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New York Rangers Analysis
What Have We Learned? A Look at Games 7-9
By Shayna Goldman@hayyyshayyy Oct 23, 2017, 8:00am EDT
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Another week later and the New York Rangers have made some progress, but it's still not enough. At this point last week, they were second-to-last in the league standings. Right now, they're in fifth-to-last place as this week's 1-0-2 record helped them earn four more points. While that's progress from last week, there's still a lot to be concerned about within this lineup, and a lot to learn moving forward.
The Rangers faced the Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Islanders, and Nashville Predators this week. In two of those three games, the Rangers didn't get off to the best start – allowing a goal 43 seconds in against the Penguins and 2:40 in versus the Islanders. Their starts this year haven't been ideal, and while they didn't allowed a goal in the opening minutes on Saturday against the Predators, one game doesn't answer whether or not they won't continue this trend of finding themselves at a disadvantage early in their upcoming games.
Against both the Penguins and the Islanders though, the team was able to bounce back – enough to reach overtime. On Tuesday, the Rangers actually took the lead twice. However, in both instances in which they actually had the lead, they weren't able to maintain it. And in overtime, it was a Ryan McDonagh giveaway that cost them the game.
On Thursday, the Rangers never held the lead – rather they battled back from a 3-1 deficit in the third-period to force overtime. Ultimately, they lost in a shootout, but that isn't exactly indicative of this team's abilities.
Speaking of that Ryan McDonagh giveaway on Tuesday, it was well, really bad. It was un-McDonagh like. The thing is, we've always held McDonagh to a high standard because we've seen just how skilled he is – and he managed to show that high-caliber play with an anchor of a partner during Dan Girardi's decline. This season, we've been anticipating McDonagh Unchained, and we haven't quite seen it yet. It was assumed that he would play alongside Kevin Shattenkirk and show the rest of the NHL his stellar play, but that hasn't happened yet. He hasn't played with Shattenkirk enough to develop chemistry – or really any defenseman, since there hasn't been much consistency in the defensive pairs – and that may have subsequently caused his slow start.
Through the Rangers' first 9-games, McDonagh's led the team in 5v5 ice time (148.42 minutes). And despite this less than ideal start, he still leads the team with a 54.71 Corsi for percentage and is plus-11.26 relative to his teammates. There's no reason to panic about McDonagh's game yet, players are bound to make mistakes – what's important is that they learn from those mistakes and don't repeat them in the future.
Skating alongside McDonagh for much of this week, except for Saturday when he only played 5:20 in all situations (4:12 of which came on the power play), was Tony DeAngelo. When DeAngelo's made mistakes in his own zone, like against the Toronto Maple Leafs, he's paid for it – with scarce ice time the following game against Montreal, and a seat in the press box the next two after that. Since then, DeAngelo's earned his ice time. He's accumulated the second highest Corsi for percentage on this team of 54.14 ( plus-8.72 relative), although his expected goals for percentage isn't as favorable at 44.86 (minus-4.09 relative). While DeAngelo still has to refine his game in his own zone, that requires ice time and coaching to help progress his development – not stapling him to the bench for replacements with less upside.
DeAngelo's game on Tuesday and Thursday didn't merit a demotion on Saturday. But on Saturday, that demotion came when 11 forwards and seven defensemen were deployed. That lineup strategy is particularly questionable when the seventh defensemen is barely utilized. Demoting DeAngelo to such little ice time made little sense, especially since his missteps so far this season haven't been nearly as damaging as the those of the defensemen who have replaced him.
*Chart via HockeyViz
According to head coach Alain Vigneault, the reasoning behind DeAngelo's usage in lineup on Saturday was his right-handed shot on the power play. His power play presence definitely has been notable and has elevated the struggling second unit, but that still doesn't explain why he received minimal 5v5 ice time.
Making DeAngelo the seventh defenseman wasn't the only change on Saturday. Brendan Smith was moved to the first pair alongside McDonagh, while Nick Holden was paired with Brady Skjei. The pair of Marc Staal and Kevin Shattenkirk remained, and while it isn't exactly ideal to have their biggest free agent acquisition of the 2017 offseason on the third pair, he still received higher ice times than most defensemen this week. And while it's clear Staal isn't a top defenseman anymore, his play has been fine enough for a third pair role to not merit criticism.
Holden's play on the other hand, was dismal enough to merit criticism on Saturday. Somehow, he finished with 16:36 minutes in all situations, which was more than Skjei, Smith, and obviously DeAngelo, and saw more time on the penalty kill (5:29) than any other defenseman.
The Rangers led their opponents in all-situation and 5v5 shot attempts on Tuesday and Thursday. On Saturday, as they were out attempted 62-38 in all situations and 43-23 at 5v5.
Holden, who had a minus-12 Corsi differential at 5v5 and finished the game with a minus-15.48 relative Corsi for percentage, only further proved why he's a defensive liability that shouldn't have a consistent role in this lineup this year.
To make matters worse and show just how much this coaching staff hasn't learned from their mistakes last season, postseason, or even early this season, Holden was deployed in the final moments of a one-goal game when the Rangers were trying to maintain their lead – final moments that were so challenging, that even Henrik Lundqvist expressed his relief when Jimmy Vesey scored an empty-net goal to give them some breathing room.
Shifting to offense, there have been some positive and negative takeaways. Let's start with a player that's a mix of both – Pavel Buchnevich. Buchnevich's play has been impressive to start the season; his vision, puck moving abilities, and lethal shot have all been on display already. Here's the negative: he's somehow been demoted to the fourth line, despite how well he played with Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad on the first line. What isn't clear though, is if this is because of his performance, or if this is an attempt to ignite the play of fellow fourth-liner Michael Grabner.
Grabner's 40-point season last year was a welcome surprise – but a surprise nonetheless. It didn't accurately reflect the player that's on this team; he's a perfectly capable two-way player, one that has impressive speed and finds himself with breakaways opportunities often, but 27-goals and an inflated shooting percentage shouldn't be expected of him again. So it that was the intention of shifting Buchnevich to the fourth line, it's a short-sighted one that makes this team less dangerous on offense.
But if this isn't a punishment, then why has he seen some of the fewest minutes on this team?
If this is in fact a demotion, it's definitely not a logical one. Focusing on 5v5, since he rightfully still has a place on the top power play unit, Buchnevich has the fourth highest Corsi for percentage on this team of 51.98; the only forward he trails is Zibanejad. Individually, his Corsi for per 60 is 16.7, which is the second best on the team to Rick Nash. Also, he has the best expected goals for percentage on this team of 58.76 (plus-14.37 relative).
A forward that's received a lot of ice time and is playing a bigger role than expected is David Desharnais. It was assumed that Desharnais would be a bottom-six center, behind Zibanejad and Kevin Hayes. This week, Desharnais has been utilized as the team's second line center between Kreider and J.T. Miller. This promotion, along with the place team's second power play unit, has sparked some questions as it keeps Hayes on the third-line – someone, who according to Vigneault, was competing with Zibanejad for the role of first line center.
It's not to say that the combination of Kreider, Desharnais, and Miller hasn't had some success on the surface. While this combination has scored, and Desharnais has earned four points in all situations over the last three games, it doesn't mean this is the best combination available or that Desharnais is necessarily in the right role. Not only has this line combination accumulated a low 35.85 Corsi for percentage and 36.26 expected goals for percentage in their 29.07 minutes of 5v5, their PDO of 118.18 is the highest of the Rangers' line combinations – so it's not clear yet if their "success" is sustainable.
And, for whatever it's worth, if the idea is to boost Grabner's production, he did manage to score while playing with Desharnais on Tuesday – so maybe that's a combination that should be revisited, just in the bottom-six.
Below Desharnais in the lineup in Hayes on the third line, whose been playing with Jesper Fast and Jimmy Vesey. So far this season, Hayes has been playing really well. On Saturday against the Predators, Hayes put that skill on display on both sides of the ice. The more he continues to play at this level, and the more this team craves 5v5 offense, the more questionable it becomes that he isn't in a more offensive role. Hayes has much more offensive upside than someone like Desharnais that the Rangers should be looking to unlock, but instead, he's asked to emulate a defensive game that he isn't as suited for.
Lastly, the Rangers wouldn't have been able to finish this week with four points if it wasn't for Lundqvist between the pipes. Although he did allow some goals that he'd probably like to have back, it doesn't take away from how he kept these games within reach for his team.
Saturday was particularly impressive for Lundqvist, as he was the primary reason the Rangers were able to finally earn their second win of the season. And while he allowed two goals, both were on high-danger shots, the Rangers were so lucky he didn't allow more based on how they played.
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Safe to give a lot of the credit here to Lundqvist. pic.twitter.com/7UQWqh2Buu
— Micah Blake McCurdy (@IneffectiveMath) October 21, 2017
Lundqvist hasn't been the reason for the Rangers struggles this season and he's continued to be their backbone when they're needed (and they've needed it a lot this season already). There has been far too much talk about Lundqvist's age this offseason – it's no secret he's aging, but he's capable of defying aging curves. However, at 35-years-old, they shouldn't expect Lundqvist to carry them every game, and he shouldn't have to.
The defense was renovated so Lundqvist wouldn't have to carry them moving forward. It's been only 9-games, but it's an unstable trend from the Rangers that's been seen throughout Lundqvist's career. Just because they have a generational talent in net, doesn't mean they should rely on him for every win. They have to support their goaltender, and so far this season they haven't done it enough.
Finishing another week and collecting four points in three games on the surface doesn't look to concerning, but for the Rangers it is. It took until the ninth game of the season for them to earn their second win. Two in-division games were lost this week, both of which the Rangers had home-ice advantage in.
Before Saturday, it had been six games since their last win, but still it doesn't look like much has been learned since.
Had it not been for Lundqvist, the inexplicable lineup decisions on Saturday could have cost them another game. Their forward depth is still weak, and deploying 11 forwards because the 12th and 13th forwards (Adam Cracknell and Paul Carey) aren't strong enough isn't a sufficient option moving forward. The onus is on management to improve this group and to find a player the coach is willing to utilize accordingly. But the onus is also on the coach to find viable combinations with the group he has – ones that will actually bring his team to success, rather than relying on veterans he's more familiar with.
There's still a lot of hockey to play and their end results from this week are a step in the right direction, but their on-ice play still needs to improve if this team is going to have sustainable success moving forward.
*Data is at 5v5 via Corsica.hockey
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Grab your kneelers and ready your spades, because as of March 20 spring has officially sprung, and it's time to get digging. For professional landscapers and green thumbs alike, the first taste of warm weather is an exciting time to be outdoors, and the Boise Flower and Garden Show is ready to help. This year, the show will go big on the small things, spotlighting "garden vignettes" for townhouses, apartments and other tiny spaces. Plus, attendees can check out a host of seminars on gardening, like instructions on growing air plants and hydroponics; tour a forest of bonsai trees; and compare the flower power of bouquets created by Boise residents competing in the "Subscribe to Spring" flower show. Don't miss this chance to go green with the experts.


