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Q: Failed to parse a String to int I don't know what's wrong with parsing the String to an int part in my code.   Before the parsing, everything looks correct.
import java.io.IOException;

public class TheWindow {

    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException{

        String s = "13.16";
        double d = Double.parseDouble(s);
        System.out.println(d);
        char[] ch = s.toCharArray();
        char[] ch2 = new char[s.length()];
        for(int i = 0; i < ch.length; i++){
            if(ch[i] == '.'){
                break;
            }else{
                ch2[i] = ch[i];
            }
        }
        String s2 = new String(ch2);
        System.out.println(s2);
        try{
            s2.trim();
            int newI = Integer.parseInt(s2);
            System.out.println(newI);
        }catch(Exception e){
            System.out.println("Failed");
        }
    }
}

A: You are not storing the returned String from trim() anywhere. You could either do:
s2 = s2.trim();
int newI = Integer.parseInt(s2);

or
int newI = Integer.parseInt(s2.trim());

A: s2 = s2.trim();

change this part of code in the try block.
You are trimming the string but not assigning it to the variable that refers it due to which the spaces are still left out and parsing such string is throwing an exception.

A: Java objects are immutable, meaning they can't be changed, and Strings are Objects in Java.
Your line s2.trim() will return the trimmed version, but s2 will not be directly modified. However, you aren't storing it anywhere, so when you parse it on the next line, it will be with the untrimmed s2.
What you want is s2 = s2.trim(), which will store the trimmed version back in.

A: From what I understand, you want to truncate the decimal. If so, then you can just find the decimal place and substring the string, then parse it.
Note: You might want to add back in some try-catches for strings that still cannot be parsed.
private static int tryParseInt(String str) {
    int decimalIndex = str.indexOf(".");

    if (decimalIndex != -1) {
        return Integer.parseInt(str.substring(0, decimalIndex));
    } else {
        return Integer.parseInt(str);
    }
}

public static void main(String[] args) {
    System.out.println(tryParseInt("13.16")); // 13
}

A: The problem with your code is that you are breaking out of the for loop when the '.' character is reached.
Since you created ch2 with a length of 5 then this means the last three spaces are null. When you put that in a string with String s2 = new String(ch2) then then three special characters are added at the end of the string, one for each empty space in the ch2 character array.
To fix this then set the length of the ch2 array to be two, or if you want to dynamically determine the length, do the index of the '' in theString swiths.indexOf('.')and then set the length of the array to one minus the index of ''.
This should fix your problem as stated in your question.

A: You have uninitialized characters in your ch2 array. You can set them to space before trimming or use a different string constructor. For example:
        public static void main(String[] args) {

        String s = "13.16";
        double d = Double.parseDouble(s);
        System.out.println(d);
        char[] ch = s.toCharArray();
        char[] ch2 = new char[s.length()];
        int i = 0;
        for(i = 0; i < ch.length; i++){
            if(ch[i] == '.'){
                break;
            }else{
                ch2[i] = ch[i];
            }
        }
        String s2 = new String(ch2, 0, i);
        System.out.println(s2);
        try{
            s2.trim();
            int newI = Integer.parseInt(s2);
            System.out.println(newI);
        }catch(Exception e){
            System.out.println("Failed");
        }
    }

