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Q: How to fix GNU/Make "Too many open files. Stop." errors without increasing the open file limit? I am currently trying to compile a project for an nRF52 board. When using make clean, I get the error message Makefile.common:12: *** Too many open files.  Stop. (Line 12 of Makefile.common just says include $(TEMPLATE_PATH)Makefile.posix).
Every solution I can find online to this problem involves increasing the number of files the system can open at once. Unfortunately, I tried increasing it all the way to 20000 (which is apparently enough to overload the memory on my computer), and it still gave the same error message. So I don't think this is a practical solution in my case, and that this problem indicates something wrong with the makefile itself. Is there a culprit that would cause this to happen?
In case it's important, I'm using Ubuntu 18.04. The makefile is pasted below.
TARGETS          := nrf52832_xxaa
OUTPUT_DIRECTORY := _build

SDK_ROOT := $(realpath ../../../../../..)
PROJ_DIR := ../../..

$(OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)/nrf52832_xxaa.out: \
  LINKER_SCRIPT  := ble_app_hrs_gcc_nrf52.ld

# Source files common to all targets
SRC_FILES += \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/modules/nrfx/mdk/gcc_startup_nrf52.S \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/button/app_button.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/util/app_error.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/util/app_error_weak.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/scheduler/app_scheduler.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/timer/app_timer.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/util/app_util_platform.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/crc16/crc16.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/fds/fds.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/hardfault/hardfault_implementation.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/util/nrf_assert.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/fstorage/fstorage.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/experimental_memobj/nrf_memobj.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/pwr_mgmt/nrf_pwr_mgmt.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/sensorsim/sensorsim.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/drivers_nrf/nrf_drv_clock.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/drivers_nrf/nrfx_drv_gpiote.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/drivers_nrf/nrfx_uart.c \
  $(PROJ_DIR)/main.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/external/segger_rtt/SEGGER_RTT.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/external/segger_rtt/SEGGER_RTT_Syscalls_GCC.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/external/segger_rtt/SEGGER_RTT_printf.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/common/ble_advdata.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_advertising/ble_advertising.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/common/ble_conn_params.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/common/ble_conn_state.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/common/ble_srv_common.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/peer_manager/gatt_cache_manager.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/peer_manager/gatts_cache_manager.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/peer_manager/id_manager.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/peer_manager/peer_data_storage.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/peer_manager/peer_database.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/peer_manager/peer_id.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/peer_manager/peer_manager.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/peer_manager/pm_buffer.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/peer_manager/pm_mutex.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/peer_manager/security_dispatcher.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/peer_manager/security_manager.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_bas/ble_bas.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_dis/ble_dis.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_hrs/ble_hrs.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/softdevice/common/softdevice_handler/softdevice_handler.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/softdevice/common/softdevice_handler/softdevice_handler_appsh.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/connection_handover/nfc_ble_pair_msg.c \

# Include folders common to all targets
INC_FOLDERS += \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/generic/message \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/t2t_lib \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_ancs_c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_ias_c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/pwm \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/softdevice/s132/headers/nrf52 \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/drivers_nrf/hal \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_gls \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/fstorage \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/text \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/gpiote \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/bootloader_dfu \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/connection_handover \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/generic/record \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_advertising \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_bas_c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/modules/nrfx/drivers/include \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/experimental_task_manager \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_hrs_c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/connection_handover/le_oob_rec \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/queue \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/pwr_mgmt \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_dtm \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/toolchain/CMSIS/include \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_rscs_c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/common \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_lls \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/connection_handover/ac_rec \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_bas \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/experimental_section_vars \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/softdevice/s132/headers \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_ans_c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/slip \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/drivers_nrf/delay \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/mem_manager \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_nus_c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/softdevice/common \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_ias \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/low_power_pwm \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/connection_handover/ep_oob_rec \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/parser/message \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/parser/record \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_dfu \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/scheduler \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_lbs \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_hts \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/crc16 \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/t2t_parser \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/util \
  ../config \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/ecc \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/hardfault \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_cscs \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/hci \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/timer \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/led_softblink \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/parser \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/connection_handover \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_cts_c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/connection_handover/le_oob_rec \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_nus \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/twi_mngr \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_hids \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/strerror \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/crc32 \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/connection_handover/ble_oob_advdata \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/usbd/class/audio \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/sensorsim \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/t2t_lib \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/peer_manager \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_tps \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_dis \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/uri \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/button \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/twi \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/connection_handover/ep_oob_rec \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/external/segger_rtt \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_lbs_c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/sha256 \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_racp \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/fds \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/launchapp \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_rscs \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/connection_handover/hs_rec \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/t2t_lib/hal_t2t \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/connection_handover/ac_rec \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_hrs \

# Libraries common to all targets
LIB_FILES += \

# Optimization flags
OPT = -O3 -g3
# Uncomment the line below to enable link time optimization
#OPT += -flto

# C flags common to all targets
CFLAGS += $(OPT)
CFLAGS += -DBLE_STACK_SUPPORT_REQD
CFLAGS += -DBOARD_PCA10040
CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_GPIO_AS_PINRESET
CFLAGS += -DFLOAT_ABI_HARD
CFLAGS += -DNRF52
CFLAGS += -DNRF52832_XXAA
CFLAGS += -DNRF52_PAN_74
CFLAGS += -DNRF_SD_BLE_API_VERSION=6
CFLAGS += -DS132
CFLAGS += -DSOFTDEVICE_PRESENT
CFLAGS += -DSWI_DISABLE0
CFLAGS += -mcpu=cortex-m4
CFLAGS += -mthumb -mabi=aapcs
CFLAGS += -Wall -Werror
CFLAGS += -mfloat-abi=hard -mfpu=fpv4-sp-d16
# keep every function in a separate section, this allows linker to discard unused ones
CFLAGS += -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-strict-aliasing
CFLAGS += -fno-builtin -fshort-enums

# C++ flags common to all targets
CXXFLAGS += $(OPT)

# Assembler flags common to all targets
ASMFLAGS += -g3
ASMFLAGS += -mcpu=cortex-m4
ASMFLAGS += -mthumb -mabi=aapcs
ASMFLAGS += -mfloat-abi=hard -mfpu=fpv4-sp-d16
ASMFLAGS += -DBLE_STACK_SUPPORT_REQD
ASMFLAGS += -DBOARD_PCA10040
ASMFLAGS += -DCONFIG_GPIO_AS_PINRESET
ASMFLAGS += -DFLOAT_ABI_HARD
ASMFLAGS += -DNRF52
ASMFLAGS += -DNRF52832_XXAA
ASMFLAGS += -DNRF52_PAN_74
ASMFLAGS += -DNRF_SD_BLE_API_VERSION=6
ASMFLAGS += -DS132
ASMFLAGS += -DSOFTDEVICE_PRESENT
ASMFLAGS += -DSWI_DISABLE0

