin pistol was established to match that of Mr. Stephens. There was no evidence that there was, in fact, a passenger in the truck at the time of the shooting. The audio tape of Defendant's second statement was played for the jury.
The defense moved for a mistrial when the district attorney asked Dr. McCormick if the gunshot wound to the head was the result of an "execution or assassin type killing." The trial court immediately admonished the jury and did so again after hearing and denying the motion for mistrial.
The defense presented no evidence. The jury unanimously found Defendant guilty of second degree murder and he was subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment. A motion to reconsider sentence was filed and denied. This appeal ensued.
DISCUSSION
Assignment of Error Number One: There was insufficient evidence at trial to support the verdict of second degree murder.
The standard for reviewing a claim of insufficient evidence is whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, a rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the offense proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 99 S.Ct. 2781, 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979); State v. Rosiere, 488 So.2d 965 (La.1986). The reviewing court is to consider the record as a whole and not just the evidence most favorable to the prosecution; and, if rational triers of fact could disagree as to the interpretation of the evidence, the rational decision to convict should be upheld. State v. Mussall, 523 So.2d 1305 (La.1988).
In Defendant's second statement, he admits that he shot Mr. Stephens, but claims that he was acting in self-defense.
*426 In State v. Murray, 36,137 (La.App.2d Cir.8/29/02), 827 So.2d 488, writ denied, 02-2634 (La.9/5/03), 852 So.2d 1020, this court reiterated its holding in State v. Hudson, 33,357 (La.App.2d Cir.5/10/00), 760 So.2d 591, that sets forth the law applicable to a claim of justifiable homicide because of self-defense:
Self-defense is justification for a killing only if the person committing the homicide reasonably believes he is in imminent danger of losing his life or receiving great bodily harm and that deadly force is necessary to save his life. La. R.S. 14:20(1); State v. Cotton, 25,940 (La.App.2d Cir.3/30/94), 634 So.2d 937; State v. Jones, 600 So.2d 875 (La.App. 1st Cir.1992), writ denied, 92-2351 (La.5/12/95), 654 So.2d 346. The state has the affirmative duty of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that the killing was not in self-defense. State v. Arnold, 30,282 (La.App.2d Cir.1/21/98), 706 So.2d 578.
For a homicide to be justified, the offender must have had a reasonable belief he was in imminent danger of losing his life or receiving great bodily harm and that the killing was necessary, under the circumstances, to save himself from that danger. La. R.S. 14:20(1); State v. Dozier, 553 So.2d 911 (La.App. 4th Cir.1989), writ denied, 558 So.2d 568 (La.1990).
Factors to consider in determining whether a defendant had a reasonable belief the killing was necessary are the excitement and confusion of the situation, the possibility of using force or violence short of killing and the defendant's knowledge of the assailant's bad character. State v. Hardeman, 467 So.2d 1163 (La. App. 2d Cir.1985). Although there is no unqualified duty to retreat, the possibility of escape is a factor to consider in determining whether a defendant had a reasonable belief that the use of deadly force was necessary to avoid the danger. State v. Brown, 414 So.2d 726 (La.1982).
When a defendant in a homicide case claims self-defense, the State has the burden of establishing beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant did not act in self-defense. State v. Garcia, 483 So.2d 953 (La.1986); State v. Flowers, 574 So.2d 448 (La.App. 2d Cir.1991), writ denied, 580 So.2d 666 (La.1991).
Second degree murder is defined in La. R.S. 14:30.1 as:
A. Second degree murder is the killing of a human being:
(1) When the offender has a specific intent to kill or to inflict great bodily harm; or
(2)(a) When the offender is engaged in the perpetration or attempted perpetration of aggravated rape, forcible rape, aggravated arson, aggravated burglary, aggravated kidnapping, second degree kidnapping, aggravated escape, drive-by shooting, armed robbery, first degree robbery, or simple robbery, even though he has no intent to kill or to inflict great bodily harm.
Defendant argues that, because a loaded gun was found beside the victim's body and in light of his statement that he shot Mr. Stephens after Mr. Stephens began to raise a gun, the State did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he was not acting in self-defense. The State argues that the physical evidence is inconsistent with Defendant's second version of the events leading up to the shooting.
The only accounts of the events surrounding the shooting come from Defendant's two statements to the investigating officers. In the first, unrecorded statement, Defendant denied any knowledge of or involvement in the shooting. He offered only that he had approached Mr. Stephens' truck, sat in the passenger's *427 seat and asked for a ride to West Town. After being told that Mr. Stephens was not going to West Town, Defendant got out of the truck and did not see Mr. Stephens again that night. Once Defendant was made aware of the recovery of the Lorcin pistol, however, his story changed. In his second statement, which was recorded and played for the jury, he depicted a much different scene as he explained that Mr. Stephens and a passenger approached him wanting to buy drugs. Defendant then stated that he did not sell drugs and he noticed that the passenger had a gun. Mr. Stephens then exited the truck and asked about purchasing drugs again and began to raise a gun to Defendant. According to Defendant, he then put his hand on his pistol and shot once aiming at Mr. Stephens' head and shot again, unsure of where he was aiming with the second shot. Defendant stated that he ran away and hid the gun in a recliner in the abandoned house.
Significantly, Defendant also stated that he was standing on the driver's side of the truck toward the front fender, at least five to six feet away from Mr. Stephens, when he shot him. The transcript of the statement played at trial reads:
"... And at that time I saw him about to raise a pistol in his hand.
Q Was the driver out of the vehicle at that time?
A Yes. He was out of the vehicle.
Q Did he have his door open?
A The door was open.
Q Lights on?
A Right.
Q Engine still running?
A Yes.
Q All right.
A And I put my hand on the pistol that I was carrying at the time.
* * *
Q And your pistol was where? In your waistband, in the back of your waistband?
A Yes. I put my hand on my pistol and I saw him attempt to raise his gun so I shot.
Q You shot which person?
A The driver.
Q How close to the driver were you?
A At least within five-six feet away.
Q You shot at the driver? What part of the driver were you shooting at?
A The pistol-I had the pistol aimed at his head.
Q And you shot one time?
A Twice.
Q The first time you shot shooting at his head and then the second time you fired, where was he at?
A I really don't know because when I fired the first time, I attempted to turn my head. Scared you know and I just fired again, not looking at what I was doing.
Q Where was the passenger of the truck at, at that time?
A He was still in the vehicle.
Q Did he have his gun in his hand getting out?
A No.
Q What was the passenger doing?
A I really wasn't paying attention to what he was doing. I was just worried about the-they had a gun you know
The physical evidence contradicts this scenario. Firearms expert, Richard Beighley, testified that the two spent cartridge casings were fired from the .38 Lorcin pistol that was found in the abandoned house. These cartridge casings were found inside the truck, one in the driver's seat and one on the passenger side floor board, not *428 outside where Defendant argues he was standing when he fired the shots. Other testimony established that the cartridge casings would eject from the right side of the Lorcin pistol when fired. This supports the State's suggested scenario that Defendant was inside the truck on the passenger side when he shot Mr. Stephens and the cartridge cases ejected first onto the seat and then to the right onto the passenger side floor.
Further compelling evidence that this shooting was not in self-defense is testimony of Dr. McCormick and Mr. Beighley establishing that Mr. Stephens was shot at such a close range that his blood and tissue were found on the Lorcin pistol. Mr. Beighley testified that the tearing of Mr. Stephens' shirt and the concentration of soot and partially burned and unburned gunpowder were consistent with close contact shots, with the gun being no more than six inches from the skin. Further, Mr. Beighley testified that, without testing, his visual assessment of the shirt convinced him that it was a close contact shot. Dr. McCormick corroborated this testimony, opining that the gun had been pressed against Mr. Stephens' skin resulting in blood and tissue splattering onto the gun. Finally, Michelle Collins, an expert in the field of DNA analysis, testified that "to a certain probability in this case 1 in 6.4 trillion the ... DNA profile from the firearm was consistent with ... the DNA profile from the blood from Gary Stephens."
The State submits that the foregoing evidence was sufficient for a rational jury to find that Defendant had the specific intent to kill or inflict great bodily harm when he aimed the gun at Mr. Stephens' head and pulled the trigger. We agree. Numerous cases hold that specific intent is a state of mind and need not be proved as a fact; it may be inferred from the circumstances of the transaction and the actions of the defendant. State v. Graham, 420 So.2d 1126 (La.1982); State v. Fuller, 414 So.2d 306 (La.1982); State v. Doby, 540 So.2d 1008 (La.App. 2d Cir.1989), writ denied, 544 So.2d 398 (La.1989). Specific intent is that state of mind that exists when the circumstances indicate the offender actively desired the prescribed criminal consequences to follow his act. La. R.S. 14:10(1); State v. Lindsey, 543 So.2d 886 (La.1989), cert. denied, 494 U.S. 1074, 110 S.Ct. 1796, 108 L.Ed.2d 798 (1990); State v. McCray, 621 So.2d 94 (La.App. 2d Cir.1993).2 Pointing a gun at the victim and firing a gun has been ruled sufficient evidence to infer specific intent to kill or do great bodily harm in State v. Procell, 365 So.2d 484 (La.1978), cert. denied, 441 U.S. 944, 99 S.Ct. 2164, 60 L.Ed.2d 1046 (1979), and in State v. Maxey, 527 So.2d 551 (La.App. 3d Cir.1988), writ denied, 541 So.2d 868 (La.1989).
On this record, we find that the testimony and physical evidence were sufficient for a rational jury to find that Defendant had the specific intent to kill or inflict great bodily harm when he fired his weapon at Mr. Stephens' head. Although Defendant's self-serving statement was that he shot the victim in self-defense, the jury obviously chose to reject this version of the shooting. This court's authority to review questions of fact in a criminal case is limited to the sufficiency-of-the-evidence evaluation under Jackson, and does not extend to credibility determinations made by the trier of fact. State v. Williams, 448 So.2d 753 (La.App. 2d Cir.1984).
Even if the jury had accepted Defendant's version of the shooting, we fail to see how and at what point under Defendant's scenario he was in imminent danger. Defendant stated that Mr. Stephens did not have the gun in his hand when he was getting out of the vehicle, but "I put my *429 hand on my pistol and I saw him attempt to raise his gun so I shot." In addition, as previously mentioned, Defendant's statement that a passenger was present is also suspect. There was no evidence revealed that such passenger existed; and, even assuming arguendo that a passenger was present, a close reading of Defendant's statement reveals that the passenger and driver had only one gun between them; Defendant stated: "they had a gun you know." Most significantly, Defendant's self-defense scenario does not clearly indicate that either the victim or the alleged passenger ever actually pointed a weapon at Defendant or threatened him. Finally, Defendant fails to explain why it was necessary to deliver a fatal gunshot to the head to protect himself. Defendant's assertion that the State failed to prove that he did not act in self-defense is without merit.
Since we find sufficient evidence to convict Defendant of second degree murder under La. R.S. 14:30.1(A)(1), we pretermit any discussion of Defendant's arguments challenging the State's proof of the shooting during an armed robbery under section (A)(2)(a) of the statute.
Assignment of Error Number Two: The trial court erred in refusing to suppress the physical evidence and the statement made by Clifton Fielding on October 23rd.
In this assignment of error, Defendant argues that the intrusion into the abandoned house where the Lorcin pistol was found was unlawful since there was no search warrant sought or issued. He seeks to have the pistol found as a result of the warrantless search and the resulting statement in which he admitted shooting Mr. Stephens suppressed as tainted evidence.
The State argues that the officers were properly investigating the case by searching the abandoned houses and, further, that the owner of the abandoned house where the pistol was recovered had previously requested that they watch the house and keep people out of the house.
La. Const. art. 1, sec. 5, provides:
Section 5. Every person shall be secure in his person, property, communications, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches, seizures, or invasions of privacy. No warrant shall issue without probable cause supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, the persons or things to be seized, and the lawful purpose or reason for the search. Any person adversely affected by a search or seizure conducted in violation of this Section shall have standing to raise its illegality in the appropriate court.
This court in State v. Taylor, 30,531 (La.App.2d Cir.5/13/98), 714 So.2d 143, held that both the federal and state constitutional provisions protect only reasonable expectations of privacy. We stated:
If there is no reasonable expectation of privacy in the matter sought to be protected, then the constitutional provisions are not applicable. Capital City Press v. East Baton Rouge Parish Metro. Council, 96-1979 (La.7/1/97), 696 So.2d 562; Smith v. Maryland, 442 U.S. 735, 99 S.Ct. 2577, 61 L.Ed.2d 220 (1979). In other words, compliance with the Fourth Amendment and Article 1, § 5, i.e. warrant or exceptions thereto, becomes immaterial.
* * *
The test for determining whether one has a reasonable expectation of privacy which is constitutionally protected "is not only whether the person had an actual or subjective expectation of privacy, but also whether that expectation is *430 of a type which society at large is prepared to recognize as being reasonable." Capital City Press, supra, quoting State v. Harper, 27,278 (La.App.2d Cir.8/23/95), 660 So.2d 537, writ denied, 95-2318 (La.1/12/96), 666 So.2d 320.
Our jurisprudence consistently holds that one does not have a right to an expectation of privacy in property belonging to another. In State v. Kimble, 375 So.2d 924 (La.1979), the supreme court held that two defendants had no right to an expectation of privacy beneath the steps of a vacant trailer where they had hidden drugs. In State v. Henry, 440 So.2d 872 (La.App. 2d Cir.1983), this court, relying on State v. Kimble, supra, held that a defendant had no right to an expectation of privacy in the house of his girlfriend, when he did not own the property and only occasionally stayed there. Likewise, in the later case of State v. Harper, supra, a panel of this court found that a defendant had no expectation of privacy in a neighbor's backyard.[3] Accord State v. Campbell, 93-1959 (La. App. 4th Cir.5/26/94), 640 So.2d 622.
There is no dispute that the deputies conducted a warrantless search of the abandoned house looking for a gun that investigators were told Defendant possessed prior to the shooting and may have hidden in an abandoned house in the area. There is also no dispute that the house was owned by someone other than Defendant, although there was evidence that Defendant sometimes slept in the house without the owner's consent. While the search was also made without the owner's consent, the deputies had been in the house before because the owner had asked them to keep vagrants off the premises.
The trial court denied the motion to suppress, specifically finding that Defendant had no expectation of privacy in the property belonging to another. We find no error in this ruling. Defendant had no right to an expectation of privacy in the abandoned house which did not belong to him.
Probable cause for the search existed from the information given to investigators that the pistol may be found in one of the abandoned houses in the neighborhood. Since the search of the abandoned house was not unlawful, the statement given by Defendant after he learned of the recovery of the gun was not subject to suppression as the product of an illegal search. Defendant's argument to that effect is without merit.
We further agree with the trial court that Defendant's second statement was freely and voluntarily given and was properly admitted by the trial court. A trial court's decision to deny a motion to suppress is afforded great weight and will not be set aside unless the preponderance of the evidence clearly favors suppression. State v. Normandin, 32,927 (La.App.2d Cir.12/22/99), 750 So.2d 321, writ denied, 00-0202 (La.9/29/00), 769 So.2d 550; State v. Williams, 98-1006 (La.App. 5th Cir.3/30/99), 735 So.2d 62, writ denied, 99-1077 (La.9/24/99), 747 So.2d 1118.
This assignment is without merit.
Assignment of Error Number Three: The trial court erred in denying the motion for mistrial made when the prosecutor asked an inappropriate question during direct examination of a witness.
Defendant argues that the trial court erred in failing to grant a mistrial *431 when the district attorney asked Dr. McCormick if the gunshot wounds were "execution or assassin type." The trial judge found the question improper, but found that two admonitions to the jury were sufficient to prevent any prejudice to Defendant.
La.C.Cr.P. articles 770 and 771 address the trial court's authority to declare a mistrial or admonition when an inappropriate comment is made by the district attorney. These articles read:
Art. 770. Prejudicial remarks; basis of mistrial
Upon motion of a defendant, a mistrial shall be ordered when a remark or comment, made within the hearing of the jury by the judge, district attorney, or a court official, during the trial or in argument, refers directly or indirectly to:
(1) Race, religion, color or national origin, if the remark or comment is not material and relevant and might create prejudice against the defendant in the mind of the jury;
(2) Another crime committed or alleged to have been committed by the defendant as to which evidence is not admissible;
(3) The failure of the defendant to testify in his own defense; or
(4) The refusal of the judge to direct a verdict.
Art. 771. Admonition
In the following cases, upon the request of the defendant or the state, the court shall promptly admonish the jury to disregard a remark or comment made during the trial, or in argument within the hearing of the jury, when the remark is irrelevant or immaterial and of such a nature that it might create prejudice against the defendant, or the state, in the mind of the jury:
(1) When the remark or comment is made by the judge, the district attorney, or a court official, and the remark is not within the scope of Article 770; or
* * *
Art. 775. Mistrial; grounds for
A mistrial may be ordered, and in a jury case the jury dismissed, when:
(1) The defendant consents thereto;
(2) The jury is unable to agree upon a verdict;
(3) There is a legal defect in the proceedings which would make any judgment entered upon a verdict reversible as a matter of law;
(4) The court finds that the defendant does not have the mental capacity to proceed;
(5) It is physically impossible to proceed with the trial in conformity with law; or
(6) False statements of a juror on voir dire prevent a fair trial.
Upon motion of a defendant, a mistrial shall be ordered, and in a jury case the jury dismissed, when prejudicial conduct in or outside the courtroom makes it impossible for the defendant to obtain a fair trial, or when authorized by Article 770 or 771.
A mistrial shall be ordered, and in a jury case the jury dismissed, when the state and the defendant jointly move for a mistrial.
In the case sub judice, the alleged inappropriate remark came during the State's questioning of Dr. McCormick:
Q: So this is the type of wound that would be very, very quickly fatal?
A: In a matter of a few seconds, yes, sir.
*432 Q: And could we describe (sic) as an execution or assassination type?
By counsel for defendant: Objection, Your Honor.
By the court:
Sustained. That is going to be stricken from the record. Ladies and Gentlemen, disregard that comment absolutely. Proceed, Mr. D.A.
By counsel for the defendant:
Your Honor, I'm going to ask that the Jury be removed.
* * *
By counsel for the defendant:
Your Honor, at this point I'm going to ask for a mistrial. There is no way an admonition will ever cure what he just said.
After a hearing on the motion for a mistrial, the trial court found that the question was improper, but that an admonition would suffice. We find no error in this conclusion.
The jury had already heard Defendant's recorded statement that he had aimed at Mr. Stephens' head and shot and testimony regarding the position of the body and had viewed photographs of the wound and other crime scene evidence. The trial court reasoned that the remark was made after much evidence was presented regarding the manner in which Mr. Stephens was shot; and, therefore, the impact of the statement was lessened. We note also that, in addition to the admonition, the trial court ordered that no more demonstrative evidence would be allowed, there would be no reenactment of the shooting and there would be no more mention of "assassin-type" killing or executions. The trial court further advised the district attorney that, in addition to the granting of a mistrial if such occurred, he would be found to be in direct contempt of court.
The determination as to whether a remark has resulted in denying a defendant a fair trial is within the sound discretion of the trial court, and a denial of a motion for mistrial will not be disturbed on appeal absent an abuse of that discretion. State v. Smith, 418 So.2d 515 (La.1982); State v. Bean, 582 So.2d 947 (La.App. 2d Cir.1991), writ denied, 586 So.2d 567 (La. 1991); State v. Matthews, 552 So.2d 590 (La.App. 2d Cir.1989), writ denied, 559 So.2d 137 (La.1990). In State v. Griffin, 618 So.2d 680 (La.App. 2d Cir.1993), writ denied, 625 So.2d 1063 (La.1993), this court stated that the prosecution's characterization of the defendant as an "assassin" twice during cross-examination of the defense witness was at best a non-prejudicial error since the trial court had instructed the jury to disregard use of the term and evidence of the defendant's guilt was overwhelming. In the present case, Defendant has failed to articulate how the lesser action of an admonition in lieu of declaring a mistrial deprived him of a fair trial. Based on the record before us, we find that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in allowing the trial to continue with its strong admonition.
Assignment of Error Number Four: The trial court erred in imposing a sentence that was harsh and excessive under the facts and circumstances of this case.
Defendant argues the statutorily mandated life sentence was harsh and unconstitutionally excessive and that the trial court did not articulate its reasons as required by La.C.Cr.P. art. 894.1. We find no merit in this assignment of error.
The sentence for second degree murder is found in La. R.S. 14:30.1(B) which reads:
Whoever commits the crime of second degree murder shall be punished by life imprisonment at hard labor without benefit *433 of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.
When there is a constitutional mandatory sentence, there is no need for the trial court to justify, under article 894.1, a sentence it is legally required to impose. State v. Koon, 31,177 (La.App.2d Cir.2/24/99), 730 So.2d 503; State v. Rose, 606 So.2d 845 (La.App. 2d Cir.1992).
As to the alleged excessiveness of the mandatory prison term, it is within the legislature's purview to determine the length of the sentence imposed for crimes classified as felonies and the courts are charged with applying those punishments unless they are found to be unconstitutional. State v. Koon, supra. The decision to assess mandatory life sentences for certain felonies is within the prerogative of the legislature. Id. Further, the argument that the mandatory life sentence for second degree murder is a violation of the prohibition against excessive punishment in the Louisiana Constitution has been repeatedly rejected. State v. Parker, 416 So.2d 545 (La.1982); State v. Brooks, 350 So.2d 1174 (La.1977); State v. Davis, 31,711 (La.App.2d Cir.3/31/99), 732 So.2d 612, writ denied, 99-3114 (La.5/5/00), 761 So.2d 539.
In the case sub judice, Defendant fails to articulate why his circumstances justify an exception to the imposition of the mandatory sentence. In order to overcome the legislative mandate, there must be clear and convincing evidence that Defendant is exceptional or that, because of unusual circumstances, he is the victim of the legislature's failure to assign sentences that are meaningfully tailored to the culpability of the offender, the gravity of the offense and the circumstances of the case. State v. Johnson, 97-1906 (La.3/4/98), 709 So.2d 672. We find no such unusual circumstances in this case; and, on the evidence presented, we find that imposition of the mandatory life sentence does not shock the sense of justice. State v. Dorthey, 623 So.2d 1276 (La.1993).
This assignment lacks merit.
CONCLUSION
For the foregoing reasons, the conviction and sentence of Clifton M. Fielding are affirmed.
AFFIRMED.
NOTES
[1] A permitter contacts local landowners on whose property the company seeks to conduct testing. It is the permitter's responsibility to seek approval from the landowner for the company to lay cable and conduct dynamite testing for oil exploration.
[2] On the day of trial, another inculpatory statement to a probation officer was suppressed after the trial court determined that it was taken after Defendant was arrested and his right to counsel had attached.
[3] In Harper, supra, this court went further to state that "[w]hen property has been abandoned, a person's property interest in it lapses, and there is no further reasonable expectation of privacy, so property may be searched and seized without normally requiring a search warrant."
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Judith Orloff, MD, is a psychiatrist and intuition expert who synthesizes the pearls of traditional medicine with cutting-edge knowledge of intuition, energy, and spirituality to create a new blend of healing wisdom. She passionately believes that the future of medicine depends upon integrating all these elements to achieve emotional freedom and total wellness. Her new book is Emotional Freedom: Liberate Yourself From Negative Emotions and Transform Your Life (Three Rivers Press, 2011).
Her earlier bestsellers are Positive Energy, Intuitive Healing, and Second Sight. As a teacher and author, she combines her personal story as someone who comes from a long line of intuitive healers, including her grandmother, mother, and aunts, with professional knowledge gleaned from her medical practice and popular workshops.
Dr. Orloff is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA and has been featured on The Today Show, CNN, and in Oprah Magazine and USA Today. For more inspiration and information about her workshops and books visit www.drjudithorloff.com. For Judith’s free video class on emotional freedom and intuition check out www.youtube.com/judithorloffmd.
Barbara: Why did you write Emotional Freedom?
Judith Orloff M.D. I’m passionate about teaching people to transform negative emotions into positive ones. If you get mired in the muck of negativity, you can’t lead a liberated, happy life. As a physician, I see that most people don’t have the everyday tools to transform frustration, depression, anxiety, worry, and fear into positive emotions. This book is a how-to guide that offers you these tools.
I work in a mainstream medical system that doesn’t generally deal with emotions in an expanded way. As a UCLA psychiatric resident I learned to prescribe medications and use traditional psychotherapy. In this book, I also bring spirituality, subtle energy, and intuition into this equation and offer strategies that go beyond mainstream medicine.
Another powerful reason I wrote this book is that I watched my mother, a physician, literally loose her life to stress and fear. I loved her more than anything, but I didn’t want to do the same thing to myself, as I have similar tendencies.
Barbara: What is emotional freedom, and why is it so important for individuals and our world today?
Judith Orloff MD: Emotional freedom is your ability to love by cultivating positive emotions and being able to compassionately witness and transform negative ones, whether they’re yours or another’s. This skill liberates you from fear and lets you navigate adversity without attacking someone, losing your cool, or being derailed by negativity. With emotional freedom you can choose to react constructively rather than relinquishing command of the situation when your buttons get pushed (This book is unrelated to the tapping technique of the same name).
Barbara: What is the role of compassion in emotional freedom?
Judith Orloff MD: Compassion is key because unless you have self-compassion, it’s hard to heal difficult emotional states. And also when a loved one is going through a trying time, being compassionate without judging them is essential. My spiritual teacher says we make progress on the spiritual path by beating ourselves up a little bit less each day. I believe that. It’s about baby steps.
Barbara: You say that emotions have four crucial components. What are they and why is it vital to know about them?
Judith Orloff MD: To experience emotional freedom it’s necessary to understand these four basic components of emotion: their biology, spirituality, energy, and psychology. With fear, frustration, loneliness, worry, and more, the book teaches you to proactively shift your biochemistry as well as your energy, and to see the spiritual and psychological meaning of what you’re going through.This will give you all the tools you need to change.
Barbara: You believe that emotions are a path to spiritual awakening. Please explain.
Judith Orloff MD: I see difficult emotions as a laboratory for spiritual growth--whereas traditional psychiatry often views them more as tormentors, something to get rid of. I believe that emotions come to us—even wrenching ones like depression—to spiritually awaken us. Each emotion is a prompt for us to get more in touch with our hearts and expand our light. This perspective really changes how you deal with all emotional challenges.
Barbara: How can emotional freedom help us to not absorb negative emotions from others?
Judith Orloff MD: Many sensitive people come to me, as patients and in workshops, who’ve been labeled “overly sensitive.” These people, including me, are what I call “emotional empaths.” Because we are so sensitive, we absorb the energy of others. We sense their fear, anxiety, and stress and take them into our bodies. Then we get exhausted or feel ill ourselves. As a child, I couldn’t go into shopping malls or crowded places because I’d walk in fine and then walk out exhausted or with some ache or pain I didn’t have before. I didn’t realize what was happening. I went to my mother, a physician, who said, “Oh, no, dear, you just don’t have a thick enough skin.” Not a good thing to tell an intuitive child! But as I’ve matured intuitively and as a physician, I’ve realized that people on a spiritual path tend to gain more sensitivity as they develop. Thus, they need to learn how not to absorb outside energy so they can feel joyous and free. This book discusses how to be compassionate but stay centered without becoming a n emotional sponge.
Barbara: When dealing with difficult personalities, it’s easy to lose our cool or attack back. How can Emotional Freedom teach us to cope in a calmer manner?
Judith Orloff MD: There’s a chapter on emotional vampires, which is my term for many difficult people—for instance, a criticizer, a victim, a narcissist, or a controller. I say, let them be our teachers, rather than tormentors. We must ask ourselves: How do they teach us to communicate with more heart and better boundaries? How can we deal differently with feeling irritated, controlled, or insulted? The old way is to get nasty or withdraw. The new way is to not simply react when your buttons get pushed—a behavior that perpetuates war. Practice what I call “the namaste effect,” which is, ”I respect the spirit within you even if I don’t like what you’re doing.” Your victories over emotional vampires are not small—they’re huge. With every success, you are creating more hope for the world. From an intuitive standpoint, we are all interconnected: my emotional freedom affects your emotional freedom affects everyone in the world.
Barbara: In the book, you also define four emotional types. What are they and what can they tell us about ourselves?
Judith Orloff MD: They are “the intellectual,” “the empath,” “the gusher,” and “the rock.” These are the filters through which you see the world—the default setting of your personality to which you revert, especially under stress. Each type is determined by inborn temperament, upbringing, and perhaps karma. Since emotional freedom means being able to remain sensitive but centered in an overwhelming world, it’s essential to know your emotional type. Without this knowledge, many people dysfunctionally hunker down in their type for decades without examining which aspects do and don’t serve them.
Barbara: Your section of the book about sleep and dreams is fascinating. What can they teach us about emotional freedom?
Judith Orloff MD: Sleep and dreams are a conduit for emotional freedom. Sleep is a great awakener because your linear mind quiets down, and you enter a purely intuitive state where you can better understand your emotions and other realms. Dreams are revolutionary states of consciousness that impart intuitive wisdom about being free.
Here’s a personal example. Once, I went through a period of complaining a lot when nothing was working. Projects were falling through, patients were canceling appointments, I couldn’t even get the plumber to come and fix the toilet. I was in victim mode. Then I had a dream in which my deceased father came to me, and he was moving from one location to another. I asked, “Daddy, is there anything I can get you?” Smiling, he said, “No, darling, I don’t need anything except a pen and a piece of paper in case I want to write a thank-you note.” For me, this was a wake-up call that highlighted the importance of gratefulness here and in the Hereafter. It was all I needed to adjust my attitude to being more grateful for my life.
Barbara: The world seems to get wackier and scarier every day. How can your book help us overcome fear during times of terrorism, economic turmoil, and natural disasters?
Judith Orloff MD: To be free, we must view fear as something to overcome, not something to be defeated by. When you see a world with so much to be afraid of—skyrocketing gas prices, the failing economy, and violence—you must chose not to come from fear. Part of emotional freedom is making a vow not to lead a fear-driven life. That must be a deep desire in your heart. Then do everything possible to overcome fear and worry with faith in goodness, and trying stay in the moment rather than catastrophizing the future. I’ll show you how to develop the courage to be centered and find non-fear based solutions to anything! Courage or fear is a choice. It’s not something that just happens to you.
Barbara: I love that you say emotional freedom offers us opportunities to be heroes in our own lives. Would you elaborate?
Judith Orloff MD: Absolutely. If you suffer loss, if you’re having an anxiety attack or feeling depressed or lonely—these are all very spiritual experiences to me. You become a hero in your own life as you learn to use emotions as a chance to become stronger, brighter, more. This is critical on a personal level because it frees you from suffering. But it’s just as important on a collective level because if we don’t face the fear and anger in ourselves, then we risk projecting it onto a global sphere. This creates war and massive suffering to our human family. We must find inner peace before we can have outer peace. That’s why I consider emotional freedom an inner peace movement.
Barbara Stahura, a freelance writer in Tucson, Arizona, has interviewed many of the major transformative individuals of our time including Louise Hay, Carolyn Myss, and Wayne Dyer. www.barbarastahura.com.
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{-# OPTIONS_GHC -Wno-redundant-constraints -Wno-simplifiable-class-constraints #-}
{-# LANGUAGE TypeFamilies, FlexibleInstances, UndecidableInstances, FlexibleContexts #-}
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class B a where b :: a -> ()
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okIn702 :: B a => Y a
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okInBoth :: B a => Y a
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class Wrapper a where
type Wrapped a
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wrap = Y
fromTicket3018 :: Eq [a] => a -> ()
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JY cell line
The JY cell line is an Epstein–Barr virus (EBV)-immortalised B cell lymphoblastoid line. JY cells express HLA class-I A2 and class-II DR. JY is a suspension cell line, although the cells are known to grow in clumps. The growth medium is RPMI 1640, 10% fetal calf serum and 1% L-glutamine. JY cells are positive for murine leukemia virus.
References
External links
Cell report for JY at IMGT/HLA
Cellosaurus entry for JY
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Provided is a video playback device that can adaptively set a slow-playback speed in accordance with the frame rate of video content being played, making it possible to perform slow playback suited to the video content. Also provided is a control method for said video playback device. A playback speed determination unit (110) refers to slow-playback playback speed information predetermined by video frame rate. Said playback speed information consists of slow-playback playback speeds associated with ranges of video frame rates. The playback speed determination unit (110) uses the frame rate of the video currently playing, along with slow-playback playback speed information stored in a memory unit, to determine the playback speed to use when the currently-playing video is played slowly (S206). In order for the video to be played at the determined slow-playback speed, a decoding unit (104) executes a process to adjust the selection, interpolation, and output timing for output frames from the video data currently playing (S207). |
BARAKA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, July 29 (UNHCR) - Mawuwa felt confused and scared when she returned to the eastern Congolese province of South Kivu after spending a decade in refugee camps across Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania. "It was like diving into the deep blue sea without a life jacket," the 22-year-old recalled of her arrival in December 2006 by ferry at this lakeside port.
