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Through Solace
Through Solace is a Welsh Christian hardcore and Christian metal band, and they primarily play hardcore punk, metalcore, post-hardcore, and post-metal. They come from Wales, United Kingdom. The band started making music in 2005, while they disbanded in 2010, and their members were Rohan Bishop, Robert Milligan, Luke Nicholas, Kevin Williams, Kingsley Davis, and Sean Fletcher. Their first two releases, extended plays, Through Solace in 2006, and, The Stand in 2008, were independently released by the band. The band released, a studio album, The World on Standby, in 2009 with Strike First Records.
Background
Through Solace was a Christian hardcore and Christian metal band from Wales, United Kingdom. Their members were Rohan Bishop, Robert Milligan, Luke Nicholas, Kevin Williams, Kingsley Davis, and Sean Fletcher.
Music history
The band commenced as a musical entity in 2005, with their first two releases, being independently released extended plays, Through Solace, in 2006, and, The Stand, in 2008. Their first studio album, The World on Standby, was released by Strike First Records, on 28 April 2008.
Members
* Last known lineup
* Luke Nicholas - lead vocals
* Rob Milligan - guitar, background vocals
* Kevin Williams - guitar
* Rohan Bishop - bass
* Sean Fletcher - drums
* Kingsley Davies – drums
Post breakup
Rohan Bishop joined the 80's inspired band, The Vestals with Adam Parslow (Now of The Nightmares). He previously had stints with Brutality Will Prevail.
Kevin Williams formed the Welsh post-hardcore band, Calling Apollo. They released a well-received double-release, named, 'The Great Depression'.
Sean Fletcher joined the South Wales police force.
Discography
* Studio albums
* The World on Standby (April 28, 2009, Strike First) | WIKI |
TryCast Operator (Visual Basic)
Updated: July 20, 2015
For the latest documentation on Visual Studio 2017 RC, see Visual Studio 2017 RC Documentation.
Introduces a type conversion operation that does not throw an exception.
If an attempted conversion fails, CType and DirectCast both throw an InvalidCastException error. This can adversely affect the performance of your application. TryCast returns Nothing, so that instead of having to handle a possible exception, you need only test the returned result against Nothing.
You use the TryCast keyword the same way you use the CType Function and the DirectCast Operator keyword. You supply an expression as the first argument and a type to convert it to as the second argument. TryCast operates only on reference types, such as classes and interfaces. It requires an inheritance or implementation relationship between the two types. This means that one type must inherit from or implement the other.
TryCast generates a compiler error if it detects that no inheritance or implementation relationship exists. But the lack of a compiler error does not guarantee a successful conversion. If the desired conversion is narrowing, it could fail at run time. If this happens, TryCast returns Nothing.
A comparison of the type conversion keywords is as follows.
KeywordData typesArgument relationshipRun-time failure
CType FunctionAny data typesWidening or narrowing conversion must be defined between the two data typesThrows InvalidCastException
DirectCast OperatorAny data typesOne type must inherit from or implement the other typeThrows InvalidCastException
TryCastReference types onlyOne type must inherit from or implement the other typeReturns Nothing
The following example shows how to use TryCast.
Function PrintTypeCode(ByVal obj As Object) As String
Dim objAsConvertible As IConvertible = TryCast(obj, IConvertible)
If objAsConvertible Is Nothing Then
Return obj.ToString() & " does not implement IConvertible"
Else
Return "Type code is " & objAsConvertible.GetTypeCode()
End If
End Function
Widening and Narrowing Conversions
Implicit and Explicit Conversions
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User:Checks Facts/sandbox
Checks Facts will happily talk 12:33, 12 February 2017 (UTC)
Rush Over Me Fingertips, on my skin, There's nothing that I wouldn't give, To keep this love alive.
We gave it all, we gave it up. The chemistry was not enough, Oh, we just collide. I hear myself when I say, Ooo-oooh I, need tonight, To say goodbye. Ooo-oooh I, will give what's left, inside. Say good bye
So rush over me one more time. I will miss you. Torn apart after tonight, And we can't fix it. Rush over me one more time. The end is coming. Rush over, rush over me! 'Cause I will miss you.
'Cause I will miss you.
Hold on to me now, Before we lose this. I keep breaking down. Can I do this? I need tonight, To say good bye.[x6] Good bye [x7]
Death by Diamonds [Air raid siren]
Look at you, you a big man huh, I think you're a pig man bruh. I get more diamonds than you can find with your pickaxe bruh.
Matter-of-fact when I'm minin' I'm shinin', From all these diamonds I'm findin'. You think I'm lyin', that's fine, but just know that I get that much
Brick square, oh you jealous now, Sick mines, put you in the Nether now. Got a whole lot of beef but no block to eat. You're nothing but a seed when we level down. This is my home. You'd better slide home. This biome is mine bro. This diamond is mine though. Goodbye-o. It's time to go.
[Chorus x2]
Do you mind, Forget the diamond and let go. You blew my mind. I'll mine your diamond with redstone. Set to expolde [Chorus]
instrumental interlude
You may not be a creeper, but you're creeping up on me. One eye is all I sleep with, When one shot is all you need. I'll mine your precious diamond. I'm as crafty as can be. My mind is on survival. You'll never come to me!
[Chorus x2]
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87 be one distinct feeling running through it all, are far more characteristic than commonplace sofas and chairs. If one must have large armchairs in a boudoir, or in a bedroom, here is one (Fig. 26) which is big enough in all conscience, and yet would go more harmoniously with an old-fashioned room than any fat and dumpy modern chair. If, on the other hand, the house in general, and this particular room, chances to be essentially in the style of the present day, then you would naturally choose some of the comfortable modern easy-chairs, taking care to avoid the shapes which are a mass of padded and cushioned excrescences. But modern armchairs can be very pretty, and I know several which are low and long, and straight and unassuming, and which yet preserve quite a good distinct outline. Such chairs as these are a sort of half-way house between bed and board, between absolute rest and uncomplaining unrest; famous places for thinking, for watching, for chatting, and, above all, for dozing.
The bedrooms I am thinking of and writing about have, we must bear in mind, a certain element of the bower or boudoir or private sitting-room in them, and so I must stand excused for a suggestion about a place for books or music. Here is a delightful corner for a piano (Fig. 27), but sometimes such a thing is out of the question, and | WIKI |
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north of Europe. Diderot paid a visit to the Russian Court at the invitation of the Empress. He conversed very freely, and gave the younger members of the Court circle a good deal of lively atheism. The Empress was much amused, but some of her councillors suggested that it might be desirable to check these expositions of doctrine. The Empress did not like to put a direct muzzle on her guest's tongue, so the following plot was contrived. Diderot was informed that a learned mathematician was in possession of an algebraical demonstration of the existence of God, and would give it him before all the Court, if he desired to hear Diderot gladly consented: though the name of the mathematician is not given, it was Euler. He advanced towards Diderot, and said gravely, and in a tone of perfect conviction: Monsieur, $$\frac{a+b^n}{n} = x$$, done Dieu existe; répondez! Diderot, to whom algebra was Hebrew, was embarrassed and disconcerted; while peals of laughter rose on all sides. He asked permission to return to France at once, which was granted.
A systematic attack of the character afterwards made with less skill and more notice by Mr. Jellinger Symons.
July 1866, J. L. appears as Mr. James Laurie, with a new pamphlet 'The Astronomical doctrines of the Moon's rotation.…' Edinburgh. Of all the works I have seen on the question, this is the most confident, and the sorest. A writer on astronomy said of Mr. Jellinger Symons, 'Of course he convinced no one who knew anything of the subject.' This 'ungenerous slur' on the speculator's memory appears to have been keenly felt but its truth is admitted. Those who knew anything of the subject are 'the so-called men of science,' whose three P's were assailed; prestige, pride, and prejudice: this the author tries to effect for himself with three Q's; quibble, quirk, and quiddity. He explains that the Scribes and Pharisees would not hear Jesus, and that the lordly bishop of Rome will not cast his tiara and keys at the feet of the humble presbyter who now plays the part of pope in Scotland. I do not know whom he means but perhaps the friends of the presbyter-pope may consider this an ungenerous slur. The best proof of the astronomer is just such as might have been expected from the merest of blockheads but as the giver is of course not a blockhead, this circumstance shows how deeply blinded by prejudice he must be. | WIKI |
User:JoeProfit/sandbox
Joseph Profit (born August 13, 1949) is a former American football running back with the Atlanta Falcons and the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL), as well as, the Birmingham Americans of the World Football League (WFL). He is, also, a successful businessman, author, publisher and mentor. Contents [1] Early Life [2] High School and College Career 2.1 Collegiate Honors [3] NFL Career 3.1 Accomplishments [4] Business Career 4.1 Author 4.2 Publisher 4.3 Educator [5] Honors [6] References
Early life
Joseph Profit was one of nine children born to Simon and Ethel Profit in one of the poorest area in America, Lake Providence, Louisiana. He graduated from Richwood High School in Monroe, Louisiana and, afterwards, briefly attended Alcorn State before transferring to University of louisiana,Monroe]].
High School and College
Profit “only played three (football) games as a high school senior.” [ ] In those three games, though, he managed to score seven touchdowns! With such success, he received scholarship offers from various schools, including Grambling, Southern and Alcorn. Profit chose Alcorn State. However, due to various reasons, Profit left Alcorn with his sights on the University of Louisiana-Monroe (ULM).
Collegiate Honors
While attending ULM, Profit “became the first black athlete to play football in the Gulf States Conference” (presently known as the Sunbelt Conference). He was the Conference’s all-time rushing champion with 2,818 yards, 538 carries and he set 10 school records, including most yards in a game. Unanimously, he was chosen as a member of the All–Sunbelt Conference team three years in a row and the Associated Press’ first team All-American. He was, also, named Most Outstanding Running Back in the Senior Bowl and was invited to play in the North-South Shrine Game. According to Atlanta’s Journal Sports Writer, Van Scott, during Profit’s collegiate career, he scored 19 rushing touchdowns and, at one time, placed 27th in the NCAA College Division rushing statistics. Profit was the first athlete to have his number retired in the school’s history.
NFL Career
Profit was drafted in the first round of the 1971 NFL draft by the Atlanta Falcons. He was the first running back in Atlanta Falcons’ history to ever rush for 169 yards on 21 carries and two touchdowns in a single game! NFL Hall of Famer, Norm Van Brocklin, said “Joe was the best running back in the United States of America” [5] At the time, Joe was the single longest hold out in contract negotiations in Falcon’s history and the first running back to receive a multi-year six figure contract. [9] After two years with the Falcons, Profit he was traded to the New Orleans Saints. In 1975, he signed with the Birmingham Americans in the World Football League (WFL), where he scored the first touchdown in the league.
Due to injuries, Profit eventually retired his cleats; however, the lessons he learned on the football field proved invaluable and are contributing factors as to why he is recognized as one of the most successful small businessmen in America. [6]
Business Career
As a successful businessman, Profit was the first African-American to purchase an International House of Pancakes (IHOP) franchise in Georgia. After selling it, he bought several Burger King Restaurants. [7]
In addition, Profit is founder and CEO of Communications International Inc., a telecommunications company. (CII). In 1991, CII was the first minority-owned firm to secure a multi-million dollar contract to help in the reconstruction of the war-damaged country of Kuwait. [8] Presently, Profit serves as President and CEO of Multimedia Digital Broadcast Corporation (MDBC). Founded in 2007, MDBC is a technology and marketing company that provides entertainment and information through a digital media delivery platform. [9] The company specializes in a Proprietary Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) and broadband technologies. It, also, provides marketing, branding, advertising, strategic services and digital broadband content delivery services. Through Profit’s business endeavors, he has contributed to the nation’s economic engine by providing over 800 jobs in 37 states and nine countries.
Published Author
Profit is the author of “Fields of Success - Raised Expectations.” It is a biography written to inspire others, especially our youths.
Multimedia Executive Producer and Publisher
For the past ten years, Profit has dedicated a great deal of his time focusing on his national Youth United for Prosperity, (YUP) [11]. YUP is dedicated to exploring, igniting and developing the interests of the next generation of leaders.
Educator
Legends & Kids®” is a series of literacy workshops in cooperation with public and private schools systems across the nation. The purpose of this program is to enhance creativity through the art of writing and to stir the imagination of the students in order to build creative literacy. The primary goal of the Legends & Kids™ program is to create an innovative and holistic approach to success in developing our youth’s talent and skills as a vehicle for building their self-esteem and life style. The programs develop unique families by promoting self-sufficiency in building vital and safe neighborhoods.
Personal life
Profit married his first wife, Deborah Robinson, in 1971 and had four children from that union. In 2008 he married his second wife, Wanda. Presently, Profit and his wife reside in Atlanta, Georgia.
Honors
Profit has received numerous awards, including the Granville T. Woods Award for outstanding CEO in 1983 and Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernest & Young in 1985. [12] He was inducted into the Business and Professional Hall of Fame in 1981 and the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 1985. Also, he has served on the Peach Bowl Committee, the Black College Football Hall of Fame Committee in 1999, [13] the Board of Trustees Georgia Piedmont Technical College (Retired) and the Board of Trustees University of Louisiana Monroe (Retired).
In addition, Profit has served two sitting Presidents of the United States, President Ronald Reagan and President George H. Bush, when he was appointed to the Federal Communications Commission Small Business Advisory Committee (FCC), the International Trade Board Subcommittee for Policy, International Trade Board Subcommittee for Policy, Federal Reserve Board, the White House Small Business Advisory Committee, and the U.S. Department of Transportation Advisory Board. | WIKI |
[Bug 258381] multimedia/libx264: This library inappropriately lowered the scheduling priority of the process using it
From: <bugzilla-noreply_at_freebsd.org>
Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2021 05:45:04 UTC
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=258381
Bug ID: 258381
Summary: multimedia/libx264: This library inappropriately
lowered the scheduling priority of the process using
it
Product: Ports & Packages
Version: Latest
Hardware: Any
OS: Any
Status: New
Severity: Affects Only Me
Priority: ---
Component: Individual Port(s)
Assignee: koobs@FreeBSD.org
Reporter: msl0000023508@gmail.com
Assignee: koobs@FreeBSD.org
Flags: maintainer-feedback?(koobs@FreeBSD.org)
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multimedia/x264/files/patch-common-osdep.h
This library contains a logic that will attempting to lower the scheduling
priority of the encoding thread, if multi-threading is enabled. However it is
flawed as it will lower the priority of the entire process (by calling
nice(3)), not only that specific thread; in fact in will lower the process
scheduling priority every time when a encoding thread is created, the priority
of whole process will be set to the lowest (nice=20) as a result.
This behavior is highly undesirable because it may result in losing real-time
proformance of other threads of the library consumer, such as ffmpeg(1);
libx264, as a library, shouldn't change the process priority, affecting the
entire process of any program that may using this library.
Another issue is that under some scenarios, lowering the scheduling priority of
encoding threads isn't preferable at all, because the video source or target
could be a live stream, thus requiring real-time proformance to encode it.
A patch is attached that disables this behavior.
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Digital Technologies Computing
Year 10 Digital Technologies Computing (10DTC)
Students study the following topics in Year 10 DTC. For each topic, students will plan, design and develop a digital outcome employing the use of a wide range of digital tools. Project work is done as a combination of both team work and individual work. The skills learnt at Year 10 help prepare the students for further study in both the Digital Media and Computer Science & Programming strands of senior level Digital Technologies Computing.
• Researching computing technologies
• Computer technology, the economy and the environment
• Computer security
• Computer programming (coding)
Year 11 Digital Technologies Computing (11DTC)
Students will learn a variety of skills and tools needed for planning, designing and developing a digital media outcome. Students will also be learning about databases and their effect on society in order to create a database outcome as evidence of their understanding. Finally, students will be introduced to website design elements as they undergo a critical analysis of existing websites.
Internal Standards (Projects)
• AS 91045 Use planning tools to guide the technological development of an outcome to address a brief (4 credits)
• AS 91046 Use design ideas to produce a conceptual design for an outcome to address a brief (6 credits)
• AS 91072 Demonstrate understanding of basic concepts of digital media (3 credits)
• AS 91052 Demonstrate understanding of the ways a technological outcome, people, and social and physical environments interact (4 credits)
External Standard (Report)
• AS 91053 Demonstrate understanding of design elements (3 credits)
Year 11 Computer Science & Programming (11PRG)
The focus of the teaching and learning in Year 11 Programming is development of the knowledge and skills needed to complete the computer program development process. This process involves defining and understanding the problem (brief), planning and designing a solution using logical thinking and problem solving to construct an algorithm, coding the solution, testing and evaluating the code and documenting the code. Students are given the option to enter one external standard that requires the student to independently research and produce a report that demonstrates an understanding of a variety of computer science concepts including algorithms, different programming languages and user interfaces.
Internal Standards (Projects)
• AS 91045 Use planning tools to guide the development of an outcome (4 credits)
• AS 91047 Undertake development to make a prototype to address a brief (6 credits)
• AS 91075 Construct an algorithmic structure for a basic task (3 credits)
• AS 91076 Construct a basic computer program for a specified task (3 credits)
• US 18740 (Level 2) Create a simple computer program (3 credits)
External Standard (Optional - Report)
• AS 91074 Demonstrate understanding of basic concepts from computer science (3 credits)
Year 12 Digital Technologies Computing (12DTC)
The focus of the learning programme in this course is website design and development. Students will learn how to ‘hard’ code a website using HTML and CSS and a text editor app (Notepad++). All of the assessments in this course are encompassed in a website project that requires the students to plan, design, create, develop, test and evaluate web pages for a school community topic of the student’s choice. Students also have the opportunity to undertake an independent learning option that is a theory-only unit of study about advanced concepts of digital media. This option is for students who demonstrate the capacity to complete their website project early in Term 3.
Internal Standards (Website Project)
• 91354 Undertake brief development to address and issue (4 credits)
• 91355 Select and use planning tools to manage the development of an outcome (4 credits)
• 91356 Develop a conceptual design for an outcome (6 credits)
• 91370 Implement advanced procedures to produce a specified digital media outcome (4 credits)
Internal Standard (Optional - Report)
• 91369 Demonstrate understanding of the advanced concepts of digital media (4 credits)
(*NOTE: Undertaking this standard will require both independent learning and independent production of the required assessment evidence (report). Students should notify the instructor early in Term 2 if they wish to be considered for entry in this standard.)
Year 12 Computer Science & Programming (12PRG)
The Level 2 Programming course focuses on furthering students’ knowledge and skills in computer programming (coding). Students will concentrate on learning a second programming language and expanding their ability to use the program development process to plan, design, code, test and evaluate advanced computer programs for specified tasks. At this level the students are expected to construct modular, well-structured code and demonstrate an ability to use a variety of sequential, conditional and iterative structures effectively to produce flexible and robust computer programs.
Internal Standards (Programming Projects)
• AS 91355 Select and use planning tools to manage the development of an outcome (4 credits)
• AS 91357 Undertake effective development to make and trial a prototype (6 credits)
• AS 91372 Construct a plan for an advanced computer program for a specified task (3 credits)
• AS 91373 Construct an advanced computer program for a specified task (3 credits)
External Standard (Optional - Report)
• AS 91371 Demonstrate understanding of advanced concepts from computer science (4 credits)
Year 13 Digital Technologies Computing (13DTC)
Students in Year 13 Digital Technologies Computing are provided with the option of completing either a website or a computer program for a set of stakeholders. Students are able to work to their strengths and interests, thus creating a collaborative and engaging environment for all those involved. Students who have performed in an effective and efficient manner may also be invited to take part in the completion of a separate Scholarship Technology course. Students will be assessed on a combination of the following standards based on their own technological practice and interests.
All students will be expected to complete assessment tasks worth at least 16 credits from the following standards:
Internal Standards (Projects or Reports)
• 91609 Undertake project management to support technological practice (4 credits)
• 91610 Develop a conceptual design considering fitness for purpose in the broadest sense (6 credits)
• 91611 Develop a prototype considering fitness for purpose in the broadest sense (6 credits)
• 91615 Demonstrate understanding of consequences, responsibilities and challenges involved in technology (4 credits)
• 91616 Demonstrate understanding of how the fitness for purpose of technological outcomes may be broadly interpreted (4 credits)
• 91635 Implement complex procedures to produce a specified digital media outcome (4 credits)
External Standards (Report)
• 91612 Demonstrate understanding of how technological modelling supports technological development and implementation (4 credits)
and/or
• 91636 Demonstrate understanding of areas of computer science (4 credits)
Technology Scholarship
(Available via instructor invitation only)
Students who have done well in previous years in Technology courses may be granted an opportunity to participate in the Scholarship Technology course. By looking at their own practice throughout the year, students will need to reflect and engage with how their own technological practice has changed throughout the year and how it could be further improved. There is a group focus with discussions and collaboration, enabling students to work with their peers to obtain the best possible results. Students will need to create a portfolio of work summarising their Year 13 DTC project accompanied by a reflective report.
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At : Source for Current Conditions: "PWS & Airport | Airport Only". What is PWS weather source? —Preceding unsigned comment added by VictorPorton (talk • contribs) 19:12, 30 January 2009 (UTC) | WIKI |
Is It Really That Bad to Skip Protein After a Workout?
We’re sure you’ve heard that having protein after a workout is crucial, but between going to work and collecting up the kids from school, there’s not always time for a post-exercise meal. But how crucial is it to consume protein right after a workout?
Protein Is Necessary
Exercise causes minute tears in your muscle fibers, which must be healed. The amino acids present in protein are used by your body to build muscle cells, which heal the microscopic tears and improve muscle size and total tissue volume. Protein is required to keep your muscles healthy and toned.
protein
When is the best time to consume protein?
While it’s a frequent misperception that you should consume protein immediately following a workout, your daily protein intake is more important than when you eat it. It’s better to distribute your protein consumption throughout the day so that you get some at each meal.
How Much Protein Do You Actually Require?
This is determined by your fitness objectives and workout schedule. Strength training necessitates a higher protein intake than cardio or endurance training. Protein also makes you feel fuller, so it’s a wonderful method to get in shape without losing muscle mass if you’re attempting to reduce weight. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
For nearly 3,000 years, Egypt was ruled by a procession of pharaohs, starting with the Old Kingdom in 2,700 B.C., then the Middle Kingdom and culminating with the New Kingdom, which lasted until 1070 B.C. For the most part, these were absolute monarchs whose power was considered divine.
Dynasties passed from one ruler to another with infighting and inbreeding a plenty. It was not an easy time to be atop the throne. But a few rulers stood above the rest.
Khufu was one of the earlier leaders of the Old Kingdom. He’s most known for being responsible for constructing the Great Pyramid of Giza, which was meant for him. The Great Pyramid is the only remaining wonder of this ancient world. But it should be noted that the construction of this great structure was not meant to benefit society as a whole but to house its great king upon his death.
Standing 450 feet tall, it’s the biggest of all the pyramids and was made of 2.3 million limestone blocks. The great pharaoh was likely once housed in a huge granite sarcophagus in what’s known as the “King’s Chamber” of the pyramid, but his mummified remains have never been found.
Beyond this outstanding achievement, which famously towers today, there is only one other known memento left of Khufu: a 3-inch statue of the king found in the ruins of another ancient temple. Still, it’s hard to underestimate the lasting power of the tomb that he left behind.
Read More: Who Built the Egyptian Pyramids?
Rameses II, also known as Ramses the Great, was one of the most important kings from the New Kingdom, known for restoring Egypt to its former glory after a period of great turbulence. He ruled Egypt for 67 years and lived into his 90s, later being buried in the Valley of the Kings.
Egypt was in the midst of the Bronze Age, and Ramesses would be responsible for putting up temples and other symbols of his glory throughout the empire. Much of it was built at the temple complex known as Karnak.
Rameses was designated as the future King of Egypt at a young age by his father Seti I. He was made a captain in the army at just 10 years old. His father spent several years molding him to be the great ruler he would one day become.
As a young boy, his military title was largely symbolic, but years later, he would be known for his military exploits. While little is known about his personal life, we do know that his second wife Nefertari was likely his favorite and in his life, he fathered nearly 100 children via his various wives and his harem.
Thutmose III was the nephew of one of the greatest female pharaohs, Hatshepsut. After her death, he took over as the sole ruler and went on to several successful military feats across the region. The Battle of Megiddo is one of his most famous victories, where his men surrounded and starved out the city for 11 months before they surrendered. For this, he gained notoriety throughout the region.
Eventually, Thutmose III would use his military skill to secure the largest empire in Egypt’s history. He conquered over 350 cities, and his soldiers plundered and brought the wealth home to their leader, making Egypt a very wealthy nation. He was also known for inviting his conquered rulers to be schooled at court in Egypt so they would regard their new leader with at least some positivity.
These kings ruled what is still known as one of the most sophisticated civilizations of its time with great buildings, religion, artwork and language that still has us in awe today. While these leaders are shrouded in more mystery than anything else, we know they took their dynasties to the next level through construction, culture and military might. | FINEWEB-EDU |
Talk:Samira Islam
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Could her degree be a PhD in pharmacology? A degree in philosophy seems inconsistent with her later career. Maurice Fox (talk) 22:01, 20 August 2016 (UTC)
* The Arab News article said philosophy, but they must be mistaken. This article seems to indicate it was pharmacology, so I've changed it. gobonobo + c 03:32, 17 October 2017 (UTC) | WIKI |
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Riccardo Cocchi
Riccardo Cocchi (born December 7, 1977, Terni, Italy) is a 10-time undefeated Latin Dance Champion, with his partner, Yulia Zagoruychenko. Currently, he resides in and represents the United States of America. When not busy competing, Riccardo is available for coaching.
History
Riccardo began his dancing career at the age of 6 at his parents’ dance studio. His first partner was Barbara Mancuso. At first Riccardo appreciated International Ballroom (or Standard) more than Latin. Later he competed for many years in amateur divisions with different partners. When Riccardo started dancing with Joanne Wilkinson, from Australia in 1998, he switched over to Latin completely. Riccardo and Joanne were two times World Amateur Latin Champions, ten times Italian Amateur Champions, Professional Italian Latin Champions, and Professional Grand Finalists at the UK, British and World Championships. He continued dancing with her for ten years until 2007 when the partnership split. Soon afterward Riccardo had the opportunity to dance with Yulia Zagoruychenko. Cocchi and Zagoruychenko won their first World Latin Dance Championship in 2010, and earned their second title in 2011. They are ranked #1 in the world for Professional Latin. They recently won their 5th consecutive National Professional Latin Champions title at the US Open Dance Competition. Apart from active participation in competitions, Riccardo and Yulia take part in shows all over the world. From April 2012 they have been performing in «Dance Legends» in New-York. These days they continue performing as guests at events like Shining Star Cup 2023.
Famous coaches
* Barbara McColl
* Sammy Stopford
* Espen Salberg
* Hans Galke
* Shirley Ballas
* Donnie Burns
Latest titles
* 2005 idsf world amateur Latin champion
* 2010-2019 World Professional Latin Champion
* 2009 World Professional Showdance Champion
* 2008-2019 U.S. National Professional Latin Champion
* 2016-2019 British Open Professional Latin American Dance Champion (Blackpool Dance Festival)
* 2012, 2015-2019 Winner of the Elsa Wells International Dance Championships
* 2008-2014 U.S. Open Champion
* 2008–2011, 2013-2015 DWC Disney Champion (Paris, France)
* 2008-2019 Dutch Open Champion
* 2010-2016 Asian Open Champion (Tokyo, Japan)
* 2013, 2016 Asian Open Champion (Korea and China)
* 2010–2014, 2016 Asian Open Champion (Taiwan)
* 2010-2012 Asian Open Champion (Indonesia)
* 2010-2014 Asian Open Champion (Macao)
* 2010-2012 Philippine Star Ball Champion
* 2009, 2012, 2013 German Open Champion
* 2012, 2016 Asian Pacific Champion | WIKI |
restart; with( plots ): with( plottools ): Shrinking Circle Problem Enhanced Solution to the Original Shrinking Circle Problem Douglas B. Meade 9 February 2007 C := a -> (x-a)^2+y^2=a^2; # fixed circle Cr := r -> x^2+y^2=r^2; # shrinking circle P := r -> [ 0, r ]; # top of shrinking circle plotP := r -> plot( [P(r)], x=-1..1, style=point, symbol=circle, symbolsize=10, thickness=3, color=blue ): plotC := a -> implicitplot( C(a), x= 0..2*a, y=-a..a, color=pink ): plotCr := r -> implicitplot( Cr(r), x=-r..r, y=-r..r, color=cyan ): P1 := (r,a) -> display( [plotP(r),plotC(a),plotCr(r)], view=[-r..max(r,2*a),DEFAULT], scaling=constrained, axes=normal, labels=["x","y"] ): P1(1,2); These circles intersect in two points. Intersection := [allvalues( solve( {C(a),Cr(r)}, {x,y} ) )] ; Of the two points, we want the one in the first quadrant X,Y := eval( [x,y], select( p->evalb( eval( y, eval(p,[r=1.,a=1.]) )>0 ), Intersection )[] )[]: x=X; y=Y; This is the formula for the point Q.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 . To construct the projection from the top of the shrinking circle through Q onto the y=0 plane, Q := unapply( [ X, Y ], [r,a] ): plotQ := (r,a) -> plot( [Q(r,a)], color=gold, style=point, thickness=2 ): P2 := (r,a) -> display( [plotP(r),plotC(a),plotCr(r),plotQ(r,a)], axes=normal, labels=["x","y"], scaling=constrained ): P2(1,2); For each angle theta, the lines passing through P and the point Q(theta) can be parameterized in terms of the (scaled) distance measured along this line. LinePQ := unapply( expand( (1-alpha)*P(r) + alpha*Q(r,a) ), [alpha,r,a] ); The value of the parameter alpha when these lines hit the z=0 plane are given by alpha0 := unapply( [simplify( solve( LinePQ(alpha,r,a)[2]=0, alpha ) ) assuming a>0, r>0][], [r,a] ); Thus, the parametric representation of of the projected point, R, in the y=0 plane is R := unapply( [simplify( LinePQ(alpha0(r,a),r,a) ) assuming a>0, r>0][], [r,a] ); This completes the constructions needed to put all of this together in one animation. plotR := (r,a) -> plot( [P(r),R(r,a)], color=red, thickness=1 ): P3 := (r,a) -> display( [P2(r,a),plotR(r,a)] ): These plots already illustrate the rapid convergence of every point on the curves R - except the one on the x-axis - to the origin (as r->0). Let's look at the parametric form of R. The three components are: X,Y := R(r,a)[]: x=X; y=Y; Maple does not recognize the indeterminate form, initially, limit( X, r=0, right ); but once it is given some information about the parameter a, all is fine: limit( X, r=0, right ) assuming a>0; We close with a different animation that shows this convergence. plotR0 := a -> plot( [[4*a,0]], x=0..4*a, color=green, style=point, thickness=2 ): animR := a -> animate( P3, [2-r,a], r=0..2, frames=30, numpoints=401, paraminfo=false, background=plotR0(a), view=[-2..max(2,4*a),DEFAULT] ): animR(2); | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Help talk:Citation Style 1/Archive 28
Link to a free pdf, e.g. via Springer Sharedit, in cite?
The paper is available for free in pdf format at via an "author-access-token" as part of the Springer Nature Sharedit. That is, you can't get to the free pdf via the normal Nature url, but you can get directly to it via the sharedit link, which Springer says can be "posted anywhere". It seems to me we'd like to include both the regular Nature link and the sharedit link as part of a cite, but I don't see any clean way to do that now. Am I missing something, or should we add this somehow to the cite journal template? ★NealMcB★ (talk) 21:27, 20 October 2016 (UTC)
* Use 10.1038/nature20101 and
* —Trappist the monk (talk) 21:56, 20 October 2016 (UTC)
* —Trappist the monk (talk) 21:56, 20 October 2016 (UTC)
* May I ask, why should the non-free link be added when a free one is available? Or am I missing something? <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 22:04, 20 October 2016 (UTC)
* It's generally useful to provide identifiers (especially DOIs). If readers want to import the citation in their citation manager (for instance Zotero), it makes it easier. − Pintoch (talk) 22:15, 20 October 2016 (UTC)
* It also makes template maintenance much easier, as bots can make use of identifiers in ways they can't do with URLs. Likewise if you print the article, the DOIs (and other links) make it much easier to find the article than typing a very cumbersome URL like http://www.nature.com/articles/nature20101.epdf?author_access_token=ImTXBI8aWbYxYQ51Plys8NRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0MggmpDmwljGswxVdeocYSurJ3hxupzWuRNeGvvXnoO8o4jTJcnAyhGuZzXJ1GEaD-Z7E6X_a9R-xqJ9TfJWBqz for those who have access to academic subscription and the like. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 22:20, 20 October 2016 (UTC)
* Amazing. Not a single word about what these templates are actually for: to apply a consistent citation style as an aid to the reader so that s/he can easily verify an article. How many readers import citations to citation managers? How many are interested in template maintenance and bots? How many would rather have the simplest, most direct way to verify the cited claim? Or is it that there are unlimited development resources so that these trivial tangents (vis-a-vis the stated goals of verification) are equal in importance to producing stable, easy-to-use code without bugs? <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 12:53, 21 October 2016 (UTC)
* Amazing? Hardly. That wasn't the question asked. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 13:05, 21 October 2016 (UTC)
* Forgetting about the technical details, having a DOI is also interesting for human readers as a witness that the paper has been peer-reviewed and published, unless the DOI has a particular shape (such as the ones issued by figshare). It is not designed for that, but as far as I can tell it does play that role in some communities. If I see a citation with only title, authors and link, I don't know what to expect. Maybe clicking on the link would give me that information, but I find it useful to have it in Wikipedia already. − Pintoch (talk) 13:58, 21 October 2016 (UTC)
* DOIs are also much less likely to change or degrade over time. URLs come and go like the weather. – Jonesey95 (talk) 17:08, 21 October 2016 (UTC)
* And why should a non-free link be added when there is pre-emptive archiving? <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 01:13, 22 October 2016 (UTC)
* For the same reason. Since the DOI is more resilient than a hyperlink, it will survive being copied and pasted, printed on paper, ported to another wiki or web site (perhaps with all links removed), and many other things that people do to Wikipedia pages. – Jonesey95 (talk) 07:34, 22 October 2016 (UTC)
* Is there any data that shows that a doi is more "resilient" than both a free link and a free pre-emptive archive to the same material? Is there anything stopping editors from removing both of these free links (if are dead) and adding the non-free doi link? That would make things simpler, wouldn't it? <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 14:06, 22 October 2016 (UTC)
url-access=
I tried to use |url-access= for
* * but got a red, does anyone know why? Regards Keith-264 (talk) 18:30, 22 October 2016 (UTC)
* This feature has not been deployed yet, as the help page indicates. − Pintoch (talk) 18:58, 22 October 2016 (UTC)
is submitted for approval
I have submitted OAbot for approval. Feel free to comment! This builds on the access signaling features we have been working on here. − Pintoch (talk) 20:06, 22 October 2016 (UTC)
url copyright justification parameter
This morning I saw several url links that seemed to be prohibited WP:COPYLINKs. A typical occurrence is somebody teaches a college class and publishes several copyrighted journal articles on the school's website. The copies were never intended for public distribution, but well-meaning editors find them and insert them in WP articles.
How about a parameter that is not displayed that provides a justification for the URL link (e.g., url-just)? There might be an enumerated list of values that include author's website, publisher's website, snippet view, public domain, authorized, and unknown.
Here's an example of a website that claims to have permission to republish an IEEE article:
The parameter could be used to check for copylink violations. For example, find journal citations published by ACM that have a URL that does not point to ACM's website. Require those citations to have a copyright justification (such as author controlled website). Glrx (talk) 20:37, 22 October 2016 (UTC)
* How about just putting it into an html comment? Why does the template need to see the justification? —David Eppstein (talk) 21:07, 22 October 2016 (UTC)
* I'm just spit balling here, but I'd like a bot to enforce it. Glrx (talk) 22:12, 22 October 2016 (UTC)
Cite template to use for an official government regulation
It's unclear to me what the best cite template is for official government regulations. The only two that seem to be possibilities are Cite report and Cite techreport. The CS1 documentation says that the former is to be used for "unpublished reports by government departments" and the later for "technical reports". And cite techreport doesn't seem specific enough. Well, government regulations are published (by the government itself) so cite report isn't right. Often these are available through an government website like the American Government Printing Office's. Of course, Cite web could be used in that case but this actually ends up occuring a lot of the information behind the source (publisher for cite web is supposed to be the website, so publisher becomes the GPO rather than the office that actually published the document. So it seems that using cite web is not an ideal solution. What cite template would people use for government regulations (I have the American Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearm regulations in mind). Do you think there's a need for a cite regulation? Jason Quinn (talk) 07:19, 23 October 2016 (UTC)
* Do any of the templates listed at Template:United States legal citation templates answer?