Social media is an invaluable tool for promoting your dental practice to people in your local area. The difficulty lies in targeting the right audience. Hyperlocal social media marketing is a highly effective way of gaining local exposure online. Let's take a look at how to make best use of social media platforms to locally promote your practice.
As a tech-savvy dentist, you probably already have a page for your business on Facebook, but are you using this powerful social media platform effectively to increase your local base of potential clients? To get more exposure for your practice's page, you can run Facebook ads that only appear to people in your local area. Encourage your patients to like your Facebook page: this action causes your page to be displayed to everyone in their networks, effectively recommending your dental practice to a huge number of local people.
A tragically underused Twitter feature is the ability to limit your hashtag searches by location. To use this feature, type in a hashtag (such as #dentist) and click search. When the search results appear, click the settings button and choose advanced search to enter the name of the place where you want to focus your search. Find people in your local area who are complaining of toothache or moaning about their dentist and send them a direct tweet to let them know about your practice. This type of direct marketing is very effective, as it targets people who are currently in need of a dentist. You could even send a coupon code for a free or discounted check-up as an added incentive.
Make sure your Google Places profile is fully filled out and up to date. This profile is often your first contact with people who are searching for dental practices in your area, and you know how much first impressions count. Try to get your satisfied patients to leave reviews of your practice on your profile; good reviews will reassure potential patients about the quality of your service.
Search for local directory sites and make sure your site is listed on them. It is essential to keep information on directory sites up to date, as potential patients will be put off by inconsistent information about your practice. Add a link to the directory entry from your own website asking your patients to leave a review for you; recent reviews increase the likelihood that potential patients will contact you.
You might worry that inviting customers to leave reviews of your practice leaves you open to criticism. However, unsatisfied patients already complain about your practice online. Don't believe me? Try searching your practice name on Google with the discussions filter applied – you might find some unpleasant results on local forums. Don't shy away from these negative reviews: seek them out so that you can reply to the complainers and offer to address their issues. Showing a willingness to engage with dissatisfied locals will improve the reputation of your business.
Hyperlocal social media marketing offers a larger return on investment than other forms of online advertising. By focusing your online marketing strategy on your local community, you maximize the chance of your efforts paying off through increased local visibility and an expansion in your list of patients.
Guest post contributed by Robert Anders, for Rock Center Orthodontics.
Robert is an experienced dental technician and in his spare time he enjoys passing on helpful dental tips.
Well written. Thanks. It says "by" two different people—both Dr. Logan and Robert Anders. Just wondering who wrote it. Points well taken. Thank you.
The article is by Robert Anders, a guest contributor. I changed the default byline just now. Thanks for bringing that to my attention.
Great ideas here. I have been researching variety of ways to promote my dental practice, thanks for sharing.
We have found social networks to be most useful for keeping up internal marketing efforts. Our presence in these arenas often reminds patients to call to schedule their recall appointments or schedule their children's appointments. Our presence on Facebook encouraged a hesitant new patient with dental phobia to come into the office for her first appointment. We have attracted some new patients through social media, but it's certainly not a large source of new patients for us at this time.


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Explosion damages office, Athens store; 3 hurts
Firefighters use an aerial ladder to look for people who may have been trapped inside a damaged building after an explosion in central Athens, Greece, on January 26, 2022. (Derek Gatopoulos / AP Photo)
Athens, Greece — Early Wednesday, an explosion injured three people and severely damaged office buildings while destroying a nearby storefront in downtown Athens.
A fire department official said a 77-year-old man was hospitalized for burns. The other two were treated for smoke inhalation.
The pre-dawn blast occurred 200 meters from the ancient Temple of Olympian Purezeus on the bustling Singlow Avenue.
Firefighters used an aerial ladder to look for someone who could be trapped inside a damaged building. At dawn, they forced their way into a damaged store to free some people trapped inside.
The cause of the explosion was not immediately apparent.
Donald Trump's cash is only $ 93 million, a Forbes report quotes a 2020 disclosure. That's much less than he claimed at other times.
Hospitalizations for Oklahoma COVID are increasing as vaccination rates are low and beds are declining.


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Q: Log-statements and collection-functions (map, filter) I have code that combines and deduplicates two arrays. When duplicates are found, it drops the corresponding items of the second array.
fun combineAndDedupe(fromMainSupplier: List<Book>, fromSecondarySupplier: List<Book>): List<Book> {
    val isbnsFromMain = fromMainSupplier.map { it.isbn }
    return fromMainSupplier + fromSecondarySupplier.filter { it.isbn !in isbnsFromMain }
}

I have been asked write a log-statement if any books have been filtered out, listing all affected ISBN's. I am struggling to implement this in a way that feels "Kotliny". It's too verbose, too long, too hard to read. Is there a more elegant way? I often encounter this problem where the original code is reasonably elegant, but once you add a log-statement, you are writing Java 7 again.
One of my more verbose attempts:
private fun combineAndDedupe(fromMainSupplier: List<Book>, fromSecondarySupplier: List<Book>): List<Book> {
    val isbnsFromMain = fromMainSupplier.map { it.isbn }
    val isbnsFromSecondary = fromSecondarySupplier.map { it.isbn }
    val isbnsToRemove = isbnsFromSecondary.filter { it in isbnsFromMain }
    if (isbnsToRemove.isNotEmpty()) {
        val isbnsString = isbnsToRemove.joinToString(",")
        logger.info(
            "Removing books from secondary supplier that are already present in main supplier: ${isbnsString}"
        )
    }
    return fromMainSupplier + fromSecondarySupplier.filter { it.isbn !in isbnsToRemove }
}

A: This is easier with the intersect function.
private fun combineAndDedupe(fromMainSupplier: List<Book>, fromSecondarySupplier: List<Book>): List<Book> {
    val intersection = fromMainSupplier.intersect(fromSecondarySupplier)
    if (intersection.isNotEmpty()) {
        logger.info(
            "Removing books from secondary supplier that are already present in main supplier: ${intersection.map(Book::isbn).joinToString()}"
        )
    }
    return fromMainSupplier + (fromSecondarySupplier - intersection)
}

The above assumes that Books are equal if their ISBNs are equal. If that's not true, you must extract the ISBN. Here's one way to do it (that assumes the input lists do not have duplicate ISBNs in them:
private fun combineAndDedupe(fromMainSupplier: List<Book>, fromSecondarySupplier: List<Book>): List<Book> {
    val intersection = fromMainSupplier.map(Book::isbn)
        .intersect(fromSecondarySupplier.map(Book::isbn).toSet())
    if (intersection.isNotEmpty()) {
        logger.info(
            "Removing books from secondary supplier that are already present in main supplier: ${intersection.joinToString()}"
        )
    }
    return (fromMainSupplier + fromSecondarySupplier ).distinctBy(Book::isbn)
}

Some describe "Kotlinly" as being as close to functional programming as possible, but that's not true. Functional programming is just an option in Kotlin. I would say "Kotlinly" just means using the tools it gives you to write readable code where it's easy to follow the logic.

