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Herman Darrell "Joe" Hale – 2013 Inductee
(On this date, October 16, 2013, the Osborne County Hall of Fame is pleased to present to the world for the first time anywhere the fifth and last member of the OCHF Class of 2013)
Herman Darrell "Joe" Hale was born April 12, 1925, in Woodston, Rooks County, Kansas, the third of four children born to Carl Raymond Hale and Mayme E. (Dunn) Hale. Joe was baptized in the United Methodist Church, at Downs, Kansas, where he served as captain of the football and basketball teams and playing baritone in the school band. The football team distinguished itself his senior year with a perfect record – unbeaten, untied, and unscored-upon.
After high school graduation in 1943 Joe enlisted in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade, Service and Supply Ship, in the Pacific theater until his discharge in 1946. Joe then attended the University of Kansas at Lawrence on the G.I. Bill and graduated in 1949 with a bachelor's degree in business. Joe began work with the John Deere Company and later moved to Salina, Kansas, where he later worked for the Douglass Candy Company. In 1951, he met and married Joyce Vanier. Together they raised six children.
That same year, Joe joined Joyce's father's Western Star Mill Company in Salina, where he became vice president. The Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) in Decatur, Illinois, purchased Western Star in 1970. Two years later, Joe was named president of ADM Milling Company. He became company chairman in 1989 and retired in 1996. Joe was credited with building the company into a world-wide leader in the flour and grain milling industry.
Related to his field, Joe served as president of both Millers' National Federation and the American Corn Millers Federation, now both part of the North American Millers Association (NAMA). He was an honorary lifetime member of NAMA.
Joe also was chairman of the board of Sunflower Bank; president of Star A, a ranching and farming operation; and vice president of the American Royal Association. He served as a director of the following companies – Archer Daniels Midland, Commerce Bancshares, and Lyons Manufacturing Company. Other directorships Joe held included the Wheat Industry Council, the National Pasta Association, the American Baking Association, the Biscuit and Cracker Manufacturers Association, the American Institute of Baking, and St. John's Military School.
Joe was a founding member of the Rolling Hills Congregational Church in Salina. He was a member of the Saddle and Sirloin Club, Mission Hills Country Club, Garden of the Gods Club, Vanguard Club, Man of the Month Club, and the Kansas City Club. He was a former member of the Wolfcreek Golf Club, Oxbow Hunting Club, Equity Investment Club, Country Cousins, Privy Council, and the Black Sheep baking industry organization.
Joe supported many institutions throughout his life, and his support was honored through several lasting legacies both large and small: the fences around the Downs City Park and the Downs Cemetery in Downs, Kansas; the Hale Arena at the American Royal in Kansas City, Missouri; the Hale Achievement Center and Hale Music Media Center at the University of Kansas; and the Hale Library at Kansas State University.
"Joe graduated from the University of Kansas, but several of his children went to K-State. He wanted to do something for K-State. His support had to be directly for students, so he contributed to a directly oriented student project that became Hale Library as we know it today. He and his wife, Joyce, came forward in 1992 as anonymous donors for the major portion of the $5 million in private funding needed to build the library. They are the reason that we finally have a facility that can accommodate the students at K-State." – Brice Hobrock, Dean of KSU Libraries, 1999.
Gary Hellebust, president and CEO of the KSU Foundation, also said in 1999 that Hale was a true supporter of academics and was an inquisitive, intelligent person. "He was a bigger-than-life character. He was warm, but somewhat reserved – very inquisitive. He wanted to learn just so he would know and increase his awareness." He was very pro-academic and wanted to support the library because he felt it would be supporting all academics at K-State and not just one part."
H. D. "Joe" Hale passed away November 20, 1999 at St. Joseph Health Center in Kansas City, Missouri. He was 77 years old. His impact and generosity will influence many future generations to come.
The 1942-1943 Downs Dragons Football team. Herman "Joe" Hale, one of the two captains on the team, is third from left in the front row. The team went 9-0, scoring 188 points to their opponents' zero points.
Hale Library at Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas.
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Q: How can I get 'diff' to show only added and deleted lines? If diff can't do it, what tool can? Take-2 I have 2 sorted files produced by

xxx>find /store -type f -print | sort > /tmp/invent.txt
xxx>find /fbkup -type f -print | sort > /tmp/backup.txt

I want from diff a file name list of files missing in /store which are still on /backup, without any < > annotations, just one output file containing exactly the same records from /tmp/backup for which there was no match on /tmp/invent.txt.

xxx>diff -??? /tmp/invent.txt /tmp/invent.txt | xargs ...

A: for i in `cat /tmp/invent.txt`; do grep ^$i$ /tmp/backup.txt >/dev/null || echo $i ; done

This will echo all names in /tmp/invent.txt which is not in /tmp/backup.txt
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I found another way using diff :- (diff -r dir1 dir2)

-r,  --recursive means Recursively compare any subdirectories found.

$ mkdir -p dir1/dir dir2/dir/dir

$ diff -r dir1 dir2
Only in dir2/dir: dir

$ touch dir1/file{a..d}

$ touch dir2/file{a..d}

$ touch dir2/dir/file{a..d}

$ echo hi >  dir2/filea

$ diff -q -r dir1 dir2
Only in dir2/dir: dir
Only in dir2/dir: filea
Only in dir2/dir: fileb
Only in dir2/dir: filec
Only in dir2/dir: filed
Files dir1/filea and dir2/filea differ

A: Diff your files, then use awk to find the lines you want (/^<), strip the leading bit (gsub(/^</,"")), and print the matched line.
diff file1 file2 | awk '/^</ {gsub(/^</,""); print}'

So if you want a one liner you could even do something like this.
diff <(cd /store ; find . -type f -print | sort) \
     <(cd /fbkup ; find . -type f -print | sort) | \
     awk '/^</ {gsub(/^</,""); print}'

A: Don't use diff, use join instead. Since your input files are already sorted, the following should produce exactly the output you requested:
join -v 2 /tmp/invent.txt /tmp/backup.txt > /tmp/in-backup-but-not-invent.txt

(If the file paths in either /tmp/backup.txt or /tmp/invent.txt contain whitespace, then join may not work correctly with the options given above. In that case, you will have to look at using the -t option, to specify a non-whitespace char as the field separator for join. You would want to choose as field separator a char that does not actually appear in any of your file paths. Something like | or \ would probably suffice.)

A: Diff can prolly do this, but im too lazy to check.
Try comm. comm -2 -3 or comm -1 -2 which'll give lines only in file A, or lines only in file B.

