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Q: how to get docker-compose populate old volumes? Im running a docker container where i copy the content of current folder in /app in the container.
Then I put in a volume /app/media folder of the container.
However, when the volume is already created from a previous docker-compose build, i dont find all the new files put in my ./media folder, supposed to be copied to /app/media in the container...
Therefore i'm wondering how docker is populating the volume ? Is it not supposed to check in the container folder new files and put them in the volume?
I had the issue first and it was /media folder in the .dockerignore file, but now it's doing this again with other files in /media folder
Following What is the right way to add data to an existing named volume in Docker? I ve tried to do :
docker run -v mediafiles:/data --name helper busybox true
cd ./media && docker cp . helper:/data
docker rm helper

And it is now working
Thank you
Here is my docker-compose.yml
version: '3.7'

services:
  nginx:
    build:
      context: .
      dockerfile: ./compose/production/nginx/Dockerfile
    restart: always
    ports:
      - 80:80
    depends_on:
      - backend
      - frontend
    volumes:
      - staticfiles:/app/static
      - mediafiles:/app/media
    networks:
      spa_network:
  frontend:
    build:
      context: .
      dockerfile: ./compose/production/frontend/Dockerfile
    restart: always
    stdin_open: true
    command: yarn start
    ports:
      - 3000:3000
    depends_on:
      - backend
    networks:
      spa_network:
        ipv4_address: 172.20.128.3
  backend:
    build:
      context: .
      dockerfile: ./compose/production/django/Dockerfile
    restart: always
    command: /start
    volumes:
      - staticfiles:/app/static
      - mediafiles:/app/media
      - sqlite_db:/app/db
    ports:
      - 8000:8000
    env_file:
      - ./env/prod-sample
    networks:
      spa_network:
        ipv4_address: 172.20.128.2

networks:
  spa_network:
    ipam:
      config:
        - subnet: 172.20.0.0/16

volumes:
  sqlite_db:
  staticfiles:
  mediafiles:

Here is my dockerfile for backend (where i dont find the /app/media files)
FROM python:3.8-slim-buster

ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1

RUN apt-get update \
  # dependencies for building Python packages
  && apt-get install -y build-essential netcat \
  # psycopg2 dependencies
  && apt-get install -y libpq-dev \
  # Translations dependencies
  && apt-get install -y gettext \
  # cleaning up unused files
  && apt-get purge -y --auto-remove -o APT::AutoRemove::RecommendsImportant=false \
  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

RUN addgroup --system django \
    && adduser --system --ingroup django django

# Requirements are installed here to ensure they will be cached.
COPY ./requirements.txt /requirements.txt
RUN pip install -r /requirements.txt

#COPY ./compose/production/django/entrypoint /entrypoint
#RUN sed -i 's/\r$//g' /entrypoint
#RUN chmod +x /entrypoint
#RUN chown django /entrypoint

COPY ./compose/production/django/start /start
RUN sed -i 's/\r$//g' /start
RUN chmod +x /start
RUN chown django /start

WORKDIR /app

# avoid 'permission denied' error

# copy project code
COPY . .

RUN chown -R django:django /app

#USER django
#ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint"]

A: If the volume is new, then docker will copy any files in the image to the new volume.
If the volume isn't new, then nothing is copied and you get the existing, old, contents of the volume.
More info here: https://docs.docker.com/storage/volumes/#populate-a-volume-using-a-container

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Iran's President Hassan Rohani said Wednesday the Iranian people are waiting for an apology from U.S. President Donald Trump for his "extremely offensive" rhetoric and "unfounded" allegations about his country.
Rohani told a news conference that the Trump administration is seeking "an excuse" to pull out of the nuclear agreement that caps Iran's nuclear activities which is supported by his government and the five other parties — Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany.
If the U.S. decides to break the agreement, Rohani said, "any choice and any option" are open for Iran "that we see as beneficial to our country" — but he dismissed Trump's "baseless accusation" that the nuclear deal may be providing cover for Iran's eventual construction of nuclear weapons.
"The option that we say we have at our disposal ... will never be going towards nuclear weapons," Rohani said. "Iran has never sought nuclear weapons, will never seek nuclear weapons, is not now seeking nuclear weapons."
Rohani said Iran's 10-year agreement to purchase fuel for its nuclear reactor at Bushehr is coming to an end and it may want to produce its own enriched uranium for fuel, but "never, ever, at all nuclear weapons."
Trump was sharply critical of Iran, urging world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday to join the U.S. "in demanding that Iran's government end its pursuit of death and destruction."
He called the country "a corrupt dictatorship" and "murderous regime" whose oil profits "fund Hezbollah and other terrorists that kill innocent Muslims and attack their peaceful Arab and Israeli neighbors." And he said the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, was "an embarrassment to the United States" and strongly hinted the U.S. would pull out.
Rohani responded to a question on whether his government would be willing to talk to the Trump administration about issues other than the nuclear deal saying, "we wouldn't be able or willing to talk to them about other issues."
Rohani added that Trump on Tuesday "was extremely offensive to the people of Iran and before anything, we are waiting for Mr. Trump to issue an apology to the people of Iran."
"The exiting of the United States of America from the JCPOA will not benefit them in the slightest," Rohani said. "The position of Iran throughout the world will be stronger and better than before, and the government of the United States, under the pressure of public sentiments from throughout the world, will not see any benefit."
Rohani also repeated several times that "there will be absolutely no changes — no alterations" to the agreement. And he said Iran will not accept any "preconditions or conditions" to keep the United States in the deal which was reached in 2015 after two years of negotiations. It was later ratified by the UN Security Council.
Asked whether the agreement could survive without the U.S., he said "it's a bit early or premature to hold discussions about such questions," adding that the "Europeans want to preserve it."
"If it cannot be preserved what will happen then is a very important question that we are analyzing as well as (is) the European Union," Rohani said, and "other partners" are also analyzing and discussing scenarios.
As for accusations that Iran is supporting terrorists, Rohani responded with a question asking which governments created al-Qaida, formed the Taliban, supported the Islamic State extremist group and bought the oil and antiquities they are selling.
"So whoever brings their armies to our region, whoever sparks war in our region, whoever has formed and supported terrorist groups in our region is in no position to levy such accusations against the Islamic Republic of Iran," Rohani said.


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Q: I've tried to use the command pairs = list(itertools.combinations(nn[:4], 2)) on python but keep getting errors. I've read up but still don't get it I've tried the command pairs = list(itertools.combinations(nn[:4], 2), in various different ways and I keep getting errors. The most recent way I've tried is list(itertools.combinations(g.nodes([None:4:None]),2). How else can I pair nodes not including 4?
I've tried the command pairs = list(itertools.combinations(nn[:4], 2), in various different ways and I keep getting errors. The most recent way I've tried is list(itertools.combinations(g.nodes([None:4:None]),2). How else can I pair nodes not including 4?

