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We are very delighted that you have shown interest in our enterprise. Data protection is of a particularly high priority for the management of the HSTS TAEKWON-DO LTD. The use of the Internet pages of the HSTS TAEKWON-DO LTD is possible without any indication of personal data; however, if a data subject wants to use special enterprise services via our website, processing of personal data could become necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no statutory basis for such processing, we generally obtain consent from the data subject.
The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, e-mail address, or telephone number of a data subject shall always be in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and in accordance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to the HSTS TAEKWON-DO LTD. By means of this data protection declaration, our enterprise would like to inform the general public of the nature, scope, and purpose of the personal data we collect, use and process. Furthermore, data subjects are informed, by means of this data protection declaration, of the rights to which they are entitled.
As the controller, the HSTS TAEKWON-DO LTD has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection of personal data processed through this website. However, Internet-based data transmissions may in principle have security gaps, so absolute protection may not be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transfer personal data to us via alternative means, e.g. by telephone.
The data protection declaration of the HSTS TAEKWON-DO LTD is based on the terms used by the European legislator for the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our data protection declaration should be legible and understandable for the general public, as well as our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to first explain the terminology used.
Processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body, which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.
Name and Address of the controller
HSTS TAEKWON-DO LTD
Wrest Park Mansion House
Wrest Park
Email: admin@hsts.biz
Website: www.hsts.biz
The Internet pages of the HSTS TAEKWON-DO LTD use cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored in a computer system via an Internet browser.
Many Internet sites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a character string through which Internet pages and servers can be assigned to the specific Internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This allows visited Internet sites and servers to differentiate the individual browser of the data subject from other Internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific Internet browser can be recognized and identified using the unique cookie ID.
Through the use of cookies, the HSTS TAEKWON-DO LTD can provide the users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie setting.
By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized with the user in mind. Cookies allow us, as previously mentioned, to recognize our website users. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to utilize our website. The website user that uses cookies, e.g. does not have to enter access data each time the website is accessed, because this is taken over by the website, and the cookie is thus stored on the user's computer system. Another example is the cookie of a shopping cart in an online shop. The online store remembers the articles that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart via a cookie.
The website of the HSTS TAEKWON-DO LTD collects a series of general data and information when a data subject or automated system calls up the website. This general data and information are stored in the server log files. Collected may be (1) the browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrers), (4) the sub-websites, (5) the date and time of access to the Internet site, (6) an Internet protocol address (IP address), (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system, and (8) any other similar data and information that may be used in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.
When using these general data and information, the HSTS TAEKWON-DO LTD does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is needed to (1) deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) optimize the content of our website as well as its advertisement, (3) ensure the long-term viability of our information technology systems and website technology, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in case of a cyber-attack. Therefore, the HSTS TAEKWON-DO LTD analyses anonymously collected data and information statistically, with the aim of increasing the data protection and data security of our enterprise, and to ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.
Registration on our website
The data subject has the possibility to register on the website of the controller with the indication of personal data. Which personal data are transmitted to the controller is determined by the respective input mask used for the registration. The personal data entered by the data subject are collected and stored exclusively for internal use by the controller, and for his own purposes. The controller may request transfer to one or more processors (e.g. a parcel service) that also uses personal data for an internal purpose, which is attributable to the controller.
The data controller shall, at any time, provide information upon request to each data subject as to what personal data are stored about the data subject. In addition, the data controller shall correct or erase personal data at the request or indication of the data subject, insofar as there are no statutory storage obligations. A Data Protection Officer particularly designated in this data protection declaration, as well as the entirety of the controller's employees are available to the data subject in this respect as contact persons.
Subscription to our newsletters
On the website of the HSTS TAEKWON-DO LTD, users are given the opportunity to subscribe to our enterprise's newsletter. The input mask used for this purpose determines what personal data are transmitted, as well as when the newsletter is ordered from the controller.
The HSTS TAEKWON-DO LTD informs its customers and business partners regularly by means of a newsletter about enterprise offers. The enterprise's newsletter may only be received by the data subject if (1) the data subject has a valid e-mail address and (2) the data subject registers for the newsletter shipping. A confirmation e-mail will be sent to the e-mail address registered by a data subject for the first time for newsletter shipping, for legal reasons, in the double opt-in procedure. This confirmation e-mail is used to prove whether the owner of the e-mail address as the data subject is authorized to receive the newsletter.
Newsletter-Tracking
The newsletter of the HSTS TAEKWON-DO LTD contains so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic embedded in such e-mails, which are sent in HTML format to enable log file recording and analysis. This allows a statistical analysis of the success or failure of online marketing campaigns. Based on the embedded tracking pixel, the HSTS TAEKWON-DO LTD may see if and when an e-mail was opened by a data subject, and which links in the e-mail were called up by data subjects.
Such personal data collected in the tracking pixels contained in the newsletters are stored and analysed by the controller in order to optimize the shipping of the newsletter, as well as to adapt the content of future newsletters even better to the interests of the data subject. These personal data will not be passed on to third parties. Data subjects are at any time entitled to revoke the respective separate declaration of consent issued by means of the double-opt-in procedure. After a revocation, these personal data will be deleted by the controller. The HSTS TAEKWON-DO LTD automatically regards a withdrawal from the receipt of the newsletter as a revocation.
Contact possibility via the website
The website of the HSTS TAEKWON-DO LTD contains information that enables a quick electronic contact to our enterprise, as well as direct communication with us, which also includes a general address of the so-called electronic mail (e-mail address). If a data subject contacts the controller by e-mail or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject are automatically stored. Such personal data transmitted on a voluntary basis by a data subject to the data controller are stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. There is no transfer of this personal data to third parties.
Routine erasure and blocking of personal data
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller the confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning him or her are being processed. If a data subject wishes to avail himself of this right of confirmation, he or she may, at any time, contact our Data Protection Officer or another employee of the controller.
If a data subject wishes to avail himself of this right of access, he or she may at any time contact our Data Protection Officer or another employee of the controller.
If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to rectification, he or she may, at any time, contact our Data Protection Officer or another employee of the controller.
If one of the aforementioned reasons applies, and a data subject wishes to request the erasure of personal data stored by the HSTS TAEKWON-DO LTD, he or she may at any time contact our Data Protection Officer or another employee of the controller. The Data Protection Officer of the HSTS TAEKWON-DO LTD or another employee shall promptly ensure that the erasure request is complied with immediately.
Where the controller has made personal data public and is obliged pursuant to Article 17(1) to erase the personal data, the controller, taking account of available technology and the cost of implementation, shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform other controllers processing the personal data that the data subject has requested erasure by such controllers of any links to, or copy or replication of, those personal data, as far as processing is not required. The Data Protection Officer of the HSTS TAEKWON-DO LTD or another employee will arrange the necessary measures in individual cases.
If one of the aforementioned conditions is met, and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of the processing of personal data stored by the HSTS TAEKWON-DO LTD, he or she may at any time contact our Data Protection Officer or another employee of the controller. The Data Protection Officer of the HSTS TAEKWON-DO LTD or another employee will arrange the restriction of the processing.
In order to assert the right to data portability, the data subject may at any time contact the Data Protection Officer designated by the HSTS TAEKWON-DO LTD or another employee.
The HSTS TAEKWON-DO LTD shall no longer process the personal data in the event of the objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
If the HSTS TAEKWON-DO LTD processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject shall have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning him or her for such marketing. This applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to the HSTS TAEKWON-DO LTD to the processing for direct marketing purposes, the HSTS TAEKWON-DO LTD will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.
In addition, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to object to processing of personal data concerning him or her by the HSTS TAEKWON-DO LTD for scientific or historical research purposes, or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the GDPR, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest.
In order to exercise the right to object, the data subject may directly contact the Data Protection Officer of the HSTS TAEKWON-DO LTD or another employee. In addition, the data subject is free in the context of the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to use his or her right to object by automated means using technical specifications.
If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data controller, or (2) it is based on the data subject's explicit consent, the HSTS TAEKWON-DO LTD shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject's rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express his or her point of view and contest the decision.
