Note: The term "deaf" is defined as partially or completely lacking the sense of hearing, therefore it includes those considered "hard of hearing", as well.
Hopefully, you have noticed in this series, "So You Want to Adopt a Deaf Child?"–6 posts thus far–the topics covered and information shared are somewhat different from other information found in other places. We try to address topics that are rarely even thought about, prior to adopting a deaf child, but will greatly impact a family if they do adopt a deaf child. We believe it is the right of the deaf child to have adoptive parents who are highly skilled and prepared specifically for their vast needs, prior to bringing them home. We believe the information these blog posts are covering will help equip them to do that, IF they decide to proceed with the adoption of a deaf child.
In the year 2014, we live in a world of much misinformation–false and/or inaccurate information sharing. Sometimes it is because only some of the information is readily shared or easily discovered. Often times, the media shares information that will only cause the greatest emotional response, with hopes that will guarantee them more faithful followers in the future. Sometimes, it is just easier not to share all the information upfront because it is too overwhelming. Let's just face it, sometimes, we are easily satisfied with what we are told, initially, because we like it and are not willing to do the necessary work to do an exhaustive information search on our own. I could site many examples of this, but the one that is nearest to me, at the moment, is the one that I will share in this blog post.
If I randomly interviewed people on Any Street, USA and asked the question…"Does the Cochlear Implant make someone who is deaf, hearing?", for those who have heard about the Cochlear Implant (CI) before, I have no doubt an overwhelming majority of people would respond, "Yes, of course, it does!". While their response is "partially true"–the Cochlear Implant (CI) does provide the recipient with the sensation of sound, albeit much different from the sound our natural hearing provides–there is much more information the parents desiring to adopt a deaf child must know.
This will not be a simple or easy journey, gaining full knowledge surrounding the CI, but I believe it is a vital one and one every deaf child is worthy of. Many adoptive parents, adoption agency personnel, and incountry orphan care workers ASSUME the CI will "fix" deafness. That simply…is not true. It will require much time in research and prayer, on your part, parents, to uncover all the necessary information to make a wise decision concerning the CI. Not doing so, I believe, is a disservice to not only the deaf child, but also to yourself and the rest of your family.
Cochlear Implant Simulation: Click the above picture to hear what "sound" sounds like through a Cochlear Implant.
For the "adopted" deaf/HOH child, whose brain has been deeply traumatized and whose emotional and social development is grossly immature, the functioning outcomes of the CI have never been researched. The functioning outcomes of the CI are the measurable benefits the CI provides the recipient in communication access –listening and speaking skills. The ultimate test of these skills are when the recipient communicates with those in the natural hearing world and not just among their immediate family members who become accustomed to understanding their speech no matter the clarity. The published outcomes of the CI on the deaf child are based almost solely on those who are born into loving families, with healthy developing brains and with the greatest of external professional resources for skill training, not on the "adopted" older deaf/HOH child's brain.
What is the Cochlear Implant? "A cochlear implant is a small, complex electronic device that can help to provide a sense of sound to someone who is profoundly deaf or severely hard-of-hearing HOH. The implant consists of an external portion that sits behind the ear and a second portion that is surgically placed under the skin (see the above picture)." (www.nidcd.nih.gov) There is also an internal probe that reaches down into the Cochlea (inner ear), where sound is transported to the brain for comprehension. The CI destroys all residual hearing the recipient might have. Of course, there are always risks involved with a surgery of this magnitude, so research those here.
Who is a candidate for the CI surgery? Check the Laurent Clerc website for basic information on the criteria for CI candidacy.
Chances are you have seen the emotional videos on FB and/or TV showing the first time a young child has "heard" his/her mother's voice. They do pull at your heart strings, but these videos can be misleading as you must remember this child is not suddenly hearing AND understanding their mother's voice, as you and I might first be tempted to believe, they are simply hearing "sound" for the first time, provided by the CI. As you heard in the simulation video above. Many years of intensive speech and hearing training and thousands of hours of therapies will be required to enable this young pre-lingual (knowing no spoken language prior to implantation) deaf child the optimum use of the CI, whatever that might be for each specific child, as it is different for each individual recipient.
Do you ever wonder, as I do, why it is we rarely see follow-up videos and reports on the outcomes/successes of these children as they grow into adulthood? One would think they would be the best advertisement for those doing the CI surgery and those manufacturing the CI. I believe it is partially because ultimately the outcomes of the CI vary so greatly from one recipient to another and so many children implanted do not grow up to be as "hearing" as we are initially led to believe.
While the CI is considered "successful" as it does provide "sound" for the recipient there is so much more involved than just "hearing" that sound. The brain must be trained to translate that sound into comprehendable meanings that then translate into language and speech and most-desirable clear communication with another hearing person. Sometimes the comprehension of speech being heard via the CI surpasses the recipients ability to then vocalize the correct sound(s) and speak clearly. The ability you and I have to speak clearly is directly related to what we hear and how well our brain can translate what we hear, therefore what a CI recipient "hears" will directly determine how well they speak.
Just to give you an idea of how hard it is to master spoken language, unnaturally, click on the video above. Rachel Kolb from the TEDxStanford website is profoundly deaf, but had 20 years of speech therapies and very supportive parents from birth. She was a student at Stanford and a Rhodes Scholar when she gave this speech in 2013. While she speaks clearly, to some degree, she prefers to communicate through sign language, as she says it is a much more natural communication for her. Her talk is given in spoken English, but she is also fluent in American Sign Language. Rachel is bi-lingual (English and ASL) and bi-cultural (hearing and Deaf Culture).
Experiment: Try NOT looking at Rachel while she is speaking and see how well you can understand her.
Rachel is studying abroad this fall at Oxford, majoring in English and writing. An ASL (American Sign Language) interpreter will accompany her.
It is vitally important to understand the backgrounds of CI recipients to further understand the unique challenges they will face in interpreting the sound generated by a CI accurately and then utilizing that interpretation for communication and functioning in the "hearing" world. Generally, there are three different categories or groups of CI recipients.
1) Post-Lingual (after spoken language develops) CI Recipient – typically the age represented by this group would be a hearing child or adult that is already speaking, age 36 months and older, but lost their hearing suddenly due to an injury, illness or as a result of prolonged use of certain drugs prescribed for an illness. This category represents a very small group of deaf/HOH children, as the above situations are rare.
If the recipient of a CI was hearing and speaking (post-lingual) prior to implantation, the brain's ability to match the new sounds it is hearing with the original sounds it knew, will be much more natural and, therefore, somewhat easier. The sounds will not "sound" the same, of course, as you heard when you listened to the CI simulation above, but the brain's ability to connect the new sound with meaning will be greater than for those who did not hear and speak naturally before implantation.
Putting on the CI is not the same as putting on a pair of glasses to perfectly correct your vision. It will take much time to re-train the brain to learn what each new sound represents. I have heard of some newly implanted recipients, in this post-lingual category, going throughout their homes flushing the toilet, turning various appliances on and off, and practicing bodily functions to be able to determine which new sound specifically represents the old natural sound. The same is true for speech following a CI surgery. A recipient's own voice, now heard through the CI, will sound different than before, as will all other voices. The brain can adapt well, however, if it was already programmed to hear AND comprehend speech, naturally, before the CI surgery. For the vast majority of CI recipients who were hearing and speaking prior to implantation, the outcomes for a fully functioning life in the hearing world are much higher than for those who have never heard and spoken before.
For the young deaf/HOH child, 6 – 36 months of age, with a neurologically-healthy functioning brain, the CI can possibly become the hearing replacement or sound producer for acquiring language, more so than for those older who have surpassed this critical sound and language acquisition phase of life, up to 36 months. That is not to say all children implanted prior to 36 months of age will become fully functioning and communicate with ease in the hearing world, as research does NOT support those outcomes. There are innumerable variables involved with each unique deaf/HOH child and the many external resources (therapies and trainings to help the recipient produce listening and speaking skills) which will be needed for obtaining the maximum benefit. It is important to understand that the way a hearing child naturally learns a language is by first hearing sounds and mimicking them repeatedly, practicing until it comes out correctly-spoken. The developmental process of spoken language really begins in utero for the unborn child and continues for at least the next 36 months.
For the older deaf/HOH children, implanted at age 3 (36 months) and older, outcomes granted by the CI vary significantly. Those deaf children who have not been exposed to spoken language because of their deafness, prior to 36 months, will struggle to master spoken language and good listening skills. Spoken language takes longer to develop, even naturally, than visual language; hence the reason so many hearing parents now teach their hearing babies sign language, so they can begin communicating their wants and needs as early as 8 months of age.
Note: The research outcomes for the above categories are not based on the "adopted" deaf/HOH child, but are based almost solely on the deaf/HOH child born into loving hearing families. In addition, the required professional support services all CI recipients must receive for producing the best outcomes (listening and speaking skills) are local and readily available to these children and they and their families are fully utilizing them.
When researching the CI prior to adopting the deaf child, three equally important things to remember for the deaf child you desire to adopt are shared below. These three factors MUST be foremost in your mind as you sift through the research for the CI.
1) Language Acquisition – Rarely are the brains of the adopted deaf child in the prime age of language learning from 6 months to just under 36 months (3 years) when they are adopted. In fact, most are over 3 or 4 yrs of age and some are as old as 10.Yes, some deaf/HOH children are available for adoption, with no exposure to language at all even at the age of 10. Keep in mind, the time span between 6 months and 36 months is the "full developmental process" for language learning. There is nothing magical about simply being under 36 months when the deaf child receives the CI. The vast majority of adopted deaf children are beyond the "optimal time", according to their brains, to "master" language. This does not mean they cannot learn language, but it does mean the process will be laborious and take many years of training.
2) Neurologically Unhealthy Brain – All adopted deaf children will have experienced trauma. The same is true for all adopted children, but remember the deaf child will also have additional trauma because of the lack of language and little to no communication for bonding with peers and/or caregivers. In fact, deaf children tend to be targeted by their hearing peers and their hearing caregivers for additional bullying and abuse…physical and sexual. Which means, even if you do find a deaf child under the age of 3 to adopt, the trauma they have experienced will greatly impact their brain's ability to not only bond with you and others, but also acquire language, immediately, as it will not be a neurologically-healthy functioning brain. Not only will this neurologically unhealthy brain delay the ability of the deaf child to learn and master language, it will also mean the many years needed to develop spoken & understood language (communication) via the CI, will also delay the bonding between the child and their hearing, speaking family members. Signed language can bridge those two gaps much more quickly. Clear communication is vital to building trust and felt-safety for the adopted child and without that the deaf child's traumatized brain will not be begin to heal and become healthy.
3) No matter what country the adopted deaf child comes from, the medical records will be sorely lacking in their diagnostic evaluations, especially concerning the child's deafness. The extent of deafness of an adopted child can rarely be fully known until they are evaluated comprehensively here in the states. Hearing screening and testing is rare in other countries, especially of institutionalized children. Deafness is not visible and it can be easily overlooked, especially in the child under the age of 3 or 4. Older non-verbal children MIGHT be suspected of hearing loss, but rarely then are they even tested. Some children labeled "non-verbal" could also have hearing loss. I know many stories of families adopting a child and following their first physical here in the states their deafness is discovered. No one knew! I also know of several stories of families specifically adopting a deaf child and when they arrive home they find out their child's deafness was a severe case of ear-wax buildup. You see many pictures of children wearing hearing aides and maybe even CI's, in other countries, not until they are evaluated, here, do you know if any of them actually benefit the child…or even work for that matter. Do not trust what is in any "waiting child's medical file" as being 100% accurate or complete. After hearing so many stories of inaccuracies–misinformation–relating to the medical files of adopted children you simply cannot trust what is listed there or what may not be listed there as factual. Adoption, truly is an act of faith!
As we all know visual language–mime, gestures and sign language–is often much more easily understood even by people from different cultures and different spoken languages. The use of sign language and gestures with the deaf child will greatly increase their understanding and will begin to strengthen their bond with their family members, in a much more timely manner than the long-awaited outcomes of the CI. In addition, the increased visual communication opens their brains to a much bigger world, creating a more healthy environment in which to grow their brains whose development has been stunted by trauma. Using visual language to communicate with the adopted deaf child will also begin the process of bonding and connecting, much more quickly. Much the same as the reasons for teaching hearing babies to sign before they can speak.
Test: The video above has no spoken language. Not one word. See how much of it you can understand, visually.
What Is the Best & Quickest Way to Learn ASL?
Parents MUST be fully informed of ALL the requirements and challenges surrounding the implantation of the CI for their deaf/HOH adopted child, from pre-surgery and for the rest of their lives.
I understand my child will hear sounds, but will he/she be able to understand what is heard clear enough so they can begin speaking clear enough to function "normally" in a hearing world? If so, how long with this process take?
Will my child need additional support(s), in addition to the CI, to reach their highest possible functioning level within the hearing world? If so, what are they?
What is the average number of years it takes for an older deaf/HOH child (over the age of 3), following implantation to begin to speak in full sentences accurately and being fully understood by others and with an age-appropriate level of comprehension?
How long will the CI last? Will it need to be replaced?
Will my insurance cover the CI surgery AND all the needed therapies and trainings that are required for optimum listening & speaking development?
Could the fact my adopted deaf/HOH child's brain has been traumatized by neglect and institutionalization sabotage the best possible outcomes provided by a CI?
Will you allow us to still use sign language with our deaf/HOH child after implantation(some programs will not)?
Am I willing and able to commit the time needed to ensure my implanted deaf/HOH adopted child receives every required external resource (listening and speaking skills therapies & trainings), IF they are available in my area, whereby granting them the best environment for developing the highest possible outcomes achievable for them, whatever that is?
Last, but certainly not least, is the question of the whole child. How will the CI affect the whole child cognitively, emotionally, physically, and spiritually? The CI requires years of training and therapies for communication (listening and speaking skills) to develop, how will that impact the adopted deaf child's ability to connect and bond with hearing family members and beyond? How will the CI affect them as they grow into adulthood?
I strongly recommend you interview at least 4 adult CI recipients that were implanted after the age of 3 and more specifically those who had no access to language (no hearing aides or speech training) prior to implantation, this will give the best comparison. However, unless they were adopted, with traumatized brain development, the comparison will still not be equal.
Always remember the adopted deafchild is unique in their history & trauma, in their personality, in their drive to achieve and/or please, in their ability to stay on task, in their ability to not only endure the countless hours needed for listening and speech trainings and therapies, but also learn from them.
Signs for Hope believes it is the right of every deaf child to be given the opportunity to learn sign language as their first mode of communication. Having sign language as a base for communication, not only for bonding between parents and the adopted deaf child, in a timely manner, will also guarantee a continuous mode of communication should the CI not provide the desired and needed fully-functioning access to their "hearing" world years later.
If you have additional questions and would like to contact me, Becky Lloyd, please do not hesitate to do so. I may not know the answers to your questions, but we can discover them together.
I pray the above information has helped to give a much broader picture of the CI and the "adopted" deaf child. The decision to implant or not to implant is rarely an easy one, as some may mistakenly believe. Instead, it is one that requires much time and patience to gain the full knowledge necessary to make wise decisions for each deaf child.