# Linker flags
LDFLAGS += $(OPT)
LDFLAGS += -mthumb -mabi=aapcs -L$(SDK_ROOT)/modules/nrfx/mdk -T$(LINKER_SCRIPT)
LDFLAGS += -mcpu=cortex-m4
LDFLAGS += -mfloat-abi=hard -mfpu=fpv4-sp-d16
# let linker dump unused sections
LDFLAGS += -Wl,--gc-sections
# use newlib in nano version
LDFLAGS += --specs=nano.specs

nrf52832_xxaa: CFLAGS += -D__HEAP_SIZE=8192
nrf52832_xxaa: CFLAGS += -D__STACK_SIZE=8192
nrf52832_xxaa: ASMFLAGS += -D__HEAP_SIZE=8192
nrf52832_xxaa: ASMFLAGS += -D__STACK_SIZE=8192

# Add standard libraries at the very end of the linker input, after all objects
# that may need symbols provided by these libraries.
LIB_FILES += -lc -lnosys -lm

.PHONY: default help

# Default target - first one defined
default: nrf52832_xxaa

# Print all targets that can be built
help:
    @echo following targets are available:
    @echo       nrf52832_xxaa
    @echo       flash_softdevice
    @echo       sdk_config - starting external tool for editing sdk_config.h
    @echo       flash      - flashing binary

TEMPLATE_PATH := $(SDK_ROOT)/components/toolchain/gcc/Makefile.common

#echo $(TEMPLATE_PATH)

include $(TEMPLATE_PATH) # /Makefile.common

$(foreach target, $(TARGETS), $(call define_target, $(target)))

.PHONY: flash flash_softdevice erase

# Flash the program
flash: $(OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)/nrf52832_xxaa.hex
    @echo Flashing: $<
    nrfjprog -f nrf52 --program $< --sectorerase
    nrfjprog -f nrf52 --reset

# Flash softdevice
flash_softdevice:
    @echo Flashing: s132_nrf52_6.0.0_softdevice.hex
    nrfjprog -f nrf52 --program $(SDK_ROOT)/components/softdevice/s132/hex/s132_nrf52_6.0.0_softdevice.hex --sectorerase
    nrfjprog -f nrf52 --reset

erase:
    nrfjprog -f nrf52 --eraseall

SDK_CONFIG_FILE := ../config/sdk_config.h
CMSIS_CONFIG_TOOL := $(SDK_ROOT)/external_tools/cmsisconfig/CMSIS_Configuration_Wizard.jar
sdk_config:
    java -jar $(CMSIS_CONFIG_TOOL) $(SDK_CONFIG_FILE)

A: The only way I can imagine you getting that error is if you have an include loop in your makefile.  That is, either a makefile includes itself, or makefile A has include B and makefile B has include A.
You don't show the content of Makefile.posix but if it includes Makefile.common you could have the latter problem.
Another alternative is based on this in your example which looks wrong:
TEMPLATE_PATH := $(SDK_ROOT)/components/toolchain/gcc/Makefile.common

include $(TEMPLATE_PATH)

then you say in Makefile.common you have:
include $(TEMPLATE_PATH)Makefile.posix

This is wrong since TEMPLATE_PATH is not a directory, it's a file; this would expand to:
include /sdk/root/components/toolchain/gcc/Makefile.commonMakefile.posix

which is clearly wrong.
But consider this: what if you have a trailing space in TEMPLATE_PATH, so it's like this:
TEMPLATE_PATH := $(SDK_ROOT)/components/toolchain/gcc/Makefile.common #<-space here

Note you don't need the comment; make always preserves trailing spaces even if there's nothing else at the end of the line.  Then, the include in Makefile.common would expand to this:
include /sdk/root/components/toolchain/gcc/Makefile.common Makefile.posix

which has a makefile including itself, recursively.  Eventually you'll run out of open files.

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Scott Walker - Scott 2 Vinyl
Although Walkers's second album was his biggest commercial success, actually reaching number one in Britain, it was not his greatest artistic triumph. His taste remains eclectic, encompassing Bacharach/David, Tim Hardin and of course his main man Jacques Brel (who is covered three times on this album). And his own songwriting efforts hold their own in this esteemed company. "The Girls From the Streets" and "Plastic Palace People" show an uncommonly ambitious lyricist cloaked behind the over-the-top, schmaltzy orchestral arrangements, one more interested in examining the seamy underside of glamour and romance than celebrating its glitter. The Brel tune "Next" must have lifted a few teenage mums' eyebrows with its not-so-hidden hints of homosexuality and abuse. Another Brel tune, "The Girl and the Dogs," is less controversial, but hardly less nasty in its jaded view of romance. Some of the material is not nearly as memorable, however, and the over the top show ballad production can get overbearing. The album included his first Top 20 U.K. hit, "Jackie." - Richie Unterberger for AllMusic

