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GLORIA SELLAN
"The artist wants to question what is noticeable. The loneliness of similar forms is dissolved by a series, in fact series that have similar characteristics. Within a single format, some elements remain lonely, whether in a relationship or independent. In fact, it remains the only constant that accompanies us, whether we are in the middle of a pack or in the intimacy of our room …. It is the time of the so-called postmodern in which art has lost its function of default representation. a witness and, above all, an actor of the present, and above all a personal moment. The experience of Gloria Sellan is manifested by an expressive act, without hesitation and disrespect of any firm consistency other than consistency to oneself. " Eugen Borkovsky
" Gloria Sellan exhibits a spatial installation whose compositional structure is conditioned by the layout and context of the accommodation. The form of the installation Unclear views defines a spatial arrangement consisting of several framed objects with a stretched black canvas as a carrier of artistic content. Sellan creates the installation in space in such a way that the whole appearance depends on the arrangement of its individual parts / frames. Thus, the work on different exhibition presentations can take on completely different spatial and compositional relations, ie with each new compositional arrangement, the installation is contextualized again. On the other hand, coloristic effects applied to transparent black drapery (tulle) reveals the artistic content of the installation, aimed on exploring the effects of visual perceptual relational phenomena. The intention is to create an optical sensation in terms of the viewer, using simple materials and through color effects, created by layering color on the transparent surface of the material. " Nadežda Elezović
Gloria Sellan is born in 1984 in Pula. After graduating and a two-year stay in Venice to study architecture, in 2005 he enrolled in the undergraduate study of art pedagogy at the Academy of Applied Arts, University of Rijeka. He completed his studies in 2009, and spent the last semester at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Trieste, studying at DAMS (Discipline di arti, musica e spettacolo). In the same year, he enrolled in graduate studies at the Academy of Applied Arts of the University of Rijeka, where he specialized in the field of traditional and computer graphics, and in 2011 he obtained the title of Master of Art Pedagogy.
She has been exhibiting since 2005, and so far she has presented her works at several solo and more than 40 group exhibitions in Croatia and abroad. He deals primarily with graphics, and in his works he often uses video projections and animations that he places in spatial installations.
She is the co-author of several performances and scenography for plays and music videos.


I have posted previously on the Booth Western Art Museum (over 2 years ago) but we went back, and still love this place! At 120,000 square feet, the Booth Museum is the largest permanent exhibition of western art – in the country!
Situated in downtown Cartersville, GA, we specifically went to see the Ansel Adams collection, but I was reminded that this museum is fabulous even in absence of any special exhibits.
As an amateur photographer, I take pictures. With superb subject matter and his camera, skills, and eye for composition, Ansel Adams creates masterpieces. While I would have loved to include photos of his western pieces in this post, it is nearly impossible to do that and have it do justice. None the less, if you get a chance to see his works up close and personal, do it – amazing!
As part of the museum there is a presidential exhibit, which showcases presidential portraits, letters and various sculptures.
If you are traveling, visit the Booth Western Art Museum next time you pass through Atlanta, and if you live anywhere in the greater metro Atlanta area, get out to see this museum!


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Towing for Chinatown vehicles to resume
Chelcey Adami
The City of Salinas is going to move forward towing vehicles that have vehicle code violations in the Chinatown area after a federal judge denied a motion by homeless residents and homeless advocates to prevent implementation of the city's homeless property ordinance.
The Salinas Police Department's vehicle abatement program regularly responds to complaints regarding vehicles stored on roadways, and following complaints from Chinatown area businesses, police had placed notices on inoperable and unregistered vehicles on Jan. 31.
Homeless community plan to fight judge�s decision
Attorney Anthony Prince, who represents homeless advocates in a lawsuit against the city regarding a homeless property ordinance, had said he believed that towing vehicles Chinatown that serve as homes for people in would violate a stipulation of a court agreement.
Salinas Senior Deputy City Attorney Nathaniel Dunn had noted that the towing notices were concerning vehicle code violations, which is separate from the ordinance, but the city decided to hold off on the towing until the court made a further ruling on that matter.
Now that a judge has rendered concerns about the city's clean-up procedures "moot," police will move forward this week with placing towing notices on vehicles in Chinatown.
Once the notices are placed on the vehicles, the vehicle owners will have a minimum of 15 days before the vehicles will be towed, said Salinas Police Chief Kelly McMillin.
If people residing in their vehicle can make sure they're operable and up-to-date on registration, the vehicles could be simply moved in order to avoid towing.
Federal judge denies homeless injunction
According to city and vehicle code, vehicles just can't stay in the same location for more than 72 hours.
There were a fewer than a dozen vehicles in Chinatown red-tagged for towing. Chinatown residents said that though some vehicles immediately moved after they received the towing notices on Jan. 31, others vehicles have come in and taken their place.
In 2015, the Salinas Police Department received more than 2,840 vehicle complaints, and police investigated about 87 percent of those.
About 36 percent of those vehicles left the location after being marked for towing, and 37 percent of those vehicles left after a complaint was made. Only 6 percent were actually towed.
Chinatown nonprofit Dorothy's Place had been in discussion with the Housing Resource Center of Monterey County to see if it was possible to provide funding for people to help pay their registration fees and therefore remain in the vehicles.
"Their help is contingent on the individual being able to keep their home, so if the home is a mobile vehicle, then that is their home and how they can be kept housed," Dorothy's Place Director Jill Allen explained.
Salinas amends homeless property ordinance
Therefore, if the only thing needed to prevent a vehicle from being towed is getting registration paperwork up-to-date, then the HRC may be able to assist the person with funding to do so, but if a vehicle is in danger of being towed due to being inoperable, not moving in compliance with the 72-hour limit on parking in one place, or another violation, then that person may not be able to receive assistance from the HRC, Allen said.
Also, there is no dedicated funding for this so the HRC is exploring its discretionary funding, which is very limited. While the HRC is willing to help people navigate this challenge, the Center is still ironing out the process to do so and will consider situations on a case-by-case basis.
Diane Blaylock, 60, of Salinas has been homeless for two years. In 2011, she lost her husband to a heart attack, brother to illness, and son to an accidental overdose all within a five-month span.
She said she's disabled from spinal injury and has been denied Social Security.
Blaylock used to live on a tent in a Chinatown lot before the city cleaned-up and fenced off the area. Then, her boyfriend purchased an RV, and the pair have lived in the vehicle ever since.
Blaylock added that she regularly volunteers with a Chinatown clean-up group and is able to earn gift cards for food and gas through that work.
However, she's worried that the vehicle will be towed if she can't figure out how to get its registration up to date.
Blaylock said she doesn't go to any of the shelters, because there aren't any that allow her two dogs, one she's had for 12 years and one she's had for two years. Homeless providers have said shelters can't allow pets due to safety concerns.
"Where is everybody supposed to go?" Blaylock asked. "It would be nice to get some help."


