House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, left, LAUSD board President Mónica García, and board members Nick Melvoin and Kelly Gonez are joined by Democratic Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, center, on Wednesday at CHIRLA's headquarters in Los Angeles.
"DACA is dead. The Dream Act is a permanent solution for us, and that's what we're fighting for now," said Paulina, an LA Unified graduate from Fremont High School and a DACA recipient who met on Wednesday with House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, LA Unified board members, and business and community leaders in Los Angeles to discuss the support needed to pass the Dream Act before the end of the year.
"I feel good about meeting and sharing my story with Pelosi because she at least gave us an approximate date when she believes the Dream Act can be passed in Congress," said Paulina, who declined to give her last name.
Pelosi told reporters in a news conference after the meeting organized by CHIRLA (Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights) that she expects Congress to pass the Dream Act before Thanksgiving.
The newest version of the Dream Act aims to permanently legalize undocumented youth who came to the country as children. The passage of a Dream Act in Congress would be a permanent solution for DACA immigrants.
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals — or DACA — for undocumented immigrants who arrived in the country as minors was created by executive order in 2012 by President Obama. It was rescinded by President Trump on Sept. 5, which will leave about 800,000 youth and young adults without protection from deportation or work permits after March 5. Those whose permits were not renewed by Oct. 5 have already lost the protections.
"She giving us a tentative date definitely alleviates our uncertainty," said Paulina, who graduated from UCLA. She is now preparing to enroll in a master's program in leadership at USC. She arrived in the United States from Mexico when she was 6.
Paulina, a DACA recipient, was part of the roundtable with House minority leader Nancy Pelosi in support of the Dream Act.
"We are here in support not only of our undocumented students, but also our teachers and personnel. We have teachers in our classrooms, plant managers, counselors, principals, doctors who we rely on and that need our support," said Nick Melvoin, vice president of LA Unified's school board and who was part of Wednesday's roundtable meeting along with board member Kelly Gonez and board President Mónica García.
"We offer our support to make the Dream Act pass by sharing the stories of our families," he said.
The three board members were wearing buttons from the "We are one LAUSD" campaign, which was launched in August at the start of the school year in support of immigrant families.
Gonez said the immigration debate has hurt attendance in LA Unified schools.
"In my personal experience we have seen attendance drop last year when Trump was elected president," she said. Melvoin said the same thing happened in some schools in his district.


