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package org.apache.cassandra.db.tries;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
import java.util.function.Consumer;
import java.util.function.Function;

import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;

import org.agrona.DirectBuffer;
import org.apache.cassandra.utils.bytecomparable.ByteComparable;

/**
 * Base class for tries.
 *
 * Normal users of tries will only use the public methods, which provide various transformations of the trie, conversion
 * of its content to other formats (e.g. iterable of values), and several forms of processing.
 *
 * For any unimplemented data extraction operations one can build on the {@link TrieEntriesWalker} (for-each processing)
 * and {@link TrieEntriesIterator} (to iterator) base classes, which provide the necessary mechanisms to handle walking
 * the trie.
 *
 * The internal representation of tries using this interface is defined in the {@link Cursor} interface.
 *
 * Cursors are a method of presenting the internal structure of a trie without representing nodes as objects, which is
 * still useful for performing the basic operations on tries (iteration, slicing/intersection and merging). A cursor
 * will list the nodes of a trie in order, together with information about the path that was taken to reach them.
 *
 * To begin traversal over a trie, one must retrieve a cursor by calling {@link #cursor()}. Because cursors are
 * stateful, the traversal must always proceed from one thread. Should concurrent reads be required, separate calls to
 * {@link #cursor()} must be made. Any modification that has completed before the construction of a cursor must be
 * visible, but any later concurrent modifications may be presented fully, partially or not at all; this also means that
 * if multiple are made, the cursor may see any part of any subset of them.
 *
 * Note: This model only supports depth-first traversals. We do not currently have a need for breadth-first walks.
 *
 * See Trie.md for further description of the trie representation model.
 *
 * @param <T> The content type of the trie.
 */
public abstract class Trie<T>
{
    /**
     * A trie cursor.
     *
     * This is the internal representation of the trie, which enables efficient walks and basic operations (merge,
     * slice) on tries.
     *
     * The cursor represents the state of a walk over the nodes of trie. It provides three main features:
     * - the current "depth" or descend-depth in the trie;
     * - the "incomingTransition", i.e. the byte that was used to reach the current point;
     * - the "content" associated with the current node,
     * and provides methods for advancing to the next position.  This is enough information to extract all paths, and
     * also to easily compare cursors over different tries that are advanced together. Advancing is always done in
     * order; if one imagines the set of nodes in the trie with their associated paths, a cursor may only advance from a
     * node with a lexicographically smaller path to one with bigger. The "advance" operation moves to the immediate
     * next, it is also possible to skip over some items e.g. all children of the current node ("skipChildren").
     *
     * Moving to the immediate next position in the lexicographic order is accomplished by:
     * - if the current node has children, moving to its first child;
     * - otherwise, ascend the parent chain and return the next child of the closest parent that still has any.
     * As long as the trie is not exhausted, advancing always takes one step down, from the current node, or from a node
     * on the parent chain. By comparing the new depth (which "advance" also returns) with the one before the advance,
     * one can tell if the former was the case (if newDepth == oldDepth + 1) and how many steps up we had to take
     * (oldDepth + 1 - newDepth). When following a path down, the cursor will stop on all prefixes.
     *
     * When it is created the cursor is placed on the root node with depth() = 0, incomingTransition() = -1. Since
     * tries can have mappings for empty, content() can possibly be non-null. It is not allowed for a cursor to start
     * in exhausted state (i.e. with depth() = -1).
     *
     * For example, the following trie:
     *  t
     *   r
     *    e
     *     e *
     *    i
     *     e *
     *     p *
     *  w
     *   i
     *    n  *
     * has nodes reachable with the paths
     *  "", t, tr, tre, tree*, tri, trie*, trip*, w, wi, win*
     * and the cursor will list them with the following (depth, incomingTransition) pairs:
     *  (0, -1), (1, t), (2, r), (3, e), (4, e)*, (3, i), (4, e)*, (4, p)*, (1, w), (2, i), (3, n)*
     *
     * Because we exhaust transitions on bigger depths before we go the next transition on the smaller ones, when
     * cursors are advanced together their positions can be easily compared using only the depth and incomingTransition:
     * - one that is higher in depth is before one that is lower;
     * - for equal depths, the one with smaller incomingTransition is first.
     *
     * If we consider walking the trie above in parallel with this:
     *  t
     *   r
     *    i
     *     c
     *      k *
     *  u
     *   p *
     * the combined iteration will proceed as follows:
     *  (0, -1)+    (0, -1)+               cursors equal, advance both
     *  (1, t)+     (1, t)+        t       cursors equal, advance both
     *  (2, r)+     (2, r)+        tr      cursors equal, advance both
     *  (3, e)+  <  (3, i)         tre     cursors not equal, advance smaller (3 = 3, e < i)
     *  (4, e)+  <  (3, i)         tree*   cursors not equal, advance smaller (4 > 3)
     *  (3, i)+     (3, i)+        tri     cursors equal, advance both
     *  (4, e)   >  (4, c)+        tric    cursors not equal, advance smaller (4 = 4, e > c)
     *  (4, e)   >  (5, k)+        trick*  cursors not equal, advance smaller (4 < 5)
     *  (4, e)+  <  (1, u)         trie*   cursors not equal, advance smaller (4 > 1)
     *  (4, p)+  <  (1, u)         trip*   cursors not equal, advance smaller (4 > 1)
     *  (1, w)   >  (1, u)+        u       cursors not equal, advance smaller (1 = 1, w > u)
     *  (1, w)   >  (2, p)+        up*     cursors not equal, advance smaller (1 < 2)
     *  (1, w)+  <  (-1, -1)       w       cursors not equal, advance smaller (1 > -1)
     *  (2, i)+  <  (-1, -1)       wi      cursors not equal, advance smaller (2 > -1)
     *  (3, n)+  <  (-1, -1)       win*    cursors not equal, advance smaller (3 > -1)
     *  (-1, -1)    (-1, -1)               both exhasted
     */
    protected interface Cursor<T>
    {

        /**
         * @return the current descend-depth; 0, if the cursor has just been created and is positioned on the root,
         *         and -1, if the trie has been exhausted.
         */
        int depth();

        /**
         * @return the last transition taken; if positioned on the root, return -1
         */
        int incomingTransition();

        /**
         * @return the content associated with the current node. This may be non-null for any presented node, including
         *         the root.
         */
        T content();

        /**
         * Advance one position to the node whose associated path is next lexicographically.
         * This can be either:
         * - descending one level to the first child of the current node,
         * - ascending to the closest parent that has remaining children, and then descending one level to its next
         *   child.
         *
         * It is an error to call this after the trie has already been exhausted (i.e. when depth() == -1);
         * for performance reasons we won't always check this.
         *
         * @return depth (can be prev+1 or <=prev), -1 means that the trie is exhausted
         */
        int advance();

        /**
         * Advance, descending multiple levels if the cursor can do this for the current position without extra work
         * (e.g. when positioned on a chain node in a memtable trie). If the current node does not have children this
         * is exactly the same as advance(), otherwise it may take multiple steps down (but will not necessarily, even
         * if they exist).
         *
         * Note that if any positions are skipped, their content must be null.
         *
         * This is an optional optimization; the default implementation falls back to calling advance.
         *
         * It is an error to call this after the trie has already been exhausted (i.e. when depth() == -1);
         * for performance reasons we won't always check this.
         *
         * @param receiver object that will receive all transitions taken except the last;
         *                 on ascend, or if only one step down was taken, it will not receive any
         * @return the new depth, -1 if the trie is exhausted
         */
        default int advanceMultiple(TransitionsReceiver receiver)
        {
            return advance();
        }

        /**
         * Advance all the way to the next node with non-null content.
         *
         * It is an error to call this after the trie has already been exhausted (i.e. when depth() == -1);
         * for performance reasons we won't always check this.
         *
         * @param receiver object that will receive all taken transitions
         * @return the content, null if the trie is exhausted
         */
        default T advanceToContent(ResettingTransitionsReceiver receiver)
        {
            int prevDepth = depth();
            while (true)
            {
                int currDepth = advanceMultiple(receiver);
                if (currDepth <= 0)
                    return null;
                if (receiver != null)
                {
                    if (currDepth <= prevDepth)
                        receiver.resetPathLength(currDepth - 1);
                    receiver.addPathByte(incomingTransition());
                }
                T content = content();
                if (content != null)
                    return content;
                prevDepth = currDepth;
            }
        }