A: itertools.combinations is doing exactly what you're asking of it, either A) your input data needs filtering or B) your output data needs filtering.
If I assume your data is completely random, and the goal is to ignore and filter out any case of the number 4:
import itertools
import random
input = [random.randrange(1,5) for _ in range(10)]
pairsA = list(itertools.combinations([each for each in input if each != 4], 2))
pairsB = [(x,y) for x,y in itertools.combinations(input, 2) if x!=4 and y!=4]
print(pairsA)
print(pairsB)

But that's just a best stab as your code does not run, and you left out vital information like what your errors are, what your goal is, and what nn and g inputs are defined as. So I took my best guess here since I cannot comment ;).


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Category: Jennifer Barone
in the space of a question
You ask about where I came from
You ponder which nation
from near or far
if I was loved
looked over with care
of the people it took to bring me to you
how long I had taken to grow
You think about the sustenance that touched my heart
the same dishes that now touch yours
that make everything grow
nourish everyone
You think about the threads I grew up with
how many connections have come
from that undying strand
how many connections will arise again
of grandmother who spends nights
boiling bone broth for the rice threads of phở
to fulfill my longing for our motherland
of neighbor who spends weekends
teaching me the buckwheat threads of crozets de Savoie
to fulfill my knowledge of a European culture far west
of dear friends who spend all-nighters
ordering the greasy threads of lo mein
to fulfill our midnight hunger for food and knowledge
of [host] mother who spent every sunrise
stir-frying the glass threads of 잡채, japchae
to fulfill my love of hosts-turned-family
of loved ones who spend their time
lighting the stove, lighting our hearts, from sunrise to sunset
to fulfill our connections
so much effort
between you and
this soulful of me
What piece did you choose to imitate?
Jennifer Barone's "zucchini" in Saporoso.
Why did you choose this piece?
The poem's distinct title drew me in at first—who wouldn't be, if the bold-faced letters spelled out an under-appreciated vegetable?
But the more I read, the more I was drawn to the poem's synchronous simplicity and complexity. The author's ability to at first question "Why?" allows the reader to embark on the discovery journey with her; her "I wonder"s and "I think"s reflect the depths of her curiosity. The humble zucchini was used to describe something more than an ingredient, and the piece began unravelling its layers before my eyes. I had started the poem because of the vegetable; I stayed because of the fruit of its message.
What did you learn about the culture of the original author through imitating his or her style?
The author used the forgotten zucchini as a metaphor of a culture, forgotten to her. Her reflection brings about the realization that the zucchini is more than an ingredient for her, but an abstract piece that makes up her identity.
She connects the zucchini with the sun, the earth, the soil—things that nourish and bring life to the earth and to life on earth. The way her curiosity approaches the zucchini makes me think of her culture not in the sense of traditions, but a culture where discovery and enlightenment are encouraged. The zucchini is used to illustrate her appreciation of the people who cooked for her, highlighting a culture of profound respect for the relatives, families, the hard-workers who took part in raising her nature. Thus, the zucchini, grown by her people in the soil of her culture, becomes the soil in which she plants the seeds of realization and gratitude for them in return.
What did you learn about your own culture while writing?
A Vietnamese-born who spends her nights with Chinese-American takeout studying French culture after having left all of her heart in South Korea.
Somewhat of a peculiar amalgamation of cultures, no?
So peculiar some find it hard to attribute me to more than one culture, resorting to outline neatly labeled circles: "Vietnamese southerner." "Americanized." "Francophile." The ever-so-cutting "Koreaboo." Circles that never touch, a Venn diagram without intersections.
In writing, I am reminded again of those tags—of what I am solely not. Like so many others, my "culture" is not one fabric of neat stitches, but a patchwork of tattered threads.
And one of those threads that has consistently wove through every patch is the noodle. The thread shifts colors and ingredients, and reshapes with different thinness and thickness; each a variation of the noodles of my life.
Threads of mì, bún, and bánh bind together the patches of my childhood; the mornings that find streets drenched in rain, while my grandma warms the house with her vermicelli steeped in bone broth.
Threads of nouille and pâte bind my "method-learning"; evening finds my French neighbor showing me how to cook the pasta of his native city, a pasta tradition overshadowed by the prominence of his motherland's peninsular neighbor.
Threads of lo mein and ramen bind my late night studying with friends; the midnights that find us huddled together, enjoying the last of the leftovers (and the last of our sanity before an exam).
Threads of 국수 (guksu) and 면 (myeon) bind the nostalgia of a short life abroad; the early dawn that finds my [host] mother humming in the kitchen, cooking my favorite glass noodles every single day before school, and the little brothers I never had, two sleepyheads yawning at the table.
A collection of cultures, a multitude of experiences and lives led, united by the stitch of the noodle thread. Thus, I do not believe in assigning labels to categorize ever-changing, ever-growing things such as ourselves—for we are not defined by words, but are created by our memories, our experiences, and our connections.
Is there cultural DNA embedded in the piece you read and in your piece? How does this DNA manifest in the texts?
"You" and "I."
Probably two of the most powerful words in the English language. They establish the entire perspective, the relationship between audience and author. They reflect the exchanges between every person, every culture, every connection.
In the original "zucchini," "you" and "I" are used to emphasize the intimate relationship between the zucchini and author, one that eventually extends to her identity and her culture, establishing her cultural identity and DNA.
Upon closer inspection, you might notice "you" and "I" had been turned on its head in my interpretation; this version of "zucchini" reverses every "you"s and "I"s in the original.
Thus shifts the entire perspective, from the original's first person point-of-view to this second person view—the reader's. I wanted to alter the course a bit from first person; after all, my personal relationship with the noodle, my own cultural DNA, has already been established in past written compositions. I wanted to extend my realization of the noodles and its role in my life to you, the audience from my past, present, and future. The ones who ask(ed) me "Who are you? Where are you from? What do you identify as?"; the ones who themselves the same questions. My cultural DNA is not enclosed within one culture; it is shared, inextricably linked between many. This connection was something that I wanted to portray through a connection between "you" and "I," myself and the reader—the 'u' and 'i' in "zucchini."
(And hopefully, that explains the somewhat funky-looking title)
Macarrão: A Perfeita Combinação do Passado e do Futuro
Pasta: The Perfect Combination of the Past and the Future
In the glum kitchen table on a weeknight
I seldom thought about your reason
I assumed–carelessly, naively, mistakenly
from the beginning, I had you at will
every other evening, "ugh, not again,"
I would murmur to myself,
as my mom brought over a hearty plate
of course, macarrão
"Ninguem merece," I would passive aggressively comment
Now, I wholeheartedly regret the resentment
Now, I understand your worth
The same God that made you, made me
Yet, I was too blind to see it–to see your worth
I think about your roots, your origin
How you came to be
How you will always come
Beautiful, astonishing, perplexing
I was fortunate to have you so early
I must apologize for my ignorance
I never want to leave you, because
Now, I understand your purpose
The farmers who cultivated you
Who made it all possible
Who made me know you, and now,
Absolutely, love you
Obrigado, macarrão
So much diligence
And, ultimately,
In this very moment,
Between me and
My biteful of macarrão
I chose this piece because it resonated with me greatly. In Saporoso, Jennifer Barone characterizes her relationship with zucchini so splendidly, while also coming to realize the importance of the roots of zucchini and how her connection with the ingredient was made possible. She concludes by citing a few attributes that describe her relationship with zucchini in a powerful, intriguing manner.
Thus, throughout this class, I've had a couple of "lightbulb moments:" One of them happened to be the fact that I never consciously realized how much pasta has been part of my life journey. Throughout my upbringing, I would consistently have pasta be part of my everyday meal, but I never understood its values, its roots and ultimately, its effects on my happiness. As my love for pasta grew bigger and bigger throughout undergrad, I was prompted to take this course. It was just recently, as I was studying for my oral midterm that it all came together inside my head. Pasta connects me to some of my most fascinating moments of growing up in a Brazilian household. Now, when consuming pasta, I instantly feel the palpable connection with my past, and most importantly, I stop to think about how pasta came to be, how its creation manifested in my life, and how it will always have a piece of my heart moving forward.
The culture of the original author is inquisitive, its intentional, and its quite mesmerizing. The deep layers of her words go beyond the physical and allows one to create their own picture of the story. The reflective attitude of the author also conveys a "lightbulb moment," similar to mine, and it translates a certain, unique connection with the food item. Moreover, her ending portion illustrating her relationship with the food item conveys just how much power there is between humans and their food, especially when they stop to think about why that is.
Through my own writing, I learned that I have tendency to describe certain things I find most salient in the most thoughtful way possible. Instead of just using one or two adjectives, I search for a combination of words that work in parallel to convey a critical point to the audience. For instance, together, I use the words "beautiful, astonishing, [and] perplexing." The combination of these three words emphatically bring about light and spark a genuine interest–that is exactly how I feel when voicing my thoughts about pasta. Lastly, I learned how to use my linguistic abilities to better highlight my connection with the ingredient and with my own culture. When speaking about my family and my roots, I cannot help but utilize the words in the language they were spoken in. In parallel with the author, I too, love to write poems with a reflective attitude embedded across each line. In my opinion, reflection is one of the most sincere ways to throw your thoughts into a captivating piece.
Yes! The cultural DNA that is threaded across my piece is my Brazilian roots–through language, I (hopefully) convey the potent, powerful effects of pasta in my childhood. Additionally, I hypothesize that there is an element of culture tied into this poem. Her thought-provoking analysis leads me to conclude that there were many "why?" moments from her past that inspired her creation. Perhaps, it was a cultural tradition with zucchini in her life, or instead, it could be a family recipe that calls for zucchini. Uncovering what is under the hood would help readers recognize that culture is a broad concept that incorporates many everyday practices under one umbrella term. Hence, I decided to channel my "why?" moments and put them on paper, which correlated with my cultural identity, as a Brazilian, who never understood the meaning of pasta in my early days up until now. Lastly, I made it one of my goals to be as authentic as possible in conveying my message of enlightenment by utilizing concrete diction to characterize pasta, while also putting my Portuguese language to good use.
Thank you for reading and sharing a piece of my realization alongside me.
~Willi


