Posted by Florent Georges, on 2013-02-13, in oxygen and scala.
I am looking at Scala for future development, and wondered a bit about its integration abilities for edge cases. Writing a plugin for oXygen looked like a good candidate to investigate this: oXygen has no specific support for Scala, it is written in Java, there is a JAR library containing classes to use for developing the plugin, which has to implement some specific classes and use others, then be bundled as a plugin JAR file, loaded dynamically by oXygen and called from the description in the plugin.xml descriptor. If Scala did not support that scenario, it would probably not be worth having a look at for me.
So I don't know anything about Scala. I downloaded it, tried to sketch a Hello World kind of plugin for oXygen, and the result was impressively simple! So here are the few steps I've done, if you want to make your own at home.
First, download and install Scala. I went to Scala download area, downloaded the latest version for Mac OS X, unzip it in /usr/local/scala-2.10.0 and added the sub-directory bin/ to my $PATH. I assume you also have the oXygen SDK, with the file oxygen.jar to use for plugin development.
In order to compile those, and build the JAR file, go to the top directory (the one containing the sub-directory org/), and use the following command. Note that the -Y is necessary because of some conflicts in the oXygen JAR file when used from Scala. You also might have to adapt the path to the oXygen JAR, of course.
All you have to do now to test the plugin is to (re)start oXygen!
Conclusion: Scala is sooo easy to setup to be used to write a plugin for oXygen, and the new oXygen add-on repository is sooo easy to create and to install plugins from!
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Here too, is where the awakening happens, not in some lofty place, at some other time but here and now which is where the ever-present body abides.
So that no dust may alight.
This verse is one of a pair that feature in the story of Eno Daikan (Ch. Hui Neng), the Sixth Chinese Patriarch.
If we know the story then we also know that this verse was written by the Head monk who failed in his attempt for the transmission of the succession. It was Eno's verse that succeeded. As such I can make the mistake that the above verse is incorrect - but this would be a mistake.
The fifth patriarch, Gunin, saw immediately that his head monk had not yet seen into what is called in Zen, the 'Great Matter' however made it quite clear that if his monks put what this verse says into practice then they would indeed attain Enlightenment.
What we find is our whole daily life practice written into these four brief lines.
The Bodhi Tree is the tree the Buddha-to-be sat under after he had been rejected by the five ascetics. He made a comfortable seat, having given up both the life of luxury and the life of self-mortification. Here he entered into a deep samadhi; he was tempted by Mara three times who could not prevail against the great being. it was here too that he looked up and saw the morning star awakening to Buddhahood.
Where is this special place?
The poem places it as our very own body. It is into this place that we are to settle the wayward heart. This heart which 'ghosts' about in past and future and in all my fancy ideas, with all my judgements skipping about the branches.
Here we meet Mara, who is Lord of this world of desires and the other fires that carry me away.
There are no thoughts in the body, there are no judgements and opinions in the body, it is just as it is. All the aforementioned belong to this ghost called 'I' who is not the real master.
The bright mirror of the heart is that subtle consciousness that simply reflects things as they really are. How to describe this heart?
It is the seeing in the eye; the hearing in the ear, the smelling in the nose and so on until the one who just now knows these thoughts and feelings as the thoughts and feelings as they are.
In zazen in the moment of realisation of having been carried off once again into thoughts and now awoken to the fact. This is the functioning of the Heart-mirror.
But it gets covered over.
When the passions flare-up; when lost in thoughts and daydreams; when preoccupied by my likes and dislikes.
"But this is just now important to me… or interesting to me… or relevant to me" Suddenly these thoughts and opinions come in and mould the heart into their own likeness. Suddenly they become my whole world and the Heart is now obscured by them.
Like Manjushri's sword that cuts through the bonds of delusion so just jump back into this moment.
Hence, once again, to wipe them away, and to once again wipe them away. In effect it is to lay down 'I'; and again to lay myself down - allowing the heart to open out once more.
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Northeastern dismisses 11 students for COVID violations, won't issue refunds
Northeastern University is dismissing eleven freshmen for alleged COVID-19 social distancing violations.
The university will not refund a large portion of the students' fall payments.
Northeastern University dismissed 11 freshmen for allegedly violating COVID-19 social distancing protocols, refusing to refund nearly $9,000 of each student's fall payments.
