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NAME ^
Devel::REPL::Plugin::LazyLoad - Lazily load packages into your REPL
VERSION ^
version 0.01
SYNOPSIS ^
# repl.rc
$_REPL->load_plugin('LazyLoad');
$_REPL->lazy_load('File::Slurp' => qw/read_file write_file/); # for
# Exporter-style
# modules
$_REPL->lazy_load('DateTime'); # for OO-style modules
DESCRIPTION ^
This plugin for Devel::REPL allows you to lazily load certain modules into your REPL as you use them. Let's say you end up using DateTime math in your REPL 50% of the time. Put the following into your repl.rc:
$_REPL->load_plugin('LazyLoad');
$_REPL->lazy_load('DateTime');
Now, the first time you use DateTime, it will be loaded, and you shouldn't notice a difference, apart from the loading time. If you never use DateTime in a REPL session, it never gets loaded.
METHODS ^
$_REPL->lazy_load($module)
$_REPL->lazy_load($module, @import_list)
Tells the REPL to lazily load a module. If no import list is specified, $module is treated as an "OO-style" module (ex. DateTime, where you call methods on the class rather than use exported functions). If an import list is specified, each function in the import list is created in the current package and will load $module when invoked.
LIMITATIONS ^
SEE ALSO ^
Devel::REPL
AUTHOR ^
Rob Hoelz <rob@hoelz.ro>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE ^
This software is copyright (c) 2012 by Rob Hoelz.
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.
BUGS ^
Please report any bugs or feature requests on the bugtracker website https://github.com/hoelzro/devel-repl-plugin-lazyload/issues
When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a patch to an existing test-file that illustrates the bug or desired feature.
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Luis Álvarez-Gaumé
Luis Álvarez-Gaumé (born 1955) is a Spanish theoretical physicist who deals with string theory and quantum gravity.
An Invitation to Quantum Field Theory (2012)
Luis Álvarez-Gaumé and Miguel Á. Vázquez-Mozo, An Invitation to Quantum Field Theory (2012)
* Quantum field theory is the basic tool to understand the physics of the elementary constituents of matter. … It is both a very powerful and a very precise framework: using it we can describe physical processes in a range of energies going from the few millions electrovolts typical of nuclear physics to the thousands of billions of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). And all this with astonishing precision.
* Ch. 1 : Why Do We Need Quantum Field Theory After All?
* In spite of the impressive success of quantum mechanics in describing atomic physics, it was immediately clear after its formulation that its relativistic extension was not free of difficulties.
* Ch. 1 : Why Do We Need Quantum Field Theory After All?
* If Dirac’s idea restores the stability of the spectrum by introducing a stable vacuum where all negative energy states are occupied, the so-called Dirac sea, it also leads directly to the conclusion that a single-particle interpretation of the Dirac equation is not possible.
* Ch. 1 : Why Do We Need Quantum Field Theory After All?
* In 1929 Oskar Klein stumbled into an apparent paradox when trying to describe the scattering of a relativistic electron by a square potential using Dirac’s wave equation. … In order to capture the essence of the problem without entering into unnecessary complication we will study Klein’s paradox in the context of the Klein– Gordon equation.
* Ch. 1 : Why Do We Need Quantum Field Theory After All? | WIKI |
Khantau
Khantau (Горы Хантау) is a massif located in Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan.
Khantau village, Moiynkum District, lies 3.5 km to the west of the NW slopes. There are ancient petroglyphs in the mountains.
Geography
The Khantau massif is part of the northern section of the Aitau, a northern prolongation of the Chu-Ili Range. It is located to the south of the southeastern end of the Mayzharylgan. It extends from northwest to southeast for about 25 km. The Aksuyek river has its sources in the range.
The average elevation of the hills in the Khantau is between 600 m and 650 m. The highest point of the massif is 1052 m high Mount Sunkar, which is also the highest summit of the Aitau Range.
Flora
The terrain is gray and cut by deep ravines in places. The range slopes are covered mainly by Artemisias. | WIKI |
[Lldb-commits] [PATCH] D55434: ObjectFileBreakpad: Implement sections
Greg Clayton via Phabricator via lldb-commits lldb-commits at lists.llvm.org
Fri Dec 7 13:53:36 PST 2018
clayborg added a comment.
So we do something like you describe with the DYSM files. The object file is "a.out" and it has a dSYM file "a.out.dSYM/Context/Resources/DWARF/a.out" and the dSYM file will share sections with the "a.out" object file. So if you plan on loading the breakpad file as a symbol file that just needs some sections that it can give to the debug info it will eventually create, these sections must be the same between the binary and the breakpad object file. So I would still recommend trying to make sections that make sense like a real object file. It is also nice to be able to live off of the breakpad file itself. In this case the ObjectFile for breakpad when it is stand alone should do as good of a job as possible.
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Southeastern Papuan rain forests
The Southeastern Papuan rain forests is a tropical moist forest ecoregion in southeastern New Guinea. The ecoregion covers the mountainous center and coastal lowlands of the Papuan Peninsula.
Geography
The mountains that run the length of the peninsula are the eastern extension of the mountainous spine that runs the length of New Guinea. The Watut-Tauri Gap separates the southeastern ranges, including the Owen Stanley Range, from the mountains of Central New Guinea. Mount Victoria (4,038 m) in the Owen Stanley Range is the ecoregion's highest peak.
The collision of the Owen Stanley Range is made up mostly of continentally-derived metamorphic rocks overlain by basaltic volcanic rocks. The Bowutu Mountains and eastern Kuper Range consist of ultramafic rocks derived from oceanic crust and upper mantle. This formation is known as the Bowutu Ultramafic Belt or Papuan Ultramafic Belt.
Climate
The climate of the ecoregion varies with elevation. The lowlands are humid and tropical. Average temperatures decrease with elevation, and the highest portions of the Owen Stanley Range experience regular freezing temperatures.
Flora
The ecoregion's natural vegetation is humid evergreen rain forests. The forest types include alluvial rain forest on lowland plains, hill forests at the foot of the mountains, montane forests above 1000 meters, upper montane forests, and high mountain forests below the tree line. The highest peaks of the Owen Stanley Range are home to sub-alpine grasslands and shrublands, which are included in the separate Central Range sub-alpine grasslands ecoregion.
Distinctive plant genera of southeastern Papuan region include Magodendron, Anthorrhiza, Kairoa, and Cephalohibiscus.
Fauna
There are 138 species of mammals in the ecoregion, mostly marsupials, bats, and murid rodents. Seven mammal species are endemic: broad-striped dasyure (Paramurexia rothschildi), giant bandicoot (Peroryctes broadbenti), Papuan bandicoot (Microperoryctes papuensis), New Guinea big-eared bat (Pharotis imogene), Chiruromys lamia, Long-nosed mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys levipes), and Van Deusen's rat (Rattus vandeuseni).
The ecoregion is home to 510 species of birds. The largest bird in the ecoregion is the flightless southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius), which lives in the lowland forests. Four species are endemic to the ecoregion – the brown-headed paradise kingfisher (Tanysiptera danae), grey-headed munia (Lonchura caniceps), streaked bowerbird (Amblyornis subalaris), and eastern parotia (Parotia helenae).
20 species of frogs and 10 species of lizards are endemic to the Bowutu Ultramafic Belt.
Protected areas
A 2017 assessment found that 830 km², or 1%, of the ecoregion is in protected areas. Over 80% of the ecoregion is still forested. | WIKI |
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shark (comics)
The result was merge to List of minor DC Comics characters. Spartaz Humbug! 05:47, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
Shark (comics)
AfDs for this article:
* – ( View AfD View log )
Contested PROD. None of the three fictional characters meets the general notability guideline as none has significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. Lacking reception or significance in reliable secondary sources, any article about them can only be a plot-only description of a fictional work and an indiscriminate collection of information, making the subject of the article inappropriate for Wikipedia. Jfgslo (talk) 16:43, 14 October 2011 (UTC)
* Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. Jfgslo (talk) 16:44, 14 October 2011 (UTC)
* Note: This debate has been included in the list of Comics and animation-related deletion discussions. Jfgslo (talk) 16:44, 14 October 2011 (UTC)
* Speedy keep. It's obvious that this is nothing more than a blatant attempt to purge the DC Comics characters from Wikipedia. The bbest known Shark is covered for example in The Encyclopedia of Super Villians (p.314) and 500 Comic Book Villians (p. 261)SPNic (talk) 18:13, 14 October 2011 (UTC)
* Comment - If not kept, redirect/merge to List of minor DC Comics characters is a better course. Perhapse something that should have been proposed prior to PRODing and then AfDing. - J Greb (talk) 15:21, 16 October 2011 (UTC)
* Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
* Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:07, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
* Speedy Keep Truly no guidelines have been violated, this is a very descriptive and encyclopedic article, with actual book sources. – Phoenix B 1of3 (talk) 16:27, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
* "No guidelines have been violated" is not a reason to keep. And the "actual book sources" you mention are the comic books themselves. - The Bushranger One ping only 00:51, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
* Redirect/merge to List of minor DC Comics characters. Inclusion in The Encyclopedia of Super Villains or 500 Comic Book Villians doesn't confer notability. No reliable sources have been added, and this B-list villain seems unlikely to have coverage significant enough to meet the WP:GNG as anything more than an entry in the list. - The Bushranger One ping only 06:46, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
* Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
* Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, v/r - TP 15:47, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
* Redirect to List of minor DC Comics characters. Fails WP:GNG. Cusop Dingle (talk) 17:21, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bringing Ideas or Business Concepts to Market
The result was Speedy delete, a1 empty in current form, previously g11 spam. NawlinWiki 18:04, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
Bringing Ideas or Business Concepts to Market
* – (View AfD) (View log)
Basically an essay full of unsourced original research. Created by newly registered user and seems like disguised advertising for this product. I'm taking this here rather than prod or nominate for speedy because, although I do suspect that this is advertising, my primary concern is the original research. MartinDK 13:15, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
* Delete. No sources, not written as an encyclopaedia article, quite agree this is a (poorly disguised) advert. Kim Dent-Brown (Talk to me) 13:17, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
* Delete. Blatant spam. LittleOldMe 13:19, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
* Speedy Delete Spam. Andrew Lenahan - St ar bli nd 14:30, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
* Speedy delete: spam, and a glance at the history suggests that the original author has blanked almost all of the former text, leaving behind a single, essaylike paragraph that lacks any context or relation to the title subject. - Smerdis of Tlön 14:33, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
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Moscow-Peking
Moskva-Peking (Москва–Пекин), also known as Moscow Beijing, or Russian man and Chinese man are brothers forever (Русский с китайцем — братья навек…) is a Soviet mass song composed in 1949 by Vano Muradeli to lyrics by Mikhail Vershinin. The song was written to commemorate the foundation of the People's Republic of China as well as to emphasise fraternal and amicable relations by the Soviet Union and the newly Communist Chinese state. Due to the Sino-Soviet Split during the 1960s, the song generally fell out of official favour by the end of the 1960s, and the lyric "Russians and Chinese, brothers forever" became a common ironic joke.
History
The lyrics of Moscow-Peking were written in 1949 by Mikhail Vershinin for publication as a poem in a state-run magazine. According to an interview by Izvestia, Vershinin was serving a sentence in a forced labour camp at the time that he wrote the poem, and wrote it in exchange for the reduction of his sentence. By chance, composer Vano Muradeli read Vershinin's poem and decided to commit it to music, commemorating both the 70th birthday of Joseph Stalin as well as the foundation of the People's Republic of China. The original version of the song also directly referenced Stalin, although this lyric was replaced after the ascension of Khrushchev. Before the Sino-Soviet Split, the song was used frequently at state events, in particular those involving China. The song was also played personally for Mao Zedong by the Alexandrov Ensemble during a tour of Beijing, a showing which sufficiently impressed Mao to the point of asking to meet the composer. Stalin was also known to be partial to the song and awarded Vano Muradeli a Stalin Prize. After the Sino-Soviet Split, the song was rarely heard, due to it being considered politically unacceptable. | WIKI |
How do I create constructors for a class?
Every class in Java has a constructor. constructor is a method that is use to create an instance or object of the class. Every time you create an instance, you must invoked a constructor.
If you do not create a constructor method of your class, the compiler will build a default one. A default constructors is a constructor that accept no argument.
Things to be noted when you declare a constructor:
• Constructor must have the same name as the class in which they are declared
• Constructor can’t have a return type
• Constructor can have access modifier
• Constructor can take arguments
• Constructor can’t be marked static
• Constructor can’t be marked final or abstract
package org.kodejava.example.fundamental;
public class ConstructorDemo {
private String arg;
private int x;
private int y;
public ConstructorDemo() {
}
public ConstructorDemo(String arg) {
this.arg = arg;
}
public ConstructorDemo(int x) {
this.x = x;
}
public ConstructorDemo(int x, int y) {
this.y = y;
}
}
class RunConstructor {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Change the default constructor from private to public in
// the ConstructorDemo class above then call the statement
// below. It will create an instance object cons0 without
// any error.
ConstructorDemo cons0 = new ConstructorDemo();
// Change the default constructor back to private, then call
// the statement below. ConstructorDemo() is not visible
// because it declared as private.
ConstructorDemo cons1 = new ConstructorDemo();
// invoke Constructor(String arg)
ConstructorDemo cons2 = new ConstructorDemo("constructor");
// invoke public Constructor(int x)
ConstructorDemo cons3 = new ConstructorDemo(1);
//invoke Constructor(int x, int y)
ConstructorDemo cons4 = new ConstructorDemo(1, 2);
}
}
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Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 102 Part 3.djvu/602
102 STAT. 2554
PUBLIC LAW 100-512—OCT. 20, 1988
(3) notwithstanding the provisions of section 9(e) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485h(e)) and section 304(b)(2) of the Colorado River Basin Project Act (43 U.S.C. 1524(b)(2)), the term of the contracts authorized by this section shall be perpetual. (d) Within one year of the date of enactment of this Act the cities and the town shall deposit $9,000,000 in an escrow account as provided in the Agreement for the purposes of funding the acquisition of the rights to water referred to in subsection (a). On or after the date the waiver referred to in section 10(b)(l) becomes effective, monies shall be paid out of the escrow account to the United States in accordance with the Agreement: Provided, That such payment shall not exceed the costs incurred by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a) or $9,000,000, whichever amount is less. Any monies remaining in escrow account after payment to the United States shall be returned to cities and the town. If the waiver referred to in section 10(b)(l) do not become effective by December 31, 1991, all monies in the escrow account shall be returned to the cities and the town in accordance with the Agreement. (e) Neither the Salt River Valley Water Users' Association nor the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District shall become subject to the provisions of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 390aa et seq.) by virtue of either its participation in the settlement or its execution and performance of the Agreement, including but not limited to the exchange provided for in this section. SEC. 8. WATER DELIVERY CONTRACT AMENDMENTS; WATER LEASE.
(a) The Secretary is authorized and directed to amend the CAP water delivery contract between the United States and the (immunity dated December 11, 1980 (herein referred to as the "Community CAP Delivery Contract"), as follows: (1) to extend the term of such contract to December 31, 2098, and to provide for its subsequent renewal upon terms and conditions to be agreed upon by the parties prior to the expiration of the extended term thereof; (2) to authorize the Community to lease the CAP water to which the Community is entitled under the Community CAP Delivery Contract to the Arizona cities of Chandler, Glendale, Mesa, Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Tempe and the Arizona town of Gilbert under the terms and conditions of the Project Water Lease set forth in exhibits "3.m.l" through "3.m.7" to the Agreement for a term commencing January 1, 2000, and ending December 30, 2098; (3) to perform the specific terms and conditions set forth in exhibit "3.j." to the Agreement. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amendments to the Community CAP Delivery Contract set forth in exhibit "3.j." to the Agreement and the terms and conditions of the Project Water Leases set forth in exhibits "3.m.l" through "3.m.7" to the Agreement are hereby authorized, approved, and confirmed. (c) Consistent with subsection (d)(1) of this section, the United States shall not impose upon the Community the operation, maintenance and replacement charges described and set forth in section 7(b) of the (]!ommunity CAP Delivery Contract or any other charge with respect to CAP water delivered or required to be delivered to
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reaction turbine
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n
(Mechanical Engineering) a turbine in which the working fluid is accelerated by expansion in both the static nozzles and the rotor blades. Torque is produced by the momentum changes in the rotor and by reaction from fluid accelerating out of the rotor. Compare impulse turbine
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Noun1.reaction turbine - a turbine with blades arranged to develop torque from gradual decrease of steam pressure from inlet to exhaustreaction turbine - a turbine with blades arranged to develop torque from gradual decrease of steam pressure from inlet to exhaust
turbine - rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate
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Parsons developed his prototype steam reaction turbine in 1884.
There are two different types of turbines in hydropower plants: reaction turbines (Francis, Kaplan) and impulse turbines (Pelton).
They begin with the operating characteristics, design features, reliability considerations, and maintenance protocols of steam turbines, and cover stationery components and casings, bearings for mechanical drive turbines, rotors for impulse and reaction turbines, turbine blade design, turbine components (such as the lubrication system, governors and control systems), couplings and coupling considerations, dynamic technology, diagrams for steam turbine blades, reaction and impulse-type steam engines, transmission elements for high-speed turbomachinery, shortcut graphical methods for turbines selection, selection methods for multi stage steam engines, and re-rating, upgrading, and modifying steam engines across a life of the machine. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Using macros to create custom example groups in RSpec
2010-01-16
I am involved in a personal project where I am developing a web application with Rails. I am using RSpec and Cucumber, and I am following an outside-in, behavior-driven development approach, as recommended in the excellent RSpec Book. In this post I would like to share a problem I found and how I solved it.
It started when I tried to refactor some duplicated code in my controllers specs. It was related to the authentication system. Specs should test their behavior in both authenticated and insecure contexts, to be sure that anything happens if an anonymous user sends a POST action to your WorldDestroyerController. For example:
describe UserSessionsController, "DELETE destroy" do
should_require_login :delete, :destroy
context "authenticated user" do
before(:each) do
login_as_user
end
it "should destroy the user session" do
@current_user_session.should_receive(:destroy)
delete :destroy
end
it "should redirect to the login page" do
delete :destroy
response.should redirect_to login_path
end
end
end
The next fragment was recurrent in all my examples.
context "authenticated user" do
before(:each) do
login_as_user
end
...
For every example in the example group, it basically stubs the controller method that validates sessions in order to get a valid one when invoked (I am using authlogic). I wanted to create a macro context_authenticated so I could code the previous example like this:
describe UserSessionsController, "DELETE destroy" do
should_require_login :delete, :destroy
context_authenticated do
it "should destroy the user session" do
@current_user_session.should_receive(:destroy)
delete :destroy
end
it "should redirect to the login page" do
delete :destroy
response.should redirect_to login_path
end
end
end
My first attempt was to write a macro that included the before block and yielded to the block provided in the invocation:
def context_authenticated
context "authenticated user" do
before(:each) do
login_as_user
end
yield #Wrong
end
end
The examples failed because the before(:each) fragment was not being invoked before executing them. To discover the problem I had to investigate a little bit about how the RSpec DSL works. Basically:
• Each context (alias for describe) creates a new ExampleGroup subclass.
• Each it (alias for example) creates a new instance of the current ExampleGroup subclass where it is invoked.
So the problem was related to the very nature of closures. In Ruby, a block of code (proc or lambda) maintains the bindings in effect for that closure. The bindings contains not only variable references, but also the self reference itself.
In my case, what I was doing was to submit a closure with the it examples to the macro. The execution context of this closure was the one where it was defined: the ExampleGroup subclass created by describe UserSessionsController.... However, inside the macro, a new ExampleGroup subclass was created, and the before block was associated with that example group. That was the reason why the the before code was not getting executed before the submitted examples. Once I understood this, the solution was simple:
def context_authenticated(&example_group_block)
example_group_class = context "authenticated user" do
before(:each) do
login_as_user
end
end
example_group_class.class_eval &example_group_block
end
What the previous code does is to change the evaluation context of the closure, so it get executed inside the ExampleGroup class created by the macro.
There are 5 comments in this article:
1. 2010-09-21JW say:
Very nice. This is exactly the explanation I needed. You have brought my headache to a pleasantly abrupt end! I’m now using this technique to define a set a examples that get run twice against my API which supports both XML and JSON output, toggling the “format=” parameter on the query for each run:
def for_both_xml_and_json(&block)
[:xml, :json].each do |format|
new_class = context "(format=#{format})" do
before do
@params['format'] = "#{format}"
end
end
new_class.class_eval &block
end
end
for_both_xml_and_json do it “responds ok” do get @url, @params last_response.should be_ok end end
2. 2010-09-21Jorge Manrubia say:
I am glad it helped. Thanks for the feedback
3. 2012-04-11Matt Green say:
Incredible. Thank you!
4. 2013-01-4A Smattering of Selenium #135 « Official Selenium Blog say:
[...] Using macros to create custom example groups in RSpec [...]
5. 2013-05-2Carlos say:
Very useful post, even 3 years later. It would take days to realize it, or maybe I just give up. I guess that I will always remeber how closures work in Ruby. Thank your for taking the time to write it!
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Treffauer
At 2304 m, the Treffauer is the third highest mountain in the Kaisergebirge range of the Alps. It lies in the Austrian state of Tyrol.
Location
The Treffauer rises south of the main ridge and is therefore the most striking mountain in the Wilder Kaiser. Somewhat separated to the north of the Treffauer the long main ridge runs from west to east between the Scheffauer, Sonneck and Zentralkaiser around the Ellmauer Halt. In front of it to the south is the Tuxeck.
Routes
Amongst mountaineers the Treffauer is considered an arduous, but nevertheless worthwhile and not especially difficult tour. However, Alpine experience, good fitness, dry conditions, sure-footedness and a head for heights are necessary. The designated normal route to the Treffauer begins in Scheffau and runs via the Jägerwirt, the Alpine meadow of the Kaiser Hochalm, the Snow Cirque (Schneekar) and the shaded western flank taking around 4 hours to reach the summit cross. This route is the easiest by far and, unlike the neighbouring Ellmauer Halt, less challenging. Popular, but not to be underestimated is the crossing to the Tuxeck with its succeeding descent to the Grutten Hut. This requires difficult and unsecured climbing sections of up to UIAA grade III to be overcome; in addition there is a high risk of rock falls in the confusing terrain. The Treffauer is one of the few summits in the Wilder Kaiser that does not attract climbers. | WIKI |
Pé na Jaca
Pé na Jaca (lit. English: "A Foot Inside the Jackfruit") is a Brazilian telenovela produced and aired by TV Globo from 20 November 2006 to 15 June 2007.
It stars Murilo Benício, Juliana Paes, Fernanda Lima, Marcos Pasquim, Betty Lago, Fúlvio Stefanini, Alexandre Schumacher, Carla Marins, Ricardo Tozzi, Fernanda de Freitas, Daniele Suzuki, Rodrigo Lombardi, Bruno Garcia, Flávia Alessandra and Deborah Secco in the leading roles.
Plot
In 1984 five children live on a farm near Piracicaba. Arthur spends the holidays at his uncle's farm. Elizabeth is the daughter of a seamstress. Guinevere is the daughter of a maid. Mary is the daughter of a wealthy farmer Lancelotti is the son of a farmer. The farm is on the edge of a river in São Paulo, in God Free Me village near Piracicaba.
The five play without realizing the social differences that separate them and feel confident that their friendship will last forever. The holidays end and with the exception of Lancelotti and Mary, never meet again.
Twenty-five years pass until fate puts Arthur, Elizabeth, Guinevere, and Maria Lancelotti together again. They meet in the city God of Me Free.
Arthur and Guinevere fall in love. Guinevere was previously married to Kermit (son of millionaire Botelho Bulhões) and had an affair with Lance (Lancelotti or Tico, the more intimate nickname), who is in love with Maria. Maria Bo had a husband Jean Luc, who supported France. He was a bankrupt earl. Maria also had a lover, Thierry. Arthur is married to Vanessa a mercenary who betrayed him with Juan. This helped Elizabeth (who becomes the major villain) in their frames, and encourages her to move to the side of evil. She had a crush on Deodato, who was the mysterious accomplice to Morgana. She had an affair with Merlin's friend, forming a love triangle.
Elizabeth will do anything to harm her former friends, moved only by envy and ambition, even to the extreme by money and power, while other friends join together and try to show her that love and charity are virtues needed to live happy truly.
Cast
* Murilo Benício as Arthur Fortuna
* Deborah Secco as Elizabeth "Beth" Aparecida Barra
* Juliana Paes as Guinevere "Gui" Ataliba dos Santos Fortuna
* Marcos Pasquim as Antônio Carlos Lancelotti
* Fernanda Lima as Maria Bô (Maria Botelho "Maria Bô" Bulhões
* Flávia Alessandra as Vanessa Fortuna
* Bruno Garcia as Juan Arrabal
* Fúlvio Stefanini as Último Botelho Bulhões
* Betty Lago as Maria Carolina Botelho Bulhões "Morgana"
* Carla Marins as Dorinha Isadora "Dorinha" Cabedelo Haddad
* Alexandre Schumacher as Carlos "Caco" Eduardo Botelho Bulhões
* Ricardo Tozzi as Cândido Fortuna Botelho Bulhões
* Fernanda de Freitas as Maria Leila "Lilinha" Barra Botelho Bulhões de Canabrava
* Rodrigo Lombardi as Tadeu Lancelotti
* Sílvia Pfeifer as Maria Clara Botelho Bulhões Noscheze
* Daniele Suzuki as Rosa Tanaka
* Humberto Martins as Merlin Botelho Bulhões / Vasco
* Betty Faria as Laura Barra
* Daniele Valente as Maria Celina
* Carlos Bonow as Edmilson "Ed"
* Elias Gleizer as Giácomo Lancelotti
* Sérgio Hondjakoff as Nuno Botelho Noscheze
* Oscar Magrini as Delegado Palhares
* Alexandre Barros as Átila Noscheze
* Cláudia Ventura as Maria Eduarda "Duda"
* Cristina Sano as Mitiko Tanaka
* Dan Nakagawa as Mário Tanaka
* Dudu Azevedo as Petrônio "Pipoca" Palhares
* Emanuelle Araújo as Clotilda Rodrigues Alves
* Érika Evantini as Mimosa "Mimi" Queirós
* Gero Pestalozzi as Deodato
* Guilherme Piva as Agronildo "Nirdo" Ferreira Sales
* Lucy Ramos as Nina Botelho Noscheze "Guguta"
* Marcelo Torreão as Plácido Haddad
* Maria Estela Rivera as Irina Botelho Bulhões
* Rodrigo Hilbert as Flávio Barra "Barrão"
* Samantha Schmütz as Célia
* Igor Rudolf as Maurício Fortuna
* João Vieira as Zidane Ataliba Botelho Bulhões
* Larissa Biondo as Débora Lancelotti Cabedelo
* Miguel Rômulo as Marcos "Marquinhos" Lancelotti Cabedelo
* Rafael Miguel as Percival Fortuna
* Sofia Terra as Josephine "Jô" Botelho Bulhões
* Chico Anysio as Ezequiel de Jesus "Cigano"
* Leonardo Villar as José Fortuna "Tio José"
* Paulo Goulart as Roberto Vilela
* Walmor Chagas as Canabrava
* Neuza Amaral as Gema
* Arlete Salles as Gioconda
* Lolita Rodrigues as Carmem Cabedelo
* Maria Zilda Bethlem as Alma
Name
The series name comes from the Brazilian popular expression "enfiar o pé na jaca" (literally "stick your foot into the jackfruit"), which means doing something stupid or embarrassing, or committing a big mistake/failure, which usually lands you in severe trouble or as a laughingstock for everyone. | WIKI |
FEMSA Profit Continue to Rise in 2Q - Analyst Blog
Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A. 's ( FMX ) second-quarter 2012 net income from continuing operation surged 28.8% to MXN 5,437 million ($425.2 million) from MXN 4,221 million ($330.1 million) in the year-ago period. The year-over-year improvement was primarily driven by an increase in comparable income from operation.
Total revenue grew 22.9% year over year to MXN 59,586 million ($4,659.6 million), mainly aided by revenue growth at Coca-Cola FEMSA and FEMSA Comercio.
Total revenue at Coca-cola FEMSA grew 27.9% to MXN 36,295 million ($2,838.3 million) in the quarter, primarily driven by double-digit growth across all divisions coupled with the benefits from the acquisition ofGrupo Tampico, Grupo CIMSA and Grupo Fomento Queretano in Mexico. Excluding these acquisitions, total revenue rose 16.5%.
FEMSA Comercio registered a revenue growth of 17.1% to MXN 22,209 million ($1,736.7 million), mainly due to the opening of 290 new stores in the quarter along with a 7.8% upside in same-store sales. The company opened 1,026 new stores in the past twelve months.
FEMSA's gross profit improved 24.7% year over year, and gross margin expanded 50 basis points (bps) to 41.9%. The increase was primarily driven by gross profit improvement at FEMSA Comercio coupled with the acquisition benefits in the Coca-Cola FEMSA segment.
FEMSA posted a 13% year-over-year growth in operating income to MXN 6,686 million ($522.8 million), whereas on an organic basis, operating income rose 6.9%. However, operating income, as a percentage of total revenue, decreased 100 basis points year over year to 11.2%, primarily due to higher cost incurred at Coca-Cola Femsa.
At the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2012, the company had cash and cash equivalents of MXN 27,494 million ($2,050 million) compared with MXN 31,176 million ($2,660 million) at the end of the second-quarter 2011. Long-term debt at the end of the quarter was MXN 25,574 million ($1,907 million), reflecting a capitalization ratio of 12.3%.
FEMSA, which competes with PepsiCo Inc. ( PEP ) retains a Zacks #3 Rank, which translates into a short-term Hold rating for the next 1-3 months. Moreover, we maintain our long-term 'Neutral' recommendation on the stock.
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Virgin and Child with Saint Stephen, Saint Jerome and Saint Maurice
The Virgin and Child with Saint Stephen, Saint Jerome and Saint Maurice (French: La Vierge à l' Enfant avec saint Étienne, saint Jérôme et saint Maurice), also called the Virgin with Three Saints, is a religious painting by Titian which hangs in the Louvre in Paris.
History
The Virgin is worshipped by the saints Stephen, Jerome, and George. Gronau thinks this picture may belong to the period about 1508 to 1510. The Louvre dates it to between 1510 and 1525. The type of the Virgin here is like the one in the Madrid Santa Conversazione and the Annunciation, Treviso. Compare the Saint Stephen with the servant's head in the Salome picture of the Doria Gallery. A type like the Saint Jerome is to be found in one of the Padua frescoes.
The picture entered the Louvre from the collection of Louis XIV. | WIKI |
New Girl (disambiguation)
New Girl is an American sitcom.
New Girl or The New Girl may also refer to:
Television
* "New Girl" (The Office), an episode of the UK television series The Office
* "The New Girl" (Haven), an episode of the Syfy series Haven
* "The New Girl" (Mad Men), and episode of the AMC series Mad Men
Music
* "New Girl", a song from The Suicide Machines' 1995 album, Destruction by Definition
* "New Girl", a New Boyz song from their 2009 album Skinny Jeanz and a Mic
* "New Girl", a 3OH!3 song from their 2013 album Omens
* "New Girl" (song), a Reggie 'N' Bollie song
* "New Girl", a 2014 song from As One
Books
* The New Girl (Stine novel), a 1989 novel by R. L. Stine
* The New Girl (Silva novel), a novel by Daniel Silva | WIKI |
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jesus Christ: The Musical (2nd nomination)
The result was keep. –MuZemike 23:25, 5 July 2010 (UTC)
Jesus Christ: The Musical
AfDs for this article:
* – ( View AfD View log • )
Delete - For a subject to have an article on Wikipedia, there must be reliable secondary sources that substantially cover the subject. While the article currently includes a number of links to articles in which the subject of this article is mentioned in passing, there remain no reliable secondary sources which are substantially about this subject. Apply the well-established notability guidelines and delete this article. Otto4711 (talk) 05:01, 26 June 2010 (UTC)
* This AfD nomination was incomplete (missing step 3). It is listed now. DumbBOT (talk) 11:55, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
* Delete - fails WP:GNG. Claritas § 12:32, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
* Keep WP:GNG and WP:V satisfied per consensus of previous discussion. Eliteimp (talk) 14:25, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
* Consensus can change. Otto4711 (talk) 21:47, 3 July 2010 (UTC)
* Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:25, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
* Comment "Substantial" (length) and "Significant" (detail) are not the same thing. Many of the sources in the article appear to address the subject directly in detail, rather than being trivial listings or similar. Significant coverage is more than a trivial mention but it need not be the main topic of the source material. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 19:00, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
* The idea that "substantial" is not sufficiently synonymous with "significant" in this usage is faintly ludicrous, nor is "substantial" limited in any way to meaning the length of the source. I agree that many of the sources appear to cover the subject in detail, however upon actually examining the sources, they do not. Otto4711 (talk) 21:47, 3 July 2010 (UTC)
* Delete or Merge to I Will Survive - Sources are not sufficient to establish notability. The few sources which actually deal with the subject in a non-trivial way all focus on the copyright lawsuit associated with it. The video itself does not appear to be notable per WP:N nor does it pass WP:NFILM or WP:GNG. Below is a description of all of the sources that are currently included in this article:
* - IMDb page. Not a reliable source to establish notability.
* - A 79-word mini-article about the copyright lawsuit over the performance of the song I Will Survive in this video.
* - An article about a lecture given by a legal theorist about copyright infringement, which included this video as an example.
* - A single sentence mention about the video being nominated for a Webby award.
* - Single sentence trivial mention on the last page of this article which has nothing to do with this video.
* - This is the same article as above, just on a different site.
* - Transcript of a 2007 NPR interview with the director, mainly about copyright law.
* - Blog post with trivial mention of the video, which doesn't even call it by its name.
Snotty Wong gab 23:12, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
* Comment Though many more are available through searches, and have not yet beeen included, here is a re-evaluation of the sources currently used in this article:
* The Age - An article about comedians "pushing limits" which uses this video as one of the many examples given.
* Brisbane Times - The same article as from The Age, but without the byline.
* Stanford.edu - a brief legal article that deals with this copyright problems of this video in its use of the song I Will Survive.
* Ars Tecghnica - An article discussiing a lecture by a leagal theorist, and which discusses this video within an overall context to copyright infringement.
* San Francisco Chronicle - Policy required verification of this video being nominated for a Webby Award.
* NPR - Transcript of a 2007 National Public Radio interview with the director, about copyright law in its relationship to this video.
* The Phoenix - Article in Loyola University Chicago college newspaper discussing humorous videos on Youtube, ending with a summary of how author's search for cult videos resulted in his finding "a music video for the song 'I Will Survive' starring Jesus Christ himself".
* IMDB page should only be used as an external link per WP:ELYES.
* If not all, at least many of the sources in the article appear to address the subject directly in detail and in context to copyright infringement, rather than being trivial listings or similar. Significant coverage is more than a trivial mention but it need not be the main topic of the source material. "Substantial" (length) and "Significant" (detail) are not the same thing. Editors are invited to review the Find searches themselves to determine if the TOPIC itself is worth note and whether the available sources meet WP:GNG. And yes... more of the sources found through searches should be used to expand and source the article. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 22:18, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
* The whole problem lies in the definition of the word "trivial". This is the entire mention from sources 5 and 6 (from my list above), since they are the same article on different sites:
* Here is the entire mention in source #8 from my list:
* Those are the only sentences that deal with this subject in those 3 sources. Admittedly, some of the other sources deal with the subject in a marginally more substantial way, but in my opinion, this coverage is not what I would consider significant. Given this level of coverage now, can we really imagine that anyone will remember or care about this short music video parody 10 years from now? If your answer is no, then consider that notability is not temporary. Snotty Wong communicate 22:41, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
* Repeated hammering of refuted points does not adress the other sources in the article, nor the myriad other sources available online. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 23:20, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
* Michael, if you are going to claim that all possibly all, but at least most of the sources in the article provide significant coverage of the subject when in fact they do not, then unfortunately that point will have to be repeatedly hammered, regardless of whether you believe you have "refuted" my point (which you haven't). Making false claims (even unintentionally) about the quality of the sources does not advance this discussion in any productive way. Snotty Wong confer 23:30, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
* Still an unfortunate mis-quote that acts to denigrate my observation. I NEVER wrote "possibly all, but at least most"... I wrote "If not all, at least many...". I NEVER wrote "sources in the article provide significant coverage of the subject"... I wrote "sources in the article appear to address the subject directly in detail". So if you'd care to re-read WP:GNG, you'll learn that significant does not mandate substantive, as while it intructs that sources should address the subject directly, it cautions that the TOPIC need not be the main focus of the source. Perhaps better if you do not try to imply something about what I write unless you can quote accurately. And this diversion about current sources still does not address what is available online to editors for article improvement. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 02:09, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
* I never said ALL.... what i wrote above was "If not all, at least many of the sources in the article appear to address the subject directly in detail"... so please strike that incredibly bad faith and unfounded accusation. What I did is carefully and one-by-one explain just what each of the included sources offered contextually... just not as dismissively as did you. Continually pointing only at what was used to build the article, and ignore what is available online to editors for its improvement is decidedly not helpful. So please, might you refrain from the bickering and insults? Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 23:50, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
* Semantics aside, I think you really need to take a step back and look at the article about which you are so vehemently arguing. Seriously. A parody music video? Really?
* That's all I have to say about this AfD. Cheers. Snotty Wong comment 05:46, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
Lessig has become enough of a player to merit the attention of the right-wing attack machine. After he showed a clip during a talk of an Argentine artist's video featuring Jesus dancing to Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" before getting hit by a bus, RedState.com, Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh all tore into him as "anti-Christian." Fox News even sent a camera to ambush him after he testified at a recent Senate hearing. RedState coverage here
* Keep - We just did this a year ago and nothing has changed. Is the article the greatest article ever? No. Will it ever be a featured article? Almost certainly not. But is it notable per WP:N? Yes, and that's the criteria we're going by here. The mentions are not trivial merely because they relate the video to copyright infringement--they are contextual, and the context of copyright law is a central one to this video. There are several notable sources that provide non-trivial coverage of the topic along with an impressive number of additional sources, notable and not, with more cursory treatment. The former is a good hint to notability, and the latter proves it. Snottywong: it's not about the quality of the topic, nor does every parody music video belong in Wikipedia, but that's not the criteria here: notability is, and this article has it. Zachlipton (talk) 06:16, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
* I was alerted to this AfD on my talk page as I commented in the previous AfD. Snottywong says that "Given this level of coverage now, can we really imagine that anyone will remember or care about this short music video parody 10 years from now? If your answer is no, then consider that notability is not temporary." I think you misunderstand the meaning of "Notability is not temporary." Its meaning is the opposite of your interpretation. To quote from it, "once a topic has been the subject of "significant coverage" in accordance with the the general notability guideline, it does not need to have ongoing coverage." Whether anyone will remember or care about this video in 10 years is entirely irrelevant, and this is precisely the point that "Notability is not temporary" seeks to make! WP:NOTNEWS does say that Wikipedia is not a news site, but this article is not attempting to be a news story. The article describes a 'cult' video that gathered a fair amount of coverage from October 2006 through to 2008. The video was certainly controversial, which is why it gained coverage:
* Snottywong says we should "take a step back and look at the article about which you are so vehemently arguing. Seriously. A parody music video?". Unfortunately for Snottywong, the perceived triviality of a topic according to Wikipedians is never grounds for deletion. I lean towards weak keep after being neutral last time as it may scrape the WP:GNG, though I'm not opposed to a merge to Cultural depictions of Jesus. Fences & Windows 15:54, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
* Keep -- this was certainly the source of significant controversy for a while, as noted above by Fences and windows. In fact, I got kicked off RedState for a thread involving this video... :-) --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 16:29, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
* In fact, it was the very thread linked just above here, under "RedState coverage". Duh. :-) Incidentally, this would appear to be a remix of the video "Alien Song", which ends much the same way. I have a sneaking suspicion I won't be able to find a RS pointing this out, though. --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 18:25, 3 July 2010 (UTC)
* Note: This debate has been included in the list of Popular culture-related deletion discussions. -- Fences & Windows 15:56, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
* Keep. Some people apparently think it's funny, and I still don't like it - so what? It is sourced. Springnuts (talk) 17:00, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
* Always so helpful to the discussion when one accuses others of initiating an AfD because one doesn't like the subject matter. Otto4711 (talk) 21:48, 3 July 2010 (UTC)
* Keep per discussion on this talk page toward cultural and historical impact, and what is or is not "worthy of note". Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 23:45, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
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Geoff Long
Geoffrey Roy Long (13 November 1929 – 18 September 2023) was a former Australian rules footballer who played for City/City-South, in the Northern Tasmanian Football Association (NTFA) from 1948 to 1960, won a number of awards and played at representative level.
Long, who played his football mostly at centre half forward, won City-South's 'Best and fairest' award in 1954 and was a member of six premiership teams. At interstate level he appeared in the 1953, 1956 and 1958 carnivals, gaining All-Australian selection for his performances in 1956. Amongst his 16 interstate matches for Tasmania he won a Lefroy Medal in 1955 and also represented the NTFA 29 times.
After retiring, Long served Tasmanian football as an administrator. He was a NTFA and Tasmanian selector from 1966 to 1979 and President of the NTFA from 1977 to 1979.
He was one of the inaugural 'Legends' inducted into the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame in 2005.
Honours and career highlights
Team NTFA Premiership winner
* City/City-South 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1960
Individual
* All Australian 1956
* NTFA Best & Fairest (2nd) 1953, (3rd) 1954, (eq 4th) 1952
* club Best & Fairest (1st) 1954, (2nd) 1953, (3rd) 1949, 1951 | WIKI |
User:Ibfreedman/be bold
Being bold is important on Wikipedia. The speed limit of light is 3.00e+08m/s As of 2014 the Nintendo Wifi Connection is obselete and Wii/DS games that once supported it, like Mario Kart DS can no longer be played online. The Argentine keyboard can be found at QWERTY, and the ~/` key has °/(^a) for ordinal numbers. Whenever Leroy Jethro Gibbs gets fed up with Anthony DiNozzo's antics he gives the very special agent a "headslap." Being bold is important on Wikipedia. During Futurama, the main protagonist gets transported to New York at the turn of the 31st century. This happens during Space Pilot 3000.
Not only is the episode 2-D Blacktop a reference to Flatland, but also to Mario Kart 8 because of the Mobius strip used in both media.
During the events of Five Characters in Search of an Exit from the original Twilight Zone it eventually is revealed that the characters were merely toys in a collection bin for a local orphanage.
Whenever Fawful says "I HAVE FURY", he simply means that he's mad, also whenever Bowser (character) punches the main antagonist for Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story he potentially deals 120HP in damage. Considering that in A Fishful of Dollars Fry doesn't even know that over the 1000yrs his account accumulated over US$4 billion at 2.25% interest at a principle of 93 cents. Being bold is important on Wikipedia.
Most of the characters from NCIS made their debuts in the episode Yankee White (NCIS), as well as Gibbs and Fornell having their jurisdiction squabbles between NCIS and the FBI. Being bold is important on Wikipedia.
