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\subsubsection*{Acknowledgements}
  We thank Doug Erwin, Ricardo Hausmann, Cesar Hidalgo, Jos\'e Lobo and Geoffrey West for discussions. This research
  is partially supported by the Rockefeller Foundation, the James S. McDonnell Foundation (grant no. 220020195), the
  National Science Foundation (grant no. 103522), the John Templeton Foundation (grant no. 15705), the U.S. Department
  of Energy through the LANL/LDRD Program (contract no. DE-AC52-06NA25396), and by a gift from the Bryan J. and June
  B. Zwan Foundation.

\bibliographystyle{naturemag}

\section*{Supporting Information Text}

\paragraph*{Data}
We adopt a definition of functional cities in terms of metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs).  MSAs are collections of
political units (counties) aggregated by the US census bureau based on a set of criteria that includes population size,
density and commuting flows. There were about 403 MSAs in 2010, providing an ample basis for studying occupational
diversity across city size (with 50K to 20M inhabitants) as well as any other urban characteristics. MSAs are integrated
labor markets and the best official definition of functional cities in terms of a mixing population
\cite{Bettencourt2012}.

Data on professional occupations in US MSAs was obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) \cite{OES2011}
and is
freely available online (http://www.bls.gov/oes/). All occupations in the U.S. economy are hierarchically classified on
the basis of their similarities at different levels of aggregation based on the BLS's Standard Occupational
Classification (SOC) scheme, which contains a total of 811 distinct professions at its finest ($r=r_6$ or 6-digit) level of resolution
for 2010.

\paragraph*{Fit methodology}
For each year, we estimated parameters of Eq.~1 at resolution $r_i$ for $i=$6, 5, 4, and 3 digits level occupations
(Fig. 1A-B) through ordinary least squares \cite{R_Dev_Team2011} , using the Gauss-Newton method, which relies on linear
approximations to the nonlinear mean function \cite{Bates1988}. We then used $\gamma, d_0, N_0$ parameters estimated for
2010 to fit Eq.~2. A small constant $i_0=3$ is introduced to Eq.~2 to account for the initial curvature observed for
most common occupations (Fig.~2B). Hence the fit in Fig.~2B) corresponds to
\begin{equation}
f(i) = \frac{N_e} {N_0} \left[ \frac{d_0 - (i+i_0)}{i+i_0} \right]^{1/\gamma}.
\end{equation}
Note that $i_0$ is not determined by the process of analytic continuation, valid only at high ranks, that we used to obtain the form of the frequency distribution and constitutes from that point of view a functional freedom that is motivated also by the Yule-Simon model \cite{Simon1955}.

\subsection*{Asymptotic relation between diversity and city size holds over time}

The relation between diversity of employment and the size of urban area is maintained across time. The diversity of professions in the urban area is well described by the relation:
\begin{equation}
  \label{eq:div}
    d(N) = d_0 \frac { \left ( \frac{N}{N_0} \right)^\gamma } {1+ \left ( \frac{N}{N_0} \right)^\gamma },
\end{equation}
where $d_0$ is the effective size of the classification scheme (maximum number of occupations), $N_0$ is the size of the city where saturation starts to occur and $\gamma$ the characteristic exponent describing how $d$ increases with city size, in the absence of saturation.

\bigskip

\begin{figure}[H]
  \centering
  \mbox{
    \includegraphics[width=0.33\textwidth]{professions_vs_employment_2000}
    \includegraphics[width=0.33\textwidth]{professions_vs_employment_2002}
    \includegraphics[width=0.33\textwidth]{professions_vs_employment_2004}
  }
  \mbox{
    \includegraphics[width=0.33\textwidth]{professions_vs_employment_2006}
    \includegraphics[width=0.33\textwidth]{professions_vs_employment_2008}
    \includegraphics[width=0.33\textwidth]{professions_vs_employment_2009}
  }
  \caption{The functional relationship between diversity of professions, $d$, and city size holds over time}
\end{figure}

\bigskip

\subsection*{Variation of $\gamma$ over time}

Variation of $\gamma$ over time is fairly stable. The last employment classification scheme was defined in 2002,
which may explain larger fluctuations (and lower values) of $\gamma$ prior to such date.

\begin{figure}[H]
  \centering
  \includegraphics[width=0.65\textwidth]{gamma_years}
\caption[S]{Changes in the best fit value of the exponent $\gamma$ across time. }
\end{figure}

\subsection*{Indices of diversity}

Diversity is most commonly measured in terms of functionals of the probability distribution of types, $p(i)$.
Examples of such functions are the Herfindahl--Hirschman Index ($HH$), the Shannon entropy ($S$).

The Herfindahl-Hirschman index (HH) measures how concentrated a distribution is.
For this reason it is often applied to economic sectors to measure their concentration and the creation of monopolies. Given the asymptotic form of the
distribution (Eq.~6) it can be calculated analytically as
\begin{eqnarray}
HH = \sum_{i=1}^{D(N)} p^2(i)  &=& \frac{\delta^2}{1-\delta^2} \frac{1- D_0^{-\frac{1+\delta}{1-\delta}} N^{-1-\delta}}{(1-D_0^{\frac{\delta}{1-\delta}} N^{-\delta})^2}  \nonumber \\
& \simeq & \frac{\delta^2}{1-\delta^2}  \left(1 + \frac{2}{D_0^{\frac{\delta}{1-\delta}} N^{\delta}} \right).
\end{eqnarray}
Consequently the HH index decreases towards a small constant , set by the exponent $\delta$, as cities grow. This expresses an increase in diversity
with city size.  Note that the asymptotic value for $N \rightarrow \infty$, with $\delta
\simeq 1/6$, is $HH \rightarrow 0.028$, which is typical of highly diverse (and competitive) markets.

Similarly the Shannon entropy $S$ measures the diversity of the occupational distribution as
\begin{eqnarray}
S = -\sum_{i=1}^{D(N)} p(i) \ln p(i) \simeq \frac{1}{\delta} - D_0^{- \delta/(1-\delta)} N^{-\delta} \ln ( D_0^{1/\gamma} N ).
\end{eqnarray}
which increases with $N$ towards the Pareto distribution limit at infinite $N$. Thus, the increase in entropy signals
the increase in diversity of the occupational distribution as cities grow.  Note that in both cases the increases in
diversity are driven, at leading order, by a term of order $N^\delta$.

\begin{figure}
  \centering

    \includegraphics[width=.3\textwidth]{HH_2009}

    \includegraphics[width=0.3\textwidth]{Entropy_2009}

  \caption {Measures of occupation diversity in U.S. urban systems. (a) Herfindahl--Hirschman Index; (b) Shannon entropy. Both plots show the results of evaluating these indices at $r=r_6$, thus showing saturation in these measures of diversity for large cities.}
\end{figure}

\subsection*{Larger cities are more diverse, but  less diverse per capita}

\noindent
\textbf{Theorem}\\
\noindent The number of distinct professions scales sublinearly with city population size:

\noindent For any not fully specialized city
with $N$ inhabitants (or workers), if professions are a property of individuals that cannot be accumulated and the number of distinct professions $d$ is a scale invariant function of $N$ then its exponent $\gamma < 1$ (sublinear scaling).  \\
\textbf{Proof:} \\
We take a profession as a property of a person that cannot be accumulated. As such, the total number of distinct professions in a city $d$,
  \begin{equation}
    \frac{d}{N} \leq 1.
  \end{equation}
  From this it follows that
  \begin{equation}
    \ln d \leq \ln N \rightarrow \frac{\Delta d}{d} \leq \frac{\Delta N}{N},
  \end{equation}
  where $\Delta$ denotes a variation. Because $d$ is a scale invariant function of $N$, $d=D_0 N^\gamma$, then
  \begin{eqnarray}
    \frac{\Delta d}{d} = \gamma \frac{\Delta N}{N},
  \end{eqnarray}
  for some real number $\gamma$, independent of $N$. Then, from (S.6) and (S.7), it follows that $\gamma \leq 1$. Because no
  city is fully specialized, the inequality holds strictly and $\gamma < 1$, as stated.