}


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Journalists and other specialists delivered a series of workshops on media and information literacy (MIL) in elementary and high schools in five Western Balkan countries in 2019 within a regional project that continues in 2020.
The MIL workshops are part of the EU-funded project 'Media for Citizens – Citizens for Media' (2018-2021), which primarily aims to build the capacities of CSOs with a wide range of activities to advance media and information literacy. A group of seven SEENPM members, led by Mediacentar Sarajevo, implement the project in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia.
The aim of the workshops with school children was to motivate them to become more competent, critical and interested media users, as well as to familiarize them with the work of professional journalists. That is why the work with children was done with a multitude of hands-on exercises, games, quizzes and other engaging methods.
More than 810 school children were introduced to MIL knowledge and skills in 33 workshops held throughout the five countries in 2019. The workshops were adapted to the media context in each country. An additional 92 workshops in schools will be held in 2020.
Nemanja Živaljević, journalist and MIL trainer in school workshops in Montenegro
Although the training curriculum varied among the countries, some of the common issues covered were: introduction to journalism as a profession; the concepts of media freedom and public benefits from professional media; digital literacy; disinformation, fake news, information manipulation (all with the focus on social media) and information verification tools and skills (including photo and video verification); visual literacy and telling stories through pictures or video.
MIL workshop in a school in Novi Sad, Serbia; Trainer: Stefan Janjić
"As is the case with all young people, my students spend a considerable amount of time in front of a screen. Because of this it is important to help them navigate digital and legacy media environment, evaluate the credibility of the content they consume, view it critically and use it ethically", said Slobodanka Kandić, Librarian at the Secondary vocational School 'Ivan Uskoković' in Podgorica, Montengro, after the workshop involving her students.
Many of the trainers used Trainers' Manual for Media and Information Literacy, one of the publications produced within Media for Citizens – Citizens for Media project, available in local languages and English, primarily created to help education and other professionals from the Western Balkans prepare their first MIL training courses.
As many of the trainers were journalists – they were encouraged to use Handbook for Journalists Teaching Media Literacy, yet another publication that the project produced to help journalists transfer MIL knowledge and skills to children effectively. The publication is available in the national languages of the region and English.
Amir Purić, journalist and trainer at MIL workshops in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Most of the teachers present during the workshops advocated for introducing MIL into official school curricula.
"I am of the opinion that professors of social sciences, in cooperation with the relevant authorities, have an obligation and an opportunity to teach children about media and its significance throughout the curriculum, no matter how challenging it is", said Milosava Mrdak, sociology teacher, Gymnasium Slobodan Škerović, Podgorica, Montenegro.
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4 things to know about epigenetics, including that most changes are not passed on to offspring
Kristen Hovet | October 8, 2019
The concept of epigenetics is one that is easily misunderstood and even misused. This is obvious from premature claims that we epigenetically inherit the trauma of our ancestors or that epigenetics explains so-called past-life experiences. With epigenetics being increasingly evoked online and in the pages of the latest bestsellers, it's important to explore what is actually known about the topic. While New Age entrepreneurs such as Deepak Chopra speak with confidence about being able to harness the powers of the epigenome for the benefits of human health, we need to keep in mind that far more is unknown about epigenetics than is known. Let's have a look at what we do know.
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Firstly, without the epigenome human bodies simply would not be. Each one of our somatic (body) cells has the same genes, yet not all of these genes are active all at once or in the same ways. If they were, each cell would be the same in both form and function. Instead, the body's organs and organ systems are composed of highly specialized cells — each cell type has unique functions, appearance, and metabolic activity. In the case of muscle cells, for example, undifferentiated cells in the human embryo receive a "become muscle" signal. These cells respond by epigenetically activating specific genes and turning others off, which sets them on a direct course to becoming muscle cells. Other cells receive different signals to become one of around 200 other human cell types (such as liver, skin, or fat cells).
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The epigenome is basically an additional layer of genetic information that controls or mediates specific cellular behaviors and transcription activity. Some liken the epigenome to "software" while the genome is the "hardware". The main types of epigenetic mechanisms or "marks" include DNA methylation and histone modification. Epigenetic marks are established very early in development and function by shielding sections of DNA from transcription machinery or exposing sections of DNA to transcription machinery. Shielded DNA is synonymous with the "off position" while exposed DNA is synonymous with the "on position". Once the marks are established, each cell will pass its same epigenetic state to new cells, thus maintaining cellular identity and function.
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Some parts of the epigenome appear to be susceptible to environmental or external influence, but not all sections of the epigenome are equally vulnerable. The epigenetic state of cells can be altered in response to environmental factors such as excessive stress, abuse, poor diet, pollution, and smoking — sometimes with beneficial or protective outcomes and sometimes with detrimental or destructive consequences. Harmful epigenetic changes have been observed in cancer and in cardiovascular, autoimmune, metabolic, and neurodegenerative diseases. Though some studies suggest that certain epigenetic changes may be reversed by chance or with intervention, epigenetic alterations tend to be stable once they are established and are then passed on through cell division within the individual's body. This suggests that preventing harmful epigenetic changes is a better strategy than trying to reverse them once they occur.
An individual's epigenome is particularly sensitive during gestation (while in the womb) and right after birth. This may explain why a woman's use of alcohol or drugs during pregnancy can do so much damage to the unborn child, in the form of such conditions as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). It may also explain why the existence of obesity and other metabolic disorders in pregnant women can lead to a much greater chance of lifelong health problems (such as diabetes and heart disease) and premature death in their offspring. Intrauterine conditions permanently shape offsprings' body function and structure, metabolism, and likelihood of developing certain diseases — both in the short-term and in the long-term.
3 – Most epigenetic changes only affect the individual and are not passed on
The vast majority of epigenetic changes only affect the individual's somatic or body cells, and are thus not transmitted to offspring. Lacal and Ventura refer to these epigenetic changes as "direct epigenetics" — changes to the epigenome that occur over the lifespan of one person due to various experiences they have had, choices they have made, and environments in which they have found themselves. Good examples of direct epigenetics are seen in identical twins. Identical twins (aka monozygotic twins) have the same DNA, yet they rarely look exactly the same — they may grow to be slightly different heights, have different body weights, develop wrinkles and gray hair at different times, and so on. And while one twin may develop a particular genetic illness or autoimmune disease, the other may remain disease-free. Identical twins rarely have the same health profiles, and usually develop illness, age-related disease, and mortality at different times. In fact, identical twins tend to die more than 10 years apart. The majority of these differences are due to variations in the twins' epigenomes, which are themselves due to varied experiences and environmental exposures that the twins had throughout the course of their lives. Many point to these types of examples to illustrate the substantial influence of environment, upbringing, and lifestyle on an individual's health and general wellbeing.
4 – Some epigenetic marks are passed to offspring
While most epigenetic information is erased and reprogrammed before it can be passed on to offspring, some epigenetic information may escape erasure and may thus be passed on to an individual's children (and potentially to subsequent generations). In mammals, there are at least two main periods of demethylation and remethylation — once during the development of germ cells (the precursor cells that will become sperm and eggs), and once in the earliest stages of an embryo's development. During demethylation, ancestral methylation patterns (key epigenetic marks) are almost completely erased. The regions that are not demethylated may represent "hot spots of transgenerational epigenetic inheritance," according to a 2019 research review on epigenetic regulation by Wang et al. It's important to note that there has not yet been clear evidence in humans of transgenerational epigenetic inheritance, and that the topic of how transgenerational epigenetic inheritance might work in humans is highly debated.
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Interestingly, the epigenetic erasure and reprogramming that occur in germ cells and in the early embryo can be interrupted, disturbed, or altered by certain external forces. These external forces include the use of assisted reproductive technology, such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), and the health, lifestyles, and diets of both of the parents. In this way, conditions like obesity in males can negatively impact germ cells before they become sperm (in the process of spermatogenesis), thus potentially leading to conditions such as diabetes in the next generation. While it was once thought that the health status of fathers upon conception was not important in terms of the future health of their offspring, and the focus was almost solely on the health of mothers instead, research in epigenetics has clearly indicated that the health status and lifestyle choices of both parents is crucial to the wellbeing of their future children.
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sent letters to seven more major automakers that use Takata air bags, saying it is considering requiring an expansion of record-setting recalls by 11 automakers.
The auto safety agency on Sept. 22 sent letters to Volkswagen AG, Tesla Motors Inc., Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz unit, Jaguar Land Rover, Suzuki Motor Corp., Volvo Trucks and Spartan Motors, asking questions about the Takata air bag inflators they use. The letters were made public late Friday by NHTSA.
The letters ask the automakers how many vehicles have Takata air bag inflators, and whether they are considering recalls. The air bags are linked to at least eight deaths and more than 100 injuries, caused when propellant explodes with too much force and sends metal fragments flying.
The agency is holding an Oct. 22 public hearing as it moves to oversee the massive recall that covers nearly 20 million U.S. vehicles.
NHTSA said, "It is expected that the scope of the current Takata recalls may expand as time goes on and will likely grow to include vehicles that are outside the scope of the current recalls. The recalls may also grow to include inflator types that are not currently within the scope of the Takata defect determinations."
The agency said different remedy programs by each automaker created a patchwork solution that it believes may not adequately address the safety risks.
NHTSA said last month that it was investigating the rupture of a Takata air bag in a 2015 VW Tiguan in Missouri in June.
The German automaker — which surpassed Toyota Motor Corp. as the world's largest automaker in the first six months of 2015 — told The Detroit News earlier this year that it was not part of the Takata air bag recall of up to 33.8 million vehicles by 11 automakers.
In 2014, 10 automakers previously had recalled 17 million cars and trucks with faulty Takata air bags: Ford Motor Co., General Motors Co, Honda Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp., Nissan Motor Co., BMW AG, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, Mazda Motor Corp., Mitsubishi and Subaru Motors USA. They issued callbacks even as Takata refused to declare the parts defective. An 11th automaker — Daimler Trucks North America — was added to the recall this year.
The incident raises several questions, including how many VW vehicles worldwide may be impacted. The rupture of a side curtain air bag came soon after the vehicle was built and is not similar to other incidents that involved prolonged exposure to high humidity areas. The inflator can explode when activated, throwing shrapnel at drivers and passengers.
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"We also have alternate propellants now with guanidine nitrate. We started production a year or two ago and we're continuing to ramp those up. I think overall you will see our production of ammonium nitrate go down rapidly," Kennedy said.
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Every time you cook with fats or oils, teeny tiny particles disperse into the air and land on kitchen surfaces. These particles coagulate and become a sticky film which is both unsightly and a fire hazard so, you should clean your kitchen surfaces regularly with this homemade degreaser.
Vinegar contains acetic acid and lemon juice contains citric acid. Both of these are incredibly good at breaking up fatty substances like kitchen grease.
A couple things to keep in mind, when cleaning with this mixture, you should always spray it on a cloth and then apply it to the surface.
Neither lemon juice or vinegar should be used on natural stone as they can damage it.
And, like with any cleaning product, you should spot test it before use.
Are you on the hunt for a more natural cleaning solution? Share your request in the comment section below.


Oooh "Sometimes When We Touch" is so romantic. Great selections this week. It's enough to make you want to move to Canada rather than waiting for them to come here.
And your FoF banner is terrific! I'll have a summer banner for everyone shortly, but it's great that some of you are being creative with it. I love that!
I love Sometimes When We Touch. One of my favorites.
My favorite on this list is Old Man. Being an alto/tenor I love, love, love harmonies. This one offers plenty of room for that...plus it brings back memories.
We saw Gordon Lightfoot years ago (obviously!)in concert. That's my favorite of his songs.
I loved the big pop of pink when I came aboard!!!