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Leeds Tealights return to Leeds
Following success at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the University's sketch comedy group the Tealights, will be performing a brand new show at the Library Pub from Monday 19 to Wednesday 21 November.
Special guests will be in attendance on all three nights. On Monday and Tuesday this will be Mae Martin who won this year's 'Best International Performer' at the Brighton Fringe, received stellar reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe and recently appeared on BBC3's Comedy Marathon and Russell Howard's Good News. The special guest on Wednesday will be Kieran Hodgson who has just returned from his own solo show at the Edinburgh Fringe and recently filmed the role of Davey in the BBC1 pilot George and Bernard Shaw.
The Tealights were founded in 2005 and each year the group holds auditions for new cast members who work on a show to take up to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The group of five perform regularly at The Library Pub and have been supported by sketch group, Oyster Eyes, and double-acts Dregs and The Gentlemen of Leisure. They continue to sell out shows across the country so this is a great chance to see them at home.
The show will start at 8pm (doors at 7.30pm) Monday to Wednesday. Tickets can be purchased online or on the door for £5.

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Harvard Law Students Filed Title IX Complaints Claiming Brett Kavanaugh's Presence Was Sexual Harassment
Prior to "hundreds of alumni" writing a letter demanding Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh be disallowed from teaching at Harvard University, undergraduates who opposed the judge had made formal complaints through the school's Title IX office that his very presence amounted to sexual harassment.
The Harvard Crimson reports that student Jacqueline L. Kellogg, a senior, came up with the idea a few days ago and recruited others to join her in filing complaints against Kavanaugh. Kellogg even sent a letter detailing specifically how to file a formal complaint with Harvard's Office for Dispute Resolution.
"By the time The Crimson reported late Monday that Kavanaugh had left his teaching position at the Law School, at least 48 students had signed an online petition certifying they had filed a Title IX complaint against the nominee," the Crimson reported. "But at least one signatory said that not all of those who signed the petition had actually filed complaints as of Monday evening."
Kellogg and fellow student Julia B. Wiener, also a senior, filed complaints claiming Kavanaugh's presence on campus would create a "hostile environment" for women because of the uncorroborated and thin sexual assault allegations against him.
"Kellogg said she hopes students who have previously felt reluctant to file complaints with the University — whether related to Kavanaugh or to other experiences — will see that the formal process gives them 'power' and 'a right to our feeling of being safe," the Crimson wrote.
One Harvard Law professor, Jeannie Suk Gersen, who has written extensively on Title IX issues, said the student's attempts to protest Kavanaugh through this avenue was "misplaced."
"Such an abuse of process would undermine the legitimacy and credibility of complaints that the Title IX process is intended to deal with, as well as of the Title IX office to focus on its duties," Suk Gersen wrote to the Crimson. "It might be effective in drawing further attention to some students' objection to Kavanaugh's teaching appointment, but I don't expect him to be found to have violated Harvard University's Sexual & Gender-Based Harassment Policy based on the currently known public allegations against him."
Law professor Janet Halley also dismissed the strategy, telling the Crimson: "I urge the students to divert their energy from this implausible claim that he's going to create a sexually hostile environment by teaching at the Law School to the really grand issue of whether he's fit to be in his current judgeship or promoted to the Supreme Court."
Kavanaugh has already withdrawn from teaching another course at Harvard, even though he has taught for more than a decade with mostly "glowing praise."
Pity they couldn't put as much " energy " into doing what they actually attend university for, i.e, studying???
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oh how the liberals will fall after kavanaugh is seated and confirmed and the red wave sweeps them all out to sea in november! it is time to wash the bathtub ring of liberals off the walls of this nation!
I PRAY it will be done!
Viv says:
I'd like to see how these same "children" at Harvard would react if they were being accused of doing something without any evidence to back the claim and then found guilty simply by means of an accusation.
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Frozen Evolution. Or, that's not the way it is, Mr. Darwin. A Farewell to Selfish Gene.
Introduction to Frozen plasticity theory by Jaroslav Flegr.
II.8.3 Dissimilar epigenetic modifications of genes in microgametes and macrogametes, i.e. genomic imprinting, cause genes from the father and genes from the mother to play different roles in the ontogenesis of an individual.
Geneticists originally assumed that it makes no difference, from the standpoint of the characteristics of an individual, which of its genes is inherited from the mother and which from the father. However, over time, a substantial amount of information has been accumulated demonstrating that this simple concept is not valid. It was found that some genes are expressed only from the sections of chromosomes derived from the father and others from sections derived from the mother. Genome imprinting is responsible for this phenomenon. Some sections of genes are labelled in the developing sex cells of the parent organism, e.g. by methylation, where this labelling differs in the male and in the female. The given gene is then expressed in the zygote according to how it is labelled. During the differentiation of sex cells, the sex-specific labelling of genes derived from the mother and from the father is "erased" and is replaced on all the chromosomes by sexually specific labelling corresponding to the sex of the individual in whose body the differentiation of sex cells occurs. In some cases, it seems that erasing of the methylation labels on the chromosome set derived from the father already occurs in the fertilized oocyte (Ferguson-Smith & Surani 2001). Genomic imprinting can, of course, take place in hermaphrodites; however, then the DNA of the sex cells will be labelled according to whether differentiation of the gamete occurs in the tissue of male or female sex organs.
Genome imprinting is most obvious in cases where there is a conflict of the biological "interests" of the father and mother in relation to the amount of resources that they are to invest in their future progeny (Burt & Trivers 1998). This situation frequently occurs in species where the embryos are formed inside the female organism, i.e. primarily in angiosperm plants (Hardling & Nilsson 2001) and in live-bearing animals, such as mammals (Moore & Haig 1991). As a female can reproduce with various males in the population during her lifetime, it can frequently happen that individual, simultaneously developing embryos can have different fathers. Consequently, the biological interests of genes derived from the father and from the mother can differ very substantially. It is in the interests of the gene derived from the father that a maximum of maternal resources be invested in the development of the embryo in which it is located. These investments can even occur at the expense of damage to the other developing embryos, which can have a different father and even at the cost of exhaustion or destruction of the maternal organism. The next offspring of the particular female could have a different father, so the genes of paternal origin need not take into account the future reproductive potential of the female. Thus, for example, imprinted genes of an embryo derived from the father can program the formation of a large placenta, from which the embryo would derive nutrients from the body of the mother, or can cause the production of hormones controlling the level of nutrients in the maternal organism, which can be manifested, e.g., in maternal diabetes (Haig 1993b).
Fig. II.19 Genome imprinting. The DNA of sperm and of oocytes is imprinted on specific sites, i.e. labelled with methylation labels. The presence of these labels determines whether and how intensively the relevant genes will be transcribed in the given DNA section. For normal development of the embryo, it is necessary that the zygote contain one copy of the relevant genes from the father and from the mother. If, for example, the zygote were to contain both copies of the particular gene from one of the parents or if one set of genes were not imprinted in the proper manner, serious developmental defects could occur, which that could lead to substantial reduction of the viability of the embryo. In normal individuals, development of the sex cells leads first to removal of the original methylation labels on both sets of chromosomes and subsequently to methylation of both sets in a manner that corresponds to the sex of the particular individual.
In contrast, the same genes derived from the mother are frequently inactive and are not expressed. In fact, some imprinted genes derived from the mother can even control the production of receptors that catch and thus destroy the products of imprinted paternal genes. If an embryo is formed in which there is a lack of imprinted genes from the mother or from the father in a certain locus and the genes from the other parent are present in twice the amount, the normal development of the embryo is usually seriously disturbed and some genetically (in this case, actually epigenetically) determined diseases can be formed in human beings. The best known of these in human beings are the Angelman syndrome, caused by the absence of a maternal copy of part of chromosome 15, the Prader-Willi syndrome, caused, on the other hand, by the absence of the paternal copy of the relevant gene, and the Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, caused, e.g., also by uniparental origin of part of chromosome 11 or disorders in imprinting this gene (Driscoll et al. 1992; Lalande 1996).
However, genome imprinting can be important in situations where there is no conflict of opposing interests of males and females (Pagel 1999). According to some authors, certain patterns of specific feminine behaviour and specific feminine abilities and skills (e.g. a number of elements of social intelligence) are coded on chromosome X through imprinted genes. These genes are active only when they lie on the chromosome derived from the father. As sons inherit their single X chromosome from their mother, it is ensured that the genes for particular feminine behaviour will be active only in the genome of individuals of female sex.
Attention was drawn to the existence of the phenomenon of genome imprinting primarily by cases where a disorder in cellular division meant that an individual obtained both copies of a certain DNA section only from one parent, rather than from both the mother and the father. In this case, the pattern of the given disorder usually differs according to whether the relevant section was derived from the father or from the mother. For example, women with Turner syndrome, i.e. with only a single X chromosome, differ in their social intelligence and adaptability according to whether their X chromosome is derived from their mother or from their father. In the former case, their behaviour frequently exhibits rather serious abnormalities; in the latter case, their behaviour is quite normal (Skuse & et al. 1997).
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An Oral History of the Dallas Music Scene
Pete Freedman October 13, 2011 4:00AM
For years, Deep Ellum sat vacant. By the late '70s, the neighborhood that had once served as the playground for blues icons of the early 20th century — Blind Lemon Jefferson, Lead Belly, T-Bone Walker and even Robert Johnson — was a collection of vacant warehouses and storefronts.
The only thing that the neighborhood had retained, it seemed, was the element of danger made legend by the traditional folk song about the area. "Deep Ellum Blues" warned would-be visitors of the one-time red-light district's temptations, its political corruption and its inhabitants' pickpocketing ways; by the early '80s, these dangers had been replaced by groups of skinheads who trolled the streets. In the following years, however, the skinheads would be weeded out, and music again would lead the neighborhood's revival.
And quite the return it's been: By the late '80s, the small neighborhood just east of downtown had regained its status as North Texas' musical epicenter. With few exceptions — most notably a return of crime in the late '90s and early '00s, when the neighborhood once again fell into a lull — Deep Ellum has held that distinction since.
This week, we celebrate Deep Ellum. On Saturday, October 15, our fifth annual showcase of Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees will feature 54 performances on 10 stages located throughout the neighborhood. The event will be highlighted by outdoor performances from the Toadies, the Old 97's, Centro-matic and Sarah Jaffe. Three days later, our free-to-attend, 23rd annual Dallas Observer Music Awards Ceremony at the House of Blues will feature a headlining performance from Erykah Badu.