* I suspect that governmental regulation citations may not fit nicely into the cs1|2 chapter/article/section + title model that defines cs1|2 so cs1|2 may not be the right armature upon which to hang a new template. Of course, you could do somthing like this:
* —Trappist the monk (talk) 10:22, 23 October 2016 (UTC)
* —Trappist the monk (talk) 10:22, 23 October 2016 (UTC)
* —Trappist the monk (talk) 10:22, 23 October 2016 (UTC)
* —Trappist the monk (talk) 10:22, 23 October 2016 (UTC)
* If the publishing website is the GPO's website, then GPO is the de facto publisher (the entity that makes the material public). In the normal case where the GPO website supplies the material but another government agency is the original publisher, then that agency should populate publisher and this can be added: GPO. The specific template used should depend on the publication: if it is book form/length I would use cite book; if it is audio or video I would use cite AV media; if it is a technical document cite techreport; and so on. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 14:37, 23 October 2016 (UTC)
doi-broken-date / dead-url behaviour tweak
Now I get that in a sense, it makes sense to disable a link if it doesn't work:
However, NOT having the link makes it really annoying to verify if the DOI is still inactive (many of those flaggings are done by Citation bot when the doi resolver is down or is having some hiccups. And this is very inconsistent with how we treat dead urls, where we keep the link, but don't even flag them!
What we should really have is something like
* Smith, J. (2006). "Article of Things". Journal of Important Stuff. 5 (2): 23. .[dead doi]
* Smith, J. (2006). "Article of Things". Journal of Important Stuff. 5 (2): 23..
With dead-url changed to support dates, with the templates invoking dead link and dead doi (which would need to be created) and passing the date to those templates so they can populate the relevant cleanup categories. Or implement some equivalent function. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 15:09, 20 October 2016 (UTC)
Any feedback here? Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 09:57, 24 October 2016 (UTC)
* The obvious feedback is that this topic doesn't appear to be of much interest to other editors. For my part, I'm not sure that cs1|2 should be in the business of doing the work of other templates so should not be adding to the rendered citation's title (or any other externally linked title).
* I have some sympathy for the issue of unlinked doi when doi-broken-date is set. I don't know why the decision was made to unlink 'dead' dois. Before any attempt to overturn that decision is made, some research needs to be undertaken. This is not the forum for discussing the failings or shortcomings of citation bot.
* If any changes are to be made to dead-url, first on the list should be its name. All other parameters that end in are url-holding parameters. It's that consistency thing again.
* —Trappist the monk (talk) 11:17, 24 October 2016 (UTC)
* I agree that unlinking DOIs when they are broken is not very helpful. − Pintoch (talk) 11:31, 24 October 2016 (UTC)
* The unlinking part is my priority tbh. The pseudo-templating is a suggestion/could be handled differently. A red message saying "this url is dead, do not delete it, but try to find an archive copy instead (help)". / "Inactive DOI as of (help)." or something of that nature could also do the trick. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 13:24, 24 October 2016 (UTC)
Conversion from |id= to |citeseerx=
There are currently quite a few pages where a CiteSeerX link is input in a citation template using citeseerx. Once the new CS1 has been deployed, I wonder whether it would be appropriate to transfer all these occurrences to citeseerx, with the obvious substitution:
->
This might generate a few CS1 errors, because citeseerx does not perform any validation, whereas CS1 does. What do you think? − Pintoch (talk) 18:13, 24 October 2016 (UTC)
* Shouldn't the find part be more like:
* I included the spaces inside the template because, sometimes, editors include them; curly braces have meaning to regex so they are escaped; similarly the dot in the identifier's valid character set; there is a redirect so sets in the template name match that.
* I included the spaces inside the template because, sometimes, editors include them; curly braces have meaning to regex so they are escaped; similarly the dot in the identifier's valid character set; there is a redirect so sets in the template name match that.
* biorxiv also?
* —Trappist the monk (talk) 18:32, 24 October 2016 (UTC)
* Thanks for the better regex. The biorxiv template is not used in any id yet. − Pintoch (talk) 18:45, 24 October 2016 (UTC)
CO2 markup in cite templates
I have read at that one should not include HTML or wiki markup in cite templates, such as, as these contaminate the COinS metadata embedded in Wikipedia pages. That includes everything: for italics and for non-breaking spaces.
I searched this archive and found several threads on this topic.
It seems that there are exceptions and that the COinS extraction code is somewhat intelligent. I am particularly interested in "" in titles. It seems clumsy to have to revert to "CO2". To record in a title, can one use or ? Surely the HTML tags will be stripped out before creating the metadata? What happens with ? Or should one prioritize typesetting in a Wikipedia article (and use such markup) over the COinS metadata (which perhaps wants only clean text)? Any guidance would be helpful. Best wishes. RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 20:17, 21 October 2016 (UTC)
* Getting the title correct should take precedence over encoding metadata that nobody actually uses. If the title as published is, it would be incorrect to write it as CO2 and we should not do that, no matter how loudly the cOiNs proponents might scream. On the other hand, if there is a CoInS-compliant way of marking it up that also produces the correct appearance, then that would be preferable to other markups that have the same appearance but are harder to generate correct metadata for. The same issues come up, by the way, in mathematics papers with formulas in their titles, or for that matter with book reviews that contain the italicized title of the book they are reviewing. —David Eppstein (talk) 21:08, 21 October 2016 (UTC)
* Stripping html markup from the value assigned to title and other title-holding parameters has been on my todo list for a while. Until recent changes to MediaWiki broke it, the module did a fair job of stripping markup from titles for use in the metadata. Now, those metadata with equations in their titles may have a recognizable equation or they may have a stripmarker, which to those who consume citations via the metadata is completely meaningless. The module has, for quite awhile, stripped off standard bold and italic apostrophe markup from title, script-title, chapter, and script-chapter (and aliases) so that the markup causes correctly rendered titles but the metatdata are not contaminated.
* Alas, other things have been more important and real life is currently interfering.
* —Trappist the monk (talk) 21:55, 21 October 2016 (UTC)
* For the specific case of carbon dioxide, and a few similar simple cases, there is the workaround CO₂ using the Unicode Superscripts and Subscripts block. It's not particularly user friendly for editors, unless a template is used to insert it, but it preserves significant sub- and superscript characters without using raw HTML markup. --Xover (talk) 05:17, 22 October 2016 (UTC)
* That tiny tiny subscript looks bad in my browser. I don't know what the chemistry editors think about this sort of thing, but MOS:MATH specifically warns against using unicode subscript and superscript characters, because they don't match the other subscripts and superscripts (that you still have to use because not everything is a available as a character). And I'd think the same people who want COinS metadata would also want semantic purity, which having special characters doesn't really give. —David Eppstein (talk) 06:12, 22 October 2016 (UTC)
* While having these in the Unicode standard is a bit off (there is no real difference between the glyph for "2" and "₂", except size and vertical offset, which are, I think, strictly outside the scope for Unicode), there is no semantic issue with using them: they are semantically unambivalent and correct. How it looks in your specific browser, with your specific settings for fonts and text sizes (not to mention your specific model of eyeball), is also pretty irrelevant. However, I suspect the problems you see are likely to be endemic to at least a statistically significant subset of all relevant browsers, and so your point, indirectly, stands. However, the potential less than optimal visual rendering and the current ditto lack of ease for editors are the sum of the significant drawbacks; and both are potentially fixable in reasonable timeframes (iff the effort is put towards it, of course).
* Where one should put that effort is a more significant issue: Unicode can't cover all the needs for mathematical formulae (though it probably can for chemistry), and there are other needs, far outside the scope of Unicode, that currently necessitate use of HTML markup in citation template parameters. Dealing with that general problem (not necessarily by the simple stripping approach, but that's likely to give the most bang for the buck in the short and medium term) would seem to be the best use of resources right now. Hence my above characterisation of the Unicode approach as a "workaround" rather than a "solution". Xover (talk) 07:44, 22 October 2016 (UTC)
* Thanks to all for replying in depth to my question. I have some suggestions for possible fixes:
* the various cite templates could include a new title-coins parameter which contains the text version of the title — this then transfers the responsibility for creating a COinS title to the article editor — and seems particularly appropriate for titles containing mathematics
* templates such as could recognize their calling environment (polymorphic behavior in some sense) and emit a different string when invoked by COinS processing code — this then transfers the responsibility to the template author
* proceed as currently indicated and parse the cite template using adhoc regexes and so forth — this then leaves the responsibility with the COinS developers
* Just some thoughts. I favor the first option on initial evaluation. Best wishes. RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 17:30, 23 October 2016 (UTC)
* We try to avoid introducing parameters in the general because of complexity for the article writer. #2 is not possible. So generally, we work on #3, and as above, it's more a case of "we haven't yet had time for such" than "we don't want to do it in CS1". --Izno (talk) 19:24, 23 October 2016 (UTC)
* Just some thoughts. I favor the first option on initial evaluation. Best wishes. RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 17:30, 23 October 2016 (UTC)
* We try to avoid introducing parameters in the general because of complexity for the article writer. #2 is not possible. So generally, we work on #3, and as above, it's more a case of "we haven't yet had time for such" than "we don't want to do it in CS1". --Izno (talk) 19:24, 23 October 2016 (UTC)
The long-term solution to this issue is a large-scale bibliographic database spanning all Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects. It is called WikiCite. Please see:
* WikiCite (and watch the 10minute embedded video)
* WikiCite 2016 (a 2016 meeting in Berlin on the topic)
Best wishes. RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 07:23, 25 October 2016 (UTC)
Citation templates missing from Commons
I naively attempted to copy across to Wikimedia Commons, but there seem to be some lua modules missing over there. Could someone versed in these things copy them across? Main discussion at Village pump (technical). Thanks! T.Shafee(Evo & Evo)talk 23:45, 25 October 2016 (UTC)
Embargo'd PMC behaviour
Currently, a citation with an embargo'd PMC, such as
displays as which changes to after the embargo period. However, disabling the link is really annoying, as you can't (easily) verify that the PMC version is actually still embargoed.
* Author (2006). "Title". Journal. PMC 12345..
How about we instead do this?
* Author (2006). "Title". Journal. PMC 12345 Lock-red.svg..
Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 12:20, 26 October 2016 (UTC)
* The red lock seems wrong to me. As far as I can tell, when a PMC is embargoed, it is just not available from PubMed Central at all. Having a "PubMed Central subscription" (if that means anything) will not enable you to get the full text from PMC, right? − Pintoch (talk) 13:07, 26 October 2016 (UTC)
* I agree that the red lock is misleading. In the case of an embargoed PMC, the normal PMC free-to-read signal should not be rendered. This discussion has revealed a bug in the date validation code. In this example, the embargo ends 1 October 2018:
* —Trappist the monk (talk) 13:29, 26 October 2016 (UTC)
* —Trappist the monk (talk) 13:29, 26 October 2016 (UTC)
* , what you get (in a real case) is something like . Keeping the link but omitting lock works, I suppose. Or we could have something like
* Author (2006). "Title". Journal. PMC 12345 Lock-green-clock.svg. . Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 15:19, 26 October 2016 (UTC)
* Nice lock! But I could personally mistake it for a normal green lock, I think. − Pintoch (talk) 09:51, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
* I personally I am in favor of having the PMC id always be an active link for embargoed works, with no lock icon before the embargo date and a green lock after the embargo date. —RP88 (talk) 09:59, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
Use of lay-summary parameter kills display of the access-date value
Example:
It's still a URL to which an access-date applies. And as previously discussed many times, we should never suppress display of that value anyway, even in absence of a URL, since in a WP context is means more than "date that the text I cited said what I claim it did, even if it has since changed"; it means (possibly more importantly) "datestamp of an editor actually stating in good faith that they did the work to verify this citation." — SMcCandlish ☺ ☏ ¢ ≽ʌⱷ҅ᴥⱷʌ≼ 08:26, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
* Sure, the value in lay-summary is a url (it's also a doi link so why not use doi?). But, url is not present and the error message specifically states that the access-date parameter requires the url parameter. This has been the definition of the error message since the introduction of the.
* Where are these many discussions that determined that we should never suppress display of that value? I do not recall seeing them.
* —Trappist the monk (talk) 10:41, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
Early dates
I find it a little bizarre that dates before 100 are not supported, as one who frequently uses early literature.--Michael Goodyear (talk) 11:33, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
* Are you frequently citing literature sources that were created in the first century? By that I mean the actual first century book or scroll or whatever form it takes. If you are citing an ancient source in a form that is 'modern', a scholar's translation or transcription of the ancient source, for example, then you should be using date to hold the publication date of the 'modern' source you actually read. You may include the date of the 'original', if that date is known, in orig-year.
* —Trappist the monk (talk) 12:01, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
* Perhaps allow years <100 by clever date-check: Example of ancient sources, which many people could read in person, would be museum pieces, such as the royal announcement on the Rosetta Stone (dated 196 BC) or copies, on display in the British Museum in London. Hence the related cite:
* {cite press release |title= Rosetta Stone |date= 196 BC |location= British Museum, London } →
* As of 29 October 2016, the "origyear=" parameter failed to display data, unless an artificial date was also set in the "date=" parameter. Other numerous bugs, where parameter values are ignored ("volume=" or "issue=" etc.), should be fixed as a top priority to reduce the embarrassing poor quality of the cite templates. There are a lot of templates to fix, but overall the effect has been: "Garbage In, Garbage Out". A possible quick-fix could be a new fork, "{cite ancient}" where the date would not be restricted. -Wikid77 (talk) 17:29/17:33, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
RFCs on lock design + template behaviour.
See Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 16:02, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
* Village pump (proposals)
* Village pump (proposals)
* In general, adding new parameters for rare cases is trouble: Plus removing "subscription=" will tend to cause a lot of problems, as with the proposed new keywords ("url-access=registration" or "doi-access=registration"). Hence, the discussion at wp:VPP will need to show extensive benefits to offset or counter-act the likely problems. Meanwhile, I am often finding people marking "subscription" where the webpage has free access to many users, but perhaps not all. -Wikid77 (talk) 17:43, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
* With regards to your first point, I am not sure what you are asking. The "url-access" and "doi-access" parameters have already been added and deployed earlier today. From what I've been able to determine the RFC's above are for further refinements to this new behavior, not a referendum on whether these parameters should be added. I suppose you could propose a third RFC asking that the new lock symbols and access parameters be removed. —RP88 (talk) 18:01, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
Render problems in columned reflist
After was added to refs within Grace VanderWaal—specifically, nos. 14 and 22—the titles of the articles no longer line-break in conformity with the columns. In fact, it forces the entire title onto its own line of text. — ATS 🖖 talk 21:22, 30 October 2016 (UTC)
* I should note here that I just saw the nowrapping § above. — ATS 🖖 talk 21:59, 30 October 2016 (UTC)
False deprecation?
There is a warning message that appears in {cite interview}, where "program=" is identified as a deprecated parameter. Surely this is an error, as it is a key to identifying a broadcast/webcast source.Raellerby (talk) 14:33, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
* The parameter was deprecated per discussion at . Its replacement is identified in Help:CS1 errors. Please let us know if you have other questions. --Izno (talk) 14:50, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
oadoi.org as default doi service
Hello,
has brought an interesting doi server alternative to my attention that I thought I'd recommend here as a replacement for our current server http://doi.org. If an article is not gold OA, it finds an alternative green OA to link to in stead. Implementing it would simply be a case of switching from →.
What do people reckon? T.Shafee(Evo & Evo)talk 02:16, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
* Strongly support unless people can prove it's malfunctional or something. An enormous percentage of our journal citations run smack into a paywall or go to nothing but abstracts, and this would help find full-text from open access sources. — SMcCandlish ☺ ☏ ¢ ≽ʌⱷ҅ᴥⱷʌ≼ 08:28, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
* Strongly support paywalled links are an obstacle to Wikipedia's goal, using oadoi.org looks like a great way to mitigate this whenever open-access versions can be found instead. --a3nm (talk) 08:52, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
* Weak oppose. Disclaimer: I am part of the team behind http://doai.io/, which inspired http://oadoi.org/. Of course we have thought about proposing this change (for doai.io), but I don't think switching to any of these systems as doi resolvers would be a smart move (given how they currently function).
* There are cases where these systems just don't redirect to the right thing. They can be mislead to think that a preprint is available somewhere but actually isn't. When that happens, it is quite annoying for the user to go back, copy-paste the doi after doi.org and recover the standard landing page from the publisher (and very few users would understand what is happening). For instance, would resolve to http://oadoi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10073-9_3 : these are slides, not the actual paper.
* People expect to be lead to the publisher's version when they click on a DOI in wikipedia. This does not mean these alternative DOI resolvers are useless, they are just useful in other contexts (for instance via Zotero)
* Wikipedia has a rich system of citation templates which already have all the features required to present multiple links to a given paper (url, arxiv, pmc, hdl…). It is much more useful to let users pick from Wikipedia which link they want to be taken to, instead of letting the DOI resolver choose for them.
* A new set of features for access signaling in citation templates will be rolled out very soon, which should help readers click on the right identifier without being scholarly communication experts.
* I invite you to check out our bot project, OAbot, which is currently submitted for approval. Feedback and contributions are extremely welcome! − Pintoch (talk) 09:03, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
* While I can empathize with your concern, I think the DOI link should always use the standard resolver so that reviewers of a cited fact know exactly what version of a work was being cited. Editors can already supply a link to a free version via the URL or the other free repository identifiers. Not to mention, OAbot, referenced by Pintoch above, is in the process of being deployed, which will automatically add these free link/iids. —RP88 (talk) 10:09, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
* I oppose this too. The doi should resolve via the official resolver. However, once we've deployed this weekend's update and the RFC (draft) is concluded, we'll know what's possible in terms of autolinking. We might be able to have a oadoi or yes or similar that would keep things simple. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 10:16, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
Editors can always directly link to whatever they'd like by placing that link in url. No need to add a new oadoi.org identifier especially when, as it appears to me, it is not reliable. The example on their about page returns a blank page for me (the source for that blank page is full of jibberish so something is there but just what that is, I do not know).
—Trappist the monk (talk) 10:57, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
* User:Trappist could you please get in touch with us via email so we can debug this with you? I'm not able to reproduce the bug. Thanks! Jasonpriem (talk) 20:35, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
* Strongly support - Of course some more work has to be done for integration. The people at OADOI would need to be involved and a suitable API integration has to be worked out. Based on that perhaps the issued pointed out by User:Pintoch can be resolved. D ip ta ns hu Talk 23:20, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
* Another approach could be to keep doi.org as default, introduce some parameter to check about the free full text status, if not available then check oadoi.org servers though designated API. That should take care of the issues pointed out by User:Headbomb. Give it a thought. D ip ta ns hu Talk 23:30, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
* Strongly oppose. A doi link should always go to the definitive final published version of an article. The "open" version of an article is often a less-polished preprint. It can be helpful to provide such links in addition to the official doi link, but we should not prevent people from reaching the final version when that's what they are looking for. —David Eppstein (talk) 00:09, 30 October 2016 (UTC)
* Weak oppose. Disclosure: I'm one of the people running oaDOI. Of course we love the idea of oaDOI being used on Wikipedia. But I agree with User:Pintoch that using us as the primary resolver is a bad idea, for the reasons he mentioned. As a reader, I'd much prefer a link to both the publisher's page (so I can get metadata), and another oaDOI link to Whatever Fulltext We Can Find (so I can actually read the darn thing).Jasonpriem (talk) 20:35, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
* Change to weak oppose for now - One thing I love about this community, is the breadth of knowledge and expertise. I can see how the aodoi system is not yet ready for the sort of implementation that I descibed. I still hope that some day, there will be a systems that is suitable (e.g. when no gold OA is available, brings up a page that gives the user a choice of either visiting the original publisher's paywall, or viewing a green OA version). T.Shafee(Evo & Evo)talk 22:53, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
Meta-identifier template
Hi, I've started building Template:Identifier. The idea would be that all identifier templates invoke identifier (or maybe some LUA module), and we can have a meta template/module for all identifier templates like arxiv, bibcode, doi. The meta template would need to support
* 1) Rendered name of identifier
* 2) Wikipedia page to link to
* 3) Separator between identifier and link
* 4) Which locks can be appended / are shown by default
* 5) Embargo date
* 6) Broken identifier date
* 7) Identifier validation
* 8) How the template renders in print
Help designing/coding this would be appreciated. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 20:27, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
* Seems like we should start with Module:Citation/CS1/Identifiers. --Izno (talk) 20:56, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
* You may also be interested in the discussion at phab:T148274 and related tasks. --Izno (talk) 13:59, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
Parameter "city" shows up in Template:Cite episode a lot
With the recent setting of city to deprecated in the module, I've discovered a large number of cases where city is used outside cite interview (and particularly in cite episode, where I'm not sure it makes a lot of sense, since it must mean the DevelopmentLocation and not the PublishingLocation). I don't think it's a problem if we deprecate this parameter outside cite interview as well in favor of location, but just wanted to see if anyone else disagrees. --Izno (talk) 12:36, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
* I find only 70 pages using cite episode with city=. It looks like using location instead is straightforward and not a big task. I also checked cite book and cite web and found far fewer instances. – Jonesey95 (talk) 13:02, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
* Note: I have changed a bunch of articles to use location instead of city, and on the way, I have found once again that insource searches do not return all results. Here's what should be a subset of a search for all uses of city= within cite templates, but it actually finds more (300+ articles) than a more expansive search does (9 articles). This is a tracked bug, . – Jonesey95 (talk) 12:49, 3 November 2016 (UTC)
* I've just been through with an AWB task dedicated to replacing city with location in any and all cs1|2 templates. That task 'fixed' 700ish articles. The job queue is still adding new pages to the category.
* —Trappist the monk (talk) 13:16, 3 November 2016 (UTC)
* There is a list of 200 more at User:Jonesey95/sandbox3 if anyone is in the mood. – Jonesey95 (talk) 14:34, 3 November 2016 (UTC)
Turning off locks via user preferences
There is a significant amount of people who seem to not want to see the access locks. While removing the locks isn't really an option, we should at least provide a way to suppress their display via user preferences. What would we need to do to make that happen? Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 13:49, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
* Probably not a good idea to without first knowing that it is doable and that there is someone willing to do it.
* Module:Citation/CS1 cannot look into a user's preferences; the module executes much too early for that. That leaves us with css or js. It is not clear to me that css can solve the problem. If we do not display the lock, we must restore the default external link icon. I don't know how to do that.
* —Trappist the monk (talk) 14:07, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
* Well, personally, I suppress all external link icons via "a.external { background:none !important; padding:0 !important; }" in my User:Headbomb/monobook.css. I'm not a css wizard however, so I don't quite know how that works. But there should be a way to wrap those in a span class, and have something in user preferences that lets you hide whatever is in that class from being displayed. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 15:18, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
* That will work, provided a class is provided. Is that the plan? Alternatively, people may block individual icons using an ad blocker. Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:43, 3 November 2016 (UTC)
* Well if that's what's needed to enable that in user preferences, it's a straightforward thing to implement. Doesn't mean it's the only option, but if it works, then let's do that? Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 15:49, 3 November 2016 (UTC)
Archive wikiwix
Hello,
I am Pascal Martin from Linterweb, our Wikiwix service archived since 2008 more than 100 million Francophones and Anglophones source links on Wikipedia. Our system is based on a detection of real-time links on Wikipedia and backup the content of external links without compromising the noarchive tag.
Then, I am coming to you to offer you to supply the template Citeweb through our archives, simply by http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/?url=http://www.letelegramme.fr/ig/generales/regions/cotesarmor/coat-an-noz-le-chateau-retrouvera-son-eclat- 01-08-2011-1386817.php
Please, note that I am the manager of a small company, my goal is not to make money with archives but to propose an Alternative to content saveguard and give some big data for the europeen research.
Indeed, since December we will deploy our technology to the entire corpus of the Wikimedia Foundation and in all languages.
We are hosted by the French University Network.
Sincerely, Pascal --Pmartin (talk) 18:11, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
* Wikiwix is listed at WP:DEADREF, for followon commenters. --Izno (talk) 18:15, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
* thank you, I have send a request here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Webarchive#Archive_wikiwix Pmartin (talk) 19:13, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
* .. because it was just added by Pmartin, who is an employee of the private company that runs Wikiwix. Look I'm not assuming bad faith, but given the issues and limitations with this archiving service (see Template_talk:Webarchive) we should go a little slower before documenting it in help pages. There are dozens of web archiving initiatives. -- Green C 19:52, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
* It's linked pretty extensively by French Wikipedia with over 23k uses, so at least one large community finds it acceptable. (Mind you, we might not.) --Izno (talk) 20:17, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
* Pmartin sounds like he is willing to work with us to add some new features. -- Green C 20:25, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
ISSN display tweak
Something that kind of always annoyed me is in citations like
It displays things like
* Smith, J. (2014). "Article of things". Journal of Stuff. 12 (3): 4. . . ..
Seems to me like it would be a lot better to present this as
* Smith, J. (2014). "Article of things". Journal of Stuff . 12 (3): 4. . ..
Opinions? Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 00:58, 5 November 2016 (UTC)
* Doesn't bother me. I know that the ISSN is the identifier for a periodical, not an article, and if I don't know that and click through the link, I'll learn fast. Or I can click the link for ISSN and find out what it is.
* Cite book could be said to have a similar display:
* Which renders as:
* Which renders as:
* Would you prefer the ISBN be placed in parentheses after the book's title as well? – Jonesey95 (talk) 01:17, 5 November 2016 (UTC)
* I was thinking about that, but I can't find any place where they handle ISBNs that way. So this would really be for ISSNs only. The reason being that when citing a book, most style guides will add the ISBN at the end (if they include it at all), since it will (usually) be the only identifier (books with both ISBN / DOIs for chapters tend to be conference proceedings). But whenever anyone lists a journal's ISSN, it's always next to the journal's name. Probably because journals will tend to have multiple identifiers, so it makes sense to separate articles identifiers from ISSNs. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 01:41, 5 November 2016 (UTC)
* Personally, I nearly always remove ISSNs from citations anyway. Including them is very non-standard, and pretty pointless when you have DOIs etc. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 01:42, 5 November 2016 (UTC)
* Yes, the trade-off between visual brevity and bibliographic completeness is a hard one. Ideally in this case the ISSN could be still input (so that it makes it way to the COinS) but not displayed. But that would add a lot of complexity. I'm interested to see what comes out of meta:WikiCite. Storing metadata in a database could help distinguish between what we know and what we display. − Pintoch (talk) 10:45, 5 November 2016 (UTC)
update to the live cS1|2 module weekend of 29–30 October 2016
I expect to update the live cs1|2 modules on the weekend of 29–30 October. Changes since the last update are:
To Module:Citation/CS1
* 1) added support for access-signalling; multiple discussions at different times listed here in no particular order:
* discussion
* discussion
* discussion
* discussion
* 1) added special case translation table in support of internationalization; discussion
* 2) reworked ; discussion
* 3) repaired empty citation test; discussion
* 4) removed support for ; TfD discussion
To Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration
* 1) added support for access-signalling; multiple discussions at different times listed here in no particular order:
* discussion
* discussion
* discussion
* discussion
* 1) added special case translation table in support of internationalization;
* 2) added bioarxiv; discussion, discussion
* 3) reworked ;
* 4) added citeseerx; discussion
* 5) Add 'thesis' to templates_using_volume; discussion
To Module:Citation/CS1/Whitelist
* 1) reworked ;
* 2) added citeseerx;
* 3) added support for access-signalling;
To Module:Citation/CS1/Identifiers
—Trappist the monk (talk) 11:12, 22 October 2016 (UTC)
* 1) added support for access-signalling;
* 2) adjusted PMC ID limit; discussion
* 3) added citeseerx;
* 4) removed extraneous colon from embargoed PMC rendering; discussion
* 5) added bioarxiv;
* That list is missing many changes. The actually list is here, but Trappist reverted it because reasons. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 12:54, 22 October 2016 (UTC)
* You could have simply added appropriate addenda to this discussion without rearranging, adding, and removing items from my list.
* the Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration list you changed:
* changed item #3: added a discussion link and text regarding biorxiv error checking
* changed item #5: added discussion link about citeseerx error checking
* swapped items #4 and #5
* the Module:Citation/CS1/Whitelist list you:
* moved existing item #1 to the bottom of the list where it ultimately becomes item #5
* added new item #1 regarding the addition of biorxiv
* inserted new item #3 regarding an addition of CamelCase variants of arXiv, bioRxiv, and CiteSeerX without discussion link
* the Module:Citation/CS1/Whitelist list you:
* reordered the list items
* It seems to me unnecessary for you to reorder these lists because they are more-or-less in chronological order which is how I have always ordered these lists.
* —Trappist the monk (talk) 14:35, 22 October 2016 (UTC)
camel case parameter names
As I read the discussion, there is not a strong consensus for reintroducing mixed case (in this instance, camel case) parameter names. Where is the strong consensus for this change?
—Trappist the monk (talk) 14:35, 22 October 2016 (UTC)
* If I remember well, the consensus was more on the status quo side indeed. I just fixed the sandbox. Fully uppercased parameters are not introduced either as ARXIV and BIBCODE are deprecated. − Pintoch (talk) 07:40, 23 October 2016 (UTC)
Nowrapping locks
Right now, in citations like
The lock and its corresponding link aren't nowrapped. A line break and occur between them. This should be fixed before deployment if possible. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 13:01, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
* I have undone the nowrap. It worked fine for identifiers but not for long titles.
* —Trappist the monk (talk) 21:38, 30 October 2016 (UTC)
* How about using a non-breaking thinspace (&#8239;), or similar? Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 21:40, 30 October 2016 (UTC)
* That works on my browser and I've implemented it in the sandbox but browser support for it may be an issue. If we can figure out how to use css to solve this problem, that would be best.
* —Trappist the monk (talk) 22:16, 30 October 2016 (UTC)
* How about we roll it out now since the majority of browswers will support it? We can have a CSS solution later if needed/we can work that one out? Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 22:45, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
* Also, someone on stack overflow suggested   a few years ago. This may be relevant. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 22:54, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
* On my browser, the suggested &thinsp; does not prevent wrapping between the text and the signal icon.
* I have a solution in mind. If time permits this weekend, I'll see if I can make it work.
* —Trappist the monk (talk) 23:57, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
* —Trappist the monk (talk) 23:57, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
I've tweaked to use css to keep the access signal with the last word in title. It isn't very pretty, but it works so should not have the browser issues that might be present because of a reader's chosen font. And here is the resulting markup: —Trappist the monk (talk) 12:42, 6 November 2016 (UTC)
Kerning and id-access
Please add kerning on italicized urls (e.g. linked journal article titles). The locks bump into them in several browsers. Add more choices for jstor-access. JSTOR has recently instituted a beta registration program. Several links require registration, not subscription.
* <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 00:07, 30 October 2016 (UTC)
* Correction: I meant something like this:.
* <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 00:33, 30 October 2016 (UTC)
* There is already 0.1em kerning on the lock. Here are examples with 0.15em and 0.2em:
* Title Lock-green.svg margin-left:0.1em
* Title Lock-green.svg margin-left:0.15em
* Title Lock-green.svg margin-left:0.2em
* Identifiers are presumed to require either subscription or registration. We do not highlight the norm. When identifiers are free-to-read, that is worth highlighting.
* —Trappist the monk (talk) 00:41, 30 October 2016 (UTC)
* If you want more options for the -access parameters, you're encouraged to participate in the template behaviour RFC. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 00:55, 30 October 2016 (UTC)
* Existing kerning doesn't render properly in Safari. But this is cosmetic. However, the other tem is non-trivial. Subscription involves payment. Registration doesn't; they are different levels of access. Imo, this doesn't belong in an RFC. It is obvious and uncontroversial. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 01:39, 30 October 2016 (UTC)
* Yes, but as you can see, subscription is currently not allowed, only free is. The reason is that some of us consider that identifiers are expected to be "closed" by default and urls are expected to be open by default, so we should only highlight outliers: signaling a restriction on an identifier is considered redundant. So, if subscription was currently allowed, it would be uncontroversial to add support for registration, but that's not the case. So yeah, the RFC is the right place to suggest this kind of change. − Pintoch (talk) 09:56, 30 October 2016 (UTC)
* It seems the expectations that some of you have regarding JSTOR at least, are mistaken. Has anyone looked here before making assumptions? In this page it is also stated that 75% of archived material is free-to-read, and there is also the "borrow" option (registration). The apparent lack of research on the subject is no reason to take this to the RFC. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 14:21, 30 October 2016 (UTC)
* Don't want to comment there? That's fine. Just don't complain if things don't end up how you want them because you didn't want to take place in the RFC. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 15:15, 30 October 2016 (UTC)
* Btw, the kerning issue may have to do with the implementation of reflist (and the associated class/list-styles etc.), which implement a smaller visual aspect for the included refs. Image scaling and text scaling are different beasts and may well be out-of-sync. Don't have time to look into it. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 20:23, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
Bengali or Bangla?
Until recently, cite templates containing produced "(in Bengali)" in their output. Recently (past week or so?) something has changed so that they instead produce "(in Bangla)". In what I assume is a related development, articles such as 2010 South Asian Games now appear in Category:CS1 Bangla-language sources (bn). Previously such articles would have been in Category:CS1 Bengali-language sources (bn).
What to call a language can be highly controversial. So before straightening out the categories I would like to know how well-thought-out the change was. I can't figure out where the change took place, so I can't identify who made it or what discussion (if any) it was based on. Would someone more experienced point out where the change was made? --Worldbruce (talk) 18:58, 6 November 2016 (UTC)
* The change was made somewhere in MediaWiki as can be seen by this magic word:
* The change was not made here.
* The change was not made here.
* The change was not made here.
* Module:Citation/CS1 gets the language text from this Scribunto library call: where comes from the bn parameter and is the language code for English. It is not clear to me exactly where the change was made because there are at least two and perhaps more lists of language names in MediaWiki's code. Additionally, these lists may or may not use language names and codes that comport with the ISO 639 codes.
* I do not have enough free time at present to chase this down. language expects a language name or an ISO 639-1 or -2 code. Bangla is not the primary name shown for code at the ISO 639 custodian's website. See here and the ethnologue cite linked from there.
* If the change is permanent, I suspect that the correct solution is to modify in Module:Citation/CS1 so that returns Bengali and the Bengali category. We have done this before when returned Norwegian Bokmål . If the custodian changes the language name to Bangla, then we should follow that example for language and category names.
* —Trappist the monk (talk) 19:33, 6 November 2016 (UTC)
* I have asked for help from the folks at WP:VPT. It appears that somewhere, the language code "bn" has been changed to return "Bangla" instead of "Bengali". These are two names for the same language, according to the English Wikipedia, but most other parts of en.WP use "Bengali" as the name for this language. See, for example, Bengali language (which has not been moved), Bn icon (returns "Bengali"), ISO 639 name bn (returns "Bengali").
* Also possibly relevant: this Talk:Bengali language discussion. – Jonesey95 (talk) 04:28, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
* Aftabuzzaman works on both enwiki and bnwiki—do you know anything about this? Johnuniq (talk) 04:53, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
* This sounds like it was a change in the MediaWiki software somewhere. The lists used by are maintained as part of the software, although I wasn't able to find exactly where the "Bangla" text is defined. — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 07:08, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
* mw:Help:Magic words says uses mw:Extension:CLDR. It uses CLDR data for language names. http://cldr.unicode.org/index/downloads/cldr-30 says bn was changed to Bengali Bangla in CLDR 30 in October 2016. refers to the request at . I don't know whether MediaWiki's language name data ever changes CLDR data. If people want Bengali back in then they may have to request a revert of the change at CLDR. See http://cldr.unicode.org/index/bug-reports. English Wikipedia articles are not obligated to follow CLDR. The article can stay at Bengali language unless there is consensus to move it, but I think it would be messy if templates using test for and make another name in that case. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:22, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
* If our Bengali language and Exonym and endonym articles are correct, then Bangla is the name of the language used by the people who speak that language. For the rest of the world, Bengali is, apparently, the preferred term. It would seem that MediaWiki should know the difference and return correct results according to in:
* So, when is omitted:
* → (I presume that this translates to what speakers of the language understand as 'Bangla')
* But, when is specified, and is not, as here:
* → (should have returned 'Bengali' as the exonym and as the ISO 639 primary definition)
* When is not specified, or is set to, then MediaWiki should return the language endonym in that language's writing system. For all other cases, MediaWiki should return the language exonym in the target language's writing system. This should hold true until the ISO 639 standard is changed to make Bangla the primary name for.
* Since all of this results from machinations outside of Wikipedia, I shall tweak Module:Citation/CS1 so that it gives special treatment to . Argh! There is a standard. Why can't we use and adhere to the standard? Yeah, rhetorical question.
