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Descriptive Geography and Brief Historical Sketch of Palestine
By Rabbi Joseph Schwarz, 1850
The Remarkable History of the Pharchis
In the year 5560 (1800), there lived in Akko a distinguished, pious, and rich man, called Rabbi Hayim Pharchi, whose family belonged to Damascus. He was famous throughout the East not only on account of his great wealth, but also through his virtuous and generous course of life. He stood in high esteem at the imperial court of Constantinople; and the choice of all the Pachas in the whole of Syria depended on him. Whomsoever he proposed at court was appointed and installed, so that he might be considered in a measure as the ruler of all Syria. Nothing also was undertaken by the Sublime Porte in the East without first informing him of it. His house was the asylum for all the distressed and the sufferers of all nations and religions. Nothing but justice and equity could be executed in the whole land; because all the officers and authorities dreaded this just and excellent man too much to do anything wrong. In him the house of Israel in Palestine had, so to say, a pious and faithful regent, who protects his people in every possible manner, and bestows on them all kinds of benefits, and endeavours that all shall live happily under his sway. He knew nothing of oppression and exclusion, not to mention persecution.
There lived also at the same time in Akko the tyrannical Pacha, Achmad Djizer, of whom I shall have to say more hereafter; he endeavoured to accuse the above noble philanthropist of treasonable devices: he accordingly had him arrested, and put out one of his eyes, and cut off the end of his nose. The court at Constantinople was informed of this terrible deed of infamy, but was not able to act against the tyrant, because it was feared that he would employ this as a pretext to organize a rebellion against the Sultan, and indeed there was ample evidence to make this intention a matter of certainty almost. But Achmad died soon after, and his place was conferred on Seliman Pacha. Pharchi had a distinguished Mahomedan friend, who died suddenly, with his wife, and left quite a young child, only a few years old, called Abdalla, who was without any protectors, and was therefore educated in the house of the noble Pharchi, who viewed him as his own child, and had him instructed in all the necessary scientific branches; and in addition to this, Pharchi caused that Abdalla was appointed Pacha of Akko, after the decease of Seliman. He at first viewed Pharchi as his father, and followed his guidance to execute justice and equity in the land. But as early as one year after assuming the government, he commenced to act counter to this advice and instruction, and was reproved occasionally on this account by his venerable guardian. Abdalla now observed that he stood in his way, and that he would be a check on the exercise of his mere will and pleasure, and resolved therefore to get rid of him. He endeavoured first secretly to accuse him of treason and other charges, to find thus an opportunity to lay violent hands on him. The confidants of Pharchi revealed to him the terrible purpose of his ungrateful ward, and advised him to save himself by flight. But he declined doing this, and he answered magnanimously that his flight would call down on all the Israelites of Palestine the greatest persecution, and might indeed cause their entire extermination, since the Pacha might be induced through his escaping, to wreak his fury on this innocent people. He added, that he was prepared for everything, and would bear patiently whatever might occur, in order to save thereby, or at least to benefit in some degree, his own people.
Now it happened, on Thursday, the 28th of Ab, 5579 (August, 1817), which the pious Pharchi kept as a fast day (as the eve of the New Moon of the month Elul), and as he was about to take his supper, that an officer with his soldiers suddenly entered his apartment; his death-warrant was read to him, in which he was condemned on account of treason, and with the offence that his private Synagogue was built higher than the mosque of Akko, and several other diabolical charges and crimes; and this sentence was instantly executed.
The day following his house and court-yard were ransacked and plundered, and a large quantity of gold, money, silver, and other valuable articles were carried to the Pacha, the monster and parricide. The corpse of this martyr he did not even permit to be interred, but ordered it to be cast into the sea; and when, the day following, it was carried again on shore, he ordered it to be taken out far into the sea, and then to be thrown into the water. The pious widow of Pharchi fled in all haste towards Damascus, but died suddenly on the road, and was buried in Zafed; and suspicion was entertained that she had been poisoned by the furies who surrounded the Pacha.
This deed of terror excited universal consternation and mortal fear in all Palestine, especially among the Israelites; and the parricide now showed himself openly as the persecutor of the Jews in the Holy Land, and exercised such acts of violence and abomination among them, as are not perpetrated by cannibals and savages. My friend S. M., who lives at present in Jerusalem, was at that time an active and courageous young man, who often went to Akko as dragoman, that is, interpreter, with commissions from the Russian Jewish congregation of Zafed, and in consequence came frequently to the house of the consul. A few days after the above tragical occurrence, he had to attend to some business for the congregation, and therefore visited Akko, and the consul's house among others. All at once, Abdalla came in, and was received very friendly by the consul, who was his bosom friend from early youth, as both had been at the same time brought up by the same nurse. They went together into a side room, and had a confidential conversation. S. M. perceived that something very important was being discussed between them, and had the courage to approach softly and to overhear them. The substance of what reached him was, that the Pacha requested his faithful fosterbrother not to interfere, in his consular capacity, with his own affairs; that he had no intention to touch the foreigners who were under the consul's protection; but that he desired of him not to put any obstacles in his way, in the manner he intended to proceed with the other Jews. The worthy consul had humanity enough not to refuse any favour to his brother, and promised him faithfully not to make any representations whatever to him in this respect, notwithstanding his great influence. The Pacha then continued: "I mean, on the coming Saturday, during divine worship, to surprise the Synagogue, and to hang up before the same, on the instant, the spiritual chief of the Jews, A. J. I intend, also, to proceed in the same manner at Zafed, to capture, during worship, the three richest among them (giving here their names), to hang them, and to confiscate their property." My friend S. M. having thus listened to this frightful conversation, moved quietly from the spot he had occupied. The Pacha soon after took his leave; S. M. of course did not give the consul the least cause to perceive that he had heard what was going on; he thereupon concluded his business, and then left him. But he hastened to the chief, A. J., and revealed to him in secret the danger in which he was, and advised him to escape on the instant by flight, without communicating the least to any one of the whole affair. The advice was followed; A. J. disappeared suddenly, and no one, not even his household and friends, knew what had become of him, or whither he had gone. S. M. hastened next with equal speed to Zafed, and revealed the secret to the three proscribed rich men, who also disappeared suddenly in the same mysterious manner, and no one could tell where they were. The Saturday at length came; no one knew anything of the fatal plan of the Pacha, and all assembled as usual in the Synagogue at Akko. Suddenly the troops made their appearance with a gallows' frame before the Synagogue, and they entered to seize A. J., in order to hang him. But he was not there, and could not be found all over the town. The Pacha now commanded to seize another respected man in his stead; this was done, they beat him cruelly, and dragged him, though perfectly innocent, to the gallows, to hang him up. But the Pacha said he would pardon him, if he would become Mussulman, and confess the Koran. The other, in his fright, assented, and was thereupon liberated. But he afterwards fled the city, despising the Koran and the Prophet, and lived again as a faithful Jew.
In Zafed, also, the prior resolution of the Pacha was proceeded with; but the three rich men destined to be hanged had likewise disappeared, and could nowhere be found. He therefore ordered all the Jews of the place to be locked up in the castle, a small Kallai, and demanded of them an exorbitant ransom, which they were unable to furnish; so that they were compelled to sell even their garments, and whatever of value they possessed, in order to obtain their liberty. He also exacted much from the Jews in Tiberias and Akko. But Jerusalem and Hebron, being in the southern part of Palestine, belonged not to the Pachalik of Akko, but to that of Damascus, and the Jews residing there were spared for the present; they, however, had to endure since then other persecutions and exactions, when the monster at Damascus opened wide his fiery and deep jaws, and threatened to swallow up everything. Subsequently to the above related event, no one was secure in life and property in Galilee, on account of the tyrant Abdalla, till the excellent Austrian Jewish consul-general at Aleppo, the well-known Baron of Picciotto, employed the influence he had with him to restrain him in his barbarous procedure against his own brothers in faith.
In Damascus dwelt the three brothers of the martyr Pharchi; they were the most distinguished and honoured men of the whole surrounding country, not only through their wealth and their extensive commerce, which was carried on to all parts of the Orient, but also for their great influence in Constantinople and other large cities and towns, and they were likewise famed for their honest and noble conduct.* Their names were Seliman, Raphael, and the youngest Mosé Pharchi; the last mentioned died in 5600 (1840), through the torture inflicted by Serif Pacha, as one of the accused for the murder of Father Thomas, in which this excellent man was, among others, charged with having taken part in the slaughter of that old priest, to make use of his blood at the celebration of the Passover. When these men learned the deplorable death of their beloved brother, they resolved to be revenged on his murderer, even at the greatest sacrifices. Through their great influence at Constantinople they succeeded in obtaining a firman (a decree), signed by the Sheich al Aslam,† literally, the chief of the faith, authorizing them to take hostile measures against Abdalla. It was a small matter with them, on account of their immense wealth, to engage Seliman Pacha of Damascus, Mustapha Pacha of Aleppo, and two other minor Pachas, who were under the jurisdiction of these two principal ones, with their soldiers, to take the field against Abdalla. A large force having thus been collected, the expedition passed over the Jordan in the month of Nissan, 5581 (April, 1821). Abdalla marched out against the advancing Pachas; and a battle took place at the bridge over Jordan called Djisr abné Yacob, in which he was defeated, and he fled in haste, retreating to Akko. The brothers Pharchi now took possession of all Galilee, deposed the officers appointed by Abdalla, and appointed others in their place. The victors next laid siege to Akko, where the famine rose to such a height, that a single egg was sold at 70 grush,‡ which at that time was near six dollars, and a sheep at 900 grush, or 78 dollars. The siege was continued for fourteen months, during which period the Pharchis supplied the place of the Pacha in the country, and acted as governors. But it was decreed that Abdalla should not yet meet his deserts, and he was permitted to have a few years more indulgence. He succeeded, through treachery, to have the worthy Seliman Pharchi poisoned, through which means he died suddenly in the month of Nissan, 5582 (April, 1822). Mustapha Pacha likewise showed, by his acts and conduct in battle, that he was not true to the cause in which he had embarked. Raphael Pharchi was therefore induced, shortly after the decease of his elder brother, to withdraw with Seliman Pacha to Damascus. Mustapha, it is true, maintained the siege till the month of Sivan (June), when he also withdrew to his own government.
* One who knew this excellent family maintained that this name Pharchi, "the Blooming," from Perach, "flower," was quite appropriate, since among them was to be met with whatever was beautiful, great, noble, and religious, in the greatest flourishing state of development. Alas! that at present the flowers are nearly all fallen.
† This personage is the chief ecclesiastic of the Turks, on whose judgment and supervision of the whole ritual of the Moslems, all jurisprudence depended. The Sultan himself cannot alter his decision, and his signature is considered equal to that of the Emperor.
‡ The grush or piaster has no fixed exchange value; at present, it is 4 cents, 50 grush being 1 ducat, or 2 dollars ; some years ago, even as many as 60 were only worth a ducat. In old times, this term denoted a coin nearly in value a Spanish dollar, at another time the half of this, or 50 cents.
Abdalla saw himself thus freed from danger from that quarter, and had only now to fear the action of the Porte, and therefore requested Mahmud Ali, the Pacha of Egypt, to act as mediator between him and the Sultan. The Egyptian Pacha now employed all his influence to obtain the pardon of his compeer of Akko. The Sultan was greatly astonished to learn all the above proceedings, which were perfect news to him, since he had never been before informed of the tragical end of Pharchi of Akko, nor of the Damascus expedition against Abdalla, as the firman of the Sheich al Aslam was obtained without any knowledge on his part, and procured of the Divan (the council of ministers), through the great influence of the Pharchi and their very rich Saraf or court-agent, Rabbi Bechor Karmona. The Sultan was so incensed at this, that he banished the Sheich al Aslam from Constantinople, as he dared not to have him executed, but inflicted the punishment of death on the Saraf in the month of Tamuz, 5582 (July, 1822). But the greatest and the real crime which induced the sultan to this execution was, that the worthy Rabbi Bechor was too rich, and that he desired to appropriate to his own use the alleged criminal's great wealth. Abdalla was thus saved a second time; but instead of being grateful to Mahmud Ali, he subsequently commenced to defy him, till at length he was induced to besiege Akko in 5592 (1832), when he took Abdalla and carried him as prisoner to Egypt.
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import re
from urlparse import urljoin