With such local music luminaries participating in this year's shows, we figured it fitting to look back at the recent history of the Dallas music scene. So here it is, the cultural backbone of our city, in the words of the people who helped create it.
In the late '80s and early '90s, after a decade of establishing itself as an arts and music mecca in Dallas, Deep Ellum started to take shape as an entertainment district dependent on the burgeoning Dallas music scene. In 1987, New York City-based Island Records released a compilation album called The Sound of Deep Ellum, highlighting bands that regularly played the neighborhood. Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians led the charge, followed closely behind by bands such as Course of Empire, Shallow Reign and Three on a Hill. The Toadies had just formed. Tripping Daisy and Funland were in their early stages. Their members played in other bands, but Centro-matic and the Old 97's were still a few years off. Erykah Badu was in college. Sarah Jaffe was a toddler.
Rhett Miller (Old 97's guitarist and vocalist): Those memories are fuzzy, some of them. I'll tell you what I remember, though: Oh my God, we were so poor back then. It was unbelievable. Just everybody, everybody I can think of. I know that I, for one, didn't crack 20K until the time I was 30. It was just ramen noodles every day.
Vaden Todd Lewis (Toadies guitarist and vocalist): The first Toadies show was at a place called The Axis in Fort Worth. It was kick-ass, this shitty little dive. It was tiny, holds like 50 people. It's a power or utilities office now. We had to think of a name and go do the gig. We worked on it a lot, but Toadies is what we thought of.
Will Johnson (Centro-matic guitarist and vocalist, Funland drummer): I was a small-town kid for all my life up until I moved to Dallas, and I remember feeling a little bit overwhelmed with all the traffic and all that stuff. The scenes were a little different at that point. I seem to remember some Denton friends raising their eyebrows, like, 'Oh, you're moving down to Dallas?' It wasn't a municipal stand-off, but the scenes were a little more separated. I think that goes with the cities being more separated at that point; now it's all more connected by sprawl and, because of that, the music scenes are a little more connected.
Lewis: Back in the day, Dallas people were real shitty to Fort Worth people. I mean, real shitty. Like, 'You're from Fort Worth? Fuck you.' That kind of shitty. Real bad, real dicks. We wanted to play anywhere and everywhere. But we just played Fort Worth and kept playing and playing. Eventually we got an afternoon show at, like, The Prophet Bar. It was a while before we got 'in' in Dallas. I remember, one night, we were playing in Florida, in Tampa-St. Pete, and played to, I dunno, 1,500 or 2,000 people or something like that, and we were just like, 'What the fuck? This is great!' And then we drove home overnight and two days later played Dallas to 60 people.
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This trippy Blade Runner AI video tricked Warner Bros.
By Sean Keach
Deputy News & Features Editor
June 3, 2016 4:43 pm BST
Takedown notices for copyrighted content happen all the time, partly because computers can work out when a video is stolen. But sometimes, computers get it wrong.
Warner Bros. recently issued a DMCA takedown notice for a video on Vimeo containing Blade Runner footage. The problem, however, is that the video didn't feature any footage from the movie at all. In fact, it was a mind-bending reconstruction of the movie, created entirely be an artificial intelligence, as first reported by Vox.
The video was in question was masterminded by Terence Broad, a London-based researcher who's working on a master's degree in creative computing. Broad basically fed an artificial neural network – a computer-based replica of the human brain – footage of the movie. He hoped that by doing so, his AI could eventually learn to encode and decode video on its own.
Here's the deal. Normally, when you watch a video, it's been encoded (compressed) and decoded (compressed). That's how big files are made small enough to be useful both on- and off-line. Humans developed these compression methods, deciding how best to package content. But Broad is trying to teach neural networks to develop their own methods, sans humanity.
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The result of this is…weird. Broad's AI has basically churned out some kind of hideous, mangled Blade Runner-esque movie that will make you question everything. The AI basically reduced all of the frame data to 200-digit versions, and then reconstructed this data into new frames. It then resequenced the new frames to match the order of the film, with horrifying results.
Check out the side-by-side comparison:
The video has since been reinstated on Vimeo, but a 10-minute version of the AI-spawned movie has been taken down on YouTube. It's not yet clear whether that decision will be reversed.
In any case, it seems Broad's choice of Blade Runner was seriously appropriate. After all, the movie is based on Philip K. Dick's sci-fi novel Do Android's Dream of Electric Sheep?, which is all about artificial intelligence becoming so advanced that humans struggle to tell androids apart from the general population. Maybe Warner Bros. could learn a thing or two from the book.
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Here's the taken-down video on YouTube:
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We recently had a new Navy Girlfriend post a question on our Facebook group regarding a need to know the basics of the Navy Life. We directed her to the official Navy Spouse 101 Class, which is very useful and I recommend all new Navy Girlfriends and Wives attend it, but it's hard especially for Girlfriends to get on base and others just are like me and want that info now!
So I've decided to make this post the go-to guide to finding the official resources you want. It's touch online because so many people are writing and you don't know what information is accurate. Well this is your guide to the official information and resources the US Navy would give you.
The information and resources I provide here are for the US Navy, but we'll work on getting some other countries guides up in the future.
Quoted material is from the website being linked to and is used to provide the most accurate descriptions. If any links below are broken or inaccurate, please comment or contact us to let us know so we can fix it immediately. Thank You!
- via Google Docs or PDF. This is the presentation you would watch at the Navy Spouse Orientation. That doesn't mean it substitutes going though. The information on this presentation is meant to be used while a speaker presents, answers questions, and clarifies, but it still has a lot of the information you will need and want.
Unfortunately, it doesn't include a table of contents so you will have to skim it to find exactly what you want or just start from the top and work your way down. Also, I found that the majority of the links to online resources did not work, but all those resources and their links are listed below.
Check this out for a description of what the Navy Spouse Orientation is all about.
This link will take you to the order form page on Navy Services Family Line. Sea Legs and COMPASS are two publications put out by NSFL that the Navy often provided at Navy Spouse Orientations.
A military recommended sight for help, information, and resources.
"Military OneSource is a confidential Department of Defense-funded program providing comprehensive information on every aspect of military life at no cost to active duty, Guard and Reserve Component members, and their families. Information includes, but is not limited to, deployment, reunion, relationship, grief, spouse employment and education, parenting and childhood, and much more."
"CNIC's job as an "enabler" is to thread a needle across these Enterprises, with the needle and thread equating to all the services our installations provide on a daily basis in support of the Enterprises. These services (Ports, Airfields, MWR and Housing, to name just a few) are how we support the "Fleet, Fighter and Family."
This is the website military members go to in order to get information about the military, but it can be useful to you too. It's very geared toward military members and their about section was difficult to navigate which is why I don't have a quote for you, but if you want to know what your military member knows . . . go here.
All hail the Ombudsmen! This is the key person that keeps you in contact with the official people who know what's going on with your Sailor. When he's out of communication, this person will be the one to keep you updated if something were to happen and this is the person you contact if something happens to you and you need the command's help.
"An Ombudsman is an official representative of the Commanding Officer; he/she plays a vital role in establishing and maintaining current and accurate communication between the command and its family members."
*Hint: Sign up for the Ombudsmen's newsletter!!! That's where you'll get regular updates.
These groups keep Navy Wives informed during deployments and detachments. They also coordinate activities and other events for families. It's a combo of support and social needs, because most Navy Wives struggle to form friendships that can be useful when their loved ones are away.
Note: FRG's are rumored to be full of caddy women. That doesn't mean all groups are like that and the US Navy is working to make sure that's not the case. The fact is these groups might serve as your lifeline. Don't forgo this vital resource because of silly rumors.
The official center to support the family members of the fleet.
"FFSP provides services through Fleet and Family Support Centers, such as relocation assistance, new parent support, deployment services, clinical counseling services, financial management counseling, family employment services, family advocacy and the transition assistance programs."
This is an awesome resources but can only be utilized by military members and Navy Wives. They provide a variety of financial guidance and assistance, emergency loans, awesome volunteer opps for Navy Wives wanting work experience, with reimbursement for childcare and gas, etc.
The American Red Cross also offers assistance and I know that if the NMCRS can't, they send people to ARC. The ARC would probably be the place a Navy Girlfriend might go for emergency financial assistance, but it's always based on the situation.
"The Red Cross helps military members, veterans and their families prepare for, cope with, and respond to the challenges of military service. Emergency communications, training, support to wounded warriors and veterans, and access to community resources help an average of 150,000 military families and veterans annually."
"CYP provide high quality educational and recreational programs for children and youth. Teams of caring, knowledgeable professionals plan developmentally appropriate programs that are responsive to the unique needs, abilities, and interests of children."
"The Navy's Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) is a quality of life program that supports Sailors who have family members with chronic medical, dental, mental health, developmental or educational conditions and require special care and services."
"The Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Department's mission is to provide quality, varied programs of wholesome and constructive recreation/leisure activities for Navy personnel and their family members. These programs contribute to the mental, physical, social, and educational enrichment of the participants."
You must be enrolled to receive benefits such as those provided by Tricare.
These guys provide marriage and religious services and counseling. The US Navy offers Catholic and Protestant services on base.
". . . we provide hands-on, innovative, specialized programs and support services to military service members and their families with a particular focus on junior-enlisted men and women — the individuals on the front lines of defending our nation. Programs are offered at no or low cost and require no dues or membership fees."
Help when natural disasters occur.
"The mission of the Emergency Management Department is to develop, implement, and manage the Navy's premiere installation all-hazard emergency management program capable of preparing for, responding to, recovering from, and mitigating against both natural and man-made events . . . "
Navy Programs are directed by region, like Northwest, Southwest, etc. As far as my experience goes, I never really needed to know anything about this, but you will hear people say Navy Region Northwest or Southwest all the time, so it's probably a good idea to know what they are talking about.
This is probably important if you wanted to know "whose in charge around here?" You could find phone numbers and contact information for the department heads by searching through your region.
This is incredibly helpful. Info I didn't know how to ask for, but is great! 47days into a deployment as a Navy Girlfriend is making me feel like a basket-case sometimes because there's so much that I don't know. This will help with my curiosity and need for knowledge. Questions that I don't want to bother my man with right now. Thank you, thank you!
I'm so glad it was helpful to you.