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Big Democratic Donors Swinging LEFT. GOP in Tatters in California and New Mexico
paulgibson51 / November 20, 2018
Big bucks Democratic donors are turning their backs on centrist policies and candidates and in California and New Mexico, Democrats are dominating. How do we take advantage and solidify gains and build in other states? Plus an update on the Roundhouse Team's upcoming meeting and training..
Today we draw from two sources, a NY Times article on how major Democratic donors are moving left and how this could impact 2020, plus an article from Politico on how the Democratic Party in California has decimated the GOP. The post also weighs in on how these trends impact us in NM.
If Big Donors Lead the Way Left, While Pelosi, Schumer and the DCCC Follow?
The NY Times article focused on interviews with big donors to the Democratic Party and how they were placing their bets on more progressive, inspiring candidates and on street-level grassroots community organizing in communities of color and in outreach to young voters, populations who simply don't vote in high numbers. Perhaps these big donors are realizing that these populations don't vote because Democratic Party messaging, policy and candidates simply do not inspire them to vote. Now if only we could bulk up and press the leadership of the Party to recognize the wisdom of campaign priorities and strategies that emphasize mobilization of low-income communities, not with ads, but with door-to-door conversations, instead of using timid media messaging that may play well with suburban voters who can swing from GOP to Dems and back again but will neve inspire voters skeptical of the political process.
In reference to organizing in low-income communities, the Times quotes the President Way to Win:
"Once we expand the electorate in these places, there will be no turning back," said Tory Gavito, the president and co-founder of a new coalition of mostly female donors called Way to Win. Steve Phillips from Democracy Alliance " 'The data bears out that there is in fact a new American majority of people of color and progressive white voters,' said Steve Phillips, a Democracy Alliance donor who participated in a Thursday panel about winning elections in the age of Trump. Mr. Phillips, who was solicited afterward by a succession of activists seeking support for groups targeting minority voters, said in an interview that "a lot of the donors are stepping up" to support such groups. Mr. Phillips has long called for Democrats to forsake centrist appeals and candidates, including in the 2020 presidential primary, and he suggested that other donors would be wise to do the same. 'We should certainly reduce the amount of resources we put in that direction if we want to win,' he said.
The Times also interviewed Leah Hunt-Hendrix, granddaughter of H.L. Hunt. "The goal is 'to shift the way political giving happens' away from advertising and other outreach done by national groups, and toward ground organizing controlled by local groups, according to one of the group's founders, Leah Hunt-Hendrix. Ms. Hunt-Hendrix, who is also a Democracy Alliance member, is among the most influential young donors on the left. 'One of the problems with political giving on the right and the left is when it's used to move a donor's agenda, whether it's Wall Street, tech or oil,' Ms. Hunt-Hendrix said in an interview. Way to Win was created to counter factions of the Democratic donor class that she said were 'socially liberal but unwilling to challenge corporate power and the accumulation and concentration of wealth.' In an op-ed article last year, she suggested that donors boycott nonprofit groups aligned with the Democratic establishment, such as the centrist think tank Third Way and the nonprofits spearheaded by the conservative-turned-liberal operative David Brock. She deemed those groups part of the 'neoliberal wing of the Democratic Party,' which she blamed for thwarting progressive movements."
Retake commented throughout the 2018 primaries and mid-terms that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee systematically demonstrated bias toward more moderate Democratic candidates in hopes of luring back voters lost to Trump in 2016, rather than seeking more progressive candidates who might inspire the non-voting youth and communities of color that could and should be the base of the Democratic Party. It would seem if a significant segment of DP major donors favor a shift left and prefer on the ground strategies that engage these communities, Party leadership may have to listen or risk an even greater rift in the Party than experienced in 2016. While I can see the wisdom of advancing more conservative candidates in some circumstances, the near miss campaigns of O'Ruorke, Gillum, and Abrams in deep Red states and despite heavy voter suppression campaigns to deter their voter base may force Democratic Party leadership to look more toward younger candidates, often from communities of color who advance a more uncompromising progressive agenda. For a local example of how the right inspiring candidate running on a reasonably progressive platform can win in a traditionally deep red district, you need look no further than New Mexico's 2nd District, where Xochitl Torres Small ran on women's right to choose, background checks and Medicare for All in a historically deep Red district that in 2016 the GOP won by over 20%. To read the full NY Times article, Democratic leadership would be wise to adhere to the thinking of its progressive major donors and build a solid grassroots base that will stick with the party as long as it delivers legislation that meets their needs. To read the full NY Times report, click here.
RIP GOP in NM and California: An Opportunity to Advance Progressive Agendas?
As much as we like to bask in the glow of a blue tsunami here in NM, likely because of the sheer size of the state, California's election results are turning far more heads. Democrats have even taken every on of the US House seats in historically deep, deep red Orange County causing GOP leadership to realize that they may never be able to restore the vitality of the GOP in California. Three quotes from a Politico report capture the depth of the GOP's demise in California.
" 'The California Republican Party isn't salvageable at this time. The Grand Old Party is dead,' wrote former state GOP Assembly leader Kristin Olsen, who startled fellow Republicans with a brutally frank op-ed this week saying Republicans must acknowledge their 'serious problem' in California, particularly the effects of toxicity of President Trump. "
" 'I believe that the party has to die before it can be rebuilt. And by die — I mean, completely decimated. And I think Tuesday night was a big step,' says veteran California GOP political consultant Mike Madrid. 'There is no message. There is no messenger. There is no money. And there is no infrastructure.'"
And finally, a quote that could provide Democrats a suggested direction to future campaigns:
"GOP strategist John Weaver, who consulted with the more moderate Kasich campaign noted that 'in one fell swoop Trump & Republicans who willingly handcuffed themselves to him have turned Orange County into a GOP wasteland,' he tweeted this week. 'You want to see the future? Look no further than the demographic death spiral in the place once considered a cornerstone of the party.' "
In these comments lie clues as to the future direction the Democratic Party must traverse if it wants to build upon its gain and maximize its return on the unmistakable demographic trends in the US. GOP operatives realize what Democratic Party leadership must also recognize. The demographic future of this country is far more diverse and also younger. These populations respond to progressive messages and apparently large Democratic Party donors are reading these tea leaves and placing their bets on a bolder, more progressive message.
There will be Democrats who will urge caution in future campaigns and in legislative initiatives, fearful that a too progressive agenda will ultimately anger more moderate voters. This kind of caution could well play out in the NM legislative session in 2019, as I wrote in two previous blogs focusing on the dangers of bipartisanship. It will be the responsibility of the same grassroots power base that canvassed and called for inspiring NM Democratic candidates in the PRC race, the Land Commissioner, in US District 2 and in almost a dozen NM House races to remain vigilant at the 2019 Roundhouse session. We have an opportunity of a lifetime to advance truly inspiring legislation: curbing fracking and gas/oil exploration, investing in renewables, expanding funding for K-12 and early childhood and passing the Health Security Act.
If we are successful in standing up to powerful, well financed lobbyists and to press Democratic leadership to be less timid, we can demonstrate to New Mexicans that its government can work for it, can deliver on its promises, and is worthy of sustained election support. Click here to find out what Retake Our Democracy is going to prepare for the Legislative Session and find out how you can be part of that work.
In solidarity,
Paul & Roxanne
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A streaming job can be running for days or months without disruptions and occasionally it may be necessary to update the job's pipeline while preserving its state at the same time.
For example, imagine a streaming job which does a windowed aggregation over a 24-hour window. Due to new business requirements, you may need to add an additional 1-hour window and a filter. While implementing this requirement, you don't want to lose the current computational state because it includes data for the past day and in many cases we may not be able to replay this data fully.
To update a job, you need to do the following:
Update the pipeline with your new workflow.
Export the state of your existing job into a snapshot.
Start you new job, using the saved state.
Updating the Pipeline
The first step in updating a job is to update its pipeline.
The new pipeline must be able to work with the previous snapshot state because once the job is started again from a new snapshot, the following rules are applied:
If a transform was not in the previous version and is available in the new version, the transform will be restored with an empty state.
If a transform was in the previous version and is not in the new version, then its state will simply be ignored.
