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import os
import tempfile
from functools import partial

import pytest

from hansel import Crumb, mktree
from hansel.utils import ParameterGrid, rm_dups
from hansel.operations import (
    intersection,
    difference,
    crumb_copy,
    crumb_link,
    append_dict_values,
    valuesmap_to_dict,
    groupby_pattern,
)

def test_valuesmap_to_dict_raises(tmp_tree_crumb):
    tmp_crumb = tmp_tree_crumb

    recs = tmp_crumb.values_map('image')

    recs[1] = recs[1][:-1]

    pytest.raises(KeyError, valuesmap_to_dict, recs)

    pytest.raises(IndexError, valuesmap_to_dict, {})

    pytest.raises(
        KeyError,
        append_dict_values,
        [dict(rec) for rec in recs],
        keys=['subject_id', 'session_id', 'hansel']
    )

def test_valuesmap_to_dict(tmp_tree_crumb, brain_data_crumb_args):
    tmp_crumb = tmp_tree_crumb
    values_dict = brain_data_crumb_args[1]

    recs = tmp_crumb.values_map('image')
    n_recs = len(recs)

    dicts = valuesmap_to_dict(recs)
    for arg_name in dicts:
        assert len(dicts[arg_name]) == n_recs

    assert values_dict == {arg_name: rm_dups(arg_values) for arg_name, arg_values in dicts.items()}

    key_subset = ['subject_id', 'session_id']
    dicts2 = append_dict_values([dict(rec) for rec in recs], keys=key_subset)

    for key in key_subset:
        assert dicts2[key] == dicts[key]

    assert tmp_crumb.values_map('image') == tmp_crumb.values_map()

def test_intersection():
    crumb = Crumb("{base_dir}/raw/{subject_id}/{session_id}/{modality}/{image}")
    base_dir1 = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='crumbtest1_')
    tmp_crumb1 = crumb.replace(base_dir=base_dir1)

    base_dir2 = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='crumbtest2_')
    tmp_crumb2 = crumb.replace(base_dir=base_dir2)

    assert not os.path.exists(tmp_crumb1._path)
    assert not os.path.exists(tmp_crumb2._path)

    assert not tmp_crumb1.has_files()
    assert not tmp_crumb2.has_files()

    values_dict1 = {
        'session_id': ['session_{:02}'.format(i) for i in range(2)],
        'subject_id': ['subj_{:03}'.format(i) for i in range(3)],
        'modality': ['anat'],
        'image': ['mprage1.nii', 'mprage2.nii', 'mprage3.nii'],
    }

    values_dict2 = {
        'session_id': ['session_{:02}'.format(i) for i in range(20)],
        'subject_id': ['subj_{:03}'.format(i) for i in range(30)],
        'modality': ['anat'],
        'image': ['mprage1.nii', 'mprage2.nii', 'mprage3.nii'],
    }

    mktree(tmp_crumb1, list(ParameterGrid(values_dict1)))
    mktree(tmp_crumb2, list(ParameterGrid(values_dict2)))

    assert os.path.exists(tmp_crumb1.split()[0])
    assert os.path.exists(tmp_crumb2.split()[0])

    assert intersection(tmp_crumb1, tmp_crumb2, on=['subject_id']) == [(('subject_id', val),) for val in
                                                                       tmp_crumb1['subject_id']]

    assert intersection(tmp_crumb1, tmp_crumb2, on=['subject_id', 'modality']) == [
        (('subject_id', 'subj_000'), ('modality', 'anat')),
        (('subject_id', 'subj_001'), ('modality', 'anat')),
        (('subject_id', 'subj_002'), ('modality', 'anat'))]

    han_crumb = tmp_crumb2.replace(subject_id='hansel')
    assert intersection(tmp_crumb1, han_crumb, on=['subject_id']) == []

    s0_crumb = tmp_crumb2.replace(subject_id='subj_000')
    assert intersection(tmp_crumb1, s0_crumb, on=['subject_id']) == [(('subject_id', 'subj_000'),)]

    assert intersection(tmp_crumb1, s0_crumb, on=['subject_id', 'modality']) == [
        (('subject_id', 'subj_000'), ('modality', 'anat'))]

    assert intersection(tmp_crumb1, s0_crumb, on=['subject_id', 'image']) == [
        (('subject_id', 'subj_000'), ('image', 'mprage1.nii')),
        (('subject_id', 'subj_000'), ('image', 'mprage2.nii')),
        (('subject_id', 'subj_000'), ('image', 'mprage3.nii'))]

    # test raises
    pytest.raises(KeyError, intersection, tmp_crumb1, tmp_crumb2, on=['hansel'])

    pytest.raises(KeyError, intersection, tmp_crumb1, tmp_crumb2, on=['subject_id', 'modality', 'hansel'])

    pytest.raises(KeyError, intersection, tmp_crumb1, Crumb(os.path.expanduser('~/{files}')))

    pytest.raises(KeyError, intersection, tmp_crumb1, Crumb(os.path.expanduser('~/{files}')), on=['files'])

def test_difference():
    crumb = Crumb("{base_dir}/raw/{subject_id}/{session_id}/{modality}/{image}")
    base_dir1 = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='crumbtest1_')
    tmp_crumb1 = crumb.replace(base_dir=base_dir1)

    base_dir2 = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='crumbtest2_')
    tmp_crumb2 = crumb.replace(base_dir=base_dir2)

    assert not os.path.exists(tmp_crumb1._path)
    assert not os.path.exists(tmp_crumb2._path)

    assert not tmp_crumb1.has_files()
    assert not tmp_crumb2.has_files()

    values_dict1 = {
        'session_id': ['session_{:02}'.format(i) for i in range(4)],
        'subject_id': ['subj_{:03}'.format(i) for i in range(5)],
        'modality': ['anat'],
        'image': ['mprage1.nii', 'mprage2.nii', 'mprage3.nii'],
    }

    values_dict2 = {
        'session_id': ['session_{:02}'.format(i) for i in range(2)],
        'subject_id': ['subj_{:03}'.format(i) for i in range(3)],
        'modality': ['anat'],
        'image': ['mprage1.nii', 'mprage2.nii', 'mprage3.nii'],
    }

    mktree(tmp_crumb1, list(ParameterGrid(values_dict1)))
    mktree(tmp_crumb2, list(ParameterGrid(values_dict2)))

    assert os.path.exists(tmp_crumb1.split()[0])
    assert os.path.exists(tmp_crumb2.split()[0])

    n_extra_subjs = len(values_dict1['subject_id']) - len(values_dict2['subject_id'])
    assert difference(tmp_crumb1, tmp_crumb2, on=['subject_id']) == [
        (('subject_id', val),) for val in values_dict1['subject_id'][-n_extra_subjs:]
    ]

    assert difference(tmp_crumb1, tmp_crumb2, on=['subject_id', 'modality']) == [
        (('subject_id', 'subj_003'), ('modality', 'anat')),
        (('subject_id', 'subj_004'), ('modality', 'anat')),
    ]

    han_crumb = tmp_crumb2.replace(subject_id='hansel')
    assert difference(tmp_crumb1, han_crumb, on=['subject_id']) == [
        (('subject_id', val),) for val in values_dict1['subject_id']
    ]

    s0_crumb = tmp_crumb2.replace(subject_id='subj_000')
    assert difference(tmp_crumb1, s0_crumb, on=['subject_id']) == [
        (('subject_id', val),) for val in values_dict1['subject_id'][1:]
    ]

    assert difference(tmp_crumb1, s0_crumb, on=['subject_id', 'modality']) == [
        (('subject_id', 'subj_001'), ('modality', 'anat')),
        (('subject_id', 'subj_002'), ('modality', 'anat')),
        (('subject_id', 'subj_003'), ('modality', 'anat')),
        (('subject_id', 'subj_004'), ('modality', 'anat'))
    ]