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Home > Case News > Castleberry's should pay botulism victims' medical bills
Castleberry's should pay botulism victims' medical bills
By Bill Marler on August 2, 2007
Posted in Case News
SEATTLE, WA (August 2, 2007)—Bill Marler, an attorney who has represented thousands of victims of foodborne illness outbreaks, including victims of botulism poisoning, called on Castleberry's, the company whose chili and dog food products were recalled last month due to contamination with Clostridium botulinum, to pay all botulism outbreak victims' medical bills today.
"Without prompt medical attention, some of the victims of this outbreak would likely be dead," Marler said. "In past botulism cases we've handled, victims' medical expenses have exceeded half a million dollars. In addition to a hospital stay, some of these people will likely go through months of physical therapy after they are released from the hospital. It all adds up, and it's only right for the company responsible for their illnesses to step forward and front medical costs for families."
Confirmed botulism cases since the recall was announced have been reported in Indiana (3), New Mexico (1) and Texas (2). Health officials are awaiting test results on a suspected case in Hawaii.
"Not only did Castleberry's poison customers by putting out an unsafe product, it appears as though the company has conducted a very ineffective recall," Marler continued, noting that consumers were confused about which products had been recalled because the Castleberry's products had been sold under a number of different brand names, and did not specify that Castleberry's was the manufacturer.
In Wednesday's edition of the Indianapolis Star, Indiana State Health Commissioner Judy Monroe was quoted as saying, "It is obvious that there has been a recall failure." The statement was made after Indiana public health officials found more than 80 recalled products still on the shelves of some Indiana stores.
"More has to be done to protect American consumers," Marler concluded.
BACKGROUND: William Marler is an attorney who dedicated his law practice to representing victims of victims of foodborne illness outbreaks since 1993, when he represented Brianne Kiner in her $15.6 million E. coli settlement with Jack in the Box. He is out of the country, presenting at two Australian food safety conferences, but is available for comment by email at bmarler@marlerclark.com.
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I finished the Daisy Wrap this weekend. It was actually Friday night. I was surprised at how quickly the edging went.
I haven't been able to block it; I should have over the weekend, while I had the space, but I forgot my blocking wires and pins. Then, last night, I tried, but I don't have enough space here to block it. I will have to rely on The Whole Nine Yarns to block it for me, or give me the space to block it.
I was out of town this past weekend to celebrate my birthday! I am now 23. Haha! Far from it, I can assure you. Some days it feels farther behind me than others. I did celebrate a bit, but not like I would have back then. This year, we went to the annual shearing of alpacas up at Adonai's Alpacas, so we got to see our buddy Job again.
my very own CPW! For those of you unfamiliar with that, it's a Canadian Production Wheel. The yellow color is one indication, as is the tilt tension. I'm waiting on her to be delivered (she's at my in-laws now) and she needs a little TLC to get her up and running, but we got her. She's in good shape - most of the parts are original, with the exception of the bearings and that unusual peg.
No one seems to know what it's for. It just sits there, in a hole. This is a new peg - if you remove it, you can clearly see that it's a new piece that's been painted to match and someone just stuck it in there. I've asked around, and no one seems to know what it's for. It could have been for a bobbin to ply, it could have been for some form of distaff. It could be there just to make you ask questions. I find that in old things like this, usually the simplest explanation is best. I'm going to keep digging until I can find something out, and work with it. Until then, it's not necessary to spin on it, so it can stay. How was your weekend? Oh, and did I mention it was COLD? Like so cold it was FLURRYING last night! Brrrr! Stay warm!
Love your Daisy Wrap! Good crochet!
I am so glad to see another old wheel coming into your home. I know it will be used and well-loved and cherished.
You mention cold & flurries. I am in Pennsylvania right now. I forgot to check the weather forecast other than to pack properly for temperature. It was snowing all the way up the Shenandoah Valley! Beautiful to look at; not beautiful to drive in. I had to ask the nice hotel desk clerk in Roanoke if she had a scraper or broom so I could knock the snow off my car.
In case of emergency, buy glass.
It's all fun and games, until there's a crack.