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Cambodia: traumatic past, troubled future
New Policy Forum Pod highlights plight of Phnom Penh's homeless
Gareth Evans, Simon Springer, Fiona Benson, Martyn Pearce
Government and governance, International relations, Law, Social policy, Arts, culture & society | Asia, Southeast Asia
On the streets of Phnom Penh, homeless people are being rounded up and removed from the city. In the new Policy Forum Pod, Gareth Evans and Simon Springer discuss human rights violations in Cambodia.
In a new Policy Forum Pod two leading experts shed some light on the disturbing human rights violations being committed on Phnom Penh's homeless people in contemporary Cambodia. Listen to the pod here: http://bit.ly/PFP_cambodia
Cambodia is a country whose recent past was plagued by extreme violence: large-scale bombing, civil war, invasion and genocide, acts that in total killed more than two million people over two decades.
But it's also a country whose present appears to be plunging back into the human misery of its haunted past, with not only state-sanctioned, but state-perpetrated violence being carried out against some of its most vulnerable citizens.
It's violence that is being largely overlooked by the international community.
It is a situation in which Phnom Penh's homeless people are systematically being rounded up by police, their possessions arbitrarily destroyed, and they themselves are being deported to what are effectively concentration camps outside the capital where they are subjected to appalling conditions.
This is part of a broader pattern of human rights violations, from curbs on free speech and the media, to restrictions on elected political opponents, that seriously threaten the country's prospects for free and fair democratic elections in 2018 and, longer term, for a peaceful, democratic future.
Discussing the country's traumatic past and troubling present are:
Professor the Honourable Gareth Evans AC QC. Professor Evans is Chancellor of the Australian National University, and has been recognised at both the national and international level for his extraordinary service and contribution to international relations, particularly in the Asia-Pacific, to global policy, conflict prevention and resolution, and to arms control and disarmament.
As one of Australia's longest serving Foreign Ministers, Professor Evans was the architect of the United Nations' intervention in Cambodia and the 1991 Paris Peace Agreement to put an end to the mass murders and other human rights atrocities of the 1970s and 80s. He has continued to monitor developments over the years and remains an influential and respected voice on Cambodia today.
Dr Simon Springer is an Associate Professor at Canada's Victoria University. He has spent the last 15 years doing research in Cambodia looking at patterns of political and structural violence that have arisen as the country has transitioned towards a free market economy and struggled with consolidating its democracy.
His research has included looking at the plight of Phnom Penh's homeless and interviewing hundreds of people on the ground. He has published a number of books in that time and has worked to draw international attention to the grievous situation unfolding.
Dr Springer and Professor Evans are in conversation with Policy Forum's Fiona Benson.
The pod also takes a look at listener feedback on our last two podcasts on the South China Sea ruling, and the idea of a universal basic income.
You can catch up with our Policy Forum podcast series via iTunes and Stitcher. If you like what you hear, please give us a review on iTunes and help us get the word out.
Professor the Hon Gareth Evans AC QC FASSA has been Chancellor of The Australian National University since January 2010. He was a Cabinet Minister in the Australian Hawke and Keating Labor Governments.
Simon Springer
Simon Springer is Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Victoria, Canada.
Fiona Benson
Fiona Benson is founder of FJ Partners Strategic Advisory.
Martyn Pearce
Martyn Pearce is the Editor of Policy Forum and producer and presenter of the podcast series Policy Forum Pod.
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From the Silicon Valley Campus
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Veteran imagines UX design job pipeline
UCSC Extension Blog June 15, 2021 Career, Certificate Programs, Design, Students, User Experience and Web Design
A career in UX design is a long way from working as a Navy photographer and plunging 91 feet to the ocean floor to document explosive ordinance cleanups off the coast of Africa.
Sometimes Jumar Balacy plays it in his head backwards, starting from today where he has a great job as a user experience designer at Amazon in Silicon Valley.
He runs through how he got each job before this one, the training it took, the decisions he made, his six years serving in the U.S. Navy, and the pretty poor-paying job he had right after his military service. And, he wonders how he can help pave a UX design career path for veterans coming after him.
Creating a UX Design Pipeline
"It's just a wild idea that I have," he says, citing a plethora of mentorships and boot camps for entry-level STEM jobs. "But, nothing like that exists for veterans that want to be designers. Someone coming out of the military might not even know that design is a choice."
After leaving the Navy, Balacy recalls earning less than he made before serving.
"There's quite a few veterans who are underemployed. That's part of where this is coming from."
Designing a Scalable Approach
Ideally there would be guideposts along the way, outreach, training, recruitment, and internships, he says. At every step of the way, there would be mechanisms in place to help people pick up skills, understand the industry, and meet the people who can help them succeed.
"People have been asking me how they could get into design and I was thinking, what can I do?" It's "a 10 percent side project," he says. He's reaching out on LinkedIn to former veterans in the UX design field and asking them how they made the transition. He's looking for some common threads.
From Fleet Combat Camera Pacific to UX Design
Balacy's own journey includes a computer science degree from UC Irvine that included human computer interaction courses, an underwater photography career in the Navy as a mass communication specialist, and a tech support job at Symantec that turned into a UX design position. He saw a missing piece of the process—UX expertise—and decided to bring it himself.
"I took that as my opportunity to develop task flows, develop wireframes, to kind of be that bridge," Balacy says. "Eventually I just became the UX designer for them."
Establishing UX Design Credentials
He enrolled in the UCSC Silicon Valley Extension User Experience and Web Design certificate program to formalize his training. He learned more about the UX design process and the fundamentals of design thinking. In his final Capstone User Experience Project course with instructor Teresa Hardy, he used his programming experience and new understanding of design to build out a microsite for a San Francisco sci-fi author.
"That was my favorite course for sure," he says. "Everything we learned, all the mechanics, we got to practice it in that project."
It took him less than a year to complete the UX and Web Design certificate.
After graduating with a certificate, he was promoted.
"It helped me establish myself as an expert within my org."
UX Skills for Hire
One of the pearls of wisdom that sticks with him today is to avoid being personally tied to the effort you put into a project.
"You have to be able to defend every pixel on the page," he says, quoting UCSC SV instructor Alp Tiritoglu.
"That is a design truism. Everything there is up for review. Just be tied to getting the best result for your users."
Eventually Symantec's enterprise security business was acquired by Broadcom in 2019 and Balacy went out on his own to freelance for other Silicon Valley companies such as Johnson & Johnson and Perficient Digital Labs. He landed his current job at Amazon in March.
Translating the Veteran Experience
UX design is as much about problem solving as it is about visual design. For veterans who are trained to be leaders, their strong decision making skills can translate well to the UX process.
"There is this mix of art and science," Balacy says. "I really like that blend of different disciplines. At the beginning, there is an expansiveness of your thinking. Then, there comes a time for the analytical mindset. That has to take over. As designers, we're constantly balancing between this blue sky outlook and a very focused analytical view. It's not one or the other, it's both. I really like that in my career today."
Sure, most veterans will need some retraining, but at the core of UX design, it's about problem solving.
"If you're someone who can take a problem, break it down to its component parts and synthesize something new, if people feel confident about that, I feel like they're going to make a good designer."
Interested in learning more about Jumar's efforts? You can reach him on LinkedIn.
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We met with producer Claude VonStroke in San Francisco to talk about how he is putting Reason to good use in his productions. Claude is the man behind tech house hits like 'Who's Afraid of Detroit?' and 'Deep Throat'. Besides producing music and running two two record labels - Dirtybird and Mothership - he is also an in-demand DJ, constantly playing in the US and overseas.
Reason is Claude's main production tool, but as a fan of old analog gear he often ends up sampling synths to use them inside Reason.
In the interview we also get a walkthrough of Claude's track Who's Afraid of Detroit? that was done entirely in Reason. We'll get to see some of his production secrets, while others will remain secret simply because the routing of a vocoder effect turned out to be so convoluted Claude couldn't understand how he once did it!
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Q: C++ template packed parameters I'm wondering how I can specify a template type as "parameter pack".
The commented line doesn't work because it can't deduce T (it has the same template parameters). On the next line I can fix that by supplying T but I'm stuck at how I should supply the parameter pack type (where the question marks are.).
template<typename T, typename... Args> T& Entity::addComponent(Args&&... args) const
{
    //return entityManager->addComponent(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
    return entityManager->addComponent<T, ?????>(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
}

I want to use Args as that type.

A: You don't need to specify the parameter pack template argument because it could be deduced from function arguments. So just specify the 1st template argument (and you have to do this because T can be deduced from nowhere). e.g.
return entityManager->addComponent<T>(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
//                                ^^^

If you want to specify the parameter pack template argument explicitly you could write it as
return addComponent<T, Args...>(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
//                     ^^^^^^^

A: It worked when I set Visual studio "Conformance Mode" setting to "No"

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Post integration of tableau server with LDAP (RHDS) in RHEL 7.3 OS, TSM is successfully initialized.
To access server and also to finalize installation we ought to create Tableau server's admin account.
Pls note: We have created the above user name in LDAP server and has been mapped to user groups 'tableau', 'tsmadmin'.
Is there something are we missing here?
I'm not sure, but worth a try. Can the password be reset to not have the special character @ ?


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Q: Cloudformation: How do I setup multiple dns entries using AWS::Route53::RecordSet I am using this cloudformation fragment to map my elb to a domain name:
 "dnsRecord" : {
     "Type" : "AWS::Route53::RecordSet",
     "Properties" : {
         "HostedZoneName" : "apps.acme.com.",
         "Comment" : "DNS name for instance.",
         "Name" : {
             "Fn::Join" : [ "", [
                 {"Ref" : "Hostname"}, "."
             ]]
         },
         "Type" : "CNAME",
         "TTL" : "900",
         "ResourceRecords" : [
             { "Fn::GetAtt" : [ "ElasticLoadBalancer", "DNSName" ] }
         ]
     }
 }

I need to be able to setup many names or aliases for this elb using cloudformation, using a parameter.  I am thinking of a CSV string as the parameter, but am not clear how to "iterate" over that CSV string to repeat this "dnsRecord" block as many times as required.
For example, if Hostname was "fred.apps.acme.com,bertha.apps.acme.com", that would setup 2 dns entries for me to the same elb.
How can I do this?