Typing Morse code into a text message, even on a Moto G3 can get tedius. | WIKI |
Knot Resolver 1.3.2 (2017-07-xx) ================================ Security -------- - fix possible opportunities to use insecure data from cache as keys for validation Bugfixes -------- - daemon: check existence of config file even if rundir isn't specified - policy.FORWARD and STUB: use RTT tracking to choose servers (#125, #208) - dns64: fix CNAME problems (#203) It still won't work with query policies. Improvements ------------ - embedded LMDB fallback: update 0.9.18 -> 0.9.21 Knot Resolver 1.3.1 (2017-06-23) ================================ Bugfixes -------- - modules/http: fix finding the static files (bug from 1.3.0) - policy.FORWARD: fix some cases of CNAMEs obstructing search for zone cuts Knot Resolver 1.3.0 (2017-06-13) ================================ Security -------- - Refactor handling of AD flag and security status of resource records. In some cases it was possible for secure domains to get cached as insecure, even for a TLD, leading to disabled validation. It also fixes answering with non-authoritative data about nameservers. Improvements ------------ - major feature: support for forwarding with validation (#112). The old policy.FORWARD action now does that; the previous non-validating mode is still avaliable as policy.STUB except that also uses caching (#122). - command line: specify ports via @ but still support # for compatibility - policy: recognize 100.64.0.0/10 as local addresses - layer/iterate: *do* retry repeatedly if REFUSED, as we can't yet easily retry with other NSs while avoiding retrying with those who REFUSED - modules: allow changing the directory where modules are found, and do not search the default library path anymore. Bugfixes -------- - validate: fix insufficient caching for some cases (relatively rare) - avoid putting "duplicate" record-sets into the answer (#198) Knot Resolver 1.2.6 (2017-04-24) ================================ Security -------- - dnssec: don't set AD flag for NODATA answers if wildcard non-existence is not guaranteed due to opt-out in NSEC3 Improvements ------------ - layer/iterate: don't retry repeatedly if REFUSED Bugfixes -------- - lib/nsrep: revert some changes to NS reputation tracking that caused severe problems to some users of 1.2.5 (#178 and #179) - dnssec: fix verification of wildcarded non-singleton RRsets - dnssec: allow wildcards located directly under the root - layer/rrcache: avoid putting answer records into queries in some cases Knot Resolver 1.2.5 (2017-04-05) ================================ Security -------- - layer/validate: clear AD if closest encloser proof has opt-outed NSEC3 (#169) - layer/validate: check if NSEC3 records in wildcard expansion proof has an opt-out - dnssec/nsec: missed wildcard no-data answers validation has been implemented Improvements ------------ - modules/dnstap: a DNSTAP support module (Contributed by Vicky Shrestha) - modules/workarounds: a module adding workarounds for known DNS protocol violators - layer/iterate: fix logging of glue addresses - kr_bitcmp: allow bits=0 and consequently 0.0.0.0/0 matches in view and renumber modules. - modules/padding: Improve default padding of responses (Contributed by Daniel Kahn Gillmor) - New kresc client utility (experimental; don't rely on the API yet) Bugfixes -------- - trust anchors: Improve trust anchors storage format (#167) - trust anchors: support non-root TAs, one domain per file - policy.DENY: set AA flag and clear AD flag - lib/resolve: avoid unnecessary DS queries - lib/nsrep: don't treat servers with NOIP4 + NOIP6 flags as timeouted - layer/iterate: During packet classification (answer vs. referral) don't analyze AUTHORITY section in authoritative answer if ANSWER section contains records that have been requested Knot Resolver 1.2.4 (2017-03-09) ================================ Security -------- - Knot Resolver 1.2.0 and higher could return AD flag for insecure answer if the daemon received answer with invalid RRSIG several times in a row. Improvements ------------ - modules/policy: allow QTRACE policy to be chained with other policies - hints.add_hosts(path): a new property - module: document the API and simplify the code - policy.MIRROR: support IPv6 link-local addresses - policy.FORWARD: support IPv6 link-local addresses - add net.outgoing_{v4,v6} to allow specifying address to use for connections Bugfixes -------- - layer/iterate: some improvements in cname chain unrolling - layer/validate: fix duplicate records in AUTHORITY section in case of WC expansion proof - lua: do *not* truncate cache size to unsigned - forwarding mode: correctly forward +cd flag - fix a potential memory leak - don't treat answers that contain DS non-existance proof as insecure - don't store NSEC3 and their signatures in the cache - layer/iterate: when processing delegations, check if qname is at or below new authority Knot Resolver 1.2.3 (2017-02-23) ================================ Bugfixes -------- - Disable storing GLUE records into the cache even in the (non-default) QUERY_PERMISSIVE mode - iterate: skip answer RRs that don't match the query - layer/iterate: some additional processing for referrals - lib/resolve: zonecut fetching error was fixed Knot Resolver 1.2.2 (2017-02-10) ================================ Bugfixes: --------- - Fix -k argument processing to avoid out-of-bounds memory accesses - lib/resolve: fix zonecut fetching for explicit DS queries - hints: more NULL checks - Fix TA bootstrapping for multiple TAs in the IANA XML file Testing: -------- - Update tests to run tests with and without QNAME minimization Knot Resolver 1.2.1 (2017-02-01) ==================================== Security: --------- - Under certain conditions, a cached negative answer from a CD query would be reused to construct response for non-CD queries, resulting in Insecure status instead of Bogus. Only 1.2.0 release was affected. Documentation ------------- - Update the typo in the documentation: The query trace policy is named policy.QTRACE (and not policy.TRACE) Bugfixes: --------- - lua: make the map command check its arguments Knot Resolver 1.2.0 (2017-01-24) ==================================== Security: --------- - In a policy.FORWARD() mode, the AD flag was being always set by mistake. It is now cleared, as the policy.FORWARD() doesn't do DNSSEC validation yet. Improvements: ------------- - The DNSSEC Validation has been refactored, fixing many resolving failures. - Add module `version` that checks for updates and CVEs periodically. - Support RFC7830: EDNS(0) padding in responses over TLS. - Support CD flag on incoming requests. - hints module: previously /etc/hosts was loaded by default, but not anymore. Users can now actually avoid loading any file. - DNS over TLS now creates ephemeral certs. - Configurable cache.{min,max}_tll option, with max_ttl defaulting to 6 days. - Option to reorder RRs in the response. - New policy.QTRACE policy to print packet contents Bugfixes: --------- - Trust Anchor configuration is now more robust. - Correctly answer NOTIMPL for meta-types and non-IN RR classes. - Free TCP buffer on cancelled connection. - Fix crash in hints module on empty hints file, and fix non-lowercase hints. Miscelaneous: ------------- - It now requires knot >= 2.3.1 to link successfully. - The API+ABI for modules changed slightly. - New LRU implementation. Knot Resolver 1.1.1 (2016-08-24) ================================ Bugfixes: --------- - Fix 0x20 randomization with retransmit - Fix pass-through for the stub mode - Fix the root hints IPv6 addresses - Fix dst addr for retries over TCP Improvements: ------------- - Track RTT of all tried servers for faster retransmit - DAF: Allow forwarding to custom port - systemd: Read EnvironmentFile and user $KRESD_ARGS - systemd: Update systemd units to be named after daemon Knot Resolver 1.1.0 (2016-08-12) ================================ Improvements: ------------- - RFC7873 DNS Cookies - RFC7858 DNS over TLS - HTTP/2 web interface, RESTful API - Metrics exported in Prometheus - DNS firewall module - Explicit CNAME target fetching in strict mode - Query minimisation improvements - Improved integration with systemd Knot Resolver 1.0.0 (2016-05-30) ================================ Initial release: ---------------- - The first initial release | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
-- British Banks ‘Bamboozled’ Government, Ex-BOE’s Jenkins Says
Robert Jenkins, a former member of the Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee, said banks have wrongly convinced government that measures to improve the safety of the financial system will curb growth. “I fear that the banks have bamboozled government into believing that society must choose between safety and growth, between safer banks and bank shareholder value, and between a safer financial framework and a competitive City of London ,” Jenkins said in an interview. “These are all false choices.” His remarks echo criticism last month by former BOE Governor Mervyn King of lobbying by the banking industry for weaker regulation. Parliament’s Treasury Committee has since called for Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne to give assurances that banking regulators will be independent. Jenkins, 62, joined the FPC in 2011, when it operated on an interim basis while the government overhauled financial regulation. He became known as one of the more outspoken members, accusing banks of lobbying “dishonestly” on the impact of new capital rules and calling for 10-year deferrals on bonuses. Osborne didn’t renew his appointment when the FPC’s powers were made official this year. In his first interview since leaving the panel, Jenkins said the government has erred in refusing to require more stringent leverage limits than those proposed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. “This is both tragic and sad,” Jenkins said. He added that investors and depositors would pull their money out of banks that run on low levels of capital more quickly than safer firms during times of financial instability. ‘Busted Flush’ The Basel rules allow banks to hold 3 percent of loss-absorbing equity against assets, less than the 4 percent recommended by the U.K.’s Independent Commission on Banking and the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards. Osborne also hasn’t yet given the FPC power over leverage ratios at banks. “Basel III is a busted flush,” Jenkins said. “The banking lobby would be only too happy to settle for these ‘tough, new rules.’ The taxpayer should not.” Jenkins, who has previously worked at Citibank and Credit Suisse Group AG, described Barclays Plc (BARC) as the “poster child for excess leverage” given that its balance sheet is about the same size as Britain’s economy and it has a 2.5 percent equity cushion, according to BOE calculations based on anticipated losses. Barclays Chief Executive Officer Antony Jenkins said last month that the London-based bank may have to cut lending if regulators press for the 3 percent level to be met before 2015. Barclays spokesman Giles Croot declined to comment when contacted by Bloomberg. U.S. Push The former FPC member said U.S. proposals announced this week to set a 5 percent ratio are a “step in the right direction.” One sticking point will be how derivatives are included in the calculations. “These developments undercut the argument that more restrictions on leverage here in the U.K. will cause Britain’s banks to decamp to New York,” he said. “It is one of several guns that bankers have held to the government’s head. The gun is filled with blanks.” Job vacancies at London’s financial-services companies rose 21 percent in June from May as firms added staff in departments such as compliance and audit, recruitment firm Morgan McKinley Financial Services said today. ‘Banker-Statesman’ In addition to Jenkins, Michael Cohrs and Alastair Clark were also not selected to remain on the 10-member FPC and have been replaced. Jenkins said what surprised him most during his time on the panel was the absence of a “banker-statesman” among the current crop of British bank chief executives. “Name one who has acknowledged the industry’s failings, embraced the need for reform and then got out and worked with wisdom, humility, selflessness and objectivity to structure a sound, stable and fair financial system,” he said. “Most have fought the regulatory agenda. None has got out in front of it -- much less set it. Society deserves better of the financial leaders who claim to be serving society.” Jenkins said he plans to continue speaking out on regulatory reform. He’s now a professor at the London Business School and a senior adviser to CVC Capital Partners Ltd., one of Europe’s largest private-equity firms. “I have turned in my badge but not hung up my guns,” he said. To contact the reporters on this story: Jennifer Ryan in London at jryan13@bloomberg.net ; Ben Moshinsky in Brussels at bmoshinsky@bloomberg.net To contact the editors responsible for this story: Craig Stirling at cstirling1@bloomberg.net ; Anthony Aarons at aaarons@bloomberg.net . | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
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Matty Micheal Kielb (born, Mateusz Micheal Kielb)
Matty's memorable name, Mateusz, was given to him at birth, by his polish mother (Agnieszka Eva Kielb). All his life, he lived he lived in the world famous town of Wembley. Here he studies at 'Sudbury Primary School' and in one of the nations best performing schools, 'Wembley High Technology College'. Around the age of 13, Matty moved to Leeds, 192miles North of Wembley. He is currently a secondary school student at an undisclosed school. Life in year 10 is difficult for him, and adapting to the new cultures of the North is a daily challenge. However, he lets nothing stop him from achieving his big goals and aspirations. This comes to no surprise as he is notably known for his immense pride and confidence. He is also know for being rather hot-headed and having no boundaries when it comes to being brutally honest. Recently he announced his plan for launching his own skincare company, MATTY COSMETICS, in the late winter of 2021.
Age: 15
Date Of Birth: 24th January 2006
Place Of Birth: London, England
Eye Color: Green
Height: 5'8 (172cm)
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CHAPMAN On his return from Europe he prepared for publication his first work, "The Evolution of Life," 193 pages, issued in 1872. Joseph Leidy, and the naturalist, Timothy Abbott Conrad, were his warm friends, and sponsors for his election to the Academy of Natural Sciences, to the proceedings of which he often contributed. He became a director of the Zoological Society of Philadelphia in 1881, was its secretary in 1884 and corresponding secretary 1890–1904.
From 1873 to 1876 he was Leidy's assistant in the University of Pennsylvania and lectured on anatomy and physiology. The next year he was a curator of the Academy, succeeding George W. Tryon, Jr., and served again in 1891, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Leidy.
From 1877 to 1880 he was demonstrator of physiology in association with (q. v.), in Jefferson Medical College, and 1879–1880 was curator of the museum; in 1878 the college gave him his second degree in medicine, when his thesis was the "Persistence of Forces in Biology." Meigs died in the autumn of 1879, soon after starting his lectures for the term, and the course was continued by Chapman who, in 1880, was appointed to the vacant chair of institutes of medicine and medical jurisprudence. From 1878 to 1885 he served as professor of physiology in the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery. The University of Pennsylvania gave him the degree of Doctor of Science in 1908.
Chapman wrote much on the anatomy of the apes and was fortunate in securing a gorilla (1878) and a chimpanzee (1899) for dissection; practically all the valuable material coming out of the Philadelphia Zoological Garden passed through his hands. He records in a report that his experience as prosector showed "that the principal causes of deaths during the first six months of the existence of the Garden were improper food, badly regulated temperature and ill constructed cages."
His articles on the placenta of an elephant and on the placentation of the kangaroo "are his most important contributions to original research" (Nolan). For nearly thirty years he spent his summers at Bar Harbor, Maine, where he devoted himself to its flora and fauna.
Nolan, his biographer, states that Chapman's "History of the Discovery of the Circulation of the Blood" (56 pages, 1884) is, "from a literary point of view, the author's most satisfactory work."
In 1902 he examined the collections in Florence under the guidance of Giglioli, director of the Museum, and those of the Zoological Station of Naples, where Professor Dohrn helped him secure for the Academy of Natural Sciences a collection of the invertebrates of the Bay of Naples. In 1905 he went to Egypt where he studied hieroglyphics and Egyptian antiquities.
While devoting himself to science he gave time, also, to social diversions; some of us younger men watching Chapman at the Academy thought that his scientific work suffered from overdevotion to "Philadelphia Society."
Dr. Chapman married Hannah Naglee, daughter of Samuel Megargee.
He died at his home at Bar Harbor, from hemorrhage, probably resulting from gastric ulcer, September 7, 1909. He was survived by his widow.
Chapman, Nathaniel (1780–1853)
The Chapmans were old settlers in Virginia on the Pamunkey River, and Nathaniel was born in Fairfax County on the Potomac, May 28, 1780, and is to be remembered because of his conception of medical journalism and the impulse he gave it through many long laborious years. As a boy he went to the Alexandria Academy and when seventeen began to study medicine in the Pennsylvania School. Other than an excellent education in the classics and two years' desultory medical reading he had no advantages. Yet, although a stranger, poor, without acquaintance or introduction, he had capital in a delightful personality, making powerful friends by his graciousness and holding them by his sterling qualities. The popular young fellow graduated in 1801 with a thesis on "Hydrophobia" in which he defended certain propositions of his preceptor Rush. Then he went abroad for three years and seems to have been a social lion in Edinburgh, where he was taken by Lords Buchan, Dugald Stewart and Brougham.
In 1804 he settled down to practise in Philadelphia and had success for a period of fifty years, commanding whatever he could attend of practice; also that same year he married Rebecca, daughter of Col. Clement Biddle. The personality of the man made a great impression on the Philadelphia of our grandfathers. He was always gay, jovial and witty, and as he grew older his habit of punning increased. His easy graceful way of treating everything appeared even in his writing when he became | WIKI |
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Unit 2
Chapter 3
1. As your teacher reads the following passage at normal speed fill in the articles "a" or "the" where appropriate. In some blanks no article is required.
Mr. Jeong never eats in _____ restaurant, but last night he went to _____ best restaurant in _____ town. He ordered _____ bottle of beer but _____ waitress was very slow. When she finally brought _____ beer, it didn't taste good. Mr. Jeong also ordered bulgogi. When _____ food came, Mr. Jeong saw _____ friend. He came to _____ table for _____ moment and then left. Now Mr. Jeong could finally eat! Then he tasted _____ bulgogi. It was terrible! He left _____ restaurant at once. Mr. Jeong never wants to eat _____ meal in _____ restaurant again.
2. A: What kind of electric appliance is that? B: Which one do you mean? This one? A: No, not that one, the other one.
A: Did you eat? B: Yeah, I had an egg and a piece of toast.
A: Where is John's book? B: Why don't you ask John? 17 | WIKI |
Joaquin Phoenix praises Golden Globes for fully vegan menu
The Golden Globes 2020 served a fully vegan menu for the first time this year.The meal included golden beet soup, risotto, and opera cake.Vegan actor Joaquin Phoenix was among the celebrities who praised the organizers for the decision."I&aposd like to thank the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) for recognizing and acknowledging the link between animal agriculture and climate change," he said in his award acceptance speech.Visit Insider&aposs homepage for more stories.Joaquin Phoenix used the Golden Globes stage to express his support for the award show&aposs decision to serve a vegan meal.While accepting an award for best actor for a motion picture, drama, the "Joker" actor said: "I&aposd like to thank the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) for recognizing and acknowledging the link between animal agriculture and climate change. It really sends a powerful message."Phoenix, who is vegan, was referring to the plant-based menu served at the 77th Golden Globes, which included "golden beet soup, king oyster mushrooms cooked and presented to resemble scallops, with wild-mushroom risotto, roasted baby purple, and green Brussels sprouts, globe carrots, and pea tendrils," according to The Hollywood Reporter.Prior to the award show, the actor&aposs sister Rain shared a photo of herself and Phoenix on Instagram, where she shared a statement from her brother.
“The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced that this year’s Golden Globe Awards would - for the very first time - serve an all plant-based dinner. By acknowledging animal agriculture’s role in the degradation of our planet and boldly taking measures to do its part to reduce harm, the HFPA has shown great leadership. Thank you, Mr. Soria, the brilliant chefs, and everyone working so hard to confront the environmental perils we face by supporting a plant-based 77th Golden Globes celebration.” - Joaquin . . . . . #joaquinphoenix #rooneymara #plantbased #goldenglobes #planet #animals #humanity #globalwarming #hfpa #climatecrisis #climateemergency #carbonoffset #newdecade #2020 #compassionisalwaysinfashion #babybro #firstpost #vegan #rebelwithacause #gamechanger A post shared by Rain Phoenix (@rainjphoenix) on Jan 3, 2020 at 10:53am PSTJan 3, 2020 at 10:53am PST
"The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced that this year&aposs Golden Globe Awards would — for the very first time — serve an all plant-based dinner," the actor said."By acknowledging animal agriculture&aposs role in the degradation of our planet and boldly taking measures to do its part to reduce harm, the HFPA has shown great leadership."—Golden Globe Awards (@goldenglobes) January 2, 2020 On social media, fans praised Phoenix for his dedication to the environment, and for taking the time to thank the HFPA."Joaquin Phoenix talking about climate change and going vegan on his Golden Globes speech was everything," one person wrote.Another said: "Joaquin Phoenix making his Golden Globes speech about climate change and going vegan just absolutely made my night."During his speech, Phoenix also referenced the Australian wildfires, telling the crowd: "It&aposs really nice that so many people have come up and sent their well wishes to Australia, but we have to do more than that."Read more:Ricky Gervais kicks off the Golden Globes with a wild introduction that essentially told Hollywood to f--- offJennifer Aniston was seen smiling during Brad Pitt&aposs Golden Globes acceptance speech and fans are loving the sweet momentNicole Kidman and Keith Urban donated $500,000 to Australia&aposs fire services amid devastating bushfires
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Danny Alexander
Sir Daniel Grian Alexander (born 15 May 1972) is a former politician who was Chief Secretary to the Treasury between 2010 and 2015. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey constituency from 2005 until the general election in May 2015. In his first parliamentary term (2005–2010), Alexander was the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Work and Pensions (2007–2008), the Chief of Staff to party leader Nick Clegg, and Chair of the Liberal Democrat Manifesto Group (2007–2010).
With the 2010 general election producing a hung parliament, he was one of the four Liberal Democrat MPs, along with Andrew Stunell, Chris Huhne, and David Laws, who were involved in negotiating the coalition agreement for the new coalition government with the Conservative Party. Alexander was initially appointed Secretary of State for Scotland, but at the end of May 2010, he was promoted to Chief Secretary to the Treasury, following the resignation of David Laws.
He was knighted in the 2015 Dissolution Honours List on 27 August 2015.
Early life and education
Alexander was born in Edinburgh. As a child he lived on the island of Colonsay where his father was a firefighter, potter and deputy pier master. He attended Colonsay Primary School. The family then moved briefly to South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, and next to Invergarry on the mainland, where he attended Invergarry Primary School.
He was then educated at Lochaber High School, Fort William in the Scottish Highlands. He went on to study Philosophy, politics and economics (PPE) at St Anne's College, Oxford.
Early career
From 1993 to 1994, Alexander worked as a press officer with the Scottish Liberal Democrats, before spending eight years as the Director of communications at the European Movement (1996–1999) and its successor organisation, the Britain in Europe campaign (1999–2004). From 2004 to 2005, he was the head of communications for Cairngorms National Park, considered by some critics as being his "biggest job outside of politics".
Member of Parliament
Alexander was elected to the newly formed constituency of Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey in the 2005 UK general election. He won the seat from David Stewart, who was previously the Labour MP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, the basis of the new constituency.
In August 2005, it was revealed that Christopher Haskins, a Labour peer who was a friend of Alexander, had donated £2,500 to Alexander's campaign; subsequently Haskins was expelled from the Labour party for this action.
Front bench spokesman
At the start of the new parliament in 2005, Alexander was appointed by party leader Charles Kennedy as a junior spokesman for Work and Pensions, responsible for disability issues, where he contributed to debates on incapacity Benefit reform, the Child Support Agency and the Turner Report on future pension provision in the United Kingdom. From 2005 to 2008, he was also a member of the Scottish Affairs Select Committee.
In 2007, he was appointed as Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Social Exclusion for six months, before becoming the party's spokesperson for Work and Pensions, holding the post until June 2008. He gave this post up to focus on his role as chief of staff to the new party leader, Nick Clegg, as well as his responsibility for leading the preparation of the party's election manifesto.
Chief of staff to Nick Clegg
In June 2008, Alexander gave up the Work and Pensions brief to become Chief of Staff to the Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg. As part of his role Alexander became the main author of the 2010 Liberal Democrat general election manifesto and became a confidant of the leader. After the election Alexander became one to the key negotiators in the coalition discussions with the Conservatives and played a key role in the negotiating of the Coalition agreement alongside Oliver Letwin.
Coalition Government
Following the 2010 general election, Alexander was part of the Liberal Democrats key negotiating team alongside Chris Huhne, David Laws and Andrew Stunell that brokered the agreement to go into a governing coalition with the Conservatives. He was initially appointed Secretary of State for Scotland for the coalition government, then was appointed Chief Secretary to the Treasury after the resignation of David Laws on 29 May 2010. He was appointed as a Privy Counsellor on 13 May 2010.
Secretary of State for Scotland
Following the negotiations between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, Alexander was appointed to the cabinet as the Secretary of State for Scotland making him one of five Liberal Democrats to serve in the Cameron–Clegg coalition.
As part of his role Alexander was given responsibility to implement the recommendations of the Calman Commission which was to give more fiscal powers to the Scottish Parliament, the promise to implement the proposals had formed part of the coalition agreement. See also: Scotland Act 2012
In his first official visit to Scotland in his new capacity Alexander was accompanied by the Prime Minister David Cameron for a series of meetings with the First Minister Alex Salmond. Cameron called for a fresh start in relations between the parliaments in Westminster and Holyrood and committed to appearing every year to answer questions at the Scottish Parliament.
Alexander's tenure as Scottish Secretary was short lived, and just over two weeks from his appointment on 29 May 2010 he was promoted to the role of Chief Secretary to the Treasury following the resignation of David Laws. Michael Moore, MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk, replaced Alexander as Secretary of State for Scotland.
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
The move to the Treasury and the effective number two position to chancellor George Osborne marked his second cabinet post in under a month. The role effectively put Alexander in charge of the government's deficit reduction plan.
Capital gains tax controversy
Two days after being appointed to his new position, the Daily Telegraph newspaper published front-page allegations that Alexander had exploited a legal loophole to avoid the payment of capital gains tax on a property he had sold in 2007 alleging that he had profited from a "morally dubious" loophole to avoid paying capital gains tax. A few days earlier, the same newspaper had caused the resignation of Alexander's predecessor David Laws after finding irregularities in his expenses claims. The paper suggested that "the fact that Mr Alexander has become the second Lib Dem to face questions about his finances within three days has focused attention on whether the party leadership has properly audited the financial activities of its senior figures".
Alexander had bought the property, a London flat, in 1999 and, after being elected to parliament for a Scottish constituency in 2005, designated the property as his "second home" while claiming that his first home was now in his constituency. The property was then sold in 2007 for a profit on which he paid no capital gains tax.
As the property was the only one he owned, up until 2006, HM Revenue and Customs rules meant that capital gains tax was not payable as should someone find a buyer for their home within three years the property qualifies for relief from [capital gains tax] as long as the property has been the only or main home at some point. Speaking at the time Alexander said "I have always listed London as my second home on the basis set out in the parliamentary rules as I spent more time in Scotland than I did in London." The Daily Telegraph stated "there is no suggestion that Mr Alexander has actually broken any tax laws".
2010 Spending Review
On 8 June 2010 Alexander and the Chancellor George Osborne announced details of how they would conduct the government's spending review which would set spending limits for every government department for the period from 2011 to 2012 up until 2014–15. As part of the review due to be announced on 20 October 2010 a star chamber was established chaired by Osborne and Alexander designed to scrutinise the spending plans of each government department. Shortly after the announcement of how the review would take place, Alexander announced on 17 June 2010 that £2billion worth of projects agreed by the previous Labour government would be cancelled. The projects included an £80million loan to Sheffield Forgemasters and the cancellation of a £25million visitors centre at Stonehenge. Labour attacked the plans as an "attack on jobs" but Alexander countered by saying that the previous government had gone on a "pre-election spending spree in the full knowledge that the government had long since run out of money."
Following the announcement on the cancellation of projects, Alexander worked closely with the Chancellor George Osborne to produce an emergency budget on 22 June 2010 which announced a series of measures designed to reduce the United Kingdom's budget deficit. Measures included a rise in the rate of VAT from 17.5% to 20% starting in 2011, a rise in Capital gains tax from 18% to 28% and the introduction of a levy on the banks designed to raise £2 billion a year. Defending the budget against allegations that it disproportionately hit the poor hardest, Alexander described it as "fair" and "progressive" saying "this is a Budget that protects the most vulnerable – especially children in poverty and pensioners – while ensuring those with the broadest shoulders take the greatest share of the burden.".
Following the budget, and in the period until the spending review, Alexander found himself at the heart of controversial spending decisions made by the government. A series of leaked letters from cabinet ministers showed that the spending review was causing strain within government departments including within the Department for Work and Pensions when a memo from Osborne to Iain Duncan Smith suggested that deep cuts to the welfare budget had already been agreed, prompting accusations by Labour that the cuts were "vicious" and an attack on the poorest in society. In response Alexander said "I am not going to comment on a leaked letter but what I will say is that with welfare spending making up nearly £200 billion, of course it is something we have to look at in the context of the spending review."
Further controversy came when the Treasury announced that the Ministry of Defence would have to include the £20 billion replacement of Trident within their budget on top of potential cuts of potentially up to 10 and 20%. Secretary of State for Defence Liam Fox later wrote to David Cameron in another leaked letter saying that cuts in defence spending would seriously damage troops' morale. Kenneth Clarke, the Secretary of State for Justice, said that he was "relishing" life back at the centre of government and said that the discussions on the spending review he had with Danny Alexander were "rather informal but quite intense and serious."
On 19 October 2010, the day before the spending review was announced in the House of Commons, Alexander was photographed reading a memo which showed that as a result of the cuts the government would be announcing up to 490,000 public service jobs could be lost. The figure contained within confidential briefing papers came from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).
On 20 October 2010, the chancellor George Osborne announced the findings of the review which included the claim from the OBR. Other key points from the review included an average 19% cut in departmental budgets, the desire to eliminate the structural deficit by 2015, £7bn extra in cuts to welfare spending and a move for the retirement age to be increased to 66 for both men and women by 2020. In a letter to Liberal Democrat members Alexander defended the cuts by saying "When we came into office, we inherited an economy that was on the brink. With the largest budget deficit in Europe and no plan for tackling it, Britain faced huge economic risks. These could only be dealt with by a clear plan to deal rapidly with the worst financial position this country has faced for generations."
Despite the scale of the cuts announced Alexander, in his letter, went on to claim that the burden had been spread fairly by ensuring that key public services relied on by the most vulnerable in society had been protected. He emphasised the announcement of the 'fairness premium' designed to help the poorest children and noted that key transport projects had been given the go ahead as well as the announcement of a green investment bank.
Bank lobbying
It was reported in the Independent in December 2011 that Danny Alexander had been involved in meetings with bankers lobbying to avoid proposals in the Vickers Report that were intended to reduce risks in the banking industry. The talks were alleged to be secret, but were obtained via a Freedom of Information request.
North Sea oil windfall tax
Alexander caused controversy after giving a speech to a group of businessmen that a £10 billion windfall tax on North Sea oil revenue in the 2011 budget was his idea. The move has been estimated to cost up to 40,000 jobs.
Trident nuclear review
On 22 September 2012, Danny Alexander was appointed by Nick Clegg to review alternatives to like-for-like replacement of the Trident nuclear missile system, after Minister of State for the Armed Forces Nick Harvey left the government in David Cameron's government reshuffle.
Allegations of "pork-barrel politics" ahead of the 2015 general election
In January 2015, Nick Clegg was accused of a "desperate ploy" to save Alexander's seat from the SNP by offering the possibility of completing a city deal for Inverness just ahead of the 2015 general election. Highland council had been lobbying for a deal worth up to £300 million to improve tourist and sports facilities.
"Yellow budget"
The day after approving the last budget of the Coalition as set out by George Osborne, Alexander took the unprecedented step of issuing an alternative fiscal plan for the next Parliament based on Liberal Democrat policy. In a sparsely attended Commons session Alexander announced plans to borrow £70 billion less than Labour and cut £50 billion less than the Conservatives in the next parliament. He was barracked by Labour MPs throughout, who repeatedly alluded to the Red Book containing the official budget unveiled the day before.
After politics
In the 2015 general election, with 31.3% of the vote, Alexander lost his seat to the Scottish National Party's Drew Hendry, who received 50.1% of the votes cast. He was offered a position in the House of Lords but declined. He later became vice president for policy and strategy at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
Personal life
Alexander married Rebecca Hoar in July 2005 in Chippenham. They have two children.
In October 2010, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Harriet Harman mentioned Alexander during her speech at the Labour Party's Scottish Conference, referring to his red hair. She said, "Now, many of us in the Labour Party are conservationists and we all love the red squirrel. But there is one ginger rodent which we never want to see again in the Highlands – Danny Alexander." The speech generated controversial media attention and Alexander responded stating he was "proud" of his hair colour. Harman later apologised, admitting her conduct was "wrong".
In November 2012 the Cairngorm Brewery rebranded their beer called "Cairngorm Gold" as "Ginger Rodent" with Alexander's agreement and cooperation. This same beer is also exported to Australia where it is called "Sheepshaggers Gold". The brewery is located in his former constituency.
Alexander has been nicknamed "Beaker" due to his resemblance to The Muppet Show character.
Alexander is a self described heavy metal fan. | WIKI |
Adam Mokoka
Adam Mokoka (born 18 July 1998) is a French professional basketball player. He is currently competing for U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Romanian Liga Națională and the EuroCup. He primarily plays at the shooting guard position.
Early career
Mokoka came through the youth academy of BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque. He won the national U21 championship with the BCM in 2014 and 2015.
BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque (2015–2018)
Mokoka made his debut for BCM's men's squad in the French top-flight Pro A during the 2015–16 season. In April 2018, he declared for the 2018 NBA draft. In May 2018, we was named the LNB Pro A Best Young Player, after averaging 3.2 points and 1.7 rebounds over the 2017–18 season.
Mega Bemax (2018–2019)
On 10 July 2018, Mokoka signed with Serbian club Mega Bemax.
On 12 June 2018, Mokoka withdrew from the 2018 NBA draft on the deadline, rather focusing on the 2019 NBA draft where he (at that time) was considered a second-round draft prospect. In April 2019, he declared for the 2019 draft, but went undrafted.
Chicago Bulls (2019–2021)
On 2 July 2019, Mokoka signed with the Chicago Bulls to a two-way contract. He moved to the Austin Spurs as a two-way flex-transfer on 27 February 2021.
Nanterre 92 (2021–2022)
On 25 November 2021, Mokoka was signed by Nanterre 92, thus returning to the French league.
On 12 October 2022, Mokoka was signed by the Oklahoma City Thunder and waived three days later.
Oklahoma City Blue (2022–2023)
On 3 November 2022, Mokoka was named to the opening night roster for the Oklahoma City Blue.
Reyer Venezia (2023)
On 31 March 2023 Mokoka signed with Reyer Venezia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).
U-BT Cluj-Napoca (2023–present)
On 21 September 2023 he inked a deal with U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Romanian Liga Națională and the EuroCup.
National team career
Mokoka was a member of gold-winning French teams at the 2014 U16 and 2016 U18 European Championships. He competed for France in the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, averaging 6.4 points a contest. | WIKI |
Phoenix mayor: Trump should use rally to apologize for Charlottesville comments | TheHill
The Democratic mayor of Phoenix is calling on President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE to use a campaign-style rally in the city Tuesday night to apologize for his remarks about the violence in Charlottesville, Va. Mayor Greg StantonGregory (Greg) John StantonWho are the House Democrats backing Trump impeachment? Arizona Dems ask DHS to appoint 'crisis coordinator' at border Lawmakers push to increase diversity of tech inventors MORE said in an interview on MSNBC on Tuesday that Trump had "inflamed racial tensions" by appearing to defend white nationalist protesters who incited violence during demonstrations in the Virginia college town earlier this month. He also said that the president's comments revealed a "failure of moral leadership." "He ought to look at the people of Phoenix, he ought to look at the American people and say 'I am sorry for my failure of moral leadership after Charlottesville, I blew it,' and try to make right," Stanton said. In an op-ed in The Washington Post on Monday, the Phoenix mayor revealed that he had asked Trump to postpone his visit to the city, because he feared the president would use the opportunity to further stoke racial tensions. "America is hurting. And it is hurting largely because Trump has doused racial tensions with gasoline," Stanton wrote. "With his planned visit to Phoenix on Tuesday, I fear the president may be looking to light a match." Stanton reiterated his call for Trump to delay the visit, telling MSNBC on Tuesday that it isn't the right time for such a rally. “It is the wrong time for a presidential visit, the wrong time for a campaign rally so soon after the tragedy in Charlottesville,” he said. View the discussion thread. The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax The contents of this site are ©2019 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Upper Chest Exercises
upper-chest-exercises
Bench presses, push-ups, chest flyes, and dips are fantastic movements to target the chest muscles.
However, you need upper chest exercises to truly emphasize the upper portion and build balanced pecs.
So, let’s dive in and explore five of the best options, including bodyweight, as well as cable and free-weight exercises.
Table of Contents
Main Takeaways
• Compound (Press) and isolation (Flyes) movements are great for building the upper chest.
• Incline positions on the bench emphasize the upper chest, and decline positions on push-ups also target the upper chest.
• Bodyweight, cables, dumbbells, and barbells can be used to target the upper chest.
Muscles Worked
Primary Muscles Worked 💪
• Upper Chest
• Full Chest
Secondary Muscles Worked 💪
• Anterior Deltoids (Front Shoulder Muscle)
• Triceps
The 5 Best Upper Chest Exercises
1. Incline Press
The incline press emphasizes the upper chest, allows you to overload your muscles with increasingly more weight, and provides the opportunity to use various types of weights (e.g., dumbbells and barbells).
How to (dumbbell):
1. Set the bench at an incline of around 45 degrees (midway between flat and upright).
2. Grab a pair of dumbbells, sit down, and place them on top of your thighs.
3. Tense your upper body and lie back as you kick the weights up and position them over your chest.
4. Bring your shoulders back and inhale.
5. Slowly lower the weights without flaring your elbows.
6. Press the dumbbells to the top position as you exhale.
Incline Dumbbell Press
2. Incline Dumbbell Fly
Similar to incline pressing, the incline dumbbell fly emphasizes the upper chest without involving the triceps as much.
How to:
1. Set the bench at an incline of around 45 degrees.
2. Grab a pair of light dumbbells, sit down, and place them on top of your thighs.
3. Lie back and position the dumbbells above your chest with your elbows bent slightly.
4. Inhale and slowly lower the weights to your sides until you feel a stretch in your chest.
5. Move the weights back up, tapping them lightly at the top as you exhale.
Incline Dumbbell Fly
3. Low-to-High Cable Fly
Because of the direction of the movement, you can more effectively emphasize the upper portion of your chest compared to the rest of the muscle.
How to:
1. Set the pulleys of a double cable machine to the lowest position, attach handles, and select the appropriate load.
2. Grab both handles, stand in the middle of the machine, take a step forward to lift the weights off their stacks, and stagger your stance for balance. Your arms should be to your sides with the elbows bent slightly.
3. Take a breath and bring your arms in, squeezing your chest.
4. Hold for a moment and exhale as you slowly move your arms to your sides.
Low-to-High Cable Fly
4. Decline Push-Up
Decline push-ups are one of the best bodyweight upper chest exercises you can do. While the overloading potential is somewhat limited, you can still add these as an accessory movement to your chest or ‘push’ routine.
How to:
1. Stand facing away in front of a flat gym bench, plyo box, or chair.
2. Lean forward and place your hands flat on the ground in a comfortable stance for push-ups. Your fingers should point forward to keep your elbows from flaring.
3. Elevate your feet on the object.
4. Bring your chest out and squeeze your abs to keep your lower back from hyperextending.
5. Take a breath and lower yourself as much as possible. Look forward and up to avoid hitting your nose on the floor.
6. Press back to the top position and exhale.
Muscles Worked With Decline Push Ups
5. Reverse-Grip Bench Press
The reverse-grip bench press is arguably the least popular of all upper chest exercises, but it can work quite well, as it allows you to overload your muscles with more weight. (1)
How to:
1. Set up the barbell as you would for a regular bench press. Start with an empty bar.
2. Lie on the bench, reach up, and grab the bar with an underhand grip (palms facing back). Your hands should be shoulder-width apart or slightly wider.
3. Bring your shoulder blades back into the bench and dig the balls of your feet into the ground for balance.
4. Take a breath and unrack the bar.
5. Carefully position the bar over your chest and inhale.
6. Bring the bar to your lower chest, pause momentarily, and press it back to the top as you exhale.
Reverse Grip Bench Press
Upper Chest Workouts for Symmetry
Upper chest exercises are a must-have focus in your chest workout regimen. It’s important to target the upper, middle, and lower chest to ensure good symmetry.
I, like most people, naturally put focus and emphasis on the upper chest. It always seems like a natural extension of my chest workouts, and incline positions on the bench are quick and easy.
Where I find myself neglecting is the lower chest workout. So don’t forget these positions, and obviously they are the opposite of working the upper chest:
• Decline bench positions
• Incline push-up positions
And unless you’re a competitive bodybuilder, the exercises above are more than sufficient to give you a really great upper chest workout.
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Don’t know how to stretch your chest properly? Check out chest stretch to learn more. Do you want a compound lift to build strength and muscle for your chest? Compound chest exercises can help you with that. Only have cables for a workout? Check our cable chest workouts for effective chest gains.
Is your lower chest lacking? Learn about lower chest exercises to have a fully symmetric chest. Do you want to prioritize your chest with minimal activation on your shoulder and triceps? Chest isolation exercises are great for that.
Click for more ideas on how to build lean muscles. and also check our video library for chest exercises.
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References
1. Read, T. (2021, August 9). Reverse grip bench press: Benefits, muscles worked, and how-to. Healthline. https://www.healthline.com/health/fitness/reverse-grip-bench-press#:~:text=The%20reverse%20grip%20bench%20press%20is%20performed%20with%20a%20wider,set%20to%20the%20correct%20height.
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Here I am
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* Flickr photos
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Shannon Storms Beador
Shannon Marion Storms Beador (, née Storms; born March 25, 1964) is an American reality television personality, best known for a starring role as a housewife in the Bravo reality television series The Real Housewives of Orange County. In 2014, Storms Beador joined for the ninth season of the show, and has appeared as a main cast member on all subsequent seasons.
Career
Storms Beador joined The Real Housewives of Orange County in its ninth season, which aired from April to September 2014. She has appeared as a main cast member on all subsequent seasons, making her the third longest running Orange County housewife- following Vicki Gunvalson and Tamra Judge. After the departure of Gunvalson and Judge following the show's fourteenth season, she became the longest serving current cast member.
In 2018, Storms Beador launched a frozen food line, Real for Real cuisine, which made its QVC debut on April 18 that year. On January 31, 2021, she launched the website for Real for Real with the supplement 'Lemon-Aid Daily'.
Personal life
In 2000, Storms Beador married contractor David Beador. In June 2015, the premier of the tenth season of The Real Housewives of Orange County saw Storms Beador reveal that her husband had had an eight month affair with another woman. The couple eventually separated in 2017, and their divorce was finalized in 2019. Storms Beador was awarded $1.4 million in the divorce settlement.
Storms Beador and her three daughters contracted COVID-19 in July 2020. Her experience with the virus was detailed in the fifteenth season of The Real Housewives of Orange County, which was filming at the time.
In September of 2023, Shannon was arrested for a DUI Hit and Run to which she subsequently pleaded no contest. She was sentenced to probation and community service. | WIKI |
Talk:Do Rzeczy
Neutrality
Someone keeps removing the following reliably sourced text from the article:
I cannot see what is negative about the above, it adequately described what this magazine is, and self-defines as. It is not merely a "conservative" magazine, that is misleading. Rzeczpospolita and Wprost are mainstream conservative print press, this is nothing like it. Abcmaxx (talk) 13:57, 5 July 2021 (UTC)
* Reliably sourced? "Opposition to LGBT rights" etc. is sourced to the magazine itself so it’s WP:OR, I restored explained and sourced version. - GizzyCatBella 🍁 16:00, 5 July 2021 (UTC)
* How is citing a self-declaration original research? If anything is the complete opposite. Also the current form of the article is complete nonsense. It's not in any way liberal economically or otherwise, even its own funding doesn't exactly follow such a model and nor is it a mainstream conservative magazine. You've basically removed a load of sources for no reason other than you don't like them. Abcmaxx (talk) 16:34, 5 July 2021 (UTC)
* Conservative and liberal, the weekly Do Rzeczy was founded in 2013 by former Rzeczpospolita editor Paweł Lisicki and a group of journalists from the weekly Uważam Rze. Conservative, because it respects the Christian tradition, and liberal, because it supports the free market. The weekly is accompanied weekly historical magazine Do Rzeczy Historia. - . That’s what third party RS says. Do "Do Rzeczy" declared itself anti-LGTB anywhere? Where? Cite it please. - GizzyCatBella 🍁 20:01, 5 July 2021 (UTC)
* By having a front page titled "LGBT ideology forced upon Poland" and a whole edition full of quotes such as "homosexuality is against our cultural norms and heritage", and that's just withing the first paragraph? Cannot be more obvious than that. Same with hard Euroscepticism and other thing, very unequivocal about its stance. Abcmaxx (talk) 20:51, 5 July 2021 (UTC)
* That’s precisely what WP:OR is. Also, please always link the source; I don't know which one you are referring to. (please make sure the reference talks about Do Rzeczy, NOT Lisicki). I’m looking for self-declaration you insist they advanced - for example - We, in Do Rzeczy, are anti-LGTB. - GizzyCatBella 🍁 23:59, 5 July 2021 (UTC)
* WP:OR does not apply to direct quotes WP:PRIMARYNOTBAD. The source is listed above, the one literally titled LGBT ideology forced upon Poland. It cannot be more clear really, how is this synthesis in any way shape or form? Also Lisicki = Do Rzeczy, he has full control over the magazine and its stance. There was a source stating that too but I see that's also been removed. Abcmaxx (talk) 08:59, 6 July 2021 (UTC)
* No, this is your OR, not a primary source that explicitly says We are anti-LGBT...You read the article about LISICKI not Do Rzeczy (PRIMARY SOURCE) titled 'LGBT ideology forced upon Poland". You proceeded to conclusions that "Do Rzeczy" declared itself anti-LGBT". Hence, IT IS OR of yours with capital letters AND AGAIN, another pure WP:OR of yours right in the above comment Also Lisicki = Do Rzeczy says who? Do you have a source that says Lisicki is equal to Do Rzeczy? - GizzyCatBella' 🍁 09:39, 6 July 2021 (UTC)
No it's not original research at all, absolute nonsense. If I have a magazine specifically tiled Potatoes are forced upon us, have my chief editor saying how potatoes are bad, and regularly have a whole host rabid anti-potato activists, have whole issues dedicated to only side of the issue, would you then say that the magazine is indifferent to potatoes?
Also the original text before it was conveniently whitewashed was as follows:
Abcmaxx (talk) 10:35, 7 July 2021 (UTC)
* Late commnent: I'd support such criticism in a section on views or such if it were to be sourced to RS. Does not seem due in the lead, plus the first two refs are the magazine itself, and this means that describing it as such is pure editorializing/OR. While this is roughly correct, we need to base such criticism on RS, not OR. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 03:27, 18 November 2023 (UTC) | WIKI |
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Early Years
T-Birrd was Born Timothy G. Moa on July 9th 1983 to parents of partial Tongan, Portugeese and Danish ancestry and raised in Auckland, New Zealand. Moa’s Father worked as a Warehouse Manager for Ford Motors and passed away in 1995. His Mother was a homemaker. His parents raised Tim and his three older brothers and younger sister in the Seventh-Day Adventist Church where he spent a lot of time singing up the front with the youth group. In 1994 His parents made him take up Clarinet lessons in his older brother’s footsteps (his siblings learnt to play clarinet, piano, trumpet and violin between the four of them). It was his elder brothers record and tape collection that was responsible for Birrd’s musical education, who showed him Prince, New Edition, Jodeci, NWA, 2 Live Crew. He mentions his older siblings quite often when asked about his taste in music. In Junior High Birrd was the lead singer in the school band. He later moved to Australia in 2001 and worked in the Finance industry for Volkswagen. It was during his time at Volkswagen he decided to put his production and rapping/singing skills to use.
The Dark City Project Darkcity was formed in November 2006 (later re-named as The Dark City Project). The other two members of the group Moses “Mr Mo” Havea and Conrad “Conz” Ta’akimoeaka are both first cousins of Birrd. | WIKI |
Woondul, Queensland
Woondul is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.
Geography
The north-west of the locality is within the Bulli State Forest and Wondul Range National Park. Apart from these protected areas, there is a small area of crop growing in the east of the locality, but the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.
Mount Trapyard is in the south-east of the locality (-28.1205°N, 151.0792°W) rising to 509 m above sea level.
History
In 1852, the pastoral run Woondul was transferred from Thomas DeLacy Moffat to Henry Stuart Russell. It can be seen as "Woondool" on a map of original pastoral runs on the Darling Downs.
The locality was officially gazetted on 5 April 2012 and is named after the pastoral run.
As at 2021, a pastoral property called Woondul still exists in the area but it is in within the boundaries of the neighbouring locality of Kindon to the south-west.
Demographics
Woondul was not included as a census district in the nor in the.
Education
There are no schools in Woondul. The nearest government primary and secondary school (to Year 10) is Millmerran State School in Millmerran to the north-east. There are no schools nearby offering secondary schooling to Year 12; the options are distance education and boarding school. | WIKI |
Spinal cord injury: Prosthetic bladder 'controls urine' - BBC News
A device that could one day restore bladder function to patients with a severed spinal cord has been devised by UK researchers and tested in animals. Nerve damage can leave no sense of when the bladder is full or control over when the contents are released. A study, published in Science Translational Medicine, showed a device to read the remaining nerves' signals could be used to control the organ. The charity Spinal Research said this was impressive and important work. The loss of bladder, bowel and sexual function after spinal cord injury is often rated by patients as having the biggest impact on quality of life. When the spinal cord is injured, signals passing up from the bladder cannot tell the brain when the bladder is full. Going the other way, signals from the brain cannot tell the bladder when it is time to go to the toilet. Researchers at the University of Cambridge have devised a solution that uses the nerves still around the bladder. Electrodes wrapped around bundles of nerves can interpret signals that say the bladder is full. Stimulating other sets of nerves can get the bladder to contract on demand and prevent it emptying of its own volition. One of the researchers, Dr Daniel Chew, told the BBC the device had worked on rats. It is very effective. The feasibility studies are done, we're now limited by miniaturisation of the technology, he said. While the components that fit inside a rat could be converted for human use, the rest of the technology to process the information recorded currently needs a 6ft (2m) stack of equipment. This needs to shrunk down to a handheld device that can inform a patient when the bladder is full and a trigger button to contract the bladder. Dr Chew added: This device is not the ultimate goal, the ultimate aim is to regenerate the spinal cord. What we're doing is restoring some function, not curing spinal cord injury. Dr Mark Bacon, the director of research at the charity Spinal Research, told the BBC: Bladder dysfunction blights the life of many with spinal cord injuries and has a very major impact on their health and quality of life. This is impressive and important work addressing one of the major limitations found with existing options for electrical stimulation to control bladder emptying, namely the need to surgically destroy the sensory fibres coming from the bladder. Sparing and making use of sensory signals from a filling bladder adds a welcome degree of sophistication to elective voiding whilst retaining other functions normally lost such as erectile function - a distressing consequence of current methods. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external Internet sites Supporters of a powerful Shia Muslim cleric set up camp outside parliament in Baghdad, after thousands stormed the Green Zone secure area. Raped as a student - and then accused of bad behaviour The Instagram account poking fun at orphanage chic The online community who live stream their illegal calls The lost of art of reading other people's handwriting Highlights from the previous seven White House Correspondents' Dinners The 81-year-old teacher still transforming lives Why Americans find it hard to understand (and say) Leicester How childhood friendships transcend caste and religion What's it like to date someone who's asexual? | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Destinee Arnold
Destinee Dominique Arnold is a Belizean beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Belize 2019. She represented Belize at Miss Universe 2019.
Miss International 2012
Arnold represented Belize at Miss International 2012 on October 21, 2012 at Okinawa Prefectural Budokan Arena Building in Okinawa, Japan and was unplaced.
Miss Costa Maya 2013
Arnold represented Belize and won at Miss Costa Maya 2013.
Miss Universe Belize 2019
Arnold won Miss Universe Belize 2019 held on September 6, 2019 at the Belize City Civic Center. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder Jenelli Fraser. | WIKI |
Eelam War II
Eelam War II is the name given to the second phase of armed conflict between Sri Lankan military and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. The war started after the failure of peace talks between the Premadasa government and the LTTE. This phase of the war was initiated by the LTTE who massacred almost 600 Sinhalese and Muslim police personnel after they were ordered by the Premadasa government to surrender to the LTTE. The truce was broken on June 10, 1990 when the LTTE in October expelled all the 28,000 Muslims residing in Jaffna.
Military operations
The Eelam War II, saw the LTTE shifting to conventional warfare tactics with the deployment of large groups of soldiers to first attack isolated Sri Lanka Army detachments of platoon or company strength in the Northern Province such as Kokavil in June and July 1990 where it overran the detachment; Mullaitivu September 1990 which was relieved by Operation Sea Breeze the first amphibious operation launched by the Sri Lankan military; while it kept the army garrison at the Jaffna Fort besieged until it was broken by Operation Thrividha Balaya in September 1990. A major change in LTTE tactics came in the First Battle of Elephant Pass in which the LTTE besieged the army garrison of a full battalion strength at the strategic Elephant Pass from 10 July to 9 August 1991 until a relief force that had been led from the sea under Operation Balavegaya broke the siege. Casualties were high and the LTTE had deployed a large force of 5,000 cadres to lay siege to the army base and stop the relief force. LTTE continued to engage the army in small skirmishes and ambushes. The army also launched several limited operations with the aim of drawing out and killing LTTE carders. In August 1992, the military lost several of its senior leaders in a landmine explosion Araly point which killed Major General Denzil Kobbekaduwa and Brigadier Vijaya Wimalaratne, both charismatic field commanders, followed by the assassination of the head of the navy Vice Admiral Clancy Fernando in Colombo by a suicide bomber. In 1993, Sri Lankan President Ranasinghe Premadasa was assassinated by a LTTE suicide bomber on May Day and LTTE was able to launch two major attacks on army detachments in the Battle of Janakapura and the Battle of Pooneryn, which resulted in major loss of life and equipment for the army.
Massacre of police officers
In June 1990, the LTTE eastern cadres, led by then-LTTE Eastern commander Karuna Amman, killed 774 police officers stationed in the Eastern province, after they had surrendered to the LTTE.
Palliyagodella massacre
The background to this attack was seen as a retaliation by the LTTE against Muslims believed to be working as an informers for the government forces in the Eastern region of Sri Lanka, and allegedly for their roles as Home Guards. The Palliyagodella villagers had asked the Sri Lankan military, fearing an attack by the LTTE, for protection. The Sri Lankan forces issued shotguns to the Muslims and Singhalese villagers, which some Muslims used to attack Tamil civilians and LTTE. Because of these incidents in October 1991 in which LTTE militants killed 109 Muslims in Palliyagodella.
1990 Batticaloa massacre
The 1990 Batticaloa massacre, also known as the Sathurukondan massacre, was a massacre of at least 184 Tamil refugees from three villages in the Batticaloa District by the Sri Lankan Army on September 9, 1990. According to the Special Presidential Commission of inquiry appointed by the People's Alliance government, 5 infants, 42 children under the age of ten, 85 women and 28 old persons were among the 184 villagers who were murdered. Three captains of the Sri Lankan Army were identified as the culprits.
