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Hubble spies something mysterious around a supermassive black hole
There's something unusual happening at the center of the spiral galaxy NGC 3147, and the Hubble Space Telescope caught a good look.
The galaxy, which is 130 million light-years away, contains a supermassive black hole at its heart, as expected. What wasn't expected is the thin disc of material around the black hole.
The black hole has a mass 250 million times that of our sun. A study of the black hole and its disc was published Thursday in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters.
The galaxy is active, but it's a low-luminosity one. This means the black hole at the center should be starving because there isn't enough material in the galaxy to feed it.
Discs are typically found in extremely active galaxies. It's a test of Albert Einstein's theories of relativity, general and special. While general relativity regards gravity as the curvature of space, special explains the relationship between time and space.
And it makes for a great observation opportunity. The disc is deep within the black hole's gravitational field, which has altered light in a way that astronomers can actually see what's happening close to the black hole.
"We've never seen the effects of both general and special relativity in visible light with this much clarity," said Marco Chiaberge, senior European Space Agency astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute and Johns Hopkins University.
Hubble was able to measure the material in the disc, and astronomers determined that it's spinning around the black hole at more than 10% the speed of light.
The velocity causes the gas to appear brighter as it's moving in the direction of Earth and dimmer as it moves away, which is called relativistic beaming.
Because the gas disc is so deeply embedded in the black hole, the light can't escape, so it looks stretched.
Hubble's Imaging Spectrograph instrument was able to take the light and separate it into wavelengths. Those wavelengths help indicate temperature, speed and other information. The instrument was key to looking into the low-luminosity area around the black hole.
At first, the galaxy was selected as a model of lower-luminosity active galaxies with starving black holes, which suggests that discs form only when there is enough gas trapped by a black hole. It was believed that if this happened, a large amount of light would be emitted, which is called a quasar.
"This is an intriguing peek at a disc very close to a black hole, so close that the velocities and the intensity of the gravitational pull are affecting how we see the photons of light," said Stefano Bianchi, associate professor in the Department of Math and Physics at Università degli Studi Roma Tre in Italy. "The type of disc we see is a scaled-down quasar that we did not expect to exist," Bianchi explained. "It's the same type of disc we see in objects that are 1,000 or even 100,000 times more luminous. The predictions of current models for very faint active galaxies clearly failed."
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The Lithgow Animal Shelter's recent free microchipping has been hailed a great success!
Hosted by Lithgow City Council at Lithgow Animal Shelter, 44 pets from all over the local government area received a microchip over the Month of March.
Microchipping your dog or cat helps keep them safe and means you can be reunited much quicker if your pet is lost. All dogs and cats in NSW must be microchipped by 12 weeks old or before being sold or given away (whichever happens first). Fines apply if owners fail to microchip or register their pet.
"It was excellent to see such a high turnout for this initiative. It will ensure that these pets are reunited with their owners if they go missing. I must thank Council's Rangers for providing their expertise. Without them this would not have been possible." Mayor of Lithgow, Councillor Ray Thompson said.
This is also a timely reminder for owners to check their contact information is up to date and talk to staff on responsible pet ownership, including lifetime registration. Have you checked your pet's microchip information lately?
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Bustard Head Light is an active lighthouse located on the southeast tip of Bustard Head, a headland, about  northwest of Seventeen Seventy, in the Australian state of Queensland, within the Eurimbula National Park and locality of Eurimbula. Built in 1868, it is the second-oldest lightstation in the state, following Cape Moreton Light, and the first to be built in Queensland after its formation in 1859. It is also one of the first in Australia to be constructed using bolted prefabricated segments of cast iron, and one of only two such lighthouses in Queensland, the other being its sibling, Sandy Cape Light. It serves as the central relay for Dent Island Light, Pine Islet Light and Lady Elliot Island Light and as the radio check post for Cape Capricorn Light, Sandy Cape Light and Double Island Point Light.

Bustard Head was named by Captain James Cook in 1770, in honour of a bustard which was shot and eaten by the landing party at the location.

History

The Government of Queensland was formed in 1859. In 1862, the Queensland government appointed the first Portmaster, Commander George Poynter Heath. However, it was only in 1864 that two committees were appointed to deal with the issue of coastal lighthouses. One of the locations believed by these committees to require a lighthouse was Bustard Head. In practice, Bustard head became the first to be constructed by the new government. Orders for the tower and the lantern were placed in 1865, with Hennet, Spinks and Company of Bridgwater, England and Chance Brothers of Birmingham, England, respectively. Both orders shipped to Brisbane in April 1867, and a construction tender was awarded to W. P. Clark in August 1867, for erecting the lighthouse and building the other buildings required for the station. Though the contract stated six months of construction, actual work took ten months, and the light was first lit on 29 June 1868. W. P. Clark was to later construct Double Island Point Light (1884), Pine Islet Light (1885), Low Isles Light (1877) and to start the construction of Cape Cleveland Light and Dent Island Light (1878).

In May 1932 the original cottages were destroyed in fire. In 1935 the stairs which were originally outside the tower were relocated within the tower. The lighthouse was automated during 1985–86, and finally de-manned in 1986, leaving it to neglect and vandalism for the next 16 years. In 2001 the Bustard Head Lighthouse Association, a volunteer organisation led by Stuart Buchanan, obtained a twenty-year lease on the premises and started restoring it using funds from a federal grant, local businesses and self-funding. The station was fully restored, and it is now managed by the association.

Current display
The current light characteristic is two white flashes, separated by three seconds, every ten seconds (Fl.(2)W. 10s), visible for . The light source is a 1000 Watt 120 Volt tungsten-halogen lamp, with an intensity of 200,000 cd. The light is fed by Mains electricity, with a standby diesel alternator. The current optical apparatus is an AGA  rotating lens.

Structures
The lighthouse is conical in form. It stands  high, constructed of prefabricated cast iron plates, and painted white, with splayed flanges at the base, much like the Sandy Cape Light. The tower is topped by a cantilevered iron gallery, with a simple iron balustrade. Inside the tower is a spiral iron staircase with cast iron steps, adjoined to the internal walls. Entrance to the lighthouse was originally via an external flight of stairs and a small landing leading to a door on the second floor. In 1935 and entrance was provided on the ground floor and the stairs were relocated within the tower. On top of the gallery is the original  diameter Chance Bros lantern. In the lantern room is a catwalk, supported by ornate iron brackets. The dome of the lantern is copper clad and painted red, and itself topped with a spherical knob and a weather vane. The lighthouse is fenced.

The residences at the station consist of two one-storey lighthouse keeper's houses. They are timber framed, clad with fibro and with corrugated fibro roofs, with stainless-steel gutters. One of them is occupied by a site manager and the other serves as a display with lighthouse artefacts.

Another notable structure at the station is an old powerhouse, timber-framed and clad with cement sheet and a gabled corrugated fibro cement roof with stainless-steel gutters. The new powerhouse is brick constructed on a concrete foundation.

Other structures include a fenced fuel store, a tool shed, a garage/stores shed, and a bulk fuel farm. They are mostly timber-framed and clad with fibro.

Also on the premises is a cemetery surrounded by a white picket fence, located about  northeast of the station. It contains nine graves dating from 1879 to 1911 as well as two unmarked, child-sized graves.

Site operation and visiting

The light is operated by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. The site is managed by the Bustard Head Lighthouse Association. The site is accessible by boat only. The site and tower are open to tours which are available daily.

See also

 List of lighthouses in Australia

Notes

References

External links

Lighthouses completed in 1868
Lighthouses in Queensland
Queensland places listed on the defunct Register of the National Estate
Queensland Heritage Register
Buildings and structures in Central Queensland
1868 establishments in Australia

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Q: How can I use sys.argv in Python I am runnung this code from a paper:
import sys
fi = open(sys.argv[1])
output_feature = open(sys.argv[2],"w")
output_group = open(sys.argv[3],"w")

When I run this code in Colab I face this error:

IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '-f'

and if I run the code in mac Os I face this error:

IndexError: list index out of range

How can I solve this problem?

A: sys.argv represents a list of command line arguments you have given when running the python script. Say we put the code from your example in a script 'script.py', you could run it from the command line as follows:
python script.py argument_1 argument_2 argument_3

The reason you need the 3 additional arguments is that you try to access 3 additional elements in sys.argv in your code (indices 1,2,3). The first index (0) is the script itself, so script.py in this case. Also note that the argument names above are arbitrarily chosen. If you would run the code in any of the following ways:
python script.py
python script.py argument_1
python script.py argument_1 argument_2

you will get the following error:

IndexError: list index out of range

because sys.argv will be a list that contains less than 4 elements.