Bistro table set is your friends to rest and enjoy the scenery of your backyard or home swimming pool. This furniture is great furniture with many designs. Elegant is the right word to represent this set of table. It is consists of two or more chairs and one small chairs. It is more than enough for you to have a place to rest and enjoy the scenery with some glass of lemon. There are many designs for bistro table with various amount of chair in each bistro set.
Two chairs bistro table is very suitable for couples or friends. It is made of certain metal and equipped with thick bolster so it will make you more comfortable. But there is also a bistro set without a bolster. Various designs are offered with different material. There is also table set that is made by wood.
Four chairs bistro table is suitable for family or friends. The experience of gathering time would be nicer by having this table set. Many galleries provide more chairs for family bistro table set. It may consist of five or six chairs. Various designs is also available with elegant looks.


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FRANK TALK ABOUT WHAT WE DO WITH OUR LIVES
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Entry #9 (2013)
"Bring us into your world. What is something about your work (past or present) that outsiders typically don't understand? It can be something required by the job, something that happens on the job, something you feel about the job—but whatever it is, do not exceed 800 words."
I have always had two parallel careers. My day job pays the bills, but I have been an amateur/semi-professional musician for over 30 years. I grew up in Nevada, and for several years I made $100 a night several nights a week playing bass guitar for a Psycho-Surfabilly group called "the Pods." It wasn't enough to let me quit my job, but I was able to supplement my income while also recording, getting some radio airplay and taking small tours to Northern California. I was in my early 30s then. When I look at what motivated me, it was the attention I received from fans, especially female fans and the adrenaline high I received every time we got on stage. We were a hard drinking, irreverent dance band from Nevada, and we just assumed people were going to love us when we started playing. We were usually right.
When I came to Seattle, I was intimidated by the musicianship here. Nevada musicians were good, but I had been a big fish in a small pond and I realized I was going to have to up my game. I took lessons from Steve Kim, a Seattle bass player/instructor, and played with a couple of bands while I released a solo EP under my Alt-Country moniker, "downward facing dude."
In the fall of 2011, I put an ad in The Stranger's Musicians Available section and I included MP3 clips from a few songs I had played bass guitar on. I received responses from a dozen bands, but I didn't like any of the music. At this point in my life, I play for fun, so I have to really like the music to invest my time in it. A guy named Angelo DelSenno called me up, and he said he was playing with a drummer that I knew of by reputation. When I heard who was playing drums on the project, without even listening to the music I said, "I'm in." I auditioned and got the gig.
The progression since then has been familiar. Angelo and I put several bands together and watched them fall apart spectacularly or die a slow death. We found a couple of young local musicians who wanted to rehearse and gig and we started hitting our stride as a live band. I invested about $4K in a new bass rig, realizing I hadn't upgraded my gear since the turn of the 90s. We recorded nine songs with a number of stellar Seattle musicians, including Davis Martin, Mathew Singler, Shane Rossmiller, Daniel Walker and Thadeus Turner with Geoff Ott at London Bridge Studios in Shoreline.
A few months ago, we decided to enlist the crew at Owl House Productions to shoot a video of one of the songs recorded at London Bridge, "Old Horse." We rented the Tractor Tavern out for the live shots and a seedy motel on Aurora for the story line, which involved Angelo and a young Seattle model/actress. We dropped the video on YouTube on May 1, 2013 and watched with awe as it crept up to 100,000 views. It seemed as if it might stall out there, but soon thereafter, the count started going up like the screen of a pinball machine. Before the month was over, we had amassed a million views. The YouTube attention brought some interesting consequences. Since the video was tied into the band website, Angelo started receiving thousands of emails, which fell into several categories: (1) female fans who wanted to meet him or the drummer, (2) Seattle musicians who were hateful and critical because of the band's success, (3) foreign viewers of the video who LOVED the sound and asked when we were going to tour their country, and (4) people claiming to be industry insiders who could help us out.
I no longer play music for female attention. I have a daughter in her twenties and a head full of grey hair. I record and perform music because it continues to be the most satisfying and pleasurable thing I have ever done. It feeds my soul in ways that my day job doesn't, even though I am fortunate to do work that I love.
Where is this headed? I really am not sure. Most of the people I know in my day job don't even know I play in a rock band. Angelo has played our demo tracks to some of his friends who have been successful in the industry. They all say we are going to get signed by a label eventually. What would this 52-year-old Civil Servant say if he was told he could finally quit his day job and play bass guitar for a living, even if there were no guarantees of long term success? I'd say "I'm in."
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No guts, no glory. Taking reasonable risks to achieve our goals is the only way out of the ruts we can end up wallowing in. By keeping his hand in the scene all these years this musician/writer hasn't lost the magic. Being a little more mature, holding a real job and having a family: can't dismiss them, but fear of failure keeps us hostage to the humdrum. I feel a hit song in this story, sooner or later.
Michael T Heath 4 August 2013 at 5pm
Thanks Michael! Since I wrote this essay, we met a talented young publicist who has been spreading the word about the band. We've released a five song EP and have three shows booked. I appreciate the supportive comments. Everyday Music is selling the CD or you can find it on ITunes or CD Baby if you want to check out the sound.
Tom Melancon 21 November 2013 at 3am
LOVE IT! I feel a hit too! Look forward to the day you're able to say "I'm in"!!
Paula Kiger (Big Green Pen) 12 August 2013 at 8am
Thanks Paula! I am having a good time, just seeing where the music might take us!
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You should read things before you knock them, PBH.
This is useful if you are low carbing.
I've read plenty but thanks for the condescension.
While we tend to think of sugar as the white foodstuff we buy in bags and that's a major contributor to conditions such as obesity and diabetes, there are actually many types of sugar molecule with different properties and effects. Now scientists have found that one naturally-occurring kind of sugar called trehalose could actually help prevent a type of liver disease.
This review, while quite interesting as a review, is more useful as a synopsis of the lead role taken by insulin in getting us fat and retaining fatness. It's a very succinct outline of why "calories in, calories out" is not the main story but is a bit like the route direction " If you want to get there I wouldn't start from here". Read on below the bit about the book itself.
An Australian-led study has shown that a person who becomes obese because they 'overeat' may actually have a clinical addiction to food that is high in fat and sugar.
The eating habits of obese parents around the time of conception might influence whether their child will be more prone to developing obesity and diabetes, according to new research.
If this research on addictive eating is so, why weren't there so many obese people in the past? Or have they been breeding?
I highly recommend everyone that is overweight watch this, if only to be jealous.
Hi Purple, If humans brains are like the mice in this study, then only a third of us have the propensity for the addictive eating, and historically not many of that third of the population would have the access to high fat/sugar food like we have today.
thank you for starting this blog, and for many interesting articles.
Simcoeluv, that was a fascinating video! Lots of great information and food for thought. I'll be sharing it with the nutrition class I've recently joined. I'll be researching the FDO gene that was mentioned in the video. I've always thought there was a genetic link to obesity but I also believe that self control is a factor. Over-processed foods are so different from what earlier generations ate and are so much more readily available. It's tough to eat the healthy diet of the past. But I'm determined to be as healthy as I can possibly be. All of these links are pointing me in the right direction.
I'd hazard a guess that many of the processed foods of today are less hazardous to health than those of the past. It would be enlightening to see what horrors have been banned from our foods and what horrors have replaced them.
Right, I'm off to guzzle some good old fashioned trans fats.
Dreaming of "healthy" foods of the past ….mmmm…home made jams…full of sugar..baked dinners with masses of potatoes….home cooked cakes with all those lashings of icing (frosting for you, Yanks).
Don't kid yourself food in the past was only wholesome or that it was scarce. But it WAS eaten with restraint. Children were always told not to have another slice of cake or it would "spoil your dinner". People ate only at set times, and very rarely anywhere other than at a table, sitting down with others. Greed was seen as a totally unacceptable behaviour.
A paper published in the latest edition of the journal Science has revealed a key enzyme that acts as a control for overeating and obesity. Though the enzyme O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT) was known to be involved in both neuronal development and insulin signalling, the enzyme's precise role in the mature brain was largely unknown.
Some people today are hardwired to have improved health when on a vegetarian diet, suggests new research that reveals how our ancestors' food choices continue to impact human health today.
Wasn't sure where to post this but thought you'd like it!
While I understand all the basics of this way of eating, I am interested in reading "The Book." My question is ..which one? When i look on Amazon, there seem to be several..new…updated…etc. Which Mosley/Spencer book is the best?
I think they are both very good and informative. If you only want to buy one, I suggest the BSD, as it has such sound info on insulin and also explains intermittent fasting a bit. Depends what you want, K-Lo. They both have a good rundown of recent research. The Fast Diet relies primarily on Intermittent Fasting of course, so many of the references relate to that. The Blood Sugar Diet has a lot to say about insulin resistance, lowering blood sugars through lowering insulin and keeping it stable without spikes. It's more recent. It relies on a combination of low carb through the "Mediterranean Diet" ( ie low white carbs, high veg, olive oil, eggs, nuts, seeds, unprocessed meats, fish and chicken, butter etc) and calories of 800 per day for 8 weeks. The topic of insulin is essential to weight loss as understanding its action is the way to keep off whatever you lose. You can lose weight on either diet but keeping it off is the next tricky bit.
I've just read the clearest book on dieting of all: Dr Jason Fung's "The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weightloss", published recently. Very clear on both the science and the strategies fFor losing weight and keeping it off. Not sure whether there are reviews out yet but will post links if found.
It sounds like he converted his six lecture series into a book. Here are the links to his lectures for those that are interested but don't want to or can't purchase the book – 4 is on fasting and 6 is on the importance of fat.
Foods are becoming richer in carbohydrates and poorer in some essential nutrients – the result of pumping carbon dioxide into the air, warns Irakli Loladze.
I did not read the article, but those with an agricultural bent know skim milk is one of the absolute best foods for fattening pigs: http://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/19610400468.html;jsessionid=F1EC9AD95F5D02983A9850863CC6521D?start=150. (Just one example – it depends on cost, not effectiveness).
Hi Simco, The heading is a bit of a joke, the research shows that people drinking whole fat milk were less likely to get diabetes than people drinking low fat milk, (probably because the low fat milk drinkers ate other low fat foods that had added sugar).
This is a very useful thread as otherwise these links get scattered all over the site.
Here's a link to an interview Dr Mercola did roughly two years ago of Dr Moseley. It's an interesting chat between two like minded doctors on intermittent fasting, HIIT exercise etc. Dr Mercola's website is also worth exploring for itself.
There's an interesting Canadian study that's been published showing that when children were allowed to eat as much as they liked of potatoes prepared in different ways and pasta, they stopped eating sooner with some than others. The one they stopped first with (av 506 cal) was boiled mashed potato prepared with butter (38% of calories), and with French fries and pasta prepared with Canola oil they carried on to consume up to 900 + cals before they felt full. The question is, what made their Leptin levels respond at different points to tell them they were full? Was it butter v Canola? Or did they just hate mash?!
Read Hyperlipid on this here and use his link to go through to the science report, which by the way is free if you look for the link saying free.
It really is basic. Natural fats are healthy, man made fats are not – just like carbs.
Canadian researchers from the University of Alberta have used an editorial, published in Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, to call upon all industrialised societies to better promote an increase in the daily intake of dietary fibre so that our gut microbiome (the population of microbes in the intestine) can recover from the sugary and fatty nasties we regularly consume.
Yes, that's exactly what Hyperlipid said, choose butter over Canola and when heated saturated over mono or poly.. But I think they are all still exploring the "whys" in terms of insulin, satiety hormones, hippocampus etc.
Just been reading Jason Fung on the topic of fibre, Cinque. He has a lot to say about the fibre in many foods with mild toxicity, like wheat, being there to help speed the toxins through. Of course when we remove the fibrous part we're just left with the toxin, as with white flour. He also points out that proteins and fats are not toxic and therefore don't need the fibre because we can use all of them. Several large studies have shown that fibre combined with low glycemic index foods help keep glucose lower and therefore make us less likely to get diabetes 2. But he also says that they don't help us lose weight.
Atkins was right all along…..with every new study debunking the old.
Yes, and later versions of Atkins succumbed to pressure and lowered fat!
This is an interesting blog.
By the way, though some of his blogs are interesting, and the one about science studies lumping together red meat and processed meat is useful and clear, Dave Asprey's pronouncements on diet need to be treated with great caution. Here's a Telegraph article from when Asprey's book was published. Sounds like a "don't buy it" to me, in every sense.
There was a lot of news this week about a study, published in the medical journal BMJ, that looked at how diet affects heart health. The results were unexpected because they challenged the conventional thinking on saturated fats.
There seems to be some quite strong evidence that Ancel Keys suppressed the data, perhaps because he had already built a career on the unsaturated fats hypothesis. Gary Taubes and Nina Teicholtz have a lot to say in their books on the Minnesota study and Ancel Keys' attitude to it. There were other conflicting studies at the time which suggested that saturated fats were not bad for you. In at least one case, possibly two, Ancel Keys seems to have gone out of his way to make it difficult for the researchers to present their findings at conferences and in peer reviewed papers. As a top researcher, he was usually one of the peer reviewers so in a position to veto publication.
Keys was highly regarded in U.S. government circles because he developed the 'K-ration' used by U.S. soldiers in WWII. He was also the author of the 'Minnesota Study', commissioned by the U.S. government to try to predict what would have to be done to feed refugees after the war. That study spawned the starvation mode myth, which he had noting to do with.
So when it came before the U.S. Senate/George McGovern to 'decide' whether it was sugar or fat that was the main evil in the diet, his beliefs were extremely highly regarded. When you combine that with a large ego, publish or perish, need government grants to pay your way and whatever else is needed to win at all costs, bottom line is he won.
But he was regarded as an infallible guru, on the cover of national magazines and the front pages of newspapers. And McGovern was awarded an international nutrition award for determining the low fat diet would end all heart disease.
And we have been paying for it ever since.


