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Can we prefer local package and fallback to url package
Prefer local package and fallback to url package
Introduction
Add a new method to PackageDescription.Package.Dependency to create a package.
Motivation
Currently we use some logic like the following to toggle between local package and remote packages.
if ProcessInfo.processInfo.environment["USE_LOCAL"] == nil {
package.dependencies += [
.package(url: "git@github.com:apple/swift-docc.git", .branch("main")),
]
} else {
// For CI or local use
package.dependencies += [
.package(path: "../swift-docc"),
]
}
But if we depend a lot of repo and we only have some of them locally, we have to either clone them all locally or use the remote version.
if ProcessInfo.processInfo.environment["USE_LOCAL"] == nil {
package.dependencies += [
.package(url: "git@github.com:apple/swift-docc1.git", .branch("main")),
.package(url: "git@github.com:apple/swift-docc2.git", .branch("main")),
.package(url: "git@github.com:apple/swift-docc3.git", .branch("main")),
.package(url: "git@github.com:apple/swift-docc4.git", .branch("main")),
.package(url: "git@github.com:apple/swift-docc5.git", .branch("main")),
]
} else {
// We only have swift-docc2 and swift-docc5 locally
package.dependencies += [
.package(path: "../swift-docc1"),
.package(path: "../swift-docc2"),
.package(path: "../swift-docc3"),
.package(path: "../swift-docc4"),
.package(path: "../swift-docc5"),
]
}
I proprosal to add a new method to PackageDescription.Package.Dependency so that we can declare a local first package and if the local package does not exist we can use to remote one.
Proposed solution
extension Package.Dependency {
static func package(preferLocal: Bool = true, localPath: String, url: String, _ requirement: Package.Dependency.Requirement) -> Package.Dependency {
if preferLocal, FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: localPath) {
return .package(path: localPath)
} else {
return .package(url: url, requirement)
}
}
}
Currently due to the sandbox limitation, FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath:) will always return false. And we need to add --disable-sandbox to workaround.
My proposal is to add a method, so that we can get a bool result for whether a location has a valid package
or not. Something like this :point_down:
func successResolvePackage(at path: String) -> Bool
Alternatives considered
Use --disable-sandbox to workaround.
swift-docc/Package.swift at 0d61dc5550c9bdb04fd1579144679e7d3287f640 · apple/swift-docc · GitHub
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Inspired by this PR, found another workaround. Enable library evolution for SwiftDocC library via a conditional by franklinsch · Pull Request #123 · apple/swift-docc · GitHub
We can use #filePath and deletingLastPathComponent API to workaround with the sandbox limitation.
Note: ".." will not work, use deletingLastPathComponent instead
extension Package.Dependency {
static func package(
preferLocal: Bool = true,
name: String,
location: String? = nil,
url: String,
_ requirement: Package.Dependency.Requirement) -> Package.Dependency {
let manifestLocation = URL(fileURLWithPath: #filePath)
let location = location ?? name
let packageLocation = manifestLocation
.deletingLastPathComponent()
.deletingLastPathComponent()
.appendingPathComponent(location)
if preferLocal, FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: packageLocation.path) {
return .package(path: packageLocation.path)
} else {
return .package(url: url, requirement)
}
}
}
Using the above method, we could check the existence of some folder in the parent directory of the Package without adding --disable-sandbox flag. Is this a SPM sandbox bug or a known use case? cc @tomerd | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
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The health industry is increasingly taking over retail spaces
Health clinics are coming soon to a retail storefront near you, Modern Healthcare reports, citing reports from several consulting firms. By the numbers: The number of health care tenants in retail spaces has risen 47% over the past 3 years, and could double by 2022. "It's the Walmart or Kmart that went out of business," Greg Hagood, senior managing director with SOLIC Capital, told Modern Healthcare. "You pull right up. The parking is easy. The patient is likely to come more often." The bottom line: Everybody involved seems to like this idea. And it's not just pharmacies and walk-in clinics. Complex specialties like oncology are also looking to storefronts. Empty retail space is an attractive option for clinical practices that have gotten frustrated with the high overhead costs on hospital campuses. And a storefront is a good branding opportunity. Landlords like medical tenants, too — they generally have good credit and sign longer leases than traditional retailers would. The big question: Will this trend help lower health care spending, by shifting care out of expensive hospital settings? Or will it increase them by driving more utilization, the way retail space was designed to do? Go deeper: Medicare gives hospital clinics a pay cut | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
South Africa Crippled by Rolling Blackouts, Weeks Before an Election
PHOLA, South Africa — President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa assumed power promising a “new dawn.” But just over a year later, he can’t keep the nation’s lights on. A month before a national election, the worst rolling blackouts in years are regularly plunging South Africans into the dark. With annoying frequency, warnings of “load-shedding” pop up on cellphones, referring to the power cuts imposed to prevent a collapse of the national electricity grid. Takeout dinners by candlelight are hastily arranged in the cities. Meals are prepared over coal braziers instead of electricity in places like Phola, a township in a region dotted with power plants, about 75 miles east of Johannesburg, South Africa’s biggest city. “You wake up and there’s no hot water. You can’t bathe, you can’t iron,” said Victoria Nkosi, 48, a longtime resident of a government-built house in Phola. “Why is there load-shedding when we’re surrounded by power plants?” The short answer is that the blackouts are the result of years of mismanagement and corruption in the state-owned utility, Eskom. They are also evidence of how difficult it is for Mr. Ramaphosa to reform the nation’s state enterprises and secure stable electricity for South Africa, sub-Saharan Africa’s most advanced economy. The blackouts are contributing to another year of lackluster economic growth in South Africa, a deeply unequal society that desperately needs strong, sustained expansion to create the foundations of a post-apartheid economy. Every sector of the economy, from the mining giants and car dealers to big retailers and informal entrepreneurs, has been hit badly by the blackouts. Eskom, the state utility that produces about 95 percent of the nation’s power, is now regarded as the biggest risk to South Africa’s economy, according to the National Treasury and outside financial experts. In Phola, Frieda Madalane, who is 54, wakes up just after midnight to start cooking fried dough bread, called vetkoek. Starting before dawn, she sells the bread outside her home to neighbors going to work, making about $20 a day. But her profits are now reduced by the amount she spends for kerosene to fuel the lamp she uses during load-shedding. “And one time, there was load-shedding for one full day and I lost everything in my refrigerator,” Ms. Madalane said. On May 8, South Africans are scheduled to cast ballots in the sixth general election since the end of apartheid in 1994. The long-governing African National Congress is expected to garner the most votes, but its margin of victory remains the biggest uncertainty. A strong showing could give Mr. Ramaphosa a mandate to carry out reforms in his party and in government, his allies say. But a poor performance could lead to a continuing standoff between Mr. Ramaphosa and his party rivals, or even fuel an outright challenge, party officials and political analysts say. Weeks after becoming party leader in late 2017, Mr. Ramaphosa forced out of power Jacob Zuma, who had more than a year left in his second term as South Africa’s president. Mr. Ramaphosa, who had served as Mr. Zuma’s deputy for four years, promised to root out corruption, particularly in state-owned enterprises. Mr. Ramaphosa quickly shook up Eskom’s board and eventually appointed a highly respected minister to overhaul Eskom and other state enterprises. As the nation’s biggest state enterprise, Eskom was the biggest target for corrupt A.N.C. politicians, their business allies and civil servants during the Zuma years, according to ongoing public inquiries into state corruption. Eskom was “the main theater where corruption, state capture was taking place,” Jabu Mabuza, the chairman of Eskom’s board, said during recent testimony at a government corruption inquiry. South Africa was plunged back into darkness late last year, as Eskom began imposing load-shedding for the first time in three years. And the situation has become far more critical than in the Zuma years. So short of energy is Eskom that it has been forced to cut power at the height of summer in the southern hemisphere, and even on weekends when demand is lower because many companies are closed. The crisis peaked in recent weeks as Eskom imposed several consecutive days of “stage 4” load-shedding — the highest level — and even talked of the need to create higher stages of cuts. A main cause of the recent blackouts, experts say, is two new but underperforming coal-fired megaplants. Years behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget, the two plants had been expected to relieve stress from South Africa’s aging power infrastructure. But the plants, which have yet to be completed, are only partially operational because of frequent breakdowns — the result of shoddy construction, experts say. One recent morning, at the Kusile plant — only about 12 miles northwest of Phola — giant construction cranes hovered above three of the six generating units. “Eskom has gotten itself in a situation where the plants have started to come online, and they just don’t work,” said Jesse Burton, an expert on electricity policy and coal at the University of Cape Town’s Energy Research Center. Established in 1923, Eskom provided electricity in the last few years of apartheid to about a third of South African households, a small percentage of them black. Now 90 percent of households have electricity, a result of policies by the A.N.C., which promised access to power as part of democratization. At the same time, Eskom became the source of jobs and contracts for the politically connected. Its bloated work force increased by half between 2003 and 2017. Mr. Ramaphosa recently proposed a partial breakup of Eskom — dividing the company into generation, transmission and distribution businesses under one holding company. The split would make each entity more competitive, he said. The breakup, experts said, would also reduce the potential for corruption and ease South Africa’s transition away from coal. A monopoly like Eskom can fuel corruption, said Lauren Hermanus, the founder of an energy consultancy, Adapt. “But if you have more players, who are acting in a more transparent way, then you can limit some of that stuff,” she said. Though still rudimentary, Mr. Ramaphosa’s proposal has caused a fierce and immediate backlash from inside the A.N.C. and the party’s traditional allies, including the South African Communist Party and labor. Wary of losing jobs, the biggest union representing Eskom workers, the National Union of Mineworkers, has threatened to shut down the national grid in the days leading up to the election next month. Mr. Ramaphosa expressed confidence that the blackouts would not hurt his party at the polls. “The challenges Eskom faces emanated from our recent past, and many people are aware that there were a lot of wrong things that were being done in Eskom,” he told the local news media. But opinion was split in Phola. Ms. Madalane, who sells fried bread out of her home, said she moved to Phola in the 1970s. By the time her first child was born in 1986, electricity had arrived in parts of the township. The illegal hookups, she said, were putting stress on the national grid. Ms. Madalane said she would vote for the A.N.C. and Mr. Ramaphosa next month. “I’m angry with Zuma, but Ramaphosa is still new in office,” she said. “Let’s give him a chance. Maybe he’ll fix it.” Others, though, were less forgiving. They said that Mr. Ramaphosa, as Mr. Zuma’s former deputy, shared the blame for the rolling blackouts. “The A.N.C. promised us electricity, promised us land, promised us jobs, but they’re just lining their own pockets,” said Sibusiso Shongwe, who is 36 and looking for a job. “That’s why you see us here — no work. I can’t even pay for my electricity. How can I, me, just go there and vote for A.N.C.? I’m not going to vote, man.” | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
EU's incoming economy chief calls for less restrictive budget policies
ROME (Reuters) - The European Union needs looser budgetary policies and an overhaul of its fiscal rulebook, the bloc’s designated economics commissioner said in an article published on Sunday. Writing in Italian financial daily Il Sole 24 Ore, Paolo Gentiloni said that while the EU’s deficit and debt rules must not be ignored, they needed to be “reviewed and updated”. “It’s time for countries which have fiscal space to use it, in an overall context of less restrictive budgetary policies,” Gentiloni, due to replace Pierre Moscovici as economic and financial affairs commissioner on Nov. 1, said. The former Italian prime minister warned that with the EU economy slowing, “the risks of a prolonged period of low growth must not be overlooked” and the task of stimulating the economy “cannot be left to monetary policy alone”. Gentiloni will have an important role in scrutinizing Italy’s draft 2020 budget which was submitted to the Commission last week. The budget plan raises next year’s structural deficit — which excludes the effect of GDP growth fluctuations — by 0.1% of gross domestic product, reversing a previous commitment by Rome to lower it by 0.6%. EU Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis told Reuters on Friday that Brussels would ask Italy for “clarifications” over its budget intentions. However, even though the budget seems to flout EU rules, many analysts expect the Commission to take a lenient approach and avoid a prolonged dispute with Rome like the one that broke out last year when Italy had a less EU-friendly government. Gentiloni, who comes from the pro-Europe Democratic Party which now governs with the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, said it was crucial that the budget plan comes from a government that has a constructive approach toward the EU. Among what he termed new instruments needed help growth and stability, Gentiloni cited an EU-wide unemployment insurance scheme, without going into details. Reporting by Gavin Jones; Editing by David Holmes | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
MRI stands for Magnetic Resonance Imaging. An MRI scanner uses a magnetic field and radio pulses to create 3-dimensional pictures of tissue. In our studies, we look at two basic types of MRI images: structural and functional.
toubibe / Pixabay Structural:
T1 and T2 Weighted: T1 and T2 weighted are both structural scans that produce a 3D image of the brain using either spin echo or gradient echo sequences. The black/white color of T2 is the reverse of that of T1.
DTI: Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) is a type of structural scan that is able to detect the diffusion of water molecules in tissue.
Theoretically, this shows us the white matter fiber tracts of the brain. The basic idea behind this is that water molecules moving along the axon will move more quickly than those moving across or in other directions.
Functional:
Functional MRI (fMRI) looks at oxygen consumption in various regions of the brain during certain time blocks. These time blocks correlate to specific tasks performed in the scanner. Regions with higher levels of oxygen build-up are believed to be more active.
What to expect:
button box
goggles
headphones
When participants come to Seattle Children’s to get an MRI for one of our studies, they get to wear special goggles so that they don’t see the inside of the MRI machine. They also wear earplugs and headphones to help block out the noise. For parts of the scan, participants get to watch their favorite movie and for other parts, they will complete tasks in which they respond using a button box. We just ask participants to lay down, relax, and stay still! | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Neville to give Carney final farewell in third place match
NICE, France (Reuters) - England winger Karen Carney hopes to bow out with a win at the women’s World Cup after coach Phil Neville said on Friday she would feature in the third-place playoff against Sweden. The Chelsea player, who made her England debut in 2005, announced earlier she was retiring from the game after Saturday’s match in Nice having appeared for the national team on 143 occasions, scoring 32 goals. Neville paid tribute to the 31-year-old and said she would have a part to play against the Swedes, when the Lionesses are bidding for a second successive third place finish. “We give players the opportunity to go and work on individual development plans early, ahead of when training sessions start, and there was only one player who did that yesterday. That player was Karen Carney,” Neville told a news conference. “That was a player who was two days away from kicking her last ball, was still there ahead of everyone else. That is something you’re born with, and that’s the type of player she is. 143 caps for England, and 144 by some time tomorrow.” Carney has made two substitute appearances for England on their route to the semi-finals in France where they were defeated by holders the United States 2-1. Carney, who also played for the Britain’s Olympic team at the London Games in 2012 and won the FA Cup with Birmingham City the same year, said she had pondered retirement for two years. However, it was earlier this year, after England triumphed in the SheBelieves Cup, that she finalised her plans, realizing her body was unable to cope with the demands of the game. “You’ve seen the development of the game, and how fast it’s moving, it’s a credit to everybody,” she said, visibly emotional as she reflected on her career. “My mind would want to continue until I’m 100 but your body tells you enough’s enough.” Neville said that he would give opportunities to other players who have not featured as much against Sweden, who beat England 2-0 in their last meeting in a friendly last November. Sweden were beaten in the last four by The Netherlands who face the United States in the final on Sunday in Lyon. “We do have certain positions we will want to freshen up in. But the players are under no illusions that this game is one we want to win. We want to go home with something to show for the hard work that we’ve put in,” Neville said. “Six wins and one defeat sounds better than five wins and two defeats, so I want to be laying on a sun-bed next week happy that we finished the tournament well.” Reporting by Christian Radnedge in Lyon; Editing by Alison Williams | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Talk:Antiarin
Incorrect formula?
The alpha and beta formulas appear to be identical. From looking at the structures, and the formula here, I suspect that the formula for beta antiarin should have "(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)" instead of "(2R,3R,4R,5R,6R)", I am not an expert on structures, though, so I'll leave this to others to change. -- Scray (talk) 00:41, 18 March 2013 (UTC) | WIKI |
Change logs for drizzle source package in Quantal
• drizzle (1:7.1.36-stable-1ubuntu1) quantal; urgency=low
* Merge from Debian unstable. (LP: #987575)
Remaining changes:
- Added upstart script.
* debian/drizzle.upstart: dropped logger since upstart logs job
output now.
drizzle (1:7.1.36-stable-1) unstable; urgency=low
* Imported Upstream version 7.1.36-stable
* Refreshing patches. Dropping libgearman1.0.patch as no longer needed.
drizzle (1:7.1.33-stable-4) unstable; urgency=low
* Libv8 is currently no longer available for mipsel, so do not build
drizzle-plugin-js for this architecture
* Add patch to support gcc-4.7
drizzle (1:7.1.33-stable-3) unstable; urgency=low
* Remove /etc/drizzle/drizzle.users on purge (Closes: 670425)
drizzle (1:7.1.33-stable-2) unstable; urgency=low
* Add patch always-help.patch
* Fix "FTBFS on kfreeBSD-*", see patch do-not-use-O_CLOEXEC.patch
(Closes: #668493)
* Init file still had an drizzle7 in it.
* Installing /var/lib/drizzle with the package (Closes: #668786)
* Dropping B-Ds on libreadline5-dev
drizzle (1:7.1.33-stable-1) unstable; urgency=low
* New upstream release.
* Fix dependency for libdrizzle-dev (Closes: #668424)
* Symlink in libdrizzle-dev was referring to the old library.
drizzle (1:7.1.32-rc-1) unstable; urgency=low
* New upstream release.
* Plugin-filtered-replicator upstream removed and will no longer be built.
* Updating d/*install files to accommodate upstream changes from drizzle7
to drizzle
* Added symlink in libdrizzledmessage-dev to library
* libdrizzle: soname-bump
* Rename package drizzle-plugin-performance-dictionary to shorten package name
(due to linitan warning package-has-long-file-name)
* Debian/control: removed unused substitution variable ${shlibs:Depends} for
-dbg and -dev packages
drizzle (2012.01.30-4) unstable; urgency=low
* B-D systemtap-sdt-dev is no longer available for mips, mipsel, s390x and
sparc.
drizzle (2012.01.30-3) unstable; urgency=low
* Really fix the FTBFS due to dh_sphinxdoc (Closes: #663985)
drizzle (2012.01.30-2) unstable; urgency=low
* Apply patch to turn off intersphinx mappings for sphinxdocs.
* Add patch to disable pandora to detect the debian repo as upstream.
* Call dh_autoreconf with the script conf/autorun.sh
* Do not run dh_sphinxdoc when not building -doc package. (Closes: #663985)
* Prepared watchfile for new upstream version scheme
* Plugin javascript extracted into own package, as its BD is only available
on a few architectures.
* Upstream file should not be installed by dh_installinit to avoid upstream
dependency
* Add upstart file to examples.
* Init script did not check for already started server and added check for
the js-plugin.
* Adding Vcs-Browser and Vcs-Git to d/control
drizzle (2012.01.30-1) unstable; urgency=low
* New upstream release. (Closes: #623009)
* Haildb and pbms are no longer part of drizzle.
* Mysql-protocol and unix-socket-protocol are now part of drizzled.
* Add static js plugin (Executes JavaScript) and libv8-dev dependency.
* Enable hardening
* Support for DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS=noopt
* Use dh-autoreconf and add patch autotools.patch to allow
build-twice-in-a-row
* Removed patch boost-148.patch, no longer needed.
* Added patch fix_spellings.patch
* Removed B-D on libtokyocabinet-dev.
* Added debconf translations. (Closes: #660042, #660625, #660780, #661349,
#663387, #663115)
* Bump S-V to 3.9.3. Only change is to update debian/copyright (Format: and
some syntax errors in the file)
drizzle (2011.03.13-5) unstable; urgency=low
* Added debconf translations (Closes: #658603, #658746, #658898, #658844,
#659058). Many thanks to the translators!
* Removed package drizzle-dev, as this was only a convenience package.
* Package libdrizzle-dev missed the symlink to the library.
drizzle (2011.03.13-4) unstable; urgency=low
* Package libdrizzle-dev contained also the shared library
* Moved valgrind to recommends for drizzle-dev, as this package is not
available on all archictectures.
* Really remove logfiles when purging
* Add patch to fix the permissions of the mysql unix socket (Closes: #631107)
* On purge, ask the user if the data directory should be deleted.
* Fixing all known errors in debian/copyright (Closes: #614215)
* Changing libdrizzle-dev to architecture:all
drizzle (2011.03.13-3) unstable; urgency=low
* Libaio-dev is also not available on hurd.
* Build-dependency systemtap-sdt-dev is only available on linux
(Closes: #656383)
* Honor DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS parallel=n (Closes: #649535)
* Lowered priority to extra for some packages to be compliant with policy 2.5
* Postrm: when the package is purged, remove user, group generated in preinst
and delete the logfiles (removes pipuarts warning)
* Fix drizzle.init: As the pidfile was not generated due to a missing option
to start_daemon, /etc/init.d/drizzle stop did not work.
* Bump standards version to 3.9.2, no changes necessary.
* Override clean target in debian/rules to clean extra generated files
* build-dep libgearman changed include path, so patch added.
* Split drizzle-dev package in drizzle-dev and drizzle-dev-doc due to:
- it was not empty as advertised, but contained the huge doxygen docs.
- additionally it was architecture dependent.
- Big arch-dependent packages are to be avoided
* The package documentation for drizzle-doc was not reflecting the content of
the package.
drizzle (2011.03.13-2) unstable; urgency=low
* Adding myself as maintainer (Closes: #655956)
* Missing dependency on libcloog-ppl (Closes: #647743)
* FTBFS with boost1.48 (Closes: #653627)
* For kfreebsd-* do not Build-Depend on libaio-dev (Closes: #647709)
drizzle (2011.03.13-1) unstable; urgency=low
* New upstream release.
* Added slave plugin.
* Removed archive, blackhole and blitzdb plugins.
* Moved location of libdrizzle headers.
* Removed drizzleadmin manpage patch.
* Add drizzle_safe_write_string to symbols.
-- Clint Byrum <email address hidden> Tue, 19 Jun 2012 10:46:49 -0700
• drizzle (2011.03.13-0ubuntu5) precise; urgency=low
* Add gearman-includes.patch: Fix include path for current gearmand version.
* Rebuild against libgearman6.
-- Martin Pitt <email address hidden> Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:13:28 +0100 | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
서지주요정보
Design and implementation of the life-cycle support system (LSS) generator language based on entity category relationship (ERC) data model = 개체.범주.관계 (ERC) 모형을 기반으로한 소프트웨어 수명주기 지원 시스템 (LSS) - 생성 언어의 설계 및 구현
서명 / 저자 Design and implementation of the life-cycle support system (LSS) generator language based on entity category relationship (ERC) data model = 개체.범주.관계 (ERC) 모형을 기반으로한 소프트웨어 수명주기 지원 시스템 (LSS) - 생성 언어의 설계 및 구현 / Jeong-Min Woo.
저자명 Woo, Jeong-Min ; 우정민
발행사항 [서울 : 한국과학기술원, 1988].
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Most of the life cycle support system (LSS) generator systems are based on entity relationship attribute ( ERA ) data model. Though ERA data model is general, it has several defects. One of these is the lack of abstraction mechanism ( specialization or generalization ). Therefore, the LSS generator system based on ERA world view inherits the same defect. Recently, entity category relationship ( ECR ) data model is suggested, which is extended ERA model having additional "category" concept. Since "category" is introduced to describe abstraction mechanism exists among the data items, ECR model can be a basis for the extended LSS generator system which is able to represent the abstraction mechanism. The main purpose of this thesis is to design and implement LSS generator language based on ECR data model called "ECRML ( ECR based Meta Language )". ECRML has additional feature and capacity such as data abstraction facility. Together with this extension in LSS generator language, this research lays a corner stone in complete development of LSS generator system. To verify the usefulness and validity of ECRML as LSS generator language and lay the first step toward complete LSS generator system, several tools were developed. Table generator, data base interface, and driven tools such as logical scheme generator and language summary report generator are developed. Once the LSS generator based on ECR data model is developed, it is possible to develop the LSS with abstraction mechanism accurately and efficiently.
본 논문은 기존의 소프트웨어 수명 주기 지원 시스템( Life-cycle Support System ) Generator 가 가지는 약점 중의 하나인 데이타 간의 추상화 체계 ( abstraction mechanism )의 결핍을 개선하기 위하여 이루어졌다. 따라서 기존 소프트웨어 수명 주기 지원 시스템 generator 가 기반으로 하는 개체.관계 데이터 모형 ( Entity Relationship Model ) 보다 추상화 개념이 확장된 개체.범주.관계 데이터 모형 ( Entity Category Relationship Data Model )을 기본으로 하였으며 이 데이터 모형을 기초로 하는 메타언어를 구현함으로써 이 추상화 개념의 결핍을 개선할 수 있다. 이 논문에서는 완전한 소프트웨어 수명 주기 지원 시스템 generator를 구현하지는 않았으나 이 시스템의 전위 부분인 메타언어의 Compiler부분, 그리고 추후에 사용될 table generator, LSS database scheme generator 그리고, 여러 가지 기본 모듈을 구현하였다. 이러한 모듈들은 완전한 소프트웨어 수명 주기 지원 시스템 generator의 일부분을 이루게 될 것이다. 이러한 시스템은 UNIX 환경 하에서 SUN 시스템과 INGRES 데이터베이스를 사용하여 구현되었다. 앞으로 나머지 부분, 특히 Generalized Language Processor가 구현되어 추상화 개념이 확장된 소프트웨어 수명 주기 지원 시스템 Generator 가 완성되면 추상화 개념이 필요한 소프트웨어 수명 주기 지원 시스템을 손쉽게 개발 할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.
서지기타정보
서지기타정보
청구기호 {MMGS 8824
형태사항 [iii], 46, [15] p. : 삽도 ; 26 cm
언어 영어
일반주기 Appendix : 1, ECRML in BNF. - 2, Input specification in ECRML for toy problem. - 3, Language summary report of toy problem. - 4, Generated logical scheme. - 5, Data structure had been used
저자명의 한글표기 : 우정민
지도교수의 영문표기 : Sung-Joo Park
지도교수의 한글표기 : 박성주
학위논문 학위논문(석사) - 한국과학기술원 : 경영과학과,
서지주기 Includes reference
주제 Product life cycle.
Expert system (Computer science)
소프트웨어 공학. --과학기술용어시소러스
전문가 시스템. --과학기술용어시소러스
소프트웨어 설계. --과학기술용어시소러스
Software engineering.
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Ryan Ellis is an American Christian music singer, songwriter, and worship leader. He has written songs for Christian music artists such as Matt Redman, Natalie Grant, Meredith Andrews, Steven Malcolm, as well as others. He is credited as a songwriter on Chris Tomlin’s 2018 single “Resurrection Power,” which earned him a GMA Dove Award nomination and ASCAP’s “Most Performed Song” award that same year. In addition to being a songwriter, he is a former member of Isla Vista Worship and is a current member of Housefires, and has also released solo material since 2015.
Early life
Ellis was born and raised in San Diego, California. He was inspired by Pop and R&B music and grew up listening to artists such as Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men. As a teenager, he often felt alone without the support of a father figure, starting his life anew in different cities near the poverty line; however, he always considered himself an entertainer. Performing arts became something to pursue when everything else constantly changed in his life, which eventually led him to becoming a founding member of the original Jabbawockeez dance crew. After high school graduation, Ellis joined the Navy and served for five years; this included a tour of duty in Afghanistan. During that time Ellis had a personal encounter with Jesus, realizing that his musical talents could be used as a way to connect with his faith.
Career
After serving in the Navy, Ellis was later introduced to a worship ministry in Southern California called Isla Vista Worship and discovered that they did missionary work through their ministry, Jesus Burgers. Inspired by their example, he relocated to Isla Vista, CA to become a worship pastor in their ministry. He subsequently helped to oversee Isla Vista Worship, releasing his first project, a live album, "Live from the Upper Room II" on February 26, 2015, and an EP, "Kingdom Glory" the following month on March 9, 2015, both of which were released independently by Isla Vista Worship. In the years that followed, Ellis' work caught the attention of well-known contemporary Christian record producers, which led to collaborations and songwriting credits for Chris Tomlin, Natalie Grant, Housefires, Steven Malcolm, and Matt Redman.
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Portugal net borrowing to reach 12.4 bln euros in 2017 - IGCP
LISBON, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Portugal’s IGCP debt agency said on Tuesday it will issue between 14 and 16 billion euros of treasury bonds in 2017 and the country’s net borrowing needs will reach 12.4 billion euros. In the country’s financing programme for 2017, IGCP said the figure for net borrowing this year includes the 2.7 billion euros the government has alread pre-funded to capitalise state-owned bank Caixa Geral de Depositos this year. “The financing strategy for 2017 will be focused on the Portuguese government bonds curve with regular issuance of government bonds to promote liquidity and the efficient functioning of the primary and secondary market,” the agency said. “Opportunities to perform bond exchanges and buyback will be further explored,” it added. It said issuance of treasury bills will have no impact on net financing, adding that it will issue debt under its euro medium term notes programme “depending on market opportunities that suit the overall financing strategy.” Reporting By Axel Bugge | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Talk:Pathkiller
WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Tag & Assess 2008
Article reassessed and graded as stub. --dashiellx (talk) 18:04, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
Unclear identity
There are two Pathkillers mixed up here. From http://betty-shirley.com/chief_pathfinder.htm:
Both men have the same name but there are two different burial locations. Chief Pathkiller had a daughter by the name of Nancy Ann "Polly" Pathkiller who is rumored to have run-off with a white solider by the name of Robert A. / Alec Moore. Both Colonel Pathkiller and Chief Pathkiller lived at St Clair, AL.
A book entitled, "History of Hamilton Co. TN, Vol. 1, page 44" by Zella Armstrong" says that Chief Pathkiller was Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation on January 8, 1827 when he died. Assistant Chief Broom, born 1796, was secretary of the Council in 1818 and treasurer succeeded Pathkiller on January 8, 1827. In the History of St. Clair, Alabama, page 30" states, "Chief Pathkiller died January 8, 1827". It says that Chief Pathkiller was Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation on January 8, 1827 when he died. Assistant Chief Broom, born 1796, was secretary of the Council in 1818 and treasurer succeeded Pathkiller on January 8, 1827.
Chief Pathkiller is presumed to have been married to a full-blood Cherokee woman named Peggy. In the "Records of St. Clair County, Alabama, page 18", it says, "Peggy Pathkiller's settlement of estate, Oct. 31, 1833 was paid to her heirs: $455 to daughter Nancy, $375 to Nelly, $450 to Crying Snake. To Quata and George Cammell, $1,200; to Eustace $300, to Jenny $1188.60; to Qualocoo and Beaver Tail $100 and to Charqahyooca and Richard Rarliff $300."
Colonel Pathkiller is buried at the New Echota Cemetery in New Echota, Georgia. A monument of Chief Pathkiller stands today at the intersection of the Georgia and Tennesee state lines at Calhune, Georgia.
Thoughts? GenQuest (talk) 02:50, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
* This article should be about Chief Pathkiller (1764-1828),"Even I got confused", who was the headman of Turkeytown and eventual Principal Chief of the Cherokee in 1811, also the birth place of John Ross. I think the parts that have to do with the other Pathkiller need to be removed. Maybe they deserve a stand-a-lone article? Good catch either way! --Tsistunagiska (talk) 17:36, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
* OF NOTE: There is another Pathkiller, a chief even, who died in Arkansas in 1843. "Will the real Pathkiller please stand up." --Tsistunagiska (talk) 17:45, 14 October 2020 (UTC) | WIKI |
Has This Top Pharma Company Found Its Next Billion-Dollar Product?
For decades, drugmakers have struggled to develop effective therapies to treat Alzheimer's disease, and though most have failed, researchers keep at it. That's hardly surprising. Alzheimer's disease affects some 6.5 million people in the U.S. alone, and even the one FDA-approved treatment for it is far from a cure.
Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly's (NYSE: LLY) potential Alzheimer's disease treatment is in late-stage clinical trials, and could be the next one to cross the regulatory finish line. And recently, Eli Lilly delivered positive news from the clinic that meaningfully improved its prospects for being able to compete in the Alzheimer's disease market.
Let's consider what that could mean for the company and its shareholders.
Better than Aduhelm?
Eli Lilly's Alzheimer's candidate, donanemab, targets the buildup of beta-amyloid plaque in the brain, which some experts believe is linked to the cognitive decline associated with the illness. Biogen's Aduhelm -- the only Alzheimer's treatment that has earned regulatory approval in the U.S. -- works the same way, at least in principle. Eli Lilly ran a phase 3 study in which it pitted donanemab against Aduhelm in treating patients with early symptomatic Alzheimer's disease.
A few weeks ago, the drugmaker reported some excellent results from this trial. During the study, 37.9% of patients treated with donanemab achieved brain amyloid plaque clearance, compared to just 1.6% of those treated with Aduhelm. That's a big difference, and it seems to indicate that donanemab could be more effective than Aduhelm.
However, there is still plenty of work to be done. This study was relatively small, with only 148 participants. And the recent data readout was from the six-month treatment mark. Secondary readouts will follow after 12 and 18 months.
Eli Lilly is also running a larger clinical trial with 1,800 participants, and it expects results from that study in mid-2023. If the results from this larger trial are positive, Eli Lilly could earn approval for an Alzheimer's disease medicine that could easily achieve peak annual sales well above $1 billion.
Plenty of other reasons to buy
Donanemab would be a welcome addition to Eli Lilly's portfolio, which already boasts several blockbuster products whose sales are still growing fast -- among them, the diabetes medicine Trulicity and the cancer treatment Verzenio. But Eli Lilly's greatest strength is its pipeline.
Just this year, the pharmaceutical company earned approval for Mounjaro, a new diabetes medicine that looks destined to be its next best-selling therapy as it earns additional regulatory approvals. (The company hopes to get it approved as a treatment for obesity, among other indications.)
But that's not all. Eli Lilly expects to bring four new products to market by the end of 2023.
"We are experiencing an unprecedented rate of new product launches for Lilly and undoubtedly one of the most impressive rates in our industry," said CEO Dave Ricks during the company's third-quarter earnings call. And Eli Lilly's innovations won't stop there. The company has numerous other exciting candidates in late-stage clinical trials that it hopes will earn approval further down the road.
Those candidates include Basal Insulin-Fc, a potential once-a-week insulin product. The company has close to two dozen late-stage programs. Even a 50% success rate for these will yield numerous new drugs for Eli Lilly and label expansions for its existing products.
In short, it has a robust business that should continue to deliver solid financial results every year. It's no wonder that the forward-looking market has rewarded Eli Lilly and its shareholders even in this down year for the market. The stock has been on fire for most of 2022, and is up by about 30% year to date.
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Miniaturized RF technology for femtosecond electron microscopy
A. Lassise
Research output: ThesisPhd Thesis 1 (Research TU/e / Graduation TU/e)
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In this thesis we have taken many of the RF ideas of Ura, Oldfield, and Hawkes from the 1960’s, coupled with modern technology and simulating power to investigate the usage of miniaturized RF technology for femtosecond electron microscopy without the mandatory use of femtosecond lasers. To achieve femtosecond time resolution, a TM110 cavity is used to streak a DC electron beam across a slit, creating ultrashort electron bunches at a regular repetition rate. To create a miniaturized cavity, the TM110 cavity was loaded with ZrTiO4. This reduced the size of the cavity by nearly a factor of 6, and the power was reduced by nearly a full order of magnitude. Characterization of the cavity found that the dielectric loaded cavity operated as it was designed to do, matching both simulations and theory. To test the RF technology developed in our group, a 30 keV SEM beam line was built on top of an optical table. This allows for the beam line to be extended ~2.5 meters beyond the end of the SEM, giving space and room for experiments that would not otherwise be available in a standard electron microscope. This allows for multiple cavity systems to be tested, as well as emittance measurements of a high quality beam, requiring long distances to resolve the small angles. Implementation of the TM110 cavity into the beam line proved quite successful, with the beam behaving as expected. Chapter 5 builds an analytical model which predicts the beam’s behavior through the cavity, and goes a step further to predict the growth in transverse normalized emittance and the energy spread of a beam as it traverses the cavity. The analytical model is then compared to particle tracking simulations, proving to be accurate for high quality beams. The measurements of the emittance demonstrate the behavior predicted by the analytical model, and match with the numerical simulations. An important point realized from the model is that focusing in the cavity makes all the difference, minimizing the emittance and energy spread growth. This is an important detail for using the TM110 cavity, since a high beam quality is always desired to obtain spatial resolution. Chapter 6 detailed a few of the myriad of ideas of which can be done with the RF technology studied within the scope of this project. First, as the project is part of a larger industrial partnership program with the private company FEI, a full simulated study of implementing the TM110 cavity into an existing FEI electron microscope was carried out in cooperation with the company. In the parameter space presented by FEI, the energy spread growth from the cavity in generating 100 fs bunches appears too high, reaching ~10.5 eV FWHM. However, by relaxing a few of the constraints, and changing the parameters of the setup, it was shown that the energy spread growth can be compensated for. Because of the compact size and low power consumption of the dielectric cavity, this makes the cavity an ideal candidate for femtosecond electron bunch generation in a microscope. Following the implementation study, the idea of reducing the repetition rate of the bunches by using a dual mode cavity was presented. This was an idea that stemmed from a "Huh, that is strange…" moment in lab. The moment is seen in Fig. 6.4; it is when the two formerly degenerate modes were being operated simultaneously in one cavity. If the cavity was re-designed to use the two modes, running with two different frequencies, the repetition rate of the electron bunches could then be tailored to match repetition rates in the MHz range, rather than GHz. The original designs of Ura and Oldfield included multiple cavities synchronized to manipulate the beam. However, Oldfield commented in his Ph.D. thesis that the phase control was of the utmost importance. In Sec. 6.3, we demonstrated a high precision of phase control between two cavities, a TM110 streak cavity and a TM010 compression cavity, and supported the results with numerical simulations. With phase control between multiple cavities demonstrated, both synchronized to the same RF signal, the door to time-dependent beam manipulation has flown wide open. Section 6.4 walks right through the multiple cavity door, and presents a two cavity setup to compete with Zewail’s photocathode driven ultrafast electron microscope (UEM). Using two TM110 cavities, femtosecond electron energy loss spectroscopy (FEELS) was simulated using particle tracking software. It was shown that with the two cavities, appropriately phased, an energy resolution of
Original languageEnglish
QualificationDoctor of Philosophy
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• Applied Physics
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• Luiten, O.J. (Jom), Promotor
• Mutsaers, Peter H.A., Copromotor
Award date7 Nov 2012
Place of PublicationEindhoven
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tary road from The Dalles to Canyon City. The buildings were burned during an Indian uprising and from that time the place was known by its present name. The original Burnt Ranch is near the mouth of Bridge Creek, but the post office moves about, depending upon the home of the postmaster. At one time the office was far enough west to be in Jefferson County. Burnt Ranch post office was established January 15, 1883, by change of name from Grade. Addie S. Masterson was the first postmaster.
BURNT RIVER, Baker County. Burnt River is an important stream rising in the Blue Mountains and draining the south part of the county. It joins Snake River east of Huntington. Exact information about its name is not available, and there are two theories about the matter, one being that Burnt River was so called because of the burned timber along its banks and the other because of the burned looking rocks, especially along the lower reaches. As far as the writer knows, the first mention of Burnt River is in the Peter Skene Ogden journals for Friday, October 28, 1825. T.C. Elliott was of the opinion that the name came from the burned woods, because fur-traders reached the upper parts of the stream first where the burned looking rocks are not so much in evidence. During the times in question the stream was frequently mentioned as the Riviere Brule, by the French-Canadians. It is of course evident that the traders named the stream, and that pioneers proceeding along the lower part of the river 25 years later had nothing to do with it, though they doubtless thought the name was appropriate because of the dry character of the country they traversed. Mr. Elliott thought that the name was probably first applied to the river by Donald McKenzie possibly as early as 1818. See OHQ, volume XIII, page 71. For many references about the name Burnt River, see Discovery of the Oregon Trail, (Stuart's Narrative edited by Rollins), pages 79 and 95. In the first edition of Astoria, volume II, page 122, Burnt River is appropriately called Woodpile Creek, apparently on account of driftwood accumulations. The compiler has seen later editions of Astoria with this name spelled Woodvile, a meaningless error.
BURNT Woods, Lincoln County. This post office is in the eastern part of Lincoln County, near Tumtum Creek, where the remains of forest fires are still much in evidence. The office was established in 1919, and a list of suggested names was sent to the Post Office Department. On the list was Burnt Woods, proposed by H. G. Downing, and this was the name chosen by the authorities.
BURNT Woods, Washington County. Washington County has had more than its share of forest fires and it is not surprising that there was once a post office in the county called Burnt Woods. This office was a mile or so north of the place called Glenwood, as Glenwood was situated in 1945. Burnt Woods post office was established September 12, 1879, with Mrs. Mary J. Evans postmaster. The office was closed September 17, 1883. Later a post office named Glenwood was organized to serve the same general locality, but it may not have been in exactly the same place. Glenwood post office was subsequently moved a couple of miles south to a site on Gales Creek.