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This system is composed of your tonsils, thymus, bone marrow, spleen, lymphatic fluid, vessels, and lymph nodes. It consists of 20 trillion cells that work as your police force and garbage collectors that are responsible for killing off the bad guys that are no longer participating in the natural processes of your body, these include cancerous cells, yeasts, bacteria, viruses, and waste products. "Kill the bad guys and take out the trash." That is what your immune system is supposed to do, but if you have cancer, something has gone wrong with your immune system.
The lymphatic system bathes the cells in fluids as it cleans away debris and filters it to the appropriate receptacles for removal through the various systems of the body such as the skin, respiratory, sweat, urine, and stool. Your kidneys filter your blood, while the liver and spleen work to detoxify excess hormones, neurotransmitters, dead or damaged cells, bacteria, and toxins to processes them for elimination. If your lymph system stopped working for any reason you would die of toxicity within a matter of hours. You have about three times more lymphatic fluid than blood, yet this system has no dedicated muscle to pump the fluid that circulates through a vast network of capillaries and ducts. Its pulsing can only occur with the force provided through movement of the body or through the act of breathing.
Health problems can arise when we are dealing with toxic burden, stress, or a lack of proper nutrients from the diet. One can begin to heal these issues by implementing significant diet changes to address any nutritional shortfalls, employing stress relieving techniques, and then work on getting your lymphatic system working efficiently once again.
Stay hydrated- this helps the body to flush out the toxins. You can do this by drinking 8-10 glasses of pure water daily.
Deep breathing to expand your chest fully and then exhaling slowly as you become conscious of your breath. Visualize your lungs breathing in fresh clean air and releasing toxins on the exhale.
Movement such as: walking, biking, swimming, stretching, and yoga can help to circulate the lymph fluids.
Dry skin brushing- the skin is the largest elimination system of the body, dry brushing can stimulate this system to work more efficiently.
This consists of aerobic bouncing in the form of jumping jacks, twisting, running in place, dancing, etc on a mini trampoline to get your lymphatic fluids pumping and your body sweating out toxins. Even if you are too weak to jump, you can still sit on the Mini Trampoline/rebounder and bounce gently in order to stimulate this system. A typical routine is to warm up for a couple minutes with light bouncing, then do 5-10 minutes of strength and aerobic bounce variations, and then cool down with a couple more minutes of light bouncing.
Rebounding stimulates the millions of one-way valves that make up the lymphatic system. This action benefits the immune system's capacity for fighting disease, destroying cancer cells, eliminating antigens, and preventing future illness.
It circulates oxygen to all of the tissues and cells.
Just 2 minutes of rebounding offers the equivalent physiological benefits as 6 minutes of running, 10 minutes of swimming and 22 minutes of walking.
It provides an increased G-force (gravitational load), which benefits the body by strengthening the musculoskeletal systems.
Protects the joints from the chronic fatigue and impact delivered by exercising on hard surfaces.
Has been shown to benefit body alignment and posture.
Enhances the digestion and elimination processes.
How to use a rebounder to move the lymphatic fluid.
This is helpful because when Castor Oil is absorbed through the skin, the lymphocyte cell count increases. Having an increased lymphocyte cells will speed up the removal of toxins from the tissues and helps promote a state of healing. A castor oil massage is reported to be especially effective when done along the spinal column and massaged along your lymphatic pathways that line the spine on either side. One way to do this is to have your partner use their thumbs or the knuckles of both index fingers to apply circular pressure between the ribs up and down the spinal column.
You can read more about castor oil massages and castor oil packs with this link.
You can also combine castor oil with Rocky Mountain Lymph Support Oil for this massage.
Reduces stress: patients who practice yoga had lower levels of stress, anxiety, and depression than those who didn't practice yoga, according to a study published in 2009.
Improves quality of life- In a pilot study published in 2006, researchers found that a seven-week yoga program significantly improved the quality of life for cancer survivors. The researchers also observed a significant improvement in emotional function among the study's 20 yoga-practicing participants.
Enhances sleep quality- A 2004 study of 39 lymphoma patients indicated that attending a weekly yoga session may help reduce sleep disturbance, improve sleep quality, lengthen sleep duration, and reduce the use of sleep medications.
Epson Salt Bath– Have a long soak in an Epson salt/baking soda bath which can help to mobilize toxins out through the skin. Add one cup of Epson salts and 2 cups baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) to a warm bath and soak for 30 minutes. Rinse with water when finished. This particular bath would be especially beneficial for those with solid tumors who are eating a mostly vegetarian diet in order to remove toxins and acids from the body.
ACV/Clay bath– Mix one cup of organic apple cider with 1 cup bentonite clay to form a paste and then add to a warm bath and soak for 30 minutes. This bath is very beneficial to those with immune system cancers such as leukemia, lymphoma or myeloma. This bath can be done daily during times of intense toxicity.
Read more about cancer specific diet and supplement therapies.
Reduce the amount of time that you are wearing your bra. Tight bras severely restrict the circulation of both blood and lymph fluid from circulating throughout the breast area. The circulatory system brings much needed oxygen-rich, nutrient-filled blood to the area. It also removes the accumulated toxins and carbon dioxide. Both are very important and are often impaired by wearing a bra. In the book Dressed to Kill: The Link Between Breast Cancer and Bras, the authors present some shocking statistics regarding the length of time a woman wears a bra and her increased risk of developing breast cancer.
Women who wear a bra 24 hours a day have a 3 in 4 chance of breast cancer.
Women who wear a bra more than 12 hours a day (though not to bed) had a 1 in 7 chance of breast cancer.
Wearing a bra less than 12 hours a day had a 1 in 152 chance of breast cancer.
Women who rarely or never wore bras had a 1 in 168 chance of breast cancer.
Never wear your bra to bed.
According to Dr. David Williams, "Wearing a bra at least 14 hours a day tends to increase the hormone prolactin, which decreases circulation in the breast tissue. Decreasing circulation can impede your body's natural removal of carcinogenic fluids that become trapped in the breast's sac‐like glands (lymph nodes). These glands make up the largest mass of lymph nodes in the upper part of your body's lymphatic system." The mammary glands are filled with lymphatic vessels that move from the breast to the lymph nodes located under the armpit, to the collar bone, and then the thoracic duct. It is through these pathways that the breast drains toxins and keeps its internal environment clean. When something impedes this natural process, the estrogen byproducts become destructive free radicals that can create cellular damage, thus leading to breast cancer. If you must wear your bra, consider wearing one that does not cut tightly under or along the outer edges of the breasts where these milk ducts are located. Also remember to take it off whenever possible to allow your lymphatic system to flow freely.
You want your body to sweat and release toxins freely. You can mix equal parts of essential oils with a carrier oil and rub this over the chest and arm pit areas to work as a natural deodorant.
Fresh fruit fasting- raw fruits have astringent-like qualities that work to cleanse the lymphatic fluids and keep them moving. They can also be cleansing for the kidneys. Some fruits to include are: blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, raspberries, cranberries, grapes, cherries, pomegranates, cantaloupe, pineapple, watermelon, lemons, limes, and oranges. If you are going to do a raw fruit fast to cleanse the lymph system, this should be done in combination with the products that are listed below.
Juice of Oregano– the ideal dosage for lymph cleansing would be 3 T taken twice per day. You should start slowly to buildup to that dosage.
3 day juice fast- this would include drinking fresh juice made with beets, asparagus, celery, cucumber, ginger root, lemon and parsley.
How to make nutritious green smoothies.


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Q: APC UPS model:BR550ci-in How to Disable Minimum Load Turn Off I got an APC UPS (Model No:BR550ci-in). I need to light a bulb(40w, 230volt) from it.  The problem I am facing is Minimum Load Turn Off. My UPS auto-detects the load and if it doesn't meet the minimum requirement, the UPS turns off, which is good feature to get maximum from your UPS. But sometimes I only need to light the bulb (don't need the computer to work). Due to Minimum Load Turn Off, this can not be achieved.
So my question is how can I disable this feature (Minimum Load Turn Off) ?
Can I remove some part of the circuit to disable this feature? If so, which elements?
Or is there is another workaround for my problem?