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Paris Hilton and her husband, Carter Reum, welcome a baby boy
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By: Scripps News
Paris Hilton is now a mom. The 41-year-old pop culture icon has just announced that she and her husband Carter Reum have welcomed a baby boy into their family, via surrogate.
Hilton has expressed her desire to be a mother for a while. She took steps to preserve her fertility by freezing her eggs back in 2020, as the COVID-19 shutdowns gave her plenty of time to be at home and focus on her dreams of becoming a mom.
"We started going and doing it like a few months in because the world was shut down," Hilton said to People about her egg-freezing procedures. "We knew we wanted to start a family, and I was like, 'This is perfect timing. Usually, I'm on a plane 250 days out of the year, and let's just get all of the eggs stocked and ready,' and we have tons of them just waiting."
And, now, her dreams of motherhood have come true. This week Hilton shared an image of her newborn baby's tiny hand gripping hers on Instagram, captioning the beautiful picture: "You are already loved beyond words."
The post quickly received lots of love, with stars like Lindsay Lohan, Kris Jenner, Naomi Campbell and Nina Dobrev sharing their congrats and best wishes.
Hilton and Reum married in November 2021 in a lush three-day affair that included a carnival at the Santa Monica Pier. Reum is a tech startup entrepreneur, and the pair have known each other for 15 years, but it wasn't until his sister, Halle Hammond, had Hilton over for Thanksgiving dinner in 2019 that the two finally fell in love.
Shortly after they started dating, they knew they were meant to be, and they were eager to start a family.
"I always loved kids, but I just never found the person that I could trust to do that with," Hilton told E! News last December. "But now that I did, I just can't wait. He's gonna be the best father and we're just gonna have the most magical life together."
Congrats to the happy parents!
By Bridget Sharkey, for Scripps News.
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Q: C : Accessing contiguous array elements using a pointer returned by a function In the following program, I get the output
1
0
0
2130567168
11
2686668
7
2686916
whereas according to me the output must be
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
because the array elements are stored in contiguous memory locations and I am accessing those elements in a contiguous fashion.
#include<stdio.h>
#include<stdlib.h>