Mawuwa's concern about the future in a country she had fled 10 years earlier was understandable, but she had more reason to worry than most - she was pregnant and unmarried at the time. "I worried most about the future of my child who had come too soon for me, without a husband to support us," the soft-spoken young woman said.
"My parents decided it was time we went back home. So I had to leave school again," Mawuwa said, adding: "I was 19 with a baby on the way, and without any education or skill. I was a liability."
The baby, a girl, was born in March 2007, three months after their arrival in Baraka. The father, a fellow refugee in Tanzania, went his own way and Mawuwa found herself a single mother, with no qualifications, in a remote region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that lacked basic infrastructure and employment opportunities after years of conflict. Things looked grim.
"My parents are old. They were not working and I was not working. So, when the baby arrived, I did not have enough money to go to hospital for the delivery. I did not even have a piece of cloth to cover her," Mawuwa recalled. "Food was hard to find. I was breast-feeding and I needed to eat a lot to have milk. But there was never enough for me to eat. I was always waiting for food and help from the World Food Programme."
She and her family also received aid packages from UNHCR and other humanitarian organizations on their return home, but Mawuwa realized this would not last forever and that they must try to become self-sufficient. "I had to do something about my fears, or return to Tanzania."
But just as Mawuwa was fighting the temptation to go back across Lake Tanganyika, her luck - and her life - changed when she was told about a vocational centre set up two years ago in Baraka by the international organization, Women for Women International, with funding from UNHCR.
The Matata Vocational Centre helps the most vulnerable women - those with disabilities, victims of sexual violence and single mothers like Mawuwa - to learn a trade that will enable them to find employment or open a business, and so provide for their families. Courses include baking, soap making, embroidery, knitting, agro-business and animal husbandry as well as adult literacy.
Mawuwa was accepted for the adult literacy classes and the baking course 15 months ago. She was such an excellent student that the centre asked her to become a trainer. "I do not just bake. I also train newcomers to acquire skills in baking. I teach them how to organize a bakery and how to knead dough."
She also uses her skills to earn a living and provide for her infant daughter, who will soon start school thanks to her mother's hard work. "I sell bread in the markets around Baraka and other towns," explained Mawuwa, who lives just outside Baraka. Her parents help in the burgeoning bakery business.
Mawuwa, who was aged eight at the time, does not remember much about her flight to Tanzania aside from the fact that she and her parents crossed Lake Tanganyika, one of the world's deepest and largest freshwater lakes, by boat. The family found shelter in Lugufu camp.
"At first, it felt normal, like it was our home. But then, when I was older, I realized that we were called wakimbizi [refugees]," Mawuwa said, adding that she always remained optimistic about the future. "I realized that I was not going to stay in Tanzania forever, that some day we would go back to our country."
Today, Mawuwa has got over her initial fears, thanks largely to her new life as a small-time businesswoman. Despite the challenges ahead she is upbeat about life back in South Kivu, which remains volatile but more stable than North Kivu.
She may no longer have the safety net of the refugee camp, but she is free, back in her own land and making enough money to lead a relatively comfortable life. "Now, I am eating very well, my child is also well fed . . . and when my child or parents are ill, I have enough to take them to the clinic." |
// Greenshot - a free and open source screenshot tool
// Copyright (C) 2007-2020 Thomas Braun, Jens Klingen, Robin Krom
//
// For more information see: http://getgreenshot.org/
// The Greenshot project is hosted on GitHub https://github.com/greenshot/greenshot
//
// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
// the Free Software Foundation, either version 1 of the License, or
// (at your option) any later version.
//
// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
// GNU General Public License for more details.
//
// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
// along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Imaging;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using Dapplo.Log;
using Dapplo.Windows.Clipboard;
using Dapplo.Windows.Common.Structs;
using Dapplo.Windows.Gdi32.Enums;
using Dapplo.Windows.Gdi32.Structs;
using Dapplo.Windows.User32;
using Greenshot.Addons.Core.Enums;
using Greenshot.Addons.Interfaces;
using Greenshot.Addons.Interfaces.Plugin;
using Greenshot.Core.Enums;
using Greenshot.Gfx;
namespace Greenshot.Addons.Core
{
/// <summary>
/// Description of ClipboardHelper.
/// </summary>
public static class ClipboardHelper
{
//private static readonly string FORMAT_HTML = "HTML Format";
// Template for the HTML Text on the clipboard
// see: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms649015%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
// or: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/Aa767917.aspx
private const string HtmlClipboardString = @"Version:0.9
StartHTML:<<<<<<<1
EndHTML:<<<<<<<2
StartFragment:<<<<<<<3
EndFragment:<<<<<<<4
StartSelection:<<<<<<<3
EndSelection:<<<<<<<4
<!DOCTYPE>
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Greenshot capture</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<!--StartFragment -->
<img border='0' src='file:///${file}' width='${width}' height='${height}'>
<!--EndFragment -->
</BODY>
</HTML>";
private const string HtmlClipboardBase64String = @"Version:0.9
StartHTML:<<<<<<<1
EndHTML:<<<<<<<2
StartFragment:<<<<<<<3
EndFragment:<<<<<<<4
StartSelection:<<<<<<<3
EndSelection:<<<<<<<4
<!DOCTYPE>
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Greenshot capture</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<!--StartFragment -->
<img border='0' src='data:image/${format};base64,${data}' width='${width}' height='${height}'>
<!--EndFragment -->
</BODY>
</HTML>";
private const int BITMAPFILEHEADER_LENGTH = 14;
private static readonly LogSource Log = new LogSource();
private static readonly object ClipboardLockObject = new object();
/// <summary>
/// Set from DI via AddonsModule
/// </summary>
internal static ICoreConfiguration CoreConfiguration { get; set; }
private static readonly string FORMAT_FILECONTENTS = "FileContents";
private static readonly string FORMAT_PNG = "PNG";
private static readonly string FORMAT_PNG_OFFICEART = "PNG+Office Art";
private static readonly string FORMAT_17 = "Format17";
private static readonly string FORMAT_JPG = "JPG";
private static readonly string FORMAT_JFIF = "JFIF";
private static readonly string FORMAT_JFIF_OFFICEART = "JFIF+Office Art";
private static readonly string FORMAT_GIF = "GIF";
private static readonly string FORMAT_BITMAP = "System.Drawing.Bitmap";
/// <summary>
/// Get the current "ClipboardOwner" but only if it isn't us!
/// </summary>
/// <returns>current clipboard owner</returns>
private static string GetClipboardOwner()
{
string owner = null;
try
{
var hWnd = ClipboardNative.CurrentOwner;
if (hWnd != IntPtr.Zero)
{
try
{
User32Api.GetWindowThreadProcessId(hWnd, out var pid);
using var me = Process.GetCurrentProcess();
using var ownerProcess = Process.GetProcessById(pid);
// Exclude myself
if (me.Id != ownerProcess.Id)
{
// Get Process Name
owner = ownerProcess.ProcessName;
// Try to get the starting Process Filename, this might fail.
try
{
owner = ownerProcess.Modules[0].FileName;
}
catch (Exception)
{
// Ignore
}
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Log.Warn().WriteLine(e, "Non critical error: Couldn't get clipboard process, trying to use the title.");
owner = User32Api.GetText(hWnd);
}
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Log.Warn().WriteLine(e, "Non critical error: Couldn't get clipboard owner.");
}
return owner;
}
/// <summary>
/// The SetDataObject will lock/try/catch clipboard operations making it save and not show exceptions.
/// The bool "copy" is used to decided if the information stays on the clipboard after exit.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="ido"></param>
/// <param name="copy"></param>
private static void SetDataObject(IDataObject ido, bool copy)
{
lock (ClipboardLockObject)
{
// Clear first, this seems to solve some issues
try
{
Clipboard.Clear();
}
catch (Exception clearException)
{
Log.Warn().WriteLine(clearException.Message);
}
try
{
// For BUG-1935 this was changed from looping ourselfs, or letting MS retry...
Clipboard.SetDataObject(ido, copy, 15, 200);
}
catch (Exception clipboardSetException)
{
string messageText;
var clipboardOwner = GetClipboardOwner();
if (clipboardOwner != null)
{
messageText = "in use"; // Language.GetFormattedString("clipboard_inuse", clipboardOwner);
}
else
{
messageText = "error"; // Language.GetString("Core","clipboard_error");
}
Log.Error().WriteLine(clipboardSetException, messageText);
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// The GetDataObject will lock/try/catch clipboard operations making it save and not show exceptions.
/// </summary>
public static IDataObject GetDataObject()
{
lock (ClipboardLockObject)
{
var retryCount = 2;
while (retryCount >= 0)
{
try
{
return Clipboard.GetDataObject();
}
catch (Exception ee)
{
if (retryCount == 0)
{
string messageText;
var clipboardOwner = GetClipboardOwner();
// TODO: Translations
if (clipboardOwner != null)
{
messageText = "In use"; // Language.GetFormattedString("clipboard_inuse", clipboardOwner);
}
else
{
messageText = "Error"; // Language.GetString("Core", "clipboard_error");
}
Log.Error().WriteLine(ee, messageText);
}
else
{
Thread.Sleep(100);
}
}
finally
{
--retryCount;
}
}
}
return null;
}
/// <summary>
/// Wrapper for Clipboard.ContainsText, Created for Bug #3432313
/// </summary>
/// <returns>boolean if there is text on the clipboard</returns>
public static bool ContainsText()
{
var clipboardData = GetDataObject();
return ContainsText(clipboardData);
}
/// <summary>
/// Test if the IDataObject contains Text
/// </summary>
/// <param name="dataObject"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static bool ContainsText(IDataObject dataObject)
{
if (dataObject == null)
{
return false;
}
if (dataObject.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.Text) || dataObject.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.UnicodeText))
{
return true;
}
return false;
}
/// <summary>
/// Wrapper for Clipboard.ContainsImage, specialized for Greenshot, Created for Bug #3432313
/// </summary>
/// <returns>boolean if there is an image on the clipboard</returns>
public static bool ContainsImage()
{
var clipboardData = GetDataObject();
return ContainsImage(clipboardData);
}
/// <summary>
/// Check if the IDataObject has an image
/// </summary>
/// <param name="dataObject"></param>
/// <returns>true if an image is there</returns>
public static bool ContainsImage(IDataObject dataObject)
{
if (dataObject == null)
{
return false;
}
if (dataObject.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.Bitmap)
|| dataObject.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.Dib)
|| dataObject.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.Tiff)
|| dataObject.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.EnhancedMetafile)
|| dataObject.GetDataPresent(FORMAT_PNG)
|| dataObject.GetDataPresent(FORMAT_17)
|| dataObject.GetDataPresent(FORMAT_JPG)
|| dataObject.GetDataPresent(FORMAT_GIF))
{
return true;
}
var imageFiles = GetImageFilenames(dataObject);
if (imageFiles.Any())
{
return true;
}
if (!dataObject.GetDataPresent(FORMAT_FILECONTENTS))
{
return false;
}
try
{
var imageStream = dataObject.GetData(FORMAT_FILECONTENTS) as MemoryStream;
if (IsValidStream(imageStream))
{
using (BitmapHelper.FromStream(imageStream))
{
// If we get here, there is an image
return true;
}
}
}
catch (Exception)
{
// Ignore
}
return false;
}
/// <summary>
/// Simple helper to check the stream
/// </summary>
/// <param name="memoryStream"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
private static bool IsValidStream(MemoryStream memoryStream)
{
return memoryStream != null && memoryStream.Length > 0;
}
/// <summary>
/// Wrapper for Clipboard.GetBitmap, Created for Bug #3432313
/// </summary>
/// <returns>Bitmap if there is an bitmap on the clipboard</returns>
public static IBitmapWithNativeSupport GetBitmap()
{
var clipboardData = GetDataObject();
// Return the first image
return GetBitmaps(clipboardData).FirstOrDefault();
}
/// <summary>
/// Get all Bitmaps (multiple if filenames are available) from the dataObject
/// Returned bitmap must be disposed by the calling code!
/// </summary>
/// <param name="dataObject"></param>
/// <returns>IEnumerable of Bitmap</returns>
public static IEnumerable<IBitmapWithNativeSupport> GetBitmaps(IDataObject dataObject)
{
// Get single image, this takes the "best" match
var singleImage = GetBitmap(dataObject);
if (singleImage != null)
{
Log.Info().WriteLine("Got image from clipboard with size {0} and format {1}", singleImage.Size, singleImage.PixelFormat);
yield return singleImage;
}
else
{
// check if files are supplied
foreach (var imageFile in GetImageFilenames(dataObject))
{
IBitmapWithNativeSupport returnBitmap = null;
try
{
returnBitmap = BitmapHelper.LoadBitmap(imageFile);
}
catch (Exception streamImageEx)
{
Log.Error().WriteLine(streamImageEx, "Problem retrieving Bitmap from clipboard.");
}
if (returnBitmap == null)
{
continue;
}
Log.Info().WriteLine("Got bitmap from clipboard with size {0} and format {1}", returnBitmap.Size, returnBitmap.PixelFormat);
yield return returnBitmap;
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Get a Bitmap from the IDataObject, don't check for FileDrop
/// </summary>
/// <param name="dataObject"></param>
/// <returns>Bitmap or null</returns>
private static IBitmapWithNativeSupport GetBitmap(IDataObject dataObject)
{
IBitmapWithNativeSupport returnBitmap = null;
if (dataObject == null)
{
return null;
}
IList<string> formats = GetFormats(dataObject);
string[] retrieveFormats;
// Found a weird bug, where PNG's from Outlook 2010 are clipped
// So I build some special logik to get the best format:
if (formats != null && formats.Contains(FORMAT_PNG_OFFICEART) && formats.Contains(DataFormats.Dib))
{
// Outlook ??
Log.Info().WriteLine("Most likely the current clipboard contents come from Outlook, as this has a problem with PNG and others we place the DIB format to the front...");
retrieveFormats = new[]
{
DataFormats.Dib, FORMAT_BITMAP, FORMAT_FILECONTENTS, FORMAT_PNG_OFFICEART, FORMAT_PNG, FORMAT_JFIF_OFFICEART, FORMAT_JPG, FORMAT_JFIF, DataFormats.Tiff, FORMAT_GIF
};
}
else
{
retrieveFormats = new[]
{
FORMAT_PNG_OFFICEART, FORMAT_PNG, FORMAT_17, FORMAT_JFIF_OFFICEART, FORMAT_JPG, FORMAT_JFIF, DataFormats.Tiff, DataFormats.Dib, FORMAT_BITMAP, FORMAT_FILECONTENTS,
FORMAT_GIF
};
}
foreach (var currentFormat in retrieveFormats)
{
if (formats != null && formats.Contains(currentFormat))
{
Log.Info().WriteLine("Found {0}, trying to retrieve.", currentFormat);
returnBitmap = GetBitmapForFormat(currentFormat, dataObject);
}
else
{
Log.Debug().WriteLine("Couldn't find format {0}.", currentFormat);
}
if (returnBitmap != null)
{
return returnBitmap;
}
}
return null;
}
/// <summary>
/// Helper method to try to get an image in the specified format from the dataObject
/// the DIB reader should solve some issues
/// It also supports Format17/DibV5, by using the following information: http://stackoverflow.com/a/14335591
/// </summary>
/// <param name="format">string with the format</param>
/// <param name="dataObject">IDataObject</param>
/// <returns>Bitmap or null</returns>
private static IBitmapWithNativeSupport GetBitmapForFormat(string format, IDataObject dataObject)
{
var clipboardObject = GetFromDataObject(dataObject, format);
var imageStream = clipboardObject as MemoryStream;
if (!IsValidStream(imageStream))
{
// TODO: add "HTML Format" support here...
return BitmapWrapper.FromBitmap(clipboardObject as Bitmap);
}
if (CoreConfiguration.EnableSpecialDIBClipboardReader)
{
if (format == FORMAT_17 || format == DataFormats.Dib)
{
Log.Info().WriteLine("Found DIB stream, trying to process it.");
try
{
if (imageStream != null)
{
var dibBuffer = new byte[imageStream.Length];
imageStream.Read(dibBuffer, 0, dibBuffer.Length);
var infoHeader = BinaryStructHelper.FromByteArray<BitmapInfoHeader>(dibBuffer);
if (!infoHeader.IsDibV5)
{
Log.Info().WriteLine("Using special DIB <v5 format reader with biCompression {0}", infoHeader.Compression);
var fileHeaderSize = Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(BitmapFileHeader));
var fileHeader = BitmapFileHeader.Create(infoHeader);
var fileHeaderBytes = BinaryStructHelper.ToByteArray(fileHeader);
using var bitmapStream = new MemoryStream();
bitmapStream.Write(fileHeaderBytes, 0, fileHeaderSize);
bitmapStream.Write(dibBuffer, 0, dibBuffer.Length);
bitmapStream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
var image = BitmapHelper.FromStream(bitmapStream);
if (image != null)
{
return image;
}
}
else
{
Log.Info().WriteLine("Using special DIBV5 / Format17 format reader");
// CF_DIBV5
var gcHandle = IntPtr.Zero;
try
{
var handle = GCHandle.Alloc(dibBuffer, GCHandleType.Pinned);
gcHandle = GCHandle.ToIntPtr(handle);
// TODO: Should be easier
return
BitmapWrapper.FromBitmap(
new Bitmap(infoHeader.Width, infoHeader.Height,
-(int) (infoHeader.SizeImage / infoHeader.Height),
infoHeader.BitCount == 32 ? PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb : PixelFormat.Format24bppRgb,
new IntPtr(handle.AddrOfPinnedObject().ToInt32() + infoHeader.OffsetToPixels + (infoHeader.Height - 1) * (int) (infoHeader.SizeImage / infoHeader.Height))
));
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Log.Error().WriteLine(ex, "Problem retrieving Format17 from clipboard.");
}
finally
{
if (gcHandle == IntPtr.Zero)
{
GCHandle.FromIntPtr(gcHandle).Free();
}
}
}
}
}
catch (Exception dibEx)
{
Log.Error().WriteLine(dibEx, "Problem retrieving DIB from clipboard.");
}
}
}
else
{
Log.Info().WriteLine("Skipping special DIB format reader as it's disabled in the configuration.");
}
try
{
if (imageStream != null)
{
imageStream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
var tmpImage = BitmapHelper.FromStream(imageStream);
if (tmpImage != null)
{
Log.Info().WriteLine("Got image with clipboard format {0} from the clipboard.", format);
return tmpImage;
}
}
}
catch (Exception streamImageEx)
{
Log.Error().WriteLine(streamImageEx, $"Problem retrieving {format} from clipboard.");
}
return null;
}
/// <summary>
/// Wrapper for Clipboard.GetText created for Bug #3432313
/// </summary>
/// <returns>string if there is text on the clipboard</returns>
public static string GetText()
{
return GetText(GetDataObject());
}
/// <summary>
/// Get Text from the DataObject
/// </summary>
/// <returns>string if there is text on the clipboard</returns>
public static string GetText(IDataObject dataObject)
{
if (ContainsText(dataObject))
{
return (string) dataObject.GetData(DataFormats.Text);
}
return null;
}
/// <summary>
/// Set text to the clipboard
/// </summary>
/// <param name="text"></param>
public static void SetClipboardData(string text)
{
IDataObject ido = new DataObject();
ido.SetData(DataFormats.Text, true, text);
SetDataObject(ido, true);
}
private static string GetHtmlString(ISurface surface, string filename)
{
var utf8EncodedHtmlString = Encoding.GetEncoding(0).GetString(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(HtmlClipboardString));
utf8EncodedHtmlString = utf8EncodedHtmlString.Replace("${width}", surface.Screenshot.Width.ToString());
utf8EncodedHtmlString = utf8EncodedHtmlString.Replace("${height}", surface.Screenshot.Height.ToString());
utf8EncodedHtmlString = utf8EncodedHtmlString.Replace("${file}", filename.Replace("\\", "/"));
var sb = new StringBuilder();
sb.Append(utf8EncodedHtmlString);
sb.Replace("<<<<<<<1", (utf8EncodedHtmlString.IndexOf("<HTML>", StringComparison.Ordinal) + "<HTML>".Length).ToString("D8"));
sb.Replace("<<<<<<<2", utf8EncodedHtmlString.IndexOf("</HTML>", StringComparison.Ordinal).ToString("D8"));
sb.Replace("<<<<<<<3", (utf8EncodedHtmlString.IndexOf("<!--StartFragment -->", StringComparison.Ordinal) + "<!--StartFragment -->".Length).ToString("D8"));
sb.Replace("<<<<<<<4", utf8EncodedHtmlString.IndexOf("<!--EndFragment -->", StringComparison.Ordinal).ToString("D8"));
return sb.ToString();
}
private static string GetHtmlDataUrlString(ISurface surface, MemoryStream pngStream)
{
var utf8EncodedHtmlString = Encoding.GetEncoding(0).GetString(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(HtmlClipboardBase64String));
utf8EncodedHtmlString = utf8EncodedHtmlString.Replace("${width}", surface.Screenshot.Width.ToString());
utf8EncodedHtmlString = utf8EncodedHtmlString.Replace("${height}", surface.Screenshot.Height.ToString());
utf8EncodedHtmlString = utf8EncodedHtmlString.Replace("${format}", "png");
utf8EncodedHtmlString = utf8EncodedHtmlString.Replace("${data}", Convert.ToBase64String(pngStream.GetBuffer(), 0, (int) pngStream.Length));
var sb = new StringBuilder();
sb.Append(utf8EncodedHtmlString);
sb.Replace("<<<<<<<1", (utf8EncodedHtmlString.IndexOf("<HTML>", StringComparison.Ordinal) + "<HTML>".Length).ToString("D8"));
sb.Replace("<<<<<<<2", utf8EncodedHtmlString.IndexOf("</HTML>", StringComparison.Ordinal).ToString("D8"));
sb.Replace("<<<<<<<3", (utf8EncodedHtmlString.IndexOf("<!--StartFragment -->", StringComparison.Ordinal) + "<!--StartFragment -->".Length).ToString("D8"));
sb.Replace("<<<<<<<4", utf8EncodedHtmlString.IndexOf("<!--EndFragment -->", StringComparison.Ordinal).ToString("D8"));
return sb.ToString();
}
/// <summary>
/// Set an Image to the clipboard
/// This method will place images to the clipboard depending on the ClipboardFormats setting.
/// e.g. Bitmap which works with pretty much everything and type Dib for e.g. OpenOffice
/// because OpenOffice has a bug http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=85661
/// The Dib (Device Indenpendend Bitmap) in 32bpp actually won't work with Powerpoint 2003!
/// When pasting a Dib in PP 2003 the Bitmap is somehow shifted left!
/// For this problem the user should not use the direct paste (=Dib), but select Bitmap
/// </summary>
public static void SetClipboardData(ISurface surface)
{
var dataObject = new DataObject();
// This will work for Office and most other applications
//ido.SetData(DataFormats.Bitmap, true, image);
MemoryStream dibStream = null;
MemoryStream dibV5Stream = null;
MemoryStream pngStream = null;
IBitmapWithNativeSupport bitmapToSave = null;
var disposeImage = false;
try
{
var outputSettings = new SurfaceOutputSettings(CoreConfiguration, OutputFormats.png, 100, false);
// Create the image which is going to be saved so we don't create it multiple times
disposeImage = ImageOutput.CreateBitmapFromSurface(surface, outputSettings, out bitmapToSave);
try
{
// Create PNG stream
if (CoreConfiguration.ClipboardFormats.Contains(ClipboardFormats.PNG))
{
pngStream = new MemoryStream();
// PNG works for e.g. Powerpoint
var pngOutputSettings = new SurfaceOutputSettings(CoreConfiguration, OutputFormats.png, 100, false);
ImageOutput.SaveToStream(bitmapToSave, null, pngStream, pngOutputSettings);
pngStream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
// Set the PNG stream
dataObject.SetData(FORMAT_PNG, false, pngStream);
}
}
catch (Exception pngEx)
{
Log.Error().WriteLine(pngEx, "Error creating PNG for the Clipboard.");
}
try
{
if (CoreConfiguration.ClipboardFormats.Contains(ClipboardFormats.DIB))
{
using (var tmpBmpStream = new MemoryStream())
{
// Save image as BMP
var bmpOutputSettings = new SurfaceOutputSettings(CoreConfiguration, OutputFormats.bmp, 100, false);
ImageOutput.SaveToStream(bitmapToSave, null, tmpBmpStream, bmpOutputSettings);
dibStream = new MemoryStream();
// Copy the source, but skip the "BITMAPFILEHEADER" which has a size of 14
dibStream.Write(tmpBmpStream.GetBuffer(), BITMAPFILEHEADER_LENGTH, (int) tmpBmpStream.Length - BITMAPFILEHEADER_LENGTH);
}
// Set the DIB to the clipboard DataObject
dataObject.SetData(DataFormats.Dib, true, dibStream);
}
}
catch (Exception dibEx)
{
Log.Error().WriteLine(dibEx, "Error creating DIB for the Clipboard.");
}
// CF_DibV5
try
{
if (CoreConfiguration.ClipboardFormats.Contains(ClipboardFormats.DIBV5))
{
// Create the stream for the clipboard
dibV5Stream = new MemoryStream();
// Create the BITMAPINFOHEADER
var header = BitmapInfoHeader.Create(bitmapToSave.Width, bitmapToSave.Height, 32);
// Make sure we have BI_BITFIELDS, this seems to be normal for Format17?
header.Compression = BitmapCompressionMethods.BI_BITFIELDS;
var headerBytes = BinaryStructHelper.ToByteArray(header);
// Write the BITMAPINFOHEADER to the stream
dibV5Stream.Write(headerBytes, 0, headerBytes.Length);
// As we have specified BI_COMPRESSION.BI_BITFIELDS, the BitfieldColorMask needs to be added
var colorMask = BitfieldColorMask.Create();
// Create the byte[] from the struct
var colorMaskBytes = BinaryStructHelper.ToByteArray(colorMask);
Array.Reverse(colorMaskBytes);
// Write to the stream
dibV5Stream.Write(colorMaskBytes, 0, colorMaskBytes.Length);
// Create the raw bytes for the pixels only
var bitmapBytes = BitmapToByteArray(bitmapToSave);
// Write to the stream
dibV5Stream.Write(bitmapBytes, 0, bitmapBytes.Length);
// Set the DIBv5 to the clipboard DataObject
dataObject.SetData(FORMAT_17, true, dibV5Stream);
}
}
catch (Exception dibEx)
{
Log.Error().WriteLine(dibEx, "Error creating DIB for the Clipboard.");
}
// Set the HTML
if (CoreConfiguration.ClipboardFormats.Contains(ClipboardFormats.HTML))
{
var tmpFile = ImageOutput.SaveToTmpFile(surface, new SurfaceOutputSettings(CoreConfiguration, OutputFormats.png, 100, false), null);
var html = GetHtmlString(surface, tmpFile);
dataObject.SetText(html, TextDataFormat.Html);
}
else if (CoreConfiguration.ClipboardFormats.Contains(ClipboardFormats.HTMLDATAURL))
{
string html;
using (var tmpPngStream = new MemoryStream())
{
var pngOutputSettings = new SurfaceOutputSettings(CoreConfiguration, OutputFormats.png, 100, false)
{
// Do not allow to reduce the colors, some applications dislike 256 color images
// reported with bug #3594681
DisableReduceColors = true
};
// Check if we can use the previously used image
if (bitmapToSave.PixelFormat != PixelFormat.Format8bppIndexed)
{
ImageOutput.SaveToStream(bitmapToSave, surface, tmpPngStream, pngOutputSettings);
}
else
{
ImageOutput.SaveToStream(surface, tmpPngStream, pngOutputSettings);
}
html = GetHtmlDataUrlString(surface, tmpPngStream);
}
dataObject.SetText(html, TextDataFormat.Html);
}
}
finally
{
// we need to use the SetDataOject before the streams are closed otherwise the buffer will be gone!
// Check if Bitmap is wanted
if (CoreConfiguration.ClipboardFormats.Contains(ClipboardFormats.BITMAP))
{
dataObject.SetImage(bitmapToSave.NativeBitmap);
// Place the DataObject to the clipboard
SetDataObject(dataObject, true);
}
else
{
// Place the DataObject to the clipboard
SetDataObject(dataObject, true);
}
pngStream?.Dispose();
dibStream?.Dispose();
dibV5Stream?.Dispose();
// cleanup if needed
if (disposeImage)
{
bitmapToSave?.Dispose();
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Helper method so get the bitmap bytes
/// See: http://stackoverflow.com/a/6570155
/// </summary>
/// <param name="bitmap">Bitmap</param>
/// <returns>byte[]</returns>
private static byte[] BitmapToByteArray(IBitmapWithNativeSupport bitmap)
{
// Lock the bitmap's bits.
var rect = new NativeRect(0, 0, bitmap.Width, bitmap.Height);
var bmpData = bitmap.NativeBitmap.LockBits(rect, ImageLockMode.ReadOnly, bitmap.PixelFormat);
var absStride = Math.Abs(bmpData.Stride);
var bytes = absStride * bitmap.Height;
long ptr = bmpData.Scan0.ToInt32();
// Declare an array to hold the bytes of the bitmap.
var rgbValues = new byte[bytes];
for (var i = 0; i < bitmap.Height; i++)
{
var pointer = new IntPtr(ptr + bmpData.Stride * i);
Marshal.Copy(pointer, rgbValues, absStride * (bitmap.Height - i - 1), absStride);
}
// Unlock the bits.
bitmap.NativeBitmap.UnlockBits(bmpData);
return rgbValues;
}
/// <summary>
/// Set Object with type Type to the clipboard
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">Type</param>
/// <param name="obj">object</param>
public static void SetClipboardData(Type type, object obj)
{
var format = DataFormats.GetFormat(type.FullName);
//now copy to clipboard
IDataObject dataObj = new DataObject();
dataObj.SetData(format.Name, false, obj);
// Use false to make the object dissapear when the application stops.
SetDataObject(dataObj, true);
}
/// <summary>
/// Retrieve a list of all formats currently on the clipboard
/// </summary>
/// <returns>List of strings with the current formats</returns>
public static List<string> GetFormats()
{
return GetFormats(GetDataObject());
}
/// <summary>
/// Retrieve a list of all formats currently in the IDataObject
/// </summary>
/// <returns>List of string with the current formats</returns>
public static List<string> GetFormats(IDataObject dataObj)
{
string[] formats = null;
if (dataObj != null)
{
formats = dataObj.GetFormats();
}
if (formats == null)
{
return new List<string>();
}
Log.Debug().WriteLine("Got clipboard formats: {0}", string.Join(",", formats));
return new List<string>(formats);
}
/// <summary>
/// Check if there is currently something in the dataObject which has the supplied format
/// </summary>
/// <param name="format">string with format</param>
/// <returns>true if one the format is found</returns>
public static bool ContainsFormat(string format)
{
return ContainsFormat(GetDataObject(), new[] {format});
}
/// <summary>
/// Check if there is currently something on the clipboard which has the supplied format
/// </summary>
/// <param name="dataObject">IDataObject</param>
/// <param name="format">string with format</param>
/// <returns>true if one the format is found</returns>
public static bool ContainsFormat(IDataObject dataObject, string format)
{
return ContainsFormat(dataObject, new[] {format});
}
/// <summary>
/// Check if there is currently something on the clipboard which has one of the supplied formats
/// </summary>
/// <param name="formats">string[] with formats</param>
/// <returns>true if one of the formats was found</returns>
public static bool ContainsFormat(string[] formats)
{
return ContainsFormat(GetDataObject(), formats);
}
/// <summary>
/// Check if there is currently something on the clipboard which has one of the supplied formats
/// </summary>
/// <param name="dataObject">IDataObject</param>
/// <param name="formats">string[] with formats</param>
/// <returns>true if one of the formats was found</returns>
public static bool ContainsFormat(IDataObject dataObject, string[] formats)
{
var currentFormats = GetFormats(dataObject);
if (currentFormats == null || currentFormats.Count == 0 || formats == null || formats.Length == 0)
{
return false;
}
return formats.Any(format => currentFormats.Contains(format));
}
/// <summary>
/// Get Object of type Type from the clipboard
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">Type to get</param>
/// <returns>object from clipboard</returns>
public static object GetClipboardData(Type type)
{
var format = type.FullName;
return GetClipboardData(format);
}
/// <summary>
/// Get Object for format from IDataObject
/// </summary>
/// <param name="dataObj">IDataObject</param>
/// <param name="type">Type to get</param>
/// <returns>object from IDataObject</returns>
public static object GetFromDataObject(IDataObject dataObj, Type type)
{
return type != null ? GetFromDataObject(dataObj, type.FullName) : null;
}
/// <summary>
/// Get ImageFilenames from the IDataObject
/// </summary>
/// <param name="dataObject">IDataObject</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static IEnumerable<string> GetImageFilenames(IDataObject dataObject)
{
var dropFileNames = (string[]) dataObject.GetData(DataFormats.FileDrop);
if (dropFileNames != null && dropFileNames.Length > 0)
{
return dropFileNames
.Where(filename => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(filename))
.Where(Path.HasExtension)
.Where(filename => BitmapHelper.StreamConverters.Keys.Contains(Path.GetExtension(filename).ToLowerInvariant().Substring(1)));
}
return Enumerable.Empty<string>();
}
/// <summary>
/// Get Object for format from IDataObject
/// </summary>
/// <param name="dataObj">IDataObject</param>
/// <param name="format">format to get</param>
/// <returns>object from IDataObject</returns>
public static object GetFromDataObject(IDataObject dataObj, string format)
{
if (dataObj == null)
{
return null;
}
try
{
return dataObj.GetData(format);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Log.Error().WriteLine(e, "Error in GetClipboardData.");
}
return null;
}
/// <summary>
/// Get Object for format from the clipboard
/// </summary>
/// <param name="format">format to get</param>
/// <returns>object from clipboard</returns>
public static object GetClipboardData(string format)
{
return GetFromDataObject(GetDataObject(), format);
}
}
} |
Buffalo Bills free safety Jairus Byrd has quietly developed into one of the premier defensive backs in the National Football League since being selected as a second-round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. A true ballhawk, the former Oregon Duck has managed to register 18 interceptions, force 10 fumbles and accumulate over 300 tackles in his first four seasons.