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Q: Applying negative margins on cards to achieve masonry effect I'm trying to achieve a masonry effect that looks something like this:

As you can see, the cards in the middle of this layout are 60px above the surrounding cards.
To achieve this, I've tried to add -60px margin to the center cards, but it doesn't work.
I can't see a way in which I can use something like :nth-child(2n+1) to make this work also, as the 5th card, for example, does not fit that css rule.
Is this the best way to about it or is this achievable via css grid, without negative margins?

.section {
  padding: 100px 0;
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.card{
  max-width: 320px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  margin-bottom: 32px;
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.card__image {
  width: 100%;
  height: 467px;
  background-size: cover;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

/* have tried below */

.card:nth-child(2){
  margin-top: -60px;
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.section__card--2{
  margin-top: -60px;
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A: You were really close with your attempt. The best thing to do is to properly separate the rows into CSS rows (since you already defined the rule of 3 images per row with the col-md-4).
So, in your HTML, for every 3 images, you can separate them into rows with a custom class (for example: section__row). And in your style, you just add:
.section__row > .section__card:nth-child(2){
  margin-top: -60px;
}

Final code:

.section {
  padding: 100px 0;
}

.card{
  max-width: 320px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  margin-bottom: 32px;
}

.card__image {
  width: 100%;
  height: 467px;
  background-size: cover;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

.section__row > .section__card:nth-child(2){
  margin-top: -60px;
}
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.0.2/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">

A: Aplly margin-top property to .section__card class.

.section {
  padding: 100px 0;
}

.card {
  max-width: 320px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  margin-bottom: 32px;
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.card__image {
  width: 100%;
  height: 467px;
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  background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

