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PyDoc_STRVAR(resource_getrusage__doc__,
"getrusage($module, who, /)\n"
"--\n"
"\n");

#define RESOURCE_GETRUSAGE_METHODDEF    \
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static PyObject *
resource_getrusage_impl(PyObject *module, int who);

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resource_getrusage(PyObject *module, PyObject *arg)
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    PyObject *return_value = NULL;
    int who;

    if (!PyArg_Parse(arg, "i:getrusage", &who)) {
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PyDoc_STRVAR(resource_getrlimit__doc__,
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static PyObject *
resource_getrlimit_impl(PyObject *module, int resource);

static PyObject *
resource_getrlimit(PyObject *module, PyObject *arg)
{
    PyObject *return_value = NULL;
    int resource;

    if (!PyArg_Parse(arg, "i:getrlimit", &resource)) {
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    return_value = resource_getrlimit_impl(module, resource);

exit:
    return return_value;
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PyDoc_STRVAR(resource_setrlimit__doc__,
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"--\n"
"\n");

#define RESOURCE_SETRLIMIT_METHODDEF    \
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static PyObject *
resource_setrlimit_impl(PyObject *module, int resource, PyObject *limits);

static PyObject *
resource_setrlimit(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
{
    PyObject *return_value = NULL;
    int resource;
    PyObject *limits;

    if (!_PyArg_ParseStack(args, nargs, "iO:setrlimit",
        &resource, &limits)) {
        goto exit;
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exit:
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PyDoc_STRVAR(resource_prlimit__doc__,
"prlimit(pid, resource, [limits])");

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static PyObject *
resource_prlimit_impl(PyObject *module, pid_t pid, int resource,
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            goto exit;
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exit:
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There are many great road trips to take through Australia, but exploring Outback Australia is one of the best ways to experience the spectacular landscapes, unique wildlife and ancient aboriginal culture of Australia. It is important for any trip to pack the right gear so here we share our Outback Australia packing list.
When exploring Outback Australia it is important to get plan your travel well and get your packing list right. Once you set off into Outback Australia, stores are few and far between if you have forgotten something!
Our Outback Australia packing list covers the essentials you need for a road trip through the Top End. Whether you rent a 4wd camper, join a guided tour or take your own car, ensure you include these essential items on your packing list.
In addition to your luggage, which should ideally be a backpack or soft duffel bag that can be flattened and stored, we recommend you add a small day pack to your packing list.
Not only is a day pack essential for hiking and getting out and about, they are useful to store your camera and other valuables in your car or van. If you have older kids we suggest you also pack a day pack for them as it helps share the load when hiking.
For the kids this 1.5l Camelbak Mini Mule day pack is perfect for hiking. It carries 1.5 litres of water and has a small section for snacks. It is important not to get dehydrated and carrying enough water when hiking is one of our key tips for a Northern Territory Road Trip.
>> Click here for the latest prices and availability.
Many supermarkets in Australia have banned plastic bags, so we suggest you carry a few reusable shopping bags. Essential at the supermarket, they also come in handy for storing shoes, swimwear and towels and even clothes in the van.
We love these shopping bagsas they are collapsible and have a firm base which makes them useful for storing and easily retrieving items in the van or car.
>> Click here to view the colour range and latest prices.
If you are planning to kayak or swim whilst on your Outback Australia road trip, add a small dry bag to your road trip packing list.
These are great for keeping your camera, phone and wallet dry when you are out on the water.
They are also useful for storing wet swimwear in the car between campsites and for keeping your camera safe from leaking water bottles or reservoirs in your day pack.
We recommend the Osprey Ultralight 3 Dry Sack as it is compact and light, but is big enough to fit your camera, mobile phones and wallets inside.
>> Click here for the latest prices and colours.
We have traveled around the world and packing cubes are hands down the BEST way to store clothing when traveling. Especially when you have kids!
Not only do packing cubes make storing and finding clothes easy when moving each day, they also help compress clothes so they take up less space.
On our Outback Australia road trip we combined the packing cubes into one soft duffel bag which we could move into the tent easily each night.
We recommend you choose a different colour packing cube for each person and take one or two per person.
We love our Kathmandu packing cubes as they have a mesh front to easily see inside and they come in different colours. There are a number of excellent brands available in the US including these ones from Bagail and these ones from ebags.
In terms of what clothes to pack for a road trip, the Top End enjoys warm weather all year round. In fact as we were traveling in the dry season we didn't even pack a rain or winter jacket.
If you are traveling further south to Central Australia to visit Alice Springs and Uluru you will definitely need to pack a jacket and some warmer clothing as night time temperatures are significantly lower than up north in the top end.
We like to travel light and to be honest, on a road trip there often isn't a lot of space, so we suggest you try and keep your clothes packing list short! If you plan to hand wash every few days you really don't need to pack a lot of clothing.
Pack patterned or dark, lightweight clothing. It gets hot during the day and you won't want to wear thick, heavy clothing.
Avoid light coloured clothing – the red dirt of Outback Australia is unforgiving on light coloured clothing.
A long sleeved lightweight shirt and lightweight pants are essential. They are great for evenings and mornings when it is a little cooler, for preventing sunburn and protecting against mosquito bites.
Pack dark coloured socks. White socks will never be the same again after visiting Outback Australia!
At a minimum you will need a pair of closed toe shoes and a pair of flip flops on your Outback Australia packing list. A third pair, waterproof sandals, are a great option too.
Hiking shoes: We prefer trail runners over traditional hiking boots as they are lightweight, can double as a pair of running shoes and provide good stability for day hikes. We all have Salomon trail runners and pack them whenever we travel.
>> Click here for the latest prices on Salomon Trail Runners.
Flip flops: These are essential (not surprising advice from an Australian!). When I am not hiking, these are my go to shoes. Great for wearing around town, at the campsite and in the shower at campgrounds.
After trying many brands all around the world, we love and recommend Havaianas. Granted, they cost a little more than other brands, but in our experience they also last longer and are more comfortable than most other brands too.
>> Click here for the latest styles and prices.
Waterproof sandals: If you are struggling for space these are optional, but we used sandals a lot on our 2 week Northern Territory Road Trip. They were great for short walks to swimming holes, kayaking, they made scrambling over rocks easy and they can also be worn in the water.
Both our kids have Keens and we think they are one of the best waterproof sandals we have ever purchased. Comfortable, robust and quick drying, we love our Keens and highly recommend them!
>> Click here to compare the latest Keens prices and styles.
A first aid kit: You can make up your own or purchase this one. When you are hours away from the nearest town, a basic first aid kit is essential when traveling through Outback Australia.
50+ SPF sunscreen: Sunscreen is essential in Australia as the sun is much stronger than in USA and Europe. We suggest you bring a 50+ SPF marine friendly sunscreen – not only will your skin thank you, so will the fish.
Menstrual cup: This one is for the female travellers to the Outback. A menstrual cup takes up very little room in your luggage, is environmentally friendly and means you don't need to be worried when the nearest store is hours away.
Easy to use and clean, they are a female travellers best friend! For your tween or teenage daughter, these pants from ModiBodi are the best alternative to a menstrual cup for travel.
Hand sanitiser and baby wipes are essential as running water is not available at all campsites in the Top End.
While Outback Australia is thankfully free of nasty diseases like malaria and dengue fever, getting bitten by mosquitoes, sand flies, flying ants and who knows what else is still likely on a trip to Outback Australia!
We recommend you carry a good quality mosquito repellent and wear light weight long sleeved shirt and pants in the evening.
We also strongly recommend you take the Thermacell Mosquito Repeller with you.
If you have read about our night staying in Ubirr in Kakadu National Park you will know WHY we recommend this product!
Tried and tested, this is the only product we have found on the market that actually works to keep mosquitoes away.
Note that you cannot fly with the butane gas canisters that come in the kit, but refills can be purchased in Australia.
>> Buy your Thermacell Kit here.
Pretty much all National Park campgrounds in the Northern Territory are unpowered, so you will need your own camp lighting.
Most campervans come with basic outdoor lighting, but to be honest they are usually not sufficient for cooking or playing card games outside.
A powerful LED light makes all the difference when cooking outside in the evenings when camping. There are a couple of different options available.
In Australia we are spoilt for choice, and our favourite is the Hard Korr camping light kit. Do what we did and buy the kit together with some friends and split the components up between you! We use two light bars with a dimmer when we are camping or on a road trip. You can buy your Hard Korr camping light kit here.
In the USA another good option is the Luminoodle. It has a million different uses and operates in the same way with a 12v USB connection. We recommend you also purchase the optional dimmer pack as this light generates some serious brightness! Click to buy the Luminoodle.
While carrying LED lights is ideal, the absolutely essential light to include on your Outback Australia packing list is a head torch. We travel with two head torches for 4 people. They are particularly useful for trips to the bathroom in the dark and for reading inside the tent in the evening.
We would go so far as to say you can't really camp / road trip without a head torch as there are many times you won't have power. We even use them when heading out before sunrise or around sunset for walks to light the way.
StoveTop coffee maker: If you are like me and can't get by without a daily coffee fix, don't leave home without the Bialetti Stovetop Espresso Maker. Easy to use on any portable gas stove, they are virtually indestructible and make an excellent coffee. We love our little Bialetti and pack him every time we head off on a road trip.
If you are a coffee lover we also suggest you pack a portable coffee grinder for the freshest cup of espresso. You can find the best manual coffee grinder options here.
>> Click here to see more reviews for the stovetop coffee maker.
Collapsible wash tubs save a load of space, which is a good thing in a 4WD camper. They are great for washing dishes and clothes. You can even get collapsible colanders and buckets too!
Refillable water bottles for each person. Environmentally friendly and essential when traveling to Outback Australia, a refillable water bottle is the easiest way for everyone to stay hydrated whilst driving and when in camp.
Toast maker: If you are like me and love toast for breakfast, then don't travel without this nifty little device. Whenever we road trip, this dude is in our luggage. It is especially handy when you have kids and you are cooking for 4 or more. Buy your time saving toast maker here.
Swiss army knife: One of the most essential items to include on your Outback Australia packing list. We have traveled with an army knife for over 20 years. We love this one as it has all the essentials you need when traveling.
>>Click here for the latest colors and range.
Good quality headphones like these for listening to audio books and music.
Pacsafe Portable Safe Bag: For peace of mind, we recommend traveling with the Pacsafe Portable Safe. This is very handy as many travel insurance policies do not cover gear stolen from a vehicle, even when it is locked.
Whether you are parked in a car park, campground or in the wilderness, your most important items will be securely stored in the vehicle.
Inflatable surf mat – this may seem random, but an inflatable surf mat is one of the best things to include on your Outback Australia packing list.
Why? Well if you are not a strong swimmer, or you have kids who are still learning to swim, the surf mats make it much easier to swim across the waterholes, reach the waterfalls and cruise around looking for fun places to jump in from!
Fabric mats are much more robust than plastic ones and we highly recommend them. You can check the latest prices here.
Don't forget a lighter or matches for starting campfires which you can have in most national park campgrounds if there is not a fireban.
Light weight quick dry towel – who wants to carry a bulky, heavy, wet towel around? For years we have used microfiber travel towels like these ones. Not only are they quick drying, they are absorbent, soft and lightweight.
The new designs are way better than the old ones which were more like a chamois than a towel. Microfiber towels are perfect for a road trip or backpacking and you should ensure you include one on your Outback Australia packing list.
Compare microfiber towels and prices here.
Northern Territory Guide Book – mobile reception is very patchy in the Northern Territory, in fact we went almost a week without any reception at all! So we suggest you carry a hard copy guide book with you to plan your trip along the way.
We have been using Lonely Planet for over 20 years and recommend them to every traveler.
>> Buy the Lonely Planet South and Central Australia Guide Book now.
What have we missed on our Outback Australia Packing List? Share your best road trip packing list tips in the comments below!