        /**
         * Ignore the current node's children and advance to the next child of the closest node on the parent chain that
         * has any.
         *
         * It is an error to call this after the trie has already been exhausted (i.e. when depth() == -1);
         * for performance reasons we won't always check this.
         *
         * @return the new depth, always <= previous depth; -1 if the trie is exhausted
         */
        int skipChildren();
    }

    protected abstract Cursor<T> cursor();

    /**
     * Used by {@link Cursor#advanceMultiple} to feed the transitions taken.
     */
    protected interface TransitionsReceiver
    {
        /** Add a single byte to the path. */
        void addPathByte(int nextByte);
        /** Add the count bytes from position pos in the given buffer. */
        void addPathBytes(DirectBuffer buffer, int pos, int count);
    }

    /**
     * Used by {@link Cursor#advanceToContent} to track the transitions and backtracking taken.
     */
    protected interface ResettingTransitionsReceiver extends TransitionsReceiver
    {
        /** Delete all bytes beyond the given length. */
        void resetPathLength(int newLength);
    }

    /**
     * A push interface for walking over the trie. Builds upon TransitionsReceiver to be given the bytes of the
     * path, and adds methods called on encountering content and completion.
     * See {@link TrieDumper} for an example of how this can be used, and {@link TrieEntriesWalker} as a base class
     * for other common usages.
     */
    protected interface Walker<T, R> extends ResettingTransitionsReceiver
    {
        /** Called when content is found. */
        void content(T content);

        /** Called at the completion of the walk. */
        R complete();
    }

    // Version of the byte comparable conversion to use for all operations
    protected static final ByteComparable.Version BYTE_COMPARABLE_VERSION = ByteComparable.Version.OSS42;

    /**
     * Adapter interface providing the methods a {@link Walker} to a {@link Consumer}, so that the latter can be used
     * with {@link #process}.
     *
     * This enables calls like
     *     trie.forEachEntry(x -> System.out.println(x));
     * to be mapped directly to a single call to {@link #process} without extra allocations.
     */
    public interface ValueConsumer<T> extends Consumer<T>, Walker<T, Void>
    {
        @Override
        default void content(T content)
        {
            accept(content);
        }

        @Override
        default Void complete()
        {
            return null;
        }

        @Override
        default void resetPathLength(int newDepth)
        {
            // not tracking path
        }

        @Override
        default void addPathByte(int nextByte)
        {
            // not tracking path
        }

        @Override
        default void addPathBytes(DirectBuffer buffer, int pos, int count)
        {
            // not tracking path
        }
    }

    /**
     * Call the given consumer on all content values in the trie in order.
     */
    public void forEachValue(ValueConsumer<T> consumer)
    {
        process(consumer);
    }

    /**
     * Call the given consumer on all (path, content) pairs with non-null content in the trie in order.
     */
    public void forEachEntry(BiConsumer<ByteComparable, T> consumer)
    {
        process(new TrieEntriesWalker.WithConsumer<T>(consumer));
        // Note: we can't do the ValueConsumer trick here, because the implementation requires state and cannot be
        // implemented with default methods alone.
    }

    /**
     * Process the trie using the given Walker.
     */
    public <R> R process(Walker<T, R> walker)
    {
        return process(walker, cursor());
    }

    static <T, R> R process(Walker<T, R> walker, Cursor<T> cursor)
    {
        assert cursor.depth() == 0 : "The provided cursor has already been advanced.";
        T content = cursor.content();   // handle content on the root node
        if (content == null)
            content = cursor.advanceToContent(walker);

        while (content != null)
        {
            walker.content(content);
            content = cursor.advanceToContent(walker);
        }
        return walker.complete();
    }

    /**
     * Constuct a textual representation of the trie.
     */
    public String dump()
    {
        return dump(Object::toString);
    }

    /**
     * Constuct a textual representation of the trie using the given content-to-string mapper.
     */
    public String dump(Function<T, String> contentToString)
    {
        return process(new TrieDumper<>(contentToString));
    }

    /**
     * Returns a singleton trie mapping the given byte path to content.
     */
    public static <T> Trie<T> singleton(ByteComparable b, T v)
    {
        return new SingletonTrie<>(b, v);
    }

    /**
     * Returns a view of the subtrie containing everything in this trie whose keys fall between the given boundaries.
     * The view is live, i.e. any write to the source will be reflected in the subtrie.
     *
     * This method will not check its arguments for correctness. The resulting trie may be empty or throw an exception
     * if the right bound is smaller than the left.
     *
     * @param left the left bound for the returned subtrie. If {@code null}, the resulting subtrie is not left-bounded.
     * @param includeLeft whether {@code left} is an inclusive bound of not.
     * @param right the right bound for the returned subtrie. If {@code null}, the resulting subtrie is not right-bounded.
     * @param includeRight whether {@code right} is an inclusive bound of not.
     * @return a view of the subtrie containing all the keys of this trie falling between {@code left} (inclusively if
     * {@code includeLeft}) and {@code right} (inclusively if {@code includeRight}).
     */
    public Trie<T> subtrie(ByteComparable left, boolean includeLeft, ByteComparable right, boolean includeRight)
    {
        if (left == null && right == null)
            return this;
        return new SlicedTrie<>(this, left, includeLeft, right, includeRight);
    }

    /**
     * Returns a view of the subtrie containing everything in this trie whose keys fall between the given boundaries,
     * left-inclusive and right-exclusive.
     * The view is live, i.e. any write to the source will be reflected in the subtrie.
     *
     * This method will not check its arguments for correctness. The resulting trie may be empty or throw an exception
     * if the right bound is smaller than the left.
     *
     * Equivalent to calling subtrie(left, true, right, false).
     *
     * @param left the left bound for the returned subtrie. If {@code null}, the resulting subtrie is not left-bounded.
     * @param right the right bound for the returned subtrie. If {@code null}, the resulting subtrie is not right-bounded.
     * @return a view of the subtrie containing all the keys of this trie falling between {@code left} (inclusively if
     * {@code includeLeft}) and {@code right} (inclusively if {@code includeRight}).
     */
    public Trie<T> subtrie(ByteComparable left, ByteComparable right)
    {
        return subtrie(left, true, right, false);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the ordered entry set of this trie's content as an iterable.
     */
    public Iterable<Map.Entry<ByteComparable, T>> entrySet()
    {
        return this::entryIterator;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the ordered entry set of this trie's content in an iterator.
     */
    public Iterator<Map.Entry<ByteComparable, T>> entryIterator()
    {
        return new TrieEntriesIterator.AsEntries<>(this);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the ordered set of values of this trie as an iterable.
     */
    public Iterable<T> values()
    {
        return this::valueIterator;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the ordered set of values of this trie in an iterator.
     */
    public Iterator<T> valueIterator()
    {
        return new TrieValuesIterator<>(this);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the values in any order. For some tries this is much faster than the ordered iterable.
     */
    public Iterable<T> valuesUnordered()
    {
        return values();
    }

    /**
     * Resolver of content of merged nodes, used for two-source merges (i.e. mergeWith).
     */
    public interface MergeResolver<T>
    {
        // Note: No guarantees about argument order.
        // E.g. during t1.mergeWith(t2, resolver), resolver may be called with t1 or t2's items as first argument.
        T resolve(T b1, T b2);
    }

    /**
     * Constructs a view of the merge of this trie with the given one. The view is live, i.e. any write to any of the
     * sources will be reflected in the merged view.
     *
     * If there is content for a given key in both sources, the resolver will be called to obtain the combination.
     * (The resolver will not be called if there's content from only one source.)
     */
    public Trie<T> mergeWith(Trie<T> other, MergeResolver<T> resolver)
    {
        return new MergeTrie<>(resolver, this, other);
    }

    /**
     * Resolver of content of merged nodes.
     *
     * The resolver's methods are only called if more than one of the merged nodes contain content, and the
     * order in which the arguments are given is not defined. Only present non-null values will be included in the
     * collection passed to the resolving methods.
     *
     * Can also be used as a two-source resolver.
     */
    public interface CollectionMergeResolver<T> extends MergeResolver<T>
    {
        T resolve(Collection<T> contents);

        @Override
        default T resolve(T c1, T c2)
        {
            return resolve(ImmutableList.of(c1, c2));
        }
    }

    private static final CollectionMergeResolver<Object> THROWING_RESOLVER = new CollectionMergeResolver<Object>()
    {
        @Override
        public Object resolve(Collection<Object> contents)
        {
            throw error();
        }

        private AssertionError error()
        {
            throw new AssertionError("Entries must be distinct.");
        }
    };