* —Trappist the monk (talk) 12:10, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
* Done:
* I have also intercepted Bangla because, as the endonym, it is the incorrect form for en.wiki. For those who use this module in other-language wikis, it will be necessary for those users to tweak the code to suite their own language:
* —Trappist the monk (talk) 12:27, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
* Thanks, Trappist and . That is frustrating. It's hard to know whether this is a Peking/Beijing situation (everyone changes) or a Myanmar/Burma situation (everyone fights about it). Since this is the English Wikipedia, it's probably best to follow whatever happens at Bengali language. For now, "Bengali", but nothing is ever permanent. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:24, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
* I have also intercepted Bangla because, as the endonym, it is the incorrect form for en.wiki. For those who use this module in other-language wikis, it will be necessary for those users to tweak the code to suite their own language:
* —Trappist the monk (talk) 12:27, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
* Thanks, Trappist and . That is frustrating. It's hard to know whether this is a Peking/Beijing situation (everyone changes) or a Myanmar/Burma situation (everyone fights about it). Since this is the English Wikipedia, it's probably best to follow whatever happens at Bengali language. For now, "Bengali", but nothing is ever permanent. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:24, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
* —Trappist the monk (talk) 12:27, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
* Thanks, Trappist and . That is frustrating. It's hard to know whether this is a Peking/Beijing situation (everyone changes) or a Myanmar/Burma situation (everyone fights about it). Since this is the English Wikipedia, it's probably best to follow whatever happens at Bengali language. For now, "Bengali", but nothing is ever permanent. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:24, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
Cite dictionary and access locks
produces
There should be a red lock after the url. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 15:32, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
* Because is a redirect of which remaps to , to (among others). The same problem sill occur when using chapter and chapter-url. I guess I wouldn't worry about any of this until the RfCs run their course.
* —Trappist the monk (talk) 15:43, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
* We haven't made chapter-url have a corresponding chapter-url-access? Because we really should. I agree that we can wait for the RFC to see if we want to add support for free, but the template should support the current limited/registration/subscription. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 15:46, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
|location=Cambridge [u.a.]
I suppose that I should know the answer to this question but I do not. In Cambridge [u.a.] what is the meaning and purpose of ?
—Trappist the monk (talk) 12:28, 13 November 2016 (UTC)
* See previous discussion. Nikkimaria (talk) 15:49, 13 November 2016 (UTC)
* Worldcat does this a lot, so some automated tool is probably copying the Worldcat location directly. See this encyclopedia.com entry, which says that it is an abbreviation for the German unter anderem (in English: "among other things"), and this StackExchange discussion, which says that "u.a." and "et al." have the same meaning. We should probably remove it, since it does not help the reader find the source. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:36, 13 November 2016 (UTC)
* Short answer: Yes. Long answer: The abbreviation "u.a." has two similar, but nevertheless distinguishable meanings in German, "unter anderem" ("among other things") and "und andere" ("and others"). The first meaning is very commonly used, whereas the second meaning has somewhat fallen into disuse over time and is much less frequently used today. Germans typically use the Latin phrase "et al." / "et alii" only for people, not for things, so it would be okay to replace "u.a." by "et al." in a list of authors, but for a list of locations, Germans would probably use either "usw." ("and so on") or "etc." ("et cetera") instead today.
* --Matthiaspaul (talk)
Russian (Cyrillic) characters in url
The article Troitsky Administrative Okrug contains cites with links to http://троицкий-округ.рф/ - which is causing cite web to complain Check |url= value. Short of encoding the url in punycode (which produces the human-unfriendly http://xnftbnafed0afniox8a.xn--p1ai/) is there anything that can be done to suppress or fix the warning in this case? It seems the .рф TLD has been issuing Cyrillic domains since 2010, so we must have come across this issue before. -- Finlay McWalter··–·Talk 11:57, 15 November 2016 (UTC)
* However, the punycode url is not seen by readers. And one could argue that all machine encodings (including FQDNs - pun intended) are human-unfriendly. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 12:52, 15 November 2016 (UTC)
* No, but they are seen by editors (Wikipedia is one of the few places where the format of URLs really impacts anyone but a handful of content creators - because we have so many content creators). And the less readable a URL is, the easier it is for someone to abuse it (by changing it to point to someone other than what the original author had intended). That's one of the reasons we don't allow URL shorteners. -- Finlay McWalter··–·Talk 13:05, 15 November 2016 (UTC)
* The content creators in Wikipedia are a very small minority. There are far more editors than contributors. These in turn are dwarfed by the number of readers. I wonder if the required changes would pass a cost/benefit analysis. I can't even begin to think the kind of complexity that Scribunto for example, would have, if it was to be made as friendly to the small minority of programmers as your point is suggesting. Also, changes here are journaled: not only are they logged, but they are also reversible. Yet way too many things imo are restricted in order to make clerical functions (administration) easier. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 15:27, 15 November 2016 (UTC)
* I think that the only conversation that has been had about internationalized domain names is here. I suppose that at some future date, if there is sufficient need for it, Module:Citation/CS1 might be changed to support multi-byte Unicode domain names but I can imagine that that is not a simple task. For example, the code must make sure that domain names are composed of a single alphabet so that vandals can't insert urls that look to be 'lеgіtіmаtе' but link to unsuitable hosts.
* —Trappist the monk (talk) 13:07, 15 November 2016 (UTC)
* Yes, I can see that a solution is not a trivial task at all. Should we perhaps add to the documentation for the url parameter (perhaps at Cite web#URL) to say something like "urls with internationalized domain names will produce a Check |url= value warning; see here for a discussion" ? -- Finlay McWalter··–·Talk 13:23, 15 November 2016 (UTC)
* Improved documentation is never bad. I think that referring to the archived discussion wouldn't be all that helpful. The documentation of this limitation should not be limited to so the change should be made to Template:Citation Style documentation/url; should provide links to external puny encoders. The text might read:
* URLs using non-Latin characters are not supported. These URLs must be converted to punycode. Online tools are available to internationalize URLs that are written in non-Latin scripts:
* —Trappist the monk (talk) 13:44, 15 November 2016 (UTC)
* —Trappist the monk (talk) 13:44, 15 November 2016 (UTC)
* —Trappist the monk (talk) 13:44, 15 November 2016 (UTC)
PDFlink template notice
There may be some CS1 script errors popping up over the next day or two related to PDFlink. The template is a wrapper for cite web and will be substituted/replaced shortly. These script errors should be temporary, as there are a few instances where the has errors not found in the substituted template. Once the substitutions are complete, there should be few if any script errors, but please let me know (either here or on my talk page) so that I can finish cleaning this up. Cheers, Primefac (talk) 17:07, 16 November 2016 (UTC)
* Some of the problems are showing up in . I just fixed about eight of them. They are typically templates inside of templates. Move the offending template outside of the PDF or PDFlink template, and a bot will do the rest. – Jonesey95 (talk) 22:29, 16 November 2016 (UTC)
Tool for identifying what articles are cited under the work field
Is there a way to do that? I'm interested in setting up categories to keep track of articles about sources used by Wikipedia. Is there a way to generate a pinging list for any articles linked in the work= or website= fields by the use of this template on articles? Ranze (talk) 08:06, 18 November 2016 (UTC)
* No tool that I'm aware of. There is this which is a collection dependent on journal which is one of the work aliases.
* —Trappist the monk (talk) 13:20, 18 November 2016 (UTC)
* Like Trappist said, there is WP:JCW for journal. It should be fairly straightforward to adapt User:JL-Bot to work on other parameters, but you'd have to contact the bot's owner for that. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 13:23, 18 November 2016 (UTC)
author-linkn doesn't seem to work if n>10
See Platyceps najadum which has (Interwiki) links for authors 11 and 15 in the first ref. I determined through experimentation that the same links worked fine if I put them on an author #10 or below, but at their current, correct location, no links display. I also determined that the same symptom shows up for normal (not interwiki) links. --Floatjon (talk) 12:53, 18 November 2016 (UTC)
* is not strictly a cs1 template but is a wrapper template for which is a wrapper template for . This problem is not a failing of but is a limitation of and which both only support author-linkn where 1 <= n <= 10. Rewriting the citation strictly as a shows that author-linkn where n > 10 does work:
* —Trappist the monk (talk) 13:12, 18 November 2016 (UTC)
* I think, were all of our CS1/2 derivatives to call the module directly (with any parameters as necessary) rather than the CS1/2 templates, these limitations wouldn't exist. I haven't looked at how modules play with template syntax though. I might go try over at cite video game since that's a pretty basic template. --Izno (talk) 14:23, 18 November 2016 (UTC)
* That should work as long as the template uses parameter names supported by cs1|2. The IUCN templates use assessor in places of author so that reassignment still needs to be done by the IUCN template.
* which still works, but has the same limitations that Editor Floatjon is complaining about. For something like this should work:
* That should work as long as the template uses parameter names supported by cs1|2. The IUCN templates use assessor in places of author so that reassignment still needs to be done by the IUCN template.
* which still works, but has the same limitations that Editor Floatjon is complaining about. For something like this should work:
* which still works, but has the same limitations that Editor Floatjon is complaining about. For something like this should work:
* —Trappist the monk (talk) 14:56, 18 November 2016 (UTC)
* Oh... I suppose they could write a small module that does what CS1/2 does with its enumerated parameters and then translate those into the equivalent assessors? --Izno (talk) 15:12, 18 November 2016 (UTC)
Flag issue= in Cite book as unsupported? And the more general question.
The discussion above reminds me of a long-standing question: should we flag issue as unsupported, placing it in the unsupported parameter category, when it is used in cite book? I guess the first question is: is it possible to do that in the module without a major rewrite?
The more general question: Should parameters that are valid in some CS1 templates (i.e. on the Whitelist) but not supported by specific CS1 templates:
* 1. be silently ignored (the status quo),
* 2. display a red error message and error category,
* 3. populate a maintenance category while displaying an optional error message in green,
* 4. populate an error category but show the error message only in Edit Preview mode, as is done with articles in and similar categories, or
* 5. something else?
To put my cards on the table: while it will be a pain to clean up, I think that silently discarding unsupported parameters is ultimately unhelpful to editors who are trying their best to use these complex templates. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:17, 16 November 2016 (UTC)
* I think my choice would be number 2 display a red error message and error category. This would show a reader of the encylopedia that the reference contains more possibly useful information. Some editor added the extra information; it may be of some use to a serious researcher, even if not displayed correctly due to a technical blunder on the part of the original editor. My second choice would be number 4 populate an error category but show the error message only in Edit Preview mode. This would let any editor know that there is an error that will require correction.--Arg342 (talk) 11:13, 17 November 2016 (UTC)
* Please show error message to readers only when the errors impact verification. Otherwise, citations in general are cryptic enough for the average person. Secondly, "serious researchers" should know better: This is Wikipedia after all, where there is no formal mechanism for checking citations for completeness or accuracy. I doubt that incomplete or erroneous citations would escape the notice of such researchers for long. If they do, then some level of seriousness is lacking. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 17:15, 18 November 2016 (UTC)
Cite episode bug; missing parameters
Cite episode, which, according to its documentation "is used to create citations for television or radio programs and episodes", gives a red "Missing or empty |series=" warning when no series is provided.
For one-off programmes, the parameter is clearly not required.
I raised this last January, but nothing seems to have changed.
I've also previously requested the addition of producer and writer - could we have those, please? Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:15, 16 November 2016 (UTC)
* It was Help talk:Citation Style 1/Archive 10.
* —Trappist the monk (talk) 16:32, 16 November 2016 (UTC)
* Yes; that's what I meant to link to in my third paragraph (now fixed). When might this be fixed? Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 14:24, 20 November 2016 (UTC) | WIKI |
Sql procedure loop while updating records using cursors
This tool will give me a combined aggregation of the reads taken for each record rather than each individual record, as would be indicated through SET STATISTICS IO ON.
The cursor example above produces 11114 logical reads from the database.
The following snippet performs the same operation as the cursor above but through the use of a WHILE loop.
Notice that it is necessary to perform a query on the base table for each record returned.
Notice the fld3 field in the table declaration; I'm making this a larger field so that fewer rows are created on a page of data.
In my opinion, this will make the test a little more realistic, as it will "simulate" a table that contains a variety of character columns along with some additional fields of data.
Store; OPEN @Business Cursor; FETCH NEXT FROM @Business Cursor INTO @Business Entity ID, @Business Name; WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0 BEGIN PRINT cast(@Business Entity ID as VARCHAR (50)) ' ' @Business Name; FETCH NEXT FROM @Business Cursor INTO @Business Entity ID, @Business Name; END CLOSE @Business Cursor; DEALLOCATE @Business Cursor; This should give you a quick overview of how to quickly build and use a cursor on Microsoft SQL Server.
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Also, a majority of cursor operations occur in tempdb, so a heavily used tempdb will be even more overloaded with the use of cursors.One advantage of the WHILE loop is that no objects must be created in memory to facilitate the looping through a set of records as is necessary with a cursor. Let's set up an example and take a look at a couple of specific scenarios.The code snippet below creates and populates our table for testing our two constructs.It may not be the best way to work with a set of data, but if you need to loop row by agonizing row (RBAR) in a T-SQL script then a cursor is one way of doing it.Note: If you are new to SQL Server and come from an Oracle background, you should know that cursors on SQL Server are different from those on Oracle.
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Brickellia mosieri
Brickellia mosieri, the Florida brickell-bush, is a North American herbaceous plant in the family Asteraceae. It grows in Pine Rocklands in Florida, preferring low-nutrient sand close to sea level. It is characterized by small, round, rod-shaped flowers that are either brown or white. Since 1999, the total population of the Florida brickell-bush has declined by 50% due to a number of threats. Currently, it is listed as "endangered wherever found" under the ESA (Endangered Species Act)
Description
Florida brickell-bush (Brickellia mosieri) is classified as an herb, meaning it does not have any woody structures above ground. On average adult plants grow between 30.5 – 107 cm (1-3.5 feet) tall. The stalk of the Florida brickell-bush is thin, branched and erect with leaves growing on alternating sides of the main stalk. Leaves are narrow in width, plump and 1 – 3 cm (0.4-1.2 inch) in length. The edges of leaves are either slightly or entirely serrated. Leaves typically have small, amber-colored dots. Flowers are white or brown, rod-shaped and arranged circularly around the stalk. The plant does not have typical flat flowers (see life history).
For images, please see "MOSIER'S BRICKELL-BUSH" in references.
Life history
The Florida brickell-bush (Brickellia mosieri) is present during all seasons (perennial) and has a long lifespan. There is no information on the exact life expectancy of the plant. Reproduction occurs through pollination during an annual flowering period between August and October, though the flowering period may be year-round. Seeds are typically carried away from the parent plant by wind, though animals likely also play a role.
Flower petals are arranged in a symmetric circle around the end of stalks. The Florida brickell-bush does not have typically flattened petals (ray flowers), instead their flower petals have a rod-like shape. Typically, flowers are white but can sometimes be brown. The surrounding bracts are hairy and slightly ribbed.
In general, plants with seeds that are resistant to being dried out and frozen can be protected easier since their seeds may be stored for longer periods of time when frozen. This allows the plant to be re-established from seeds. A study assessing dry and frost resistant qualities in various plants found that the seeds of the Florida brickell-bush cannot survive the drying process required to safely freeze plant seeds. Drying is required to prevent the formation of ice crystals during the freezing process, since ice crystals damage seeds. This makes it impossible to safely freeze the seeds of the Florida brickell-bush for long-term storage.
No information is available on the age of sexual maturity, growth rate, or exact seed characteristics of the Florida brickell-bush.
Diet
The Florida brickell-bush is a plant and as such it is autotrophic and photosynthesizes to produce glucose (a type of sugar) that is used for nutrition. It needs the same essential nutrients in soil that most other plants need. This includes nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, sulfur, and calcium.
Pollinators
The Florida brickell-bush reproduces sexually (i.e. through pollination). The exact insect species which pollinate the Florida brickell-bush are unknown. Current theories have identified potential pollinators as native bees and butterflies. Bees are suspected to pollinate the Florida brickell-bush as they are important in pollinating other plants in Pine Rocklands where the Florida brickell-bush is found. Several species of butterflies are suspected as pollinators due to the shape of the Florida brickell-bush's flowers, which are suitable for pollination by bees, butterflies, or both
Habitat
The Florida brickell-bush is known to grow in low-nutrient sand close to sea level. This type of species requires wildfires to occur to keep the ground level vegetation alive. These wildfires occur at the beginning of the wet spring season and early summer. The Florida brickell-bush also benefits from the fires, which stop other plant species from growing in the same area and taking over. The fires prevent the elimination of this plant and are needed to burn trash and organic litter (leaves and other plants) to keep the area clean. The Florida brickell-bush is found in the Pine Rocklands with minimal disturbance. A study found that this plant grows in open shrub canopies which allow sunlight to reach this species.
Range
The Florida brickell-bush is found in the southeast region of the US, specifically Florida. The two counties it occurs in are Miami-Dade and Monroe County. It is mainly endemic to Pine Rocklands, found on the Miami Rock Ridge in central and southern Miami-Dade County - right outside of the everglades national park. Currently, the Florida brickell-bush ranges from approximately Kendall to Florida City. It is believed to occur at 17 different sites, with an additional 5 sites where it possibly occurs.
For a range map please see "Florida brickell-bush (Brickellia mosieri)" in references.
Population size
There has been a great decline in the population size of the Florida brickell-bush which has led to it being listed as endangered. Because of the difficulty of surveying the amount of plants found, there is room for uncertainty. This is due to the Florida brickell-bush being hard to distinguish when not flowered. The largest population size found in 1999 was in the Larry and Penny Thompson Park. In 2008 approximately 5,000 to 7,000 plants were found at this park. In 2011, in Miami-Dade County, approximately 31 to 45 plants were last found. The total population in 2013 was between 2,150 and 3,700 plants. This population has reduced about 50% or more since 1999, and continues to decline.
Past/current geographical distribution
The Florida brickell-bush was always found solely in Florida; however, it used to span far more of Florida. In the past, it grew in the further north of Florida, ranging from approximately Coconut Grove to Florida City. This range has unfortunately diminished more than 30%. Currently it only ranges from Kendall to Florida City. According to ECOS (Environmental Conservation Online System), the total population of the Florida brickell-bush has declined by 50% since 1999, leading to the decision to list it as endangered.
Threats
The primary threats to the Florida brickell-bush are habitat destruction, fragmentation, and modification due to development, fire suppression, invasive plants, and sea level rise.
Sea level rise is a significant threat to the Florida brickell-bush, as large areas of coastal and low-lying South Florida (where it is found) are predicted to flood, be lost to sea level rise in the next 100 years and become more vulnerable to storms. Sea level rising will damage and destroy coastal habitat and modify areas like Pine Rocklands where the Florida brickell-bush grows, causing catastrophic results for this plant.
Additionally, because the Florida brickell-bush has such a small population and such a limited range in Florida, it is extremely threatened by habitat destruction, modification, or fragmentation - whether this is through human development, poor fire management, or sea level rising.
Poor wildfire management greatly affected the Florida brickell-bush in 2014, the year it was listed as endangered - in fact, ECOS found that all occurrences of the species were affected by inadequate wildfire-management. Wildfires are important to the plant's survival, as it prevents other plants from taking over and keep the area clean of organic litter. But inadequate wildfire management can be extremely damaging. It can allow hardwoods to thrive, which then shade the Florida brickell-bush, and damage the Pine Rocklands area where the Florida brickell-bush is found.
The Florida brickell-bush is also threatened by invasive plants. The major plant species threatening it is Neyraudia reynaudiana (Burma reed), which competes with it. Burma reed grows rapidly and shades the Florida brickell-bush plant, posing a threat to its survival. It also monopolizes resources in the area, further damaging the growth of the Florida brickell-bush.
Listing under the ESA
The Federal Register's final listing rule of the Florida brickell-bush as Endangered occurred October 6, 2014 in Florida. This was first petitioned on May 11, 2004, however, because there was no new information provided, there was no new submission after this date.
5-Year Review
The 5-year review is a document assessing the impacts of conservation actions on a species 5 years after it has originally been classified as endangered or threatened under the ESA. No 5-year review is currently available for the Florida brickell-bush. However, a review has been initiated along with 52 other species on June 20, 2019. There are also no delisting documents published for the species, and it remains classified as "endangered wherever found".
Species Status Assessments (SSA's)
No Species Status Assessments (SSA's) are currently available for this species.
Recovery Plan
* Critical habitat
* Listed as 5C in region 4 means that this species faces a high degree of threat with low recovery potential.
* On October 3, 2013, a proposed critical habitat designation for the Florida brickell-bush was published in the Federal Register. Approximately 1,062 hectares for the Florida brickell-bush in Miami-Dade County, Florida, was designated as critical habitat. The goal is to expand where the plants would be able to live, and reestablish populations into areas where these plants previously occurred. Typically this species does not grow in great abundance.
* These plants need limestone substrate to provide suitable growing conditions. This combination of ecosystem characteristics occurs only in Pine Rockland habitats.
* To avoid potential negative impacts, mowing time is critical and should occur after flowering has occurred. Mowing can serve to create and maintain an open canopy.
* Mechanical control of hardwoods may also help maintain an open canopy in Pine Rockland, but cannot completely replace fire since it does not have the same benefits related to removal of leaf litter and nutrient cycling.
Recovery Status Assessment
* Biology/ Threats Assessment
* The Florida brickell-bush is currently under threat from mis-managed wildfires, habitat destruction, habitat modification and fragmentation. Sea level rise also poses a threat due to its close location to the shoreline. Threats are still being discovered for this species.
* Conservation Actions
* Planned to manage burning of fires
* Protection of Pine Rocklands from development
* Restoring and managing Pine Rocklands
* Restore and create Pine Rockland corridors and stepping stone habitat
* The Environmentally Endangered Lands (EEL) Covenant Program- introduced to reduce taxes for private landowners of natural forest communities. The purpose of this is to secure land for the preservation of these plants.
* Institute for Regional Conservation (IRC) - introduced to help restoration and management of private owned Pine Rockland habitats in Miami-Dade County.
* Pine Rockland Initiative programs- introduced for: creating fires, nonnative plant control, light debris removal, hardwood management, reintroduction of pines where needed, and development of management plans.
* Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden (FTBG) - introduced for the "Connect to Protect Network" program with the aim of encouraging citizens to create corridors of healthy Pine Rocklands. They also do research to prevent extinction of this plant.
* Ex situ conservation is also introduced with the purpose to provide genetic diversity that may disappear in the wild due to threats.
Preliminary Recovery Strategy
* Recovery Priority Number with Rationale
* The Florida brickell-bush had a recovery priority of 5 indicating that it faces a high degree of threat with low recovery potential. Absence of fires may prevent the natural reintroduction and decrease the success rate of this species.
* Recovery strategy
* Five designated critical habitat units have been assigned to this species
* Protect the known populations of this species within Miami-Dade County. Including habitat restoration efforts with current and past ranges. Working with partners (NOAA, USCG, FTBG, IRC, etc.) for management of this species through restoration activities.
* Continue to survey to see the progression and research more information
* Spread awareness to the public
* Work with the partners in Miami-Dade County to protect remnant patches of Pine Rocklands
* Provide habitat for the plant's pollinators | WIKI |
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Paid Notice: Deaths EVERS, FRANK EDWARD
EVERS-Frank Edward. 76, of Virginia Beach and formerly of Darien, CT, died April 25, 2003. Born in Chicago, IL, April 19, 1927, he was the son of the late Arthur and Madge Evers. Frank was a Navy World War II veteran. He graduated from Columbia University, NY and was a member of Theta Tau. Frank was the former president of Arthur J. Evers Corporation, Brooklyn, NY. He was also a member of Church of the Ascension Catholic Church and the Virginia Beach Power Squadron. Frank is survived by his loving wife of 48 years, Sheila M. Evers; daughters, Melissa A. Evers and husband James Easton of Oakland, ME; Stephanie K. Evers of Stamford, CT; Elizabeth Evers of New Haven, CT; Madge C. Evers and husband Eliot Levine of Foster, RI; and Sheila Evers and husband Khalid Soughou of Sayreville, NJ; grandchildren, Caleb and Miriam Easton, Jesse L. Evers and Zachariah and Hanna Soughou; and sisters, Patricia Glendon of NY and Eileen Carlson of AZ. A celebration of Frank's life will be held Monday at 4:30pm at Church of the Ascension Catholic Church with the Rev. James E. Parke, celebrant. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Virginia Beach Power Squadron or to a charity of one's choice. For more information contact Twiford Colonial Chapel, 929 Battlefield Blvd., South Chesapeake, VA. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
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How To Clean Your Body From Tramadol
Tramadol is a prescription medication used to treat moderate to severe pain. It belongs to the class of drugs known as opioids, which work by binding to opioid receptors in the brain and blocking pain signals. Tramadol is metabolized in the liver and eliminated from the body through various pathways, including renal excretion.
Understanding how tramadol is metabolized is important when considering how to clean the body from the drug. Tramadol undergoes hepatic metabolism, primarily through the enzyme cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6), which converts it into its active metabolite, O-desmethyltramadol (M1). M1 has much higher affinity for opioid receptors than tramadol itself, contributing to its analgesic effects.
The metabolism of tramadol can vary between individuals due to genetic factors and drug-drug interactions. Some individuals have genetic variations that affect the activity of CYP2D6, leading to differences in tramadol metabolism and response. Additionally, certain medications or substances can interact with tramadol, affecting its metabolism and elimination.
In this blog post, we will explore various methods and strategies to help clean the body from tramadol, supporting the detoxification process and promoting overall well-being. It’s important to note that detoxification from tramadol should be done under medical supervision, and this blog post is not a substitute for professional advice.
Factors Affecting Tramadol Elimination
Several factors can influence the elimination of tramadol from the body. Understanding these factors is crucial when considering how to effectively clean your body from tramadol. Here are some key factors to consider:
Metabolic Rate: The rate at which your body metabolizes tramadol can vary from person to person. Factors such as age, liver function, and genetics can influence the speed at which tramadol is metabolized and eliminated.
Dosage and Duration: Higher doses and prolonged use of tramadol can result in a buildup of the drug in the body. This can prolong the elimination process and increase the time it takes for tramadol to be completely cleared from your system.
Hydration: Staying hydrated is essential for efficient drug elimination. Drinking an adequate amount of water helps to flush out toxins and promotes kidney function, which is involved in the excretion of tramadol and its metabolites.
Other Medications and Substances: Certain medications or substances may interact with tramadol and affect its elimination. It’s important to inform your healthcare provider about any other medications or substances you are taking to ensure they are compatible with tramadol and do not interfere with its elimination.
Metabolism Variation: As mentioned earlier, individual differences in the activity of the CYP2D6 enzyme, responsible for tramadol metabolism, can affect the elimination rate. Some individuals may be “rapid metabolizers” or “poor metabolizers,” leading to differences in how quickly tramadol is cleared from the body.
It’s crucial to consult with a healthcare professional or addiction specialist for personalized advice and guidance on the process of detoxification from tramadol. They can assess your specific situation and provide appropriate recommendations tailored to your needs.
In the following sections, we will explore various strategies and practices that can support the elimination of tramadol from the body, promoting a clean and healthy system. However, it’s important to note that detoxification from tramadol should always be done under medical supervision to ensure safety and effectiveness.
Natural Methods to Aid Tramadol Detoxification
While detoxification from tramadol should be supervised by a healthcare professional, there are several natural methods that may support the process. Here are some strategies to consider:
Hydration: Drinking plenty of water helps flush out toxins and promotes kidney function, which aids in the elimination of tramadol and its metabolites. Aim to drink at least 8 glasses of water per day.
Balanced Diet: Consuming a nutritious and balanced diet can support your body’s detoxification processes. Focus on incorporating whole foods, fruits, vegetables, and lean proteins. Avoid processed foods, sugary drinks, and excessive caffeine.
Exercise: Engaging in regular physical activity can help stimulate blood circulation and promote sweating, which may aid in the elimination of tramadol through the skin. Choose exercises that you enjoy and consult your healthcare provider before starting any new exercise regimen.
Supportive Herbs and Supplements: Certain herbs and supplements may have detoxifying properties and support the body’s natural detoxification pathways. Examples include milk thistle, dandelion root, ginger, and turmeric. However, it’s important to consult with a healthcare professional before taking any supplements, as they can interact with medications and may not be suitable for everyone.
Restful Sleep: Getting adequate sleep is crucial for overall health and can support your body’s natural detoxification processes. Aim for 7-8 hours of quality sleep each night and establish a relaxing bedtime routine.
Stress Management: Chronic stress can impede the body’s detoxification processes. Practice stress management techniques such as deep breathing, meditation, yoga, or engaging in activities you enjoy to reduce stress levels.
It’s important to note that natural methods alone may not be sufficient for detoxification from tramadol, especially in cases of long-term or high-dose use. Always consult with a healthcare professional for personalized guidance and support during the detoxification process.
In the next section, we will discuss medical approaches and interventions that may be used to aid tramadol detoxification.
Hydration and Fluid Intake for Tramadol Detox
Proper hydration and fluid intake play a crucial role in detoxifying the body from tramadol. Here are some guidelines to follow:
Water: Drinking an adequate amount of water is essential for flushing out toxins and promoting overall health. Aim to drink at least 8 glasses of water per day, or more if you engage in physical activity or live in a hot climate.
Herbal Teas: Certain herbal teas, such as chamomile, green tea, and dandelion tea, can help support detoxification. These teas can help promote urine production and enhance the elimination of toxins from the body.
Electrolyte-rich Beverages: Replenishing electrolytes is important during the detox process. Consider drinking electrolyte-rich beverages, such as coconut water or sports drinks, to maintain proper electrolyte balance and support hydration.
Avoid Alcohol and Caffeine: It’s important to limit or avoid alcohol and caffeine during tramadol detox. These substances can dehydrate the body and may interfere with the detoxification process.
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables: Incorporate hydrating foods into your diet, such as watermelon, cucumbers, oranges, and celery, which have high water content and can contribute to overall hydration.
Remember, staying properly hydrated is essential for supporting your body’s natural detoxification processes. However, it’s crucial to work closely with a healthcare professional or addiction specialist for a comprehensive and safe tramadol detox plan. They can provide personalized guidance and ensure that your detox process is monitored and managed appropriately.
Diet and Nutrition to Support Tramadol Detox
A well-balanced and nutritious diet plays a crucial role in supporting your body during the tramadol detox process. Opting for a diet rich in whole, unprocessed foods is beneficial for promoting detoxification and overall well-being. Focus on incorporating a variety of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins, and healthy fats into your meals.
Including ample amounts of fiber in your diet is important for detoxification. Fiber-rich foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, and nuts help support digestion, regulate bowel movements, and aid in the elimination of toxins from the body.
Staying properly hydrated is key during detoxification. Drink plenty of water throughout the day to flush out toxins, maintain optimal organ function, and promote overall health. Avoid excessive consumption of sugary drinks or caffeinated beverages, as they can dehydrate the body.
Additionally, prioritize foods that are rich in antioxidants, such as berries, leafy greens, and colorful vegetables. Antioxidants help protect cells from oxidative stress caused by toxins and aid in the body’s natural detoxification processes.
During the detox process, it’s important to listen to your body and provide it with the necessary nutrients it needs. Consider consulting with a healthcare professional or a registered dietitian who can provide personalized guidance on a suitable diet plan to support your tramadol detox journey.
Exercise and Physical Activity for Tramadol Detox
Engaging in regular exercise and physical activity can be beneficial for supporting tramadol detoxification and overall well-being. Exercise helps stimulate blood circulation, enhances metabolism, and promotes the elimination of toxins from the body through sweat and increased respiration.
Choose activities that you enjoy and that align with your fitness level. This could include walking, jogging, cycling, swimming, yoga, or strength training exercises. Aim for at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise most days of the week.
Exercise not only supports detoxification but also helps manage withdrawal symptoms, improves mood, reduces stress, and promotes better sleep. It can also increase the production of endorphins, which are natural “feel-good” chemicals in the brain, helping to alleviate cravings and enhance overall well-being.
Remember to listen to your body and start slowly if you’re new to exercise or have been sedentary for a while. Gradually increase the duration and intensity of your workouts as your fitness level improves.
Stay well-hydrated during exercise and ensure you have proper nutrition to support your energy levels and recovery. Consult with a healthcare professional or a fitness expert to design an exercise routine that suits your specific needs and abilities.
It’s important to note that exercise should be done in conjunction with other detox strategies and under the guidance of a healthcare professional. They can provide personalized recommendations and monitor your progress throughout the tramadol detox process.
Getting Adequate Sleep and Rest During Tramadol Detox
Getting sufficient sleep and rest is crucial during tramadol detox as it supports the body’s healing and recovery processes. Withdrawal symptoms and the overall detoxification process can be physically and mentally taxing, making quality sleep and rest essential for managing symptoms and promoting overall well-being.
Establishing a regular sleep schedule can help regulate your body’s natural sleep-wake cycle. Aim for seven to eight hours of uninterrupted sleep each night. Create a calming bedtime routine by avoiding stimulating activities, such as electronic devices or caffeine, before bed. Instead, engage in relaxation techniques like deep breathing, meditation, or taking a warm bath to promote relaxation.
Create a comfortable sleep environment that is cool, dark, and quiet. Use blackout curtains, earplugs, or white noise machines to minimize any external disturbances that may disrupt your sleep.
If you’re experiencing sleep difficulties during tramadol detox, consult with a healthcare professional. They may recommend temporary sleep aids or suggest relaxation techniques to improve your sleep quality.
In addition to nighttime sleep, incorporating restful breaks throughout the day can help conserve energy and support the body’s recovery. Practice relaxation techniques, such as guided meditation or gentle stretching, during these rest periods to promote relaxation and alleviate any physical or mental tension.
Remember to prioritize self-care and listen to your body’s signals for rest. Give yourself permission to rest when needed, even if it means taking short naps or slowing down your daily activities. The healing and recovery process during tramadol detox requires adequate rest to support your overall well-being and facilitate a successful detoxification journey.
Seeking Professional Support during Tramadol Detox
While natural methods can be helpful during tramadol detox, it’s important to remember that detoxification from any substance should be approached with professional guidance and support. Seeking assistance from healthcare professionals who specialize in addiction and detoxification is highly recommended.
Medical professionals can assess your specific situation, provide personalized guidance, and monitor your progress throughout the detoxification process. They can offer medical interventions, such as medication-assisted treatment, to help manage withdrawal symptoms and ensure your safety and comfort.
Additionally, therapists and counselors experienced in addiction treatment can provide emotional support, coping strategies, and therapeutic interventions to address any underlying psychological or behavioral issues related to tramadol use.
Reaching out to support groups, such as Narcotics Anonymous or other addiction recovery programs, can also provide a valuable source of encouragement, understanding, and guidance from individuals who have gone through similar experiences.
Remember, detoxification from tramadol should not be attempted alone, as the process can be challenging and potentially dangerous without proper supervision. The support of healthcare professionals and a comprehensive treatment plan can increase the likelihood of a successful detox and pave the way for ongoing recovery.
Conclusion
Detoxifying the body from tramadol is a significant step towards reclaiming a life free from substance dependency. While the process can be challenging, implementing natural methods such as proper hydration, a nutritious diet, regular exercise, and adequate sleep can support the body’s detoxification and healing processes.
It is important to seek professional guidance and support throughout the tramadol detox process to ensure your safety and maximize the chances of a successful outcome. Remember that everyone’s journey is unique, and individualized care is essential for addressing specific needs and circumstances.
By combining natural approaches with professional support, you can empower yourself to overcome tramadol addiction and embark on a path of long-term recovery and well-being. Remember to stay committed, be patient with yourself, and celebrate every milestone along the way. Recovery is possible, and a healthier, drug-free life awaits you.
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Center for Asian Pacific American Women
The Center for Asian Pacific American Women (CAPAW) is an American non-profit organization dedicated to the improvement of leadership skills for Asian American women, including native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. Based in San Francisco, the organization addresses community development, education and employment.
History
Founded in 1996 by Martha Lee and 18 Asian American women, the organization was called the Asian Pacific American Women's Leadership Institute. It started with a hundred "Founding Sisters" in Denver, Colorado, who each donated a hundred dollars to further the leadership skills of a hundred Asian Pacific women professionals, politicians and labor organizers. The institute was also financially supported by the Kellogg Foundation which granted over $600,000. In 2006, the name was changed to reflect the extended outreach of programs which not only cover the original three-week leadership training courses but contribute to locally oriented initiatives. The organization also holds annual conferences.
They are headquartered in San Francisco, California and their Mission Statement states, "Building Whole Person Leaders One at a Time."
The Center for Asian Pacific American Women is one of the 31 organizations represented by the Washington, D.C.-based National Council of Asian Pacific Americans.
Leadership
Sue Ann Hong is the current President and CEO of CAPAW. She was the interim executive director in 2018 and then was promoted to president and CEO in January 2020. Before that, she worked at State Farm for over 28 years in various positions such as Data Processing, Diversity & Inclusion, and Business and Technology Portfolio Management. She holds a bachelor's from University of Kansas in Business Management and an MBA from Western Michigan University. She resides in Atlanta, Georgia.
There are ten members of the organization's board of directors. | WIKI |
Articles of Capitulation of Montreal
The Articles of Capitulation of Montreal were agreed upon between the Governor General of New France, Pierre François de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal, and Major-General Jeffery Amherst on behalf of the French and British crowns. They were signed on 8 September 1760 in the British camp before the city of Montreal, during the French and Indian War after a two-month campaign which led to the fall of the city.