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LOS ANGELES (AP) - A jury reached a verdict on Wednesday in a case claiming the promoter of Michael Jackson's comeback concert was negligent in hiring the doctor who killed him.
LOS ANGELES (AP) � A jury reached a verdict on Wednesday in a case claiming the promoter of Michael Jackson's comeback concert was negligent in hiring the doctor who killed him.
The panel of six men and six women began deliberating on Sept. 26, more than five months after the start of the trial that offered an unprecedented look into the superstar's private life.
Jackson's mother sued concert promoter AEG Live LLC over the hiring of Dr. Conrad Murray, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for giving Jackson an overdose of the anesthetic propofol in 2009.
Katherine Jackson claimed AEG Live should have done a thorough background check on Murray.
The company denied hiring Murray and said he had been picked by the singer as the doctor for his upcoming shows.
The case provided the closest look yet at Jackson's drug use and his battles against chronic pain and insomnia. It also took jurors behind the scenes in the rough and tumble world of negotiations with one of the world's most famous entertainers looking to solidify his legendary status after scandal interrupted his career.
Witnesses said he saw the "This Is It" concerts as a chance for personal redemption after being acquitted of child molestation.
But as the opening date of the shows approached, associates testified that he had bouts of insecurity and agonized over his inability to sleep. They said he turned to the drug propofol and found Murray, who was willing to buy it in bulk and administer it to him on a nightly basis even though it is not meant to be used outside operating rooms.
Testimony at the civil trial showed that only Jackson and Murray knew he was taking the drug.
In his closing argument, AEG Live attorney Marvin Putnam told jurors that the company would have pulled the plug on the shows if they knew he was using the anesthetic.
"AEG would have never agreed to finance this tour if they knew Mr. Jackson was playing Russian roulette in his bedroom every night,"
Brian Panish, a lawyer for the Jackson family, countered that AEG Live was negligent by not looking far enough to find out what it needed to know about Murray. He claimed in his closing argument that the lure of riches turned the company and Murray into mercenaries who sacrificed the pop star's life in a quest to boost their own fortunes.
Panish asked jurors: "Do people do things they shouldn't do for money? People do it every day."
He said a $150,000-a-month contract to care for Jackson was a lifeline to help Murray climb out of his financial troubles, which included $500,000 in debt. AEG Live, meanwhile, had only one interest � launching a world tour for the King of Pop that would yield untold millions in profits, the lawyer said.
AEG Live's lawyers framed the case as being about personal choice, saying Jackson made bad choices about the drug that killed him and the doctor who provided it. They said he was the architect of his own demise and no one else can be blamed.
Putnam said Jackson insisted on hiring the cardiologist, despite objections from AEG Live.
"It was his money and he certainly wasn't going to take no for an answer," the lawyer said.
Putnam portrayed AEG Live and its executives as victims of deception by Jackson and Murray. He showed brief excerpts from the "This Is It" documentary to show that Jackson appeared in top form just 12 hours before he died.
"AEG Live did not have a crystal ball," he said. "Dr. Murray and Mr. Jackson fooled everyone. They want to blame AEG for something no one saw."
Murray was convicted in 2011 of involuntary manslaughter for causing Jackson's death and is due to be released in October after serving a two year jail sentence.
Jurors heard testimony from more than 50 witnesses, including Jackson's mother and his eldest son, Prince, as well as days of testimony from AEG executives who were repeatedly asked about emails in which they discussed Jackson's missed rehearsals and described Murray's pay as a done deal.
They also heard about Jackson's close relationship to many of his doctors, including Murray, who he first met in Las Vegas in 2007.
Katherine Jackson called the case a search for the truth about the death of her son and the trial featured potentially embarrassing revelations for both sides. AEG's executives had their emails picked apart, revealing concerns that Jackson wouldn't be able to perform the shows as planned, that a lawyer at their parent company referred to Michael Jackson as "the freak," and that Jackson was derided even though the company had invested more than $30 million in his shows.
AEG Live, meanwhile, laid out Jackson's medical history, presenting testimony about his use of drugs, including the powerful painkiller Demerol, for pain stemming from an accident that occurred decades ago while he was filming a Pepsi commercial. Jackson had no trace of that drug in his system when he died.
The lawyers called witnesses who recounted Jackson's use of propofol dating back to the 1990s. In 1997, two German doctors administered the anesthetic to help the singer sleep between shows in Munich.
A few years later, Jackson requested the anesthetic from a dental anesthesiologist who refused, as did another doctor who testified that Jackson kept a box of propofol in his bedroom at Neverland Ranch.
On the issue of possible damages, expert witnesses for the company said any estimate of Jackson's future earnings were speculative, and they showed the panel that the singer was deeply in debt and consistently spent more than he earned.
In the verdict form, jurors were first asked to decide the central question of the case � whether AEG Live hired Murray to treat Jackson. During the trial, they heard evidence that AEG had drafted a contract that was signed by Murray. But there were no indications that it was signed by AEG Live or Jackson.
Attorneys for the singer's mother argued that Jackson's signature was not necessary, but the company's attorneys said the contract required his consent to be binding.
Jackson's mother and his three children are supported by his estate, which provides a comfortable lifestyle for them and erased hundreds of millions of dollars in debts by releasing new music and debuting new projects featuring the King of Pop.
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Hypochilus petrunkevitchi - photo by Marshal Hedin from Wikipedia.
The current Taxon of the Week arguably has a pretty poor claim on the title, because it is no longer recognised as a valid taxonomic grouping. As I have explained before, modern spiders can be divided into three suborders or infraorders or what-have-you. The Mesothelae or Liphistiomorphae (segmented spiders) are a small group distinguishable from all other spiders by their obviously segmented abdomens. The Mygalomorphae (vertical-fanged spiders) have fangs that move straight up and down, and include the trapdoor and funnel-web spiders and American tarantulas. The largest group of spiders by far is the Araneomorphae (cross-fanged spiders), with fangs angled towards each other, including orb-weavers, cobweb spiders, jumping spiders, wolf spiders, and pretty much any other spider family you're likely to be familiar with. However, some older references may list a fourth group, the Hypochilomorphae, and it's with the latter that we're dealing today.
The Tasmanian cave-dwelling austrochilid Hickmania troglodytes. The four yellow spots visible on the underside correspond to the positions of the book lungs. Photo by Niall Doran from here.
The 'hypochilomorphs' include three small families, the Hypochilidae, Austrochilidae and Gradungulidae, that are now regarded as basal members of the Araneomorphae. Like other araneomorphs, they possess fangs that are angled towards each other rather than parallel. Where they differ from other araneomorphs is in the number of book lungs they possess. Book lungs are the ancestral respiratory structure for all arachnids, and evolved from the gills of their aquatic ancestors as they adapted to life on land. They are little more than gills recessed into the underside of the animal and covered over to prevent moisture loss, and the name "book lung" refers to their appearance in cross-section like leaves of a book. The ancestral number of book lungs in arachnids is four, though many arachnids (particularly the smaller forms, and including some spiders) have independently replaced the book lungs with tracheae, or lack any specialised respiratory structures entirely. Most araneomorphs with book lungs have lost the posterior pair and only have two book lungs. Hypochilomorphs retain the posterior pair, demonstrating their basal position to other araneomorphs and causing them to all too often be damned with the execrable title of "living fossil". However, because this is an ancestral feature rather than a derived one, it does not indicate that hypochilomorphs form a group exclusive of other araneomorphs, and other features make it clear that Austrochiloidea (Grandungulidae and Austrochilidae) are more closely related to the other araneomorphs than they are to Hypochilidae (Griswold et al., 1999). The remaining araneomorphs have usually been presented as a single clade (the Araneoclada), though at least one species of Filistatidae, Kukulcania hibernalis, possesses posterior book lungs as a juvenile, suggesting that family lost the posterior book lungs independently of other araneomorphs, and Lopardo et al. (2004) suggested that Filistatidae may be outside the Austrochiloidea + Araneoclada clade.
The Hypochilidae are large spiders found in Asia and North America. They construct a unique web for snaring prey, often referred to as a "lampshade web" in reference to its shape, though if the description in Forster & Forster (1999) holds for all hypochilids, then the photo on the Wikipedia page for this family is quite possibly upside down. According to Forster & Forster, Hypochilus builds its web on the underside of an overhanging rock, with a tightly woven upper section flaring out around the lower circular edge. Hypochilids are mostly montane species.
The Austrochiloidea are restricted to Southern Hemisphere continents - the Austrochilidae are found in southern South America and Tasmania, while the Gradungulidae are found in eastern Australia and the South Island of New Zealand (Forster & Forster, 1999). The Austrochilidae build large horizontal webs, but many Grandungulidae have abandoned web-building and become active hunters. The Gradungulidae are characterised by the significant increase in size of one of the claws on the legs, which is used to great effect in seizing prey. In one of the Australian web-building species, the cave-dwelling Progradungula carraiensis, a long, sparse web is built between the ground and an overhang, up to and exceeding a metre in height. The spider itself sits head downwards at the base of the web, low enough that the front legs are near the ground. Any suitable prey that walks by the spider is grabbed with the front legs and bitten. The prey may be eaten where it is caught, or carried up to the top part of the web that also serves as a retreat for the spider. One of the New Zealand species, Pianoa isolata, has abandoned the web but hangs down among strands of dense moss, catching its prey in a similar manner to Progradungula. A New Zealand cave-dwelling species, Spelungula cavernicola, shown above in a photo by Paddy Ryan, is an active hunter but often feeds on its prey suspended in mid-air from a silk dragline. The round egg-sacs are also hung from draglines, probably as protection from potential predators.
Forster, R. R., & L. M. Forster. 1999. Spiders of New Zealand and their Worldwide Kin. University of Otago Press: Dunedin (New Zealand), and Otago Museum: Dunedin.
Griswold, C. E., J. A. Coddington, N. I. Platnick & R. R. Forster. 1999. Towards a phylogeny of entelegyne spiders (Araneae, Araneomorphae, Entelegynae). Journal of Arachnology 27: 53-63.
Lopardo, L., M. J. Ramírez, C. Grismado & L. A. Compagnucci. 2004. Web building behavior and the phylogeny of austrochiline spiders. Journal of Arachnology 32: 42-54.


