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Growth and survival of pacific coho salmon smolts exposed as juveniles to pesticides within urban streams in western Washington, USA.
Pesticides are frequently detected in urban streams, with concentrations often exceeding those reported in surface waters within agricultural areas. The authors studied growth, survival, and return rates of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) smolts exposed to a pesticide mixture ("cocktail") representative of the pesticides most frequently reported within urban streams in western Washington State, USA, in fall through early spring. Exposure concentrations were selected to represent a reasonable worst-case scenario based on field monitoring data. Smolts were continuously exposed to pulses of the cocktail either from fertilization through swim-up (2007-2008) or from fertilization through smoltification (2007-2008 and 2008-2009), coded wire tagged, and released in 2008 and 2009. Pre-release endpoints (growth, survival, sex ratio, brain acetylcholinesterase activity, and gonado- and hepatosomatic indices) were not affected. However, the number of returning adults exposed to the cocktail to swim-up (0.90%, n = 42) was more than double that of unexposed controls (0.38%, n = 26) in 2008, whereas in 2009, fish exposed through smoltification returned in lower numbers (0.15%, n = 18) than controls (0.37%, n = 30). Variability in return rates among treatments between years was comparable to that observed in previous whole life cycle studies with Pacific salmon and other contaminants. Results suggest that exposure to pesticides in urban streams does not directly impair early life stages of coho salmon, and that additional studies incorporating releases of larger numbers of smolts across several years are necessary to adequately quantify effects on return rates. |
"We can do it here" "Come on, let's start digging" "This way, there will be only one clock left in the village" "And you'll be the only guy who owns a clock" "FAREWELL TO THE ARK after One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez" "Daisaku TOKITO" "Starring:" "Mayumi OGAWA" "Yoshio HARADA" "Keiko NIITAKA" "Yoko TAKAHASHI" "Renji ISHIBASHI Hitomi TAKAHASHI" "Takeshi WAKAMATSU Yoko RAN" "Tsutomu YAMAZAKI" "Cinematography by Tatsuo SUZUKI" "Directed by Shuji TERAYAMA" "And what would you say if dog-headed kids are born?" " What do you mean?" " He's just kidding..." " Not at all..." " Yeah, it's dangerous for cousins" "Then, what about Su-e and Sutekichi?" "It's an old story" "Yeah, right" "If they get intimate, they're in for a big trouble" "When close relatives breed their children will be like dogs" "Body covered with dog's hair, and a human head on top of that." "All their children will look like dogs" "And they'll move like this" "Our Daisaku knows it all too well" "I think he may be interested in Su-e" "Are you saying..." "Father... would let them go on with what they are after?" "Stupid!" "The way they're living with each other... it's something that shouldn't have happened in the first place" "What is it?" "I am sorry" "Who did it?" "My dad" "Can you take it off?" "No, it only leaves enough room for me to relieve myself" "Sutekichi, stop." "I don't want to have a baby" "Don't worry about that" "I don't want a baby" "Please forgive me." "Please forgive me" "He is no use" "You mean Sutekichi?" "Already 35 and still doesn't know what a woman tastes like" "Right." "Got some problem" " Impotence..." " Impotence..." "It must be it" "Wait." "Wait for me" "Shameless woman..." "No shame..." "Shameless" "What are you doing?" "Looks like it's about the time" "What time is it?" "What time is it, you know?" "Do you want me to go have a look?" "No, it doesn't matter that much" "It's really inconvenient!" "The guy who stole all the clocks in the village" "It's because of him we don't know what time it is" "Can I help you?" "It isn't anything important" "Really?" "I've come..." "Can you crack something open?" "This is for you" "Thanks" "Take it" "It's too hard" "How is it?" "Not yet" "Darling!" "Goddamn it!" "Can you open it for me?" "I am not impotent" "Daddy!" "I hate you!" "Scrap collection" "Got any iron stuff?" "Scrap collection" "Got any iron stuff?" "Good morning" "Is she that woman?" "Yes, it's her." "The one who lives with her cousin" "All the filth has to get out of her" "It may feel really hard for her now" " Is it really all that terrible?" " Of course, it is" "All the filth is quickly gettin' out" "You shouldn't annoy the others any more" "All the filth should get out" "Get out of this body" "Where did she go?" "Grandma" "It's me, Su-e" "We're almost done!" "Su-e..." "I know very well why you've come here" "Grandma" "I wouldn't do anything stupid" "Can you take this off for me?" "It was your dad who locked you up" "With this, I can't get close with guys" "You should practice abstinence" "Come on, it's time for you to cleanse" "Tell me, please, can you help me open it?" "Su-e!" "Su-e?" "What?" "Take it with you" "There's enough food for two people" "All right, come here" "All right" "Come on, eat this" "Eat more" "Darling" "Oh, come on!" "It's so late" "Where did she go?" "Su-e?" "Su-e..." "Su-e..." "You're such a slut!" "Can you quench my hunger?" "You want it!" "Do it nicely" "Put all your soul in it" "Open up here" "You also like doing it, don't you?" "If you become desperate about that chastity belt, you should scatter yellow petals next to your pillow" "Then, you may see naked Chigusa in your dream" "That girlchild has been blessed by gods and she's got divine powers" "If you see her naked in your dream, your luck will change" "What is it?" "I am making electricity" "Look..." "Look here" "Oh, looks like it really keeps you amused" "It's very convinient." "That's what it's made for" "Is it that convenient?" "But... when are you gonna get down to it?" "Is Su-e doing all right?" "You still haven't managed to do it?" "Second round" "Come on" "You too" "Hey, you there, you sing, too!" "What's there?" "It's a song, a fast song" "Is it?" "It's getting on my nerves" "It's a special event today" "Come here, these people are my dear guest" "Come here and have fun with us" "It's nothing, don't take it seriously" "So, this is your hospitality!" "That's how you respect people!" "Don't get worked up, cool down a bit" "This guy is not interested in girls" "He is no use at all" "Wanna have a fight?" "Hey, you fucking wimp, got no balls?" "What a disgrace to this village!" "Shut up" "Stop it..." "Stop it" "Gang of idiots" "Is it all right now?" "It's said that, if you see this girl naked, you'll definitely die a wicked death" "You want to die?" "We don't want her to see us" "We should approach quietly" "Is it a celebration?" "Hmm... slut!" "Darling" "It's stolen" "Darling..." "Yonetaro has stolen the money and run away" "Darling" "So much damn noise!" "Get out of the way!" "He won" "He won seven times." "Seven times!" "A real warrior!" "He won again!" "Anyone else is ready to fight our magnificent winner?" "No one?" "I will" "Come on, make bets." "Who are you betting on?" "Who do you think is the greatest?" "Look!" "Look right now." "Which one?" "OK, let's start." "Start" "Come on!" ".." "Come on there!" ".." "Stronger!" ".." "Like this!" ".." "Right, very good, very good..." "He won" "Really good cockfighting" "Look!" "Mine is so tired!" "Not bad, Sutekichi!" "Excellent fighting skills" "But it looks like your wife went somewhere else..." "Isn't it OK to do it, just sometimes?" "No interest for women?" "Can't get up to it?" "Why the hell does she wear that useless thing?" "If it's OK, I can come and help you..." "If it's OK by you... you can do it with me." "No problem about it" "Oh, you're really insisting..." "But I think he must be impotent" "He can't do it" "Su-e!" "What happened?" "We must leave this village immediately" "What?" "I've killed Daisaku" "I simply couldn't stand how they laughed at me" "Hurry up" "Don't leave anything important here" "Hurry up" "Don't forget to take anything we may need" "Did you hear me?" "Say something!" "This dress is a bit dirty" "It's still OK to wear" "No point leaving it here" "We have to put out the fire" "You want to put it out?" "Use water!" "Leave it alone" "We should leave as soon as possible." "Where would we go?" "Darling?" "Let's go" "A village?" "Seems like it's a village" "There is nothing there." "Only forest" "Let's go faster" "Are we very far off already?" "We've been walking for three days" "Have we?" "Let's have some rest in that village" "If we're in another village, people won't know we're married relatives" "Then we won't have to be ashamed of it, darling" "It may be dangerous" "There is still some fire in the fireplace" "I feel some danger here." "I don't know what will happen" "I'll look around" "Do we want to rest here today?" "We've been walking for so long anyway" "It doesn't make a difference where we rest" "It made you tired..." "At least we've left that village" "Grandma was saying like this:" "When close relatives marry, their babies will always look like freaks" "Perhaps" "Actually..." "Su-e!" "Su-e!" "Get up!" "Su-e!" "Get up, please" "We've come back!" "Let's try to figure out later how it happened" "I think I know quite a bit about this sort of thing" "Really?" "Daisaku?" "Su-e!" "Su-e!" "Su-e!" "Daisaku's..." "What's going on?" "But it's really Daisaku" "I am sorry" "Never mind" "Impossible" "You can't stop bleeding, Daisaku?" "If I can go out at night, it's enough to keep me amused" "Darling?" "Why are you talking to yourself?" "There's Daisaku there" "You still can't see him?" "Don't mind me" "His whole life is like a single blissful day" "Who wrote it?" "A guest of the Tokitos" "Did he really come from that far?" "Those are letters from the world" " From the world?" " Yes" "To give to the dead who like letters" "If the guy who delivers mail takes these letters away now" "How long will it take to deliver them?" "In the world..." "What... what?" "If there is a day without rain in this world it will make me die" "NETHERWORLD POST" "Excuse me" "Can you please return these pants to Daisaku?" "Please" "These pants" "No, it's impossible." "It's only allowed to send letters" "Then just this, is it OK?" "Please give them back to Daisaku" "It's his pants ...covered with blood." "What should I do?" "I beg you" "Wait, please" "Really?" "Really." "It's said she is really beautiful" "Is it OK to come here?" "Nobody knows." "I think it's here" "It must be really wrong we're coming like this" "What are you talking about?" "What is it?" "This time we'll snatch her for sure" "So beautiful!" "She's here!" "Come on, keep playing!" "She's already here." "Come on!" "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid..." "You cute little girl" "We've gotta finish what we started yesterday" "Cute little girl" "Don't be afraid" "Cute little girl" "It didn't work yesterday..." "So cute!" "Sleep... sleep..." "Now you should sleep..." "Relax your whole body" "Sleep..." "like this..." "Sleep..." "Wow, she is asleep!" "Unbelievable!" "Tired?" "A really cute little girl!" "What?" "Leave me alone..." "It will be really awkward if you bump into her" "I like Su-e very much" " Here is what's told" " What?" "If you see this girl naked you'll die a wicked death" "Su-e" "What is it?" "What do you mean?" "Wait, I'll wash you" "Come here, come here, I'll wash you" "Right here, come" "A pot" "A wall" "A pot" "What is it?" "Is it not just chopsticks?" "Chopsticks" "Chopsticks" "STOVE" "PILLAR" "NET" "ME" "Get up!" "Get up!" "Time to start work" "What time is it?" "When I sit here I can see the clock" " It's 2?" " What did you say?" "It's 2" "It's the same as yesterday" "Nothing changed" "Not worried any more?" "MY HOUSE" "PILLAR" "WATER TANK" "ME" "What's your business here?" "Business?" "Hey, Sutekichi" "Do you know what this is?" "A shoe." "Give it to me." "It's a shoe." "Certainly" "You've written a label for the shoes, but you forgot what they are for" "You should wear shoes on your feet" "Not use them for cooking, you know" "That's right, I should write down how to use them" "These shoes are..." "These shoes..." "They are used for... wearing them on your feet..." "Right" "Not for cooking food" "Not used... for cooking food" "This is shoes" "That's what you wear on your feet" "They are not for cooking" "Yeah, that's right" "That's right, Daisaku" "I've even forgotten how to use shoes" "You shouldn't forget that you've died already" "What would you say to this?" "Darling?" "Did you forget who I am?" "Don't say nonsense." "Of course, I didn't forget" "Well, because you forget everything..." "How about writing it down?" "SU-E, 30 YEARS OLD" "Is this all?" "Is this all I am?" "MY WIFE" "It's grown so big" "Hey, Sutekichi" "Sooner or later, you'll forget how to read and write" "Forget how to read and write?" " Su-e?" " Shut up!" "Su-e is my wife!" "Go to Temari, if you want" "Oh, come on, cool down." "I wouldn't steal her from you" "There is nobody here" "Ever since you died," "Temari has been mourning for you" "Daisaku?" "What name would you choose for the baby?" "All right" "One... two... three... four... five... six... seven... eight..." "Nine... ten... eleven... twelve... thirteen..." "Forty one... forty two..." "forty three... forty four..." "If we add one more today, it will be 45, Daisaku" "I'll never forget you ...SU-E, MY WIFE." "SU-E, MY WIFE." "SU-E, MY WIFE." "SU-E, MY WIFE..." "Incredible" "Even if you forget all this, it's just too much" "Do you want me to join you?" "No." "All those who approach me die" "Why are you laughing?" "I am already dead" "He died already" "You've been hiding!" "CHICKEN MEAT" "Darling?" "Darling" "I let them run away again" "That won't do" "It's not chicken meat" "You're crazy!" "Crazy!" "Daisaku?" "Where are you?" "Daisaku?" "Anyone home?" "What is it?" "Where do you come from?" "Let's greet this gentleman" "She is saying she's come to bury her father's ashes" "I've never heard about such a person" "How can he be buried in our family ancestral grave?" "That's what I told them, too" "But look at this..." "What is it?" "It's his last will" "Last will?" "Yes, you're holding it." "And here are his ashes" "Ashes or not, I've never heard about him" "How can he be buried in our house?" "We must be clear about it" "Who would tell us what we should do?" "It's a difficult situation, we can't just allow it" "Anyway, you can stay here for now" "Forget about the ashes for a moment" "You must eat something first" "That day, right after midnight, the landlord gave permission to chant some blessings" "After that Tokitos' clock seemed to strike 4" "You still want to go look at that hole?" "It's said that, in the evening, he can come up" "Come up?" "I've forgotten about something Give it to me" "Sure" "Hurry up" "What do you want?" "Hurry up, under the straw mat" "My straw shoes!" "Hurry up!" "The ones I wear often" "Straw shoes" "Here... here..." "Straw shoes..." "Sutekichi..." "Sutekichi..." "Look here..." "Look!" "Not like this!" "It's here... here..." "Sutekichi, don't do this!" "No... here" "What's wrong?" "Su-e, what's wrong?" "Don't cry!" "What is it?" "I've come to sell a clock" "A clock?" "We had one at home, a long time ago" "It's really inconvenient to have just one clock for the whole village" "If there is a clock, everybody can make the sun go up and down" "Look!" "The sun is setting behind the mountains" "It's really going down!" "What are you doing, Tsubana?" "It's so late!" "I am burying my father's ashes" "I am doing as he asked me" ""Take out my ashes..." ""and mix them with the ground." ""There can be a garden there."" "This is Tokitos' family grave" "Besides Daisaku's ashes nothing else should be put in there" "Father, I'll bury you here" "You can rest in peace" "Dai..." "Dai..." "Dai..." "Are you alright?" "Are you alright?" "It's alright" "Incredible!" "The little boy has grown up, mommy!" "No, not like this" "I am sorry" " It's really hot" " Nothing special" "It can warm your whole body" "Like the feeling of sunrise" "Tell me" "Like sunrise?" "All right, I can show you what hot means" "Tonight, open the door and go to sleep" "Daddy" "My son has done something extraordinary!" "You're here!" "How miserable!" "It must be really hard to live without a man's tenderness?" "Well then, I'll do something to please you" "What is it?" "When we're done, I can put it back for you" "So much trouble with this" "It is from Daisaku" "Don't do it!" "No point resisting" "My love is Daisaku's!" "My body is Daisaku's!" "It's a clock over there!" "Impossible!" "How could it be?" "If it's really a clock, it can be one of those which disappeared earlier" "If it is, we must tell everyone right now" "Can it really be a clock?" "It really is" "No mistake about it" "It can be used to tell time" "Oh..." "Reverend" "Can I ask you?" "How many clocks do you think there must be in a village?" "I am not sure" "I am not an astronomer, you know" "But if there are two evenings in one day, it may become very annoying" "It's not necessarily bad" "For me... for me, it's very annoying" "Let's all go to the place where you saw the clock" " Everybody come with me" " I'll go too" "Wait" "Reverend, I haven't finished your haircut yet" "Hurry up, Sutekichi!" "Sutekichi!" "It's hard to make a move" "Even if it is dead, I'll still have the rest" "If it is to disappear, I won't be able to help it" "Like this?" "Right here?" "Hey!" "We've come for your clock?" "Why?" "It's really confusing to have two clocks in the village" "That's just how it is" "This clock breaks the rules" "We can't tell the real time because of it" " Let go..." "Let go..." " No!" "We need this clock for our household planning" " Let go" " Don't snatch me" "Come on over here" "Let go" "Run away now" "Hurry up" "Oh my God" "Su-e" "Daisaku" "Daisaku" "HUSBAND" "Darling?" "Did you hear me, darling?" "Did you hear me, Daisaku?" "What about the kid?" "What about marriage?" "Oh, there is also this one..." "Take it" "Say it... your last will" "Last will" "When you're dying, write down what's on your mind" "After you die, new family members are born life will always bloom in the village" "Say it!" "Last will" "Say your last will" "No way" "It is..." "It is..." "Darling" "I've taken it off" "Is it all right?" "You've brought so many clocks?" "What's the problem with it?" "Yes, put this one here on the wall" "Right" "This way, I can know the time all day long" "Thank you, gods!" "It must have been gods' will" "Since you've been through all this, gods should be taking care of you" "Grandma" "I need to make up my hair nicely" "So that I can be with Sutekichi" "Make a nice knot" "What are you doing?" "I've gathered the hair that was cut off" "It's all done now" "What should I do?" "Ah?" "Daisaku?" "What are you doing here in the middle of the night?" "Don't do this" "I am Sutekichi's wife" "He's dead already" "No" "You can't do it" "I don't want..." "Don't!" "So damn noisy!" "You must be starved for a man" "No!" "What is it?" "Look at it" "Seems like there is a voice" "Wow, how strange" "We can tell the others" "It's a phone" "A phone?" "Where did you get it from?" "From the town" "Is no one coming at all?" "Looks like everybody has been hiding" "One photo is shot, one soul is lost" "Well, please do not move in that chair" "We're almost done" "Please stand nicely for a moment" "We'll be looking at it later" "Don't slouch like this" "Get ready" "1... 2... 3" "In our village only one photograph has been taken" "Time has passed." "Now there are portable cameras those with automatic shutters" "I am not lying to you!" "Hey, listen" "In the town" "Let's go together and look" "It's said they've got just everything..." "Who told you this?" "If we leave this house the kid inside me will really love you" "He's gotta be a smart kid!" "What a shame." "Talking like this..." "It's just a lie" "What's there to see in the town?" "!" "What a beautiful music!" "Who is there?" "Do you really want to leave?" "Everyone has been in trouble for so long" "It's time to change our way of living" "Sorry for the trouble and thank you" "Darling?" "Have you forgotten what has been between us?" "Are you done?" "Yes, it's ready" "Zone 1 speaking." "Zone 1 speaking" "We're ready, please start" "Something's wrong." "The clock stopped" "Which one?" "All of them stopped" "Don't make so much fuss about it" "If it moves, it can also stop" "Really?" "Mrs. Tsubana!" "Mrs. Tsubana!" "Eh?" "Here they have also all..." "Oh, stopped... stopped... stopped... all stopped." " I am so happy!" " What?" "Go back quickly" "You just wanted to have a look at the town" " Why?" " Why should I go back?" "Aren't we husband and wife?" "It's all so strange" "Darling?" "This thing..." "Do you want me to put it on again?" "Stop the car" "This one runs really fast" "Yonetaro is back" "Impossible" "Yonetaro of the Tokito clan died two years ago" "Good day everybody" "Did Tokito family leave this village?" "What are you saying?" "Did Tokito family leave this village?" "Yes, probably" "Hmm, thank you" "There is still enough time" "He can tell time from that little thing" "Now our time will start running again" "Sound the horn" "Who on earth is that, I can't see" "It's Tsubana" "Is she new here?" "Perhaps she is dead" "Time doesn't flow here" "Really?" "Is it true?" "Did it stop half-way through?" "Do you really want to take it out?" "The circumstances are favorable" "These days, there're fewer and fewer people in the village" "Everybody has moved to the town" "Who is it?" "I am very sorry to disturb your sleep" "Why on earth are you here all of a sudden" "What?" "Are you a man or a ghost?" "If you're a man, speak!" "Is there a clock here?" "It's told that all the clocks that had been buried... have now been dug out by the people again" "Do you want to bury them?" "Why did they have to be dug out?" "You want to know?" "Hmm... you know it?" "I want to know" "I want to know it all" "Don't push me away" "Oh, you're Tokito?" "Tokito?" "I am really not in the mood" "Doesn't matter" " Not in the mood" " Doesn't matter" "The clock, the clock is moving" "I've gotta go do some work" "It doesn't matter, you don't have to" "It's there!" "It's getting out..." "getting out..." "Something happened..." "Something incredible happened..." "It's my father's bones, my bones" "Something happened..." "Something happened..." "Yonetaro found it!" "Something happened..." "Totally... totally incredible" "Totally..." "Did they all leave for the town?" "I..." "I want to go, too..." "I'll go, too" "Darling" "Am I beautiful?" "I think this dress is really beautiful" "Darling" "Can't you see me?" "They all want to leave" "It's really miserable to stay here" "Tell me how to do best" "People are born half-dead" "It takes them a whole life to die completely" "Right?" "Oh, yellow petals..." "Darling!" "Can you hear me?" "Where are they coming from?" "Can you write every name once again?" "Can you?" "The hands of the clock keep turning" "These days, it's really different from how it used to be in the past" "Seems like I am going to be with you again" "Come and hug me" "Idiots!" "Leaving for the town!" ".." "It doesn't exist, this town!" "It's all a lie!" "You close your eyes and don't see anything!" "There is nothing there!" "You will only understand it in a hundred years" "Come back in a hundred years" "In a hundred years" "So this is the only photograph that turned out well..." "Have you seen this kind of photographs before?" "Yes... two people photographed together" "This person isn't my dad, is he?" "No, he can't be" "The place where this photo was taken doesn't exist anymore" "But how can it be?" "They were mailed out so long ago, but the replies didn't get here until now" "Also, all tied up in one pack" "Written by a person called..." "All right, let's have a look!" "Wow, terrible handwriting" "What is it?" "Did I write it?" "Dear Temari, how have you been?" "I've been doing great after my death." "No need to worry" "There are many great women here" "There isn't anything that would bother me" "How boring!" "Have you forgotten Daisaku Tokito?" "I am still wearing the pants you've thrown down for me" "To Tsubana from her deceased father:" "Family records are of very little use here" "So things have been very easy for me after I died" "You shouldn't be worried about death either" "Boyservant Ada to forest fairy Chigusa:" "After coming over here, I've been often playing the pipe tune you like" "I hope you'll hear it, and will be kind enough to die a little sooner" "Also there is this one..." "To Su-e from Sutekichi:" "I didn't say good bye." "I'm sorry." "I've been looking for your father since I came here" "I wanted to ask him how to open your chastity belt" "But I haven't found him yet" "Yesterday, we pounded a lot of rice" "So I am a bit tired" "I will write you again later" "Come, let's take a picture" "Come all together, let's take a picture" "Hey, it looks like they're taking pictures" "Everybody please go to the rear hill to take pictures" "The photographer is over there" "It can be left as a memory" "Come to make pictures" "Come to make pictures" "Come to make pictures" "Come to make pictures" "Don't run, don't let him run!" "Where are you going?" "Where did they go?" "That thief ran away!" "So old!" "Can it make pictures?" "The image is upside-down" "Has everybody come yet?" "What we're gonna show you..." "Come to make pictures" "Go to the rear hill to make pictures" "Everybody come together to make pictures" "The photographer is here" "Photographer?" "Come here, turn around, move..." "Come to make pictures..." "The photographer is at the rear hill" "Good you've come!" "Long time no see" "How cute!" "Oh, how cute!" "Come... come here" "Attention everyone" "Mommy, please come here" "Please come to the front" "Get ready, everyone!" "THE END" |
(i) Technical Field
The present invention relates to a semiconductor laser device and a method for controlling a semiconductor laser.
(ii) Related Art
It is known that, in a case where an optical signal having small line width and having high power is input into an optical fiber, SBS (Stimulated Brillouin Scattering) may be occurred when a value based on the line width and the power exceeds a threshold value. Thus, the optical signal may get dramatically degraded. A control technology of placing a given amount of wavelength dispersion on an optical output having a small line width (SBS suppression technology) is developed as a method of suppressing signal degradation caused by the SBS.
On the other hand, a structure, in which a SG-DBR (Sampled Grating Distributed Bragg Reflector) and a SG-DFB laser (Sampled Grating Distributed Feedback laser) are coupled to each other, is known as a wavelength tunable laser of which oscillation wavelength is variable.
Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2007-048988 discloses a wavelength tunable laser in which a CSG-DBR (Chirped Sampled Grating Distributed Bragg Reflector) is coupled to the SG-DFB laser instead of the SG-DBR for increase in performance.
A wavelength tunable laser having the CSG-DBR as a tuning element uses a vernier-shaped selectable wavelength determined by the CSG-DBR. It is preferable that wavelength selectivity of the CSG-DBR is not broken down, if the SBS suppression technology is adapted to the wavelength tunable laser. |
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I started baking cakes when I was 12 years old. At first, I would just play around with different shaped Wilton pans and experiment with making my own flavors. I've never had professional lessons, I just kind of taught myself things--I don't do things the typical way, but I'm proud of the methods I've invented. Every cake is a new learning experience for me. |
90% of Luisita farmers ink land papers
09:28 PM August 25th, 2013
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IN BARANGAY (village) Lourdes inside Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac City, Bernardo Pineda shows a lot allocation certificate where 17 beneficiaries opted to form a group and receive adjacent lots, with a total area of 11.2 hectares, near the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway. JO MARTINEZ-CLEMENTE/INQUIRER CENTRAL LUZON
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—Around 90 percent of 6,212 farmworkers in Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac province have signed the documents required to make the titles transferring to them the bulk of the sugar estate owned by the family of President Aquino, Agrarian Reform Secretary Virgilio de los Reyes said.
The signing of the lot allocation certificates (LAC) and applications to purchase and farmer’s undertaking (APFU) by majority of farmworkers in the 10 villages in the 6,443-hectare estate has enabled the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to submit proof to the Registry of Deeds to register the certificates of land ownership award (CLOAs) of the beneficiaries, De los Reyes said in a statement.
De los Reyes said the APFU was “not a new animal bred by this administration.”
“The signing of the APFU has long been required since the first day of [Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP)] implementation in 1988,” he said.
In Hacienda Luisita, each beneficiary is set to get 6,600 square meters from out of 4,099 ha, the final size of the CARP-covered land.
These are to be paid within 30 years at a total cost of between P60,000 and P70,000.
What the CARP put under compulsory coverage in 1989 were 4,915 ha, according to the July 5, 2011, decision of the Supreme Court that ordered the distribution of land and revocation of the stock distribution program between the Tarlac Development Corp. and 6,296 farmworkers through the Hacienda Luisita Inc. (HLI).
The coverage area shrunk to 4,099 ha because on order of the high court, the DAR deducted the 500 ha sold to the Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. and the 80.51 ha sold for the construction of sections of the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway. The DAR also retained less than 500 ha as common areas, like roads, canals and firebreaks.
Willingness to pay
Anthony Parungao, DAR undersecretary for legal affairs, said qualified farmworkers who did not come to the raffle for lot allocation from July 18 to
Aug. 21 in their villages could go to the DAR provincial office to get their LAC and sign the APFU, which is proof they are willing to pay and till the lots.
But De los Reyes said the refusal of any farmer-beneficiary to sign the APFU “is a ground to be stricken out of the list of beneficiaries and be replaced by other qualified beneficiaries.”
That was because the APFU is a commitment to pay the land, make it productive and bind the beneficiaries to comply with agrarian reform laws, he said.
While Parungao said the signing by 90 percent of beneficiaries indicated their “cooperation,” a leader of Ambala accused the DAR of using “deceit and intimidation, with the support of the military and the police.”
Drawing of lots
“This is more to please its owners [including] President Aquino,” Florida Sibayan, acting Ambala chair, said in a statement.
Sibayan said the DAR should not have drawn the lots through “tambiolo” (raffle drum) and should have recognized instead the “bungkalan” (tilling) system through which the farmworkers assigned lots among themselves.
Ambala continued to oppose paying the Cojuangco family for the land they would get, saying they have already paid this through their labor as stockholders of HLI since 1989.
But De los Reyes said the DAR is implementing the order of the Supreme Court to compensate the landowner. Tonette Orejas, Inquirer Central Luzon |
Ke$ha Shows Off New Toned Down Look At Billboard Awards!
Ke$ha not only ricked a Givenchy dress with a crazy high slit up the side, she also debuted her new toned down look in which she was almost unrecognizable…you had to do a double take to make sure it was really her. Ke$ha wore very minimal makeup only opting to line her eyes and keep her lips nude giving her a dramatically natural look. Ke$ha’s look was nude in all senses she told E!, “I’m rolling with my booty out. It’s a different look for me. I like to mix it up. I wanted to be really naked in every sense of the word, so I went bare with the makeup, bare with the booty.” |
Liporetro-D-peptides - a novel class of highly selective thrombin inhibitors.
Plasma serine protease thrombin plays a key role in coagulation, haemostasis and thromboembolic diseases. Direct thrombin inhibitors could be beneficial for future anticoagulant therapy. We have synthesized and studied liporetro-D-peptides - efficient thrombin inhibitors resistant to enzymatic degradation. Compounds X-D-Arg-D-Phe-OMe, where X=residue of lauric or myristic acid or 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl, have been synthesized by conventional peptide synthesis in solution and their comparative inhibitory analysis in relation to thrombin, factor X, plasmin and trypsin has been conducted. Modification of the synthetic liporetro-D-peptides with the myristic acid residue was the most successful one. This modification has dramatically increased the inhibition efficacy (Ki=0,17 μM) and selectivity toward the chosen target enzyme, thrombin, in comparison to factor X, plasmin and trypsin (more than 600, 900, and 5000-fold, respectively). Our findings establish an important role of the fatty moiety in the structure of peptide inhibitors with regards to their potency and selectivity toward thrombin. |
Q:
Can I prevent spam bots from submitting a form if its hidden?
If I display:none over a form wrapper on my website contact page will a spam bot still be able to submit it?
If no, then would a possible solution be to just place a link saying - send us an email - and when clicked it display:show the wrapper with the form thus this preventing spam?
Thanks,
-O
A:
A spam bot is usually a script that is executed and run automatically. It's not an actual human being so the bot would not care if it is actually hidden by the style or not. You could add it to the DOM in the moment the user clicks a button if you wanted to prevent a "spam bot" to abuse it.
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Evgeny Kuznetsov is a national treasure; here’s another example. Late in the first period of the Caps-Flyers game, goaltender Steve Mason made a save on a blistering wrist shot from Kuznetsov. Mason was unable to corral the puck with his chest. The rebound bounced out of the crease, and Mason dived to cover it.
Meanwhile, Flyers defenseman Evgeny Medvedev, unaware Mason was so far out of the crease, tripped over his goalie while skating backwards. The ref broke into laughter. So did Kuznetsov.
Look how Kuznetsov covers his face.
It was all in a good fun. Kuznetsov has a long history with Medvedev. Medvedev is a Chelyabinsk native like Kuznetsov, and they played against each other in the KHL.
Thanks to @IAmUndersteer for pointing this moment out to me.
Full RMNB Coverage of Caps vs Flyers |
SET TERM ^ ;
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FRIENDLYNAME Varchar(255),
ORIGINALFILENAME Varchar(255),
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SIZEINKB Integer,
UPLOADDATE Timestamp,
FOLDERID Integer,
ITEMGUID Char(36),
MODULEGUID Char(36),
USERGUID Char(36),
FOLDERGUID Char(36),
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RETURNS (
ITEMID Integer )
AS
BEGIN
ITEMID = NEXT VALUE FOR mp_SharedFiles_seq;
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UPLOADUSERID,
FRIENDLYNAME,
ORIGINALFILENAME,
SERVERFILENAME,
SIZEINKB,
UPLOADDATE,
FOLDERID,
ITEMGUID,
MODULEGUID,
USERGUID,
FOLDERGUID,
DESCRIPTION
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VALUES
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:ITEMID,
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:UPLOADUSERID,
:FRIENDLYNAME,
:ORIGINALFILENAME,
:SERVERFILENAME,
:SIZEINKB,
:UPLOADDATE,
:FOLDERID,
:ITEMGUID,
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I hold the gun gingerly in my gloved hand and lean my head out of the parked car to peer outside. Staring wide-eyed at the silhouettes of the trees that surround the long forgotten tracks, I see shadows dancing within the night and creating their own little puppet show.
I hold the gun gingerly in my gloved hand and lean my head out of the parked car to peer outside. Staring wide-eyed at the silhouettes of the trees that surround the long forgotten tracks, I see shadows dancing within the night and creating their own little puppet show. If I close my eyes, I can still remember when these tracks were still used and the line of smoke rose above the hill as a train, speeding by us and throwing dirt up into the wind, wound in the opposite direction.
'It will be really easy,' you suddenly say. Your voice is smooth, low and resounding in the car, wrapping itself around me and pulling me back to the task at hand. I worry my lip, blink a few times and then turn to look at you sitting so casually in the passenger's seat. 'You can do this, I promise,' you say, grinning. And I wish I could go back to where it started; I wish we both could just enjoy the moment.
Moments before your departure- so many years ago, when we are still in our twenties, on these formerly well-travelled tracks- I wanted nothing more than to throw my arms around you because I knew right then and there that I just could not do without you and seeing you now- your face, your eyes, your smile and your hair with the feeble light striking sparks in it- right here with me again, in this same spot and same position, my stomach drops.
Only today we do not watch the trains passing by us, we do not wonder who is sitting within each compartment and what they could be possible doing or thinking, where they would be going, and whom they would be seeing. We can't do that anymore because these tracks are closed, and you do not plan on lingering around any longer. I don't think I can take it, especially knowing it will be for good this time around; we won't be seeing each other again. You won't come back to brush the hair out of my face, letting your fingers linger on my cheeks longer than they should and whisper that you'll be fine.
'Are you ready?' you ask. I'm not, not at all. My heart is racing, thoughts rolling and boiling with the adrenaline that feels like tiny electric sparks within my veins. My body is burning with the ongoing fight within my heart, with the ancient and well known struggle of me and my words, which now cling to my throat, clutch at my tongue and forbid me to speak. But when you look me in the eye, everything seems to melt instantaneously into fragments of delight, joy, possibilities and bittersweet daydreams. 'We are a team, and I need you to do this for me. I need you, do you hear me?' Your voice is gentle, low and sweet and so very, very attractive.
I nod, simply staring at you because I can, because you are here with me once again; because that brilliant smile of yours blinds me as usual, because when you reach for my elbow my heart flips and your touch lights a fire where it meets my skin and because. . . have you always been so utterly beautiful? It is bizarre and unsettling to need this, to want this, and hold this moment: to grab it and toss it and wring it and starve without it. You make me crave warmth, and kisses and hugs. Nothing besides you and me, these tracks and this car, this silent star speckled night and these soft touches of a fading street lamp are terribly important now. Nothing weighs as much as this moment, this situation, these seconds ticking by with each breath forcing its way into my system and out of yours.
'I don't think you understand the dramatic impact this will have,' you murmur, sighing deeply and running one of those wonderfully gentle hands through the soft strands of your hair. 'Look, I get it, okay? I am asking a lot here, I know, but would you please just fucking say something?' But I can't. I can't open my mouth and tell you things to sooth your mind, your conscious. I can't even stop looking at you. 'Nevermind-' you slam your fist against the dashboard, then lean back into your seat- 'I will ask someone else. I can find someone else.' Your eyes are angry as they stare ahead, suddenly avoiding me.
And I panic, shaking so quickly that the gun nearly slips through my fingers, but I manage to tighten my grip around it again; to swallow the thick clump within my throat. I manage to ignore the frantic beating of my heart and open my mouth- my tongue's dry, my throat aches and my lips crack with the movement- and finally, after hours of just sitting here silently I say, 'I'm sorry.'
'It's all right. I always knew you not to be the smartest of them. Just focus.' I try to do as you say. I try to focus on the facts at hand and the things that need to be done. But the wind is buffeting through the open window and it sweeps my thoughts up, swirling and twirling them so vigorously that I am losing my grip on the situation- on the moment. You want me to do this, though, so I know I can because it is you who asked me. So I focus: on the multiple blows to the head that I had taken beforehand, the blood loss and the nerves that skitter away every few seconds. I focus on each breath, each beat of my heart and each flutter of your lashes. 'Good, that's it. Calm down, baby, I got you.'
I focus on the fact that I can do this; that I ought to hurry before you decide to choose someone else. I focus on the fact that it's you sitting with me in this car; it's you who needs me, wants me and deserves everything you ask. 'I can do this,' I mumble. I call forth the deepest reserve of willpower. This is just one last test of conviction; one last struggle to get out of the mud, one more pull and I'll be up the ladder and out of the ditch. 'I think I can.' I flash you a nervous smile, a frightened look.
