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Platypus quercivorus, the oak ambrosia beetle, is a species of weevil and pest of broad-leaved trees. This species is most commonly known for vectoring the fungus responsible for excessive oak dieback in Japan since the 1980s. It is found in Japan, India, Indonesia, New Guinea, and Taiwan.

Description
Since P. quercivorus belongs to the Platypodinae, it has distinct clubs on the end of its stout antennae with three solid segments. Usually, the beetle is between 4 and 5 mm long, reddish-brown in colour, and is elongate and roughly cylindrical. The prothorax is as wide as the head.

Males have a shallow, unarmed plate on the underside of the thorax and a convex and downward slope of their elytra. The elytra have a broad square end and spines at the top.

Females have a mycangium on the pronotum for carrying symbiotic fungi spores. Although this trait may be in both females and males, it is always in females and rarely in males.

Habitat
Although well known in Japan, this species also lives in India, Indonesia, New Guinea and Taiwan.

Trees to inhabit are often selected for based on olfactory and visual cues. Infestation of these habitats occurs in stages beginning with males flying to and landing on a tree and then boring into the bark through the stems. Typically, this species aggregates in areas with clusters of similar, suitable trees to increase infestation efficiency. This may be due to coevolutionary factors with tree species Quercus crispula as it is most suitable for gallery formation and is distributed in a clumped pattern. This allows for an increased chance of more abundant, successful galleries. Trees are also selected for more often with increasing diameter at breast height (DBH). This allows for more room for gallery formation, which are often located in lower trunks of oak trees.

Males of this species are attracted to soaked logs over dry logs. The anaerobic conditions of the submerged logs increases the likelihood of a male choosing those logs to create a gallery. This may occur because those conditions favour the growth of the beetle's fungi symbionts.

There is a preference for edge habitats over deep forest interiors. Roadsides and other edges act as attractions for the beetle. This attraction may be due to an increased light presence as the species is positively phototactic. This beetle prefers habitats with the highest light intensity when offered varying intensities.

It has been suggested that the 0.4˚C increase in average temperature compared to the last 100 years in Japan is responsible for the increased range of the beetle and oak dieback. The warmer climate has allowed the beetle to move north, encountering its best suited host, Q. crispula. It is proposed that as the climate increases, more overlap between the beetle and the best suited host will occur, resulting in an even stronger oak dieback epidemic.

Reproduction

Mate choice
Due to the monogamous nature of the oak ambrosia beetle, mate selection is vital for both females and males. It is in the male's best interest to select a mate capable of excavating the gallery, planting nourishing fungi for larvae, oviposition, and bringing frass to the male for removal. For females, selecting a male that has bored into a tree with sufficient resources is important to increase fecundity.

Mating is male-initiated. Males will bore a cylindrical entrance tunnel during late spring to early summer, meet the female there, and mate at the entrance hole. The male will enter the gallery first, followed by the female. Then, both back out of the gallery, changing positions so that the female will enter first for the second entrance, and enter again. They will then both back out until the female's abdomen is exposed and copulation will begin. It is suggested that female mate choice occurs between the first and second entrance because she is then able to view the gallery whereas male mate choice occurs at the beginning of the process when he decides whether or not to let the female enter the tunnel he bored. Once both the male and female have chosen to proceed with reproduction, males make signals to prevent other females from entering the gallery.

Parental Care
Each pairing will create one gallery with vertical and lateral branches and die in it together. The female will deposit eggs at the tunnel's ends two to three weeks following gallery completion. This must be done in trees that have not been previously infested by other P. quercivorus. The male will then create a barricade at the gallery's entrance with his body. Here, he waits for the female to bring frass and bored dust which the male will then discard outside. This species has a high reproduction rate, which in addition to low brood mortality resulting from cooperative parental care, may contribute to the high reproductive success of this species.

Reproductive success is shown to be higher in logs than in living trees. Galleries in living trees lowers reproductive success of the oak ambrosia beetle because the tree's defensive mechanism of sap secretion enters galleries and kills individuals. Tree species Q. crispula is the most suitable host species for reproducing and rearing offspring.

Growth and development
Eggs hatch in about a week. The larvae then graze on the symbiotic fungi covering the gallery walls and pass through five instars. Adults emerge from their mother galleries 2–4 hours following dawn due to their diurnal tendencies. Approximately 40% of broods reach adulthood by late summer to early fall. After reaching adulthood, individuals usually leave their galleries but some remain in their maternal galleries. The remaining 60% of broods will reach the fifth larval stage by mid fall and overwinter in pupal chambers. These individuals emerge as adults in late spring to early summer. This brooding technique is partially bivoltine because approximately 40% of each population takes one year to complete a life cycles whereas the other 60% may have two generations in a year. Individuals that remain in maternal galleries are often shown to not reproduce but rather, clean the galleries, which presents the possibility that this species may have eusocial tendencies. It is assumed that parents die either before or during winter.

Interspecific relationships
P. quercivorus has symbiotic relationships with fungi and oak trees.

Symbiotic relationship with fungi
P. quercivorus acts as the primary vector for the parthenogenic fungus Raffaelea quercivora, which causes Japanese Oak Wilt disease. The oak ambrosia beetle bores into sapwood and heartwood of host oaks commonly including Q. crispula and Quercus serrata. Once infected, these trees wilt and die, paralleling the effects of Dutch elm disease.

The oak ambrosia beetle carries not only the pathogen itself, but also dietary fungus symbionts in mycangia. Once galleries are constructed by the beetle in the sapwood of a host tree, the released fungi disseminate in yeast-like microbes and grow on the gallery walls. P. quercivorus larvae then hatch and feed on the growing fungi.

In addition to R. quercivora, P. quercivorus has at least one other main symbiont, Candida kashinagacola, as these two fungi species are found in all tree host types selected for by the beetle. The latter fungus species, however, has not been linked to any parasitic tree diseases. In both relationships, the beetle receives a food source and the fungus receives transport into its final host.

Predatory relationships with oak trees
By acting as a vector for R. quercivora, the oak ambrosia beetle has killed trees since the 1980s. This species attacks all trees and logs but prefers debilitated trees and fresh logs for rearing offspring. Typically, infestation rates are high, possibly to efficiently utilize sparse resources. Working together with the fungi they vector, the ambrosia beetle galleries disrupt the flow of water within trees, leading to necrosis within 2–3 months of the attack. Mass attacks of the beetle are necessary to overcome defense mechanisms of trees. Often, P. quercivorus attacks trees from the family Fagaceae but is known to attack 45 different woody plant species from 27 genera in 17 families.