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The magical world of George Lucas' "Willow," the epic fantasy adventure set in an age of swords, sorcery, myths and monsters, will be returning in a Disney+ series slated to begin production next year.
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The series, which is Lucasfilm's first venture into non-Star Wars storytelling since 2015, takes place years after the events of the original "Willow" film. It introduces all-new characters to the enchanted realm of fairy queens and two-headed Eborsisk monsters, and welcomes back its namesake hero, Willow Ufgood, performed once again by the unmatchable Warwick Davis.
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Q: Recursive definition of arithmetic operators: How to memoize / cache? All arithmetic operators are based on the fact that all natural number do have a successor. For educational purposes I implemented this idea as Python functions:
# recursive definition of arithmetic operators

a = 2
b = 3  # larger numbers won't work: RecursionError

def successor(n):
    """ returns n + 1. All other functions use successor recursively """
    return n + 1

def sum(n, m):
    """ sum a + b """
    if m == 0:
        return n
    if m == 1:
        return successor(n)
    else:
        return successor(sum(n, m - 1))

print(f"sum({a}, {b}) = {sum(a,b)}")

def product(n, m):
    """ multiplication n*m"""
    if m == 0:
        return 0
    elif m == 1:
        return sum(n, 0)
    else:
        return sum(product(n, m - 1), n)

print(f"product({a}, {b}) = {product(a, b)}")

def power(n, m):
    """ power n**m"""

    if m == 0:
        return 1
    elif m == 1:
        return product(n, 1)
    else:
        return product(power(n, m - 1), n)

print(f"power({a}, {b}) = {power(a, b)}")

def up_arrow_2(n, m):
    """ up_arrow operator 2nd degree: n**(n**( ....) m times """
    if m == 0:
        return 1
    elif m == 1:
        return power(n, 1)
    else:
        return power(up_arrow_2(n, m - 1), n)

print(f"up_arrow_2({a}, {b}) = {up_arrow_2(a, b)}")

def up_arrow_3(n, m):
    """ up_arrow operator 3rd degree"""
    if m == 0:
        return 1
    elif m == 1:
        return up_arrow_2(n, 1)
    else:
        return up_arrow_2(up_arrow_3(n, m - 1), n)

print(f"up_arrow_3({a}, {b}) = {up_arrow_3(a, b)}")

This works nicely for number up to a=2 and b=3 and then a maximum recursion depth exceeded happens when calculating up_arrow_3(2, 4) (and it's quite obvious why).
If I insert the line return n**m as the first line inside the power function, then much larger numbers can be calculated. Therefore, caching intermediate results seems to be a promising solution.
In order to extend to larger numbers, I tried memoizing using a decorator class such as
class Memoize:
    def __init__(self, fn):
        self.fn = fn
        self.memo = {}
    def __call__(self, *args):
        if args not in self.memo:
            self.memo[args] = self.fn(*args)
        return self.memo[args]

and decorate the functions - without success.
I am looking for an idea how to write another decorator that does the required caching and allows for larger input numbers a, b.
Edit: Here is the solution worked out by @Urmzd using trampoline:
# recursive definition of arithmetic operators
from typing import Callable

a = 2
b = 3

def memoize(func):
    cache = {}

    def memoize_inner(*args, **kwargs):
        str_args = f"{args}{kwargs}"
        return cache.get(str_args, func(*args, **kwargs))

    return memoize_inner

def trampoline(fn):
    def trampoline_inner(*args, **kwargs):
        fns = fn(*args, **kwargs)

        while(isinstance(fns, Callable)):
            fns = fns()

        return fns

    return trampoline_inner

def successor(n):
    """ returns n + 1. All other functions use successor recursively """
    return n + 1

@memoize
@trampoline
def _sum(n, m, cont=lambda x:x):
    """ sum a + b """
    return lambda: cont(n) if m == 0 else lambda: successor(_sum(n, m-1, lambda x: lambda: cont(x)))

@memoize
@trampoline
def product(n, m, cont=lambda x:x):
    """ a*b """
    return lambda: cont(n) if m == 1 else lambda: _sum(product(n, m-1, lambda x: lambda: cont(x)), n)