'I believe in you, baby,' you say quietly, reaching out to brush your fingers through my hair. The comfort it brings is nearly overwhelming; my heart clenches and I fear for a second I might go into cardiac arrest. You are so perfect: your jaw, your lips and biceps and even your spine; from the tips of your fingers to the curl of your toes and the crook in your smile, even the wink you throw my way. I'm so frightened and I can't look down at the gun in my hand or I'll panic. So instead I continue to look into your eyes that are astonishingly beautiful in the dim light; you're astonishingly beautiful in any light for that matter. 'I got you, baby, I got you,' you say with a breathless laugh.
I close my eyes and press my cheek against your hand. This simple gesture reminds me of the time when our hearts once seemed synchronised, when the beating inside my chest went wild and I swore I had a lion's heart because I could do anything. I still can. With you, I know no fear- you guide me, push me, pull me and shove me out of the way. 'This is the last step. Do you have the letter?' you whisper and your breath ghosts across my skin, making me shiver in anticipation.
'Yes,' I answer and open my eyes. There's a moment when you blink- your eyelashes falling in heaps, fluttering down to your cheeks- and the ecstasy of past nights and previous endearments catches my breath. You purse your lips and rub them against my temple and it is like a gift that binds me, spilling and flowing and wrapping me up so tightly that I fear I might burst. 'It-It's in the glove compartment,' I stutter, pointing in said direction. 'Will this really work?'
'Once you do this, I will be fine.' Briefly, you brush your lips against mine, dwelling for just a few seconds while I am lost in the feelings that you stir within. 'Do it just like I said, baby and then this will be behind us. I'll be so happy, and it will all be thanks to you.' You finally kiss me properly, thoroughly and it is wonderful and glorious, teasing my nerves and strengthening them; a taste of victory, temptation and belief itself. Then you pull back and murmur, 'This way it will all be ours, everything.' My stomach clenches and coils and heat rises. 'You got this.'
And then you retreat, pulling those slender fingers away from my face, quickly taking your warmth with you. You flash me one more grin, one more quirk of your lip and rise of your brow; you let me bathe in the gleam of your sight one more time. For you, I can do it. 'I don't like to be too close when it happens, baby, so count to thirty and then do it, all right?' I nod nervously and watch you step out of the car. 'You're doing me a really big favour, I appreciate it. You know I love you, right?' I nod again- I know you do- and you close the door and start to walk off into the darkness ahead.
I have to pause for a moment, to stop the tension from building within. This is where we first met, long ago- how many years have it been now? These tracks were a memory of false illusions and silly daydreams, of simple gestures and soft touches; of grinding hips, stifled moans, butterfly kisses and hearty laughter. I can do this because you asked me to. I have to do this because you're the brand upon my skin. I will do this because I love you too- I always have and always will.
I stare out the window, my eyes never wavering from the passenger's side. My grip tightens around the gun again. I'll do it just the way you said to. Did thirty seconds pass already? Are you somewhere near the tracks, just standing there to smoke a cigarette and wait for the sound to ring through the night? I bet you are waiting for me. You have to use me, I completely and utterly understand that.
But it still makes me nervous, and my body begins to shake again because you are not next to me; you are not holding my hand while I pull through with this and there is no more warmth around. I can take the blame; I will take it. I gasp out a breath, trying to assess the situation again- through a blurry vision because this is big and just so much, so frightening. There's something throbbing in my head- in my heart and bones and nerves- and bile rises in my throat, but there's no time for that. I switch off the safety, place the gun under my chin- the kiss of the cold steel brushes my neck- and aim upwards, towards the back of my head and the world seems to go quiet while it waits for me to just do it.
My heart is wild, but my breaths are even now.
I can do this. I know I can because once upon a time, you really did love me. |
The present invention relates to recombinant DNA encoding the Tth111II restriction endonuclease methylase fusion protein (RM fusion protein), as well as expression of Tth111II RM fusion protein in E. coli cells containing the recombinant DNA.
Tth111II endonuclease is found in the strain of Thermus thermophilus 111 (New England Biolabs' strain collection #249 (Beverly, Mass.)). It recognizes the double-stranded DNA sequence 5′CAARCA3′N11/N9 and cleaves downstream sequence at N11 (top strand) and N9 (bottom strand) to generate a 2-base 3′ overhang (/ indicates the cleavage of phosphodiester bond).
Type II restriction endonucleases are a class of enzymes that occur naturally in bacteria and in some viruses. When they are purified away from other bacterial/viral proteins, restriction endonucleases can be used in the laboratory to cleave DNA molecules into small fragments for molecular cloning and gene characterization.
Restriction endonucleases recognize and bind particular sequences of nucleotides (the ‘recognition sequence’) on DNA molecules. Once bound, they cleave the molecule within (e.g. BamHI), to one side of (e.g. SapI), or to both sides (e.g. TspRI) of the recognition sequence. Different restriction endonucleases have affinity for different recognition sequences. Over two hundred and eleven restriction endonucleases with unique specificities have been identified among the many hundreds of bacterial species that have been examined to date (Roberts and Macelis, Nucl. Acids Res. 27:312-313, (1999)).
Restriction endonucleases typically are named according to the bacteria from which they are discovered. Thus, the species Deinococcus radiophilus for example, produces three different restriction endonucleases, named DraI, DraII and DraIII. These enzymes recognize and cleave the sequences 5′TTT/AAA3′, 5′PuG/GNCCPy3′ and 5′CACNNN/GTG3′, respectively. Escherichia coli RY13, on the other hand, produces only one enzyme, EcoRI, which recognizes the sequence 5′G/AATTC3′.
A second component of bacterial/viral restriction-modification (R-M) systems are the methylase. These enzymes co-exist with restriction endonucleases and they provide the means by which bacteria are able to protect their own DNA and distinguish it from foreign DNA. Modification methylases recognize and bind to the same recognition sequence as the corresponding restriction endonuclease, but instead of cleaving the DNA, they chemically modify one particular nucleotide within the sequence by the addition of a methyl group (C5 methyl cytosine, N4 methyl cytosine, or N6 methyl adenine). Following methylation, the recognition sequence is no longer cleaved by the cognate restriction endonuclease. The DNA of a bacterial cell is always fully modified by the activity of its modification methylase. It is therefore completely insensitive to the presence of the endogenous restriction endonuclease. Only unmodified, and therefore identifiably foreign DNA, is sensitive to restriction endonuclease recognition and cleavage. During and after DNA replication, usually the hemi-methylated DNA (DNA methylated on one strand) is also resistant to the cognate restriction digestion.
With the advancement of recombinant DNA technology, it is now possible to clone genes and overproduce the enzymes in large quantities. The key to isolating clones of restriction endonuclease genes is to develop an efficient method to identify such clones within genomic DNA libraries, i.e. populations of clones derived by ‘shotgun’ procedures, when they occur at frequencies as low as 10−3 to 10−4. Preferably, the method should be selective, such that the unwanted clones with non-methylase inserts are destroyed while the desirable rare clones survive.
A large number of type II restriction-modification systems have been cloned. The first cloning method used bacteriophage infection as a means of identifying or selecting restriction endonuclease clones (EcoRII: Kosykh et al., Mol Gen. Genet. 178:717-719, (1980); HhaII: Mann et al., Gene 3:97-112, (1978); PstI: Walder et al., Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 78:1503-1507, (1981)). Since the expressions of restriction-modification systems in bacteria enable them to resist infection by bacteriophages, cells that carry cloned restriction-modification genes can, in principle, be selectively isolated as survivors from genomic DNA libraries that have been exposed to phage. However, this method has been found to have only a limited success rate. Specifically, it has been found that cloned restriction-modification genes do not always confer sufficient phage resistance to achieve selective survival.
Another cloning approach involves transferring systems initially characterized as plasmid-borne into E. coli cloning vectors (EcoRV: Bougueleret et al., Nucl. Acids. Res. 12:3659-3676, (1984); PaeR7: Gingeras and Brooks, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 80:402-406, (1983); Theriault and Roy, Gene 19:355-359 (1982); PvuII: Blumenthal et al., J. Bacteriol. 164:501-509, (1985); Tsp45I: Wayne et al. Gene 202:83-88, (1997)).
A third approach is to select for active expression of methylase genes (methylase selection) (U.S. Pat. No. 5,200,333 and BsuRI: Kiss et al., Nucl. Acids. Res. 13:6403-6421, (1985)). Since restriction-modification genes are often closely linked together, both genes can often be cloned simultaneously. This selection does not always yield a complete restriction system however, but instead yields only the methylase gene (BspRI: Szomolanyi et al., Gene 10:219-225, (1980); BcnI: Janulaitis et al., Gene 20:197-204 (1982); BsuRI: Kiss and Baldauf, Gene 21:111-119, (1983); and MspI: Walder et al., J. Biol. Chem. 258:1235-1241, (1983)).
A more recent method, the “endo-blue method”, has been described for direct cloning of thermostable restriction endonuclease genes into E. coli based on the indicator strain of E. coli containing the dinD::lacZ fusion (Fomenkov et al., U.S. Pat. No. 5,498,535; Fomenkov et al., Nucl. Acids Res. 22:2399-2403, (1994)). This method utilizes the E. coli SOS response signals following DNA damage caused by restriction endonucleases or non-specific nucleases. A number of thermostable nuclease genes (TaqI, Tth111I, BsoBI, TfiI nuclease) have been cloned by this method (U.S. Pat. No. 5,498,535). The disadvantage of this method is that sometimes positive blue clones containing a restriction endonuclease gene are difficult to culture due to the lack of the cognate methylase gene.
There are three major groups of DNA methylases based on the position and the base that is modified (C5 cytosine methylases, N4 cytosine methylases, and N6 adenine methylases). N4 cytosine and N6 adenine methylases are amino-methyltransferases (Malone et al. J. Mol. Biol. 253:618-632, (1995)). When a restriction site on DNA is modified (methylated) by the methylase, it is resistant to digestion by the cognate restriction endonuclease. Sometimes methylation by a non-cognate methylase can also confer the DNA site resistant to restriction digestion. For example, Dcm methylase modification of 5′CCWGG3′ (W=A or T) (SEQ ID NO:1) can also make the DNA resistant to PspGI restriction digestion. Another example is that CpG methylase can modify the CG dinucioetide and make the NotI site (5′GCGGCCGC3′ (SEQ ID NO:2)) refractory to NotI digestion (New England Biolabs' Catalog, 2000-01, page 220). Therefore methylases can be used as a tool to modify certain DNA sequences and make them uncleavable by restriction enzymes.
Because purified restriction endonucleases and modification methylases are useful tools for creating recombinant molecules in the laboratory, there is a great commercial interest to obtain bacterial strains through recombinant DNA techniques that produce large quantities of restriction enzymes. Such over-expression strains should also simplify the task of enzyme purification. |
Discover Meeting of the Great Rivers
Don't just see the sites, hit the open road of the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Byway all around Alton and experience it all firsthand. Escape in time to be a part of history as you embark on the journey westward with Lewis & Clark. Shop Alton's "Antique Row" and the surrounding communities for one-of-a-kind finds. Let the river lure you into an outdoor adventure of canoeing, kayaking, boating or fishing. Lace up your hiking boots or mount your bike to escape down the path less travelled on the numerous trails found throughout the region. Sneak away to tee off on the greens at some of St. Louis' best golf courses. You don't need to escape to the big city for a night out on the town. Live music, performing arts, cultural centers, casino gaming and legendary nightlife are calling you.
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As the winter wind blows in from the north, it’s time to head over to the Meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway and let your eagle watching adventure begin. Just 25 miles north of St. Louis, Alton is located on the banks of the Mississippi River, and it is the perfect place to become immersed in Mother Nature and the magnificence of the American Bald Eagle migration. Eagle Watching HotspotsBegin your adventure with a stop at the Alton Visitor Center to pick up the newestEagle Watchers Guide. This booklet lists all eagle watching hotspots, eagle events and other eagle promotions in the region. Head northwest on the Great River Road towards Clifton Terrace Park. This area is a great spot to pull in and pull out your binoculars or camera. Right along the riverfront, eagles like to settle in this spot. Turn right onto Clifton Terrace Road and then another right on Route 3 to The Nature Institute.
There are several trails here that you can walk for bluff top views of eagles roosting and soaring over the river. Make your way back to the Great River Road to head further west to Piasa Harbor. Get a close up view of the eagles and the river at this harbor that’s situated between Grafton and Alton. Make sure to save time so you can stroll through Elsah, watching for eagles soaring over the river. Finally, head northwards to TreeHouse Wildlife Center to see live bald eagles every weekend in January and February.
On day two, make your way to the Grafton Riverfront. Walk the riverfront to view eagles perched in the trees and soaring over the river. Further west of the city near the Brussels Ferry entrance, eagles are active. Your third stop of the day will be at Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge at Gilbert Lake. The trees out in the field often have eagles perched there. A three-mile hiking trail connects with Pere Marquette State Park. After a short break, cross the Illinois River on the Brussels Ferry.
Stop by the Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center at Swan Lake. There will be scopes for viewing eagles. There also are trails at Swan Lake. Drive north to Hardin from there as there are great riverfront restaurants perfect for viewing eagles while you dine. Finally, head south to Pere Marquette State Park, the largest state park in Illinois. There are several lookout points that are great to watch for eagles. |
Q:
General question about Binary files
I am a beginner and I am having trouble in grasping binary files. When I write to a file in binary mode (in python), I just write normal text. There is nothing binary about it. I know every file on my computer is a binary file but I am having trouble distinguishing between files written in binary mode by me and files like audio, video etc files that show up as gibberish if I open them in a text editor.
How are files that show up as gibberish created? Can you please give an example of a small file that is created like this, preferably in python?
I have a feeling I am asking a really stupid question but I just had to ask it. Googling around didn't help me.
A:
Here's a literal answer to your question:
import struct
with open('gibberish.bin', 'wb') as f:
f.write(struct.pack('<4d', 3.14159, 42.0, 123.456, 987.654))
That's packing those 4 floating point numbers into a binary format (little-endian IEEE 756 64-bit floating point).
Here's (some of) what you need to know:
Reading and writing a file in binary mode incurs no transformation on the data that you read or write. In text mode, as well as any decoding/encoding to/from Unicode, the data that you read or write is transformed according to the platform conventions for "text files".
Unix/Linux/Mac OS X: no change
older Mac: line separator is \r, changed to/from Python standard \n
Windows: line separator is \r\n, changed to/from \n. Also (little known fact), Ctrl-Z aka \x1a is interpreted as end-of-file, a convention inherited from CP/M which recorded file sizes as the number of 128-byte sectors used.
A:
When I write to a file in binary mode (in python), I just write normal text.
You'll have to change your approach when you upgrade to Python 3.x:
>>> f = open(filename, 'wb')
>>> f.write("Hello, world!\n")
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
TypeError: must be bytes or buffer, not str
>>> f.write(b"Hello, world!\n")
14
But your question isn't really about binary files. It's about str.
In Python 2.x, str is a byte sequence that has an overloaded meaning:
A non-Unicode string, or
Raw binary data (like pixels in an image).
If you print the latter as it were the former, you get gibberish.
Python 3.x got rid of this double meaning by introducing a separate bytes type for binary data, leaving str unambiguously as a text string (and making it Unicode).
A:
So-called "text" files are simply files that follow certain conventions: the bytes are usually a subset of all the possible bytes, generally ASCII or Unicode values, and are organized into "lines" with "line terminators". The standard line terminators vary by platform - Unix uses \n, Mac \r, and Windows \r\n - so part of the convention is to translate these on the fly. This works fine with text files, but will clobber other kinds of files, because an 0x0a (\n) byte in a sound file or something won't take well to being converted to 0x0d 0x0a (\r\n). Of course, if you've only been using Unix, this won't have come up.
In Python 3, all strings are Unicode, and opening a file as text means you have to read and write Unicode strings, and perhaps specify an encoding (it defaults to UTF-8). Opening a file as binary means you have to use bytes objects, which are simple lists of 8-bit bytes and don't get encoded.
Does this clarify things?
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Activation of recombinant trp by thapsigargin in Sf9 insect cells.
The mammalian protein responsible for Ca2+ release-activated current (Icrac) may be homologous to the Drosophila protein designated trp. Thus the activity of trp, and another Drosophila protein designated trp-like or trpl, may be linked to depletion of the internal Ca2+ store via the so-called capacitative Ca2+ entry mechanism. To test this hypothesis, the effect of thapsigargin, a selective inhibitor of the endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ pump, on trp- and trpl-induced whole cell membrane current was determined using the baculovirus Sf9 insect cell expression system. The results demonstrate that trp and trpl form Ca(2+)-permeable cation channels. The trpl encodes a nonselective cation channel that is constitutively active under basal nonstimulated conditions and is unaffected by thapsigargin, whereas trp is more selective for Ca2+ than Na+ and is activated by depletion of the internal Ca2+ store. Although evaluation of cation selectivity suggests that trp is not identical to the channel responsible for Icrac, these channels must share some structural feature(s) since both are activated by thapsigargin. A unique proline-rich region in the COOH-terminal tail of trp, which is absent in trpl, may be necessary for capacitative Ca2+ entry. |
Removal of phenol from aqueous solution and resin manufacturing industry wastewater using an agricultural waste: rubber seed coat.
Activated carbon prepared from rubber seed coat (RSCC), an agricultural waste by-product, has been used for the adsorption of phenol from aqueous solution. In this work, adsorption of phenol on rubber seed coat activated carbon has been studied by using batch and column studies. The equilibrium adsorption level was determined to be a function of the solution pH, adsorbent dosage and contact time. The equilibrium adsorption capacity of rubber seed coat activated carbon for phenol removal was obtained by using linear Freundlich isotherm. The adsorption of phenol on rubber seed coat activated carbon follows first order reversible kinetics. The suitability of RSCC for treating phenol based resin manufacturing industry wastewater was also tested. A comparative study with a commercial activated carbon (CAC) showed that RSCC is 2.25 times more efficient compared to CAC based on column adsorption study for phenolic wastewater treatment. |
Update Jan 22: Check out the next post in this series: Advanced web scraping with Mechanize.
Scraping the web with Ruby is easier than you might think. Let’s start with a simple example, I want to get a nicely formatted JSON array of objects representing all the showings for my local independent cinema.
First we need a way to download the html page that has all the listings on it. Ruby comes with an http client, Net::HTTP , and it also comes with a nice wrapper around it, open-uri . So the first thing we do is grab the html from the remote server.
require 'open-uri' url = 'http://www.cubecinema.com/programme' html = open ( url )
Great, so we’ve got the page that we want to scrape, now we need to extract some information from it. The best tool for this job is Nokogiri. So we create a new Nokogiri instance using the html we just scraped.
require 'nokogiri' doc = Nokogiri :: HTML ( html )
Nokogiri is great because it allows us to query the html using CSS selectors, which, in my opinion, is much simpler than using xpath.
Ok, now we’ve got a document that we can query for the cinema listings. Each individual listing’s html structure is something like the following.
<div class= "showing" id= "event_7557" > <a href= "/programme/event/live-stand-up-monty-python-and-the-holy-grail,7557/" > <img src= "/media/diary/thumbnails/montypython2_1.png.500x300_q85_background-%23FFFFFF_crop-smart.jpg" alt= "Picture for event Live stand up + Monty Python and the Holy Grail" > </a> <span class= "tags" ><a href= "/programme/view/comedy/" class= "tag_comedy" > comedy </a> <a href= "/programme/view/dvd/" class= "tag_dvd" > dvd </a> <a href= "/programme/view/film/" class= "tag_film" > film </a> </span> <h1> <a href= "/programme/event/live-stand-up-monty-python-and-the-holy-grail,7557/" > <span class= "pre_title" > Comedy Combo presents </span> Live stand up + Monty Python and the Holy Grail <span class= "post_title" > Rare screening from 35mm! </span> </a> </h1> <div class= "event_details" > <p class= "start_and_pricing" > Sat 20 December | 19:30 <br> </p> <p class= "copy" > Brave (and not so brave) Knights of the Round Table! Gain shelter from the vicious chicken of Bristol as we gather to bear witness to this 100% factually accurate retelling ... [ <a class= "more" href= "/programme/event/live-stand-up-monty-python-and-the-holy-grail,7557/" > more... </a> ] </p> </div> </div>
Processing the html
Each showing has the class .showing , so we can select all the showings on the page and loop over them, processing each one in turn.
showings = [] doc . css ( '.showing' ). each do | showing | showing_id = showing [ 'id' ]. split ( '_' ). last . to_i tags = showing . css ( '.tags a' ). map { | tag | tag . text . strip } title_el = showing . at_css ( 'h1 a' ) title_el . children . each { | c | c . remove if c . name == 'span' } title = title_el . text . strip dates = showing . at_css ( '.start_and_pricing' ). inner_html . strip dates = dates . split ( '<br>' ). map ( & :strip ). map { | d | DateTime . parse ( d ) } description = showing . at_css ( '.copy' ). text . gsub ( '[more...]' , '' ). strip showings . push ( id: showing_id , title: title , tags: tags , dates: dates , description: description ) end
Lets break down the code above and see what each part is doing.
showing_id = showing [ 'id' ]. split ( '_' ). last . to_i
First we get the showing’s unique id, which is helpfully exposed as part of the html id attribute in the markup. Using square brackets allows us to access attributes of the element, so using the html above as an example the return value of showing['id'] would be "event_7557" . We’re only interested in the integer id, so we split the resulting string on the underscore, .split('_') and then take the last element from that array and convert it to an integer, .last.to_i .
tags = showing . css ( '.tags a' ). map { | tag | tag . text . strip }
Here we find all the tags for a showing by using the .css method, which returns an array of matching elements. We then map these elements and take the text content and strip it of any excess whitespace. For the html above this would return ["comedy", "dvd", "film"] .
title_el = showing . at_css ( 'h1 a' ) title_el . children . each { | c | c . remove if c . name == 'span' } title = title_el . text . strip
The code to get the title is a bit more involved because the title element in the html contains some extra spans with a prefix and a suffix. First we get the title element using .at_css , which returns a single matching element. Then we loop over the children of the title element and remove any spans. Finally with the spans gone we get the text of the title element and strip out any excess whitespace.
dates = showing . at_css ( '.start_and_pricing' ). inner_html . strip dates = dates . split ( '<br>' ). map ( & :strip ). map { | d | DateTime . parse ( d ) }
This is the code for getting the date and time of a showing. It’s a bit involved because a showing can be on multiple days, and sometimes there is also pricing information in the same element. We’re mapping the dates that we find to DateTime.parse so that the result is an array of ruby DateTime objects.
description = showing . at_css ( '.copy' ). text . gsub ( '[more...]' , '' ). strip
Getting the description is quite straightforward, the only real processing we have to do is remove the [more...] text using .gsub .
showings . push ( id: showing_id , title: title , tags: tags , dates: dates , description: description )
With all the bits of the showing that we want in variables we can now push a hash representing the showing into our array of showings.
Output JSON
Now we’ve processed each showing and we’ve got an array of showings we can convert the result to JSON.
require 'json' puts JSON . pretty_generate ( showings )
This prints out the JSON encoded version of the showings, when running the script the output can be redirected to a file, or piped into another program for further processing.
Putting it all together
With all the pieces in place we can now put the full version of the script together.
require 'open-uri' require 'nokogiri' require 'json' url = 'http://www.cubecinema.com/programme' html = open ( url ) doc = Nokogiri :: HTML ( html ) showings = [] doc . css ( '.showing' ). each do | showing | showing_id = showing [ 'id' ]. split ( '_' ). last . to_i tags = showing . css ( '.tags a' ). map { | tag | tag . text . strip } title_el = showing . at_css ( 'h1 a' ) title_el . children . each { | c | c . remove if c . name == 'span' } title = title_el . text . strip dates = showing . at_css ( '.start_and_pricing' ). inner_html . strip dates = dates . split ( '<br>' ). map ( & :strip ). map { | d | DateTime . parse ( d ) } description = showing . at_css ( '.copy' ). text . gsub ( '[more...]' , '' ). strip showings . push ( id: showing_id , title: title , tags: tags , dates: dates , description: description ) end puts JSON . pretty_generate ( showings )
If you save the above into a file called scraper.rb and run it with ruby scraper.rb then you should see the JSON representation of the events printed to stdout. It will look something like the following.
[ { "id" : 7686 , "title" : "Harry Dean Stanton - Partly Fiction" , "tags" : [ "dcp" , "film" , "ttt" ], "dates" : [ "2015-01-19T20:00:00+00:00" , "2015-01-20T20:00:00+00:00" ], "description" : "A mesmerizing, impressionistic portrait of the iconic actor in his intimate moments, with film clips from some of his 250 films and his own heart-breaking renditions of American folk songs. ..." }, { "id" : 7519 , "title" : "Bang the Bore Audiovisual Spectacle: VA AA LR + Stephen Cornford + Seth Cooke" , "tags" : [ "music" ], "dates" : [ "2015-01-21T20:00:00+00:00" ], "description" : "An evening of hacked TVs, 4 screen cinematic drone and electroacoustics. VAAALR: Vasco Alves, Adam Asnan and Louie Rice create spectacles using distress flares, C02 and junk electronics. Stephen Cornford: ..." } ]
And that’s it! This is just a basic example of scraping. Things get a bit more complicated if the site you’re scraping requires you to login first, for those instances I recommend looking into mechanize, which builds on top of Nokogiri.
Hopefully this introduction to scraping has given you some ideas for data that you want to turn into a more structured format using the scraping techniques described above. |
Month: September 2016
When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd -Mk. 6:34
It’s been there for years… staring at me, taunting me, a self-confident concrete donut complacent on the Mall: the Hirshorn Museum. I give in… I confess, since my arrival in the city (1999) I’ve never thought any good could come from a place that flies so obviously in the face of classical culture. Recently, however, my conscience got the better of me, “If you really believe in looking for Christ in all things, you have to seek him at the Hirshorn too!” So I did. Admittedly, my first thought was, “That’s not a museum it’s a space station!” but I have to say the contemporary art collections at the Hirshorn led to some fruitful meditations.
The Hirshorn Museum seen from the Mall
The most striking part of the Hirshorn immediately formed a key for my understanding of it. The museum is a concrete circle. Other than its third-floor balcony, which offers stunning panoramic views of the entire Mall, there are no windows on the outer ring. Inside, however, all eyes look to the circular courtyard and its centerpiece fountain.
Calm pervades the inner court. Taking in the geometry of the place, there’s a sense of earth being lifted heavenward as the squares (earthly symbols) are elevated into the perfect [heavenly] circle of the structure. It’s a dynamic similar to the National Gallery’s rotunda: a perfect cube base containing a perfect sphere (i.e. the dome).
Circles and squares, heaven and earth, inward-facing windows… add to this the subjectivity of modern art: It exists to (a) reveal the inner thoughts of the artist and (b) invite a subjective analysis by the viewer. The Hirshorn is a place of deep introspection.
Ron Mueck, “Big Man”
Entering the museum itself, my initial sense was “infinite.” Looking down each corridor, I could never see the “end” of the circle. It was comforting at first, the concept of having all the time in the world to explore art, both on the walls and in the human heart.
Further examination of the art brought changing thoughts, sadder thoughts.
Works by artists like Lucian Freud, Willem de Koonig, and Alberto Giacometti were among the most expressive to me because they directly represented and expressed the human form.
Lucian Freud, “Nude with Leg Up” (1992)
The humanity explored by these artists is broken, deeply wounded. A form without nobility, confused, frustrated, sorrowful. Consider Freud’s “Nude with Leg Up.” The stripped subject reclines next to a stripped bed, collapsed, as it were, on his crumpled linens. The subject’s upraised leg gives sense of having fallen out of bed. All representations of humanity necessarily show humanity’s fragility… we are, after all, fragile fallen creatures, but this art shows no indications of redemption or even the hope of it. The Hirshorn’s circle was changing from an orbit of infinite possibilities into a self-enclosed loop of futility.
Giacometti, “Diego” (bust)de Koonig, “Woman” (Painting)
Giacometti’s sculptures and de Koonig’s paintings are indicative. Both artists made their careers in post-war Europe. The destruction and broken hopes endemic of the time is obvious in their works. Giacometti’s busts of his brother Diego are described by curators as rough and naturalistic. I suppose there’s something to be said for roughness as a style, but as to the message conveyed I see only sad incomplete man, frozen in abstraction perpetually incomplete. Likewise, de Koonig’s studies of the female form which, we are told, were a search for the true identity of “woman.”
Giacometti, “Diego” (bust)de Koonig, “Woman” (painting)
Two other works summed up and, really, confirmed my sense of loss, of mourning for the human condition portrayed by contemporary art. The first is “Untitled,” by Jannis Kounellis (1980), in which a series of classical sculptures are unceremoniously piled into a closet-like space. The broken shelves of the space intensify the sense that not only has form been passed by, but that it has been actively shunted onto the ash heap of history.
Jannis Kounellis, “Untitled” (1980)
Finally, Hector Zamora’s video work, O Abuso da Historia shows a traditional courtyard in Brazil, into which dozens of potted palms are thrown crashing from the upper stories of the structure. A throwing out of history? It felt to me as if the whole structure was being prepared for demolition, destruction, fall.
Leaving the Hirshorn, sad as my impressions were, I was so glad I had encountered the art and the building. I offer no judgment against contemporary art. It is only a record of what people are feeling. It is data. Reflecting on my experience, I felt as if I’d just finished listening to the stories of a grieving family preparing for a funeral, but the family is my society, my neighbors, the men and women who’s culture has given rise to the art.
If we want the Church to be a place of encounter, if we want to go out “ad extra” as Pope Francis encourages us, modern art can give us a prescient snapshot of just how much work, how much love and hope we need to bring to bear upon our world. I’m glad I went to the Hirshorn, and I highly encourage the faithful to do likewise. It won’t be easy, but it’s important.
When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd Mk. 6:34 |
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Former Palace boss Sam Allardyce said after the game that it looked to be a serious injury, and it is understood that he has damaged ligaments in his knee, with Allardyce admitting that the defender is likely to be out long-term. |
#include "z_bg_jya_1flift.h"
#define ROOM 0x00
#define FLAGS 0x00000010
void BgJya1flift_Init(BgJya1flift* this, GlobalContext* globalCtx);
void BgJya1flift_Destroy(BgJya1flift* this, GlobalContext* globalCtx);
void BgJya1flift_Update(BgJya1flift* this, GlobalContext* globalCtx);
void BgJya1flift_Draw(BgJya1flift* this, GlobalContext* globalCtx);
/*
const ActorInit Bg_Jya_1flift_InitVars =
{
ACTOR_BG_JYA_1FLIFT,
ACTORTYPE_BG,
ROOM,
FLAGS,
OBJECT_JYA_OBJ,
sizeof(BgJya1flift),
(ActorFunc)BgJya1flift_Init,
(ActorFunc)BgJya1flift_Destroy,
(ActorFunc)BgJya1flift_Update,
(ActorFunc)BgJya1flift_Draw,
};
*/
#pragma GLOBAL_ASM("asm/non_matchings/overlays/actors/ovl_Bg_Jya_1flift/func_80892B60.s")
#pragma GLOBAL_ASM("asm/non_matchings/overlays/actors/ovl_Bg_Jya_1flift/func_80892BE8.s")
#pragma GLOBAL_ASM("asm/non_matchings/overlays/actors/ovl_Bg_Jya_1flift/BgJya1flift_Init.s")
#pragma GLOBAL_ASM("asm/non_matchings/overlays/actors/ovl_Bg_Jya_1flift/BgJya1flift_Destroy.s")
#pragma GLOBAL_ASM("asm/non_matchings/overlays/actors/ovl_Bg_Jya_1flift/func_80892DB0.s")
#pragma GLOBAL_ASM("asm/non_matchings/overlays/actors/ovl_Bg_Jya_1flift/func_80892DCC.s")
#pragma GLOBAL_ASM("asm/non_matchings/overlays/actors/ovl_Bg_Jya_1flift/func_80892E0C.s")
#pragma GLOBAL_ASM("asm/non_matchings/overlays/actors/ovl_Bg_Jya_1flift/func_80892E28.s")
#pragma GLOBAL_ASM("asm/non_matchings/overlays/actors/ovl_Bg_Jya_1flift/func_80892E34.s")
#pragma GLOBAL_ASM("asm/non_matchings/overlays/actors/ovl_Bg_Jya_1flift/func_80892E58.s")
#pragma GLOBAL_ASM("asm/non_matchings/overlays/actors/ovl_Bg_Jya_1flift/func_80892F3C.s")
#pragma GLOBAL_ASM("asm/non_matchings/overlays/actors/ovl_Bg_Jya_1flift/func_80892F50.s")
#pragma GLOBAL_ASM("asm/non_matchings/overlays/actors/ovl_Bg_Jya_1flift/BgJya1flift_Update.s")
#pragma GLOBAL_ASM("asm/non_matchings/overlays/actors/ovl_Bg_Jya_1flift/BgJya1flift_Draw.s")
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The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) made a decision to expand capacity of its customer grid supply CGS program to add 20 MW of capacity — an estimated 2,800 rooftop solar systems. The CGS program provides utility customers a PUC-approved credit for any surplus electricity their solar installations export to the grid.
Sunetric, a wholly-owned subsidiary of RGS Energy, is says its ready to serve this increase.
“We applaud the recent decision of the PUC,” said Darren Jennings, vice president of Sunetric. “This move greatly enhances our opportunities for growth in this market, including our plans to expand our product offerings to include solar hot water, solar air conditioning, and storage solutions for residential and commercial customers.”
Over the past year, several solar companies exited Hawaii primarily due to the capping of net metering. However, Sunetric has expanded its sales, marketing and construction teams in the state. During 2016 and 2017, RGS Energy raised net proceeds of $32.6 million in the capital markets positioning the company to pursue opportunities in the state. Sunetric designs and installs photovoltaic systems for homes, businesses, and federal and military organizations. Sunetric provides turnkey solar solutions, from design, construction planning, and customer financing assistance to installation, utility interconnection and warranty. |
Purification and partial sequence analysis of pp185, the major cellular substrate of the insulin receptor tyrosine kinase.
Insulin stimulates the tyrosine phosphorylation of a 185-kDa putative cytosolic substrate protein (pp185) in diverse cell types. After intravenous insulin infusion into the live intact rat, pp185 and the 95-kDa insulin receptor beta-subunit were the major proteins that tyrosine phosphorylated in liver, skeletal muscle, and adipose tissue. Both proteins were maximally phosphorylated within 30 s, and both increased in phosphotyrosine content in parallel with increasing insulin dose. However, pp185 tyrosine phosphorylation was transient, with almost complete dephosphorylation within 2-3 min despite continued insulin stimulation. To identify pp185 directly, we purified pp185 from insulin-stimulated rat liver, using a denaturation-based extraction procedure that blocks endogenous protein phosphatases and thus allows a high yield, single step isolation of phosphotyrosyl proteins by anti-phosphotyrosine antibody immunoaffinity absorption. From 50 rat livers, 50-100 pmol of pp185 was isolated. Edman degradation of seven internal tryptic peptide fragments of pp185 yielded novel amino acid sequences, indicating that pp185 is a new protein. Antipeptide antibodies were raised which specifically recognize a single, 185-kDa insulin-stimulated phosphotyrosyl protein in liver, skeletal muscle, adipose tissue, and several cultured cell lines. These results indicate that pp185 is expressed in a variety of insulin-responsive tissues, is the major protein rapidly tyrosine phosphorylated under physiological conditions in the intact animal, and also provide a route for cloning the pp185 gene and elucidating the function of pp185 in insulin signal transduction. |
Q:
CSS: An element with a hanging indent and a hidden overflow that doesn't cut it off?
I would like to know how to make an element with a hanging indent, along with a hidden overflow that does not hide said indent.
This demonstrates my problem:
http://jsfiddle.net/Skofo/qgd2p/
Thank you!
A:
Based on your fiddle, swap the margin-left: 15px; for padding-left: 15px; on your li elements.
I've only checked this in chrome, mind. You might have to set box-sizing to something consistent to make it work cross-browser, like box-sizing: border-box;
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Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a one-time programmable (OTP) memory device, and more particularly, to an OTP memory device that can improve write performance.
OTP memory can be used in a micro controller unit (MCU), a power management integrated circuit (PMIC), a display driver IC (DDI), or a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor. OTP memory can be programmed by breaking the connection of a fuse or creating the connection of an antifuse in a circuit of the OTP memory.
Once programming is performed on OTP memory, it is usually irreversible. Accordingly, programming of the OTP memory is performed taking its end use into account after manufacturing of a memory device. A resistive fuse element that can be implemented in OTP memory may be opened or shorted by applying a current of at least a predetermined value. An antifuse usable in the OTP memory may be implemented by a thin layer including a non-conductive material, e.g., silicon dioxide, between two conductor layers or two terminals. The two conductors may be shorted or become a conductive path with a low resistance due to a voltage of at least a predetermined value.
When OTP memory is included in a semiconductor memory device, the OTP memory may store diverse data, which may be used during the operation of the semiconductor memory device. The OTP memory may be implemented in a form of an array including a plurality of fuses or anti-fuses in order to efficiently store the diverse data. |
Q:
Can the minimum of two consecutive prime gaps become arbitary large?
Here :
https://oeis.org/A023186
the so-called "Lonely primes" are shown.