\subsection*{Productivity and mean annual wages}

We evaluated the superlinear relationship between city size and productivity, measured as the mean annual wages of each
occupation in the dataset provided by the BLS. Although these data miss a few rare professions because of reporting cutoffs due to confidentiality issues we find a super linear scaling relation with exponent $\beta=1+\delta$, $\delta = 0.18\pm 0.03$, in agreement with theoretical expectations of $\delta \simeq 1/6$ \cite{Bettencourt2012}.

\begin{figure}
  \centering
  \includegraphics[width=.7\textwidth]{Wages_Scaling_2009}
  \caption{Total wages in US MSAs in 2009 scale superlinearly with city population size, with an exponent $\beta=1.18\pm 0.03$.}
  \label{fig:wages}
\end{figure}

\subsection*{Optimal Professional Diversity}

Here we show in greater detail how the observed open ended increase in labor productivity with city size, see previous section and Ref.~\cite{Bettencourt2012}, is related to the characterization of the changes in the levels of professional diversity reported in the main text.

The main idea is that specialization as the source of increases in economic productivity must be accompanied by coordination of specialized tasks in order to maintain the original functionality. Thus, if an individual's tasks become more specialized, then the complementary functions shed in the process of specialization must be preserved within its socio-economic network, so that the overall function now exists in a social organization and less within the individual.  We assume that only close coordination (at least in the initial stages of transfer of functions) will be able to preserve these specialized functions suitably integrated and as such that there must be a conservation of the number of functions within the immediate contacts (first neighbors) of each individual. Thus on the average we write this condition as $k \frac{D(N)}{N} \equiv k d = A$, where $A$ is a constant in $N$, but that may vary over time, e.g. due to changes in communication and transportation technologies.   This conservation may also be able to maintain the ability of each individual to innovate through processes of functional combinations that shift functions from his own immediate responsibility to those of others with whom he is closely connected.

The other main difference to Ref~\cite{Bettencourt2012}, is to start from the standard assumption that economic productivity is proportional to (labor) specialization, that is $w \sim 1/d$, and not necessarily to social connectivity. To preserve dimensions we need to write instead that $w = g(k d)/d$, where $g$ is a function that transforms the index of specialization $1/d$ into economic units (money per person and unit time). Its dependence on $k d$ is necessary for consistency with observations and may give interesting insights on mechanisms of economic growth over time, which however we will not address here.

Thus, we can formulate the problem of determining the optimal professional diversity of a city with size $N$ (and consequently average per capita connectivity\cite{Bettencourt2012,Schlapfer2012} $k=k_0N^\delta$) in terms of maximizing it economic productivity subject to the constraint that activities lost to an individual remain available through its neighbors in their social network.  This can be written in terms of a standard Lagrange multiplier optimization problem,
\begin{eqnarray}
{\cal L}(d;\lambda) = \frac{ g(k d)}{d}  - \lambda \left( kd - A \right).
\end{eqnarray}
This optimization is a particular case of the problem considered in
Ref.~\cite{Bettencourt2012}, where it was shown that the socioeconomic
outputs of cities (including measures of economic output, such as
wages, GDP, etc) are proportional, on the average, to their social
connectivity, $k$. From this process we take $k(N)$ as given and show
how social connectivity and professional diversity are related.  The
solution of this optimization problem, obtained by taking the
variations of $\cal L$ relative to each of the variables, $d$ and
$\lambda$, to zero is

\begin{eqnarray}
d = \frac{A}{k} = \frac{A}{k_0} \frac{1}{N^{\delta}}, \qquad  w = \frac{g(A)}{A} k = \frac{g(A)}{A} k_0 N^{\delta}. \\
\frac{d g}{d A} - \frac{1}{A} g - \lambda_1 A = 0 \rightarrow g(A) = \left[ C + \int^A dA' \lambda_1(A') \right] A,
\end{eqnarray}
where $C$ is a constant of integration; $\lambda_1 = \lambda/k$ and is
assumed to be a function of $A$. Both are to be set by boundary
conditions on $g(A)$. Identifying this solution with the empirical
relations derived in the main text leads to $D_0 =
\frac{A}{k_0}$. This shows that maximizing productivity subject to the
maintenance of functionality among immediate network neighbors leads
to a prediction for the professional diversity of cities in agreement
with the findings of the main text, and shows explicitly how scale,
productivity, functional diversity and network structure must be
integrated in understanding the evolution of urban economies with
population size.