@memoize
@trampoline
def power(n, m, cont=lambda x:x):
    """ a*b """
    return lambda: cont(n) if m == 1 else lambda: product(power(n, m-1, lambda x: lambda: cont(x)), n)

@memoize
@trampoline
def ua2(n, m, cont=lambda x:x):
    """ a*b """
    return lambda: cont(n) if m == 1 else lambda: power(ua2(n, m-1, lambda x: lambda: cont(x)), n)

@memoize
@trampoline
def ua3(n, m, cont=lambda x:x):
    """ a*b """
    return lambda: cont(n) if m == 1 else lambda: ua2(ua3(n, m-1, lambda x: lambda: cont(x)), n)

print(f"sum({a}, {b}) = {_sum(a,b)}")
print(f"product({a}, {b}) = {product(a,b)}")
print(f"power({a}, {b}) = {power(a,b)}")
print(f"ua2({a}, {b}) = {ua2(a,b)}")
print(f"ua3({a}, {b}) = {ua3(a,b)}")

A: The following code will fix your issue.
def memoize(func):
    cache = {}
    def memoize_inner(*args, **kwargs):
        str_args = f"{args}{kwargs}"
        return cache.get(str_args, func(*args, **kwargs))

    return memoize_inner

Part of the reason why your code doesn't work is due to lack of optimality. But that's an entirely different issue, and can be resolve in various ways. If you want the memorization to work, you have to memorize all of your functions. This ensures that at each level, redundant computation is potentially reduced.
-- Edit
As mentioned earlier, your code is sub-optimal. Part of this due to a lack of recursion-optimization (tail-recursion using continuations, and stack optimization using thunks and trampolines).
So lets try fixing your code one step at a time (recursion-optimization has a greater overhead, so using the minimal amount of work should be attempted).
First, lets modify the sum function to make it tail-recursive (no-continuations needed):
@memoize
def sum(n, m):
    """ sum a + b """
    return n if m == 0 else sum(successor(n), m-1))

Or if you really wanted to use continuations for whatever reason.
@memoize
def sum(n, m, cont=lambda x: x):
    """ sum a + b """
    return cont(n) if m == 0 else sum(successor(n), m-1)

Then, we could make use of thunks by adding empty lambda functions for lazy-evaluation:
@memoize
def sum(n, m, cont=lambda x: x):
    """ sum a + b """
    return lambda: cont(n) if m == 0 else lambda: sum(successor(n), m-1, lambda x: lambda: cont(x))

And trampolines using the following util function which begins the recursion:
from typing import Callable

def trampoline(fn):
    while(isinstance(fn, Callable)):
        fn = fn()

    return fn

If we wanted to invoke the function, we could do the following:
trampoline(sum(a,b))

However, if we want to implicitly invocate the thunks, we can make a trampoline decorator
def trampoline(fn):
    def trampoline_inner(*args, **kwargs):
        fns = fn(*args, **kwargs)

        while(isinstance(fns, Callable)):
            fns = fns()

        return fns

    return trampoline_inner

With this, you should have all the tools to fix the remaining functions and prevent recursion-depth-errors.
The full solution:
from typing import Callable

def memoize(func):
    cache = {}

    def memoize_inner(*args, **kwargs):
        str_args = f"{args}{kwargs}"
        return cache.get(str_args, func(*args, **kwargs))

    return memoize_inner

def trampoline(fn):
    def trampoline_inner(*args, **kwargs):
        fns = fn(*args, **kwargs)

        while(isinstance(fns, Callable)):
            fns = fns()

        return fns

    return trampoline_inner

def successor(n):
    """ returns n + 1. All other functions use successor recursively """
    return n + 1

@memoize
@trampoline
def sum(n, m, cont=lambda x:x):
    """ sum a + b """
    return lambda: cont(n) if m == 0 else lambda: sum(successor(n), m-1, lambda x: lambda: cont(x))

print(f"sum({a}, {b}) = {sum(a,b)}")