If the data subject wishes to exercise the rights concerning automated individual decision-making, he or she may at any time directly contact our Data Protection Officer of the HSTS TAEKWON-DO LTD or another employee of the controller.
f the data subject wishes to exercise the right to withdraw the consent, he or she may at any time directly contact our Data Protection Officer of the HSTS TAEKWON-DO LTD or another employee of the controller.
Data protection provisions about the application and use of Facebook
On this website, the controller has integrated components of the enterprise Facebook. Facebook is a social network.
A social network is a place for social meetings on the Internet, an online community, which usually allows users to communicate with each other and interact in a virtual space. A social network may serve as a platform for the exchange of opinions and experiences, or enable the Internet community to provide personal or business-related information. Facebook allows social network users to include the creation of private profiles, upload photos, and network through friend requests.
The operating company of Facebook is Facebook, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, United States. If a person lives outside of the United States or Canada, the controller is the Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.
With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet website, which is operated by the controller and into which a Facebook component (Facebook plug-ins) was integrated, the web browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted to download display of the corresponding Facebook component from Facebook through the Facebook component. An overview of all the Facebook Plug-ins may be accessed under https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/. During the course of this technical procedure, Facebook is made aware of what specific sub-site of our website was visited by the data subject.
If the data subject is logged in at the same time on Facebook, Facebook detects with every call-up to our website by the data subject—and for the entire duration of their stay on our Internet site—which specific sub-site of our Internet page was visited by the data subject. This information is collected through the Facebook component and associated with the respective Facebook account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on one of the Facebook buttons integrated into our website, e.g. the "Like" button, or if the data subject submits a comment, then Facebook matches this information with the personal Facebook user account of the data subject and stores the personal data.
Facebook always receives, through the Facebook component, information about a visit to our website by the data subject, whenever the data subject is logged in at the same time on Facebook during the time of the call-up to our website. This occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Facebook component or not. If such a transmission of information to Facebook is not desirable for the data subject, then he or she may prevent this by logging off from their Facebook account before a call-up to our website is made.
The data protection guideline published by Facebook, which is available at https://facebook.com/about/privacy/, provides information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by Facebook. In addition, it is explained there what setting options Facebook offers to protect the privacy of the data subject. In addition, different configuration options are made available to allow the elimination of data transmission to Facebook, e.g. the Facebook blocker of the provider Webgraph, which may be obtained under http://webgraph.com/resources/facebookblocker/. These applications may be used by the data subject to eliminate a data transmission to Facebook.
Data protection provisions about the application and use of LinkedIn
The controller has integrated components of the LinkedIn Corporation on this website. LinkedIn is a web-based social network that enables users with existing business contacts to connect and to make new business contacts. Over 400 million registered people in more than 200 countries use LinkedIn. Thus, LinkedIn is currently the largest platform for business contacts and one of the most visited websites in the world.
The operating company of LinkedIn is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court Mountain View, CA 94043, UNITED STATES. For privacy matters outside of the UNITED STATES LinkedIn Ireland, Privacy Policy Issues, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, is responsible.
With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the controller and on which a LinkedIn component (LinkedIn plug-in) was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted to the download of a display of the corresponding LinkedIn component of LinkedIn. Further information about the LinkedIn plug-in may be accessed under https://developer.linkedin.com/plugins. During the course of this technical procedure, LinkedIn gains knowledge of what specific sub-page of our website was visited by the data subject.
If the data subject is logged in at the same time on LinkedIn, LinkedIn detects with every call-up to our website by the data subject—and for the entire duration of their stay on our Internet site—which specific sub-page of our Internet page was visited by the data subject. This information is collected through the LinkedIn component and associated with the respective LinkedIn account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on one of the LinkedIn buttons integrated on our website, then LinkedIn assigns this information to the personal LinkedIn user account of the data subject and stores the personal data.
LinkedIn receives information via the LinkedIn component that the data subject has visited our website, provided that the data subject is logged in at LinkedIn at the time of the call-up to our website. This occurs regardless of whether the person clicks on the LinkedIn button or not. If such a transmission of information to LinkedIn is not desirable for the data subject, then he or she may prevent this by logging off from their LinkedIn account before a call-up to our website is made.
LinkedIn provides under https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls the possibility to unsubscribe from e-mail messages, SMS messages and targeted ads, as well as the ability to manage ad settings. LinkedIn also uses affiliates such as Eire, Google Analytics, BlueKai, DoubleClick, Nielsen, Comscore, Eloqua, and Lotame. The setting of such cookies may be denied under https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy. The applicable privacy policy for LinkedIn is available under https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. The LinkedIn Cookie Policy is available under https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy.
Data protection provisions about the application and use of Twitter
On this website, the controller has integrated components of Twitter. Twitter is a multilingual, publicly accessible microblogging service on which users may publish and spread so-called 'tweets,' e.g. short messages, which are limited to 140 characters. These short messages are available for everyone, including those who are not logged on to Twitter. The tweets are also displayed to so-called followers of the respective user. Followers are other Twitter users who follow a user's tweets. Furthermore, Twitter allows you to address a wide audience via hashtags, links or retweets.
Data protection provisions about the application and use of YouTube
YouTube's data protection provisions, available at https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/, provide information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by YouTube and Google.
Payment Method: Data protection provisions about the use of PayPal as a payment processor
If the data subject chooses "PayPal" as the payment option in the online shop during the ordering process, we automatically transmit the data of the data subject to PayPal. By selecting this payment option, the data subject agrees to the transfer of personal data required for payment processing.
PayPal will, if necessary, pass on personal data to affiliates and service providers or subcontractors to the extent that this is necessary to fulfil contractual obligations or for data to be processed in the order.
The data subject has the possibility to revoke consent for the handling of personal data at any time from PayPal. A revocation shall not have any effect on personal data, which must be processed, used or transmitted in accordance with (contractual) payment processing.
Legal basis for the processing
Art. 6(1) lit. a GDPR serves as the legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, as is the case, for example, when processing operations are necessary for the supply of goods or to provide any other service, the processing is based on Article 6(1) lit. b GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations, which are necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures, for example in the case of inquiries concerning our products or services. Is our company subject to a legal obligation by which processing of personal data is required, such as for the fulfilment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6(1) lit. c GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may be necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured in our company and his name, age, health insurance data or other vital information would have to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third party. Then the processing would be based on Art. 6(1) lit. d GDPR. Finally, processing operations could be based on Article 6(1) lit. f GDPR. This legal basis is used for processing operations which are not covered by any of the abovementioned legal grounds, if processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by our company or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data. Such processing operations are particularly permissible because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. He considered that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a client of the controller (Recital 47 Sentence 2 GDPR).
The legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party
Where the processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1) lit. f GDPR our legitimate interest is to carry out our business in favour of the well being of all our employees and the shareholders.
Period for which the personal data will be stored
The criteria used to determine the period of storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After expiration of that period, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, as long as it is no longer necessary for the fulfilment of the contract or the initiation of a contract.
Provision of personal data as statutory or contractual requirement; Requirement necessary to enter into a contract; Obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of failure to provide such data
We clarify that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or can also result from contractual provisions (e.g. information on the contractual partner). Sometimes it may be necessary to conclude a contract that the data subject provides us with personal data, which must subsequently be processed by us. The data subject is, for example, obliged to provide us with personal data when our company signs a contract with him or her. The non-provision of the personal data would have the consequence that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. Before personal data is provided by the data subject, the data subject must contact our Data Protection Officer. Our Data Protection Officer clarifies to the data subject whether the provision of the personal data is required by law or contract or is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data and the consequences of non-provision of the personal data.
Existence of automated decision-making
This Privacy Policy has been generated by the Privacy Policy Generator of the External Data Protection Officer from DGD Deutsche Gesellschaft für Datenschutz GmbH, which has been developed in cooperation with WILDE BEUGER SOLMECKE | Lawyers and the used hardware dealer RC GmbH.