There were 55 articles, including a large array of demands with regards to the protection of the inhabitants of New France: the French, the Canadians, the Acadians, and the First Nations. De Vaudreuil demanded that all be granted the rights and privileges of the other British subjects. These consisted an amnesty of Canadian militiamen who had fought for the French, the free exercise of the Roman Catholic faith, the continuation of the ownership of black and Indian slaves by French Canadians, the continuation of the rights and privileges of the clergy and seigneurs and the guarantee of the rights enjoyed by the native peoples under the French regime. Most were granted by the British Army except those with reference to the Acadians.
Although the articles were drafted without participation from First Nations, Article 40 of the treaty recognized their sovereignty and autonomy, promising to uphold their right to their lands and religion and avoid punishment for having fought for the French. | WIKI |
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The man whose name lives on in Wabaunsee County survived unbeatable odds on the battlefield, but it was a ride in a stagecoach that took his life.Chief Wabaunsee was a leader of the Potawatomi Indians and known as a man you didn't want to cross. Stories of his bravery and relentless warrior spirit against the enemy gained him a reputation of ruthlessness. He joined war parties before he was old enough to fight.He is credited with taking a bayonet in the back as he swam naked in a river in order to pull a flatboat into closer position for attack. He survived that injury. He also survived when injured in one of the three campaigns he waged against the Osage. He didn't forget either of those injuries and years later, sought revenge by sneaking into an army post in the middle of the night and putting a tomahawk into the head of his main adversary.The impression that the relentless chief was the most ferocious Indian of his time was confirmed by the frightful punishment of one of his wives. When another wife accused her of cruelty to his children, he commanded that the accuser split open her skull without even giving the woman an opportunity to plead her cause.Wabaunsee came to Kansas when his tribe was moved in 1846. Late that year, he went to Washington, D.C., with other influential men to conclude a treaty with the federal government. On the way home, as their stage coach passed near Booneville, Mo., it overturned. Wabaunsee was severely injured and later died.Source: "Legends of the Kaw" (1904), Kansas Historical Quarterly (1972) | FINEWEB-EDU |
Tables#
This section describes the types related to the table concept.
Table Types#
Type
Description
table
A common implementation of the table concept. Base class for other table types.
table_metadata
An implementation of table metadata concept.
Data layout
An enumeration of data layouts used to store contiguous data blocks inside the table.
Feature type
An enumeration of feature types used in oneDAL to define set of available operations onto the data.
Sparse Indexing
An enumeration of sparse indexing types used in oneDAL to define available formats for sparse table indices.
Requirements on table types#
Each implementation of table concept:
1. Follows the definition of the table concept and its restrictions (e.g., immutability).
2. Is derived from the oneapi::dal::table class. The behavior of this class can be extended, but cannot be weaken.
3. Is reference-counted.
4. Defines a unique id number: the “kind” that represents objects of that type in runtime.
The following listing provides an example of table API to illustrate table kinds and copy-assignment operation:
using namespace onedal;
// Creating homogen_table sub-type.
dal::homogen_table table1 = homogen_table::wrap(queue, data_ptr, row_count, column_count);
// table1 and table2 share the same data (no data copy is performed)
dal::table table2 = table1;
// Creating an empty table
dal::table table3;
std::cout << table1.get_kind() == table2.get_kind() << std::endl; // true
std::cout << homogen_table::kind() == table2.get_kind() << std::endl; // true
std::cout << table2.get_kind() == table3.get_kind() << std::endl; // false
// Referring table3 to the table2.
table3 = table2;
std::cout << table2.get_kind() == table3.get_kind() << std::endl; // true
Table types#
oneDAL defines a set of classes that implement the table concept for a specific data format:
Table Types for specific data formats#
Table type
Description
homogen table
A dense table that contains contiguous homogeneous data.
csr table
A sparse table that contains contiguous homogeneous data stored in a CSR 3-array format.
Programming interface#
Refer to API: Tables. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
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ACT II. Are you alone here? No women about?
[Sings with his arms akimbo.
The thunderstorm woke me. It was a heavy shower. What time is it?
. The devil only knows.
. I thought I heard Helena’s voice.
. She was here a moment ago.
. What a beautiful woman! [Looking at the medicine bottles on the table] Medicine, is it? What a variety we have; prescriptions from Moscow, from Kharkoff, from Tula! Why, he has been pestering all the towns of Russia with his gout! Is he ill, or simply shamming?
. He is really ill.
. What is the matter with you to-night? You seem sad. Is it because you are sorry for the professor?
. Leave me alone.
. Or in love with the professor’s wife?
. She is my friend.
. Already?
. What do you mean by “already”?
. A woman can only become a man’s friend after having first been his acquaintance and then his beloved—then she becomes his friend.
. What vulgar philosophy!
. What do you mean? Yes, I must confess I am getting vulgar, but then, you see, I am drunk. I usually only drink like this once a month. At such times my audacity and temerity know no bounds. I feel capable of anything. I attempt the most difficult operations and do them magnificently. The most brilliant plans for the future take | WIKI |
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The decompiler makes some assumptions about the input code. Like that call instructions usually return, the memory model is flat, the function frame is set properly, etc. When these assumptions are correct, the output is good. When they are wrong, well, the output does not correspond to the input. Take, for example, the following snippet:
The decompiler produces the following pseudocode:
Apparently, the v3 variable (it corresponds to edx) is not initialized at all. Why?
This happens because called functions usually spoil some registers. The calling conventions on x86 stipulate that only the esi, edi, ebx, and ebp registers are saved across calls. In other words, other registers may change their values (or be spoiled) by a function call. Since the decompiler assumes that functions obey the regular calling conventions, it separates edx before the call and after the call into two variables. The first variable gets optimized away and is replaced by a1. The second variable (v3) becomes uninitialized.
In fact, there are three possible cases. The edx register could be:
1. unmodified
2. used to return a value
3. spoiled
by the called function. The decompiler chose the default case (#3). Let’s check if it was right. Here’s the disassembly of sub_2A795:
As we see, the edx register is not referenced at all, so we have the case #1. If the decompiler could find it out itself, without our help, our life would be much easier (maybe it will do so in the future!) Meanwhile, we have to add the required information ourselves. We do it using the Edit, Functions, Set function type command in IDA. The callee does not spoil any registers:
The decompiler produces different pseudocode:
Since it knows that edx is not modified by the call, it creates just one variable for both edx instances (before and after the call).
Were the called function returning its value in edx (the case #2), we would set its type like this:
(this prototype means: function with one argument on the stack, the argument will be popped by the callee; the result is returned in edx)
The decompiler would create two separate variables for edx, as in the case #3. The first one would be optimized away, but the second one would be initialized with the returned value:
As you see, the type information plays very important role in decompilation. In order to get a correct output, a correct input (or assumptions) must be given. Otherwise the decompiler works in the “garbage in – garbage out” mode.
Always pay attention to the types, it is a good thing to do. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Chou Ting-shan
Chou Ting-shan (Chinese: 周定山; October 25, 1989 – 1975), originally named Chou Huoshu (周火樹), with courtesy name Ke Ya (克亞) and pseudonym Yi Hou (一吼), was affectionately known as "Mr. Respite” (半閑先生) or “an old man of respite” (半閑老叟). He was a significant writer who straddled the boundary between the old and new literature during the Japanese rule period. He hailed from Lukang Township in Changhua County, Taiwan.
Chou Ting-shan was born in Lukang Street, Changhua County, Taichū Prefecture, during the Japanese rule period in Taiwan. His early life was marked by modest means, and he worked as a carpenter and apprentice in a fabric store. However, due to his solid foundation of knowledge in classical Chinese literature and language, he was later employed as a teacher, forsaking his career in commerce. Throughout his life, he held various other positions, such as reporter, editor, head of the Civil Affairs Department in Huwei Township, and cataloger at Taichung Library.
Activities
In 1958, Chou Ting-shan founded the Respite Recitation Society (半閒吟社) in Lukang and served as its president. Most of the society's members were local residents of Lukang, establishing a strong bond with the community. In his later years, he taught Chinese in Lukang. Chou’s literary works are mostly poetry, encompassing essays, prose, and novels, as well.
In his spare time, he was active in the poetry scene in Taiwan and maintained connections with renowned northern poets such as Yu Youren (于右任), Chia Ching-teh (賈景德), Chen Han-kuang (陳含光), and so on. Even upon his return to his hometown, he continued to intermittently attend poetry gatherings such as the Fengyuan Fu Chun Poetry Society (富春吟社) and the Taichung Yun Hsiang Poetry Society (芸香吟社). Later, employed by Lukang Township Office, he taught Chinese at Chuan Chiao Hall (泉郊會館) and imparted his knowledge of calligraphy all over Lukang. In his late years, despite frequently suffering from illness as well as the pain of losing his acquaintances and even his own son, he remained dedicated to teaching.
Works
Chou Ting-shan wrote The Poems of Mainland (大陸吟草), The Poems of Hardscrabble (倥傯唫草), Yi Hou’s Collection of Poems (一吼居詩存), A Compilation of Yi Hou (一吼劫前集), A Compilation of Yi Hou: Sequel (一吼劫後集), The Memoir of Father (先父行述), etc., and he also edited The Anthology of Taiwan Chanting Bowl (台灣擊鉢吟選集). Chou’s new literary pieces can be found in his chapbook titled Yi Hou’s Treasury (一吼敝帚集). The National Museum of Taiwan Literature published The Complete Works of Chou Ting-shan (周定山全集) in 2022. | WIKI |
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* As a general note to a reviewer, Earwigs flags some of the wording in the article (primarily around titles and awards) from a prior version of his Navy biography. However, as these are proper titles/names and works of the US Government are public domain this is not copyright infringement. The article also includes USNAVY at the bottom, to indicate it pulls from US Navy sources. Best, Mifter (talk) 21:13, 3 December 2018 (UTC)
* Symbol confirmed.svg New enough (less than seven days old), long enough (minimum of 1,500 characters excluding block quotes, headers, images and captions), hook is interesting enough, cited, and verified. The possible copyright issue is understood since official titles from the United States Navy cannot be rephrased or reworded. It conforms to DYK policy, and the QPQ requirement is met. Arius1998 (talk) 02:29, 5 December 2018 (UTC) | WIKI |
Demographic factors also impact risk for anxiety disorders. While there is not a strong consensus, research suggests that risk for anxiety disorders decreases over the lifespan with lower risk being demonstrated later in life. Women are significantly more likely to experience anxiety disorders. Another robust biological and sociodemographic risk factor for anxiety disorders is gender, as women are twice as likely as men to suffer from anxiety. Overall symptom severity has also been shown to be more severe in women compared to men, and women with anxiety disorders typically report a lower quality of life than men. This sex difference in the prevalence and severity of anxiety disorders that puts women at a disadvantage over men is not specific to anxiety disorders, but is also found in depression and other stress-related adverse health outcomes (i.e. obesity and cardiometabolic disease). Basic science and clinical studies suggest that ovarian hormones, such as estrogen and progesterone, and their fluctuations may play an important role in this sex difference in anxiety disorder prevalence and severity. While changes in estrogen and progesterone, over the month as well as over the lifetime, are linked to change in anxiety symptom severity and have been shown to impact systems implicated in the etiology of anxiety disorders (i.e. the stress axis), it still remains unclear how these hormones and their fluctuations increase women's vulnerability to anxiety.
Loved ones, as well as medical personnel, generally attempt to reassure the panic attack sufferer that he or she is not in great danger. However, these efforts at reassurance can sometimes add to the patient's struggles. If the doctors say things like, "it's nothing serious," "it's all in your head," or "nothing to worry about," this may give the false impression that there is no real problem, they should be able to overcome their symptoms without help, and that treatment is not possible or necessary. More accurately, while panic attacks can undoubtedly be serious, they are not organ-threatening. Therefore, for people who might wonder what to do to help the panic sufferer at the time of an anxiety attack, a more effective approach tends to be acknowledge their fear and the intensity of their symptoms while reassuring the person having the panic attack that what is occurring is not life-threatening and can be treated.
Treatment for panic disorder includes medication, psychotherapy or a combination of the two. Cognitive-behavioral therapy, a type of psychotherapy, teaches people how to view panic attacks differently and demonstrates ways to reduce anxiety. Appropriate treatment by an experienced professional can reduce or prevent panic attacks in 70 to 90% of people with panic disorder. Most patients show significant progress after a few weeks of therapy. Relapses may occur, but they can often be effectively treated just like the initial episode.
We all tend to avoid certain things or situations that make us uncomfortable or even fearful. But for someone with a phobia, certain places, events or objects create powerful reactions of strong, irrational fear. Most people with specific phobias have several things that can trigger those reactions; to avoid panic, they will work hard to avoid their triggers. Depending on the type and number of triggers, attempts to control fear can take over a person’s life.
Anxiety is becoming increasingly prolific in today’s society, particularly among young people. While everybody feels anxious at some point in their lives, anxiety disorders can be all-encompassing unless you seek help. But what exactly is anxiety, and how do you treat it? The main type of anxiety is referred to by health specialists as generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), which is characterised by continued feelings of worry, fear and unease that are present for much of the time and not restricted to specific situations.
Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders are characterized by obsessive, intrusive thoughts (e.g. constantly worrying about staying clean, or about one's body size) that trigger related, compulsive behaviors (e.g. repeated hand-washing, or excessive exercise). These behaviors are performed to alleviate the anxiety associated with the obsessive thoughts. These types of disorders can restrict participation in everyday life and/or generate significant distress, for instance, by making it difficult to leave the house without many repetitions of a compulsive behavior (e.g. checking that the doors are locked). Periodically experiencing worry or having a few "idiosyncratic" habits does not constitute an obsessive-compulsive or related disorder. Instead, these disorders are characterized by unusually high levels of worry and related compulsive behaviors, in comparison with a typical range of individuals.
Yes. My anxiety started really bad in college when I could no longer play football and I lost the love of my life and on top of that I was broke. 2 major things that I loved was taken from me. And they both could have been prevented and when I came home from college I had no job no money little friends extremely little support and I felt like a failure. I had no directions in life. My mother never understood my anxiety so she didn’t help treat it with care . To her it was pretty much get over it. I felt like I was losing touch with reality. To this day I still struggle with it, but therapy and coping techniques keeps me somewhat grounded and leveled.
Butterflies in your stomach before an important event? Worried about how you will meet a deadline? Nervous about a medical or dental procedure? If so, you are like most people, for whom some worry about major events (like having a child, taking an exam, or buying a house), and/or practical issues (like money or health conditions), is a normal part of life. Similarly, it is not uncommon to have fears about certain things (like spiders, injections, or heights) that cause you to feel some fear, worry, and/or apprehension. For example, many people get startled and feel nervous when they see a snake or a large insect. People can differ in what causes them to feel anxious, but almost everyone experiences some anxiety in the course of their life.
A helpful approach to distinguishing normal anxiety from an anxiety disorder is to identify the cause of the anxiety, and then assess whether the anxiety symptoms are a proportional response to it. Worries, fears, and intrusive thoughts that are extreme, unrealistic, or exaggerated and interfere with normal life and functioning could constitute an anxiety disorder. For instance, being concerned about getting sick and taking steps to avoid germs, like using hand sanitizer and avoiding touching door handles, does not necessarily constitute an anxiety disorder; however, if the concern about sickness makes it difficult to leave the house, then it is possible that the person suffers from an anxiety or anxiety-related disorder.
Your brain focuses on some alleged thread, for instance, a very scary thought that was floating somewhere at your subconscious. Your thalamus – the part of the brain responsible for regulating consciousness, sleep and alertness – transfers that information to your amygdala – the part of the brain responsible for emotional reactions, decision-making and memory – which marks it as “danger” and sends a signal to your sympathetic nervous system, activating the fight-or-flight response.
Occasional anxiety is an expected part of life. You might feel anxious when faced with a problem at work, before taking a test, or before making an important decision. But anxiety disorders involve more than temporary worry or fear. For a person with an anxiety disorder, the anxiety does not go away and can get worse over time. The symptoms can interfere with daily activities such as job performance, school work, and relationships.
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THE DEVIL'S POOL wandering, never sleeping, ever seeking you know not what, spying upon you, hiding in the brush, and taking flight at the sound of a falling apple, which he thinks a stone that you are throwing at him.
It is during those nights, nights misty and gray, that the hemp-dresser tells his weird stories of will-o'-the-wisps and milk-white hares, of souls in torment and wizards changed to wolves, of witches' vigils at the cross-roads, and screech-owls, prophetesses of the graveyard. I remember passing the early hours of such a night while the hemp-dressing was going on, and the pitiless strokes, interrupting the dresser's story at its most awful place, sent icy shivers through our veins. And often too the good man continued his story as he worked, and four or five words were lost, terrible words, no doubt, which we dared not make him repeat, and whose omission added a mystery yet more fearful to the dark mysteries of the story which had gone before. It was in vain the servants warned us that it was too late to stay without doors, and that bedtime had sounded for us long since; they too were dying to hear more; and then with what terror we crossed the hamlet on our way home! How deep did the church porch 157 | WIKI |
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Infinitive. Present tense. Past tense.
vrci, to throw vrhu vrhl
vřítí, to seethe vru vřel
zábstí, to be cold zebe záblo
zváíi, to invite zovu (zvu) zval
Sdílí, to press Sdmu zď al
Sici, to kindle Shu Sehl
Si/i, to reap Snu Sal
Sráli, to devour Seru Sral
ézw/V, to chew Svu Sval.
jiti, to take, becomes in composition -ejmouti, as sejmouti, od-ejmotdi, to take away. The m in the present tense and the lengthened form of the infinitive are lost in the infinitive in -iti, which stands for an original nasal. In the compounds we have a parasitic n with the past tense, which is put in for euphony, as odňal, he took away. The same form is found in Old Slavonic, and indeed in all the Slavonic languages.
čiti, to begin, is always found compounded, as začal, he began. Observe the present začnu, which is explained by the latent nasal, Russian Haiara., Ha'my.
moci, to be able, mohu ; past tense, mohl.
mníii, to think; past tense, mněl.
Some of the tenses of these verbs are here given in detail. They belong to the oldest verbs in the language.
jeti, to go.
Present. Imperative.
1. jedu jedeme 2. jeď
2. jedeš jedete 1. jeďme
3. jede jedou 2. jeďte.
Past tense (perfect), jel jsem. £ 2 | WIKI |
@article {Kim94, author = {Kim, Soo-Jin and Lee, Kyeong-Ryoon and Miyauchi, Seiji and Sugiyama, Yuichi}, title = {Extrapolation of In Vivo Hepatic Clearance from In Vitro Uptake Clearance by Suspended Human Hepatocytes for Anionic Drugs with High Binding to Human Albumin: Improvement of In Vitro-to-In Vivo Extrapolation by Considering the {\textquotedblleft}Albumin-Mediated{\textquotedblright} Hepatic {\textellipsis}}, volume = {47}, number = {2}, pages = {94--103}, year = {2019}, doi = {10.1124/dmd.118.083733}, publisher = {American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics}, abstract = {We investigated whether human serum albumin (HSA) in suspended human hepatocytes would affect the uptake clearance of anionic drugs with high binding to HSA and improve the extrapolation of in vivo hepatic clearance from in vitro uptake clearance by the hepatocytes via the {\textquotedblleft}albumin-mediated{\textquotedblright} hepatic uptake mechanism. The uptake clearances for total forms (PSinf) and for unbound forms (PSu,inf) of 11 anionic drugs [all of which were organic anion-transporting polypeptide (OATP) substrates] were determined with suspended human hepatocytes in varying concentrations of HSA. The fraction of unbound drugs (fu) was determined using an equilibrium dialysis at the various HSA concentrations. The PSinf values decreased with increasing concentrations of HSA, whereas the unbound uptake clearances (PSu,inf(+) = PSinf/ fu) in the presence of HSA increased substantially, thus demonstrating the {\textquotedblleft}albumin-mediated{\textquotedblright} hepatic uptake mechanism. The relationships between PSinf and HSA concentration were well described by the previously proposed facilitated-dissociation model, in which the drug{\textendash}albumin complex interacts with the cell surface, enhancing the dissociation of the complex and providing unbound drug for hepatic uptake. Furthermore, the PSu,inf (+) values in in vivo conditions (at 5\% HSA) were predicted from those obtained in isolated hepatocytes on the basis of the facilitated-dissociation model, revealing compatibility with the overall hepatic intrinsic clearance in vivo. We conclude that the {\textquotedblleft}facilitated-dissociation{\textquotedblright} model is useful for describing the {\textquotedblleft}albumin-mediated{\textquotedblright} hepatic uptake phenomenon of OATP drugs and to predict hepatic uptake clearance in vivo.}, issn = {0090-9556}, URL = {http://dmd.aspetjournals.org/content/47/2/94}, eprint = {http://dmd.aspetjournals.org/content/47/2/94.full.pdf}, journal = {Drug Metabolism and Disposition} } | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
equivalent round
equivalent round
[i¦kwiv·ə·lənt ′rau̇nd]
(engineering)
The diameter of a circle whose circumference is equal to the circumference of a pipe whose cross section is not a perfect circle.
equivalent round
The diameter of a circle having a circumference equal to the outside perimeter of other than round tube.
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33 in the major axis plane and x/D> 1 in the minor axis plane, the mean concentration, the turbulence intensity, are self-similar and the mean concentration field appear to be Gaussian, ii) axis switching phenomena happens at about x/D [approximately equal to] 7; iii) The experimental results using LIF further verify that the Elliptic jet with varying large aspect ratio has also much higher dilution in a co-flow than an equivalent round jet under the same flow conditions (same momentum flux Me and same flow rate Q).
Lightly oil bottom of a 13X9-inch baking dish or equivalent round pan.
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1769 papal conclave
The 1769 papal conclave (15 February – 19 May), was convoked after the death of Pope Clement XIII. It elected as his successor Cardinal Lorenzo Ganganelli, who took the name Clement XIV.
Death of Clement XIII
Clement XIII died suddenly on 2 February 1769, a day before the date of the consistory that he had convoked to examine the demands for the general suppression of the Society of Jesus. The various courts under the House of Bourbon and the Kingdom of Portugal (under the House of Braganza) had exerted strong pressure on the Holy See to suppress this order through almost the whole of his pontificate. In 1759, Jesuits were expelled from Portugal and all its possessions, in 1764 from the Kingdom of France, in 1767 from Spain and in 1768 from the Kingdom of Naples, the Kingdom of Sicily and the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza. Clement XIII strongly defended the Society (e.g. in the bull Apostolicum pascendi in 1765), but without success. In January 1769 France and Naples seized the papal territories around Avignon, Benevento and Pontecorvo to force the pope to issue a decree for the suppression of the order. The sudden death of 75-year-old Clement XIII left this difficult decision to his successor.
Divisions in the College of Cardinals and the candidates to the papacy
The papal conclave in 1769 was almost completely dominated by the problem of the Society of Jesus. The Sacred College of Cardinals was divided into two blocs: pro-Jesuits and anti-Jesuits, but several cardinals were neutral. The pro-Jesuit faction, called Zelanti, grouped Italian curial cardinals who opposed the secular influences on the Church. Their leaders were Gian Francesco and Alessandro Albani and cardinal-nephew of the deceased pope Carlo Rezzonico. The anti-Jesuit bloc (called also "court faction") grouped crown-cardinals of the Catholic Powers: France, Spain and Naples. Respectively ruled at the time by Louis XV of France, Charles III of Spain and Ferdinand III of Sicily/Ferdinand IV of Naples. In spite of the national divisions they worked together for the main goal – suppression of the Society of Jesus. The Bourbon courts had decided to put the official leadership of this bloc in the hands of the French Cardinal de Bernis. He and his colleagues were instructed to block every pro-Jesuit candidature, even with the official exclusion if necessary. Several cardinals, among them Lorenzo Ganganelli, did not belong to either faction.
The French government was more fastidious than Spanish and Neapolitan. Only three cardinals were considered good candidates: Conti, Durini and Ganganelli
Out of these 43 cardinals only 27 or 28 were actually considered papabile, while the remaining 15 were excluded due to their age or health.
Conclave
The conclave began on 15 February 1769. Initially only 27 cardinals participated. Zelanti, taking advantage of the small number of the electors and the absence of the French and Spanish cardinals, tried to achieve a quick election of Cardinal Flavio Chigi. In one ballot he was only two votes short of being elected. The efforts of Zelanti met with strong protests from the ambassadors of France and Spain, and Cardinal Orsini, protector of the Kingdom of Naples and the only crown-cardinal present in the early ballots, was able to join some neutral cardinals to block Chigi's candidature.
An unprecedented event was the visit of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, who arrived incognito in Rome on 6 March and was allowed to enter the conclave. He stayed there two weeks, freely debating with the electors. He did not press them but only expressed the wish for the election of a pope who would be able to carry out his duties with the proper respect for the secular rulers.
Cardinal de Bernis entered the conclave at the end of March and took the leadership of the anti-Jesuit faction from the hands of Cardinal Orsini, who could have blocked Zelanti's actions only with the great difficulties. Bernis immediately established a regular correspondence with French ambassador Marquis d'Aubeterre, which was in violation of the fundamental law of the conclave. Ambassadors of France and Spain urged Bernis to insist that the election of the future pope be made to depend on his written engagement to suppress the Jesuits. Bernis refused, answering that demanding from the future pope a written or oral promise to destroy the Society of Jesus would be in violation of the canon law. In spite of this refusal, during the next few weeks Bernis consecutively rejected all candidates proposed by Zelanti as too devoted to the Jesuits. In this way twenty-three out of twenty-eight papabile were eliminated, among them strongly pro-Jesuit Cardinal Fantuzzi, who at some point was very close to achieving election to the papal throne, as well as Cavalchini, Colonna, Stoppani, Pozzobonelli, Sersale, and several others.
The arrival of Spanish cardinals Solis and de la Cerda on 27 April strengthened the anti-Jesuit party. They also violated the law of the conclave by establishing regular correspondence with Spanish ambassador Azpuru. The Spaniards had fewer scruples than Bernis and, supported by Cardinal Malvezzi, took the matter into their own hands. They paid attention to the only friar in the Sacred College, Cardinal Lorenzo Ganganelli, O.F.M.Conv. The attitude of Ganganelli towards the Jesuits was a great mystery – he had been educated by the Jesuits and it was said that he received the red hat at the instance of Father Lorenzo Ricci, general of the Society of Jesus, but during the pontificate of Clement XIII he did not engage himself in the defence of the Order. Cardinal Solis began by sounding him out as to his willingness to give the promise required by the Bourbon princes as an indispensable condition for election. Ganganelli answered that "he recognized in the sovereign pontiff the right to extinguish, with good conscience, the Society of Jesus, provided he observed the canon law; and that it was desirable that the pope should do everything in his power to satisfy the wishes of the Crowns". It is not certain whether it was a written or only an oral promise, but this declaration fully satisfied the ambassadors.
In the same time Zelanti, also began to incline to give their support to Ganganelli, looking upon him as indifferent or even favourable to the Jesuits. It seems that the attitude of Zelanti was decided by the secret negotiations between their leaders Alessandro and Gian Francesco Albani and the Spanish cardinals. Cardinal de Bernis, the nominal leader of the court faction, probably did not play any role in the appointment of Ganganelli and only followed the instructions of Marquis d'Aubeterre when all had been already known.
Election of Clement XIV
In the final ballot on 19 May 1769 Cardinal Lorenzo Ganganelli was elected to the papacy receiving all votes except of his own, which he gave to Carlo Rezzonico, nephew of Clement XIII and one of the leaders of Zelanti. He took the name of Clement XIV, in honour of Clement XIII, who had elevated him to the cardinalate. | WIKI |
Added the new theory Map.
authornipkow
Fri, 24 Oct 1997 10:31:31 +0200
changeset 3981 b4f93a8da835
parent 3980 21ef91734970
child 3982 2a903ba8d39e
Added the new theory Map.
src/HOL/IsaMakefile
src/HOL/Map.ML
src/HOL/Map.thy
src/HOL/ROOT.ML
--- a/src/HOL/IsaMakefile Thu Oct 23 12:49:16 1997 +0200
+++ b/src/HOL/IsaMakefile Fri Oct 24 10:31:31 1997 +0200
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
NAMES = HOL Ord Set Fun subset equalities Prod Relation Trancl Sum WF WF_Rel \
mono Lfp Gfp NatDef Nat intr_elim indrule Inductive Finite Arith \
- Divides Power Sexp Univ List RelPow Option
+ Divides Power Sexp Univ List RelPow Option Map
PROVERS = hypsubst.ML classical.ML blast.ML \
simplifier.ML splitter.ML nat_transitive.ML
--- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/src/HOL/Map.ML Fri Oct 24 10:31:31 1997 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+(* Title: HOL/Map.ML
+ ID: $Id$
+ Author: Tobias Nipkow
+ Copyright 1997 TU Muenchen
+
+Map lemmas
+*)
+
+goalw thy [empty_def] "empty k = None";
+by(Simp_tac 1);
+qed "empty_def2";
+Addsimps [empty_def2];
+
+goalw thy [update_def] "(m[a|->b])x = (if x=a then Some b else m x)";
+by(Simp_tac 1);
+qed "update_def2";
+Addsimps [update_def2];
+
+section "++";
+
+goalw thy [override_def] "m ++ empty = m";
+by(Simp_tac 1);
+qed "override_empty";
+Addsimps [override_empty];
+
+goalw thy [override_def] "empty ++ m = m";
+by(Simp_tac 1);
+br ext 1;
+by(split_tac [expand_option_case] 1);
+by(Simp_tac 1);
+qed "empty_override";
+Addsimps [empty_override];
+
+goalw thy [override_def]
+ "((m ++ n) k = Some x) = (n k = Some x | n k = None & m k = Some x)";
+by(simp_tac (!simpset addsplits [expand_option_case]) 1);
+qed_spec_mp "override_Some_iff";
+
+bind_thm("override_SomeD", standard(override_Some_iff RS iffD1));
+
+goalw thy [override_def]
+ "((m ++ n) k = None) = (n k = None & m k = None)";
+by(simp_tac (!simpset addsplits [expand_option_case]) 1);
+qed "override_None";
+AddIffs [override_None];
+
+goalw thy [override_def] "map_of(xs@ys) = map_of ys ++ map_of xs";
+by(induct_tac "xs" 1);
+by(Simp_tac 1);
+br ext 1;
+by(asm_simp_tac (!simpset addsplits [expand_if,expand_option_case]) 1);
+qed "map_of_append";
+Addsimps [map_of_append];
+
+section "dom";
+
+goalw thy [dom_def] "dom empty = {}";
+by(Simp_tac 1);
+qed "dom_empty";
+Addsimps [dom_empty];
+
+goalw thy [dom_def] "dom(m[a|->b]) = insert a (dom m)";
+by(simp_tac (!simpset addsplits [expand_if]) 1);
+by(Blast_tac 1);
+qed "dom_update";
+Addsimps [dom_update];
+
+goalw thy [dom_def] "dom(m++n) = dom n Un dom m";
+by(Blast_tac 1);
+qed "dom_override";
+Addsimps [dom_override];
+
+section "ran";
+
+goalw thy [ran_def] "ran empty = {}";
+by(Simp_tac 1);
+qed "ran_empty";
+Addsimps [ran_empty];
--- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/src/HOL/Map.thy Fri Oct 24 10:31:31 1997 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+(* Title: HOL/Map.thy
+ ID: $Id$
+ Author: Tobias Nipkow, based on a theory by David von Oheimb
+ Copyright 1997 TU Muenchen
+
+The datatype of `maps' (written ~=>); strongly resembles maps in VDM.
+*)
+
+Map = List + Option +
+
+types ('a,'b) "~=>" = 'a => 'b option (infixr 0)
+
+consts
+empty :: "'a ~=> 'b"
+update :: "('a ~=> 'b) => 'a => 'b => ('a ~=> 'b)"
+ ("_/[_/|->/_]" [900,0,0] 900)
+override:: "('a ~=> 'b) => ('a ~=> 'b) => ('a ~=> 'b)" (infixl "++" 100)
+dom :: "('a ~=> 'b) => 'a set"
+ran :: "('a ~=> 'b) => 'b set"
+map_of :: "('a * 'b)list => 'a ~=> 'b"
+
+syntax (symbols)
+ "~=>" :: [type, type] => type
+ (infixr "\\<leadsto>" 0)
+ update :: "('a ~=> 'b) => 'a => 'b => ('a ~=> 'b)"
+ ("_/[_/\\<mapsto>/_]" [900,0,0] 900)
+ override :: "('a ~=> 'b) => ('a ~=> 'b) => ('a ~=> 'b)"
+ (infixl "\\<oplus>" 100)
+
+defs
+empty_def "empty == %x. None"
+
+update_def "m[a|->b] == %x. if x=a then Some b else m x"
+
+override_def "m1++m2 == %x. case m2 x of None => m1 x | Some y => Some y"
+
+dom_def "dom(m) == {a. m a ~= None}"
+ran_def "ran(m) == {b. ? a. m a = Some b}"
+
+primrec map_of list
+"map_of [] = empty"
+"map_of (p#ps) = (map_of ps)[fst p |-> snd p]"
+
+end
--- a/src/HOL/ROOT.ML Thu Oct 23 12:49:16 1997 +0200
+++ b/src/HOL/ROOT.ML Fri Oct 24 10:31:31 1997 +0200
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@
use_thy "RelPow";
use_thy "Finite";
use_thy "Sexp";
-use_thy "Option";
use_thy "WF_Rel";
use_thy "List";
+use_thy "Map";
(*TFL: recursive function definitions*)
cd "../TFL"; | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Edward O. Taylor
Edward Oldham Taylor (October 9, 1912 – November 5, 1984) was an American bridge player from Glendale, California.
Taylor was born in Kansas City, Missouri.
Wins
* North American Bridge Championships (7)
* von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1963
* Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1959
* Open Pairs (1928-1962) (1) 1957
* Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1957, 1962
* Reisinger (2) 1959, 1962
Runners-up
* North American Bridge Championships
* Vanderbilt (1) 1963 | WIKI |
Nathan Garnsey House, Clifton Park NY (1791)
Clifton Park is a township in the state of New York, located in Saratoga County. The town is located in the southern reaches of the county, only approximately 12 miles from Albany, the state capital. The southern border of the town is marked by the Mohawk River, where much of its history originated.
The history of Clifton Park dates back to Dutch settlements in the area, but prior to European settlers, the area was home to Native American tribes. The Mohicans and Mohawks lived in the area and referred to it as Canastigione, or “corn flats” because they grew corn along the shores of the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers.
Eventually European settlers came to the area and settled nearby in what was then just Halfmoon. The Dutch began to cross over to the area that would later split to become Clifton Park and Halfmoon within the late 1600s. Families traveled across the Mohawk River from the Schenectady area, creating more permanent settlements.
Lord Cornbury, also known as Edward Hyde, the 3rd Earl of Clarendon, was awarded the title of Governor of New York in 1701 after his support of William III of Orange in the Glorious Revolution. One of his duties was to grant land patents, and he and other European authorities began to grant land patents in the area around Clifton Park.
The area that would become Clifton Park was named by Nanning Harmansen in 1707. He wrote to Lord Cornbury for Letters of Patent when Harmansen had purchased the area from the indigenous peoples who were originally living in the area.
Travel around the area became more commonplace, as settlers began using the Dunsbach Ferry in 1710. Eldert Vischer established Vischer’s Ferry on the shores of the Mohawk River. An important place in the community, Amity Church was established as a place for the area’s Dutch community to worship, rather than needing to travel across the river to the Niskayuna Dutch Reformed Church.
Amity Church was a center of the community, and it eventually had to be replaced with a larger structure for its congregation. In 1871, a new Amity Church was built, but it was destroyed by fire less than two decades later. The congregation built a new church on its location in 1888, which still stands as a historic site.
As of 1723, a census shows that there were at least twenty settlers living in the area, which was still referred to as Canastigione. The site became important historically with famous visitors, such as George Washington.
Nicholas Fort maintained an area on the Mohawk River known as Fort’s Ferry. He also had a public house prior to the American Revolution. George Washington traveled across the river by ferry at this location and supposedly stopped at Fort’s tavern while he was in the vicinity in 1783, during his northern tour.
Before long, transportation would lead to the town’s expansion. The Erie Canal opened in 1825, and Halfmoon was on its shores. With its burgeoning popularity, the town got too large to maintain at its size, and Clifton Park split from Half moon on March 3, 1828. The town’s initial name was Clifton, but it became Clifton Park on March 3, 1829, when Clifton Park took the name of the 1708 Clifton Park Land Patent.
Clifton Park had its first town meeting in 1828 at Grooms Tavern. This location has remained a major historic feature of the town, initially starting out as a grocery store. It was a popular shopping spot for local families, until it became a tavern in 1828 run by James Groom.
As a major center of town life, James Groom became an important figure in the town’s history. Multiple meetings occurred annually at Grooms Tavern, and Groom himself served as town clerk from 1832 to 1835. He was also the town supervisor from 1836 to 1837. Groom’s son added several businesses to what would become the Grooms Tavern Complex, including a blacksmith’s shop and a wagon repair business.
Grooms Tavern went through several incarnations, including turning back into a store, before it was eventually bought by the Town of Clifton Park. Since 2007, it has served as a historic and cultural center, with the downstairs restored for future generations.