\bigskip

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Michael 'MHO' Becker
July 8, 1946 – December 19, 2017
MHO, born Michael Peter Becker on July 8, 1946, transitioned UPWARDS and AWAY this December 19, 2017 at 9:33 am. He was a loving son, father, brother, grandfather and compassionate FRIEND. Two years ago he was given a prognosis, and with it a six-month expiration date. He took that time and DANCED and DREAMED and lengthened it by 400% so as to continue engaging us with mischief and spark-igniting fun in DEFIANCE of statistical norms. Born and bred a proud Wisconsin cheddarhead, he was a Green Bay Packer fanatic from day 1 all the way to day 26,098. He worked as a sound recordist for film and TV across four decades. He loved golf, refining his putting stroke on the practice green as recently as a week prior to his death. You may remember: his generous smile, his cranky moods, his activism on the corner of St. Francis and Cerrillos encouraging us all to RESTORE PEACE, his wild conspiracy theories, and his delight at all forms of dance and prayer. He is preceded in death by his father Lyle Michael Becker. He is survived by his mother Dolores Joanna Jacobs/Becker, his sons Michael and Canton (from his former marriage to Françoise), his sons' partners Laurie and Leah, by his siblings Kristine, Susan, Paul, Patrice, James, Peter and Jonathan, and by his grandchild Benjamin (and others to come). We will miss his unmistakable LIGHT in person, but shall see it forever reflected in the SUN, MOON and STARS through which he will continue transmitting his LOVE to us all. His family wishes to acknowledge the incredibly patient and loving care he received from all the caretakers and staff at the Christus St. Vincent Cancer Center.
If you'd like to make a gift in MHO's honor...
These worthy organizations all held a special place in MHO's heart:
Veterans For Peace is an international organization made up of military veterans, military family members, and allies. They are dedicated to building a culture of peace, exposing the true costs of war, and healing the wounds of war.
KUNM RADIO
If you ever visited MHO at his home or in his Toyota 4-runner, you know the radio was ALWAYS playing. He relished the variety of programs on KUNM, and was our local radio station's number one fan.
THE TIBET FUND
The Tibet Fund's mission is to preserve the distinct cultural identity of the Tibetan people. Under the patronage of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, The Tibet Fund funds health care, education, refugee rehabilitation, religious and cultural preservation, elder care, and community and economic development programs serving hundreds of thousands of Tibetan refugees.
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Johanna & Steve Brown from Fernandina Beach FL wrote on June 23, 2018 at 6:15 pm:
We are grateful to share some of your special memories even at a distance.
Kristine Becker from Kimberly, WI wrote on June 21, 2018 at 11:45 am:
Ah, Michael, my bright, bold, brilliant, beautiful, big brother. Although you´ve moved on, you remain with me, as the breath of your spirit fills my being with MHO-light. In the early days, I attributed my stubborn refusal to live in a world without you to a state of shock and denial, for such loss is simply too large to contain. Now here we are, approaching your MHOmorial gathering that Michael and Canton have so carefully and lovingly arranged, your last days in the Bardo having ticked away months ago. Yet, I´ve become accustomed to your presence, so that I do not grieve in any conventional sense. Rather, I celebrate you in each sunrise and sunset, and try to honor your legacy of peace and love in daily acts of gentle kindness. You are my teacher, guide, medicine man, hero, protector, friend, confidant, cheerleader, and constant companion. I cherish you, ever grateful for your love, as your light continues to burn brightly in my heart, always. Dr. K
Annie Horkan from Vero Beach wrote on June 20, 2018 at 5:00 pm:
When I met Michael in 1997, he wore his striking gray hair in a ponytail that was paired with his expansive smile as wide as the ocean. Our friendship was marked by his unique, eccentric and often ecstatic character, whereby my time spent with him was always a reflection of these extraordinary attributes. From breakfast meetings at the most hidden, unknown spots in Santa Fe, to accompanying him on his late night filming of trendy Raves or driving into the middle of nowhere at midnight to assure a premiere view of meteor showers, life with Michael was always an adventure in feeling more alive. I never made it to Burning Man with him despite his many requests...that I now regret...but I always got to live it through his magical, masterful photos. It wasn't until I first visited the Alamo house that I realized the depth of his sweet sorrow: a sweetness deepened by the pain of loss and a sorrow that was best left undisturbed and buried. And yet, out of the unsorted chaos, Michael found the shards and threads that mattered most: those of kindness, compassion and an innocent wonder and curiosity. I wear often the iridescent silver baseball cap and intricate silver earrings he gave me, and corners of my home contain all the little, exotic trinkets that only Michael could give. Fly on, my sweet friend, into a realm of mystery and wonder. I will never forget you...for you were a man who always showed up for me and made me smile.
Patti Becker (MHO's Sister) from Basalt Colorado wrote on May 17, 2018 at 6:14 pm:
I want to relate the experience I had with MHO last week when I went to visit my dads grave site in Brillion Wis. As I stood there at the grave I thought it would be nice to have something there to represent MHO. A pinwheel came to mind. I saw a Shopko Department Store on my way into Brillion, so I decided to go there to find an item to represent MHO to put at the site. When I entered Shopko the song In the arms of an angel by Sarah Mclachlan was playing over the loud speaker. "In the arms of the angel may you find some comfort here" This sent chills through my spine. I proceeded to find something to represent MHO. In the middle of the aisle I saw a box filled with pinwheels. I chose the yellow one. I looked at it a bit closer and found that it was made in Canton MI. I was flabbergasted to say the least. My heart felt the warmth of MHO. I went back to the cemetery and placed it in the ground next to my fathers grave stone. It sputtered away with the wind. MHO's energy for sure. Thanks MHO for bringing your life to me. Peace & Love Patti
Susan Svetnicka from Santa Fe wrote on February 24, 2018 at 3:10 pm:
I am Michael's younger sister. I have been waiting on entering my passage until I had been reminded of a good story. I recently spent some time with our 96, almost 97 year old, Mom in Appleton. She reminisced about the time when Michael wasn't feeling well. Dr. Jack Guthrie, the pediatrician, stopped by the house on Dewey St. in Brillion to see how Michael was doing. (House calls in those days!) He came down the stairs after seeing him and said: "I can't believe what a happy little boy he is. Even when he has a fever and feeling lousy, he still has a big smile on his face." From the beginning of his life, throughout, and in the end, Michael was always smiling. Michael loved to be with people. Through "thick and thin", we love you for that smile, Michael.
Sanniv & Cherie Manifest from Santa Fe wrote on February 6, 2018 at 7:32 am:
Canton Thank you for inviting us to Mho's birthday celebration last year … so we could meet him and his extended family … and dance the dance while also being immersed in his energy and spirit which was the heart of that gathering … We have a deeper sense about Mho through you ... and despite the brief meeting we were able to feel him and his depth through the creativity and the joyous sense of aliveness and freedom that pervaded the party. We honor Mho and his journey through the Bardo - onto a new life … with these two poems (from Rumi and Mary Frye) … ==== On that final day … Do not think my soul will stay in this world. Do not weep for me, crying, Tragedy, tragedy. You will only fall into the snares of delusion— Now that's a tragedy! ... Do not cry out, Gone, gone. It is my moment of union. It is when I come upon the eternal embrace of my Beloved. ... Do not say, Farewell, farewell. For the grave is but a veil covering the splendor of Paradise. Having seen the fall Consider the rise. What harm ever came to the setting Sun or Moon? What appears to you as a setting is for me a rising. What appears to you as a prison is for my soul an endless garden … beyond paradise. ~ Rumi ==== === ==== Do not stand at my grave and weep I am not there. I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond glints on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain. I am the gentle autumn rain. When you awaken in the morning's hush I am the swift uplifting rush Of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft stars that shine at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry; I am not there. I did not die. ~ Mary Elizabeth Frye
Stephen Jules Rubin from Santa Fe wrote on January 9, 2018 at 7:43 pm:
this poem i wrote inspired by the news of Mho's passing as well as our other traveller friend in music nature dancing etc Jeffrey Terr (not to mention others who left their Earthly frames in 2017)... I shared it at the Gregg Turner & Friends gig on Xmas Eve Day, on my radio show in MAdrid MEtaphysical Biscuit and in my set of Off Beat Stand Up Spoken Words on New Years Eve on the Plaza...with the dedication to our beloved Mho Becker... we shared many an endevaour passion and moments in the dance techno outdoors world and the filmmaking world...and more... see ya in the other realm Michael Mho...healing peace and love to your awesome sons (dear friends of ours) and their families and all your many loved ones and travellers...see ya in the next realm and if you see my father, please say hello and i recommend you eat his cooking...if it works that way out there...peace love and friendship -Julesy For Michael Mho Becker Life is a short (in the end, in the beginning maybe and in the middle even) like me; Biscuit is the little bit of tiny bits that i know maybe and if you mess with life it might be even shorter like me grab the nugget while it saps or wait till the cancer kills desire or time and leaves regret of course its easier done than said i mean its not its harder to do than to say the short biscuits of life's donut holes make the short pieces a short lived whole SJR SF NM Dec 22 For Michael Mho Becker & Jeffrey Terr
Daisy wrote on January 2, 2018 at 4:35 pm:
Mho passed away this week. More than ever before with more and more loved ones leaving here for the sky I feel vividly that we all come from the universe and the great unknown and it is there that we return. Such a trip this life, but loving someone and having them leave their bodies behind here on the earth, I like having something tangible to hold on to, and so I know that the sparkle of their eyes keeps lighting up the night sky. That's where all that light in the darkness comes from. And they say that the universe is growing and multiplying all the time, all these bits of carbon and water returning to the earth, shards of stardust joining the cosmic dance in the sky. When I think about Mho, I can see that twinkle in his eyes, the laughter in his face, the jester, looking, laughing, loving. Like a wizard, or Mary Poppins, he'd dig deep into the edges of his carpetbag, house, truck, find the perfect reminder to BE, reminder to love, it was usually at the bottom of the bag, but he'd find it and he'd pass it along to you, to remember. Mho loved freely and with intensity, willing to see beauty, willing to be vulnerable, wanting to shower it on the people that he loved, sometimes windy, raucous love, tumultuous and unpredictable, sometimes lusciously soft and warm, he'd blanket you in it. I think of him and our visit to Meowwolf where we explored another dimension and he opened a secret door into somewhere I didn't expect with the eyes and enthusiasm of a boy on Christmas morning. Full of creativity and brilliance and curiosity. I'll remember him in the desert, scarf around his head, beads around his neck, dressed in tie dye, listening to the music greats, the way he looked my Mom in the eyes and how she told me after meeting him, "He's great, when is he coming over!" Desert Trippin', the songs cleverly got us all up front together, surrounded by love and timeless music, lights, family and friends. And the way that he seemed not to care that you were waiting, he could take care of himself just fine, make friends with strangers, trip out and be, you make your choices too, and maybe you grumbled and wondered what he could possibly be looking for in that damn truck and would he ever find it? And you talk yourself into being patient, because you know he means well, and you love him, and he's surely in pain, this fight with chemo, cancer and more, but you only wonder and wait and sit back and then maybe remember to look up at the sky, to love him exactly as he is, was, will be. He loved all the way. Even when he was sure to kick your ass at Catan or disc golf or just being right. He'd explain the subtleties of the rules or the way it goes while he offered you chocolate and other edibles from his travels and pulled stories from the wind. Mho, decidedly unique and charming, obstinate and supremely himself. At times it seemed that he wouldn't change, stubborn and right, but then he did change, much to everyone's surprise. You can't make someone do what you want them to do, but you can enjoy them as they are, you can notice the subtleties, be willing to see them. He was listening. And it was time to see the changes within the sea of all the ways we wanted him to change and see that really perhaps we just wanted him to stay. Ultimately I know he changed, he changed us; he changed me. It feels good to be loved that way. You know the way that I mean. Maybe he was my dad, teacher, child, lover, student, playmate, all of those, or none but undeniably my friend, I love you Mho.
Theo from Seattle wrote on December 29, 2017 at 3:20 pm:
What a life force you were and what great memories I have of you – and what a loss it is to know you gone... as I'm writing this I can see you, hear your voice; years ago, on the set of Cityscrapes and on the Arizona Highways. Bon voyage, señor. I will miss you.
Faith from Brillion, WI wrote on December 29, 2017 at 4:40 am:
In his early years, Michael and I grew up in the small city of Brillion, WI. There was no shortage of kids on Dewey Street to get a game of "it" together, playing ball on the street or whatever. There were the 5 "Behnke sisters" next door, Juno boys and sister, the Ross kids, Wolfmeyers and Biederwolfs. Those were easy and innocent times to grow up in. Condolences to his family on his passing.
Carla Lamont from Clearwater wrote on December 27, 2017 at 4:48 pm:
I met Michael many years ago and from the first I was touched by his welcoming smile, kind eyes, and adventurous spirit..always open to the gift of the present moment. He has left us,but not left us for he lives on in our hearts, in memories shared. Michael & Canton my life is fuller, better for having known your Dad. With prayers and my deepest sympathy. Carla
Char Rothschild from Santa Fe wrote on December 27, 2017 at 5:16 am:
Dear Canton - as a teenager I was really influenced by your father's home, as I myself sought my place in things. Sitting in his living room with you one night, in the company of some others from the Plaza, as you drank your ubiquitous tea, I was shown an example of a home and life that was calm yet deeply playful. I have always been concerned about being accepted as I am, and this was a time I still remember feeling that I was welcome, even without acting out some amplified image of who I was. The peace I felt in Mho's home that night has continued to radiate through my life since then. I'm thankful to have known him and to have seen the ways he honored beauty and surprise.
Bill Glaze from Santa Fe wrote on December 26, 2017 at 2:36 pm:
A person whose spirit dances within all who met him! Eternal peace, MHO
Patrice Karen Becker from Basalt wrote on December 25, 2017 at 5:21 am:
Michael is my oldest brother, we are having lots of communication with each other. He is giving signs of himself through the Rolling Stones song, in my head, Beast of Burden. And the Beatles song, Come Together, that played on the radio last night. When I hooked up to Canton's website today and heard Come Together, this confirmed all of the signs and signals Michael has been sending me. It all started on Friday Dec.15. I went to a party with a live band. Thought it strange they only performed songs of the Rolling Stones. Already Michael was preparing me for his journey beyond what we know. Today I walked by a store and it had a display of a plaid shirt, it had the Rolling Stones trademark mouth and tong on the back. Not just one but several. I'm not sure just how many mouths were on the back of that shirt. My first album that I ever owned was the Rolling Stones that Michael gave to me. I could go on and on about MHO's signs of Love, remembrance, communication and presence with me. Love you Bro MhO! Peace All Ways! Patti
Laura Center from Santa Fe wrote on December 24, 2017 at 5:51 pm:
I had never heard of Michael until reading his obit today. But I would like to honor him for generating, in those that have survived him, such a beautiful, refreshing way of acknowledging his transition. What a joyful way to celebrate his life through this innovative, refreshing, not to mentioned needed way, of honoring. Well done, one and all.
Charles Penny from Querétaro, Mexico wrote on December 24, 2017 at 2:43 pm:
Now MHO is free from the chains of this mortal world. But, in many ways, he was always freer than many of us, living according to his own rules and conscience. I don't have many very specific memories to share, but I will always remember his calm, soothing voice and broad, sincere smile, which were outward expressions of a gentle soul. I do recall that as his boys grew to leave home and I left the home of my own parents, he and my dad enjoyed playing golf together. When I got the sad news of his passing, the idea that he and my dad might be reunited with a round of golf in the next world came to mind and brought me some comfort. I send love to all who included MHO in their lives.
Marla from Santa Fe wrote on December 24, 2017 at 9:02 am:
Blessings and condolences to you Michael, & your family and all the loved ones for the loss of Moe. I totally enjoyed when I could play Petanque with him and so enjoyed his positive attitude. His t-shirts rocked and was always with anticipation as to which great t-shirt he would wear. A man who fully lived in his skin. RIP Moe, god speed.