Let $$[a,b,c]$$ be a triple of consecutive primes and define $$d:=\min(c-b,b-a)$$
My question :
Can we prove that $d$ can become arbitary large ? In other words, can we prove that the minimum of two consecutive prime gaps can become arbitary large ?
With the chinese remainder theorem we can construct a positive integer $N$, such that the each number in the range $$[N-d,N+d]$$ except $N$ (d is some positive integer ) must have a prime factor not exceeding $p_{2d}$ But can we show that $N$ can be prime (perhaps by using the Dirichlet theorem) and that also $N-d>p_{2d}$ can be satisfied ?
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If you read that OEIS page you linked to, it says
Erdős and Suranyi call these reclusive primes and prove that there are an infinite number of them.
(Emphasis mine.) Each lonely prime is the $b$ of a consecutive prime triple $[a, b, c]$ for which $d = \min(b-a, c-b)$ is larger than for any previous prime triple. Since this sequence of lonely primes continues infinitely, there must be arbitrarily large $d$.
In particular, two consecutive gaps of size at least $2k$ must occur at the latest on either side of lonely prime number $k$ (counting $2$ as the $0$th lonely prime). If you instead take sequence number 120937, then it duplicates the lonely primes such that it happens for the first time exactly at term number $k$.
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I bet Clark was the one who killed Qrow, in Case Qrow is truly killed. And he has no Shame lying about who did it? Holy damn, that's a new Low for Injustice Clark. |
Trio files federal suit over La Casa eatery
Entrepreneur Lyjha Wilton took advantage of a pair of Mexican immigrants and their U.S.-born daughter, using the immigrants’ undocumented status as a lever to take over La Casa, a popular South Wedge eatery that succeeded largely by dint of their labor, the trio maintains in a lawsuit.
Filed last week in U.S. District Court in Rochester, the court action accuses Wilton of fraud and labor law violations.
A real estate developer and owner of Boulder Coffee Co. Inc., Wilton is praised by some as a savior of the city’s South Wedge neighborhood and reviled by others as an impossibly bad landlord.
Maria Bocanegra, Omar Ramos and their daughter Leila Bocanegra cast Wilton as a deceiver who “strung them along,” inducing them to invest more than $49,000 in La Casa and put in thousands of hours of free labor at the restaurant because of a never-fulfilled promise to turn over the restaurant to them.
Offering the undocumented immigrants “a chance at the American Dream,” Wilton in the end manipulated and exploited them, claimed the plaintiffs’ attorney, David Irving, a lawyer in the Rochester office of the Worker Justice Center of New York Inc., in a written statement.
Wilton and Joseph Taddeo Jr., an attorney mentioned in the court filing as the recipient of a transfer of restaurant cash arranged by Wilton, did not respond to requests for comment. Taddeo is not a target of the action.
According to the lawsuit, Wilton, seemingly impressed by the popularity and high-quality fare of a Mexican food stand Ramos and Maria Bocanegra were running in quarters rented from him, approached the couple with a proposition: Wilton would help them develop a full-service Mexican restaurant in an Alexander Street house he owned near Boulder Coffee’s flagship location.
Wilton said he would start out as the new restaurant’s legal owner, the complaint claims. But he told the couple he was ultimately interested only in renting the property and promised to put the restaurant in the name of Leila Bocanegra, then 18 years old, as soon as she turned 21, making the family full owners of the eatery, the court documents state.
In an interview, Irving declined to say whether the terms the lawsuit describes were memorialized in a written contract. In the court complaint, he cites equitable estoppel, a legal principle under which parties can be held to terms of a verbal understanding.
Wilton invested $60,000 to $80,000 in the restaurant venture, while the Bocanegras and Ramos supplemented their investment of more than $49,000 by putting in more than 7,000 hours of what turned out to be free labor, the lawsuit alleges.
According to the filing, Maria Bocanegra and Ramos started working full-time at the restaurant in December 2012, several months before it opened. At first they designed and set up kitchen and dining areas, built fixtures, developed a menu based in part on family recipes and decorated the eatery. After La Casa opened, they ran the restaurant for several months.
Ramos and Maria Bocanegra, for example, controlled La Casa’s checking account and were authorized to charge items to the restaurant’s credit card. The restaurant’s Internet, cable television and telephone contract were in Ramos’ name. Ramos and Maria Bocanegra had administrator access to the restaurant’s computer system and clocked restaurant workers in and out, the filing states.
When the South Wedge restaurant opened for business in February 2013, the Bocanegras and Ramos moved into an apartment above it. Wilton charged the trio $3,000 a month in combined rent, the complaint states.
The brief describes legal underpinnings of the rental as involving separate companies controlled by Wilton. A company called 93 Alexander St. Inc., which does business as La Casa, paid the monthly rental fee to Wilton, who signed a lease on the building as both tenant and landlord.
For much of 2013, Maria Bocanegra and Ramos were largely responsible for the restaurant’s day-to-day management, their complaint alleges.
But the deal for the restaurant initially to be run as a joint venture but be fully transferred to Leila Bocanegra on her 21st birthday went awry in July 2013 when Maria Bocanegra and Ramos were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials.
The couple still is living in this area, Irving said. He declined to comment further on their status.
After the detention, Wilton took steps to squeeze out the Bocanegras and Ramos, limiting their hours and taking control of the managerial duties. In July, Wilton transferred $40,000 out of La Casa’s business account, sending $25,000 to an account under his control, $10,000 to Taddeo and $5,000 for the restaurant’s monthly rental, upping the previously agreed rental cost by $2,000, the court complaint states.
Ramos and the Bocanegras bowed out of the restaurant in November 2013. By that time, Wilton had limited their duties to kitchen work and told them to teach other staffers how to do their management chores, the court filing states.
The complaint alleges that Wilton—guilty of “common law fraud”—deliberately misled the couple.
The three-year delay Wilton imposed before he would make Leila Bocanegra an owner was not legally necessary. In questions of contracts or ownership, New York law defines 18-year-olds as adults, Irving said in an interview.
The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages on two counts:
As an alleged employer of the Bocanegras and Ramos, Wilton owes them wages, including overtime for the thousands of unpaid hours they worked, plus extra damages; and
Under terms of the deal proposed, which would have given the trio an ownership stake in La Casa, he owes them at least a cut of the restaurant’s profits.
Since its launch last year, La Casa has had gross revenues exceeding $500,000 and racked up hundreds of thousands of dollars in profits, the court complaint maintains. |
Two weeks ago, I turned 21 years old (should I yay, or nay?) – a lot of weird, and personal and challenging and emotional developments have occurred in my life through the past 4-5 years. Keeping in mind my new found wisdom gained from legal adulthood, here’s 21 things I learnt before I turned 21:
Best friends are overrated: I’ve had a string of different best friends over the years before I realized how extremely stupid the concept was. The person you are closest to depends on where you are in life and changes as rapidly as your life changes.
Not everyone will understand you: Everyone isn’t equipped to understand your problems no matter how much you want them to. So find someone who is.
Long distance is really long distance: You won’t even realize how fast some people grow out of you once they go to another country.
Not everyone will feel what you feel: You might hate someone deeply and that person might not even give you a glance (which actually will just make you hate them more), but more importantly you might walk a paragraph for someone and they’ll keep you for a sentence in their heart.
Music is the best therapy: Nothing will ever suit any situation in life as much as the right music will.
Your person will come: In a generation where everyone is always in a relationship, or has found that person to post cheesy captions for, life will give you your person when you’re actually ready for them.
Never give up on TV shows: There is a plethora of television series’ on every kind of platform everywhere. Find something for yourself, because when college, work and people get too much, you really need those. (I recently watched Mindhunter (Netflix) andBreathe (Amazon Prime) – go try them!)
Try something new: Everything around us is constantly evolving and trying anything new once in a while really helps.
Making new friends isn’t terrible: There are times when people will give you a lot of grief about some new people you start talking to. Forget them. Spend time with people who are good for your mental health.
Pizza will never disappoint you: This is true 10000000%. People will disappoint you, and movie adaptations of books will disappoint you, but pizza will never ever ever disappoint you.
Read one quote per day: This is actually really therapeutic and very easy to do. Quotes are literally everywhere. I get my daily dose from instagram and we heart it.
Change is the only constant: Every change doesn’t necessarily have to be bad. If something is changing, its 99% for the best.
Move On: Move on from boring books and overrated shows, but most importantly move on from heartbreak.
Forgive, not easily, but forgive: Forgiving people who’ve really done you wrong comes very hard. Its really easy to just say you hate someone and not make any effort. So try forgiving. Forgive people because you deserve to give that peace to yourself.
Make time: Life is all about priorities and if someone’s company, and someone’s presence really means a lot, then please prioritize them. Life is run out of you before you can make the most of these people.
Work your ass off: I mean, really, work so hard that you never look back thinking you could’ve worked harder. Work hard at work and work hard at college and you’ll easily master adulthood.
You can’t change people: Some people come into your life filling it with so much happiness and hope that the minute something goes wrong in their life, you want to fix it. But you really can’t. Whatever is happening in someone else’s life is happening because of how they are as a person, and that – you can’t change that, no matter how much you try and how much you want to.
Put your health first: This is so important and most people don’t realize it till they’ve already lost all control over it. Nothing in life will matter as much as your physical and mental health will (except maybe One Direction coming back together), so work on your health everyday!
Binge watch Harry Potter: You shouldn’t even need a reason for this. Binge watching Harry Potter movies is the best thing and you never need a specific time or reason or anything at all for the same.
Never forget what you love: Really, it could be singing or dancing or looking up crazy recipes all day (personally, I love reading). Always, and I mean always, find time for what you really love.
You’re not too old: You really aren’t. Stop cribbing and thinking that you’ve wasted life. You’ve barely started life.
Exam preparation literally means listening to music along with emotionlessly reading tons of notes off of my laptop. Keeping in lieu with this, here are 10 songs I’ve become wholly obsessed with this past 2 weeks!
Too Good at Goodbyes by Sam Smith
Naked by James Arthur
Jet Lag by Simple Plan
It Ain’t Me by Kygo featuring Selena Gomez
A Different Way by Lauv and DJ Snake
This Hindi song called Dil Diyan Gallan, from the movie Tiger Zinda Hai (beautiful, I swear)
Less I Know by OneRepublic
You are the Reason by Calum Scott
Bedroom Floor by Liam Payne
Miss You by Louis Tomlinson
Have you been obsessed with any of these amazeballs songs for a while?
Riverdale’s season 2 aired its mid-season finale this past week, and I just have one thing to say to people who still haven’t seen it and are really excited to watch it – Its not worth it.
After hyping up the whole season and getting the viewers to expect a ton of crazy shit happening in every episode, the winter finale really drops a notch and ends up being quite a disappointing end to the year.
Spoilers!The biggest and the most disappointing spoiler is in fact the identity of the black hood. The black hood turns out to be the school janitor, Mr. Svenson when unmasked by Sheriff Keller after Betty and Archie chase him down a graveyard. This makes no sense and actually kills the whole mystery of the killer.
Further, Betty and Archie kiss! (Really weird and creepy and not acceptable) – but thats actually all okay as Archie and Veronica get back together over Christmas and Veronica admits she also loves him (awwwwwww)
With the episode being really terrible and really boring, the only good thing that comes out of the episode is that Jughead motivates all the young serpents (including Sweet Pea) to go after Penny Peabody and driving her out of the city just to save FP. Jughead is by far the real MVP of this show.
Riverdale returns in January, 2018 and hopefully debunks the really identity of the Black hood because the school janitor is totally unacceptable. |
Trump grasped the festering popular discontent over multiple catastrophic elite failures that their architects were entirely oblivious to as they tittered away in their coastal enclaves. Trump would smash the elite consensus on immigration and globalization, no longer subjecting U.S. workers to the competition from unskilled migrants and foreign sweatshop-wage workers that had wreaked “carnage” on the Appalachian and industrial Midwestern heartlands.
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And Trump would end the elite consensus on foreign policy that had mired young men and women from those forsaken places in faraway Forever Wars that represented the height of elite hubris and folly.
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The latest Iran news exposes one of the most important, and potentially most destructive, false narratives at the core of that whole story.
As Trump just confirmed on Twitter, he had ordered strikes as a response to Iran’s shooting down of a surveillance drone, but cancelled the attack only “10 minutes before the strike.” He did this after learning it could result in 150 deaths, which he called “not proportionate to shooting down an unmanned drone.”
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So, let’s give Trump qualified credit here: It does appear he’s resisting the push for war from the administration’s hawks. (Another explanation is that he thinks Iranian capitulation is inevitable anyway, as will be discussed below.)
This seeming instinct against war, if it exists, is often presented as signaling a “contradiction," one that pits this reluctance against his desire to look “tough” in international affairs. That reluctance is said to be grounded in the story he told in 2016 — in his “nationalist” and “America First" aversion to pouring U.S. blood and treasure down foreign sinkholes.
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But in this particular case, it’s precisely because the story he told is completely false that Trump is trapped in that contradiction right now — and we are trapped in an escalating situation with potentially horrible consequences.
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Trump’s story about Iran has always been a lie
As many observers have noted — see this from Evelyn Farkas, or this Post editorial — it is Trump’s decision to pull out of the international nuclear deal negotiated by President Barack Obama that has led to this moment.
The short version: Iran was abiding by the deal, and was being constrained from developing nuclear weapons. But Trump pulled out — then reimposed sanctions to choke the Iranian economy, and has since dictated terms for sanctions relief that appear deliberately unrealistic, cornering Iran into a choice between escalating on its side or submitting entirely to those terms.
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As David Ignatius explains, the administration is confident that this submission is right around the corner, but this would require “total capitulation.” The continued push for this makes miscalculation — and war — more likely.
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But let’s focus on the original withdrawal from the deal. In the run-up to that decision, Trump falsely claimed Iran was on the verge of total collapse before Obama negotiated it, and overinflated what Iran financially got from it, to falsely portray it as a giveaway to Iran. Trump also insisted the deal was premised on believing Iran could be trusted not to develop nukes (in fact, it had strict verification mechanisms) and that the deal would inevitably fail to constrain Iran.
That latter claim proved completely false for a time, as Iran continued to abide by it. Now Iran is suggesting it will restart its programs, but this is coming after the United States pulled out of the deal that was successfully constraining it, compounding the folly of Trump’s decision.
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Trump’s claim that the deal was hopelessly weak — which has been revealed as false by events, though one cannot conclusively say it would have worked forever — probably derived from the fact that Trump couldn’t bear that Obama had negotiated it. Trump treated it as weak by definition.
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But there’s a deeper deception here, one that goes back to the whole story Trump tells.
The deeper deception
How did Trump square his campaign vow to pull out of the nuclear deal with his promise to avoid Mideast quagmires? By claiming not just that elites were foolishly sinking us into such quagmires but also that our elites were weak and allowing other countries to take us to the cleaners. Trump’s vow to withdraw was a sign of his strength — he’d be “tougher” with Iran, unilaterally so, and force its full capitulation (without any shots fired) that way.
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As Zack Beauchamp has exhaustively demonstrated, Trump has never really been averse to military adventurism in any deeply committed sense. What he campaigned on was much closer to hawkish nationalism — he blustered for years about using force unilaterally. As we’re now seeing, this is manifesting itself in open hostility to international compromise solutions.
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The Iran deal was and is imperfect — designed to constrain Iran, not through total capitulation to all our demands, but through a painstakingly negotiated international compromise.
It was working. But Trump’s worldview did not permit acknowledgment of this. Now he’s making good on his vow to achieve total capitulation through toughness, and we’re living through the deeply risky consequences.
We should hope Trump really is reluctant to go to war, and that this reluctance will prevail. But the terrible thing here is that, despite the story Trump told about elite failure, the Iran deal was one case in which international elites actually did set up a framework that likely would have averted senseless, costly foreign quagmires. In other words, here they got a very big thing right. |
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
I learned a lot about sustainable dish when making this dish. Not only did I become more aware of overfishing and the importance of opting for sustainable seafood, but now I can spread that knowledge to you. According to the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Program, “Nearly 75% of the world's fisheries are fished to capacity, or overfished. Our seafood choices have the power to make this situation worse, or improve it.”
Various fishing methods worldwide put our oceans in peril by endangering fish populations, destroying their habitats, and polluting the water. By choosing to purchase sustainable seafood you no longer contribute to these harmful practices, helping to conserve diverse, healthy and long-lasting ocean ecosystems.
Of course, our personal efforts are only a small advance in a much larger movement. The restaurant and retail stores that sell seafood must be tuned in as well; many have begun, with major companies like Walmart, Whole Foods, and Costco vowing to sell only sustainable.
While I was familiar with the premise of sustainability, I found that when trying to think up a dish, I wasn’t exactly sure of what fish were most sustainable and where I would be most likely to find them. The Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch website is a very helpful resource.
As part of their Seafood Watch program, the Monterey Bay Aquarium has developed a list of recommendations for the most sustainably conscious fish to buy in different regions of the United States. They’ve done careful research based on each fish species and the factors that affect them individually, rating as “best choice,” “good alternative,” and “avoid.”
Other than on their website, recommendations are also available in pocket guides and mobile apps.
I ended up picking U.S. farmed tilapia, which is one of the most widely available sustainable fish. The piña colada inspiration came from warm, tropical thoughts, and my fidgety anticipation of spring to finally get a move on.
I’ve wanted to cornflake-crust something for the longest, so here she is. The cornflakes don’t take away from the fish at all, especially since it is baked; they just add a nice crunchy consistency. I did not crush my flakes too much, but that was just my preference. For the accompaniments, tangy pineapple and mango relish offsets the sweetness from the sauce, and the simple coconut rice is great for sopping up all that is leftover.
• In a food processor or blender, puree pineapple with pineapple juice; reserve.
• In a small sauce pot, heat butter and add shallots; cook until translucent. Add puree to cooked shallots, and then mix in coconut milk and rum. Bring to a boil.
• Strain the pineapple sauce through a sieve back into a small pot. Bring back to a boil and reduce to a simmer. To thicken, slowly whisk in slurry.
Pickled Manago and Pineapple Relish:
- ½ pineapple, small dice
- 2 mango, small dice - ¼ cup red onion, small dice
- 2 jalapeno, small dice
- Juice of 1 lime
- 2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger
- 1 cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 8 tablespoons rice vinegar
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro
• In a small sauce pot, bring orange juice, sugar, and rice vinegar up to a boil.
• In the meantime, mix together all ingredients up to grated ginger in a medium bowl. Once the orange juice mixture has come to a boil, pour over. Add cilantro, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours, or up to overnight.
To serve:
• Spoon sauce onto plate and place tilapia fillet over the top. Serve with the pickled pineapple and mango salsa on the side and coconut rice (recipe follows).
Coconut Rice:
Yield: 4 servings
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup rice
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 1 cup chicken broth
- Salt and pepper to taste
• In a small/medium pot, heat butter until melted. Add rice and stir until well-coated with butter. Add the coconut milk, broth, and salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, cover and cook for about 20 minutes until done.
Friday, March 25, 2011
It is a period of celebration. On the 21st of March in the year 2011, Adam has won his 24th victory against the forces of life to survive another year on Earth.
During this day, his girlfriend, Marisa, secretly managed to execute the perfect dessert for the ultimate Star Wars fan, the PRINCESS LEIA CUPCAKE, a confection with enough delicious frosting and Oreo hair to destroy an entire appetite.
Pursued by the cupcakes sinister good looks, Adam races to the table aboard the starship in his head to devour the edible clones and become custodian of the birthday cake that can save his sweet tooth and restore freedom to his nerdiness…
My boyfriend is a BIG nerd.
I say this in the most affectionate way. In fact, he takes it as a compliment. Lucky for him, he is a cute nerd, so I deal with it, and obviously support it too.
He loves everything Star Wars, and ever since I came across these adorable Princess Leia cupcakes on http://www.justjennrecipes.com/ back in October, I’ve wanted to make them for him.
With these being Princess Leia cupcakes, of course the hair is the most important detail. Star Wars nerd or not, the two braided buns are immediately recognized as a ‘do that is distinctly hers. Two Oreo cookies adhered to each side of the cupcake with frosting complete the look.
Justjennrecipes, recommends using cream cheese and black frosting for the face and hair; I made vanilla and chocolate buttercream frostings instead, but after the fact I think the cream cheese would have been much easier to spread/pipe. And as you can see, pink or red heart sprinkles work perfectly for the lips.
To make these for the Star Wars fan in your life, get the step-by-step design instructions, here.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
In preparation for the one day when everyone gets to becomes Irish, I cooked a meal true to my inner brogue-talking, green-wearing, Irish self.
I’m really not Irish at all. I don’t know what a shillelagh is and the “o” in my name comes at the end, not the beginning. What I do know, is that Ireland is a beautiful country with a fun, spirited holiday called St. Patrick’s Day that typically gives people in America an excuse to drink lots of beer and get wasted.
From a culinary standpoint, I can appreciate the hearty, homey and cozy foods that come from Ireland and the northern European area. To me, nothing fits the above description quite as well as pot pie. Creamy, flavorful chicken pot pie, bubbling beneath perfectly browned pastry, hugs you from the inside out. It won’t be too much longer before it will be too warm to enjoy foods like this, so there is no better time to really appreciate it.
Maybe there was four leaf clover stuck under my shoe or a leprechaun in my pocket; perhaps there was even a rainbow leading to my stove top, because my pot pies might as well have been pots of pure gold. They were…magically delicious! Was that enough clichés for you?
Man, I like being Irish. This is so easy to make, and you probably have most of the ingredients right in your refrigerator. So go get to making some pot pie, grab a green beer, summon your inner Irish self, and have a Happy St. Patty’s Day!
P.S. If you haven't yet, please visit Kelly Ripa's Tea Party for a Cause at Kelly Confidential by Electrolux. Simply pick a tea party dress and Electrolux will donate $1 to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. While your there, I would love for you to check out some of my featured tea party recipes under, "Host Your Own Tea Party." :-)
Thursday, March 10, 2011
As you might remember, back in September I took part in the Foodbuzz 24 x 24, a monthly event where 24 bloggers are chosen to host a unique meal within the same 24 hours and post them all on the same day.
September’s event was unique in that it was in support of Ovarian Cancer Research; for every meal hosted, Electrolux donated $250 to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. I was so happy to be able to contribute to such a great cause, and knew exactly what I wanted to do. In the spirit of getting women together, I chose to host a tea party.
Today, Electrolux launched a new website in support of Ovarian Cancer Research and guess what the theme is? Tea Party! And guess whose tea party recipes they recently asked to feature? Yes, Mine!
The site is called Kelly Confidential (Kelly as in Kelly Ripa), where you can join Kelly’s virtual “chari-tea” party for a cause. When you do, $1 will go towards the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund and you are entered for a chance to win an Electrolux washer and dryer.
There are a bunch of fun “tea party” themed links to click around on the site, including ideas for how to host your own. Under “host your own tea party” you’ll see my picture next to “tea party recipes.”
It’s like, there’s Kelly Ripa and Buddy Valastro of Cake Boss, and then there’s me! I’m very excited about it and I love that it is all for a great cause!
Sunday, March 6, 2011
With a rich food culture immersed in pride and tradition, New Orleans is one of my top-desired culinary destinations.
From bananas foster to the Bloody Mary, it is the birthplace of many favorites that I would love to experience straight from the source. I can just see myself taking large gaping bites of po’ boy and mufaletta sandwiches, devouring Cajun and Creole classics like crawfish étouffée and jambalaya, and having deep-fried love affairs with hush puppies and biegnets.
Mardi Gras is coming up this Tuesday and to celebrate I made another New Orleans food that I’ve always wanted to try: King Cake. The customary Mardi Gras King Cake is a round, braided cinnamon brioche bread that is covered in glaze and drenched in decorative green, purple and gold sugar sprinkles. The colors are said to represent faith (green), justice (purple), and power (gold).
I am so proud of how this cake came out. It looks so authentic and festive; I could harldy take my eyes off of it! P.S. Those alligator beads are really from New Orleans. My cousin Eloise brought them back from when she visited.
I found John Besh’s recipe for King Cake on Epicurious.com. Besh is the acclaimed chef of six New Orleans’s restaurants, most notably, August, so I trusted him for a great recipe and definitely got one. For the icing, I just have to note that I ended up using a lot more lemon juice than the recipe called for to make it pourable (about 3 lemons).
King Cakes were originally made to celebrate the coming of the Epiphany. In Louisiana, they are usually only baked and eaten during the Mardi Gras/Carnivale season, which stretches from Twelfth Night (January 6) to the day before Ash Wednesday, aka Fat Tuesday.
It is tradition to insert a small plastic baby into the large coffee cake-type loaf to represent the baby Jesus. Pecan halves, fava beans, peas, coins, and other trinkets are also used as substitutions. I didn’t have a plastic baby, so I made one out of Sculpey clay. Isn’t he the cutest?
Looking for the baby is all part of the fun; among the many different explanations, whoever gets the piece with the baby is said to be king/queen for a day, have good luck in the coming year, and is appointed to host the King Cake celebration next year.
We cut into the King Cake tonight, and so far no one has found the baby. I wonder who it will be…
King Cake: Recipe from My New Orleans: The Cookbook, by John Besh, found atepicurious.com. PrintFor the cake:
- 1 cup lukewarm milk, about 110°F
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons dry yeast
- 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup melted butter
- 5 egg yolks, beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon grated fresh lemon zest
- 3 teaspoons cinnamon
- Several gratings of fresh nutmegFor the icing:
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice (plus more as needed)
- Purple, green, and gold decorative sugars
- 1 fève (fava bean) or plastic baby to hide in the cake after baking
• For the cake, pour the warm milk into a large bowl. Whisk in the granulated sugar, yeast, and a heaping tablespoon of the flour, mixing until both the sugar and the yeast have dissolved.
• Once bubbles have developed on the surface of the milk and it begins to foam, whisk in the butter, eggs, vanilla, and lemon zest. Add the remaining flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg and fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients with a large rubber spatula.
• After the dough comes together, pulling away from the sides of the bowl, shape it into a large ball. Knead the dough on a floured surface until it is smooth and elastic, about 15 minutes.
• Put the dough back into the bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and set aside in a draft-free place to let it proof, or rise, for 1 1/2 hours or until the dough has doubled in volume.
• Preheat the oven to 375°F. Once the dough has risen, punch it down and divide the dough into 3 equal pieces. Roll each piece of dough between your palms into a long strip, making 3 ropes of equal length. Braid the 3 ropes around one another and then form the braided loaf into a circle, pinching ends together to seal. Gently lay the braided dough on a nonstick cookie sheet and let it rise until it doubles in size, about 30 minutes.
• Once it's doubled in size, place the cookie sheet in the oven and bake until the braid is golden brown, about 30 minutes. Remove the cake from the oven, place on a wire rack, and allow to cool for 30 minutes.
• For the icing, while the cake is cooling, whisk together the powdered sugar, condensed milk, and lemon juice in a bowl until the icing is smooth and very spreadable. If the icing is too thick, add a bit more condensed milk; if it’s a touch too loose, add a little more powdered sugar.
• Once the cake has cooled, spread the icing over the top of the cake and sprinkle with purple, green, and gold decorative sugars while the icing is still wet. Tuck the fève or plastic baby into the underside of the cake and, using a spatula, slide the cake onto a platter.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Beer and lime chili is one of the first recipes that I ever created on my own; it remains one of my favorites, and a popular request. A little tangy and a little bit spicy, this chili is the epitome of the flavorful, hearty comfort food that we all crave in the winter.
A few years ago, I started making this chili for the Super Bowl. The top-watched televised sporting event of the year and biggest American food holiday second only to Thanksgiving was never an event here. You can keep the football, and you can even take the commericals, but I will not be skimped on the snacks.
Now, “Super Bowl” at my house stands for a super bowl of chili. None of us watch, care about, or really have a clue when it comes to football, yet we’ve been tuning in the past few years to see what happens anyway. I’m starting to learn a little bit about the game, but haven’t really learned to like it yet. I’d much rather be watching the Yankees play.
I know enough that a touchdown is a good thing, which is why this year I deemed our now-standard pot of Super Bowl chili as “Touchdown Chili.”
The picture doesn’t really do it justice. Despite my efforts to pretty it up a little bit, ground meat is just not all that photogenic. If only I could give you all a taste! My boyfriend describes it as, “the best chili ever in his life,” and until you try it out for yourself, I guess you’re just going to have to take his word for it. :-)
P.S. Please vote for Cook's Book on foodblo.gs. Just look for my Web address on the list--it's all the way down there somewhere! I appreciate it! |
Subtitle: Are you obeying Him? If you are not reading the news as
the Bible tells us to at the End of the Age, the likelihood is that you are
being daily deceived.
The New World Order is coming! Are you ready? Once you understand what
this New World Order really is, and how it is being gradually implemented, you
will be able to see it progressing in your daily news!!
Learn how to protect yourself, your loved ones!
Stand by for insights so startling you will never look at the
news the same way again.
The vast majority of Christians today are as lost as sheep when
it comes to properly understanding the times and the people in leadership. Too
many Christians are either staunchly loyal Republicans or Democrats, not realizing
that there is no practical difference between the two parties, as the leadership
of each party is equally committed to the New World Order.
This spiritual blindness is so bad that a significant majority
of Christians supported President Bush's genocidal war in Iraq, dismissed the
reality that he lied boldly to justify his invasion and that he presided over
the most evil empire in recent history, and perhaps, in the history of the Republic.
Most Christians even dismiss the proven truth that President Bush
is a lifelong Adept in the Satanic secret society, Skull & Bones, having
decided in their inner heart that this Hitlerian society is just a "good
old boys' club" just as Rush Limbaugh lying tells them. Most Christians
read our extensive proofs that George Bush cannot be a Born Again Christian
based upon his actions during the eight years in the White House (Read "President
Bush's Good vs Evil Fruits" table)
How can this be? Why are so many Christians who genuinely love
the Lord and read their Bibles constantly so deceived? The Bible gives us a
great variety of means by which we should never, ever be so deceived by the
events of the day and the leaders who create those events. This article is written
so that you may not be deceived on the major issues of the day any longer.
In so many occasions in my life, when contemplating a specific course of action,
I have found it highly helpful to make a list of pro's and con's. Once I have
completed this list, I would then examine it carefully; if the pro's outweighed
the con's, then I would take the action contemplated, but if the con's outweighed
the pro's, then I would not take the action.
In this hot debate amongst Christian brethren over whether the fruits (actions)
of President Bush were of such Biblically "good fruit" nature to allow
Fundamental, Bible-believing Christians to consider him "Born Again",
I have created a list showing the fruits I have seen since he became a candidate
for President in 2000. On the left, I have listed the "bad fruits"
I have seen, and on the right, I have listed the "good fruits" he
has produced.
Remember, words do not count: just actions. Words spoken at a Prayer Breakfast
do not count, as they are only words. And, please don't repeat the Urban Legend
about Mr. Bush leading a young man to salvation; we all know that story was
fabricated. I am speaking of actions President Bush has taken since becoming
President that we would consider Biblical "Good Fruits".
The Holy Spirit warns us in the Last Days religiously deceitful men shall arise
to deceive many. Listen:
"For although they hold a form of piety
(true religion), they deny and reject and are strangers to the power of it
[their conduct belies the genuineness of their profession]. Avoid all such
people; turn away from them." (2 Timothy 3:5; Parallel
Bible, KJV/Amplified Bible Commentary)
Did you catch that phrase? "... their conduct
belies the genuineness of their profession..."
Think of this matter as if the person guilty of these actions was the Senior
Pastor of your church, or one of your deacons. Or, if you are a Senior Pastor,
think of the person guilty of these sins as one of your deacons. What would
be your attitude then if the person committing these sins was in your local
church?
These evil fruits of President Bush prove precisely that he cannot be a Christian.
If Christians would have realized this one fact, they would not have been so
deceived for the eight disastrous years of the Bush White House. But, now that
Barack Obama occupies the White House, Christians on the other side of the political
aisle are as deceived as the Conservative Republican Christians during the Bush
era.
Now, for the rest of this story:
One of the greatest moments of shock in my life came when I realized God is
so sovereign that this New World Order Plan precisely fulfilled His Bible prophecy.
But, after I had delved deeply into the study of the Illuminati, their Plan,
and Witchcraft in both its White and Black Magick phases, my faith in Jesus
Christ and His omnipotence and omniscience increased so greatly you could
even call it an exponential growth in faith.As the leaders of this plan plotted
how they might effect such a massive change in people's attitudes and values,
they realized they must control all news outlets. After all, a free society
absolutely requires the free and ready exchange of ideas and of fact, if the
electorate is to make intelligent choices of leadership that will keep the country
free and prosperous. Leaders toward the beginning of World War I realized that
they must get control of all news outlets, so only their brand of news is accepted
on a Daily basis.
Fortunately for the Illuminati, all news outlets at that time were owned by
private -- or public -- corporations, and that which is owned can be bought.
Over a period of time, and with an awful lot of money, members of the Illuminati
successfully bought all the major newspapers and magazines in the country. After
World War II, when television was created, Illuminist money flowed to buy that
medium as well. During this study, I was consistently amazed how wicked men
who worship Lucifer seem to have all the money at ready command when they need
it. When a person is being recruited to join a Satanic coven, he is promised
power over people, lots of sex, and money.
The Apostle Paul stated that this world is under the control of the "Prince
of the Power of the Air" [Ephesians 2:2]. Certainly, over the past millennia
I have discovered that, when Satan wants a man in a certain position, he gets
him there unless God specifically acts to stop him. In Radio Program #1098,
we demonstrated how the Bible teaches that Satan has been conspiring against
God before the world was ever created, that Satan will be conspiring against
God during this age working through men, and that Satan will carry out his final
act of conspiracy against God after Jesus completes His thousand-year reign.
Therefore, we Bible-literate Christians should fully expect that a conspiracy
exists that will produce the Man of Sin, Antichrist, and should be looking for
evidences of it. Conversely, Satan will be working mightily to prevent people
from discovering that he is conspiring to enslave them in a global system so
sophisticated and powerful that Antichrist may rule supremely over men in a
manner quite unlike any other dictator in history. Clearly, if the mass of the
people understood how they were being manipulated and maneuvered into the waiting
arms of this global dictatorship, they would rise up as one and demand a change.
Nowhere is this need of an understanding of the true reality of things more
necessary than in the field of the Mass Media, i.e., TV, radio, newspapers,
and magazines. The veneer separating the terrible truth from the fabrication
they spin is so thin that all of Mass Media spends a great deal of time and
money running ads focusing on the main anchor, telling everyone how much "honesty"
and "integrity" he possesses, and how that guarantees the truth, honesty and
integrity of the news he presents. Human psychology is such that, if a person
believes something to be true, he will ignore strong evidences to the contrary.
Therefore, if a person really believes the anchor of his favorite news program
is honest, he will not only believe what he is being told, but he will ignore
evidence that he is being lied to, repeatedly and deeply.
Thus, in America today, we are hardly ever getting the full truth from
our media sources. It is time for Americans to adopt the old Russian adage concerning
their interpretation of the Communist-controlled media. The Russians came to
believe the opposite of what they were being told.
And, you know something, that belief brought the average Russian far closer
to the truth than the average American is today! Political news emanating from
our Mass Media is overwhelmingly slanted in such a way as to convince the American
people that this world absolutely needs a global government, economy, and religion,
or else mankind will never know "Peace and Safety".
JESUS' INSTRUCTIONS FOR END TIME
BELIEVERS ON HOW TO READ THE NEWS
Did you know that Jesus clearly tells us Christians HOW we are to read
our Daily News? This concept may be shocking to you, but it is absolutely true,
and once you understand the principles this prophecy teaches, you will never
read the news the same way again. Further, you can clearly see the world approach
the appearance of the Antichrist.
Let us review the pertinent Scripture. Turn with me to Revelation 17:16-17.
"And the ten horns that you saw, they and the
beast will hate the harlot; they will make her cheerless, and they will strip
her and eat up her flesh and utterly consume her with fire. For God has put
it into their hearts to carry out His own purpose by acting in harmony in
surrendering their royal power and authority to the beast, until the prophetic
words of God shall be fulfilled." [Emphasis added; Parallel
Bible, KJV/Amplified Bible Commentary)
Since the subject of this passage is the group of leaders called here the "ten
horns", we need to focus on this group first. These ten "horns" are synonymous
with the ten "toes" of Daniel 2 and the ten "rulers" of Daniel 7. Both Daniel
2 and 7 teach us that the End of the Age shall see a reorganization of the entire
world into ten super nations, each one with a ruler.
Did you know that the entire world has been reorganized into exactly ten super
nations, each one with a ruler? When I learned of this reorganization, I was
assured more clearly of God's omnipotence than at any time in my life; but,
when this reorganization was actually carried out, I clearly felt the miracle
of the Holy Spirit working within me to create an unshakable confidence in God's
power to make all prophecy come true.
The New World Order Plan proposed a reorganization of the world's 170+ nations
into only 10 Super Nations back in 1972, in a New Age book entitled, "Mankind
At The Turning Point". [Read NEWS2363
for full details]
This plan was actually carried out economically from 1992-1996. This is the
listing of the ten super nations of the world.
North America [NAFTA]
Western Europe
Japan
Australia, South Africa, and the rest of the market-economy of the developed
world.