from base import BeautifulSoupSource

class DocsHouseGov(BeautifulSoupSource):

    def __init__(self):
        super(DocsHouseGov, self).__init__("http://docs.house.gov/")

    def get_events(self, date):
        """
        Get list of Committee events from calendar.

        @param date: datetime.date
        @return: list of dicts of the form: {
            'name': name of event,
            'url': event url,
            'date': date event occurs,
            'time': time event will occur,
            'committee': commitee name,
            'subcommittee': (optional) subcommittee,
        }

        """
        params = {
            'DayID': date.strftime("%m%d%Y"),
        }
        path = "Committee/Calendar/ByDay.aspx?%s"
        soup = self._get(path, params)
        table = soup.find("table", {"id": "MainContent_GridViewMeetings"})
        if table:
            to_ret = []
            rows = table.findAll("tr")
            for row in rows:
                event = {}
                columns = row.findAll("td")
                if columns and len(columns) == 3:
                    event['date'] = date.strftime("%m-%d-%Y")
                    event['time'] = columns[1].find("span").contents[0].strip()
                    event['committee'] = columns[0].find("span").contents[0].strip()
                    a = columns[0].find("a")
                    event['name'] = a.contents[0].strip()
                    event['url'] = urljoin(self.base_url,
                        "Committee/Calendar/{}".format(a['href']))

                    committees = re.findall(r'[^()]+', event['committee'])
                    if len(committees) == 2:
                        event['subcommittee'] = committees[0].strip()
                        event['committee'] = committees[1].strip()
                    to_ret.append(event)
            return to_ret
        else:
            return None

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gene, trpE, contains a long 5' untranslated region (5' UTR) that is transcribed but does not encode any of these enzymes. Instead, this 5' UTR plays an important role in another regulatory mechanism, discussed in the next section. Upstream of the structural genes is the trp promoter. When tryptophan levels are low, RNA polymerase binds to the promoter and transcribes the five structural genes into a single mRNA, which is then translated into enzymes that convert chorismate into tryptophan.
Some distance from the trp operon is a regulator gene, trpR, which encodes a repressor that alone cannot bind DNA (see Figure 16.14). Like the lac repressor, the tryptophan repressor has two binding sites, one that binds to DNA at the operator site and another that binds to tryptophan (the activator). Binding with tryptophan causes a conformational change in the repressor that makes it capable of binding to DNA at the operator site, which overlaps the promoter (see Figure 16.14). When the operator is occupied by the tryptophan repressor, RNA polymerase cannot bind to the promoter and the structural genes cannot be transcribed. Thus, when cellular levels of tryptophan are low, transcription of the trp operon takes place and more tryptophan is synthesized; when cellular levels of tryptophan are high, transcription of the trp operon is inhibited and the synthesis of more tryptophan does not take place.


