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How Bizarre
If you remember this song, well, congratulations. I was obsessed with it when I was younger. I'm not sure why, but we'll just chalk it up to the 90's, I guess.
You're probably wondering what this has to do with anything.
Well, when I saw TheStreet.com publishing an article about the best beer states, it seemed oddly apropos.
TheStreet lists it's Top10 Beer States of 2011. [ed note: keep in mind that TheStreet is a business publication, so it's looking primarily at best places for the business of beer].
10. Montana ("It [has] the third-best ratio of brewers to citizens in the U.S.")
9. Delaware (Dogfish Head, duh)
8. New Hampshire (Portsmouth, Smuttynose, RedHook, and the New England hub of ABInBev)
7. Wisconsin ("Why isn't Wisconsin ranked higher, then? Partly because of production that doesn't even crack the Top 10, but partly because of legislation passed this summer that protects Miller from A-B InBev encroachment that combines the brewer's permit and wholesale and retail licenses given out by municipalities into a single permit under state control and prohibits brewers from buying wholesale distributors. That's great for Miller, but just made life a whole lot more difficult for the more than 70 brewers in the state that aren't Miller who now have a much more difficult path to getting licenses and getting their product on shelves. Wisconsin's total beer output grew only 0.2% during the past decade. Making life harder for most of your brewers for the sake of one doesn't seem like the best way to create growth." [ed note: I couldn't have said it better myself])
6. New York (AB, Labatt's, and Genessee provide big production boosts; Brooklyn doesn't hurt, either)
5. Washington ("The Seattle-based brewer [Mike's Hard Lemonade] has turned its colorful, fruity malt beverages into a 1.2-million-barrel-producing beast last year after pushing out only 805,000 just four years earlier.")
4. Colorado ("With the fourth most breweries in America and the fourth best capita per brewery in the country, Colorado has plenty of IPA and witbier for the craft collective and enough Bud and Coors Light for the Tim Tebow jersey-wearing Broncos faithful.")
3. Oregon ([ed note: if Oregon is 3, Colorado is 4, and Wisconsin is 7, who the heck is 1 and 2?!?])
2. Vermont ([ed note: WTF?] "Its brewing culture ... is enormous.")
1. California ("Sierra Nevada [took] the lead by producing 786,000 barrels in its Chico headquarters alone last year. Brewers that have been household names to craft fans for years are finding bigger followings as well, with Escondido's Stone Brewing increasing production from 49,000 barrels in 2006 to 115,000 last year and Lagunitas-based Lagunitas Brewing jumping from 39,000 to 106,000 during the same span.")
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Joe Walts August 24, 2011 at 10:06 AM
Having lived in Vermont, I'll second their choice. The state has a lot of excellent breweries for a population that's not only small but fairly compact compared with places like Montana. From the perspective of a brewer, its brewing community is also far more inclusive than ours. We have small cliques of brewers who hang out with each other, especially in the Madison area, but the statewide scene in Vermont feels like one big family. That feeling isn't lost on customers either.
matt August 24, 2011 at 10:41 AM
Surprised MI isn't on the list. Really though, the southern states shouldn't be overlooked for commercial value. As many states repeal old brewing laws...some of these less well popular brewing states have sure become "open for business".
oops, edit...*less well know brewing states
Matt Lange August 24, 2011 at 4:45 PM
Washington? Really? Because of Mike's Hard?
I also don't think Delaware deserves to be there just because of DFH, when Michigan has Bell's, Founders, Jolly Pumpkin etc. and some of the most hard core beer fans anywhere.
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Cantwell-Sponsored Bipartisan NASA Authorization Bill Unanimously Passes Senate
Cantwell: "With this legislation our state is poised to be a key part of NASA's return to the Moon—maybe even with a woman from Washington taking that historic first step."
Bill will support efforts to return Americans to the moon and prepare for journeys to Mars; Space industry contributes over 6,200 jobs, $1.78 billion in economic activity to Washington state economy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, bipartisan legislation introduced by Senator Cantwell (D-WA), the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, passed the Senate by unanimous consent. The NASA Authorization Act of 2020 provides the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) the clear direction needed to advance the nation's space initiatives and investments and assert American global leadership in the final frontier.
The State of Washington has played a key role in American space exploration since NASA was first founded. The Lunar Rover—the first and only crewed surface transportation system designed to operate on the Moon—was designed and built in Kent, WA. Three of the Kent-built Lunar Rovers remain on the Moon today. And earlier this month, NASA announced that two women from Washington—Kayla Barron and Anne McClain—were among the 18 astronauts chosen for its Artemis mission, which seeks to return humans to the Moon for the first time since 1972.
Washington state is home to more than three dozen space-related companies and over 1,400 aerospace companies. The space industry employs more than 6,200 workers in Washington and generates $1.78 billion in economic activity throughout the state. Because of the state's leadership, Forbes in 2016 called Seattle a "silicon valley for space."
"Congress just took a big step forward in authorizing the Artemis Program, which will send women to lead our next mission to the Moon," Senator Cantwell said. "It also includes authorizations for continued space exploration and growing the space economy, including extending the International Space Station and supporting the lunar lander system. For more than 50 years, the State of Washington has been a leader in the space program, and with this legislation our state is poised to be a key part of NASA's return to the Moon—maybe even with a woman from Washington taking that historic first step."
The NASA Authorization Act of 2020 would:
Support NASA's human spaceflight and exploration efforts to return American astronauts to the Moon and prepare for future journeys to Mars;
Leverage private sector investment to bolster human space exploration with the Artemis Program and NASA's Human Landing System, which Blue Origin is building in Kent, WA;
Extend authorization for the International Space Station (ISS) through 2030 and direct NASA to take steps to grow the space economy;
Require the United States to maintain a continuous human presence in low-Earth orbit through and beyond the useful life of the ISS;
Support NASA's leadership in coordinating the development of next generation spacesuits;
Support vital life and physical science research to ensure that humans can live in deep space safely;
Supports a robust space science program and directs NASA to continue developing the WFIRST astronomy mission, which NASA is developing in partnership with the University of Washington
Direct NASA to improve upon its planetary defense measures in order to protect Earth from asteroids and other near-Earth objects;
Affirm NASA's commitment to aeronautics research by supporting a robust X-plane program as well as work on efficient propulsion concepts and advanced composites; and
Support NASA's STEM education and workforce efforts, including authorization of NASA's Space Grant program which provides education and training opportunities to thousands of Washington students through partnership with the University of Washington.
In addition to Cantwell, the legislation is also sponsored by Commerce Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), the chairman and ranking member of the Subcommittee on Aviation and Space.
The full text of the bill is available HERE.
https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2020/12/cantwell-sponsored-bipartisan-nasa-authorization-bill-unanimously-passes-senate

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/*
 * PawnsPiece Class
 * @author 洪博 靳
 */

package Chess;

public class PawnsPiece extends Piece {

	public PawnsPiece(String pid, int[] cp) {
		super(pid, cp);
		// TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
	}

	@Override
	public void rule(Board board) {
		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
		int[][] targetU = new int[][] { { 0, 1 }, { 0, -1 }, { -1, 0 } };
		int[][] targetD = new int[][] { { 0, 1 }, { 0, -1 }, { 1, 0 } };

		this.nextPosition.clear();

		if (board.currentPlayer.hashCode() == "red".hashCode()) {
			if (this.currentPosition[0] > 4) {
				int[] e = new int[] { this.currentPosition[0] - 1, this.currentPosition[1] };
				if (board.isEmpty(e))
					this.nextPosition.add(e);
				else if (board.getPiece(e).getCamp().charAt(0) != board.currentPlayer.charAt(0))
					this.nextPosition.add(e);
			} else {
				for (int[] aTarget : targetU) {
					int[] e = new int[] { this.currentPosition[0] + aTarget[0], this.currentPosition[1] + aTarget[1] };
					if (!board.isInside(e))
						continue;
					if (board.isEmpty(e))
						this.nextPosition.add(e);
					else if (board.getPiece(e).getCamp().charAt(0) != board.currentPlayer.charAt(0))
						this.nextPosition.add(e);
				}
			}
		}
		if (board.currentPlayer.hashCode() == "black".hashCode()) {
			if (this.currentPosition[0] < 5) {
				int[] e = new int[] { this.currentPosition[0] + 1, this.currentPosition[1] };
				if (board.isEmpty(e))
					this.nextPosition.add(e);
				else if (board.getPiece(e).getCamp().charAt(0) != board.currentPlayer.charAt(0))
					this.nextPosition.add(e);
			} else {
				for (int[] aTarget : targetD) {
					int[] e = new int[] { this.currentPosition[0] + aTarget[0], this.currentPosition[1] + aTarget[1] };
					if (!board.isInside(e))
						continue;
					if (board.isEmpty(e))
						this.nextPosition.add(e);
					else if (board.getPiece(e).getCamp().charAt(0) != board.currentPlayer.charAt(0))
						this.nextPosition.add(e);
				}
			}
		}
	}
}

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Q: Many-to-One collection not restored from database I'm following the official "Getting Started" EF Core tutorial, which defines a many-to-one relationship (one blog has many posts). Everything looks good until I remove the deletion of the blog at the end of the program and restart it.
I expect the Blog object to be restored from the database with the same data as before. But what I find is that the blog is there with the correct ID and URL, but the Blog.Posts collection is empty. Even though the blog's post is present in the database.
This seems wrong...is it? Or am I supposed to populate the collection manually?
I'm working on Linux and the database is SQLite.

Here is Microsoft's data model, for reference:
public class Blog
{
    public int BlogId { get; set; }
    public string Url { get; set; }

    public List<Post> Posts { get; } = new List<Post>();
}

public class Post
{
    public int PostId { get; set; }
    public string Title { get; set; }
    public string Content { get; set; }

    public int BlogId { get; set; }
    public Blog Blog { get; set; }
}

A: An extra configuration step, not mentioned in the tutorial, is needed to restore entity collections. I enabled lazy-loading proxies and now the data is restored correctly.

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Meningococcal disease: History, epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, antimicrobial susceptibility and prevention
Manchanda V, Gupta S, Bhalla P
Year : 2006| Volume: 24| Issue : 1 | Page no: 7-19
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Absatou Ba,Idrissa Sanou,Paul A Kristiansen,Lassana Sangaré,Rasmata Ouédraogo,Kalifa Ouattara,Maxime Kienou,Simon Tiendrebeogo,Juliette Tranchot
BMC Infectious Diseases. 2014; 14(1): 546
2 Genetic diversity and clonal characteristics of ciprofloxacin-resistant meningococcal strains in China
B. Zhu,Y. Fan,Z. Xu,L. Xu,P. Du,Y. Gao,Z. Shao
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The Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2013; 80(5): 359
4 An overview of meningococcal disease in India: Knowledge gaps and potential solutions
T. Jacob John,Sunil Gupta,A.J. Chitkara,Ashok Kumar Dutta,Ray Borrow
Vaccine. 2013; 31(25): 2731
5 Fatal meningococcemia
John Tabacco, Suniega Elizabeth, Sarabchi Fardad, Mitsani Dimitra
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Paola Stefanelli
Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy. 2011; 9(2): 237
7 Meningococcal disease in Asia: an under-recognized public health burden
A. VYSE, J. M. WOLTER, J. CHEN, T. NG, M. SORIANO-GABARRO
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Sarah Anna Sperber, Laura Cucurachi
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10 Retraction
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Sáfadi, M.A.P., Cintra, O.A.L.
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13 Meningococcal Meningitis: An Emerging Infectious Disease
Julie A. Strunk,Judith Townsend Rocchiccioli
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Sarah E. Forgie,Thomas J. Marrie
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15 The epidemiology of meningococcal disease in India : Epidemiology of meningococcal disease in India
David Sinclair, Marie-Pierre Preziosi, T. Jacob John, Brian Greenwood
Tropical Medicine & International Health. 2010; 15(12): 1421
16 Direct detection and serogroup characterization of Neisseria meningitidis from outbreak of meningococcal meningitis in Delhi
Negi, S.S., Grover, S.S., Rautela, S.S., Rawat, D.S., Gupta, S., Khare, S., Lal, S., Rai, A.
Iranian Journal of Microbiology. 2010; 2(2): 73-79
Forgie, S.E., Marrie, T.J.
American Journal of Medicine. 2010; 123(4): 312-313
Strunk, J.A., Rocchiccioli, J.T.
Journal of Community Health Nursing. 2010; 27(1): 51-58
19 Safety and Immunogenicity of a Tetravalent Polysaccharide Vaccine Against Meningococcal Disease
Shao, P.-L., Chang, L.-Y., Hsieh, S.-M., Chang, S.-C., Pan, S.-C., Lu, C.-Y., Hsieh, Y.-C., (...), Huang, L.-M.
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association. 2009; 108(7): 539-547
20 Short report: Increasing isolations of neisseria meningitides serogroup a from blood and cerebrospinal fluid in dhaka, bangladesh, 1999-2006
Hossain, M.A., Ahmed, D., Ahmed, T., Islam, N., Breiman, R.F.
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2009; 80(4): 615-618
21 Outbreak of meningococcal disease in and around New Delhi, India, 2005–2006: a report from a tertiary care hospital
D. NAIR,R. DAWAR,M. DEB,M. R. CAPOOR,S. SINGAL,D. J. UPADHAYAY,P. AGGARWAL,B. DAS,J. C. SAMANTARAY
Epidemiology and Infection. 2009; 137(04): 570
22 Outbreak of meningococcal disease in and around New Delhi, India, 2005-2006: A report from a tertiary care hospital
Nair, D., Dawar, R., Deb, M., Capoor, M.R., Singal, S., Upadhayay, D.J., Aggarwal, P., (...), Samantaray, J.C.
Epidemiology and Infection. 2009; 137(4): 570-576
23 Etiologies of bacterial meningitis in bangladesh: Results from a hospital-based study
Gurley, E.S., Hossain, M.J., Montgomery, S.P., Petersen, L.R., Sejvar, J.J., Mayer, L.W., Whitney, A., (...), Breiman, R.F.
24 Systemic manifestations in the course of meningococcal disease
Dulović, O., Stevanović, G., Milošević, B., Gvozdenović, E., Dokić, L., Popović, N., Nikolić, S., Pavlović, M.
Vojnosanitetski Pregled. 2009; 66(8): 629-634
25 Diagnostic clinical and laboratory findings in response to predetermining bacterial pathogen: Data from the meningitis registry
Karanika, M., Vasilopoulou, V.A., Katsioulis, A.T., Papastergiou, P., Theodoridou, M.N., Hadjichristodoulou, C.S.
PLoS ONE. 2009; 4(7): Art e6426
26 Meningococcal disease and prevention at the Hajj
Borrow, R.
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease. 2009; 7(4): 219-225
Pei-Lan Shao,Luan-Yin Chang,Szu-Min Hsieh,Shan-Chwen Chang,Sung-Ching Pan,Chun-Yi Lu,Yu-Chia Hsieh,Chin-Yun Lee,Kurt Dobbelaere,Dominique Boutriau,Haiwen Tang,Hans L. Bock,Li-Min Huang
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association. 2009; 108(7): 539
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Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease. 2009; 7(4): 219
29 Meningococcal Meningitis Control in Iran: Five Year Comparative Study 2000-2004
A. Mehrabi Tavana, R.A. Ataee
Journal of Medical Sciences(Faisalabad). 2009; 9(1): 51
30 Choroby wywoływane przez meningokoki w Polsce – charakterystyka i opis przypadków klinicznych
Ewa Majda-Stanisławska
Pediatria Polska. 2009; 84(5): 488
31 Molecular characterization of nitrite reductase gene (aniA) and gene product in Neisseria meningitidis isolates: Is aniA essential for meningococcal survival?
Paola Stefanelli, Gianni Colotti, Arianna Neri, Maria Luisa Salucci, Roberto Miccoli, Luana Di Leandro, Rodolfo Ippoliti
IUBMB Life. 2008; 60(9): 629-636
32 The development of a new heptavalent diphtheria–tetanus–whole cell pertussis–hepatitis B–Haemophilus influenzae type b–Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A and C vaccine: a randomized dose-ranging trial of the conjugate vaccine components
S. Gatchalian, E. Palestroque, I. De Vleeschauwer, H.H. Han, J. Poolman, L. Schuerman, K. Dobbelaere, D. Boutriau
International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2008; 12(3): 278
33 Emerging antibiotic resistance in bacteria with special reference to India
D. Raghunath
Journal of Biosciences. 2008; 33(4): 593
Raghunath, D.
Journal of Biosciences. 2008; 33(4): 593-603
35 The rise and fall of epidemic Neisseria meningitidis from a tertiary care hospital in Delhi, January 2005-June 2007
Kumar, S., Kashyap, B., Bhalla, P.
Tropical Doctor. 2008; 38(4): 222-224
36 The development of a new heptavalent diphtheria-tetanus-whole cell pertussis-hepatitis B-Haemophilus influenzae type b-Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A and C vaccine: a randomized dose-ranging trial of the conjugate vaccine components
Gatchalian, S., Palestroque, E., De Vleeschauwer, I., Han, H.H., Poolman, J., Schuerman, L., Dobbelaere, K., Boutriau, D.
International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2008; 12(3): 278-288
37 Ciprofloxacin-resistant Neisseria meningitidis, Delhi, India
Singhal, S., Purnapatre, K.P., Kalia, V., Dube, S., Nair, D., Deb, M., Aggarwal, P., (...), Raj, V.S.
Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2007; 13(10): 1614-1616
38 Latex particle agglutination test as an adjunct to the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis
Surinder, K., Bineeta, K., Megha, M.
Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2007; 25(4): 395-397
39 Emerging fluoroquinolone resistance in Neisseria meningitidis in India: Cause for concern [5]
Mehta, G., Goyal, R.
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2007; 59(2): 329-330
40 Ciprofloxacin-ResistantNeisseria meningitidis, Delhi, India
Smita Singhal,Kedar P. Purnapatre,Vandana Kalia,Smita Dube,Deepti Nair,Monorama Deb,Pushpa Aggarwal,Sunil Gupta,Dilip J. Upadhyay,Ashok Rattan,V. Samuel Raj
41 Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Neisseria meningitidis, Delhi, India
42 Emergence of non-ceftriaxone-susceptible Neisseria meningitidis in India
Manchanda, V., Bhalla, P.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2006; 44(11): 4290-4291
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Pracovni Lekarstvi. 2006; 58(3): 104-106


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Ban Fest Continues. After Xiaomi & Uber, OnePlus Too Banned by the Delhi HC
By Ambika Choudhary Mahajan Last updated Dec 22, 2014
It is now official. December 2014 has been declared the "Ban Month".
After Xiaomi was slapped with a ban after a patent tussle with Ericsson and Uber was banned in some parts of the country following a rape by one of their cabbies, it is now the Chinese smartphone manufacturer OnePlus' turn to be banned.
Though Xiaomi just managed to get some relief, OnePlus has been banned by the Delhi High Court following a petition by the Gurgaon based manufacturer Micromax, in which the latter has accused the Chinese company of infringing upon their exclusivity agreement with Cyanogen.
As a result of this ban, OnePlus will not be allowed to import, market or sell Cyanogen branded smartphones within the Indian borders though the court has allowed the online retailer Amazon.in to clear its stock.
The High Court order came after Micromax sought to restrain OnePlus from infringing upon its exclusive rights with the American software manufacturing company Cyanogen. The U.S. based developer specializes in the modification of Android operating system. They had earlier entered into an agreement with Micromax wherein the latter was given the exclusive license to integrate and distribute Cyanogen technology as a part of its devices within the Indian shores.
Micromax claimed that it had "incurred major expenses for creation of a brand exclusivity for providing to Indian customers mobile phones with Cyanogen operating systems" and "it would suffer irreparable harm and loss if the defendants (OnePlus) are permitted to continue with their illegal acts in violation of the agreement between Micromax and Cyanogen".
On its part, OnePlus claims to have signed an agreement with Cyanogen for using and distributing their technology anywhere in the world except mainland China in February 2014, and that they had been told about the termination of this agreement just a week before their latest handset's India launch.
What does that imply?
Now, while Micromax has the exclusive license for South Asia, OnePlus has a non-exclusive license for the whole world except China. While Cyanogen has declined to comment on the matter, they have clarified that their agreement with Micromax supersedes all previous agreements.
While the Micromax plea does make some sense, I cannot but help notice the timing of the ban.
The ban on Xiaomi last week had come just ahead of the GOSF. For a hugely popular handset that is sold exclusively online, that came as a huge setback. Strangely enough, the court revised its appeal shortly after the online selling fest came to an end and the company was allowed to import and sell phones powered by Qualcomm processors, meaning thereby that they were allowed to go ahead with the sale of their 4G model Redmi Note, 1S and the soon to be launched MI4.
Now, the ban on Redmi Note which is gaining popularity among Indian smartphone users for the giant screen and amazing features at a very reasonable price comes just ahead of the launch of Micromax YU on December 18. Surely, the timing of both these bans could not be a mere coincidence?
Anyone following the tech buzz would have known that the exclusivity agreement between Cyanogen and Micromax would affect OnePlus. What we had not anticipated however was a blanket ban on the use of this technology, though non-availability of updates was seen as a distinct possibility.
If this is how the Indian courts are going to slap bans on sale of handsets by any company, major international players might start avoiding the Indian market altogether, inspite of the huge size and opportunity window present here.
Do you think the timing of the ban is doctored to suit the Indian manufacturer's proposed launch of YU range? And whether the Chinese manufacturer should be made to pay the penalty for Cyanogen entering into an exclusivity agreement nearly seven months after allowing OnePlus to use their technology?
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Good opportunity for Micromax to increase their business……
Girish A says 8 years ago
I did not understand "timing of the ban is doctored". Xiaomi and OnePlus issues are completely different. While Xiaomi's ban was due to Ericssion's patent infringement, the OnePlus's ban is because of Cyanogen OS.
I believe, OnePlus should drop Cyanogen and should come up with vanilla Android or near to that, just like Moto and Nexus devices. Believe me, it would gain more popularity. And forget about YU devices, MMX is afraid of Asus, Xiaomi and other brands offering high quality devices at competitive price so there won't be takers for MMX devices in future except for rural areas where people don't have much exposure to online shopping and latest trends.
sahil says 8 years ago
This is sad, OPO is such a great device and its ban in India will be disappointing


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My Latest Piece: Richard Hell For The Oxford American - De File
10:56 am October 2nd, 2006
My Latest Piece: Richard Hell For The Oxford American
That feature I was working on over the summer, which I mentioned a few times here, is finally showing up on newsstands in The Oxford American's annual music issue. The magazine is a little pricey, but you get an excellent CD, featuring tracks from the profiled artists, for your financial exertions. And the words the disc supplements are worth it too.
If you don't know The Oxford American already, it's one of the best literary magazines in the States. A typical issue strikes a nice balance between high-quality fiction and the sort of leisurely non-fiction pieces that are all too rare these days. The music issue, as you might expect, inclines more towards non-fiction, but with a wide variety of styles represented, all of it, as the cover proclaims, "A-LIST WRITING."
If I'm not mistaken, this is the first time that my name has appeared on a publication's cover, with the obvious exception of Bad Subjects. Yes, I'm excited. What thrills me more, though, is that I was given nearly 3500 words to tackle my subject. That sort of roominess has become about as rare as an ivory-billed woodpecker lately, so I consider myself blessed.
As far as my piece itself goes, I'm relatively pleased. It went through many revisions, which isn't necessarily a good thing, since prose can acquire an airless quality if too much slack is trimmed away. I was also asked to include the sort of factual material that slides uneasily down the reader's gullet. At the same time, however, I was given free reign to indulge in the sort of literary hermeneutics that my editors have generally frowned upon as "too scholarly." That means that I was able to spend more time focusing on Hell's words, whether in the form of lyrics, fiction, memoir, or interview responses, and, what is more, suggesting ways of making connections between them.
Since "Blank Generation" was going to be on the CD -- too Hell's mild chagrin, since he deems the song overplayed -- I placed it at the center of my piece:
Even today, he is best known for "Blank Generation," a song that fiercely interrogates the relationship between names and identity. The chorus is divided in two. Like the name of his band, the Voidoids, its first half conjures an existential lack: "I belong to the blank generation." Yet his voice is full of swagger, its confidence punctuated by the delayed drumbeat that falls in the middle of the word generation. Hell invites listeners to see that, if they work hard enough, they can turn their emptiness inside out and realize that it's actually lined with freedom. Before the CBGB bands were grouped together as "punk," there was less pressure for them to conform to a standard. The absence of a label was enabling. Once their classification by the media had taken hold, though, the term "Blank Generation" became a Procrustean bed of its own, with participants in the scene asked to exhibit blankness as a proof of their belonging.
And that's where the second half of the chorus comes in. This time, instead of singing "blank generation," Hell leaves out the adjective, creating a blank within the song itself. That absence is a prison release mailed into the future. Songs like Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are a Changing" and The Who's "My Generation" encourage one group to cohere at the expense of another; "Blank Generation" rejects the principle of cohesion itself. This is why it proved so influential for people drawn to the idea of punk.
The only other time I was able to go this far down the lit-crit path was my first feature for Phoenix New Times, on Sleater-Kinney, when the temporary absence of a music editor in Phoenix resulted in a situation where I had almost no guidance at all.
At the time, I felt a little sheepish about being so word-driven in that Sleater-Kinney piece. But you know what? I'm a lyrics man. I'll spend months, even years -- see my musings on The Eagles' "Hotel California" -- reflecting on the words to a song. When I reread Simon Frith's essay "Why Do Songs Have Words?," I invariably think, "For people like me." At any rate, I'm not feeling the urge to beat myself up for taking Hell's words seriously in the current piece. Besides, he's clearly someone who cares deeply about expressing himself in language. I don't think I've ever encountered a musician for whom words matter more.
The one aspect of the piece that does unsettle me, though, is its resemblance to the sort of pre-poststructuralist biographical criticism that was always searching for psychological insights. Mind you, I stand behind my argument, which I take pains to leave largely implicit. But it feels strange to be promoting an analysis of the artist that refuses to acknowledge the autonomy of the text. Not to mention that Hell, whose brilliance manifests itself in an unwillingness to let others pin him down, will probably take issue with the connections I encourage my readers to make. Since he probably wouldn't have been entirely happy with anything I -- or anyone else -- wrote about his work, though, I'll have to content myself with the conviction that I was at least right to see what I saw.
Enough of this introspection. If you would like to read the piece -- or any of the other excellent pieces in the issue -- I invite you to head down to your local independent bookstore or, failing that, Borders or Barnes & Noble -- they both carry The Oxford American -- and procure a copy. You won't be disappointed with the investment.
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Thread started by Scrooge
From: kumaraka Date: October 2nd, 2006 07:13 pm (UTC) (LINK TO SPECIFIC ENTRY)
Have you ever thought about the lyrics to Hallelujah.. the one that Leonard Cohen sings?
I could never figure out what Hotel California was about. I imagined it was about going to california, getting seduced by the entertainment industry, and then fighting through rehab with other similarly seduced people.
From: cbertsch Date: October 2nd, 2006 07:38 pm (UTC) (LINK TO SPECIFIC ENTRY)
Hmmm. I saw the Leonard Cohen documentary. But I never gave the lyrics much thought on my own. I'll have to do that.
Oh, and that is what "Hotel California" on one level. In my essay, I talk about the desire to find other -- and potentially -- deeper, more abstract layers of meaning within the lyrics as well. I eventually made it into a political allegory. And all before I could drive an automobile. . . :-)
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From: kolakoski Date: October 2nd, 2006 10:44 pm (UTC) (LINK TO SPECIFIC ENTRY)
I've always wanted to construct a lit course around music as a narrative. I think lyricism could serve as a bridge between lit studies and today's student. Furthermore, such a course would provide a more accommodating space for what you term a lit-crit approach to music criticism.
How have you incorporated the study of music into the courses you've taught?
From: cbertsch Date: October 3rd, 2006 05:57 pm (UTC) (LINK TO SPECIFIC ENTRY)
I've done a little bit of that. But it has been a struggle, because a lot of students don't have much direct connection to the words of the songs they like. And a lot of the songs they like, um, have no appeal to me. I did it more of it teaching R+C as a grad student. Something about being here makes me not talk about what I actually work on, except in an oblique manner.
From: schencka Date: October 3rd, 2006 10:23 pm (UTC) (LINK TO SPECIFIC ENTRY)
"Something about being here makes me not talk about what I actually work on, except in an oblique manner."
A lot of that going around, seems. Hayot said the same thing, right?
Really seems like an issue of, What will the English departments of the future look like?
From: cbertsch Date: October 4th, 2006 04:51 pm (UTC) (LINK TO SPECIFIC ENTRY)
Yes. It's not really the U of A's fault. I just don't fit particularly well into boxes shaped by the conventions of 20th century literary scholarlship.
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From: ex_benlinus Date: October 2nd, 2006 10:46 pm (UTC) (LINK TO SPECIFIC ENTRY)
WHAT'S THAT BEHIND YOU?
OH! IT'S THE HIPSTER POINTS COMING OUT YOUR ASS!
Hah. I'll buy it tonight. That really is awesome.
My hipster points don't stink!
I think the B&N by our house is out, alas. I had to buy one to send to my parents. But they'll probably get some more in.
The other B&N should have them. And the smoke shop downton on Congress.


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The 39 clues. 1, The maze of bones
Riordan, Rick author.
[Solon, Ohio] : Playaway Digital Audio : [manufactured and distributed by] Findaway World, LLC, [released 2008], c2008.
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39 clues ;
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The Cahills are the most powerful family the world has ever known. The source of their power is a mystery that can only be unraveled by assembling 39 clues that have been hidden around the world throughout history. Dan and Amy Cahill are given the choice of receiving a million dollars or uncovering the thirty-nine clues hidden that will lead to the source of the family's power, but by taking on the clues, they end up in a dangerous race against their own family. Follow the Cahills as they find the 39 clues, and play the game online at http://www.the39clues.com.
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Amy and Dan Cahill know their family is big, but they dont realize how big until their Aunt Graces funeral. Relatives arrive from all over the world by special invitation. In Graces last will and testament, she issues this challenge: For your inheritance, you may have the first of thirty-nine clues. The first team to successfully put together the clues, which are scattered across the world, will discover the secret of Cahill power and become the richest, most important people in history.Or you may take one million dollars in cash right now and walk away.Amy and Dan take the challenge Soon, they are catapulted into a dangerous round-the-world race for the thirty-nine clues. They will explore every continent, and delve into the strangest, darkest chapters of world history to find the secret origins of their family. Other teams will try to eliminate them by any means necessary, because in this treasure hunt only one team can win, and there are no rules.The 39 Clues will feature ten action-packed books. The first, The Maze of Bones, is written by Rick Riordan, who also designed the story arc for the entire series. The 39 Clues experience also includes trading cards and a huge on-line game which will allow you to become a member of the Cahill family and compete for amazing prizes
Rick Riordan was born on June 5, 1964, in San Antonio, Texas. After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin with a double major in English and history, he taught in public and private middle schools for many years.
He writes several children's series including Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Kane Chronicles, and The Heroes of Olympus, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, and The Trials of Apollo. He also writes the Tres Navarre mystery series for adults. He has won Edgar, Anthony, and Shamus Awards for his mystery novels. .
Built around a ripe conceit--wealthy matriarch scatters cryptic clues to a mysterious fortune around the globe--this first installment in a projected 10-book series is tons of fun. Lead-off hitter Riordan (The Lightning Thief) mixes just the right proportions of suspense, peril and puzzles in a fast-paced read (Riordan mapped the narrative arc for all 10 volumes, but other high-profile authors will be writing for the series, too). Likable orphans Amy and Dan Cahill have moxie (plus Dan can memorize numbers instantly) and frailties (Amy hates crowds). As the siblings compete with less honorable members of the Cahill clan, all distantly related to Benjamin Franklin, to win the fortune by collecting all 39 clues (only two are found in this first book), they learn about their dead parents, each other and world history. The humor is spot on--one uncle is credited with inventing the microwave burrito. The only flaw? The story does not end so much as drop off a cliff. (The second book, One False Note by Gordon Korman, is set to arrive in December.) While waiting, readers can collect cards, each of which contains evidence, and play the online game (www.the39clues.com), for which Scholastic is offering over $100,000 in prizes. This ought to have as much appeal to parents as it does to kids--it's Webkinz without the stuffed animals, and a rollicking good read. Ages 9-12. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
In a bold leap forward in marketing strategy, this first book in the 39 Clues series introduces readers to what promises to be a sensational mix of reading, online gaming, card-collecting, and even a grand-prize sweepstakes. The premise of the book: Grace Cahill, matriarch of the world's most powerful family, dies and leaves behind a challenge to her descendants. They can either inherit one million dollars, or forgo the money and receive the first of 39 clues that will lead them on an around-the-world adventure in search of, well, that's a secret. But it's an earth-shattering secret, and with 10 books planned for the series (each by a different author), it had better pay off in the end. Riordan, who has plotted the main arc for the series, gets the ball rolling nicely with likable brother-and-sister heroes, a cast of backstabbing relatives, and a smattering of puzzles and clues to decipher in the quest for the ultimate secret. Whether this intriguing book represents the first major event in a shifting world of publishing, or is simply a clever money- and attention-grabbing ploy remains to be seen, but it will be fascinating to see what kids make of it. (Library edition does not include game cards).--Chipman, Ian Copyright 2008 Booklist
New York Review of Books Review
"THE MAZE OF BONES," which sends a pair of likable orphans on a world-spanning treasure hunt, displays a glossy, tightly engineered appeal. The book is the first installment of "The 39 Clues," a multimedia extravaganza that combines a 10-book series, collectible playing cards, online puzzles and a contest with more than $100,000 in prizes. Scholastic may be hoping to recapture some of the Harry Potter demographic, by force if necessary: the press kit announces a first printing of a million copies worldwide, a multimillion-dollar marketing blitz and a "grassroots blogging campaign"; Steven Spielberg is poised to bring out a film version. There is, yes, also a book involved. The premise of "The Maze of Bones" is dramatic and instantly engaging: Amy and Dan Cahill are orphans, brother and sister, neglected by their many rich relations. When their beloved grandmother dies, she leaves her descendants an unorthodox will: either accept a bank voucher worth $1 million, or else, "you shall be given the first of 39 clues. These clues will lead you to a secret, which, should you find it, will make you the most powerful, influential human beings on the planet." Amy and Dan opt for the clues, pitting themselves against a cast of relatives who range from obnoxious to menacing to merely skeevy. Adventures, travel and hairbreadth escapes follow, interspersed with the odd historical anecdote, as we learn that every single famous or influential person of the past few centuries has been a member of the Cahill family. Rick Riordan, who wrote the first book and has planned the 10-book arc, is the best-selling author of both adult and young adult mysteries. The story is an almost note-perfect blend of "Harry Potter" (orphans! special families!) and "The Da Vinci Code" (puzzles! history!), with a dash of "Great Expectations," although where Pip's expectations lead him to a bittersweet grown-up wisdom, I have a hunch the Cahill orphans will be getting something much nicer. Bookish Amy and hyperactive Dan are agreeably flawed characters but have an undeniably focus-grouped, manufactured quality - as does, let's face it, the whole book. The supporting cast is, with few exceptions, made up of types: sinister spies, bullies, snobs and self-involved celebrities. I found myself wishing for a little of the psychologically resonant darkness or moral ambiguity of a Roald Dahl or Maurice Sendak, authors who showed that books written for children don't have to be entirely child-safe. When the book tells us that Dan loved his grandmother because "she'd treated him and Amy like real people, not kids," we hear what's wrong. The writing is carefully bland, as if it didn't trust its readers enough. "The Maze of Bones" is only the beginning of an elaborate online game that will unfold over the next few years. Each of the first 10 books is projected to reveal one clue per title; the other 29 will come from solving online-only puzzles. The entry-point is an elaborate Web site (www.the39clues.com), which offers games, blogs written by characters and pages of additional lore about the Cahills. Each visitor is invited to take the role of a member of the Cahill family searching for the titular clues (competing against the books' heroes, but c'est la guerre). The secondary revenue stream - excuse me, series of collectable cards - unlocks more content and more puzzles, leading players into the larger-scale contest to solve the mystery behind all 39 clues; if they manage that, they'll get a chance at a $10,000 grand prize. The puzzles themselves follow serviceable but shopworn formulas: anagrams and numbers-to-letters codes, interspersed with unremarkable arcade-style games. I was hoping for a chance to play detective, to use my powers of observation and deduction to arrive at the brilliant solution to a dark and obscure mystery. Instead, it was a matter of doing a little arithmetic and clicking the mouse enough times. After passing four or five simple challenges, I was awarded my clue in the form of a short video presentation. There are, however, hints that the creators are building a more profound play experience modeled on the emerging genre of alternate reality games - online games in which thousands of players solve a sprawling mystery together, finding clues hidden in places like dummy Web sites and recorded phone messages. The players share information and create theories to explain what they've seen. (I Love Bees and Perplex City are seminal examples of the form.) It will be hard for "The 39 Clues" to reproduce this effect, partly because safety restrictions forbid players from communicating directly through the Web site. More important, the puzzles offer relatively little scope for using your creativity - to solve problems your own way or add your own stories to the larger matrix. It's still early in the process, though, and there are hints that as the game evolves, participants will encounter a more layered mystery to unravel. Much depends on building an enthusiastic fan base of players who will add their own imagination to the experience. To me, "The Maze of Bones" feels too calculated to invest in wholeheartedly, too eager to please. It's a story about people born into the most privileged family in the world, who then set out to become the most important people in history. Whatever happened to just owning your own chocolate factory? 'The Maze of Bones' is only the beginning of a sprawling online game slated for the next few years. Austin Grossman is the author of "Soon I Will Be Invincible," a novel.
School Library Journal Review
Gr 4-7-When their beloved Aunt Grace dies, Dan, 11, and Amy, 14-along with other Cahill descendants-are faced with an unusual choice: inherit one million dollars or participate in a perilous treasure hunt. Cahills have determined the course of history for centuries, and this quest's outcome will bring the victors untoward power and affect all of humankind. Against the wishes of nasty Aunt Beatrice, their reluctant guardian since their parents' deaths, Dan and Amy accept the challenge, convincing their college-age au pair to serve as designated adult. Pitted against other Cahill teams, who will stop at nothing to win, the siblings decipher the first of 39 clues and are soon hot on the historical trail of family member Ben Franklin to unearth the next secret. Adeptly incorporating a genuine kids' perspective, the narrative unfolds like a boulder rolling downhill and keeps readers glued to the pages. As the siblings work together to solve puzzles and survive dangers, they develop into well-drawn individuals with their own strengths and personalities. Supporting Cahill cast members come across as intentionally exaggerated caricatures, adding to the tale's breathless fun. The book dazzles with suspense, plot twists, and snappy humor, but the real treasure may very well be the historical tidbits buried in the story. Part of a multimedia launch including a Web site, collectable game cards, and a 10-title series (penned by different authors), this novel stands solidly on its own feet and will satisfy while whetting appetites for more.-Joy Fleishhacker, School Library Journal (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
"Synergy" is the name of the game in Scholastic's post-Potter search for market share. Grace Cahill has died, and her orphaned grandchildren Amy, 14, and Dan, 11, are among the heirs offered a choice: They can accept one million and walk, or they can take the first clue in a worldwide scavenger hunt to find the secret that has made the extended Cahill family the most powerful family in world history. Every other heir is out to get Amy and Dan, Grace's supposed favorites, as they work their way through the puzzles in this first volume of a ten-book "multi-platform" series. Six trading cards come with each trade-edition copy, and more can be purchased separately. Cards can be entered on an accompanying website, where readers six to 14 can "enter the race" by playing mystery games. Each new volume, by such authors as Gordon Korman and Peter Lerangis, spawns a new contest with real cash prizes. Librarians should be careful to purchase card-free library editions to avoid circulation headaches. (Novelty/fiction. 9-14) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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NEWARK, Del. (AP) Nukiya Mayo scored 20 points, Kionna Jeter added 10 and each drained a clutch jump shot in the final minute as Towson rallied late to defeat Drexel 53-49 Saturday in the Colonial Athletic Association championship game, earning the program's first berth in the NCAA Tournament.
Bailey Greenberg, the CAA player of the year, led the Drexel with 15 points, and a strong spin move down the lane for a bucket by Aubree Brown had the Dragons ahead 46-43 late. Four turnovers in the last 1:45 plagued Drexel (24-8), which has lost in the last four CAA title games.
Qierra Murray took a stolen pass to the hoop, bringing the Tigers (20-12) to 46-45, Mayo knocked down a quick turnaround jumper and Towson led for the first time in the final quarter.


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#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <math.h>
#include <regex.h>
#include <pthread.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <assert.h>

#include "relay.h"
#include "dispatcher.h"
#include "server.h"
#include "router.h"
#include "fnv1a.h"
#include "aggregator.h"

static pthread_t aggregatorid;
static size_t prevreceived = 0;
static size_t prevsent = 0;
static size_t prevdropped = 0;
static char keep_running = 1;

/**
 * Allocates a new aggregator setup to hold buckets matching interval
 * and expiry time.
 */
aggregator *
aggregator_new(
		unsigned int interval,
		unsigned int expire,
		enum _aggr_timestamp tswhen)
{
	aggregator *ret = malloc(sizeof(aggregator));
	int intconn[2];

	if (ret == NULL)
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	ret->expire = expire;
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	return ret;
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 * Adds a new compute part to this aggregator.  Returns -1 if type is
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char
aggregator_add_compute(
		aggregator *s,
		const char *metric,
		enum _aggr_compute_type act,
		unsigned char pctl)
{
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	if (act == MEDN) {
		pctl = 50;
		store = 1;
	} else if (act == PCTL || act == VAR || act == SDEV) {
		store = 1;
	}

	if (ac == NULL) {
		ac = s->computes = malloc(sizeof(*ac));
	} else {
		while (ac->next != NULL)
			ac = ac->next;
		ac = ac->next = malloc(sizeof(*ac));
	}
	if (ac == NULL)
		return -1;

	ac->type = act;
	ac->percentile = pctl;
	ac->metric = strdup(metric);
	if (ac->metric == NULL)
		return -1;
	memset(ac->invocations_ht, 0, sizeof(ac->invocations_ht));
	ac->entries_needed = store;
	pthread_rwlock_init(&ac->invlock, NULL);
	ac->next = NULL;

	return 0;
}

void
aggregator_set_stub(
		aggregator *s,
		const char *stubname)
{
	struct _aggr_computes *ac;
	char newmetric[METRIC_BUFSIZ];

	for (ac = s->computes; ac != NULL; ac = ac->next) {
		snprintf(newmetric, sizeof(newmetric), "%s%s", stubname, ac->metric);
		free((void *)ac->metric);
		ac->metric = strdup(newmetric);
	}
}

/**
 * Adds a new metric to aggregator s.  The value from the metric is put
 * in the bucket matching the epoch contained in the metric.  In cases
 * where the contained epoch is too old or too new, the metric is
 * dropped.
 */
void
aggregator_putmetric(
		aggregator *s,
		const char *metric,
		const char *firstspace,
		size_t nmatch,
		regmatch_t *pmatch)
{
	char *v;
	double val;
	long long int epoch;
	long long int itime;
	char newmetric[METRIC_BUFSIZ];
	char *newfirstspace = NULL;
	size_t len;
	const char *ometric;
	const char *omp;
	unsigned int omhash;
	unsigned int omhtbucket;
	struct _aggr_computes *compute;
	struct _aggr_invocations *invocation;
	struct _aggr_bucket *bucket;
	struct _aggr_bucket_entries *entries;

	/* do not accept new values when shutting down, issue #200 */
	if (__sync_bool_compare_and_swap(&keep_running, 0, 0))
		return;

	/* get timestamp */
	if ((v = strchr(firstspace + 1, ' ')) == NULL) {
		/* metric includes \n */
		if (mode & MODE_DEBUG)
			logerr("aggregator: dropping incorrect metric: %s",
					metric);
		return;
	}

	__sync_add_and_fetch(&s->received, 1);

	val = atof(firstspace + 1);
	epoch = atoll(v + 1);

	for (compute = s->computes; compute != NULL; compute = compute->next) {
		if (nmatch == 0) {
			ometric = compute->metric;
		} else if ((len = router_rewrite_metric(
						&newmetric, &newfirstspace,
						metric, firstspace,
						compute->metric,
						nmatch, pmatch)) == 0)
		{
			/* fail, skip */
			continue;
		} else {
			*newfirstspace = '\0';
			ometric = newmetric;
		}

		omhash = FNV1A_32_OFFSET;
		for (omp = ometric; *omp != '\0'; omp++)
			omhash = (omhash ^ (unsigned int)*omp) * FNV1A_32_PRIME;

		omhtbucket =
			((omhash >> AGGR_HT_POW_SIZE) ^ omhash) &
			(((unsigned int)1 << AGGR_HT_POW_SIZE) - 1);

		pthread_rwlock_wrlock(&compute->invlock);
		invocation = compute->invocations_ht[omhtbucket];
		for (; invocation != NULL; invocation = invocation->next)
			if (invocation->hash == omhash &&
					strcmp(ometric, invocation->metric) == 0)  /* match */
				break;

		if (invocation == NULL) {  /* no match, add */
			long long int i;
			time_t now;

			if ((invocation = malloc(sizeof(*invocation))) == NULL) {
				logerr("aggregator: out of memory creating %s from %s",
						ometric, metric);
				pthread_rwlock_unlock(&compute->invlock);
				continue;
			}
			if ((invocation->metric = strdup(ometric)) == NULL) {
				logerr("aggregator: out of memory creating %s from %s",
						ometric, metric);
				free(invocation);
				pthread_rwlock_unlock(&compute->invlock);
				continue;
			}
			invocation->hash = omhash;

			/* Start buckets in the past such that expiry time
			 * conditions are met.  Add a splay to the expiry time to
			 * avoid a thundering herd of expirations when the
			 * aggregator is spammed with metrics, e.g. right after
			 * startup when other relays flush their queues.  This
			 * approach shouldn't affect the timing of the buckets as
			 * requested in issue #72.
			 * For consistency with other tools/old carbon-aggregator
			 * align the buckets to interval boundaries such that it is
			 * predictable what intervals will be taken, issue #104. */
			time(&now);
			now = ((now - s->expire) / s->interval) * s->interval;
			invocation->expire = s->expire + (rand() % s->interval);

			/* allocate enough buckets to hold the past + future */
			invocation->buckets =
				malloc(sizeof(struct _aggr_bucket) * s->bucketcnt);
			if (invocation->buckets == NULL) {
				logerr("aggregator: out of memory creating %s from %s",
						ometric, metric);
				free(invocation->metric);
				free(invocation);
				pthread_rwlock_unlock(&compute->invlock);
				continue;
			}
			for (i = 0; i < s->bucketcnt; i++) {
				invocation->buckets[i].start =
					now + (i * (long long int)s->interval);
				invocation->buckets[i].cnt = 0;
				invocation->buckets[i].entries.size = 0;
				invocation->buckets[i].entries.values = NULL;
			}

			invocation->next = compute->invocations_ht[omhtbucket];
			compute->invocations_ht[omhtbucket] = invocation;
		}

		/* finally, try to do the maths */

		itime = epoch - invocation->buckets[0].start;
		if (itime < 0) {
			/* drop too old metric */
			__sync_add_and_fetch(&s->dropped, 1);
			pthread_rwlock_unlock(&compute->invlock);
			continue;
		}

		if (itime >= (s->bucketcnt * s->interval)) {
			if (mode & MODE_DEBUG)
				logerr("aggregator: dropping metric too far in the "
						"future (%lld > %lld): %s from %s", epoch,
						invocation->buckets[s->bucketcnt - 1].start,
						ometric, metric);
			__sync_add_and_fetch(&s->dropped, 1);
			pthread_rwlock_unlock(&compute->invlock);
			continue;
		}

		bucket = &invocation->buckets[itime / s->interval];
		if (bucket->cnt == 0) {
			bucket->sum = val;
			bucket->max = val;
			bucket->min = val;
		} else {
			bucket->sum += val;
			if (bucket->max < val)
				bucket->max = val;
			if (bucket->min > val)
				bucket->min = val;
		}
		entries = &bucket->entries;
		if (compute->entries_needed) {
			if (bucket->cnt == entries->size) {
#define E_I_SZ 64
				double *new = realloc(entries->values,
						sizeof(double) * (entries->size + E_I_SZ));
				if (new == NULL) {
					logerr("aggregator: out of memory creating entry bucket "
							"(%s from %s)", ometric, metric);
				} else {
					entries->values = new;
					entries->size += E_I_SZ;
				}
			}
			if (bucket->cnt < entries->size)
				entries->values[bucket->cnt] = val;
		}
		bucket->cnt++;

		pthread_rwlock_unlock(&compute->invlock);
	}

	return;
}

static inline int
cmp_entry(const void *l, const void *r)
{
	return *(const double *)l - *(const double *)r;
}

/**
 * Checks if the oldest bucket should be expired, if so, sends out
 * computed aggregate metrics and moves the bucket to the end of the
 * list.  When no buckets are in use for an invocation, it is removed to
 * cleanup resources.
 */
static void *
aggregator_expire(void *sub)
{
	aggregator *aggrs = (aggregator *)sub;
	time_t now;
	aggregator *s;
	struct _aggr_bucket *b;
	struct _aggr_computes *c;
	struct _aggr_invocations *inv;
	struct _aggr_invocations *lastinv;
	double *values;
	size_t len = 0;
	int i;
	size_t k;
	unsigned char j;
	int work;
	char metric[METRIC_BUFSIZ];
	char isempty;
	long long int ts = 0;

	while (1) {
		work = 0;

		for (s = aggrs; s != NULL; s = s->next) {
			/* send metrics for buckets that are completely past the
			 * expiry time, unless we are shutting down, then send
			 * metrics for all buckets that have completed */
			now = time(NULL) + (__sync_bool_compare_and_swap(&keep_running, 1, 1) ? 0 : s->expire - s->interval);
			for (c = s->computes; c != NULL; c = c->next) {
				pthread_rwlock_wrlock(&c->invlock);
				for (i = 0; i < (1 << AGGR_HT_POW_SIZE); i++) {
					lastinv = NULL;
					isempty = 0;
					for (inv = c->invocations_ht[i]; inv != NULL; ) {
						while (inv->buckets[0].start +
								(__sync_bool_compare_and_swap(&keep_running, 1, 1) ? inv->expire : s->expire) < now)
						{
							/* yay, let's produce something cool */
							b = &inv->buckets[0];
							/* avoid emitting empty/unitialised data */
							isempty = b->cnt == 0;
							if (!isempty) {
								switch (s->tswhen) {
									case TS_START:
										ts = b->start;
										break;
									case TS_MIDDLE:
										ts = b->start + (s->interval / 2);
										break;
									case TS_END:
										ts = b->start + s->interval;
										break;
									default:
										assert(0);
								}
								switch (c->type) {
									case SUM:
										len = snprintf(metric, sizeof(metric),
												"%s %f %lld\n",
												inv->metric, b->sum, ts);
										break;
									case CNT:
										len = snprintf(metric, sizeof(metric),
												"%s %zu %lld\n",
												inv->metric, b->cnt, ts);
										break;
									case MAX:
										len = snprintf(metric, sizeof(metric),
												"%s %f %lld\n",
												inv->metric, b->max, ts);
										break;
									case MIN:
										len = snprintf(metric, sizeof(metric),
												"%s %f %lld\n",
												inv->metric, b->min, ts);
										break;
									case AVG:
										len = snprintf(metric, sizeof(metric),
												"%s %f %lld\n",
												inv->metric,
												b->sum / (double)b->cnt, ts);
										break;
									case MEDN:
										/* median == 50th percentile */
									case PCTL:
										/* nearest rank method */
										k = (int)(((double)c->percentile/100.0 *
														(double)b->cnt) + 0.9);
										values = b->entries.values;
										/* TODO: lazy approach, in case
										 * of 1 (first/last) or 2 buckets
										 * distance we could do a
										 * forward run picking the max
										 * entries and returning that
										 * iso sorting the full array */
										qsort(values, b->cnt,
												sizeof(double), cmp_entry);
										len = snprintf(metric, sizeof(metric),
												"%s %f %lld\n",
												inv->metric,
												values[k - 1],
												ts);
										break;
									case VAR:
									case SDEV: {
										double avg = b->sum / (double)b->cnt;
										double ksum = 0;
										values = b->entries.values;
										for (k = 0; k < b->cnt; k++)
											ksum += pow(values[k] - avg, 2);
										ksum /= (double)b->cnt;
										len = snprintf(metric, sizeof(metric),
												"%s %f %lld\n",
												inv->metric,
												c->type == VAR ? ksum :
													sqrt(ksum),
												ts);
									}	break;
									default:
									   assert(0);  /* for compiler (len) */
								}
								ts = write(s->fd, metric, len);
								if (ts < 0) {
									logerr("aggregator: failed to write to "
											"pipe (fd=%d): %s\n",
											s->fd, strerror(errno));
									__sync_add_and_fetch(&s->dropped, 1);
								} else if (ts < len) {
									logerr("aggregator: uncomplete write on "
											"pipe (fd=%d)\n", s->fd);
									__sync_add_and_fetch(&s->dropped, 1);
								} else {
									__sync_add_and_fetch(&s->sent, 1);
								}
							}

							/* move the bucket to the end, to make room for
							 * new ones */
							b = &inv->buckets[0];
							len = b->entries.size;
							values = b->entries.values;
							memmove(b, &inv->buckets[1],
									sizeof(*b) * (s->bucketcnt - 1));
							b = &inv->buckets[s->bucketcnt - 1];
							b->cnt = 0;
							b->start =
								inv->buckets[s->bucketcnt - 2].start +
								s->interval;
							b->entries.size = len;
							b->entries.values = values;

							work++;
						}

						if (isempty) {
							/* see if the remaining buckets are empty too */
							for (j = 0; j < s->bucketcnt; j++) {
								if (inv->buckets[j].cnt != 0) {
									isempty = 0;
									break;
								}
							}
						}
						if (isempty) {
							/* free and unlink */
							if (c->entries_needed)
								for (j = 0; j < s->bucketcnt; j++)
									if (inv->buckets[j].entries.values)
										free(inv->buckets[j].entries.values);
							free(inv->metric);
							free(inv->buckets);
							if (lastinv != NULL) {
								lastinv->next = inv->next;
								free(inv);
								inv = lastinv->next;
							} else {
								c->invocations_ht[i] = inv->next;
								free(inv);
								inv = c->invocations_ht[i];
							}
						} else {
							lastinv = inv;
							inv = inv->next;
						}
					}
				}
				pthread_rwlock_unlock(&c->invlock);
			}
		}

		if (work == 0) {
			if (__sync_bool_compare_and_swap(&keep_running, 0, 0))
				break;
			/* nothing done, avoid spinlocking */
			usleep(250 * 1000);  /* 250ms */
		}
	}

	/* free up value buckets */
	while ((s = aggrs) != NULL) {
		while (s->computes != NULL) {
			c = s->computes;

			free((void *)c->metric);
			for (i = 0; i < 1 << AGGR_HT_POW_SIZE; i++) {
				inv = c->invocations_ht[i];

				while (inv != NULL) {
					struct _aggr_invocations *invocation = inv;

					free(inv->metric);
					if (c->entries_needed)
						for (j = 0; j < s->bucketcnt; j++)
							if (inv->buckets[j].entries.values)
								free(inv->buckets[j].entries.values);
					free(inv->buckets);

					inv = invocation->next;
					free(invocation);
				}
			}

			pthread_rwlock_destroy(&c->invlock);

			s->computes = c->next;
			free(c);
		}
		aggrs = aggrs->next;
		free(s);
	}

	return NULL;
}

/**
 * Returns the number of aggregators defined.
 */
size_t
aggregator_numaggregators(aggregator *aggrs)
{
	size_t totaggregators = 0;
	aggregator *a;

	for (a = aggrs; a != NULL; a = a->next)
		totaggregators++;

	return totaggregators;
}

/**
 * Returns the total number of computations defined.
 */
size_t
aggregator_numcomputes(aggregator *aggrs)
{
	size_t totcomputes = 0;
	aggregator *a;
	struct _aggr_computes *c;

	for (a = aggrs; a != NULL; a = a->next)
		for (c = a->computes; c != NULL; c = c->next)
			totcomputes++;

	return totcomputes;
}

/**
 * Initialises and starts the aggregator.  Returns false when starting
 * failed, true otherwise.
 */
int
aggregator_start(aggregator *aggrs)
{
	keep_running = 1;
	if (pthread_create(&aggregatorid, NULL, aggregator_expire, aggrs) != 0)
		return 0;

	return 1;
}

/**
 * Shuts down the aggregator.
 */
void
aggregator_stop(void)
{
	__sync_bool_compare_and_swap(&keep_running, 1, 0);
	pthread_join(aggregatorid, NULL);
}

/**
 * Returns an approximate number of received metrics by all aggregators.
 */
size_t
aggregator_get_received(aggregator *a)
{
	size_t totreceived = 0;

	for ( ; a != NULL; a = a->next)
		totreceived += __sync_add_and_fetch(&a->received, 0);

	return totreceived;
}

/**
 * Returns an approximate number of metrics received by all aggregators
 * since the last call to this function.
 */
inline size_t
aggregator_get_received_sub(aggregator *aggrs)
{
	size_t r = aggregator_get_received(aggrs) - prevreceived;
	prevreceived += r;
	return r;
}

/**
 * Returns an approximate number of metrics sent by all aggregators.
 */
size_t
aggregator_get_sent(aggregator *a)
{
	size_t totsent = 0;

	for ( ; a != NULL; a = a->next)
		totsent += __sync_add_and_fetch(&a->sent, 0);

	return totsent;
}

/**
 * Returns an approximate number of metrics sent by all aggregators
 * since the last call to this function.
 */
inline size_t
aggregator_get_sent_sub(aggregator *aggrs)
{
	size_t r = aggregator_get_sent(aggrs) - prevsent;
	prevsent += r;
	return r;
}

/**
 * Returns an approximate number of dropped metrics by all aggregators.
 * Metrics are dropped if they are too much in the past (past expiry
 * time) or if they are too much in the future.
 */
size_t
aggregator_get_dropped(aggregator *a)
{
	size_t totdropped = 0;

	for ( ; a != NULL; a = a->next)
		totdropped += __sync_add_and_fetch(&a->dropped, 0);

	return totdropped;
}

/**
 * Returns an approximate number of metrics dropped by all aggregators
 * since the last call to this function.
 */
inline size_t
aggregator_get_dropped_sub(aggregator *aggrs)
{
	size_t r = aggregator_get_dropped(aggrs) - prevdropped;
	prevdropped += r;
	return r;
}


Gold fell for first time this week as Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said bond yields "could see a sharp jump" after the central bank raises interest rates, crimping demand for the metal as an alternate investment.
Gold declined in the past two months as speculation mounted that the Fed's benchmark rate would increase. Treasury yields have been held down by the three rounds of large-scale asset purchases that have swelled the central bank's balance sheet by $4.47 trillion.
Higher borrowing costs cut gold's allure because the metal generally offers returns only through prices gains, sending investors to assets with better yield prospects such as bonds. Traders are parsing economic data to assess the outlook for the timing of a rate increase. The government on May 8 releases statistics on jobs.
Gold futures for June delivery fell 0.2 percent to settle at $1,190.30 an ounce at 1:46 p.m. on the Comex in New York. Aggregate trading was 24 percent below the 100-day average, data compiled by Bloomberg show. The price rose 1.6 percent in the past two days.


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Bolton Wanderers slipped deeper into the relegation mire with another defeat- this time going down 1-0 to strugglers Brentford… The Bolton Reporter can reveal.
Bolton fans were shouting 'Parky Out' but it is likely to fall on deaf ears as Wanderers simply do not have the money to sack the manager, let alone pay for the recruitment process to hire a new manager.
The fact remains that Bolton Wanderers WILL be relegated this season, and it's how they go about life in League 1. They need to offload big wage earners in January and prepare for life in League 1.
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Q: Animated (slide) transition in sencha touch I have a panel in a sencha app swich contains a login form. The think is that I wanna load new content when the form is submited. I wanna that the new content is loaded after an slide animation. I tried to use mainPanel.setCard({type:'slide'}) but it  I don't know how to put the new content. Any idea?
Ext.setup({
    icon: 'icon.png',
    tabletStartupScreen: 'tablet_startup.png',
    phoneStartupScreen: 'phone_startup.png',
    glossOnIcon: false,
    onReady: function() {
        var mainPanel = new Ext.Panel({
            id:'main-panel',
            renderTo: 'content',
            html: '
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'
        });

        var form;

        Ext.regModel('User', {
            fields: [
            {
                name: 'name',
                type: 'string'
            },

            {
                name: 'password',
                type: 'password'
            },
            ]
        });

        var formBase = {
            renderTo:'main-panel',
            id: 'login-form',
            url   : 'resources/login.php',
            standardSubmit : false,
            items: [{
                xtype: 'fieldset',
                defaults: {
                    required: true,
                    labelAlign: 'left',
                    labelWidth: '40%'
                },
                items: [
                {
                    xtype: 'textfield',
                    name : 'username',
                    label: 'Usuario',
                    useClearIcon: true,
                    autoCapitalize : false
                }, {
                    xtype: 'passwordfield',
                    name : 'password',
                    label: 'Contraseña',
                    useClearIcon: false
                }
                ]
            }
            ],
            listeners : {
                submit : function(form, result){
                    console.log('success', Ext.toArray(arguments));
                },
                exception : function(form, result){
                    console.log('failure', Ext.toArray(arguments));
                }
            },
            dockedItems: [{
                xtype: 'toolbar',
                dock: 'bottom',
                items: [
                {
                    text: 'Entrar',
                    id: 'login-submit',
                    ui: 'confirm',
                    handler: function() {
                        form.submit({
                            method:'POST',
                            waitTitle:'Connecting',
                            waitMsg:'Sending data...',
                            success:function(response){
                                Ext.Msg.alert('Status', 'Login Successful!', function(btn, text){
                                    if (btn == 'ok'){
                                        mainPanel.setCard({
                                            type: 'slide'
                                        });
                                    }
                                });
                            },
                            failure:function(form, action){
                                Ext.Msg.alert('Status', 'Login Failed!', function(btn, text){
                                    if (btn == 'ok'){
                                        form.reset();
                                    }
                                });
                                if(action.failureType == 'server'){
                                    obj = Ext.util.JSON.decode(action.response.responseText);
                                    Ext.Msg.alert('Login Failed!', obj.errors.reason);
                                }else{
                                    Ext.Msg.alert('Warning!', 'Authentication server is unreachable : ' + action.response.responseText);
                                }
                                form.reset();
                            }
                        });
                    }
                }
                ]
            }]
        };

        Ext.apply(formBase, {
            height: 150,
            width: 300
        });

        form = new Ext.form.FormPanel(formBase);

        form.show();
    }
});

A: the correct code should be :
Ext.get('main-panel').setActiveItem(1, {type : 'slide', direction:'left'});


— I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, That ye stir not up, nor awake [my] love, Until he please.
— I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake [my] love, until he please.
— I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not, nor awake [my] love, until he please.
— I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, ... Why should ye stir up, why awake [my] love, till he please?
— I [HE] adjure you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem,—Why will ye wake, and why will ye arouse the dear love until she please!
— I have adjured you, daughters of Jerusalem, How ye stir up, And how ye wake the love till she please!
— I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that you stir not up, nor awake my love till she please.
— I charge you, O daughters of Ierusalem, that ye stirre not vp, nor awake [my] loue vntill he please.
— I have charged you, ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the virtues of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake [my] love, until he please.
— I charge you, O daughters of Yerushalaim, that ye stir not up, nor awake [my] love, until he please.
A primitive root (rather identical with H5783 through the idea of opening the eyes); to wake (literally or figuratively).
See commentary on Song of Songs 8:3-4.
(c) I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not, nor awake [my] love, until he please.
(c) Read (Song of Songs 3:5).
Song of Songs 2:7 I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake [my] love, till he please.
Song of Songs 3:5 I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake [my] love, till he please.
Heb. why should ye stir up, or, why awake, etc.
Please post your comment on Song of Songs 8:4.


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