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Q: Combination Chart Problem in Displaying Xlabel and its Correct Quantity?

StockCode
Quantity
Revenue

22326
1248
3643.20

15036
1164
853.32

POST
1124
21181.00

20719
1021
854.85

21212
1002
551.10

22585
936
1033.20

22423
881
9866.55

22629
877
1633.35

22554
872
1438.80

22961
818
1186.10

I have a table called df_ger_top10 like this and I want to visualize a combination chart including revenue and quantity of each stock code. However, when I visualize them in a chart, the quantity shown for bar chart is wrong, and I don't know why.
It seems like the xlabel is modified when I add revenue line because when I remove the line graph of revenue, it becomes normal. Here is my code for the combination chart, which shows wrong quantity of each stock code.
import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
import seaborn as sns
import plotly.express as px
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
%matplotlib inline

fig, ax1 = plt.subplots(figsize=(15,8))

ax2 = ax1.twinx()
sns.barplot(x= df_ger_top10.StockCode,
            y= df_ger_top10.Quantity,
            color='#004488',
            ax=ax1)
for p in ax1.patches:
    height =p.get_height()
    ax1.text(p.get_x()+p.get_width()/2.,
        height + 3,
        '{:1.0f}'.format(height),
        ha="center", fontsize=12)
ax1.set_title('Top Selling Categories and Revenue',weight='bold',fontsize=16)
ax1.set_ylabel('Quantity',weight='bold',fontsize=13)
ax1.set_xlabel('Stock Code', weight='bold',fontsize=13)

sns.lineplot(x=df_ger_top10.StockCode,
             y=df_ger_top10.Revenue,
             color='g',
             marker="o",
             ax=ax2)
ax2.set_ylabel('Revenue',weight='bold',fontsize=13)

ymin, ymax = ax2.get_ylim()
bonus = (ymax - ymin)/40
for x, y, name in zip(df_ger_top10['StockCode'], round(df_ger_top10['Revenue']), round(df_ger_top10['Revenue']).astype('str').replace('\.0', '', regex=True)):
    ax2.text(x, y + bonus, name, color = 'g', weight = 'bold', ha='right')
plt.show()

A: You get this because the lineplot and barplot order your x variables differently. You can simply convert your StockCode to category:
df_ger_top10.StockCode = pd.Categorical(df_ger_top10.StockCode)

And run your code, and you should get:

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Q: Kotlin - Using Enums to retrieve a Char Being a little new to OOP concepts, enums in Kotlin are a bit confusing to me. My caveman interpretation is that enums are used to store non changing variables. I'm making a simple Tic-Tac-Toe app and simply want to store the values 'X', 'Y', and '-' all as Chars. Where is my confusion? Is there a better way to retrieve a particular set of Chars from a "library"? Here is my current assumption in code:
    enum class markers(char: Char){
            X('X'), O('O'), EMPTY('-')
        }

//To access the enums, thought it would be something like this

        fun printX(){
            println(markers.X)
        }

A: You want to have the property char instead of the enum constants' name, change to:
    fun printX(){
        println(markers.X.char)
    }

Also make char a val so that it's accessible as a property: enum class markers(val char: Char)

A: enum class markers(private val char: Char){
        X('X'), O('O'), EMPTY('-');
override fun toString() = char.toString()
}

markers.values().forEach(::print)


Students in forms 1A, 1B and 1C in our school are entering an international competition organized by Cambridge University. This is an event whereby young people all over the world (honest!) are uploading pictures and drawings of their favourite animals in the competition's webpage and voting the best. Trust me, our competitors are pretty tough!
You will be able to see our students' wonderful work if you click the following link.


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If big themes like sexuality in SF can't be discussed on this forum
Author Topic: If big themes like sexuality in SF can't be discussed on this forum (Read 29493 times)
Re: If big themes like sexuality in SF can't be discussed on this forum
I see no reason why 5% of the population can't have 10% of the starring roles in a particular subsection of stories.
Me neither. My point is not that they shouldn't. My point is that it is statistically improbable that they should. This doesn't bother me but it does lead me to wonder why, just as I wonder why we don't have many stories set in outer space or why cats are never the bad guys.
Also SF can be a bit of a miner's canary. This makes me wonder if this surfeit of lesbians is a peculiarity of EP's editorial whim or is it indicative of some change in the real world? I don't know, but it is interesting to think about what such trends in the field might mean.
The editors have ALL reassured you that there is no particular policy or political statement intended in the upward-trending percentage of lesbian protagonists, and basically the only reason to keep arguing at this point is because you've got some sort of weird axe to grind with people of different sexualities or if you think that there's some bizarre conspiracy at play.
A zeitgeist isn't a conspiracy.
10% lesbian quotient
Thanks! I've got the name. Now all I need is the band to go with it.
« Last Edit: March 04, 2011, 11:20:09 PM by Balu »
Ok, people - this thread has crossed over from becoming a discussion of moderation policy to becoming a continuation of the thread I locked. I'm partially to blame here, but it stops, now. In the previous thread, I said that if anyone has anything more to say about that, they should PM me. That holds again. I'm leaving this thread open for anyone who wants to complain about my draconian moderation practices, but from this post onwards, any posts on the topic of how many lesbians are plausible in fiction that were not preceded by a PM to me will be deleted.
And note, at this point, that this is not because of what is being said. What is being said is immaterial. This is about the fact that it is not appropriate to circumvent a thread lock by moving the discussion to a different thread.
The original post/thread was very combative and accusatory, and this thread likewise opened with a pretty direct attack on the forum moderators. What is it you want, exactly? The original complaint ("Too many lesbians") was not really worth bringing up, and if one did feel the need to point it out, it should have been handled much more delicately and without the shouty bits and the implications that lesbians were as outre as robot dinosaurs. That thread was closed for very simple and clearly explained reasons, i.e. me and the loudmouths taking potshots at somebody who wrote a really tone-deaf post. (And that first post really was quite offensive to anyone who is queer or a queer ally, primarily because it took as a given the idea that lesbians were somehow noteworthy solely because they were lesbians, and that stories needed a reason for a character to be gay beyond, "Hey, this character happens to be gay.")
So the OP was written with the proverbial plank in the eye and provoked a shitstorm (or as much of a shitstorm as the EA forums ever sees), and the reasons for the closing were stated in the post that closed that thread. Why are you still waving a banner about any of this? It's a bit late to try and divert this particular thread into some kind of coffee-and-snacks chat about possible trends of sex and sexuality in science fiction (there are already several threads about those topics up in the "About Science Fiction" forum).
« Last Edit: March 04, 2011, 11:31:15 PM by Scattercat »
Quote from: eytanz on March 04, 2011, 11:19:30 PM
any posts on the topic of how many lesbians are plausible in fiction that were not preceded by a PM to me will be deleted.
What about posts pointing out how trippy it is that we're haggling over numbers of lesbians as if they're knock off Armanis or kilos of stolen lead roofing ?
A zeitgeist doesn't require editorial explanation to the readers, either, and one can hardly expect those in the middle of said zeitgeist to be completely aware of the myriad influences upon them. The editors explained that it was not done with any premeditated intent, and that is the end of it as far as reasonable inquiry should be concerned.
On the contrary. The fact that they didn't do it with any premeditated intent is exactly what makes it so interesting.
I don't think it's blowing too much smoke up anybody's ass to say that EP is an intellectual market leader. It's definitely up there with the Best New SF as a sort of state of the genre art.
You see a real world social trend playing out here you've got to wonder why.
(BTW, I know that the original thread was a hamfisted way of addressing this. I'm just more interested in evolving the debate than worrying about whether Anonymous X might secretly be Bristol Palin).
I think it's time for you to head back up to the About SF forum and start a thread, then. Link to some articles. Make it a good time. I'll participate a little, if something interesting happens. (I'm not particularly interested in discussions of current zeitgeist, really, and didn't do much in any of the previous threads about this.)
This fighty little thread is def'nitely not the place for it.
NoraReed
No pomo.
I've left a lot of forums because threads like the original one made me feel unwelcome. I really appreciate the intervention on Mur's part.
A lot of us don't have much fight in us. We're used to being dismissed, and we'll lurk and then leave, quietly, when someone complains about us. So thanks to the editor for stepping in on this.
I'd happily jump into a thread about queer themes in science fiction, because I think that's an interesting topic, as long as it doesn't become a Queer 101 space (or a Polyamory 101 space if you wanna get all Heinlein up in here).
UnfulredJohnson
Reply #32 on: October 12, 2014, 06:47:50 PM
Zeitgeist. Great word. Interesting thread. I would think the current 'zeitgeist', at least in sci-fi, is quite liberal in its politics. Can you say that? I feel like I can't say that. And why not, what's wrong with saying that?
Quote from: UnfulredJohnson on October 12, 2014, 06:47:50 PM
You can say whatever you want - though if you choose to say it on these boards, you need to do so according to the rules of the forum (i.e. in a manner respectful of other people). I'm not entirely sure why you chose to say it in a three year old thread about a different topic.
I was just browsing the forums and I saw 'sexuality' and I was all like click, click. I guess people don't post much in the metachat cause it was still up at the top someplace. I had to google Zeitgeist to see what it meant. So thats why I said that.
Reply #35 on: October 13, 2014, 02:28:42 AM
It's certainly becoming more liberal than it once was, or was perceived to be. Not sure why anyone couldn't point that out. For example, we finally have non-white people or non-straight-dude people (or even both at once) finally being nominated for or winning awards that used to look a lot like the lists of U.S. Presidents. In the sense of being more open and welcoming, that would seem to be a shift toward "liberality."
But if you want to talk about that stuff, a new thread does seem to make a lot more sense than necro-ing unrelated topics. Probably also a better fit in the "general off-topic" zone than "metachat," which is mostly about forum operations in themselves.
I guess I wouldn't want to point that out because 'Zeitgeist' is a clever way of referencing the politics in sci-fi without doing so directly. It also implies so kind of social agenda in sci-fi as opposed to a straight up meritocracy. But maybe thats just me being overly sensitive. Its an argument I have been following on and off for a while and I love to see smart people fight.
I have to admire the sparing in this thread. It's clear and sharp and I don't think I'd last long in argument at this level. Anyway, thats all. You can lock it or delete or whatever.I didn't know you weren't supposed to post in old threads, my bad.

