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Booth, Norman W. (2003). Up the Dusty Track. Darwin, N.T.: Charles Darwin University Press (CDU Press).
Australian war novel with a difference (WWII), a race against time to carry troops and supplies to the North as seen through the eyes of a hard-bitten lot of characters forming part of the convoy up the rapidly constructed track from Alice Springs to Larrimah. In February 1942, with the bombing of Darwin by the Japanese, Australians at last awoke to the peril that was menacing them. This novel tells the story of the grim challenging position in the early months of 1942, when Sergeant Sandy Duncan and his men drove their crazy trucks 'Up the Dusty Track'. The story revolves around Sergeant Duncan, who is responsible for keeping the convoy running. He faces numerous difficulties, from the shortages of tyres and equipment, to dealing with the diverse individuals who form part of the platoon. Their exploits and the resolution of personal conflicts are a principal part of the story of Duncan's convoy.


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Q: Prove that curve defined by $F (x_0, y_0) = 0$ is regular The following exercise comes from Keti Tenenblat's introductory text on differential geometry. It asks:

Let $F: \mathbb {R}^2 \rightarrow \mathbb {R}$ be a differentiable function. Let $(x_0, y_0) \in \mathbb {R}$ be such that $F (x_0, y_0) = 0$ and $F_x^2 (x_0, y_0) + F_y^2 (x_0, y_0) \neq 0$. Show that the set of points $(x, y) \in \mathbb {R}^2$ which are close* to $(x_0, y_0)$ such that $F (x, y) = 0$ is the tracing of a regular curve.

Here is what I've tried: consider that the set of points which satisfy $F (x, y) = 0 $ is parameterized by a function $\alpha: I \rightarrow \mathbb {R}^2 $ such that $F (x, y) = F (x (t), y (t)) = F (\alpha (t)) = 0$. Taking the derivative of $F $ w.r.t. $t $, we get
$$
\frac {dF}{dt} = \nabla F \bullet \alpha'(t).
$$
Since $F $ is identically zero for all of the parametrized points, we have
$$
 \nabla F \bullet \alpha'(t) = 0 \Rightarrow x'(t) F_x = - y'(t) F_y .
$$
Now, since we have assumed the gradient of $F $ to be nonzero, we have that this equation holds if $\nabla F $ is orthogonal to $\alpha'(t) $, or $\alpha'(t) $ is identically 0. But proving that it is not zero is exactly what I want, and I don't really see anything else to consider.
What would make me draw the conclusion that $\alpha'(t) $ is not zero? What have I missed?

A: Gradient $\nabla$ is produced with \nabla and not \delta.
It is a straightforward application of the implicit function theorem. Assume without loss of generality that $F_y(x_0,y_0) \neq 0$. Then the IFT gives intervals $I$ and $J$ around $x_0$ and $y_0$ such that for all $x \in I$ there is an unique $y(x) \in J$ with $F(x,y(x)) = 0$, and the map $y:I \to J$ so defined if of same differentiability class of $F$.
Clearly $\alpha\colon I \to \Bbb R^2$ given by $\alpha(x) = (x,y(x))$ is regular and does the job.

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Q: How to refer to nested class I am making a game. The movement of the player is a series of pre-defined stages. Because this principle is the backbone of my game and there are many NPCs at once, I try to make this as efficient as possible.
So I want to include the values of each stage by using constants.
At certain events (like a pressed button for the player) the stage switches to another stage. Because I can't refer to another nested class in a constant, I additionally want to set up an array that contains references to each stage.
The names of the classes are written in enums, and I refer by their integer value.
How do I do that? I want to include the solution at the given position in the code.
If there is a better way to do that by the way, I appreciate if you forward me to it.
enum TYPE
{
    hum //and more
}

enum HUM
{
    standF, stand_jumpF, stand_kneeF, stand_wanderF //and more
}

static class CONST
{
    public static class hum
    {
        public static class standF
        {
            public const int duration = 1;
            public const int actionLeft = (int)HUM.stand_jumpF;
            public const int actionRight = (int)HUM.stand_kneeF;
            public const int actionFaster = (int)HUM.stand_wanderF;
        }
        //and more
    }
    //and more
}

public static class REF
{
    public static Type[][] CONST { get; }
    static REF()
    {
        Type[][] REF = new Type[Enum.GetNames(typeof(TYPE)).Length][];

        Type[TYPE.hum][] REF = new Type[Enum.GetNames(typeof(HUM)).Length];
        for (int i = 0; i < Enum.GetNames(typeof(HUM)).Length; i++)
        {
            Type[TYPE.hum][i] = //what to do here?
        }
    }
}

After reading comparable questions about non-nested class I would have used this solution:
Type[TYPE.hum][i] = Type.GetType(Enum.GetName(typeof(HUM), i));

But it doesn't seem to do the trick.

A: You are messing up with array notations. Have a look at following question for more information: Multidimensional Array [][] vs [,]
I would suggest working with a dictionary (although I find your whole design weird to say the least), you'll need to add using System.Collections.Generic; to your usings.
public static class REF
{
    public static Type[][] CONST { get; }
    static REF()
    {
        Dictionary<Enum, List<Enum>> REF = new Dictionary<Enum, List<Enum>>();
        REF.Add(TYPE.hum, new List<Enum>());
        foreach (var item in Enum.GetValues(typeof(HUM)))
        {
            REF[TYPE.hum].Add((HUM)item);
        }

        // Demo code, print all values in TYPE.hum
        foreach (var item in REF[TYPE.hum])
        {
            Console.WriteLine(item);
        }
    }
}


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Kofi Annan's Contribution to Myanmar's Pressing Rakhine Crisis
TIMELINE: China-Myanmar Relations
Ten Things to Do in Yangon This Week
Malaysia Seizes Rhino Horns Worth $12M in Largest Such Haul
Engaging the UWSA: Countering Myths, Building Ties
Reuters Journalists Face Verdict Next Week on Myanmar Secrets Charges
Trump Says 'Most Likely' to Meet North Korea's Kim Again
24 Hours In Mandalay
President Takes Sagaing Officials to Task Over Duplicated Drug Figures
Lawsuit Opened Against Chairman of Gold Mining Company
Public-Private Partnerships: Headlong vs. Strategic
US Imposes More Sanctions on Tatmadaw over Rohingya Crackdown
Group Demands TNLA Release Shan Woman Taken from Her Home in Namkham
5 Inmates Receive Pardons for Release After Acing Matriculation Exam
NSCN-K Replaces Chairman After 1 Year
Myanmar State Counselor in Singapore for a Working Goodwill Visit
Korean Families Separated by War to Reunite Briefly After 65 Years
Empty Hotels, Idle Boats: What Happens When a Pacific Island Upsets China
Trade War Puts New Strains on America Inc's Factories in China
Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan Dies Aged 80
The Implications of Banning Karen Martyrs' Day
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Exhibition Relives the Heyday of the Cassette Tape
Police, Soldiers Patrol in Maungdaw amid Reports of Renewed ARSA Threat
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Rakhine State Advisory Commission Chairman Kofi Annan during a press conference in Yangon, December 2016. / The Irrawaddy
By The Irrawaddy 21 August 2018
The former United Nations secretary-general and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan died on Saturday at the age of 80. Despite his top job at the UN, the Ghanaian is remembered in Myanmar for his involvement in tackling the crisis in Rakhine State in the west of the country, where communal strife between ethnic Arakanese and Rohingya Muslims had been on the rise since 2012.
It all started in 2016, when Myanmar State Counselor Daw Aung San Kyi approached Annan and asked him to lead a commission that would analyze the situation in Rakhine State. It was the first time foreign experts had been invited to assist the country's efforts in confronting the Rakhine crisis. He accepted the offer to lead the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State and made recommendations on ending the violence in the conflict-torn state and promoting development, despite some resistance against his commission from local ethnic Arakanese, opposition parties and military.
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi immediately endorsed the commission's 88 recommendations and vowed to implement them in the shortest timeframe possible given the conditions on the ground. Annan's recommendations have been treated as a roadmap for promoting communal reconciliation and regional development in Rakhine.
Since the formation of the commission, The Irrawaddy has extensively covered stories related to the nine-member commission. On the death of Kofi Annan, we revisit some of our stories to reflect the former UN boss' contribution to Rakhine State.
Former UN Chief Kofi Annan to Head New Commission on Arakan State
The former United Nations secretary-general and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan was named by Myanmar's State Counselor's office as the leader of a nine-member Advisory Commission on Rakhine State to recommend "lasting solutions to complex and delicate issues" in the conflict-torn region.
ANP Demands Cancellation of Kofi Annan-Led Arakan State Commission
The largest Rakhine political party, the Arakan National Party (ANP), has demanded that the government cancel the newly formed Kofi Annan-led Arakan State Advisory Commission. The ANP expressed objection to the three non-Myanmar members selected to serve on the commission, stating that they would not be able to understand the background and current situation on the ground in Arakan State, as well as that it would harm the rights of indigenous people—a reference to the Buddhist Arakanese—and national sovereignty.
ANP Lawmaker Calls for Removal of International Experts From Arakan State Commission
A Rakhine lawmaker from the Arakan National Party (ANP) at the Lower House submitted an urgent parliamentary proposal calling for the replacement of three non-Myanmar experts serving on the Rakhine State Advisory Commission with local academic specialists. With support from the military representatives and main opposition Union Solidarity and Development Party, the proposal called the inclusion of international experts "foreign interference in internal affairs.' But the proposal failed to earned parliamentary approval, as the majority of NLD lawmakers rejected it.
Kofi Annan 'Confident' in Arakan State Advisory Commission's Mandate
Kofi Annan said despite the challenges facing Arakan State being "complex and deep-rooted," he remains "confident that we can assist the people of Rakhine to chart a common path for a peaceful and prosperous future." During the first meeting with the commission members and State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon, the former United Nations secretary-general said the advisory commission would act rigorously to find ways to address the situation in Arakan State, and work closely with the people of the region, including engaging with community and religious leaders, local administration and members of the State Counselor's Office.
Advisory Commission Completes First Trip to Arakan State
Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan tours the Rohingya community of Aung Mingalar ward in Sittwe on Wednesday morning. (Photo: Maung Kyaw Hein MPA / The Irrawaddy)
Kofi Annan-led Rakhine State Advisory Commission completed its first two-day trip to Rakhine State to learn about local perspectives on trust-building from the Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya communities in the state capital, Sittwe. Local residents and Buddhist monks staged protests against the commission, challenging what they perceived as "foreigners' biased intervention" from the nine-member panel.
Kofi Annan: Commission Will Not Do 'Human Rights Investigation' in Arakan State
Upon his arrival from Rakhine, Kofi Annan told media in Yangon that the commission's purpose was not to investigate rights abuses, but to write an "impartial report." He explained that the objective of the advisory commission was to provide recommendations for the Myanmar government in accordance with international standards in order to facilitate a lasting solution to the conflict in Arakan State.
Nine Police Dead in Arakan State Border Attacks
Nine police officers were killed and five were injured during a series of attacks by Muslim militants on border guard headquarters and outposts near the Bangladeshi border in northern Rakhine State.
Kofi Annan: Charge of 'Genocide' Should Not Be Used 'Loosely' in Arakan State
Chairman of the Arakan State Advisory Commission Kofi Annan told reporters at a Yangon press conference that when describing the crisis in Rakhine State, the term "genocide" should be used with caution.
Arakan State Advisory Commission Releases Interim Report
The Rakhine State Advisory Commission released an interim report for the Myanmar government to improve the situation in Rakhine State, calling for immediate and unimpeded access for humanitarian aid organizations and the media to areas of northern Rakhine State.
U Zaw Htay: Kofi Annan Commission is Govt 'Shield'
The Myanmar government spokesperson said the Annan commission was serving as a shield for the Myanmar government. "Were it not for the Kofi Annan commission, the allegations would be much worse, I think," he said.
Did Advisory Commission Remedy Rakhine State's Conflict?
Kofia Annan and Daw Aung San Suu kyi before the start of the meeting of Rakhine Advisory Commission in Yangon in 2016. ( Photo: The Irrawaddy)
Since its formation, the Kofi Annan-led Advisory Commission on Rakhine State had been under fire from local ethnic Arakanese people, opposition parties, and the military. Given the resistance, would the recommendations to be made by the commission for Rakhine State be helpful?
Rakhine Advisory Commission's Kofi Annan Arrives in Yangon
Kofi Annan arrived in Yangon to release his Rakhine State Advisory Commission's final report on Rakhine State.
Kofi Annan: Don't Leave Citizenship Issues 'To Fester'
Kofi Annan takes questions from journalists at Sule Shangri-La hotel in Yangon on Thursday. (Photo: Thet Htun Naing / The Irrawaddy)
The commission submitted its final report to Myanmar Army commander-in-chief Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing and State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in Naypyitaw. The report criticized several aspects of Myanmar's 1982 Citizenship Law as failing to meet international standards, while still encouraging the government to accelerate the national verification process in line with that law in Rakhine State. But the military questioned the "impartiality" of the commission's report and urged Annan's delegation to review some "factually wrong" points.
Muslim Militants Stage Major Attack in Rakhine
Several hours after the submission of the commission's final report, the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army launched attacks on 24 border guard posts, police stations, and army bases in northern Rakhine State, killing at least 10 police officers and one Myanmar Army soldier.
Govt to Implement Recommendations on Rakhine Issue 'Without Delay'
The President's Office announced the formation of a 15-member committee to implement the recommendations of the Kofi Annan-led Advisory Commission on Rakhine State and a government investigation commission led by Vice President U Myint Swe. The implementation committee was led by Minister of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement U Win Myat Aye. The new committee was responsible for accelerating the national verification process and ensuring equal access to education and health services regardless of religion, race, citizenship or gender, as well as fighting terrorism and eliminating drugs in the region as a priority.
Rakhine Advisory Commission Stands by Recommendations After Review
Ten months after it made recommendations for Rakhine State, the Kofi Annan-led commission said that in reviewing its suggestions, the recommendations to settle communal tension in the restive region remain relevant despite political realities in the state changing dramatically and tragically following the ARSA attacks in August 2017.
Topics: Rakhine, Rohingya
The Irrawaddy ...

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The United States Could Be Violating Its Own Iran Sanctions
By Brian Fung
An Afghan National Army (ANA) patrol is covered in dust from an ANA Air Corp M-17 helicopter in southern Afghanistan. (Tim Wimborne/Reuters)
It's hard to think of another case where sanctions have had such drastic effects on a country's economy so quickly. Iran used to export 2.14 million barrels of oil every day; that was two years ago. Now that number stands at some 890,000. The value of the rial has crashed, and the IMF reports that Iran's economy has shrunk for the first time in more than two decades. Even Mahmoud Ahmadinejad admits the country is feeling the pressure.
But despite the U.S. campaign to marginalize Iran, a new report suggests Washington may be unwittingly undercutting its own efforts by buying up Iranian oil -- a clear violation of the sanctions prohibiting almost all economic activity with the pariah state.
Since 2007, the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan has allocated $1.55 billion for the purchase of fuel for the Afghan national army (ANA). Problem is, nobody seems to know for certain whether that fuel came partly from Iran.
"DOD is unable to determine if any of the $1.1 billion in fuel purchased for the ANA between fiscal year 2007 and 2012 came from Iran, in violation of U.S. economic sanctions," according to the report filed by the Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR). "Given the Afghan government's continued challenges in overseeing and expending direct assistance funds, it will become more difficult for DOD to account for the use of U.S. funds as it begins to transfer funds -- in March 2013 -- directly to the Afghan government for the procurement and delivery of ANSF fuel."
While tracking fuel sources might sound like an easy task ("Who did you pay?"), it's complicated by the fact that what gets put in Afghan vehicles is often the result of a blending process involving petroleum from Russia, Turkmenistan, and, if we're to believe a fuel vendor interviewed by SIGAR, possibly Iran.
Lest there be any doubt that this is a problem, the relevant language from the U.S. Treasury makes it clear:
IRANIAN PETROLEUM INDUSTRY - U.S. persons may not trade in Iranian oil or petroleum products refined in Iran, nor may they finance such trading. Similarly, U.S. persons may not perform services, including financing services, or supply goods or technology that would benefit the Iranian oil industry.
With defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel taking questions from the Senate Armed Services Committee as we speak, this seems just like something that a Hagel opponent like Senator James Inhofe or Senator David Vitter might bring up.
Update, 12:03 p.m. Eastern: The State Department has announced that it will go after companies that deliberately obscure the origins of Iranian oil:
U.S. to target firms that help Iran disguise origin of oil shipments to skirt western sanctions - U.S. State Dept official #BREAKING
-- Reuters World (@ReutersWorld) January 31, 2013
View SIGAR's full report here:


Managing factories and warehouses with a lot of employees demands leadership skills focused on routine, whereas connecting departments and supply chain partners actually requires creativity. Colombia. Recruiting raw talent is 'extremely challenging'.
Think Venezuela, Ecuador, and Colombia. Take a look at your warehouse. I have the opportunity to travel the world with my job, and this has provided me with firsthand experience of the challenges facing many or our customers and prospects.
Colombia. directly from their suppliers, from their own warehouse or even from a retail store). The supply chain software industry is in a considerable state of flux. Three large, international take-overs are changing the face of the market.
Colombia. Globally, warehousing is outsourced by 67%. In comparison, according to Fraunhofer Institute, warehousing is outsourced by 54% in Germany, which is the largest logistics market in Europe.
Colombia. Integration with warehouse mechanisation and production equipment guarantees that the optimal plan will be executed in practice. Customers are becoming more demanding all the time: they increasingly expect personalised offers, available globally and round the clock.
BDP forms joint venture with Colombia's Interflex, S.A. According to the press release: The PackManager Mobile WMS module now handles the majority of warehouse functions previously available to customers in the system's legacy mobile experience.


The EQT Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta is back for 2018!
Powerboat races will take place all 3 days!
Registration period is open through August 1st – find forms on yougottaregatta.org.
Make a boat & hope it floats!
Winners can receive up to $2,500 for their charity of choice.


Stevie Johnson affectionately dubbed his receiving group "The Aliens" this year.
That'd explain their mysterious disappearance from the football field, at least. Johnson (groin), Malcom Floyd (shoulder), and Dontrelle Inman (neck) might as well have been abducted.
The offense hasn't been the same since Keenan Allen (kidney) was forced out of commission. They've had to rely on a skeleton crew of tight ends and pass-catching running backs instead.
Expect that to change in the final fourth of this season. The Bolts had three active and healthy receivers once Inman was carted off the field last Sunday; they can't go into a game with that low number again.


We woke up and hit the trail by about 7:15am. Most of the trail we covered today was pretty standard, winding through national forest areas, over small streams and creeks, and near interesting stuff. In this case we walked past the Brown Mountain Creek Community area (where some former slaves lived post-Civil war) and the Lynchburg reservoir. We got to US 60 around 11:30, where we got a shuttle to Buena Vista (after some minor shuttle shenanigans). We are staying at the Blue Dog Art Cafe, which has a small hostel in an upstairs apartment. It's decent for a hostel.
The most exciting things that happened in town today were getting my new sneakers and eating a crapton of town food.
Guess which pair has gone through 802 miles of the AT? To their credit, Nike Alvord 10 trail runners are super durable.
Destroyed. Easily. After a huge lasagna dinner.
This is a short stay, as we are back on the trail tomorrow as we are pushing hard to hit the next town, Waynesboro, by Wednesday. The next couple days look pretty challenging and the weather is supposed to be stinking hot down here, so I predict I will burn off those 1200 delicious calories of dessert pretty fast.
This entry was posted in food, gear, updates on June 8, 2014 by Joel.
Congrats on another milestone! I am in awe of what you've accomplished!!! (Although I'm not a bit surprised about the amount of ice cream you ate…not a bit. 🙂 ) Glad your new shoes arrived safe and sound and your well-worn sneakers can now go into retirement. Be safe and healthy…particularly in the hot weather. Sending ice cream thoughts, prayers and lots of love!
It/s so comforting for us to know that you get to to enjoy some creature comforts and indulgences on your trek. You two deserve every one of them, irregardless of the calories!! I am so impressed with the amount of connectivity you've had along the way. You should send the sneaker pictures to Nike…they might reward you with a lifetime supply of footwear! You are spending incredible days which you can never erase from your memory. Happy travels!!
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170 calories from fat. Beautiful!


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The thread for movies that aren't going to get their own thread but are still in theaters
Posted by Miashara – April 28, 2013 3:34 AM
Miashara
Goes where he pleases
This is for talking about things still in theaters. Obviously the Marvel movies and the like are going to get their own threads, but for quick reviews and things like "----- is(not) as bad as it looks" this is the thread.
Just watched Oblivion. Awesome visuals, mediocre storyline and acting. Strong B+/A- if you watch it for what it is, C if you want things like a plot.
"The number of things I've seen on the internet that I wish I could unsee has gotten so large that I'm beginning to forget them. So, I win, I guess." -First World Problems
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onewild
Twocrazy
Nevin73 wrote:
I would say that your dissertation topic might be a fair candidate for a thread on its own. There is much about WW2 that many Americans don't realize that could tarnish it's image as a "good war".
I would be wary of starting such a thread because I wouldn't want to come across as a Brit telling the Americans how it "really" was.
SpacePProtean
Declaring Martian Law
Well, it's no Mallick, but Fast and Furious 6 does seek to answer a philosophical question that has long plagued our existence: "How did you know there would be a car there to break our fall?"
Also, it's great.
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Posted: May 27, 2013 12:13 PM
Will you please stop screaming
Fast 5 was one of the most pleasant surprises I've ever had. If 6 wasn't sold out yesterday I'd have gone.
Instead I went to Olympus Has Fallen.
The guys behind Die Hard must be kicking themselves for not thinking of Die Hard: White House first. I enjoyed. A typical dumb, fun action flick.
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I hate Tucson.
MrDeVil909 wrote:
Fast 5 was one of the most pleasant surprises I've ever had.
I heartily agree with this - I was frankly shocked at how much I enjoyed Fast 5. I'm hoping the sixth outing will be surprisingly good too, but the previews were not encouraging to me.
Jonman, what planet are you on?
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Blind_Evil
Venetian Terror
I went to see Fast and the Furious 6. I haven't seen 1-5.
It was pretty rad! And real dumb. There was less car-porn than I expected. I thought I'd come home and want to pop in Need for Speed: Most Wanted, but the movie wasn't really about that. I'm guessing the pre-5 ones were?
If I have one complaint, it's that the movie doesn't do much to fill in who is who. I guess they expect they're preaching to the choir at this point. I had no idea til I looked up the casting that Mia was Dom's sister, and I didn't know until the second-to-last scene that the prettiest gal's name was Gisele.
My old roommate, who has all the films, tells me I should just watch 1 and 5. I guess I'll see about doing so.
DSGamer
Thumbs Up ... ish
At this point the Fast movies literally start where the last movie ended. It's pretty awesome if you like them, but does leave you a bit out of the loop.
Blind_Evil wrote:
Starting with Fast 5, they have moved away from the car pron to the more adventure plot so they can keep churning movies out forever :)!
Jayhawker
Rock Chalk
Just saw a trailer for Red 2. I'm in.
The first one was fun. this looks the same.
Red is another one of those movies I watched having no idea what I was getting into. Basically it was the movie I wanted The Expendables to be. Helen Mirren was amazing, as was most of the cast. I'm totally on board for Red 2.
As for the F+F movies. For those who have never seen them: 1 was a crime movie, but really car porn. 2 had Paul Walker, but no Vin Diesel I can't remember it. 3 Tokyo Drift, all new cast, made it 15 minutes in and gave up. 4 I have no idea. 5 a return to the original cast and suddenly it's a full-on heist movie.
I actually know nothing about 6, but I'll still go watch it assuming it's in a similar vein to 5.
So I'd agree with anyone who says to watch 1 and 5 and skip the rest. Unless you're really bored over a weekend.
And I do have a special fondness for heist movies, hence my delight when I just watched Fast 5 when it was on TV and I didn't feel like playing a game.
As an aside, I do appreciate a thread where people can just own up to watching and enjoying dumb movies.
Speaking of dumb movies, the previews for Fast 6 contained a couple gems:
R.I.P.D. - Ryan Reynolds is a cop that dies and then becomes a member of the Rest in Peace Department. These cops police the souls of the dead. It costars Jeff Bridges as rip-roaringly redneck partner. Imagine Men in Black but somehow dumber.
White House Down - Take the basic premise of Olympus Has Fallen but make Jamie Foxx the president, and Channing Tatum is the ass-kicker instead of Gerard Butler. And give it a weird buddy cop feel. Sure does look dumb, Roland Emmerich.
I say watch "Fast and Furious" (the name of the 4th movie). It basically follows 1 in terms of the main story and then leads directly into 5.
Walking in now. It's time to live life a quarter mile at a time.
I recently barreled through nearly all of the Fasts and Furiouses, wheels smoking, my giant Detroit muscle car on two wheels the whole time. The first one is Point Break--not being facetious, it is Point Break almost beat for beat. Hilarious. 2F2F sucked, but introduced Tyrese and Ludacris. I skipped Tokyo Drift. The fourth one isn't good, but has a stupendous villain death, and is clearly where the seeds of later greatness are planted, and it does tie directly into 6. Fast 5 is where those seeds bloom and our glorious harvest begins.
DSGamer wrote:
Winner.
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Pandering Otaku Trash
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I want to be interested in RIPD, but no amount of Jeff Bridges can really make me believe that film looks entertaining.
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onewild wrote:
I won't call your opinion wrong. I must just be a more simple person than you are. I can't translate seeing images of a dude's wife on a swing into a good war film.
To be fair, I have a slight advantage in that I did my undergraduate dissertation on Post 1990s Second World War films and to what extent they sacrifice historical fact to represent the war as the 'Good War', so I was just recalling that. I most likely have passages about the importance of his wife in there too. Also it was better than some of the other films I had to sit through like Pearl Harbor and Windtalkers.
I think thats what the book accomplishes, but as a film i totally disagree.
ccesarano wrote:
It looked like a Men in Black clone.
Also Fast 6 is ridiculous and great. The part after the trailers is amazing.
mudbunny
The Easter bunny's evil twin
Regretsville
Red 2 is going to be like Red...awesomely campy.
And Bruce Willis is the perfect person to star in this movie.
Furious 6 knew exactly what it was supposed to be. It was exactly that.
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Effin' Finland
BadKen wrote:
Furious 6 is a {ableist slur} superhero soapopera where cars are magic and the the supporting cast outshines everyone that isn't The Rock.
It's ridiculous trash. I enjoyed the hell out of it. It isn't up to the standard of Fast 5 though. It isn't as homoerotic for one, but then I guess you can't have Vin Diesel and The Rock brawling every movie.
Do you read Sutter Cane?
Furious 5 is silly fun, but that bit with dragging the safe was like punching reality in the face.
Furious 5 is silly fun, but that bit with dragging the safe was like punching reality in the face. :D
Reality had it coming.
I'd like to punch reality in the face most days, sadly I need Paul Walker to do it for me.
mr_n00b
Alt+F4 you say?
I will happily be the lone voice in support of FF3: Tokyo Drift. A typical heroes journey film, really fun soundtrack, and Yakuza! To this day I still think it's the best movie in the series, with FF1 and Fast Five coming in right behind it. I plan to see 6 sometime this week, I've been looking forward to that movie for a while.
I got to see the new Star Trek yesterday, and though it probably has its own thread I don't really fell it deserves one other than to say it was a darn good follow up to the previous movie.
mr_n00b wrote:
After Earth is sitting at 12% on rottentomatoes. Shyamalan and all who choose to associate with him deserve every horrible reception. Sorry, Gary. Choose your friends more wisely.
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Only seen the previews but I get the feeling that AE is primarily an excuse for Will Smith to get his kid some more screen time. It does not look good to me at all, and I'm normally a huge Will Smith fan.
With the exception of The Happening and Last Airbender, I've liked all of Shyamalan's films. I think After Earth looks interesting. I'm willing to give it a shot.
But I'm kind of more interested in "Now You See Me", to be honest.
I thought the Sixth Sense was good, Signs was okay, but everything else has been bad. And The Last Airbender is just an affront to everything I hold dear. I can't tell you how distressed I was leaving that movie theater.
Now You See Me was a possibility for the weekend, but What Maisie Knew showed up in my theater so that's the plan now.
Lady in the Water was okay but wird, Signs was just hard to get into because the aliens' behavior made no sense, The Village was just bleh. Never saw Devil.
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The Lord of Dorkness
They call it Gainesville. It's still Florida.
Though M. Night has made a few other entertaining flicks, I think The Sixth Sense has been the high point so far in his career.
EDIT: Damn you, CollegeHumor. I couldn't have foreseen that you turned off embedding in this video. What an unexpected twist.
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I like Lady in the Water least because it's basically him giving everyone that criticizes his work for being predictable the middle finger, but it's still kind of amusing in how he does it.
Maybe there's just something about his direction that I really like. I figured out the twist for The Village before even stepping into the theater, but I was able to enjoy the film all the same. Maybe there's some expectation other people have that I don't? I dunno.
I mean, The Last Airbender was mostly a mess because 1) the script was bad, 2) the actors were bad. Typically his other films are not guilty of #2, so there's that at least.
Also, I still like Signs and don't give a f*ck if the aliens made sense or not.


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Malta Bishops to Migration Summit: We Pray Countries Will Have a 'Generous Openness'
Say the nation Is 'living up to its noble mission of being a bridge between the two continents'
November 12, 2015 16:04ZENIT StaffInternational Organizations
The bishops of Malta sent a statement to the two-day Valletta Summit, which concluded today in the nation's capital. The international summit was on migration between the EU, and the African and other key countries.
The bishops urged those involved to keep in mind that "human beings all have a common origin and belonging."
Here is the text of the statement:
On the occasion of the Valletta Summit, which is bringing together leaders of the European Union and countries from the African continent, we, the Bishops, would like to express our gratitude for the goodwill and commitment being shown with the hope of finding concrete solutions to address the situation concerning migration.
In these hours, our country is living up to its noble mission of being a bridge between the two continents, where we can put aside our differences and our exclusive national interests, and be strengthened by the spirit of hospitality and responsibility to work towards guaranteeing respect for everyone's fundamental rights, especially the weakest and victims of violence, injustice and poverty.
We encourage the Christian community to pray for these initiatives to help the countries concerned arrive at concrete solutions, conscious that human beings all have a common origin and belonging. We often feel that we work together as one family, with the belief of shaping a better world where wealth is at reach by everyone.
As a Church, and mother to all, we pray to God that, as expressed by Pope Francis, the countries will have "a generous openness which, rather than fearing the loss of local identity, will prove capable of creating new forms of cultural synthesis" (Evangelii Gaudium, 210).
Today, 12th November 2015.
 Mario Grech, Bishop of Gozo
 Charles J. Scicluna, Archbishop of Malta
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Q: Remove duplicate approximate word matching using fuzzy python I would like to ask on how to remove duplicate approximate word matching using fuzzy in python or ANY METHOD that is feasible. I have an excel that contains approximate similar name, at this point, I would like to remove the name that contains high similarity and remain only one name.
For instance, here is the input (excel file), there is 6 rows and 5 columns in total:
|-------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| abby_john         | abc | abc | abc | abc | abc |
|-------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| abby_johnny       | def | def | def | def | def |
|-------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| a_j               | ghi | ghi | ghi | ghi | ghi |
|-------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| abby_(john)       | abc | abc | abc | abc | abc |
|-------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| john_abby_doe     | def | def | def | def | def |
|-------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| aby_/_John_Doedy  | ghi | ghi | ghi | ghi | ghi |
|-------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|

Although all the above of name looks different, they actually is the same, how should python know they all are the same and remove duplicated name and remains ANY ONE of name and remains it's entire row? By the way, the input file is in Excel file format (.xlsx).
Desired output:
|-------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| abby_john         | abc | abc | abc | abc | abc |
|-------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|

Since the underscore is not very important, it can be replaced with 'spacing', thus another output as following is acceptable:
Another desired output:
|-------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| abby_john         | abc | abc | abc | abc | abc |
|-------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|

Appreciate a lot if anyone can help me out, thanks!

A: This is a class of problem called semantic similarity.
Get the data:
from io import StringIO
s = StringIO("""abby_john         abc   abc   abc   abc
abby_johnny       def   def   def   def
a_j               ghi   ghi   ghi   ghi
abby_(john)       abc   abc   abc   abc
abby_john_doe     def   def   def   def
aby_John_Doedy    ghi   ghi   ghi   ghi
abby john         ghi   ghi   ghi   ghi
john_abby_doe     def   def   def   def
aby_/_John_Doedy  ghi   ghi   ghi   ghi
doe jane          abc   abc   abc   abc
doe_jane          def   def   def   def""")

import pandas as pd
df = pd.read_fwf(s,header=None,sep='\s+')
lst_original = df[0].tolist() # the first column

Vectorize (turn into numerical representation):
import numpy as np
from gensim.models import Word2Vec

m = Word2Vec(lst_original,size=50,min_count=1,cbow_mean=1)
def vectorizer(sent,m):
    vec = []
    numw = 0
    for w in sent:
        try:
            if numw == 0:
                vec = m[w]
            else:
                vec = np.add(vec, m[w])
            numw += 1
        except Exception as e:
            print(e)
    return np.asarray(vec) / numw

l = []
for i in lst_original:
    l.append(vectorizer(i,m))

X = np.array(l)

KMeans clustering:
from sklearn.cluster import KMeans

clf = KMeans(n_clusters=2,init='k-means++',n_init=100,random_state=0)
labels = clf.fit_predict(X)

Then we get just the values where the cluster alternates:
previous_cluster = 0
for index, sentence in enumerate(lst_original):
    if index > 0:
        previous_cluster = labels[index - 1]
    cluster = labels[index]
    if previous_cluster != cluster:
        print(str(labels[index]) + ":" + str(sentence))

Result, and as you can see a_j is treated differently to the rest of the abby_john group:
1:a_j
0:abby_(john)
1:doe jane

A: I use this function to correct and replace names and then I remove the duplicate matches, maintaining only the first match
import difflib
import re

def similarity_replace(series):

    reverse_map = {}
    diz_map = {}
    for i,s in series.iteritems():
        diz_map[s] = re.sub(r'[^a-z]', '', s.lower())
        reverse_map[re.sub(r'[^a-z]', '', s.lower())] = s

    best_match = {}
    uni = list(set(diz_map.values()))
    for w in uni:
        best_match[w] = sorted(difflib.get_close_matches(w, uni, n=3, cutoff=0.5), key=len)[0]

    return series.map(diz_map).map(best_match).map(reverse_map)

df = pd.DataFrame({'name':['abby_john','abby_johnny','a_j','abby_(john)','john_abby_doe','aby_/_John_Doedy'],
                       'col1':['abc','add','sda','sas','sad','ass'],
                       'col2':['abc','add','sda','sas','sad','ass'],
                       'col3':['abc','add','sda','sas','sad','ass']})

df['name'] = similarity_replace(df.name)
df

df.drop_duplicates(['name'])

a_j seems not possible to remove


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package org.ccnx.ccn.encoding;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;

import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;

import org.ccnx.ccn.impl.encoding.BinaryXMLCodec;
import org.ccnx.ccn.impl.encoding.TextXMLCodec;
import org.ccnx.ccn.impl.encoding.XMLEncodable;
import org.ccnx.ccn.io.content.ContentDecodingException;
import org.ccnx.ccn.io.content.ContentEncodingException;

/**
 * Helper class for writing tests for classes implementing XMLEncodable.
 * Provides a basic test harness for testing encoding and decoding under
 * both binary and text codecs; would be easy to make it test all registered codecs.
 */
public class XMLEncodableTester {

	/**
	 * Test both binary and text encodings.
	 * @param label
	 * @param toEncode
	 * @param decodeTarget
	 */
	public static void encodeDecodeTest(String label,
										XMLEncodable toEncode,
										XMLEncodable decodeTargetText,
										XMLEncodable decodeTargetBinary) {

		encodeDecodeTest(TextXMLCodec.codecName(), label, toEncode, decodeTargetText);
		encodeDecodeTest(BinaryXMLCodec.codecName(), label, toEncode, decodeTargetBinary);
		// Should match, both match toEncode
		assertEquals(decodeTargetText, decodeTargetBinary);
	}

	public static void encodeDecodeByteArrayTest(String label,
			XMLEncodable toEncode,
			XMLEncodable decodeTargetText,
			XMLEncodable decodeTargetBinary) {

		encodeDecodeByteArrayTest(TextXMLCodec.codecName(), label, toEncode, decodeTargetText);
		encodeDecodeByteArrayTest(BinaryXMLCodec.codecName(), label, toEncode, decodeTargetBinary);
		// Should match, both match toEncode
		assertEquals(decodeTargetText, decodeTargetBinary);
	}

	public static void encodeDecodeTest(String codec,
										String label,
										XMLEncodable toEncode,
										XMLEncodable decodeTarget) {
		System.out.println("Encoding " + label + "(" + codec + "):");
		ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
		try {
			toEncode.encode(baos, codec);
		} catch (ContentEncodingException e) {
			handleException(e);
		}
		System.out.println("Encoded " + label + ": " );
		System.out.println(baos.toString());

		System.out.println("Decoding " + label + ": ");
		ByteArrayInputStream bais = new ByteArrayInputStream(baos.toByteArray());
		try {
			decodeTarget.decode(bais, codec);
		} catch (ContentDecodingException e) {
			handleException(e);
		}
		System.out.println("Decoded " + label + ": " + decodeTarget);
		assertEquals(toEncode, decodeTarget);
	}

	public static void encodeDecodeByteArrayTest(String codec,
			String label,
			XMLEncodable toEncode,
			XMLEncodable decodeTarget) {
		System.out.println("Encoding " + label + "(" + codec + "):");
		byte [] bao = null;
		try {
			bao = toEncode.encode(codec);
		} catch (ContentEncodingException e) {
			handleException(e);
		}
		System.out.println("Encoded " + label + ": " );

		System.out.println("Decoding " + label + ": ");
		try {
			decodeTarget.decode(bao, codec);
		} catch (ContentDecodingException e) {
			handleException(e);
		}
		System.out.println("Decoded " + label + ": " + decodeTarget);
		assertEquals(toEncode, decodeTarget);
	}

	public static void handleException(Exception ex) {
		System.out.println("Got exception of type: " + ex.getClass().getName() + " message: " +
										ex.getMessage());
		ex.printStackTrace();
	}