int *fun3();

int main(){
    int j, k;
    int *q = fun3();
    for(j = 0; j < 8; j++){
        printf("%d\t", *(q+j));
    }
}

int *fun3(){
    int a[] = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8};
    return a;
}

Please suggest any problems in my code or my reasoning.Why am I getting this unusual behaviour?

A: The array a has automatic storage duration, which ends when the function fun3() returns.  This means it's not legal to access it after this point - doing so has undefined behaviour, which means anything can happen.

A: The lifetime of int a[] is limited to fun3, so you can not return it and expect it to stay valid.

A: int a[] of function fun3 is local scope. scope of a is no longer valid if you get out of this function. It is one way it is because since an auto variable is storage class for example is to change the static.
int *fun3(){
    static int a[] = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8};
    return a;
}

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Release a small amount of this inert gas into the container prior to closing to form a protective oxygen barrier. Since oxygen does not come into contact with the finishing material, it can not skim over or harden. Never again will you open a half-full can of finishing material only to find it skimmed over or hardened! Save partial cans of paint, varnish, stains and other fine finishes with one simple "shot" of Bloxygen. Release a small amount of this inert gas into the container prior to closing to form a protective oxygen barrier. Since oxygen does not come into contact with the finishing material, it can not skim over or harden. One can provides protection for approximately 75 applications.
Use it for any finish that will not get totally used up and that will sit on the shelf for a time. Found it to be very useful in keeping materials from skinning over as fast as they normally would but sometimes not even this product will stop the process once the can is openned. Better than doing nothing.
Save varnish. Save time. No more waste, gunk, or filtering finish. It just works.


THIS MONTH Episode 4: Lesley Stahl travels to Greenland to investigate the effects of global warming in the Artic &Ian Somerhalder travels to North Carolina to listen in on both sides of the evangelical community's debate over climate change. Somerhalder find himself entrenched in the middle of not only a religious debate, but a familial one. The father: a mega church preacher who doesn't believe in climate change. The daughter: an activist trying to shut down the coal coal-fired power plant.


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John Oates Finds His Musical Home Along the 'Mississippi Mile'
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John Oates, best known as half of legendary rock duo Hall & Oates, has been spending a lot of time in Nashville in recent years, making friends and music. His latest endeavor, the soulful 'Mississippi Mile,' is a product of several Music City collaborations, as the legendary singer teamed with some of the town's best studio musicians to take listeners on journey through his life and chart-topping career.
"I didn't think I would be banging out another solo album so quickly, but things just started happening," John tells The Boot of the project, which hits stores today (April 12). "I started playing these old rock 'n roll songs, old blues songs and old folk songs that were so familiar to me, and they were always my favorites over the years. The more I started playing them, the more I thought, 'Wow ... what a cool idea!'"
Some of those tunes John puts his own spin on include Elvis Presley's 'All Shook Up,' Curtis Mayfield's 'It's All Right,' Percy Mayfield's 'Please Send Me Someone to Love' (which was the suggestion of late Hall & Oates bassist, Tom 'T-Bone' Wolk) and Hall & Oates' 'You Make My Dreams.'
"I didn't realize that it was going to become almost a musical history of all my influences and inspirations prior to Hall & Oates," notes John. "It started forming in my mind as we started recording. It quickly turned into the album I've been wanting to make for quite a while."
John also hopes to clear up a few misconceptions with the new album.
"People who don't really know anything about me think I was born with a mustache and came out of the womb singing 'Maneater,' and then I started hanging out with this tall blond guy," he says with a laugh. "They think that's my whole life, but I was playing guitar for 12 years before I met Daryl [Hall]. I was playing and performing and doing this folk-blues-early-R&B-rock thing."
While 'Mississippi Mile' is mostly cover tunes, John did take part in writing five new songs for the album, including the title track, which he feels compliments the collection of classics.
"We started playing a groove, and I had this little idea for a song," recalls the New York City native. "I wanted to summarize the roots of all of this music. If you take Chuck Berry and Curtis Mayfield -- all this music came from this little geographic area -- the Delta. It went up the Mississippi to Chicago and became Motown and Memphis. It seemed like I needed to summarize the album in an original song. Even though I don't come from there and it's not really part of my background, I feel a kinship to it, so I wanted to put myself in that place as if I was walking down a road. I just invented a story, because that's what songwriters do."
Naturally, during his time in Nashville, John's been able to do a lot of songwriting, something he says is very important to him. In recent months, he's had the opportunity to collaborate with the likes of James Otto, Luke Laird, Marcus Hummon and Michael Delaney.
One of John's favorite original tracks on 'Mississippi Mile' is a song titled 'Deep River,' which he penned after the devastating floods that took place in Nashville last May.
"It happened by accident, because I wanted to record 'Deep River Blues' by Doc Watson," he says. "That was always one of my favorite songs. It's a classic, and everyone knows it. We started playing it in the studio, and it felt like a really mediocre version of the song. I figured why bother, and it bummed me out because I wanted to do that song.
"Then, somebody started playing this swampy, New Orleans groove," the singer continues. "We started using the chords of 'Deep River Blues,' but stretching them out to the new groove. As we did that, I started to scat nonsense words with a different melody, but with the same feel. We ended up cutting this track that was real vibey and real cool, but there was no song because I was just singing nonsense words. [My co-producer] Mike Henderson told me I should go write some actual words for the song. This was in May, so the flood was still on people's minds. I just thought 'Deep River Blues' and 'Deep River' and the flood. I went back [home] to Colorado and wrote some lyrics and formulated the melody a little better in my head based on the scats that I was doing. It was all kind of a happy accident."
Over the past year, John and his wife, Aimee, have been splitting their residency between Aspen, Colo. and Nashville. The two have fallen in love with Tennessee, and consider Nashville as much home as Aspen.
'Mississippi Mile' isn't John's first time recording in his new southern home. Two years ago, he cut his second solo album, '1,000 Miles of Life,' independently and started making connections in the Nashville music industry. He had planned to also release this latest album independently until he crossed paths with Warner Music Nashville CEO and President, John Esposito, while in the middle of recording.
"When I met John Esposito, he wanted to know what I was going to do with the record," the singer says. "I told him I didn't know, that I'd probably just put it out the way I put the other ones out ... sell it to the fans and sell it at the gigs. He really liked what I was doing and wanted to help."
Though Warner Music has no immediate plans to release a radio single from 'Mississippi Mile,' John will continue touring as much as possible to promote the album. "If for some reason someone at a radio station gravitates toward one song or another on the album, that would be great," John notes. "I'm sure if it happens naturally, then releasing a single would be fine, but we're approaching this like a project that just is what it is."
John's new pairing with the Warner family is a musical reunion of sorts, as Warner Chappell is where he got his start with a publishing deal many years ago.
"It's a really cool little circle that seems to have come back," he says. "I'm really excited about this album, and I'm excited about having a musical home in Nashville ... Little did I know it would turn into a real home in Nashville! [laughs] That was another bonus. I wanted a musical home where I can write, maybe produce and see whatever else that happens. I just wanted to be here. This is the first step, and really, this album is entry into a new phase for me."
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At RMIT University Library we are extremely proud of our academics and the contributions they make to research and innovation in their fields. As part of our showcase of RMIT authors, we are delighted to feature Professor Rob Watts and his latest publication, States of Violence and the Civilising Process: On Criminology and State Crime, from series: Critical Criminological Perspectives, published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2016.
Professor Watts is Professor of Social Policy, in the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies at RMIT University. His interests include policy studies, ethics and good practice, applied human rights and Organisational studies.
In his latest publication, States of Violence and the Civilising Process: On Criminology and State Crime Watts explores a wide range of academic sources and intellectual history to show how state crime in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries has often eluded scrutiny by criminologists and sociologists. He then develops a framework for thinking about crimes of the state that links up a study of policy and an ethical inquiry into why and how people do bad things to other people.
Watts, R. (2016). States of violence and the civilising process : On criminology and state crime. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Watts, R. (2017). Public universities, managerialism and the value of higher education. London: Palgrave Macmillan (imprint is published by Springer Nature).
Bessant, J., & Watts, R. (2016). Indigenous Digital Art as Politics in Australia. Culture, Theory and Critique, 1-14.
Watts, R, & Mays, J., Marston, G., Tomlinson, J. (2016). Running on empty: Australia's Neoliberal income security system, 1988-2015. Palgrave Macmillan (London, United Kingdom).
Bessant, J, Watts, R, & Lisa Young, Mary Anne Kenny, Geoffrey Monahan. (2016). Children and the law: An historical overview. Lexis Nexis (Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia).
Bessant, J., Farthing, R., & Watts, R. (2015). Co-designing a civics curriculum: Young people, democratic deficit and political renewal in the EU. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1-19.
For more information about Professor Rob Watts, see his staff profile which includes a more comprehensive biography and list of his publications.