A: Iteration over the CloudFormation wouldn't be of much help; actually not possible. You can write CFN template to finish all the necessary Stack Resources and use the User Script or Custom Start Script [ in python or Shell Script ] to iterate the necessary DNS Setting.
You can make use of Depends-On & Wait-Handle to introduce the time delay in the stack while the ELB gets created.

A: There's no concept of iterating over a CSV passed in as a parameter. Further, the ability to iterate implies that the list size will not be known before the stack is created. CloudFormation requires that each resource be explicitly defined. This means that you can't pass a variable sized list and have an AWS::Route53::RecordSet resource created for each element in the list.
Because each domain name will need its own AWS::Route53::RecordSet resource, you'll need to edit the template if you need to add or remove domains.
In this situation, I'd recommend creating a new AWS::Route53::RecordSet for each domain name that you want to map to your ELB.


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Q: Anyway to stop SharePoint 2013 Quick Launch adding items automatically In SharePoint 2013, Lists and Subsites are added to the Quick Launch automatically. Is there anyway to stop this?

A: Lists
When you create a List it has an option whether to show that list in Quick Launch or not, you can uncheck the checkbox, as shown below:

If you are making the list via code, you have SPList.OnQuickLaunch property, which you can set to false!
Subsites
You can activate Publishing feature for your Site and once your Web is Publishing.. In Site Settings -> Under Look and Feel -> Navigation. There you can handle whether or not to show subsites and pages under Quick Launch/Top Navigation (Current Navigation)