    # test raises
    pytest.raises(KeyError, difference, tmp_crumb1, tmp_crumb2, on=['hansel'])

    pytest.raises(KeyError, difference, tmp_crumb1, tmp_crumb2,
                  on=['subject_id', 'modality', 'hansel'])

    pytest.raises(KeyError, difference, tmp_crumb1,
                  Crumb(os.path.expanduser('~/{files}')))

    pytest.raises(KeyError, difference, tmp_crumb1,
                  Crumb(os.path.expanduser('~/{files}')),
                  on=['files'])

def test_group_pattern():
    crumb = Crumb("{base_dir}/raw/{subject_id}/{session_id}/{image}")
    base_dir1 = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='crumbtest1_')
    tmp_crumb1 = crumb.replace(base_dir=base_dir1)

    assert not os.path.exists(tmp_crumb1._path)
    assert not tmp_crumb1.has_files()

    values_dict1 = {
        'session_id': ['session_{:02}'.format(i) for i in range(2)],
        'subject_id': ['subj_{:03}'.format(i) for i in range(3)],
        'image': ['mprage.nii', 'pet.nii', 'rest.nii', 'remaining'],
    }

    mktree(tmp_crumb1, list(ParameterGrid(values_dict1)))

    patterns = {'anat': 'mprage*',
                'pet': 'pet*',
                'rest': 'rest*',
                }

    matches = groupby_pattern(tmp_crumb1, 'image', patterns)

    assert patterns.keys() == matches.keys()

    for name, paths in matches.items():
        assert len(paths) == 6
        for p in paths:
            assert isinstance(p, Crumb)
            assert patterns[name] in p.patterns.values()

def _test_crumb_copy(make_links=False):
    crumb = Crumb("{base_dir}/raw/{subject_id}/{session_id}/{image}")
    base_dir1 = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='crumb_copy_test1_')
    tmp_crumb1 = crumb.replace(base_dir=base_dir1)

    assert not os.path.exists(tmp_crumb1._path)
    assert not tmp_crumb1.has_files()

    values_dict1 = {
        'session_id': ['session_{:02}'.format(i) for i in range(2)],
        'subject_id': ['subj_{:03}'.format(i) for i in range(3)],
        'image': ['mprage.nii', 'pet.nii', 'rest.nii', 'remaining'],
    }

    mktree(tmp_crumb1, list(ParameterGrid(values_dict1)))

    base_dir2 = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='crumb_copy_test2_')
    tmp_crumb2 = crumb.replace(base_dir=base_dir2)

    if make_links:
        copy_func = crumb_link
    else:
        copy_func = crumb_copy

    # make first copy
    copy_func(tmp_crumb1, tmp_crumb2)
    assert all([cr.exists() for cr in tmp_crumb2.ls()])

    # copy again without exist_ok
    pytest.raises(IOError, copy_func, tmp_crumb1, tmp_crumb2)
    assert all([cr.exists() for cr in tmp_crumb2.ls()])

    # copy again with exist_ok
    copy_func(tmp_crumb1, tmp_crumb2, exist_ok=True)
    assert all([cr.exists() for cr in tmp_crumb2.ls()])

    if make_links:
        assert all([os.path.islink(cr.path) for cr in tmp_crumb2.ls()])

test_crumb_copy = partial(_test_crumb_copy, make_links=False)
test_crumb_copy_make_link_dirs = partial(_test_crumb_copy, make_links=True)

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Miami Dolphins: What a difference a year makes!
By LeftCoastFinFan Updated Sep 22, 2010, 5:00am EDT
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Anyone remember the Miami Dolphins team of 2007?
Of course you do... you would need booze, drugs, and CIA style "Manchurian Candidate" type brainwashing to expunge those painful memories from your mind!
But do you remember your expectations each game, as you watched them play? By the end of that season, I was hoping for a victory, but expecting Murphy's Law in action.
The funny thing is, that for years - through the 80s and 90s - I was surprised when the Dolphins DIDN'T win. I mean, I was spoiled into expecting a playoff appearance every season.
Now fast forward to 2008. Do you remember your expectation when watching the Chad Pennington-led Fins? Maybe not right at the beginning of the season, but somewhere into the second half of the season, I was expecting that team to be able to pull out a win in the last minutes of the game. I knew it would be close, but the Defense would do just enough to get a stop, and then the conservative, efficient, Offense would dink and dunk its way down the field and score with no time left on the clock.
And last season? What was the expectation last season? If you are anything like me, then you came to expect a 4th quarter breakdown by the Defense. No matter how well the Offense played, the Defense would find a way to fall apart in the final 10 minutes. There were a number of games that we would have won if the Defense had just been able to get a stop or a takeaway.
Which brings us to this year - the 2010 NFL Season. Like it or not, you WILL come to expect a certain level of performance from this team by mid-season.
It is way too early at this point to say that the 2010 Miami Dolphins have established any sort of baseline by which to set future expectations for game day performance. But by mid-season, the character of this team will have become visible and we, as fans, will expect to see certain characteristics of the team in each game over the rest of the season. Those expectations are evident when you get to the end of a game, and are not surprised by the outcome, and it is generally followed by a statement or sentiment similar to the following: "Of course they (won/lost)." or "I knew it would turn out that way."
But even though it is too early to say that the Dolphins have defined themselves as a team yet this year, I can tell you that my expectations for this Miami Defense have been pretty high since the signing of Mike Nolan (see "Upside, Downside, Most likely - Dolphins Defense"). What we have seen so far in mental and physical toughness, discipline, and talent has not surprised me in the least. I HAVE been surprised by Jason Allen - I never saw a hint of that one coming! And I was thrilled, though not terribly surprised, by the Fins' final goal line stand against the Minnesota Vikings this past Sunday.
You know, we've seen something like it before:
Dolphins-Colts, 2002, in the RCA Dome. Indianapolis Colts down by a touchdown. Peyton Manning had the ball, 1st and 10 from the Miami 12 with 19 seconds left. The Colts were expecting to score, but the Jason Taylor & Zach Thomas led Miami Defense stepped up and shut down the high powered Colts Offense.
That 2002 Miami Defense was one that you expected to win games. You expected them to come up with big plays. And you expected them to be able to close out the game!
This year's Miami Defense could actually be better!
I expected this 2010 Defense to play tough. But I am glad to see it actually developing, and I am hoping they can play consistently enough through the first half of the season that they overcome last year's reputation for 4th quarter melt downs, and gain the reputation as game changers and game closers.
Let me put it this way: With this Defense that we saw play the Vikings last Sunday, and no other changes, the Dolphins very likely AT LEAST win the Colts game and the New Orleans Saints game last season. If this D is really as good as they have looked in the first two games, and if the Miami Offense just plays as well as it did last year - just that well and no improvement - this year's team is a contender. And the truth is that this Offense is already better with the addition of Brandon Marshall. It is just a matter of time before the passing game picks up. The O-line and running game are already looking decent.
So even though it is early for defining specific expectations of the 2010 Miami Dolphins - I already find myself expecting them to win!