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Try the Maglev...only went upto 431km/h today (!)
The Maglev train in Shanghai: Photo Copyright Navjot Singh
Shanghai's Maglev train is a fascinating bit of technology (you wonder why Europeans cannot build something like this- and they will never be able to- except maybe the Germans). Balanced about 15mm above the tracks, it feels more like sitting in a plane rather than a train as it breezes the whole of the 30 kms between Longyang Road Station and Pudong International Airport in a remarkable 7 minutes 20 seconds (even the Japanese passengers on board today were impressed). It costs RMB 50 (approx.US$8) for a one-way journey. Now, compared with a taxi which may cost around RMB 250, and take around 40 minutes for the same trip- i'd say it's worth every single cent spent.
To get to the maximum commercial speed of 431 kph takes about three minutes (it's done 501 kph in testing). Amazingly there are NO seat-belts - though I suppose that at this speed it's not worth worrying about the consequences irrespective of whatever may happen.
The posh seats....:Photo Copyright Navjot Singh
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Nvidia announces Tegra 2 chips
By Patrick Goss (TechRadar ) 2010-01-08T09:00:00.7Z Mobile computing
Squarely pitched at the slate/tablet market
Nvidia is ready to push mobile computing to the limit
Nvidia has announced Tegra 2 – the next generation of its ARM-designed platform, and the chip can cope with Windows CE, Android, Windows Mobile and possibly even Chrome OS.
According to the graphics giants Tegra 2 is a 40nm chip, that's lower power than Intel's Atom and, apparently, Qualcomm's snapdragon.
The next generation Tegra has the world's first dual-core ARM Cortex A9 CPU running up to 1GHz and eight independent processors to handle web browsing, HD video encode and decode and mobile 3D gaming
According to Nvidia's release, it's ten times faster than the processors used in smartphones today, and up to four times the performance of the previous generation Tegra processor with advanced TSMC 40nm process with active power management.
Nvidia suggests that partners will be unveiling five to ten inch Tegra powered tablets at this CES, although there will no doubt be a delay until the first kit is available.
And Nvidia is backing tablets rather than folding devices, because it believes that people expetc a Windows PC when they see a clamshell.
"A year ago there was a lot of talk about clamshell devices," said Nvidia's Mike Rayfield told Cnet.
"The tablet is a good entree from a (telecommunication) carriers standpoint. It would avoid confusion of people getting clamshells and assuming they're getting a Windows PC."
"Tegra 2 is in production. Hundreds of development systems out in the wild. You'll see devices with Tegra 2 in the marketplace in 2010," he added.
"The GPU (graphics processing unit) is used extensively in flash acceleration. We believe that will be a significant differentiator."
Tegra fact list from Nvidia:
o 3D touchscreen user interfaces
o Amazing battery life— always-on and always-connected
o Adobe Flash Player 10.1 acceleration for streaming video and 3D mobile games
o Resolution ranging from four-to-eight times that of smartphones
o Form factors and screen sizes ranging from 5-15 inches
o Immersive gaming, vivid photos and video, and crystal-clear audio
"Consumers can now get the tablet experience they've always dreamed of and they can leave the power cord at home. Only NVIDIA Tegra can make this happen. We're driving tomorrow's tablets today." said Michael Rayfield, General Manager of the Mobile business, Nvidia.
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Seattle, WA...July 30, 2010...Tooth & Nail Records proudly announces the signing of creative rock/pop talent, Icon For Hire. Female fronted and hailing from Decatur, IL, Icon For Hire is comprised of Ariel (vocals) Shawn Jump (guitar) and Adam Kronshagen (drums). Since 2007, the band has been establishing their strong following by touring extensively across the Mid-West. From the beginning, the band has written music with a positive view without downplaying the hardships in life, which is a vision the label understands and supports.
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Tennis, WTA
Pliskova is stunned while Halep shines in Rome
Karolina Pliskova suffered a shock loss in the second round of the Italian Open as she was beaten 3-6 6-3 7-5 by World No.42 Maria Sakkari.
The World No.5 was in excellent form coming into the match. She won the Stuttgart title and reached the semi-final in Madrid. She also made it to the semi-final in Brisbane and four other quarter-finals earlier in the year.
However, the Czech failed to live up to her billing in Rome. She took the opening set 6-3 but struggled to impose her game on Sakkari in the rest of the match.
The Greek, 22, fought back and took the match all the way to 5-all and deuce in the decider. At that point, Pliskova put away a smash which clearly hit the line.
Unfortunately for the Czech, the line judge called it out and the umpire refused to overrule the call. Pliskova argued, became understandably distracted and eventually lost her serve to fall 6-5 behind.
After Sakkari held serve comfortably to clinch the biggest win of her career, Pliskova's rage boiled over. She shook hands with her blameless opponent and then hacked a chunk out of the umpire's chair with her racket after refusing to shake her hand.
It was a sad end to an enthralling encounter, and the World No.5 will almost certainly face some kind of disciplinary action for the incident. However, it would never have happened if the court had hawk-eye.
Despite the disappointing finale, Sakkari will be delighted with her first-ever win over a player in the world's top five.
The Greek had looked in danger of being blown away when she went 5-1 down in the opener. But she rallied to get one break back before the set was over and then used that momentum to turn the match around.
During her comeback, Sakkari broke Pliskova five times, which is an impressive feat considering the Czech is one of the best servers on the WTA tour.
The World No.42 can now look forward to a last-16 clash with either Angelique Kerber or Irina-Camelia Begu.
Halep teaches Osaka a clay-court lesson
While Pliskova had a horrible time, Simona Halep's match could hardly have gone any better. She saved four break points in her opening service game and then stepped up to produce a near-perfect clay-court performance against Naomi Osaka.
The World No.1 was thrashed 6-3 6-0 by the Japanese at the semi-final stage in Indian Wells, but this time it was her turn to dish out the punishment.
The Romanian showed exactly why she is the best WTA performer on clay with a breathtaking display of footwork and shot-making as she hammered Osaka 6-1 6-0.
"In Melbourne I played against (Osaka), and it was also a very good match for me," said Halep in her press conference.
"Then in Indian Wells, I don't know what happened in that match. I couldn't play my best tennis, and she played with confidence there."
"I was just motivated (today), remembering that match. And I was focused that I have to play as I planned before. And it was a good tactic."
Halep's next challenge could be an intriguing one against Madison Keys after the American came through a tight encounter with in-form Donna Vekic 7-6(4) 7-6(0).
The World No.14 reached the Rome final in 2016 and has the power to hit through the Romanian, but she will need to be at her very best to stand a chance if Halep plays like she did against Osaka.
[Content originally published at ubitennis.com]
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package com.subterranean_security.crimson.core.net.factory;

import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;

import com.subterranean_security.crimson.core.net.executor.BasicExecutor;

public class ExecutorFactory {

	private Class<? extends BasicExecutor> cls;

	public ExecutorFactory(Class<? extends BasicExecutor> cls) {
		this.cls = cls;
	}

	public ExecutorFactory(String className) throws ClassNotFoundException {
		this.cls = (Class<? extends BasicExecutor>) Class.forName(className);
	}

	public BasicExecutor build() {
		try {
			return (BasicExecutor) cls.getConstructor().newInstance(new Object[] {});
		} catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | IllegalArgumentException | InvocationTargetException
				| NoSuchMethodException | SecurityException e) {
			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
		return null;
	}
}