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*** Teds Corner *** SENPAI GUMI
Fri, March 2, 2012 Comments Off on *** Teds Corner *** SENPAI GUMI by Chris Green
Ted T. Tsukiyama resides in Honolulu and is an active member of the 442nd RCT Veterans Club and the MIS Veterans Club. During World War II, he was a member of the Varsity Victory Volunteers, the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion of the 442nd RCT, and the Military Intelligence Service. Throughout the years, Ted has served as a wartime historian, often writing about his own experiences.
Here is his latest article:
"Senpai" translated into English means "elder," "senior," "predecessor" or "pioneer," and the word "gumi" means "group," "team," or "class," so "senpai gumi" as referred to herein means "pioneer group" or "pioneer class." "Senpai Gumi" is also the name of a historical booklet edited by 100th/MIS veteran Richard S. Oguro which tells the story of the fifty nine Nisei soldiers of the 100th Battalion who in December 1942 were transferred out from their CampMcCoytraining over to the Military Intelligence Service Language School at Camp Savage (MISLS) to become the first group of Nisei from Hawaii to be trained for MIS service, hence the "senpai gumi" of Hawaii Nisei to enter the MIS.
These MIS Senpai all shared the common history of having been drafted into the army prior to the Pearl Harbor attack, were assigned to Hawaii National Guard service with the 298th and 299th Infantry Regiments until late May 1942 when they together with all other Nisei were separated out from the 298th and 299th and assembled into the Hawaiian Provisional Infantry Battalion. On June 5, 1942 the Battalion comprised of 1,432 Nisei were shipped off to the mainland when they were re-designated the 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate) and sent to Camp McCoy, Wisconsin for combat training.
The then ongoing war against Japangreatly increased the need for competent Japanese linguists skilled in interpretation, translation and interrogation giving rise to Army policy and regulation which, despite grave doubts and fears about their loyalty to America, gave the highest military utilization priority to Nisei with knowledge and competence in Japanese over those being trained for combat duty. Thus MIS recruiters were sent to Camp McCoy to screen out and draft the best qualified Nisei in the 100th for intelligence-specialist training. Many of those recruited objected, citing their desire to remain with the 100th to fight the infantry war against the enemy, but their highest assignment priority status as potential language specialists prevailed as the Army ordered them transferred to MISLS.
An unofficial listing of the 59 "senpai gumi" from the 100th Battalion who were selected for MIS training at Camp Savage were: George J. Aoki, Terry Y. Doi, George M. Fujikawa, Edward M. Fujimori, Keiji Fujii, Harry Furushima, Raymond Harada, Ken Harano, Howard K. Hiroki, Seian Hokama, Robert Honda, Yurikichi Ikehara, Sueo Ishii, Richard Ishimoto, James. K. Izumi, Charles T. Kaneko, Edwin Kawahara, Herbert Kawamoto, Herbert Kawashima, Henry T. Kimura, Hoichi Kubo, Tom T. Matsumura, Eddie Mitsukado, Jitsuo Miyagawa, Nobuo Miyaji, Herbert Miyasaki, Yukitaka "Terry" Mizutari, Yoshio Morita, Richard Moritsugu, Reyold "Smiley" Muranaka, Roy Roy Nakada, Amos A. Nakamura, Stanley Nakanishi, George Nakano, Yutaka Namba, Harold S. Nishimura, Richard S. Oguro, Ryoichi Okada, Richard Omori, Robert T. Otake, Masao Rokui, Alan Y. Shimizu, Manabu Soranaka, Masami Tahira, Theodore Takano, "Slim" Takiue, Takuya Terada, Thomas K. Tsubota, Sadao Toyama, Fusao Uchiyama, Tsutomu Wakimoto, Ernest T. Watanabe, Tatao Yamada, Tom T. Yamada, Kazuo Yamane, Ben I. Yamamoto, Hirotoshi Yamamoto, Shoichi E. Yamamoto, and Terasu Terry "Sunshine" Yoshimoto. Oguro's "Senpai Gumi" history contains at least a dozen or so profiles of former 100th soldiers who fought the intelligence war against Japan as MIS linguists. Upon their graduation from MISLS, the 100th Senpai were assigned to every branch of the U.S Military and its Allies, and sent out to every combat theater occupied by the enemy to wage the intelligence war against the Japanese military.
We start with the editor/author RICHARD S. OGURO's story ("Oguro"). Oguro's military service started as a draftee in the October 1941 4th draft which interrupted his studies at the University of Hawaii. He was sent out to Schofield for basic training which was abruptly interrupted by the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He witnessed the burning ruins of Pearl Harbor as he reported back to duty with the 298th Infantry at Schofield, and vividly remembers all Nisei draftees at "Boom Town" being stripped of their rifles on the night of December 7th which were not restored until three weeks later. Along with all other 298th Infantry soldiers Oguro was assigned to guard against a possible Japanese invasion of Oahu, he being assigned to Company G of the 298th guarding the Mokapuu-Waimanalo beaches. In late May 1942 he along with all other Nisei in the 298th/299th were ordered back to Schofield and within a few days were shipped out on the USS Maui headed for the Mainland with the Hawaii Provisional Infantry Battalion. After his unit reached Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, Oguro went through the next six months of basic training with the 100th Battalion. In late November 1942 Oguro was interviewed by the MISLS recruiting team and the following month received orders promoting him to sergeant and ordering him to report to Camp Savage. After undergoing a grueling 6-months crash course in "heigo" (military Japanese) and other subjects essential to perform military intelligence functions against the Japanese enemy, Oguro graduated in the summer of 1943, was promoted to Staff Sergeant, and then shipped out for overseas duty. His 21-day ocean crossing to Brisbane, Australia turned out to be an assignment to ATIS (Allied Translator Interpreter Service) in General McArthur's SW Pacific Headquarters. At ATIS, Oguro's team was assigned to translate enemy papers and documents sent back from the New Guinea battlefront, but tiring of the unexciting rear echelon Sgt. Oguro became part of a 3-man team assigned to the 16th Australian Division engaged in moping up operations at Aitape, New Guinea still performing translation of captured enemy documents. One such document was a Japanese order advising the date and time a submarine would arrive to pick up enemy stragglers, the translation of which resulted in the sinking of that Jap submarine. In July 1945 ATIS established headquarters in Manila after McArthur's triumphant return to the Philippines where Oguro's most dangerous mission was to risk going out on pass to Manila to dodge the hostile stares and insults of local Filipinos mistaking them for the hated defeated Japanese soldiers. Oguro requested and was granted a 90-day TDY leave to Hawaii, during which time Oguro got married and also celebrated Japan's surrender in August 1945, culminating in his discharge from military service in September 1945. In 1970 after the release of three decades of classified secrecy imposed on the Nisei MIS service, Oguro wanted to tell the story of the "Senpai Gumi" from the 100th and edited and compiled his historical booklet "Senpai Gumi" which became one of the first books written about the history of the Nisei MIS of World War II.
On December 8, 1941, THOMAS KIYOSHI "Kewpie" TSUBOTA, a corporal assigned to the 298th's Heavy Weapons Platoon, while patrolling the Bellows Field beachfront helped to capture Ensign Kazuo Sakamaki of the Japanese Imperial Navy whose midget submarine had grounded on the reef off Waimanalo. Tsubota tried to question Sakamaki who refused to answer, but Tsubota must go down in military history as participating in the capture of the first Japanese POW of the war and the first Nisei to engage in interrogation of a Japanese POW in World War II. Although Tsubota was highly qualified as a pre-War graduate of Waseda and Meiji universities in Japan, when he was interviewed by the MISLS recruiters in November, 1942, he voiced strong objections to being transferred to the MISLS but to no avail. After completing the grueling crash course in Japanese military intelligence at Camp Savage in mid-1943, Tsubota was selected as one of 14 nisei MIS including Andrew Mitsukado, Herbert Miyasaki, Howard Furumoto, Russell Kono, Robert Honda and Roy Nakada to be assigned to the 5307 Composite Unit, later to gain fame as the "Merrill's Marauders" which fought as the only American ground combat unit against the Japanese Army in the Burmese jungles. The Marauders were marched over a thousand miles of mountain and jungle essentially engaged in guerrilla warfare often behind Japanese lines disrupting their military operations and killing enemy troops, which called upon Tsubota and the Nisei Marauders to render dangerous but essential intelligence functions against the enemy. While the Marauders as a unit gained great fame leading the Allied forces in the bitter battle to capture the key city of Myitkyina, the vital intelligence functions and services performed by the 14 Nisei Marauders largely remained unacknowledged and unknown long after the War ended..
YOSHIO MORITA was one of the first of the Senpai Gumi to be sent out for combat service. Even before his class graduated, in June 1943 he was promoted to Master Sergeant and assigned to lead a six man team which also included Senpai Harold Nishimura to be shipped out to the Aleutian/Alaskan campaign to participate in the invasion ofKiska Island.Attu and Kiska were the only American lands captured and occupied by the Japanese military and there was an urgent demand for MIS translators/interrogators in the American campaign to recapture theseAleutian islands. In May 1943 U.S.forces invaded and capturedAttuafter bitter resistance culminating in a desperate "banzai charge" by the enemy leaving all 3,000 Japanese defenders dead. In August 1943 an enlarged U.S./Canadian task force over 34,000 strong next invaded the island of Kiska in a dense fog preceded by a tremendous advance bombardment, only to find that the Japanese enemy had previously sneaked off and totally abandoned Kiska. Morita's most memorable feat on Kiska was to discover hastily abandoned Japanese food supplies so that he and fellow Nisei enjoyed rice, soy sauce, canned delicacies like unagi, nishime, takenoko and inari sushi instead of the tasteless G.I. meals for the rest of their Kiska assignment. With no prisoners to interrogate, Morita's team translated captured diaries and other Japanese documents until October 1943 when they relieved of their Alaskan assignment and returned to Camp Savage where Morita was retained as one of the sensei instructors for the duration of the War.
RICHARD ISHIMOTO was part of a six man team spending six months duty at the Military Intelligence Division at the Pentagon inWashington,D.C.doing Japanese Order of Battle work. He then joined a team led by Ed Mitsukado and George Ishikawa sent to ATIS (Allied Translator Interrogation Section) inBrisbane,Australiafor another 6 months until July, 1944 when his 10-man team was sent out toAitape,New Guineato perform combat duty against the desperate Japanese enemy. For the next 13 months of the War, Ishimoto's team engaged in translation of enemy documents and interrogation of POW's at Morotai Island, Dutch East Indies, survived "kamikaze" bombing attacks in the Leyte, Philippines invasion, then Luzon Island landings where he narrowly escaped being killed by a bolo-wielding Filipino guerrilla who mistook him for a Jap soldier, and finally through Pampanga to Grace Paric, Manila where Ishimoto led the Propaganda Section writing surrender leaflets to be dropped on the enemy troops. On an advance mission near enemy lines where he was setting up radio intercept equipment, Ishimoto was caught in the middle of an artillery barrage against the enemy nearly losing his life. Peace was mercifully declared on August 15, 1945 allowing Ishimoto to return toHawaiito be discharged.
Upon graduation SADAO TOYAMA was held back at MISLS assigned to research and translation functions until receiving orders in February 1944 to join a team which was sent on a 60-day Pacific Ocean voyage underAustraliaover toCelon,Indiadestined for duty at SEATIC (Southeast Asia Translator Interpreter Command) inNew Delhi,India. From SEATIC teams of translator/interpreters were sent out to American and British units fighting against the Japanese Army inBurma.Toyamawas first assigned to General Stilwell's headquarters inShadazup,Burma, then joined the 5332 Brigade (better known as Mars Task Force) in its arduous battle driving the Japanese out ofNorthern Burmaup to February 1945. Back in the SEATIC pool,Toyama was then assigned to a team led by Ed Mitsukado to join the British Army atBombay,Indiafor its invasion of lowerBurmawhere he heard to glad news of the bombing ofHiroshimaandNagasakiand the surrender ofJapan. Peace notwithstanding Toyama and Harry Uyehara were assigned to the Royal British Commandos and sent toHong Kong to help British Army officers negotiate the terms and ceremony of the Japanese surrender atCanton,China. When ordered back toNew Delhi,Toyama succumbed to a severe attack of malaria and had to be hospitalized at a U.S.hospital in Kunmingen route back to New Delhi. After enduring months of delays inIndia,Toyamaboarded a troop ship inKarachiand sailed through the Sueza cross the Atlantic to see the welcome sight of the Statue of Liberty on December 2, 1945. Toyama's army career somehow ended at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin where he received his discharge on December 6, 1945, exactly 4 years from the date of the attack on Pearl Harbor!
BEN YAMAMOTO had one of the most storied, action-packed MIS adventures of all of the Senpai Gumi MIS. Yamamoto's 5-man team was assigned to a continental destination, the super-secret Byron Hot Springs resort tucked away in the hills east of San Francisco. The MIS had converted Byron into a highly classified POW interrogation center where high level Japanese POWs were subjected to intense interrogation conducted mostly by MIS linguists. As part of the first MISLS graduates to be assigned to Byron, Yamamoto spent a pressure-packed 13 months interrogating Japanese POWs to the point of exhaustion until he was relieved and then transferred to the choicest of all assignments, the JICPOA (Joint Intelligence Center Pacific Ocean Area) in Pearl Harbor Hawaii! But because Nisei were not allowed in JICPOA Headquarters atPearl Harbor, the Nisei MIS worked translating captured enemy documents and were quartered in the Home Furniture building (titled "JICPOA Annex') where they were fed at McKinley Grill and allowed weekend passes to go home! Good times came to an end in 1944 when Yamamoto was assigned to Headquarters Company, 4th Marine Division and then shipped off to participate in one of the bloodiest battles of the War, the invasion of Iwo Jima. Yamamoto beached on the fourth day of the invasion and immediately dug in to protect himself from an all night Japanese mortar barrage. Yamamoto faced a more immediate danger when he found himself staring into the barrel of a .45 automatic held by a Seabee officer demanding to know "who the hell he was"(a Jap sniper in Marine uniform?), from which he escaped after displaying his ID as an interrogator with the 4th Marines. Yamamoto regretted he had not stuck it out at Byron as he pondered over the lesson that a Nisei on the front lines can easily be shot by his own troops than as by the enemy. On Iwo Jima Yamamoto had little occasion to interrogate enemy prisoners since they all chose to fight and die rather than be captured. After the fall of Iwo Jima Yamamoto returned to Hawaii with the 4th Marines to rest and then prepare for the beachhead landing at Kagoshima,Japan when the joyous news was received of the atomic bombing andJapan's surrender. Yet Yamamoto was sent off toGuam to help process Japanese POWs, translate surrender speeches and interpret for the Marine officers. Next he was ordered to Sasebo to work with Japanese naval officers to take inventory of stored torpedoes, during which time he was able to drive over to Nagasaki to view the bombed out remains of that city, a sight which Yamamoto exclaimed "defied all comprehension," after which he drove back to Sasebo visibly shaken and in deep silence. After completion of his Sasebo assignment, Yamamoto took a wild, 20-day ride on a Navy destroyer to Hawaii landing at Pearl Harbor 20 pounds lighter, where he won his discharge on November 15, 1945, four years and a day after his induction into the Army.