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The snap of the letter box and a cassette lands on the doormat following my latest purchase from Bandcamp, which is the first cassette I've bought in many years. There is something subversive about cassette music, which can either label you a pretentious anorak or the member of a cool club. Whatever your preference I feel like a member of the cool club today. I find myself in Canada on the next stop of my adventure and I have arrived at the delicate ambient haze of Chuck Blazevic and Alice Hansen better known as You'll Never Get to Heaven. They have recently issued the EP Adorn on a limited cassette format release, as well as download.
You'll Never Get to Heaven are from London, Ontario and like the name sake on this side of the pond London is a melting pot of creative energy and influences. To the east we find New York, to the west Detroit to the north Toronto. London, Ontario is no stranger to musical innovation being home to the rather brilliant and eccentric Nihilist Spasm Band. A band with the ability to make the listener excited, laugh, cover their ears and appreciate all at the same time. Think of Captain Beefheart's classic album Trout Face Replica in warped condition, playing backwards, at the wrong speed and you start to get the picture. I mention this purely to draw attention to the rich tapestry and creative environment You'll Never Get to Heaven inhabit, which must surely provide immense influence.
You'll Never Get to Heaven are the type of electronic band I enjoy greatly, but I must start with my prejudices. Having lived through the 1980s and the onslaught of synth drums infused in over produced medico music. At best this was highly regrettable, but thankfully quickly forgettable. For every Joy Division sat a myriad of New Romantic lost souls who sought self indulged enjoyment from wearing stupid customs, donning silly haircuts, trained like monkeys to press a few buttons rather than create music that would be savoured beyond its immediate sell by date. It is true the likes of Gary Numan, Orchestra Manoeuvres in the Dark and the Human League provided some initial interest, but you can only pretend to be a droid for so long until people start treating you like an elaborate teas-maid.
My key contention is aimed at the producers of the time who simply sought to replicate traditional instruments and song structures rather then use new technology to innovate. The effects of this bastardisation left scars in my psyche resulting in me instantly rejecting electronic music as a serious force other than Kraftwerk, Eno, Rodion G.A, Harold Budd, etc. Rightly, or wrongly my record collection would occasionally submit to the odd electronic based track, but nothing substantial. There was little change in my mindset until Aphex Twin's sublime 1994 Selected Ambient Works Vol 2, which went on to unlock my ears to groups like Autechre.
More recently the increased accessibility to make electronic music with little effort through most computers has delivered a variety of outcomes from the sublime to the largely predictable. In this democratisation of music production it is refreshing to stumble across bands like You'll Never Get to Heaven whose influences can be seen and heard, but importantly do not simply seek to replicate what has gone before.
The gentle distorted soundscapes, twisted samples and warped beats create a dream like platform for Alice Hansen's fragile vocal to drift aimlessly like a child exploring a lost magical world. Firstly the influences I hear in their music. My record collection includes a variety of early Brian Eno albums and given the Adorn release makes reference to Eno this would be a rather lazy reference to make. Vocally I hear hints of early Elizabeth Fraser (The Cocteau Twins) or Tracey Thorn (Everything But The Girl), especially the tracks Thorn recorded with Massive Attack for the Protection album. The overall production I find interesting because whilst the aforementioned bands utilised more traditional beat and melody structures to create catchy pop songs You'll Never Get to Heaven have ventured down a different lane. The result is creative tensions, which provide the freedom for the duo to roam, explore and experiment endlessly.
Lurking under the soundscape structures I find fragmental influences from the Boards of Canada (Geogaddi album) and early Sigur Ros (Lek album), which leans more to the structures of classical music than pop. Beats are deployed with intelligence, sometimes sparingly leaving silence to contribute effortlessly to the overall effect (especially when listening through headphones). Via my trusted laptop and the powers of email I managed to hook up with Chuck Blazevic and presented him with the Old Man Adventure questions.
CB: We're often inspired, either directly or indirectly, by the music we listen to on regular basis. We highly enjoyed listening to the following artists at various points during the making of Adorn: Jeunesse D'ivoire, Anna Domino, Antena, Brenda Ray, Ennio Morricone, Belong, X-Ray Pop, Durutti Column, Chromatics, & Cleaners From Venus.
CB: 'Caught in Time, So Far Away' is the most recent track on the EP, so, in this respect, it feels a bit more exciting to us than some of the older tracks on this release.
CB: We'd love to work with Brenda Ray (of Naffi/Brenda and the Beachballs) if given the opportunity. She has the best vocals and her productions often strike that delicate balance between raw immediacy and ornate elegance.
The Adorn EP opens with Caught in Time, So Far Away with its carefully crafted synth drum beat, textured layers and pitch perfect vocals make this a mighty and clever pop laden introduction. Whilst the track is highly enjoyable it also misleads the listener into a false sense of ease as we enter the deeper material contained on the EP.
By This River is a slower and more thoughtful piece all together. Simple and devastatingly in delivery. Unravel takes us deeper down like a gramophone record playing effortlessly in a cabin on the sinking Titanic. Adorn is a magnificent, dense textured 4.25 minutes of shoe gazing brilliance. The beat plays perfectly with the vocals to leave the listener slightly disorientated. Enfantillages Pittoresques: Berceuse is an intoxicating music box with slightly out of synchronised keys. Derived from the Erik Satie's piece, which can also be found on the David Bowie 'The Man Who Fell To Earth' film. The result is truly haunting and beautiful.
The EP comes to an end with Closer, which is a further 2.44 minutes of soundscapes, but on this occasion the Titanic sits broken on the seabed until its discovery some 73 years later. Together this is one of the most beautiful set of tracks I have heard in this genre for a long time. Almost impeccable in making the listener warm, distant and slightly disorientated. It comes highly recommended from this adventurer.Buy it now.


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Do you want to study abroad and learn or improve your German? – Located in the heart of Europe, the JKU is the perfect destination. Enjoy the charming atmosphere, a safe and green environment, plenty of outdoor recreation, and a rich cultural experience.
This page provides information for students interested in spending a semester or year on exchange at the JKU. Prospective exchange students must apply for the programme at their home university and receive an official nomination.
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The JKU holds over 2500 courses each semester - approx. 500 of these courses are offered in English.
Exchange students should have at least a B2 level of language proficiency in the language of instruction (English or German, depending on the degree program and selected courses).
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...the International Office organizes a number of events that provide valuable opportunities to learn more about JKU, the city of Linz and its surrounding area. These 3 weeks are also perfect to meet fellow exchange students.
As part of the pre-semester programme, exchange students will attend a "Cultural Sensitivity Training" course (2 ECTS credits).
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In small groups and teams, participants will work on projects in town (field studies, interviewing people, observation tasks).
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Sign up for the course when completing your online application. Due to the limited number of spots, enrolment is on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Novak Djokovic braved extreme humidity to overcome tricky opponent Gael Monfils 6-3, 6-2 at the inaugural ATP Cup team event in Brisbane on Monday. World number one Rafael Nadal was also in a punishing mood and kept his preparations for this month's Australian Open on track by dismantling Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas 6-2, 6-1 in Perth to seal the tie for Spain.
Dialogue not VC's cup of tea: JNU community
Among staff and teachers at Jawaharlal Nehru University, M Jagadesh Kumar is gaining a reputation as the institution's "most unpopular" vice-chancellor. Indeed ever since he took over in January 2016, he has got embroiled in one controversy after another. Some of his decisions are seen as reflective of a certain political ideology, but even those who assess him without such considerations assert that Kumar has shut every door of dialogue and debate on the campus, taken undemocratic decisions and administered the university on whims.
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Britain sneak into ATP Cup knockouts at expense of Bulgaria
Belgium won a tense and decisive doubles rubber against Bulgaria to send the Tim Henman-led Britain into the ATP Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday.
Kyrgios turns on the style to defeat Tsitsipas in ATP Cup
Mercurial Australian Nick Kyrgios edged world number seven Stefanos Tsitsipas in an enthralling clash at the ATP Cup in Brisbane on Tuesday.
Thousands march in Hong Kong on New Year's Day, pledge to "keep fighting"
Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters began marching in Hong Kong on New Year's Day, demanding concessions from the city's embattled government as the civil unrest that convulsed the Chinese-ruled city for over half a year spills into 2020.Gathering on a grass lawn in Victoria Park under grey skies, citizens young and old, many dressed in black and some masked, carried signs such as "Freedom is not free" before setting off.
This day that year: When Dhoni & Co were crowned World T20 champions
On September 24, 2007, India had won the inaugural ICC World T20 defeating arch-rivals Pakistan by five runs at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg in one of the most dramatic finals cricket fans have ever witness.
Lucas rescues Spurs, Chelsea in FA Cup stroll
Nadal and Djokovic off to winning starts at ATP Cup
India clinch both ISSF President's Trophies to finish World Cup Final on a high
India finished their engagements at the ISSF World Cup Finals on a high, with their shooters featuring in teams that won the President's Trophies for both the 10m air pistol and air rifle mixed team competitions on Friday.
Moldova anthem gaffe mars ATP Cup in Australia
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic kickstarted their build-up to the Australian Open with straight sets wins at the ATP Cup Saturday, but world number four Dominic Thiem slumped to defeat.
ISSF World Cup Final: Manu Bhaker, Elavenil Valarivan, Divyansh Panwar win gold medals
India's young shooters touched another sensational high with Manu Bhaker, Elavenil Valarivan and Divyansh Panwar clinching gold medals in their respective events to give the country its best ever single-day show in the ISSF World Cup Final on Thursday.
Roll ball gets rolling in Chennai
This is the fifth edition of the World Cup and 28 countries are participating in it
FA Cup underdogs seek their moment in the sun
ISSF World Cup Final: Sanjeev Rajput misses out on finals by a point
India's Sanjeev Rajput missed out on the finals by a point in the prestigious World Cup Finals for the year's top-ranked rifle and pistol shooters on Tuesday.
New tennis era kicks off with ATP Cup
Big sports events today
Here are the big sports events lined up for Wednesday (November 20) that comprise action from Korea Masters badminton and ISSF World Cup Final.


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No sooner had I finished The Circle and raved about it to a friend who is a voracious reader and whose opinion I trust than she had me reading Super Sad True Love Story. There are similarities, which is why I am reviewing them together. Both are set a few minutes into the future and both of them are thoroughly dystopian. Both of them also accelerate inexorably and intensify to something of a climax. Both are equally scary, although paradoxically SSTLS, which on the surface is much more violent and unfathomable, is much harder to take seriously.