BURROUGHS, Umatilla County. The compiler has been unable to get much information about Burroughs post office, except that it was in service from May 10, 1893, to July 12, 1895, with Barney F. Hogue the only postmaster. Hogue is said to have lived in Coombs Canyon four miles west of Sparks Station, southwest of Pendleton, in a locality sometimes | WIKI |
Valentin Rumyantsev
Valentin Vitalyevich Rumyantsev (Валентин Витальевич Румянцев; 19 July 1921 – 10 June 2007) was a Russian engineer who played a crucial role in Soviet space program, mainly working on robotics and controls. He was a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1992), Department of Engineering, Mechanics and Control.
Career
Rumyantsev was professor in the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics in the Department of Theoretical Mechanics and Mecatronics at Moscow State University. He was editor of the Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (Прикладная математика и механика). Rumyantsev was also a corresponding member (1995) and member (2000) of the International Academy of Astronautics (France, Paris). | WIKI |
Alejandro Larrea
Alejandro Javier Larrea (born 5 December 1966) is a Uruguayan professional football manager and former player.
Career
Larrea earned two caps for Uruguay national football team in 1992. On 21 June 1992, he made his debut and scored his first goal in a 2–0 win over Australia. He played another match on 4 July 1992 in a 3–1 win over Ecuador.
In July 1999, Larrea transferred to Chinese Jia-A League side Beijing Guoan. On 25 July 1999, he scored his first goal in China in a 3–3 away draw against Shenyang Haishi. He joined Chinese second-tier club Guangzhou Geely in April 2001. On 5 May, he made his debut for Guangzhou and scored his first goal in a 1–1 away draw against Jiangsu Sainty. Larrea joined another Jia-A League club Tianjin Teda, which was then coached by Uruguayan manager Nelson Agresta, on 28 July 2001. He left the club in August, playing just two FA Cup matches for Tianjin in the two legs of the third round of 2001 Chinese FA Cup.
On 23 December 2013, Larrea was appointed as the assistant coach of Nelson Agresta for China League One club Hebei Zhongji. He became the caretaker manager of the club for the rest of the season on 11 August 2014 after Agresta was sacked.
On 24 August 2015, Larrea was hired to serve as Óscar Ramírez's assistant in the Costa Rica national football team. | WIKI |
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Some background:
I've created a moderately complex network using Amazon's vpc. It's a three-tiered network across two availability zones. Each layer has a subnet in zone-a and zone-b. The presentation layer is at the top, there’s an application layer in the middle, and a core layer at the bottom.
All of the security groups and ACL's for the subnets are currently allowing ALL inbound and outbound traffic to help me reduce surface area of the issue.
The presentation layer’s routing table is pointing all traffic to an internet gateway. The NAT gateway is in a segregated subnet also pointing all traffic to the internet gateway.
My application has two components, a UI (React.js) and an API (Node/Express). They are deployed as docker images. In front of each is a classic load balancer.
The UI-ELB is internet facing and resides in the presentation layer, routing traffic from 80/443 to port 8080 and is associated with my app-ec2 that is placed in the application-layer subnet.
My API has an internal load balancer in front of it. The API-ELB is in the application layer (in the same subnet as the app-ec2), and takes traffic on port 80/443 and routes it down to the api-ec2 in the core on port 3000.
Both load balancers are offloading the certificate before passing traffic to their instances.
I have both my load balancers associated as alias's in Route53, and referenced in the applications by their pretty url (https://app.website.com). Each load balancer passes the defined healthchecks and reports all ec2 instances in use.
Lastly, on the API I have enabled cors using the cors nodejs package.
Here's a quick and dirty diagram of my network.
The problem:
The APP-ELB successfully routes me to the application. However, when the app tries to send a GET request to the API-ELB, it first sends an OPTIONS request that tims out with the error code 408.
Where it gets weird
Some of the weirdest things I've encountered while debugging are:
1. I can SSH into the app-ec2 instance and can run a successful curl against the API-ELB. I’ve tried many, and they all work. A few examples are: curl -L https://api.website.com/system/healthcheck and curl -L -X OPTIONS https://api.website.com/system/healthcheck. It always returns the desired information.
2. I've moved the entire application out of my network into a public default vpc and it works as it's supposed to.
3. I have the api-ec2 writing all network requests to the console. While it shows the healthcheck requests, it does not show any requests from the app-ec2. This leads me to believe traffic is not even reaching the api.
Really the biggest thing that has me at a complete loss is that curling the internal api elb works, but the axios request to the same exact url does not. This doesn't make sense to me at all.
What I've tried
I originally spent a lot of time playing with ACL rules and security groups thinking I did something wrong. Eventually I just said, "screw it", and opened everything up to try and take that piece out of the equation.
I've spent way to much time playing with Cors on my api. Eventually landing on the configuration I have now, that is the default app.use(cors()) callback provided by the cors node package. I've also included the app.options('*', cors()) that is recommended in the documentation.
I've google everything under the sun, but specifically whether I need to define some special custom headers with the elbs? But can't seem to find anything. Plus, when I moved my app out of the network it worked just fine.
I'm sure I've tried many other things, but these seem to be the most pertinent. What am I missing? I realize this is potentially a very vague and broad issue, and an enormous post, but I appreciate any insight and your time in reading in it!
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• Thats two subnets per zone: a presentation layer, an application layer, and a core layer. That's three. Can you clarify that? I have the route table for the presentation layer and NAT drive routing all traffic through an internet gateway. I have both the presentation and core layers routing all traffic through the nat drive. That seems self-contradictory. If the presentation layer is routing through the NAT (drive?) (Gateway?), then it isn't also routing through the Internet gateway. Which of your layers are on which of your subnets, and what's the default route for each subnet? Jun 5, 2017 at 20:16
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...Specifically, your external-facing ELB must be on subnets whose default route points to the Internet Gateway, which almost always means it is not correct to place it on the same subnet(s) as the instances it is balancing traffic towards. Those instances would be on a subnet whose default route is the NAT Gateway... and the NAT Gateway itself, in turn would not be on any of the same subnets as the instances for which it is providing outbound services but might be on the same subnet as the ELB. Jun 5, 2017 at 20:20
• Yeah, sorry about that, started getting some words mixed up. I have two subnets (one in zone-a and one in zone-b) in each of the three layers. The presentation layer is routing through the internet gateway, as is the nat. One thing I did fail to mention was that NAT is in it's own seperate subnet. Then the app and core route through the nat gateway. Jun 5, 2017 at 20:21
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You may want to thoroughly review the question and clarify accordingly -- it's a good question, but there are some difficult convolutions to follow, and many things to check. When you say "The application-UI is timing out on the options request when making an api call" who sees this error? The external caller? curl -X OPTIONS 127.0.0.1... on app-ec2? Only OPTIONS is broken? The ELBs are "Classic" not "Application," correct? Are all of the instances able to correctly access the Internet via the NAT, e.g. curl ipv4.icanhazip.com? (Yes, I ask for a reason that may seem obscure.) Jun 5, 2017 at 20:36
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Unless I'm totally mistaken, react.js apps run in the browser and need to contact the API server, your frontend server just serve html and js files and does no routing/proxying of request toward the API
– Tensibai
Jun 6, 2017 at 15:52
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So what you have actually is this:
Schema of OP's architecture
As your API ELB is in a private zone it can't be accessed from the internet.
Your frontend in React.js just run in User's browser and not on the UI servers, those server just serve static files.
You have two options, configure your frontend servers to redirect API calls to the API ELB or just update the API ELB to be internet facing.
The usual pitfall of JavaScript apps is forgetting they run inside user's browser and not on the frontend servers as a JEE application would.
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This sounds like an asymmetric or n-path routing issue. Here is what is probably happening:
Machine A at IP address 192.168.1.1 makes initiates a [SYN] request through the LB at 192.168.1.10. the LB then proxies the payload to Machine B at 192.168.1.2, so the payload now has source: 192.168.1.1 and has has destination: 192.168.1.2 (which used to be 192.168.1.10).
So what happens now when 192.168.1.2 responds with a [SYN, ACK]? What should happen is that Machine B should respond to Machine A through the load balancer - typically because of a default route or gateway on the server that routes traffic through the LB. In this case however, the machine is on the same subnet, so the route/gateway is not used and the routing table ignored by the server. This means that when the server responds, the [SYN,ACK] appears to Machine A to come from an IP different than the IP that Machine A initiated the request with - it was expecting a source IP of 192.168.1.10 (the LB) but is seeing a [SYN,ACK] coming from 192.168.1.2 (machine B) and thus the LB is unable to establish a connection with the machine B in this scenario because the response went to the wrong device.
The reason this works for external traffic is because of your default route - the responses to everyone else are routed through the ELB. The ELB sees that it was initiating a connection and automagically intercepts the response and swaps the source of 192.168.1.2 back to 192.168.1.10.
So, for one solution to this issue, you could implement one-armed load balancing (also known as a load balancer on a stick). What this will do is use a Source NAT on the inside interface of the load balancer (so assume you had outside interface 192.168.1.10 on your load balancer and 192.168.1.11 on the inside interface). This will make all traffic appear to be coming from 192.168.1.11 from the perspective of Machine B which should solve your connection issue.
It appears however, that your AWS ELB doesn't support SNAT, so you will either need to put your hosts and ELB on different subnets or use something that supports SNATs like F5's Virtual Edition which comes in hourly or BYOL flavors. Beware connection limitations with SNATing though - if you need over about 30k simultaneous connections you will run into SNAT port exhaustion and need to start using a SNAT pool..
Hence, you best solution (for cost and to prevent future issues) would be to make sure the client and server are on different subnets.
The best way to confirm would be to use tcpdump on the connecting host and/or back-end server and look for responses coming directly to/from the back-end server instead of going through the load balancer. You can then load your dump file into WireShark to figure out exactly what is going on.
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• ELB doesn't forward packets. It makes new TCP connections and forwards payloads. Route asymmetry is one thing the problem can't be. Jun 5, 2017 at 19:02
• So do F5's and they still suffer from asymmetric routing issues. Even with a full proxy architecture and a separate, new TCP connection, an F5 load balancer will by default the source address of the connecting client, so the issue still occurs exactly as described above. I am assuming the ELB works in a similar manner. I know A10s do behave in the same manner. Jun 5, 2017 at 19:13
• They don't, ELBs have a seperate IP. The
– Robo
Jun 6, 2017 at 9:58
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AWS ELB can act as a reverse proxy, not only as a TCP load balancer. As OP said the ELB is doing the SSL offloading, it can't be a TCP balancer and have to be a HTTP reverse proxy. Your answer is not applicable to the context and ELB are never used for outgoing packets (they are not routers at all). Moreover, if you try to proxy with an F5 with 2 interfaces and setting the same subnet on each interface you're indeed creating a problem, solving it with SNAT is just a bad solution.
– Tensibai
Jun 6, 2017 at 15:16
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Well, here what the machine B from your example see is the ELB IP, the client IP will be in the X-Forwarded-Port header. The client could be aside the server that won't be a problem. When in HTTP mode an ELB doesn't act as a F5 with SSL termination. (even in TCP mode, it's still an nginx like load balancer, nothing remotely comparable at all). What I think you are hung on is "proxying", we're indeed talking about proxying packets and not forwarding packets. I can send you a tcpdump of an ELB within the same subnet as 2 machines if you want, it works.
– Tensibai
Jun 6, 2017 at 15:51
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Is Garmin the Stock for a Post-Pandemic World?
Even when the COVID-19 pandemic is behind us, there are almost certainly going to be permanent lifestyle changes from it. People have been escaping social-distancing measures by heading outdoors and riding bikes, running, or walking, and fitness enthusiasts have brought exercise routines into the home. Health and safety considerations are at the forefront of travelers' minds too.
Investors looking to cash in on these trends should look at Garmin (NASDAQ: GRMN), which offers devices to people on the move, especially outdoor enthusiasts. A look at the company, and its four growing business segments, shows an already strong operation that may be in a sweet spot after the pandemic.
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Transition to fitness and outdoors
Many investors may not have followed Garmin over the last decade as it transitioned from mainly a supplier of automotive personal navigation devices to a significantly more diverse product line for people with active lifestyles, including boaters and pilots. The sales mix figures below illustrate the notable shift.
SEGMENT (AS % OF REVENUE) FISCAL 2019 FISCAL 2013 FISCAL 2007
Outdoor 24.4% 15.6% 5.4%*
Fitness 27.9% 13.5% 5.4%*
Marine 13.5% 8.5% 6.4%
Automotive/mobile 14.6% 49.5% 73.6%
Aviation 19.6% 12.9% 9.3%
DATA SOURCE: GARMIN FINANCIAL FILINGS. TABLE BY AUTHOR. *DATA SHOWN AS EVEN SPLIT BETWEEN OUTDOOR AND FITNESS SEGMENTS, WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS A SINGLE UNIT.
Strong momentum
The transition in the business has been driven by strong growth in Garmin's non-automotive segments. Recently announced first-quarter results for fiscal 2020 showed continued momentum as auto becomes a smaller and smaller sliver of the company's top line.
SEGMENT Q1 FISCAL 2020 GROWTH (YOY) FISCAL 2017 TO 2019 CAGR
Outdoor 13.7%
14.6%
Fitness 24.0%
17.2%
Marine 21.7%
16.6%
Auto (16.7%)
(14.6%)
Aviation 10.4%
21.1%
DATA SOURCE: GARMIN FINANCIAL FILINGS. TABLE BY AUTHOR. CAGR = COMPOUND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE. YOY = YEAR OVER YEAR.
In the first quarter of 2020, the fitness and marine businesses both grew more than 20%, with the former benefiting from the early 2019 acquisition of indoor cycling company Tacx, while the latter saw continued strength from new products like chartplotters and advanced sonars.
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Tapping into trends
First-quarter results were not overly affected by the ongoing pandemic, but management withdrew its fiscal 2020 guidance. Garmin believes it will remain profitable in the second quarter, though it expects a sharp decline in sales. During the earnings call, CEO Clifton Pemble noted, "On a consolidated basis, our April sales are trending about 40% lower than last year, as many retailers have curtailed operations and consumer activity has been severely limited by government restrictions. We expect these trends to continue throughout the second quarter as restrictions remain in place across much of the globe."
Looking beyond the current crisis, the popularity of the company's products may even expand. A focus on health and wellness should have more people looking at its fitness and outdoor offerings. The freedom offered by recreational boating and flying may become even more popular for those with means as well.
The trend for indoor cycling has helped make Garmin's Tacx acquisition a success. Some of the $140 million planned for capital expenditures this year is going to a new manufacturing facility that will open mid-year. Management said in theearnings conference callthat it has "not been able to supply all the demand there."
Financial strength
Another factor that will stand out after the pandemic's economic fallout is financial strength. Garmin has a rock-solid balance sheet with zero debt and $2.6 billion in cash and marketable securities. Free cash flow in first quarter was $185 million, while it spent $109 million on dividends.
With that kind of cash position, investors can expect both continued investments in the business and potential increases to the payout, which yields 3.0% as of this writing. CFO Douglas Boessen commented, "Returning [an] attractive dividend to our shareholders is one of our current priorities for cash."
The company even continues to invest in the slowing automotive segment and expects a boost in that area later in the year after becoming a Tier 1 supplier (supplying parts directly to major vehicle manufacturers) and spending capital on a new European facility.
While investors can expect an atypical decline in year-over-year sales for the upcoming quarter -- and possibly further into fiscal 2020 -- Garmin has redefined its business with a track record of strong growth. Post-pandemic trends may play even further into these areas, making double-digit sales growth the norm once economies recover. Until then, investors can feel confident with Garmin's cash-rich balance sheet and healthy dividend.
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Skorta
Skorta (τὰ Σκορτὰ, Escorta) was a name used in the 13th and 14th centuries, during the period of Frankish rule in the Peloponnese, to designate the mountainous western half of the region of Arcadia, which separated the coastal plains of the western (Elisian) and southwestern (Messinian) Peloponnese from the Arcadian plateau in the interior. The name is found chiefly in the various-language editions of the Chronicle of the Morea. It also appears as Skodra and Skorda (Σκορδὰ, Σκοδρὰ), in the chronicle of Pseudo-Dorotheos of Monemvasia.
The northern portion of this area, around Akova, was also known by the Greek name Mesarea (Μεσαρέα, a common term in Greece for inland locations, cf. Mesaria ); in some cases, when juxtaposed with Mesarea, the term "Skorta" is limited to the southern portion, around Karytaina. The local population was renowned for its rebellious character, and never fully submitted to the Frankish Princes of Achaea. It frequently rose up, aided by the Byzantine Greeks of the province of Mystras. As a result, two of the most powerful baronies of Achaea were set up to control the region, the Barony of Akova in the north and the Barony of Karytaina (or Skorta) in the south.
The region of Skorta rose up in rebellion ca. 1302, when Prince Philip of Savoy raised new taxes on the local Greek gentry. Taking advantage of the absence of the Principality's marshal, Nicholas III of Saint Omer, with many troops on campaign in Thessaly, and with the aid of the Byzantines of Mystras, the rebels took and burned to the ground the castles of Saint Helen and of Crèvecoeur, and laid siege to the castle of Beaufort. When the Prince with the levies from his feudatories moved against the Greeks, however, the latter chose to withdraw, and Frankish rule was swiftly re-established over the region. | WIKI |
Programming languages and their ecosystems
There was an article called "Ruby is defined by terrible tools". I haven't enough Ruby experience to know whether its thesis is true, but one quote really stuck out for me:
Programming languages cannot be considered separately from their ecosystems.
I totally agree with this, almost to the point where the language itself is secondary to the tools. "Softer" things can go a long way to making a language good to work with: package management; documentation; tooling; community.
Personally, I feel this way about Node. I don't find JavaScript a pleasure to work with, but the Node ecosystem is solid.
How to clear all inline styles from an HTML element
In short: set the styles to the empty string to clear all styles (for example, myElement.style.cssText = "";).
As a front-end developer at Braintree, I deal with the DOM a lot. For reasons I could bore you with, I needed to use JavaScript to clear all inline styles (but not styles applied from CSS) from an HTML element.
After trying a few less-than-ideal solutions, I found a one-liner that solved the problem: all I had to do was set its cssText to the empty string, like this:
myElement.style.cssText = "";
That cleared all inline styles! As far as I can tell, this worked in every browser I tested (though I didn't test less than IE8).
Hopefully this little trick can help you.
Overwriting document.head in strict mode on Safari
In short: you can't overwrite document.head in strict mode if you're on Safari, so be careful with your polyfills.
This is a pretty niche post, but I ran into this problem today.
document.head is a convenient reference to the <head> element that you can reference from JavaScript. Unfortunately, like many convenient features, not all browsers support it.
Luckily, it's an easy fix. Mathias Bynens has a helpful post where he shows how to polyfill it. It's a one-liner:
// Credit to Mathias Bynens for this line!
document.head = document.head || document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0];
This has the nice benefit that it works in all browsers, old and new...except for Safari when you're in strict mode.
Safari (both on desktop and on iOS) will throw an error when you try to overwrite document.head if you're in strict mode. This means that the following function will always throw an error:
function polyfillDocumentHead() {
'use strict';
document.head = document.head || document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0];
}
Now that we know that this is an issue, we have a couple of options.
1. We can use a second example from the original blog post:
// Credit to Mathias Bynens again!
document.head || (document.head = document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0]);
This will only reassign it if it isn't defined, which shouldn't happen on Safari. Unfortunately, linters will complain about this line by default (that includes JSLint, JSHint, and ESLint). You can use your favorite linter's "don't lint this line" feature or disable the checks for that entirely.
2. You can never reassign document.head and simply assign it to a new variable.
var head = document.head || document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0];
If you're encountering this problem in a CommonJS environment (like Browserify or Webpack), you can use my new document.head npm module. It works just like the above, but it might save you from having to write the line above every single time. You use it like this:
var head = require('document.head');
The whole module is one line!
3. We could sidestep this problem entirely by using a selector library like jQuery.
And there you have it: properly shimming document.head when you're in strict mode and on Safari! I do not expect this niche post to make it to the front page of anything other than this blog.
Pietime, my entry to JS1k 2015
For the uninitiated, JS1k is a JavaScript code golfing competition. To quote its about page, entrants "submit a self-contained demo in 1024 bytes of pure JS, which in turn may use various web technologies." In other words: see how much you can fit into just one kilobyte of JavaScript code.
There have been some incredible entries. 2013's winner might be my favorite, but there are plenty of other amazing submissions. It's almost spooky to see how much one carefully crafted kilobyte of JavaScript can produce nowadays!
I've been entering since 2013, but I actually placed in the top ten this year! You can check out my submission here. It lets you tell time using a non-traditional method: pie charts.
Many of the lessons of Daniel LeCheminant's four-kilobyte StackOverflow clone were helpful when squeezing my entry into the byte limit. Perhaps the biggest lesson was unintuitive: repeat yourself! The JSCrush JavaScript compressor can better compress repeated code than fewer characters. That's why my code has lots of lines like this:
canvas.c.beginPath();
canvas.c.moveTo(s / 2, s / 2);
canvas.c.arc(s / 2, s / 2, s * 0.45, 0, 2 * Math.PI);
canvas.c.stroke();
I could've used with, but that turned out to compress worse than repeating myself like that. That was surprising to me!
Give my submission a look if you'd like, but definitely check out the other entries from this year—there are some really cool ones.
"This Incredible Hospital Robot Is Saving Lives. Also, I Hate It"
From an article on Wired:
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User:A.Evanzz/Environmental communication
Limitations
When it comes to the increased polarization of movements regarding the environment some people point to the impact of identity campaigns because of the argument that fear is counterproductive. Robert Brulle argues this point and calls for a shift away from these identity campaigns and moving towards challenge campaigns.
applied activist theory
While there are some findings that there is a problem with scientists advocating for certain positions in a study conducted by John Kotcher and others it was found that there was no real difference between the credibility of scientists regardless of their advocacy unless they directly tried to argue in favor a specific solution to the problem.
Limitations
Another limitation of the conversation regarding the environment is the fact that there are multiple agendas being set by different groups in China and the fact that they are different from one another. Along with this the idea that these two different groups are in some sort of a discussion is presented by Xiaohui Wang et. al.
Limitations
Along with the aforementioned limitations the media plays a major role in the conversation around the environment because of the framing effect and the impact that it has on the overall perception of the environment and the discussion surrounding it.
Limitations
Echo chambers are very similar to the idea of confirmation and are discussed by Christel van Eck who says with respect to environmental communication that echo chambers can reinforce preexisting climate change perceptions.
Limitations
Framing is something that has been important to many movements in the past but it is more than just creating slogans and the like. George Lakoff argues in favor of a social movement approach similar to the feminist movement or the civil rights movement.
Limitations
Another reason that it can be difficult to communicate about these things is that many people try to use directional motivated reasoning in which they try to find evidence to push a specific narrative on the topic. The effect that this has had on communicating this idea is examined by Robin Bayes and others who say that it can be very detrimental and divisive.
Applied Activist Theory
This idea that it can be damaging to a scientists reputation to offer up opinions or solutions to the problem of Climate Change has been furthered by research done by Doug Cloud who had findings affirming this idea.
Limitations
A culture centered approach has been suggested by some like Debashish Munshi. These people argue for enacting change based on the knowledge of older cultures however it has to exist in a way that does not abuse the relationship between the older cultures and our current one which according to Munshi makes it very difficult to enact.
Limitations
One of the things that makes environmental narratives so dangerous is that it changes so often that it is very difficult to keep the information the same as it travels. This according to Miyase Christensen makes it so that the spreading of these narratives can be dangerous. | WIKI |
Have you ever imagined some of the greatest and smartest men coming together and having discussions about big issues in society? I could only imagine how much detail, maybe even discoveries, and disagreements would come out of conversations that are focused on religion, the church, government and personal freedom.
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When making decisions regarding who to choose as our next elected officials, one of the first qualities we scrutinize is their judgment, using our own judgment to do so. However, in a nonsecular society in which judgment of a religious authority is essentially the judgment of a divine power, there is significantly less room for scrutiny. The authority of any figure with political power stems from the judgment of the community over which it rules. For instance, if the community believes in the absolute authority of God, then the judgment of God is what gives the judgment of the church or any religious leader authority. | FINEWEB-EDU |
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Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Codeplowed (2nd)
* The following discussion is an archived debate of the case of suspected sockpuppetry. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this page. All edits should go to the talk page of this case. If you are seeing this page as a result of an attempt to open a new case of sockpuppetry of the same user, read this for detailed instructions.
User:Codeplowed
* Suspected sockpuppeteer
* Suspected sockpuppets
Vagary 17:35, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
* Report submission by
* Evidence
* User:Codeplowed was recently blocked for sockpuppet use. Two new accounts are continuing his editing patterns. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vagary (talk • contribs) 17:35, 1 May 2007
* Concur. Diffs: and show the same disruptive pattern as the blocked accounts. Those diffs are the only edits so far from two new accounts created immediately following the block of Codeplowed & sockpuppets. I am an uninvolved third-party who responded to the initial alert at WP:WQA. --Parzival418 Hello 20:37, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
* Comments
* Please note there is no problem with the behavior of User:Vagary. The sub-section on the talk page at Talk:DeVry University was placed there by the blocked COI SPA puppetmaster account. User:Vagary's report here and his editing is in good faith as corraborated by multiple good faith editors on that talk page. I'm mentioning this only because of the misleading title that appears in the evidential diffs. Part of the blocked user's actions were to attack various editors, including Vagary; this is just one small example. --Parzival418 Hello 20:52, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
* A checkuser is unnecessary. These are clearly throwaway trolling accounts that appeared in support of known puppeteer Codeplowed the moment he was blocked. They are obvious and blatant socks, and I have blocked them indefinitely. Furthermore, since these accounts appeared at a time when Codeplowed's confirmed IP was blocked, it is likely that a checkuser would be inconclusive, which would only prompt indignant declarations of innocence from Codeplowed. Hesperian 00:24, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
* Conclusions
Socks already blocked by Hesperian (and for what it's worth, I fully agree, obvious throwaway socks), no reason to leave this one open. Seraphimblade Talk to me 10:06, 2 May 2007 (UTC) | WIKI |
Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Television
This is a style guide for those who edit television-related articles under WikiProject Television. Remember that Wikipedia is foremost an encyclopedia and that articles therefore should try to be prosaic instead of lists of arbitrary information pulled out of IMDb or other such user-contributed sources. Articles should be verifiable and establish notability. Please cite your sources wherever possible. Articles should be written from an out-of-universe perspective. Remember, this is only a guide, and may change depending on Wikipolicy or participant consensus. For other guidelines see Manual of Style/Contents.
Naming conventions
If an article does not already exist with the name of the television show, episode title, or character name for the article being created, then simply use the name of the subject as the article title (e.g. Carnivàle, Pauline Fowler or "Cape Feare").
If an article already exists with the name of a television show for the article being created, use one of the following disambiguators as necessary:
* If only non-television articles exist with the name, use (TV series) or (TV program)/(TV programme) in the title: Show Title (TV series) (e.g. Firefly (TV series)).
* If a television article already exists with the name of the show for the article being created, use:
* (YEAR TV series) in the title, if the years are different: Show Title (YEAR TV series) (e.g. The Incredible Hulk (1982 TV series) and The Incredible Hulk (1996 TV series)).
* (NATIONALITY TV series) in the title, if the country of broadcasts are different: Show Title (NATIONALITY TV series) (e.g. The Office (British TV series) and The Office (American TV series); Blue Murder (British TV series) and Blue Murder (Canadian TV series)).
* Other genre or format words may be used, subject to a Requested moves proposal, if using the preceding methods fail to resolve the ambiguity.
Article titles for television shows are properly italicized as long as Infobox television is used in the article. If not, or DISPLAYTITLE may be used. The former has the advantage of continuing to work in case the disambiguation suffix is changed or removed from the article's title.
If an article already exists with the name of an episode title or character, then the title of the article should contain the name of the episode or character followed by (SERIES NAME): Episode/Character name (SERIES NAME) (e.g. "Through the Looking Glass" (Lost) or Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)). In order for an article with this disambiguation to properly stylize, the DISPLAYTITLE template should be used.
Disambiguation for list of episodes or list of characters articles may or may not need to be used, depending on if other list articles exist. (e.g. NCIS: New Orleans and List of NCIS: New Orleans episodes; The Flash (2014 TV series) and List of The Flash episodes; Mistresses (American TV series) and List of Mistresses (American TV series) episodes, and Mistresses (British TV series) and List of Mistresses (British TV series) episodes). Once again, in order for an article with this disambiguation to properly stylize, the DISPLAYTITLE template should be used.
The above is only a summary of Naming conventions (television) to cover most situations. For the most current guideline and expanded examples, refer to that page.
Parent, season, and episode article structure
The structure of television articles, season/series articles, and episode articles should generally follow the suggested formatting outlined below. The basic order of these pages tends to follow: Lead, plot, cast lists, production, broadcast and home media, and reception, with any other miscellaneous sections coming afterward. If a section consisting of an article-spanning table (i.e. the "Episodes" section with Episode table) is being pushed down by the infobox creating a large amount of whitespace (example), then that section can be moved further down in the article. However, if said section contains plot or episode summaries, it should ideally be as high up the page as possible, since Wikipedia uses plot information as context for understanding the real world information to follow in the article. This is the same setup used on WikiProject Film articles, which have a similar structure as television articles.
Infobox
Below are the three main infoboxes to use across the project with the code to copy: Infobox television for parent articles; Infobox television season for season articles; and Infobox television episode for individual episode articles. For any questions or problems with these templates, please consult each template's documentation or start a discussion at the corresponding talk page(s). All parameters are not meant to be used on every article, as some are not relevant to many television articles.
If multiple entries are required for any individual field, for example for the parameter, Plainlist or Unbulleted list should be used, over. Additionally, if any individual field becomes excessively long, again using the parameter as an example, it may be beneficial to link readers to a corresponding section of the article (in this case, the "Cast", "Characters", or "Cast and characters" section) instead. As well, flag icons should not be used for countries in the infobox.
Image
Depending on the article in question, a different image should be used in the infobox, based on non-free content criteria:
* For a main article, use an intertitle shot of the show (i.e., a screenshot capture of the show's title) or a promotional poster used to represent the show itself. Alternatively, use a home media cover. If a show has multiple intertitles throughout its run, the most representative one should be used; the intertitle does not need to be updated each time a new version is used.
* For season articles, use a season-specific promotional poster or home media cover, or alternatively a season-specific title card, if one exists.
* Individual episode articles are less likely to justify an infobox image, but if a promotional poster or image exists then it may be used. Other options are an episode-specific title card or home media cover (if the episode received an individual release), or a screenshot of a significant moment or element from the episode. The latter may only be used if it meets the non-free content criteria, i.e., (typically) if it is required to illustrate the object of explicit, sourced analytical commentary, and where that commentary needs visual support to be understood.
Additional images in an article outside of the infobox must also comply with non-free content criteria, for the same reasons as above, and should strive to use free images whenever possible. Free images can be used from Wikimedia Commons.
After uploading a suitable image, which can be done with the File Upload Wizard:
* On the file's description page, add a short description (e.g., "This image is the current opening title for the series"), the source where the image was found, the copyright holder (the network the series aired on or its production company), a fair use rationale (the image will be deleted without one), and an image copyright tag.
* Fair use rationale templates include:
* Non-free use rationale title-card, for title cards/intertitles
* Non-free use rationale poster for posters
* Non-free use rationale video cover for home media covers
* Non-free media data and Non-free media rationale for screenshots
* Image copyright tags include:
* Non-free title-card for title cards/intertitles
* Non-free poster for posters
* Non-free video cover for home media covers (Blu-ray, DVD, VHS, etc.)
* Non-free television screenshot for other screenshots
Example images that meet the criteria:
* Title card or intertitle – File:Frasier title card.svg, File:True Detective 2014 Intertitle.jpg
* Season home media cover – File:The Big Bang Theory Season 5.jpg
* Season promotional poster - File:Agent Carter season 2 poster.jpg
* Episode promotional image – File:Doctor Who Nightmare In Silver title card.jpg
* Episode promotional poster – File:WandaVision "Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience" poster.jpg
* Screenshot – File:Legends of the Hidden Temple (assembling monkey).jpg, File:The Bus from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.png
Lead paragraphs
The lead paragraphs of an article should serve both as a quick introduction to the topic, and as a concise overview of the article itself, as per the Lead section style guideline. For example, an article on a television series should begin with basic information about the show, such as when it first premiered, genre(s) and setting, who created or developed the show, its primary broadcasting station or streaming platform (typically the studio that produces the show), and when the show stopped airing (the first airing of the final episode), etc. All genre classifications throughout the article, including in the lead, should be reliably sourced and comply with Wikipedia's due weight policy and represent what is specified by a majority of mainstream reliable sources.
A series's nationality (country of origin) should be referenced by reliable sources, directly if possible, but otherwise by referencing the country or collaboration within which principal creative control was exercised. If singularly defined, it should be identified in the opening sentence. If the nationality is not singular or cannot be supported by appropriate citation, omit the information from the introductory sentence and cover the different national interests later, where these can reliably be referenced.
A good example of a first paragraph (taken from The Simpsons): "The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. Set in the fictional town of Springfield, it caricatures society, Western culture, television, and the human condition."
The lead should also summarize the major points of the rest of the article: premise, basic production information (e.g. where the show is filmed), principal cast, critical reception, influences, place in popular culture, major awards, and anything else that made it unique. The appropriate length of the section depends on the length of the article; it should be a short, but useful and complete, summary of the topic. A rule of thumb is to write at least one sentence on each section of the article. Information in the lead should always be given due weight, so if an article has twice as much information about the writing as it does about the filming, the lead should also say more about the writing.
The lead should avoid peacock words and superlatives. The phrase "award-winning" should not be used since it provides insufficient context; major awards and accolades may be mentioned in the lead with no more than a single sentence.
References to the show, and its characters and locations, should always be in the present tense, as the show will still exist even after it is no longer airing new episodes (e.g. "The Dick Van Dyke Show is a show that aired from 1961 to 1966."). In the case of some defunct non-fiction and live programs, most production and broadcast information should be referred to in past tense. However, the program's existence should still be in present tense (e.g. "The Afternoon Show is a British talk show which was broadcast by Channel 1 between 2008 and 2011. The programme was hosted by Susan Jones and John Smith and recorded in London...").
Plot section
Plot summaries provide context, allowing a reader who has not seen the work to understand the other sections of the article that comment on the plot (such as "Production" or "Reception"). Therefore, this section should be the first in an article, or as close to the start as possible. In addition to "Plot", other appropriate headings for this section may be "Premise", "Synopsis", or "Overview". All articles should contain a few sentences in the lead to summarize the overall storyline, generally done via a non-copyrighted logline or preview summary.
Plot sections should summarize the core storyline(s), but not offer a scene-by-scene sequence of everything that happens, or attempt to evaluate, interpret or analyze it. Avoid minutiae like dialogue, scene-by-scene breakdowns, individual jokes, or technical detail. Also avoid information that belongs in other sections, such as actors' names. Overly detailed summaries are unencyclopedic. Material copied verbatim from other sources can risk a breach of US copyright law, and a plot summary may not be copied from elsewhere unless its license is compatible with Wikipedia use. Also note that Wikipedia's content disclaimer and guideline on spoilers is that an episode's important events should be outlined without censoring details considered spoilers, and without a disclaimer or warning.
Plot summaries, and other aspects of a program's content, such as its credits, may be sourced from the works themselves, as long as only basic descriptions are given. Exceptions to this include lost episodes (which are not available to the public to verify), for which editors are required to use secondary sources. Any content that is analytical, interpretive or evaluative should not be in the plot summary, unless it is necessary to clarify an unclear or contentious plot point, in which case it must be accompanied by a secondary source.
For main series articles, plot summaries of no more than 200 words per episode should ideally be presented in a table using Episode table and Episode list (such as State of Affairs). If appropriate, these articles could instead include a prose plot summary of no more than 500 words per season (such as Scouted) instead of an episode table, but an article should have both an episode table with summaries and a prose plot summary. If the plot summaries are moved to a separate list of episodes (such as with Outlander) or to individual season articles (such as with Monk), then the plot summary at the series article should be replaced with a simple overview or premise section that allocates around 100 words per season (such as a logline for each season in non-copyrighted language). This may lead to articles about long-running series having quite long premise sections; it is highly recommended that these be cut down, as this should be a brief overview that avoids redundancy with the more detailed plot summaries that have been split off. Individual season articles should use either episode tables with no more than 200 words per episode (such as Smallville (season 1)), or a prose summary of no more than 500 words, both. Episode articles should have a prose plot summary of no more than 400 words.
For non-fiction series, such as talk shows, game shows, news programming or reality shows, a "plot summary" may be interpreted as an outline of the show's format or gameplay rules; in such cases, the heading may be changed to "Format" or "Gameplay" as appropriate. This will likely be enough for news programming or talk shows. However, some non-scripted reality series may require summaries similar to scripted series, in which case they should follow the guidelines above.
Cast and characters information
Information about cast and characters should generally be presented in one of two ways:
* Cast list: In a section titled "Cast" or "Cast and characters", indicate the name of the cast member and their noteworthy role(s), followed by a brief description of the character. Example: Fringe (TV series); see also Jonny Lee Miller example below
* Characters list: In a section titled "Characters" or "List of characters", indicate noteworthy characters, including the name of their portrayer, followed by a brief description of the character. Example: Mutant X (TV series); see also Frasier Crane example below
In accordance with the guideline on boldface, actors and roles should not be bolded, nor should they be in italics. Follow correct syntax when compiling lists. List items in MediaWiki cannot contain line breaks, as they create accessibility problems. To insert a line break in the output, use the tag, or a template such as break. Style should be consistent throughout a given list; examples include:
* Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock Holmes: a former Scotland Yard consultant
* Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer), a radio psychiatrist
* Michael Gaston as Mark Sampson (season 3; recurring season 1; guest season 2), a Jewish friend of Frank's living in San Francisco, who later relocates to the Neutral Zone
In some cases, such as unscripted shows with a small cast or series where the cast frequently changes, it may be more appropriate to include cast information in prose form. It could be presented in an appropriately titled section (e.g. "Presenters") or as a subsection of the "Production" section (such as at The Price Is Right). To avoid redundancy, use only one method. It may be more appropriate to use a character list for a series where an actor portrays several characters.
Remember to follow the notability guidelines when creating a cast list; not every character deserves to be listed and fewer will justify an individual article (most series have no characters that need stand-alone articles). It may be appropriate to split the cast listing by "Main" and "Recurring" cast or characters. If the series is long-running, and has a large number of recurring guest stars, it may be better to create a separate list of characters articles.
The cast listing should be ordered according to the original broadcast credits, with new cast being added to the end of the list. Articles should reflect the entire history of a series, and as such cast members remain on the list even after their departure. Please keep in mind that although "main" cast members are determined by the producers (not by popularity, screen time, or episode count) and generally have a set order in the credits, recurring and guest stars will not necessarily be credited in the same order in each episode, so their place in the list should be based on the order of credits from the first episode in which they appear. The cast listing should not contain an episode count, such as "(6 episodes)" or "(episodes 1–6)", to indicate the number of episodes in which the actor or character appeared. If an actor misses an episode due to a real-world occurrence, such as an injury, this can be noted in the character's description or "Production" section, supported by a reliable source. New casting information for forthcoming characters should be added to the bottom of the list, with their position readjusted if necessary as defined above.
A cast member or character appearing in more than one episode, or in two or more consecutive episodes, does not necessarily mean that character has a "recurring" role. An actor or character may simply have a guest role across several episodes, rather than a recurring story arc throughout the show. If reliable sources cannot adequately distinguish between recurring or guest roles, then local consensus should determine their status.
All names should be referred to as credited, or by common name supported by a reliable source. For unscripted shows where cast are referred to in a program by a stage name or first name only, that name should be used in episode descriptions, but their full proper name (where available) should be used in cast lists. In subsequent sections dealing with real-world information, their surname should be used.
Cast tables (such as the one found at The Killing (American TV series) § Cast) can be used as a visual representation of cast duration for multi-season programs but should not be used for programs with fewer than three seasons or where cast changes are minimal. Only cast members who have been part of the main cast for at least one season should be included. If a program has a separate article about casting, the table should only appear in that article or in the parent article but not both. A separate cast table for recurring cast can be included in articles listing characters and cast but should never be included in parent series articles.
Try to avoid using the section as a repository for "in-universe" information that belongs in the plot summary; instead, focus on real-world information about the characters and actors (such as, casting of the actor or how the character was created and developed over the series). The key is to provide real-world context to the character using production information, without simply re-iterating entertainment websites such as IMDb.
Contestant progress tables
In articles about elimination-style reality television programs, by default progress of contestants should be presented in a table, but there are circumstances that may justify excluding a table, and such tables should comply with accessibility guidelines. In general, the presence (or not) of tables should be consistent across a particular show. Tables supplement and enhance prose. The existence of vandalism alone is insufficient a reason to exclude tables from an article.
Background and production
Whether for the main article, season, or episode article, this section could contain the following parts:
* Development: This can cover the development of a series, season or episode, including what led to its creation, production entities behind the project, as well as its format (such as with a game show or reality series).
* Casting: This can cover the hiring of actors or personalities associated with the series or episode.
* Writing: This can include notable writers and the development of any scripts.