PS: Configure the Quick Launch for site navigation


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Foreign Trade of the R...
Foreign Trade of the Republic of Belarus in the International Business Environment
Olena HrechyshkinaL_grechishkina@mail.ru1 and Maryia Samakhavetssamkhvec@rambler.ru2
1 Polessky State University, Economic Faculty, Historical and Cultural Heritage Department, Kulikova Street, 27, Belarus
2 Polessky State University, Banking Faculty, Finance Department, Kirova Street, 24, Pinsk, Belarus
https://doi.org/10.2478/bog-2019-0014
The aim of the paper is to assess the current state, problems and prospects for the development of foreign trade in the Republic of Belarus in the international business environment. The evaluation of foreign trade indicators is based on information from different sources and on comparative economic analysis research methods. Our results indicate the export-oriented economy of the Republic of Belarus, and its dependence on the state of foreign markets and the international business environment. The identified problems in the development of Belarusian merchandise exports are due to the orientation towards primary products, and to poor diversification of products and geographical destination. Particular attention is paid to the internal and external factors restraining exports from the Republic of Belarus. Further development requires the full use of the Belarusian export potential and the implementation of measures to promptly resolve the export difficulties on international markets that stem from internal and external factors.
foreign trade; Belarus, merchandise; services; exports, imports
Keywords: foreign trade; Belarus, merchandise; services; exports, imports
The importance of foreign economic activity is steadily increasing in the international business environment, which is characterised by expanding global economic ties, the entry of business entities to external markets, increasing government borrowing in international financial markets, and strengthening integration processes in the world. Government trade policy can affect business by making it easier or more difficult to trade across international borders (Stanford, 2019). The development of export–import relations and the volume of foreign trade directly affect Belarusian market saturation and foreign currency inflow; they ensure the financial efficiency of business activity. In this regard, a theoretical understanding of foreign trade transactions and their government regulation acquires a special role in view of the impact of foreign trade on the country's economic development. It is of equal importance to determine the main directions for improving foreign trade activities, which are subject to constant changes in the international business environment.
According to the WTO data portal (2019) global trade is developing quite rapidly. World merchandise exports in 2017 increased by 68% compared to 2005. There was a rapid and sustained growth in services exports, which increased 103% from 2005 to 2017. In addition, according to the World Bank Open Data (2019), exports and imports occupy an increasing share of global GDP every year. The share of exports in global GDP accounted for 23% in 1997, but it was 37% in 2017.
The importance of foreign trade in the economy of Belarus is confirmed by world ratings. Thus, in Doing Business 2019, Belarus ranks 25th out of 190 countries in terms of "Trading across Borders". This indicator has improved by five places since 2017 (Doing Business, 2019). The position of Belarus in terms of the "Trading across Borders" indicator is quite strong among countries of the post-Soviet space and Eastern Europe, which constitute a dynamically changing international business environment (for example, Kyrgyzstan ranks 70th, the Russian Federation – 99th, Uzbekistan – 165th).
The relevance of the study depends on the modern development tendencies of the Belarusian economic system in the international business environment. These tendencies are aimed at building a market economy, creating innovative industries and strengthening economic ties with other countries. The results of foreign trade affect the development of the country's economy significantly, including the stability of the national currency and the accumulation of international reserves. Identifying the development features of the country's foreign trade is important for the effective management of the foreign economic activity of the Republic of Belarus. The aim of the paper is to assess the current state, problems and prospects for the development of foreign trade in the Republic of Belarus in the international business environment.
2 Literature review
A vast number of publications concerning foreign trade in the international business environment is now available. Richard N. Cooper (1972) proposed and discussed the category of foreign trade policy concerning matters of national security. Anne O. Krueger (1980) confirmed the importance of access to international markets "in providing a means of permitting more rapid growth than would otherwise be feasible" (Krueger, 1980:292); for example, export promotion is useful for permitting rapid expansion of profitable activities.
Elhanan Helpman and Paul R. Krugman (1985) identified some weaknesses of international trade theory and offered "an integrated approach to the analysis of trade in a world characterized by increasing returns and imperfect competition" (Helpman and Krugman, 1985:1). Sebastian Edwards (1997:205) also questioned whether freer foreign trade results in faster economic growth.
Many other authors studied applied aspects of foreign trade in the international business environment. Theodore Draper (1972) studied American politics and international communication and tried to understand the business community, and political behaviour in foreign policy. Morris Goldstein and Mohsin S. Khan (1985) focused on income and price effects in foreign trade. Peter Buckley (2003) presented an overview of international business management and the intra-organisational challenges of international business. The long-term links between imports, exports and economic growth are examined by Manuchehr Irandoust (2017). Nica Maria and Stoian Mirela (2018) analysed external trade in agro-food products from several perspectives.
In papers, with regard to Belarus, the topic of foreign trade is often examined in the context of socio-economic development. Such economists as A. E. Dayneko (2011), V. F. Medvedev and K. L. Kurilionok (2005), H. A. Shmarlouskaya and N. S. Shalupayeva (2018), E. L. Davydenko (2012) and others are engaged in the study of the integration of the Republic of Belarus into the world economy and foreign trade development.
The studies of Russian authors are interesting because the Russian Federation is the main foreign trade partner of the Republic of Belarus. Russian scientists recognise the importance of foreign trade for economic growth, consider the characteristics of foreign trade relations in dynamics, and highlight their features and offer directions for their development in the future (V. P. Obolenskiy, I. S. Gladkov, E. A. Likhachev, etc.). The development of foreign trade in the context of integration intensification is also a common subject of research by Russian scientists (V. I. Rusakovich, L. V. Shkvarya). A significant contribution to the study of foreign trade is made by the experts of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
In this paper, our intention is to consider foreign trade as a key factor in the economic development of the Republic of Belarus in the international business environment. The raw data is extracted for processing by the authors from the databases of state institutions, such as the National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus, the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus, the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Belarus and the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Belarus. The main quantities in foreign trade are exports, imports, balance and turnover, and the share of exports and imports in the GDP of Belarus. This paper draws from comparative economic analysis research methods, though some statistical data related to spatial distribution are shown. The paper presents an analysis of exports and imports of merchandise and services, an analysis of the geographical structure of foreign trade, and an analysis of the structure of merchandise exports of the Republic of Belarus.
4 Research results
Traditionally, the foreign economic activity of most countries of the world is based on foreign trade in merchandise, services and objects of intellectual property. The share of exports amounted to 53.3% of the GDP of Belarus in 2018. This indicates that Belarusian industry has a high export orientation. For the period January–November 2018, the balance of merchandise trade at current prices was negative and amounted to US$ 4,119.9 million. At the same time, merchandise exports amounted to US$ 30,779.8 million, which is 16.5% more than for the same period of 2017. The main reason for the increase in the value of exports was the increase in the level of average export prices by 10.8% in 2018 while the physical volumes of exports increased by 5.2% (National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus, 2019a). In FOB prices, the negative balance was estimated at US$ 2,281.4 million, and merchandise exports amounted to US$ 30,334.5 million, which was 17% more than in 2017 (National Bank of the Republic of Belarus, 2019).
The share of imports in the GDP of Belarus exceeded the share of exports, and amounted to 59.2% in 2018. This shows that the economy is largely dependent on the state and conditions of foreign markets. In 2018, merchandise imports amounted to US$ 34,899.7 million and increased by 13.9% compared with 2017 as a result of average import prices increasing by 8.1% and the physical volume of supplies by 5.4%. In FOB prices, merchandise imports amounted to US$ 32,615.9 million, which is 15.6% more than in 2017. A much faster rise in exports than in imports is a positive development, but it is not sufficient to equalise the balance of merchandise trade. Experts believe the rise in energy prices (oil) was the main reason for the negative merchandise trade balance in the Republic of Belarus in 2018. Compared to 2016, these changes were very significant. Turnover increased by 28% in 2018 compared to 2016, including exports by 31%, and imports by 26%. This indicates the intensity of foreign trade activity of Belarusian business entities.
Belarus conducts trade with 185 countries. The Russian Federation supplies the bulk of energy resources and raw materials for industry and is the buyer of Belarusian industrial and agricultural products. The structure of trade with trading-partner countries is presented in Fig. 1.
Structure of the Belarusian merchandise trade with some countries in January-–November 2018, % of turnover Source: own study based on the National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus (2019a)
Citation: Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series 44, 44; 10.2478/bog-2019-0014