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Volume 29 - Issue 1-2 - Winter-Spring 1995
Reuven Yaron: A Tribute
A. M. Rabello
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 July 2014, pp. 1-2
Professor Reuven Yaron: Selected List of Publications
Ancient and Jewish Law
David Daube
In 1962, I delivered the Edinburgh Gifford Lectures on The Deed and the Doer in the Bible, the tenth and last being entitled The Doer after the Deed. This article presents the case with which I concluded: Judas through whom an unprincipled administration could lay hands on the one they feared. In Matthew it leads to self-punishment, by hanging. In Acts punishment is inflicted from above, he falls and bursts. (Similarly, Papias has him bloated, inflamed, perishing in his filth.) Church tradition, setting out from Matthew, finds here the prototype of the very worst evildoer, adding to his outrage of selling the Saviour the ultimate one of self-slaughter. This has become the dominant interpretation — though a different one from the early third century will be looked at below. A representative German account runs: Das Ende des Judas … entspricht jüdischem Empfinden, für welches der Satz gilt (Tobit 12.10) 'Die Frevler sind Feinde ihres eigenen Lebens', The end of Judas … reflects Jewish feeling, in line with the dictum 'The evildoers are enemies of their own life'. But it is a misreading, it does no justice to Matthew at all. Let us go through the story.
A Death in the Family: Codex Eshnunna 17–18 Revisited
Raymond Westbrook
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 July 2014, pp. 32-42
It gives me great pleasure to dedicate this contribution to a teacher and scholar whose now classic study has done so much to enhance our understanding of the Old Babylonian law-code from Eshnunna.
Codex Eshnunna (CE) 17–18 read as follows:
I13. DUMU.LÚ a-na É e-mi-im tir-ha-tam li-bi-il-ma
14. šum-ma i-na ki-la-al-li-in iš-te-en a-na ši-im-tim
15. it-ta-la-ak KÚ.BABBAR a-na be-lí-šu-ma i-ta-a-ar
16. šum-ma i-hu-ús-si-ma a-na É-šu i-ru-ub
17. lu-ú a-hi-za-n[u-u]m [l]u kal-la-tum a-na ši-im-tim it-ta-la-ak
18. ma-la ub-lu ú-ul ú-še-ṣi wa-tar-šu-ma i-le-eq-qé
17. Should the son of a man bring the betrothal payment to the house of the father-in-law, if one of the two dies, the silver shall return to its owner.
18. If he marries her and she enters his house (and) either the marrier or the daughter-in-law dies, as much as he brought he shall not hand over; he shall take its surplus.
The Status of the Handmaiden Tamet: A New Interpretation of Kraeling 2 (TAD B3.3)*
Bezalel Porten, Henri Zvi Szubin
Among the best known Aramaic documents from Elephantine are the so-called "marriage contracts" (TAD B2.6; 3.3,3.8; 6.1–4). Three of these are intact (TAD B2.6; 3.3), or virtually so (TAD B3.8), and are written by the scribe Nathan b. Ananiah (TAD B2.6; 3.3) and his son Mauziah (TAD B3.8) respectively. Mauziah wrote one of the fragmentary documents (TAD B6.4) and, on the basis of the handwriting, probably another one as well (TAD B6.1). Both are professional scribes with several other documents to their credit: Nathan — TAD B2.7; 3.1; Mauziah — TAD B2.9–10; B3.5. They were well-versed in legal terminology and so we must pay careful attention to their formulations, according appropriate significance to omissions or additions as among the various contracts. So, too, must we probe the legal realia underlying each document to see how these may account for unique formulations and revisions.
Zedaqà: Pursuit of Justice and the Instrument of 'Ius Talionis'
Daniela Piattelli
Much has been written on the law of retaliation, both by the specialists who studied the sources of the Ancient Near East that are different from Israel and by those who made Israel the subject of specific studies.
Among those who may be numbered in the first group, we shall quote Cardascia. Among his most recent studies connected with the subject considered, we shall mention: "Réparation et peine dans les droits cunéiformes et le droit romain", in La responsabilité à travers les âges, ed. par M. Boulet-Santel, (Paris, 1989) 1–45; "La peine dans les droits cunéiformes", in (1991) 55 Rec. de la Société J. Bodin 37–49. But the most incisive study, on which we shall dwell at length, is: "La place du talion dans l'histoire du droit pénal à la lumière des droits du Proche-Orient ancien", in Mélanges J. Dauvillier (Toulouse, 1979) 169–183.
Marriage Regulations of the Dead Sea Community
Ze'ev W. Falk
One of the so-called "Damascus Covenant" fragments discovered in Qumran Cave 4 calls for bona fides in negotiations leading to marriage.
The following is Baumgarten's reading of the text and his translation:
4. … And concerning what is said (Lev. 25:14)
5. ["When you sell anything to or buy anything from] your neighbour, you shall not defraud one another," this is the expli[cation …
6. …] everything that he knows that is found …
7. … and he knows that he is wronging him, whether it concerns man or beast. And if
8. [a man gives his daughter to another ma]n, let him disclose all her blemishes to him, lest he bring upon himself the judgment
9. [of the curse which is said (Deut. 27:18)] (of the one) that "makes the blind to wander out of the way". Moreover, he should not give her to one unfit for her, for
10. [that is kil'ayim, (plowing with) o]x and ass and wearing wool and linen together (Deut. 22:10–11) …
The first item (lines 4–9) should be read against the background of rabbinical morals extending to the rule of fraud to other forms of injury by word of mouth:
a. Just as a concept of ona'ah (fraud) exists regarding sales, there exists a concept of ona'ah (offence, fraud) by mere speech. One should not ask for the price of goods without having the intention of buying, one should not remind a repentant person of his sinful past or a proselyte of his ancestors' deeds. This was meant by the admonition: "Do not offend or oppress the stranger, for you were strangers in Egypt".
The Xenokritai in Babatha's Archive: (Pap. Yadin 28 - 30)
Dieter Nörr
Babatha had a dispute with the guardians of Jesus, her son (from her first marriage). We do not know the reasons for this dispute, however, she seems to have been interested in the formula by which, under Roman law, the tutor could be called upon to account for the loss that the ward had suffered. Hence, we can find three nearly identical Greek translations of the actio tutelae in her archive (about 124/25 A.D.). Here we will only examine the appointment of the judges. The text of Pap. Yadin 28 1.1–4 runs as follows:
These lines were translated in the standard edition of the Babatha archive by N. Lewis in this manner:
Between a plaintiff X son of Y and a defendant A for up to 2,500 denarii there shall be (local?) judges.
Lewis does not comment on his (cautious) translation of xenokritai as "local judges". Presumably, however, it reflects the opinion of the first editor, H. J. Polotsky, that the xenokritai are non-Roman judges (iudices peregrini). Consequently, the Latin version should have been as follows:
. . . . . . dumtaxat denarium MMD iudices peregrini sunto.
On the Talmudic Prohibition against Giving Gifts to Gentiles
Hanina Ben-Menahem
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 July 2014, pp. 95-104
Examination of the institution of the gift in the Talmud reveals that giving gifts to Gentiles is prohibited. The prohibition is generally believed to be motivated by the desire to restrict social intercourse between Jews and Gentiles. Gift-giving, it is argued, might lead to, or indicate the existence of, overly-close social relations. On this understanding of the institution, then, it is the potential consequences of the gift-giving that are problematic, rather than the act itself. I will argue that this social account of the origin of the prohibition is unsatisfactory, and that while social considerations did play a role, to regard the inhibition of fraternization with Gentiles as the sole or primary factor underlying the prohibition is a facile oversimplification. Further, I will argue that the explanation for the prohibition must be sought in the act itself, rather than in its consequences.
Societas Omnium Bonorum and Dos in Classical Roman Law
Hans Ankum
1. It is with the greatest pleasure that I contribute this paper to this volume published for my dear friend Reuven Yaron. He was one of the very first foreign colleagues whom I invited to give lectures for the students of the Amsterdam Law Faculty some months after my appointment in 1965, and eight years ago Reuven Yaron was a visiting professor at our University for a period of six months. On that occasion he read fascinating papers on Ancient Near Eastern laws and brilliantly participated in my Papinian-seminar, where also other participants such as Eric Pool and Laurens Winkel made numerous astute remarks. I therefore decided to make Papinian's text D. 17.2.81, concerning societas omnium bonorum and dos, the main topic of my contribution to this volume published in honour of Reuven Yaron. However, I found in the Digest-title 17.2 two additional texts by other classical lawyers, viz. Paul and Gaius, in which they also examine problems in connection with societas omnium bonorum and dos (D.17.2.65.16 and D.17.2.66). It is instructive to discuss these three texts together in this paper. In each of the three texts the situation is different. In the cases that Paul and Gaius deal with, it is the husband who, having received a dowry, is a socius omnium bonorum (Situation I). In Papinian's text which is — even for Papinian! — exceptionally rich in legal ideas, the lawyer gives solutions for many legal questions in a situation, wherein a father, being one of two socii omnium bonorum, promised or gave a dowry to his son-in-law on behalf of his daughter (Situation II).