One of my most frequently asked questions is what gym classes I recommend for those visiting London. As someone who has lived here for over three years, lives and breathes fitness and is a fan of a sweaty class; I definitely feel qualified to share my favourites! Right here you will find a list of my top choices for everything from yoga through to boxing, enjoy!
Note: I have categorised each gym under a general title such as boxing or spinning, but most of the studios offer a variety of classes in different disciplines. Read each full review for more information.
My ultimate favourite. Choose between carefully programmed weights workouts or high intensity cardio classes which leave you gasping for breath. UN1T wins for me as it has an awesome team training atmosphere.
Combining treadmill sprints, sled pushes and parachute runs with floor work, this high intensity class increases both strength and cardiovascular fitness. I love the fact that they use rigs, pull ups bars, barbells and bands on the floor, to every workout is challenges your body in a new way.
1Rebel provide a variety of classes from sweaty spin through to high power boxing and challenging treadmill and weights classes. I also appreciate their unique decor and their fight against single use plastics.
Frame has every class you could imagine from the classic Legs Bums and Tums through to reformer pilates and weights classes. They are best known for their dance workout though, with their Beyonce class selling out in minutes every week.
The classic boutique fitness class with the signature combination of treadmill runs and floor work. Prepare to be pushed well and truly out of your comfort zone. I recommend Faisals classes for the best playlists in town!
Originating in Australia, this chain of gyms has taken London by storm – they're everywhere! F45 represents functional training for 45 minutes. Classes are either high intensity cardio blast (brutal!) or more strength focused circuits. Saturday is their signature "Hollywood" workout, don't miss it!
The little sister of Third Space gym, this boutique gym offers three main classes. Yoga, spinning and boxing HIIT. I love all three but my personal favourite is the boxing HIIT classes with Jamie – his energy is infectious.
This high end studio features Londons top trainers and has an inclusive community meaning all abilities feel confident and comfortable in class. They have a diverse range of classes from yoga through to spinning, my favourite is their Lift & Row class. Its a toughie!
This prestigious studio is located right next to one of my favourite vegan brunch spots, Wulf & Lamb. They have a range of classes from slow yoga flows through to TRX sweat sessions. My personal favourite is The Games, a strongman style workout which pushes you super hard.
A functional group training gym using a bespoke "metabolic method". Classes focus around strength, rowing, boxing, callisthenics and circuits; meaning there is something for everyone.
workouts, to really get the infectious element of community spirit that WIT offers.
Run by trainers Ash and Dave, this private gym offers classes to none members. Check out Ignite for bodyweight conditioning and Blitz for a mix of strength and cardio.
Londons first eco friendly fitness destination. A range of classes are on offer but their spin is their most famous, as the bikes generate watts to help power the gym and preserve energy. The decor fits the theme, using recycled and reclaimed materials.
A more fun and light hearted spin class which also gets you sweating. Thing banging tunes, bouncing on bikes and some seriously enthusiastic trainers. I love it.
A high intensity boxing workout alternating between bag punch combinations and floor work. The classes use bands, plates and balls along with your own bodyweight to push you out of your comfort zone.
BXR prides itself on beings Londons most sophisticated boxing gym. They offer "Sweat by BXR" classes for non-members to take part in, from versa climber only classes (the only one of its kind in London) through to strength and conditioning and of course, boxing.
Perhaps some of the most trendy studios in London. BLOK classes not only make you work up a sweat but focus on building up skills, technique and strength. With over 160 classes a week from pilates to boxing, there will be something you'll enjoy. (My favourite is BLOKFIT).
Best known for their reformer pilates classes, Heartcore have beautiful light studios which are a pleasure to workout in. They also offer barre and lower impact strength and conditioning classes.
The fastest growing barre class in London combines isometric exercises, ballet moves and static stretches to tighten, tone and seriously burn your booty (and everything else!).
Paula is known for toning womens booty's like no one else. There is a strong focus on posture, cardiovascular endurance and core stength. Her barre classes are as brutal as they are fun, leaving you waddling out of the room.
The most well known yoga chain in London. The prestigious teachers come with a price tag to match but its worth it if you're a serious yoga fan. I love their Chelsea branch as it has the cutest little health foods cafe inside.
Best known for their hybrid class of pilates and HIIT, this studio also offer restorative and power yoga classes for all abilities. I personally love the way the pilates continually challenges my body.
The classic yoga studio and one you must visit if you're a seasoned yogi. They brought Brikram to the UK and have lead the way ever since.
Define classes mix cardio and strength training to leave you feeling strong and sweaty. They're best known for their barre classes but they also offer pilates, dance classes, yoga and a run club.