David from Santa Fe wrote on December 24, 2017 at 8:02 am:
A man with as many talents as outfits who marched to his own tune and always had a smile even when you knew there was pain. Condolences to Michael and we hope you will continue to join our Sunday morning [Pétanque] play.
Janet from Santa Fe wrote on December 24, 2017 at 6:03 am:
He was/is a great spirit who inspired me with his love of adventure and uniqueness. Blessed that we all got to play with him this last season.
Rad from Santa Fe wrote on December 24, 2017 at 6:03 am:
We were blessed to have him amongst us for as long as we did. From our fine times spent on the [pétanque] piste, I learned that he was a spirited, present-in-the-moment and liver of life, who was a joy to engage with and have some of it rub off, at the same time. I will carry this forward. Blessings and condolences to Michael, his family and loved ones for this great loss.
Nancy from Santa Fe wrote on December 24, 2017 at 5:01 am:
A true radical who always brought spirit and a spark to the [pétanque] piste. Sadly no mo. A staunch Packer Backer and Cheesehead Pal. Vale Mo! Condolences to Michael and family. Nancyj
Julie Conant from Boulder wrote on December 24, 2017 at 12:04 am:
Michael made people feel special. He paradoxically carried a sense of a child-like wonder for the world while also being a true skeptic of the 'Big Brother' mind-sheeping institutions. He was reachable by way of the heart, and resolute towards the aspects of life he recognized as good for people. Those qualities that encourage our souls to expand, to dissolve differences, and find our likeness in the sustain of a shared smile. When we crossed paths in 2001, It was clear we had known each other for aeons. He was able to be witnessed in his playfulness, as well as in his shadow. He bared all in a way that I hoped to emulate. Michael did life gracefully. His lightness touched me in the most kindred of ways, and every charmed chance to reconnect through the years, left me feeling loved in a big, most universal kind of way. He was able to transmit the love of the Universe through being. He will live on in sparks of insight, glow of gratitude, and those special moments when our timeless nature is illuminated. Shine on Mho!
michael gzaskow from santa fe wrote on December 24, 2017 at 12:01 am:
I first met MHO circa 1999 and since then our journeys ran parallel with birthdays,weddings and celebrations to partake in the joys of life..with remarkable support from his 2 sons and family the last 2 years demonstrated his courage and zest for the cosmic ride(his words)that we all share.My fondest memory (and a vision)that will stay with me forever is MHO at the corner of St. Francis and Cerillos Rd. carrying a sign to remind us that Peace must be fought for and championed...never to be taken for granted.... A poem by Leonard Cohen best captures(for me) MHOs essence : Like a bird on the wire Like a drunk in a midnight choir I have tried in my way to be free Like a worm on a hook Like a knight from some old fashioned book I have saved all my ribbons for thee If I have been unkind I hope you can just let it go by If I have been untrue I hope you know it was never to you.... Like a bird on the wire Like a drunk in a midnight choir I have tried in my way to be free MHO did go gentle into that good night... with peace, grace and love/surrounded by family..we must not forget him and the gifts he shared with us... GO PACKERS/GO WISCONSIN !!!
Sawyer from Once was santa fe wrote on December 23, 2017 at 8:34 pm:
Canton and I go back almost 30 years now. I knew his dad as a friend's father. Distant but present acquaintance. One night years ago now we went to see Spalding Grey and MHO ended up taking on stage to Spalding with everyone very amused at the similarity between the 2. Later in life I saw him a few times and noticed that an end that he had had been worn smooth. He seemed much lighter and had a bit of a exuberance that I didn't remember being there before. I had always meant to follow up with Canton about this change in his old man but never did.
catherine renard bert from miami wrote on December 23, 2017 at 7:36 pm:
we are very sorry for the lost of your father Michael, He was a great and wonderful person. As I told Françoise I have a lot a nice memories with him in Santa Fe and also when He came in France to visit us. I remember him talking about music, he had stars in his eyes. Our hearts are with you in this time of sorrow. Remembering his wonderful and gentle soul will forever remain in our hearts. Famille Bert et Renard (the French cousins)
Rome Viharo from Los Angeles wrote on December 23, 2017 at 7:32 pm:
Michael Sr, you are the gentlest soul I've ever had the pleasure of knowing. I'll never forget our time together. I am so sorry I never got a chance to say goodbye. To the stars with you!
Richard Newhouse from NYC ++ wrote on December 23, 2017 at 6:17 pm:
Always danced to his own.. I will forever be greatful for our journey (50+) together. C U later ole friend ???
Shaina from San Francisco wrote on December 23, 2017 at 4:57 pm:
I met Michael at Burning Man in 2001 when I was 26 years old. And for many years after that, we belonged to the same camp. Typically, a big group of us would go out together at night. As people got sleepy or split up to pursue different adventures, the group would fracture. Both Michael and I always seemed to wind up being lone wanderers. And had the uncanny ability either to run into each other on remote dance floors dancing to particularly "undanceable" music, or while tiptoeing back to our tents. Once we established that we rolled in around the same time (shortly before dawn), we started watching sunrises together. I lost count. There were many. Some we watched just the two of us, some with other late night friends or early risers. Some we enjoyed in complete silence. Others while he shared his political views, observations about the art or activities he'd enjoyed (or not enjoyed -- some of his opinions being extremely strong in either direction), aliens, disreputable governments, and his love of the desert. Mostly I listened. His, was the kind of passion and enthusiasm that required attention; he was a wonderful storyteller. One time in particular, someone was snoring very loudly and he motioned to me with his hand to come listen. He said, "That's exhaustion. That's the sound of a good day!" Then, smiled this wicked smile and darted off into the darkness. He returned a little while later and we boiled some water for tea and sat with our mugs while our campmate sawed logs. He kept snickering periodically. And I never really knew what he thought was so funny. I don't think it was the snoring itself. More an appreciation of the surreal and the absurd surrounding us. The strange quarters we'd made that were part luxury; part austerity. Other private thoughts. I liked how close and yet how impenetrable his mind seemed. A factory with many floors and many workings, full of keen intellect, wonder and mischief. As a young person, those were meaningful attributes in an ally and a teacher. After our tea, I ducked into my tent to saw some logs of my own. He stayed up until the next person rose. And I heard them start to talk. It was a wonderful cycle of companionship and conversation. I am very grateful that I was invited to his recent birthday event. And got to see him and see that smile full of delightful teeth and share one more dance floor. Most of all, to see him celebrated for the unique and wonderful person he was. We'll all miss him very much.
Benjamin Becker from Santa FE NM. wrote on December 23, 2017 at 3:07 pm:
MHO was a very fun man & kind man.I would like to hope for his spirit to travel through the Bardo with all haste and hope.
Maria Gibbs (Cousin) wrote on December 23, 2017 at 4:51 am:
I am so sad to hear about Michael. I just recieved a lovely note from his mom, telling me he was not well. She said that he was hoping to make it to Wisconsin after Christmas. My heart breaks for her. Michael was really special to my mom and we grew up hearing little stories of the time she spent with him. My mom loved children and wasn't married yet when Michael was small and she loved looking after him when your mom needed a babysitter. As for me, I was in awe of my older cousins. I always felt special if they paid us attention. Michael especially had an incredibly beautiful smile. One Christmas, when we were invited to your house on Reid Drive, Michael talked to me about music. I was a sponge, and already at 11 years old, had a desire to expand my musical influences. He showed me a new album and he played it for me on the big stereo in your upper living room. It was "John Wesley Harding" by Bob Dylan. I was blown away and I like to think that was the moment my musical universe expanded at light speed; and still is on that trajectory. He also bought me a year's subscription to Rolling Stone magazine that year and have never forgotten the impact of that influence on a young mind. (Not sure Hunter S.Thompson was appropriate reading material for an 11 year old, but I was so grateful).
CONTACT: Canton Becker at (505) 570-0635 / canton@gmail.com or Michael Alexander Becker at (323) 304-3000