MASAMI TAHIRA was a brilliant student attending UH when he was inducted into the Army three weeks before the Pearl Harborattack, which probably accounts for the longest (43 pages), most colorful and detailed personal narrative of the MIS service in the Senpai Gumi booklet. To summarize Tahira's story, he was assigned to a translator/interpreter team which was sent toBougainville Island,New Guinea viaNew Caledonia andGuadalcanal on a 20-day zig-zag trans-Pacific trip avoiding Japanese submarines. Tahira was assigned to Headquarters XIVth Corps performing translation/interpreter work for the next year. From one of his interrogations of Japanese POWs the American forces learned of a planned suicide attack by the defeated and starving Japanese which resulted in a sustained concentrated artillery bombardment which completely devastated and wiped out the enemy attackers on Bougainville. Through his translation of Japanese soldier diaries he learned of the brutalities committed by the doomed enemy forces such as the merciless beheading of an captured American pilot by a Japanese officer which led to his attempt to rationalize the reasons and forces underlying Japanese military brutality but to no avail. After reading the beheading incident Tahira prepared himself with that extra last bullet to be used upon himself in the event of an imminent capture by the Japanese enemy. In September 1944 Tahira applied for Officer's Candidate School back in Brisbane, Australia and survived the grueling regimen to emerge a brand new 2nd Lieutenant in November 1945. Lt. Tahira was then assigned to Headquarters, 85th Regiment, 40th Division on Panay, Philippines as an assistant S-2 where he participated in a firefight in close quarter combat with the Japanese enemy and also risked being shot at by his own commander whom he encountered in the dark. By August 1945 Japan had surrendered but Tahira was then ordered to Pusan, Korea to perform interpreter work with the 40th Division Headquarters processing the repatriation of Japanese troops and overseas civilians back toJapan for the next 4 months. Then he was ordered back to Hickam Field where he was discharged on Xmas Day, 1945 after as described in his own words 'four, long, long, unprofitable years!"
HERBERT MIYASAKI received an education in Japanbefore the War but returned to Hawaiiin December 1940, and was immediately drafted. With his Japanese language proficiency Miyasaki was exempted from the MISLS recruiting interviews and his commander Captain Jack Mizuha simply ordered him against his strong objections to report to the MISLS at CampSavage. When the Senpai Gumi class graduated in the summer of 1943, Col. Kai Rassmussen called Miyasaki and Ed Mitsukado in to advise of a dangerous combat mission in which "there would be 75% casualties," and then ordered them to select members for a 14-man linguist team for assignment to the 5307th Composite Unit, later to become known as the "Merrill's Marauders." The 5307th reached India in November 1943 and were placed under the command of Gen. "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell with the overall mission to support the Allied forces ground attack to drive the Japanese Army out of Burma. The Marauders marched and battled their way over a thousand miles of mountains and jungles of northern Burma to engage the desperate Japanese 18th Division (the famed "Kurume Shidan") in the battles at Shadzup, Walabum, and Nhpum Ga until they reached the key point of Myitkyina to engage in the bloody recapture of the vital Myitkyina Airfield. By then the Marauders which started out with several thousand were decimated by casualties, disease and fatigue and reduced to a mere 200 fighting men, but all of the 14 Nisei Marauders survived. Throughout the Burma campaign the Nisei linguist teams performed effectively and valiantly, sometimes risking their lives on dangerous reconnaissance patrols, crawling up to the edge of the Japanese lines to eavesdrop for vital strategic information or even operating behind the enemy, but ever facing the risk of being shot at by their own troops or being mistakenly captured by British, Chinese or Indian troops, requiring their protection by assignment of personal bodyguards to accompany their every task. The Nisei gleaned and recovered critical military information through interrogation of POWs and translation of diaries and captured documents. With his superior language proficiency Miyasaki was assigned to serve as the personal interpreter/translator to General Frank G. Merrill himself throughout the Marauder's Burma campaign. General Merrill later made this assessment of his Nisei linguist team: "As for the Nisei, I couldn't have gotten along without them." All of the Nisei linguists . earned the Combat Infantryman's Badge and Bronze Stars while the entire Marauder's unit was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation. After the 5307th was disbanded at Myitkyina, Miyasaki, Honda and Kono were sent to OCS to earn their officers' commissions, and Miyasaki was to spend over 40 years service in the U.S. Army.
KAZUO YAMANE spent five years inJapanprior to World War II attending Kinjo Middle School and graduating Waseda University in 1940, which highly qualified him to be transferred out of the 100th Battalion at Camp McCoy to attend and undergo the MISLS training atCampSavage. Upon graduation from MISLS in June 1943 Yamane was part of a 4-man team sent out by secret orders toFort Meyer,Virginiaand then became one of the first Nisei to be permitted inside the top-security U.S. Pentagon and assigned to work in the Pacific Order of Battle Section of the War Department. In 1944 Yamane's team was transferred to Camp Richie (now "Camp David") to start PACMIRS (Pacific Military Intelligence Research Section), which became the largest MIS research center in continental United States. At PACMIRS Yamane was assigned to review boxes of captured documents from the battle for Saipan marked by U.S. Naval Intelligence "of no military value," when he discovered a thick manual titled 'Imperial Army Ordinance Inventory" which listed all of the weapons used by the Japanese Army and their place of manufacture. The whole Nisei MIS complement was ordered for around the clock duty to translate the entire Ordinance Inventory, and soon B-29's of the U.S. Air Force were bombing these newly discovered weapons factories and arsenals all overJapan! For making this highly significant research discovery Yamane was awarded the Bronze Star and the Legion of Merit. In October 1944 Yamane was selected for a highly classified 3-man mission sent to SHAEF (General Eisenhower's Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force) Far East Intelligence Section inParis,Franceand assigned to the British Commandos for an attack onBerlin. Yamane's specific mission to confiscate records from the Japanese Consulate inBerlinwas frustrated when the Russian forces invaded Berlin ahead of the American/British forces and barred entry to the British/American military forces. After the German surrender, Yamane was sent to various European cities in Belgium, France, Germany and Italy to search for Japanese diplomatic and business documents from Japanese business companies doing business in occupied Europe during the War.
HOICHI 'BOB" KUBO was one of those 100th Battalion boys at Camp McCoy who deliberately flunked the MIS recruiting interviews but he was ordered to transfer to the MISLS anyway, and Kubo would thereafter go on to compile one of the most distinguished military careers of any Nisei MIS who fought the intelligence war against the Japanese enemy. Upon graduating MISLS in June 1943 he was assigned to a linguist team which was sent to JICPOA in Hawaii where he was attached to the 27th Infantry Division which engaged in five different invasions and performed heavy combat duty throughout the Pacific War against defending Japanese forces. Sgt. Kubo participated in the November 1943 invasion of Makin Island where he was awarded a Combat Infantryman's Badge, and fought in the capture of Majuro, Marshall Islands in January 1944. In June 1944 Kubo was assigned to Battalion Headquarters, 105th Regiment to participate in the invasion of Saipan. During a routine interrogation of a POW in July 1944 a prisoner disclosed to Kubo that the Japanese had planned a gyokusai (all out suicide attack) for that night which Kubo immediately reported to his superiors. In the early morning darkness of July 8th over 5,000 fanatical survivors of the Japanese army attacked and drove deep into the American defenses inflicting over 1,000 U.S. casualties. But the alerted 27th Infantry was able to repel and decimate the attacking enemy, leaving over 4,000 dead Japanese on the battlefield to successfully gain control of Saipan, for which it was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation. In the succeeding weeks while conducting moping up operations on Saipan, Sgt. Kubo learned that Japanese stragglers had held over 100 Saipan civilians captive in a cave below the cliffs at Marpi Point and got permission to go down to attempt to secure their release. Alone and armed only with a .45 pistol and some K rations, Kubo slid down the cliff to the cave where he was immediately confronted with eight Japanese soldiers aiming their rifles at him. They held their fire because they were astonished to see an American soldier with a Japanese face approaching them. Speaking to them in Japanese Kubo boldly announced he had not come to seek their surrender but for the release of the civilian captives. Seeing that they were engaged in cooking their meal, Kubo contributed his K rations to share with the hungry soldiers. During their meal arms were laid down as Kubo opened up a dialogue with the Japanese who soon demanded to know how he, as a person of Japanese ancestry, could fight for the United States. Kubo immediately and resourcefully responded: "Ko naran to hosseba chu naran, chu naran to hosseba ko naran" (If I am filial, I cannot serve the emperor. If I serve the emperor, I cannot be filial). Kubo had recited a classic historical palindrome attributed to Taira no Shigemori during wars of the Heian period which established a famed precept familiar to every Japanese schoolboy, which is "Allegiance to one's sovereign takes precedence over filial fidelity." The Japanese soldiers immediately understood and according to Kubo, bowed and apologized. After more discussion, the Japanese promised further consideration of Kubo's request for the release of the civilians, and Kubo left the cave. Several hours later a total of 122 liberated civilians had climbed up to the top of the cliff, followed by eight unarmed Japanese soldiers! For his incredible bravery, Kubo was later awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the highest military honor bestowed upon any Nisei soldier in the Pacific War against Japan. After the capture of Saipan the 27th Infantry Division was then sent to participate in the battle for Okinawa invading Tsugen-jima on April 9, 1945 and against the main island of Okinawa on April 11, 1945, where Kubo performed further linguist functions against the fanatic defending Japanese army. In June 1945 General Joseph Stilwell, now commander of the U.S. Tenth Army on Okinawa paid a visit to the 27th Infantry Division where he specifically asked to meet Sgt. Hoichi Kubo to congratulate him on his DSC and to convey the regards of his buddies from the Merrill's Marauders in Burma.
YUKITAKA "TERRY" MIZUTARI was a Big Island boy well schooled in Japanese by his Kocho Sensei father and became a high achiever at MISLS. After completing an accelerated course in heigo (Military Japanese) in April 1943, Mizutari was promoted to Sergeant and designated to lead a team headed for New Guinea and assigned to 6th Army Division Headquarters. His first battle assignment came in December 1943 when Mizutari's team boarded LCM's to cross the stormy Coral Sea to take part in the invasion of Arawe, New Britain Island where they were straffed by 20 Zero fighters as they landed. For the first two months of the Arawe invasion they were constantly straffed and bombed by the Japanese, culminating in fanatical counterattacks against American positions where Mizutari's team had to join the other G.I. dogface infantrymen to repel the enemy attacks. During the Arawe battle Mizutari was widely acclaimed for his bravery, admiringly lauded by his colleagues that "he was all guts!" Mizutari was stricken with a serious case of malaria while at Arawe and was sent back to Australia for treatment, but before he fully recovered he volunteered to return to Aitape, New Guinea as team leader to replace Harry Fukuhara who had to be evacuated back to Australia suffering from a severe attack of malaria. On the night of June 23, 1944 the Japanese launched a surprise attack on American positions and when Mizutari moved forward to organize and direct his men he was fatally hit by a Japanese sniper, thus becoming the first Nisei to die in combat in the Pacific War. For his leadership, bravery and courage against the enemy, Tech. Sgt. Mizutari was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, the Silver Star and a citation from the ATIS chief Col. Sidney Mashbir which eulogized:
"The loss of Technical Sergeant Mizutari is considered with deepest regret
since this soldier was a soldier in every sense of the word and while serving with
various language units in the field as well as at the Allied Translator and
Interpreter Section, his contribution in fidelity and devotion to duty was
outstanding. His record serves to exemplify the great work of the Nisei for
their country to which cause he has given his life."
And on May 9, 1980, the Defense Language Institute at Monterey (successor to the MISLS) named an academic buling "MIZUTARI HALL," dedicated to the memory of
Technical Sergeant Yukitaka "Terry" Mizutari.
Other Senpai who were mentioned in "Senpai Gumi" are: EDWIN KAWAHARA who was retained by MISLS as a sensei because of his excellent command of Japanese; GEORGE FUJIKAWA who served with ATIS and theNew Guineacampaign; and EDDIE MITSUKADO, ROBERT HONDA, and ROY NAKADA who served and fought in India-Burma with the "Merrill's Marauders."
This story of the Senpai Gumi from the 100th should well be considered and included in the history and lore of the 100th Battalion because while they may have served and fought on different battlegrounds against an enemy of their same race they still served and fought with the spirit of the 100th Battalion ingrained in them from the earliest days of their military careers, and for whose distinguished service to country the 100th Battalion can well appreciate and be immensely proud of !
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Just How Large Is Battlefield 4's Content Install On The Xbox 360?
In a new blog post, EA has specified the size of the recommended content install for Battlefield 4. The Xbox 360 version of the game will ship on two discs, one for single player and the other for multiplayer. First off, there's a 2GB mandatory install when you put in either disc. Additionally there's a recommended install of 6.6GB to optimize the online multiplayer component. If you want to go for the whole shebang, might as well install the 5.8GB of content for the single player campaign.
If you recall, Battlefield 3 had an HD texture install of 1.5GB. Battlefield 4's recommended install tops out at 12.4GB, over eight times the size of BF3. There's no word of any recommended install on the PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, or Xbox One versions of the game.