Eastern Europe, including Russia
Latin America
North Africa and the Middle East
Tropical Africa
South and Southeast Asia
China
I bet you thought NAFTA was just an economic reorganization, didn't you? Please
note that the world is now operating according to an axis of political power
being driven the nations of the United States, Europe, Russia, and China. Or,
you might just as easily say that the world is operating according to an axis
of political power involving the super nations #1-- NAFTA, #2 -- Western Europe,
#5 -- Russian, and #10 -- China.
Now, let us return to our text in Revelation 17:17 once again, for the next
revelation. Jesus foretells here that He will put the desire in the hearts of
these 10 leaders to "act in harmony"
in order to carry out God's prophecies! The main wicked character of the Book
of Revelation is Antichrist, described in Daniel 7:7-8, as a "little horn",
an eleventh horn, who arises after the 10 rulers have reorganized the world.
Therefore, we know that one of the major purposes of Jesus' prophecies as described
in Revelation 17:17, is to produce Antichrist. Once again, New World Order writings
parallel this teaching exactly. The #1 purpose of the Plan is to create enough
of a global economy, government, and religion so that Antichrist can arise.
Now, let us marry these two concepts together: Jesus foretold that He would
cause the world to be reorganized into only 10 super nations, a reorganization
that has already occurred, from 1992-1996.
Jesus then said He would put the desire into the heart of each of these 10
rulers to act in harmonyto produce
Antichrist. The dictionary defines "harmony" as, "agreement in feeling, approach,
action."
Thus, thekey leadersdescribed above should be expected,
in the End of the Age, to act in harmony,
or "agreement in feeling, approach, and action"! Putting some names to this
prophecy, this means that, at the End of the Age, the Christian should expect
the leaders of Super Nation #1 -- North America, Super Nation #2 -- Europe,
Super Nation #5 -- Russia, and Super Nation #10 -- China, to act in harmony
in cooperating in "approach and action".
Thus, we should expect that President Barack Obama, European leaders, President
Dmitry Medvedev of Russia, and President Hu Jintao of China, are secretly acting in harmony! They are cooperating
with each other, albeit in great secrecy, and behind a facade of being enemies.
Stay with me now, for you are really close to understanding the deeper truth
about today's events. This Bible verse tells us End of the Age Christians that
we should expect the leaders of America, Europe, Russia, and China to be acting
in harmony in accordance with a plan of action that will produce Antichrist!
Impossible, you blurt out! Why, America and Europe have been battling Russia
and China ever since the Communist Revolution of 1917. Russia and China are
our most bitter enemies, and are out to destroy us.
But, this is not exactly what the Bible states. It says here in Revelation
17:17 that these final ten leaders will possess a common
goal implanted by God Himself, and that goal is to fulfill His
prophecies. God's prophecies of the End of the Age revolve around the evil person,
Antichrist. Therefore, we should expect that the major leaders of the Ten-Nation
organization at the End of the Age should be cooperating with each other to
produce Antichrist.
And, this is precisely the picture I see when
I examine New World Order writings. These authors make no bones about the fact
that the leaders of America, Europe, Russia, and China ARE cooperating to produce
the Masonic Christ (Antichrist).
But,
this is not what we have been led to believe by our schools and our Mass Media,
is it? We have been led to believe that Russia and China are our deadly enemies,
which they truly will prove to be, but only in Phase #2 of the prophetic plan.
What, you ask, am I talking about when I talk about Phase #2? What is Phase
#1, for that matter?
Revelation 17:17 speaks of a deep level of cooperation during what the prophet
Daniel tells us is Phase #1 of God's prophetic plan at the End of the Age. Turn
with me to Daniel 2; we shall begin with Daniel's interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar's
dream, told in verses 37-44. However, we shall focus our study of these two
phases on verses 41-43:
"And as you saw the feet and toes, partly of baked
clay of the potter and partly of iron, it shall be a divided kingdom; but
there shall be in it some of the strength of iron, just as you saw the iron
mixed with miry earthen clay. And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron
and partly of baked clay of the potter, so the kingdom shall be partly strong
and partly brittle. And as you saw the iron mixed with miry and earthen clay,
so they shall mingle themselves in the seed of men [marriage bonds]; but they
will not hold together for two such elements or ideologies can never
harmonize even as iron does not mingle with clay." [Parallel
Bible, KJV/Amplified Bible Commentary); Emphasis added]
Just as the prophecy states, above, the world after the Russian Revolution
of 1917, split into two ideologies, Communist
and non-Communist. The key players of the Communist world were Russia and China,
today's Super Nations #5 and #10 respectively. The key players of the non-Communist
world were America and Europe, Super Nations #1 and #2 respectively.
Now, notice this prophecy states that these two different ideologies shall "mingle themselves in marriage
bonds". This is Phase #1 and the world has been secretly united in marriage
bonds between Communism and non-Communism since 1917, and have been secretly
cooperating in fulfilling God's plan to allow Satan to produce Antichrist. (NOTE:
I go to great lengths in Seminar
2, "America Determines The Flow
of History" to prove who created Communism and why; your
concept of 20th Century history will never be the same.)
I find it highly incredible that God foretold 2,500 years ago the the End of
the Age world would be:
1. A Divided Kingdom comprised of two (2) camps -- the modern names are
Communist and Non-Communist -- Two Spheres of Influence. God describes one camp
as strong, like Iron. He describes the other camp as weak and brittle,
like Burned Potter's Clay. Certainly, 20th Century history has borne this detail
of prophecy out: Capitalism has been exceedingly strong, while Communism
has been so fragile that Western monies have had to repeatedly bail it out with
cash!
2. Each camp possessed a unique Ideology, just as God foretold, using that exact word!
Communism was created as a very different ideology than the Capitalism of the
Non-Communist world!
Therefore, since God is so very accurate in describing these two unique factors
present in the End of the Age world, we can know for sure that He was also correct
in foretelling that these two very different ideologies would unite in "marriage
bonds". Once again, New World Order writings boldly proclaim that this
is the Plan! Communist and non-Communist leaders have been secretly cooperating
since 1917, even as they play out the scripted "battle", acting as enemies.
Stay with us now, as we shall return to this subject in a moment.
Phase #2 is foretold in Daniel 2:41-43. This verse declares that
the marriage between these two different ideologies will dissolve into divorce
as the two elements are so different they can never adhere. However, Daniel
7:7-8 boldly states, that, as soon as Antichrist arises, three of the original
ten kings are totally destroyed, likened to a gardener ripping up a plant by
the roots. Thus, the divorce of Communism and non-Communism will result in a
bitter divorce once Antichrist is on the scene, and that divorce will result
in the annihilation of three of the original ten super nations.
Now, let us return to Phase #1, which is currently operating in our Daily News,
just as it has since 1917. On the surface of the Daily News, Americans have
always been led to believe that Russia wanted to annihilate us, so we suffered
through 40 long years of a period of seemingly imminent nuclear war that historians
now call the Cold War. But, the deep, hidden reality is that both Communist
and non-Communist leaders were secretly cooperating to so change the world that
Antichrist could be established. They were secretly united in marriage
bonds so that they could change the world so Antichrist could arise. That
goal has been in the forefront of these leader's minds from the beginning, from
1917.
New World Order writings support this interpretation exactly, declaring that
Capitalist and Communist leaders have been secretly cooperating from the beginning
for the express purpose of staging Antichrist. Incredible!
To those of you who are Doubting Thomas' right now, let me state some facts:
1. Why is it that, every time America acted to roll back Communism, we only
strengthened it? We were supposed to roll back Communism in Vietnam, and yet
fought in such a way that we never tried to win, so communism was strengthened.
2. American forces in Korea could have pushed the Chinese army back
to the border with China, but were prevented by direct order of President Truman.
General McArthur was so upset, he resigned amidst great political upheaval.
Today, the New World Order Plan specifically calls for a staged nuclear conflict
in Korea at the "end of the period" that will seemingly bring mankind to the
brink of annihilation [Peter Lemesurier, "The Armageddon Script",
p. 223] Obviously, had President Truman not acted to prevent the total
victory that was within the grasp of McArthur, this last scenario would not
be able to be played out. Truman acted just as the Plan dictated.
3. Non-Communist leaders Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt traveled to Yalta
in 1945 to meet with Stalin, to plan the world beyond World War II. Russia
had lost 25 million people -- soldiers and civilians -- in the war, and her
weakened entire army was equipped with American arms. There was absolutely no
reason in the world that Roosevelt and Churchill should have given the peoples
of Eastern Europe over to the terrifying dictatorship of Stalin. Historians
still to this day have no clue as to why we voluntarily gave so many millions
of innocent people over to the yoke of Communism.
But, the plan tells us that the purpose of World War II was to build Russia
to the status of a superpower (Read full details in NEWS1015,
"The Incredible Satanic Vision")
4. Communist Russia experienced such economic disasters because of the inherent
weaknesses of a Communist-run economy, they came close to economic meltdown
at least once a decade from 1920 to 1990. America could have just witnessed
the meltdown and then enable the Russian citizens to overthrow their Communist
masters; yet, each time economic disaster threatened, Western monies flowed
to Moscow, usually through old Gore buddy, Armand Hammer. Why were we constantly
financially supporting our sworn enemy, Communism?
5. During the Iraqi conflict, now called Desert Storm, President Bush
abruptly halted American forces from annihilating the Iraqi Army, and capturing
Baghdad, and overthrowing Saddam Hussein's government. His explanation
that he was just following the United Nations mandate to the letter seemed paper-thin
at the time, and even more so today. But, Saddam was a 33rd Degree Mason
in the Arab world, and certainly cooperating in this war. Bush followed
the Illuminist script to the letter.
America and Russia are secretly cooperating in the Middle East right now!
6. Have you noticed how Russia historically has only been one-half step behind
America in weapons technology? The key of understanding for me was when
I saw a picture of the Russian space shuttle; it was perfectly identical to
ours! The fact is, Russia has been given technology all along the way since
1917, so they would serve the role as the perfect Antithesis
to the Western Thesis so that the Synthesis
system, the New World Order, could be established.
PHASE TWO
WILL BE TOTALLY DIFFERENT AS THE TRUE FACE OF RUSSIA AND CHINA EMERGES
So far, I have just been describing Phase #1 of Daniel's prophecy.
Phase #2 will begin once Antichrist arises, as we can see from combining understandings
from Daniel 7:7-8 and Daniel 2:42-43. This Plan, this cooperation, will hold
together until Antichrist is established. However, once he is on the scene,
the prophecy in Daniel 2 will begin to take hold. After the Masonic Christ arises,
after the World War III that will produce him, the 10 leaders of the 10 superpowers
will announce a press conference which shall be beamed to the entire world.
At this press conference, they will announce that the Masonic Christ is one
of them and that they are throwing the collective weight and authority of their
offices to him. Listen to the prophecy:
"And the ten horns which thou sawest are
ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings
one hour with the beast. These have one mind, and shall give their power and
strength unto the beast." (Revelation 17:12-13; Parallel
Bible, KJV/Amplified Bible Commentary)
Therefore, at this moment, Antichrist will be ruling from Jerusalem and will
become the world's first Absolute Dictator. But, suddenly, severe infighting
will break out, as the Communist Antithesis will rebel against him, seeking
control over the entire world. The two ideologies will
break apart in warfare just as the prophecy foretells, and when it does, the
world will stand at the fulfillment of the fulfillment of the Russian-led invasion
of Ezekiel 38-39, as the Russians try to overthrow Antichrist so they can control
the entire world.
The Communist ideology will first annihilate the American ideology so they
can march against Israel, and Daniel 7:7-8 will have been fulfilled.
Still In Phase #1
Therefore, when you are reading your Daily News, understand that the world
is still in Phase #1, and that Western leaders are cooperating
with Communist leaders. President Obama -- and Bush before him and Clinton
before him -- and officials of Western Europe are secretly cooperating with
leaders of Russia and China. I think you will have a whole different outlook
on the Daily News once you understand this little, dirty secret.
President Obama is cooperating with the leaders of Russia and China. He is
totally unconcerned about our concerns about dealing with "enemies" who possess
nuclear and scalar
weapons, because he knows the dirty little secret. And, whoever is elected
President after him will be cooperating as well. That global cooperation is
the dirty little secret that the Illuminati most definitely does not want you
to know.
But, now that you know, you will be deceived no longer.
Truly, the deception of the average citizen today is so deep and pervasive
that this deception itself is a sign that the world is in the End of the Age.
Are you spiritually ready? Is your family? Are you adequately protecting your
loved ones? This is the reason for this ministry, to enable you to first understand
the peril facing you, and then help you develop strategies to warn and protect
your loved ones. Once you have been thoroughly
trained, you can also use your knowledge as a means to open the door of discussion
with an unsaved person. I have been able to use it many times, and have seen
people come to Jesus Christ as a result. These perilous times are also a time
when we can reach many souls for Jesus Christ, making an eternal difference.
If you have accepted Jesus Christ
as your personal Savior, but have been very lukewarm in your spiritual walk with
Him, you need to immediately ask Him for forgiveness and for renewal. He will
instantly forgive you, and fill your heart with the joy of the Holy Spirit. Then,
you need to begin a daily walk of prayer and personal Bible Study.
If
you have never accepted Jesus Christ as Savior, but have come to realize His reality
and the approaching End of the Age, and want to accept His FREE Gift of Eternal
Life, you can also do so now, in the privacy of your home. Once you accept Him
as Savior, you are spiritually Born Again, and are as assured of Heaven as if
you were already there. Then, you can rest assured that the Kingdom of Antichrist
will not touch you spiritually.
If you would like to become
Born Again, turn to our Salvation Page now.
We hope you have been blessed by this ministry, which seeks
to educate and warn people, so that they can see the coming New World Order --
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Martin Diño withdraws COC, asks Duterte to run for President
PDP-Laban presidential candidate Martin Diño today announced his withdrawal from the 2016 presidential elections and asked party mate and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte to run in his stead.
Diño, the deputy secretary general of PDP-Laban, made the move on the advise of his lawyers following a petition filed by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) legal office to declare him a nuisance candidate.
The Comelec Law Department earlier asked the Commission En Banc to cancel the certificate of candidacy (COC) of Diño saying that he was only a “stand-in” candidate for Duterte who did not file his COC for president last Oct. 16.
The petition also belittled Diño’s capacity to undertake a national campaign for President.
PDP-Laban national chairman Ismael Sueno, former governor of South Cotabato, said Diño decided to withdraw his COC today to pave the way for Duterte who has earlier announced that he would yield to the decision of his national party.
Duterte filed a COC for Mayor of Davao City on Oct. 15 in spite of the national call for him to run for President.
He stood firm on his decision not to run for President until the next few days after the deadline for the filing when he was flooded with desperate calls from different sectors to reconsider his decision not to vie for the highest political position in the country.
Duterte, who was in Manila two days after the Oct. 16 deadline, told reporters who interviewed him that he would abide by his party’s decision.
On Monday, the PDP Laban passed two resolutions.
The first resolution affirmed the party’s support for Diño while the second resolution stated that should Diño decide to withdraw from the race, the party was “compelling” Duterte to run as substitute.
Sueno said with Diño out of the race, the party has until Dec. 10 to fill in the void in its Presidential slot. –MannyPiñol
Manila Livewire Digital Media Group is a group of writers and creative editors which bring relevant and useful news and articles. We are dedicated in reporting recent topics or write something about it to bring a deeper point of views. |
Attorney: Sinkhole, “environmental trainwreck that is the Jindal administration”
One vocal environmental attorney who has been actively involved in the BP oil spill case has taken off the muzzle after officials closed down a four-mile section of highway near swampland that became sinkhole on Friday.
In effect, attorney Stuart Smith is accusing of Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal’s administration for contributing, exacerbating and covering up the problems associated with the sudden 200x200 hole and the reported “shifting of some of the gas pipelines that that criss-cross the Bayou Corne area” which the lawyer said is “raising the risk of a catastrophic explosion”.
In a blog post, Smith said, “So you might think that given the gravity of the crisis now, Louisiana officials would spring into action — especially when subsequent reports revealed that the sinkhole is also shifting some of the gas pipelines that criss-cross the Bayou Corne area, raising the risk of a catastrophic explosion. But if you think that, you haven’t been watching the environmental trainwreck that is the Jindal administration. Officials have been slow to divert traffic from the affected area, and now they’ve blocked the public from seeing real time information about possible methane hazards”
Smith also said, “I don’t believe a word they say about the environmental or human health risk of this mounting disaster. I’m sure this industry told the regulators and the public that these operations were perfectly safe. This is the same storyline that BP used for its Gulf of Mexico operations and the frackers are using today. The State of Louisiana approved these operations, negligently monitored them, and is now expected to be truthful about it. Fat chance — with the lawsuit bullseye squarely on the Jindal administration.”
According to news reports, “. Louisiana Highway 70 crosses over the pipeline and the fear is that - if the 36-inch pipeline breaks - there could be an explosion.”
The Assumption Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness says the highway will stay closed until gas is removed from that line, owned by Crosstex Energy LP, and one owned by Acadian Gas Pipeline LLC of Thibodaux.
Both companies say they are working on it.
According to Assumption Parish Police Jury, LA 70 will reamin closed throughout the evening with the possibility of being opened at midnight. |
New findings from Juniper Research forecast that OTT messaging applications, such as WhatsApp and Snapchat, will see adoption grow from 2.3 billion unique users in 2016 to 4.2 billion by 2021 representing a growth of over 12% CAGR (compound annual growth rate). It anticipates that players will begin focusing their strategies around the development and provision of AI (artificial intelligence) chatbot tools.
Juniper predicts that OTT players will reposition their messaging platforms as CRM (customer relationship management) tools. By leveraging AI technology, these OTT apps will offer a high value proposition by creating a new level of consumer engagement. For end-customers, these platforms offer an attractive means of engagement by allowing for greater consumer flexibility and minimising call wait times.
The research argued that chatbot launches on OTT messaging apps will provide a wealth of opportunities for the eRetail and banking sector over the next 5 years. Frequently used services such as balance checking and regular purchases will be some of the early uses. Juniper forecasts that the number of chatbots on mobile devices will exceed 2 billion globally by 2021, as western players aim to emulate the success of chatbots in China.
OTT Apps Must Follow China's Lead
The report argued that chatbot user numbers in the west will grow at over 190% CAGR by 2021, rivalling China. It predicted that trusted names, such as Amazon and eBay will play a vital role in building consumer trust in the technology.
Research author Sam Barker commented: "Successful chatbots will increase audience engagement, maintain customer satisfaction and generate repeatbusiness. OTT players must ensure they support these chatbots in their applications, or risk user churn tocompetitors."
The whitepaper, 'Sending out an SMS - 2017', is now available to download from the Juniper website together with further details of the full research.
Juniper Research provides research and analytical services to the global hi-tech communications sector, providing consultancy, analyst reports and industry commentary. |
A Novel, Well-Resolved Direct Laser Bioprinting System for Rapid Cell Encapsulation and Microwell Fabrication.
A direct laser bioprinting (DLBP) system is introduced in this work. The DLBP system applies visible-laser-induced photo-crosslinking at a wavelength of 405 nm using the photoinitiator VA-086. It is shown that such a system can fabricate vertical structures with fine features (less than 50 µm) and high cell viability (greater than 95%). Experimental characterizations and theoretical simulations are presented, and good agreement is seen between the experiments and theory. The DLBP system is applied to the fabrication of (1) cell-laden hydrogel microgrids, (2) hydrogel microwells, as well as a test of (3) cell encapsulation, and (4) cell seeding. The DLBP system is found to be a promising tool for bioprinting. |
Nagios Core 3.2.0 has just been released and can be downloaded from www.nagios.org/download. This latest stable release include several bug fixes, including fixes for service and host check scheduling and availability reporting. FYI, “Nagios Core” is the new name for the monitoring daemon/web interface that used to be known simply as “Nagios”. Nothing material other than the name has changed at this point. |
Q:
Free Pascal Compiler - Fatal: Syntax error, "OF" expected but "[" found ...?
I have defined this procedure where Player is a user-defined record.Here is the procedure:
procedure print_scores(players : array[1..2] of Player);
begin
writeln;
writeln(' Player 1 (', players[1].player_name.firstname, ' ',players[1].player_name.lastname, ') |=| ', players[1].score);
writeln(' Player 2 (', players[2].player_name.firstname, ' ',players[2].player_name.lastname, ') |=| ', players[2].score);
writeln;
end;
But I get this error:
main.pas(9,39) Fatal: Syntax error, "OF" expected but "[" found
I have checked and the line
procedure print_scores(players : array[1..2] of Player);
is line # 9.
A:
You can't define the array type in the procedure argument list. It must be defined separately.
type
TPlayers = array[1..2] of TPlayer;
The the procedure is:
procedure print_scores(const Players: TPlayers);
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Abstract
A novel method for the spectropolarimetric measurement of materials using the channeled spectrum is described. A pair of high order retarders are incorporated into the illuminating optics of a broadband spectropolarimeter, so that the sample under measurement is illuminated with the light that is modulated in the spectral-dependence of its polarization. The Fourier analysis of the channeled spectrum obtained from the spectropolarimeter allows determining the four spectrally-resolved polarimetric parameters of the sample simultaneously. This approach has a feature that it requires neither mechanically- nor electrically-controllable components for polarization modulation, similar to the previous method for the channeled spectropolarimetry in which the high-order retarders are placed in the receiving optics. The new method can offer the same information about the sample as has been obtained by the previous method, provided that all the optical components satisfy the principle of reciprocity. Furthermore, the new method has an additional advantage over the previous method that it is less susceptible to the sample-induced fluctuations of the wavefront or ray-direction. The effectiveness of this method is experimentally demonstrated with the measurement of a birefringent sample.
Effects of the ray-bending introduced by the sample. The directions of the light ray passing through R1 and R2 change between the measurement and the calibration in the SP-CSPSA (a), but do not change in the SP-CSPSG (b).
Retardations of a thin quartz plate (TQP) plotted as a function of the wavenumber. Solid and broken curves are respectively obtained by the SP-CSPSG and the SP-CSPSA, and the dotted curve is the theoretical value based on the Sellmeier’s equation.
Fluctuations of the measured retardation of a TQP under the ray-direction variations. The three graphs are respectively taken at wavenumbers (a) 1.4 × 104 cm-1, (b) 1.6 × 104 cm-1, and (c) 1.8 × 104 cm-1. |
The trial closed early after accrual of 31 patients, due to a pre-specified futility rule. PFS at 24 weeks was 8 %, and median PFS was 18.6 weeks. The PSA response rate (≥30 % decline) was 10 %, and median PPFS was 5.0 weeks. Additionally, 18 % of men with unfavorable (≥5) CTCs at baseline converted to favorable (<5) CTCs with treatment. The proportion of men with declines in bone turnover markers was 32 % for uNTx, 21 % for CTx, 10 % for BAP, and 25 % for osteocalcin. In pharmacokinetic studies, median C (max) was 61 (range 16-129) ng/mL, and median AUC was 156 (35-348) ng h/mL. Common toxicities included hepatic derangements, myelosuppression, fatigue, nausea, and constipation.
CONCLUSION:
KX2-391 dosed at 40 mg twice-daily lacks antitumor activity in men with CRPC, but has modest effects on bone turnover markers. Because a C (max) of ≥142 ng/mL is required for tubulin polymerization inhibition (defined from preclinical studies), higher once-daily dosing will be used in future trials. |
log4j.rootLogger=INFO, A1
log4j.appender.A1=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
log4j.appender.A1.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
# Print the date in ISO 8601 format
log4j.appender.A1.layout.ConversionPattern=%d [%t] %-5p %c{1} - %m%n
log4j.logger.com.ning.http.client=WARN
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of simulation training on pediatric residents’ acquisition and retention of central venous catheter insertion skills. A secondary objective was to assess the effect of simulation training on self-confidence to perform the procedure.
DESIGN: Prospective observational pilot study.
SETTING: Single university clinical simulation center.
SUBJECTS: Pediatric residents, postgraduate years 1-3.
INTERVENTIONS: Residents participated in a 60- to 90-minute ultrasound-guided central venous catheter simulation training session. Video recordings of residents performing simulated femoral central venous catheter insertions were made before (baseline), after, and at 3-month following training. Three blinded expert raters independently scored the performances using a 24-item checklist and 100-mm global rating scale. At each time point, residents rated their confidence to perform the procedure on a 100-mm scale.
CONCLUSIONS: Simulation training improved pediatric residents’ central venous catheter insertion procedural skills. Decay in skills was found at 3-month follow-up. This suggests that simulation training for this procedure should occur in close temporal proximity to times when these skills would most likely be used clinically and that frequent refresher training might be beneficial to prevent skills decay. |
Fans enjoy Wicker Park Fest 2013. Neighborhood groups have joined up to demand that fest organizers make their financial statements available. View Full Caption DNAinfo file photo/Alisa Hauser
WICKER PARK — Presidents of five neighborhood groups have come together to ask that festivals in their areas present their financial information publicly and include the local groups more in fest planning.
"The overarching problem we have is the lack of transparency," said Steve Jensen, president of the Bucktown Community Organization.
He, along with the presidents of the Wicker Park Committee, Chicago Grand Neighbors Association, Ukrainian Village Neighborhood Association and the East Village Association, drafted a letter demanding various fests hand over their books.
Emily Morris describes the concerns that some neighborhood associations have with festivals:
Leah Root, president of the Wicker Park Committee, hopes that by uniting as a coalition, the groups can encourage festival organizers to establish a more uniform standard of accountability.
"The community groups have realized this is an issue among all of our neighborhoods," she said.
Because the festivals use public streets, they should make their statements available, Jensen said.
"If these festivals are on the up and up, they’ve got nothing to hide, and therefore delivering this information should be effortless," Jensen said.
The letter, first reported by Our Urban Times, also asks for the festivals to take "the responsibility to make sure any community organizations or non-profits receiving funds [or donations] are legitimate and are using proceeds as stated to go back into the neighborhood on a timely basis."
Jensen said there are questions in the community about how festival profits are distributed. "We’d like to see a giant spotlight on those numbers," he said.
He added: "We don’t want to deal with rumors and speculation. We would rather the entities involved produce the information."
Summer festivals that fall within the neighborhoods and are named in the letter include Wicker Park Fest, Green Music Fest, Do-Division Street Fest, West Fest, Fashion Fest and Design Harvest.
Many are organized by the local chambers of commerce along with a number of private event promoters.
Adam Burck, executive director of the Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce, said he provided the Wicker Park group a summary budget of the fest.
"I don't know why they're expecting more," he said.
But Root said she and members of the committee wanted to see a more detailed breakdown of where the money goes. She hopes the chambers will post the information publicly online.
"A lot of inquiring people in the neighborhood want to hear this," Root said.
The West Town chamber said it regularly provides information on its festival.
"We have no problem with transparency and sharing information," said Kara Salgado, executive director of the West Town Chamber of Commerce. "If these items are requested, we can provide them."
Salgado said she met with Steve Niketopoulos, president of the Ukrainian Village Neighborhood Association, on Tuesday morning and shared with him the festival budget reports, security plans and other documents related to the fest.
Niketopoulos said Salgado was "fantastic" in sharing information with him.
But Jensen said that he and the other neighborhood groups haven't seen the chamber's plans and didn't yet call it a victory.
The letter also asks the fests to include "neighborhood groups in each festival’s logistics, safety & police plans in a timely fashion so they can have input and inform residents of what to expect."
"We all love these festivals," Niketopoulos said. "It's just how do the festivals treat the neighborhoods. Do they try to work to respect the community organizations?"
Ald. Joe Moreno (1st) supports the goal of the neighborhood groups, according to his office.
"We support the festival organizers releasing their financial information," Matt Bailey, a spokesman for Moreno, said. "We also support all the chambers of commerce and all the neighborhood groups providing financial information to the general public. In the interest of transparency, of course, we support it."
Jensen said that although his organization is not required to release its financials publicly, if someone requests their release, "We’ll gladly do so."
According to Niketopoulos and Jensen, this is just the first of many issues the newly formed coalition plans to tackle in the future.
Neighborhood Festivals Statement |
Technical Field
The technology disclosed herein relates to a lens barrel equipped with an optical system.
Background Information
A lens barrel in which a blur correction lens group chamber was able to retract to the outside of a fourth lens group chamber in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis has been disclosed in the past (see Japanese Laid-Open Patent Application 2007-163961).
With prior art, in the imaging state, a blur correcting lens group chamber (corresponds to the retracting lens frame) is shifted and displaced by a blur correction mechanism of a third lens group chamber in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis. This reduces image blur. In the housed state, this blur correcting lens group chamber is retracted outward in the radial direction of fourth lens group chamber. In this state, clearance must be provided between the fourth lens group chamber and the blur correcting lens group chamber so that the blur correcting lens group chamber does not touch the fourth lens group chamber. This clearance hindered attempts to make the lens barrel more compact.
The technology disclosed herein was conceived in light of the above problem, and it is an object of the present technology to reduce the size of a lens barrel. |
Q:
IntPtr allow implicit conversion from ulong to long
class A
{
public static explicit operator A(long mm)
{
return null;
}
}
UInt64 ul = UInt64.MaxValue;
IntPtr ptr = (IntPtr)ul;//no error
A a = (A)ul;//Cannot convert type 'ulong' to 'A'
why do IntPtr allow the behavior?
following is IL code:
.entrypoint
.maxstack 1
.locals init (
[0] uint64 ul,
[1] native int ptr)
L_0000: nop
L_0001: ldc.i4.m1
L_0002: conv.i8
L_0003: stloc.0
L_0004: ldloc.0
L_0005: call native int [mscorlib]System.IntPtr::op_Explicit(int64)
L_000a: stloc.1
L_000b: ret
A:
I agree that this seemed a bit odd, so I ran a couple of tests.
Test #1: Do a cast of a ulong and a long
ulong ul = UInt64.MaxValue;
long l = Int64.MaxValue;
IntPtr ulptr = (IntPtr)ul;
IntPtr lptr = (IntPtr)l;
Because the IntPtr cast states that it may throw an OverflowException, I was expecting the (IntPtr)ul cast to throw an exception. It did not. Imagine my surprise when the (IntPtr)l cast threw an OverflowException. Looking into this, I saw that my project was set to compile for x86, so the exception now made sense -- Int64.MaxValue is too large to fit into a 32-bit IntPtr.
Test #2: put a checked block around the same code.
Now, I really expected the (IntPtr)ul cast to throw an exception, and it did.
This made me wonder what was going on with the first cast. Using ildasm on the unchecked code leads to the following:
IL_0000: nop
IL_0001: ldc.i4.m1
IL_0002: conv.i8
IL_0003: stloc.0
IL_0004: ldc.i8 0x7fffffffffffffff
IL_000d: stloc.1
IL_000e: ldloc.0
IL_000f: call native int [mscorlib]System.IntPtr::op_Explicit(int64)
IL_0014: stloc.2
IL_0015: ldloc.1
IL_0016: call native int [mscorlib]System.IntPtr::op_Explicit(int64)
So -1 is put on the stack and converted to an int64, but there's no extra conversion from an unsigned to a signed int64.
The checked version is slightly different:
IL_0000: nop
IL_0001: nop
IL_0002: ldc.i4.m1
IL_0003: conv.i8
IL_0004: stloc.0
IL_0005: ldc.i8 0x7fffffffffffffff
IL_000e: stloc.1
IL_000f: ldloc.0
IL_0010: conv.ovf.i8.un
IL_0011: call native int [mscorlib]System.IntPtr::op_Explicit(int64)
IL_0016: stloc.2
IL_0017: ldloc.1
IL_0018: call native int [mscorlib]System.IntPtr::op_Explicit(int64)
Now there is a cast from unsigned to signed, which is necessary in case of overflow.
Unfortunately, this doesn't answer the original question.
Update: I removed the portion of the answer that was incorrect, thus leaving no actual answer. However, I expect it is helpful so I have not deleted the entire answer.
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2018 Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team
The 2018 Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team represented the University of Maryland, College Park during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 73rd season of the university fielding a program. The Terrapins were led by 26th year head coach, Sasho Cirovski.
Despite a relatively poor regular season performance in Big Ten play, a strong RPI allowed the Terps to earn an at-large berth as the 11th seed in the NCAA Tournament. In the tournament, the Terps went on their 14th ever College Cup run.
Background
Ahead of the 2018 season, seven year assistant coach, Brian Rowland, left Maryland to take the head coaching position at Temple.
Player movement
Departures
Squad information
Roster
As of August 16, 2018
Coaching staff
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#E03A3E; color:#fff; border:2px solid #FFD520;" scope="col" colspan="2"|Front office
|-
|-
! style="background:#E03A3E; color:#fff; border:2px solid #FFD520;" scope="col" colspan="2"|Coaching staff
|-
Schedule
|-
!colspan=8 style=""| Regular season
|-
!colspan=8 style=""| Big Ten Tournament
|-
|-
!colspan=8 style=""| NCAA Tournament
|-
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Discipline
Summary
Awards
See also
2018 Maryland Terrapins women's soccer team
References
Category:Maryland Terrapins men's soccer seasons
Maryland Terrapins
Maryland Terrapins men's soccer
Maryland Terrapins
Maryland
Category:NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament College Cup seasons
Category:NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament-winning seasons |
PLAYER TO WATCH: G Tuukka Rask. With Thomas, the two-time Vezina Trophy winner, opting to take a year off, the Bruins will rely on former backup Rask as the primary goaltender. He won the job from Thomas in 2009-10, posting a 1.97 GAA. Anton Khudobin will be the backup.
OUTLOOK: The Bruins are essentially the same team that won the Stanley Cup two years ago - with the important exception of Thomas. The enigmatic Conn Smythe Trophy winner from the title run surprised the team by deciding to take a year off to rest. He will be placed on the suspended list.
OTTAWA:
LAST SEASON: 41-31-10, 92 points. Lost to New York Rangers 4-3 in first round
PLAYER TO WATCH: D Erik Karlsson's continued emergence as the NHL's top play-making defenseman. The 22-year-old Swede won his first Norris Trophy in only his second NHL season after leading all blue-liners with 78 points (19 goals, 59 assists).
OUTLOOK: A surprising run to the playoffs led to captain Daniel Alfredsson's decision to put off retirement for at least one more season. The Senators have the capacity to build on last year under the firm direction of MacLean, the longtime Red Wings' assistant, who had an impressive debut as a first-time head coach.
With their offense sputtering since the start of their road swing, the Boston Bruins will need some kind of spark as they take on one of the best home teams in the Eastern Conference.
The Bruins, however, have seemed to find ways to win whenever they've played at Ottawa.
Boston looks to break into the win column on the four-game trip and pick up its 11th straight road victory against the surging Senators on Thursday night.
After finishing with one goal once in their first 26 games, the Bruins (19-6-3) have scored that many in each of the first two contests on the trip.
Tyler Seguin scored in a 2-1 loss to Pittsburgh on Sunday and Brad Marchand found the back of the net in a 3-1 defeat to Winnipeg on Tuesday.
Boston led 1-0 against the Jets before giving up three scores in the third period.
"All of the sudden, we started falling apart," coach Claude Julien said. "We started turning pucks over. We need to make strong plays and we need to be more composed."
The Bruins, who trail first-place Montreal by two points in the Northeast Division, have dropped four of five on the road since starting the season 8-1-1 away from home.
Boston will try to beat the Senators for the third time in 2013 following a 2-1 overtime win at home Feb. 28 and 3-2 shootout victory at Ottawa on March 11.
Robin Lehner, who has been given the starting nod for this game, has a 1.87 goals-against average in two starts versus the Bruins this season and a 1.94 GAA in four career matchups.
Despite only having a 2-0-4 record, Lehner has played well with a 1.90 GAA in six starts since No. 1 goalie Craig Anderson went down with an ankle injury.
The Senators (16-8-6) could be without defenseman Marc Methot after he sustained a leg injury during a 5-3 road win over the New York Islanders on Tuesday.
Ottawa has already been missing Anderson and Erik Karlsson (Achilles) on the defensive end, but Mike Lundin (concussion) has been cleared and could step in for Methot if necessary.
"He's ready to play," coach Paul MacLean said. "He's practiced a lot and he's been skating quite a bit, so we wouldn't hesitate to put him in."
Sergei Gonchar has produced for the Senators since being pressed into big minutes due to Karlsson's injury. The 38-year-old defenseman has at least one assist in eight straight games, totaling one goal and 12 assists during that stretch.
Gonchar provided the go-ahead goal and two assists Tuesday, while Patrick Wiercioch added three assists as Ottawa moved to within three points of the Bruins in the division.
The Senators will now look for their fourth straight win as they open a season-high five-game homestand. They've won six of seven at Scotiabank Place on the way to a 10-1-3 record there.
Ottawa has 13 goals over the last three contests and hopes to maintain that pace against Boston goalie Tuukka Rask.
Rask, who is 14-4-3 with a 1.92 GAA, has won each of his four career starts against the Senators with a 1.21 GAA.