/* have tried below */

.section__card:nth-child(2) {
  margin-top:-60px;
}

.section__card:nth-child(5) {
  margin-top:-60px;
}

.section__card--2 {
  margin-top: -60px;
}
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Zegras picked 9th overall by Anaheim; NTDP Standouts lead 2019 recruit class UPDATED
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And with the ninth pick, the @AnaheimDucks call up Trevor Zegras to the stage! @USAHockeyNTDP pic.twitter.com/TPtdvAVrxV
— BU Men's Hockey (@TerrierHockey) June 22, 2019
On the first day of the NHL Entry Draft, Zegras was one of seven NTDP U18 players taken in the first 15 picks. His selection marks the fifth consecutive year with a Terrier taken in the first round: 2015 Jack Eichel; 2016 Clayton Keller, Dante Fabbro, Charlie McAvoy, Kieffer Bellows; 2017 Shane Bellows, Jake Oettinger; 2018 Joel Farabee, Brady Tkachuk; and 2019 Zegras.
● NHL.com Ducks Select Zegras with ninth overall pick
►NTDP Standouts lead 2019 recruit class
New York Times writer and blog contributor Neal E. Boudette, whose vantage point in Michigan, enabled him to frequently attend NTDP U18 and 17 games, looks at the latest Team USA skaters headed to Commonwealth Avenue.
EDITOR's NOTE: Neal also found time to write for the Times about the record number of US-born selected on Day 1 of the NHL Entry Draft: American Players Rise to the Top
For the sixth time in six years, BU will bring in a freshman class that includes at least one player from the USA National Team Development Program who has been or will be taken in the first round of the NHL draft. This year it will be Trevor Zegras, a left-shot center (5'11" 180 lbs.) from Bedford, N.Y. A skilled playmaker, Zegras is a projected top-five pick in the draft, which starts on Friday. At NTDP, he racked up 26 goals and 61 assists last year, giving him 87 points, third on the team. He was second in assists behind Jack Hughes, the likely No. 1 pick overall.
Zegras was understandably overshadowed by Hughes in his two years at NTDP, but scouts and coaches rave about his game. "He's so talented off the half-wall on the power play. The way he can dissect a team is something I've never seen," said his NTDP coach, John Wroblewski. "His pass completion percentage is out of this world. He uses deception where he can elevate saucer passes and have it land flat. He goes into hard areas. He's tenacious in the D zone."
Zegras himself said he's eager to play at BU. "They have a really good rink, really good facilities, a great coaching staff," he said earlier this year. "I always wanted to play in Boston and win a Beanpot."
The hope at BU is that Zegras will provide a consistent offensive spark for the Terriers, the way Joel Farabee did in the latter stretches of the 2018-19 season, and Clayton Keller did in his one-and-done season with the Terriers.
I saw Zegras nearly two dozen times in the last two years and he's the real deal, and I think in some ways was held back from showing his true talent level by playing with Hughes and several other NTDP players expected to go in the first round. Only one guy can have the puck at one time, so there were plenty of shifts last year where Zegras barely touched the puck – and it wasn't because he wasn't capable or involved in the play, it was because it was on the stick of Jack Hughes or was going to the all-time leading NTDP goal-scorer Cole Caufield (headed to Wisconsin, by the way).
During Zegras's U17 year, however, Hughes was moved up to the U18 squad and Zegras was put into the No.1 center role, and thrived, recording a 20-30-59 stat line and leading the team into the second round of the USHL playoffs, not a common feat for the U17s team.
"After Jack was moved up, Trevor just took over," Wroblewski said. "He became a dominant player. He's not content to be a passenger."
Both Farabee and Keller preceded Zegras as NTDP products and first-rounders to make their way to Agganis Arena.
Others in the last five years included Jack Eichel, Charlie McAvoy, Brady Tkachuk and Jake Oettinger.
While each contributed much while at BU, their time on Comm Ave. was short. Eichel and Tkachuk were one-and-dones. McAvoy stayed but only for a sophomore season. Oettinger, as is more common with goalies, stayed longer, putting in three seasons with the Terriers.
Aside from Zegras, BU will welcome three other highly rated freshmen from NTDP:
Alex Vlasic, left-shot D form Wilmette, Ill. At 6'6", Vlasic is literally a towering talent. It's almost bewildering to see player that tall and yet so smooth and deft both with his hands and his feet. He's considered a likely early second-round pick in the NHL draft, but some scouts think he's got the upside to warrant a first-round selection.
"In three or four years, he could be a player that make NHL scouts say, "We should have picked him earlier," said amateur scout and New England Hockey Journal writer Jeff Cox.
Although a Midwesterner, Vlasic said he's drawn to Boston and looks forward to being on BU's Comm Ave. campus. "A lot of people say it's not the nicest because it's in the city. It really isn't a campus, I guess. But I like it. I think it's a lot more interesting."
Vlasic said he had his college choices narrowed down to a few, and BU and BC were among the finalists. "My dad and I went out there for a weekend and got a game on campus," he said. "I like the great reputation BU has for hockey and school. I liked the coaching staff and the rink. The atmosphere there was incredible."
The D zone is where Vlasic, with his long reach, makes his presence felt, but at times has flashed quite the offensive touch. In the USHL playoffs as a U17, he blocked a shot while killing a penalty in OT, then jumped on the puck and took it all the way to the net, potting the game-winner and series-clinching goal.
Top shelf, where momma hides the pickles!
Alex Vlasic with a shorthanded snipe to send @USAHockeyNTDPto the Eastern Conference Final! #ClarkCuppic.twitter.com/LkAuo1HUQg
— USHL (@USHL) April 28, 2018
Dominick Fensore, left-shot D from Thornwood, NY. He is an under-sized D but an absolutely dynamic skater – think Matt Grzelcyk and what a force he was for four years at Agganis. Fensore (pronounced fen-sore-ee) saw his stock rise more than any other NTDP player in the last year. Twelve months ago, he was considered a likely late-round draft choice, but now he is projected as a possible second-rounder. Some rankings even have him slightly ahead of Vlasic.
Despite being 5'7" and known for his dynamic skating and offensive skill, Dom Fensore still has great defensive instincts. He plays good defense, he just lacks the size. I bet if hes 6'0" and passed a bit better he goes top 15.
Fensore is my #35 for the #2019NHLDraft. #BomForDompic.twitter.com/fqagSbsZec
— TPEHockey (@TPEHockey) June 1, 2019
Cox said Fensore has developed more leg strength while at NTDP and has become an explosive skater. Despite his size, "he could do really well in college," Cox said. "I think his skating ability will allow him to make an immediate impact."
When he arrived at NTDP four years ago, Fensore was committed to Quinnipiac, but in the last year he decommitted and switched to BU.
Scott Monaghan, senior director of NTDP operations, said he thinks scouts have noticed how Fensore's skill set fits in with the direction the NHL game is moving in. "He's an elite skater and that goes a long way now," Monaghan said. "The game has changed. It's fast and it's speed. It's quick-twitch thinking, and Dominick has all that."
Case McCarthy, right-shot D from Clarence Center, N.Y. At 6'1" 198, McCarthy already has the size to play college hockey. The kid is not as high on some scouts' lists as Vlasic, in part because he missed over half of his U17 season with NTDP due to injury. That probably set him back a bit in terms of development, and kept scouts from noticing his play. As a U18, he was 5-24-29, no different than Vlasic's 4-23-27.
Monaghan describes him as "captain material," the kind of player who works harder than most and carries himself the right way on and off the ice.
USA GOAL! Case McCarthy puts the U18s ahead 1-0. #USAvsDBQ| #NTDPpic.twitter.com/pVWi01DGsb
— USA Hockey's NTDP (@USAHockeyNTDP) October 28, 2018
"He's a leader. He's as solid a citizen as there is," Monaghan said. As for his on-ice presence, Monaghan said McCarthy "can be a shut-down guy. He can play some offense. He can be physical and he can be fast. He's got some of everything in him."
Cox thinks McCarthy has strong potential for BU. "He's not quite the NHL prospect that Vlasic is right now, but he could be a really good three-or-four-year player," he said.
And that's what BU needs right now. After year-after-year of one-and-dones, "BU needs guys who will stick around," Cox said.
►Four Terriers are on the USA Hockey roster for the 2019 World Junior Summer Showcase set for Plymouth, Michigan, July 26-Aug. 3. Flyers rookie Joel Farabee and incoming freshmen Robert Mastrosimone, Alex Vlasic and Zegras are among the 44 playerswho will be auditioning for a spot on the U.S. Junior National Team. The Showcase will feature games between the U.S., Canada, Finland and Sweden.
► College Hockey News' list of 10 to Watch at the Draft, beyond first rounders includes 2019 recruit Mastrosimone, who scored points for USHL Chicago and added a league best 15 more in the post-season.
"Above and beyond — not just as a player, but as a person. He's a phenomenal young man. The progress of his game on the ice is because of his personality. He asks questions, he works on his game. Every night he's on the ice, he's dangerous. If I could pick one guy to coach on my team, it's him." — Mike Hamilton, Muskegon Lumberjacks head coach
● Inquirer.com Farabee hopes to muscle into Flyers' plans
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I want to tell that Prime Minister of Samoa that what he said is wrong.
When he said that some of the boys in the Sevens team were not educated properly and comparing them to Africa and British players, if you ask about their educational backgrounds, you'll find that some of them attend universities.
I feel sorry for the boys in our team with regards to the Chairman's comment, it certainly hurts from head to feet.
My advice to the Coach is that when you name your team please instead of stating the villages of the players, state their qualifications, whether he's educated and what educational background he holds.
Certainly some of the players have been to universities.
You pick a rugby player from his technical know how to paly the game. Educational background helps but it's not a major.
Refer to teams of the past who won the World series and prove my point Win or lose, Samoa is still recognized highly by I.R.B. and other countries.
Win a tournament for Samoa. Make The Chairman happy and ask him to praise your team but not cursing you.
Looking forward for better results in the remaining legs of the series.


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Passing a file with the .star extension to the `source` command will cause delve to interpret it as a starlark script.

Starlark is a dialect of python, a [specification of its syntax can be found here](https://github.com/google/starlark-go/blob/master/doc/spec.md).

In addition to the normal starlark built-ins delve defines [a number of global functions](#Starlark-built-ins) that can be used to interact with the debugger.

After the file has been evaluated delve will bind any function starting with `command_` to a command-line command: for example `command_goroutines_wait_reason` will be bound to `goroutines_wait_reason`.

Then if a function named `main` exists it will be executed.

Global functions with a name that begins with a capital letter will be available to other scripts.

# Starlark built-ins

<!-- BEGIN MAPPING TABLE -->
Function | API Call
---------|---------
amend_breakpoint(Breakpoint) | Equivalent to API call [AmendBreakpoint](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.AmendBreakpoint)
ancestors(GoroutineID, NumAncestors, Depth) | Equivalent to API call [Ancestors](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.Ancestors)
attached_to_existing_process() | Equivalent to API call [AttachedToExistingProcess](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.AttachedToExistingProcess)
cancel_next() | Equivalent to API call [CancelNext](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.CancelNext)
checkpoint(Where) | Equivalent to API call [Checkpoint](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.Checkpoint)
clear_breakpoint(Id, Name) | Equivalent to API call [ClearBreakpoint](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.ClearBreakpoint)
clear_checkpoint(ID) | Equivalent to API call [ClearCheckpoint](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.ClearCheckpoint)
raw_command(Name, ThreadID, GoroutineID, ReturnInfoLoadConfig, Expr, UnsafeCall) | Equivalent to API call [Command](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.Command)
create_breakpoint(Breakpoint) | Equivalent to API call [CreateBreakpoint](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.CreateBreakpoint)
detach(Kill) | Equivalent to API call [Detach](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.Detach)
disassemble(Scope, StartPC, EndPC, Flavour) | Equivalent to API call [Disassemble](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.Disassemble)
eval(Scope, Expr, Cfg) | Equivalent to API call [Eval](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.Eval)
examine_memory(Address, Length) | Equivalent to API call [ExamineMemory](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.ExamineMemory)
find_location(Scope, Loc, IncludeNonExecutableLines) | Equivalent to API call [FindLocation](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.FindLocation)
function_return_locations(FnName) | Equivalent to API call [FunctionReturnLocations](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.FunctionReturnLocations)
get_breakpoint(Id, Name) | Equivalent to API call [GetBreakpoint](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.GetBreakpoint)
get_thread(Id) | Equivalent to API call [GetThread](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.GetThread)
is_multiclient() | Equivalent to API call [IsMulticlient](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.IsMulticlient)
last_modified() | Equivalent to API call [LastModified](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.LastModified)
breakpoints() | Equivalent to API call [ListBreakpoints](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.ListBreakpoints)
checkpoints() | Equivalent to API call [ListCheckpoints](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.ListCheckpoints)
dynamic_libraries() | Equivalent to API call [ListDynamicLibraries](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.ListDynamicLibraries)
function_args(Scope, Cfg) | Equivalent to API call [ListFunctionArgs](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.ListFunctionArgs)
functions(Filter) | Equivalent to API call [ListFunctions](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.ListFunctions)
goroutines(Start, Count) | Equivalent to API call [ListGoroutines](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.ListGoroutines)
local_vars(Scope, Cfg) | Equivalent to API call [ListLocalVars](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.ListLocalVars)
package_vars(Filter, Cfg) | Equivalent to API call [ListPackageVars](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.ListPackageVars)
packages_build_info(IncludeFiles) | Equivalent to API call [ListPackagesBuildInfo](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.ListPackagesBuildInfo)
registers(ThreadID, IncludeFp, Scope) | Equivalent to API call [ListRegisters](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.ListRegisters)
sources(Filter) | Equivalent to API call [ListSources](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.ListSources)
threads() | Equivalent to API call [ListThreads](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.ListThreads)
types(Filter) | Equivalent to API call [ListTypes](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.ListTypes)
process_pid() | Equivalent to API call [ProcessPid](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.ProcessPid)
recorded() | Equivalent to API call [Recorded](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.Recorded)
restart(Position, ResetArgs, NewArgs, Rerecord) | Equivalent to API call [Restart](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.Restart)
set_expr(Scope, Symbol, Value) | Equivalent to API call [Set](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.Set)
stacktrace(Id, Depth, Full, Defers, Opts, Cfg) | Equivalent to API call [Stacktrace](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.Stacktrace)
state(NonBlocking) | Equivalent to API call [State](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.State)
dlv_command(command) | Executes the specified command as if typed at the dlv_prompt
read_file(path) | Reads the file as a string
write_file(path, contents) | Writes string to a file
cur_scope() | Returns the current evaluation scope
default_load_config() | Returns the current default load configuration
<!-- END MAPPING TABLE -->