    /**
     * Returns a resolver that throws whenever more than one of the merged nodes contains content.
     * Can be used to merge tries that are known to have distinct content paths.
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static <T> CollectionMergeResolver<T> throwingResolver()
    {
        return (CollectionMergeResolver<T>) THROWING_RESOLVER;
    }

    /**
     * Constructs a view of the merge of multiple tries. The view is live, i.e. any write to any of the
     * sources will be reflected in the merged view.
     *
     * If there is content for a given key in more than one sources, the resolver will be called to obtain the
     * combination. (The resolver will not be called if there's content from only one source.)
     */
    public static <T> Trie<T> merge(Collection<? extends Trie<T>> sources, CollectionMergeResolver<T> resolver)
    {
        switch (sources.size())
        {
        case 0:
            return empty();
        case 1:
            return sources.iterator().next();
        case 2:
        {
            Iterator<? extends Trie<T>> it = sources.iterator();
            Trie<T> t1 = it.next();
            Trie<T> t2 = it.next();
            return t1.mergeWith(t2, resolver);
        }
        default:
            return new CollectionMergeTrie<>(sources, resolver);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Constructs a view of the merge of multiple tries, where each source must have distinct keys. The view is live,
     * i.e. any write to any of the sources will be reflected in the merged view.
     *
     * If there is content for a given key in more than one sources, the merge will throw an assertion error.
     */
    public static <T> Trie<T> mergeDistinct(Collection<? extends Trie<T>> sources)
    {
        switch (sources.size())
        {
        case 0:
            return empty();
        case 1:
            return sources.iterator().next();
        case 2:
        {
            Iterator<? extends Trie<T>> it = sources.iterator();
            Trie<T> t1 = it.next();
            Trie<T> t2 = it.next();
            return new MergeTrie.Distinct<>(t1, t2);
        }
        default:
            return new CollectionMergeTrie.Distinct<>(sources);
        }
    }

    private static final Trie<Object> EMPTY = new Trie<Object>()
    {
        protected Cursor<Object> cursor()
        {
            return new Cursor<Object>()
            {
                int depth = 0;

                public int advance()
                {
                    return depth = -1;
                }

                public int skipChildren()
                {
                    return depth = -1;
                }

                public int depth()
                {
                    return depth;
                }

                public Object content()
                {
                    return null;
                }

                public int incomingTransition()
                {
                    return -1;
                }
            };
        }
    };

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static <T> Trie<T> empty()
    {
        return (Trie<T>) EMPTY;
    }
}

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Morganella posted the message, which insulted South Koreans and has since been deleted, after Switzerland were beaten 2-1 by the Asian country on Sunday (July 29).
The 23-year-old claimed that he felt provoked after receiving a torrent of abuse throughout the match against the Koreans. Morganella was booed throughout the match after he picked up an "injury" in a phantom challenge with Arsenal forward Park Chu Young.
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The Palermo defender's account on Twitter has also been deleted.
Although London 2012 is meant to be the first "social networking Games", the use of the media platform has already landed a Greek athlete in trouble.
Triple jumper Voula Papachristou was not even allowed to travel to the Olympics for posting a racist message on Twitter, which mocked African immigrants.
Although the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has tried to encourage Olympians to communicate with fans via social networking, it has urged them to follow guidelines to avoid such pitfalls.


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Girard College Founder's Hall Tour
Girard College Founder's Hall 2101 South College Avenue Philadelphia, PA, 19121 United States (map)
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Founder's Hall at Girard College was built from 1833-1847 to serve as Girard College's first classroom building and is often considered the finest example of Greek revival architecture in the United States and designated a National Historic Landmark. Thomas U. Walter, architect of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington D.C., was the architect for the building.
It has three main floors, each measuring 14,000 square feet. The plan for each floor, according to Stephen Girard's specifications, consists of a 100-by-20-foot front hall, four 50 ft. square rooms with 25 ft. ceilings arranged two-by-two, and a back hall that is the same size as the front hall. The scale of the spaces was impressively large when the building first opened.
A member of the buildings' programming and facilities departments will guide us through the building explaining the preservation efforts made to maintain the building as well as its future. This will include upcoming projects as well as funding possibilities to make the projects happen.
Note: There is no accessible entry into building. All participants must be able to walk up 15 steps into building.
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'It's Like a Game of Monopoly'
Geoffrey Vendeville – Published March 19, 2014
The Sud-Ouest, Parc Ex and Hochelaga-Maisonneuve are being invaded—by young, nouveau riche professionals and university students.
Nah'msayin?
Hey, STM: I have a hard enough time standing on my twiggy legs the other 99 per cent of the time.
Activist Chris Crass Talks Feminism for Men
Geoffrey Vendeville – Updated March 2, 2014 at 8:33pm
Feminism isn't just for women—but how do you bring guys into the fold?
Looking for the Shuttle? There's an App for That
Geoffrey Vendeville – Updated February 21, 2014 at 1:34pm
Traveling between campuses can be a pain. Thankfully, a recent student-designed app listing the shuttle bus times has made the commute a little easier—that is, if you manage to find the app online.
I'm Not Fine
Geoffrey Vendeville – Updated February 18, 2014 at 12:03pm
"Hey, how's it going?" "Fine, thanks. You?" It's the type of conversation that happens every day at home, work or on campus—but is it genuine?
Across Borders, Student Groups Unite Against Fossil Fuels
Geoffrey Vendeville – Updated February 11, 2014 at 8:50am
When experts from around the country arrived at McGill University on Feb. 7 for a conference on oil, energy and Canada's future, they found the doors were locked.
During Super Bowl, Twitter Storm Denounces Native Logos
Geoffrey Vendeville – Published February 9, 2014
During the Super Bowl on Feb. 2, one Twitter trend stood out from the rest. The #NotYourMascot campaign aimed to get the word out about "racist" team names and the appropriation of Native cultural elements.
Review: SBDC Dancers Bring the LOVE
Posted by Geoffrey Vendeville in FringeBlog on February 8, 2014
It isn't easy to put on a show about the challenges facing youth without being a little corny.
But in "Addicted to LOVE," the Sonia Balazovech Dance Company succeeded—for the most part.
Saying No to Condos
Geoffrey Vendeville – Updated February 4, 2014 at 8:08am
So many condos and trendy shops have sprung up in St-Henri that even Patricia Viannay's nine-year-old daughter can spot the differences.
A Labour of LOVE
More than once in rehearsal, emotion has gotten the better of the dancers in Sonia Balazovjech's company.
Concordia to Present Charter Stance to National Assembly
Geoffrey Vendeville – Updated January 21, 2014 at 8:35am
The last university in Montreal to officially oppose Bill 60, Concordia will be the first to present its position at hearings in Quebec City on Thursday.
Geoffrey Vendeville – Published January 21, 2014
I would've started this article way earlier if not for the snooze button on my alarm clock.
ASSÉ Restarts English-Language Newspaper
One of Quebec's largest and more militant student federations is reaching out to anglophones by publishing an English-language edition of its quarterly newspaper for the first time since the 2012 student strike.
In From the Cold
Geoffrey Vendeville – Updated January 7, 2014 at 6:56am
A homeless man wearing a long gray T-shirt and jeans torn below the knees stands in the piercing cold as an SPVM officer warns him, "If I get another call about you, I'll tie you to a pole for an hour. I swear."
One Step Closer to Fossil Fuel Divestment
Geoffrey Vendeville – Updated December 3, 2013 at 8:08am
Concordia is edging closer to an ethically responsible investment policy, which would include diverting university funds away from the fossil fuel industry.
Just a Stranger on a Metro
In the rush-hour scramble to beat the blue-and-white sliding doors, the aesthetics of the metro are the last thing on the average commuter's mind.
Harper Comes to Montreal
Geoffrey Vendeville – Updated November 19, 2013 at 7:58am
When Stephen Harper comes to town, it rarely goes unnoticed.
ASSÉ on P-6: 'We're Still Going to Fight It'
Geoffrey Vendeville – Updated November 5, 2013 at 7:43am
Halloween came and went, but there were masks aplenty at a march against the controversial bylaw P-6 on Nov. 2.
Remembering Victims of Police Violence
Geoffrey Vendeville – Published October 23, 2013
Family and friends of victims of police violence met at the steps of the Montreal police union's…
A Breakdown of the Hearings on Enbridge's Line 9
Geoffrey Vendeville – Updated October 24, 2013 at 11:07pm
If you find all this confusing, you're not alone. The issues are as murky as a gallon of heavy crude.