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In 2017 not using social media as a leader is akin to sitting in a closed office with the door shut and the phone on divert – all day everyday.
However – there's often a gap between social media and our 'real' work.
Despite the fact that we'll spend about three years of our lives on social media many of our workplaces still block access or see it as 'non-work'.
If you're not using social media as part of your learning and development, what are you using?
The people who are shaping – and challenging – my work and thoughts are all active participants in interactive media. The leaders and emergent leaders I admire are all using a range of tools to communicate ideas. Not in a broadcast way, but as part of many-to-many conversations that they respond to in real time.
However I know that many current leaders think that time spent on social media is not real work. That it means you don't have enough to do.
Traditional leadership distrusts social networks in the same way the mainstream media does.
People are rapidly migrating away from the old-school mainstream media, away from centrally controlled and managed models. Many of us are out there forging our own networks – making new connections and using our communities to bridge the gap between innovation and getting work done.
We can spot spin. We no longer need the push messages from organisations and government. We don't need your leadership development programmes thanks – we can develop our own.
However we can help our organisations make sense of social media – by being more purposeful about how and where we spend our time.
I've posted before about developing your own personal social media policy – but I took the opportunity during the webinar to refresh it.
Claritiy of purpose is increasingly important to me in deciding how I spend time online. If we can articulate this to our organisations – and can demonstrate how social learning translates into work outcomes – we'll bridge the gap.
If we are going to spend three-to-four years with our thumbs on our smartphones we owe it to ourselves and our employers to be more purposeful.
Using the idea exchange of social media to transform the workplace would be a good place to start.


With Western-influenced style making headway this spring (think: fringe, denim and embroidery aplenty), try swapping out your worn-to-death statement necklace in favor of a bandana scarf. Versatile enough for day and night, the accessory serves as a cool, off-duty way to tap into the trend (in case you aren't totally sold on doing the head-to-toe Americana thing). Throw on a bandana for your next rodeo (or errands trip, or party) and go get 'em, cowgirl.
For a casual daytime look, try a utilitarian denim jumpsuit with a Western-inspired straw hat and understated accessories.
Lend a more evening-focused, romantic vibe to the look by pairing a draped blouse with a figure-flattering maxi skirt. Tie the bandana as a loose neckerchief to allow for more of a "necklace" feel.


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Do you have extra or unused tack in your tack room, or unused riding attire or accessories?
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Imagine a classroom where the students understand that they are unique, where their individuality is not simply accepted but celebrated; where their differences are not hidden, but rather used to expand learning in the class. A quiet, artistic student's interests are not only known, but purposefully included in the curriculum. Another student's active, bold temperament is not extinguished, but rather used to help elaborate her and others' understanding.


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Hepatitis C vaccine could be rolled out within five years, says Nobel Prize winner who discovered virus
Hepatitis C virus – small, enveloped, single-stranded, positive-sense RNA virus. Credit: http://www.scientificanimations.com
A vaccine to protect against infection with hepatitis C could be in use within 5 years, says Professor Sir Michael Houghton, who won the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology along with three other scientists for discovering the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in 1989. Sir Michael will discuss the development of a vaccine in a special presentation at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), held online this year.
Up to 2 million new HCV infections occur every year around the world, with an estimated 70 million carriers of the virus globally, most of whom are not diagnosed. The virus is estimated to cause some 400,000 deaths annually. Many infected with the virus go on to develop liver cirrhosis and liver cancer.
"While the advent of directly acting antivirals (DAAs) to cure hepatitis C has given us a huge weapon to turn the tide on this pandemic, there is no doubt that a vaccine is required to help the world reach its ambitious target of reducing new hepatitis C infections by 90% and mortality rates by 65% by 2030," explains Sir Michael, who is currently based at the Li Ka Shing Applied Virology Institute, University of Alberta, Canada.
He will discuss that, while countries like Egypt have managed to enact huge control programs for hepatitis C (50 million screened and 4 million treated and cured using DAAs since 2014), they have only been able to do so thanks to mass production of generic drugs ($US84 per patient). However, the cost per patient in high-income countries is some $US20,000 per patient.
He will explain how the scientific community has learnt what immune responses protect against HCV infection, and many technologies including the new RNA technology (used in Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines) and adenovirus-based technologies (developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, and Johnson & Johnson) are able to reproduce these protective immune responses through vaccination.
Sir Michael and colleagues at the Li Ka Shing Applied Virology Institute are currently developing an adjuvanted recombinant vaccine, which is expected to induce production of antibodies to multiple cross-neutralising epitopes, making it harder for the virus to escape the humoral immune response. Put another way, there are many different antibodies likely to be produced by this vaccine that can prevent HCV infection, making it very hard for the virus to evade them by mutation and thus protecting the vaccine recipient from hepatitis C infection.
Sir Michael will discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed back many areas of medical research, including work on hepatitis C vaccines. But he anticipates phase 1 trials in 2022 using different adjuvants followed by phase 2 human efficacy trials from 2023-2026, either in an at-risk population such as people who inject drugs, or via human vaccine challenge trials.
He says: "If safety and efficacy are proven, roll-out of vaccine to the high-risk people-who-inject-drugs population could begin in 2026/2027. Following phase 3 trials, the hepatitis C vaccine could then be rolled out to other high-risk groups in or around 2029, such as men who have sex with men, healthcare workers, and babies born to mothers with hepatitis C, in all countries of the world."
Using Canada as an example, Sir Michael points out the huge cost savings that could be generated by a successful vaccine – it is estimated that treating people who inject drugs with DAAs over a decade would incur drug costs of around C$1 billion (US$0.8 billion), compared to $20 million (US$16 million) estimated for vaccine costs to protect the same population.
Source: European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
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Sleepiness or tiredness Children may be less active than usual. If urine colour remains dark after increasing water intakes, medical advice should always be sought. If all fluids contain water, does it matter which drinks you choose? Although all fluids provide water, and some also contain essential vitamins and minerals, some also provide energy calories. These calories contribute to your daily calorie intake in the same way as those from the foods you eat. How much water should I drink when I exercise?
How much water does NHS Choices advise people to drink? The news stories are based on an opinion piece in the British Medical Journal, in which Dr Margaret McCartney, a GP from Glasgow, discusses the evidence behind the claims that we all need to drink more water to maintain our health. Dr McCartney also questions the advice from NHS Choices, that people should try to drink about six to eight glasses of water or other fluids a day to prevent dehydration. The two studies on which she bases her argument looked at volumes of water much greater than the current UK advice. Keeping hydrated is important.
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For a growing business that chose to locate manufacturing operations in Oregon such as our company, Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions, partnerships and linkages are crucial to growing our opportunities. Innovative collaborators are particularly important in the biotechnology industry.
Oregon's biotech and life science industry just released a new economic impact summary showing significant and steady growth in the innovation economy, and we see the growth ahead.
At Lighthouse, we are focused upon providing comprehensive environmental monitoring solutions for biotech, as well as every other industry that manufacturers and operates in sterile (cleanroom) environments. The rapid advancements in the biotech sector are indicators of a medical revolution, and our geography can do so much to encourage this growth.
In Southern and Eastern Oregon, jobs in the private bioscience sector such as biotech, medical device manufacturing, medical equipment and technologies and diagnostics are also increasing. In the most recent state data, 154 firms or companies provide nearly 1,900 jobs with wages totaling $105.4 million.
Southern and Eastern Oregon's share of the bio innovation economy totals about 20 percent of the total impact of private bioscience in Oregon. Statewide, the direct impact of bio totals 793 private firms, 17,874 jobs and a cumulative $10.3 billion annual footprint in our economy. We have an excellent opportunity to strengthen the breadth of family-wage jobs to create more sustainable streams of tax revenue without creating new taxes or increasing existing taxes.
Oregon Congressman Greg Walden is working on legislation that directly supports advancements in medical technologies, like he did on his work with the 21st Century Cures Act, a bill seeking to speed up the approval process for prescription medications and medical devices. Walden's efforts to implement policies that spur medical discovery will help current and future patients — not to mention the thousands of Oregon workers who research and manufacture critically needed medicines and diagnostic technologies.
It's easy to see why Walden has made pro-innovation policies such a priority. He lost his mother to ovarian cancer, his son to a congenital heart defect, his stepmother to a stroke — and his sister-in-law had brain cancer.
So, in his own words, making sure that American companies can continue "investing in cures, investing in treatment, investing in innovation" is personally important.
Walden's accomplishments aren't limited to the Cures bill. In 2014, he chaired a hearing focused on the potential that cloud computing holds for medical research advancement. Walden also co-sponsored the Protect Medical Innovation Act, which passed the House last year.
He has worked to smooth the road for drug approvals in a process that should be a model for other policymakers. Bringing a single drug to market is expensive — $2.6 billion, according to Tufts University — and takes 10 to 12 years. Only one in eight drugs that enters human testing goes on to gain FDA approval.
Thanks to a currently favorable regulatory environment, the United States leads the world in medical research, with more than 500 new drugs created since 2000. In 2015, the FDA approved 45 new drugs; 21 of which treat rare diseases that had few or no previous treatments.
This progress can't be taken for granted.
Patients and bio-workers alike need drug approval and medical device processes that reduce the time and costs of bringing a drug or device to market, an environment in which the approval process is scientifically sound and efficient, and more open communications between medical manufacturers and the insurance companies which pay for the drugs or devices, so that each can be more appropriately priced. And even though political leaders and even a presidential candidate want to enact price controls on prescription medications, we must spurn such actions that ultimately will stifle innovation and investments.
And above all, patients and workers need more policymakers such as Walden — leaders who understand the importance promoting innovation-friendly policies in Oregon and across the country.
Mark VonHolle is marketing manager for Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions and a longtime community leader and tech sector growth advocate.