* Production design: This could highlight information about set design or special features that make up a set or scene, or other design elements such as costumes, makeup and practical effects, or title sequences.
* Filming: This can cover aspects related to filming, such as locations, single-camera or multi-camera format, equipment used, and filming dates.
* Visual effects: This could include individuals or companies related to the visual effects of a show, and how the effects were developed and incorporated.
* Music: This could include details of the composers and how any scores or themes were developed and recorded. The template Infobox album can be used for the score or the collection, although cover images of the albums are discouraged (album covers are generally visually similar to posters and other material for a series, season or episode, having cover images for the album is considered extraneous). If an album is notable enough for a stand-alone article, an album infobox with a cover image can exist in the new article. Tracks from the score can be identified and discussed in prose, or used with the Track listing template.
* Cancellation and future: This may address details that led to a show's cancellation, or the status of any future plans.
This section should be structured to fit the content and type of article being written. Not all shows will have information on each element. For example, if there is sufficient material about each topic, the section could be divided into subsections as above, or it might be more beneficial to have some material combined (e.g. a "Development and writing" or "Filming and visual effects" section).
This section should not be an indiscriminate collection of information, but provide context for what is included. For example, it should not simply list crew members, film locations, or dates of events (e.g. David Nutter was an associate producer) but instead be relevant in context (e.g. John and James Smith left their roles as executive producers in 2007 after a falling out with the studio, with Susan Doe taking over for the series's eighth season. Doe would leave after one year so that she could produce a new show for the network.)
Themes and analysis
Themes are unifying or dominant ideas and motifs in a television show's elements (such as plot, dialogue, photography, and sound) conveying a position or message about life, society, and human nature. Most themes are implied rather than explicitly stated, regardless of whether their presence is the conscious intent of the producer, writer, or director. Inclusion of a treatment of a shows's themes – well-sourced and cited to avoid original research – is encouraged since an article's value to a reader and its real-world context will be enhanced by this inclusion. A separate section is not required if it is more appropriate to place the material in the "Production" or "Reception" sections. This information may be more applicable to a series or a season article than to an individual episode article, although episode articles may contain such information if available.
Release
A section titled "Release" can be added if information exists for two or more of the following subsections. If only one of those below is able to be used, do not use any subsections under "Release" to avoid single subsections. It may be beneficial to forgo the inclusion of this section if the only information available results in a single sentence such as "[Series] aired on [Network] from [Date 1] to [Date 2].", as this information can be noted in a preceding section.
Broadcast
This subsection should cover broadcast and release information about the series or season. This can include: the original network or streaming service of release in the country of production (e.g. the British network for a British series such as Doctor Who); a change in network throughout the run, such as with Futurama; start and end dates; and discussion of technical data such as picture and audio format, accompanied by critical commentary. Days or timeslots are not inherently notable, but if covering a series that switches these during its run, it may be helpful to note them for each season. If episodes are released all at once on a streaming service, it may be more appropriate to title this section "Release" rather than "Broadcast". Any syndication deals can also be noted.
As Wikipedia is not a television guide, do not include an indiscriminate list of every network that carried a series outside the country of production. Editors are encouraged instead to add noteworthy foreign broadcasts, if reliably sourced. These can include: broadcasts in primarily English-speaking nations such as the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand; special cases such as an American series airing its finale first in France; or a mass international distribution deal, such as Netflix acquiring the international rights for Riverdale and Designated Survivor. If reliable sources exist for English broadcasts in other countries, a talk page discussion should decide whether these are notable.
Home media and streaming services
This subsection should be used to detail release on home media (VHS, DVD, Blu-ray etc.; written as prose). Features about a home media set should be presented in prose format, with focus only going to unique features. Listing of every episode with a commentary track or deleted scenes is discouraged – this type of information can be readily provided by any sales vendor. Instead, focusing on special featurettes that discuss something unique about the season would be appropriate. This section can also include reviews about the home media (e.g., special features, sound and video quality, price/quality-quantity, etc.) and sales information.
The addition or removal of a season or series to a streaming service (Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc.) or other on-demand service can also be noted here. Given the information available, it may be beneficial to combine this information with physical home media information, rather than having separate sections for each.
Reception
The reception information should include details such as critical reviews and analysis, audience viewership (ratings), any award nominations or wins, and any cultural impact.
For the main article, it is best to seek critical reviews that look at the series as a whole, while season and episode articles can use more selective reviews. Reviews should preferably come from global media outlets (such as the Associated Press, Reuters, Canadian Press), major newspapers (such as USA Today, Toronto Star, The Times) and major entertainment publications (such as TV Guide, The A.V. Club, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Entertainment Weekly). These reviews can either critique the show, or comment on its impact. They should not just be descriptions of the episodes, and preferably should not exceed two or three sentences per critic, so as not to give undue weight to any one reviewer.
Reviews should be paraphrased as much as possible, avoiding vague, non-descriptive claims that do not provide the context necessary to understand the reviewer's conclusions. If a review only contains such claims, without providing the rationale and examples to back them, then it should usually not be used. Describing a show with superlatives such as "critically acclaimed", "universal acclaim" or "audience or ratings bomb" is loaded language and an exceptional claim that must be attributed to high-quality sources. Using reviews from the show's country of origin is recommended, although evaluations from several English-speaking countries are desirable. Be careful when searching for reviews to make sure they are coming from professional reviewers, and not from a fan of the series. Review aggregation websites such as Rotten Tomatoes or Metacritic are citable for data pertaining to the ratio of positive to negative reviews; caution should be exercised when using aggregator scores that combine original reviews with reviews from later dates, or where reviews of selected episodes are averaged to form a season or series score that is not comprehensive. Where Metacritic indications are quoted, it should be made clear that this is Metacritic's view and not the article's. The use of prevalent summary styles or templates is not required.
Unless quoting an author from a reliable source citing public commentary, do not quote comments from members of the general public (e.g., user comments from Amazon.com, the Internet Movie Database or personal blogs), as they are self-published and their authors have no proven expertise or credibility. Do not include user ratings submitted to websites such as the Internet Movie Database, Metacritic, or Rotten Tomatoes (including its "Audience Says" feature), as they are vulnerable to vote stacking and demographic skew.
Information about audience size should use reliably sourced official ratings data, such as Nielsen ratings (US), Numeris (CAN), BARB (UK), OzTAM (AU); see the Television FAQ page for further suggested sources. Depending on the nature of the article, it may be easier to maintain seasonal averages for the main page using a template such as, while season and episode articles could contain a list of ratings for each episode using ). Unless the ratings of all episodes are below one million viewers, viewership should be presented in tables or templates as being rounded to the nearest million (for example, 2,653,000 should be written as 2.65). Ratings should only be included from the program's country of origin or where it debuts, unless viewership is particularly notable in another territory and can be reliably sourced. Similarly, ratings should only be included for the first run of a program unless reliable sources show that the ratings for a subsequent release are particularly noteworthy. Lists of ratings on episode articles should be included under headers that state the season involved, without a year, to comply with Manual of Style in not having headers duplicate any pre-existing headers.
Awards and nominations can also go in this section. In order to present a global perspective, it would also be beneficial to the article to find international reception. Any awards tables should follow WP:ACCESSIBILITY.
This section can also contain information on how the show has impacted society, for example if it created a craze, popularized a word (such as Seinfeld with "yada, yada, yada"), revolutionized the medium (e.g. Sesame Street in children's television; the mini-series Roots), or similar (for example many American stores and businesses closed early on Mondays to allow employees to get home to watch I Love Lucy).
Media information
This section can be broken up into individual sections if need be. It would typically consist of marketing and merchandising, adaptations to other media (novels, comics, video games, etc.), or spin-off series.
Character article structure
When creating an article on a single character, the section headers below are not mandatory, and some such good and featured articles have different section headers (and placement). Find the structure that works best for the particular article, with real world context.
Infobox
General character infoboxes can be found at Template:Infobox character, though editors should see if the character article they are creating is part of a larger Wikipedia community (e.g. Buffyverse task force or WikiProject The Simpsons) as those respective communities may have a special infobox already created.
When filling in the infobox, useful infobox data might include the creators or actors, first appearance, an image, and in-universe information essential to understanding the entity's context in the overall fiction. What qualifies as essential varies based on the nature of the work. Where facts change at different points in a story or series, there may be no appropriate in-universe information at all to add. By contrast, the average reader is probably not going to know who every member of Chloe Sullivan's family is, so it would not be essential to list them all. On the other hand, the average reader probably knows who Lois Lane is, and listing her as Chloe's cousin would be essential to understanding the character.
The same can be said for information that is rather obvious to the reader. If the image in the infobox clearly shows a black female, then listing the race and sex of the character would be redundant; this is regardless of the fact that the show the character appears on happens to contain characters that appear female but are really male. Now, if the character image is of a black female, but in fact the sex of the character is "male", then it would be essential to indicate this in the infobox – be sure to cite a source for this type of information.
Lead paragraphs
Like any article, the first paragraph should consist of basic information about the character: who created the character, where they first appeared, who portrayed the character (if applicable), a general overview of where the character has appeared (no specific episodes). The subsequent paragraphs should be filled with generalized information on the character itself: characteristics, influences in popular culture, and anything else that summarizes the character's importance.
As an example of lead paragraphs:"Professor Bernard Quatermass is a fictional scientist, originally created by the writer Nigel Kneale for BBC Television. An intelligent and highly moral British scientist, Quatermass is a pioneer of the British space programme, heading the British Experimental Rocket Group. He continually finds himself confronting sinister alien forces that threaten to destroy humanity."
Images
Like every article, the use of non-free images must comply with Wikipedia's policy on fair-use images. When looking for an image for the character infobox, ideally use one that best represents the character in question – this can sometimes be a promotional image, which provide better lighting of the character. Images in the body of the article could consist of concept designs for the character, behind-the-scenes images, and any others that have critical commentary adjacent that requires an image to illustrate what is written.
Role in "SHOW NAME"
This section should chronicle the character's appearances on their respective show, and any appearances on other programs or media. If the character has only appeared on the one show, and no other media, then the title could be as represented above, or similar (e.g. Character storyline). If the character has appeared in media beyond the television show, such as a comic book based on the show or a film adaptation, then it may be better to subdivide by medium (e.g. "Television", "Film", "Literature") and label the section "Appearances". Regardless of the title, this section is not a character's biography and should not be a detailed recording of their every move, as this can create an overly long section devoted entirely to in-universe information – think of it as being similar to a plot section of an episode article; the information should be succinct. Instead, set out the major events that involve the character. Avoid using "Biography" as the header, as it can mislead editors into detailing everything that happened to the character.
For drama shows where there are long-running storyline arcs, it is reasonable to describe a character's arc split into individual seasons, but avoid using a per-episode breakdown. Instead consider the key events that happen to the character across multiple episodes, tying in with those of the overall show. It is good to provide episode names inline or episode citation references to help with verification of the content. In other shows like sit-coms where there is little episode continuity, write about characters from the perspective of the entire show.
Concept and creation
Similar to a production section of an episode article, this section should contain information about how the character was first envisioned, what ideas helped create the character, and how the creative team went about casting an actor for the role. If the actor portraying the character had to wear make-up or body prosthetics, then this is the place to detail the work that went into giving the character their specific appearance.
Characterization
Included here should be information about the character's personality, motives, and interpretations of their actions. If essential to understanding the character, include a description of their physical appearance (not the same as describing the work that went into creating their physical appearance). Not every character's physical appearance is noteworthy, so use good judgement. Information for this section will typically come from secondary sources, like scholarly journals analyzing the character or the show, or television critics. It could also come from the creative team of the show.
Reception
Reception for a specific character may not always be found, or it may have a better home in another section. Generally, this would be where critical response to the character—not necessarily an analysis of the character, like what would be found in the "Characterization" section—would be placed. A character might be deemed to be a hindrance to the show because of poor writing, or poor acting; on the other hand, the character could be deemed important to the show for the very opposite of reasons. Information on how the character has progressed throughout the series, or how they were portrayed would also be important aspects to consider.
Impact on popular culture
Some television characters have influences on other television shows, or in other entertainment mediums. For instance, Billy West based his performance as Zapp Brannigan on The Simpsons character Troy McClure. A character might be so popular that toys, video games, and other merchandise are created based on said character. This section deals with how a television character reaches outside their respective show, and becomes part of popular culture in some fashion. Analyses should be backed by reliable sources and not just by personal observations.
"List of ..." structure
The overall list structure should be flexible and responsive to unique or exceptional aspects of individual series or list of characters, but the following guidelines should be followed in most cases.
Image
A single representative image should be placed at the top of the list article, aligned to the right, with an appropriate caption. The image should be uploaded and include an appropriate fair use rationale to comply with Wikipedia policies. Ideally for episode lists, this image will be the title screen from the series, or the typeface logo of the series name. For character lists, an image showing the whole cast, or most of the series regulars, is useful at the top of the article, while an image for every individual character is generally not appropriate, unless the amount of critical commentary on the character's appearance warrants an illustration. When offering such commentary, cite the sources of the commentary in addition to the source of the image, for example in the thumbnail of the image, in the paragraph commenting on the image or both. Additionally, multiple non-free images should not be used within a list article.
Lead
The lead of an episode or character list should keep the recommendations of Lead section, and for episode listings, follow the general idea stated above with regard to article leads.
For a good episode example, see List of The O.C. episodes:
The O.C. is an American teen drama television series created by Josh Schwartz. It premiered on Fox, an American television network, on August 5, 2003, with the pilot episode "Premiere". The O.C. is set in Newport Beach, Orange County, California and follows the stories of residents in the wealthy, harbor-front community. The series mainly focuses around the Cohen and Cooper families, and the Cohen's adoption of Ryan Atwood, a troubled teenager from Chino, California. The show ran until February 22, 2007, with 92 episodes split over 4 seasons. The first season consisted of twenty-seven episodes, the second season was twenty-four episodes long and preceded by two specials that gave a retrospective look at season one, and previewed the upcoming second season. Season three was twenty-five episodes long, but only sixteen episodes were ordered for the final fourth season as falling ratings led to the show's cancellation. For a good character list example, see Characters of Kingdom Hearts, although it is not a television-related article: Kingdom Hearts is a series of action role-playing video games developed and published by Square Enix (formerly Square). It is the result of a collaboration between Square and Disney Interactive Studios. Kingdom Hearts is a crossover of various Disney settings based in a universe made specifically for the series. The series features a mixture of familiar Disney and Final Fantasy characters, as well as several new characters designed and created by Tetsuya Nomura. In addition, it has an all-star voice cast which includes many of the Disney characters' official voice actors.
The series centers around the main character Sora's search for his friends and his encounters with Disney and Final Fantasy characters on their worlds. There are few playable characters in the games, though there are numerous characters that are able to join Sora's party as computer controlled members. The majority of the characters were introduced in the first game, Kingdom Hearts. Several new characters were introduced in the sequel, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, which also featured alternate versions of previous characters created from Sora's memories. The third game, Kingdom Hearts II, added more Disney and Final Fantasy characters as well as introduced new antagonists.
Episode listing
Ideally, the episode list will be presented as a table. There are various ways to create the episode table, refer to the list of featured episode lists to find the table that best represents that article being created. Episodes should generally be arranged in order of airdate, with any notable production discrepancies covered in appropriate notes or in a production section. However, there may be situations where ordering by airdate would not be beneficial to readers, such as with Firefly and List of Futurama episodes, and should be discussed to determine the best approach to list the episodes, with reliable secondary sources needed to support a different ordering.
Episode title, writers, directors, episode numbers, airdates, production codes, and viewership numbers must be reliably sourced, either from the opening/closing credits or from secondary sources (preferred, see WP:RSPRIMARY). In the WGA screenwriting credit system, an ampersand (&) is used to indicate a writing team or duo, while "and" is used to separate multiple writers who are not part of a team. Such distinctions, as credited, should be used in tables. A summary of the plot can be included and should be brief (100–200 words), but complete, including spoilers.
If the episode lists includes episodes from multiple seasons, give them appropriate section headers such as "Season 1", "Season 2", or "Series 1", "Series 2" if that is the identifier for the show.
Series overview
When a television show has produced two or more seasons/series, it may be advantageous to set out the episode data in a series overview table. This should be placed where a reader would expect to find information about specific episodes. If a show's episode list is in the main article, the series overview should be presented at the top of the episode list. If a separate "List of episodes" article exists, the table should be presented in a "Series overview" section just below that article's lead, then transcluded to the episodes section at the main article.
Example
The basic overview table should contain:
If a television program has enough reliable sources to support viewership data, the overview should resemble the following:
If additional viewership information can be obtained with adequate sources, the fully-expanded overview should resemble this format:
Contents
* A new season should be added to the overview table only after a section header has been created for it (either because an episode table has been created, a season article exists, or substantial information about the season is available; see MOS:TVUPCOMING for more details).
* If a new season is airing on a new network from previous seasons, a "Network" column should be added after the "Last aired" column.
* If average viewership numbers are included, they should be properly sourced or routinely calculated with a public method approved by consensus, rather than from personal private calculations. Sourcing or reproducibility is crucial for accuracy and to help other editors quickly respond to numerical vandalism.
* Since many series do not have proper "premieres" and "finales", such language should be avoided in the overview, with "first aired" and "last aired" used instead. There are practical reasons for this: Some networks air series previews (e.g., Fanboy & Chum Chum) in advance of that show's official "premiere". Restricting the series overview to the literal "first aired" date in the intended market avoids any confusion; the first aired date would be that preview date. Further, if a series is cancelled before it can tie up loose ends with a proper "finale", the table header will not need to be changed to reflect this unpredictable event and will be consistent with other articles.
* Check the documentation of Series overview for multiple ways to add further information to a television series's overview.
Formatting
* It is preferable to link the season number within the table to the appropriate section at the "List of episodes" article, or if a unique episode list article has not yet been created, link to the appropriate season section within the main article.
* The overview table should be presented compactly, for ease of viewing across multiple devices. Since some users have large monitors, overviews that span the user's entire screen are not useful.
* Colors for the seasons are often selected based on the series logo, DVD or promotional artwork, or for other reasons. Colors must conform to the color guideline, which attempts to make content accessible for the visually impaired, such as readers with colorblindness. Once established, colors that meet that guideline should not be changed arbitrarily without discussion.
Miscellaneous
* Home media releases do not belong in the series overview tables. Such data can quickly overload a simple table and are not germane to our understanding of the series. Home media release information is best suited within their own section on the "List of episodes" article or main article.
* If data does not exist yet, fields can be left blank. Alternatively, editors can use TBA (to be announced) as a placeholder, with the wikicode, TBA until the data becomes available. Once a trend has been established, it should not be changed arbitrarily without discussion. Additionally, if the data is determined to not be available, a blank or "TBA" field can be changed to "N/a" (not applicable, not available) to indicate such with N/a.
Multiple pages
For very lengthy series, generally 80+ episodes, it may be necessary to break the episode list into individual season or story arc lists. These lists are often the first stepping stone for season articles, but generally lack the amount of real world information (e.g. production, themes, etc.) that a season article has. They may contain some awards or a reception section, but they are generally a list of information pertaining to that respective season.
If this is done, the main list of episodes should still contain the entire episode list, appropriately sectioned, without the episode summaries. Each section should have a main link to the sublist. These separate lists should include a full lead, as noted above, and follow the same guidelines laid out here as they will be evaluated as stand alone articles.
In circumstances when a series with two or more seasons has achieved significant coverage earlier in its run and its main article can no longer contain all of the information sufficiently, beyond just episode tables and summaries, season pages may be created.
Forthcoming or announced seasons
When a series is renewed for an additional season, a section is not to be added for that season until such time as an episode table can be created. Information regarding the renewal should be added to the article's lead, when it is revealed. An example is the lead from List of Person of Interest episodes, when the series was renewed for a fourth season in March 2014 with an air date that had not yet been announced: Person of Interest is an American crime drama television series created for CBS by Jonathan Nolan, who serves as an executive producer alongside J. J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, Greg Plageman and Richard J. Lewis. The series stars Jim Caviezel as John Reese, a presumed dead former CIA agent who is approached by a mysterious billionaire named Harold Finch (Michael Emerson) to prevent violent crimes before they happen by using an advanced surveillance technology. Their unique brand of vigilante justice attracts the attention of two NYPD officers, Joss Carter (Taraji P. Henson) and Lionel Fusco (Kevin Chapman), whom Reese uses to his advantage as he investigates persons of interest.
On March 13, 2014, CBS renewed the show for a fourth season, later announcing that the series will return in 2014 as part of the 2014–15 television season.
The second paragraph seen above is the proper formatting, in order to comply with the seasons guideline. Once a scheduled premiere date is announced, the information between the two reference tags above may be changed to indicate the scheduled start, as seen here: On March 13, 2014, CBS renewed the show for a fourth season, which is scheduled to premiere on September 23, 2014.
Years should not be added to a season section heading until an episode airs in that calendar year. For example, for the eleventh season of NCIS, the heading on its list of episodes page would have been "Season 11" until September 23, 2013. After episode 1 aired on September 24, 2013, it would be changed to "Season 11 (2013)". And finally, once episode 12 aired on January 7, 2014, it would be changed once again to "Season 11 (2013–14)" or "Season 11 (2013–2014)", depending on local usage of year ranges. Sections for ratings tables on episode articles should only include the season, not the year (see for more).
Possible instances when a section header may be added for a season before an episode table is ready could include: a separate article exists for the season and meets notability guidelines (in which case a section header followed by a "main article" link leading to the season article would be appropriate); if substantial information for the season is available but there is no separate season article and it could not be easily included in the lead. An example of the latter is taken from the "Season 8" section on The Big Bang Theory list of episodes page, before a season page or episode table was created: In February 2014, CBS CEO Les Moonves confirmed an eighth season, when announcing that the first half of the new season would air on a different night, due to CBS acquiring the rights to Thursday Night Football games. The show will return to its Thursday slot that it has held for the past few seasons once the football games end. The series is scheduled to premiere on Monday, September 22, 2014, as well as scheduled to return to its previous Thursday time slot on October 30.
Production for the season was expected to begin on July 30, 2014, however the start may have been delayed due to the five main cast members looking to renegotiate new contracts, with Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco seeking around $1 million per episode, as well as more backend money. Simon Helberg and Kunal Nayyar are negotiating together, separate from Parsons, Galecki and Cuoco's negotiations. Production was officially delayed on July 30, due to the contract negotiations, and was rescheduled for August 6, 2014. On August 4, Parsons, Galecki and Cuoco signed new contracts, worth $1 million per episode for three years, with the possibility to extend for a fourth year. The deals also include larger pieces of the show, signing bonuses, production deals and advances towards the back-end. The following day, Helberg and Nayyar renegotiated their contracts, giving them a per-episode pay in the "mid six-figure range", up from around $100,000 per episode they each received in years prior. Production was expected to begin on August 6, in order to fulfill the 24-episode season order.
During the season, Sheldon's whereabouts will be revealed in the season premiere, Stuart will still be Mrs. Wolowitz's caretaker and Penny will abandon her plans of being an actress to be a salesperson at Bernadette's pharmaceutical company, which will cause problems between her and Leonard.
DVD and Blu-ray releases
The inclusion of DVD and Blu-ray releases in episode lists is not a requirement but up to editor preference.
Such releases, if included, should be in a "Home media" section, which includes all primary release dates (i.e. Region 1, Region 2, and Region 4 DVD codes and A, B, and C for Blu-ray). If the series is available on VHS or Laser disc, name the section Home video releases instead and note the VHS releases with the DVD and Blu-ray information. Include a column in the table for VHS release date(s) if different from the DVD and/or Blu-ray release(s). This table's presentation is up to the editors of the article; feel free to inspect featured lists or featured articles to find an appropriate presentation of releases for the article. Please cite the sources for the release information using citation templates, such as the company website showing release information or the DVD, Blu-ray, VHS, or Laser disc itself.
Article splitting
When considering whether to split article content from the main page into a "List of episodes" page, a season page, or an individual episode page Wikipedia's guideline for splitting content should be taken into account. Accordingly, a split should occur when an article reaches 50kB to 60kB of readable prose. To determine this (using Prosesize), simply click the "Page size" icon in the banner on the left of the article's page; readable prose will be highlighted in yellow. Because of episode table coding, episode summaries are not highlighted nor counted in this number. To assist editors, an episode summary of approximately 200 words (see WP:TVPLOT above) creates an estimated 1kB of readable prose.
Considering episode summaries alone, it would take between 50 and 60 episodes to warrant separating those off to a "List of episodes" page. However, additional content usually exists on a series's parent article, so it is recommended that this guide be applied after determining the size of readable prose for the rest of the article. For example, an article with readable prose listed at 15kB, which has an episode list of 15 episodes, would be at approximately 30kB of readable prose. That would generally not be appropriate for splitting, regardless of how many seasons those episodes encompass. An article that is 40kB of readable prose, not factoring in the episode table, would most likely require splitting as the main page is sufficiently large to justify it.
When splitting from a "List of episodes" into season pages, or into individual episode articles, the size of the page may require a larger threshold before splitting IF the only information available are episode summaries and ratings for the show (as ratings themselves would never be counted as "readable prose"). A "List of episodes" page would need a threshold closer to 70kB to 80kB (approximately 70 to 80 episodes). There should be real world content to accompany any additional split that is not simply a duplication of the main page's content (e.g., reception specifically for that season, or that episode; production information for the season or the episode), or duplication of the season page's content (e.g., an episode article that contains one or two reviews, and used the overall production information about the season that isn't specific to any one episode). This is because notability is not inherited from a parent article, and all articles must stand on their own. So be careful when splitting pages too soon; if the material for the new article is too short to provide encyclopedic coverage of the subject, or would simply duplicate the summary that would be left behind, then it may be too soon to move.
Please remember that anytime a split has occurred, proper attribution must be noted, usually via both the edit summary in the original article and in the new article.
Character listing
Treat individual character sections within articles about shows as if they were mini-character articles and refer to the above style guidelines. Given that the character is part of a list, and does not have its own article, there probably will not be a reason to have subsections underneath the character header. If there is a lot of real world information available, but not enough to separate the character, then simply separate the distinctive topics into their own paragraphs.
Wikilinks
* In general, link relevant connections to another article that will help readers to understand the current article more fully; articles explaining technical terms (e.g., "diegetic music", but not commonly understood words such as "television" and "studio"), jargon or slang expressions, unless commonly understood; and articles about geographical places that are likely to be unfamiliar to readers.
* Avoid linking terms whose meaning can be understood by most readers of the English Wikipedia, including plain English words, the names of major geographic features, locations and nationalities (e.g., "British", "United States"), religions, languages, common professions, common units of measurement, common currencies (e.g., US$) and chronological items such as months and years. Rather than linking them in the body of the text using "hidden" pipes to plain years, which readers are unlikely to click on, consider either (1) listing "Year in television" links, unpiped, in the "See also" section, or (2) clarifying at least the first occurrence as an unpiped link within parentheses in the main text; e.g. "(see 2002 in television)".
* Consider linking only a more specific item where the target page links to a more general item nearby in the anchor text (Atlanta, Georgia).
* Generally link only the first occurrence of an item (there are possible exceptions).
* Always link to the article or section on the most specific topic appropriate to the context from which it is linked: it will generally contain more focused information, as well as links to more general topics.
Navbox
The standard navigation box for television articles is the template. See the template's documentation for instructions on creating a navbox.
Categories
Please categorize all TV articles appropriately. Try looking at similar shows as an example and use Category:Television programming as the starting point for finding the right categories. TV series should avoid network categories when they were not originally produced for that network. Exceptions to this include co-productions (such as The 4400), or when a show changes networks during its original run.
Things to avoid
There are several components to a television article—which include articles on individual characters as well—that should be avoided, as they are either unencyclopedic in nature, or are better placed in another section. These include:
Taglines
As a general rule, do not include taglines in an article. Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information. However, if a particular tagline was a significant part of the cultural influence of the television program, create a section for it and describe its effects.
Trivia sections
Trivia sections are unencyclopedic and indiscriminate information. Relevant information should be integrated into the body of the article.
Quotations
Extensive use of these may breach copyright, and many entertainment-related quotations are indiscriminate information. Consider adding these to Wikiquote instead.
Lists of featured music or song lyrics
Original song lyrics for a television episode breach copyright. References to featured music should be supported by reliable sources. Do not just list music: Wikipedia is not a directory. In other words, provide context as to why these songs were used for the show.
Technical errors and continuity issues ("bloopers" or "goofs")
Unsourced sections about technical errors or continuity issues should generally be avoided. If there is a major mistake that is discussed by a reliable source, it can become a part of the production section.
Differences in an adaptation
Sometimes television shows are adapted from another form of media (e.g., The Incredible Hulk). In such cases, an article should not contain merely a list of differences. Differences can be addressed by including text detailing the reasons for a change, its effect upon the production, or the reaction to it, placed within a relevant section (e.g., Production, Themes, or Reception). A simple list of differences is deprecated because it can give undue weight to very minor aspects of the two source materials (such as a character in a show usually wearing a black shirt, but in the original version wears a purple shirt).
Parental ratings
Parental ratings given to episodes of television series by television content rating systems will vary by territories in accordance to their cultures and their types of governance. In television articles, avoid indiscriminate identification of ratings and instead focus on ratings for which there is substantial coverage from reliable sources. Coverage of ratings can include how a series or episode of television is produced to target specific audiences, the late editing of a television episode to acquire a specific rating, or controversy over whether or not a television series or episode's rating was appropriately assigned. Since this is the English-language Wikipedia and not the American Wikipedia, avoid mere identification of ratings issued by American broadcast and cable networks to counter systemic bias (see WikiProject Countering systemic bias for more information). Provide global coverage of how different territories rate individual television shows or episodes if substantial coverage exists. Retrospective coverage is also welcomed to evaluate how television shows/episodes were rated in their time period. It is recommended that parental ratings information be placed in the "Production" section of the appropriate article, but a stand-alone section can cover controversy surrounding a rating if enough detail exists.
Templates
* Navbox – the navigational box to use on these kinds of pages.
* WikiProject Television – the WikiProject Television banner. Add this to the article's talk page.
* Category:Television stub templates, WikiProject Stub sorting/Stub types/Culture, WikiProject Stub sorting/Stub types – lists various (mostly geographically sorted) templates for television-related stubs articles; these go between the article content and its categories. | WIKI |
User:CHNCoffeeAddict123/sandbox/Asian Achievers Awards
The Asian Achievers Awards is an annual award ceremony for the British South Asian community which takes place in London, with ten categories that include business, community service, sports, uniformed and civil services and culture. Nominees are selected by an independent judging panel.
Past winners have included GP Hinduja, owner of conglomerate Hinduja Group.
The 20th edition of the Awards will take place in Autumn 2022. The Awards were created by publishing group Asian Voice and are now managed by advisory firm EPG. | WIKI |
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Kim Sung-hyun (baseball, born 1987)
Kim Seong-hyun (born March 9, 1987) is a South Korean professional baseball infielder currently playing for the SSG Landers of the KBO League
Professional career
He was selected by the SK Wyverns in the 2007 Draft (held in 2006), as an infielder.
He served in the military in 2009–2010.
In 2014, he became a regular player at shortstop. He batted .284/.376/.377 with 113 hits, 5 home runs, 43 RBIs, and 6 SBs.
In 2015, he batted .297/.357/.408 with 118 hits, 5 home runs, 48 RBIs, and 1 SB. But he recorded 23 errors, so he prepare 2016 season to Second baseman.
Converted to second baseman In 2016, he came golden days. He batted .319/.366/.418 with 153 hits, 8 HRs, 65 RBIs, and 3 SBs. Because of slump in August, he didn't win Golden Glove.
2017, he batted .271/.335/.339 with 103 hits, 4 HRs, 29RBIs, and 2SBs. He recorded only 6 errors in 980 innings, became the best defensiver in 2B.
He finished the 2018 season batting .277/.336/.357 with 115 hits, 4 HRs, 55 RBIs, and 6 SBs.
In the 2018 postseason, he hit a 3-run home run in playoff Game 1. He batted .385/.500/.769 with 1 home run. He won the daily MVP in the 2018 Korean Series Game 5. Thanks to his performance, SK Wyverns defeated Doosan Bears.
He converted to shortstop again in 2019. He appeared in every game. He batted .246/.302/.300. | WIKI |
What should you eat if you are obese?
How can an obese person lose weight?
“Reduce calories by 500 calories per day to lose about a one pound a week, or cut 1,000 calories a day to lose about two pounds a week.” Consider adding physical activity after reaching a minimum of 10 percent weight-loss goal.
What should an obese person eat for breakfast?
14 Healthy Breakfast Foods That Help You Lose Weight
• Eggs. Rich in protein and a wealth of important vitamins and minerals, such as selenium and riboflavin, eggs are a true powerhouse of nutrition (1). …
• Wheat Germ. …
• Bananas. …
• Yogurt. …
• Smoothies. …
• Berries. …
• Grapefruits. …
• Coffee.
How many calories does an obese person eat a day?
“The general thought at the time was that fat people ate too much,” Atkinson, now at Virginia Commonwealth University, told me recently. “And we documented that fat people do eat too much — our subjects ate an average of 6,700 calories a day.
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Can you lose 100 pounds in 3 months?
How fast can you lose 100 pounds safely? It’s important to note that losing 100 pounds will likely take at least 6 months to a year or longer. Most experts recommend a slow but steady rate of weight loss — such as 1–2 pounds (0.5–1 kg) of fat loss, or around 1% of your body weight, per week (43).
How long will it take for me to lose 50 pounds?
You will need to cut 3,500 calories from your diet to lose one pound of fat – so cutting back 1,000 calories a day will equal two pounds of weight loss per week. At a weight loss of two pounds per week, you will lose 50 pounds in 25 weeks, or a little less than six months.
What meal can I eat everyday to lose weight?
The 20 Most Weight-Loss-Friendly Foods on The Planet
1. Whole Eggs. Once feared for being high in cholesterol, whole eggs have been making a comeback. …
2. Leafy Greens. Leafy greens include kale, spinach, collards, swiss chards and a few others. …
3. Salmon. …
4. Cruciferous Vegetables. …
5. Lean Beef and Chicken Breast. …
6. Boiled Potatoes. …
7. Tuna. …
8. Beans and Legumes.
What should I drink first thing in the morning to lose weight?
Healthy morning drinks for weight loss
• Lemon water with chia seeds. Both lemon water and chia seeds are beneficial for weight loss. …
• Green tea. Green tea is famous for the multiple health benefits it offers. …
• Apple cider vinegar. Apple cider vinegar is loaded with health benefits. …
• Detox water. …
• Jeera water.
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What should a obese person eat for lunch?
What to Eat
• Whole grains (whole wheat, steel cut oats, brown rice, quinoa)
• Vegetables (a colorful variety-not potatoes)
• Whole fruits (not fruit juices)
• Nuts, seeds, beans, and other healthful sources of protein (fish and poultry)
• Plant oils (olive and other vegetable oils)
Can you lose 1% body fat a week?
If you lost 1 percent a week, the highest recommended rate, it would take 10 weeks. But not really, because 1 percent of your current weight will be a smaller number each week. And the leaner you get, the harder it will become to get even leaner. A more realistic target: 16 weeks.
How did I get obese?
Obesity is generally caused by eating too much and moving too little. If you consume high amounts of energy, particularly fat and sugars, but do not burn off the energy through exercise and physical activity, much of the surplus energy will be stored by the body as fat.
Can a morbidly obese person be healthy?
So the answer to the question is essentially yes, people with obesity can still be healthy. However, what this study, and prior research, shows us is that obesity even on its own carries a certain cardiovascular risk even in metabolically healthy individuals.
Will I have loose skin after losing 100 pounds?
The loose skin is caused by losing a huge amount of weight – as in, 100 pounds or more – in a very short amount of time. It can happen when the weight is lost through diet and exercise, but it happens more often to weight-loss surgery patients. … To get rid of the loose skin, exercise helps, a little.
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What does losing 100 pounds do to your body?
20% lower ‘bad’ LDL cholesterol. 36% lower blood-fat levels. 17% lower blood-sugar levels. Significantly lower blood pressure.
How can I drop 20 pounds in a week?
How to Lose 20 Pounds as Fast as Possible
1. Count Calories. It may sound like a no-brainer, but counting calories is one of the easiest and most effective ways to start losing weight fast. …
2. Drink More Water. …
3. Increase Your Protein Intake. …
4. Cut Your Carb Consumption. …
5. Start Lifting Weights. …
6. Eat More Fiber. …
7. Set a Sleep Schedule. …
8. Stay Accountable.
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http://pubsys.ara-as.org/index.php/lm-ns/issue/feed LIBERTAS MATHEMATICA (new series) 2018-07-08T19:16:35+01:00 LM-NS Secretariat secretariat@lm-ns.org Open Journal Systems This is the submission and reviewing management system. For the journal information please see <a href="http://www.lm-ns.org">http://www.lm-ns.org</a> http://pubsys.ara-as.org/index.php/lm-ns/article/view/1397 Cover pages v37n2 2018-07-06T09:22:45+01:00 Vasile Staicu vasile@ua.pt . 2018-06-25T01:05:11+01:00 http://pubsys.ara-as.org/index.php/lm-ns/article/view/1398 To Academician Professor Radu Miron on the Occasion of his 90th Birthday 2018-07-06T09:22:46+01:00 Vasile Staicu vasile@ua.pt . 2018-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 http://pubsys.ara-as.org/index.php/lm-ns/article/view/1384 Selections of set-valued mappings via applications 2018-07-06T13:30:09+01:00 Mitrofan M Cioban mmchoban@gmail.com Our aim is to study the problem of tightness of compact subsets of the space $M_r(X)$ of all Radon measures on the space $X$ equipped by the topology of weak convergence. A kernel on a space $Z$ into the space $M_r(S)$ is a continuous mapping $k: Z \longrightarrow M_r(X)$. A space $X$ is called a uniformly Prohorov space if for each $\varepsilon > 0$, any paracompact space $Z$ and any kernel $k: Z \longrightarrow M_r(X)$ there exists an upper semi-continuous compact-valued mapping $S_{(k,\varepsilon )}: Z \longrightarrow X$ such that $\mu _{(k,z)}(X \setminus S_{(k,\varepsilon )}(z)) \leq \varepsilon $ for each $z \in Z$. Any sieve-complete space is a uniformly Prohorov space (Corollary \ref{C5.5}). Any uniformly Prohorov space is a Prohorov space. A space $X$ is sieve-complete if and only if $X$ is an open continuous image of a paracompact \v{C}ech-complete space. The idea of the concept of a uniformly Prohorov goes to A. Bouziad, V. Gutev and V. Valov. 2018-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 http://pubsys.ara-as.org/index.php/lm-ns/article/view/1372 Conjugate covariant derivatives on vector bundles and duality 2018-07-06T09:22:46+01:00 Mircea Crasmareanu mcrasm@uaic.ro The notion of {\it conjugate connections}, discussed in \cite{be:c} for a given manifold $M$ and its tangent bundle, is extended here to covariant derivatives on an arbitrary vector bundle $E$ endowed with quadratic endomorphisms. The main property of pairs of such covariant derivatives, namely the duality, is pointed out. As generalization, the case of anchored (particularly Lie algebroid) covariant derivatives on $E$ is considered. As applications we study the Finsler bundle of $M$ as well as the Finsler connections on the slit tangent bundle of a Finsler geometry. 2018-06-14T14:49:10+01:00 http://pubsys.ara-as.org/index.php/lm-ns/article/view/1373 A note on submanifolds of generalized Kähler manifolds 2018-07-06T09:22:46+01:00 Izu Vaisman vaisman@math.haifa.ac.il In this note, we consider submanifolds of a generalized Kähler manifold that are CR-submanifolds for the two associated Hermitian structures. Then, we establish the conditions for the induced, generalized F structure to be a CRFK structure. The results extend similar conditions which we obtained for hypersurfaces in an earlier paper. 2018-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 http://pubsys.ara-as.org/index.php/lm-ns/article/view/1383 Golden warped product Riemannian manifolds 2018-07-06T09:22:46+01:00 Adara M. Blaga adarablaga@yahoo.com Cristina-Elena Hretcanu criselenab@yahoo.com The aim of our paper is to introduce the Golden warped product Riemannian manifold and study its properties with a special view towards its curvature. We obtain a characterization of the Golden struc- ture on the product of two Golden manifolds in terms of Golden maps and provide a necessary and sufficient condition for the warped prod- uct of two locally Golden Riemannian manifolds to be locally Golden. The particular case of product manifolds is discussed and an example of Golden warped product Riemannian manifold is also given. Keywords: Warped product manifold, Golden Riemannian 2018-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 http://pubsys.ara-as.org/index.php/lm-ns/article/view/1371 Equivalent definitions for connections in higher order tangent bundles 2018-07-06T09:22:46+01:00 Marcela Popescu marcelacpopescu@yahoo.com Paul P Popescu paul_p_popescu@yahoo.com We establish a one to one correspondence between the\linebreak connections $C^{(k-1)}$ (in the bundle $% T^{k}M\rightarrow M$, used by R. Miron in his work on higher order spaces) and $C^{(0)}$ (in the affine bundle $% T^{k}M\rightarrow T^{k-1}M$, used for example in \cite{CSC1}). 2018-02-10T16:33:47+00:00 http://pubsys.ara-as.org/index.php/lm-ns/article/view/1380 On some inequalities with operators in Hilbert spaces 2018-07-06T09:22:46+01:00 Alexandru Carausu alex.carausu42@gmail.com Operators defined on Hilbert spaces represent a major subfield of (or base for) the Functional Analysis. Several types of inequalities among such operators were established and studied in the last decades, mainly by the early ’50s and then in the ’80s. In this paper there are reviewed some of the most important types of inequalities, introduced and studied by H. Bohr, E. Heinz - T. Kato, H. Weyl, W. Reid and other authors. They were extended and/or sharpened by other authors, mentioned in the Introduction. Some of the definitions and proofs, found in several references, are completed (by the author) with specific formulas from Hilbert space theory, some details are also added to certain proofs and definitions as well. The main ways for establishing inequalities with operators are pointed out: scalar inequalities like the Cauchy-Schwarz and Bohr’s inequalities over C (the complex field) or on an H-space H, certain identities with H-space operators, etc. 2018-06-24T22:39:48+01:00 http://pubsys.ara-as.org/index.php/lm-ns/article/view/1351 A description of collineations-groups of an affine plane 2018-07-08T19:16:35+01:00 Orgest Zaka gertizaka@yahoo.com Based on the literature by following very interesting work in the past [2], [3], [4], [9], [12] In this article becomes a description of collineations in the affine plane [10]. We are focusing at the description of translations and dilatations, and we make a detailed description of them. We describe the translation group and dilatation group in affine plane [11]. A detailed description we have given also for traces of a dilatation. We have proved that translation group is a normal subgroup of the group of dilatations, wherein the translation group is a commutative group and the dilatation group is just a group. We think that in this article have brings about an innovation in the treatment of detailed algebraic structures in affine plane. 2018-06-21T23:33:19+01:00 http://pubsys.ara-as.org/index.php/lm-ns/article/view/1400 Academician Professor RADU MIRON at 90th Birthday: a Life for Mathematics 2018-07-06T09:22:46+01:00 Mihai Anastasiei anastas@uaic.ro . 2018-01-02T00:00:00+00:00 | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Australia's Ramsay Health Care sweetens offer for UK's Spire to $1.4 bln
Adds details on deal, background
July 5 (Reuters) - Australia's Ramsay Health Care RHC.AX has raised its offer to buy British peer Spire Healthcare SPI.L to about 1.04 billion pounds ($1.44 billion), the companies said on Monday, after reports of some investor resistance to a previously agreed deal.