Proculus v. Labeo
Herbert Hausmaninger
After Felix Wubbe's study 'Iavolenus contra Labeonem', any attempt to draw general conclusions from differences of opinion voiced by two classical Roman jurists concerning specific points of law must appear less than promising. According to Wubbe's finding, not even the critical comments which Iavolenus (head of the Sabinian law school) appended to the posthumous works of Labeo (who supposedly founded the rival Proculian school) seem to yield any tangible evidence of methodological or other principles fundamentally distinguishing the two jurists. How then could one expect controversies within one and the same Proculian school, namely the rejection or modification of individual opinions of the jurist Labeo by his successor Proculus, to offer insights of a jurisprudential nature, particularly with respect to the character of the early classical law schools and the so-called school conflict between Sabinians and Proculians?
Reflections of this kind may, indeed, dampen expectations, yet there is little reason to despair. With some patience it should be possible to conduct an analysis of the content and form of Proculus' criticism aimed at Labeo that will lead to observations supporting or amplifiying other information (e.g. concerning the relationship of Celsus to Proculus) and will eventually enable us to draw a broader picture.
Rutilia's Lake
Theo Mayer-Maly
The Lago di Bracciano is a lake in Southern Etruria with a surface of 57.5 square kilometers. Its maximum length is 9.3 kilometers. The width goes up to 8.7 kilometers. The extent of the lake is 31.5 kilometers. Its water originates in part from some small rivers, and in part from underground springs. The lake is situated in a volcanic area, a fact which is important in our case.
The Romans called the Lago di Bracciano lacus Sabatinus. We find the lake referred to by this name on the tabula Peutingeriana. Collumella mentions the lake in his work De re rustica in the chapter on pisciculture. He points out that due to farmers' care some lakes have sea-fish, which can stand fresh water:
Inde Velinus, inde etiam Sabatinus, item Volsiniensis et Ciminius lupos auratasque procreaverunt, ac si qua sunt alia piscium genera dulcis undae tolerantia.
A Suggestion on the Collatio
G. Pugliese
1. The collection of Biblical and Roman legal texts, usually called Mosaicarum et Romanarum legum Collatio, has been the subject of countless studies and commentaries since 1573 and particularly in the last 170 years. The serious researches of this second period, starting from 1822, have been carried out by prominent authors and deserve careful consideration. Nevertheless some questions are still unsolved and, above all, new ideas, new viewpoints, new ways of study can be suggested. Of course, I do not intend undertaking such an arduous work in this paper: it is a task for younger and more specialized researchers. As for me, I shall confine myself to the attempt of adding some accuracy to a rough suggestion I put forward on the subject two years ago, while trying to outline a general picture of the relationship between Roman law and legal comparison.
The Ban on Circumcision as a Cause of Bar Kokhba's Rebellion*
Alfredo Mordechai Rabello
As far as we can determine from papyri and from Greek and Roman historians, circumcision was practiced among various nations in the Roman Empire, particularly in Egypt and Arabia. A few of the most important examples will suffice.
Herodotus addresses circumcision in Egypt and elsewhere:
… but my better proof was that the Colchians and Egyptians and Ethiopians are the only nations that have from the first practised circumcision. The Phoenicians and the Syrians of Palestine acknowledge of themselves that they learned the custom from the Egyptians, and the Syrians of the valleys of the Thermodon and the Parthenius, as well as their neighbours the Macrones, say that they learnt it lately from the Colchians.
Roman Arbitration: An English Perspective
In all societies disputing parties have similar reasons for choosing to arbitrate rather than to use the regular legal process as a means of resolving their differences. Arbitration may be conducted in private, so that the publicity inevitably attendant on the public hearing which is part of the regular legal process is avoided. Arbitration may be speedier, since the parties do not have to wait until the court is ready; arbitration will normally be less beset by formalities than the legal process and it may be cheaper. These considerations apply whatever the character of the regular legal process.
During the formative periods of Roman law and English law, however, disputing parties had a particular reason for preferring to arbitrate and that derives from the nature of a legal action in Rome and in England. Both in the classical Roman procedure and in the classical common law procedure the plaintiff was constrained to bring his claim within one of a number of specified forms of action. These forms of action were set out in the praetor's edict in Rome and the Register of Writs in England. They specified the circumstances in which a legal action could be brought, and directed the plaintiff to the appropriate formula or writ which was required to set the action on the way to a trial.
The End of Roman Juristic Writing
Alan Watson
I first met Reuven Yaron in 1958, and we immediately became fast friends. The friendship with him and Shoshana has deepened over the years, and will continue. He and I have frequently read one another's draft papers. I thank him for many years of intellectual and emotional support, and hope he will take pleasure in this offering that he has had no possibility of criticising in advance.
The traditional date for the end of classical Roman law is 235 when the emperor Alexander Severus was murdered, or slightly later with the death of Modestinus, the last of the great known jurists. Thereafter, few original juristic books were written, and it is widely but not universally believed that a decline in legal standards began almost at once.
For many scholars there seems to exist a connection, sometimes simply implicit, between the failure of jurists to write new books, and a decline in legal standards. I should like to suggest there was a different reason for jurists ceasing to write new law books. They had already written them all! The claim that for the period, say fifty years, after around 235, all the law books had already been written seems extreme, but is easy to substantiate.
Conclusion and Publication of International Treaties in Antiquity
Karl-Heinz Ziegler
1. The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties of 1969 has defined in its art. 2 the international treaty as an international agreement between states concluded in written form. Only in art. 3 the said Convention makes clear that other international agreements might be valid, too. The United Nations Charter art. 102 ensures that international treaties concluded by the member states are registered and published by the Secretariat of the United Nations. These rules and the practice of our actual Law of Nations are the results of a complicated development which has its origins in antiquity. From the early beginnings in the third millenium B.C. until the 16th century A.D. we can observe that international treaties, in spite of their being reported, registered and passed on in written form, are concluded not through written instruments, but through declarations of the treaty-making parties, solemnly confirmed by mutual oaths. We shall not delve into the history of medieval and modern international law but limit our observations to the legal history of preclassical and classical antiquity, which Reuven Yaron has enriched by so many important contributions.
The Contribution of Jewish Lawyers to the Administration of Justice in South Africa
Reinhard Zimmermann
When I grew up in Hamburg, my home town, I had no Jewish friends or acquaintances. And if I had, I did not notice. Indeed, the very inquiry into whether someone was a Jew would have seemed awkward and inappropriate to me. In 1981 I went to Cape Town, where I was to spend seven years teaching Roman and comparative law. There I had the good fortune to come into contact with a vigorous, selfconfident and highly visible Jewish community. I had Jewish friends and colleagues, Jewish students and team mates. On account of my name I was even sometimes invited, on ceremonial occasions, to the synagogue. I suddenly realized how, for obvious historical reasons, our attitude towards national, racial and religious identity, and towards Jewish identity in particular, has been warped and to what extent we, as Germans, have lost any sense of unselfconscious innocence in these matters. It also struck me how much our culture has been impoverished by the absence of its specifically Jewish ingredient.
ISR volume 29 issue 1-2 Cover and Front matter
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 July 2014, pp. f1-f3
ISR volume 29 issue 1-2 Cover and Back matter
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 July 2014, pp. b1-b4