The market for vintage motorcycles continues to expand, with prices rising and volume increasing year-over-year. Mecum Auction, Inc. set a record for sales of motorcycle and road art at their January 2019 Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction at the South Point Arena and Equestrian Center's Priefert Pavilion. Mecum claims that their event, held annually for the past 28 years, is now the world's largest motorcycle auction. This year, it certainly gathered a global cast of brands, from the familiar American brands to obscure European marques and beyond.
Over 1,340 motorcycles sold on the auction block during the January 22 – 26 event, collecting a total of $26.3 million in sales (also including road art sales), an increase of 87 percent over the 2018 event. Over 91 percent of the bikes offered for sale received winning bids.
Sales were stimulated by the presence of a 238-bike grouping from Sweden's MC Collection, a private collection based in Stockholm. The collection was founded by Christer R. Christensson, and developed with motorcycle historian Ove Johansson to help illustrate the history of the motorcycle from 1894 to present. The MC Collection is relocating this year, and the new venue, the 1645 Baroque palace Tido Castle, will have less display space -- hence the sale of surplus bikes. Christensson and Guy Fithen's 2016 book, World's Best Motorcycles (Wilkinson Publishing), profiles 18 historic and significant bikes from the MC Collection.
The top seller at the auction this year was from the MC Collection. A 1939 Crocker Big Tank sold for $704,000 – far above the pre-auction estimate of $500,000. Crocker was a short-lived (1932 – 1942) American motorcycle brand based in Los Angeles, famed for its production of single-cylinder speedway bikes and V-twin cruisers with large-displacement, high-output engines. Total production for the brand is estimated at 200 bikes, of which 68 are known to exist today. The $704,000 sale price represents the record for a Crocker at auction.


The Eggbutt Bradoon prevents pinching of the lips and give a slightly more solid feel against the side of the face. It also prevents the bit being pulled through the mouth. The release is slower and also introduces some poll pressure.
This Snaffle is a popular bit due to the curved mouthpiece which distributes pressure more evenly over tongue and bars. With the offset centre link it will reduce the nutcraker action and pressure points on the tongue.


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Billy Ray Drake
Billy Ray Drake, 78 of Cove City went home to be with his Heavenly Father on September 17, 2018. Billy was born on November 6, 1940 to the late Curtis Drake Sr. & Zoda Smith Drake. He was also preceded in death by grandson Christopher Wetherington.
He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Evelyn Wells Drake of Cove City, Son Billy Drake and wife, Beverly of Vanceboro, Step-son Jerry Wetherington and wife, Phyllis, Step-son Steve Wetherington and wife, Pam, and Step-son Mark Wetherington and wife, Kristie all of Cove City. Billy is also survived by two brothers, Curtis Drake and wife Miriam of Kinston, and Bobby Drake and wife Edith of Snow Hill. He is also survived by his grandchildren John Wetherington, Tina Gray, Ashley Jones, Jacob Tripp, Susanna Tripp, Bradley Wetherington, Brandon Wetherington, Bradley Drake and Brandi Drake. Billy is survived by a special dear niece, Susie Boyd of Cove City. He also has several great grandchildren, nieces and nephews that he loved dearly. Billy joined the United States Army in November of 1966 and served in the Vietnam War Era. Billy worked with Drake Janitorial Services in Kinston, NC for 40years and also delivered The News and Observer and cleaned the church for a number of years. He and his wife are members of the Wintergreen FWB Church in Cove City. In his spare time he enjoyed fishing, hunting, watching sports, and spending time with his dogs that he loved dearly. Funeral arrangements are as follows: Visitation will be held at Wintergreen FWB Church, 2175 Wintergreen Rd. Cove City, NC 28523, on September 24, 2018 from 6:30 p.m. through 8:00 p.m. Funeral will be held on September 25, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at the church. Graveside will follow at the Wells Family Cemetery in Cove City.


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Remembering Paul Monti, whose love for his son inspired 'I Drive Your Truck'
Published August 29, 2022 at 9:25 AM AKDT
Paul Monti next to the truck of his son, Jared Monti. Jared Monti died while serving in Afghanistan in 2006. (Anna Miller/Here & Now)
The Massachusetts man whose love for his soldier son inspired Lee Brice's award-winning song "I Drive Your Truck" has died. After Paul Monti's son Jared was killed in Afghanistan in 2006, Paul began his quest to honor Jared and others who served. He started Operation Flags For Vets, decorating soldiers' graves with flags on Memorial and Veterans Day. But it was during an interview with former Here & Now producer Alex Ashlock that he spoke the words that may become his lasting legacy.
Ashlock joins host Lisa Mullins to talk about Paul Monti's charity work, his impact and the song that his love inspired.
Paul Monti and the truck (Alex Ashlock/Here & Now)
Jared Monti grave (Alex Ashlock/Here & Now)
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Cellular crosstalk regulates the aqueous humor outflow pathway and provides new targets for glaucoma therapies
Thomson, Benjamin R.
Liu, Pan
Onay, Tuncer http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8891-2300
Du, Jing
Tompson, Stuart W. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9788-6730
Misener, Sol
Purohit, Raj R. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7227-2959
Young, Terri L. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6994-9941
Jin, Jing
Quaggin, Susan E. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3706-5727
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Eye Institute (R01 EY014685, P30 EY016665, R01 EY025799)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Eye Institute
Research to Prevent Blindness Lew R. Wasserman Award
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01 HL124120)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (P30 DK114857)
: The authors declare the following competing interests: S.E.Q. is an inventor of patents related to therapeutic targeting of the ANGPT-TEK pathway in ocular hypertension and glaucoma and owns stock in and is a director of Mannin Research. S.E.Q. also receives consulting fees from AstraZeneca, Janssen, the Lowy Medical Research Foundation, and Roche/Genentech; is Chair of the External Scientific Advisory Board for AstraZeneca; and is a scientific advisor or member of AstraZeneca, Genentech/Roche, the Karolinska CVRM Institute, the Lowy Medical Research Institute, Mannin, and Novartis. J.J. has applied for a patent related to the ANGPT1 mimetic compound described in the article. In addition, he is a scientific advisor for Mannin Research and QBioMed. T.L.Y. serves as a consultant to Aerpio Pharmaceuticals. The other authors declare no competing interests.


