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some pages, like video, are nicely developed.


Swiss firm Evolution Design worked in conjunction with their client, PULS to craft the new PULS Vario workplace in Vienna. Because the spaces designed as innovative think tanks can really make the difference to creativity.
We're all well aware that our architectural surroundings have a great impact on the wellbeing and performance of whoever lives there. It's a proven fact in both education and healthcare and is just as true in the workplace (link Sri Lanka).
A great example of doing it right is in the offices of PULS Vario, the Vienna-based branch of the German engineering firm PULS after Evolution Design had designed its headquarters in Munich. Because their earlier collaboration had been so successful, PULS approached the Swiss design firm again. This time they worked with the new PULS team in Vienna and its Munich-based design team. This new office has been designed on the basis of the concept of the Vierkanthof, a traditional Austrian country farmhouse complex where everything is arranged around a central courtyard. Evolution Design took this type of architecture and transposed it into a modern, creative workplace where the various experts can work closely together to reach their common goals. In line with the scheme of the Vierkanthof, the designers divided the workplace into four main zones: RETREAT, DIALOGUE, CREATE and SHARE with each one following the creative workflow that actually mirrors certain models of Austrian life.
The vital first step towards generating ideas is a calm think tank area. So, Evolution Design opted to create a RETREAT area modelled on an Austrian mountain hut, right down to log walls, cowhide rugs and visuals of the Alps. The second step in the innovation process is DIALOGUE, where ideas are first brainstormed with informal discussion and collaboration. At PULS Vario, this phase is enabled in a workshop space that provides different approaches to discussion and debate, including long, shared tables and whiteboard areas as well as an informal amphitheatre for brainstorming and to give presentations to larger groups.
The third stage in generating the ideas is CREATE, a high-tech laboratory, where the PULS Vario engineers can prototype, test and develop the new products they are working on. Then we come to the final stage - SHARING - where all the results of the CREATE area can be shared and that Evolution Design designed in the form of a traditional Viennese coffee house.
The work areas of PULS Vario designed by Evolution Design are therefore a concrete design action that supports innovation and creativity, two factors that cannot be produced simply on demand and where interior design can make a difference.


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Q: python perform an operation by group I have the following dataframe with 13 different brands (xx, yy, zz etc), all with 365 rows per brand (a full years worth of observations by brand). This is the result df.head().
           brand  exMarketplaces  incMarketplaces  availabilityRate
date
2015-08-01    xx      54372.8601     65826.384700          0.260209
2015-08-02    xx      74335.6785     89722.492300          0.255547
2015-08-03    xx      78563.0134    110132.200751          0.262365
2015-08-04    xx      84414.0774    104982.190444          0.261942
2015-08-05    xx      70499.8071     87368.524093          0.263748

I am trying to trim the outliers on a group level, based on the exMarketplaces column. The following code does so for the entire dataframe (regardless of brand).
df_clean = df[np.abs(df.exMarketplaces-df.exMarketplaces.mean())<=(3*df.exMarketplaces.std())]

However I would like to complete this operation on a brand level. So in effect, this operation should be run 13 times, for each of the 13 brands, and the result will be a single dataframe object with all outliers removed.
Can anybody suggest a way of doing this? I have the gut feeling it is quite a simple thing to do and that I am missing a trick here.
Thanks in advance.

A: Perform Groupby w.r.t the brand column and run the function on the column of interest using apply and finally take the filtered subset of the dataframe as shown:
func = lambda x: (np.abs(x-x.mean()) <= 3*x.std())
df_clean = df[df.groupby('brand')['exMarketplaces'].apply(func)]