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Q: How to access dropdown text (not value) using Request.Form()? I am working on MVC 4.0.
I need to access my dropdown box Text (not value) using Request.Form("ddlId") in my controller code.
and display the selected info on confirmation page of registration.
i.e. lets consider I am having Country dropbox as below.
 <select data-val="true" data-val-required="Required" id="CountryId" name="CountryId" style="width:210px"><option value="">--Select--</option><option value="1">USA</option><option value="2">UK</option></select>

now, in controller when i use,
            objWizard.CountryId = Request.Form["CountryId"];

I got the value of COuntry dropbox, not the text selected by user.
How can i select text of dropbox using Request.Form(...)????
Or any alternative........
My jquery code is as below.
   $.post( '@Url.Action("ConfirmDetails", "Wizard")', $("form").serialize(), function (r)
                    {
                        // inject response in confirmation step
                        //$(".wizard-step:visible")
                        $("#confirmdiv").html(r);
                    });

A: You can use JQuery post for this,
var selectedLi=$('#CountryId option:selected');

$.post('controller/action',{CountryId :selectedLi.val(),CountryName:selectedLi.text() }, function(data) {
  $('.result').html(data);
});

And in your action you can get those values like this,
 public ActionResult Action(string CountryName,string CountryId )
  {

//...........
  }

A: i'll assume that you are posting a form and that look likes
<form>
<select id="CountryId">
  <option value=1>US</option>
  <option value=2>UK</option>
</select>
<input type="submit" value="submit" id="btnSubmit"/>
</form>

on form submit cancel the default behavior
$("#btnSubmit").click(function(e){
e.preventDefault();
//now make a hidden field here and put the text of selected option in that
var selectedOption = $("#CountryId option:selected").text();
$("<input/>",{type:'hidden',name:'CountryName'}).val(selectedOption).appendTo("form");
// now post the form
$.post( '@Url.Action("ConfirmDetails", "Wizard")', $("form").serialize(),function (r)
  {
   // inject response in confirmation step
   //$(".wizard-step:visible")
   $("#confirmdiv").html(r);
  });
});

in the controller
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult ConfirmDetails()
  {

   var countryName = Request.Form["CountryName"];
  }

A: You could emit the value tag as the country name on the server and prevent any need for javascript.
<select id="CountryId">
  <option value="US">US</option>
  <option value="UK">UK</option>
</select>

A: You can use,
ddlHospitalName.Items.FindByValue(Convert.ToString(Request.Form["ctl00$contentPlaceHolder$ddlHospitalName"])).Text;


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October 15, 2015 2:02 p.m.
Reviews of 'Crimson Peak" and "Victoria,' plus a round up of alternative venues.
Welcome back to the KPBS Cinema Junkie Podcast, I'm Beth Accomando.
Today I'll be reviewing Guillermo Del Toro's Crimson Peak followed by a round up of some alternate venues screening interesting fare.
I fell in love with Guillermo Del Toro and his films as soon as the first glorious images of his Mexican film Cronos unspooled in San Diego in 1994. Having been raised Catholic I was also immediately attracted to his reimagining of the vampire film as a perverse Christ story of resurrection and redemption.
Years later I had the honor and thrill of interviewing Del Toro and he told me a story that further endeared him to me. He explained that when he was four-years-old, he had a life altering experience. After watching an episode of "The Outer Limits," Del Toro's brother dressed up like the bug-eyed monster from the TV show to scare his younger sibling. "Then," the adult Del Toro recalled, "I woke up and had an urgent need to pee. I looked around and saw monsters everywhere. There was this fluffy carpet and I thought every single strand of the carpet was a finger and in the closet I saw a big monster. I was so scared that I resigned myself to pee in the bed. That happened almost every night for a couple of weeks and my mother said 'If you pee in your bed again, I'm gonna really give you a good one.' That night I woke up and wanted to go to the bathroom so I spoke to the monsters in the room and I said that if you let me pee, I will be your friend forever.' They allowed me and here I am peeing happily and making monster movies."
One of the things I loved about Del Toro's films was his ability to make the monster sympathetic be it a Christ-like Vampire, a predatory insect that is only trying to survive, a sad little ghost haunting an orphanage, or a red demon with a thing for Baby Ruth's and kittens. Del Toro's films surprised us because he turned expectations on their ear and made us see the world in new ways.
For years, Del Toro has been able to balance making Hollywood films with making personal ventures. But with Pacific Rim and the cable series The Strain, Del Toro revealed a shift – his sympathies no longer seemed to be with the monsters. In Pacific Rim, he sided with the robots and humans and reduced the kanji to clones. The film was still fun and displayed a superb use of 3D but it seemed unlike Del Toro to not treat the monsters with more compassion. With The Strain (he also wrote the book that inspired the series), again he seemed to favor the humans over the infected creatures.
Now Del Toro returns to the ghost genre with Crimson Peak, a gothic romance.
Del Toro opens the film with Edith – bloodied and in the snow -- making this revelation. Edith is a young woman with spirit and imagination but she feels unchallenged by what society is offering her at the turn of the previous century. She wants to be a writer and she's annoyed that people call her story a ghost story, she insists the ghosts are a mere metaphor for the past, and that because she's a woman they expect a love story.
Edith experiences a family tragedy and ends up marrying Thomas Sharpe, a man with a certain Heathcliff on the moors dark appeal. He brings her from her home in America to his forbidding mansion in England that he shares with his sister.
I went into Crimson Peak with high expectations since The Devil's Backbone – Del Toro's first ghost outing -- had so brilliantly used supernatural tropes to deliver a highly original story about the things that can cripple childhood.
I have to confess that it's difficult going into a film from a filmmaker I adore. I have to temper my expectations so as to not set the bar ridiculously high. And I sometimes have a hard time coming to terms with my disappointment. In the case of Del Toro, I love his films and respect him as a filmmaker and while it hurts to find fault in his work, I also feel that I don't want to let him get away with less when I know he can do more. He's like the honor student whose teacher holds him to a higher standard than the rest of the class.
I say all this because I want to be upfront about the fact that film reviewing is not a science and is not the least objective. Film critics, like anyone seeing a film, have highly subjective responses based on their own personal tastes and experiences.
So when I left Crimson Peak after the preview screening I was wrestling with mixed emotions. As with all of Del Toro's films it was ravishingly beautiful. In this instance cinematographer Dan Lausten, production designer Thomas Sanders, art director Brandt Gordon, and costumer Kate Hawley all collaborated to make Crimson Peak pop off the screen in a way that is more stunning than any 3D technology has ever been able to do. The film is rooted in gothic horror but bursts forth with the bold colors of an Italian giallo. The images are sometimes so striking that you become hypnotized.
But here'd my problem, the story quickly grew predictable and bland, and the design of the ghosts and the role they played in the story left me feeling disappointed. Perhaps Del Toro, like Edith, is delivering a ghost story that is not about ghosts; perhaps they are only a metaphor. Del Toro did this successfully with The Devil's Backbone. But with Crimson Peak, the ghosts just have no personality. They are not scary, they are not tragic, and they play little part in how the story unfolds. Plus Del Toro has always been so good at using practical effects to create his monsters and with Crimson Peak the ghosts just seem black and shadowy with a lot of CGI smoke billowing around them. It's nothing like the sad little boy ghost in The Devil's Backbone who leaves wet footprints on the cold floor and who seems to be in water with blood floating up from his body and forming a halo over his head.
Crimson Peak is very much set within certain genre conventions and Del Toro delivers a film that effectively looks the part. But while The Devil's Backbone gave us a supernatural horror film with a soul, Crimson Peak feels as cold and soulless as its wintery setting and that's an unusual and unwelcome thing in Del Toro's universe.
I also want to highlight a German indie film that turns a gimmick to its full advantage. Victoria is a single take film that plays out in real time as it follows the title character on a wild night of thrills and tragedy.
Single take films like found footage films but to a lesser degree, employ a gimmick to try and add an immediacy to the storytelling. But often they rely on tricks to cover edits to make that seamlessness play out more easily.
But Sebastian Schipper's Victoria is truly a one-take film that relies on a handful of actors to improvise off a story outline for just over two-hours as they traverse the city of Berlin, moving from clubbing to stealing cars to robbery. Schipper apparently did three takes on three consecutive nights with the last take being the movie we see. The film is about youth, energy, and impulsive action and is perfectly matched to the shooting style.
Most of the film plays out in English, the second language for the main characters. Victoria is Spanish and the men are German. The performances are all impressive and the film completely pulls you into their world and the intensity of emotions rises. Victoria opens Friday at Landmark's Ken Cinema.
The San Diego Italian Film Festival began this week and runs through Oct. 24 with a diverse selection of films culminating with a Gala featuring film and food on the festival's closing night.
Silent Screams at the Whaley House continue next Wednesday with the creepy classic Nosferatu. If you haven't seen this silent vampire tale, you simply must!
Also in the Halloween spirit is the TBT Horror Showcase kicking off on Oct 22 at the Digital Gym with the classic Boris Karloff/ Bela Lugosi starrer The Black Cat.
Cinema Under the Stars will screen Alfred Hitchcock's mesmerizing Vertigo this weekend and screen the irresistible send up of Universal monsters, Young Frankenstein next weekend.
That's it for this edition of the KPBS Cinema Junkie Podcast. Make sure to check out the Halloween episodes of the podcast featuring Clive Barker, a tour of the Surgeons Hall Museum and coming up an exploration of the Babadook with a psychologist.
You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and please leave a review. The podcast is still only a few months old and we rely on word of mouth to get new listeners.