1991 Kokkadichcholai massacre
On June 12, 1991, following a LTTE landmine attack on the Sri Lankan Army, 152 Tamil civilians were massacred by members of the Sri Lankan Army in the village Kokkadichcholai near the eastern province town of Batticaloa. Locals also reported that six Tamil women were raped, including two sisters. | WIKI |
What are Some of the Problems with the PSA Test?
Problems with the PSA test have been causing controversy due to the many false positive or false negative results of the blood test.
In cases in which the test result is a false positive, the PSA is elevated but there is no sign of cancer. Why is this harmful? The US Preventive Service Task Force (USPSTF) found that nearly 80% of positive PSA screenings were false, leading to psychological harm, anxiety, and unnecessary biopsies. There are risks associated with a biopsy, including bleeding, pain, infection, temporary urinary difficulties, and others including hospitalization.
False negatives can be harmful as well because the PSA may be low even though the patient actually has prostate cancer. The results may not alert the man and his doctor that he does in fact have cancer and that he needs treatment. The unreliability of the PSA is the main reason for the controversy over problems with the PSA test.
Facts about problems with the PSA test:
• It can give false positives or false negatives (indicating you may have cancer when you don’t or indicating you do not have any cancer when you do)
• A high PSA level is commonly associated with benign conditions such as prostatitis (inflammation of the prostate) and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), which is enlargement of the prostate.
• Other conditions can temporarily affect PSA levels such as catheterization and ejaculation as well as some other activities that can boost PSA levels.
• PSA test results cannot tell you if the cancer is slow to develop or life threatening.
Statements about problems with the PSA test
In May 2012, USPSTF Co-Chair Michael LeFevre, M.D., M.S.P.H., made the following statement about the PSA test, “Prostate cancer is a serious health problem that affects thousands of men and their families. But before getting a PSA test, all men deserve to know what the science tells us about PSA screening: there is a very small potential benefit and significant potential harms. We encourage clinicians to consider this evidence and not screen their patients with a PSA test unless the individual being screened understands what is known about PSA screening and makes the personal decision that even a small possibility of benefit outweighs the known risk of harms.”
The USPSTF assessed the possible benefits and harms of PSA screening for men aged 55-69 who are screened with a PSA test every 1 to 4 years for 10 years. They report that a U.S. study found no benefit to screening and that a large European study found at most 1 man in 1,000 avoids death from prostate cancer due to screening. Among the harms found by the USPSTF, for every 1,000 men screened:
• 30 to 40 men will develop erectile dysfunction or urinary incontinence due to treatment
• 2 men will have a cardiac event such as a heart attack, due to treatment
• 1 man will get a blood clot in his leg or lung due to treatment
Talk to your doctor to find out if you are in a high-risk group or to find out if getting a PSA test is beneficial for you. Both the USPSTF and the American Urological Association (AUA) have recently changed their guidelines on who should get tested and how frequently based on the problems with the PSA test.
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How Null values will be matched in Lookup Transformation in Diff Modes(Full Cache,Partial or No Cache) - SQL Server Integration Services(SSIS) Tutorial
Scenario:
In this video we will learn how Lookup Transformation deal with Null values those we get from source and try to match with Reference data set in lookup Transformation.
We will experiment with three modes of lookup transformation and see the output.
What we will learn in this video
1. How to read data from flat file source with Null values
2. How to read data in Lookup Transformation as Reference Data Set from a Table
3. How to Map the columns in Lookup Transformation and see the matching output
4. How to change the modes of Lookup Transformation from Full Cache, Partial Cache and No Cache Modes and observe the output.
Source File used in this demo
CustomerName,CustomerRegion,SaleAmt
Aamir,AS,1000
M Raza,AS,500
,EU,400
SQL Script for Lkp_Customer Table
--drop table [dbo].[Lkp_Customer]
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[Lkp_Customer](
[CustomerId] [int] NULL,
[CustomerName] [varchar](100) NULL,
[StreetAddress] [varchar](100) NULL,
[City] [varchar](100) NULL,
[State] [char](2) NULL,
[Region] [varchar](2) NOT NULL
)
insert into [dbo].[Lkp_Customer]
SELECT *
FROM (
SELECT N'1' AS [CustomerId]
,N'Aamir' AS [CustomerName]
,N'1234 Street' AS [StreetAddress]
,N'Sahiwal' AS [City]
,'PJ' AS [State]
,N'AS' AS [Region]
UNION ALL
SELECT N'2' AS [CustomerId]
,N'M Raza' AS [CustomerName]
,N'Test Street Address' AS [StreetAddress]
,N'Lahore' AS [City]
,N'PJ' AS [State]
,N'AS' AS [Region]
UNION ALL
SELECT N'3' AS [CustomerId]
,N'Robert' AS [CustomerName]
,N'1234 Street' AS [StreetAddress]
,N'FrankFurt' AS [City]
,'NA' AS [State]
,N'EU' AS [Region]
UNION ALL
SELECT N'4' AS [CustomerId]
,N'John' AS [CustomerName]
,N'1234 Street' AS [StreetAddress]
,N'Paris' AS [City]
,N'NA' AS [State]
,N'EU' AS [Region]
UNION ALL
SELECT N'5' AS [CustomerId]
,N'Sam' AS [CustomerName]
,N'1234 Street' AS [StreetAddress]
,N'Charlotte' AS [City]
,N'NC' AS [State]
,N'NA' AS [Region]
UNION ALL
SELECT N'0' AS [CustomerId]
,NULL AS [CustomerName]
,N'1234 Street' AS [StreetAddress]
,N'Charlotte' AS [City]
,N'NC' AS [State]
,N'XX' AS [Region]
) t;
How Null values are handles in Lookup Transformation in SSIS Package with Default Settings - SSIS Tutorial
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Death is a common theme in Women’s Literature to demonstrate the different obstacles that women faced. In poetry, fiction and drama, death was seen as a central theme that gives way to other themes ranging from justice to rites of passage to grief. The women in the short stories, poems, and essays later discussed in the paper will express tragedies, lessons, and sacrifices. Death was experienced in several ways in these writings; death of family, the death of themselves, and the fear of life after death.
Death is a crucial fact of life and from the emotional response to death to the various religious frameworks through which it is interpreted, it is obvious why death is used as a theme in literature so extensively. Death is a part of life and these authors and poets wrote about death to express the empowerment of women and how they used death to establish their roles in society.
In the poem “Eurydice” by Hilda Doolittle, the speaker uses death as an escape from the confinement of an unwanted marriage.
Death, rage, and despair were used to express the feelings and emotions of a husband who was upset because his new wife was killed on the day of their wedding. Eurydice died after fleeing from another’s man lust and was bitten by a snake. Some women feel as if death is the only way to escape from an uncomfortable situation. In this poem, death had to happen twice in order to free herself from such despair.
The unfortunate thing is that the first time her death was unsuccessful because her husband who loved her so much wanted her to live. All he had to do was to obey the commands of Hades and not look back so that she can return back to earth, however, he looked back so she did not return back to earth. “I had grown from listlessness into peace, if you had let me rest with the dead, I had forgot you and the past” (lines 16-19). This poem shows how Eurydice claimed power over her life after letting her husband know that in order for her to come back from hell, he had to agree to let her go. Like most men, egoism was a dominant trait so he did not listen to his wife and she returned to hell for eternity. “So far your arrogance and your ruthlessness I have lost the earth and the flowers of the earth” (lines 82-85). Death was transformed into a celebration because Orpheus and Eurydice were eventually reunited. Death can be considered physical or mental. To physically die is to never return and the grieving process varies for different people, but to die mentally you have to be able to live with or without a person for eternity.
“How It Is” by Maxine Kumin was a very emotional poem about a woman who is mourning the loss of her dear friend as a result of suicide. She died in a tragic way by locking herself in her garage and dying of carbon monoxide poisoning “back from death car idling in the garage” (line 15). Guilt played a huge role in this theme of death. People deal with death in many different ways. In this case, Kumin felt guilty because she was the last person to see her dear friend alive and she wonders what she could be done to prevent it if she had known that she had plans to kill herself. This poem was a great example of the different challenges that women artists faced. Dealing with mental illness played a huge role in her suicide. Instead of mourning the loss of her dear friend, she decided to honor her legacy and not let her memory fade. “A month after your death I wear your blue jacket” (line 2). Even though her death was a tragedy, it was not in vain. Her legacy was shared by Kumin to others to enlighten people on mental illness and to help those who suffer from depression. Kumin wanted to have a positive impact on people and be the voice for those who did not have the courage to use their own voice. Death gave her strength to be empowering.
Margaret Edson wrote a play called “Wit”, and the women characters in this played powerful roles. This an amazing play where the patient, who was a professor, took to readers on a journey through her battle with stage 4 ovarian cancer. This was a huge transition for her because she went from being a professor to being a student because she has to learn about the treatment and side effects of this horrible disease. Vivian said “One thing can be aid for an eight-month course of cancer treatment: it is highly educational. I am learning to suffer” (Edson 1465). Professor Vivian’s courage, strength, and power shoed when she was in severe pain, nauseated, and lost her hair during chemotherapy treatment. She did not give up and fought to the very end until her death. She remained positive throughout this battle even though she did not feel it was fair that she got diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer. She was never married, did not have children, nor did she have any friends because she dedicated all of her time and life into her career. Because of this, she had to fight the battle of ovarian cancer alone. Fortunately, she had a great nurse who became her advocate when she was too sick to speak up for herself. When the end was nearing, Vivian decided to make herself a DNR, do not resuscitate. This means of her heart stops beating or if she stops breathing, she does not want to be saved. The time came and her wishes were not honored so her nurse spoke up and carried out her final wishes after the doctor called a full code. “She’s NO CODE! Order was given-DO NOT RESUSCITATE” (Edson 1486). Professor Vivian left a positive influence on those who knew her and that positive influence still remains. She is now resting in peace and free of cancer pain.
In 1954, Edna St. Vincent Millay wrote a poem called the “[The courage that my mother had]”. This poem also was about death. Edna used this positive remembrance of her mother. This poem symbolizes the courage of her mother as well as the lack of courage that she had. In this instance, fear of death was not from the mother, it was from the daughter who was afraid to lose her mother. The mother in this poem was considered to be a strong woman who had courage her entire life. She was not one of the ladies who were inferior, she possessed power. The daughter in this poem wished that she had what her mother had, courage. Then her mother died and she took her courage with her and her daughter was not ready for this. “The courage that my mother had Went with her, and is with her still” (lines 1-2). Even though the daughter was left with her mother’s material possessions, all she wanted was her mother’s courage. Women and courage is normally not a think of the past. Most women did not have the chance to have courage. They were expected to follow the rules of their husbands or in some case slave owners. It was very obvious that this woman had such a positive impact on her daughter and she wanted to inherit her courage. “Oh if instead she’d left to me Think she took into the grave!” (lines 9-10). The daughter was willing to trade all of her inheritance to have her mother’s courage.
Marilyn Monroe was a woman who was known as a sex symbol, “saw the shape of her breast, flattened by gravity, under the sheets” and she often abused her body with drugs (lines 7-8). “The Death of Marilyn Monroe” is a poem written by Sharon Olds and it tells how Marilyn Monroe died. She used her bod to gain a lot of fame and fortune. She married and had affairs with several famous people such as Joe DiMaggio, a famous baseball star, playwright Arthur Miller, and was said to have had affairs with President John Kennedy. At the age of 36, she died from a drug overdose. The poem also describes how her death had a long-lasting effect on the first responders who transported her body, “These men were never the same” (line 11). Marilyn Monroe was such a beautiful and famous woman of her time. Her life was cut short by the choices that she mad. She was a woman who lost her life at the hands of her own actions and not at the hands of a man, unlike other female characters.
“The Shawl” by Louise Erdrich was a short fiction about death in a tragic yet powerful way. In this story, death was used as an example of sacrifice. It was a tragic death. The women in this story had different roles. One was a mother and a wife and the other one was a responsible young lady who sacrificed her life in order for her mother and baby sister to live. “She understood that the baby she loved would not live without a mother” (Erdrich 1413). Many will ask why the mother did not give her life for her children. After all, she was the reason why they had to leave their home and be placed in danger because she had a baby by another man and was in love with him. Her husband was aware that their marriage was over so he sent her away to live with the man she loved. “At last, even though he lobed Aanakwad, the husband had to admit that their life together was no good anymore” (Erdrich 1409). During the travel to their new home, a pack of wolves attacked them and that is when her oldest daughter sacrificed her life. She was the empowered woman in this story, not the mother Aanakwad.
These writings are similar because death was a part of each of the characters. The author used death as a theme to let readers know and understand that everyone has to face death one day. The most distinctive things about death and these characters were the manner in which they died. Death came in many forms such as suicide, accidental, murder, and illness and the authors did an amazing job with each descriptive piece of work.
The writing that was the most compelling to me was the play “Wit”. This writing compelled me the most because I have had family and friends die from many forms of cancer. Just this year lost a great friend to ovarian cancer. It was very hard to see someone you love go through such a horrendous disease. Watching this play and seeing Professor Vivian Bearing suffer through the treatments and getting so sick during and after brought back so many memories and emotions. I am also a Certified Medical Assistant at the Longstreet Cancer Center and cancer is something that I see every day. Seeing how caring and compassionate her nurse Sarah was made me want to become a better nurse to my patients. It was also an eye-opener on how patients are being treated by doctors. This play had me in tears but it also gave me a different on my career. Working in oncology is very hard and emotional and often times we have people like Professor Vivian Bearing who do not have family and friends to help them through this journey. A lesson to be learned from this that life is short and respect goes a long way. We all should value the time that we have with family and friends because we do not know when it will be our last time together.
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I want to download wsdl file programmaticaly, using my Web JavaScript application. First I do Oauth login and get all tokens. Then I try to download WSDL file using JavaScript:
var xmlHttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
xmlHttp.onload = function () {
alert(xmlHttp.responseText);
};
xmlHttp.open("GET", "https://ap1.salesforce.com/soap/wsdl.jsp", true);
xmlHttp.setRequestHeader("Authorization", "Bearer " + accessToken);
xmlHttp.send(null);
When this code executes I always get error :
XMLHttpRequest cannot load https://ap1.salesforce.com/soap/wsdl.jsp. No 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' header is present on the requested resource. Origin MyLocalHost is therefore not allowed access.
Could you suggest me how can I solve this issue?
Thanks
• Sounds like you need to deal with the CORS request to the Salesforce resource, I would start here html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/cors. – kcshafer Sep 8 '14 at 13:58
• I read this topic and issue is that I can't manage salesforce server side. All I have is client-side application. – Dusha Sep 9 '14 at 7:00
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Ideas: Support of CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing) in RESTful API.
Coming in the next release
That said, the resource you are requesting isn't something I would typically associate with a REST request. You might need to specify the sid cookie with the accessToken (sessionId) to request the Partner API WSDL. One option here would be to create your own RESTful web service in Apex that does the required HttpRequest for the WSDL.
Something else to note. The Partner WSDL is static within a release. There is nothing stopping you taking a copy and storing it somewhere accessible.
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We were recently challenged to create a single-page application that allows a user to select, from their personal Instagram account, photos for use in customized imagery. Though the Instagram developer documentation provides details on how to implement a solution, there are some unique challenges we had to face.
Instagram authentication, and OAuth2 in general, encourages a server-side solution. However, our task was to create something done entirely in the user's browser. There are many solutions that can assist with authentication in a single-page application. The solutions we found, however, all rely on using a redirect URL to return the user to the application with the needed access token as a URL fragment. Unfortunately, using this method destroys the user's current page. Since the application we were building did not present Instagram as an option until near the end of the user flow, a redirect that sent the user back to the beginning was unacceptable. While we did create a method to save the application state for a user to return to later, there were some aspects of the application that could not be saved or restored by design.
To preserve the user's original state in the application we opened the Instagram login in a new window. Below is the service we used to handle that login and later store our access token.
angular.module('CustomApp').factory("InstagramService", function ($rootScope, $location, $http) {
var client_id = "XXXXXXXXX";
var service = {
login: function () {
var igPopup = window.open("https://instagram.com/oauth/authorize/?client_id=" + client_id +
"&redirect_uri=" + $location.absUrl().split('#')[0] +
"&response_type=token", "igPopup");
}
};
return service;
});
We can bind this method to a button in the frontend view as long as we inject the InstagramService into the controller for that view.
<button ng-click="InstagramService.login()">Login</button>
A user that triggers the login causes a new window to open which takes them through the Instagram authorization process and then redirects the user back to the current location of the single-page application. We've only taken the URL before the first hash because Instagram ignores URL fragments anyway. Our routing configuration will now handle this return.
First let's handle a successful authorization.
Here we configure our route handler to accept the standard Instagram return and capture the value of access_token. We're using UI-Router instead of the ngRoute but the same solution applies.
angular.module('CustomApp').config(function ($stateProvider) {
$stateProvider.
state('oauthsuccess', {
url: "/access_token={access_token}",
templateUrl: '/Partials/OAuth.html',
controller: 'OAuthLoginController'
});
});
Next we use our OAuthLoginController to process the access_token, pass it back to the parent window and close itself.
angular.module('CustomApp').controller("OAuthLoginController", function ($scope, $stateParams, $window, $state) {
var $parentScope = $window.opener.angular.element(window.opener.document).scope();
if (angular.isDefined($stateParams.access_token)) {
$parentScope.$broadcast("igAccessTokenObtained", { access_token: $stateParams.access_token })
}
$window.close();
});
Finally our InstagramService handles this return and stores the access_token for use in later calls.
angular.module('CustomApp').factory("InstagramService", function ($rootScope, $location, $http) {
var client_id = "XXXXXXX";
var service = {
_access_token: null,
access_token: function(newToken) {
if(angular.isDefined(newToken)) {
this._access_token = newToken;
}
return this._access_token;
},
login: function () {
var igPopup = window.open("https://instagram.com/oauth/authorize/?client_id=" + client_id +
"&redirect_uri=" + $location.absUrl().split('#')[0] +
"&response_type=token", "igPopup");
}
};
$rootScope.$on("igAccessTokenObtained", function (evt, args) {
service.access_token(args.access_token);
});
return service;
});
We do this using $broadcast to send a message to the parent window's rootScope and $on to listen for that. A simple setter/getter then stores the token for later use.
What if we get an error? Instagram doesn't use a URL fragment to return errors; instead it uses a querystring. While UI-Router does support matching routes based on querystring we found that without a # in the URL the route matching wasn't working properly. So, instead, we take a more heavy-handed approach.
var URI = require("URIjs");
angular.module('CustomApp').config(function ($stateProvider, $urlRouterProvider, $locationProvider) {
var uri = new URI();
var qs = URI.parseQuery(uri.query());
if (angular.isDefined(qs.error_reason) || angular.isDefined(qs.error) || angular.isDefined(qs.error_description)) {
if (angular.isDefined(window.opener) && window.opener != null) {
var $parentScope = window.opener.angular.element(window.opener.document).scope();
$parentScope.$broadcast("igAccessTokenError", { error: qs.error, error_reason: qs.error_reason, error_description: qs.error_description });
}
window.close();
}
$stateProvider.
state('oauthsuccess', {
url: "/access_token={access_token}",
templateUrl: 'Partials/OAuth.html',
controller: 'OAuthLoginController'
});
});
Here we use URIjs to handle parsing the querystring. Then we check for an error, error_reason or error_description as defined by the Instagram authentication documentation. If any of these exist, we broadcast it to the parent window to be handled by the Instagram service and, again, close the child window.
This technique allows us to maintain the original browser window and even allow the user to continue to interact with the application while deciding to authorize Instagram or not. If you have the option a server side component can certainly make life easier here. However, if you're faced with the same challenge we were, this technique may provide some inspiration.
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Study of disease
Structural and functional changes in body
Pathology
1
Study of the cause of disease
Etiology
2
Development of disease
Pathogensis
3
Ability of a microorganism to cause disease by overcoming the defense of the host
Pathogenicity
4
The degree or extent of pathogenicity
Virulence
5
Colonization of the body by pathogens
Infection
6
An abnormal state in which the body is not functionally normal
Disease
7
Maybe present for days, weeks or months
Transient microbiota
8
Permanently colonize the host
Normal Microbiota
9
Is the relationship between normal microbiota and the host
Symbiosis
10
Nose & throat
Eyes
Mouth
Skin
Large intestine
Urinary & reproductive systems
Locations of normal microbiota
11
Competitive exclusions
Competition between microbes
Microbial antagonism
12
Proteinaceous toxins produced by bacteria to inhibit the growth of similar or closely related bacterial strains
Bacteriocins
13
Are live applied to or ingested into the body, intended to exert a beneficial effect
Probiotics
14
Are used to prove the cause, etiology, of an infectious disease
Koch's postulates
15
1. Same pathogen must be present in every case of the disease
2. The pathogen must be isolated from the diseased host and grown in pure culture
3. Pathogen from pure culture must cause the disease when inn ovulated into healthy animal
4. Pathogen must be isolated from inoculated animal and must be shown to be the original organism
Koch postulates
16
A change in body function that is felt by a patient as a result of disease.
These subjective changes are not apparent to an observer
Symptom
17
Specific group of signs and symptoms that accompany a disease
Syndrome
18
A disease that spread from one host to another either directly or indirectly (genital heroes, TB)
Communicable disease
19
A disease that is easily spread from one host to another by direct contact or by contact with bodily fluids
Contagious disease
20
A disease that is not transmitted from one host to another
Non communicable disease
21
1. Communicable disease
2. Contagious disease
3. Noncomminicable disease
Classifying infectious disease
22
1. Incidence
2. Prevelence
3. Sporadic disease
4. Endemic disease
5. Epidemic disease
6. Pandemic disease
7. Herd immunity
Occurrence of disease
23
Fraction of population that contracts a disease during a specific time
Incidence
24
Fraction of a population having a specific disease at a given time
Prevelence
25
Disease that occurs occasionally in a population
Sporadic disease
26
Disease constantly present in a population
Endemic population
27
Disease acquires by many hosts in a given area in a short time
Epidemic disease
28
Worldwide epidemic
Pandemic disease
29
Immunity in most population
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کارآگاه
Etymology
From.
Noun
* 1) emissary, informer
* 2) detective, a police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime; an investigator. | WIKI |
Brazil–Cuba relations
Brazilian-Cuban relations are Bilateralism and Diplomacy of the Sovereign States of Brazil and Cuba.
History
After the 1964 Brazilian coup, the military regime in Brazil severed diplomatic relations with Cuba, which were only restored after Brazil's redemocratization in 1986.
Brazilian President Lula da Silva and Cuban president Fidel Castro were longtime friends. Under Lula, Brazil provided money and corporate support to Cuba. The state-controlled Brazilian oil company Petrobras studied the possibility of drilling for oil off of Cuba, while the Odebrecht construction firm headed a revamp of the Cuban port of Mariel into the island's main commercial port. Brazil's state-run Brazilian Development Bank gave $300 million to Odebrecht to build new roads, rail lines, wharves, and warehouses at Mariel. Brazil also offered Cuba up to $1 billion in credit lines to pay for Brazilian goods and services.
During a January 2008 state visit to Cuba by Lula, the Brazilian leader expressed desire for his country to be Cuba's "number one partner".
In May 2008 following a meeting of their foreign ministers, it was described as "excellent".
After the election of Jair Bolsonaro in the 2018 Brazilian general election, relations between Cuba and Brazil worsened, exemplified by the cessation of the program agreed to by the governments of Dilma Rousseff and Raúl Castro for Cuban doctors to provide medical treatment to tens of millions of poor and indigenous Brazilians. President Bolsonaro ended the Mais Medicos (More Doctors) programme, and thousands of Cuban doctors left Brazil.
In addition, in November 2019, Brazil for the first time voted against an annual United Nations resolution condemning and calling for an end to the United States' economic embargo on Cuba.
In September 2023, Lula called Cuba a "victim" of an "illegal" United States embargo against Cuba. He also denounced the inclusion of Cuba on the US list of state sponsors of terrorism. | WIKI |
Para-Phenylenediamine
The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.
Para-Phenylenediamine
(p-diaminobenzene), an organic compound, the para isomer of phenylenediamine. Colorless crystals that darken on exposure to light and air. Melting point, 147°C; boiling point, 267°C. The chemical structure of para-phenylenediamine is
A strong reducing agent, para-phenylenediamine quickly oxidizes upon exposure to atmospheric oxygen. It is readily soluble in alcohol and ether, and 1 g dissolves in 100 g of cold water. The substance is obtained by reducing para-nitroaniline or aminoazobenzene and interacts with mineral acids to form salts.
Para-phenylenediamine is used as a microgranular developer in black-and-white photography; the N, N-dialkyl derivatives of para-phenylenediamine, which are more active, are the most widely used developers in color photography. Para-phenylenediamine is also used in the synthesis of many organic dyes and in analytical chemistry. The compound is a strong skin irritant, and its N,N-dialkyl derivatives produce a milder degree of irritation.
The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). © 2010 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Repeated topical application of para-phenylenediamine induces renal histopathological changes in rats.
These are followed by the metal cobalt (6%); the preservatives quaternium 15 and formaldehyde (both 6%); para-phenylenediamine, also known as PPD, which is used in hair dye (5%); and the fragrance mix II (5%), another mix of fragrances used in allergen testing.
Yet with black henna, a substance called para-phenylenediamine is used, which is typically found in hair dyes but is not used in normal henna tattoos.
Systemic toxicity of para-phenylenediamine. Lancet.
According to TEM images in Figures 10(c) and 10(d), the coating layer was 15~25nm, but a single para-phenylenediamine molecule is about 1 nm in length.
The reference chemicals were: isopropanol (67-63-0); salicylic acid (69-72-7); lactic acid (50-21-5); glycerol (56-81-5); 4-methoxy-acetophenone (100-06-1) chlorobenzene (108-90-7); methyl salicylate (119-36-8); sulfanilamide (63-74-1); ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (97-90-5); phenyl benzoate (93-99-2); eugenol (97-53-0); 2-mercaptobenzothiazole (149-30-4); citral (5392-40-5); isoeugenol (97-54-1); methyldibromo glutaronitrile (35691-65-7); 4-methylaminophenol sulphate (55-55-0); para-phenylenediamine (106-50-3); 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene (97-00-7); 4-nitrobenzylbromide (100-11-8); oxazolone (15646-46-5); cinnamyl alcohol (104-54-1).
But, unknown to Chloe, her tattoo was done with black henna, which contains a substance called para-phenylenediamine, typically found in hair dyes.
Doctors have warned that the majority of black henna tattoos are made using a substance called para-phenylenediamine, which is found in hair dyes.
Key statement: Rubber composition which can be used in particular for the manufacture of tires, comprising at least a diene elastomer, a reinforcing filler, a crosslinking system, between 0.2 and 10 phr of an antioxidant, such as a substituted para-phenylenediamine, and between 0.2 and 10 phr of an acetylacetonate of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal, chosen in particular from the group consisting of Li, Na, K, Mg, Ca and the mixtures of such metals.
Often inkings are not henna at all, but a dye called para-phenylenediamine, which can cause blistering and burns. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Gum disease and diabetes….there is a link.
Individuals living with diabetes are well aware that infections can easily occur within the body. Cuts and bruises can become infected very quickly; healing can be slow and can lead to complications and greater infection. Infections also include oral conditions such as gum and bone disease. Areas of bleeding gums are an open invitation to these kinds of complications. Untreated oral infections such as bone disease (periodontitis), can lead to long-term complications of diabetes. If oral infection is present it may make it more difficult for the diabetic to control metabolism and can impair their ability to process or use insulin. Therefore, improving oral health is important to the metabolic control of diabetes. Just as the physician closely monitors the diabetic patient for blood sugar levels and overall systemic health, it is important for the dental practitioner to monitor microbial imbalance in the oral cavity. Microbial balance will help to prevent diabetic complications, and even more importantly, will help to prevent oral infections that can increase the individual’s risk for diabetes. Some dental hygiene practices are well equipped to take samples of bacteria from the mouth for microbiology evaluation. This is one sure way of monitoring the oral flora. It is not an expensive process and most dental insurance companies will cover this kind of examination. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Diamaré
Diamaré is a department of Far North (Extreme-Nord) Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 4,665 km$2$ and at the 2005 Census had a total population of 642,227. The capital of the department is at Maroua.
Subdivisions
The department is divided administratively into 9 communes and in turn into villages.
Communes
* Bogo
* Dargala
* Gawaza
* Maroua I (urban)
* Maroua II (urban)
* Maroua III (urban)
* Meri
* Ndoukoula
* Petté | WIKI |
5 Common Causes of Back Pain - Brace Direct
5 Common Causes of Back Pain
If you have ever wondered, “Why does my back hurt?” you are not alone. Approximately 83 million workdays are missed per year because of back pain, making it the number one cause of work absences. Most gravely, lower back pain is the leading cause of global disability.
Understanding where back injuries come from is the first step in tackling the irritating symptoms that accompany them. We will go over the most common causes of back pain and the steps you can take to prevent or alleviate symptoms.
Strains and Sprains
Muscle strains and ligament sprains are the most common causes of back pain. Strains and sprains frequently occur in the lumbar spine or lower back as the surrounding muscles support most of our body weight and any weight we lift.
Overly stretched or torn muscles cause a strain, while a torn ligament (the tissue that connects bones) causes a sprain. Strains and sprains are common amongst athletes and employees that perform strenuous labor. Symptoms often include a combination of the following:
• Restricted range of motion
• Stiffness
• Muscle cramps or spasms
• Increased pain with movement
• Inflammation and tenderness
Diagnosis
Most strains and sprains can be diagnosed and treated at home. However, if at-home remedies do not resolve symptoms within six weeks, seek the advice of a medical professional.
Imaging diagnostics may expose an injury that requires professional physical therapy or prescription medicines and supportive braces like the Brace Align VerterbrAlign. Still, there is no need to worry. A medical intervention followed by preventative measures often solves strains and sprains for good.
Prevention and Treatment
There are multiple precautions you can take to prevent recurring injury. Consider the following:
• Core strengthening will add support to your back muscles.
• Daily low-impact exercises like walking promote blood circulation for healing and muscle strengthening.
• Practice safe lifting by bending at the knees instead of the back.
• Maintain proper posture to avoid placing excess body weight on your lumbar spine.
If a strain or sprain has currently got you down, and you are still wondering how to relieve lower back pain, try some of the following at-home remedies.
• Over the counter anti-inflammatory and pain-relief medication if approved by your doctor
• Stretches recommended by a medical professional
• Ice to reduce irritating inflammation
• Heat therapy and short intervals of walking to promote circulation and ease of movement
Spinal Disc Injuries
Spinal discs are rubber-like truncated cylinders that sit between each vertebra and protect the spine by absorbing movement. Discs have a solid yet flexible exterior with a jellylike interior. Repetitive heavy lifting, age, improper posture, and other poor practices can create small tears in the protective outing, causing the interior substance to leak out.
This injury is known as a herniated disc. Most of the time, herniated discs cause little to no symptoms. On the contrary, if the herniated disc touches a nerve, it can cause extreme discomfort and usually occurs in the neck or lower back. Common symptoms include:
• Sharp or burning pain in an arm or leg
• Numbness in a hand, foot, arm, or leg
• Muscle weakness
Diagnosis
As previously mentioned, some people are not even aware that they have a herniated disc unless it places pressure on a nearby nerve. However, if you experience any of the above symptoms, a doctor can assess the injury and provide a treatment plan.
Your doctor will likely be able to diagnose you with a physical exam. In some cases, they will recruit the help of an x-ray, MRI, or CT scan to locate the affected nerve.
Prevention and Treatment
Avoiding unsafe lifting, bad posture, and remaining active are great ways to avoid back injuries in general. With that said, sometimes herniated discs are impossible to prevent as they can occur with age or even be genetic. Luckily, herniated discs typically reside with noninvasive treatment such as:
• Over the counter anti-inflammatory medications
• Prescribed pain medications and muscle relaxers
• Physical therapy
If the pain persists, your doctor may prescribe steroid injections. In extreme cases, surgery is the only way to remove the herniated disc.
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a disease that depletes bone mineral density and mass, changing bone structure and putting those who suffer at a higher risk of fractures. Osteoporosis can attack the entire body but is most common in the hips, spine, and wrists.
The disease is difficult to identify and often remains undiagnosed until the first fracture. However, possible symptoms in the spine may include intense back pain, height loss, and hunched posture. Some populations are more at risk than others, including:
• Older women, especially those who are postmenopause
• Thinner men and women
• White and Asian women
• Those with hormonal or gastrointestinal diseases, specific types of cancers, HIV/AIDS, arthritis, and anorexia nervosa
Diagnosis
While the initial sign of osteoporosis is typically a broken bone, doctors screen at-risk women, including those older than 65. However, this is the only population evaluated.
If you are worried about developing the disease, talk to your doctor. They will likely perform a physical exam that evaluates height, weight, muscle strength, posture, and balance. They may also perform a bone mineral density test.
Prevention and Treatment
If you are at risk for developing the disease, there are a few measures you can take to improve your spine's strength. See a list below.
• Eat a well-balanced diet filled with calcium and vitamin D.
• Consume the correct amount of calories per day as determined by your doctor.
• Avoid smoking and drinking alcohol
• Exercise regularly and perform back strengthening activities recommended by your doctor.
If you are currently living with the back pain that accompanies osteoporosis, don’t stress too much. A medical professional can help you manage the pain. Your doctor will likely prescribe medication and create an individualized plan to mitigate discomfort and prevent broken bones.
Spinal Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis and affects over 3.25 million Americans. The degenerative disease occurs with age and breaks down protective cartilage, sometimes leading to painful bone-on-bone contact. As a result, surrounding tissues break down and alter the bone structure.
The condition often attacks the hands, knees, hips, and spine. The first sign of spinal osteoarthritis is minor lower back pain that worsens over time. Those affected may experience:
• Stiffness and aches after periods of inactivity
• Tenderness with touch
• Limited range of motion
• A grinding, popping, or cracking feel during movement
• Inflammation and redness
If you began by wondering how to fix lower back pain but are now experiencing any combination of the above symptoms, schedule an appointment with a medical professional.
Diagnosis
Doctors diagnose osteoarthritis through a symptom review, physical exam, labs that examine blood and joint fluid, and imaging diagnostics. Some patients are referred to a rheumatologist or arthritis specialist to assist with the diagnosis and treatment plan.
Prevention and Treatment
Osteoarthritis can be difficult to prevent as bone deformities, metabolic diseases, and genetics predispose many people to the condition. Still, there are a few risk factors you should beware of, including:
• Aging
• Obesity
• Joint injuries
• Placing repetitive stress on the joints from sports or labor
While reversing osteoarthritis is impossible, the symptoms are easy to manage with the help of a doctor. Most medical professionals treat the condition with anti-inflammatory and pain medication in addition to physical and occupational therapy. More severe cases require cortisol injections and surgery.
Spinal Stenosis
Spinal stenosis is typically the result of another condition, such as a herniated disc, osteoarthritis, scoliosis, or trauma to the spine. Spinal stenosis occurs when the spinal canal narrows and places pressure on nerves in the spinal cord.
Spinal canal narrowing is most common in the neck and lower back. Many people are unaware of their spinal stenosis until imaging diagnostics expose it. Others experience pain that gradually gets worse until treated. Such symptoms include:
• Numbness in the hand, arm, foot, or leg
• Weakness in the hand, arm, foot, or leg
• Neck or back pain
• Pain or cramping when walking
Diagnosis
If you report any of the above symptoms or suffer from an underlying condition, your doctor will likely conduct a physical examination. They will also order an x-ray, MRI, or CT scan. Not only will these imaging diagnostics show a narrowing of the spinal canal, but they will also expose a potential underlying cause.
Prevention and Treatment
Because spinal stenosis is usually the result of an unrelated injury or condition, preventative measure recommendations can vary. However, there are general practices you should implement to avert and alleviate back pain, like staying active, maintaining a healthy diet, avoiding unsafe lifting, and practicing good posture.
If you are diagnosed with spinal stenosis, your doctor will likely recommend some at-home remedies. If the pain is extreme, they may prescribe anti-inflammatory and pain medications, refer you to physical therapy, recommend steroid injections, or perform surgery.
Parting Thoughts
Before you go, there are a few things you should keep in mind. There are two types of back pain: acute and chronic. Recognizing which type you have will aid you in knowing when to seek medical attention.
Acute back pain lasts from a few days to six weeks and usually resolves with at-home remedies. Chronic back pain lasts upwards of 12 weeks and requires the assistance of a doctor to manage. Certain conditions, such as osteoporosis or osteoarthritis, are more likely to inflict chronic pain.
There is also upper, middle, and lower back pain. While each type causes varying symptoms, doctors recommend similar treatments. Lower back pain is by far the most common. At some point or another, you’ve said or heard someone else say, “Why does my lower back hurt?” Because it is so common, the medical field has vast advice on preventing it. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
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184 their soldiers from the transports to take possession of the conquests which their fleets had won, when the charm of victory was broken. An obscure Anglo-Saxon scientist had just achieved a discovery that would overtop all those that had already been made in that age of science. This discovery was destined to entirely revolutionize the art of interstellar war. | WIKI |
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296 dilute nitric acid; it is positive to antimony and negative to bismuth in strong muriatic acid; it is positive to antimony and bismuth in dilute sulphuric acid; it is negative to bismuth and antimony in potash; and it is very negative to bismuth and antimony, either in the colourless or the yellow solution of sulphuret of potassium.
1000. In further illustration of this subject I will take ten metals, and give their order in seven different solutions, as on opposite page.
1001. The dilute nitric acid consisted of one volume strong acid and seven volumes of water; the dilute sulphuric acid, of one volume strong acid and thirteen of water; the muriatic acid, of one volume strong solution and one volume water. The strong nitric acid was pure, and of specific gravity 1.48. Both strong and weak solution of potassa gave the same order. The yellow sulphuret of potassium consisted of one volume of strong solution (800) and five volumes of water. The metals are numbered in the order which they presented in the dilute acids (the negative above), for the purpose of showing, by the comparison of these numbers in the other columns, the striking departures there from this, the most generally assumed order. Iron is included, but only in its ordinary state; its place in nitric acid being given as that which it possesses on its first immersion, not that which it afterwards acquires.
1002. The displacements appear to be most extraordinary, as extraordinary as those consequent on dilution (993); and thus show that there is no general ruling influence of fluid conductors, or even of acids, alkalies, etc., as distinct classes of such conductors, apart from their pure chemical relations. But how can the contact theory account for these results? To meet such facts it must be bent about in the most extraordinary manner, following all the contortions of the string of facts (862, 944, 980, 994, 1051), and yet never showing a case of the production of a current by contact alone, i.e. unaccompanied by chemical action.
1003. On the other hand, how simply does the chemical theory of excitement of the current represent the facts! as far as we can yet follow them they go hand in hand. Without chemical action, no current; with the changes of chemical action, changes of current; whilst the influence of the strongest cases of contact, as of silver and tin (985) with each other, pass for nothing in the result. In further confirmation, the exciting power does not rise, but fall, by the contact of the bodies | WIKI |
Get Better Sleep With This Sleep Hygiene Checklist
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Are you looking for ways to improve your sleep, and need a sleep hygiene checklist?
This sleep hygiene checklist can help you find ways to improve sleep that work for you. You may not use every item on your sleep hygiene checklist, but you can decide what works best.
Sleep Hygiene Checklist: Improving Sleep in Society
We’ve seen chronic sleep deprivation caused by a variety of factors, from the individual scaling up to the societal. If you have trouble sleeping, you can start with the following considerations for why you sleep poorly, before diving into your sleep checklist.
• Individual
• Automated “internet of things” household that can automatically sense your circadian rhythm and personalize the temperature and lighting to maximize sleep.
• Furthermore, if you have an upcoming disruption to your sleep schedule (like a flight), it can adjust your circadian rhythm to smoothen the transition.
• Sophisticated body trackers that record a host of factors — sleep, physical activity, light exposure, temperature, heart rate, mood, happiness, social performance, productivity — and shows how your sleep correlates with better performance on all dimensions
• Patients given tools to show their compliance with a program (like blood pressure monitors, scales) increase compliance rates. More data on sleep would improve sleep quality.
• Can also predict when it’s best to get a flu shot (since sleep affects responsiveness to vaccine)
• Cars that sense sleepy driving through facial recognition and driving behavior. The car can shut down in dangerous situations. Drivers with good sleep habits may get lower insurance rates.
• Educational
• Have sleep be a mandatory subject in physical education (like drugs and diet)
• Have predictive tools that show the costs to health and income if you continue your poor sleep habits
• Instruct the populace on sleepy driving as much as drunk driving
• Organizational
• Companies should be more flexible about work hours, allow naps, and de-emphasize hours worked in favor of real productivity.
• Employers and insurance companies can incentivize sleep. For example, for a certain number of days of over 7 hours of sleep (as tracked by a sleep monitor), get extra vacation days, more pay, or reductions in health insurance premiums.
• Hospitals should promote sleep hygiene for patients, especially in the ICU and NICU. Change the harsh white lighting, dispense earplugs and eye masks, reduce alarms and beeps, and schedule lab tests to align better with sleep schedule.
• Better sleep is shown to reduce sensitivity to pain, and increase weight gain and O2 sat levels in neonates.
Nightly Sleep Hygiene Checklist
• Set a sleep schedule: sleep and wake up at the same times every day. Don’t sleep procrastinate, and don’t think that you can just sleep in on weekends (it makes it harder to wake up Monday morning)
• Don’t use alarms if you can help it. Alarms cause a huge stress reaction on waking. And snoozing causes repeated stress traumas every morning.
• Wake up with the sun or use very bright lights. This sets your circadian rhythm.
• Avoid all caffeine and nicotine if possible. But if you have to have caffeine, avoid it in the afternoon, since it takes over 10 hours to wear off fully.
• Exercise regularly, but not within 3 hours of sleep.
• Don’t nap after 3PM – they make it harder to sleep at night.
• Don’t drink alcohol unless it is completely metabolized by sleep time (including the aldehydes produced).
• Avoid large meals and drinks late at night. Large meals can cause indigestion; too many fluids cause frequent urinations.
• Reduce light before sleep. Blue light is the most harmful, but even bedside lamps cause issues. Artificial light delays the circadian rhythm by hours.
• Cool body temperature before sleep. The ideal sleeping temperature is 65F given standard bedding and clothes. Other tricks – expose your palms and feet while sleeping, take a hot bath before sleeping.
• Don’t rely on sleeping pills – these are usually just sedatives that put you more in a sedation state than sleep. Also, avoid medications that disrupt sleep.
• Don’t lie in bed trying to fall asleep for more than 20 minutes. Get up and do something until you feel sleepy. Anxiety will make it harder to fall asleep.
Sleep Hygiene Checklist: Other Ways To Help You Sleep
Though it’s not on your sleep hygiene checklist, there are some other things that affect your quality to sleep. The following can interrupt sleep or stop you from falling asleep.
Caffeine
This was already discussed in chapter 2. The tips, for good measure:
• Caffeine is of course in coffee, some soft drinks, and some teas, but also chocolate.
• Be careful when drinking decaf, as it apparently contains 15-30% of caffeine in regular coffee – it’s nowhere near zero caffeine.
• If you must have it, don’t drink it in the afternoon, and definitely not in the hours before sleep.
Light
Light is a signal for the suprachiasmatic nucleus to regulate the circadian rhythm (by signaling to the pineal gland to secrete melatonin). In the natural world, when the sun goes down, there’s little light. But nowadays, artificial light bathes our homes and disrupts our circadian rhythm.
Any light is disruptive to the circadian rhythm. Electric light delays your 24-hour circadian rhythm by 2-3 hours each evening. Think about this when referencing your sleep hygiene checklist.
• Even 8-10 lux (a measure of light intensity) delays melatonin release. A bedside lamp is 20-80 lux, and a typical living room is 200 lux, suppressing melatonin by 50%. (In comparison, the full moon only provides about 0.1 lux.)
• Light can suppress melatonin for days after usage stops.
Blue light is most problematic, suppressing melatonin at twice the levels of warm light. Blue light is most emitted by digital screens like TVs, computer monitors, and smartphones.
• We respond most to blue light because we evolved from marine creatures, and blue light penetrates water best.
• Reading on an iPad vs a book causes 50% less melatonin secretion and delayed the rise by 3 hours.
Tips:
• Dim lights in the rooms where you spend evenings.
• Maintain complete darkness throughout the night, using blackout curtains.
• Use settings on your phone and computers to tint the screen orange, reducing blue light.
• Consider yellow-tinted glasses that block blue light.
Constant temperature
In natural environments, the temperature rises and falls with the day. This is used by the hypothalamus, along with light, to set the circadian rhythm. Our bodies react in kind — before sleep, the body cools, ejecting heat through densely perfused areas like hands, feet, and face. Checking the temperature should be on your sleep checklist.
But in modern days, we use thermostats to homogenize our temperatures, suppressing the highs in the day and raising the lows with pajamas and blankets. Our brain doesn’t get the same signal about the day’s cycle that it used to.
Cooling body temperatures improves sleep. In an experimental treatment, people wear a body suit that circulates cool water. Among insomniacs and the elderly, this reduces time to sleep and increases quality of NREM sleep.
Tips:
• The best temperature to sleep at with standard bedding and clothing is 65F, which is far lower than most people keep bedrooms.
• Try activities that help remove heat from the body:
• Hot bath before bed (expands capillaries, which after bath drops temperature)
• Splashing water on skin
• Sticking hands and feet outside blanket.
Alcohol
Alcohol is a sedative, causing what appears to be sleep but is really more like anesthesia. It disrupts sleep by suppressing REM sleep and causing waking throughout the night. This is caused by aldehydes from alcohol metabolism.
Alcoholics are so sleep-deprived that their brain imposes REM-like behavior during wakefulness — hallucinations, scattered thinking. (Shortform note: an unfortunate vicious cycle can result here — alcohol disrupts sleep, which causes more fatigue and less behavior control when awake, which prompts more alcohol.)
By disrupting REM sleep, alcohol disrupts the normal processes of learning and complex knowledge.
• In an experiment, subjects were tasked with learning a new grammar on day 1. When exposed to alcohol on the first night, they lost 50% of memory recall compared to the abstinent group. Surprisingly, those getting alcohol on night 3 lost 40% – damage can occur for memories days past.
Tips:
• The author encourages total abstinence from alcohol, as puritanical as that sounds. A drink takes hours to fully degrade and excrete, and it’s even worse for people with alcohol flush reactions.
Alarms
Setting an alarm may seem like something you want on your sleep checklist, but it’s actually the opposite. Alarms cause acute stress responses when you wake up, spiking cortisol, heart rate, and blood pressure. This is not good for you. Even worse, snoozing the alarm causes multiple stress responses in quick succession.
The best path to waking is natural, without alarms. Wake up at the same time of day everyday. If you have to, commit to waking up when you hear the alarm, to avoid snoozing.
“Life hacks” on how to defeat the snooze button are missing the point – rearrange your sleep so you wake up naturally.
A sleep hygiene checklist is a great way to make sure you’re following sleep best practices. You can use your sleep hygiene checklist in any way you want.
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map?
This article really could benefit from a map showing the route of this road. --Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 01:41, 11 June 2014 (UTC)
* Look at to top right hand corner. Both Google and Bing versions. Secondarywaltz (talk) 01:46, 11 June 2014 (UTC)
* Once I get a bunch/most of the Ontario highways KML'd, I'll be able to make maps quickly and consistently. Until then, it's a puzzle because Ontario's highway shapefile data from the government is basically thousands of little one km segments that don't connect... impossible. - Floydian τ ¢ 04:27, 11 June 2014 (UTC) | WIKI |
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Summer time discussion
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PDK2
Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase isoform 2 (PDK2) also known as pyruvate dehydrogenase lipoamide kinase isozyme 2, mitochondrial is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PDK2 gene. PDK2 is an isozyme of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase.
Structure
The protein encoded by the PDK2 gene has two sites, an active site and an allosteric site that allow for the activity and regulation of this enzyme. There are many structural motifs that are important to the regulation of this enzyme. Nov3r and AZ12 inhibitors bind at the lipoamide binding site that is located at one end of the R domain. Pfz3 binds in an extended site at the other end of the R domain. One inhibitor, dicholoroacetate (DCA), binds at the center of the R domain. Within the active site, there are three amino acid residues, R250, T302, and Y320, that make the kinase resistant to the inhibitor dichloroacetate, which uncouples the active site from the allosteric site. This supports the theory that R250, T302, and Y320 stabilize the "open" and "closed" conformations of the built-in lid that controls the access of a nucleotide into the nucleotide-binding cavity. This strongly suggests that the mobility of ATP lid is central to the allosteric regulation of PDHK2 activity serving as a conformational switch required for communication between the active site and allosteric sites in the kinase molecule. There is also a DW-motif that is crucial in mediating DCA, nucleotide, and lipoyl domain binding site communication. This network is responsible for rendering PDK2 locked in the closed, or inactive conformation.