Boston defenseman Adam McQuaid is expected to be out for three to four weeks after sustaining a shoulder strain against the Jets. |
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*
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* this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the
* License at
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* WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
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package io.confluent.ksql.rest.util;
import io.confluent.ksql.rest.Errors;
import io.confluent.ksql.rest.entity.KsqlEntityList;
import io.confluent.ksql.rest.entity.KsqlRequest;
import io.confluent.ksql.rest.server.computation.CommandQueue;
import io.confluent.ksql.rest.server.resources.KsqlRestException;
import java.time.Duration;
import java.util.Optional;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
public final class CommandStoreUtil {
private CommandStoreUtil() {
}
public static void httpWaitForCommandSequenceNumber(
final CommandQueue commandQueue,
final KsqlRequest request,
final Duration timeout
) {
try {
waitForCommandSequenceNumber(commandQueue, request, timeout);
} catch (final InterruptedException e) {
final long seqNum = request.getCommandSequenceNumber().orElse(-1L);
final String errorMsg = "Interrupted while waiting for command with the supplied "
+ "sequence number to execute. sequence number: " + seqNum
+ ", request: " + request.getKsql();
throw new KsqlRestException(
Errors.serverErrorForStatement(e, errorMsg, new KsqlEntityList()));
} catch (final TimeoutException e) {
throw new KsqlRestException(Errors.commandQueueCatchUpTimeout(
request.getCommandSequenceNumber().orElse(-1L)));
}
}
public static void waitForCommandSequenceNumber(
final CommandQueue commandQueue,
final KsqlRequest request,
final Duration timeout
) throws InterruptedException, TimeoutException {
final Optional<Long> commandSequenceNumber = request.getCommandSequenceNumber();
if (commandSequenceNumber.isPresent()) {
final long seqNum = commandSequenceNumber.get();
commandQueue.ensureConsumedPast(seqNum, timeout);
}
}
}
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Q:
Perl: How do you insert numbers after grouping variable?
Possible Duplicate:
Perl: How do you insert numbers after grouping variable?
I have the following perl one liner:
perl -pi.bak -e 's/(.*?\t.*?\t.*?\t.*?\t.*?\t.*?\t.*?\t.*?\t.*?\t)/$123424977\t/g if $. <= 200'
The problem is that I want to insert the number 23424977 after the grouped regex (.*?\t.*?\t.*?\t.*?\t.*?\t.*?\t.*?\t.*?\t.*?\t).
But Perl thinks I'm referring to group $123424977 and doesn't recognize I mean $1 and that 23424977 is the number I want to insert afterwards. How can I correct this?
A:
simply refer to the $1 capture group with surrounding braces: ${1}:
perl -pi.bak -e 's/(.*?\t.*?\t.*?\t.*?\t.*?\t.*?\t.*?\t.*?\t.*?\t)/${1}23424977\t/g if $. <= 200'
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Eigil Johansen
Eigil Johansen (born 28 September 1915, date of death unknown) was a Danish wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle bantamweight at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
References
Category:1915 births
Category:Year of death missing
Category:Danish male sport wrestlers
Category:Olympic wrestlers of Denmark
Category:Wrestlers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Category:Sportspeople from Copenhagen |
Asymptomatic group A Streptococcal throat carriage in Royal Marines recruits and Young Officers.
A prospective observational study was conducted in Royal Marines (RM) recruits to investigate throat carriage of group A Streptococcus (GAS) and incidence of soft tissue infections. 1012 RM recruits were followed through a 32-week training programme, with throat swabs being obtained in weeks 1, 6, 15, and 32. Alongside a separate cohort of 46 RM Young Officers (YO) undergoing training were sampled in parallel. Carriage of group A Streptococcus was detected in only 5/1012 (0.49%) recruits at the beginning of training and remained low throughout training. There was no association between GAS carriage and development of soft tissue infection. There was no carriage of GAS in the smaller YO cohort at the start of training, (0/46). At week 6, a surge in GAS carriage was detected in 8/46 (17%) YO, that could be ascribed to a cluster of GAS genotype emm83. Asymptomatic GAS carriage is very infrequent among young adults in England and this should be borne in mind when considering the relevance of a positive throat swab result in symptomatic patients or outbreaks. Despite low prevalence, there is however potential for GAS to rapidly and transiently disseminate among adults during outbreaks. |
Q:
'twitter/bootstrap/bootstrap.less' wasn't found
I was trying to play with Twitter Bootstrap Basics using Rails 4.0.0.rc1 and ruby 1.9.3p392.
Then I try to access
http://localhost:3000/products
I'm having error:
'twitter/bootstrap/bootstrap.less' wasn't found.
Please see attached screenshot.
Code available at https://github.com/tenzan/twitter-bootstrap.git
A:
I'm going to answer this noting that I am working on ruby 2 / rails 4 application (NOT rails 3)
Requiring Bootstrap LESS (bootstrap_and_overrides.css.less) in your application.css is meaningless here, because the pipeline comes already with "require_tree ." which automatically includes everything inside the folders of the asset pipeline.
After pulling my hair for several hours, I found that removing the 3 required gems from the group :asset in the Gemfile is the only way to fix it
So, Do Not do this in you Gemfile:
group :assets do
gem "therubyracer"
gem "less-rails"
gem "twitter-bootstrap-rails"
end
And instead DO this:
gem "therubyracer"
gem "less-rails"
gem "twitter-bootstrap-rails"
A:
The Bootstrap gem comes with it's own bundled version of Bootstrap which it will take responsibility for importing. Don't import the Bootstrap gem in the :assets group, or the gem assets won't be found.
Note that the assets group has been removed in Rails 4.
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You have to require Bootstrap LESS (bootstrap_and_overrides.css.less) in your application.css
/*
*= require bootstrap_and_overrides
*/
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Facebook said 53,000 people were talking about Terence Crutcher’s death by police, but instead it showed me Trends about Xbox, a Game Of Thrones actor, and New Jersey’s governor, even though they all had less chatter.
[Update 3:45pm PT: As of rougly 2:45pm Pacific, “Tulsa Police Shooting” become a Trend on Facebook. But the fact that it took an entire day to appear, and four hours after TechCrunch published this story, demonstrates just how badly Facebook Trends needs to be rethought. This article has been revised.]
Facebook denies it’s a media company, and has tried to distance itself from editorial decision-making by firing all its human Trend curators. But its values and stance towards important social issues are coded into the algorithms and processes that surface trends, and they’re not doing the public justice.
Hopefully this incident will spur Facebook to re-examine how it chooses trends, the way the Ferguson protests inspired Jack Dorsey to get Twitter more involved with activism for worthy causes.
Yesterday Tulsa, Oklahoma police released disturbing video footage of Terence Crutcher’s death on September 16th. Crutcher’s SUV stalled on the freeway, but when police arrived, they drew their guns on him. With his hands up, he walked towards his car, and was then tazed and shot by police. Video shows officers backing away rather than providing medical aid, and Crutcher later died in the hospital.
Video footage from a helicopter and dashboard camera exploded on Facebook Monday thanks to its auto-play feature. The story became front-page news on sites like CNN and the New York Times. But many users didn’t see anything about Terence Crutcher in Facebook’s Top or Politics trends. Facebook has not responded to a request for comment.
[Update 3:35pm PT: Facebook’s data collection tool for journalists called Signal showed that Terence Crutcher was not appearing as a trend for any users this morning, but is now in the non-public “Emerging Trends” list from which Facebook’s curators choose Trends to display, and “Tulsa Police Shooting” is now an official Trend.]
While Trends are personalized, users I talked to who work in social justice also aren’t seeing Crutcher listed, and searching for stories about the incident multiple times didn’t surface him in Trends.
That seems to go against Facebook’s VP of News Feed Adam Mosseri’s statement that “we have a responsibility to make sure that people are finding value with the time they spend with News Feed and Facebook” last week at TechCrunch Disrupt SF (video below).
When asked about the impact of removing the human description writers from Trends, Mosseri insisted “I think it’s better”. Humans still help Facebook avoid highlighting common words like #Lunch as a trend. But since the change, multiple fake stories, like 9/11 being an inside job, have slipped into Facebook’s Trends.
Anybody who read the newspaper or looked at the numbers today could tell that Terence Crutcher is a trend. But Facebook’s system can’t yet, and that omission is a defacto editorial decision. |
I'm a sucker for code names. They're so Bond. While Apple doesn't use public code names for iOS the way the company does for OS X — no big cats like Snow Leopard or California landmarks like El Capitan — it does use internal code names primarily based on ski resorts. They're not meant for the public but, once a version of iOS goes public, they're not hard to find.
1.0: Alpine / Heavenly
1.1: Snowbird
2.0: Big Bear
2.1: Sugarbowl
2.2: Timberline
3.0: Kirkwood
3.1: Northstar
3.2: Wildcat (iPad only)
4.0: Apex
4.1: Baker
4.2: Jasper (4.2.5 - 4.2.10: Phoenix)
4.3: Durango
5.0: Telluride
5.1: Hoodoo
6.0: Sundance
6.1: Brighton
7.0: Innsbruck
7.1: Sochi
8.0: Okemo
8.1: OkemoTaos
8.2: OkemoZurs
8.3: Stowe
8.4: Copper
9.0: Monarch
9.1: Boulder
9.2: Castlerock
9.3: Eagle
10.0: Whitetail
10.1: Butler
10.2: Corry
10.3: Erie
11.0: Tigris
11.1: Bursa
11.2: Cinar
11.3: Emet
11.4: Fatsa
12.0: Hope
13.0: Yukon
While knowing these names doesn't add to the feature set of the software, it does add a little depth to the experience. And because they're technically secret code names, they're ever so much cooler than desserts. |
Q:
How to hide last activity view in android recent list? Using a locker screen implementation
I am using an implementation of locker screen which locks (is displayed on top) the current activity when it is idle for X seconds.
However the view for the locker activity is not displayed in the preview image after clicking the Home and Recent buttons.
How could I force to make my app's view blank or display my locker view in the recent list?
I could set my activity visible to gone, but is there any other solution?
A:
Try FLAG_SECURE:
public class FlagSecureTestActivity extends Activity {
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
getWindow().setFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_SECURE,
WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_SECURE);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
}
}
It will automatically display a grey background when Recents button is pressed.
A possible side-effect would be that you cant take the screenshot of the activity you are defining this way.
A:
Try the attribute, android:noHistory="true" for the activity tag in the manifest file.
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Apparatuses of this kind are manufactured for the preparation of specimens, in particular for the production of microtome sections. For this, tissue specimens to be examined are, for example, embedded in synthetic resin and these specimens are processed by means of milling cutters into the shape of truncated pyramids. These trimmed specimens are then sectioned in a microtome, thereby yielding tissue sections having a thickness in the micrometer or nanometer range that can then be examined.
The assignee of the present application has developed a unit that is suitable for such tasks and is already on the market. This unit additionally comprises an observation device with which the specimen can also be observed during processing.
These units are not suitable, however, for specimens made of harder material. For example, semiconductor materials such as silicon, gallium arsenide, and the like cannot be milled; other tools, in particular saws, are necessary for them.
An automatic sawing apparatus is disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 5,456,147, the specimen to be processed being mounted on a movable arm and being brought via a positive guidance system into contact with the saw wheel, which rotates about its axis but is otherwise mounted rigidly in the housing of the apparatus.
A disadvantage of such systems is that the specimen is moved during processing, and observation of the specimen during processing is therefore not possible. The positive guidance system can moreover, for example, impose too great an advance which causes undesirable tensile forces; this can negatively affect the quality of the cut and, in the worst case, result in destruction of the specimen. Complex monitoring devices that measure the pressure loads on the saw and specimen arm are therefore necessary in order to protect the specimen and/or the saw wheel. |
The value and limitations of protective gloves in medical health service: part II.
The value of protective gloves in the health care environment is well known. However, these gloves are not perfect. Some are permeable to microorganisms and various chemicals, and/or result in side effects for health care professionals. Gloves that offer the greatest protection and least side effects are highly desirable. Protection against microorganisms and protection against chemicals used in health care are described in Part II of this three-part series. |
[Combined therapy of multiple myeloma: cytostatics and plasmapheresis].
In 11 patients with III A stage multiple myeloma in every week before new course of cytostatics started, three times plasmapheresis therapy had been performed. There was no difference in reducing of plasma cell mass, plasma immunoglobulins concentration and proteinuria or disappearance of osteolytic bone lesions between the group of patients treated with combination chemotherapy and plasmapheresis and chemotherapy alone. However there was visible disparity in the disappearance of bony pains: rapidly in the plasmapheresis group. One serious complication after plasmapheresis therapy was notified: gastric haemorrhage. The remaining plasmapheresis complications: tetany, nausea, vomiting, chills and bradycardia were related to citrate toxicity. |
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
After last night, I'm just not sure that I want to continue watching Last Comic Standing. Now that the preliminary rounds are behind us, the show has morphed into some sort of half-assed cross between Big Brother and American Idol. I wish they'd drop the "behind the scenes" crap and concentrate on the performances by the comics. If I want to see who unfunny fat chicks yelling at each other, I'll go---well, nowhere, because I just don't need to see that crap. And I just don't need a Big Brother clone right now when the real thing is about to kick off. In fact, tonight the special which will present the past houseguests eligible to return to the show for this year's All Star edition airs at 8 pm. Fans will then have a week to vote on who gets into the house.
Anyway, back to LCS. I think I'll give it one more chance, but if the stunningly unfunny Roz makes it past next week I'm so outta there. |
Maria Gallo
Dr. Maria Eugenia Gallo (born 21 September 1977) is a Canadian rugby player with 55 caps including the 2002 and 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup. A multi-talented athlete, Gallo was also a member of Canada's National Bobsleigh Team for two years (2003–04).
She was inducted in the Rugby Canada Hall of Fame in 2018 in the player category. Gallo is the second woman to be inducted into the Rugby Canada Hall of Fame. Gallo is considered on of the top ten North American women rugby union players. Her team nickname is "the Tank".
Gallo represented Ontario winning the 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000 national championship. In university, she played for the University of Guelph Guelph Gryphons and University of Alberta Alberta Pandas. During this time, she received the Guelph University Female athlete of the year award in 1998, as well as OUA All-Star awards in 1997 and 1998. Gallo has a doctorate in muscle physiology/biochemistry from the University of Alberta.
From 1999 to 2010, she was a member of the Canadian Women's Senior 15's National Team, serving as vice-captain. During her tenure with the national team she earned 55 caps and represented her country at the 2002 and 2006 World Cups. She spent two years with the Canadian Women's National 7's Team (2008-2010) where she was named team captain and led her country to the first Rugby World Cup Sevens in 2009. She played center and wing in 15s, and hooker in 7s.
Since 2015, she is the head coach of the UBC Thunderbirds women's rugby coach. For the past decade, Gallo has been a Pathway coach to the National 15's and 7's programs.
In 2018, Gallo was inducted in the Ontario Rugby Hall of Fame.
After Gallo completed her post-doc in blood doping at UBC, she is now an instructor at the School of Kinesiology.
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Letter to the Editor: Radical Student Union Addresses Controversy
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On Sept. 21, the Case Western Reserve University’s Radical Student Union (RSU) hosted a public screening of the documentary “The Occupation of the American Mind: Israel’s Public Relations War in the United States,” a film that is available from Kelvin Smith Library for free to all CWRU students and faculty at goo.gl/kPo8zr. Since then, the response on campus has been limited to a few debates in the opinion section of The Observer, which so far have been cordial and well-argued on both sides. However, the off-campus response to our screening has taken a much more malicious tone, misrepresenting our group’s purpose and intentions and accusing us of being antisemitic, supporting terrorism or being witless pawns in a conflict between university faculty.
Before getting into what various groups have accused us of being, let us explain what we actually are: We are a diverse group of students united by a common interest in activism against all forms of oppression. We loathe all forms of racial, religious and ethnic hatred and work to combat them wherever we find them. We screened this documentary in exactly that interest. Our aim was to show the perspective of a group that is often made invisible by ethnic and religious hatred: the Palestinian side of the long-standing Palestine-Israel conflict. It should go without saying that our criticism of the Israeli government and its military is not a criticism of the Israeli people, and it is most certainly not a criticism of the Jewish people.
After the screening, our first surprise came in an article written in the Cleveland Jewish News which gives a well-rounded summary of the situation. In this article, Dr. Brian Amkraut, executive director of the Siegal Lifelong Learning Program at Case Western, is quoted at length. While we respect his differing opinion on the state of Israel, we cannot respect his conspiratorial thinking and insults to our members. Dr. Amkraut is quoted as saying: “There are a couple professors on campus who think that every campus should have not just an activist movement but specifically, a pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel … movement…. To them, that’s the sign of an engaged activist campus. I think there are people who want it, but they also know it has to be viewed as student-driven.”
Not only does this ring of conspiratorial paranoia, it is a highly unprofessional insult to our intelligence. While we have a supportive faculty advisor and other faculty members are free to support us or not, our decisions have been and always will be our own. Amkraut’s implication that we are too simple-minded to make decisions of our own or to stand up for our own convictions is not only an insult to RSU, but an insult to the entire CWRU student body. In addition, it is an insult to CWRU’s faculty, who Amkraut seems to believe are too underhanded to voice their opinions to his face.
Next, we discovered that we now have an entry for our organization on the website of the AMCHA initiative, which tracks antisemitic activity on university campuses. Atgoo.gl/Yoy6gJ, they list our two counts of antisemitic activity. Our first offense appears to be calling Hamas a “nationalistic organization,” a fairly uncontroversial statement. Because of this, AMCHA seems to believe that we “CONDONED TERRORISM” (emphasis theirs) committed by Hamas. Our second offense is our endorsement of the Boycott-Divest-Sanction, or BDS movement, which is intended to put political and economic pressure on the Israeli government to end the human rights abuses committed by its military. If it seems confusing that analyzing the historical role of Hamas and criticizing a national government is enough to put us in a catalog of anti semitism beside neo-Nazis and Holocaust deniers, we were confused as well. However, AMCHA’s criteria for judging antisemitism can be found at goo.gl/8GxJBR. We seem to have fallen afoul of the third bullet point, which states that claiming that “Israel is a racist … state” constitutes antisemitism. This belief that any criticism of a national government equates to racial or ethnic prejudice is not only wholly dishonest, it is extremely dangerous. It treats that government as though it were infallible, which is especially dangerous when it specifically insulates them from criticism for racist policies. Does AMCHA believe that the same is true of any other government that privileges one ethnic group over another? Do they believe that protesters against Apartheid were anti-Afrikaans, or that the Civil Rights Movement was anti-white?
In their overview of campus anti semitism, AMCHA states that “political ‘criticism’ of Israel often morphs into the recognizable tropes of classical anti-semitism,” and this is unfortunately very true. However, it is just as true that the epithet of anti-semitism is often used to suppress political criticism of Israel and this seems to be exactly what they aim to do to our organization.
RSU abhors all forms of hatred and prejudice and among them anti-semitism has historically been one of the most tragic and anti-human. We stand against anti-semitism and are also against the perversion of Jewish issues to support a particular state and its military. This is especially offensive to our Jewish members, who resent the fact that their identity is held hostage to coerce them into supporting the state of Israel. While AMCHA seems to do good work in cataloging genuine incidents of anti-semitism, their conflation of political dissent with prejudice serves only to cheapen that work and to tarnish their organization in the eyes of those they claim to defend.
Finally, in order to better pursue our anti-racist, anti-fascist platform and in the hope of uniting the CWRU student body against all forms of hatred, we would like to invite Israel’s CWRU, Cleveland Hillel, Brian Amkraut and any other interested students or faculty members to meet with the RSU and discuss antisemitism on campus and how best to combat it.
In an effort to promote dialogue and the sharing of ideas, The Observer encourages members of the university community to respectfully voice their comments below. Comments that fail to meet the standards of respect and mutual tolerance will be removed as necessary. |
Redundancy in a sequence of digital images may occur when the appearance of a given picture is similar to that of a previous or subsequent picture in the sequence. Many compression techniques take advantage of this redundancy by expressing the differences of a current region in the picture to a reference region in a previous or subsequent picture in the sequence. In particular, when the same object occurs in both regions, but at different locations within the picture, the change in location may be encoded as a motion vector.
Usually the picture is divided into blocks. In such cases, motion estimation is the process of finding the block in the reference picture that bests matches the current block presently being encoded in the current picture. Typically, the block that globally minimizes a matching criterion is selected as the best matched block—the reference block.
Motion estimation is one of the most intensive computation components of an encoder. Some of the existing motion estimation techniques, when implemented on a digital signal processor or all application specific integrated circuit, require more memory than that available internally. Accessing external memory imposes a severe delay in a real-time system.
Therefore, it would be beneficial to reduce the amount of time spent on such computations and to reduce the amount of memory required to perform the computations while providing accurate motion vectors.
Appendix A is exemplary computer code for calculating low frequency coefficients.
It will be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of illustration, elements shown in the figures have not necessarily been drawn to scale. For example, the dimensions of some of the elements may be exaggerated relative to other elements for clarity. Further, where considered appropriate, reference numerals may be repeated among the figures to indicate corresponding or analogous elements. |
Three-month pegylated interferon-alpha-2a therapy for chronic hepatitis E virus infection in a haemodialysis patient.
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) can induce chronic hepatitis in immunosuppressed patients. There is no established treatment for HEV infection. Pegylated interferon-alpha-2a (Peg-IFN-alpha-2a) has been successfully used for treating HEV infection in liver transplant patients with chronic hepatitis. A kidney transplant patient with chronic HEV infection evolved to end-stage kidney disease and started haemodialysis. Three months after immunosuppressive therapy was stopped, HEV RNA was still detected both in serum and in stools. Before considering a retransplantation, we decided to initiate Peg-IFN-alpha-2a therapy to eradicate the virus. A 3-month course of Peg-IFN-alpha-2a was scheduled, and the latter was started at the weekly dose of 135 microg. Serum HEV RNA became negative by Week 3 of Peg-IFN-alpha-2a therapy, and remained negative until the last follow-up, i.e. 6 months after anti-viral therapy was stopped. Hence, we report the first known case of a 3-month course of Peg-IFN-alpha-2a inducing a sustained virological response in this HEV-positive and RNA-positive haemodialysis patient who had failed to be cleared of the virus after immunosuppressant withdrawal. |
As long as Samsung builds fabs like there's no tomorrow, and no one else is able to match them, it becomes a question of time before Samsung has a near monopoly. There is one company that is capable of matching Samsung fab-for-fab, or exceed them, but it's too busy buying virus software companies and paying out dividends and doing stock buy backs. If Intel were to do something like merge with Micron, and get into the business of building fabs and becoming the #1 semiconductor company, and not just the #1 microprocessor company, Intel could probably beat Samsung and all other challengers. However, Intel doesn't seem to have the stomach for the fight. |
A smart surface with switchable wettability by an ionic liquid.
Smart control of surface wettability by ionic liquids (ILs) is significant for designing IL-related intelligent materials and devices. Herein, we present mixed molecular brushes comprised of poly(phenylethyl methacrylate) and 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorodecyltrimethoxysilane (PPhEtMA-co-PFDMS) grafted surfaces that are capable of dynamically regulating 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([EMIm][NTf2]) wettability. 1H NMR and quartz crystal microbalance characterization demonstrate that the wettability changes result from a temperature-dominated cation-π interaction between [EMIm][NTf2] and PPhEtMA-co-PFDMS brushes. |
Pulmonary nocardiosis associated with cerebral abscess successfully treated by co-trimoxazole: a case report.
Nocardiosis is an acute or chronic infectious disease caused by the soil-borne filamentous bacteria belonging to the genus Nocardia. The organisms opportunistically infect both immunocompromised and immunocompetent individuals. The lungs are the primary site of infection and brain abscess is, by far, the most common complication following nocardial metastasis from pulmonary lesions. Although surgical intervention must always be considered in the treatment of nocardial brain abscess, it can obviously be cured by antibiotic therapy alone. This report describes a case infected by Nocardia cyriacigeorgica. Identification of the infectious agent was achieved by conventional and semi-nested PCR techniques. A 55-year-old woman with fever was referred to the infect disclinic of Imam Khomeini hospital in Tehran and was hospitalized after clinical assessment. She was a kidney transplant recipient for 4 years and was taking immunosuppressive treatment including azathioprine and methylprednisolone. Follow-up of the patient by CT scan revealed pulmonary infection and cerebral lesions. Specimens of the brain lesions contained filamentous bacteria. The patient received a combination of co-trimoxazole and ceftriaxone and brain abscesses as well as lung inflammation disappeared gradually during the course of antibiotic therapy within 3 months. The patient was discharged from the hospital after 2 months of therapy. |
Workers who fitted out lavish offices used by tournament organisers say they are trapped after collapse of contractor
Exclusive Migrant workers who built luxury offices used by Qatar's 2022 football World Cup organisers have told the Guardian they have not been paid for more than a year and are now working illegally from cockroach-infested lodgings.
Officials in Qatar's Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy have been using offices on the 38th and 39th floors of Doha's landmark al-Bidda skyscraper – known as the Tower of Football – which were fitted out by men from Nepal, Sri Lanka and India who say they have not been paid for up to 13 months' work.
The project, a Guardian investigation shows, was directly commissioned by the Qatar government and the workers' plight is set to raise fresh doubts over the autocratic emirate's commitment to labour rights as construction starts this year on five new stadiums for the World Cup.
The offices, which cost £2.5m to fit, feature expensive etched glass, handmade Italian furniture, and even a heated executive toilet, project sources said. Yet some of the workers have not been paid, despite complaining to the Qatari authorities months ago and being owed wages as modest as £6 a day.
By the end of this year, several hundred thousand extra migrant workers from some of the world's poorest countries are scheduled to have travelled to Qatar to build World Cup facilities and infrastructure. The acceleration in the building programme comes amid international concern over a rising death toll among migrant workers and the use of forced labour.
"We don't know how much they are spending on the World Cup, but we just need our salary," said one worker who had lost a year's pay on the project. "We were working, but not getting the salary. The government, the company: just provide the money."
Migrant workers from India in Doha, Qatar. The mistreatment of migrant workers, including the late or non-payment of wages, has attracted severe criticism. Photograph: Pete Pattisson for the Guardian
The migrants are squeezed seven to a room, sleeping on thin, dirty mattresses on the floor and on bunk beds, in breach of Qatar's own labour standards. They live in constant fear of imprisonment because they have been left without paperwork after the contractor on the project, Lee Trading and Contracting, collapsed. They say they are now being exploited on wages as low as 50p an hour.
Their case was raised with Qatar's prime minister by Amnesty International last November, but the workers have said 13 of them remain stranded in Qatar. Despite having done nothing wrong, five have even been arrested and imprisoned by Qatari police because they did not have ID papers. Legal claims lodged against the former employer at the labour court in November have proved fruitless. They are so poor they can no longer afford the taxi to court to pursue their cases, they say.
A 35-year-old Nepalese worker and father of three who ssaid he too had lost a year's pay: "If I had money to buy a ticket, I would go home."
Qatar's World Cup organising committee confirmed that it had been granted use of temporary offices on the floors fitted out by the unpaid workers. It said it was "heavily dismayed to learn of the behaviour of Lee Trading with regard to the timely payment of its workers". The committee stressed it did not commission the firm. "We strongly disapprove and will continue to press for a speedy and fair conclusion to all cases," it said.
Jim Murphy, the shadow international development secretary, said the revelation added to the pressure on the World Cup organising committeeafter . "They work out of this building, but so far they can't even deliver justice for the men who toiled at their own HQ," he said.
Sharan Burrow, secretary general of the International Trade Union Confederation, said the workers' treatment was criminal. "It is an appalling abuse of fundamental rights, yet there is no concern from the Qatar government unless they are found out," she said. "In any other country you could prosecute this behaviour."
A worker formerly employed on a project to fit out offices in the Al Bidda Tower who now lives and works illegally after the company that employed him collapsed and failed to pay him for a year. Photograph: Pete Pattisson for the Guardian
Contracts show the project was commissioned by Katara Projects, a Qatar government organisation under the auspices of the office of the then heir apparent, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, who is now the emir. He also heads the supreme committee, the World Cup organising body. The committee is spending at least £4bn building new stadiums for the tournament, which has become mired in allegations of bribery, while there is disbelief at the prospect of playing the tournament in Qatar's 50C summer heat.
Katara said it terminated its agreement with Lee Trading when it discovered the mistreatment of workers and non-payment of wages, and made efforts to repatriate those affected or find them new jobs. It said several workers had been compensated after court settlements. "If there are employees who were not repatriated, did not find employment or did not receive compensation, we would be happy to engage in any effort with the ministry of labour and ministry of interior to rectify the situation," a spokesman said.
The problems at the Tower of Football workers are not isolated, despite Qatar's pledges to monitor salary payments and abolish the kafala sponsorship system, which stops migrant workers changing job or leaving Qatar without their employer's consent. In 2012 and 2013, 70 labourers from India, Nepal and Sri Lanka died from falls or strikes by objects, 144 died in traffic accidents and 56 killed themselves, the government's own figures show. Dozens more young migrant workers die mysteriously in their sleep from suspected heart attacks every summer.
The Guardian discovered more projects where salaries had not been paid. They included a desert camp of 65 workers who had not been paid for several months, were sleeping eight to a room, and were living with dirty drinking water, filthy, unplumbed toilets and no showers.
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Another group said they were being paid only sporadically, that there was sometimes no water in their housing and no electricity to power air conditioning.
This month, the Qatar Foundation, a state body, published a report examining trafficking, debt bondage and forced labour among migrant workers. It identified practices that contravene International Labour Organisation conventions on forced labour and UN anti-trafficking protocols, "widespread" non-payment of wages and bribery and extortion among recruitment agents and employers.
From January to May this year 87 Nepalese workers died in Qatar, a death rate two-and-a-half times higher than that of British ex, pats, new figures from the Nepal government reveal.
"We know there is much more to do," said Abdullah al-Khulaifi, Qatar's minister of labour and social affairs in a statement detailing progress on labour law reforms. "But we are making definite progress and are determined to build momentum." |
AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas guard Myck Kabongo said Monday he is ready to return to the court after a 23-game NCAA suspension and that he should have cooperated with school officials when first asked about a 2012 trip to Cleveland.
Kabongo was suspended for accepting airfare and personal training instruction and then providing false and misleading information about the infractions during two interviews with university officials. Kabongo also was ordered to repay $475 to a charity of his choice
Coach Rick Barnes has said Kabongo will be in the starting lineup Wednesday when Texas (10-13, 2-8 Big 12) plays at home against Iowa State.
"I am ready to start playing with my team again and putting behind me the last several months," Kabongo said in a statement. "When I went to Cleveland, I did not intend to break any rules and did not believe I had broken any. I should have been upfront with UT about everything the first time I had a chance, but I'm glad that I corrected my mistake and I'm glad that I was truthful with the NCAA."
The Longhorns are struggling through their worst season in 15 years under Barnes and are counting on Kabongo to help turn things around over the last few weeks of the regular season.
Kabongo started 34 games last season, averaging 9.6 points and 5.2 assists. Although not a great scorer, Kabongo is a quick player and good passer who can help set up teammates for open shots in Texas' offense. Kabongo had been projected as a possible NBA draft pick this year.
"I have learned a lot about myself and what is important to me through this process," Kabongo said. "I have a great team, and they have supported me all year." |
Amusement Park
What is Amusement Park?
This is a Flash based video game from Oberon Mdeia and distributed by Iplay using the GameZone console.
Overview
Amusement Park is a program developed by Oberon Media. The main program executable is amusementpark.exe. The software installer includes 3 files and is usually about 86.45 MB (90,653,442 bytes). A majority of the PCs this is running on, most OS versions are Windows 7 (SP1). The distribution of this has mostly been seen in the United States. |
Friday, October 25, 2013
Nuestra Casa Project (El Paso-Cd. Juarez Chapter)
In the December 2013 issue of Reflections: A Journal of Public Rhetoric, Civic Writing and Service Learning, Guillermina Gina Núñez and Eva Moya have aforthcoming article on an art installation that raises awareness and draws attention to both TB and HIV along the El Paso-Ciudad Juarez border. The video below provides a brief overview of the project and history of the art installation.
Abstract
This case study describes the Nuestra Casa (Our Home) Initiative, an
advocacy, communication, and social mobilization strategy to increase
tuberculosis (TB) awareness that was a public art exhibition hosted at
the University of Texas at El Paso. This work describes this
multi-disciplinary initiative that cuts across academic boundaries to
engage faculty, students, and community members in service learning and
community engagement efforts. Nuestra Casa reached diverse audiences,
including school children, farm workers, promotoras (health promoters),
university students, educators, persons affected by TB, and public
health officials in Mexico and in the United States through education,
critical reflection, and a call to action.
From the "Project History":
"The genesis of the project stems from the need to reinforce advocacy,
communication, and social mobilization efforts for the prevention and control of TB
in Mexico and the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. Because communities and the persons
affected by TB must be involved and their real-life situation addressed if efforts to
combat the disease are to be effective, the project’s developers pushed themselves
to adopt a novel approach: “The Shack” installation."
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
This past week, I was in Vancouver WA for the Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association conference, and I put together a Storify of the messages posted on Twitter about the conference. They include live-tweets from panels, keynote speaker's Ray Sieman's speech about his open access book, and issues of internet access. Discussing Tweets, WiFi (in)access, and DH is very meta in a blog, and it's even more self-reflective and self-referential in a Storify of Tweets, though perhaps not for those who did not attend.
Monday, October 7, 2013
This evening, prolific scholar Terry Eagleton will lecture on "Why God for Christians is Good for Nothing," but I was fortunate to be invited to take part in a small discussion with Eagleton before his lecture for the Bannan Institute. Below I've put together a summary/paraphrase of the discussion had by members of the Santa Clara faculty with Professor Eagleton.
During the discussion, Eagleton remarked that he does not have an email and he has never read the internet, but hopefully my notes from our discussion will prove interesting for those who were unable to attend. Note: these notes and summary come from what I typed as he and others spoke, so I acknowledge the potential for inaccuracies of details. The overall tone of the discussion was collegial and friendly.
To get the discussion started, Dr. Marilyn Edelstein asked, given Eagleton's work with Marxist theory and Marx's famous critique of religion as opiate of the people, how does Eagleton explain his move towards religion?
Eagleton explained that his concern with theology was always there. He joked that it also might be "fire insurance--I'm
getting old." He also attributed his theoretical work to the era of theory ascending while left politics were also in ascent.
It was time when there was too much trust in politics. Christianity went
underground. Although politics like everything has its limitations.
As of late, he's had recurrent
work with tragedy. However, Marx's point about religion as the opiate of the people is often taken out
of context. In the context of Marx's criticism of capitalist society as a heartless world, religion as a kind of opiate was more positive. "What's wrong with a little opium?" he jested. Eagleton explained that Marx doesn't
condemn religion, he just argues that there could be a better way. Eagleton argues that in the heart of the heartless
world, his opinion is now that sports is opiate of the people. He cites Marx's daughter attending
a secular school, and Marx saying that she'd be a great deal off reading the New
Testament. Marx has little to say about the future--future is the failure
of the present. His relation to religion is a complex one.
I followed up asking how his criticism of sports being the opiate of the masses went over at certain universities in the U.S. where American football is the reason many students attend the school.
He admitted that he'd made the mistake of offending taxi drivers by criticizing
sports, a mistake he wouldn't make again.
(Eagleton, Edelstein and Phyllis Brown)
He also explained that he'd been more reconciled to the idea of death, thinking that the future was huge crowds moving towards him "mesmerized by a small electronic square." He said that he was always seeing people forever shouting boring things across from him on train, things like, "Have you got the invoices?"
Father (Fr.) Mick McCarthy, an administrator and Religious Studies faculty member asked: Could you explain your writing process because you're known for writing very quickly? And in your career looking
back--what were your significant intellectual surprises?
Eagleton said that he suffered from "hypergraphia." He said they'd finally come up with a diagnosis for his excessive writing. "I can't stop writing," he said, relating that he has three books in the pipeline while continuing to conceive of others. He enjoys writing, and that he's of the category
of people who are writers--it's not a matter of what they write, only that they
write. He said he's written for the theater and even a film script--it's artificial
the difference between creative and scholarly; what I write rather more
contingent. I'm more one who creates in the act of writing. If only
I disliked it a bit more, I might slow down and others might catch up.
Someone suggested that if he were more interested in sports perhaps he might feel less compelled to write less.
He said, being Irish, I lack a visual and spatial sense--good
verbal sense, not much visual sense, I'm always blundering around the
place.
I asked Professor Eagleton if he had a daily writing schedule so as to keep up with his writing.He responded, "I don't have a daily schedule, I can do it anytime
like combing your hair, I can pick it up and put it down again.
I don't tend to [go back and forth between projects]. I only work on one project, except for short journalism, and finish a book
at a time."
Dr. Stephen Carroll asked if he goes back while he's writing to revise as he's writing?
"No. Revise? I revise more than I used to. I'm fairly
obsessive about style. I might be the same category--to sell grandmother
for a turn of phrase."
Eagleton answered: "I write with an eye for style and then go back with
the same aim in mind. As I get older, I find myself polishing a lot
more. I might polish a whole manuscript where I might not have done
that when I was younger. Perhaps it doesn't come as right as it did before.
I suppose...I could go all the way back through
again and never feel satisfied, ...stylistically."
Dr. Marilyn Edelstein: You were critical for theory not engaging
the material world?
You wrote After Theory , when you look at that high
theory moment--did the high theory not engage enough with the real world?
Eagleton: "I think it would be a mistake from a materialist
point of view to believe that ideas can by themselves can change everything.
History is a great sorter-outer...Marxist criticism experienced the
rolling back of the left. It managed to hang on in some ways. One has
to look at theory historically. I've been a critic of post-modernism
is that it did on the whole bring theory down to earth. Post-feminism,
ethnic politics, they're much more concerned with social relations--it's
a category mistake to put textual literary interpretive methods; you
can't classify with socialism and feminism that are political movements;
in certain ways it brought these discourses down to earth."