If the transform existed in the previous version and also exists in the new version, then the state from the previous version will be restored as the state of the new transform.
Stateful transforms in the original and the updated pipelines must have the same name for the state to be restored successfully.
You can make any of the following changes and still keep your pipeline compatible with the saved state:
Adding new stateful stages and removing existing ones. This includes adding and removing a source or sink or adding a new aggregation path from existing sources.
Adding, removing or changing stateless stages, such as filter, map, flatMap, non-transactional sinks, and more.
Adding new branches to existing pipeline stages.
Changing the connection parameters of sources and sinks.
Enabling and disabling early results for a window.
Changing the timeout of a session window.
When you change the session window timeout, you may lose events that were emitted during the update. Hazelcast does not split already aggregated events into different accumulators. However existing pre-aggregated values will be put into frames based on their end time. After all the data based on events that were processed before the update are emitted, the results will be correct again.
Changing the window size or the slide length of sliding windows or tumbling windows.
Hazelcast purges data used in windows that have already been emitted. As a result, your window may miss some data during the update because Hazelcast will need data that has already been purged.
When you change the window size or slide step, you may lose events that were emitted during the update. Hazelcast does not split already aggregated events into different accumulators. However existing pre-aggregated values will be put into frames based on their end time. After all the data based on events that were processed before the update are emitted, the results will be correct again.
Changing the eviction timeout for stateful map.
Changing the parameters of aggregate operations, such as changing the comparator of the AggregateOperation.minBy() method.
Changing the aggregate operation.
The accumulator type must stay the same.
Renaming a stateless stage.
What you Cannot Do
Making any of these changes will make your pipeline incompatible with the saved state:
Changing a sliding window to a session window.
Replacing an aggregation operation for another one with a different accumulator.
Renaming a stateful stage.
Exporting a Snapshot
To update a job, the first thing we need to do is to take a snapshot of its current state and cancel it.
bin/hz-cli save-snapshot -C <job name or id> <snapshot name>
This will take an in-memory snapshot of the job state and cancel it. The job will not process any data after the snapshot was taken and is cleanly taken down. You can see a list of current exported snapshots in the cluster with the following command:
bin/hz-cli list-snapshots
Example result:
TIME                    SIZE (bytes)    JOB NAME                 SNAPSHOT NAME
2020-03-15T14:37:01.011 1,196           hello-world              snapshot-v1
DROP JOB IF EXISTS <job name or id> WITH SNAPSHOT <snapshot name>;
This will take an in-memory snapshot of the job state and cancel it. The job will not process any data after the snapshot was taken and is cleanly taken down.
You cannot list the current exported snapshots in SQL.
For more details about this statement, see the SQL reference documentation.
Internally, Hazelcast stores these snapshots in maps that are separate from the periodic snapshots that are taken as part of the job execution. Exporting snapshots requires enough available memory in the cluster to store the computation state.
Starting the Updated Job
When submitting a job, you can specify an initial snapshot to use. The job will then start from the processing state that was restored from the specified snapshot and as long as state compatibility is maintained, it will continue running once the snapshot is restored. To submit a job starting from a specific snapshot you can use the following command:
bin/hz-cli submit -s <snapshot name> <jar name>
Saving Snapshots on Disk
If your cluster shuts down for any reason, any saved snapshots will be lost. Snapshots are saved in memory and are not persisted to disk by default. To protect your snapshots from member failures, enable your cluster to persist snapshots. See Persisting Data on Disk.
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Knife attacks in Canada: Manhunt underway for 2 suspects in connection to mass stabbing attack that left at least 10 dead in Saskatchewan
Canadian authorities are looking for two men in connection with a mass stabbing on Sunday that left at least 10 dead and 15 injured at multiple crime scenes in Saskatchewan, western Canada.
Authorities have identified the two suspects like Damien Sanderson and Myles Sanderson, and advising the public to take appropriate precautions. The couple are believed to be traveling in a black Nissan Rogue with a Saskatchewan license plate.
"We are taking every possible step to track these individuals," said Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Blackmore said the first report of stabbings came in at 5:40 a.m. local time, and within minutes they received multiple calls reporting additional stabbings. Authorities say there are 13 crime scenes where victims have been found across Saskatchewan. Blackmore said it appears some of the victims were targeted and others were random.
"It is certainly a very important event, if not the most important that we have seen in recent years," said Blackmore.
In a message to the two suspects, Blackmore said: "If Damien and Myles listen to or receive this information, I will ask them to turn into police officers immediately."
"Our hearts go out to the many deceased and injured victims, their families, friends and communities. It's horrible what happened in our province today," she continued.
A statement from the Saskatchewan Roughriders on game day safety. pic.twitter.com/JydhFxK7uw
— Saskatchewan Roughriders (@sskroughriders) September 4, 2022
Sunday's violent incident led to increased safety at Saskatchewan Roughriders Canadian football game, the team said in a tweeted statement.
"As a result, additional law enforcement personnel have been deployed to the Mosaic Stadium and surrounding areas," the statement said. "The club operates a centralized command center on matchday which allows immediate connection to local emergency services and the ability to receive up-to-the-minute information in the event of an emergency."
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The apartment we offer has a well-sized living room that you can furnish your taste accordingly and create the optimal relaxing atmosphere. The kitchenette is fully equipped. It has all the appliances you might need such as oven, refrigerator, cabinets, etc. The spacious bedroom is cozy and bright. The property has a panoramic balcony that provides you with the best view, facing south-east. The apartment is provided also with a bathroom with a bathtub. The apartment is heated by wall-mounted electric heaters. The built-up area of the property is 55 sq.m.
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IPL 2021: KKR pacer Prasidh Krishna confidence buoyed by India callup
By Devaanshi Singh
Kolkata Knight Riders pacer Prasidh Krishna has admitted that he has got a major boost in confidence and he is looking forward to carrying it in the IPL. While talking to KKR's official website, Krishna admitted that confidence boost comes from making his national debut last month for the three-match ODI series against England. He also went on to take four wickets in his debut match, registering an otherwise improbable win for the Indian team.
"But in hindsight, it's been a great experience to have made my debut for India. It's a dream come true for any cricketer. In terms of the praise, I have been getting, it only adds to my confidence levels and I look forward to taking it ahead from here."
The 25-year-old pacer also talked about how there was a pressure situation at the beginning of the match where he made his debut. He added that Virat and other seniors told him to always be on the front foot, and it worked well. India eventually made a comeback from a precarious position to clinch victory against England.
Sunil Gavaskar Bats For Prasidh Krishna's Inclusion In Test Team
Legendary batsman Sunil Gavaskar also reckons that Team India's newest pace sensation Prasidh Krishna can be a very good red-ball bowler looking at his pace and seam-up position.
"I tell you what, with those seam-up deliveries, he is someone that the Indian selection committee must consider seriously for the red ball (Tests) as well," Gavaskar said during his commentary stint for host broadcaster Star Sports.
Krishna has so far played 24 matches in the IPL, managing to take 18 wickets at an economy rate of 9.33. He is aware that his economy should decrease while going forward. It is an area where the pacer is looking to improve. Krishna will need a good IPL 2021 to be in contention for the upcoming T-20 World Cup in India.
Last year, KKR failed to qualify for the playoffs as the side finished fifth in the points table, this year though they have started with a win. Hoping to keep the winning streak alive, they play their next match against Mumbai Indians on Tuesday. KKR won their opening match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, while Mumbai Indians suffered a narrow defeat against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
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no trespassing. don't worry. i have no intention going down the shady alley.
the boy and i are heading down to pennsylvania today to meet my mom. she is treating us to a few days at the infamous great wolf lodge.
first game in the tournament and it was beyond intense. i walked in honestly thinking i wanted the to lose, so that the season would be over. but as they played hard and as the opposing team's fans grew bitter i wanted us to win. we did. by one point. on to the next seat in the bracket.
the foul shot that could have ended it for us. he didn't make it.
these kids are eight, nine years old the and game is played as intently as a professional nba game. that ambition paid off today and they won their second game. it's on to the tournament for this team.
a reminder that God is still in control of all things, timing. things happen when he wants them to happen.
we had to tell him it was ok to steal the ball from an opponent. i think he's getting the hang of it.