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Trey Songz Videos Are Not 'Best Friends' To High School Principal
Chris Hearn
An assistant high school principal has landed herself in hot water for her appearance in a music video starring Trey Songz and rapper J.R. called "Best Friends." In the video, Trey Songz and J.R. didn't hold back on the stereotypical rap video charm and surrounded themselves with flesh, chains, drugs, and sports cars.
Although the Trey Songz and J.R. rap video was jammed packed full of drinking, partying, and twerking, Esther Adler-O'Keefe, a now former assistant high school principal from Southampton High School in Long Island, New York, only appeared for a few moments at the beginning and end of the Trey Songz clip. But that was enough to raise a few eyebrows.
If you are an assistant principal, DON'T be part of this guy's videos: Trey Songz [Photo from Getty Images/Kevin Winter]
Her role was minimal, acting the part of a relatively straight-laced wife who heads off on vacation with her grey haired husband, leaving the rapper J.R. and his buddy Trey Songz in charge of their mansion. She does hold a speaking role however, with her one line in the video being "Enjoy yourself, just remember security's here."
That's when the Trey Songz video gets really interesting. Did the couple really think that leaving these two dudes in charge of their big house while they went on vacation was a good idea? The answer is no. Wall-to-wall half naked ladies, doing their twerking thing; misogynistic and swear-filled lyrics; drug use, drinking; and lots of selfie-taking occupy pretty much every other second of the Trey Songz video.
Now, Esther claims that she had no idea what the video was about, what the name of the song was, what the lyrics were, or had any information on the rather raunchy nature of the Trey Songz video. Huffington Post quotes Ms. Adler-O'Keefe, who pleaded innocence.
"Speaking as a private individual and not in my professional capacity, I wish to state for the record that, when I agreed to participate, I was completely unaware of the content, lyrics, and title of the video and song. Had I known of such content or lyrics, I certainly would not have participated in any fashion. I find the lyrics and content of the music video vulgar, offensive, and demeaning."
As Esquire pointed out, however, during the final scenes in the video, when the travelling couple return to their home to find Trey Songz and J.R. asleep surrounded by bikini-clad girls, drugs, and Polaroids of the previous night's adventures, surely she must have gotten some clue as to what was going on.
The school's superintendent, Dr. Scott Farina, was none too pleased that Esther Adler-O'Keefe chose to be part of the Trey Songz shenanigans, and spoke out against her involvement in the video, as quoted by Gawker.
"The video in question showcases behaviors and language use that is not promoted by the Southampton School District. In fact, we actively teach our students the importance of good character and making smart choices. Additionally, this is not representative of who we are as a district, nor of our students and staff."
Although she has been removed as the assistant principal of Southhampton High school, she still has a job with the school district as she has been reassigned to "new administrative duties," whatever that may be? There is also no word on what effect this new relegation will have on her pay. According to 27East, she is a tenured employee who began working for the Southhampton School District in 2010, with a salary of $126,500.
The moral of the story is, if you are an assistant principal at a high school, and you are offered a role in a Trey Songz video, you should really do your research and find out what kind of video Trey Songz and his pal JR are planning to make before saying you will take part.
[Header photo from 'Best Friends' video/2015 M.W.E. Music/Untouchable Records]

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St. Petersburg è un comune (city) degli Stati Uniti d'America e nello Stato della Florida. La popolazione era di 258 308 abitanti al censimento del 2020, il che la rende la quarta città più popolosa dello stato e la più grande dello stato a non essere il capoluogo di contea (la città di Clearwater è il capoluogo della contea di Pinellas).

St. Petersburg è la seconda città più grande della Tampa Bay Area, dopo Tampa. Insieme a Clearwater, la tre città formano l'area metropolitana di Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, la seconda più grande della Florida con una popolazione intorno ai 2.8 milioni di abitanti. St. Petersburg si trova su una penisola tra la baia di Tampa e il golfo del Messico, ed è collegata alla Florida continentale a nord.

St. Petersburg fu fondata nel 1888 da John C. Williams, che acquistò la terra, e da Peter Demens, che portò l'industria ferroviaria nell'area. Come parte di un lancio della monetina, il vincitore, Peter Demens, diede alla terra il nome della sua città natale, San Pietroburgo (St. Petersburg in inglese), in Russia, Williams invece decise di costruire il primo hotel della città, il Detroit Hotel, dato che proveniva da Detroit, nel Michigan. St. Petersburg fu incorporata come "town" il 29 febbraio 1892 e reincorporata come "city" il 6 giugno 1903.

La città viene chiamata dalla gente locale come St. Pete. La vicina St. Pete Beach abbreviò formalmente il suo nome nel 1994 dopo un voto dei suoi residenti. St. Petersburg è governata da un sindaco e dal consiglio comunale.

Con una media di circa 361 giorni di sole all'anno, e un Guinness World Record per aver fatto registrare i giorni più consecutivi di sole (768 giorni), è soprannominata "The Sunshine City". A causa del suo bel tempo e del basso costo di vita, la città è da tempo una meta di pensionamento popolare, anche se negli ultimi anni la popolazione si è spostata in una direzione molto più giovane. La rivista American Style ha classificato St. Petersburg tra le sue città di medie dimensioni nel 2011, citando la sua scena artistica "vibrante".

Geografia fisica
Secondo lo United States Census Bureau, la città ha una superficie totale di 356,38 km², dei quali 159,91 km² di territorio e 196,47 km² di acque interne (55,13% del totale).

Storia
La città fu fondata da John C. Williams (proveniente da Detroit, Michigan) che acquistò il terreno nel 1876, e da Peter Demens che fu essenziale per il completamento della ferrovia nel 1888. St. Petersburg fu incorporata il 29 febbraio 1892 quando aveva una popolazione di sole 300 persone.

Il nome deriva chiaramente da San Pietroburgo in Russia dove Peter Demens passò gran parte della sua gioventù. Una leggenda locale vuole che i due co-fondatori abbiamo lanciato una monetina per stabilire a chi dei due spettasse l'assegnazione del nome alla città. Vinse Demens che la chiamò come la sua città natale, mentre Williams fece lo stesso con il primo albergo della città, il Detroit Hotel. Il Detroit Hotel esiste ancora nel centro della città sebbene sia stato convertito in un condominio. L'albergo tuttora funzionante più vecchio della città è invece il Pier Hotel, costruito nel 1921.

La prima grande industria nacque nel 1899 quando Henry W. Hibbs, nativo di Newport (Carolina del Nord), fondò la sua azienda basata sul commercio di pesce all'ingrosso alla fine del molo, che si diffuse poi nel resto del canale navigabile. Nel giro di un anno la "Hibbs Fish Company" spediva più di 450 kg di pesce al giorno.