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Best one to date for me happened this past Thursday.
I was told by a parent that I not only taught her son academics but that I taught him how to be a person. She said she didn't know how to put it into words exactly but that I taught him how to go out in to the world and just be a better person. I gave him worldly skills.
I told my Mother this and I told her it came from her. She said I was going to make her cry. We were on the phone so I don't know if she actually shed a tear or not but I could tell in her voice that she was proud of me. Moments like this are what I live for.
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Q: Why can't you create an instance of a generic type using "new" operator? I found a lot of posts about how to overcome this limitation, but none about why this limitation exists (except this one, which just mentions it has to do with type erasure).
So why can't you create an instance of a generic type?
To clarify, my question is not how it can be done. I know it's possible in C#, so why not in Java? I'm curious about why the Java folks did not implement a similar mechanism? Why force Java developers to use awkward workarounds that have the potential to result in a runtime error? Are there any potential hazards from such a mechanism?

A: Short answer:
Java is a compiled programming language, which means that your bytecode is constant at runtime. It is impossible to generate bytecode for new E() if E is unknown.
Explanation: Generic information is erased in runtime:
public class Container<E> {
     private E item;
     public E getItem() {return item;}
}
class BoxWithPresent extends Container<Present> {
}
class SimpleBox extends Container {
}

In bytecode class BoxWithPresent  contains field item of type Present, but class SimpleBox contains field item of type Object (because type E was not specified).
Now you write abstract instantiation method:
public class Container<E> {
    public <E> E createE() {
        return new E(); // imagine if that was allowed
    }
}

What bytecode should be generated here? .class file is generated right now, at compilation time, but we have no idea what is E type.
So.. can new T()  be replaced with new Object()? Bad idea, class BoxWithPresent won't like it, because it expects that E is Present.
Can it be replaced with class.newInstance()? Again no, there is no class variable in method scope.
That's why new E() is impossible.
But there are workarounds with passing class as parameter, or extracting generic information.

A: The shortest answer is that generic type parameters do not exist at runtime.
Generics were retrofitted into the Java language in release 5.  In order to maintain backward compatibility with the existing code base, they were implemented by erasure.
Generic type parameters exist in your source code at compile-time, but nearly all evidence of them is removed in the byte code during compilation.  This implementation of generics was chosen because it maintained inter-operability between pre-generics code and Java 5+ generic code.  Type safety with generics is largely, therefore, a compile-time only phenomenon.  If your generic code compiles without error and without warnings, then you are assured that your code is type safe.
Because of erasure, however, there are (as of Java 5) two kinds of types:

*

*Reifiable.  For example String, Integer, etc.  A reifiable type has the same type information at compile-time as it has at run-time.

*Non-reifiable.  For example List<String>, List<T>, and T.  Non-reifiable types have less type information at run-time that at compile time.  In fact, the run-time types of the above are List, List, and Object.  During compilation, the generic type information is erased.
You cannot use the new operator with non-reifiable types because there is no type safe way at run-time for the JVM to generate an object of the correct type.
Source code:
T myObject = new T();

The above does not compile.  At run-time, T has been erased.
A strategy for circumventing some problems with type erasure and Java generics is to use type tokens.  This strategy is implemented in the following generic method that creates a new T object:
public <T> T newInstance(Class<T> cls) {
    T myObject = cls.newInstance();
    return myObject;
}

The generic method captures the type information from the Class object that is passed as a parameter.  This parameter is called a type token.  Unfortunately, type tokens themselves must always be reifiable (because you can't get a Class object for a non-reifiable type) which can limit their usefulness.

A: Creating a class from a generic. Do note that this relies on the class being parametrized. This returns the class object of the generic, through which you can perform further reflection on to create an object.
 public static <T> Class<T> getClassFromGeneric(
            Object parentObj,
            int oridnalParamterizedTypeIndex) throws Exception{
          Type[] typeArray = getParameterizedTypeListAsArray(parentObj);
          return (Class<T>)typeArray[oridnalParamterizedTypeIndex];
    }

    public static <T> Type[] getParameterizedTypeListAsArray(Object parentObj){
        try{
            return  ((ParameterizedType) parentObj.getClass()
                    .getGenericSuperclass())
                    .getActualTypeArguments();
        }
        catch(ClassCastException e){
            logger.log(Level.SEVERE, "Most likely, somewhere in your inhetirance chain,"
                    + "there is a class that uses a raw type and not the generic param."
                    + "See: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23074446/java-lang-classcastexception-java-lang-class-cannot-be-cast-to-java-lang-reflec"
                    + " for more info",e);
            throw e;
        }
    }

Usage:
public class GenericBaseClass<T>{}
public class GenericImpl extends GenericBaseClass<String>{
    public static void main(String[] args){
        new GenericImpl();
    }

    public GenericImpl(){
        Class tClazz = getClassFromGeneric(this,0);
        Constructor constructor = tClazz.getConstructor();
        T newT = constructor.newInstance();
    }
}

Contrary to popular belief, generic information at the class level is not "erased".

A: Remember that generic types are about compile-time safety.  Compile-time checking of types allows the compiler to give you warnings/errors about issues with your code.  This doesn't directly help your question, but it's important to keep the concepts of compile-time and runtime very clear.
You can't say, "return new T()" because the compiler has no way of knowing how to do that.  Without the specific type, the compiler can't know what constructor to call or even if it exists.  Also, in order to "new up" an instance of type T you need something to call.  T is just a symbol.  It isn't a Class or an Object.  Until you give information about what kind of instance T is (eg List<String>) the compiler has no way of doing what you are trying to do.
Typing is just a way of ensuring that the types given and returned will match correctly at compile-time.  It's when you specify type specifics that you are able to create an instance of it.  That's why you usually see completely open types on interfaces (eg List<T>, Function<T,R> etc).  So implementers of the interface can specify what types will used.
Maybe it helps to think about generics like templates.  Not the software development pattern, but the more abstract concept.  The concept of a template says there's this structure without any internal details.  If you want to create this thing that follows the template, use the template as your starting point, but you must fill in the details to make the thing.  A generic type is sort of like that -- it allows you to structure something but doesn't give any details about what happens in that structure.
I know I struggled quite a bit with this when generics were introduced.  At first I found it easiest to write the implementation for specific types first and then abstract it out using generics afterwards.  After I got my head around generics, I now find it easier to start with a generified interface and then implement it.

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Cédric Bockhorni est un footballeur français né le  à Nancy évoluant au poste de défenseur ou milieu droit.