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Proposition 20, also known as the Osteopathic Initiatives Act, was a California initiated state statute proposed and passed in 1922 to allow for the creation of a state board of osteopathic examiners. Proposition 20 passed with 439,775 Yes votes, representing 57.29 percent of the total votes cast. On the same day, voters approved a similar health care reform, Proposition 16, which allowed for the creation of a state board of chiropractic examiners.

Official summary
Allowed for the creation of the Osteopathic Medical Board of California.
Allowed for five board members appointed by the governor and staggered to three year terms.
Required board-approved institutions to have at minimum 4000 hours of classroom time for a "Physician and Surgeon certificate".
Authorized osteopathic board to carry out provisions set in the Medical Practice Act of 1913.

Results of vote

Outcomes
In 1962, various California medical and osteopathic associations created an amendment to Proposition 20 to repeal the power granted to the osteopathic state board in lieu of the proposed merger between the two professions. This amendment, known as Proposition 22, was the legal continuation of the merger already underway to combine the osteopathic and medical licensing boards to reduce redundancy as the two professions became more similar to each other.

References

External links
Osteopathic Medical Board of California history

1922 California ballot propositions

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Q: Limit as $h$ approaches 0 of integrable function Suppose $f(x)$ is integrable on an open interval containing $[a,b]$ and is continuous at $a$ and $b$. How can I prove that $$\lim_{h \to 0} \int_{a}^{b} \frac{f(x+h)-f(x)}{h}dx = f(b)-f(a)$$
I was thinking of using the fundamental theorem of calculus, but we don't have the condition that $f$ is continuous, only that $f$ is continuous on $a$ and $b$

A: Hint:
 For $|h|$ small and not $0$, your expression is equal to
 $$f(b)-f(a)+\frac{1}{h}\int_b^{b+h}(f(t)-f(b))dt-\frac{1}{h}\int_a^{a+h}(f(t)-f(a))dt$$


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Rail Strikes - October Duvet Days Announced
21 September 2017	| Updated 01 January 1970
The RMT has called further strike all across the country. Guards and driver members will strike between 12:01am and 11:59pm on Tuesday October 3 and Thursday October 5. See here for the areas where your staff will be taking duvet days.
RMT Calls Further Strike Action on Southern Rail
The RMT has called further strike action in Britain's longest running industrial dispute on Southern Rail.
Guards and driver members will strike between 12:01am and 11:59pm on Tuesday October 3 and Thursday October 5.
Action on Abellio Greater Anglia
RMT members on Greater Anglia will take two days of strike action over the potential extension of Driver Only Operation between 12:01am and 11:59pm on Tuesday October 3 and Thursday October 5.
Merseyrail
A further phase of strike action by RMY members go ahead on Merseyrail between 12:01am and 11:59pm on Tuesday October 3 and Thursday October 5.
This month a Merseyrail guard made the news when she came to the rescue of a six-year old autistic boy who had become terrified by the loud chanting of football fans on a packed train. The boy's mother said the train guard tried to tell the fans to quieten down after she saw the boy's distressed state, however when that failed she invited the family into the train cabin.
Meanwhile, a petition in defence of the guards launched by a young female passenger who felt threatened on a late night train has now reached over 20,000 signatures.
Arriva Rail North
A further two days of strike action on Arriva Rail North will go ahead on (you guessed it) between 12:01am and 11:59pm on Tuesday October 3 and Thursday October 5.
Picture: Tuesday October 3 and Thursday October 5 will be good duvet days in light of forthcoming rail strikes
Article written by Brian Shillibeer | Published 21 September 2017
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Q: Using pyodbc in Unit Tests I'm struggling to write unit tests for Python that use Pyodbc to query a local SQL Server database.
The following code runs...
import pyodbc
import random
import unittest
from EmailSender import EmailSender

class TestSequenceFunctions(unittest.TestCase):

    def setUp(self):
        self.email_sender = EmailSender()
        self.other_email_sender = EmailSender()

    def test_for_initialisation_variables(self):
        """
        Tests to check that the object is created properly
        """
        self.assertTrue(self.email_sender.server)
        self.assertTrue(self.email_sender.errorLogFile)
        self.assertTrue(self.email_sender.connection)
        self.assertTrue(self.email_sender.cursor)
        self.assertTrue(self.email_sender.siteAuth)
        self.assertTrue(self.email_sender.apiCallsLimitPerRun)

    def test_SQL_Server_Connection(self):
        for value in self.email_sender.cursor.execute("select * from sys.tables"):.
            print value

However, when I add a second, almost identical test to the code...
import pyodbc
import random
import unittest
from EmailSender import EmailSender

class TestSequenceFunctions(unittest.TestCase):

    def setUp(self):
        self.email_sender = EmailSender()
        self.other_email_sender = EmailSender()

    def test_for_initialisation_variables(self):
        """
        Tests to check that the object is created properly
        """
        self.assertTrue(self.email_sender.server)
        self.assertTrue(self.email_sender.errorLogFile)
        self.assertTrue(self.email_sender.connection)
        self.assertTrue(self.email_sender.cursor)
        self.assertTrue(self.email_sender.siteAuth)
        self.assertTrue(self.email_sender.apiCallsLimitPerRun)

    def test_SQL_Server_Connection(self):
        for value in self.email_sender.cursor.execute("select * from sys.tables"):.
            print value

    def test_getSites_method(self):
        for value in self.other_email_sender.cursor.execute("select * from sys.tables"):.
            print value

The third test fails with the following error message:
Error: ('IM001', '[IM001] [unixODBC][Driver Manager]Driver does not support this function (0) (SQLRowCount)')
p.s.
Just to note, I started off with just one email_sender object being created but couldn't run back to back queries so then changed the query to be identical and when that didn't work, added another connection and cursor so there could be no issues re: the position with the cursor.

A: Found the solution - basically the problem was in the (default) tearDown method.
Something was going on so the cursor wasn't being reset - I overrode that method with the below and hey presto, it worked:
def tearDown(self):
    """
    Make sure we reset the cursor
    """
    if self.email_sender.connection:
        self.email_sender.connection.close()
    del self.email_sender


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Roger Lloyd-Pack RIP
Salman Shaheen
Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
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I was saddened to hear that Roger Lloyd-Pack passed away today.
To most people he was Trigger from Only Fools and Horses. But he was also a committed left-wing campaigner, standing up for vital causes even in his last months.
I never met him in person, but I was proud to have worked with him over email to help build awareness of Left Unity, in which he took a great deal of interest.
In August last year, he agreed to sign a letter I wrote to the Guardian criticising Ed Miliband's decision to adopt Conservative spending plans and calling for a new party of the left. It's fair to say that his signature gave a significant boost to Left Unity's media campaign. But it also served to hammer home the message to Miliband that he could no longer afford to ignore the bedroom tax as an issue affecting some of the poorest and most vulnerable people in the country. Just over a month later, Miliband finally pledged to repeal the bedroom tax if Labour is elected in 2015. Thank you Roger.
The left has lost far too many heroes in the last year. Roger Lloyd-Pack will be missed with the best of them.
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by Wilfred Owen
What powerful thoughts and feelings are conveyed by the poet in "Dulce et Decorum Est?"
"What powerful thoughts and feelings are conveyed by the poet in "Dulce et Decorum Est?"" eNotes Editorial, 24 Nov. 2013, https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-powerful-thoughts-feelings-conveyed-by-poet-464542. Accessed 31 Jan. 2023.
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"Dulce et Decorum Est" conveys the horrors of war by describing the death by asphyxiation of a young soldier due to a gas attack. In a gripping, horrifying description of the man's death, Owen describes the man "guttering, choking, drowning," a scene that haunts his dreams even after the incident. But this evocation of the death agonies of young men is only part of Owen's message. What really makes Owen's account powerful is his juxtaposition of this scene, as well as the general miseries of trench warfare, which sees young men doubled over "like old beggars under sacks,
Knock-kneed, coughing like hags," trudging through muck and mire, with the patriotic pronouncements of politicians back home. These are the men who, according to Owen, perpetuate "the old lie" that gives the poem its title:
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.
This phrase, attributed to Horace, would have been familiar to the classically educated middle classes of Britain, and the realities of war as described so powerfully by Owen demonstrate the absurdity of the notion. For Owen, who had experienced the war firsthand, claims about patriotism and glory rang hollow. War was fundamentally about human misery and death, and if those who encouraged young men to go the front experienced these horrors, they would see things differently.
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Q: How to generate all possible grouping in python for a column data I have a CSV dataset as given below:
Access_name,AppName,identityName
AC1,AP1,ID1
AC1,AP1,ID2
AC2,AP1,ID1
AC2,AP1,ID2
AC2,AP1,ID3
AC3,AP2,ID2
AC3,AP2,ID3
AC4,AP1,ID1