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Victor Hugo Duarte de Lemos (Lisboa, São José,  — Lisboa, Mercês, ) foi um professor catedrático de Matemática da Universidade de Lisboa e ministro da Instrução Pública do 6.º governo da Ditadura Nacional que se seguiu ao golpe militar de 28 de Maio de 1926 em Portugal.

Biografia
Filho de Viriato Ribeiro de Lemos, coronel do Exército Português e engenheiro civil, natural da ilha de São Jorge, e de sua mulher Maria Bárbara Guerra Antunes, natural de Lisboa, Victor Hugo Duarte era o terceiro de quatro filhos: João Pereira Martins de Lemos (1890-1960), oficial de engenharia, Vergílio César Antunes de Lemos (1893-1980) e Fernando Afonso da Guerra Senna de Lemos (1896-1978), coronel de engenharia.

Entrou para a Escola do Exército, onde fez o curso de artilharia a pé. Posteriormente fez o curso de engenheiro fabril na Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, enquanto fazia também o curso de Matemática (PE).

Seguiu também uma carreira militar, tendo combatido na Primeira Guerra Mundial.

Casou-se em Lisboa em  com Maria Helena Motta Pegado de Barahona e Costa (1895-1981), com quem teve três filhos: Humberto Luís (1919-2005), Pedro Nuno (1920-1923) e Maria Teresa (1921-2020); e seis netos, entre os quais o médico e escritor Pedro Barahona de Lemos.

Foi docente de Mecânica e de Astronomia na Escola do Exército, no Instituto Superior de Agronomia. Depois passou à Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa onde vem a ser nomeado professor catedrático de Matemática e, mais tarde, director.

Foi chefe do gabinete de Hélder Ribeiro, ministro da Instrução Pública em 1924, além de titular da mesma pasta, no governo de Artur Ivens Ferraz, entre 21 de dezembro de 1929 e 21 de janeiro de 1930.

Em 1925, concluiu o doutoramento em Ciências Matemáticas sobre cálculo tensorial na Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa.

Em  é nomeado ministro da Instrucção Pública, cargo que exerce brevemente até  durante o VI Governo da Ditadura Nacional.

Foi vice-presidente da primeira direcção da Sociedade Portuguesa de Matemática, constituída em .

Em  é nomeado reitor da Universidade de Lisboa, cargo que exerceu até morrer, cabendo-lhe a inauguração do novo campus da capital, albergando as Faculdades de Letras, Direito e Medicina.

Morreu em  em Lisboa aos 64 anos na sua casa na rua de São Marçal, n.º 9, 1.º andar.

Obra publicada
 Notas e comentários ao Libro de Algebra en Arithmetica y Geometria.
 Cálculo Tensorial (1925), publicado pela Universidade de Lisboa.
 Marcas de nivelamento da cidade de Lisboa (1941), publicado pelas Oficinas Gráficas da Câmara Municipal de Lisboa.

Naturais de Lisboa
Ministros da Educação de Portugal
Professores da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa
Reitores da Universidade de Lisboa

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Multiple crashes and breakdowns this afternoon have caused heavy congestion across several arterial routes in Auckland.
A crash on the westbound lane of the Northwestern Motorway after Bond St had caused heavy traffic between Great North Rd to Lincoln Rd.
Traffic was also heavy between George Bolt Memorial Drive and Puhinui Rd on the southbound lane of the Southwestern Motorway after a crash blocked an off ramp.
Northbound traffic was also heavy from George Bolt Memorial Dr and Neilson St.
Earlier today a breakdown on the Auckland Harbour Bridge's southbound lane at 4pm had caused delays, taking 45 minutes to be cleared.
Motorists were told to expects delays from congestion.
Heavy in patches between Symonds St and South Eastern Arterial.
Heavy between Manukau and Takanini as well.
Northern Motorway: Heavy between the Harbour bridge and Upper Harbour Highway for northbound.
Slow from Northcote Rd to the Harbour bridge citybound.


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My projects creates objects that subscribe to a specific message via MessagingCenter. Add some subscribers and send the message and look at the output. Remove ONE subcriber and send the message again, Now all other instances of subscribers dont get the message, and they didnt unsubscribe. So in short, the bug is that when you unsubscribe from a message with MessagingCenter, all instances that subscribed to it will also be unsubscribed (not shure whats happening deep down in code but they dontget the message).
Add 4 subscrubers, send message, look at output and see 4x messages received, remove a subscriber, send a message, look at output and see 3x messages received.


That's right, we were the second coldest place in the world, and we live here because???????????????????????????????????????????????????????
My kids still think their hometown is the greatest place on earth, I am having second thoughts and dreaming of the sun and warmth.
Good news is tomorrow is supposed to be a balmy -13, shorts and T-Shirts anyone?


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Bad, Badder,…BEST. The Video is here.
The reactions continue to the much ballyhooed BEST global temperature results. How could I not weigh in?
Eugene Robinson at the WashPost:
For the clueless or cynical diehards who deny global warming, it's getting awfully cold out there.
The latest icy blast of reality comes from an eminent scientist whom the climate-change skeptics once lauded as one of their own. Richard Muller, a respected physicist at the University of California, Berkeley, used to dismiss alarmist climate research as being "polluted by political and activist frenzy." Frustrated at what he considered shoddy science, Muller launched his own comprehensive study to set the record straight. Instead, the record set him straight.
"Global warming is real," Muller wrote last week in The Wall Street Journal.
"When we began our study, we felt that skeptics had raised legitimate issues, and we didn't know what we'd find," Muller wrote. "Our results turned out to be close to those published by prior groups. We think that means that those groups had truly been careful in their work, despite their inability to convince some skeptics of that."
In other words, the deniers' claims about the alleged sloppiness or fraudulence of climate science are wrong. Muller's team, theBerkeley Earth Surface Temperature project, rigorously explored the specific objections raised by skeptics — and found them groundless.
Christian Science Monitor:
A new climate study shows that since the mid-1950s, global average temperatures over land have risen by 0.9 degrees Celsius (1.6 degrees Fahrenheit), confirming previous studies that have found a climate that has been warming – in fits and starts – since around 1900.
Most climate scientists attribute warming since the mid-1950, at least to some degree, to carbon dioxide emissions from human activities – burning coal, oil, and to a lesser extent gas, and from land-use changes.
The latest results mirror those from earlier, independent studies by scientists at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York, the Hadley Center for Climate Prediction and Research in Britain, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
The study also highlighted the regional differences in temperature trends that can lead people to say: What global warming?
Over the past 70 years, the team found that about one-third of the measuring stations in its global sample indicated cooling trends. Two-thirds showed warming trends, with warm regions more than offsetting cool regions in developing a global average.
Money for the new study, dubbed the Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature project, came from five foundations, including one established by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and another from theCharles Koch Charitable Foundation, widely seen as a source of money for conservative organizations and initiatives that have fought efforts to curb greenhouse-gas emissions.
Don Shelby in the Minnesota Post:
BEST set out to disprove the conclusions of NASA'S Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Hadley Center for Climate Prediction and Research in Great Britain. Each of them had arrived, separately, at remarkably similar figures showing how much the Earth was warming. BEST took on the gargantuan task of analyzing 1.6 billion data points. What Muller and his team of skeptical scientists found was, despite the poor siting of some of the measuring stations, NOAA, GISS and Hadley had gotten it right.
Addressed skeptics
On Friday, Muller addressed all global-warming skeptics in the Wall Street Journal by saying, "Now let me explain why you should not be a skeptic, at least not any longer." He went on to explain what BEST had found, and how it had found it. He reported the final paper, which has yet to be peer-reviewed, found that the Urban Heat Island argument did not stand up. The data showed that poorly positioned measuring stations showed no greater temperature increases than the better ones.
In other words, the skeptical funders of the study just backed the wrong horse. Charles Koch helped pay for a study that says everything Charles Koch believes in is wrong.
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[…] This appears to be a carefully-timed attempt to reignite controversy over the science behind climate change when that science has been vindicated by three separate independent inquiries and number of studies – including, most recently, the Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature group. […]
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Q: Python: modify method-local variable inside inner method I'm writing a test method called, say, test_foo (using pytest). I am testing the behavior of a function, foo, which takes as an argument another function, get. foo calls get iteratively, conditionally on the return value of get, e.g.:
def foo(get, param):
    max_num_tries = 3
    curr_num_tries = 0
    response = get(param)
    while curr_num_tries < max_num_tries and response.status_code == BAD_STATUS_CODE:
        response = get(param)
    return response

I am trying to override get such that it has access to how many times it's been called and can return different values accordingly.
Here's a simplified version of what I have so far:
def test_foo():
    tries_so_far = 0

    def get(arg1):
        global tries_so_far
        if tries_so_far < 3:
            tries_so_far += 1
            print("do something special here")
        else:
            print("do something else here")
        return "some return val"

    foo(get, "some arg")

However, I get the following error:
NameError: global name 'tries_so_far' is not defined
If I define tries_so_far outside of test_foo, at the module level, I get the expected behavior. However, I would like tries_so_far to be a variable that is local to test_foo.
Is there some way to give get read/write to tries_so_far using globals, or some other technique? Note: I cannot change the parameters or return value of get.

A: According to the accepted answer for this question Why can functions in Python print variables in enclosing scope but cannot use them in assignment?, there is an additional statement added in Python 3: nonlocal that does what you want. It is like global, but says to look at the enclosing scope instead of the module level. The following modification should therefore allow you to do exactly what you want:
def test_foo():
    tries_so_far = 0

    def get(arg1):
        nonlocal tries_so_far
        if tries_so_far < 3:
            tries_so_far += 1
            print("do something special here")
        else:
            print("do something else here")
        return "some return val"

    foo(get, "some arg")

While your question is not an exact duplicate of the one I cited above, you should read the accepted answer. It is very good and will probably address many unstated questions that you have on the subject.