## Should I use raw_command or dlv_command?

There are two ways to resume the execution of the target program:

	raw_command("continue")
	dlv_command("continue")

The first one maps to the API call [Command](https://godoc.org/github.com/derekparker/delve/service/rpc2#RPCServer.Command). As such all the caveats explained in the [Client HowTo](../api/ClientHowto.md).

The latter is equivalent to typing `continue` to the `(dlv)` command line and should do what you expect.

In general `dlv_command("continue")` should be preferred, unless the behavior you wish to produces diverges significantly from that of the command line's `continue`.

# Creating new commands

Any global function with a name starting with `command_` will be made available as a command line command. If the function has a single argument named `args` all arguments passed on the command line will be passed to the function as a single string.

Otherwise arguments passed on the command line are interpreted as starlark expressions. See the [expression arguments](#expression-arguments) example.

If the command function has a doc string it will be used as a help message.

# Working with variables

Variables of the target program can be accessed using `local_vars`, `function_args` or the `eval` functions. Each variable will be returned as a [Variable](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-delve/delve/service/api#Variable) struct, with one special field: `Value`.

## Variable.Value

The `Value` field will return the value of the target variable converted to a starlark value:

* integers, floating point numbers and strings are represented by equivalent starlark values
* structs are represented as starlark dictionaries
* slices and arrays are represented by starlark lists
* maps are represented by starlark dicts
* pointers and interfaces are represented by a one-element starlark list containing the value they point to

For example, given this variable in the target program:

```
type astruct struct {
	A int
	B int
}

s2 := []astruct{{1, 2}, {3, 4}, {5, 6}, {7, 8}, {9, 10}, {11, 12}, {13, 14}, {15, 16}}
```

The following is possible:

```
>>> s2 = eval(None, "s2").Variable
>>> s2.Value[0]                                     # access of a slice item by index
main.astruct {A: 1, B: 2}
>>> a = s2.Value[1]
>>> a.Value.A                                       # access to a struct field
3
>>> a.Value.A + 10                            # arithmetic on the value of s2[1].X
13
>>> a.Value["B"]                                    # access to a struct field, using dictionary syntax
4
```

For more examples see the [linked list example](#Print-all-elements-of-a-linked-list) below.

# Examples

## Listing goroutines and making custom commands

Create a `goroutine_start_line` command that prints the starting line of each goroutine, sets `gsl` as an alias:

```
def command_goroutine_start_line(args):
	gs = goroutines().Goroutines
	for g in gs:
		line = read_file(g.StartLoc.File).splitlines()[g.StartLoc.Line-1].strip()
		print(g.ID, "\t", g.StartLoc.File + ":" + str(g.StartLoc.Line), "\t", line)

def main():
	dlv_command("config alias goroutine_start_line gsl")
```

Use it like this:

```
(dlv) source goroutine_start_line.start
(dlv) goroutine_start_line
1 	 /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:110 	 func main() {
2 	 /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:242 	 func forcegchelper() {
17 	 /usr/local/go/src/runtime/mgcsweep.go:64 	 func bgsweep(c chan int) {
18 	 /usr/local/go/src/runtime/mfinal.go:161 	 func runfinq() {
(dlv) gsl
1 	 /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:110 	 func main() {
2 	 /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:242 	 func forcegchelper() {
17 	 /usr/local/go/src/runtime/mgcsweep.go:64 	 func bgsweep(c chan int) {
18 	 /usr/local/go/src/runtime/mfinal.go:161 	 func runfinq() {
```

## Expression arguments

After evaluating this script:

```
def command_echo(args):
	print(args)

def command_echo_expr(a, b, c):
	print("a", a, "b", b, "c", c)
```

The first commnad, `echo`, takes its arguments as a single string, while for `echo_expr` it will be possible to pass starlark expression as arguments:

```
(dlv) echo 2+2, 2-1, 2*3
"2+2, 2-1, 2*3"
(dlv) echo_expr 2+2, 2-1, 2*3
a 4 b 1 c 6
```

## Creating breakpoints

Set a breakpoint on all private methods of package `main`:

```
def main():
	for f in functions().Funcs:
		v = f.split('.')
		if len(v) != 2:
			continue
		if v[0] != "main":
			continue
		if v[1][0] >= 'a' and v[1][0] <= 'z':
			create_breakpoint({ "FunctionName": f, "Line": -1 }) # see documentation of RPCServer.CreateBreakpoint
```

## Switching goroutines

Create a command, `switch_to_main_goroutine`, that searches for a goroutine running a function in the main package and switches to it:

```
def command_switch_to_main_goroutine(args):
	for g in goroutines().Goroutines:
		if g.currentLoc.function != None and g.currentLoc.function.name.startswith("main."):
			print("switching to:", g.id)
			raw_command("switchGoroutine", GoroutineID=g.id)
			break
```

## Listing goroutines

Create a command, "goexcl", that lists all goroutines excluding the ones stopped on a specified function.

```
def command_goexcl(args):
	"""Prints all goroutines not stopped in the function passed as argument."""
	excluded = 0
	start = 0
	while start >= 0:
		gr = goroutines(start, 10)
		start = gr.Nextg
		for g in gr.Goroutines:
			fn = g.UserCurrentLoc.Function
			if fn == None:
				print("Goroutine", g.ID, "User:", g.UserCurrentLoc.File, g.UserCurrentLoc.Line)
			elif fn.Name_ != args:
				print("Goroutine", g.ID, "User:", g.UserCurrentLoc.File, g.UserCurrentLoc.Line, fn.Name_)
			else:
				excluded = excluded + 1
	print("Excluded", excluded, "goroutines")
```

Usage:

```
(dlv) goexcl main.somefunc
```

prints all goroutines that are not stopped inside `main.somefunc`.

## Repeatedly executing the target until a breakpoint is hit.

Repeatedly call continue and restart until the target hits a breakpoint.

```
def command_flaky(args):
	"Repeatedly runs program until a breakpoint is hit"
	while True:
		if dlv_command("continue") == None:
			break
		dlv_command("restart")
```

## Print all elements of a linked list

```
def command_linked_list(args):
	"""Prints the contents of a linked list.

	linked_list <var_name> <next_field_name> <max_depth>

Prints up to max_depth elements of the linked list variable 'var_name' using 'next_field_name' as the name of the link field.
"""
	var_name, next_field_name, max_depth = args.split(" ")
	max_depth = int(max_depth)
	next_name = var_name
	v = eval(None, var_name).Variable.Value
	for i in range(0, max_depth):
		print(str(i)+":",v)
		if v[0] == None:
			break
		v = v[next_field_name]
```

## Find an array element matching a predicate

```
def command_find_array(arr, pred):
	"""Calls pred for each element of the array or slice 'arr' returns the index of the first element for which pred returns true.

	find_arr <arr> <pred>

Example use (find the first element of slice 's2' with field A equal to 5):

	find_arr "s2", lambda x: x.A == 5
"""
	arrv = eval(None, arr).Variable
	for i in range(0, arrv.Len):
		v = arrv.Value[i]
		if pred(v):
			print("found", i)
			return

	print("not found")
```

## Rerunning a program until it fails or hits a breakpoint

```
def command_flaky(args):
	"Continues and restarts the target program repeatedly (re-recording it on the rr backend), until a breakpoint is hit"
	count = 1
	while True:
		if dlv_command("continue") == None:
			break
		print("restarting", count, "...")
		count = count+1
		restart(Rerecord=True)