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Despite months of meticulous planning, Beth discovered she was woefully unprepared once they hit the trail. Her limited French (le pomme est rouge) and the unaccountably closed shops and cafes presented early obstacles, while her perpetually problematic feet, dubbed "The Princesses," threatened to end the adventure more than once.
But the famed Camino always provides, and in time, Beth found a way to break free from the routines and expectations of everyday life and embrace the challenges, as well as the gifts of friendship and perspective she discovered along the way.
Infused with humor and gentle irony, Walking to the End of the World is a warm-hearted and engaging story about letting go, getting outside, and living at a human pace.
And yes, those are my real credential stamps on the cover. Every one of them tells a story that's in the book. It's all the creative genius of my publisher, Mountaineers Books. And if you think the cover is great, just wait until you see all of the surprises inside the book! (Maps! Photos! Lists!) I'm grateful to partner with an independent press whose primary goal is to encourage more people to get outside.
Looking forward to the Kindle edition.
Me, too! Should be out on the official release date, October 1.


A landslide in Tamenglong district of Manipur killed at least nine people on Tuesday. The officials have retrieved the bodies of seven victims.
The Army on Monday rescued 200 people, including 70 women and 50 children from a landslide site, near Arunachal Pradesh's Bhalukpong, a defence official said.


Even though the temperatures are dropping and we're trading in sandals for socks, it's crucial you don't forget that foot care is a year-round self-care opportunity. While the warmth and humidity of summer mean we can avoid some of the common challenges of mildew and stinky gym gear, the cold and enclosed feet of winter are common sources of a different set of foot problems. Here's a list of some of your worst enemies during the winter time, at least pertaining to foot care. And we're sharing some simple and practical tips to prevent and protect you from the harsh conditions ahead.
Many believe that unless they wear waterproof shoes all the time, it's inevitable their feet will get wet. The truth is, foot sweat is one of the biggest reasons we end up with too much odor-causing moisture. That means waterproof shoes and socks are great for overall foot health, but won't save us from natural moisture build-up from our feet, now that we're wearing thicker socks and enclosed shoes. Moisture build-up creates the perfect environment for bacteria. An odor is the subsequent result of bacteria feeding on the perfect dark, moist foot environment we create. When you do have a build-up of moisture, remove soaked socks and avoid using the same shoes before they have dried out completely. It's always a good idea to carry a second pair of socks in case you step in a puddle and will need to keep your shoes on for a while.
This advice, of course, goes for every season. However, winter is when our body is likely to be subject to harsh conditions. It's crucial that you choose the right shoes. Winter shoes and boots should have proper padding to keep your feet protected and warm. They should not only help in low temperatures but should offer the right support and not rub the wrong way once they've been broken in. Broken or irritated skin is another breeding ground for odor-causing bacteria. So, if you always seem to have a raw area on your little toe after wearing your winter shoes, it might be a good idea to play around with insoles or invest in a new pair that is a better fit.
Make sure shoes fit properly!
Look for shoes with a balance between protection and freedom of movement. They should keep the heel, instep, and the ball of the foot protected and steady, while at the same time provide just enough room for your toes to move. Shoes that are too tight will most likely affect the blood flow, which leads to a drop in temperature, and increases the possibility of numbness. Shoes that are too big will cause your feet to move inside the shoe, which could lead to blisters and other nuisances caused by the excessive friction. You can see what insoles work for you as well. They can only help optimize the fit of your shoe, and not all insoles are created equal. For example, if you need more arch support and cushion, but your toes end up rubbing, use an insole that is thinner at the toe. You'll get all the same support and cushion where you need it, and you'll reduce rubbing and inflammation.
When assembling your winter gear, don't forget the importance of socks! They should complement your shoe choice and provide a balance between keeping your feet warm and dry at the same time. Socks made of breathable materials like merino wool are the best choice. Many athletic socks offer odor-protection in their manufacturing technology. If you live in a particularly cold climate or a job that requires boots all day, you might consider liners. Silk liners are worn under your warm socks. They reduce friction, add comfort, and are long-lasting, making them worth the investment. Finally, if you are going for long walks look for socks with flat toe seams. If you're looking into something more technical, seamless socks are a good investment, as they solve some friction problems, preventing blisters.
How about some foot care products?
Foot care products are always an effective way to complement the basic foot care tips mentioned above. A foot moisturizer will help you prevent or treat dry and cracked skin - a common winter problem. If you are struggling with unwanted smells, a foot odor neutralizing powder is also a good choice, as it protects both your feet and your shoes from catching the bacteria responsible for foot odor.
FOOT SENSE all-natural skin therapy cream hydrates, softens, repairs, and protects damaged skin. It's an all-natural solution for dry, cracked, callused feet that is free from drugs, steroids, and mineral oil. FOOT SENSE Skin Therapy Cream is a safe and effective way to treat dry, painful skin, without the worry of exposing your body to harmful chemicals.
FOOT SENSE all-natural foot and shoe powder kills the bacteria that causes foot odor. It naturally eliminates foot and shoe odor while neutralizing the smell in shoes by destroying and preventing fungus growth. It's also podiatrist recommended and works great for intertrigo and skin fold challenges.