St. Petersburg si aprì verso un commercio a largo raggio grazie a degli scavi subacquei tra il 1906 ed il 1908 che aumentarono le parti navigabili della baia. Ulteriori scavi verso il 1910 aumentarono le possibilità del porto facendo così quadruplicare la popolazione, arrivando a 4.127.

Nel 1914 nacque quella che è considerata la prima linea aerea commerciale che si spostava tra Tampa e St. Petersburg attraverso la baia di Tampa. La compagnia aveva il nome di "Airboat Line" ed il pilota si chiamava Tony Jannus. Ogni anno viene assegnato il "Tony Jannus Award" per lavori di particolare prestigio nell'industria aerea. Il servizio aereo fu discontinuo nel 1924 con l'apertura del ponte Gandy, il primo che attraversava la baia di Tampa e permetteva il traffico automobilistico tra le due città.

La popolazione della città continuò a moltiplicarsi durante il XX secolo in special modo negli anni settanta quando divenne una meta di villeggiatura raggiungendo così i 238.647 abitanti nel 1980. Durante gli anni ottanta comunque la popolazione si è stabilizzata.

Società

Evoluzione demografica
Secondo il censimento del 2010, la popolazione era di 244,769 abitanti.

Etnie e minoranze straniere
Secondo il censimento del 2010, la composizione etnica della città era formata dal 68,65% di bianchi, il 23,93% di afroamericani, lo 0,3% di nativi americani, il 3,18% di asiatici, lo 0,06% di oceaniani, l'1,42% di altre razze, e il 2,47% di due o più etnie. Ispanici o latinos di qualunque razza erano il 6,62% della popolazione.

Cultura

Istruzione
St. Petersburg ha delle università statali come la University of South Florida, il St. Petersburg College e l'Eckerd College. Si trova in città anche una scuola per futuri giornalisti ed insegnanti di giornalismo, il Poynter Institute.

Musei
La città ha un museo per bambini, in museo d'arte, un museo di Storia, un museo sull'Olocausto ed un museo di Salvador Dalí il quale ospita la più grande collezione del suddetto pittore al di fuori dell'Europa incluso un buon numero di dipinti su grande scala come "La scoperta dell'America di Cristoforo Colombo". Il museo per bambini è un museo divertente ed interattivo che tratta vari argomenti con molte esibizioni riguardanti scienza, musica, arte e giochi d'acqua. Il museo è situato vicino ai Sunken Gardens.

Economia

Turismo
Il molo di St. Petersburg ospita un piccolo acquario aperto al pubblico. Molto spesso è ancorata al molo la riproduzione del HMS Bounty usato nel 1962 in un film dalla MGM e più recentemente per il film La maledizione della prima luna.

In centro si trova la Baywalk, il complesso commerciale dove si possono trovare numerosi negozi così come molti ristoranti ed una sala cinematografica con 20 schermi. Ogni sabato mattina da ottobre ad aprile il centro della città ospita una fiera agricola dove vengono venduti frutta ed ortaggi di ogni tipo oltre a oggetti d'arte vari. Per quanto riguarda la musica il luogo più famoso, specie per il blues, è il "Ringside Cafè".

Amministrazione

Gemellaggi

Città sorelle

Città gemelle

Sport

Note

Voci correlate

 Roser Park Historic District

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

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It's easy to argue about vaccinating kids in the hypothetical. But while doing some Christmas baking last week, I was enthralled by a radio segment on "This American Life," about an outbreak of measles in San Diego that terrorized the community earlier this year. An unvaccinated 7-year-old boy traveled to Switzerland and unknowingly contracted the virus. Almost 100 children (including babies who were too young for the MMR vaccine) were quarantined or hospitalized after they were exposed at the pediatrician's office, Whole Foods or day care. In all, 11 children caught the measles. As it turns out, the boy who spread measles is a patient of Dr. Bob Sears, pictured at left, a member of the famous San Clemente pediatrician family and author of "The Vaccine Book." He's featured briefly in the 20-minute segment. Have a listen and let us know what you think.
Courtney Perkes has covered the medical beat for the Register since 2005. She was queasy when she watched surgery for the first time (a knee replacement) especially when a drop of blood splattered in her notebook! She loves writing about public health issues as well as the courage and resilience of patients facing illness. Courtney strives to lead a healthy lifestyle that includes yoga and not microwaving plastic. She is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.


THE UNEMPLOYED EATER: BacoShop Opens TODAY in Culver. Go To There.
BacoShop Opens TODAY in Culver. Go To There.
Baco Shop opens TODAY in Downtown Culver City. The fast casual spin-off of Chef Joseph Centeno's highly successful DTLA stalwart, Baco Mercat, serves Centeno's signature "bacos" (a tender flatbread hybrid of a tortilla, pita and sandwich bread) filled with some delicious fillings. They're even baking the bread fresh right in front of you. Any sandwich is also available in burrito-form or grain bowl. Not to mention a bevy of sides including Centeno's shredded Brussels Caesar and cheesy hashbrowny tots that are a must order.
Here's the thing though, guys and gals: YOU NEED TO GO HERE. This is the cool, original, bold-flavored lunch spot Culver has sorely lacked. It garners our respect goddamnit! And our wallets (or electronic payment, depending on your vice). If we don't make BacoShop work, well then, we're basically doomed. If this place isn't packed, we simply do not deserve shiny things.
So please go there. Please?
Want to see how Centeno makes his magic bread? Well, here's a link to such a thing.
9552 Washington Blvd., Culver City.


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Fall Concert Info - 2022
Weekly Schedule: Oct 31-Nov 4, 2022
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Weekly Schedule: Oct 24-28, 2022
Gameday Itinerary - Oct 28, 2022
UAB Honor Band 2022 Info
2022_uab_honor_band_flyer.pdf
PLEASE SEE THE INFORMATION BELOW ABOUT THE UAB HONOR BAND!
"Alabama Band Directors:
This is just a friendly reminder that the nomination process for both high school and middle school honor bands will close on Monday, October 24th.
We are very excited to be able to host our Honor Band Festival this December. This will be a combined event consisting of two middle and two high school bands December 8-10, 2022.
Nominations for the 2022 UAB Middle and High School Honor Bands are now open. We hope you'll consider nomination your top students for this event.
Please follow the links below for further details about the nomination process.
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All participants will be notified of their status before November 18th.
The 2022 UAB Middle and High School Honor Bands will consist of four bands: two middle school and two high school. Auditions for band and chair placement will begin Thursday, December 8th, at 11:30 am. All four bands will rehearse Thursday through Saturday (December 8-10). The concert will be held Saturday, December 10th at 4:00 pm in the Jemison Concert Hall of the UAB Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center.
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While California cap-and-trade survived a legal challenge last month, a haze still surrounds the program. Carbon permit sales are low, and the program's longevity is threatened after 2020. A new bill was introduced to transform the program.
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California's cap-and-trade program is barely five months old, and already it's expanding its horizons. Officials announced last week that the program is merging with one operated in the Canadian province of Quebec.
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California residential utility customers will receive a 'climate dividend', about $30 twice a year as part of the nation's first comprehensive 'cap & trade' program if the CA Public Utility Commission accepts a staff proposal at its Dec. 20 meeting,