There is a high level of geographical concentration of exports, which indicates the significant dependence of Belarusian exports on the economies of the countries that are the main buyers of Belarusian products (Fig. 2). In 2018, 60% of all export products were supplied to the markets of three countries: the Russian Federation (38.4%), Ukraine (12.3%) and Great Britain (9.3%) (National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus, 2019a).
Structure of merchandise exports of the Republic of Belarus to some countries in January–-November 2018, % Source: own study based on the National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus (2019a)
The Russian Federation provided 59.31% of imports, China – 8.22%, and Germany – 4.75%. The geography of exports and imports indicates a significant dependence on the Russian Federation. Diversification of export and import markets was weak, because 83.70% of total merchandise exports and 81.00% of total merchandise imports were accounted for by 11 countries. In addition, China ranked 9th in the merchandise exports (share 1.42%), but 2nd in the merchandise imports (share 8.22%). In absolute terms, the import volume from China is 6.55 times as great as export volume to China. This suggests that foreign trade is still developing in favour of China, despite its large market (Dayneko, Beresnev, 2019).
Under "Services" there has been a surplus in recent years. The positive balance of foreign trade in services increased by 9.9% in January–November 2018 compared with 2017 and amounted to US$ 3,064.0 million. Services exports increased by 12% to US$ 7,888.4 million in 2018. Services imports increased by 13.3% to US$ 4,824.4 million.
Table 1 shows data on the foreign trade of the Republic of Belarus over the past seven years. The balance of foreign trade was positive in 2012 (US$ 2,834 million), in 2015 (US$ 100.7 million), in 2017 (US$ 149.3 million) and in 2018 (US$ 782.6 million). The positive balance of foreign trade was 61.9% more in 2018 than in the previous year. Merchandise and services exports amounted to US$ 38,222.9 million and increased by 16% compared to 2017. Merchandise and services imports increased by 15.3% and amounted to US$ 37,440.3 million (National Bank of the Republic of Belarus, 2019).
Dynamics of foreign trade indicators of the Republic of Belarus
Merchandise US$ and million services exports, 51,886.0 44,046.1 43,302.9 32,797.8 29,926.9 36,522.5 38,222.9
to the same period of the previous year, % 111.5 84.9 98.3 75.7 91.2 122.0 104.7
Merchandise US$ and million services imports, 49,052.0 46,387.0 43,791.8 32,697.1 29,958.9 36,373.2 37,440.3
Merchandise US$ and million services balance, 2,834.0 -2,340.9 - 488.9 100.7 - 32.0 149.3 782.6
Merchandise US$ exports million (in FOB prices), 45,574.3 36,540.1 35,423.3 26,164.3 23,099.8 28,680.9 30,334.5
to the same period of the previous year, % 111.4 80.20 96.9 73.9 88.3 124.2 105.8
Merchandise imports US$ million (in FOB prices), 45,008.9 41,133.5 38,058.7 28,306.8 25,611.1 31,575.4 32,615.9
Merchandise US$ million balance, 565.4 -4,593.4 -2,635.4 -2,142.5 -2,511.3 -2,894.5 -2,281.4
Services US$ million exports, 6,311.7 7,506.0 7,879.6 6,633.5 6,827.1 7,841.6 7,888.4
to the same period of the previous year, % 112.5 118.9 105.0 84.2 102.9 114.9 100.6
Services US$ million imports, 4,043.1 5,253.5 5,733.1 4,390.3 4,347.8 4,797.8 4,824.4
to the same period of the previous year, % 120.6 129.9 109.1 76.6 99.0 110.4 100.6
Services US$ million balance, 2,268.6 2,252.5 2,146.5 2,243.2 2,479.3 3,043.8 3,064.0
Explanation: Data for January–November, 2018
Source: own study based on the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (2019)
Exports are of particular importance in foreign trade and one of the national economic priorities of the Republic of Belarus. Exports traditionally take more than 50% in the structure of the GDP (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, 2019; Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Belarus, 2019), which indicates the high export orientation of the Belarusian economy. In addition, the share of income from foreign economic activity accounts for about 11% (Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Belarus, 2019) in the structure of the Republic's budget revenues. It indicates the dependence of the Republic's budget on the results of foreign trade activities. In accordance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus (Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Belarus, 2018) the growth in merchandise and services exports is forecast at 5.4% in 2019 compared to 2018.
The authors highlight a number of internal and external factors that have a negative impact on Belarusian export development. Internal factors include high merchandise and geographic export concentration; slow entry into new markets; poor competitiveness of energy- and material-intensive products; focus of industrial production on the purchase of external resources; and the lack of a wide range of export products (including innovative ones).
External factors include: deteriorating external environment and greater international competition in major foreign markets in recent years; devaluation of the currencies of major trading partners, leading to a decrease in the value of exports; danger of reducing the representation of national producers in traditional markets; increase in leadership struggles for technological leadership and new niches in the global market for high-tech products.
The export potential of the Republic of Belarus has over a thousand items, including oil products, potash and nitrogen fertilisers, rolled metal, tractors, trucks, buses, chemical fibres and threads, and so on. Table 2 shows the dynamics and structure of key export products of the Republic of Belarus for 2016–2018. In general, export products are commodities, and are poorly diversified.
Export products of the Republic of Belarus
US$ million
share, %
Mineral products 5,053.8 21.5 7,160.8 24.5 8,163.3 26.5
Food and agricultural commodities 4,164.1 17.7 4,904.3 16.8 4,707.5 15.3
Chemical products, rubber 4,736.0 20.1 5,386.0 18.4 5,924.6 19.2
Machines, equipment and vehicles 4,354.7 18.5 5,298.2 18.1 5,059.2 16.4
Ferrous, products non-from ferrous them metals and 1,614.5 6.9 2,056.9 7.0 2,229.5 7.2
Wood, pulp and paper products 1,013.0 4.3 1,319.2 4.5 1,527.6 5.0
Textiles and textile products 780.8 3.3 849.3 2.9 852.5 2.8
Others 1,820.4 7.7 2,265.3 7.7 2,315.6 7.5
Total 23,537.3 100.0 29,240.0 100.0 30,779.8 100.0
Source: own study based on the National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus (2019a; 2019b)
Thus, in the last two years, an increase in merchandise exports has been observed. This is dictated by globalisation, economic growth and the opening up of new markets to Belarusian goods. Considerable importance is also attached to the increasing purchasing power of traditional consumers of Belarusian products in CIS countries.
An important task in foreign trade is the realisation of the export potential of services. Transport services, telecommunications, computer and information services, construction services and services related to travel of non-residents to the Republic of Belarus take a significant share in services exports. The most promising are engineering, tourism and construction services. Table 1 shows that the balance of trade in services was positive and had a tendency to increase. Note that FDI flows were concentrated mainly in the service infrastructure sector (Hrechyshkina, Samakhavets, 2018).
In our opinion, from this point of view, it is necessary to use the export strengths of the Republic of Belarus more effectively, such as its favourable geographical position, the existence of a state export support system, and expansion of the accessible sales market within the EAEU.
We believe that the main trends in the foreign trade of the Republic of Belarus in the context of increasing competition in the international business environment at the present stage should be:
The export of products with a high share of value added in the price, i.e. high-tech products;
Seeking out new markets, i.e. export diversification;
Expansion of participation in integration associations in the post-Soviet space
Fulfilment of conditions for entry into the WTO;
Further development of distribution networks of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus abroad.
Thus, foreign trade and export issues in the Republic of Belarus should be considered in the context of the socio-economic development of the republic due to its significant role in macro-economic processes. For this purpose, a comprehensive export support system at the state level has been created and is functioning (Samakhavets, Hrechyshkina, 2018). There are conditions for the development of Belarusian foreign trade and export potential that ensure the competitiveness of domestic merchandise and services in world markets. At the same time, the implementation of measures to promptly resolve the rising difficulties with merchandise exports in world markets due to internal and external factors should be a priority task. This will determine the achievement of a positive current account of the Balance of Payments, ensure the external balance of the economy, and fully use the export potential of the Republic of Belarus in the international business environment.
The study provides an analysis and assessment of the foreign trade of the Republic of Belarus in a dynamically changing international business environment. In Belarus, exports of merchandise and services decreased by 26%, and imports by 24%, in 2018 compared with 2012. This decrease is mainly due to a reduction in merchandise exports and imports (by 33% and 28%, respectively). However, because these were outpaced by the growth rates in services exports (an increase of 25%) it was possible to ensure a positive balance of foreign trade in 2017–2018. The stable economic development of the Republic of Belarus largely depends on the development of exports. Exports account for more than 50% of the GDP, and revenues from foreign trade account for about 11% of the Republican budget revenues. Nevertheless, the development of the Belarusian merchandise exports in the international business environment is hindered by a number of limiting factors, which stem from the low level of product diversification (commodity-dependent exports have been identified) and geographical diversification (the Russian Federation remains the dominant foreign trade partner, although its share is decreasing). Therefore, we consider it advisable to intensify government support for export-oriented enterprises to expand their export geography, increase the attractiveness of sales conditions, grow sales, accelerate product turnover, decrease in accounts receivable, etc. We believe that the set of government supporting measures should include export financing and export risk insurance, with loss compensation to banks and insurance companies and incentive taxation.
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Q: How to calculate the smallest sum of squared differences among 5 variables I would like to calculate in Gnu R the smallest sum of squared differences between w,x,y,z and a and choose which of this four variables fits a best, but I have no clue about how to do it in the most elegant way.
Consider the following random data:
set.seed(5840)
a <- runif(100, -1.5, 1.5)
w <- pnorm(rnorm(100))
x <- rnorm(100)
y <- rnorm(100)
z <- dnorm(rnorm(100))