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Is there a cure for Dysphagia
by Mia Benson over a year ago
Dysphagia is a sort of the medical symptom which features with difficulties with swallowing. Numerous diseases may include dysphagia as one of the symptoms. There are two types of dysphagia 'high' dysphagia and 'low'dysphagia. The first one is also known as oropharingeal dysphagia while the second one is also called esophageal dysphagia.
High Dysphagia Treatment Options
Most of the neurological problems which lead to 'high' dysphagia are cured by medications or surgical procedures but not to a full extend. Parkinson's disease is the only neurological disease in which dysphagia may be put under control with certain medications.Apart from Parkinson's dysphagia the condition can be treated by swallowing therapy, changes in dietary regimes and feeding tubes.
Swallowing therapy includes the assistance of speech and language therapist. He/she will help a patient with relearning of how to swallow. The importance of the training is to learn how to arouse the nerves which are responsible for the swallowing reflex. The muscles in charge with swallowing must be strengthen as well.
Dietary changes are conducted under the supervision of nutritionist. The food that is taken must be semi liquid and in a form which is easy to be swallowed. Normally all the nutritious ingredients must be present and the special care is taken regarding the daily intake of vitamins and minerals.
Feeding tubes are used in extreme cases of dysphagia. They are used temporarily until a person reacquires the ability to swallow again. Feeding tubes prevent from malnutrition and dehydration. Nasogastric tube is places through the nose and ends up in the stomach. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube is surgically inserted into the stomach. The incision is made on the stomach and the tube is then placed. Unlike the nasogastric tubes which are used no more than 28 days the second option may be used for the period of up to 3 years. More complications are caused by percutaneous tubes. These include the tube dislocation, infection of the surrounding skin, the blockage or the leakage of the tube. In severe cases these tubes may induce internal bleeding.
Low Dysphagia Treatment Options
In case of esophageal dysphagia the surgery is the first choice. Dilatation is surgical procedure which is done in case of obstruction. The tiny balloon is inserted inside the esophagus. The balloon is inflated which leads to expanding of the esophagus. After that the balloon is deflated and taken out.The second option includes the injection of Botulinum toxin. This toxin has been used in treatment of achalasia which is a form of dysphagia caused by stiffness of esophageal muscles. They are rigid and do not allow the food or liquid to reach the stomach. The goal of this treatment is to paralyze the over stiff muscles and ease the swallowing act.
www.nhs.uk/conditions/swallowing-problems-dysphagia/treatment/
www.nhs.uk/conditions/swallowing-problems-dysphagia/causes/
What Causes Pain In Chest While Eating Food?
Therapy for dysphagia
Causes of dysphagia
Painful dysphagia
Complications of dysphagia
Prevention of dysphagia
Facts about dysphagia in children
Is there a cure for barrett's esophagus
Esophageal cancer gastrostomy
Is there a cure for Tay Sachs disease?
Guide to dysphagia diet
Esophageal cancer age
PEG tube placement: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
Esophageal cancer detection
Is there a cure for hiatus hernia?
How to cure and prevent acid reflux disease
A Lump In The Throat Needs A Thyroid Scan
10 Tips Parkinson's Disease Patients Can Follow When They Have Difficulty Swallowing
Esophageal spasm: Causes & Risk factors
Stomach Cancer And How To Recognize It
Risks factors for oesophageal cancer
Trouble Swallowing? What Are Possible Causes?
The Many Causes Of and Treatments for Dysphagia
Swallowing Food Is Problematic
Life Expectancy And ALS: Will You Really Die In The Next Two Years?
Twisted Esophagus: Esophageal Spasm
Barrett's Esophagus: What Is It?
What Causes Problems In Swallowing?
Are Overweight Teens At Risk For Gastroesophageal Cancer?
Feeding Tubes for Dementia Patients May Become a Thing of the Past
Gastroparesis: Causes, risk factors and prevention
19 Ways Caregivers Can Adjust Diet And Maximize Nutrition In ALS Patients
Acid GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease) and Heartburn: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Swallowing, Drooling And Eating Problems In ALS: Tips To Prevent Malnutrition And Dehydration
7 Things You Should Know About Swallowing Problems If You Have Multiple Sclerosis
more about oesophagus
anatomy of osophegus
Feeding Tubes after stroke
esophaghus
What is Achalasia?
egsougus cancer in the throat
tough time swallowing 1st few bits
Natural treatment for GERD
esophagus spasims
Burning Sensation Behind the Trachea
Barium Swallow or Upper GI Series
esophagas
dysphagia and dysarthia FOR BETTER TREATMENT???
dermatomyositis and dysphagia treatment
effect of dysphagia and dysarthia
Severe GERD leading to Chronic Dysphagia and Night waking/Choking.
throat stuck food
esaphigitis
Health Canada Says Botox Chemical May Spread
life expectancy for esophageal cancer
Is there any cure for TMJD?
My husband suffers from parkinson's and started having difficulty swallowing!
Cannot totally swallow food
Burning Sensation, And Difficulty In Swallowing
My grandfather has a 3rd stage esophagus cancer-is it dangerous?
Sharp chest pain when swallowing food,
Treatment for Barrett's Esophagus
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Colletes rufotibialis är en biart som beskrevs av Heinrich Friese 1909. Colletes rufotibialis ingår i släktet sidenbin, och familjen korttungebin. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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The first comprehensive examination of the relationship between war and public health, this book documents the public health consequences of war and describes what health professionals can do to minimize these consequences and even help prevent war altogether. It explores the effects of war on health, human rights, and the environment. The health and environmental impact of both conventional weapons and weapons of mass destruction--nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons--is described in chapters that cover the consequences of their production, testing, maintenance, use, and disposal. Separate chapters cover especially vulnerable populations, such as women, children, and refugees. In-depth descriptions of specific military conflicts, including the Iraq War and war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, provide striking illustrations of the issues covered in other chapters. A series of chapters explores the roles of health professionals and of organizations during war, and in preventing war and its consequences. This revised second edition includes seven new chapters, including one on landmines by the Nobel Prize-winning founding director of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines.
A wide range of individuals, including physicians, nurses, and other health professionals, will find this book enlightening and useful in their work. The book will be valuable for faculty and students in schools of public health, medicine, nursing, and other health professions. This second edition is completely revised and updated.
The first comprehensive examination of the relationship between war and public health, this book documents the public health consequences of war and describes what health professionals can do to minimize these consequences and even help prevent war altogether. It explores the effects of war on health, human rights, and the environment. The health and environmental impact of both conventional weapons and weapons of mass destruction--nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons--is described in chapters that cover the consequences of their production, testing, maintenance, use, and disposal. Separate chapters cover especially vulnerable populations, such as women, children, and refugees. In-depth descriptions of specific military conflicts, including the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf War, and wars in Central America provide striking illustrations of the issues covered in other chapters. A series of chapters explores the roles of health professionals and of organizations during war, and in preventing war and its consequences. This revised second edition includes seven new chapters, including one on landmines by the Nobel Prize-winning founding director of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines.
A wide range of individuals, including physicians, nurses, and other health professionals, will find this book enlightening and useful in their work. The book will be valuable for faculty and students in schools of public health, medicine, nursing, and other health professions. In addition, it will be useful to those working in the fields of law, economics, international studies, peace and conflict resolution, military studies, diplomacy, and sociology, and in related disciplines.


The San Francisco 49ers will open the regular season on the road for the first time since 2014. For the home opener in Week 2, the 49ers will host the Detroit Lions who will be making their first visit to Levi's® Stadium.
The Lions spent much of their offseason improving the offensive side of the ball. Detroit drafted center Frank Ragnow in the first round, running back Kerryon Johnson in the second round and added Legarrette Blount in free agency. They'll join Matthew Stafford, Golden Tate and Marvin Jones in Detroit's potent attack.
Defensively, the Lions put their trust in new head coach Matt Patricia to remedy their 27th-ranked defense. The former New England Patriots defensive coordinator has installed a 4-3 system in Detroit. Patricia's defensive scheme helped the Patriots make three Super Bowls as New England's defensive coordinator.
The 49ers will also be honoring Hispanic Heritage Month during the team's home opener. The team will recognize the Hispanic Heritage Leadership Award recipients during a pregame presentation.
Every fan in attendance of the home opener will receive a 2018 49ers bobblehead. Any guesses on who? Stay tuned for the details as we get closer to the season. It's one you definitely don't want to miss.