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New study. Reduced duration of breastfeeding is associated with a higher risk of multiple sclerosis
Researchers at the National MS Competence Centre have participated in a study on breastfeeding and risk og MS in Italy and Norway, published in Journal of Neurology in March 2015.
Breastfeeding for at least 4 months has been found to be associated with a reduced risk of immune-mediated diseases including multiple sclerosis (MS).
Using data from a large multinational case-control study (EnvIMS), the association between MS and breastfeeding was investigated in two distinct populations. A questionnaire (EnvIMS-Q) which included a section on feeding during the first year of life was administered to MS cases and to age and sex frequency-matched controls from Italy and Norway. Logistic regression was used to estimate the odds ratio (ORs) and 95 % confidence intervals (95 % CIs) as a measure of the association between MS and exposure to prolonged breastfeeding (4 months or more, used as the reference category), vs. no breastfeeding or breastfeeding for less than 4 months (reduced exposure).
Education, smoking habits, smoking in mother's pregnancy, and other types of milk used in infant feeding were included as covariates. A total of 547 cases and 1039 controls in Italy, and 737 cases and 1335 controls in Norway were studied.
The distribution of prolonged (reference) breastfeeding differed between the Norwegian (65.4 %) and the Italian (48.9 %) study participants. A significant association between MS and reduced/no exposure to breastfeeding was found overall for Italy (ORadj = 1.37; 95 % CI 1.09, 1.73), but not for Norway (ORadj = 1.14; 95 % CI 0.92, 1.40). However, only in men, significant associations were observed for both populations (ORItaly = 2.33; 95 % CI 1.50, 3.65, ORNorway = 2.13; 95 % CI 1.37, 3.30). Reduced exposure to breastfeeding in males was found to be associated with increased risk of MS in Italy and in Norway.
Ragnedda G1, Leoni S, Parpinel M, Casetta I, Riise T, Myhr KM, Wolfson C, Pugliatti M.Reduced duration of breastfeeding is associated with a higher risk of multiple sclerosis in both Italian and Norwegian adult males: the EnvIMS study.J Neurol. 2015 Mar 21. [Epub ahead of print]
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median Neuropathy at or distal to wrist. did find Chronic C7 motor radiculopathy.
complete movement. MRI results were the following (condensed).
to the left with central stenosis and midline AP canal diameter of 8-mm.
Foraminal stenosis is moderate on the left.
flattening to the left with stenosis and moderate left foraminal stenosis.
follow up with a surgeon or neurologist?
reminder......there are no medical professionals on discussion forums.
we members are not qualified or allowed to comment on mri or other test results.
if i understood correctly, your pt was reading your actual mri cd?...and was minimizing your pain?
the pt is not the doctor..and even doctors can disagree with what they see on an mri.
for myself, i would stay with doctor's opinion.
it seems good you are working with pain management doctor.
you know your pain levels are high. even if doctor has not yet found reason for severity of pain, it is still there and needs to be managed.
many of us here know the trial and try again of finding reason for pain and again for proper treatment.
while you are waiting for responses from members with shared experiences, search may be useful or you, upper right on page.


Astronomers think that Mercury, like the moon, was originally made of liquid rock and that the rock solidified as the planet cooled. Some meteorites hit the planet during the cooling stage and formed craters. Other meteorites, however, were able to break through the cooling crust. The impact caused lava to flow up to the surface and cover over older craters, forming the plains.


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Q: PostgreSQL, Get database exists with Npgsql I cant get reliable checking for database existence in NET/Npgsql at my program startup.
Here is code:
Public Function dbExists(ByVal _dbName As String) As Boolean

    Dim retval As Boolean = False
    Using mCon As New NpgsqlConnection(String.Format( _
                 "Server={0};Port={1};User Id={2};Password={3};", _
                  dbserver, dbport, "postgres", dbpass))
        Try
            mCon.Open()
            Using nCom = New NpgsqlCommand("SELECT 1 FROM pg_database WHERE datname='" + _dbName + "'", mCon)
                retval = CBool(nCom.ExecuteScalar())
            End Using
        Catch ex As Exception
            retval = False
        End Try
    End Using

    Return retval
End Function

This function return True no matter database exists or not.
I also try with null checking on ExecuteScalar, getting Count(*) and all what I can without better result.
What to do to get it working?

A: Null checking on 'ExecuteScalar()' works for me (PostgreSQL 9.3 and Npgsql 2.0.12).
Are you checking 'ExecuteScalar() == null'?
ExecuteScalar will return a .NET null not DBNull.Value (since it is not a record with a null value, it signifies no matching result).
I'm not a VB person but here's how I achieved it in C#:
bool dbExists;

using (NpgsqlConnection conn = new NpgsqlConnection("Server=127.0.0.1;Port=5432;Database=postgres;User Id=postgres;Password=testpass"))
{
    conn.Open();
    string cmdText = "SELECT 1 FROM pg_database WHERE datname='temp'";
    using (NpgsqlCommand cmd = new NpgsqlCommand(cmdText, conn))
    {
        dbExists = cmd.ExecuteScalar() != null;
    }
}

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The focus on the consumption of saturated fat and its impact on human health has produced many studies. Lately a couple studies have concluded that changing the levels of saturated fat in one's diet has no health impact, especially with regard to lowering saturated fat as a way to reduce health risks including heart disease and cancer. Every study has some value, but learning how to scrutinize the conclusions and associated headlines can make one more immune to snap judgements about a specific nutrient's role in health.
Saturated fat mainly comes from animal-based ingredients such as meat and dairy products. What we see in many of these studies, going all the way back to the Harvard Nurses's Study in the 70's and 80's, is that while saturated fat was reduced in the diet to measure the health impact, the proportion of animal-based and plant-based ingredients in the diet remained unchanged. Among many participants, instead of eating plant-based food to reduce saturated fat intake, they simply ate leaner meats. Since the rate of chronic illness did not decrease, it was concluded that saturated fat intake was not correlated with health.
It is the position of many plant-based nutritionists and scientists that consuming any type of animal-based food, whether low or high in saturated fat, promotes chronic illness, including heart disease and cancer. In fact, according to Dr. T. Colin Campbell of The China Study, in this paper, the disease promotion may be linked more to animal proteins than to other nutrients. However, Dr. Esselstyn from the Cleveland Clinic has shown that removing all saturated fat from the diet can reverse heart disease.
In order to see health improvements or a decrease in chronic illness risk, those in the studies should have increased the amount of plant-based ingredients in their diet and focused less on the single nutrient of saturated fat. Plant-based ingredients act to fight and reduce disease risk and are the best known source for moving the needle when it comes to positive health changes. Further, by focusing on increasing the proportion of plant-based to animal-based ingredients in the diet, if not eliminating animal-based ingredients altogether, study participants and the general population would lessen the importance of any single nutrient in the diet, called reductionism, and be more focused on providing their systems with a wide range of complex carbohydrates, anti-oxidants, phytonutrients, and fiber, which act in unison to keep us healthy.
As more studies are conducted and specific nutrients such as saturated fat make headlines, knowing how to analyze the results can go a long way to making 'wholistic' health decisions which have viable and positive long term benefits.


It's here! My Italy 2017 video has finally dropped like 'Lemonade'.
Haha. Not really, but I think you'll like it.
Stay tuned for a recap of all of my favorite spots and recommendations around Rome and Florence.


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The women's 4 × 5 km relay cross-country skiing competition at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, took place on 18 February at Les Saisies. The race saw the Unified Team beat Norway by 21.6 seconds, with Italy finishing third.