Ramsay said its latest offer of 250 pence per share for Spire would be its final, unless another party made a bid for the London-listed company.
The two hospital operators had agreed in May to a 240 pence per share proposal. The latest offer is a premium of about 30% to Spire's share price the day before the first bid was made.
Spire said that it had spoken to its shareholders, and keeping in mind "views of certain shareholders about the price under the Initial Offer", it had engaged with Ramsay and its advisers on the proposal.
In June, Sky News reported that Fidelity International was not happy with Ramsay's first offer which it said "materially undervaluing" Spire. The investor is Spire's second biggest shareholder with a 8.68% stake, Refinitiv Eikon data shows.
"The Board believes that the increased final offer is in the best interests of Spire shareholders," Spire said in a statement, adding that its board was recommending the offer
($1 = 0.7222 pounds)
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Web designer, coder and part-time teacher based in the Blue Mountains, Australia.
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PUBLIC LAW 100-456—SEPT. 29, 1988
of the Army on March 1, 1988, for the future use and development of Fort DeRussy, Hawaii, except that such amount may not be used to pay for the construction of nonappropriated-fund projects identified in such plan. The Secretary shall deposit any part of such amount not used for such purpose at the end of the ten-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1989, into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.". (2) Section 2332(d) of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1988 and 1989 (division B of Public Law 100-180; 100 Stat. 1223), is amended— (A) by striking out "PAYMENT OF EXCESS INTO TREASURY" in the subsection heading and inserting in lieu thereof "EXCESS AMOUNT"; and
(B) by striking out "shall deposit" and all that follows through the period and inserting in lieu thereof "may use such amount for the implementation of the plan established by the Secretary of the Army on March 1, 1988, for the future use and development of Fort DeRussy, Hawaii, except that such amount may not be used to pay for the construction of nonappropriated-fund projects identified in such plan. The Secretary shall deposit any amount not used for such purpose at the end of the ten-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1989, into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.". Public buildings
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SEC. 2815. WURTSMITH AIR FORCE BASE, MICHIGAN
^ j ^ ^ library building located on the Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan, is hereby designated as the "General Earl T. O'Loughlin Library". Any reference to such building in a law, rule, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a reference to the "General Earl T. O'Loughlin Library". SEC. 2816. LOCATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE FACILITY AT PEARL HARBOR NAVAL SHIPYARD
The Secretary of the Navy may not construct a hazardous waste storage facility for the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard at a location closer than 600 feet to a public school. SEC. 2817. SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS FOR OFFICE SPACE FOR NAVY
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of General Services, in coordination with the Secretary of the Navy, shall issue a solicitation for proposals for the acquisition of such office and related space within the National Capital Region as the Secretary determines necessary to meet the needs of the Navy within such region. (b) REPORT.—The Secretary, after consultation with the Administrator, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report regarding the proposals received in response to the solicitation issued pursuant to subsection (a). Such report shall include a comparative cost analysis of meeting the office and related space needs of the Navy within the National Capital Region by means of lease, lesise-purchase, and military construction, respectively. The report shall identify, and include recommendations for meeting, the current and long-term office and related space needs of the Navy within the National Capital Region.
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My Own Way
My Own Way may refer to:
* My Own Way (album), by Jay Sean, 2008
* My Own Way (EP), or the title track, by Evermore, 2003
* "My Own Way" (song), by Duran Duran, 1981
* My Own Way, a 1967 album by Hank Williams, Jr.
* "My Own Way", a 2015 song by Kita Alexander
* "My Own Way", a song by Banghra from the 2007 album La danza del vientre
* "My Own Way", a song by Snoop Dogg from the 2011 album Doggumentary | WIKI |
Handball (schoolyard game)
Handball is a children's ball game widely documented in Australian schools, similar to downball. The rules of the game vary considerably across different sites and conditions, but it is generally played on a flat game court with lined square zones (occasionally with a wall for rebounds), and involves at least two players, who each occupies a square and take turns hitting a ball (often a tennis ball, squash ball or, occasionally, a bouncy ball) with their bare hands into other player's square(s). The game is very easy to set up and can be conveniently adapted to any environments where square/rectangular-lined flat grounds can be found, such as other gyms/arenas, parking spaces and even concrete slabbed driveways and footpaths.
History
On July 4, 1954, the American folklorist Dorothy Howard arrived in Australia. In the next nine months, she visited nineteen primary schools across the country to painstakingly document the folk games the children played. Among the children's games Howard recorded was four square, also known as handball, which was played in seven of the schools. The rules of the game varied between them, and many schools played with considerable deviations.
Basic rules
* A game must have at least two players.
* The person in the leading square 'serves' the ball, bouncing it once within their square before it can enter an opponent's square.
* Once the serve is complete, the receiver must hit the ball to another player.
* The ball must be hit so that it bounces in the player's own square on the first bounce, and into another player's square on the second bounce.
* If an outside object interferes with the play, the point will be replayed, known as a 'replay'
* When a player is 'out ', they must proceed to the lowest square, or to the end of the line of players waiting to enter the court. Players on the court who were in a lower position each move up a square. On 4 square courts there is one relegation square, with 6 or more squares there will usually be two. With two elimination squares it becomes possible for a player who just moved up from the first square to be eliminated and sent back to the line by the player they just pushed down to the first square.
* Full/Straight/Lob: when the ball lands in another player's square on the first bounce, the player has 'lobbed' or has hit a 'foul'. In some variants, if a player does not catch the ball and continues to play, they have 'played the lob/foul' also known as a 'full play' and are therefore out.
* Out: when the ball lands outside of the court, the last person who touched the ball or the last court the ball touched is out.
* Double Bounce/Dubs/Doubles: when the ball bounces twice in a person's square, the person who is in that square is out. Usually known as 'double', 'double bounce'.
* If the first bounce lands on a line and is not a ' full ' or a 'double ', it is known as 'lines/liner '. When 'lines/liner ' is called the point is replayed.
* Double Touch: when the ball is touched twice in a row by the same person. This typically results in the elimination of the person who touched the ball twice in standard variations of handball.
* Grabs/Carry: when the ball is held or scooped instead of a clean hit, resulting in the elimination or demotion of the person who grabbed.
* Interference: if a player interferes with another player, they are usually out, or when a non-player interferes with gameplay, usually by walking across the court.
* Rolls/Dead Ball: if the player hits the ball in such a manner that it rolls along the ground, without bouncing, "rolls/dead ball" is allowed to be called and the ball is picked up and re-served.
In popular culture
Handball has entered the meme culture. In March 2013, former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd released a video of him playing handball at Brisbane State High School, which led to him becoming part of a "handball meme". In late November 2017, Rudd played handball with students in a school in Brisbane, and the accompanying video - claiming he was the "king of handball" - reached 40,000 views on Facebook.
Handball is the main theme of the children's television series, Handball Heroes, which aired on ABC Me (Then ABC 3) in 2013, as well as Hardball which aired on ABC Me in 2019. | WIKI |
Indexing
Overview
ElasticUtils is primarily an API for searching. However, before you can search, you need to create an index and index your documents.
This chapter covers the indexing side of things. It does so lightly—for more details, read through the elasticsearch-py documentation and the Elasticsearch guide.
Getting an Elasticsearch object
ElasticUtils uses elasticsearch-py which comes with a handy Elasticsearch object. This lets you:
• create indexes
• create mappings
• apply settings
• check status
• etc.
To access this, you use elasticutils.get_es() which creates an Elasticsearch object for you.
See elasticutils.get_es() for more details.
See also
http://elasticsearch-py.readthedocs.org/en/latest/api.html#elasticsearch
elasticsearch-py Elasticsearch documentation.
Indexes
An index is a collection of documents.
Before you do anything, you need to have an index. You can create one with .indices.create().
For example:
es = get_es()
es.indices.create(index='blog-index')
You can pass in settings, too. For example, you can set the refresh interval when creating the index:
es.indices.create(index='blog-index', body={'refresh_interval': '5s'})
Types and Mappings
A type is a set of fields. A document is of a given type if it has those fields. Whenever you index a document, you specify which type the document is. This is sometimes called a “doctype”, “document type” or “doc type”.
A mapping is the definition of fields and how they should be indexed for a type. In ElasticUtils, we call a document type that has a defined mapping a “mapping type” mostly as a shorthand for “document type with a defined mapping” because that’s a mouthful.
Elasticsearch can infer mappings to some degree, but you get a lot more value by specifying mappings explicitly.
To define a mapping, you use .indices.put_mapping().
For example:
es = get_es()
es.indices.put_mapping(
index='blog-index',
doc_type='blog-entry-type',
body={
'blog-entry-type': {
'properties': {
'id': {'type': 'integer'},
'title': {'type': 'string'},
'content': {'type': 'string'},
'tags': {'type': 'string'},
'created': {'type': 'date'}
}
}
}
)
You can also define mappings when you create the index:
es = get_es()
es.indices.create(
index='blog-index',
body={
'mappings': {
'blog-entry-type': {
'properties': {
'id': {'type': 'integer'},
'title': {'type': 'string'},
'content': {'type': 'string'},
'tags': {'type': 'string'},
'created': {'type': 'date'}
}
}
}
}
)
Note
If there’s a possibility of a race condition between creating the index and defining the mapping and some document getting indexed, then it’s good to create the index and define the mappings at the same time.
Indexing documents
Use .index() to index a document.
For example:
es = get_es()
entry = {'id': 1,
'title': 'First post!',
'content': '<p>First post!</p>',
'tags': ['status', 'blog'],
'created': '20130423T16:50:22'
}
es.index(index='blog-index', doc_type='blog-entry-type', body=entry, id=1)
If you’re indexing a bunch of documents at the same time, you should use elasticsearch.helpers.bulk_index().
For example:
from elasticsearch.helpers import bulk_index
es = get_es()
entries = [{ '_id': 42, ... }, { '_id': 47, ... }]
bulk_index(es, entries, index='blog-index', doc_type='blog-entry-type')
Deleting documents
You can delete documents with .delete().
For example:
es = get_es()
es.delete(index='blog-index', doc_type='blog-entry-type', id=1)
Refreshing
After you index documents, they’re not available for searches until after the index is refreshed. By default, the index refreshes every second. If you need the documents to show up in searches before that, call indices.refresh().
For example:
es = get_es()
es.indices.refresh(index='blog-index')
Delete indexes
You can delete indexes with .indices.delete().
For example:
es = get_es()
es.indices.delete(index='blog-index')
Doing all of this with MappingTypes and Indexables
If you’re using MappingTypes, then you can do much of the above using methods and classmethods on MappingType and Indexable classes. See Mapping types and Indexables for more details. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
saobh
Adjective
* 1) foolish, misguided, erroneous
Usage notes
* Nowadays used especially in compounds. | WIKI |
Tod is a word used in the French language to denote a place or an action. Tod means where a person decides to go.
This means exactly what it says and it also means that if you are not in a place or a decision like a tod, you are in the wrong place.
Tod seems to be a verb that means being wrong.
It also seems to be a word used to mean “to go to an extreme,” although there are many other meanings of the word as well.
The second thing to note is that tod is a term used to refer to specific times in a year. In some ways tod is a word that means to go to an extreme. For instance, you might go to the beach when you’re out, get a drink, and go to the bus station to catch the bus to school. But tod might mean to go to work and then go to the library, and then go to the supermarket and then go to school.
Tod is a term that is used to mean to go to a certain place in the year. So if you go to the beach, you can go to the library. But if you go to work, you probably won’t get back to the beach until February. But if you go to school, you will get back to the beach in February.
Some people think that tod means anything that the person on the beach can do. I think it’s pretty much the same as going to school. But there are a few things there that don’t seem to be related to it.
The reason why tod is used in this context is because it is used to describe that you go to school. It is used to describe whether you go to school or not, and how much you will get to go to school.
I think there is some confusion about the meaning of tod. If you go to school, you learn how to study. But if you are tod, you will still be able to do homework but not study. The fact that tod is used in this context gives you insight into how tod works.
Tod is used to describe how you learn. If you study every day, you go to school every day. But if you tod, you will be able to study for two days and then go to school the next day instead. Now this comes with a caveat. Tod is one of those words that sounds like how you do something rather than how you look. That is tod means you will be able to do something you cannot do otherwise. | FINEWEB-EDU |
Troubleshooting Git LFS
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Table of contents
About Git LFS
Git Large File Storage (LFS) is a Git extension for versioning large files, without those files taking up space in your repository.
Git Large File Storage (LFS) replaces large files such as audio samples, videos, datasets, and graphics with text pointers inside Git, while storing the file contents on a remote server like GitHub.com or GitHub Enterprise.
Git Large File Storage | GitHub
Once LFS is enabled, configured and tracking the files you want to store in your LFS service (rather than in your remote Git repository), those files will be represented in your remote repository with ‘pointer’ files, which look like this:
version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
oid sha256:561aaf45bdfaf2b18a51a11fb537f6cdf9b06baa40e9c33548d1f73ae8f87c6a
size 1259499
Download files from LFS
If a file has been added to the remote repository from another machine or by another developer / automated process, and you git pull to retrieve that file, but you see a pointer file in your local workspace instead of the contents of the file, you can pull down the actual file from your LFS service with the following command:
git lfs pull
Files missing from LFS: How to resolve
It’s possible to end up with large files in your remote repository that should have been stored in your LFS service. This can happen if you push files to your remote repository before Git LFS has been configured to track those files.
In my testing, editing my .gitattributes file directly didn’t retroactively include files that already existed in my remote repository, even after adding/committing that file and pushing my changes up to my remote repository.
The following steps resolved the issue for me.
Tidy up your .gitattributes file
Check your .gitattributes file and remove any lines that reference a ‘glob’ pattern that isn’t being applied to existing files in your remote repository.
Skip this step if you don’t have any matching ‘glob’ patterns for the files that are missing from your LFS service.
Track files with the LFS CLI
Use the git lfs CLI to add the required ‘glob’ patterns to your .gitattributes file - e.g.
git lfs track path/to/files/**/*.ext
After executing git lfs track, you should see the missing files referenced by the glob pattern(s) you specified show up in your list of ‘Unstaged Changes’ - either via git status or the relevant area of your favourite Git client.
Commit and push your changes
1. Add/commit your unstaged changes:
• Your .gitattributes file.
• Any files referenced by glob patterns that you added with git lfs track.
2. git push to your remote repository to upload those files to Git LFS.
What about previous versions of untracked files?
The process above won’t remove the content of LFS files from previous versions of those files in your remote repository (from previous commits) - it will only replace their contents with the LFS pointer information in the commit that you created above.
Fully removing the contents of large files that are tracked in LFS from your remote repository requires rewriting your Git history. This can be done with tools like BFG or git filter-repo.
Details of how to use those tools is beyond the scope of this post, but if you do consider using them, make sure to backup your repository beforehand as rewriting Git history is a destructive operation!
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Rawsonville
Rawsonville is a small wine growing and farming community in the Breede River Valley of the Western Cape province of South Africa. The town forms part of the Breede Valley Local Municipality, and is located in a scenic portion of the valley on the eastern flanks of the Du Toitskloof Mountains.
The town is part of the Breedekloof Wine Route and hosts the annual Breedekloof extreme sports festival. The economy remains heavily reliant on serving the agricultural community, however tourism in the form of weekend retreats are becoming more important to the town's income. Rawsonville is 90 km to the east of Cape Town and 15 km to the west of the large town of Worcester.
Old Goudini Farms
Slanghoek, Klipdrift, Groot Vlakte, Groot Eiland, Gevonden, Goudyn, Boontjiesrivier, Dasbosch Rivier, Pokkekraal and Aan-de-Smalblaar were some of the original farms occupied by European settlers since 1709.
Town
By the 1850s the necessity for the formation of a hamlet had become clear; the ward was cut off from Worcester during the rainy season when the Breede River burst it banks regularly.
The farm Aan-de-Smalblaar was transported to Johannes Petrus (Jan) Jordaan on 23 July 1858. Jan Jordaan divided a portion of the farm into 57 residential plots and these were sold at a public auction on 11 June 1859. The town was named for Sir Rawson William Rawson, the Cape Colonial Secretary. Since the modern day, there is a rural suburban areas called De Nova and "Nuwe huisies"(New Houses) with the squatter camps called Spookytown, Geelkampies, Ocean view, Riverside and Bos nakata.
School
45 Deelhebbers (participants) decided to form De Goudini School in 1858 and they were represented by seven school directors. Rawsonville also consist of schools called Rawsonville Primary, Weltevrede Primary and many more.
Church
On 16 June 1878 a public meeting was held to ascertain if a Dutch Reformed Church Congregation should be established at Rawsonville and on 14 October 1879 the Worcester Ring Commission granted permission for the formation of the Goudini Dutch Reformed Congregation.
Town Management
Under the Village Management Act Rawsonville was granted Town Management in 1883. During the 1800s, if a doctor was needed someone had to travel to Worcester on horseback or on foot and if it rained continuously for six hours, the Smalblaar River burst its banks and the water ran through town. Under these circumstances no school was attended.
Climate
The climate is hinterland (further from oceanic influences) mediterranean, with cool, rainy winters and warm, dry summers. Due to its more inland location, winters can sometimes get frosty, with heavy snowfalls sometimes falling on the surrounding high ground. Summers are generally mild, although some February and March days can reach 38 °C or higher.
Vineyards
Located within the wine district of Breedekloof, Rawsonville is part of the Breedekloof wine route, a scenic byway that passes 22 wineries of differing sizes.
A new community centre with facilities including a meeting hall and classrooms was opened in the town in 2018 for the Merwida wine estate. It is used by over 450 people, most of whom are vineyard workers. | WIKI |
Notes on Installing Lemmy With Docker and Caddy
LemmyHeader
Are you looking to run Lemmy behind an existing Caddy web server in a docker image? This one is for you!
Background
With recent changes Reddit is making to destroy third-party apps, I’ve been thinking more and more about why I’m using Reddit in the first place. And it looks like I’m definitely not alone. I’ve mostly unsubbed from popular frontpage subreddits that new accounts start out with and what kept me coming back were specialized subreddits with high-quality useful information like /r/LocalLLaMA.
Well for a little while now there has been a push to “federate” or decentralized social media software. I held off initially because, well, frankly the software situation just looked rough. But after diving into the LLM AI space, where things still are truly bleeding-edge, I feel like I’m much more tolerant of rough edges that have at least been sanded down by a lot of users before me.
This website is currently running on a pretty small VPS with only 1 CPU and 1 GB of RAM. I already had Caddy up and running via a docker-compose script mostly pulled from the offical Docker Hub image docs. That was easy enough and the Caddyfile I created was only a few lines of basic settings, yet still provided a super fast static site server with automatic Let’s Encrypt integration to make serving HTTPS rediculously easy.
Getting Lemmy running wasn’t too hard, but I wanted to add my own installation notes to the blog in case it helps someone else in a similar situation.
Step 1: First pass on configuration files
The official documentation for installing from Docker is pretty succinct and helpful. I made the ~/Lemmy directory as shown and downloaded the files as suggested. Technically, the last one won’t be necessary because that’s an Nginx configuration. You may find it useful to look at, I suppose.
mkdir ~/lemmy
cd ~/lemmy
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ansible/main/templates/docker-compose.yml
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ansible/main/examples/config.hjson -O lemmy.hjson
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ansible/main/templates/nginx_internal.conf
At this point, you need to open up the docker-compose.yml file and change everything inside {{ }} chunks. I made a few more changes:
1. I ripped out the ‘proxy’ service that was an nginx image
2. for the lemmy image, I used ‘dessalines/lemmy:latest’
3. for the lemmy-ui image, I used ‘dessalines/lemmy-ui:latest’
4. I generated a long alphanumeric password and replaced {{ postgres_password }} with that (in pictrs and postgres)
5. I had setup an A record in DNS for lemmy.animal-machine.com so I replaced {{ domain }} with that
6. I ripped out the postfix service since I will not be enabling email
There was a helpful YouTube vdeo by Awesome Open Source that I watched while prepping for this install. In that video, he edits more user names than I think you have to. Following the directions replacing the marked segments and ripping out nginx and postfix segments were sufficient for me.
The last part of the initial configuration is to open up the lemmy.hjson file created and put that same postgres password from the previous file in the {{ postgres_password }} spots and replace the {{ domain }} chunks with the same hostname from step 5 above.
The folder for pictrs needs to be created and have permissions set:
mkdir -p volumes/pictrs
sudo chown -R 991:991 volumes/pictrs
The documentation describes how to optimize your database settings. I plugged in my meager setup and adjusted the values as suggested.
I think you would technically be able to start up the server with docker-compose at this point, but there are a few other changes that need to be made.
Step 2: Caddy reverse proxy setup
The official documentation has a page for Using Caddy as a reverse proxy, but I found that it didn’t work for me. The configuration as given resulted in syntax errors when I brought up the Caddy image. Keep in mind that I already have a basic server running with TLS support and I didn’t want to add Caddy as a service to the new Lemmy one.
Tackling the first problem, take the template provided in the docs and just put most of it within the site handler like this:
(caddy-common) {
encode gzip
header {
-Server
Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=31536000; include-subdomains;"
X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block"
X-Frame-Options "DENY"
X-Content-Type-Options nosniff
Referrer-Policy no-referrer-when-downgrade
X-Robots-Tag "none"
}
}
lemmy-site.com {
import caddy-common
reverse_proxy http://lemmy_lemmy-ui_1:1234
@lemmy {
path /api/*
path /pictrs/*
path /feeds/*
path /nodeinfo/*
path /.well-known/*
}
@lemmy-hdr {
header Accept application/*
}
handle @lemmy {
reverse_proxy http://lemmy_lemmy_1:8536
}
handle @lemmy-hdr {
reverse_proxy http://lemmy_lemmy_1:8536
}
@lemmy-post {
method POST
}
handle @lemmy-post {
reverse_proxy http://lemmy_lemmy_1:8536
}
}
For me, ’lemmy-site.com’ above is ’lemmy.animal-machine.com’ because that is the ‘{{ domain }}’ text replacment from above and what I had setup in my DNS record. All of this went right under my block I already had defined for my main static page website.
Step 3: Docker-compose networks
The last piece of the puzzle is to create a docker network for the two setups to use for communication. Open up the Caddy docker-compose.yml you’re using and define services/caddy/networks to have a network called internalwebnet. I’m choosing to call this ‘internalwebnet’ but that’s arbitrary. Then make sure to define a network of the same name under networks
services:
caddy:
# [... snipped ...]
networks:
- internalwebnet
# This was also added
networks:
internalwebnet:
name: caddy_network
With that setup, we can open up the Lemmy docker-compose.yml and add the internalwebnet network to all the services and then the networks section so that they can communicate.
services:
lemmy:
# [... snipped ...]
networks:
- internalwebnet
lemmy-ui:
# [... snipped ...]
networks:
- internalwebnet
pictrs:
# [... snipped ...]
networks:
- internalwebnet
postgres:
# [... snipped ...]
networks:
- internalwebnet
# This was also added
networks:
internalwebnet:
external:
name: caddy_network
Finished!
At this point you should be able to start the docker images.
cd ~/caddy
sudo docker-compose up -d
cd ~/lemmy
sudo docker-compose up -d && sudo docker-compose logs -f
The last command also automatically tails the logs so you can watch and make sure that everything is found appropriately. A ctrl-c will kill that when you’re finished without stopping the Lemmy server.
Feel free to discuss this post on in my Lemmy community over here. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
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About the editor/contributor Ecopeacevision:
Hi, my nickname is Elsee. I care about sharing helpful information in the fields of health, ecology, peace. In 2014, I became personally aware of the God in the Bible. So far for a busy person I have found it challenging to jump in and add some important information on Wikipedia. I have had a hard time in trying to edit & present "The Exodus [Story]" information that has not been on the page since I've noticed a few years ago. Important facts have been left out in the opening sentences. I hope what I suggested yesterday will meet approval by the editors. In my fields of interest it seems it might be helpful to allow sections titled "testimonials" and "early research findings in need of more investigation." For example, some people may have gotten cancer or COVID19 to reverse by certain techniques. This information may be of interest for readers.
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Talk:Killing of Breonna Taylor/Archive 3
Race of the officers
In the beginning paragraph, the article reads "The white officers entered her apartment in Louisville, Kentucky..."
The fact that the officers are white is not relevant to the story, and seems kind of strange to include. Piece o Ham (talk) 18:59, 27 September 2020 (UTC)
* Per MOS:LEADREL, race belongs in the lead because it reflects that most sources use it to describe this event.—Bagumba (talk) 00:53, 28 September 2020 (UTC)
* It obviously is relevant and isn't at all strange. But our opinions are irrelevant; it's based on the reports from reliable sources.--<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 08:22, 28 September 2020 (UTC)
It is obviously not relevant nor is it contained in the sources cited in the lede despite "because sources use it to describe this event" It is based on SYNTH and POV pushing as race is lacking from the reports of the vast majority of sources. Our opinions are irrelevant and short of an DNA test so should be any other sources listing races. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:46:C801:B1F0:684D:5F98:D2CF:E8E8 (talk) 06:35, 29 September 2020 (UTC)
Your change's edit summary was Removed the word "White" used to describe the police officers since it denotes racial profiling and rece does not condones the acts decribed in this article, the police actions and policy sould not be race diferentiated, also the addition of the "White" word in that location promotes racial hatred instead of just communicating the fact. However, we apply MOS:LEADREL to the lead and provide WP:WEIGHT based on the how reliable sources present Taylor's shooting. Wikipedia does not WP:RIGHTGREATWRONGS. The sources must reflect that first. The world is not color blind (yet).—Bagumba (talk) 07:42, 30 September 2020 (UTC)
* This Reuters article today mentions Taylor being black, the officers being white, and even says the attorney general is black.—Bagumba (talk) 11:21, 29 September 2020 (UTC)
* BBC.com: "A police officer has been charged over the narcotics raid that resulted in the fatal shooting of a black woman at her home in the US state of Kentucky ... Mr Cameron, a Republican who is the state's first black attorney general ... Ms Taylor's relatives and activists for whom her death has become a rallying cry had been calling for the three officers, who are all white, to be charged with murder or manslaughter."
* The Guardian: "Taylor, a Black 26-year-old emergency room technician, was killed when three white police officers entered her apartment in the early hours of 13 March."
* FoxNews.com: "Taylor, an emergency medical worker, was shot multiple times in March by white officers who entered her home during a narcotics investigation."
* Los Angeles Times: "A day after grand jurors declined to charge officers for killing Breonna Taylor — a Black woman who was shot dead at night inside her own apartment six months ago ... Taylor was killed in March by white officers who used a “no-knock” warrant filed under a narcotics investigation to barge into her apartment."—Bagumba (talk) 06:36, 30 September 2020 (UTC)
It is still irrelevant-it may be relevant on the pages about motives behind the civil unrest that followed the shooting-but still has zero relevance to the shooting itself. The preponderance of RS still do not include race and of the ones that do few lead with it as WP has chosen. Besides it not belonging, it does not reflect the weight of the NPOV RS material. It is being used to create racial divisiveness. Zero of the RS cite race or racial animus as any factor in the actual shooting itself but want the implication out there regardless.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/23/us/breonna-taylor-police-shooting-invs/index.html https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/fact-check-debunking-7-widely-shared-rumors-in-the-breonna-taylor-police-shooting/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/09/04/report-details-why-louisville-police-wanted-search-breanna-taylors-home/5706161002/ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/breonna-taylor-police-shooting-what-we-know-about-kentucky-woman- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/breonna-taylor-kenneth-walker-911-call-police-shooting/ https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-09-24/q-a-what-were-the-results-of-breonna-taylor-investigation — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:46:C801:B1F0:392C:97DA:349:E03B (talk) 22:01, 30 September 2020 (UTC)
* Of the four links above which aren't 404ing for me, all four present photographs or video which make it manifest that Taylor has dark skin, CNN and USAToday present photographs and video that show the three involved police officers have light skin, and the CBS video only presents police and government officials speaking on the matter who have light skin. Race is definitely relevant to this topic and should be attributed in the article text as described in RS that deal with that aspect in their own coverage. -- ▸₷ truthious Ⓑ andersnatch ◂ 02:38, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
Redent. Looking at this, I don't see people mentioning their race. Although you can see that kind of stuff in the pics. Saying pictures show their race sounds like OR to me.
https://www.google.com/search?q=breonna+taylor+police+officers&sxsrf=ALeKk01-jScr8EGxt9cEW6WX82WqGBqp7g:1601530816691&source=lnms&tbm=nws&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwifvbOb15LsAhULvp4KHepBDZUQ_AUoAXoECDMQAw&biw=1094&bih=474&dpr=1.25 Peregrine Fisher (talk) 05:43, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
* This does not seem like an objection meant to be taken seriously, linking to a non-News non-Scholar general Google search with no search terms mentioning race and saying you can't see anyone mentioning race, when it is placed beneath Bagumba's bulleted list of links to RS−including Fox News−with quotes pointing out where each has mentioned the race of participants in the incident. (Also, in case you don't realize it: a Google search will not necessarily show you and me the same thing, and on top of that in the case of an ongoing news story like this the results will change from minute to minute, so although it can save time to paste a search URL into a talk page discussion it is not a particularly good way of demonstrating anything.) -- ▸₷ truthious Ⓑ andersnatch ◂ 06:06, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
* The first sentence of the lede is laughable: "Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old black woman, was fatally shot in her Louisville, Kentucky apartment on March 13, 2020, when a search warrant was executed by white officers Jonathan Mattingly, Brett Hankison, and Myles Cosgrove of the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD)." Why is it mentioning that the "search warrant was executed by white officers"? That the officers were "white" is irrelevant. Mention of the officers being "white" does not warrant a place in the lede. Bus stop (talk) 06:41, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
* I think that the fact you're laughing about that series of facts is very specific to you. Perhaps you could provide an example of an officer-involved shooting where you would consider the respective races of the shooters and the deceased to be salient, and would not laugh to see those facts mentioned in the lede of the article? And the criteria you make the distinction with. Because if you simply personally think that race should never be prominently mentioned in articles documenting officer-involved shootings no matter what the reliable sources say, what you're expressing here isn't relevant to Wikipedia. -- ▸₷ truthious Ⓑ andersnatch ◂ 07:15, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
* Perhaps it would help if a reliable source was found that said there was evidence that the killing was racially motivated, or at least in part. Bob K31416 (talk) 12:29, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
* That would be relevant if this article discussed motivations anywhere. But it doesn't. You might also notice that the words "motive" and "motivation" also don't appear in our articles shooting bias, race in the United States criminal justice system,, or even police use of deadly force in the United States. Observing the significance of race in this incident does not involve hypothesizing some dastardly visceral hatred and malice aforethought on the part of the officers who did the killing. -- ▸₷ truthious Ⓑ andersnatch ◂ 13:49, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
* —you reference "the significance of race in this incident". Please tell us—what is the "the significance of race in this incident"? Bus stop (talk) 14:30, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
* User:Struthious_Bandersnatch OK, then what's the purpose of putting in "white" for the officers? How is it informative for the Shooting of Breonna Taylor? Bob K31416 (talk) 14:40, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
* I have some level of tolerance for trolling but I'm done here, when you're both acting like you just can't think of any reason why Fox News and the other sources would highlight the race of the individuals involved, in response to a comment in which I linked to several possible reasons they might. If it's really just beyond your mutual imaginations how any of this stuff could be connected, or any other possible reason why race might be a factor in an officer-involved shooting in the United States of America of all places and you can't fathom why any of these sources would say the things they're saying then sorry, I'm not here to hold your hands and lead you through American History 101 or Criminology 101 and describe every possibility and bit of context that might lead to those many separate journalistic decisions arriving at the same end point of mentioning race. -- ▸₷ truthious Ⓑ andersnatch ◂ 15:07, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
* I note that you didn't answer my question but instead chose to make a personal attack. It looks like you don't have a good answer. That's OK, I can live with that.Bob K31416 (talk) 15:35, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
* Nah, I've got lots of good answers for for what I personally think could have happened and how it could fit into all of these other well-documented topics—but again, not here to hold your hand, and what you or I personally think has nothing to do with what this Wikipedia article should say. And if you feel attacked by me saying I won't hold your hand, feel free to haul me up on not-holding-your-hand charges: WP:NPA, if it really has any bearing, concerns, and you're the one who's saying you can't come up with any reason why all of these sources would regard it as informative to mention race, who's then putting the question to me because you WP:DONTGETIT. -- ▸₷ truthious Ⓑ andersnatch ◂ 16:04, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
It does not matter what the skin color of the officers are. Anyone can look up the officers' names and see that for themselves. Isn't this considered racist?
And no, contrary to popular belief, this was not a racially motivated killing. MrVikipedia (talk) 07:37, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
* I moved your comment here because it's an existing thread on the topic.—Bagumba (talk) 13:14, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
* —you say "Perhaps you could provide an example of an officer-involved shooting where you would consider the respective races of the shooters and the deceased to be salient, and would not laugh to see those facts mentioned in the lede of the article?" Where the "races of the shooters and the deceased [are] salient" they should be mentioned. The issue that I am raising, Struthious_Bandersnatch, is that the "races of the shooters and the deceased" are of no known consequence in this particular incident. Should we just go about adding racial overtones willy-nilly whenever possible? There is no known racial component to this incident, therefore I am raising a question about the emphasis placed on a racial dimension in our coverage of the incident. We know the officers were white but why would we be mentioning that in the lede? Shouldn't we ask ourselves a few questions first? Was there a racial component to this incident? If so, can you tell me what that racial component might be? Bus stop (talk) 13:51, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
* Nice try at dodging the question, but of course if you can't even articulate your own alternative criteria for consistently deciding when race should be prominently mentioned in relation to an officer-involved shooting incident, your gut instincts are of course not going to supersede the Wikipedia policy of reporting what reliable sources say about a topic.
* If you look at the Fox News article above it's not about the shooting itself but rather a protest-related incident a few days ago, and even in their one-sentence summary of the shooting they mention the race of the officers: (my emphasis) If indeed there you want to take it up with Fox News and the other sources. And if your gut instincts which can't be expressed as repeatable criteria allow you to see the truth past a Manichean delirium which confounds the rest of us, well désolé, monsieur but here it's Verifiability, not truth. -- ▸₷ truthious Ⓑ andersnatch ◂ 14:36, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
* I haven't the foggiest idea why you are referring to "gut instincts", . Only sources can guide us in writing an article on a given subject. We address a given subject in accordance with applicable facts as provided to us by reliable sources and sources simply do not provide us with any reason to believe that race was a factor in this incident therefore why should race be mentioned in the lede? Sources do not show us that there was any racial animus in what transpired. Perhaps you disagree, in which case I think you should be substantiating an argument for a racial motive in this incident based on material found in reliable sources. I look forward to that input and I would be glad to discuss this question with you. Bus stop (talk) 16:18, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
* Yes, you seem super confused and foggy, because you, Bob K31416, and that random IPv6 address are the only ones in this who have mentioned or —not any other editors in this talk page, not the article itself, and not any of the sources I've seen. You would appear to be tilting at windmills, some fearsome giants who are incorrigible in their desire to get content about "racial animus" and "racial motive" into the article, where there isn't any content like that at all in actuality. And there aren't any giants. But Bob here makes a fine Sancho Panza.
* To be clear, though I probably should know better than to expound—I'm saying this stuff about racial animus or racial motive is all you guys, it's not in the sources and it's not in the Wikipedia article and it's not in the other editors working here. The normal Wikipedia research and editorial processes should continue gathering content from the sources and writing content for the article, without adding or subtracting details based on hypotheses or theories involving "racial animus" or "racial motive" not existing nor existing. The Wikipedia article should stay the way it is, not discussing motive in any way whatsoever, unless the sources start to talk about motive. -- ▸₷ truthious Ⓑ andersnatch ◂ 16:59, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
* —simple question: did race have anything to do with this incident? Can you show, by reliable sources, that race played any role in the incident which is the subject of this article? I assume not, or you or someone else, would have provided such a source by now. And if you are going to link to some citation, please be so kind as to cut and paste an excerpt of what you feel is relevant material from that citation. We're not here to promote narratives. Our purpose is to reflect sources. The role of sources can't be overstated. If race played no role—as seems to be the case—why are we stating races in the lede? You are not at liberty to make more of racial distinctions than are warranted by the case. Bus stop (talk) 17:44, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
* Ha. You have not responded to the question I put to you, Bus stop, but sure, I'll answer yours and even repeat the same source quote you ignored from two comments up. I welcome the opportunity to repeatedly showcase the RS basis for the article in this talk page.
* Yes, race had something to do with the incident which is the topic of this article, and that's why when Fox News gives a one-sentence summary of the event they write, (my emphasis)
* You appear to be operating on the theory that the only possible reason to prominently mention race when describing this topic, the way Fox News and the other sources are doing, is if a conclusion has been reached that there was a racial motive and racial animus on the part of the killers, and that this is being signified by neutrally stating the races of the parties involved. This theory seems to me to come from a bizarro alternate universe where Fox News, when editorially certain that visceral malicious heartfelt racial animus is involved in a story but government officials are denying it, mentions it only mildly and timidly rather than in high-dudgeon sensational language like this story about mistreatment and murder of Africans in India where they drop phrases like "daily indignities", "fear and insecurity", "strictly observed social hierarchies", "Prejudice is open in India", and "the worst kind of discrimination is reserved for the Africans."
* And even were your hypothesis to be valid that all of these different sources have chosen to neutrally emphasize race as a way of expressing a conclusion about motivation and racial animus, the course of action you are urging is that Wikipedia must form its own, separate, conclusion asserting the absence of racial motivation and racial animus, and based on our own conclusion disregard and not include in our article the parts of all these sources which prominently mention the race of the individuals involved in the incident. Which obviously is the diametric opposite of
* So in summation (which, to be clear, is repetition of points I've already made but you and other editors are WP:NOTGETTINGIT, they are points which you are avoiding acknowledging or responding to)
* Mentioning the race of the individuals involved in this incident is not expressing any conclusion about motives on the part of the killers or racial animus and
* Even if it were, your personal feeling that no conclusion of racial motivation or animus can be drawn in this particular case would not be a reason to elide the material from the sources mentioning the races of Taylor and the officers, which you are saying is evidence of such a conclusion on the part of the sources
* -- ▸₷ truthious Ⓑ andersnatch ◂ 07:27, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
* —I asked you if race had anything to do with this incident. Despite your wordiness you are in effect conceding that race played no known role in the tragic death of Breonna Taylor. We should not emphasize, for instance by placing in the lede, factors that play no known role. The lede is for summarizing the article, but that does not mean repeating in the lede everything that is found in the body of the article. Many things found in the body of a well-written article are omitted in the lede. You are not at liberty to make more of racial distinctions than are warranted by the particular incident being addressed. There are black people and white people in this world but Wikipedia would not make the "bizarro" leap in reasoning to conclude that all interactions between white people and black people are racially-tinged or racist. The year is 2020. Our article should not be implying that the year is 1968. You need sources supporting that the racial distinctions in this incident played a role in the tragedy that ensued. This is the way Wikipedia operates—we require sources. You have not been able to find any sources to support your contentions of a racial component to the incident the article is writing about. In the absence sources we should consider the racial distinctions of people in this incident to be of no known significance, unless of course you can find a source supporting a role for race in the Shooting of Breonna Taylor. Racial distinctions are worthy of inclusion in the body of the article but racial distinctions are not worthy of inclusion in the lede. Bus stop (talk) 17:20, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
* So I guess your hypothesis is that all these sources are prominently mentioning the race of the victim and the killers... what, for no reason at all? Or because they're all ?