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Update as of June 2018: Edited to note that I've now broken up with Tara Lynn and her small country sized tribe. There were a few reasons and in the end, it came down to customer service.
I had a 20% off coupon code with no expiration date. I tried to use it and it wouldn't work. Upon emailing them, I was simply told that the code was no longer being honored. No new code, no anything else, just told me to join the Facebook group and email list and watch for sales.
One thing I bought in that order (where I didn't get my discount) was a pair of pants that I HATED. I was outside my return window but emailed them anyhow to see if there was anything that could be done. Never got a response.
Last, I ordered a pre-order item that said it was to ship at the end of May. I didn't get any shipment notification so I followed up around the first part of June and they told me it was a pre-order and would ship to me at the end of the month. I responded back because I was expecting it to ship at the end of May and got a different rep 2-3 days later that then told me my order was on the way. Just annoying and unprofessional and it feels like they don't know what they are doing. Keep a look out as I look for my next great online boutique.
Original Post: There are so many different ways to shop, these days. Recently, I've started coming across the idea of the online boutique, which seems crazy, I know. Boutiques are supposed to be small and unique and quirky, right? Well, as technology evolves, so must our boutique storefront and our boutique experience.
One that I found by way of Facebook is Tara Lynn's. Now, I'm new to the group, so I'm still learning how things work but you can typically either shop from the Facebook group directly, or from the website, which should include most of the same items. The beauty of the Facebook group, which is something crazy like 28,000 women strong, is that they all post pictures of themselves in their new items and, now here's the awesome part, almost instantly, all these women chime in and tell them how beautiful they are and how great they look in their new clothes.
They post questions all the time on size and fit and quality and the loyal and frequent shoppers respond with their recommendations. It's quite a tribe she has built, really. But I wanted to share it with you, as well, because good stuff can be hard to come by and so far, I'm impressed with her.
She carries size Small through 4XL and has all kinds of items – dresses, tops, clever graphic tees, leggings, accessories, even shoes and some makeup (which I literally just noticed when checking out the website, again). I think pricing is also comparable to a boutique. She's not Target or Amazon, but she's got good quality stuff and it's super fun to shop.
One thing to note, is that because she is a boutique, she's basically running the show on her own – with a few assistants, so shipping may take a little longer and some items are pre-order and can take even longer, so you just have to be sure you are aware of those things before you order. It's not Amazon prime – you won't get it within the week, but you will get it, and when you do, you will see that it was packed and mailed to you with love.
So check her out and let me know what you think. Also, she is the sassy model with short, dark hair! Standing behind, and literally in, her brand. I love it!


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Palomino Intermediate School Teacher Jennifer Jordan will use the AZEdNews Classroom Grant to provide STEM challenges for students on half-days.
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Jordan is a fifth-grade teacher at the Paradise Valley Unified School District school in Phoenix that serves fourth- through sixth-graders.
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When Jordan learned she was awarded the AZEdNews Classroom grant, she said, "Thank you so much! I'm so excited!"
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This Is Why Anas Employed The Late Ahmed Hussein-Suale
Prince Osei Tutu (princebiggy)
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Ace investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has disclosed the circumstances that led to him employing his colleague Ahmed Hussein-Suale who was murdered on January 16 in Accra.
According to the BBC, Hussein-Suale grew up among eight siblings in Wulensi, a small town in northern Ghana, where he stood out for his fierce interest in politics. At 18 he moved to Accra to study political science at the University of Ghana, where he first met Anas.
Anas had already made a name for himself as an undercover reporter and Tiger Eye was a fledgeling team. Hussein-Suale sought him out the same way several early Tiger Eye employees had, by asking around until someone could tell him: that is the man known as Anas. Anas responded the way he did to all potential recruits – he set him a test: travel to Tema, north of Accra, and report a story there about cocaine. Hussein-Suale went to Tema and promptly failed. He blew his cover and got himself arrested. "He did not perform to my expectation," said Anas, in an interview with the BBC last week. "And that was that."
But Hussein-Suale wrote Anas a long letter explaining why he should be given another chance. "So I gave him another chance," said Anas. "And from that day he excelled from one investigation to the next."
Hussein-Suale's first big story came in 2013 when he travelled with Anas to northern Ghana to expose witchdoctors behind the poisoning of children – often children with disabilities – believed to be possessed by evil spirits. In an elaborate sting typical of Tiger Eye's style, the team arranged for the witchdoctor's "concoction men" to visit a family home with a supposedly possessed child. While the concoction men were outside cooking their poison, the team swapped the infant for a prosthetic baby. When the men returned and took hold of the fake baby, police swooped.
The film – Spirit Child – aired internationally on Al Jazeera. Hussein-Suale, then 24, impressed Anas with his pragmatism, not hesitating when it came to entering the witchdoctor's shrine. "The average African is spiritually afraid of traditions and gods," Anas said. "But Ahmed was always bold."
His natural demeanour was the opposite. He was quiet and unassuming, to a fault. "You would be likely to disregard him at first," said Sammy Darko, Tiger Eye's lawyer, "but that made him a good fit for investigative journalism." He was also scrupulously attentive and diligent. He became known as the "encyclopaedia of the team" for his detailed knowledge of each project, and later as "spiritual leader" for his habit of leading a prayer before undercover operations.
We did our best to protect Ahmed – Family reveals
VIDEO: Ghanaians call for the arrest of Kennedy Agyapong 0ver Anas' partner's death
How 'Anas' cover was allegedly blown in TseAdo land-guards operation
His cubicle at Tiger Eye's offices had notes and documents from various investigations piled on the desk and pasted on the walls. "He would go out quietly and do a lot of background work," said a fellow investigator, "so that when we came on to the story we knew exactly what we were doing." But he also had a playful streak. "I got annoyed with him once," recalled Seamus Mirodan, the director of Spirit Child. "One of the villagers gave him a just-slaughtered guinea fowl as a gift. He put it in my tripod bag and it just shat itself all over the inside of the bag."
In 2015, Hussein-Suale took the lead on a story that would rock Ghana and propel Tiger Eye into the national spotlight. "Ghana in the Eyes of God" – a three-hour undercover epic based on hundreds of hours of secret filming – exposed widespread corruption in Ghana's judiciary, showing judges and court workers accepting bribes to influence cases. More than 30 judges and 170 judicial officers were implicated. Seven of the nation's 12 high-court judges were suspended. The film played to 6,500 people in four showings at the Accra International Conference Centre and brought gridlock to the streets of the capital.
For all Tiger Eye's fans, not everybody appreciated the team's methods. They faced accusations of entrapment. "It is wrong to induce somebody by an enticement of something lucrative, big money or whatever, then turn around and say the person is corrupt," said Charles Bentum, a lawyer for several judges implicated in the expose. "You cannot exonerate the enticer and condemn the victim."
The judiciary story made Anas famous in Ghana. Behind the scenes, Hussein-Suale's combination of diligence and mettle was impressing his boss; he was becoming Anas's, right-hand man. In early 2018, Anas asked Hussein-Suale to accompany him to Malawi for a grim story about "muti" – the practice of harvesting human body parts for good luck rituals – that a young Malawian journalist, Henry Mhango, had brought to them. They would collaborate on the story with the BBC. "I chose Hussein-Suale because I knew he had the capacity to withstand the shocks," said Anas.
Killers of Anas' key partner, Ahmed identified – MP reveals
AHMED'S MURDER: Ghanaians call for Anas' head over the death of his key partner, Ahmed Suale
Murdered Ahmed left behind 2 wives and 8 children
AHMED'S MURDER: The Police shouldn't consider Kennedy Agyapong as the prime suspect – Lawyer Afenyo Markin defends
AHMED'S MURDER: John Jerry Rawlings blames Kennedy Agyapong
Kennedy Agyapong vindicated about Anas?
SHOCKING: Unedited Version Of Anas' Expose' Reveals He Forces Money On People As Gifts And Secretly Films Them – VIDEO
We Have No Forensic Artists To Draw Ahmed's Killers – Police
Anas' Location When Ahmed Suale Was Killed Revealed
VIDEO: Kennedy Agyapong Exposes Anas With "Who Watches The Watchman" Part 2
Kennedy Agyapong Rains Insults On Family Of Late Ahmed For Siding With Anas
Ahmed's Murder: Ignore Kennedy Agyapong's Ghc100,000 Bounty – Family Tells Ghanaians
Ahmed's Murder: Anas Presents 'Concrete' Evidence To Police
Ask Me Intelligent Questions And Stop The Rubbish – Kennedy Agyapong 'Fires' BBC Reporter
Police 'Picks Up' Anas Over Ahmed's Death
I Don't Trust Current IGP Because Anas Vetted And Appointed Him – Kennedy Agyapong Alleges
Ahmed's Death: I Have No Trust In Ghana Police; I'm Doing My Own Investigations – Kennedy Agyapong
I'll Honour Ahmed With A 'Huge Story' That'll Shake Nations – Anas
VIDEO: Anas Speaks On Allegations That He Killed Ahmed
Kennedy Agyapong Promises To Gift GHS100,000 To Anyone Having Information About Ahmed's Killers
6 stunning facts about Anas' murdered partner, Ahmed Suale you never knew
Ahmed's death: Ex Tiger Eye PI staff 'fingers' Anas' wife in Ahmed's gruesome murder
Kennedy Agyapong likely to be banned from the US over Ahmed's gruesome murder
AHMED'S MURDER: Eyewitness account on how the unknown gunmen killed Ahmed
AHMED'S MURDER: Investigations shouldn't be focused on Kennedy Agyapong only – Criminologist
PHOTOS: Anas' murdered key partner, Ahmed Suale laid to rest
Anas fingered in Tiger Eye PI partner's killing