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Picture it: A family of three (Mom, dad, six-year-old boy), five large suitcases, one bed and no floor space.
Chances are if you've stayed in a hotel with your family, it's not that hard to picture. The thought alone might be stirring up some pretty torturous memories. Especially, if you stayed for more than three days in the cubical called a hotel room.
I've done this one time in my life, and have sworn to never, ever do it again!
Thankfully, there is a new trend in the hotel industry, making it easier for families to travel, Apart'hotels. Offering more than one room with a bed and limited footprint, Apart'Hotels provide a fully equipped home away from home, with plenty of room for a family to move around.
I've stayed in three, from Melbourne, Florida to Melbourne Australia. They are the real deal, super budget-friendly for family travel and offer SO MUCH MORE ROOM!!!!!
While in the past, fully equipped serviced apartments were considered only for relocation and extended stays of more than a week or two, times are changing. Serviced apartments or Apart'hotels are popping up in major cities across the world, and with comparable nightly rates to traditional hotel rooms, they are staking their claim on the hotel industry.
Pictured above is a two bedroom serviced apartment at the Apart'Hotel Citadines on Bourke, in Melbourne Australia. The Hubs, kid and I stayed in that beautiful space our first two nights in Melbourne. Offering two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a fully equipped kitchen (with Dishwasher!), a separate living area and workspace, we were FLOORED! The place was huge, with beautiful views from the 25th floor, and centrally located in the Heart of Melbourne's CBD! Like, on the biggest shopping street in the city!
But that's not all... The room rate was comparable to a traditional hotel room down the street!
The trend towards Apart'hotel development is showing the growth of serviced apartment units to far exceeded traditional hotel unit expansion over the next two years. According to a survey conducted by the Association of Serviced Apartment Providers (ASAP), 48 serviced apartment operators show expansion targets both in the UK and globally, at an anticipated global increase in supply of 145,000 serviced apartment units through 2018.
The shift towards Apart'hotels is great news for budget-friendly family travel. With the larger room foot print, fully equipped kitchen, and in-room washer and dryer facility, families can pack lighter and prepare meals in the room. This is especially helpful when traveling as a large family, or with young children. The money saved on baggage fees and eating meals out may even pay for the room.
We were able to eat breakfast in the room, store left overs from meals out, keep bottle waters cold, do laundry, and be centrally located. I cannot stress it enough, before you book a traditional hotel room, look for an Apart'hotel or serviced hotel first. Your family will thank you. YOU, will thank you. Most of all, your family-budget will thank you.


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Leadership,News
During the past quarter, APT started the process to select the fourth Afghan Youth Representative to the United Nations for 2021. The Norwegian Embassy in Kabul has agreed to collaborate with APT and provide funding for the program, which includes a travel to Norway and New York City. We opened the call for application during the second week of April.
Over the past quarter, APT in partnership with the Gender, Peace, and Security Centre, as well as Monash International Affairs Society at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia conducted a meeting to overview the debate rounds of the year 2020 and to discuss the timetable for cooperation to hold the debate series for the year 2021. APT in partnership with Monash University will be organizing its seventh debate round on 12 April 2021.
Blog,Leadership
On 31 March 2021, 30 students graduated from a two-month Leadership Development Program, which was organized by APT in Kabul. The program covered basics of leadership and its most important principles, which were taught by national and international professional instructors in an interactive setting. The topics included leadership, influence, integrity, trust, respect, listening, communication, goal setting, honorable leadership, styles of leadership and many more. Additionally, this program-helped students use a set of exercises to develop leadership skills and assume a service-centric approach to leading in their society. At the end of the program, students implemented two social projects on servant leadership to practice their newly acquired skills.
Kabul Intervarsity Debate Tournament
On March 19, 2021 for the sole purpose of organizing youth networks for peace building and change makers in Afghan societies, Afghans for progressive Thinking organization arranged a one-day local debate tournament with around 150 youth. This unique platform enabled university students to debate and offer resolution to the challenges in the way of peace, youth and women. Teams from Tabesh, Kabul, AUAF, Kabul Polytechnic, Shaheed Rabani and Kardan Universities were up against each other. Team AUAF (Miss Nekhat Frogh Sadeq and Mr. Abdul Matloob Naweed) was able to secure the championship and Mr. Shaheen Shah Khoshal of Kabul University achieved the Best Speakers award of the tournament.
Debaters also voted opting Miss Farida Razaqi as the Best Judge of the tournament.
Celebration of International Women's Day
Debate,Leadership,News
During March 2021, debate club leadership with coordination of APT team in Kabul, Herat, Balkh, Kandahar, Badakhshan and Samangan provinces celebrated International women day. In these events, they conducted debate rounds, panel discussions and speeches to discuss the importance of women in a community, challenges, and opportunities they face in various phases of their lives.
The sole purpose of the events was to appreciate the achievements of women in term of peace, selfreliability and education.
Kabul Mini-Debate Tournament
On February 25, 2021, Kabul University Debate Club along with Gharjistan University conducted a mini debate tournament at Gharjistan University. This event was requested by Gharijstan University to Kabul University Debate Club. In this event, 24 debate teams from four universities, Kabul University, Kabul Polytechnic University, Shaheed Prof. Rabbani University and Gharjistan University participated. The debaters debated two general rounds and one final round on the theme of "Women Rights". As a result of this event, Parwin Rafie and Mursal Muzafar of Kabul University got the championship and Ali Dost Hikmat of Gharjistan was selected as best speaker by the panel of judges. It was a wonderful event, which was planned and organized by the leading teams.
Peoples Reviews
would like to extend my gratitude as well to Afghans for Progressives thinking Board for sponsoring this event( National debate championship). The dedicated people who serve in this organization are to be commended for the sharing of their resources and time to enhance opportunities for our youth is timely and important.
Sohrab Rasouli
Student, Kabul
PT brings hope and unfolds the true identity of Afghans as people with just the same nature as any other human being on earth – with capacity and potential to do enormous good.
Adil Khan
Student, Badakhshan
ow after the debate, I can confidently enter discussions and comment on women and peace topics. I didn't know many important and underlying causes of war and conflict. I have now informed opinions that make me feel powerful and able for taking action and provoking the people of my surrounding to believe in women's power to bring about peace in our community"
Amer Khan
Pul-e-Surkh, Karte 3, Kabul
+(93) 782 118118
info@apt.org.af
https://apt.org.af/
Afghan Youth Representative to the United Nations Program April 27, 2021
Debate without Borders April 12, 2021
Leadership Program March 27, 2021
Kabul Intervarsity Debate Tournament March 19, 2021
Celebration of International Women's Day March 1, 2021


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More than 40,000 children ages 6-12 take part in the park district's summer day camps each year. They go on field trips, explore nature, get creative with art activities and play sports, among other activities.
Most summer programs run the week of June 16 through the week of Aug. 18. Most day camps run for six weeks, from June 29 - Aug. 7.
Camp lasts about six hours per day, Monday through Friday. Many parks offer early morning and late-day sessions as well.
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France Jewish School Shooting Shows French Politicians Must Stop Using Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric
By Will Birch
Toulouse is a city in southwestern France, famous for its old town, relaxed atmosphere, passionate love of rugby, and duck based specialties. The city has never been associated with violence, but today, Toulouse is in shock following the killing of three French servicemen, three Jewish school-children, and a rabbi by a masked gunman.
The murder in cold blood of small children and unarmed men is always horrific. Even more so is the fact that they were targeted for being members of a certain profession, of a certain community, and of a certain faith.
At first, there were concerns that it was the work of far-right extremists – some even speculated disgruntled former French soldiers might be behind the atrocity – but this now seems to be the handiwork of an Al-Qaeda sympathizer. Breaking news should always be treated with caution – prone at first to inaccuracies – but this is verifiably accurate.
As I write this, the RAID – the French equivalent of the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team – have started their assault on the flat where the suspect is barricaded. They will undoubtedly either succeed in killing or capturing him, thereby potentially bringing an end to the fear of Toulouse's people.
Campaigning for the French presidential elections has already been suspended, and a minute's silence has been observed in respect for the victims by all French schools. The incident has left a small religious community is in shock and disbelief, and an entire nation in painful introspection. All over France, many are asking "How could this have happened here?"
The answer is not an easy one. Being French, I understand all too well the nuances, complexities, and tribulations of French society, with regards to the difficult issues of race or religion. There are undoubtedly deep and sustained tensions within France and its various communities. Sometimes – as we have seen in the past – these tensions become greatly inflamed, leading to riots in poor suburbs or attacks on minorities. This attack, however, does not mean that France is sliding into an abyss of ethno-centric, racially or politically motivated violence.
Acts of this sort will always be the work of extremists. These men are often loners, frequently work without support, and harbor unsubstantiated grudges. The attacks are not reflective of wider French society. However, the incident does raise the issue of the increasingly angry war of words in French politics; a war in which the rhetoric of anti-immigration and integration has increasingly become a vote-winner for certain parties and individuals. Could it be that such reckless use of inflammatory language or divisive topics actually unwittingly helps indirectly engender these kinds of acts? This is a question that cannot be answered to any absolute degree of certainty.
Mainstream French society has come a long way from the days my parents grew up in – when racism and anti-Semitism were socially acceptable bases for discourse. Today, France is – in many ways – a tolerant, inclusive and free society. However, issues still remain in terms of immigration, integration, and the role of minority communities in French society and community life. Politicians, especially President Nicolas Sarkozy, should be mindful of using these very divisions as wedge issues to divide France in order to win elections. This is a dangerous game, because there will always be those who will exploit these differences to justify their heinous acts.
The gunman – no matter what his motivations or political inclinations – will be brought to justice for the crimes he has committed. It is also to be expected that France will take every measure to ensure that this sort of mass murder can never happen again with such ease or speed. This process will have to involve a thorough appraisal of the role that divisive and polarizing election rhetoric has in helping to fashion the climate for such babaric acts.
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Q: How to remove the multiple metacharacters from a File python3 How to remove the multiple metacharacters from a File python3 likewise if i want to remove double Quotes("), single quote('), plus operator(+),hyphen(-), equal sign(=) and comma(,).
For example for double quoted we can do as below..
    In [1]: import re