Infestation occurs in stages. First, trees surrounding previously infested trees are infested early in the season. Then, major infestation occurs from the epicentre formed at the upper forest margin or at a forest edge, which then spreads downward into the remaining forest.

Dispersal
These individuals spread through long-distance dispersal and diffusion. Endemic populations are limited to weakened, old, and highly stressed tree populations but will attack healthy trees once local P. quercivorus populations reach an overcrowded threshold. Infestation happens quickly and parallels invasive species with no regulating factors.

This species may grow in population size and numbers in sudden outbreaks. These sudden outbreaks may be due to climatic and biological factors that cause host trees to reduce the amount of sap they secrete through parasite-induced necrosis, which is their main defense mechanism to control P. quercivorus populations. Additionally, habitats with an abundance of suitable host plants may encourage population outbreaks. Populations form through the use of pheromones released by members of the species in order to attract more individuals to overcome the tree's defenses.

From analyzing interception trap results, oak ambrosia beetles are known to move upwards along slopes. Typically, adult movement is influenced by environmental factors such as light, wind, and gravity. It is thought that upward movement of wind majorly influences P. quercivorus movement. Additionally, oak ambrosia beetles have positive phototaxis and fly more near forest edges. Adults tend to concentrate near upper edges of forests and have a gradient population along slopes. This species is labelled as an edge species due to its preference for edge habitat.

Control techniques
Although not yet implemented, researchers suggest that protecting frequently attacked trees is important. One way to do this is by binding the trunks with vinyl sheets which will prevent the beetle from boring into trees and transmitting the fungus. Researchers understand that not all trees should be protected but those with a high probability of being attacked should be. Trees from the family Fagaceae that have a larger DBH, are in clumps, and are on edges near excess light should be included in the protection plan.