From a Modern Language Faculty member, there was a question about French theorist.Eagleton responded:
"It's been a while since France has been intellectual
capital. I spoke with Bourdieu and Bourdieu said that hadn't been popular--he had never been asked to speak on a French
campus. Par excellence, there's a hierarchy in discourses. Derrida speaks
about art and Bourdieu counts how many people go into museum.
Towards the end of the discussion, the questions were faster and the
answers quicker; however, here are a highlight of some of what was said:"Frederick Jameson has carried on in a period when
a lot of literary critics fell by the wasteside. God clearly doesn't
like literary theorist. Not many survivors from that period."
"Deconstruction doesn't travel well. Derrida declared
many a time that deconstruction was political and not textual."
"It is the responsibility for radical critics to popularize their
work outside of a narrow audience; I had a lot of responses that came from my Literary Theory book
from people outside who wanted to know what's going on; popularizing
is an art."
Towards the end, I asked if he had recommendations for teaching writing--a question that was perhaps lost in translation as his response was geared towards creative writing as opposed to composition.
He responded: "So-called creative writing is new in Britain; after
years of snobbish in British universities, it's beginning to be studied. I suppose when I talk to
undergraduates--as though they were human beings what I always say to
them--there is one rule to writing: literary criticism is to look at
what is said and how it's said.
Generation of teachers who do not do it that way.
You read half a line a day, eight months to read a Blake poem. If a
student can talk about tone, pace and texture--better than being able
to give a decent summary of text--that's why I wrote How to Read a Poem and How to Read Literature." |
require 'singleton'
class JobProcessor
include Singleton
def submit_job(job_args, &job)
@job_queue << JobWraper.new(job_args, &job)
end
private
def initialize
@job_queue = Queue.new()
start_processor_thread()
end
def start_processor_thread()
Thread.new {
loop do
wrapper = @job_queue.pop()
begin
wrapper.job.call(wrapper.job_args)
rescue => e
print_error "Error executing job #{e.message}", e
end
end
}
end
class JobWraper
attr_reader :job
attr_reader :job_args
def initialize(job_args, &job)
@job_args = job_args
@job = job
end
end
end |
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When we are talking about science jobs, the very first thing that interferes with our mind is the high salary you may get. Though, if you have a special intellectual capacity you may understand that any job can provide both mental and financial satisfaction. What’s important is that you enjoy what you do and that your chosen job can help you raise a family and live decently.
The very first on the list of the top ten highest paid science jobs is the Petroleum engineer. They always need to change the devices, as releasing new types of combinations of oil and petrol. They can earn annually $127,520.
The next on the list is the physicist, who can receive annually a sum of $106,440, this in case of not being involved only in teaching. Any physicist may develop new laws and theories in accordance with the physical phenomena. In case they are applied in the real life, the sum can grow higher. Next we have the Computer and Information Scientist and the Research which provide to us the solutions to any hardware problem we interfere with when surfing the Internet. If you are a Computer Scientist, we are happy to inform you that you will receive annually a sum of $100,900.
The Computer Hardware Engineer is the one who researches, designs and test computers. This job is frequently met in the military bases, and its salary average is of about $100,180. The Nuclear Engineer makes researchers and also applies what nuclear science has been taught him to, getting a salary of $99,730 annually. Next on the list is the Astronomer, which has an average of $99.730 annually. Any science job you would prefer to interfere with, it is required to know that these amounts of money are made only if you like your post and you job, because when choosing a job just because of its salary, then you will need to think twice if you have made a good decision. Working all your life in a specific domain which eventually you discover it as not being the one you would have opted in another case will bring your feet on Earth and will make you to stop you work and look after another job. Education is very important when we look for a job, and by this we don’t mean only studying for a specific career, but general knowledge as well, common sense and life experience. All these combined will help you figure out your way through life much easier, and they will guide you towards the right decisions. For example, you can try reading education quotes and find inspiration and motivation in them. Since we’re on the subject of science, Albert Einstein has some of the most intelligent and inspiring education quotes. Having confronted many such obstacles himself, Einstein realized that studying is not enough to go through life, and that we must use our experience just as much as our education.
Though, the next on the list of top ten highest paid science jobs is the Computer Software Engineer and the Systems Software. This job has an average on $94.520 annually, very close to a Mathematician who has a main salary of $94,960 annually. |
Q:
XSLT two transformations in one file
I've got a XSLT transformation which changes name of node NADR_KOD to NADR_KOD2, and copies the rest of XML without change.
Today I wanted to add another transformation which changes attribute to element (I found solution on stack) But these two transformations in one xslt don't work...
Problem appeared becaue I coudn't load 'date' attribute in SSIS. XML Source always returns date as null. Maybe you can help me with this issue?
Structure of XML:
<DATA>
<ACCIDENT date="...">
<INFO>
<TEMP>
<NADR_KOD>
<NADR_KOD>Code</NADR_KOD>
</NADR_KOD>
</TEMP>
</INFO>
</ACCIDENT>
</DATA>
Here is what i wanted:
<DATA>
<ACCIDENT>
<date>...</date>
<INFO>
<TEMP>
<NADR_KOD>
<NADR_KOD2>Code</NADR_KOD2>
</NADR_KOD>
</TEMP>
</INFO>
</ACCIDENT>
</DATA>
I have a couple of similar transformations like these. Here is how I made this:
<xsl:template match="ACCIDENT">
<!-- output a filter element -->
<xsl:element name="ACCIDENT">
<!-- add the name attribute, using the source name attribute value -->
<xsl:element name="date">
<xsl:value-of select="@date"/>
</xsl:element>
<!-- add the rest of attributes without change -->
<xsl:copy-of select="node()"/>
</xsl:element>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="NADR_KOD/NADR_KOD">
<NADR_KOD2>
<xsl:apply-templates select="@*|node()"/>
</NADR_KOD2>
</xsl:template>
This code doesn't change NADR_KOD into NADR_KOD2.
Thanks in advance...
A:
I think instead of
<!-- add the rest of attributes without change -->
<xsl:copy-of select="node()"/>
you simply want
<!-- run the child elements through the identity transformation template for copying
or my templates for transforming -->
<xsl:apply-templates/>
then you can use
<xsl:template match="@* | node()">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:apply-templates select="@* | node()"/>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>
and of course your
<xsl:template match="NADR_KOD/NADR_KOD">
<NADR_KOD2>
<xsl:apply-templates select="@*|node()"/>
</NADR_KOD2>
</xsl:template>
If you want to transform further elements then you can add templates for them.
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Q:
WPF C# Deserialize an observable collection with XmlSerializer adds extra items
I wish to save and load a class (MeasConSettings) that contains a ObservableCollection<string> The problem is the list is initialized in my constructor so when I do the following:
XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(MeasConSettings));
A list is created with items 1 2 3 4. It saves all fine, but on the loading side it goes wrong:
MeasConSettings loadedSettings = (MeasConSettings)serializer.Deserialize(stream);
It starts from the initialized list and adds the loaded list items instead of overwriting them so the result is a list with items 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4.
Obviously the solution would be to remove the initialization from the constructor as shown in this topic:Deserializing List with XmlSerializer Causing Extra Items but then what if the file does not contain the list (e.g. a previous version of a saved file), If I remove the initialization and there is no list present in the saved file, there will be no items in the list. This is not acceptable so:
Is there a proper way to load an observable collection with initialization in the constructor without ending up with duplicate items?
or
Is there a proper way to check if a saved file contains certain parameters?
A:
If I remove the initialization and there is no list present in the saved file, there will be no items in the list. This is not acceptable
Then just handle this special case in the initialization.
public void Init()
{
if (this.List == null)
{
// Initialize the list
}
}
From there, you just have to call the Init method everytime you create a MeasConSettings object (either by calling the constructor or by using the deserializer).
That said, I'm not overly fond of the initialization methods, as they lack visibility and a fellow developer can forget to call them. As an alternative, you can use a getter:
private List<int> list;
public List<int> List
{
get
{
if (this.list == null)
{
this.list = new List<int> { 1, 2, 3, 4 };
}
return this.list;
}
set
{
this.list = value;
}
}
Note: This code isn't thread-safe.
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<div class="col-sm-8">
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="ant_target_path" method="outputs_target_path" name="ant_target_path" value="{{ plugin.ant_target_path }}" placeholder="**/build/*.ipa,**/build*.*"/>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group ">
<div class="checkbox col-sm-offset-2" style="margin-left:19%;">
<label>
<input type="checkbox" {{ plugin.is_upload_file_checked }} name="is_upload_file" value="checked"/>上传构建输出
</label>
<label style="margin-left:20px;">
<input type="checkbox" {{ plugin.is_clean_outputs_checked }} name="is_clean_outputs" value="checked"/>构建前清理输出目录
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U.S. Pat. No. 4,834,731 (Nowak et al.) discloses an ostomy appliance having a relatively rigid convex pressure ring for causing stomal protrusion for patients with flush or recessed stomas, thereby aiding in the discharge of effluent directly into a collection pouch and helping to prolong the effectiveness of the adhesive seal between a faceplate and peristomal skin surfaces. It has also been known to provide such a faceplate with a rigid convex pressure ring having an inside diameter substantially larger than a patient""s stoma and with an adhesive skin barrier pad or wafer that covers the convex surface and extends inwardly over the opening of the pressure ring, with the adhesive pad having a small starter opening so that, with the use of scissors, a patient or caregiver may easy enlarge and shape the opening in the pad to match the outline of the patient""s stoma. Such a faceplate is commonly referred to as a xe2x80x9ccut-to-fitxe2x80x9d faceplate, meaning that the opening in the adhesive area layer may be sized and shaped at the time of application to meet a patient""s needs. A downside is that such a faceplate construction requires the rigid convex pressure ring to have an opening substantially larger then a patient""s stoma in order to allow enlargement and shaping of the starter opening in the adhesive pad, thereby reducing the effectiveness of the convex ring in producing stomal protrusion.
Rigid convex pressure rings in the form of adapters for the purpose of converting planar faceplates into convexly-curved faceplates are also known. Reference may be had to U.S. Pat. No. 5,429,625 (Holmberg), U.S. Pat. No. 4,219,023 (Galindo), U.S. Pat. No. 5,163,930 (Blum), U.S. Pat. No. 5,004,464 (Leise), and U.S. Pat. No. 6,210,384 (B1) (Cline). International Publication WO 93/04646 (Olsen) also discloses such an adapter.
This invention is concerned with a convex faceplate, particularly one of the cut-to-fit type, and a snap-in insert for such a faceplate. The insert supports and thereby braces the portion of the adhesive barrier pad that extends over or across the opening of the convex pressure ring. If desired, the insert may itself provide a convexly-curved support wall for substantially increasing the convexity of the faceplate to which the insert is attached.
The support wall of the insert is provided with an opening which may be pre-sized and shaped during manufacture to approximate any of various sizes and shapes of patient""s stomas. Such a pre-formed opening may, by way of example, be circular or oval in shape, it being recognized that a substantial portion of patients have stomas generally oval-shaped in outline. Alternatively, the opening in the support wall of the insert may constitute a starter opening that may then be enlarged and shaped with scissors by a user or caregiver to match the outline of a patient""s stoma. In either case, the insert, after being snapped into place within the opening of a faceplate""s convex pressure ring, may be rotated within that opening to ensure proper orientation of the insert in relation to that patient""s stoma.
Briefly, the insert is formed from a stiff but nevertheless flexible and shaped-recoverable polymeric material and has a cylindrical rim and an apertured bodyside support wall. The rim has a pair of axially-spaced outwardly-projecting annular retention ribs sized and positioned to engage the bodyside and pouchside surfaces of the rigid pressure ring of a convex faceplate. The ribs therefore lock the insert against axial movement relative to the convex pressure ring while at the same time allowing relative rotation of the parts. The support wall of the insert is apertured with the aperture serving either as a starter opening, which may then be enlarged and shaped with scissors, or as a pre-formed opening that is cut during manufacture to approximate any of a number of stoma sizes and shapes. In one embodiment of the invention, the thin, flexible support wall is convexly curved to supplement or increase the convexity already provided by the rigid pressure ring of the faceplate, whereas in another embodiment the support wall of the insert is generally planar.
Other features, advantages, and objects of the invention will become apparent from the specification and drawings. |
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[The combined use of scopolamine, naltrexone and naloxone as a rapid, safe and effective detoxification treatment for heroin addicts].
To evaluate the efficacy of a rapid detoxification schedule for heroin addicts by scopolamine combined with opiate receptor antagonists. The life signs such as temperature, blood pressure, ECG, heart rate, respiratory rate and blood oxygen saturation were monitored during the process of rapid detoxification treatment. The naloxone challenge test, withdrawal symptoms scale and naltrexone maintenance were used to evaluate the efficacy of the rapid detoxification. The withdrawal symptoms of 84 heroin addicts induced by naltrexone and naloxone were controlled completely under scopolamine administration in the 6-8 hours treatment period, although the naloxone challenge test was able to induce slight and transient withdrawal symptoms in the second day, and all patients were transferred rapidly to naltrexone maintenance. During treatment, the temperature in 19 cases elevated, and all patients showed increased heart rate, blood pressure and respiratory rate. However, the blood oxygen saturation was still stable after oral-administration of naltrexone and continuous injection of naloxone during the detoxification. Blood test in gastric fluid was positive in 3 cases during the detoxification. The follow-up data showed that the average maintenance time of naltrexone was 2.6 months, and the percentage of drug free was 21% in 6 months after the detoxification in 84 cases. The combined use of scopolamine, naltrexone and naloxone is a rapid, safe and effective detoxification treatment protocol for heroin addicts. |
Our market development work is important to achieving our statutory objective to promote competition in, reliable supply by and the efficient operation of the electricity industry for the long-term benefit of consumers.
If an anomalous event or outcome occurs in the market or the broader electricity sector, we investigate it to determine the causes and whether something can or should be done to prevent such an event or outcome from occurring again.
The total electricity generated by small scale solar connections has increased by 30% this year. The current capacity is around 40 megawatts of power, which is roughly equivalent to 13 wind turbines.
Carl Hansen, Chief Executive of the Electricity Authority says, “Small scale solar offers residential consumers another option for their electricity supply. We are committed to removing unwarranted barriers to the connection of small scale generation.”
“We are also working to encourage distributors and retailers to provide accurate price information for consumers that are in the initial stages of considering whether to adopt new technologies, such as electric vehicles, batteries, solar power and energy management apps. These technologies offer exciting opportunities for consumers and we are working to remove unwarranted barriers to innovation. The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) has also developed a tool to help consumers access whether solar could be right for their household (https://www.energywise.govt.nz/tools/solar-calculator/).”
“The Authority promotes competition in the electricity market, and believes all participants and technologies should be treated equally under the Code administered by the Authority. We are technology neutral but are working to reduce operational cost and barriers to new technologies entering the market.”
In January 2015 there were 4,796 small scale solar connections in New Zealand. These are installed on individual households. This rose to 11,117 in October 2016, which is a 132% increase in installed connections. Small-scale generation is generation that has a capacity of less than 10 kW. |
Program Description
Administrative support certificates provide students with technical skills in just two or three semesters. Skills include time management, human/customer relations, telephone techniques, administrative management, information management, oral and written communications, word processing, spreadsheets, database, presentation, document layout, and Internet research. Bookkeeping skills are included for those choosing the bookkeeping track of the administrative support certificate, and specialized legal and medical office skills are included for those choosing these specializations.
A wide variety of job opportunities are available to program graduates in many types of offices. Jobs include office assistant, bilingual office receptionist, administrative assistant, bookkeeper, medical office receptionist, medical secretary, medical administrative assistant, legal office receptionist, legal office assistant, and legal office administrative assistant. After a few years in the field, graduates can become an executive assistant, office manager, or office coordinator. Skilled administrative professionals are expected to be in demand in several industries, including education, manufacturing, construction, financial services, employment services, health care and social assistance, legal services, local government, and energy production.
Graduation requirement
The general education core will transfer to a variety of colleges and universities, and the degree will transfer in whole to some universities. Through articulation, some students may have earned college credit while in high school. Contact a counselor, division advisor, or faculty member at any college for specific information about articulation and to obtain the recommended sequencing of courses.
First Year Credits
First Semester Credits
Course
Number
Title
Credits
ITSC
1301
Introduction to Computers
3
ITSW
1301
Introduction to Word Processing
3
POFT
1301
Business English
3
POFT
1329
Beginning Keyboarding
3
TOTAL First Semester Credits:
12
Second Semester Credits
Course
Number
Title
Credits
ENGL
1301
Composition & Rhetoric I
3
Elective1
Humanities/Fine Arts
3
ITSW
1304
Introduction to Spreadsheets
3
POFT
1325
Business Math Using Technology
3
TOTAL Second Semester Credits:
12
Third Semester Credits
Course
Number
Title
Credits
PHED
1164
Introduction to Physical Fitness and Sport OR
1
Any One Credit Hour Physical Activity Course
Elective1
Math/Natural Science Elective
3-4
TOTAL Third Semester Credits:
4-5
Second Year Credits
First Semester Credits
Course
Number
Title
Credits
Elective1
Social/Behavioral Science Elective
3
Elective1
Speech Elective
3
ACNT
1303
Introduction to Accounting I
3
ACNT
1311
Introduction to Computerized Accounting
3
TOTAL First Semester Credits:
12
Second Semester Credits
Course
Number
Title
Credits
ACCT
2401
Principles Of Financial Accounting
4
BUSI
1301
Business Principles
3
BMGT
1341
Business Ethics
3
BMGT
1309
Information and Project Management
3
Elective
Any Business or Computer Course
3-4
TOTAL Second Semester Credits:
16-17
Third Semester Credits
Course
Number
Title
Credits
ACNT2
2380
Cooperative Education
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2009 Long Island Latino International Film Festival
This year’s Long Island Latino International Film Festival–or LILIFF–was held at the Wang Center on November 6, 7 and 8. The festival was full of interesting, independent films that included short movies, documentaries, comedies and dramas from all around the world. Some examples are:
– “A Class Apart” by Carlos Sandoval: A documentary regarding the struggle and civil rights history of Mexican-American made by the director of “Farmingville”
– “Taught to Hate” by James Garcia Sotomayor: The story of a Hispanic immigrant trying to find a job in America and an American family who’s uncle’s racial intolerance has a strong effect on his nephew. Inspired by the murder of Marcelo Lucero, in Patchogue Long Island. |
Category Archives: LIHEAP
This week, the U.S. Senate will make key decisions regarding the ability of vulnerable energy customers to meet their basic home heating and cooling needs. Since 2010, funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) has dropped by nearly $2 billion and the President’s budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 calls for just $2.8 billion – less than half of the $5.1 billion allocated in FY2010. Even when LIHEAP was funded at $5.1 billion, that amount was only enough to assist one in five eligible Americans.
Today, June 10, the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee, which funds the LIHEAP program, will mark up their Fiscal Year 2015 appropriations spending bill, setting target funding levels for LIHEAP and other critical programs. The Senate Full Appropriations Committee is then expected to take up the bill on Thursday, June 12.
The National Energy and Utility Affordability Coalition (NEAUC), AGA and low-income energy assistance supporters are calling on Congress to help ensure that all Americans can access essential energy to support their daily needs. AGA has signed a multi-party NEAUC letter, which will be delivered to every member of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees.
Are you a low-income assistance organization or a utility representative? Sign the multi-party letter here.
With U.S. Census data showing that more than 46 million Americans live in poverty and that the average low- and fixed-income family spends 13.5 percent of its annual income on energy – nearly twice the 7.2 percent spent by the average U.S. household – the need for sufficient LIHEAP funding is great.
AGA and America’s local natural gas utilities are committed to helping all customers meet their energy needs through efficiency programs and bill payment assistance. In 2012, utilities contributed nearly $3.7 billion in assistance to low-income customers – roughly equal to the $3.47 billion provided in LIHEAP funding that year. This assistance included discounted rates, arrearage forgiveness, weatherization and efficiency programs, and support to charitable organizations that provide resources for customers in need. Utilities also spent $1.1 billion in natural gas efficiency programs for all customers in 2012, helping homes and businesses reduce their typical annual natural gas usage by an average 16 percent and save $117 in annual energy costs.
You can find more information about LIHEAP in a 2014 report, Investing in LIHEAP, and individual state factsheets detailing funding scenarios, demographic information and the number of households served.
LIHEAP is a block grant program under which the federal government gives states annual funds to operate home energy assistance programs for low-income households that struggle to heat their homes in the winter and cool them during the hot summer months. Each year, AGA joins the National Fuel Funds Network in sponsoring LIHEAP Action Day, a day of activities aimed at building awareness about this life-saving program on Capitol Hill. AGA advocated for at least $5.1 billion in LIHEAP funding for FY2013, but only $3.472 billion was approved.
“Approximately $200 million in LIHEAP funds are available to Pennsylvania residents this winter heating season to stay safe and warm in their homes,” said Equitable Gas President Bill Lucas. “It is vital that individuals and families receive the assistance they need. Therefore, the Partners for Warmth continue our joint LIHEAP promotion efforts to let our customers know help is available. Our ambitious goal is to have every customer who is qualified for a LIHEAP grant apply for a LIHEAP grant between now and March 29, 2013.”
Eligibility guidelines for LIHEAP change, and customers who may not have been eligible in the past are encouraged to reapply. For the 2012-2013 winter heating season, the income eligibility limit is 150% of federal poverty income guidelines. This means a family of four cannot exceed an annual income of $34,575 to be eligible. The minimum grant for the heating season is $100. LIHEAP closes March 29, 2013, or earlier if funds run out.
To learn more about LIHEAP funding and how to apply, visit www.liheap.org.
Citizens from across our nation descended on Capitol Hill yesterday with a clear message for lawmakers: for millions of American households struggling to pay their energy bills, a fully-funded Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is as critical in the dog days of summer as it is in the frigid winter months.
After gathering at the headquarters of the American Gas Association, 65 LIHEAP advocates met with Congressional members and their staff from approximately 100 offices for almost seven hours to present their case and discuss why, even in tight budget times, energy assistance is for our nation’s most vulnerable and it must not be sacrificed. AGA joins these advocates in the belief that Congress should appropriate at least $5.1 billion in Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 for LIHEAP funding.
LIHEAP Action Day participants prepare to meet with Congress at AGA headquarters on Tuesday morning.
LIHEAP helps those who truly need the assistance. Here are the facts:
About 75 percent of LIHEAP households earn less than $15,000 a year.
50 percent earn less than $10,000.
Almost all recipient households support someone who is disabled, elderly, or have a child under 6.
More than 40 percent of recipients are seniors living on fixed incomes.
20 percent of LIHEAP recipients are veterans.
Patty Riddlebarger, of Entergy Corporation, said speaking with policymakers and telling themabout the people behind the LIHEAP numbers was “a positively inspirational experience.”
“Hearing the stories about the struggles of families in need and their courage in the face of hardships we can only imagine makes all the difference in helping our elected officials understand the significant impact that their support for LIHEAP can have on our neighbors in need,” she said.
LIHEAP is an effective, life-saving program. When LIHEAP was funded at its highest level in FY09 and FY10, that $5.1 billion helped about 8.9 million households, or about 23 million people. Still, that only assisted one out of five eligible Americans.
Now, the need for LIHEAP is greater than ever. Poverty and unemployment are at historic levels, increasing the number of households eligible for assistance. The number of veteran households seeking LIHEAP aid has jumped 150 percent since FY08. For more than half of America’s households, energy bills account for more than 20 percent of their budget. For those making less than $10,000 a year, energy costs eat up over 75 percent of their income. These homes must make tough choices, possibly sacrificing other needs in order to pay their utility bills.
Congress is proposing $3.47 billion and the Administration is proposing just $3.02 billion for FY13 for this crucial life-saving program. All in attendance agreed that these proposals fall woefully short of what is needed.
The day culminated with a presentation of the NFFN Extra Mile award to Congressman Gene Green of Texas. The award recognizes those who demonstrate exemplary leadership and strong support for increased LIHEAP funding by taking extra steps to speak out in a congressional committee or on the House floor, securing legislation, generating media coverage, or more.
Marsha Belcher of CEDA and chair of the NFFN Board of Directors and Kim Campbell of TXU Energy stand with Texas Congressman Gene Green as he receives the NFFN Extra Mile Award. Photo credit: Ed Rissing, Coalition for Affordable Energy for All
AGA was proud to provide a “home away from home” for these advocates as they continue the fight for this important program.
As the country continues to experience sweltering summer temperatures, now is the perfect time to raise awareness for the need for increased funding of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The federal block grant program provides financial assistance to low and fixed-income individuals for fuel and utility bills, as well as low-cost weatherization and energy-related home repairs.
LIHEAP advocates and recipients from across the United States will come together to lobby Congress to provide at least $5.1 billion for LIHEAP for FY 2013. In February, President Obama asked Congress for just $3 billion, down from $3.3 billion in FY 2012 and $5.1 billion in both FY 2010 and FY 2009.
With the current state of the economy, the number of Americans who can longer afford to heat and cool their homes continues to rise. Cuts to LIHEAP funding each fiscal year are making it even harder to help those in desperate need of support.
AGA will provide coverage of this Tuesday’s Summer LIHEAP Action Day across our various social media pages. Click on the links below to follow along: |
Fanny Howe's revelation
A review of 'Emergence'
It is no secret that, in general, Christianity makes today’s experimental American poets nervous. Considering that genuine religious conversation in this country has been hijacked by the evangelical bloc and their teabag-toting allies on the Right whose thinly veiled homophobia, sexism, xenophobia, and militarism are accompanied by a WWJD bumper sticker, this generational rejection of the religious is unsurprising. And when we establish the philosophical foundations of a diverse American avant-garde — Marxism and subsequent theories of historical materialism, modern science, antiauthoritarianism, poststructuralism — we see not only an apparent incompatibility between religion and experimental poetry but a historical antagonism, a feud.
The avant-garde by definition exists in a perpetual state of apostasy — a denunciation or disaffiliation from the dominant thinking — and acts by way of taboo-breaking, iconoclasm, blasphemy. How can this mode possibly jibe with Christian institutions built on strict notions of hierarchy, piety, the orthodox? Can we infer that the poetic agonist, as defined within this tradition, is necessarily agnostic?
In theological terms, heresy differs from blasphemy. The former constitutes a reform, a change of approach or action toward religion that conflicts with dogma, whereas the latter amounts to a show of irreverence toward sacred persons, artifacts, or beliefs. In many respects, reverence is a requirement of the heretic; the wish for change is a wish for progress — a desire to improve upon, complicate, intensify, not tear down — and shows a deep commitment to one’s faith. And unlike blasphemy, which positions itself in opposition to the orthodox — the sacred held against the profane, its shadow self — heresy transcends dualities by offering up an alternative, a third way, a new form.
Thinking about the heretical, that which questions, complicates, disrupts in order to illuminate, helps form for me an entrance into the poems comprising Emergence, Fanny Howe’s most recent publication from the small British press Reality Street. The book collects poems originally published in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s that are now largely out of print. Howe is an experimental poet and a Catholic. She is also deeply immersed in a long tradition of Christian history, theology, mystical literature, and heresy. In her prose meditations collected in The Wedding Dress, she discusses with acuity and enthusiasm influential yet controversial Christian thinkers such as Marcion, Meister Eckhart, Saint Teresa of Avila, Saint John of the Cross, Simone Weil, and Edith Stein. Gnosticism, Quietism, Apophatic Theology, Thomism, Sufi, Hindu, Buddhist, and Muslim thought all appear in her work as mooring points from which the poet casts her broad net.
The structure of Emergence maps a trajectory, the aesthetic evolution of Howe’s career over the past decades. It shows that Howe, at her core, is a poet of deep disruption — of complication — but also one of contemplation, which is to say, a poet for whom humility and reverence walk hand in hand with restless inquiry. Hers are poems sharpened by questions designed not to elicit totalizing answers from God or reader, but to dredge up new possibilities for both faith and poetry.
The mastery with which Howe uses the serial form deserves noting, not simply as a testament to her craft but also as the enactment of her worldview. In the essay “Bewilderment,” Howe ventures a prescription for the serial poem which “attempts to demonstrate this attention to what is cyclical, returning, but empty at its axis.”[1] Howe’s emphasis on cyclicality, on circumspection, constitutes a poetic ethics. For Howe, both world and word are sacred phenomena to be revered. Her manifold processes of contemplation and questioning never transgress into blasphemy; they never breach the integrity of these sacred spaces. And like her forebear Emily Dickinson (“My Business Is Circumference”[2]), to revolve around the sources of revelation — undiscoverable countries, axis-less — is to glimpse them without becoming overly familiar, to approach the divine without falling prey to hubris. This “Business” happens in how the language builds and recedes, how the sounds circle:
Walking to developmental old trombone — I —
seeking to be found —inside time! — by one whose blues
seek by speaking tunes tothis specific city afternoon
of bread, fumes, and orangenasturtiums — am, still, solo —
even the base of me being, unknown. (60)
In proximity to a larger American avant-garde, whether precursors in the New American Poetry or contemporaries and peers among the Language poets, Howe’s poetics are anything but dogmatic. Emergence shows us above all else how difficult it is to be certain of anything, especially of what our most sacred terms actually mean. World, self, God, word: all are subject to the contingencies of experience which, for Howe, are themselves a wild flurry of things coming into being by way of language, and consequentially coming into meaning. From “On Time”:
A daring blue heronHops into placeAnd a cloudSends showers downSome movesProvoke endless patternsEach thing is sewn into time, thenHaving a childIs the most extreme capriceA smashing of space (13)
An incarnational understanding of grace in everyday experience is articulated here both philosophically and formally. The compression of the line (reinforced by the final utterance), the simplicity of syntax, the restrained diction, the taxonomic cataloguing: all condense into the revelation, “Some moves / Provoke endless patterns.” Here, I would like to define what I perceive as “revelation” or revelatory utterance in Howe’s work as an essentially religious conception as opposed to the poetic conceit of “epiphany.”
“Epiphany” consolidates, colonizes, a sequence of experiences into a thesis statement. The language ceases to be of primary importance to the writer; it’s the imagined greater “truth” behind the curtain we’re supposed to pay attention to as well as the resounding depth of feeling. The effect is loudness — Eureka! — and its sincerity seems doubtful, its depth predetermined. The epiphany never transcends the self. Where epiphany is momentary and complete, revelation by contrast is gradual and unending: it calls attention to the processes by which the truth it speaks of is revealed. To “reveal” does not replace what was hidden with what is now visible (such a movement would be epiphanic, because static). Instead, it leads the subject to a confrontation with a greater mystery. The epiphanic poem appeals to truth, while revelation creates it. In language (i.e., not behind it) is the only possible site of revelation, and in language we behold the object of experience itself transfigured. In this passage, “Some moves” refer to those of the heron, the cloud, but also of the poet, writing about them, or better, writing them into being, and also the moves of the objects-made-words-made-revelatory. The “illuminated surface,”[3] to quote Saint John of the Cross, is essential to Howe’s understanding of what poems do to the world, the self, the word. In Howe’s poems, the world gets worded and ignites.
Howe’s work does not fall neatly into the materialist poetics of immanence espoused by many of her contemporaries. For Howe, the world is an ikon of the divine, both an emblem of God’s grace in the world as well as a constant reminder of God’s absence — the ikon, after all, is not itself God: “I stand to find a tunnel to look again out of.”(51) As a profoundly felt absence, the poem is, while a contemplative space, a performance of longing. Here, Gnostic theology seems to play a complicated role in Howe’s poems. One is never sure if the appropriate way to regard her worded world is with awe — the material surfaces illuminated for us by a light unique to grace — or with despair — all matter, all flesh a cage the spirit flags in, far from its creator. This tension, this anxiety, forms the center of many poems around which the language revolves, propelled by its own centripetal force.
“Suspended and sick, my body is the effect” begins the poem sequence “Walk to Work.” From there, the poem’s moves are steplike, paratactic. However, they are prevented from becoming mere stutter or staccato by a prosodic agility and an acute logic the poem invents for itself early on, where steps are conducted through negations of what has already been said, reversals, revolutions and revisions. This poetic via negativa navigates a vertical terrain scoured with switchbacks, where the path changes direction but does not cease to climb. Steep ascents and hairpin turns occur at the line’s end even as the poem constantly pitches over the breaks caused by internal punctuation:
The puzzle’s pulled apart becoming tattered and stranded.Green came from yellow, families of birds and animalswere separated then divorced. A trustworthy manidentifies with the homeless. A trustworthy womanforgives everyone everything. Two speciesof human beat the weak into submission. Dualismbetween master and slave, London and Dublin.Few knew who they were or cared. More lived in smiling anonymity— those whose actions were service-oriented, whose mouthswere sealed after their words were endlessly amended. (37)
Alienation from God, from each other, from ourselves and from our language orients us around a zero point, a missing axis, and needs the long length of the line for full articulation. However, the short, compacted utterances thwart the flow of the energy the long line tries to mediate. In its architecture, the poem mirrors the irreconcilable antagonism between the physical and transcendent subject, a source of existential anxiety caused by their being forced to share the same space. Compression is not simply precision or acuteness of perception but also confinement. There are political implications here, as well. Howe is able to identify human and institutional causes for this suffering, this longing:
Christ victor, the glitter of a country galaxyis lost in a brick city. I love to livebut decrepitude is an anxiety(illness, slow motions) in a motherless society.Institutions and their shadows dampen the wet asphalt and flowerswhere light is not a source but a reflection. (39)
What is remarkable about these sequences is that Howe’s political and religious consciousnesses, though distinct, are constantly operating in a dynamic, shifting relationship.
The idea of motherhood, for example, a figure that orbits within Howe’s entire body of work, has political, personal, and mythical valences that speak to one another. In her essay “Catholic,” Howe writes, “For some persons, meditation, contemplation, prayer indicate that there is an emptiness already built into each body and it is that which (paradoxically) makes them feel at home in the cosmos.”[4] Her remarks speak not only to the paradox troubling her poems — feeling at once the presence and absence of God in the world and the fate of having to infer a presence from an absence — but also to an emptiness which is our lot and which, therefore, finally unites us as a body politic of the stranded. Here that emptiness is both the hollow the body makes for the soul and also the empty womb the mother fills with another. This emptiness suffuses the world with meaning, and it is a human condition the title poem sequence holds in delicate balance:
The dark night of the body(alone) is heavy and dense
its fright swallowed in daylight,like a story re outer space or ghosts.
But with you it puts me up againstyour fortress, fast, where my limbs
and heart swing onto yours,and I pray in a pair
we will mount the arcto the void, and not be flooded apart. (18)
Howe invokes Saint John of the Cross’s “dark night of the soul,” and by doing so creates an inhabitable space that is a site of self-interrogation, self-mortification, but also of potentially mystical encounter. In my reading, Howe’s poems understand the body in a similar way, as a vessel capable of both experiencing and inflicting pain, but also capable of being inhabited by both God and lover.
Howe’s poetry participates in a common trope of mystical literature: to blur the distinctions between the languages of erotic passion and religious encounter. In doing so, she ties the idea of sex to corporeal agony which again has social and political ramifications: “Four bodies, fallen / into an amalgam frieze, / all young black girls, are felled / by the clasp of a mean man’s hand”(20); however, there remains the possibility that in sex, in the hands of another body, lies the stranded body’s chance for salvation. Like a mystical encounter, sex obliterates the self, obliterates the duality of self and other, and creates the third term, the novum, the newly born:
Love between a coupleof men and women has a strange
momentum, witness the long sufferingof many children born
in one flash. (26)
The risk of sex is equal to its potential reward, which is the same as the soul’s negotiation between the body assigned to it and the world illuminated by God’s simultaneous presence and absence. We lose track of the addresser and the addressee of this sequence, for somewhere in the loop they became either the same entity or persons entirely new: “When you are gone, I go on // but when you return, I’m full of / questions, as if // I didn’t understand everything.”(19)
Emergence is vatic utterance — which Howe shares with Dickinson — the prophetic voice which is serene yet moved enough to speak, concerned yet composed. It is the voice of the contemplative which needs the breadth of the serial form to traverse its “dark night,” to retire all possibilities for unmediated encounter with world, God, and word. Emergence does not offer a clear answer — certainty is never the target — but clear vision, an ear fine-tuned to the whisperings of the unknown, and a touch that is delicate and sure. Emergence enacts one of Howe’s favorite Muslim prayers: “Lord, increase my bewilderment.”[5] Howe is a poet who has achieved a new dimension above the nexus of the American avant-garde, a heretical dimension which seeks to blaspheme neither poetic form nor religious discourse, but to deeply imagine both, defying the incompatibility of religion and poetry, and reinvesting word with wonder.
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'Go On' by Ethel Rackin
Jueds: “[T]he emptiness you seek also takes time,”[1] the speaker of Ethel Rackin’s strange, magical, and luminous second book tells us at the end of the title poem. The poems in Go On are mostly small — the briefest a single line — and yet they do take time, deep, mysterious, and wide-ranging as they are, to truly enter: they are enormous within their brevity. And, following from Rackin’s Buddhist sensibility, the poems do seek some sort of “emptiness,” which could also be defined as spirit or holiness or divinity. Rooted in the tactile and quotidian, they leap from their contemplation of birds, trees, and tract houses to the deep interior world of the speaker which, at the same time, reaches through and beyond to an enormous otherness.