At just 26 years of age, Byrd is in a prime position to garner a hefty contract, and he has yet to sign his franchise tag that the Bills placed on him at the commencement of free agency in the hopes of securing a long-term deal. Byrd's combination of skill and age could earn him a contract extension that would place him among the highest-paid safeties in the NFL.
While Byrd doesn't generally receive attention from most national media outlets, many sources that provide analytical statistics suggest that he's arguably one of the best in the game at his position.
If you look at interception totals as a basis for evaluating defensive backs, Byrd's 2012 season wasn't the best. However, opposing quarterbacks targeted him just 21 times last year, managing to post just a 56.9 passer rating when throwing in his direction. Out of those 21 targets, five were intercepted and six were deflected.
According to ProFootballFocus.com, Byrd was the best coverage safety in the NFL by a wide margin. His +20.0 pass coverage grade (0.0 is average) was 5.1 points better than the next candidate, Eric Weddle, a safety whose contract parameters should be a factor in Byrd's negotiations with Buffalo.
While defending the pass is Byrd's strength, he also offers above-average run support. In 2012, Byrd recorded five tackles for a loss and 10 run "stops," despite playing just 102 of his 1,037 defensive snaps within eight yards of the line of scrimmage, or "in the box."
There have been swirling rumors regarding the impending contract negotiations between Byrd's agent, Eugene Parker, and the Bills' front office, as CBS Sports insider Jason La Canfora explained: "There hasn't been any real movement in these talks, according to sources, so based on that alone one might not be optimistic."
Furthermore, Byrd explained in May to BuffaloBills.com's lead journalist Chris Brown that he didn't care about staying with one team for his career, like his father.
"No," said Byrd. "I mean he really didn't have a chance back then. When he talked that was kind of pre-free agency and it got started right toward the end of his career, so it wasn't really something that was big back then. The game has changed a lot."
He also explained that one of his priorities when deciding on a team was playing for a winner.
"You've just got to look at where the team is headed, what's going on with the situation," he said. "You've got to take in a lot of things. That's something that when the time comes I have to do."
Byrd's unsigned franchise tender would pay him $6.9 million in 2013 should he end up signing it. However, Byrd and his agent can only negotiate a long-term contract with the Bills until July 15. After that date, the franchise player can only sign a one-year deal with his current team. It can be for more than the franchise tender, and it can include other terms, like playing-time or performance triggers that would prevent the tag from being used again. But what kind of deal can be expected for Byrd to sign?
We decided to look at the highest-paid safeties in the NFL right now, in order to determine some approximate parameters of which to go by.
Due to Berry signing his massive contract prior to the new rookie wage scale, it's more accurate to go by the contracts recently signed by Goldson and Weddle, two safeties that are close in age and ability to that of Byrd. What do you believe Byrd is worth, fellow Rumblers? |
Cranbrook
Cranbrook is a small town in the Weald of Kent in South East England. It lies roughly half-way between Maidstone and Hastings, about 38mi southeast of central London.HistoryThe place name Cranbrook derives from Old English cran broc, meaning Crane Marsh, marshy ground frequented by cranes (although more probably herons). Spelling of the place name has evolved over the centuries from Cranebroca (c. 1100); by 1226 it was recorded as Cranebroc, then Cranebrok. By 1610 the name had become Cranbrooke, which evolved into the current spelling.Edward III brought over Flemish weavers to develop the Wealden cloth industry using wool from Romney Marsh; Cranbrook became the centre of this as it had local supplies of fuller's earth and plenty of streams that could be dammed to drive the fulling mills. Iron-making was carried on at Bedgebury on the River Teise, an industry which dates back to Roman times. The tributaries of the River Beult around Cranbrook powered 17 watermills at one time. In 1290 the town received a charter from Archbishop Peckham, allowing it to hold a market in the High Street.Baker's Cross on the eastern edge of the town is linked to John Baker, Chancellor of the Exchequer under Queen Mary, a Catholic. Legend holds that he was riding on his way to Cranbrook in order to have two local Protestants executed, when he turned back after the news reached him that Queen Mary was dead. Different versions of the legend have it that he heard the parish church bells ringing, or that he was met by a messenger. The place where this happened was, in the words of biographer and historian Arthur Irwin Dasent, "at a place where three roads meet, known to this day as Baker's Cross". Popular legend also has it that Baker was killed at Baker's Cross; although in fact he died in his house in London. |
e value of 2/(-24) - 47/12?
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(2990/330 + -9)*3
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Evaluate (-24)/(-15) + -2 - 360/(-525).
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What is -2*(-26)/70 - 171/1197?
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What is the value of 1/(-2) + 1*(-5)/(-20)?
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Calculate -5 + 153/(-21)*14/(-20).
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What is 0/(-35)*(-1 - 0)?
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What is -7 - -18 - (-34)/(-3)?
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Calculate (-1*(-1)/(-6))/(2/16).
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Evaluate ((-240)/(-18))/8*6/(-8).
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What is the value of 204/(-1122)*(-22)/54?
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Calculate 2*-1*(-25 + 27).
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What is the value of (-48)/288*((-3)/(-4))/1?
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What is the value of (2/6)/(6/(11 + -47))?
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Calculate 6*1 + 784/(-140).
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What is (-6)/(-20) - (9 + (-92)/10)?
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What is the value of (2/10)/(3/5)*0?
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Evaluate (-6)/(-1*(-3 + 9)).
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Evaluate ((-95)/(-38) - (1 + -6))/5.
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Calculate 4/26 - 15/((-1950)/(-98)).
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Calculate -2 + 14/12 + (-12)/(-36).
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(4*1*-2)/(21 + -23)
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What is 18/(-3)*4/6?
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Evaluate (-308)/(-38) + -8 + (-18)/(-190).
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(-4 + 342/81)*2
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Evaluate (-24)/84 + (-68)/(-14) + -5.
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(-222)/148 + (-1)/(-2)
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Calculate (-2*(-3)/(-18))/((-3)/6).
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What is 3/12 - 1*(-7)/4?
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What is (-4489)/9112 + ((-38)/(-34) - 1)?
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4*((-3)/((-165)/10))/4
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What is ((-5)/(-3))/5*126/(-49)?
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What is the value of (-11)/((-495)/(-117)) + (-4)/10?
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What is the value of -22 - -16 - -3*1?
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What is 40/225 - (2 + 60/(-27))?
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((-13)/(-14) + -1)/(26/156)
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What is the value of 7 + (-7)/(-7) + (8 - 22)?
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What is 2/(-17) - ((-2800)/(-765))/(-16)?
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5 + -5 + -1*(0 + 1)
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What is the value of ((-88)/(-110))/(1 + 6/(-3))?
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What is the value of -2*((-160)/(-18) - 9)?
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((-7)/((-189)/12))/(14/(-21))
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What is the value of 14/(-35)*(-100)/(-24)*-3?
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Evaluate 2/((-90)/(-12)*-2).
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Calculate -4*((-28)/(-4) + (-216)/32).
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Evaluate ((-48)/(-54))/4 - (-86)/18.
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Evaluate (-30)/(25/(-5)) - 6.
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What is the value of (-1)/((-4)/(-36)*3)?
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Calculate 4/(-21)*((-333)/54 - -5).
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What is the value of (-1)/12*3*(-8)/(-15)?
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Calculate ((-10 + 10)/10)/(-2 + 5).
0
((-8)/(-5))/(142/(-355))
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What is the value of (306/(-12))/(-17) + -1?
1/2
What is the value of 714/(-306) - 11/(-3)?
4/3
(-3 + 56/12)*(-18)/(-15)
2
What is 0/((-46)/14 + (-2)/(-7))?
0
What is the value of ((-104)/28)/2 - -2?
1/7
What is the value of (5 - 6)*-1*3?
3
What is the value of 1/(13/(-52) + -1)?
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Evaluate 16/(-32) - -5*(-2)/4.
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2 + 2/3 + (-12)/18
2
What is the value of (-308)/(-231)*9/(-20)?
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Evaluate (-2 + (-1 - -6))*70/30.
7
Evaluate 8/(-9) + ((-25)/(-15) - 1).
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What is the value of (-3)/12 - (3/6 + -1)?
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(-43)/10*-2 - 8
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Calculate 7 + -11 + (1 - 1).
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What is the value of (17 - 16)*(-1 + 11)?
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Evaluate (-1)/(((-395)/50 + 8)*2).
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What is (2/(-8))/(4/(-64))?
4
Evaluate 4*((16 - 6) + -4)/8.
3
8*(-10)/44 - (-4)/(-22)
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Calculate 48/396*((-1)/(-2) + 1).
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Calculate (14*11/154)/(3 + -2).
1
What is ((-528)/18)/22 - (-2)/3?
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What is (1/4)/((-6 - -16)/(-20))?
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What is the value of (8/40)/(-3*(-26)/30)?
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Calculate (-5 - (-130)/25) + 6/(-5).
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Evaluate 28*(7 - (-459)/(-63)).
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What is the value of (3/(-15))/(4/(-16))?
4/5
3*(-3)/(-27) + 2 + -3
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6/39 - (-74)/(-481)
0
(-2)/5 - 1*32/120
-2/3
Calculate (-4)/2*(-12)/(-24)*3.
-3
-2*((-4)/(-14) + 90/(-252))
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(-180)/72*2/10
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Calculate -14*14/42 - (-6)/1.
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What is the value of (-136)/28 - (0 + -5)?
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What is (-3)/4 + 2 + (-33)/36?
1/3
(-22)/30 + (8/30)/2
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What is (154/(-66))/(1/3) + -3?
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1 + 3 + -11 + 6
-1
Evaluate (540/(-75) - (-12)/2)/(-6).
1/5
Evaluate (6/7)/(12 - 14).
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Calculate (1 + (-4)/6)/(8/96).
4
What is 6 + (4 - (-539)/(-55))?
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What is (0 + 3)*(-2)/15*-5?
2
Evaluate (-26)/6 + 16/12.
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What is 7/(-28)*-4 - 2?
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Calculate (-6)/15 - (-13)/(-5).
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Calculate ((-2 + 4)/4)/((-1)/14).
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What is (66/14 - 5) + (-108)/(-525)?
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Evaluate 4/(-18) - 1*44/(-36).
1
(-169)/(-1014) + 7/(-24)
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(-15)/210 - (-2 - 10/(-4))
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What is the value of 6*4/6 - 18/5?
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Calculate 2 + -3 + 1 + 2.
2
Evaluate 10 - (-3)/((-15)/50).
0
Evaluate (24/(-8))/(-17 + 5).
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Evaluate 2/(-7) - -15*(-51)/(-595).
1
What is 5*(-1)/(-6)*(-16)/(-40)?
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Calculate -1 - (1 - 20/16).
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(-4)/(528/36) - 25/(-11)
2
What is ((-2236)/(-286) - (-4)/22) + -4?
4
What is (3 - (-65)/(-39))/((-20)/6)?
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Evaluate (580/(-342))/5 + 234/(-2223).
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Evaluate 7 + -1 + (-3 - -2)*6.
0
Calculate (-4)/(-6) + (-1)/15.
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Calculate 7/(-4) + (-437)/(-76).
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What is 392/(-735)*10/(-24)?
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What is the value of (-8)/(-1)*4/24?
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Calculate 156/546*7/(-19).
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Evaluate 30/(-84)*(-4)/(-10).
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What is 52/8 - ((-54)/12)/3?
8
Calculate (-2 + 33/12)*-4.
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(-10)/(19/3 + (-2)/6)
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Calculate (-3)/7 - (-82)/(-574).
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What is (4/18)/(174/(-261))?
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What is 8/(-16) - (9/(-12))/(-3)?
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Calculate 0 + 4/18 + (-58)/18.
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What is ((-6)/(-10))/(228/1520)?
4
Evaluate 4/(-6) - (121/21)/(-11).
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What is 1 - (6/(-8))/(5/(-20))?
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Evaluate (75/(-10) - -5)*4/(-5).
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Calculate 4 + ((-2)/(-4))/(20/(-130)).
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What is the value of (1/(6 + 4))/(2/(-16))?
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(36 - 45) + (-44)/(-5)
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What is the value of 225/30*(-4)/(-6)?
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Calculate ((-2)/10)/(4/(-40)*9).
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What is (3 + -2)*-6 + 5?
-1
What is the value of 42/399 - 58/190?
-1/5
Calculate (135/6)/5 + (-15)/10.
3
What is the value of (-144)/(-36) - 18/4?
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What is 14/(-42) + 19/12?
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Calculate (-9)/(-6) - 17/2.
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(11 - 14) + 4*1
1
Evaluate -4*4/24*(-15)/50.
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Evaluate (2/(-30))/((-12)/(-24)).
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Calculate 1/5*(87 + -87).
0
Calculate (6 + 8/(-6))*3/(-2).
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What is the value of ((-3)/(-12) - 1)/3?
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Calculate 29 + -37 - (1 + -8).
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What is (5/((-190)/4))/((-1)/1)?
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Evaluate ((-750)/100)/((-3)/2).
5
(-30)/(-80) + 450/(-48)
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8 - 3/(-9)*-29
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(1/(-27))/((-39)/(-234))
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(5/15)/(8/(-6))
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(112/21 + -6)/(-6)
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What is 2*-1 + 20 + -17?
1
Calculate ((-178)/(-267))/((-2)/(-18)).
6
Evaluate 5*(14/(-21) + 1)*-3.
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What is the value of 4/(-8) + ((-3)/(-6) - 2)?
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(-6)/8*(-1)/3*2
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What is (-1 + 2)*(-80)/(-20) - -2?
6
Calculate (27 - 24)/((-6)/10).
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Calculate (-20)/(-4) - 3569/731.
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What is the value of ((-5)/(10/(-4)))/(-2 + -1)?
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((-84)/(-126))/((-4)/6)*0
0
Calculate (86 - 92)/((-4)/6).
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Calculate (-55)/(-363)*9*(-1)/5.
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Evaluate (4/(-10))/((-45)/(-25)).
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6/5*(-1)/3
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Calculate 1/1 - (-70 - -68).
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What is the value of ((-72)/40)/9*-2?
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What is the value of (35/45)/((-28)/(-63))?
7/4
((-154)/56)/((-4)/16)
11
What is the value of (3/(-6)*3)/((-10)/20)?
3
What is the value of 8/68 + (-57)/51?
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Calculate 4/(-14) - 234/(-2730).
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Evaluate 1/((-18)/(-540) + (-2)/(-12)).
5
(-2)/(-6)*(-1 - (13 + 1))
-5
What is -3*(1/(-3) + 2)?
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(-3)/(-15)*(-3 + 0)
-3/5
What is (17 - 14)/(-12) + (-86)/8?
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Evaluate 6/3 + (-72)/30.
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What is 18/324 - 2/4?
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Calculate (144/84)/4 - (-32)/7.
5
What is (-1)/(-2*3/18)?
3
Evaluate (-4)/12*-9 + -1*3.
0
What is (-177)/(-295)*(-107)/(-9) + -7?
2/15
(-30)/(-28) + 25/(-50)
4/7
What is (7 - 146/21)/(4/(-12))?
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What is (-10)/(-8) - (-4)/(-16)?
1
Calculate 448/320 + (-7)/5.
0
What is the value of -5 + (((-240)/52)/(-4) - -4)?
2/13
Evaluate ((-5)/50)/((-20)/120).
3/5
Calculate -1*(-5)/(-10)*4.
-2
What is the value of (0/(-2))/6 - -4 - 5?
-1
(-5 - 1955/(-390))*2*-6
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Evaluate 0/(-21)*2/4.
0
(-27)/702 + (-82)/(-104)
3/4
What is ((-2)/(-6) - 0)/((-34)/68)?
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What is (-3)/(-6)*16/(-20)?
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What is the value of -64 - -69 - 34/8?
3/4
Evaluate (-1)/(-5) - ((-5 - 0) + 6).
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21/(-42)*(-13 - -1)
6
What is 52/(-182) - (-30)/7?
4
Calculate 34/(-14) + (-15)/(315/12).
-3
(64/(-208))/(1*2)
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What is the value of 5 + -3 + -5 - 24/(-3)?
5
Calculate 18/(-33) + 1855/2695.
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What is 116/(-14) + 8 - 74/(-14)?
5
Evaluate 6/(-24)*(-1)/2.
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What is the value of 1 - -3 - -5 - 60/10?
3
What is the value of 3/(-8) + 8 + (-2890)/400?
2/5
Evaluate 32/(-12)*(-3)/36.
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What is the value of (-4 - -2) + 24/10?
2/5
Evaluate 1 + -9 + (-24)/(-8).
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Evaluate (-1)/((-3)/1*1)*3.
1
Evaluate ((-20)/(-8))/(3/(-6)).
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2/5
22/(-4) - 40/(-8)
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What is 1357/118 + (-9)/2?
7
Evaluate 4/(-10) - 160/(-650).
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Calculate -24*(20/(-96 |
Q:
how can i validate my password with atleat one special char,digit,upper&lower letters but user enter to allow any three out of 4?
Here is my validate method
public boolean isValidPassword(final String password) {
Pattern pattern;
Matcher matcher;
final String PASSWORD_PATTERN = "^(?=.*[0-9])(?=.*[a-z])(?=.*[A-Z])(?=.*[@#$%^&+=]).{8,}$";
pattern = Pattern.compile(PASSWORD_PATTERN);
matcher = pattern.matcher(password);
return matcher.matches();
}
From above code I need to must enter at least 1 digit, 1 lower, 1 upper, 1 special. but i need to give choice to user enter any 3 choices out of 4 .. i.e..... 1 digit, 1 upper, 1 lower (or) 1 special, 1 digit, 1 upper...etc
A:
Use this:
"^(?=.*?[A-Za-z0-9])(?=.*?[A-Z#?!@$%^&*-0-9])(?=.*?[a-z#?!@$%^&*-0-9])(?=.*?[A-Za-z#?!@$%^&*-]).{8,20}$"
|
Hecklers complaining about alleged health risks of wireless transmissions disrupted a speech Thursday by the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View. |
The challenge of raising emotionally healthy boys.
Men's health problems are rooted in early socialization, which inhibits self-care and help-seeking behavior. This article explores the impact of male socialization, as well as developmental challenges that undermine the health of boys and male adolescents. Maladaptive coping strategies used by young males are outlined. The author describes what young males need for maintaining emotional connections with themselves and others. Practical strategies are offered for how physicians may promote the emotional health of today's boys and male adolescents. |
But after Baker recanted about being beaten he didn’t know what he could do if she denied being abused.
On June 28, 1998, Baker accompanied Jaurique on a trip to Fort Morgan where both of them had family. Jaurique had met Baker in Fort Morgan when she was only 16 years old, 30 years earlier.
When they returned to Morrison Baker spent one night at Jaurique’s house. She told him that she was afraid of Nene-Perez and was concerned what he might do when she returned to her apartment.
“She must have expected that he would do something to her,” Jaurique said.
Nene-Perez was very jealous, she said.
Jaurique loaned Baker his maroon 1995 Geo Prism, he said.
On June 30, Denver police received two calls from people saying that a woman had been murdered, according to an article by a former Rocky Mountain News reporter.
The first caller, a woman, told police that a man was driving to Mexico in a red car with a woman in the trunk.
She said the woman was named Bonny and that her boyfriend killed her. The woman gave police a license plate number. It was Jaurique’s car.
The second caller, a man, told police that a man had strangled his girlfriend and stuffed her body into his car, according to the Rocky Mountain News article.
When Baker disappeared, so did the car that Jaurique had loaned to her, Jaurique said.
In the days after he learned of his ex-wife’s disappearance, Jaurique
spoke with a neighbor of Baker’s, who said the day Baker and Nene-Perez had disappeared the couple had argued.
That same night Nene-Perez came to the man’s house and asked for a shovel. The neighbor didn’t have a shovel only a pick axe. Nene-Perez borrowed the pick axe but never returned, Jaurique said.
Another witness would tell authorities that he had seen Nene-Perez and Baker at a bar the same night and that he saw Nene-Perez beat Baker.
Jaurique said he believes his ex-wife was murdered in Nene-Perez’s car and than transported to the back seat of Jaurique’s car.
Days after the July 4th discovery of blood in Nene-Perez’s car Denver police got a call from Globe, Az. police. Globe is 60 miles east of Phoenix.
On July 1, 1998, the day after the calls from witnesses about a woman’s murder, a maroon car crashed in Globe and witnesses saw a man matching Nene-Perez’s description running from the scene, Jaurique said. The car had blood inside.
“It was enough blood that they thought it was a homicide,” Jaurique said.
But there was no body in the car.
“I think she was buried somewhere in Arizona,” Jaurique said.
By the time Denver detectives had gotten the call from Globe police, about five days after the crash, Nene-Perez had easily made it across the Mexican border, Jaurique said.
Jaurique called police every day asking for updates in their investigation.
Denver police told Jaurique that they believe Nene-Perez was living in Mexico.
“I’m hoping he will come back to the U.S. and that police will find him,” Jaurique said. “I still suffer post-traumatic stress over it.”
What bothers him is that police know where Nene-Perez is living but nothing is done about it.
Jaurique said he heard that Nene-Perez was living in a city in North Central Mexico called Guanajuato.
He’s enjoyed 16 years of freedom.
“They knew where he was living in Mexico,” Nene-Perez said. “I don’t know why they didn’t work with the Mexican police to arrest him. It’s gone for years without getting anywhere.”
He said he worries that police disregard his concerns because of his status even though he has always loved her.
“I’m just the ex-husband,” he said.
Anyone with information that could help solve the case is asked to contact Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-2000. |
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Q:
What does it mean to have an exception for no mode? (The number that occurs the most in an array)?
When the problem is executed it works correctly stating that the mode is 3. The professor asked for "The program should account for the “exception” that no “mode” occurs – no value in the array occurs more than once." The thing is I do not understand what it is being asked. I cannot wrap my head around starting such a thing.
void showArray(const int[], int);
void showMode(int [], int);
using namespace std;
int main()
{
const int Size = 11; //size of the array
int test[Size] = {1, 2, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 1, 3, 4, 5}; //elements of the array
cout << "The Numbers in the Array are: \n";
showArray(test, Size); //displays the array in its original order
showMode(test, Size);
return 0;
}
void showArray(const int arr[], int Size)
{
for(int count = 0; count < Size; count++)
cout << arr[count] << " ";
cout << endl;
}
void showMode(int test[], int Size)
{
int counter = 1;
int max = 0;
int mode = test[0];
for(int pass = 0; pass < Size - 1; pass++)
{
if(test[pass] == test[pass + 1])
{
counter++;
if(counter > max)
{
max = counter;
mode = test[pass];
}
}
else
counter = 1;
}
cout << "The Mode of the Array is: " << mode << endl;
}
A:
When testing software, you want to have test cases that take all the different branches. Right now you've only demonstrated that the code works when there is a unique highest-frequency element for the given input array.
Your professor also wants you to test when the highest repetition count is not unique.
This is often called a corner case.
The professor's phrasing is unfortunate. The word exception has a specific meaning in C++, and this is not it... unless your instructions are to actually throw an exception when the highest repetition count isn't unique.
Good additional test cases would be:
Array of length zero
{}
Array of length one
{ 7 }
2-way tie for highest repetition count
{ 1, 2, 3, 2, 1 }
{ 1, 1, 2, 3, 3 }
N-way tie for highest repetition count
{ 1, 3, 5, 4, 2 }
Tie is broken by first element
{ 2, 6, 3, 2, 4, 5, 2, 6, 9 }
Tie is broken by last element
{ 6, 3, 2, 4, 5, 2, 6, 2 }
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Bellman's Head
Bellman's Head is a headland point comprising the northern boundary of Stonehaven Bay in Stonehaven, Scotland. The corresponding headland at the south of the bay is Downie Point. Notable historic features in the general vicinity include the Tolbooth, Fetteresso Castle and Muchalls Castle.
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Fowlsheugh
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Category:Landforms of Aberdeenshire
Category:Stonehaven
Category:Headlands of Scotland |
(CNN) A Utah man died flying a Cessna 525 Citation Jet into his home, where his wife and her son were, early Monday, hours after he was arrested for domestic violence, police said.
Duane Youd
The incident began at American Fork Canyon, about 35 miles south of Salt Lake City, when the Utah County Sheriff's Office received calls about a domestic violence situation between Duane Youd and his wife on Sunday night, according to Payson Police Department spokeswoman Sgt. Noemi Sandoval.
"They had been drinking and an argument broke out and he started hitting her and some witnesses called in to police to say a guy was hitting a woman," Sandoval said on Monday.
Youd was arrested and was bailed out Monday morning between 12:30 a.m. and 1 a.m., Sandoval said. When Youd asked if he could go back to his home and pick up some belongings, he was escorted by an officer and left the home in his vehicle, police said.
"He then evidently went to the airplane" after leaving his home, Sandoval said.
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Audition: Fame Home School-- part 3
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Sandra Tsing Loh is nervous about her 10-year old daughter's audition for a middle school performing arts academy.
As enlightened PARENTS of this modern AGE, we would no sooner SPANK our children than be NEGATIVE to them. To be NAYSAYERS. To crush their dreams.
And yet, with EACH child born. . . in America, there COMES the moment when he THRILLINGLY declares: "I am going to be the youngest kid ever to win 12 Olympic gold medals!" And the only REASONABLE response is, "YES--and although you are FAIRLY young--nine--? Small COMPLICATION is that you ACTUALLY don’t play any sports. Not that I don’t. . . believe in you, superstar."
I had been STRUGGLING with this RECENTLY, as my 10 year old DAUGHTER had caught the ACTING bug. Maddy had suddenly DECIDED to AUDITION for a MIDDLE school performing arts ACADEMY and. . . well? Never mind the question of TALENT. Except for pouting and sulking and getting hysterical over a pimple, I don’t know how much acting talent 10 year old GIRLS can be said to have. No, the problem was that my daughter had no PERFORMANCE skills, as she had had no actual training.
I had BEEN one of those crunchy-granola NON-competitive mothers who believed summer was for lazing AROUND, playing with MUD, chasing butterflies. Fast forward 10 summers LATER, and we are surrounded by KIDS who have starred in the Nutcracker four TIMES already, they can poke your EYE out with a thousand dollar VIOLIN bow and TAP-dance like Savion GLOVER. Oh no.
Never mind getting into the SCHOOL or not-- Which I was not CONVINCED was really possible-- Not that I wanted to be NEGATIVE-- My main WORRY was that the audition ITSELF would be one of those TRAUMATIC childhood experiences, because she WASN’T properly prepared. As I THINK comedian Dana GOULD once so PERFECTLY put it, "I always come OUT of an audition holding my clothes in a pile, weeping."
So in the--yes--10 short DAYS we have to PREPARE for the audition, I instigate a kind of BROADWAY camp home SCHOOL program. In the morning we do stretches and short DANCE routines I make UP on the fly--step step STEP turn! Step step CLAP turn! I COACH her on announcing herself: ""Today I will be performing a monologue from Love, Loss and What I Wore, by Nora Ephron." "No," I say, "even better, say ‘by the GREAT’--and then take a beat and give big SMILE--‘Nora Ephron.’"
I figure SOMEONE Jewish may be in the casting room, and they may ENJOY that. "Memories" from Cats was still a problem, because Maddy and I could not agree on what the melody actually was. She began to worry over what to WEAR-- Never mind what SHE was going to wear, what was I, her anxious stage mother, going to wear? This was my big debut! |
SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – Beset by a rash of American tourists dying at luxury hotels and resorts on his island -- and recognizing prospective vacationers may think twice about journeying to the Caribbean getaway -- the Dominican Republic's minister of tourism passionately defended his island's reputation, stressed its safety and hit back at the critics he accuses of mounting "a negative campaign."
Francisco Javier Garcia sat down exclusively with Fox News on Wednesday to discuss the local government’s response to the deaths -- some of which grieving family members have labeled “mysterious” -- and how Dominican officials plan to quell the growing questions about tourists’ safety.
“I have been working in the capacity of minister for eleven years and this is the first time I have had to investigate the figures of visitors to the island,” he said. “What began as a news story has transformed and transformed and transformed into a negative campaign [against the island]. Not because it was mounted but it evolved.”
DOMINICAN TOURISM EXPERT WARNS OF 'CATASTROPHE' IF AUTHORITIES STONEWALL DEATH PROBES
Nine Americans have died this year on the Caribbean island in various hotels but from oddly similar circumstances – including one couple who died together inside their hotel room. So far, neither the health nor tourism ministries have publicly revealed the final autopsy reports showing why the men and women succumbed while on vacation.
Garcia told Fox News he's seen the final autopsy reports for all nine victims and said there is nothing in the reports to suggest the deaths were mysterious or nefarious. He didn't give any other details but said the autopsies are set to be made public during a Friday press conference.
A preliminary report shown to Fox News about the death of New Jersey resident Jonathan Allen, who died in the northern tourist town of Sosua earlier this month, stated he was a “ticking time bomb.”
The report said: “His organs were practically destroyed, with a biological age of more than 80 years old. He was extremely obese, weighing more than 400 pounds.”
The report said Allen had pulmonary edema, cerebral edema, a fatty liver and cardiac problems. Toxicology results were still pending.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC'S HEALTH MINISTRY CALLS MYSTERIOUS DEATHS 'FAKE NEWS' AS OFFICIAL LASHES OUT IN INTERVIEW
U.S. State Department officials confirmed to Fox News that the FBI has joined the investigation and is “providing technical assistance to Dominican authorities with toxicology reports for three recent deaths at the Grand Bahia Principe La Romana resort.”
The results may take up to 30 days to be completed, the state department said. The FBI did not respond to Fox News’ request for comment Wednesday about the completion date or results of tests.
The Grand Bahia Principe La Romana is where Edward Holmes, 63, and his fiancé Cynthia Day, 49, died inside their hotel room. A preliminary autopsy listed pulmonary edema and internal bleeding, including in the pancreas of both Holmes and Day. Holmes was also listed as having an enlarged heart and cirrhosis of the liver.
Garcia confirmed Wednesday that Dominican officials are still awaiting the results of the toxicology reports from the FBI and noted the island's leaders had requested the bureau’s assistance in the matter.
“Why the FBI? Because we have nothing to hide,” he said.
MAN OF FAMILY WHO FELL ILL AT DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RESORT: 'THINK TWICE, THINK HARD' ABOUT TRAVELING THERE
The recent cases emanating out of the Dominican – which not only involve tourist deaths but also high-profile violence such as the recent shooting of ex-MLB star David Ortiz – have triggered a wave of speculation and endless questions from the victims’ families in the United States. It's also led some prospective tourists to ask if they'd be better off staying home.
“The campaign has become that anyone who comes to the Dominican Republic dies,” Garcia said. “What we seek is that the truth of the matter comes out… all we want is justice.”
He added: “We will be putting all our cards on the table and all the truth comes out.”
The Dominican government and the U.S. Embassy in Santo Domingo have stressed the deaths are isolated incidents and are not indicative of any breakdown in safety for tourists on the island.
The U.S. state department issued a travel alert in April for the Dominican Republic placing the country at a level 2 alert, meaning exercise extreme caution due to crime. Other countries with a level 2 advisory include Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Spain, France and Mexico.
In its list of U.S. citizens who died abroad from non-natural causes, the state department said 17 died in the Dominican Republic in 2017 with the various causes of death cited including vehicle crashes, homicide, suicide and drowning. In 2018, the number was 13. The list does not include those who died of natural causes.