References

External links
The Invasive Species Compendium webpage for P. quercivorus

Platypodinae
Beetles described in 1925


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Whole Foods can kick its overpriced reputation with Amazon's help
By Tonya Garcia
Published: Sept 13, 2017 8:30 a.m. ET
Experts ponder whether spike in foot traffic that met price cuts after Whole Foods takeover can be maintained
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A challenge for Whole Foods and Amazon is balancing consumer desires for higher quality and lower prices.
Whole Foods battled its "Whole Paycheck" reputation in vain for more than a decade before Amazon.com Inc.'s acquisition of the natural and organic grocer. Now it has a chance to shake that rep once and for all, but it must be strategic or risk losing the thing that customers liked best about the company in the first place.
"Amazon is walking that fine line between doing away with 'Whole Paycheck' without removing the caché, and that's a pretty thin line," said Jeff Inman, president of the Society for Consumer Psychology and associate dean for research and faculty at the University of Pittsburgh's business school.
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Shoppers, Inman said, are always pitting what they're paying against what they're getting. For Whole Foods, some of the things they're considering as they wander the aisles are whether items are unique or high-quality enough to justify their price tags. Shoppers have proven themselves willing to pay a little more when the "value equation" turns in their favor.
Still, according to Inman, American shoppers have a "particularly price sensitive" attitude toward groceries. Data show that the price-cut announcement from Amazon AMZN, +0.50% and Whole Foods did drive traffic to stores.
Analysis from InMarket, which uses location data, GPS, beacons and other technologies to understand business visits, found that Whole Foods' stake of total grocery traffic was up 17% on a week-over-week basis on Aug. 28, the day that price cuts went into effect. On Aug. 29 and 30, the grocer's traffic share was up 16% on a week-over-week basis.
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Foursquare Labs also showed a spike in traffic when looking at mobile activity. And One Click Retail, a company that provides insight on sales trends, competitive opportunities and other information, found that online sales of Whole Foods products totaled $500,000 when made available on Prime Pantry and Amazon Fresh, according to the New York Post.
"The deal finalizes, and people rush to see what's changed," said Inman. "Consumer interest is at a high right now, and Amazon needs to take advantage of that while they can."
According to Todd Dipaola, the chief executive and co-founder of inMarket, a spike in Whole Foods traffic actually kicked off a day earlier, suggesting consumer curiosity over what might change at a Whole Foods under the Amazon umbrella.
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"The key test is if Whole Foods can maintain this momentum," he said, noting indications that the traffic has fallen off.
To lock in momentum, Dipaola believes convenience, something Amazon has excelled at, and market-share grab will be critical, he said. And Inman said he believes Whole Foods has the advantage of providing convenience with "upscale items."
InMarket found that during the time period for which it analyzed foot traffic at Whole Foods, between Aug. 24 and Sept. 4, the share of visits to Trader Joe's fell about 1.1%, while at Kroger KR, +0.87% stores, the decline was 2.7%, according to Dipaola.
"We didn't see them stealing from other grocers just yet," he said. "It seems like customers made an extra trip" in order to give Whole Foods a try as the Amazon deal closed. "For long-term growth, they're going to have to get customers to give up their other visits," he said.
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But Stephen Beck, founder and managing partner of the consultancy cg42, is bullish about the prospect. Amazon's business model, focused on getting to know customers and delivering value through things like the Amazon Prime membership program, will be applied to Whole Foods quickly, he predicted.
"We're going to see the ebbs and flows with traffic as people go in and try," he said. "It goes back to the value of Prime and how they create opportunity to get more value out of that membership."
That opportunity will come as promotions are increasingly tied to Prime membership, he said, and Amazon gains entry into this new piece of shopping behavior.
"There will be incremental value gained in this part of the business, and as it's used as a lever for more Prime subscribers, you'll see [Whole Foods' 'Whole Paycheck' reputation] shed pretty quickly," Beck said.
Still, it the early days since the takeover was finalized, and Amazon and Whole Foods have announced other changes besides price cuts, including Amazon lockers at select Whole Foods locations, and the ability to have products purchased on Amazon shipped to a Whole Foods store.
"Things are going back to normal a bit," said inMarket's Dipaola, but, he added, "this is the first inkling of change."
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Homeowners Richard and Alice came across APlus online, and after exploring the website decided to work with Alex and his team. What they had before this full City of Orange kitchen design-build project was a space that lacked character and originality, particularly because of the standard builder-grade cabinets. Alice said the prospect of completely customizable cabinets was one of the things that really drew her to APlus above other companies.
What these Orange County homeowners have in their kitchen now is a space that's traditional and luxurious, as well as being completely one-of-a-kind. The medium-tone wood cabinetry was designed to their exact specifications, and pairs nicely with a creamy granite countertop. There is unique design detailing above the range, and APlus designed and built a customized range hood with intricate woodwork detailing.
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Academic journal article Wagadu: a Journal of Transnational Women's and Gender Studies
Three: Angela Y Davis and Assata Shakur as Women Outlaws: Resisting U.S. State Violence 1
By Nagel, Mechthild
Nothing gives us x-ray vision to the ills of society like the daunting experience of incarceration, especially the horror of solitary and death row, as well as the intense stress of anticipating or being subjected to torture or extra-legal execution. During much of her pre-trial incarceration (of sixteen months) Angela Davis was kept in solitary confinement. The other activist woman featured in this essay, Assata Shakur, was broken out of prison precisely because she feared for her life-not by other prisoners, but by the state's agents. It would have been extremely difficult to receive justice after flawed trials that intended to show that she was guilty of murdering a white state trooper, even though there was no evidence that could corroborate such motive or deed. In fact, the post-Ferguson photo montages and demonstrations with protestors' hands raised symbolically and shouts of "hands up, don't shoot" could have easily been used as rallying cry to demand Shakur's acquittal. In all likelihood, she had her hands raised while being shot into her right hand, making it impossible for her to hold a gun, let alone to shoot what was not meant to be. At the height of a secret and illegal government program COINTELPRO, which the FBI mounted to destroy the Black Panther Party (with which both Davis and Shakur worked) and all other organizations which protested state terror and imperialist warfare, Shakur was found guilty by a white jury not of her peers (Shakur, 1987).
Prisons have always served the role of social control (Kurshan, 1996), but they are also tremendous sites of cultural, social and political activity, namely as diasporic sites (Nagel, 2008). Nobody has more acutely theorized about the function of imprisonment than political prisoners, thus they find themselves singled out for acute repression and women are equally targeted. Part of it may be the authorities' fear of such prison intellectuals' savvy critique of hegemonic ideologies and uncanny ability to see through the level of disinformation by elite corporate media. This ability often is borne inside the dungeon. For my purposes here, political prisoners include people convicted due to their resistance to repressive state policies and politics and those who become politicized while facing detention and/or long prison sentences. Many political prisoners such as Assata Shakur and Angela Davis have engaged in prisoners support work before they were incarcerated themselves. For opposing the state, they face further reprisals by the prison authorities. For instance, if a prisoner complaints "we are treated like slaves!" within earshot of guards, she may get time in the "hole"-weeks in solitary confinement, as if she had committed the act to call for a slave insurrection. Ironically, the complainant is simply stating the obvious: The U.S. Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which putatively abolished slavery, describes prisoners as legal slaves. Therefore, they do not enjoy freedom of speech or freedom to assemble peacefully within a total institution. However, the US government denies confining people for political convictions and that all socalled political prisoners are duly convicted of a (terrorist) crime. Yet, the US government's claim is hardly credible, in particular in light of CIA run prisons, which defied even U.S. Supreme Court rulings, notably Abu Ghraib in Iraq and Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. In addition, the state routinely disappears prisoners who are not a security threat into supermax prisons, which contribute to (mental) health abuse and premature death (Amnesty International, 2014).
Much mainstream reporting or prison literature ignores the gendered nature of prisons (and ignores writings by revolutionary prison intellectuals altogether). For instance, the mass media did not focus on Iraqi women prisoners who had also been sexually abused, raped, humiliated and even disappeared, as the human rights groups International Women Count Network, Black Women's Rape Action Project, and Women against Rape have charged (Groves, 2004). …
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Home > News & Features > News Archive > New Year – New Initiatives for the EOG Association for Conservation
New Year – New Initiatives for the EOG Association for Conservation
As the year came to a close the deadline for the first round of EOG Association for Conservation project proposals was reached. The first funding cycle is now truly underway with quite a number of diverse and interesting proposals having been submitted.
The New Year brings the next stage, and the EOG Association for Conservation will be working hard with the proposed organisations to finalise their applications and with the board to short list those that most closely fit with the funding criteria. Once completed, a summary of each project and a voting form will be sent to each member contact of the Association. Final decisions as to which projects will receive funding rests with the membership and details are planned to be released later in the year with awards being made during OutDoor in Friedrichshafen, Germany.
Membership expands Bever Zwerfsport of The Netherlands, and Platou Sport of Bergen in Norway have taken the lead as the first retailers to become members of the EOG Association for Conservation.
Henrik Platou of Platou Sport commented on why he considered it important to become a member of the Association, "Those of us involved in the business of the outdoors need to understand that we must engage ourselves in the fight to protect our natural environment and its biodiversity. Some may say that we do this out of self interest, but hand on heart we say that this is not just an issue for the big brands and that all sectors of the industry should be involved."
For Bever Zwerfsport joining the Association was a way to prove their commitment to preserving the environment, CEO, Didier Maclaine Pont stated 'It is becoming increasingly important to be committed to preserve our wonderful natural environment since the products we sell at Bever Zwerfsport are intended to be used in the unspoiled outdoors'.
Messe Friedrichshafen GmbH also became members of the EOG Association for Conservation, in addition to joining the Association they have also made a substantial donation.
Initiatives during ispo
During ispo Winter there will be several initiatives aimed at increasing the profile of the EOG Association for Conservation and raising money. Each year during ispo Winter the Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG) presents it's Scandinavian Village in Hall B6, the central focus and social highlight of which is a bar area where visitors gather to chat and enjoy Scandinavian specialities. This year the SOG will ask for a small donation for each beer served, and will kindly donate the money raised to the EOG Association for Conservation – have a beer and conserve wild areas!
Over the last couple of years, The North Face has produced a very handy lip balm which is worn around the neck on a lanyard. This year, visitors to their stand (Stand 210 Hall B6) during ispo Winter will be asked to make a donation to the EOG Association for Conservation – protect the environment and protect your lips!
Al Gore's inconvenient truth
What may be one of the most controversial and thought provoking movies of the decade, An Inconvenient Truth, looks at the evidence of global warming. Sounds like it may be a movie of doom and gloom, but actually it's an inspirational look at one man's crusade to halt global warming in its tracks by exposing the myths and misconceptions that surround it. The EOG Association for Conservation is happy to have secured permission to show the Al Gore movie during ispo Winter. Taking place on Tuesday evening in the big igloo, in the Atrium area, starting at 18.00, with the movie starting at 18.30, you will have time to enjoy a beer and still head off for dinner by 20.30. The movie will be shown free of charge, although donations to the Association will be gratefully received. The evening is sponsored by ispo and free drinks will be available – come along and make your own mind up about this powerful portrayal of 'A Climate Warning'.
Thank you ever so much for your help and the support of EOCA - the association is a wonderful idea and clearly has huge potential to do good.
Dr Philip McGowan, Director, World Pheasant Association