}

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Pakistan: Uncertain Ally In The War On Terror
Publication: Terrorism Monitor Volume: 2 Issue: 17
By: Afzal Khan
May 10, 2005 06:33 PM Age: 18 years
Pakistan's collaboration with the United States in rounding up al-Qaeda suspects and their supporters has reached a fevered pitch ahead of the U.S. presidential elections in November. Pakistani newspapers carry stories of almost daily arrests of suspected al-Qaeda operatives from "foreign" countries. But as before, the suspects are neither made available to the media nor are further details provided about them.
A typical story reads:
Interior Minister Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat has said the security agencies have arrested five more terrorists. "The security agencies arrested four Uzbeks from South Waziristan and one from Multan," the minister said on Tuesday talking to reporters at the Parliament House. He, however, did not disclose the identity of the person arrested from Multan. The minister said that the fresh arrests were made in accordance with the law and all legal formalities were fulfilled. (Associated Press of Pakistan, APP, carried in Dawn, 24 August 2004)
However, among the notable exceptions have been the much-publicized June 12 arrest in Karachi of Musaad Aruchi, said to be a nephew of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (who was apprehended in Islamabad with CIA and FBI help in March 2003). Aruchi had a million dollar bounty on his head. His arrest apparently led to the unveiling of another alleged al-Qaeda operative, Mohammed Naeem Noor Khan who was arrested at the airport in Lahore on July 13 as he was presumably fleeing the country. Khan, a Pakistani just 25 years old, apparently was computer-savvy enough to transmit encrypted instructions to al-Qaeda cells. Pakistan's intelligence services apparently then used him to trace his al-Qaeda contacts.
As a result, the most important catch took place early on July 25 in the small city of Gujrat in northern Punjab province, where, after an overnight firefight, Ahmad Khalfan Ghailani surrendered along with two other al-Qaeda operatives and their wives and children. Ghailani, a Tanzanian, had a $5 million bounty on his head for his suspected role in planning the bombing of the U.S. embassies in Nairobi and Dar es-Salaam in 1998. His two accomplices from South Africa were also suspected to be involved in those attacks.
The raid in Gujrat allegedly unearthed a treasure trove of terrorist information from the suspects' three laptop computers and 51 discs which were passed on to U.S. authorities. Information gleaned from those computer discs reportedly triggered the August 1 Code Orange terrorism alert by U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge for financial districts in New York, Washington and Newark, New Jersey. Among the alleged targets were the New York Stock Exchange, the World Bank in Washington, and the Prudential Plaza in Newark. However, the information was found to be three to four years old with just one recent update.
This steady stream of some well-publicized but mostly "shadowy arrests" of foreigners linked to al-Qaeda is directly related to the domestic political situation in Pakistan and the fortunes of President Pervez Musharraf's military-led government as it continues to collaborate with the Bush administration's global war on terrorism.
For instance, the Pakistani military's operation in the tribal agency of South Waziristan began in March to complement the "hammer and anvil" spring offensive of the U.S. military across the border in Afghanistan. Although no "high-value" al-Qaeda leaders were caught, the visit of U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell at that time earned Pakistan the status of a major non-NATO ally – a status enjoyed by Australia, Bahrain, Israel, South Korea and Morocco. That India – Pakistan's arch rival – is not one of the group has given a boost to Pakistan. Such a status will allow Pakistan to have easier access to U.S. military assistance and training.
The other imperative for Pakistan to flush out al-Qaeda fugitives is the growing involvement of these "foreign jihadi elements" with militants in the domestic Islamic opposition forces that see President Musharraf and his narrowly based military-supported government as a lackey of the Bush Administration. These homegrown Islamic extremists – as Musharraf likes to call them – believe that the Bush administration has alienated the Islamic world by its invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq, and blatant support of the Sharon government in Israel in its brutal suppression of Palestinian "freedom fighters." Tied to that is their disenchantment with Musharraf's recent cooperation with India in curbing "freedom fighters" from crossing over from Pakistan to aid their beleaguered Muslim brethren in "occupied" Kashmir.
Following the two assassination attempts on President Musharraf in December 2003, the entire military establishment became even more perturbed when another of their own – Lieutenant General Ahsan Saleem Hayat, the Corps Commander for Karachi – was nearly killed in a June 10, 2004 attack. Musharraf – now with even more backing from his military colleagues, some of whom are Islamic hardliners – then moved even further to face the body of Islamic extremists that have harbored the al-Qaeda remnants. This move resulted in the capture of Mussad Aruchi (as related above) and eight other Pakistani militants who were later identified with being members of the new organization known as Jund Allah (Army of God) that allegedly trained in South Waziristan and fought the Pakistani military deployment there.
Then followed the suicide- bomb assassination attempt on Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz (now the prime minister) – a U.S. citizen and Citicorp executive with an apartment in New York – on July 30 in the small town of Fateh Jang in northern Punjab province. All Hell then broke loose. President Musharraf could no longer afford to play footsy with the Islamic fundamentalist opposition headed by the Muttahida Majlis -i- Amal (MMA), which he had allowed to form governments in the sensitive border provinces of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and Baluchistan in the absence of traditional political rivals such as former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's People's Party and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Muslim League – both of which he banned from participating in the restricted elections held in 2002.
It looks as though the hunt for al-Qaeda and Taliban remnants in Pakistan has finally got into full swing – almost three years after their demolition by the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan. This blitz of anti-terrorist actions has come about due to pressure from Musharraf's benefactor, the Bush administration, as well as his own instincts for self-preservation.
However, the question remains whether the al-Qaeda big fish in the persons of Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri and Taliban leader Mullah Omar will be caught before the November elections, which the al-Qaeda foot soldiers are allegedly eager to disrupt with a mighty attack in the United States so that their nemesis President Bush will not be re-elected for a second term. Also, President Musharraf would like President Bush to be re-elected to continue his current cozy relationship with his administration. Therefore, the argument follows that al-Qaeda must be prevented at all costs to do anything spectacular before the November elections. However, it can also be equally argued that an al-Qaeda attack could help President Bush to be re-elected and President Musharraf to be kept in office for another indefinite term. The assumption is that the public in times of crisis prefer tried leaders rather than risk new ones.
But in any case, the best-case scenario for President Bush to be re-elected and President Muharraf to continue to remain in power lies in providing an October surprise – with bin Laden's head on a platter (bin Laden has vowed he will never be taken alive) or the capture of his second-in-command Zawahiri or Mullah Omar.
Already some optimistic comments are being made toward those ends. For instance, visiting U.S. State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism Cofer Black (formerly with the CIA) in an interview with Pakistan's Geo television on September 4 commented on Osama bin Laden: "If he has a watch, he should be looking at it because the clock is ticking. He will be caught." But Pakistani Information Minister Shaikh Rashid Ahmed promptly dismissed Black's remarks as "a political statement."
Earlier on August 12, Pakistani Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat told Al-Arabiyya satellite television in Dubai that the recent capture of top al-Qaeda suspects has brought Pakistan closer to the arrest of Osama bin Laden. However, the following day, an Interior Ministry spokesman denied that Hayat had made that statement.
In the meantime, Pakistani military and paramilitary forces numbering 70,000 are all over the Afghanistan frontier, moving from South Waziristan to North Waziristan and beyond. It is entirely plausible that soon they may enter the formidable territory of Birmal spilling on both sides of the border to the northwest from South Waziristan into Afghanistan. It is widely believed that in this sparsely inhabited tangle of 10,000-feet high mountains, deep forested ravines and jagged cliffs with numerous natural caves – where the author passed through during the mujahideen war against the Soviets in the 1980s – that Osama bin Laden will make his last stand.
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Vol 4 | Issue 2 | May – Aug 2018 | page: 29-33 | Wasudeo mahadeo Gadegone, Bhaskaran Shivashankar, Rajendra Chandak, Piyush Gadegone.
Author: Wasudeo mahadeo Gadegone , Bhaskaran Shivashankar , Rajendra Chandak , Piyush Gadegone .
Vivek Nagar Mul-Road Chandrapur 442402, Maharashtra, India.
Introduction: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the outcomes of displaced intracapsuar fracture neck femur managed by dynamic hip screw (DHS) with derotation screw treated within ten days of injury in patients younger than 60 years.
Materials and methods: This was a prospective study, carried out between December 2010 to December 2016. A total of 42 patients younger than 60 yrs of age with displaced intracapsular fracture neck femur (Garden III and IV, Pauwels III, with the comminution) presenting to the hospital within 2-10 days were included in the study. Data analysis and statistical analysis was done by using SPSS using appropriate tests.
Results: There were 27 males and 15 females, age ranging from 21 to 60 years (mean42.4±10.2 years). There were twenty seven Garden III while fifteen fractures were Garden IV. In forty fractures (95.2 %) average time to union was 3.7 months [3-5 months]. Radiographic evidence of avascular necrosis was seen in four cases(9.5%) and two patients(4.7%) developed non-union of the fracture .There were no cut-outs and breakage of implant .Two patients developed isolated coxa vara ( 120-124°) with backing of screws. Mean shortening of the injured limb was 2 -4 mm in twenty four patients without any functional impairment. Functional results were evaluated by Harris Hip Score. Excellent results were achieved in thirty four (81%), good/fair in six (14.2%) and poor in two (4.8%)patients.
Conclusion: Dynamic Hip Screw (DHS) with derotation screw is a good implant for the fixation of the displaced fracture neck femur with excellent to good radiological and functional outcome.
Keywords: Fracture neck femur, transcervical/ subcapital fracture, cannulated cancellous screw, dynamic hip screw, avascular necrosis, nonunion.
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How to Cite this article: Gadegone WM, Shivashankar B, Chandak R, Gadegone P. The Management of the Displaced Fracture Neck Femur by Dynamic Compression Hip Screw with Derotation Screw. Trauma International JMay-Aug 2018;4(2):29-33.