KOTAKBANK (603) - See post dated 21st May. As posted already it crossed the mentioned upside target and now holding above that for the past 5 days.
BFUTILITIE (464) - See post dated 4th June and 11th June "as posted it moved from the mentioned support level of 360-350 (made low 354 on 04th June) and from there it moved up and last friday it attacked the mentioned target of 455-465 (made high 467).
But in case trade and stays above that then ready for next round of up move .
ABAN (415) - Recent upside movement almost over..


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Learn basic hip hop dance moves featured in today's popular music videos, including footwork, freezes, and more. Super awesome and fun instructor!
Hip Hop is such a great way to challenge a child's coordination, strength, rhythm, agility, and endurance.
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The makeup storage has multi-capacity, fitting in with the storage request about diverse makeup, like lipstick, cream, jewelry and so on. Enjoy the convenience to use a little but helpful makeup holder to sorts out your messy makeup.
Your makeup collection is perfectly organized and every accessory is easy to find.
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It not only is makeup holder but also an ornament in the house. Every space will look spacious and beautiful!
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How do we develop workouts?
Each workout starts with an idea and is then developed from there, designed and then mass tested to make sure we get it just right. It takes anything from two weeks to two months to bring out each one and there are usually several in the pipeline at any given time, already being tested by others - small workshops scattered around the world.
Sometimes it starts with a theme and then we tailor a workout to fit it. And other times a workouts falls into place first and it finds a name near the release date. Most of the time, though, it comes together naturally along the way.
All of the routines are put together by team members who have extended experience in the fitness fields and know how the human body works. To the naked eye our routines look similar - it's because of our very own unique structure and design, but they are not at all the same: they won't work the same, they won't feel the same and they will most certainly give you different results. It's not just the number of reps and type of exercises, we take everything into account including the transition from each and the effect it has on your body as you go from set to set as your muscle tire out. We put a lot of thinking into each one and each one is precious to us.
Once a workout is ready and tested we put it together using our exclusive exercise library - each poster is put together manually by our graphic designers. There is no software that does that automatically if you were wondering - we make everything look similar on purpose so we have continuity and style. It is a manual process every time, though, there are no shortcuts.
All of our exercise illustrations are drawn in-house by our team members as well. If we don't have specific exercise images ready we draw one and add it to our collection. We constantly update our exercise library, too, we make our images sharper and easier to understand - our style has evolved a lot throughout the years. Sometimes you come across our older workouts and you can see different illustrations for the same exercise - this is why.
Once a workout is ready, it's been tested and designed - we give it yet another go in our final control group. We run a quality-control workshop with all ages and fitness levels and we note how everyone performs and where some struggle more with a particular routine. The final testing is always done at level III. We make final adjustments if necessary and then the workout is ready to be added to the queue for final release.
We try to release at least 2-3 workouts per week but we always take quality over quantity on this one. Sometimes, instead of new releases, we pick older workouts and run them through testing again. This often happens when we get independent data or come across better ways to train (and get better returns). We constantly update our collection and look for new more challenging ways to train.
We don't want to have more workouts but we do want to have more quality ones.


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1.1 Apache Project
1.2 Feed Validator
1.5 Venus
1.6 html5lib
2 Standardization efforts
2.1 ECMA standardization of the .NET Framework CLI
2.2 Atom
2.3 ECMAScript
2.4 HTML5
5.1 Sources
Sam Ruby
Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, Christopher Newport University
Atom, Apache
Sam Ruby is a prominent software developer who has made significant contributions to web standards and open source software projects. In particular he has contributed to the standardization of syndicated web feeds via his involvement with the Atom standard and the Feed Validator web service.
He currently holds a Senior Technical Staff Member position in the Emerging Technologies Group of IBM and is the President of the Apache Software Foundation.[1] He resides in Raleigh, North Carolina.[2]
Sam Ruby received a B.A. in Mathematics from Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Virginia. Ruby was hired immediately out of college by IBM and has worked there since.
Apache Project
Ruby currently serves as the President of the Apache Software Foundation.[3] He formerly served as Assistant Secretary; Director, Vice President of Legal Affairs; and was the former Chair of the Apache Jakarta Project. He also actively contributes to numerous Apache projects. Notably, he was one of the early Ant contributors, as well as being the creator of Gump.
Feed Validator
Ruby is the principal maintainer of the Feed validator, which he developed along with Mark Pilgrim.[4] It's able to validate Atom feeds as well as RSS 0.90, 0.91, 0.92, 0.93, 0.94, 1.0, 1.1 and 2.0 feeds.
Ruby also contributed to PHP, in particular to the Java Extension.[5]
Sam Ruby has done development in the Ruby programming language, leading to some confusion between the person's name and the language. However, there is no formal connection—they both just coincidentally have the same name.
Ruby is the author of Venus, an Atom/RSS feed aggregator, the codebase that began as a radical refactoring of the Planet 2.0 feed aggregator in 2006.[6]
html5lib
Ruby is a developer member of the html5lib project, with his primary contribution being the initial port of html5lib to the Ruby programming language.
Standardization efforts
Ruby has been active within various standards development organizations.
ECMA standardization of the .NET Framework CLI
Ruby was the convener of the ECMA TC39 group that standardized the Common Language Infrastructure for Microsoft's .NET Framework.[7]
The project which eventually became the Atom web feed standard was started by a blog posting by Sam Ruby in 2002 entitled "what makes a log entry". This blog posting eventually became a wiki project which acted as a rallying point for people looking to improve upon the frozen RSS format.[8] Sam Ruby was the secretary of the IETF AtomPub working group. This working group completed RFC 4287, the Atom format specification ("The Atom Syndication Format"), in December 2005 and RFC 5023, "The Atom Publishing Protocol", in October 2007.
Ruby is a member of the ECMAScript technical committee (ECMAScript TC39); his primary contribution to the group is in driving the effort to add Decimal support to ECMAScript.
Ruby was an early adopter of HTML5, and has offered a number of concrete proposals which were subsequently incorporated into the HTML5 draft. He has been appointed co-chair of the W3C's HTML Working Group from 5 January 2009.[9]
Agile Web Development with Rails 5 (Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2016) (with Dave Thomas and David Heinemeier Hansson) ISBN 978-1-68050-171-1
Agile Web Development with Rails 4 (Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2013) (with Dave Thomas and David Heinemeier Hansson) ISBN 1-937-78556-4
RESTful Web APIs (O'Reilly Publishing, 2013) (with Leonard Richardson and Mike Amundsen) ISBN 1-449-35806-3
Agile Web Development with Rails 3.2 (Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2011) (with Dave Thomas and David Heinemeier Hansson) ISBN 1-934-35654-9
Agile Web Development with Rails, Third Edition (Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2009) (with Dave Thomas and David Heinemeier Hansson) ISBN 1-934-35616-6
RESTful Web Services (O'Reilly Publishing, 2007) (with Leonard Richardson) ISBN 0-596-52926-0
Atom (standard)
^ "Foundation Project". apache.org. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-12-18. Retrieved 2006-02-24. CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Anthony III (2008). Ajax: The Definitive Guide. O'Reilly Media. p. 617. ISBN 9780596554972.
^ "Credits". PHP. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
^ Venus Rising intertwingly.net, 2006.
^ "Standard ECMA-335". Ecma-international.org. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
^ "ongoing · I Like Pie". Tbray.org. 2003-06-23. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
^ "Sam Ruby appointed co-chair for HTML Working Group, effective January 5 from Michael(tm) Smith on 2008-12-15 ([email protected] from December 2008)". Lists.w3.org. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
Web services visionary - an interview with Sam Ruby (IBM developerworks)
Sam Ruby on the O'Reilly Network
SamRuby page on Atom Wiki - accessed February 22, 2006.
Biography: Sam Ruby - from XML Conference and Expo 2003.
Intertwingly - Sam Ruby's weblog (the name is a reference to Ted Nelson's coinage "intertwingularity").
Feed Validator - Sam Ruby's feed validator for Atom and RSS.