Defensively, Hungarian intercontinental Botond Barath joins on a free transfer. Rowe was routinely miscast while in his time using the New England Revolution, but remains a top-level playmaker within the MLS degree. Sporting Kansas City's 2018 marketing campaign was a familiar a single.
Toffees supervisor Marco Silva confirmed late inside the transfer window that the club had knocked again a 22 million ($29m) will offer you for him, but the French outfit returned using a more substantial bid claimed for being roughly 26m hrs just before the deadline. Sporting KC is the portrait of consistency as Peter Vermes has constructed it into a model club that is always contending for something.
He can play a number of positions in Vermes' system but, subsequent to remaining played primarily as a fullback in recent yrs, you can figure Rowe are a critical piece either in the wing or in midfield. MLS Cup was once once again a stage very far, though, as Sporting KC fell on residential home soil towards Portland Timbers. PSG came back again to me after which Thomas Tuchel generally known as me.
Reece Oxford skipped a brilliant headed opportunity from nevertheless one more Max centre and Kobel denied Coman his hat-trick ahead of a late personal injury scare for that winger, but Bayern held on for 3 crucial points while in the increasingly close title race. Once again, Sporting KC was among the Western Conference powers, running towards best belonging to the conference on the regular time.
The 29-year-old uncovered how he noticed out with regard to the interest from the French side and states he pressed Everton to work out a offer. All this is linear. Sporting KC finished top from the Western Conference with all the third-best record in MLS just before dispatching a young Real Salt Lake team 5-3 on aggregate with the conference semifinals. "I was prepared for PSG, so I am upset, but I also see which the perform pays off.
With the leaders not in motion till Monday's vacation to Nurnberg – and having thrown away a three-goal bring about attract at home to Hoffenheim of their previous league match prior to again conceding a few in a significant Champions League loss at Tottenham – Dortmund are being hunted by Bayern. Since capturing the title in 2013, Sporting KC has remained among the contenders for MLS Cup 12 months in and 12 months out. "There had been two bids, the last one particular just at the end of the transfer window. "There was an answers session with my entourage at the end of 2018.
It's possible it happens to be not finished with PSG. Bayern captain Manuel Neuer was back again in goal just after missing three games which includes a thumb injury but he conceded after just thirteen seconds, Leon Goretzka turning a Philipp Max cross into his personal web. Kobel positioning at fault Shelton offered major pace and athleticism up best, allowing Sporting KC to stretch perform and open up space with the rest for the group.
Gueye joined Everton from Aston Villa in 2016 and has a agreement that runs right until 2022. 'It is truly a dream that regrettably didn't arrive valid. Rodney Wallace also provides yet another wing option when several decent seasons with New York City FC, giving Vermes an option out wide with plenty of MLS experience. Erik Hurtado, meanwhile, could engage in that Shelton role, using his pace to stretch the backline when SKC needs a change of pace.
Nearly every participant is effective to hitch the optimal groups, to play in this sort of matches around the Champions League," he instructed L'Equipe. "But I was honoured that PSG have been enthusiastic about me. – Bayern have received 13 of sixteen Bundesliga online games against Augsburg (D1 L2), averaging two.5 details per recreation – a whole lot more than against any other current Bundesliga team. What's next?
– Bayern have presently conceded 26 intentions this Bundesliga time – last time they had conceded increased intentions after 22 video games was in 2008-09 under Jurgen Klinsmann (30). Augsburg ended Niko Kovac's run of seven straight wins in all competitions within the start of his Bayern reign and so they again gave his aspect a headache, opening the scoring around the to start with moment at WWK Arena on Friday.
Now, I'm sure that i am of interest to that kind of club, that i am all set to head over to the ultimate stage to hitch a best European club. – Kingsley Coman scored his next brace for Bayern and was involved in all 3 of his team's goals and objectives (two objectives, a person assist). Senegal global Gueye was flattered to appeal to the eyes in the runaway Ligue one leaders but let down by Everton's determination not to allow him go.
It absolutely was a golden option, a big problem not to be skipped at 29 a long time outdated. Two and a 50 % ages later, I could get them virtually 4 periods just as much again. But Augsburg retook the lead inside 23rd minute as Max raided down the remaining wing once more, his cross using a couple of deflections on its way through to Ji Dong-won, who smashed place.
The contacts accelerated if the transfer window opened," he extra. "PSG questioned my agents to see how I could get out, but Everton put the brakes on right away, they didn't desire to sell me. "I could undoubtedly arrive again to France, my next nation subsequent to Senegal. That shift paves the way for Andreu Fontas, who is on big money and will likely be expected to pair with Matt Besler to lead the back again line.
Bayern's in depth targeting of Callum Hudson-Odoi throughout the January transfer window implies they are really concerned with regards to the impending departures of Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben. Then, a notch above to Everton. However, Coman needing remedy on his remaining ankle from the closing levels would be a priority.
A consistent core, wise spending and timely integration of youth have all been major for Sporting KC, a club which enters the 2019 campaign by having an eye fixed relating to the postseason once once again. 2018 finish: First inside the Western Conference (18-8-8), lost to your Portland Timbers in Western Conference final.
Fellow forward Diego Rubio left as portion of a trade with the Colorado Rapids when scoring eight targets and delivering six assists a year ago. Each and every calendar year, the club ranks among the ideal teams inside Western Conference, regardless of arrivals and departures.
Idrissa Gueye has not offered up hope of signing up for Paris Saint-Germain following Everton turned down two bids for him in January. Barath is an international teammate of Sporting KC regulars Daniel Salloi and Krisztian Nemeth. Now, the team brings those expectations into 2019 and will attempt to compete using the league's biggest spenders, who continue to distance themselves through the pack.
Coman able to fill winger void Kelyn Rowe may be a familiar face and offers Vermes yet another creator around the midfield. Joshua Kimmich's 10th Bundesliga assist of the year assisted Bayern get back again on amount phrases, with Coman's shrewd very low volley providing the finishing contact.
Augsburg goalkeeper Kobel will certainly experience he ought to have accomplished much better with all three Bayern aims as he regularly appeared for being caught in the wrong position. Augsburg are at Freiburg within the same day. I grew up in the academy at Diambars in Senegal, I arrived to Lille, then I went to the Premier League with Aston Villa.
In an MLS that is turning into a league of haves and have nots, despite sticking to a plan as well as a budget, Sporting KC remains among the haves. I set the stress again on Everton, I advised them all over again which i planned to go, it absolutely was also an exceedingly really good provide you with, Everton bought me for 7m from Aston Villa in August 2016. "I pushed, I met the club leaders to inform them of my desire to check out PSG.
I'm likely to operate more to ensure they appear again for me. Robert Lewandowski strike the crossbar which includes a header from an alternative Kimmich cross nonetheless it was Coman who levelled again around the stroke of half-time, drilling by means of Gregor Kobel's legs. Though this year they broke a string of 4 straight exits with the knockout round of the MLS playoffs, once once again, they fell short of MLS Cup.
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Q: What is the shape of all convex combinations of $\geq$ five vectors in $\mathbb{R}^3$? The convex combinations of two linearly independent vectors in $\mathbb{R}^3$ span a line. The convex combinations of three linearly independent vectors in $\mathbb{R}^3$ span a solid triangle. The convex combinations of four vectors in general position in $\mathbb{R}^3$ span something a lopsided tetrahedron, I think. How can we describe the convex combinations of five vectors in $\mathbb{R}^3$? Can we do better than saying it is "the convex hull of the union of the lopsided tetrahedra which are the combinations of any four of them taken at a time"? I.e.
$$C(x_1, \dotsc, x_5) = \operatorname{Hull}\left( \cup_{1\leq i \leq 5} T_i \right),\, \text{for } T_i = C(x_1, \dotsc, \hat{x}_i, \dotsc, x_5)?$$
(Here $C$ is a function mapping vectors to the set of all their convex combinations.)
More generally, what about $n+2$ vectors in $\mathbb{R}^n$?