Biographie

Ses débuts avec Nancy
Cédric Bockhorni signe sa première licence à l'âge de onze ans. Il s'engage avec le club de Villers-lès-Nancy mais se fait rapidement repérer par l'ASNL. Président de la section amateur, Hervé Collot l'y invite à venir effectuer des tests et disputer un match amical. L'essai s'avérant concluant, il intègre l'équipe pupille nancéienne.

Son parcours est ensuite classique et l'amène jusqu'au groupe de CFA (Championnat de France Amateurs) au début de la saison 2001-2002. Sélectionné en équipe de France des 19 ans puis en espoirs, Cédric Bockhorni ne tarde pas à frapper à la porte de l'équipe professionnelle. Sérieux et appliqué, il dispute une douzaine de matchs et marque son premier but avec les professionnels lors d'un mémorable Nancy-Caen (3-3). Il est finalement laissé libre par l'ASNL à la fin de la saison 2003-2004.

Virton, première expérience étrangère
Cédric Bockhorni part alors relancer sa carrière en deuxième division belge au Royal Excelsior Virton, y rejoignant rejoint Cédric Clerc . Il y signe un contrat de trois ans et, au fur et à mesure des matchs, s'impose comme un titulaire indiscutable et comme un élément essentiel. Ses performances attirent alors les convoitises de plusieurs clubs étrangers et français.

Clermont, la renaissance
À la fin de la saison 2006, Cédric reçoit une offre du Clermont Foot Auvergne, une occasion unique de rejoindre le championnat de France, celui de ses débuts. Il quitte donc la Belgique pour l'Auvergne et signe un contrat d'un an avec une année supplémentaire en cas de montée en Ligue 2.

C'est une année de transition pour Cédric, il retrouve les terrains français et surtout un championnat très physique, il apparaîtra à de nombreuses fois sous les couleurs clermontoises. En fin de saison 2006, l'objectif est rempli, le Clermont Foot est champion de France de National, Cédric est de retour en Ligue 2.

En fin de contrat au terme de la saison 2015-2016, il n'est pas prolongé après 10 années passés au club. Décidé à continuer sa carrière, il reçoit plusieurs propositions dont une de Finlande. Finalement, il se lance dans la restauration, ayant eu l'opportunité de signer un bail pour ouvrir un restaurant dans un grand centre commercial à Metz.

Statistiques

Palmarès
  Clermont Foot Auvergne 63
 National ()
 Champion (1) : 2007

Références

Liens externes

Footballeur français
Joueur de l'AS Nancy-Lorraine
Joueur du Royal Excelsior Virton
Joueur du Clermont Foot 63
Naissance en septembre 1983
Naissance à Nancy

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Which next-gen games you getting first?
..and which ones have you pre-ordered?
Re: Which next-gen games you getting first?
Given that I'll have the free version, I'll probably at least try it.
The only game I have pre-ordered so far is... Killzone.
Of course, Used games are 10% off the price of new, and they still get suckers to buy them.
I'll be getting Drive Club and Killzone.
PSN games will be more than from the shop as usual.


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Scottish Film Director Being Sued for Basically Being Scottish
By Dustin Rowles | Industry | November 7, 2013 |
Some of you may recall the troubled production on Jane Got a Gun, the Western starring Natalie Portman that was stood up by its director. After several casting changes that included the exit of Michael Fassbender after a "falling out," Scottish director Lynne Ramsey (Can We Talk About Kevin, Morvern Caller) just flat out didn't show up on the first day of shooting. Oopsie.
Now we are beginning to understand why, after producers brought a lawsuit against Ramsey for the $750,000 she was paid for the job, plus punitive damages for breach of contract. According to those producers, Ramsey was a danger on the set. She "was repeatedly under the influence of alcohol, was abusive to members of the cast and crew and was generally disruptive. … [She also] failed to adhere to proper safety protocol for handling weapons on set, when she pointed a prop gun directly at a camera and, in turn, at the camera crew before first taking proper precautions."
Abusive? Drunk? You mean, Scottish? You can't sue for that! That's racist.
Ironically, another Scot, Ewan McGregor replaced Michael Fassbender, while Ramsey was replaced by Warrior director Gavin O'Connor. The film is currently in post-production.
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A quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) takes into account both the quantity and quality of life of a health state or that generated by healthcare interventions. It is the arithmetic product of life expectancy and a measure of the quality of the remaining life-years.
A QALY calculation places a weight on time in different health states. A year of perfect health is worth 1 and a year of less than perfect health is worth less than 1. Death is considered to be equivalent to 0; however, some health states may be considered worse than death and have negative scores.
QALYs provide a common currency to assess the extent of the benefits gained when comparing interventions in terms of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and survival for the patient. Determining the difference in HRQoL combined with survival, and dividing this by the difference in the costs of providing the interventions, gives a cost-utility ratio; these indicate the additional costs required to generate a year of perfect health (one QALY). Comparisons can be made between interventions and priorities can be informed by understanding which interventions have a low cost per QALY and which have a high cost per QALY.
QALYs are far from perfect as a measure of outcome, with a number of technical and methodological shortcomings. Nevertheless, the use of QALYs in resource allocation decisions does mean that choices between patient groups competing for medical care are made explicit, and commissioners are given an insight into the likely benefits from investing in differing technologies, services and therapies.


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Our guest blogger this week, Shelby Hill, shares a story that would make any parent proud. As parents we often lose sleep hoping our children grow to become adults with integrity and generous hearts. Shelby is one parent who can rest easy tonight. Her story is authentic and is an incredible example of the mother I know her to be.
"Working in Dallas has unknowingly hardened me to the many homeless people living on the streets. As usual, it took the love and kindness of a child to reopen my eyes. This time it was my very own child.
Walking towards the Alamo there are carriage rides, ice cream trucks line the streets, and copious amounts of candy and games. Their eyes lit up. I encouraged them to hang on to their money and "don't spend it all in one place!" Brock didn't listen.
As we approached the Alamo, Brock noticed a man who was dirty and his clothes looked like they hadn't been washed for weeks. The three of us couldn't help but notice him digging food out of a trash can. The kids whispered to me, "Is he homeless?" My confirmation provoked an even more concerned tone as they asked, "Mama, is he going to eat that food out of the trash can?" Again, the answer was yes. A couple of steps later Brock stopped me and said, "Mama, wait just a minute." Before I could question him, his plan was in action. As soon as I realized what he was doing I told my daughter to come look at a monument to give Brock a moment. I was overcome with emotion and so proud of my son. I stood in front of The Alamo with tears streaming down my face. I pulled myself together enough to let him know how proud I was to be his mom! I asked him what he did, although I knew what I had witnessed. He said, "Nana gave me this money to do what I wanted with it. I wanted to give it to him. He looks like he needs it more than I do." I gave him a hug and told him how proud I was.


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Just spent a minute or two looking at this pic i stumbled across a few years back.