* The gambit was patently obvious, this rhetorical thing you've been trying to pull off—elicit something from me to position as supposedly the real, reduplicative rationale why this Wikipedia article would mention race, rather than our policy to present what RS say, and then try to bat whatever I've said down like a straw man (and you furthermore seem to have the simplistic expectation that there would have to be a solitary, uniform reason for each of these sources to have individually made the decision to mention race, which is why you also ignored it when I linked to articles on several possibly related phenomena above—that answer didn't suit your rhetorical purposes—when in reality for each source it's probably a different lengthy array of possible reasons)—that rhetorical gimmick was not going to work anyways, but now you've given it all away by skipping the essential part where you trick me into claiming to know what the sources were thinking—and just launching into a screed where you're claiming in the face of repeated direct quotes and in which you resentfully refer to the twentieth-century Civil Rights Era. I guess you just couldn't wait to get that off your chest.
* It's also too late to try to smoothly go from claiming that observing the respective races of the participants in this incident is, and acting all confused as to why these many sources would point it out—! !—to some kind of face-saving concession that it belongs in the body of the article.
* Our Wikipedia policies are the actual reason to present the races of the participants and other details from the sources; each source's internal rationale to prominently mention race, like Fox News's internal rationale to mention that the officers are white in its one-sentence summaries of the event, need be no more than a black box to us in most cases.
* Statements in the article are not and the WP:TRUTH that an editor claims to know about it, they're warranted by the sources. Even, indeed, if those sources are all as atavistic as you and are actually implying it's 1968. Though to me it seems pretty obvious that is not the case; statistical analysis of the example phenomena I gave above—like shooting bias, racially disparate outcomes in the United States criminal justice system, and discrimination based on skin color in policing, arrests, and surveillance—were much more primitive in 1968, so I'd suspect if factors like those are involved sources are considering the 2020 versions of them. -- ▸₷ truthious Ⓑ andersnatch ◂ 12:08, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
* There is plenty of reason to include race here. Bus stop, once you're done laughing over a sentence that describes yet another killing of a Black person by white policemen, maybe you have a moment to consider that, again, it isn’t about intent. Or about whether officers were “racially motivated”., this goes out to you too. You’re just going to have to accept that we go by reliable sources, even if that presents a different picture of the world then what you had constructed. Drmies (talk) 14:05, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
* Yes,, "we go by reliable sources", and reliable sources provide us with no information on any racial motive. This should be in the body of the article, not in the lede. Undue emphasis results from placement in the lede. Bus stop (talk) 14:22, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
* You keep talking about "motive" as if that is the important thing. It may not be. I don't understand this obsession with motive--as if all racist acts have to be explicitly motivated. That is not how systemic racism works. Drmies (talk) 16:29, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
* —can we discuss one topic at a time? You are widening the scope of this discussion to Institutional racism, also known as "systemic racism". Bus stop (talk) 16:36, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
* Huh. It's the same topic. Everyone discusses this killing in terms of historical and systemic violence on the part of (white) police officers against Black people. Drmies (talk) 17:03, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
* Yes,, "Everyone discusses this killing in terms of historical and systemic violence". But Wikipedia follows sources. We adhere to the findings of sources. No source supports that race played any role in this exceptionally sad incident. You are not at liberty to make more of racial distinctions than are warranted by the case. Bus stop (talk) 17:54, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
WP:DUE doesnt require that we question the motive of why a subject is covered the way that it is. We reflect the weight that race is given in reliable sources.—Bagumba (talk) 14:00, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
* —I didn't "question the motive". The sources provide no racial motive. This should be in the body of the article, not in the lede. Undue emphasis results from placement in the lede. Bus stop (talk) 14:22, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
* It's not an overt hate crime, if that is what you expect by "motive". Race is as oft-mentioned in this case as in the killing of George Floyd, where race has long been in the lead.—Bagumba (talk) 15:18, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
* —I have to refer you to the essay other stuff exists. I happen to be discussing the Shooting of Breonna Taylor article. I'd rather not get into addressing possible problems at the other article to which you link. If we can stay on topic perhaps we can reach a rational conclusion on this question: should race be mentioned in the lede of this article? I say no. My reason, simply stated, is that no source is telling us that race played any role in what transpired. If you disagree then tell us, based on sources, how how race had any part in what transpired. Bus stop (talk) 16:28, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
* WP:OSE says: When used correctly, these comparisons are important as the encyclopedia should be consistent in the content that it provides or excludes. So race is a "possible problem" for you there as well. ... simply stated, is that no source is telling us that race played any role: See "Critics See Racism In Breonna Taylor Decision As Attorney Pushes For More Details" Forbes, for an example. Seach engines can help too.—Bagumba (talk) 16:51, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
* Bagumba, In the first ref in the lead of the article, it treated the race of the officers in the same way that I think Bus stop is proposing. It didn't mention it at the beginning but mentioned it farther down the page. Here's the excerpt.
* A police officer has been charged over the narcotics raid that resulted in the fatal shooting of a black woman at her home in the US state of Kentucky.
* Breonna Taylor, 26, a hospital worker, was shot multiple times as officers stormed her home on 13 March.
* Brett Hankison has been charged, not with Ms Taylor's death, but with "wanton endangerment" for firing into a neighbour's apartment in Louisville.
* Two other officers who were involved have not been charged.
* Under Kentucky law, someone is guilty of wanton endangerment if they commit an act that shows "an extreme indifference to the value of human life".
* This lowest-level felony offence can come with a five-year sentence for each count. Mr Hankison was charged on three counts.
* What happened to Breonna Taylor?
* Timeline of US police killings
* Ms Taylor's relatives and activists for whom her death has become a rallying cry had been calling for the three officers, who are all white, to be charged with murder or manslaughter.
* Bob K31416 (talk) 16:00, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
* Writing an encyclopedic article is different than a news article, where the news provider writes to an extent expecting that readers have some background knowledge of an ongoing event. In any case, here's the beginning of a sports article from BBC, where it doesn't assume any background: Taylor, a black woman, was shot multiple times as officers stormed her home in Louisville, Kentucky, on 13 March. Two white officers have not been charged while a third, also white, was charged with endangering 26-year-old Taylor's neighbours.—Bagumba (talk) 17:12, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
* If I understand your point about the example article I gave, it didn't mention that the officers were white until later in the article because it was expected that the reader knew they were white. Was that your point? Bob K31416 (talk) 18:01, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
* What I am saying is that you can find news coverage back in the day that didn't (immediately) mention that Rodney King was black or that the officers that beat him were white. Still his article at Brittanica.com begins "Rodney Glen King ... was an African American construction worker whose videotaped beating by white Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers ..."—Bagumba (talk) 02:38, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
* Bagumba, I can see that you're having to go far afield to find anything that might support your position, which for me shows it's weak. So that's enough for me since I don't expect that we will come to a meeting of the minds. No hard feelings. Bob K31416 (talk) 03:03, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
* I dont understand your "having to go far afield" comment. You found a source that didn't mention race in the immediate beginning, I gave you the counter BBC example where it was. I conclude that its position in a given news article is not a good measure, and used a non-recent case like King as a representative example. Yes, it's ok if we don't agree.—Bagumba (talk) 06:02, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
PS: Please note that an RfC at MoS is clearly coming to a consensus to write "Black" and "White" or "black" and "white", but not "Black" and "white". — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼 05:27, 19 October 2020 (UTC)
* Include, but not in this manner. ""The white officers entered her apartment ..." is just terrible writing. The racial stuff belongs in a context that explains its relevance: that the police were White, that the persons in the apartment were Black, and that BLM protests and other actions for racial justice tie Taylor's killing to an observable pattern of White-on-Black police violence. — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼 05:26, 19 October 2020 (UTC)
Stick to the sources
Back to the issue originally raised (race of the officers being mentioned), we follow what WP:RS say per WP:DUE. Here's what I found after a quick search:
* News from late May and June 2020
* July 2020
* August to today 2020
I'm going to add to this a bit more Done Eve rgr een Fir (talk) 18:15, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
* My takeaway is that we should mention the race of Taylor, but it appears WP:UNDUE to mention the officers' race(s). Eve rgr een Fir (talk) 18:35, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
I had listed these above earlier: This is a reflection of the announcement last week of no direct charges for Taylor's death. If not now, what is your criteria for it being WP:DUE to add the officers being white to the lead? Thanks.—Bagumba (talk) 02:52, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
* Reuters "The other two officers who shot Taylor were not charged at all after Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, a Black Republican, concluded their use of force was justified ... The lack of charges against any of the three men, all of them white, for Taylor’s death triggered a new wave of the protests against police brutality and racism."
* BBC.com: "A police officer has been charged over the narcotics raid that resulted in the fatal shooting of a black woman at her home in the US state of Kentucky ... Mr Cameron, a Republican who is the state's first black attorney general ... Ms Taylor's relatives and activists for whom her death has become a rallying cry had been calling for the three officers, who are all white, to be charged with murder or manslaughter."
* The Guardian: "Taylor, a Black 26-year-old emergency room technician, was killed when three white police officers entered her apartment in the early hours of 13 March."
* FoxNews.com: "Taylor, an emergency medical worker, was shot multiple times in March by white officers who entered her home during a narcotics investigation."
* Los Angeles Times: "A day after grand jurors declined to charge officers for killing Breonna Taylor — a Black woman who was shot dead at night inside her own apartment six months ago ... Taylor was killed in March by white officers who used a “no-knock” warrant filed under a narcotics investigation to barge into her apartment."—Bagumba (talk) 06:36, 30 September 2020 (UTC)
* Hm... sorry I missed that. But that's a good point about how the media have added that. Based on the overall sources, I'm still not sure that it belongs in the lead sentence. Later in the lead might be appropriate though. Eve rgr een Fir (talk) 03:05, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
* If I understand correctly, your concern is WP:RECENTISM given the previous coverage from March through mid-September. Are you expecting 6–7 months of followup coverage mentioning the officer's race to balance that, or could observing over a shorter period be possible? It begs the question that if we accept that it's notable to the shooting that Taylor was black, why do we delay introduction of the officers' race when readers will generally then want to know the race of the involved parties, which is now prominent in sources.—Bagumba (talk) 04:15, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
—Bagumba (talk) 06:13, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
* Note that 8 out of the 9 articles in Bagumba's list did not use "white" when first mentioning the officers. Bob K31416 (talk) 16:35, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
* Are you open to "white" being mentioned later in the lead?—Bagumba (talk) 01:24, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
* —should we just go about adding racial overtones willy-nilly whenever possible? Do you have a source supporting that race played any role in the Breonna Taylor shooting? Bus stop (talk) 02:01, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
* You might have missed my previous response to your same question.—Bagumba (talk) 03:18, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
* —you linked to a Forbes article. Absolutely nothing in that article would support that race played any role in the shooting of Breonna Taylor. Bus stop (talk) 03:55, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
* Yes, you spelled Forbes correctly.—Bagumba (talk) 04:06, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
* —if you genuinely feel that anything in the linked-to Forbes article supports a contention that race played any role in the Breonna Taylor shooting—could you please cut-and-paste such material? Bus stop (talk) 04:19, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
* Bagumba, Since you asked, I looked for where it would be appropriate and noticed the last sentence of the lead, like XavierItzm did. A pattern I found in the sources is that they mentioned "white" sometimes when they were talking about protests. I don't think that the source currently used for the last sentence uses "white" in any way, but a source that uses white in that way when it is talking about protests should be findable. So in that case I would be fine with "white" being used in the last sentence of the lead with a source cited that uses it in the same way.
* The revised version of the last sentence could be,
* "The shooting of Taylor by white police officers led to protests across the United States, and the grand jury not indicting the officers for her death led to more protests."
* All that's needed is a source that uses "white" in a similar statement. Bob K31416 (talk) 05:39, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
* I started looking at Bagumba's list and found that the first source in the list, Reuters, was useful for the above proposed sentence. Here's the relevant excerpt from the Reuters article.
* "The lack of charges against any of the three men, all of them white, for Taylor’s death triggered a new wave of the protests against police brutality and racism."
* Bob K31416 (talk) 13:21, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
* To reiterate what I said below and expand on it: the racial identities of the people involved hasn't just been related to protests; it's of course been an element in national and international journalism on and public interest in the topic, which we're discussing, it's been an aspect of lawsuits related to the incident, it's been a focus of legislative action mentioned in the article responding to this and other incidents (2 of 3 sources about the Justice in Policing Act of 2020 mention Taylor and the Justice for Breonna Taylor Act is obviously named after her; the one non-primary source on that mentions she's black, but not that the officers are white), there are phenomena that may be motivating all of these reliable sources to include the races of Taylor and the officers such as shooting bias, race in the United States criminal justice system, and, I'm noticing this incident is a topic discussed in legal and criminal justice journal articles already, and Fox News in one-sentence summaries of the incident mentions that the officers are white (albeit in one of those sentences also mentioning protests.) -- ▸₷ truthious Ⓑ andersnatch ◂ 14:28, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
* We need to keep WP:SYNTH out of the article and use "white" in the context and way that the sources use it. Bob K31416 (talk) 14:48, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
* Yes, Bob K31416, and as I said the sources do not simply mention that the officers are white in the context of protests.
* I listed the above phenomena not because I think any content about them should be added to the article absent coverage in RS, but because above in this talk page section, subsequent to a variety of quotes using the word "white" being presented by Bagumba, three of which did not mention protests and none of which mentioned motivations for the killing, you asked for evidence related to the motivation for the killing and then inquired about how mentioning that word could be informative about the killing.
* So I'm just making sure we don't slide into a rut where mentions of "white" in sources not related to protests get treated as equivalent to the mentions of "white" which are related to protests as another narrow personal interpretation of the reason why RS would choose to include the word "white" in their coverage, which itself would be a case of the WP:SYNTH you're now saying you're worried about. -- ▸₷ truthious Ⓑ andersnatch ◂ 15:39, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
* Let's see what others think about moving "white" from the first sentence of the lead to the last. Bob K31416 (talk) 01:32, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
* That does not deal with concerns of presenting the officers' race as something related only to the protests. For some more examples of how broadly race is involved in this topic—measures relating to racial bias statistical collection, internal affairs, prevention of disparate outcomes, or training may have been included in the original version of the Settlement Agreement you added a link to earlier today, but all of the copies I can find online have had the "Exhibit 1" removed which contains the details of the police reforms the LMPD agreed to.
* And after Chief Conrad was fired over the incident the job posting Louisville put out, which mentions Breonna Taylor shooting investigations in its introduction, specified that, that a was requested and said that ... -- ▸₷ truthious Ⓑ andersnatch ◂ 18:48, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
* —why are you adding race to the lede? Race (human categorization) is of no known significance in the Shooting of Breonna Taylor. No source is saying that race played any role whatsoever in the death that transpired in this tragic incident. You are misleading the reader by means of prominent placement of race in the lede. It belongs in the body of the article but not in the lede. We don't assume that just because they are white that they must be racist—a source would be required to support such a contention, and no such source has been produced—not by you—not by anyone else. Information of secondary importance has its rightful place in the body of the article. Information of little known significance/no known significance belongs only in the body of the article and not in the lede. You are not at liberty to make more of racial distinctions than are warranted by the case. Bus stop (talk) 02:56, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
* It is incorrect (and disingenuous) to suggest that mentioning the officers' race(s) implies they are racist or has racist motives. It's also incorrect to say race played no role; RS clearly say that race is an important factor in the event and reactions to it. The "racial distinctions" you mention are precisely what make this event notable; but for race we'd not have an article about this. Eve rgr een Fir (talk) 04:17, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
* EvergreenFir, It doesn't seem that you're interpreting Bus Stop's points correctly. Re your point, "It's also incorrect to say race played no role; RS clearly say that race is an important factor in the event and reactions to it." — It might help if you could give an excerpt from a reliable source and suggest how info from that excerpt could be used in the article. I think that would help address Bus Stop's main point, as I understand it. Bob K31416 (talk) 11:30, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
* It is very simple. The factor of race only arises in the aftermath of the shooting. In the shooting itself race plays no role. Wikipedia requires sources. This isn't some free-form, unstructured, shouting-match section of the internet. If anyone wishes to imply that race played a role in the shooting, according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, including our important policy of ignore all rules, they have to provide a source in support of that implication. I concur with who says "It might help if you could give an excerpt from a reliable source and suggest how info from that excerpt could be used in the article." We are quintessentially reliant on reliable sources. Bus stop (talk) 15:38, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
* First off, to reply to the comment Bus stop added and then deleted which does an even better job of exhibiting the reasons why this editor is ignoring it every time they are presented with a quote from a source mentioning race the way they don't want to see it mentioned in this article: sources, and this article, mentioning that the officers are white does not conclude anything about their motives in the killing and does not conclude that they are personally racist. And mentioning that the officers are white does not conclude that whiteness equates with racism or that.
* Although it sure as hell is not our job to exonerate these officers of racism as you appear to believe you're trying to do by overriding Wikipedia policies to control with your own personal preferences how this article mentions race.
* It is not the place of Wikipedia editors to decide for the reader that racism did or did not play a role in Breonna Taylor's death, or to declare that the race of those involved is of or of or of or any of the dismissive epithets you've been bestowing on this aspect of the topic. It's enough that sources like Fox News give one-sentence summaries of the event mentioning the race of the officers like this: (my emphasis)
* I think even you must realize on some level that you're shoveling pure bullshit when you say things like.
* No. No such source was needed by the current version of this article, any revision of the article that exists in its history, nor I would hazard to guess any version of the article that has been contemplated in the imagination of anyone who has edited it except for you.
* There's so much wrong with that I'm not even going to dip my toe in on the rhetorical context, but suffice to say that between the fact that you can type that and press "Save" like it's some kind of serious argument involving Wikipedia policy and what this article says, you talk about laughing when you read the lede of this article, and you have some kind of fear or discomfort around any resemblance between now and 1968/the Civil Rights Era and feel the need to override Wikipedia policy to eliminate that impression because you get it from this article when the word "white" appears in the lede... you should take a hard look at why you respond to mention of race, and what you perceive to be mention of racism, this way. -- ▸₷ truthious Ⓑ andersnatch ◂ 18:48, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
* I prefer to have User:EvergreenFir continue the discussion by responding to the last messages of Bus Stop and me. Bob K31416 (talk) 20:19, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
* Nothing is stopping EvergreenFir from continuing the discussion, which I also welcome. No need to speak as if they can't, simply because I've also responded after Bus stop addressed me twice and pinged me both times. (And upon reflection: if your reaction here has to do with how I've indented my comments, feel free to rearrange the indenting. None of the fora I spend time on have hierarchical indenting in their comment systems so sometimes my habits in Wikimedia talk pages apparently clash with those of people who spend time where hierarchical indenting is used.) -- ▸₷ truthious Ⓑ andersnatch ◂ 21:13, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
* perhaps i'm not interpreting Bus stop correctly. It seemed Bus stop was saying race was not germane to the article. RS clearly show Taylor's race is. Specifically, it's relevant within the context of police use of force in the USA. That the officers are white matters here only because of that context (though we have plenty of cases where officers were PoC). I took Bus stop's comments to suggest that mentioning the whiteness of the officers [incorrectly] implied their actions were motivated by Taylor's race.
* If i am interpreting correctly, i'm happy to provide sources showing that (1) Taylor's race is notable and DUE, (2) her race matters in the context of police violence, and (3) that the officers are white is noteworthy because of the larger context the event occurred in. If i'm interpreting incorrectly, please clarify for me what point is actually being made. Eve rgr een Fir (talk) 06:45, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
* 's position is confusing when they stated earlier that If reliable sources say an individual is black, we dutifully convey that information to the reader. If reliable sources say an individual is white, we dutifully convey that information to the reader regarding George Floyd.. They made a WP:VAGUEWAVE at WP:OSE earlier, but did not respond further regarding how Taylor's case is different.—Bagumba (talk) 07:05, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
* User:EvergreenFir, Could you give the sources regarding item 3, with relevant excerpts? Bob K31416 (talk) 10:45, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
* If people are going to accuse these police officers of shooting the woman because of her race, they are going to have crystal clear WP:RS that say so to back it up. If I understand correctly, not only are 2 not even being prosecuted at all for shooting the woman (i.e., they acted within the scope of their jobs), but one is being prosecuted for blindly shooting from outside (i.e., did not even know who he was shooting at. Does it get any more color blind than that?). Per WP:BLP, cast no aspersions on living people condemned of no crime. On a different subject matter, if people want to play up any riots, demonstrations, protests, whatever, on the basis of skin color, and they have the WP:RS to support it, wear yourselves out. We go by the sources. XavierItzm (talk) 13:10, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
* If people are going to accuse these police officers of shooting the woman because of her race, they are going to have crystal clear WP:RS that say so to back it up. If I understand correctly, not only are 2 not even being prosecuted at all for shooting the woman (i.e., they acted within the scope of their jobs), but one is being prosecuted for blindly shooting from outside (i.e., did not even know who he was shooting at. Does it get any more color blind than that?). Per WP:BLP, cast no aspersions on living people condemned of no crime. On a different subject matter, if people want to play up any riots, demonstrations, protests, whatever, on the basis of skin color, and they have the WP:RS to support it, wear yourselves out. We go by the sources. XavierItzm (talk) 13:10, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
* We have to use common sense,, , and thanks for pinging me. The officers did not want to die. They were fired upon from inside the apartment. One of the officers was hit in the leg. The officers fired back into the apartment. This had nothing to do with race. Nobody wants to die. Cops are allowed to defend their lives. The same applies equally to black cops and white cops. It is problematic to refer to the "white" police officers in the lede. We are implying that their race had some bearing on the tragedy of the death that transpired when race only arises as a factor in the aftermath of the shooting: protesters and attorneys argue after the shooting that the incident is emblematic of past and ongoing injustices against black people. But no one is arguing that the races of the individuals involved in this incident was a contributory factor in the death that resulted. It would be problematic to refer to the cops as "white" in the lede because doing so could invoke concepts such as racial prejudice which are not known to apply in this incident. You need a source showing that race played a role in leading up to the tragic results. We are having a dispute right now. What we need to do is examine what sources say. Therefore I'm asking you to please cut-and-paste an excerpt that you feel shows that race was a factor in the shooting. If you can post that here we can at least discuss the applicability of the wording in sources to the presence or absence of the disputed word "white" in the lede. Bus stop (talk) 16:04, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
* I don't think the officers' race(s) belong in the lead sentence. That would be WP:UNDUE. If there were a paragraph in the lead about the protests, that's where I'd suggest mentioning it because that's where it matters. You are absolutely correct that it is emblematic of issues; I don't know of any RS that said racial animosity played a role in the shooting itself (beyond implicit bias). Perhaps we're more in agreement than I realized.
* I don't think anyone is trying to make that argument. As Bus stop said, this case is emblematic of the issue at hand.
* For #3, I'd offer the following:
* NY Times explicitly states this by saying, "Ms. Taylor’s name and image have become part of the national movement over racial injustice since May, when her case began to draw national attention. Celebrities have written open letters and erected billboards demanding that the white officers be criminally charged for the death of a young Black woman."
* Reuters noted the officers' race when mentioning the protests after the grand jury ruling. It goes on to note that these protests are connected to George Floyd's killing by a White officer.
* BBC notes that Taylor's killing by White officers has become a rallying cry for activists.
* The Guardian plainly says, "Taylor, a Black 26-year-old emergency room technician, was killed when three white police officers entered her apartment in the early hours of 13 March."
* LA Times makes clear that the "national outrage" is "over police killings of unarmed Black people." It also noted that the police were White.
* Fox News, when explaining the protest, notes that Taylor was Black and the officers were White.
* I'll point out that I chose the word "noteworthy" because I don't think it's a key part of this case or the resulting protests. But RS do make note of it often enough to warrant inclusion in the body of the article at least. Eve rgr een Fir (talk) 23:08, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
* What you've just shown and said goes along with my thinking that "white" shouldn't be in the first sentence of the lead but should be in the last sentence of the lead, which is about protests. Looks like we agree. Bob K31416 (talk) 00:34, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
* Looks like users ', ', and XavierItzm are all in agreement that the race of the police officers could be mentioned somewhere in the body of the article, or perhaps in the last line of the lead section. My preference is to agree with EvergreenFir and to mention this fact somewhere in the body of the article. Cheers to all, XavierItzm (talk) 22:03, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
* There are certainly multiple places the race of the officers could be mentioned in the body of the article, but the racial identities of the participants in this event are a central aspect of its notability and of its coverage in sources. In addition to significance relating to the shooting itself, subsequent protests, lawsuits, and legislation already mentioned in the article which may be leading all of these sources to prominently mention the fact that the officers are white,
* The police report filed immediately after the incident listed Taylor's injuries as "none", but I would be quite surprised if paperwork filed in the immediate aftermath also did not show that Mattingly, who authorities have been saying was shot in the thigh by Kenneth Walker, was injured. (Walker was charged with first-degree assault and attempted murder of a police officer, but the charges were dropped within weeks.)
* Mattingly had nearly two weeks to prep and had a lawyer present for his interview by Sergeant Jason Vance who during the interview described the raid involving at least seven officers and a battering ram as but the statements of Walker, the surviving black participant in the incident, were taken within hours. Walker waived the right to a lawyer, but who knows what sort of representations were made to him to gain his compliance in contrast with Mattingly; maybe they gave him the impression that he had a constitutional right to defend himself with a firearm and a constitutional right to equal treatment under the law, whereas in reality he was about to be charged with attempted murder. The president of the Fraternal Order of Police of the city, who one would expect represents the officers, called Walker a "danger to the community" and one of "the most violent offenders."
* As the article already observes in a thoroughly-cited paragraph, If the prosecutor, who does stuff like issue press releases in response to Facebook comments, decided based on his own knowledge that Hankinson is a white officer that he didn't like the possible publicity impression that charging a white officer with wantonly endangering a black family might give, that is yet another reason for the reader to know up-front that Hankinson and the other officers are white.
* EvergreenFir, I appreciate that you are one of the editors involved in this discussion who is willing to acknowledge the existence of the many sources that mention that the officers are white in the same way that many revisions of the lede of the article have. But you say that mention of the protests is to also mention race, then go on to mention implicit bias in passing in the context of the shooting as though it doesn't matter in that respect. However things like implicit bias and other aspects of systemic racism are absolutely huge here. The University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law is now teaching a course entitled "Breonna Taylor's Louisville: Race, Equity and Law" overseen by the dean, there's so much material and so many interrelated topics. I'm of course not saying that we should reproduce the entire content of a graduate-level university course in this article but to write the article as if these aspects don't matter or are of marginal significance would not be encyclopedic.
* Since in the same paragraph you say, I have to reiterate that no revision of this article has made any claim about racial animosity, nor has any proposed wording, so this is not a valid counterargument to anything that has been said in this talk page nor a policy-based or "stick to the sources" reason to change the article. Furthermore I have to point out that the editors who have been variously urging removal of the word "white" from the article, or its relegation to the body text or one specific facet of the topic, have actually been making a have-it-both-ways argument in which they openly state or imply that any wording indicating that the officers are white in connection to the shooting event itself expresses that the officers had a motive involving racial animosity, by which logic also all of the reliable sources mentioning that the officers are white would be documentation by Wikipedia standards that racial animosity played a role in the shooting. Hence the refusal to acknowledge the existence of all the sources using the word "white" and the repetitive demands for quotes they've already been furnished with.
* Finally, to respond to Bus stop's cri du cœur that and that this to more than one race (my emphasis), ignoring like the prosecutor and so many others that Kenneth Walker's actions were in self-defense, and XavierItzm's related exclamation that : WP:BLP also applies to Breonna Taylor as a recently deceased person—a person who not only was never condemned of any crime, but whom the prosecutor explicitly did not even charge with a crime, nor did a grand jury deliberate about charging her with crimes as one did the officers and then get advised to only charge a single one of them with endangering a white family. Yet this article mentions in the lede and is stuffed full of details insinuating that Taylor was involved in drug dealing operations, many of those details being conflicting statements from an individual who was charged, who also contradicts himself and denies involvement on her part.
* I am not saying that none of these details which could be read to allege a not-even-charged participation by Taylor in a criminal enterprise should be in the article—they are attested to by reliable sources, though as far as I can see not so frequently as the fact that the officers are white, and some measure of coverage is appropriate to encyclopedic documentation of the event, especially in combination with an emphasis that prosecutors decided not to charge her. But the extreme disparity of concern, taking the form of overwrought one-sided appeals that "nobody wants to die" and that the officers, specifically, are "condemned of no crime", accompanied by tying oneself in logical knots, persistently acting as if sources don't exist, and egregious misapplication of Wikipedia policy, all supposedly to exclude the shadow of a possibility that a reader who, like these editors, automatically assumes that someone is racist upon hearing that they are white, might make that assumption before reading any further into the article—that extreme disparity of concern is itself overt and conscious racism. -- ▸₷ truthious Ⓑ andersnatch ◂ 04:45, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
* So yesterday Bus stop went through and in a series of edits changed every single race-related detail in the lede, completely ignoring this lengthy discussion of the significance of race in this incident. I have reverted most of the changes and restored some of the wording that was present at the point this discussion was added to the talk page, given the concern they have expressed below about the status quo of this supposedly "well-developed" article. -- ▸₷ truthious Ⓑ andersnatch ◂ 08:48, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
* Thank you for pinging me, . You say "There are certainly multiple places the race of the officers could be mentioned". I think the question is not where the race of the officers could be mentioned but where the race of the officers should be mentioned. We should not go around adding racial overtones willy-nilly wherever possible. You say "Although it sure as hell is not our job to exonerate these officers of racism as you appear to believe you're trying to do by overriding Wikipedia policies to control with your own personal preferences how this article mentions race." It would only be possible to "exonerate these officers of racism" if these officers were previously accused of racism but they were not. Neither you nor anyone else has been able to present a reliable source which supports an accusation of racism. We mention they are white. But their whiteness is not known to have had any bearing on the shooting death addressed in this article. "Whiteness", "blackness", etc., only arises in events subsequent to the shooting—namely protests and legal argumentation. Here you are adding "white" to the first sentence of the lede. The police were white but that descriptive term does not belong in the first sentence of the lede. Race (human categorization) had no bearing on the shooting. There is no reliable source supporting that race (human categorization) had any bearing on the shooting. Bus stop (talk) 13:12, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
* No comment on ignoring this whole discussion to change every detail about race in the lede, huh?
* I notice you decided to take a second pass at the comment you left here for five hours and then deleted, though. It's okay to retract a comment after a few minutes without leaving any trace but any longer and you're supposed to mark it as struck out, not simply erase it.
* ...and disparate treatment in regards to having injuries documented, and disparate treatment in regards to being charged, and disparate treatment with regards to being interviewed, and legislation, and yes, race bears on the shooting itself, because even if you keep pretending with doe-eyed innocence that you have no idea why anyone would think so, as EvergreenFir pointed out above there's implicit bias, and there's a whole host of other factors.
* Accused of personal racism? Who knows. Doesn't actually matter because the article does not accuse the officers of personal racism. But by all means, continue to willy-nilly give me opportunities to fill up this talk page with evidence of how significant an aspect race is in this incident. -- ▸₷ truthious Ⓑ andersnatch ◂ 13:40, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
* Yeah so if you edit your comment after someone has already replied, you're also per WP:TALK supposed to indicate that you've made a change and what you've changed.
* In the diff you link to in the course of surreptitiously modifying your talk page comment, my edit comment states that I am restoring the wording of the lede to what it said at the beginning of this talk page discussion of the officers' race... and also predicts that you were going to act confused as to why I did it anyways, even though I clearly said what I was doing. -- ▸₷ truthious Ⓑ andersnatch ◂ 14:26, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
* In the diff you link to in the course of surreptitiously modifying your talk page comment, my edit comment states that I am restoring the wording of the lede to what it said at the beginning of this talk page discussion of the officers' race... and also predicts that you were going to act confused as to why I did it anyways, even though I clearly said what I was doing. -- ▸₷ truthious Ⓑ andersnatch ◂ 14:26, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
________________ format to separate old from new.Bob K31416 (talk) 14:22, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
Good job Evergreen. As posted originally the majority of sources do not cite race and even less lead with it. The article needs to be fixed to reflect it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:46:C801:B1F0:F5BB:3B86:E159:625A (talk) 03:14, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
* Looking at the May/June table, we can see that the no/indirectly are about 1/2 and the yes are about 1/2. We can also see that only the NYT, BBC and NPR lead with Taylor's skin color; the other media either don't mention it or mention it half way down/a bit down. This raises the question: does Wikipedia need to open up with skin color as the 5th word of a 7,000-word article? Currently the lead section ends as follows: «Taylor's death and the non-indictment of the police officers for it led to protests across the United States». How about race is mentioned in this last sentence of the lead section, like so:"Taylor's death, who was black, and the non-indictment of the police officers, who are white, led to protests across the United States." XavierItzm (talk) 07:17, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
* As I've pointed out above, even Fox News is now mentioning the race of the officers when it provides a one-sentence summary of the event (emphasis mine in all cases)
* here is another example:
* here Fox News identifies Hankinson as white when discussing him individually:
* here, in June, Fox News wrote a story entirely about black protesters protecting a white police officer during a related protest, though it did not mention the race of the officers involved in the incident itself.
* But the racial identities of the people involved hasn't just been related to protests; it's of course been an element in national and international journalism on and public interest in the topic, which we're discussing, it's been an aspect of lawsuits related to the incident, it's been a focus of legislative action mentioned in the article responding to this and other incidents, I'm noticing it's a topic discussed in legal and criminal justice journal articles... one of our sources in this article even says that the European Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile decided to not even investigate a Tuscan Grand Prix race driver for making disallowed political statements, when he wore a t-shirt saying “Arrest the cops that killed Breonna Taylor" to an FIA-sponsored anti-racism event and then during the race itself.
* So, the lede should not give the impression that the races of Taylor and the officers are relevant only to protests.
* Also I'm noticing that EvergreenFir's tables, in addition to not including the links from the bulleted list in the above discussion already shown through quotes to include the race of the officers, are doing things like linking to this Fox News page in which it's clearly visible from both still photos and video footage that the officers have light skin, but the table shows a big red "No" for whether the race of any officer is apparent. Did you compile all the tables while leaving that aspect of their coverage out?
* Furthermore, WP:DUE does not attach to this: that Taylor is black and the officers are white is not a minority view or a fringe theory and sources which don't mention those things in their text, or which convey them by showing photographs or video, are not arguing against those facts. -- ▸₷ truthious Ⓑ andersnatch ◂ 09:22, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
________________ format to separate old from new.Bob K31416 (talk) 14:22, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
* Enough of the whitewashing already. Plenty of sources, besides the ones already mentioned: "Mr. Cameron has said that jurors were told that the two officers who shot Ms. Taylor — Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly and Detective Cosgrove, both of whom are white — were justified in their actions", "The killing of another Black American at the hands of white police officers...", "none of the three white officers who collectively fired 32 gunshots...", demonstrators called for all three officers, who are white, to be held to account...". Leaving out "Black" or "white" here is leaving out a thing that is of obvious importance, or this plethora of reliable sources wouldn't comment on it. Denying that is...well, reading over this discussion is like watching the Andy Griffith Show with one eye and the PBS Newshour with the other. Drmies (talk) 02:03, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
* You've essentially provided sources that support the point being made here that "white" shouldn't be in the first sentence of the lead. Here are the first sentences of each of your sources.
* "Two very different accounts emerged on Friday from either side of an apartment door in Louisville, the one that police officers knocked off its hinges in March as they delivered a search warrant at the home of Breonna Taylor."
* "In grand jury testimony made public on Friday, a law enforcement officer said police in Kentucky did not end up searching Breonna Taylor’s apartment on the day she was shot and killed by police who had arrived with a search warrant."
* "A second night of anti-racism protests got off to a tense but mostly peaceful start in Louisville, Kentucky, on Thursday, a day after a grand jury decided not to bring homicide charges against police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor."
* "A grand jury weighing evidence in one of the country’s most contentious police shootings indicted a former Louisville police detective on charges of reckless endangerment on Wednesday for his role in the raid on the home of Breonna Taylor, but the two officers who shot Ms. Taylor six times faced no charges."
* Bob K31416 (talk) 09:21, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
* Drmies—can you tell me what "Andy Griffith Show" and "PBS Newshour" are intended to symbolize? Bus stop (talk) 15:01, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
Race of the officers—Part Ⅲ
So I was explaining to Bus stop below that I don't regard their personal preferences sufficient reason to override the status quo ante of the lede for this discussion and that's why I partially reverted a series of edits they made which changed all race-related details in the lede. Further discussion up above where I announced it after I made the change.
Furthermore, as I've said above, the arguments Bus stop has made are based on ignoring Wikipedia policy and ignoring what sources say, as far as I'm concerned, and hence are not material to Wikipedia editorial consensus in my view. So the question is, how do we move forward?
Seems to me we could ⑴ keep slogging it out, ⑵ hold an RfC, or ⑶ pursue a Dispute Resolution option. There are quite possibly other options; I don't get to this particular part of the process much. So do any people still reading this have a preference for one of those options or a new idea?
Bus stop—do you have a preference for one of those options, or a different idea on how to move forward? -- ‿Ꞅ truthious 𝔹 andersnatch ͡ |℡| 04:53, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
* You are exacerbating the problem,, by refusing to edit in small, incremental edits, as I have been suggesting at the Edits versus rewrite section on this page. Bus stop (talk) 05:18, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
* ...What problem? Is the Δkb magnitude of my individual edits, all by itself, somehow making racial issues more significant to the topic of this article? Neither you nor the other editor below could come up with a link to a single recommended Wikipedia editing practice related to your demands, much less a mandated one, and you have not actually explained what problem it would supposedly cause.
* Nor, for that matter, why my editing practices should be tailored to your preferences in any way whatsoever, anyhow. This is how I do things; there are entire articles I've created in a single edit, years ago, that have not been touched by a human hand since—just bots come through to monkey around with them. No one has ever complained before, in fourteen years, and right now you're about the last Wikipedia editor in the world I'm inclined to do a special favor for because you supposedly have some special problem where you need to have tiny edits.
* Let me also make this clear: if you just keep bringing up novel unrelated issues rather than seeking progress on the normal Wikipedia path of content dispute resolution I'm going to regard this talk page discussion as resolved. -- ‿Ꞅ truthious 𝔹 andersnatch ͡ |℡| 05:48, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
* —you say "there are entire articles I've created in a single edit". As has been pointed out to you by another editor in the Edits versus rewrite section, this is a "relatively-mature page". Bus stop (talk) 06:30, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
* Well then, if I can actually take your word that I'm not going to find further enormous glaring gaps in coverage like all the stuff about the warrant that was missing and all the stuff from Walker's legal team's own ballistics analysis or the KSP ballistics report, there just won't be much more for me to add, will there? But if this is just a pretext and I find that other major swathes of important details concerning the topic have mysteriously not made it into the article, I will add them in edits of any size I please. -- ‿Ꞅ truthious 𝔹 andersnatch ͡ |℡| 06:48, 12 October 2020 (UTC) | WIKI |
Java: A Java list `tail` function (for ArrayList, LinkedList, etc.)
As a brief note today, I was working on a Java/Android application recently, and I needed a “tail” function when I was working on a Java list. What I mean by that is that Scala has a tail function that returns all elements of the list except for the head element, like this:
scala> val x = List(1,2,3,4)
x: List[Int] = List(1, 2, 3, 4)
scala> x.tail
res1: List[Int] = List(2, 3, 4) //head element removed
and I wanted the same thing in Java.
A Java list `tail` function
The short answer is that Java 6/7/8 doesn’t have a list tail method, so I wrote my own tail function to work on List, ArrayList, LinkedList, etc:
/**
* WARNING/TODO: this method doesn’t check the list size, so you better
* be sure it contains at least one element.
*/
public static <T> List<T> tail(List<T> xs)
throws IndexOutOfBoundsException, IllegalArgumentException {
return xs.subList(1, xs.size());
}
If the generics in that code make your eyes water, here’s a non-generic version of that function that works on a list of integers:
public static List<Integer> tail(List<Integer> xs)
throws IndexOutOfBoundsException, IllegalArgumentException {
return xs.subList(1, xs.size());
}
I put that method in a class named ListUtils that has a bunch of other list utility functions that I like/need.
As the comment on the tail function implies, this is a potentially dangerous method. subList specifically can throw these exceptions:
• IndexOutOfBoundsException
• IllegalArgumentException
See my Java List subList examples for a little more information on the subList method. You might want to handle a null list of empty list in your own code, but when I thought, “What is the tail of an empty list,” I thought the answer to that question was undefined; returning an empty list is not accurate, so I let subList explode.