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In 1994, Oregon voters passed a ballot initiative establishing the "Death with Dignity Act," a controversial measure that legalized physician-assisted suicide through the administration of lethal doses of medication to patients within six months of dying from a terminal illness. In 2001, Attorney General John Ashcroft filed a directive declaring that any physician administering a lethal dose of medication under the Death with Dignity Act would be in violation of the Federal Controlled Substance Act. Oregon challenged this directive. Arguing in support of the state of Oregon, this Cato brief stresses that regulating physician-assisted suicide within individual states is beyond the scope of the federal government's powers. Ashcroft's intervention in this situation undermines the Tenth Amendment's specific command that powers not delegated to the federal government be reserved to the states. Constitutional principles and precedents favoring state and local laws suggest that Ashcroft's directive should be invalidated.


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Introduction by GA: The following is a Left oriented critical review of Being in Time by Kim Petersen (Dissident Voice). I would like to thank Kim for his eloquent approach. However, in Being in Time I obviously refrain from following the orthodox definitions of Left and Right. I actually insist that Left and Right are not what they seem to appear or represent but instead are a mirroring of the human condition: a dialectical interplay between the dream and the real (or shall we say being and becoming). Petersen writes in the end of his review, "it would be fruitful if the book erected a promising structure, rather than simply tear down structures with little left standing." This point must be addressed. While activists tend to know who is right and what is wrong, I see myself as a philosopher. My task is to refine questions rather than produce answers. I leave the domain of 'promising structures' of the Jerusalemites. I am, by far more excited by the Athenian approach, namely thinking things through. For me to teach, is to teach other to think for themselves.
Gilad Atzmon has a new book just out titled Being in Time: A Post-Political Manifesto. The title probably is influenced from a book, Being and Time, written by the German philosopher Martin Heidegger.
Atzmon has put forward his manifesto that attempts to synthesize various political, cultural, psychological, linguistic strands to explain why the western world finds itself in its current state of unfettered capitalism, crushed communism, the continuing Jewish occupation of and oppression in Palestine, supremacism, the West fighting Israel's wars, and the discourse being manipulated (even within purportedly independent media).
In Being in Time, Atzmon pulls on many threads, including sexuality, psychoanalysis, the Frankfurt school, cultural Marxism, cognitive partitioning, political correctness, language, identity politics, leftism, rightism, and more.
I continue to dissent from how Atzmon characterizes the Left, which he divides into the Old and New Left. Fine, there are divisions in the Left. There are certain core principles that leftists adhere to: pro-human rights for all humans, accepting of diversity, anti-war, pro-worker, anti-exploitation, etc. But what must also be realized is that many persons may pose as Left but are not leftist in orientation. People who do not embrace core leftist principles are not leftist, they are faux-leftists. To criticize the entirety of the Left because a fifth column has undermined a segment of the Left speaks to the level of infiltration, the gullibility of certain leftists, or the fragility of social conviction among some leftists.
The Left is not a monolith, and neither is the Right a monolith. Hence any criticism leveled at the entirety of a political orientation is only valid when the entirety of a political orientation espouses an identical platform.
Atzmon considers that identity politics characterizes liberalism and progressivism. (p 8) He names, for example, LGBTQ, feminists, Latinos, Blacks, and Jews as forming exclusive political alliances. However, a major plank of the Left is solidarity as it is widely understood that to bring about some greater form of socialism the masses must unite. Ergo, strict allegiance to identity politics is contrary to leftist principles. Atzmon further notes that patriotism is secondary among leftists. Jingoistic nationalism is an enemy of the working class, and it is certainly anathema to anarchists. Therefore, insofar as patriotic sentiment prejudices one's attachment with wider humanity, it serves to divide rather than unite peoples.
I wonder what exactly Atzmon means by post-politics. I assume this refers to the "fatigue" he points to in the Brexit vote and election of Donald Trump, as well as the discarding of Left and Right politics.
But the Right has engineered this "social reality" through neoliberalism, imperialism, and militaristic violence, and the only ones really benefiting from this so-called maximization are the capitalist class. That the Democratic Party in the US, the Labour Party in the UK, the Liberal Party in Canada are in step with this engineering of "social reality" adduces that they are rightist parties.
The imprecision of what constitutes a chunk of Atzmon's manifesto is annoying. The Left "yearns"? This might be written in a less biased manner as a "desire." But it is not simply a desire for an undefined "equality." The Left calls for an equality of conditions, opportunities, and access to resources. Why not? Should an inequality of conditions, opportunities, and access to resources be accepted? Should one class of people be accorded privileges over the rest of humanity? Is this not supremacism – which Atzmon deplores? And for most of the Left – most (and for anarchists, likeliest all), respect for diversity is a valued principle. Diversity is recognized by the Right, specifically, pecuniary diversity. But American society historically has been considered a melting pot rather than a celebration of diversity.
Atzmon sets up the parameters for discussion,such that the "post-political" author can diss both Left and Right. He does not discuss in the Left-Right context as to what constitutes "the human condition" and whether the rightist perspective is indeed "a natural part of our social, spiritual and material world." I find such a statement ahistorical. The economist Karl Polanyi presented a compelling historical perspective in his book The Great Transformation that elucidates how communitarian human society was changed.
Atzmon writes, "For the Right ideologue, it is the 'will to survive' and even to attain power that makes social interactions exciting." (p 13) The sentence strikes this reader as platitudinal. There is no example or substantiation provided. Which ideologue from whatever corner of the political continuum does not have a will to survive or seek exciting interactions?
Atzmon sums up the Left-Right schism as "the tension between equality and reality." (p 13) If one cannot accept the definitions, and if the premises are faulty, then the logical structure collapses.
Atzmon says he wants to push past political ideology. I am unaware of his professing any political leaning, so I guess he is, in a sense, already post-political. This strikes me as illusory since in western "democracies" the corporations still pull the strings of their politicians.
Atzmon applies the noun democracy recklessly. Without defining what is a democracy, through using the word (as so many people do), he inadvertently reifies something that does not exist in any meaningful sense.
Atzmon writes darkly, "Symptomatic of the liberal democratic era was the belief that people could alter their circumstances." (p 19) Yet contemporary politicians still play on that sentiment, witness Barack Obama in the US and Justin Trudeau in Canada whose political campaigns appealed to such a belief. Does Atzmon think people cannot alter their circumstances?
Atzmon points to how the Labour Party under Blair became a neoliberal, warmongering party. He concludes, "The difference between Left and Right had become meaningless?" (p 24) I would describe this as the Left (to the extent the Labour Party was genuinely Left) being co-opted and disappeared by the Right — a political coup.
Why has the genuine Left never attained power and brought its vision to fruition? Rampant capitalism has allowed 1% to profit grotesquely relative to the 99%. The 1%-ers have the money and the power that money buys: media, corporations, resources, and government. With the government controlled by the 1%-ers that puts the state security apparatus also under their control – and paid for the 99%-ers (because the rich all too often escape paying tax) to keep them in place. The police and military is, in essence, socialism exploited to protect capitalism. The few countries that have brought about Communism (Cuba, China, USSR, Viet Nam, etc) have found themselves under incessant militaristic and economic threat from capitalists who fear the example of successful socialism. This is missing from Atzmon's analysis.
Political correctness (PC). What is it? Atzmon calls it "a tyrannical project. The attempted elimination of essentialism, categorization and generalization… in opposition to human nature." (p 38) Basically, it is the avoidance of language that stigmatizes other groups. Who wants to be stigmatized? Nobody. I can agree that PC has been pushed to extremes. PC also does not distinguish between intention and denotation. Should it? I confess when younger that I, close friends, and colleagues would call each other "gay." It was actually a term of affection we used for each other. No negative sentiments were felt toward any sexual orientations; in fact, many of us were frequently in the company of LGBTQ. But we were not PC.
Atzmon finds that self-censorship is an outcome of PC: "Initially we don't say what we think; eventually we learn to say what we don't think." (p 39) Perhaps. But sometimes it is better to bite one's tongue and say nothing. I prefer to think of PC having encouraged a more respectful discourse, but PC should be criticized when it becomes excessive. There are plenty of non-PC examples among those who affiliate with the PC crowd, such as denigrating people who demonstrate for Palestinian human rights as "anti-Semites" – probably the most abused anti-PC term. PC becomes a tool of indoctrination when not practiced with equanimity and sincerity.
Is PC a freedom of speech issue? In some cases, yes. For instance, why is it okay to label someone a "holocaust denier" when questioning the veracity of certain aspects of WWII history? No serious person denies that Jews were among those targeted by Nazis; and no serious person denies that Jews were among those people transported to and having died in concentration camps.
An inordinate focus on PC can be vexing; there are much bigger issues in the world than a focus on whether to call a female "girl" or "woman." It seems simple enough to raise awareness of inappropriate use of language. Most people will come around to a polite request to avoid words that may offend.
Being in Time finally begins to hit its stride when focusing on manipulations to grab and maintain power. The author is unafraid to point a finger and criticize identitarian groupings that create and exploit divisions.2 The stride is bumpy though, as Atzmon discusses sexuality, LGBTQ, feminism, Left abandonment of the working class, psychoanalysis and the scientific method, Athens and Jerusalem, severe criticism of Marxism, etc. The depth and breadth of the manifesto is beyond a book review.
Atzmon sees Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign as an institutional failure "embedded in progressive and liberal thought." (p 120) Describing the ardent neoliberal Clinton or her supporters as liberal or progressive is classic mislabeling.
Atzmon is razor sharp when discussing aspects of Jewishness and what the different aspects mean for being a Jew. However, when discussing the political spectrum, political ideology, and society, his definitions too often seem contrived to support his thesis.
In the typical human perspective, Being proceeds in a linear fashion. But from a cultural, historical, linguistic, ethical, scientific perspective Being is clearly multi-faceted and not confined to linearity. Atzmon is fully aware of this, nonetheless his Being in Time tackles myriad issues in a rather binary fashion.
There are arguments presented in the book that I diverge from, but Being in Time presents points of view that deserve contemplation and a threshing out. Over all, it is a manifesto that I find unrefined; in dire need of definitions that are substantiated, not merely asserted; and (although I believe Atzmon would state this was beyond his remit) it would be fruitful if the book erected a promising structure, rather than simply tear down structures with little left standing. Being in Time comes across as an interesting foray to understanding and twining politics, power, and ontology that deserves deeper development. A dialectical approach might be most illuminating.
Alas, politics is not yet dead.
The Dream of a better world is not yet dead either. But one day the Dream must end because the Dream must be made a Reality. That is my simplistic two-sentence manifesto.