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CareerWise Recruitment joins global network organisation INRALS
CareerWise Recruitment recently joined INRALS, the international network of top level recruitment agencies in Life Sciences
INRALS, initiated in 2012 by Michel Vandycke and Jan Derks (Derks & Derks, Netherlands), brings together Recruitment and Outsourcing Agencies that are active in Life Sciences.
Companies associated with INRALS have strong links with pharmaceutical, medical and food industries. These agencies are characterised by high success rates, quality procedures, stability, proven track records, profound knowledge of the markets they serve and high moral standards.
INRALS offers clients of members a fast and high quality entrance to the global labour market in which talent is scarce.
"CareerWise recently joined the INRALS organisation to enhance our ability to source candidates globally and to find international opportunities for life science professionals who we work with.
"We have found them to be a very enthusiastic, vibrant network of owner managed recruitment companies and look forward to working closely with them into the future."
Ken Murphy, Director, CareerWise Recruitment
Joe Robbins
(Director) BBS (Hons), MBPICS – Shannon Office
Joe Robbins is co-founder of CareerWise Recruitment. A graduate of the University of Limerick (Degree in Business Studies, 1985), Joe worked in the UK for five years where he specialised in materials management, production management and plant management for a number of companies.
He returned to Ireland in 1992 to become Operations Manager for a Cork-based start-up, FMC Automotive Division which was subsequently taken over by Snap-on Equipment. Joe managed the business re-location of this company to Shannon in 1997 before setting up CareerWise Recruitment in 1999.
He is a committee member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) Mid-West region, and a former Director and Vice President of the Shannon Chamber of Commerce. Joe is former Chairperson of the Sixmilebridge Camogie Club and current Chairperson of the Clare County Camogie Board.
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2011 Belmont Stakes Preview: Santiva 16/1 to Win According to Oddsmakers
Santiva Belmont Odds
(The Spread) – After a disappointing finish at the Kentucky Derby, Santiva will look to have a better showing in the 2011 Belmont Stakes this week.
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Odds: Santiva opened as a 25/1 long shot to win the Belmont Stakes but according to oddsmakers from online sports book Bodog, the 3-year-old colt's odds have dropped. Now Santiva is 16/1 to win, placing him in the same company as fellow mid-range long shots Brilliant Speed (16/1) and prime Cut (18/1).
Race History: Santiva finished sixth at the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby, which was a disappointment but he did improve on his ninth place finish at the Grade 1 Blue Grass on April 16. He also finished second at the Grade 2 Risen Star on February 19 (losing out to Mucho Macho Man) and he won the Grade 2 Kentucky Jockey Club back in November of last year.
Outlook: One of the attractive factors about Santiva is that he has a ton of race experience against graded competition. And while he has failed to finish in the money in consecutive races, he has finished on the board in three of his five graded stakes outings. Still, the fact that he finished sixth behind (among others) Animal Kingdom, Nehro and Mucho Macho Man – three contenders he'll be facing this Saturday – it's hard to say whether or not he's worth a look for the Belmont. Then again, maybe he's peaking and he's about to embark on big things this weekend.
2011 Belmont Stakes Odds – Saturday, June 11, 2011 – Belmont Park
Animal Kingdom 5/2
Nehro 9/2
Shackleford 5/1
Master of Hounds 6/1
Mucho Macho Man 10/1
Brilliant Speed 16/1
Santiva 16/1
Prime Cut 18/1
Stay Thirsty 22/1
Ruler On Ice 22/1
Monzon 35/1
Isnt He Perfect 40/1
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He catches me in the bottom stairwell, pulling me close.
And we all have this, the need to be seen, pursued.
He wraps his arms around my waist, drawing me to him, and I lean against his brown t-shirt, resting on his chest and shoulders, breathing in deeply.
"I should go," I murmur after a moment, hearing voices and feet running around on the floor above us.
His arms hold me still, and we linger.
He will be gone soon with plans until late at night, I realize, and so I put aside my To-Do List, my sense of obligation to the people upstairs, and my rushing.
There is no other place I need to be right now, and why step away from this?
We stand in a silent stairwell, hugging and kissing, while noises clatter on upstairs. In a moment or two life continues, and we smile and step away, joining the conversations and commotion upstairs.
Romance and intimacy can be kindled in glances, in stolen kisses, in lingered hugs good bye. I can easily forget and think that passion requires grand gestures or weekends away at bed and breakfast nooks. While date nights are valuable to every marriage, the smaller, day to day moments are really what create closeness and bonding.
Want to kindle a flame in your relationship? Stop what you're doing the next time your spouse enters the room, stride over to him or her, and hug for an extended period of time. You know that moment when we normally assume a hug is over and we pull away? Resist. Stay longer, lean against them, and breathe in their scent.
He was right, my man.
Linger, breathe, and feel the melting start.
Oh, yes, Jennifer, and how easily I forget the beauty in these precious gestures, embraces, loving moments.
That's a good call, one I need to be reminded of. We tend to take so much for granted... especially the best gifts that are so close to us.
Hi Jennifer! What a sweet moment! And I know what you mean by thinking the hug is over. I'm all for lingering a bit!
That's so true, huh, that the little things are powerful. Mmm, smells are meaningful to me too.
My pleasure. :) Nice to have you here. I'm trying to cultivate those more and more too.
"The best gifts that are so close to us..." yep, and easy to take for granted. I'm working at that too.
May you and your family have a grace-filled weekend.


Taking a Deeper Dive for NYSSLS Leaders with presenter Paul Andersen.
This two-day workshop is designed to prepare teacher leaders to begin the work of facilitating workshops on how to transition to NYSSLS. This workshop builds on the work from the last two summers, and teacher leaders will leave with multiple ideas and resources to share with other educators in their home schools/regions. Those attending will also create storylines for lessons to help further understanding regarding the shifts to the new standards and phenomenon-based learning. Once again, we will be joined by presenter Paul Andersen, who will facilitate this work.


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Why Hughes over Simpson
Record votes and a candidate's own words matter…
We're getting lots of inquiries today on the Senate District 1 race. This is the race for the seat held by retiring Sen. Kevin Eltife. SD 1 includes Bowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Panola, Red River, Rusk, Titus, Upshur, Wood, and Smith counties.
Here is a summary about why we strongly endorsed Bryan Hughes very early in this race:
We strongly support Bryan Hughes for state senate because he supports the rule of law, secure borders, and maintaining societal guardrails for our children and grandchildren.
We strongly believe jobs should go to citizens and legal workers. Bryan Hughes supports the use of E-verify to hold business owners accountable for hiring only those who are legally eligible to work in the United States. Opponent David Simpson wrote, "Requiring employers to perform law enforcement functions is akin to compulsory servitude prohibited by the US Constitution and establishes a bad precedent. Determining who is legally working and residing in the US is a court function, not a responsibility of private businesses or individuals." [Click here for Simpson source document.]
With that belief, Simpson should work to repeal laws defining "legal workers," not undermine current law. Cheap labor interests exploiting illegal workers should not be allowed to break employment laws. It's wrong for government to blindly allow some businesses to pay low wages and avoid payroll taxes and benefits. Doing so gives those businesses an unfair advantage over those obeying the law.
The first responsibility of government is to protect the life, liberty, and property of its citizens. This requires a secure border. Texas has the responsibility for the interior enforcement of the rule of law – especially when the federal government fails. While Mr. Hughes voted for border security, Mr. Simpson was the only Republican to vote against Gov. Abbott's border security plan (HB 11) three times. [Click here for the record vote source document.]
Although his campaign has focused on medicinal aspects, David Simpson authorized legislation to fully legalize marijuana. His press release stated, "I am proposing that this plant be regulated like tomatoes, jalapenos or coffee." With parents and grandparents struggling to keep children out of the cultural sewer, we just cannot support taking down the guardrails on marijuana. The danger to public safety and the societal harm of gateway drugs represent a cost we cannot support. [Click here to find the Simpson press release.]
We urge you to vote for Bryan Hughes for Senate District 1.
Light turnout…LAST CHANCE – VOTE TODAY!
Today is your last chance to help elect conservatives to these important offices.
The polls are open today until 7 p.m.
Grassroots America Runoff Election Endorsed Candidates:
State Senate District 1 – Bryan Hughes
State Senate District 24 – Dawn Buckingham
State House District 5 – Cole Hefner
State House District 18 – Keith Strahan
State House District 33 – John Keating
State House District 64 – Read King
State House District 128 – Briscoe Cain
Railroad Commission – Wayne Christian
Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2 – Ray Wheless
Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 5 – Brent Webster


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Google Mobilize Comes To Help Small Businesses
by admin - June 30, 2011
Google takes initiative and wants to help the small and medium businesses to create websites for mobile phones. The project is called Google Mobilize and it was launched at a conference held in London. The concept involves converting web pages in order to be accessed through mobile phones.
This is the first time when Google choose to launch an application in the United Kingdom before the United States, the impulse for this being given by a research project made by the company, which revealed that 28% of Britons are using their mobile phone when making a purchase online.
"Many people are making purchases by using their smartphones, but what we do not know is that there are many sites adapted to the mobile phones, enabling them to order directly from the phone",briefs us Ian Carrington, successful sales manager of Google in Eastern and Northern Europe.
He has also announced some official statistics registered in the UK. From these, it results that 36% of the population are using a smartphone, and 20 million people are connected to the Web by phone, compared to 14 million, in 2010. Also, the number of those who once saw an ad on TV, are using their smartphone or tablet for searching additional details about the product or about the brand.
Android Market has reached 4.5 billion for the downloaded applications and games. "A year ago the figure was one billion, and it took two years to get here," said Carrington. Now, it reached one billion in 60 days. If this number will continue to grow in direct proportion to the number of daily active devices, the figure will explode by the end of the year.
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Midwives urge women with concerns about their pregnancy to get in touch
MIDWIVES at Bradford Teaching Hospitals are urging women with concerns about their pregnancy to get in touch. The Maternity Assessment Centre (MAC), based at Bradford Royal Infirmary (BRI), is open 24 hours a day and provides emergency and follow-up care for women…
Maternity,
Daredevils hoping hospital funds will soar after charity skydive
A brave group of NHS staff and supporters took to the skies over Bridlington this weekend for Bradford Hospitals' Charity. A total of 11 people jumped out of a plane to raise money for a range of appeals and projects across Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation…
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Radiology and Imaging,
Women's and Newborn Unit receives spectacular £1.8m makeover
Bradford Royal Infirmary's Women's and Newborn Unit has transformed its look following a fabulous 12-month makeover. The building has an attractive new look and it's also now more comfortable and welcoming for patients and staff, and is much more energy efficient….
BRI staff pay tribute to compassion and kindness of former Bradford nurse
The dedication and kindness of a former Bradford nurse has been commemorated with the unveiling of a plaque. There were tears as well as smiles on the Women's Health Unit at Bradford Royal Infirmary (BRI) as colleagues – past and present – gathered to remember…


Korean Air provides Kooltainer(Korean Air cool container) Service for air transport of special shipments that are temperature sensitive!
Temperature control is only available for dropping temperature below, not above, external temperature.
Human blood or body organ transplants.
Manufactured equipment that requires delicate temperature conditions.
With a one-time setting, it is possible to maintain a constant temperature for up to 48 hours and with replenishment of battery and dry ice, delivery to destination at a constant temperature is also possible.