I want to find all combinations of access assigned to which all identities.
E.g.:
AC1 - assigned to ID1, ID2
AC2 - assigned to ID1, ID2
AC3 - assigned to ID2, ID3
AC4 - assigned to ID1
AC1 and AC2 - assigned to  ID1 and ID2.
AC1 and AC3 - assigned to - ID2
AC1 and AC4 - assigned to None
AC1 and AC2 and AC3 - assigned to ID2
AC1 and AC2 and AC4 - assigned to ID1
AC1 and AC3 and AC4 - assigned to None
AC2 and AC3 and AC4 - assigned to None

And so on for all possible combinations. What can be the best approach to efficiently get this data. Any code sample is appreciated.

A: You can do that by defining a function. Either you iterate over all combinations of values in Access_name using itertools, or you cut-off the missing combinations early. The second approach has the advantage that it is faster (especially if your dataset is large - has many different Access_name values), but it doesn't generate your None rows.
It looks like this:
def get_multi_assignments_sub(df, acc_names_selected=None, acc_names_to_observe=None):
    if acc_names_to_observe is None:
        tmp_set= set()
        df['Access_name'].map(tmp_set.update)
        acc_names_to_observe= list(tmp_set)
        acc_names_to_observe.sort()
    if acc_names_selected is None:
        acc_names_selected= list()
    # store the partial results in a list to avoid
    # unnecessary calls to pd.concat
    result_dfs= list()
    while len(acc_names_to_observe) > 0:
        # there are still values left to observe
        # the next line makes sure we observe each combination
        # only once (in an ordered fashion)
        add_selection, *acc_names_to_observe= acc_names_to_observe
        work_acc_names_selected= list(acc_names_selected)
        work_acc_names_selected.append(add_selection)
        df_sub= df.loc[df['Access_name'].map(lambda col_val: add_selection in col_val), :]
        if df_sub.shape[0] > 0:
            # the sub dataframe it is non-empty
            # that means we still have rows which contain all of
            # the values in work_acc_names_selected
            # now add this rows to the result after adding the
            # values for which we selected the rows (work_acc_names_selected)
            df_insert= df_sub.copy()
            df_insert['Access_name']= [tuple(work_acc_names_selected)] * df_insert.shape[0]
            result_dfs.append(df_insert)
            if len(acc_names_to_observe) > 0:
                # we still have some values to observe, so
                # dive deeper, adding also this to the
                # result
                result_dfs.extend(get_multi_assignments_sub(
                        df_sub.copy(),
                        acc_names_selected=   work_acc_names_selected,
                        acc_names_to_observe= acc_names_to_observe
                    )
                )
    return result_dfs

def get_multi_assignments(df):
    # this is just a convenience function
    # that just calls the function above
    # and concats the result after everything
    # is finished
    dfs= get_multi_assignments_sub(df)
    return pd.concat(dfs, axis='index')

To apply it, you just have to pre-aggregate your dataframe like this:
# the AppName is not needed
# after removing it, generate one line per identityName
# with all Access_name values that have this identityName
df_work= df.drop(['AppName'], axis='columns').drop_duplicates().groupby('identityName').agg({'Access_name': set}).reset_index()

Then you get the result using:
df_ma= get_multi_assignments(df_work)
df_result= df_ma.groupby('Access_name').agg({'identityName': set}).reset_index()
df_result['identityName']= df_result['identityName'].map(tuple)
df_result.apply(lambda row: '{0} - assigned to {1}'.format(' and '.join(row['Access_name']), ' and '.join(row['identityName'])), axis='columns')

The output looks like this:
0             AC1 - assigned to ID1 and ID2
1     AC1 and AC2 - assigned to ID1 and ID2
2     AC1 and AC2 and AC3 - assigned to ID2
3     AC1 and AC2 and AC4 - assigned to ID1
4             AC1 and AC3 - assigned to ID2
5             AC1 and AC4 - assigned to ID1
6     AC2 - assigned to ID1 and ID2 and ID3
7     AC2 and AC3 - assigned to ID2 and ID3
8             AC2 and AC4 - assigned to ID1
9             AC3 - assigned to ID2 and ID3
10                    AC4 - assigned to ID1

Using the following input data:
import pandas as pd
import io

raw="""
Access_name,AppName,identityName
AC1,AP1,ID1
AC1,AP1,ID2
AC2,AP1,ID1
AC2,AP1,ID2
AC2,AP1,ID3
AC3,AP2,ID2
AC3,AP2,ID3
AC4,AP1,ID1"""

df= pd.read_csv(io.StringIO(raw), sep=',', skiprows=1)