Clifton Park maintained itself as an agricultural town for many years. Commerce and visitors came via the Erie Canal, while mills were built along the Mohawk River. Many people had farms and even apple orchards, as the Macintosh apple was developed here and introduced to the world.
Churches began to be built throughout the township of Clifton Park and were found in many different denominations. One-room schoolhouses were also built, and these aspects of daily life anchored the families in the region. The schools were brought under the auspices of the Shenendehowa Central Schools in 1950, which helped unify the area.
In the 1960s, a major change happened in Clifton Park. The Adirondack Northway, also known as I-87, was built and connected Clifton Park to cities, including the capital city of New York, Albany. What was once an arduous journey became an easy commute for residents of Clifton Park, especially as bridges took the place of the Erie Canal system.
There are several major hamlets found within Clifton Park, and many of them have a basis in the town’s history. Grooms Corners contains the Grooms Tavern Complex, as well as the Mohawk Valley Grange Hall, both places on the National Register of Historic Places. In the southern part of the town, you can find the hamlet of Vischer Ferry along the Mohawk River. Rexford was the location of Rexford Flats, located along the western edge of town and the Mohawk River.
Nowadays, you can find just about anything you’re looking for such as office space for rent Clifton Park NY. It has a bustling business atmosphere, but you can travel a little way outside of the city and go picking apples at one of the local orchards. In addition to historic sites, such as Amity Church, you can find plenty of recreation options for your family. | FINEWEB-EDU |
East Poland
East Poland may refer to:
* Eastern Poland, a geographical macroregion in Poland
* East Region (Poland), a first-level statistical region of Poland
* Eastern Borderlands, a former territory of Poland, located to the east of its current territory
* East Poland, Maine, an unincorporated village in the town of Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, United States
* East Polish Soviet Socialist Republic, a former proposition for the constituent republic of the Soviet Union | WIKI |
John Rountree Log House
The John Rountree Log House is a saddlebag log house near Twin City in Emanuel County, Georgia, which was built in c.1830. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
It was deemed to be an outstanding example of a saddlebag log construction. Diamond notching of the logs was employed in the construction, which was rare, relative to half-dovetail notching, in Georgia.
It was built in c.1830 or 1832 by John Rountree on land awarded to his family in the 1805 Georgia Land Lottery. A rear shed addition was built during 1845–1850, and this was expanded c.1925.
In 2017 it was named by the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation as one of ten "Places in Peril". The press release stated that the house, owned by the City of Twin City, "suffers from lack of maintenance and awareness" and that "While the cabin is sound, rehabilitation is needed for it to be reopened to the public. The current city administration is dedicated to the rehabilitation and maintenance of this historic Georgia resource." | WIKI |
Dhamrai Hardinge High School and College
Dhamrai Hardinge School & College (ধামরাই হার্ডিজ্ঞ উচ্চ বিদ্যালয় ও কলেজ) in a school in Dhamrai, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
History
The school was established in 1914 as Dhamrai Hardinge School. Founded by Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst, former Governor-General of India.
The school was nationalized in 2018.
Academics
The school offers primary and secondary education for boys and girls even though it is non-co-educational. Generally boys and girls are split into separate shifts. There are two shifts morning and day. The 100 years anniversary of this school was celebrated in 2017. | WIKI |
Wes Fuller
Wes Fuller may refer to:
* Wes Fuller, a witness at the O.K. Corral hearing and aftermath
* Wes Fuller, a character in Dominion (TV series), American television series | WIKI |
Messe München
Messe München GmbH is the operator of the Neue Messe München exhibition center, the ICM Internationales Congress Center München and the MOC Veranstaltungscenter München. The exhibition space of the 16 halls together is 180,000 m2 and another 425,000 m2 of outdoor area, making Messe München by far the holder of the largest outdoor area of all exhibition companies in Germany. Messe München organizes some 40 trade fairs for capital and consumer goods and key high-tech industries in Munich and abroad.
Overview
Partners of Messe München are the Free State of Bavaria and the City of Munich. Chairman of the board since January 2010 is Klaus Dittrich. In the exhibition area there are exhibition rooms, the exhibition hall, exhibition tower and the International Congress Centre Munich (ICM). The architects were Bystrup Architecture Design Engineering, Bregenhøj + Partners, Kaup, Scholz, Jesse + Partner.
Messe München is a member of the AUMA, FKM, GDG, UFI, and CEFA trade associations.
After moving the fair from the city center to the former airport site in Messestadt Riem allowing the exhibition companies, along with the Neue Messe Munich, to have one of the most modern and sustainable trade fair complexes in the world and it has been certified as an energy-efficient company by TÜV Süd. With one of the largest Photovoltaic roof systems in the world and a sophisticated energy concept to an annual saving of more than 8,000 tons of CO2. The entire exhibition center is heated with renewable energy through a geothermal system from Stadtwerke München.
The Messe München trade-fair center, the ICM Internationales Congress Center München and the MOC Veranstaltungscenter München are available for conferences, meetings and small events.
In 2015, Messe München GmbH recorded a turnover of €230.2 million, Messe München Group of €277.4 million. 8,974 of a total of 33,772 exhibitors came from abroad. In 2015 Messe München saw a total of 1,942,259 visitors.
In August 2020, the company announced that they lost €170 million due to Covid-19.
Events
The most visited event at the Munich Trade Fair Center is the construction fair bauma, also the world's geographically largest fair, which takes place every three years and attracted some 580,000 visitors in 2016. Large public exhibitions are the f.re.e, the Heim + Handwerk and the Internationale Handwerksmesse. Important trade fairs include the ISPO, analytica, Automatica, BAU, and drinktec. Other exhibitions in Munich are Expo Real, IFAT, intersolar Europe, Laser World of Photonics, Transport Logistic, eCarTec and the yearly alternating productronica and electronica.
History
In 1908 the original Exhibition Park opened on the Theresienhöhe located behind the Ruhmeshalle; the fair moved at the end of 1998 to the new center in Munich-Riem.
1972 Summer Olympics
In its former location, the Messegelände consisted of twenty buildings located in the greater Munich area. During the 1972 Summer Olympics, five of these venues served as host to the fencing, the fencing part of modern pentathlon, judo, weightlifting, and wrestling events. These were:
* Fencing Hall 1: These two halls, 11 and 12, played host to the fencing competitions for these games. Hall 11 was used as an entrance for spectators while Hall 12 was a competition area. They hosted the fencing finals.
* Fencing Hall 2: Hall 20 hosted the semifinals of the fencing competitions along with the fencing part of the modern pentathlon event for the 1972 Games.
* Weightlifting Hall: Hall 7 hosted the weightlifting competitions during the 1972 Games.
* Judo and Wrestline Hall: Hall 14, the only one that was newly built, hosted the judo and wrestling competitions. | WIKI |
Date of Graduation
Winter 12-15-2017
Document Type
Project/Capstone
Degree Name
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
College/School
School of Nursing and Health Professions
Abstract
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that arises from a complication of severe infection characterized by a systemic inflammatory response (SIRS). As a time critical illness requiring early identification and treatment, delayed recognition of sepsis can lead to organ failure and death. Effective sepsis protocols need to be established and implemented to reduce the number of patients declining to sepsis in the hospital setting. For this project, nursing practice and knowledge of SIRS and sepsis protocol were assessed to obtain a baseline measure of the nurses’ knowledge.
A root cause analysis was used to identify existing barriers to performing timely sepsis screening and discrepancies with the inpatient units’ sepsis algorithm and the hospital’s protocol. The CNL students collaborated with the Director of the Sepsis Screening Committee to develop a “Sepsis Screening Observation Checklist” to ensure nurses were documenting the sepsis screenings in a timely manner. A chart review audit was conducted by using a “Sepsis Chart Screening Data” form, allowing students to review EMR charts of 100 patients in five inpatient units. The students administered a “Sepsis Survey” to assess nurses’ knowledge of sepsis and obtain feedback of the current sepsis protocol.
Results indicated that vital signs were reported to nurses in a timely manner 50% of the time, and only 38% of the participating nurses feel adequate sepsis educational resources were provided. The participants’ responses and subjective interpretation of the current sepsis protocol suggested that inpatient units would benefit from the project’s sepsis educational campaign to improve early sepsis identification.
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Preview: Grizzlies at Knicks
The New York Knicks got a good look at just how far away they are from being the kind of super team that can challenge in the Eastern Conference when they were crushed at Cleveland on opening night. The Knicks will try to find some of the chemistry they were lacking and put one in the win column when they host the Memphis Grizzlies in the home opener on Saturday. New York made big changes to the roster and the coaching staff with the hiring of Jeff Hornacek and deals for Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah, Brandon Jennings and Courtney Lee and ended up with more turnovers (18) than assists (17) in the 117-88 thrashing at the Cavaliers on Tuesday. “I got to find a way,” Rose told reporters of getting used to the triangle offense. “There’s no way around it. I got to find a way, and I’m going to find a way. That’s what being great is all about.” The Grizzlies made Mike Conley the highest-paid player in NBA history over the summer and got 24 points - seven in the final three minutes - from the veteran point guard in Wednesday’s 102-98 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. “I’ve got guys here who are not afraid and have done it on a high level,” Memphis coach David Fizdale told reporters. “That gives me a lot of peace knowing that I have guys I can go to when the game gets tight from multiple areas.” TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, FSN Southeast (Memphis), MSG (New York) ABOUT THE GRIZZLIES (1-0): Memphis was missing two projected starters with Tony Allen (knee) and Chandler Parsons (knee) out for the opener but stayed committed to using 35-year-old power forward Zach Randolph off the bench. Randolph responded with 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting and 11 rebounds in 25 minutes but was left out of the action during crunch time, when Fizdale went with JaMychal Green in the frontcourt. Green, who came up with a key defensive play on a block down the stretch, recorded 12 points and seven rebounds and buried both of his 3-point attempts in the opener. ABOUT THE KNICKS (0-1): The triangle offense and how much it will be employed by Hornacek and how comfortable Rose will be running it has been a constant topic of conversation over the summer, but Hornacek and Rose downplayed the idea that the triangle was holding the team back. “This is the first game, but we have a lot of room to improve,” Rose told reporters. “Just the offense. with me, of course, I want pick-and-roll every time down. But with the triangle, with the auto, towards the end, when you saw us running it, it was just us trying to get used to it so it’s not that foreign.” Noah and Lee both started and both went scoreless in their debuts while Jennings went 1-of-7 from the field off the bench. 1. Parsons and Allen aren’t expected to play until next week at the earliest. 2. Rose scored 17 points on 7-of-17 shooting and recorded four turnovers with one assist in his New York debut. 3. Memphis took the last six in the series by an average of 11.7 points. PREDICTION: Grizzlies 106, Knicks 99 | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Examples of Slow Twitch Exercises
by Allyson Fox; Updated April 05, 2018
Long-distance running engages slow-twitch muscle fibers.
Long-distance running engages slow-twitch muscle fibers.
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Your body is made up of fast-twitch and slow-twitch muscle fibers that affect your athletic performance. The long, lean bodies of marathoners compared to the powerful, muscular bodies of sprinters can be attributed to the amount of fast-twitch and slow-twitch muscle fibers, the latter indicating more fast-twitch fibers and the former indicating more slow-twitch fibers. When it comes to slow-twitch exercises, slow and steady wins the race.
What are Slow Twitch Muscle Fibers?
Muscles are made up of three types of fibers: slow twitch (type I), fast twitch A (type IIa) and fast twitch B (type IIb). During exercise, your muscles are stimulated, and these tiny fibers contract. Slow-twitch muscle fibers contract at a rate of 10 to 30 twitches per second, while fast-twitch muscle fibers contract at a rate of 30 to 70 twitches per second, notes Peak Performance. Your slow-twitch muscle fibers are designed for endurance and are activated during aerobic activity to resist fatigue and provide long-lasting energy. Marathoners, for example, have a higher percentage of slow-twitch muscle fibers. Genetics play a factor in the ratio of fast-twitch to slow-twitch muscle fibers. However, the ratio may be altered using specific training techniques, notes IDEA Health and Fitness Association.
Endurance Training
Your slow-twitch muscle fibers use oxygen to generate energy, notes IDEA Health and Fitness Association. Long, low-intensity activities like running, swimming, power walking and cycling engage your slow-twitch muscle fibers, according to ExRx.net. If you stick to an exercise regimen that includes these endurance activities, you will improve your aerobic capacity and increase capillary density, according to Peak Performance. Capillaries carry oxygen, and the more capillaries there are in a muscle, the more aerobic energy you will have to sustain exercise for a longer period of time.
Strength Training
Your muscle fibers determine how much weight you can lift and how many repetitions you can complete. Completing more reps of a lighter weight activates your slow-twitch fibers. If you are able to comfortably complete more than 12 reps, more than 50 percent of the activity is engaging your slow-twitch fibers, notes IDEA Health and Fitness Association. Even if your goal is to complete an endurance event, it is important to include strength training into your fitness routine to improve endurance. If you abandon strength training altogether, you may lose muscle mass, which can affect your endurance. ExRx.net says that incorporating specific, slow-twitch strength training into your routine will improve your endurance.
Determining Your Genetic Makeup
You can pinpoint whether you have more fast-twitch or slow-twitch muscle fibers by listening to your body during exercise. You look forward to the activities you excel at, so mentally check in before your next workout. If long, aerobic workouts feel more natural, you have more slow-twitch fibers, but if short sprints feel more comfortable, you have more fast-twitch fibers, according to IDEA Health and Fitness Association. Pay attention to your muscle’s capabilities. If you fatigue easily, you may have more fast-twitch fibers, but if you can handle more repetitions, you may have more slow-twitch fibers. By understanding your body, you can create a fitness routine that caters to your specific needs and goals.
About the Author
Based in New York City, Allyson Fox holds a Bachelor of Science in journalism, with a focus in health and fitness. Her articles have appeared in "The Tampa Tribune" and "Her Campus," as well as various online publications.
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atomic operations in multithreaded c code?
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Are there any operations in C that are sure to be atomic? I used to think the addition/assignment operations were atomic, but I've been lead to believe this isn't the case.
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There are no inherently atomic operations in the C language, though on some implementations intrinsic atomic ops are provided by the compiler, which are used as functions.
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JeroMiya Wrote:Are there any operations in C that are sure to be atomic? I used to think the addition/assignment operations were atomic, but I've been lead to believe this isn't the case.
Yep, they definitely aren't atomic.
I remember once having to do a project in C where we had two threads running at the same time on the same variable - one thread would increment a global int, and one thread would decrement it. It also kept track of how many times each one incremented and decremented the variable. Every once in a while, the value of the global int wouldn't match the number of increments and decrements we did on the value, which meant that it wasn't atomic. Something like that.
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You can assume that word-sized loads and stores are atomic; just be certain that your compiler is doing what you think it is -- volatile may be necessary.
More complex operations are provided by the OS in C. For Mac OS X, look at <libkern/OSAtomic.h>; for Windows look at InterlockedCompareExchangePointer and friends; for Linux there is an equivalent compare_and_swap or something in glibc.
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If you happen to be using pthreads and don't need specifically atomic operations, look into
Code:
int pthread_mutex_destroy(pthread_mutex_t *mutex)
Destroy a mutex.
int pthread_mutex_init(pthread_mutex_t *mutex, const pthread_mutexattr_t
*attr)
Initialize a mutex with specified attributes.
int pthread_mutex_lock(pthread_mutex_t *mutex)
Lock a mutex and block until it becomes available.
int pthread_mutex_trylock(pthread_mutex_t *mutex)
Try to lock a mutex, but don't block if the mutex is
locked by another thread, including the current
thread.
int pthread_mutex_unlock(pthread_mutex_t *mutex)
Unlock a mutex.
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User:Asiaticus/Mexico City Campaign
Mexico City Campaign of the Mexican American War
Preparations
Landing and Siege of Vera Cruz
* Siege of Vera Cruz
March on Mexico City Battles around Mexico City
* Battle of Cerro Gordo
* Battle of Contreras
* Battle of Churubusco
* Battle for Mexico City
* Molino del Rey
* Chapultepec
* Battle for the Belén and San Cosme Gates | WIKI |
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kalki Avtar aur Muhammad sahib (book)
The result was delete. Sam Walton (talk) 23:09, 22 December 2014 (UTC)
Kalki Avtar aur Muhammad sahib (book)
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Discussed on the talk(page), book is clearly not notable,just like its author.There is no mention of this book on any other books or RS. Bladesmulti(talk) 08:39,7 December 2014(UTC)
* Delete not notable due to no significant coverage. Fails to meet any criteria--Mevagiss (talk) 13:14, 7 December 2014 (UTC)
* Strong Keep, deletion entry is WP:IDONTLIKEIT. Sharif uddin (talk) 13:43, 7 December 2014 (UTC)
* — Note to closing admin: Sharif uddin (talk • contribs) is the creator of the page that is the subject of this AfD. Kolbasz (talk) 18:51, 7 December 2014 (UTC)
* Delete as failing WP:NBOOKS. This is certainly a fringe publicafotion but that by itself would not be an argument to delete it. In fact, if it had indeed been banned by the Indian government and the resultant controversy had been extensively covered, or resulted in Streisand effect-style fame r the book, that could have been a reason to retain the article. However, I have looked and none of the claims in the current version of the article are verifiable through a reliable source; there appears to be no popular/academic media coverage of the book, or any reviews aside from the lone opinion column in Milli Gazette (itself a pretty fringe-y publication, which is not a reliable source for facts. Note also that the 2005 Mili Gazette column says that the book is "recently published" and has "lot of hue and cry all over India". The former contradicts the wikipedia article, which says the book was published/banned in 1969, and the latter is unverifiable and almost surely false, since it seems impossible that such recent national controversy wouldn't leave a trace online.) So the article needs to be deleted unless better sources are found prior to the closing of this afd. Abecedare (talk) 22:24, 7 December 2014 (UTC)
* Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. Abecedare (talk) 22:37, 7 December 2014 (UTC)
* Delete: - Fails WP:NBOOKS and WP:RS. I was brought in here by a canvassing user who asked me to "vote" here. Fai zan 17:30, 8 December 2014 (UTC)
* Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:49, 9 December 2014 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached. Relisting comment: Please note that votes of meatpuppets will be striken out.--Ymblanter (talk) 09:48, 14 December 2014 (UTC)
* Keep – As per WP:HEYMANN, with the additional of the new sources article now meets WP:GNG. Tanbircdq (talk) 19:00, 9 December 2014 (UTC)
* Can you point to the sources in the current version of the article that are both (a) reliable and (b) actually talk about the book? Abecedare (talk) 20:24, 9 December 2014 (UTC)
* Strong Keep. The article has got enough reliable source. I do not see any purpose to delete this from an encyclopedia like wiki. However, the name should be changed --<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 17:50, 10 December 2014 (UTC) — <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
* Delete. Appears to lack significant coverage in reliable sources. The sources cited in the article don't seem sufficient, and I don't see any good arguments for keeping here. --Michig (talk) 08:07, 14 December 2014 (UTC)
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ymblanter (talk) 09:48, 14 December 2014 (UTC)
* Delete Without going any further, it simply doesn't even pass WP:GNG due to a lack of coverage. If it can't make it past that first hump, the decision to delete shouldn't be too difficult. MezzoMezzo (talk) 03:28, 18 December 2014 (UTC)
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vocabulary of common life, and to direct it to the abstracted from degree. Thus the chemical student is taught not to be startled at disquisitions on the heat in ice, or on latent and fixible light. In such discourse the instructor has no other alternative than either to use old words with new meanings (the plan adopted by Darwin in his Zoonomia;) or to introduce new terms, after the example of Linnæus, and the framers of the present chemical nomenclature. The latter mode is evidently preferable, were it only that the former demands a twofold exertion of thought in one and the same act. For the reader (or hearer) is required not only to learn and bear in mind the new definition; but to unlearn, and keep out of his view, the old and habitual meaning; a far more difficult and perplexing task, and for which the mere semblance of eschewing pedantry seems to me an inadequate compensation. Where, indeed, it is in our power to recall an appropriate term that had without sufficient reason become obsolete, it is doubtless a less evil to restore than to coin anew. Thus to express in one word, all that appertains to the perception, considered as passive, and merely recipient, I have adopted from our elder classics the word sensuous; because sensual is not at present used, except in a bad sense, or at least as a moral distinction, while | WIKI |
Page:The Urantia Book, 1st Edition.djvu/826
760 the loyal aids of the fallen Prince, the two resident Life Carriers, a Trinitized Son in apprenticeship training, a volunteer Teacher Son, a Brilliant Evening Star of Avalon (periodically), the chiefs of seraphim and cherubim, advisers from two neighboring planets, the director general of subordinate angelic life, and Van, the commander in chief of the midway creatures. And thus was Urantia governed and administered until the arrival of Adam. It is not strange that the courageous and loyal Van was assigned a place on the council of planetary receivers which for so long administered the affairs of Urantia.
The twelve Melchizedek receivers of Urantia did heroic work. They preserved the remnants of civilization, and their planetary policies were faithfully executed by Van. Within one thousand years after the rebellion he had more than three hundred and fifty advanced groups scattered abroad in the world. These outposts of civilization consisted largely of the descendants of the loyal Andonites slightly admixed with the Sangik races, particularly the blue men, and with the Nodites.
Notwithstanding the terrible setback of rebellion there were many good strains of biologic promise on earth. Under the supervision of the Melchizedek receivers, Van and Amadon continued the work of fostering the natural evolution of the human race, carrying forward the physical evolution of man until it reached that culminating attainment which warranted the dispatch of a Material Son and Daughter to Urantia.
Van and Amadon remained on earth until shortly after the arrival of Adam and Eve. Some years thereafter they were translated to Jerusem, where Van was reunited with his waiting Adjuster. Van now serves in behalf of Urantia while awaiting the order to go forward on the long, long trail to Paradise perfection and the unrevealed destiny of the assembling Corps of Mortal Finality.
It should be recorded that, when Van appealed to the Most Highs of Edentia after Lucifer had sustained Caligastia on Urantia, the Constellation Fathers dispatched an immediate decision sustaining Van on every point of his contention, This verdict failed to reach him because the planetary circuits of communication were severed while it was in transit. Only recently was this actual ruling discovered lodged in the possession of a relay energy transmitter where it had been marooned ever since the isolation of Urantia. Without this discovery, made as the result of the investigations of the Urantia midwayers, the release of this decision would have awaited the restoration of Urantia to the constellation circuits. And this apparent accident of interplanetary communication was possible because energy transmitters can receive and transmit intelligence, but they cannot initiate communication.
The technical status of Van on the legal records of Satania was not actually and finally settled until this ruling of the Edentia Fathers was recorded on Jerusem.
The personal (centripetal) consequences of the creature's willful and persistent rejection of light are both inevitable and individual and are of concern only to Deity and to that personal creature. Such a soul-destroying harvest of iniquity is the inner reaping of the iniquitous will creature. | WIKI |
Bug 390699 - "Let DUMP_SYMS_BIN be set from environment". r=luser, a=bz.
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MAKE_SYM_STORE_ARGS := -c
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MAKE_SYM_STORE_PATH := .
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MAKE_SYM_STORE_ARGS := -a "ppc i386" --vcs-info
MAKE_SYM_STORE_PATH := $(DIST)/universal
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MAKE_SYM_STORE_ARGS := -a $(OS_TEST) --vcs-info
MAKE_SYM_STORE_PATH := $(DIST)/bin
endif
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endif
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MAKE_SYM_STORE_ARGS := --vcs-info
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GUIDES
How to use dental floss correctly
How to use dental floss correctly
The trick:
Knot the dental floss to form a loop. This enables you to clean your teeth without hurting your gums
The loop method
Wrap the dental floss fairly closely over four fingers and secure it with a double knot. Hold it between four fingers on one hand and the thumb on your other hand.
The benefit
The dental floss is now stretched between the thumb of one hand and the index finger of the other. There is only a minimum gap between thumb and index finger, and this allows you to control the dental floss safely and easily without cutting heavily into the gum.
That’s all there is to it.
Flossing – in detail
The detailed instructions explain exactly how to make the knot and exactly how to clean your teeth.
Detailed instructions
Dental floss is traditionally wound around your fingers. However, this is not only unpleasant for your fingers, but can be dangerous for your gums.
Gums at risk
Guiding the dental floss over each contact point (these are the points where two teeth touch each other) takes far too much force using the conventional method: the dental floss suddenly slips through the contact point and it is impossible to stop it cutting into the gum
The loop method
The loop method enables you to eliminate this risk almost entirely. It gives you full control over the dental floss without cutting into the fingers.
Useful helpers - Preparation
Preparation
Take a piece of dental floss – the waxed sort is best – about 50 cm long.
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Put the two ends together and knot them. The goal is to make a loop that will go fairly closely over four fingers.
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The dental floss is now placed over the thumb on one hand and the index finger of the other. With only a minimum gap between your thumb and your index finger, you can control the dental floss safely and easily without cutting heavily into the gum. If the loop is too large, it is difficult to control the dental floss.
Useful helpers - The tip
The tip
Make a double knot: Take the ends of the dental floss through the loop twice and not just once.
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With a double knot: the knot stays where it is.
Useful helpers - Cleaning
Cleaning
Guide the dental floss over each contact point with short horizontal movements (these are the points where two teeth touch each other). Using the loop method, this is very easy to do and needs hardly any pressure – which means there is little risk of the dental floss cutting into your gum.
Useful helpers -
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Draft:Danforth shooting victim
The Survivor's Guilt: Ali Demircan's Story
Ali Demircan will never forget the harrowing events of that fateful night on July 22, 2018, when the tranquility of Toronto's Greektown was shattered by the sound of gunfire. Sitting innocently with friends on a bench at the corner of Logan and Danforth avenues, little did he know that his life was about to change forever.
As the echoes of what initially seemed like firecrackers pierced the air, Demircan's instincts kicked in. Realizing the danger, he quickly sought cover behind a stone bench, only to witness the unfolding tragedy. Amidst the chaos, a young woman, Reese Fallon, wounded but determined, approached him, pleading for help and asking him to call 911.
"I tried to help her and I told her to calm down and come here, sit on the bench," recalls Demircan, his voice trembling with emotion.
In the brief respite, Demircan found himself face to face with the grim reality of the situation. Just moments later, the tranquility shattered once again as the shooter resumed his deadly rampage. Demircan's desperate attempts to shield Fallon were thwarted as more shots rang out, leaving him with a deep sense of helplessness and guilt.
"I feel guilty that I couldn’t help that girl," he confesses, haunted by the image of Fallon's face etched in his memory. "Since that day, whenever I close my eyes, I keep thinking that her face is coming into my eyes and I can’t stop myself from thinking what could I do differently, what could I do to save her. She’s so young."
Despite his own brush with death, Demircan's thoughts remain consumed by the tragic loss of Fallon and the innocent lives senselessly taken that night. The wounds may have healed, but the scars of that traumatic experience continue to linger, a constant reminder of the fragility of life.
But amidst the darkness, Demircan finds solace in the resilience of the human spirit. Turning his pain into purpose, he channels his grief into advocacy, joining forces with others affected by the shooting to push for meaningful change.
"Together, we are stronger," he declares, his resolve unwavering. "We will not rest until justice is served, until the voices of the fallen are heard, and until such senseless tragedies are prevented."
For Demircan, the passage of time may blur the lines between past and present, but his commitment to honoring the memory of those lost remains steadfast. As he stands on the hallowed grounds of Logan and Danforth, a beacon of hope amidst the darkness, his message echoes loud and clear:
"We will never forget. We will never forgive. We will never give up."
In a world scarred by violence, Ali Demircan's story serves as a powerful reminder of the enduring strength of the human spirit and the unbreakable bonds of solidarity in the face of adversity. | WIKI |
María Amelia López Soliño
María Amelia López Soliño (23 December 1911, Corcubión, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain – 20 May 2009, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain) was the oldest-known woman blogger at the time of her death on 20 May 2009 aged 97, with the blog attracting 1.7 million visiters.
She had been blogging for more than two years. The blog was set up for her as a gift from her grandson, Daniel, to mark her 95th birthday. She received a visit from Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and won an award from German broadcaster Deutsche Welle for best Spanish language blog in 2008.
Early life
López Soliño was born 23 December 1911 in the small village of Corcubión on the Costa da Morte. Her father, a customs officer, did not permit her to study. After the Spanish Civil War she married a teacher and raised one son. She helped raise her two grandchildren after the death of her daughter-in-law. She was widowed after husband died following a lengthy illness.
Blogging
She eventually went into a nursing home, but after eight years moved out to live with her grandson near Pontevedra. On her 95th birthday, her grandson set up a blogsite for her to keep her mentally alert and active in her last years. Her blogs included chats, reminiscences, politics and advice, with topics from the Spanish Civil War, the decades of General Francisco Franco's fascist dictatorship to modern politics, including Basque separatism and Iran's nuclear ambitions, to what it was like growing old.
López Soliño had held socialist beliefs since her childhood, but had been forbidden to join any political parties by her father, especially due to the political violence in Spain during the Spanish Civil War, during which (in 1936), her family helped to save the life of the son of a Republican (anti-Fascist) commander; that son later became one of her regular internet contacts. She was forced to dictate her entries to her grandson due to cataracts. Her fame as a blogger led to the visit by the Spanish Prime Minister.
"My grandson gave me this blog when I was 95 on December 23, 2006 and my life changed ... [On] December 23, 2006, my grandson gave me a present, this blog when I was 95 years old ... and my life changed ... now, I can communicate and interact with the world ... [S]ince that day I've had 1,570,784 visits from bloggers from 5 continents who have cheered up my old age ... [W]hen I'm on the Internet, I forget about my illness. The distraction is good for you—being able to communicate with people. It wakes up the brain, and gives you great strength."
In November 2007, her blog won a prize for Best Spanish Language Blog at the BOBS ceremony organised by German broadcaster Deutsche Welle.
Posthumous
Following her death, her family left a final post, thanking readers for their support.
* "[There were] 880 days when her blog made her happy ... the support she needed to enjoy her last days of life ... [W]hen somebody leaves after 97 years, living with joy from the beginning to the end, we can't be sad Wherever you are, grandmother, you will read these ... comments, all of them without doubt. She will laugh at some, will learn with others, she might get annoyed at the specific 'language' used in some ... but she will be happy reading all of them."
A banner on her site read "Rest in Peace", with nearly 500 messages mourning her death. | WIKI |
Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Betacommand
Case Opened on 23:59, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
Case Closed on 23:33, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
Please do not edit this page directly unless you wish to become a participant in this case. (All participants are subject to Arbitration Committee decisions, and the ArbCom will consider each participant's role in the dispute.) Comments are very welcome on the Talk page, and will be read, in full. Evidence, no matter who can provide it, is very welcome at /Evidence. Evidence is more useful than comments.
Arbitrators, the parties, and other editors may suggest proposed principles, findings, and remedies at /Workshop. That page may also be used for general comments on the evidence. Arbitrators will then vote on a final decision in the case at /Proposed decision.
Once the case is closed, editors may add to the as needed, but closed cases should not be edited otherwise. Please raise any questions at Requests for arbitration.
Involved parties
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Requests for comment
* Requests for comment/Betacommand
Statement by AnonEMouse
is an administrator and expert coder of bots and tools. Unfortunately, he has a long history of controversial use of both bots and admin tools (the RFC above is related). I was only made aware of him in the last week, and in that time he has shown up three times on the WP:ANI board; they're enough for me to bring this RFAR. The first incident, on March 21, had Betacommand apparently using a computerized tool from his own account to remove links to usenet groups across hundreds of articles, without discussion. His edit speeds have been estimated at 30 edits per minute. Many editors quickly showed up at his user talk page to complain; his responses were minimal, curt, or entirely lacking, and the deletion went on at high speeds. (See User talk:Betacommand/20070301 and the following 3 sections.) He stopped after I posted on his talk page emphasizing I was an admin and this was an official warning; I was ready to block him if he didn't stop to discuss, and made an "emergency" post on AN/I asking for review of the impending block. In the face of extensive later criticism, mostly on AN/I, he rolled back most or all of his edits. I was happy with that, thought that would be the end of it, and even thanked him for doing so the next day I edited. As part of the fallout, he apparently lost Bot approval rights: Wikipedia talk:Bots/Approvals group; Bureaucrats' noticeboard
* 1) Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive218
* 2) Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive218
* 3) Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive220
The second incident, on March 23, he again used a computer assisted tool, no longer at 30, but still at 5 to 15 edits per minute, removing other external links across unrelated articles, including to the official site of USAID, a US government agency, apparently based on a third party article about spam links in Google. He claimed on AN/I he was doing this without the aid of a bot. Given two similar incidents in three days, and the fact that removal of Bot rights didn't seem to help, several people discussed a community ban. Instead, I made a proposal that he roll back his controversial edits, and promise not to go on any mass deletion sprees without discussion beforehand, or approval by another experienced editor. He rolled back his edits, but did not agree to the last condition. He also did not apologize, accept that his actions were wrong, or promise not to repeat them, stating merely that he was debugging his tool.
The third incident is today, March 26. He has apparently blocked a user for participation in a content dispute. After mass criticism on AN/I by many admins, he unblocked the user, without admitting that he was wrong. That same page, today, uncovered issues with apparently automated blocking users for username violations. User:Mel Etitis apparently blocked Betacommand for this, or a combination of these actions.
AN/I consensus seems to be that these recurring issues demand further action, and that Betacommand has lost the community's trust as an admin. If the community noticeboard could take intermediate steps besides outright ban, I'd take it there. As far as I understand, it can't. Apparently stewards won't desysop someone without an arbcom ruling either. Betacommand is a well-meaning user, and a skilled bot developer, who has the community effect of a porcupine in a nudist colony. Hopefully some kind of intermediate action besides outright ban will be enough to de-quill him. --AnonEMouse (squeak) 18:59, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
Response to ChrisO
I'm actually not that interested in considering the incidents separately; separately they're each, not good, but everyone makes mistakes. I'm concerned with a long history of disregard for other users (see above and below). I'm concerned with 3 major (look at the people involved in each!) AN/I incidents in 6 days, without a single "I understand", "I was wrong", or "I won't do it again". I'm not interested in punishing him for what he did, that can be fixed, or has been fixed. I'm concerned with preventing the next one. --AnonEMouse (squeak) 20:56, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
Response to Mackensen
By clerk permission! :-) As my response to ChrisO above, and as Chrislk02's clarification why arbitration is still necessary, and Comment by Chacor below. The individual issues are all or mostly settled, the problem is that they just keep on coming. I'm not even talking about dredging up stuff from November or December. The 3 incidents from my statement were in the last 6 consecutive days. From Bishonen's statement: Administrators'_noticeboard/IncidentArchive208 is another big todo, Feb 27-28, less than a month before. Chris's list of incidents below fills in the spaces between that. :-(. I'm not asking for a ban, but we need something, maybe probation, maybe a formal reprimand, maybe a temporary desysop, but something with teeth. Each time people assume he's learned and it won't happen again, but the issues just keep coming. Like a bull in a china shop, every time he turns there's a loud crash. --AnonEMouse (squeak) 19:20, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
Statement by Mel Etitis
[With regard to Tony Sidaway's (initially) only comment on the issue.] Ah, history slipping in here a little. I suggest that you look at the facts of the matter, including my message at WP:AN/I in which I explained the mistake behind my block, and asked if people thought that I should unblock. --Mel Etitis ( Talk ) 19:46, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
* With regard to this RfArb, I can only add that, like many editors, I've watched a series of problems arise because of Betacommand's inappropriate use of bots and now blocks, and it seems to a large proportion of the many admins and other editors commenting on him at WP:AN/I that it's inappropriate that he should continue to be trusted with admin tools. It may be that he simply needs more experience before being allowed them, it may be that he's temperamentally unsuited — I don't know. --Mel Etitis ( Talk ) 20:16, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
Statement by Chrislk02
Here is a recent timeline of suspicious, controversial and possible innapropriate actions by betacommand many that I have been involved with, witnessed and or confronted betacommand about. I think all of these actions, plus several other pas actions which I have not summarized here (his block log includes 3 blocks for unatuirhorized bots). There are also several other username blocks that many users have expressed concern over. usernames such as user:Chrisgodwin was blocked. It was later unblocked with a WP:RFCN, however it opens the question what led him to block. Having God in the name will often lead to a block but godwin is an appropriate name. There are many other blocks that were questionable. After every occasion, betacommand has generally re-started the questionable behavior until threatneed with a block again. I have asked him nicley what is going on before and got a nice answer however the actions did not stop. I belive that any administrator willing to block without personal review or just block a name because it contains the substring of a possible offensive term is more of a detrmiment to this project than any innapropriate name that spends an extra 20 minutes around because it is blocked manually. 1 instance would be ok, 2 instances would be ok. There are multiple instance where this editor/administrator has abused there power and I have serious concerns about what will hapen in the future. Other things that will hurt this project is automated removal of content, and testing bots/script debugging on live articles. This may have been addressed but his willingngess to use the project as a sandbox for his development is also innparopriate. If even a fraction of the over 3,000 link removals were eroneous or left mistakes, it would take a significant amount of time to go behing and clean it up. And, in fact, many of those edits were erroneous and his talk page at one time had 10+ complaints regarding these actions. The next day, the actions started again. I have never once heard him admit that what he was doing is wrong, however justified it every time. I think it is important, especially for an administrator, to admit when they may have made a mistake. I do not think there is anything preventing betacommand from developing a a new script that will leave a wake of disaster and forcing the rest of the project to cleanup the mess. There are certain sites that should be removed, blind removal by a poorly developed tool at bot like speeds is innapropriate. There is a reason there is a bot approval process.
