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Quoting 'Psychics' Like Experts: How Low Can News Judgment Go?
Arizona Republic (10/09/2009): More turning to psychics for economic advice. When the going gets tough, Valley residents apparently go in search of the metaphysical. Local psychics and astrologers say that while they're seeing some decline in business as longtime clients cut back on discretionary spending, the recession is bringing them many new customers.
Even though it's shrinking along with all metropolitan newspapers in America, the Arizona Republic remains by far the biggest news organization in Phoenix and the state of Arizona. It still helps set the agenda for public discourse, and claims to be a responsible operation.
The story quoted above, which ran on the front of its local/state section, demonstrates serious irresponsibility on the part of the newspaper. It's a textbook example of why smart readers are tuning out the press.
Consider the way the story starts. The word "apparently" is a tip-off that the piece is based on no actual data. Who's the source for this alleged mini-flood of new customers? Why, the people selling the product. Makes sense to me: In I-can-see-into-the-future territory, we can just take their word for it.
Not a single customer is quoted. We hear only from the people who are claiming to be getting this influx of new customers. Can't the newspaper find even one client?
Look. Newspapers run astrology columns — something I'd ban if I ran a paper, because I'm old-fashioned — with no disclaimers that there is no scientific basis for what these planet- and star-gazers tell us. But the astrology columns run, typically, near the comics, which is the fiction section of the daily paper.
No newspaper, as far as I know, gives its pages over to self-described psychics. Yet the Republic's story quotes several, along with the astrologers, with a straight face.
It even provides a helpful sidebar explaining the difference between psychics, astrologers, fortune-tellers and mediums (in each case with the same level of "here's what they say, never mind what science says" logic). For example, we learn that a psychic is "sensitive to non-physical or supernatural forces and influences, able to see into the future and into the events in a person's life. Often uses tools such as tarot cards, crystals or tea leaves." Gosh, thanks the the deeper insight.
I have to note that journalists spent much of the last decade quoting with a straight face the people from the financial and real estate industries who sold inflated goods to suckers, pulling big fees from the transactions. (Note: I do not indict the entire industry. I have a financial advisor who works for one of the big banks, an old and close friend who's never, ever steered me toward something that was aimed at enriching him, and someone who's comfortable with my tendency to buy and hold.)
The peddlers got rich, and then disclaimed culpability for the bubble or the financial catastrophe it spawned for those average folks (many of whom, we should noted, played the markets like insane gamblers who lose their kids' college money at Las Vegas casinos). Maybe a responsible story would have contrasted the slimy advice from the past with the advice people now seek — foolishly, in my view — from the self-professed seers.
Had this story appeared on April 1, I'd have applauded the piece as droll satire. Running with scarcely a hint of reality, it only satirizes the condition of the newspaper industry, or at least this corner of the trade.
(Note: The updates to this include some or all of the 3rd, 4th 7th and 8th paragraphs. Also please understand that the post update will make some of the earlier comments feel out of place. This is my doing, not the commenters'. Anyone who commented early on and wants the comment removed, please email me.)
Posted on October 10, 2009 January 28, 2011 Author Dan GillmorCategories Principles, Trust
33 thoughts on "Quoting 'Psychics' Like Experts: How Low Can News Judgment Go?"
John Zhu says:
I have to disagree. I got a completely different vibe from the story than you apparently did. The bulk of the story isn't about psychics' financial predictions, but rather about the fact that more people are turning to psychics due to the recession, which is a legitimate story. In this 682-word story, only the last 180 words were actually about what psychics think about the economy, and even that part comes off as "well, we are writing about people going to psychics, so let's have a little bit about what psychics are telling them". It's a huge stretch to put this on par with irresponsibly quoting people in the real estate and financial sectors. I doubt anyone reading this story would read it as "Here's serious financial advice". You are ok with astrology columns running without disclaimers b/c they are in the "fiction" section of the paper. But I question that logic. Do readers realize that astrology columns are not "scientific" or "reliable" because of where it appears in the paper, or because it's astrology? I believe it to be the latter, and for that reason, I don't see any need for a disclaimer with this story. Give the readers a bit more credit: They know Ms. Cleo isn't reliable, without needing the newspaper to print it in big red letters.
Dan Gillmor says:
Actually I think astrology columns should not run in newspapers, but that's a different issue.
The story is flatly irresponsible.
For folks just dropping in, I've updated the post (see end), which will affect the way the comments should be interpreted given that they were posted before the update…
So you really think readers would react the same way to a psychic's predictions about the economy as they would to quotes from a "financial expert"?
My question is whether supposed journalists have any obligation to reality. I look forward to the follow-up on financial advice from birthers. Geez.
Yehuda Berlinger says:
The media is desperately filling up its pages with press releases slightly rewritten to sound like news. I wrote about a similar article about a board game in the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Of course journalists have an obligation to reality. There's no question about that. But what I take issue with is what you seem to be saying: That if journalists don't say "Psychics' predictions are not scientifically reliable", then people might think what the psychics are saying is legitimate financial advice, and therefore the journalist's failure to include a warning label is irresponsible. I simply don't see anyone actually seriously believing that. Regardless of whether the journalist points it out, people in general already know that psychics are not reliable financial advisers. Prove me wrong; otherwise your outrage has no grounds because reality would not be at stake in this case.
If a reporter writes a story about someone who's suffered from the economic crisis, and the person says something like, "God will guide us through this," would you be outraged if the reporter didn't write "There is no scientific basis to support the belief that human existence is overseen and guided by a higher supreme being and therefore one should not plan their finances with that expectation"? For me, that's what the psychic quotes are on par with. The fact that psychics are not reliable are so well-established and generally accepted that a story quoting psychics doesn't need that warning label. On the other hand, if we're talking about a story on the origin of life quoting an intelligent design advocate, I would say such a disclaimer would be necessary since half the people in this country don't believe in evolution.
(deadpan)
See, that's what's wrong with relying on bloggers instead of bold, responsible print journalists. You'd be too timid to seek out the judgments of those who — if they turn out to be right — saw the future clearly all along. Meanwhile, these courageous newsbreakers are looking so far ahead that they let us know about developments that beyond mere facts, to groundless guesswork, some of whichmay turn out to hit the target. And then won't they look clever!
(/deadpan)
Dougall Meloney says:
You shouldn't be too surprised about 'How Low Can News Judgement Go?'. Surely you've heard of William Randolph Hearst, 'Yellow' journalism (named for the colour of the printing paper I believe), Rupert Murdoch, Fox News etc. etc.. This is small potatoes compared to wars incited by newspapers, revolutions fostered, dictators coddled. Stories that mangle and misinterpret facts. Journalists who manifestly don't understand statistics report on 'studies' and (self serving) crime numbers issued by parties who stand to gain by the misinterpretation of them.
Don't get me started on science reporting. I don't call it journalism because too many reporters haven't the slightest idea of the science behind the stories they report, and are just as happy to write a piece about a perpetual motion machine as about the Large Hadron Collider.