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Clinical Challenges > ASH: Sickle Cell
Clinical Challenges: From Pediatric to Adult SCD Care
Preparing patients for navigating the adult healthcare system
by Mike Bassett, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today December 07, 2018
Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) now live longer and experience a much better quality of life than ever before.
"Children with SCD living in high-income countries no longer have a life-threatening disease, but rather a chronic disease with disease-associated, life-threatening events," wrote Michael DeBaun, MD, MPH, of Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, in a column in The Hematologist.
Consequently, much attention has been placed on how to transition these children to adult care, but that process has not been without its challenges.
For example, in a 2013 study, researchers found that patients who were transitioning to adult care (age 18) had fewer transfusions, took less hydroxyurea, less iron chelation therapy when eligible for it, had higher healthcare costs, and suffered from more frequent SCD-related complications than pediatric patients.
DeBaun and Joseph Telfair, DrPH, MPH, MSW, of Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, pointed out in a Pediatrics article on transition and SCD, that a number of "unique features" characterize the experience of adolescents who are ready to transition from pediatric management of their disease. These include the fact that:
A high proportion of SCD adolescents receive public health insurance when compared with any other pediatric genetic or chronic disease.
A high proportion of these patients experience overt strokes or silent cerebral infarcts affecting cognition.
They have a high rate of comorbid disease, such as asthma.
"Young adults are living longer," wrote DeBaun and Telfair. "Consequently, the importance of transitioning from a pediatric primary care provider to adult primary care physician has become a critical step in the health care management plan."
And the consequences of failure when it comes to transition can be dire.
"When you look at patients who fail to transition well, we think they are substantially at greater risk of complications of their disease when they don't have a coordinated process that takes them from pediatric to adult system of care," said John J. Strouse, MD, PhD, of Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, North Carolina. "And we all worry about patients who are getting intense services as pediatric patients, and then fail to connect with adult providers, and those services stop -- patients with chronic transfusions who just don't show up for their first adult visit or first adult transfusion, and end up in the hospital. "
There is data supporting the probability that during ages 18 to 25 are a time of increased risk of death in these patients, said Strouse. "And that's just about the time in which we transition care."
In another study, Joseph F. McLaughlin, MD, and Samir K. Ballas, MD, both of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, reported on the outcome of 22 patients who transitioned from pediatric care to an adult clinic over a 16-year period. They found that while patients who were compliant with blood transfusion were rarely hospitalized, eight patients who refused to be maintained on chronic blood transfusion died within 1 to 5 years after transition.
Transition represents a high bar for patients and their families to hurdle, Strouse said. "We want them to be prepared to navigate the adult healthcare system, which is very different from the pediatric healthcare system, while they are still in adolescence."
Sophie Lanzkron, MD, of the Sickle Cell Center for Adults at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, pointed out that one issue complicating transition is that there is often no place to transition children to. "Certainly, in parts of this country, that is absolutely true," she said.
In 2011. researchers conducted a survey of pediatric sickle cell clinics and found that only 60% of pediatric sickle cell clinics routinely transferred their patients to a hematologist specializing in SCD.
And, many primary care providers (PCP) are simply not that familiar with the disease or comfortable managing it.
In 2015, when researchers surveyed community physicians to determine their level of comfort in providing care to patients with SCD, they found that the majority of respondents lacked confidence in basically all aspects of SCD, including providing ambulatory care to patients with SCD, managing their comorbidities, managing SCD-specific issues, and managing chronic pain.
One of their conclusions was that it is essential that continuing medical education on SCD be available so that providers stay up-to-date on the disease.
However, Lanzkron noted that when her group carried out a study in which they offered a free hour of CME to over 6,000 primary care providers in her region and in Florida, just three took the CME.
"It's a rare disease," she said. "If you are a PCP and you have 100 people with diabetes, and one person with SCD, and you want to improve your knowledge base, you are going to improve your knowledge base for the 100 and not the one. And that's not necessarily inappropriate."
"So, we need to start thinking of different ways of approaching this problem rather than teach all PCPs how to do this, because I think that's impractical and just not possible," she added.
How should transition work?
DeBaun and Telfair recommended that transition "should be a gradual process with a flexible timeline of goals in partnership with the patient, family, and future primary care provider."
Jeffrey Lebensburger, MD, of the University of Alabama in Birmingham, and colleagues suggested in the International Journal of Hematology and Therapy that transition planning "should occur years prior to transferring a patient to an adult center" and employ strategies that not only teach patients and their families about the disease, but should focus on issues related to employment, insurance, personal relationships, and adult physicians.
ASH has also designated this issue as a priority and has developed a toolkit to help hematologists transition their patients from pediatric to adult care.
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I can tell you from my experience, family court is an extremely complex science. An arena where experience, knowledge and intuition are a MUST have. Thankfully when I hired Mr. Garland as my representation I was quickly put as ease. I was extremly confident in our game plan as well as impressed with Mr. Garland's courtroom performance. Knowing when to speak and what to say means everything. So with that being said, especially dealing with your child, I wouln't take any extra risk and my advice is to "go with the best".
Robert Garland is a MUST especially for fathers rights.
Mr. Garland has been my attorney for 10 years now and It's the best decision I ever made. In addition to being an excellent litigator he is overwhelmingly versed in family and child custody law. As a man going through a divorce if you have the wrong lawyer you can lose more than just money you can lose your family. Mr Garland himself spent many years a single father and he knows from personal experience what it takes to make sure all the laws that apply to the mother apply to the father as well. I can't see enough good things about this guy. If you're getting divorced hire Robert Garland you wont be sorry.
Mr. Robert Garland, Esq., took over my divorce case at its lowest point when I had no confidence that anyone would help me.
Mr. Garland was professional, logical, practical, smart, kind, and tough; which are exactly the qualities I needed to rely on in my situation. He kept me informed, answered my questions, calmed my concerns, and became someone whom I could trust.
Sitting in the courtroom, it was a relief to have Mr. Garland presenting my case. I knew he would explain what was happening and keep my interests foremost in his strategy.
I'm very grateful to Mr. Garland for the settlement that he won for me. The other party's attorney was highly paid and intimidating, but Mr. Garland was never overwhelmed, and remained focused on the best outcome for me.
I think most people believe it is not possible to find an "honest attorney". They laugh and say that that is an oxymoron, a total contradiction of terms. So whenever I'm asked by someone "What was your lawyer like?", and I tell them simply "he was honest and became a friend", they just shake their heads in disbelief. But for me, it was, and is, the truth.


My son is teaching me to play chess and he's on the school's chess team. I guess using the pawns and knights to play against opponents is role playing, and I can see how useful and fun it can be to create characters from this when writing.
"Winning" for the players in an RPG comes from successfully completing the goals set out before you. You're not competing against the other players but against the situation. You win and lose together (more or less).
"Winning" for the game master is when your players enjoy themselves and have a good time. While I enjoy a good TPK as much the next guy, it's only fun if you get a great story out of it that will be remembered for a long time to come.
Trade secret: The players win if they have fun, too.
Thank you for that comment! That's a nicely succinct version of what I tried to say. You are so right about getting a good story. The ones we remember and recount aren't always the ones where we succeeded, but where we had fun failing miserably.