* 27 Nov 2006 -, and following logs. Started deleting images upwards of 20 per minute for a time period deleting updwards of 500 images over a short period of time.
* 28 Nov 2006 - betacommand is blocked and then unblocked for running an unauthorized deletion bot. The unblock comment states, "(I don't think he is going to do that again) "
* 18 Feb 2007 - HighinBC expresses concerns of Betacommands bolcking habits.
* 20 Feb 2007 - an administror expresses concerns of betacommands blocking and denying of unblock requests in relation to a usernameblock
* 22 Feb 2007 - in his contribs where he pretty much started auto reporting all usernames that had been blocked before to WP:RFCN in what was believed to be to make a point. This was mentioned at WP:ANI and on his talk page
* 22 Feb 2007 - comment I left regarding bad usernames. Situation where betacommand made a point, only sees things in black and white.
* 22 Feb 2007 - a thread where I expressed my concerns over blocking habits, point violations and other concerns I have had.
* 23 Feb 2007 me expressing concerns in regards to the probably use of a blocking bot by beta command.
* 8 Mar 2007 - A series of 9 blocks in 1 minute, very improabbly all were done manual with proper review.
* 14:43, 8 March 2007 Betacommand (Talk | contribs | block) blocked "<IP_ADDRESS> (contribs)" (anon. only, account creation blocked) with an expiry time of 1 week (spamming)
* 14:43, 8 March 2007 Betacommand (Talk | contribs | block) blocked "<IP_ADDRESS> (contribs)" (anon. only, account creation blocked) with an expiry time of 1 week (spamming)
* 14:43, 8 March 2007 Betacommand (Talk | contribs | block) blocked "<IP_ADDRESS> (contribs)" (anon. only, account creation blocked) with an expiry time of 1 week (spamming)
* 14:43, 8 March 2007 Betacommand (Talk | contribs | block) blocked "<IP_ADDRESS> (contribs)" (anon. only, account creation blocked) with an expiry time of 1 week (spamming)
* 14:43, 8 March 2007 Betacommand (Talk | contribs | block) blocked "<IP_ADDRESS> (contribs)" (anon. only, account creation blocked) with an expiry time of 1 week (spamming)
* 14:43, 8 March 2007 Betacommand (Talk | contribs | block) blocked "<IP_ADDRESS> (contribs)" (anon. only, account creation blocked) with an expiry time of 1 week (spamming)
* 14:43, 8 March 2007 Betacommand (Talk | contribs | block) blocked "Tuddy (contribs)" (anon. only, account creation blocked) with an expiry time of indefinite (spamming)
* 14:43, 8 March 2007 Betacommand (Talk | contribs | block) blocked "Voyages (contribs)" (anon. only, account creation blocked) with an expiry time of indefinite (spamming)
* 14:43, 8 March 2007 Betacommand (Talk | contribs | block) blocked "Svm-en (contribs)" (anon. only, account creation blocked) with an expiry time of indefinite (spamming)
* 21 Mar 2007 00:01 - 17:34, , , , , , a series of 3,000 external link removals at bot like speeds with many more per hour than humanly possible at times.
* 21 Mar 2007 - ANI posting regarding link deletion at bot like speeds.
* 23 Mar 2007 13:16 - 17:37 -Fairly rapid remval of abou 200 (appprox) external links in a similar manner as objeted to on the previous ani post. This action stopped when he was warned of a block again.
* 23 Mar 2007 - ANI posting regarding external link removal.
* 26 Mar 207 - most recent ANI posting regarding innapropriate block of a user editing an article he was engaged in.
In summary, betacommand has shown repeated abuse of administrator tools over a period of time including blocking and deleting as well as abuse of Bot policies. If it were n isolated incident, i would be more likley to drop it but these incidents have occured over time which leads me to believe that betacommand should not be entrusted with the administrators tools.-- Chrislk02 (Chris Kreider) 20:02, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
As a further clarification, i respect Betacommands contributions to this community. I have no vendetta against him and would actually not like to see him immediatly de-sysopped. My concerns posted here are only for what I feel are actions that have and, should similar actions be repeated, permanently damage this community. -- Chrislk02 (Chris Kreider) 15:23, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
Chrislk02's clarification why arbitration is still necessary
As a further clarification, I believe that this request for arbitration is still necessary as an review of his behavior and for a final ruling. He has got many "Dont do it agains," which have gone unheeded. While I feel an immediate de-sysop is innapropriate, I feel that this should be a last, "Dont do it again" that is endorsed by the community and the arbitration commitee. The many message left at ANI and on his talk page have apparently been left in vain. -- Chrislk02 (Chris Kreider) 18:29, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
Chrislk02's response to Nick
I at no point claimed that the username blocks by betacommand were current, merely having occured since the originial WP:RFCN had been opened. My orignial ANI posting may have been poorly worded, but I later clarified it. And, actually after realizing that Mel's block of betacommand was possibly due to my poor communication, I contacted mel and attemplted to clarify myself and expressed concerns that I felt the block was innapropriate and that betacomamnd should be unblocked. Any users that I unblocked, , , and , I gave several hours for comment by the community and closed only the ones with a clear consensus to allow. I did not unblock any users without requesting the communitys input, and only proceeded when I was sure that the community wanted said users unblocked. My concerns of acting without community consensus are the reason for my ANI posting, and I was actually told that I should just unblock them if I felt it innpropriate. -- Chrislk02 (Chris Kreider) 02:49, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
Statement by Betacommand
Ok in regard to username blocks I have almost completely stopped issuing those, and with hindsight I should not have blocked as many borderline users as I did. In the rare cases where I do issue them now they are for obvious reasons. Removing mass external links was inappropriate and should not have happened, as I said on the ANI post I shall seek consensus before removing any external links in the future. The bot operator issue as been solved, the scope and exact task are being reviewed by WP:BAG. And to make a clarification I have never abused my bot account User:BetacommandBot.
In regard to the Pallywood issue I made a mistake. I attempted to stop what I thought was an edit war over a notability tag. Not thinking that protecting the page made since the whole conflict was over a template, I added the template back (I assumed in good faith that the tag was valid) and left a note on the talk page warning the involved parties that they needed to solve the issue on the talk page and not revert war about the tag. Since I did not protect the page, (I hoped valid edits could continue) on the talk page I left a note saying that continued revert warring would get the person blocked. Less than 24 hours later a user removes the template. Seeing this as a continuation of the edit conflict I blocked the user in question for 24 hours. I was attempting to contain the revert war and promote discussion. I see now that how I handled the issue was a mistake. I should have left the page the way I found it and full protected it and filed a RFC on the issue. I have not looked too deep into this dispute. On Hindsight I should have done a more through examination of the issue before acting. I attempted to step in a stop the edit war without enough information. That was a mistake and I don’t plan on that happening again. I am sorry for how I handled the issue, and should have been more careful of my actions. As what appeared to happen here was that I was using admin tools in an edit dispute. That was not my intent, and I shall be very careful in the future to avoid the appearance of admin tool abuse, and I shall be very careful in the future to avoid similar problems again. Betacommand (talk • contribs • Bot) 22:03, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
Statement by Parker007
According to the BOT Policy esp WP:BOT, it clearly states that a bot account is not required. I quote from the policy "Assisted bots are defined as any software that allows rapid editing of articles, while not saving any changes without some human interaction." and "Assisted bots don't necessarily need bot approval."
I shall now quote a statement from the initiating party User:AnonEMouse The first incident, on March 21, had Betacommand apparently using a computerized tool from his own account to remove links to usenet groups across hundreds of articles, without discussion. His edit speeds have been estimated at 30 edits per minute.
I therefore conclude, per the policy WP:BOT, human assisted bots have no policy grounds for any action taken against them, if they are human assisted bots.
Sincerly,
--Parker007 03:48, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
Arbitrators' opinion on hearing this matter (6/1/0/0)
* Accept. Code is law, thus bot writers have a particular obligation to the community. The Uninvited Co., Inc. 19:43, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
* I'm on the fence, per ChrisO's and El C's comments. I myself have blocked at high speed before, usually after a checkuser run. As I understand it Betacommand's BAG privileges are under review, and I should think he's got the message by now. Mackensen (talk) 20:39, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
* Changing to accept. Mackensen (talk) 20:46, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
* Flip-flopping again. Are there open unresolved problems related of recent date? [time passes] I'm not convinced that the attention of the arbitration committee is required here. I see many different possible problems–some addressed by the community, some not, but none beyond the community's grasp. People of good judgement disagree on many of issues raised here–does the community want to sacrifice its judgement on these questions? Ceremonial reject. Mackensen (talk) 18:19, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
* Accept. Paul August ☎ 20:43, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
* Accept. FloNight 23:26, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
* Accept. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 00:52, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
* Accept. Charles Matthews 18:57, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
* Accept. Matthew Brown (Morven) (T:C) 20:16, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
Temporary injunction (none)
=Final decision= All numbering based on /Proposed decision (vote counts and comments are there as well)
Administrators
1) Wikipedia administrators are trusted members of the community and are expected to follow Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Occasional lapses of judgment are tolerated, but consistently poor judgment may result in de-sysopping.
''Passed 9 to 0, 23:32, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
Automated editing
3) Various tools exist to partially or fully automate repetitive editing tasks. The Bots/Approvals group (BAG) recognizes three types of bots: Additionally, editors may use scripts to assist in performing repetitive edits. Generally, scripts require manual confirmation of each edit. Unsupervised and supervised automatic bots require approval of the BAG. Manually assisted bots and scripts may require approval if the editor anticipates making high-speed edits.
* 1) Unsupervised automatic - User runs a bot without being in its presence
* 2) Supervised automatic - User runs a bot and watches the edits, but does not have to interact directly
* 3) Manually-assisted - User must confirm every change manually
''Passed 9 to 0, 23:32, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
Access to automated editing tools
4) An editor who misuses automated editing tools such as bots and scripts, or fails to respond appropriately to concerns about their use, may lose the privilege of using such tools.
''Passed 9 to 0, 23:32, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
Admin bots
5) Admins should not run bots on their sysop account that are enabled to perform sysop actions (blocking, deleting, etc) without specific community approval from Bots/Requests for approval and/or WP:RFA.
''Passed 6 to 2, 23:32, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
Communication
7) Due to the collaborative nature of Wikipedia, proper communication is extremely important, and all editors are expected to respond to messages intended for them in a timely manner and to constructively discuss controversial issues. This is especially true for administrators in regard to administrative actions. Such expected communication includes: giving appropriate (as guided by Wikipedia's policies and guidelines) warnings prior to, and notification messages following, their actions; using accurate and descriptive edit and administrative action summaries; and responding promptly and fully to all good-faith concerns raised about their administrative actions.
''Passed 9 to 0, 23:32, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
Blocking
8.1) Blocking is a serious matter. Administrators should be exceedingly careful when blocking. Blocks should be made only if other means are not likely to be effective; prior discussion or warnings should generally precede all blocks. Blocks should be used only to prevent damage or disruption to Wikipedia, and if there could be any reasonable doubt about whether a block is appropriate, other administrators and/or the community should be consulted. Following a block, the blocked editor should be notified of the block on their talk page, and additional notification on site may be appropriate to seek community input.
''Passed 6 to 1, 23:32, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
Automated image deletion
1) On 27 November 2006, from 17:52 to 19:43 (UTC), Betacommand used an unauthorized automated tool to delete 1,590 images . He apparently indiscriminately deleted every image which was tagged for speedy delete, with no regard for Replaceable fair use disputed tags or talk page disputes concerning whether fair use deletion criteria applied. These deletions were criticized at User talk:Betacommand (see "deletion" through "Block" and WP:ANI. On November 28, he was blocked for a week by Dragons flight with a block summary of "Using an unauthorized deletion bot", and unblocked six and a half hours later by with a block summary of "I don't think he is going to do that again".
''Passed 9 to 0, 23:32, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
The image deletions were conducted inappropriately
2.1) Betacommand's image deletions were conducted inappropriately and showed poor judgment because he used an inappropriate methodology of deleting all images tagged for speedy delete, with no regard for Replaceable fair use disputed tags or talk page disputes concerning whether fair use deletion criteria applied.
''Passed 9 to 0, 23:32, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
Unsatisfactory communication regarding image deletions
3) A number of editors expressed concerns regarding Betacommand's image deletions on User talk:Betacommand, including Irpen, Tvccs (twice) , Visor , Citizensmith (twice) , <IP_ADDRESS> , Dgies (twice) , HighInBC (twice) , Jenolen , HarryCane , Wisekwai: , Zanimum , Timothyarnold85 , ceejayoz (twice). Betacommand made no apparent direct response to any of the above editors either at User talk:Betacommand or at any of the editor's talk pages. . The only apparent direct responses Betacommand made to queries on his talk page were to answer technical queries about how the deletions were accomplished. Betacommand's only other apparent comments on the image deletions were two on WP:ANI.
''Passed 9 to 0, 23:32, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
Inappropriate username blocks
4) Betacommand has blocked large numbers of editors for alleged violations of username policy. For example, in February 2007, from 15:52, 1 February through 23:05, 27 February (UTC), Betacommand blocked approximately 1,000 editors . These blocks have attracted numerous complaints on multiple occasions. A number of Betacommand's username blocks have been overturned.
''Passed 7 to 0, with 2 abstentions, 23:32, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
Unsatisfactory communication regarding username blocks
7) A number of editors expressed concerns regarding Betacommand's username blocks at User talk:Betacommand, including Benedict the Moor, (jarbarf) , Ryan Postlethwaite: and Friday . Betacommand made no apparent direct response to any of the above editors, either at User talk:Betacommand or at any of the four editor's talk pages. . One of the few direct responses Betacommand made to queries on his talk page was a short and incomplete reply to a query by HighInBC:,. There were four general discussions which included discussion of Betacommand's username blocks: Requests for comment/Betacommand, and three discussions at WP:ANI; Betacommand did not participate in the RFC, and participated only minimally in the ANI discussions.
''Passed 9 to 0, 23:32, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
Use of an automated tool to disrupt Requests for comment/User names
8) After complaints about his username blocks on 18 February 2007 and following, Betacommand began using an automated tool that made numerous reports at Requests for comment/User names, including several obvious violations , giving as reason on his talk page, "Im getting tired of being bitched at for no reason. thus I am reporting VERY [sic] block to make sure the bitching stops ..." . Betacommand was blocked by Pschemp with a block summary: "refuses to stop bot reporting with this account" and was unblocked 12 minutes later by Wangi.
''Passed 9 to 0, 23:32, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
Disruption of WP:AIV
9) After concerns were raised about his automated reporting at Requests for comment/User names, on 28 February 2007 and continuing through 2 March, Betacommand began to report large numbers of obvious username violations at WP:AIV.
''Passed 9 to 0, 23:32, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
High-speed removal of external links
10) Beginning on 20 March 2007, Betacommand engaged in high-speed removal of external links. From 22:38, 20 March, through 4:35, 21 March (UTC), he removed 418 external links ; from 14:16, 21 March through 17:34 (UTC), he further removed 2,121 external links. Beginning at 13:16, 21 March, the link removals were criticized at User talk: Betacommand (See "David Wong" through "Yes, please stop" and following) and WP:ANI.
On 23 March, from 13:15 through 15:29 (UTC), Betacomand removed 104 external links which was again criticized at ANI, as well as Betacommand's reliance on this survey identifying "doorway domains" for spam. The rapid removal of external links raised concerns that Betacommand was using an unauthorized automated tool on his main account, and also that he was removing links so rapidly that he did not have, or take, time enough to determine if the links were valid.
''Passed 9 to 0, 23:32, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
Inappropriate link removals
11) Many links were removed inappropriately. For example, Betacommand classified as "spam" all links to the United States Agency for International Development's web site: www.usaid.gov, resulting in the removal of the following links: Global Development Alliance homepage from the article "The Global Development Alliance", USAID Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance homepage from the article "Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance" , USAID's page on Hurricane Stan flood relief and recovery efforts" from the article "Hurricane Stan" , Biography of Andrew S. Natsios from the article on the head of the USAID, "Andrew Natsios" and USAID's Iraq page from the article "Foreign aid to Iraq" , among others.
''Passed 9 to 0, 23:32, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
The link removal was conducted inappropriately
12) Betacommand's removal of external links was conducted inappropriately and showed poor judgment for the following reasons:
* 1) he used an automated tool to edit with bot-like speed from an account that did not have a bot flag;
* 2) his automated tool was still under development and made large numbers of mistakes, including breaking templates breaking list formatting , leaving empty sections , and deleting categories and inter language links ;
* 3) he used an inappropriate methodology of identifying as spam, all links to web sites listed as having a "spam percentage" above a certain percent, according to a "study" by WebmasterWorld as reported here ; and
* 4) links were removed indiscriminately without checking to see whether some of the links were appropriate in context.
''Passed 8 to 1, 23:32, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
Unsatisfactory communication regarding link removals
13) A number of editors expressed concerns regarding Betacommand's link removals at User talk:Betacommand, including DMighton, wrp103 and Kla'quot (]); intgr and Ehheh ; Rsholmes, Susanlesch and Jordan Brown ; AnonEMouse ; Conti ; intgr (again) and Arichnad ; AnonEMouse (again) ; Mithridates, BigDT, Arichnad (again), HighInBC and taviso ; Angr, Flex, and Violask81976 ; <IP_ADDRESS> and Fredsmith2 ; LeinadSpoon ; Vanrozenheim ; Fredsmith2 (again) and Onorem ; Ehheh and AnonEMouse (again) ; Gandoman, Chacor, kingboyk and Dbachmann ; George.Saliba. Betacommand was generally unresponsive to the above editors, ignoring many, giving curt replies to others and generally failing to adequately address the editorial concerns being raised.
''Passed 9 to 0, 23:32, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
History of inappropriate blocks
14) Betacommand has a history of inappropriate blocks. These include:
* 21 October: Betacommand's first block came 34 minutes after being made an administrator. After noticing that was adding the template " toomuchtrivia" to various pages, Betacommand, with no prior warning, blocked the editor for vandalism and reverted all the editor's edits . These actions drew the immediate complaints of two administrators, saying that the template additions were valid, and the editor should not have been blocked. The editor, subsequently unblocked by Betacommand, has not edited since.
* 21 December: Without warning or prior discussion, Betacommand blocked long-time established editor for 48 hours for "personal attacks" . Betacommand failed to notify Irpen (or anyone) about the block, and made no comment about the block, on Wikipedia, until nearly a day later, saying that the block was because of Irpen's comments at WP:PAIN . This block was criticized at WP:ANI and at User talk:Betacommand , and Alex Bakharev unblocked.
* 26 February: Betacommand blocked and, with an expiry time of indefinite . Betacommand failed to notify either editor about the blocks. These blocks were criticized at WP:ANI: ) and Alex Bakharev unblocked these editors . Chuprynka has not edited since being unblocked.
* 26 March: Betacommand reverted the removal of a notability tag at Pallywood,, and warned at Talk:Pallywood that "If a user removes the Noteability [sic] tag before this discusion [sic] above is concluded I will block them for edit waring." . Later that day removed the notability tag, Betacommand reverted , and blocked for 24 hours . After criticism of the block at WP:ANI, by administrators Jayjg, Friday, SlimVirgin, jossi, Chrislk02, Mel Etitis and others , Betacommand unblocked Jaakobou.
''Passed 9 to 0, 23:32, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
History of poor judgment
15) Several past incidents demonstrate that Betacommand has a history of poor judgment:
* His semi-automated (WP:AWB) removal of 130 current event tags drew complaints.
* His semi-automated (WP:AWB) template substitution on 104 user pages drew complaints.
* His removal of over 6,500 self-links at high-speed,, caused many instances of loss of desired bolding, for example in the first occurrence of a page title and in taxoboxes , and drew complaints.
* His unprotection of 171 editor's user pages (, drew complaints.
* His edits related to Template:Deletedpage drew complaints.
''Passed 9 to 0, 23:32, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
Betacommand desysopped
4) Betacommand's administrative privileges are revoked. He may reapply at any time via the usual means or by appeal to this committee.
''Passed 9 to 0, 23:32, 3 May 2007 (UTC) | WIKI |
Category:Road backlog
This category contains road backlogs which need to be dealt with. A backlog is a list of things that need to be done, but have not been done for some time. See User:Dragons flight/Category tracker for a summary of various maintenance categories including backlogs.
Use to add pages to this category. | WIKI |
The Ultimate Guide To Use Himalayan Shilajit For Anti-Aging
The Ultimate Guide To Use Himalayan Shilajit For Anti-Aging
In the quest for eternal youth and vitality, humans have explored various avenues, from skincare routines to dietary supplements. One such substance that has gained attention for its potential anti-aging properties is himalayan Shilajit. Derived from the Himalayan mountains, Shilajit has been used for centuries in traditional medicine systems like Ayurveda.
Understanding Shilajit:
Shilajit is a sticky, tar-like substance that oozes from rocks in mountainous regions. It forms over centuries from the decomposition of plant matter and microbial activity. Rich in organic compounds, minerals, fulvic acid, and other bioactive substances, Shilajit has been revered for its medicinal properties in traditional cultures.
Anti-Aging Benefits of Shilajit:
Antioxidant Properties:
Shilajit is packed with antioxidants, which combat oxidative stress in the body. Oxidative stress contributes to aging by damaging cells and DNA. By neutralizing free radicals, Shilajit helps protect against premature aging and promotes overall health.
Energy and Vitality:
As we age, our energy levels tend to decline. Shilajit contains fulvic acid, which enhances mitochondrial function, the powerhouse of our cells. By optimizing energy production, Shilajit can boost vitality and stamina, helping individuals feel more youthful and active.
Cognitive Health:
Aging often comes with cognitive decline, including memory loss and impaired cognitive function. Studies suggest that Shilajit may support brain health by reducing oxidative damage, promoting the production of neurotransmitters, and enhancing cognitive processes. This can lead to improved focus, mental clarity, and overall cognitive function.
Skin Rejuvenation:
The skin is one of the first areas to show signs of aging, including wrinkles, fine lines, and loss of elasticity. Shilajit's antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties may help combat these signs by protecting the skin from damage, promoting collagen production, and improving skin hydration. Incorporating Shilajit into skincare routines can result in a more youthful and radiant complexion.
Joint Health:
As individuals age, they often experience joint pain and stiffness, which can hinder their mobility and affect their quality of life. Shilajit, a natural substance derived from rocks in the Himalayas, offers promising relief for these common complaints. Rich in compounds with anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties, Shilajit has been shown to effectively alleviate joint discomfort and improve flexibility. By supporting overall joint health, Shilajit enables aging individuals to maintain an active lifestyle and continue engaging in their favorite activities with greater ease and comfort. Its natural benefits provide a holistic approach to managing joint issues, promoting not just symptom relief but also long-term wellness and vitality.
How to Use Shilajit for Anti-Aging:
Dietary Supplement:
Shilajit, derived from the ancient decomposition of plant matter in the Himalayas, is renowned for its diverse health benefits. Available in various forms such as capsules, powders, and liquid extracts, incorporating it into your daily supplement routine can offer consistent anti-aging benefits. Rich in fulvic acid and over 80 minerals, it possesses antioxidant properties that combat free radicals, thus reducing oxidative stress and promoting cellular health. Moreover, its ability to enhance mitochondrial function can boost energy levels and support overall vitality. However, it's crucial to adhere to the recommended dosage instructions provided by the manufacturer or seek personalized guidance from a healthcare professional to ensure safe and effective supplementation. By integrating Shilajit into your wellness regimen, you can harness its potent anti-aging properties to optimize your health and vitality.
Skincare Products:
Shilajit, a potent natural substance known for its rich mineral content and rejuvenating properties, has been increasingly incorporated into skincare products such as serums, creams, and masks. Renowned for its ability to promote skin rejuvenation and combat the signs of aging, Shilajit works wonders when applied topically. These skincare formulations enriched with Shilajit offer a holistic approach to skincare, harnessing the power of nature to revitalize and nourish the skin. Whether it's reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, improving skin texture and elasticity, or enhancing overall radiance, Shilajit-infused products are sought after for their efficacy and natural appeal. However, it's crucial to remember to patch test new products before full application to ensure compatibility with your skin, as individual reactions may vary. With Shilajit as a key active ingredient, these skincare gems promise to elevate your beauty regimen to new heights, delivering noticeable results and a renewed sense of confidence.
Culinary Use:
Shilajit, a potent resin rich in minerals and fulvic acid, holds a revered place in traditional medicine systems like Ayurveda. Often consumed with honey or milk for its health-boosting properties, integrating Shilajit into your diet can be a delightful endeavor. Mixing it with warm beverages, smoothies, or desserts offers a versatile approach. Imagine a morning ritual with a cup of warm herbal tea infused with a touch of Shilajit, or perhaps a creamy banana smoothie with a hint of this potent substance. For dessert lovers, Shilajit can add depth to a decadent chocolate mousse or elevate a simple fruit salad with its unique flavor profile. Experimenting with different recipes allows for the discovery of enjoyable ways to incorporate Shilajit into meals, enhancing both taste and well-being.
Lifestyle Considerations:
While Shilajit can offer anti-aging benefits, it's essential to adopt a holistic approach to aging gracefully. Maintain a balanced diet rich in fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, and healthy fats. Stay hydrated, engage in regular exercise, prioritize sleep, and manage stress effectively. These lifestyle factors synergize with Shilajit to promote overall well-being and longevity.
Ending point
In the pursuit of aging gracefully, Shilajit emerges as a promising natural remedy with multifaceted anti-aging benefits. From its antioxidant properties to its ability to enhance energy, cognition, and skin health, Shilajit offers a holistic approach to combatting the effects of aging. By incorporating Shilajit into your daily routine, whether as a dietary supplement, skincare ingredient, or culinary enhancer, you can harness its potent anti-aging properties and embrace a more vibrant and youthful existence. As with any supplement or lifestyle change, it's advisable to consult with a healthcare professional to ensure compatibility with your individual health needs and goals. Here's to embracing the journey of aging with grace, vitality, and the timeless wisdom of nature's treasures. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
User:Mr. Richard Bellamy
Richard Bellamy is a fictional character in the ITV series Upstairs, Downstairs. The first episode of the series was shown on October 10, 1971. The stories depict the lives of an aristocratic family ("upstairs"). | WIKI |
Magicicada tredecim
Magicicada tredecim is a 13-year species of periodical cicada, closely related to the newly discovered 13-year species Magicicada neotredecim, from which it differs in male song pitch, female song pitch preferences, abdomen color, and mitochondrial DNA. Both M. tredecim and M. neotredecim are closely related to the 17-year species M. septendecim, which was identified by Linnaeus in 1758; these three species are often grouped together under the name decim periodical cicadas.
Description
Like other species included in its genus, M. tredicim has reddish eyes and wing veins. Its dorsal thorax is black. The underside of the abdomen of M. tredecim is light orange or caramel colored, lacking the dark bands seen in M. neotredicim and M. septendecim.
Life cycle
Their median life cycle from egg to natural adult death is around thirteen years. However, their life cycle can range from nine years to seventeen years.
Habitat, distribution, and cicada "broods"
Magicicada species occur across the southeastern United States. M. tredecim was the first to be described of the four species with a 13-year lifecycle. It has been observed in all of the three extant broods of 13-year cicadas: Brood XIX, Brood XXII, and Brood XXIII. | WIKI |
Workspace Background Fonts Shaders Per Target Tuning Mouse Cursor Borders Animations
Visual Enhancements
Most parts of the user interface can be tuned to look more or less bland, and almost all tuning can be accessed from the menu from either the global/config/visual path or the target/video path with the exception of some minor details like the palette used to colorize widget text (see durden/gconf.lua).
Workspace Background
Workspace background image is set with the global/config/workspace/background and default-background paths. The default-background path changes the global default for newly created workspaces. To unset, simply cancel the browser being spawned.
It is also possible to assign the contents of a window as a background image source. This feature is accessed with the target/window/workspace-background path.
Fonts
The same font settings are used for all windows except terminals and TUI clients. Font settings are found via the global/config/visual/font menu path and covers the size, hinting, typeface and a fallback. The fallback is used when a specific glyph (for internationalization or emojii support) is not found in the main typeface.
As a security/safety feature, arcan limits font access to the ARCAN_FONTPATH namespace, which can be controlled as an startup environment variable parameter. It defaults to applname/fonts (so durden/fonts) in this case.
Shaders
For more advanced configuration, it is also possible to associate UI elements with a shader, with a few predefined roles and states for each UI component. These can be found in the source tree as durden/shaders/ui and cover some lua- defined metadata an a vertex/fragment step in GLSL120.
The uniforms defined in a shader can be accessed in-UI from global/config/visual/shaders/target/shader state.
Values changed in this way do not currently persist, either change the default values in the shader file, or activate the menu path through the durden/autorun.lua file for the time being.
There are also shader groups for last-stage display corrections, per window canvas scaling effects and workspace background.
Per Target Tuning
Default settings for a window comes from its archetype profile. The accepted profiles are found in the source tree at durden/atypes/*.lua. Media and game clients, for instance, will have different default shader and scaling behavior than terminals and text clients.
The actual size of a window is partly determined by the workspace layout mode and partly by the current scaling settings. target/video/scaling allows you to switch between different sizing behaviors.
With normal, a window will prefer the client supplied dimensions, and in tiling modes, force a downscale if the client exceeds the alloted size and ignores sizing hints.
With stretch a window will use whatever size you set to it and the client will be force-scaled to those dimensions.
aspect behaves like stretch but will maintain the width/height ratio of the source transfer size.
You can also enable a post-processing shader via the target/video/shader path.
If you activate target/video/advanced/source fullscreen these settings, any shaders and filtering will be ignored in favor of direct mode. Check display management for more details.
Mouse Cursor
There are three options that affect the visual look of the mouse cursor.
The first is the scale parameter, controlled by global/config/visual/mouse scale. The second is the reveal animation from global/input/mouse/reveal,hide that spawns little green squared when returning from a hidden state.
The last is the local mouse state, which is partly controlled by the client (it can send hints) or forced by your own hand through target/input/mouse/cursor where you can force-hide the cursor on a client that insists on software rendering its own.
Borders <a name=borders”/>
Window border decorations are split in two parameters: border area and border thickness. They are accessed via global/config/visual/border area and border thickness respectively.
Area covers the entire space that will be reserved, and border area is constrained to a subset of this space. This is to allow for gaps between tiles in tiling workspace mode.
Animations
Durden distinguishes between animations and transitions. Animations cover the small effects, like the path indicators in the menu. Transitions cover larger shifts from switching between workspaces and going between workspace view and the menu HUD.
Animation speed can be tuned via the global/config/visual/animation speed setting.
The ‘switch workspaces’ transition effect can be controlled from the global/config/visual/transition-in,out and you can have different behavior for the workspace that is leaving and the workspace that is entering.
The speed is controlled from the global/config/visual/transition speed.
Future Changes
• Privilege state and window meta-data associatd
• Shader lookup texture support
• Window canvas contents as lookup texture input
• Icon support, multi-channel signed distance fields
• Switchable mouse cursor themes
• Border-area shadow controls
• Multipass target- shader effects
• Consistent settings persistance
• Mouse reveal/hide effect control
• Invisible ‘padding’ windows for non-uniform tiling mode gaps
• Workspace-mode sensitive border configuration | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Charlotte Ouisconsin Clark Van Cleve
Charlotte Ouisconsin Clark Van Cleve (July 1, 1819 – April 1, 1907) was an American women's suffrage advocate and social reformer during the early history of Minnesota, and the first woman elected to the Minneapolis School Board. She was married to Major-General Horatio P. Van Cleve. Born during her parents' journey to help build the future Fort Snelling, she lived to see a fledgling community grow into an urban center.
Early life
In 1819 the U.S. government looked to protect its fur trading interests in the northwest. To do this it ordered the 5th Infantry Regiment from its headquarters in Detroit to the junction of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers to build a fort. On July 1 the infantry stopped to rest at Fort Crawford in Prairie du Chien (present-day Wisconsin).
A short time later a daughter was born to Lieutenant Nathan Clark and his wife, Charlotte Ann Seymour. Also named Charlotte, she came to be affectionately known as a "daughter of the fifth regiment" and was given the middle name Ouisconsin (a French spelling of Wisconsin) by its members in recognition of her birth site. The regiment continued north and arrived at the site of Fort St. Anthony (later renamed Fort Snelling) on August 23.
Having a father in the army meant that Clark moved many times throughout her childhood. She spent the first sixteen years of her life traveling from fort to fort. During that time she developed an abiding love for the military. The patriotism and altruism she learned within its confines guided her decisions throughout her life.
Clark observed many of the changes that marked the Minneapolis–Saint Paul region's growth from a rural outpost into an urban center. At Fort St. Anthony in May 1823, four-year-old Clark witnessed the arrival of the Virginia—the first steamboat ever seen that far north along the Mississippi. It carried supplies for the fort and its inhabitants. In 1862 she saw the area's first train pull its cars into the city of St. Anthony. In 1905, during the sunset of her life, Clark was driven to the fort by automobile.
Adulthood
Charlotte Clark met her future husband, Lieutenant Horatio P. Van Cleve, at Fort Winnebago in Wisconsin Territory in 1833. The two married on March 22, 1836, shortly before Charlotte's seventeenth birthday. Horatio left the military to begin a life with his wife.
The couple moved between Ohio, Missouri, and Michigan over the next twenty years, but Charlotte longed for the open prairies of her childhood home. She and her family returned to Minnesota Territory in 1856, settling in Long Prairie to farm. After five years the American Civil War broke out and Horatio, then fifty-one years old, volunteered to join the fight. In July 1861 he was commissioned as colonel of the 2nd Minnesota Volunteer Infantry. The Van Cleves left Long Prairie and moved to Fort Snelling, and later St. Anthony, where they would spend the rest of their lives.
The strain of the war years aged Charlotte. Her hair prematurely grayed and her sight and hearing eventually failed. In spite of the challenges of her ailments, Charlotte remained devoted to causes that she believed in. She entered public life in 1876 as the first woman elected to the Minneapolis School Board, and used her prominence to champion women's causes.
Charlotte fiercely supported the rights of so-called "fallen women." In 1879 she helped incorporate Bethany Home and acted as its first president. The house helped women that society looked down on—generally prostitutes and unwed pregnant girls—to better their lives. Residents committed a year to the house and in turn were offered a safe place to stay and a chance to learn job skills like cooking and sewing. By 1884 Charlotte had become such a powerful voice for women's suffrage that she was named an honorary vice president of the National Woman Suffrage Association, despite having no formal involvement with the organization.
Legacy
Horatio died in 1891 and Charlotte on April 1, 1907, just short of her eighty-eighth birthday. In February 1938 a group of senior high school girls formed the Charlotte Van Cleve Good Citizens Club in her honor. They carried on her legacy of good works, providing need-based scholarships to school children, donating to school libraries, and assisting in nursing homes.
The Horatio P. Van Cleve House, where Charlotte and her husband lived beginning in 1862, still stands in the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 in part for her accomplishments. | WIKI |
Bertram Best-Dunkley
Lieutenant-Colonel Bertram Best-Dunkley VC (3 August 1890 – 5 August 1917) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Best-Dunkley was 26 years old, and a temporary lieutenant-colonel in the 2/5th Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers (part of the 55th (West Lancashire) Division, British Army during the First World War on 31 July 1917 at Wieltje, Belgium, during the attack on Pilckem Ridge as part of the Battle of Passchendaele, when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
"For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty when in command of his battalion, the leading waves of which, during an attack, became disorganised by reason of rifle and machine gun fire at close range from positions which were believed to be in our hands. Lt.-Col. Best-Dunkley dashed forward, rallied his leading waves, and personally led them to the assault of these positions, which, despite heavy losses, were carried. He continued to lead his battalion until all their objectives had been gained. Had it not been for this officer's gallant and determined action it is doubtful if the left of the brigade would have reached its objectives. Later in the day, when our position was threatened, he collected his battalion headquarters, led them to the attack, and beat off the advancing enemy. This gallant officer has since died of wounds."
Before enlisting, Best-Dunkley was a teacher at Tienstin Grammar School. There is a marble memorial plaque to him in the entrance hall of the School which was partially defaced by Japanese troops during their occupation of China. | WIKI |
Nir Z
Nir Zidkyahu (ניר צדקיהו,, born November 1967), also known as Nir Z, is an Israeli studio-session drummer, and the brother of Blackfield's drummer Tomer Z. He joined in spring 1997 with Genesis, he played in eight tracks for their last album Calling All Stations and then became available for their 1997-1998 tour.