Does somebody know how to do that?

A: You can use this code:
sapply(data.frame(w, x, y, z), function(v) sum((a - v) ^ 2))
#        w         x         y         z
# 95.39201 158.81291 186.37518  75.86112

The smallest sum of squared differences is obtained for z.

A: I know the question is answered, but as a new member I'd post a reply, by way of learning the ropes round stackoverflow.
So here goes. Please bear with me.
Just building on above two answers actually
sort(apply(cbind(w, x, y, z), 2,function(v) sum((a - v) ^ 2)))[1]

And following nicola's approach,
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And an edit:
 We can use names() to get the name of the column obtained above


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House Unveils $38B State Budget, Modest Hike In Spending
Bob Salsberg, The Associated Press
Massachusetts House leaders unveiled a nearly $38 billion state budget proposal Wednesday that calls for a modest increase in state spending and offers the troubled Boston-area transit system more flexibility to enter into private contracts.
The House Ways and Means Committee's proposed budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 would hike overall spending by 2.8 percent, about $100 million less than Republican Gov. Charlie Baker's spending plan.
The budget still needs approval from the full House before moving to the Senate.
Both the governor and lawmakers are seeking to close a $1.8 billion structural gap between projected revenues and spending levels. The Democratic-controlled House followed Baker's lead in calling for no new taxes and no withdrawal from the state's "rainy day fund."
With the massive winter breakdowns that plagued the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority still fresh in the minds of lawmakers, the panel proposed offering the T a five-year reprieve from the state's anti-privatization law to give the system more freedom to enter into private contracts.
Often referred to as the Pacheco Law after its sponsor, Democratic Sen. Marc Pacheco of Taunton, the law restricts the ability of government agencies to enter into private contracts for services that were previously provided by public employees.
The committee also called for an independent assessment of the MBTA's maintenance protocols and allows the governor to hire an independent financial consultant to examine the agency.
"What we saw demonstrated over the course of the winter months cries out for a change in the status quo," said committee Chairman Brian Dempsey, D-Haverhill.
A recent report from a special panel appointed by Baker found a "pervasive organizational failure" at the MBTA and recommended that a five-member financial control board be set up to oversee the T for the next several years. While not contained in the budget, that proposal could be taken up separately by lawmakers later this year.
Dempsey also defended the House proposal not to significantly hike spending for the state's higher education system, pointing to past increases and arguing that the more modest increase shouldn't be used as a reason to increase tuition or fees.
"I'd like to hear them say occasionally, they'll look at their expenses and maybe before they jump to raise fees, they'll look at maybe some kind of consolidation," he said. "We all have a responsibility to look at the expense side."
Spending for most government agencies would be kept at the same level as the current year, but the House panel said it was recommending $17 million more for the state's court system than did Baker, eliminating the need for hundreds of layoffs.
Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Ralph Gants had complained that the governor's budget did not provide funds necessary to operate the courts in a "safe and effective manner."
The committee also said it was making an additional $5 million available for child care vouchers in an effort to move another 833 children off the state's waiting list for early education services.
Dempsey said the House plan would increase spending on elections after state Secretary William Galvin warned Massachusetts would not be able to hold a presidential primary next year under Baker's budget. Dempsey said the House budget also relies on a slightly higher revenue estimate from the opening of the state's first gambling establishment, a slots parlor in Plainville. The original estimate of $87 million has been bumped up to $105 million.
The $15.3 billion appropriation for the state's Medicaid program is the same as in the governor's budget, with the panel calling for $665 million in savings through eligibility redeterminations and accounting tools. Baker's plan anticipated $761 million in Medicaid savings.
Associated Press reporter Steve LeBlanc contributed to this report.
This article was originally published on April 15, 2015.