GOOD! keep up the pressure for consequences to this criminal's illegal behavior. i look forward to watching the dominos fall!
This is nowhere going anywhere. There are to many of them and they all protect each other.
It about time some one to put these behind bars.they screw up the country.
We already have these laws they just need to use them.
Laws must be uniformly enforced, or not enforced at all. This is a constitutional matter. It says much about the current state of government, that additional legislation should be required.
I only wish it would pass. Then again Democrats are still thinking Trump is guilty of collusion so they would pass it thinking it would trap him and catch their own instead.
Don't fret folks … God WILL take care of them …. only a matter of time .
I had dinner last night w/ my mom who is in a retirement home: OH MY GOD! If you even mention @realDonaldTrump they are TRIGGERED. The entire staff and ALL the residents were vehemently ANTI-TRUMP. I couldn't sit quiet and say nothing. I defended OUR HERO reminding them he hasn't taken a paycheck, they didn't believe it because of our LYING LIBERAL MEDIA! Then a woman says to me,"I have a son just like you" and I said,"What, a son that wants to SAVE OUR REPUBLIC?" She wouldn't speak to me after that.
The house will vote it down..
Good luck passing that bill… I think what is neede is for Americans to take to the streets in huge numbers and physically take our country back from the fools that are running it.. Except Trump, of course.
This idiot thinks the American People are stupid. He knows good and well that the Democrats have the house majority and his bill will never pass the house. Why didn't he do this three months ago when the Republicans had the House? Just another DC Flunky putting on a show that will won't get anywhere for the People…lol.
Good luck. Hit em everywhere possible.
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import json

import requests
from boundary import ApiCli
from boundary.alarm_common import result_to_alarm

class AlarmModify(ApiCli):
    def __init__(self, update):
        ApiCli.__init__(self)
        self._update = update

        # Mapping of alarm types to corresponding codes
        self._alarm_types = {"threshold": 3, "host": 4, "api": 5}

        self._aggregate = None
        self._actions = None
        self._alarm_name = None
        self._alarm_id = None
        self._host_group_id = None
        self._interval = None
        self._is_disabled = None
        self._metric = None
        self._note = None
        self._operation = None
        self._per_host_notify = None
        self._threshold = None
        self._type_id = None
        self._notify_clear = None
        self._notify_set = None
        self._payload = {}
        self._trigger_interval = None
        self._timeout_interval = None

    def add_arguments(self):
        ApiCli.add_arguments(self)
        self.parser.add_argument('-m', '--metric', dest='metric', action='store',
                                 required=True,
                                 metavar='metric_name', help='Name of the metric to alarm')

        self.parser.add_argument('-g', '--trigger-aggregate', dest='aggregate', action='store',
                                 required=(False if self._update else True),
                                 choices=['sum', 'avg', 'max', 'min'], help='Metric aggregate to alarm upon')

        self.parser.add_argument('-o', '--trigger-operation', dest='operation', action='store',
                                 required=(False if self._update else True),
                                 choices=['eq', 'gt', 'lt'], help='Trigger threshold comparison')

        self.parser.add_argument('-v', '--trigger-threshold', dest='threshold', action='store',
                                 required=(False if self._update else True),
                                 metavar='value', help='Trigger threshold value')

        self.parser.add_argument('-r', '--trigger-interval', dest='trigger_interval', action='store',
                                 metavar='trigger_interval', required=False, type=int,
                                 help='Interval of time in ms that the alarm state should be in fault ' +
                                      'before triggering')

        self.parser.add_argument('-j', '--timeout-interval', dest='timeout_interval', action='store',
                                 metavar = 'timeout_interval', required=False, type=int,
                                 help='The interval after which an individual host state should resolve by timeout. ' +
                                      'Default: 259200000 milli-seconds (3 days)')

        self.parser.add_argument('-u', '--host-group-id', dest='host_group_id', action='store', metavar='host_group_id',
                                 type=int, help='Host group the alarm applies to')

        self.parser.add_argument('-d', '--note', dest='note', action='store', metavar='note',
                                 help='A description or resolution of the alarm')

        self.parser.add_argument('-k', '--action', dest='actions', action='append', metavar='action-id', type=int,
                                 help='An action to be performed when an alarm is triggered')

        self.parser.add_argument('-c', '--notify-clear', dest='notify_clear', action='store', default=None,
                                 choices=['true', 'false'],
                                 help='Perform actions when all hosts')

        self.parser.add_argument('-s', '--notify-set', dest='notify_set', action='store', default=None,
                                 choices=['true', 'false'],
                                 help='Perform actions when an alarm threshold and interval is breached.')

        self.parser.add_argument('-p', '--per-host-notify', dest='per_host_notify', action='store',
                                 default=None, choices=['true', 'false'],
                                 help='An alarm by default will run the associated actions when \
                                 any server in the host group violates the threshold, and then at the end when \
                                 all servers are back within the threshold. If perHostNotify is set to true, \
                                 the actions will run when ANY server in the group violates \
                                 and falls back within the threshold.')

        self.parser.add_argument('-x', '--is-disabled', dest='is_disabled', action='store', default=None,
                                 choices=['true', 'false'], help='Enable or disable the alarm definition')

    def get_arguments(self):
        """
        Extracts the specific arguments of this CLI
        """
        ApiCli.get_arguments(self)

        self._actions = self.args.actions if self.args.actions is not None else None
        self._alarm_name = self.args.alarm_name if self.args.alarm_name is not None else None

        self._metric = self.args.metric if self.args.metric is not None else None
        self._aggregate = self.args.aggregate if self.args.aggregate is not None else None
        self._operation = self.args.operation if self.args.operation is not None else None
        self._threshold = self.args.threshold if self.args.threshold is not None else None
        self._trigger_interval = self.args.trigger_interval if self.args.trigger_interval is not None else None
        self._host_group_id = self.args.host_group_id if self.args.host_group_id is not None else None
        self._note = self.args.note if self.args.note is not None else None
        self._per_host_notify = self.args.per_host_notify if self.args.per_host_notify is not None else None
        self._is_disabled = self.args.is_disabled if self.args.is_disabled is not None else None
        self._notify_clear = self.args.notify_clear if self.args.notify_clear is not None else None
        self._notify_set = self.args.notify_set if self.args.notify_set is not None else None
        self._timeout_interval = self.args.timeout_interval if self.args.timeout_interval is not None else None

    def get_api_parameters(self):