Garcia said he does not have data of non-U.S. tourists who have died in the country.
SHOOTING OF DAVID ORTIZ RESULT OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC LEAD PROSECUTOR SAYS
Local government data shows that the Dominican Republic welcomed more than 6.5 million overnight visitors from around the world in 2018.
In the first four months of 2019, the country saw more than 2.1 million visitors – an increase of 3.68 percent compared to the same period in 2018 – of which, nearly 40 percent were from the United States. In the same time period, the occupation of the hotels was at 84 percent filled.
“If every year, more tourists come here, it’s because of the treatment they are receiving and because of the levels of security in the tourism development areas,” he said.
Garcia acknowledged that the recent deaths – and the international media reports on them – will have an impact on the tourism industry to the Caribbean destination. He insisted that it would only be a momentary hit.
“Dominican hospitality is one of international standards,” he said. “I have traveled to countless countries [in my capacity] and I say that there is no hotel that I have visited in capitals of the world that have the characteristics of the hotels in the eastern region of the country.”
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He said, however, that the ministry plans to go “hotel by hotel” to determine the level of security already in place and determine what else needs to be done to improve its quality.
“We want to guarantee that the security measures are in place for our guests,” Garcia said.
Fox News' Elizabeth Llorente contributed to this report. |
China Workplace Deaths Fall to 38,000 in 2017
SHANGHAI (Dispatches) - The number of deaths caused by workplace accidents in China fell 12.1 percent to 38,000 in 2017 compared to the previous year, state media reported on Tuesday, citing figures from the country’s safety watchdog.
But fines for work safety violations rose 58 percent in the year to around 3.3 billion yuan ($521.10 million), the official China Daily reported, quoting the Minister of the State Administration of Work Safety Wang Yupu.
Wang said more than 4.6 million onsite inspections were conducted last year, but warned China faced growing pressures in the workplace with around 43 million people traveling to work every day and one billion tonnes of hazardous chemical substances transported each year.
Following a series of nationwide campaigns against illegal mining, the number of deaths in the coal sector has fallen steadily from a peak of nearly 5,000 in 2003.
A recent campaign against overcapacity in the sector has also helped boost safety, with a total of 6,100 small-scale mines shut down over the course of 2017.
Huang Yuzhi, head of China’s State Administration of Coal Mine Safety, warned that around 28 percent of China’s total coal mines still had annual production capacity of less than 90,000 tonnes, and were therefore more accident prone. |
Regulation of phosphatidylserine transbilayer redistribution by store-operated Ca2+ entry: role of actin cytoskeleton.
The phosphatidylserine transmembrane redistribution at the cell surface is one of the early characteristics of cells undergoing apoptosis and also occurs in cells fulfilling a more specialized function, such as the phosphatidylserine-dependent procoagulant response of platelets after appropriate activation. Although an increase in cytoplasmic Ca2+ is essential to trigger the remodeling of the plasma membrane, little is known about intracellular signals leading to phosphatidylserine externalization. Here, the role of store-operated Ca2+ entry on phosphatidylserine exposure was investigated in human erythroleukemia HEL cells, a pluripotent lineage with megakaryoblastic properties. Ca2+ entry inhibitors (SKF-96365, LaCl(3), and miconazole) inhibited store-operated Ca2+ entry in A23187- or thapsigargin-stimulated cells and reduced the degree of phosphatidylserine externalization concomitantly, providing evidence for a close link between the two processes. In cells pretreated with cytochalasin D, an agent that disrupts the microfilament network of the cytoskeleton, store-operated Ca2+ entry and phosphatidylserine externalization at the cell surface were inhibited. In a context where most of the key actors remain to be identified, these results provide evidence for the implication of both store-operated Ca2+ entry and cytoskeleton architectural organization in the regulation of phosphatidylserine transbilayer migration. |
"I'm really in here, not you." " It's my turn." "Mom?" "Mom?" "What I remember most from before was people's voices." "Kind of floating on the wind." "And laughing." "Like everybody was in on something." "Like it all mattered somehow." "I know what I did." "And I don't want forgiveness, from you or anybody else." "I don't deserve it, and with respect, I'm happy here." "Happy?" " Well, I mean, I think it's right." "I think I belong here." "I find it interesting that you think that you should determine where you belong." "Now, you've spent 21 years, six months here at Atborough." "And prior to that, one year, five months at Wentworth Juvenile Facility." "Yes, sir, that's correct, and I expect to remain here as sentenced." "I'm afraid you don't exactly have that choice." "The Board of Review is aware of your record here and is prepared to commute your sentence from life to time served." "There are those who might feel that congratulations are in order here." "So congratulations." "You're a free man." "Sorry." "Shit." "Hey, hey, you." "Yeah, you." "Hold up." "Wentworth." "You was at Wentworth, weren't you?" "Back in the day." " Yeah." "Damn, man, what's up, brother?" "I thought you were gone for good." "Yeah." "Well, they..." "I guess they fixed it." "I'm sorry, man, I forgot your name." "What's your name?" " Jordan." "Jordan!" "Yeah, yeah, yeah." "Bryan, right?" "Manuel." " Oh, Manuel, all right." "Manuel Jordan." "Yeah, yeah." "Mackie Whittaker." " I remember you." "How you doing, man?" "I didn't think nobody was gonna be seeing you again, man." "Shit." "Fuck." " Well..." "Hell, anyway." "Hey, welcome back, man." "Well, thanks." " All right, man." "Okay." " Wentworth." "All right." "Okay." "I'll see you round." " Yeah, all right, man." "Thanks." "Yeah." "Yeah, we was at Wentworth together, man." "Me and him." "Wasn't nothing but kids." "I read a book that was written in the 11th century." "Man said there was five steps toward making amends." "The first involved acknowledging what you did." "The second involved remorse." "The third involved making right with your neighbor." "Like if you stole his chicken, you'd have to go and bring him another." "Only then were you able to go to step four which was making it right with God." "But it wasn't until step five that you could really get redeemed." "It had to do with being in the same place, in the same situation." "That as it goes, you'd go and do something different." "Only I can't bring Abner Easely back like he was some stolen chicken." "Certainly made sure of that 23 years ago." "And I don't believe in some God that's gonna open his arms to me even if I did." "So there goes steps three and four." "And as for step five time makes sure we're never in the same place twice no matter how much we wish it." "Which is why, for me, I know I'll never be redeemed." "Manuel." "Manuel." "Manuel!" " Manuel!" "Hey!" " Manuel!" "Hey!" " Manuel!" "Hey, man." "Mackie Whittaker, man." "How you doing?" "Remember Earl Whitmore?" "He know you from Atborough." "Yeah." " Me and Whitmore and Dukie got this ride in Claridge." "We need a sideman to run with Dukie because he too fat." "It's like running with a couch." "You know?" "I don't want anything to do with it." " It's a liquor store." "They do cash only." "The dude's making his run in 20 minutes." "I'm really not interested, okay?" " But you perfect for it, man." "You just fresh out, you know?" "It's like a sign or something, you know?" "And it's 8, 900 dollars each." "You know what I'm saying?" "I'm not perfect for it." "I don't want anything to do with it." "Look." "You gotta now." "You're with the people now." "I don't want anything to do with it." " All right." "I remember you now." "Yeah." "Yeah." "You that wimpy-ass crybaby motherfucker from Wentworth." "Yeah, I remember now, man." "Earl told me about you at Atborough too." "He said you never did fight back." "He said you'd make a good sideman because you rather take a bullet than make a noise." "You can do this." "Listen." " I don't have a problem with you." "Let me go." " You come to my neighborhood..." "Leave me alone." "Why don't you mind your business." "I'm gonna fuck you up, now!" "You got a death wish or something, man?" "What's your fucking problem?" "Hey, I just saved your life, man!" "I could have sliced your motherfucking throat!" "Well, fuck you, man!" "You show your face here again, you be dead, motherfucker!" "Where you going?" "All right?" "Yeah." " Fuck, man." "Where you going?" "Oh, fuck." " Let's get out of here." "Come on, let's go!" " What the fuck?" "Just leave it." "Frank." " Come on, let it go!" "What are you doing?" "What are you doing?" "Hello?" " Where the hell you been?" "I'm sorry?" " Deal's a deal." "We had an agreement, right?" "Hold on a second." "You don't have to pay to park, but you have to sit because that's the rules." "No, man." "I don't wanna do that." " Fine, fine." "Suit yourself..." "Where's Duwayne?" "This is a pay phone." "Turn around." "Those apartment buildings over there behind you Olivia May Projects." "Nobody outside there called Duwayne?" "Nobody anywhere." "Yeah, all right." "All right, thanks." "Who is this?" "You there?" " Yeah." "All right, let me ask you a question." "Where you headed?" " I'm not sure." "Hey!" "Hey, you!" "You Manuel Jordan?" " Yeah." "I'm Miles Evans." "You know the rules." "Take it back inside." "Now." "Go." "You're with me." "Deal's a deal." "Right?" "They wanna use my lot, they know the drill." "Park over there." "In exchange, spend 15 minutes in here." "Don't have to listen, don't have to give a shit." "Just have to sit." " Listen to what?" "Me." "Small enough price to pay for keeping Daddy's car safe in the big bad neighborhood, right?" "Inside, inside." "Come on, come on." "You'll get to your nightclub soon enough." "Here." "Here!" "Don't take no shit." "Fifteen minutes, no exceptions." "We'll talk about pay when things get quieter." "All right, everybody, we're back on the clock." "Excuse me." "He gave me this clipboard here and..." "You work here?" " I look to keys." "Yeah." " My name is Señor Aguilar." "My name is Manuel Jordan." "So this guy gives me..." "Duwayne is very, very bad." "Two times no show." "Well, I don't really know Duwayne." " Señor Miles is very mad." "So anyway, the guy gave me this clipboard." "I guess I stand here or something." "If they park here, they have to sign that." "Hey, señor!" "Come on." "So, what's the old guy blabbing about tonight?" "I really wouldn't have a clue." "Worse than goddamn Sunday school." "Here you go, God Boy." "All right, buddy." "Thrashing around like fish in a bucket." "But what kind of dancing is that?" "David danced." "David in Second Samuel." "Chapter 6, Verse 14:" "And David danced before the Lord with all of his might." ""All of his might." Wow." "Hey." "Oh, you're a new God Boy." "Hi, there, new God Boy." "Here, you want some?" " No, thanks." "Oh, God Boy's a good boy." "Where's Duwayne?" "I don't know Duwayne." " I think Duwayne is burning in hell." "Somebody might hear you laughing." "They say that the tree that God told Adam and Eve not to eat of was the tree of knowledge." "In other words, some things you shouldn't know." "But they ate." "And you remember what happened after that?" "Adam and Eve saw that they were naked and took fig leaves and tried to hide from each other and from God." "Now, you think God doesn't know where you are?" "Know, physically?" "But God wants to know, where are you in your sins?" "In your recognition of your sins." "Now, he knows the answer." "He knows the answer because hey, he's God." "And God knows that you know the answer too." "And you do." " Let's go." "Don't you?" "Oh, yes." " Oh, yes." "Oh, yes." "Oh, yes." "You know exactly, exactly where you..." "Kids." "Kids." "Kids." "Kids." "Come with me." "Club goes four nights a week." "I'll need you midnight till about 6." "Or until the last of the little lambs staggers out into the sunlight." "For pay, I got a room at 100 dollars a month which you can work down to nothing if you'll help with cleaning." "What makes you think I need a room?" "God told me." "You're carrying your damn suitcase, man." "You think God talks to me?" "We argue maybe, but he don't participate." "It's all right." "I'll see him one day." "When I do I'm gonna whip his holy ass." "Why are you here?" " You called me." "I called Duwayne." "I mean, why are you here, in this city?" "I don't know." " Payback?" "No." " Apology?" "I know you're supposed to be a preacher or something but where I been..." " Prison." "Well, it's obvious you ain't been on tour with the Ice Capades." "It's a show." "Ice..." "Never mind." " I've talked to preachers." "I've talked to nuns, and I've read some things." "I just..." "I don't know." "With respect, I just don't buy it." "So if I'm gonna have to believe in something to get a bowl of soup I'm not..." "That's really not my bag." "I don't need you to believe." "I just need you to clean." "Señor Aguilar will show you the supplies." "Here are the keys." "Stay till the last car." "I'm going to bed." "I gotta make soup for 100 in three hours." "You know, you could get lucky." "God might decide to grade you on the curve." "It wouldn't matter either way." "You don't know what the hell you talking about, do you?" "Why be afraid of a God you don't believe in?" "Oh, I know it seems like people are making up shit so they can feel good about all the pain, all the cruelty loss, violence, suffering, death." "Famine, bigotry, small-mindedness, repression, depression, oppression." "Want me to keep talking?" "I can go on forever with this shit." "No, I get the point." " The point is:" "I believe in the lie." "Never underestimate its power." "Now, as for me, well I'm lying through my teeth." "I'll see you soon." "Hi." " Hey." "How you doing?" " I'm all right." "Every night, the same thing." "Music, some smoke." "I don't know." "But to his room, nobody go inside." "Jeez." "Oh, man." "Dude, I need waffles." "Hey, tell Paul I'm gonna be a little late." "Your keys, miss." " Well, I was working all night." "I was working very hard, actually, and getting it all together." "If you want me to, I can take care of the last one." "My job." "Zero keys." " All right." "Excuse me, sorry." "You're with the community house, right?" "Yeah." "So you're the new guy, huh?" " Yeah, I guess." "What's up with that guy?" "Preacher guy?" "Oh, I wouldn't have any idea." "I'm sorry to hassle you with this, bro." "It's just, she's usually up by now." "I gotta get the hell out of here." "Can't wait around all day for her, you know?" "These rich kids, man, they come from the suburbs." "I don't know why they bother when they spend half the time unconscious." "Here we go." "Sofia Mellinger, 55 Ivy Grove Terrace." "Many nights like this." "One night, ambulance." "She very bad girl." "Come on." "Get out." "All right, all right." "Here." "Go home." " Yeah, yeah." "Are you sure we didn't...?" " Go home and go to sleep." "Yeah." "Hey." "You know who lives here?" "Claire Mellinger." "You know, lady singer?" "Had that song a while ago." "She's not as good as me, eh?" "All right." "All right." "All right." "Jump ball!" " Jump ball?" "He reached around me!" " Pipe down, Don." "You're so full of shit you're clogging up the whole city!" "Sadiki, I got reaching in on you." "I got pushing off on Ty." "And I got team T's on all of you." "Jump ball!" " Jump the ball." "Get the ball." "Get the ball, man." "Bring the ball." "Thank you so much." "I could help you carry your bags." "Excuse me." "I could help you carry those bags if you like." "You want to carry my bags?" " Yes, ma'am." "Do I know you?" " No, ma'am." "Then why you wanna carry my bags?" " I'd just like to help." "Just like to help?" " Yes, ma'am." "I don't know you?" "We've never spoken, no." "So, what, you've been following me around?" "I sensed someone following me." "Was that you?" "Yes, ma'am." " I think it's best then maybe not." "But thank you anyway." " I just like to help, that's all." "I'll get..." " Excuse me." "Hey!" "What the hell you think you're doing?" "No seconds till everybody's had firsts." "Get your scruffy ass to the back of the line." "Manuel?" "Hey!" "Manuel." "Get up here." "Make yourself useful." "I need to get some more soup." "Give them one ladle, one slice of bread." "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want." "Now, how many of you think that that means the Lord is shepherding you through life, answering your prayers?" "Anything you ask for?" "How many?" "Sit down, Charlie." "I'm not done yet." "Yo, man, that's whack." "Our new neighbor." " Fools ain't right." "Another damn liquor store." " Where are we gonna play, man?" "I don't know who I'm madder at, the people who sell it or who drink it." "What about you?" "What about that shit floating out your window at night?" "It just helps me forget." " Forget what?" "Damn, you know, I don't remember." "See?" "It's working." "Come on." "You walked right into it." "Sometimes, you know, you have to transgress a little bit to help the greater good." "You gonna lean on that lettuce or help me get it inside?" "You gotta ask yourself something." "Are you dancing toward something or away from something?" "In other words, are you dancing for pleasure, or you dancing for joy?" "Now, if you dancing for pleasure, why, I can't help you." "But if you dancing for joy then you gotta pull your head out of your ass and look around you at the rest of the world and the people in it." "Because if you wanna help yourself try helping somebody else." "She's the oldest, then?" " Yeah, that's Maria." "She's how old?" " Pardon me?" "She's how old?" " She's 27." "You smell good." "You smell like Indian take-out." "You smell like chutney." "I'm telling you, you do!" "You smell like..." " Miss, your keys." "Hey!" "It's God Boy." "This is Dick, and that's Duwayne." " Hi." "You forgot your keys." " Duwayne will watch them." "He's a very responsible man." "You again." "I didn't mean to scare you." " You've been following me?" "No, ma'am." "Waiting for you." " Much better." "I don't mean it that way." " I know what you meant." "Honestly, I have no intentions of harming you at all." "Could we have a conversation?" " A conversation?" "Yes, ma'am." "I brought you this." "Now, how am I gonna be able to carry a rose?" "Maybe if I help carry the bags, then you can carry the rose." "Thanks again, and thank you for the rose." "You're welcome." "You're making me nervous now." "Oh, I'm sorry." "If you prefer, I could give you these two bags and I could watch over the others until you return." "I need you to speak more formally." " I'm sorry?" "I'm joking." "So I'll be right here." "Okay." "Okay." "Take one at a time, and I'll wait here." "They're very heavy." "Okay, sure." "Well, come on." "Come on?" " Come on, if you're coming." "Well, yes, ma'am." "You have a big family?" " No." "This is for the people I cook for." "I cook for families on the East Side." "Do cleaning, whatever they need." "I'm a custodian now at a community house uptown." "That what you wanted to tell me?" " I'm sorry?" "You said you wanted to have a conversation." "Oh, no." "Yeah, well, I did." "Listen, I sort of need to get to work." "My brother..." "He's a statistic." "I'm sorry." " I know." "Everybody is." "Who's this?" " He's helping with the groceries." "Looks like they're all in." " Abner, I'm fine." "He's a nice man." "Whatever, Mom." "He's just being protective." "You said his name is Abner?" " Yeah." "Forgot something." "Oh, much better, the hat." "Much!" "He is one pissed off little fuck." "Gets it from me, I swear." "You seem okay." " Oh, you don't know me." "I lost track." "Did we have our conversation or not?" "Not really." "Was this conversation about asking me out?" "Because I'll be honest." "Over the years, I have lowered my standards." "Nobody accused you of having an overly acute sense of humor, did they?" "Me?" " My point exactly." "Yeah." "No, I'm not commonly described as being funny." "But it'd be great if we went out and got something to eat if you don't mind." "It'd be nice, and we, you know, we could talk." "Like we're doing right now." " Sure." "But, maybe, you know..." " Faster." "Okay." "I'll try." " Well, you know where I live." "Next time you come, I'll have you lifting furniture, maybe fixing shutters." "That's okay." " Anyhow, thank you for the rose." "You're welcome." " Maybe I'll see you again." "Yes, ma'am." "That would be great." "So maybe..." " Bye." "...we'll do that." "What the hell are you doing?" "You gonna floss the damn thing too?" "I'm sorry?" "You are the strangest, ploddiest motherfucker I ever met." "Seems to be the theme in my life lately." "Well, bring your rebar-reinforced, concrete-filled head inside." "I need some help with something." " All right." "One good thing I did in my life." "I got the county to donate this house to the cause." "The basketball court next door, the neighborhood kids borrowed it." "But the kids, you know, they're not zoning experts." "They get a little territorial, and then they got a little caught." "I promised the county I'd account for them after school, as if any of them go." "And now the kids gotta pay back the construction company somehow." "So, what exactly were...?" " What do I want with you?" "I was thinking that maybe we, and by we, I mean you could come up with something for them to do in the afternoon." "Where are you gonna be?" "I gotta spend some afternoons a few cities over." "Fill in for a friend." "Won't be back for a while." "I don't know that I would know what to do." "Talk." "Shoot pool." "You know, you were a kid more recently than I was." "I don't know." " Well, guess what." "You're already committed?" " Three o'clock." "I guess you're all here because somebody thinks it's gonna have some kind of influence." "Me, I don't know." "I guess we'll have to see that." "Before I came here, I wrote down some things." "A few things I wish somebody had told me when I was you guys' age." "Now that I look at it there's not anything that profound here I have to say really." "So..." "Maybe I should ask you guys some questions and then start it that way." "So who are you, for instance?" " Who are you?" "I'm sorry?" " I said, who are you?" "Okay." "I'm Manuel Jordan." "Why did they tell you you're coming here today?" "It was either this or we go to the woods and do shit with trees, you know." "Okay." "With trees." "How about you?" "Excuse me, you, with the things in your head." "What's your name?" "What is it?" " He don't wanna tell you." "I'm talking to the young man here." " I ain't young." "What are you, 12 or 14?" "You're young, I promise you." "Old enough to know you is a joke." " It's all a joke." "Didn't I tell y'all this was a joke?" " Right." "Yep." "Okay, how many of you have done time?" "Okay, so a few of you have something in common with me." "I spent 21 years in a maximum-security prison." "A year and a half in juvenile detention." "His brother shot four guys." " He on death row." "Leavenworth." "Got six people on my block been shot." "Plus an old lady and her dog." "I know that dog." " What dog?" "Small Charlie." " That pit bull?" "Got shot?" "That dog almost bit off half my ass." " Small Charlie!" "So a dog was shot, and six people." "Anybody feel anything about this?" " I do." "I feel I'd rather be in the woods doing shit with trees, you know?" "Hey, baby!" "She fine too!" "Look at that!" "Look at that walk!" "Can we help you?" " I came here for my keys." "Finally, some pussy!" "You know what they say, you are what you eat." "Then come on over here." "I'll turn you into one big, long dick!" "Hey." " I don't know about that." "I don't wanna take any work away from your mother." "That's big talk." "What you're carrying?" "That's small talk." "That's enough." " Wanna find out?" "Sorry, I already flossed this morning." "Hi." " So, what do you want?" "My car keys." "I left them with Duwayne." "With Duwayne?" " The other night." "You left them with me." "No, I think I left them with Duwayne." "Hello?" "Mr. Happity Hee-haw Flippity-flop!" "Mr. Smiley Pumpkin Head." "I've met you three times, and I've told you, I'm not Duwayne." "All right." " Understand?" "Not that you'd remember, the way you poison yourself." "Who died and made you pope?" "You're a young person." "You've got means, got everything you want." "Instead, you're just wasting space." "You know that?" "That's all you are, is a waste of space." "Who the fuck are you to tell me...?" " Hey!" "Come here!" "Come here!" "You stop that!" "You stop it!" "Why are you laughing at me?" "Why are you laughing at me?" " I'm nervous." "Please." "I'm sorry." "Please." "I'm really nervous." "Please." "Nice place." "It's not exactly a mansion on the hill in Ivy Grove." "I took you home." "Last week?" "You don't remember." "That's pathetic." "Nice place." " Oh, yeah." "Is anybody here?" "Hey." " Afternoon." "Something I can do for you guys?" "Yeah, we're with the FBI." "I'm Agent Collier." "This here is Agent Pross." "We just want to ask you a couple questions." "You live here?" " Yeah." "Anyone else live here?" " No." "Well, there's a pastor who lives upstairs, but not down here." "Do you have any ID?" " Yeah." "This is a release paper." "I just got out of Atborough." "How about that?" " Know someone named John Gowen?" "There was a guy named Duwayne that worked here before I got here but I never saw what he looked like." "So you being a good boy?" " Yes, sir." "Yeah, he's been a very good boy." "Johnny Gowen." "He seemed like such a nice man." " Oh?" "Face was thinner." "Had shorter hair." "When is the last time you saw Mr. Gowen?" "Six months." "A year maybe." " You ever hear from him?" "Wish I did." "I had a lot of faith in that boy." "Thank you for your time, gentlemen." " Yeah." "Good day, now." "What does it matter what he did?" "Past is the past." "But this guy Gowen is a criminal." "Crime's done." "Can't go back." "What's the use of putting a man in jail?" "Well, he's gotta pay." " It's society who pays." "They pay by not having another good man around." "He wasn't a good man." "Well, can't he become a good man?" " How's that?" "How does anybody become good, Manuel?" "I thought you spent 20-some years thinking." "So you were right?" "About John Gowen?" " Yeah." "Let's just say his past ran a little faster than he did." "Look, you gonna stand here, or you gonna pick up a knife and help?" "Here you go." "Thank you." "Ma'am, I know this is very difficult, but I need you to calm down now." "You need me to calm down?" "I need you to take me to my son." "Now!" "Abner's been shot." "Are you sure?" "You gotta really be sure, man." "Okay?" "Right here, right now, you gotta know." "Oh, man." "All right." "I'll call you back." "Yeah, give me an hour." "It was Genie Tucker." "He's gonna pay for this." "My fault." " Any of you guys seen God Boy?" "Who?" " I'm sorry." "Do that shit again." " Supposed to be here." "Do what shit again?" " Now, that's good." "He'll be okay, but I wouldn't worry." "Hey, Miss Easely." "We know who did it." "It was Genie Tucker." "So?" " So we're gonna fix it." "You're still here." "Come on." "That's the one good thing about bullet wounds, Ms. Isley." "First of all, it's Easely." "My last name is Easely." ""They're sterile." And he chuckles." ""So we're leaving it in." "He may set off a few metal detectors, but that's a small price to pay."" "Small price." "My son has a bullet in his lung." "You haven't touched your pasta thing." "No, I don't really want it." "And the worst part, he's proud of it." "It's like a game to him." "See, it's his friends." "It's his friends." "I should have done things different." "I was just trying to deal." " Deal with what?" "Living." "So now look." "I'm in a hospital cafeteria with someone whose name I don't know." "Yeah." "I'm sorry." "I guess I should probably go." "Who sent you?" "I'm not what you think I am." "I don't care." "See, the fact is I'm late for something I'm supposed to be doing right now." "There's a flower and everything." "So you know take care of yourself." "What the hell was that?" " I'm sorry." "You can't smile when you do it." "You gotta be all stoic like, "I'm sorry."" ""I'm sorry." How about that one?" "You gotta fuck up your hair a little." "It's already pretty fucked up." "I'm sorry I'm late." "You are being so ridiculous." " Listen to me." "I'm serious." "You think this is funny?" " You gotta lighten up a little bit." "What do you think you're doing?" " Having a good time, laughing." "It's not a place to have fun." " Well, I'm sorry." "You were late, and we were just hanging out, waiting for you." "What is that?" "Your icy stare you learned in prison or something?" "What?" "Are you here on earth with me?" "Hello?" "Hello, insane man." "Killed a guy." " Why don't you get out of here." "I heard about your lecture." " I told you to get out of here." "I wanted to thank you." " Thank me?" "For bringing me home." "The other day." "Why do you do that to yourself?" " What?" "In there, in that place at night." " It's just dancing." "Why are you trying to kill yourself?" "Are you hungry?" "What are you talking about?" " I'll make you lunch." "I make a mean frittata." " Well, I don't know what that is but I don't think so." " Why not?" "You haven't been paying attention." "We don't get along so well." "So?" "Please?" "Where are you from?" " Piscine." "Where's that?" " It's just this little town in Illinois." "Your parents there?" "What's your mom, some sort of singer?" "Was." "The bank guy's only letting us stay here because he liked her music in college." "Oh, here." "Like it?" "We call it "Early American Foreclosure."" "It's on the cover of Architectural Digest." "Sofia?" " I'm busy!" "Sofia?" "We could have a blind butler." "It wouldn't matter." "He could always find her, and there's no furniture to trip on." "Where were you?" "There's an ex-con coming up to kill you!" "What?" "Sofia!" "Where's my yellow towel?" " It's in the wash." "What?" " I washed it with the others." "What?" "Nice, raising a 42-year-old child, isn't it?" "Sofia?" "Looks 60, huh?" "Tell her." "It'll make her feel good." "Are you making food?" "It's like living with someone out of "Cats."" "It's a musical? "Cats"?" "It's an '80s thing." "The '80s were a decade?" "I'm hungry." "By the way, if you decide you can't make it in free society and you feel the urge to kill again..." "What are you making?" " Frittatas." "I want ketchup." " I know." "Images." "What do you mean?" "I mostly just remember images." "Like pictures." "There were three of us." "Ripple and Roundabout." "Roundabout?" "Righteous?" "I was Righteous." "Let's do it." "You good, Righteous?" "I remember his face." "Why were you doing it?" "I think..." "Manuel?" "I think I was angry." " Manuel." "Yeah." "I remember his face." "He kind of turned and..." "Give him the fucking cash!" "Do it!" "He was looking at me." "He was looking at me so strange." "Do what he says!" "Stop looking at him!" "Give him the fucking cash now!" " What are you doing?" "I remember his face." "He just kept looking at me." "And I was looking at him." "And he just looked at me so funny." "What are you doing?" "He looked at me like he knew something I didn't know." "I did it." "It was like something was just passing through me." "I don't understand." "Fuck!" "Righteous." " Oh, fuck." "We gotta get the fuck out of here." "Come on!" "Just leave him, okay?" " Let's just fucking go, man!" "Manuel?" "It seemed like it took just a few seconds and forever." "It's terrible." "Hey." "Sleeping Beauty?" "You got a phone call." "Somebody named Adele." "She's on the phone?" " A little while ago." "She wanted to know if you were free tomorrow." "I told her yeah, until midnight." "Then your dick turns to a pumpkin." "She asked for the custodian." "Like she didn't know your name." "Sorry, but I was a little sleepy, you know, and..." "So I told her it was Duwayne." "I figured you had your reasons for not telling her." "This Adele is she by any chance Adele Easely?" "Hey, man, you're my tenant." "You think I don't do my homework?" "Look, jack, I don't care what you did." "I mean, sometimes I wish I could've done the same thing." "No, you don't." " I said, "wish," not "did."" "All right." "I didn't mean to trivialize." "The club goes in 45 minutes." "You gonna be there, or do I have to start dialing phone booths?" "Manuel, what's done's done." "I need an answer." "I'll be there." " Good because I won't." "I got an aunt." "She's dying of tuberculosis." "I gotta go and be with her do the funeral thing." "It shouldn't be long." "You'll be in charge till I get back." "Miles?" "You'll do fine." "Don't worry about it." "You're no John Gowen." "I went on a date the other night." "It was a blind date..." "I went on a date the other night." "It was a blind date but it didn't start as a blind date." "Just when the girl saw me, she popped her eyes out." "She was a real princess." "She..." "I tried drinking champagne out of her slipper but I nearly choked on the Odor-Eater." "He just seems like an evil fog." "Thank you." "Like, I couldn't even imagine a person with an actual face who could do something like that." "I heard he was beaten in Atborough." "They said he'd die." "He probably did if there's any justice." "Do you think there is?" " For criminals." "Not for the rest of us." "Unless there's a God and then..." "Well..." "Then all bets are off." "Do you think there is a God?" " No, thank God." "Because I've done some bad things." "But I always thought that if I put a good child out into the world..." "But I don't see that I did that." "So I don't know what to do." "Abner gets out of the hospital tomorrow." "He won't listen to me." "And he has no real men." "Anywhere." "At all." "Which leaves only his friends, and they're..." "Well, you saw them." "But if you're asking me to talk to him, I don't know about that." "Well, they've got something planned on the guy who shot him." "I really think I'm the wrong person to ask." "Duwayne." "I don't know where else to turn." "Okay." "I don't know why God made me the way I am." "Or whoever did it." "I'm certainly not proud of who I am." "We're all capable of anything." "I know that now." "Me?" "I could have been anything." "Farmer, businessman." "Just one more body out of the billions." "What are you thinking about?" "I don't know." "Gravity." "Yeah, well don't last long." "I know what you think you'll feel." "It's not like that." "You think it's gonna make the world a better place afterward?" "Do you think it's gonna make you any better?" "I'm wearing his bullet." "You didn't answer my question." "I know you're a friend of my mom, but what's right is right." "According to who?" " What are you talking about?" "What are you fucking talking about?" "You can save him." "Are you fucking deaf?" "He shot me." "He wants me dead." "If I don't get him, he'll get me." "What about your mother?" " Look, this ain't about her." "All right, I got plans." " Abner?" "Can I ask you a question?" "Who were you named after?" "My dead uncle." "What's your problem?" "I knew your uncle." "Bullshit." " Really." "Yeah, why are you into this?" " Because I care about your mother and she cares about you." "Yeah, you care about yourself." "You're just like everyone else." "I don't know." "Come on." " Come on, boy." "What?" "Roll, man!" "Let's go!" "Yo, yo, Abner, chill." "The cops, bro." "Let's get out of here, man." "Come on." "Hey." " "Hey"?" "What do you mean, "hey"?" "What happened?" " Nothing." "He was lucky." "Who?" " Genie Tucker." "He heard I was coming." "He totally split." "Gone." "What do you mean?" "He ran." "He heard I was coming, and he split." "What are you talking about?" " What do...?" "You stand here and talk to me." "Tell me what you're talking about." "No!" "I'm fine!" "Everything's over!" " I don't believe you." "Mom, it is over." " We have been sitting here..." "Nothing happened." "He ran." "He heard I was coming, and he left." "Him and all of his friends, okay?" "Dude left town." "It's over." "What do you mean, "dude left town"?" "What is this?" ""The Wild, Wild West"?" "Abner!" "Come in here and talk to me!" "Mom, I just told you, it is over." "Not a big deal." "Look, Mr. Rogers, he can go home." "Nothing happened." "All right?" "Here." "Everything's done." "It's over." "Okay?" "Now, I may be a little while." "I don't know if you want to do the bone dance." "Everything's fine." "All right?" "I'll see you later." "I'm sorry." "It's complicated." " Oh, no kidding." "Men." "Oh, God." "See..." "God." "I'm not who you think I am." " Neither am I." "No, you don't understand." " You seriously don't know me." "I wish you wouldn't say that." "What are you looking at?" "Duwayne?" "Did somebody hurt you?" "It doesn't matter, does it?" "I really need you to help me." " How?" "I just..." "I need you." "I just need you to help me." "It's okay." "What's okay?" " Whatever." "It's okay." "Don't worry." "Baby, don't worry." "Have you seen Miles around?" " Señor Miles is gone." "What do you mean, "gone"?" "Where?" "Hey, God Boy!" "Hey, God Boy!" "I need your help." "Sorry to do this to you again, bro." "I got two guys who called in sick tonight." "She's been puking, and she's been asking for God Boy." "Hey!" "Why don't you get up and go home." "I can't." " Why not?" "Because we got evicted." "Come on." "You should sleep." "You smell like sex." " Well, you smell like puke." "Miles." "Miles." "What do you want?" " I need to talk." "Well, hurry up." "Miles?" "Miles?" "What do you want to talk about?" " Adele." "What about Adele?" " I got weak and I crossed the line." "I just wanted to help her and then..." " You needed too much from her." "What do you mean?" " That's why you came back, Manuel." "Not to help her, to ask for forgiveness." "I want to help her." " Lie to others, Manuel." "Don't lie to yourself." "Miles." "Wait a minute!" "Sorry." "I can't help you." "You're on your own." "Miles?" "My name is John." "It might not make any sense, but instead of thinking about what he did try thinking about what he did for you." "That's the important thing." "You're saying this guy was on the run the whole time?" "He lied to us." " Yeah." "For real." " I think it's kind of cool, though." "Dude never said nothing about who he was." "I just assumed he was for real." "Well, one thing you can assume is that he was sincere about what he said to you." "I mean, that's..." "People mess up, you know?" " What about you?" "What do you mean?" "What about me?" "We gonna have to sit here and listen to you bullshit us too now?" "No, you don't have to sit here and listen to me bullshit you." "I'm leaving." "How come?" "Because I messed up, and I gotta pay for it." "What, you going back to jail?" "No, I'm just going away." "Where?" " I don't know." "What time is it?" " Afternoon." "It's like 3:30." "You look like shit, girl." " That's "shit, woman" to you." "So, player, tell me how it really went down." "I just said, "Yo." "Please get off me." "Please." "You're not good."" "Stop lying, man." " Word is bond." "Lee had, like, two beers and he's drunk." "You know Raul don't drink." "Hey, guys." "What's up?" "Oh, thanks." "How much you owe these guys anyway?" "Constructors?" "Like 4000." "Man." "Why we gotta give it to them?" " Because you owe it to them." "Like we need another liquor store around here?" "Shut up!" "Crazy." "So, what happens now?" "To Adele Easely:" "I keep thinking about what you said." "About how your brother Abner, to you, is now just a statistic." "Well, for 23 years, I've been carrying a weight." "And for 23 years, I never knew how I could possibly release it." "I thought it would be b y making myself known to you." "Telling you who I was and apologizing." "I had a fantasy that I could help things." "As if b y doing some number of good things now it could make up for one very bad thing then." "But I think that b y telling you who I am I would only be helping myself." "But I'm too weak to carry this weight." "And I need you to know how sorry I am." "I'm a murderer and a coward." "And I will always remain these things." "I read a book once on redemption." "A man said there were five steps toward making amends." "The first involved acknowledging what you did." "The second involved remorse." "The third involved making right with your neighbor." "Only then were you able to go to step four which was making it right with God." "Only I can't bring Abner Easely back like he's some stolen chicken." "Certainly made sure of that 23 years ago." "And I don't believe in some God that's gonna open his arms to me even if I did." "So there go steps three and four." "And as for step five time makes sure we're never in the same place twice no matter how much we wish it." "Which is why, for me, I know I'll never be redeemed." "What goes around comes around, motherfucker!" "Abner!" "Put the gun down!" " What the fuck are you doing?" "Get the fuck out of here!" " Abner, put the gun down." "Don't be stupid." "He shot me, all right?" "He shot me!" "It doesn't matter." " Yes, it does!" "Just put it down!" " No!" "He's done!" "He's dead!" "It's not worth it, trust me." "What are you fucking doing?" "Abner, put the gun down." " Like you're gonna pull that." "Yes, I will." " Bullshit!" "Yes, I will." "I'm putting him in the dumpster!" "You better shoot me, or it's him!" "I don't care about him!" "No." "Fuck that." "Back off!" " Manuel." "Don't come any closer!" " You listen to me!" "Listen to me!" " Get the fuck away from me!" "Stop!" "Stop!" "No!" "No!" "Stop!" "Don't let him get away!" "Stop!" "Get the fuck off me!" "What are you doing?" "He fucking got away!" "What the fuck?" "Shit!" "Why did you get involved in this?" "He was gonna shoot me!" "Goddamn it!" "What's your problem?" "Abner." "What the hell?" "What the hell?" "Shit." "Shit!" "Oh, fuck!" "Shit!" "Abner!" " No, no, no, no." "Abner?" " Mom?" "Ma?" "Abner." "Are you okay?" "Are you okay?" "Are you okay?" " I'm okay, Mom." "Oh, God!" " He jumped in front." "Is he okay, Mom?" " I'm sorry." "Don't you say a word!" " Mom?" "Wait here." "Keep him warm." "Ma!" "Help!" "Somebody!" "Help!" "Ma!" "Mom." " Help me!" "Manuel." "Manuel." "Manuel." "Manuel Jordan." "Manuel Jordan." "How long have I been in here?" " Two days." "You saved me." "You brought me here." "Why?" "I don't know, Manuel." "Doctor says you're gonna be fine." "Some clothes, a little bit of money." "I'm not staying." "I just needed to see you're okay." "See that I didn't waste my energy and I wanted to say goodbye." "Can I come see you?" "No." "Please." "Please don't ever come to see me." "Ever." "This is my town." "It's my home." "You got the rest of the world." "What?" " I can't." "What do you mean, you can't?" "You've got to." "These kids like you." "You make them laugh." "So?" "So I think that's important." "Yeah, but I don't know anything." "The routine..." " Hell, just make something up." "It doesn't really matter." "Just stop whining and do it." "Just figure it out together." "They get you." "I don't know what I'm supposed to do." "Well, neither do I, but you'll think of something, okay?" "Are you coming back?" "I don't know." "You'll be fine." "Hey, how are you?" "It's 15 bucks." " Is what's his name here?" "No, he's not here anymore." " Well, I'm not paying 15 bucks." "Park in the street." " Twenty bucks or get your cheap ass off the lot." " Oh, hey, it's cool." "It's cool." "Thank you." |
I have purchased an Aigean Link WiFi Marine Antenna from Land and Sea so we can connect to public hotspots from up to 7 miles away. I have also purchased the TP-LINK Archer C5 AC1200 Dual Band Wireless AC Gigabit Router. (http://www.landandseawifi.com)
I am a retired IT type and have no problems with the install…BUT
My question is where is the best location in the font of our Airstream to run the CAT 5e Ethernet cable without compromising any seal. I am assuming that it will be an area somewhere close to the inverter. If anyone has photos of how they did there install I would really appreciate it. |
Cognitive ability in early adulthood is associated with later suicide and suicide attempt: the role of risk factors over the life course.