```

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Wn. Tu500 Croisic Vigie de la Romaine, K.V.G.U. La Turballe puis La Baule, K.V.A. 'C2', K.V.G. Loire.
Wn. Tu500 Croisic Vigie de la Romaine.
2 x V229 radar bases.
6 x Vf2b Gruppe shelter.
1 x M123 Machinery bunker.
4 x L402 Emplacements for 2cm Flak guns.
2 x R622 twin Gruppe bunkers. under construction.
2 x Würzburg Riese Fu.SE 65.
This is the first view you get of two bunkers, the one on the right no problem. On its left now a garage and I have just noticed.
Vf2b was a Gruppe shelter a 1942 design of one room and a passage entrance acting as a sort of blast wall. Most have an escape hatch in one of the walls and a steel door (now removed ).
L402 bunker for a 2cm Flak.
A nice small bunker that can accommodate a Gruppe of eight to twelve soldiers.
Soldiers outside a small bunker.
The pigtail hooks to hold a camouflage nett.
Camouflage nets being laid out on a bunker.
Now a very nice garage.
There were eleven Tobruk's around the radar station. We found two.
Tobruk and the M123 machinery bunker.
M123 bunkers were for machinery, a generator for a searchlight (Unterstände für Maschinen und Scheinwerfer). Here it probably powered the three radars.
Now an attempt to convert it into a house. I would buy it. But derelict at the moment.
The door allows access from both sides.
The two doors and central section.
A large ,obile generator that could fit inside.
I think the two Vf2b's here had a Freya radar setup on the hard stand between the two bunkers. The radar set placed on the concrete and wooden bulks of timber filling in the gap.
A British intelligence drawing of a Frey radar.
2 x Vf2b's Gruppe shelters.
2 Vf2b's with a hard stand between the two.
2 x Vf2b's & Freya Fu.MG 401 LZ.
The Freya sat between the two bunkers with large wooden bulks of timber slotted into the recesses in the bunkers and filled with sand or small shingle.
How the radars may have worked, picture taken form 'Luftnachrichten and the Reich's defense'.
Chimney from a stove inside the bunker. It was used not just heating but also for cooking and drying ones cloths.
This is a small blast wall covering the entrance passage.
Inside the bunker with the escape on the left, marks on the wall for bunk bed fittings and the outlet for the chimney.
The escape running through the concrete wall.
Looking into an escape and showing the shutters to close off the outside, they fitted into a slot seen on the main picture.
One type of light switch.
Outside on the hard stand between the two bunkers. The passageway to the bunker, the escape on the left and a small square recess in the wall which I am very sorry I did not notice when we were there and the virtical slots for timber walls.
The escape into the outside world.
Notice the double set of slots, to me they may have been where large bulks of timber could be set between the bunkers. The two rows timber could have had sand or fine pebble infill to act as an armoured protection and can also be taken down to allow the radar to be removed and replaced.
My plan showing the Freya radar sat on the hard standing and the timber walls.
The passage through to the second bunker now sealed up.
Heading back to the sea front and along the road west.
Now in a very nice garden, this Tobruk would have protected this part of Tu500 from the seaward side.
Site of a V229 and its Würzburg Riese Fu.SE 65.
The FuSE-65 Giant Würzburg radar was developed by the Telefunken Co., it was used to locate and track Allied aircraft & shipping (as a secondary use). A pair of Würzburg antennas were used together; one to track Allied aircraft and the second to guide German fighters with the help of the Freya set.
Interior of a Würzburg receiving.
This is the link to the HQ Luftwaffe for fighter direction.
V226 plinth for Giant Würzburg radar.
An ammunition & crew bunker below and an open emplacement above for an AA 2cm Flak 30.
Plan on an L402 with a large crew room and a smaller ammunition room.
Side view of an L402.
2cm Flak 30 on an L402 bunker.
Side view with the flak position on the roof. The ladder wrungs had been cut off so no way on to the gun platform.
??not sure what it is.
Door to the crew and ammunition rooms and there would have been steps (steel wrungs) up the side of the bunker allowing access to the gun.
Steel leader wrungs going up the side of a flak bunker.
Bunker entrance. Recess on the right for a light switch.
Possibly a 19P7 door fitted here.
Air vents to allow the ammunition room to breath and a chimney for a stove to keep it warm.
The way out and that man again 'Also in Red'.
A very prominent building in its own grounds with the roof of a Vf2b just visible.
The bunker behind the prominent house. There is another L402 in the green trees on the left.
L402 now very nicely camouflaged.
Vf2b Gruppe shelter from behind.


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Q: How to draw a undirected graph with three columns in a dataframe which form 3 different types of nodes(tripartite)? I am trying to draw a visualization for a network using three different lists which form  3 types of nodes
The below code is working. as shown, it takes two lists. userId, ratings.
However, I want my graph to be tri-partite.
That is, { 'user':userId, 'review':ratings, 'product':prodId}
G=nx.from_pandas_edgelist(user_review_graph, 'user', 'review','product')
I know that, from_pandas_edgelist only accepts 'from' and 'to'. But, I dont know the alternative to it.
Basically, my graph has edges (user,ratings) and (ratings, products).
I get two seperate visualizations i want them in one.
I am new to visualising networks and need some help on this.
import networkx as nx
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

user_review_graph = pd.DataFrame({ 'user':userId, 'review':ratings})
user_review_graph
G=nx.from_pandas_edgelist(user_review_graph, 'user', 'review')

pos=nx.spring_layout(G)
nx.draw(G,pos,node_color='#A0CBE2',edge_color='#BB0000',width=2,edge_cmap=plt.cm.Blues,with_labels=True, font_weight=500,font_size=7)
#plt.show()
plt.savefig("test2.png", dpi=500, facecolor='w', edgecolor='w',orientation='portrait', papertype=None, format=None,transparent=False, bbox_inches=None, pad_inches=0.1)

A: well, it's been a long time now but as it might be to someone else's use, you can do like below and it is not limited to a certain number of sets, I have up to five-partites already.
I solved my problem based on this answer.
here is what I did :
BG = nx.Graph()

# add nodes here
BG.add_nodes_from(users, bipartite=0)
BG.add_nodes_from(products, bipartite=1)
BG.add_nodes_from(reviews, bipartite=2)

# add edges here
BG.add_edges_from(user_product_edges)
BG.add_edges_from(product_review_edges)

nodes = BG.nodes()
# for each of the parts create a set
nodes_0  = set([n for n in nodes if  BG.nodes[n]['bipartite']==0])
nodes_1  = set([n for n in nodes if  BG.nodes[n]['bipartite']==1])
nodes_2  = set([n for n in nodes if  BG.nodes[n]['bipartite']==2])

# set the location of the nodes for each set
pos = dict()
pos.update( (n, (1, i)) for i, n in enumerate(nodes_0) ) # put nodes from X at x=1
pos.update( (n, (2, i)) for i, n in enumerate(nodes_1) ) # put nodes from Y at x=2
pos.update( (n, (3, i)) for i, n in enumerate(nodes_2) ) # put nodes from X at x=1

nx.draw(BG, pos=pos)

you can ofcourse add other parameters to .draw function or add a savefig to it.
note: you will have to create the edges for your problem but the code shows how to make and show the tripartite graph.


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Ryker´s announce new singer and new album.
The new NASTY album "SHOKKA" will be released end of February via BDHW.
Spread the love Today they released a lyricvideo for their song "Phönix" You can watch the clip HERE.


Locating timely, useful information during crises and mass emergencies is critical for those forced to make potentially life-altering decisions. As the use of Twit- ter to broadcast useful information during such situa- tions becomes more widespread, the problem of find- ing it becomes more difficult. We describe an approach toward improving the recall in the sampling of Twit- ter communications that can lead to greater situational awareness during crisis situations. First, we create a lex- icon of crisis-related terms that frequently appear in rel- evant messages posted during different types of crisis situations. Next, we demonstrate how we use the lexi- con to automatically identify new terms that describe a given crisis. Finally, we explain how to efficiently query Twitter to extract crisis-related messages during emer- gency events. In our experiments, using a crisis lexi- con leads to substantial improvements in terms of recall when added to a set of crisis-specific keywords man- ually chosen by experts; it also helps to preserve the original distribution of message types.


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Joint Master Programes
University of Theatre and Film Arts, Budapest
The University of Theatre and Film Arts is the smallest high level art university in Hungary, and is also one of the oldest such institutions in the country. A total of about 450 students are taught at the university currently.
The original Actor's Training School opened its doors in 1865, and since then has gone through various changes during its long history. New theatre training programs were added after Ferenc Hont's reforms of 1945, and the institution gained its current form after the fall of Communism in 1989/90. Training programs are run by the Theatre Arts Institute, the Film and Media Institute, the Art Theory and Mediation Institute and the Doctoral School. A variety of professions are taught at the university, with certified programs for actors of prose, musical and puppet theatre, directors of theatre and film, dramaturgs, choreographers, film editors, cinematographers, set designers and television producers as well. The institution became a university in 2000. Its current rector is Géza M. Tóth.
See: www.szfe.hu
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