Function
The Pyruvate Dehydrogenase (PDH) complex must be tightly regulated due to its central role in general metabolism. Within the complex, there are three serine residues on the E1 component that are sites for phosphorylation; this phosphorylation inactivates the complex. In humans, there have been four isozymes of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase that have been shown to phosphorylate these three sites: PDK1, PDK2, PDK3, and PDK4. PDK2 has been identified as the most abundant isoform in human tissues. Through many studies, it has been made clear that the activity of this enzyme is essential, even at rest, to regulate glycolysis/carbodydrate oxidation and producing metabolites for oxidative phosphorylation and the electron transport chain. These studies have illustrated that the kinetics of the PDK isoform population, specifically PDK2, is more important in determining PDH activity than measuring PDK activity.
Regulation
As the primary regulators of a crucial step in the central metabolic pathway, the pyruvate dehydrogenase family is tightly regulated itself by a myriad of factors. PDK2 activity is modulated by low levels of hydrogen peroxide; this happens because the compound temporarily oxidizes the cysteine residues 45 and 392 on the enzyme, resulting in an inactive PDK2 and greater PDH activity. These conditions also inactivate the TCA cycle, the next step in aerobic respiration. This alludes to the fact that when there is a high level of O2 production in the mitochondria, which may occur because of nutrient excess, the increase in the products serve as a negative feedback that control mitochondria metabolism. PDK2, in conjunction with PDK3 and PDK4, are primary targets of Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta or beta, with PDK2 having two elements that respond to these receptors.
Clinical significance
All of the pyruvate dehydrogenase isozymes have been associated with various metabolic disorders, including diabetes. This is due to a mechanism by which consistently elevated free fatty acid levels stimulate the PDK enzymes, particularly, PDK2 and PDK4 in the liver. In stimulating this activity, there is less PDH activity, and therefore less glucose uptake.
Cancer
As the PDK enzymes are associated with central metabolism and growth, they are often associated with various mechanisms of cancer progression. Enhanced PDK2 activity leads to increased glycolysis and lactic acid production, known as the Warburg effect. In some studies, the wild-type form of tumor protein p53 prevents manifestation of tumorigenesis by regulating PDK2 activity. Additionally, inhibition of PDK2 subsequently inhibits HIF1A in cancer cells by both a prolyl-hydroxylase (PHD)-dependent mechanism and a PHD-independent mechanism. Therefore, mitochondria-targeting metabolic modulators increase pyruvate dehydrogenase activity, and suppress angiogenesis as well, normalizing the pseudo-hypoxic signals that lead to normoxic HIF1A activation in solid tumors. | WIKI |
How to Fix Dark Shadow on Samsung Tv?
To fix dark shadow on a Samsung TV, first check for any settings that may be causing the issue. Adjust the brightness, contrast and backlight to see if it helps. If not, verify there are no obstructions in front or behind the TV blocking light from entering the screen.
Also consider cleaning dust off of the LCD panel to ensure optimal picture quality. Lastly, try resetting your television by pressing and holding down both power buttons until all LED lights turn off. This should restore normal picture settings.
• Step 1: Check the picture settings on your Samsung TV
• Make sure that the brightness and contrast are set to moderate levels as too high or too low settings can create a dark shadow effect
• Step 2: Adjust the backlight setting of your TV
• Go to your TV’s menu and select ‘Backlight’ then adjust it until you find an acceptable level for you, depending on how bright or dark you want the image to be
• Step 3: Check if there is any damage done to your TV screen such as scratches, dust particles, etc
• , which may be causing a dark shadow effect on the screen
• If so, try cleaning it with a soft cloth lightly dampened with water or cleaner designed specifically for LCDs/LEDs screens in order to remove any dirt particles stuck on it
• Step 4: Inspect all cables connected to your Samsung TV especially HDMI ports as they may have become loose over time due improper handling of cables while using them
• Ensure that each connection is firmly plugged into its respective port and tightened down properly before continuing further troubleshooting steps
• Step 5: Reset the entire picture settings by going into ‘Picture’ section from main menu then selecting ‘Reset Picture Settings’ option which will reset all previous changes made in picture adjustments like brightness, contrast, color temperature etc
• , thus eliminating any potential shadowing issues caused by incorrect adjustment values previously entered manually by user during calibration process
Dark Shadow on Samsung TV – How to Fix
How Do I Fix the Darkness on My Samsung Tv?
If you are having trouble with the darkness on your Samsung TV, then don’t fret – there are a few simple steps that you can take to help fix the issue. Firstly, make sure that all of the cables connected to your television are properly plugged in and tightened. Next, check the settings on your TV and adjust them according to what type of content you’re watching; for example, if you’re watching movies or shows in dark environments, then it is recommended that you set Brightness as low as possible while increasing Contrast and Sharpness levels slightly.
Additionally, if available on your model of Samsung TV, try adjusting Picture Mode from Standard to Movie or Natural mode; this will often improve picture quality significantly when viewing darker scenes such as night time shots or dimly lit rooms. Finally, if none of these solutions have worked for you so far then consider calibrating your display using an external device such as a colorimeter which is able to measure light output accurately and make subtle adjustments accordingly. If after trying all these tips still nothing has worked out for you – contact Samsung directly who should be able to provide further advice or arrange repair service appropriately.
What is the Vertical Black Shadow on My Samsung Tv?
If you have been noticing a vertical black shadow on your Samsung TV, then don’t worry. This is usually caused by an issue with the backlight of your television and can often be easily resolved. The most common cause for this problem is a malfunctioning light guide plate or defective LED strips in the screen’s backlighting system.
To fix this issue, start by turning off your TV and unplugging all cables from its rear panel. Then gently open up the back cover of your television set to access its components. Once opened, inspect each part closely for any signs of physical damage such as cracks or broken pieces that could be causing the shadow effect on your display.
If you spot any damaged parts, replace them with new ones before reassembling everything properly and plugging it back in to test if the issue has been fixed.
How Do I Fix the Dark Area on My Tv?
If you are experiencing a dark area on your TV, it is important to understand what might be causing the issue before attempting to fix it. If the problem is related to backlight bleed, there are a few steps that can help improve the situation. First, check your TV’s settings and make sure the brightness and contrast levels are properly adjusted.
You may also want to try turning off any ambient light sources in your home or office as this could be contributing to darker corners of the screen. Additionally, adjusting your viewing angle can also help reduce backlight bleed for some TVs as well as reducing sharpness or other video processing settings if available. Another option is using an anti-glare filter attached directly onto your TV; however this will likely cause some picture quality loss so you should weigh its pros and cons carefully before deciding if it’s worth implementing.
Finally, if none of these solutions work then you may need to contact customer service for further assistance from a professional technician who can assess whether something internally needs repair or replacement in order to restore optimal picture quality on your television set.
Samsung Tv Dark Shadow on One Side
The Samsung TV Dark Shadow on one side issue is a common problem experienced by many users. This issue can be caused by the presence of stuck pixels, dead pixels, or damaged backlight strips within the display panel. The best way to fix this issue is to perform a factory reset, which should restore the normal picture quality and remove any dark shadows from your Samsung TV.
If this does not work, then it may be necessary to have a technician come and check out your television in order to identify any potential problems that need repairing.
Conclusion
This blog post provides a detailed guide on how to fix the dark shadow issue on Samsung TVs. It is important to note that this problem can be caused by various issues, such as incorrect picture settings or defective hardware components. Following the steps outlined in this blog post can help you identify and resolve the source of your dark shadow issue.
With some patience and troubleshooting, you should now be able to get back to enjoying your TV without any annoying dark shadows! | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
The Unknowns
The Unknowns is a self-proclaimed ethical hacking group that came to attention in May 2012 after exploiting weaknesses in the security of NASA, CIA, White House, the European Space Agency, Harvard University, Renault, the United States Military Joint Pathology Center, the Royal Thai Navy, and several ministries of defense. The group posted their reasons for these attacks on the sites Anonpaste & Pastebin including a link to a compressed file which contained a lot of files obtained from the US Military sites they breached. The Unknowns claim "... our goal was never to harm anyone, we want to make this whole internet world more secured because, simply, it's not at all and we want to help." The group claims to be ethical in their hacking activities, but nonetheless lifted internal documents from their victims, posting them online. They claim this was because they had reported the security holes to many of their victims, but did not receive a response back from any of them. The whole point was to show that these government-run sites have loopholes in their code and anyone can exploit them. The group used methods like advanced SQL injection to gain access to the victim websites. NASA and the ESA have both confirmed the attack. They claimed that the affected systems were taken offline and have since been patched. At the time this was one of the most wanted hacking groups in Europe and also wanted by the FBI, although they refused to tell if they were investigating the hacks.
Members
The team had 6 not 7 core members:
* Pixiedust, founder, spokesperson, and leader,
* Mr. P-Teo, programmer
* Fabien Léac,a French researcher in computer faults and a white hacker
* MrSecurity, a black-hat hacker, programmer and ghostwriter of The Unknowns
* NeTRoX, a black-hat hacker, penetration tester and researcher. Joined to the team in late 2015 after the team reunited.
* NeTRoX, a black-hat hacker, penetration tester and researcher. Joined to the team in late 2015 after the team reunited.
Jail
Zyklon B, who lives in France, was arrested by the French Intelligence Service on June 24, 2012. He was later released because he was just sixteen years old at the time. He has trials taking place in 2014 supposedly. His life is related in a book written by his mother Sophie Léac L'histoire vraie d'un jeune hacker français (in October 2013) or the true story of a French teen-hacker. A second book is in preparation: ''Hack! There will be cyberwar!''.
Hacked websites and applications
The group has hacked many websites and applications using a series of different attacks. The most notable, however, being SQL injection. There have been a lot of companies affected by the group, but some of the hacks even for big companies did not make the media (probably due to keeping the multi-country legal investigation a secret). However, the most notable hacks done by The Unknowns, mostly government related websites, did make mass media. The group is still active, and the members are still working together, as they try to make the internet safer.
SQL injection attacks were used on the following:
However they have used different attacks:
* Asian College of Technology
* Bahrain Defense Force
* California State University
* Christian Mingle
* Deutsche Federal Government
* European Space Agency
* ESET
* French Ministry of Defense
* Harvard University
* Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
* United States Navy
* NASA
* Ames Research Center
* Glenn Research Center
* New7Wonders
* Renault
* Royal Thai Navy
* Sempra Energy
* Social Democratic Party of Germany
* United Kingdom Ministry of Defense
* University of Rhode Island
* United States Military
* United States Air Force
* United States Department of Commerce
* United States Department of the Treasury
* PayPal, no information was released. The Unknown contacted PayPal with the exploits he/she found and received $1,000 as a reward.
* Two United Kingdom police servers were exploited and root access was gained to the systems. Not much is known about this attack.
Abolished
The purpose of The Unknowns was to find security issues in high-profiled websites and to get them patched. The information from the hacked sites was released because The Unknowns attempted to make contact with all their targets informing them of the security issues, but they did not receive a response back from any of the websites targeted. Some data was leaked to force these websites to patch their systems.
After a period of hacking high-profile websites, The Unknown disbanded the group in 2012 but reunited it in the early 2015. | WIKI |
Detect a Cycle in a Singly Linked List
Detecting a Cycle in a Singly Linked List
Detecting a cycle in a singly linked list involves determining if there is a loop where a node points back to one of the previous nodes. This can be efficiently achieved using Floyd's Cycle-Finding Algorithm, also known as the tortoise and hare algorithm.
Step-by-Step Process
Consider a singly linked list with a potential cycle:
Head -> 1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 4 -> 5
^ |
|______________|
To detect a cycle in this list, follow these steps:
1. Initialize Two Pointers: Start with two pointers, slow (tortoise) and fast (hare), both set to the head of the list.
2. Move Pointers: Move the slow pointer one step at a time and the fast pointer two steps at a time.
3. Check for Cycle: If there is a cycle, the fast pointer will eventually meet the slow pointer within the cycle. If the fast pointer reaches the end of the list (i.e., None), there is no cycle.
4. Return Result: If the pointers meet, return True, indicating a cycle. If the fast pointer reaches the end, return False, indicating no cycle.
Python Program to Detect a Cycle in a Singly Linked List
class Node:
def __init__(self, data):
self.data = data
self.next = None
class SinglyLinkedList:
def __init__(self):
self.head = None
def append(self, data):
new_node = Node(data)
if self.head is None:
self.head = new_node
else:
current = self.head
while current.next:
current = current.next
current.next = new_node
def create_cycle(self, pos):
if pos == -1:
return
cycle_node = self.head
last_node = self.head
for _ in range(pos):
cycle_node = cycle_node.next
while last_node.next:
last_node = last_node.next
last_node.next = cycle_node
def detect_cycle(self):
slow = self.head
fast = self.head
while fast and fast.next:
slow = slow.next
fast = fast.next.next
if slow == fast:
return True
return False
def traverse(self):
current = self.head
while current:
print(current.data, end=" -> ")
current = current.next
print("None")
# Example usage:
linked_list = SinglyLinkedList()
linked_list.append(1)
linked_list.append(2)
linked_list.append(3)
linked_list.append(4)
linked_list.append(5)
linked_list.create_cycle(2) # Create a cycle: 5 -> 3
print("Cycle detected:", linked_list.detect_cycle()) # Output: True
This Python program defines a singly linked list with methods for appending nodes, creating a cycle, detecting a cycle using Floyd's Cycle-Finding Algorithm, and traversing the list. The detect_cycle method returns True if a cycle is detected and False otherwise. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Sending e-mail with attachments from SharePoint
Sending email is a key function of enterprises solutions. Inside SharePoint collaboration environment you always need to send email with the required attachments. This can be used in some cases like once your document is approved / updated then through workflow we can send it to all the associated users.
One of the ways to send an e-mail from SharePoint as developer is to make use of the “SPUtility.SendEmail” classes. But unfortunately I did not find any possibility to include an attachment with the help of these classes.
You can easily use the following specified methods to send email with attachment.
I. Method 1
Here we are going to use “System.Net.Mail” classes to send a message. Instead of hard coding the SMTP information into the code, we are going to use the SMTP settings that are configured with the SharePoint Central Administration. These settings are found in the “SPAdministrationWebApplication” class.
Below is a brief example on how you can send the mail with attachment from code. If you prefer to use the user’s e-mail address instead of the configured SMTP user you can retrieve it with SPControl.GetContextWeb(Context).CurrentUser.Email.
//Get the Sharepoint SMTP information from the //SPAdministrationWebApplication
string strSmtpServer = SPAdministrationWebApplication.Local.OutboundMailServiceInstance.Server.Address;
string strSmtpFrom = SPAdministrationWebApplication.Local.OutboundMailSenderAddress;
//Create the mail message and supply it with from and to info
MailMessage objMailMessage = new MailMessage(strSmtpFrom,"user@gmail.com");
//Set the subject and body of the message
objMailMessage.Subject = "Subject: Testing Sending mail with attachment";
objMailMessage.Body = "This is Test Mail with a attachment";
//Download the content of the file with a WebClient
WebClient webClient = new WebClient();
//Supply the WebClient with the network credentials of our user
webClient.Credentials = CredentialCache.DefaultNetworkCredentials;
//Download the byte array of the file
byte[] data = webClient.DownloadData(insert_ attachment_url);
//Dump the byte array in a memory stream because
//we can write it to our attachment
MemoryStream memoryStreamOfFile = new MemoryStream(data);
//Add the attachment
objMailMessage.Attachments.Add(new System.Net.Mail.Attachment(memoryStreamOfFile, insert_Filenamefor_attachment, insert_content_type));
//Create the SMTP client object and send the message
SmtpClient objSmtpClient = new SmtpClient(strSmtpServer);
objSmtpClient.Send(objMailMessage);
II. Method 2
MailMessage message = new MailMessage();
//Get the Sharepoint SMTP information from the //SPAdministrationWebApplication
message.From = new MailAddress(SPAdministrationWebApplication.Local.OutboundMailSenderAddress.ToString());
message.To.Add(new MailAddress("user@gmail.com"));
message.IsBodyHtml = true;
//Set the subject and body of the message
message.Body = "Hi there, check out the attachment";
message.Subject = "Sent Attachment";
using (SPWeb web = SPContext.Current.Web)
{
//Get the Document Library from where you want to sed the attachment
SPList splDataSpringsLibrary = web.Lists["MyDocuments"];
//Get the Url of the file to be sent as an attachment
string strUrl = "http://ocs-wks-029:2323/MyDocuments/Configuring Database Mial SQL server 2008.doc";
//Get the file to be sent as an attachment
SPFile file = splDataSpringsLibrary.ParentWeb.GetFile(strUrl);
//Add the attachment
message.Attachments.Add(new Attachment(file.OpenBinaryStream(), file.Name));
//Create the SMTP client object and send the message
SmtpClient smtpClient = new SmtpClient(SPAdministrationWebApplication.Local.OutboundMailServiceInstance.Server.Address);.
smtpClient.Send(message);
}
Send Email from SharePoint - SPUtility.SendEmail
Sending email is a key function of enterprises solutions. Inside SharePoint collaboration environment you always need to send email from within SharePoint. For this purpose you can use SPUtility class SendEmail method.
Did you ever need to send an email out, from your SharePoint custom web application? When you have such a task, perhaps the first idea that you have is to use System.Net.Mailnamespace. However, this requires that your application maintains a setting for the SMTP server, reply address and etc.
If you want the task of storing this configuration to SharePoint (and its Administrator) and instead, just focus on sending out the actual email then the solution is the Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities.SPUtilityclass! It has the very convenient method 'SendEmail'. This is basically SharePoint's native functionality for email delivery.
The first thing you (or the SharePoint Administrator) need to do is setup the Outgoing email SMTP server. Open Central Admin àSystem SettingsàConfigure Outgoing Email
There, you need to set the Outbound SMTP server, From address and Reply-to address.
Now, you actually send email from your code as follows:
First, it is always a good idea to check if the email server is set:
bool blnIsEmailServerSet = SPUtility.IsEmailServerSet(web);
If this returns false, you should not bother trying to send the email. Instead, show an error message or notify the SharePoint administrator, to check the settings of the server. If it returns true, you are good to go:
SPWeb web = SPContext.Current.Web;
bool appendHtmlTag = false;
bool htmlEncode = false;
string toAddress = "test@example.com";
string subject = "Subject";
string message = "Message text";
bool result = SPUtility.SendEmail(web, appendHtmlTag, htmlEncode, toAddress, subject, message);
In some cases, you may need to run this code with elevated privileges:
SPSecurity.RunWithElevatedPrivileges(delegate()
{
bool result = SPUtility.SendEmail(web, appendHtmlTag, htmlEncode, toAddress, subject, message);
});
SendEmail method returns a boolean, indicating if sending the email was successful or not.
As you can see that sending email using SPUtility is straightforward, please also note the following considerations
1. No attachment allowed
2. Message body size cannot exceed 2048 characters.
3. The from address will be the “Outbound Sender Address” configured in the central admin. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Cummings ist der Dichter
Cummings ist der Dichter (Cummings is the Poet) is a 1970 composition for mixed choir and instrumental ensemble by Pierre Boulez, based on a poem by E. E. Cummings.
Background
Boulez was initially introduced to the poetry of Cummings in 1952 by John Cage during a visit to a New York bookstore. Boulez recalled that he immediately felt that he "had a pretty direct relationship with the poetry of Cummings," but "did not feel sufficiently well acquainted with the English language to tackle one of his poems." During the late 1960s, he considered setting five Cummings poems to music, and began composing a Cantate pour Baryton et petit Orchestre, using the poem that would eventually appear in Cummings ist der Dichter. However, he became dissatisfied with the piece, and subsequently reworked the instrumental passages into Domaines.
In 1970, Boulez completed the first version of Cummings ist der Dichter, a ten-minute work for mixed choir and instrumental ensemble, based on a poem titled "birds( here inven/", taken from Cummings's 1935 collection No Thanks. The poem is typical of Cummings's work in that it employs an unusual layout on the page, with a highly personal use of word fragmentation and parentheses. Boulez later reflected: "what interests me is not to transcribe Cummings's discoveries literally into music, but to find a transcription of his world in my own." He described the resulting work as having "a form which has its roots in the poem but which, of course, can also be grasped completely independently from the poem." The 1970 version requires two conductors who at times function somewhat independently, and, like a number of other compositions of this period, it employs aleatoric techniques in sections.
In 1986, Boulez completed a revised version of the piece which requires 16 solo voices or a mixed choir of up to 48 voices, plus an expanded ensemble. In addition, the performance indeterminacies in this version were eliminated and replaced with fully written-out passages.
Cummings ist der Dichter is unique in that it was Boulez's first and only setting of English poetry. Writer Peter F. Stacey stated that Cummings's poems "made a refreshing change from the terse and complex poetry of Mallarmé," while Boulez himself would later note that his exposure to the poems helped him "a great deal in rediscovering a certain freshness." Musicologist Susan Bradshaw described the work as "an almost autobiographical reflection of the progressive developments in Boulez's musical thinking during this period: developments that were soon to explode in the creative revival of the 1970s."
Instrumentation
1970 version:
* mixed choir of 16 voices
* one flute
* four oboes
* one bassoon
* three horns
* two trumpets
* two trombones
* one violin
* three violas
* three cellos
* one double bass
* three harps
Source:
1986 version:
* 16 solo voices or mixed choir of up to 48 voices
* two flutes
* one oboe
* one cor anglais
* two clarinets
* one bass clarinet
* two bassoons
* two horns
* two trumpets
* two trombones
* one bass tuba
* three violins
* two violas
* two cellos
* one double bass
* three harps
Source:
Premiere and publication
Cummings ist der Dichter was premiered during September 1970 at a concert in Ulm, Germany, with Clytus Gottwald conducting the Schola Cantorum Stuttgart and Boulez conducting the instrumental ensemble. Both versions were published by Universal Edition.
Origins of title
According to Boulez, prior to the premiere in Ulm, the concert organizers contacted him and requested the title of the work so that they could print the programs in advance. He replied, in his then-rudimentary German: "I have not yet found a title for the work but all that I can tell you now is that Cummings is the poet I have chosen." The organizer interpreted this to mean that the work's title was "Cummings is the poet" (in German, "Cummings ist der Dichter"), and printed the program as such. Boulez allowed the mistake to stand, noting: "I felt there could not possibly be a better title than that, which had come about completely by accident."
Reception
In a 1977 review, Arnold Whittall described the form of the work as "fluid yet precise, unpredictable and therefore intensely dramatic," and commented: "No other work of Boulez's, not even the early cantata Le Soleil des eaux, seems to me to demonstrate so clearly his personal synthesis and transformation of stylistic elements that derive from both Webern and Debussy." Reviewing a 2016 Proms concert, Mark Berry of Seen and Heard International wrote: "I had the impression of a combination of certain qualities of Boulez's earlier choral music... with the different concerns of somewhat later musical language.... There was a true sense... of cummings-like wonder." | WIKI |
User:Kanoune youssef/sandbox
= Julien Naudin = Julien Naudin (born 11 May 1961) is a French Foley artist and sound designer. He began his apprenticeship as a Foley in 1979 with his father André Naudin.
Naudin is famous for his work with directors such as: Lars von Trier, Pedro Almodóvar and Claude Chabrol.
Notable Works
* Europa (1991) Directed by Lars von Trier. IMDB
* Subway (1985) Directed by Luc Besson. IMDB
* The Others (2001) Directed by Alejandro Amenábar. IMDB
* RedBad (2018) Directed by Roel Reiné. IMDB
* Broken Embraces (2009) Directed by Pedro Almodóvar. IMDB
* Chicken with Vinegar (1985) Directed by Claude Chabrol. IMDB
* Dancer in the Dark (2000) Directed by Lars von Trier. IMDB
* Melancholia (2011) Directed by Lars von Trier. IMDB | WIKI |
Russia: Five citizens may have been killed in US airstrike in Syria
Reports have suggested more than 100 fighters supporting the regime led by Syrian President Bashar Assad were killed in the Feb. 7 clash in Syria's eastern Deir al-Zor province. The U.S. has said the airstrike was an act of "self-defense" following hostile action against a base it held with Kurdish-led forces fighting ISIS. "According to preliminary information, we could be talking about the deaths of five people — presumably Russian citizens — as a result of an armed confrontation whose causes are being examined," Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, told reporters at a press briefing Thursday. The Russian official insisted those killed in the clash were not members of the Russian armed forces. Even so, this marked the first time Russian fighters have been killed in a U.S. airstrike in Syria. The Russian fighters killed were said to be mercenaries for the secretive Russian private military group Wagner, which has provided thousands of contract soldiers to help the Assad government. "The Russians in many areas, including Ukraine, have claimed that their forces are not involved," said Mark Simakovsky, a former Pentagon official and now nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, a New York-based think tank. "But it's a fig leaf, because their forces are involved ... [and] have coordination and liaison with Russian intelligence and security forces." Reuters reported this week the names of at least two Russian men fighting informally with pro-Assad forces who were killed in the incident in Deir al-Zor province, citing interviews with their associates. It said their associates also confirmed that "dozens" of other Russian fighters lost their lives in the same clash. That said, Moscow has never openly acknowledged that private military contractors have operated in Syria alongside its Russian armed forces. Russian law officially bans mercenary service. Yet it's been widely reported that Wagner and other shadowy private military groups operating out of Russia have sent soldiers to fight abroad in several conflicts. Simakovsky said he's certain the Russians diplomatically and politically behind the scenes have been "screaming at the United States to be more careful." He said the United States "doesn't want to be killing Russian citizens in Syria. So, I think both sides will be more careful." Earlier this week, the Pentagon defended the attack by calling it an act of "self-defense … to defeat an unprovoked military attack. The enemy moved in an approximate battalion-sized dismounted formation supported by artillery, tanks, multiple-launch rocket systems and mortars." The Pentagon has said the U.S.-backed coalition contacted the Russians through the "deconfliction" telephone line to make them aware of the unprovoked attack. The U.S. military also said the coalition observed "a slow buildup of personnel and equipment" in the week prior to the clash by the pro-Assad forces and alerted the Russians but received assurances that "they would not engage coalition forces in the vicinity." In December, Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to a Russian air base in Syria and disclosed plans to send troops home. But Putin has faced setbacks in Syria this year, including Syrian rebels launching drone attacks on Russian bases and militants downing a Russian fighter jet. Meantime, the Syrian Democratic Forces fighting ISIS were presumably the intended target of last week's attack by the pro-Assad fighters. The SDF is a militia that has proven to be capable of taking key ISIS strongholds in Syria. The U.S. has said it believes the hostile forces were looking to seize territory the SDF had liberated from ISIS back in the fall of 2017. Also, the U.S. believes the same group sought to seize potentially lucrative oilfields in Khusham that had helped finance the Islamic State from 2014 to 2017. One SDF soldier was wounded in last week's clash, but there were no coalition casualties. The Pentagon said earlier this week it doesn't know the number of enemy force casualties at this time. A Pentagon spokesman reached Thursday said they had no additional information to provide on last week's clash. The U.S. military has about 2,000 troops in Syria fighting against ISIS, including special operations. It has about 5,200 forces in Iraq supporting the Baghdad government in its operations against the terrorists. — Reuters contributed to this report. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
The bicyclist who flipped off the President's motorcade has been fired
On October 29th, a photo of a female cyclist went viral after she was caught giving the middle finger to President Donald Trump's motorcade during a weekend bike ride in Virginia. According to the White House pool report, as reported in The Guardian, Trump's motorcade "overtook a female cyclist, wearing a white top and cycling helmet, who responded by giving the middle finger." When the cyclist, Juli Briskman, went to work that Monday, she informed the HR department of her employer, government contractor Akima, that she was the woman in the now-famous photo. The next day, she was fired. Akima said that because she had used the photo on her Facebook and accounts, she was in violation of the company's social media policy. "They said, 'We're separating from you,'" Briskman told HuffPost's Jennifer Bendery. "Basically, you cannot have 'lewd' or 'obscene' things in your social media. So they were calling flipping him off 'obscene.'" The 50-year-old mother of two had worked as a marketing specialist for Akima for six months. She says she was stunned her employer took such drastic actions given that she was not working during the time of the incident and because her social media profiles do not tie her to Akima. Briskman said she previously reported a male colleague — whose Facebook cover photo featured a reference to the company — for calling a coworker a "f-----g Libtard a-----e" on Facebook. The man, a senior director, was not fired. "How is that any less 'obscene' than me flipping off the President?" she asked HuffPost. "How is that fair?" Akima did not immediately return requests for comment. Briskman does not have many legal options for challenging the company's decision. Virginia is an employment-at-will state, which means that an employer can fire "any employee at any time, for any reason, or for no reason," according to the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry website. "As a general rule, therefore, the employee has no right to challenge the termination." Akima's decision to fire Briskman has renewed a heated conversation regarding freedom of speech in the workplace. In August, Google fired software engineer James Damore for circulating a controversial diversity manifesto. That same month, Cole White was fired from his job at Berkeley-based hot dog vendor Top Dog because of his participation in a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Though different, all three instances highlight the same fact: Political speech in or out of the office can get you fired. Still, the cyclist says she does not regret her decision. She tells HuffPost that in the future she hopes to work for an organization like Planned Parenthood or PETA. "In some ways, I'm doing better than ever," she says. "I'm angry about where our country is right now. I am appalled. This was an opportunity for me to say something." | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Tag: PF-03814735
Background Since 1954, there have been in excess of 800 instances
Background Since 1954, there have been in excess of 800 instances of rabies as a result of Western Bat Lyssaviruses types 1 and 2 (EBLV-1, EBLV-2) infection, mainly in Serotine and Myotis bats respectively. (IM) illness (~3.0 logs) with EBLV-1 but not EBLV-2. Three out of 21 (14.3%) foxes developed clinical indications between 14 and 24 days post-EBLV-1 illness. PF-03814735 None of the pets given EBLV-2 created clinical disease. Bottom line These data claim that the chance of the EBLV spill-over from bat to fox is normally low, but with a larger possibility for EBLV-1 than for EBLV-2 which foxes appear to be able to apparent the trojan before it gets to the mind and result in a lethal an infection. History Rabies is a viral zoonosis that triggers incurable and progressive encephalitis. Rabies an infection is due to neurotropic RNA infections owned by the Rhabdoviridae family members, Lyssavirus genus. A couple of seven classified associates of Lyssavirus [1], the traditional rabies trojan (genotype 1) and the rabies-related viruses (genotypes 2 to 7), with four additional viruses identified more recently in bat varieties from Europe and Asia: Aravan, Khujand, Irkut and Western Caucasian bat viruses [2,3]-these 4 isolates are proposed as fresh genotypes. Genotypes (gt) are connected in two immunopathologically and genetically unique phylogroups [4]. Phylogroup 1 comprises five genotypes: Duvenhage disease (gt 4, Africa), Western Bat Lyssaviruses (EBLV-1 (gt 5, Europe), EBLV-2 (gt 6, Europe), Australian Bat Lyssavirus (ABLV) (gt 7, Australia) and the classical rabies disease (gt 1, RABV). Classical rabies viruses circulate in Carnivora world-wide and specifically in the Americas in Chiroptera. Phylogroup 2 includes two African genotypes, Mokola disease (gt 3) and Lagos bat disease (gt 2) isolated from shrews, pet cats and frugivorous and insectivorous bats. Members of classical rabies virus are found worldwide in Carnivora (both home and crazy) and in Chiroptera in the Americas), ABLV in PF-03814735 frugivorous and insectivorous bats (Australia) while the following genotypes Duvenhage (Africa), EBLV-1 and 2 (Europe) are isolated in insectivorous bats. It has been demonstrated [4], that genotypes of phylogroup 1 are pathogenic for mice when injected by intracranial and intramuscular routes, while Lyssaviruses from phylogroup 2 are less pathogenic from the intramuscular route. In Europe, bats are important Lyssavirus reservoirs, with more than 800 reported instances since 1954. Out of these 800 Western rabid bats, 256 instances have been reported in the Netherlands from 1984 to 2003 [5] and 187 in Germany from 1954 to 2005 [6]. Bats infected with EBLV-1 and EBLV-2 have been reported in several Western countries, from Russia to Spain, particularly in coastal areas and more than 95% of the rabid bats are identified as Eptesicus serotinus. All infections in Eptesicus serotinus are due to the two EBLV-1 subtypes (EBLV-1a and EBLV-1b) [7], while the EBLV-2 subtypes are host-restricted to Myotis varieties. Despite four fatal infections in man (and 3 SERPINA3 non-confirmed instances), Western Bat Lyssaviruses have hardly ever been reported to mix the varieties barrier: dead-end infections have been reported in Denmark in sheep [8,9] and in a stone marten in Germany PF-03814735 [10]. Antibodies have also been reported from a cat in Denmark [11], suggesting evidence of illness and more recently a cat from Northwestern France was reported with rabies caused by illness with EBLV-1 [12]. Since the late 1930’s, in Europe, reddish foxes have been the main reservoir and vector of classical rabies. Rabies disease was shown to be highly pathogenic in the fox with an incubation period varying from 11 days to 15 weeks depending on the dose and on the route of inoculation [13]. Comparative experimental studies within the pathogenicity and on the.
Blood and plasma viscosity are the major factors affecting blood flow
Blood and plasma viscosity are the major factors affecting blood flow and normal circulation. effects on PF-03814735 all hemorheological parameters (P < 0.05) especially on low shear whole blood viscosity (< 0.01) but they produced insignificant effects on total serum protein and high shear whole blood viscosity (> 0.05). Therefore joint effects of vinpocetine and pyritinol improve blood and plasma viscosity in patients with cerebrovascular B2M disorders. 1 Introduction Blood and plasma viscosity are the major factors affecting blood flow and normal circulation so the whole blood viscosity is chiefly affected by plasma viscosity red blood cell deformability hematocrit and other physiological factors. Moreover increase in the blood viscosity was associated with development of multiple disorders via damaging the vascular endothelium; thus there is a positive correlation between blood viscosity and cerebrovascular disorders [1]. Plasma viscosity has Newtonian fluid properties and depends mainly on plasma protein while blood viscosity has non-Newtonian fluid property and depends primarily on red cell deformability and hematocrit [2]. Consequently blood viscosity is considerably higher in patients with cerebrovascular disorders due to higher hematocrit and also development of atherosclerosis caused by hyperviscosity; thus unusual raise in blood viscosity was linked to progression of vascular complications; moreover high blood viscosity correlated with infarct size and augment of the risk of mortality [3 4 Furthermore increase in the blood viscosity induces endothelial damage inflammation vascular wall hypertrophy platelet aggregation and deterioration in the blood vessels shear stress; all these factors increase risks of stroke and cardiac ischemia [5]. Therefore whole blood viscosity was regarded as acute phase marker expecting cardiac and cerebral disorders so blood and plasma viscosity are a rapid simple test to predict the occurrences of disease and thus a rapid elevation of blood viscosity was connected with twofold increase in death risk [6]. Vinpocetine (ethylapovincaminate) derived fromVinca minorand periwinkle leaves has been extensively used in the management of cerebrovascular disorders via increase in cerebral blood flow neuroprotection and improvement of memory functions [7]. Specifically vinpocetine acts via the following mechanisms [8-11]: blocking voltage sensitive Na+ channels leading to intracellular decreasing of Na+ and Ca+ ions which are responsible for ischemic induced excitotoxicity; inhibition of cGMP phosphodiesterase and thus increase of cGMP in vascular endothelium causing vasodilation; activation of peripheral benzodiazepine receptors which are involved in neuroprotection; anti-inflammation and PF-03814735 antioxidation thus preventing rise in blood viscosity; modulation of mitochondrial transition pore leading to cardiovascular protection; protection from glutamate-induced neurotoxicity. All these mechanisms of vinpocetine pointed to the protection effects of vinpocetine that are used in prevention of vascular disorders caused via blood and plasma hyperviscosity; also vinpocetine improves brain perfusion through cerebral vasodilation without affecting the cardiovascular resistance; thus it prevents deleterious neurotoxic effect of hyperviscosity [12]. Also cGMP reduced in erythrocyte during hyperviscosity; thus cGMP induced by vinpocetine in addition to vasodilator effect might modulate blood viscosity [13]. Pyritinol is an analogue to pyridoxine PF-03814735 but does not produce any action of pyridoxine; it is nootropic via unknown mechanism but it exerts several effects [14-16]: augmentation of cerebral cholinergic system thus improving memory function; antioxidant PF-03814735 effect and potent free radical scavenger thus preventing development of blood viscosity; vasodilator and improving of cellular glucose metabolism; enhancing of white blood cell survival and migration; prevention of cell membrane protein polymerization especially neuronal and erythrocyte membranes. Because of these findings our hypothesis was that the vinpocetine and/or pyritinol improve blood viscosity; therefore the aim of the present study is to evaluate the effect of vinpocetine. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
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java.smartcardio has broken docs for exceptions
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In the doc comment for CardException and CardNotPresentException, the first sentence of one of the constructors is rendered incorrectly, because of a bad interaction with the doclet's determination of the first sentence.
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* Constructs a new CardNotPresentException with the specified cause and a detail message
* of <code>(cause==null ? null : cause.toString())</code>.
causes the first sentence to end prematurely at the "?", which is bad in and of itself, but also causes the generated HTML to be broken because of the unbalanced <code> that appears in theose contents where just the first sentence appears.
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Talk:No Man's Sky/Archive 1
Contested deletion
* This page should not be speedily deleted because... (your reason here) --<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 03:05, 26 December 2013 (UTC)
* There's nothing wrong with this page and it was one of the most talked about games revealed at the VGX (Video Game Awards in 2013). It's gotten many articles from gaming websites!
* This page is a quick article that catalogues something that exists, and is referenced. — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 06:15, 26 December 2013 (UTC)
* This page should not be speedily deleted because... (all information is correct and there is no other page providing information on No Man's Sky. ) --<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 10:53, 26 December 2013 (UTC)
* This page should not be speedily deleted because... there's a lot of hype for this on various video game blogs. It seems genuinely notable, not like something that should be pulled as self-promotion or such. --<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 21:29, 26 December 2013 (UTC)
* This page should not be speedily deleted because...It's relevant and contains correct information. (your reason here) --<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 00:52, 27 December 2013 (UTC)
* This page should not be speedily deleted because... it's fine, and appears accurate with correct references. — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 11:10, 27 December 2013 (UTC)
(not a) PS exlusive?
http://no-mans-sky.com/press/sheet.php?p=no_man%27s_sky
platforms are listed as "TBA", so probably not a PS exlusive. Right now, the article looks like it is though, so maybe we should change that? Ceremony64 (talk) 20:15, 11 June 2014 (UTC)
* No, because the only platform we can reliably reference is the PS4. The article is only stating known platforms, if the other platforms had been announced they would be added, at the moment listing other platforms would be pure guess work. - X201 (talk) 21:03, 11 June 2014 (UTC)
Could you please explain why you are persistently reverting and adding Windows as a platform when there are no reliable sources to support it.? -X201 (talk) 20:21, 12 June 2014 (UTC)
* I'm going to note that while this recent GI article says that it was announced for PC, I can find no intermediate source from December when it was announced to today that mentions release platforms - the only thing I can find all starts with the Sony announcement and establishing PS4/Vita as the initial targets. Yes, I want this on PC, I think Happy Games knows everyone wants it on PC, and everyone's assuming this is the case, but they simply have not provided a firm announcement. --M ASEM (t) 05:13, 16 June 2014 (UTC)
* Agree, the only Hello Games comment I can find is that they'd like to see it on PC, not that they will be releasing it on PC. It will probably happen, but there are no sources to back it up at the moment. - X201 (talk) 09:24, 16 June 2014 (UTC)
* While there isn't a 100% confirmation out there, in this interview, the dev says the game is "using next-gen consoles and PCs to make that content for us" does indicate a PC release as well as console releases beside PS4. GameSpot also lists xbone and PC as platforms. Ceremony64 (talk) 16:27, 17 June 2014 (UTC)
* That quote doesn't help as pretty much all console games are created on PC. The GameSpot database isn't reliable as it contains user created content, just like Wikipedia. Sorry for abrubtness of this, I'm on a tablet. - X201 (talk) 17:22, 17 June 2014 (UTC)
* Actually, hes not talking about creating the game on PC. He's talking about creating/generating worlds on the fly while running the game on "next gen consoles and PCs".Ceremony64 (talk) 21:40, 18 June 2014 (UTC)
Edge Magazine #270 has a major feature on the game, and per many sources that have access to the print version, it affirms PC after a time-limited exclusive on the PS4. --M ASEM (t) 13:18, 1 August 2014 (UTC)
See also section
Are all those links necessary? Yeah this is a 'unique' game, but just because the game is different doesn't mean similar games should be mentioned. Lots of games are different and unique. I see this as odd and unnecessary as if say Until Dawn had a See also section with Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls in it, or maybe Wolfenstein: The New Order with a See also section consisting of 10 random first-person shooters. So, is the See also section necessary? —DangerousJXD (talk) 07:31, 2 September 2015 (UTC)
* Yes because it gives the reader links to similar games. Catmando999 Check out his talk page! 01:11, 26 September 2015 (UTC)
* But that then makes it prime for everyone to include their favorite open-space-exploration-sim. The reader's understanding of this game is not improved by knowing of these others. --M ASEM (t) 01:50, 26 September 2015 (UTC)
* I have removed it once more based on Catmando999's weak argument and Masem's valid points. —DangerousJXD (talk) 02:50, 26 September 2015 (UTC)
Isn't this?