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April Ross looks ahead to 2016, ongoing Brazilian rivalry
By Nick ZaccardiSep 18, 2015, 10:41 AM EDT
April Ross hasn't won an individual FIVB annual award since 2012, but her play late this season merits accolades.
While three-time Olympic champion partner Kerri Walsh Jennings earned plenty of praise for returning twice from right shoulder dislocations, it was Ross who stepped up her game the most.
Walsh Jennings was effusive in interviews at the World Series of Beach Volleyball in Long Beach, Calif., in August, saying Ross was playing the best that Walsh Jennings had ever seen.
The duo, with Walsh Jennings primarily serving underhand and swinging with her left arm and Ross taking on more offensive responsibility, lost in the final in Long Beach and then played two more tournaments before Walsh Jennings ended her season to have a fifth right shoulder surgery.
But Ross kept on playing and will finish her campaign at the FIVB World Tour Finals in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in two weeks, teaming with Lauren Fendrick while Walsh Jennings is out. NBC and NBC Sports Live Extra will broadcast the finals live on Oct. 4 at 2:30 p.m. ET.
"It's for sure tough, and it feels awkward," Ross said in a phone interview of having a revolving door of partners this season. "I would obviously love to play with Kerri non-stop."
Domestically, Ross won four AVP tournaments this year while using three partners — Walsh Jennings, then Jennifer Fopma for two titles and finally Fendrick in the AVP Championships in Huntington Beach, Calif., last week.
In Fort Lauderdale, Ross has her last chance at a first international tournament victory of 2015. She's won at least one international title every full year she's been on tour, since she was FIVB Rookie of the Year in 2007.
Ross said she will not play the remaining international events this fall and return to international play next season, either in late winter or early spring when the schedule starts up (depending on when Walsh Jennings is able to return).
Ross and Walsh Jennings' challenges in the Olympic year are two-fold. One, qualifying for Rio.
They must play five FIVB World Tour events by June 12 to be eligible. There were six tournaments before that date on the 2015 schedule, so they will have little room for error and, more importantly, injuries next spring.
Second, winning in Rio. As of now, the favorites are Brazilians Larissa and Talita, who are also entered in the World Tour Finals and are 2-0 against Ross and Walsh Jennings.
Their first meeting was a preseason February one-set exhibition when Walsh Jennings and Ross weren't in in-season form. The second, in the Long Beach final, came with Walsh Jennings playing with one good arm.
Larissa and Talita have won 10 of the 15 international events they've played since debuting in July 2014, a stretch of dominance reminiscent of Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor in past Olympic cycles.
Of course, Ross knows the challenge of both the Brazilian power pair and Walsh Jennings and May-Treanor.
She and Jennifer Kessy lost to Walsh Jennings and May-Treanor in May-Treanor's final international match, the 2012 Olympic final.
Which is the tougher opponent — Larissa and Talita going into Rio, or Walsh Jennings and May-Treanor four years ago?
"They're different beasts," Ross said. "I think Misty and Kerri were definitely more formidable. I just don't think we've had a good look at Larissa and Talita yet. … It's weird how it's shaping up. You would have totally thought we would've seen them a bunch, and we definitely haven't."
MORE: Kerri Walsh Jennings out until March
Amazing opportunity & experience to be in the same room as these GOATs & crazy athletes! Thanks @Gatorade! pic.twitter.com/U9Rx4d8qZR
— April Ross (@AprilRossBeach) February 3, 2015
Tags: April Ross, Beach Volleyball, Kerri Walsh Jennings, Larissa, Misty May-Treanor, olympics, Talita, April Ross, Kerri Walsh Jennings, Larissa, Misty May-Treanor, Talita
10 takeaways from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships
By OlympicTalkJan 29, 2020, 11:30 AM EST
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Here, the NBC Sports figure skating contributors reflect on the standout moments of the 2020 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Nathan Chen and Alysa Liu of course come to mind, though there were plenty of other moments to remark upon along the way.
1. Alysa Liu proved that she could do it again. She validated her insistence that there was no more pressure in successfully defending a title compared to winning her first title.
Plus, the amusement of seeing the 4-foot-10 14-year-old needing help ascending the top step of the awards podium doesn't get old either. Mariah Bell and Bradie Tennell helped hoist her for the second year in a row. Liu next competes at world juniors, where she will take on a formidable pair of Russian "K's": Kamila Valieva and Ksenia Sinitsyna, both of whom outscored her on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. To win the crown, Liu may need a fully rotated quadruple Lutz, something that eluded her in Greensboro.
2. Speaking of Bell, she comes out of the championships with her already-improving confidence another notch higher after the free skate of her life and her best nationals finish ever, a silver medal. In tears before she even hit her final pose, she deservedly got an overwhelming standing ovation.
When asked how she felt about being the No. 1 senior U.S. woman, she said, "It's a very special feeling. I haven't had that before in my career, so that was awesome. The coolest thing about it was how into it the crowd was."
Now, let the calculations begin: can Bell and Tennell gain three U.S. women's spots for next season's world championships? To do so, the sum of their placements at the 2020 World Figure Skating Championships cannot be greater than 13 (for example, sixth and seventh).
3. Rounding out the memorable moments of the women's event were the returns of Olympians Karen Chen and Gracie Gold. Chen, the 2017 national champion, missed the entirety of last season with a right foot stress fracture, and now is a freshman at Cornell. She finished fourth, and gained an assignment at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships early next month. With her competitive juices flowing again, Chen told reporters she was considering taking a gap year from college.
Two-time U.S. champion Gold, of course, triumphed simply by qualifying for her first national championships since 2017 after time away from the sport for treatment for depression, anxiety and an eating disorder. After a mediocre short program, Gold did a respectable free skate, and the crowd gave her a standing ovation, an emotional reward that left her with grateful tears. It moved Gold, who finished 12th, to vow she would continue her comeback for at least another season.
4. Nathan Chen's fourth straight U.S. title puts him in the company of five men since World War II, all of whom won Olympic gold medals, with Brian Boitano (85-88) the most recent. Chen, a Yale sophomore, was the first to do it in the IJS and quadruple jump eras (he went six-for-six in quads in the two programs), and the fourth came after a case of the flu bad enough he could practice only intermittently the first two weeks of January. "I don't know anybody who could recover and do what he did after that sickness," coach Rafael Arutunian said of Chen.
5. Tomoki Hiwatashi's continued improvement: two clean programs with three clean quads for the bronze medal. His showmanship, including Russian split jumps, are to die for. Last season, Hiwatashi finished a surprise fourth at nationals but had disappointing 10th and fifth places in his debut competitions on the senior Grand Prix debut. The 2019 world junior champion has put himself into the mix for a 2022 Olympic team spot — if he can improve his consistency.
6. Except for that pesky quad, Jason Brown put it all together at nationals for the first time since 2014. If he can execute all the elements as brilliantly as he did in Greensboro, a clean quad might put him in bronze medal contention at the 2020 World Championships, given the consistent inconsistency of all the top men after Chen and Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu.
7. In the past month, Vincent Zhou turned his life inside out, taking a leave from Brown University to focus on skating after completing the first semester of his freshman year and switching coaches to Lee Barkell and Lori Nichol in Toronto. Despite that upheaval and little intense training, the reigning world bronze medalist and 2019 U.S. silver medalist had two solid performances to finish fourth, strategically limiting his quads to one in each program. Although Zhou had skipped the Grand Prix season, his choice as a world team member over Hiwatashi was totally justified under the selection criteria in use.
8. Madison Chock and Evan Bates made ice dance — and figure skating — history when they became the first U.S. skater, couple or pair team to go five years between national titles since the 1920s. They topped two duos they train with, Madison Hubbell and Zach Donohue, and Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker, to win their first title since 2015, also won in Greensboro. Their widely acclaimed slithering "Snake Charmer" free dance likely sets them up to glide to the world championship podium, but another showdown with Hubbell and Donohue awaits at Four Continents.
9. Jessica Calalang and Brian Johnson had a breakthrough moment in the pairs' event with one of the most memorable free skates in the last 20 years. Calalang's joyous disbelief was palpable when she and Johnson got their score (146.01, the highest ever at nationals) for a program that had the crowd out of its seats before it even ended.
"In my head, I'm like, 'We got 119 at Skate Canada. We got 120-something at Warsaw.' So, I was like, 'Okay, we did both jumps… maybe 130," she said, recalling her mental play-by-play. "Then it's 140. Ohmigod, I've never dreamed of getting this score. I didn't think it was possible."
Added Johnson: "No one can take that moment away from us."
Especially poignant words as Calalang and Johnson were passed over in favor of Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy LeDuc for the world championships teams. Calalang and Johnson are slated to participate at Four Continents, where they can continue to build a body of work that will impress U.S. Figure Skating's International Selection Committee next time around.
10. Alexa Scimeca Knierim and Chris Knierim won their third U.S. pair title in Greensboro, joining such company as John Zimmerman and Kyoko Ina, Jenni Meno and Todd Sand, and Jill Watson and Peter Oppegard. The couple skated a clean and memorable short program to "At Last," including side-by-side triple toe loops. In the free skate, though, Knierim fell on his triple toe and the skaters doubled their planned triple Salchows. Despite their superior triple twist and lifts, in order to crack the top five in the world, Scimeca Knierim and Knierim need to get consistent on their jumps, and the California-based skaters are working with Arutunian to do so.
U.S. FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS: Full Results | Women's | Ice dance | Pairs | Men's | Worlds roster
As a reminder, you can watch the events from the 2019-20 figure skating season live and on-demand with the 'Figure Skating Pass' on NBC Sports Gold. Go to NBCsports.com/gold/figure-skating to sign up for access to every ISU Grand Prix and championship event, as well as domestic U.S. Figure Skating events throughout the season. NBC Sports Gold gives subscribers an unprecedented level of access on more platforms and devices than ever before.
Tags: Alexa Scimeca Knierim, Alysa Liu, Bradie Tennell, Chris Knierim, Evan Bates, figure skating, Jason Brown, Madison Chock, madison hubbell, Mariah Bell, Nathan Chen, U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Vincent Zhou, winter olympics, zachary donohue, Alexa Scimeca Knierim, Alysa Liu, Ashley Cain, Bradie Tennell, Brian Johnson, Chris Knierim, evan bates, Jason Brown, Jessica Calalang, madison chock, madison hubbell, Mariah Bell, Nathan Chen, Timoki Hiwatashi, Timothy LeDuc, Vincent Zhou, zachary donohue
China's first Winter X Games postponed due to coronavirus
By Beau DureJan 29, 2020, 11:03 AM EST
10 takeaways from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships China's first World Cup races canceled amid coronavirus concern Dominic Thiem upsets Rafael Nadal to reach Australian Open semifinal
A Winter X Games competition due to be held in Chongli, China, next month has been postponed due to the outbreak of the coronavirus in China.
"Due to the ongoing coronavirus concerns, the X Games Chongli 2020 event will be postponed until a later date," organizers announced via Twitter. "The safety of our athletes, staff and spectators is our top priority, and we will continue to closely monitor the situation."
The competition would have been the first Winter X Games held in China. Shanghai has hosted many X Games in the summer, including a event last June.
As with an Alpine skiing World Cup event that was canceled Wednesday, the X Games were due to take place at a 2022 Olympic venue, Chongli's Secret Garden ski report. The venue hosted a World Cup snowboard event in December.
READ: First Alpine World Cup in China canceled
Several of the most decorated X Games and Olympic athletes, including two-time Olympic snowboard slopestyle champion Jamie Anderson, were scheduled to compete in China.
The coronavirus outbreak has also affected qualifiers for the 2020 Olympics, with boxing and women's soccer tournaments moved from Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak. Asia-Oceania boxing qualifiers will be held March 3-11 in Amman, Jordan, with coverage on the Olympic Channel. The women's soccer qualifiers, including traditional power China and a strong Australian team, were originally moved to Nanjing but then moved to Sydney, Australia.
China's team has arrived in Australia but is under quarantine, putting the start of the qualifiers in doubt.
Aspen hosted the biggest X Games competition of the winter last week. Another X Games is scheduled for March 7-8 in Norway.
Tags: Chongli, coronavirus, olympics, Winter X Games
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On the occasion of the centenary of the First World War, Program33, in association with the ECPAD, has produced a 52- and 90-min documentary for France 3, directed by Hugues Nancy and Fabien Béziat, featuring all-colorized images.
Tracing the extraordinary journeys of a dozen remarkable women (Marie Curie, Edith Wharton…), the film focuses on the role of women during the Great War.
LER has already finalized numerous sales—to NHK (Japan), Servus Tv (Germany, Austria), Radio Canada (Canada), RTBF (Belgium) as well as Alliant Content (SVOD in the US), Da Neng Culture Media Co. (China), Canal Encuentro (Argentina), Prava i Prevodi (Bosnia, Macedonia, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia), KBS (South Korea), RTSI (Italian-speaking Switzerland), TV5 Québec (Canada), YLE (Finland), Koba Films (DVD francophone countries), and RTS (French-speaking Switzerland). In addition, talks are under way in Italy.
A second episode—on the role of women during the Second World War—is currently in development and due for delivery May 2015.