In 2000, he drummed on John Mayer's breakthrough album, Room for Squares. Since then, he has played drums and percussion for various artists including Jason Mraz, Joss Stone, Ray Wilson and Alana Davis. In 2003, he recorded with Flaw on their Endangered Species record and with Chris Cornell on his second solo album, Carry On, released 2007. Zidkyahu played on several songs of the comeback album, Skyscraper, for former Journey singer Steve Augeri's original band Tall Stories, released January 23, 2009. In 2009, Zidkyahu went on tour drumming for Billy Squier.
Zidkyahu was hired by Toontrack to record the drum samples for their virtual drummer programs Superior Drummer 2.0, New York Studios Vol.2 SDX, and New York Studios Vol.3 SDX. | WIKI |
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Noun
* 1) list of movies
Noun
* 1) one of one's eyes
* 2) blindness in one eye, being one-eyed
* 3) a person who is blind in one eye
* 4) olive flounder or righteye flounder
* 1) blindness in one eye, being one-eyed
* 2) a person who is blind in one eye
* 3) olive flounder or righteye flounder
* 1) a person who is blind in one eye
* 2) olive flounder or righteye flounder
* 1) a person who is blind in one eye
* 2) olive flounder or righteye flounder | WIKI |
Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 63 Part 1.djvu/641
603 63 STAT.] 81ST CONG., IST SESS. -CHS. 422-424-AUG. 12, 1949 Canal, be furnished with such suitable clothing as may be authorized by the Governor, and an amount of money not exceeding $20." Approved August 12, 1949. [CHAPTER 423] AN A(T August 12, 1949 To authorize progressive partial payments to sponsors under the Federal Airport [s. 1285] Act program. [Public Law 224] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 14 of the Federal Airport Act is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 14. The Administrator, after consultation with the sponsor or sponsors with which a grant agreement has been entered into, shall determine at what times, and in what amounts, payments shall be made under this Act. Payments under a grant agreement, in an aggregate amount of not to exceed 90 per centum of the United States share of the total estimated allowable project costs of the project, may be made from time to time in advance of accomplishment of the airport devel- opment to which such payments relate, provided, that the sponsor certify to the Administrator that the aggregate of expenditures to be made from such advance payments will not at any time exceed the cost of the airport development work which has been performed up to that time. If the Administrator determines at any time that the aggregate amount of payments made under a grant agreement exceeds the United States share of the total allowable project costs of the project, the United States shall be entitled to recover such excess. If the Administrator finds that the airport development to which the advance payments relate has not been accomplished within a reason- able time or such development is not completed the United States shall be entitled to recover such part of such advance payment for which the United States received no benefit. Payments under a grant agreement shall be made to such official or officials or depository, authorized by law to receive public funds, as may be designated by the sponsor or sponsors entitled to such payments." Approved August 12, 1949. [CHAPTER 424] AN ACT To authorize the transfer to the Attorney General of a portion of the Vigo plant, formerly the Vigo ordnance plant, near Terre Haute, Indiana, to supplement the farm lands required for the United States prison system. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the General Services Administrator be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed to transfer to the control and jurisdiction of the Attorney General, for use in connection with the United States penitentiary at Terre Haute, Indiana, all of that tract of land containing approximately one thou- sand four hundred and seventy-two acres, more or less, including all improvements thereon, being a portion of the Vigo plant, formerly the Vigo ordnance plant of the Department of the Army, near Terre Haute, in Vigo County, State of Indiana, now occupied and used for farming operations by the Bureau of Prisons of the Department of Justice under a revocable permit, dated the 21st day of July 1947, duly issued by the Department of the Army, which permit more particularly describes the land as follows, to wit: Beginning at a point where the center line of Sullivan Road intersects the center line of Boyll Road; thence east along the south lines of section 5, township 10 north, range Federal Airport Act, amendment. 60 Stat. 178. 49U.S.C.§1113. Payments under grant agreements. August 12, 1949 [S. 17451 [Public Law 2251 U. S. penitentiary, Terre Haute Ind. Transfer of land.
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React Vs Angular – Which Is Better For You And Why?
Although much has changed over the last few months in 2020 due to the COVID-19 outbreak, it does not seem that the eternal battle between React and Angular will ever stop. Developers across the world are often confused and try to figure out which one is the best among the two. While React JS or React is an open-source JavaScript library, Angular is an outstanding framework. However, Angular is not Angular JS that you may be thinking right now. It is a major version upgrade of AngularJS. Unlike Angular JS, which is in JavaScript, it is in TypeScript.
Popula apps built using angular and react
Now let’s find out which is better for you and the reasons behind the same.
Angular vs. React
Document Object Model (DOM)
While both are good for front-end development, Angular uses a real DOM and React, uses a Virtual DOM. Now, what is DOM? It is with its help that programmers build documents, navigate the structure, add, modify, or delete elements as well as the content. So, if you use React and want to develop an app in which it is possible to update the last name of a user, its real DOM will update the entire HTML doc till you reach the needful data.
Therefore, you can see that the process becomes time-consuming. However, Angular will allow you to quickly update the last name because of its virtual DOM as it eliminates any need to update the entire HTML doc. Does not this sound too good? So, if there are plenty of data requests, the real DOM feature of Angular can make your app slow.
Data Binding
Data binding allows you to bind the user interface components in your layout to information or data sources within your app. Now, Angular uses two-way data binding, and React makes use of a one-way binding. In one-way binding, data binding is from model to view, but in two-way binding, you can bind the data from the model-to-view as well as from view-to-model.
However, the two-way data binding is the most efficient for fetching the data from large ERP based software like medical software, accounting, and other software that demands a highly complex requirement. It does not prove much beneficial in building apps of relatively smaller size because it comes with a cost, which is a drop in performance.
So, while the two-way binding allowed by Angular affects performance, the one-way binding by React facilitates to debug the app easily as the data is directed only one way in this approach.
Rendering
Server-side rendering is now possible with both Angular and React. While Angular does it with the use of Angular Universal, React uses it with the Next.js framework. However, it is easy to achieve a maintainable architecture with React. All noteworthy apps, such as Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram use React, which is itself a testimonial that the open-source JavaScript library is unmatched when it is about rendering.
Dependency Injection
You may have already heard about dependency injection (DI) that developers use for laying the groundwork for app architecture. Now, perhaps this is where Angular score some brownie points! While React does not fully support dependency injection, Angular fully supports the same.
Code Quality
It is easy to maintain a code quality in React because it allows the code review practices by providing linting. Here it is noteworthy that linting facilitates the developers to check their code for any potential errors and in enforcing coding standards, which, in turn, vastly improves code quality. However, it is not that Angular fares bad in terms of maintaining code quality. It uses TypeScript language, which eases the task of finding and removing the common issues that occur while typing the code. In Angular, you can have clean and crisp coding.
Testing
Before deploying any application or program, it is vital to test the code, and Angular enables developers to carry out full testing with a single tool. If you have chosen React, this is pretty much tricky because you need to have several tools for different types of testing, such as Enzyme for component testing or Jest for code testing.
Learning Curve
The learning curve for Angular is steep in comparison to that of React. Therefore, it is not surprising that Angular is always the best option for developers who want to build large applications or for whom the learning curve is not a bar.
Community
More developers are today choosing React because it has a massive community of developers, which means whenever there is an issue due to lack of documentation, one can overcome the same within no time! Yes, the excellent community support makes React more apt for developers than Angular. However, it is also true that Google backs Angular. So, there is some credibility that works in its favor. Angular also now has an ever-growing open community.
Popularity
Both are quite popular, and this is evident from the results of the Stack Overflow Survey 2018. According to the survey, about 74.5% of developers choose React.js as the most loved and most wanted web framework, and about 57.6% of developers choose Angular. So, indeed React is more popular than Angular.
74.5% of developers choose React.js
Conclusion
Both Angular and React are brilliant, and it is tough to pick one among the two, but so far, it will be not wrong to say that React is better than Angular. It is used by more developers and is evolving at a rapid pace. It has enormous support from a massive community. It has a component-driven architecture that allows the developers to reuse the components. This significantly cut the development time and cost. However, it is also true that Angular is no less as it is a part of the MEAN stack. It has excellent compatibility with countless code editors. It is, in fact, looked upon as ideal for building dynamic websites and web apps.
So, it is quite tough to tell which is better for you without deep consideration of the objectives and resources of your project. So, it is best to remain calm and make an informed decision. If you want to hire Angular developers, you can contact a reputed IT company that is in the business of offering a range of website and app development services.
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Group therapy
In an increasingly individualistic world, where isolation and disconnection prevail, group therapy offers a shared space where bonds are formed through the lens of empathy. Rooted in the belief that healing and growth can be amplified through shared experiences, group therapy offers a transformative space for individuals to come together, find solace in a community, and embark on a journey of self-discovery and recovery from addiction.
Group therapy session 1
What is group therapy?
Group therapy is a powerful form of psychotherapy within rehab treatment that offers a supportive and structured environment for individuals to address their psychological and emotional challenges. Guided by a trained therapist, a small group of individuals come together to share their thoughts, feelings, and experiences openly. The therapist plays a vital role in facilitating the sessions, creating a safe and non-judgemental atmosphere that encourages participants to express themselves authentically.
Confidentiality is paramount, fostering a trustworthy environment where individuals feel comfortable sharing their concerns and exploring their personal growth. With a particular focus on addiction, group therapy provides a transformative space for individuals to gain insights, receive support, and embark on a journey towards recovery and self-discovery.
What are the stages of group therapy?
Group therapy typically progresses through several stages as participants develop relationships, engage in self-exploration, and work towards sobriety. While the duration and specific focus of each stage may vary depending on the group’s goals and dynamics, the following stages provide a general framework for understanding the group therapy process:
• Orientation: During this initial stage, individuals grappling with addiction come together in a group setting to establish a sense of trust and safety. The therapist takes the lead in setting the tone by explaining the purpose and guidelines of the group, emphasising confidentiality, and addressing any questions or concerns. Participants are encouraged to share their reasons for joining the group, fostering initial connections and bonds among members who understand the challenges of addiction.
• Initial engagement: In this stage, group members cautiously explore their roles and test the dynamics of the group. There may be hesitancy as individuals become more familiar with one another and the therapist. They observe how others interact, share superficial information, and gauge the level of support and acceptance within the group. As trust develops, participants gradually open up about their experiences with addiction.
• Conflict and cohesion: As relationships within the group deepen, conflicts and tensions may arise. This stage is characterised by increased trust and openness, allowing underlying issues and interpersonal challenges related to addiction to surface. Participants have the opportunity to explore and address conflicts, practise effective communication, and develop a sense of cohesion as they work together to overcome addiction-related challenges.
• Productive change: In this stage, group members actively engage in self-exploration, personal growth, and transformative change related to their addiction. They delve into their individual concerns and experiences, sharing insights and receiving support and feedback from the group. The therapist facilitates discussions, encouraging self-reflection and guiding the group towards deeper insights and understanding. Participants explore healthier coping mechanisms, develop strategies to manage triggers, and gain a sense of empowerment in their journey towards recovery.
• Closure: As the group reaches its designated endpoint or when individual members decide to leave, the termination stage begins. This phase focuses on reflection, summarising the progress made, acknowledging individual growth, and expressing gratitude for the shared journey. Participants have an opportunity to say goodbye, process their feelings about the group’s conclusion, and explore how they can continue their personal growth and maintain their recovery outside of the group setting.
It’s important to note that the progression through these stages is not linear or fixed. Group therapy is an organic process influenced by the unique dynamics and needs of the participants. Some stages may overlap or be revisited as the group evolves.
Group therapy session 2
What are the benefits of group therapy?
Group therapy offers a powerful and transformative approach to addressing psychological and emotional challenges when overcoming addiction. By harnessing the power of shared experiences, empathy, and interpersonal connection, it provides individuals with a unique opportunity to heal, grow, and thrive in the company of others on a similar journey.
Examples of the benefits of group therapy can include:
• Support and belonging: Group therapy creates a supportive environment where individuals with addiction can connect with others who understand their struggles. Sharing experiences, challenges, and victories with peers facing similar issues fosters a sense of fellowship and support. This shared understanding combats the isolation often experienced by individuals in addiction and promotes a sense of belonging.
• Diverse perspectives and feedback: Group therapy exposes individuals to diverse perspectives and feedback from others in similar situations. Hearing different viewpoints and experiences can broaden self-awareness and challenge entrenched beliefs and patterns related to addiction. This exposure encourages personal growth by exploring alternative ways of thinking and promoting healthier choices.
• Enhanced self-expression and communication skills: Within a group setting, individuals can practise expressing themselves authentically and develop effective communication skills. Sharing thoughts, emotions, and experiences related to addiction allows individuals to gain self-confidence, improve their ability to articulate their needs, and engage in open and honest communication.
• Increased empathy and social skills: Group therapy cultivates empathy and social skills by providing opportunities to connect with others and understand their struggles. Participants witness the challenges faced by their peers, fostering compassion and empathy. Developing these skills in therapy carries over into everyday life, allowing for more meaningful connections and improved relationships.
• Feedback and accountability: The group setting promotes accountability and personal growth. Participants receive feedback from their peers and the therapist, gaining valuable insights into their behaviours, blind spots, and areas for growth. This feedback helps individuals challenge self-defeating patterns, address underlying issues, and develop healthier coping strategies.
• Long-term support: Group therapy fosters lasting connections and a support network beyond the therapy sessions. Participants can form meaningful relationships with fellow group members, providing ongoing support and understanding as they navigate the challenges of addiction recovery. These connections offer a valuable source of support and friendship that extends beyond the therapy environment.
Group therapy tailored to addiction provides a unique and powerful approach to recovery, offering support, diverse perspectives, and opportunities for personal growth. It creates a safe and nurturing space where individuals can find encouragement, build connections, and develop the skills necessary to navigate their journey towards lasting sobriety.
Common misconceptions and fears of group therapy
Group therapy, despite its numerous benefits, is often accompanied by misconceptions and fears that can deter individuals from seeking this valuable form of addiction treatment. By addressing these misconceptions and alleviating fears, individuals can better understand and embrace the transformative power of group therapy.
Let’s explore some common misconceptions and fears associated with group therapy and shed light on the realities behind them:
• Fear of judgement and exposing vulnerability: One prevalent fear is the concern that sharing personal experiences and vulnerabilities in a group setting will lead to judgement or negative evaluation from others. However, group therapy is grounded in a culture of acceptance, compassion, and confidentiality. Sharing vulnerabilities within the group fosters a sense of connection and understanding, as members often find that they are not alone in their struggles.
• The belief that you lose privacy: Some individuals worry that participating in group therapy means sacrificing their privacy. However, confidentiality is a fundamental principle of group therapy. Participants are expected to maintain the privacy and confidentiality of what is shared within the group. Trust is established through explicit agreements and clear guidelines regarding the importance of respecting each other’s privacy. The therapist plays a vital role in maintaining confidentiality and ensuring a safe environment for all.
• Apprehension about lack of individual attention: There is a misconception that group therapy doesn’t provide individual attention or focus on personal issues. While it’s true that the group dynamic is a central aspect, group therapy allows for both collective and individual exploration. The therapist ensures that each participant receives attention and support, addressing individual concerns within the group context.
• Misunderstanding of group dynamics: Misconceptions may arise regarding the dynamics of group therapy, leading individuals to believe that it is unstructured or chaotic. However, group therapy sessions are carefully structured and guided by a trained therapist. The therapist facilitates discussions, ensures equitable participation, and maintains a balance between providing support and challenging growth. Each session follows a predetermined agenda or focuses on specific themes to ensure purposeful and meaningful engagement.
• Fear of comparison and competition: Some individuals fear that group therapy will turn into a space of comparison or competition, where they might feel inferior or inadequate. However, group therapy emphasises creating a supportive and collaborative atmosphere. Participants learn to appreciate and respect the unique journeys and progress of others.
Group therapy provides a unique and transformative experience, offering support, connection, and personal growth. It is a space within a rehab programme where individuals can find solace, share their addiction journey, gain insights from others, and realise the collective power of healing and change.
Group therapy session 3
Getting the addiction help you need
If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction and interested in exploring the benefits of group therapy, reaching out for help is a crucial step towards healing and recovery. By contacting Oasis Bradford, you can access valuable information about group therapy and addiction treatment programmes. Our experts will be happy to answer any questions you may have, address your concerns, and provide further details about how group therapy can be advantageous in your addiction recovery.
Remember, seeking help for your addiction is a sign of strength and a powerful step towards a healthier, more fulfilling life. Don’t let misconceptions or fears hold you back from the support and connection that group therapy can offer. Contact us today, and let us guide you towards a future without addiction. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Eliot Sir John
Eliot, Sir John (1592-1632), a champion of freedom of speech in Parliament, was born in Cornwall, and educated at Exeter College, Oxford. He entered at one of the Inns of Court, and made the Continental tour, in the course of which he made the acquaintance of Villiers, afterwards Duke of Buckingham. In 1614 he entered Parliament, and, owing to the good offices of Villiers, he was knighted in 1618, and the next year was appointed Vice-Admiral of Devon. In 1623 he got into difficulties with the Court over a question concerning his office, and in 1624 he was in Parliament as member for Newport. The next year saw the end of his friendship with Buckingham. In 1626 he represented St. Germans in Parliament, and, as leader of the House, headed the attack upon Buckingham, and was sent to the Tower for his pains. In 1628 he represented the county of Cornwall, and was a great supporter of the Petition of Right. In 1629, on the memorable occasion when the Speaker was held in the chair, Eliot proposed the resolutions. He was sent to the Tower and fined £2,000. He wrote much in prison, and there he died. He was not a republican in principle, though his fate put him into the forefront of the battle for privilege of Parliament. | FINEWEB-EDU |
The Deep Purple
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A 2005 Justice Department opinion provided explicit authorization to barrage terror suspects with a combination of painful physical and psychological tactics, officials said. The vice president suggested abolishing a National Archives unit that objected to his resistance to oversight. In the weeks after the 9/11 attacks, the vice president argued that domestic telephone calls and e-mail should be intercepted without warrants. The Bush administration is embroiled in a sharp internal debate over whether a new set of Defense Department standards for handling terror suspects should adopt language from the Geneva Conventions prohibiting ''cruel,'' ''humiliating'' and ''degrading'' treatment, administration officials say. David S. Addington is at Mr. Cheney's right hand again, succeeding I. Lewis Libby Jr. as the vice president's chief of staff. But while Mr. Addington has spent much of his career in proximity to Mr. Cheney, his admirers and detractors alike say his success is rooted in his mastery of the skills of bureaucratic combat. Responding to Freedom of Information requests, the National Archives and Records Administration released a trove of documents and photos from Dick Cheney's time as vice president.... It's the last hope of accountability for abuses in the war on terror.... A coalition of advocacy groups filed complaints accusing 12 lawyers of helping to justify torture.... A case that could lead to arrest warrants will examine whether officials wrongly contrived a legal framework that led to abuses of prisoners at Guantnamo Bay, Cuba.... When the constraints of the law are unlocked by people at the pinnacle of power, terrible things happen in the real world.... Authors of a controversial torture memorandum insisted that the techniques they advocated protected the country and that the opinion was written under White House review.... A House panel investigating the Bush administration's approval for harsh interrogation methods voted Tuesday to issue a subpoena to David S. Addington.... A House subcommittee investigating the Bush administration's approval for harsh interrogation methods voted to issue a subpoena to David S. Addington.... At least four top White House lawyers took part in discussions with the C.I.A. about whether to destroy videotapes showing the secret interrogations of two Qaeda operatives.... For four years, Vice President Dick Cheney has resisted routine oversight of his office's handling of classified information, and when the National Archives unit that monitors classification in the executive branch objected, the vice president's o... A list of resources about David S. Addington as selected by researchers and editors of The New York Times. Subscribe to an RSS feed on this topic. What is RSS? Receive My Alerts e-mails on topics covered on this page. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Can Gummy Smile Be Corrected?
A smile can be a person’s most captivating feature, yet for those self-conscious about a “gummy” smile, where a significant portion of gum is visible above the top teeth, smiling openly can feel less appealing.
The good news is that advancements in dental technology have made correcting a gummy smile more accessible and effective than ever. One of the leading treatments for this condition is gum contouring, a cosmetic procedure that reshapes the gum line to create a more balanced and aesthetically pleasing smile.
What is gum contouring?
Gum contouring, also known as gingival sculpting or gum reshaping, is a cosmetic dental procedure designed to reshape or remove excess gum tissue. The goal is to expose more of the teeth, creating a less gummy smile. This procedure can also correct an uneven gum line, making the gums look more symmetrical and the smile more attractive.
Benefits of gum contouring
The benefits of gum contouring extend beyond just the aesthetic improvements. By reducing excessive gum tissue, patients can achieve a more proportionate tooth-to-gum ratio, enhancing their overall facial appearance. In addition, gum contouring can boost one’s self-esteem and confidence, allowing for a more open and attractive smile. It can also make dental hygiene easier to maintain, as less gum coverage can reduce pockets where bacteria might accumulate.
How is gum contouring done?
Gum contouring is typically performed by a dentist or periodontist and can be done using a variety of techniques, including scalpels, lasers, or radiosurgery. The use of lasers has become more popular due to its precision and the ability to minimise bleeding and swelling. During the procedure, the dentist will numb the area with a local anaesthetic to ensure comfort. They will then carefully reshape the gum line by removing excess gum tissue and possibly some bone to achieve the desired contour.
Recovery period
The recovery period for gum contouring is relatively short, with most patients being able to return to their normal activities the following day or even shortly after the procedure. However, it’s still important to follow the dentist’s post-operative care instructions, including proper oral hygiene practices, to ensure a smooth and quick recovery.
Consult a dentist to know your full options
Gum contouring offers a viable solution for those looking to correct a gummy smile. With its numerous benefits, including improved aesthetics and increased confidence, this procedure can significantly enhance the quality of one’s smile and overall happiness. As with any dental procedure, consulting with an experienced dentist is crucial to determine the best course of action for your specific needs.
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I have a very good friend who sometimes suffers from this. I would like to know more about it. What if anything can be done to help calm someone who suffers from this symptom?
Thank you for any help in this matter.
beckysue18 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Beckysue18 (talk • contribs) 03:35, 22 December 2008 (UTC) Sensory overloads happen from too many sounds at once, lights, colors, loud music and other causes. If you need to stop this, you may want to ease up on the things that are confusing them!
Could stand to be expanded a little bit; this can't be as in-depth as Wikipedia can get on this subject! Also, I had to do quite a bit of looking around to find this article - I was searching for "Hypersensitivity", but the two are apparently considered to be distinct from each other. Perhaps someone should link this to the Hypersensitivity article, if only for comparison/contrast? Albino Bebop (talk) 09:41, 4 August 2010 (UTC)
Room For Improvement
This article could benefit from having more cited sources for users to learn more about sensory overload. It could also benefit from an example or two. AshleyHarper101 (talk) 06:41, 1 October 2011 (UTC)
* @AshleyHarper101 What about having a section on pilots, or at least fighter jet ones? <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 00:05, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
Please add migraine and related disorders to the section on associated problems and disorders. These symptoms are common as components of the auras, which commonly precede migraines and/or seizures, or as features of mild forms of such disorders. Janice Vian Ph.D. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 16:55, 20 October 2018 (UTC)
"Tohuku" University page "doesn't exist"
The link in the article, "Tohuku University" doesn't exist because it has been misspelled. It's Tohoku. With an o. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tohoku_University (<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 16:19, 11 May 2013 (UTC))
* Hi <IP_ADDRESS>! Thank you for telling, and I changed this. Next time when you notice a mistake in Wikipedia, please be bold and correct it! Friendly regards, Lova Falk talk 12:14, 27 May 2013 (UTC)
Pseudoscience?
This article provides no medical explanation for this "sensory overload" and instead uses very vague causes and symptoms. The fifth reference is of dubious quality (advertising itself as "holistic"). This entire article reads like pop-psy from the 80s. — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 18:26, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
* Hi <IP_ADDRESS>! Thank you for your criticism. Please, if you have good, secondary sources – and also check WP:MEDRS – then please be bold and edit the article! With friendly regards, Lova Falk talk 08:00, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
Article needs improvement/rearrangement
As it currently is, the article seems out of order, low on information, and could use some condensing of the list format that seems to make up the bulk of the article. --Pichu0102 (talk) 12:47, 25 May 2014 (UTC)
Edits that I have made
Hello, I edited the article by adding an image to the introduction and elaborating on the "As component of other disorders and conditions" major section. Most of the edits I made were to the "As component of other disorders and conditions" section; I cited research related to sensory overload for the disorders listed under the section. I removed echolalia and sensory processing disorder from the list of "As component of other disorders and conditions" since they are not independent conditions and are almost always a symptom associated with other mental disorders. Echolalia and SPD fall under an umbrella of other conditions which makes it almost impossible to make meaningful edits or contributions to them in relation to this article since the major section itself is already examining sensory overload as a component of other disorders. Additionally, the DSM-5 does not recognize SPD as a distinct condition and classifies Echolalia as a component of Autism. Some of the research I used was not from reviews and from primary research since it was very hard to find relevant research related to sensory overload and other conditions. I appreciate any edits to these descriptions that cite review research papers. Somebody could add echolalia and sensory processing disorder again to the list if they manage to find research that links them to sensory overload. Jamy Jung (talk) 17:47, 30 June 2020 (UTC)
Wikipedia Ambassador Program course assignment
This article is the subject of an educational assignment at St. Charles Community College supported by WikiProject Psychology and the Wikipedia Ambassador Program during the 2011 Q3 term. Further details are available on the course page.
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Controlling thermal emission with refractory epsilon-near-zero metamaterials via topological transitions
Abstract
Control of thermal radiation at high temperatures is vital for waste heat recovery and for high-efficiency thermophotovoltaic (TPV) conversion. Previously, structural resonances utilizing gratings, thin film resonances, metasurfaces and photonic crystals were used to spectrally control thermal emission, often requiring lithographic structuring of the surface and causing significant angle dependence. In contrast, here, we demonstrate a refractory W-HfO2 metamaterial, which controls thermal emission through an engineered dielectric response function. The epsilon-near-zero frequency of a metamaterial and the connected optical topological transition (OTT) are adjusted to selectively enhance and suppress the thermal emission in the near-infrared spectrum, crucial for improved TPV efficiency. The near-omnidirectional and spectrally selective emitter is obtained as the emission changes due to material properties and not due to resonances or interference effects, marking a paradigm shift in thermal engineering approaches. We experimentally demonstrate the OTT in a thermally stable metamaterial at high temperatures of 1,000 °C.
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Rio 2016: Bucket of water thrown at Olympic torch
(CNN)The 2016 Olympic torch relay through Brazil has hit another snag this week. A man was arrested on Sunday in the southwestern Brazilian city of Maracaju, Mato Grosso do Sul state after attempting to throw a bucket of water on the Olympic Torch. Marcelino Mateus Silva Proença, 27, missed the torch altogether hitting only the torch bearer and the security guards around it according to local police chief, Amylcar Eduardo Romero. Video posted to social media showed he was standing on the sidewalk when he threw the bucket of water towards the torch. Proença was arrested at home shortly after fleeing the scene. Romero says Proença's friends had dared him to do the deed. Early last week Proença posted a photo on his Facebook page of a man holding a bucket with a caption that read: "Waiting for the torch to pass." On Monday, Proença posted a meme with cartoon character He-Man holding the torch. The meme read: "I have the torch, but don't have education, health, security, quality of life..." When asked about other possible motives, police said they didn't know whether the act was politically motivated. He was charged with intent to cause material harm and was released after paying his $295 bail. If convicted he could face anywhere from 6 months to 3 years in prison. Police said it wasn't immediately clear when he would be facing a judge in this case. Proença seems to be enjoying his notoriety. A few moments after being released from police custody, he posted a selfie saying all was well. Since then he has been sharing with his followers news articles detailing his dare. He even shared the video of his arrest. The Olympic torch relay through Brazil hasn't been without its controversies. Last week, a jaguar that was used as part of the Olympic torch relay event was shot and killed after the cat escaped its handlers. In that case, after Juma broke free from her confinement, a team of military members and veterinarians worked to recapture the jaguar. Despite being shot with a tranquilizer dart, the animal lunged at a soldier and, in an attempt to protect the soldier and the rest of the treatment team, the animal was killed with one pistol shot. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Adial Pharma Says Purnovate's PNV-6005 Reports Positive Data In Treating Ulcerative Colitis
(RTTNews) - Adial Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ADIL) announced Tuesday that Purnovate, Inc., a subsidiary of Adial, achieved positive in-vivo data from its study with mice treated with Purnovate's PNV-6005 as a potential treatment for inflammatory bowel diseases.
PNV-6005 is a selective adenosine 2A receptor agonist designed to have anti-inflammatory properties and protective effects against colitis and other inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD).
In the study, PNV-6005 demonstrated statistically significant effect against both primary study endpoints, which are pre-clinical endpoints expected to indicate potential efficacy against ulcerative colitis in humans.
Specially, PNV-6005 significantly prevented weight loss as compared to the control group (greater than 50% inhibition of weight loss). It also significantly prevented colon damage as evidenced by reduction of shortening of colon lengths in the PNV-6005 treated group (almost total prevention), as well as a decrease in inflammation as assessed histologically.
The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
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Hamed Noormohammadi
Hamed Noormohammadi (born May 22, 1986) is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Zob Ahan Esfahan in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
Club career
Noormohammadi has played his entire career for Rah Ahan.
Club career statistics
Last Update 21 January 2016
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Swimming: Peaty and Sjoestroem strike triple gold at Europeans
GLASGOW (Reuters) - Adam Peaty and Sarah Sjoestroem again demonstrated why they are the stand-out swimmers at the European Championships as they torpedoed to their third golds of the week on Wednesday. On the program’s penultimate day, Peaty, already a world record breaker in the 100 meters breaststroke and part of Britain’s winning mixed 4x100m medley team, scattered the 50m breaststroke field in a Championship record 26.09 seconds. His latest masterclass came after the great Swede Sjoestroem became the first to win three individual golds over the week, as she added the 100m freestyle title to the 50m free and 100m butterfly double she pulled off last Saturday. It was also a night to celebrate a third all-time swimming great with Katinka Hosszu, Hungary’s triple Olympic champion, rediscovering her old spirit and verve after a trying year of personal problems to win the 200m individual medley. The 24-year-old perfectionist Sjoestroem was disappointed with her winning 100m free time of 52.93sec, well adrift of her world record 51.71 but then she did have to be back in the pool in 20 minutes, tackling the 50m butterfly semi-finals. Almost inevitably, she won that race too, setting up the prospect of a fourth individual gold on Thursday and 14th European title in total. Peaty again demonstrated why he may well be the most dominant swimmer in the sport as he recovered from a relatively sluggish start to get on terms by half-way before powering away over the final 25 meters to beat Italy’s Fabio Scozzoli by a huge 0.7 seconds. He had hoped his winning time might threaten his world record of 25.95 but had to settle for a third consecutive 50m championship record in two days and, incredibly, he now owns the 10 best-ever times in the event. “I was kind of looking up to see if I’d broken the world record,” shrugged the 23-year-old. “But it just proves that I can get near that world record now and maybe next year even touch it again.” He too can end his Championships with a fourth gold in the men’s 4x100m medley relay on the final day. The triumph of the great Hosszu, a fifth consecutive victory in the European 200m IM, was evidently an emotional occasion for Hungary’s 29-year-old ‘Iron Lady’, who said her public break-up with husband and coach Shane Tusup had disrupted her build-up. Though clearly still nowhere near her best, Hosszu’s gutsy freestyle, which dragged her from fourth to gold over the final length, enabled her to pip Italian teenager Ilaria Cusinato for gold. Hosszu, who reckoned she had rediscovered her love for swimming, said: “Tonight, I got in the blocks and knew I would fight until the end. It’s a really amazing feeling.” Before Peaty’s breaststroke double, Ukrainian Mykhaylo Romanchuk achieved a similar feat on the day after his 22nd birthday, adding the 800 meters freestyle title to his 400m free crown in 7:42.96. “I think I have got myself a really good present,” smiled the man who also won 1,500m freestyle silver. Evgeny Rylov broke his own European record in 1:53.36 to take the 200m backstroke title and extend Russia’s lead at the top of the swimming medal table with their eighth gold. Reporting by Ian Chadband, editing by Ed Osmond | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Template:Coord/doc
When this template is used with display=title, the template is not displayed on mobile. This template is still displayed on mobile when used with display=inline, e.g. in infoboxes.
Purpose
provides a standard notation for encoding locations by their latitude and longitude coordinates. It is primarily for specifying the WGS84 geographic coordinates of locations on Earth, at the same time emitting a machine-readable Geo microformat. However, it can also encode locations on natural satellites, dwarf planets, and planets other than Earth.
* To specify celestial coordinates, use Sky instead.
* Tag articles which lack coordinates (but need them) with Coord missing.
* If the subject's location is truly unknown or disputed, note this with Coord unknown.
* If the coordinates were transcluded from Wikidata, use WikidataCoord.
See also: WikiProject Geographical coordinates.
Features
Latitude and longitude may be specified (with appropriate precision) either in decimal notation or as degrees/minutes/seconds. By default, coordinates appear in the format used to specify them. However, the parameter can be used to force display in a particular format. The template also accepts and displays coordinates formatted as degrees and decimal minutes as found on charts and maritime references.
The template displays the formatted coordinates with a hyperlink to GeoHack. GeoHack displays information customized to the location, including links to external mapping services.
For terrestrial locations, a blue globe appears to the left of the hyperlink. Clicking on the globe activates the WikiMiniAtlas (requires JavaScript).
By default, coordinates appear "in line" with the adjacent text. However, the parameter can be used to move the coordinates up near the page title (in desktop view only; title coordinates do not display in mobile view)—or display them in both places at once.
The template outputs coordinates in three formats:
* Degree/minutes/seconds ("DMS", precision is degrees, or degrees/minutes, or degrees/minutes/seconds, based on input precision).
* Decimal degrees (varying the number of decimal places based on input precision)
* A machine readable Geo microformat.
Additional features
* Logged-in users can customize how coordinates appear in their browsers.
* You can get coordinates from Wikidata by transcluding this template without any numbered arguments.
* You can extract information from the Coord template for use in mathematical expressions. For details, see Module:Coordinates.
* All coordinates used in a page through this template are registered in the geosearch API. If a coordinate is using title display, then these coordinates will be marked as the primary coordinates with regards to the page and therefore the topic of that page.
Caveats
The template must not be modified without prior discussion. External tools can depend on the format of both the wikitext and/or the generated html.
Usage
{{coord|latitude|longitude|coordinate parameters|template parameters}} {{coord|dd|N/S|dd|E/W|coordinate parameters|template parameters}} {{coord|dd|mm|N/S|dd|mm|E/W|coordinate parameters|template parameters}} {{coord|dd|mm|ss|N/S|dd|mm|ss|E/W|coordinate parameters|template parameters}}
The hemisphere identifiers (N/S) and (E/W), if used, must be adjacent to the enclosing pipe " " characters, and cannot be preceded or succeeded by spaces.
There are two kinds of parameters, all optional:
* Coordinate parameters are parameters that Coord passes to the map server. These have the format parameter:value and are separated from each other by the underscore character ( _ ). The supported coordinate parameters are dim:, globe:, region:, scale:, source:, and type:. See coordinate parameters for details and examples.
* Template parameters are parameters used by the Coord template. These have format parameter=value and are separated from each other by the pipe character ( | ). The supported template parameters are display=, format=, name=, and notes=.
* display= can be one of the following:
* – Display the coordinate inline (default)
* – Display the coordinate at the top of the article, beside the article's title (replaces coor title dms family; coordinates are displayed in desktop view only; title coordinates do not display in mobile view)
* shortcut:
* – Display the coordinate both inline and beside the article's title (replaces coor at dms family)
* shortcut:
* has the same effect as
* Note: the attribute indicates that the coordinates apply to the entire article, and not just one of (perhaps many) places mentioned in it—so it should only be omitted in the latter case. Additionally the title option will mark the coordinates as the primary coordinates for the page (and topic of the page) in the geosearch API.
* format= can be used to force dec or dms coordinate display.
* reformats the coordinates to decimal degrees format.
* reformats the coordinates to degrees | minutes | seconds format.
* name= can be used to annotate inline coordinates for display in map services such as the WikiMiniAtlas. If omitted, the article's title (PAGENAME) is assumed.
* Note: a name= parameter causes Coord to emit an hCard microformat using that name, even if used within an existing hCard. Do not use when the name is that of a person (e.g for a gravesite), as the generated hCard would be invalid. Also, do not use square brackets in names.
* notes= specifies text to be displayed immediately following the coordinates. This is primarily intended for adding footnotes to coordinates displayed beside the title.
* qid= specify Q item to display the coordinates of. Used primarily by Wikidata powered infoboxes.
Helper functions
Helper functions are available to manipulate the output from Coord when it appears in a container template such as an infobox.
To extract the latitude from a Coord template
Use:
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and similarly to extract the longitude, use:
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* Note: this method removes the microformat markup, and should not be used inside templates which emit parent microformats, such as infoboxes or table-row templates.
Displaying all coordinate links on one map
The template GeoGroup can be used in an article with coordinates. This template creates links to mapping services which display all the coordinates on a single map, and links to other services which allow the coordinates to be used or downloaded in a variety of formats.