All works on the ethylene complex project go according to plan. Nizhnekamskneftekhim Director General Azat Bikmurzin told journalists about it after a meeting of the company's board of directors. The enterprise's performance in 2018 was analysed and the composition of the board was updated at the meeting. Realnoe Vremya tells the details.
In 2018, Nizhnekamskneftekhim increased production volumes: sales revenue totalled 188,9bn rubles, which is 26,8bn rubles more compared to 2017. These numbers were made public at a meeting of the board of directors, which took place in the head office of TAIF GC under Board Chairman Ruslan Shigabutdinov. Production grew by 3,2% in comparable price with 2017. The company sold 716,000 tonnes of synthetic rubber and 717,000 tonnes of plastics.
Last year, NKNK completed the implementation of investment projects in the isoprene monomer factory: an isobutylene production plant was put into operation, and the isoprene plant was modernised. Thanks to this, the enterprise will be able to produce up to 330,000 tonnes of isoprene rubber SIR-3.
''Two new furnaces were also launched in the ethylene factory, which allowed to increase ethylene production capacity to 617,000 tonnes, and a benzene extraction plant, which is undergoing integrated testing, was put into operation. Thanks to it, the enterprise refused to purchase benzene from suppliers and is now able to produce 60,000 tonnes of benzene a year with its own plant, in the ethylene factory,'' Nizhnekamskneftekhim Director General Azat Bikmurzin explained to the journalists.
The modernisation of biological treatment facilities, where the second stage of reconstruction of the mechanical treatment unit of chemically contaminated sewage began last year, became a very important project for the enterprise. Chemically contaminated sewage containing a lot of volatile organic compounds – they evaporate and emit an unpleasant smell – go to this unit from the industrial zone. This is why biofiltration was chosen when reconstructing the BTF – it's a new technology that will not only improve the quality of sewage treatment but also reduce the impact on the atmosphere.
''This year we are concluding the second stage of the reconstruction, and it will be a considerable contribution to improving the ecological situation in Nizhnekamsk. The modernisation will allow to reduce emissions into the atmosphere to 95% in the biological treatment facilities and improve the quality of treated sewage, which is dumped into the Kama River,'' said Azat Bikmurzin.
In addition, Nizhnekamskneftekhim began construction works of a tank for chemically contaminated sewage – it's an additional branch that will link the industrial zone and the biological treatment facilities. It will allow to not only augment the capacity but also increase the safety when transporting sewage from the industrial site. Ecological indicators will improve, as the risk that sewage will end up in the soil and water bodies as well as unpleasant smells will be emitted into the atmosphere is excluded. The tank will be equipped with biofilters to purify the air.
''The works are unique – 12 km of the pipeline lay at different depths, to 18 metres. Moreover, 3,5 kilometres go under operating plants and existing communications. To lay the tank, we're using a unique method of horizontal tunnelling. We plan to complete all the works by August-September and put the facilities into operation,'' Azat Bikmurzin went on.
The enterprise continues working on the ethylene complex's project: Nizhnekamskneftekhim signed an agreement to finance the future EP-600 at the Petersburg International Economic Forum in May. Thanks to Euler Hermes export credit agency's endorsement, five German banks chaired by Deutsche Bank AG will grant €807 million to NKNK for the project until 2032.
''It provides 85% of borrowed money, 15% are the enterprise's own money, which we paid as a payment in advance. The agreement is working, we've already received seven payments for the construction of the olefin complex via Deutsche Bank, all works of the project strictly keep to the schedule. Apart from it, we're already considering a second stage of the olefin complex – it's ethylene compounds,'' the Nizhnekamskneftekhim director general said.
In addition, NKNK received money to finance a power plant last year: at the Russian Energy Week in October, Nizhnekamskneftekhim signed another agreement with Deutsche Bank AG to take about a €240m credit to build its own 495 MW power station. A site started to be prepared last summer – the mains were diverted, the construction is planned to begin this spring.
The board of directors evaluated the enterprise's performance in 2018 in general satisfactory. There were changes in the composition of the company's board at the meeting – Alla Yevstafyeva was elected as deputy director general in economy and finance at Nizhnekamskneftekhim. Special attention at the meeting was paid to organisational issues aimed to prepare and host the annual general meeting of Nizhnekamskneftekhim PJSC shareholders, which will be in Nizhnekamsk, 23 Sobolekovo Street, event hall on 12 April 2019 at 9 a.m.