A: Thanks to @Tenfour04's solutions, I was able to rework my approach into:
fun combineAndDedupe(fromMainSupplier: List<Book>, fromSecondarySupplier: List<Book>): List<Book> {
    val isbnsFromMain = fromMainSupplier.map { it.isbn }
    val booksToRemove = fromSecondarySupplier.filter { it.isbn in isbnsFromMain }
    if (booksToRemove.isNotEmpty()) {
        val isbnsString = booksToRemove.joinToString(",") { it.isbn }
        logger.info(
            "Removing books from secondary supplier that are already present in main supplier: $isbnsString"
        )
    }
    return fromMainSupplier + (fromSecondarySupplier - booksToRemove.toSet())
}

The .toSet() in the last line is not strictly necessary, but it was suggested by my linter.

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Q: Coreldraw importing from autocad incorrectly Ok I have an odd issue. We use coreldraw to print to our laser cutter. (X3 usually but this happens in X5 as well). You can see the issue in the photos below. In autocad the squares are equidistant from the outer perimiter however after importing into corel the ones on the top are closer than the zones on the side. This leads to the kerf of the laser burning through on the top.
I have tried several different formats (DXF and DWG 2000 and 2004) and nothing seems to work. Any ideas?
EDIT: Here is a copy of the dwg. I can get a coreldraw file if need be just let me know.

A: Well after a bunch of messing around I have found that it has to do with lwpolylines. It seems that corel does not like them. If I explode it back to the original arcs and lines it imports perfectly.


Millions of elderly immigrants, mainly Spanish speakers cannot participate in clinical trials because they cannot speak English. The reason is that clinicians and researchers do not believe that using interpreters can properly accomplish the neuropsych testing, according to a study published in Clinical Neuropsychology.
Dr. Benjamin Sommers, who studies health policy for vulnerable populations at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, says the problem goes beyond clinical trials and affects diagnosing as well. He recently had trouble arranging for neuropsychological testing to diagnose a Spanish-speaking patient who did not speak English fluently. Under-representation of ethnic minorities in neuropsychology is a realistic concern that has garnered increased attention over the past few years. The problem is one that is difficult to answer. Neuropsychologists who work with interpreters may be erroneously interpreting an individual's performance as "normal" (false negative) or impaired (false positive) for some neuropsychological tests because of the language barriers and there aren't enough Spanish speaking neuropsychologists to run the tests. Scientists are trying to find new ways of administering the tests which will allow for competent results with interpreters.


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Educational magazines
Manotti, Dominique 1942–
Born 1942, in Paris, France.
Economic historian and writer.
Sombre sentier, Seuil (Paris, France), 1995, published in English as Rough Trade, translated by Margaret Crosland and Elfreda Powell, Arcadia Books (London, England), 2001.
A nos chevaux!, Rivages (Paris, France), 1997, published in English as Dead Horsemeat, translated by Amanda Hopkinson and Ros Schwartz, Arcadia Books (London, England), 2007.
Kop, Rivages (Paris, France), 1998.
Nos fantastiques années fric, Rivages (Paris, France), 2001.
Le corps noir, Seuil (Paris, France), 2004.
Lorraine Connection, Rivages (Paris, France), 2006, published in English with the same title, translated by Amanda Hopkinson and Ros Schwartz, Arcadia Books (London, England), 2008.
SIDELIGHTS:
Dominique Manotti is a French economic historian and writer. She is the author of novels such as Sombre sentier (translated into English as Rough Trade), A nos chevaux! (translated into English as Dead Horsemeat), Kop, and Lorraine Connection. Her first novel, Rough Trade, tells the story of illegal Turkish immigrants in the Sentier neighborhood of Paris, and of their fight to gain legal status. The movement is led by a man named Soleiman. The plot takes place over the course of a month, and each chapter represents one day in that month. When a Thai girl is murdered, Inspector Daquin begins to investigate, uncovering a large web of organized crime in the process. Daquin and Soleiman have an affair, and although they are using each other for information at first, the two begin to genuinely care for one another. Reviews of the book were predominantly positive, and Euro Crime critic Maxine Clarke called Rough Trade "an excellent crime novel." Clarke concluded: "It is written in an unfalteringly assured style…. The overlapping mysteries are realistically conveyed and the outcomes believable, the characterisation is strong, and there is real emotion in some of the stories, moving and tragic, that are played out in the pages."
Dead Horsemeat is another police procedural, this time centered on racehorses. Daquin, now a superintendent, reappears as he investigates the link between the deaths of informant Paola and advertising executive Nicolas Berger. While the two appear to have nothing in common, their deaths are connected to a horseracing track, and there have been numerous fires in the stables that have also caused the deaths of several valuable thoroughbreds. The novel is set in 1989, and the Berlin Wall enters into the plot, as do drug trafficking and a dead gypsy cocaine dealer named Dimitri Rouma. As it turns out, several of the key figures in the novel all worked together in 1968, and their connections may prove to be deadly. Like Rough Trade, Dead Horsemeat received laudatory reviews. For instance, New Internationalist writers Louise Gray, Malcolm Lewis, Peter Whittaker, and Jess Worth called the book "an atmospheric and astute political thriller that delves beneath the surface," adding that "it is a humane and thoughtful novel by a writer gleefully hitting her stride." Although a Kirkus Reviews critic faulted the translation for containing "prose clipped within an inch of its life," they nevertheless found that the book "provides truly labyrinthine skullduggery and a furious pace."
Published in English in 2008, Lorraine Connection portrays the workers of a Daewoo factory as they strike following the fatality of one of the workers and the news that annual bonuses will be withheld. During the strike, the factory is destroyed, and Daewoo blames the strike leader, Noureddine. In the meantime, Daewoo is attempting to purchase another company. Daewoo's competitors hire private investigator Montoya in an attempt to find out what really happened at the factory and to stop Daewoo from acquiring the new company. Reviewers found that the book contained much of value. Glen Harper, writing in International Noir Fiction, stated that Manotti's "analysis is pessimistic without giving up, paranoid without tipping over into conspiracy theories." Harper added: "I'm a big fan of her police novels, but Lorraine Connection is more powerful, more disturbing, and even … more absorbing." Another positive assessment was proffered by Euro Crime critic Laura Root, who called the novel "a sharp social commentary." Root concluded: "This thriller is an unusual, stylish and compelling read which I would highly recommend."
BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:
Bookseller, February 2, 2007, "Reading for Pleasure: Pluto Press' M.D. Devoured Dead Horsemeat by Dominique Manotti," p. 22.
Kirkus Reviews, July 15, 2007, review of Dead Horsemeat.
New Internationalist, March 1, 2007, Louise Gray, Malcolm Lewis, Peter Whittaker, and Jess Worth, review of Dead Horsemeat, p. 29.
Dominique Manotti Home Page,http://www.dominiquemanotti.com (June 15, 2008).
Euro Crime,http://www.eurocrime.co.uk/ (June 15, 2008), Maxine Clarke, review of Rough Trade; Laura Root, review of Lorraine Connection.
International Noir Fiction,http://internationalnoir.blogspot.com/ (February 29, 2008), Glen Harper, review of Lorraine Connection.
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I was thinking recently about all the leaders and managers I have known who have achieved a good measure of success in their chosen vocation, but who seem to lack a sense of achievement and happiness that should rightly be theirs.
The late Viktor Frankl addressed the issue in his book, "Man's Search for Meaning." As a Holocaust survivor, he had spent a considerable amount of time pondering why some people who have achieved success fail to find happiness in that success.
He wrote that it's possible to have both success and happiness, if you have a sense of meaning and purpose.
As a regular speaker on the subject, I constantly hear of distractions that can crop up, even in the lives of successful people, when they lack this sense of purpose. One fellow told me that he had reached all the financial goals he had set for himself when he left college. He felt he had done everything he set out to do.
To him, the sole justification for his existence had become the achievement of those objectives. Nothing else mattered. What makes this so disturbing is that he is only 36 years old. His success has only brought him unhappiness and uncertainty — and two divorces.
Most of us, when things are going well, don't invest much time thinking about the direction our lives have taken. We are perfectly content to go with the flow, to ride the current of whatever momentum we have established.
It seems that thoughts of life's meaning and purpose most often emerge only during times of confusion and uncertainty. Or perhaps following a deep emotional experience, such as the loss of a job, the death of a loved one, the break-up of an important relationship — or when you begin to realize you are getting older. For most of us, these are the times when we begin to have thoughts about the meaning and purpose of life.
I would add to Bach's quotation a personal observation: When you are 'teaching,' you begin to realize how much you can learn from your 'students.' Thus, the entire process becomes cyclical, an unending stream of growth, sharing and then more growth.
A near-perfect form of give-and-take is beneficial to all parties. When applied to each aspect of life, you will begin to grasp more of the true essence of life itself. You will begin to recognize not only important elements of your own self worth, but also how your personal piece of the puzzle fits into the big picture.
The realization that you are connected to your purpose, or at least making progress toward a connection, can give you a whole new perspective. It can make what might otherwise seem a drab existence fairly sing with excitement and anticipation.
You will begin to realize that you are much more than next month's sales or next quarter's net earnings. And when you do achieve these rather minor milestones, you will realize they are mere stepping stones to the real prize — the realization of you.
Stating your purpose: What are you living for and why?