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I wish you could see this side of me.
The side of me that no one has ever seen before.
I want to tell you everything about me but I can't.
Reliving everything just hurts way too bad.
I wish I could be open with you.
I wish I could be close to you.
I want so bad to be there for you.
I wish I was as strong as you are.
I don't know how much longer I can hold all of this in.
With every one it grows higher and higher.


As George looks over his collection of wealth he remembers better days, when he had the vigor to tackle each new chore the weather dealt. His marina grew and prospered. His ten boats and ten buildings all were rented out regularly each summer. The storms arrived again and again. Hurricanes! His will to battle back gradually softened and now he heads to work for therapy, as a way to keep himself moving and busy. His daily chores allow him to clear his mind for his larger burden, the care taking of his spirit-tenants ...Still he holds onto the hope and promises that one day all of it will be fixed. He tells me again that he is a fixer and he will fix this too. To me, George is Mr. Big. Nothing passes the Gateway of Dreams without his nod.


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Q: Application fails to start when deployed I run into this message "Shiny app runs locally, error when trying to deploy it". It works perfectly well on the local computer, but I cannot deploy it.
It prints the red error message as in below. I also attach my code below.

`stat_bin()` using `bins = 30`. Pick better value with `binwidth`.
`stat_bin()` using `bins = 30`. Pick better value with `binwidth`.
`geom_smooth()` using method = 'loess' and formula = 'y ~ x'
Warning in simpleLoess(y, x, w, span, degree = degree, parametric = parametric,  :
  pseudoinverse used at 11.985
Warning in simpleLoess(y, x, w, span, degree = degree, parametric = parametric,  :
  neighborhood radius 1.015
Warning in simpleLoess(y, x, w, span, degree = degree, parametric = parametric,  :
  reciprocal condition number  1.4432e-29
Warning in simpleLoess(y, x, w, span, degree = degree, parametric = parametric,  :
  There are other near singularities as well. 1
Warning in predLoess(object$y, object$x, newx = if (is.null(newdata)) object$x else if (is.data.frame(newdata)) as.matrix(model.frame(delete.response(terms(object)),  :
  pseudoinverse used at 11.985
Warning in predLoess(object$y, object$x, newx = if (is.null(newdata)) object$x else if (is.data.frame(newdata)) as.matrix(model.frame(delete.response(terms(object)),  :
  neighborhood radius 1.015
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`geom_smooth()` using method = 'loess' and formula = 'y ~ x'
`geom_smooth()` using method = 'loess' and formula = 'y ~ x'
`stat_bin()` using `bins = 30`. Pick better value with `binwidth`.
`stat_bin()` using `bins = 30`. Pick better value with `binwidth`.

library(ggplot2)
library(shiny)
library(shinydashboard)
library(tidyverse)
library(readr)
library(naniar)
library(rmarkdown)

# Data import
wages <- read.csv("http://murraylax.org/datasets/wage2.csv")

# Data preprocessing
na_strings <- c(".", "NA", "N A", "N / A", "N/A", "N/ A", "Not Available", "NOt available")
wages <- wages %>% replace_with_na_all(condition = ~.x %in% na_strings)
wages = as.data.frame(sapply(wages, as.numeric))

# Multi-variate choices
AttributeChoices=c("MonthlyEarnings","AveWeeklyHours","IQ","Knowledge","YearsEdu",
                   "Tenure","Age","Married", "Black", "South", "Urban",
                   "NumSiblings", "BirthOrder", "MomEdu", "DadEdu")

server <- function(input, output) {

  output$plot1 <- renderPlot({
    dat <- wages[1:input$myslider1,]
    ggplot(dat, aes(MonthlyEarnings)) + geom_histogram(fill="gold4")
  })

  output$plot2 <- renderPlot({
    dat <- wages[1:input$myslider1,]
    ggplot(dat, aes(IQ)) + geom_histogram(fill="cadetblue")
  })

  output$plot3 <- renderPlot({
    dat <- wages[1:input$myslider1,]
    ggplot(dat, aes(YearsEdu)) + geom_histogram(fill="darkgray", binwidth = 1)
  })

  output$plot4 <- renderPlot({
    dat <- wages[1:input$myslider1,]
    ggplot(dat, aes(YearsExperience)) + geom_histogram(fill="forestgreen", binwidth = 1)
  })

  output$myPlot1 <-
    renderPlot({
      dat <-
        wages |>
        filter(YearsEdu >= input$range1[1],
               YearsEdu <= input$range1[2])

      ggplot(dat, aes(YearsEdu, MonthlyEarnings)) + geom_point(position="jitter") + stat_smooth()
    })

  output$myPlot2 <-
    renderPlot({
      dat <-
        wages |>
        filter(IQ >= input$range2[1],
               IQ <= input$range2[2])

      ggplot(dat, aes(IQ, MonthlyEarnings)) + geom_point(position="jitter") + stat_smooth()
    })

  output$myPlot3 <-
    renderPlot({
      dat <-
        wages |>
        filter(YearsExperience >= input$range3[1],
               YearsExperience <= input$range3[2])

      ggplot(dat, aes(YearsExperience, MonthlyEarnings)) + geom_point(position="jitter") + stat_smooth()
    })

  output$indep <- renderUI({
    selectInput(inputId = "indep", label = "Independent Variables",
                multiple = TRUE, choices = as.list(AttributeChoices[AttributeChoices!= input$dependent]), selected = AttributeChoices[1])
  })

  recipe_formula <- reactive({
    req(input$indep)
    wages %>%
      recipe() %>%
      update_role(!!!input$dependent, new_role = "outcome") %>%
      update_role(!!!input$indep, new_role = "predictor") %>%
      prep() %>%
      formula()
  })

  lm_reg <- reactive(
    lm(recipe_formula(),data = wages)
  )

  output$RegOut = renderPrint({
    summary(lm_reg())
  })

  output$tableDT <- DT::renderDataTable(wages,
                                        options = list(paging=F),
                                        rownames=F,
                                        filter = "top")
  output$table <- DT::renderDataTable(DT::datatable(cust()))

}

ui <- dashboardPage(
  dashboardHeader(title = "Analysis of Income"),
  dashboardSidebar(
    sidebarMenu(
      menuItem("Histogram", tabName = "histogram", icon = icon("calendar")),
      menuItem("Range control", tabName = "control", icon = icon("dashboard")),
      menuItem("Regression", tabName = "regression", icon = icon("th")),
      menuItem("Dataset", tabName = "dtset", icon = icon("table"))
    )
  ),
  dashboardBody(
    tabItems(
      # First tab content
      tabItem(tabName = "histogram",
              h1("Variables affecting monthly earnings: data from 1980 for 935 individuals"),
              fluidRow(
                box(plotOutput("plot1", height = 250)),
                box(plotOutput("plot2", height = 250)),
                box(plotOutput("plot3", height = 250)),
                box(plotOutput("plot4", height = 250)),

                box(
                  title = "Controls",
                  sliderInput("myslider1", "Sample Size:", 1, 935, 400)
                )
              )
      ),

      # Second tab content
      tabItem(tabName = "control",
              h1("Set the range of predictors about Monthly Earnings"),
              fluidRow(
                sliderInput(inputId = "range1",
                            label = h2("YearsEdu Vs. Earning"),
                            min = 9,
                            max = 18,
                            value = c(12, 15)),

                plotOutput(outputId = "myPlot1", height = 250),

                sliderInput(inputId = "range2",
                            label = h2("IQ Vs. Earning"),
                            min = 50,
                            max = 150,
                            value = c(80, 120)),

                plotOutput(outputId = "myPlot2", height = 250),

                sliderInput(inputId = "range3",
                            label = h2("YearsExperience Vs. Earning"),
                            min = 1,
                            max = 23,
                            value = c(8, 15)),

                plotOutput(outputId = "myPlot3", height = 250)
              )
      ),

      # third tab content
      tabItem(tabName = "regression",
              h1("Choose your dependent and indenpendent variables for regression"),
              selectInput(inputId="dependent", label = "Dependent Variables",
                          choices = as.list(AttributeChoices)),
              uiOutput("indep"),
              verbatimTextOutput(outputId = "RegOut")
      ),

      # fourth tab content
      tabItem(tabName = "dtset",
              h1("Original dataset"),
                DT::dataTableOutput("tableDT"))
              )

    )
  )

shinyApp(ui, server)