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using System.Reflection;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

// General Information about an assembly is controlled through the following
// set of attributes. Change these attribute values to modify the information
// associated with an assembly.
[assembly: AssemblyTitle("IssueMigrator")]
[assembly: AssemblyDescription("Universal Issue Tracker-to-Tracker Migration Tool")]
[assembly: AssemblyConfiguration("")]
[assembly: AssemblyCompany("Tracker Migrator")]
[assembly: AssemblyProduct("Issue Migrator")]
[assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright © Tracker Migrator, 2016")]
[assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")]
[assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]

// Setting ComVisible to false makes the types in this assembly not visible
// to COM components.  If you need to access a type in this assembly from
// COM, set the ComVisible attribute to true on that type.
[assembly: ComVisible(false)]

// The following GUID is for the ID of the typelib if this project is exposed to COM
[assembly: Guid("f1870d5c-018f-4631-967a-62b891957611")]

// Version information for an assembly consists of the following four values:
//
//      Major Version
//      Minor Version
//      Build Number
//      Revision
//
// You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers
// by using the '*' as shown below:
// [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.0.0")]
[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.0.0")]


Corporate Law and Governance: UK: England and Wales: a proper instrument of transfer?
UK: England and Wales: a proper instrument of transfer?
Judgment was given yesterday in Yusuf v Yusuf & Anor  EWHC 90 (Ch) by Mrs Justice Falk. The trial judge found that a company's affairs had been conducted in an unfairly prejudicial manner for the purposes of section 994 of the Companies Act 2006. I note the decision here not because of the discussion of section 994 but because the trial judge considered the requirement, under section 770(1)(a) of the 2006 Act, for there to be a "proper instrument of transfer" where a share transfer is registered. According to the trial judge, such an instrument was "a document that is capable of being stamped" and she held that the document at issue in the case before her - a letter - was only an instruction to transfer which contemplated the execution of a further document. It was not, as such, a proper instrument of transfer.


Located in the old cinema in the middle of Lønstrup. The Café has a wonderful atmosphere that gives you a sense of nostalgia. The food ranges widely, from fish dishes to Danish specialties. At the same time, you can enjoy live music or selected movies in the cinema in the afternoon. From the restaurant's large terrace you can enjoy the view of the streets of Lønstrup.


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Q: $84537841287167$ and $84537841287169$ a particular pair of twin primes! $84537841287167$ and $84537841287169$ are a pair of twin primes.
Their sum is a cube.
Moreover, if we call Sumdigits(n) the sum of the decimal digits of n, it happens that:
Sumdigits(84537841287167)=$71$ and Sumdigits(84537841287169)=$73$, where $71$ and $73$ are another pair of twin primes. If you sum 71+73 you get 144 which is a square.
Any other example of these pairs? Any other twin pair p (the lesser of the twin pair), p+2 (the greater of the twin pair) such that $p+p+2$ is a cube and sumdigits(p) is the lesser of another twin pair and sumdigits(p)+2 is the greater of the twin pair.

A: Repurposing my program from your previous question into
import math

def is_prime(n):
  if n == 2:
    return True
  if n % 2 == 0:
    return False
  for i in range(3,int(math.sqrt(n))+1,2):
    if n%i==0:
        return False
  return True

def sumdigits(n):
  s = 0
  while(n > 0):
    s += n%10
    n //= 10
  return s

for i in range(1, 10000):
    for k in [30*i, 30*i + 6, 30*i + 24]:
        l = int(k**3/2 - 1)
        if is_prime(sumdigits(l)) & is_prime(sumdigits(l) + 2):
          if is_prime(l) & is_prime(l+2):
            print("%d & %d & %d\\\\" % (l, k, sumdigits(l)))

These are the examples I find:
$$
\begin{array}{|c|c|c|}
\hline
p & \sqrt[3]{p + p+2} & \text{digit sum of }p\\
\hline
2634011 & 174 & 17\\
863999999 & 1200 & 71\\
6911999999 & 2400 & 71\\
402178499999 & 9300 & 71\\
544773694499 & 10290 & 71\\
789769507067 & 11646 & 71\\
1238406988499 & 13530 & 71\\
2383539493499 & 16830 & 71\\
2555779209587 & 17226 & 71\\
3867099660287 & 19776 & 71\\
4551572735999 & 20880 & 71\\
4575155967647 & 20916 & 71\\
4934599312499 & 21450 & 71\\
5884168608467 & 22746 & 71\\
8372889188351 & 25584 & 71\\
9294282724499 & 26490 & 71\\
13777276964831 & 30204 & 71\\
14074975043999 & 30420 & 71\\
25367592203999 & 37020 & 71\\
28698158691611 & 38574 & 71\\
31346894274587 & 39726 & 71\\
33749342890847 & 40716 & 71\\
\hline
\end{array}
$$
After this, examples seemed to really dry up. I didn't find any more for an hour or two, at any rate.

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Q: html5 audio - отследить события. Всем привет. Делаю плеер на сайте, используя html5, тег <audio>. Все бы замечательно, но стандартный плеер приходится менять.
На странице выводится несколько аудиозаписей, поэтому нужно каждый отслеживать по id.
Какие шаги я сделал:
Выводится тег <audio src='/puth/audio.mp3' id='audio_ID'></audio>
Таким образом, стандартный плеер не видно и теперь можно работать с javascript.
Написал несколько функций:
var Audio = {
    play: function(id)
    {
        obj = ge(id);
        if(!obj){
            return false;
        }
        obj.play();
        return;
    }
    ,stop: function(id)
    {
        obj = ge(id);
        if(!obj){
            return false;
        }
        obj.pause();
        return;
    }
    ,stopAll: function()
    {
        obj = $('audio');
        if(!obj){
            return false;
        }
        obj.pause();
        return;
    }
    ,PlayPause: function(id)
    {
        obj = ge(id);

        if(obj.paused){
            this.play(id);
            $('#icon_play_'+id).removeClass('icon-play').addClass('icon-pause');
        }else{
            this.stop(id);
            $('#icon_play_'+id).removeClass('icon-pause').addClass('icon-play');
        }
   }
}

Написан стандартный функционал (Играть, остановить, переключатель).
Что собственно хочу сделать, - создать ползунок временного проигрывания:
Отображение текущей позиции проигрывания, изменение позиции проигрывание, показ буферизации, изменение громкости с помощью ползунка.
Принцип ползунка такой:

Нужно создать событие для отображения изменений. Но представления не имею по реализации. Так же хотелось бы получить советы в направление работы над изменением ползунка (движении и изменение текущего времени воспроизведения).
Любые советы, наброски, статьи будут к стати.
A: Вам повезло, относительно недавно нужно было на скорую руку накидать подобную демонстрацию, собственно ниже результат с прогресс-баром
Думаю ползунок тут и сами уже сделаете
см. HTML Audio/Video DOM Reference

;(function (list){
    var d = document,
        cnt = d.querySelector('.audioList');

    for (var i = 0; i < list.length; i++) {
        var audio = d.createElement('audio'),
            source = d.createElement('source');

        source.type = 'audio/mpeg';
        source.src = list[i];

        audio.appendChild(source);

        i++;

        var audioCnt = d.createElement('button'),
            progress = d.createElement('span');

        progress.innerText =
        audioCnt.innerText = list[i];
        audioCnt.addEventListener('click', (function(a){
            return function(){
                if (a.paused){
                    a.play();
                } else{
                    a.pause();
                }

                return false;
            };
        })(audio));

        audio.ontimeupdate = (function(){
            var pr = progress;

            return function(e){
                var m = e.path[0],
                    w = m.currentTime * 100 / m.duration;

                if (w > 0.01){
                    pr.style.display = 'block';
                } else{
                    pr.style.display = 'none';
                }

                pr.style.width = w + '%';
            }
        })();

        audioCnt.appendChild(progress);

        cnt.appendChild(audioCnt);
    }
})(['http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1538714/article_resources/song.m4a', 'some some music, bla bla bla',
   'http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1538714/article_resources/song.m4a', 'alb alb alb ,cisum emos emos', 'http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1538714/article_resources/song.m4a', 'some some music, bla bla bla 222222222',
   'http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1538714/article_resources/song.m4a', 'alb alb alb ,cisum emos emos 222222222']);
button{
    position:relative;
    height:35px;
    line-height:35px;
    padding:0px 3px;
    cursor:pointer;
    text-align:left;
    width:100%;
}
span{
    width:0px;
    text-align:left;
    color:#FFF;
    padding:0px 3px;
    display:inline-block;
    height:99%;
    position:absolute;
    top: 0px;
    left: 0px;
    overflow:hidden;
    white-space: nowrap;
    display:none;

    background-image: -webkit-gradient(
        linear,
        right bottom,
        left bottom,
        color-stop(0, #FFD0A1),
        color-stop(1, #9C9FFF)
    );
    background-image: -o-linear-gradient(left, #FFD0A1 0%, #9C9FFF 100%);
    background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(left, #FFD0A1 0%, #9C9FFF 100%);
    background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(left, #FFD0A1 0%, #9C9FFF 100%);
    background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(left, #FFD0A1 0%, #9C9FFF 100%);
    background-image: linear-gradient(to left, #FFD0A1 0%, #9C9FFF 100%);
    transition: all linear .2s; */
}