My name is Keita Miyamura, one of the committee members of the SIGGRAPH Asia 2009 Internship Program, writing in behalf of our chair, Matsuyama-san.
As we get ready for SIGGRAPH Asia 2009, I would like to provide you with some hotel information around Pacifico Yokohama, where the conference will take place at. If you already have a place to stay during the conference, please disregard this messege.
First, here is a link to the official travel and housing information for the conference attendees.
We understand that many of you are still students, and might be looking for a cheaper accommodation. Here are two hotel/hostels we were found. They are both close to the conference site. FYI, Yokohama Heiwa Plaza Hotel is the hotel we chose to provide for the internees with housing.
Last but not least, we feel very sorry for those of you who applied for housing but unfortunately were not granted with. We really hope that your economic problems will not deter you from attending this wonderful opportunity to meet many people from around the world in Yokohama, Japan.
If you have any problems or concerns, please feel free to ask us any questions!


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Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Prince of Gavere (18 November 1522 – 5 June 1568) was a general and statesman in the Spanish Netherlands just before the start of the Eighty Years' War, whose execution helped spark the national uprising that eventually led to the independence of the Netherlands.

Biography
The Count of Egmont was at the head of one of the wealthiest and most powerful families in the Low Countries. Paternally, a branch of the Egmonts ruled the sovereign duchy of Guelders until 1538. Lamoral was born in Château de Lahamaide near Ellezelles.  His father was John IV of Egmont, knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece. His mother belonged to a cadet branch of the House of Luxembourg, and through her he inherited the title prince de Gavere. During his youth, he received a military education in Spain. In 1542, he inherited the estates of his elder brother Charles in Holland. His family's stature increased further in 1544 when, at Spires, in the presence of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and of the Archduke Ferdinand I, he married the Countess Palatine Sabine of Simmern, whose brother became the Elector Palatine Frederick III.
By appointment, he was Captain General of the Lowlands under Charles V, knight of the Golden Fleece from 1546, and Imperial Chamberlain. In the service of the Spanish army, he defeated the French in the battles of Saint-Quentin (1557) and Gravelines (1558). Egmont was appointed stadtholder of Flanders and Artois in 1559, aged only 37.

As a leading Netherlandic nobleman, Egmont was a member of King Philip II of Spain's official Council of State for Flanders and Artois. Together with William, Prince of Orange and the Count of Horn,  he protested against the introduction of the inquisition in Flanders by the cardinal Antoine Perrenot Granvelle, bishop of Arras. Egmont even threatened to resign, but after Granvelle left, there was a reconciliation with the king. In 1565, running short of funds as he had continued the representation of the Low Countries entirely from his own pocket, Egmont went to Madrid to beseech Philip II, the king of Spain, for a change of policy in the Netherlands, but met with little more than courtesy.

Soon thereafter, the 'Beeldenstorm' started, the massive iconoclasm of Catholic churches in the Netherlands, and resistance against the Spanish rule in the Netherlands increased. As a devout Catholic, Egmont deplored the iconoclasm, and remained faithful to the Spanish king.

After Philip II sent the Duke of Alba to the Netherlands, William of Orange decided to flee Brussels. Having always declined to do anything that smacked of lèse majesté, Egmont refused to heed Orange's warning; thus he and Horn decided to stay in the city. Upon arrival, Alba almost immediately had the counts of Egmont and Horn arrested on charges of heresy, and imprisoned them in a castle in Ghent, prompting Egmont's wife and their eleven surviving children (from the thirteen they had together) to seek refuge in a convent. Pleas for amnesty came to the Spanish king from throughout Europe, including from many reigning sovereigns, the Order of the Golden Fleece (both being knights of the Order, and thereby theoretically immune from trial by any but their peers of the Order), and the king's kinsman the Emperor Maximilian II, all to no avail.

Execution and destruction of Castle Egmond

On 4 June Egmont and Horn were condemned to death, and lodged that night in the King's House in Brussels. On 5 June 1568 both men were beheaded before the Town Hall on the Grand-Place/Grote Markt (Brussels' main square), Egmont's uncomplaining dignity on the occasion being widely noted. Their deaths led to public protests throughout the Netherlands, and contributed to the resistance against the Spaniards.

The Count of Egmont lies buried in a crypt in Zottegem, a Belgian city in which Egmont is remembered by his two statues, his museum and his castle. His castle in Egmond aan den Hoef was destroyed in 1573 and a statue in his memory is erected on the site of the ruins.

A statue erected on the Square du Petit Sablon/Kleine Zavelsquare in Brussels commemorates the Counts of Egmont and Horn, in historical overview usually mentioned together as "Egmond en Hoorne" and hailed as the first leaders of the Dutch revolt, as the predecessors of William of Orange, who grew to importance and obtained the leadership after their execution, and who was assassinated in 1584 in Delft, having succeeded in liberating parts of The Netherlands in the early years of the Eighty Years' War (1568–1648).

Egmont's offices and vast estates were forfeited upon his execution, escheating to the Prince-Bishop of Liège. By inheritance he had been count of Egmont (or Egmond), prince de Gavre and van Steenhuysen, baron de Fiennes, Gaesbeke and La Hamaide, seigneur de Purmerent, Hoogwoude, Aertswoude, Beyerland, Sottenghien, Dondes, Auxy and Baer. Some of these lands were eventually returned to his heirs by the Bishop, principally in 1600. Despite the taint of treason and the family's impoverishment, his niece Louise of Lorraine-Mercœur, was chosen to become the Queen consort of Henry III of France in 1575.

Literary treatments

The Count of Egmont is the main character in a play by Goethe, Egmont. In 1810 Ludwig van Beethoven composed the Egmont Overture an overture and incidental music for a revival of the play.

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Q: Java gui colors dont load I've made a gui for my program and used
UIManager.put("Button.background", new Color(0,0,0));
UIManager.put("JButton.background", new Color(0,0,0));

to make the buttons appear black. Unfortunately, this doesn't work sometimes. Without modifying the code, it will work when I run it one time and wont work another time.
The following image is the same button in the same program after several times I ran it. This happens about 1 in 4 times I run the program.

(left button is correct and the right one is what sometimes happens while running)
Also, other things like
UIManager.put("control", new Color(15,0,0));

are loading properly. Never had a problem with it and it's loaded at the same time and same format.
EDIT: Here's a sample code where the button colors aren't loading at all while the background and other things are. They are loaded the same exact way and there are no compilation or run errors.
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.UIManager.*;

public class gtst

{

public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception
{

    UIManager.put("Button.background", new Color(1,1,1));
    UIManager.put("JButton.background", new Color(1,1,1));
    UIManager.put("control", new Color(0,0,0));
    UIManager.put("text", new Color(255,220,0));

    Frame batFrame = new JFrame("nananananna Batman!");

    for (LookAndFeelInfo info : UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels())
    {
        if ("Nimbus".equals(info.getName())) {
            UIManager.setLookAndFeel(info.getClassName());
            break;
        }
    }

    String username = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(batFrame, "Enter something...:");
    }
}

A: How I usually do this is I make a button as a seperate JButton variable and then add that to my panel. Then to set the color of the button  I use the code:
myButton.setBackground(Color.BLACK);

and that usually does the trick.

A: Try using the following code after you have made the changes in the UIManager:
SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI(<your_root_ui_componenet>);

A: After days of non stop trial and error, I figured out that apparently in my program the MySQL connection was causing the problem. If the MySQL connection was initiated at the start of the program and the color changes were too this cause some sort of a problem (maybe lag?) and the colors wouldn't always load. Maybe it's a problem with the MySQL driver or something else, not sure, but to fix it I just made it connect to MySQL when it needed the connection rather than at the program start.
I'm not sure why the colors didn't load at all in the example I provided.


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Homeopathic remedies are often used to assist people who want to quit smoking naturally. The process I use is to give a number of remedies to support and aid a person to quit.
Some very specific remedies which can be taken as often as necessary to support the cravings while you quit smoking.
A remedy is given to you which matches you and your individuality (this is called a 'constitutional' remedy). This remedy will then stimulate your immunity while you quit.
These may or may not be given initially; this is determined on a case-by-case basis.
Remedies can be given throughout the process for any 'acute' complaints that arise – such as chest infections.