I completely agree about astrology sections, 'your lucky numbers for today', and credulous stories about 'psychics'. The appropriate response to charlatans of any stripe is to pillory them. Reporters have no trouble going after other stories of con artists and cheats. Why are they not just denying space in the paper to these people, but wholeheartedly chasing them as victimizers of distraught and financially devastated people?
Here's a story to investigate: what happened to the 'fortune teller' laws enacted around the early part of the last century? Are they still around and just not being enforced, or have they been repealed? Might be time to renew them. Used to be, claiming arcane knowledge of the future, and getting money for it would land you in jail – I think this is still the appropriate response of society.
Jesus. What a bunch of tightasses. It's a human interest story. It doesn't purport to speak on the truth or lack thereof of the interviewees' stories. It's not boosting the businesses of psychics. It doesn't claim that they have answers to life's problems. It merely lets them describe what they do in their own words. It's a rather lightly written piece, a diversion from a newspaper full of depressing stuff, another angle.
Three indisputable facts: 1) There are psychics out there, and/or people who claim to be psychics. 2) They make various predictions about this and that. 3) People pay money for their services – "Psychic Services/Astrologers" is one small aspect of the real economy.
I don't see anything whatsoever irresponsible about this reporting. If you are looking for good examples of why the mainstream media is being abandoned in droves, I am sure you can do better than this.
How abut the predictions from the leading economists and academics in 2006/2007 about how the real estate market was all roses?
Shit, I'll take the psychics.
James Randi says:
No, a large percentage of newspaper readers readers don't know that Ms. Cleo isn't reliable, they don't know that astrology is claptrap, they aren't aware that "psychics" aren't reliable financial advisors. The media takes advantage of these naifs, not caring whether they damage them, simply to "make the numbers" in circulation or ratings. Montel Williams, who made a media star of "psychic" Sylvia Browne by promoting her shamelessly, has admitted that he himself does not believe in psychic powers, yet he endorsed Browne to attract sponsors – thus money. Williams is what's known in the profession as a "media whore," one who will do anything to get the dollars rolling in. My foundation – http://www.randi.org – offers a million-dollar prize to anyone who can produce any evidence of psychic abilities; why are there no eager woo-woos standing impatiently outside my door?
Juergen Botz says:
I really fail to see exactly why astrology columns should merit a "disclaimer" and financial advice columns shouldn't. Financial advisors use entirely unscientific methodologies. Have you ever studied for example technical analysis? It consists of a bunch of entirely arbitrary calculations and statistical meassures which have never been "scientifically proven" to have any more predictive power than i.e. astrology. In fact there is nothing (no methodology) which has ever been proven to be sound investment advice… if there were any one methodology which had a significant statistical predictive component and were proven to have such with some "scientific" causality, everyone would jump on it (since it can make money) which would immediately begin to distort the markets, neutralizing its value.
The truth is, there is no science in finance, and hardly any in economics. So anything that sounds even vaguely like financial advice should have a big disclaimer that it is unscientific, right?
Frankly, I think that economists and financial advisors are bigger crooks than psychics, because of the lie they perpetrate that what they are doing is somehow "science" and therefor reliable and trustworthy.
Nancy Jane Moore says:
There is a news story here, but not the one the Arizona Republic ran. If people who never consulted psychics before are now going to them, that's news. If the reporter talked to some of those people and then interviewed some psychologists about why people might turn to magical solutions in the face of this economic crisis, you'd have an interesting human interest story. It could include a comment from someone (like Mr. Randi above in the comments) about why such advice is worthless. Perhaps it could even include some comments about the failure of many supposedly legitimate financial advisors. It would be nice if there were some actual statistics showing an increase in new users of psychics, though that might be hard to get. But interviews with a few psychics who say they have more business is just free advertising for psychics, not news.
dee harvey says:
Yes, that is the story alright. Well said.
If it were an article on the economy, and they quote a harvard economist, an IMF statistician, and a psychic – yeah, that would be pretty ridicululous. But it's an article about psychics, asking what sort of things people ask them about. It's not an economics article, it's a sociology article. The headline you chose is completely misleading.
Mr. Randi, I couldn't agree more. Thank you for the fine work you are doing in debunking fraudulent claims. I hope that at least a few of the credulous public learn some skepticism from you (although I have to admit I'm not optimistic). You can see my opinion on the subject from my post above. When my son was growing up I used to play a game with him called 'is it reasonable' which challenged amazing claims with simple analysis. We would talk through the ideas while we drove in the car. I wish such analytical thinking was taught in schools.
Kerouac says:
I already agreed with Dan, but then James Randi weighed in and that ALWAYS seals the deal!
I also agree with Juergen Botz, and I will add this: At least psychics don't have the widespread ability to shape the future through their fortune-telling. Financial prognosticators use their pseudo-abilities to move markets, harm innocent people, and cash in. That makes it as bad or worse.
Mark Bellis says:
This is a terrible article – the writer didn't try even to test the 'psychics', or even to talk to anyone who'd been burned by them – I'm sure if she checked court records or the better business bureau she would have been able to find local people who'd been conned by psychics.
Is the guy in the photograph hanging on the wall behind the client and psychic Carlos Santana???
donniebnyc says:
Are you not aware that there are people that believe in astrology….and that the potential exists for real world consequences from a belief in absurdity? Take a minute to google Nancy Reagan and astrologer.
"No, a large percentage of newspaper readers readers don't know…"
What possible evidence do you have to make that assertion? Sounds a bit paranoid. Myself, I'd venture that even people who believe in psychic abilities are well aware that it's unproven territory. I base that conjecture in the "Science & Engineering Indicators" annual surveys, which have reliably noted that belief in psychic ability is higher among college graduates than among people with less education; that is, people with fine critical thinking skills accept that there's the possibility.
As for why there are no eager "woo-woos" applying for that million, just google the article "The Myth of James Randi's Million Dollar Challenge" which suggests it is little more than a publicity stunt; a talking point for a media pundit.
Louis Wu says:
One can expect little more from a state that once elected racist used-car salesman Governor, and who keep re-electing a corrupt racist as Maricopa County Sheriff. Not exactly the sharpest tools in the shed. We'll beat Florida yet…
Randy R. says:
On the contrary – many readers would pay more attention to a psychic's predictions about the economy!
Add to that unfortunate propensity the fact that the psychic's prediction would very likely be phrased in a much more understandable way than anything from a so-called financial expert.
Legitimate story. Now, would I have liked more facts? Yes. But asking the questions — are more people going to psychics for financial advice? — is in bounds. It's not like they are doing a story on "here is what psychics say about where to invest."
There are many more good examples of bad journalism where you can hang your hat on the death of newspapers, than this simple story.
Have a hair-trigger much?
Joseph Capp says:
Of all the horrible inaccuracies perpetrated by the the press in the last years this is what gets you up in arms? God help protect from people like you who wish to protect us.
Joe Capp
UFOMM
Joe, apparently you haven't been reading any of my work these last few years, or you'd know that I've been a fairly persistent critic of bad journalism.
By the way, you need to protect yourself. No one else can do it for you.
Bill Stewart says:
Dan, I think you're misreading the story. If it were saying "Loan Sharks and Get-Rich-Quick scammers are seeing more new customers coming in because of the economic downturn", you probably wouldn't have a problem with that (other than the questionable statistical methodology of extrapolating from the few scammers and loan sharks the reporter knows into a purported trend.)
The article isn't saying that genuine psychics are foreseeing more business, it's saying that people in the non-scientific-advice business are getting more suckers.
Bill, they would never in a million years write a story with the headline you describe and then a) take the word of the loan sharks and scammers that they were getting more customers; b) blandly quote those people; and c) fail to have a comment or two from law enforcement. In fact, the story would be framed as a warning, starting with law enforcement folks saying that more people were turning to the wrong people for help. I'm not calling the "psychics" the same as loan sharks, btw, but this story begged for editorial (as in an editor or two who had time to think about it, something editors have much less of these days) supervision.
Dan Lyke says:
To Mr. Randi's point: Yep, a large percentage of the readers don't knoew that astrology is claptrap, but y'all are confusing readers with customers! The purpose of the newspaper is to deliver ads to easily swayed consumers. If I were selling stuff on the consumer level, darn right I'd want more readers who buy into astrology and aren't much on critical thinking.
And how many ads do you figure that article sold to those psychics? As the classified section is waning, the small display section towards the back that has the personal services in it is probably still profitable.
Maybe it's that I'm old and cynical, but for as long as I've been reading newspapers I've seen that their purpose is to deliver eyeballs in the appropriate demographic to advertisers. This sort of article is completely consistent with that mission.
Roger Peterson says:
Remember – no one ever went broke overestimating the lack of intelligence of the American public.
Michael Welch says:
"There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance–that principle is contempt prior to investigation." – Herbert Spencer
I agree with the posts that "journalists" in both print and digital media often neglect to research their pieces. (This reflects their personal and professional bias.) There is an organization endeavoring to inform the public: the National Council for Geocosmic Research (NCGR) — of which I remain a long-standing member (reflecting my personal and professional bias).
Fifteen years ago I was at a fair where I decided to have a tarot card reading. It was unplanned and I had no advance appointment. There were several psychics there, and I chose one at random. This was not something I had ever done before, and I was skeptical. The psychic's cards were so worn that the ink was gone, and she said it didn't matter because she could still read them. Then she predicted things that left me completely astonished. She said I would have a new job soon, which seemed impossible to me at the time because I had a job and wasn't looking. She said that this time, I needed to negotiate my salary carefully. She couldn't possibly know this, but I tended to not be good at negotiating my salary. She also said some very specific and useful things about my family life. Three months later, I had a new job and had successfully negotiated a higher salary. I didn't tell her anything more than my name and date of birth. There is no possible way that someone could have fed her any of the information that she shared with me. I paid a small fee and we never had contact again. Was it all a good guess? Did she get this information by sizing me up? Did she simply plant suggestions which might have been helpful to most people? I wouldn't call myself ignorant, uneducated or naive, but to this day the incident remains a mystery.
Since that time, I have had a few rare tarot card readings by professional psychics. It's always been for entertainment purposes, and not real advise on important matters. Not one of these psychics had been nearly as helpful, perceptive or accurate as that first one.
Obviously some of these people are hucksters. Certainly their abilities cannot be proven. But I like to keep an open mind, and would enjoy reading articles about psychics. I think Mr. Gillmore sounds hostile to the topic rather than the way it was covered.
Phil Riske says:
C'mon, Dan, you misspelled judgment.
Doh, you're right, and the first to notice…fixing now.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's cold across much of the country right now. Sure, we have friends in warmer climates complaining about weather we'd give practically anything for, but if you're reading this, you're at least thinking about amping up your wintry wardrobe (whatever that means to you). And whether you're facing temperatures in the low double digits or a double-digit drop, you're probably not turning your nose up at a snuggly sweater dress, a cute beanie, or even a pair of cashmere socks. Since we're staying mostly inside, we had plenty of time to poke around for the best winter clothes at Banana Republic to refresh a wardrobe this season. Some of these items are on sale (with an extra 60 percent off on top of the marked-down prices), but either way, not a single one costs more than $100. Check out our 24 favorite pieces ahead. Related: 15 Comfy Banana Republic Pants That Still Look Stylish (With Not a Zipper in Sight!)
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Tony picks an person/place/thing and will give Cheree No More Than 4 clues to see if she can guess it within the four clues. Sometimes she gets it right without using all four clues but most of the time she doesn't. Plus Tony posts bonus clue on the ZAZZA MORNINGS with CHEREE facebook page to help you out. Guess correctly and win the prize!
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Sometimes you just need to vent and let everyone know ain't nobody got time for that…whatever "that" may be at the moment. Call in each Monday to get if off your chest.
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Each Thursday, Tony & Cheree face off in the PieFace Showdown to see who has the fastest hands to make the other one get smacked in the face with whipped cream. Sometimes they get daring and use other "stuff" instead of whipped cream…then things get really interesting! Catch it live on the air, or on facebook live on the ZAZZA MORNINGS with CHEREE facebook page.
So we all know Tony loves to cook. Now he's cooking and videotaping it complete with detailed directions of how to make it look/taste the way Tony does. It could be an elaborate holiday meal, or a quick romantic dinner for two, or the perfect meal for football season! See the videos on the ZAZZA MORNINGS with CHEREE youtube page HERE!
Tony Zazza was born and raised in San Diego, CA & grew up dreaming of being a professional baseball player or a police officer. He left California for Texas on a baseball scholarship.
Tony attended Hill College & Tarleton State University in Texas where he got hired to write for MTV and also took a job at the local radio station in Stephenville.
Tony has worn every hat in radio until he asked for a 50 cent raise. When told he wasn't talented enough for the raise he decided to prove his boss wrong and in 1998, Tony drove to Dallas and landed weekends at KDMX. Tony worked his way up from weekends to overnights to nights and after one year he was onto afternoons. Tony spent 5 ½ years there before moving to mornings where he was the host of his own show for 4+ years before moving to KVIL.
Tony was named On-Air Personality of the Year by AWRT (American Women in Radio and Television) in 2007 and nominated again in 2014 and also nominated for On-Air Personality of the Year in 2004 by R&R (Radio and Records) and The RMA's (Radio Music Awards).
He currently lives in "beachside" in Melbourne, Florida, with his 2 dogs (Cooper & Belle) and 2 cats (Faith & Hill). He loves to play golf, entertain, yard work, swim and spend time with family and friends.
Tony is a Wine Enthusiast and loves to cook.
Cheree is a Florida native but has done radio all over the United States!
Second to being on the air (which is Cheree's greatest passion), is her love for animals and dedication to animal advocacy!
You're most likely to find Cheree behind the mic, at the barn, or on the ice! Yup, Cheree is a dedicated figure skater and skates AT LEAST three times a week!!!
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AirCraft Casualty Emotional Support Services ("ACCESS") is an American nonprofit support group based in New York City that helps surviving family members of aircraft crash victims.

The organization was created by Heidi Snow, then fiancee of French hockey player Michel Breistroff, who died in the TWA Flight 800 disaster.  The American Red Cross provided services for two weeks, after which survivors were left to arrange support on their own.  Snow contacted Rudolph Giuliani, then Mayor of New York City, who in turn suggested that she contact families of victims of an earlier crash, Pan Am Flight 103.  After organizing the nonprofit, she arranged meetings between these families and those of victims of other major aviation disasters, including 9/11.  The nonprofit also conducts sensitivity and support training for airlines and other companies that regularly deal with bereaving families and survivors.

External links
accesshelp.org - official website

References

Charities based in New York City
Aviation in the United States

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School district websites and Independent school websites are the workhorse communication platform for any school district. It is critical to effective school communication strategies and to build a strong school brand. When you want to attract highly qualified staff, increase student enrollment, and strengthen community support, your district office website is where you must start.
Not only should it be responsive, to be accessible on mobile devices, but it should also have intuitive navigation, contain content that is inviting and conversational, and contain all the pertinent information your targeted visitors will need. It also needs to be ADA accessible, tell your school's stories, and convince site visitors why your school is the best one for their students to attend (or the best place for them to work). This takes more than a beautiful school website design. It takes communications strategy, and quality control to remain current and effective.
So, when you need more than just a shell of a design, contact the experts in school website management and put our staff to work for you. Your district website can and should be more than just an online placeholder. It should be an impressive and impactful first impression of who you are and what you do for students.


Many children who are in foster care system have been exposed to events that impact their development. These developmental impact include, but are not limited to; brain development, physical presentation, as well as displayed behaviors. Although we as providers, foster parents, etc, might not have witnessed the experiences that a foster child went through, we can still help. This training is designed to provide a therapeutic approach that aims at establishing connection, safety, and understanding. Through this training, participants will have an increased understanding of the impact of previous traumatic events on a child's current behavioral presentation. Participants will learn how trauma impacts brain development as well learning how to mold behavioral interventions into a more trauma-informed approach. We cannot change what these children have gone through, but we can work on healing the effects of their experiences.


dearunite.com: Do You Believe the Media?
We posted an indy news video of the 'Keep Corbyn' demo yesterday because mainstream media was sparse, edited and partial.
Michael Crick of Channel 4 News said the number of demonstrators who turned up (with under 24 hours notice) was "1,000 to 1,500 maybe".
Adam Boulten of Sky News reported "more like 300".
The official police estimate was 10,000 (Police estimates have got more reliable over the years - they couldn't get worse could they).
These things are easy to check, there is plenty of video.
Unfortunately the Channel 4 video of the crowd stopped panning just beyond the half way point, eliminating nearly 50% of the protesters.
50x50 = 2,500 square metres.
The square was full, and packed.
About 4 people comfortably fit within 1 square metre, without bumping into each other.
4 x 2,500 = 10,000 people.


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Q: error: expected unqualified-id So, i have searched around for answers, and multiple people have got the same error response but i cannot see how their errors could fix my code.
I started trying out c++ yesterday, but i am experienced with mostly Python but also C#
I am making a simple contact book, just for learning.
I am not done with the class or any other implementation, just need this fixed first.
the exact error is
kontaktbok.cpp:9: error: expected unqualified-id before 'public'

And the code is here
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <sstream>

using namespace std;

bool running = true;

public class Contact
{
    private:
        string firstname   = "";
        string lastname    = "";
        string phonenumber = "";

    public:
        Contact()
        {
            this.firstname = "Alfred";
        }
};

int main()
{
        cout << "Welcome to the Contact book!" << endl <<
                "Made by X";
    while (running)
    {
        cout << "1. Add contact"    << endl
             << "2. List contacts"  << endl
             << "3. Quit"           << endl;
        cout << "Choice: ";
        string mystr;
        getline(cin, mystr);
        int choice;
        stringstream(mystr) >> choice;
        switch (choice)
        {
            case 1: cout << "asd";
            case 2: cout << "asd2";
            case 3: running = false;
            default : cout << "Invalid integer";
        }
    }
    return 0;
}

Thanks in advance!

A: public class Contact is not valid C++, use class Contact instead.

A: These changes will fix your issue, public Class is not valid C++, it should be just class:
class Contact
{
  private:
      string firstname ;
      string lastname  ;
      string phonenumber ;

  public:
    Contact()
    {
        this->firstname = "Alfred";
    }

  };

Also, you should be using -> when dereferencing this it is a pointer not a plain struct or class in which using . would be valid. Also, member variables should be initialized in the constructor, if you want empty strings the default constructor constructs a empty string.

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Az egérárpa (Hordeum murinum) az egyszikűek (Monocotyledonopsida) osztályába és a perjefélék (Poaceae) családjába tartozó, nálunk igen gyakori egyéves gyomnövény.

Előfordulás
Útmenti gyomtársulásokban országszerte gyakori. Magassága akár 30 centiméteres is lehet. Egynyári növény, magjai tavasszal csíráznak és hajtanak ki. Elterjedési területe a Földközi-tenger medencéje, Közép-Európa, Nyugat-Ázsia, és Észak-Afrika.

A középső füzérkék pelyvája hosszan pillás. Magjai az úgynevezett toklászban találhatóak, mely maximum 10 milliméter hosszú, szálkája 20-30 milliméteres. A középső füzérke ülő vagy nagyon rövid (maximum 0,6mm hosszú) nyelű és az oldalsó füzérke hosszabb, mint a középsők. A füzér tengelye törékeny, éréskor széthulló. Virágzása májustól júliusig tart. A csapadék fontos faktor, ugyanis ha az adott évben kevés eső esik, vagy túl korán vagy későn, akkor nem kel ki annyi mag. A növény ezért arra specializálódott, hogy a változó időjárási körülmények ellenére is minél több termést tudjon hozni, hogy a szaporodása biztosítva legyen.

A levél 2-8 milliméter széles, a felsők hüvelye kissé felfújt, kopasz vagy pelyhes, zöld.

Nem mérgező, azonban kutyatulajdonosok számára komoly veszélyeket rejthet. Tavasszal, amikor a növény még zöld és puha, egyes kutyák megrágcsálhatják, ez teljesen veszélytelen számukra, viszont nyáron, amikor a kalászok megsárgulnak, a toklász leválik a növényről, és mivel alakja lényegében egy dárdahegyre emlékeztet, könnyűszerrel be tud fúródni a kutya testébe. Ha egyszer befúródott, súlyos bőrproblémákat, fájdalmakat, extrém esetben az állat pusztulását is okozhatja, mivel lebomlani nem tud.

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This article contains a description of procedures for best practices and Continuous Delivery processes with Spark Applications. Since there is basically three types of distribution this document includes recommendations about the preferred one and the related procedures for development, testing, staging and distribution.
Regarding Source Code Management we will follow the FTS Source Code Management Workflow Document guidelines.
We'll cover as well the Continuous Processing mode for real time operations and an analysis of the Databricks workspace.
It is responsible for launching various parallel operations on a cluster.
It's the shape of a JAR file (written in Scala or Java), a Notebook or a set of chained notebooks (written in Java, Scala, R, Python) with the ipynb extension.
They contain the business logic and rules, handling data to perform complex operations of transformation, load, extraction, etc.
It is the process which is running the user code which in turn create the SparkContext object, create RDDs and performs transformation and action operation on RDD.
It accesses Apache Spark through a SparkContext object which represents a connection to computing cluster (From Spark 2.0 and upper we can access SparkContext object through SparkSession).
It is responsible for converting user program into the unit of physical execution called task.
It also defines distributed datasets on the cluster and we can apply different operations on Dataset (transformation and action).
Spark program creates a logical plan called Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) which is converted to physical execution plan by the driver when driver program runs.
We outline the common integration points for a data pipeline in the CD cycle and how you can leverage functionalities in Databricks to integrate with your systems. Our own internal data pipelines follow the approach outlined in this blog to continuously deliver audit logs to our customers.
Continuous Integration stage is the snapshot state. Provides Unit/Integration/Automatic Tests. The Driver App can be distributed through a pipeline. The Driver App is subject to Code Review in the Git server with required approval.
Beta stage is already the stable version, merged from the development branch. Automatic tests are provided to be used by the CD pipeline.
Candidate stage is subject to stress and security tests.
Production stage is achieved after all tests. Deployment is automatic and not triggered by humans.
Iterative development with tests: As developers are building data operations by exploring data in notebooks and moving towards maturity, code can get quickly unwieldy and writing tests. They use the personal workspace for testing.
Continuous Delivery. Start with the Beta Stage: As new code is getting merged to the stable branch, the build pipeline must be able to pull the latest changes and run the automatic tests for various components and publish the latest artifacts or place the notebooks in the Beta workspace.
Pushing driver application to the Candidate stage: Once all the tests have passed, the build server must be able to push the driver application to the Candidate stage to test the code on a much larger data set that resembles production data for performance and data quality.
Pushing data pipeline to the Production stage: The final phase is pushing the driver application in staging into production so that the next run of the driver app picks the latest code and is available in production.
Spark applications can be arranged in several ways.
Basically, you can package your app into a JAR file. In the case you are maintaining a regular Java/Scala project based on some build system (e.g. Maven, SBT or Gradle). You use your favorite IDE to manage this project and you keep the standard project layout in order to maintain your test classes and dependencies.
In this case when the JAR file is created it should be a fat jar (self contained JVM executable package) containing all the needed dependencies.
The Databricks job can be assigned to this JAR file directly or you can define a notebook with a basic entry point for some needed handling of parameters, for instance (See the Q&A Section to see more cases where a notebook choice can be more recommendable).
The other option is to write the whole Spark Application in a single notebook. In this case you need to handle a ipynb file, editable in your favorite IDE or text editor but it is recommendable you use your personal workspace in Databricks.
If the Spark Application's business logic is complex enough we have the option to make a workflow. A Databricks Workflow is the recommended way to compose Spark pipelines by chaining notebooks.
Below diagrams shows the several ways to compose the Spark Applications. Please follow these rules and structures to arrange your code.
The Source Code Management (SCM) Workflow for Spark Applications changes accordingly to smaller pieces of code that are released eventually many times a day, avoiding development integration branches (software components are smaller, more autonomous and this kind of integration based on dependencies is not applicable any more) and working only with feature and master branches. Hot fixes are still applicable as usual and described in the referenced document about the standard SCM workflow.
In a common regular scenario with several developers working at the same time on certain components. The recommended approach is to set up a development environment (Azure Databricks Workspace) per user. Each user pushes the notebook to their own personal folders in the Databricks Workspace by using the Azure Databricks UI or preferably by using the Databricks CLI. They work on their own copies of the source code in the Databricks Workspace. Then, they can export the files via Azure Databricks UI/API/CLI to their local development environment and then check-in to the feature branch before making a merge request against the stable branch. They also have their own small clusters for the development.
The recommended approach is to set up a development environment (Databricks Workspace) per user. Each user pushes the notebook to their own personal folders in the interactive workspace. They work on their own copies of the source code in the interactive workspace. They then export it via API/CLI to their local development environment and then check-in to their own branch before making a pull request against the master branch. They also have their own small clusters for the development.
The Databricks CLI will be used for inter-acting with the Databricks workspace. You can find here a full explanation.
There are two phases as usual..
It runs the unit and integration test written for the Spark Application.
For JAR files these tests are part of the build life cycle (Maven, SBT, Gradle).
For notebooks and workflows the project will support the unit and integration tests of the code snippets contained in the notebooks.
Additionally, the developer must generate the benchmarks for the operational performance of the Spark Application running in the personal workspace (not in the local machine). We'll use the benchmark generation tool to generate and store the benchmarks in relation to the specific resource in the API.
We'll see the place for the testing and bench marking phases in the next section.
1-Developers work with a personal Databricks workspace and local file system. Once they have written the code for the logic and tests they generate the first set of benchmarks for the feature or fix. These benchmarks are related to the metrics obtained from performance of database queries in storage (please read about the Bench marking Tool).
2-Once the developer is happy with the benchmark the code will be pushed to the SCM by following the standard SCM flow. After code review the code is eventually merged to the stable version (master) and it will be ready to build used by the build pipeline.
3-The build phase will run the pre-deployment tests (Unit and Integration) no matters if the code is making a JAR file, it is a notebook or a workflow.
4-For notebooks and flows the build pipeline will not use artifact storage (Nexus) and the code will be retrieved for the SCM if needed from the given tag (so, the build pipeline tags the code with test passed notebooks). Nexus will be used only in case of creation of JAR files.
5-By using the Databricks CLI the build pipeline assigns the notebook/workflow/JAR file to a specific job.
6-Then, the post deployment phase takes place. A second generation of benchmarks will be generated and stored. The build pipeline will check out the benchmarks are under the maximum tolerable threshold to success.
First, the Spark Applications attached to Databricks jobs are accessible via the Databricks REST API and the Databricks CLI. This is the case for job execution requests via queues.
Secondly, the notebooks not attached to jobs are listening streams in order to receive any input (the event) and trigger a specific business logic/operation accordingly to the received parameters.
To create a Spark Application in the Slow Lane and therefore attached to a Job you can follow any of the three approaches to create a Spark App: Notebook, JAR file, hybrid.
You can find examples and references to develop, test, build and package a Spark application.
You can find references and examples about the JAR file pattern and layout at our internal Git repository (ask us for a permission to access if your are interested) at https://gitlab-citp.fexcosoftware.com/cp/Spark-DriverApp-Reference.
The pattern to follow by the Fast Lane (streams listeners) Spark Applications is called Continuous Processing. It can provide end-to-end latency times as low as 1 millisecond with at-least-once guarantees. Without changing the Dataset/DataFrame operations in queries, we will be able to choose the mode based on the API operation requirements.
trigger(processingTime = "1 second") is a micro-batch query where the batch interval (the time interval between batch starts) is 1 second.
trigger(processingTime = "0 seconds") is a micro-batch query where the batch interval is 0; that is, Spark starts batches as soon as it can.
trigger(continuous = "5 seconds") is a continuous query where the checkpoint interval (the time interval between Spark asking for checkpoints) is 5 seconds.
In the last section we mentioned the Continuous Processing mode as the preferred for real time operations (included in our Fast Lane Operations Set). We have several options to handle communications to the Fast Lane Ops (e.g. Kafka). As we work with Azure we have selected Azure Event Hubs streams as the solution to send tasks to the Fast Lane operations.
First, we need to import the Azure Event Hubs for Databricks library to our workspace.
And add the settings to start listening streams through Event Hubs.
When a notebook is more recommendable than a regular JAR file for Spark applications?
Well, it is a developer decision but we need to make some previous considerations. On one hand the JAR file offers us a well known way of including tests and a layout for our classes. We know how it works and we know how to do a good usage of JAR files.
Easy performance analysis: We can easily look at the performance of different stages by having the code broken down into different cells and looking at the time taken for each cell to execute.
Visual troubleshooting of intermediate stages: We can easily look at the intermediate results instead of searching through a lot of logs for your debug statements.
Return results from the job: We can programmatically get the exit status of the notebook and take corresponding action in the workflow externally.
When a hybrid approach (notebook + JAR file) is more recommendable than a regular JAR file or a notebook for Spark applications?
Parameterization is a very good example. Normally we'll receive the parameters from the job requests. Anyway, we can very quickly change the input parameters in a notebook and run the core logic in libraries. Just for a configuration change, you don't need to compile the JAR file and re-upload and run them again.
Simple chaining of jobs is another good reason. We can chain a simple linear workflow with fail fast mechanisms. The workflow could be chaining different code blocks from the same library or chaining different libraries as well, managed by notebooks.
Well, we have listed here the main topics about how to use Spark Applications in the API's Computing Platform. By using our Cloud Provider (Azure Databricks) we can use the best service and toolkit we could imagine to be fully operative and maximize our efficiency in Fast Lane Low-Latency operations.
Please find below some links to important materials. We are looking forward to hear from your questions and suggestions.


Informed decisions are important when it comes to genetic testing, but Canadians don't always hear the full story.
MY REALITY… I have a 50% CHANCE of inheriting Huntington disease and my genetic test results will tell my fate.
CANADA'S REALITY… Genetic testing is available to all Canadians. WE ARE ALL AT RISK of our genetic information being used against us in Canada. Canada is the only G8 country that DOES NOT PROTECT its citizens from genetic discrimination.
Genetic discrimination occurs when people are treated unfairly because of actual or perceived differences in their genetic information that may cause or increase the risk to develop a disorder or disease.
Genetic information is complicated and should not be used against us. This type of discrimination affects more than just those with Huntington disease, we are all at risk.
Every family has disease hidden in their genetics, so this affects every Canadian. Take the time to learn about this important issue and to inform your federal and provincial representatives.
More significantly for the HD community is the fact that his widow, Marjorie Guthrie, went on to found the Huntington's Disease Society of America (HDSA) and, in conjunction with Ariel and Ralph Walker founders (in 1973) of the Huntington Society of Canada (HSC) , began to build the international research and support community we see today. In California, Milton Wexler founded (in 1968) the Hereditary Disease Foundation (HDF) after his wife Leonore's diagnosis with HD.
From the kitchen tables of these hard working visionaries and selfless leaders, their legacies are the organizations we now know as HDSA, HSC and HDF. Ralph's wife, Ariel Walker, continues to actively advocate for HD families through HSC. Milton and Leonore's daughter Nancy Wexler, neuro-psychologist and HDF president, led the 20-year study of the 18,000 family members in Venezuela that helped identify the gene marker and gene for HD in1983 and 1993 respectively. Another daughter, author Alice Wexler has written about and advocated extensively for HD research and families.
Perhaps because they didn't know better, or perhaps because they did, the HD research community has fostered a spirit of collaboration unprecedented in the often-competitive field of medical research.
New technologies developed during the HD gene search have been widely used in mapping genes for other disorders including cystic fibrosis, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, cancer, heart disease and mental illness. These successes helped to launch the Human Genome Project.
The predictive testing protocol for Huntington disease has served as a model for other diseases. With thousands of diseases known to have genetic links, this is becoming more and more important.
Much of of our fundraising is at the grass-roots level, conceived and run locally by volunteers.
HSC is actively leading the fight against genetic discrimination in Canada as a leader and founding member of the Canadian Council for Genetic Fairness.
Add to this, an enormous international research and support community and millions of volunteer hours spent fundraising, advocating and caregiving and it is no wonder we have come so far so quickly. Yet there is still further to go. Celebrate the past and embrace the hope for the future.
Caffeine makes Huntington's symptoms start earlier?
Recent news stories suggest that Caffeine might be harmful to people with the Huntington's disease mutation, while others claim that Cannabis might be helpful. Here's the lowdown on the science behind these stories, and why we think that a third 'C' – Caution – might be the best medicine when it comes to news stories about HD 'breakthroughs'.
I'm sending this letter to let you know I will be ending my work as the HD Research Coordinator on July 31, 2011. It has been a rewarding 27 years working with you and your families. You have taught me so much as you shared your lives with me. I will remember you always for the wonderful folks you are and the dedication you and your families have given to help fight this disease.
This is a good time for me to move on as the Pharos, Predict and Cohort studies have now ended. Enroll-HD (the continuation of Cohort) will commence this fall, and you will be contacted by my replacement to ask if you will continue.
Carol Pantella will be continuing with her HD Drug Study Research (2-CARE) so she will always be a good resource person for you.
I am continuing my interest in genetic research at the U of C, but with another investigator in another field.
I leave you with a heavy heart, but with many good memories. I wish you well, my friends. I hope our paths will continue to cross.
A Step Toward Controlling Huntington's Disease?
Johns Hopkins researchers have identified a natural mechanism that might one day be used to block the expression of the mutated gene known to cause Huntington's disease. Their experiments offer not an immediate cure, but a potential new approach to stopping or even preventing the development of this relentless neurodegenerative disorder.
At first click, and even after several more, a new science website might seem simply to be a slick multi-media hub to school the public on stem-cell biology and research.
But joinstemcellcity.com, a creation of the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine launched with great fanfare Wednesday in Toronto, has a much grander aim. It is intended to rally enough public support that the progress of stem-cell science will not be slowed by political chill or poor funding.
Neurology is one of the five branches of research focus at the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine.


Season 5 of Keys To Riches kicks off with our Key Number One: Acceptance and Affirmation. The Keys To Riches is a financial podcast with a series of financial concepts as host Heather Wagenhals teaches listeners how to think like the rich and be in control of your own money.
Tune in to the Keys To Riches every Monday which features our Key of the Week, Moolah Word of the Day, Money Drama & more!
This week's Key Number One: Acceptance and Affirmation.


Nearly any evidence of the occurrence of a rare or elusive wildlife species has the tendency to generate a stir. Case in point: in February 2008, remote cameras unexpectedly captured the images of a wolverine in the central Sierra Nevada, an area from which the species was believed to be extinct since 1922. But frustratingly few observations prove to be so conclusive. So what, then, are managers to make of unverifiable observations, especially those that are not diagnostic?


We turn public areas into functional and stylish environment for communication, interaction, everyday affairs and personal comfort.
Experience in this field including material selection and environments allow us to create spaces where flow of people is high. We believe that design should make the public spaces friendly and habitable bringing living experience to the new level.


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Poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac are plants that produce an oil (urushiol) that causes an allergic reaction among humans. The inflammation is a reaction to contact with any part of the plant, which leads to burning, itching, redness and blisters. The inflammation is a form of contact dermatitis, an allergic reaction to an allergen that comes into direct contact with the skin. It is not contagious. Poison ivy is more prevalent in the eastern part of the country; poison oak is more prevalent in the southeastern part of the country.
Poison ivy is characterized by red, itchy bumps and blisters that appear in the area that came into contact with the plant. The rash begins one to two days after exposure. The rash first appears in curved lines and will clear up on its own in 14 to 21 days.
Treatment for poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac is designed to relieve the itching and may include oral antihistamines and cortisone creams (either over-the-counter or prescription). These treatments need to be applied before blisters appear or after the blisters have dried up to be effective. In severe cases, oral steroids, such as prednisone, may be prescribed.
The best form of prevention is to recognize and avoid contact with the plants. This can be difficult because these plants tend to grow around other vegetation. These three poison plants can be distinguished by their classic three-leaf formation. To avoid contact with these plants, wear long sleeves and pants when hiking outdoors and keep to the trails. Tuck the ends of your sleeves into gloves and the bottom of your pants into socks so that no area of skin on your arms or legs is exposed. If you think you have come into contact with a poison plant, wash the area of skin with cool water as quickly as possible to help limit the reaction. Also, wash the clothing you were wearing immediately after exposure.
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Dog stolen from car in Wawa parking lot in Philadelphia reunited with family
December 04, 2022 at 1:33 pm PST
Found: File photo of Golden Retriever. A Philadelphia couple was reunited with their 2-year-old rescue dog, a boxer-Golden Retriever mix who went missing in mid-November. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA — Theo is home again after an 18-day odyssey.
The 2-year-old rescue dog, a boxer-Golden Retriever mix, went missing last month after Natalie Ciervo and Matt Berk said he was stolen from their car at a Wawa parking lot in Philadelphia, WTXF-TV reported.
The couple, who live in the Fishtown neighborhood of the city, had stopped at a Wawa in the Port Richmond area on Nov. 15 when the dog went missing, according to the television station.
A post shared by #BringTheoHome (@bringtheohome_)
It was about 7:30 p.m. and the couple went inside the store, leaving Theo and Frankie -- a beagle -- in their vehicle, WCAU-TV reported.
"We ordered sandwiches and we were coming out the door right here," Berk told the television station. "Someone said there's a beagle there and she ran out thinking it was Frankie, our beagle. I ran to the car around the corner here and saw the backdoor was open."
Frankie was still in the vehicle but Theo was gone.
After nearly three weeks of searching and passing out flyers, Ciervo and Berk were reunited with Theo.
"I will post an update soon with the story of how we were finally able to get him home," the couple wrote on Instagram. "We are so thankful for all of you."
On Facebook, Ciervo shared a Facebook post on Sunday by Glenn Orwan III, the administrator of the Southern NJ Humane Tracking & Trapping recovery group. Orwan did not release specifics but thanked several groups of people.
"Everyone went above and beyond to make it happen!" Orwan wrote.
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ssb_sequence = Sequence(name='ssb',
                       variable=' diff down from f0',
                       variable_unit='GHz',
                       step=1e6,
                       start=0,
                       stop=100e6)

qubit_time = 1e-6
qubit_points = round(qubit_time / resolution)
qubit_time_array = np.arange(qubit_points) * resolution
freq_array = ssb_sequence.variable_array

for i, freq in enumerate(freq_array):
    element = Element()
    element.add_waveform(readout_waveform)
    qubit_i = Waveform(length=points, channel=1)
    qubit_q = Waveform(length=points, channel=2)
    if i == 0:
        qubit_i.marker_1[0:100] = 1
        qubit_waveform.marker_2[0:100] = 1
    qubit_start = pulse_end_points - qubit_points
    qubit_end = pulse_end_points
    angle = qubit_time_array * freq * 2 * np.pi
    cos_array = np.cos(angle)
    sin_array = np.sin(angle)
    qubit_i.wave[qubit_start:qubit_end] = cos_array
    qubit_q.wave[qubit_start:qubit_end] = sin_array
    element.add_waveform(qubit_i)
    element.add_waveform(qubit_q)
    ssb_sequence.add_element(element)

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What's in a name: Corolla is coming home, but is it still king?
Author: Alisdair Suttie | Updated: 03 Sep 2018 11:43
When you've notched up 45 million sales of a single model line, you could be excused for thinking it was due for retirement. Perhaps that what Toyota thought when it discontinued its Corolla in Europe and replaced it with the Auris in 2007.
It's fair to say the Auris carried on where the Corolla left off, providing plenty of drivers who don't really get excited about 0-60mph times or on-the-limit handling with dependable, affordable, comfortable transport. That's always been key to the success of the Corolla since the day the first one rolled off the line in 1966: it just works.
No fancy gimmicks or ostentatious styling has ever been needed for the Corolla. Instead, it's become a byword for reliable, unfussy driving for generations. Where Volkswagen has humblebragged about the Golf's reliability and build quality in advertising, Toyota has taken this as a given. Not in a conceited manner, but simply because what other way would you build a car?
That hasn't always endeared the Corolla to the motoring press, who like a car they chuck about on country roads and extoll the virtues of its dynamic prowess. Or, in other instances, it makes good press to berate a car's faults and flaws. The Corolla hasn't provided them with much copy on either front, even when the model has thrown up the occasional excitement of a sporting model such as the better than it looked in the metal T Sport with its 190hp motor.
So, if the Corolla name stands for so much that is, well, unexciting, why revive it at all? For starters, this isn't some phoenix restoration of a badge as the Corolla hasn't ever really gone away. It's been steadily selling in many other parts of the world outside of Europe and racking up the sales figures to make it comfortably the best-selling car in the world ever. Forget Beetles, Golfs and even the Ford F-150, the Corolla is the daddy when it comes to how many have been built.
It's also possible to argue the Auris was a Corolla in all but name as the two shared exactly the same values and qualities. Toyota did not throw the baby out with the bath water in 2007 when the Corolla name disappeared from European sales lists. So why did they drop the name?
It seems there was a push within Toyota for something a bit more modern, upbeat and aimed at moving perceptions a little more upmarket. Just what every other car maker does when it introduces a new model, in fact. More telling is the same people carried on buying the Auris who'd bought the Corolla, so Toyota didn't experience any great leap in sales or brand identity.
If that's the case, why bother to ditch the Auris name, then? Well, the Corolla badge carries with it a certain history and it's instantly recognisable the world over. A bit like going into a fast food chain or ordering certain fizzy drinks anywhere in the world, you know what you're going to get. That kind of understanding among consumers is pure gold for any company selling a product.
There's also the opportunity presented by the Japanese firm's Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) platform. This base structure will replace almost every other platform in the Toyota range, from hatchbacks to SUVs, as it can be configured to suit almost every demand. This includes the need for all-wheel drive and hybrid power, which the next Corolla will use when it arrives in 2019.
Using the TNGA platform will, Toyota says, save 20% on build and production costs, making the next Corolla cheaper and quicker to make. Those savings are good for the company's bottom line but should also make the new Corolla very keenly priced in its segment. Given the stiff competition for sales in the small hatch market and the various spin-off segments such as small SUV and crossover, any price advantage can make all the difference to sales.
However, Toyota is not a company that has ever relied on a plain value for money proposition to sell its cars. This is where the Corolla has been so vital to the firm in creating its reputation, both perceived and real, for cars that don't go wrong and just slot into the driver's life without demanding any effort. That might make the Corolla little more than white goods to some keener drivers, but for the vast majority it makes the car a welcome addition to daily life. There's a lot to be said for getting all of the basics right in one package that several other car makers could learn from.
This is why the Corolla name is back on the books in Europe and the new model will come only with petrol-hybrid engines. No diesel will be offered as Toyota reckons few buyers will want this option and states that 40% of its European sales are hybrid, so why not just embrace the technology anyway? Given the way legislation and taxation is moving, it's hard to argue against that decision.
As well as the hatchback Corolla - which was first shown at the Geneva Motor Show back in March of this year but badged as an Auris, which suggests a late decision to revive the Corolla name - there will be a Touring Sports estate. Both will be built in the UK, securing jobs at the Burnaston plant for years to come. A saloon version made in Turkey will not be sold in the UK.
So, the future for the Toyota Corolla looks even brighter than its illustrious past. Some may think this is nothing more than badge engineering and it doesn't matter whether the car is called Corolla or Auris. Yet, that Corolla name carries a great deal of understanding among the people who Toyota hope and expect to buy this new model.
It may be a new car on a new platform and come with sharper styling than we've been used on previous Corollas, but the simple truth is it's still a Corolla and that counts for a great deal – about 45 million and counting.
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Q: Do aspect ratio constraints reduce performance? tl;dr:
Usually, the horizontal constraint equations and the vertical constraint equations are independent of each other but an aspect ratio constraint links both dimensions, merging the two smaller sets of linear equations into one big set. From my understanding the two smaller sets should be easier to solve than the combined big set and thus, I expected aspect ratio constraints to reduce performance. However, a simple test with 100 constrained views in each dimension showed no difference in performance. Why?

The Question in Detail:
Constraints are linear equations
In Auto Layout, each layout constraint is a linear equation:
view2.attribute = multiplier * view1.attribute + constant

A non-ambiguous and non-conflicting layout is given, when the set of all constraints has exactly one solution.
Inside the method layoutSubviews() the system resolves the constraints i.e. it computes the frames for all subviews from these constraints. The task is to solve a system of linear equations which could be done by applying the Gauss algorithm.
x and y: Two independent sets of equations
Now as long as there are no aspect ratio constraints involved the horizontal and the vertical dimension are independent of each other. Thus, there is one set of h linear equations for the horizontal constraints and one set of v linear equations for the vertical constraints. These can be solved separately.
However, adding an aspect ratio constraint to the view links both dimensions. Instead of two independent sets of linear equations the system has to solve one bigger set of h + v linear equations.
The complexity of solving sets of linear equations
As the complexity of solving a system of n linear equations is
somewhere between O(n2) and O(n3), depending on the algorithm, it must be faster to solve two systems with h and v equations than one system with h + v equations. Hence I would expect that the process of resolving constraints (i.e. the layoutSubviews() method) takes notably longer as soon as there is at least one aspect ratio constraint present.
To figure this out I created an empty sample project, added 100 views along the horizontal and 100 views along the vertical axis and constrained them properly. Then I measured the time of the layout process:
override func layoutSubviews() {
    let t1 = mach_absolute_time()
    super.layoutSubviews()
    let t2 = mach_absolute_time()

    print(t2 - t1)
}

Then I replaced one of the vertical constraints with an aspect ratio constraint and measured the time again. The result was pretty much the same. This is the part that I don't understand.
Why does an aspect ratio constraint not have a bad impact on layout performance?
Here's the setup of the views that I created and constrained. For better visibility the screenshots only show 20 views in each direction instead of the 100 views for which I measured the time.

A: I don't know the implementation details but your logic argument seems fair.
The simple test you describe is just too basic to be able to tell the difference, the computer / processor is so fast at making the calculations that for a small sample size like 100 views the completion time, or rather the variance between completion times is minimal.
Your test should really use thousands or hundreds of thousands of views.
Also, computers / processors do lots of different things all the time, they're parallel processing. Sometimes this is over multiple cores, but each core also does multiple different things 'at the same time. This impacts your results as you don't know what was happening while you were timing.
Your test should really be run thousands or hundreds of thousands of times.
So, if you increase the 'complexity' of the testing, and the number of equations to be solved then you should begin to see the differences in the relative cost to solve those equations.

A: Adding an aspect ratio constraint doesn't necessarily make the set of equations dependent on each other, with the constraints you described the equation for x position and width of all the views in the top row can be calculated without the necessity to solve first the vertical equations or joining the equations, once the engine solves the first set of equations it only needs to solve the y equations with a constant instead of a system of equations, and the same applies for the vertical column of views.
The engine that solves this equations (I guess) have heuristics that can improve performance based on the previous conclusions, and a lot more I think.
I think that you could force a situation which can only be solved by solving the system of equations, but I'm afraid that Interface Builder is going to show constraint errors, but I cannot think of such a situation now.


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Were going to start of with casting darkness. Dos-Ryga will retaliate with whirlpool. Our next move is Nocturnal Strike. He will return with Frost Breath. He basicaly keeps Whirlpool and healing wave on CD, so all you have to do is use the Raven/Crow team by Keeping Darkness and Nocturnal Strike on CD and Alpha strike Spam. When one raven goes down, and Darkness is still up, just start with nocturnal strike, and keep chaining them. The darkness will mitigate his heals and you will whittle him down to Zero. Onto the next legend!


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