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Reform Update
Legislative Reform Goals Being Met in California
Studies have identified strong evidence that California's SB 863 reforms are positively impacting workers' comp costs.
By: Nancy Grover | September 3, 2015
Topics: Legal/Regulatory | Pharmacy Benefits Management | WC Cost Containment | Workers' Comp | Workers' Comp Forum
"The recent decrease in the advisory pure premium rate, and the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau studies that reflect medical cost savings are positive indicators that the SB 863 reform is reducing costs," said a new report.
"Projections indicate that costs will continue to decrease as additional fee schedules go into effect, including the copy service fee, the interpreter fee, and the home health care fee schedules."
California's Department of Industrial Relations and its Division of Workers' Compensation said injured workers are getting increased payments and employers are seeing "significant cost-saving benefits," which will continue. However the report details continued challenges to the implementation of the legislation.
S.B. 863 became law in January 2013. The changes included:
Increases in the maximum weekly benefit for permanent disabilities to $290 from $270; with the minimum rate up to $160 per week from $130.
Revisions to the medical provider networks, resulting in more accountability to the DWC. Three physicians must be available to injured workers within an MPN.
Implementation of an independent medical review program in which physicians use evidence-based medicine to determine whether requested treatments are necessary.
"The progress made since the passage of SB 863, which allows medical — rather than legal — experts to make medical decisions, is very encouraging," said DIR Director Christine Baker.
"More appropriate treatment is now being provided more quickly, which reduces waste and improves the whole system."
Evidence of savings to employers comes from the recently approved WCIRB advisory pure premium rates effective July 1.
On average, the rates are 5 percent lower than the industry average for rates as of Jan. 1, and 10.2 percent less than the average of the approved January advisory pure premium rates.
The report also said lien filings have decreased by about 60 percent, with savings recently estimated at $690 million.
But the report also said more work is needed to reduce delays and improve the state's workers' comp system. Among the challenges noted were litigation questioning the constitutionality of the IMR process and cases that have delayed collection of lien activation fees.
The report also noted the cost of pharmaceuticals. It said medical costs paid for medications increased 235 percent from accident year 2005 to AY 2014.
"Evidence-based formularies provide the preferred solution to the problem of medically inappropriate pharmaceutical prescriptions and runaway costs," the report said. "An evidence-based formulary would improve care for workers and reduce costs in the workers' compensation system."
One workers' comp insider agreed a pharmacy formulary is needed to curb abusive prescribing and ensure injured workers get appropriate medications in a timely fashion. He also agreed rates are stabilizing.
"Unfortunately those rates are stabilizing with the highest costs in the nation based on recent studies," said Mark Walls, vice president, communications and strategic analysis for Safety National.
"Reform is also needed to California's threshold of compensability which allows a continuous trauma claim for even minor aggravations of preexisting conditions."
Included among the report's "next steps" to implement the legislation were revisions to the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule, which it said will be ongoing throughout the year. MTUS opioids and chronic pain guidelines are expected to be completed by mid-2015 while others are anticipated to be revised by late in the year.
Also this year, the Interpreter Fee Schedule and Home Health Care Fee schedule will be completed; Benefit Notice Regulations will be final soon and have an effective date of Jan. 1; revisions for medical data reporting will take effect next April 6; and audit regulations will be scheduled for a public hearing this fall.
"The goals of SB 863 are being realized," the report said.
Nancy Grover is the president of NMG Consulting and the Editor of Workers' Compensation Report, a publication of our parent company, LRP Publications. She can be reached at [email protected]
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How the heck do you get at the power stearing/brake hydraulic pump to change it ?
top of pump (rust). But cannot be sure as it is very hard to even see this pump.
of a new fuel pump.
Any assistance with the technique to remove a replace this would be appreciated.
The pulley is pressed on and it has to be removed in the vehicle before you can access the bolts behind it. You will need to puller tool to accomplish this.
Remove the lower fan shroud. Refer to Fan Shroud Replacement - Lower in Cooling Systems.
Remove the drive belt. Refer to Drive Belt Replacement in Engine.
Remove the power steering pump pulley using the J 25034-C.
Place the power steering pump pulley on the end of the power steering pump shaft.
Install the power steering pump pulley using J 25033-C.
Ensure that the power steering pump pulley (1) is flush against the power steering pump shaft (2), with an allowable variance of 0.25 mm (0.010 inch) .
Install the drive belt. Refer to Drive Belt Replacement in Engine.
Install the lower fan shroud. Refer to Fan Shroud Replacement - Lower in Cooling Systems.
Ok that is exactly what I need to get started.
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Biogas Could Change the Way our Electricity is Powered
With a vast livestock population across the country, animal manures are resources that, if harnessed effectively, can help Malaysia reduce its reliance on fossil fuel and at the same time, lower our CO2 emission.
It's a tall order. Fortunately, a group of 18 chemical engineering students are currently looking for ways around the challenges. "We are promoting green energy from the resources left over from our livestock farms and plantation estates," says Adilia Al-Yafii Muhammad Alan Al-Yafii, project manager of Moonure Power. The more responsible approach, she says, is a "circular economy" model, in which everything is reused or recycled.
By background, the group is currently promoting the use of renewable methane. It's amazing what a simple improvisation can do says Adilia. "Basically, we mixed up cow's manure with water to produce biogas. This biogas can be used as an alternative source of energy," explains Adilia.
"Chemical engineering is helping to inform the development of alternative energy sources, such as biogas. Biogas could change the way our electricity is powered, making it more efficient and affordable," adds Adilia.
It all started with a mini experiment that took place on the 23rd of July this year. Subsequently, the third year chemical engineering students combined forces to design a mini scale of the bio-reactor.
Initially however, the group faced a problem to find a suitable partner. Adilia says, "At the beginning, we couldn't find the right kind of manure to begin our testing. Previously, all the farms we came into contact with used antibiotics in their feed. When cows have this in their diet, we found that the bacteria needed to generate the biogas was absent."
From there, the team found out that they could only choose farms that don't use antibiotics in their livestock feed. After a long search, this led the team to a farm in Sungai Siput, Perak called Viridix."
Adilia says, "They were actually very interested to develop a biogas reactor but they didn't have the expertise. Besides the energy we provide, it could also help the farm to reduce their use of LPG."
Following this, the team started to mobilise the project. To store the manure, an intermediate bulk container tank was used. Adilia says, "First, we spray painted the tank black to ensure maximum anaerobic digestion. And then we shovelled up 400 kgs of cow manure into the tank and mixed it up with 400 litres of water."
However, it had taken the team a couple of months to generate usable power. Adilia recalls, in the first month, the reactor produced more CO2 volume than methane. After stabilizing the mixture for about a month, at the end of August, the group was finally able to utilise the gas. Adilia also notes that everything was done organically.
Next, the tank was connected to an inflatable air roller which acts as a storage tank. According to Adilia, one single storage tank has the capacity to power up about 10 households. In the third month, the power was finally ready to be transferred back to the farm and households around the area.
After the mobilization, Moonure Power's members headed down to SMK Bawong, Sungai Siput Perak to share their findings with 55 higher secondary school students regarding alternative power sources. "It's in one of their syllabus, so they could relate to our project," says Adilia.
"We also cooked and ate with them using the energy generated from the tank. Potentially, this could power up a remote village and sustain it for months," suggests Adilia.
However, it was tough to get to grips with the project at first says Adilia. "The smell of the manure was atrocious at first," says Adilia. Additionally, according to Adilia, after the manure is digested, the left over can be used to fertilise soil or sold, thereby creating another revenue stream for the farm operator.
Ultimately, the group aims to promote a circular economy, in which industry and community maximize their resources and minimize their waste.
Indeed, this is another prime example of UTP's profound career connected learning and industry collaboration. From the work we do, we foster long-term relationships with our global social-impact partners to prepare our students, people and researchers as global citizens.
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Cordilheira das Cascatas () é uma grande cadeia de montanhas da parte ocidental da América do Norte, estendendo-se desde o sul da Colúmbia Britânica, no Canadá, até Washington, Óregon e o norte da Califórnia, nos Estados Unidos. Ela inclui tanto montanhas não-vulcânica e vulcões notáveis. A pequena parte na Colúmbia Britânica é referida como as Cascatas Canadenses e, localmente, como as Montanhas das Cascatas. Este último termo é também por vezes utilizado por residentes de Washington para se referir ao trecho local das Cascatas, além de "North Cascades", o termo mais usado nos Estados Unidos, como visto no Parque Nacional das Cascatas do Norte. O pico mais alto na cordilheira é o Monte Rainier, em Washington, com  metros de altitude.

As Cascatas fazem parte do Anel de Fogo do Pacífico, o anel de vulcões e montanhas associados em torno do Oceano Pacífico. Todas as erupções no Estados Unidos continentais ao longo dos últimos 200 anos têm sido de vulcões das Cascatas. Os dois mais recentes foram o Lassen Peak (1914-1921) e uma grande erupção do Monte Santa Helena em 1980. As erupções menores do Santa Helena ocorreram mais recentemente no período 2004-2008. A cordilheira das Cascatas também são parte da Cordilheira Americana, uma cadeia de montanhas que consiste em uma sequência quase contínua de cordilheiras que formam a "espinha dorsal" ocidental da América do Norte, América Central, América do Sul e Antártica.