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Do ESG Investors Own Crypto?
Nearly 3 in 5 ESG Investors Own Cryptocurrencies
Considering that crypto exists purely on the internet and in our digital wallets, it might not seem like a threat to our environment. We're here to tell you that it most certainly is.
We've surveyed 1,011 American bond, crypto, NFT, real estate, and stock investors to get their views on the matter. Of them, 80% considered themselves "ESG investors" — those who base their investment decisions on environmental, social, and governance standards that ensure they're socially and environmentally conscious.
We asked respondents about their investment decisions and tested their knowledge about cryptocurrency's environmental impact. How many think crypto's energy usage is harmless to the environment? What coins do most ESG investors hold? Can investors recognize eco-friendly coins from a list of cryptocurrencies? Read on to find out!
Only 36% of ESG investors believe crypto energy usage is bad for the environment.
48% of crypto investors were unwilling to stop investing in crypto, even if it meant protecting the environment.
Only 44% of crypto investors know which coins are the most environmentally friendly.
Algorand, Ethereum, and Polkadot are the top green coins investors are buying.
Crypto and the Environment
To put crypto's energy consumption in perspective, Bitcoin uses about 150 terawatt-hours of electricity annually; more than the entire country of Argentina, which has a population of 45 million. Consequently, 65 megatons of carbon dioxide are released into the atmosphere in one year, which is similar to that of Greece.
So, how much do investors know about crypto's impact on the environment, and how do they feel about it?
Most crypto investors said they care a lot about the environment (53%), and of them, 82% considered themselves ESG investors. So, considering 87% of our respondents said they believe crypto's energy usage is at least "somewhat" bad for the environment, you'd think many would be against it.
But evidently, there's a bit of a disconnect between all this when it comes to crypto. Nearly three-quarters (71%) supported crypto's energy consumption. More than half even believed crypto was good for the environment (52%). Even those who identified as ESG investors have some money tied up in crypto.
ESG and non-ESG investors held more Bitcoin than any other cryptocurrency, with 45% and 54% saying they owned some (respectively). As of November 21, 2022, a single Bitcoin was worth just shy of $16,000. Compared to its $700 value six years ago, this huge growth has made it the most expensive cryptocurrency on the market.
Some cryptocurrencies are considered "green coins" because they require lower energy usage and are more sustainable for the planet. Energy-efficient coins like these accounted for six of the top 10 coins owned by ESG investors compared to only four owned by non-ESG investors.
However, non-ESG investors' second most-owned coin was Ethereum. This cryptocurrency has the second highest market cap of all (behind Bitcoin), and it's also considered a green, energy-efficient coin. So, at least non-ESG investors are highly likely to invest in at least one of them.
Many investors own crypto without knowing where it comes from; 35% of crypto investors said they didn't know how crypto mining works. It involves a network of specialized computers generating and releasing new currencies while verifying and securing the blockchain (a virtual ledger that tracks cryptocurrency transactions). Of the 65% who knew this, ESG investors were the most likely to say so (71%).
As we know, mining requires a massive amount of energy. Luckily, 80% of respondents said they were aware of that. Still, 57% were only somewhat aware of its effect on the environment. Even if they were fully aware of it, 48% of crypto investors wouldn't stop buying it. Surprisingly, even 41% of ESG investors said the same.
Shifting to NFTs, 55% were under somewhat of an impression that creating them was bad for the environment. Similarly to cryptocurrencies, the NFT creation process can be highly energy intensive, but there are some energy-efficient NFTs, like those on the Ethereum, Solana, and Algorand blockchains. Still, 58% of NFT investors wouldn't stop collecting them, even if they thought it would make an environmental difference.
Identifying Green Coins
Environmentally-conscious crypto investing is an option for those keen on minimizing their impact on the planet. But how many know which cryptos are green?
Crypto investors concerned about the environment may want to brush up on their sustainable crypto knowledge; 47% couldn't identify any green coins from a list of 20 options. Only 44% could identify the most environmentally friendly coins, and ESG investors were 35% more likely to be able to than non-ESG investors.
Still, over 70% of respondents said they'd be interested in environmentally friendly cryptocurrencies. They could start with Algorand, IOTA, and Nano, as these were the top coins that crypto investors perceived as environmentally friendly and which actually were. Although Bitcoin made the top three for the cryptocurrencies our respondents most often guessed to be energy-efficient, it actually isn't.
Invest Responsibly
As we've found, most crypto investors are aware that crypto is bad for the environment. Nonetheless, many supported its energy consumption and said they wouldn't stop investing in it, even if it meant protecting the environment.
Maybe if they knew about all the sustainable coins available, they'd be more willing to change. Ethereum, for example, is the second biggest coin in the world and has reduced its electricity and carbon consumption by more than 99%. Investing in green, energy-efficient coins like this could make a considerable difference.
For this campaign, we surveyed 1,011 Americans who invest in at least one of the following: bonds, cryptocurrencies, NFTs, real estate, and stocks. Among them, 80% considered themselves ESG investors, 10% didn't, and 10% didn't know what ESG meant. The investment type breakdown was as follows:
Bonds: 37%
Cryptocurrencies: 60%
NFTs: 26%
Real estate: 33%
Stocks: 65%
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Boom Bark
Jul 5, 2018 | 0
Normally a quiet sleeper, Junebug is doing a lot of barking in her sleep, as she is recovering from a wild Fourth of July. I am wondering if her first experience of fireworks and booms has left her a little rattled. My old deaf pup Jethro doesn't seem affected by it at all. This is one of those times I am glad he can't hear very well. Well, I hope everyone had a pleasant night last night and everyone's critters are getting back to feeling normal. I have five chickens I have to cuddle to reassure them the world is not ending, because I know there will be more fireworks for the next few nights, while people run out their stock.
Dr. Vigilante
by Alberto Hazan
Genre: Thrillers
Doctor by day.
Vigilante by night.
Robert lives a double life in New York City. He spends his days treating patients at the St. Jude's Hospital ER and his nights going after the psychopaths who wrong them: the child molesters, wife beaters, and rapists. But when the fiery, beautiful new social worker discovers his secret identity and their love affair takes off, Robert is forced to face some hard questions:
Do the ends justify the means?
After years of hunting down psychopaths, is Robert turning into one himself?
An action thriller with strong, distinct characters, filled with suspense and surprise, Dr. Vigilante is also a love story unfolding amid the turmoil and drama of a busy ER.
Never The Bride (Dilbury Village #1)
by Charlotte Fallowfield, Karen J, Book Cover By Design
Genre: Humor & Entertainment | Romance
Abbie Carter felt doomed as she clutched her bouquet and started walking up the aisle. Again. She felt like she was stuck in some kind of Groundhog Day wedding nightmare. Always the bridesmaid, never the bride. Eight dresses, most of them hideous, were already stuffed in her attic space. She had more bridesmaid dresses than relationships. Was she really that unlucky in love? She despaired of ever finding her soul mate and was convinced that if she packed away dress thirteen in her attic, she'd never get to wear the coveted white one and have her happy ever after.
That was until she locked eyes with one of the handsome ushers, whose wink turned her elegant and well-practiced glide up the aisle into a flailing Bambi-on-ice spectacle. Miller Davis was the first man in forever to make her heart skip a beat, as well as her legs turn to jelly. And, for once, her interest in a man didn't seem to be one-sided. It was just a shame that the Atlantic Ocean separated them. Abbie couldn't even make a relationship with her elderly fat pooch, Sumo, work, so what chance did she have with a permanent New Yorker? Her best friend, Georgie, told her to ignore the miles that separated her from Miller and to go for it, saying that true love knew no bounds.
Was Abbie fated to always be the bridesmaid, or would her wish for the perfect day with the man of her dreams ever come true?
A laugh-out-loud novel from Charlotte Fallowfield, Amazon U.K. #1 bestselling contemporary romance author of Until We Collide.
While Never The Bride is a standalone story, it's the first in the Dilbury Village series of romantic comedy novels. All of them will be set in the quaint fictitious English hamlet in the Shropshire countryside, but feature a different village couples' story.
Warning, if you are of a sensitive disposition when it comes to toilet humour, then the Dilbury Village series may not be for you!
To Catch a Butterfly
by T. M. Payne
Genre: Crime Fiction
Stevie Buchanan's family has a secret.
Catherine Stone has a secret.
Stevie knows nothing. Catherine knows everything.
Set between Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, this is the story of an innocent life thrown into the deep.
When their worlds collide and the real truth is laid bare, no one could have imagined how very dark the secret really is.
As Stevie grows from a curious little girl into a strong young woman, the secret is revealed. And so her journey begins. A journey that takes her to Catherine's door.
You Don't Know Jack (Jack B Smart humorous cozy mystery series Book 1)
by Adrianne Lee
Genre: Literature & Fiction | Humor & Satire | Mystery
Jacqueline Bouviér Smart, aka Jack B to friends and family, is an aspiring mystery writer and part time amateur sleuth who has sworn off men and murder. While tailing a cheating spouse into a Seattle nightclub, she stumbles over a dead body and into the arms of her irresistible former lover, the very guy who caused her to swear off men. He's also the cop in charge of the case.
When Jack accidentally gets her best friend arrested for the murder, there's only one thing she can do — pull on her big girl stilettos and solve this crime herself.
With the unsolicited help of three gun-packing old broads, her former lover's older, equally-sexy attorney brother, and one disgruntled ghost, she sets out to unravel all the secrets and lies and motivations. She's soon hot on the trail of the real killer.
But will the killer find her first?
The Chaos
by Sergio Gomez
Genre: Science Fiction | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Suspense
Alejandro Ramos and his son Charlie are two of the last remaining survivors of The Chaos, an apocalyptic event which brought about the end of civilization. Wandering through the ruins of Northern Pennsylvania, they hope to find refuge in the company of other survivors. Their effort seems futile until Alejandro's radio finds the voice of a man offering food and shelter to anyone alive. Everything depends on them making it to the given location… and staying out of sight of the creatures that rule when the sun goes down.
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Q: Question about the Rank Nullity Theorem Im having a little trouble seeing one of the consequences of the rank-nullity theorem, namely the second one:
(Rank-Nullity Theorem). For vector spaces $V, W$ and a lin-
ear mapping $\Phi : V \rightarrow W$ it holds that
$dim(ker(\Phi)) + dim(Im(\Phi)) = dim(V )$ .
The following are direct consequences:
If $dim(Im(\Phi)) < dim(V )$ , then ker(Φ) is non-trivial, i.e., the kernel
contains more than $0, V$ and $dim(ker(\Phi)) > 1$ .
If $A \Phi$ is the transformation matrix of $\Phi$ with respect to an ordered basis
and $dim(Im(\Phi)) < dim(V )$ , then the system of linear equations $A Φ x =
0$ has infinitely many solutions
It's the infinitely many solutions part that I'm not quite seeing. Is that because if the kernal isn't trivial than that means that its infinite, because there could be an infinite number of linear combinations of elements in the null space that produce $0$?