Isn't this something that isn't out yet? When I tried to create an article for an upcoming game it was deleted. Catmando999 Check out his talk page! 05:32, 19 September 2015 (UTC)
* Yes, but it has received a significant amount of attention in the press due to the ambitions of the game. As such, it meets notability guidelines. If all you can say about a game that it is due to come out soon, that's not enough for notability and will likely see deletion. --M ASEM (t) 06:00, 19 September 2015 (UTC)
Subjective line in intro
"No Man's Sky represents a vision of a broad, attention-getting game that Hello Games has had in place since the formation of the company, set aside while they secured their financial wellbeing through other, less risky titles such as the Joe Danger games. "
This is pretty subjective wording that sounds like an advertisement without a source. CrocodilesAreForWimps (talk) 17:05, 25 September 2015 (UTC)
* It comes as a summary from the development section about their "Project Skyscraper" idea, and because it is in the lede, does not require a source as long as that is provided in the body (it is). I know that I wrote the majority of that line and, outside of wanting this game in my hands ASAP, have no connections to Hello Games or anyone else associated with, and that I think that fairly summarizes the intent behind this game. --M ASEM (t) 17:28, 25 September 2015 (UTC)
* I tend to agree with CrocodilesAreForWimps - I think it deserves a source. Tal Galili (talk) 12:38, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
* I also agree with Crocodilesareforwimps, and I feel that even if it is approapriate in this way, this sentence should belong in the development section instead of the introduction. Above this, I feel that most of the intro's contents are too specific, and should belong in the gameplay and development sections, per WP:MOSBEGIN. Zamaster4536 (talk) 12:21, 24 October 2015 (UTC)
* The intro is supposed to summarize the contents of articles, and of the development aspects, it's summarizing a significant part of the development section. It has been sourced now, of course, and it cannot be subjective as that is exact how the interviews with Hello Games describes it (avoiding the OR angle) --M ASEM (t) 12:54, 24 October 2015 (UTC)
* Just because it is sourced does not mean it is neutral. That review shows a favorable bias and keeping this sentence does not seem appropriate for an encyclopedia. With several editors already expressing agreement, I am removing it from the lead. Furthermore, more of the development sections seems too long and rather self promotional and would likely benefit from a neutral rewrite.MartinezMD (talk) 06:09, 8 August 2016 (UTC)
* The favorable bias is not generated by WP but by the sources covering the game - the entirety of the mainstream media is watching this game with high hopes and strong interest and they are going to give the game the type of importance; we at WP are not falsely creating that. It's how this game is being covered by third-party, independent sources. Very few of the sources are dependent or first-party sources, so we're following the way that third-party independent sources have covered this game as per WP:RS. --M ASEM (t) 13:58, 8 August 2016 (UTC)
Heads up on possilbe mistaken release date
The PSN store was briefly updated to have NMS out on 3/3, but since has been removed, and RSes that have checked with Sony affirm the game is still due for June release (they speculate 3/3 is the pre-order start date). However, there are other RSes that haven't done their homework reporting the 3/3 date. Barring new info from Sony or Hello Games directly, we should watch to make sure the release date says June '16. --M ASEM (t) 23:00, 1 March 2016 (UTC)
Potential release delay
Kotaku is reporting that the release date may be delayed. They are couching it in "source says" language though, and no official word yet. For now I don't think there is enough to update the release date, hopefully there will be official word shortly one way or another. — Strongjam (talk) 13:12, 26 May 2016 (UTC)
* I see several sites duplicating this (including the BBC) from Kotaku's source, so we won't update until we have an official word, which if this delay is true, will probably be in the next day or so to head off rumors by Sony. --M ASEM (t) 13:58, 26 May 2016 (UTC)
* As of today (13 June), the official game site is still listing release dates in June: 21st (North America), 22nd (Europe, and 24th (UK). --Iahklu (talk) 22:57, 13 June 2016 (UTC)
Legal issues
Hi ,
Fantastic work on No Man's Sky. Just now I read about Genicap's statement on the superformula. One question though, can we already call it "legal issues", since it isn't clear if Hello Games in fact did infringe upon their patent, and if so, if Genicap will take legal action? soetermans. ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 15:18, 21 July 2016 (UTC)
* Good point, I will change to "Intellectual Property issues" since that covers the same for both Sky and Genicap. If later Genicap takes action, then we could change it. --M ASEM (t) 15:30, 21 July 2016 (UTC)
Steam release date
I noticed some minor issues with this, but I'm just posting here to say that Steam often releases at different times in different regions, despite what the official release date should be. Look at the release date for Dark Souls III and you'll see the same thing (states April 11, officially announced to be April 12). In short, don't take what Steam states as 100% official. ~ Dissident93 ( talk ) 02:07, 24 July 2016 (UTC)
No talk about whether there is SteamOS (GNU/Linux) support for this release? I heard it was planned however I can't find the original source for that now, hence looking on the wiki page.. Would be nice to have something written to clarify what the situation is here? — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 12:04, 14 August 2016 (UTC)
* I never remember seeing it planned. It was always PS4 and Windows. --M ASEM (t) 12:25, 14 August 2016 (UTC)
Infobox caption
Let me start by saying that WikiProjects have zero authority to impose restrictions on any articles. That consensus needs to come from the local community or from wide ranging discussion on the village pump. The caption was removed, I put it back, and it was removed again. So I am starting this. The caption describes what the image is. For all we know that could be any image related to No Man's Sky. We don't know for sure that it is the cover art without the caption. Removing it reduces the information on the article. This is not acceptable in my opinion but since I was reverted it is time to discuss it. --Majora (talk) 23:42, 1 August 2016 (UTC)
* Way back, I had the caption that specifically noted the imagery of the Atlas front of center, which I think is important to note. I do agree that if we're just say "cover art of game", yeah, we're wasting space, but I do think we should have an expanded caption that explains (to a degree) what is seen on the cover, thus justifying the caption's inclusion. --M ASEM (t) 23:46, 1 August 2016 (UTC)
* That is fine Masem. Be my guest. But to remove it entirely is imposing false consensus by people that do not edit this article normally. What utter nonsense. To think that a handful of people in a WikiProject can decide amongst themselves to remove something from literally thousands of articles is ludicrous. --Majora (talk) 23:52, 1 August 2016 (UTC)
* Going back to the linked discussion I will point out that yes, if the caption is clearly stating the obvious "here's the cover art", it's pointless, and that does follow from Manual_of_Style/Captions. But I do think that a longer caption to explain the cover is perfectly fine here too, getting past the normalative idea that is of concern here. --M ASEM (t) 23:58, 1 August 2016 (UTC)
* Captions should properly describe the image in as few words as possible. I had no idea what an "atlas" was (I only watch this article for guideline violations), but the caption assumed I did. It should be re-worded to explain what it is, or simply omitted, as infobox captions mostly need to be self explanatory. ~ Dissident93 ( talk ) 00:00, 2 August 2016 (UTC)
* Could say "showing the Atlas (universal encyclopedia) at the center". Or something along those lines. --Majora (talk) 00:04, 2 August 2016 (UTC)
* Then it's also expected I should know what the importance of the "universal encyclopedia" is before I even have a chance to read the article. And even then it's a bit wordy and not really needed. Many infoboxes omit stuff like this for the same reason. ~ Dissident93 ( talk ) 00:08, 2 August 2016 (UTC)
PC Release Date
Although the website says August 12th worldwide for the PC (Microsoft Windows) release date, it's most likely a mistake/improper wording. The website has shown the Aug 12 worldwide release date for about 2 weeks now. Steam and GoG are yet to update their NA release date from Aug 9 to Aug 12. The same goes for the IAm8Bit Explorers Edition of the game. The game is less than a week from release (Aug 9), therefore, the NA release date for PC is August 9th. — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 20:14, 3 August 2016 (UTC)
EDIT: According to Gog (can't get source), they've changed the date to Aug 12, but have yet to receive any confirmation from Hello Games, and have emailed users notifying them of this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 20:41, 3 August 2016 (UTC)
* Which is why if we put Aug 12 (the best date we can confirm from the most direct source being Hello Games), we're fine. If it actually comes out the 9th, we'll update this at that time. (More interesting and yet to be addressed is why the PC version might be 3 days after the PS4 version, no explaination has been given) --M ASEM (t) 21:18, 3 August 2016 (UTC)
* And now the question is moot; PC release on 12 Aug is confirmed. --M ASEM (t) 23:57, 5 August 2016 (UTC)
On multiplayer
Because we're getting IPs that are not paying attention to the sources, here are sources that explicitly state there is multiplayer, akin to that as in Journey (already sources in article) and. The point that has been made is that the chance of encountering another player, at least initially, is very very low, but it remains a multiplayer game since this interaction can happen. --M ASEM (t) 01:20, 30 July 2016 (UTC)
* And to re-iterate, given though at face value this tweet states "not a multiplayer game", it is important to understand the context of the tweets and those that follow it, plus everything else documented. It is not "multiplayer" like an MMO that you'ld be meeting people left and right (this is the point of Murray's tweet here, to try to tell people expecting to trip over lots of players that they won't be). Murray's stated before about their "server room bubble" feature that if you do encounter another place by chance, you'll have some limited interaction possibilities with them. The game is multiplayer, but just not the usual type of MP game people want. --M ASEM (t) 16:52, 8 August 2016 (UTC)
Two players on the same planet at the same time cannot interact with each other http://www.polygon.com/2016/8/9/12417202/no-mans-sky-no-multiplayer-twitch-stream They don't even experience the planet in the same way (one sees it in daytime, the other at nighttime, even though they are standing in exactly same place) <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 22:51, 9 August 2016 (UTC)
"No Man's Sky is not a multiplayer game"
So says the creator in exactly those words - https://twitter.com/NoMansSky/status/762688708764135425 Two players on the same planet at the same time cannot interact with nor even see one another - http://www.polygon.com/2016/8/9/12417202/no-mans-sky-no-multiplayer-twitch-stream
No Man's Sky is not a multiplayer game. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 21:44, 9 August 2016 (UTC)
* Scroll up next time. --Majora (talk) 22:25, 9 August 2016 (UTC)
Yeah how about you don't completely dismiss me [redacted] and read the NEW article that just came out today? <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 22:50, 9 August 2016 (UTC)
* Which is presently only based on the experience of two people. As the article states, there are valid reasons that they might not have been able to interact (two different servers for example). I am sure that with Polygon sending a request to Murray to determine what exactly is happening we'll get a better answer. However we do have at present a detailed description from Murray/Hello Games of their multiplayer model that did account for chance meetings, and until they state otherwise (and not in the manner Murray said off the cuff yesterday) we'll keep it as a multiplayer game. --M ASEM (t) 23:15, 9 August 2016 (UTC)
* I removed this section and this section only because the comment was already moved to the other one making it a duplicate and for the blatant personal attack. For you to restore it is extremely troubling considering you are a sysop. --Majora (talk) 23:17, 9 August 2016 (UTC)
* I was more worried that this was a valid section. The last comment at 22:50 is a bit troubling and I'm about to excise it, but this section should not have been flat out removed as it is completely appropriate to discussion. --M ASEM (t) 00:10, 10 August 2016 (UTC)
* Just a note that again multiplayer was removed. I can't be bother to count if I'd be breaking 3RR if I reverted, but it seems like we have consensus to keep multiplayer for now. Perhaps it's time for semi-protection. — Strongjam (talk) 02:20, 10 August 2016 (UTC)
* And to further stress, even though this is being reported, they all are giving the benefit of the doubt for Hello Games to explain the contradiction or problem if there is one from the previous GI interview. In a few days I am sure we we get clarity (if not by tomorrow). --M ASEM (t) 02:35, 10 August 2016 (UTC)
* Even if players are not able to see and interact with each others (as claimed by Sean prior to release), would the fact that planets named by other people are able to show up in other player's worlds? Just how far can you bend the definition of a "multiplayer" game, anyway? ~ Dissident93 ( talk ) 05:51, 10 August 2016 (UTC)
* I would argue, going into the realm of OR here, that no, that doesn't qualify. It's the same concept as a leaderboard, and an SP game having online leaderboards would not make it suddenly multiplayer. But I really would want to see what Hello Games clarifies this as. --M ASEM (t) 05:55, 10 August 2016 (UTC)
* True, I somehow didn't think of that. ~ Dissident93 ( talk ) 05:58, 10 August 2016 (UTC)
* Another factor though, is that it is implied that if you destroyed one of the space stations in the game, that station will also be destroyed for other players. That's a game-changing effect across the board for all, which I would then consider is a MP game (But as Murray's stated, far from one in a traditional sense). Still waiting to see exactly what Murray comes back with. --M ASEM (t) 14:26, 10 August 2016 (UTC)
See Steam. The game has no multiplayer, only single-player. Federal Chancellor (NightShadow) (talk) 14:21, 10 August 2016 (UTC)
* But as pointed out above, this conflicts with statements made by Hello Games and as storefront pages, they aren't the reliable source. Right now, we know there's a lot of journalists that have pinged Hello Games to explain that encounter issue yesterday, so we'll likely get an answer sooner than later, but given the best sources (eg direct interviews) state there's MP, it should stay MP until we have a convincing sourcable reason to change otherwise. --M ASEM (t) 14:26, 10 August 2016 (UTC)
* That wouldn't be a reliable source for the PS4 situation. Right now all we have are pre-release sources that say it would have multiplayer and post-release sources that say maybe it doesn't have multiplayer. The WP:RS I've read all seem to take the position that it's not clear if there is multiplayer, or if there is a server issue, etc.. — Strongjam (talk) 14:27, 10 August 2016 (UTC)
Another two players have reported not being able to see each other or see each other's interactions with the universe. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 15:19, 11 August 2016 (UTC)
* Reddit isn't a reliable source. We just need a clear statement from a reliable source in order to update the article. - Strongjam (talk) 15:24, 11 August 2016 (UTC)
https://twitter.com/NoMansSky/status/762688708764135425 if this tweet from Sean Murray isn't enough to keep it labeled as single player, no amount of factual information will be. — Preceding unsigned comment added by OneManslies (talk • contribs) 23:50, 11 August 2016 (UTC)
* We've talked about this specific Tweet above. Context is super important, as if you read all the other tweets around it, he's saying, paraphrasing, "this is not what most people would call MP", and later does state there are things that are related to MP features they claimed to have. Now, it could very well not have any real MP, and once Hello Games or Sony affirms that, we'll strip the MP out of this article, but we have several sourced interviews that discuss the MP nature of this game that override what a single tweet or a store page says. --M ASEM (t) 23:53, 11 August 2016 (UTC)
* Just to add I am perfectly satisfied that using a footnote on the "multiplayer" in the infobox, with the note pointing to the two relevant sections of the article that talk about the MP aspects, is the best way to present the flux nature of whether MP really exists or not in lieu of any concrete statement from Hello Games or Sony. Once we have a confirmation either way, it can be easily removed. --M ASEM (t) 00:30, 12 August 2016 (UTC)
Didn't the disc version of the game ship with a line of text saying it was a single player game? If so, shouldn't that be definitive? Ianbrettcooper (talk) 03:05, 14 August 2016 (UTC)
* No, at least at this point. Yes, they've stepped around the issue but there's also several reasons the two players may have no seen each other. We should really wait until some type of official word from Hello Games comes out. --M ASEM (t) 03:35, 14 August 2016 (UTC)
"Some Quotes About Multiplayer From Sean Murray"
Regarding multiplayer, many people desiring NMS to be a robust multiplayer experience have published a lot of wishful thinking on that issue, and there seems to be a tendency to believe them rather than to believe the overwhelming number of statements that Sean Murray and Hello Games have made about the issue saying that the game isn't for fans of multiplayer games. Sure, at one or two points, it seems Sean Murray was basically cajoled into saying yes to the idea of meeting and playing with friends, but if you look at the quotes in context, it's clear he was not comfortable saying that, and he had a lot more to say about it, playing down those expectations. If we look at some more quotes in context, we can find that the main thing Sean Murray has always said about the game is that it's not an MMO. Here are some examples:
10 June 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYoGN2zgXQU Sean Murray: "No Man's Sky isn't an MMO. You know, it's actually quite far from an MMO, and we never set out to build that type of game, alright? We want everyone to share the same universe, we want people to feel the impact of other players, but there are so many things that are core to MMOs that just do not suit our game. The very first thing is an MMO tries to crowd everyone together, right. We do the total opposite of that - we take them and spread them as far apart as we can, scatter them across the universe, it's the worst idea for an MMO, right. There are no lobbies or anything like that. You're generally playing, not alone, because you're surrounded by the life of the planets and space and everything else around you, erm, you know this kind of living breathing universe, but you are, you know, you are, kind of playing the role of an, of an explorer, of a frontiersman, you know, of a kind of classic sci-fi character, of just being, in the, in the great unknown, on the kind of final frontier, right, and you aren't there with, necessarily, all your friends, because they are, like, light years away."
3 November 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWhSdSAm7To Sean Murray: "We really, like, are very careful to downplay any multiplayer aspects and in some ways I feel like just saying like there is none, you know. Forget about multiplayer, right? Erm... This is not an MMO, it's not a game you sit down and play with your friends. That's just... there are loads of games that do that, and they're way better at it than us. You want a deathmatch, No Man's Sky is not for you."
10 March 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ORFgfhj_hM Sean Murray: "Multiplayer for the game, actually, we've always said, is kind of not really a big focus, actually. You know, if you want an MMO, or a deathmatch game or something like that, then there's loads of other games that cater for that really well... But actually going to a planet and another player being in the same space at the same time is incredibly rare, erm, and it's something that, depending on how many people play the game, might not even happen basically, erm, but if it does we want people to have a little sense of that, but it's NOT a game about going and playing a deathmatch, or having a big battle with each other, but a little bit like Journey or Dark Souls, we want players to have a little sense that other people are playing the game at the same time..." Interviewer: "So you are saying that if my friend travels to the same place I am at, we could play together for a while?" Sean Murray: "Er, no. That's not really what the game is about. It's not, like, again with that, with, when you talk about multiplayer, I think it just gives people the wrong impression. Like I said, that's, that's not what we're trying to build and it's not, if, it's not what people should be thinking about going into the game." Ianbrettcooper (talk) 02:58, 14 August 2016 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 10 August 2016
Please change the first sentence: "was released worldwide August 10th" to "released on Playstation 4 on August 10th" as the PC release date is still two days away as discussed.
<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 23:42, 10 August 2016 (UTC)
But it has been released worldwide for PS4 players. Yes, us PC players still have to wait and for some reason it is delayed, that might be reason to change, but for a summary lede, the current statement is sufficiently accurate. --M ASEM (t) 00:04, 11 August 2016 (UTC)
Too many subsections
Just a heads up that there are currently way too many subsections listed in the article, especially under development. We should only be using around three max per section, and the later half of the section could be split into a new "Release" section. ~ Dissident93 ( talk ) 05:51, 12 August 2016 (UTC)
* Splitting the second half to "Release" makes sense, but I have never seen any MOS that suggests only about 3 subsections per section. --M ASEM (t) 05:56, 12 August 2016 (UTC)
* Any well written, FA type game article does not have this amount, which is what I was basing it on. ~ Dissident93 ( talk ) 20:57, 12 August 2016 (UTC)
Time review in review box
I had added the Time review into the review infobox, but it looks like I was reverted, so I thought I'd check here. I think it's a good idea to include since Time is a high-quality outlet outside traditional video games media. Per the template instructions for Video game reviews such sources "may be more accessible to a non-gamer audience and place the subject in a greater cultural and societal context than is possible at a narrowly focused video gaming publication.". Is there any objection to me adding it back in? — Strongjam (talk) 15:48, 12 August 2016 (UTC)
* The Time review should definitely be in there for exactly that reason. (Still surprised we're waiting on more scores too from the normal sources, but...) --M ASEM (t) 16:02, 12 August 2016 (UTC)
Heads up - watching for PC performance/won't start problems
There does seem to be a fair number of people on the social media-verse reporting severe problems with the PC launch (won't start, terrible fps, etc.). I'm watching the usual sources for any detailed discussion about this. --M ASEM (t) 18:03, 12 August 2016 (UTC)
* Polygon is reporting on the issues, they also note the mostly negative user reviews on Steam due to the poor launch. — Strongjam (talk) 18:43, 12 August 2016 (UTC)
Hey, I feel like there may be some deserved mention about the Steam reviews.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/275850/
Mostly negative (at least for the PC port, which I've heard is running horribly), conflicting with most critic reviews. Perhaps this may be worth including somewhere? — Preceding unsigned comment added by ArtixBit (talk • contribs) 18:28, 12 August 2016 (UTC)
* No, not directly at least. If a reliable source writes about the negative steam reviews than it should be added into the article, but until that happens we should avoid trying to do our own analysis on user reviews. — Strongjam (talk) 18:31, 12 August 2016 (UTC)
* Alrighty. I know Totalbiscuit's streaming it right now, hopefully he'll have some stuff on it.ArtixBit (talk) 18:36, 12 August 2016 (UTC)ArtixBit
* Just by themselves, user scores are self-published and are not reliable, so yes a credible source reporting on it for example would be fine. The same goes for Metacritic user scores as well and I would also avoid YouTube video links. In general though I would strongly recommend waiting for many more critic scores to gain a good overview of the reception and avoid conflicting edits, common with widely and highly anticipated games like this. For example the current link says positive despite the average reviews listed as "mixed or average" and it could quickly go either way or stay put. Frankly Man (talk) 18:40, 12 August 2016 (UTC)
* We could call out to several RSes that have reported on the PC launch issues that the user scores are poor, and that's sorta implied by the present statement about the launch issues (Note that I have not looked hard to see if journalists are tying those to the hype aspect - if they are, that's perhaps a reason to be explicit about the scores at launch). That said, I would rather make sure we avoid the RECENTISM that these review scores reflect the long-term state of the game, given that we're still waiting for other sites to file their final reviews for the PS4 version. --M ASEM (t) 21:18, 12 August 2016 (UTC)
* Speaking as someone who's played the game, I honestly think the people complaining about the poor performance and screaming refund refund refund simply don't know how to properly adjust settings for optimal performance. That said, I agree it is likely just the general rabble of recentism, let's wait for the clamor to die down before we start taking those reviews as potential article material, people are so wanting instant gratification without a single mistake ever these days. RegistryKey(RegEdit) 22:20, 12 August 2016 (UTC)
* As a note, for most games, this type of user grumblings are generally never covered or if they are, they are usually low-key, and on WP we rarely cover these. But I think it is important to note this here given the amount of hype and how much this has been documented compared to the previous games that were hyped to insane levels (B&W, Spore, and Fable). This is likely going to be a topic of many an essay about how one should or should not market their games. --M ASEM (t) 00:15, 13 August 2016 (UTC)
* The Steam reviews should be at least be seen as indicative of the customer's initial reception for the PC release of the game, as Steam is the platform that is used to distribute the game on PC. The issue at hand is more that these reviews can be deleted and edited on the fly; however the reviews are on the store page which can be accessed through a web-browser, and therefore archived: http://archive.is/sPbaD for example. Something to consider once the initial reaction is in the past and not right now, at least. Other considerations (for other review sites as well) are bot-made reviews to inflate or deflate perceived reaction, but user-made reviews are often quite indicative of the customer's reaction to a product at a point in time. Soupymierr ([[User
* Bot-made reviews on Steam..? Excuse me, but are you... serious? Do you really think that anyone would cough up, say, $60,000 (the price of a thousand copies) just to be able to give them bad reviews..? (Which, by the way, would barely even dent the score, considering that there's over 25,000 reviews for the title on Steam currently). If you didn't know, you can't review games on Steam that do not exist in your Steam library, so that's frankly a tinfoil-level notion in the context at hand -- that is, Steam reviews being mixed. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 02:02, 14 August 2016 (UTC)
* Do reviews stay if the game is refunded? I wouldn't underestimate the community if so. ~ Dissident93 ( talk ) 02:54, 14 August 2016 (UTC)
talk:Soupymierr|talk]]) 00:10, 13 August 2016 (UTC)
* What we are fortunate to have is that we have secondary sources today that have called out on how negative the users reviews are on Steam as of its day-1 release. We don't need to worry about if those Steam reviews all suddenly go positive after what ever bug fix is put in place, that fact is "archived" by these sources.--M ASEM (t) 00:15, 13 August 2016 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 12 August 2016
Murray noted an iconic shot from the original Star Wars which featured two suns risin on the planet Tatoonie as the "perfect alien image" that captured the nature of science fiction.[36]
Please change the spelling of "Tatoonie" to "Tatooine" because Tatooine is the desert planet in "Star Wars" that Murray is referring to. Therefore:
Murray noted an iconic shot from the original Star Wars which featured two suns risin on the planet Tatooine as the "perfect alien image" that captured the nature of science fiction.[36]
Autumnlbennett (talk) 23:40, 12 August 2016 (UTC)
* ✅ and also fixed the "risin" typo and added a Wikilink to the planet. ~ Dissident93 ( talk ) 23:46, 12 August 2016 (UTC)
Reddit Discussion Detailing Missing Game Content
Archived Reddit Discussion This discussion details a long list of game features that were either promised or shown (in videos) yet are somehow missing from the released game. Should this be mentioned in the article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:80F3:1200:9F0:32C6:E3FD:26D (talk) 06:40, 17 August 2016 (UTC)
* Reddit is not a reliable source. Maybe news article are better. NgYShung huh? 06:45, 17 August 2016 (UTC)
* The list has been mentioned in RSes, so we can allude to it, which I've added in the Reception area. --M ASEM (t) 14:06, 17 August 2016 (UTC)
* The discussion gives proof for everything, so it is at least reliable. The tricky part is how to list it since people would still criticize it for being on Reddit. 2602:306:80F3:1200:9F0:32C6:E3FD:26D (talk) 14:24, 17 August 2016 (UTC)
* It's user generated content, so even if everything is sourced back to statements from Hello Games it doesn't matter. We need to stick to what reliable published secondary sources say (see WP:SECONDARY). 's edit sourced to a reliable source is a good example of how we can cover it. — Strongjam (talk) 14:29, 17 August 2016 (UTC)
* The numerous interviews where the developer equivocally stated that certain features were in the game, and then the subsequent game itself (lacking said features), is a primary source. Depending on what you consider a reliable source, many of these missing features can be found in secondary sources. Even without secondary sources, there is no ban on primary sources and editors including primary sources in an article, a list on reddit comparing what a primary source said before & the end result, is a "middleman" that Wikipedia doesn't necessarily need to reference. A bit of common sense would go a long way for this. Without needing to go into much detail that could result in a charge of "original research" and breach common sense editing, the most obvious example of the non-existent features is the multiplayer ability to see and interact with other players. It does not exist. There are sources on this, just a quick search on "no mans sky no multiplayer" comes up with gamerant, pcgamer, polygon, independent.co.uk among others. My view is that these missing features, along with the awful technical quality and game crashes, are the two major reasons for the negative backlash, and surely compile enough sources from reviews regarding missing content and it should satisfy with sources.Macktheknifeau (talk) 16:53, 9 September 2016 (UTC)
Name origin
I think it should be mentioned somewhere in the article that the game's name is a play at the historical term no man's land. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2804:7F2:2280:89F9:8C21:738:E0EB:17F2 (talk) 18:06, 18 August 2016 (UTC)
two notes on reception section
First, as most of the major sources have finally submitted their reviews and most are based on the PS4 version, I've made it clear the review scores on the table are primarily PS4 unless noted (eg PC Gamer's).
The other point is that about the inclusion of the MC score. There are two key things going on with reviews to highlight: one that they have a wide range (proving the concern Murray had that the game is divisive) and that can be sourced to a non-MC source, and that on average they fall on the upper half of a 100 point scale (that the wide range is not "terrible" to "average", but "average" to "great"). That's where the MC number is needed, even though it is apparent in the table, having it next to the wide range gives the prose reader (and screen/mobile readers) a quick idea what the bell curves of scores sit. For a game with an typical reception that don't have the wide range, just dropping what the MC classification in works fine, but this is different case, and just because it might be done at FAC doesn't mean its a requirement to keep out of all articles. --M ASEM (t) 22:03, 18 August 2016 (UTC)
* It just seems redundant to list what the table directly near it also lists. Nobody is doubting that the game had mixed reception from critics. And what does a score of 72 (or any number) mean to a non-gamer who's only reading the article to see what the fuss is about? Numbers like this don't really belong in prose due to that reason. And is there a valid reason not to apply typical FAC edits to an article that isn't currently nominated? ~ Dissident93 ( talk ) 00:15, 19 August 2016 (UTC)
* Well, I would make sure it is "72 out of 100" so they know what the max range is. Keep in mind that the table may not be immediately visible to all readers (on mobile it will appear before the text), so repeating key points in prose is good. And unless the FAC is widely practiced or proposed to be put into practice, there's no requirement that non-FAC should take up changes at FAC without good reason - each article is its own case unless MOS and guidelines specify it (which they haven't here). Further, in this case, IAR would apply here for the issue to distinguish the general side the reviews fell on. --M ASEM (t) 02:07, 19 August 2016 (UTC)
* No requirement yes, but also no reason not to either, as FAs are meant to be what every article should eventually strive for, so applying the same types of edits now shouldn't be controversial (unless consensus against it rises). ~ Dissident93 ( talk ) 21:27, 22 August 2016 (UTC)
* While FAs do represent the quality every article strives for, it should not be assumed that just because something was practiced in one FA it should be assumed to be a standard for all other articles. Presently, WP:VG/GL doesn't have advise towards this nor the WP as a whole. If one felt a specific change met at one or more FAs would be reasonable to actually document or present as a adoption for guidelines, that can definitely be done, but we shouldn't assume just because it happened at FA it has universal applicability. --M ASEM (t) 23:38, 22 August 2016 (UTC)
* Fair enough. ~ Dissident93 ( talk ) 05:26, 25 August 2016 (UTC)
Video game reviews box
So MC PC reviews are in, but for now there aren't that many PC reviews. For the reviews box there are two possible layouts. 1) The multi-platform layout with each platform being it's own column, or 2) one column with a platform tag for the reviews.
If there was roughly even number of reviews between platforms I'd prefer the first option, however as it is now the PC column is mostly empty so I think the second option (single column) is better for now. Any other opinions or preferences? — Strongjam (talk) 13:27, 22 August 2016 (UTC)
I prefer the single column noting the PC ones as the exceptions. There's no indication that the sites that did the PS4 will do a separate review for the PC and even if one or two did we can work that into a single column more efficiently than the two -column format. --M ASEM (t) 13:58, 22 August 2016 (UTC)
* The double column template is a relic of Wikipedia's past and shouldn't be used. Also, there is no need to note what reviews were PC only, as other, better written game articles do not do this, and the name of the publications here clearly says PC, so it's also redundant. (You wouldn't note PS4 for a review by PlayStation Magazine would you?) ~ Dissident93 ( talk ) 21:23, 22 August 2016 (UTC)
* I've switched it to the single format template, leaving out the PC qualifier, except for in the MC score section, where it wouldn't be clear which one is which. — Strongjam (talk) 02:08, 23 August 2016 (UTC)
* The PC designation for the two reviews that do it is necessary. Without that, the Polygon review (for example) is impossible to tell if they reviewed the PS4 or the PC version (they reviewed the PS4 version, for reference). --M ASEM (t) 02:34, 23 August 2016 (UTC)
* Why don't we do this for other games then? Half the reviews for Dark Souls III were PS4, with the other half being PC, but nobody ever felt the need to differentiate them. The only thing that separates the two versions for NMS is the worst performance on the PC, which is already properly sourced in the article, so I still find this unnecessary. ~ Dissident93 ( talk ) 21:36, 23 August 2016 (UTC)
Sony Publisher / "Distributor" On PS4?
Quick question; looking around, several other sites list Sony as a publisher on the game but not this wiki page, why is that? Sony did actually box & print the PS4 version, they also paid for marketing. GFK Chart Track also has No Man's Sky under the Sony label with Sony Computer Entertainment as the publisher, same for the PEGI rating site and the ESRB one which both have Sony written where the publisher normally is. So how exactly is Sony not a publisher on this game? — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 18:09, 22 August 2016 (UTC)
* Sony's own page for the game says they did not publish it, so who are we to argue? ~ Dissident93 ( talk ) 21:20, 22 August 2016 (UTC)
No Man's Sky refunds
Saw this on Game Revolution that looks to be something that could be mentioned in the article: Steam Is Accepting No Man's Sky Refunds By Users With More Than 2 Hours Of Playtime. GamerPro64 20:15, 27 August 2016 (UTC)
* Apparently this was a fluke, Steam is back to refusing refunds outside the normal period. We'll see if this is discussed further but for right now it doesn't make sense to include just based on that article. --M ASEM (t) 23:30, 28 August 2016 (UTC)
* See the following link from Gameinformer (Update) Steam Is Not Making Exceptions To Its Refund Policy For No Man's Sky that will explain Steams refund policy. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 20:16, 15 September 2016 (UTC)
I don't know how to create a new topic so I hope no one minds me piggybacking on this topic (it kinda deals with my comment) Source 185 is linked to a comment that's not accurate. It says "Many users sought refunds for the game" The source link doesn't say that, though. It says "Many players are defending the push for refunds." A big difference between "Many users sought refunds" and "Many players are defending the push for refunds" Basically, qualifying refunds with "many" is factually wrong. While I don't doubt that a lot of players sought refunds, it's not confirmed by the source link. The proper way it should read on Wiki is "Many players defended unsatisfied users who sought refunds outside normal return policies" or just drop "Many" from the sentence. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 00:59, 18 January 2017 (UTC)
* That is a very good point. - X201 (talk) 10:39, 18 January 2017 (UTC)
* I've removed "Many". As an aside we use "Many" 12 times in that section, may be an idea to see if those uses are correct too - X201 (talk) 10:51, 18 January 2017 (UTC)
Conforming to Wiki standards
Hi everyone, I get that I'm new and that there's a number of you fans who are very engaged with this page and that's awesome. I've made a starting edit to the page because although it's richly detailed, it doesn't conform to certain Wiki standards precisely because of that. Since the No Man's Sky Wikipedia page is not for gamers but is for gamers and non-gamers alike, it needs to be more concise and also make clearer mention of the ongoing controversy. The current controversy is probably what a lot of people want to look up and thus an encyclopaedic summary of that is a very important part of the article. People who want very detailed gameplay information don't come to Wikipedia. The other stuff is awesome but should be on a specific Wiki. Basically it's too long, too detailed, not too coherently structured and seems to address the controversy in a non-clear way. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Video_games/Article_guidelines#Organization "Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. Articles on video games should give an encyclopedic overview of a game and its importance to the industry. Readers should be presented with a concise overview of the game's plot and gameplay. Plot sections, if necessary, should be no more than approximately 700 words to retain focus. It is also important for readers to be able to learn how the game was developed and its commercial and critical reception. Because the encyclopedia will be read by gamers and non-gamers alike, it is important not to clutter an article with a detailed description of how to play it or an excessive amount of non-encyclopedic trivia. A general rule of thumb to follow if unsure: If the content only has value to people actually playing the game, it is unsuitable. Always remember the bigger picture: video game articles should be readable and interesting to non-gamers." Thanks! Looking forward to making a great article with you. E ribbon toner (talk) 09:38, 30 August 2016 (UTC)
* Normally, the gameplay of a game doesn't get a great deal of coverage, it's about the development and reception, so yes, we normally keep those short since they can't usually be fully sourced. But NMS has had a considerable amount of coverage on its gameplay, so it is fully reasonable to have a longer-than-normal section about it, as long as we have the large number of sources for this; the procedural generation aspect is what mainstream sources have been drawn too. Further, it is necessary to understand how much has been stated about the gameplay in reflecting on the reception that the game has gotten (eg missing features). Normally you'd be right if there wasn't any significant interest in a game but NMS has drawn attention from outside the gaming world so addressing the game's fundamental structure in more detail makes sense. --M ASEM (t) 14:00, 30 August 2016 (UTC)
* One thing though I will add: the Gameplay section does need to be restructured, which will probably reduce some of its size and avoid redundancies (including some information that probably is more dev related), but its still going to be several paragraphs long per above. --M ASEM (t) 23:45, 30 August 2016 (UTC)
* I completely disagree. I don't want to ruin the hard work you've put into it, but at this point this article is rambling, hard to follow, poorly structured and seems to only be designed for people who are fans of the game. It needs to conform to gaming article standards as well as style and neutrality. I don't want to get into an editing war with you so we need to improve this article together, and I think you need to consider the possibility that it needs to be cut down, restructured and made encyclopaedic. E ribbon toner (talk) 01:21, 31 August 2016 (UTC)
* I've done a number of FACs for video games, I know how they are to be structured. Considering the amount of coverage this game has gotten, this is following right along with VG guidelines. There is wordsmithing and other improvements that need to be made, but you're wrong about this being rambling, hard to follow, etc. --M ASEM (t) 01:43, 31 August 2016 (UTC)
* I know you've put a lot of hard work into this and you're clearly a huge fan. I've never played this game, I'm neither a fan nor a hater, I have no personal stake in this. What I and others expect from Wikipedia is a concise overview of a topic. I came to this page expecting to find an encyclopaedic entry, but instead found a page that was too long, too detailed, and didn't cover the controversy clearly. It was rambling and hard to follow. That's why I'm here. To you it wouldn't be any of those things because you wrote it and engage with the article and game regularly. Try and imagine that you're someone else reading it. Someone who doesn't play this game, even someone who isn't a gamer, and ask if it's still engaging, comprehensible, and offers a concise overview. As you have stated, it's a mainstream game that's grabbed the attention of non-gaming media outlets. Thus its audience now includes non-gamers and so it needs to be more pedestrian and layperson friendly. Have a read of the links in the cleanup templates, including [|Project Video Games - What is appropriate]. I think you'll find that there's some things we're going to have to change to ensure it's accessible to everybody. — Preceding unsigned comment added by E ribbon toner (talk • contribs)
* Okay, that's a bad starting point. I'm fully aware of the dislike for the game from the forums and the like, but there's no "controversy" over this game. There is a lot of discussion about the hype, the lack of communications, the lack of features, etc. and these are all located in the reception section about the game. As that is still ongoing, and we have not had any statement from HG or Sony on the situation, it does not make sense to give that any more weight right now, as otherwise that would be RECENTISM. We will continue to add to those sections as more resolution comes down the line. And in terms of non-gamers, that's the way this is written. Most of the article is about the game's inspiration and development, specifically how the game crafts the worlds; there's not that much that is gameplay specific. --M ASEM (t) 02:43, 31 August 2016 (UTC)
[|Project Video Games - What is appropriate] includes "A general rule of thumb to follow if unsure: If the content only has value to people actually playing the game, it is unsuitable. Always remember the bigger picture: video game articles should be readable and interesting to non-gamers." I don't think non-gamers would really get anything out of this article, needs to be easier for them to read. (Also thanks for helping fix up my cleanup templates!) :) E ribbon toner (talk) 01:21, 31 August 2016 (UTC)
* The number of tags added is ridiculous, and many of them duplicative. How about we just stick to a few for now okay? — Strongjam (talk) 01:26, 31 August 2016 (UTC)
* Definitely got ridiculous. Just didn't think anyone was taking me seriously since the last cleanup templates were reverted. Super glad you're happy to work out something together :) E ribbon toner (talk) 01:32, 31 August 2016 (UTC)
Hi :) So, whatever you think of these games, they're on par with or larger than No Man's Sky. [|Civilisation V], [|The Sims 3], [|Skyrim], [|Spore] and [|World of Warcraft]. They generally have smaller introduction section, more concise gameplay and plot (we might be able to make one section with subheadings instead of two because much of the stuff is repetitive), much clearer structure (structured paragraphs with topic and closing sentences, use of subheadings, keeping on topic when within appropriate subheadings, not unnecessarily repeating information in multiple sections). I'm a bit worried about how the current No Man's Sky controversy is addressed too, it seems to argue in favour of the game instead of neutrally. Whilst it is using proper sources it's arranging the information in a way that gives No Man's Sky the last word and arguments in their favour seem to come after and refute every argument against them. e.g. "No Man's Sky also suffered several technical problems at launch... Hello Games has committed to fixing technical issues with the release, while planning to expand features of the game in time." Gives me the impression that No Man's Sky is a great game with unwarranted widespread hate... which is not what I want to hear, I want to hear sides of arguments in a balanced and impartial way. Don't need to change the information regarding the controversy, just the tone and how it is structured and presented, which is basically what I do for a living so I can help with that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by E ribbon toner (talk • contribs)
* Keep in mind for all but Spore, all those other games are parts of a series, so a lot of their gameplay rests on gameplay from the series article or previous iterations. Spore's gameplay borrows from a lot of other previous game styles, so its also can offset much of that. NMS has rather unique gameplay outside of being an FPS, a survival game and having space combat, so there's a lot of new details to cover.
* And you're arguing against how the reliable sources cover this game. First, we still need to write a proper reception section that goes through all the details of what they liked and disliked about the game. That's just a time consuming process but that will introduce many negative elements into the reception. But even taking that, none of the RSes diss the game in the same fashion as many players are doing (outside of someone like Jim Sterling). We can't include user complaints directly though we can include the various RSes that have discussed the negative feedback from players and the hostility towards HG. We're limited by our verifyability policy at this point. --M ASEM (t) 03:15, 31 August 2016 (UTC)
* I definitely wasn't arguing against how the sources were arguing, unless I didn't read all of them. It's definitely a controversy. I don't think it's recentism to emphasise it more clearly, it's part of the game's importance... this negative reception is very noteworthy and has been covered pretty well (obviously outside forums), which is why I'm even here. (Also, interesting topic on its own because it relates to hype and developers not including caveats and potentially hive mind, pretty significant moment for developers I think.) We can decrease the emphasis later if the long view happens to show it's not very important. Proper reception section is a great idea. Also, agree with you when you say there needs to be details with gameplay. What we can do is make it clearer and remove redundancies, as well as make the info conform to clearer sections and subheadings so that people can navigate the information better. Do you have anything against the other things I've pointed out? Am I able to start editing without them being redacted immediately? I'll make smaller edits and go section by section so it's easier for us to work together. I'd like to begin with the introduction, making it smaller and more concise. The stuff I take out can be used later in the article. Would really like to work with you to help make this page what it should be, I think you've clearly done an awesome job, so I want to build on what you've done, not bulldoze it. E ribbon toner (talk) 03:36, 31 August 2016 (UTC)
* I don't disagree that there's some redundancies within the gameplay, I noted that above. But please see a previous section above that we're not suppose to have extensive sub-headings in an article, and arguably we might have too many already. Now I will say that we're likely at a point where a Development of No Man's Sky article is readily feasible, but I wouldn't split it off until after we got a fully reception section in place. But keep in mind that most of that stuff for development is exactly the type of material we are severely lacking for most other games and so the fact we can document it extensively here is very important. This is the type of material that our VG guidelines is the "non-gamer" stuff that we want to show.
* But in terms of the fan response, and what we can actually source, there's clearly a lot of disassified players, but the media are not showing the same type of angry towards HG/Sony (more concern about their silence), so we have to report what is filtered from the upset player base as reported by the media. We have that in the last few sections of the article (eg talking about poor reviews, the list of missing features, the attempts for refunds), but I know there's a "Sean Murray is a liar"-type fanatics out there that we simply can't source to anything reliable. I suspect we're still going to see stories on this aspect for a few more weeks and that might flesh out the issues with the user-base reception. --M ASEM (t) 03:47, 31 August 2016 (UTC)
* I can find a few reliable sources that have covered the backlash, so will include them when I have time to come back and make edits. Again, would like some assurance that I'm welcome to make edits, as you seem very protective over this page. E ribbon toner (talk) 07:48, 31 August 2016 (UTC)
* What I've seen outside what is not already included that covers the player backlash doesn't seem to be from reliable sources, and/or jumps the gun. For example, there was a spat of articles on fans upset when a redditor found their discoveries in the game appeared to be wiped, but after a few days, it was proven to just be a temporary thing. That's not appropriate to be covered here (that's the RECENTISM issue). For the areas we have covered like the negative reviews/scores and the rebate aspects, we waited to make sure they were a legit thing and covered those appropriately. --M ASEM (t) 14:01, 31 August 2016 (UTC)
* Do you think that this article is interesting and readable to non-gamers? That's the reason why I've used the gaming standards tag, happy to not use the tag even if you think that it isn't suitable for non-gamers. Genuine question. E ribbon toner (talk) 10:12, 31 August 2016 (UTC)
* I don't see any clear and explicit violations of WP:VG guidelines, so I'm not sure why you keep claiming this. The main problem with this article is that it's overall long and redundant in parts. Also, articles don't need to be "interesting" or pertain to a particular group, they just need to be WP:READABLE and follow WP:MOS. ~ Dissident93 ( talk ) 20:16, 31 August 2016 (UTC)
* I don't think you understand where I'm coming from, maybe "interesting" wasn't the clearest word to use. All good though, I'm sure you guys will clean this up! :) E ribbon toner (talk) 21:59, 31 August 2016 (UTC)
* I'm not sure why you added 5 different cleanup tags to this article, though. Can we remove some of the redundant cleanup tags here? Jarble (talk) 18:04, 1 September 2016 (UTC)
* Hey I was concerned that, since there weren't any clean-up tags before, that although there's some overlap none are exactly the same, and so removing one would remove an important focus. But which ones did you think were redundant and could be changed? :) E ribbon toner (talk) 01:10, 2 September 2016 (UTC)
* No, I don't. The only major problem this article has currently is that it's too long (but splitting the dev section into it's own article will fix that). Anything about being "interesting" to non-gamers has no merit with Wikipedia policies and guidelines, and the article is fully readable for them in my opinion, outside of length. ~ Dissident93 ( talk ) 20:17, 1 September 2016 (UTC)
* Hey, I don't mean interesting in the way that it evidently it came across, so sorry about that. I meant more like I don't think it's easy to navigate for someone wanting to skim for a brief and concise overview, so thus it's "boring", although definitely the wrong word to use. I found it to be this, and I'm comparably a non-gamer, and thought that my insight as a non-gamer might be valuable, considering there's probably a lot of non-gamers wanting to hear about this right now. Anyway, really sorry to irritate you man. E ribbon toner (talk) 02:40, 2 September 2016 (UTC)
* [|Project Video Games - What is appropriate] literally says "Always remember the bigger picture: video game articles should be readable and interesting to non-gamers." Was wondering where I got that word from and there it is in the guideline! E ribbon toner (talk) 02:40, 2 September 2016 (UTC)
* And I still fail to see how this isn't readable specifically to non-gamers. ~ Dissident93 ( talk ) 21:05, 2 September 2016 (UTC)
* I would strongly recommend looking at how the game was covered in the New Yorker or the Atlantic discuss the game. Both of these are non-gamer sources, and notice that their focus is on the game's engine and procedural generation, which is what a significant portion of this article is about, so we are matching. They actually don't talk too much about gameplay, but a nominal gameplay section is needed for completeness. --M ASEM (t) 21:38, 2 September 2016 (UTC)
Preparing to split off development
In the next few days, I will plan to split off the Development section to its own article. I plan to leave the promotion/marketing section in places, only because some of this then ties in with the reception aspects (the hype and reaction to it), but I would like to make sure I'm not missing anything obvious before I do that split.
Keep in mind that I (or someone) still needs to flesh out a full reception section to address specific points made across the reviews. --M ASEM (t) 23:50, 7 September 2016 (UTC)
* A simple paragraph summarizing the development will still exist right? That's how other splits are normally done in large articles. ~ Dissident93 ( talk ) 02:17, 8 September 2016 (UTC)
* Absolutely. Likely moving what's in the lede to that place with perhaps a bit more expansion of a sentence or two and referencing. --M ASEM (t) 02:18, 8 September 2016 (UTC)
* Nice. ~ Dissident93 ( talk ) 03:21, 8 September 2016 (UTC)
* I've gone ahead and done the split - please note that at least as I type this there are broken refs on both pages, but one of the ref-rescuing bots should be along soon to fix it. --M ASEM (t) 16:04, 12 September 2016 (UTC)
Validity of developer statements as a source
The clearly observable fact that there is no multiplayer lobby, and widely reported lack live multiplayer aspects of the game call the developer's claims in doubt, and make me question using their statements as a legitimate source for this article. These were either planned features that were removed from the delivered product, or forward-looking statements about future features. I'll be researching the procedure for invalidating the developer as a valid source of gameplay facts, since they have demonstrably misrepresented aspects of multiplayer and procedurally-generated sentient NPCs. - JeffJonez (talk) 19:30, 12 September 2016 (UTC)
* First, "sentient aliens" is meant to distinguish from the average fauna that exist on the planet (they have a language, they engage in trade, etc.), not that they have a specialized AI going on (which is never claimed by the developers).
* Second, on the MP aspect, while Occum's Razor tells us right now that the MP features they planned are not in the game (since no one has been able to meet up and see each other), we still know they are working on patching and updating the game. Perhaps it is just a software switch they need to throw to enable it and that they held back on it at launch. But we have gotten no further clarity on this at all unfortunately. That's why we have led the section that says HG claims that the game has MP, and that we include the findings of players as reported by RSes that there is no observable MP yet. Given that most everything else they've said is still in the game (or yet to be discovered, since you can't readily prove a negative in a near-infinite game), there's no reason to be trying to claim the developer is unreliable. --M ASEM (t) 19:48, 12 September 2016 (UTC)
* Reliability of all of the developer's statements aside, the Gameinformer.com interview from 10 December 2014 is certainly a poor source for the current game's state of play. That's where the "open lobby" claim seems to come from, and I suspect the veracity of the article would be improved it that material primarily sourced from it were removed. I'll wait for consensus on that last bit. - JeffJonez (talk) 20:37, 12 September 2016 (UTC)
* Granted, that GI interview is the only significant place where I've seen any HG member discuss the MP server approach they used/planned to use to any degree. However, it's also not something discussed in passing - its clear there was effort into how MP would work. (Every other major discussion about MP in NMS always points back to this interview). As you saw, I did change the wording to make it speculative, and it is important to note it was discussed to be included and then has yet to be seen in release which is part of the furor towards this game. I would really hope we get an official statement to be able to clear it up. I would say that in time, if the matter is never addressed while HG is still supporting the game, removal at that point or at least relocation and rewording would be appropriate, but we're still in this period that it doesn't make sense to remove too quickly. --M ASEM (t) 20:44, 12 September 2016 (UTC)
Refactoring out a section on "Marketing and Public Relations Issues"
This would be a rather unusual VG-related section but clearly the aspects of the hype buildup and letdown/followup to release are a significant subject of this article already. To that, I'm thinking of refactoring what we already have to craft a new top-level section separate from the existing promotion and marketing section and more on the three-way interactions between HG/Sony, users, and journalists regarding the marketing hype. This would take much of what's in the "pre-release issues" section as well as some of what's in the main Reception section that is not directly associated with critical reviews or sales/player counters. It would likely be broken up as "Announcement and pre-release buildup", "Near release", "After release", and "Analysis" as its subsections. Just seeking input before doing this refactoring. --M ASEM (t) 15:46, 16 September 2016 (UTC)
Genre
In effect, isn't No Man's Sky more of a space trading and combat simulation game? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:601:8C01:FCF0:24C0:8CEA:80DB:AFCE (talk) 16:28, 24 September 2016 (UTC)
* Not really. The game is built on the core survival aspects (exploration, resource gathering) with trading and combat atop it, rather than central to it. --M ASEM (t) 19:43, 24 September 2016 (UTC)
On multiplayer, again
So I see multiplayer has been removed from the infobox again. Given how long it's been and there's been no developer clarification, I suggest we just leave it out for now. It's been a magnet for vandalism and it's difficult to summarise the issue in the infobox. — Strongjam (talk) 13:37, 3 October 2016 (UTC)
* I think we still need to address it in the infobox so I've just adapted the footnote so that we're not acting like it was never claimed, it remains a point of contention without any resolution. --M ASEM (t) 14:14, 3 October 2016 (UTC)
Neutral POV Check
This article right now seems to be a bit of a battlefield. One of my edits (which included grammatical fixes) was reverted twice by User:Masem, possibly because it seemed slightly critical of Murray. In any case, the statement that Murray "urged caution" should have sources when it first appears in the introduction, rather than only elsewhere in the article, and if the claim is that Murray was urging caution at a point where journalists were not, then this too needs to be cited. Right now the article contains no mention of certain things that were promised in interviews and other content which are not present in the final game: the lack of sky-boxes, fauna that interacts with the environment, sand worms, meaningful post-game content. It seems to me that much of the debate around the presentation of this game is not being neutrally presented in the article. Porphyro (talk) 16:49, 12 October 2016 (UTC)
* Both Murray and some journalists (Kris Graft and Kyle Orland, specifically as listed in the "Issues over Promotion") expressed caution that the hype was making the game bigger than it was being made to be before launch. Additionally, most everything you're listing are elements that were never actually said in any reliable source nor were commented on by reliable sources following the launch (stuff like the multiplayer, on the other hand, yes). I know the reddit list has all those features, but as noted with the ASA probe, what Murray has said in interviews, etc. cannot be taken as official promotion about the game. He said a lot of stuff that may or may not have made it and that fueled the hype, and this is a point made in the "Issues over promotion" section (including Sony's president commenting on the lack of a PR approach). So we are presenting this neutrally, we can't present though from the viewpoint of a disappointed player (though we have several RSes including Geoff K's recent statement that recognize many are upset about the final product). This has the right neutrality. --M ASEM (t) 16:59, 12 October 2016 (UTC)
* Let me preface this by saying that I don't own the game. I have no real agenda and I am not a disappointed player. I also respect your opinion but will offer these counter-arguments to your claim that the POV is neutral here. I have not seen evidence that Murray pre-empted these journalists in attempting to clarify hype about the game. Also, while the interview comments of Murray and others can't be taken as *official* promotion of the game, I see no reason for these statements, properly sourced, to not make it into the article. In fact, given the key status of these statements about the game made in more casual settings to the hype and subsequent disappointment, I would argue that it is essential that these make it into the article, and would like to see at least a subsection addressing promises that were not delivered. If Murray's overzealous promotions and promises can't make it into the article, the fact that a single comment attempting to manage expectations does, makes me feel that this topic might not be being reported on fairly. Porphyro (talk) 20:41, 12 October 2016 (UTC)
* Two separate points here:
* 1) On Murray and pre-emption: a few days before release, he tweeted several times, with several statements that basically was trying to cool off the hype. See, . (We had problems here with that as the line "No Man's Sky is not a multiplayer game" led to numerous ppl to try to strip out the MP aspects at that point, but this all before we knew what the situation was).
* 2) On missing features: It is not so much what he said would be in it, but the observations by third-parties in reliable sources of what was not in it that we have to work from. For example, I know we can RS'ly find something that says there would have been planetary rotation, which is clearly not in the game (the whole "moons fixed on skybox" thing), but the lack of this feature is not something covered to any degree in RSes. On the reddit forum, and elsewhere, sure its readily discussed as a clear example that can't be an issue tied to procedural generation, but those aren't our reliable sources. On the other hand, the lack of multiplayer is a massively-covered missing feature that was promised ahead of time, so that's fair game to include. I do note we have in the lede presently "while lacking several marketed features, including a multiplayer element, that further marred the players' experience with the game." We may not be able to list all the lacking features, but we can readily allude that this wasn't just one or two small things and instead a flub of massive proportions.