This year there are two short story competitions associated with the Cheltenham Literary Festival: the Gloucestershire Writers' Network competition and the new Cheltenham Literary Prize.
The Literature Festival has America as a country theme this year so this competition is looking for poetry and prose that responds to the theme in the broadest possible ways.
Entries are invited from writers who live or work in Gloucestershire. There will be two prizes of £100, one for poetry and one for prose.
All the winners and runners-up will be invited to read their work in October at the Cheltenham Literature Festival.
Please give your entry a title that is different from the competition theme. Entries must be identified only by title, do not put your name on the entry.
Your name, address, telephone number and email address should be on a separate sheet of paper.
Poems should be no more than 50 lines.
Prose items should use double spacing and not exceed 750 words.
Entries must be typed on A4 paper. Handwritten copies will not be accepted.
GWN prefers each winning writer to read his or her own work. If you are selected but subsequently cannot read your work at the Festival, your work will be withdrawn unless you can provide a substitute reader.
To enter costs £2 per item. Please send a cheque or postal order to the address below, payable to Gloucestershire Writers' Network. If you wish to know the results of the competition, include your email address or a stamped, addressed envelope.
Please ensure that you put the right value of stamps according to the size of envelope as GWN cannot pay for excess postage.
The Cheltenham Literary Prize is an all-new competition organised by the Cheltenham Writers' Circle. It's national, with a smaller prize allotted to the best entry from a GL postcode. Entries should be 2000 words or fewer, and it's open now until June 4th. Full details here.


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Where to watch Taboo online
Tom Hardy's writing debut Taboo is now streaming in Australia.
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Set in 1814, Taboo follows James Keziah Delaney, a man who has been to the ends of the earth and comes back irrevocably changed. Believed to be long dead,
he returns home to London from Africa to inherit what is left of his father's shipping empire and rebuild a life for himself. But his father's legacy is a poisoned chalice, and with enemies lurking in every dark corner, James must navigate increasingly complex territories to avoid his own death sentence. Encircled by conspiracy, murder, and betrayal, a dark family mystery unfolds in a combustible tale of love and treachery.
From Bane in The Dark Knight Rises to Max in Mad Max: Fury Road to Leonardo DiCaprio's mortal enemy in The Revenant, Tom Hardy has played some prominent roles in recent years. Acting, however, isn't the only thing he's good at. It turns out he's a dab hand at writing stories, too. Working alongside his father Edward "Chips" Hardy and accomplished screenwriter Steven Knight, the grizzled Englishman recently made his TV writing debut with Taboo, a period drama set in 19th century London.
With the first season wrapped up and a second season in the works, it's a good time to get into Hardy's gritty British mini-series. Check out the table above for how to watch Taboo in Australia.
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The Voyager Q Quad Interface SATA Drive Dock is a convenient way to get data from a SATA drive without installing it into your computer. It has a hinged flap for 3.5" drives and the "hot-swap" function lets you quickly switch SATA drives in and out. The base is weighted and has rubber feet – safe for most working environments. It sports a status LED and doesn't need a cooling fan so it is super quiet. This dock is ideal for videographers working with tons of footage.
• Compatible with 2.5" and 3.5" SATA drives up to 4TB.
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• This dock is plug-and-play friendly with both Mac and Windows but use of the eSATA interface requires a system reboot for drive recognition. It also plays nice with Linux via USB and FireWire only. Always check to make sure your OS supports external drives of a certain capacity before using it with this dock.


Read our advice and tips for beef and dairy cattle in our practice tips.
Government, veterinary coalitions try to ease licensing barriers across states.
Many veterinary students who are interested in rural, food-animal practice face a dilemma, with student loans, lower pay and other barriers discouraging them from pursuing that goal.
Over the past month, we asked students and recent graduates to address the issue of long-term viability in bovine practice.
A Bovine Veterinarian reader seeks advice on how to grow business with local dairy farmers.
Time-management skills can help you serve your clients while also protecting your sanity.
As the number of bovine veterinarians continues to decline, large animal veterinarians face increasing pressure to offer care to larger areas.
Trained as doctors, veterinarians also need teaching skills as they train crews to follow protocols.
The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) is urging companion animal veterinarians globally to complete a multi-lingual online questionnaire from its newly formed Professional Wellness Group (PWG).
Veterinarians can help clients engage in positive negotiations within livestock crews.


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There will be no morning or evening worship services held at Bethel on November 25, 2018, due to the inclement weather. Please stay safe and worship in your homes today.


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During a Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of William Barr as attorney general, Booker pointed out, "I'm the only United States senator that lives in an inner city, low-income community. I've had shootings in my neighborhood, a young man killed last year on my block with an assault weapon." Booker lives in Newark, N.J.
She called the highway an example of an interstate highway that "segregated marginalized communities and limited their economic opportunities."
"We're here today to talk about the strategic challenges presented by Russia and China," Warren said as she prepared to quiz China expert Ely Ratner Jan. 29 at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.
Klobuchar told a Washington news conference last month she's on the side of working people, urging legislation to get back pay for federal contractors.
"This is actual people who are just doing their jobs that are indistinguishable often from the full-time employees in terms of the work that they do," Klobuchar said.
Harris has used Judiciary to make a push for civil rights as a cornerstone of her campaign. She grilled witnesses about Justice's civil rights efforts, and got Barr to agree that he would meet with civil rights groups within 120 days "to understand the ramifications of any policies."
Such votes aren't the big problem of yore, since most congressional votes today involve partisan initiatives. Largely gone are the catch-all types of packages where a lawmaker might have to accept something unacceptable in return for what he wants.
There is a time-tested 21st-century way to avoid controversy: Stay away.
In 2016, the senators most absent from votes were presidential candidates Republicans Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Lindsey Graham and Independent Bernie Sanders, who ran as a Democrat. The missed votes clearly didn't hurt. Cruz, Rubio and Sanders were all re-elected once their White House bids failed. Graham is up in 2020.