Ver também
Montanhas Rochosas

Ligações externas

Cordilheiras da Califórnia
Cordilheiras do Oregon
Cordilheiras de Washington
Cordilheiras da Colúmbia Britânica
Cordilheira das Cascatas

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Will Eagles, Steelers players wear masks during games? They don't have to.
by Jessica Calefati, Posted: November 24, 2020
Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz wears a mask as he looks at his Microsoft tablet during an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens on Oct. 18 at Lincoln Financial Field.
Rich Schultz / AP
"The Steelers, Eagles, Penn State, etc. & their opponents will evidently be required to wear masks while they are playing in PA from now on."
Viral Tweet, Nov. 20, 2020
A few days after Pennsylvania announced a broad mask mandate to combat a surge in coronavirus cases, bloggers expressed shock that the far-reaching rules might apply to professional football players.
One viral tweet from a former NFL player said:
"Are people nationally aware that the Steelers, Eagles, Penn State, etc. and their opponents will evidently be required to wear masks while they are playing in Pennsylvania from now on?
We wondered whether Pennsylvania really does require players to mask up during games.
Under the new statewide order, players, coaches, and support staff for professional, college, and youth football teams must wear masks on the sideline. Players will not, however, be required to wear masks under their helmets at the line of scrimmage, because doing so could dangerously restrict their breathing.
PolitiFact Pennsylvania, in partnership with the Philadelphia Inquirer
None of that was clear when this tweet was sent last Friday.
Pennsylvania issued a mask mandate early in the pandemic, but on Nov. 17, Health Secretary Rachel Levine unveiled far-reaching new rules that require residents to wear masks when they're with anyone who doesn't live with them.
A memo written by the state with answers to frequently asked questions about the new order says this about sports:
"Does the Order apply to athletes and sports activities?
"Yes. Everyone who participates in sport activities including coaches, athletes (including cheerleaders), and spectators must wear a face covering, such as a mask, unless they fall under an exception in Section 3 of the Order.
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"Indoors: Coaches, athletes (including cheerleaders), and spectators must wear face coverings, when indoors and where another person or persons who are not members of the individual's household are present in the same space, irrespective of physical distance. This includes while actively engaged in workouts, competition, and on the sidelines, etc.
"Outdoors: Coaches, athletes (including cheerleaders), and spectators must wear face coverings if they cannot maintain sustained physical distance from persons outside of their household. This includes while actively engaged in workouts, competition, and on the sidelines, in the dugout, etc. If sustained six-foot distancing can be maintained, face coverings may be removed when outdoors."
The order seems clear — athletes must wear masks even while engaged in competition.
But when a reporter from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review asked Steelers spokesperson Burt Lauten about the new rules on Nov. 18, he said players would not be masked up when they face the Ravens at home on Thanksgiving because the team was exempt from the state's new mask order.
The Eagles and Penn State football teams also said they believed they were exempt.
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The state initially told the Tribune-Review that it had granted no such exemptions — only to backtrack 24 hours later and confirm Friday that football players are indeed exempt because wearing a mask while playing a strenuous sport like football could impede players' breathing.
To address the confusion it had caused, Pennsylvania recently added this section to its frequently asked questions memo:
"Can an athlete remove their mask during play if the mask causes a medical condition, including respiratory issues that impede breathing?
"Yes, the Order provides an exception in section 3 that provides that if wearing a face covering would either cause a medical condition, or exacerbate an existing one, including respiratory issues that impede breathing, a mental health condition or a disability. The order indicates all alternatives to wearing a face covering, including the use of a face shield, should be exhausted before an individual is excepted from this Order.
"Using football as an example, wearing a mask in addition to a mouth guard and a helmet would likely create a medical issue for the athlete whether the athlete is a professional or youth player even if a previous medical issue was not present. For example, the CDC says that "wearing a mask with these types of protective equipment is not safe if it makes it hard to breathe." There are other sports where there are similar concerns that a mask would create a medical issue where one would otherwise not exist in an athlete. For example, it should also be obvious that wearing a mask while swimming presents an imminent health issue.
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"According to Section 3, the athlete would be asked to work through alternatives that would reduce or eliminate the respiratory droplets that would impact others in proximity. If the sport, equipment, or exertion level does not allow for face covering to be worn safely then the athlete should not wear a face covering.
"There are no exemptions for specific sports, leagues, teams, or levels. We know that some people don't like masks. We are asking everyone to please give this their best effort so we can continue these activities and others as we all unite to fight COVID-19."
The Steelers and Eagles won't be the only professional football teams wearing masks.
On Monday, the NFL announced leaguewide protocol that requires players who are not substituting or preparing to enter the field of play and are not wearing their helmets to wear a mask or a double-layered gaiter on the sideline. The rules will take effect on Thanksgiving Day.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, "Pa. imposes a broader mask mandate as officials try to stem a surge in virus hospitalizations," Nov. 18, 2020
Pennsylvania Department of Health, "Updated Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Universal Face Coverings," Nov. 18, 2020
Pennsylvania Department of Health, "Updated Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Universal Face Coverings," Updated Nov. 23, 2020
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, "Steelers claim exemption from governor; players won't wear masks on field," Nov. 18, 2020
The Philadelphia Inquirer, "Eagles are exempt from Pennsylvania's mask mandate for outdoor sports," Nov. 20, 2020
Twitter, "@ralphDrussoAP Tweet," Nov. 20, 2020
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, "Wolf administration, Steelers at odds over face-covering mandate for players," Nov. 19, 2020
Twitter, "@TomPellisero Tweet," Nov. 20, 2020
USA TODAY, "NFL expands mask mandate to include usage on sidelines, threatens discipline for violators," Nov. 23, 2020
Yahoo Sports, "Steelers now exempt from Pennsylvania mask mandate under new guidance," Nov. 19, 2020
Yahoo Sports, "Pennsylvania reverses course on Steelers mask mandate, says football players exempt," Nov. 20, 2020
PolitiFact is a nonpartisan, fact-checking website operated by the nonprofit Poynter Institute for Media Studies.
Jessica Calefati | @Calefati | jcalefati@inquirer.com
States close capitols ahead of demonstrations, Joe Biden's inauguration
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Virginia man arrested at inauguration security checkpoint says he was lost and didn't mean to bring his gun and ammunition to the District
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A Haunting at Story Inn: The Tale of the Blue Lady
Photo by Nic Showalter
THIS WEEK'S FEATURED BUSINESS
Lisa Schmitz, Owner of "Where Pigs Fly and Such" Floral Designs
by Yvonne McCann
INDIANAPOLIS, IN — August 29, 2021
Lisa Schmitz manages the Mars Hill Arts Center and owns "Where Pigs Fly and Such," a floral design company noted for wedding and event flower arrangements. Watch Floral Demo
CIRCLE CITY RACEWAY RETURNS SUNDAY WITH CRATE LM'S, SPRINT CARS
Indianapolis, IN - After a couple of weeks off, Circle City Raceway returns to action this Sunday night, for a special Labor Day-eve action packed night. Racing on Sunday will be Crate Dirt Late Models, along with the UMP Modifieds, and the premier of the Steel Block Sprint Car Series, plus Fords and Legends in competition. Spectator gates will open at 530pm, with hot laps beginning at 6pm, and racing to begin following hot laps at approximately 7pm.
Tickets are only $10 for adults, with Children twelve and under free with a paid adult.
Circle City Raceway is located at 7300 East Troy Avenue, right off of Southeastern avenue and Troy Avenue, at the intersection of I-74 and I-465. For more information, news and instructions, check out CircleCityRaceway.com or on Facebook at Circle City Raceway or Twitter @CircleCityDirt.
Celebrate the 1850's canal era with canal boat rides, interactive museum, artisan demonstrations, food, and music.
History is alive at the Wabash & Erie Canal Park and Interpretive Center, a heritage tourism attraction. The Canal Park celebrates the role the canal played in the mid-1800s through 1870. Despite efforts to make the Wabash & Erie Canal work, the project was impractical. Its limited use (the canal disabled by freezing temperatures, drought, or flooding) couldn't compete with the railroad's reliability. However, the Wabash & Erie Canal had a significant influence on all aspects of life in Delphi. Take a self-guided jaunt, usually lasting 45 minutes, through the world-class museum to learn the history. They offer group tours, which must be arranged in advance for a fee. More information on these tours can be found on their website at https://wabashanderiecanal.org.
A series of oil paintings highlight the historical sites starting with the canal's creation by artist Terry Lacy. The museum opens from 1:00 to 4:00 in the afternoon every day starting Memorial Day weekend and continues through Christmas.
A replica boat, "The Delphi," takes passengers on a re-watered section of the canal. Public boat rides are on Saturday and Sunday afternoons from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. She operates from mid-May into October.
The Historic 1850s Pioneer Village buildings are "fully" run by volunteers on two festival days, "Canal Days" in July and "Christmas at to the Canal" in December. The buildings include the Blacksmith, Broom/Basket Maker, School House, Loom House, Fouts Cabin, Cooper, and Papermaker. Pets are welcome in the Village but not in the cabins. Visitors are also welcome to walk through Pioneer Village on their own.
Source: https://wabashanderiecanal.org
Why Artisans Will Be Powerful in the New Economy
A community's ability to generate a livelihood through its artisan traditions generates far more cohesion, pride and meaning than the all too common rural dispersion into crowded and polluted urban centers for day wages.
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The 68th Annual Dodge//SRT U.S. Nationals will be held at Lucas Oil Raceway over Labor Day Weekend, September 1st - 5th, 2021. The Big Go is the biggest and best event in drag racing each year and is the final race in which drivers can qualify for the NHRA Countdown to the Championship.
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74th Mitchell Persimmon Festival
About 74th Mitchell Persimmon Festival
Vendors, persimmon pudding and desserts, stage entertainment, exhibits, food, amusement rides (Sept 20-25), parade on Sept 25, Pioneer Village Candlelight Tour on Sept 18 at Spring Mill State Park.
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SEPT 10 - 11 - 12, 2021
Crafts, food, flea market, stage entertainment, horse rides, inflatables, antique tractors, sawmill, corn hole tournament and much more.
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Johnny Appleseed Festival
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Embracing global citizenship
International, Education
Survey reflects pupils' positive attitudes and respect for others.
Pupils in Scotland have higher than average awareness of global issues, according to an international survey.
Data from the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) on 'global competence' - the ability to examine global and intercultural issues and understand and appreciate different perspectives – also found pupils in Scotland have very positive attitudes towards immigrants and respect for people from other parts of the world.
The 2018 assessment included a test which measured pupils' knowledge and understanding of global issues and the world views of others. Only two countries out of 27 who took part scored higher than Scotland.
Deputy First Minister John Swinney said:
"One of the core aims of Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) is that Scotland's young people become responsible citizens, with knowledge and understanding of the world and Scotland's place in it. This survey shows CfE is working - our pupils are highly aware of issues beyond our borders and they are respectful of people from other parts of the world.
"Since this data was collected, a wide-ranging action plan has been published to make it easier for schools to cover important global issues such as climate change and a sustainable economy. This continuing work will help teachers equip our young people with the skills and knowledge to be active global citizens so they can contribute to sustainability goals, flourish in the global economy and contribute to the international community."
The survey showed:
Scotland's average score in the global competence assessment was 534. It was one of five countries to score at least 50 points above the average
Two countries (Singapore and Canada) achieved an average score higher than Scotland, two countries/economies were similar (Hong Kong and Taiwan), and 22 countries were lower
Twelve per cent of students in Scotland were at Level 5, the highest level in the assessment, compared to 4.3% of students across all countries. Only two countries had a higher proportion of students assessed at Level 5
Based on responses to a Global Competence questionnaire, students in Scotland had an above average respect for people from other countries, including respecting their values and opinions
Students in Scotland were among the 10 countries/economies (out of 66) with the most positive attitudes towards immigrants
Read highlights from the Scottish results.
The PISA assessment was conducted in Scotland in 2018 across 107 schools and 2,969 pupils. Students in 27 countries/economies, including Scotland, sat both a Global Competence cognitive test and completed a Global Competence questionnaire. Students in a further 39 countries/economies completed the Global Competence questionnaire only. The other UK nations did not take part in the Global Competence test or questionnaire.
Journalists can request an advance copy of the survey under embargo by emailing embargo@oecd.org.
Scotland's curriculum – Curriculum for Excellence – helps children and young people gain the knowledge, skills and attributes needed for life in the 21st century, with the skills associated with global competence an important part of the curriculum framework. The Refreshed Curriculum Narrative for Scotland's curriculum is available here.
An important cross-curricular theme within Scotland's curriculum is the theme of Learning for Sustainability - an approach to life and learning which enables learners, educators, schools and their wider communities to build a socially just, sustainable and equitable society. Further information on Learning for Sustainability is available here.