The university announced that the students gathered on September 2 in a temporary dormitory located in Boston's Westin Hotel, one mile from Northeastern's campus. University staff members who were making rounds at the time found the students gathering together, which marks a violation of the school's social distancing policies.
According to a Northeastern University press release, the students "must vacate the Westin within 24 hours." They may contest their dismissal in an expedited hearing, but have been informed that they "are no longer part of the Northeastern community for the fall semester."
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"Students who host an unsafe (no masks and without healthy distancing) gathering, social or party, either on or off-campus can expect suspension," said Senior Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Madeleine Estabrook. "Students who attend an unsafe gathering, social or party, either on or off-campus, can expect suspension."
The students were enrolled in an international experience program called N.U.in, which was hosting 818 students at the Westin. The press release states that students would not receive a refund on the cost of the N.U.in program, which amounts to $36,500.
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Northeastern University's media relations team told Campus Reform that "the students appealed their dismissal," but "the student conduct appeals board — consisting of two administrators and one student — unanimously upheld the original sanction, including the loss of tuition, room, and board."
However, the university chose to credit $27,760 — the tuition portion of the $36,500 payment — to each student's spring semester. Each student will therefore lose $8,740 from the dismissal.
Northeastern University freshman Luke Abbatessa told Campus Reform that the school's reaction was in one sense "justified because the students signed a contract and reviewed other materials emphasizing the COVID-19 guidelines."
However, he says that the school's reaction was also harsh, providing little freedom for students to reasonably socialize.
Additionally, "by not refunding their fees, Northeastern isn't even taking into consideration the financial situations of the parents who presumably paid for these students."
In late August, Campus Reform reported that Northeastern University obtained the results of an informal Instagram poll, in which freshmen indicated their intentions to participate in parties. Northeastern sent an email to the 115 students who responded to the poll positively, threatening to rescind their offers of admission unless they provided a written response to the email "acknowledging that you will abide by the Northeastern University Code of Student Conduct."
"You have displayed a disregard for health and safety measures," read Northeastern's email. "Even if this gesture on social media was made in jest, your willingness to mock the well-being of our community, and the efforts made to protect it, demonstrates a degree of carelessness that does not meet the values and principles we uphold."

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I was almost out of eyeglass leashes, and I was going to discontinue these. But, people keep asking for them! So I started restocking today. Browns, greens, purples. And a few multi-color. I have quite a few more color combos I want to do. The fun part is making the bead mixes. I was lucky to receive two large gifts of glass seed beads last year so I have so many colors to choose from!
The last three snakeskin jasper teardrops. I just love these stones!
A closeup. What a beauty! SOLD.
Snakeskin jasper, glass and copper.
Necklace and earrings have been SOLD.
Snakeskin jasper, glass and brass.
The colors on this one remind me of mint chip ice cream.
Snakeskin jasper with glass and pewter.
I have just six snakeskin jasper teardrops left. It is sad when I use up the last of a favorite stone! I turned three into pendants today and have the last three laid out on my work table ready to create. Here is the result of todays' efforts.The pictures do not do these beautiful stones justice!
Mixed with serpentine, soft green seed beads and pewter.
A small turquoise stone on the dangle. Shades of teal seed beads and copper accents.


Before I begin cleaning, I would like to share some of my spring cleaning tips with you.
1. Did you know which five spots in your home likely have the most germs? They are your common area doorknob, kitchen drawer knob, kitchen countertop, bathroom sink, and bathroom sink handle. Viruses that cause colds and the flu can survive on common surfaces for up to 72 hours. I use Clorox® Clean-Up® on all of these surfaces because it kills 99.9% of germs (use as directed on hard, non-porous surfaces).
2. Clean every room from top to bottom. When you think about how to spring clean your home, it's important to start from the ceiling down. This will cause dust and debris to flow downward and keep you from having to re-clean your space. If you have a vacuum with an extension hose, use it to get cobwebs and dust from your ceilings and fans first. Then, dust your furniture and other items before vacuuming all the dust and debris off your floors. This will save you time and result in a cleaner room.
3. The best way to get rid of lime buildup around the faucet it is to lay paper towels over the fixture, soak it with vinegar and let it set for an hour. The deposits will soften and become easier to remove. The paper towels I use are Viva Multi-Surface Cloth and Viva Signature Cloth. The Multi-Surface Cloth has a new, 2-ply product that is strong, soft and absorbent. The Signature Cloth has a unique softness that feels more like cloth than paper to me!