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This article was first published in the November 2007 ABR Newsletter.
Second, Hume displayed profound ignorance of the Bible, even with the level of knowledge of the Bible and Biblical history available in his own day. Was it conceivable that he was unaware of the centrality of facts and the underpinnings of true historical events as a basis for Israel's development as a nation? The Salvation History that unfolds in the Old Testament, although spiritual, is essentially and intrinsically bound to the actual course of historical events, both the miraculous and the non-miraculous. Or could he really have been unaware that Luke, John, Paul and other New Testament authors based much of their reasoning and logic on eyewitness testimony and public, historic events? Indeed, the New Testament is shocking in that it reads at times like a truly modern text of western civilization. So much for the belief that the Bible is nothing more than religious and philosophic platitudes!
In our day, archaeology is one of the modern sciences being used to help connect us with those historical events of biblical history. Never has it been more important and more astounding to see how artifacts from ancient times help us to see the historical reliability of the Bible. Hume's bold dismissal of the Christian faith was not just simply a rejection of logic and history...it was a dismissal of the moral truths that come forth from that true history. Many today embrace Hume's philosophy of the superiority of Reason not because it is logical or even reasonable, but because they perceive that it removes their moral accountability under the God of history. With the ever growing evidence from the science of archaeology, may the atheists and agnostics of our age re-evaluate the religion of David Hume and find it truly wanting! May they come back to the facts and faith of Biblical history and place their trust in the One who is over all time and eternity.
1748 An Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding. Section xii: Of the academical or skeptical Philosophy, Part iii, Paradigm 132.
2007 The Anatomy of Faith and the Quest for Reason. Let My People Think Broadcast Archives, Ravi Zacharias International Ministries.
Scott Lanser is Executive Director of ABR, and has served as a pastor in Lancaster County, PA for the past 20 years.


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Eosinophilia
Blood condition
Eosinophils in the peripheral blood of a patient with idiopathic eosinophilia
Infectious disease, hematology
Eosinophilia is a condition in which the eosinophil count in the peripheral blood exceeds 5.0×108/l (500/μL).[1] Eosinophils usually account for less than 7% of the circulating leukocytes.[1] A marked increase in non-blood tissue eosinophil count noticed upon histopathologic examination is diagnostic for tissue eosinophilia.[2] Several causes are known, with the most common being some form of allergic reaction or parasitic infection. Diagnosis of eosinophilia is via a complete blood count (CBC), but diagnostic procedures directed at the underlying cause vary depending on the suspected condition(s). An absolute eosinophil count is not generally needed if the CBC shows marked eosinophilia.[3] The location of the causal factor can be used to classify eosinophilia into two general types: extrinsic, in which the factor lies outside the eosinophil cell lineage; and intrinsic eosinophilia, which denotes etiologies within the eosiniphil cell line.[2] Specific treatments are dictated by the causative condition, though in idiopathic eosinophilia, the disease may be controlled with corticosteroids.[3] Eosinophilia is not a disorder (rather, only a sign) unless it is idiopathic.[3]
1 Causes
1.1 Neoplastic eosinophilia
1.2 Drug reactions
2 Pathophysiology
3 Diagnosis
4 Treatment
Causes[edit]
Eosinophilia can be idiopathic (primary) or, more commonly, secondary to another disease.[2][3] In the Western World, allergic or atopic diseases are the most common causes, especially those of the respiratory or integumentary systems. In the developing world, parasites are the most common cause. A parasitic infection of nearly any bodily tissue can cause eosinophilia. Diseases that feature eosinophilia as a sign include:
Allergic disorders
Asthma[4]
Hay fever[4]
Drug allergies[4]
Allergic skin diseases[4]
Pemphigus[4]
IgG4-related disease
Parasitic infections[4]
Addison's disease and stress-induced suppression of adrenal gland function[5]
Some forms of malignancy
Eosinophilic leukemia
Clonal eosinophilia[6]
Hodgkin lymphoma[4]
Some forms of non-Hodgkin lymphoma[4]
Lymphocyte-variant hypereosinophilia
Systemic mastocytosis
Systemic autoimmune diseases[4]
Kimura disease[7]
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis[8]
Eosinophilic fasciitis[9]
Eosinophilic myositis[10]
Eosinophilic myocarditis[11]
Eosinophilic esophagitis[12]
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis[13]
Cholesterol embolism (transiently)[4]
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever), a fungal disease prominent in the US Southwest.[14]
Human immunodeficiency virus infection
Interstitial nephropathy
Hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome, an immune disorder characterized by high levels of serum IgE
Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome.[15]
Congenital disorders
Hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome[10]
Omenn syndrome[10]
Familial eosinophilia[16]
Neoplastic eosinophilia[edit]
Hodgkin lymphoma (Hodgkin's disease) often elicits severe eosinophilia; however, non-Hodgkin lymphoma and leukemia produce less marked eosinophilia.[3] Of solid tumor neoplasms, ovarian cancer is most likely to provoke eosinophilia, though any other cancer can cause the condition.[3] Solid epithelial cell tumors have been shown to cause both tissue and blood eosinophilia, with some reports indicating that this may be mediated by interleukin production by tumor cells, especially IL-5 or IL-3.[2] This has also been shown to occur in Hodgkin lymphoma, in the form of IL-5 secreted by Reed-Sternberg cells.[2] In primary cutaneous T cell lymphoma, blood and dermal eosinophilia are often seen. Lymphoma cells have also been shown to produce IL-5 in these disorders. Other types of lymphoid malignancies have been associated with eosinophilia, as in lymphoblastic leukemia with a translocation between chromosomes 5 and 14 or alterations in the genes which encode platelet-derived growth factor receptors alpha or beta.[2][15] Patients displaying eosinophilia overexpress a gene encoding an eosinophil hematopoietin. A translocation between chromosomes 5 and 14 in patients with acute B lymphocytic leukemia resulted in the juxtaposition of the IL-3 gene and the immunoglobulin heavy-chain gene, causing overproduction production of IL-3, leading to blood and tissue eosinophilia.[2][17]
Drug reactions[edit]
Allergic reactions to drugs are a common cause of eosinophilia, with manifestations ranging from diffuse maculopapular rash, to severe life-threatening drug reactions with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS).[2] Drugs that has, allopurinol, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), some antipsychotics such as risperidone, and certain antibiotics. Phenibut, an analogue of the neurotransmitter GABA, has also been implicated in high doses. The reaction which has been shown to be T-cell mediated may also cause eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome.[2]
Pathophysiology[edit]
IgE mediated eosinophil production is induced by compounds released by basophils and mast cells, including eosinophil chemotactic factor of anaphylaxis, leukotriene B4 and serotonin mediated release of eosinophil granules occur, complement complex (C5-C6-C7), interleukin 5, and histamine (though this has a narrow range of concentration).[3]
Harm resulting from untreated eosinophilia potentially varies with cause. During an allergic reaction, the release of histamine from mast cells causes vasodilation which allows eosinophils to migrate from the blood and localize in affected tissues. Accumulation of eosinophils in tissues can be significantly damaging. Eosinophils, like other granulocytes, contain granules (or sacs) filled with digestive enzymes and cytotoxic proteins which under normal conditions are used to destroy parasites but in eosinophilia these agents can damage healthy tissues. In addition to these agents, the granules in eosinophils also contain inflammatory molecules and cytokines which can recruit more eosinophils and other inflammatory cells to the area and hence amplify and perpetuate the damage. This process is generally accepted to be the major inflammatory process in the pathophysiology of atopic or allergic asthma.[18]
Diagnosis[edit]
Diagnosis is by complete blood count (CBC). However, in some cases, a more accurate absolute eosinophil count may be needed.[3] Medical history is taken, with emphasis on travel, allergies and drug use.[3] Specific test for causative conditions are performed, often including chest x-ray, urinalysis, liver and kidney function tests, and serologic tests for parasitic and connective tissue diseases. The stool is often examined for traces of parasites (i.e. eggs, larvae, etc.) though a negative test does not rule out parasitic infection; for example, trichinosis requires a muscle biopsy.[3] Elevated serum B12 or low white blood cell alkaline phosphatase, or leukocytic abnormalities in a peripheral smear indicates a disorder of myeloproliferation.[3] In cases of idiopathic eosinophilia, the patient is followed for complications. A brief trial of corticosteroids can be diagnostic for allergic causes, as the eosinophilia should resolve with suppression of the immune over-response.[3] Neoplastic disorders are diagnosed through the usual methods, such as bone marrow aspiration and biopsy for the leukemias, MRI/CT to look for solid tumors, and tests for serum LDH and other tumor markers.[3]
Treatment[edit]
Treatment is directed toward the underlying cause.[3] However, in primary eosinophilia, or if the eosinophil count must be lowered, corticosteroids such as prednisone may be used. However, immune suppression, the mechanism of action of corticosteroids, can be fatal in patients with parasitosis.[2]
Eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome
^ a b "Eosinophilic Disorders". Merck & Co. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
^ a b c d e f g h i j Simon, Dagmar; HU Simon (16 January 2007). "Eosinophilic Disorders". Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. New York: Elsevier. 119 (6): 1291–300, quiz 1301–2. doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2007.02.010. PMID 17399779. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Beers, Mark; Porter, Robert; Jones, Thomas (2006). "Ch. 11". The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy (18th ed.). Whitehouse Station, New Jersey: Merck Research Laboratories. pp. 1093–6. ISBN 0-911910-18-2.
^ a b c d e f g h i j Mitchell, Richard Sheppard; Kumar, Vinay; Abbas, Abul K.; Fausto, Nelson. "Table 12-6". Robbins Basic Pathology (8th ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders. ISBN 1-4160-2973-7.
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^ Boyer, DF (October 2016). "Blood and Bone Marrow Evaluation for Eosinophilia". Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 140 (10): 1060–7. doi:10.5858/arpa.2016-0223-RA. PMID 27684977.
^ Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss Syndrome) at eMedicine
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^ Saubolle MA, McKellar PP, Sussland D (January 2007). "Epidemiologic, clinical, and diagnostic aspects of coccidioidomycosis". J. Clin. Microbiol. 45 (1): 26–30. doi:10.1128/JCM.02230-06. PMC 1828958. PMID 17108067.
^ a b Fathi AT, Dec GW, Richter JM, et al. (February 2014). "Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 7-2014. A 27-year-old man with diarrhea, fatigue, and eosinophilia". N. Engl. J. Med. 370 (9): 861–72. doi:10.1056/NEJMcpc1302331. PMID 24571759.
^ Prakash Babu S, Chen YK, Bonne-Annee S, Yang J, Maric I, Myers TG, Nutman TB, Klion AD (2017). "Dysregulation of interleukin 5 expression in familial eosinophilia". Allergy. 72: 1338–1345. doi:10.1111/all.13146. PMC 5546948. PMID 28226398.
^ Takhar, Rajendra; Motilal, Bunkar; Savita, Arya (2015). "Peripheral eosinophilia in a case of adenocarcinoma lung: A rare association". The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians. 3 (2): 60. doi:10.4103/2320-8775.158859.
^ Oxford Respiratory Medicine Library: Asthma, 2nd ed., ed. Graeme P. Currie and John. F. W. Baker, OUP, 2012.
ICD-10: D72.1
ICD-9-CM: 288.3
MeSH: D004802
DiseasesDB: 4328
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Pixel 3 Bug Disables The Phone's Camera
By Tyler Lee on 11/20/2018 03:21 PST
Google's Nexus phones were never really known for their cameras. In fact there have been several Nexus handsets whose cameras were quite bad, but Google has definitely turned things around with its Pixel lineup. Unfortunately now it looks like thanks to a bug, Pixel 3 users can't even use the camera.
There have been several reports on Google's product forums and Reddit where owners of the Pixel 3 are reporting that when they launch the camera, it just shows them a blank screen. Only a reboot of the phone returns the camera back to normal, although we imagine how inconvenient this must be.
It also seems that the trigger that causes this bug is when users attempt to launch the camera via apps, such as through Android Messages, Facebook, and barcode scanner apps. As far as a fix is concerned, a user on Reddit revealed that a Google support staff told them to perform a factory reset which doesn't really seem to solve the problem either.
Google has yet to officially acknowledge the issue so it is unclear if a fix could already be in the works. In the meantime for Pixel 3 owners, if you want to use the camera, launch it via the app and not through other apps for now. Some users have had luck sending their phones in for a replacement unit, so you could try that too if your device is affected by the same bug.
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Mallow Tennis Club held its first golf classic since 2007 at Mallow Golf Club on Thursday July 19th. Incoming energy legislation requires the club to update its lighting system in the near future. To this end it was decided that the best course of action would be to hold a fundraising golf classic. This event was kindly sponsored by Sun/Swift Cabs. 42 teams played in surprisingly glorious weather conditions on an excellent, well-presented course. While the majority of participants play their golf out of Mallow, people from 15 other courses also played.
The format was a team of three with one score to count on par 4s and 5s, and two scores to count on each of the five par 3s. The winning team of John Chawke, Stephen Moloney and Tom Collins, all from Charleville Golf Club, finished with a superb final score of 64 points. Andy Daly, Danny Murphy and Cormac Flynn, Mallow Golf Club, shot a fine score of 62 points (on back 9) to come second. John McDonnell, David Meade and Ciaran Treacy, also Mallow Golf Club, came 3rd with 62 points. In 4th position with 61 points (on back 6) and first group to tee off, was the team of Donal Cronin, Barry Duggan and Breda Duggan, Killarney Golf Club. There were two nearest the pin challenges with Ger O'Sullivan winning on the 4th (2.25 metres) and Anne O'Keeffe winning on the 18th (1.34 metres), having hit the pin with her tee shot. Did she make the putt? My lips are sealed! There were also two longest drive competitions with Kevin Dowling winning on the 5th and Thomas Fitzgibbon (Charleville) winning on the 17th.
Players also contributed generously to a raffle throughout the day. 1st prize, two nights B & B at Radisson Blu in Little Island, sponsored by Radisson Blu was won by Dave O'Connor. 2nd, a selection of wines sponsored by Cape Wines was won by Lar Thomp-son. 3rd, 4th and 5th prize winners were Danny Collins, Christy Scott and Brendan Boylan respectively.
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Q: Doing multiple calculations in R similar to Data table in excel I am looking for a similar function/package in R to that of Data Table in MS Excel (What-If calculations). Currently I use Data tables in Excel extensively to do multiple calculations on thousands of rows of input data. I have attached a snapshot of the calculations being done in Excel Data Table:

In other words, all my formulae/calculations are in a single tab of spreadsheet, and all the input data in another tab (several thousand of rows). I use data table operation to calculate results for each row of this data set. This makes my spreadsheet tidy with all the calculations in only single tab. Now I am looking to implement the same using R. Any help on this is deeply appreciated.

A: First, let's make your problem reproducible:
df <- data.frame(case = 1:12,
                 x = seq(10, 120, by = 10),
                 y = seq(0.5, 1.6, by = 0.1),
                 z = seq(100, 210, by = 10))
head(df)
#   case  x   y   z
# 1    1 10 0.5 100
# 2    2 20 0.6 110
# 3    3 30 0.7 120
# 4    4 40 0.8 130
# 5    5 50 0.9 140
# 6    6 60 1.0 150

Then, we can solve this the traditional way:
df$calc1 <- df$x * df$y
df$calc2 <- df$z / df$y
df$calc3 <- df$z + df$x

head(df)
#   case  x   y   z calc1    calc2 calc3
# 1    1 10 0.5 100     5 200.0000   110
# 2    2 20 0.6 110    12 183.3333   130
# 3    3 30 0.7 120    21 171.4286   150
# 4    4 40 0.8 130    32 162.5000   170
# 5    5 50 0.9 140    45 155.5556   190
# 6    6 60 1.0 150    60 150.0000   210

Alternatively, you could use transform:
transform(df, calc1 = x / y, calc2 = z / y, calc3 = z + x)