A `tail` function example
Here’s an example of how I use this tail function:
import static com.alvinalexander.utils.ListUtils.tail;
// later ...
if (penalty == 1) {
return tail(listOfPossiblePlayResults); // rm the head element
}
In that example, this code:
return tail(listOfPossiblePlayResults)
returns a new list with the head element of the list removed if the penalty is 1.
More `tail` documentation
I’m just throwing this tail function out here quickly today, but if you want to know more about how it works, here’s some example code that helps to demonstrate how it works (and fails) with several different use cases:
import java.util.*;
public class TailFunction {
public static void main(String[] args) {
List<String> x = new ArrayList<>();
x.add("a");
x.add("b");
x.add("c");
System.out.println(tail(x)); // [b,c]
List<String> y = new ArrayList<>();
y.add("a");
System.out.println(tail(y)); // []
// an exmpty list throws an exception
List<String> z = new ArrayList<>();
System.out.println(tail(z)); // IllegalArgumentException: fromIndex(1) > toIndex(0)
}
public static <T> List<T> tail(List<T> xs)
throws IndexOutOfBoundsException, IllegalArgumentException {
return xs.subList(1, xs.size());
}
}
A Java List `head` function
As a brief related note, I haven’t tested this code, but a Java List head function should look like this:
public static <T> List<T> head(List<T> xs)
throws IndexOutOfBoundsException, IllegalArgumentException {
return xs.subList(0, 1);
}
I know this might not seem like much to Java OOP developers, but when you use head/tail functions like this all the time in languages like Scala, you sure do miss them when you work with Java.
Summary
In summary, if you need a tail function that works on a Java list — such as an ArrayList or LinkedList — I hope this example and source code is helpful. Also note that if you don’t want to have to create your own “list utilities” library, there are other libraries in existence, such as the Apache Commons library.
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An improved bound on the fraction of correctable deletions
2015-06-01T00:00:00Z (GMT) by Boris Bukh Venkatesan Guruswami
We consider codes over fixed alphabets against worst-case symbol deletions. For any fixed k≥2, we construct a family of codes over alphabet of size k with positive rate, which allow efficient recovery from a worst-case deletion fraction approaching 1−2k+1. In particular, for binary codes, we are able to recover a fraction of deletions approaching 1/3. Previously, even non-constructively the largest deletion fraction known to be correctable with positive rate was 1−Θ(1/k√), and around 0.17 for the binary case.
Our result pins down the largest fraction of correctable deletions for k-ary codes as 1−Θ(1/k), since 1−1/k is an upper bound even for the simpler model of erasures where the locations of the missing symbols are known.
Closing the gap between 1/3 and 1/2 for the limit of worst-case deletions correctable by binary codes remains a tantalizing open question. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Unlocking the Secrets to a Long and Vibrant Life: Dr Peter Attia’s Game-Changing Habits
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Unlock the to a long and vibrant life with Dr Peter Attia’s game-changing habits.
As a leading expert in the field, Dr Attia has dedicated his career to unravelling the mysteries of ageing gracefully.
Through groundbreaking research and revolutionary insights, he offers a deeper understanding of physical abilities, , and pain management in maintaining .
Join us as we explore his strategies and uncover the key to unlocking a life filled with health and longevity.
Key Takeaways
• Setting clear objectives and desired outcomes is crucial for achieving a long and vibrant life.
• Developing a well-thought-out strategy is important before implementing specific tactics.
• The importance of evidence-based tactics, personalised approaches, and continuous evaluation for optimal results.
• emphasising continuous learning, adaptation, and prioritising cognitive function and curiosity for lifelong growth.
Setting Objectives and Implications
Setting objectives and implications involves determining the desired outcomes and understanding the potential consequences in the pursuit of a long and vibrant life.
Physical decline is a significant consideration when setting objectives for a healthy and fulfilling life.
As individuals age, there is a natural decline in physical abilities, such as strength, mobility, and .
It is crucial to set objectives that address maintaining or improving physical health to counteract this decline.
Additionally, metabolic health plays a vital role in overall well-being.
Metabolic health encompasses factors such as blood sugar regulation, cholesterol levels, and body composition.
Setting objectives related to metabolic health can help prevent chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease and contribute to a higher quality of life.
By considering both physical decline and metabolic health, individuals can set objectives that promote a long and vibrant life.
Developing a Strategy
Developing a comprehensive game plan is essential for individuals striving to achieve a long and vibrant life, requiring careful consideration and strategic decision-making.
When it comes to developing a strategy, there are several important factors to keep in mind.
Firstly, setting clear objectives and understanding the implications of each objective is crucial.
This includes addressing the decline in physical abilities that often accompanies ageing.
Secondly, acknowledging the complexity of the problem and the need for a strategy is key.
It is important to emphasise the benefits of goal setting and the importance of developing a strategy before diving into tactics.
By doing so, individuals can better address the challenges they may face and create a plan that is tailored to their unique needs.
Implementing Tactics
Once the strategy is established, individuals can begin implementing specific tactics such as incorporating a balanced diet, regular exercise, and prioritising quality sleep.
The importance of sleep cannot be overstated when it comes to overall health and longevity.
Sleep plays a vital role in numerous physiological processes, including immune function, hormone regulation, and cognitive function.
A lack of quality sleep has been associated with an increased risk of chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular problems.
Therefore, individuals should prioritise getting enough sleep each night, aiming for at least 7-9 hours of uninterrupted sleep.
Additionally, the in promoting longevity is crucial.
A that includes a variety of nutrient-dense foods can provide the necessary nutrients for optimal health and well-being.
emphasising whole foods, such as fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, and healthy fats, while limiting processed foods and added sugars can help support a long and vibrant life.
Continuous Learning and Adaptation
As individuals strive for a long and vibrant life, they must prioritise continuous learning and adaptation in order to stay ahead of changing circumstances and maintain optimal health and well-being.
prioritising growth and embracing lifelong curiosity are key aspects of this process.
By continuously seeking knowledge and being open to new experiences, individuals can expand their understanding of the world and stay mentally sharp.
Lifelong curiosity fuels a desire to learn and explore, leading to and development.
It allows individuals to adapt to new challenges and circumstances with flexibility and resilience.
Through continuous learning and adaptation, individuals can unlock the secrets to a long and vibrant life, constantly evolving and in an ever-changing world.
Research and Studies on Longevity
Recent research and studies on longevity have provided valuable insights into the factors that contribute to a long and vibrant life.
These studies encompass various approaches, including inferences from observational data of long-lived individuals, short-term human studies on specific health outcomes, animal literature and non-human studies, mechanistic studies on the cellular level, and Mendelian randomization studies.
Mechanistic studies delve into the underlying biological mechanisms that influence ageing and longevity.
They explore cellular processes, such as DNA repair, , and oxidative stress, to understand how they impact lifespan.
Mendelian randomization studies utilise genetic variants associated with certain traits or diseases to investigate their causal effects on longevity.
By examining the of long-lived individuals, scientists can uncover key genetic factors that contribute to a prolonged lifespan.
These research methods provide valuable insights into the complex and multifaceted nature of longevity, guiding the development of strategies to promote a long and vibrant life.
Research MethodsDescription
Mechanistic studiesInvestigate cellular processes and biological mechanisms related to ageing and longevity.
Mendelian randomization studiesUse genetic variants associated with traits or diseases to explore their causal effects on longevity
personalised Approaches for a Vibrant Life
To achieve a vibrant life, individuals can adopt personalised approaches that tailor their habits and choices to their unique needs and goals.
This approach emphasises holistic wellness and individualised care, recognising that everyone has different requirements for optimal health and vitality.
Setting objectives and implications:
• Identify objectives and desired outcomes based on individual circumstances and priorities.
• Reflect on physical abilities, cognitive function, and the importance of being pain-free.
• Understand the implications of each objective, such as the potential decline in physical abilities and the impact on sexual function.
Developing a strategy:
• Acknowledge the complexity of the problem and the need for a well-thought-out strategy.
• emphasise the importance of developing a strategy before diving into specific tactics.
• Consider the use of indirect measures and alternative methods to achieve complex objectives.
Implementing tactics:
• Once a strategy is in place, focus on specific tactics like diet, exercise, and sleep.
• Seek evidence-based tactics that align with the overall strategy.
• Consider the importance of personalised approaches that cater to individual needs and preferences.
• Continuously evaluate and refine tactics based on outcomes and results.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Dr Peter Attia’s game-changing habits have shed light on the secrets to a long and vibrant life.
By setting clear objectives, developing strategic approaches, implementing effective tactics, and continuously adapting, individuals can achieve optimal health and vitality.
Dr Attia’s evidence-based research and personalised approaches offer valuable insights for those seeking to age gracefully.
As we embrace these habits, we can unlock the potential for a life filled with vitality and longevity.
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It’s Far From The End: Treat Your Cancer With These Ideas
TIP! Avoid eating sugary foods to prevent cancer cell growth. Cancer cells survive on sugar, so taking sugar out of your daily diet can help eliminate cancer cells.
We aspire to many goals throughout our lives, but often we fall short. On the other hand, there are some battles we can’t afford to suffer defeat in, and cancer is one of them. Information, such as this article contains, is essential to winning the fight against cancer.
TIP! For both patient and family, cancer can be very distressful. Because most forms of cancer are curable if caught early enough, it is important that you consult with as many professionals as you can as often as you can.
To keep cancer cells from spreading, cut sugar out of your diet. Some people feel that avoiding sugar will help to beat some types of cancer. This method in itself may not get rid of the cancer, but it is a good complement to other types of cancer fighting therapy.
TIP! Make sure you are speaking up for yourself. A lot of folks hold antiquated notions regarding your cancer, and might be suspicious of your abilities to function or even be contagious.
A primary source of cancer is exposure to sunlight, as skin cancer is among the most commonly diagnosed forms of cancer. When spending time outdoors in the sun, apply liberal amounts of sunscreen, and shield your face from the sun by wearing a hat.
TIP! Give your personal attention and ear to anyone you know that is diagnosed with cancer. While it can be emotionally difficult for you, listening to their fears can help to keep them positive and help them heal.
As you are treated for cancer, you will undergo many physical changes as a result of the treatment process. Prepare yourself for this. Your doctor can tell you the effects of drugs and treatment. You may have to deal with hair loss by wearing a hat or a wig, or you may choose to wear makeup to add color to your face.
TIP! Smoking cigarettes increases your risk of cancer. While most people are aware that quitting smoking reduces your chances of getting lung cancer or emphysema, smokers may not realize that quitting also helps them avoid colon cancer.
Cancer is still thought of in old-fashioned terms by many people. There are some people who think you can catch cancer from someone else or that cancer renders someone unable to work. Be as open and honest as possible.
TIP! If you get cancer, or if someone you know does, learn as much as possible on this topic. Your confidence is, in reality, very important in these circumstances.
One of the best ways to arm yourself in the fight against cancer is to read as much as you can about the disease. It’s crucial to have a high level of confidence.
Wild Salmon
TIP! Do not fear the small level of discomfort if you are due to be screened for breast cancer. The duration of this procedure is only several minutes long.
Many people are aware of the fact that wild salmon is extremely good for them. However, you may not be aware that salmon and other healthy fish can also help prevent cancer because they contain omega-3 fatty acids. You can do your part to prevent cancer by including wild salmon into your diet a few times per week.
TIP! It is widely known that certain fish like some wild salmon is a healthy addition to anyone’s diet. Salmon also has a low mercury content and is packed full of omega-3 fatty acids which can help to prevent some cancers.
Make sure that you communicate with others. If you feel that there is a lack of communication among your close friends and relatives, talk to them about it in a nice way. Gently discuss what they might be able to do that would ease your burden. Use caution, though. Dealing with cancer can be a challenging time. Go forward always using love as the foundation for support. Don’t have any regrets!
TIP! Communicate with loved ones. Speak to the people around you and politely explain to them what you need.
Fire any doctor who won’t give you a timely answer to your cancer questions. You need to be able to ask questions when they come up. Also, make sure to have your concerns addressed as soon as possible.
TIP! The notion that alcohol is somehow helpful in cancer therapy is false. Wine has only been touted as a preventive measure because it is made with grapes, which have cancer-fighting properties.
Make sure you seal any play sets or decks purchased before 2005. The wood used to construct some of these structures may have been treated with a pesticide that contains arsenic. You can reduce the risk of you or your kids coming into contact with this potential carcinogen by thoroughly sealing the structure.
TIP! It is important to be able to identify the signs and symptoms of cancer so that you are more likely to know when you are at risk. Knowing the signs and symptoms will help you to know what to look for as changes begin.
If you accompany a loved one with cancer on a trip to the doctor, don’t hesitate to ask the doctor any questions you may have. Your loved one will appreciate the second set of ears to listen to answers to their questions as well as to the ones you have.
TIP! Don’t drink coffee if you suffer from an upset stomach from your cancer medication or treatment. Caffeine may increase the problem so it is probably best to completely eliminate it.
Make sure you have enough vitamin E in your daily diet. Men and women who get the recommended daily allowance of vitamin E may be less susceptible to developing cancer. There are a wide variety of great tasting foods that are high in Vitamin E.
TIP! Ask questions about what types of physical changes you should expect as your treatment progresses. You’ll be in far better mental position to cope with what lies ahead because you know and expect it.
Prior to starting treatment, ask any questions you may have so the upcoming changes to your body are well understood. Knowing what to expect will help you go through the process. If your treatment plan includes chemotherapy, you may want to consider buying a wig or wearing head scarves to cover your treatment-related hair loss.
You have much to lose if you let cancer win. If you’re still alive, cancer hasn’t defeated you yet; this disease “wins” by killing you.
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Problems That Bruxism Can Cause
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The condition bruxism is commonly seen in dental patients. Bruxism is the medical term that is used to describe grinding and clenching of the teeth together. It is most often done while a patient is sleeping, making it more difficult to control. The root cause of teeth grinding is still not fully understood but is thought to be connected to airway issues such as sleep apnea, as well as dental problems such as misalignments of the teeth and jaw. Stress and anxiety may also be a factor in the development of the condition.
Complications of bruxism
Grinding and clenching of the teeth can cause dental complications if left untreated. These are a few problems that can occur.
Cracked or broken teeth
The constant grinding back and forth of the teeth can result in a crack or break in one or multiple teeth. The amount of pressure and force of clenching the teeth together makes them highly susceptible to damage. Tiny cracks can cause discoloring of the teeth.
Worn enamel
Enamel, which is the mineralized hard substance that protects the teeth, can become worn and damaged from teeth grinding. If the enamel is destroyed, teeth are more vulnerable to decay, infection and gum disease. The teeth can become painfully sensitive as well. Enamel cannot grow back, meaning this damage is irreversible. Depending on the severity of enamel loss, remineralization and dental bonding can help restore some mineral content.
Headaches
It is common for headaches to occur in patients with bruxism. This is due to the constant teeth grinding and clenching of the jaw causing tense muscles in the face and neck.
Muscle pain
The condition typically results in the muscles of the jaw being clenched tightly. This can cause the muscles to be sore and painful and may make chewing difficult. A sore jaw upon waking is one of the main signs of teeth grinding in dental patients who are otherwise unaware that they have the condition.
Receding gums
Teeth grinding over long periods of time can cause the gums to recede. Receding gums can cause tooth sensitivity to cold and hot temperatures. Gum recession can also cause teeth to become loose.
Temporomandibular joint disorders
The temporomandibular joint that attaches the jaw to the bottom part of the skull has muscles nearby that help the mouth to open and close. When these joints move improperly or are misaligned, it results in a condition known as temporomandibular joint disorder, commonly referred to as TMD or TMJ. Teeth grinding can cause TMD or worsen it for patients who already have the condition. TMD results in jaw pain and difficulty chewing and often causes a clicking sound with movement of the jaw muscles.
Conclusion
While bruxism is not serious, it can cause dental complications and permanent damage if left untreated. A dentist can help with a customized mouth guard or suggest other techniques such as stress management to prevent teeth grinding and help patients protect their smiles.
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Air line
An air line is a tube, or hose, that contains and carries a compressed air supply. In industrial usage, this may be used to inflate car or bicycle tyres or power tools worked by compressed air, for breathing apparatus in hazardous environments and to operate many other pneumatic systems.
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Air line hose
Air line hoses are flexible tubes used to convey pressurised air. They are commonly used for carrying a supply of compressed air to operate pneumatic powered systems, such as a road vehicle air brake system for large vehicles and a railway air brake system for railway carriages / locomotives. Due to the versatility of a flexible compressed air supply hoses are also used for pneumatic hand tools, pneumatic robotics and for connections to air powered equipment. Hose air lines are manufactured with anti-corrosion & abrasion resistant materials, to prevent internal corrosion from air moisture/condensate and from external abrasion when in use. Air line hoses are manufactured in a number of materials, meaning each type of hose can provide different characteristics to suit its use. Some important characteristics include flexibility, weight & manoeuvrability.
Commonly used materials for Air Line Hose
* Rubber – Most commonly used
* Hybrid Material – A combination of polyurethane, PVC, and rubber
* PVC
* Polyurethane
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Fixed pipe systems are typically connected to a large industrial compressor, located remotely, in a plant room or dedicated space. The compressed air lines will be piped from the compressor to one or multiple point of use outlets. At the outlet of a fixed air line you will typically find a Pressure regulator installed upstream of the termination/outlet point, this allows the user to regulate the pressure and flow of air to suit the desired use. The regulator allows each outlet to be controlled independently, even though they are served by a common compressor and connected to the same system.
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* Aluminium - smooth bore, energy efficient pipework
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* Stainless steel and copper compression jointed systems
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Uses
Common uses of air hoses include:
* To supply compressed air to pneumatic hand tools.
* In road vehicles, between tractors and semi-trailers which use air brakes.
* In railway air brakes.
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The result was delete. – Juliancolton | Talk 16:44, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
Yusuf Najmuddin
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Appears to be no significant coverage in reliable sources. See all-dates Google news archive search and Google web search. There are tons of other possible sources, but none is cited here. Most happy to be demonstrated wrong, and will withdraw nom if so. Bongo matic 14:35, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
* Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 23:58, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
* Delete. Only one article that goes on a discourse about a book of his. Sure he was a pretty cool guy, but this article also reads like an obituary. -- Dennis The Tiger (Rawr and stuff) 01:34, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
* Delete as notability has not been established by sufficient secondary sources. Symplectic Map (talk) 01:44, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
* Delete No clear assertion of significance. Notability not established via 3rd RS. Dloh cierekim 00:21, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
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Lisp1 vs Lisp2, Apply, Map, Reduce, Funcall
February 8, 2014
Lisp1 vs Lisp2, Apply, Map, Reduce, Funcall
Funtional Programming
함수형 프로그래밍에 대해서 고민했었던 몇 가지를 해결하는 시간.
1. Lisp-1 vs Lisp-2
2. Apply vs Funcall
3. Apply vs Reduce
4. Map vs Mapcar
1. Lisp-1 vs Lisp-2
Why should I use ‘apply’ in Clojure? 란 질문이 스택오버플로우에 있다. 작성자는 apply 를 언제 써야 하는가, 라는 질문을 올리면서 Lisp-1Lisp-2 와 무슨 상관이냐고 질문을 올렸다. 아래는 Rich Hickey 의 글 중에서 Lisp-1 Lisp-2의 차이점에 관한 부분을 인용
A big difference between Clojure and CL is that Clojure is a Lisp-1, so funcall is not needed, and apply is only used to apply a function to a runtime-defined collection of arguments. So, (apply f [i]) can be written (f i).
위키디피아에 의하면 Lisp-1Lisp-2 의 차이는 이렇다.
The namespace for function names is separate from the namespace for data variables. This is a key difference between Common Lisp and Scheme. For Common Lisp, operators that define names in the function namespace include defun, flet, labels, defmethod and defgeneric.
To pass a function by name as an argument to another function, one must use the function special operator, commonly abbreviated as #’. The first sort example above refers to the function named by the symbol > in the function namespace, with the code #’>.
Scheme’s evaluation model is simpler: there is only one namespace, and all positions in the form are evaluated (in any order) – not just the arguments. Code written in one dialect is therefore sometimes confusing to programmers more experienced in the other. For instance, many Common Lisp programmers like to use descriptive variable names such as list or string which could cause problems in Scheme as they would locally shadow function names.
Whether a separate namespace for functions is an advantage is a source of contention in the Lisp community. It is usually referred to as the Lisp-1 vs. Lisp-2 debate. Lisp-1 refers to Scheme’s model and Lisp-2 refers to Common Lisp’s model. These names were coined in a 1988 paper by Richard P. Gabriel and Kent Pitman, which extensively compares the two approaches
요약하자면, Lisp-1Scheme 과 같이 변수와 함수가 동일한 Namespace를 사용하는 Lisp 이고, Lisp-2Common Lisp 처럼 변수와 함수가 분리된 Namespace 를 사용하는 Lisp 이다. 다시 말해 Lisp-2 는 2가지의 네임스페이스를 사용한다는 이야기.
따라서 Common Lisp(CL) 같은 경우는 변수와 함수의 네임스페이스가 구분되어있으므로, apply 와 같은 고차함수를 사용할때 두번째 인자로 오는 함수가, 변수가 아니라 함수임을 알려주기 위해서(네임스페이스가 달라 중복될 수 있으므로) #' 를 통해 호출한다.
> (apply #'+ 1 2 ())
3
2. Apply vs Funcall in Lisp
그러면, 다시 질문으로 돌아가자. 언제 apply 를 써야 하는가? 여기 에 의하면, apply 는 인자로 리스트 가 오고, funcall나열된 인자들 이 온다.
(funcall function arg1 arg2 ...)
== (apply function arg1 arg2 ... nil)
== (apply function (list arg1 arg2 ...))
> (funcall #'+ 1 2)
3
> (apply #'+ 1 2 ())
3
(defun passargs (&rest args) (apply #'myfun args))
(defun passargs (a b) (funcall #'myfun a b))
3. Apply vs Reduce in Lisp
apply 는 두번째 인자인 function 에게 세번째 인자인 list 를 넘겨주는 것이고, reduce 는 두번째 인자로 들어오는 binary operation 인 function 을 이용해 3번째 인자인 list 를 처리한다.
Function apply
Applies the function to the args.
Function reduce
reduce uses a binary operation, function, to combine the elements of sequence
차이점은 아래 코드를 보면 극명하게 알 수 있다.
(reduce #'+ (list 1 2 3 4 5))
; translates to: (+ (+ (+ (+ 1 2) 3) 4) 5)
(apply #'+ (list 1 2 3 4 5))
; translates to: (+ 1 2 3 4 5)
// Some reduce examples
(reduce #'list '(1 2 3 4)) => (((1 2) 3) 4)
(reduce #'list '(1 2 3 4) :initial-value 0) => ((((0 1) 2) 3) 4)
(reduce #'list '(1 2 3 4) :initial-value 0 :from-end t) => (1 (2 (3 (4 0))))
(reduce #'list '(1 2 3 4) :from-end t) => (1 (2 (3 4)))
(reduce (lambda (x y) (+ (* x 10) y)) '(1 2 3 4)) => 1234
(reduce #'+ '(1 2 3 4)) => 10
(reduce #'* '(1 2 3 4) :initial-value 1) => 24
4. Map vs Mapcar in Lisp
map 이나 mapcar 모두 list 에 있는 각 인자들에 대해 function 을 적용하는 함수다. Javascript 에 있는 forEach 와 비슷하다. 차이점이 있다면 map 은 리턴 타입을 지정하고, mapcar 는 그렇지 않다는 점. 코드를 보면 쉽게 알 수 있다.
// map examples
(map 'list #'- '(1 2 3 4)) => (-1 -2 -3 -4)
(map 'string
#'(lambda (x) (if (oddp x) #\1 #\0))
'(1 2 3 4))
=> "1010"
// mapcar examples
(mapcar #'car '((1 a) (2 b) (3 c))) => (1 2 3)
(mapcar #'abs '(3 -4 2 -5 -6)) => (3 4 2 5 6)
(mapcar #'cons '(a b c) '(1 2 3)) => ((A . 1) (B . 2) (C . 3))
References
1. Apply vs Call
2. Why should I use ‘apply’ in Clojure?
3. What is the difference between Lisp-1 and Lisp-2?
4. Clojure : Apply vs Reduce | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Commerce Bancshares Reaches 52-Week High - Analyst Blog
Shares of Commerce Bancshares, Inc. ( CBSH ) hit a new 52-week high of $48.06 during the first half of the trading session on Nov 25. However, the stock closed the session at $47.82, which reflects a year-to-date return of 33.8%. The trading volume for the session was 298,906 shares.
Despite the strong price appreciation, this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) Midwest bank still has considerable upside left, given its positive estimate revision over the last 60 days and expected year-over-year earnings growth of 7.7% for 2013.
Growth Drivers
Commerce Bancshares' impressive price performance was driven by steady capital deployment activities and strong third-quarter 2013 results that included a positive earnings surprise of 4.2%. Additionally, the company maintains a robust capital position in compliance with regulatory requirements.
On Oct 15, Commerce Bancshares declared third-quarter earnings of 75 cents per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 72 cents. Better-than-expected results came on the back of higher non-interest income and decreased operating expenses, partially offset by decline in net interest income.
Commerce Bancshares' total loans increased 12.3% to $10.8 billion compared with the prior-year period. Total deposits rose 8.1% year over year to $18.2 billion. Further, credit quality as well as profitability ratios improved, thereby reflecting the company's financial strength.
Further, Commerce Bancshares continues to meaningfully enhance shareholders' value. Earlier this month, along with its regular dividend payouts, the company declared an additional 5% stock dividend for its shareholders.
Estimate Revisions Show Potency
In the last 60 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2013 increased 0.7% to $2.88 per share. For 2014, the Zacks Consensus Estimate advanced 1.4% to $2.97 per share over the same time frame.
Better-ranked banks in the same region include First Interstate Bancsystem Inc. ( FIBK ), German American Bancorp Inc. ( GABC ) and Mainsource Financial Group ( MSFG ). All these stocks carry a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).
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GIANT ROBOTS SMASHING INTO OTHER GIANT ROBOTS
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Role Suggesting Name
Consider a CreditCard class:
class CreditCard < ActiveRecord::Base
belongs_to :brand_manager, class_name: 'User'
end
class User < ActiveRecord::Base
has_many :credit_cards, foreign_key: 'brand_manager_id'
end
It is used like this:
brand_manager.credit_cards
credit_card.brand_manager
User in this context would be too generic. In the domain-specific language of this application, the people with credit cards are referred to as "brand managers".
Why not name the model BrandManager?
In this case, User is overloaded to handle three different roles using simple flags on the model. This allows us to use Clearance normally and keeps authentication and standard user vocabulary available where it makes sense.
class Impression < ActiveRecord::Base
belongs_to :campaign, class_name: 'Offer'
end
In this example, the object plays two different roles depending on to whom it is being displayed. The object is an offer to recipients but its Role Suggesting Name is campaign to advertisers and impressions.
Learn more about Role Suggesting Name in Philippe Hanrigou's talk, What the Ruby craftsman can learn from the Smalltalk master. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
-- Hochtief Mulls Convertible Bond to Halt ACS Takeover, Handelsblatt Reports
Hochtief AG may use a convertible
bond program as a weapon in its fight against a takeover bid by
Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA, Handelsblatt
reported, without saying where it got the information. The program would make the bid more expensive for ACS
because it would have effects similar to those of a capital
increase, the newspaper said. Some Hochtief executives have
doubts about the strategy of fighting the bid and favor
negotiations with ACS, according to Handelsblatt. To contact the reporter on this story:
Karin Matussek in Berlin at
kmatussek@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this story:
Anthony Aarons at
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70 reads a chapter in the guide-books, mixes the facts all up, with his bad memory, and then goes off to inflict the whole mess on somebody as wisdom which has been festering in his brain for years, and which he gathered in college from erudite authors who are dead, now, and out of print. This morning at breakfast he pointed out of the window and said:
“Do you see that there hill out there on that African coast?—It’s one of them Pillows of Herkewls, I should say—and there’s the ultimate one alongside of it.”
“The ultimate one—that is a good word—but the Pillars are not both on the same side of the strait.” (I saw he had been deceived by a carelessly written sentence in the Guide Book.)
“Well, it ain’t for you to say, nor for me. Some authors states it that way, and some states it different. Old Gibbons don’t say nothing about it,—just shirks it complete—Gibbons always done that when he got stuck—but there is Rolampton, what does he say? Why, he says that they was both on the same side, and Trinculian, and Sobaster, and Syraccus, and Langomarganbl—”
“Oh, that will do—that’s enough. If you have got your hand in for inventing authors and testimony, I have nothing more to say—let them be on the same side.”
We don’t mind the Oracle. We rather like him. We can tolerate the Oracle very easily; but we have a poet and a good-natured enterprising idiot on board, and they do distress | WIKI |
Welcome to Roots and Crown, your trusted destination for comprehensive dental care. This extensive guide delves into the intricate details of dental crowns, covering everything from the fundamental concepts to the nuances of the procedure, risks and benefits, recovery, and alternatives. Let’s embark on a journey to unravel the world of dental crowns, ensuring you’re well-informed and confident in your dental decisions.
Dental Crowns Overview
What is a Dental Crown?
A dental crown, often referred to as a cap, is a restorative dental treatment designed to encase a damaged or weakened tooth. This cap-like structure is custom-made to fit over the tooth, restoring its shape, strength, and functionality.
When Would You Need a Dental Crown?
Dental crowns serve a myriad of purposes. They are recommended when a tooth needs protection due to weakness, restoration of a broken or severely decayed tooth, covering a dental implant, or enhancing the appearance of misshapen or discolored teeth.
Procedure Details
What Happens During a Dental Crown Procedure?
The dental crown procedure is a multi-step process that begins with examining and preparing the tooth. This involves removing any decay and shaping the tooth to accommodate the crown. Impressions are then taken to create a custom-fit crown. Modern advancements sometimes allow for same-day crowns, streamlining the process and reducing the waiting time for patients.
Risks/Benefits
What Are the Benefits of Dental Crowns?
The benefits of dental crowns are substantial. They improve the treated tooth’s strength and durability, enhancing its overall function. Furthermore, dental crowns contribute to an aesthetically pleasing appearance, making them versatile for restorative and cosmetic purposes.
What Are the Disadvantages of Dental Crowns?
While dental crowns offer numerous advantages, potential disadvantages include
• The risk of tooth sensitivity post-procedure.
• The possibility of allergic reactions to materials used.
• the need for some tooth reduction during the preparation process. It’s essential to weigh these factors in consultation with your dentist.
Recovery and Outlook
How Long Does It Take to Feel Better After a Dental Crown Procedure?
Recovery time varies among individuals, but most patients experience minimal discomfort following a dental crown procedure. Any post-procedure sensitivity typically subsides within a few days to a few weeks.
Are Dental Crowns Permanent?
Dental crowns are durable and long-lasting, but they are not necessarily permanent. Over time, crowns may experience wear and tear, and replacement may be required. Regular dental check-ups are crucial in monitoring the condition of your crowns and ensuring their longevity.
When to Call the Doctor
When Should I Call a Dentist?
Contact your dentist promptly if you experience persistent pain, swelling, or unusual symptoms after getting a dental crown. Timely communication ensures that any potential complications are addressed promptly.
Additional Details
Veneers vs. Crowns: Which Option Is Right for Me?
Understanding the differences between veneers and crowns is essential for making informed decisions about your dental treatment. Veneers are thin shells placed on the front surface of teeth for cosmetic purposes, while crowns cover the entire tooth for both functional and aesthetic restoration.
What’s the Most Common Alternative to a Crown?
In some cases, alternative treatments may be considered. Options like dental bonding or inlays/onlays are suitable depending on the nature and extent of the dental issue.
Dental Cap vs. Crown: Is There a Difference?
“Dental Cap” and “Dental Crown” are often used interchangeably. Both refer to the same type of dental restoration, providing coverage and protection to a damaged tooth. The choice of terminology may vary among dental professionals, but the underlying concept remains consistent.
Conclusion
In conclusion, dental crowns play a pivotal role in dental care, offering a versatile solution for various dental issues. Whether seeking restorative treatment or aiming for an enhanced smile, Roots and Crown is your partner in achieving optimal dental health. Empower yourself with knowledge, make informed decisions, and embark on a journey to a healthier, more radiant smile with the guidance and expertise of Roots and Crown. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
JavaScript Algorithms: Valid Parentheses (LeetCode)
By Anatolii Kurochkin
November 15th, 2020
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Given a string s containing just the characters '('')''{''}''[' and ']', determine if the input string is valid.
An input string is valid if:
1. Open brackets must be closed by the same type of brackets.
2. Open brackets must be closed in the correct order.
Example 1:
Input: s = "()"
Output: true
Example 2:
Input: s = "()[]{}"
Output: true
Example 3:
Input: s = "(]"
Output: false
Example 4:
Input: s = "([)]"
Output: false
Example 5:
Input: s = "{[]}"
Output: true
Constraints:
• 1 <= s.length <= 104
• s consists of parentheses only '()[]{}'.
Solution
The best data structure here is stack. Because we need to check the right order of these parentheses. For example, if we have {][} the number of parentheses is correct, but the order is not.
So. the algorithm is pretty straightforward --- go through these parentheses and if we see an opening character we need to push it to stack, if not (closing) - we need to check whether the top of the stack is a corresponding opening character.
Let's look at the example below {[()]}
iterations:
1) { // stack = ['{']
2) [ // stack = ['{', '[']
3) ( // stack = ['{', '[', '(']
4) ) // stack = ['{', '['] - we've matched closing ) to the latest item in stack (
5) ] // stack = ['{'] - we've matched closing ] to the latest item in stack [
6) } // stack = [] - we've matched closing } to the latest item in stack {
const isValid = (s) => {
const stack = [];
for (let i = 0; i < s.length; i += 1) {
const top = stack[stack.length - 1];
if (s[i] === "(" || s[i] === "{" || s[i] === "[") {
stack.push(s[i]);
} else if (s[i] === ")" && top === "(" && stack.length !== 0) {
stack.pop();
} else if (s[i] === "]" && top === "[" && stack.length !== 0) {
stack.pop();
} else if (s[i] === "}" && top === "{" && stack.length !== 0) {
stack.pop();
} else {
return false;
}
}
return stack.length === 0;
};
Let’s think about how we can optimize this solution.
Photo by Jason Strull on Unsplash
Photo by Jason Strull on Unsplash
We can create a Set with opening characters and Map with closing to opening key-value pairs. Now, we can easily understand if it's an opening one or not. And if not we can easily figure out whether the stack has the corresponding top with the opening character.
const isValid = (s) => {
const stack = [];
const openSet = new Set(["(", "{", "["]);
const closeOpenMap = new Map([
[")", "("],
["}", "{"],
["]", "["],
]);
for (let i = 0; i < s.length; i += 1) {
if (openSet.has(s[i])) {
stack.push(s[i]);
} else {
const pop = stack.pop();
if (pop !== closeOpenMap.get(s[i])) {
return false;
}
}
}
return stack.length === 0;
};
It looks better, but we can still improve it.
Instead of pushing opening characters, we can push closing characters. And when we see some closing characters we can match it with the top of the stack. Thus we can reduce our codebase (use only Map).
Let's look at the same example below {[()]}
iterations:
1) { // stack = ['}']
2) [ // stack = ['}', ']']
3) ( // stack = ['}', ']', ')']
4) ) // stack = ['}', ']'] - we've matched closing ) to the latest item in stack (
5) ] // stack = ['}'] - we've matched closing ] to the latest item in stack [
6) } // stack = [] - we've matched closing } to the latest item in stack {
Let’s implement this approach:
const isValid = (s) => {
const stack = [];
const map = new Map([
["(", ")"],
["[", "]"],
["{", "}"],
]);
for (let i = 0; i < s.length; i += 1) {
if (map.has(s[i])) {
stack.push(map.get(s[i]));
} else if (s[i] !== stack.pop()) {
return false;
}
}
return stack.length === 0;
};
And we can check if the s.length is even or not. If not we can return false.
const isValid = (s) => {
if (s.length % 2 !== 0) return false;
const stack = [];
const map = new Map([
["(", ")"],
["[", "]"],
["{", "}"],
]);
for (let i = 0; i < s.length; i += 1) {
if (map.has(s[i])) {
stack.push(map.get(s[i]));
} else if (s[i] !== stack.pop()) {
return false;
}
}
return stack.length === 0;
};
Now, I think it's optimal. So, the time complexity is O(n) and space complexity is O(n) as well because in the worst-case scenario if we get a sequence with only opening characters (({[([{{[( we'll push all of them to the stack.
I hope, it was useful for you. Thanks for reading! Looking forward to your feedback. See you soon ✌️
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Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
Princess Margaret Hospital for Children (PMH) is a former children's hospital and centre for paediatric research and care located in Perth, Western Australia. It was the state's only specialist children's hospital until it closed in 2018, coinciding with the opening of the new Perth Children's Hospital that was built to replace it. Together with the Child and Adolescent Community Health Division, it made up the Child and Adolescent Health Service.
Formerly located on Roberts Road in Subiaco, Western Australia, the hospital had approximately 220 beds and served 300,000 patients per year.
History
PMH originated as the Perth Children's Hospital in 1909 after 12 years of community fundraising. The original facilities included 40 beds, an operating theatre and outpatient department. The name Princess Margaret Hospital for Children was adopted in 1949, in honour of Princess Margaret, sister of Queen Elizabeth II.
In 1994 the organisational structure for the Princess Margaret Hospital for Children and King Edward Memorial Hospital's merged (but not their locations). In 2002 that organisation was renamed Women's and Children's Health Service. In 2006, the two hospitals were once again separated.
In 2008, the state government announced that a new children's hospital would be built to replace Princess Margaret Hospital for Children. Following the completion of the new Perth Children's Hospital in May 2018, and the opening of its emergency department, Princess Margaret Hospital closed its doors on 10 June 2018, and all patients were transferred to the new hospital.
In March 2021 major demolition works began at the former hospital site; however two heritage-listed buildings, Godfrey House and the Old Outpatients Building were preserved as well as the hospital's boiler house and chimney stack. The demolition works were completed in October 2022. The cleared site will then become part of the ongoing Subi East redevelopment. | WIKI |
SIMBAD references
2002ApJ...570..909F - Astrophys. J., 570, 909-925 (2002/May-2)
Discovering Ultra-High-Energy neutrinos through horizontal and upward τ air showers: evidence in terrestrial gamma flashes.
FARGION D.
Abstract (from CDS):
Ultra-high-energy (UHE) neutrinos ντ, ν{d1}τ, and ν{d1}e at PeV and higher energies may induce τ air showers whose detectability is amplified millions to billions of times by their secondaries. We considered UHE ντ-N and UHE ν{d1}e-e interactions underneath mountains as a source of such horizontal amplified τ air showers. We also consider vertical upward UHE ντ-N interactions (UPTAUs) on Earth's crust, leading to UHE τ air showers or interactions at the horizon edges (HORTAUs), and their beaming toward high mountain gamma, X-ray, and Cerenkov detectors, and we show their detectability. We notice that such rare upward τ air showers, UPTAUs and HORTAUs, may even hit nearby balloons or satellites and flash them with short diluted gamma bursts at the edge of the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory detection threshold. We suggest the possibility of identifying these events with recently discovered (BATSE) terrestrial gamma flashes (TGFs), and we argue for their probable UHE τ-UHE ντ origin. From these data, approximated UHE ντ fluxes and Δmνµντ lower bounds are derived. Known X-ray, gamma, and TeV active Galactic and extragalactic sources have been identified in most TGF arrival directions. Maximal EGRET activity in the Galactic center overlaps with the maximal TGF flux. The UHE cosmic-ray (UHECR) Akino Giant Air Shower Array anisotropy at 1018 eV also shows possible correlations with TGF events. The unique UHECR triplet in AGASA clustering, pointing toward BL Lac 1ES 0806+524, finds within its error box a corresponding TGF event, BATSE trigger 2444. Finally, a partial TGF Galactic signature, combined with the above correlations, suggests an astrophysical τ origin of TGF events.
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Journal keyword(s): ISM: Cosmic Rays - Elementary Particles - Instrumentation: Detectors
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Is Your Vibrator Toxic?
This post comes from user Betty Wayne in the group Sex 101 in our TrèsSugar Community. Feel free to weigh in in the comments!
Phthalates are added to plastics to make them more flexible. They are found in damn near everything: catheters, paint, shower curtains, glue, and sex toys. Phthalates have been linked to reproductive, liver, and kidney problems, as well as cancer. In the US, a law was passed under the Bush Jr administration banning phthalates in children's toys above a concentration of more than 0.1%. There is no regulation in the sex toy industry as far a phthalate content.
Green Peace in the Netherlands commissioned a study, to be performed by TNO Built Environment and Geosciences, to measure the phthalate levels in sex toys. They tested eight sex toys, and found that only one did not contain phthalates. The other seven contained phthalates ranging in concentration from 24% to 49%. Keep in mind, children's toys can't contain more than 0.1%.
The only toy that did not contain phthalates was the "Cyber Pussy." Since phthalates are used to soften plastics, you can avoid them by using toys made from hard plastic, glass, stainless steel, or acrylic, or by having real sex. Condoms do not contains phthalates. Also, toys leak more and more phthalates as they age, so the older a toy is, the more toxic it can be. Here is a PDF of the Green Peace study.