* As a final note, there is also the long-standing fact that HG or Murray has remained quiet about what actually happened. There is a benefit of doubt that we should expect that at some point we are going to get a statement from them about what happened (the pending discussion Geoff Knightly claims he'll have with Murray will likely help), and that will impact how we write further about this. On the other hand, if months from now there's not a peep out of HG, we might have to write in a different manner. As such we should tread carefully. --M ASEM (t) 21:19, 12 October 2016 (UTC)
* This article is clearly not neutral, and heavily leans towards being a total a Sean Murray apologist & excuse essay. In the opening paragraphs, the line "leading Murray ... to recommend caution due to the indie nature and niche appeal of the title" is a complete fiction, he repeatedly and constantly lied about game features that never even came close to being in the game upon release. Only once he was caught out as lying when the game leaked before release day did he try to tamp down the hype, pretending that the game wasn't multiplayer despite repeatedly saying that you could see & interact with other players if they are on the same planet on US national television shows! That is just one of the examples. He lied constantly about his game. The gaming media who almost to a person had helped build this hype without any significant scepticism or demanding proof, went on another "gamers are idiots" tear blaming the buyers for buying into the hype they created, for a game that was built by a lying developer who deliberately hid the fact his game was not complete & would not be as advertised. Macktheknifeau (talk) 13:21, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
* Except that this article does get into the issues around all the pre-release hype and the claims and apparently lacking features in the last main section of the article. There are media that blame the media for the hype. Very little of these published opinions are putting blame on gamers solely, unlike other previous controversies. And then its the after-the-fact 3 months of silence that no one seemed to excuse for that we do talk about. The problem with the above stance is that that bitterness is not something reflected in reliable sources, though they do touch on how jaded players were towards HG and Murray and that we have covered too. --M ASEM (t) 15:11, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
A new situation to kept atop of
Polygon with update. It appears a disgruntled HG employeed got to the official twitter to post the "NMS was a mistake" message, but we don't have many more details beyond that. I'm only noting this in case we get more out of it, but I would not include this yet in the article without more context. --M ASEM (t) 15:13, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
* Thanks for letting me know about this discussion. See this Forbes article for more on the mystery of the tweet/ hack thing. They also link to reports from Kotaku and Mashable on the matter. — Gestrid ( talk ) 03:23, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
* Keep in mind that Forbes' contributors are not RSes for facts (particularly in a questionable situation like this), but there are many sources reporting on this too. For this, I'd like to see resolution to know how to include this first, rather than as the story goes. --M ASEM (t) 03:28, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
* I just looked at WP:VGRS for clarification on your meaning. I did not realize Forbes did that. And the article I linked above was from a contributor, not staff. Still, they link other sources that are likely more reliable than Forbes in this case. — Gestrid ( talk ) 03:36, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
* I see we have clarification from the BBC now but I think I've seen other articles comment on this in relationship to the lack of silence that HG has had since release on how the naysayers have influenced the post-game reception without their input. --M ASEM (t) 14:42, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
Another new situation...(though may not be related)
Valve is requiring all Steam store page images to be in-game shots. It's implied, but not affirmed, that NMS was part of it, but as this change is not yet set for a few weeks, we might not know for a bit. --M ASEM (t) 23:13, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 6 November 2016
Please alter: At release In additional to its mixed response from journalists and reviewers, to: At release In addition to its mixed response from journalists and reviewers, for grammatical amelioration.
NoeticRatiocination (talk) 18:57, 6 November 2016 (UTC)
* ✅ ~ Dissident93 ( talk ) 19:10, 6 November 2016 (UTC)
Space flight simulation game
Could someone write a short, two or three sentence summary of the NMS debacle for the Space flight simulation game article? I'm not that familiar with the game (never played it), but think it's relevant to the genre as a whole. Thanks. SharkD Talk 13:37, 25 March 2017 (UTC)
* What's the debacle have to do with the setting itself? ~ Dissident93 ( talk ) 18:09, 25 March 2017 (UTC)
* History. Also, people's expectations WRT the features that fans of the genre want and dream about vs. what reality can actually deliver. SharkD Talk 23:28, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
Open world
It's mentioned in the article, and the article is in the category, but should "Open world" be mentioned in the infobox? SharkD Talk 21:28, 25 May 2017 (UTC)
* Open world is not considered a genre, but rather a description of gameplay/theme (like science fiction) and thus not allowed in the infobox. Confusing, I know, just check the previous multiple discussions about this at the WP:VG talk page. ~ Dissident93 ( talk ) 22:30, 25 May 2017 (UTC)
Current ARG
There seems to be an ARG going on, in anticipation of a new patch, but I believe we should wait to include any details until we have confirmation what this is building towards. --M ASEM (t) 23:47, 6 June 2017 (UTC)
* Just to add, there's definitely something going on but beyond pointing towards an August update, it's not clear. I'm holding off on purpose to make sure it's actually an update, and then I can add details about the ARG. --M ASEM (t) 23:30, 21 July 2017 (UTC) | WIKI |
1997–98 Mexican Primera División season
The 1997–98 Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) was the 56th professional season of Mexico's top-flight football league. The season began on Friday, July 25, 1997, and ended on April 6, 1998.
UANL was promoted to the Mexico Primera División as Pachuca was relegated to the Primera División A.
Torneo Invierno
"Invierno 1997" began on Friday, July 25, 1997, and ran until October 26 not including the playoffs. In the final Cruz Azul defeated León and became champions for the 8th time.
Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.
Source: Liga MX
Quarterfinals
León won 6–4 on aggregate.
América won 4–1 on aggregate.
Cruz Azul won 5–1 on aggregate.
Atlante won 1–0 on aggregate.
Semifinals
Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregate.
León won 3–2 on aggregate.
Finals
* First leg
* Second leg
Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregate.
Torneo Verano
"Verano 1998" began on Saturday, January 3, 1998, and ran until April 6. In the final Toluca defeated Necaxa and became champions for the fourth time on May 10.
Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.
Source: MedioTiempo
Repechage
UAG won 5–3 on aggregate.
América won 6–3 on aggregate.
Quarterfinals
Toluca won 6–1 on aggregate.
América won 3–2 on aggregate.
Necaxa won 2–1 on aggregate.
Atlas won 5–4 on aggregate.
Semifinals
Toluca won 3–1 on aggregate.
Necaxa won 3–2 on aggregate.
Finals
* First leg
* Second leg
Toluca won 6–4 on aggregate. | WIKI |
Relationship between Foul Language and Dementia
Coping With Profanity When Your Loved One Has Dementia
Sometimes, Foul Language Occurs in Dementia
How can you cope when your loved one with dementia uses profanity?. Steven Puetzer/ Getty Images
If your loved one has Alzheimer's or another form of dementia, you may be wondering how to cope with swearing and other bad or foul language; words that can be shocking when they come from the mouth of a family member or friend who has never spoken like that. Let's take a look at why some people with dementia swear, the possible triggers for foul language, and what you can do to cope.
Dementia and Foul Language
Many people with Alzheimer's disease and other kinds of dementia follow a similar path as the disease progresses, yet not everyone exhibits the same symptoms. Cognitive changes such as memory loss are a hallmark of dementia, but challenging behaviors such as foul language can also develop.
Foul language may stream out of the person's mouth at times, even if they've never uttered a swear word before in their life. Understandably, this can be hurtful and embarrassing to this person's family or friends. Why does this occur? And, what's the best way to react when your loved one is turning the air blue with his language?
Why Do Some People with Dementia Swear?
Dementia is a condition that affects the brain, and the brain controls language. That's why people with dementia sometimes have difficulty finding the right words, or as the disease progresses into the later stages, they may not be able to speak at all.
Another effect of dementia can be the loss of a filter of which words are spoken. Words that otherwise would be caught before they were spoken now may be uttered freely due to the loss of inhibitions and personality changes that sometimes develop as dementia progresses. A person who would never want to hurt others before developing dementia might call someone hurtful, offensive names now.
Dementia also can trigger frustration about the many cognitive losses and the need for dependence on others for help, and that frustration can all come flowing out—sometimes through swearing and name-calling.
Coping with Swearing and Other Bad Language
From recognizing triggers to considering your reaction, there are many things that may help you cope with your loved one's bad language and outbursts. Not all of these will work with all people at all times, and you may find a particular approach—such as redirecting and distracting—works better than another. Most important, however, is to recognize that you do have options, including taking a break if you need (if your loved one is safe and can be left alone.)
Recognize the Triggers
If there is a pattern as to what seems to bring on the swearing—but often there is not—avoiding that circumstance or "trigger" may sometimes be possible.
Possible environmental (external) triggers may include:
• A change in routine
• Overstimulating surroundings
• An unfamiliar space
• A lack personal space
• A confrontation with a loved one or even a stranger
• Feeling patronized
With these triggers, all of us may feel anxiety or frustration, but combined with the cognitive changes and loss of inhibition of dementia, the reaction may be magnified.
It may help for you to consider the circumstances your loved one is facing which would leave you feeling apprehensive or frustrated.
Psychological (cognitive) triggers may also lead to foul language. Some of these potential triggers may include:
• Delusions
• Paranoia
Choose your Reaction
Let's assume there's not a clear cause or trigger for the profanity but that it instead appears random and unprovoked. If this is the case, and while you may not be able to prevent it, you can choose not to react and become upset by it. It may be hard to hear a loved one speak like this, but remember that your family member or friend isn't "choosing" to act this way.
Your calmness may, at times, facilitate a calmness in your loved one.
Draw the Line
You may try speaking in a firm and calm tone of voice and telling your loved one that he may not speak like that or use those words. Sometimes this can work, especially if he is in the earlier stages of dementia. Other times it may be completely ineffective and the foul language may appear to be almost involuntary.
Roll with It
If you can, let the words roll off your back. You'll preserve your energy and joy in life if you're able to just go with the flow rather than take it to heart. It may take some practice doing this before the words lose their impact on your peace of mind.
Take a Break
If your loved one is in a place where he is safe and can be left alone, give yourself a ten-minute time out if you're feeling upset. During those ten minutes, remind yourself that he doesn't have the ability to control his language. It can be helpful to view it as the disease talking, rather than your loved one. In fact, you may wish to consciously work at separating out the behaviors from the person who is engaging in those behaviors.
Redirect and Distract
Simply changing the conversation or scenery may be enough to stop your loved one with dementia from swearing. Try turning on his favorite baseball team or religious program on the television. Or play a music recording. Physical activities such as taking a walk may serve a double purpose in both distracting your loved one and giving him an outlet for the adrenaline surge associated with angry outbursts.
Explain His Behavior to Others Around Him
It can be difficult enough if your loved one swears when you are alone or with family and friends who are familiar with his dementia. But being out in public can be downright embarrassing. The Alzheimer's Association has a great suggestion: Carry business-size cards with you with the following words printed on them: "Thank you for your patience. My companion has Alzheimer's disease."
This is a wonderful way to communicate with others around you who may be hearing your loved one use colorful language and not know what to say or how to respond. This simple explanation can allow you to quickly prevent people from taking offense.
When You are the Recipient of the Foul Language
Even when you understand the reasons, foul language from a person with dementia can sometimes pierce like an arrow. It's painful to hear someone say something about you that isn't true—but at the same time, we know that arguing with someone with Alzheimer's often backfires. How can you cope when these comments are aimed at your character or integrity? What if your loved one swears and states that you never visit him even if you visit him more than anyone else?
Remember that your loved one's reality is not your reality. To reduce the impact of these comments, you may wish to compare them with other erroneous comments your loved one makes; it does not just comment about you that is false. Here are some more tips on what to say when your grandma or grandpa with dementia is not nice.
Bottom Line of Dementia and Profanity
Swearing isn't uncommon among people with dementia, even those who never uttered a 4-letter word in their life. The personality changes and loss of inhibitions as the condition progresses may give rise to many challenging behaviors, even for those who were most outspoken against profanity before dementia hit.
As a family member or friend, this can be totally distressing. You may find it hurtful and disruptive, and especially embarrassing in public. Sometimes you may be able to recognize the triggers behind these episodes so you can do things to lessen the risk, but that's not always the case. It can be helpful to take time to choose your reaction—knowing when you should just go with the flow, when to draw the line, and when you simply need to walk away (if it's safe to do so.) Think ahead about a quick comment you can make in public, or have cards printed as suggested by the Alzheimer's Association to explain what is happening. This may not only reduce your embarrassment but also the chance that strangers will react in ways which only compound the problem.
Sources:
Ringman, J., Kwon, E., Flores, D., Rotko, C., Mendez, M., and P. Lu. The Use of Profanity During Letter Fluency Tasks in Frontotemporal Dementia and Alzheimer Disease. Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology. 2010. 23(3):159-64.
Ropper. Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology, 10e. N.p.: McGraw-Hill, 2014. Print.
Sawyer, R., Rodriquez-Porcel, F., Hagen, M., Shatz, R., and A. Espay. Diagnosing the Frontal Variant of Alzheimer’s Disease: A Clinician’s Yellow Brick Road. Journal of Clinical Movement Disorders. 2017. 3:2. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Portal:Pakistan/Selected article/13
The transport system of Pakistan is extensive and varied, with considerable investment in the transportation infrastructure in recent years. Since the 1990’s onward, the National Highway Authority has been developing a network of modern motorways that connects nearly every major city in Pakistan. These improvements have contributed to an acceleration of economic growth. Pakistan Railways has been acquiring new locomotives from China. The ports have also been developing to deal with the growing demand for imports and exports. In urban areas there are several means of transport available, catering to a wide range of budgets, including motorbikes, rickshaws, and buses. Motorbikes and scooters are popular vehicles used by many people to move around cities. They are easy to use and less stressful than cars and buses. The law requires motorbike or scooter riders to wear a helmet. Over the last few years, the number of brands and varieties of motorbikes and scooters has substantially increased to suit all budgets and sizes. (More...) | WIKI |
C++ Event Sinks Sample
C++ Event Sinks Sample
Description of C++ event sinks sample for the Tablet PC.
This program demonstrates how you can build an application that captures InkCollector events using only C++. This program co-creates an InkCollector object to ink-enable the window. It displays a message box whenever a Stroke event is received.
Defining a Wrapper for Ink Collector Events
The InkCollectorEvents class handles passing ink collector events from the ink collector to the user of this class. The AdviseInkCollector method sets up the connection between the InkCollector object and this class. The Invoke method converts the IDispatch event notification into a call to a virtual function that the user of this class can override to process a particular event.
Note: You must do more than override the virtual function for an event handler to get that event. For all but default events, you have to call the ink collector's SetEventInterest method to guarantee getting an event. Secondly, this object marshals itself free threaded so all implemented event handlers need to be free threaded as well. Of particular importance is using Windows APIs, which may cause a switch to another thread as the event handler is not guaranteed to be running on the same thread as the window connected with the ink collector.
// Invoke translates from IDispatch to an event callout
// that can be overriden by a subclass of this class.
STDMETHOD(Invoke)(
DISPID dispidMember,
REFIID riid,
LCID lcid,
WORD /*wFlags*/,
DISPPARAMS* pdispparams,
VARIANT* pvarResult,
EXCEPINFO* /*pexcepinfo*/,
UINT* /*puArgErr*/)
{
switch(dispidMember)
{
case DISPID_ICEStroke:
Stroke(
(IInkCursor*) pdispparams->rgvarg[2].pdispVal,
(IInkStrokeDisp*) pdispparams->rgvarg[1].pdispVal,
(VARIANT_BOOL *)pdispparams->rgvarg[0].pboolVal);
break;
...
}
return S_OK;
}
virtual void Stroke(
IInkCursor* Cursor,
IInkStrokeDisp* Stroke,
VARIANT_BOOL *Cancel)
{
// This is a place holder designed to be overridden by
// user of this class.
return;
}
...
The Init method calls CoCreateFreeThreadedMarshaler to set up a free threaded marshaler.
// Init: set up free threaded marshaller.
HRESULT Init()
{
return CoCreateFreeThreadedMarshaler(this, &m_punkFTM);
}
The AdviseInkCollector method sets up the connection between the InkCollector object and this class. It first retrieves a connection point to the ink collector. Then it retrieves a pointer to the IInkCollectorEvents so that it may establish an advisory connection to the control.
// Set up connection between sink and InkCollector
HRESULT AdviseInkCollector(
IInkCollector *pIInkCollector)
{
// Get the connection point container
IConnectionPointContainer *pIConnectionPointContainer;
HRESULT hr = pIInkCollector->QueryInterface( IID_IConnectionPointContainer, (void **) &pIConnectionPointContainer);
if (FAILED(hr))
...
// Find the connection point for Ink Collector events
hr = pIConnectionPointContainer->FindConnectionPoint( __uuidof(_IInkCollectorEvents), &m_pIConnectionPoint);
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
// Hook up sink to connection point
hr = m_pIConnectionPoint->Advise(this, &m_dwCookie);
}
if (FAILED(hr))
...
// Don't need the connection point container any more.
pIConnectionPointContainer->Release();
return hr;
}
The UnadviseInkCollector method releases the connections the object has to the control.
// Remove the connection of the sink to the Ink Collector
HRESULT UnadviseInkCollector()
{
HRESULT hr = m_pIConnectionPoint->Unadvise(m_dwCookie); m_pIConnectionPoint->Release(); m_pIConnectionPoint = NULL;
return hr;
}
Defining an Ink Collector Events Handler
The CMyInkEvents class overrides the default behavior of the Stroke event handler of the InkCollectorEvents class. The Stroke method displays a message box when the InkCollector receives a Stroke event.
class CMyInkEvents : public InkCollectorEvents
{
public:
// Event: Stroke
virtual void Stroke(
IInkCursor* Cursor,
IInkStrokeDisp* Stroke,
VARIANT_BOOL *Cancel)
{
// Demonstrate that the event notification was received.
MessageBox(m_hWnd, "Stroke Event", "Event Received", MB_OK);
}
CMyInkEvents()
{
m_hWnd = NULL;
}
HRESULT Init(
HWND hWnd)
{
m_hWnd = hWnd;
return InkCollectorEvents::Init();
}
HWND m_hWnd;
};
Defining an Ink Collector Wrapper
The CMyInkCollector class's Init method declares and initializes a CMyInkEvents object. It then creates an InkCollector object and associates the ink collector and the event handler. Finally, the InkCollector is attached to the window and enabled.
// Handle all initializaton
HRESULT Init(
HWND hWnd)
{
// Initialize event sink. This consists of setting
// up the free threaded marshaler.
HRESULT hr = m_InkEvents.Init(hWnd);
if (FAILED(hr))
...
// Create the ink collector
hr = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_InkCollector, NULL, CLSCTX_ALL, IID_IInkCollector, (void **) &m_pInkCollector);
if (FAILED(hr))
...
// Set up connection between Ink Collector and our event sink
hr = m_InkEvents.AdviseInkCollector(m_pInkCollector);
if (FAILED(hr))
...
// Attach Ink Collector to window
hr = m_pInkCollector->put_hWnd((long) hWnd);
if (FAILED(hr))
...
// Allow Ink Collector to receive input.
return m_pInkCollector->put_Enabled(VARIANT_TRUE);
}
Accessing the Tablet PC Interfaces and the Wrapper Classes
First, include the headers for Tablet PC Automation interfaces. These are installed with the Microsoft® Windows® XP Tablet PC Edition Development Kit 1.7.
#include <msinkaut.h>
#include <msinkaut_i.c>
Then, include the headers for the wrapper classes and InkCollector event handler was defined.
#include "TpcConpt.h"
#include "EventSink.h"
Calling the Wrapper Classes
When the window is created, the Window procedure creates an ink collector wrapper and initializes the wrapper. When the window is destroyed, the Window procedure deletes the ink collector wrapper. The ink collector wrapper handles the creation and deletion of its associated event handler.
case WM_CREATE:
// Allocate and initialize memory for object
pmic = new CMyInkCollector();
if (pmic != NULL)
{
// Real initialization. This consists of creating
// an ink collector object and attaching it to
// the current window.
if (SUCCEEDED(pmic->Init(hWnd)))
{
return 0;
}
// Failure free resources.
delete pmic;
pmic = NULL;
}
return -1;
...
case WM_DESTROY:
// The destructor for the object handles releasing the
// InkCollector and disconnecting the InkCollector
// from the object's event sink.
delete pmic;
pmic = NULL;
PostQuitMessage(0);
break;
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A way Apple could grow without abandoning its unique corporate structure
Where technology and economics collide Apple’s internal corporate structure is unusual for a large company because it’s built almost entirely around functional groups defined by expertise (design, software engineering, hardware engineering, hardware technology) rather than divisions structured by products (iPhone and iPads, Macs, peripherals). This strongly functional structure is the main reason Apple has started struggling with the seemingly banal task of keeping its pro-level personal computers, and especially its Mac Pro desktop, up to date with the latest and most powerful computer chips. Functional organization means Apple can put enormous resources behind top priorities. In recent years, that’s meant regular updates to the iPhone (which drives the bulk of the company’s revenue) plus exciting new projects like the Apple Watch and exploring the car business. But at the same time, the entire Mac universe took a back seat, and in particular desktop Macs took a back seat to laptops. More broadly, boring stuff like upgrading graphics cards took a back seat to envelope-pushing new technology. At the same time, as Apple’s closest observers know this functional organization is one of Apple’s core strengths. As Jonathan Gruber writes, “if Apple had a standalone Macintosh division, there might never have been an iPhone or especially iPad, because the Mac division chief would have been motivated to protect the Mac.” Gruber is almost certainly correct. Restructuring Apple into conventional divisions with independent profit and loss lines would resolve one current set of salient problems, but also set Apple up for exactly what it most fears — becoming a company that loses its agility and unique strengths. That said, Gruber’s faith that Apple will recover from current problems simply because “Apple ran into ‘can’t walk and chew gum’ problems even when they were a much smaller company” and recovered strikes me as excessively complacent. Things really do get harder when you reach a bigger scale, and Apple ought to do something structural to address problems while retaining its functional core. My suggestion: a joint venture or two. Apple’s functional organization causes the greatest and clearest pain when it comes to the Mac Pro, which is supposed to be Apple’s high-end workstation. One basic problem here is that high-end workstations are a small share of the personal computer market, and Macs are also a small share of the personal computer market. Put the two together, and there just aren’t very many customers for high-end workstation Macs. So it never makes sense for Apple’s key decision-makers to spend a lot of time thinking about this corner of the market. Yet it’s also not a market Apple can afford to totally ignore. Having a high-end workstation also keeps some of Apple’s most loyal and lucrative customers happy — especially in graphics, video, and scientific research. That, in turn, helps to ensure there’s a healthy market for Mac software, which in turn benefits everyone who uses the Mac. Customers for high-end workstations also include an even more crucial constituency: professional computer programmers — the people who write the software that other Mac and iPhone and iPad users use. Having those people use a Mac instead of a Windows or Linux workstation is a huge strategic asset for Apple. The other problem, however, is that the priorities of workstation customers are simply a poor fit for Apple’s corporate values. A person who genuinely needs raw computing power for his or her professional work needs to care a lot about a computer’s value proposition in terms of pure specs. He also needs to care a lot about upgradeability. A huge amount of Apple’s success in the marketplace has come precisely from ignoring those values. Computers started as professional gear, but the pocket computers we call smartphones are very much personal devices. They are affordable luxury items, whose buyers are willing to pay a premium over what the internal components really cost for the sake of obtaining something that’s really nice and user-friendly. The nexus of these two things means that Apple is never really focused on what workstation customers really want, which is basically a big box full of super-powerful chips that have all been configured properly to run Mac OS. The last time Apple really made a computer like that was the 2010 Mac Pro, that then went years without an update. Then in late 2013 they went in a new direction and updated Mac Pro hardware in the context of a radical new innovative design. It was a cool product but had very limited upgradeability, and since its release Apple has allowed its internals to become obsolete. Because it’s a small market, none of that hurts the company on a day-to-day basis. Reorganizing the whole company to serve this niche market would be a mistake. But neglecting its needs is dangerous. One natural solution would be to try to form a joint venture with a company like Dell or Lenovo that currently makes tower-style PCs. You’d have a new, separately incorporated entity called Mac Desktops, Inc. with its own CEO and its own headquarters — ideally someplace far away from Cupertino (Dell’s home outside of Austin or Lenovo’s US base of operations in Morristown, North Carolina, would work fine). The company would be jointly owned by Apple and the partner company, with the partner probably supplying most of the executives and Apple supplying a license to use Mac OS in a standalone, high-end desktop computer that replaces the Mac Pro. Jonny Ive’s design group could bequeath to them a sketch of a distinctive-looking desktop computer tower if they felt like it, but could also not bother if they don’t care. As a standalone company, Mac Desktops would be fully incentivized to keep its eye on the ball and maintain laser-like focus on working out cost-effective configurations of high-end hardware that are compatible with Mac OS. This is already done in a rough-and-ready way by “hackintosh” enthusiasts who regularly assemble buyers’ guides of usable hardware that hobbyists can build themselves before using a kludgy workaround to install Mac OS on unauthorized equipment. It would require very little work on Apple’s part to allow an authorized joint venture to do this seamlessly and market the resulting prepackaged machines to pro power users. The computers could also be sold in Apple retail stores and on Apple’s website, or if Ive finds them too aesthetically offensive to be placed alongside his beautiful objects they could be sold elsewhere instead. The pro users who need these machines will know where to find them. The basic conflict inherent in a divisional setup would still exist here, but the problems would flow in the right direction. Apple, as the part-parent company, would prevent Mac Desktops from reaching its full potential by vetoing any effort to compete with the all-in-one iMac or various laptop and tablet markets. Mac Desktops would be hobbled from the start, limited to a niche market and unlikely to ever grow very big. Still, the cash flow to the partner company would be welcome — especially since non-Apple PC makers are already used to dealing with slim margins and limited growth prospects. And for Apple itself, the real advantage would be strategic — the knowledge that developers and other power users would never face pressure to abandon the Mac ecosystem in the pursuit of horsepower. Of course, a manufacturer of standalone desktop computers might want to expand into natural complements like monitors, mice, keyboards, and trackpads. Apple used to make monitors but recently announced an end to that. And while they still make a keyboard, it’s a bit of an odd product that seems derived from the company’s ongoing efforts to engineer ever-thinner laptop keyboards. That’s an important part of the company’s overall design goals for portable products, but obviously a keyboard that sits on your desk doesn’t have any particular need to be thin. Many people (I’m one) find keyboards with longer travel distances or even old-school mechanical switches to be more comfortable. Others have special ergonomic needs or like wide keyboards with numerical pads. Apple has good reason for not bothering too much with this kind of thing that would be a distraction from more pressing matters. But there is a market for these products, and making ones that are deliberately designed for maximum Mac compatibility would be a reasonable approach for a joint venture. Alternatively, Apple might prefer to try separate joint ventures. They informally partnered with LG on LG’s new SuperFine 4k display (and on a forthcoming 5k version) and you could imagine that partnership expanding into a more formal and larger effort to make a complete line of peripherals. Partnerships of various kinds are already a big part of Apple’s strategy for making watch bands, and it’s reasonable to think that will expand with Apple focusing on the core technology product while others work on endlessly iterating the more fashion-focused band aspect. This approach has some downsides, of course, compared with Apple’s traditional approach of trying to directly control as much of the relevant computing stack as possible. But that focus on control, paired with a functional organizational structure and an obvious financial need to keep expanding into new product categories poses a dilemma: A single executive team simply can’t do everything at once. Apple needs to keep iterating the iPhone. It needs to keep trying to develop new hardware products. And it needs to play catchup on the online services front. That’s going to make it really difficult to do anything other than neglect lower priorities. But simply ignoring niche products is dangerous, since in the end casual Mac users rely on the work of high-end professionals to drive the entire ecosystem forward. A network of joint ventures might strike the right balance between maintaining focus in Cupertino and keeping a hand in the small-but-important markets that are currently flagging. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Fighting Colds
December 22, 2010 1:20 pm
A robust immune system is dependent on a number of lifestyle and environmental factors, but the most common factors are:
Optimized vitamin D levels – Research has confirmed that “catching” colds and flu may actually be a symptom of an underlying vitamin D deficiency. Less than optimal vitamin D levels will significantly impair your immune response and make you far more susceptible to contracting colds, influenza, and other respiratory infections.
In the largest and most nationally representative study of its kind to date, people with the lowest vitamin D levels reported having significantly more recent colds or cases of the flu — and the risk was even greater for those with chronic respiratory disorders like asthma.
I strongly believe you could avoid colds and influenza entirely by maintaining your vitamin D level in the optimal range. Vitamin D is an amazingly effective antimicrobial agent, producing 200 to 300 different antimicrobial peptides in your body that kill both bacteria and viruses.
Avoiding sugar and grains — If you feel yourself coming down with a cold or flu, this is NOT the time to eat sugar, grains, artificial sweeteners or processed foods. Sugar is particularly damaging to your immune system — which needs to be ramped up, not suppressed, in order to combat an emerging infection.
Getting proper rest — If you aren’t getting enough sleep, or enough restorative sleep, you’ll be at increased risk for a hostile viral takeover. Your immune system is also the most effective when you’re not sleep-deprived, so the more rested you are the quicker you’ll recover. You can find 33 secrets for a good night’s sleep here.
Effectively addressing emotional stressors — Emotional stressors can predispose you to an infection and make cold symptoms worse.
Finding ways to manage daily stress as well as your reactions to circumstances beyond your control will contribute to a strong and resilient immune system. My favorite tool for this is the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), a system that helps balance your body’s subtle energies and repair emotional “short-circuits.” EFT may even help you overcome cold symptoms.
Regular exercise – Regular exercise is a crucial strategy for increasing your resistance to illness. There is evidence that regular, moderate exercise can reduce your risk for respiratory illness by boosting your immune system.
In fact, one study found that people who exercised regularly (five or more days a week) cut their risk of having a cold by close to 50 percent. Exercise likely cuts your risk of colds so significantly because it triggers a rise in immune system cells that can attack any potential invaders.
1. Things to do IF you get a cold:
The inner bark of the Slippery Elm, when mixed with water, it becomes a slick gel. This gel is rich with antioxidants and coats your throat, stomach lining and intestines.
Herbal Tea
Making a tea from the herb Echinacea may help fight the common cold. Goldenseal tea helps treat respiratory tract infections, eye infections and even yeast infections. Hot ginger or elderberry tea can help soothe a sore throat.
Honey
If you have a sore throat, try gargling with a honey mixture.
Nasal Saline Rinse
A natural nasal saline irrigates your nose and helps clear thick mucus and relieve pressure from your sinuses.
Steam
Steam can moisturize your nasal passages and will help the pressure from your sinuses.
White and Cider Vinegar
Wearing a pair of cotton socks soaked in white vinegar is an old, natural remedy that is still used today to reduce a fever.
White Willow
White willow is a natural anti-inflammatory and fever reducing remedy.
Chicken Noodle Soup
Chicken noodle soup has been medically proven to help cure a cold or fever. It is most effective if the soup is made with actual chicken bones in the broth.
Garlic
Here’s one folk remedy to cure a cough or chest cold — chop raw pieces of garlic and mix it with olive oil. Let the mixture sit for a half hour, and then rub the mixture on the bottoms of your feet and cover with socks. The garlic will be absorbed by your skin.
Ginseng
Ginseng can help cure a cold or the flu, as well as prevent future colds if taken as a daily supplement.
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Manchester United’s Vidic May Miss Five Weeks of Play With Calf Injury
Manchester United defender Nemanja
Vidic may miss up to five weeks with a calf injury, manager Alex
Ferguson said. Vidic was hurt in the season-opening 2-1 win at West Brom
last weekend. It was originally thought to be a nerve problem
that would sideline him two weeks. “Vidic has got a calf muscle injury, which means he’ll be
four to five weeks,” Ferguson said on United’s website. “It’s
longer than we thought.” Ferguson said defender Rio Ferdinand , who also left the
game with a hamstring problem, could be ready for next weekend’s
match against Arsenal. Defender Patrice Evra will also return to
face Tottenham in three days after sitting out the West Brom
game with a knee injury. To contact the editor responsible for this story:
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Portal:East Germany/Article of the month/October
Cape Arkona (Kap Arkona) is a 45-metre-high cape on the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in the former East Germany. It forms the tip of the Wittow peninsula, just a few kilometres north of the Jasmund National Park. The protected landscape of Cape Arkona, together with the fishing village of Vitt, is one of the most popular tourist destinations on Rügen.
On the cape there are two lighthouses, a navigation tower, two military bunker complexes, the Baltic temple fortress of Jaromarsburg and several tourist buildings (restaurants, pubs and souvenir shops).
Because of its geology and the weathering that occurs here, there are frequent coastal collapses, especially in winter. Cape Arkona is often wrongly referred to as "the northernmost point of Rügen"; nevertheless it offers an impressive view of the island, both from land or sea. more... | WIKI |
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PHYSIOLOGICAL FACTORS OF THE ATTENTION-PROCESS. 355 mind, for it shows how the neural system corresponding to the object of attention concentrates in itself the energy liberated in all the afferent parts of the brain, and how, therefore, the quantity of energy concentrated in this system will be greater the greater is the quantity of free energy present in those parts of the brain. We have in a sense found an explanation of the singleness of the attention- process and of the focus of consciousness. In this connexion we may briefly consider the bearing of this result upon those strange cases of dual personality or double consciousness, in which two streams of presentation seem to pass simultaneously through two foci of consciousness without interaction or interference. The current explana- tion of such cases, which has been approved by so high an authority as Prof. Stout, is that all the organised systems of nervous elements which make up the chief part of the brain and which normally constitute one functional group, become divided in some way into two groups which function inde- pendently of one another. The view set forth above of the neural processes underlying the inhibitory aspect of the attention-process, makes possible a clearer conception of the way in which two systems of excitement might coexist in one brain. We have only to suppose that the paths which connect some group of upper level systems with the rest of the neural systems of the brain have their resting resistance so raised as to render impossible the drainage of energy from the one group to the other. The systems of one group, while remaining in the relation of reciprocal inhibition to one an- other, then cease to have this relation to those of the other group, and it becomes possible for any two systems belonging to the two different groups to be simultaneously active ; i.e., there are in one brain the neural conditions of two streams of presentations passing through two foci of consciousness. But although this current explanation of these cases is thus rendered more definite and very tempting by the adoption of the view of inhibition advocated above, I cannot regard the explanation as altogether satisfactory, because it assumes that the essential condition of the unity of individual consciousness is the spatial continuity of neural substance and neural process ; and this assumption, although it has been made by authors so distinguished as Fechner i and von Hartmann, 2 besides many others, I find great difficulty in accepting for reasons briefly indicated elsewhere. 3 1 Elemente d. Psiicho-Physik. 2 Philosophic d. Unbewussten. 3 " Proceedings of the Psychological Society," British Journal of Psy- chology, vol. i., part iii. | WIKI |
FACULTY RESEARCH
Introductory Page
Matthew Botvinick
Tim Buschman
Jonathan Cohen
Alin Coman
Ronald Comer
Andrew Conway
Joel Cooper
Lauren Emberson
Susan Fiske
Asif Ghazanfar
Joan Girgus
Adele Goldberg
Elizabeth Gould
Michael Graziano
Uri Hasson
Johannes Haushofer
Barry Jacobs
Sabine Kastner
Casey Lew-Williams
Yael Niv
Kenneth Norman
Daniel Osherson
Elizabeth Levy Paluck
Jonathan Pillow
Deborah Prentice
Emily Pronin
Eldar Shafir
Nicole Shelton
Stacey Sinclair
Susan Sugarman
Diana Tamir
Jordan Taylor
Alexander Todorov
Nicholas Turk-Browne
Ilana Witten
CHARLES GROSS
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., University of Cambridge, 1961
CONTACT INFO
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Princeton Neuroscience Institute
Psychology Department
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08540
RESEARCH SUMMARY
My laboratory is interested in the role of various brain structures in visual perception and visual learning. Much of our research involves monkeys.
Inferior temporal cortex. We have been studying how this area codes and stores information about objects. One approach involves recording the activity of single inferior temporal neurons as a function of the visual stimulus and the behavioral task, such as short term memory. A second is analyzing the anatomical organization of inferior temporal cortex and its connections in both infants and adults. A third approach is studying the behavioral effects of removal of inferior temporal cortex.
Blindsight and Development. After lesions of striate cortex there is considerable residual visual function. Since these functions are not conscious, this residual vision has been called "blindsight". We have been studying this phenomenon with emphasis on comparing the effects of striate lesions made in infant and adult monkeys. Recent experiments concern stimulus localization and movement discrimination in animals with striate lesions, properties of extra-striate cortex neurons in the long-term absence of striate cortex and anatomical changes after striate cortex lesions made in infancy and adulthood.
The Representation of Space in the Brain. How is space coded in the brain so that we know where things are, even as we move our eyes, head and bodies about? We are studying the roles of neurons in a system of areas, including the putamen, premotor cortex and parietal cortex, which represent near extra-personal space. We have discovered neurons that that have visual fields that are organized in body-part coordinates rather than retinal ones and we believe they play a role in visuomotor control.
Adult Neurogenesis. I have been collaborating with Professor Elizabeth Gould on adult-generated neurons in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus of monkeys.
History of Neuroscience. I also write on the history of neuroscience, and its social context.
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List of major company layoffs due to the coronavirus
The spread of the coronavirus is plunging the global economy into recession. Coronavirus related unemployment claims are already rising and expected to explode in the coming weeks.According to Markets Insider, the number of jobless claims for the week ending March 14 totaled 281,000, exceeding economist estimates for 220,000. In a week's time, Goldman Sachs anticipates the number of jobless claims could explode to a record 2.25 million.The travel and hospitality industries are already being hit the hardest — three airlines including Air Canada have already announced a reduction in workforce and Marriott, the world's largest hotel company, is starting to furlough thousands.Here's a roundup of the major companies who have announced downsizing their workforce due to coronavirus thus far.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
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Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) announced that it would temporarily lay off 10,000 employees — 90% of its staff — on March 15. SAS also halted the majority of its flights and is operating with limited service.
Source: Forbes
Norwegian Airlines announced the temporary layoff of 90% of its workforce on March 16, amounting to 7,300 employees. The airline also canceled 85% of its flights.
Source: Reuters
Marriott International, the world's largest hotel company, said it has started to furlough what could amount to tens of thousands of employees on March 17. Furloughs, as opposed to layoffs, occur when employees are required to take an unpaid leave of absence. Arne Sorenson, the president and CEO, announced that his own salary will be suspended for the rest of the year and senior executives' salaries will be reduced by 50%.
Source: Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, Business Insider
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, which owns over 50 hotels in the US including the W in Los Angeles, laid off 50% of its 8,000 employees on March 17. CEO Jon Bortz also told the Los Angeles Times that the company may need to lay off an additional 2,000 employees by the end of the month.
Source: Los Angeles Times
Famous restauranteur Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group, which owns beloved NYC staples like Gramercy Tavern, laid off 2,000 employees, or 80% of its workforce, on March 18.
Source: Business Insider
New York's Metropolitan Opera is the largest performing arts organization in the US by budget. On March 19, the Met laid off all of its union employees for the duration of the coronavirus outbreak. The Met also announced the cancellation of all performances through the end of the 2019-2020 season, which was set to end May 9.
Source: NPR
Cirque du Soleil announced it is laying off 95% of its 4,679 person staff on March 19, a week after canceling all its upcoming performances. The circus producer kept 259 staffers to plan and sell tickets for future tours.
Source: Cirque du Soleil, Forbes
Air Canada announced it is set to lay off more than 5,100, or 50%, of its flight crew on March 19. Renee Smith-Valade, the airline's vice president, called the decision "difficult but necessary" in a statement.
Source: CBC
According to the Washington Post, at least 200 workers across President Trump's hotels in Washington DC, New York City, and Las Vegas were laid off as of March 20. Other Trump properties, like Palm Beach's Mar-a-Lago, have temporarily closed.
Source: Washington Post, Business InsiderRead more:Coronavirus live updates: More than 360,000 people have been infected and over 15,400 have died. The US is now the third-worst-hit country. Here's everything we know.The world is spiraling toward a 'wartime economy.' Here's what experts say that will look like for America in 2020.Here are the latest major events that have been canceled or postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak, including Bonnaroo, Eurovision, and the Kentucky DerbyMarriott announces CEO Arne Sorenson's salary will be suspended for the rest of the year and senior executives' salaries will be reduced by 50% as the coronavirus ravages the hospitality industry
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Marcus Junius Brutus
|Died||23 October 42 BC (aged 43)|
|Cause of death||Suicide|
|Other names||Quintus Servilius Caepio Brutus|
|Occupation||Politician, jurist, military commander|
|Known for||Assassination of Julius Caesar|
|Office||Roman senator (58-42 BC)|
|Parent(s)||M. Junius Brutus & Servilia|
Q. Servilius Caepio (adoptive)
Julius Caesar (possibly)
|Relatives||Cato the Younger (uncle)|
Q. Servilius Caepio (uncle)
Marcus Junius Brutus (; 85 BC - 23 October 42 BC), often referred to simply as Marcus Brutus or Brutus, was a Roman senator during the political turmoil of the late Roman Republic. He took a leading role in the assassination of Julius Caesar. After being adopted by his uncle, Quintus Servilius Caepio, he used the name Quintus Servilius Caepio Brutus, but subsequently returned to his birth name.
Brutus was close to General Julius Caesar, the leader of the Populares faction. However, Caesar's attempts to assume greater power for himself put him at greater odds with the Roman elite and members of the Senate. Brutus eventually came to oppose Caesar and fought on the side of the Optimates faction, led by Pompey, against Caesar's forces in the Civil War (49-45 BC). Pompey was defeated at the Battle of Pharsalus in 48 BC, after which Brutus surrendered to Caesar, who granted him amnesty.
However, the underlying political tensions that led to the war had not been resolved. Due to Caesar's increasingly monarchical behavior, several senators, calling themselves "Liberators", plotted to assassinate him. They recruited Brutus, who took a leading role in the assassination, which was carried out successfully on 15 March 44 BC. The Senate, at the request of the Consul Mark Antony, granted amnesty to the assassins. However, a populist uprising forced Brutus and his brother-in-law, fellow assassin Gaius Cassius Longinus, to leave the City of Rome. In 43 BC Octavian, Caesar's adoptive son, became consul and immediately after taking office passed a resolution declaring Brutus and the other conspirators murderers. This led to a second civil war, in which Antony and Octavian fought the Liberatores led by Brutus and Cassius. The former decisively defeated the outnumbered armies of Brutus and Cassius at the Battle of Philippi in October 42 BC. After the battle, Brutus committed suicide. His name has since become synonymous with acts of intimate public betrayal or treason, and is perhaps only rivaled in this regard by the name of Judas.
Marcus Junius Brutus (Classical Latin: ['ma:rk?s 'ju:n?.?s 'bru:t?s]) was the son of Marcus Junius Brutus - sometimes called "the Elder" (Brutus Maior or Major) by later historians to distinguish him from his far more famous son - and Servilia of the Servilii Caepiones. He was a member of the gens Junia, one of the most celebrated families in Rome. His ancestor, Lucius Junius Brutus, led the revolt that overthrew the Etruscan King of Rome, and was dubbed "the founder of the Roman Republic" by the Romans. Brutus' father was killed by Pompey the Great in dubious circumstances after he had taken part in the rebellion of Lepidus; his mother was the half-sister of Cato the Younger, and later Julius Caesar's mistress. Some sources refer to the possibility of Caesar being his real father, despite Caesar being only 15 years old when Brutus was born.
Brutus' uncle, Quintus Servilius Caepio, adopted him posthumously in about 59 BC, and Brutus was known officially for a time as Quintus Servilius Caepio Brutus before he reverted to using his birth-name. Following Caesar's assassination in 44 BC, Brutus revived his adoptive name in order to illustrate his links to another famous tyrannicide, Gaius Servilius Ahala, from whom he was descended.
Brutus held his uncle in high regard and his political career started when he became an assistant to Cato, during his governorship of Cyprus. During this time, he enriched himself by lending money at high rates of interest. Brutus was also active in the province of Cilicia, in the year before Marcus Tullius Cicero was proconsul there; Cicero documents how Brutus profited from money lending to the provincials in his Letters. He returned to Rome a rich man, where he married Claudia Pulchra. From his first appearance in the Senate, Brutus aligned with the Optimates (the conservative faction) against the First Triumvirate of Marcus Licinius Crassus, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, and Gaius Julius Caesar.
When Caesar's Civil War broke out in 49 BC between Pompey and Caesar, Brutus followed his old enemy and the present leader of the Optimates, Pompey. When the Battle of Pharsalus began on August 9, Caesar ordered his officers to take Brutus prisoner if he gave himself up voluntarily, but to leave him alone and do him no harm if he persisted in fighting against capture. Caesar's concern, given that he and Brutus' mother Servilia had been lovers in their youth, was that Brutus might be his biological son. Indeed, he and Brutus enjoyed a close relationship at this time. Even when Brutus joined Pompey the Great to fight with Caesar and his soldiers, Caesar's main focus was Pompey, but he demanded Brutus be captured alive.
After the defeat of the Optimates at the Battle of Pharsalus, Brutus surrendered and wrote to Caesar with apologies. Caesar immediately forgave him. Caesar then accepted him into his inner circle and made him governor of Gaul when he left for Africa in pursuit of Cato and Metellus Scipio. In 45 BC, Caesar nominated Brutus to serve as urban praetor for the following year.
Also, in June 45 BC, Brutus divorced his wife and married his first cousin, Porcia Catonis, Cato's daughter. According to Cicero the marriage caused a semi-scandal as Brutus failed to state a valid reason for his divorce from Claudia other than he wished to marry Porcia. The marriage also caused a rift between Brutus and his mother, who was resentful of the affection Brutus had for Porcia.
Around this time many senators began to fear Caesar's growing power, following his appointment as dictator in perpetuity. The other senators persuaded Brutus to join the conspiracy against Caesar. Eventually, Brutus decided to move against Caesar after Caesar's alleged king-like behavior prompted him to take action. His wife was the only woman privy to the plot.
The conspirators planned to carry out their plot on the Ides of March (March 15) that same year. On that day, Caesar was delayed going to the Senate because his wife Calpurnia tried to convince him not to go. The conspirators feared the plot had been found out. Brutus persisted, however, waiting for Caesar at the Senate, and allegedly still chose to remain even when a messenger brought him news that would otherwise have caused him to leave.
When Caesar finally did come to the Senate, he was distracted by Tillius Cimber, who presented Caesar with a request to free his exiled brother. Caesar dismissed him, and Cimber subsequently grabbed his toga. "Why this violence?" Caesar asked. At this, the conspirators attacked Caesar. Publius Servilius Casca Longus was allegedly the first to attack him, with a stab to the shoulder, which Caesar blocked. However, upon seeing Brutus was with the conspirators, Caesar covered his face with his toga and resigned himself to his fate. The conspirators attacked in such numbers that they even wounded one another. Brutus is said to have been wounded in the hand and in the legs.
After the assassination, the Senate passed an amnesty on the assassins. This amnesty was proposed by Caesar's friend and co-consul Mark Antony. Nonetheless, uproar among the population against the assassins caused Brutus and the conspirators to leave Rome. Brutus settled in Crete from 44 to 42 BC.
In 43 BC, after Octavian received his consulship from the Roman Senate, one of his first actions was to have the people who had assassinated Julius Caesar declared murderers and enemies of the state. Cicero, angry at Octavian, wrote a letter to Brutus explaining that the forces of Octavian and Mark Antony were divided. Antony had laid siege to the province of Gaul, where he wanted a governorship. In response to this siege, Octavian rallied his troops and fought a series of battles, culminating in the Battle of Mutina, in which Antony was defeated.
Upon hearing that neither Mark Antony nor Octavian had an army large enough to defend Rome, Brutus rallied his troops, which totalled about 17 legions. When Octavian heard that Brutus was on his way to Rome, he made peace with Antony. Their armies, which together totalled about 19 legions, marched to meet Brutus and his ally, fellow assassin Gaius Cassius Longinus, thus beginning the Liberators' civil war. The two sides met in two engagements known as the Battle of Philippi. The first was fought on October 3, 42 BC, in which Brutus defeated Octavian's forces, although Cassius was defeated by Antony's forces, and subsequently committed suicide. The second engagement was fought on October 23, and ended in Brutus' defeat.
After the defeat, he fled into the nearby hills with only about four legions. Knowing his army had been defeated and that he would be captured, Brutus committed suicide by running into his own sword being held by two of his own men. Among his last words were, according to Plutarch, "By all means must we fly; not with our feet, however, but with our hands". Brutus also uttered the well-known verse calling down a curse upon Antony (Plutarch repeats this from the memoirs of Publius Volumnius): Forget not, Zeus, the author of these crimes (in the Dryden translation this passage is given as Punish, great Jove, the author of these ills). Plutarch wrote that, according to Volumnius, Brutus repeated two verses, but Volumnius was only able to recall the one quoted.
Mark Antony, as a show of great respect, ordered Brutus' body to be wrapped in Antony's most expensive purple mantle (this was later stolen, and Antony had the thief executed). Brutus was cremated, and his ashes were sent to his mother, Servilia. His wife Porcia was reported to have committed suicide upon hearing of her husband's death, although, according to Plutarch (Brutus 53 para 2), there is some dispute as to whether this is the case: Plutarch states that there was a letter in existence that was allegedly written by Brutus mourning the manner of her death.
All the conspirators save only he
Did that they did in envy of great Caesar;
He only, in a general honest thought
And common good to all, made one of them.
His life was gentle, and the elements
So mix'd in him that Nature might stand up
In 1787, the Anti-Federalist Papers were written under the pseudonym "Brutus" in reference to Caesar's assassin who tried to preserve the Republic.