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Is The Future of the Car Sustainable, Or Is It Already Too Late?
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You can't drive far without encountering a Tesla at a stop sign or a Prius gliding along the interstate. The electric car industry has boomed in the past decade, as current predictions estimate that 2,131,400 electric cars will be sold annually in the U.S. by 2027.
The appeal of electric cars is largely down to their promise of carbon reduction and tactful marketing. Brands like Tesla have successfully positioned themselves as luxury car makers and even gas-guzzlers like Ford now offer an electric alternative.
But is the hubbub around electric vehicles (EVs) too little too late? Have we waited too long to start the slow conversion to electric, and can the nation's infrastructure stand up to the demand for EVs?
Electric Car's Carbon Cost
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Detractors of the EV industry are quick to point out that generating electricity still requires unrenewable energy to be burnt. Following this logic, critics of EVs claim that car manufacturers like Teslas and Nissan (another major adopter of EVs) are simply putting another step between filling up and burning carbon.
Recent research from Reuters agrees — in part — with critics' concerns about the EV industry. EVs have a higher carbon cost when they come off the forecourt and glide silently onto the highway. That's because 23% of the U.S.'s electricity is generated by coal-firing plants. Creating the batteries that power EVs also require a massive amount of energy, as the battery engines are complex and require precious materials.
However, after driving a Tesla for 13,500 miles, drivers will "break even" and benefit from lower carbon production than similar saloon cars. This should take most drivers little time to accomplish, considering that the average commuter drives over 18,000 miles per year.
EVs are also set to become more carbon-efficient as investment in renewable energy grows. Countries like Norway already source much of their energy from renewable sources, meaning that the break-even point for a Norwegian driver comes 5,000 miles sooner.
Clearly, EVs are more sustainable over their lifetime compared to petrol or diesel models. But what about other forms of renewable fuel?
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EVs grab all the headlines when it comes to renewable transport. Major car manufacturers are practically falling over themselves in an attempt to release electric models and gain plaudits from eco-conscious consumers. However, battery engines aren't the only option for drivers that want to reduce their carbon emissions.
Biofuels like ethanol garner little attention but show great promise. Data collected by the Renewable Fuels Association show that pickup trucks using a blend of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline have far lower carbon emissions than EV alternatives which run on "fossil-generated electricity." Advocates of ethanol also point out that ethanol-based fuels would sustain agricultural farming and provide jobs in rural areas.
It's important to read between the lines before jumping onto the ethanol bandwagon. Ethanol engines may be more carbon efficient than EVs that run exclusively on "fossil-generated electricity," but EVs do not run on fossil-generated electricity alone. As the Reuters report pointed out, only 23% of the U.S.'s electricity comes from coal plants and more renewable electricity production methods are being developed.
Backers of hydrogen are also enthusiastic about the possibility of replacing gasoline. Hydrogen has long been used in rocket fuel and many believe that hydrogen will replace fossil fuels. Hydrogen engines work by pumping hydrogen into the vehicle and storing it in a carbon-fiber-reinforced fuel tank. However, we're some time away from developing engines that can safely store and utilize hydrogen in vehicles.
So far, EVs seem to be a step ahead of competitors in terms of reliability and carbon efficiency. However, EVs still need to be incorporated into our infrastructure and recycled properly at the end of their lifespan.
Mining and Recycling
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The batteries that generate power for EVs are made from a blend of materials. The Li-ion batteries alone are made from nickel, cobalt, aluminum, lithium, copper, insulation, and thermal interface materials. The cells housed within the battery engines are made from even more complex materials.
The demand for EVs has created a global "volt rush" that has exacerbated global inequality and caused ecological damage in countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo. (Plus the use of child labor to extract it) More stringent legislation is needed to bring balance back to the mining of scarce materials and greater effort must be made to close the supply-chain loop.
Fortunately, EV batteries can be recycled. Specialized facilities are well-equipped to extract the precious materials housed within the batteries and the precious cells within. This is good news for the environment and investors alike. Successfully recycling batteries keeps them out of landfills and can be a real boon for venture capitalists.
Speculative investors like Tesla's former chief technology officer, JB Straubel, are getting ready for the electric switchover. In 2017, Straubel set up Redwood Materials — a company designed to recycle lithium-ion batteries — in anticipation of EVs coming to the end of their warranty period. The company is now valued at over $3 billion and is poised to become a major player in EV supply chains.
Infrastructure Demands
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EVs are more carbon efficient than gas guzzlers and can be recycled with less harm to the environment than petrol-engine options. However, EVs will only be adopted by the mainstream public if the infrastructure is in place to charge and repair all makes and models of EVs.
Charging an EV takes time. Even "ultra-fast" charging stations in DC take 15 to 20 minutes to fully charge an electric engine. Most commuters can hardly afford the time to pull over to fill up with gas and may be hesitant to switch to electric lest they be caught out with low charges during the work week.
Fortunately, EVs can be charged while parked at home, too. Charging ports need to be installed at the driver's home, but many states and governments offer driver's grants to reduce the cost of installation and maintenance.
The future of transport is changing rapidly and EVs are leading the way. Compared to petrol engines, battery-powered cars are more carbon efficient and can be part of a closed-supply chain with minimal waste. Stricter legislation is required to stop international exploitation and environmental degradation, but the future of the car industry is undeniably more sustainable thanks to infrastructural innovation and EVs.
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Wifislax 4.6, an updated build of the Slackware-based live CD with a collection of security and forensics tools, has been released. This is mostly a maintenance release to fix a serious bug in Reaver, a WiFi passphrase brute-force attack utility, the use of which resulted in segmentation fault in the previous release of Wifislax. The Linux kernel has been updated to version 3.6.11 with a number of new drivers to support tablets, touchscreen devices, multi-function printers, etc. The KDE desktop has been upgraded to version 4.10.5 and an option to boot into a lighter Xfce desktop remains available. Other package upgrades include Firefox 22.0, OpenJDK 7u25 and Wireshark 1.10.0, as well as the latest version of the Flash browser plugin. A number of new programs, such as nano and texinfo, have been added. The release announcement which contains a full changelog is in Spanish only, but the distribution itself can boot into either Spanish or English localisation of the KDE or Xfce desktops. Download the live CD image from here: wifislax-4-6-final.iso (630MB, MD5).
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Share The Amiya/Fussha Dilemma: Between classical and colloquial Arabic
Issue 2: We Are Old
The Amiya/Fussha Dilemma
Between classical and colloquial Arabic
Iman Humaydan Younes
Long before the experience of publishing my novels, my son, then seven years old, came to me one day with an Arabic reading book asking me to "translate" a phrase he did not understand. "Translate this sentence for me please," he said. He used the word "translate" and, of course, he wanted me to "explain" with colloquial or spoken Arabic, or amiya, the sentence written in classical Arabic, or in fussha. My son did not understand at that age why Arabic is two "languages," as he put it, while the French that he began studying in his early years is one language.
In an article published a few months before his death, the eminent Palestinian-American scholar Edward Said argued that the debate on the need to reform Islam, as well as the Arabs and their language, reflects an extraordinary lack of the daily experience of living in Arabic. Said was perfectly correct by referring to the Arabic language as an experience of life, something we live and live in.