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"Mechanistic Science and Metaphysical Romance" (1915), by Jacques Loeb
Jacques Loeb published "Mechanistic Science and Metaphysical Romance" in 1915. His goal for the article was to outline his conception of mechanistic science and its relation to other methods of inquiry. Loeb argued that mechanistic science was the foundation of knowledge and humanity's progress depended on it. Loeb's argument altered the account of science he offered in The Mechanistic Conception of Life insofar as scientists no longer aimed merely to control nature, but also to understand nature s underlying elements and their mechanical relations.
Subject: Publications
"The Effects of Wing Bud Extirpation on the Development of the Central Nervous System in Chick Embryos" (1934), by Viktor Hamburger
German embryologist Viktor Hamburger came to the US in 1932 with a fellowship provided by the Rockefeller Foundation. Hamburger started his research in Frank Rattray Lillie's laboratory at the University of Chicago. His two-year work on the development of the central nervous system (CNS) in chick embryos was crystallized in his 1934 paper, "The Effects of Wing Bud Extirpation on the Development of the Central Nervous System in Chick Embryos," published in The Journal of Experimental Zoology.
"Does Air Pollution Play a Role in Infertility?: a Systematic Review" (2017), by Julie Carré, Nicolas Gatimel, Jessika Moreau, Jean Parinaud and Roger Léandri
In 2017, Julie Carré, Nicolas Gatimel, Jessika Moreau, Jean Parinaud, and Roger Léandri published "Does Air Pollution Play a Role in Infertility?: a Systematic Review," hereafter "Does Air Pollution Play a Role," in the journal Environmental Health. The authors completed a systematic literature review to investigate the effects of air pollutants on fertility in exposed populations.
Subject: Publications, Reproduction
"The Infectious Origins of Stillbirth" (2003) by Robert L. Goldenberg and Cortney Thompson
In September 2003, Robert L. Goldenberg and Cortney Thompson published the article "The Infectious Origins of Stillbirth" in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. In the article, the authors conducted a literature review of articles from the US National Library of Medicine database to review the relationship between perinatal infections, which are infections around the time of birth, and the occurrence of stillbirth. Stillbirth is the death of a fetus in the uterus after at least twenty weeks of pregnancy.
Subject: Reproduction, Publications
"Effects of Maternal Age, Parity, and Smoking on the Risk of Stillbirth" (1994), by Elizabeth Raymond, Sven Cnattingius, and John Kiely
In April 1994, Elizabeth Raymond, Sven Cnattingius, and John Kiely published "Effects of Maternal Age, Parity, and Smoking on the Risk of Stillbirth" in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, now known as BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The article examines how advanced maternal age, defined as delivery at thirty-five years old or older, cigarette smoking, and nulliparity, or the state of never having given birth, can negatively impact pregnancy.
"The Science and Ethics of Making Part-Human Animals in Stem Cell Biology" (2006), by Jason Scott Robert
In 2006, bioethicist Jason Scott Robert published "The Science and Ethics of Making Part-Human Animals in Stem Cell Biology" in The FASEB Journal. There, he reviews the scientific and ethical justifications and restrictions on creating part-human animals. Robert describes part-human animals, otherwise known as chimeras, as those resulting from the intentional combination of human and nonhuman cells, tissues, or organs at any stage of development.
Subject: Ethics, Publications, Organisms
"Guideline for the Study and Evaluation of Gender Differences in the Clinical Evaluation of Drugs" (July 1993), by the United States Food and Drug Administration
The US Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, published the "Guideline for the Study and Evaluation of Gender Differences in the Clinical Evaluation of Drugs," henceforth "Study of Gender Differences," in July 1993. The document defined acceptable practices for investigators studying new drugs. Prior to 1993, investigators excluded most women from clinical trials because in 1977, the FDA recommended that anyone who could possibly become pregnant be excluded from early phase drug research to minimize risk to a potential fetus.
"Mesenchymal and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: General Insights and Clinical Perspectives" (2015), by Helena D. Zomer, Antanásio S. Vidane, Natalia G. Gonçalves, and Carlos E. Ambrósio
In 2015, biologist Helena D. Zomer and colleagues published the review article "Mesenchymal and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: General Insights and Clinical Perspectives" or "Mesenchymal and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells" in Stem Cells and Cloning: Advances and Applications. The authors reviewed the biology of three types of pluripotent stem cells, embryonic stem cells, or ESCs, mesenchymal stem cells, or MSCs, and induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells. Pluripotent stem cells are a special cell type that can give rise to other types of cells and are essential for development.
A Series of YouTube Videos Detailing the "CRISPR Babies" Experiment (2018), by He Jiankui
In 2018, He Jiankui uploaded a series of videos to a YouTube channel titled "The He Lab" that detailed one of the first instances of a successful human birth after genome editing had been performed on an embryo using CRISPR-cas9. CRISPR-cas9 is a genome editing tool derived from bacteria that can be used to cut out and replace specific sequences of DNA. He genetically modified embryos at his lab in Shenzhen, China, to make them immune to contracting HIV through indirect perinatal transmission from their father, who was infected with the virus.
Subject: Publications, Experiments, Ethics
"HeLa Cells 50 Years On: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" (2002), by John R. Masters
Published in 2002, prostate cancer researcher John R. Masters authored a review article HeLa Cells 50 Years On: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly that described the historical and contemporary context of the HeLa cell line in research in Nature Reviews Cancer. The HeLa cell line was one of the first documented immortal cell lines, isolated from cervical cancer patient Henrietta Lacks in 1951 at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. An immortal cell line is a cluster of cells that continuously multiply on their own outside of the original host.
"Perspectives on the Properties of Stem Cells" (2005), by Ernest McCulloch and James Till
In 2005, Ernest McCulloch and James Till published the article "Perspectives on the Properties of Stem Cells," which discusses the various properties and future possibilities for the use of stem cells. Stem cells are unspecialized cells that can develop into several different cell types. In the article published in the journal Nature on 1 October 2005, the authors say they wrote the article to dispel misconceptions about what stem cells are, what they do, address some controversies surrounding stem cells, and discuss potential uses of stem cells.
"Hybrids and Chimeras: A Consultation on the Ethical and Social Implications of Creating Human/Animal Embryos in Research" (2007), by the HFEA
To educate its citizens about research into chimeras made from human and non-human animal cells, the United Kingdom's Human Fertilisation Embryology Authority published the consultation piece Hybrids and Chimeras: A Consultation on the Ethical and Social Implications of Creating Human/Animal Embryos in Research, in 2007.
"Veterans and Agent Orange Update 1996: Summary and Research Highlights" by the US National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine
In March 1996, the National Academy of Sciences of the United States released 'Veterans and Agent Orange Update 1996: Summary and Research Highlights,' which summarized research on the health effects of Agent Orange and other herbicides used in the Vietnam War. In their 1996 report, the National Academy connects Agent Orange exposure with two health conditions: spina bifida, a birth defect that occurs when the spinal cord develops improperly, and peripheral neuropathy, a nervous system condition in which the peripheral nerves are damaged.
"The Emergence of Developmental Psychopathology" (1984), by Dante Cicchetti
In 1984, Dante Cicchetti published "The Emergence of Developmental Psychopathology," an article in which he argued that the previously amorphous study of developmental psychopathology was emerging as a unified discipline. According to Cicchetti, developmental psychopathology describes an interdisciplinary field that studies abnormalities in psychological function that can arise during human development.
"Fetal Surgery" (1996), by Michael R. Harrison
In 1996, Michael R. Harrison published "Fetal Surgery" in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. In the article, Harrison describes the importance of fetal surgery and the techniques used to correct defects in fetuses. As a fetus develops in the uterus, it can develop abnormalities that may become debilitating or fatal. Harrison discusses cases that show how physicians can use fetal surgery to repair such abnormalities, including obstructions in the heart or urinary tract, or organs or muscles whose malformations impair function.
The Biological Bulletin
From 1886 to 1889 Charles Otis Whitman was director of the Allis Lake Laboratory in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The lab was established by Edward Phelps Allis, Jr. to provide a place for biological research separate from a university setting and a place where an independent scholar like Allis himself could work. Allis had hired Whitman as an instructor to establish the lab, direct it, and lead a research program there. The lab lasted for eight years, attracted several researchers, and the papers that came out of the lab included a focus on embryology.
"Developmental Effects of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals in Wildlife and Humans" (1993), by Theo Colborn, Frederick S. vom Saal, and Ana M. Soto
Developmental Effects of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals in Wildlife and Humans, was published in 1993 in Environmental Health Perspectives. In the article, the authors present an account of two decades' worth of scientific research that describes the effects of certain pollutants on the health of wildlife, domestic animals, and humans, particularly when exposure takes place during embryonic growth. The term endocrine disruptor was coined in the article to describe the chemical pollutants that target the development and function of the endocrine system.
"Revival of Spermatozoa after Dehydration and Vitrification at Low Temperatures" (1949), by Christopher Polge, Audrey Ursula Smith, and Alan Sterling Parkes
In the 1949 article "Revival of Spermatozoa after Dehydration and Vitrification at Low Temperatures," researchers Christopher Polge, Audrey Ursula Smith, and Alan Sterling Parkes demonstrated that glycerol prevents cells from dying while being frozen. Polge and his colleagues discussed several procedures in which they had treated sperm cells from various species with glycerol, froze those cells, and then observed the physiological effects that freezing had on the treated sperm. The researchers concluded that glycerol safely preserves sperm samples from a variety of species.
"The Standardization of Terminology of Female Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction" (1996), Richard C. Bump, Anders Mattiasson, Kari Bø, Linda P. Brubaker, John O.L. DeLancey, Peter Klarskov, Bob L. Shull, Anthony R.B. Smith
In 1996, a team of researchers associated with the International Continence Society published "The Standardization of Terminology of Female Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction" in American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Pelvic organ prolapse is characterized by the descent of the pelvic organs into the lower portion of the pelvis and is often caused by a weakening of the muscles and ligaments that normally hold the organs in place.
Subject: Publications, Disorders
"Evolution and Tinkering" (1977), by Francois Jacob
In his essay Evolution and Tinkering, published in
Science in 1977, Francois Jacob argued that a common analogy
between the process of evolution by natural selection and the
methods of engineering is problematic. Instead, he proposed to
describe the process of evolution with the concept of
bricolage (tinkering). In this essay, Jacob did not deny the
importance of the mechanism of natural selection in shaping complex
adaptations. Instead, he maintained that the cumulative effects of
Your Baby's Sex: Now You Can Choose (1970), by David M. Rorvik and Landrum B. Shettles
In the book Your Baby's Sex: Now You Can Choose, David Michael Rorvik and Landrum Brewer Shettles describe methods that couples can use prior to and during conception that will increase the chances of producing a child of their desired sex. Rorvik, a science writer, and Shettles, an obstetrics and gynecology researcher and physician, co-wrote the book. Shettles developed the methods detailed in the book during the 1960s. Although the authors claim a high success rate, some researchers have contested the validity of the methods proposed in Your Baby's Sex: Now You Can Choose.
"The Impact of Emotional and Physical Violence During Pregnancy on Maternal and Child Health at One Year Post-partum" (2011), by Sarah McMahon, Chien-Chung Huang, Paul Boxer, Judy L. Postmus
In 2011, Sarah McMahon and colleagues published "The Impact of Emotional and Physical Violence During Pregnancy on Maternal and Child Health at One Year Post-partum," hereafter, "The Impact," in the journal, Child and Youth Services Review. While existing studies had indicated negative chronic effects resulting from intimate partner violence, or IPV, such as miscarriage and premature labor, there was little research specifically analyzing the separate and joint effects of psychological and physical abuse on pregnant women and fetuses.
"Sources of Human Psychological Differences: The Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart" (1990), by Thomas J. Bouchard Jr, David T. Lykken, Matthew McGue, Nancy L. Segal and Auke Tellegen
In 1990, Thomas J. Bouchard and his colleagues published the paper "Sources of Human Psychological Differences: The Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart" in Science Magazine. The paper described the results of a study initiated in 1979 on the development of twins raised in different environments. The scientists conducted their experiment at the University of Minnesota, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The researchers physiologically and psychologically assessed monozygotic twins or triplets who were reared apart, comparing the similarity of those twins to twins who were reared together.
"Levator Trauma is Associated with Pelvic Organ Prolapse" (2008), by Hans P. Dietz and Judy M. Simpson
Hans Peter Dietz and Judy Simpson published, "Levator Trauma is Associated with Pelvic Organ Prolapse," in the journal BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2008. In their article, Dietz and Simpson estimated the risk of pelvic organ prolapse in women who attained injuries to the pelvic levator muscles. The levator muscles, also known as the levator ani, are a major muscle group that comprise the pelvic floor. Along with other muscles, the pelvic floor supports organs in a woman's pelvis, such as the bladder, uterus, and rectum.
"Epidemiology of Surgically Managed Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Urinary Incontinence" (1997), by Ambre L. Olsen, Virginia J. Smith, John O. Bergstrom, Joyce C. Colling, and Amanda L. Clark
In 1997, physicians and researchers Ambre Olsen, Virginia Smith, John Bergstrom, Joyce Colling, and Amanda Clark published, "Epidemiology of Surgically Managed Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Urinary Incontinence," in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology. In their article, the authors retrospectively analyzed data from patients who underwent surgery for pelvic organ prolapse or urinary incontinence two years prior in 1995. Often due to a weakening of or damage to their pelvic muscles, women with pelvic organ prolapse can experience a descent of pelvic organs into the lower pelvis and vagina.

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A California senator's decision to rescind an award to a Muslim leader after caving into pressure from Islamophobes has deeply disappointed Muslim, civil rights, and interfaith communities.
In December, Senator Barbara Boxer withdrew the "Certificate of Accomplishment" her office had awarded to Basim Elkarra, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations' (CAIR) Sacramento Valley chapter last November.
Boxer's office had given the certificate to 27-year-old Elkarra for his dedication to building bridges and enhancing relations among Muslims and non-Muslims.
In a curious twist of events, Boxer then rescinded the award because she was concerned about past alleged statements and actions by CAIR that she saw on right-wing websites.
Officials from CAIR, the largest Muslim civil liberties group in the U.S., expressed surprise and concern at Boxer's hasty move and her failure to consult CAIR about the charges which they say are baseless.
"These allegations are smears and an attempt to marginalize the American Muslim community," said Elkarra.
For more than two weeks now, Boxers's office has refused to speak with Southern California InFocus, the largest American-Muslim newspaper in California.


The Elkton Bluegrass Music Jams are Back!
from 6 to 8:30 pm until December 16, 2014.
date of January 13, 2015.
For more information call 540-209-3540.
And a Brand New Web site is in the Works.
We have continued the promotion of the Shenandoah Valley's Mountain Music.
in the Shenandoah Valley. These jams seesions are free and open to the public.
If you know of a jam we should add or an update for our map, let us know.
and we attended the 2014 IBMA Conference in Raleigh, NC in October 2014.
held alternating Saturday evenings from 630-8pm. The concerts are FREE and open to the public.
Along the Shenandoah Music Trail.
SMT received from the Governor of Virginia and International Bluegrass Music Assciation award recognitions for Shenandoah Valley music preservation.
As part of SMT's mission we are working with local historians for collecting artifacts and recording/ archiving local master musicians. Including master fiddler, Edd Michaels shown here with his amazing collection of trophys and ribbons.
Edd, now 88 and still attends jams and plays locally.
mountain dulcimer that everyone can play.
and festivals. For 2013, they performed 264 concerts.
Shenandoah Music Trail feel free to contact us.
Our New Brochure as jpg is here.
Our New Brochure as pdf is here.
Don and Martha even taught 25 children how to play the Ukulele on-stage at the Boxerwood Festival in Lexington, Virginia.


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Letter from Deputy Minister of Justice, to Mrs. C. Sauro, October 2, 1940 - solo in inglese
Letter from Deputy Minister of Justice, to Mrs. C. Sauro, October 2, 1940.
From his arrest, Clementina was relentless in her mission to have her husband released. She wrote many letters on his behalf, including in one example, a letter to M.J. Coldwell, a Social Democratic politician and a fellow clergyman. As a result, Coldwell raised the issue of Libero's internment in the House of Commons, pointing out that Sauro's sons were in the Canadian services.
This example is a follow-up to one sent earlier (ICEA2010.0008.0026). The government is now confirming her husband's internment and his right to a hearing (ICEA2010.0008.0032).
Under the DOCR (Defence of Canada Regulations), after 30 days, internees could formally object to their detention to an advisory committee appointed by the Minister of Justice. The Minister of Justice then appointed a judge to review the internee's case. This meant an examination of the RCMP's evidence against the internee, meetings with the internee, and interviews with witnesses who could attest to the internee's character. After this, the judge either recommended an internee's release or continued internment to the Minister of Justice.
W. R. Jackett
Recto: [t-b, l-r]: [typed] WRJ//PD [printed on paper] PLEASE ADDRESS / THE DEPUTY OF JUSTICE / OTTAWA / OTTAWA [dotted line] [typed] October 2nd, [printed on paper] 19 [dotted line] [typed] 40. / 40-487 / Dear Madam: / Re: Rev. Libero Sauro / Further to my letter of the 26th / ultimo, I beg to state that I am now informed by the / R.C.M.P. that your husband had been detained under / Regulation 21 of the Defence of Canada Regulations and / he will be given an opportunity of filing a Notice of / Objection in due course. / Yours truly, [signature in ink] W. R. Jackett [typed] for the Advisory Committee / on Orders of Restriction and Detention. / Mrs. C. Sauro, / 104 Millwood Rd., / TORONTO, Ont.


Like Hurricanes Harvey and Katrina before it, most of Hurricane Florence's damage will not be from the wind but the water.
Yes, some people died when they were crushed by trees felled by Florence's winds as it swept across the Carolinas and some homes were destroyed. But most of Florence's victims died in the massive floods that will cause wide and long-term damage to houses, businesses, roads and other infrastructure and produce a spike in water-borne illness. Tens of thousands of Carolinians have been evacuated from the rising floods, and there are worries that some dams might fail. Feces, urine and the decaying carcasses of hogs, chickens and other animals from the states' industrial-scale farms may pollute the water supply.
A house buried in water will likely need to be demolished and replaced.
It's unknown how many homes are damaged and destroyed, but even in the best of circumstances furniture, refrigerators and other appliances will almost certainly be ruined.
Water can compromise or ruin wallboard, electrical systems, insulation, doors, windows and cabinets. Wooden floors warp, swell and can even float away; mold grows in the moist, humid interior, posing the risk of respiratory problems.
Forty inches or more of water pounding the pavement in less than a week can undermine streets.
The relentless pressure can loosen the foundation — compacted soil, gravel or sand — leading to cracking and potholes.
Pieces of pavement can slide away, requiring the roads be rebuilt.
Water from Katrina and Harvey transformed New Orleans and Houston. Neighborhoods were destroyed, and people had to move — some temporarily and some permanently.
That will likely be the fate of some Carolina towns and communities.
Long after the danger of drowning subsides, water, oddly enough, can wreak havoc on your health — by forcing you to dry places.
Storm survivors who fled flooded homes found refuge in large shelters, but those temporary living quarters can become incubators for infections.
Experts warn that evacuees in crowded shelters can develop norovirus, a highly contagious intestinal infection marked by vomiting and diarrhea — an illness that has been known to occur on cruise ships.
New health problems can arise once flood victims return homes. Inside, mold can cause breathing troubles, but that can be avoided by wearing a mask. Outside, standing pools of stagnant water contaminated by chemicals and garbage become ideal breeding spots for mosquitoes. Their bites can create serious diseases such as encephalitis.
Superstorm Sandy. Katrina. Harvey. The epic disasters in the New York metro area, New Orleans and Houston left residents wrestling with the emotional anguish of losing their homes, their livelihoods and their sense of security. The same psychological trauma is likely to emerge in the Carolinas.
Those feelings can linger for years. One study found that residents in the path of Sandy suffered from depression and post-traumatic stress. Another concluded that children displaced by Katrina still had serious emotional or behavioral problems five years later.
Being in a large shelter, though, can boost the spirits of storm survivors because they can share stories and turn to each other for support.


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← Steelers and Packers advance to Super Bowl XLV
Desperate for pitching, Yankees sign Bartolo Colon →
Monday morning quarterback
Posted on January 24, 2011 by Kevin Steimle
Who will win Super Bowl XLV?
Packers (51%, 466 Votes)
Steelers (49%, 440 Votes)
I know Jets' fans are still recovering from their AFC title game hangover, but I just have some random thoughts to get out there from Sunday's games.
I really didn't care who won the Bears-Packers game, but I like Packers QB Aaron Rodgers, so I found myself rooting for them. However, I found myself rooting for third-string quarterback Caleb Hanie and kind of hoped he would bring the Bears back and send the game to overtime.
Chicago Bears third-string quarterback Caleb Hanie almost pulled off the impossible on Sunday. (AP PHOTO)
I'm no Jay Cutler fan and apparently nobody else is, but why all the hatred? I find it hard to believe he didn't want to come back in the NFC Championship Game, but I guess we'll never know.
How did Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher go down after that weak tackle attempt by Rodgers? And Urlacher you can't afford anything better than that barb wire tattoo?
Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher is tripped up by Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers during Sunday's NFC title game. (AP PHOTO)
Craig Carton made a great point on the Boomer & Carton show on WFAN this morning. He said free agents are going to want to come to the Jets and play for Rex Ryan. On the other hand, Antrel Rolle and Kenny Phillips probably destroyed the Giants' chances of signing big-time free agents when they blasted Tom Coughlin last week. Way to be team players, guys. Try thinking before you speak.
The NFC Playoffs would be entirely different had the Giants not blown a 21-point lead to the Eagles. I don't think I'll ever get over that. However, Packers' fans should be thanking the Giants because they probably wouldn't be booking their Super Bowl trips right now.
How horrible was that four-play goal-line sequence for the Jets on Sunday?
I can't get past all the off-season stuff Ben Roethlisberger has been accused of, but the guy is a great big-game quarterback.
The NFL is truly a league of parity. The last few years have shown that. The teams that get on a hot streak going into the playoffs generally do well. Teams don't have to win their division or earn the top seed to do reach the Super Bowl anymore.
I know it's tough to do now, but Jets' fans should be happy with the season. At least your team reached the AFC title game the last two years. The same can't be said for any other team and the future is still bright.
Mark Sanchez has been anointed as the best quarterback in New York/New Jersey. I'm not sure if I can say that yet. Sanchez is asked to manage a game and does a good job of it, but Eli Manning is asked to win games. I think it's too soon to say Sanchez is better.
It was really refreshing to watch a team play to win instead of just playing it conservatively. The Steelers last drive was how it should be done. Instead of just running the ball three times and punting, they actually took chances and threw the ball. Did you see that Coughlin and Kevin Gilbride?
I wonder how Jets backup QB Mark Brunell felt when Sanchez wiped a boogie on his jacket before Sunday's game?
About Kevin Steimle
Kevin Steimle was born and raised in Toms River and has worked in the Asbury Park Press sports department since 1994 where he is currently the Assistant Regional Sports Editor. He roots for the Giants, Yankees, North Carolina Tar Heels and every team his kids play for.
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EFSA evaluates new recycling processes for PP and PET
EFSA's CEF panel publishes two new scientific opinions on recycling processes, materials considered safe for food contact
July 29, 2013 Charlotte Wagner
On July 24, 2013 the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published scientific opinions on the "INTERSEROH step 2" recycling processes for polypropylene (PP) crates and the "Visy" and "SIA ekoPET" recycling processes for polytherephthalate (PET). The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (CEF) concludes that materials derived from both processes are safe for food contact.
In the first scientific opinion, the CEF panel states that pre-washed, damaged PP crates can be safely recycled with the "INTERSEROH step 2" recycling process, as the controlled and closed loop process uses only materials intended for food contact use. The risk of contamination can therefore be ruled out. The application for evaluation was filed by the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport. The second scientific opinion considers the post-consumer PET recycling processes "Visy" and "SIA ekoPET", which are based on the previously authorized Starlinger IV+ ® technology (previously reported on by the FPF). The CEF panel argues that the extrusion and crystallization steps sufficiently ensure decontamination of the washed and dried PET flakes under the conditions described in the application, provided recycling material contains less than 5% non-food contact PET. The CEF panel concludes that PET obtained from the "Visy" and "SIA ekoPET" processes can be used for up to 100% in the manufacture of PET food contact materials. The German Ministry for Consumer Protection and Food Safety submitted the application. EFSA evaluated the recycling processes in accordance with Commission Regulation EC 282/2008 on recycled plastic materials intended to come into contact with foods.
CEF (2013). "Scientific Opinion on the safety evaluation of the following processes based on Starlinger IV+ ® technology used to recycle post-consumer PET into food contact materials"Visy" and "SIA EkoPET." EFSA Journal 2013;11(7):3309 [16 pp.].
CEF (2013). "Scientific Opinion on the safety evaluation of the process "INTERSEROH Step 2" used to recycle polypropylene crates for use as food contact material." EFSA Journal 2013;11(07):3308 [11 pp.].
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Daralee S. Barbera joined Waddell & Reed in 1982. A native to Los Angeles, she is Managing Principal, supervising fifty financial advisors in seven branch offices based out of Costa Mesa, CA.
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The Belfast-born writer and director Terry George is most at home in settings where there are troubles, and sorry about the unintentional play on words. With director Jim Sheridan he crafted two of the most searing and memorable films about his homeland and its tortured history, 1993's "In the Name of the Father" and 1997's "The Boxer," both starring Daniel Day-Lewis. When he's been behind the camera himself, he hasn't chosen rom-coms: his 1998 HBO movie "A Bright Shining Lie" treated the Vietnam debacle from a particular military perspective, and 2004's "Hotel Rwanda" took a focused look at one man's action against the Rwandan genocide. Even George's little-seen 2007 domestic tragedy "Reservation Road" had a larger point about societal ills animating its core.
With "The Promise," George, co-writing with Robin Swicord, treats the Armenian genocide of the early part of the 20th century, an action undertaken by the soon-to-be-displaced Ottoman Empire, as a side exercise in its alliance with Germany as World War I was about to break out. Well over a million souls were killed in this action, which the contemporary Turkish government still declines to acknowledge. Indeed, the recent movie "The Ottoman Lieutenant," set in the same period as this one, is produced in part by Turkish interests and has several scenes in which there's a pronounced "whatever Armenians WERE killed kind of had it coming" vibe. And this film has been preemptively down-voted on IMDb by Armenian genocide deniers. One nice thing about George is that when he takes on a subject, he doesn't flinch or back down about the truths he needs to convey. But it's hard to deny that in some respects, "The Promise" takes a long way to getting around to the meat of the story.
George and Swicord have chosen to focus the story around a love triangle. Young Mikael Boghosian, an apothecary from a village in Southern Turkey, betroths himself to a young woman from a family of means in order to go to Constantinople to attend medical school. At the house of the well-off relative with whom he's lodging, he meets the beautiful Anna, an artist who's also Armenian. Anna is married to Chris Myers, a committed American journalist who's also a hard-headed hard drinker. You see where this is going.
As Mikael, Oscar Isaac doesn't settle into his role right away, perhaps because for a while there isn't much of a role to settle into. He is the embodiment of goodness, of earnestness. Making a friend at the institute where he's enrolled, the fellow student asks "So you've already studied medicine?" and Mikael answers, "Yes, it's my passion," and all the ingenuousness Isaac can bring to bear on the character doesn't rescue the line. Once he admits his passion to Anna, he also reminds himself and her that he is indeed promised to another. Anna, in an excellent portrayal by Charlotte Le Bon, is the one who winds up pushing the issue. If Christian Bale's performance as Chris has the most vigor and intelligence, it's at least in part because the troubled character himself has those traits in the most abundance. Alliances are formed, trusts are broken, and then history intrudes; these three characters lose and find each other time and again as war destroys everything around them in each of the environments they travel to.
For Mikael, that's initially a prison camp, where after a depiction of the depredations of hard labor, a dramatic incident involving "weeping" dynamite affords him his escape. He then returns to his village, where he does marry Maral, the young woman he'd left behind; the couples' families hide them in a mountain cabin, and Mikael grows to love his bide. The theme of the good man who becomes a devoted husband while secretly loving another from afar is reminiscent of "Doctor Zhivago." But while Anna and Myers take up resistance to the Armenian "evacuations" at a Protestant Mission, the Turkish exterminators are rampaging.
The movie hits its cinematic stride, as it happens, when events are at their worst. "The Promise" is drenched in production value and replete with ravishing shots of sunrises and sunsets, but it's in the scenes of fleeing, of battle, and of horrendous loss that the film is at its most effective. The depiction of the savagery inflicted on Armenia is bracing. George is determined to make his story as much about the dead as about the fictional survivors. It's in that respect that "The Promise" earns its unsettling honor.
Glenn Kenny was the chief film critic of Premiere magazine for almost half of its existence. He has written for a host of other publications and resides in Brooklyn. Read his answers to our Movie Love Questionnaire here.
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Gurus Gone Bad in India
How do manipulative cult leaders exploit devout believers?
By Karishma Vyas
Sirsa, India – On August 25, 2017, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was convicted of sexually assaulting two women. Across India, such crimes occur with horrifying frequency, but Ram Rahim isn't just another sexual predator. He is a self-styled saint who heads one of the largest spiritual organisations in the country.
Through his ashram, the Dera Sacha Sauda, he has amassed an estimated net worth of almost $36m, and claims to have 60 million followers worldwide. His sprawling headquarters in the north Indian city of Sirsa boasts a state-of-the-art hospital, schools, luxury hotels and a sport stadium.
To his devotees, he is the messenger of God, but many say beneath his saintly persona lies a cruel and conniving criminal. Former followers are now coming forward to expose a network of disciples who supplied Ram Rahim with women he could sexually assault, confidantes who allegedly plotted with him to assassinate critics, and doctors who are accused of castrating hundreds of men on Ram Rahim's orders. Allegations the guru denies.
Why did his devotees conspire with, and cover up for the guru for almost 20 years? And why, even after his criminal convictions, do hundreds of thousands of people continue to worship him?
To understand this blind faith, it's important to understand the psychology of a cult.
"I believed that he was God," says Khatta Singh, who was once a fervent follower of Ram Rahim. "We would take his name morning and night, even before sleeping,"
The banks of the holy Ganges River in Varanasi are crowded with people as worshippers perform prayers and spiritual rituals in the morning [Karishma Vyas/Al Jazeera]
For 10 years, Singh lived in the Dera Sacha Sauda ashram, working his way into Ram Rahim's inner circle. Like many cult leaders, the guru obsessively controlled his devotees, Singh says.
"He installed cameras around the Dera, and also microphones. When guards would be standing around at night talking, he would record all of it," he recalls.
"In the morning, he would summon them and ask, 'At this time were you talking about this?' They would say, 'Yes, sir'. So, people started thinking that he knows everything."
Hans Raj Chauhan is another former follower who lived under the guru's iron fist. He was just a teenager when his devout parents sent him to live and work in Ram Rahim's ashram. He says his indoctrination began immediately.
"We could only read literature that our guru had given us," he tells Al Jazeera.
"You're not allowed to listen to the radio or watch TV. You have to eat and drink whatever the guru had decided."
"You have to do everything inside the Dera … We couldn't go to the market. If we had to buy some clothes or shoes, we'd have to come back very quickly. They would log our movements."
Chauhan says, like all the disciples living in the ashram, he was brainwashed and cut off from the outside world, including from his family.
"My parents would visit every two or three months, but there was a limit on how long we could meet for. And we would always have one of the guru's spies standing in the corner. Whatever you said would get back to him."
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Both Singh and Chauhan admit that they knew Ram Rahim was committing heinous crimes, including rape.
"What is being reported in the media is only five percent of what he has actually done," says Singh. "I've seen the girls going in and out of his room myself, because I was standing right there."
Singh says he even witnessed his guru order other disciples to murder a journalist. He believes he was also involved in the assassination of a former devotee.
"He's a very dangerous man. I've seen it up close. Ram Chander Chhatrapati, Ranjit Singh … He gave the order one day and the next they were killed."
And then came the day that Chauhan says he, too, was targeted. He says Ram Rahim ordered doctors in the ashram to castrate him, and hundreds of other followers, without their consent.
Worshippers perform early morning prayers along the banks of the holy Ganges River in Varanasi [Karishma Vyas/Al Jazeera]
But Chauhan says even that didn't destroy his faith in Ram Rahim. Like Khatta Singh, he remained loyal to the guru for years. This blind faith does not surprise author, Bhavdeep Kang.
"Surrender is a very important aspect of the guru-devotee relationship," says Kang, who has written about India's best-known gurus. "You have to completely surrender yourself to the God-man, which means even when he's wrong, he's right."
Kang says it can take years for devout followers to extricate themselves from the control of their gurus, because they believe they have too much to lose.
"What the God-man offers you is membership of a larger community. A sense of belonging. You become so invested in that that it becomes very hard to leave. It becomes so much a part of your existence, of who you are," she says.
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"In some ways, as a devotee, I am more invested in the God-man's divinity than the God-man himself. Having surrendered myself to you, I have to justify it. I have to justify having given up everything for you.
"So, you build up an image of that person in your head, which is not necessarily based on reality."
In Ram Rahim's case, both Singh and Chauhan say fear also played a key role in keeping them loyal to their guru.
"There were a lot of reasons to be afraid," says Chauhan. "I found out that a very good journalist, Ram Chander Chhatrapati was murdered. Ranjit (Singh) was murdered … So, I was terrified. And being from a poor family, I did not have the guts to speak out."
Singh says this fear was justified.
"If I had spoken out, it was possible he'd have me and my entire family killed," he says.
"When I stopped going to the Dera, they sent followers to my house. They'd spit on me. They said, 'If you say anything, we're ready for you'. There was so much pressure on me that I just couldn't speak out."
Singh and Chauhan are now helping the government prosecute their former guru for murder and castration. But even as Ram Rahim serves a 20-year prison sentence for the sexual assault of two female devotees, hundreds of thousands of disciples continue to flock to his ashram.
There are tens of thousands of gurus across India spearheading charitable programmes that benefit their communities [Gurmeet Sapal/Al Jazeera]
"He's my guru. He's the answer to all of my questions," says Prakash Singh Salwara, a spokesman for Ram Rahim and his ashram. "He's a mother, a father, a brother, a friend. He's everything."
Salwara, who has been a devotee for almost 30 years, does not believe any of the charges against Ram Rahim. Instead, he says, his guru is a victim of a conspiracy by journalists, politicians and federal investigators.
"From the beginning to the end, I have tried to understand and investigate these allegations. I never say anything that indicated that a crime has been committed," he says. "People are saying that this is politically motivated. The truth hasn't been completely buried. And I believe that someday, it will come out."


The Ravens envisioned Jeremy Maclin as the next veteran wide receiver to enjoy success in Baltimore after being cast aside elsewhere when he signed a two-year, $11 million contract last June.
But he turned out to be closer to T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Lee Evans than Steve Smith or Anquan Boldin, prompting Baltimore to release him before the start of the new league year on Wednesday. The move was expected after Maclin caught a career-low 40 passes for 440 yards and three touchdowns in 12 games and never seemed to mesh with his new team. The 29-year-old was also hampered by injuries ranging from a shoulder injury that sidelined him for two games in October to a knee sprain that ended his season in mid-December.
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Maclin's tenure in Baltimore got off on the wrong foot as he recorded only two June minicamp practices with Joe Flacco before the veteran quarterback would then miss all of training camp and the preseason with a back injury. Despite connecting for a touchdown in each of the first two games of the season, the two never developed a consistent rapport. Maclin caught a season-high eight passes for 98 yards in the Week 9 loss at Tennessee, but he would mostly be a non-factor the rest of the way, recording no more than 41 receiving yards in his five remaining contests before injuring his knee early in the Week 15 win at Cleveland.
It marked the second straight disappointing season for Maclin as he caught just 44 passes for 536 yards and two touchdowns with Kansas City in 2016. Prior to that, he had recorded back-to-back seasons of at least 1,000 yards and eight touchdown catches.
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Front cover title is "A Story of Canadian Adventure." Pickthall originally published this story as a serial in East and West, a Canadian church magazine for young people. Jefferys, the illustrator, was a Canadian painter, author, and teacher. Best known as an historical illustrator, he is said to have remarked: "If my work has stirred any interest in our country and its past, I am more than paid."
Publisher: S. W. Partridge & Co.
Date Published: [1908]
Place Published: London
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Tomorrow's Transportation: New Systems for the Urban Future
By Leon Monroe Cole, United States. Urban Transportation Administration
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The following report is a summary of the recommendations for a comprehensive program for national leadership in research, development and demonstration in all aspects of urban transportation and of the basis upon which it was formulated. The study and its recommended action proposals were prepared in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, under the leadership of Charles M. Haar, Assistant Secretary for Metropolitan Development of this Department. The insight and perception of the nature of urban problems shown by Assistant Secretary Haar and the staff which assisted him have resulted in the design of a program of research and development which could beneficially affect very aspect of urban life for many years. The recommended program involves not only new systems for meeting urban travel needs ranging from those of the pedestrian to those of the air traveler, but also improvements in existing service and facilities, new and improved system components, and new and improved methods of planning and operating urban transportation systems.
Throughout, our concern has been to relate technology and scientific innovation as closely as possible to the present and desired shape of our cities and the improved quality of life of urban residents. The role of the recommended program is stressed as only one of a number of tools needed to bring better cities into existence in the future through an orderly process of ameliorating the urban difficulties of the present. While urban transportation research, development and demonstration alone cannot solve our current urban problems or bring about our desired future cities, it is an indispensable instrument for our efforts to reach these goals.
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Reviewed by: Stephen Carty
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"It's not a washout, it's just a mixed bag."
Ever since he popped his first Snikt way back in 2000's X-Men, Hugh Jackman seemed destined to get his own spin-off. All manly hair, raw animalistic intensity and chiselled vest-wearing pecs, many thought he was the perfect Wolverine (sit down the losers who complain he's 'too tall') and the fanboys couldn't wait till he got his own feature. Despite rumours of studio interference, gossip-fuelling reshoots and an early leak of the movie which saw it downloaded 75,000 times in one day, anticipation was still high.
As a mutant with near uncharted healing properties and bone-like claws, Jackman's soldier James Howlett is recruited into an elite military squad run by ominous Colonel William Stryker (Danny Huston). However, when he leaves to live a peaceful life, half-brother and bloodthirsty former teammate Victor Creed (Liev Schreiber) hunts him down to kill his beloved (Lynn Collins). Offering help to defeat Creed, Stryker proposes an experiment that will fuse an unbreakable alloy to Howlett's skeletal system, rendering him invulnerable.
So was it worth the wait? Well, unfortunately, the answer is much closer to no. Okay, on the plus side there are sprinklings of nice humour, an excellent Watchmen-esque war-montage credits sequence and a few iconic moments (Wolvie rising out of the water chamber, anyone?), but as things progress we snowball into a silliness that undoes the good work before it with a few ill-judged twists.
Subsequently, you can't help but feel for Jackman. Superb as ever in a role he clearly loves (indeed, at Comic Con recently he thanked Wolverine creator Len Wein for "giving him a career") the man often reported as 'the nicest guy in Hollywood" puts it all on the line by starring, producing and enduring heavy protein-filled workouts at 4am to shape the sinewy beast he's always envisioned. Cynics might complain that his take isn't as fresh as it once was, but our favourite Aussie has now joined the great Chris Reeve as the only actors to play a comic-book character four times.
Importantly, it's not a washout, it's just a mixed bag. In terms of action, director Gavin Hood does an accomplished job but doesn't give us a stand out scene. The script by David Benioff (who sought the project for three years) does many things right but the end result also has more holes than Logan's sheets after a nightmare (why does he stop ageing as an adult?). On the other three-clawed hand, the final showdown is both underwhelming and ridiculously over the top.
Then there's the nagging question as to whether the story gaps needed to be filled. In Bryan Singer's excellent first two X-flicks the mystery surrounding Logan was part of his appeal and rendered him as the most interesting member of the ensemble. Okay, so the origin story was the obvious choice given X-Men 3's poor reception, but X2 did such a good job with the backstory that topping it was always going to be as hard as breaking adamantium.
Frustratingly, when X-Men Origins: Wolverine (why not just Wolverine?) becomes more personal and focuses on character, it holds the attention well. The problem is that in true Spider-man 3 style it overcrowds itself by shoe-horning in fan-favourites who end up underdeveloped as a result. Emma Frost? Blink and you'll miss her. Scott Summers? Did it need to be him? In particular, Ryan Reynolds is predictably outstanding as the quip-dispensing swordsman Wade Wilson early doors (describing him as "cross between Commando and Phantom of the Opera, by way of Caddyshack") only to be sidelined until an eyebrow raiser of a comeback. Sylar from Heroes anyone?
As for Gambit, the miscast Taylor Kitsch does his bits from the trailer, then disappears for a while only to pop up at appropriate points (the kids need help. You do that). Elsewhere, we get Daniel Henney's expert marksman, Lynn Collins' love interest, Kevin Durand's blob and Will I Am's (better than expected) transporter all fighting for screen time. While Huston does a nice line in nefarious as Colonel Stryker and Dominic Monaghan provides pathos as Bolt, the real standout is Schreiber's suitably feral Creed. On the back of his standout performance in Defiance, Schreiber is showing he has real game.
Despite the numerous good points, you can't help but feel that it's a missed opportunity. Sadly for the admirable Hugh Jackman, X-Men Origins: Wolverine isn't the best at what it does.
Reviewed on: 10 May 2009
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Starring: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston, Will.I.Am, Lynn Collins, Kevin Durand, Dominic Monaghan, Taylor Kitsch, Daniel Henney, Ryan Reynolds, Scott Adkins, Tim Pocock, Julia Blake, Max Cullen, Tahyna Tozzi
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package edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.controller.freemarker;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

import javax.servlet.ServletException;
import javax.servlet.annotation.WebServlet;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;

import org.apache.commons.lang3.LocaleUtils;
import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
import org.apache.jena.query.QuerySolution;
import org.apache.jena.query.ResultSet;
import org.apache.jena.rdf.model.Literal;

import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.beans.Individual;
import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.controller.VitroRequest;
import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.controller.freemarker.responsevalues.ExceptionResponseValues;
import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.controller.freemarker.responsevalues.ResponseValues;
import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.controller.freemarker.responsevalues.TemplateResponseValues;
import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.dao.jena.QueryUtils;
import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.i18n.selection.SelectedLocale;
import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.rdfservice.filter.LanguageFilteringUtils;

/*Servlet to view all labels in various languages for individual*/

@WebServlet(name = "ViewLabelsServlet", urlPatterns = {"/viewLabels"} )
public class ViewLabelsServlet extends FreemarkerHttpServlet{
    private static final Log log = LogFactory.getLog(ViewLabelsServlet.class.getName());

    @Override
	protected ResponseValues processRequest(VitroRequest vreq) {
		Map<String, Object> body = new HashMap<String, Object>();
		String subjectUri = vreq.getParameter("subjectUri");
		body.put("subjectUri", subjectUri);
		try {
	        //the labels already added by the user
            ArrayList<Literal> existingLabels = this.getExistingLabels(subjectUri, vreq);
			//Get all language codes/labels used in the list of existing labels
	        List<HashMap<String, String>> locales = this.getLocales(vreq, existingLabels);
	        //Get code to label hashmap - we use this to get the language name for the language code returned in the rdf literal
	        HashMap<String, String> localeCodeToNameMap = this.getFullCodeToLanguageNameMap(locales);

			//existing labels keyed by language name and each of the list of labels is sorted by language name
			HashMap<String, List<LabelInformation>> existingLabelsByLanguageName = this.getLabelsSortedByLanguageName(existingLabels, localeCodeToNameMap, vreq, subjectUri);
			//Get available locales for the drop down for adding a new label, also sorted by language name
			HashSet<String> existingLanguageNames = new HashSet<String>(existingLabelsByLanguageName.keySet());
			body.put("labelsSortedByLanguageName", existingLabelsByLanguageName);
		  Individual subject = vreq.getWebappDaoFactory().getIndividualDao().getIndividualByURI(subjectUri);

		  if( subject != null && subject.getName() != null ){
	            body.put("subjectName", subject.getName());
	        }else{
	            body.put("subjectName", null);
	        }

		} catch (Throwable e) {
			log.error(e, e);
			return new ExceptionResponseValues(e);
		}

		String template = "viewLabelsForIndividual.ftl";

		return new TemplateResponseValues(template, body);
    }
  //Languages sorted by language name
  	private HashMap<String, List<LabelInformation>> getLabelsSortedByLanguageName(List<Literal> labels, Map<String, String> localeCodeToNameMap,
  			VitroRequest vreq, String subjectUri) {

  		//Iterate through the labels and create a hashmap
  		HashMap<String, List<LabelInformation>> labelsHash= new HashMap<String, List<LabelInformation>>();

  		for(Literal l: labels) {
  			String languageTag = l.getLanguage();
  			String languageName = "";
  			if(StringUtils.isEmpty(languageTag)) {
  				languageName = "untyped";
  			}
  			else if(localeCodeToNameMap.containsKey(languageTag)) {
  				languageName = localeCodeToNameMap.get(languageTag);
  			} else {
  				log.warn("This language tag " + languageTag + " does not have corresponding name in the system and was not processed");
  			}

  			if(!StringUtils.isEmpty(languageName)) {
  				if(!labelsHash.containsKey(languageName)) {
  					labelsHash.put(languageName, new ArrayList<LabelInformation>());
  				}
  				ArrayList<LabelInformation> labelsList = (ArrayList<LabelInformation>)labelsHash.get(languageName);
  				//This should put the label in the list
  				//Create label information instance with the required information
  				//To generate link

  				labelsList.add(new LabelInformation(
  						l, languageTag, languageName));
  			}
  		}

  		//Sort each label list
  		LabelInformationComparator lic = new LabelInformationComparator();
  		for(String languageName: labelsHash.keySet()) {
  			List<LabelInformation> labelInfo = labelsHash.get(languageName);
  			labelInfo.sort(lic);
  		}
  		return labelsHash;

  	}

  	public static class LabelInformationComparator implements Comparator<LabelInformation> {

  		public int compare(LabelInformation l1, LabelInformation l2) {
  			return l1.getLabelStringValue().compareTo(l2.getLabelStringValue());
  		}
  	}

    @Override
	public void doPost(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
			throws ServletException, IOException {
		doGet(request, response);
	}

    //get locales present in list of literals
    public List<HashMap<String, String>> getLocales(VitroRequest vreq,
            List<Literal> existingLiterals) {
        Set<Locale> locales = new HashSet<Locale>();
        for(Literal literal : existingLiterals) {
            String language = literal.getLanguage();
            if(!StringUtils.isEmpty(language)) {
                locales.add(LanguageFilteringUtils.languageToLocale(language));
            }
        }
		if (locales.isEmpty()) {
			return Collections.emptyList();
		}
		List<HashMap<String, String>> list = new ArrayList<HashMap<String, String>>();
		Locale currentLocale = SelectedLocale.getCurrentLocale(vreq);
		for (Locale locale : locales) {
			try {
				list.add(buildLocaleMap(locale, currentLocale));
			} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
				log.warn("Can't show locale '" + locale + "': " + e);
			}
		}

		return list;
    }

    //copied from locale selection data getter but don't need all this information
    private HashMap<String, String> buildLocaleMap(Locale locale,
			Locale currentLocale) throws FileNotFoundException {
		HashMap<String, String> map = new HashMap<String, String>();
		//Replacing the underscore with a hyphen because that is what is represented in the actual literals
		map.put("code", locale.toString().replace("_", "-"));
		map.put("label", locale.getDisplayName(currentLocale));
		return map;
	}

    public HashMap<String, String> getFullCodeToLanguageNameMap(List<HashMap<String, String>> localesList) {
    	HashMap<String, String> codeToLanguageMap = new HashMap<String, String>();
    	for(Map<String, String> locale: localesList) {
    		String code = (String) locale.get("code");
    		String label = (String) locale.get("label");
    		if(!codeToLanguageMap.containsKey(code)) {
    			codeToLanguageMap.put(code, label);
    		}
    		else {
    			log.warn("Language code " + code + " for " + label  + " was not associated in map becayse label already exists");
    		}
    	}
    	return codeToLanguageMap;
    }

    private ArrayList<Literal>  getExistingLabels(String subjectUri, VitroRequest vreq) {
        String queryStr = QueryUtils.subUriForQueryVar(LABEL_QUERY, "subject", subjectUri);
        log.debug("queryStr = " + queryStr);