Cognitive ability/intelligence quotient (IQ) in youth has previously been associated with subsequent completed and attempted suicide, but little is known about the mechanisms underlying the associations. This study aims to assess the roles of various risk factors over the life course in explaining the observed relationships. The present investigation is a cohort study based on data on IQ test performance and covariates, recorded on 49 321 Swedish men conscripted in 1969-1970, at ages 18-20 years. Information on suicides and hospital admissions for suicide attempt up to the age of 57 years, childhood and adult socio-economic position, and adult family formation, was obtained from linkage to national registers. Lower IQ was associated with increased risks of both suicide and suicide attempt during the 36 years of follow-up. The associations followed a dose-response pattern. They were attenuated by approximately 45% in models controlling for social background, mental ill-health, aspects of personality and behavior, adult socio-economic position and family formation. Based on one-unit decreases in IQ test performance on a nine-point scale, the hazard ratios between ages 35 and 57 years were: for suicide 1.19 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.13-1.25], fully adjusted 1.10 (95% CI 1.04-1.18); and for suicide attempt 1.25 (95% CI 1.20-1.31), fully adjusted 1.14 (95% CI 1.09-1.20). Cognitive ability was found to be associated with subsequent completed and attempted suicide. The associations were attenuated by 45% after controlling for risk factors measured over the life course. Psychiatric diagnosis, maladjustment and aspects of personality in young adulthood, and social circumstances in later adulthood, contributed in attenuating the associations. |
June Gloom in the Job Picture
Posted on Jul 2, 2010
June’s private-sector employment growth was less than stellar, with a “dishearteningly low number” of jobs being added to domestic payrolls in a signal that the economic recovery is encountering some serious headwinds. —JCL.
The New York Times:
The United States added just 83,000 private-sector jobs in June, a dishearteningly low number that could add to the growing number of economists who warn that the economic recovery has slowed to the point that it cannot generate enough job growth.
Over all, the nation lost 125,000 jobs, according to the monthly snapshot of the job market released by the Labor Department on Friday. Most of the lost jobs came as temporary workers hired by the federal government for the 2010 Census exited their jobs. The unemployment rate, based on a different survey, declined to 9.5 percent in June from the previous 9.7 percent. This decline came only because the nation’s labor force shrank by 652,000 jobs.
Just as last month’s government job report appeared deceptively robust, swollen by 411,000 workers hired by the federal government to help with the Census, so the June report appears deceptively anemic, as the government shed many of those same temporary Census workers. |
"I thought once of becoming a doctor." "But?" "I don't like blood or death, but mostly the outfits." "I look terrible in hospital green." "But if I knew there would be blue...." "Ally." "Ling, what are you doing here?" "I sent a friend flowers." "She died, so I came to take them back." "Greg, this is my very good friend, Ling." "Greg Butters." "Hello." "I should get these in fresher water." "Hospital chlorine is poison." "Watch out!" "It's bad enough you people get all the parking spots." "Her first impressions aren't good, but they're lasting." "I'll be back in a second." "Wait here?" "Sure." "Eric, my man." "Doc, what's up?" "You treating the nurses okay?" "Yeah." "Heard you had a bad night." "I was puking." "I feel a lot better" "What's the matter?" "When it's time, do you see an angel?" "Excuse me?" "I see an angel." "Ally, come in." "This is a friend of mine." "Ally McBeal, this is Eric Stall." "Hey, Eric, how are you?" "Don't you know?" "Sorry?" "So, you're not an angel?" "Are you?" "Well, sometimes I'm sweet." "Is it time to go?" "Angels and Blimps" "All set?" "Where's Ally?" "Where's Nelle?" "Ally's in love." "She met Greg at the hospital probably to get a hickey under sterile conditions." "Sorry I'm late." "What's with the Rocky Raccoon look?" "No meetings today." "I felt like it." "What do you think?" "All agreed." "Good." "Move on." "As you know, the Biscuit and I start trial today." "The charge is attempted murder." "Your point?" "You have almost zero criminal trial experience." "Your point?" "What if you lose?" "Billy, if we lose, he goes to prison." "We've lost his business anyway." "T ruth be told, I am nervous." "I packed extra jockeys in my trial bag." "But John and I are ready." "We' re a team." "Do we look like a team or not?" "They let Clemens and Vaughn go." "I gave up on them winning in my lifetime." "Now, even forever looks bad." "We don't want the Red Sox to win a World Series." "We don't?" "No." "If they did, they wouldn't be the Red Sox." "The Curse of the Bambino would end and we wouldn't be able to remind people that Babe Ruth was really ours." "Hey, Mom." "Hi, sweetheart." "She knows the Red Sox better than me." "Oh, come on." "Ally McBeal." "Julie Stall." "She's a lawyer." "Do you know O.J.?" "No." "I haven't had that pleasure, yet." "A couple of deep breaths, buddy." "If I wanted to sue somebody, could you help me?" "Who did you have in mind?" "God." "I wanna sue God." "Maybe we should plea." "Would she take manslaughter?" "For that, you must kill somebody." "I tried." "Understood, but he survived." "The heat of passion can mitigate murder, but not attempted murder." "Next time, finish him off." "Bygones." "D.A." "Where's Billy?" "Who needs him?" "You guys are doing this yourselves?" "That smacks of commentary, Renee." "This case isn't fun and games." "I'll beat you, like always." "If you think by using him, you can set up an inadequate counsel defense, just forget it." "She's going to be in there?" "As a witness." "Some of those bullets went by her head." "So, she's testifying for the prosecution?" "His dad died." "Then he got leukemia." "We can't afford experimental treatment." "We asked our church to help out, and they say they can't." "He's angry." "At God." "Well, I don't think he can sue him." "Yes, he can." "Ling?" "That was a hard "L. " I heard it." "This is Ling Woo, a client of my firm." "Ling, this is Julie Stall." "Hello." "Hello." "He's bald." "Does he have cancer?" "He has leukemia." "What's your name?" "Eric, what's yours?" "Weren't you listening?" "My name is Ling." "Only, with a soft "L. " You wanna sue God?" "Can I?" "No!" "Ma'am, I'd like you to leave." "I'm talking to the boy." "You can sue him." "lf he exists." "Is there really a God?" "Yes." "Who do you think these doctors walk around pretending to be, Moses?" "But if you sue, you can't lie around." "Can you be strong?" "Yes." "Good." "There's a great law firm I use" "I wanna do it, Mom." "Let's sue." "lf you think I'll be the lawyer" "I don't want you." "You bug me." "Of all the insensitive" "What's wrong?" "She just convinced a dying boy that he could sue God." "Sue God?" "I never said he'd win." "It beats being pitied, and he needs money for treatment." "Know how his dad died?" "Do you?" "He got hit by a branch after lightning struck a tree." "That's an act of God." "So, go after the church." "House of God." "I need to pee." "Where does she get these theories?" "She didn't make editor of Law Review for nothing, Georgette." "What do you mean?" "Just that." "She was editor of Law Review at Cornell." "Ling went to law school?" "That's where we met." "Ling is a lawyer?" "You didn't know this?" "We were in bed." "We heard a noise." "Suddenly he comes crashing through." "The defendant?" "Yes." "He starts screaming at us." "I tried reasoning, but he was out of control." "Then I saw it." "Saw what?" "A pistol." "He raised it." "Then he was shooting at me." "Were you wounded?" "Twice." "In the shoulder and the chest." "I thought I was dead for sure." "These were his premises, correct?" "Yes." "You were in his bed?" "Yes." "ln his wife?" "Well" "Making love to his wife?" "Yes." "lntercourse." "Sex." "All right." "How long had this adulterous affair been going on?" "About six months." "Having adulterous sex?" "All right." "Good sex?" "He heard screaming, maybe it was her." "Withdrawn." "Like you, when you saw the pistol." "Do you know my client well, Steve?" "l' m Rodney." "Yes or no will do." "I do." "Business associates for 1 1 years." "Friends, even." "What a friend." "When this man found you engaged in adulterous acts with his wife..." "...you knew he'd shoot you, right?" "No." "Well, he's a volatile man." "He is not." "He's a gentle man." "The man I know would never shoot someone." "He must have been outside himself, even temporarily insane." "That's a legal term." "I'm a lawyer." "Move for costs." "Her point is the witness has no foundation to render a legal opinion." "That's right." "He's a "lay" person." "You're a "lay" person, right, Rod?" "Objection!" "Withdrawn." "Nothing further." "I felt in a zone." "Was I?" "indeed." "Ally." "Hi." "Eric." "I'm here about my case." "Are you gonna be my lawyer?" "Well, sure." "I'm sorry." "He wanted to come down and...." "Basketball." "Can I play?" "Sure." "I think this lawsuit has given him some bounce." "That's great." "This is a huge request, but seeing how this project seems to make him feel...." "If there's any way...." "Ling." "Hi." "You remember Julie?" "No." "She's Eric's mother." "Who's Eric?" "The boy who has a case against God." "Yes." "Hi." "She asked if we could help?" "Bring the case before the blond thing who believes in unicorns." "She'll buy anything." "I think she's senile." "Hello." "Soft "L" next time, okay?" "You'll be on the team, right?" "I'd love to, but I have better things to do." "But you can't be a weakling." "You have to fight." "Are you ready to fight?" "Stomp your foot hard right on her foot!" "See if she can feel it." "Very good." "I need to shop." "I'll check back later." "I bet he was cute with hair." "She is so cool!" "It's how Rodney described it." "Harvey came into the house." "He pulled out his gun, and then he started shooting." "Mr. Wilcox testified he heard your husband scream." "Did you hear him say anything?" "Yes." "What did he say?" "While pulling out his gun, he said, " I'll kill you both. "" "When you took wedding vows to honor and be faithful to your husband..." "...were you being truthful?" "Yes." "Not to probe your definition of sex or fidelity for this proceeding but while having your affair" "It's not something I planned." "It just happened." "But does that make it right?" "No." "You deceived your husband for six months." "You lied to him." "Yes." "Did you ever make up any stories about where you were going?" "Who you were headed to see?" "Ever do that?" "Yes." "I did the things cheating spouses do when they don't wanna get caught." "Well, I sense some remorse." "How do you think this affair ever happened?" "It just...." "I fell in love." "You fell in love?" "I'm working on how to sue God in the name of your church." "Or vice versa." "I'm going to consult with" "Cool Ling." "Yes." "Cool Ling." "But for now, even though I understand why you might be angry at the defendant what do you hope to gain by suing him?" "I wanna talk to him, and I thought if I sue him, when I get to heaven he'll say, "What's up with that? " And then I can ask him some questions." "What kind of questions?" "That's between me and him." "Okay." "There is no God, is there?" "Of course there is." "Right, like Santa Claus." "You know what, Eric?" "When I was two, all I did was ask my mother for a baby sister." "And you know what?" "When I was three, I got one." "Just like you wanted?" "Well, no." "At first, she just cried and slept." "I couldn't even play with her." "But when she was two, she became so much fun." "And when she was four, she could do almost everything I could do." "And we became best friends." "At the movies, we held hands because we thought fear came in through your fingers." "That's pretty dumb." "I know." "And when she was five, she got sick." "And she died." "What of?" "It doesn't really matter." "But I stopped believing in God that day." "My parents said, " He's real. " But I didn't believe them." "Then one day, it was in the fall, I looked up into the sky and I saw something I'd never seen before." "What?" "A blimp." "I didn't know what it was and my mother told me..." "...that it was God." "A blimp?" "She wanted me to believe and she thought if I saw him" "You thought a blimp was God?" "Were you a really stupid kid?" "Maybe." "Anyway, my mother knew that I'd figure out that he wasn't a blimp." "She changed the story and told me God had men make blimps to remind people he was watching, because that's all blimps do." "They just look down." "And to this day, I wonder a little." "Maybe God had men make blimps to remind people that he was up there." "Well, I've never seen a blimp, except on TV." "Well, God probably communicates with different people in different ways." "Maybe he sent a blimp to me, but for you maybe the Red Sox will win the World Series." "Just to remind you that he's up there, looking." "Or maybe he sent you." "Me?" "Well, you are a lawyer." "I don't practice." "Practice causes wrinkles." "Look at you." "You came up with the brilliant idea." "You got the boy souped up on it." "For whatever reason, he lights up around you." "T ake a day out of your busy schedule." "I'm sure you can catch up by catalog." "I've got the church's lawyer coming in, but I don't think I can sell this lawsuit like you can." "Please?" "Okay." "I'll come out of retirement for one case." "Members of the jury." "I examined him for three hours." "Your findings?" "He was in a state of agitation." "lt didn't escalate to insanity." "Are you sure?" "He knew the nature and quality of his act when he pulled the trigger." "Thank you, Dr. Burns." "So, you admit there was quality to my client's act?" "Excuse me?" "lt was a quality act, in your opinion." "By quality" "You also said nature." "Nature played a part too." "A man finds his wife with another man, nature says take action, right?" "It was natural what he did, even if he was insane when he did it." "Insane, but natural." "Isn't that what we' re talking about?" "Objection!" "Mr." "Fish." "The way this goes:" "You ask questions, and appear drug-free while doing so." "Funny." "I like a judge with wit." "My brother lives by his wits." "Adrenaline can be like a drug." "Can adrenaline work as a drug?" "Yes, but" "As a doctor, have you ever been...." "How do I say this?" "Wrong?" "Wrong?" "Yes, have you ever been wrong?" "Yes." "But I'm not wrong here." "You're a doctor who's been wrong?" "I am not wrong here." "But you've been wrong, yes or no?" "I already said yes." "I have been wrong on occasion." "And on the occasions when you've been wrong, did you know it at the time?" "No." "How can I take this seriously?" "Lawsuits are serious, Mr. Gale." "Where's Ling?" "You're filing suit against God." "And St. Christopher's as God's agent." "Yes." "That's what we're about to do." "Hello." "Ling." "This is Arthur Gale." "He's a little appalled at our lawsuit, and he wants to know...." "How do you expect anyone to take it seriously?" "Want to know how I'll keep it from getting tossed, or why you'll settle?" "Start with the first one." "Eric's parents gave to the church." "There was no contract, but we could argue that the church give back in good faith." "He has cancer, his father's dead." "You" "I expect it to survive a 1 2(b)(6)." "As for why you'll settle, you already know." "By naming God as a defendant, every newspaper will glom onto the story." "And with a text detailing how the church won't help pay for the drug that could save his life...." "It makes my veins crimp." "Come on, Mr. Gale." "You'll pay because it would be less than the salary of a publicist." "Which you'd need for the negative publicity." "Somebody ate onions." "Was it you?" "You expect us to roll over because God is a defendant?" "And my client's bald with a big smile." "And his family gave to your church." "The moral thing would be to give back." "It's not that much money." "And we all know how you churches stash it." "Smile." "Okay." "It's just a medium smile, but the head is bald." "When I saw them, my life flashed in front of me." "My wife, one of my best friends." "Can you tell us what went through your head, besides, "Shoot them"?" "My head felt hot." "I went into this rage." "I grabbed my gun out of the drawer." "I don't remember much else." "Harvey, truthfully, do you wish you had killed them?" "Of course not." "I thank God I didn't." "But certainly you could understand how this jury might want them dead." "Objection." "Sustained." "Mr. Fish" "My point is, when you fired that gun you were temporarily insane, right?" "Objection." "Mr." "Fish." "Could I take over for co-counsel?" "I feel he's being driven wayward." "Go right ahead." "Mr. Kent, do you still love your wife?" "Very much." "In your adult life have you ever loved anybody else?" "No." "Think you ever will?" "No." "lt looks a little goofy." "Really?" "Older guys go for it." "See that guy?" "Looks like a Ken doll?" "Yeah." "He likes it." "But it bugs Barbie." "What is the matter?" "The church is settling our suit against God." "What?" "Yeah!" "Eric, Julie, come on in." "ls Ling still there?" "Yeah." "Greg will call the oncologist, and we'll get moving." "I can't believe it." "I can't either." "I'm still not sure I believe in God." "But I do believe in angels." "That's a start." "When I first saw you, I knew you were my angel." "You did?" "Yeah." "But now I know it's Ling." "Well, between the two of us, you're covered." "It's incredible." "How soon can you get the drug?" "I think I can get it in a day or two." "Thank you." "Thank Ling." "She's an angel." "Can this drug save his life?" "I don't know." "It's like a smart bomb." "Targets the leukemia cells." "It could work." "Fingers crossed." "Know what I'm thinking this very second?" "Maybe what I'm thinking?" "You know, one of my New Year's resolutions less fantasy, more reality." "When I was 1 7 years old, I was leaving school and I saw Sharon Johnson by the bike rack." "She was the most beautiful girl in my class." "I had a crush on her." "The only thing I'd ever said to her was "oops" when I dropped a snow cone on her foot." "But then something almost insane came over me." "I thought to myself:" ""Ask her to the prom. "" "I knew she must already have a date, but just the high of asking her the idea of saying anything to her, besides "oops. "" "I did ask her." "And then she said, "Yes, I'd love to. "" "And right then, on that day, April 4, 1 977 I knew that love could produce mind-altering chemicals." "I felt like I was floating." "For three weeks, as I walked around as Sharon Johnson's prom date, I did float." "Humorous things seemed funnier." "Joyous things seemed more joyful." "Sad things were more sad." "I literally felt different." "So powerful the drug of love can be." "And from everything I read, it was just puppy love." "Imagine committing your life to somebody." "Your heart." "And then walking into that room to see...." "Well, we can't really imagine it, can we?" "Unless you've been through it." "And if you have, imagine not experiencing a little insanity." "It was wrong for Mr. Kent to pick up that gun." "But inside that moment when he walked in, as Mr. Wilcox testified Harvey Kent went outside of himself." "Sheila Kent knows it, as, I suspect, do you all." "A gentle, law-abiding man committed an insane act." "Now, what other explanation can there be?" "That he, himself, was insane." "Love can cause you to do destructive things sometimes, believe me." "Or, believe Sheila." "If I might add, we" "You gotta be kidding." "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but touch my heart, I'll shoot you?" "Legal insanity isn't rage, anger or shock." "It is the inability to distinguish right from wrong." "When Harvey Kent picked up that pistol, he knew it was wrong." "Just like he knows it now." "Just like his lawyers know it." "And just like you know it." "He shot a gun." "He tried to kill a man." "Their defense is "achy breaky heart"?" "Please." "Ally McBeal's office, Elaine Vassal speaking." "How may I improve your day?" "What?" "No, but I can page her." "Yes, okay." "ls everything okay?" "No." "Hey." "Julie." "What?" "I tried to wake him, but I could barely get him to open his eyes." "I thought he was just tired, but...." "It isn't good." "Oh, my God, no." "His T-cell count dropped off the chart." "He's not in any real discomfort, other than fatigue." "Are you telling me he's dying?" "Yes." "But he's supposed to get the drugs." "He's gonna get the new treatment." "What happened?" "I don't know." "Is he awake?" "Yeah." "You can go in." "He's groggy, but...." "Does he know?" "I believe he does." "He'd like to see you both." "Hey, Eric." "You're tired, huh?" "Yeah." "Scared." "When it's time to go you see your angel." "That's what they say." "Who's "they"?" "My grandfather was in the proverb business." "It's all a racket to sell cheap cookies." "The way you talk to me I never feel like I have cancer." "But I do." "Where did Ally go?" "I'm right here." "I had a dream that I was your angel." "Well, I think you are, Eric." "I'm sure you are." "But you're maybe gonna need to get a new one." "No, thank you." "I am sticking with the angel I have." "Mommy?" "Mommy?" "Hey, baby, I'm right here." "Where am I?" "You're in the hospital." "With me." "And your friends." "Can you sing me my song?" "I think I need it." "Yes, baby." "Close your eyes." "Mommy will sing." "They're looking over." "Isn't that a good sign?" "Not when they're staring." "Will the defendant please rise?" "Have you reached a verdict?" "We have." "What say you?" "In matter of the Commonwealth vs. Harvey Kent on the charge of attempted murder we find the defendant, Harvey Kent not guilty by reason of temporary insanity." "Thank you." "The court is dismissed." "Thank you." "Thank you so much." "You know, I'm sorry that...." "I never shot at you." "I know, Harvey." "I'm sorry for what I did." "You and him you're still together." "Yeah." "Again, I'm sorry for...." "He's gone." "I don't know what to" "He lived, right up to the end, in part because of you two." "These last two days...." "I don't know how to express how grateful I am." "He was right about one thing:" "There's no God." "There couldn't be a God." "God wouldn't let that...." "We knew he was dying." "This isn't the biggest shock." "The boy had leukemia." "Get over it." "Ally?" "Ally." "Oh, hey." "I'm sorry." "Yeah." "Just one of those days, I guess." "Anything I can do?" "I wish there was." "Why don't you come on down to the bar?" "I don't think the bar's gonna do it for me tonight." "You know, personally I should be feeling lucky right now." "He was dying." "He was gonna die, probably no matter" "And by a stroke of good luck for me I got to meet him first." "Not everybody gets to go face to face with their angel, you know?" "Yeah." "Walk you home?" "No, thanks." "I' m gonna go solo." "Okay." "You hear from Ling?" "I called her." "She had to do something." "Is she okay?" "I think." "I don't know." "I'll try her again." "You stinker!" "Subtitles by sdl Media Group" "[english]" |
tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11005539701764626942014-10-01T21:40:17.886-07:00Love Your ShapeLove Your Shapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10376579725232242703noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100553970176462694.post-5827064711718642442011-06-22T06:18:00.000-07:002011-06-24T06:24:20.474-07:00Imagination to Manifestation10 steps to achieving your wildest dreams <br /><br />1. Clarity of vision, be specific, see it, feel it, experience it. <br />- See it: How will your life be different? What have you created?<br />- Feel it: How will you feel? Empowerment, Energetic, Powerful? <br />- Experience it: How will you and others experience you differently?<br /><br />2. Connect daily to your vision through powerful declarations and affirmations daily.<br />- E.g.: I am love, I am powerful, I am healthy, I am an extraordinary business woman, I live long and find strong making a positive difference in the world and other people’s lives. <br /><br />3. Who do I need to be / how do I need to show up in the world to achieve my wildest dreams?<br />- Distinct and different from who you have been historically <br />- Passionate, powerful, open, risking, focused, honest, bold<br /><br />4. What part of you needs to be redesigned?<br />- Stop procrastinating, leverage social media, create a powerful network<br /><br />5. Strategy/Accountability<br />- Strategy: How will I get it done? <br />- Accountability: How many, by when - accountability partner/ coach / invest<br /><br />6. Become Unstoppable. Hank Aaron hit 755 home runs and 1383 strike-outs. Be Willing to strike out <br />- Keep getting up to bat<br />- Objective Assessment - what worked, what didn’t work, what will I do differently? <br /><br />7. Healthy Diet.<br />- What are you feeding your mind, your spirit, your body? <br />- Junk in/ Junk out<br /><br />8. Joy, Fun, Joy, Fun, Joy, Fun When life becomes dull... we become dull<br />- Take the time to reflect, refresh, renew<br />- Ten minutes of deep breathing <br />- Five minutes in the sun<br /><br />9. REST Take care of yourself .<br />- Sleep and Restore<br />- Pray and Meditate<br /><br />10. Visit your vision daily.<br />- Whatever we focus on has the most power. No focus, no power <br />- Strong consistent focus on your vision equals manifestation.Love Your Shapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10376579725232242703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100553970176462694.post-2432468835900184592011-06-12T04:30:00.001-07:002011-06-15T09:14:32.471-07:00Gluten grains VS non-gluten grains.<div><p><u>Gluten</u> grains:<br>Wheat (including whole wheat)<br>Barley<br>Spelt<br>Kamut<br>Triticale<br>Cereal<br>Oat<br>Couscous<br>Bulghur</p><p>Some of these grains are much less common, yet might be an additive or ingredient in other products that seem gluten free but are not. <br>Being aware of what is not consumable is half the battle. But its not the most important half. The starting point is to look at what you can have and leave the rest for others to enjoy, enjoying the fact that you will feel better without them. </p><p>Now the fun part is finding new foods that you get to experience and have fun with. Here is something that I created and have been thoroughly enjoying.</p><p>Lemon Shrimp Quinoa: makes 2 servings, for me it makes 3 small portions. Perfect for eating less it fills you up and is very healthy.<br>Ingredients : <br>Extra virgin olive oil, (2-3 Theo)<br>Garlic (1-2 cloves)<br>Red Onions (1/2 cup to 3/4 cup)<br>Sugar snap peas (2handfulls or  a cup and a half)<br>Shrimp (5-6 or more if you like)<br>Quinoa (1/2 cup)</p><p>I soak the quinoa for about a half hour. It cooks like rice, so after soaking and rinsing several times, I place a half cup of quinoa to boil in about a cup and a half of water, I always do more water than required. </p><p>In a seperste little pot I boil up a hand full (5-6) shrimp, till slightly pink these will cook again so don't cook them all the way. </p><p>In a non stick pan I heat some extra virgin olive oil (2-3 tblsp measure enough to coat bottom of pan.), throw in minced garlic( to your preference how much and how small/ bigplanet ). I add in about 3/4 cup of sliced onions (again you can mince/chop more/ less or whatever you like here). I let these cook, let the garlic become slightly brown, let the onions turn clear. I than add in the sugar snap peas (about 2 hand fulls)  and the cooked shrimp. (Both as dry as possible.  Cover and let cook for 15-20 min till water is released and steaming peas. At about 15 min ass in about a half cup of lemon juice.</p><p>Meanwhile <br>The quinoa has been cooking away. Make sure there is less than 5% of the water left over, than pour the entire quinoa into the pan with the peas and shrimp. There should be plenty of lemon juice left in the pan, let them all cook together uncovered for another 5-10 min till again most of the liquid is absorbed. </p><p>When your ready to turn it off take it out of the pan and place in bowl. You can eat as soon as it cools down a Little I like to add more lemon juice. </p><p>I hope this gives you all a great idea how flexible you can be and how you can enjoy different types of grains.  This recipe can also be done with rice. </p></div>Love Your Shapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10376579725232242703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100553970176462694.post-53626581449617678362011-06-11T06:54:00.001-07:002011-06-11T10:14:06.503-07:00Transitioning to a gluten free life<div><p><u>Becoming</u> gluten free can be easy or not so easy. </p><p>It's all about how you choose to look at it. Beginning the journey to a gluten free life style can add huge benifits to your health. Between feeling better, losing weight, having more energy and a better over all mood. Becoming gluten free is a life <u>style</u> change for the best. How to get there is a journey and choice in patience. The best way to a gluten free life is to start with whole foods diet. Cut out anything that comes in a package/box/bottle. This will eliminate many errors and additives that you might encounter along your journey. When in doubt check the ingredients.  </p><p>Many times additives / preservatives / flavoring  / coloring has gluten in it. Many supermarkets now carry gluten free lines. You can get almost anything at your local market, or by ordering on line. Yet these items can be over priced and just as unhealthy as the regular items on another shelf. The best and healthiest way is to look for foods with no packaging. </p><p>Take care to not mix foods that are gluten free and not gluten free. Anytime gluten is mixed with something without gluten, it becomes 'contaminated' or now has gluten. The example I can give was, I was offered a bagel flat today that was rice,corn and whole wheat. I was offered it cause it doesn't have as much gluten as a regular bagel. A little or alot does not change anything. With gluten its an all or nothing kind of game. There either is gluten and you can get sick or there isn't any and you won't get sick. </p><p>It is also something to keep in mind when having a gluten intolerance or allergy, it takes 2 weeks to get gluten out of your system to feel better. Take care of what you put in your mouth to take care of your body. </p><p>This week I challenge you to cut all gluten out of your diet for the next two weeks. And let me know how you feel and any way that I can support you this week. </p></div>Love Your Shapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10376579725232242703noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100553970176462694.post-21819943580768484212011-06-01T13:34:00.001-07:002011-06-01T14:31:56.186-07:00Age Less, Live More Review<div><p>Last month I was given an extrodinary gift. <br>It was a simple, small and modest book.  </p><p>My challenge for this week is for everyone to find a way to get a hold of this amazing book!!! Library, book store, I've been lending out my copy. Whatever it takes!!!! If you have two hours to kill, go to your book store see if they have it, and you would be able to read it. Short, quick and life changing.</p><p>Age Less, Live More. By Bernando LaPallo. </p><p>Normally books about living better, healthier, and prosperously, bore me! All about what to do, what to do, what to do.  </p><p>Well listen up! Bernando is one funny guy! He is straight forward with over one hundred years of experience.  All the info is straight forward concise and written in a pleasant live and love life kind of way. I've always been a believer if you don't love your life, your not living.  I want to recommend and highlight some great points made by Senior LaPallo. </p><p>The first half of the book is about living, loving and being easy about life. Loving God, loving yourself and trusting. Without faith there is no good fortune or health. Without faith there are poor choices which lead to bad outcomes, which he describes in his book. This impacted me tremendously.  I felt a resolve and recognition to always do the responsible thing will help you live a longer healthier and happier life. </p><p>Bernardo writes about walking daily, breathing deeply, and loving completely. If I say any more I will be giving away the whole book, but his advice and experience has in two weeks changed around my life and health. I feel amazing am sheading excess weight with exercise, quickly and healthy. My energy has increased, my swelling has decreased, less back pain, my feet hurt less, I'm full and satisfied.  </p><p>Best part of all is I feel sharper and more accurate with my mind than ever, quicker reflexes and better sleep. </p><p>And that's just part 1!!!!