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Chargers Playoff Picture: The 3 most likely opponents in the wild card round
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With two weeks remaining in the regular season, there's only so much that can happen to change playoff seeding, so let's go ahead and take a look at some of the most likely outcomes in regards to who the Chargers are bound to face in the wild card round.
Cincinnati Bengals (11-4 entering week 17)
The Bengals have games against the Bills and Ravens to finish the regular season and as long as they beat the Ravens, they're likely headed for the No. 3 seed. If the Chargers win any of their remaining games, they'll be no lower than the No. 6 seed.
This matchup would definitely be the most polarizing. It'd be Justin Herbert vs. Joe Burrow, two quarterbacks who — along with Tua Tagovailoa — will forever be linked by their shared draft class.
Baltimore Ravens (10-5)
In this scenario, the Bengals likely lose to the Bills on Monday night and the Ravens would just have to beat the Bengals in week 18. At that point, both teams are 11-6 and the Ravens get the tie-breaker over the Bengals. If the Chargers then win at least one of two, they're still in the No. 6 seed and will travel to Baltimore for a rematch of the 2018 wild card round.
Jaguars/Titans (7-8)
In this scenario, the Chargers would have to win out while the Ravens have to at least lose one of their next two. The Bolts at 11-6 would overtake the Ravens for the No. 5 seed with identical overall records due to their better record within the conference. Chargers would be 8-4 (with win over Broncos) while the Ravens would be 8-5 or 7-6 with one or two losses (Steelers and Bengals), respectively. Since there's no way the AFC South winner would be any higher than No. 4, they'd get paired with the Chargers.
As for the game that specifically decides whether the Chargers face the Jags or the Titans, it will come down to which of the latter two come out on top against the other in week 18. As far this week's game, it means nothing for either Jacksonville or Tennessee.


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Q: Automation error in getting Childnodes by number of item ChildNodes(0) in VBA Excel I am using code to get values of HTML attributes like:
Set myPhoto = doc.DocumentElement.getElementsByTagName("ul"):      i = 2
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It has been working well until now. Excel shows me "Automation error" in case nodespath is exist.
The code string work well if use Children(0) vs Childnodes(0) like:
MyNodeValue =  Trim(e.Children(0).Children(0).Children(0).src)

I can't understand what happened with code and why ChildNodes(0) doesn't work?


Near Carcassone. Private situation. 4-bedroom, 3 bathrooms, fully equipped.
Azille is a Cathare village with historic buildings, but is complete with modern amenities: shops, restaurants, bar, tennis courts, a nearby lake for water sports etc. Wine tours and visiting Caves are popular pastimes, and there are local markets in Azille and the nearby villages.
Kilima is approached via a gated drive leading into the landscaped garden. A luxury property, Kilima is perfect for a memorable family holiday. Set amid Azille's vineyards and olive groves, Kilima benefits from breathtaking views across the Black Mountains and the Pyrenees. Yet, along with the proximity to the vineyards of Minervois, the medieval city of Carcassonne, a world heritage site, is a short drive away, and the clean, uncrowded , beaches of Gruissan with wind-surfing, jet-skis and sailing available. Narbonne a similar distance away has a picturesque town centre with the Canal-du-Midi, markets and cosmopolitan restaurants.
The 11 x 5m private pool is a much loved feature of the property, particularly in the summer when the local temperature hovers around 30`C! There are pool lights for night-time dips. It is overlooked by a shaded terrace, ideal for al fresco dining. The villa is decorated to an unforgettably luxurious standard making for a truly relaxing holiday.
The villa is equipped with Wi-Fi internet and telephone, Sonos, X-Box 360, TV, Blu-Ray DVD with cinema style surround sound system and a selection of DVDs. There is a satellite dish to receive English channels. Table football, pool table, table tennis, bikes add activities for those of all tastes. Kilima truly can cater for everybody's needs and desires.
The very large lounge/ dining room/ kitchen is the hub of the house. Cooking and dining become a truly family endeavour. There is a Gas Barbecue on the covered terrace.
The kitchen is comprehensively equipped: the standard American fridge-freezer/ ceramic hob/ oven/ dishwasher are augmented by an array of gadgets from smoothie maker to fondue set.
The Games room also houses the washing-machine and tumble-dryer.
There is a travel cot and high-chair available. The property is also suitable for wheelchair-users, being mostly on one level.
2 of the bedrooms have king-size beds, and en-suite bathrooms. The other 2 bedrooms have twin beds that can be joined to make a super-king-size bed.
For that extra sense of security, the villa is equipped with an easy to operate security alarm, and electric roller shutters to the windows.
All bathrooms are fully tiled with spacious walk-in showers, heated towel rails & substantial vanity units. The master bedroom bathroom includes a bath in addition.
Comprehensively equipped - everything you could require for culinary excellence!
Large selection of fiction and non-fiction.
Enclosed large landscaped garden. Planted with fruit trees, including almond, fig and cherry. Fresh herbs on banks. Olive trees line the drive, and border the property. Gates at the bottom of drive.
Opening from master-bedroom via full-width patio doors.
Available at Puicheric... including white-water rafting.
In Azille, accessed via the Mairie's office in the village.
With bubble-cover to reduce overnight cooling.
The kitchen, lounge and dining areas are open plan, with patio doors extending across the front of the property and high beamed ceilings. The kitchen is equipped to an excellent standard with all electrical appliances, including an American style fridge-freezer. A breakfast bar seating 4 people separates the kitchen and dining areas. The lounge offers an open log fire and is luxuriously furnished with mocha leather sofas, coffee tables and a large TV with DVD player and cinema style surround sound. There are 2 i-Pod docks and a Sonos The private 11x5m pool is alarmed and equipped with underwater lighting. The villa benefits from a covered terrace with a large gas BBQ and a wrought iron table with seating for eight; the terrace leads to the pool decking on which there are 8 sun loungers. The games room is equipped with a pool table, table football, badminton and gym equipment; the ping pong table is outside. There is an extensive collection of books, DVDs and board games available.
Didn't travel to far afield during our week but well worth a trip to Gruissan where we enjoyed some excellent cocktails down at beach and dinner at the harbour. Avoid Carcassonne in August if you don't like crowds.
Beautiful views in a great location.
A lovely villa with all the mod cons, there is every gizmo and gadget in the kitchen you could possibly need. The photos do not do the property justice it has oodles of space and is tastefully decorated. Its in an excellent location, perfect for exploring the area including the Med, Carcassonne, Narbonne etc.. Its a shame we didn't book for 2 weeks!
Spent a wonderful week at this lovely villa. It was incredibly well equipped, clean and with stunning views. If I could find any fault, and it is very hard to do, it would be that the pool was a tad cold, but as I was the only one in my party to think so, I really am stretching it! The owners were very helpful and prompt with any queries, and my deposit was returned quickly with no fuss. I would definitely recommend this villa and hope to go back soon!
Just thought we would drop you a quick e-mail and say thanks very much for a fantastic stay at Kilima. The standard of accommodation was superb! The house was fitted out with just about everything you could ever wish for. We all had a fantastic time and we were very lucky with the sunshine as well. The little village of Azille was lovely and the wine co-operative selling very drinkable Red and Rose at 1 Euro a litre could not be beaten!!! The views from the villa were fabulous and i will miss them very much. We would have no hesitation in recommending Kilima and would very happily stay again if we return to that part of France.
Th property was excellent well appointed and enjoyed a fine aspect with views across the valley. The listed description was accurate but unfortunately a fire had disconnected the property form the Internet. I am sur now that France a telecom has resolved that issue.
The property was clean and well maintained. I would commend this pro pry to a friend and relative. We enjoyed ourselves enormously.
We had a very frustrating time with SFR and our difficulties with the internet!
A beautiful village, Azille is located in the heart of the Minervois wine growing region of the South of France. Situated in an elevated position, Kilima benefits from magnificent views overlooking vineyards, olive groves and extending as far as the Pyrenees. The village itself hosts a number of wine caves selling superb wines at very attractive prices and almost all offering complementary degustations! Many activities take place during the year including outdoor markets, flea markets, the annual Feria - a testament to the local Spanish influence, and a music festival in July. Azille is set close to the Canal du Midi, offering opportunities for waterside walks and bike rides, not to mention leisurely canal cruises for the aspiring sailor! A less crowded alternative to the coast, Lac Jouarres, set but a mile from the village, offers family fun throughout the summer. Opportunities to swim, wind-surf, sail, fish or merely laze on the beach area make this a much loved venue on sunny days!
A full linen service is included in the price - bed sheets/ duvets, towels, beach-towels, tea-towels. should you require a change of linen, there will be an added charge of 10 euros per person. A midweek clean can be arranged at a charge of 20 euros per hour. Welcome packs are available on request. Utilities included. To book a stay at Kilima please contact us either by e-mail or phone.


Simultaneously form and space, water is a tangible element that—through light, time, and motion—is subject to temporal and spatial transformation. The human body can displace water but is also vulnerable to its force. This slow and meditative installation creates a space in which both co-exist, one continually disrupting the other, each equally malleable and fragile in its own way. Visually enveloping, the installation removes the viewer's awareness of the outside world by transforming the white cube into a swimming tank. Five projections play simultaneously as a figure moves through the water, never appearing in more than one location at the same time. The submerged form—an extension of the viewer—symbolizes the unpredictability of human experience. The artists make compelling use of the grainy and unrefined aesthetic of 16mm film to create a dark, cyclical, and immersive viewing experience.