A: Thanks to Carathéodory's theorem, you don't need to take convex hull after union:
$$C(x_1, \dotsc, x_5) =  \bigcup_{1\leq i \leq 5} T_i\quad  \text{for } T_i = C(x_1, \dotsc, \hat{x}_i, \dotsc, x_5)$$
(Similarly in higher dimensions: every point of convex hull is a convex combination of some $(n+1)$ vertices).
However, this representation is somewhat redundant: the tetrahedra overlap a lot. As Rahul said in a comment, the set is actually the union of 1 or 2 tetrahedra (apart from degenerate cases). Here's a geometrical explanation: imagine you are at one of these five points. The other four form a tetrahedron $T$.
If you are  inside of $T$, then $C =  T$. If you are outside, then when looking at $T$, you see either $1$, $2$, or $3$ of its faces.

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*If you see $1$ face of $T$, then $C$ is the union of $T$ and the tetrahedron built on this face, using  your point as a vertex.

*If you see $3$ faces of $T$,  then $C$ is  the tetrahedron built on the face you don't see, using  your point as a vertex.

*If you see $2$ faces of $T$, they are separated by an edge. Call this edge $PQ$. The other two vertices of $T$ form an edge $RS$ which you don't see (except for the vertices $R,S$ themselves). Consider the triangle $YRS$ (where $Y$ is you), which divides $T$. Build two tetrahedra with the base $YRS$: one with vertex $P$, the other with vertex $Q$. Their union is $C$.

One could translate the above argument into inequalities and cases with subcases, but who would want to read that?