    In [2]: re.sub(r"\"", "", '"remove all "double quotes" from text"')
    Out[2]: 'remove all double quotes from text'

    In [3]: re.sub(r"(^\"|\"$)", "", '"remove all "only surrounding quotes" from text"')
    Out[3]: 'remove all "only surrounding quotes" from text'

Lets have an example like below where we have thousands of such lines into a file and we have to apply this on the same:
adding new entry "cn=hdl-binsun+ipHostNumber=192.1698.232.92,ou=hosts,ou=corp,ou=services,o=hdl.com"

Just simulating the above example, i came across the Below code which works as desired:
# replacer.py
import re
f = open('file.txt', mode='rt', encoding='utf-8')
for line in f:
    new_str = re.sub(r'[+=",]', ' ', line)
    print(new_str)
    #new_str = re.sub(r'[-()\"#/@;:<>{}`+=~|.!?,%$]', ' ', line)

I get the desired output as below

$ python replacer.py
adding new entry  cn hdl-binsun ipHostNumber 192.168.232.92 ou hosts ou corp ou services o hdl.com

A: Just use the replace function man
you dont even need to use re
a = "remove all \"double quotes\" from text".replace("\"", "")

or maybe here we go
def replacer(string, sth_to_remove):
   return string.replace(sth_to_remove, "")

a = replacer(a, "\"")

you can use a list like
not_needed = ['+', '-', '\"']

def replacer(string, sth_to_remove):
       if type(sth_to_remove) == list:
           for i in sth_to_remove:
               string = string.replace(i, "")
       else:
         string = string.replace(sth_to_remove, "")
       return string
a = replacer(a, not_needed)

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Students in Grades 3-5 created an amazing music video to go along with our theme for this year's Read Across America Celebration. With lyrics written by our students and a dance choreographed to Katy Perry's song, Chained to the Rhythm, our team of specialists worked with students to create Chained to the Book for 2019! Special thanks to Lisa Norcross, Melissa, Steiger, Christina Erb, and Chris Bauer for all their efforts! Be sure to keep an eye out in the video for our School Resource Officer, Matt Vatcher!
Kindness Matters at Wood End!
At a recent All-School Meeting, K-1 students taught our school community some very important lessons about kindness. We listened to a story about two children who learned the value of kindness through jelly doughnuts. Students then created paper doughnuts with their book buddies by writing acts of kindness on paper sprinkles! We have a feeling they will be "sprinkling" those around them with kindness for many days to come! Be on the lookout for our kindness doughnuts in the halls of Wood End! Kindergarten and first grade students also read a Pledge of Kindness to the audience as well as some meaningful quotes about kindness. We ended with a song about kindness! If you are interested in continuing the conversation about the value of kindness at home, check out our book list of some stories about kindness that you can read and discuss together as a family. Enjoy and remember to BE KIND!
By providing engaging books covering a wide variety of genres and topics, our students have become more excited about reading. To learn more about how these classroom libraries are benefiting our students (and teachers) check out the presentation 4th grade classroom teacher, Keri DiNapoli, created to inform and thank our PTO for their generous support!
Child passenger safety has dramatically evolved over the past decade; however, motor vehicle crashes continue to be the leading cause of death for children 4 years and older. The American Academy of Pediatrics has developed guidelines on evidence-based practices designed to optimize safety in passenger vehicles for children from birth through adolescence. Read the full article here.
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Key pension dates and deadlines 2019 – are you ready?
Whilst all was quiet on yesterday's spring statement front, and uncertainty remains on what will become of Brexit by the end of March, April as usual heralds a number of changes for pensions.
Click here for a PDF of this Alert.
In this Alert
Automatic enrolment changes
Investment disclosure: pooled funds
Finance Act 2019
VAT exemption and regulated insurers
1 April 2019 VAT exemption on pension fund management services provided by insurers ends
5 April 2019 Removal of transitional automatic enrolment DB alternative quality easement
6 April 2019 Mandatory increases to automatic enrolment DC contribution rates
Pooled fund disclosure requirements in force
Finance Act 2019 provisions in force
Standard LTA increases to £1,055,000
Scottish Budget tax band changes due to take effect
Mandatory contribution increases
For DC pension schemes being used to meet an employer's automatic enrolment requirements, both minimum employer and overall contribution rates will rise from 6 April 2019. This is the second successive annual increase in minimum contributions and the last one which is currently scheduled to take place under legislation. The actual percentage increase which will apply in a particular scheme will depend upon the elements of income which are pensionable.
See our Alert for action points for employers and trustees.
Automatic enrolment thresholds for 2019/20
The DWP has confirmed the automatic enrolment thresholds for the tax year 2019/20:
the earnings trigger (for establishing eligibility) will remain at £10,000 (it has been at this level since the tax year 2014/15)
the qualifying earnings band (used for calculating DC contributions under the statutory default mechanism) will continue to be aligned with NIC rates, ie £6,136 for the lower level of qualifying earnings and £50,000 for the upper limit.
Alternative quality requirements for formerly contracted-out DB schemes: removal of transitional easement
Employers with DB schemes used to able to demonstrate scheme quality for auto-enrolment purposes by the existence of a valid contracting-out certificate. When DB contracting-out was abolished on and from 6 April 2016, to ensure that a DB scheme could continue to qualify for auto-enrolment, employers could use either the "Test Scheme Standard" (see our Alert for details) or "the cost of accruals" basis. The latter is based on the cost to the scheme of the future accrual of active members' benefits, and is applied at benefit scale level, rather than at scheme level.
As the "cost of accruals" test was difficult to satisfy in practice, a temporary easement was introduced (see our Alert for details). Regulations provided for a transitional period during which employers of schemes that satisfied the DB contracting-out conditions on 5 April 2016, and which had not changed the benefits in their schemes, could apply the cost of accruals test at scheme level. This easement ends on 5 April 2019.
Formerly contracted-out DB schemes used for auto-enrolment which currently employ the easement should therefore ensure that, from 6 April 2019, they comply with either of the alternative quality requirements outlined above.
New measures relating to the disclosure of information on a scheme's pooled funds come into force on 6 April 2019. The changes apply to those schemes (or sections of schemes) which are required to produce a chair's statement.
Trustees must inform members, in their annual benefit statement, that information about the funds in which they are directly invested is available on request. Members will be limited to one request every six months.
On making a request, a member must be provided with specified information corresponding to the investment options in which the member was invested at the time of his or her request or, if there has been no change to the member's investment options, on another date from up to six months earlier. This means that, for the most part, trustees will be permitted to update pooled fund information on a six-month cycle.
The Finance Act 2019 contains provisions broadening an exemption that gives tax relief on employer premiums paid into life assurance policies. The provisions also apply to contributions to qualifying recognised overseas pension schemes ("QROPS").
The legislation takes effect from 6 April 2019.
On 1 April 2019, HMRC ends its policy which currently allows regulated insurers to treat supplies of pension fund management services to schemes without special investment fund ("SIF") status as VAT exempt (see our Alert for further detail).
The change was intended to take effect from 1 January 2018, but HMRC agreed to a postponement in order to provide insurers with more time to take action.
If you have any questions on any of the above, please speak to your usual Sackers contact.
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Originally from Portsmouth, Rhode Island, Barbara Nicolosi is the Founder and Chair Emeritus of Act One, Inc., a nonprofit program to train and mentor Christians for careers as Hollywood writers and executives. She currently serves as the Executive Director of the new Galileo Studio at Azusa Pacific University, an on-line think tank that utilizes 3D video technology.
Barbara is a member of the Writers Guild of America-West and has written screenplays for several Hollywood production companies. Her most recent credit is as a co-writer with Benedict Fitzgerald on the 2013 Lionsgate release, Mary, Mother of the Christ. She also completed Polosuasion, a contemporary resetting of Jane Austen's Persuasion for IMMI Pictures of Beverly Hills. She wrote Fatima: Message and Miracle about the events that that took place in Fatima, Portugal in 1917, for Origin Entertainment of Manhattan Beach, CA, and is currently working on Theotokos, a story of the early Church for Panaghia Productions of Marseilles, France.
Barbara also Executive Produced the 2010 Origin Entertainment 3D documentary Cosmic Origins, a broadcast standard hour-length documentary about the beginning of the universe.
Barbara has a Masters in Film and Television from Northwestern University, and a B.A. from the Great Books program at Magdalen College in Warner, NH. She has done further studies in documentary production and animation at UCLA. She has been a script analyst, production company executive, and consultant on scores of entertainment projects including the features The Passion of the Christ and That Evening Sun, and TV shows Joan of Arcadia (CBS) and Saving Grace (TNT). A highly experienced public speaker on art, culture, media and spirituality, Barbara has delivered hundreds of addresses at universities, conferences and assemblies all over the world. Most notably, she was a featured speaker at a Vatican conference on media in 2001 and gave the keynote address at the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars National Conference in 2002. Barbara has been a grants panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts, and a reader for the Humanitas Prize which has been called the Pulitzer of screenwriting. For ten years, she has been on the Blue Ribbon jury of the Angelus Awards Student Film Festival, which is the top student film competition in the world.
Barbara has appeared as a cultural commentator on ABC, NBC, CBS, NPR and in the pages of The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Premiere magazine, among many others. She has produced several award-winning plays at the Actors Co-op Theater in Hollywood, and is currently working on a play based on the life of the poet Emily Dickinson. Barbara is an adjunct professor of cinema at Pepperdine University and Azusa Pacific University and is a guest lecturer at the Los Angeles Film Study Center, the Catholic University of Valencia, in Spain, and the Catholic University of Milan. She won Catholic Press Awards in 2001 and 2002 for her contributions to various Catholic magazines.
She is the co-editor with Spencer Lewerenz of the Baker Books 2006 release, Behind the Screen: Hollywood Insiders on Faith and Culture. She has been a contributor to several other books including: the 2012 Our Sunday Visitor release, Style, Sex and Substance, the 2010 Baker Books release, For the Beauty of the Church, the 2001 Augustinian Press release, Back to the Drawing Board: The Future of the Pro-Life Movement, and Loyola Press' The Best Catholic Writing of 2005. Barbara has received several awards for her work in media and culture. In 2004, she was selected as the Lay Apostle of the Year by the Legatus International Association. She won the 2006 Spirit Award from the Windrider Forum at the Sundance Film Festival. Most recently, she received the Gravitas Award for Cultural Impact from the Diocese of Trenton for her work in media in the spirit of Blessed Pope John Paul the Second.
Barbara serves as a consultant to the Board of Directors of the Magis Institute, a non-profit to promote authentic Catholic culture and spirituality. She is also on the board of New Ethos, an effort to foster dialogue and cooperation between the Christian community and Hollywood. In conjunction with Family Theater in Hollywood, she teaches theology to converts to Christianity from the entertainment industry.
"Barbara Nicolosi not only has excellent public speaking skills, but much more than that, she knows what she is talking about. Although Catholic, she is also effective with Protestant audiences. If the topic is media related, Barbara has interesting and important things to say." - Dr. Tom Nash, Professor Emeritus, Biola University.
SHE IS WORTH EVERY EAR THAT LISTENS TO HER. SHE EDUCATES BUT EDUCATES WITH HUMOR! SHE KNOWS WHO SHE IS AND DOES NOT APOLOGIZE FOR BEING! - Barbara N. Harrington, L.A.
I heard Barbara speak at a symposium at UIC (University of Illinois at Chicago). She was thoughtful, engaging, and hilarious! - Terri Aluise, Chicago
Barbara has a tremendous grasp of past history and current culture. To that, she brings a biblical perspective of the Church's responsibility (and opportunity) to engage and impact culture. Add to this, she is an entertaining and captivating speaker. You will not be disappointed! - Steve Vinson, Chandler, AZ
Barbara taught me at the Act One: Writing for Hollywood program in 2004. During this month-long course I was continually amazed by her knowledge of both the screenwriting craft and the movie business as a whole. It was like drinking from a fire hydrant with all the wisdom she poured over us that summer. No exaggeration, I still hear her voice EVERY TIME I sit down to write today. And I could list at least ten things off the top of my head that stuck to me so profoundly, but I'll spare you the read so as not to spoil anything when she comes to speak to you in person. If you let Barbara Nicolosi come give a speech at your school, class, ceremony, or function you will NOT be disappointed. I promise! - Aaron A., Ft. Worth, TX
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Q: how can I use javascript array in google table chart? I have a javascript array, how can I input row for google table chart? (google chart visualization)
I tried to insert as array it self, but it does not work.
en <script type="text/javascript"
src="https://www.gstatic.com/charts/loader.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        var myarr = new Array();
        myarr = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem("arr"));