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Exploring IoT, Part 1: iBeacons, Philips Hue and Node, Twice!
by Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart
All year long, Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart has roamed the globe exploring the future of technology, especially the Internet of Things (IoT). A former college professor, Eduardo loves learning and teaching, and this summer he was able to do both with Progress student interns. Here's his first report on what happened...
This summer our Redwood City office has been host to 3 interns, David Inglis (Caltech), Reeti Banthia (UTexas, Austin) and Keegan Mendonca (Caltech); the three had finished their Freshman year in Computer Science. It has been a great pleasure to host them, and we all learned a lot. Our focus of this summer has been on IOT, Node.js, leveraging Progress® Modulus® and Progress® products. All the summer projects are now available at our GitHub organization under MIT license. The interns also documented their progress via blog posts.
Note that these projects do not necessarily represent best practices, but they show some of the possibilities that our software stack can enable. The next few posts will provide a rough overview of these projects.
The first set of samples we explored used iBeacons and Philips Hues. These samples were written by David Inglis.
iBeacons™
An iBeacon powered by a coin cell.
iBeacons are a proximity system created by Apple that uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) to provide an indication of proximity to a physical beacon. Proximity is based on the intensity of the signal and it is delivered up to the applications as Immediate, Near, or Far. Beacons are identified via a UUID that includes a UUID and a major and a minor id. The rate at which iBeacons emit its signal varies, for example a Gimbal Series 10 beeps twice a second while a Series 20 beeps ten times a second. The range of a beacon is usually around 50 meters.
A battery-powered iBeacon
iBeacons come in many form factors, including small devices that use coin cells (like CR2032), larger ones that use AA batteries, USB sticks, etc. The underlying BLE standard has been supported in iOS devices for the last few years, starting with iPhone 4s, as well as in devices of other manufacturers. The iBeacon protocol is supported natively in iOS 7.1 and iOS 8 and in Android versions starting with 4.3.
iOS8 supports Homekit which is a framework intended for home automation. It came fairly late in the summer and we could not play with it but it is very relevant to this space.
The Philips Hue lighting system
A Philips Hue is a lighting system that includes LED light bulbs and a bridge. The bulbs connect to each other using Zigbee, a low-power radio protocol that supports a mesh topology. The bridge provides connectivity, via an Ethernet port, to other IP-based systems, including the Internet. The range of each "hop" is around 50 feet but the mesh topology means a much larger area can be covered easily.
The bridge accepts HTTP requests and will convert those into Zigbee operations that will be sent to the light bulbs. Each bridge can control up to 50 bulbs.
An iBeacon Scanner
Sample code for iBeacon scanner app
The first sample that David wrote was a very simple iBeacon scanner for an iOS device. For simplicity, the sample was written in Objective C using the Foundation Classes directly. The sample was tested against iOS 7.1. We considered but rejected using iOS 8 and Swift as both were still in beta and David was learning all these technologies while writing the samples.
The sample code is at http://github.com/ios-beacon-scanner. David's writeup is My First Beacon App.
The scanner sample is conceptually pretty straight-forward, but it was the foundation for the next apps built.
Basic Roll Call
The power of iBeacons comes from combining the identity of the beacon – which can be mapped into a location or something else – with the identity of the receiving device. The next sample that David wrote is a basic roll call: each mobile phone identifies its owner, and that, and the iBeacon information is used to track who enters and leaves a given space. The information from the beacon is sent through the internet (cellular or WiFi) to a Node.js endpoint who stores the information into a MongoDB database. These services are running on Progress Modulus.
Modulus also provides a simple HTML interface to the roll call, using the Express framework.
The basic architecture is shown in the image below.
Modulus HTML interface to mobile roll call using Express framework.
The sample code is at http://github.com/ and David's writeup is The Roll Call App: Integration Beacons with Node.js and MongoDB. David also documented Provisioning an iOS App for Ad-Hoc Testing.
Roll Call with Lights
Progress Project: Mobile Roll Call with Lights
Having tackled this, our next experiment was to use the Philips Hue to visually display the roll call. Since the Philips Hue systems are controlled using HTTP requests, and Node.js is such a great match for that - and just because it was fun - we used Node to control the lights. The bridge only has a wired Ethernet port so we had to add a WiFi base station (an Apple Airport Express) and a small router (Netgear). The image to the right shows you our set up.
So you ask, what's that black box between the Airport Express and the router?
A BeagleBoneBlack, shown next to a pencil to present a scaled view.
That's a BeagleBone Black, which is running the Node.js local stack. A BeagleBone Black is a small system-in-a-card computer that runs Linux (Amstrong) and supports Node.js out of the box. It's fairly powerful (1 GHz ARM® Cortex A8) and includes (micro) HDMI, USB, and Ethernet ports.
Controlling the Philips Hue was pretty easy. What was a bit trickier was getting the commands to it from the Modulus layer. Since the bridge is in our office, behind our firewall, it does not have a public IP address, so it cannot be addressed directly from Modulus.
The solution David designed was to ping periodically between the local (behind the firewall) node to the remote (on Modulus) node, to find out if there was a need to adjust the lights.
An alternative would have been to keep an open connection of some sort but this didn't seem necessary (and I'm not sure if our firewall would have allowed).
Here is the architecture diagram:
David Inglis' solution to access Modulus layer outside the firewall.
Mobile Roll Call with Lights
This sample is built on the previous one, so the code is at the same location under a different write-up: Roll Call v2: Adding Philips Hue Lights. David also documented the BBB part: Running a Startup Script on a BeagleBone Black. And I've included an animated GIF of the project in action.
Having Fun: Controlling your Hue from outside the local network
Just for fun, David then used the infrastructure he had created to write an iOS app that would use the node-to-node bridge to control a Philips Hue while being outside its local network.
An iOS app built to control the Mobile Roll Call with Philips Hue system
As before Modulus is used to host the server-side Node.js code. This code is also at http://github.com/ but there is a new write-up: Full Hue Control Outside of the Local Network.
In my next posts, I'll cover other samples that will show how to use Node.js on Modulus to interact with Progress® OpenEdge®, Progress® Corticon® and Progress® Rollbase®, and we will wrap up with another IoT sample that ties everything together.
Until then, follow my blog and Twitter pages for more updates.
application development Android iOS deployment mobile IoT Node.js BLE GitHub module MongoDB Swift
Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart
Eduardo's focus is on strategic initiatives, technology trends and on Corporate Development. Eduardo is also interested in Technology Adoption and tries to stay in touch with the new waves of developers through Hackathons, internships and other community interactions. Eduardo joined Progress in November 2013; before that he worked at BlackBerry, Oracle, Sun Microsystems and Xerox PARC. He has CS degrees from UCB and USB (Venezuela).
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Always when I work together with Paulina, we have plenty of ideas, switch our shooting plan completely and start with the ideas from scratch. But in the end, we just get crazy ideas during the shooting and don't stick at all to the plan. I embrace being spontaneous and experimental way more than planning everything in detail. This time, everything changed as well, as she was a little bit sick but still did not want to cancel the shoot, so she spontaneously invited me for a home shoot at her place. And somehow during the shoot, I always make her laugh and she just cannot stop! It is really so funny. her entire portfolio looks so serious. I get the feeling that I am the only photographer making her laugh.
Yesterday, I also made a survey on my Instagram asking "What makes a good portrait?"
I actually thought, most of my followers would clearly click a) but I had to be proven wrong.
To be honest, I find that rather sad. Because overall I see the trend that people go crazy with beauty ideals, living up to fake standards. And honestly, of course "hot perfect girls" are nice to look at for some time, but if they have no appealing character their attractivity plummets rapidly. In my opinion, girls are attractive, if they are not stiff, are smart and don't have a problem to make fools of themselves. Only being a pretty puppet or perfected princess does not appeal to me. That is why I choose to work with models who are pretty but who are up for fun ideas and story telling. making someone constantly look perfect in a photograph is boring. Creating a story is creatively way more demanding than just creating a perfect shooting environment, apply perfect make-up in the perfect light and retouch everything. We need soul and character, not cloned puppets with fake skin. We are all human, so let's show that!


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Barnes Creek
Parks › Washington › Olympic › Points of Interest › Trail
This trail begins at the Mt. Storm King Information Center and leads four miles eastward along Barnes Creek. The creek lies in a narrow valley that begins in lowland forest and ends in montane forest above 1,600 feet. It can be used in conjunction with several other trails in the area to form a long backcountry trek.
Walking southward from the information center the trail begins as a paved path that leads under the highway and along the northern bank of Barnes Creek. After paralleling the creek for a half mile the trail forks. The left side of the fork is the Mt. Storm King Trail. Follow the left side of the fork to continue along Barnes Creek. In a few minutes the trail forks again. At this fork follow the left side as the right leads to Marymere Falls on Falls Creek.
The track remains close to the creek for the first few miles. It ascends slightly and descends as it crosses small streams emptying into Barnes Creek. The route eventually crosses Barnes Creek and veers from it along the southern base of Aurora Ridge. The track crosses two tributaries on the southern side of Barnes Creek before beginning to climb. The trail ascends using switchbacks 560 feet, then descends slightly only to climb again.
Shortly after beginning this second ascent the trail reaches a junction. At this point the Aurora Divide Trail leads southward (right), ascending Aurora Ridge. From this junction the Barnes Creek Trail leads eastward descending to the creek side. The trail continues another half mile beyond this trail junction. Beyond this four miles the Barnes Creek Trail is not maintained. A trail does exist that follows the drainage eastward into the upper Barnes Creek basin, but fallen trees and a faint path make navigation difficult.
Olympic National Park, 600 East Park Avenue , Port Angeles, WA, 98362-6798, Phone: 360-452-4501
Directions from Port Angeles: Drive 20 miles west on Highway 101 to the Storm King Information Center. Follow the nature trail southward along Barnes Creek, under the highway, to a fork. Follow the Storm King Trail left at this split.
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