        ArrayList<Literal>  labels = new ArrayList<Literal>();
        try {
        	// Show only labels with current language filtering
            ResultSet results = QueryUtils.getQueryResults(queryStr, vreq);
            while (results.hasNext()) {
                QuerySolution soln = results.nextSolution();
                Literal nodeLiteral = soln.get("label").asLiteral();
                labels.add(nodeLiteral);

            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            log.error(e, e);
        }
       return labels;
    }

    //Class used to store the information needed for the template, such as the labels, their languages, their edit links
    public class LabelInformation {
    	private Literal labelLiteral = null;

    	private String languageCode; //languageCode
    	private String languageName;
    	public LabelInformation(Literal inputLiteral,  String inputLanguageCode, String inputLanguageName) {
    		this.labelLiteral = inputLiteral;

    		this.languageCode = inputLanguageCode;
    		this.languageName = inputLanguageName;
    	}

    	public Literal getLabelLiteral() {
    		return this.labelLiteral;
    	}

    	public String getLabelStringValue() {
    		return this.labelLiteral.getString();
    	}

    	public String getLanguageCode() {
    		return this.languageCode;
    	}

    	public String getLanguageName() {
    		return this.languageName;
    	}
    }

    private static String LABEL_QUERY = ""
	        + "PREFIX rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> \n"
	        + "SELECT DISTINCT ?label WHERE { \n"
	        + "    ?subject rdfs:label ?label \n"
	        + "} ORDER BY ?label";

}

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An extra tip is always a boost to the service which we provide to our customers, which means that they are satisfied with the service. It does take a lot of effort for any service provider to have their customers satisfied. The prominent reason behind a happy and satisfied customer is that the service provider has made them special.
Apart from that particular aspect, we can say that this tip which the person will boost and their productivity will increase. This one aspect has been followed by the drivers of Lyft. They have received an extra tip for the service they have provided to their riders. This tip has been awarded to the drivers through the Lyft app itself; it is a commendable job which they have done.
It is an astounding fact to know the figures which they have collected together just with the extra tip which received from the riders. They have acquired around 200 million dollars and that is a significant figure a huge boost to Lyft as well. The rival Uber do not have an option set for the rider to tip the driver. It is a huge amount of profit on the company's part and it is glad about the way the drivers have worked for it.
There was a press release made by the company stating that their drivers have always tried to put the best foot forward in provide the best service to the commuters with their service. In fact, the drivers did go out of their way to make sure that the riders had a great ride with the driver. They made the day for the rider and at the end of the day, for any business, a customer is what matters the most to them and in that aspect the company has perfectly nailed it.
Right from the beginning when Lyft started its business with the ride-hailing, it introduced the tipping option in the app. That option will allow the rider to express their gratitude for the wonderful they had with the driver. This revenue which the company has created with just the tips which the drivers have made is definitely a big jolt for Uber.
The latter would not have to expect this kind of a thing to be coming their way. It is evident that the riders who use Lyft are happy with the service which they are receiving. In fact, Uber stated that tipping the drivers is not the current trendsetter and it is an old-fashioned ideology which is being followed. On the flip side, the company stated that the riders can tip the drivers and they can accept the tip as well and this is always been there in their policy, stated one of a spokesperson from Uber.
Apart from that, the spokesperson said that they have received a feedback from the riders stating that the rides which they get through are hassle-free. A pop-up showing that if the ride was comfortable and satisfactory, will allow the rider to tip the driver which is less cumbersome. If there is no option available on the app and if in any case, the rider wants to tip, then it has to be made by cash.
IN THE YEAR 2016, LYFT WAS ABLE TO FETCH AROUND 100 MILLION DOLLARS IN TIPS BY THE MONTH OF JUNE.
It has been just 4 years since they have started their business and we can see that there has been a tremendous amount of growth. This lead is absolutely a huge stepping stone towards the success of Lyft. The impact of being able to receive such a positive response from its riders was really a terrific one.
After that wonderful revenue made by the drivers, in just span of 9 months, they proved it all over again. They made another 100 million dollars with the tipping for the service which the drivers provided. This makes it clear that the drivers are making sure that each and every ride which the rider takes with Lyft is the best one.
The complete statistics of the tips which the drivers have received as in tips is right from the beginning of their business in 2012. Lyft drivers have made 200 million dollars in a span of 4 years by giving the commuters happy and comfortable rides. It is stated that there are around 315,000 drivers who work under the Lyft's platform.
An option to tip the driver is always made available for the rider if they found the ride to be worth the time. If the rider decides to tip, they can tip the drivers as a thank you note before they make the complete payment for the ride which they have taken. This is a boost for the drivers, as they will be glad knowing the fact that they are giving great rides to the people.
Lyft has bolstered its business and we can see that there is raise in its expansion by around 50 percent. The service is now made available in around 300 cities in the United States. We can expect that this is tipping might continue with the other cities as well if the drivers are able to pull off the same kind of rides for the people. They planned of completing the expansion to 100 cities by the end of 2017, but we can see that the progress has been rapid and by the end of March, the company's service is available in 100 locations.
The firm started the year with a high note by expanding its business to around 40 cities in the month of January. Later on, in the consecutive month of the year, they went on to expand to another 54 cities in the country. They were really swift enough to bolster to the other parts of the country. Even the company officials would not have expected that their aim to complete a project in 12 months has been completed in a span of just 3 months.
Lyft's expansion of its business comes in and we can see that reports are coming in that the company is pitching to the investors. They are expecting to be making a pitching for at the minimum of 500 million dollars.
At present, the come is been valued at 5.5 billion dollars whereas its rival Uber has been valued at 68 billion dollars which are significantly huge when compared to that of Lyft's.
If the investors are investing in Lyft, then the reports state that the company's value might rise to 6 billion to 7 billion dollars. The company might stand at the second spot when it comes to the ride-hailing industry. But, it is evident that they never back down and keeps on pushing harder and harder to give the best to the people.
The company has always kept its records almost in all the occasions, there are only a few cases where there were speculations made against Lyft. Apart from that, they have always been at the better side in giving the best to the people. Unlike Uber, where it is struggling to get its records cleaned for all the speculations and allegations made against it.
This turnover of 200 million dollars from the tipping to the drivers is a huge success and we can say that the future is going to get better for Lyft and possibilities of making it to the top as well.
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How to create a Smart List around a custom form field in Clinch Talent
When you create a new form field using the Clinch Talent form builder and opt to have it included as a data type in the Advanced Search feature, the form field will automatically also become available as a data type around which you can create a Smart List.
This allows list-population to be ongoing: any candidate who enters information in the form field that meets the conditions set by the Smart List query will automatically be added to that list.
For more information on Smart Lists in Clinch Talent, please see the dedicated help doc. here.
1. In the top of left menu, click Candidates. Then, click on the action button in the Lists table and from the dropdown, select New List to create.
2. Name your list and select "Smart List" from the dropdown where "Static List" is showing by default.
3. Click to open the dropdown below "Build your Smart List query." Select your custom form field which you should see in the list alongside the name of the Call-to-Action in which it features. In the example below, you'll see that the CTA is "Form-type CTA demo" and the custom form field, "Department preferences."
4. Once you have made your selection, choose "equal" or "not equal," and enter the value around which you wish to build the list. The value will be directly related to the information the candidate enters in that form field.
Since the name of the list in the example above is "Candidates with Marketing Dept. Preference," the value we'd enter in this query is "Marketing."
5. Hit SAVE, or, add another rule to build out your Smart List query, and then SAVE.
You will be returned to the Candidates screen where you should see your new Smart List, and alongside it, in the COUNT column, the number of candidates who were pulled in based on the rule(s) set.
Remember, because this is a Smart List, any candidate who enters into the system at any stage via the call-to-action that houses the specified form field, and who meets the query criteria, will automatically be added to this list.
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