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javascript single How to call multiple function with v-on:click
javascript multiple functions in one script (7)
How to call a multiple functions in single v-on event? No difference: click, focus or whatever?
Something like:
<div v-on:click="fn1('foo');fn2('bar')"> </div>
Or may be:
<div v-on:click="fn1('foo')"
v-on:click="fn2('bar')"> </div>
How to do it right?
UPDATE: Yes, of course I always can do
<div v-on:click="fn3('foo', 'bar')"> </div>
function fn3 (args) {
fn1(args);
fn2(args);
}
But that's really ugly.
you can, however, do something like this :
<div onclick="return function()
{console.log('yaay, another onclick event!')}()"
@click="defaultFunction"></div>
yes, by using native onclick html event.
This simple way to do v-on:click="firstFunction(); secondFunction();"
Html:
<div id="example">
<button v-on:click="multiple">Multiple</button>
</div>
JS:
var vm = new Vue({
el: '#example',
data: {
name: 'Vue.js'
},
// define methods under the `methods` object
methods: {
multiple: function (event) {
this.first()
this.second()
}
first: function (event) {
//yourstuff
}
second: function (event) {
//yourstuff
}
}
})
vm.multiple()
I'm on Vue 2.3 and I can do this:
<div v-on:click="firstFunction(); secondFunction();"></div>
to add an anomymous function to do that may be an alternative:
<div v-on:click="return function() { fn1('foo');fn2('bar'); }()"> </div>
The Vue event handling only allows for single function calls. If you need to do multiple ones you can either do a wrapper that includes both:
<div @click="handler"></div>
////////////////////////////
handler: function() { //Syntax assuming its in the 'methods' option of Vue instance
fn1('foo');
fn2('bar');
}
EDIT
Another option is to edit the first handler to have a callback and pass the second in.
<div @click="fn1('foo', fn2)"></div>
////////////////////////////////////
fn1: function(value, callback) {
console.log(value);
callback('bar');
},
fn2: function(value) {
console.log(value);
}
Separate into pieces.
Inline:
<div @click="f1() + f2()"></div>
OR: Through a composite function:
<div @click="f3()"></div>
<script>
var app = new Vue({
// ...
methods: {
f3: function() { f1() + f2(); }
f1: function() {},
f2: function() {}
}
})
</script>
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oxidation with sodium hypochlorite
final weightpercent yield 2,4-DNPTollen’s testpathway
.42g67%positivenegativeoxidation of secondary OH
Good Things
My experiment went well. I began my experiment with .64g of
2-ethyl-1,3-hexanediol. The molecular weight of this compound is 146.2g/mol. It is converted into 2-ethyl-1-hydroxyhexan-3-one. This compounds molecular weight is 144.2g/mol. This gives a theoretical yield of .63 grams. My actual yield was .42 grams. Therefore, my percent yield was 67%. This was one of my highest yields yet. I felt that this was a good yield because part of this experiment is an equilibrium reaction. Hypochlorite must be used in excess to push the reaction to the right. Also, there were better ways to do this experiment where higher yields could have been produced. For example PCC could have been used. However, because of its toxic properties, its use is restricted.The purpose of this experiment was to determine which of the 3 compounds was formed from the starting material. The third compound was the oxidation of both alcohols. This could not have been my product because of the results of my IR. I had a broad large absorption is the range of 3200 to 3500 wavenumbers. This indicates the presence of an alcohol. If my compound had been fully oxidized then there would be no such alcohol present. Also, because of my IR, I know that my compound was one of the other 2 compounds because of the strong sharp absorption at 1705 wavenumbers. This indicates the presence of a carbonyl. Also, my 2,4-DNP test was positive. Therefore I had to prove which of the two compounds my final product was. The first was the oxidation of the primary alcohol, forming an aldehyde and a secondary alcohol. This could not have been my product because the Tollens test. My test was negative indicating no such aldehyde. Also, the textbook states that aldehydes show 2 characteristic absorptions in the range of 2720-2820 wavenumbers. No such absorptions were present in my sample. Therefore my final product was the oxidation of the secondary alcohol. My final product had a primary alcohol and a secondary ketone
Bad Things
I really dont have that many bad things to write about. I forgot to shake my sep funnel after my first addition of dichloromethane. I had to redo that step. Also, there is a very slight chance that a little bit of dichloromethane could have been left in my final product. When I was distilling, I thought I had boiled away everything in my flask. The dichloromethane distilled at 39.5 degrees. To avoid distilling to dryness, I removed the heat. However, there was still some product left. I just couldnt see it very easily. I believe that most of the dichloromethane that was left after removing the heat was eventually removed while the flask was cooling. Also, I would like to have seen my ketone absorption a little higher in wavenumber. As stated in the book, an unknown at an absorption of 1750 wavenumber almost certainly is a ketone. The absorption of my ketone was at 1705. It could have been influence by something else. Perhaps it could have been dichloromethane.My yield could have been improved by being more careful with my washes. If I had been much more careful while separating layers, I could have had more product. This would have taken more time however.
Main Idea
In an oxidation reaction an alcohol is converted to carbonyl. This carbonyl can either be an aldehyde or a ketone. In organic chemistry it is important to be able to select certain groups over another. In this experiment, the secondary alcohol is selected over the primary alcohol. In many cases the primary alcohol can be oxidized all the way a carboxylic acid. In order to achieve selectivity, sodium hypochlorite is used. It is reacted with acetic acid to form HOCl. Then HOCl is reacted in excess with the alcohol compound to push the reaction to the right in which OCl replaces the OH. Then water is added. It abstracts a hydrogen and the hydrogens electrons form a double bond to the oxygen. The chlorine is expelled while this double bond is formed. Temperature is also important in this reaction. The temperature must stay below 30 degrees Celsius to retain the selectivity. PCC and PDC can also be used to do the same procedure but are cancer suspect agents. Using bleach is much safer. Three tests are used to identify the product. I briefly discussed them earlier in my first paragraph.An IR is first used. This tells me what functional groups are present. The two regions that I am looking at are 3200-3500 and 1600-1800. This lets me know if I have an alcohol and a carbonyl. I had both of these in my final product. Two classification tests were used to find out if I had certain functional groups. 2,4-DNP is the first. It tells me that I have an aldehyde or a ketone. In this case a precipitate forms after the nucleophilic nitrogen on the 2,4-DNP replaces the oxygen on the carbonyl. This derivative is an orange precipitate and is easily recognized. I had a precipitate and therefore I had either an aldehyde or a ketone. The last test is the Tollens test. The Tollens test is only a positive test for aldehydes. It forms silver when it further oxidizes the aldehyde. The silver forms a silver mirror on the bottom of the test tube. A positive test was easily recognized when I performed a test on benzaldehyde. My final product was definitely not positive for this test. By compiling the data from each of these tests, it is very easy to determine what functional group is selected over the other. The secondary alcohol is oxidized and the primary alcohol is not. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
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Rh 'I told you she went home o' nights,' Attley growled.
'Specially if she goes home o' nights. Oh, but think of the life she must have led, Will!'
'I'm not interfering with it; only she must leave me alone.'
'She may want to patch you up and insure you,' I suggested.
'D'you know what you are?' Mrs. Godfrey turned on me with the smile I have feared for the last quarter of a century. 'You're the nice, kind, wise, doggy friend. You don't know how wise and nice you are supposed to be. Will has sent Harvey to you to complete the poor angel's convalescence. You know all about dogs, or Will wouldn't have done it. He's written her that. You're too far off for her to make daily calls on you. P'r'aps she'll drop in two or three times a week, and write on other days. But it doesn't matter what she does, because you don't own Mittleham, don't you see?'
I told her I saw most clearly.
'Oh, you'll get over that in a few days,' Mrs. Godfrey countered. 'You're the sporting, responsible, doggy friend who'
'He used to look at me like that at first,' said Attley, with a visible shudder, 'but he gave it up after a bit. It's only because you're new to him.'
'But, confound you! he's a ghoul' I began.
'And when he gets quite well, you'll send him back to her direct with your love, and she'll give you some pretty four-tailed goldfish,' said Mrs. | WIKI |
Tearless
Tearless is the second studio album by Finnish electronic music duo Amnesia Scanner. It was released on June 19, 2020 by PAN.
Critical reception
Chal Ravens of Pitchfork reviewed "Their music grapples with life in the Anthropocene, drawing from nu-metal and hardcore in songs that feel burned out and overwhelmed."
Track listing
All tracks written by Amnesia Scanner. | WIKI |
User:Game4sports
Heya people. This is game4sports. Welcome n have a gr8 tym. Try ter be less abusive. | WIKI |
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/WiFiMAX
The result was delete. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 01:50, 10 June 2015 (UTC)
WiFiMAX
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There's not a lot of sources talking about this and not much to suggest notability; my searches only found one Books, some News and some browser. Maybe there are a lot of good French sources but I'm not seeing anything to suggest that and I would've suggested moving elsewhere but there's no target. That article used to actually be one line until it was expanded with the current information in October 2010. SwisterTwister talk 22:16, 2 June 2015 (UTC)
* Note: This debate has been included in the list of Internet-related deletion discussions. lavender |(formerly HMSSolent )| lambast 00:16, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
* Delete: No independent refs, no notability, probable spam.Pincrete (talk) 10:12, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
* Delete Unsourced (only one dead link), mostly WP:OR and partly nonsense. This article probably should be about this USB stick device. There is indeed something else called "Wifimax" in France, a relay antenna to get a signal in dark-spot areas. Kraxler (talk) 16:45, 9 June 2015 (UTC)
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My Finest Work Yet
My Finest Work Yet is the twelfth solo studio album by Andrew Bird, released on March 22, 2019. It is notable for being Andrew Bird's first overtly political album, covering topics such as divisive political atmosphere, climate change, and apathy.
Background
"Bloodless," which was released as the first single, was written between the 2016 election and Charlottesville. "I was trying to figure out a way to step back and look at everything that's going on," Bird said, "and look at how we're caught in this sort of death spiral." The album title, similar to previous album Are You Serious, was originally a working title and an inside joke. When asked if it truly was his "finest work yet," Bird responded, "At some point, all of them are."
The album cover was photographed by creative director Amanda Demme. It is a recreation of the 1793 painting The Death of Marat by Jacques-Louis David, which depicts Jean-Paul Marat, a journalist and revolutionary who was assassinated during the height of the French Revolution. The painting was originally chosen so that its dramatic nature ("the suffering poet on his deathbed penning his last words with his dying breath") would enhance the humorous tongue-in-cheek title of the album. Upon further research, however, Bird found that the painting's historical significance lined up with the political tone of the album.
Recording
The album was recorded with the full band playing together in the studio, allowing the sound of instruments to 'bleed' together on different channels, "against the trend of the last 30 to 40 years, which is to isolate every sound and manipulate it [later] in the mix."
Release
Bird released the single "Bloodless" on November 2, 2018. The album was officially announced on January 30, 2019, with the album's second single "Sisyphus" released the same day. A third single, "Manifest", was released on March 5, 2019. My Finest Work Yet was released on March 22, 2019, through Loma Vista Recordings.
Critical reception
My Finest Work Yet received favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 80, based on 14 reviews. Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 7.6 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.
Mark Deming of AllMusic called the album "passionate, beautifully crafted indie rock with an artful undercurrent of folk, and Bird has rarely been as consistently in strong form as a vocalist. Bird and his studio band deliver performances that are dynamic and evocative while sounding fresh and uncluttered, and as usual, his guitar and violin work (as well as his whistling) are first-rate. Bird isn't afraid of melodrama or broad gestures, yet his emotional force is carefully focused and purposeful in these sessions, and this work speaks to the heart as well as the intellect."
Personnel
* Andrew Bird – vocals, guitar, whistling, violin, production, mixing (1, 5)
* Paul Butler – vocals, production, recording engineer, mixing (2–4, 6–10)
* Tyler Chester – piano, organ
* Madison Cunningham – vocals
* Alan Hampton – bass, vocals
* Blake Mills – guitar
* Ted Poor – drums, percussion
* Abraham Rounds – drums, vocals
* Mike Viola – guitar
* David Boucher – recording engineer
* Eric Boulanger – mastering
* Ryan Whalley – A & R
* Matt Marshall – A & R
* Matthew Daniel Siskin – creative direction
* Sage LaMonica – design and layout
* Amanda Demme – photography | WIKI |
KFF Vllaznia
KFF Vllaznia is an Albanian women's football club based in Shkodër. The club is considered by UEFA to be the successor club to Ada, who disbanded in 2013. They play their homes games at the Reshit Rusi Stadium and compete in Kategoria Superiore Femra. In conjuction with Ada, the franchise have won eleven consecutive titles, including an unbeaten run in the domestic league from 2013 to 2023 (conceding only 40 goals) which was only broken due to a disciplinary decision from the league. Vllaznia is a concept in Albanian culture often translated as "brotherhood;" it refers to loyalty to one's fis (clan, tribe).
History
Over the years, Ada Velipojë evolved, with Lazër Matia spearheading the formation of a Vllaznia women's team, dissolving Ada into it, therefore donning the red and blue jerseys and continuing their winning streak. They achieved international success during the 2019-20 season when they reached the top 32 teams in the UEFA Women's Champions League.
In 2017, Vllaznia triumphed in the Balkan tournament held in Alexandroupolis, Greece, with decisive victories over its counterparts Tiverija of Strumica (6–1), Breznica of Pljevlja (1–0) and in the final against Thrace (7–0). The squad, coached by Nikolin Leka, included players like Ardiola Raxhimi, Valbona Lipe, Arbiona Bajraktari and others.
Honours
Kategoria Superiore Femra:
* Winners (11) : 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24.
Albanian Women's Cup:
* Winners (10): 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
Former players
* 🇺🇸 Kelly O'Brien
Managers
* 🇦🇱 Fatmir Axhani & Hava Axheri (2010–2013)
* 🇦🇱 Selami Pepaj (25 June 2013 – 1 June 2015)
* 🇦🇱 Nikolin Leka (1 July 2015 – 1 June 2023)
* 🇦🇱 Haris Lika (1 August 2023– ) | WIKI |
The Bergen Record/1961/C.D. Unit Sets School Program
C. D. Unit Sets School Program. Session To Be Conducted Tonight In Ridge Ranch School. Paramus, New Jersey. A special program on civil defense will be conducted in Ridge Ranch School tonight at 8:30. Lectures on fallout and home preparedness will be given by Edward J. Sharkey, and Archie A. Petronzio, deputy directors of the local Civil Defense unit. The program will include exhibits on communication and radiological defense equipment, according to Mrs. Sally Norton chairman of the event. A film on radiological defense will also be shown, Mrs. Norton said. | WIKI |
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for 25,000) in the instance before us, since even the latter number would not agree with Jdg 20:44.; and the assumption, that in Jdg 20:35 and Jdg 20:44. we have an account of all the Benjaminites who fell, finds no support whatever in the history itself. In the verses referred to we have simply a statement of the number of Benjaminites who fell in the defeat which they sustained on the third day, whereas the victories which they gained on the first and second days could hardly have been obtained without some loss on their part; on the contrary, we may confidently assume that they would not lose less than a thousand men, though these are not mentioned in the brief account before us. The other difference between Jdg 20:35 and Jdg 20:44-46, viz., that 25,100 are given in the one and 25,000 in the other, may be explained on the simple assumption that we have only the full thousands mentioned in the latter, whilst the exact number is given in the former. “Left-handed:” see at Jdg 3:15.
Verse 17
The forces of the other tribes amounted when numbered to 400,000 men. These numbers (26,000 Benjaminites and 400,000 Israelites) will not appear too great if we consider that the whole of the congregation of Israel took part in the war, with the simple exception of Jabesh in Gilead (Jdg 21:8), and that in the time of Moses the twelve tribes numbered more than 600,000 men of twenty years old and upwards (Num 26), ), so that not much more than two-thirds of the whole of the fighting men went out to the war.
Verse 18
Before opening the campaign the Israelites went to Bethel, to inquire of God which tribe should commence the war, i.e., should fight at the head of the other tribes (on the fact itself, see Jdg 1:1); and God appointed the tribe of Judah, as in Jdg 1:2. They went to Bethel, not to Shiloh, where the tabernacle was standing, because that place was too far from the seat of war. The ark of the covenant was therefore brought to Bethel, and Phinehas the high priest inquired of the Lord before it through the Urim and Thummim (Jdg 20:27, Jdg 20:28). Bethel was on the northern boundary of the tribe of Benjamin, and was consecrated to this purpose before any other place by the revelations of God which had been made to the patriarch Jacob there (Gen 28 and 35).
Verse 19
Thus equipped, the Israelites proceeded against Gibeah.
Verses 20-21
As soon as the Israelites had posted themselves at Gibeah in battle array (מלחמה ערך, to put in a row, or arrange the war or conflict, i.e., to put themselves in battle array, 1Sa 4:2; 1Sa 17:2, etc.), | WIKI |
Lammenschans
Lammenschans refers to a former fort located in Leiden along the Vliet. In October 2020 remains of the fort were found near a modern bridge called Lammebrug, about half a kilometre more southerly than earlier assumed (52.1404°N, 4.4878°E). According to local legend, a large Spanish cooking pot filled with hutspot was found there on 3 Oktober 1574 by Cornelis Joppenszoon after the Spanish forces fled at the conclusion of the Siege of Leiden. Later historians have concluded that this pot, which today is in the collection of the Museum De Lakenhal, was actually found by Gijsbert Cornelisz. Schaeck and was engraved with the story by his son in the 17th century. A statue of Cornelis Joppensz with his pot can be seen at the train station today. The Leiden rescue, or Leidens Ontzet is celebrated each year in Leiden on October 3.
History
After 1574, the Lammen fort was eventually dismantled when the city of Leiden expanded its borders. Period drawings show that all that remained was the raised ground which had formed the basis for a fortified position. | WIKI |
MicroR MicroR - 1 year ago 81
Android Question
RealmChangeListener onChange() never fires
Realm Version:
2.1.1
I have a fragment and in it's
onCreate()
I register a
RealmChangeListener
. However, when my object is updated, the
RealmChangeListener
's
onChange()
never fires.
Actually, that is a lie, for some strange reason if I clean install my app it will work a few times before not working at all for all until I uninstall/reinstall the app again.
I know for a fact my
Realm
operations are writing to
Realm
because if I restart my app, the UI definitely displays those new changes. No idea why maybe the listeners would unregister?
Feeling a little confused here, I hope I am not doing something wrong:
public class ProfileFragment extends Fragment {
private Realm mRealm;
private RealmChangeListener mRealmChangeListener;
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
mRealm = Realm.getDefaultInstance();
// Get user from Realm
RealmQuery<User> query = mRealm.where(User.class);
User user = query.findFirst();
updateUI(user);
mRealmChangeListener = new RealmChangeListener<User>() {
@Override
public void onChange(User user) {
updateUI(user);
}
};
user.addChangeListener(mRealmChangeListener);
}
// Todo:
// Unregister listeners + realm in OnDestroy();
}
Answer Source
Your problem could be that you don't actually retain a strong reference to your User object.
public class ProfileFragment extends Fragment {
private Realm mRealm;
private RealmChangeListener mRealmChangeListener;
private User user;
...
// Get user from Realm
RealmQuery<User> query = mRealm.where(User.class);
user = query.findFirst();
Also, you're in a fragment, so you should consider moving the onCreate()/onDestroy() to onCreateView() and onDestroyView() (unless this is a retained fragment, in which case go ahead).
If the problem persists, report back here. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
2010 Asian Women's Handball Championship
The 2010 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the 13th Asian Championship, which took place from 19 to 25 December 2010 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil.
Due to heavy snow, both South Korea and Japan couldn't make the trip to Kazakhstan in time and the program was moved forward.
China, Japan, Kazakhstan and South Korea qualified for the World championship after reaching the semifinals.
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+6). | WIKI |
Helton serenaded with ovations as end draws near – The Denver Post
GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER. CLICK HERE TO TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS. X Trending: DENVEREvery time Todd Helton stepped to the plate, the ovation from 43,736 fans got louder. With Helton's time as a Colorado Rockies nearing its the end, the Coors Field faithful showed their appreciation in his last Sunday home finale. Helton had three hits and drove in four runs in a 13-9 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. He raised his RBIs total to 1,402. I didn't realize I was coming up on 1,400 RBIs. That was a surprise to me, said Helton, who announced last week he will retire at the end of the season. It's just one of those days at the plate. I struck out in my first at-bat and thought I should have taken this day game off. The line is in sight so it was good to go out and play hard. He played hard to the end, delivering a two-run single in the ninth before Colorado's rally fell short. The teams combined for 38 hits in a game that took 3 hours, 45 minutes. Helton had two doubles to push his career total to 591. He also scored his 1,400th run and became the 46th player in major league history to have 1,400 runs and RBIs. His three hits gave him 2,514 for his career and tied him with Buddy Bell for 95th. It was a great day. Good crowd got to see Todd do things he's been doing for 17 seasons, manager Walt Weiss said. It's great to see him go out with a bang, he's playing really well and is swinging the bat really well on this homestand. I'm happy for him, I'm happy for our fans getting to see that. Colorado's Michael Cuddyer was 3 for 5, raising his league-leading average to .334. Matt Davidson of the Diamondbacks hit a three-run homer for the second straight day. Rookie Chris Owings, also recalled from Reno three weeks ago, doubled twice, scored twice and drove in two runs for the Diamondbacks, who led 7-1 in the third and 13-5 in the ninth. Brad Ziegler got DJ LeMahieu to hit a game-ending groundout with two on. Will Harris (4-1) got the final two outs of the fifth in relief of Patrick Corbin, who allowed four runs, 10 hits and two walks in 4 1-3 innings. Colorado starter Juan Nicasio (8-9) struggled in his 30th start of the season. He gave up seven runs, seven hits and two walks in 2 1-3 innings, matching his shortest outing this season. I hung a couple of pitches and was missing with my fastball, he said. Helton has two home games left this week before Colorado wraps up the season with a three-game series at the Los Angeles Dodgers. He heard the crowd before each at-bat, and the fans gave him a final standing ovation when he was forced out at second on Nolan Arenado's ninth-inning grounder. It's great. It's cool walking to the plate, Helton said. Helton said he will not consider sitting out the final three games of the season and end his career at Coors Field. This is my job and my job wouldn't be complete, he said. There will be some finality to the whole things when I'm done here. I signed up for 162 games, and that's what I'll go for. NOTES: Cuddyer was back in the Rockies lineup after missing the previous three games with a sore left wrist and forearm. … CF Dexter Fowler was rested by the Rockies, a day after aggravating a knee injury; manager Walt Weiss said there was a chance Fowler wouldn't play again the rest of the way. … Charlie Blackmon has had multiple hits in seven of his last eight games. … The Rockies have an off day Monday before closing their home schedule with a two-game interleague series against the Boston Red Sox. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
How to Get Rid of Brown Well Water (2022 Ultimate Guide)
Have you noticed that when you fill a glass of water from your kitchen faucet, the water becomes brown? Brown well water may come from contamination of your drinking water supply. When it comes to brown water, some cases are worse than others. If you’re concerned that your water may be contaminated, you should contact a local water quality testing facility.
Even if the color of your water isn’t going away, if it is leaving brown stains on your sinks and bathtubs, you’ll want to learn how to fix the problem. In this guide, I will explain what you need to know about brown water in your well, including how to get rid of brown well water.
Why is My Well Water Brown?
Brown water in wells is an indicator of one or several of the impurities listed below:
Iron
Iron can get into your well water supply from the earth’s crust or corroded, rusty pipes and plumbing. Iron is found in the Earth’s crust and can enter a well, even if there isn’t any groundwater nearby. Rain or melted snow can leach into the ground and help move iron into the water.
Iron is common in most groundwater wells. It can enter the well through leaking pipes or old water-treatment equipment that can get clogged with iron or rust. It can also come from iron ore in the ground. Iron, which can result in brown water stains, includes:
• Ferrous iron – Dissolved iron that will stain clothing and ceramics as it makes contact with the air and oxidizes.
• Ferric iron – Iron that is already oxidized, which will cause water to take on a yellow or orange hue.
• Iron bacteria – appears as reddish colored slime.
Your home’s drinking water may look clean, but it may not be that way. It’s best to use iron types to get rid of iron bacteria, because they are the least likely to cause problems.
Rust
Iron oxidizes when it’s exposed to water and oxygen, and becomes rusty. It’s not uncommon to see reddish-brown rust stains on faucets, toilet bowls and tubs, and in any other location where iron-laced water can be exposed to oxygen.
There are many ways to prevent pipe corrosion. And even if it does start to crack or weaken, there are ways to repair it. Many people are concerned about the quality of their skin. When they wash their hair and body in discolored water, the resulting skin and hair can be dry and damaged, with dry skin and brittle hair.
Silt
Water doesn’t come out of a hose if there’s any sediment in it. A damaged well pump, well screen, casing, or even the bed rock at the bottom of the aquifer can cause the well to suck in dissolved solids from rainwater.
Well drilling, either for a new well water system or maintenance to an existing well, can also release silt particles through the casing into your well, which will be sucked up by the pump and end up on the bed rock surface when water is turned on and the well water system becomes operational.
If the water you drink or use for your laundry is brown and laced with silt, you need to get it out of your home and your family’s health. To protect the water pipes in your house from damage caused by sand, silt, mud, and other suspended solids, you must test for this problem, and then get the problem solved.
If you’re drinking heavily from a bottle, sediment-heavy drinking water will taste unpleasant and may take on a cloudy, murky appearance. It may look dark gray or light brown in color. Silt in your water is generally a harmless occurrence on its own. However, if you notice other signs, like a discoloration in your water, this could indicate something more serious such as total coliform, fecal coliform, or E. Coli bacteria, which can make you sick when ingested.
Whether you’ve got a new baby or just feel like you’re ready for a change, there’s no better time to get started on your prenatal vitamin regimen. The right vitamins and minerals during your pregnancy will benefit your growing baby.
Tannins
Tannins are organic material that are usually found in decaying, peaty soil and leaves. They’re called springs and tend to emerge when there’s snow or rain. Rain water that contains tannins can stain clothes, fixtures, taps and china.
If tannins are present in your well, your water may smell and taste earthy. The minerals in your water will slowly make your water a lighter shade of brown if you have it long enough. When you drink tea, try to enjoy it. When you put a small amount of tannins in your tea, it doesn’t pose a health
Discolored water can be quite dangerous, as it’s often laced with tannins that can cause irritating skin problems and other health problems.
Determine the Culprit – Test Your Well Water
You know that brown water is bad for your water pipes. Before you can fix it, you need to understand what’s giving the brown water its color. You don’t need to guess about the cause of your brown water problem. You will know in minutes when you have your first test and you should be able to identify the source of your water problems immediately.
The most efficient and reliable way to know what’s wrong with your well water is by testing it, and finding out if it is the problem. There’s a whole world of well water testing kits for sale, from simple tests to check the hardness, to ones that can test for many other contaminants.
To find out if your water system is safe and free from harmful contaminants, it’s hard to beat the Homeowner’s Test Kit on Amazon.
Finding out exactly what types of impurities are in your beer and what levels they are at is difficult, and you may need to purchase a kit that tests for specific impurities, rather than a broad test that detects a variety of impurities, but not all of them cause you to actually stop drinking it.
A simpler solution is to buy one of the more widely-available water test kits that detect iron and rust. One of the most common causes of brown well water is iron. It’s wise to test your water for this before investing in a new water filter system. You might want to test your well for these problem impurities. A well test is an affordable way to do this.
If you want to know if your water is clean, a water test at a lab won’t just show you what impurities are in your water, it’ll tell you exactly how much of them there are, too. This information is extremely helpful. Once you understand the cause of your water well turning brown, it’s time to take action. The best way to get rid of your brown well water is to find out what caused it in the first place.
How to Get Rid of Brown Well Water
Thankfully, there are plenty of brown well water solutions available to remedy this common problem. Your well water may have turned brown due to any number of reasons. Below are the five most common treatments you should consider.
Ion exchange
Ion exchange is a process that takes place inside a salt-based water softener.L’aide de la Terre en Australie est dans un état critique. This type of whole-house water softener is installed at your water’s point of entry, before your water heater, to provide your showers, taps, and water-based appliances with softened hot and cold water.
Ion Exchange is known for tackling hard water, but that’s not the only issue it can tackle. It can also tackle many other types of water issues. When you switch on your tap, water from your well will flow into your pipe and out of your house.
Sodium ions are attracted to a negatively-charged media bed and stick to it, while calcium and magnesium ions are released into the water. Calcium, magnesium, and iron minerals are responsible for the brown color of your drinking water. By flushing your pipes, you’ll remove all of these minerals. An ion-exchange water softener usually comes with a sediment pre-filter, which will remove silt before the ion-exchange process takes place.
Not all water softeners are designed to rid water of large amounts of iron, including in the form of bacteria. It could be that your well water has a lot of iron in it, which can cause your tap water to turn brown.
Air Injection Oxidization
Typical air injection filters work by injecting air into a container of water, which increases the amount of oxygen in the water. This will oxidize iron and manganese, which will cause these oxidized particles to stick to the surface of the media bed.
The media bed regenerates on a scheduled program. The bed is flushed clear of collected impurities on a regular basis. You could use this solution for particular impurities, but it’s not the widest-ranging option if you’re also looking for bacteria or tannins removal, for instance.
Greensand Filters
Greensand filters are coated with manganese oxide, which oxidizes iron and manganese and turns them into solids. These impurities stay on top of the media bed, so you need to clean it. Once you have washed your media bed, you can wipe it with a damp cloth.
Air injection oxidation and greensand filters use slightly different means of achieving exactly the same results, but one is most suitable for low-budget projects and the other for more serious ones. For your best possible choice, consider your budget and the ease of installation.
Sediment Filtration
You can use a sediment filter as a stand alone or use it with a whole house water filter system. This type of filter is best for dirty, discolored water with a sediment problem, and usually has pores of 1 to 5 microns in size, which are designed to remove dissolved solids like dirt, sand, dust and rust.
Water filtration is usually best done in combination with other types of water filtration options.
Reverse Osmosis
The reverse osmosis filter is an advanced contamination treatment that removes 99.9% of all bacteria and organic matter, while retaining 99% of the minerals in the water. Reverse osmosis is typically the best option for providing your whole house with clean, clear water, though systems can be installed at your kitchen sink to give you access to clean water from your cold water tap.
Reverse Osmosis Systems are used in homes, businesses, and industry to purify all types of water. Tap water is one of the best ways to hydrate yourself. But before you drink your daily glass, consider how your tap water was purified. RO units aren’t terribly hard to install yourself but, if you do want to install it yourself, you should consider hiring a plumber for the job.
Replace Rusted Pipes
If the water you have is brownish due to rusty pipes, then replacing the pipes is the only solution. It’s a big job, and unless you’re a plumber with the proper training, best leave it to the experts.
The price will range from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand dollars, depending on which plumber you choose and how many pipe replacements are needed. But for your health and safety, it’s worth spending the time and money to get your pipes up to par.
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Building for QNX
To use Qt Safe Renderer with QNX, you need to build Qt and Qt Safe Renderer yourself from sources. When you build Qt Safe Renderer, you must build Qt Safe Renderer Runtime before building Qt Safe Renderer Tooling.
Preconditions
Install Qt Safe Renderer and Qt 6.5.x sources as instructed in Installing Qt Safe Renderer. In Qt Online Installer Select component page, select the QNX target to the get pre-built CalcCRC library:
Note: You can also get the Qt sources via the Git version control system. Qt Wiki provides instructions for getting Qt sources via Git, see https://wiki.qt.io/Building_Qt_6_from_Git#Getting_the_source_code.
Setting Up QNX Environment
To build Qt Safe Renderer and its examples for QNX, you must modify your environment for QNX.
To ensure the proper functioning of Qt Safe Renderer and Qt applications, configure the pipelines and layers in the graphics.conf file. Each application should have its own pipeline to avoid interference between Qt Safe Renderer and the Qt application.
Set up the pipeline for the Qt application on the background layer as follows:
begin class framebuffer
display = 1
pipeline = 1
format = rgba8888
usage = gles2
end class
Set up the pipeline for Qt Safe Renderer on the foreground layer as follows:
begin class framebuffer
display = 1
pipeline = 2
format = rgba8888
usage = inteldrm
end class
For more information, see Configuring Screen in QNX.
Setting QNX Pipeline for Qt Safe Renderer
To set the pipeline for Qt Safe Renderer, set the QSR_QNX_SCREEN_PIPELINE environment value as follows:
export QSR_QNX_SCREEN_PIPELINE = 2
Configuring Display Index for Qt Safe Renderer
To specify the display index used by Qt Safe Renderer, set the QSR_QNX_SCREEN_DISPLAY environment variable. The display index determines which screen the renderer outputs to. For instance:
export QSR_QNX_SCREEN_DISPLAY=1
Make sure this environment variable is set according to your system configuration to ensure that Qt Safe Renderer renders on the correct display.
Setting Z-Order for Qt Safe Renderer Windows
Adjust the stacking order of your Qt Safe Renderer window by setting the QSR_QNX_SCREEN_ZORDER environment variable. A higher z-order value places the window above others with lower values. Example:
export QSR_QNX_SCREEN_ZORDER=3
Properly configuring the z-order ensures that your Qt Safe Renderer window is correctly layered in relation to other windows on the screen.
Setting QNX Pipeline for Qt Applications
Define the QNX pipeline for Qt applications by setting the _q_platform_qnxPipeline window property as follows:
if defined(Q_OS_QNX)
view.setProperty("_q_platform_qnxPipeline", 1);
endif
The pipeline value 1 is the default value for the background layer.
You find the full example code under saferenderer/qtcluster/main.cpp.
Enabling OpenWFD platform adaptation
It is possible to use the OpenWFD platform adaption instead of QNX Screen with the Qualcomm Snapdragon hardware. You can enable the OpenWFD plugin by setting the following environment variables when building Qt Safe Renderer:
WFD_INCLUDE
WFD_LIB
The WFD_INCLUDE path must point to the folder where the OpenWFD headers are located.
The WFD_LIB path must point to the folder where the OpenWFD libraries are located.
Note: When you use the OpenWFD platform adaptation, the surface width must be divisible by 64.
After you have successfully enabled the OpenWFD plugin, you see OpenWFD graphics adaptation in the CMake output log.
Building Qt from Sources
See Building Qt for QNX for detailed instructions about how to build Qt for host and for QNX.
Note: In the toolchain file, set arch value to gcc_ntoaarch64le.
Building Qt Safe Renderer from Sources
When you build Qt Safe Renderer for QNX, you must build Qt Safe Renderer Runtime before building Qt Safe Renderer Tooling. Build both components for your host environment and QNX.
Building Qt Safe Renderer for Host Environment
First, build Qt Safe Renderer Runtime for host as follows:
mkdir <build directory>
cd <build directory>
<Qt installation directory>/host/bin/qt-cmake <path to QSR Runtime sources>
cmake --build .
cmake --build . --target install
Build Qt Safe Renderer Tooling for host as follows:
mkdir <build directory>
cd <build directory>
<Qt installation directory>/host/bin/qt-cmake <path to QSR Tooling sources>
cmake --build .
cmake --build . --target install
Building Qt Safe Renderer for QNX
First, build Qt Safe Renderer Runtime for QNX as follows:
<Qt installation directory>/<QNX target>/bin/qt-cmake <path to QSR Runtime sources>
cmake --build .
cmake --build . --target install
Build Qt Safe Renderer Tooling for host as follows:
<Qt installation directory>/<QNX target>/bin/qt-cmake <path to QSR Tooling sources>
cmake --build .
cmake --build . --target install
Available under certain Qt licenses.
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1990 North Star Conference women's basketball tournament
The 1990 North Star Conference women's basketball tournament was held at the ? in DeKalb, Illinois. The tournament began on March 8, 1990, and ended on March 10, 1990. Northern Illinois earned a first-round bye by finishing in first place during the regular season.
1990 North Star Conference Tournament
* First round Bye Northern Illinois
* First round March 8, 1990 Green Bay 68, Cleveland State 67
* First round March 8, 1990 DePaul 83, Illinois Chicago 45
* First round March 8, 1990 Valparaiso 81, Akron 80
* Semifinals March 9, 1990 DePaul 69, Green Bay 59
* Semifinals March 9, 1990 @Northern Illinois 102, Valparaiso 79
* Championship: March 10, 1990 @Northern Illinois, 97 DePaul 85 | WIKI |
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446 PHILOSOPHY of the infinite, making a positive theism the condition of our knowledge of the finite, and denying the opposition of faith to knowl- edge. James F. Terrier, disclaiming idealism, adopted idealistic positions, asserting that the only material world which truly exists is one along with which intelligence also exists,' so that the mere material would have no real and absolute existence ; at the same time it is not a mere entity, since there is no non-entity, any more than entity, out of relation to intel- ligence. The associational psychology, which in some of its elements may be traced back to Hartley, received a new impulse from Thomas Brown. It was adopted in part by Alison, and more fully by James Mill, who confounded the doctrines of Hartley and Hume, making sensation a kind of feeling, and the idea its permanent residuum. By means of associa- tion, memory, voluntary states of mind and the moral sentiments are explained. John Stuart Mill extended this principle of inseparable as- sociation, announced by his father, to the solu- tion of many philosophical problems, although admitting that it was inadequate to account for belief. The idea of causation is indispensable in analyzing our conceptions of matter and mind. The axioms of mathematical and phys- ical science are the results of induction, and in other worlds, or to other minds than ours, might cease to be valid. Matter is defined as "a permanent possibility of sensation," and mind is resolved into " a series of feelings with a background of possibilities of feeling." The real existence of the external world cannot be philosophically proved. As to human free- dom, the law of causality applies in the same strict sense to human actions as to other phe- nomena. Alexander Bain, in treating of the senses and the intellect, the emotions, will, &c., follows in the line of Hartley and James Mill, but makes use of the results of modern physi- ology, and applies them with much acuteness to mental phenomena. In his view of the close relations of matter and mind, he seems to ap- proach the doctrine of their identity in a single substance. Herbert Spencer, like J. S. Mill, agreeing with Hamilton as to the relativity of knowledge, admits that by the necessities of finite and conditioned thinking we are com- pelled to assume an infinite and absolute, and also to form approximately definite notions of the same, although these notions must be pro- gressively modified. The object of religious sentiment is, and will ever continue to be, the unknown source of things. The ethical senti- ment in man is explained as the consolidated experience of generations, transmitted and ac- cumulated. By his scheme of a general sys- tem of philosophy, in which he rivals the com- prehensiveness of Oomte, Spencer has com- manded for his speculations the attention of both admirers and critics in England and this country. His starting point is the doctrine of evolution. Progress in organic development is from homogeneity to heterogeneity. Many of his conclusions are the results of this princi- ple. As to matter and mind, they are some- times presented as simple series of phenomena, and sometimes as permanently real, since per- sistence in consciousness supposes correspon- dence in permanent forces. Science and reli- gion alike agree in assuming a permanent all- pervading force ; but revealed religion or scien- tific theology is impossible, because, under the law of development or evolution, there must be endless modification in human conceptions of that force. Herbert Spencer's able French translator, Dr. E. Gazelles, sums up his philo- sophical method thus : " Starting from positive science, the different branches whereof he traces in their concentric progress up to their widest generalizations, he attaches these gen-, eralizations to the loftiest abstract conceptions that they all suggest, and brings them back to- gether to the principle which officiates in the double capacity of supporting all the truths, and expressing an intuition of consciousness. He thus welds the most advanced results of experience to the legitimate and inevitable re- sults of a priori speculation. Finally, by way of reduction, he derives from this first princi- ple the laws which sum up the movement of things, and founds on an undeniable truth a theory of development which he afterward verifies by the different orders of knowledge, and by the history of the cosmos." As the predominant characteristic of Mr. Spencer's method is the coordination and synthesis of hitherto disunited branches of thought, he des- ignates his system a synthetic philosophy. In regard to the great conflict between the intu- itionalists and the experientialists regarding the origin of ideas, Mr. Spencer maintains that each school holds a partial truth. All knowl- edge is derived from experience, but all knowl- edge of the individual is by no means derived from his own experience. From this point of view of evolution the mental faculties are the products of the intercourse of the organism with its environment under the operation of the principle of heredity. The experiences of the race become organized and transmitted by inheritance, and thus have the effect of intu- itions or a priori elements in the hereditary intellect and conscience of mankind. Among many recent English philosophical writers, the influence of Coleridge and of German andFrench philosophers, as well as of physiologists and scientists, may be distinctly traced. The course of speculation has been modified largely by the publications of Darwin, Huxley, and Tyndall. Antagonistic in tendency to these, in many points, are the writings of a considerable class of thinkers who were trained under the spirit- ualistic philosophy of Coleridge, and who be- long rather to the sphere of literature than of philosophy. Some of these, however, are mem- orable as ethical or metaphysical thinkers. "Whewell traced the history not only of the sci- ences but of moral philosophy in England ; and Maurice, who like him rejected the philosophy | WIKI |
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122 remark for the benefit of those who may be overtaken by similar affliction. In three days’ time I could bend my houghs, and albeit they were not just so soople as I would have liked, with the aid of two sticks I was able to scramble out on the boulders and poke unwary limpets off the rocks into my wife’s hands on the beach below. That sea-side rest afforded me wonderful enjoyment. My wife, who is of a very inquiring turn of mind, spent much time in finding out the habits and modes of life amongst the simple fisher-folk, while I, when I was strong enough to be trusted by myself, would ramble by the lonely seabeach and in crannies of the shore, filling my pocket handkerchief with whelks and out-of-the-way shells, until I fancied myself back again in the happy days of boyhood.
I cannot fully express my thankfulness for the excellent weather we were favoured with, especially during the latter days of our too brief holiday. My wife lightly says it was only what we deserved, seeing we had waited so long for it; but I fear the remark almost savours of irreverence, for both the weather and the great blessings we had vouchsafed to us are altogether beyond our own poor deserts, and should inspire us both with deep and fervent thankfulness. Now we are home again and settling down into quiet matrimonial ways. It is a wondrous change for | WIKI |
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (film)
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a 1982 American musical comedy film co-written, produced and directed by Colin Higgins (in his final film as director). An adaptation of the 1978 Broadway musical of the same name, the film stars Burt Reynolds, Dolly Parton, Jim Nabors, Charles Durning and Dom DeLuise.
Despite mixed reviews, Durning was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the Texas governor. The film was also nominated for two Golden Globe Awards for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Parton for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.
Plot
Ed Earl Dodd, the Sheriff of Lanville County, Texas, has been in a 12-year relationship with Miss Mona Stangley, who runs the "Chicken Ranch", a brothel outside the town of Gilbert in his jurisdiction. He does not interfere with her business, which has been a fixture of the town since 1910, regardless of legality. Occasionally interrupted by Deputy Fred Wilkins, the pair have a pleasant arrangement as secret lovers. Almost everyone in town approves of Miss Mona, a public-minded citizen who regularly donates to charity and, except for her line of work, is decent and law-abiding.
Mayor Rufus P. Poindexter and insurance salesman C.J. Vernon inform Ed Earl that consumer advocate and television personality Melvin P. Thorpe, who moved to Texas from New Jersey six years earlier, has announced his intention to do an exposé about the Chicken Ranch on his weekly program The Watchdog Report. After visiting Thorpe in his downtown Houston studio, Ed Earl is shocked when Thorpe reveals to the audience during his show, "Texas has a whorehouse in it." While filming a segment in the Gilbert town square, Thorpe accuses Ed Earl of taking payoffs and bribes to protect Miss Mona's business. Ed Earl responds by insulting Thorpe and threatening to physically assault or even incarcerate him should he, his crew, or his chorus of singers named the Dogettes, ever reappear in Gilbert.
The Chicken Ranch is such an institution that the winner of the annual football rivalry between the University of Texas Longhorns and the Texas A&M Aggies on Thanksgiving Day traditionally comes to "celebrate" its victory as arranged by the alumni association of the winning school. Thorpe's negative publicity, coupled with the footage of Ed Earl insulting him, puts an undesirable spotlight on the place, so Ed Earl asks Miss Mona to shutter the property for at least two months until the TV attention subsides. She complies, closing the bordello to her regular customers but allowing the football players to have their party.
Thorpe and his crew sneak onto the property, break into the house, and catch the winning Aggies and State Senator Charles Wingwood, a 1949 Texas A&M University alumnus who represents the 19th Congressional District where the Chicken Ranch is located, on tape in mid-debauch. The next day, Ed Earl and Miss Mona have a fight over what happened. Mona chastises him for being unavailable to shield her during Thorpe's raid, even going so far as to call him childish and insult his standing; in turn, he responds, "It's a hell of a lot better than bein' a whore."
Without telling Mona his intentions, Ed Earl travels to Austin to appeal to the Governor of Texas. The politician, who will not make a decision on any issue without first seeing the results of opinion polls, listens to Ed Earl's eloquent appeal to keep the Chicken Ranch open. However, when the polls say a bare majority of Texans disapprove of the place, he orders the sheriff to close it down. While leaving the capitol building, Ed Earl confronts a jubilant Thorpe, yanks off his wig, and punches him out as a crew films the confrontation.
At his office, Ed Earl calls Mona to tell her to permanently close down the whorehouse, and apologizes for their earlier fight. After hearing the news, the sex workers leave the Chicken Ranch the next day. Miss Mona is disconsolate, until learning about Ed Earl's attempt to keep the brothel open.
As Miss Mona is departing the Chicken Ranch for the last time, Ed Earl stops her and proposes marriage. She turns him down, knowing that having a wife who had once been the madam of a notorious whorehouse would hurt his chances of running for the state legislature. Ed Earl insists he wants to marry her, regardless of what people will think or say. To make his point, he tosses her luggage into his pickup truck, then picks up Miss Mona and installs her in the passenger seat. They drive away together.
Deputy Fred becomes the new Sheriff, while Ed Earl and Miss Mona marry. Ed Earl later successfully runs for the Texas state legislature.
Cast
* Burt Reynolds as Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd
* Dolly Parton as Mona Stangely
* Dom DeLuise as Melvin P. Thorpe
* Charles Durning as The Governor
* Theresa Merritt as Jewel
* Jim Nabors as Deputy Fred Wilkins
* Lois Nettleton as Dulcie Mae
* Noah Beery Jr. as Edsel Mackey
* Robert Mandan as Senator Charles Wingwood
* Raleigh Bond as Mayor Rufus P. Poindexter
* Barry Corbin as C.J. Vernon
* Ken Magee as Mansel
* Mary Jo Catlett as Rita Crowell
* Mary Louise Wilson as Miss Modene Ennis
* Howard K. Smith as himself
* Donald F. Colson as Jeff Gerald
* Helen Kleeb as Dora
* Mickey Jones as Henry
* Bobby Fite as Dulcie Mae's son
* Paula Shaw as Wulla Jean
* Kenneth White as Sheriff Jack Roy Wallace
* Ted Gehring as Sheriff Chapman
* Verne Lundquist as Football Announcer
* Lee Grosscup as Football Color Man
* Alice Drummond as Governor's secretary
* Robert Briscoe, John Walter Davis, Gregory Itzin, Timothy Stack and Larry B. Williams as Thorpe's Crew
* Terri Treas as Chicken Ranch Girl: Taddy-Jo
* Randy Bennett as Privates Boy
Development
Originally, Larry L. King and Peter Masterson were going to write the screenplay and Masterson and Tommy Tune, who had directed the stage production, were to direct together. King recommended Shirley MacLaine, Dyan Cannon, Carlin Glynn (Masterson's wife, who had originated the role of Mona on Broadway) and Jill Clayburgh as the possibles to star but was told they were not a sufficient box office draw.
When Dolly Parton was cast, King suggested Willie Nelson as a co-star and Universal executives met with him but in the end, Burt Reynolds was cast. Reynolds was paid $3.5 million and Parton $1.5 million.
Reynolds wanted script changes and wanted to sing. Universal became nervous about giving the film to first-time directors and replaced Masterson and Tune with Nine to Five's Colin Higgins.
Reynolds later said Parton "had two directors fired before we started – they were gone. Because I'd made so many movies and she hadn't, everyone thought it was me. Whether she was right or wrong in those decisions, it was amazing to me that she could do it."
Higgins prepared for directing by watching old George Cukor films and Dr. Pepper commercials ("They have a lot of wonderful movement", said Higgins. )
Reynolds suggested to Higgins that Charles Durning be cast. "Colin is very smart, very commercial. They wanted Mickey Rooney, so I manipulated him a little. I told Colin, 'Mickey Rooney is a wonderful actor, but everyone knows that. You won't get any credit. Charles Durning can sing and dance and no one knows it, so you'll get all the credit.'"
Adaptation
The book of the play was restructured to make it a vehicle for Parton and Reynolds.
The plot is basically the same as that of the stage production, with one significant difference. In the original, Ed Earl and Miss Mona had a one-night stand 15 years earlier, but in the film, they maintain an ongoing affair.
In August 1980 King wrote a letter to Frank Rich where he said: "Looks as if Hollywood is gonna really do a number on the Whorehouse movie. Word is that Stevie Phillips isn’t going to be allowed to produce it, Pete and Tommy are out as directors, and they’re bringing in some guy to re-write it so that it will fail to resernble anything of the stage show. The director, I hear, is to be one Colin Higgins; he is advertised as an English fag. Ned Tannen is alleged to have said... that all he wanted of Whorehouse was the title so he could make a film in which “Bert and Dolly screw their brains out.”... Burt Reynolds told Stevie and Pete he wants the movie to be “Smokey and the Bandit visit the Whorehouse.”" The relationship in the film brings about not only the accusatory scene, when the sheriff – disappointed that Mona has broken her promise to close the Chicken Ranch down long enough for things to cool off – calls her a whore, but also the happy ending, when he proposes marriage to Mona even though that might endanger his chances to be elected as a state legislator. The epilogue comments state that he is elected anyway.
King later wrote, "Though I was fond of the screenplay Pete Masterson and I put together, let’s face it: even if the Universal nabobs and Burt and Dolly come up with a movie I hardly recognize, they can’t justly be accused of having tampered with Shakespeare or having done violence to Art. Whorehouse is an entertainment, pure and simple."
Filming
Parton described her experience as "a nightmare." She later wrote in her memoirs, "The wonderful time I had on Nine to Five had whetted my appetite for another movie. Whorehouse was a completely opposite experience. It was as if Nine to Five had been my first lover, sweetly seductive before and gentle and caring during our lovemaking. Whorehouse, then, was a rapist." Parton wrote Reynolds was in a bad mood during filming because he had broken up with Sally Field, alleging ,"Sometimes he would just walk off the set, unable to deal with things, and I would be called upon to go to his dressing room and try to cheer him up. That was a little like the blind leading the blind, since I was in an emotional and physical turmoil of my own." She added, "On top of that, people were being fired right and left. In fact, at one point there was a bumper sticker circulating around Hollywood that read, HONK IF YOU’VE BEEN FIRED FROM “BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE"."
For his part, Reynolds described Parton as "very self-deprecating, at least in public."
Parton later wrote, "I’d like to publicly apologize to everyone on that film for any ill will and hurt feelings I might have caused" and said the film was "a miserable, spirit-numbing ordeal."
Music
Much of Carol Hall's original Broadway score is performed. However, eight songs, "Girl, You're a Woman", "Twenty-Four Hours of Lovin'", "Doatsy Mae", "The Anglette March", "The Bus from Amarillo", "No Lies", "Good Old Girl" and "Finale", were omitted. Two additional Parton compositions appear: "Sneakin' Around", a duet with Parton and Reynolds, and a two-stanza rendition of Parton's 1973 composition "I Will Always Love You". The film version of "I Will Always Love You" — the original recording had been a U.S. country chart-topper for Parton in the spring of 1974 — was released as a single in July 1982, and again reached number one on the U.S. country singles chart. It was also a mid-level hit on Billboard pop and adult contemporary charts. An altered version of Hall's "Hard Candy Christmas", in which Parton sings both the chorus and the verses of the song (as opposed to the film, which is partially sung by the brothel ladies), was also released as a single, reaching the top ten on the country singles chart in late 1982.
Parton wrote several new songs that were filmed but ultimately unused, including "Where Stallions Run" and "A Gamble Either Way". The former was restored for the ABC network television broadcast, as the film was too short for its time slot after the censors finished their edits and additional material was needed. "A Gamble Either Way" replaced "Girl, You're a Woman" and was sung by Parton after Mona interviewed "Shy" (Andrea Pike) for a job at the Chicken Ranch. The characters of Shy and Angel from the Broadway show were significantly reduced in the film; their footage was eventually removed entirely. "Down at the Chicken Ranch" was written for the trailer. Parton recorded two of the deleted songs, "A Gamble Either Way" and "A Cowboy's Ways" (a reworking of "Where Stallions Run"), and featured them on her 1983 album Burlap & Satin.
* Musical numbers
* 1) "20 Fans" – Company
* 2) "A Lil' Ole Bitty Pissant Country Place" – Mona and Girls
* 3) "Sneakin' Around" – Mona and Ed Earl
* 4) "Watchdog Report" – The Dogettes
* 5) "Texas Has a Whorehouse in It" – Thorpe, The Dogettes and Watchdog Chorus
* 6) "Texas Has a Whorehouse in It" (reprise) – Thorpe and The Dogettes
* 7) "The Aggie Song" – The Aggies
* 8) "Courtyard Shag" (instrumental)
* 9) "The Sidestep" – The Governor
* 10) "Texas Has a Whorehouse in It/The Sidestep" (reprise) – Thorpe, Chorus and The Governor
* 11) "Hard Candy Christmas" – Mona and Girls
* 12) "I Will Always Love You" – Mona
* 13) "A Lil' Ole Bitty Pissant Country Place" (reprise) – Company
Marketing
The film presented some difficulties for Universal, particularly with advertising. In 1982, the word "whorehouse" was considered obscene in parts of the United States, resulting in the film being renamed The Best Little Cathouse in Texas in some print ads, while television ads were either banned outright in some areas, or the offending word was censored; on WXYZ-TV in Detroit, the announcer on the station's "Now Showing" segment merely clicked his tongue to eliminate the offending word: "The Best Little [click, click] in Texas!" In Canada, the title was generally left alone in print, but televised trailers used a bleep censor over the word. During interviews, Parton sometimes referred to the film as The Best Little Chicken House in Texas.
Box office
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas opened in 1,400 theaters on July 23, 1982, and earned $11,874,268 in its opening weekend, ranking number one in the United States box office, dethroning E.T. The Extra Terrestrial's six-week run at the top of the box office. It was the biggest weekend for a musical film ever. The film grossed $69,701,637 domestically.
Critical reception
The film received mixed reviews from critics. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film two out of four stars, stating, "If they ever give Dolly her freedom and stop packaging her so antiseptically, she could be terrific. But Dolly and Burt and Whorehouse never get beyond the concept stage in this movie."
Cultural influence
The film and the original Broadway musical it was based on were spoofed in the 1982 pornographic film Memphis Cathouse Blues, which starred Annette Haven in the Dolly Parton role of the madam and Mike Horner in the Burt Reynolds role as the sheriff. Porn star Kay Parker, who played one of the prostitutes in the film, had an uncredited bit role in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
Legacy
The house used in the film is located at Universal Studios in Hollywood and can be viewed as part of the backlot tram tour. The inspiration for the set came from a real ranch house located outside Austin, Texas, which is featured in scenes from the movie.
The house was shown in the Ghost Whisperer television series episode "The Lost Boys".
The house was also featured in Rob Zombie's 2003 horror film House of 1000 Corpses.
The film was mentioned in an episode of The Venture Bros., where Dr. Venture mistakes it for a pornographic film, given its "racy" history. | WIKI |
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Rh Norman, the son of an avocat holding an official position in Rouen. He was educated by the Jesuits, showing a taste for Latin verses, adopted the profession of his father, and held and discharged the duties of certain offices until as late as 1650. The labours and ambitions of the poet did not exclude those of the citizen and family man. During the years in which his finest and most original work was done he was a magistrate in Rouen, visiting Paris at intervals to arrange for the production of his plays, and to mingle, a little awkwardly, and not with all the dignity of his own heroes, in the literary and polite circles of Richelieu and the Hôtel de Rambouillet.
Rouen was frequently visited by the travelling companies of actors, of whose importance we have already spoken. For one of these, originally the Comédiens du Prince d' Orange, under Guillaume Desgilberts, Sieur de Mondory, Corneille wrote his first play, Mélite; and with it the company opened in Paris (1629) a career of successful rivalry to the Comédiens du Roi, which after some trouble, due to the privileges of the older company, culminated in the opening, in 1634, of the | WIKI |
User:Michael Stonebraker
User:Michael Stonebraker
Michael Stonebraker is a computer scientist specializing in database research and development.
He is also the founder of Ingres and Illustra and was previously the CTO of Informix Corporation. He is also an editor for the book 'Readings in Database Systems'.
The entrepreneural history of Stonebraker is quite interesting. In creating the Ingres project at UC Berkeley, he helped to seed the Ingres Corporation which was later sold. He then went back into academia and created the Postgres project and that was the basis for Illustra. That academic version of Postgres was taken by open source developers and made into PostgreSQL. On his second return to academia, he initiated the Mariposa project which probably became the basis of Cohera which was subsequently sold to PeopleSoft.
Currently, Michael Stonebraker is teaching at M.I.T.
Hello Michael, welcome to the 'pedia! Don't forget to check out the Welcome, newcomers page (wish I did so when I first started). --User:maveric149 | WIKI |
Baldwin developing talk show: report | TheHill
Alec Baldwin is working on a deal for a new talk show on ABC, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Production of the show, which will be based on the actor's WNYC radio show and podcast "Here's the Thing With Alec Baldwin," is set to begin next week. It's not clear when the show will air in ABC's lineup, and the deal is not yet finalized, according to the magazine, though it has been in the works for weeks. Baldwin has become known for his ongoing impersonation of President Trump on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" — a role that won him an Emmy earlier this year. The talk show would mark an expansion of Baldwin's relationship with ABC. He currently has a first-look deal with the company's television production division, ABC Studios, to work on scripted and unscripted projects, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He currently hosts the ABC game show "Match Game." 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 |
Lisa Arce
Lisa Arce Zimmerman (born July 8, 1969, in Manhattan Beach, California) is a retired female beach volleyball player from the United States who won the silver medal at the 1997 World Championships in Los Angeles, California, partnering with her former high school and college teammate Holly McPeak.
About
Standing at 5 feet 11 inches, Arce was a world champion volleyball player. She currently resides in Redondo Beach, California. Over the span of her career, she has won over $650,000. Until 2013, she was the girls' volleyball coach at Mira Costa High School.
Education
Arce obtained her degree in English from the University of California Berkeley where she also played volleyball and was a four-year starter and two-time All-Pacific 10 player. Arce ranks among the school's all-time leaders in digs, kills, attempts, and service aces.
Family
Arce has a brother name Rick who was also a former professional beach volleyball player. In March 2001, Arce married her husband, Andrew Zimmerman, and together they had two kids, Ella and Abby.
Awards
* 1997-WPVA Best Blocker
* 1997-WPVA Best Hitter
* 1997-WPVA Most Aces
* 1995-WPVA Most Improved Player
* 1994-WPVA Rookie of the Year | WIKI |
Activity of enzymes immobilized on microspheres with thermosensitive hairs
Mamoru Yasui, Toshifumi Shiroya, Keiji Fujimoto, Haruma Kawaguchi
Research output: Contribution to journalArticle
63 Citations (Scopus)
Abstract
Poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)s (PNIPAMs) carboxylated at one chain end or both ends were prepared by polymerization using 4,4,-azobis(N,N,-cyanopentanoic acid) (V-501) as an initiator and β-mercaptopropionic acid (MPA) as a chain transfer reagent. One end group of PNIPAM carboxylated at both ends was conjugated with latex particles, and another with trypsin using carbodiimide. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) revealed that PNIPAM on the particles exhibited a drastic phase transition, and that the transition temperature was largely elevated when the enzyme was immobilized at the chain end. Therefore, PNIPAM on the particles showed two phase transitions because of the coexistence of the enzyme-conjugated and non-conjugated PNIPAMs. The activity of trypsin immobilized on the particles with the PNIPAM spacer showed significant temperature dependence. The apparent relative activity increased above the transition temperature of non enzyme-conjugated PNIPAM on the particles. One of the reasons for this is that the diffusion of the substrate changed discontinuously around the transition temperature. Therefore, the temperature dependence of the enzymatic activity was significantly affected by the molecular size of the substrates. The enzymatic activity was also influenced by the surface density of trypsin and PNIPAM on the particle, and the molecular weight of the PNIPAM spacer.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)311-319
Number of pages9
JournalColloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces
Volume8
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1997 May 10
Keywords
• Immobilized enzyme
• Particle
• Phase transition
• Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide)
• Spacer effect
ASJC Scopus subject areas
• Biotechnology
• Surfaces and Interfaces
• Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
• Colloid and Surface Chemistry
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Kampong Bukit Udal
Kampong Bukit Udal (Kampung Bukit Udal) or simply known as Bukit Udal, is a village in Tutong District, Brunei, about 11 km from the district town Pekan Tutong. It has an area of 13 km2; the population was 1,306 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Tanjong Maya, a mukim in the district.
Etymology
There was allegedly a significant flood in the area once called 'Labor'. 'Labor' means heavy rain that falls for months and the term used nowadays means Tsunami. This incident has had a bad impact not only on the villagers but has also destroyed plants and many animals have died. All creatures, including people with their livestocks, animals, and even insects, raced to Bukit Kukub, a high region. There was not enough food even though everything that could live was present. All the grasses were consumed, and the area was given the name Bukit Badal since the Tutong term for bald is badal. For unexplained reasons, the word Badal was changed to Dudal, and in the 1940s, Bukit Udal was given its official name. Another speculated that Kampong Bukit Badal had a name proposed for the Primary School built in the village, Awang Benson's father gave several name suggestions including Bukit Udal which was finally chosen as the name of the village until now.
Demography
As of 2016, the population of this village is about 1,132 people who are made up of various races such as Malay, Chinese, Iban and others. The number of those who follow Islam is 245 people and the rest follow other religions. Most of its residents work in the government and private sectors, in addition to running their own businesses.
Economy
In responding to the call of the Ministry of Home Affairs through the One Village One Product (1K1P) Program which, among other things, aims to make mukim and village communities more creative, innovative, independent, disciplined and resilient in addition to being able to create job opportunities for local residents, Majlis Perundingan Kampung (MPK) Bukit Udal has worked some village products such as ecotourism and handicraft enterprises.
Infrastructure
This village has infrastructures provided by the Government of Brunei, such as road facilities, electricity supply, clean water supply, mosques, schools, public halls and others.
Education
Bukit Udal Primary School is the village primary school. It also shares grounds with Bukit Udal Religious School, the village school for the primary level of the country's Islamic religious education.
Places of interest
* Kampong Bukit Udal Mosque is the village mosque. It was built in 1995 and can accommodate 200 worshippers.
* Nak Pulau is an artistic resort park that although the area is not very wide, but covered by a variety of green plants, shrubs and bushes and fruit orchards.
Notable people
* Bahrin Abdullah (born 1961), a politician and businessperson | WIKI |
Monks of Westminster
In the chapel of St Benedict in Westminster Abbey is a stone tablet set beneath the carved head of a monk. The sculptor was Albert Siegenthaler and the memorial was given by the Nashdom Community and Bernard Petitpierre in memory of his wife Gwendoline who died in 1961. The stone is Gris d'Alesia and the inscription reads:
In memory of the monks of Westminster 1065-1540: 1556-1559 this figure was placed in the chapel of St Benedict 1968.
Monks who died of the Black Death
The main cemetery for the monks was outside the Chapter House. But several early Abbots were buried in the south cloister including Vitalis, Herbert, Gervase de Blois, Walter of Winchester and William Postard. Near the three remaining effigies of Abbots Laurence, Gilbert Crispin, and William Humez is a very large black marble stone. Because of its size it was thought at one time to be the grave of a semi-legendary giantess called Long Meg of Westminster who lived in the reign of Henry VIII. Later it was suggested it covered the graves of 26 monks who died of the Black Death. Dean Stanley in the 19th century inscribed the following words on the stone:
Beneath this stone are supposed to be interred twenty six monks of Westminster who died of the Black Death in 1348.
When the stone was lifted to be re-cut in 1972 no bones were found beneath it, only one coffin to Henrietta Pulteney who died in 1808. It could be that any bones found were removed in the 1750s when pipework was laid down the centre of this cloister. At that time the three effigies of abbots in the centre were moved to their present position under the bench against the wall. A number of skeletons, young and old, were found in the cloister garth (the grassed area) in the 19th century so maybe the bones were re-buried there. A new inscription was cut in the 1970s:
Dean Stanley records that beneath this stone are interred twenty-six monks of Westminster who died in the Black Death in 1348
Abbot Simon de Bircheston also died of the plague in 1349 and was buried in the east cloister opposite the Library entrance. His name and dates were cut on a white stone in 1922 but his original epitaph was "Simon de Bircheston, venerable abbot, deservedly stands pre-eminent, with an everlasting name. Now, fortified by the prayers of the brethren, may he, with the kindly fathers, flourish in felicity before God".
A learned monk, Ralph Selby, who died in 1420, was buried in the south ambulatory of the Abbey near Abbot Langham's tomb. He was a favourite of Henry IV and Henry V and his grave formerly had a brass on it. William Amundesham who died in the same year is also buried in this area but his gravestone cannot be identified.
In the north ambulatory is the indent of a brass to two monks Robert Humphrey (died 1509) and Thomas Brown (died about 1514).
"The monks of Westminster" by E.H. Pearce, 1916. | FINEWEB-EDU |
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/International Journal of Information Technology
The result was delete. Tone 14:53, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
International Journal of Information Technology
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Indexed nowhere, possibly lying about being in DOAJ. Fails WP:GNG/WP:NJOURNALS and likely predatory. Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 03:15, 3 February 2019 (UTC)
* Delete I'am going to agree with you, the creator should not be lying about being in DOAJ and it nowhere passing near WP:GNG. Sheldybett (talk) 04:00, 3 February 2019 (UTC)
* Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Academic journals-related deletion discussions. KCVelaga (talk) 05:34, 3 February 2019 (UTC)
* Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Computing-related deletion discussions. KCVelaga (talk) 05:34, 3 February 2019 (UTC)
* Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Singapore-related deletion discussions. AllyD (talk) 08:23, 3 February 2019 (UTC)
* Comment I don't think this is predatory (although the name is very similar to a bunch of predatory ones). It seems it is legitimately published by the Singapore Computer Society. Where does it say that it is in DOAJ? --DreamLinker (talk) 23:17, 3 February 2019 (UTC)
* Comment I can't seem to find any place where they claim to be indexed in DOAJ. The website does not have the DOAJ logo either. Not sure if they removed it now., could you point to where they have claimed that they are in DOAJ?--DreamLinker (talk) 23:23, 3 February 2019 (UTC)
* See DOAJ link above. It's possible they removed the claim after having been called on it. Not super important either way. It's also possible this is journal with the same name as a legit one, but if there is a legit journal of the same name, it isn't notable anyway. Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 23:33, 3 February 2019 (UTC)
* Delete. Whether or not they are in DOAJ is irrelevant, because that is not a selective database in the sense of NJournals (they try to include any OA journal, as long as it is not predatory). Similarly, whether or not this is a predatory journal is not very important, because that has no bearing on notability (non-predatory journals can be non-notable and predatory ones can be notable). What is important is that this journal is not indexed in any selective databases and that there are no independent in-depth sources to be found anywhere, so this fails both GNG and NJournals. --Randykitty (talk) 09:27, 4 February 2019 (UTC)
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Data, Oil Drive Dow Jones Industrial Average to Record Highs
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) cooled some after surging more than 100 points early on -- but the blue-chip index hung on for the win, hitting record highs in the process. Tech and bank stocks led the way, while rising oil prices also provided a lift -- and crude futures posted their best close in over a year. On top of upbeat data from the services sector , traders also digested a hawkish speech from New York Fed President William Dudley -- though a rate hike from the Federal Reserve next week is already "likely baked into the market," as was this weekend's constitutional referendum vote in Italy .
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA- 19,216.24) closed up 45.8 points, or 0.2%. Fifteen of the Dow's 30 stocks closed higher, led by Nike Inc's ( NKE ) 2.8% jump. The biggest loser was UnitedHealth Group Inc ( UNH ), sliding 1.9%.
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Pos?
Unlike sometimes or sometime --Backinstadiums (talk) 16:56, 4 April 2021 (UTC)
other times, other manners
People of different generations or periods in history have different moral, ethical, or social standards or customs governing the way they speak, act, and interact. --Backinstadiums (talk) 16:57, 4 April 2021 (UTC) | WIKI |
@article {11767, title = {Genome-wide methylation profiling reveals new biomarkers for prognosis prediction of glioblastoma}, journal = {J Cancer Res Ther}, volume = {11 Suppl 2}, year = {2015}, note = {Ma, JiangongHou, XinLi, MingxuanRen, HongyuFang, ShuminWang, XiaobinHe, ChengengResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov{\textquoteright}tIndia2015/10/29 06:00J Cancer Res Ther. 2015 Oct;11 Suppl 2:C212-5. doi: 10.4103/0973-1482.168188.}, month = {Oct}, pages = {C212-5}, edition = {2015/10/29}, abstract = {OBJECTIVE: To identify a specific hypermethylated molecular biomarker for human malignant glioblastoma prognosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Genome-wide methylation profiling was performed on 33 tumors and 3 normal glioblastoma samples using the Infinium HumanMethylation450 microarray. Cluster analysis was carried out in these samples according to the differentiated methylated genes. DNA methylation of selected significant candidates was subsequently validated to analyze the association of methylation status of these genes with overall survival as well as gene expression. RESULTS: We found 217 hypermethylated CpG sites located in 210 respective genes with significant differences in short- and long-term survival (STS and LTS) samples (P < 0.01). Cluster analysis revealed fine clustering of genes with LTS and STS. Of these, we selected 10 most hypermethylated genes, including IL11, RRAD, MS4A6A, SNAPC2, ALDH1A3, ADCY1, MMS19L, NDUFB8, POMC, and THSD4, to perform cluster analysis. It came out with the same fine classification and with survival time of these patients. The top ranking genes were further examined to compare their methylation status with the overall survival rate of patients, as well as with gene expression levels. CONCLUSION: We obtained a featured global profiling of DNA methylation in glioblastoma. Our findings strongly indicate that epigenetic silencing of IL11, RRAD, MS4A6A, SNAPC2, and ALDH1A3 are common events in glioblastoma which could be used as novel biomarkers for the prognosis of glioblastoma.}, keywords = {*DNA Methylation, *Epigenesis, Genetic, *Epigenomics/methods, *Genome-Wide Association Study/methods, Cluster Analysis, CpG Islands, Female, Gene Expression Profiling, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Glioblastoma/*genetics/*mortality, Humans, Male, prognosis, Reproducibility of Results}, isbn = {1998-4138 (Electronic)1998-4138 (Linking)}, author = {Ma, J. and Hou, X. and Li, M. and Ren, H. and Fang, S. and Wang, X. and He, C.} } | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Page:Dictionary of National Biography volume 43.djvu/222
.’ Before 1663, however, he joined the quakers. He was apparently one of the band of preachers in the north of England sent out from Swarthmore Hall [see ]. In March 1662–3 he returned to Wales, and wrote a paper entitled ‘A Lamentation and Warning from the Lord God, in the Love of Christ Jesus, unto all the Professors in North Wales, especially those about Wrexham in Denbighshire, and Welsh-Pool in Montgomeryshire, whom formerly I have known, and walked with, in a fellowship and worship,’ &c., dated Wrexham, 9 March 1662–3. In December and January 1664–5 Park travelled through Surrey, Middlesex, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire, to Bristol, holding meetings (Letter to John Lawson, Lancaster, in Swarthmore MSS.) In 1666 and 1667 he was in the eastern counties, and in the latter year was committed to prison in Harwich by order of Thomas Garrard, the mayor, for being present at a meeting (, i. 202). It is probable that he was either going to or returning from Holland. Papers in the Colchester collection of manuscripts (cf. Crisp and his Correspondents, pp. 62, 63) show that he was conversant with the Dutch language, and at least two of his works were written in it.
In 1670–1 he was preaching in Cornwall, and, in consequence, two Cornish Friends, Ambrose Grosse and Henry Constable, were fined (, i. 119). In January 1682–3 he was in Hampshire, and dated an epistle thence. Since 1669, at least, he lived at Rotherhithe, and in August 1683 goods were taken from him to the value of 12l. for ‘absence from the National worship’ in the parish of St. Olave's, Southwark. He was a member of Horselydown meeting, and, in spite of fines and prohibitions, he continued holding meetings and writing pamphlets and epistles till his death. A sermon preached by him at Ratcliffe meeting, on 19 April 1694, was taken down in shorthand, and printed in ‘Unanimity and Concurrence,’ a collection of quaker sermons published in London in 1694; reprinted in London in 1775 and 1824.
He died of fever at his house in the parish of St. Olave's, Southwark, on 11 or 12 Nov. 1696, aged 60. His wife Frances, aged 62, predeceased him by a few weeks, as well as two children, James and Frances.
Park wrote: 1. ‘An Epistle to all Faithful Friends and Brethren,’ in ‘Two General Epistles, by M[argaret] F[ell] and J. P.,’ London, 1664. 2. ‘To the Flock of God everywhere gathered’ [1666]. 3. ‘Another Trumpet sounded in the Ears of the Inhabitants of England, Rulers, Priests, and People,’ London, 1667. 4. ‘Christus Jesus Verhooght,’ &c., Amsterdam, 1670, written in answer to a book by Jan Kornelisz Knoll. A portion of the English version, entitled ‘Christ Jesus Exalted, and the True Light,’ &c., exists in the Colchester collection of manuscripts (loc. cit.) 5. ‘Een Besockinge, &c. A Visitation to all the Inhabitants of Holland and the adjacent Provinces that are not reformed or restored to the Pure Worship of God,’ Dutch pamphlet, n.d. 6. ‘The Way of God, and them that walk in it. An Answer to a malicious Pamphlet … by Daniel Burges, Priest at Dublin in Ireland,’ 1673. 7. ‘A General Epistle to all the Called and Chosen of God,’ &c., 1676. 8. ‘A General Epistle to Friends who are convinced of God's Eternal Truth,’ &c., 1678–9. 9. ‘A Warning to England, with a Hand of True Pity and Compassion,’ &c., 1679. 10. ‘A Warning to London in particular,’ &c., 1679. 11. Testimony to Isaac Penington [q. v.] in the first edition of Penington's ‘Works,’ London, 1681, fol. 12. ‘A General Epistle to Friends Everywhere, written in Obedience to the Requirings of the Spirit of Life,’ &c. [1682]. 13. ‘False Fictions and Romances Rebuked,’ in answer to a book intituled ‘The Progress of Sin,’ &c., by Benjamin Keach [q. v.], London, 1684. 14. ‘A General Epistle to Friends Everywhere’ [1687]. 15. ‘The Hour of God's Judgments come and coming upon the Wicked World,’ printed and sold by A. Sowle, London, 1690. 16. ‘A General Epistle to all Friends Everywhere,’ London, 1691. 17. ‘A Call in the Universal Spirit of Christ Jesus to all the wicked and impenitent Sinners in the World. But more especially to the Inhabitants of England, with the City of London … [inspired by ‘the late earthquake’],’ London, 1692.
PARK, JAMES ALAN (1763–1838), judge, son of James Park, an Edinburgh surgeon, was born in Edinburgh on 6 April 1763. He was brought up in England, whither his father had removed to take up a practice at Newington, Surrey. His education he received at Nottingham grammar school, and eventually he became a student of Lincoln's Inn, read with a conveyancer, and was called to the bar 18 June 1784. With the encouragement of his friend, fellow- | WIKI |
What No One Knows About Health
Effective Rehabilitation Therapy
This is a program that is based on an exercising that’s to reduce the balance and also bring dizziness related problems. There are times when someone feels like they are dizzy and when this occurs one feels like they are not stable at all and they also feel like they can fall at any given time, they feel like they are heavy and can pass out at any given time.The feelings one can feel them when they are either standing, lying down or they can feel it when they are changing positions. Dizziness can really last at times, it can be a few seconds a few hour or even minutes before one comes back to their normal self. The older people are the highly affected with the dizziness problem although this does not exclude the younger people which is very rare. Some medications can cause dizziness and this is not the only problem that can cause it, having an inner problem or even a neck dysfunction can cause it, at times it can be a more serious problem like having a problem with your heart or even the brains.
The people who mainly benefit from this therapy are the ones who have stroke or brain damage, dizziness imbalance or even the vertigo. If someone’s vision is blurred or they have a neck stiffness, or if they are not able to hold things when they are walking, continued headaches then one needs to attend the therapy.
A therapist should be able to check on some of the things before they do so many things and some of them are how one is able to walk, whether they are flexible or not, whether the neck is flexible or stiff, how they see things and also hwo their inner ears are. When treatment is done then the physical therapist is able to check whether the symptoms that the patient had are working well. When one starts doing their normal work properly and the falls reduces then one can be declared fit. Dizziness and imbalance can be a real problem but with the exercises that has been given, then they are able to disappear completely and one is able to do their jobs well without any assistance.The vestibular therapy can be the best thing a patient can have but at times having the surgery can be an option too which is not bad at all.
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Labor: Is It True Labor, False Labor, or Braxton Hicks Contractions
Before "true" labor begins, you may have "false" labor pains, also known as Braxton Hicks contractions. These irregular uterine contractions are perfectly normal as long as they are not regular and they happen after 37 weeks. They may start to occur as early as the second trimester, although more commonly in the third trimester of pregnancy. They are your body's way of getting ready for the "real thing."
WARNING: Regular contractions before 37 weeks (more than 3 weeks before your due date) are premature and not normal. Anytime you feel contractions before 37 weeks you should let your doctor know right away.
What Do Braxton Hicks Contractions Feel Like?
Braxton Hicks contractions can be described as tightening in the abdomen that comes and goes. These contractions do not get closer together, do not increase with walking, do not increase in how long they last and do not feel stronger over time as they do when you are in true labor. Braxton Hicks contractions do not happen more frequently than 1 or 2 per hour. If you are under 37 weeks pregnant and you have more than 3-4 contractions per hour, please call your doctor right away.
What Do True Labor Contractions Feel Like?
The way a contraction feels is different for each woman and may feel different from one pregnancy to the next. Labor contractions cause discomfort or a dull ache in your back and lower abdomen, along with pressure in the pelvis. Some women may also feel pain in their sides and thighs. Some women describe contractions as strong menstrual cramps, while others describe them as strong waves that feel like diarrhea cramps.
How Do I Know When Contractions Indicate I am in True Labor?
To figure out if the contractions you are feeling are the real thing, ask yourself the following questions.
Contraction Characteristics False Labor True Labor
How often do the contractions occur? Contractions are often irregular and do not get closer together Contractions come at regular intervals and last about 30-70 seconds. As time goes on, they get closer together.
Do they change with movement? Contractions may stop when you walk or rest, or may even stop if you change positions Contractions continue despite movement or changing positions
How strong are they? Contractions are usually weak and do not get much stronger. Or they may be strong at first and then get weaker. Contractions steadily increase in strength
Where do you feel the pain? Contractions are usually only felt in the front of the abdomen or pelvic region Contractions usually start in the lower back and move to the front of the abdomen
If you have signs of true labor, contact your health care provider immediately. If you are experiencing any of the following you may be in true labor.
• Contractions (tightening of the muscles in the uterus which cause discomfort or a dull ache in the lower abdomen) every 10 minutes or more in an hour.
• Regular tightening or pain in your back or lower abdomen.
• Pressure in the pelvis or vagina.
• Menstrual-like cramps.
• Bleeding.
• Fluid leak.
• Flu-like symptoms such as nausea, vomiting or diarrhea.
In contrast, if you are having Braxton Hicks contractions, you really don't need to do anything unless they are causing you discomfort. If they are making you uncomfortable try the following:
• Take a walk. False labor contractions often stop when you change position or get up and walk.
• Get some sleep or rest.
• Relax.
• Drink water, juice or herbal tea.
• Eat a snack or small meal.
• Get a massage.
It is essential to call your doctor at any time if you have:
• Bright red vaginal bleeding.
• Continuous leaking of fluid or wetness, or if your water breaks (can be felt as a "gushing" of fluid).
• Strong contractions every 5 minutes for an hour.
• Contractions that you are unable to "walk through."
• A noticeable change in your baby's movement or if you feel less than 10 movements every two hours.
• Any symptoms of contractions if you are not yet 37 weeks. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Dictated by functionality rather than fashion, armor fell into gradual decline during the seventeenth century, first in quality, later also in quantity. The weight of field armor was greatly increased in order to render it bulletproof against ever more accurate firearms. At the same time, however, the full suit of armor became increasingly rare, not only because of the amplified weight but also because of changes in tactics. Most fighting men, including their leaders, began to abandon what they viewed as excessive equipment, with only vital parts of the body, such as the head, torso, and hands, remaining protected by metal armor. A few masters, mostly court armorers, continued to produce armor of superior quality for more illustrious clients of the European nobility, but such examples were the exception rather than the rule. The growing demand to fit out large standing armies with armor at low cost (and, consequently, low quality) drastically curbed the influence fashion had on armor, although even so-called munition armor was still modeled after contemporary male costume. In shape, the breastplate began to appear squarer, while the former “peascod” profile became flatter, retaining a distinct medial ridge that now ended in a short, sharp point in line with the lower edge of the breastplate. The tassets (defenses for the upper thighs attached to the breastplate) became large in size and mirrored the exuberant emphasis on the broad hips found in contemporary fashion.
Only three elements of armor survived the gradual decline of field armor well into the nineteenth century, and to some extent even today. Helmets and breastplates continued to be worn by soldiers, but rather than being custom-made and subjected to the changing influences of fashion, their appearance came to be dictated by other factors. While changes in the shape of the helmet were determined by functionality and national identity, the breastplate was largely preserved in the shape of the seventeenth century, and—after the mid-nineteenth century—was retained almost exclusively for representative purposes. A similar fate was shared by the gorget, or collar (the neck defense). Its front plate continued to be worn only by high-ranking officers, less for the protection of the upper chest and throat than to denote rank as well as a claim of succession to a chivalrous tradition that had long since passed. | FINEWEB-EDU |
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