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  using System;
  using System.Collections;
  using System.Collections.Generic;
  using System.Drawing;
  using System.Drawing.Imaging;
  using System.IO;
  using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
  using OpenCL.Net;
using GPUEnumerator;

  public class EnumerateGPUs

    {

        public struct clState
{
             public  Context cl_context;
            //cl_context OpenCL. context;
            public Kernel cl_kernel;
            public CommandQueue cl_command_queue;
            public Program cl_program;
            public Mem outputBuffer;
            public uint4 CLBuffer0;

            public uint4 padbuffer8;

            public IntPtr padbufsize;
            //	size_t padbufsize;
            public IntPtr cldata;
            //	void * cldata;
            public 	bool hasBitAlign;
            public 	bool hasOpenCL11plus;
            public 	bool hasOpenCL12plus;
            public 	bool goffset;
            public uint16 vwidth;
            //	uint16 vwidth;
            public IntPtr max_work_size;
            public IntPtr wsize;

}

public struct dev_blk_ctx {
public OpenCL.Net.uint16 	 ctx_a;
  public   uint16  ctx_b;
   public uint16 ctx_c;
  public  uint16 ctx_d;
   public uint16 ctx_e; uint16 ctx_f; uint16 ctx_g; uint16 ctx_h;

public	uint16 cty_a; uint16 cty_b; uint16 cty_c; uint16 cty_d;
public	uint16 cty_e; uint16 cty_f; uint16 cty_g; uint16 cty_h;
public	uint16 merkle; uint16 ntime; uint16 nbits; uint16 nonce;
public	uint16 fW0; uint16 fW1; uint16 fW2; uint16 fW3; uint16 fW15;
public	uint16 fW01r; uint16 fcty_e; uint16 fcty_e2;
public	uint16 W16; uint16 W17; uint16 W2;
public	uint16 PreVal4; uint16 T1;
	public uint16 C1addK5; uint16 D1A; uint16 W2A; uint16 W17_2;
public	uint16 PreVal4addT1; uint16 T1substate0;
public	uint16 PreVal4_2;
public	uint16 PreVal0;
public	uint16 PreW18;
public	uint16 PreW19;
public	uint16 PreW31;
public	uint16 PreW32;
public	uint16 B1addK6, PreVal0addK7, W16addK16, W17addK17;
public	uint16 zeroA, zeroB;
public	uint16 oneA, twoA, threeA, fourA, fiveA, sixA, sevenA;
}

        private Context _context;
        private Device _device;

        private void CheckErr(ErrorCode err, string name)
        {
            if (err != ErrorCode.Success)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("ERROR: " + name + " (" + err.ToString() + ")");
            }
        }

        private void ContextNotify(string errInfo, byte[] data, IntPtr cb, IntPtr userData)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("OpenCL Notification: " + errInfo);
        }

        public List<GPUEnumerator.GPU> SuckInGPUs()
        {

            ErrorCode error;
            Platform[] platforms = Cl.GetPlatformIDs(out error);
            List<Device> devicesList = new List<Device>();
            List<GPU> GPUList = new List<GPU>();
            CheckErr(error, "Cl.GetPlatformIDs");
            int id = 0;
            foreach (Platform platform in platforms)
            {
                //ToDO:Log Platform Device Name;
                //		status = clGetPlatformInfo(platform, CL_PLATFORM_NAME, sizeof(pbuff), pbuff, NULL);
                //		status = clGetPlatformInfo(platform, CL_PLATFORM_VERSION, sizeof(pbuff), pbuff, NULL);
                //		status = clGetDeviceIDs(platform, CL_DEVICE_TYPE_GPU, 0, NULL, &numDevices);
                //ToDO: Saved the compiled version so it can be built the next time as a binary:
                //ToDO:  Enable certain cards, fan control, scheduling

                string platformName = Cl.GetPlatformInfo(platform, PlatformInfo.Name, out error).ToString();
                Console.WriteLine("Platform: " + platformName);
                CheckErr(error, "Cl.GetPlatformInfo");