John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of Abraham Lincoln, claimed to be inspired by Brutus. Booth's father, Junius Brutus Booth, was named for Brutus, and Booth (as Mark Antony) and his brother Edwin (as Brutus) had performed in a production of Julius Caesar in New York City just six months before the assassination. On the night of the assassination, Booth is alleged to have shouted "Sic semper tyrannis" while leaping to the stage of Ford's Theater. Lamenting the negative reaction to his deed, Booth wrote in his journal on April 21, 1865, while on the run, "[W]ith every man's hand against me, I am here in despair. And why; For doing what Brutus was honored for ... And yet I for striking down a greater tyrant than they ever knew am looked upon as a common cutthroat." Booth was also known to be greatly attracted to Caesar himself, having played both Brutus and Caesar upon various stages. | FINEWEB-EDU |
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Etymology
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demands, and gradually came to see that some degree of coercion would be necessary. In all quarters we found supporters. The better classes were dissatisfied with the behaviour of our armies and fleets, and knew that corruption in its worst forms was the cause of their failure. This feeling was not confined to one locality, but was widespread and deep-rooted, and promised to take shape and find expression in decided action.
The headquarters of the "Young China" party was really in Shanghai, but the scene of action was to be laid in Canton. The party was aided in its course by one or two circumstances. First among these was the existence of discontented soldiery. Three-fourths of the Cantonese contingent were disbanded when the war in the North had ceased in 1895. This set loose a number of idle, lawless men; and the small section of their comrades who were retained in service were no better pleased | WIKI |
Rush LIMBAUGH, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 4D03-4973.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Oct. 6, 2004.
Order Denying Rehearing and Certifying Question Nov. 17, 2004.
Roy Black, Jackie Perczek and Christine Ng of Black, Srebnick, Kornspan & Stumpf, P.A., Miami, for petitioner.
Barry Krischer, State Attorney for the Fifteenth Circuit, and James L. Martz, Assistant State Attorney, West Palm Beach, for respondent.
Mary E. Baluss, Washington, D.C., and Brian A. Kahan of Kahan & Associates, P.L., Boca Raton, for Amici Curiae National Foundation for the Treatment of Pain, and Florida Pain Initiative.
Jon May of May & Cohen, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, Randall C. Marshall of ACLU Foundation of Florida, Inc., Miami, Professor Michael Masinter, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, and Robert C. Buschel of Buschel, Carter,- Schwartzr-eich & Yates, Fort Lauderdale, Amicus Curiae American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, Inc.
Nancy W. Gregoire of Bunnell, Woulfe, Kirschbaum, Keller, McIntyre & Gregoire, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, and Andrew Schlafly, AAPS General Counsel, New York, NY, for Amicus Curiae The Association of American Physicians & Surgeons, Inc.
FARMER, C.J.
In this petition for certiorari, we are asked to decide whether the authority of the State to seize medical records in a criminal investigation by search warrant is limited by a patient’s right of privacy. We conclude that the State’s authority to seize such records by a validly issued search warrant is not affected by any right of privacy in such records.
The background may be briefly sketched. Police received statements from two individuals that they had sold petitioner “large quantities” of Hydrocodone and Oxycontin “over the course of many years.” Acting on this information, police obtained a list of petitioner’s prescriptions from a local pharmacy. These records are described as showing that petitioner had obtained prescriptions for controlled substances from four different physicians within a five-month period. Police then began investigating whether petitioner should be charged with violating the “doctor shopping” statute.
Police prepared an affidavit and obtained search warrants. See § 933.07(1), Fla. Stat. (2003). The warrants described the items to be seized as:
“[R]ecords specifically and only pertaining to [petitioner] including the medical records, medical questionnaire, cash receipts, sections of appointment book pertaining to [petitioner], canceled checks, medical insurance forms submitted or prepared to be submitted to insurance companies, computerized records related to the ordering of narcotics, DEA prescriptions numbers and forms, records of dispersing or issuing prescriptions for controlled substances, written and or computerized pertaining only to [petitioner].”
In keeping with the actual text of the warrant application, we read the warrants as seeking only those medical records “related to the ordering of narcotics, DEA prescriptions numbers and forms, records of dispersing or issuing prescriptions for controlled substances, written and or computerized pertaining only to [petitioner].” A Judge issued the warrants after review of the affidavit. These warrants were directed to the offices of three physicians and a clinic (providers) from which petitioner had received medical care and services, including prescriptions.
According to petitioner, in producing the records none of the providers made any distinction as to which of their records pertained to prescriptions and which did not. In response to the warrants, all of the providers simply turned over to the police all of petitioner’s medical records in their possession.
After police received the records, they placed them under seal, and the State Attorney sent the following notice to petitioner:
“The State is presently investigating a possible violation of Florida State Statute 893.13 against your client [petitioner], Pursuant to Florida State Statute 395.3025(4)(d) and F.S.S. 933, the State has seized thru a lawfully obtained search warrant the medical records and/or files of your client.... This was done November 25, 2003.
“This letter will serve as notice to you, as council [sic] for [petitioner] that 10 days from the date of the same, the State will move to unseal those medical records and/or files which were seized on November 25, 2003, and sealed without viewing any of the contents in the presence of the administrator or doctor pending your opportunity to be heard on your clients right [sic] privacy issues, in reference to the ongoing investigation.
“This letter constitutes proper notice as contemplated by Florida State Statute 395.3025(4)(d).
“Any legal objection to this action must be submitted in writing to the undersigned prior to the expiration of the ten day period.”
Petitioner’s attorney responded by invoking all of his rights. He objected to the seizure and any review of the medical records. He specifically referred to a claimed right of privacy in personal medical affairs. Although no criminal charges had yet been filed against petitioner, he demanded that the matter be set for hearing before a Judge.
Petitioner then filed a petition for certio-rari in the circuit court, praying that the court quash the search warrants and bar the State from again seizing his medical records on account of what he described as bad faith in seeking the warrants without prior notice to him. Ultimately a hearing was held before a Circuit Judge. Although the Judge received extensive oral argument from petitioner’s counsel, he refused to accept evidence and also denied a request for leave to file a written memorandum after the hearing. The court denied all relief. Petitioner then filed an appeal to this court, which we have treated as a petition for certiorari to review the decision of the circuit court.
Because the circuit court’s jurisdiction of this case arose from a petition for certiora-ri, and our review here has been based not by appeal of right but only by certiorari, we briefly explain our jurisdiction. In this kind of second tier review, our jurisdiction is quite limited. See Combs v. State, 436 So.2d 93 (Fla.1983) (in second tier review, district courts should not be as concerned with mere existence of legal error as much as with seriousness of error and should be allowed a large degree of discretion so that they may judge each case individually); Haines City Community Dev. v. Heggs, 658 So.2d 523 (Fla.1995) (standard of review for certiorari in district court in reviewing order of circuit court acting in its review capacity is whether circuit court afforded procedural due process and whether circuit court applied correct law, which is synonymous with observing essential requirements of law); Ivey v. Allstate Ins. Co., 774 So.2d 679 (Fla.2000) (cautioning district courts to be prudent and deliberate when deciding to exercise second tier review, but not so wary as to deprive litigants and the public of essential justice).
Petitioner contends that his constitutional right of privacy has been violated as a result of the issuance of the search warrants without any prior notice to him and an adversarial hearing to determine whether such warrants should have been issued. He argues that unless this court reviews the decision, his right of privacy will be lost without any appellate court ever considering the matter until the damage had long since been done. Owing to the nature of the right asserted, and the absence of any pending case against petitioner in which he might raise the issue, we deem the nature and context of the right asserted important enough to exercise our discretion in favor of review at this point. We deem it necessary to consider the underlying issue, namely whether Florida law recognizes a right of privacy in medical records that would limit the State’s use of search warrants in regard to medical records in a criminal investigation.
Petitioner’s primary argument is that this court should recognize a general rule that the State may not use search warrants to avoid a constitutional right of privacy in medical records. He asks us to hold that search warrants for medical records are subject to a right of privacy in the Florida Constitution. The provision he relies on says that “[ejvery natural person has the right to be let alone and free from governmental intrusion into the person’s private life except as otherwise provided herein.” Art. I, § 23, Fla. Const. (1980) (privacy amendment).
From its general text, one might have thought that article I, section 23, did have the effect of restricting the government’s power to seize personal medical records, even under the separate constitutional article relating to searches and seizures. See Art. I, § 12, Fla. Const. (“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures, and against the unreasonable interception of private communications by any means, shall not be violated. No warrant shall be issued except upon probable cause, supported by affidavit, particularly describing the place or places to be searched, the ... things to be seized ... and the nature of evidence to be obtained.”). Because article I, section 28, lacks any stated authority to seize personal medical records merely because they are relevant, one might have supposed they would be immune even from search warrants. Moreover, because the United States Constitution has been interpreted to exclude any right of privacy in search and seizure cases under the Fourth Amendment, one might also suppose that the addition of a separate right of privacy to the Florida Constitution inaugurated specific privacy protection as to issues arising under article I, section 12. These intuitions are not the law, however.
In 1982, the voters of Florida amended article I, section 12, on searches and seizures to conform its interpretation to the United States Supreme Court’s construction of the comparable provision in the Fourth Amendment. This “conformity amendment” had been proposed by the Florida Legislature to reverse the Florida Supreme Court’s construction of article I, section 12, which among other things had refused to recognize a good faith exception to the warrant requirement that the United States Supreme Court had found in the Fourth Amendment.
Since then the Florida Supreme Court has made clear that, as a result of the conformity amendment, the right of privacy in article I, section 23, has no application to searches and seizures complying with article I, section 12. In State v. Hume, 512 So.2d 185 (Fla.1987), the court said:
“right-of-privaey provision, article I, section 23, of the Florida Constitution, does not modify the applicability of article I, section 12, particularly since the people adopted section 23 prior to the present section 12.”
512 So.2d at 188. One year later, the court said that it had “rejected the contention that our right-of-privacy provision under article I, section 23, of the Florida Constitution prohibited the introduction of [defendant’s conversation in his home with an undercover police officer].” Madsen v. State, 521 So.2d 110, 110 (Fla.1988). In State v. Hester, 618 So.2d 1365 (Fla.1993), the court restated that “our right of privacy provision, article I, section 23, does not modify the applicability of article I, section 12, particularly since section 23 was adopted prior to the present section 12.” 618 So.2d at 1366; see also State v. Jimeno, 588 So.2d 233 (Fla.1991) (same). Because the privacy amendment came before the conformity amendment, the privacy amendment does not apply to cases to which article I, section 12, is applicable. Logically, therefore, any statutes enacted after the adoption of the conformity amendment could have no different application in the context of search and seizure than article I, section 23, itself does.
Nevertheless, petitioner reads a right of privacy restriction into the State’s power to seize medical records by search warrant. He implicitly acknowledges that search warrants are designed to seize relevant evidence upon a showing of probable cause under article I, section 12. Notwithstanding that recognition, however, he concludes that search warrants are not suffi-dent to protect his privacy interests in items protected by the constitution.
Petitioner also relies on Florida’s medical records subpoena statutes in arguing that he was entitled to notice and a hearing before the State could seize and review his medical records. One statute, found in chapter 395, deals with the regulation of hospitals. The other, found in chapter 456, generally regulates all health care providers other than hospitals. Both statutes were originally passed at the same time in a different form. See Ch. 83-108, Laws of Fla. (introducing notice requirement for issuance of subpoenas for medical records). It is important to note that the Legislature enacted these statutes one year after the conformity amendment was adopted.
Although these are separate statutes, their text is identical in substance. First, they require health care providers to recognize a right of privacy in medical records. Second, they establish that outsiders may not subpoena such records from medical providers without prior notice to the patient. It is true that the subpoena provision is a subdivision of the two statutes and that they are not labeled as subpoena statutes. We also recognize that the primary thrust of these two statutes is to require health care providers to recognize their patient’s right of privacy in the records they create and maintain. Yet, for purposes of this case, the operative effect of the statutes really lies only in the subdivisions limiting the use of subpoenas for medical records.
We do not believe the Legislature’s purpose in enacting these subpoena statutes had anything to do with search warrants, a term that appears nowhere within either of them. Their rather limited purpose was to correct a practice in the use of subpoenas for medical records in both civil and criminal cases by private and governmental lawyers. Before these statutes were adopted, subpoenas for discovery and trial were readily obtainable by any attorney without judicial supervision. The attorney could serve a subpoena without any prior notice or permission. Usually the records were not in the possession of the patient, who might not even be a formal party in the case. Private medical records of this kind are usually kept by third party providers of medical services. Under this old procedure, attorneys could obtain subpoenas merely by asking the Clerk for them. In fact, attorneys could (and did) carry subpoenas around in their briefcases, issued in blank by the Clerk for this purpose. This practice was in wide-spread use. These statutes were apparently intended only to alter this former use of subpoenas where medical records are concerned. Since their enactment, the Legislature has amended them several times, but not in any way material to the issue we face today. It should be carefully noted that these subpoena statutes were adopted one year after the people of Florida adopted the conformity amendment to our State Constitution.
Because this case involves search warrants, not subpoenas, the issue really turns on the content of the search warrant statutes. Nothing in any statute purports to limit the use of search warrants in regard to medical records. Section 933.02(3) expresses no limitations as to the kind of property that may be had by a search warrant. To the contrary, section 933.02(3)’s term any property self-evidently includes medical records because of the absence of any limiting text. And the presence of one actual limitation in subsection (2) of 933.07(1) demonstrates beyond any quibble that when the Legislature proposes to restrict search warrants as to specified property it will say so in the statute.
As we said, the statutes affirming a right of privacy in medical records apply only to subpoenas. Therefore, we take the omission of any reference to search warrants as a plain legislative decision that search warrants for medical records are not affected by these provisions. See Dobbs v. Sea Isle Hotel, 56 So.2d 341, 342 (Fla.1952) (“The legislature made one exception to the precise language of the statute of limitations. We apprehend that had the legislature intended to establish other exceptions it would have done so clearly and unequivocally.”). In short, by their clear terms, neither of the two subpoena statutes on which petitioner relies would seem to have any application when the State proceeds by search warrant. Yet petitioner argues that Judges should interpret them to have that effect.
In construing statutes, Judges are not free to add or delete provisions from plain statutory text. See McLaughlin v. State, 721 So.2d 1170, 1172 (Fla.1998) (when the language of the statute is clear and unambiguous and conveys a clear and definite meaning, there is no occasion for resorting to the rules of statutory interpretation and construction; the statute must be given its plain and obvious meaning). When engaged outside of the common law, as here, Judges are not meant to be fixers of statutory omissions and have no authority to fill statutory voids or enlarge the domain of statutes already adopted. Holly v. Auld, 450 So.2d 217 (Fla.1984) (courts lack power to construe clear statute to extend, modify, or limit, express terms or reasonable and obvious implications; to do so would be abrogation of legislative power). This means that Judges are not free to reconstruct statutes dealing only with subpoenas and extend them to cover search warrants as well.
The issuance of these search warrants was based on a finding by a Judge that the medical records to be seized were relevant to the commission of a felony being investigated by the State. § 933.02(3), Fla. Stat. (2003) (“Upon proper affidavits being made, a search warrant may be issued ... when any property constitutes evidence relevant [e.s.] to proving that a felony has been committed.... ”)• The State had the burden of satisfying the Judge that there was probable cause that petitioner’s medical records were relevant to the commission of a crime as to which there was also some evidence of his involvement. The State satisfied that burden because the Judge signed the search warrant, and nothing we have been shown suggests any error in that regard.
If these subpoena statutes were nevertheless somehow applicable to search warrants, in one real sense they would be unnecessarily redundant. Except for prior notice, the greater showing required by search warrants — probable cause and relevancy — exceeds that which these subpoena statutes require. If a mere reasonable suspicion is constitutionally sufficient for the State to seize medical records by subpoena, obviously the probable cause necessary for the issuance of a search warrant affords even greater protection. See State v. Rivers, 787 So.2d 952 (Fla. 2d DCA 2001) (constitutional right of privacy in medical records overcome by State’s showing of reasonable suspicion for issuance of investigative subpoena).
Search warrants have generally not required prior notice because of the understandable fear that the property’s custodian might cause the evidence to disappear if he knew the State was seeking to seize it in a criminal investigation. Indeed, in State v. Viatical Services Inc., 741 So.2d 560, 562-3 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999), Judge Warner noted the absence of any authority for an adversary hearing before the issuance of a search warrant and recognized that a criminal investigation might actually be impaired by such a hearing. That is precisely the argument made by the State in this case in using a search warrant rather than an investigative subpoena. Such decisions are well within prosecutorial discretion, and no one here has made a sufficient showing otherwise.
In deciding to employ search warrants, rather than subpoenas, to reach petitioner’s medical records, the State cast a wary eye on our decision in Viatical. There, the State had obtained a search warrant to seize a viatical settlement company’s files in connection with a fraud investigation. Along with business and financial records, the files contained the confidential medical records of persons who were insured by life insurance policies. Counsel for the company under investigation objected to the issuance of a search warrant, asserting the right of privacy in the medical records of the insureds, who were not targets of the investigation. The trial court decided to hold an adversarial hearing prior to issuing the warrant. In granting the State certiorari relief, we held that it was improper to hold an adversarial hearing before the warrant could be issued, saying:
“While we can find no authority for allowing an adversarial hearing prior to the issuance of a search warrant, which hearing may severely compromise a criminal investigation, we dismiss the writ for failure to show irreparable harm. Nevertheless, despite our conclusion that the state has failed to show irreparable harm in this case, holding an adversarial hearing prior to the issuance of a search warrant is contrary to statute. See § 933.07, Fla. Stat. (1997). Pre-seizure hearings are ‘necessarily ex parte, since the subject of the search cannot be tipped off to the application for a warrant lest he destroy or remove evidence.’ ” [e.s., c.o.]
741 So.2d at 562-63.
Although the State read Viatical to support the issuance of warrants for medical records without a pre-seizure hearing, it was apparently concerned about language in Viatical that established certain procedures for protecting the privacy interests in medical records post-seizure. In Viatical, we directed the trial court on remand to “issue the warrant on condition that the insured’s medical records be sealed until a post-seizure hearing may be held on the issue of the right to privacy.” 741 So.2d at 564.
In this case, and in an abundance of caution, the State followed the above procedure described in Viatical. AJter seizing the records, it kept the records sealed, then notified petitioner of the seizure and his opportunity to be heard on the privacy issue before the seized records could be unsealed. Though commendable, these, steps were not required. In Viatical, we stated that when there are privacy rights which merit protection, the court must fashion a remedy to protect them. In that case, however, we were concerned about protecting the privacy rights of innocent third parties. Here, petitioner is the target of the criminal investigation, not a third party not implicated in the crimes under investigation. The Judge who reviewed the warrant application’s supporting affidavits found probable cause to believe that the medical records contained evidence of criminal wrongdoing. In issuing the warrant, the Judge impliedly determined that the privacy rights of petitioner were outweighed by the State’s legitimate need to secure the information in furtherance of its investigation and prosecution of the suspected crimes. Thus, the circuit court was not obligated to do anything further before allowing the State to review the seized records.
Obviously, Viatical does not support a conclusion that the constitutional right of privacy has any limitation on the use of search warrants for medical records. To hold that it does would conflict with the supreme court’s holdings that the right of privacy provision has no application to constitutionally valid search and seizure. To repeat what we have already shown, the supreme court has made clear that' the privacy amendment does not “modify the applicability [e.s.] of article I, section 12.” Hume, 512 So.2d at 188. This means that the applicability of article I, section 12, is not displaced or affected by the privacy amendment. The propriety of a search warrant is measured by the requirements of article I, section 12, not by article I, section 23. The supreme court’s holdings in Hume-Madsen-Hester make clear that the constitutional right of privacy does not further restrict the State’s powers of search and seizure in the criminal context beyond those requirements imposed by article I, section 12, and the Fourth Amendment. We know from the addition of the citrus canker provision to section 933.07(2) that the Legislature is aware of its authority to add burdens in obtaining search warrants. It needs repeating that it simply has not done so for medical records. We therefore cannot agree that article I, section 23, has any affect on the State’s authority over items properly seized by a valid search warrant, or that it requires any further post-seizure hearing as to general relevancy.
Petitioner places heavy reliance on State v. Johnson, 814 So.2d 390 (Fla.2002), to support a privacy limitation on search warrants for medical records. The precise issue the court faced there was whether the exclusionary rule should bar the State from attempting to correct a failure to give prior notice of the issuance of a subpoena to seize medical records. The State did not proceed by search warrant in that case, as it has done here. Indeed, as the court itself explained:
“The issues before us are whether the State can avoid the procedural requirements of section 395.3025(4)(d) by use of its investigative subpoena power, and if not, what sanction is to be imposed when the State does not comply with these procedural requirements. Based on the clear language of the statute, we hold that the state attorney’s subpoena power under section 27.04, Florida Statutes (1997), cannot override the notice requirement of section 395.3025(4)(d).” [e.s.]
814 So.2d at 393. There is not a single word anywhere in the opinion suggesting or implying that the holding also applies to search warrants. To extend this holding on the use of subpoenas to search warrants would be, well, unwarranted.
Petitioner seems to suggest that the issuing Judge’s determination of probable cause, and of the relevancy of his medical records to the crime being investigated, is somehow insufficient. He argues that before any warrant could be issued we should require an adversarial hearing, with prior notice to petitioner. We think the issuing Judge’s determination is all that is required under article I, section 12. Nothing in the constitution or search warrant statutes requires a post-seizure hearing to reconsider the relevancy or probable cause determinations made by the issuing Judge. This would amount to a judicially created limitation on search warrants.
Although we are urged to engage in statutory construction to deduce some unarticulated legislative purpose limiting warrants, the supreme court has made clear that there must be a “hopeless inconsistency” between statutes before the rules of construction — such as in pari materia — may be employed to defeat the plain language of one in favor of the other. State v. Parsons, 569 So.2d 437 (Fla.1990) (“There first must be a hopeless inconsistency between the two statutes before rules of construction are applied to defeat the express language of one of those statutes.”); Starr Tyme Inc. v. Cohen, 659 So.2d 1064 (Fla.1995) (same). In other words, it is improper to resort to the canons of statutory construction when the texts of different statutes are plain and unambiguous. See A.R. Douglass Inc. v. McRainey, 102 Fla. 1141, 1144, 137 So. 157, 159 (Fla.1931) (“The intention and meaning of the Legislature must primarily be determined from the language of the statute itself and not from conjectures ali-unde. When the language of the statute is clear and unambiguous and conveys a clear and definite meaning, there is no occasion for resorting to the rules of statutory interpretation and construction; the statute must be given its plain and obvious meaning.”)- This is simply another application of the principle that Judges are not empowered to add or remove words or plain meaning from statutes. Holly v. Auld, 450 So.2d at 219 (not court’s duty or prerogative to modify or shade clearly expressed legislative intent in order to uphold policy favored by the court).
Accordingly, we hold that the constitutional right of privacy in medical records is not implicated by the State’s seizure and review of medical records under a valid search warrant without prior notice or hearing. We therefore deny the writ. Our denial, however, is without prejudice to petitioner to seek review by the issuing Judge to insure that all the records produced fall within the scope of the warrants, and to seek other protective relief to prevent improper disclosures to third parties of records irrelevant to this prosecution.
TAYLOR, J., concurs.
MAY, J., concurs in part and dissents in part with opinion.
MAY, J.,
concurring in part and dissenting in part.
I concur in that part of the majority’s opinion holding the State may use a search warrant to search for and seize a person’s medical records. I dissent from that part of the opinion that turns a blind eye to section 23, article I of the Florida Constitution and the age-old protection afforded those records.
While using eight pages to hold that section 23 provides no protection, the majority ends the opinion with the following: “Our denial, however, is without prejudice to petitioner to seek review by the issuing Judge to insure that all the records produced fall within the scope of the warrants, ... and to seek other protective relief to prevent improper disclosures to third parties of records irrelevant to this prosecution.” Slip Op. at 8. (Footnote omitted.) This is the very review sought by the petitioner in this case, which is why I would grant the petition. The majority holds there is no right to protection of one’s medical records when a search warrant is issued, yet fashions its own form of relief that I find evident in Florida’s Constitution and the statutes designed to protect a person’s medical records.
Unlike the majority, I see a distinction between the right to search and seize medical records, which is controlled by article I, section 12 of the Florida Constitution and “disclosure” of those records, which I believe is controlled by section 23.
With regard to search and seizure, section 933.07(1), Florida Statutes (2003), authorizes the search of property or persons described for the purpose of bringing the property or person(s) before a magistrate or other court. The statute does not distinguish among types of property. There is no special exception for medical records.
When the legislature enacted sections 395.3025 and 456.057, Florida Statutes (2003) to address the “disclosure” of medical records, it neither referenced the warrant statute in them nor amended the warrant statute to reference the medical records statutes.
However, in response to the citrus canker crisis in 2002, the legislature amended the warrant statute to require the court to “conduct a court proceeding prior to the issuance of such search warrant upon reasonable notice” and to “receive, hear, and determine any objections by property owners to the issuance of such search warrant.” See § 933.07(2), Fla. Stat. (2003). No similar requirement was added to the warrant statute with regard to medical records.
Thus, I conclude, as does the majority, that search warrants may be used to search and seize medical records, pursuant to section 12. Indeed, common sense suggests that law enforcement would itself be handcuffed if required to give notice to a person before lawfully “seizing” evidence. However, the warrant statute simply does not address the issue of “disclosure.”
This is the point at which I no longer see “eye to eye” with the majority. The special nature of the doctor-patient relationship dates back 2400 years to the age of Hippocrates. From that point forward, medical records have been the focus of constitutional, statutory, and regulatory protections. See, e.g., Art. I, § 23, Fla. Const. See also §§ 395.3025 and 456.057, Fla. Stat. (2003); Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act [HIPPA], 42 U.S.C.A. § 210 et seq. (1996); 10 U.S.C.A. § 1102 (2004); 38 U.S.C.A. § 7332 (2004); 42 C.F.R. §§ 405.2138, 405.2139, 417.106, 417.486 (2004); Wanda E. Wakefield, J.D., Annotation, Physician-Patient Privilege as Extending to Patient’s Medical or Hospital Records, 10 A.L.R.4th 552 (1981). Yet, the majority cannot see any constitutional or statutory basis to provide a meaningful post-seizure hearing to insure that only those records “relevant” to the criminal investigation are “disclosed.”
Perhaps the first indication of the privacy interest in medical records is found in the Hippocratic Oath. It provides in part: “What I may see or hear in the course of the treatment or even outside of the treatment in regard to the life of men, which on no account ought to be spread abroad, I ■will keep to myself, holding such things shameful to be spoken about.” See Hippocrates, Physician’s Oath, STEADMAN’S MEDICAL DICTIONARY 579 (22d ed.1972).
Centuries later, the citizens of Florida would amend their constitution to add section 23. It provides for the “right to be let alone and free from governmental intrusion into the person’s private life.... ” Art. I., § 23, Fla. Const. And, while the majority points out that our supreme court has held section 23 does not affect search and seizure under section 12, it seemingly overlooks the court’s recognition that medical records fall within the right to privacy afforded by section 23. State v. Johnson, 814 So.2d 390 (Fla.2002).
Our legislature has consistently protected medical records. Most significantly, sections 395.3025 and 456.057 specifically address the “disclosure” of medical records. The majority suggests these statutes are irrelevant to the issue before the Court because they were only intended to relate to the issuance of subpoenas. Op. at 395.1 disagree.
I know the difference between a subpoena and a warrant. I also recognize the protective mechanism devised by the legislature to prevent unwarranted “disclosure” of medical records. See §§ 395.3025 and 456.057, Fla. Stat. (2003). Our supreme court has clearly indicated the privacy interest in medical records trumps the State’s investigative subpoena powers. Johnson, 814 So.2d 390. In doing so, the Court upheld the privacy interest in a person’s medical records and continued to afford meaning to section 23 of the Florida Constitution in the face of the State’s right to investigate criminal activity. I would do the same here.
Our legislature continued to protect medical records' in legislation to address the over-prescription of drugs by a doctor. Those statutes provide for a warrant to search the doctor’s office, but patient’s medical records are obtainable only by consent or through a subpoena issued pursuant to section 456.057. See §§ 458.341 and 458.343, Fla. Stat. (2003).
Perhaps the most recent reminder of the importance of a person’s privacy interest in medical records can be found in Congress’s amendments to HIPPA. See Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act [HIPPA], 42 U.S.C.A. § 210 et seq. (1996). The amendments further demonstrate the trend to enhance, not eliminate, the privacy afforded to patients and their medical records.
In State v. Viatical Services, Inc., 741 So.2d 560 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999), this court reviewed the privacy interest in medical records in the context of a search warrant. This court was asked to balance the same competing interests present in this case. We held the trial court “should have limited the seizure by allowing the records to be sealed, rather than precluding seizure of what it found probable cause to believe would contain evidence of criminal wrongdoing.” Id. at 564. We directed the trial court “to issue the warrant on condition that the insured’s medical records be sealed until a post-seizure hearing may be held on the issue of the right of privacy.” Id.
According to the majority, Viatical does not support a conclusion that the constitutional right of privacy has any limitation on the use of search warrants for medical records. Op. at 396.1 agree. What Viatical does support, however, is that medical records are protected. They should be afforded that protection by the process outlined in Viatical. The common thread woven throughout these statutes and the cases interpreting them is the privacy interest in medical records. Medical records fall within a sphere of privacy afforded by section 23. Hunter v. State, 639 So.2d 72 (Fla. 5th DCA 1994) (followed by Ussery v. State, 654 So.2d 561 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995)). Whether they are obtained by means of a subpoena or a warrant, their protected status remains the same.
The simple fact remains — our legislature has mandated greater protection for a person’s medical records than other types of property. That protection is found under the statutory headings of “confidentiality” and “patient’s records.” See §§ 395.3025 and 456.057, Fla. Stat. (2003). I would therefore focus on the confidentiality and privacy interests in these medical records statutes rather than the subpoena process they employ.
Our task should be to construe and harmonize competing statutory provisions. Mann v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 300 So.2d 666 (Fla.1974); Wilensky v. Fields, 267 So.2d 1 (Fla.1972); see also First Mortg. Corp. of Vero Beach v. Stellmon, 170 So.2d 302 (Fla. 2d DCA 1964) (statutes should be construed so that all parts are meaningful). We should not ignore one provision simply to enforce the other. Howarth v. City of DeLand, 117 Fla. 692, 168 So. 294, 298 (1934).
Recognizing the right to privacy in medical records and ensuring only those relevant to the crime under investigation are “disclosed” in the least intrusive manner does not engraft a restriction on the State’s power of search and seizure. For if not the court system, who will give meaning to section 23? See John Sanchez, Constitutional Privacy in Florida: Between the Idea and the Reality Falls the Shadow, 18 NOVA L. REV. 775 (1994).
Warrants are a means by which the State may “search” and “seize” relevant evidence when probable cause exists to believe that a crime has been committed. They were not designed to set the parameters of “disclosure” of items otherwise protected by our constitution. A magistrate’s determination of what might appear relevant at the time a warrant is issued is simply insufficient to protect an individual’s right to privacy in their medical records. Only when the records have actually been seized can a full, fair, and specific determination of relevancy be made.
In this case, the warrant requested “medical records,” not medical records related to prescriptions. The medical providers, professionals in medicine, are but lay persons in the law. They bundled up all of the medical records, even those irrelevant to the crime under investigation, as the majority acknowledges, and turned them over to the State. If we simply deny the writ, there is no protection afforded the petitioner. Once disclosed, the petitioner’s privacy interest in his medical records is forever lost. While there is value in a post-seizure hearing, there is no value in a post-“disclosure” hearing.
In my view, the hearing afforded the petitioner did not allow the parties to address significant issues before “disclosure” was ordered. This is due in part to the initial positions taken by the parties, each asserting the dominance of either the medical records or warrant statute. They were unable to reach the real issue — “disclosure.” A meaningful hearing on the issue of “disclosure” should include an in camera review of the records seized to determine their relevance and a determination as to whom the relevant records can be disclosed.
I dissent therefore from the majority’s decision to keep its “Eyes Wide Shut” to the right to privacy in a person’s medical records. I would grant the petition, issue the writ, quash the order of disclosure, and remand the case to the trial court to determine the relevancy of the records seized and to whom, if anyone, those records may be “disclosed.” The doctor shopping statute speaks in terms of a patient’s obligation to inform his doctors as to whether “controlled substances or a prescription for a controlled substance of like therapeutic use from another practitioner” has occurred within the previous 30 days. See § 893.13(7)(a)(8), Fla. Stat. (2003). Thus, the details of petitioner’s medical condition and treatment unrelated to information concerning disclosure of other prescriptions are not relevant and should not be disclosed.
On Motion for Rehearing, Motion for Rehearing En Banc, and Certification
PER CURIAM.
We deny all rehearing but certify the following question to the Supreme Court:
Do §§ 395.3025(4) and 456.057(5)(a) bar the State from obtaining a search warrant to seize and inspect a patient’s medical records without providing the patient notice and a prior hearing to oppose the seizure and inspection?
FARMER, C.J., TAYLOR and MAY, JJ., concur.
. See § 893.13(7)(a)8, Fla. Stat. (2003) ("It is unlawful for any person ... [t]o withhold information from a practitioner from whom the person seeks to obtain a controlled substance or a prescription for a controlled substance that the person making the request has received a controlled substance or a prescription for a controlled substance of like therapeutic use from another practitioner within the previous 30 days.” [e.s.]).
. Cf. John Sanchez, Constitutional Privacy in Florida: Between the Idea and the Reality Falls the Shadow, 18 Nova L.Rev. 775 (1994) (arguing that Florida courts have given article I, section 23, only grudging effect); Rasmussen v. S. Fla. Blood Serv. Inc., 500 So.2d 533 (Fla.1987) (privacy interests of blood donors defeated AIDS victim’s claim to subpoena names and addresses of blood donors who may have contributed the tainted blood); Atwell v. Sacred Heart Hosp., 520 So.2d 30 (Fla.1988) (natural child who was not formally adopted by family that raised him entitled to access to hospital record of his birth even though name of birth mother therein revealed).
. See U.S. Const., Amend, iv (“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”); Katz v. United States, 389 U.S. 347, 350-51, 88 S.Ct. 507, 19 L.Ed.2d 576 (1967) (”[T]he Fourth Amendment cannot be translated into a general constitutional 'right to privacy.’ That Amendment protects individual privacy against certain kinds of governmental intrusion, but its protections go further, and often have nothing to do with privacy at all. Other provisions of the Constitution protect personal privacy from other forms of governmental invasion. But the protection of a person’s general right to privacy — his right to be let alone by other people — is, like the protection of his property and of his very life, left largely to the law of the individual States.”).
. In re T.W., 551 So.2d 1186, 1191-92 (Fla.1989) ("Since the people of this state exercised their prerogative and enacted an amendment to the Florida Constitution which expressly and succinctly provides for a strong right of privacy not found in the United States Constitution, it can only be concluded that the right is much broader in scope than that of the Federal Constitution.”).
. See Art. I, § 12, Fla. Const. (1982) (adding the following: "This right shall be construed in conformity with the 4th Amendment to 'the United States Constitution, as interpreted by the United States Supreme Court.”).
. See House Joint Resolution No. 31-H (June 24, 1982).
. See § 395.3025(4)(d), Fla. Stat. (2003) ("Patient records are confidential and must not be disclosed without the consent of the person to whom they pertain, but appropriate disclosure may be made without such consent to ... [i]n any civil or criminal action, unless otherwise prohibited by law, upon the issuance of a subpoena from a court of competent jurisdiction and proper notice by the party seeking such records to the patient or his or her legal representative.”); § 456.057(5)(a)3, Fla. Stat. (2003) (“Except as otherwise provided in this section and in s. 440.13(4)(c), such records may not be furnished to, and the medical condition of a patient may not be discussed with, any person other than the patient or the patient's legal representative or other health care practitioners and providers involved in the care or treatment of the patient, except upon written authorization of the patient. However, such records may be furnished without written authorization ... [i]n any civil or criminal action, unless otherwise prohibited by law, upon the issuance of a subpoena from a court of competent jurisdiction and proper notice to the patient or the patient's legal representative by the party seeking such records.”), [hereinafter referred to as subpoena statutes]
. And so, when we refer to the medical records subpoena statutes, or just the subpoena statutes, we refer only to the subdivisions dealing with subpoenas of medical records.
. See § 933.07(1), Fla. Stat. (2003) (providing for issuance of search warrants); § 933.02(3), Fla. Stat. (2003) (“Upon proper affidavits being made, a search warrant may be issued ... when any property [e.s.] constitutes evidence relevant to proving that a felony has been committed....”).
.See also State v. Tsavaris, 394 So.2d 418, 426 (Fla.1981)(distinguishing between search warrants and subpoenas and holding that requirements of Fourth Amendment apply to subpoenas in criminal case only to ensure that breadth of subpoena is reasonable).
. See § 933.14(1), Fla. Stat. (2003) (issuing Judge may order property seized by warrant returned where the property delivered up is "not the same as that described in the warrant”).
. The majority acknowledges that these statutes were enacted subsequent to the constitutional amendment to section 12. I take this as an indication that the legislature still holds medical records in a privileged category of their own.
. The majority also distinguishes Viatical by suggesting it dealt with innocent third parties as opposed to the innocent (until proven guilty) first party involved in this case. Op. at 396. In my view, that is a distinction without a difference as relates to a person’s right to privacy under section 23.
.As Justice Arthur Goldberg once wrote while discussing the right to privacy under the U.S. Constitution, “the right of privacy is a fundamental personal right, emanating ‘from the totality of the constitutional scheme under which we live.’ ” Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479, 494, 85 S.Ct. 1678, 14 L.Ed.2d 510 (1965) (Goldberg, J., concurring (quoting Poe v. Ullman, 367 U.S. 497, 521, 81 S.Ct. 1752, 6 L.Ed.2d 989 (1961))).
. I find the majority's reliance on State v. Hume, 512 So.2d 185 (Fla.1987), Madsen v. State, 521 So.2d 110 (Fla.1988), and State v. Hester, 618 So.2d 1365 (Fla.1993), to avoid the import of section 23, to be misplaced. Each of those cases dealt with whether the State had properly seized evidence. Not one of them dealt with the "disclosure” of otherwise privileged medical records.
. It would also seem advisable that when medical records are the subject of a search warrant, it would be a better practice for the State to keep the warrant and the accompanying affidavit under seal until an impartial magistrate is able to determine relevancy. Only in this manner can the underlying philosophy of section 23 be guaranteed.
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The result was no consensus. When I saw the title as the last one open, I was wondering how it didn't get snowball deleted, to my surprise, well, as suggested, there's no consensus to be found here. Courcelles (talk) 04:27, 16 July 2010 (UTC)
Smelly socks
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This article should be deleted as it is only a repository for trivia about foul-smelling socks. The only useful information in this article is the second sentence in the introduction ("The aroma is a mixture of ammonia, fatty acids, and lactic acid.") and the five short sentences in the "Air contamination" section. This information can and should be merged to Foot odor, Sock, and/or Human foot. The remainder of the article is pure trivia; simply a list of various trivial situations in which smelly socks are vaguely connected. Here are some examples of information provided by this article: The list of trivia goes on and on. Just because sources can be found which mention "smelly socks" doesn't mean that we need an article devoted to the subject. I can also find plenty of sources for Brown socks and Knee socks and Crusty socks and Discolored socks, or any other adjective preceding the word "socks", but that doesn't mean we should have an article about brown socks including a list of films in which actors wore brown socks, and a list of flowers and animals reported to resemble brown socks, and a description of sexual fetishes involving brown socks, a list of all plane crash victims who were wearing brown socks, etc. etc. etc. Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information. Snotty Wong gossip 19:59, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
* Smelly socks smell like stale poppers, a recreational drug used during sex.
* Smelly socks were used in commercials for British Knights sneakers.
* Smelly socks are used in the making of powerful spells and charms.
* Smelly socks are used to cure the common cold.
* Smelly socks arouse people with foot fetishes.
* Smelly socks smell like White Plume Grevillea flowers.
* Comment: But brown socks are not notable.--Milowent (talk) 20:10, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
* That's ironic. Neither are smelly socks. Snotty Wong confess 20:12, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
* Then you've never smelled them, tenderfoot :-)--Milowent (talk) 20:15, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
* Well, let me put it this way: my smelly socks are not notable, but maybe yours are... ;) Snotty Wong squeal 20:26, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
* Well, both of ours can be used to fight malaria, just one of the examples in the article, from real press coverage. On the surface it seems silly (I stumbled across it some time ago), but it really is a notable subject. On the less serious side:--Milowent (talk) 20:30, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
* Merge to Foot odor. Please, let's just all agree on this. Foot odor is a valid encyclopedia topic, and the source of the stink on socks and shoes is the feet. As an aside, "Smell" is grammatically incorrect; "Stink" is better. Abductive (reasoning) 20:32, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
* You are quite mistaken. The feet have no particular smell as they have no apocrine glands like the armpits. The smell arises from action of bacteria upon the socks soaked in sweat. The socks are there precisely to absorb the sweat and so it is they which are the source of the smell. Colonel Warden (talk) 22:11, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
* If feet have no particular smell, then why is there an article on Foot odor Are you suggesting that Foot odor should be merged into Smelly socks, since feet don't actually smell? Snotty Wong converse 22:40, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
* Ah, but where do the bacteria come from? Also, the term "foot odor" is more widely used, and encompasses feet, socks and shoes. Abductive (reasoning) 02:20, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* Keep or Merge to foot odor. Sources or not, I am kinda frightened by the continued existence of this article... not sure whether it's because it uses the word "smelly" or because it uses a British spelling of the word odor... Mandsford 20:33, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
* I notice a disturbing prejudice against British English in the comments here. Please see WP:ENGVAR which explains that "The English Wikipedia does not prefer any major national variety of the language. Within the English Wikipedia no variety is considered more correct than another.". Colonel Warden (talk) 21:52, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
* It kinda sounds like you're arguing that the British spelling is more correct than any other. Either that or British socks are smellier than American ones. I'm pretty sure Mandsford was just trying to bring some levity to the discussion. Let's all take a deep breath. Snotty Wong comment 22:11, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
* Merge to foot odor - not an encyclopaedic topic, no significant coverage outside the encyclopaedic topic of foot odor. "Smelly" is not a suitable word to have in an encyclopaedic title. Claritas § 21:17, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
* Please see WP:UNENCYCLOPEDIC which explains that this is begging the question and so an argument to avoid. Colonel Warden (talk) 21:48, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
* Speedy Keep The topic is notable as demonstrated by the numerous sources about the highly distinctive odour of smelly socks. Proposing deletion is therefore as absurd as proposing that we deleted other articles about other sensations such as Violet, Umami or Sound of fingernails scraping chalkboard. The nomination is self-contradictory in that it proposes that the article be deleted and then immediately counter-proposes that its content be merged. It can't make its mind up whether the material is useful or trivial and mostly just splutters in outrage. The nomination therefore fits WP:SK in being erroneous, harassing and vexatious. Colonel Warden (talk) 21:26, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
* Your speedy keep rationale is what appears to be spluttering in outrage. My nomination doesn't contradict itself at all. I'm simply stating that there is a minimal amount of useful material in this article, which can and should be merged to the appropriate article (I didn't even find Foot odor when nominating the article, but now I see that this article is essentially a content fork of Foot odor). After having done that, the remaining majority of the article is utterly useless and should be deleted.
* Also, your examples are perplexing. The best argument you can come up with is that the fundamental concepts regarding the human perception of color are equally as notable as smelly socks? Snotty Wong chat 21:40, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
* You seem to confuse the ordinary functions required for selective editing and merger with the special function required for complete deletion which is our purpose here. If material is to be kept, then our licensing terms commonly require retention of the edit history and deletion is then not appropriate. Per our deletion policy, If the article can be fixed through normal editing, then it is not a good candidate for AfD. See also our editing policies. Colonel Warden (talk) 21:45, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
* Colonel Warden, I've been here long enough to know the editing policies of Wikipedia. There's no need to quote them for me, or attempt to use them in a confusing manner to imply that this nomination is somehow invalid or improper. You and I both know that AfD's often result in merges and redirects which retain the edit history. If the community decides to merge and redirect, then that is a perfectly valid result. If the community decides that none of the information is worth keeping, then deletion is another valid result. That happens every day, and I know you're aware of that. In my opinion, 5% of this article is worth keeping, 95% is worth deleting. If the community decides to keep that 5% and put it somewhere else, then that's just fine and it doesn't invalidate this nomination in any way, nor does it qualify it for a speedy keep. I think it's clear that wikilawyering is not going to speedily close this nomination at this point. Snotty Wong converse 22:06, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
* Not one editor has supported your proposition that the article be deleted and so WP:SK is quite appropriate. It also seems relevant that you have recently been in conflict with me, per your complaints on my talk page, and so there seems to be a pointy element of hounding in this nomination. Colonel Warden (talk) 22:16, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
* Your perception of hounding is only your perception. The fact that this article was created by you is coincidental. If I was going around nominating all of the articles you've created, that would be hounding. As far as I'm aware, I have never nominated one other article that you have created (or even substantially contributed to), and I have nominated a lot of articles. It's true that none of the above !votes have agreed that the article should be deleted (which, incidentally, is clearly not grounds for a speedy keep, especially since only a few hours have elapsed since nomination), however they all have agreed that the article should be merged, which indicates to me that the consensus (so far) is that the article has a bit of useful info, but overall it doesn't require/deserve its own article. Snotty Wong confess 22:36, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
* I have created nearly 200 articles and yet you nominate the one that I happen to be working on following our conflict. This does not seem to be a coincidence Colonel Warden (talk) 22:51, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
* If all of the articles you create are about similarly trivial subjects, then it is inevitable that I would nominate one of them. If you believe that I am hounding or stalking you, then feel free to start a discussion at WP:ANI. This is not the proper forum for a lengthy discussion about your bad faith assumptions. Snotty Wong chat 23:04, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
* Calling it trivial is evidence of ignorance and a hatred of knowledge. Do I really believe that? No. How'd you find the article Snotty?--Milowent (talk) 23:28, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
* I don't believe I owe anyone an explanation, but in the interest of good faith, I'll be honest: The good Colonel and I were recently involved in a minor conflict on an unrelated article (which was resolved with a minimum of drama), and we are also involved in numerous discussions on multiple AfD's, as we are both frequent contributors to AfD discussions. I routinely check the contributions of editors with whom I am having a lot of interaction, to see if they have made any updates to the AfD's or articles that we have been discussing. I checked Colonel Warden's contributions for this very reason, and to check if he had added anything to the complaint thread I started on his talk page regarding the above-mentioned minor conflict (because I don't have his talk page and other relevant pages on my watchlist). While briefly perusing his contributions page (as I have done with many other editors), I came across an edit on Smelly socks, and the title of the article was so ludicrous that I was compelled to look at the article to see if it was a hoax. Upon reading the article and looking at sources, I nominated the article for deletion (using Twinkle), and up until that point I didn't even realize that Colonel Warden was the original creator of the article until the Twinkle window said "Notifying original contributor: Colonel Warden".
* I assure you that, while I did find this article on his contributions page, there is no stalking or hounding going on here, and I truly had no idea that Colonel Warden was the original contributor to this article until after the nomination was completed. If I had known, it probably wouldn't have stopped me from nominating it anyway. This is not a frivolous nomination made with the intention to piss someone off. The article is clearly very questionable, and had anyone else nominated it there would be no question of the validity of the nomination. Even if this article doesn't end up getting merged or deleted, it is still clearly an appropriate nomination of a debatably trivial subject.