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This event is part of the new season opening at the Wellcome Collection in September: Medicine, What Now? The program includes many events centre around a major free exhibition, Bedlam: the asylum and beyond. The exhibition traces the rise and fall of the mental asylum by following the story of one such institution, Bethel Royal Hospital in London, know in popular slang as Bedlam.
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The Pros and Cons of Advocacy in Lockdown
21st May 2020 Glenn Parsons
From the day that Lockdown was announced, 'Remote Hearings' became the default position. However, from 11th May, Leeds Crown Court began listing face-to-face bail, PTPH cases and committal for sentences.
There are now a variety of ways that solicitors and barristers can appear in court, on the North Eastern Circuit, but what are the pros and cons?
These are of course very convenient for the obvious reasons that it can be done from home. No robes required, just smarts on the top half only. The hearings are given timeslots so there is very little waiting around, as long as the technology works!
The following types of remote hearings are currently being used on Circuit:
Although Zoom proved to be instantly popular for Circuit conferences and seminars, Mess and quiz nights, HMCTS refused to sanction the use of this platform for Court work. The reasons quoted were incompatibility with the judicial laptop, security concerns and the cost of licences which had to be purchased for meetings over 40 minutes in length.
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This is a purely telephone phone based medium.
Used mainly for bail and other short hearings.
No jacket required! You can stay in your pyjamas.
Only the court can set up the call.
The more people connected to the call, the more difficult it is to know who is speaking and when it is your turn.
Your client cannot be a party.
Needs to be used in conjunction with the DCS if any documents are to be relied on.
Skype for Business (SfB)
The preferred option in the courtroom.
SfB is already on the judicial laptop.
Anyone without a SfB can join a remote hearing as a guest, simply by clicking an invitation.
The ease of access has already enabled witnesses to give evidence from a laptop from their own homes, an effective 'Newton' hearing at Leeds CC and for family members and interested parties, such as the Press, to be present when sentencing takes place.
SfB is compatible with a normal Skype account.
The hearings can be recorded within the platform.
Documents can be shared on screen.
Skype for business is being phased-out so if you don't already have it, you cannot now download it (although it can be accessed through Microsoft Teams) which means that you cannot host a meeting, only accept an invitation from an established host.
There are no 'built in' conference facilities. If you want to have a conference with the client from the comfort of your spare bedroom, you have to ask everyone else to log out and request the court clerk to point the court screen at whichever screen the defendant is on in the court room and then shout at your client over the divide, none of which is very private.
It is not possible to have 'breakout rooms', which again means that advocates cannot talk privately if anyone else is logged in.
Cloud Video Platform – CVP
This platform was not scheduled to be rolled out for another 2 years. However, the Coronavirus emergency has meant that its implementation has been brought forward, with it currently being trialled on the North Eastern Circuit only.
Very easy to use with the invitation links being placed on the 'Update Case' page on the DCS.
The system allows for a 15-minute private client conference direct to the prison both before and after the hearing, although you need to click on a separate link for the conferences, as opposed to the hearing link.
Documents can be shared.
Other interested parties can join the hearing.
It is cloud based which means that it can be beamed easily into different court rooms.
It has been beset with technical problems in the way that Skype rarely is.
The quality of the audio and the visuals is not as good as Zoom and SfB.
Appearing in Person
Leeds Crown Court building has now been the subject of a badly needed deep-clean and an impressive array of measures have been put in place to enforce social distancing and maintain everyone's personal safety.
Face- to-face consultations with your client and opponent, while of course maintaining social distancing.
You are allocated a 45-minute timeslot which gives ample time to obtain judicial intervention, if required.
There is a far greater chance of resolving your case if that is desired.
The emphasis at court now is on safety.
Hand sanitiser is available throughout the building.
Only 2 face- to-face cases will be in run in the court building at any one time and only 1 case on each floor.
Entry to the building has been stream-lined and as long as you have the professional users app, no searches will take place.
You do not need to robe so can travel light.
The court security team wear face masks and advocates can wear them too if they wish.
The court now employs a strict one-way system around the building.
Marshalls are on hand on every stairwell and on each floor to enforce social distancing.
Once in the Courtroom, social distancing is strictly observed between all parties and court staff.
When the hearing is over, everyone leaves the court building straightaway and cleaners disinfect Counsel's benches before the next case begins.
The one-way system will take you out of the building by a different route to avoid you coming into contact with those entering the building for the next hearings.
Having to break lockdown and travel to Court.
Concerns that the process has not been the subject of risk or health assessments.
Concerns that face-to face hearings are unnecessary if the client has indicated at the Magistrates that he/she is going to plead not guilty. Some argue that the case could simply be managed remotely.
Many defendants and counsel may well have no choice but to travel to Court by public transport, which is not currently advised by the Government due to the infection risks.
The defendant can still bring 2 people with them, which may compromise your attempts to maintain social distancing.
The only place to hold a conference is in the canteen, although screens have been erected between tables which creates a degree of privacy.
Access to the toilets is now monitored.
The lifts are out of bounds unless you have mobility issues.
The robing room and advocates' lounge are closed.
If your case is delayed or stood down there is nowhere to wait in the building.
The system can only cope with a small number of cases.
Requests for a remote hearing instead of face- to-face, are far seldom granted.
However, The Recorder of Leeds, His Honour Judge Kearl QC has published figures for the first 7 days of face to face hearings at Leeds. They show that of the 74 cases heard, 55% pleaded guilty and 60% of those were sentenced there and then. Fears that defendants would not attend have proved unfounded as only 7 bench warrants were issued. Therefore, it seems that the push will inevitably be for more face-to-face hearings. However, many hope that one of the legacies of advocacy during lockdown, will be that the courts will continue to allow advocates to make greater use of the remote hearings and make early morning trips across the Pennines for a mention fee a thing of the past.
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The next big thing may be the use of near-field communications as a platform for e-wallets (which are also known as "mobile wallets"). This is a big deal simply because plastic-credit or debit cards-is used for trillions of dollars in transactions. The transfer of even a chunk of this business to smartphones could make other initiatives look like chump change.
I've written a bit about this over the past couple of months, including a feature, an interview with Kony Solution's David Eads and a related post. The hype is continuing: Everybody understands that the sector will go nowhere unless the right companies step up to harness the technology, so any piece of news is treated as a validation or repudiation of the concept and its potential.
A couple of important players have stepped up this week, but folks are still waiting for Apple, which is seen as the linchpin, to make its move. (There was some news, of a minor nature, on this front as well.) The biggest news is that Sprint plans to roll out an NFC-based payment system. Bloomberg reports that the carrier aims to start operations this year and thereby sneak in ahead of Isis, another telco-based NFC e-wallet initiative. That partnership features Verizon Wireless, AT&T and T-Mobile.
While rumors regarding Apple, Google and Microsoft's individual plans revealed certain details about how each of the companies plan to make money from mobile payments -- Apple is said to be starting a loyalty program, and Google will sell targeted advertisements and discounts to merchants -- Amazon is said to be looking into a few different marketing-services. One of the possibilities is the ability to find additional stock on Amazon if, for example, the store you're in does not have your own size in stock. This would be done by tapping your phone against an item's NFC tag to locate it on Amazon.
The nascent industry is still waiting on Apple, both for inclusion of the technology in the next iPhone and to see how it harnesses the App Store. A few months ago, it was thought certain that Apple would jump in this year. While it doesn't seem likely that Apple will entirely bypass the market, there are hints that the company may indeed make the move this summer. Nothing is certain, however.
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The Malta Motorsport Federation (MMF) is pleased to communicate that the federation was officially informed by CIK FIA Executive Secretary Mr. Kay Oberheide that during the last meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) held on Friday 11th April at Marrakech in Morocco, the MMF request regarding article 2.3.5.a of the FIA Sporting Code was approved, that is for Maltese karting drivers will be possible to compete in Italy and Sicily with a Maltese National Karting Licence issued...
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National's Fordsville, KY, facility has been recertified by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) for excellence in workplace safety. Their Fordsville, KY, facility is one of only thirteen companies that have earned SHARP status within the state of Kentucky.
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No nominees from Hall; three from Dahlonega
There is no shortage of people vying to succeed Georgia Supreme Court Justice Leah Ward Sears on the state's highest court.
But while there are 47 lawyers from across the state whose names have been submitted to the state Judicial Nominating Commission, none are from Hall County.
Lumpkin County, on the other hand, has three people nominated for the post, which will be appointed by Gov. Sonny Perdue after the commission has forwarded him a short list of no more than five names following applicant interviews June 29 and June 30.
Bruce Edenfield, Steven Leibel and Superior Court Judge Lynn Akeley-Alderman all are based in Dahlonega, though Edenfield and Leibel primarily practiced in Atlanta until recent years.
Dahlonega attorney Raymond George, who is not a nominee, said it's not surprising that Lumpkin County has three lawyers with their names in for the post.
"We are very proud of our high degree of professionalism up here," said George, who has practiced law in Dahlonega since the early 1990s. George said Lumpkin County, population 27,000, has no more lawyers than any other similarly-sized county. "We just have high standards," he said.
Leibel is a civil attorney who specializes in personal injury and wrongful death cases. He is perhaps best known for representing the family of slain DeKalb County Sheriff-elect Derwin Brown in a civil suit that resulted in the largest jury award in Georgia history.
"It's a great honor to be nominated for consideration," Leibel said. "The work that the Supreme Court does is very important, and it is an honor for anyone to be a candidate for such a position."
Edenfield, the son of the late U.S. District Court Judge Newell Edenfield, is a trial and appellate lawyer who has practiced law for 35 years, primarily in Atlanta. He bought a home in Dahlonega two years ago and moved his practice there in January.
Edenfield knows the political vagaries of seeking an elected judicial post. Last year he ran unsuccessfully in a seven-candidate race for the Georgia Court of Appeals. Edenfield said establishing name recognition in a down-ballot statewide race in which many voters were unfamiliar was nearly impossible.
What the governor considers the ideal candidate for a Supreme Court justice may be equally unpredictable.
"You don't know exactly what he's looking for or if he's got anyone in particular in mind," Edenfield said. "We'll just have to see."
Akeley-Alderman has served as a superior court judge for the Enotah Judicial Circuit since January 2007. Previously she was a juvenile court judge and assistant district attorney. She has practiced law in Dahlonega since 1997.
Akeley-Alderman said she was "very pleased" that three Lumpkin County names were among the nominees, "and I think Lumpkin County and the Enotah Judicial Circuit should be pleased, too. Whenever North Georgia gets representation in any capacity I'm pleased."
Whether a Northeast Georgian will be the next state Supreme Court justice remains to be seen.
"There are 47 candidates, and they're all very capable lawyers and judges, and so I think it's very much a toss-up as to who gets on the proverbial short list," Akeley-Alderman said. "But we should be happy that so many capable and qualified people are on that list."
Said George: "There's no way you even pick front-runners right now. Once the short list comes down, you may have a better idea. But it all comes down to a political decision."