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How will agriculture have to change if we are going to successfully navigate past Peak Oil and address climate change? A new film documentary, Voices of Transition, provides plenty of answers from Transition-oriented farmers in France, Great Britain and Cuba.
Produced and directed by French/German filmmaker Nils Aguilar, the 65-minute film is "a completely independent, participative film project" that both critiques the problems of globalized industrial agriculture and showcases localized, eco-friendly alternatives. The film features actual farmers showing us their farms and describing the human-scale, eco-friendly, community-based alternatives that they are developing.
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Farmer Jean-Pierre Berlan explains the problem with contemporary agriculture: "Our society is organized in such a way that everything is turned into a commodity. How can such a society develop farming methods that are free of cost? Agronomy should be looking for better methods, but our current farming policy is opposed to that."
Once processing and transport are taken into account, industrial agriculture is responsible for around 40% of greenhouse gas emissions, the film explains. To produce on single calorie of food, ten to twenty times that amount of energy are needed. Almost all government subsidies and R&D budgets are focused on this unsustainable agricultural model – and worse, most of these subsides go to the biggest, most polluting farms.
The results: Heavy chemical use literally kills valuable organisms in the soil, causing a cascade of ecological disruptions. The use of monoculture crops over vast areas of land means that wildlife and biodiversity are declining. And the centralized distribution of food makes the entire system highly vulnerable to the costs of oil and potential disruptions of supply. If trucks were to stop arriving at supermarkets, they would empty within three days.
A French farmer is reintroducing soil-enriching plants in fields, and even trees in fields, because a tree's leaves and roots enrich the soil with organic matter and aerate the soil, allowing living organisms to breathe." This kind of "ecological agronomy" helps maintain soil fertility and prevent soil depletion.
A British farmer explains the dynamics of "forest gardening," in which many layers of plants – trees, shrubs and surface level plants – are planted in proximity to each other so that they can work together as one system, promoting cross-fertilization among plants. Rather than trying to homogenize the plants in a given area of land so that a maximum amount of saleable crops can be sold, the idea is to develop an integrated bio-system that can function sustainably, with as few external interventions as possible.
Nils Aguilar says that the aim of the film "is to catalyze transition wherever possible. 'Voices of Transition' isn't just a documentary film – it's a tool to inspire communities to rediscover their collective potential."
Already the film has sparked the founding of eighteen Transition initiatives, mainly in Germany, Austria, France and Belgium. Volunteers have also translated the film in seventeen languages, including German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and Polish. The film has just been released in North America. Here's hoping that the film finds a wide and expanding audience.
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I would like to know if there is anyone on this forum that can create an android and apple phone app for me. basically all i want the app to do is send locations between a number of users and a number of service providers. The users would be people looking for a hair salon and the service provider would be the nearest hair salon to the user. I would also like the app to be a two way communication service where the salon can also scout for users in their area.
if anyone is able to help , please PM me on this forum and also let me know how much something like this would cost to develop.
Based on my current knowledge, what you want is not 'basic', creating an app that runs on iOS and Android is not as simple as as clicking a build button in Unity. You can use something like Mono for your base code, but the actual UI even in Mono needs to use native iOS and Android controls, it's a different UI implementation. Then the communication and location storage you want will require a server, even if you go with P2P you will need a tracker/discovery server of some sort. In essence what you are asking is for somebody that knows iOS, Android and networking programming. If you are to find a freelancer like that, you can be certain that you can't afford him full time for a month or so that is needed to make this.
You should have a look at existing apps instead of making your own, there must be a million business linking and discovery apps out there. Also I don't see how this is in any way game-dev related?
Thanks Critic . I will pass on the info to the person requesting this app. I dont know anything about app development , and thought I could find some help on this forum, since i not part of any programming forums. But I appreciate you breaking down the limits and possibilities concerning what i requested.
I think this is out of scope for this forum. You'll have better luck asking at the mybroadband.co.za programming or job forum.
This isn't actually really complicated. It could be done in Xamarin Forms, and there isn't anything that you need which Forms wouldn't support. Still, a "not-complicated" app is going to cost you R80k+ for anything mildly polished, plus you're going to have to run servers for it.
But the biggest problem is "who would use this". Not to say it is a bad idea, I have no idea. But there are hundreds of other more general services that do stuff like this. And even if there are people that use it, are there enough to even remotely cover costs? How would you monetize it? A few salons might be open to using it, but most will want proof that you have many users, and then you're stuck with the chicken/egg problem.
Finally, if the only info you have is what is in your post, then the person behind this needs to do a LOT more thinking. That isn't remotely enough information for someone to accurately quote on.
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The game reportedly cost $162 million to develop and didn't reach the sales target of 5 million copies.
By Ahmed Mansoor 2 weeks agoLast Updated: January 14, 2023
Horror has slowly transcended into a major player in the gaming world due to its popular IPs. Games like Silent Hill and Resident Evil have sent the genre into the stratosphere via their sale and popularity.
With Resident Evil going back to its roots with the latest entry, the genre has been lacking shooter games until The Callisto Protocol.
Made in the image of Dead Space and by its director, the game brought back shooting elements to horror games. Even though the reaction to the title has been mixed from fans, the graphics have received universal praise. But, it seems like the game underperformed and sold only 2 million copies when initial expectations were of 5 million.
The Callisto Protocol has only sold 2 million copies as of now and has not fulfilled expectations from investors.
Initial performance analysis predicted a 4/5 million opening, but the reviews have not helped.
Krafton plans to recoup the money by releasing post-launch content and DLCs after a $162 million production cost.
Benji-sales first aggregated this interesting report to the fans. South Korean website K-Odyssey is responsible for informing the masses of these sales figures. According to the publication, The Callisto Protocol cost a massive 200 Billion Won to produce.
Won is South Korea's currency, and when converted to USD, it comes up to roughly $162 million. Krafton's new game took this much money to produce, and that is without accounting for marketing costs. Hence, it's not wrong for expectations of The Callisto Protocol to be high.
It appears The Callisto Protocol underperformed expectations
"Krafton's new "Callisto Protocol" which was released last month at a cost of about 200 billion won over three years, is observed to badly influence its future performance due to sales shortage"https://t.co/ENZenHmpT8 pic.twitter.com/2CZLZ36UXR
— Benji-Sales (@BenjiSales) January 13, 2023
Odyssey reports this news by aggregating that several companies, like Samsung Securities have lowered stock prices in Karfton.
According to the report, Samsung Securities expected sales of 5 million from The Callisto Protocol. But according to their stock report, even the target of 2 million is looking really tough to achieve this year.
The company expected cumulative sales of 5 million copies, but considering the current sales ranking, cumulative sales of 2 million copies will not be easy until this year."
Another investor in Krafton, Korea Investment & Securities, has also lowered their expectations. Initially, the company expected sales of 4 million copies from the horror game. However, this has now been taken down to 2.1 million, according to K-Odyssey.
The company also lowered the operating profit estimate from The Callisto Protocol to 629.3 billion Won. It was 813 billion Won for the year before this new estimation. So, it's safe to say the horror space-shooter game has not performed competently enough.
When we hear about the development costs of The Callisto Protocol, it does make it seem like a failure. According to Odyssey, Krafton paid 196 billion Won to developer Striking Distance Studio to make the horror title. Roughly this comes up to over $160 million, which is an insane figure equal to most Marvel movies.
K-Odyssey tells us that this payment to Striking Distance was in three different years. In 2020, Krafton gave the studio 5.4 billion Won, and this went up to 77 billion Won in 2021. Striking Distance got the highest sum from January to September of last year, a humongous 113.6 billion Won.
According to Krafton's business report and quarterly report, the company paid about 196 billion won, including 5.4 billion won in 2020, 77 billion won in 2021, and 113.6 billion won from January to September last year, to the US-based subsidiary 'Striking Distance Studio' (SDS), a developer of Callisto Protocol."
Hence, The Callisto Protocol took 200 billion Won or $162 million to develop without accounting for marketing costs. Such an investment in a new IP is a big risk, and it seems like it has not paid off so far. The reviews for the game from critics and players alike have been average, again failing to meet expectations.
Odyssey says the production cost will end up being more than the revenue due to marketing. But, Krafton has a plan to recoup the money from The Callisto Protocol. With new game modes coming to the game and a DLC release in the summer, the company is hoping for a turnaround.
Krafton plans to seek a rebound with follow-up support for the Callisto Protocol. Game producers has announced plans to update new game modes and character costumes in the game on the 7th of next month and release paid DLC, which is a downloadable content, with additional stories this summer."
Even though it's uncommon for such a divisive game to recoup money with post-launch content, Krafton is hopeful. Cyberpunk 2077 did do exactly this via its Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime show. Hence, maybe the game will bounce back, and we will hope it does.
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Home HERMA Moves Labeling Machinery Division into New State-of-the-Art Facility
HERMA Moves Labeling Machinery Division into New State-of-the-Art Facility
HERMA GmbH, a provider of labelling machinery and self-adhesive labels and materials to the global packaging marketplace, has moved its Labelling Machinery Division to a new state-of-the-art facility at its headquarters site in Filderstadt, Germany. A necessary response to recent growth and rising demand, the new plant will incorporate a more modern, streamlined production layout for maximized manufacturing efficiency.
The move also concentrates each of HERMA's divisions – Self-adhesive Materials, Labels, and Labelling Machines – in one location; this level of technology consolidation is an industry first, and reflects HERMA's commitment to smart, cross-departmental strategies and solutions.
HERMA's achievements in recent years – including a successfully launched American subsidiary, HERMA US, in 2016 – was a key impetus to the move's timing. On the heels of selling more than 4,000 of its signature HERMA 400 Label Applicator in 2018 alone, the company recently introduced the next-generation HERMA 500. With industrial-grade Ethernet connectivity, the IIoT-enabled machine utilizes real-time metrics to optimise production efficiency and consistency, even in a multi-factory setting. Capable of achieving labelling speeds up to 200m/min, the HERMA 500 can handle label widths between 80-320mm and roll diameters from 300–600mm.
Building upon its predecessor's best features, the HERMA 500 integrates Industry 4.0 connectivity and is exceptionally fast with an industry leading maximum speed of 650ft/m. The module also offers short make-ready time.
The latest facility expansion has yielded one of the world's most modern production facilities for labelling machinery. Its design encourages minimal throughput times via optimal access in the production area and, in preparation for continued growth, assembly stations are equipped to be double-staffed as needed.
The manufacturing centralisation also serves to better support HERMA's self-adhesive technology efforts. In fact, HERMA is currently constructing a new coating plant for self-adhesive materials directly adjacent to the Labelling Machines facility. The new site is scheduled for completion in autumn 2019.
"The new facility reflects HERMA's rapid growth as a result of manufacturing success while positioning us for future expansion," explains Martin Kühl, head of HERMA's Labelling Machines Division. "All workflows are optimised with regard to ideal communication, minimal throughput times, and maximum manufacturing excellence."
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