Writing about my experience with the Arabic language, be it fussha or amiya, does not only stem from my being a female Lebanese writer (novelist), but also from my experience of the cultural, political, and social changes Lebanon witnessed during the last three decades of the twentieth century. These changes, no doubt, affected our language. However, what we have now as a modern written language goes back to the changes Lebanon has gone through from the beginning of the last century until the present.
Since the beginning of the twentieth century, there has been an ongoing debate on our language in the Arab world. At that time there was a strong notion that the classical Arabic language would face a destiny similar to that of Latin. Both supporters and enemies of classical Arabic had the same view. Those who were pro-Arabic feared such a destiny because to them, the Arabic language was a symbolic representation of their religious and national identity. Needless to say, the Qur'an "was descended" in Arabic and is therefore seen as the principal and sacred source of the language. Such ideological arguments were used by the many defenders of classical Arabic, but equally by its enemies, who viewed the language as being exclusively identified with religious Islam as well as a form of Arab nationalism. They wanted to abolish classical Arabic and to construct cultural and political identities far removed from the language and its nationalistic implications. Is that debate over amiya and fussha still alive? It seems that the debate has lost its spark and that both fussha and amiya have changed.
Around the mid-1950s in Lebanon, for example, the Lebanese poet Said Akl argued that, like Latin, classical Arabic was a dead language and should be reformed and replaced by amiya. Akl published a book in amiya Arabic using Latin script instead of Arabic. However, Akl's initiative (he is still alive at ninety years of age) remained an isolated attempt.
In the past, the fussha and the amiya very seldom met. Fussha was used in the media, in political discourse and even in conversation among leftists, nationalists, and intellectuals when talking about politics and ideology. On the other hand, amiya was seen as the language of feelings, emotions, love. We never expressed love or made love in fussha, but we did use fussha while talking in a political party meeting or in a conference. 'Amiya was the language of the 'quotidian,' while fussha of the discourse.
Nowadays, however, the dual language does not seem as divided as it was in the past. Fussha has lost much of its eloquence, and amiya has lost some of its independence and peculiarity. Perhaps Gibran Khalil Gibran, the Lebanese-American writer, poet, and artist, expressed perfectly the idea of bringing together fussha and amiya in an article he wrote in the mid-1950s, about the future of the Arabic language. He argued that there must be a third language that grows out of people's changing lives and ways of expressing themselves. To Gibran, this third language — which Edward Said called the modern fussha — must be a combination of feelings and of thoughts.
The media has played a major role in modifying and modernizing the fussha that both Gibran and Said wrote about. News broadcasts on radio and television are in fussha, but at the same time are closer to amiya. However, sometimes television stations broadcast programs with dialogues oddly conducted in fussha. The practical reason for this is that these programs are mainly targeted to the broader Arab audience who cannot follow the different dialects of each Arab country.
Following the Lebanese war, local television channels started broadcasting a Mexican series dubbed in fussha. The series is similar to American soap operas such as Dallas, Dynasty, or The Bold and the Beautiful. It was very funny for an ordinary Lebanese audience to watch characters leading super-modern, cosmopolitan lives, while talking in fussha. It was something new for us to be able to express love or hate and to insult in fussha. Now, whenever someone is speaking heavily classical Arabic in Lebanon, they say that he or she is speaking Mexican! Lebanese television stations were obliged to choose fussha, instead of the Lebanese amiya dialect, in order to be able to sell the dubbed series to other Arab countries. It is difficult to understand the dialect of each Arab country, as it varies from one country to another. In this sense, classical Arabic unites Arab countries. And when people from different Arab countries meet, fussha is used in order to communicate.
My very personal argument is that my generation in Lebanon was deeply influenced by the young Lebanese actor, composer, and theater director, Ziad Rahbani (son of the famous Lebanese singer, Fairuz). Born in 1957, Rahbani lived his adolescence and some years of his adulthood witnessing the Lebanese civil war (1975–1990) and the massive destruction it caused. The war destroyed social, political, and mainstream cultural values. These changes were reflected in language too. The modern Lebanese novel was born out of this destruction, representing a new way of writing and expression. Though he is not a novelist or a writer in the wide sense, Rahbani contributed greatly in his way to Lebanese theater, by bringing amiya to the political discourse that was occupied by fussha. He also played a major role in bringing the language of the intellectuals to amiya. Rahbani did not make a compromise between amiya and fussha, as the Lebanese writer, Maroun Abboud, did at the beginning of the twentieth century. On the contrary, he rather destroyed the eloquence and the sacredness of fussha by presenting it as the language of lies; or the language of the non-lived, or the non-lived-in. Rahbani was not the only artist who contributed to the debate of the fussha and the amiya, nor will he be the last.
While writing my first novel B…mithl bait mithl Beirut (B…Like Beirut), I had to stop several times in front of a word I wanted to use, feeling that it might not be understood by non-Lebanese Arab readers. However, this was a part of the dilemma I faced. I was brought up in an environment where street language, or the everyday ordinary amiya words, were not very welcome in writing. But I am a daughter of the civil war too, and this situation helped me overcome the sacredness and taboos of the language in my text. While writing dialogues, I feel that fussha does not fit or reflect what my characters really want to say. Maybe that is why some novelists avoid using dialogue in their writings. They cannot imagine themselves writing amiya. This is mainly due to the deep idea that they have about writing, which is seen as a sacred task that aims at bringing their writings near to the old scripts.
I use dialogues and I have the courage to use amiya in places where it looks awkward to write what a character says in fussha. I always see language as a living thing, or a living process. I live in it and it lives in me. I cannot imagine myself writing a word that I do not feel. I do not feel many of the old, eloquent, and classical Arabic words and in this sense I have never had any loyalty to the language. I do not see it as a sacred script. To write with creativity, one must cheat on language, betray it, mold it, and try new things in order to take the language out of its deadly forms. This happens usually when I start writing. After a while, I feel that I am going on a long journey accompanied by a language that is continuously created and subsequently destroyed. Now, while writing my third novel, I do not find any difficulty in moving from amiya to fussha and I do not see it as a problem. Quite the contrary, moving from fussha to amiya, and vice versa, gives me a freedom of expression with much richer images and meanings, something that no other language can give me.
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Lindsay Mills, Snowden's Girlfriend Is in Moscow
Perhaps you've noticed that Lindsay Mills, Snowden's girlfriend, has started her LS Journey again on Flickr -- and it's public (the Instagram requires approval). See here as well, where there is more text.
From the latest pictures, I think it's fairly certain that she's in Moscow. Has she gone there for good? Does she go back and forth? Do the feds drill her when she does that? Who knows? No journalists ever show any curiosity about this because they're so mesmerized by the Snowden hoax -- still.
This photo dated May 12, 2015 sure looks like a Russian sauna -- although it could be a gym room in Snowden's own house/apartment/place inside a GRU compound/whatever. Snowden's house has wood paneling as we recall.
The exposed pipes say "Russia." So do the shelf brackets.
This very recent photo dated June 11, 2015 seems almost certain to be taken at the edge of the Moscow River, across from the Luzhniki Stadium, just past the bridge with the Vorobyov Hills stop up inside it (a unique architectural spot), about here on Google Maps. It could be Lindsay, or her friend (see below) or somebody else.
I'll walk you through my proof. First, think about it -- what water body in the world in an urban setting is going to have a pedestrian walkway right at the edge like that, with no fence or curb or anything? Only Moscow, where they aren't very safety-conscious. And what place has had a lot of rain and flooding in recent weeks, that would put the river level up high like that? Moscow.
