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Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst opposed Patriot Act revisions (updated)
Tuesday, Jun 2 2015
Two provisions of the Patriot Act and one other legal provision granting surveillance powers expired on Sunday night, as the U.S. Senate failed to pass either a short-term Patriot Act extension or the House-approved USA Freedom Act, which would revise parts of that law. Jamie Dupree wrote a good overview of the key points of contention, including the National Security Agency's bulk data collection practices. Julian Hattem previews the next likely steps in the Senate and House (assuming the Senate approves an amended version of the USA Freedom Act this week). Carl Hulse analyzed the "lose-lose-lose result" for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who prefers not to curtail NSA surveillance powers but arguably "overplayed his hand."
How Congress will resolve this dispute remains unclear, but we have learned one thing from the last ten days: Iowa's Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst oppose the current bipartisan compromise on how to revise the Patriot Act. For Ernst, the expiring Patriot Act provisions "are critical to the safety and security of our country"–a view similar to Representative Steve King's reasons for voting against "data disarmament" when the House considered the USA Freedom Act.
In Grassley's more nuanced view, Congress should enact "meaningful reform by ending the NSA's bulk collection of Americans' telephone records under Section 215" of the Patriot Act, while allowing the government to gather such information in a targeted way. Grassley also objects to how the USA Freedom Act would reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
Details on the relevant Senate votes are after the jump, along with statements from Grassley and Ernst. I've also noted which Republican senators who are running for president supported either the USA Freedom Act or a short-term Patriot Act extension.
UPDATE: Grassley and Ernst split on June 2 as the Senate passed the USA Freedom Act. Details on their votes are below, along with their explanations. While Iowa's two Republican senators have voted differently on a handful of amendments or motions related to consideration of other bills, today's votes represent their first major policy disagreement since Ernst was sworn in.
Scroll to the end of this post for details on how the GOP presidential candidates voted today.
The disconnect in the Des Moines Register's coverage of Congress
An important Congressional vote went unreported in the Des Moines Register this week, despite two lead editorials in the paper within the past month urging Congress to act on that very issue.
The disconnect provides a good example of a problem I flagged in this post about the Des Moines Register's political coverage. Ever since the Register closed its Washington bureau, Iowans are less likely to know what our representatives in Congress are doing on our behalf.
Steve King, Rod Blum vote against Patriot Act revision for opposite reasons
Yesterday the U.S. House approved the USA Freedom Act, which revises some provisions of the 2001 Patriot Act and extends them until December 2019. The Patriot Act is set to expire on June 1 without Congressional action. The main changes in the bill concern bulk data collection and domestic surveillance by the National Security Agency. Groups advocating for civil liberties are seeking more changes to the USA Freedom Act following a recent federal appeals court ruling, which "determined that the NSA's telephone records program went far beyond what Congress authorized when it passed Section 215 of the Patriot Act in 2001."
Proponents argue that the USA Freedom Act strikes a reasonable compromise between security and privacy. The overwhelming majority of House members agreed, as the bill passed by 338 votes to 88 (roll call). Representative David Young (IA-03) was among the 196 Republicans who voted yes, while Representative Dave Loebsack (IA-02) was among the 142 Democratic supporters.
Forty-one Democrats and 47 Republicans, including Iowa's Steve King (IA-04) and Rod Blum (IA-01), opposed the USA Freedom Act. In a statement I've enclosed in full below, King warned that the bill amounted to "data disarmament," with too little weight given to "the investigative value" of information gathered through bulk collection techniques, or how to protect "the vital data we need for national security."
In a Twitter post yesterday, Blum said he voted against the bill "because it continues the violation of the 4th Amendment rights of American citizens." In a Facebook post, Blum added, " Protecting your constitutional right to privacy is one of my top priorities, and I will continue to stand strong for the Fourth Amendment in Congress. I think America can be secure WITHOUT sacrificing our civil liberties." I am seeking a more extensive comment and will update this post if I receive one. Blum has long aligned himself with the Iowa GOP's "Liberty" wing.
NSA Amendment Fails
Wednesday, Jul 24 2013
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(Another post is coming later with more details on how Iowans voted on other amendments to the defense appropriations bill. All four Iowans voted for final passage of the Pentagon budget. - promoted by desmoinesdem)
Earlier this evening, the U.S. House tried to limit the scope of the NSA's domestic spying, but this amendment failed by 205-217. It was an unusual cross-party vote, with Democrats voting 111-83, and Republians voting 94-134. (Here is the full roll call vote).
Bruce Braley and Dave Loebsack voted Yes (to restrict the NSA), while Steve King and Tom Latham voted No. I haven't been able to find any more detailed statements from any of Iowa's congressmen.
Does anyone know where the 1st district candidates stand on this issue? It would be a good debate topic.
More Iowa Congressional reaction to the NSA surveillance story
None of Iowa's four U.S. House members has issued a press release about the National Security Agency's massive surveillance of phone and online communications, but all have now made some public comment about the controversy. I enclose the details below.
Harkin, Grassley react to leaks on NSA surveillance
Thursday, Jun 13 2013
To my knowledge, none of Iowa's representatives in Congress has issued an official statement on the recent revelations about broad surveillance of phone and electronic communications by the National Security Agency. However, both Democratic Senator Tom Harkin and Republican Senator Chuck Grassley have commented to the media about the story. Notably, Harkin expressed concern about the scope of intelligence gathering and called for President Barack Obama to give better guidance. In contrast to his image as a supporter of whistle-blowers, Grassley has expressed more interest in prosecuting Edward Snowden (the source of the leaks) than in investigating the NSA's activities. Details are after the jump.
On a related note, here is a must-read post for anyone comforted by the president's comments last week ("nobody is listening to your telephone calls. That's not what this program is about"). Sociology professor Kieran Healy pretends to be a security analyst for the King of England in 1772, a period of growing political unrest in the American Colonies. Using "metadata" analysis only–that is, looking at social connections with no information about the content of people's conversations or writings–Healy was able to identify Paul Revere as a prime suspect in activities disloyal to the crown.
But I say again, if a mere scribe such as I-one who knows nearly nothing-can use the very simplest of these methods to pick the name of a traitor like Paul Revere from those of two hundred and fifty four other men, using nothing but a list of memberships and a portable calculating engine, then just think what weapons we might wield in the defense of liberty one or two centuries from now.
Hat tip to Nathan Yau at Flowing Data.


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Elbit and KAI Join Forces for Military UAS Collaboration
by Chen Chuanren
- March 17, 2021, 6:13 AM
Elbit is making its mark in Asia, recently selling Hermes 900 unmanned air systems to an unspecified country. (Photo: Elbit Systems)
Israel's Elbit Systems and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to provide unmanned air systems (UAS) for the Korean defense forces. This is the second collaboration that KAI has embarked upon in as many weeks, having previously signed an MOU with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to market and offer loitering munitions for the Republic of Korea (ROK) Army.
According to a statement from Elbit, both companies will cooperate to develop next-generation UAS solutions for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance (ISTAR) missions. An Elbit spokesperson subsequently told AIN that the MOU covers the development of a modified system that is based on the legacy systems from both companies.
Currently, KAI's only operational UAS is the RQ-101, a 15-foot long platform with an endurance of six hours. The ROK Army has five RQ-101 systems, each with six air vehicles. A 30-foot 'Next Corps Surveillance UAV' is under development, with a maximum take-off weight of 3,750 pounds. So far, Elbit's only presence in the ROK Army inventory is in the form of the Skylark II light UAV.
In December 2014, Korea selected the IAI Heron 1 for its corps-level UAS program to replace the IAI Searcher II. In early March, Elbit announced the sale of its 2,425-pound Hermes 900 UAS to an unspecified Asia country in a deal worth $300 million, which will be carried out over a period of five years.
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During the offseason, former Florida quarterback Austin Appleby has not only worked out with a number of current Gators in the quarterback room, but he caught a good glimpse of the group's progress throughout spring practices while he was in Gainesville getting ready for UF's Pro Day.
In the third segment of his five-part Parting Thoughts interview with Inside the Gators, Appleby shares insight on three of the young quarterbacks at that position: redshirt freshmen Feleipe Franks and Kyle Trask, and freshman Kadarius Toney.
ITG: What factors would you say led Franks and Trask on the redshirting path in 2016?
Appleby: It's because you're playing in an NFL pro-style offense, where it's very complex. When you get in there and you don't know how to ID a Mike and you don't even know how to call a play, I think it's very hard to be expected to go into a game and operate at the level you that you have to operate at in this conference in order to be successful. The run checks, the protections, there is some next level football that is run here that isn't run at other places, and there maybe other schools that you can be zone read and show up day one and be an athlete and make plays. That's just not the offense that we use here, and it takes time.
You've got to sit and take the reps, learn the system and make your mistakes on scout team and in the spring games. Understand what throws work, what don't. I'm from the school of thought, having gone through it, that the redshirt year is the most valuable thing any player, any quarterback can go through.
I always tell these guys, they might be upset, they might not understand what a redshirt is all about. I say, "Guys, imagine you're going into your senior year of high school again. That's exactly what you're going to be doing when you become a fifth-year senior." You learn now, you don't rush it, you know what's going on and you're ready to go in there and get your opportunity, you make the most of it. If you put them in too early, you get ruined.


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When you start working in the WYSIWYG editor, you are only modifying a specific page (the one you indicated when you created the test). To make your modifications apply to all of the pages similar to it, you must target your test. Let's review the various targeting methods available in AB Tasty.
To access these options, click step3 to to access Targeting options.
By default, targeting is done on the basis of the URL. When you indicated the URL of the page to modify when you created the test, we created a target condition by URL in the background, as you can see in the following screenshots.
As you can see on the second screenshot, targeting is not limited to specifying a URL pattern. Many other targeting methods are available, allowing you to target a test even if none of your URLs have the same format (as in the case of rewritten URLs, for example).
However, remember that you must indicate URL targeting, even if you use a very large rule (all the pages of the site) and limit it with other, more restrictive, targeting options.
If you apply different types of targeting filters, they will be cumulative (AND operator). On the other hand, the conditions inside a specific filter are dissociated (OR operator), unless otherwise specified.


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Barshop on TV: Breakthrough Drug Battling Alzheimer's
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Here at The Barshop Institute, Dr. Bess Frost and her lab are studying fruit flies to learn more about the human brain and hope to unlock the keys to Alzheimer's disease.
"There are currently four drugs that are used to treat Alzheimer's disease, three of them are in the same class and one of them is in another class for end-stage Alzheimer's disease," said Dr. Bess Frost, an assistant professor at the Barshop Institute.
The problem, all of those hit the disease too late, when plaques and tangles have already decimated the human brain.
"None of them target the underlying cause of the disease, which is a great feature of this drug," Dr. Frost said.
The drug was made by a company called Biogen, which is in Cambridge, MA. The testing is in its third phase with more than 1100 patients and will determine if the drug can halt the loss of cognition. That loss is also being battled right here in San Antonio with the genetically modified flies.
"We really need ways to diagnose Alzheimer's disease early before the onset of symptoms, and that's when drugs like this are going to really be the most powerful," Dr. Frost said. Watch their story by clicking the video from KENS 5 & Kens5.com below.
Beyond The Bench
Incoming Student Spotlight
Opportunities & Upcoming Events
Announcement: Charlotte Anthony Will Be Leaving UT Health San Antonio
Shawn Flynn Selected As The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Highlighted Trainee Author For March 2022
Q & A with John Sanchez, UT Health Link PREP scholar
Words of WISDOM by Empowered Women
Dr. Jose Cavazos Takes On Role Of Associate Dean for Research at the Long School of Medicine


Can you believe it it almost time for kiddos to go back to school?!? This summer has flown by! There's no better way to get the kiddos excited for school than our BACK 2 SCHOOL BASH! In addition to playtime, kiddos will enjoy lots fun games and activities and will receive a goodie bag with products from these amazing sponsors!
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I don't know about you, but each time I take my kids to a Paint Your Own Pottery (PYOP) shop, I fear that they are going to touch one thing and the entire store will begin falling like dominoes. Most PYOP shops are not super kid friendly, but children enjoy painting so much!
It should come as no surprise that from an early age, children have a great capacity for showing emotion. We see this in infants when they display that first amazing smile at only a few months old and in the tears of discontent that they shed when they are hungry or need changing. We see this in toddlers when they cuddle their teddy close or scream in anger when someone takes their favorite toy.


Run through Lyon's Roman heritage, with incredible views from our vantage high above the city. This tour provides a step back in time, a time when Lyon was known as Lugdunum, and the city was a very different place!
History, archaeology, incredible views and city vibe are the essence of this running tour. There is no other way to experience so much of historic Lyon in such a short space of time!
The running tour will depart from Place des Terreaux, opposite the Town Hall. This square has a fascinating history dating back to 1206 when the first wall in the square was built. The square is encircled by imposing buildings that include 'Hotel de Ville', the enigmatic town hall to the East and the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, to the South.
From here we run towards the Opera house, before heading towards another large enigmatic square, Place Bellecour. We will then run across the Soane River on the Bonaparte pedestrian bridge. Taking in views of the river as we cross, we will arrive in front of the cathedral Saint-Jean, a magnificent cathedral that was completed in 1476. From this point of the tour, there will be elevation gain as we begin our climb through the Montée du Chemin Neuf and then onto the tree lined paths of the Fourvière gardens. Although the initial section of the climb consists of fairly steep steps, this quickly becomes a winding path towards the top of the hill, offering a unique running experience.
Continuing through the gardens and staying as long as possible in the park, we eventually arrive under the basilica of Fourvière. After climbing the final flight of stairs up to the belvedere of Fourvière, we are able to contemplate the magnificent view of Lyon! After taking advantage of the view, we run in front of the magnificent Basilic Fourvière, the landmark feature of Lyon providing many opportunities for photos. The running tour then makes its way towards the Roman amphitheaters. The construction of these amphiteatres began in 15 BC and was later expanded in the 2nd century to accommodate another larger amphitheater capable of seating 10 000 people. This site is still used occasionally today for cultural events.
The tour will then run a short loop through this magnificent site, taking in the ambience of a once forgotten time before we descend the climb of Garillan and arrive back at the St. Jean Cathedral. Taking in the quaint pedestrian streets with street artists and markets we eventually pass in front of the station Saint-Paul before taking the Feuillée bridge to cross the Soane river once again towards the Presqu'ile peninsula. We will run through these bustling pedestrian streets of the Presqu'ile, home to many infamous 'Lyonnais' restaurants before proceeding down rue Constantine and to Place Les Terreaux, our starting point of the tour.
This tour is enigmatic with stunning views and the vibe of one of the biggest cities in France. Why not try it?


The Minnesota Vikings blasted out to a 21–0 lead in the first quarter, with Randall Cunningham throwing three touchdown passes.
With Warren Sapp out with an injury, the Vikings totalled 192 yard of offense. After trimming the deficity to 21–14, the Buccaneers drove late in the fourth quarter looking to tie the game. With two minutes left, Trent Dilfer underthrew the ball to Warrick Dunn, and was intercepted at the Minnesota 10-yard line. With enough time for one last possession, the Buccaneers drove to the Minnesota 18-yard line. Dilfer's final pass to Robert Griffith in the endzone was knocked down as time expired.
WEATHER: Indoor - 60°F. - Humidity 43% - Wind S.E. 0mph Wind Chill 60°F.
BUCCANEERS: Dunn 16-49, Alstott 6-32, Dilfer 2-3.
VIKINGS: Smith 19-59, Palmer 1-5, Cunningham 1-3, Williams 2-1.
VIKINGS: Cunningham 34-26-296-1-3, George 1-0-0-0-0.
BUCCANEERS: Anthony 7-94, Moore 4-58, Dunn 4-52, Green 4-49, Williams 3-26, Alstott 3-22.
VIKINGS: Carter 6-41, Smith 6-21, Moss 4-120, Glover 2-37, Reed 2-37, Palmer 2-16, Kleinsasser 2-9, Williams 1-12, Tate 1-3.
BUCCANEERS: Murphy 2-58, Green 2-37.
BUCCANEERS: Williams 2-19, Green 2-17.
VIKINGS: Palmer 2-9, Tate 0-0.
VIKINGS: Randle 2-9, Williams 1-6, Team 1-0.


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Boys of Blur
In: Action & Adventure, Middle Grade Reviews, Sci Fi & Fantasy
Tagged: magical realism
A magical realism tale, Boys of Blur by N.D. Wilson is set in Taper, Florida, "where the sea of sugarcane stops and swamps begin" (1). The thick, mucky place intrigues twelve-year-old Charlie Reynolds who is attending the funeral of his stepfather's father.
While the family is in Florida, Charlie notices a look on his mother's face, the old look of fear, placed there by an abusive father. He knows his mother does not like this place, so when the townspeople ask Prester Mack to coach the football team, a position vacated by the death of Willie Wisdom, Charlie worries that the place will dredge up old fears: "Somewhere in this broad, flat land of muck and cane, there was a man she had one loved," a man who had beaten her and given her both physical and emotional scars. Still, Charlie doesn't belong in Buffalo, New York, or to any other place; he belongs to moments.
Moments spent in the swamp are memorable ones because the swamp becomes a place of reunions and unusual meetings; it also becomes a place for conditioning for the football team. Chasing, reacting, and exploding after rabbits that bolt the burning cane, the boys learn to juke and jive, to practice the moves needed for football flexibility and speed.
In the swamp, Charlie encounters Lio who tells him of Gren, which Charlie calls Stank because of their rotting, musky, skunky, sewer stench. The Gren are men, transformed after death to haunt the swamps. Their hunger and hate, born of destructive forces like envy, rage, and self-pity, have transformed them. Now, they prowl for other souls to corrupt. His mind overloaded with worries and wonderings and confusions, Charlie decides to confront their queen mother to save his cousin Cottonmouth Mack—a risk he's willing to take; "I'd rather die than not try" (125), he says.
The quest takes Charlie on an epic trek, one of challenges, poison, blood, and monsters. Rich with allusions to Beowulf, Wilson's story will treat readers to adventure and danger and magic.
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Hotel Reserve is a 1944 British spy film starring James Mason as an innocent man caught up in pre-Second World War espionage. Other cast members include Lucie Mannheim, Raymond Lovell and Herbert Lom. It was based on Eric Ambler's 1938 novel Epitaph for a Spy. Unusually, it was both directed and produced by a trio: Lance Comfort, Mutz Greenbaum and Victor Hanbury. It was shot at Denham Studios with sets designed by the art director William C. Andrews. The film was produced and distributed by the British branch of RKO Pictures.

Plot
In 1938, refugee Peter Vadassy decides to take a holiday at the Hotel Reserve to celebrate both his completion of medical school and his impending French citizenship. When he goes to pick up some photographs at the local pharmacy, he is taken away and questioned by Michel Beghin of French naval intelligence. When his negatives had been developed, some of them turned out to be of French military installations. It is discovered that while the camera is the same make as Peter's, the serial number is different. Peter is released on condition that he find out which other hotel guests have cameras like his.

Peter does some snooping and eavesdrops on a suspicious conversation between Paul Heimberger and the hotel's proprietor, Madame Suzanne Koch. He searches Heimberger's room and finds several passports, all with different names and nationalities. Heimberger catches him in the act, but eventually matters are straightened out. Heimberger explains that he was originally a Social Democratic newspaper publisher who was anti-Nazi and been sent to a concentration camp for two years. After he was released, he joined an underground movement against the German regime.

Peter spots his camera in the pocket of a dressing-gown belonging to Odette and Andre Roux, a couple on their honeymoon. Andre first tries to bribe Peter into giving him the negative and, when that fails, threatens him with a pistol. The police arrive at that moment and arrest Peter for espionage.

The Rouxs leave the hotel, but find Heimberger trying to disable the hotel's car. Andre shoots him dead and the couple speed off to Toulon, unaware that they are being tracked by the police. Beghin had known the identity of the spies all along and merely used Peter to further his true goal; to find out who the Rouxs are reporting to. The spy ring is captured. Andre gets away, but is caught on a roof by Peter. Andre slips and falls to his death.

Cast
James Mason as Peter Vadassy
Lucie Mannheim as Madame Suzanne Koch
Raymond Lovell as Robert Duclos, a hotel guest given to exaggeration
Julien Mitchell as Michel Beghin
Herbert Lom as Andre Roux
Martin Miller as Walter Vogel
Clare Hamilton as Mary Skelton, a hotel guest who is attracted to Peter. A sister of Maureen O'Hara, her real name was Florrie Fitzsimons. This was her only film appearance.
Frederick Valk as Emil Schimler, alias Paul Heimberger
Patricia Medina as Odette Roux
Anthony Shaw as Major Anthony Chandon-Hartley, a guest
Laurence Hanray as Police Commissioner (as Lawrence Hanray)
David Ward as Henri Asticot, a guest
Valentine Dyall as Warren Skelton
Joseph Almas as Albert, the waiter (as Josef Almas)
Patricia Hayes as Servant (waitress)
Hella Kürty as Hilda Vogel
Ivor Barnard as P. Molon, the pharmacist
Ernst Ulman as Detective in Black Suit

Critical reception
The Radio Times noted, "this subdued thriller, set just before the Second World War, is lifted by James Mason's performance as a 'wronged man'," and concluded, "The plot has enough suspense and intrigue built in, but this movie only fitfully comes to life as Mason sets out discover who the real villain is"; Dennis Schwartz found it "a visually attractive film, though hampered because it's so slow moving"; whereas Leonard Maltin thought more highly of the piece, finding it a "Suspenseful, moody film."

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1944 films
British black-and-white films
British spy films
Films based on British novels
RKO Pictures films
Films directed by Lance Comfort
Films set in 1938
Films set in France
Films set in hotels
Films shot at Denham Film Studios
1940s spy films
1940s British films

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The Astronomical Applications Department of the United States Naval Observatory (USNO) provides access to astronomical data, including sun- and moonrise and set times, moon phases, solar and lunar eclipses, seasons, positions of solar system objects, and others. The publications page provides access to annual astronomical and navigational almanacs, USNO special publications, USNO technical reports, and related publications by other institutions. There are also links to obtain software such as the Multiyear Interactive Computer Almanac (MICA) and Naval Observatory Vector Astrometry Subroutines (NOVAS), software products from related organizations, and discontinued USNO software.


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Samuel Honrubia (Béziers, Francuska, 5. srpnja 1986.) je francuski rukometaš i nacionalni reprezentativac. Igra na poziciji lijevog krila te je član pariškog PSG-a.

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Honrubia je kao junior, rukomet igrao u klubovima kao što su Montagnac HB, Clermont L'Hérault HB i CREPS Montpellier. 2001. godine postaje članom francuskog velikana Montpelliera u kojem je igrao punih 11 godina. U sezoni 2007./08. Honrubia je na temelju glasova proglašen najboljim lijevim krilom francuskog prvenstva. Te sezone je s klubom osvojio svoju prvu trostruku krunu (francusko prvenstvo, kup i Liga kup).

15. lipnja 2012. Honrubia je prešao u PSG s kojim je potpisao trogodišnji ugovor.

Samuel Honrubia je za francusku reprezentaciju debitirao 2009. godine. Ondje je (kao i u Montpellieru) bio zamjena Michaëlu Guigou, prvom reprezentativnom krilu i jednom od najboljih svjetskih rukometaša. Stalnim članom Francuske, Honrubia je postao 2010. na EP-u u Austriji gdje je odigrao svega jednu utakmicu. 2011. godine rukometaš je bio dio momčadi koja je obranila svjetsko zlato u Švedskoj 2011. Nakon SP-a je zadobio ozljedu zbog koje nije pozvan u reprezentaciju na Europsko prvenstvo u Srbiji, ali se priključio momčadi u drugom krugu nakon odlaska i ozljede Michaëla Guigoua.

Svoje drugo reprezentativno zlato, Samuel Honrubia je osvojio na Olimpijadi u Londonu 2012. gdje je Francuska uspjela protiv Švedske obraniti naslov olimpijskog pobjednika.

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WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – Saturday, May 12, 2012 – The goals finally came for the Des Moines Menace, and when they did, they came in heaps. With an outburst of four quick goals, the Menace shook off a slow start to the Premier Development League season, defeating the St. Louis Lions, 4-1, tonight at Valley Stadium.
Husref Jupic scored three goals, Lebogang Moloto assisted three and Logan McDaniel delivered a goal and an assist. They did it all in the first 17 minutes of the second half, emphatically ending the Menace's 310-minute scoring drought.
Moloto joined the team yesterday, and made a big entrance into his third season in Des Moines. He assisted McDaniel in the first minute after halftime, and set up Jupic in the 51st and 60th minutes.
"The first goal really made the difference. It really opened up the game," Jupic said of McDaniel's drought-busting score. "Now we know what we can do. We know we can score goals. We'll keep finding the back of the net, and more wins will come."
Jupic finished two goals in 21 matches with the Menace the last two seasons. He eclipsed his PDL career total in a span of 12 minutes, capped by a clean chip set up by McDaniel.
Jupic's hat trick came exactly five years after the Menace's most recent three-goal performance – by franchise player Tomas Boltnar on May 12, 2007 in a 5-0 win over Sioux Falls.
St. Louis, which received a late goal from Chris Mathews, dropped its season-opener. The Menace visits the Lions on May 26, looking for its fifth straight win against St. Louis.
MR. B MAN of the MATCH goes to: Jupic, who was coached by Boltnar as a member of the Des Moines Menace Academy.
"Having your name put up next to Tomas in any category is an honor – something to be proud of," Jupic said.
The Des Moines Hoover grad was the 2009 Iowa High School Player of the Year. He prepares for his senior season at Western Illinois University.
UP NEXT: Next week brings a quick turnaround for the Menace, which plays the Milwaukee Bavarians at Bavarian Soccer Park on Tuesday (May 15) in the first round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, starting at 7 p.m. A win means Des Moines hosts Minnesota Stars FC on Tuesday, May 22 in second-round play.
The Menace is back at Valley Stadium next Saturday (May 19), following the first-ever match for the Menace women's team. The doubleheader opens with a 4:30 p.m. Women's League Soccer match between the inaugural Menace women and FC Indiana. The Menace men keep their usual 7:30 time spot, hosting the Kansas City Brass. The games are presented by Jack Links.


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E3: Hands-On With Super Mario Odyssey
We got to play Mario's latest adventure!
By Robert Marrujo. Posted 06/15/2017 15:45 Comment on this	 ShareThis
Hands down, Super Mario Odyssey was the marquee game for Nintendo at E3 this year. The booth that the company sets up every E3 is always resplendent and theatrical; last June it was decked out to look like attendees had stepped right into the world of Breath of the Wild, for instance. This year was no different, with every inch of the enormous space tailored to depict the environment of New Donk City, one of the many locales in Odyssey. The carpet mimicked asphalt and grass, the walls were adorned with the brick facades of buildings, and Mario's titular exploration vessel sat right at the opening of the grand booth, with his cheery face grinning from ear-to-ear. It's fitting that Switch's first E3 would be headlined with not just a Mario game, but likely what will go down as one of the best series installments since the Galaxy duo on Wii.
The premise is a fun spin on the usual "Bowser captures Peach" setup—- the villain is also planning to marry her this time around! Thus, Mario's objective is now twofold in that he must save Peach but also do it before she's wed to his arch nemesis. Nearly every 3D Mario game that's been released since Super Mario 64 has employed some kind of new mechanic to spice up the core platforming gameplay and Odyssey is no different. For this adventure, Mario's cap has come to life and goes by the name Cappy. The cap's unique addition to the Mario formula is the ability for the plumber to possess enemies, objects, and more, as well as to act as a quick platform for him to hop onto. It presents some wildly clever new elements to consider while out exploring, which we'll get to momentarily.
Before we launch into the demo that was on the show floor, I want to stress just how insanely creative this game is from a purely visual standpoint. Mario's home console releases have had a fairly consistent art style that dates back to Super Mario Sunshine on GameCube. While that look carries over here, there are a ton of different things that pop up on-screen that don't look like anything else I've ever seen in a Mario game. The hyper-realistic tyrannosaurus that started off the trailer during Tuesday's broadcast is just the tip of the iceberg in Odyssey. From the environments to the people walking the streets of New Donk City, it's clear that Nintendo wants this game to go beyond the pale of every Mario game that's preceded it. In a way, it reminds me of the zany, experimental feel of Super Mario Bros. 3, which is a good thing. While I still feel that the look of the New Super Mario Bros. series has become stagnant and predictable, the same can't be said for Odyssey.
As far as the gameplay itself goes, this is the Mario we've all come to know and love in the third dimension. He long jumps and trots along just as he always has, which is, as per usual, perfect for both new players to pick up and learn his moves quickly, while also ideal for longtime fans to slip into Mario's skin with ease straight out of the gate. I'm part of that latter camp of players and I was thrilled with how snappy and smooth Mario controlled. What threw me for a loop was his new repertoire of cap-based abilities, but after just a few moments I was immediately in synch with what Cappy brings to the table in Odyssey. Mario can zip his way up power lines, hop across chasms, and even take control over things all with his cap. It might sound overpowering, and I certainly did feel empowered with Mario's new skills, but at the same time there was a balance to Cappy and its use that didn't overwhelm the experience. In short, Cappy is a tool, and a good one, at that.
Cappy isn't the only change I came across, however. Lives are out; a deadly fall or encounter will instead see Mario lose ten Mushroom Kingdom coins and find himself dropped back to the last checkpoint. Checkpoints themselves are also different; there are multiple checkpoints per world and, once activated, they can be used as quick travel beacons. Part of the rationalization behind this is to make it easier for players to explore the vast environments on offer in Odyssey. There's a lot to see and do, and by offering multiple checkpoints that Mario can teleport to instantly, it prevents players from being burned out by backtracking. Currency has also evolved for Odyssey, with different worlds having different money to procure and spend, while the universal payola of the game are the aforementioned Mushroom Kingdom coins. The money itself is important, as rather than bestow 1-Ups, it instead allows Mario to unlock new things like costumes (of which there are a ton). They're also pulled from Mario's rich history, as well. There are more changes besides, but what's important to take away is that all of these adjustments and tweaks feel organic and add new layers to the 3D Super Mario blueprint.
Exploring New Donk City and the Sand Kingdom was a blast. The game is still a ways away from its October 27 release date, but anyone would be hard pressed to prove this wasn't a final build. Odyssey runs at a buttery 60fps and looks even better than the already gorgeous Super Mario 3D World on Wii U. It's a testament to the power of Switch that Odyssey looks as breathtaking as it does; I was mesmerized by the screen as I zipped around the two demo worlds. Odyssey is also impressive thus far in how handily it demonstrates the versatility of the Joy-Cons. Similar to the setup of Nunchuk and Wii Remote in the Galaxy games, Odyssey has players controlling Mario with the two Joy-Cons detached, one in each hand. I found the arrangement very comfortable and was impressed by the numerous things I could do with the two controllers. Guiding Mario atop a scooter felt incredibly natural, for instance. The game is easily as playable in portable mode, as well; I thought it was wonderful that Nintendo utilized the "park" in its booth to have players sit on benches to play the game, mimicking what many fans will likely end up doing in real life.
Super Mario Odyssey has the potential to be the best 3D Mario game ever made, which I don't say lightly. As someone who considers Super Mario Galaxy 2 to be the apex of the series, it's going to take a lot for me to be persuaded that another installment can dethrone it. Odyssey, at this point, is a marvel and appears as though it will handily do just that. It looks the part of what a premier, blockbuster game should, and it controls like a million-dollar sports car. Breath of the Wild was the next evolutionary leap for Link and company, and I believe that Odyssey will do much the same for Mario and friends, as well. Keep it tuned here as we march towards October and the game's release for full details on Super Mario Odyssey!


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Charaxes varanes est une espèce de lépidoptères (papillons) de la famille des Nymphalidae et de la sous-famille des Charaxinae.

Description

Biologie

Plantes hôtes
Les chenilles se nourrissent de Allophylus sp..

Écologie et distribution
Il est présent en Afrique

Biotope
Il réside dans la forêt.

Systématique
L'espèce  Charaxes varanes a été décrite par le naturaliste néerlandais Pieter Cramer en 1764, sous le nom initial dePapilio varanes. Elle a été  reclassée dans le genre Charaxes par Rothschild et Jordan en 1900.

Synonymie
 Papilio varanes Cramer, 1764 - protonyme
 Hadrodontis varanes

Nom vernaculaire
 Charaxes varanes  se nomme Pearl Charaxes en anglais.

Taxinomie
Il existe pour cette espèce 4 sous-espèces :
 Charaxes varanes varanes (Rothschild, 1900)
 Synonymie pour cette sous-espèce
Charaxes varanes austrinus (Rothschild, 1900)
Philognoma varanes (Wallengren, 1857)
Palla varanes (Kirby, 1871)
 Les larves de cette sous-espèce se nourrissent sur : Allophylus natalensis, Allophylus melanocarpus, Cardiospermum sp., Rhus
 Charaxes varanes bertrami (Riley, 1931)
 Charaxes varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876)
 Charaxes varanes torbeni (Turlin, 1999)

Protection

Notes et références

Annexes

Articles connexes
 Charaxes
 Nymphalidae
 Lepidoptère

Liens externes

Lépidoptère (nom scientifique)
Charaxinae
Lépidoptère d'Afrique


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5. Population ageing in 21st century
Rethinking Ageing: Are we prepared to live longer?
Population ageing is occurring in nearly every country around the world. This MOOC takes a multidisciplinary approach to explore the impact of living longer and takes into account the technological advancements, the built environment, economics and ethics to rethink what it means to 'age well' now and in the future. Rethinking Ageing is a uniquely designed course to give you a broad overview of the many complex issues involved as we as individuals get older and on the macro-level for population ageing. You may already have a particular interest in one discipline, such as mental health and ageing or age-friendly design. We encourage you, though, to use this course to explore the other perspectives on population ageing as the modules build on each other. View the MOOC promotional video here: http://tinyurl.com/j7lz8q8
It was a very comprehensive course with a lot of resources.
This class covers several topics on aging. Very useful!
Worldwide population ageing trends
The course begins with the big picture when it comes to global population ageing over the 21st century. Together we explore from both a social policy and demographer perspective what is actually happening to our current and projected lifespans. The video lectures start with Tara Sklar providing an overview for the course and the key staff involved. She is followed by Professor Simon Biggs and he presents the social, cultural and intergenerational issues to consider in population ageing. Dr Rebecca Kippen then takes us through a series of lectures where she highlights demography tools and reliable, free data sources for measuring population ageing. Both Professor Biggs and Dr Kippen are attempting to better understand the trends over the 21st century and make evidence-based predictions for the future. These lectures will form the foundation for topics to come in the later weeks as well as your first assessment, so please take the time to watch them and then participate in the related discussion board forums so we can hear from you and you can meet each other. Week one concludes with whether there are limits to future increases in life expectancy. Particularly, since some argue the current generation of children in western countries are the unhealthiest ever to live with their high rates of Type 2 Diabetes and inactivity. Will they live longer than the previous generation?
1. Introduction to MOOC and key staff14:35
2. Global population ageing6:26
3. Measuring population ageing9:59
4. Population ageing data sources, trends and patterns8:54
5. Population ageing in 21st century14:00
Rob Moodie
Co-Chair Hallmark Ageing Research Initiative
Simon Biggs
Professor of Gerontology & Social Policy
Rebecca Kippen
Louisa Remedios
Director of Teaching and Learning
Debra Virtue
Eleanor Curran
Chair of Health Informatics
Alan Pert
Clare Newton
Jack Barton
Urban Data and eResearch Facilitator
Briony Dow
Dominique Martin
Tara Sklar
MOOC Project Coordinator; Co-Director of Ageing Programs; Research Fellow in Health Law
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Hello and welcome to this third and final lecture on population ageing.
Today, we'll explore population ageing in the 21st century.
What's going to happen globally in terms of the population aged 65 years and
over, 85 years and over, and 100 years and over, over the next few decades?
Most experts believe that continuing population ageing is inevitable
because of past demographic trends.
So, in the past, we've seen a decline in birth rates and increases in
life expectancy, which will lead to this continued increase in population ageing.
However, the extent of population ageing will depend on two factors, and
these are the future level of birth rates and future increases in life expectancy.
This chart shows the total fertility rate, for
the world as a whole from 1960, projected through to the year 2100.
In 1960, globally, the total fertility rate was five births per woman on average.
This has fallen, to the present, to 2.5 births per woman on average.
And then for the future, the United Nations have projected three trends.
The first is a high projection of fertility, with the total fertility
rate increasing to around three births per woman in the early 2020s,
and then declining back to 2.5 by the end of the century.
The second, medium projection has a continued gradual decline in
fertility to around two births per woman by the end of the century.
And the low projection has a sharp decline over the next ten years,
and then a gradual fall to 1.5 births per woman by 2100.
On the other hand, in terms of world life expectancy,
the United Nations has one general projection in which they project
that life expectancy will increase from its present level,
globally, at around 70 years to 82 years by the end of the century.
So, what's the outcome of these projections of the total fertility
rate and life expectancy, globally, in terms of population ageing?
And here we see a projected graph of the population
age 65 years and over based on the low fertility projection,
medium and high, and the projected increases in life expectancy.
And we can see that based on the different fertility projections,
we get enormous differences in the projected population ageing of the world.
So, with the low fertility projection we see sharp increases in population ageing.
Remember, low fertility means fewer births, fewer population
at the younger ages, and proportionately more people at the older ages.
So, with that low fertility projection globally, the proportion of the population
aged 65 years and over is projected to increase from its current level
of about 8% to a whopping 28% by the end of the century.
On the other hand, if fertility increases slightly and
then decreases back to 2.5 births per woman by the end of the century,
we'll see population ageing increase to only around 17%
of the population aged 65 years and over, by the end of the century.
So, you can see here what a difference different levels of fertility make
to long-term population ageing.
Looking at the oldest-old population, here measured as the population aged
80 years and over, again we see very different trends.
So, if the low fertility trend prevails,
we'll see the proportion of the population aged 80 years and over increase from its
current level of just under 2% to around 11% by the end of the century.
In contrast, if we have high fertility globally,
we'll see an increase from just under 2% to almost 6% by the end of the century.
So again, very big differences depending on what
the fertility rate globally is going to be through to the end of this century.
Now in terms of future trends in life expectancy, there's really no
consensus on what the trends are going to be through to the end of this century.
Some experts argue that there's going to be big increases in life expectancy.
Some that will just see the continued increases in line with
those that have occurred over the last 50 or 100 years.
Some believe that life expectancies will stabilise.
And a fourth group argue that life expectancy will decline in the future.
So, let's start with the last of these,
the group who believe that life expectancy might decline in the future.
And here we have a quote from the United States Surgeon General in 2004, who argued
that because of increasing rates of obesity, unhealthy eating habits, and
physical inactivity, we may see the first generation that will be less healthy and
have a shorter life expectancy then their parents.
In addition, we have the researcher, Olshansky, who says we anticipate
that as a result of the substantial rise in the prevalence of obesity and
its life-shortening complications, life expectancy at birth and at older
ages could level off, or even decline, within the first half of this century.
However, this position has been widely criticised.
And one reason for this, that it's not drawn from evidence-based research.
Death rates are not increasing in countries with rising levels of obesity.
In fact, life expectancies are still going up.
So, let's look at the second group,
those who believe that life expectancy might stabilise in the 21st century.
Through the 20th century,
a number of researchers predicted that there would be limits of life expectancy
and that it would start to level off rather than continue to increase.
However, most of these predictions were broken soon after being made.
For example, in 1985, the United Nations predicted a maximum
life expectancy in the future of 82.5 years for females.
However, this limit was exceeded by Japanese women in 1993,
and is now exceeded in more than 30 countries around the world.
Again, we have a quote here from Olshansky, who says it seems highly
unlikely that life expectancy at birth will exceed the age of 85.
However, only a quarter of a century after this prediction,
female life expectancy at birth, exceeds 85 years in four countries.
Those who argue for the stabilisation of life expectancy
trends in the future often point to graphs similar to this,
which shows the compression of mortality.
Here we have the percentage of survivors to each age,
for the years 1901, 21, 41, 61, 81 and 2001 for Australian females.
You can see that in each subsequent year, more and
more people are surviving to age 60, 70 and 80 and so
on, but we still don't get many survivors past the age of 100 years.
We get many more survivors, for example, to age 70 and 80,
but then the rate at which people die, increases much more rapidly.
And so this is called the compression of mortality.
We have more and more people surviving to those older ages, but
the vast majority are still dying before they reach the age of 100 years.
And virtually everyone is deceased by the age of 110.
And so people arguing for
the stabilisation of life expectancy in the future, say that yes,
we might be living to 80 years, we might even be living to 90.
But there seems to be a demographic brick wall about the age of 100 years,
or perhaps 110 years, beyond which we cannot pass.
And so therefore, life expectancy will not continue to increase
long term into the future.
However, those who argue against the stabilisation of life expectancy trends
point to the fact that the highest life expectancy in the world, by country,
has steadily increased for well over 150 years.
For example, the record holder in the year 1850 was Norway,
where the average life expectancy for females was 51 years.
By 1900, the country with the highest life expectancy had changed.
It was now New Zealand at 60 years.
But looking at that country with the highest life expectancy in the world,
the trend has been steadily onwards and upwards.
In 1950, it was Norway again with 73 years.
And then in 2000, Japan, with female life expectancy of 85 years.
On average, the highest life expectancy in the world
increases by more than two years every decade, and
there's no sign that life expectancy increases are slowing down.
Which is an argument against the stabilisation of life expectancy trends,
that if we look at the long-term past and
the recent past, life expectancy continues going up.
And those who argue against stabilisation,
state that there's no reason that this won't continue into the future.
Here we have quotes from one of the biggest proponents of continuing
the increases in life expectancy in the future.
James Vaupel, who's Director of the Max Planck Institute for
Demographic Research in Germany.
He argues that mortality advanced stages has been postponed and
will continue to be postponed, and
that this resolves a millennia-old debate about whether survival can
be extended among the elderly, with the answer being a resounding yes.
He also states that if progress in reducing mortality
continues at the same pace as it has over the past 200 years,
then in countries with high life expectancies,
most children born since the year 2000 will celebrate their 100th birthday.
So, most babies born around this time will live to be more than 100.
Of course, he does state there that this is a matter of debate.
Certainly, not everyone agrees that this will occur.
Finally, he states that the progress being made in lengthening lifespans and
postponing senescence is entirely due to medical and
public-health efforts, rising standards of living, better education,
healthier nutrition and more salubrious lifestyles.
A fourth camp are those who believe that not only will there continuing increases
in life expectancy in the future, but that we might see quantum leaps in longevity,
perhaps due to future medical breakthroughs.
Here we have a quote from Aubrey Degray, who's a cofounder for
the Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence Research Foundation,
who argues that the first person to live to 150 has probably already been born.
Now, if this happens that in the future, people are routinely living to 150,
this is obviously going to have huge implications for funding of pensions,
health care, the proportion of the working age population, and so on.
So at this time, I'd like you to consider,
do you think there are limits to future increases in life expectancy?
In the 21st century,
do you think people will routinely live past the age of 120 years?
And, if so, do you think people should live this long?
This concludes our three lectures on population ageing.
I'd like to thank you very much for your attendance, and
I hope that you enjoy the rest of the lectures in this series.


Here is the front page story of this weeks ECHO newspaper (click on the image to download a PDF version of the story). Sarah Brookes documents the reactions of Kalamunda Shire President Donald Mckechnie, The Wattle Grove Action Group and landowner Ross Leighton to the Minister for Planning's decision to not approve the rezoning application of 32 Gavour Road, Wattle Grove.
Shire of Kalamunda, a Home in the Forest?
I have one word to describe the Special Council meeting that was called to adopt the Local Planning Strategy tonight: Mindless.
Social psychologist Ellen Langer states that when an individual is mindless their thinking is dominated by a narrow perspective, they rigidly rely on narrow categories and fail to take into consideration different perspectives.
Never before have I seen so many councillors mindlessly pass a strategy that will dramatically impact on the natural environment, my community and future generations.
It became apparent at tonight's meeting that the councillors had had only 3 days to look at the revised strategy, accompanying documents and compiled submissions, some noting that they hadn't even had time to look at them.
And yet, they were quite confident in their decision to vote on passing the Planning Strategy.
The fact that there were 188 objections to rezoning Wattle Grove, 25 supporting and 7 neutral did not seem to make any difference to these mindless councillors.
11 out of 12 councillors voted for the strategy to be adopted.
Very little debate between councillors took place tonight. All councillor Stallard had to say on the matter of Wattle Grove becoming an urban development area was that "We can't stop progress" and "If we don't do it, someone else will do it". Really deep.
The 1 councillor who opposed the strategy, Maureen Robinson, was not mindless. In fact, she was the complete opposite. She spoke passionately and authentically for the residents of Wattle Grove. You could tell she had taken the time to look through the revised Planning Strategy and really think about it. She questioned why the council is rushing into making such dramatic changes and moving to rezone for a population prediction for the year 2056.
Most importantly, she highlighted that the most important thing that came out of the "community consultations" was that residents wanted to retain their home in the forest. Yet, the planning strategy that was adopted tonight is the beginning of the destruction of the trees and the biodiversity of our area.
They can keep repeating the word "sustainable" and "sustainable growth" but we are not stupid. Do you really think that you can change the zoning of an area to include more houses, more people, more electricity, more cars, etc and you're not going to have an impact on the environment or community?
The sad thing is that it no longer surprised or shocked me to see developer Ross Leighton being very familiar and chatting with the councillors.
At what point did our shire councillors stop listening to the people they are supposed to represent and only take into account the wishes of a vocal minority?
One thing is for sure, we need to reclaim our Shire. It's going to take something, but it must be done.


Puffins are somewhat awkward flyers but extremely proficient swimmers. They actually use their wings to propel themselves under water. Photo taken July 9 2003 on Île-aux-perroquets in the Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve, Quebec.


Given his 17-month absence from the PGA Tour, it's perhaps not surprising nervousness and hyperbole are stalking the fairways as Tiger Woods makes his return at the Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego.
There is no disguising the mass hysteria and joy at having the 14-time major champion back but it's a fervour almost matched by the frisson of fear that his back might not endure the rigours of regular competition.
Woods has shown childlike delight in celebrating the apparent restoration of his health with a schedule that would have tested him in his prime.
From California, the 41-year-old will fly 18 hours over 12 time zones to play in Dubai next week before travelling back to his home in Florida for six days' rest.
Then it will be back to Los Angeles for a tournament hosted by his foundation before returning to the Sunshine State for an event run by Jack Nicklaus. He has been playing five times a week without problems but accepted it is a different ball game when it's for real.
The hectic schedule is explained by the need to find rhythm in time for the Masters, where the last of his four wins came in 2005.
Woods has been given a glamorous grouping not usually afforded the world's 663rd-ranked golfer, teeing off with world No 1 Jason Day and No 3 Dustin Johnson for the first two rounds.
With chilly weather and the rough up, making the halfway cut is the most realistic goal but Tiger, at least publicly, is setting his sights far higher on a course where he has won eight times.
Seven of those were in this event, with the eighth that unforgettable triumph on one leg at the US Open in 2008. 'That was the idea in starting here, a place where I have so many memories and the goal remains to win,' said Woods.
He may be harking after the past, but Woods did take a step into the future on Wednesday, announcing he would play with TaylorMade clubs this year. And it is an indication of the influence Woods still possesses that during the festive period he got the call to play golf with his fifth American President.
Even at 70, Donald Trump is the pick from a list including George Bush and his son George W Bush, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama — even if Trump's listed three handicap is egging it somewhat.
Asked if Trump would break 80 on a classic American course like Riviera, where Tiger will host the Genesis Open next month, Woods said: 'He'd have to hole a lot of putts.' The same applies to Woods if he wants to keep up with Day and Johnson.
You cannot help but wish him well.
Flat on his back for weeks 12 months ago following his third back operation in a year and wondering whether he'd be able to lift a club again, it is a success simply to reach this stage.


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""" Batch processing of light curve files.

This module contains routines to process large number of light curve files in
FITS format. It includes an argument parser to run an lcps batch job from the
shell.
"""

import os
from astropy.table import Table, vstack
from lcps_io import open_fits, open_csv, open_k2sff
from astropy import log
import slidingWindow
import warnings

def lcps_output(logtable, logfile, winSize, stepSize, Nneighb, minDur, maxDur,\
    detectionThresh):
    """ Write table with dips to file."""
#    if os.path.isfile(logfile):
#        # append to existing logfile
#        oldlog = ascii.read(logfile, format='csv')
#        logtable = vstack([oldlog, logtable])
    logtable.write(logfile, format='csv')

    # write lcps parameters to beginning of file
    prepends = '#winSize={}\n#stepSize={}\n#Nneighb={}\n#minDur={}\n#maxDur={}\n#detectionThresh={}\n#'.format(\
    winSize, stepSize, Nneighb, minDur, maxDur, detectionThresh)
    with open(logfile, 'r+') as f:
        content = f.read()
        f.seek(0,0)
        f.write(prepends + '\n' + content)

def batchjob(path, logfile='./dips.log', winSize=10, stepSize=1,\
        Nneighb=1, minDur=2, maxDur=5, detectionThresh=0.995):
    """ Check all light curve files in a folder for transit signatures.

    batchjob forwards all FITS files in the `path` to the dip search of the
    `slidingWindow` module. Any detected dips are stored in an Astropy table
    `candidates` together with the EPIC number of the target.

    Parameters
    ----------
    path : str
        folder which is scanned for fits files
    logfile : str
        output file for dips
    winSize : int
        Size of a sliding window
    stepSize : int
        steps per slide (Default = 1, i.e. slide one data point per iteration)
    Nneighb : int
        Number of neighboring windows per side to be considered for the local
        median (At the boundaries of the time series, the considered data
        extends to the beginning or end of the array, respectively)
    minDur : int
        minimum dip duration in # of data points
    maxDur : int
        maximum dip duration in # of data points
    detectionThresh : float
        fraction of flux below which a dip is registered

    Returns
    -------
    candidates : Astropy table
        table with detected dips

    Example
    -------
    >>> path = './tests/'
    >>> batchjob(path)
    INFO: Scanning target 1/2: EPIC 220132548 [__main__]
    INFO: Dips detected in 1 light curves. [__main__]
    INFO: Scanning target 2/2: EPIC 205919993 [__main__]
    INFO: Dips detected in 2 light curves. [__main__]
    INFO: 17 dips found in 2 light curves. [__main__]
    """
    filelist = sorted([file for file in os.listdir(path)])
    candidates = Table(names=('EPIC','t_egress','minFlux'),\
        dtype=['i8',float,float])
    nodips = 0
    for i, file in enumerate(filelist):
        # extract photometry from file
        if file.endswith('fits'):
            EPICno, photometry = open_fits(path + file)
        elif file.endswith('csv'):
            try:
                EPICno, photometry = open_csv(path + file)
            except:
                warnings.warn('Cannot open file ``{}''.'.format(file))
                continue
        else:
            try:
                EPICno, photometry = open_k2sff(path + file)
            except:
                warnings.warn('Cannot open the file "{}"'.format(file))
                continue
        log.info('Scanning target {}/{}: EPIC {}'.format(i + 1,\
            len(filelist),EPICno))

        # Search for transit signatures via sliding window algorithm
        dips = slidingWindow.dipsearch(EPICno, photometry, winSize, stepSize,\
            Nneighb, minDur, maxDur, detectionThresh)
        candidates = vstack([candidates, dips], join_type='outer')
        if dips:
            nodips+=1
            log.info('Dips detected in {} light curves.'.format(nodips))

        # Every 50th iteration, write intermediate results to file
        if i % 50 == 0:
            lcps_output(candidates, logfile + '.part', winSize, stepSize, \
            Nneighb, minDur, maxDur, detectionThresh)

    # write dips to file
    lcps_output(candidates, logfile, winSize, stepSize, Nneighb, minDur, maxDur,\
    detectionThresh)
    try:
        os.remove(logfile + '.part')
    except OSError:
        pass

    log.info('{} dips found in {} light curves.'.format(\
        len(candidates), len(set(candidates['EPIC']))))

if __name__ == "__main__":
    import doctest
    doctest.testmod()

    # parse parameters
    import argparse
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(\
        description='pre-select light curves with possible transit signatures')
    parser.add_argument('path',\
        help='path containing light curve (FITS or ascii) files', type=str)
    parser.add_argument('--logfile', default='./dips.log',\
        help='name of log file that will contain dips', type=str)
    parser.add_argument('--winSize', default=50,\
        help='Size of a sliding window', type=int)
    parser.add_argument('--stepSize', default=10,\
        help='steps per slide (Default = 1, i.e. slide one data point per iteration)', type=int)
    parser.add_argument('--Nneighb', default=1,\
        help='Number of neighboring windows to be considered for the local median', type=int)
    parser.add_argument('--minDur', default=2,\
        help='minimum dip duration in # of data points', type=int)
    parser.add_argument('--maxDur', default=49,\
        help='maximum dip duration in # of data points', type=int)
    parser.add_argument('--detectionThresh', default=0.98,\
        help='fraction of flux below which a dip is registered', type=float)
    args = parser.parse_args()

    batchjob(args.path, args.logfile, args.winSize, args.stepSize,\
        args.Nneighb, args.minDur, args.maxDur, args.detectionThresh)

#### DEBUGGING
# (comment out above block for debugging)
#path = '/run/media/mschleck/scratch2/KeplerData/C8/'
#logfile = '/run/media/mschleck/scratch2/KeplerData/C8/lcps_K2C8_short_02.log'
#path = '/home/mschleck/lcps/testlightcurves/'
#logfile = '/home/mschleck/lcps/testlightcurves/testlog.log'

#path = '/run/media/mschleck/scratch2/Lightcurves/K2/Camp8/'
##path = '/run/media/mschleck/scratch2/__TEST/'
#logfile = '/home/mschleck/lcps/testlightcurves/K2C8k2sff_0xxx.log'
#
#winSize = 20
#stepSize = 4
#Nneighb= 1
#minDur = 3
#maxDur = 19
#detectionThresh = 0.99
#
#candidates = batchjob(path,logfile,winSize,stepSize,Nneighb,minDur,maxDur,detectionThresh)
#print candidates

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So are we supposed to understand... (SPOILERS)
posted 11 days ago in Us (2019)
Is the whole thing meant to be tongue in cheek?
posted a month ago in Us (2019)
Dropped plot thread?
posted 2 months ago in Parasite (2019)
Unreliable narrator?
posted 3 months ago in The Wind (2018)
Was the original pilot "hard R"?
posted 3 months ago in Red Oaks
Did Batman let go of the Joker on purpose?
posted 4 months ago in Batman (1989)
Good movie for over an hour, and then it collapsed epically in the last act
posted 5 months ago in Sorry to Bother You (2018)
Thora Birch really impressed me
posted 5 months ago in Now and Then (1995)
The movie spoils itself for the mathematically inclined
posted 7 months ago in I Am Mother (2019)
Did Cooper intend us to like Ally's pop music?
posted 8 months ago in A Star Is Born (2018)
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The real problem as I see it is that there is too much grade inflation for black films among critics and award voters, and that obscures the truly great talents. I had gotten to the point where I was very skeptical when a movie by a black filmmaker with a black cast got a lot of hype, so I almost did not watch "Moonlight". Add in the gay angle, and I was pretty sure the plaudits were for its double diversity. But fortunately I still checked it out, and that really was one of the best films of the decade. So it's kind of unfair to a filmmaker like Barry Jenkins when every black filmmaker gets so much praise and it's all the way to 11 all the time, and no one has a way to indicate that a film like "Moonlight" really is as good as the hype. For me the only other film by a black filmmaker that lives up to the reviews is Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing". So it's not a great batting average, but it is proof that black filmmakers can make masterpieces—and that we need honest critics that are more discerning and sort out the great from the mediocre.
What about Barry Jenkins?
You make a good point about continuity and I don't think this film was great, but I did like it fine overall (6/10). The falling rather than floating was actually realistic though. The ship was continuously accelerating (and then, partway through the voyage, decelerating after turning around to face the opposite direction) at 1g. So anything that went out the airlock would fall from the ship's perspective, just like dropping something out a window on Earth. This was illustrated at the beginning when he drops a wrench while working outside the ship and it falls into the void.
posted 3 months ago in High Life (2018)
Only in being recent low budget science fiction. I rate "Prospect" 9/10; this was 6/10.
Why was Bo Peep gone anyway? I guess I missed that.
posted 4 months ago in Toy Story 4 (2019)
Yes, exactly right. It's pretty transparent that they changed her character because of changing social norms around feminism, but that doesn't make me angry the way it seems to with so many other people. What's funny to me is how in the process of putting her in pants and so on, I ended up finding her really sexy. Is that wrong? LOL
Tamir Rice's shooting was not justified. Mike Brown's definitely was. A scenario like that in this movie is in a grey area. We don't need BLMers claiming they are all unjustified, and we also don't need people like you who make excuses for all of these shootings.
posted 5 months ago in The Hate U Give (2018)
It's really more than the first half that was good. Probably at least the first hour. But the last 20 or 30 minutes is really ridiculous and bad, and even most of the critics praising it realize this (you can find hints about that in their reviews) but they are grading generously.
Yeah, it really fell apart in the end which is unfortunate.
That's a huge "except". How can you know when you are signing up for it that you really understand the implications of what you are signing away? That is exactly why indentured servitude and debtors' prisons were made illegal when the United States became a country.
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Starnberger Lake, south of Munich is one of the largest bodies of water in Germany. Its name is official only since 1962, before it was known as Würm Lake (the Würm is the only natural outflow). The lake is not only popular as a tourist attraction, but also because of the tragic death of King Ludwig II of Bavaria who, in an unfortunate accident, drowned there, near Schloss Berg.


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Q: How to get stream from Google+ REST API I have been browsing the Google Plus APIs lately and I can't seem to figure out if its possible to get the stream of posts of all those people who I have circled.
Like, for example, Twitter gives its home_timeline in the APIs.. Is there something similar in Google Plus?
I have read through the Google+ API documentation and even tried Google's API explorer, but couldn't seem to figure out how to do it.
It's a very important feature of any API, which really shouldn't be missing.

A: The Google+ API does not currently provide a stream API. There is an open feature request.

A: it's possible, at least your personal activities or the public activities of a specific person:  https://developers.google.com/+/api/

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Stunned metal detectorist unearths a 'chocolate coin' - only to discover it is a 1,500-year-old Anglo-Saxon GOLD pendant
An amateur metal detectorist has compared finding a 6th century Anglo-Saxon pendant in a muddy field to 'winning the lottery'.
The shiny piece of gold was originally mistaken to be a 'chocolate coin' due to its immaculate preservation but experts proved it is a gold pendant from 1,500 years ago.
Rachel Carter, 41, was searching a Kent field with her partner and her metal detector when she stumbled across the find.
After showing the coin to her partner they realized what she had mistook to be a 'piece of junk' was in fact an authentic piece of British history.
The find may now feature in a museum with the name of its discoverer underneath.
://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6709961/Anglo-Saxon-pendant-dating-1-500-years-discovered-amateur-metal-detectorist.html
Ms Carter said: 'As soon as I put the detector down, I got a signal that was going mad so I dug down and pulled out this pendant.
'It was only about five inches down and was so perfect and gold and new-looking that at first I thought it was a bit of junk - you'd think you could unwrap it and eat the chocolate from inside.
'I went over to Ricky and said 'do you reckon this is anything?' and he was like "oh my God."
Ms Carter and her partner, Ricky Shubert, say it was a sign from her mother who passed away nearly a year before the discovery.
She restarted the hobby after caring for her elderly mother and made the find at Christmas.
'Some people in my club have been digging for 50 years and they say they've never seen anything like it.'
Using her partner's metal detector, Ms Carter briefly scanned over a section of earth at her friend's farm before setting off to tackle the far side of the field.
But her partner told her she had missed a spot and told her to take another look.
She said: 'Ricky said 'hang on you said you wanted to try this part' and he encouraged me to come back and have another look.
'My mum always said to me "one day you'll find something really special."
'All I ever wanted was to find something gold and religious for her - because she was Catholic - and then I did.
'It's like she sent this as a sign, saying "see? keep going."
'We've been back a few times since then, and haven't found anything.
'Usually you find caps, coins, that sort of thing - but we've found absolutely nothing since. It's really weird.'
The pendant was reported to a Kent Finds liaison officer and could be displayed in a museum with Rachel's name underneath it.
She said: 'It would be lovely to see it in a museum, with my name underneath it
'But to be honest, I'd rather keep it because it's absolutely amazing - finding it was like winning the lottery, without having known what the ticket was worth.'
The couple hope to find out how the pendant came to be at the farm near Marshside and more about the area's history.
Andrew Richardson, outreach and archives manager at Canterbury Archaeological Trust, said it is a 'significant find.'
He added: 'My first impression is that it is a gold coin of 6th or early 7th century date, possibly an imported Frankish tremissis, that has been re-fashioned as a pendant.
'We have seen these before in Kent. Imports of quantities of Byzantine and Frankish gold coinage into Kent were not infrequent, probably as gifts
'Anglo-Saxon England was not thought to be a coin using economy, so coins tended to either get melted down to make jewelry, or occasionally got refashioned as pendants, as is the case here.
'During the early 7th century, the Kentish kings began to mint their own gold coins, known as thrymsas, and from then on a coin using economy developed.'
He added: 'That stretch of the north Kent coast is certainly an area where there is plenty of evidence of prehistoric, Roman and Anglo-Saxon settlement.
'Coastal erosion here means that considerable archaeology is being revealed along this stretch of shore, and I'd expect this to continue.
'This is a significant find, and the finder has done the right thing by reporting it to the Finds Liaison Officer for Kent.'
Stunned metal detectorist unearths a 'chocolate co...


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Dixie D'Amelio and James Charles Discuss Dinner Video Controversy
Instagram via @dixiedamelio
James Charles joined the TikTok personality on her YouTube channel for The Dixie D'Amelio Show. The two influencers sat down to discuss the notorious dinner that sparked controversy back in November.
Instagram via @charlidamelio
After the D'Amelio family hosted James Charles for dinner, Dixie and Charli were called out for being rude to their private chef, Aaron May. The stars received backlash from viewers who perceived their criticism of the food as ill-mannered. Now, Dixie and James sat down to discuss the infamous meal.
"The whole thing definitely got taken way out of proportion," James said. "I can see why, however, from the public's perspective why it got turned into what it did, but I didn't think the reaction should have been as harsh. The situation between me and Charli with the whole followers' thing was an innocent joke."
The makeup guru also stood up for Dixie after viewers condemned her for pretending to throw up from eating a snail. "I don't care if Gordon Ramsay put a snail in front of me, I'm not eating it," Charles said to D'Amelio. "And I love Gordon Ramsay, and I stan. And Aaron May was incredible, but I can't believe you ate it in the first place."
Screenshot- YouTube via Dixie D'Amelio
James then reminded fans that reality television is "planned," with Dixie's reps always looking out for her. "If you... were actually being rude to somebody, your team is going to see it and be like 'Cut that out of the video immediately,'" Charles said. "But it was kept in the video because... it wasn't actually a shady moment."
Dixie added that it might've been her delivery and not the words themselves that were problematic. "My sense of humor is very sarcastic," she said. "[It] does not come across on the internet." D'Amelio agreed with Charles that she and her sister need to be more self-aware in the future.
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With a fixer-upper, you know going into it that you're going to have to do a reasonable amount of DIY to bring it up to your standards. That's the entire point of a fixer upper, of course - it's for you to improve on, and then be able to reap the rewards of when it comes to sell.
The problem is, you are almost certainly going to underestimate just how much work is going to be required. You'll take your walkthrough, make your notes, and make plans for the changes you're going to make. Unless you do this professionally, however, there's going to be things you miss.
The roof. Roofs are almost always a money pit, and unless you've assessed roofs professionally, then you aren't going to be able to spot when the house roof is struggling. Just because the roof looks okay doesn't mean it actually is. Given the cost of a new roof, it's worth at least consulting with roofing contractors before you buy to see what they think any upgrades are going to cost.
The structure. If you have subsidence or foundation issues, then not only could your house turn out to be a bad investment - it could be fundamentally unsafe to live in. Putting these problems right is an extremely expensive business and, again, you might not necessarily be able to identify the signs that the house is under stress. A chat with a builder or a full structural survey should be able to set your mind at ease.
The windows. Windows that are not air tight are problematic from a purely comfort standpoint, as they will let in drafts and make every room colder. However, they can also be troublesome from a funding point of view; namely, if the windows are poor, you're going to be spending a lot more on your heating bills. Getting windows fixed or replaced costs a small fortune, so make sure you know the cost you are looking at before you decide to buy.
It's not a pleasant thought, but think about it; the house you are considering is not a fixer-upper for no reason. Most houses that fall into this category have gotten that way through ill-use, with the predominant problem being one of neglect.
The back yard should be of a considerable concern if the house has not been in use for some time. Weeds can be pernicious, especially if you have any knotweeds - nasty weeds that will just grow and grow, no matter what you do to them. This means you're going to spend a lot of time trying to strip the yard back to normal, so you can then build your new ideas on top of it. This is actually a more challenging process than you might think it is; bear in mind that you're potentially years away from getting the house where you want it to be.
You're also going to have to deal with mess, grime, and disrepair in the rest of the house. If you've bought from a savvy buyer, then they will have gone out of their way to try and hide this from you. It's always worth peeking under rugs, behind wall hangings, and into the inside of the kitchen cupboards before you buy - this is where the majority of issues will be stored.
Renovations and remodeling always - always - come in at a higher price than you were anticipating. If you glance around the kitchen and think it's going to need $20,000 spent on it, then be prepared to spend $25,000. There will always be delays, little extra additions, problems that have to be fixed - they all group together and make the project cost more than you ever would have thought imaginable.
While it's a good idea to run a strict budget when it comes to this kind of work, you can't protect against everything. There will be a gap somewhere and you will struggle for funds; it's not going to risk the health of your personal finances totally, but it's definitely going to cost you a lot. There's no harm to that of course, and the improvements you make remain as equity, but it's definitely food for thought.
Finally, none of the above is said with the intention of dissuading from the idea of fixer-uppers. However, the reality check is the important thing. A house is a very expensive purchase, and if you go into the idea of extensive renovations then you need to have some idea of what you should be prepared for.
Do them right and fixer-uppers can not only be immensely satisfying, but they can stand to make you a lot of profit in the long run. If you're aware of the potential risks and are willing to put in the work to get the house to where you want it to be, then there's no doubt you will succeed.


I have noticed that there is an allowance for personalized Skins for basic clothing (the stuff you get stripped down to when no Armour in equipment slots) as well as personalised custom armour/capes and think it is pretty cool.
Willing to negotiate smallish(?) Plat or cash payment for best design that can get approved for use in OL.
I'd be careful about asking what L considers "in-Theme". I mean I've seen some customs with tie-dye that wouldn't fly in a Sage's eye, but that's beyond me. If L allows me, I can try my best to do so.
If you think about it, tie-die type designs would actually be very easy to produce even in the middle ages if you have the right cloth & the dies. It's probably the simplest way to get multiple colored cloth.
I would like to see any finished designs before i decide to pay. have a go and do some that you reckon might look cool then give me a look if that is ok?
I have had seen nice design made for my basic clothing, Still would like to see some options for my Armour set though.


Have you ever notice the fact that nowadays people seems to be in a serious relationship with their cell phones? If you have not; just consider that you take your cell phone with you to every single place you go to, and this does not mean to places outside your house, because even when we go from our bedroom to the living room, you take your cell phone with you; not to mention the fact that some people take their phone with them even when they go to use the restroom. So, what have we become? Why are we sending texts instead of talking with that person? Why are we sending hugs instead of giving them? The answer is that technology, specifically cell phones, have change today social habits. Families used to eat at home or in a restaurant together, and actually talk to each other's. Now, families have their head down looking and their cell phones instead. This make us wonder if cell phones make us more or less connected? I believe cell phones are seriously damaging the connection between people.


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Het centraal station is met een tunnel verbonden met de stations Warszawa Wschodnia (Warschau Oost) en Warszawa Zachodnia (Warschau West).

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Do we need social security for our houses, too?
The real obstacle for an aging America is our national army of privately built single-family homes which are not fit for the aged. "The building industry wants to be demand-driven, but the problem is that consumers may not be aware enough of this because the reality is that most home purchases are made by people who are healthy," said Deborah Howe, chair of community and regional planning at Temple.