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Caterpillar unveiled its digital vision to the world at a news conference with Doug and Customer & Dealer Support Group President Rob Charter. Learn how our digital solutions will improve productivity, efficiency, safety and profitability for customers in the Age of Smart Iron video. Zeppelin Cat also talked about the digital age, while Marketing & Digital Vice President George Taylor and Zeppelin Dealer Principal Gerstmann discussed the importance of thinking like a customer.
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Title: Arthur Nims
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Arthur L. Nims, III (born January 3, 1923) is a senior judge of the United States Tax Court.
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Nims was born in Oklahoma in 1923.[1] After attending public schools in Internal Revenue Service in New York until 1954, and in Washington D.C. from 1954-55. Nims returned to private practice in Newark, New Jersey becoming a partner in the law firm of McCarter and English from 1961–79; serving at the same time as Secretary in the Section of Taxation, American Bar Association, 1977–79; Chairman, Section of Taxation, New Jersey State Bar Association, 1969–71; and as a member of the American Law Institute
Nims was appointed by President Jimmy Carter as Judge, United States Tax Court, on June 29, 1979, for a term ending June 28, 1994. He served as Chief Judge of the Tax Court from June 1, 1988 to May 31, 1992 and retired on June 1, 1992, but was recalled as Senior Judge to perform judicial duties from that date to the present.
Member of the American College of Tax Counsel
Received the Kellogg Award for Lifetime Achievement from Williams College
Received Tax Society of New York University Award for lifetime achievement.
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Known for its ageing population as well as its disruptive technology, Japan is compelled to invest in MedTech
MedTech is a promising revolution in Japan
With a quarter of its nationals over 65 years old, Japan's is the oldest world population; hence, the resulting demographic gap is a constant preoccupation for its government, as birth rates are steadily low and immigration is difficult due to cultural and administrative barriers. The 'generational' challenge has reached a key level: while in the foreseeable future a growing number of elderly people will require more care, there will just not be enough caretakers.
As the healthcare system is facing ever-stronger financial and social pressure, the development of innovative MedTech alternative solutions is critical to address the issue. Which is why research in fields including artificial intelligence and virtual reality is topping the priority list of innovators, as well as corporations and investors.
According to a recent McKinsey report, MedTech may not only help solve healthcare problems but also induce more competitivity and productivity in the country. After all, Japan is the third largest medical device producer globally, though it is still struggling to be among the most innovative technology-driven ones. Capital is available – Japanese companies hold an estimated US$ 2,4 trillion in cash, just waiting to find the right investment.
Over three-quarters of the top 20 largest companies in Japan are already investing or making acquisitions in the sector. In the last few years, alongside the major automotive industry giants, blue chip corporations including Canon, Konica and Nikon have invested billions in healthcare technology.
While the market has been moving, other stakeholders are pushing forward their Research and Development policies in order to build resources for the upcoming MedTech revolution. Initiatives like Japan Biodesign, a medtech fellowship program which gather universities to support aspiring innovators, and the Japan Organization for Medical Device Development (JOMDD), a private venture firm and incubator focused in medtech projects, are only two examples of the efforts that many actors are now putting into the sector.
Yet, there are some challenges the MedTech revolution has to overcome before it turns into reality. Most importantly, Japan, where failure is not an option, must significantly foster and stimulate entrepreneurial spirit, without which no new business can survive and succeed.
MedTech is one of the main topics of discussion at SIGEF, the Social Innovation and Global Ethics Forum, which will take place in Tokyo on 18-19 September, 2019. Want to know more about this game changing event? Click here to register!
Focused on 3 Sustainable Development Goals, the Future Here Summit invited social good doers, innovators and artists to re-imagine a new Renaissance – one involving technology.
Horyou team presenting the social network for social good to the Future Here Summit audience. Image Credits to Anna Rosa Paladino for TIAC Academy.
Let's fast forward and think of a world without inequalities, where innovation is a core element in all enterprises and society is built on partnerships for good. This is not Utopia – all the aforementioned scenarios actually come under three of seventeen United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.
The 3 SDGs – Reduced Inequalities; Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure and Partnership to Achieve the Goals – , were the main focus of the Future Here Summit, an event focused on re-imagining the next generations from a 'Renaissance' viewpoint. Unsurprisingly, Florence, birthplace of the eponymous artistic avant-garde movement, was the venue. While addressing issues including Augmented Intelligence, Energy, Nature, Sustainable Development and Education, the event had both on-site and virtual panels and sessions, whereby artists, entrepreneurs, visionaries and academics were invited to exchange ideas and expectations for the future.
Horyou, the social network for social good, contributed to one of the sessions with an inspiring presentation of its role in empowering change-makers. Speaking for Horyou, Sueyfer Velásquez, Social Media and Partnerships Manager, introduced the network to a diverse and curious audience. «It's a very powerful experience to share our vision for a better world in the birthplace of Renaissance», she said. Seizing the opportunity, Sueyfer went on to introduce HoryouToken, the first digital currency for economic inclusion and advancement of the SDGs, along with HoryouTV and SIGEF, the Social Innovation and Global Ethics Forum, which will take place on 18-19 September, in Tokyo, Japan.
In addition to the conferences, the Future Here Summit incorporated Orbit, a dedicated incubator for the development of «experiential wisdom tools and businesses» where art, science and businesses were welcome to help promote inclusive growth.
The Japanese Capital supports startups, public policies and innovative ideas to help solve the transportation challenge
Each day, 20 million commuters leave their houses to go to work in one of the trains of Tokyo's metropolitan area. The figure is impressive, and it represents only a part of the challenge that the city, which is home to more than 13 million people, is facing. Yet, Tokyo also has one of the most efficient and innovative transportation systems in the world, which places it in the smart cities' Olympus.
Thus not surprisingly, Tokyo will be hosting the Summer Olympic Games next year, and the Japanese authorities are making important efforts to improve intramuros mobility. Since planning is key, a few years ago the government started to stimulate and support innovative projects which would bring greener and smarter solutions to that particular challenge.
The results are already showing: projects like "Condition-Based Maintenance" use Internet of Things (IoT) technology to collect and analyze data pertaining to the Yamanote Line, one of the busiest train rings in Tokyo, in order to forecast failures and identify weaknesses, and hence to reduce the need for maintenance closures. The city has also set a bold objective in terms of the environmental impact of its transportation system: bring down carbon dioxide emissions to 25 percent by next year.
The entrepreneurial landscape is also bustling in Tokyo, as projects like autonomous driving, transportation apps and shared mobility start to flourish. Even private companies from traditional industries like Mori, an urban developer based in Tokyo, are investing in on-demand transit technologies for its employees. By using a mobile app which calculates and optimizes commuting routes, they can share cars and give rides.
A recent McKinsey report has calculated that the taxi market alone accounts for more than USD$17 billion, which has attracted companies like Uber but also caught the attention of other investors. Last year, the city's first autonomous taxi was launched as a pilot project, which is intended to be fully operative during the Olympic Games. Financed by the metropolitan government, the project is projected to be affordable and safe with sensor-equipped vehicles that operate in full autonomy while a driver is at the wheel to attend to emergencies.
Smart transportation is one of the major investments in Japan, as the country faces a series of demographic and economic shifts, requiring new solutions and regulations. Air mobility is another one. Japan is an insulated country with restricted land mobility. Via its Future 2018 Investment Strategy, the Japanese government has set up a roadmap for the development of flying vehicles, which has already attracted several startups and innovative minds.
Are you interested in Smart Technology, Mobility and Smart Cities? Register for SIGEF, the Social Innovation and Global Ethics Forum, which will be held in Tokyo on 18-19 September 2019. Experts, officials and entrepreneurs from all over the world will discuss new trends in transportation and disruptive technologies for the future of our cities.
Sustainability Is a Profit-Making Strategy
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Sustainability in general, and The UN Sustainable Development Goals in particular, make for good business. And some investors have recognized that for quite some time – since 2004, to be precise. When the UN started conversations with a number of global stock exchange operators, corporate social responsibility hit the radars of listed corporations. In 2012, Nasdaq (USA), B3 (Brazil), Johannesburg Stock Exchange (South Africa), Borsa Istanbul (Turkey) and The Egyptian Exchange made a public commitment to advance sustainability in their markets. It was the first step in the Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative (SSE), a UN-led global movement which now counts more than 80 members from all continents.
In the past few years, the SDGs have boosted the discussion on corporate sustainability and the role of companies in building a better business culture with a stronger positive impact on society. More importantly, the SDGs were eventually adopted by many companies to be an integral part of their sustainability plans as a major performance target. Since then, a number of studies have related SDGs to business performance, proving that gender equality, investments on education and fair wages lead to a more competitive society and, thus, to more sustainable businesses.
More recently, venture capitalists have been looking more closely into sustainability practices before deciding which companies to invest in. With the help of UN agencies, Social venture funds and social impact-driven investors networks were set up to prompt companies into improving their CSR practices while pursuing their profit-making operations. The recently launched UNDP SDG Impact program is a good example of how to channel private investment and capital to meet the SDGs, via providing funders with roadmaps and data on the best investment plans.
Initiatives like HoryouToken are also a worthwhile alternative for all investors to consider, from big corporations to private investors, owing to its Blockchain technology which provides transparency and traceability with proof of impact, resonating with the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Sustainability is now. It's profitable, it can help change the world and build better times for all.
Artificial Intelligence means new perspectives for governments and corporations… and everybody else
Technology has answered many humanitarian challenges, trying to foster inclusion at a pace that was unimaginable only a few decades back