So -- Moskva-Reka -- but where? Well, find a view that has a peculiar set of two buildings like that on the horizon -- one tall and thin one, one short and fat one.
How about here? This is across from Luzhniki.
But Lindsay's picture is right down at the river's edge. Is there a walkway along the Moscow river there that looks like that?
Yes, there is, as we find from this mommy blog:
And yes, it gets pretty eroded in places.
What about the other things in the scene? Just in case it's in some other city with identical skyscrapers. Well, there's that yellow bit -- to the left of the skyscrapers at the river's edge, next to the white boat?
You can see something yellow in this view of the Moscow River at this area by Luzhniki:
So then there's this other picture of Lindsay under what looks like a bridge with yellow pillars -- this is dated five days later, June 16, 2015 -- which means she has come here more than once, may come here often -- is she taking courses at MGU? Is Edward? Is he working there?
It makes sense that if she was sitting by the river's edge, she might also explore a bridge nearby, or visa versa -- and there is one, nearby. Note that her hair is in a bun in the same way as the picture in the chair, but the shirt is different (different day).
Here's a view from Google Street View:
In Lindsay's photo, from under the bridge, across the river, you can see a pink building that looks like a classic Russian pastel Rastrelli-type building, don't you agree?
The pink pastel for a building, the windows -- it's Russia, not the Netherlands, for sure. And if you turn to the right on Google Street View, you see there's also a pink building across the river, by the bridge.
Here it is close up:
So many of the elements in these scenes matching clinches it for me, especially the pink house and the edge of the river with the skyscrapers in the view and the yellow to the left. But what does the underneath of the bridge look like?
Here's Lindsay's photo again:
Well, here's one picture from Google by X3anus of this same view here on Google Maps:
Those pillars are tan-yellow just like in Lindsay's picture, but this view is on to the middle of the river, above which is the metro stop Vorobyov Hills, which is inside the bridge.
Or maybe it's the next bridge up?
She's also got another bridge photo -- but it's very different, and with rocks, not pavements by the edge, and taken May 14.
But it seems to be from the same opera. I think it's safe to say she's on the Moscow river by that metro stop. No Edward in sight. I don't think this is where they live, it's an outing.
Now here's a picture that looks like it could be a Moscow metro stop, too. But I couldn't match it anywhere. The graffiti looks like it could be "Mak" written in Russian script but for all we know, this is in California.
Here it is reversed:
She has a bunch of pictures in this strangely-constructed open-air modern-looking parking garage sort of thing.
Yasenevo Metro?
Well, I don't think so. My theory has always been that Edward is being kept in a safe house in Yasenevo, which is where the GRU is headquartered and where it has apartment complexes for its employees.
Here's Lindsay with Edward on a love swing. Inside some sort of compound -- doesn't it say "compound" to you? Those big towers on the other side -- they're like Gulag prison lights. But of course, this could just be a Moscow suburb somewhere. "Brief escape from an imposed reality," writes Lindsay on this photo.
This to me looks like a classic besedka or gazebo or playhouse in a Russian park. The bright colors, the architecture look Russian. But I couldn't find a match.
Lindsay on some steps. This could be also in the park. Or not even in Russia at all and taken earlier in Hawaii, but I just throw it in here.
Here's someone who looks like she could be Eurasian -- but it's Lindsay, it has to be, as it says "self-portait," and describes being sick, which she mentions in several photos.
Why do I think "Russian"? Hairstyle? Eyebrows? Glasses? Tea cup? But, she could be in California. I'm just saying my hunch.
Maybe she is looking more Russian, being in Russia. Here her hair seems darker than normal, and she has glasses. But judging from her staring eyes sometimes, I think she has contacts normally. Anyway, this proves she puts her hair in a bun, which then matches the woman in the river and bridge pictures.
Lindsay also writes that she went to the Oscars for CitizenFour -- Vanity Fair spotted her.
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Sorry, I don't get it. You've invested all this work—stalking, really—just to prove that Ms. Mills is in Moscow. Since Glenn Greenwald reported at The Intercept in October 2014 that "EDWARD SNOWDEN'S GIRLFRIEND, LINDSAY MILLS, MOVED TO MOSCOW TO LIVE WITH HIM," has anyone seriously questioned that she is there? What you're doing here is creepy.
Posted by: Anon Ankle-biter | June 30, 2015 at 02:15 PM
I don't get it. She's in Moscow? So what?
Posted by: Aron Cikac | September 04, 2016 at 06:20 PM
I don't accept Edward Snowden's statements on *anything*, even what day it is (especially what day it is, given his chronic lies about being "stranded" when the State Department "pulled his passport in mid-air" when in fact it is reliably established that it was pulled THE DAY BEFORE the day he boarded a plane for Moscow.)
Nor do I accept anything said by his scribes and fanboyz. I like to find outside verification of the claims. I think this is pretty compelling information from my geolocation here that she visited Moscow; we don't know if she MOVED there.
Posted by: Prokofy Neva (@Prokofy) | September 13, 2016 at 01:57 PM
It's quite easy. Take it as a game. Snowden is hidding / hidden in Moscow. Who can localize him first?
Let me help you a bit. Update your work with the following information:
Lindsay is standing at this bridge:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Botanical+Garden/@55.7132756,37.5775926,3a,60y,328.16h,92.89t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sCY7LSyL1G7X0ServgjRPmg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x46b54b7f3fa078f7:0x1d367cda2339e338!2sVorobyovy+gory!8m2!3d55.7115933!4d37.561049!3m4!1s0x46b54c65861c8b15:0xdd919056f6d7dd2c!8m2!3d55.7050671!4d37.5278445!6m1!1e1
Still close to where you point her out. As she is running, this photo might be further away from their apartment than the other photo near the stadium. Obviously there they went by feet. But maybe they simply photograph in specific distance from their apartment.
What would help your readers is a map of locations that you found snowden / his girlfriend. Then you can do the next step of logical assumptions / hypothesis. I leave this step up to you. Looking forward to see your updated report!
Posted by: Алексей | January 29, 2017 at 03:20 PM
@Aleksey - um, in the second photo, Lindsay is not "standing on a bridge," she's sitting on the edge of a river which would be under a bridge. That's what I started with the geolocate the buildings on the horizon.
The pink pastel building to the left of the bridge which I geolocate here is the exact same pink pastel building from the bridge you showed in Google Street View, which I looked at in getting these geolocations.
So there is nothing to "update" and you're just trying to be a smart-ass.
We don't know if this is near their apartment, and I didn't say it was. The only thing established here is that she was in Moscow. She may not even STILL be in Moscow but likely she is.
The apartment is heavily guarded by the GRU/FSB/whatever and is not something they will photograph.
I don't believe it is possible to locate Snowden given the information we had. I did spend a lot of time geolocating the curb, the shopping cart etc from that picture of him in the supermarket shopping lot. But it was imprecise. My guess is he is the GRU complex in a safe apartment there in the southwest of Moscow. But who knows.
There isn't any map and I'm not playing any game. Lindsay was geolocated. By the bridge you showed -- but she was not standing on it, she is in the picture SITTING on the edge of the river.
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Q: Does saving a file to temp and deleting whenever a checkbox is toggled considered a wise choice? My team and I have this Desktop client developed in JavaFX. It basically has a "Remember my password" checkbox. If the user ticks this checkbox, reboots, and reopens the app, the user should be automatically logged in. I'm using a cheap trick just saving a temp file to the temp directory. It's encrypted and it contains the information required for this feature. It just checks if certain info is present - if yes, login and go to dashboard.
Now what they want is if the user logs out (different from just closing the app) but ticked the checkbox beforehand, then the next time he opens the app the username and password will already be there. While I was thinking of a solution, my teammate suddenly pushes a fix to this problem. If the user ticks the checkbox, it saves the info (rewrites the file) to the temp file. If the user un-ticks the checkbox, the file is deleted.
Is this a safe practice?
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Thanks Abigail for the comment. But disregarding that it's being saved to temp dir, let's say I'm saving it somewhere else, is the actual function of saving and deleting a file upon the toggle of a checkbox an "okay" practice?