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Q: CAML Query on SharePoint Online View I have a very large library in a SharePoint Online environment: > 3000 (document sets) in the root folder and more than 7000 (document sets, folders and documents) in total. The system is mainly based on custom code: C# CSOM.
Performance wise, the system would benefit greatly from querying on subsets of the whole data set, rather on the whole 7000 items every time (my present solution loads batches of 5000 items in a ListItemCollection: in my case first 5000 and then 2000, and then querying is done by LINQ) especially bearing in mind that certain operations are directly tied to specific views.
I am trying the below implementation as found in a comment on another thread.
Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.List list = ctx.Web.Lists.GetByTitle(ListName);
ctx.Load(list);
ctx.ExecuteQuery();

Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.View view = list.Views.GetByTitle(viewName);
ctx.Load(view);
ctx.ExecuteQuery();

CamlQuery query = new CamlQuery();
query.ViewXml = view.ViewQuery;

ListItemCollection items = list.GetItems(query);
ctx.Load(items);
ctx.ExecuteQuery();

My issue is that the ListItemCollection is being populated with all the items on the root collection (3000), when the chosen views tried consist of at most 60 items.
The view.ViewQuery is populated with this value:
"<GroupBy Collapse=\"FALSE\" GroupLimit=\"30\"><FieldRef Name=\"CurrentStatus\" /></GroupBy><OrderBy><FieldRef Name=\"CurrentStatus\" Ascending=\"FALSE\" /><FieldRef Name=\"Stage\" /></OrderBy><Where><And><Eq><FieldRef Name=\"Stage\" /><Value Type=\"Text\">Confirm Container</Value></Eq><Eq><FieldRef Name=\"PastTransition\" /><Value Type=\"Boolean\">0</Value></Eq></And></Where>"

Is the above code supposed to work? If yes, what's wrong? If not, what's another solution that achieves the same thing?

A: Are you pulling CAML from the view because users might update the details of the filter? If not, teeing up the query manually is probably the better way to go.
Give this a try:
query.ViewXml ="<View Scope=\"Recursive\"><Query><Where><And><Eq><FieldRef Name=\"Stage\" /><Value Type=\"Text\">Confirm Container</Value></Eq><Eq><FieldRef Name=\"PastTransition\" /><Value Type=\"Boolean\">0</Value></Eq></And></Where></Query></View>"

Because your list is > 7k items, you would also need to make sure that one or both of the Stage and PastTransition columns are indexed. Might depend on which one returns the smaller subset of data and in what order they are evaluated.
You may also need to do "RecursiveAll" instead of "Recursive", depending on if you want/need to return folders. View scope enumeration: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.sharepoint.spviewscope.aspx
This should get you the filtered list. From there, your code can do any grouping/ordering on the returned items.
Update
Since query details need to be puled dynamically from existing views (per your feedback below), you can pull the contents of the  out of the existing view.ViewQuery and inject it into the view XML above. This will get rid of  and also allow the query to run on lists > 5k.
See Jurgen's code for a fully baked solution.

A: The below is my final solution, based on @Jim Barntish's answer.
Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.List list = ctx.Web.Lists.GetByTitle(ListName);
ctx.Load(list);
ctx.ExecuteQuery();

Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.View view = list.Views.GetByTitle(viewName);
ctx.Load(view);
ctx.ExecuteQuery();

CamlQuery query = new CamlQuery();
query.ViewXml = view.ViewQuery;

int pFrom = query.ViewXml.IndexOf("<Where>") + "<Where>".Length;
int pTo = query.ViewXml.LastIndexOf("</Where>");

string whereClause = query.ViewXml.Substring(pFrom, pTo - pFrom);

string queryStr = "<View Scope=\"Recursive\"><Query><Where>" + whereClause + "</Where></Query></View>";

query.ViewXml = queryStr;

ListItemCollection items = list.GetItems(query);
ctx.Load(items);
ctx.ExecuteQuery();


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Q: rtl8188ce wifi adapter is not detected after installing newest realtek driver I have the following problem. Since I installed a kernel update yesterday on my ubuntu 12.10 I thought I might check if there is a new realtek driver too for my wifi(8188ce chip is still very unstable in ubuntu).
What i found was a driver released on the 7th of February this year. I downloaded and installed the driver with the result that my wireless adapter ist not recognized by the system anymore.
(http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=48&PFid=48&Level=5&Conn=4&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false&Downloads=true#2722)
After untaring it I installed it like that:
sudo make
sudo make install
sudo reboot