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I am not an expert on Biblical prophecy. I read prophetic passages and have interest in them, but it is not my calling to find correlation between current events and Scriptural predictions. I think that this type of study is useful, and I'm glad someone does it, but it is not my primary interest.
That being said, I see indication in Scripture that things will get worse before they get better. Scripture indicates that the world will move into a storm before it will experience the calm that follows the culmination of history.
Contrast this with utopian predictions by people such as Ray Kurzweil who see technology solving all of man's problems. In this writings, Kurzweil does a good job of demonstrating that the pace of technological advancement is accelerating. We can be grateful for much of this advancement. I am writing this blog post on a personal computer which has speed and computational power that would have been unimaginable just a few decades ago. I am also grateful for the advances in medicine and technologies that provide for better living conditions. Technology has proved effective in correcting what is wrong with the physical aspects of life.
Those who believe that man can solve all his problems through technological innovation ignore one basic fact. Man is inherently flawed in a way that no technology can fix. Technology cannot address or correct man's moral problem. Utopian schemes fail because they refuse to acknowledge the moral problem with all men. Every elitist scheme fails because the elite are as morally flawed as those to whom the elite feel superior.
Every advancement in technology can be used for good or for evil. We live this out every day. I have virus protection software because some very smart people are intent on destroying what I create on this computer. Criminals use computers and other technology to commit crime. Dictators use technology to force their will on their people. Advances in weaponry increase the ability of would-be conquerors to kill and subjugate.
I am grateful for technology, with it we can do much good. Therefore I am not against technology. I do see, and Scripture predicts, that the advances in technology will be used for evil purposes and that it will not go well for humanity until Jesus returns.
I began writing this post before I knew that Hurricane Irene was bearing down on the east coast of the United States. I am reminded that this physical storm and the havoc it can bring, is a picture of the moral and political storm that is brewing. The moral and political storm will be more destructive and ruin more lives than the physical one.
Yet, I am comforted that the one who calmed the storm when he walked the Earth, is still living and active. For those who embrace him he offers salvation out of the storm until that day when he will cause all storms to cease.
The Apostle Paul reminds us in Romans 14:11 and Philippians 2:10 that eventually every knee will bow to the name of Jesus. It is then that all will experience calm.


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What is chromosome 14?
Humans normally have 46 chromosomes in each cell, divided into 23 pairs. Two copies of chromosome 14, one copy inherited from each parent, form one of the pairs. Chromosome 14 spans more than 107 million DNA building blocks (base pairs) and represents about 3.5 percent of the total DNA in cells.
Identifying genes on each chromosome is an active area of genetic research. Because researchers use different approaches to predict the number of genes on each chromosome, the estimated number of genes varies. Chromosome 14 likely contains 800 to 900 genes that provide instructions for making proteins. These proteins perform a variety of different roles in the body.
Genes on chromosome 14 are among the estimated 20,000 to 25,000 total genes in the human genome.
How are changes in chromosome 14 related to health conditions?
Many genetic conditions are related to changes in particular genes on chromosome 14. This list of disorders associated with genes on chromosome 14 provides links to additional information.
Changes in the structure or number of copies of a chromosome can also cause problems with health and development. The following chromosomal conditions are associated with such changes in chromosome 14.
Rearrangements (translocations) of genetic material between chromosome 14 and other chromosomes have been associated with several types of cancer. These chromosome abnormalities are somatic, which means they are acquired during a person's lifetime and are present only in certain cells. Studies show that these translocations disrupt genes that are critical for keeping cell growth and division under control. Unregulated cell division can lead to the development of cancer. Translocations involving chromosome 14 have been found in cancers of blood-forming cells (leukemias), cancers of immune system cells (lymphomas), and several related diseases. For example, Burkitt lymphoma, a cancer of white blood cells that occurs most often in children and young adults, is related to a translocation between chromosomes 8 and 14. Another type of lymphoma, called follicular lymphoma, is often associated with a translocation between chromosomes 14 and 18. In a cancer of white blood cells called multiple myeloma, the presence of a translocation between chromosomes 4 and 14 is associated with a more aggressive form of the disease.
ring chromosome 14 syndrome
Ring chromosome 14 syndrome is caused by a chromosomal abnormality known as a ring chromosome 14 or r(14). A ring chromosome is a circular structure that occurs when a chromosome breaks in two places and its broken ends fuse together. People with ring chromosome 14 syndrome have one copy of this abnormal chromosome in some or all of their cells. Researchers believe that several critical genes near the end of the long (q) arm of chromosome 14 are lost when the ring chromosome forms. The loss of these genes is likely responsible for several of the major features of ring chromosome 14 syndrome, including intellectual disability and delayed development. Researchers are still working to determine which missing genes contribute to the signs and symptoms of this disorder. Epilepsy is a common feature of ring chromosome syndromes, including ring chromosome 14. There may be something about the ring structure itself that causes epilepsy. Seizures may occur because certain genes on the ring chromosome 14 are less active than those on the normal chromosome 14. Alternately, seizures might result from instability of the ring chromosome in some cells.
other chromosomal conditions
A rare condition known as terminal deletion 14 syndrome causes signs and symptoms similar to those of ring chromosome 14 syndrome. Terminal deletion 14 syndrome is caused by the loss of several genes at the end (terminus) of the long (q) arm of chromosome 14. In addition, some people with terminal deletion 14 syndrome have a loss or gain of genetic material from another chromosome. People with this condition may have weak muscle tone (hypotonia), a small head (microcephaly), frequent respiratory infections, developmental delay, and learning difficulties. Other changes in the number or structure of chromosome 14 can have a variety of effects, including delayed growth and development, distinctive facial features, and other health problems. Several different changes involving chromosome 14 have been reported. These include an extra copy of a segment of chromosome 14 in every cell (partial trisomy 14), an extra copy of the entire chromosome in only some of the body's cells (mosaic trisomy 14), and deletions or duplications of part of chromosome 14. Full trisomy 14, an extra copy of the entire chromosome 14 in all of the body's cells, is not compatible with life. Health problems can also result from a chromosome abnormality called uniparental disomy (UPD). UPD occurs when people inherit both copies of a chromosome from one parent instead of one copy from each parent. The long arm of chromosome 14 contains some genes that are active only when inherited from the mother, and other genes that are active only when inherited from the father. Therefore, people who have two paternal copies or two maternal copies of chromosome 14 are missing some functional genes and have an extra copy of others. When both copies of chromosome 14 are inherited from the mother, the phenomenon is known as maternal UPD 14. Maternal UPD 14 is associated with premature birth, slow growth before and after birth, short stature, developmental delay, small hands and feet, and early onset of puberty. When both copies of the chromosome are inherited from the father, the phenomenon is known as paternal UPD 14. Paternal UPD 14 is associated with an excess of amniotic fluid (which surrounds the baby before birth); an opening in the wall of the abdomen; distinctive facial features; a small, bell-shaped chest with short ribs; and developmental delay. Both maternal UPD 14 and paternal UPD 14 appear to be rare.
Is there a standard way to diagram chromosome 14?
Geneticists use diagrams called ideograms as a standard representation for chromosomes. Ideograms show a chromosome's relative size and its banding pattern. A banding pattern is the characteristic pattern of dark and light bands that appears when a chromosome is stained with a chemical solution and then viewed under a microscope. These bands are used to describe the location of genes on each chromosome.
See How do geneticists indicate the location of a gene? in the Handbook.
Where can I find additional information about chromosome 14?
You may find the following resources about chromosome 14 helpful. These materials are written for the general public.
Additional NIH Resources - National Institutes of Health (3 links)
Educational resources - Information pages (2 links)
MedlinePlus - Health information
Encyclopedia: Chromosome
You may also be interested in these resources, which are designed for genetics professionals and researchers.
Research Resources - Tools for researchers (7 links)
PubMed - Recent literature
Map Viewer - Genetic maps
Where can I find general information about chromosomes?
The Handbook provides basic information about genetics in clear language.
What is DNA?
What is a chromosome?
How many chromosomes do people have?
Can changes in chromosomes affect health and development?
These links provide additional genetics resources that may be useful.
Genetics education
Resources for Genetic Researchers
What glossary definitions help with understanding chromosome 14?
cancer ;cell ;cell division ;chromosome ;deletion ;developmental delay ;DNA ;hypotonia ;immune system ;imprinting ;lymphoma ;maternal ;microcephaly ;mosaic ;multiple myeloma ;muscle tone ;myeloma ;puberty ;respiratory ;short stature ;stature ;syndrome ;translocation ;trisomy ;uniparental disomy ;white blood cells
You may find definitions for these and many other terms in the Genetics Home Reference Glossary.
See also Understanding Medical Terminology.
References (17 links)
The resources on this site should not be used as a substitute for professional medical care or advice. Users seeking information about a personal genetic disease, syndrome, or condition should consult with a qualified healthcare professional. See How can I find a genetics professional in my area? in the Handbook.
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The Astronomer
Lawrence Goldstone
Paris, 1534. A student at the Catholic Collège de Montaigu, serving as a courier for the Inquisition, is murdered by members of an extreme Lutheran sect for the packet of letters he is carrying. His friend and fellow classmate Amaury de Faverges—the illegitimate son of the Duke of Savoy and an expert in astronomy and natural science—is recruited as his replacement and promised a decree of legitimacy if he can uncover the secret that threatens to overturn Catholicism and the reign of François I. Working undercover, Amaury journeys south to the liberal court of the king's sister, Marguerite of Navarre, the alleged heart of the conspiracy. The deeper he probes, the more Amaury is forced to confront his own religious doubts; and when he discovers a copy of Copernicus's shocking manuscript showing the sun at the center of the universe, he knows the path he must follow. Replete with characters and events from history—from the iconoclastic Rabelais to the burning of heretics in Paris to preacher John Calvin and Copernicus himself—The Astronomer is a powerful novel of love and betrayal, and a thrilling portrait of what might well have happened at a hinge point in history when science and ancient religious belief collided.
Praise For The Astronomer…
To describe Lawrence Goldstone's The Astronomer as a great historical whodunit, is to do it a gross injustice. By artfully weaving theological conflicts and personal dilemmas with a well-crafted murder story, set in the early years of the Reformation, Goldstone manages both to illuminate the human side of a fascinating historical era and to add spiritual depth to the lives of the people caught up in its wheels. A novel which can delight the lover of mysteries without disappointing one bit the reader of serious fiction.
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package com.google.cloud.spanner.connection;