Jueds: “[T]he emptiness you seek also takes time,”[1] the speaker of Ethel Rackin’s strange, magical, and luminous second book tells us at the end of the title poem. The poems in Go On are mostly small — the briefest a single line — and yet they do take time, deep, mysterious, and wide-ranging as they are, to truly enter: they are enormous within their brevity. And, following from Rackin’s Buddhist sensibility, the poems do seek some sort of “emptiness,” which could also be defined as spirit or holiness or divinity. |
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proof of condition of irrationality
I want to find a proof of the fact that $a^b$ is irrational if $a$ is a prime and $b$ is not an integer. Motivation behind this question: I was posed a question , of finding what is the probability of picking a rational number from $(-\infty,\infty)$ . so i said any number $n$ can be written as $$n=\prod_{i=1}^{i=f(n)}p_{i}^{\alpha_i}$$
where $f(n)$ denotes number of primes less than equal to $n$ and $\alpha$ denotes the corresponding power of the primes. now the probability of picking a rational number will be zero as if any of the $\alpha$ is not an integer the number is not rational , and probability of finding an integer in $(-\infty,\infty)$ is $0$. Thus if i can prove the question i posed i can say probability of finding a rational numberis $0$, but i dont even know where to start
A:
Your assertion is incorrect. Breaking down the cases, let $a^b = x$, $a$ is a prime, $b$ is not an integer.
$x$ is irrational and algebraic if $b$ is rational (but non-integral as stipulated).
$x$ is irrational and transcendental if $b$ is irrational but algebraic (this is a result of the Gelfond-Schneider theorem).
If $b$ is irrational and transcendental, not much can be said about $x$. It can even be an integer, as in the example @barakmanos gave.
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Pumpkin Patch (retailer)
Pumpkin Patch is a New Zealand childrenswear retailer. Established in 1990, it focuses on the design, marketing, retail and wholesale of children's clothing to customers in Australia and New Zealand.
History
Founded in New Zealand in 1990 as a mail order catalogue by Sally Synott, Pumpkin Patch quickly grew to become a highly popular brand. At its peak, the company was valued at over $NZ830 million and employed over 2,000 people. It operated over 180 stores across Australia and New Zealand, as well as in Asia, Ireland, the Middle East, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States.
During its first period of success, Pumpkin Patch received several consumer awards and commendations. In 2015, they were voted by Australian shoppers as providing the best customer service in their category of clothing and sport stores. The company rated the highest in the survey for customer satisfaction at 92%. The firm also received a Highly Recommended in the Essential Baby Awards 2015 in the "best maternity and babywear clothing brand" category.
Pumpkin Patch had a long-term partnership with charity organisation Cure Kids and raised over $NZD600,000 since the partnership began in 2006 to help save, improve and extend the lives of thousands of young children with life-threatening illnesses.
In 2014, the firm began to experience declining revenues and margin compression due to competition. Pumpkin Patch was acquired by Catch Group in 2017 and launched as an online store in Australia and New Zealand. In 2018 the company was bought by Alceon Group, a leading investor in retail businesses that oversees one of Australia's largest retail portfolios. Pumpkin Patch is currently available through EziBuy, one of the largest fashion and homeware multi-channel stores in Australasia, both online and in physical stores, with plans for a full re-launch in 2019.
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People are different by region, not by religion.
Curiosity might be little high for all to know how I shall justify my sayings mentioned in the heading. Actually things are very simple. Most of the time, lots of things usually happen with us in our day-to-day lives. But unknowingly we ignore all those things. Let’s come to the point.
People are different by region, it’s practically very true. If lots of people from different countries are gathered together then simply we can differentiate then according to the countries they belong to. As per example if we see some people from china or Japan then without delay they will be identified. Similarly in case of West Indies or Kenya also. Likewise the white people in US can be identified. I hope somehow things are now understandable for the first part of my sayings. Now I think it’s also important to know why it is so.
The discussion will be very high if we’ll discuss why people are different by region in detail. We will discuss it briefly as it’ll lead us towards a different angle. Simply from scientific point of view earth has different longitude and altitude according to different region. Depending on that only the weather and food etc differ.
In India also, in every state weather, food, dress etc are unique. It’s because of different longitude and altitude in different parts of India.
Now we’ll come to religion. Basically religion refers to a strong believe on a particular GOD and depending on the believe on any particular GOD people are categorized. But if you gather some people from different religion but from the same region, then I don’t think anyone can identify then according to their religion if they all are having same dress up. Every religion follows few things which separate them from other religion. It is very true that when a child is given birth he/she doesn’t have any idea regarding any religion. But as the time when he/she grows up, he/she adopts as his/her elders are doing and becomes the part of that sort of believes (religion).
Truth is that in spite of different religions people are having same sort of physical functionalities across the globe.
# I summarize the topic as people are busy enough to read a long article/topic. |
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On Saturday, Nikki Adams received an official-looking letter in her East Anchorage mailbox.
The return address was for an entity called the "Alaska State Voter Program," and the envelope bore an official-looking seal featuring an eagle swooping over a ballot box.
Inside, she found a letter that horrified her.
"WHAT IF YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR NEIGHBORS, AND YOUR COMMUNITY KNEW WHETHER YOU VOTED?" it began.
The letter said low voter turnout was a chronic and worsening problem.
"This year, we're taking a new approach," it continued. "We're sending this mailing to you, your friends, your neighbors, your colleagues at work and your community members to publicize who does and does not vote."
To make good on that threat, the names of 11 people -- some of whom Adams knew personally -- were listed below, along with their addresses and a tally of whether they had voted in the last three statewide elections.
There was a big question mark under the 2014 spot.
The letter let Adams know that the senders intended to mail an updated chart after the Nov. 4 election.
"I was outraged," said Adams, a full-time student who grew up in Alaska. "This is like a violation of privacy. It's not anybody's business whether or not I voted."
Whom a person votes for is always supposed to remain private. But whether someone voted has long been a matter of public record, said Gail Fenumiai, director of the Alaska Division of Elections.
Increasingly, political groups across the country are utilizing publicly available voter lists and other databases to send mailings that use what researchers call "social pressure" to get people to vote.
The most forceful threaten to expose an individual's voting record, or lack thereof, to peers. This election cycle, the "voter shaming" mailings have made their way to Anchorage.
It's not clear how the groups target who receives them, though presumably they want to motivate voters they believe will support their candidates or issues to get to the polls.
It's also not clear how the Opportunity Alliance PAC customized the letter sent to Adams and others in Anchorage to include the names, addresses and voting records of people she actually knew.
Another recipient of the Opportunity Alliance PAC mailing said the only thing the 11 people listed on her letter had in common was that they were her friends on Facebook, which seemed creepy to her.
Creepy or not, researchers say the technique works.
Letters like the one being delivered to mailboxes in Anchorage are among the most effective ways to mobilize voters, said Costas Panagopoulos, a political science professor at Fordham University in New York who studies voting behavior and motivation.
Political scientists examined the way social pressure could be used to influence voter behavior and found that shame was an effective motivator to get people to the polls, he said.
In the election cycles since the first major studies on the topic came out in 2008, groups have translated those findings to real get-out-the-vote campaigns, mailing letters and fliers that sometimes imitate the very letters social science researchers originally sent out as part of their experiment, Panagopoulos said.
The reason shame is such an effective motivator is deeply ingrained in human psychology, he said.
People are predisposed to want to at least seem socially engaged. If you see voting as a "pro-social activity," having people whose opinions you care about know you don't vote could be embarrassing.
"We want to appear to be good citizens," he said.
For all its utility, the technique also causes backlash.
News reports from the 2012 and 2014 election cycles describe angry reactions from recipients of "voter shaming" mailers in states like Colorado and Arkansas. Many see it as an invasion of privacy.
"People have a visceral reaction to these types of mailers," Panagopoulos said. "One reason is they may not be very aware that their voting history is a matter of public record."
Groups and individuals can buy access to a statewide voter list, which contains the names, residence addresses, mailing addresses, voting district and precinct, party affiliation and 10 years of voting participation and registration dates for Alaska voters, said Fenumiai. Whom a person voted for or against is always private and is not part of the statewide voter list. Other states keep similar lists, which are generally considered public information.
The voter-shaming mailers don't appear to be in violation of the law, she said.
"There are no limitations on what the list can be used for," said Fenumiai.
The Division of Elections has received complaints anyway.
"(Callers) are being told that legislative changes would be required to stop the voter list from being used like this," Fenumiai wrote.
Anchorage residents have reported receiving at least three versions of mailers that use individual data from the voter list, mailed by groups from across the political spectrum.
The mailer Adams received did not come from any official state source -- there is no "Alaska State Voter Program" -- despite its appearance.
Two separate mailers sent to Anchorage residents bill themselves as "voter report cards" or "voter audits" and remind recipients that whether you vote is public record by including personalized voter data.
One was sent by America Votes, a progressive group with national partners like the AFL-CIO and American Federation of Teachers.
The other was sent by the Koch brothers-backed conservative nonprofit Americans for Prosperity.
The "audit" and "report card" mailers differ from the Opportunity Alliance PAC letters in that they don't threaten to expose a person's voting record to a list of peers.
They represent a softer sort of social pressure that may not be as effective as the type of letter that angered Nikki Adams.
"Very few things have been proven to be as effective as the heavy-handed social pressure mailer," Panagopoulos said.
In fact, research shows they are roughly as effective as the far more resource-intensive door-to-door, get-out-the-vote visits, he said.
For Adams, none of that matters.
"It feels like, if you don't do this we're going to tattle on you," she said. |
•”(The Japanese Constitution) speaks of defining equality and ‘fundamental human rights’ as being conditioned on nationality rather than being human.” (Colin Jones, Zeit Gist, Nov. 1, 2011)
•”Now that you are a Japanese citizen, we (want to protect your human rights).” (“Japanese Only“, pg. 263)
I was told the last one on Oct. 11, 2000, the day I naturalized, by two representatives of Japan’s secretive Public Safety Commission, who now thought it appropriate to take action against the threats and harassment I had been getting during the Otaru onsens lawsuit. (Incidentally, they also asked if I knew of any illegal Chinese workers they could investigate.)
The point is, the authorities indicated that I had rights to protect when I became a citizen, not before.
This is how I’ve noticed, after two decades of arguing for equal rights and protections under the law, a clear presumption of unfairness in Japan.
To be sure, mention that something is “unfair” (fukōhei) and people do respond positively and emotively, not merely dismissing the situation with a blithe “Yeah, but life is unfair.”
But unfairness is systematic — even expected, particularly if (and because) you’re a foreigner in Japan. A few examples:
Want to live someplace or get a loan? Many landlords, realtors and credit agencies state up front that they will not rent or lend to foreigners; as long as there is no contract signed, there is generally nothing legally you can do about it.
Want to become a volunteer firefighter, a public-sector food preparer, a family court mediator or a manager in the bureaucracy? Sorry, citizens only. The same goes for the many job opportunities at “Hello Work” with unofficial nationality clauses, simply because bosses presume no foreigner can speak Japanese.
Want a fair trial in the judiciary? As has been discussed here before (Zeit Gist, Mar. 24, 2009, and Aug. 14, 2007), there are different standards in both Japan’s civil and criminal courts if you’re not a citizen. As Colin Jones writes in the aforementioned article, a 2008 Supreme Court decision made it clear that citizenship is essential to enjoying constitutional and human rights in Japan.
The point is, you are simply less human in Japan without Japanese nationality, and institutional practices back that up.
One reason these practices can be perpetuated is that the Japanese public tacitly (and not so tacitly) acquiesces to them, instead of reflexively helping foreigners fight against them. I believe the root cause is how little cultural value is generally assigned to “fairness.”
Allow me to illustrate by comparison: One of my students, after spending a year abroad in North America, remarked with great surprise how much the word “fair” was used, and what kind of effect that had.
“It didn’t matter that I wasn’t a citizen,” he said. “People said that as a person I had the same rights as everyone else. ‘It just wouldn’t be fair’ otherwise.” Complain that something was “unfair” and people would either seek to rectify it or exert themselves excusing it.
Not here. The common excuse given glibly, as if it were self-evident, is that you’re a foreigner, thus naturally treated differently. The more eloquent or legally versed proponents of unequal treatment will even argue that if foreigners want equal rights, they should naturalize.
The thing is, some of us have actually naturalized. And although some barriers do disappear, I can attest from personal experience after more than a decade as a citizen that not all do, meaning that you’re still stuck on a lower rung in a caste system.
Moreover, even after giving dozens of awareness-raising speeches in Japanese, I have discovered that appealing to public sensitivity is largely ineffectual.
I have to keep reminding listeners that foreigners are in fact humans with human rights. That sinks in, but people eventually reset to the default mind-set that “foreigners are not the same as Japanese,” and that recognizing difference (kubetsu) does not necessarily equal willful discrimination (sabetsu).
Except that it does. An unquestioned acceptance of difference between peoples in a society ultimately leads to inequality in practice (recall the machinations of segregation’s “separate but equal“).
Only an ironclad guarantee of “fairness,” a cornerstone of liberal societies and held in as high regard as “Do unto others . . .” will ensure equal opportunity and essential civil, political and human rights. One has to believe this, and have it promoted constantly in the public arena to raise awareness, until it too becomes an unquestioned given.
Consider what my student saw as cultural memes overseas: Everyone deserves a “fair deal,” enjoys a “fair playing field,” earns a “fair income” after doing their “fair share,” gets a “fair decision” after a “fair fight” by winning “fair and square.” “Fair is fair,” after all. Fair enough, you get the idea.
That’s simply not the expectation in a society as rigidly hierarchical as Japan’s, hard-wired to see shades of superior and subordinate in just about every possible interaction (down to the linguistics).
Thus anyone who’s not seen as belonging to Japanese society, deserving equality and a fair shake just as a human being, is at an insurmountable disadvantage.
This is but one more fundamental issue that must be dealt with if Japan hopes to provide more opportunities for its people and brighten its future. Thanks for giving me a fair hearing.
@Debito,
Not trying to go off on a tangent, but just reading Charuzu’s post and thinking that if even the women of Japan don’t have the voice and motivation to fight for fair treatment, then we must be really screwed.
@Charuzu,
Perhaps we can see the increasing number of ‘parasite single’ women, and the falling birthrate as a subconscious, uncoordinated, rebellion against this unfairness by J-ladies?
This is an interesting topic…I also noticed a completely different attitude to hiring disabled people in the workplace.
In many countries there are effective laws to protect disabled people from being discriminated against in employment, the attitude here is very different and I think it is also about this peculiar attitude towards fairness.
Companies in Japan are encouraged to employ disabled people with financial incentives (positive discrimination) rather than being prevented from discriminating against people due to stigmatising disabilty (not simply assesing their ability to perform that particular job in the same way as anyone). Rather than eliminate unfair discrimination, the Japanese system is failing disabled people by continuing to treat them differently from everyone else. They should be allowed to get jobs based on their skills just like anyone. Bad recruitment systems that just dismiss disabled people’s or foreign people’s ability to contribute to the workforce on the basis of those labels or assumptions (rather that giving people the respect to assess them on an individual basis) should be stopped from doing so.
With the “global threat” looming from the rise of asia, lots of japanese companies have created special global recruit systems for employing foreigners….I dont see why japanese companies dont just break open the normal recruit system that is so closely tied up with top tier japanese universities and open up the opportunities to everyone on the basis of their abilities and skills irrespective of which university they went to or their nationality.
Quote: “Want to claim your rights as a foreigner in Japan as per United Nations treaty? The Japanese government has repeatedly claimed, through explicit exceptions and caveats (called “reservations”) made when signing, that noncitizens in Japan do not qualify for protection against racial discrimination, or for equal civil and political rights.”
That UN back and forth is a complete joke. The executive summary is this:
1. We don’t pry into peoples lives so we don’t have exact data on the composition of foreigners in Japan, but we can say there are some distinct groups..
2. Some people have claimed that there is discrimination against certain of these groups – the Ainu, the Okinawans, the Burakumin and the Koreans (Zainichi).
3. The Ainu, the Okinawans and the Burakumin are all Japanese citizens and therefore protected against discrimination by the current laws.
4. We are aware of the Korean problem and we’re on the case.
5. Q.E.D. There is no discrimination in Japan.
Quote “Want to live someplace or get a loan? Many landlords, realtors and credit agencies state up front that they will not rent or lend to foreigners; as long as there is no contract signed, there is generally nothing legally you can do about it.”
Oh yes, and it’s not just realtors or banks, even big name automotive rental shops sometimes won’t deal with foreigners. I went to the uehonmachi (Osaka-shi) Toyota rent-a-car shop once and as soon as I walked in the staff at the counter raised his hands in a cross and said in broken English “No car!” “No car!”. I asked him why Toyota had no rental cars, in Japanese, because I know that if one store is out then then can be re-supplied from other stores nearby as is basic practise, and all I got in reply was the broken English “No car!” and crossed arms.
There is no interpretation of those events, that I swear to be true, that does not show that Toyota rent-a-a-car shops are racist.
I have had enough of it and am packing it in after two decades, nearly half my life, here. I just can’t bear the hostility, ignorance, and racism any more. Short of plastic surgery and and coloring my skin, I don’t know what else I can do to try and fit in here. I have made a lot of effort to learn the language (now have JLPT1), pay my taxes, obey the law, got PR.
“Rather than eliminate unfair discrimination, the Japanese system is failing disabled people by continuing to treat them differently from everyone else. They should be allowed to get jobs based on their skills just like anyone.”
I believe that your approach will not work and does not work for many disabled.
It tends to work for those with certain physical disabilities, a limb missing, for example.
For those with difficult or impossible to treat psychiatric disabilities, or those with cognitive, developmental disabilities, all societies (including Japan’s) by failing to recognise the abilities of these individuals, and seeing only the disabilities.
However, treating these people like anyone else has not worked well anywhere and will not work in Japan either.
The disabled are a far from homogenous group, and while it is true that a person with out hearing in one ear can be treated as you suggest, an individual with untreatable schizophrenia or severe executive function deficits overwhelmingly cannot.
You are quite right that the disables should not be dismissed out of hand as is common in Japan, and that such discrimination should be unlawful.
However, that would be insufficient for many disabled.
A wealthy society like Japan, should be imbued with compassion codified in its labour laws, and require more than simply a proscription of hostility towards the disabled, or at least an important portion of the disabled.
I salute Debito on yet another incisive, hard hitting article that gets to the root of what is wrong in Japan. I am very impressed by his dedication and dogged resolve to continue railing against injustices. Even so, I sometimes get the feeling that he is banging his head against a brick wall of ingrained prejudice and dysfunction that cannot and will not be changed anytime soon.
Like Pearse, I have lived in Japan on and off for over twenty years and completely understand his feelings. I have made every effort to fit in, compromised as much as possible and just pretended to myself that it will be OK someday for way too long now. Like Pearse, I am determined to leave Japan in the not too distant future, permanently this time, for broadly similar reasons. For me it is the little things that I find it increasingly difficult to endure. One example is the patronizing attitudes of colleagues. Two of the teachers at the junior high school where I teach part-time refuse even to make eye contact with me. I am convinced this is purely down to racial prejudice but I have never raised this issue with anyone at the school. What would be the point? I have gone out of my way to be accommodating, low-key and polite to everyone, and yet I get the feeling that my presence there is resented by at least these two teachers. To others, I am just a novelty act. The students are polite to my face, but treat my English lesson as an excuse to finish off other schoolwork or chatter to each other. My contract forbids me to use Japanese so I just have to implore them pointlessly to shut up and listen. Paradoxically, they rate me reasonably highly in my teacher evaluations. I suspect this is largely because I don’t give them a hard time. I can’t see the point anymore of all this. I need to regain my self-respect and a sense of purpose.
@ Pearse and other Japanese exiles; lets learn from other diaspora forced out of their countries by injustice and dictatorship and change it from outside. Obviously as we stayed for so long something must have been good about Japan; I think it is the good points of certain Japanese individuals or things we liked about Japan, whatever. We liked these things in spite of the unfairness and corruption of the entrenched regime, but it became unbearable.
Movements such as Charter 77 (non clique state-approved artists) have their roles to play within similarly unfair societies but suffered greatly, but those of us in exile can also help apply gaiatsu, which has historically been more effective on the GOJ than change from within.
Japan cares about its image overseas Vs “Early Japanophiles who tend to leave as detractors”- I would say in the last ten years word has got round the world and Japan gets away with far less than it used to in the Eighties. The diaspora can continue this trend. Does Japan have an international image as a “fair” country? No, its perceived as weird, whaling, racist, anime hentai dealing with a nuclear disaster due to corruption.
We, the diaspora, can work with progressive elements of J society both within, and without, to finally bring freedom from the Iron Cage and true democracy to these imprisoned isles.
You certainly raise an interesting point about the power of gaiatsu applied by those who felt exasperated, and had their love of Japan abused. How to mobilize that army of disenchanted former Japanophiles?
A challenge that I foresee is that unlike other exiles from unjust places (Vietnam, China, Burma,, etc.) who seek to have access to the mechanisms of democracy, that is not as meaningfully the case in Japan.
The Japanese government does not forbid exiles from speaking to others, holding a discussion, etc.
Rather, Japanese societal conformism is what limits change, not Japanese overt dictatorial controls, such as occurs in Burma.
I think people deserve be assessed on an individual basis, like you say “disabled” covers a huge variety of people. Just like foreigners covers a huge variety of people with a huge variety of skills (for example we dont all speak english and not speak japanese as most employers assume). We cant decide some special system of employement that covers ALL disabled people it is just ridiculous. Of course if people are completely unable to work due to their disability, then the government has to step in with benefit to support them. However the vast majority of disabled ARE able to perform work and are sensible enough to know where their strengths lie and where their disabilty could cause difficulty, the problem is that disabled people are stigmatised in Japan, more than in most societies. The governments attitude to fairness is part of the problem as disabled people are treated so differently from the rest of society. I know this from experience of working with a disabled co-worker in a Japanese company.
Only anecdotal, but I know of one very large company in the J-city where I live that employs a very high ratio of people with disabilities. I am not an expert on the way the J-gov supports employers and employees in these situations, but in my research into job satisfaction last year, there was no way to tell who was suffering from a disability, and who wasn’t, by looking at the completed questionnaires. It wasn’t the object of my research, but I considered that it was likely that in that case, workers generally had the same gripes whether they were able-bodied or not.
@ Charazu
Its not so black and white; when it comes to whaling, the GOJ powers that be act the same as their dictatorial Burmese friends;
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/features/activists-arrested-200608/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Two
“they were detained by police for 26 days, and were held without charge for 23 days.[1][2] During that time, they also said they were questioned without a lawyer, tied to chairs, and interrogated for up to 12 hours a day. According to a United Nations human rights group, their treatment by Japanese authorities was arbitrary and contravened elements of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.[3] Also Amnesty International expressed their concern about the treatment and stated that they believed that the detention and charges of Sato and Suzuki may have been aimed at intimidating activists.[4] ”
Sounds like the tactics of certain communist regimes in Eastern Europe that had signed various treaties on human rights as has Japan, but in which harrassment, detention without trial, intimidation of activists, etc all went on. Sure, this was post Stalinist, so private jokes and conversations/opinions were allowed to a point, again, a bit like Japan. They had elections too, and the same party always won, now that sounds a bit like…..
A short anecdote to illustrate your point differently. While pointing out to college English students that a local club in Kagoshima, Japan refused entrance to a British acquaintance of mine on grounds that only Japanese are allowed entrance, I asked if they thought this was a problem. One student said, “No, it’s not a big problem in Japan.” I then asked if a law should prohibit it. Same student: “No, because it almost never happens.” I then asked the same student, who had been to Hawaii on our exchange program, how she would feel if she had been held back from an establishment in Waikiki because she does not “look American” (uh-hum). She immediately said she would be mad. “Should there be a law against it?,” I pursued. “Yes, it’s unfair.” It was as if the student had not blinked once in making those two responses within a single minute. Should I be shocked that people embrace a double standard that openly and thoughtlessly?
— No, because Japanese and foreigners are different. And Japanese are still Japanese even when they’re foreigners overseas.
I believe that you are expressing two thoughts in opposition to one another:
“I think people deserve be assessed on an individual basis, like you say “disabled” covers a huge variety of people. ”
Yes, the disabled in Japan must be treated on an individual basis.
However, you seemingly provide only 2 choices for the disabled.
Either:
Japanese disabled must be treated like all others, where you say:
“the Japanese system is failing disabled people by continuing to treat them differently from everyone else”
or alternatively:
Japanese disabled who are completely unable to work due to their disability, should be given extra care
“if people are completely unable to work due to their disability, then the government has to step in with benefit to support them.”
There are many, many Japanese disabled who are neither able to achieve self-sufficiency by merely competing against all other Japanese, nor are they COMPLETELY unable to work.
Rather, their disability requires special consideration. This is especially true of those with untreatable psychiatric illness, whom Japanese generally shun and avoid.
For example, those with the Disorder of Gilles de la Tourette [http://tourette.jp/] often require special understanding, especially those whose symptoms include verbal expressions. A workplace may well insist that generally workers do not use obscene expressions, and yet permit that for sufferers of this disease.
As such, I believe that rather than a binary logic, that the wide spectrum of disabilities requires a correspondingly broad spectrum of ways that employers consider those with disabilities.
— I sense a good debate brewing here. Let’s try, in the process of future responses, to keep it relating back to issues of “fairness”, as that’s the aegis under which this debate is falling. Thanks.
“Japanese and foreigners are different. And Japanese are still Japanese even when they’re foreigners overseas”
I am reminded of an anecdote that I heard from a WW2 Dutch POW of the Japanese, who spoke with a J soldier who was a POW held in Australia.
The Japanese ex-soldier complained of the treatment that he received, with a very bland and dreary diet and monotonous surrounding.
The J indicated that while he understood why the Dutchmen disliked the infinitely more brutal treatment that the Dutchman had received, he could not truly be sorry, because the cases were different, in that in one case a J was assertedly being maltreated, while in the other an NJ was being maltreated.
@ Phillip,
Your comment reminds me of a TV show where J-talento watched a video cilp of checking for illegal immigrantsJ in the USA, and were shocked that Japanese tourists could be asked to show I.D. ‘like a gaijin!’ with no sense of irony that in the US it is the Japanese who are ‘outsiders’. And Debito’s comment above is correct, and shows the implicit racism in the use of the term ‘gaijin’. Even when Japanese go abroad, they are still ‘Japanese’, and the rest are still just ‘gaijin’, even our own country.
You keep talking about “fairness” as if we care about fairness to you.
Look, listen, learn: there are Jews, and there are goyim (non-Jews).
Goyim can convert to Judaism, but still aren’t considered real Jews.
Gaijin can become Japanese nationals, but still aren’t real Japanese.
Do you really think we Jews or Yamato should admit this fact officially?
We have nothing to gain by admitting this fact officially, so, we don’t.
We’re adhering to the “Selfish-gene program” for long-term DNA survival.
We’re doing what is in the best interests of ourselves: pure Selfish-ism.
Jews are superior to goyim. Yamato are superior to gaijin. Period. The End.
Charazu:
I dont think there are just 2 choices for disabled people…unless you mean work or not work?… but is that so different from all of us?? for any of us that cannot work an some point in our life may require the help and support of other members of society.
My point was that we must assess people on an individual basis and I think that still makes sense, if an individual has some severe disability that means they are completely unable to work in any job (which I suggested is rare) then yes just like any of us when we get elderly or sick or whatever they would need to be financially supported.
Employers I believe have a responsibilty to make their places of work “barrier free” so that a wide spectrum of society are able to work in them…that may mean providing language support for non japanese speakers or making ramps to enable wheelchair access or offering support to staff with specific medical needs, maternity leave, or even small things like making long tall mirrors in the bathroom so that both tall people and short people can use them!…these are of course difficult to implement and to what extent you do these will depend on the type of work and size of the business so I am not saying it is easy or perfect system, but we are all disabled to a certain extent so the government need to help us lower the barriers rather than keeping us all in separate boxes. That is what we should expect from a “fair” and civil society.
@ #24
‘ Yamato are superior to gaijin. Period. The End.’
A perfect example of the ‘can’t change, won’t change’ stubborn mentality that is holding Japan back. South Africa and the USA both held similar opinions about race, but saw the light, and became ‘modern’ nations.
“Unfairness” harms those on bottom: the outsiders. “Unfairness” BENEFITS those on top: the insiders.
Imagine the enslaved whining, “Give us equal rights!” as if the enslavors would benefit from that.
Seriously, this material limited supply world is a daily competition for resources, not a cooperation.
“Fairness” to YOUR team means LESS resources for MY team. My family’s wealth is more important than “fairness”.
Since my race is on top of your race, enjoying relatively higher material comfort, why should I care about “fairness”?
— Perhaps because:
1) the people on the bottom have something to offer the people on the top, and by giving them better opportunities they can give even more to society, and
2) Japan has promised to be fair in the spirit of the international treaties they have signed. If that won’t be made clear by those people being unfair, it is up to those being treated unfairly to say how and to say stoppit. If even that doesn’t work, that dynamic should be exposed so people can make informed choices about whether or not to be a contributor to that society.
Anyway, fair enough. Make the Devil’s Advocate Case against fairness. It’s a reasonable question illuminating self-justifying power dynamics. But I won’t approve further comments from you if you continue insinuating that racism by nature prevents crime and increases productivity (as you state in portions of this comment deleted).
Adding to Debito`s comments above, why should Japan be fair? Or be seen to be fair, as it is largely about perception. If Japan is seen to be racist and unfair, it stops international cooperation when Japan needs it, thus we see America stating it difficult to support Japan vis a vis N. Korea over the rachi mondai issue, when Japan is odds with America over child abduction. Clearly a case of unfairness with Japan trying to have their cake and eat it.
About being fair to the people on the “bottom”; treat them too badly and they will just leave, or in the case of NJs, not bother coming here, even on an ex-pat deal. Or, more disadvantaged Japanese turn to crime and the so-called “safety Japan” myth is consigned to the dustheap of history as it starts to resemble just another westernized, post industrial country. Teaching in Higashi Tachibana Junior High School in Kawasaki is becoming not that different from teaching in inner city London; some kids are from deprived families and there is petty crime in the area, places like Kawasaki.
Behind the facade of shiny new apartments on the main streets, walk a couple of blocks and you will find yourself in a garbage strewn wasteland of crumbling old flats not unlike the Projects.
Japan`s “golden age” was in the 70s and early 80s, when it was famously pointed out that the president of Sony only made four times more than the cleaning staff. That has gone now to be replaced by growing social ills that always accompany unfairness.
Unfairness in Japan to foreigners and other disadvantaged groups is just the thin end of the wedge of exploitation of the vast majority of the Japanese themselves.
Glad you understand that I’m simply stating the unspoken internal rationalization of those on top.
I’m stating, brutally honestly, it is not in the best interests of the rich to “be fair” to the poor.
Realistically, will giving slaves better wages and rights increase the material comfort of the enslavors?
“No, it will merely increase the material comfort of the enslaved, at the EXPENSE of the enslavors.”
It is not in the best interests of the lion to “be fair” to the gazelle: food chains DEPEND on victims.
Rich that dine out frequently are able to do so BECAUSE the slaves (waiters, cooks, dishwashers) are poor.
EJ give the easiest, highest-paying jobs to themselves: EJ give the hardest, lowest-paying jobs to NEJ.
EJ could start giving equality to NEJ, but that would lead to a major problem: NEJ having equal money.
If NEJ in Japan were to have equal money, who would do the “Kiken, Kitsui, Kitanai” work: EJ? (oh no!)
If SOMEONE in a country has to do the dangerous, difficult, dirty work, it should be the foreigners!
It would be great if everyone could be a part of the “dining-out class”, but the truth is we NEED slaves.
And the truth is we prefer the slaves to be folks who look relatively LESS like family, thus: foreigners.
Animals are instinctively LESS inclined to eat family: and instinctively MORE inclined to eat non-family.
If you are currently a gazelle being victimized by a lion: asking the lion to “be fair” doesn’t work.
What works is becoming strong enough to damage the lion, so that the lion chooses a different victim.
Equal wages and equal rights are not given, they are TAKEN by groups who have enough strength to take them.
Currently, the NEJ in Japan have proven they do not have enough strength to force the stop of victimization.
Hopefully, the NEJ in Japan in the near future WILL gain enough strength to take equal wages and equal rights.
Hmmm, who will the EJ choose to victimize then: I guess they will go back to victimizing the Ainu, Burakumin, and Ryuukyu.
Anonymous just fails to understand what it means to be human…I mean by that twisted theory why not just have one “winner” dictator with all the resources and power for his family and let the rest of the world rot. It is through the means of sharing, collaboration and fairness that we can achieve our greatest accomplishments. By lowering the barriers for people to achieve in life regardless of if they are male or female, black or white, foreign or Japanese, disabled, old, rich or poor etc is the only sensible way we can progress as human beings…your world sounds pretty bleak and devoid of opportunity…I don’t want to live there.
“Employers I believe have a responsibilty to make their places of work “barrier free” so that a wide spectrum of society are able to work in them…that may mean providing language support for non japanese speakers or making ramps to enable wheelchair access or offering support to staff with specific medical needs, maternity leave, or even small things like making long tall mirrors in the bathroom so that both tall people and short people can use them!…these are of course difficult to implement and to what extent you do these will depend on the type of work and size of the business so I am not saying it is easy or perfect system, but we are all disabled to a certain extent so the government need to help us lower the barriers rather than keeping us all in separate boxes.”
I agree that Japanese employers have a duty to eliminate barriers.
But, I disagree when you say that the choice should be either work or:
“if an individual has some severe disability that means they are completely unable to work in any job (which I suggested is rare) then yes just like any of us when we get elderly or sick or whatever they would need to be financially supported.”
I see that there are situations in which an individual can work (with support from the State) AND receive some financial support.
There are individuals who due to their disability will always need financial support, because the value of their labor will always be grossly insufficient to support a decent life.
Japanese society stigmatizes the disabled, and often foists responsibility for them on families that are not well equipped to be the sole support for such disabled individuals.
Anonymous is simply making outrageous statements to provoke a reaction.
He likens Japanese governmental policies and the actions of some racist Japanese to the views of Jews. By being provocatively racist, I assume that he feels this will engender some form of health discussion.
And, he makes ill-founded assertions that “it is not in the best interests of the rich to “be fair” to the poor”. One assumes that he means economically, (rather than morally) although even there the data do not support his thesis.
The rich in Irag or Turkmenistan, who are among the most corrupt and offer very little pretense of being fair to the poor, do not lead better lives than the rich in the Netherlands or Australia.
Being fair to the poor and thereby creating a credible judiciary, and rule of law, and a society with wealth inequalities that are not excessive actually assists with building wealth and making everyone — including the wealth — wealthier.
It is actually in the long-term best economic interests of the rich to be fair to the poor.
It is not in the best self-perceived self interests of those with pathological mental illness to be fair to anyone. So, for those who suffer from severe narcissistic personality disorder, they will view it to be harmful to be fair to anyone, because their ego values unfairness. Similarly, those suffering from psychopathy devalue fairness.
Does this suggest that Japanese link giving money with “fairness”, since the index is about helping a stranger. Ergo what is THAT stranger going to do for me…?? With no quid pro quo…why help…is that a measure of ‘fairness’ in Japan, how much kick back they can get?
“Jones said he might not use so many foreign-born players in his squad as Kirwan did.
Kirwan picked a record 10 foreign-born players, half of whom have obtained Japanese nationality, for his World Cup squad. The previous highest was seven, also selected by the New Zealander for the tournament’s 2007 edition.
“The color of the team is going to be Japanese,” Jones said, adding he would still use foreign talent if they proved useful.”
— Yup. Useful, but foreign. I wonder if it’s possible to award a double Dejima Award.
About this;
“Does this suggest that Japanese link giving money with “fairness”, since the index is about helping a stranger. Ergo what is THAT stranger going to do for me…?? With no quid pro quo…why help…is that a measure of ‘fairness’ in Japan, how much kick back they can get?”
Actually my degree in the 80s was partly about Japanese war reparations after WW2; a required subject, I was not particularly interested in Japan at the time, but the findings were that most of Japan`s so-called “reparations” to e.g. Malaysia, were in fact investments or building Japanese factories,and alot of the money went back to Japan.
Ditto Okinawa; it is a statistic that of the money invested in Okinawa by Japan, three fourths flows back to the Mainland. Sorry, do not remember the source, but its legit.
I just read the feedbacks from your article on the Japan Times website. See http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20111227hs.html As predicted, the editor selected 7 comments—6 of those critical– including some sort of accusations from hostile readers and sarcasm from an arrogant Team-J sympathizer. I don’t believe these detractors are the representatives of your readers, since most of them do not respond to your arguments but bicker on the way you bring up the issues—or your trans-national/cultural identity. It’s amusing to see some crackpots making clueless comments, but sometimes it bothers me when I look into the lines of responses selected by Japan Times editor. It looks like the editor is conveniently controlling your audience to instigate the readers for gaining popularity by framing you as the public enemy #1 in most cases. Wonder if the same treatment will ever be applied to other writers in The Zeit Gist or any category dealing with Japan or Japanese culture.
The article and many of the subsequent comments confirm most of my son’s views of a foreigner’s life in Japan. He has been living there for more then 10 years, married a very sweet Japanese lady and has a reasonably good job. I visited Japan a number of times and enjoyed the safety and civility of the country and marvelled over its technical achievements. By living in North America I may have an advantage of being a more detached viewer of Japan and its practices that allows me to take a “global” view.