* Now, can we actually discuss the article as opposed to the conditions under which it was nominated? Snotty Wong converse 00:19, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* Thanks for clearing the air, if you will. The merits only here on out!--Milowent (talk) 01:31, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* Comment Colonel Warden has been a major contributor to this article. --Bxj (talk) 22:28, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
* There is no COI as I've had my socks checked and an independent nose has confirmed that they are not smelly. Colonel Warden (talk) 22:45, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
* I would have thought a merge to subsections of sock and foot odour were best. I'm not convinced it is a search term on its own. Can we get some data on wiki search terms? Casliber (talk ·' contribs) 01:20, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* Keep There is a large industry dedicated to smelly socks. I added some references and information to the article. Smelly socks are in the news quite often, there plenty of coverage out there. D r e a m Focus 02:27, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* Comment. The way these sources are cobbled together is a violation of WP:SYNTHESIS, a policy. Abductive (reasoning) 02:40, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* Wikipedia synthesis requires that a new position be synthesized that is not in the original material. Adding information from diverse sources into an article is just called research. If we didn't synthesize an article from facts here and there we wouldn't be creating an encyclopedia, we would be cutting and pasting from other encyclopedias. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 06:17, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
* I list a news mention of a product to eliminate smelling socks, showing that there is an industry for that. Other odor eater products could easily be found as well. I link to the special locker they use to store the smelly socks of prisoners in one area. I link to news articles about using smelly socks to keep deer away. Of an actor's smelly socks, as reported in the news article linked to, being sold. I started a popular culture section to list examples of smelly socks in the media, it a common enough comedy theme. Which bit are you referring to a synthesis violation? D r e a m Focus 03:24, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* Congratulations, you have added even more trivia to this article. And now we've added the tell-tale In Popular Culture section which infects almost all trivial articles. I think your edits actually give more weight to a delete/merge argument. Snotty Wong yak 03:26, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* Also, odor eaters are for smelly shoes, not socks. Snotty Wong express 03:30, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* I didn't mean the name brand Odor Eater, but instead anything that ate/destroyed the odor. And there are enough valid news articles about "smelly socks" to warrant an article. Hopefully people are mature enough not to try to delete something simply because they don't want one section of it. Of course many seem to be trying to delete this simply because they don't like the topic of smelly socks. The topic receives ample coverage, so there is no reason why Wikipedia shouldn't have an article about it. D r e a m Focus 03:35, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* I strongly agree with you that this is a real, interesting and important subject. But the subject is called "foot odor" more than anything else. Abductive (reasoning) 04:37, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* The WP:POPCULTURE thing you link to is an essay, written by people expressing their opinions on something they don't like. It has no bearing on anything. D r e a m Focus 03:39, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* In other words, it criticises something you love and is therefore evil, irrelevant and wrong. Reyk YO! 03:59, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* Do you know the difference between essays, guidelines, and policy? Anyone can write an essay, saying whatever they feel like, and someone can write one that says the opposite. If enough people support something, it becomes a guideline. Anyway, its a real thing, getting plenty of coverage to prove that. That's all that matters. D r e a m Focus 00:36, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
* Merge to Foot odor. As it stands, this article is disjointed, rambling trivia. Reyk YO! 03:57, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* Note: The article under discussion here has been flagged for Rescue by the Article Rescue Squadron. Snotty Wong verbalize 05:02, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* CLARIFY: The article under discussion here was tagged for Rescue by User:Dream Focus in seeking assistance with its improvement. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 02:52, 13 July 2010 (UTC)
* Delete and merge any relevant content to foot odor. Keeping this article would open the door to all varieties of "smelly" clothing. Gobonobo T C 05:15, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* But only if they have received significant coverage in independent sources.--Milowent (talk) 12:45, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* Merge relevant content to foot odor. This article seems to be an indiscriminate collection of trivia related to the subject rather than an encyclopedia article. –Grondemar 05:22, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* Delete and merge and relevant content to foot odor. Not only is the article trivial and silly, but this discussion is trivial and silly as well. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 07:34, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* Keep and expand, foot odor is related, but not identical. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 08:34, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* Do you have a secondary source that explicitly states this? Abductive (reasoning) 01:28, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
* Keep. Per R., not identical. Many sources speak of sock odor as a distinct entity and don't always mention feet. (Prosthetic users have the problem too ).A couple other things that could be added to the article: the popular Type 2 diabetes med metformin has this smell and some people stop taking it ; dogs love smelly socks as most of us with dogs know, and self-medicate their separation anxiety with them, they're used in training , . Then you have the slew of results that comes up in Google scholar for sock odor study . Useful as mosquito bait Some papers evaluate the effectiveness of the sock material additives. For instance, Nanosilver-impregnated socks, while apparently well-received for this purpose, may have deleterious environmental effects. , page 5. But please change the name, it made me laugh in an un-encylopedic fashion. Novickas (talk) 14:13, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* Merge/Delete why is this article here, its the shortest most unproffessional article I've ever seen, delete or merge it with foot odour--Lerdthenerd (talk) 14:23, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* This article is far more proffessional than the loads of footballer articles i've been improving lately! Why is everyone racist against smelly socks!--Milowent (talk) 16:03, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* Merge redundant to foot odor. Merge helps build consensus since even the delete comments mention merge as a reasonable outcome. Shooterwalker (talk) 15:03, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* Delete this is ridiculous, and not a valid topic for an encyclopaedia (which is the point here). Per WP:NOT and WP:NOTE this should be deleted and redirected to foot odour. This is trivial and pathetic. Verbal chat 16:05, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* What makes it not "valid"? Why does one draw a value judgment against smelly socks? Do only children recognize their intriguing nature? The articles cited show otherwise.--Milowent (talk) 16:19, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* What is "ridicolous" is claiming WP:NOTE is a valid deletion argument in an article that has multiple reliable sources about its topic, and therefore passes WP:GNG without any problem. Your comment amounts to WP:IDONTLIKEIT and WP:UNENCYC, apparently.-- Cycl o pia talk 16:23, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* See Dethlock99's comment below. There are no WP:RS that show this concept meets WP:NOTE, just a lot of stuff and nonsense dressed to make it look notable. There is no "I don't like it" here, just an inherently stupid article which deserves deletion. Verbal chat 12:14, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
* Keep / Merge : Funny article name, but it is indeed well reliably sourced (no WP:GNG concerns at all) and much better than I could imagine given the topic. I'd say a good merge with Foot odor could be in the long term the best option, but in the meantime the article has no reasons to be deleted. About the trivia concern, it simply seems a case of the nominator not liking some of the article content. -- Cycl o pia talk 16:09, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* Merge A lot of this is true, however, 'Smelly socks' is not really a very good entry for an encyclopedia. The information belongs somewhere else. --The High Fin Sperm Whale 16:37, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* Merge per several other user comments. VQuakr (talk) 17:44, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* Keep Sufficiently reliably sourced such that any discussion of merging really falls into a normal editorial process. An argument that material is used in a SYNTH/OR manner is a de facto admission that there is enough material with which to write an article. As you can see by the above discussions, there's nuanced arguments here--not an AfD discussion, really, more like an RfC discussion. Merge, kept, edited... those are all variants on a "keep" outcome. Jclemens (talk) 18:00, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* A discussion in which nobody has provided a source that elevates "smelly socks" above the more common "foot odor". A discussion where the term "foot odor" gets Google Books snippits such as "Foot odor is actually a combination of odors emanating from your shoe, foot, and sock," says Herbert Lapidus, Ph.D., ... And Dr. Lapidus knows his foot odor..." or "Judging by the number of patients I have who complain about their own foot odor, and if my patients can be considered a cross section of North ...", and "smelly socks" gets hits such as "Smelly Socks Toddler-style sachets can be made from infant socks." A discussion in which the members of the Article Rescue Squadron have all not-voted the same way. Abductive (reasoning) 19:58, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* Ummmm, I, a card-carrying ARS member, have not voted to keep. But there are ENTIRE BOOKS dedicated to this subject!.--Milowent (talk) 20:04, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* There is also a children's book entitled Stinky Smelly Feet: A Love Story. Abductive (reasoning) 22:38, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* Umm, you actually haven't !voted at all, you've just made a series of silly comments. :P Snotty Wong express 21:11, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* Delete Fails WP:GNG. The sources are more WP:BOMBARD and WP:MASK than WP:RS. Dethlock99 (talk) 19:52, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* WP:BOMBARD and WP:MASK are personal essays and you don't even get them right. WP:BOMBARD is about repetitious sources saying the same thing which is not what we have here. WP:MASK is about phoney sources but, again, that's not what we have here. It better describes your !vote - an attempt to dress up a personal opinion by pretending that you're citing policy when all you have is fluff. Colonel Warden (talk) 22:27, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* I disagree. I thought his reference to WP:MASK in particular was quite relevant. Snotty Wong comment 22:33, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* "Bombardment is the placement of a large number of references in an article in hopes that this will prevent it from ever getting deleted." and "Or, the sources may not directly address the subject of the article, but instead give trivial details about it. An article could be interpreted as synthesis, a form of original research." Both from WP:BOMBARD That is why I think it is relevant. Dethlock99 (talk) 14:44, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
* "Wikipedia is not a system of laws. Deletion processes are discussions, not votes, and we encourage people to put forward their opinions. Sometimes, they will find an existing project page which sums up their reasoning already, and rather than reinventing the wheel they will link to it (with a suitable explanation of why it applies). If someone links to an essay or guideline, they are not suggesting "WP:EXAMPLE says we should do this", but rather "I believe we should do this, WP:EXAMPLE explains the reasons why"." and "Essays, in general, serve to summarize a position, opinion or argument. Frequently, this is done with reference to policies and guidelines, so to glibly brand them as "only an essay" may be misleading. Some may also consider it insulting, as it essentially suggests that their opinion (as well as those of the people who originally wrote the page) is invalid when it may not be. There are many reasons why some arguments presented at deletion debates are invalid, based around the substance of the argument or the logic employed in reaching it. "The page you linked to is an essay" is not one of them." from WP:ONLYESSAY Dethlock99 (talk) 14:49, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
* Please see WP:VAGUEWAVE which explains that it is not enough to point to some WP: canned argument but you have to explain how this is applicable. In the case of WP:BOMBARD, for example, one could use this in a hand-waving way to attack any article which happens to have a lots of sources, as if having lots of sources were a bad thing - obvious nonsense. In the case of this article, I constructed it carefully, making sure that everything had a source. Some sources are better than others but they all seem reliable and that's good enough for WP:V. You have quite failed to provide any specifics which would provide a cogent argument for dismissing all of these sources when a good number of them are quite clearly about the main topic. It seems that, because you can't attack the article for being unsourced, you attack it for having too many sources - a rhetorical Catch-22 or Morton's Fork which, being based upon a little used essay, just seems to be clutching at straws. Shall I now write a little essay to summarise these thoughts and stick a WP:CLUTCH tag on it to make it seem more impressive? This seems likely to be wasted effort because it will cut little ice with the closing admin who is usually looking for arguments based upon policy .Colonel Warden (talk) 19:26, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
* The reason to delete is WP:GNG because of WP:BOMBARD, WP:MASK, and WP:RS. I stated above the exact portion that I thought was relevant when you questioned the relevance of the essays. I will make sure I include more explanation in my initial response to AFDs. I thought the nominator discussed the trivia adequately and my response was meant accentuate his position by pointing to a policy and explanations. Sources pointing to a collection of trivia used for notability and the adding of such sources once an article is up for AFD are the issues from essays. The policies are a combination of WP:RS and WP:GNG. I could not find a source that I thought established WP:NOTABILITY. What two do you think establish notability the best? All I could find were sources that are tangential or trivial mentions. I am sorry for not making my argument more clear initially. Your argument above, however, seems to be a Straw man. That is a fallacy that substitutes a similar yet weaker argument for the original. My argument is based on policy and supported by essays, not based on essays alone. Dethlock99 (talk) 15:28, 11 July 2010 (UTC)
* Weak keep - from a card-carring ARS member. It is certainly odd, but that was never a reason to delete, nor to keep. "Your mother sells smelly socks in hell!" goes the line from the Saturday Night Live parody of The Exorcist. There is plenty of text and reliable sources, but also a bit of synthesis, rather than OR. I am sure that the article can be expanded even more. So it comes down to community consensus about whether we want to have an article on Eric Ely smelly socks. Bearian (talk) 21:03, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* Ely would have been much more notable if he had smelly socks like this --Milowent (talk) 21:13, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* Classic John Candy. Snotty Wong confess 21:35, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
* Keep. Bearian (talk) 21:36, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
Comment: This article is the last AfD left open from July 7 noms. Don't worry admin core, a no consensus close will not destroy the project. I've found from the BLP Rescue Project that we have many truly unsourced (though not contentious) BLPs out there that need our help more than this needs deletion.--Milowent (talk) 00:47, 16 July 2010 (UTC)
* Merge/Redirect to Foot odor, or Delete. This is not an article so much as a list of trivia about the smell of socks; as shown by the fact that most of the references are not actually about 'smelly socks', but only mention them in passing. I'm not convinced this is a reasonable basis for an encyclopaedic article. Robofish (talk) 00:06, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
* Keep This article is well written, well researched and provides a wealth of valuable insight into this important social phenomena.--Modelmotion (talk) 04:26, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
* Delete. It was a nice little joke but it's had its moment. Ultimately this is pure trivia and the subject is covered properly at Foot odor. A trout to CW for carrying on the joke too far. I42 (talk) 16:46, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
* Merge any usable content to Foot odor, since the smell of the sock is not independent of the foot odor. First Light (talk) 17:50, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
* Merge to foot odor, perhaps creating an independent section about "smelly socks" (probably with a better title). Though I wouldn't mind if we kept it and added it to the list of weird articles. Bramble claw x 17:54, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
* Wash or its equivalent WP action, delete. Topic is totally unworthy of an article of its own, and cannot become anything other than a list of trivial mentions that belong elsewhere, not on wikipedia. Start a "dirty laundry" wiki on Wikia. Horologium (talk) 11:41, 11 July 2010 (UTC)
* Delete Merely adding an adjective to a notable subject should not yield a new article. Lets avoid one sock two sock red sock blue sock and just make them all sub headings of sock where they belong. Bonewah (talk) 22:48, 11 July 2010 (UTC)
* Keep I went to look at the article all prepared to toss it out, but to my surprise it is a well composed and informative article, well documented with Reliable Sources. That's what it's supposed to be about here - right? --MelanieN (talk) 03:48, 12 July 2010 (UTC)
* Keep: being an odd topic or article is not reason for deletion. It currently appears to satisfy our GNG handily, so no notability concerns. Sure, maybe it's the best article right now, but this encyclopedia isn't finished. If someone doesn't like how the article reads, they're more than welcome to edit it themselves. Buddy431 (talk) 05:01, 12 July 2010 (UTC)
* Keep Well written article on cultural topic which used to frequently feature in children's entertainment. Easily notable per the existence of dedicated sources specifically about the subject. No Synth issues IMO as there dont seem to be any novel synthetic conclusions. FeydHuxtable (talk) 12:51, 14 July 2010 (UTC)
* Keep article could use a bit of a cleansing, but that's no reason to throw it out.--Milowent (talk) 18:02, 15 July 2010 (UTC)
* Delete I agree with Bonewah, adding an adjective doesn't make it deserve a new article. Dare I say Smelly socks is a sock of sock. My 76 Strat 23:56, 15 July 2010 (UTC)
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Week 1 (Trial)
It's time to get into the training. We'll cover the science of pain and knee rehabilitation, a full body foam rolling routine, and knee isometric holds.
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This week's activities
Welcome to your first weekly checkpoint.
Every week of the program contains one of these boxes to help guide you through the program, pointing out clearly what you need to be doing each week and any changes that have occurred. The modifications will be highlighted in bold for clarity. You will find detailed instructions, photos and short videos explaining all the new exercises below this orange box.
Perform the daily routine at least once per day. This week it contains:
• Download and print a copy of the program workbook. This can be found via the link near the top of this page.
• Foam rolling, 10 rolls each position
• Knee isometrics, four sets of 30 seconds each leg
• Log your pain levels before and after the days exercises.
Instructions for all of these steps can be found further down this page.
Some common questions in Week 1:
Can I foam roll more than once every day?
Some people like to roll twice, it won’t do any harm if you have the motivation. The foam rolling routine should take ten minutes, and you need to roll each position ten times.
When should I do the knee isometrics?
Perform the knee isometric exercises immediately after your foam rolling. Be sure to pay close attention to the instructions below when performing this exercise. You will do four 30 second holds on each leg, alternating legs. Many people like doing both these activities prior to sport or activity as it can warm the knees up.
I only have knee pain in one side, should I still train the pain-free side?
Even if you only have knee pain on one side, you should still do all the exercises for both legs, this will keep you balanced and prevent future knee pain in that leg.
Pain Science, Foam Rolling And Knee Isometrics
Welcome to Week 1 of the Osgood Pain Elimination Program.
By now you should have joined our Facebook support group, downloaded the workbook PDF and printed it out to follow along. If you haven’t, make sure you go back and follow the instructions on the Getting Started page.
Now it’s time to get into the training, this week will include three components:
• The science of pain and knee rehabilitation
• A full body foam rolling routine
• Knee isometric holds
You will do the rolling and isometrics daily for this first week.
Week 1 Instructions & Resources
Keep Scrolling below to learn about this weeks exercises, routine and activities
The Science Of Pain And Knee Rehabilitation
Being in pain is the worst. You can’t play the sport you love, climbing stairs is a struggle and you can feel isolated, alone and frustrated. But pain doesn’t define who we are, it’s simply a hurdle that we have to overcome.
We will be asking you to report your knee pain levels throughout the next seven weeks of this program, so it’s worth taking a little time to understand exactly what pain is and what is happening in our bodies and brains when we are injured. This short video is a great starting place to better understand what is happening when we are injured and the mindset we should be focusing on as we aim to become pain free and go back to normal movement. We recommend you and your parents (and even coaches) watch this video, maybe even refer back to it throughout the program.
This short video below explains how to best score your pain. We recommend doing one or two squats to a moderate depth and then scoring the amount of pain out of ten, with ten being the worst pain you have ever experienced, and 0 being I cannot feel anything. To keep this consistent do the test squats to the same depth every time, using a chair or stool is a great way to control this.
Foam Rolling
Foam Rolling for myofascial releasing and lengthening the muscles of the lower body, in particular the quads to take pressure off the painful tibial tuberosity.
The first and most important thing to do when trying to fix Osgood Schlatter Disease is to create some length and flexibility in the quad to accommodate the rapid bone growth and take the pressure off the attachment site at the knee.
The problem is that by stretching the quad you are actually pulling on the sore bit and potentially making it worse. This is not fun, especially if your knees are sore and flared up.
This is what trips up most people. As their soreness increases, they stretch less and less which makes it harder and harder for the quads to keep up.
Enter foam rolling
Foam rolling for self-myofascial release provides the perfect solution. Rolling allows you to create length in the quad without pulling directly on the sore tendon as you would with stretches.
Don't have a roller yet? We recommend the Trigger Point 1.0 13", it is the perfect density and they are built to last.
WARNING: Foam rolling can be quite painful on the muscles when you first start. It is important that you persist and continue rolling as this is critical to curing Osgood Schlatters. The good news is the more you roll the less it will hurt until eventually, it will even feel good! You just have to push through the first few days where it really hurts the tight and weak muscles.
The video below shows instructions for how to perform the foam rolling routine - pay close attention to the slow controlled motion and the alignment of James’ limbs in each position. You can download an instructional PDF for the rolling here.
Knee Isometrics
The VMO is a key muscle to strengthen for your Osgood rehabilitation
Isometric holds (or ‘Isos’) just short of terminal knee extension (we call it the shake point) are amazing at helping settle down sore knees and strengthen the muscles that support it. They work in three ways.
1. They promote analgesia (pain relief) at the tendon, which will be incredibly beneficial in the weeks to come when we add the strength component of the program.
2. They activate and strengthen the quads (in particular your VMO) to support, protect and deload the knee.
3. They take advantage of a phenomenon called mechanotransduction which in the case of Osgood, is the tendons way of responding to isometric loading to heal the tendon tissue and stop the pain cycle. We have found four sets of 30 seconds (each leg) to be the perfect dosage.
WARNING: These might cause a slight amount of discomfort in the knees or quads during the hold or while lifting the weight into place. If this happens to you, lighten the weight or swap to double leg holds. Some low level pain during these holds is normal, so do not be alarmed by this.
NOTE: If the pain is in a different location to your usual Osgood pain, or feels different to the normal pain then stop immediately and get in touch with us so we can troubleshoot your specific situation.
The video below shows instructions on how to perform the knee isometrics - pay close attention to the placement of the weights on the ankle, the alignment of the foot and the slight bend in the knee when holding the weight.
If doing these at home, we have received feedback that the grocery bag method can be tricky to get set up and comfortable to do. With this in mind we now recommend purchasing a set of adjustable ankle weights as they are more comfortable and can be easily calibrated to get exactly the right weight. These weights are our favourite model.
Instructions for different knee isometric set ups
At Home
No matter where you do your isos, using our interval timing app can be a great help.
While the leg extension machine is the easiest way to do knee isometrics, doing them at home with ankle weights (or anything appropriately weighted) can still work great.
1. First get your weights. Sand filled ankle weights can be purchased from most sports stores and online, you will need ten pounds (5kg) per leg to get started. Alternatively, reusable fabric grocery bags with 3-4 cans of baked beans (or bottled water, etc) will work just fine. Be sure that the weight on each leg is equal and that the straps don’t cut into your shins or ankles.
2. Find a stable seat or bench high enough that your weights will clear the ground and sit far enough back on the bench that the edge is just behind the knees.
3. Lift the loaded left leg up until the knee is only slightly bent and point your toes directly up to the roof. This is the holding position.
4. Start your timer or stopwatch and hold for 30 seconds
5. At the 30-second mark swap sides bringing your loaded right leg up and lowering the left leg.
6. Repeat for eight total holds (four each side) for a total of four minutes
A set up like this can work well with a few household items
Some tinned food, and a grocery bag is all that is needed to complete the isometric holds. Although a set of adjustable ankle weights work best
In The Gym
Leg extension machines vary in shape and size, but be sure to keep a very slight bend in the knee while completing the exercise
The leg extension machine is the best way to do your knee isometrics. Every gym will have a different model so best to ask a gym instructor to point it out and show you how to adjust the machine to suit your height.
1. Take a seat in the machine. Be sure to set the backrest far enough back so the edge of the seat is just behind the knee.
2. Set the roller pad up so it is resting as low on your shin as possible, but not on your foot. Set the weight to it’s lowest possible setting (on most machines this is 5kg or 10lb).
3. Lift the weight up with both knees reaching full extension before dropping the right leg away.
4. Slightly bend your left knee and point your toes directly to the ceiling. This is the holding position. Notice in the picture how Jacob’s knee is not fully locked out but is slightly bent.
5. Start your timer/stopwatch and hold for 30 seconds.
6. At the 30 second mark bring your right leg up to take the weight, lower the left leg and start the timer for the right leg (remember to slightly bend knee and point the toes directly up at the ceiling).
7. Repeat for eight total holds (four each side) for a total of four minutes.
That's it for Week 1
Continue foam rolling routine, performing the knee isometric holds every day and filling in your workbook. Take a few minutes to create an athletic heat map to get an idea of how much sport you are currently doing and which days have the highest loads. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Jules-Albert de Dion
Marquis Jules Félix Philippe Albert de Dion de Wandonne (9 March 1856 –19 August 1946) was a French pioneer of the automobile industry. He invented a steam-powered car and used it to win the world's first auto race, but his vehicle was adjudged to be against the rules. He was a co-founder of De Dion-Bouton, the world's largest automobile manufacturer for a time, as well as the French sports newspaper L'Équipe.
His life
Dion was the heir of a leading French noble family, in 1901 succeeding his father Louis Albert William Joseph de Dion de Wandonne as Count and later Marquis. A "notorious duellist", he also had a passion for mechanics. He had already built a model steam engine when, in 1881, he saw one in a store window and asked about building another. The engineers, Georges Bouton and his brother-in-law, Charles Trépardoux, had a shop in Léon where they made scientific toys. Needing money for Trépardoux's long-time dream of a steam car, they acceded to De Dion's request.
During 1883, they formed a partnership which became the De Dion-Bouton automobile company, the world's largest automobile manufacturer for a time. They tried marine steam engines, but progressed to a steam car which used belts to drive the front wheels whilst steering with the rear. This was destroyed by fire during trials. In 1884, they built another, "La Marquise", with steerable front wheels and drive to the rear wheels. As of 2011, it is the world's oldest running car, and is capable of carrying four people at up to 38 mph.
Comte de Dion entered one in an 1887 trial, "Europe's first motoring competition", the brainchild of M. Paul Faussier of cycling magazine Le Vélocipède Illustré. Evidently, the promotion was insufficient, for the de Dion was the sole entrant, but it completed the course.
The de Dion tube (or 'dead axle') was actually invented by steam advocate Trépardoux, just before he resigned because the company was turning to internal combustion.
In 1898, he co-founded the Salon de l'Automobile (Paris Motor Show).
He died in 1946, age 90, and is buried in Montparnasse Cemetery in Paris. There is a memorial plaque in the family chapel in Wandonne, 3 km south of Audincthun in the Pas-de-Calais.
Racing career
Motor racing was started in France as a direct result of the enthusiasm with which the French public embraced the motor car. Manufacturers were enthusiastic due to the possibility of using motor racing as a shop window for their cars. The first motor race took place on 22 July 1894 and was organised by Le Petit Journal, a Parisian newspaper. It was run over the 122 km distance between Paris and Rouen. The race was won by de Dion, although he was not awarded the prize for first place as his steam-powered car required a stoker and the judges deemed this outside of their requirements.
Dreyfus affair and L'Auto
The roots of both the Tour de France cycle race and L'Auto (L'Équipe), a daily sporting newspaper, can be traced to the Dreyfus affair and de Dion's passionate anti-dreyfusard opinion and actions.
Opinions were heated and there were demonstrations by both sides in the Dreyfus affair. Historian Eugen Weber described an 1899 conflagration at the Auteuil horse-race course in Paris as "an absurd political shindig" when, among other events, de Dion struck the President of France, Émile Loubet, on the head with a walking stick De Dion served 15 days in jail and was fined 100 French francs, and his behaviour was heavily criticised by Le Vélo, the largest daily sports newspaper in France, and its Dreyfusard editor, Pierre Giffard.
As a result, de Dion withdrew all his advertising from the paper, and in 1900, he led a group of wealthy "anti-Dreyfusard" manufacturers, including Édouard Michelin and Adolphe Clément, to start a rival daily sports paper, L'Auto-Vélo, and compete directly with Le Vélo. De Dion and Michelin were also concerned with Le Vélo – which reported more than cycling – because its financial backer was one of their commercial rivals, the Darracq company. De Dion believed that Le Vélo gave Darracq too much attention and him too little. After a legally enforced change of name to L'Auto, it in turn created the Tour de France race in 1903 to boost falling circulation.
De Dion was an outspoken man who already wrote columns for Le Figaro, Le Matin and others. His wealth allowed him to indulge his whims, which also included refounding Le Nain jaune (The Yellow Gnome), a fortnightly publication which "answers no particular need." | WIKI |
User:Ans
* circuit diagram of Sanyo refrigerator, model SR-D72 (ผังวงจรตู้เย็นซันโยรุ่น SR-D72) (archive) circuit diagram of Sanyo refrigerator, model SR-D72 (ผังวงจรตู้เย็นซันโยรุ่น SR-D72)
802.1x
* https://supportforums.cisco.com/thread/213469?decorator=print&displayFullThread=true
* Software\Microsoft\EAPOL\Parameters\General\Global\AuthMode
* 0: When user logs in, if already authenticated with Machine credentials, the user’s credentials are not used
* 1: When user logs in, 802.1X authentication use the user’s-credentials
* 2: Machine authentication only
* default: 1
* Software\Microsoft\EAPOL\Parameters\General\Global\SupplicantMode
* 0: Disable 802.1X
* 1: Inhibit transmission of EAPOL-Start and EAPOL-Logoff packets under all scenarios
* 2: learning to determine the transmission of EAPOL packets
* 3: Compliant with 802.1X spec
* default: wired: 2, wireless: 3
* http://www.stevens.edu/itwiki/w/index.php/Linux_802.1x (via network manager)
* http://tldp.org/HOWTO/html_single/8021X-HOWTO/
* http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/fi-FI/winserverNAP/thread/b56e9fe5-6aac-4f00-ac6a-55e89d758424
* http://www.microsoft.com/DOWNLOADS/details.aspx?familyid=05951071-6B20-4CEF-9939-47C397FFD3DD&displaylang=en Deployment of IEEE 802.1X for Wired Networks Using Microsoft Windows
* machine passwd expire
* http://support.microsoft.com/kb/904943
* http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936626
* http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc512611.aspx
* https://supportforums.cisco.com/message/846335
* windows resume from hibernate, but not login (the screen show locked status), connect port via hub
* lan port is plugged before resume: windows not send identity response
* unplug and then plug lan port at pc: windows initiate start eap, switch request identity, windows not send identity response
* unplug and then plug lan port at hub uplink: switch request identity, windows not send identity response
* on logged on windows desktop (not auto use windows logon name in 802.1x)
* unplug and then plug lan port at pc, then key user credential: windows initiate start eap, switch request identity, windows not send identity response until user enter credential
* unplug and then plug hub uplink: switch request identity, windows send identity response
* unplug and then plug lan port at pc (not key credential): windows initiate start eap, switch request identity, windows not send identity response
* unplug and then plug hub uplink: switch request identity, windows not send identity response until user enter credential
* logoff windows: windows initiate start eap, switch request identity, windows send machine identity response, success, ping success
* shutdown (after logoff): no eap activity
* logon windows: windows initiate start eap, switch req id x 3, (req+15s) fail, ping ok, (fail+10s) switch req id x 3, (req+15s) fail, ping ok, (fail+10s) fail, switch req id, ping fail, (req+5s) switch req id x 2, ping fail
* shutdown without logoff: same as logoff windows
windows domain
* http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/fulldisc/full-disclosure/45018 bypassing Windows Domain Group Policy Objects
* Disable WFP (windows file protection)
* sfc_os.dll, wfpadmin.exe
* rename gpupdate.exe (WinXP) secedit.exe (Win2K)
* registry disable GPO
* HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System\disableGPO=1
* http://www.crcnetbase.com/doi/abs/10.1201/9781420052206.ch3 (cache) Chapter 3 Windows User Authentication Architecture
* pwdump{2,3,4}: Online password hash access tools, use Windows internal RPC functions of the Samr family (SamrQuery InformationUser which support SYSKEY)
* lsadump/lsadump2: Online access to the LSA Secrets database (It crash the system)
* Applications that need to access the LSA Secrets typically use the LsaStorePrivateData and LsaRetrievePrivateData(example) system functions to access LSA Secrets.
* HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SECURITY\Policy\Secrets, $MACHINE.ACC, _SC_ServiceName (service password)
* DPAPI_SYSTEM: Data Protection API. Data is encrypted using 3DES and a key that is not stored anywhere on the system. CryptProtectData, CryptUnprotectData, CryptProtectMemory. When user change passwd using standard OS tools, DPAPI will automatically open the CREDHIST file, decrypt all the master keys using the old password, and then encrypt all the master keys with the new password.
* Protected Storage: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Protected Storage System Provider. Access to the Protected Storage service was provided by means of CryptoAPI functions.
* SYSKEY
* HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\LSA\SecureBoot
* 1: SYSKEY is stored locally in the registry (SYSTEM file),
* 2: SYSKEY is derived from an administrator selected password, or
* 3: SYSKEY will be stored on a floppy disk
* encryption key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\LSA\{JD,Skew1,GBG,Data}, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Security\Policy\PolSecretEncryptionKey, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SAM\SAM\Domains\Account\F
* http://moyix.blogspot.com/2008/02/creddump-extract-credentials-from.html creddump
* http://code.google.com/p/creddump/
* lsadump2: advapi32.LsarQuerySecret (inject dll to bypass permission)
* cachedump: lsa key from lsass.exe memory + advapi32.SystemFunction005 --> decrypt NL$KM
* Cain & Abel: offline, advapi32.SystemFunction005
* http://blogs.technet.com/b/markrussinovich/archive/2005/04/30/circumventing-group-policy-settings.aspx Circumventing Group Policy Settings: regmon | WIKI |
Jai Singh Fani
Sardar Jai Singh Fani (1941–1977) was the first Sikh to be elected as a Member of Parliament in Afghanistan. He won a seat in the 1969 parliamentary election. | WIKI |
User:Lolking23
Lolking23 is the name basketball is the game
Yo wasup im just a normal wikipedia user like all yall and yea so i made my own acc so hope u like! | WIKI |
Samuel Roper (Klansman)
Samuel W. Roper (April 10, 1895 – March 1, 1986) was an American law enforcement official and Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK).
Roper was an Atlanta, Georgia police officer and the second Director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. After leaving law enforcement in 1949, Roper succeeded Samuel Green as Imperial Wizard of the KKK, and held that position until 1950. His successor was Eldon Edwards. He has also been directly implicated in the September 12, 1936, lynching and murder of Thomas Finch in Atlanta, Georgia.
Roper moved to Florida in 1972 and was a resident of Chiefland, Florida at the time of his death. He died of kidney failure at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Gainesville, Florida on March 1, 1986. | WIKI |
Source
ocaml / ocamlbuild / main.ml
(***********************************************************************)
(* *)
(* ocamlbuild *)
(* *)
(* Nicolas Pouillard, Berke Durak, projet Gallium, INRIA Rocquencourt *)
(* *)
(* Copyright 2007 Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et *)
(* en Automatique. All rights reserved. This file is distributed *)
(* under the terms of the Q Public License version 1.0. *)
(* *)
(***********************************************************************)
(* Original author: Berke Durak *)
open My_std
open Log
open Pathname.Operators
open Command
open Tools
open Ocaml_specific
open Format
;;
exception Exit_build_error of string
exception Exit_silently
let clean () =
Log.finish ();
Shell.rm_rf !Options.build_dir;
if !Options.make_links then begin
let entry =
Slurp.map (fun _ _ _ -> true)
(Slurp.slurp Filename.current_dir_name)
in
Slurp.force (Resource.clean_up_links entry)
end;
raise Exit_silently
;;
let show_tags () =
if List.length !Options.show_tags > 0 then
Log.eprintf "Warning: the following tags do not include \
dynamically-generated tags, such as link, compile, pack, byte, native, c, \
pdf... (this list is by no means exhaustive).\n";
List.iter begin fun path ->
Log.eprintf "@[<2>Tags for %S:@ {. %a .}@]" path Tags.print (tags_of_pathname path)
end !Options.show_tags
;;
let show_documentation () =
let rules = Rule.get_rules () in
let flags = Flags.get_flags () in
let pp fmt = Log.raw_dprintf (-1) fmt in
List.iter begin fun rule ->
pp "%a@\n@\n" (Rule.pretty_print Resource.print_pattern) rule
end rules;
List.iter begin fun (tags, flag) ->
let sflag = Command.string_of_command_spec flag in
pp "@[<2>flag@ {. %a .}@ %S@]@\n@\n" Tags.print tags sflag
end flags;
pp "@."
;;
let proceed () =
Hooks.call_hook Hooks.Before_options;
Options.init ();
if !Options.must_clean then clean ();
Hooks.call_hook Hooks.After_options;
Plugin.execute_plugin_if_needed ();
if !Options.targets = []
&& !Options.show_tags = []
&& not !Options.show_documentation
then raise Exit_silently;
let target_dirs = List.union [] (List.map Pathname.dirname !Options.targets) in
Configuration.parse_string
"<**/*.ml> or <**/*.mli> or <**/*.mlpack> or <**/*.ml.depends>: ocaml\n\
<**/*.byte>: ocaml, byte, program\n\
<**/*.odoc>: ocaml, doc\n\
<**/*.native>: ocaml, native, program\n\
<**/*.cma>: ocaml, byte, library\n\
<**/*.cmxa>: ocaml, native, library\n\
<**/*.cmo>: ocaml, byte\n\
<**/*.cmi>: ocaml, byte, native\n\
<**/*.cmx>: ocaml, native\n\
";
Configuration.tag_any !Options.tags;
if !Options.recursive
|| Sys.file_exists (* authorized since we're not in build *) "_tags"
|| Sys.file_exists (* authorized since we're not in build *) "myocamlbuild.ml"
then Configuration.tag_any ["traverse"];
(* options related to findlib *)
List.iter
(fun pkg -> Configuration.tag_any [Param_tags.make "package" pkg])
!Options.ocaml_pkgs;
let newpwd = Sys.getcwd () in
Sys.chdir Pathname.pwd;
let entry_include_dirs = ref [] in
let entry =
Slurp.filter
begin fun path name _ ->
let dir =
if path = Filename.current_dir_name then
None
else
Some path
in
let path_name = path/name in
if name = "_tags" then
ignore (Configuration.parse_file ?dir path_name);
(List.mem name ["_oasis"] || (String.length name > 0 && name.[0] <> '_'))
&& (name <> !Options.build_dir && not (List.mem name !Options.exclude_dirs))
&& begin
if path_name <> Filename.current_dir_name && Pathname.is_directory path_name then
let tags = tags_of_pathname path_name in
if Tags.mem "include" tags
|| List.mem path_name !Options.include_dirs then
(entry_include_dirs := path_name :: !entry_include_dirs; true)
else
Tags.mem "traverse" tags
|| List.exists (Pathname.is_prefix path_name) !Options.include_dirs
|| List.exists (Pathname.is_prefix path_name) target_dirs
else true
end
end
(Slurp.slurp Filename.current_dir_name)
in
Hooks.call_hook Hooks.Before_hygiene;
let hygiene_entry =
Slurp.map begin fun path name () ->
let tags = tags_of_pathname (path/name) in
not (Tags.mem "not_hygienic" tags) && not (Tags.mem "precious" tags)
end entry in
if !Options.hygiene then
Fda.inspect hygiene_entry
else
Slurp.force hygiene_entry;
let entry = hygiene_entry in
Hooks.call_hook Hooks.After_hygiene;
Options.include_dirs := Pathname.current_dir_name :: List.rev !entry_include_dirs;
dprintf 3 "include directories are:@ %a" print_string_list !Options.include_dirs;
Options.entry := Some entry;
List.iter Configuration.parse_string !Options.tag_lines;
Hooks.call_hook Hooks.Before_rules;
Ocaml_specific.init ();
Hooks.call_hook Hooks.After_rules;
Param_tags.init ();
Sys.chdir newpwd;
(*let () = dprintf 0 "source_dir_path_set:@ %a" StringSet.print source_dir_path_set*)
if !Options.show_documentation then begin
show_documentation ();
raise Exit_silently
end;
Digest_cache.init ();
Sys.catch_break true;
show_tags ();
let targets =
List.map begin fun starget ->
let starget = Resource.import starget in
let target = path_and_context_of_string starget in
let ext = Pathname.get_extension starget in
(target, starget, ext)
end !Options.targets in
try
let targets =
List.map begin fun (target, starget, ext) ->
Shell.mkdir_p (Pathname.dirname starget);
let target = Solver.solve_target starget target in
(target, ext)
end targets in
Command.dump_parallel_stats ();
Log.finish ();
Shell.chdir Pathname.pwd;
let call spec = sys_command (Command.string_of_command_spec spec) in
let cmds =
List.fold_right begin fun (target, ext) acc ->
let cmd = !Options.build_dir/target in
let link x =
if !Options.make_links then ignore (call (S [A"ln"; A"-sf"; P x; A Pathname.current_dir_name])) in
match ext with
| "byte" | "native" | "top" ->
link cmd; cmd :: acc
| "html" ->
link (Pathname.dirname cmd); acc
| _ ->
if !Options.program_to_execute then
eprintf "Warning: Won't execute %s whose extension is neither .byte nor .native" cmd;
acc
end targets [] in
if !Options.program_to_execute then
begin
match List.rev cmds with
| [] -> raise (Exit_usage "Using -- requires one target");
| cmd :: rest ->
if rest <> [] then dprintf 0 "Warning: Using -- only run the last target";
let cmd_spec = S [P cmd; atomize !Options.program_args] in
dprintf 3 "Running the user command:@ %a" Pathname.print cmd;
raise (Exit_with_code (call cmd_spec)) (* Exit with the exit code of the called command *)
end
else
()
with
| Ocaml_dependencies.Circular_dependencies(seen, p) ->
raise
(Exit_build_error
(sbprintf "@[<2>Circular dependencies: %S already seen in@ %a@]@." p pp_l seen))
;;
open Exit_codes;;
let main () =
let exit rc =
Log.finish ~how:(if rc <> 0 then `Error else `Success) ();
Pervasives.exit rc
in
try
proceed ()
with e ->
if !Options.catch_errors then
try raise e with
| Exit_OK -> exit rc_ok
| Fda.Exit_hygiene_failed ->
Log.eprintf "Exiting due to hygiene violations.";
exit rc_hygiene
| Exit_usage u ->
Log.eprintf "Usage:@ %s." u;
exit rc_usage
| Exit_system_error msg ->
Log.eprintf "System error:@ %s." msg;
exit rc_system_error
| Exit_with_code rc ->
exit rc
| Exit_silently ->
Log.finish ~how:`Quiet ();
Pervasives.exit rc_ok
| Exit_silently_with_code rc ->
Log.finish ~how:`Quiet ();
Pervasives.exit rc
| Solver.Failed backtrace ->
Log.raw_dprintf (-1) "@[<v0>@[<2>Solver failed:@ %a@]@\n@[<v2>Backtrace:%a@]@]@."
Report.print_backtrace_analyze backtrace Report.print_backtrace backtrace;
exit rc_solver_failed
| Failure s ->
Log.eprintf "Failure:@ %s." s;
exit rc_failure
| Solver.Circular(r, rs) ->
Log.eprintf "Circular build detected@ (%a already seen in %a)"
Resource.print r (List.print Resource.print) rs;
exit rc_circularity
| Invalid_argument s ->
Log.eprintf
"INTERNAL ERROR: Invalid argument %s\n\
This is likely to be a bug, please report this to the ocamlbuild\n\
developers." s;
exit rc_invalid_argument
| Ocaml_utils.Ocamldep_error msg ->
Log.eprintf "Ocamldep error: %s" msg;
exit rc_ocamldep_error
| Lexers.Error msg ->
Log.eprintf "Lexical analysis error: %s" msg;
exit rc_lexing_error
| Arg.Bad msg ->
Log.eprintf "%s" msg;
exit rc_usage
| Exit_build_error msg ->
Log.eprintf "%s" msg;
exit rc_build_error
| Arg.Help msg ->
Log.eprintf "%s" msg;
exit rc_ok
| e ->
try
Log.eprintf "%a" My_unix.report_error e;
exit 100
with
| e ->
Log.eprintf "Exception@ %s." (Printexc.to_string e);
exit 100
else raise e
;; | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Windows Scripts For Installing, Updating & Launching Ark Servers
Ark Dedicated Server Setup For Windows & Linux
Here I have two scripts for use with the Windows dedicatd server. The first one is for use with steamcmd.exe and can be used to both install and update the dedicated server. The second script will launch your dedicated server.
Scripts for Windows based Ark Dedicated Servers.
steamcmd.exe
To install and update the dedicated server you need steamcmd.exe. This you should only download directly from the official Valve Developer site.
Here is the link to the download and documentation for steamcmd.exe
Steam CMD Download & Instructions - Official Developer Site
Dedicated Server Install & Update Script
There are actually two scripts here that you need to use. The first is a batch file and the second is a script for steamcmd.exe. All the batch file does is allow you to launch steamcmd with the install/update script with a single click.
In the directory where you installed steamcmd.exe make a file called arkinstupdate.bat or call it anything else you want but make sure the .bat is not changed. This is required for the batch file to work.
Once you have created this file, put the following text in it:
steamcmd +runscript ark1.txt
exit
Next create another text file in the same folder. Call it ark1.txt and put the following text in it.
(This is for anonymous, which is best for dedicated servers.)
@ShutdownOnFailedCommand 1
@NoPromptForPassword 1
logon anonymous
force_install_dir C:\arkserver1
app_update 376030 validate
quit
To update or install the dedicated server, just double click arkinstupdate.bat
You can call the bat file anything you like. Be aware that if you do change the name of the file ark1.txt you wil have to change the name of the file in the bat file as well. Otherwise when you run the bat file steamcmd.exe won't find the script.
As for what this does...
The two lines in the bat file do the following. The first line runs steamcmd.exe and tells it to load the script and execute it. The second line tells it to close when it's done.
The lines in the script file for steamcmd.exe do the following...
The first line tells it to stop and close itself it if has an issue. The second line tells it not to ask for a password. The third line logs into Steam via anonymous. Then the next two lines tell it where to install/update the files and tells steamcmd.exe, which to update and install, and requests that it validate its work. The final line closes steamcmd.exe.
If you wish to use your actual steam account information to install this dedicated server you need to put this in the ark1.txt file instead of the above script:
@ShutdownOnFailedCommand 1
@NoPromptForPassword 1
logon yoursteamusername yoursteampassword
force_install_dir C:\arkserver1
app_update 346110 validate
quit
There are three differences. The first being you are using your Steam account information, which is not recommended. The second is that instead of putting in anonymous for the login you are putting in your username and password for Steam. The third and final difference is the app number.
The Ark Survival Evolved game that you buy and play has its own app ID and the Windows dedicated server package has its own app ID. Anonymous download does not work with the full game and using your Steam account info does not work with the dedicated server package.
Dedicated Server Start-Up Script
Here is a simple bat file that will launch your Ark: Dedicated Server. Create a file with notepad or a similar program and call it arkserver.bat or what ever you like. Just make sure you call it .bat or it won't run. This file needs to be put in the right directory. Go to where you installed the Ark server and find the following directory and put the file in it.
ShooterGame\Binaries\Win64
Inside the file you need to put the following text:
start ShooterGameServer "TheIsland?Listen"
exit
Then to run your server just double click the bat file you made. It should open a window really quickly. Close it, then open another one. Please note that at the time of this writing the Ark Survival Evolved Dedicated Server can take as long as 5 minutes or more before it is ready and responding. Also at this time there is absolutely nothing you can do with the command window except click the X in the top right corner to close it.
| ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Some applications may suddenly quit in OS X 10.7 Lion
If you are running OS X 10.7 Lion, some applications you have running may appear to suddenly quit, but rest assured this is intentional and everything is OK.
When a program suddenly quits in OS X without any user direction, it usually means the program has crashed. The system will likely show the crash reporter window that you can submit to Apple to help the developers troubleshoot their code and correct the problem. However, if you are running OS X Lion then you may run into a situation in which applications you have open will close without showing any indication of a problem.
As an example, go ahead and open TextEdit and close any windows that open up. Then go through your Applications folder and launch a number of your applications (or all of them), to have your system fill its available RAM capacity and use the CPU. For many systems, once a number of applications have been opened you will see the TextEdit program suddenly quit and disappear from the Dock, with no warning or crash report. However, if you go to Activity Monitor you will still see TextEdit running as one of the processes in the system.
Application Termination in OS X
TextEdit is running in Activity Monitor, though it is not showing in the Dock (click for larger view).
What the heck is going on?
Applications randomly quitting may be concerning to people, but is in fact a new feature in OS X Lion called Automatic Termination, which helps the system manage situations where system resources are being heavily used. If an open application is not in use, then the OS now supports closing it down so the resources such as RAM and CPU cycles it may be reserving can be transferred to other programs and processes that need them.
While people may wonder about how the system tracks what applications are being used, the process is actually quite simple and abides by three basic criteria:
1. Application support -- First the program itself will have to be coded to support Application Termination, so the system cannot just arbitrarily terminate an important tool you are using if the programmer does not intend this to be done.
2. All windows must be closed -- Secondly, the program cannot be using the system's window manger, so any windows for it will need to be closed (minimized does not count). If you have a document or settings window open, then the system assumes you are using the program and will not close it.
3. Background applications only -- Lastly, the program will need to be in the background and not the foremost "active" application that you are using. This will prevent the program from closing if you merely close all of its windows and having the system immediately shut it down under high-demand situations.
What these criteria set up is a situation where non-essential applications like TextEdit that do not have any documents open can be terminated if needed, to help keep the system running as smoothly as possible for applications that you are using.
Application Termination is not as simple as merely quitting the program. Instead of doing this and immediately relinquishing the program's resources Application Termination will keep the underlying process for the application active, which is why the program still appears in Activity Monitor even though it has been closed. What this allows the system to do is prepare the program process to be killed if necessary, but will keep it in a dormant state as long as possible so it can quickly be relaunched again if desired.
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Issue with displaying images in a website using Sanity.io schema and backend response.
2 replies
Last updated: Sep 28, 2023
Hi Team,
I'm having some errors with displaying images on my website and I'll try to be as specific as possible.
In my schema, I have this:
{
name: "content",
title: "Content",
type: "array",
of: [{ type: "block" }, { type: "image" }],
},
Within sanity studio, I can see the image and when checking with the inspector, I can also see that it has a full cdn url. That's perfect.
The image property on the backend response however is showing up like this (i am using postman):
{
"_type": "image",
"_key": "00f00d67d82b",
"asset": {
"_ref": "image-386f55d56fc3147ea64116cd7365408f557a36a1-1024x1024-png",
"_type": "reference"
}
},
i need this string to be the full cdn url. Otherwise I get an error:
Error: Failed to parse src "image-386f55d56fc3147ea64116cd7365408f557a36a1-1024x1024-png" on
next/image
, if using relative image it must start with a leading slash "/" or be an absolute URL (http:// or https://)
This issue is only happening within the content block. i have a separate image field that works fine and brings in the full cdn url, so it displays as it should on the front end.
Looking forward to hearing any of your thoughts!
Sep 28, 2023, 4:36 PM
You can pass the full asset to the image url builder to get the url.
Sep 28, 2023, 5:09 PM
thank you, rd! that did the trick
Sep 28, 2023, 9:33 PM
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