Внимание! По нажатию на кнопки будет проигрываться мелодия, осторожнее в наушниках и ночью :)


Personally I think it is because people don't read anymore so they don't see the spelling, and also (despite Google being at everyone's fingertips), people don't know the origin of the term so misuse it.
These things are known as eggcorns.
The strange thing is, I know that language is organic and that the language we speak today is a corrupted form of much older and more formal language. I know that people from previous era and generations must have hated English evolving into the form we speak today, even the correct form. That still does not prevent me being annoyed that people are misusing idioms because they do not read sufficiently and have not been taught the reasoning behind them.
I have thought about it but I am not sure. Would you say that eggcorns are another form of Mondegreen?
‹ Anyone need a smile today?
She used please bear with me…..
The mistake that annoys me is the use of 'draws' instead of 'drawers', always plural as in 'the unit has four draws'.
I have seen this so often that I checked it in case there was some usage that I was unaware of!
Unfortunately, it happens in the big corporations too, and they really should know better. On the BBC News earlier this week in a piece about the Health Service, and maternity in particular, there was a reference on screen to "fetal", instead of "foetal". I fear for the future.
It points out the difference between those for whom English is a written language, and the plebeian mass who merely (mis)speak it.
It really gets my goat too!
Peak my interest instead of pique my interest.
There are probably others, but most of the phrases you've written have driven me mad at some stage!
Like you, I understand language is organic, but it really does get my goat!


Google's employees in Argentina think it's a great place to work. So do its employees in Brazil, Canada, India and Switzerland—not to mention the U.S.
That's what the research and consultancy firm Great Place to Work, a Fortune partner, found in their most recent analysis of thousands of employee surveys from hundreds of multinational companies. Google takes the cake among global employers for the fourth year running—landing at or near the top of Great Place's rankings in six countries. Accolades should also go to the countries that hosted more than an average number of great places to work, including Peru, Brazil, Canada, India, the U.S., and Germany—all home to more than eight of the top companies' offices.
Here, Great Place to Work and Fortune present the cream of the crop of this year's global workplaces based on feedback from employees around the world. For the complete methodology, visit greatplacetowork.com.
Mars Pet Food unit, Mogi Mirim, Brazil. Sylos which rec eive the raw material for the the pet food.
Since 2011, Great Place to Work has identified the top organizations that create great workplaces in multiple countries in which they operate through the publication of the World's Best Multinational Workplaces list. To be considered eligible for the multinational list, companies must meet our definition of a Multinational Company and appear on a minimum of 5 national best workplaces lists that rank organizations based on the results of their Trust Index employee survey and Culture Audit assessment (to qualify in the United States, we look at winners of the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list). The results of those national lists, in addition to extra points awarded for the number of countries an organization surveyed employees in, and the percentage of the company's global workforce represented by those surveys, are combined to create a top 25 ranking.
Candidates for the list must have a minimum of 5,000 employees worldwide, and 40% of their workforce (or 5,000 employees) must be based outside of the country in which they are headquartered. Candidates for the 2016 World's Best Multinational Workplaces list will have appeared on the following lists: Best Workplaces in Asia 2016, Best Workplaces in Latin America 2016, Best Workplaces in Europe 2016, Best Workplaces in Canada 2016, Best Workplaces in Nigeria 2016, Best Workplaces in Brazil 2016 and Fortune Best Companies to Work For in US 2016.


Capturing the elegant, complex martial arts at the heart of new AMC series Into the Badlands wouldn't have been possible without a 14-camera set-up and, especially, the Freefly MoVI according to cinematographer Shane Hurlbut.
"This is the beauty of being able to react to what the actors are doing, to be able to capitalize on incredible moments that aren't so rehearsed," Hurlbut tells Wired. "David Dobkin, our director, had never used the MoVI before, and within the first four hours he was like, 'OK, I'm never doing any project without this device.'"


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Norton Rose Fulbright advises investment banks on Lima subway bond deal
Press release - Business | August 6, 2019
A cross-border team of Norton Rose Fulbright lawyers advised the investment banks that underwrote US$563.175 million in bonds that will partly finance the expansion of the subway system in Lima, Peru.
The team represented Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan, global coordinators and joint bookrunners of the bonds sold by Lima Metro Line 2 Finance II Limited, the concessionaire for the subway line, known as Line 2 of the Lima public transit system's five-line project.
The senior secured notes underwritten by Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan will be due in 2036. The investment banks sold the bonds to more than 80 buyers, including institutional investors, and the deal was seven times oversubscribed.
The concessionaire is comprised of ACS Group's Iridium, FCC, Salini Impreglio, Hitachi, Hitachi STS and Cosapi.
The first line of the Lima public transit project, which is above ground, opened in 2011. A portion of the 35-kilometer Line 2 is slated to open in 2021, with completion of the line not expected until 2024. The US$563.175 million in bonds will pay for only part of Line 2. Total construction costs are expected to reach US$4.5 billion.
Construction has not started on the three remaining lines. The cost of building Lines 3 and 4 is estimated at US$10 billion.
The cross-border team was led by Daniel Spencer (Sao Paulo) and George Baptista (New York) and included Manny Rivera and Javier Felix (New York).
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GSA launches reverse-auction platform
By Mark Rockwell
FAS Commissioner Thomas Sharpe says reverse auctions save time and resources. (File photo)
Hoping to get federal users even lower prices on common office supplies and IT commodities such as laptops, tablet PCs and monitors, the General Services Administration has launched an online reverse-auction platform.
Officials said the reverseauctions.gsa.gov site, which is available through the Federal Acquisition Service's National Information Technology Commodity Program, will deliver increased savings for agencies on the most commonly purchased office products, equipment and services. GSA officials said they also hope the site will make it easier for small companies to compete for the government's business.
The reverse-auction structure is designed to spur sellers to compete for agency business by lowering their prices. The new platform could also reduce federal agencies' acquisition processing time and costs, improve the transparency and collection of data, and encourage the participation of small businesses.
Visit GSA's Reverse Auctions site
"This approach to government procurement can be used with a good portion of GSA's Multiple Award Schedules as an efficient and cost-effective process for purchasing commonly used products and simple services," said FAS Commissioner Thomas Sharpe in a July 9 statement. "Reverse auctions can...save time and precious acquisition resources for both government and industry."
Beyond office supplies and computer equipment, agencies can use the platform to conduct reverse auctions through select schedules and blanket purchase agreements (BPAs) for simple services such as warranties, training and installation. Additionally, the platform will allow federal customers to set aside auctions for small and disadvantaged businesses, thereby increasing opportunities for those companies to bid on government business.
"GSA is doing a lot of exciting and positive things to improve acquisition efficiencies and drive competition, but the new reverse-auction platform hits the ball out of the park," said Jamey Halke, strategic sourcing program manager at the Navy Department.
The Navy is the first agency to use the platform and is already working with GSA to add its own BPAs to the system.
Mark Rockwell is a senior staff writer at FCW, whose beat focuses on acquisition, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Energy.
Before joining FCW, Rockwell was Washington correspondent for Government Security News, where he covered all aspects of homeland security from IT to detection dogs and border security. Over the last 25 years in Washington as a reporter, editor and correspondent, he has covered an increasingly wide array of high-tech issues for publications like Communications Week, Internet Week, Fiber Optics News, tele.com magazine and Wireless Week.
Rockwell received a Jesse H. Neal Award for his work covering telecommunications issues, and is a graduate of James Madison University.
Click here for previous articles by Rockwell. Contact him at mrockwell@fcw.com or follow him on Twitter at @MRockwell4.