        # Create trigger predicate dictionary
        predicate = {}

        if self._aggregate is not None:
            predicate['agg'] = self._aggregate
        if self._operation is not None:
            predicate['op'] = self._operation
        if self._threshold is not None:
            predicate['val'] = float(self._threshold)

        if 'agg' in predicate or 'op' in predicate or 'val' in predicate:
            self._payload['triggerPredicate'] = predicate

        # Create payload dictionary
        if self._alarm_name:
            self._payload['name'] = self._alarm_name

        if self._host_group_id is not None:
            self._payload['hostgroupId'] = self._host_group_id

        if self._interval is not None:
            self._payload['triggerInterval'] = self._interval

        if self._is_disabled is not None:
            self._payload['isDisabled'] = self._is_disabled

        if self._metric is not None:
            self._payload['metric'] = self._metric

        if self._note is not None:
            self._payload['note'] = self._note

        if self._actions is not None:
            self._payload['actions'] = self._actions

        if self._per_host_notify is not None:
            self._payload['perHostNotify'] = True if self._per_host_notify == 'yes' else False

        if self._is_disabled is not None:
            self._payload['isDisabled'] = True if self._is_disabled == 'yes' else False

        if self._notify_clear is not None:
            self._payload['notifyClear'] = self._notify_clear

        if self._notify_set is not None:
            self._payload['notifySet'] = self._notify_set

        if self._timeout_interval is not None:
            self._payload['timeoutInterval'] = self._timeout_interval

        if self._trigger_interval is not None:
            self._payload['triggerInterval'] = self._trigger_interval

        self.data = json.dumps(self._payload, sort_keys=True)
        self.headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
        self.path = 'v2/alarms'

    def handle_key_word_args(self):

        self._actions = self._kwargs['actions'] if 'actions' in self._kwargs else None
        self._aggregate = self._kwargs['aggregate'] if 'aggregate' in self._kwargs else None
        self._alarm_name = self._kwargs['name'] if 'name' in self._kwargs else None
        self._alarm_id = self._kwargs['id'] if 'id' in self._kwargs else None
        self._operation = self._kwargs['operation'] if 'operation' in self._kwargs else None
        self._threshold = self._kwargs['threshold'] if 'threshold' in self._kwargs else None
        self._host_group_id = self._kwargs['host_group_id'] if 'host_group_id' in self._kwargs else None
        self._trigger_interval = self._kwargs['trigger_interval'] if 'trigger_interval' in self._kwargs else None
        self._metric = self._kwargs['metric'] if 'metric' in self._kwargs else None
        self._note = self._kwargs['note'] if 'note' in self._kwargs else None
        self._actions = self._kwargs['actions'] if 'actions' in self._kwargs else None
        self._timeout_interval = self._kwargs['timeout_interval'] if 'timeout_interval' in self._kwargs else None
        self._notify_clear = self._kwargs['notifyClear'] if 'notifyClear' in self._kwargs else None
        self._notify_set = self._kwargs['notifySet'] if 'notifySet' in self._kwargs else None

        self.data = json.dumps(self._payload, sort_keys=True)
        self.headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
        self.path = 'v2/alarms'

    def _handle_api_results(self):
        # Only process if we get HTTP result of 201
        if self._api_result.status_code == requests.codes.created:
            alarm_result = json.loads(self._api_result.text)
            return result_to_alarm(alarm_result)
        else:
            return None

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PM Press - T.M. Scruggs.
T.M. Scruggs has taught at the Universidad Centroamericana (Managua, Nicaragua); the Universidad de los Andes (Mérida, Venezuela); and in 1994–2009 was the token ethnomusicologist at the University of Iowa. He was involved with the film project The Resurrection of Víctor Jara, and is currently an Executive Producer at TheRealNews.com.
When the socialist politician Salvador Allende dramatically won Chile's presidential election in 1970, a powerful cultural movement accompanied him to power. Folk singers emerged at the forefront, proving that music could help forge the birth of a new society. As the CIA actively funded opposition media against Allende during his campaign, the New Chilean Song Movement rose to prominence, viscerally persuading voters with its music. Víctor Jara, a central protagonist at the time, became an icon in Chile, Latin America, and beyond for his revolutionary lyrics and life. Inti-Illimani, Quilapayún, and other musicians contributed by singing before audiences of workers outside factories or campesinos in Chile's rural countryside.
A short cultural history, "Venceremos" charts the development of the movement from the years before Allende's victorious campaign to the brutal U.S.-backed military coup on September 11, 1973, that overthrew his presidency and imposed the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet. Featuring interviews from key figures and lyrical analysis, "Venceremos" gives insight into how the New Chilean Song Movement's revolutionary anthems came to be.
From the early folkloric documentation of Violeta Parra in Chile's countryside to "Venceremos," the triumphant anthem of Allende's Popular Unity Coalition, the music of Chile's Nueva Canción was shaped by the larger history occurring all around it. Within the songs, all the hopes, dreams and apprehensions of the nation were reflected. At the same time, as its influence grew, the cultural movement claimed its own principal space as catalyst of not only Chile's musical but its political future as well. So dangerous were its creations that the Pinochet dictatorship censored and attempted to destroy them. Most tragically, Víctor Jara's life was taken in the bloody repression that immediately followed the coup.
—Gustavo Arellano, editor, OC Weekly, and syndicated columnist for ¡Ask a Mexican!


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What action is being taken to tackle air pollution in Calderdale
John Greenwood - Local Democracy reporter
Calderdale Council is one of the local authorities nationally which exceeds pollution levels but what is being done to tackle the issue?
The council's Strategy and Performance Scrunity Board heard that although air quality is good for most of Calderdale its road network is operating close to capacity with pollution from road vehicles responsible for air quality objectives, set nationally, not being met in eight areas of the borough where Air Quality Management Areas have had to be set up, on the A629 at Halifax, the A58 at Sowerby Bridge, the A646 at both Hebden Bridge and Luddenden Foot, the A58 at Stump Cross near Halifax, Brighouse centre, the A58 at Hipperholme and, most recently added to the list, the A58 at New Bank in Halifax.
Stump Cross, Halifax
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Councillors commented on the report, which says air pollution is well recognised as a contributing factor in onset of heart disease, strokes and cancer with 120 premature deaths per year in the borough attributable to poor air quality.
It was revealed that Calderdale Council is one of 33 local authorities nationally which exceeds pollution levels but is also among the first to take action.
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Officers have already been instructed to draw up an Air Quality Action Plan and board members were invited to ask questions of them and make comments.
The plan is necessary because air quality function is distributed between council directorates and services and there is a recognised need to draw the various aspects and responsibilities together.
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Councillors agreed the statistics around illness and estimated prematire deaths were shocking and asked what they could do to help, and officers said their input and support for a new cross-directorate approach would be important.
They heard there had been some missed opportunities, for example some of the council's fleet being replaced by more diesel vehicles, but they also considered areas including electric vehicles, accessing West Yorkshire's Clean Bus Technology Fund, working with businesses and the community towards solutions and keeping a close eye on data from the AQMAs.
They expressed concerns, shared by officers, about the air quality outside Burnley Road Academy at Mytholmroyd while roadworks related to flood alleviation projects were carried out in the long term but were told that as far as the M62 motorway was concerned there did not appear to be correlation between that and the air pollution measures at Huddersfield Road, Halifax, and Sowerby Bridge.
A draft report will be submitted to the board before its submission to Cabinet who in turn have been asked to play their part in ensuring its recommendations work.
Board members also discussed the Government's Clean Air Strategy Consultation, pointing out that among other things "joined-up thinking" was needed to improve connectivity by rail and other public transport to replace car journeys and get some traffic off the roads.
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Augustus Cullen Law are currently pursuing claims for substantial compensation for a large number of children and adults who developed narcolepsy shortly after being vaccinated with Pandemrix in response to the Swine flu (H1N1) virus.
By way of background, during the 2009/2010 Swine Flu (H1N1) pandemic in Europe, Pandemrix was widely used to vaccinate people including 900,000 people in Ireland. Following an increase in narcolepsy cases in children after receiving the Pandemrix vaccination, investigations were carried out by health agencies across Europe. The Department of Health carried out an investigation into the association between narcolepsy and Pandemrix and they found that there was a 13 fold increase in the risk of narcolepsy in vaccinated individuals compared with unvaccinated individuals. These results are similar to those in Sweden and Finland.
A key ingredient, ASO3, in the Pandemrix vaccination has come under serious scrutiny as the possible link between the vaccination and narcolepsy. ASO3 is a class of pharmaceuticals known as adjuvants which act as a booster for the vaccination and increases the body's immune response to it. This meant that only a fraction of the antigen (the part that does the immunising) is required to give protection against the H1N1 virus when the adjuvant is added. The pharmaceutical companies can produce larger quantities of the vaccines in less time with sufficient protection against the virus because of the adjuvants. The ASO3 adjuvant in Pandemrix was very potent and it is believed may have boosted both a good immune response but also an adverse one. The ASO3 is a combination of 3 ingredients, squalene (an oil derived from shark livers), a form of vitamin E called DL-alphatocopherol and a mixing agent, polysorbate 80.
Almost 50 people in Ireland and over 800 across Europe have been affected by narcolepsy, a life-long incurable disease, following the Pandemrix vaccination. The symptoms of narcolepsy include daytime sleepiness, hallucinations, sleep paralysis, weight increases and cataplexies which is a sudden loss of muscle tone ranging from slackness of facial muscles to total collapse. We have been investigating claims for compensation on behalf of the majority of families affected by narcolepsy. In certain cases we have already issued proceedings against the State and GlaxoSmithKline as the producers of Pandemrix.
Joice Carthy, Managing Partner, Medical Negligence Group.