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Lisa has over 15 years' experience advising employers and business owners in all aspects of workplace and industrial relations.
Lisa is widely acknowledged in the industry as an expert in enterprise agreement making and associated bargaining strategy. She is also a market leader in providing employment advice for franchise and large privately owned networks. Lisa's clients come from a range of industries including some of Australia's most recognised fast food, hospitality, manufacturing, retail and hair and beauty brands.
Her clients particularly value her razor sharp commercial acumen and her ability to anticipate business needs and implement innovative solutions, which makes her an invaluable advisor to any business.
Lisa has a reputation as a highly skilled negotiator whose focus is on achieving win-win outcomes wherever possible. Her highly developed communication and interpersonal skills makes her an asset in litigious or sensitive matters.
Lisa's clients include Grill'd Healthy Burgers, Made Establishment Group (incorporating Hellenic Republic and Jimmy Grants), 7-Eleven, The Hair House Warehouse, Australian Skin Clinics, Aesop and Koko Black.
Acting in all major courts, the Fair Work Commission, VCAT and State and Federal anti-discrimination Commissions.
Providing advice on gig economy issues in the lead up to 7-Eleven's purchase of a majority stake in Tipple and advised on employment aspects of the due diligence process.
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Acting for Australian Skin care, Lisa successfully obtained an indemnity cost order against an applicant in a general protections matter in the Federal Circuit Court.
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MeisterLabs: scaling with security
About MeisterLabs
MeisterLabs develops smart and intuitive web apps. Its flagship products MindMeister and MeisterTask support a complete creative workflow from social brainstorming to collaborative task management. MindMeister is a leading online mind mapping and collaboration solution with over 25 million maps created and 1 billion ideas generated.
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Products: Cloud Load Balancing, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL
About Cloudwürdig
As a brand of Germany-based SOTEC GmbH, Cloudwürdig has provided high quality cloud solutions to customers around the world and is one of the most experienced Google Cloud Platform and G Suite partners in Germany.
With Google Cloud Platform, MeisterLabs can enjoy high performance, high scalability and ensure its customers can keep their data in a secure environment.
Built a highly scalable infrastructure with Google Compute Engine
Safeguards customer data with Google's German Cloud Region
Cuts server costs by an estimated 30% with sustained use discounts
With strong design principles and a web-centred philosophy, MeisterLabs has perfected its productivity tools for online collaboration. Since its foundation in 2006, MeisterLabs has registered 8 million users for its mind mapping tool, MindMeister, and in 2015 the company released MeisterTask, for project management. Over time, Meisterlabs integrated its products with Google Drive and G Suite, bringing its products to an even bigger market than before. When the time came to move its infrastructure to the cloud, MeisterLabs believed that Google Cloud Platform(GCP) was their ideal solution.
"Our infrastructure was in a data center, so we had to do a lot of things by ourselves. It's not the cloud in terms of having virtual machines and moving things around easily. It's physical hardware that you are responsible for. It can be very cumbersome," noted Till Vollmer, the co-founder of MeisterLabs. "So when the cloud emerged, that was very interesting for us. We had a long history with Google, over ten years, and we wanted to stay with them."
Scales up or down at the click of a button instead of spending days configuring new physical servers.
High scalability, high security, no compromise
MeisterLabs' products are widely used by businesses and individuals across the world, so having a stable, high-performing infrastructure is vital. Striking a balance between performance and security, MeisterLabs previously opted to maintain physical servers in an offsite data center. While this kept data secure, it placed a great deal of responsibility on MeisterLabs to maintain servers, and roll out new ones as the business expanded. With traffic dropping off over the weekends, this also meant sinking costs into infrastructure that would not always be used. Without an affordable cloud solution that held its data in Germany, MeisterLabs had to compromise.
"What stands out with Google Cloud Platform is the stability of the whole thing. It's so reliable and so easy to use. For us, it's the most reliable cloud that we know."
—Till Vollmer, Co-Founder, MeisterLabs
In late 2016, when Google announced the forthcoming rollout of new Cloud regions across the world, MeisterLabs knew that it was ready to switch to the cloud. They teamed up with Google Premier Partner Cloudwürdig, and began planning in earnest. Days after Google's German Cloud region went online in August 2017, Cloudwürdig and MeisterLabs began the migration. With 8 million customers, MeisterLabs wanted to minimize downtime so Google brought MeisterLabs into a closed alpha group to test new live data migration features in GCP. Transferring its stack to Google Compute Engine gives MeisterLabs a highly scalable solution to handle its customers demands at all times. Google Cloud SQL provides a familiar, intuitive way to manage the company's databases while Google Cloud Storage holds its data. GCP's networking products like Cloud Load Balancing ensure a smooth experience for customers no matter the server load.
"We are technologists at MeisterLabs, so we do know our stuff. Still, there are always details to figure out during a migration and it's not always easy. Cloudwürdig really helped with all their Google expertise. They set up a workshop with Google where we could ask all our questions and verify our migration plan. And then, during the migration, they provided us with technical help," Vollmer said.
"The scaling works incredibly well for us. If we get an upsurge in users because of a marketing campaign or whatever we have to provision new servers. Before, I would have to call the data center, get a new physical machine, ship it to the center - it probably takes more than a week. With Google Cloud Platform, I can add more machines with just the click of a button. Or even better, automatically. So you don't even need to click a button, you just set up everything on autoscaling."
Scaling at speed
With Google Cloud Platform, MeisterLabs can take care of its customers' requirements without compromising the performance benefits of cloud-based infrastructure. If a marketing campaign takes off, MeisterLabs can provision more servers at the touch of a button instead of ordering, installing and configuring a new physical server. In addition, with Google's sustained use discounts, MeisterLabs estimates that it will cut costs by around 30% compared with its existing data center solution. Once the migration is complete, MeisterLabs will continue looking for ways to optimize its tools with Google. Firebase's collaboration features and Cloud Pub/Sub's automated queueing offer tantalizing prospects for the company. As its business grows, MeisterLabs can trust its infrastructure to grow with it on Google's global network of Cloud Regions.
"Scaling is a big draw for us. It's easier to add and remove machines with Google Cloud Platform. With Google, we can easily scale down on the weekend when we have less traffic. Then on Monday, we can add more servers to meet demand. You can really deliver what people need, when they need it, and still reduce your costs on weekends. At the end of the year, that will have saved a lot of money," Vollmer noted.
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No, I'm not Jewish. I just wish we used the Jewish calendar, in which case we'd be starting 5776 now.
It's just that, well, when I think about the vastness of the universe and the age of the earth, sometimes I get depressed that we're so young as a species. I mean, come on — dinosaurs ruled the planet for about 200 million years, and we've been here what, maybe 1 million (depending on when you count "humanity" as starting). Now is that fair?
Imagine what the world would be like if we have 200 million years of scientific advancement. Look how far we've come just in the last 100 years. For that matter, when I think of the vast changes that have occurred just in my lifetime, I am astounded.
So when I think of a calendar having 2015 years, it just seems so short. Like we're all just babies. Like history started only a few thousand years ago.
At least 5776 sounds like we've been around a while.
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Hacking The News
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A Sunday morning in the MIT Media Lab atrium, all the clues were there. Few words spoken between huddled teams. Quiet determination encoded in methodical keystrokes. Yes, a hackathon was entering its final hours.
Hacking Journalism, a hackathon hosted by Embed.ly & MIT's Media Lab brought together journalists, students and technologists to hunt for solutions to familiar problems in digital journalism. How do you find new ways to tell a story? How do you determine what is relevant and true in a world of noise? How do you figure out who will reveal the next detail of a story as it unfolds?
Everyday we see our clients dealing with the evolving nature of digital storytelling, and we're always looking for ways to help them better negotiate those challenges. We came to this event prepared with Parse.ly API examples and sample data from our client www.greentechmedia.com. I was there not only to represent Parse.ly as our Developer Evangelist, but also to collaborate on the projects and write some code!
All told, over 100 participants including reps from the Guardian, The Boston Globe, Twitter, MIT Technology Review and more demonstrated 16 hacks. Each illuminated a different facet of the future of news creation and consumption. One of the crowd's favorites was Newstrition, which seeks to help consumers understand their information "diet". This hack was implemented as a Google Chrome extension.
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Newstrition attempts to classify each news website in your browser history and then uses that information to answer questions like: How much politics are you reading? Are you binging on celebrity gossip again? How many articles have you read from Hacker News today? Perhaps you should spend a little more time in the international news section.
This hack sought to take a data driven approach to helping individuals make more intentional choices about the media they consume. What's interesting about this problem is the role that publishers could play. By adopting structured data formats to classify and describe their content, these types of hacks would become easier to implement. This team executed the idea in true hackathon style and shared the project via an open source repository on GitHub.
Aleszu Bajak, a journalist and developer, came away with a special prize – best use of the Parse.ly API. He created a prototype of new visualizations in just a few hours. We make an effort to make sure our API and platform is clear and accessible, and it was fun to watch Bajak bring that to life.
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The downside to hackathons, of course, is that they end in one weekend, while the problems in the world of online journalism still need to be solved. The crowd was well aware of the issues they would have to go back and face in their day-to-day lives.
One recurring frustration we heard from independent journalists and freelance writers was the desire to understand their audience's engagement with their work, and the roadblocks that stopped that from happening. Complaints included delays of manual requests and the lack of access to internal resources. I was happy to let them know about Parse.ly's capabilities, but there's plenty of questions out there that still need to be answered.
As innovators experiment with new ways to extract, collect, generate, and present content, how can existing publishers participate? Could providing post metadata facilitate the next news consumption app? Would allowing developers to select top performing content lead to increased referrer traffic? We can't say for certain, but we're excited to be a part of the community that is working to find out.
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