Yes, “fairness” of Japanese society has many failings and not only to its NJ. The world around us is full of inequality and unfairness. Most homogenous old nation states other than immigrant states such as the US, Canada and Australia, have similar unfair attitudes to foreigners. I heard many embittered comments from foreigners living even in such highly liberal and civil countries as Norway. Then, there are the millions living in countries which reek of unfairness and discrimination.
This does not mean that Japan should not strive for improvement. However, we should acknowledge, that attitudes that are ultimately ingrained in human nature, need generations to change.
Before Japanese society is completely condemned by the above “Fairness Tribunal” I submit an admittedly old and weak mitigating circumstance that should not be forgotten. During WW2 Japan refused to round up its Jewish foreigners in spite of aggressive demands from its Nazi allies.
— Thanks. Source on the last claim, please, just for completeness’s sake.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Japan
“As Japan was allied with Nazi Germany in World War II, Nazi ideology and propaganda regarding the Jewish people came to be circulated within Japan as well, contributing to the development of Japan’s particular brand of antisemitism. However, while various theories about the Jewish people may have gained a degree of acceptance among the Japanese people as a whole, the Japanese government and military never gave in to Nazi recommendations that extermination programs or the like be undertaken.”
http://xenon.stanford.edu/~tamar/Kobe/Kobe.html
“The Japanese accepted a large influx of Jews into Kobe during World War II. Even though Japan was allied with Nazi Germany, the community of Kobe helped save Holocaust refugees from 1940 to 1941. Japan’s policy toward the Jews was much different than that of their allies.”
— Sorry, but that Wikipedia section has no citation, and the second quote doesn’t quite substantiate your claim. Something a bit better, please?
Yaba, thank you very much for posting the article about Kobe. I live very near that particular synagogue and walk past it all the time, and never gave it a second thought until now. (Pardon my ignorance, but you may not realize that within easy walking distance are various long-established places of worship, such as a Muslim mosque, a Catholic church, a Jain temple, a Chinese temple, a Russian Orthodox church, and various Protestant churches, not to mention the usual line-up of Japanese Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines. It’s easy to get complacent about world religions when you are surrounded by them! We all seem to getting along just fine in this tiny little corner of Japan.) Thanks again.
http://www.jcpa.org/jl/jl425.htm\
Please read above, particularly para # 5 & 6 in the Holocaust section together with a quote from Japanese Foreign Minister of the time Matsuoka Yosuke.
“The refugees lived peacefully in Japan for some three to eight months, beginning in the winter of 1940-41. Before the bombing of Pearl Harbor half of them were able to move to the United States, Canada, and other areas in the Western Hemisphere. With no other place to turn, the remainder, including the entire Yeshiva of Mir, relocated to Japanese-occupied Shanghai. Here, too, the Japanese record proved exemplary, as the government resisted determined and repeated requests from Nazi German officials for assistance in the relocation and extermination of the Jews in the Shanghai ghetto.
Explicit anti-Jewish activity in Japan has been minimal. There are some accounts of Jews losing jobs during World War II. Music schools where Jewish performers taught were closed. On the whole, however, German advice and encouragement for the Japanese to establish anti-Jewish policies met with resistance from Japanese officials. Some of this reluctance may have been influenced by hopes of access to Jewish capital. Nevertheless, on December 31, 1940, Japanese Foreign Minister Matsuoka Yosuke told a group of Jewish businessmen, “I am the man responsible for the alliance with Hitler, but nowhere have I promised that we would carry out his anti-Semitic policies in Japan. This is not simply my personal opinion, it is the opinion of Japan, and I have no compunction about announcing it to the world.” |
1. Introduction {#sec1}
===============
Heart murmur is a common phenomenon in as high as 50% of children, and it is one of the most common reasons for referral \[[@B1]\]. The role of the primary care provider is to differentiate the common innocent murmur from pathological murmur resulting from structural heart disease. Referral to the pediatric cardiologist is the next step if the nature of the murmur is unclear to the primary care physician \[[@B2]\]. The best way to classify a murmur as "innocent" or "pathological" is by clinical evaluation especially by careful auscultation \[[@B3]\]. The most helpful parameter for distinguishing innocent from pathologic murmurs is the quality of the sound. Still\'s murmur is the most common innocent murmur and has a typical vibratory and musical quality, whereas most pathological murmurs have much harsher grafting sound \[[@B2]\].
Decision process for referring as well as incidence of murmurs has not changed overtime \[[@B4]\]. Confidence of the examining doctor, clinical impression, anxiety level of parents and child\'s availability for followup are the influencing factors in decision process of referral to pediatric cardiologist \[[@B3]\]. Auscultatory skills of various disciplines had been evaluated. Academic general pediatricians were found to be able to correctly diagnose pathological murmurs with a similar sensitivity as compared to pediatric cardiologists. However, overall accuracy of diagnosing innocent murmurs among pediatricians was reported to be lower than pediatric cardiologists \[[@B2]\].
Differentiation of normal, innocent, and pathological murmurs by primary care physicians might ameliorate many parents and children anxiety and medical expenses. There are few literatures evaluating interdisciplinary consistency for cardiac auscultatory skills are some of them; conducted on trainees \[[@B5]--[@B7]\].
Academic family physicians participate in the training programs of the family physicians, and they play an important role in the training process. Within this respect, their own skills reflect in the training process. The aim of this study is to evaluate degree of agreement, and concordance of normal, innocent, and pathologic murmur decision between academic family physicians and pediatric cardiologist.
2. Methods {#sec2}
==========
The study was approved by local ethical committee, and written informed consent was obtained from children\'s parents.
2.1. Study Population and Questionnaire {#sec2.1}
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Seven primary schools were randomly selected among 22 primary schools in Aydin, Turkey. One in six students in each classroom was randomly chosen to participate in the study. A total of 724 students were recruited. Informed parental consent approval was obtained from 715 of them. In the final step, 715 students were evaluated first by one of the family physicians and then by the pediatric cardiologist.
Demographic information of children such as age, grade, and residence was obtained from school records and from children themselves.
Four academic family physicians and one pediatric cardiologist were present in Aydin province. Three of the four academic family physicians and the pediatric cardiologist agreed to participate in the study. All three academic family physicians and the pediatric cardiologist were actively participating in the training program of family practice and pediatrics. Each child was examined by one of the three family physicians and the pediatric cardiologist.
2.2. Physical Examination and Measurements {#sec2.2}
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Family physicians and pediatric cardiologist were scheduled for physical examination on different time periods.
First, family physicians examined children. Family physicians filled out a report form including vital signs and characteristics of heart sounds.
On the scheduled time, pediatric cardiologist blind to family physicians\' reports examined the same children and filled out a separate sheet of the same report form and scheduled children with pathologic murmur for echocardiographic examination. Vital signs including height, weight, heart rate, and blood pressure were obtained. Then auscultatory examination was performed. First and second heart sounds were evaluated for intensity and appropriate splitting. Rhythm abnormalities and valvular clicks were noted if present. Periods of systole and diastole were assessed. If present, intensity, frequency, duration, quality, location, and radiation of the murmur were described. The intensity of murmurs was categorized into 6 grades of increasing loudness. Innocent murmurs were classified as Still\'s, venous hum, supraclavicular systemic bruit, or unclassified, and pathologic murmurs were defined. Report form sheets of the family physicians and pediatric cardiologist for each child were compared.
Weight and height were measured following standard procedure. BMI (Body mass index) was calculated by using weight (kg)/height (m)^2^ formula \[[@B8]\]. Weight and height percentiles were obtained from charts of growth curves for Turkish children \[[@B9]\].
Arterial blood pressure was obtained by using mercury sphygmomanometer. After 10 minutes of rest in a quiet room, 3 seated blood pressure and heart rate measurements were taken at 15-minute intervals, and an average of three measurements was used in subsequent analysis.
2.3. Statistical Analysis {#sec2.3}
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Descriptive statistics are presented as percentages, means, and standard deviations. Agreement of normal, innocent, and pathologic murmur classification decision between family physicians and pediatric cardiologist were analyzed by using kappa statistic. A *P* value \< .05 was used to indicate statistical significance. SPSS 14.0 statistical package was used for statistical analyses.
3. Results {#sec3}
==========
A total of randomly chosen 715 children were included in the study. There were 355 (49.7%) girls and 360 (50.3%) boys in the study group. Demographic characteristics of children are shown on [Table 1](#tab1){ref-type="table"}.
Normal, innocent, and pathologic murmurs were reported for 419, 228, and 54 children in family physicians\' reports, respectively. Pediatric cardiologist agreed on 383 (91.4%) children as normal, 191 (83.7%) children having innocent murmur, and 19 (35.2%) children having pathologic murmur among family physician\'s reports. Family physicians could not decide on 14 auscultatory findings where pediatric cardiologist reported 11 of them as innocent murmur, 1 pathologic murmur, and 2 of them as normal. Pediatric cardiologist could not decide on one of the cases which a family physician was reported as pathologic murmur. [Table 2](#tab2){ref-type="table"} shows details about decisions of family physicians and pediatric cardiologists. When concordance of decisions between family physician and pediatric cardiologist was analyzed by kappa analysis, strength of association between them was statistically significant (**κ** value = 0.679, 95% CI 0.630--0.727, *P* \< .001). The results show that they agreed on the majority of normal and innocent murmur decisions. However family physicians reported pathologic murmur more frequently. Cardiac pediatrician reported 5 of the innocent murmurs as potential pathological murmur. When echocardiography was performed to these children, there was no pathological finding in any of them.
Twenty-six children (25 with pathologic murmur decision and 1 with no decision) were scheduled for echocardiography. Five children with pathologic murmur were lost at followup. Finally echocardiography was done to 21 children with pathologic murmur decision and 1 child with no decision. Fourteen (67%) of 21 children with pathological murmur decision were diagnosed as structural heart disease, and there was no pathological finding in 7 of them. Five of these children were reported as innocent murmur by family physicians. There was also no pathological finding in one child with no decision.
4. Discussion {#sec4}
=============
We have evaluated strength of association of normal, innocent, and pathologic murmur decision between family physicians and pediatric cardiologist. Our results show that family physicians and pediatric cardiologist agreed on the majority of normal heart sounds and innocent murmurs. However, family physicians reported more pathologic murmurs which can be explained as an overcautious approach toward potential serious outcomes in the presence of cardiac pathology.
Clinical skills of primary care physicians in the evaluation of cardiac murmurs may have vital importance and recognition of congenital heart disease in children is a diagnostic challenge. Training programs in pediatrics and family medicine should emphasize on discriminating the pathologic from the innocent heart murmur based on the history and physical examination. Even with good training and long experience, it is recognized that there will be situations in which the primary care physician will be uncertain about the presence or absence of heart disease \[[@B10]\]. There is no published study comparing auscultatory skills of primary care physicians and pediatric cardiologists to our knowledge.
Clinical examination by a pediatric cardiologist is a sensitive and specific way to discriminate innocent murmur from congenital heart disease \[[@B11]\]. Further investigations have focused on the question of whether generalist can do as well \[[@B12]--[@B14]\]. Diagnosis before referral to pediatric cardiologist has been reported to reach only near to 20% among general practitioners \[[@B7]\]. In two studies reported by Rajakumar et al. and Haney et al., general pediatricians were about as sensitive to the heart disease as the pediatric cardiologists, but the specificity of the generalists was poorer \[[@B12], [@B13]\]. Furthermore the diagnostic accuracy of heart murmurs by pediatricians especially their specificity for the diagnosis of heart disease is suboptimal \[[@B11]\]. On the other hand, family practice trainees had low identification rate for cardiac events \[[@B5]\].
Primary care physician serves a gatekeeper role in the evaluation and referral of children with heart murmur. Many parents may not be aware of that and the majority of childhood heart murmurs can be innocent and transient. Parental anxiety is common among parents of children with heart murmur \[[@B15]\]. Distinguishing innocent murmur from pathological murmur in primary care would help to improve parental anxiety in general. Furthermore, better training of family physicians in cardiac auscultation may help in reducing medical expenses \[[@B16]\]. Skills in clinical assessment of heart murmurs in children can be improved among general practitioners in training \[[@B7]\]. The result of our study shows that there may be good concordance between academic family physicians and pediatric cardiologist auscultatory findings. Even though there is no published literature proving the effect of diagnostic accuracy for cardiac problems in children among family physicians, we believe that identifying the majority of heart murmurs by family physicians would help to improve health outcomes in general especially in areas with high children population and in rural areas where it may not be easy to reach pediatric cardiologist. Results of our study show that family physicians may identify majority of normal children and children with an innocent murmur, and more cautious decision is an expected approach in the presence of pathologic murmur.
There are some limitations of our study. The conclusion drawn from the data collected by a single group of family physicians and pediatric cardiologist can be safely generalized to others with similar training and auscultatory skills. However, the data of this study might not reflect the diagnostic accuracy of family physicians and pediatric cardiologists in general. Further research is needed on diagnostic accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of cardiac auscultatory skills of family physicians practicing in the field and pediatric cardiologists or general pediatricians. Despite its limitation in this scope, this study has important implications for child health in primary care.
5. Conclusion {#sec5}
=============
Conclusions of this study reflect the situation in which family physicians and pediatric cardiologist have done a preliminary evaluation and concluded that the murmur warrants echocardiography. It is a common approach that echocardiography can be done only to a minority of children since prevalence of heart murmur is very high and the majority of them are innocent murmurs. Therefore better training of primary care physicians in cardiac auscultation may be of great benefit for primary health care. Our results reveal that cardiac auscultatory skills of family physicians may be strongly associated with pediatric cardiologists. However higher percentage of undecided and pathologic murmur reports among family physicians shows us that there is still need for improvement of the family physicians auscultatory skills.
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Demographic characteristics of 715 children.
Features Demographics
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Age (mean ± SD) 10.4 ± 2.5 years
Girls (*n* %) 355 (49.7%)
Boys (*n* %) 360 (50.3%)
Height percentile (mean ± SD) 48.1 ± 28.5%
Weight percentile (mean ± SD) 42.6 ± 27.7%
BMI (mean ± SD) 17.4 ± 3.1 kg/m²
Pulse rate (mean ± SD) 94.3 ± 14.4/minute
Systolic blood pressure (mean ± SD) 112.5 ± 11.8 mmHg
Diastolic blood pressure (mean ± SD) 73.2 ± 7.4 mmHg
######
Auscultatory findings of family physicians and pediatric cardiologist.
Pediatric cardiologist
------------------- ------------------------ ------------- ----------- ---------- ------------- -------------
Family physicians Normal 383 (53.6%) 36 (5.0%) 0 0 419 (58.6%)
Innocent murmur 32 (4.5%) 191 (26.7%) 5 (0.7%) 0 228 (31.9%)
Pathologic murmur 8 (1.1%) 26 (3.6%) 19 (2.7%) 1 (0.1%) 54 (7.6%)
Cannot decide 2 (0.3%) 11 (1.5%) 1 (0.1%) 0 14 (2.0%)
Total 425 (59.4%) 264 (36.9%) 25 (3.5%) 1 (0.1%) 715 (100%)
[^1]: Academic Editor: Christos Lionis
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The US wars in Afghanistan and Iraq will cost taxpayers up to $6 trillion, “the most expensive wars in US history,” a new report has revealed, adding that these campaigns will dominate future federal budgets “for decades to come.”
“The US has already spent close to $2 trillion in direct outlays for expenses related to Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation New Dawn (OND),” said the 21-page Harvard report, titled ‘The Financial Legacy of Iraq and Afghanistan: How Wartime Spending Decisions Will Constrain Future National Security Budgets.’
The report also pointed out that this spending was “only a fraction” of total war costs. The “greatest expenses,” which the report said were medical care and disability benefits, have yet to be paid to soldiers. In the future, an estimated 2.5 million veterans will receive state benefits.
“The legacy of decisions taken during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars will dominate future federal budgets for decades to come,” the report said, adding that the highest cost of payouts to WWI veterans only fell about 50 years after the end of the war.
Military benefits were increased in 2001, prior to the Iraq war, in terms of quality, quantity, availability and eligibility, placing an extra burden on defense spending. The action was taken to encourage the expansion of the US Military prior to the invasion.
The government is already committed to paying the accrued costs, which currently stand at approximately $836.1 billion, the study reported. Money borrowed to fund war costs has also made the controversial military campaigns even more expensive.
The new estimates top the $4 trillion reported in the 2011 ‘Costs of War’ study conducted by Brown University. A further, more recent ‘Costs of War’ report published earlier this month found that accrued interest on the nearly $2.2 trillion in expenses would amount to some $4 trillion dollars in the coming decades, suggesting that the overall costs could amount to around $6 trillion.
The projected costs have risen steadily and dramatically since the beginning of the conflicts – in 2003, $81.2 billion dollars was budgeted for the cost of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
The White House downplayed estimates in 2003, saying it was impossible to accurately gauge what costs would be. Iraq alone was anticipated to cost some $50 to $60 billion, Budget Director Mitch Daniels told the New York Times in 2003.
In 2002, senior White House official Stephen Friedman was forced to resign after publicly estimating that the Iraq War could end up costing upwards of $200 billion. Later, in 2007, Defense Secretary Robert Gates asked Congress to approve an additional $42.3 billion for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
The human cost of the war is also difficult to ignore. Some 300,000 people have died directly from the warfare, including an estimated 125,000 civilians in Iraq. The 'Costs of War' report published earlier this month said that with the inclusion of slain journalists, aid workers and insurgents, the minimum death toll had reached an estimated 176,000 to 189,000.
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import binascii
from sqlalchemy import event
from sqlalchemy import Table
from sqlalchemy.sql import expression
from sqlalchemy.sql import type_coerce
from sqlalchemy.types import UserDefinedType
# Python datatypes
class GisElement(object):
"""Represents a geometry value."""
def __str__(self):
return self.desc
def __repr__(self):
return "<%s at 0x%x; %r>" % (
self.__class__.__name__,
id(self),
self.desc,
)
class BinaryGisElement(GisElement, expression.Function):
"""Represents a Geometry value expressed as binary."""
def __init__(self, data):
self.data = data
expression.Function.__init__(
self, "ST_GeomFromEWKB", data, type_=Geometry(coerce_="binary")
)
@property
def desc(self):
return self.as_hex
@property
def as_hex(self):
return binascii.hexlify(self.data)
class TextualGisElement(GisElement, expression.Function):
"""Represents a Geometry value expressed as text."""
def __init__(self, desc, srid=-1):
self.desc = desc
expression.Function.__init__(
self, "ST_GeomFromText", desc, srid, type_=Geometry
)
# SQL datatypes.
class Geometry(UserDefinedType):
"""Base PostGIS Geometry column type."""
name = "GEOMETRY"
def __init__(self, dimension=None, srid=-1, coerce_="text"):
self.dimension = dimension
self.srid = srid
self.coerce = coerce_
class comparator_factory(UserDefinedType.Comparator):
"""Define custom operations for geometry types."""
# override the __eq__() operator
def __eq__(self, other):
return self.op("~=")(other)
# add a custom operator
def intersects(self, other):
return self.op("&&")(other)
# any number of GIS operators can be overridden/added here
# using the techniques above.
def _coerce_compared_value(self, op, value):
return self
def get_col_spec(self):
return self.name
def bind_expression(self, bindvalue):
if self.coerce == "text":
return TextualGisElement(bindvalue)
elif self.coerce == "binary":
return BinaryGisElement(bindvalue)
else:
assert False
def column_expression(self, col):
if self.coerce == "text":
return func.ST_AsText(col, type_=self)
elif self.coerce == "binary":
return func.ST_AsBinary(col, type_=self)
else:
assert False
def bind_processor(self, dialect):
def process(value):
if isinstance(value, GisElement):
return value.desc
else:
return value
return process
def result_processor(self, dialect, coltype):
if self.coerce == "text":
fac = TextualGisElement
elif self.coerce == "binary":
fac = BinaryGisElement
else:
assert False
def process(value):
if value is not None:
return fac(value)
else:
return value
return process
def adapt(self, impltype):
return impltype(
dimension=self.dimension, srid=self.srid, coerce_=self.coerce
)
# other datatypes can be added as needed.
class Point(Geometry):
name = "POINT"
class Curve(Geometry):
name = "CURVE"
class LineString(Curve):
name = "LINESTRING"
# ... etc.
# DDL integration
# PostGIS historically has required AddGeometryColumn/DropGeometryColumn
# and other management methods in order to create PostGIS columns. Newer
# versions don't appear to require these special steps anymore. However,
# here we illustrate how to set up these features in any case.
def setup_ddl_events():
@event.listens_for(Table, "before_create")
def before_create(target, connection, **kw):
dispatch("before-create", target, connection)
@event.listens_for(Table, "after_create")
def after_create(target, connection, **kw):
dispatch("after-create", target, connection)
@event.listens_for(Table, "before_drop")
def before_drop(target, connection, **kw):
dispatch("before-drop", target, connection)
@event.listens_for(Table, "after_drop")
def after_drop(target, connection, **kw):
dispatch("after-drop", target, connection)
def dispatch(event, table, bind):
if event in ("before-create", "before-drop"):
regular_cols = [
c for c in table.c if not isinstance(c.type, Geometry)
]
gis_cols = set(table.c).difference(regular_cols)
table.info["_saved_columns"] = table.c
# temporarily patch a set of columns not including the
# Geometry columns
table.columns = expression.ColumnCollection(*regular_cols)
if event == "before-drop":
for c in gis_cols:
bind.execute(
select(
[
func.DropGeometryColumn(
"public", table.name, c.name
)
],
autocommit=True,
)
)
elif event == "after-create":
table.columns = table.info.pop("_saved_columns")
for c in table.c:
if isinstance(c.type, Geometry):
bind.execute(
select(
[
func.AddGeometryColumn(
table.name,
c.name,
c.type.srid,
c.type.name,
c.type.dimension,
)
],
autocommit=True,
)
)
elif event == "after-drop":
table.columns = table.info.pop("_saved_columns")
setup_ddl_events()
# illustrate usage
if __name__ == "__main__":
from sqlalchemy import (
create_engine,
MetaData,
Column,
Integer,
String,
func,
select,
)
from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
from sqlalchemy.ext.declarative import declarative_base
engine = create_engine(
"postgresql://scott:tiger@localhost/test", echo=True
)
metadata = MetaData(engine)
Base = declarative_base(metadata=metadata)
class Road(Base):
__tablename__ = "roads"
road_id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
road_name = Column(String)
road_geom = Column(Geometry(2))
metadata.drop_all()
metadata.create_all()
session = sessionmaker(bind=engine)()
# Add objects. We can use strings...
session.add_all(
[
Road(
road_name="Jeff Rd",
road_geom="LINESTRING(191232 243118,191108 243242)",
),
Road(
road_name="Geordie Rd",
road_geom="LINESTRING(189141 244158,189265 244817)",
),
Road(
road_name="Paul St",
road_geom="LINESTRING(192783 228138,192612 229814)",
),
Road(
road_name="Graeme Ave",
road_geom="LINESTRING(189412 252431,189631 259122)",
),
Road(
road_name="Phil Tce",
road_geom="LINESTRING(190131 224148,190871 228134)",
),
]
)
# or use an explicit TextualGisElement
# (similar to saying func.GeomFromText())
r = Road(
road_name="Dave Cres",
road_geom=TextualGisElement(
"LINESTRING(198231 263418,198213 268322)", -1
),
)
session.add(r)
# pre flush, the TextualGisElement represents the string we sent.
assert str(r.road_geom) == "LINESTRING(198231 263418,198213 268322)"
session.commit()
# after flush and/or commit, all the TextualGisElements
# become PersistentGisElements.
assert str(r.road_geom) == "LINESTRING(198231 263418,198213 268322)"
r1 = session.query(Road).filter(Road.road_name == "Graeme Ave").one()
# illustrate the overridden __eq__() operator.
# strings come in as TextualGisElements
r2 = (
session.query(Road)
.filter(Road.road_geom == "LINESTRING(189412 252431,189631 259122)")
.one()
)
r3 = session.query(Road).filter(Road.road_geom == r1.road_geom).one()
assert r1 is r2 is r3
# core usage just fine:
road_table = Road.__table__
stmt = select([road_table]).where(
road_table.c.road_geom.intersects(r1.road_geom)
)
print(session.execute(stmt).fetchall())
# TODO: for some reason the auto-generated labels have the internal
# replacement strings exposed, even though PG doesn't complain
# look up the hex binary version, using SQLAlchemy casts
as_binary = session.scalar(
select([type_coerce(r.road_geom, Geometry(coerce_="binary"))])
)
assert as_binary.as_hex == (
"01020000000200000000000000b832084100000000"
"e813104100000000283208410000000088601041"
)
# back again, same method !
as_text = session.scalar(
select([type_coerce(as_binary, Geometry(coerce_="text"))])
)
assert as_text.desc == "LINESTRING(198231 263418,198213 268322)"
session.rollback()
metadata.drop_all()
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Q:
Ajax request, should it be POST or PUT
I have created a Spring MVC web app.
The app makes a few calls to the controller. These calls are close/open/end game.
I make these calls using Ajax, so I can handle a response on the top of the page.
ajaxPost = function (url, action, id, onSuccess, onError) {
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: url + "?" + action + "=" + id,
success: function(response) {
if(onSuccess !== null) {
onSuccess(response);
}
},
error: function(e) {
if(onError !== null) {
onError(e);
}
}
});
};
The question I have is that I'm using 'POST' for the Ajax request, is that correct, or should it be 'PUT'?
My controller has a default URL, and I'm using the param attribute to decide which method to call, as I have many buttons on the page.
@RequestMapping(params = "open", method = RequestMethod.POST)
@RequestMapping(params = "close", method = RequestMethod.POST)
It doesn't sit well with me that I'm using 'POST' for these calls. Maybe it should be 'PUT'...
Any suggestions? Does it matter?
A:
It depends on what your request should do. So there's no general rule that you should use one over the other, they have different use cases.
POST for creating a record.
PUT for updating an existing record (or putting a record at a specified location/id).
See this wikipedia article for the definitions.
One thing to note is that PUT should be idempotent, doing the same PUT request multiple times should ideally produce the same result as doing a single PUT request. However, POST is not idempotent, so doing several POST requests should (or will) create multiple new records.
So after having read this you should check what your method does, and select the corresponding request method.
A:
Both PUT and POST may create a new record; PUT may also update/change an existing record.
The difference between POST and PUT is that PUT is expected to address the record with it's ID, so that the server knows what ID to use when creating (or updating) the record, while POST expects the server to generate an ID for the record and return it to the client after the record has been created.
Thus, a POST is addressed to the resource as a collection: POST /resource, while PUT is addressed to a single item in the collection: PUT /resource/1
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IRA leader Gerry Adams has denied he was ever in the IRA. He has denied he authorised the torture and murder of mother of ten Jean McConville and he had nothing whatsoever to do with the carnage caused on Bloody Friday.
This is the picture of the French/German border and this is the border between France and Italy on the Mediterranean coast. By contrast, this is the international frontier between the United Kingdom and the Irish Republic near Londonderry. Can you spot the difference? Yes, the UK/ROI border is the only international demarcation in Europe that is not clearly marked. The bilingual signpost in the foreground with the distance in kilometres indicates that the sign is in the Irish Republic. The ‘National Speed Limit Applies’ sign (a white circle with a black diagonal line seen 200 yards or so away) is in the United Kingdom. Somewhere in between those two signs is an international border, no less legitimate than any other in the EU. Unionists politicians and contributors to ATW have called for the border to be clearly identified like any other between two neighbouring sovereign territories. However, as usual, neither government has committed itself to doing so lest it upset the delusional souls who mark an ‘X’ next to the likes of Gerry Adams or Michelle Gildernew on their ballot papers.
Thus, it is hardly surprising if certain public agents find themselves operating outside their jurisdiction on the odd occasion and equally hypocritical of Sinn Fein/IRA (and any other lying, murdering republican scum outfit) in criticising them for their genuine mistake. After all, it is the result of their appeasement that signs clearly welcoming people to either the United Kingdom or the Irish Republic weren’t put in place years ago (preferably electrified lest any little separatist tries their version of artwork with a paint aerosol). Judging by the reaction of the Provo councillors, anyone would think a full-scale Iwojima invasion had just been authorised from Garnerville. Sinn Fein/IRA councillor in Donegal, Mick McMahon, is even calling for disciplianary action against the officers concerned. Mind you, it is a bit of progress from the days when policemen were shot in the back at close range in places like Lurgan. I suppose we should thank God for the smallest of mercies.
What action should be taken against these officers? None whatsoever. It was a genuine mistake that could have been avoided had the border been clearly marked. Any member of Sinn Fein like to call for their erection to mitigate the chances of a similar mistake in the future?
Had to laugh at the suggestion by the DUP (Developers Unionist Party) that their decision not to field a candidate in North Down was to help unionist unity!
The DUP has said it is still trying to come to an electoral arrangement with the Ulster Unionists over two seats currently represented by nationalists.
The party has announced it will not be fielding a candidate in North Down, currently represented by former Ulster Unionist Lady Sylvia Hermon.
It said it was doing so in the spirit of unionist cooperation.
It is not fielding little Peter Weir in North Down in order to try and secure the seat for Lady Hermon – she who has left the Ulster Unionists (!) and is standing as an Independent against her former party. This is, to put it crudely, the DUP shafting Sir Reg Empey by making certain the UUP cannot retain the seat. The DUP have no interest in unity, and this is another cynical ruse from the “£5 for your thoughts” Unionist Party.
Survivors of sex abuse at the hands of Roman Catholic clergy told the head of the Church in Ireland today that he was a “lame duck cardinal” and should resign. Overturning a centuries-old tradition of deference towards the Roman Catholic hierarchy in Ireland, victims confronted Cardinal Seán Brady with their stark judgment during a face-to-face meeting at his residence in Armagh. They spared him most of the details of the torture they suffered at the hands of priests, including rape and beatings with metal straps that they had been forced to manufacture themselves in workshops.
Don’t see why. Brady is an impossible position and he should GO. These people have suffered enough and Brady remaining deepens their pain.
While President Obama once said a nuclear-armed Iran would be “unacceptable,” after more than a year in office it’s sobering to have to acknowledge that his administration has made no progress in implementing “crippling” sanctions on Iran, let alone halting Iran’s nuclear program. Even the rhetoric moved in the wrong direction – recently the administration downgraded their call for “crippling” sanctions to sanctions that “bite.”
Shockingly, as we learned last week, these “biting” sanctionswill no longer include actions that could actually change Iran’s behavior, including limiting Iran’s access to international capital markets and banking services or closing air space and waters to Iran’s national air and shipping lines. So the issue is not when the so-called sanctions will come (President Obama promised them in “weeks” today) but whether they will even “nibble.” And while the Obama administration was more than willing to use every parliamentary trick in the book to ram its government health care takeover through Congress, conversely, it has worked hard to stall bipartisan efforts to pass the Iran Sanctions Act.
Did you read that Moody’s, the International ratings agency, has downgraded five Greek banks due to a weakening in their financial strength and the country’s difficult economic outlook.
Moody’s said it downgraded their deposit and debt ratings due “to a weakening in the banks’ stand-alone financial strength and anticipated additional pressures stemming from the country’s challenging economic prospects in the foreseeable future.”
It named the banks as the National Bank of Greece, EFG Eurobank Ergasias, Alpha Bank, Piraeus Bank and Emporiki Bank of Greece.
Watch the cash vanish…! The Greek banking system is a mess and EU efforts to stop the contagion seem doomed to fail. The truth is that divergent economies cannot exist within a fiscal union unless there is also a political union. Of course the political union is the endgame for the EU so in a strange way they must be loving all of this economic chaos.
Sorry to read that a 21-year-old man has leapt to his death from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building in New York.
The man, whose name has not been released, jumped over barriers surrounding the observation deck during the evening rush hour, landing on the pavement in front of a Bank of America branch. The apparent suicide came as tourists and officer workers milled around the famous landmark at about 6.15pm.
Along with the Chrysler, the Empire State is such an amazing building and I cannot conceive how anyone would jump from the 86th floor to a certain and horrible death. Such a sad end to the young man’s life although it must have petrified any pedestrians.
One of the things about politics that most disgusts me is the LACK of probity in political life.
This is manifest here in Northern Ireland through the antics of the First Minister and DUP Leader Peter Robinson Peter Robinson and in particular this news reported yesterday that he was able to buy land at £5.
As you do. I mean property developers are noted for their generosity of spirit and the developer who sold Robinson the land at £5 had a reputation as a hard-nosed businessman. However presumably he was charmed by Peter and his wife Iris, since not only did he sell the land at £5 but he also gifted Iris £25,000 when she came looking it for her extra-curricular purposes.
Peter denies he has done anything wrong. All above board and nothing to see, just move along. He seems to be in a form of denial and hard questions remain unanswered.
1. WHY did a property developer decide to sell an asset valued at £75,000 to a leading politician for £5? Did that seem a little….odd?
2. For what reason did Mr Robinson acquire this piece of land?
3. Did Mr Robinson consider that the sale of this land to another developer for £5 would massively enhance the value of his garden or was that a surprise?
4. Why did Mr Robinson not register this land purchase as required at the Commons? I know he is not there very often but he could have mailed them if going to London is such a challenge for the part-time MP.
5. Did Mr Robinson not think it was inappropriate for he and his wife to sit on the local Council when this issue was being discussed and not say a word about their interest on the matter?
The stench of moral hypocrisy is staggering and I submit that this man has been in power for too long. He should leave the political stage now before this farce becomes a tragedy.
You do not defeat terrorism by rewarding terrorists, regardless of how many bleeding heart liberals argue otherwise. Want to know where that flawed approach leads to? Read UNIONISM DECAYED 1997-2007 - It's my first book and it explains what happens when you seeek to appease terrorists and call it peace. It's available right now for ATW readers so make sure you get your copy by emailing the editor! This is the book that dissents from the herd mentality that doing wrong can lead to being right. It doesn't and this book spells out WHY.
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Q:
Possible to install a 3rd party RPM locally? So as not to interfere with the system RPM?
This is a CentOS 5 system, x64, using yum/rpm for package management. The libxml2 is a bit dated, and the Perl XML library I'd like to install (from CPAN) requires a more up-to-date version of the C libxml2 library.
Now I could download the source and build and install into /usr/local.
But they also provide RPMs at ftp://xmlsoft.org/libxml2/. Is it possible to install the RPM in such a way as not to interfere with the system-provided RPM, which I don't want to change or upgrade?
I tried the following:
package-cleanup --problems libxml2-2.7.8-1.x86_64.rpm
But the output appears to indicate that it will replace the system RPM, which is not what I want.
Marking libxml2-2.7.8-1.x86_64.rpm as an update to libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.12.el5_7.2.i386
In addition, when continuing, the command fails with errors.
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
eel2-2.16.1-1.el5.i386 from installed has depsolving problems
--> Missing Dependency: libxml2.so.2 is needed by package eel2-2.16.1-1.el5.i386 (installed)
libxml2-python-2.6.26-2.1.12.el5_7.2.x86_64 from installed has depsolving problems
--> Missing Dependency: libxml2 = 2.6.26 is needed by package libxml2-python-2.6.26-2.1.12.el5_7.2.x86_64 (installed)
...
So back to compiling from source? Or is there a way to use the RPM?
Update
What I'm interested here is side-by-side installation of an RPM into something like /opt or /usr/local or whatever is your --prefix du jour. The RPM should just check that its dependencies are met by the system, but it should under no circumstances attempt to replace or amend anything at all in the system.
A:
You can get the srpm or the sources. Most packages will allow you to build them to install to a target under your /home (./configure --prefix=/home/foo). Never built a RPM to do this, but it should also be possible. However, you may need to frig the dependency metadata in the rpm and the name so it doesn't fool RPM's internal database into thinking you've replaced the actual package.
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# What's New in the Source Control Plug-in API Version 1.3
The Source Control Plug-in API version 1.3 introduces the following new functions to provide more advanced control.
## Changes
The following functions are new to the Source Control Plug-in API version 1.3:
|Function|Overview|
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|[SccGetExtendedCapabilities](../../extensibility/sccgetextendedcapabilities-function.md)|Allows additional capability bits to be reported|
|[SccEnumChangedFiles](../../extensibility/sccenumchangedfiles-function.md)|Allows examination of files that have newer versions in the version control database than on the local disk|
|[SccQueryChanges](../../extensibility/sccquerychanges-function.md)|Allows examination of the state of name changes (renames, additions, and deletions) for specified files|
|[SccPopulateDirList](../../extensibility/sccpopulatedirlist-function.md)|Allows examination of directories and files in the version control database|
|[SccAddFilesFromSCC](../../extensibility/sccaddfilesfromscc-function.md)|Adds a specified list of files from the version control database to the current project|
|[SccBackgroundGet](../../extensibility/sccbackgroundget-function.md)|Performs a silent "Get" of the specified files (no user interface is shown)|
|[SccGetUserOption](../../extensibility/sccgetuseroption-function.md)|Allows access to user-specific options|
## See also
- [Getting Started](../../extensibility/internals/getting-started-with-source-control-plug-ins.md)
- [What's New in the Source Control Plug-in API Version 1.2](../../extensibility/internals/what-s-new-in-the-source-control-plug-in-api-version-1-2.md)
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