Coordinate parameters
The first unnamed parameter following the longitude is an optional string of coordinate parameters, separated by underscores. These parameters help GeoHack select suitable map resources, and they will become more important when Wikimaps becomes fully functional.
dim:D
The parameter defines the diameter of a viewing circle centered on the coordinate. While the default unit of measurement is metres, the suffix may be appended to indicate kilometres.
GeoHack uses to select a map scale such that the viewing circle appears roughly 10 cm in diameter on a 72 dpi computer monitor. If no, , or parameters are provided, GeoHack uses its default viewing circle of 30 km.
Incorrect uses and maintenance categories
The template has some input checks built in. Most errors display a bold, red message inline and categorize the article in the hidden maintenance category Pages with malformed coordinate tags. There in that category. See the category description for further instructions.
A more thorough daily report of coordinates needing repair is at ~dispenser/view/File viewer.
See also: WT:GEO
Internals
This template is completely powered by the Lua.
Class names
The class names geo, latitude and longitude are used to generate the microformat and MUST NOT be changed.
History
This template used to use a lot of sub templates but these have all been replaced by.
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Budd Hopkins
Elliot Budd Hopkins (June 15, 1931 – August 21, 2011) was an American artist, author, and ufologist. He was a prominent figure in alien abduction phenomena and related UFO research.
Early life
Elliot Budd Hopkins was born in 1931. He was raised in Wheeling, West Virginia. He lived with his parents, Elliot B. Hopkins and Eleanor A. Hopkins, brother, Stuart, and sister, Eleanor. At age two, Hopkins contracted polio. During the long recovery process, Hopkins developed an interest in drawing and watercolors, which eventually led him to Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in art history in 1953. It was here, Hopkins was exposed to art with "a capital A", and attended a lecture by Robert Motherwell that first introduced him to the "automatic, gestural approach that Motherwell espoused."
From Oberlin, Hopkins moved to New York City, where he met Franz Kline, Mark Rothko, Robert Motherwell, Willem de Kooning and other abstract expressionists. For a time, Hopkins studied art history at Columbia University and worked a low-level job selling tickets at the Museum of Modern Art. His experimentation with collage techniques and style as an abstract expressionist won him national acclaim.
Art career
Hopkins' first solo show was held in New York City in 1956, the same year he met and married his first wife of thirteen years, Joan Rich.
In 1976, Hopkins was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for painting. He also received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. His articles on art appeared in magazines and journals, and he lectured at many art schools, including Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill. In 1993 he was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member and became a full Academician in 1994.
In 1963, Hopkins' work was included in American Painters, a film documentary of American artists and styles with commentary from Alfred Barr of the Museum of Modern Art, Thomas Hess of Art News Magazine, Sidney Janis, gallery director, and Harold Rosenberg, art critic.
In 1969, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art acquired Hopkin's Norbeck Yellow Vertical, describing him as "a leading American painter who has successfully brought together the vocabularies of painterly abstraction and hard edge painting."
In 1972, Hopkins was among five artists whose work was commissioned as part of a statewide effort to support the creative arts in West Virginia. It was, Governor Arch Moore claimed, "the first project of this kind to be undertaken in the nation." The piece was to be displayed in the state's cultural center located near the Capitol.
Exhibits
Hopkins exhibited his paintings and sculptures in museums, galleries such as Andre Zarre, Levis Fine Art and Poindexter (New York) and Jan Cicero (Chicago), and universities throughout the United States.
Hopkins had a major retrospective exhibition at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum in mid-2017.
The Whitney Museum, Washington Gallery of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, the British Museum, include Hopkins' work in their permanent collections.
Art style
Hopkins' paintings in the 1960s combined the precise, hard-edge geometric shapes he was enthralled with and drawn to as a child with gestural, atmospheric painting characteristic of second- and later-generation Abstract Expressionists. "I had come to understand that an abstract painting at its most powerful was a kind of aesthetic scrim behind which lurks a concealed, obsessive 'thing' or image of some kind, transformed, made palatable by the artist's mediating skills."
Hopkins viewed collage as an artistic technique and a philosophical, aesthetic means of unifying a disjointed and fragmented world. He saw collage, the assemblage of fragments and varying points of view, in the poetry, painting, sculpture, music, architecture, and, especially, motion pictures of his day: "'Consciously or unconsciously, contemporary artists work to create harmony from distinctly jarring material, forcing warring ideas, materials and spatial systems into a tense and perhaps arbitrary detente. Seen most broadly, the presence of the collage aesthetic is the sole defining quality of modernism in all the arts.'"
Hopkins worked to achieve harmony, clarity and precision while maintaining a sense of mystery: "'I like neither extreme in art wholeheartedly, neither the purified world of geometrical art nor the free, indulgent world of Expressionism.'"
In the 1970s, Hopkins' work included a series of assembled paintings, incorporating architectural elements. Sculptures such as Gallatin's Drive I, White City Hall, New York Wall II and others bore urban names and echoed elements of New York City's skyline. Many of his works during this time featured circular shapes with primary colors set against black and white backgrounds suggestive of Piet Mondrian.
Later, Hopkins included abstracted figures in his sculptural pieces. While moving away from Abstract Expressionism, Hopkins retained in his work the use of intense colors and hard-edged forms. His works of the 1980s, including Temples and Guardians, featured these "sentinals" who were, according to Hopkins, "participating in a frozen ritual, fixed – absolutely – within a privileged space..." Though Hopkins denied any connection, some critics viewed these ritualistic pieces as an extension of Hopkins' fascination with alien beings. Hopkins viewed his sculpted guardians not as human per se, but as magical, fierce, noble robots of the unconscious.
Interest in UFOs
As a child, Hopkins experienced, firsthand, Orson Welles' 1938 radio play The War of the Worlds. This both terrified Hopkins and his family and left psychic scars. He considered the radio play a dramatic, theatrical hoax and, because of his childhood scare, felt it added to his skepticism about alien invasions rather than enamor him to the idea of it.
His interest in UFOs and alien visitations was renewed when, in August 1964, Hopkins and two others reported experiencing a day time sighting of an unidentified flying object, or UFO, in the form of a darkish, elliptical object off Cape Cod in Truro, MA. Dissatisfied with the response Hopkins received when he reported the incident to nearby Otis Air National Guard Base, he suspected a possible government cover-up. Hopkins began reading about UFOs and collecting stories of people who claimed to have experienced contact with alien beings. He also joined the now-defunct UFO research group National Investigations Committee On Aerial Phenomena (NICAP).
In 1975, Hopkins was approached by George O'Barski who, purportedly, witnessed alien figures step out of a spacecraft and take soil samples at North Hudson Park in North Bergen, New Jersey. Hopkins, Ted Bloecher, then director of New York State's Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), and Jerry Stoehrer, also of MUFON, investigated the incident, interviewing the witness and taking soil samples.
After Hopkins' account of the O'Barski case appeared in The Village Voice in 1976, he began receiving regular letters from other UFO witnesses, including a few cases of missing time, seemingly inexplicable gaps in abductees' memories. Hopkins, using data from his investigations with Bloecher and psychologist Aphrodite Clamar, expanded this idea in his book Missing Time.
Behavioral patterns extrapolated from abductee letters led Hopkins to identify core emotional responses based on their experiences: fear, awe or wonderment at alien technological abilities, affection toward their captors (which he likened to the "Patty Hearst" syndrome), anger, and helplessness. He believed aliens were either incapable of understanding the psychological effects of their encounters with humans or that they were a "callous, indifferent, amoral race bent solely upon gratifying its own scientific needs at whatever cost to us."
After the publication of his book Missing Time in 1981, Hopkins became known as much for his UFO and abduction research as for his art. As a self-described humanist, Hopkins saw his work with alleged alien abduction victims as a way to bring attention to an otherwise marginalized part of society. His follow-up book Intruders: The Incredible Visitations at Copley Woods, published in 1987, helped establish Hopkins as a prominent leader in the UFO movement.
Hopkins' Intruders: The Incredible Visitations at Copley Woods (1987), topped The New York Times Best Seller list. It and other best-sellers on the phenomena, including Whitley Strieber's Communion (1987), prompted stories of alien abduction by people who read the books. Abductee Linda Cortile had also participated in Hopkins' support group, starting five months before her alleged abduction, and read his book, Intruders.
In 1989, Hopkins organized the Intruders Foundation in Manhattan to provide support for alleged victims of alien abduction, conduct research and investigations, and promote public awareness of the phenomenon. The organization became inactive after his death in 2011.
The 1992 made-for-television film Intruders featured fictionalized characters based on the works of Hopkins and psychiatrist John E. Mack, and, like Hopkins' book of the same name, portrayed abduction scenarios.
In 1996, Hopkins' book Witnessed: The True Story of the Brooklyn Bridge UFO Abductions was published. The book portrayed an abduction case that was alleged to have occurred in late 1989 near the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City.
Hopkins and his third wife, Carol Rainey, co-wrote the 2003 book book Sight Unseen, Science, UFO Invisibility and Transgenic Beings.
Alien abduction claims
Hopkins is often credited with popularizing the idea of alien abductions as genetic experimentation through the publication of his book Intruders. He has been dubbed "father of the abduction movement" by some.
Hopkins, along with Elizabeth Slater, who conducted psychological tests of abductees, likened these experiences to rape, specifically for the purpose of human reproductive capabilities. In fact, Hopkins was inclined to dismiss his clients' conscious memory of abuse for more alien explanations. He was an alarmist, rather than a spiritualist, in his approach to the alien visitations, believing the visitations to be apocalyptic and that no good could come of these encounters. He described victims' experiences as severe and nightmarish.
While both men and women reported to Hopkins abductions by aliens that included sexual encounters, allegedly for some form of extraterrestrial eugenics, women in particular seemed to be a part of a "highly technological colonization scheme." These victims were, reportedly, taken to spaceships, impregnated by extraterrestrials, then later as the hybrid baby developed, returned to the ship to have the fetus removed and given up to the alien parent. The alien parents, purportedly, had the ability to communicate telepathically with their child. On occasion, according to victims' reports as told by Hopkins, the human parents were allowed to see their human-alien hybrid, or transgenic, children. Once a victim, according to Hopkins, abductees were powerless over the intrusions and susceptible to additional kidnappings which may extend to their (human) children. "If people have had one abduction experience," Hopkins said, "then they will have others."
Critics of Hopkins' views on alien abductions state that the alien abduction phenomenon is not as mysterious as Hopkins makes it out to be. Much of the phenomenon can, according to researchers such as Ronald K. Siegel of the University of California, Los Angeles, be explained as the consequence of "normal hallucinatory powers of the brain."
Sleep paralysis, for example, can produce the feeling that one is paralyzed or has difficulty moving. It can also produce the effect of floating or the sense of an out-of-body experience. Sleep paralysis occurs in a transition time and the person is in a dream-like state, hallucinations can occur just before falling asleep (hynogogic hallucination) or just after (hypnopompic hallucination). These hallucinations feel real to the person experiencing sleep paralysis and can often be accompanied by sensory features: musty smells, shuffling sounds, visions of ghosts, aliens, and monsters. Neuroscientist Michael Persinger of Laurentian University in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, believes that these sensations can spontaneously occur in some people, given the right set of circumstances, leading to the kind of feelings of "tremendous meaningfulness and fear" sometimes expressed by alleged alien abductees. Hopkins rejected the idea of sleep paralysis, calling it "the big explanation du jour", and an inadequate explanation for those who experience abductions outside the bedroom.
Roper poll
Hopkins partnered with David M. Jacobs, history professor at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, and John Mack, psychiatry professor at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, to design a Roper poll to find out how many of the nearly 6,000 respondents surveyed had experienced what the three believed to be symptoms indicative of alien abductions. The poll was released in 1991. If generalized to the population at large, the survey results indicated that several million Americans are regularly affected by alien abductions.
Critics of the survey questioned the validity of the survey questions themselves and pointed out the implausibility that an average of 340 Americans could be abducted daily, given the fact that no physical evidence to date exists for any UFO abduction.
Support groups
Hopkins met and encouraged self-proclaimed abductees to discuss their experiences by holding free monthly group therapy sessions. Groups such as this were reported at the time as the most recent development in UFO-mania. Attendees represented people from all walks of life: attorneys, police officers, teachers, airline pilots, psychologists, psychiatrists, and the like. Drawing as many as 20 people each month, these support meetings were, according to Hopkins, like other New York social events, complete with "dinner and a lot of social chatter."
Hopkins, trained as an artist not as a psychotherapist or social worker, described the people who attended these groups as veterans of trauma. They were, in his view, victims who experienced often intrusive and painful physical examinations by their alien abductors and whose stories were best told through hypnosis. Abduction memories, according to Hopkins, rarely emerged unaided and may, at first, present to the abductees as "vague anxieties, specific phobias, bad dreams, fragmentary and disturbing memories, or what seemed like an explicable episode of missing time."
Many of his attendees contacted Hopkins after reading his books or newspaper advertisements that included his books as reference material, seeing him on television programs such as Will Shriner, Sally Jessy Raphael, the Marsha Warfield Show, Charles Grodin and others. Some critics interpreted these television appearances as a way for Hopkins and other UFO authors such as Whitley Strieber to recruit possible abductees.
Still other support group members attended the many UFO conferences held within the United States and internationally at which Hopkins was a speaker.
Hypnosis
Although Hopkins had no formal psychological training, he watched other professionals over an eight-year period and developed his own techniques. In his opinion, these professionals, notably Robert Naiman, Aphrodite Clamar, and Girard Franklin were quite skeptical of the reality of abduction claims, yet all uncovered detailed abduction scenarios from their patients.
According to Hopkins, any feeling of uneasiness about a place, or any sense of lost time (that is often accounted for by daydreaming), could be attributed to alien abduction. He believed aliens were capable of blocking or submerging memories in the people they abducted. Despite critics' warnings that practices such as the ones in which Hopkins engaged may cause serious psychological damage to the alleged abductees, Hopkins insisted that regressive hypnosis could unlock the experiences of his clients. He gave little credence to experts such as psychologist Robert A. Baker, University of Kentucky, whose scientific inquiries into the subject revealed that hypnosis can "transform a dream, a hallucination or fantasy into a seemingly-real event." This transformation is known as the fabrication of spurious memories and is particularly common under hypnosis.
By 1995, Hopkins had worked with hundreds of abductees. It was during these hypnosis sessions that Hopkins' belief in UFO abduction deepened. To him, the purported similarities among client stories lent credibility to the abductees' stories. In actuality, the details of abductee stories varied greatly.
The idea of repressed memories has, largely, been dismissed by the scientific community. Psychological research demonstrates that, rather than forget what has happened in a traumatic event, most people find they are unable to stop thinking about it. What concerns critics is that the details of UFO abduction stories, such as the ones Hopkins describes in his work, usually occur only after consultation with some sort of UFO investigator who already has an inclination to believe in alien abduction scenarios. UFO critic Philip J. Klass characterizes these practices as a dangerous game.
UFO abductee stories are well-documented in the psychological literature and are considered culturally based. In other parts of the world, fairies, leprechauns, and other creatures replace aliens as abductors. Some liken extraterrestrial abduction to a secular version of the religious dream. According to Baker, "These people are literally talked into believing they've been abducted."
The hypnotist can also, knowingly or unknowingly, create "memories" of an event that never occurred in their patients. In May 1987, psychologist and hypnotist Martin Reiser appeared on ABC's 20/20 with host Lynn Sherr, an episode that also featured Hopkins and alleged UFO abductees, asserting that there are reasonable explanations for UFO sightings. His belief was that Hopkins pressured his subjects into believing UFOs exist.
Elizabeth Loftus, on NOVA's Kidnapped by UFOs?, which aired on April 1, 1997 and included a taped hypnosis session conducted by Hopkins, identified "subtle but powerful suggestive cues" as Hopkins worked with two children as part of the investigative portion of the show. She cautioned that someone convinced of a false memory, can react emotionally to it and elaborate on the story as if it were real. Social psychologist Richard Ofshe concurred that suggestive influence may be a factor in Hopkins' support groups.
Of Hopkins' book, Intruders, Bettyann Kevles of The New York Times wrote, "I am willing to believe that he believes everything he has written. I am also willing to believe that Kathie and the others experienced inexplicable time losses and strange dreams that may have not been dreams. But I am wary of the accuracy of the information he gathered through hypnosis. This kind of testimony is disallowed in most courts because hypnosis is not thoroughly understood and has proved unreliable as a source of evidence. Witnesses recall events that never occurred, but that they are later, on being brought out of hypnosis, convinced really happened."
Hopkins responded to critics by saying, "I have often frequently invited interested therapists, journalists and academics to observe hypnosis sessions. Theoretical psychologist Nicholas Humphrey, who has held teaching positions at both Oxford and Cambridge Universities, and psychiatrist Donald F. Klein, director of research at the New York State Psychiatric Institute and professor of psychiatry at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, are but two of those who have observed my work firsthand. None of these visitors ... have reported anything that suggested I was attempting to lead the subjects."
Evidence
Physical proof of alien abduction for Hopkins, came in the form of scoop marks, or indentations of the skin, scars or cuts on the mouth, nose, ears or genital, or unexplained bruises that might clear up in a day, and abductee claims of implants interpreted as control or monitoring devices similar to those used by (human) scientists to track and tag animals in the wild. He also believed the alien spacecraft left marks on the ground where they landed and that the aliens could be photographed.
Hopkins points to "tightly imagined testimonies" by abductees, included victims' stories of observing unconventional objects in the sky, in which they witnessed unusual activity (such as aliens digging for soil samples), flying through the air or being transported to a ship, a sense of being watched or the presence of hooded beings near the bed at night, a sense of paralysis or immobilization while lying in bed or in their cars, impressions of flying or passing through closed windows or walls, a feeling of having been outside upon awakening, invisibility (both alien and human) and, most especially, a sense of missing or lost time.
Hopkins believed in his data collection techniques, as outlined in Missing Time, and insisted, despite questions from other researchers and skeptics, that his findings were solidly based in evidence that, cumulatively, was overwhelming. Despite Hopkins' oft-repeated assertion of "powerful evidence" for alien abduction, critics plagued his career with calls for tangible proof, which were never forthcoming: DNA from the hybrid babies, proof of implants that were alluded to (particularly in the case of alleged abductee Linda Cortile) but never recovered, photographs or videotapes of space craft or aliens. Critics, including his former wife, Rainey, expressed concern that UFO researcher leaders were not held to scholastic, scientific, or ethical standards.
Still others question whether it would be likely that alien abductors could actually float people through solid walls and, if they could, wonder at how these people could escape detection, particularly in urban settings where there would, potentially, be millions of people around to witness the event. Hopkins' response to the lack of UFO sightings by bystanders was to suggest that aliens could make themselves and their abductees invisible.
The lack of physical evidence and the inconsistencies and implausibility of the alien abduction stories lead some critics, including Carl Sagan and author Jodi Dean, to question whether these memories are the product of internal, rather than external experiences.
Criticism
Critics of Hopkins' position that on alien abduction accounts had "an absolute core of reality" cautioned that media coverage might, inadvertently, be influencing alleged victims' stories. For example, The UFO Incident, a movie based on the Betty and Barney Hill case, aired on October 20, 1975, and exposed millions of viewers to the idea of alien abduction. Just one month later, O'Barski, Hopkins' neighbor and a New York City liquor store owner, approached him about seeing a spacecraft that, allegedly, landed in New Jersey's North Hudson Park.
Conspiracy theories of government coverup of UFO sightings and visitations, such as the ones depicted in Nighteyes and Witnessed fueled the imaginations of those who belonged to UFO groups at the time. Some say the public's interest in UFOs may have faded after the Cold War had it not been for the media's depiction of and public sympathy for traumatized alien abductee television portrayals in the 1980s and 1990s.
Even Hopkins admitted that media attention had a way of "contaminating the pool" of subjects, but believed that he was able to cull the delusional stories from those he believed to be real. In his view, the repetition of certain experiences by abductees lent credibility to their stories, leading him to conclude that these accounts were not fantasy.
Personal life and death
By 1973, Hopkins was married to art critic, art historian, and curator April Kingsley, with whom he had a daughter, Grace Hopkins Their marriage ended in divorce in 1991.
In 1994, Hopkins met writer, filmmaker Carol Rainey, who became his third wife in 1996. They shared a mutual fascination with alien abduction stories and, according to Rainey, the possibility that people on Earth may have been "seeded here by highly advanced beings or a Big Being from 'out there'." The two co-wrote a book Sight Unseen, Science, UFO Invisibility and Transgenic Beings, which was published in 2003. They were married for 10 years.
On August 21, 2011, Hopkins died from complications of cancer. At the time of his death, he was in a relationship with journalist Leslie Kean.
Books
* Art, Life and UFOs: A Memoir (2009) ISBN<PHONE_NUMBER>412
* Sight Unseen: Science, UFO Invisibility, and Transgenic Beings (2003), with Carol Rainey ISBN<PHONE_NUMBER>186
* Witnessed: The True Story of the Brooklyn Bridge UFO Abductions (1996) ISBN<PHONE_NUMBER>150
* Intruders: The Incredible Visitations at Copley Woods (1987) ISBN<PHONE_NUMBER>762
* Sacred Spaces: The Book of Temples/The Book of Guardians/The Book of Altars (1983)
* Missing Time: A Documented Study of UFO Abductions (1981) ISBN<PHONE_NUMBER>027 | WIKI |
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Odo libris totus incumbit, sed tamen illis, Qui Christum redolent, gratia major inest, ll. 1675–82, and in the ‘Policraticus’ (, Patrologia, cxcix. 382), which was finished before September 1159, John writes: Si potes, Odoni studeas donare salutem: Accipiatque Brito te veniente crucem. In 1163 Odo was sub-prior of Christchurch, and was sent by Archbishop Thomas to the pope to represent him as his proctor in the dispute with the Archbishop of York as to the bearing of the cross by the latter in the southern province (Mat. Hist. Becket, v. 45). In 1166 the convent was ordered to appeal against the archbishop, and in 1167 Odo applied to Richard of Ilchester for help (, Epist. 422, ap. Migne). Odo probably became prior in the same year, during which John of Salisbury wrote to him in this capacity to ask his assistance for the archbishop. He was appointed without the archbishop's assent, and in May 1169 withdrew from Christ Church. He is said to have vacillated between the king and the archbishop (Mat. Hist. Becket, i. 542, vi. 331, iii. 89). But for some unknown reason he had incurred the pope's displeasure, and was accused of neglecting the papal prohibition of the young king's coronation, and with being an accomplice in Becket's death (Spicilegium Liberianum, p. 610). After the martyrdom of Thomas, Odo naturally took a more pronounced position on the ecclesiastical side. On 21 Dec. 1171 he secured the reconciliation of Christchurch, in consequence of the archbishop's murder within its walls. The following year Odo and his monks were occupied with the troubles incidental to the election of a successor to Thomas. The monks were anxious to elect Odo, but, according to Gervase of Canterbury (i. 239–40), the king feared that Odo would prove too inflexible to serve his purposes. This was at Windsor, on 1 Sept. 1172. Odo refused to act without fresh instructions from his convent, and the meeting was adjourned to London on 6 Oct. In November Odo and the monks went to Henry in Normandy. Odo, in a long speech, urged that the new archbishop ought to be a monk; but no result was arrived at, and a further fruitless meeting was held in February 1173. Odo went again to Henry at St. Barbe in Normandy on 5 April, and was received by him with much favour, but returned to Canterbury on 15 April, the Sunday after Easter, with the matter still unsettled. The king now ordered the monks to meet the bishops of the province in conference. The meeting was held in May; the monks named Odo and Richard of Dover. Gilbert Foliot [q. v.], the bishop of London, as spokesman of the bishops, praised Odo, but announced that their choice fell on Richard (d. 1184) [q. v.], and Richard was formally elected on 3 June. Odo and the convent addressed two letters to the pope in Richard's behalf (, Patrologia, cc. cols. 1396, 1464).
On 5 Sept. 1173 Christchurch was destroyed by fire, and on 1 July 1175 Odo attended a council at Woodstock to obtain the renewal of the charters on the model of those of Battle. For this purpose the monks of Battle were summoned to be present; their abbey had been without a head for four years, and the monks, impressed by Odo, chose him for their abbot. At first Odo refused the position, but after much persuasion yielded, and was elected abbot of Battle on 10 July. St. Thomas was alleged to have foretold to a monk of Christchurch Odo's impending removal (Mat. Hist. Becket, i. 458). Odo arrived at battle on 4 Aug.; he refused to accept his benediction from the Bishop of Chichester, and, with the king's consent, obtained it from Archbishop Richard on Sunday, 28 Sept., at Malling (Chron. de Bello, p. 161;, i. 402). In the following year Odo was summoned by the Cardinal Hugutio to Westminster to answer a complaint of Geoffrey de Laci as to the church of Wye. He appealed in vain for assistance to Gerard Pucelle, afterwards bishop of Lichfield; to Bartholomew, bishop of Exeter; and John of Salisbury. But at last Waleran, the future bishop of Rochester, pleaded Odo's cause, and, Gerard now supporting him, effected a compromise. When Archbishop Richard died in 1184 the monks of Canterbury once more chose Odo for archbishop, but the king again refused to accept him. Baldwin (d. 1190) [q. v.], who became archbishop, was speedily involved in a quarrel with his monks. On 13 Jan. 1187 Odo was one of the commissioners appointed by Pope Urban III to remonstrate with Baldwin, and on 1 March was directed to execute the papal mandate, should the archbishop prove contumacious. As Baldwin's answer was doubtful, the commissioners contented themselves with rescinding a sentence already pronounced against the prior. Urban on 9 May rebuked Odo for his lukewarmness, and sent a fresh mandate. Ranulph de Glanville, however, forbade Odo to act, and in July the monks complained to Urban that Odo and his colleagues were afraid, though Odo might be trusted if he were given express orders what to do. Odo's concern in the dispute now ceased, though in January 1188 the monks appealed to him for his assistance. Odo was present at the coronation of Richard | WIKI |
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It takes about 5 minutes to get the 2000 results and then I have to paste it into excel and use cancatenate strings to generate my sql insert query. It all works perfectly but I would love to somehow do the sql insert automatically after running the script below.
<?php
$url = "http://asx.com.au/asx/markets/priceLookup.do?by=asxCodes&asxCodes=ONT";
$ch = curl_init($url);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
$var = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
$first = stripos($var, '<th scope="row" class="row"><a href="/asx/research/companyInfo.do?by=asxCode&asxCode=', 0) ;
$second = stripos($var,'<td class="change indicator" nowrap>', 0);
echo substr($var, $first, $second - $first);
echo "<br />";
$url ...
$url ...
?>
Ideally, I just want to open the php page and it will retreive the codes/prices and then automatically inserts it into the DB. My current insert query is below.
INSERT INTO ASX_PRICES (ASX_CODE, ASX_PRICE, DATE) VALUES ('ONT', '5.43' '2013-01-03')
INSERT INTO ...
INSERT INTO ...
Thanks.
Matt.
('ONT', '5.43' '2013-01-03')
If you specify where these values are defined (or coming from), then you can just build your query and execute it. I can only see ONT because it is used in the URL you call.
WHere do you keep the list of URL's? If it is a file or an array then do a while or foreach or for loop reading the urls, getting the value and add values to the insert query:
// your URLs (in an array in this example)
$url_list = array(
'http://asx.com.au/asx/markets/priceLookup.do?by=asxCodes&asxCodes=ONT',
'http://...',
'http://...',
);
// count of URLs
$url_count = count($url_list);
// temporary counter
$i = 0;
// start the query
$query = 'INSERT INTO ASX_PRICES (ASX_CODE, ASX_PRICE, DATE) VALUES ';
foreach($url_list as $url) {
$ch = curl_init($url);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
$var = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
$first = stripos($var, '<th scope="row" class="row"><a href="' . $url . '"', 0) ;
$second = stripos($var,'<td class="change indicator" nowrap>', 0);
echo substr($var, $first, $second - $first);
echo "<br />";
// get the ASX_CODE and ASX_PRICE from the substring above (maybe using a regex)
// and add to insert query
$ASX_CODE = ...
$ASX_PRICE = ...
// get the date (wherever it comes from)
$date = ...
// add to the query
$query .= "('$ASX_CODE', '$ASX_PRICE', $date)";
// increase the counter
$i++;
// if it is not the last value, add the comma
if($i < $count - 1) {
$query = ', ';
}
}
Not sure if I got what is your intention but I hope it helps.
Thanks Broj1. That was a massive help! I ended up with this and its working ok
<?
$url_list = array(
'http://asx.com.au/asx/markets/priceLookup.do?by=asxCodes&asxCodes=BHP',
'http://asx.com.au/asx/markets/priceLookup.do?by=asxCodes&asxCodes=LNC',
'http://asx.com.au/asx/markets/priceLookup.do?by=asxCodes&asxCodes=SUL',
'http://asx.com.au/asx/markets/priceLookup.do?by=asxCodes&asxCodes=mhm',
'http://asx.com.au/asx/markets/priceLookup.do?by=asxCodes&asxCodes=hdg',
'http://asx.com.au/asx/markets/priceLookup.do?by=asxCodes&asxCodes=csl',
'http://asx.com.au/asx/markets/priceLookup.do?by=asxCodes&asxCodes=cgh',
);
$url_count = count($url_list);
$i = 0;
$ch = '';
$var = '';
$first = '';
$second = '';
$code = '';
$price = '';
$date = '';
$query = '';
$url = '';
$query = 'INSERT INTO `ASX_PRICES` (`ASX_CODE`, `ASX_PRICE`, `DATE`) VALUES ';
foreach($url_list as $url) {
$ch = curl_init($url); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
$var= curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
$first= stripos($var,'<th scope="row" class="row"><a href="/asx/research/companyInfo.do?by=asxCode&asxCode=',0);
$second= stripos($var,'<td class="change indicator" nowrap>',0);
$code = substr($var,14995,100);
$price = substr($var,15199,7);
$date = "'15/03/2013'";
$code2 = str_replace (" ", "", trim($code));
$price2 = trim($price, "<> ");
$query .= "('$code2', '$price2', $date)";
echo $query;
echo "<br />";
$i++;
if($i <= $url_count - 1) {
$query = 'INSERT INTO `ASX_PRICES` (`ASX_CODE`, `ASX_PRICE`, `DATE`) VALUES ';
}
}
?>
The code looks nice and clean. The only question I have is what is the purpose of code on line 52:
if($i <= $url_count - 1) {
$query = 'INSERT INTO `ASX_PRICES` (`ASX_CODE`, `ASX_PRICE`, `DATE`) VALUES ';
}
The original purpose was to add comma between each set of values (but not at the last set of values, so you do not get an sql error). In your case it should throw an error in sql. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Talk:Powderfinger discography/to do
* Done
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Talk:Golden Darkness
possible update for why Yami hates slimy things on her appearances section.
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Leggett & Platt Inc. said Tuesday that it raised its quarterly dividend by 5.9% to 36 cents a share from 34 cents a share. The new dividend will be payable July 14 to shareholders of record on June 15. Shares of the diversified manufacturer edged up less than 0.1% to $53.47. At that price, the new annual dividend rate implies a dividend yield of 2.69%, compared with the S&P 500 dividend yield of 2.01%, according to FactSet. The company said it has now raised its annual dividend for 46 consecutive years. Separately, the company said shareholders elected Tuesday the nine nominees to directors that were proposed by the board. The stock has rallied 9.4% year to date, while the S&P 500 has gained 7.2%. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
sandbox: stop mounting new filesystem on /tmp
Mounting new, empty filesystem on /tmp makes impossible to use mat2 for manipulating files stored there. Especially it breaks running tests while creating package and using /tmp as temporary builddir which is common setup in Arch Linux:
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/mat2/#comment-721221
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Early racing career
Fogarty competed in the Barber Dodge Pro Series from 1996 until 2000, finishing series runner-up twice. Following a year where he was injured in Indy Lights in 2001, he moved into Toyota Atlantic in 2002 and edged Michael Valiante for the series championship. He was unsuccessful in a bid to find a Champ Car ride for 2003 and came back to earn his second Toyota Atlantic championship in 2004, with six wins to his credit.
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Fogarty and Gurney finished second in the championship standings in 2008, with one victory and eight top-five finishes. In 2009, they earned their second Daytona Prototype championship in a season that saw the number 99 GAINSCO Riley Pontiac score four victories and six pole positions.
In 2010, Fogarty finished third in the Daytona Prototype points standings with one win, while collecting two victories en route to a fourth-place finish in the championship standings with Gurney in 2011.
Fogarty and Gurney returned to GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing in 2012, with its Riley-Chevrolet sporting new Corvette-themed bodywork introduced by GM.
American open–wheel racing results
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Can I Recover Files From a Dead Hard Drive?
Are My Files Lost Forever?
If by failed, you mean a physical problem with the hard drive, then no, a file recovery program isn't likely to help. Since file recovery software needs access to your hard drive like any other program, it's only valuable if the hard drive is in otherwise working order.
A dismantled hard drive.
Physical damage to a hard drive, or other storage device, doesn't mean all hope is lost, it just means that a file recovery tool isn't your next step. Your best solution to recover data from a damaged hard drive is to employ the services of a data recovery service. These services have the specialized hardware, expertise, and lab environments necessary to help repair and restore the data from damaged hard drives.
However, if you're experiencing a BSOD or some other major error or situation that's just preventing Windows from starting properly, that doesn't necessarily mean that your hard drive has a physical or unrecoverable problem.
In fact, just because your computer won't start, doesn't at all mean your files are gone - it just means that you can't access them right now.
What you need to do is get your computer started again. See How to Fix a Computer That Won't Turn On for help doing that.
If that doesn't work, connecting the hard drive with your important data on it to another computer, either directly or via a USB hard drive enclosure, is your next best solution. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
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The COVID-19 recession created concerns that advertising-reliant companies like Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) were in for some pain. The visual search platform was especially vulnerable, as it's still in the early stages of monetizing its network via merchant ads and business accounts.
Yet digital advertising is proving to be quite resilient during this particular recession. In fact, the novel coronavirus crisis is spurring on e-commerce, with many small businesses that operate on the Shopify platform or that advertise via Facebook's (NASDAQ: FB) family of social networks getting a boost.
Pinterest is still a relatively small player in this new battle for the democratization of retail, but its fast-growing user base gives it a shot at success.
A "broken" IPO, but not for lack of growth
Even after rallying 13% this year (compared with a 5% drop for the S&P 500), shares of Pinterest are still below their April 2019 public debut price. That earns it the "broken IPO" badge.
Image source: Pinterest.
But there have been gains in Pinterest's most important business metrics. Monthly average users and revenue increased 26% and 51%, respectively, in 2019. Global monthly average users increased another 26% year over year in the first quarter of 2020 to 367 million.
In international markets -- which make up three-fourths of the monthly user base -- average revenue generated per user increased 76% in Q1, but only to a paltry $0.13. That's compared with an average revenue per user of $2.66 here in the U.S.
All told, the company saw a 35% increase in revenue (to $277 million) in the first three months of the new year. While guidance for full-year 2020 was pulled due to the fluid state of affairs around the globe, that increase was a decent start. The recent surge in all things digital bodes well for Pinterest and suggests that the company will maintain its positive trajectory -- if not with revenue growth, then at least with new users.
The company said the growth of its platform in 2020 centers around content, adding new use cases, diversifying the types of ads it supports, and adding shopping to its social discovery platform.
Progressing toward profitability
Of course, many investors are hung up on the fact that Pinterest still operates at a loss -- and the red ink isn't going away anytime soon. In fact, while no specific guidance was given, management warned that its cost of revenue increases with the number of users (not with revenue itself) and that operating expenses are expected to rise this year, too.
Put simply, the adjusted net loss of $59.9 million in Q1 could worsen in quarters to come. On a free cash flow basis, the positive $50.3 million generated in Q1 could retreat to negative territory later this year as well.
But here's the good news: While it remains in user-adding but loss-generating mode, Pinterest is well funded to support its expansion. The company had $1.74 billion in cash and marketable securities and zero debt on its balance sheet at the end of March 2020. If backing out noncash line items from Q1 and annualizing the figure, the balance sheet has enough liquidity to cover over a year's worth of costs and expenses.
And then there's valuation. Since profits are intentionally nonexistent for the moment, investors are left with price-to-sales ratios. Currently at 9.7 trailing-12-month revenue, the visual search platform is valued at roughly the same price as Facebook (9.2 times trailing revenue) and lower than Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH) (12.3 times trailing revenue), even though Pinterest is growing its top line at a far faster pace.
While this is an apples-to-oranges comparison -- Facebook is in a class all its own, and Match Group is a dating social app rather than one for shopping -- it gives investors an idea of the discount built into Pinterest stock at the moment, likely because it still operates at a loss.
In other words, while Pinterest will likely be a volatile investment as it works through pandemic-related issues and builds toward consistent profitability on a free cash flow basis, this social platform looks like a relative value to its peers.
And with a market cap of only $13 billion, there's plenty of room for it to grow in this new era of digital shopping. I personally still haven't pulled the trigger yet, but I plan on adding Pinterest to my portfolio soon.
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