After years of covering some of the most important technology events in the world, I was happy to witness the rising of AI for Good. While 2018 saw a burgeoning approach to Artificial Intelligence as it became the central theme of a few panels in major global forums and conferences or a key resource in innovative projects developed by a still modest yet resilient number of blue chip corporations, 2019 has obviously given the subject its momentum. AI is a market expected to grow from USD 21.46 Billion in 2018 to USD 190.61 Billion by 2025, and AI for good seems to be the new frontier to explore, according to a McKinsey study. From startups to established tech operators and from governments to social entrepreneurs, it suddenly seemed like the whole tech industry was finally on the right launch pad to propose devices and services that improve both our lives and natural or manmade environments and, ultimately, preserve the planet.
Education is one of the industries that have been positively impacted by AI and has potential to grow 38% per year, reaching an approximate market value of 2 billion USD by 2023. Gamification, along with assessment and tutoring programs are being widely implemented by corporations and governments to boost learning ratios, even in remote impoverished or isolated communities while reducing costs and, eventually, helping attain the related UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG4). Now quality education seems indeed a reachable objective where it is most needed. Robots are taking center stage in educational projects, whether to teach students about coding and AI or to coach them, thus improving their level of interest in technology-related topics.
For governments, AI has proven effective in security projects, helping cities to secure big events through improved surveillance, using connected devices including drones, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi devices to better control road traffic or the air quality. Cities like Barcelona and São Paulo have been forerunners in that regard, while making sure their policies meet the aims of the related UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG11), specifically recommending the implementation of smart city policies.
Another major concern relating to sustainable development being population welfare, especially regarding food security, smart farming strategies are at the center of many country agricultural sustainable improved productivity programs, one of the biggest concerns of our times. AI for farming, include IoT, is a promising market and, only in the US, is adopted by 250,000 farmers, who are collectively spending almost 1 billion USD. And that's in line with the UN SDG2. Producing food for an ever-increasing population in times of dramatically severe climate change certainly is the ultimate challenge of our society – and AI is indeed offering a highly estimated contribution. Companies that monitor crops and livestock, and those that are in the business of optimizing the efficiency of health plans, are part of the same trend, which otherwise rely on complex microclimate predicting algorithms and communication tools reaching out to farmers, providing them with more accurate information.
In a nutshell, AI for Good is good. In times when competitiveness, productivity and transparency are inevitably defined in terms of sustainability, they have no other option but to be intrinsically connected to smart, clean and socially impactful devices and services. Technology has answered many humanitarian challenges, trying to foster inclusion at a pace that was unimaginable only a few decades back. It is now the appropriate time to look at AI, as well as at its developers, and consider them as allies in the process of shaping a better world.
Join us! If you want to showcase your product, service or project in AI for Good, apply to speak at SIGEF 2019.
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The 1st Digital Currency for Inclusion and Advancement of the UN SDGs, Presented at the WSIS 2019 Forum
The most prominent ICT Forum was the right setting for Horyou, the social network for social good, to establish the relevance and timeliness of its digital currency with a purpose
Geneva, April 2019 — HoryouToken was introduced by Yonathan Parienti, founder and CEO of Horyou, the social network for social good, at the World Summit on the Information Society – WSIS Forum 2019 -, the most prominent global ICT event co-organized by United Nation agencies ITU, UNESCO, UNDP and UNCTAD, which gathered industry representatives and government officials from 193 countries and took place from 8-12 April, in Geneva.
During a high-level policy session on inclusiveness and access to information, as well as in a workshop around HoryouToken*, Yonathan Parienti, initiator of the concept of a Blockchain with a Purpose, elaborated on the relevance and timeliness of a socially inclusive digital currency. His contribution to the forum, especially in the 'Technology for Sustainable Development and Impact in an Ever-Changing World' workshop, highlighted the role of HoryouToken to support social good actions, information and projects, echoing the UN Sustainable Development Goals. While making it possible for any person to support social good, HoryouToken also provides access to a redistribution service called Proof of Impact, a traceable, transparent system that will monetize daily transactions and fund real-world social good projects, people and organizations around the world.
"Many entrepreneurs, citizens and members of the youth are waiting for the extra push for their projects and social good actions, which can be made through visibility but also funding. This is the reason why we developed a currency for inclusion – a transparent, decentralized way to impact people, leveraging a global community of changemakers", said Mr. Parienti during the high-level policy session.
Yonathan Parienti highlighted the power of social networks like Horyou, which promotes meaningful connectivity amongst its global community, spreading to more than 180 countries. "These citizens are shaping tomorrow's world and sharing initiatives that touch their hearts. They represent culture, art, diversity and advance innovation", he added.
The WSIS Forum has traditionally promoted cutting-edge discussions about disruptive innovations thanks to its crowdsourced agenda, which has put topics such as Big Data, AI and Blockchain at the center stage, gathering from innovative corporations and startups, government officials to members of the youth and social entrepreneurs. "Being among such important actors in this ecosystem is a mere proof that we are following the right path for social innovation and technology for good", declared Mr. Parienti.
*HoryouToken (HYT) is listed on CoinTiger and LATOKEN.
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Saint John Mary Vianney – August 4 – First Friday
Posted on August 5, 2017	by mikatsa6
As we begin to prepare ourselves for the coming school year, busying ourselves with all the tasks that come with it, let us pause as we remember that today is First Friday and that we should be spending some quiet prayerful time at Mass and in adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. And since it is the 4th of August let us also remember a humble man who devoted his life to serving and loving God in such a way that he is recognized by the Holy Mother Church as a saint now in heaven. That man is Saint John (Jean) Vianney.
Jean Baptiste Vianney was born on May 8, 1786, into a peasant family in the village of Dardilly near Lyons in southeastern France. He was the fourth of their six children. Though his family was poor, they were very devout and raised their children with the same devoutness.
When Jean was three years old, the French Revolution began, and by the time he was four years old, many of the Churches in France were being served by apostate priests who had sworn an allegiance to the state church. Many holy priests of this time who refused to sign the Civil Constitution of the Clergy were either deported or imprisoned. Devout families like the Vianneys, traveled to distant farms where Masses were being celebrated clandestinely by loyal priests who risked their lives to serve the faithful. During this time, John Vianney was studying his catechism in secret, and at one of these hidden Masses, Jean Marie celebrated his First Communion when he was 13 years old.
In 1802, the Catholic Church was re-established in France, and in 1806, John Marie was allowed to leave his family home and study at a nearby school in the village of Ecully. John struggled with his studies, particularly with Latin, but he continued on, never giving up. Then in 1809 he was drafted into Napoleon's army. Normally, he would have been exempt, since he was an ecclesiastical student, but Napoleon had removed the exemption because he needed soldiers. Then just two days before he was to report for duty, he became so ill that he required hospitalization. After he recovered, he was then sent to join another group of soldiers, but when he stopped at a Church to pray, the group went on without him. Because of his nature, John and a companion ran to a nearby village, living in the mountains for fourteen months, not wanting to serve in the army that was working to destroy the Church.
In March of 1810, an imperial decree was proclaimed, which granted amnesty to all deserters and enabled Vianney to return to Ecully where he resumed his studies. In 1811 he entered the seminary. But John continued to struggle with his studies, and it appeared that he was unable to grasp many of the theological subtleties he was required to learn. Thankfully, John's teacher and mentor was able to successfully persuade the Vicars General that John Marie's piety and firm character were great enough to compensate for his ignorance. In August 1815, John Marie Vianney was ordained a priest.
In 1818, John was appointed to Ars, a small town that was known for its taverns, dances and drunkenness. Soon after arriving there, John realized that the Revolution's aftermath had resulted in religious ignorance and a religious indifference had settled over the people. And even though the Church was reestablishing Itself in France, the small outer town was still suffering…it appeared that the saint had his work cut out for him….and immediately he began to pray…relying on spiritual guidance from God.
Saint John dealt with the towns people with a mixture of kindness and understanding. Guiding the people of Ars with his sermons, and personal strength, he began to preach to people against drinking, swearing and dancing. He showed his parishioners the value of resting from work on Sunday and the value of going to Church on Sunday. He prayed and fasted rigorously, often long into the night. Proving to the people that he was more strict with himself than with them. With his patience and guidance, the spirit of Ars changed. No more a town of drunken rowdiness, it became a model of Christian behavior. Word spread about the humble priest, and more and more people from nearby villages traveled to ask the Cure' d' Ars to hear their confessions. His spiritual vision had grown to the point where his insights into their problems were very helpful. By 1845 Vianney was spending more than 12 hours a day in the little confessional box of the parish church, while people who had come to Ars from all over France waited in long lines seeking his advice. It was here that he became widely known as the Cure 'd' Ars, or Pastor of Ars.
As St. John Vianney's success as a confessor grew, so did his personal difficulties. Since most of his day was spent administering to the faithful, there were only a few hours in which he allowed himself for sleep each night. But these hours were often interrupted by strange noises and disturbances. Sometimes he felt like he was being physically beaten…one time his bed even caught on fire….St. John Vianney knew this was the work of the devil and just intensified his prayers and penances. The long hours and fasting took a toll on the priest, and on August 4, 1859, he passed into his eternal reward. He was 73 years old. The curé of Ars was canonized a saint in the Roman Catholic Church in 1925 and declared heavenly patron for all parish priests in 1929.
The incorrupt body of St. John Vianney entombed above the main altar in the Basilica at Ars, France.
If you have the time, click on the following link to read what St. John Vianney wrote in his Catechism on Sin, here.
Prayer for Priest
O Jesus, I pray for Your faithful and fervent priests; for Your unfaithful and tepid priests; for Your priests laboring at home or abroad in distant mission fields; for Your tempted priests; for Your lonely and desolate priests; for Your young priests; for Your dying priests; for the souls of Your priests in purgatory.
But above all, I recommend to You the priests dearest to me; the priest who baptized me; the priests who absolved me from my sins; the priests at whose Masses I assisted and who gave me Your Body and Blood in Holy Communion; the priests who taught and instructed me; all the priests to whom I am indebted in any other way [especially …]. O Jesus, keep them all close to Your heart, and bless them abundantly in time and in eternity. Amen.
St. John Vianney, pray for us; obtain for us many and holy priests.
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