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Americans over 30 have been drinking more during the coronavirus pandemic, research shows
1 A dangerous combination
2 Substance use issues could be on the rise
Americans over 30 have been drinking more during the coronavirus pandemic compared to this time last year, and there could be consequences to their physical and mental health, researchers reported Tuesday.
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A customer gets rung out at Friendly Discount liquor store in Westbrook on Wednesday, April 22, 2020.
Overall frequency of alcohol consumption increased by about 14% from 2019, the researchers reported in the journal JAMA Network Open. That increase averages out to about one additional drinking day per month by 75% of adults.
RAND Corporation sociologist Michael Pollard and colleagues analyzed a nationally representative sample of 1,540 people ages 30 to 80. The participants completed a survey about their drinking habits between April 29 and June 9 of 2019 and then again between May 28 and June 16 of 2020.
The volunteers reported they drank alcohol on more days every week. They also reported increases in the number of drinks they had; the number of heavy drinking days; and the number of alcohol related problems over the last 30 days between 2019 and 2020.
Frequency of drinking increased by 17% among women, 19% among people aged 30 to 59 and by 10% among White people.
Heavy drinking among women increased by 41% — about one additional day of heavy drinking for one in every five women. Nearly one in 10 women, or 39%, reported an increase in alcohol-related problems, the researchers found.
"At times of lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, alcohol consumption can exacerbate health vulnerability, risk-taking behaviors, mental health issues and violence," the World Health Organization said in April.
The researchers say it's important to watch for whether the increases in alcohol consumption persist over the pandemic, and whether there will be physical and mental health consequences as a result.
A dangerous combination
The uptick in drinking among adults isn't necessarily a surprise. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Director Dr. George Koob said that the US has seen similar increases in alcohol consumption during other times of crisis, like after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and some recent hurricanes.
However, the increase in drinking during this crisis could be especially dangerous. Experts say it may actually increase the risk of Covid-19 spread and severe illness.
Not only is alcohol often consumed in crowded settings, like bars and parties, said Koob; it lowers a person's inhibitions, making it more likely people will allow close contact and talk more, raising the likelihood they could spread the virus.
Excessive alcohol use has been linked to a weakened immune system and other negative health effects, also.
"About half the people that have acute respiratory distress syndrome are individuals who have misused alcohol," said Koob. "We worry that if you're drinking excessively, that could set you up, if you contract the virus, with a more severe respiratory problem."
Substance use issues could be on the rise
Experts are also concerned about substance use disorder. Increasing levels of alcohol consumption and sales indicate a rise could be coming.
"Everything points to the fact that substance use disorders, and specifically alcohol use disorders, are on the rise," said Dr. Paul Earley, president of the American Society of Addiction Medicine.
Earley said the increased isolation, stress and uncertainty brought on by the coronavirus pandemic has created the "perfect storm" for substance use disorders.
"It's very clear that when people are under more stress, they respond to the stress with increasing alcohol consumption," he said.
Earley added that those who are currently trying to quit drinking or are in recovery from a substance use disorder may be particularly vulnerable to relapse right now, especially in the absence of in person support.
"The most common way people heal is through the warmth of social interaction," said Earley, adding that the pandemic, by its very nature, has forced many into isolation.
Koob noted that about two thirds of people who have an alcohol use disorder relapse during periods of stress, but stress can bring on increased drinking even for those who have never had a problem with it before.
"This is the kind of thing that could push people who wouldn't normally have an issue over the edge," Earley said.
Experts say it can be hard for people to recognize they have a substance use problem.
"Alcoholism is the only disease that tells you you don't have it," said Earley. "You can't assume that when you're starting to drink more, that you're going to know when you're in trouble and when you're not."
He said that if a person is drinking more than planned, feels the need to hide their drinking, or is experiencing feelings of guilt or shame, it may be time to seek help.
Finding healthy ways to cope with stress can help prevent substance use issues from developing. Koob suggested taking regular breaks from work, exercising, maintaining a regular schedule and getting enough sleep.
For those seeking help, telehealth and virtual support options are available. Reaching out to family and friends, experts say, is a good first step.
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Also taking part are the Technical University of Dresden and the Helmut Schmidt University in Hamburg, as well as numerous major users such as BASF, Bayer, Clariant, Covestro, Evonik, INVITE, Lanxess and Merck from the chemical / pharmaceutical industry, in collaboration with module producers.
At the "Process INDUSTRIE 4.0" showcasein Hall 11, members of ZVEI and industrial users will be demonstrating – for the second time since its 2017 debut – how plant flexibility in the process industry can be greatly improved by the standardization of interfaces: through modularization of the entire process chain, and the increased use of intelligent, decentralized automation.
For a number of years now, NAMUR study groups and ZVEI research groups have been working together with Dechemaand VDI on thespecification of a vendor-neutral description language for modules. "We can use a so-called 'Module Type Package' (MTP) to link the individual modules and integrate them very quickly into a complete process.
The result is a more efficient production chain", explains Seibl. MTP plays a key role in the automation of a modular process plant. This approach, says Seibl – devolving control intelligence from the central process control system to the plant modules, addressing plant modules in a digital description language and ensuring there is a neutral interface between plant module and process control system – amounts to "a significant change in existing automation paradigms in the process industry".
A demonstrator at HANNOVER MESSE 2017 for the human-machine interface helped the initiative to establish that the methodology can be used vendor-neutrally. Since then, according to Dr. Linus Schulz of Dechema, good progress has been made on functionalities, condition-based process control, diagnostics and maintenance, and we now know how information can be transferred vendor-neutrally, and without great expense, to the host process control system.
The results were presented at the most recent annual general meeting ofNAMUR, which means that manufacturers could now start to introduce this technology.


Toronto, Canada, July 10, 2015 – Learn-To-Trade.com Inc. (www.Learn-To-Trade.com), Toronto's leading provider of professional stock market trading courses designed to create successful traders on the financial market, is confirming the dates for its two upcoming complimentary two-hour stock market trading workshops will be Tuesday, July 14 and Thursday, July 16.
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George Karpouzis, Co-founder and Director of Education at Learn-To-Trade, Inc., explains that to help people better understand the stock market, learn about different investing strategies, become more confident investors, and profit no matter what the broader markets are doing, Learn-To-Trade.com Inc. is hosting these two stock market trading workshops.
Guests who attend these upcoming workshops will learn how to rent their stocks to create monthly cash flow and how to protect their capital, along with all the details required to expertly trade options and futures, and the various investing strategies traders can use to generate income regardless of market direction. Attendees will also learn about Learn-To-Trade.com Inc.'s unique Lifetime Membership and how they can re-attend any part of the Learn-To-Trade.com program as often as they like.
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Data Ingestion, Data Engineering, and the Potential of AI
Geoff Aucoin November 8, 2019 Tech
Data is an incredibly powerful tool; but for data to be meaningful, it has to be usable. Raw data on its own is without purpose, and therefore without value. It is only through data science: particularly, ingestion and engineering, that we can glean from our data hindsights, insights and foresights. Data ingestion and data engineering are all about using large sets of information to answer valuable questions. Simply put, this is what makes data usable. Through these processes, specific data is pulled in at regular intervals from predefined sources (ingested), cleaned, formatted and transformed (engineered) into accessible information. From here, the possibilities open up. Run analytics and correlations. Seek out patterns and trends. Make predictions. Below are three examples of ways in which Lixar has helped organizations embrace the power of data and leverage the predictive power of AI in forward-thinking ways.
Use Case 1: Operational Efficiency in Airport Traffic Prediction
Lixar works with airports to address a specific challenge: predicting when passengers will arrive to ensure adequate staffing is present at security, check in, gates, and retail outlets. Sudden spikes in passenger arrival result in longer security lines, which lead to a significant decrease in revenue from an airport's post-security retail stores. In one case, Lixar took historical data from three years worth of spreadsheets, along with future flight and staff schedules, and developed an AI-powered solution that predicts passenger arrival profiles. Built on our Hero Path architecture, the solution provides passenger arrival predictions that are measurably more accurate, and allows the airport to better anticipate spikes throughout the day. Airports are able to make better decisions about how to staff, when to open additional gates, and how to arrange for overflow between terminals. As a result, they are better equipped to handle passenger traffic, customers and staff have experienced increased satisfaction, and airports realize increased sales at post-security retail stores.
Use Case 2: Connected Car Experience
Lixar built the first aftermarket connected car on-board diagnostics (OBD) device. The device generated millions of data points every day, which meant real-time processing and reporting of data from many sources, as well as the ability to pipe specific data to individual external stakeholders. Lixar built a scalable data lake platform to ingest and engineer mass amounts of data, and to perform real-time functionality and machine learning, all of which was required to make this product possible. The success of this resulted in a cloud platform that is currently active in tens of thousands of vehicles, managing world-class calibre amounts of data. The next logical evolution of this kind of solution would be to use the data pipelines set up by Lixar to manage fleets of autonomous vehicles across the world.
Use Case 3: AI-Enabled Adaptive Cabins for Auto and Air
Lixar works with Automotive and Aerospace clients to transform the cabin experience and offer a more personalized experience to their customers. Using data with a contributing factor of time, Lixar has deployed algorithms that is capable of adjusting cabin settings accordingly, creating a truly personalized experience for the most discerning customers.
In all three use cases, we see that data ingestion and engineering are not only key to making data usable in a meaningful way, but also imperative to the transformation of industries for the future.
To learn more about what data engineering can do for you, please contact us at data@lixar.com