                //We will be looking only for GPU devices
                foreach (OpenCL.Net.Device device in Cl.GetDeviceIDs(platform, DeviceType.Gpu, out error))
                {
                    CheckErr(error, "Cl.GetDeviceIDs");
                    Console.WriteLine("Device: " + device.ToString());
                    string vendor = Cl.GetDeviceInfo(device, OpenCL.Net.DeviceInfo.Vendor, out error).ToString();
                    string version = Cl.GetDeviceInfo(device, OpenCL.Net.DeviceInfo.Version, out error).ToString();

                    string name = Cl.GetDeviceInfo(device, OpenCL.Net.DeviceInfo.Name, out error).ToString();

                    string avail = Cl.GetDeviceInfo(device, OpenCL.Net.DeviceInfo.Available, out error).ToString();
                    GPU g = new GPU();
                    g.avail = false;
                    if (avail == "") g.avail = true;
                    g.id = id;
                    g.name = name;
                    g.version = version;
                    g.vendor = vendor;

                    id++;

                    GPUList.Add(g);
               }
            }

            return GPUList;

        }

    }


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Any demonstration or performance of hypnotism (as defined in the Hypnotism Act 1952) on any person requires the express written consent of the council as the Licensing Authority and must comply with the adopted conditions.
Application Summary
An application for consent must be in writing (application form below) and signed by the applicant or his agent and must be made not less than 28 days in advance of the performance concerned. This period may be reduced in the case of a hypnotist who has performed at the same venue within the last three years without any problems occurring. The council will normally respond within 7 to 14 days, less where the hypnotist has previously performed in the same venue.
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The application shall contain the following information:
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A statement as to whether, and if so giving the full details, the hypnotist has previously been refused, or had withdrawn, a consent by any licensing authority or been convicted of an offence under the Hypnotism Act 1952 or of an offence involving the breach of a condition regulating or prohibiting the giving of a performance of hypnotism on any person at a place licensed under the Licensing Act 2003 or any other place
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53: "Whatever it is, you're not the only one." (ft. Janine Kwoh)
Join guest Janine Kwoh for a discussion about making love by being awkward, and moving toward belonging. Janine is the owner and artist behind Kwohtations, a Brooklyn, NY-based line of letterpress printed greeting cards and other gift items that celebrate a diversity of identities and life experiences, and always with a bit of humor.
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What being awkward has to do with love and justice;
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The core needs of permission and belonging at the heart of awkward.
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Frequently men would choose younger women to be in a relationship with. But it's not so rare to see men with older women. It's all about preference. Just because you're dating an older woman, it doesn't mean that you're going to have less problems.
There are still some things that you will have to deal with. Other than that, your commitment must be stronger because older women are more into serious relationships.
The tips here will help you work through the relationship. But first, get to know the advantages and disadvantages of dating an older woman.
Able to tolerate differences in personalities or other aspect in the relationship.
Straightforward as she does not talk in codes.
Willing to accept mistakes and apologises.
Easy to discuss with when trying to solve an issue.
She can be quite controlling.
Wants seriousness at all cost.
Cares more about her career or hobby.
A tip that you must remember for dating a woman older than you is that you must show her how serious you are. Older women are often more mature and looking for a meaningful relationship. Sometimes they're even looking forward to marriage. You can't act immature in this relationship because they'll break up with you in an instant. Get to know the Differences between Dating a Girl or a Woman so you know more about her.
You must get rid of that selfish attitude from your personality. When you're in the relationship, you have to think about her too. It's the only way to make it work for the long term. As she's older than you, she also has more experience and have dealt with a lot of egoistic attitude from men.
Avoid being clingy or spoiled when you're with her. They will turn her off and make them love you less. You can still be clingy every once in a while but never do it too frequently. Older women hate clingy men. Never show any Signs of a Man Using a Woman for Money as that could give her the wrong impression.
Older women love romance. They love it when you treat them in a very special way. So, shower your lady with lots of attention. Your love will give her the break that she needs from all the stress she's facing in her job. Being romantic will also make the relationship stronger as it shows how much you care about her. Meanwhile, you may take this tips for dating a woman older than you to make your relationship with her works and good.
Sometimes older women can become a bit too sensitive. When she gets mad, you can't get carried away by her mood and become angry too. What you have to do is to take a step back and evaluate the situation. Understand her point of view and ask her what she needs. You need to know Physical Signs a Woman Likes You Like Crazy to be sure that she loves you.
There's going to be a lot of challenges when you're dating a woman older than you. The best thing to do is to adapt to her world. You must be willing to do this with a genuine heart because it takes a lot of commitment. Show her that you can be as mature as she is. Prove it to her that you are happy with the relationship and willing to do anything to make it work.
There's no running away from your responsibilities. You must accept them and carry on like an adult. You must be responsible for very single word you say to her or every action that you do. She is going to see how suitable you are as her potential husband through this. No woman wants to have an irresponsible partner.
Lying in a relationship will only lead to troubles especially when you're dating someone who is older than you. Your woman can clearly see through lies because she has more experience so don't ever think that you'll ever get away with lying. Honesty is the best rule that you have to follow in order to have a successful relationship. Also learn How to Not Get Played by a Woman so you won't end up looking like a fool.
Be open with your life to her. Make her see what you've been through and who you truly are. That way, you're allowing her to understand you. It will also encourage her to be open to you. Being open to one another is a very mature thing to do in a relationship as it builds trust. It reduces the chances of cheating from the both of you.
This last tip for dating a woman older than you is very important. An older woman sometimes needs her own space where she can do her own thing. As much as you love her, you must allow her to have that space. Don't intrude that space because it will only make her upset.
Instead, be patient and wait. Once she's done having her personal time, she'll want to be close to you again. This advice on How to Beat Your Girlfriend in an Argument could be handy. Meanwhile, that's all the tips for dating a woman older than you.
There's definitely going to be ups and downs while being in a relationship with an older woman. The most important things is that the both of you must work together with a lot of love to get through any problems.
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Q: Howto determine the first and last row qt model/view I'm building an filebrowser based upon the QAbstractListModel and QListView.
As you know what is displayed can change, by making the window bigger, or by scrolling.
How can I determine the first and the last entry (or index) actually displayed. Do I have to program that myself?
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see for full description:
http://qt-project.org/forums/viewthread/26497/
Thanks in advance,
Stef Bon
Voorburg
the Netherlands

A: The reason provided in the comments is not adequate; the model is supposed to call beginInsertRows/endInsertRows at any time, even if the range where you are inserting items is not currently visible in the view. There are multiple reasons for that (proxy models, QPersistentModelIndex instances, selection handling, QAbstractItemView's internal housekeeping, caching of already rendered items etc).
The MVC API in Qt is designed so that the model is not supposed to know about what the view is currently showing. The contracts expressed in the QAbstractItemModel specify that the model "just" has to keep the rest of the world updated by calling the protected methods (which emit the rowsInserted etc signals, among other things). If you ever find yourself in a situation where you start thinking "hey, if only I knew how this model was displayed in the attached view", the correct thing is to make sure you are using the existing API effectively. As an example, a very common problem is that the programmer finds out that their model's data() method is called too often, for each item in a list, for example. The typical reason for this is that the corresponding QListView needs to know how much space to reserve for each item so that the scrollbar size can be determined. A correct way for this is to either return usable data for the SizeHintRole, or set the view's uniformRowSizes to true.