So to resolve that issue I deinstalled it again with:
sudo make uninstall

But unfortunately my wireless adapter is still unrecognized. I even tried to install the older driver again in the same way but nothing changed.
Any ideas on that problem? I hope I didnt wrecked my wifi adapter.
lspci | grep wifi

returned
03:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter (rev 01)

When i try to load the driver manually I get this Output:
sudo modprobe rtl8192ce
FATAL: Error inserting rtl8192ce (/lib/modules/3.5.0-25-generic/updates/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/rtl8192ce.ko): Invalid argument

A: I finally found the problem. Since the old driver had a lot of problems with the wifi connection stability I added a custom config file which disabled the powersaving mode.
This option seems to be no longer valid for the new driver and stopped the new driver from loading.
If you have the same problem, then go to
/etc/modprobe.d/

and delete the rtl8192.conf.
After a reboot the driver should be loaded automaticly/you can load it yourself with
sudo modprobe rtl8192ce


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Notes from Jenyns: taken in Whitewood, in June 1803, by Dr Abbott. ~ On the authority of J.C. Dale, Esq. ~ Cambridge; On the authority of E. L. Layard, Esq. ~ "Several reared from larvae found in Whitewood, 1842, feeding on Cynosurus cristatus." ~ Mr Lee.
200-year trend in Cambridgeshire: Decline to local extinction.
Modern records
This species is now extinct in Cambridgeshire and was lost from all of England in the 1970s. A lack of ancient woodland clearings is thought to have contributed to its decline, with the species thought to have always been extremely localised to such habitat. However, the species held on in Scotland and a recent reintroduction has been made to Northamptonshire in Rockingham Forest, in an effort to bring it 'back from the brink'.
One key historic Cambridgeshire site not mentioned in Jenyns' notebook is Castor Hanglands. During the 1800s other collectors reported seeing it at this site "in great plenty". The reason for its omission is likely that the historic county of Cambridgeshire did not include Huntingdonshire and Peterborough. Therefore, sites like Castor Hanglands, which fall outside of 'old' Cambridgeshire, are unlikely to be included in Jenyns' notes.
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Chequered skipper national records map: https://species.nbnatlas.org/species/NHMSYS0000501644


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'Memphis Skyline' is one of the songs that features on Rufus Wainwright's forthcoming album 'Want 2', which is released in the UK next spring.
Speaking to Rolling Stone, the singer explained how Buckley inspired the track.
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Q: ActiveRecord: error when trying to order results from a scope I have the following model:
class Master < ActiveRecord::Base
  belongs_to :language
  has_and_belongs_to_many :users

  scope :with_users_count, -> do
    joins('LEFT OUTER JOIN masters_users on masters_users.master_id = masters.id')
      .select('masters.*, COUNT(masters_users.user_id) as users_count')
      .group('masters.id')
  end
end

I'm trying to do:
Master.with_users_count.includes(:language).order('languages.name')

And the following error happens:
ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid: PG::GroupingError: ERROR:  column "languages.id" must appear in the GROUP BY clause or be used in an aggregate function

Could you please advise on how to change the scope so this error is fixed?
Edit (additional info):

*

*The above code is meant to add the quotes_count "attribute" to the results, so I can display the count of users for each master without N+1 and without the need for a counter cache (which seems to be buggy for HABTM).

*The scope works just fine, the error appears when I call the order method.

*The sorting is done by the Ransack gem, so I have no control over how it's done. I have used the order method as a way to reproduce the error that happens when trying to sort via Ransack sort_link, in an attempt to avoid adding more complexity to the question.

Thank you.

A: You can have left_outer_join with languages also in the scope, it should remove the error while ordering because it will have language table joined in the sql query.
scope :with_users_count, -> do
joins('LEFT OUTER JOIN masters_users on masters_users.master_id = masters.id LEFT OUTER JOIN languages on languages.id = masters.language_id')
  .select('masters.*, COUNT(masters_users.user_id) as users_count')
  .group('masters.id')

end


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After construction, the power line will become an important piece of the National Power System, ensuring the stability of its work and security of electricity supply to the distribution system, and therefore it is an investment of supra-local importance.
The Aarsleff company is executing 38 intermediate foundations for this construction using precast piles with a total length of about 15 km.


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UK's Theresa May and South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa. Photo Credit: SA News
Ramaphosa, May Identify Key Investment Areas
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President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa and the United Kingdom have identified key sectors for investment aimed at boosting economic growth and development.
The President on Tuesday hosted UK Prime Minister Theresa May at Tuynhuys in Cape Town. May is in the country on a working visit.
Accompanied by Ministers and a delegation of 29 business executives, the Prime Minister's visit to SA and other African countries is seen as a push to cement ties with countries outside the European Union as Britain prepares to leave Europe's trade bloc by March next year.
President Ramaphosa said during the talks between the two countries, the parties reviewed a range of issues of a bilateral, continental and global nature.
"In our official talks, we noted the increased economic cooperation and trade relations between our countries. Both our countries have identified key sectors for investment to boost economic growth and development.
"These sectors include manufacturing, agro-processing, infrastructure development, mining, energy and tourism.
"We also confirmed our wish that the negotiations on the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union are concluded in a manner that restores stability to economic and financial markets," he said.
The UK was South Africa's sixth largest global trading partner in 2017, with total trade at R79.5 billion.
The UK also remains the key source of long-haul tourism to South Africa, with nearly 448 000 visitors in 2017.
The President said delegates from both sides of the table noted with great satisfaction the strong relationship between South Africa and the United Kingdom in wide-ranging areas of cooperation, including energy, science and technology, education, health, arts and culture.
"We recognised that these areas of cooperation are currently at different stages of progress.
"We have directed our Ministers and officials to ensure full implementation of all existing legal instruments for the mutual benefit of our respective countries and peoples."
In her remarks, Prime Minister May said the UK's aim was to be the number one G7 investor in Africa by the year 2022.
She said the UK was in full support of South Africa's drive to attract investment of US$100 billion to create jobs and bolster growth.
"I want to see British companies play a central role in helping [South Africa] achieve your ambitions, helping to create and sustain high quality jobs for the people from both our countries," she said.
The Prime Minister said the UK's drive for job creation and economic growth were centred on a strategy that takes science, research and innovation to heart, and this formed part of her bilateral with President Ramaphosa.
"The UK and South Africa enjoy a broad and forward-looking relationship and we have committed today to reinvigorating it for the future. We want to build on a strong foundation of our economic relationship to enjoy the prosperity and security of our people," she said.
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