The median sale price for homes in March was $470,000. The median sales price for homes in March rose by $35,000 compared to last month. This represents a 8.04% increase from January. Compared to the same month last year, the median price of homes rose by $6,300 representing a 1.35% year-over-year change.
The inventory of homes for sale fell by 12 in March to 71. This represents 14.45% decrease from January when 83 homes were on the market. Compared to the same month last year when there were 77 homes for sale, the inventory of homes for sale has fallen by 6 representing a -7.79% year-over-year change.
The 19 homes sold in March was 6 more than in January. This represents a 46.15% increase in sales from January. Compared to the same month last year, the number of homes sold did not change 0, a 0% year-over-year .
The average days on market for a home sold in March (61) increased by 24 days compared to January. This represents a 64.86% increase in days on market for homes in the market from the previous month. Compared to the same month last year, the days on market for homes sold decreased by 17, a -21.79% year-over-year change.
The Sale/List Price Ratio of 97.1% in March rose by 0.1% compared to January and decreased 2.2% compared to the same period last year.
The number of homes listed in March (38) rose by 11 compared to January, a 40.74% change. Compared to March 2018, the number of new listings decreased by 6, a -13.63% year-over-year change.
The median list price in March was $424,950. The median list price for homes in March rose by $55,050 compared to last month. This represents a 14.88% increase from January. Compared to the same month last year, the median list price of homes decreased ($47,500) representing a -10.05% year-over-year decrease.


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Fred Dallmayr, Packey J. Dee Professor in Philosophy and Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, USA.
Robin Wang, Associate director of the Association for Laozi and Daoist Culture and Professor of philosophy at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, USA.
Professor emeritus at the University of South Florida, USA.