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Anonymous asked in Arts & HumanitiesBooks & Authors · 1 decade ago
Is the graphic novel a popular media?
I enjoy them, but I rarely meet others that are interested....
The recent success of movies like 300 and sin city as well as the crow franchise and the upcoming movies the spirit and the watchmen will continue to push it into the mainstream. all of these movies were adaptations of graphic novels.
It is definitely more popular among the Asian cultures, but it has a growing fan base in America, too. Still, a lot of Americans continue to believe that graphic novels are only for children or people who want to look at porn. It'll take some time before they finally accept that it's not.
My friends are absolutely OBSESSED, especially with the Japanese ones.
I saw a guy reading one once.
Do you prefer to read a book, read on a tablet or listen to an audiobook?
I've never gotten around to reading the Harry Potter series. Is it worth the read?
How can two totally different books have the same title?
How do you come up with a plot if you've already got characters?
How did J K Rowling and Ian Rankin manage to write in a busy café? I, personally, can not write unless there is silence around me?
What are some creative ways a fictional character can acquire superpowers?
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package hash.strings.mostFrequent;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.PriorityQueue;

public class Solution2
{
	/**
	 * Returns set of k most frequently occurring words
	 *
	 * @param array the array of words
	 * @param k number of words to extract
	 * @return group of k most frequently occurring words
	 *
	 * @time O(n + m • log(k)) n, m - length of array, and number of distinct strings respectively
	 * @space O(m)
	 **/
	public static String[] getMostFrequentWords(String[] array, int k)
	{
		HashMap<String, Integer> map = new HashMap<String, Integer>();
		PriorityQueue<Pair> minHeap = new PriorityQueue<Pair>();

		// create hash map of m distinct strings: [string : frequency]
		for (String word : array)
		{
			map.put(word, map.containsKey(word) ? map.get(word) + 1 : 1);
		}

		int i = 0;

		// iterate through the hash map
		for (Map.Entry<String, Integer> entry : map.entrySet())
		{
			Pair newPair = new Pair(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());

			if (i < k) // fill first k pairs into the heap
			{
				minHeap.add(newPair);
			}
			else // compare rest of the pairs with the heap root
			{
				if (minHeap.peek().compareTo(newPair) < 0)
				{
					minHeap.remove();
					minHeap.add(newPair);
				}
			}

			i++;
		}

		String[] result = new String[minHeap.size()];

		// heap contains exactly k elements we need
		for (int j = 0; j < result.length; j++)
		{
			result[j] = minHeap.remove().string;
		}

		return result;
	}

	/**
	 * Structure for storing pair of values in the heap
	 *
	 *

	 *
value - string the string value

	 *
array - integer the integer value

	 *

	 *
	 * @author Imran Mammadli
	 **/
	private static class Pair implements Comparable<Pair>
	{
		private String string;
		private Integer integer;

		private Pair(String string, Integer integer)
		{
			this.string = string;
			this.integer = integer;
		}

		@Override
		public int compareTo(Pair that)
		{
			// other pair is NULL
			if (that == null)
			{
				return 1;
			}

			Integer thisValue = this.integer;
			Integer thatValue = that.integer;

			return thisValue.compareTo(thatValue);
		}
	}
}


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Q: Algorithm to calculate trajectories from vector field I have a two-dimensional vector field, i.e., for each point (x, y) I have a vector (u, v), whereas u and v are functions of x and y.
This vector field canonically defines a set of trajectories, i.e. a set of paths a particle would take if it follows along the vector field. In the following image, the vector field is depicted in red, and there are four trajectories which are partly visible, depicted in dark red:

I need an algorithm which efficiently calculates some trajectories for a given vector field. The trajectories must satisfy some kind of minimum denseness in the plane (for every point in the plane we must have a 'nearby' trajectory), or some other condition to get a reasonable set of trajectories.
I could not find anything useful on Google on this, and Stackexchange doesn't seem to handle the topic either.
Before I start devising such an algorithm by myself: Are there any known algorithms for this problem? What is their name, for which keywords do I have to search?

A: Obviously, you are dealing with a set of differential equations:
dx/dt = u(x, y)
dy/dt = v(x, y)
There a lot of algorithms, which can actually integrate such equations, but it will depend on the u and v (are they linear or not etc.). Can you provide some more info on this?
In relation to your requirement, is it correctly understood that you want to create multiple trajectories 'close to each other? Or do you mean something else?
EDIT:
I must have been a little confused when I wrote my original post. Obviously, the differential equations are linear, and the actual form of u and v are of less importance.
In fact, integrating these equations are quite simple. If the accuracy is less important, you could do a simple Euler integration - otherwise you might want to look into Runge-Kutta methods (for instance RK4 - fourth order Runge-Kutta).
Both of these are well known, thus I will not go into details here. Do a google search or check wiki:
Euler method
Runge-Kutta methods
Achieving denseness is somewhat more tricky I guess. As your differential equations are linear, slightly displacing the two initial positions will result in similar trajectories. Obviously, you can get the trajectories as similar as the computers precision allows. If you instead want the two trajectories to end in similar points, you can simply define the ending point and do the reverse integration.

A: This is about solution of differential equations.
In your case f(t) is position of particle in time moment t. f'(t) is velocity of point moving along this trajectory.
So if the vector field defines direction and magnitude of velocity, then the equation is f'(t)=V(f(t)).
To solve such equation you need some starting point. In "good" places where not many trajectories from different directions converge, it's OK to have even middle point and solve the equation in both directions.
So one of possible solutions for ensuring "denseness" is:

*

*take random point

*build trajectory for it

*find point with maximal distance from existing trajectories

*if this distance is small enough - we are done

*build trajectory for this point

*go to 3

A: Naive algorithm, that is based on numerical methods (like nilu says):

*

*Take starting point as current point

*Calculate vector based on closest vectors in field and weighted based on distance of current point to them

*Calculate new point based on current point, calculated vector and some epsilon, that states length of step

*Repeat 2 and 3 to get list of points of your trajectory

Step 2. would be trickiest. First thing that comes to mind is to use same kind of weighted distance math, that is used in perlin noise. It would probably need some fine-tuning to get results with acceptable error. But you can only do "this much" with low-density field.