</p><p>The second half of Age Less, Live More talks about foods to eat. I've always been a healthy eater, yet a few changes with the aid of his suggestions has decreased my want to eat unnecessary foods, to eat less and enjoy more what I do eat. Since reading this book I have managed a completely gluten free diet without feeling deprived!!!! </p><p>The added benifits to overall health have blown me away. Do I follow it all religiously?  No, of course not. But every little suggestion that I have added in or adopted to my lifestyle has made me feel more alive and happier! </p><p>I recommend and challenge you this week to do whatever it takes to get this book. I have looked for a digital copy, there is none, so just go read this very short and powerful book! </p><p>Now I would like to thank a very special man, father, brother, friend and angel.<br>I received this book from an dear friend of mine, someone who saw more in me than I saw in myself, someone who constantly showed love guidence and acceptance.  Who's coaching and advice has always touched my heart in his peaceful and loving manor. And it is from this man that I received such a powerful gift of a priceless book. Where I have one three words to give him in return, humility, gratitude, and acceptance... it has been ten months since I have known this man, where he has guided me and supported me, held me to a higher standard and loved me more than I was able to for myself. </p></div>Love Your Shapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10376579725232242703noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100553970176462694.post-76734012357381199852011-04-22T09:00:00.000-07:002011-04-23T03:56:55.365-07:00Angela speaks!<div><p>You don’t know everything…. // Chest - Tris Workout 1</p><p>I can’t express the title of this blog enough, neither you, nor I, know everything there is to know when it comes to working out and fitness. So if you’re at the gym, and someone tries to correct your form or give you advice, LISTEN. Chances are, they might be completely incorrect, but come home and check out Google, ask me, and ask for a 2nd and 3rd opinion!!! Never assume you know it all just because you made a commitment, to some people, this is a lifestyle.</p><p>Now with that being said - here is a workout for this week GET IT!!</p><p>((workouts will be segmented - make sure even if you don’t follow these workouts, you segment body parts this way for ultimate results))</p><p>Chest / Tris</p><p>Warm up: Eliptical / 10 minutes /Crosstrain 10 - Resistance 8</p><p>Incline Chest Press</p><p>Set 1: 20 times // 5 lb dumbbells Set 2: 18 times // 7 lb dumbbells Set 3: 15 times // 10 lb dumbbells Set 4: 12 times // 12 lb dumbbells Set 5 : 18 times // 7 lb dumbbells</p><p>Dumbbell Fly</p><p>Set 1: 20 times // 5 lb dumbbells Set 2: 18 times // 7 lb dumbbells Set 3: 15 times // 10 lb dumbbells Set 4: 12 times // 12 lb dumbbells Set 5 : 18 times // 7 lb dumbbells</p><p>Overhead Tricep Extension (2 arms)</p><p>Set 1: 20 times // 10 lb dumbbells Set 2: 18 times // 12 lb dumbbells Set 3: 15 times // 15 lb dumbbells Set 4: 12 times // 20 lb dumbbells Set 5 : 18 times // 12 lb dumbbells</p><p>Tricep Kickbacks (Each Arm)</p><p>Set 1: 20 times // 3 lb dumbbells Set 2: 18 times // 5 lb dumbbells Set 3: 15 times // 7 lb dumbbells Set 4: 12 times // 10 lb dumbbells Set 5 : 18 times // 5 lb dumbbells</p><p>Cardio: 30 minutes on the Eliptical /Crosstrain 10 / Resistance 8</p><p>Set the weights according to your strength and experience. Additionally, if you hit the gym in the morning, do your cardio first, on an empty stomach… then grab a protein shake and bust out those weight reps! </p><p>LETS GO KIDS… as the title of this blog states - SHUT UP AND TRAIN!!! Its going to burn, KEEP GOING. Your arms are going to shake, KEEP GOING. Only stop if you are in unbearable pain. I do extensions at about 30lbs and it burns, let me tell you, but I’ll do 10, take a few seconds, and then continue. No harm in taking a moment, but don’t let those moments, those dumbbells define you. KICK THEIR ASS!</p><p>As always, here if you need advice!</p><p>Love & dumbbells</p></div>Love Your Shapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10376579725232242703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100553970176462694.post-62230513428391307362011-04-21T14:28:00.001-07:002011-04-21T14:28:21.196-07:00What Holds Us Back.<div><p>Besides fear....</p><p>Well it could be we are comfortable where we are. I know that's me, it could be we really don't care, but that means we really don't care about our life or the people in it. It could be we don't know any better, or is it something else?</p><p>Are we in reaction to something? Are we playing the victim? Have we been hurt in the past? Is our weight and eating an emotional trigger?</p><p>Most times I feel it is, its about what or maybe who you are hiding from. Is it you? Is it a commitment? Or are you hiding from the fact that if you get healthy that you will have to stay healthy.</p><p>Did you ever think....<br>That you would finnaly get to show yourself off?<br>Its a commitment that is a lifestyle choice not a chore?<br>That once you get healthy you will want to stay healthy? </p><p>Its time to change how we think about our bodies, our image, our health and most importantly our lifestyle! </p><p>What's your choice? Is it to step up and play the game? </p></div>Love Your Shapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10376579725232242703noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100553970176462694.post-44405477970850368662011-04-20T12:34:00.001-07:002011-04-20T12:34:47.367-07:00Keep the wagon train a'movin....<div><p>So who invented this wagon? Was it the Indians? How about the Europeans? Maybe it was the Asians? I know! The Africans... no really</p><p>Who invented this damn 'wagon'? </p><p>I mean really who gets on and off a wagon now a days? Who even cares... point is we use it EVERYDAY!!!</p><p>Look, its empty and meaningless... it doesn't matter who is on the wagon, or who isn't, of it works or not, or most importantly if its going to help you be healthy. </p><p>There is only one thing that will have you be, live and have a healthy happy life... <br>YOU!</p><p>You get to decide if it matters to you<br>You get to be loving of yourself<br>You get to see the value your health has on your lifestyle</p><p>So now this wagon right, its outdated... can we trash it? Can we look at it differently? This is your journey. This is your life, your choices. So lets choose wisely, don't choose because someone else is doing it. Choose what you want and the results that you want. Make that your ride, not your wagon. Cause wagons take people places... and what if the driver of that wagon is not going where you want to go? You still gonna get on? </p><p>I wouldn't, I'd like to create my own vehicle of transportation! I'm driving and its a one seated, ill stop and visit you we can wash our vehicles together. Modify them, try out each others. Whatever.  But make it a one seater... drive your way where and when you want to.</p><p>Now I want to see is that each one of us has a personal journey we are going on, and where our individual final destination will take them? </p></div>Love Your Shapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10376579725232242703noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100553970176462694.post-18754001362833272752011-04-19T00:52:00.001-07:002011-04-19T00:52:23.500-07:00Re-Commit<div><p>What do you do when you fall off tthe train, the productive track? </p><p>Results are obtained than you start falling backwards. Everything you have worked so hard for has been lost. One step forward, three steps backwards. Is that how your feeling? Is it just in weight loss? Is it in life too? </p><p>How many times do you ask yourself these questions? </p><p>Well lets look at this, are you comfortable somewhere you don't want to be? Are you experiencing something you have never experienced before? </p><p>Probably,</p><p>So...<br>Probably your trying to lose weight.<br>Probably your trying to get active<br>Probably your trying to eat better<br>Probably your trying to life longer<br>Probably your trying to feel better<br>Probably your trying to not die( lil extreme but work with me)</p><p>Ok great. Your probably just trying to do something. Probably, well when does the probably become I get to.. be someone, I get to do something.....<br>.....<br>I get to live.</p><p>How many times a day do we say 'I have to lose weight.' Ok great, not.... I am going to be X weight by X date. And I get to be skinny. I get to love my healthy body!</p><p>I get to live!</p><p>How many times a day do we say 'I can't eat that, I'm on a diet.' Sure whatever, not... I enjoy eating healthier options to maintain my healthy lifestyle. And I get to be fit and active. And I love my healthy lifestyle.</p><p>I get to live!!!!</p><p>Ok so do we see where this is going? So what happens when we fall off the wagon, did we really fall? Were we ever on to begin with? And how the hell do we get on that wagon?</p><p>These are some great questions, </p><p>Tomorrow we are going to examine this wagon, were the wheels put on right? Cause everyone seems to always fall out... </p><p>Thursday we will look at were we ever on to begin with? What's holding us back from jumping on and getting in....</p><p>Friday- guest blogger (yay!!!!) </p><p>Saturday we will look at what we get to do in order to get on the wagon, lets make it a bandwagon, and lets get ourselves on tract for healthy living....</p></div>Love Your Shapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10376579725232242703noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100553970176462694.post-80773104397785216332011-04-18T07:36:00.001-07:002011-04-18T07:36:58.764-07:00Kick the Guru!<div><p>A dear friend of my heart, a true passionate provider and the individual responsible for all of my results. Her name is Zia, and this is her new and inspiring blog. She is gluten free, and has help me become gluten free. Its a life style change that will never be easy. But with help, guidence and support anything is possible.</p><p>http://kicktheguru.blogspot.com/</p><p>Zia shares about herself and her blog:<br>I am a Holistic Chiropractor, a Qi Gong instructor, a writer, a hopeful romantic, and an optimistic realist. I am sharing stories from my life. These are stories of lessons learned, transformational shifts,revelations of the heart and some are just plain funny.My intention is to spark the conversation of transformation, contribution and loving joyful surrender!<br></p></div>Love Your Shapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10376579725232242703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100553970176462694.post-49671629782367855552011-04-12T03:11:00.001-07:002011-04-12T03:16:02.948-07:00Whats Next?<div><p>Well as you all know LYS <u>changed</u> to mini challenges. So i invite you all to post here what your goals from now till summer day one (June 21) will be. Is it more activity? Weight loss? Better self image. Losing inches? Let us know!</p><p>This blog is for our readers! That means your feed back matters. Letting us know your working towards a goal means we are working towards a goal! So lets hear it! </p><p>What do you want your goals to be and what do you want LYS to be geared towards?</p><p>Remember that Loveyourshape has a vision of a better loving future of health fitness, body image and self esteem. Through a healthy lifestyle we can be fit active and sexy. </p><p>Xoxo<br>Christine </p></div>Love Your Shapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10376579725232242703noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100553970176462694.post-84923653213994408972011-04-07T09:17:00.001-07:002011-04-07T09:17:34.868-07:00Advice from Marcy,<div><p>My advice would be to go slow and to focus on breathing and core support. Slower movements require more strength internally. Don't try and do what everyone else is doing. It is your journey, and it is not a destination.</p><p>http://www.mindovermovementnj.com/</p><p>Marcy is a yoga instructor and dear friend. She has an abundance of wisdom and love. </p><p>To all participating I offer you get to love yourself for your ability to take your time in your yoga sessions. </p><p>Have a wonderful and blessed day</p><p>Christine </p></div>Love Your Shapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10376579725232242703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100553970176462694.post-40849551630794691152011-04-06T12:22:00.001-07:002011-04-06T12:22:04.261-07:00Yoga!<div><p>This weeks challenge is to stretch your muscles instead of work your muscles! There are plenty of free places to get yoga videos online like <u>www</u>.exercisetv.tv, and YouTube.com </p><p>So get ready, cause for this weeks challenge you are going to get to do yoga at least 3 times this week. I myself will be going to the gym to the yoga class! </p><p>I'm excited for everyone to report in every time you go to yoga and log your experience on your blog, I will be checking in on each one of you. </p><p>Yoga is a good way to center and get rid of stress in your life. This factor is key to being healthy and losing weight. More stress equals over eating and it lowers the ability for your body to be healthy and repair itself. </p><p>So log here what your commitment is. It doesn't matter how it looks, as long as you accomplish a minimum of 3 yoga sessions, this can be 15 min, for beginners and an hour for more advanced individuals. </p><p>And remember that to be healthy while working out to drink plenty of water!!! </p><p>Lets take this week by storm! Have a minimum of 3 yoga work out sessions completed by Tuesday's weigh in...<br></p><p>Good luck!</p><p>Love<br>Christine </p></div>Love Your Shapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10376579725232242703noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100553970176462694.post-62208300162843719152011-04-05T06:06:00.001-07:002011-04-05T06:06:43.083-07:00Challenge<div><p>My vision for Love Your Shape was about having people know they are more important that self image, that they should love themselves for who they are what they are and how they look. </p><p>I thought that a weight loss challenge would be the right way to go, unfortunalty I don't feel that way any more. Within a challenge there are too many rules and restrictions. I am going to be changing the structure of this blog and this blog challenge. I want anyone and everyone to be able to participate. <br>To see the opportunities that are held in living a healthy lifestyle. For everyone this could look different and since everyone is different I am hoping there will be differences. </p><p>I am going to be continuing LoveYourShape, and there will still be weekly goals and challenges, but in more of an open forum type. So please log your weight and time here so that I can post them on the side bar and keep track of our successes! I am looking forward to being an amazing outreach for the world to know that self image and self love are two very different ideas, yet you can love both! Be healthy and live the right lifestyle for you to be a world player and help others be healthy like you! </p><p>Tomorrow will be the first of our weekly challenges. Since this will be a different type of forum I ask that you spread the word to others that you know about what we are doing. Lets take a stand for our health and the health of the ones we love and everyone else in the world! Join LoveYourShape on Facebook,  let other know what we are doing. </p><p>I'm very excited for all of us and have a great surprise for tomorrow! </p></div>Love Your Shapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10376579725232242703noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100553970176462694.post-41359390448042074112011-04-03T12:00:00.001-07:002011-04-03T12:00:19.105-07:00Gluten free<div><p><a href="http://milford-ma.patch.com/articles/sometimes-being-irritable-isnt-about-your-mood-2">Sometimes Being 'Irritable' Isn’t About Your Mood - Milford, MA Patch</a></p><p>I recently went gluten free my whole body in a weeks time has changed, there is so much to offer in ways outside of medication for medical issues. </p><p>I hope this article helps some of you. </p></div>Love Your Shapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10376579725232242703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100553970176462694.post-77324145360096832392011-04-01T13:52:00.001-07:002011-04-01T13:55:08.240-07:00Where do you start?<div><p>Well you have to get your body ready for what is about to come… prepare your body and mind and schedule for the changes you are going to be making.</p><p>Your first week working out, whether you are a veteran, someone who’s gone on vacation for a few weeks or just someone who is starting out, should always be CARDIO CARDIO CARDIO.</p><p>Example week 1 workout</p><p>Monday - Treadmill - 0% inline / brisk walk speed (about 3.0) 30 minutes </p><p>Tuesday - Eliptical - Crosstrain 10 /Resistance 2 30 minutes </p><p>Wednesday - Treadmill - 5% Incline /Brisk Walk Speed (about 3.0) 45 minutes </p><p>Thursday - Elliptical - Crosstrain 10 /Resistance 6 45 minutes </p><p>Friday - Treadmill - Incline 7% / Brisk walk speed (about 3.5) 20 minutes & Elliptical - Crosstrain 10 / Resistence 8 20 minutes </p><p>Saturday - Treadmill Sprints *Lets see watcha got!* Incline 10 / Speed 4.0 (Light jog) - 30 seconds on - 30 seconds off. Do this 5x. Then, take the incline down to 0%, bring the speed up to 5.0 (a decently paced run). 30 seconds on - 30 seconds off/rest. Do this 4 times. Bring that speed up to a 7.0 (or as fast as you can go!). Rest 1 full minute, hop on for a 30 second dash. Once you’ve done this, bring down the speed to a 2.0, hop on, and walk till your heart rate is around 120.</p><p>Sunday - REST REST REST</p><p>Cardio is SUCH an important part of fitness. If gets your heart pumping, blood flowing, FAT BURNING and a week like this will help fitting the gym into your schedule and will prep your body for the work you are about to do. You’re not at the gym for hours week one, you’re getting accustom to this new routing.</p><p>Some NUTRITION rules to remember during week 1:</p><p>Because it’s the first week, lets try to make some changes in your diet, but lets not restrict you too much</p><p>1. If you drink coffee, switch that half and half, creame, or full milk, to SKIM. Switch out your sugar, to a packet of splenda PER cup.</p><p>2. Lets change ALL your breads/pastas from WHITE to WHOLE WHEAT. If you’re doing this already, lets try to cut out HALF of these portions.</p><p>3. Add PROTEIN to each meal - this means, eggs, chicken, turkey. Make sure you have plenty of GREEN NON STARCHY veggies (No peas, no corn).</p><p>4. Thirsty? Put down your soda (diet or otherwise) and drink some H20. Can’t do it… need something more delicious then an ice water? Try a packet of crystal light.</p><p>5. Snack EVERY THREE HOURS. I eat at 9AM, Noon, 3PM, 6PM and 9PM. Even if its just a pear, or a protein shake, I am consuming something every three hours — THIS IS VITAL!</p><p>Let me know how you do this week… how much weight did you lose? Are you feeling better already? If you have any questions, ask me above.</p><p>HEALTH NOTE: If you feel out of breath, or feel like you’re going to faint, IMMEDIATELY stop your workout and seek assistance.</p><p>love & dumbbells,</p><p>ang</p><p>http://shutupandtrain.tumblr.com/</p></div>Love Your Shapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10376579725232242703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100553970176462694.post-63973160001633350532011-03-30T06:40:00.001-07:002011-03-30T06:40:16.678-07:00Challenge update... please check in!<div><p>Hello everyone!  Good morning, yesterday was a day of technical difficulties and the waiting game. </p><p>Yet we are back on track and I am more excited than ever! </p><p>Yesterday was weigh in Tuesday!  Please make sure that you log your weight in here and your min working out. </p><p>So what's next for my beloved LYS challengers?  </p><p>Well a challenge of course! </p><p>Meditation is about caring about the mind, body and soul, I invite you to participate this week in meditating once a day to center and focus yourself in your life. I love meditation and have found focus and clarity in it. Taking the time each day to look inward and relax yourself completely is an enormous task and reward! Within this process I ask you to look at how it takes you to focus and relax. I ask that in taking a look at this, write a short blog post no more than 4 sentences on how you feel and where your come from was. </p><p>Loving yourself is the key to loving others to be there with support, understanding and communication. </p><p>Have a wonderful day ladies! </p><p>Xoxo<br>Chupsie!<br></p></div>Love Your Shapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10376579725232242703noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100553970176462694.post-80002901694890128722011-03-25T01:40:00.000-07:002011-03-25T01:40:52.132-07:00Special guest blogger!The Very Begining:<br />So, you’ve made the decision most people make at lease once in their lifetime… you’re going to lose weight, get fit, and look as amazing as you feel. Fantastic. Now where the hell do you start? Answer: right here.<br /><br />The most important steps you need to follow at the beginning of any weight loss journey are the following:<br /><br />1) Go to your physician. Ask him to take your weight, run blood work, take an EKG, the works. Pretend you’re back in high school and you need a physical. You need to see what going on on the inside before you remotely try to change the outside.<br /><br />2) What is your body made up of? That was a serious question. Don’t give me a 1/2 assed answer like “Organs and stuff” and don’t try Googling the answer either, because the answer is different for everyone. Everyones body is a different measurement of organs, water, muscles, etc. How are you going to know how much fat is on your body if you haven’t tested this. There is a great Fat Loss Monitor by Omron* (see link below to purchase). You punch in your height, weight, age and squeeze … it will tell you how much of your body is fat & how much is muscle - so in 2 weeks after beasting at the gym, and you only notice a few lbs difference on the scale, squeeze this puppy and you will see if you lost fat or muscle, and if you put on fat or muscle. Make the investment. Trust me.<br /><br />3) Hit up the pharmacy. NO fat loss supplements please — vitamins only. You’re changing your body composition, changing what’s going in and what it does, you need to support this. A multi is completely obvious. Vitamin C is also a necessity - when you work out, it breaks down your immune system and Vitamin C will help you build it back up. Potassium supplements will also help any muscle cramps. Fish Oil is a terrific antioxident. Start with those - and don’t go too crazy too quick. Don’t let anyone talk you into fat burners or thermogenics… do this naturally, you will be happy you did.<br /><br />4) Get whatever attire you are comfortable working out in. For me, I prefer yoga pants and a tank… the nylon workout clothes are uncomfortable to me, but you need to be 100% comfortable to work out. Some attire /accessories to consider getting/using:<br /><br />a) lifting gloves<br /><br />b) 1 gallon jug of water<br /><br />c) gym shoes - sneakers. make sure theyre comfortable, and fit. too tight will make you not want to work out as hard and too loose will have them fall off when you run, and believe me, if you follow my workouts, you’re going to run :)<br /><br />Coming next week: Diet sample and workout samples…. LETS GET TO WORK KIDS! Summer is quickly approaching!<br /><br />love & dumbbells,<br /><br />ang<br /><br />Link for Omron fatloss monitor: http://www.amazon.com/Omron-HBF-306C-Loss-Monitor-Black/dp/B000FYZMYK/ref=sr_1_1? ie=UTF8&s=hpc&qid=1301017154&sr=8-1<br /><br />If you have any questions, please let me know. I’m here to answer all your fitness/nutrition questions!<br /><br />Angela is a good friend of mine and will be joining us on this challenge as the resident blogger! You can finer her over on tumbler at:<br /><br />Shutupandtrain.tumblr.com<br />I am looking forward to this weekend and the results we will create together!Love Your Shapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10376579725232242703noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100553970176462694.post-12304839216977860452011-03-22T00:00:00.000-07:002011-03-22T22:18:23.497-07:00Week 1 Day 2 Weigh In Tuesday!!!!So since this is week one, we shall make this simple!<br />By now Midnight you should have your PICTURES and measurements up!<br /><br />I have left the challenge open for a few last minute non-bloggers to start their participation.<br /><br />Please note in order to start late you must still complete day one and two!!!!<br /><br />If you have any questions please feel free to ask but I know this day is self explanatory.Love Your Shapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10376579725232242703noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100553970176462694.post-53487668782751421462011-03-21T07:30:00.000-07:002011-03-21T07:30:54.568-07:00Welcome to the LYS challenge!!!!!Welcome everyone! <br /><br />Congradulations to everyone who took the first step in a positive direction of self worth and being in contribution to our community! <br /><br /> Week 1! Weekly weigh in's will be tues! But today is Day 1!!<br /><br /><br />Today is the day to start fresh!<br /><br />So in everyone's blog TOMORROW should be at least 3 photos!<br />1) full length picture (head not required) <br />2) pic of your scale weight! <br />3) 4 measurements of your choice (waist, thigh, hips, bust, arms, calf, head, shoulders, knees and toes) <br /><br />I want this challenge to be fun and lively!!!! Yet we are looking for results and we shall be goal driven!!<br /><br />So TODAY being the first day of your challenge... we all need to take a look at the oncoming weeks, let's set goals!<br /><br />FIRST: post here with your weighloss goal!<br /><br />Secondly (on your blog): Every participant in order to participate, must set a goal of how much weight you are looking to lose, how you plan on losing that weight and most importantly you need to list 3 things that have been working for you in weighloss and 3 things that haven't been working for you. <br /><br />Great! I'm so excited to get started!Love Your Shapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10376579725232242703noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100553970176462694.post-16804798089351302682011-03-20T07:02:00.000-07:002011-03-20T07:02:11.475-07:00clarificationsHello Everyone!<br />I just wanted to make 2 real quick clarifications before we get started tomorrow<br /><br />1: You must blog about your challenge and have your own blog to participate.<br /><br />2: All donations will be given instead of prizes. In other words there is NO COST to participate.<br /><br />Please spread the word about Love Your Shape!<br /><br />I am excited to get started tomorrow!!!<br /><br /><br />XOXO<br />ChristineLove Your Shapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10376579725232242703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100553970176462694.post-33679148383680972112011-03-12T11:21:00.000-08:002011-03-12T11:21:16.375-08:00Welcome!!!Hello Everyone!<br />My name is Christine, I have started Love Your Shape to create a better and healthier lifestyle by the summer.<br /><br />I am committing to changing the lives of others around me. In health and furthering our outreach to help others that can not take care of themselves! Please join me to make our lives healthier! Lets love who we are and how we feel about ourselves! My goal is to have at least 50 people apart of this challenge! During this blog Challenge I will be sharing tips and asking participating questions for us all to stay connected. We will all have a buddy for support and to hold each of us accountable for our success! As a team we will all win when we stick together!<br /><br />Love Your Shape Challenge will start March 21.<br /><br />The Challenge will be measured in weight loss, exercise minutes per week and beginning and ending inches.<br /><br />All lbs lost will be $2.00 donated to a charity of your choice!<br /><br />All Inches lost will be a $5.00 donation to a charity of your choice!<br /><br />And 1/2/3 places for minutes exercised will get a prize! (averages will apply to make it fair for everyone)<br /><br />Please join Love My Shape Challenge and get started with me on March 21 with the following:<br />Full length picture March 21 AM<br />Picture of weight on scale<br />Measurements of (waist, thigh L/R, arm L/R, bust, hips)<br /><br />I hope to get to know you all through this challenge and grow together to a better future!Love Your Shapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10376579725232242703noreply@blogger.com2 |
I'm going to build a firmware for my Xiaomi 3g, and I'm hoping for a version that is more stable than 18.06.1. Also the flash RAM it uses seems a bit fragile so I'm trying to reduce the number of flashes. I did notice the post on the mailing list but it's only specific about v19.
Don't suggest master to people looking for stable releases @diizzy. We've been over this before.
@Per I have been happily running my own builds off the 18.06 tree. I've been testing mt76 with a master build though for the past few days (issues popped up with recent updates which the dev has since rolled back on the 18.06 tree).
I'm honestly getting really getting tired of your claims which you have to prove in some way.
Please do tell how you came up with that conclusion and show facts to back it up rather.
There's no extensive testing of "stable"-branch, probably even less than master in that regard.
I can happily share data from a bunch of devices (MT7621 specifically) which will prove you the opposite. That said, you can get a bad/unstable build but that goes both ways.
I'm going to build a firmware for my Xiaomi 3g, and I'm hoping for a version that is more stable than 18.06.1.
If you are building by yourself, then just build from 18.06 branch HEAD.
The 18.06 branch only gets fixes and security patches, so the branch stays stable all the time.
If 18.06.2 gets released at some point, it will just be from the head commit in 18.06 at that time, a semi-arbitrary commit. There is no special "let's get this done before 18.06.2" as all interesting development happens in master in any case.
I'm honestly getting really getting tired of your claims which you have to prove in some way.
Please do tell how you came up with that conclusion and show facts to back it up rather.
There's no extensive testing of "stable"-branch, probably even less than master in that regard.
That kind of insinuating, baseless statement does not even deserve a response. You've been asked more than once to drop the crusades you're waging on multiple fronts. Keep this a nice place for everyone. Try seeing things in perspective, and understand what someone is asking, and actually formulate a response that helps them, instead of just foisting your point of view on them. Quit wasting other people's time.
Hi I am new to Linux embedded Linux and Git. Could somebody be so kind to explain difference between git branches and tags and how openwrt project uses them. I was assuming that both tag 18.06.0 and 18.06.1 were stable releases ? Or not ?
Current stable release is always compiled from the stable branch(es), currently 18.06 (and 17.01)
Current stable release is never compiled from master.
Openwrt follows this kind of branch strategy:
all development happens in master. It progresses on, but no releases are made of it.
before major releases, a release branch is branched off from master. This branch will get separate fix commits and releases are made of that. No new features (like ath79) are normally added to the release bra…
so 18.06.1 is release with fixies on the already stable release 18.06 ?
There is no "stable release 18.06". There is the branch 18.06, and the 18.06.0 and 18.06.1 releases are historical commits in that branch.
New try:
Ps.
Like linked above by anomeome, there will likely be a new 19.01 branch soon (in December-January). It will naturally be branched off from the then current HEAD of master, so it will contain lots of new stuff compared to 18.06, quite similarly as 18.06 is ahead of 17.01.
It depends on your needs. Releases are easy and good enough for most people. But if there is e.g. a fix that your device needs, an own build is needed. And making an own build enables you to integrate all packages that you want.
Depends on your adventurousness. Master is usually ok, but sometimes new stuff causes problems. 18.06 should be ok always.
You would use the full toolchain for an 18.06 build. Download directories have only 18.06.1 release imagebuilder and master snapshot imagebuilder.
If you don't have anything constructive please don't reply, it'll be much more productive for everyone. As @hnyman mentioned only "minor" fixes and security commits goes into the stable branch and support for MT7621 overall is much better in master (major changes) however if you think that claim is incorrect feel free to point to commits where noticeably changes are made for that SoC in the stable branch. You at least a few popular community builds following master including at least one for MT7621 (DIR-860L but still).
@Per
master is your best bet although looking at the rather scattered information about the Xiaomi 3G router however it doesn't seem to be completely stable although much better than current release binaries.
@Pocket_Sevens
Irregardless of branch/source you should always be prepared in case you get a bad flash, firmware etc. In general there's not much to gain on single core devices if they're just acting as a routers/gateways unless you want to customize packages or repack with higher optimization (may vary depending on usage).
Well, to be honest 18.06.2 would be a good idea before the end of the year as many people don't like to work with Snapshot versions. There have been significant improvements/fixes and would be a good thing to have it before preparing things to to 19.01 or whatever month it may happen.
We all know many things can be improved, there are no people resources for faster development as people have private lifes etc..
But the another problem is no public, real plan for new and current (patch) releases.
In better organised projects there are roadmaps, plans about fixing issues, task priority lists. People just know better what to expect.
Here we have never ending promises of releasing new maintenance versions, and primary plan never was correctly executed.
It is obvious that most of the problems can not be resolved fastly, but is this a reason to stop releases? Maybe in case of big ball of mud like Windows 10; but OpenWRT remains a really stable OS.
Some commits are just refreshing patches, fixes. I am able to build everything myself and do not care; but please also allow many other users to use new features and get fixes faster. |
Betsy DeVos's Department of Education just rescinded Title IX guidelines to protect survivors of campus sexual assault, in a letter that gets even the basic facts about federal policy dead wrong.
Betsy DeVos, the unqualified billionaire and GOP megadonor heading Donald Trump's Department of Education, has long hinted she wants to roll back Title IX civil rights guidelines, which give campus sexual assault survivors a right to fair adjudication by school administrators.
At her confirmation hearing, DeVos refused to promise she would uphold the guidelines in their current form. And in July, she met with the National Coalition for Men, a so-called "men's rights" group that attacks feminists, battered women, and rape survivors.
Most ominously, DeVos named Candice Jackson as the Education Department's top civil rights attorney. Jackson, a libertarian legal activist who opposes the Civil Rights Act, has previously declared herself a victim of discrimination against whites, and recently claimed that "90 percent" of campus rape allegations "fall into the category of 'we were both drunk'."
And Friday, DeVos and Jackson confirmed the worst fears of women's rights advocates, issuing a new memo that rescinds over 20 years of federal guidelines on campus sexual assault.
The memo falsely claims that the 2011 "Dear Colleague" letter issued under the Obama administration "required schools to adopt a minimal standard of proof — the preponderance-of-the-evidence standard — in administering student discipline, even though many schools had traditionally employed a higher clear-and-convincing evidence standard."
In fact, a preponderance-of-the evidence-standard — which requires most rather than all evidence to support the victim — has been required in campus adjudication since 1995, and even before that, most schools used this standard voluntarily. It is the same burden of proof used in civil suits. It makes no legal sense to require a higher burden for something that is not a criminal conviction.
But the memo gets even worse from there: DeVos and Jackson encourage schools to set up rape adjudication more like a criminal trial, allowing anyone accused of rape to "cross-examine" their accuser.
In an article for the American Prospect, Yale Law graduate and campus rape survivor Alexandra Brodsky explains why that is a terrible idea:
Unlike universities, which respond to sexual violence under a broad mandate of combating gender-based discrimination and hostility, the state prosecutes these crimes to vindicate its own rights, with little regard for the survivor's desires or feelings ... providing accused students (or their lawyers in their presence) the chance to directly question their alleged victim, likely would contribute to the kind of hostile environment that these proceedings are supposed to remediate. Schools have a responsibility to make sure that victims don't need to live or study or even speak with their assailants. Their investigations should not create the very situations they were charged to prevent, nor dissuade survivors from coming forward.
The memo also suggests that schools should ban survivors from appealing the decisions of administrators — even if new evidence arises or if there was misconduct in the investigation — and gets rid of the requirement that investigations should be completed within 60 days.
As if all that were not enough, DeVos and Jackson are also rescinding the Obama administration directive that schools may not notify police without survivors' consent. This could force survivors to be interrogated by law enforcement, or even by their rapist, which not all survivors are emotionally capable of doing.
And the impact of this change could be frighteningly vast: studies have found that 88 percent of survivors who reported an assault to their schools believe fewer people will come forward if police reports are mandatory.
Not only are the proposals in this memo horrific, they seem to be based on slut-shaming narratives about an epidemic of college women making false rape accusations and universities denying men due process. This is virtually the opposite of how it really works.
According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, one in five women on college campuses will be victims of sexual assault, and 90 percent of them never report it. Every change outlined in this memo will only serve to make these numbers worse.
Gender violence prevention group Know Your IX issued a scathing response to the new federal policy changes:
Today's guidance allows schools to systematically stack campus investigations against survivors and push survivors out of school. The Department of Education is sending the message that they value survivors' access to education less than that of the students who assault and abuse them. Before the Department of Education began taking sexual assault seriously, schools routinely violated survivors' rights and pushed them out of school. Survivors stayed silent for fear that the act of reporting to our school would be more traumatic than the assault itself. The Dear Colleague Letter — which outlined strong procedural protections for survivors and accused students alike — made it possible for survivors to come forward, trusting that their school would handle their case fairly and provide them with the resources they needed to continue their educations. Today, DeVos betrayed that trust and put years of progress at risk.
The rollback of campus sexual assault protections is yet another example of what happens when neither the president nor the people working for him have any understanding or concern for the policies they are meant to enforce, and the people those policies are meant to protect. |
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Neurovascular preservation in orthotopic cystectomy: impact on female sexual function.
The published data regarding female orthotopic cystectomy have focused primarily on urethral recurrence and urinary continence. In a new era of sexuality, evaluating postoperative sexual outcome has become a new surgical endpoint. In this study, we focused on the impact of neurovascular preservation after radical cystectomy and neobladder construction. We assessed female sexuality in 13 patients after orthotopic cystectomy using a standardized questionnaire, Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). Six patients had undergone nerve-sparing cystectomy and seven had undergone contemporary non-nerve-sparing cystectomy. Intraoperatively, the tumor was deemed oncologically safe for neurovascular preservation. All 13 patients were sexually active preoperatively, were younger than 65 years old, had recurrence-free follow-up findings after 1 year, and had undergone no pelvic irradiation. The 19-item FSFI questionnaire analyzed six domains (desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction, and pain) of sexual function. In the nerve-sparing group (mean age 55.9 years), the baseline and 12-month postoperative scores showed a minimal decline in results, with a total mean FSFI score of 24.5 versus 22.3, respectively. In analyzing each of the six domains, no significant decline or difference was observed. Conversely, in the non-nerve-sparing group (mean age 56.7 years), a significant decline or difference was found in the 12-month total mean FSFI scores between the baseline and postoperative FSFI scores (25.0 versus 11.0, respectively). In the non-nerve-sparing group, 6 of 7 patients ultimately discontinued sexual intercourse. Female sexual function was preserved in patients who received neurovascular preservation. In contrast, all domains of sexual function declined in patients who had undergone non-neurovascular preservation. |
Q:
Using Luracast Restler -- passing POST vars as JSON in body
Evaluating Lurasoft RESTler for a project and got stuck on their examples -- trying to pass JSON structure through the body of a post request...I've a working set-up with passing data via the URL but I wanted to get this post-via-body data figured out:
So, I have a simple method for handling POST requests defined within the UserAccount class:
function post($_requestData = null) {
if (is_null($_requestData)) {
throw new RestException(HTTPCODE_NO_CONTENT, "requestData is null");
}
return(array('success' => array('code' => HTTPCODE_OK, 'msg' => $msg)));
}
And I invoke with curl:
curl -X POST http://ll2api/userprofile -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"email_pro" : "mshallop@nileguide.com"}'
I get returned, every time:
{
"error": {
"code": 204,
"message": "No Content: requestData is null"
}
}
If I use the tool LuraCast recommends on their website to generate the REST request, RESTConsole v 4.0.2, I see where my data is being received when the payload is being defined using the "request parameters" section as shown in the request body:
Request Url: http://ll2api/userprofile
Request Method: POST
Status Code: 200
Params: {
"email_pro": "mshallop@gmail.com"
}
Finally, from reading their example, I see where the input parameter "$requestData" is broken down as an associative array in their validate() method, treating the JSON input as an associative array...
For completeness, here's the REQUEST headers:
Accept: application/json
Accept-Language: en
Content-Type: application/json
Connection: keep-alive
Origin: chrome-extension: //rest-console-id
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_7_2) AppleWebKit/535.7 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/16.0.904.0 Safari/535.7
So, tl;dr: To avoid clogging-up the URL of the REST request, how do I pass JSON data via the body of a POST request to LuraCast RESTler and pick-up said variables within the method?
reference site: http://help.luracast.com/restler/examples/_006_crud/readme.html
Appreciate any help - this is my first run at REST so I suspect my issue is pbck/nub...
thanks!
A:
I have modified your class to make sure it works, and makes understanding it easy
<?php
class UserAccount
{
//$request_data is a reserved name in Restler2.
//It will pass all the parameters passed as an
//associative array
function post ($request_data)
{
//$request_data will never be null
//instead it can be an empty array
if (empty($request_data)) {
throw new RestException(412, "requestData is null");
}
return array('received'=>$request_data);
}
}
First notice that the name of the parameter variable is important, only when you set it as $request_data it will pass all the parameters passed in
Lets try few curl examples now
curl -d '' http://restler2.dev/test/post_example/index.php/useraccount
returns
{
"error": {
"code": 412,
"message": "Precondition Failed: requestData is empty"
}
}
Next let me pass some data using standard http post vars
curl -d 'email=arul@luracast.com' http://restler2.dev/test/post_example/index.php/useraccount
returns
{
"received": {
"email": "arul@luracast.com"
}
}
Now lets get back to sending JSON data in body of post request
curl -X POST http://restler2.dev/test/post_example/index.php/useraccount -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"email_pro" : "mshallop@nileguide.com"}'
returns
{
"received": {
"email_pro": "mshallop@nileguide.com"
}
}
Hope this makes it clear.
Modified example
In case you want to use your own variable name, this is how it will work
<?php
class UserAccount
{
//$email and $age can be null
function post ($email, $age)
{
//$request_data will never be null
//instead it can be an empty array
if (is_null($email)) {
throw new RestException(412, "email is null");
}
return array('received'=>array('email'=>$email, 'age'=>$age));
}
}
curl for failure result
curl -d '' http://restler2.dev/test/post_example/index.php/useraccount
returns
{
"error": {
"code": 412,
"message": "Precondition Failed: email is null"
}
}
curl for posting http vars
curl -d 'email=arul@luracast.com' http://restler2.dev/test/post_example/index.php/useraccount
returns
{
"received": {
"email": "arul@luracast.com",
"age": null
}
}
curl to post JSON
curl -X POST http://restler2.dev/test/post_example/index.php/useraccount -H "Content-Type application/json" -d '{"email" : "mshallop@nileguide.com"}'
returns
{
"received": {
"email": "mshallop@nileguide.com",
"age": null
}
}
|
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# Copyright 1999-2020 Gentoo Authors
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ASPELL_LANG="Afrikaans"
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LICENSE="GPL-2"
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0
Let i = -6.274 - 0.026. Let x = 141.3 + i. Let z = x - 134.19. What is z rounded to 1 dp?
0.8
Let n = 118.26633 - 0.17933. Let b = -118 + n. What is b rounded to 2 dps?
0.09
Let l = 967686735483655 - 967686725678129.86999894. Let t = l - 9805534.03. Let o = 8.9 + t. Round o to seven decimal places.
0.0000011
Let u = -5.7 + -29.3. Let g = 44.344 - 79.3424. Let x = u - g. What is x rounded to 3 dps?
-0.002
Let y = 122 + -141.4. Let r = y - -19.3564. What is r rounded to 2 decimal places?
-0.04
Let i = -9.59 - -9.4508. Round i to 2 decimal places.
-0.14
Let n be (-3)/2 + (-441)/(-42). Suppose -p - 423999936 = -n*p. Suppose -5*j + 2*d - 53000008 = 0, 2*d = -5*j - 0*d - p. Round j to the nearest one million.
-11000000
Let s = -51.96 - -547.26. What is s rounded to the nearest ten?
500
Let l = -457 + 456.9038. Round l to two dps.
-0.1
Let p(j) be the second derivative of -14599999*j**5/20 + j**4/6 - j**2/2 - 5*j. Let d be p(-1). What is d rounded to the nearest one million?
15000000
Let f = -0.0581 - -0.0657. What is f rounded to three decimal places?
0.008
Suppose -7*m = -3*m - 4*g - 44, -8 = 2*m + 4*g. Let c(y) = 14*y + 14. Let z be c(m). What is z rounded to the nearest ten?
100
Let o = -1.1 - -28.1. Let j = o + -28.05. Let a = j + 1.7. Round a to one decimal place.
0.7
Let i = 39.39 + -0.39. Let k = i + -38.99982. What is k rounded to 4 decimal places?
0.0002
Let k = -18 + 18. Let b(s) = s**2 - 12*s + 11. Let l be b(11). Suppose l = -k*w - 2*w + 1020. Round w to the nearest one hundred.
500
Suppose -4*k - 4166 = -2*q, 3*q = -3*k - 0*q - 3102. What is k rounded to the nearest one hundred?
-1000
Let h = 14435974 + -14436170.000121. Let v = h + 196. Round v to five decimal places.
-0.00012
Let k = 5374.44 - 5617.4823. Let d = -243 - k. Round d to three dps.
0.042
Let l = 12628.063 - 12622. What is l rounded to one dp?
6.1
Let j be -13735 - (0 - 10) - -2. What is j rounded to the nearest 100?
-13700
Let f(g) = -g - 15. Let k be f(-12). Let b be -1*(k + 4)*-382757. Suppose -w - b = -1582757. Round w to the nearest 100000.
1200000
Let x be 12626 - (52/(-12) - (-7)/21). What is x rounded to the nearest one thousand?
13000
Let d = 1754.4495 + -1754. Round d to one decimal place.
0.4
Let v = 16814 + -11294. What is v rounded to the nearest 100?
5500
Suppose 3*w = d - 5, 0 + 5 = -5*w. Suppose 0 = -b + 4, 811753 = g + d*b - 718255. What is g rounded to the nearest one hundred thousand?
1500000
Suppose -43317 = -14*o - 14631. What is o rounded to the nearest 100?
2000
Suppose -3*w = -15, -3*f - 1215515 + 331975 = 4*w. Let z be 869039/2 - 2/(-4). Let a = z + f. Round a to the nearest 100000.
100000
Let n(q) = -q**2 - 13*q + 3. Let p be n(-13). Suppose -2*s + 325 = -p*s - 3*a, 25 = -5*a. Round s to the nearest one hundred.
-300
Let i = -510165 + 356186. Let u = 153907.9922 + i. Let q = u - -71. Round q to three decimal places.
-0.008
Let d = -0.2209 - -0.2211817. What is d rounded to five decimal places?
0.00028
Suppose 5*d + 14184 = -3*y, 1687 = -d - y - 1151. Let i = 8935 + d. What is i rounded to the nearest 1000?
6000
Let j(h) = 4*h - 2. Let u be j(2). Let g(d) = -16407*d**2 - 4*d - 5. Let x be g(-2). Let z be (1216/u)/(7/x). What is z rounded to the nearest one million?
-2000000
Let p be ((-1)/(4/(-8)) - 1)*-402700. What is p rounded to the nearest ten thousand?
-400000
Let v = 1023.3 - 1062. Round v to the nearest 10.
-40
Suppose -14 = -3*h + 4. Suppose -h*f + f - 730 = -5*b, 3*b + 2*f = 423. Let k be (b + 2 + 0)*20. What is k rounded to the nearest 1000?
3000
Let b = -12 + 31. Let y = -19.85 + b. Let s = y + -20.75. Round s to the nearest integer.
-22
Let u = -9999131 - -1398826. Let c = -8600357.99953 - u. Let g = c - -53. What is g rounded to four decimal places?
0.0005
Let o = -1308.23 + 1358. Let h = 199 + -249. Let q = o + h. Round q to 1 dp.
-0.2
Let y(b) = 4141*b**2 + 12*b + 15. Let z = -5 - -5. Suppose -5*o + m + 62 = -z*m, -2*o + 32 = 2*m. Let f be y(o). Round f to the nearest one million.
1000000
Let i(s) = -s**3 - 23*s**2 - 5*s + 59. Let b be i(-21). Round b to the nearest 100.
-700
Let w = 12 + -14. Let l(n) be the second derivative of -31*n**5/20 + n**4/12 - n**3/6 + n**2/2 + 2*n. Let k be l(w). Round k to the nearest ten.
260
Suppose -32*t - 1436972 - 1955028 = 0. What is t rounded to the nearest ten thousand?
-110000
Let o = 154 - 154.126. Let p = 0.1221 + o. What is p rounded to 3 decimal places?
-0.004
Let g be (-41517 + 17)/(2/20). What is g rounded to the nearest one hundred thousand?
-400000
Let v = 0.017 + 22.983. Let i = 23.00008 - v. What is i rounded to five decimal places?
0.00008
Let j(z) = 3*z**2 + 1. Let h be j(-2). Let x(i) = 84*i - 42. Let g be x(h). Round g to the nearest 100.
1100
Let j = -27.52 + 26.037. What is j rounded to 1 dp?
-1.5
Let h = -0.02 - -0.21. Let u = -349451.809997 + 349452. Let b = h - u. Round b to six decimal places.
-0.000003
Suppose -4*a - 42805268 = a - 2*h, -a - 8561058 = 4*h. Let n = -1761054 - a. Round n to the nearest one million.
7000000
Let f = -11121 + 11593.7. What is f rounded to the nearest 10?
470
Let m = 0.548 + -0.547617. Round m to 4 decimal places.
0.0004
Let n = 205 - 204.99999532. What is n rounded to six decimal places?
0.000005
Let q = -28 - -28. Let r(o) = o - 760000. Let j be r(q). What is j rounded to the nearest 100000?
-800000
Let a = 227105481.641907200937 - -5748.358093359063. Let d = -227111214 + a. Let x = d - 16. What is x rounded to seven dps?
0.0000006
Suppose 0*p = 2*p - 18. Let v be p*38/(-3)*-1. Round v to the nearest ten.
110
Let v be 2/7 - (-10357760068)/(-238). Round v to the nearest one million.
-44000000
Let u = 9.596 - 9.589389. Round u to four decimal places.
0.0066
Let b = -38558836 + -132171164. Round b to the nearest 1000000.
-171000000
Let m = 1.86 + -2. Let n = m + 0.05. Let s = n - -0.09038. Round s to four dps.
0.0004
Let h = 0.85570393156 - -106.91961023444. Let f = 0.775316926 - h. Let t = 107 + f. What is t rounded to seven decimal places?
0.0000028
Suppose -5*v = -2*p + 29 - 8, 3*p + v + 11 = 0. Let s be ((-1 - -1) + p)*-2. Let l = s - 60. Round l to the nearest ten.
-60
Let j = 6214 - 6203.0112. Let d = -0.0092 - j. Let i = 11 + d. What is i rounded to 3 dps?
0.002
Let n(l) = -42410001*l**2 - 11*l + 12. Let m be n(1). Round m to the nearest 1000000.
-42000000
Let r = 6.35978502844 - -8515.16291479156. Let c = r + -8522.5227. Let s = c + 1. What is s rounded to 7 decimal places?
-0.0000002
Let a = 2786.8638753756 - -0.0254146244. Let o = a - 2788.4. Let f = 1.51 + o. Round f to 4 decimal places.
-0.0007
Let z = -1823.9999233 - -1824. Round z to five decimal places.
0.00008
Let k = 20.3 - 2.3. Let p = -11 + k. Let w = 7.0048 - p. Round w to three decimal places.
0.005
Let p = 11 + -22. Let a = p - -9. Let z be 619999*1 - (-3 - a). What is z rounded to the nearest 100000?
600000
Let w = -0.00247 - 0.05355. Let m = w + 0.056. Round m to 5 dps.
-0.00002
Let a = 54046 + -3056. Suppose -g - w + 18503 = 0, 2*g + w - a = -13987. Round g to the nearest 1000.
19000
Let a(r) = -23459*r**2 + 16*r + 35. Let z be a(9). What is z rounded to the nearest 1000000?
-2000000
Let k = -14.5729 - -0.3279. Let u = k + 14.6. Let c = u + 0.115. What is c rounded to 1 dp?
0.5
Let o = -4.3 - 0.1. Let g = 3.2 - 3.6. Let t = g + o. What is t rounded to zero dps?
-5
Let t = 14.5 - -1.5. Let p = t - 15.991. What is p rounded to 2 dps?
0.01
Let t = 10707587.1407335 - 10707563. Let f = -172.8590245 - t. Let h = -197 - f. What is h rounded to 5 decimal places?
-0.00024
Suppose 0 = 6*u - 67871001 - 17541057. Suppose 5*b = u - 2735343. What is b rounded to the nearest 1000000?
2000000
Let j(m) = 1353*m**3 + m**2 + 2*m + 1. Let k be j(-1). Let v = -453 - k. Round v to the nearest 100.
900
Let s(g) = -g**3 + g + 1. Let u(a) = 17556*a**3 + 27349*a**3 - 2*a - 14 + 8*a**2 + 1. Let j(n) = -6*s(n) - u(n). Let y be j(-7). Round y to the nearest 1000000.
15000000
Let h = 225 + -224.802. Let d = 0.19 - h. Let f = d - -0.0080051. What is f rounded to six decimal places?
0.000005
Suppose 4*h = 5*m + 25, 2*m - 6*m - 20 = h. Suppose -4*i + 15 = -5*k, 2*k - 3*i + 0*i + 6 = h. Let r be -6*2199/(-2) - k. Round r to the nearest one thousand.
7000
Let j = 112.8 - 70.28. Let y = j + -42. What is |
Ideas to stay active over the festive period
Ryan Donohue
This week’s column will give you ways to ensure you stay as active as possible over the Christmas period.
At this time of the year, your calendar is often filled with social events, family get-togethers, kids’ pantomime and shopping, so your time is incredibly precious.
That said, there is still time to stay fit and active, and to think about your ‘vision’.
Here are a few ideas of how to do that when you’re against the clock at this time of the year:
1. Missed your training session or gym class? Think about some of the workouts you may have done. You will have an abundance of exercises in your head from all the classes or workouts you’ve done or attended. Use them and put them together into a 20-minute workout you can do at home.
2. We don’t even have to get off the sofa to do our shopping anymore. Hit the high street instead of the internet. Burn calories pounding the streets. It’s more fun and more within the spirit of Christmas.
3. Back to number 1. Keep it high intensity. Put a festive playlist together to keep your spirits up. All together ‘All I want for Christmas is you, ooo, oooh’.
4. Stick to the plan - Avoid diverging from your routine. If you’re an early bird, stick to it. Night owl? Stick to it.
5. Commitment. Regardless of the time of the year, make a commitment to the above point. Keep your fitness going. Remember, prior planning prevents poor performance. You are just as important as Christmas. Then January will be a breeze!
6. Home alone – training alone? Away from the gym? Think quality over quantity. Technique. Form. Posture. All the words you should hear your coach, trainer or instructor relentlessly saying over and over again. Make your workouts count. Wherever you are in the world.
There you go. A few idea’s to stay active and healthy this season. January will then be easy. |
638 S.E.2d 779 (2006)
WESTER
v.
UNITED CAPITAL FINANCIAL OF ATLANTA, L.L.C.
No. A06A2413.
Court of Appeals of Georgia.
November 2, 2006.
Reconsideration Denied November 15, 2006.
Thomas C. Sanders, for appellant.
*780 Mason B. Rountree, William T. Cable, Jr., Willie C. Carouthers, Vinson, Talley, Richardson & Cable, for appellee.
BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.
In this interpleader action to distribute excess funds ($73,275.15) received by the county from a tax sale of certain real property, Thomas A. Wester as a judgment lienholder on the property appeals summary judgment granted to a fellow lienholder (United Capital Financial of Atlanta, LLC), who for $97,200 had redeemed the property from the tax sale. Wester argues that because his judgment lien on the property was prior in time to the judgment lien of United Capital, he should be entitled to the excess funds before any are distributed to United Capital. We hold that as the redeemer of the property, United Capital is entitled to the excess funds to the extent of its redemption payment before any other entity or interest. Accordingly, we affirm summary judgment in favor of United Capital.
Summary judgment is only proper when there is no genuine issue of material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.[1] A de novo standard of review applies to an appeal from a grant of summary judgment, and we view the evidence, and all reasonable conclusions and inferences drawn from it, in the light most favorable to the nonmovant. Matjoulis v. Integon Gen. Ins. Corp.[2]
The undisputed facts show that in February 2000 in Paulding County Superior Court, Wester obtained a judgment against a Paulding County real property owner and had a writ of fi. fa. in the amount of $59,508.95 entered on the county general execution docket. Another creditor of the property owner obtained a judgment in May 2000 (a subsequent term of court) and had a writ of fi. fa. in the amount of $5,135.53 entered on the county general execution docket at that time. This later judgment and fi. fa. were subsequently assigned to United Capital.
To collect past due taxes, the Paulding County tax commissioner sold the real property at a tax sale in February 2005 for $81,000 to a tax sale purchaser. United Capital paid $97,200 to the tax sale purchaser to redeem the property, resulting in the tax sale purchaser conveying the property back to the property owner in a properly recorded quitclaim deed. After satisfying the tax debt, the tax commissioner had $73,275.15 left over from the tax sale, which the tax commissioner interpleaded into Paulding County Superior Court, naming the property owner, Wester, and United Capital as defendants. Wester and United Capital both moved for summary judgment.[3] Denying Wester's motion, the court granted United Capital summary judgment and ordered that the funds in the court registry be paid to United Capital, giving rise to this appeal.
OCGA § 48-4-5 governs the distribution of excess funds from a tax sale. Subsection (b) provides that the tax commissioner may file an interpleader action in superior court for the payment of the amount of such excess funds and instructs that "[s]uch excess funds shall be distributed by the superior court to the intended parties, including the owner, as their interests appear and in the order of priority in which their interests exist." If the only interests of Wester and United Capital were as judgment lienholders, then the timing of the obtaining and recording of those liens would be dispositive in determining their relative rights to the funds. Cf. Nationsbank, N.A. v. Gibbons[4] ("the relative position of judgment liens is determined by seniority; an older Georgia judgment has priority over a newer judgment").
But United Capital's primary interest in this matter is its status as the redeemer of the property. OCGA § 48-4-43 provides:
When property has been redeemed, the effect of the redemption shall be to put the *781 title conveyed by the tax sale back into the defendant in fi. fa., subject to all liens existing at the time of the tax sale. If the redemption has been made by any creditor of the defendant or by any person having any interest in the property, the amount expended by the creditor or person interested shall constitute a first lien on the property and, if the quitclaim deed provided for in Code Section 48-4-44 is recorded as required by law, shall be repaid prior to any other claims upon the property.
Thus, in its status as redeemer of the property, United Capital has a first lien on the property in the amount of the $97,200 it paid to redeem the property (which lien is in addition to its more subordinate judgment lien for $5,135.53), which first lien "shall be repaid prior to any other claims upon the property." Id. As stated by the Supreme Court of Georgia in Nat. Tax Funding v. Harpagon Co.,[5] "[i]f a creditor of the original taxpayer redeems the property, the amount paid by the redeeming creditor becomes a first lien on the property. The redeeming creditor then has first priority to repayment a `super-lien' for the redemption price." Wester's assertion that United Capital is only entitled to priority on the real property per se and not on the excess funds is without foundation. United Capital's right to repayment, whether from the excess tax sale funds or from any foreclosure it may pursue on the property, takes priority over any other claims on the property.
Accordingly, the trial court properly held that United Capital's interest as the redeeming creditor took priority over Wester's and the property owner's interests and that therefore United Capital should be granted summary judgment. Because the amount of United Capital's interest exceeded the amount held in the registry of the court, the trial court correctly ordered that the entire amount be paid to United Capital.
Judgment affirmed.
MIKELL and ADAMS, JJ., concur.
NOTES
[1] OCGA § 9-11-56(c).
[2] Matjoulis v. Integon Gen. Ins. Corp., 226 Ga. App. 459(1), 486 S.E.2d 684 (1997).
[3] Due to a bankruptcy consent order with the property owner arising out of the property owner's bankruptcy, Wester asked that the first $21,200 be paid to the property owner as an exempt asset and that Wester receive the remainder.
[4] Nationsbank, N.A. v. Gibbons, 226 Ga.App. 610, 611, 487 S.E.2d 417 (1997).
[5] Nat. Tax Funding v. Harpagon Co., 277 Ga. 41, 42(1), 586 S.E.2d 235 (2003).
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Hi Li,
How about next week sometime? Glad to help.
Jeff
-----Original Message-----
From: Sun, Li
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 8:31 AM
To: Shankman, Jeffrey A.
Subject: Hello!
Dear Jeff,
How are you doing? I hope everything is all right with you. I just came back from Wharton undergrad interview, it was good, we have very strong candidates, and hopefully we can have them as many as possible. It is a pity that you were not there.
Will you have time to chat a couple of minutes? I need to figure out my career path at Enron and I really need your help. And I will really appreciate it!
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The macabre find in Klopfer’s garage happened months ago, but it was in the news again last week when the foetal remains were finally given a proper burial.
Meanwhile, in Wellington, a parliamentary select committee delivered its report on a bill that will remove virtually all remaining obstacles to abortion in New Zealand. The multi-party committee waved the bill through with only minor changes, but with a dissenting minority report by National MP Agnes Loheni. |
Q:
On every third iteration in PHP
I would like to output some specific HTML on the third iteration of a loop in PHP. Here is my code:
<?php foreach ($imgArray as $row): ?>
<div class="img_grid"><?= $row ?></div>
<?php endforeach; ?>
On the third iteration of this loop, Instead of displaying:
<div class="img_grid"><?= $row ?></div>
I would like to display:
<div class="img_grid_3"><?= $row ?></div>
I would like to end up with this if my array looped 8 times:
<div class="img_grid">[some html]</div>
<div class="img_grid">[some html]</div>
<div class="img_grid_3">[some html]</div>
<div class="img_grid">[some html]</div>
<div class="img_grid">[some html]</div>
<div class="img_grid_3">[some html]</div>
<div class="img_grid">[some html]</div>
<div class="img_grid">[some html]</div>
Thanks
A:
Assuming $imgArray is an array and not an associative array (i.e. it has numeric indices), this is what you want:
<?php foreach($imgArray as $idx => $row): ?>
<?php if($idx % 3 == 2): ?>
<div class="img_grid_3"><?php echo $row; ?></div>
<?php else: ?>
<div class="img_grid"><?php echo $row; ?></div>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php endforeach; ?>
You could tighten it up a bit like this:
<?php foreach($imgArray as $idx => $row):
if($idx % 3 == 2) {
$css_class = 'img_grid_3';
} else {
$css_class = 'img_grid';
}
?>
<div class="<?php echo $css_class; ?>"><?php echo $row; ?></div>
<?php endforeach; ?>
Or even more (some folks would just go with a ternary conditional inline in the HTML), but the law of diminishing returns kicks in eventually with regard to readability. Hopefully this gives you the right idea, though.
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"When a Christian says to me, not that he doesn't love Our Lady, but that it doesn't occur to him to seek Our Lady or to pray to Our Lady, I feel sad."
Here is a translation of the Holy Father’s words, given at around 7:00 pm on Saturday in the Lourdes Grotto of the Vatican Gardens, to a group of youths of the Diocese of Rome in search of their vocation.
* * *
First of all, I apologize for being late, but the truth is that I didn’t notice the time. I was in such an interesting conversation that I didn’t notice the time. I’m sorry! This isn’t done, punctuality must be maintained.
I thank you for this visit, this visit to Our Lady who is so important in our life. And she accompanies us also in our definitive choice, our vocational choice, because she accompanied her Son on his vocational path which was so hard, so painful. She accompanies us always.
When a Christian says to me, not that he doesn’t love Our Lady, but that it doesn’t occur to him to seek Our Lady or to pray to Our Lady, I feel sad. I remember once, almost 40 years ago, I was in Belgium, in a congress, and there was a couple of catechists, both university professors, with children, a beautiful family, and they spoke of Jesus Christ so well. And, at a certain point, I said: “And devotion to Our Lady?” “But we have gone beyond that stage. We know Jesus Christ so much that we have no need of Our Lady.” And what came to my mind and heart was: “But … poor orphans!” It’s so, no? Because a Christian without Our Lady is an orphan. Also a Christian without the Church is an orphan. A Christian is in need of these two women, two women Mothers, two virgin women: the Church and Our Lady. And to make a “test” of a correct Christian vocation, one must ask oneself: how is my relation with these two Mothers?, with Mother Church and with Mother Mary. This is not a “pious” thought, no, it is pure theology. This is theology. How is my relation with the Church, with my Mother Church, with the Holy, Hierarchical Mother Church? And how is my relation with Our Lady, who is my Mommy, my Mother?
This does us good: we must never leave her and go on our own. I wish you a good journey of discernment. The Lord has his vocation for each one of us, the place where He wants us to live our life. But we must seek and find it, and then continue to go forward.
I would like to add something else – beyond that of the Church and Our Lady – is the meaning of the definitive. This is important for us, because we are living in a culture of the provisional: yes, this, but for a time, and for another time … Will you marry? Yes, yes, but until love lasts, then each one to his own home again …
A Bishop told me that a boy, a youth, a young professional said to him: ”I would like to become a priest, but only for ten years.” The provisional is like that. We are afraid of the definitive. And to choose a vocation, any vocation, also those vocations “of state,” marriage, consecrated life, the priesthood, one must choose with a perspective of the definitive. Opposed to this is the culture of the provisional. It is a part of culture that we must live in this time, but we must live it and overcome it.
Very good. Also on this aspect of the definitive, I think that one who has his way more secure is the Pope! Because the Pope … where will the Pope end up? There, in that tomb, no?
I thank you so much for this visit, and I invite you to pray to Our Lady or, I don’t know, to sing … the “Salve Regina” … Do you know how to sing it? Shall we sing the “Salve Regina” all together to Our Lady? Let’s go!
(Song)
Now I give the Blessing to you, to your families, to all and I ask you, please, to pray for me. |
Contrasting patterns of natural variation in global Drosophila melanogaster populations.
Despite the popularity of Drosophila melanogaster in functional and evolutionary genetics, the global pattern of natural variation has not yet been comprehensively described in this species. For the first time, we report a combined survey using neutral microsatellites and mitochondrial sequence variation jointly. Thirty-five populations originating from five continents were compared. In agreement with previous microsatellite studies, sub-Saharan African populations were the most variable ones. Consistent with previous reports of a single 'out of Africa' habitat expansion, we found that non-African populations contained a subset of the African alleles. The pattern of variation detected for the mitochondrial sequences differed substantially. The most divergent haplotypes were detected in the Mediterranean region while Africa harboured most haplotypes, which were all closely related. In the light of the well-established African origin of D. melanogaster, our results cast severe doubts about the suitability of mtDNA for biogeographic inference in this model organism. |
1985 Hong Kong Masters
The 1985 Camus Hong Kong Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament held in Hong Kong in September 1985.
Terry Griffiths won the tournament, defeating Steve Davis 4–2 in the final.
Main draw
References
Category:Hong Kong Masters
Category:1985 in snooker
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Hormonal influences on tryptophan binding to rat hepatic nuclei.
We evaluated whether selected hormones, 3,5,3'-triiodothyronine (T3), hydrocortisone (HC) or insulin, would influence the binding (saturable, stereospecific, and of high affinity) of L-tryptophan to rat hepatic nuclei or nuclear envelopes. T3 (10(-14) to 10(-10) M) appreciably inhibited in vitro L-(5-3H) tryptophan binding to hepatic nuclei and T3 (10(-16) to 10(-4) M) appreciably ameliorated the inhibitory effect of unlabeled tryptophan (10(-4) M) on such binding. In vivo tryptophan administration (1 h) stimulated hepatic protein synthesis but the addition of T3 negated such stimulation. HC (10(-12) to 10(-4) M) did not affect and insulin (10(-16) to 10(-4) M) had only a small inhibitory effect on 3H-tryptophan binding to hepatic nuclei, but each (10(-12) to 10(-4) M) when added to unlabeled tryptophan (10(-4) M) diminished the inhibitory binding effect of unlabeled tryptophan alone. Thus, T3 competes with tryptophan for hepatic nuclear tryptophan binding and also negates tryptophan's stimulatory effect on hepatic protein synthesis. |
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It’s not often a player makes his CFL debut this late in the season and makes such an immediate impact.
Janarion Grant became the first Winnipeg Blue Bombers player to return two punts for touchdowns in the same game when he pulled off the feat within the first half of Thursday’s 26-24 win over the Calgary Stampeders at IG Field.
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He’s the first player to do it since Keith Stokes in 2002 and just the eighth in CFL history.
Signed on July 23 after a training camp stint with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, the former Baltimore Ravens receiver electrified the crowd with TD returns of 76 and 83 yards. In total, he had 306 return yards and was an absolute difference-maker in a game in which the Bombers offence did not get into the end zone.
“He’s shown that he’s pretty special,” Bombers coach Mike O’Shea said. “
“What a great debut. Second touch in the CFL, takes it to the house. It was fun to watch.”
Grant also had a lost fumble which didn’t end up costing the Bombers any points. |
What is immunisation?
Immunisation makes sure that our bodies are best-protected against some serious diseases. It means that if we come into contact with certain diseases our bodies are better-equipped to fight them off.
As a result of the UK’s national immunisation programme, a number of diseases have disappeared from the UK, such as polio. However, as they are still present in other countries, they could come back, so it is vital that we remain protected. Maintaining high immunisation rates means that we not only protect ourselves, but also our families and communities, and it helps to keep diseases at bay.
How do immunisations work?
An immunisation or vaccine contains a tiny part of the bacterium or virus that causes a disease, or tiny amounts of the chemicals the bacterium produces. By receiving vaccines, our immune systems are able to produce antibodies – substances to fight specific infections or diseases. This means if we come in to contact with the disease later on, our immune system already has the armour to recognise it and fight it off.
Are there any reasons why my child should not be immunised?
There are very few medical reasons why your child should not have a vaccine. If you are worried, talk to your school nurse or GP. If your child has had an anaphylactic reaction to a previous vaccine, you should seek advice from your GP.
Other services we offer include:
Guidance on immunisation for professionals looking after children with underlying medical conditions
Specialist immunisation advice to GP practices and other health professionals
Interventions to reduce inequalities in the uptake for special groups (travellers, looked after children, unaccompanied children asylum-seekers, unregistered children and child in need).
About the team
Our team is led by an immunisations specialist nurse who works with our school nursing service. The team work in partnership with Public Health England, GPs, the school nursing teams and local services such as health visiting, community children’s nursing teams, looked-after children's teams, the Child Development Centre and social services.
Consent process
Consent forms and information leaflets are sent out by your child’s school or direct to parents and carers at the appropriate time. Please make sure you complete the consent forms and return these to the service as the form explains.
We will always make the most effort to receive the completed consent form from parents and carers. However, if the consent form is not received, young people in secondary school are able to self-consent in certain circumstances (known as ‘Gillick Competence’) but only after an individual assessment by the immunisation nurse. The nurse will check the child meets certain guidelines, such as being able to understand the information and have capacity in order to self-consent.
The nurse will check the consent form and make sure your child is well and able to have the immunisations that day.
Who is eligible for this service?
This service is only for children between reception class and year 10 who are being educated within the boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster, Brent, Ealing, Hillingdon and Camden.
How can someone be referred?
All children in education are automatically referred. Parents and professionals can self-refer children by calling the service directly. |
* Synopsys DesignWare ABP UART
Required properties:
- compatible : "snps,dw-apb-uart"
- reg : offset and length of the register set for the device.
- interrupts : should contain uart interrupt.
Clock handling:
The clock rate of the input clock needs to be supplied by one of
- clock-frequency : the input clock frequency for the UART.
- clocks : phandle to the input clock
The supplying peripheral clock can also be handled, needing a second property
- clock-names: tuple listing input clock names.
Required elements: "baudclk", "apb_pclk"
Optional properties:
- snps,uart-16550-compatible : reflects the value of UART_16550_COMPATIBLE
configuration parameter. Define this if your UART does not implement the busy
functionality.
- resets : phandle to the parent reset controller.
- reg-shift : quantity to shift the register offsets by. If this property is
not present then the register offsets are not shifted.
- reg-io-width : the size (in bytes) of the IO accesses that should be
performed on the device. If this property is not present then single byte
accesses are used.
- dcd-override : Override the DCD modem status signal. This signal will always
be reported as active instead of being obtained from the modem status
register. Define this if your serial port does not use this pin.
- dsr-override : Override the DTS modem status signal. This signal will always
be reported as active instead of being obtained from the modem status
register. Define this if your serial port does not use this pin.
- cts-override : Override the CTS modem status signal. This signal will always
be reported as active instead of being obtained from the modem status
register. Define this if your serial port does not use this pin.
- ri-override : Override the RI modem status signal. This signal will always be
reported as inactive instead of being obtained from the modem status register.
Define this if your serial port does not use this pin.
Example:
uart@80230000 {
compatible = "snps,dw-apb-uart";
reg = <0x80230000 0x100>;
clock-frequency = <3686400>;
interrupts = <10>;
reg-shift = <2>;
reg-io-width = <4>;
dcd-override;
dsr-override;
cts-override;
ri-override;
};
Example with one clock:
uart@80230000 {
compatible = "snps,dw-apb-uart";
reg = <0x80230000 0x100>;
clocks = <&baudclk>;
interrupts = <10>;
reg-shift = <2>;
reg-io-width = <4>;
};
Example with two clocks:
uart@80230000 {
compatible = "snps,dw-apb-uart";
reg = <0x80230000 0x100>;
clocks = <&baudclk>, <&apb_pclk>;
clock-names = "baudclk", "apb_pclk";
interrupts = <10>;
reg-shift = <2>;
reg-io-width = <4>;
};
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Nuk Korako's Airport Authorities (Publicising Lost Property Sales) Amendment Bill doesn't do what it says it is intended to do, doesn't need to be in the form that it is, and is intended purely to prevent other more worthy pieces of legislation from being debated. National's 50th ranked list MP is really proving his worth here.
So the very professional Rosanna Price rang me up about Tutehounuku (Nuk) Korako's frankly abysmal members bill, the Airport Authorities (Publicising Lost Property Sales) Amendment Bill, and accurately quoted me in the resulting story as follows:
Otago University professor of public law Andrew Geddis says not only is the bill "disrespectful to New Zealand", but he found it personally insulting.
Oh dear. In print, that comes across as a little bit precious. All I can say is that I cannot deny that I said those words and yet I do not recognise that man. It is me, and yet, it is another, and for that I am truly sorry.
But here's what so got my dander up about the proposal. First, it is a waste of parliamentary time that could (and should) be spent on debating (and maybe enacting) more important measures. Second, there is already an obvious, easy and quicker way to change this law (if it really needs changed). And third, the Bill doesn't even do what Mr Korako claims that it is meant to do.
Let me work backwards from that third point. Here's what the explanatory note to Mr Korako's Bill - which he claims to be "passionate" (yes, this is the word he uses) about - says it is intended to achieve:
This Bill keeps in place the intent of the [Airport Authorities] Act, which is to inform passengers of lost property before the airport authority proceeds with the sale of or disposing of the lost property. This Bill expands the way an authority can communicate with passengers to more relevant methods. This Bill will modernise the Airport Authorities Act 1966 to take into account changes in how people receive and search for information. This Bill would allow authorities to use modern means of communication as well as future, unforeseen, means of communications as the airport authority may determine fit.
So how does Mr Korako's Bill do this? Well, it would amend the existing 9(1)(ff) of the existing legislation:
Any local authority or airport authority may, in respect of the airport which it operates, make such bylaws as it thinks fit for all or any of the following purposes: ... providing for the establishing and maintaining of facilities at the airport for the reception and storage of lost property, and, after the insertion of suitable advertisements in a newspaper circulating in the district where the airport is situated, providing for the sale by way of auction of any such property that is unclaimed after being held by the authority for not less than 3 months
Under Mr Korako's proposal, instead of having to place advertisements in newspapers, airports instead would have to "publicis[e] the sale in what the authority considers to be a fair and reasonable manner."
But note what the existing s.9(1)(ff) doesn't do. It doesn't stop airports from "publicising the sale in what the authority considers to be a fair and reasonable manner"! It simply says that one of these forms of publication has to be an advertisement in the local paper. So Mr Korako's bill actually doesn't "expand the way an authority can communicate with passengers to more relevant methods" (as he claims). Rather, it removes the existing obligation for the airport to communicate to the public in a particular way (while still being able to communicate in any other way it wants).
[Update: The explanatory note to Mr Korako's bill also gets something else quite wrong. He claims that "the intent of the [Airport Authorities] Act ... is to inform passengers of lost property before the airport authority proceeds with the sale of or disposing of the lost property". That's not true. The Act's intent is to just alert the public that there will be an auction of lost property, so that members of the public can come along and bid on it. There is no intention that the authority list precisely what property will be sold, and so airports don't have to do this when advertising auctions. See, for instance, these regulations for Queenstown airport. So Mr Korako's bill won't help inform passengers at all.]
Nevertheless, maybe that change is justified. Maybe it is a bit silly that airports in this day and age have to pay to put notices in the local paper before they can auction off property that travellers have lost (and then never reclaimed). After all, the Police can sell off unclaimed lost property that they hold after "a notice of its proposed sale has earlier been published in a newspaper circulating in the district in which the sale is to be held, or on a website authorised for the purpose by the Commissioner."
So even if Mr Korako misstates the effect of his bill, let's posit that taking this obligation off airports makes some sense today. Doesn't that mean his members bill is a good one - that it's a worthwhile legislative measure?
Well, no. Because there's already a legislative vehicle to quickly and cleanly make such "technical, short, and non-controversial amendments to a range of Acts" (as the Cabinet Manual puts it). It takes the form of the annual Statutes Amendment Bill, one of which presently is before the House. So why on earth isn't this change to the Airport Authorities Act, if it is needed and desirable, included in that omnibus piece of legislation? Why devote an entire separate bill to it, then take up valuable and limited parliamentary time to debate and vote on it?
Which brings us to the first reason for my raised dander. This is such a clearly cynical and transparently negative measure that it sucks even by the standards of politics-as-usual. Here's why.
The drawing of members bills provides the opposition (and government support parties) with their only opportunity to get legislation before the House that the government does not like. It thus threatens the government's otherwise almost complete stranglehold on the House's legislative programme. That can lead to opposition MPs getting policy wins at the government's expense (like David Clark's "mondayisation of public holidays" bill); or even where they don't finally win, embarrassing the government (as when it had to veto Sue Maroney's "more paid parental leave" bill).
So in order to limit the chance of such losses/embarrassments, the government gets its backbenchers to put members bills into the ballot to dilute the odds of one of the oppositions getting drawn whenever there is space on the order paper. Because you can be sure that none of those bills from government MPs will be contrary to the government's interests.
Some government backbench MPs respond to this in a quite noble fashion, by drafting bills that nevertheless are well considered and respond to real and pressing matters of social importance. Step forwards Chris Bishop or Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi.
But other MPs simply find some trivial matter - such as the fact that airports have to put notices in papers before selling lost property - and draft a bill around it so as to take up a spot on the order paper. And then the matter will get dragged out in the House, eating up parliamentary time that could be spent on discussing and voting on issues that actually could do some good for us as a society; issues such as Alfred Ngaro's proposal that children under 15 in small boats must wear lifejackets [Update: see comments below], or Marama Fox's proposal that November 5 become a public holiday in commemoration of Parihaka.
So, yeah, now that I think about it again, I am pretty insulted as a citizen of New Zealand that my Parliament is being treated in this way. We deserve better, I think. |
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Category Archives: PC Repair Software
I’ve been doing quite a lot of research about laptop repairing course. It really takes time, effort, and money in fixing a hard laptop problem. Proper laptop repair tools must be used to avoid cracking and damaging components when repairing. Because of the technicalities involved, such as when laptop motherboard repairing is needed, professional laptop repair technician must be consulted.
There are not many video tutorials that feature complete and detailed course about the basics of repairing laptop. The information I share you on this website may help you about the technicalities and other important things you need to know if you are really that interested to learn or possibly make it a profitable business.
Laptop Repairing Course for Motherboard Repair
It is not easy to learn and fix your own laptop, especially the motherboard. Aside from required technical knowledge, you may have to experience painful cost if you are not careful in doing the repairing process. The challenge starts in the troubleshooting process that involves determining which component in the motherboard is failing.
Testing different kinds of laptop is even more difficult. Laptops differ in many ways which is set by manufacturers uniquely. Their motherboard is usually designed to fit into the housing of the manufacturers new model. So, different troubleshooting techniques may need to be used. Some experts say getting into a laptops’ basic core is like breaking into the federal reserve.
After the troubleshooting process, a critical decision whether to repair or to replace the component has to be made in consideration of availability of replacement and the cost. But before making this hard decision, you need to be skillful enough in performing assembly and dis-assembly using proper laptop repair tools and identifying components and their functions. This is the basic skill you have to develop to become a laptop repair specialist.
Fix PC Motherboard Desktop Problem Quick and Easy
In comparison, desktop PC motherboard repairing is easier to perform. Most system cases are easy to open since the only tool needed is phillips screwdriver. There are some screw-less system cases that don’t need screwdriver because the screws are designed for easy removal. Internal components can be easily removed and replaced because of the big space inside the case.
Desktop PC motherboards are governed by standards such as ATX that defines the size, layout, and features of the chassis. This allows component customization and lower costs of assembly and repair. Troubleshooting process is the same with laptop motherboard repair but is easier done.
In recent years, a more technical approach in motherboard repair has been growing in demand. Chip level repair of PC hardware components like the motherboard are now performed. Hardware components are made up of numerous semiconductor devices such as transistors, electrolytic capacitors, ICs, etc.
These small components can cause computers to behave strangely if they fail. Therefore, chip level repair by replacing these defective components may solve the problem. However, especial kinds of tools, equipment, and software may be need to be used to perform this task.
Repairing and upgrading desktop and laptop components will require you to use laptop repair tools. You can buy a laptop repair tool kit to get the complete set. Before you open up the case, be sure to read your laptop repair manual for guidance.
You need to have the following tools in repairing desktop and portable devices:
Hooked pick for routing cables and getting into small areas.
Digital multimeter for testing power supplies and general voltages.
Screwdriver kit with various tips such as different sized regular and Phillips bits, Torx bits, and small spanners for removing difficult screws.
Craft knife for cutting and prying.
Pliers for prying and grabbing small wires.
Wire cutters.
Soldering iron in case any wires need to be reconnected.
Super glue in order to repair small plastic cracks and more.
You need to undergo laptop training course to learn how to use these tools properly. There are lots of computer repair courses available online and offline. Basic knowledge about laptop maintenance is also recommended to clean and take care of the components properly and extend its life.
There are also available laptop repair videos you can use to learn the basics. I recommend the laptop repairing course made by Thomas James. The videos contain detailed, step-by-step video tutorials on how to repair/replace basic components of laptops such as CD/DVD drives, battery, LCD, motherboard, and other parts on various manufacturers including Apple Macbook.
Laptop computers are just personal computers for mobile use. So, when you learn laptop repairing you also learn desktop PC repair and vice versa. Desktop PCs and laptops are technically the same in terms of software. This means that PC repair software generally works on both types. Software installation and troubleshooting such as Operating System installation, configuration, etc. are generally the same as long as their processor manufacturer (e.g. Intel or Apple) are similar.
PC Repair Software
There are many free PC and laptop repair software available to download for various platforms and operating systems. The software can help diagnose and repair common system problems. But some problems are still beyond the ability of the software to correct. These software are used by desktop and laptop repair specialist along with otherlaptop repair tools.
Desktop and Laptop Viruses
All types of computers are affected by viruses. This includes all types of portable devices such as tablets. A virus is a malicious program that is capable of destroying files and programs of a computer. Laptop virus repair is the same with desktop virus repair because viruses are just programs. There are many free antivirus software available to download on Internet. There are also free online virus scanning services available on the Internet. These online services can reliably scan your computer for virus using their latest updated virus definition.
Desktop and Laptop – The Difference
The real difference therefore between desktops and laptops is their size and shape. Physically, desktop PCs are bigger while laptops are smaller and compact making them portable. So, the difference is more on hardware troubleshooting and repair, maintenance and upgrade. For example, laptop motherboard repairing and laptop maintenance process is a lot more difficult to do than in desktops. |
Q:
How to pull a specific branch from Github
There is this repo :
https://github.com/googlesamples/android-architecture
And there is this branch :
https://github.com/googlesamples/android-architecture/tree/todo-mvvm-databinding/
I have clone the project but i have only the master. What can i do to get this branch ?
A:
If you did a clone, then all branches should be available to you. You need to checkout the branch.
git checkout todo-mvvm-databinding
If the branch isn't available for whatever reason, then you can create it and then pull it:
git checkout -b todo-mvvm-databinding (-b specifies "create branch")
git pull origin todo-mvvm-databinding will fetch and merge this branch into your local one.
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There's nothing like Paris in the springtime, they say. As these 10 epics—the 10 most memorable French Open matches of the Open Era—show, there's also nothing quite as stirring or sensation as tennis in Paris at this time of year.
Agassi and Medvedev had spent the spring of 1999 trading conspiratorial smiles whenever their paths crossed. Andrei the Russian was playing some of the best tennis of his career, and Andre the American could take more than a little credit for it.
That April in Monte Carlo, Agassi had come across Medvedev drinking himself into a stupor after a defeat. The 24-year-old Medvedev told Agassi he was through, he was old, he couldn’t play “this f---ing game anymore.”
Agassi sat down and said, “How dare you? Here I am, 29, injured, divorced, and you’re [complaining] about being washed up at 24? Your future is bright.”
Medvedev asked for a few tips, and Agassi obliged. Whatever he said worked. Medvedev spent the next month, in Agassi’s words, “on fire.”
Now, as he sat in his hotel room in Paris, Agassi realized that he may have done his job a little too well. The next day he would play in the French Open final for the first time in eight years; it was the only major he had never won. To do it, he would have to beat Medvedev.
“He has my game,” Agassi thought to himself nervously. “I gave it to him. He even has my first name. Andrei. It’s going to be Andre versus Andrei. Me versus my doppelgänger.”
WATCH: A Day in the Life of Agassi - The 1999 French Open Final
To the astonishment of his coach, Brad Gilbert, Agassi opened the minibar in his Paris hotel room and downed a bottle of vodka.
Andre the American, it turned out, was right to be anxious, because Andrei the Russian was still on fire the next day.
“He’s doing everything he’s supposed to do, everything I told him to do,” Agassi thought bitterly as Medvedev jumped out to an early lead.
Agassi lost the first 6-1 in nineteen minutes. He knew this was likely his last chance at becoming the first man since Rod Laver to complete a career Grand Slam, his last chance to forget the two French Open finals that he had lost here at the start of the decade, both of which he was heavily favored to win. He knew this was his last chance to put the demons of his misspent youth, the memories of his pink spandex outfits, his training meals at McDonalds, his tears of regret, behind him. Agassi knew this was his last chance at redemption, and he knew he was blowing it.
This time there was help, literally, from above: During the third set, it started to rain. The players retreated to the locker room, where Gilbert engaged in what be the most effective screaming fit in tennis history. After informing Agassi of everything he was doing wrong, he finished by telling him to “go down with both guns blaaaazing.” In a final flourish of rage, Gilbert opened a locker and slammed it shut. A few minutes later, Agassi walked back on court and won.
When it was over and Andrei the Russian’s final forehand had flown long, Agassi rubbed his head and sobbed.
“Winning isn’t supposed to feel this good,” he thought. “But it does.” He walked off court blowing kisses to the four corners of the stadium, and vowed that he would do that after every win for the rest of his career.
Agassi’s win at the French Open in 1999 was an end and a beginning. The “Image is Everything” underachiever of 10 years earlier had been vanquished. In his place stood a man who had pulled off one of the sport’s unique achievements: A career Slam.
But destiny, in the form of Brad Gilbert, wasn’t quite finished with Agassi that spring weekend in Paris. Flying back to New York on the Concorde, a smiling Gilbert asked Agassi who had won the women’s event at the French that weekend. Agassi smiled back; it was Steffi Graf, a woman he’d had a crush on for years.
“That’s right,” Gilbert said, before making a seemingly outlandish prediction that, we know now, would come true: You’re going to marry her, Gilbert said to Agassi.
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If American teachers are anywhere near as unimpressive as ambitious Millennials perceive them to be, then the state of public school education is quite depressing.
A study released Tuesday by the centrist think tank Third Way reveals that high-achieving undergraduate Millennials don’t think much of the teaching profession and would rather choose a different career. According to the study of 400 college students with GPAs of 3.3 or greater, only 35 percent described teachers as “smart,” half said the profession had gotten less prestigious over the years, and most described teaching as the top profession for “average” people.
In response, the think tank proposes five major policies that would overhaul the teaching profession and make it more attractive to young, motivated applicants as schools are set to hire 3 million new teachers over the next 10 years.
According to the report, a majority of America’s future teachers now come from the bottom two-thirds of their college classes –- a problem the report partially attributes to an education “image problem.” To rectify this, the report recommends overhauling the education system in a way that would make teaching a more attractive field. That would include better salaries, increased prospects for career growth, immediate student loan relief and a more stable retirement system.
Lanae Erickson Hatalsky, co-author of the report and director of social politics and policy for Third Way, pointed to Finland as an example for America. Several decades ago, Finland famously began overhauling its education system to make teaching more competitive with other careers. Now, the Scandinavian country consistently outperforms the U.S. on international exams.
“They did what we really need to do, which is an overhaul," said Hatalsky. "They looked at their prep programs and said, 'We’re not attracting the people we need.' Now they’re consistently pulling all their teachers from the top third of their class. We get almost all of our teachers from the bottom half.”
The report also recommends that the 2,420 teacher-preparation programs in the U.S. be held to stricter standards. The White House endorsed this recommendation last week, when President Barack Obama directed the Department of Education to create rules that would formally evaluate such programs.
In June 2013, rankings from the National Center for Teaching Quality gave most teacher preparation programs low scores, and a report released in conjunction with the rankings said they reveal "an industry of mediocrity."
On Friday, Education Secretary Arne Duncan told reporters that low-ranking programs create teachers "who are under-prepared, who are ineffective and who are frustrated." At the time, Randi Weingarten, president of the major teachers union American Federation of Teachers, endorsed the idea that teacher preparation programs be held to higher scrutiny, but said, “The devil is in the details and we've got to get this right."
The Third Way report called for an expansion of accountability measures that would reward effective teachers through salary increases and career growth opportunities, while working to keep ineffective teachers out of the classroom. |
The Coalition’s bid to speed up environmental approvals for developments such as mines and ports will not save businesses as much money as claimed and will weaken protection for vulnerable species and ecosystems, according to a new report.
The analysis, by WWF-Australia and the Australia Institute, comes as the federal government presses ahead with plans to devolve environmental oversight of projects to the states, despite the move being blocked in the Senate last year.
The House of Representatives voted on Monday to allow states to handle the so-called “water trigger”, which is used to scrutinise the impact of mining upon groundwater supplies. The government hopes to hand over all environmental assessments and approvals to the states in a “one-stop shop”, a move it says will simplify and speed up decision making.
The federal environment minister, Greg Hunt, has said national oversight of projects “adds complexity and costs”, adding “we can cut red tape and streamline approvals, and importantly, we can do it without compromising high environmental standards”.
An analysis by Hunt’s department estimates that businesses will save $417m a year by not waiting for federal, as well as state, approval for projects. An additional $9m in administration costs will be saved by not having to deal with two different application forms, according to the government.
This stance has been backed by the Minerals Council of Australia and the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association, which have both bemoaned economically damaging delays to coal and gas projects.
“The industry does not seek to remove or diminish environmental standards or safeguards,” the MCA,’s chief executive, Brendan Pearson, wrote to MPs. “Rather, the minerals industry seeks only to create a more streamlined process in meeting environmental outcomes through the removal of unnecessary and costly duplication.”
But this argument has been challenged by WWF, which attacks industry justification for the move as being based upon “woefully inadequate economics”.
Its analysis argues that delays and costs are vastly overstated, with many of the approvals processes happening concurrently. It also points out that the $417m saving estimate assumes that all proposed projects will immediately proceed, when many are scrapped owing to unfavourable economic conditions.
“Teenagers view the cost of waiting until they turn 16 before learning to drive as a ‘delay cost’,” it states. “Most parents view this delay as a necessary risk mitigation strategy, while the wider community enjoys the obvious benefits of not having 14-year-olds driving cars.
“Most of the [mining industry] documents reviewed here take the teenagers’ point of view. Worse, much of the economic assessment is also of teenage standard.”
The report adds that mining lobby groups have slanted their arguments to favour their members, rather than the national interest, and points out that very few projects have been rejected under the federal Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act.
“If passed, these amendments will limit our ability nationally to protect the places and iconic creatures Australians love,” said Dermot O’Gorman, chief executive of WWF-Australia.
“The $417m in cost savings quoted by the government to justify the one-stop shop cannot be taken seriously because the government’s own modelling is completely flawed. It deceptively overstates delay timeframes and includes projects which failed to even get off the ground.” |
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package org.apache.ignite.internal.processors.query.timeout;
import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.DriverManager;
import java.sql.ResultSet;
import java.sql.SQLException;
import java.sql.Statement;
import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
import org.apache.ignite.internal.jdbc.thin.JdbcThinStatement;
import org.apache.ignite.internal.util.typedef.X;
import org.junit.Test;
/**
*
*/
public class DefaultQueryTimeoutThinJdbcTest extends AbstractDefaultQueryTimeoutTest {
/** {@inheritDoc} */
@Override protected void executeQuery(String sql) throws Exception {
try (Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:ignite:thin://127.0.0.1")) {
conn.createStatement().executeQuery(sql);
}
}
/** {@inheritDoc} */
@Override protected void executeQuery(String sql, int timeout) throws Exception {
try (Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:ignite:thin://127.0.0.1")) {
JdbcThinStatement stmt = (JdbcThinStatement)conn.createStatement();
stmt.timeout(timeout);
stmt.executeQuery(sql);
}
}
/**
* Check cases when JDBC query timeout value (sets in second) more then Integer range in milliseconds.
* Steps:
* - start server node;
* - execute queries with huge timeout in seconds: (timeout_value * 1000 more than Integer.MAX_VALUE);
* - the query must be executed successful.
*/
@Test
public void testExplicitTimeoutMoreThenMaxValue() throws Exception {
startGrid(0);
setDefaultQueryTimeout(500);
TimedQueryHelper helper = new TimedQueryHelper(1000, DEFAULT_CACHE_NAME);
helper.createCache(grid(0));
String sql = helper.buildTimedQuery();
int[] hugeTimeouts = new int[] {Integer.MAX_VALUE / 1000 + 1, Integer.MAX_VALUE};
try (Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:ignite:thin://127.0.0.1")) {
for (int timeout: hugeTimeouts) {
try (Statement stmt = conn.createStatement()) {
stmt.setQueryTimeout(timeout);
ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery(sql);
int cnt = 0;
while (rs.next())
cnt++;
assertTrue(cnt > 0);
}
}
}
}
/** {@inheritDoc} */
@Override protected void assertQueryCancelled(Callable<?> c) {
try {
c.call();
fail("Exception is expected");
}
catch (Exception e) {
assertTrue(X.hasCause(e, "The query was cancelled while executing", SQLException.class));
}
}
}
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Targeting small unilamellar liposomes to hepatic parenchymal cells by dose effect.
A major research goal of liposome pharmacology is the selective delivery of drugs to target cell populations while minimizing extraction by phagocytic macrophages and blood monocytes of the reticuloendothelial system. The liver is an ideal organ for studying targeting strategies using a variety of liposomes, inasmuch as its discontinuous capillaries have fenestrae through which liposomes less than 0.2 microns in diameter may escape into the extravascular space. In a previous kinetic study, we proposed that the hepatic uptake of small unilamellar vesicles (SUV) in mice was compatible with a model of uptake involving dual, parallel pathways. One is a saturable, phagocytic pathway of uptake mediated by Kupffer cells, the other is a nonsaturable, pinocytotic pathway of uptake mediated by parenchymal cells, favoring the latter pathway at high liposomal dose (Beaumier et al., 1983). In the present study, we demonstrated by the techniques of liver cells fractionation that the uptake of either the bovine brain sphingomyelin/cholesterol (2:1; mole/mole) SUV or distearoyl phosphatidylcholine/cholesterol (2:1; mole/mole) SUV by hepatic parenchymal cells was enhanced markedly by increasing the amount of injected dose of SUV. As high as 85 to 90% of the total liver dose can be attributed to the uptake of SUV by the hepatic parenchymal cells alone, when the injected dose reaches at or above 7.5 to 10 micrograms of lipid per g b.wt. The dose effect on the uptake of liposomes by hepatocytes appears to be a general phenomenon of neutral SUV. Our data suggested that blockade by dose permits a feasible approach to target SUV to hepatic parenchymal cells. |
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