        google.charts.load('current', {'packages':['table']});
        google.charts.setOnLoadCallback(drawTable);

        data.addColumn('string', 'Zipcode');
        data.addColumn('string', 'City');
        data.addColumn('String', 'State');

        //arr[0][0] to arr[0][arr[0].length] is column name

        data.addRows([

            //I don't know how to work here with array

        var table = new google.visualization.Table(document.getElementById('table_div'));
        table.draw(data, {showRowNumber: true, width: '100%',
height: '100%'});*/

</script>

array is two-d array.
example
example array

A: if all your data is in the array, then you can use method --> arrayToDataTable
    var myarr = new Array();
    myarr = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem("arr"));

    var data = google.visualization.arrayToDataTable(myarr);


Food was good but your delivery boy just spit out of mouth in front of my home. This is highly ridiculous. Next time i see any same behavior, let me inform the police.
Pathetic taste. Dosa was too hard to chew, Upma had too much oil.
The food was delivered 45 mins late. The delivery person was very rude while communicating. He couldn't find the address, but when we tried to help he started talking rudely. Even while delivering food he started arguing that we had given the wrong address. When in reality we have ordered food to the same address multiple times in the past and received food without an issue.
As always, Dosas and Idlys r so yummy. My fav breakfast dishes.
Amazing food, still hot when delivered. Will definitely order again!
I am waiting for 2.5 hrs since I have placed order and I have not received the food yet ..and I don't know when I am going to receive the food. how do you expect me to give the rating of food ?!
Bad taste, Not at all recommend. Worst Indian food I have ordered in Hong Kong. Really bad experience.
The delivery was 45 minutes late and the food was completely cold. Worst service ever. I want my whole money refund.
Very tasty, will order again.
Great taste, quick delivery, overall a very satisfying and appetizing ;-) experience!


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Q: Multiple joins onto same table i have the following tables:
TABLE: teachers:

teacherID
  teacherName

TABLE: students:

studentID
  studentName
  teacherID
  advisorID

so, usually, i know i can get a single row per student, with their teachers name using an INNER JOIN.
but in this case - the advisor and tacher - are from the same teachers table.  so how can i join onto the teachers table twice - once getting the teacher name, and then again to get the advisor name?
hope this is clear
thanks!

A: This lists students with the names of their teachers and advisors if any, in alpha order of student, without either (a) the teacher or (b) the advisor having to exist. If you want only where those names exist, change the respective join to an INNER join.
SELECT s.studentname as [Student], t.teachername as [Teacher], a.teachername as [Advisor]
FROM Students s
LEFT JOIN Teachers t ON s.TeacherID = t.TeacherID
LEFT JOIN Teachers a ON s.AdvisorID = a.TeacherID
ORDER BY 1, 2

A: You can join to the same table more than once, just give it a different alias for each join, and name your fields in a descriptive enough way.  Use a left join if there might not be a link, but if a student always has both a teacher and an advisor, a straight join should be fine.
Something like this:
select s.studentname student
     , t.teachername teacher
     , a.teachername advisor
from students s
join teacher t
  on t.teacherID = s.teacherID
join teacher a
  on a.teacherID = s.teacherID

A: Why not try something like the following.  Its been a while since I've done SQL so this may not work.
SELECT s.studentName AS Student, t.teacherName AS Teacher, a.teacherName AS Advisor
FROM teachers t, teachers a, students s
WHERE t.teacherID = s.teacherID AND a.teacherID = s.advisorID


Ceann Bodaich is a charming and cosy self catering holiday apartment, located on a working croft in the beautiful village of Tolsta Chaolais, on the Isle of Lewis. It awaits both singles and couples who are seeking a holiday away from it all. At Ceann Bodaich we try to give you a bit more than you were expecting.
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If you're a fan of P.F. Chang's lettuce wraps, you have to try Oh Mommy Umami Vegan Lettuce Wraps from Fuss-Free Vegan by Sam Turnbull! Made with red lentils and walnuts instead of chicken or tofu, they are a delicious appetizer or meal.
You may be familiar with Sam Turnbull from her popular blog It Doesn't Taste Like Chicken.
Her signature style makes cooking vegan food easy and fun. She has a recipe for just about every kind of food you can imagine, from breakfasts to dessert.
And now she's taking everyone's favorites to another level with her new cookbook Fuss-Free Vegan: 101 Everyday Comfort Food Favorites, Veganized.
Vegan Lettuce Wraps is just one of the recipes from Fuss-Free Vegan you're going to want to try.
But the first recipe I had to try from Fuss-Free Vegan is the Oh Mommy Umami Vegan Lettuce Wraps!
While they are filling enough for a meal, I made them as an appetizer as part of an Asian-inspired dinner. I also served Indo-Chinese Corn Soup, Pad Thai, and Peanut Sauce Tofu.
Vegan Lettuce Wraps were the perfect addition!
The flavor is similar to the ones at P.F. Chang's, but the filling is made with red lentils and walnuts.
And once you prep your ingredients, they only take 10 minutes to cook!
I recently became addicted to lettuce wraps. This is serious, guys. I started shoving almost everything I could into lettuce leaves. I was going through an entire head of lettuce a day. Ok, ok, I know that's so super-vegan-sounding, but sometimes eating like a rabbit is actually a really tasty experience. This is my favorite lettuce filler combo: Asian-inspired seasoning with added texture from the walnuts, all wrapped in crunchy fresh lettuce. This rabbit cooks a mighty fine meal.
I used Sriracha hot sauce.
Also, I omitted the oil when making the lentil mixture and sauteed the onion, garlic, and ginger in water.
Yay! So happy you loved the wraps and are looking forward to trying many more recipes 🙂 Thanks so much for taking the time to review my book!
The pleasure is all mine! It's a wonderful book, Sam!
The possibilities are endless with lettuce wraps! These look great! I need to get that book, too!


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New Bid to Ban TikTok
Lori Lewis
in: Radio, Social/Digital
The concern everyone should have with TikTok is it's a Beijing-run company with Chinese Communist Party influence (which they deny) being given the opportunity to influence Americans over what information China considers accurate and that places massive power in their hands.
While there are multiple reasons to be alarmed – here's one:
The version of TikTok shipped to China has a built-in daily time limit for kids 12-years-old & younger and the only content people are allowed to consume is science and education. The version shipped here in the U.S. offers unlimited use and any type of content we want to see.
It is often a very divisive app with a combination of people and bots leaving hurtful comments on everyone's (including kids') content. That alone should make every parent ban TikTok. The damage this app is doing to vulnerable people is awful.
This should not be a political issue – this is a national safety issue.
When former President Trump signed an executive order that blocked people from downloading the app in August 2020, it was done because intelligence was tipped off that the Chinese Communist Party was collecting Americans' personal and proprietary information. The order was never enforced due to legal challenges; then Biden revoked the order.
Byte Dance denied that back in 2020. But they have never once come out with any transparency over what intel they are collecting from those of us who use the app.
We don't know what we don't know. But there is a reason government employees here in the U.S. are not allowed to download the app. They know something.
As a brand – it's everyone's individual call. But I see more upside in creating on and using apps like Facebook and Instagram that while flawed – are not risking our national security.
Founder, Lori Lewis Media
lori@lorilewismedia.com
Get Ready for 2023


Ashleigh Buhai has a one stroke lead at the halfway stage of the Blue Bay LPGA after a sizzling back nine on Thursday.
The South African carded a four under 68 around Jian Lake Blue Bay golf course, taking her to nine under for the tournament, enough for a one shot lead ahead of last week's winner and local hopeful Shanshan Feng.
Buhai – who is still searching for her first win on the LPGA Tour – took advantage of the soft greens after the rain to roll in four birdies on the back nine, sending her to the top of the leaderboard.
"People told me the greens were tough and very undulating," said the 28-year-old after the round.
Buhai has notched up a runner-up finish and a T5 this year but admits that a maiden LPGA victory is important to her.
"Obviously every week you enter, you want to win, but we've got two days to go," added Buhai.
World number three Feng signed for a round of the day five under, despite dropping a shot on the par four 15th.
Further down the leaderboard, first round leader Sun Young Yoo dropped to third on five under after a disappointing two over 74 while America's Lizette Salas is alone in fourth on four under.


I collaborated with Toronto desinger named Phillip Tayler to build this cabinet for one of his customers. It was built to house a fireplace that runs on methelhydrate.Because the fuel burns clean it require no exhaust. The other part of this cabinet is used for a wine fridge that sits below the fireplace.


I used to be a candy fiend. It was almost a running joke among my teammates. "Hey Ty, you got any gummy worms in that bag for me?" It was common for me to be seen strolling through campus eating a bag of skittles an hour or two before practice. On some level I knew it was bad for me, but I didn't worry about it. How much did it really matter anyway?
So what changed? I used to believe that my training and my workouts were the entire picture. That they alone would shape the basketball player that I would become. But I realized that if I truly wanted to reach my goals, I had to gain every advantage I could. So last spring I visited a nutritionist and turned my attention to my eating habits. In the process I completely revamped my diet. The change in my game has been noticeable and I can say without a doubt that it has been worth the effort.
If you're 10 pounds above your ideal weight, it's like playing the game with a 10 pound weight vest on. Every movement, step and jump is that much more difficult. When you shed that weight you feel like you can jump through the roof.
Sometimes its about staying the same weight but replacing fat with muscle. This is what I did. By changing my diet, I turned 13% body fat into 6.5% and gained enough muscle to almost completely offset the fat loss. For athletes, fat is essentially dead weight (once you're past the threshold for maintaining healthy body functioning). Replacing it with muscle allows you to be more explosive while still maintaining mass.
I can't overemphasize the importance of this. I spent years lifting extremely hard only to see marginal muscle gain. As soon as I started focusing on my post-workout nutrition my workouts multiplied in effectiveness. After lifting weights, protein is vital to help your muscles recover and grow back stronger.
Post-workout nutrition is also vital after basketball workouts and practices. After cardiovascular workouts eating something as simple as a banana can help your legs recover. After every practice this season, I eat a banana and a protein shake. The next day I feel fresh rather than sore and exhausted. For more detailed information on post-workout nutrition, look here.
Proper nutrition before and during workouts allows you to workout harder. It adds to your Willpower Pool (read my previous blogpost on willpower to learn about this concept). When you feel energized, its much easier to push yourself.
It also just plain makes you feel better. I've noticed that when I eat healthy, I'm in a better mood. I'm not sure how much science there is behind this, but it works for me.
For workouts lasting longer than 90 minutes (e.g. a game or practice), it's beneficial to consume a small dose of carbohydrates at the hour mark. This can be a banana, apple, or some kind of sports bar or drink.
At halftime of games, I've started taking electrolytes to replenish lost fluids. It's helped me perform late in games when my opponents are tired.
It's easy to dismiss nutrition as unimportant. But serious athletes understand that proper nutrition can give you a huge edge against your competition.
As always, I want to hear your opinion. What role do you think nutrition plays for athletes? What experiences do you have with healthy eating in your training?


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News / Nostalgia
Storm Frank: North-east communities still 'deeply traumatised' by 2015 floods
by Gayle Ritchie
29/12/2020, 1:58 pm Updated: 29/12/2020, 5:59 pm
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Severe flooding in Ballater in December 2015.
It's five years since Storm Frank ripped through Scotland, wreaking a trail of destruction across the country. Gayle Ritchie looks back at one of the worst weather events in recent history.
Storm Frank swept through Scotland on December 30 2015, bringing flooding that devastated homes and businesses.
Worst-hit towns and villages included Ballater and Inverurie in Aberdeenshire and parts of Perthshire and Angus.
Static caravans at Ballater Caravan Park were seen floating down the raging River Dee as flood waters tore through the site and left it looking like a "war zone".
Near Balmoral, 16th Century Abergeldie Castle teetered on the brink of collapse while the iconic suspension bridge at Cambus O'May was battered and buckled.
Experts labelled the 2015-16 winter flooding as the most extreme on UK records, with December said to be the wettest and the warmest the country had ever seen.
Impact on Ballater
Non-stop rain landing on already wet ground, coupled with melting snow in the mountains, caused the River Dee to surge and burst its banks at Ballater Golf Club.
Its waters began spilling out into the streets, into garages, sheds and living rooms, and residents were evacuated to local safe havens.
Soon, much of the village lay submerged in 4ft of water with the Dee flooding Bridge Street.
Static caravans at Ballater Caravan Park floated down the raging river and flood waters wrecked the site completely.
Flood damage at Ballater Caravan Park.
Around 100 caravans had been housed at the site when the floods swept in, 40 of which ended up missing. Many others were left beyond repair and had to be demolished.
Some 600 homes and 100 businesses were estimated to have flooded across Aberdeenshire in the days following Storm Frank – 307 homes and 60 businesses in Ballater alone.
Part of the A93 Ballater to Braemar road – across the road from the castle – was sent plunging into the Dee as the region was battered by the elements.
The roaring waters of the river also partly destroyed the Invercauld Bridge, the main crossing on the road into Braemar.
The badly damaged Cambus o' May bridge.
Nearby, the iconic Edwardian Cambus O' May suspension bridge was severely buckled and battered by the storm.
Meanwhile, Abergeldie Castle near Balmoral was left teetering on the brink of collapse.
Workers clearing the River Dee at Abergeldie Castle
The Baron of Abergeldie, John Gordon, and his wife sought refuge at a neighbour's house after a 500-yard stretch of embankment next to the castle was swallowed up by the swollen Dee.
Tonnes of rock were placed on the wrecked riverbank in an attempt to save the A-listed tower from destruction.
'The knock-on effect can still be felt'
Reverend Canon Vittoria Hancock was at the heart of the action when Storm Frank hit Ballater.
"The village had had almost continuous rain for three months, plus snow melt, plus Storm Frank," she said.
The Reverend Canon Vittoria Hancock.
"Many of those who weren't flooded ended up hosting family and friends for lengths of time, or volunteering, or clearing things out.
"I was able to help by being present – going with people into their homes after the flooding, being a listening ear, finding practical help where I could.
"The churches ran a free soup kitchen for a few weeks and this provided a valuable decompression space."
A house at Dinnet surrounded by water.
The worst aspect of it all, apart from the fact many people found themselves homeless, was the fear factor.
"It kept on raining and the river kept rising," said Rev Hancock.
"People think of it as one event, but the flooding happened at different times over the next week, too.
"One evening I had a frantic phone call from Tarland to tell me that water was coming in and did I know anywhere with sand bags. I also had people affected later in Aboyne.
"The whole community was affected, even those who weren't flooded, and the knock-on effect can still be felt."
Storm Frank was both financially and emotionally devastating, said Rev Hancock.
"The effects are still seen today. I'm not sure we have recovered fully yet.
"A lot of people were deeply traumatised and they still are to a degree.
"You can feel the tension in the community rise with the river level."
A large section of the A93 between Ballater and Braemar swept away by storm surge on the River Dee on January 5 2016.
Many other parts of Aberdeenshire suffered the wrath of Storm Frank
On January 7 2016, the rivers Don and Ythan burst their banks, affecting 130 homes and 16 businesses in Inverurie, Port Elphinstone and Kintore, and a further 64 homes and three businesses in Ellon.
Several householders in Port Elphinstone were forced to leave their homes after water started coming up through their floorboards.
Members of the emergency services wade along Canal Road in Port Elphinstone after the River Don rose to record levels and burst its banks amid continued heavy rain on January 8 2016. (PA)
Steve Russell's house, right next to the River Don, was flooded by 4ft of water.
"We'd only been in the house a year and we felt pretty safe, having been told it hadn't flooded in 120 years," he said.
"My wife and I started to get nervous when the Don started rising and hunted down sandbags, which were like hen's teeth.
"The football pitch opposite the house flooded – it was like a pond – and then we had a power cut.
"We packed the car and headed to the Strathburn Hotel in Inverurie where staff offered hot drinks and a dry space. We slept in the main lobby with around 30 other 'abandoned' people."
Steve Russell's Port Elphinstone home was badly affected by the floods of Storm Frank.
The following morning Steve discovered the flood waters had breached his house.
"Seeing that was incredibly emotional," he said.
"The water had made a whirlpool of shelving, lawn mowers and electric goods in the garage.
"The flooring and sun patio were ruined and there were scum lines on the walls.
"We were genuinely devastated. It was absolute carnage."
Sand bags outside homes in Port Elphinstone.
It took months, and vast sums of money, to repair the damage caused, and even now, five years on, Steve says the threat of another Storm Frank hangs over him.
"Our house is at risk and every time it rains, we get anxious," he said.
Steve Russell
"Farming procedures have changed – there are less natural barriers to control mass water flow – and I expect us to flood again.
"I can only cross my fingers and hope we're not so badly affected."
A burst drain in Port Elphinstone.
Tayside trauma
Perthshire and Angus were among the hardest hit areas in Tayside, with parts of Strathearn completely submerged.
Homes in Comrie and Coupar Angus were evacuated as Storm Frank battered the region, cutting power and flooding homes.
Flooding in Aberfeldy as Storm Frank battered the UK on December 30 2015.
In Perth, the gates were closed at Perth Harbour and on the Queen's Bridge as water levels on the River Tay rose.
North of Bridge of Cally on the A93, the Bleaton Hallett bridge collapsed seconds after a digger driver drove his 14-tonne vehicle on to it during the flooding on December 30 2015.
Rodger Brown was forced to use his vehicle's rear bucket to pull the digger back on to solid land before the bridge gave way completely.
The 34-year-old from Blairgowrie had been helping to stop flood water from entering a nearby property just before the drama unfolded.
The bridge off the A93 near Bridge of Cally where digger driver Rodger Brown had a lucky escape as it started collapsing under the effects of Storm Frank which hit on December 30 2015.
Some of the worst hit roads were around Tannadice, Marykirk and Montrose in Angus.
In Blairgowrie, a Coastguard helicopter and specialist firefighters rescued an elderly couple from their home which was in danger of being flooded.
The aircraft was scrambled to Boglie Farm to save the couple who had raised the alarm after waking to find their home cut off.
The man, who was confined to a wheelchair, was airlifted to a neighbour's house on higher ground with his wife and their dogs.
Gillian Brock, vice-chair of Comrie Community Council, belted home from work after hearing about the flood risk.
"I waded through more than two feet of water to check my home," she said.
"Thankfully it was okay but sadly others weren't so lucky.
"When I realised the extent of the devastation I told work I wouldn't be back and helped to rescue residents.
"We went round the shops in the village asking for food and donations and opened the White Church as a volunteer rescue centre."
Vice-chair of Comrie Community Council Gillian Brock.
Gillian said volunteers galore turned up with food or simply willing to help.
"I got one resident to eventually leave his home after I persuaded the rescue services to take his dog on a dingy," she said.
"I also got someone to inspect a property to make sure it was safe as the lady refused to leave her property."
Gillian believed she and others did the "best they could" in an emergency situation.
"We were devastated at what this disaster had done to our community but, Comrie being Comrie, it did everything in its power to help and, to this day, we still fight to get the resilience plan in place so our residents can rest assured this won't happen again."
Human cost of havoc
Storm Frank brought severe gales to western parts of the UK, with gusts as high as 85mph in northwest Scotland, and persistent, heavy rainfall.
Amber "be prepared" rainfall warnings, meaning "danger to life," were issued because of severe flooding reported in England and Scotland.
The storm claimed three casualties across Moray, the Highlands and Cornwall.
A 36-year-old man died after falling out of a canoe in the River Garry, near the village of Invergarry.
The body of a missing kayaker in his 50s was recovered from the River Findhorn in Moray. He had capsized from his vessel while navigating rapid torrents.
A grandfather became the third victim of Storm Frank when he drowned after being overpowered by stormy seas off the coast of Cornwall.
The man reportedly died while trying to rescue his dog after it got into difficulty at Port Mellon, near Mevagissey.
Abergeldie Castle
Ballater
Cambus o'May
comrie community council
Coupar Angus
gillian brock
Invercauld Bridge
Invergarry
Port Elphinstone
port mellon
River Dee
River Don
River Findhorn
river garry
Storm Frank
vittoria hancock
Fire crews in attendance at house blaze in Fortrose