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International Marketing News: How US Businesses Have Operated for Post-Pandemic Success and an Opportunity for Baidu Advertisers
ClickThrough's Head of International, Alison Humphries, brings us the latest international marketing news from this week - including Canadians flocking to live streaming video during lockdown and how brands can be more flexible post-pandemic.
What's new, important and interesting in the world of international marketing? This week we look at the top stats from the China Internet Report, the collaboration of Baidu and MSN ads platforms, the flexibility of US businesses in operating to drive post-pandemic success, and an overview of digital video versus TV consumption in Canada.
TOP SEVEN STATISTICS FROM THE CHINA INTERNET REPORT
Econsultancy summarise the key statistics from the China Internet Report, published by the South China Morning Post, which analyses the main digital trends in China.
1. Over 900 million internet users live in China; 99% of whom use mobiles
2. Over 50% of China's internet users use mobile payments
3. China is forecasted to have over 40% of global 5G subscribers by 2025
4. Average daily internet use hit 7.2 hours during lockdown – this was up from 5.6 hours
5. China's monthly mobile users aged over 40 increased by 14% YoY in March 2020
6. Work productivity apps saw the highest download rate followed by short video apps over lock down
7. Live streamers in China are forecasted to hit 613 million by the end of 2020
Key takeaways from the report include: China's internet users are mobile, not mobile first, and 5G will have a huge impact on China's internet usage over the next 5 years. Lockdown highlighted key trends that were not previously in existence and the demographic of mobile internet users broadened as a result of COVID-19.
BAIDU ESTABLISHES A COOPERATION WITH MICROSOFT MSN AD INVENTORY ON BAIDU MEDIAGO
China Internet Watch report on Baidu's recent update to provide advertisers with direct access to the Microsoft MSN native desktop inventory via the Baidu MediaGo platform.
The agreement negates the issue for advertisers to purchase bulk inventory and moves towards securing placements that fit their goals and budgets on MSN's desktop site.
Baidu is working to bridge the gap between the Eastern and Western markets, as the agreement will open up premium MSN placements to its advertisers and provide mutual growth opportunities.
Baidu MediaGo advertisers will now have access to high visibility, native placements on the MSN homepage and other sister pages throughout MSN.
Baidu MediaGo was launched last year and has already collaborated with Snapchat, Reddit and Pinterest to provide China's SMEs with the opportunity to promote their products to international markets.
HOW BRANDS CAN FIND NEW CREATIVE WAYS TO BECOME MORE FLEXIBLE POST PANDEMIC
Google investigate how brands can identify new tactics and best practices to ease their recovery post pandemic.
The pandemic has emphasised the importance of being aware of impacts of digital channels on businesses and the urgency to embrace digital transformation. This goes hand in hand with implementing agile and measurable Marketing strategies.
Utilising data available combined with creative and measurement tools will aid smarter decision making
Digital channels exemplify how quickly advertising campaigns can be implemented, tested and optimised to pave the way to increasing your customer base through testing new ad formats, scaling these across multiple audiences and measuring the results. Google worked closely with three US brands to put this into practice:
Maintaining relevancy in the moment
Soft Surroundings were ready to launch their Spring campaign with creative featuring travel scenes, which were unsuitable given the timing. Google's query date indicated a growing demand for loungewear, which correlated with a growth in revenue of Soft Surroundings' loungewear putting Google in a position to switch the campaigns to being home appropriated.
Relationships prevail over sales
Luxury luggage retailer Briggs and Riley extended returns from 30 to 60 days to accommodate changes in travel schedules, launched a road trip style campaign indicating promoting adventures on the horizon and offered a 30% reduction to first responders and medical staff.
Be comfortable with the changes
Polywood, an outdoor furniture retailer, saw a surge in unplanned for demand, as more people spent time at home. However, rather than scaling back, Polywood invested in new machinery, increased their workforce by 200 people and expanded their production facilities while maintaining complete transparency with their customers regarding delays in fulfilment to build harmonious relationships.
None of these brands had contingency plans in place, but proactively assessed how they operated, and reorganised and reinvented themselves to strive for success post pandemic.
CANADIANS FLOCK TO STREAMING VIDEO DURING LOCK DOWN
eMarketer review TV versus digital video consumption in Canada, and while TV saw a spike over lockdown, users sought entertainment from a blend of TV and digital video.
Canadians aged over 18 watched TV and digital video for an average of 5 hours this year with TV representing 65% of this time. Consumption of both collectively will increase by a daily average of 23 minutes in 2020 due to lockdown. Pre-pandemic, digital video was growing its share in daily media view time. Consequently, eMarketer has revised their daily digital video view time from 1:36 to 1:46.
Over-the-top (OTT) streaming services represent a large proportion of video consumption. Over 20 million people in Canada subscribe to OTT streaming services like Netflix, Disney+ etc. In fact, the US and Canada represented 2.31 million of the 15.8 million new Netflix subscriptions in Q1. Meanwhile Canadian TV providers lost 278,000 subscribers in 2019, which indicates the ever growing movement away from traditional TV to digital video.
If you'd like to discuss any of the latest international marketing news included in this update, book in a conversation with our experts today.