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BOOKS, SOCIETY
Literature Suppressed on Social Grounds: A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange is a futuristic warning against both mindless violence and the mechanical reconditioning that is often proposed as society's solution to its ills. It offers a horrifying view of a future England in which gangs of hoodlums, or "droogs," roam the streets freely, robbing, fighting, raping, and consuming illegal drugs and alcohol.
Author: Anthony Burgess (John Anthony Burgess Wilson)
Original date and place of publication: 1962, United Kingdom.
Original publisher: William Heinemann Ltd.
A Clockwork Orange is a futuristic warning against both mindless violence and the mechanical reconditioning that is often proposed as society's solution to its ills. It offers a horrifying view of a future England in which gangs of hoodlums, or "droogs," roam the streets freely, robbing, fighting, raping, and consuming illegal drugs and alcohol. Society is limp and listless, a socialist world in which no one reads anymore, despite streets named Amis Avenue and Priestley Place. The teenage language, "Nadsat," consists largely of English mixed with Russian and quasi-Russian words, and the current music star is a "Russky" singer named Jonny Zhivago. The rule of society is that everyone "not a child nor with child nor ill" must work, yet the prisons are overcrowded and officials work to rehabilitate criminals to make room for the large number of expected political prisoners. Even with regular elections and opposition, the people continue to reelect the current government.
Alex, the 15-year-old cocky and self-indulgent main character, is both a product of and a reason for the continued breakdown of social institutions. Deteriorating urban life, ineffective law enforcement, the failure of officials to create order from the chaos, and sexual violence characterize this world, in which social ills perpetuate the violent behavior and prevent cohesion. It is a nightmarish place in which the droogs drive over a big, snarling, toothy thing and "odd squealing things" in the road throughout the night, accompanied by screams and squelches. The young hoodlums drink doped milk, and before committing robberies Alex and his fellow droogs put on their maskies, faces of historical personalities: Disraeli, Elvis Presley, Henry VIII, and Peebee Shelley. Women exist for the droogs only as, objects of rape and other violence, and sex has also taken on a mechanical characteristic that is reinforced by the term to describe the sex act, "the old in-out in-out." Even classical music, usually viewed as a sign of civilized taste, gains a new character in the novel. Symphonic music is Alex's passion, and he retreats frequently to his speaker-filled room to lie naked on his bed and listen to the music of Mozart, Beethoven, or Bach. As the music swells, he fantasizes about raping and terrorizing young girls and grinding his boot heel into the faces of helpless victims.
The novel is divided into three parts. In the first part, Alex simply does whatever he wants without guilt or concern for others, and he experiences joy in violence of every kind, from destruction or theft of objects to every form of sexual and nonsexual assault. He is free to choose whatever pleasures he desires, however destructive to society they might be. However, because his choices are harmful, society asserts its right to deprive Alex of his freedom. Sentenced to 14 years for the murder of an old woman during a burglary, Alex is placed into prison, where he kills a fellow inmate. This ushers in the second part of the novel. The murder focuses attention on him and makes him the likely choice for an experimental treatment that will leave him "transformed out of all recognition" and make him unable to choose any socially deleterious course of action afterward. In essence, he is injected with a drug, strapped into a chair, and forced to watch films of Japanese and Nazi atrocities during World War II, as well as specially made films that combine with the drug to condition him against all thoughts of violence. His progress is measured with electronic devices that are wired to his body. The conditioning works, and the doctors declare Alex cured of his violent desires and now "your true Christian . . . ready to turn the other cheek, ready to be crucified rather than crucify, sick to the very heart at the thought even of killing a fly."
In the third part of the novel, the rehabilitated Alex, now a harmless citizen, returns home to find that his parents have rented out his room to a lodger and that his stereo equipment has been confiscated by the police and sold to provide food for the cats of the woman he murdered. He is attacked by a group of old men whom he had victimized earlier, then rescued by three policemen, two of whom are former gang members who tell him that the government has been cleaning up the streets and hiring former hoodlums as police. Rather than help Alex, they beat him severely, leaving him to crawl to a nearby cottage. There, he is bandaged and fed by a man whom he had once attacked and whose wife he had brutally raped and beaten, but the man does not recognize him at first. Instead, F. Alexander sees in Alex an opportunity for propaganda against the government. Professing that "a man who cannot choose ceases to be a man," he calls together his friends but soon realizes that Alex is his wife's murderer. He tortures Alex by playing symphonic music loudly, and Alex tries to commit suicide by jumping out a window. Days later, he awakens in the hospital, completely swathed in bandages, and realizes that he has regained his violent nature. The doctors and government officials are happy because they are now free of the charges that they had perpetrated a criminal reform scheme and violated Alex's rights. While he was in a coma, they used "deep hypnopaedia or some such slovo" to restore his former depraved nature and his appetites for Beethoven and violence. As the old thoughts of violence fill Alex's head, he declares himself "cured all right.
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
A Clockwork Orange has motivated debate since its publication, and the controversy has centered on the language of the book as well as on the brutality and sexual violence of the first third of the novel. In 1973, a book dealer in Orem, Utah, was arrested for selling three purportedly obscene books: Last Tango in Paris by Robert Ailey, The ldolators by William Hegner, and A Clockwork Orange. Using the 1973 Supreme Court "local standards" decision, Miller v. California (June 21, 1973), the town passed a very specific obscenity ordinance under which police charged bookstore owner Carole Grant. The charges were later dropped, but Grant was forced to close the store and relocate to another city.
In Aurora, Colorado, in 1976, the school board at a regularly scheduled meeting approved 1,275 books for use in the high school, but they disapproved A Clockwork Orange and the following nine books: The Exorcist by William R Blatty, The Reincarnation of Peter Proud by Max Ehrlich, New American Poetry 1945-1960 by Donald Allen, Starting from San Francisco by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, The Yage Letters by William Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, Coney Island of the Mind by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Kaddish and Other Poems, 1958-1960 by Allen Ginsberg, Lunch Poems by Frank O'Hara, and Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin. The books had already been included by teachers in their course reading fists, but on January 13, 1976, the school board issued a statement to teachers directing that the books "will not be purchased, nor used for class assignment, nor will an individual be given credit for reading any of these books." The school board did not rule that the books were legally obscene nor did it remove the books from the school libraries. The teachers challenged the decision of the board, and the case went to court, where, in Bob Cary, et al. v. Board of Education of Adams-Arapahoe School District 28-J, Aurora, Colorado, 427 F. Supp. 945, 952 (D. Colo. 1977), they argued that the decision had impinged on their academic freedom. In his decision, Judge Matsch observed that the board had committed itself to offering students "an opportunity to engage actively in the free exchange of ideas" by offering the courses as electives. He stated, "It is enough to conclude that having granted both teachers and students the freedom to explore contemporary literature in these high school classes, the school board may not now impose its value judgments on the literature they choose to consider." Despite his stated position, the judge was forced to rule against the teachers because the teachers had bargained away their rights to academic freedom in this matter with a specific clause in their master contract.
In Westport, Connecticut, in 1977, parents approached members of the school board to protest the use of the novel in the high school classroom. They cited "objectionable" language in their complaints. The work was removed from the classroom. In Anniston, Alabama, in 1982, protests resulted in the temporary removal of the novel from the school libraries, but the work was later reinstated with the restriction that students would need parental permission to take out the book.
Aggeler, Geoffrey. Anthony Burgess: The Artist as Novelist. Birmingham: University of Alabama Press, 1979.
Coale, Samuel. Anthony Burgess. New York: Frederick Ungar, 1981.
Modern Fiction Studies (special Burgess issue) 27 (Autumn 1981).
Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom (May 1976): 70; (January 1977): 8; (March 1983): 37.
Pace, Eric. "Fears of Local Censorship Haunt the Book Trade." New York Times, January 8, 1974, p. 26.
More: A Clockwork Orange [novel], Anthony Burgess
A Clockwork Orange: Viddying Metaphor
Whatever tempted Kubrick to adapt the novel A Clockwork Orange and deal with its extraordinary difficulties, his methods of rising to their challenges were equally extraordinary in themselves—so much so that he ended up creating a film that is richer than its source in texture and, in its extension and development of certain thematic implications, more resonant as well.
Protected: Anthony Burgess Reviews Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose"