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University and iGene collaborate to bring digital autopsy research to students
Published: Wednesday 4 May 2016
The University of Bradford has announced a partnership with leading advanced medical visualisation company iGene to develop a digital autopsy research and teaching capability unique among UK universities.
iGene has considerable experience of investigating Digital Autopsy as an alternative technique to traditional post-mortem examination. New generation technology means it is now possible to digitise the body of the deceased using a scanning method and create detailed 3D whole body reconstructions using specialist software. The digital visuals can then be interpreted by trained radiologists and pathologists to arrive at a cause of death. It is said that this approach can be applied as an alternative to traditional post-mortem examination (in which a body is dissected and examined by a pathologist) in 70% of cases.
The 3D whole body reconstructions also provide valuable learning and teaching material and opportunities for research in big data science. The University of Bradford/iGene partnership will incorporate iGene Digital Autopsy software environment and expertise into the Integrated Life Sciences Learning Centre (ILSLC), Faculty of Life Sciences. The iGene C3DEVER solution has been installed in the ILSLC. This will provide access to an archive of anonymised, 3D whole body data set reconstructed which can be used to demonstrate particular diseases/pathological processes: an invaluable resource for students undertaking Life Sciences and Healthcare related degrees. It will also support the development of integrated Physiology, Anatomy, Archaeology and Pathology learning resources for our students; employing state-of-the-art digital technology to promote inter-professional learning and research.
Dr Samar Betmouni, Director of Clinical Pathology at the University, said: "I am very much looking forward to working with colleagues at iGene on this project. The partnership with iGene further strengthens the Faculty of Life Sciences capability in digital pathology, and it will provide our students with access to emerging technology and new models of pathology service delivery"
Dr Keren Bielby-Clarke, Lecturer in Life Sciences Simulation, commented: "The addition of the iGene table and our future partnership with iGene will enhance our ability to provide truly cutting-edge learning facilities, available to students across a wide range of life science and health-related programs. The use of such resources and links to practice, and the direct integration into our undergraduate and postgraduate programs, is another demonstration of our enhancement of teaching methods through technology and experience-driven learning."
Matt Chandran, CEO of iGene, added: "Big data science, computational capabilities coupled with unique functionalities for information extraction and value creation in medical practice, research and education is the ultimate aim of this collaboration with the University of Bradford. We are delighted about this partnership as it is a shared vision and work by both entities."
The Integrated Life Sciences Learning Centre (ILSLC) is based in the and houses a simulation suite with a human patient simulator and 3D virtual anatomy and physiology dissection anatomage table. The ILSLC also houses a new Anatomy and Pathology Resource Centre which students can use to examine model and real anatomy specimens as part of their studies.
Students have unique access to these new facilities to support their learning in anatomy and pathology.

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Some inhabitants of Molyko, Buea, have been left homeless after fire destroyed an entire building they were occupying into ashes. The fire incident started a few minutes after 4:00 pm on Tuesday July 11, 2017, sending the entire neighbourhood at the University of Buea junction into panic.
All efforts by neighbours to put out the fire were futile. It took less than 30 minutes for the fire to engulf the entire building constructed of wooden material. But they succeeded to prevent the fire from consuming other buildings built very close to it.
The material damage is yet to be established but many occupants lost their belongings given that they had not returned from their job sites when the fire broke out.


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A resident of Anhui was harassed by law enforcement officers, and his house was later destroyed because he had hosted a religious gathering.
In August 2015, nearly 500 believers of the Apostolic Church were meeting at Cheng Deyi's (pseudonym) house in Anhui's Tongcheng city. It was the first time that the man in his 70s had hosted the believers at his house, but even then, someone managed to report the meeting to the police anonymously.
The local government mobilized over 60 fully armed police officers and showed up at Mr. Cheng's house. He was immediately taken to the police station, where he was forced to choose between his house and his welfare allowances. Since his son passed away years ago and he was unable to work, Mr. Cheng ended up choosing the latter.
That meant, his house would be demolished. The police sent in an excavator to do the job. However, four elderly believers stepped forth to stop the demolition but were pushed around by the officers. One of these, an elderly woman, ended up suffering fractures in her spine. She had to be taken to a hospital. The three others were arrested.
After this, the officers surrounded the congregation site. They wouldn't let anyone go near it and drove everyone away by wielding electric batons. Many believers fled the location, and one woman fainted on the spot.
The police confiscated all belongings at Mr. Cheng's house. The building itself was leveled soon after. He did not get anything in compensation for this.
As per Ms. Dong (pseudonym), one of the believers present at the site that day, the Apostolic Church admits people twice a year for Bible study. But because the police harass them constantly, they are forced to convene at different venues every time. The bible study gathering at Mr. Cheng's house was supposed to last for three days.


Thanks to many supporters and volunteers, Mirai no Mori welcomed 21 children and 5 care workers from 3 different children homes to Rafting adventure.
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Another great Back to Nature day with all the great partners and supporters from Mitake. Thank you very much for everyone involved.


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Q: How to edit the median line and add an average to seaborn.boxenplot() using subplots? I am using the seaborn boxenplot / letter-value plot inside two subplots like this
data = np.random.randn(100, 5)
fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(12,8), ncols=1, nrows=2,
                       gridspec_kw={'height_ratios':[len(mat_cat), 1]})
sns.set_style('whitegrid')
sns.boxenplot(data=data[:][:4], ax=ax[0], orient='h')
sns.boxenplot(data=data[:][5], ax=ax[1], orient='h')
ax[0].set_xlim(-3, 3)
ax[1].set_xlim(-2, 2)

Now I would like to edit the appearance of the median dash (e.g. a red line instead of black) and also add the mean (e.g. as a dashed blue line) inside the plots.
However I cannot figure out how to do that. For instance, when I do something like ax[0].plot() the boxes get plotted on top of each other. Any ideas?

Update
I figured out how to edit the existing median. If I add the following code the median dash of the upper sub-plot will become dashed, red, and 20% transparent.
for l in ax[0].lines:
    l.set_linestyle('--')
    l.set_color('r')
    l.set_alpha(0.8)

A: So I partly solved the problem. Nevertheless, this is rather a workaround than an answer and I would still prefer to have a better one. For instance that allows me to have dashes instead of a point for the means.
In order to fix the median, I use the following:
for l in ax[0].lines:
    l.set_linestyle('--')
    l.set_color('r')
    l.set_alpha(0.8)

For adding the means, I (ab-)use sns.swarmplot() along with the ax keyword:
sns.swarmplot(x=[m.mean() for m in data[:][:4]], y=np.arange(len(data[:][:4])),
              color='0.3', edgecolor='0.3', linewidth=3,
              ax=ax[0], orient='h')

So the total code looks like this:
data = np.random.randn(100, 5)
fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(12,8), ncols=1, nrows=2,
                       gridspec_kw={'height_ratios':[len(mat_cat), 1]})
sns.set_style('whitegrid')
sns.boxenplot(data=data[:][:4], ax=ax[0],
             orient='h')
sns.swarmplot(x=[m.mean() for m in data[:][:4]], y=np.arange(len(data[:][:4])), color='0.3', edgecolor='0.3', linewidth=3,
              ax=ax[0], orient='h')
for l in ax[0].lines:
    l.set_linestyle('--')
    l.set_color('r')
    l.set_alpha(0.8)
sns.boxenplot(data=data[:][5], ax=ax[1], orient='h')
for l in ax[1].lines:
    l.set_linestyle('--')
    l.set_color('r')
    l.set_alpha(0.8)
sns.swarmplot(x=data[:][5].mean(), y=np.arange(1),
              color='0.3', edgecolor='0.3', linewidth=3,
              ax=ax[1], orient='h')
ax[0].set_xlim(-3, 3)
ax[1].set_xlim(-2, 2)

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Home OPINION PERSPECTIVE Mariam Mokhtar: IGP's exposé did not surprise us. So, how dirty is...
Mariam Mokhtar: IGP's exposé did not surprise us. So, how dirty is the PDRM?
Only an RCI will have the independence and power to conduct a thorough investigation and clean up the PDRM.
Corruption is not just about bribery. It includes fraudulent and dishonest conduct, and abuse of power by those in authority, for personal gain. After the IGP's exposé, we want to know the true scale of corruption in PDRM.
The revelations of the Inspector-General of Police, Abdul Hamid Bador, about corrupt practices within the force and the existence of a cartel of young police officers conspiring to oust him, have confirmed our suspicions. It also shows the extent of the deep state within the governing bodies in Malaysia.
If the PDRM has been infiltrated, how bad is the corruption within other public institutions? Two years ago, former Court of Appeal judge, Dr Hamid Sultan Abu Backer, made a serious allegation about interference in the Malaysian judiciary. We also know that certain civil servants undermine ministers or government policies, and they are not apolitical whilst serving the public.
Abdul Hamid said that he was trying to create a police force that had integrity, fairness and friendliness. He wanted to eradicate the "blue code of silence" under which the police turned a blind eye to the wrongs of their peers. His aim was to turn the PDRM into a world-class agency.
Abdul Hamid's exposé and his desire to clean up the force are commendable. He claimed that his revelations had two purposes.
Firstly, he wanted to inform the public because he wanted them to know that he was aware of what they have known for many years. Secondly, he wanted the force to know that he was aware of what was going on, and he wanted to halt those who harboured an ambition to set-up an opposing group within the service.
Despite his good intentions, the IGP has dismissed various calls from Opposition MPs and the Malaysian Bar, for a royal commission of inquiry (RCI) to investigate his allegations. He claimed that he had the situation under control and opposed an RCI to investigate the criminal behaviour and misconduct of policemen. Did he decide the RCI was unnecessary, or was he ordered to oppose the RCI by the Home Minister?
The cooperation of the police in fighting crime needs public engagement. The interaction between the police and the rakyat is based on trust. The fact that the cartel exists has undermined our confidence in the PDRM.
The IGP added that the issue of the cartel of younger policemen was made worse by the presence of several retired policemen who used their former positions to demand 'various things' from currently serving officers. He claimed that these retired policemen would find fault with the PDRM, when their requirements were not entertained.
The IGP's opposition to an RCI is puzzling. Equally confusing is the opposition of two ministers – the Home Minister, Hamzah Zainudin, and the De facto Law Minister, Takiyuddin Hassan, to an RCI, to investigate these serious claims. Don't they want a proper investigation with transparency?
Was Abdul Hamid forced to reject the RCI, for reasons unknown to us? We are aware that his tenure as IGP ends in May. He has denied that his revelations were connected to a possible extension to his contract.
We are also aware that Abdul Hamid apologised to the Home Minister, because he had made the announcement about the cartel without briefing him first. This suggests that the IGP feared that if he had pre-warned the Minister, he might have been silenced.
The IGP claims that the cartel is under control, so let's give him the benefit of the doubt. He acknowledged that the police force was to serve the public, enforce the law and uphold the Constitution. This means that Malaysians have a right to know who is controlling this cartel, its size, and the seriousness of the problem?
If his contract is not extended, will the investigation of the cartel cease? Will members of the cartel be charged in court and, if guilty, imprisoned for their selfish agenda and for tarnishing the PDRM?
Whilst all this is going on, many wonder about the silence of the MACC. Are they unaware, or are they allowing the police to conduct their own investigations? How will we be sure there are no cover-ups or double standards?
Abdul Hamid alleged that corruption in the PDRM, had reached the level of inspector-general. Although he declined to reveal the identity of the corrupt IGP, he claimed that "everyone knows his identity", although the press was probably intimidated at the time.
As far as the rakyat is aware, Malaysia never really had true press freedom.
In 2015. two men stole some handphones from traders at the Low Yat shopping complex and almost caused a near riot. For a few days, Mat Rempits and other thugs descended on the shopping mall and threatened violence, but the police simply stood back and did nothing.
The allegation was that the police did nothing because they were following a Malay agenda; but a few "powerful" traders phoned the IGP at the time, to demand that the police enforced the law, and protect their premises and their businesses, as they had paid "protection money" to some high-ranking policemen.
Calm was restored by the police's Federal Reserve Unit (FRU). Many people, including the blogger, Papa-gomo, were arrested.
Only an RCI will have the independence and power to conduct a thorough investigation and clean up the PDRM. – Rebuilding Malaysia
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Fremantle is getting another good mural public art work on the new FREO.SOCIAL music venue building at Parry Street. The aerial perspective of the painting is fascinating.
Work is still continuing in and around the former Drillhall, but Sunset Events have scheduled many concerts in, starting with An Intimate Evening With John Butler on April 3.
It is still over a month away until the new FREO.SOCIAL music venue will open in the historic Drillhall that was home of the Fly by Night club before.
Sunset Events are still working on the development but have released a gigs guide of upcoming concerts and that looks pretty amazing.


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The Painted Veil
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Theodora Goes Wild
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Men in White
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Beauty for Sale
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Driver found shot on I-95 ID'ed as Petersburg man. State police investigate as homicide.
PETERSBURG — Virginia State Police said Wednesday they are now investigating the death of a man found shot in a wrecked car on Interstate 95 Sunday night as a homicide, but they are not saying yet if that death resulted from a shooting incident reported minutes earlier in a neighborhood adjacent to the interstate.
State Police Sgt. Dylan Davenport identified the victim as Quintell Pulliam, 35, of Petersburg. Pulliam was discovered in his vehicle southbound on I-95 around 10:45 p.m. Sunday. He was taken to Bon Secours Southside Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
"The Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation's Richmond Field Office is continuing its investigation into a homicide that occurred in the City of Petersburg Sunday night," Davenport said in a VSP news release. That was the first time Pulliam's death was referred to as a homicide.
More:Link investigated between shots fired in a Petersburg neighborhood, dead driver in I-95 wreck
According to Davenport, Pulliam's vehicle was found in the median strip of I-95 just north of the Wagner Road exit. Investigators determined that the vehicle was southbound on the highway when it veered off the right side of the road, then crossed over all travel lanes into the left-side median when it hit a guardrail.
Pulliam was unresponsive when troopers reached him, Davenport said. A firearm was found in his vehicle that later proved to be stolen.
The accident occurred shortly after Petersburg Police were called to the Myrick Acres neighborhood Sunday night on a report of shots being fired. Police recovered 20 shell casings at the scene, but did not say they found anyone injured.
Both Davenport and Petersburg Police Captain Emanuel Chambliss said Wednesday that Pulliam's death and the Myrick Acres shooting have not been linked, and neither indicated if it could be. State police will probe the driver's death while Petersburg continues to investigate the shootings.
Bill Atkinson (he/him) is the news director of The Progress-Index, located his hometown of Petersburg, Va. He is also the breaking-news coordinator and has been known to "nerd out" over political news coverage and history. Contact Bill at batkinson@progress-index.com, and follow him on Twitter at @BAtkinson_PI, and subscribe to us at progress-index.com.


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It's been wisely said before that "Little details have special talents at causing big problems". In time for Dodd-Frank and MiFID II limits we have just rolled out a new version of K3 limits. LOOK BELOW FOR FREE ACCESS TO ATLAS: Our Cloud REST API with Spot Starts, Complete Limits Info, Open Interest.
We just rolled out a new version of K3 trading limits getting ready for Dodd Frank and MiFID II limits coming up at EOY. As companies consider how they are going to handle these new position limit regimes we thought it a good time to share the common details that many companies miss.
Believe it or not, exchanges don't actually publish the date when a product enters the spot period. What they publish instead is some text describing when the spot period starts. Something like, spot starts x days prior to the maturity date except on Saturdays and Sundays and holidays etc. Here's the problem. This forces companies to manually calculate the spot date.
Never fond of manual process, we solved this with our cloud app ATLas. ATLAS just regularly downloads maturity dates and then through a little coding magic calculates spot start dates. It's all easily accessible through a web interface or as a simple REST API call.
I remember a risk officer asking what our position was at end of month on some New York Harbor contracts. The answer was: zero. Confused he said, "Wait, weren't we long X lots at the beginning of the month? A: Yes. Did we close the position? A; No. Enter the diminishing product. If the exchange indicates that the product is diminishing, this means your trading limits position in the spot month will rateably decrease over the course of that month. Beginning of the month you have a full position, and by end of month you are at zero.
The diminishing indicator is always available in ATLAS and of course K3 Trading Limits always diminishes products in spot when indicated.
A trader once remarked that nothing she traded had position limits. True they didn't have explicit trading limits, but they rolled into a parent product which did have limits. This is the parent-child relationship. That roll up or "aggregation" may even be at a particular ratio. So for example, 1 lot of a child position may only be equal to half of a parent lot.
It gets even more complicated when maturity dates don't match. This one is easy to miss. Let's say your traders are trading CS Crude Contracts. These are child positions to the NYMEX future 26; they roll up on a 1:1 basis. But even though one CS contract is equal to one 26 contract, these products roll/mature on different dates. If you go long Sept CS, part of your position rolls into Sept 26 and part into Oct 26 from a trading limits perspective.
K3 limits calculation does this automatically. Atlas also indicates whether the product is a parent/child and the aggregation ratio.
Trading options? The rule is that you need to use an exchange published delta to determine position. These can be a bit tricky to get. But ATLAS downloads them into a nice usable format behind a gorgeous API that can be called from any application.


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HomeEditorialVoice Actor Brian Drummond Who Plays DBZ Villain is Just as Awful in Real Life
Voice Actor Brian Drummond Who Plays DBZ Villain is Just as Awful in Real Life
An altercation occurred on Twitter yesterday between voice actor Brian Drummond and a fan known as 'Mr. Sarcasm.' I thought about opening this article with something more witty to say, but honestly what transpired was so dumb I decided to just cut to the chase. I have plenty of words to say about what happened, so why dance around with poor jokes, right? Anyway...Brian Drummond. I am more than familiar with Drummond's work. Truthfully, he's one of my favorite anime voice actors. Or, he was one of my favorite anime voice actors. After the stunt he pulled that inspired this article, I find it will be difficult to show any fondness for the man outside of his voice acting roles. Some of his credits include Alan from "The Vision of Escaflowne" (Bandai dub), Ryuk in "Death Note," and (most famously) the original voice of Vegeta in "Dragon Ball Z" (before Funimation replaced him with Chris Sabot...a lesser actor in my humble opinion). His full list of credits is all the more impressive, but those are some highlights for me.
Like Laura Bailey and Vic Mignogna, he has the kind of talent that actually makes me look forward to watching the English dub. Like other voice actors he is also on Twitter. Now that I've typed that, you can probably get an idea of where this story is going. Now the aforementioned Mr. Sarcasm makes personalized fan merchandise for voice actors he respects. He has offered these free gifts to several actors...
Instead of shirt power @SilverTalkie went for mug power! pic.twitter.com/PkIG518StZ
— Mr. Sarcasm (@timkester91) June 23, 2020
...and many have accepted with what appears to be genuine thankfulness. Sarcasm wanted to make a t-shirt for Drummond with many of the characters actor voices. Drummond appears to have felt that wearing such a shirt would be vain, and turned down the offer. Sarcasm came back and asked if a mug would do instead. Well, the mug was a-okay in Drummond's eyes, so Sarcasm asked for a DM message with an address to send the mug to.
Sadly, things turned south very fast as Drummond decided to (publicly) refuse the gift and make (in my personal opinion) a MAJOR ass of himself by refusing the gift on grounds that he disliked some of the things he read on Mr. Sarcasm's Twitter feed!
Um, dude...what the heck? You have a fan who respects and admires you. He wants to make a very thoughtful (and very cool looking) gift for you. He's not asking anything in return. Do you know how much I would LOVE for someone to make a gift like that for me?! That would be such an honor! And you're response is to publicly shame him?! It's funny that a direct message was brought up, because had Drummond decided to message Sarcasm privately and turn him down...well, that'd still be a douche thing to do, but it would have been a private douche thing to do, and the only way anyone would know is if Sarcasm pulled the equally douche move of sharing the private conversation with the rest of Twitter. However, that's not what happened. Instead, Drummond publicly denied the gift, threw out a few political hashtags, and then (I kid you not) wrote the condescending "what you say has consequences." Like, this wasn't even written with a polite "thanks but no thanks," this was a stern public lecture from a guy who felt he was better than his fan!
My God...Twitter was just one giant mistake overall, wasn't it?!
Alright, let's discuss the hashtags first. Drummond responded with the hashtags #BLM, #BelieveAllWomen, and #TrumpOut2020, so it's pretty obvious what his issues are. He doesn't like that Sarcasm is a Trump supporter (sadly, I know many friendships that has fallen apart because of this very issue, so while this is disappointing it's not surprising). He also is a supporter of Black Lives Matter. That's fine too. Drummond has also gotten the 'believe all women' train, which I take some issue with because women are capable of lying just as much as men are, and I believe in due process (so I suppose my stance is 'believe...but verify'). Going through Mr. Sarcasm's tweets personally though, I did not find anything particularly offensive. Some of the tweets I feel are misguided and there are other things I flat out disagree with, but ultimately these aren't bigoted, racist, sexist tweets, they are simply tweets that express a different opinion.
With all of that said, no, Brian Drummond is not obligated to accept a gift from a fan if he is offended by the tweets. I believe he is being childish, but he is not obligated. But that isn't the problem in and of itself. Granted, there is a problem that Drummond is so smug and full of himself that he demands his fans agree with everything he believes or you are not worthy of being his fan and bestowing gifts upon him (I know some will say this assessment is a stretch, but...it's really not when you stop and think about it), but, again, that's not the main problem. No, the problem is that Drummond thinks so highly of himself, believes his views to be so righteous, that he has no problem being a total asshole and shaming the guy on Twitter. Does he not realize what happens when semi-famous people go after other people on Twitter? When you call someone out and suggest that they are racist, bigoted, and sexist those people get HOUNDED by strangers!
Death threats are usually received even. It's kind of amazing how dangerous Twitter is when you get down to it. This could have all been dealt with privately and without bringing the Twitterverse into this, but Drummond decided to make a spectacle of it and throw this guy to the wolves. Thankfully, it appeared a lot of people saw what was going on and gave Drummond much deserved flak for it. They made videos, wrote articles, and even (the worst of the worst) sent nasty tweets his way. This has resulted in Mr. Sarcasm and Mr. Drummond having a private conversation about what happened. I reached out to Mr. Sarcasm for a comment and he replied with this tweet:
I can comment yes, I'll gladly say that I think it was a big misunderstanding, & we are sorting things out atm, some VA's I've gotten into spats with, would not reach out, but he followed me back & wants to talk things out.
Furthermore, he had this to say later on:
Brian & I talked everything out, & I understand now On why he chose not to accept my offer. It was miscommunication on both our parts, & thank you @BrianDrummondVO for talking to me about this & reaching out to me, this gives me hope
It's great that from Mr. Sarcasms perspective, this was just a misunderstanding. I'm glad that for him this episode is over. However...this is my personal blog, and the few people who do read it read it for my opinion. So what do I feel about this? Personally, I am unsatisfied. I know I'm not the one who was wronged, but hear me out. I don't believe in cancel culture. I don't believe in personal attacks. I believe in respected other people's opinions. When you have a strong disagreement, I believe you talk those differences out with said person, not lead a mob to forcefully change their minds (or have them submit to whatever belief system you subscribe to). I don't believe you are so big as to suggest (whether directly or indirectly) that you and your belief's are more important than the very fans who made you what you are. For the record, I reached out to Brian Drummond for comment before I wrote this article. I have heard nothing back.
I do agree that it is great that he reached out to Mr. Sarcasm privately and appears to have apologized. That is a great first step. The problem is that this became an issue precisely because it wasn't dealt with privately in the first place, but on a public form where any crazy Keyboard Warrior could get involved. From my perspective, Brian Drummond needs to issue a public apology for the misunderstanding, the public shaming, and it would help if he showed some humility and accepted the gift as a public gesture that even if his fans have differences of opinion, he will still view them as human beings who are brought together because they enjoy his work. Alright, maybe that last part is a personal belief of mine, but I do strongly believe that unless he issues that public apology, he is every bit as much of a coward as he's shown himself to be.
Who knows why this was ultimately an issue for him. Personally, I believe he was pressured by Keyboard Warriors who didn't like what Mr. Sarcasm was tweeting and retweeting, and thus pressured him to publicly make a spectacle of this poor man. I have no proof, it's just a theory I have. I've seen it on Twitter before and I'm sure I'll see it again. I know I certainly won't respect the man again until he can own his mistake like a man and issue that public apology. After that...hey, we're cool. Again, I DON'T believe in cancel culture! But I do believe in human respect and basic manners, of which Brian Drummond showed a woeful lack of both virtues. Maybe that's expecting too much. Twitter has shown many anime voice actors to be vain and selfish people, with ego's so big the Roadrunner wouldn't be able to run around them. I find the way they treat their fans disgusting. This isn't exactly the worst example I've seen, but it IS the most pitiful! However, this could also be a learning moment. One that shows we all make mistakes and are all capable of forgiveness. Right now the ball is in Brian Drummonds court to move the conversation forward. Let's see if he follows through.
UPDATE: 6/26/2020
As mentioned earlier in the article I mentioned that I reached out to Brian Drummond for a comment on this story. This is his response:
I'm glad we can all talk to one another like mature adults, right?
Your Comic Book Guy - Kevin


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You've probably heard one of Medasin's chart-topping remixes either in the club or on Soundcloud. Either way, Medasin is a 20-year-old producer who has been killing it in the future/trap realm. Hailing from Dallas, Medasin has been producing his own beats since the age of 12 so we know his set will be nothing short than amazing.
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Nadat in 1935 de binnenroed brak, is de molen stilgezet. Het gaande werk is verwijderd, en de romp kreeg een nieuwe bestemming voor opslag. Het maalbedrijf werd voortgezet in een schuur naast de molen met een koppel stenen uit de molen, en een dieselmotor. De buitenroed en de staart van de molen zijn later ook nog verdwenen.

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Icann and Antitrust
University of Illinois Law Review, Vol. 1, 2003
UC Berkeley Public Law Research Paper No. 73
See all articles by A. Michael Froomkin
A. Michael Froomkin
University of Miami - School of Law
Mark A. Lemley
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is a private non-profit company which, pursuant to contracts with the US government, acts as the de facto regulator for DNS policy. ICANN decides what TLDs will be made available to users, and which registrars will be permitted to offer those TLDs for sale. In this article we focus on a hitherto-neglected implication of ICANN's assertion that it is a private rather than a public actor: its potential liability under the U.S. antitrust laws, and the liability of those who transact with it. ICANN argues that it is not as closely tied to the government as NSI and IANA were in the days before ICANN was created. If this is correct, it seems likely that ICANN will not benefit from the antitrust immunity those actors enjoyed. Some of ICANN's regulatory actions may restrain competition, e.g. its requirement that applicants for new gTLDs demonstrate that their proposals would not enable competitive (alternate) roots and ICANN's preventing certain types of non-price competition among registrars (requiring the UDRP). ICANN's rule adoption process might be characterized as anticompetitive collusion by existing registrars, who are likely not be subject to the Noerr-Pennington lobbying exemption. Whether ICANN has in fact violated the antitrust laws depends on whether it is an antitrust state actor, whether the DNS is an essential facility, and on whether it can shelter under precedents that protect standard-setting bodies. If (as seems likely) a private ICANN and those who petition it are subject to antitrust law, everyone involved in the process needs to review their conduct with an eye towards legal liability. ICANN should act very differently with respect to both the UDRP and the competitive roots if it is to avoid restraining trade.
Froomkin, A. Michael and Lemley, Mark A., Icann and Antitrust. University of Illinois Law Review, Vol. 1, 2003; UC Berkeley Public Law Research Paper No. 73. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=291221 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.291221
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Three LHS teachers "Kiss the Fish"
Sabrina Minic, Staff Writer
Kissing a fish? Ew, who does that? Most Ludlow High School staff would have kissed the fish, but only for a great cause!
Lisa Nemeth, Katherine Dias, and Jennifer Prior-Ollquist kissed a fish on Tuesday, November 26th during all three lunches.
Students and staff could put canned goods and money into the jars for the staff member they wanted to see kiss the fish. All the money and can donations went towards the Mayflower Marathon.
"I decided to participate in the Kiss the Fish contest because it was for a good cause and I knew a lot of teachers volunteered so I figured my chances of winning were pretty slim." said math teacher, Dias.
The math teacher added, "I was really surprised to hear that I was one of the winners. I had no idea because at the end of the day the Friday before, I only had $.13, which wasn't even close to Mrs. Prior or Mrs. Nemeth who both were over $100."
Tuesday morning, Dias heard the news and laughed, "When I was told on Tuesday morning about the scheme that the other teachers in the math department tried to add cans to my name, I just laughed. Leave it to Mr. Pires to come up with a way to have three teachers kiss the fish instead of just one."
Nemeth decided it was a choice that did not require second thoughts, considering it was to help unfortunate others by providing food and money. "I was hoping Ms. Prior would have been the ONLY one to win, but I was okay with it. Baby wipes and vaseline on our lips helped a lot. It was fun!" said Nemeth.
Sabrina Minic, Editorial Editor
When Sabrina Minic isn't at school, she's busy on the computer typing up her latest ideas for fictional stories, or reading another one of her 400-page-long...


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Fantini's Finance
Gazing at the Crystal Ball
By Frank Fantini Tue, Dec 21, 2021
What will 2022 bring to an industry that needs a comeback in the worst way?
It is time to ask what the new year may bring.
The answer to that question may be more questions. Assuming Covid fades and/or society learns to live with it, here are some key questions and answers for 2022:
Tepid 20s? Many have believed that the economy would come roaring out of Covid on the combination of pent-up demand and the significant savings and credit availability among consumers who cut spending during the pandemic.
And there has been an impressive bounce-back. But there now are signs of a more muted near-term future, perhaps because the initial pent-up demand has been released, maybe because stimulus money has been spent, perhaps as millions of people have permanently dropped out of the workforce, and perhaps because year-over-year comparisons are now more difficult to beat.
That doesn't mean consumers will stop spending, but it may suggest 2022 will begin a Tepid 20s rather than a Roaring 20s.
Can operating spending remain restrained? The possibility of slowing revenue growth gives greater importance to this question.
Casino operators surprised the investment world, and probably themselves, in the past year by combining major expense reductions with rising revenues to achieve EBITDA margins that in several cases rose past 40 percent.
It would not be surprising to see margins shrink as casinos become more competitive in attracting players, whether through reopened amenities or higher promotional costs. And, of course, there is an emerging new favorite worry—wage inflation.
Here are some thoughts: Select regional markets will be pressured by greater competition as new casinos open. Colorado will continue to benefit from more liberal gaming regulations. The Las Vegas Strip's bounce-back will continue but be muted by convention attendance not fully recovering until 2023 or 2024. Las Vegas will continue its population boom, meaning good news for locals operators Red Rock Resorts, Golden Entertainment and Boyd Gaming.
Our biggest expectation—operating expenses will creep up, but the discipline to contain spending will remain and margins will be closer to those of 2021 than those of 2019.
Can online operators finally bring down marketing expenses?
The crash in certain online gaming stocks like the vaunted DraftKings reflects the sobering up of investors who spent much of 2021 drunk on the promise of capturing gargantuan revenues three, four and five years out.
Now, many of those investors fear tying up money in companies for whom meaningful profits, or any profits at all, are years away, if ever, at a time when inflation is running 5 and 6 percent. The value of money held in these investments thus shrinks while no stock-supporting profits are coming in.
It is interesting to note the relative strength of the stock of Rush Street Interactive, which focuses on more profitable iGaming than the sexier sports betting and whose business model is geared towards earning money with, the company says, new players turning profitable within six months of signing up.
Two other online-related plays are worth attention: Caesars, where CEO Tom Reeg promises 50 percent margins on online revenue at maturity, and Penn National, which also has a profit-driven online model and whose stock has declined to the point where you buy the land-based business and basically get the online business for free.
REITs, a safe haven?
The inflation that is helping to drive down the prices of unprofitable story stocks and that threatens the sky-high margins of casino operators could turn investors to gaming REITs.
During inflationary times, investors seek safety in dividends and hard assets that retain their value. The gaming REITs have both. Plus, they have the security of tenants who have proven to be rock solid even in times of crisis, like the Covid panic of 2020.
Gaming and Leisure Properties and VICI Properties also have proven leadership and prudent growth strategies, and they have executed their plans superbly.
Macau. A kitten purring or a tiger pouncing?
The coming year may prove profoundly important to the six casino companies as their concessions expire.
It is possible concessions will be extended as the Macau government considers the future structure of gaming, but the public proposal and hearing process has gone smoothly enough to suggest the matter will be decided in 2022.
There is considerable apprehension about the upcoming decisions with investors made nervous by some government proposals such as restricting dividends and planting government operatives in the C-suite. And, of course, it is possible, if unlikely, that new concessions will be put out to bid.
There is also some trepidation knowing that the national Chinese Communist government abhors gambling and has put Macau and neighboring Hengqin into a new economic zone with a charge of developing into a technology innovation and data center. That, by definition, reduces the proportional size, thus importance, of gaming, though as a practical matter, Macau will depend financially on casinos for the foreseeable future.
The casino operators have tried to reassure investors by talking about how prudent and fair the Macau government has been and continues to be.
But until the new gaming regime is announced and enacted, apprehension is reasonable.
Frank Fantini is principal at Fantini Advisors, investors and consultants with a focus on gaming. View all articles by Frank Fantini
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Q: Write to csv with each item in a separate colum Currently I have a code that writes a bunch of key value pairs to a csv.  However, it's putting it all in the same column.  I want to separate the values from the keys to make it more readable.  This is going to be a lot of information so I want to make it as readable as possible.  Here is my code:
import glob
from pathlib import Path
import datetime
import re
import csv

#Gets the current time and returns it in ddmmyyyy format to match Transaction log file names

def timeteller():
    now = datetime.datetime.now()
    month = str('{:02d}'.format(now.month))
    day1 = now.day
    day =  str('{:02d}'.format(day1))
    year =str(now.year)
    time =year+month+day
    return time

#Folder location for G4S unit transaction reports

def these_files(x, y):
    thislist = []
    configfiles = Path('O:/Unit Management/Reports/G4S/').glob('{}*/{}*Transaction.txt'.format(x, y))

    for files in configfiles:
        thislist.append(files)

    return thislist

#Checks to make sure the date and ba numbers are numbers only

def hasNumbers(inputString):
    numberfinal = []
    numberfinal = re.findall("[.0-9]", inputString)
    if numberfinal == []:
        numberfinal = '1'
    return numberfinal

#Selects which transaction reports to get the data from.
#Transaction logs that have no date return nothing

def get_odometers(thesepath):
    get_this = []

    for thispath in thesepath:

        with open(thispath,"r") as f:
            searchlines = f.readlines()
        for i, line in enumerate(searchlines):
            if "StartDay" in line:
                get_this.append(line)

    return get_this

##Gets odometer numbers based on string match.  Puts each number in key value pair
#Serial Number added to key value pair

def make_pretty(checkthis):
    the_numbers = {}
    #the_numbers[''] = banumber
    for i, line in enumerate(checkthis):
        #the_numbers['Serial'] = banumber
        if 'StartDay' in line:
            for l in checkthis[i:i+1]:
                numbers = l[59:67]
                #numberschecked = hasNumbers(numbers)
                the_numbers[banumber] = numbers

    return the_numbers

#Gets the time in integer format
intnow = int(timeteller())
#Goes back as many days as you would like, comment out to get yesterday
#intnow -= 1
#turns back to string
now = str(intnow)
thelist = []
#opens the banumbers list
thispath = open('banumberlist4.txt')
finallist = []
#counter to see what number it's on
counter = 0
#loop to iterate through each ba number
for files in thispath:
    getem = files
    banumber = getem[0:8]
    print(banumber)
    #combines each ba number with the date and time to match transaction report format
    combined = '{}_{}'.format(banumber,now)
    thepaths = these_files(banumber, combined)
    needtomakepretty = get_odometers(thepaths)
    goeslast = make_pretty(needtomakepretty)
    finallist.append(goeslast)
    counter+=1
    print(counter)

#writes to txt file in dictionary(key value pair (json)) format
f = open ('c:\\users\\me\\desktop\\versionstest.csv', 'w')
for ba in finallist:
    sba = str(ba)
    f.write('{}\n'.format(ba))
    #f.write(',')

At the end it comes out like this:
{'02105': '  (5.10)'}

Basically I want to separate the 02105 number from the 5.10 and have those in a separate column.  Any advice?

A: csv usually use some delimeters: ',' (comma), ' '(space), '\t'(tab), etc.
So you have to use ',' as delimeter rather than '_' on
combined = '{}_{}'.format(banumber,now)


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We strongly encourage students of Japanese language to study in Japan. Gustavus has student exchange relationships with Kansai Gaidai University in Osaka and Hosei University in Tokyo. For a description of the Japanese Studies major and minor, please see "Japanese Studies."
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170 Introduction to East Asian Literature in English Translation (1 course) This course provides a broad survey of representative literary works from East Asia from the classical to the contemporary period. Students will explore a variety of literary texts, such as poetry, novels (selections), and short stories from China, Japan and Korea through English translation. This course helps students develop a deep understanding of the diverse philosophical, aesthetic, and literary traditions, cultural values, and historical realities in East Asia. GLOBL, LARS, Fall semester.
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251 Japanese Language and Culture V (1 course) These courses are designed to help students further develop contextually appropriate communication skills in Japanese through a variety of oral and written exercises. They also provide opportunities for students to explore both traditional and popular Japanese culture through a greater use of culturally authentic texts and media. Prerequisite: JPN-202. Offered occasionally.
270 Modern Japanese Literature and Culture In English Translation (1 course) This course offers a survey of representative works of modern Japanese literature (1868-the present). We will explore Japanese literature within its cultural and historical contexts and will discuss various literary themes, trends, and styles. We will also examine a few topics of contemporary Japanese popular culture, such as manga and anime. This course consists of four units: the Meiji period, the Taisho period, the post-war period, and contemporary popular culture. GLOBL, LARS, Offered annually.
271 Japanese Film (1 course) Taught in English, this course introduces students to Japanese film by surveying the works of major directors, ranging from such early masters as Ozu, Mizoguchi, and Kurosawa, to such contemporary filmmakers as Kitano and Kore-eda. These films will be examined within their historical and social context. By studying film as an art form, students will appreciate the aesthetic, technical, and commercial development of the Japanese cinematic tradition. Also using cinema as a window into society, the course explores such issues as the changing nature of family structure, values, gender roles, and cultural diversity in Japan. GLOBL, LARS, Spring semester.
291, 391 Independent Study (Course value to be determined) Fall and Spring semesters and January Interim


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A California native, Erica moved to New York in 1985 to study at Parsons School of Design. After graduating she remained in Manhattan where she first worked for designer Rebecca Moses, and then launched her eponymous collection in 1990. Her earliest pieces, seamed slips and chemises, reflected a dedication to the finest fabrics, meticulous construction, and subtle details. For Erica, quality is more a reflex than a decision. It's second nature, she explains: "I've always been drawn to things that have an enduring beauty, that are well-designed and well-made."
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ESPN's "College GameDay" has come to Stillwater.Some very cold tailgating is expected ahead of Saturday evening's game.Sky 5 spotted dozens of fans already at the campus Saturday morning.Baylor faces Oklahoma State at 7 p.m. on KOCO-TV. A pregame show begins at 6 p.m. with Paul Folger and Jessica Schambach at OSU.
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Star-studded 'Spirited' marks heartfelt, goofy take on Christmas classic
'Spirited' surprises as fun, modern twist of Charles Dickens's 'A Christmas Carol'
The film, which features several musical numbers, stars Will Ferrell as the Ghost of Christmas Present and Ryan Reynolds as a morally-ambiguous media consultant.
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By Rebecca Carcieri
Arts & Culture Editor
November 28, 2022 | 9:36pm EST
When you think about must-see Christmas films, what comes to mind? Perhaps age-old hits like "It's A Wonderful Life" and "Miracle on 34th Street" or newer standouts like "Elf" and "The Santa Clause." One of the least likely films to appear on your annual watchlist would be a musical comedy starring Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds that adds a silly twist to Charles Dickens's 1843 classic "A Christmas Carol." But despite its unusual premise, "Spirited" has secured its place as a film to enjoy for years to come.
By the end of "A Christmas Carol," few readers likely wondered, "Did the ghosts continue haunting people after visiting Scrooge that one Christmas night?" "Spirited" answers this question in a fun and unexpected way. Jacob Marley (Patrick Page) and the Ghosts of Christmas Past (Sunita Mani), Present (Will Ferrell) and Yet-To-Come (Tracy Morgan) have spent the past two centuries leading afterlife spirits in finding and redeeming one human soul every Christmas Eve.
On their search for a new soul to save, the spirits encounter controversial media consultant Clint Briggs (Ryan Reynolds). Despite Clint being labeled as an "unredeemable" soul, Present comes out of retirement, determined to help the man better support his community. When the night of the haunt finally arrives, Clint proves to be a harder case than previously anticipated. This leads Present to take an unconventional approach to saving him, and the two form a mutually beneficial bond.
This isn't the first time filmmakers have tried to reinvent Dickens's "A Christmas Carol," but this marks a time where they succeeded. "Spirited" nails the heart and soul of the Christmas classic but adds fresh, modern humor that makes it more relatable and fun than ever before.
It helps that this film is right within Ferrell and Reynolds's wheelhouse. Reynolds's Clint is a sharp, quick-witted, charming corporate tycoon who perfectly encapsulates a man who only cares about his own well-being. Ferrell's Present is reminiscent of his character Buddy from the beloved Christmas classic "Elf," with his optimism and amazement showing through at certain parts of the movie. There is even a slight nod to "Elf" when he encounters someone dressed as his signature character.
Kimberly (Octavia Spencer), who serves as Clint's executive vice president, provides reasoning and a moral compass throughout the film. The audience watches as Kimberly grapples with the realization that, despite her professional success, her company might harm other communities. She stands out as a professional, straight-laced character who adds a dose of reality to this goofy film.
But the film's one epic downfall is its singing. There is quite literally no reason for there to be singing in this film, as it does nothing to advance the plot and fails to provide any noteworthy tunes. Although the film's music is from Oscar and Tony-winning musical pair Benj Pasek and Justin Paul — the masterminds behind "La La Land," "The Greatest Showman" and "Dear Evan Hansen" — it includes no standout numbers. The music is forgettable, and the singing is weak. Reynolds, Ferrell and Spencer try their best, but their efforts are unnecessary to the film. The out-of-place singing is narrowly saved with extraordinary choreographed musical numbers that, oddly enough, work well in the movie.
There is one strange and out-of-nowhere twist tied into the movie: In one of Clint's visits from the ghosts, it is revealed that some of his public relations advice could lead to a child's suicide. While it's important to show the gravity and importance of Clint's ill-fated and poor moral practices, it comes across as inappropriate to include a child's death in the plot of a Christmas movie centered around hope and redemption, especially since there was no trigger warning before the film started. There are numerous alternatives that could have communicated the moral implications of Clint's work just as well, such as showing other students bullying the child he advised.
During this Christmas season alone, there have been four "A Christmas Carol" adaptations beyond "Spirited": "Ghosts of Christmas Always," "A Show-Stopping Christmas," "Scrooge: A Christmas Carol" and "A New Diva's Christmas Carol." Even if you're a die-hard fan of the story, don't bother watching these other additions — "Spirited" is everything you could ask for and more.
Rebecca Carcieri
Rebecca Carcieri is an arts & culture editor. She is a senior from Warwick, Rhode Island studying political science.
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Q: Diffrence between undefined point and the derivative Suppose I have the function $f(x) = \frac{x^2}{x}$ now let's say I want to evaluate the function at $x=0$, I can't it's undefined its a $\frac{0}{0}$ situation. I can compute that the $\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{x^2}{x} = 0$ meaning that if I choose $x$ that is close to $0$, $\frac{x^2}{x}$ is going to close to $0$ and that the closer $x$ is to $0$, the closer $\frac{x^2}{x}$ is going to be to $0$, but that's not the same thing as saying that $f(0) = 0$.
Now lets suppose I want to compute the derivative of a function $g(x)$ for some $x$ value $x=c$, the derivative in this case is defined as: $\lim_{dx \to 0} \frac{g(c + dx) - g(c)}{dx} $. But as far as I understand it, the interpretation of the derivative is as instantaneous rate of change, or the slope of the function at a single point, and both interpretations sugget to just put $dx = 0$ on the limit, but that would get us to $\frac{f(x+0)-f(x)}{0} = \frac{f(x)-f(x)}{0} = \frac{0}{0}$ which is exactly the same problem we had earlier with $f(x) = \frac{x^2}{x}$ when $x=0$. So my question is how can we have two instances of the undefined  $\frac{0}{0}$ but for one (the function value) we say that despite the fact that limit approaches some number, the instance is undefined, and for one (the derivative at a point) we that the instance does equal to the limit?

A: There are two fundamental mistakes you're making:

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*you're forgetting that a function is not just a "formula" like $x^2/x$ or $x^3\sin(e^{-\cosh(\arctan(x))})$  or anything else. A function in mathematics has a precise definition. But for most purposes, the following definition will serve us well: to specify a function we have to specify three pieces of information, $(f,A,B)$, where $A,B$ are sets and $f$ is the "rule" which tells you how to assign each $a \in A$, an element $f(a) \in B$. We summarize all this in the notation $f:A \to B$. Here we call $A$ the domain of $f$, we call $B$ the target space or codomain of $f$.

*Next mistake is that you're applying limit theorems when they're not valid to get things like $\dfrac{0}{0}$. Always remember the following fact: before applying ANY theorem, always check the hypotheses of the theorem first, and only apply the theorem if the hypotheses have been satisfied.
So, the more precise way of setting up the situation is as follows. We first consider the function $f:\Bbb{R} \setminus\{0\} \to \Bbb{R}$ defined by the rule
\begin{align}
f(x) &:= \dfrac{x^2}{x}.
\end{align}
Notice how I gave you all three pieces of information:

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*I told you the domain is $A = \Bbb{R} \setminus\{0\}$,

*I told you the target space is $B = \Bbb{R}$,

*I told you the specific rule for $f$. In this case, for each number $x$ in the set $A$, we first square it, and then divide by it. In formulas, we simply write $f(x) = x^2/x$. Now, of course, if $x \in A$, it means $x \neq 0$, so that we can perform the division by $x$, and simplify to get $f(x) = x$ (this is of course one of the basic properties of real numbers, that the "cancellation" holds for non-zero denominators).

However, it is completely meaningless to even ask the question "what is $f(0)$?" It is complete nonsense, because $0$ is not even an element of the domain, $A$. So, it just doesn't make sense to even write down $f(0)$. Once again, just to make myself super clear: if an element is not in the domain of the function, we cannot talk about the value of the function when plugging in that element. You should literally ingrain this into your mind as being nonsense. It is almost as meaningless as asking "what is Spongebob plus Jupiter".
Now, while asking what is $f(0)$ is completely meaningless, what is very meaningful is to ask

"does $\lim_{x \to 0}f(x)$ exist? If it exists, what is this limit equal to?"

As you've seen, the limit is $\lim_{x \to 0}f(x) = \lim_{x \to 0}x = 0$. Note that in general, if you want to calculate $\lim_{x \to a} f(x)$, it doesn't matter whether or not $f$ is defined at $a$; all that matters is that $f$ is defined "around $a$". THis is because in the definition of limit, we don't care what the function does at the point itself, all we care about is how it behaves near the point in question.
Now what we can do is define a NEW function $F: \Bbb{R} \to \Bbb{R}$, by the rule
\begin{align}
F(x) &:=
\begin{cases}
f(x) & \text{if $x \neq 0$}\\
\lim_{t \to 0}f(t) & \text{if $x= 0$}
\end{cases}
\end{align}
If you simplify what this means, it says:
\begin{align}
F(x) &=
\begin{cases}
\frac{x^2}{x} & \text{if $x \neq 0$} \\
0 & \text{if $x = 0$}
\end{cases} \\
&= \begin{cases}
x & \text{if $x \neq 0$}\\
0 & \text{if $x = 0$}
\end{cases} \\
&= x
\end{align}
For this completely new function, it makes perfect sense to ask what is $F(0)$. And as I've defined it, we have $F(0) = 0$, and in fact for every real number $x$, we have $F(x) = x$. Note that I could have defined $F(0)$ to be any number I wanted; but by choosing it to be $0$, I actually ensured that my new function is continuous at the origin (i.e $\lim_{x \to 0} F(x) = F(0)$).

For your question regarding derivatives, no one ever said that
\begin{align}
\lim_{h \to 0}\dfrac{g(x+h) - g(x)}{h} &= \dfrac{g(x + 0) - g(x)}{0} = \dfrac{0}{0}.
\end{align}
If anyone ever told you this, you should just forget about it. The very first equal sign is already false; when taking limits, you can't just "plug in $h=0$". You can only plug in limits if the function is continuous. Note that in your first equal sign, you actually made use of several theorems, none of which can be applied in this case. The first thing you did is make the incorrect step:
\begin{align}
\lim_{h \to 0}\dfrac{g(x+h) - g(x)}{h} = \dfrac{\lim_{h \to 0}(g(x+h) - g(x))}{\lim_{h \to 0}h}
\end{align}
You probably did this because of the formula

\begin{align}
\lim_{x \to a}\dfrac{P(x)}{Q(x)} = \dfrac{\lim_{x \to a} P(x)}{\lim_{x \to a}Q(x)}
\end{align}

But what you didn't do is check carefully the hypotheses of the theorem. Note that the hypotheses of theorems are just as important, if not more important than the actual "formulas". The hypothesis in this case is that:

We have to assume $\lim_{x \to a}P(x)$ exists (when I say exists, I mean it is a real number, so by definition, it is finite), and we also have to assume $\lim_{x \to a}Q(x)$ exists, AND most importantly that $\lim_{x \to a}Q(x) \neq 0$. It is only if these three conditions are all satisfied that you can say
  \begin{align}
\lim_{x \to a}\dfrac{P(x)}{Q(x)} = \dfrac{\lim_{x \to a} P(x)}{\lim_{x \to a}Q(x)}
\end{align}

In your case with the derivatives, in the denominator we have $h$, but $\lim_{h \to 0}h = 0$, so we cannot apply this theorem. The reason why we have the extra hypothesis of the limit being non-zero, is precisely to avoid division by $0$. ALWAYS remember this: DIVISION BY ZERO IS YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE. Don't ever write something like $\dfrac{\text{stuff}}{0}$. If you ever see someone writing stuff like this, it's because they're being sloppy (I myself am guilty of writing stuff like this from time to time, but I do it only because I know what I'm doing for the most part).
For an example, consider the function $g: \Bbb{R} \to \Bbb{R}$, defined as $g(x) = \dfrac{x}{2}$ (again, notice how I gave you all 3 pieces of information for the function: domain, target space, and the actual rule). Then, for any $x \in \Bbb{R}$, and for $h \neq 0$, we have
\begin{align}
\dfrac{g(x+h) - g(x)}{h} &= \dfrac{\dfrac{x+h}{2} - \dfrac{x}{2}}{h} = \dfrac{h}{2h} = \dfrac{1}{2},
\end{align}
where in the final equality, I am allowed to "cancel the $h$" precisely because I assumed it is non-zero from the beginning (actually, it is precisely because I assumed $h \neq 0$ that I can even write down the $\dfrac{\text{stuff}}{h}$ in the first place). Therefore,
\begin{align}
\lim_{h \to 0}\dfrac{g(x+h) - g(x)}{h} = \lim_{h \to 0}\left(\dfrac{1}{2} \right) = \dfrac{1}{2}.
\end{align}
Once again, you can't just plug in $h=0$, and say "oh I get $\dfrac{0}{0}$", because those theorems do not even apply in this situation.