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16 December 2014 - Australian police end Sydney café siege
Three killed as Australian police end Sydney café siege
Jamie Smyth (Financial Times)
Heavily armed police ended a siege in a Sydney café early on Tuesday after storming the building where a gunman had held a number of people hostage for more than 16 hours.
Police said three people, including the gunman, had been killed during the operation, which began at about 2.10am. Four others, including a police officer, were injured.
At just after 2am local time on Tuesday a number of the hostages had fled the building with their arms held high above their heads. A few moments later television pictures showed commandos armed with automatic weapons throwing stun grenades into the Lindt Chocolat Café in the heart of Sydney's business district before entering.
Andrew Scipione, New South Wales police commissioner, told reporters police had entered the building after officers on the ground heard shots from inside. The siege had been the act of an isolated individual, he said. Police had accounted for a total of 17 hostages, including five who escaped on Monday afternoon.
Victims of Sydney siege hailed as heroes after they die protecting hostages
Josie Ensor, and Jonathan Pearlman (The Telegraph)
A mother of three and a man who died trying to save other hostages from an Islamist gunman have been named as the two victims of the Sydney siege.
Katrina Dawson, 38, a barrister and mother of young children, and Tori Johnson, the 34-year-old manager of the Lindt cafe on Martin Place, were killed as police made a daring attempt to free those still held.
Police confirmed that two hostages and the hostage-taker, Iraninan-born refugee Man Haron Monis, died and four others were injured during the operation that brought the 17-hour siege to an end.
The two have been hailed as heroes for trying to save the others trapped in the cafe. Mr Johnson had tried to wrestle the shotgun from the 50-year-old self-styled preacher after he had fallen asleep at around 2am.
Sydney siege: 'He's threatening to kill us all'
Harriet Alexander (The Telegraph)
A survivor of the Sydney siege, which left two of the 17 hostages plus the gunman dead, has described in vivid detail her horror at being held prisoner by the Islamist fanatic.
Marcia Mikhael, 42 – a former policewoman, who now owns a fitness business – was buying a morning coffee at the Lindt Cafe when Man Haron Monis slipped inside, locked the doors, and told those present they were being held hostage.
"Please help," she wrote on Facebook from inside the café. "The man who is keeping us hostage has asked for small and simple requests and none have been met.
"He is now threatening to start killing us. We need help right now. The man wants the world to know that Australia is under attack by the Islamic State."
Outrage at selfies being snapped outside Sydney siege
Chris Perez (The New York Post)
People standing outside the siege in Sydney, Australia, have been snapping selfies and posting them online — sparking fierce backlash on social media.
The tense standoff between authorities and a lone gunman inside the Lindt Chocolat Cafe continues to unfold and some onlookers have been passing the time by cheerfully taking pictures of themselves and posting them online.
The shameless selfies ignited ridicule and fury Monday morning from web users, who quickly took to their keyboards to voice their disgust.
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With a stay at Rosewood At Baha Mar in Nassau, you'll be on the beach and close to Cable Beach and Nassau Botanical Gardens. This 5-star resort is within close proximity of Ardastra Gardens, Zoo and Conservation Center and Queen Elizabeth Sports Center.
Treat yourself to a stay in one of the 190 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring private pools and flat-screen televisions. Rooms have private balconies or patios. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature deep soaking bathtubs and designer toiletries.
Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages. After practicing your swing on the golf course, you can enjoy other recreational amenities including a nightclub and outdoor tennis courts. This resort also features complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and gift shops/newsstands.
Grab a bite at one of the resort's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of 24-hour room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. This resort has 8 meeting rooms available for events.
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The Forrestfield-Airport Link has reached a major milestone with a joint venture between Italian company Salini Impregilo and local company NRW Pty Ltd (SINRW) awarded a contract to design, construct and maintain the Forrestfield-Airport Link.
The joint venture entered into negotiations with the Public Transport Authority in February.
Premier Colin Barnett said the $1.176 billion contract had now been signed to deliver the main package of works on the rail line to Perth's eastern foothills. Mr Barnett confirmed a recent $490 million payment from the Australian Government to the State would go towards the project.
"SINRW are contracted to build the eight kilometres of rail tunnels and three stations for the Forrestfield Line, as well as maintenance of the tunnel and civil structures for 10 years after completion," the Premier said.
"This is a huge milestone on the path to delivering this project, which will change the face of Perth's eastern corridor and give people direct access to the airport by public transport.
Transport Minister Dean Nalder said early work, worth $370 million, was already underway for the construction of the Forrestfield Airport Line, including geotechnical work, contract management and land purchases.
"Various forward works have been underway at Forrestfield since November 2015 and I expect the joint venture to mobilise on site in the coming months. The project's direct employment is expected to peak at about 600 workers," Mr Nalder said.
Two of the stations on the Forrestfield-Airport Link have been renamed – Belmont (formerly Airport West) and Airport Central (formerly Consolidated Airport) – to more accurately reflect their purpose and locations.
The rail line will be tunnelled underground from a junction near Bayswater Station, under the Swan River and the airport, and out to Forrestfield. It is due to open in 2020.


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New study paves the way for improved nature-based coastal defences
Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have made a breakthrough discovery that could lead to significantly improved coastal defences using mangrove trees.
The study showed that mangroves – which are shrubs or trees that grow in coastal salt water, are...
NOC joins forces with inspirational new ambassadors
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has announced eight incredible new ambassadors from a broad range of industries, who will support and promote its vital work in understanding the planet's ocean and its role in regulating and sustaining the planet.
As we face a dramatic...
Premier of the British Virgin Islands visits NOC
Last week the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) was delighted to meet with the Hon Dr Natalio Wheatley, Premier of the British Virgin Islands (BVI), who was accompanied by colleagues from the BVI London Office.
During the meeting, NOC presented a historic account of our...
ECO Magazine launches Deep Dive series for 2023
Environment, Coastal & Offshore (ECO) Magazine, an international applied marine science trade publication, today announced details of its three-part Deep Dive series of special editions in collaboration with the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and...
Atmospheric warming has major implications for ocean circulation in the Mediterranean Sea
A leading scientist at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has discovered that changes taking place in the way the ocean and atmosphere interact in the Mediterranean Sea are threatening the normal connection between the upper and deep ocean layers in this...
New funding allows robot fleet to investigate ocean carbon cycle
The UK is at the forefront of a global shift to using high-tech robots to explore the ocean. The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) BIO-Carbon programme is investigating how marine life stores carbon dioxide (CO2).
New project to enhance monitoring of critical coastal habitats
A new project led by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) will unlock new capability of an innovative satellite mapping technique to enable better large-scale management of intertidal zones.
The European Space Agency funded...
NOC partners with Comply Direct to further blue carbon research
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is thrilled to announce a new partnership with environmental consultancy Comply Direct to further ocean carbon research in the UK.
Comply Direct's generous donation of £25,000 to NOC's Blue Carbon Fund will support the carbon coring and...
NOC data scientist Pauline Weatherall recognised in New Year's Honours
The National Oceanography Centre congratulates Pauline Weatherall who works at NOC in Liverpool on the award of an MBE for services to bathymetry (sea bed mapping) in the 2023 New Year's Honours List.
Pauline works as the Digital Atlas Manager for the General Bathymetric...
New study on climate change set to improve future weather models
Posted: 20 December 2022
Leading scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have discovered that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is not showing a detectable decline as previous studies from other scientists have suggested. A decline in the AMOC would contribute to extreme...