A: These days it's common for an application to create and/or destroy multiple files per second. As long as you're sure you can't get into some sort of loop that creates/destroys files at high speed, and there's no chance that a partially-written file will give your app trouble (e.g. if someone yanks the power cord at an inopportune moment) then you should be fine.

A: The question cannot be answered without a specific use case. In your case I do not see an immediate technical problem with it but it is a very ad hoc hap-snap solution of which you do not want many more. User settings should be saved in a user settings file in an appropriate store (like the registry or a file in My Documents or elsewhere in C:\User... where it is safe and expected to reside). The system should read that and act accordingly. Now you have an implementation detail directly tied to a UI element which is inconvenient if you want to rework things and will likely go unnoticed when anyone looks at user settings later.

A: What you haven't specified is what happens if the user edits their details after ticking the checkbox.
As described, the stored details will not be updated, and the software will use the previously saved details next time they start the application.  This could result in confused users if they have changed the password, but not un-ticked then re-ticked the checkbox.


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The wind had been whistling through the cracks in the ancient shutters and the grey, blustery clouds had gradually disappeared as day slowly evolved into night. Downstairs, a door had been creaking, unnoticed by Paul as he poured over the papers that were scattered on the desk in front of him. When eventually, a particularly loud gust of wind dragged his attention back to the here and now, he stretched, leaned back in his chair and made two observations. First of all he speculated whether the papers, the desk and the creaking shutters were of the same age and secondly, more importantly, did he want even more coffee or was it too early for a glass of wine.
The cottage through which the wind was whistling was made of stone and was at least three hundred years old. It was part of a hamlet of similar buildings located in deepest rural France and apart from the super fast broadband connection, little had changed since the place had been built. The nearest village of any size was several kilometers away if you chose to walk across the muddy fields but significantly further if you travelled by road. Not that we had an option and not that we had seen it. Groceries and other supplies were delivered once per week but we were not allowed to venture further afield than the gardens and orchards that surrounded the buildings.
A geolocation chip that had been embedded in my upper arm gave my position away 24/7 and it seems that the others had also agreed to be tagged in the same way. In effect we were prisoners, trapped by our own greed and stupidity. There were four of us, each with our own cottage and an extra building in which we met daily to discuss our work. I say work, but that was an incredibly loose description of what we actually did. Soon after we arrived here, I moved in with Paul and so my building had been freed up. They had agreed to install some rudimentary exercise equipment in there and so large chunks of our days were spent on the running machine or trying to cycle across an electronic visualization of the alps. I'm not sure about the others, but I certainly was fitter than I can ever remember.
Twelve months ago, I had been a hacker, probably one of the best in Europe. I was making a nice living from breaking into systems that were badly protected with the owners being too stupid or too lazy to install patches and updates. As we all know, this makes them vulnerable to people like me who can exploit those weaknesses and squeeze them a little. The trick was to only extract small amounts of money on a regular basis so that the owners, if they ever noticed, a rare occurrence in itself, assumed that it was a standing order for something that they had forgotten about. At worst, it was then cancelled but more usually allowed to continue. As I said, lazy or stupid.
But stupid is as stupid does and I became sloppy. That is maybe a little harsh for one little mistake that I made but the result was that I then became vulnerable myself, coerced into working for these people, stuck in this cyber village, surrounded by beautiful countryside but with the same freedom that a dog chained in a kennel might enjoy. The mistake that I had made had been that I had been caught. Not only that, I had left an electronic trail that had been too easy to follow and of course they did. The result was an offer - exposure to the electronic fraud squad and probably a five year prison sentence or to work for them for eighteen months and then be allowed to go my own way.
Of course there is no guarantee that they would let me go at the end of this but I fancied my chances this way rather than in some grotty prison cell, And so here I am, exploiting my skill set but not seeing the profit for my efforts. That, of course, went to them. I use the description 'them' because I have no idea who they are. I just became aware of the consequences of cause and effect. I have no idea of the back story of the others here but judging by what we do, I would guess that their story is similar to mine. Paul is really the only one that I talk to and even he drives me mad at times. I'm normally used to my own company but the benefits of cohabiting outweigh the disadvantages. Maybe I should have stayed in my own house and just come over here when the need arose but it's a little late to change my mind now.
The other problem that we have is a bit of a difference of opinion. OK, a slight understatement - it's a massive difference. Paul is actually happy being here. He gets fed, an interesting job and he genuinely likes the countryside. You know, that place with flies and animals and mud. I, on the other hand, detest being told what to do and I really hate not being buried back in the city.
Don't get me wrong. Paul is a super nice guy and is thoughtful and caring which is why I started spending my spare time around here. It was even my suggestion that I moved in permanently so, as it says in Hamlet, I was hoisted by my own petard. I guess that's life though; you suffer the consequences of your own decisions.
Apart from the enforced incarceration away from the city, this could be pretty idyllic for most people with my skill set. As I said, exercise, entertainment and food and drink are on tap and I spend much of the day doing what I do best. Perhaps that needs a little more explanation. Back at the start of the twenty-first century, Formula 1 Grand Prix racing was a big thing. The problem though was that races were won time and time again by the same team; the one that had the best technology and the best driver. Eventually, this became tedious and the 'sport' lost its popularity. This coincided with a general move away from petrol engines towards electric cars as global warming began to bite. Eventually electric motors replaced petrol across the globe although there are still a few countries that have been slow to react and smog and fumes still pollute their skies.
The racing fraternity eventually made its comeback with the advent of e-racing which is a combination of track cars but controlled by drivers on a games console. It was much more egalitarian as anyone could take part initially starting their potential career with virtual cars before the better drivers moved up to controlling actual e-cars. It was also much more exciting because the best drivers are handicapped by means of an electronic damper system, remotely applied of course. The net result is a televised spectacle that has developed its own betting industry. Millions are won and lost on a single race,
And that's where we come in.
The software that controls the e-cars and allows the remote drivers to operate them is held on large server banks. They are carefully policed to ensure fair play - as you can imagine, access through the firewalls would mean control of a race and megabucks in winnings. You might think that we had been coerced to hack these systems but believe it or not, we are the good guys. We are the ones that maintain the integrity of these systems - mostly. If that were all, it would have been easier just to employ us to sit and repel all the pirates that try to infiltrate the systems. I puzzled over that until after a few weeks, I was instructed to make a tiny tweak to the system. It was almost insignificant and not enough to predict the winner of that particular race but a placing in the first three would be guaranteed. Yes indeed, it was the owners of the racing group that were creaming off illegal winnings. Over a period of time, and by carefully selecting races at random, it would be undetectable but it would net them an awful lot of money.
I must admit that I have racked my brains to enable me to turn this situation to my advantage. The trouble is that every time I moved away from my designated tasks, someone, somewhere started to pick up on me. I backed out quickly enough to remain undetected - I had learned my lesson after being caught the first time - but the fact remained that I was stuck here. I eventually decided to do something about it by going old school. The geolocation chip was only just below the skin surface with the idea that it would eventually be ejected by the body in much the same way that a wood splinter would be pushed out. I was told that it had been calculated very carefully that this would happen when my so called time was up. I decided to speed up the process. I decided that if I gauged the bloody thing out myself, at the right moment, I could buy myself up to eight hours of free, undetected time.
I spent two days preparing the groundwork. I obviously had to get out of Paul's bed and with the ongoing niggles between us, it wasn't difficult to contrive a proper argument that culminated in me screaming that I was going to sleep on the sofa and didn't want to see him until the morning. It was a slightly gory business using a kitchen knife to prod into my own shoulder but it didn't take long to ease the device out. Leaving it in the kitchen bin should fool them into thinking that I was fast asleep and maybe a little extra time as they searched for it in the morning. With a plaster stemming the blood seepage from the cut I quietly opened the door and started to make my escape. My plan was simple. A few kilometers away in the distance I had noticed lights, presumably a local village. Once there, I would work out the next stage. At best, steal a vehicle to get away or at worst get someone to ring the police. Yes - I was getting that desperate.
My problem is that I am a city girl. In my natural environment, I can find my way around blindfolded. Here in the woods I was hopeless. It was dank, wet, slimy and buzzing with insects. However, I stumbled on loathing every second of it, swearing to myself that I would never leave the shelter of concrete ever again. I had been walking in what I thought was the general direction of what passed for civilization in that area for about an hour when it happened. A bloody drone buzzed into life and rose from the leaf mold into the air directly in front of me.
"You cannot escape now. You agreed to the conditions that were set and you must return."
The voice was deeper and more resonant than I would have expected from such a small device. However, it was quick and as I tried to brush it aside, it simply darted away from my arm then repositioned itself in front of me. The same message was repeated several times but after a few minutes of this irritation, things became more serious.
"If you continue, the consequences will be more critical. You will not be allowed to escape."
As it boomed the words at me, the thing dived at my face and if I hadn't stepped back, the rotors would have clipped me hard. Again, I tried to step around it but again, it was my face that it aimed for. I'd had enough. The dead branch lying on the ground was just the right size. I pretended to stumble, waited until the device paused in its flight then grabbed the piece of wood and swung it hard. It was a fluke but I couldn't have timed it better. The drone crumpled under my improvised bat and then smashed into a large tree for good measure.
It was now critical that I got away. I guessed that my mini insurrection wouldn't go down well and I was afraid that they might even use me as an example to my coworkers. This is what happens if you try to escape. I redoubled my efforts and soon afterwards came across a muddy track. This led to a road - a real road - and taking a blind guess I turned right. I had hoped to hitch a ride with someone but it was quite bizarre - I didn't see a single vehicle.
It was getting dark when I saw the lights ahead. It turned out to be a large village - certainly much larger than the cyber farm that I had just left. Civilization at last I was thinking as I strode down the Main Street. It even had street lights for god's sake. I sat down on a bench that was sited in front of the old Gothic church and tried to figure out my next move. Trying to explain my plight to an old country dweller in a language that wasn't my own didn't really seem like an option. Perhaps I could 'borrow' a vehicle and get to a town that had a gendarmerie where I could explain what was happening. I might even be able to slip away before the cyber police got involved. I was certainly way out of my depth now and desperately needed help.
It was help that I got but not in the form that I expected. I had actually dozed off whilst sitting upright when I was woken by a voice that I recognized. We had never actually met face to face but @1ph@ and I had occasionally collaborated online when we needed a second identity for a scam. Not only had we never met but I had never actually seen his real face. It had always been voice only for security reasons but his voice was so distinctive that I instantly recognized him. It was weird because the deep rich voice that I knew had given me a picture that was in strict contrast to the person that was sat next to me. This person with @1ph@'s voice was thin, white faced and in fact quite weedy.
'So you got out huh?'
'Alpha?' I had converted his online identity to something that I could pronounce on day one and as he never objected, it stuck.
'That's me Babe - in the flesh.' He had once directed me to an ancient 2D movie starring an actor amazingly called Samuel L Jackson and had confessed that this character was a hero and role model for him. As such, Alpha became the only person in the world that got away with referring to me as 'Babe'.
'But how the hell did you know that it's me before I had even spoken?'
He looked sheepish as he told me that he had actually tracked me down when we collaborated the first time -' Just to make sure that you were kosher' he apologetically explained. He looked even more sheepish as he went on to describe how he had been caught and how then they had used him to trace me as well.
More cattle for the cyber farm and of course more profits.
I was furious and yet relieved. It was one thing that Alpha could trace me but I felt better that they hadn't done it. It taught me two things. First that I was good enough online unless a temporary partner back-traced me and secondly never to work with anyone ever again.
All of that was six weeks ago. To his credit, Alpha felt that he owed me big time and after explaining that the village that he was in and the next one after that were all still cyber farms he gave me a chance to escape. There was no chance of getting away on the road but a river ran through the village and the old leaking boat on the river bank offered a chance of floating with the current. It led all the way to a large city down on the coast.
It was too low tech for them to consider it as an escape possibility but it worked. After two days, I was exhausted and sodden wet but with my biometric password, I was able to get myself sorted out with dry clothes and an anonymous hotel room. It wasn't untraceable but finding me would take time and pull workers on the cyber farms away from their prime objective of making money. This really left me with two choices. First option was to go to the authorities and hope that I could do a deal of some kind. The trouble was that all the others would be caught in the net and most of them were just like me. Mainly harmless.
Choice two was to go on the run.
As I look up from my computer at the blue sky and warm sea, I decide that I made the right choice. Living the life of a digital nomad, I can't stay in one place for more than a few weeks but Europe is a big place and the E-camper that I now call home is comfortable enough to let me follow the sun north in summer and south in winter.
And there are still plenty of people who are gullible or stupid enough to let me cream a few euros from one account here and a few more from another account there.
Yes. I made the right choice.