import static com.google.cloud.spanner.MockSpannerTestUtil.SELECT1;
import static com.google.cloud.spanner.MockSpannerTestUtil.SELECT1_RESULTSET;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
import static org.junit.Assert.fail;

import com.google.cloud.spanner.MockSpannerServiceImpl;
import com.google.cloud.spanner.ResultSet;
import com.google.cloud.spanner.SpannerException;
import io.grpc.Server;
import io.grpc.netty.shaded.io.grpc.netty.NettyServerBuilder;
import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
import org.junit.AfterClass;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.BeforeClass;
import org.junit.Test;

public class LocalConnectionCheckerTest {

  private static MockSpannerServiceImpl mockSpanner;
  private static Server server;
  private LocalConnectionChecker connectionChecker;

  @BeforeClass
  public static void beforeClass() throws Exception {
    mockSpanner = new MockSpannerServiceImpl();
    mockSpanner.setAbortProbability(0.0D); // We don't want any unpredictable aborted transactions.

    final InetSocketAddress address = new InetSocketAddress("localhost", 0);
    server = NettyServerBuilder.forAddress(address).addService(mockSpanner).build();
    server.start();
  }

  @AfterClass
  public static void afterClass() throws Exception {
    server.shutdown();
    server.awaitTermination();
  }

  @Before
  public void setUp() {
    mockSpanner.reset();
    connectionChecker = new LocalConnectionChecker();
  }

  @Test
  public void testMockSpanner() {
    final String uri =
        String.format(
            "cloudspanner://localhost:%d/projects/proj/instances/inst/databases/db?usePlainText=true",
            server.getPort());
    final ConnectionOptions connectionOptions = ConnectionOptions.newBuilder().setUri(uri).build();
    mockSpanner.putStatementResult(
        MockSpannerServiceImpl.StatementResult.query(SELECT1, SELECT1_RESULTSET));

    try (Connection connection = connectionOptions.getConnection();
        ResultSet resultSet = connection.executeQuery(SELECT1)) {
      while (resultSet.next()) {}
    }
  }

  @Test
  public void testNoRunningEmulator() {
    final int port = server.getPort() - 1;
    final String uri =
        String.format(
            "cloudspanner://localhost:%d/projects/proj/instances/inst/databases/db?usePlainText=true",
            port);
    final ConnectionOptions connectionOptions = ConnectionOptions.newBuilder().setUri(uri).build();

    try {
      connectionChecker.checkLocalConnection(connectionOptions);
      fail("Unavailable exception expected");
    } catch (SpannerException e) {
      assertEquals(
          "UNAVAILABLE: The connection string '"
              + uri
              + "' contains host 'localhost:"
              + port
              + "', but no running emulator or other server could be found at that address.\n"
              + "Please check the connection string and/or that the emulator is running.",
          e.getMessage());
    }
  }
}

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