Alan Keyes takes from Ezekiel 3 that we should not vote for an evil candidate just because he is "less evil". But "less evil" is the best we find among humans, and 1 Samuel 8 models voting for the best human that the majority will accept. But not unqualified support. Both passages counsel vigilance about the shortcomings of our leaders, and warnings to those unaware of them.
Proverbs 1, applied to elections, warns of the consequences of apathy. It calls for voter vigilance both in electing leaders, and in watching out for them after they are elected.
Senator Ted Cruz was booed at the Republican National Convention Thursday, July 21, because his support for Trump was not unqualified. He gave strong reasons to vote against Hillary, while saying not one bad word about Trump. Yet he was booed when he urged people to "vote your conscience...for candidates...who you trust to defend our freedom and to be faithful to the Constitution" by people wishing he had said, instead, "vote for Trump". Newt Gingrich later pointed out that since "there is only one candidate who will support the Constitution", Cruz had said, in effect, "your only possible choice this fall is Trump-Pence". But Newt's point was dismissed as mere "damage control" rather than being acknowledged as actually true.
How faithful was Cruz' qualified support to the 1 Samuel 8 principle? That may be debated, but God's principles are left out of the discussion at our peril.
Cruz stands accused of breaking his pledge to "support the nominee" [which was not to "endorse", but to not run in a third party] and of being politically stupid – of ruining his political future.
In 1 Samuel 8, Israelites wanted their own dictator (king) like other nations. God told Samuel "they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them." (v. 7) Israelites had elected their previous leaders, according to Deuteronomy 1:13. In other words, God equated freedom of the ballot, as we know it, with a government "under God", in the words of our Pledge of Allegiance.
However ignorant you may think the choice of today's Republican majority, it is undeniably enlightened compared to the people's monstrous choice in Samuel's time. Yet God said even then, "So listen to the people and do what they say." (v. 9) Therefore we follow God's example by accepting Trump as the best that the majority will accept, and by voting for him.
Ted Cruz warns us. He reminds us that Trump is capable of personal attacks as vicious as they are ridiculous. We should be ready to help with damage control. Which must include prayer-inspired action, just as Samuel took what action the people permitted, to minimize the tyranny of monarchy, by making the new king subject to laws higher than himself. 1 Samuel 10:25.
Up until Cruz had to give up, he also warned us of Trump's weak grasp of and commitment to conservative principles. It shouldn't be controversial to remember and repeat those warnings, since Trump was never noted for his solid conservative credentials or tamed mouth. I don't remember any of those who pay the most attention to issues – the experts, the leaders, the activists who are the most involved and best informed – making that case. He was noted rather for his popularity and his skill in making "news".
God's opinion is sought far too rarely in this land founded, according to the Mayflower Compact, "'for the glory of God and the advancement of the Christian faith". It was sought today by Alan Keyes, former U.N. ambassador and presidential candidate, posting his application of Ezekiel 3:17-21.
Keyes' conclusions differ from mine, since we are both human, but not as irrevocably as disagreements based on no greater moral authority than personal opinion.
No, but standing up for truth doesn't require standing down to let the bigger liar take the national podium. For such foolishness, we are responsible.
The thing that desperately needs to be "endorsed", is the informed political involvement that is needed to steer whoever wins. This has distinguished American government from tyranny since America began. Fortunately not all Americans just watch TV and let their hero handle it. Not all Americans prefer to be uninformed, considering political involvement an unhealthy obsession, or fanatical, or no kind of Biblical priority.
Not all wish the Ezekiel 3 Watchmen would just shut up.
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Pooja Joseph Photography "Sharon & David" album - Bride in Amazing Wedding Gown.
Shower of wishes umbrella at the bridal Shower. I handmade cards to have the guest give the bride well wishes or that small tokens of advice.
Is the Bride to Be a princess who believes in a fairy tale? Celebrate her bridal shower in this marvelous place !
Mother-Daughter Bridal Shoot on SMP - http://www.stylemepretty.
Bridal shower veil wreath for the front door as guest walk in! Super cute!
Smooched-Themed Bridal Shower: There wasn't a dress code, but somehow the bridal party—including the two flower girls—all showed up in the day's palette.


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Q: geom_col with position = "dodge" and date on x-axis (multiple values) I have below data structure "x":
# A tibble: 18 x 4
   mm         mm_fct     Legenda waarde
   <date>     <fct>      <chr>    <dbl>
 1 2020-07-01 2020-07-01 Gas      0.906
 2 2020-07-01 2020-07-01 Temp    17.3
 3 2020-08-01 2020-08-01 Gas      0.935

This is plotted nicely by (x-axis needs factors(!)):
 ggplot(x, aes(mm_fct, waarde, fill = Legenda)) +
    geom_col(position = position_dodge2())

I like to have a date on the x-axis so add to scale_x_date() but then get an Error:
  ggplot(x, aes(mm_fct, waarde, fill = Legenda)) +
    geom_col(position = position_dodge2()) +
    scale_x_date(x$mm)

Error: Invalid input: date_trans works with objects of class Date only
What ever I enter as arguments in scale_x_date().
Please help !

A: Why don't you just use mm as the variable for the x-axis? In that case, you also don't need ggplot2::scale_x_date().
library(tidyverse)
library(lubridate)

x <- tibble::tribble(
    ~mm,          ~mm_fct,      ~Legenda, ~waarde,
    "2020-07-01", "2020-07-01", "Gas",    0.906,
    "2020-07-01", "2020-07-01", "Temp",   17.3,
    "2020-08-01", "2020-08-01", "Gas",    0.935
  ) %>%
  dplyr::mutate(
    mm = lubridate::as_date(mm),
    mm_fct = as.factor(mm_fct)
  )

ggplot2::ggplot(
    data = x,
    mapping = ggplot2::aes(
      x = mm,
      y = waarde,
      fill = Legenda
    )
  ) +
  ggplot2::geom_col(
    position = position_dodge2()
  )

A: Edit: After the comment of tjebo, where he points out rightly so that this answer is nearly same as that from van Nijnatten. The only difference I can see is the use of as_date function vs. ymd function from lubridate. Upvotes to van Nijnatten!!! Please see my comment to tjebo's comment.
To handle a "quasi" time series you can use lubridate package with the ymd function. Then your x axis can be handled as time series. Now you can use scale_x_date().
library(tidyverse)
library(lubridate)

x <- x %>%
  mutate(mm = ymd(mm))

ggplot(x, aes(mm, waarde, fill = Legenda)) +
  geom_col(position = position_dodge2())

data:
# code from van Nijnatten
x <- tibble::tribble(
  ~mm,          ~mm_fct,      ~Legenda, ~waarde,
  "2020-07-01", "2020-07-01", "Gas",    0.906,
  "2020-07-01", "2020-07-01", "Temp",   17.3,
  "2020-08-01", "2020-08-01", "Gas",    0.935
)


On October 25-29, one of the greatest exhibitions in the sheet metal processing industry, EUROBLECH 2016, took place in Hannover for the 24th time, with many participants and exhibitors from all over the world joining the event. This year, Radan's booth united representatives of the reseller companies from the USA, Belgium, Germany, France, Spain, Italy and Latvia (region of Russia, Baltic and CIS countries).
During all the exhibition week, they were meeting their existing and potential countries from all over the world and demonstrated Radan's functions and features, showed what's new in Radan 2017, answered questions and assisted with issues in Radan and its modules.
New development of Radan 2017 included several updates of Radmanager – a logistics module that controls all the process from receiving the client's order until delivery of the completed parts. Radmanager is fully integrated in Radan' s design and production modules and uses their data for keeping the order status information up-to-date in real time. Next releases will feature the renewed Radquote module as part of Radmanager. As the Vero Software representatives say, Radmanager was created as a response for the clients' feedback and their vision of a complete order processing system. Nowadays, the client needs something more, than just a set of standalone programs that solve different production issues.
Reseller representatives also had an opportunity to see the WebQuote interface that is now active for German and Dutch markets only. A further adaptation of WebQuote to other regions 'markets is planned next year. Using WebQuote, a client can upload a drawing or 3D model in the system and quickly obtain cost and delivery time for production of his order with Radan.
There were in total 105 clients leads received, with majority coming from Germany and Holland (65). The invaluable cooperation of Radan reseller representatives from different countries allowed them to learn many new things from each other, share the client and Radan experience, get to know new ideas and specifics of working on different markets.
Radan is acknowledged as one of the world's leading CAD/CAM software solutions for the Sheet Metal industry. It offers a unique combination of applications for Punching, Profiling, Bending, Design and Production Management for Sheet Metal Fabrication.


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Here's the thing: even the successful people deal with overwhelm, resistance, all of that. They deal with it ALL. It was a HUGE eye opener. It taught me that these things are NORMAL. They're called BEING HUMAN!
You never get to a point where you'll want to do everything all the time. The secret? JUST BEGIN.
• Momentum is KEY, gorgeous!
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