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Radiculopathy can be caused by disc herniation, impingement due to boney changes in the spine, shifting of vertebrae due to injury, and less commonly diabetes or spinal tumors.
Symptoms of pain, numbness, and tingling in the upper or lower extremities are the most common. They can present as muscular or joint pain, but only a professional medical provider can truly distinguish between an orthopedic injury and pain caused by a nerve root.
Commonly, this condition can be alleviated by a number of methods that can be performed simultaneously. Oral medication or epidural steroid injections by a physician may or may not be obtained prior to starting a physical therapy regimen. The injection can be a single episode or a series of multiple injections depending on the severity of the inflammation near the spine. Whether or not you receive an injection, a physical therapy consult is warranted to address the symptoms, the cause and prevention of future occurrence. This is done by manual therapy (hands on), modalities such as spinal traction, and therapeutic exercise to support and stabilize the spinal column.


Question - What is marketing process? Explain the steps in marketing process.
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Under the marketing concept, the firm must find a way to discover unfulfilled customer needs and bring to market products that satisfy those needs. The process of doing so can be modeled in a sequence of steps: the situation is analyzed to identify opportunities, the strategy is formulated for a value proposition, tactical decisions are made, the plan is implemented and the results are monitored.
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Back Page LG #39
About This Month's Authors
Not Linux
Larry Ayers
Bill Bennet
Jim Dennis
Michael J. Hammel
Ron Jenkins
Eric Marsden
J.W. Pennington
James Rogers
Richard Sevenich
Karyl F. Stein
Matus Telgarsky
Paul Woods
Larry lives on a small farm in northern Missouri, where he is currently engaged in building a timber-frame house for his family. He operates a portable band-saw mill, does general woodworking, plays the fiddle and searches for rare prairie plants, as well as growing shiitake mushrooms. He is also struggling with configuring a Usenet news server for his local ISP.
Bill, the ComputerHelperGuy, lives in Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada; the « Catfish Capitol of North America » if not the world. He is on the Internet at www.chguy.net. He tells us « I have been a PC user since 1983 when I got my start as a Radio Shack manager. After five years in the trenches, I went into business for myself. Now happily divorced from reality, I live next to my Linux box and sell and support GPL distributions of all major Linux flavours. I was a beta tester for the PC version of Playmaker Football and I play `pentium-required' games on the i486. I want to help Linux become a great success in the gaming world, since that will be how Linux will take over the desktop from DOS. » It is hard to believe that his five years of university was only good for fostering creative writing skills.
Jim is the proprietor of Starshine Technical Services and is now working for LinuxCare. His professional experience includes work in the technical support, quality assurance, and information services (MIS) departments of software companies like Quarterdeck, Symantec/Peter Norton Group and McAfee Associates — as well as positions (field service rep) with smaller VAR's. He's been using Linux since version 0.99p10 and is an active participant on an ever-changing list of mailing lists and newsgroups. He's just started collaborating on the 2nd Edition for a book on Unix systems administration. Jim is an avid science fiction fan — and was married at the World Science Fiction Convention in Anaheim.
A Computer Science graduate of Texas Tech University, Michael J. Hammel, mjhammel@graphics-muse.org, is an software developer specializing in X/Motif living in Dallas, Texas (but calls Boulder, CO home for some reason). His background includes everything from data communications to GUI development to Interactive Cable systems, all based in Unix. He has worked for companies such as Nortel, Dell Computer, and Xi Graphics. Michael writes the monthly Graphics Muse column in the Linux Gazette, maintains the Graphics Muse Web site and theLinux Graphics mini-Howto, helps administer the Internet Ray Tracing Competition (http://irtc.org) and recently completed work on his new book « The Artist's Guide to the Gimp », published by SSC, Inc. His outside interests include running, basketball, Thai food, gardening, and dogs.
Ron has over 20 years experience in RF design, satellite systems, and UNIX/NT administration. He currently resides in Central Missouri where he is pursuing his writing, helping folks solve problems and find solutions, teaching, and generally having a dandy time while looking for some telecommuting work. Ron is married and has two stepchildren. Ron has begun to worry about referring to himself in the third person.
Lire aussi... Upgrading Your linux Distribution mini-HOWTO: Make a full backup of the existing system.
Eric is studying computer science in Toulouse, France, and is a member of the local Linux Users Group. He enjoys programming, cycling and Led Zeppelin. He admits to once having owned a Macintosh, but denies any connection with the the Eric Conspiracy Secret Labs.
After 8 years, J.W. Pennington escaped from the U.S. Military and is currently in hiding. He is posing as an older student who is completing his degrees in Anthropology and Geology at the College of Charleston in South Carolina. He began playing with computers at the age of 12, and still has the TI 99/4A on which he taught himself BASIC. A collector of old computers, his lifelong dream is to build a house in the shape and color of a Vic-20, with a huge keyboard as the front porch, and a game port as the garage. Sometimes he hears voices.
James and Shala Rogers live on the Olympic Peninsula in the middle of nowhere. James is a systems programmer for the University of Washington Medical Centers, Harborview Medical Centers and the University of Washington Physicians Network. He is a Health Level 7 Interface programmer who is currently writing a GNU licensed HL7 interface. These interfaces allow approximately 40 medical computer systems to communicate with each other across the entire Seattle Metropolitan area.
Richard is a Professor of computer science at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, WA. He is also a part-time ski patroller at Schweitzer Mountain near Sandpoint, Idaho. His computer science interests include Fuzzy Logic, Application-Specific Languages and Parallel, Distributed, Real-time Industrial Control. He is an enthusiastic user of Debian/GNU Linux.
Karyl is an undergraduate student at Purdue University. He has been involved with running various public-access systems for a number of years including « America's First Public Access UNIX System » M-Net, (found at m-net.arbornet.org), and his own personal system, Freeport, (which may be found at freeport.xenos.net).
Matus has been avid an avid Linux user for many years now. Web page design has been dear to hime due to many jobs he receives being webmaster and making web pages, and since he will not touch anything but Linux, that is where he makes his web pages.
Paul is an electrical engineer who, together with wife Suzanne, has four young children, a mortgage, and little free time. So he is glad to be able to play with Linux at his job with Hewlett-Packard Company, where he has worked since 1994. Paul graduated with a M.Sc.E.E. from Brigham Young University.
Thanks to all our authors, not just the ones above, but also those who wrote giving us their tips and tricks and making suggestions. Thanks also to our new mirror sites.
Marjorie L. Richardson
Editor, Linux Gazette, gazette@ssc.com
Linux Gazette Issue 39, April 1999, http://www.linuxgazette.com
This page written and maintained by the Editor of Linux Gazette, gazette@ssc.com
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namespace App\Containers\AppSection\User\Actions;

use App\Containers\AppSection\User\Models\User;
use App\Containers\AppSection\User\Tasks\UpdateUserTask;
use App\Containers\AppSection\User\UI\API\Requests\UpdateUserRequest;
use App\Ship\Exceptions\InternalErrorException;
use App\Ship\Exceptions\NotFoundException;
use App\Ship\Exceptions\UpdateResourceFailedException;
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            'password',
            'name',
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            'birth',
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using Azure.Core;

namespace Azure.ResourceManager.ServiceFabricManagedClusters.Models
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These side zip breeches are sure to be the perfect addition to your show apparel. They come in safari and feature taupe contrasting knee patches and CS2 bottom for a comfortable fit in your field boots and a contemporary look and improved fit while showing. Made of 82% nylon, 12% coolmax, 7% lycra. Stylish and comfortable and a great fit at a great price.