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Best of Azores: Magical Atlantic Island Tour
Azores, Flores, Santa Cruz, Corvo...
Azores, Flores, Santa Cruz, Corvo, Faial, Horta, Terceira, Angra do Heroismo, Ponta Delgada, Sao Jorge, Sao Miguel
A forgotten archipelago in the Atlantic, where volcanoes soar and coastlines enchant. Welcome to the Azores. A land of waterfalls, lava tubes, vineyards, crater lakes, old whaling settlements, and superlative coastlines. Every island showcases unique landscapes, culture, cuisine, and attractions. This is the ultimate handcrafted voyage, exploring seven islands in two weeks: Flores, Corvo, Faial, Pico, Sao Jorge, Terceira, and Sao Miguel.
Santa Cruz – Touching Down on the Azorean Isles
Flores is a lush island of green landscapes and endless vistas. Craggy cliffs stand above the Atlantic surf. Valleys of flowering hydrangea stretch towards lakes and lagoons. Waterfalls are hidden away, best found by using your ears. On the west of the archipelago, most of Flores is protected as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Even the Azoreans rave about its nature, a veritable Eden that quickly transports you into a remote island vibe. Touch down, breathe in the fresh scents, and sense the remoteness of your location. The Azores are an island escape and nowhere is better illustrated than Flores. Meet a guide at the airport, and transfer to Santa Cruz, the largest settlement on the island (population under 2,000). Walk in any direction from the hotel and you're wrapped in nature.
Santa Cruz – Exploring the Beauty of Flores
Feel the laid-back atmosphere of island life. Settle into the unhurried nature of time. Head off on a tour of Flores, starting along the rugged cliffs, where the views seem to extend for eternity. Flores is a mere dot in the vastness of Atlantic waters, and from spots like Riberia da Cruz and Ponta da Faja, you can really feel the ocean's humbling scale. Stop at lakes, perhaps jumping in to swim. Walk to waterfalls, like slithers dropping into the ocean or flumes gushing through the interior. Admire the vertical lava flutes of Rocha dos Bordoes, and marvel at the solitude that exists here. It's a flexible full-day tour at island speed, with the option to include a trek should you wish.
Santa Cruz – A Day Trip to Corvo
Just over 400 residents keep Corvo alive. Their language and culture are from pre-medieval days. Isolated on tiny Corvo, immigrants missed all the linguistic and cultural changes that occurred in mainland Portugal. They crafted their own way of life, and it still survives, with traditions and idiosyncrasies perfected over the centuries – they still use juniper latches to close their front doors (with no locks either). Take a boat to Corvo and take a look at Europe's smallest cultural community, then explore an island of mostly untouched nature, where migratory birds flutter, and the hiking trails are superb.
Horta – Strolling the Old Whalers Station
In contrast to Corvo, Horta was the strategic port that everybody passed through: whalers, pirates, explorers, transatlantic sailors. Fly here and immerse yourself in history, with your hotel just steps from the water in a charming old town. It's a place for gazing at the sea amid a rich maritime legacy, an island for sailing off into the sunset then returning to a two-century-old tavern. Fly here and spend an afternoon with a local historian, learning who came first, what happened next, and who came to attack the fortress. Later in the day, you take a short sailing trip around Faial's sheltered waters, another way to reminisce about centuries past.
Horta – Whale Watching and Strolling the Old Volcanoes
Faial is the best island base for whale watching. Flumes of water alert you to the blowholes of blue and humpback whales, who migrate past from April to October. Sperm whales are most common and this is the best place in the world to encounter them. A morning of whale watching goes in search of all three species and hopefully, an abundance of encounters will show why Horta became such a busy whaling station. Spend the afternoon on Capelinhos, the volcano that erupted in 1957. It rises ruggedly, then stops and stands proudly above the Atlantic, creating the most dramatic photos.
Horta – A Day Discovering Pico Island
Cruising to Pico island, you look out for whales once more. A symmetrical cone is your compass point, over 7,000 feet of volcano thrusting from the Atlantic blue. Pico is all volcano and you can choose your adventure, with various hikes along its lower slopes and always a view onto the cone. Following the slopes, you find volcanic vineyards, a peculiar juxtaposition of ashen fields, and flourishing vines. Then you descend into Gruta das Torres, a three-mile lava tube that tumbles into Middle Earth, trees, and plants spurting from its crusty surface. You'll return to Faial just before sunset and Horta has some great seafood taverns for an informal dinner.
Horta – Beaches and Waters of Sao Jorge Island
Adventure reigns on Sao Jorge, the most dramatically carved of all the Azores. Broad-shouldered mountains dominate the horizon, hiding narrow ravines and lakes that are more akin to fjords. The topography is spectacular, and it makes for outdoor adrenalin, with options to go mountain biking, canyoning and hiking. Beneath these mountains lay rolling beaches and endless tubes, with Sao Jorge one of the best places in Portugal for surfing and canoeing. So today can go in two directions. Either stay along the coast or travel up onto the island. Both options could be laid-back or adventurous, on an island that really can reflect your mood.
Angra do Heroismo – Stepping Into the 16th Century
From Sao Jorge to Faial to Terceira, you can fully appreciate the archipelago's diversity. Dry-stone walls separate patchwork fields on Terceira, fairy meadows that suggest the island has been occupied for a long time. Angra do Heroismo is the islands' oldest city, its Renaissance core and towering fortress carefully preserved since the 16th century. Ships would gather here, traveling in convoy back to Europe to ward off pirates. Riches were left behind and wealth flowed through the port. The old city is now a World Heritage Site and a local guide leads you through the streets, the experience somewhat incongruent to what you experienced over the last week; being on Terceira is like stepping into a completely different world.
Angra do Heroismo – Fishing Villages and Lava Tubes
Those patchwork fields only extend so far. Follow them over a ridge. Then watch how they blur into indigenous laurel forest as a volcano casts its looming shadow across the landscape. You're out exploring Terceira, following the hydrangeas to the forest before exploring huge lava tubes covered in stalactites. At Biscoitos, you swim in lava pools. Then along the coast, you stop in tiny fishing villages, Altares and Sao Mateus two more places that are seemingly frozen in time. Here you'll remark on the dramatic contrasts to other islands, as well as sit down to a lush seafood lunch with views over the Atlantic.
Angra do Heroismo – Azorean Wine and Seafood
Terceira is a bucolic island, so easy on the eye and mind. Inhale the salty ocean breeze. Listen to the soft ripple of the surf. Walk the pedestrianized streets. Realize it's been a week since you slept in a town with roads. With two weeks in the Azores, you can properly escape. It always takes a few days to shed yourself of pressures and stresses. By day six or seven you're fully immersed in the Azores. By day ten you walk slower and are happy to wake up without knowing much of the day's plan. Today, explore the vineyards and fishing villages. Learn about the wines, particularly how Verhelho tastes from its volcanic soil. Dine on the freshest of seafood platters.
Ponta Delgada – The Famous Crater Lakes of Sete Cidades
Fly to San Miguel and complete the journey west to east. You land on the largest island of the Azores, the island with most to do and the most famous of the archipelago's attractions, Sete Cidades. You see two crater lakes side by side, one blue the other of a greenish hue. One sits in a postcard-perfect cone, the other stretches towards forest and mountain slopes. The views are staggering and there are many ways you could explore beyond the introductory hike along the crater's rims – if you're adventurous then kayaking on the lake is unmissable. Spend the day at Sete Cidades and you'll see why it's such a famous spot. Yet, you'll also see how few tourists there are in the Azores. You can easily find solitude at the archipelago's grandest attraction.