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UPDATED: Man dies after drowning in McLean stream, police say
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Updated at 2:30 p.m. on 6/21/2022 — Sterling resident German Salinas, 29, died today (Tuesday) after drowning in Difficult Run Stream, police announced.
"The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will conduct an autopsy to determine cause and manner of death," the Fairfax County Police Department said.
Earlier: A 29-year-old man remains in the hospital after a possible drowning in McLean yesterday (Sunday) evening, the Fairfax County Police Department tweeted.
Police said they responded around 6 p.m. to 8800 block of Georgetown Pike near Difficult Run River. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue personnel found the man a quarter mile off the roadway on a nearby trail, police said.
His injuries were life threatening, police said. The department said today (Monday) that the man remains hospitalized and that they don't suspect foul play.
"Detectives determined the man was swimming in the stream that connects to the Potomac River," police said in a news release. "While swimming, he became submerged underwater and did not resurface. Friends pulled him out of the water and attempted life-saving measures."
Officers are on scene of a drowning near difficult Run River in the 8800 block of Georgetown Pike in McLean. A man was taken to a hospital with injuries considered life threatening. #FCPD pic.twitter.com/l7XgqqcD1h
— Fairfax County Police (@FairfaxCountyPD) June 19, 2022
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Why Aug. 8, 2019 Will Be The Luckiest Day Of The Year, According To Astrologers
By Nina Kahn
July 2019 was rough. We had that really intense series of eclipses, a rocky Mercury retrograde period, and a whole bunch of other planets retrograding as well. Thankfully, in the name of balance, the astrology of August 2019 is actually really positive — and on Aug. 8, aka 8/8, we're due for very special and spiritually significant day known as the "lion's gate portal" that can help us clear out any energy blockages and allow us to start manifesting abundance. But what is the lion's gate portal, according to astrology and numerology? Some people believe Aug. 8, 2019 will be the luckiest day of the year so far.
The lion's gate portal has its roots in astrology, and is apparently named for the fact that it takes place right smack in the middle of Leo season. It is said that this energy portal opens on Jul. 26 and remains so through Aug. 12 — but that its energy is most potent and focused on Aug. 8. Apparently, this date has been celebrated as a special time with ceremonies and rituals for thousands of years, dating back to the calendars of the Mayans as well as the ancient Egyptians — which makes it a really great day to set intentions for your future, plan a ritual, or do a meditation.
But before we dive into the astrology behind the lion's gate portal, let's chat about the numerological significance of 8/8 as a number. "In numerology, the eighth day of the eighth month is a highly spiritual and charged time," explained Forever Conscious on its site. "The number eight represents infinity: the infinite soul that we are and the infinite journey that we take." This is a really interesting take, considering the symbol representing infinity is really just a number eight turned sideways. "Eight is also the number associated with abundance, power, and higher realms of consciousness," continued Forever Conscious, "making 8/8 a super potent time to charge and clear our energy for receiving."
Bustle spoke with astrologer and Tarot reader Caitlin McGarry about the numerology behind this date as well. "In numerology, the number eight vibrates at the frequency of personal power, success, and abundance," she explains. "It also represents the lemniscate or infinity symbol, which embodies the infinite energy of cosmic consciousness, perpetual motion in the universe, and the connection to the power of the divine."
As mentioned, though, the significance of 8/8 also weaves its powerful numerology with astrology in a synergistic and fascinating way. Obviously, the lion's gate portal always takes place during Leo season — which is significant given that the sun is Leo's ruling planet, and is therefore very powerful as it travels through the lion's territory. Perhaps more importantly, though, is the placement and activity of a star known as Sirius, which is the second brightest star in the sky (second only to the sun, of course!). Because of this, Sirius is known as the "spiritual sun." "While our Sun is responsible for beaming down life for our physical bodies, especially when it's in its ruling sign of Leo, Sirius is responsible for beaming down life for our spiritual bodies," explained Forever Conscious of this dichotomy.
McGarry also expands on this in her conversation with Bustle. "Since ancient times, the second brightest Star in the sky, Sirius, has been known as the 'Spiritual Sun.'" she explains. "It emits an energy that is hugely activating for us and 8/8 is the day when the energies are at their highest and most potent, named as the Lions Gate Portal." It's a very powerful day for us spiritually and has the potential to open new doors to opportunities and awaken new parts of ourselves that will help us on our spiritual journeys.
So just as the sun necessitates life on our planet and is most vital during its summertime peak in Leo, Sirius necessitates our spiritual lives and reaches its zenith on Aug. 8. "As Sirius rises in the sky, it perfectly aligns with Orion's Belt and the three stars of Orion's belt line up perfectly with the Pyramid of Giza," explains McGarry to Bustle. "So on 8/8 Sirius will align with the Great Pyramid, making synchronicity at its finest!"
With the seemingly-mystical alignment of Sirius with other significant points in the sky also comes a more potent dose of its spiritual power, as on Aug. 8, it'll appear to be closest to the Earth. "In truth, Sirius is working away on us all the time, but each year during the peak of Summer ... Sirius moves closer to Earth," explained author Katherine Anne Lee on Numerologist.com. "From the end of July, the Spiritual Sun slowly comes into alignment with our Sun, Earth, and Orions Belt. And on August 8th, its energetic effect on us peaks."
The lion's gate portal is always a powerful time of year given the aspects of the sun and the "spiritual sun," Sirius, as well as the highly-charged numerology. But this year, there's also a particularly powerful and positive trine aspect taking place between the two benefic planets — lucky Jupiter, bringer of blessings and abundance, and lovely Venus, ruler of love and luxury. This trine (which is an inarguably sweet, lucky, and positive aspect between planets in astrology) is raining down tons of blessings in the areas of money, love, and personal growth — all themes which serendipitously align perfectly with the energy of the lion's gate portal.
"The 8th is a very energetically potent day around manifesting money and love," explains astrologer Lisa Stardust, who spoke with Bustle about the astrology of this year's lion's gate portal. "Venus and Jupiter (who's currently retrograde in Sagittarius) will bring us all luck and prosperity, promising good vibes for all." And on Aug. 7, good-luck planet Jupiter also forms a trine with the all-powerful Leo sun — the positive effects of which will still be felt come Aug. 8.
So, how can you make the most of the lion's gate portal energy of 8/8? It's a beautiful day to plan a potent ritual related to abundance. If you want to get a little witchy and spiritual, Forever Conscious provides a beautiful lion's gate portal ritual on its website, which is designed to help you work with your heart and third eye chakras to practice forgiveness, path-clearing, and spiritual awareness. If you're not so into a full-blown ritual, it's also a great day to sink into a deep meditation, and there are plenty of lion's gate portal guided meditations you can work with if you need inspiration. Lastly, given the glittering energy of this lovely Jupiter/Venus trine, today is a fabulous day for working with intentions and manifesting your dreams. Both the lion's gate portal and Jupiter's energy is about abundance and infinite possibility, so take advantage of these synergistic forces and create your own intention-setting ritual, create a vision board, or simply make a list of your intentions and steps you can take to make them reality.


Brian Rolston officially named the head coach of the 2019 Brick Team. Brian Rolston is a retired American professional ice hockey player. Brian most recently was the head coach of U18 Little Caesars Midget Major hockey club as well as assistant coach with the 2005 Little Caesars team. He played for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. He won a Stanley Cup championship with the New Jersey Devils in 1995, and the World Cup of Hockey in 1996 playing for Team USA. Rolston has represented the United States of America three times in Olympic competition for ice hockey. In the Salt Lake City Olympics of 2002, he won the Silver Medal. Rolston was born in Flint, Michigan, but grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Rolston was drafted in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils as their second pick in the first round. Prior to his NHL career, Rolston played for Lake Superior State University (where as a freshman he scored the game-winning goal and earned Most Outstanding Player honors in the National Championship game, which his team won), then the Albany River Rats of the AHL. He has played for the New Jersey Devils, the Minnesota Wild, the Colorado Avalanche and the Boston Bruins. Rolston was one of four players who was traded from Colorado in the 2000 deal that sent the Bruins' Ray Bourque to the Avalanche. He scored a then career high 62 points, including nine shorthanded goals in 2001–02 with the Bruins. During his career, he has scored a total of 33 shorthanded goals.
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