Ponta Delgada – The Best of San Miguel Island
A day on Sao Miguel, roving and roaming across what volcanoes have left behind. Swim in hot springs that were first used as a fashionable spa resort for 19th-century European aristocracy. Travel through Furnas, where steam surges from craters, mud bubbles beside waterfalls, smoldering fumaroles splutter away. Your lunch is cooked by an underground volcanic stream. It's a meat and vegetable stew, slow-cooked for seven hours then pulled up from a hole. Cross to the island's north coast, stopping at various viewpoints along the way, then take a stroll across the only tea plantation in Europe. Sao Miguel is a pretty substantial island, so today really is a full day of exploring, but like always the vibe is relaxed and it's up to you how long to stop in each place.
Ponta Delgada – Free Day in the Azores
This final day is left free. By staying in Ponta Delgada, you will have returned a little to the modern world. Mosaic cobbled streets dominate old Ponta Delgada, most of the buildings creating harmony with their black and white facades. You're staying here, one foot in history, but just a few steps from the modern glamor of the new town's waterfront. It's a place with outstanding restaurants and nearby beaches, plus hiking trails that lead to majestic Atlantic Ocean views. You could go out and do something today, like an excursion to Lagoa do Fogo, the lake of fire. Or you could do nothing at all and enjoy this final day of island life.
Ponta Delgada – Departure
It's a fond farewell to the Azores, the plane window providing a glance onto the archipelago that became your home for the last two weeks. Volcanoes provide your final impression, those looming mountains, and cones the last piece of the archipelago to disappear. This morning is at your leisure before a private transfer to the region's main international airport.
Immerse yourself in the Eden of Flores, the western island of incomparable natural beauty
Travel into the time of whalers and navigators with a three-night stay in Angra do Heroismo, a World Heritage village on Terceira island
Escape to Faial, an island of passing whales and towering volcanoes
Discover volcanic vineyards and enormous lava tubes on the island of Pico
Explore the inimitable culture of Corvo, where less than 500 people keep a pre-Portuguese lifestyle alive
Ride to the world-famous craters of Sete Cidades, just one highlight on the island of Sao Miguel
Spend a day on the beaches of Sao Jorge, perhaps surfing Portugal's most consistent wave, or maybe just following the cliffs
The highlight of every archipelago is diversity. No two islands are ever the same. That diversity is magnified in the Azores, where each volcanic island displays unique geography, culture, cuisine, and visitor highlights. Some highlights include whaling settlements that hardly seem to have changed since the 16th century; enormous lava tubes and volcanic crater lakes; searching for whales off the coast and following waves to the beach. Pico is pure volcano, Terceira is a patchwork of fields and forest, while Flores is a lush Eden of waterfalls, majestic cliffs, and hydrangea-dappled plateaus. On Sao Miguel, you taste a stew slow-cooked underground while on Corvo you meet one of Europe's smallest ethnic communities.
This handcrafted tour explores the very best of the Azores. Stay on four different islands, Flores, Faial, Terceira, and Sao Miguel. You'll take day trips to three other islands: Corvo, Pico, and Sao Jorge. With two weeks, you can travel at island pace, rather than having to rush around each and every day. Think laid-back days of exploring and quiet evenings watching the waves. The escapist feeling that makes the Azores so inviting. There's something planned for each of the days but don't expect anything too strenuous, even when hiking on a volcano. More than anything else, the Azores archipelago provides an easy getaway from your everyday world.
Start in the western cluster of islands. Flores is the lush garden island of waterfalls, lagoons, lakes, and flowers. Spend three nights here, allowing for a full day on neighboring Corvo, where 400 inhabitants keep a medieval Portuguese dialect and culture alive in the 21st century. Fly to Faial, an island best known for its whales. You'll spot the giants in season (April to October), on a whale watching tour, and most likely on day trips to nearby Pico and Sao Jorge islands. Faial itself is all volcanic enchantment and old whaling history, with Horta as a historical base for all the exploring.
Staying in the archipelago's heart, you spend three days on Terceira, an island of dry-stone walls, patchwork fields, tiny vineyards, and irrepressible volcanoes. UNESCO World Heritage town Angra do Heroismo transports you back to the 16th century here, as do numerous fishing villages that are hidden from the Atlantic swell. The seafood and wine are best on Terceira but the island also sees cultivated landscape give way to middle-earth-style mystery. At Sete Cidades, you discover the most famous Azores attraction. Ponta Delgada is a modern town to ease you back towards the real world. But as Sao Miguel is large, it's easy to escape into nature as you tour waterfalls, tea plantations, nature reserves, botanical wonderlands, and smoldering fumaroles.
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Our issue starts off in New Orleans as we witness the aftermath of a murder scene involving Gambit stabbed through the chest. We then had off to A.I.M. Island where Deadpool and the Uncanny Avengers are taking on various unnamed A.I.M. scientists, who have rocket launchers in close quarters, not usually a successful way to defend yourself in such a situation but when super heroes come busting down the door grab what you can I guess.
As we witness the team of heroes take down, in coordinated attacks, everyone around them Deadpool comes face to face with MODAK and things start to get odd. It appears MODAK is able to put Deadpool under some sort of Enchantment spell of sorts (or at least I think he does), however before it takes full effect, and as MODAK goes on elaborating via monologue, he takes a rocket to the head via Deadpool.
After a sudden and wild art change, MODAK with his last breath, 'seemingly' calls his Genetically Modified Avengers to come aid him in Battle as Hand Off Cowgirl, Snarky Raptor Cheetah, Doctor Voodoo Doll, and Brainwave Ninja all attack Deadpool. Deadpool begins taking out MODAK's squad with little effort, but we start to get the sense (through art and some story hints) things aren't as they seem.
When we return to our normal art style for the series we see the ENCHANTMENT did work and Deadpool has unknowingly confused who MODAK sent after him for his own team of the Uncanny Avengers, who are now all dead around him, ala the Old Man Logan series.
A group of Good Guys try to establish a plan and Moon Knight and others though a series of clues, start to put toether that Deadpool has gone rouge and started murdering heroes but is still leaving clues and hints about stating where he is headed and that he needs help.
We check in on Deadpool now off to the Aegean Sea as we undergo another art change with Deadpool confronting a load of 'gods' in full Toga gear. Though the clever use of a Muduesa head, Deadpool freezes all approaching gods in their tracks, before heading off yet again, as the story begins to wind down.
Our cliffhanger is a reveal of the bad guys, behind the scenes, who seem to have coordinated this plan to unleash Deadpool on the world's heroes. Running the operation and in cohoots with MODAK from ealier in the story appear to be Red Skull, Abomination, Magneto, and Dr. Doom as issue one conludes in dramatic fashion.
Overall while this wasn't a bad comic book, it clearly appeals to the true fans of Deadpool, and its mildly disappointing events don't pick up from the previous titled mini-series with this title character. I love how the art changes to demonstrate the state of mind Deadpool is in and this was the highlight of the first issue to me. There are some clever jokes and references in the title but not as many as I anticipated as it has a much heavier tone than I expected.
Deadpool returns to kill everyone again and the title doesn't necessarily feel like a direct follow up to the initial mini-series its spawned from, just another go around with the same concept. If you're a true red blooded Deadpool fan Im sure this may be something you find enjoyment in but a casual Marvel reader will get more bang for their buck elsewhere.