4. Use this dishwasher cleaning method every six months or so. The first step is to run a cycle with one cup of vinegar in a dishwasher-safe bowl on the top rack. Then, sprinkle a bit of baking soda on the bottom of the washer and run it again. (Short cycles are fine.) The vinegar and baking soda combined will help to clean out any food particles and leave it smelling fresh and clean.
5. Disinfect your sponge in the microwave. Just fill the sponge with water, place it on a Viva Signature Cloth, and cook it on high for two minutes.
6. Clean your mop with vinegar. Fill a bucket with one gallon of hot water and add one cup of vinegar. Soak for thirty minutes and rinse with water.
7. To clean windows, start off by cleaning them on a cloudy day to reduce streaking. Mix a cleaning solution of eight parts water to 1 part vinegar, wipe them down with Viva Multi-Surface Cloth and your windows will look fabulous!
8. Don't forget to replace your furnace and HVAC filters. This is one of the most important and overlooked parts of spring cleaning. Replacing a standard filter with a more robust one with a high MERV rating will help keep you healthier as you enter spring.
I hope you will use some of these spring cleaning tips to make your spring cleaning easier. A good, deep spring clean-up is what we all need to create a healthier home.
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Oh man do I feel ya with that cold! I also had it and finally had to go to Urgent Care to get antibiotics. 5 weeks with it about did me in. Make sure to try and get as much rest as you can. You've been running around like a crazy lady lately with all you have going and it can wear you down for sure. Thanks for the tips. I love using vinegar and baking soda for so many things. Hope you feel better soon.
Thank you so much! I have had a cold on and off since Christmas! Hopefully my super clean kitchen will help.


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Latitude 2014: the DiS review
by Andrzej Lukowski July 25th, 2014
It's funny growing up with a festival - you don't really notice the changes until suddenly you really notice the changes. My dim memories of Latitude's early days are of a twee, jolly, wholesome affair, where teenagers were a myth, electronic music was just a rumour, the hours of darkness were for sleeping, and non-knitters were in the minority.
Seven years on, and be-facepainted teenagers are everywhere, there are multiple stages and bars open until 3am (on which electronic dance acts play their repetitive-beated troth), and not one but two young men tried to sell us drugs in the iArena on Saturday night.
And yet… it's the same old Latitude if you want it, there's just more bits - Pappy's are still getting drunk on Friday night in the Literary arena; Josie Long is still leading wholesome calls to arms on the Comedy stage; there's ballet on the Waterfront; whimsical live art curators Forest Fringe continue to do their whimsical thing in the Faraway Forest; the sheep are still dyed exiting pastel shades… heck, Mogwai are still headlining (admittedly, only on the second stage this time, but I wouldn't be surprised if they drew a physically larger crowd than their 2006 Sunday headline slot - fyi they are ace, though my state of mind at the time probably precludes deeper analysis).
What this all does mean, gentle Drowned in Sound reader, is that I didn't really see all thaaaaat many bands, but you know, rather than blather on about theatre on a music website, let's just talk about the music.
Let's talk about Daryl Hall & John Oates. Did they change their name from Hall & Oates? Or have we been calling them the wrong thing all along? Probably that's not relevant. What is relevant, perhaps, is that they're the one band I see all weekend who manage to unite the tribes of Latitude - there are older people watching them earnestly, people my age watching them with a certain level of enthused irony, and the youth of today enjoying them with a sort of post-ironic omnivorousness - I doubt it would even occur to the little blighters that this pathologically cornball pair of sixtysomethings are any more or less cool than, I dunno, Julia Holter. Anyway, they plough into Latitude as if it was Wembley Stadium - I sincerely doubt they have the first clue where they are, but it's still fucking glorious: obviously it would be horrendous if all music was like this, but when they give over what feels like 20 minutes of their set to an exquisitely wrought 'I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)' - at least half of which seems to be a sax solo - I must confess to feeling rather like Patrick Bateman having one of his AOR raptures.
What else, what else… ah, the sky! The sky at Latitude was amazing. During Kelis's rapturously received, perfectly pitched set of souled-up reworkings of her greatest hits, the sky is the sort of deep azure you feel you could somehow drown in - somebody in the crowd somewhere has what I can only assume to be an actual bubble cannon, and when the air overhead fills with shining flocks of bubbles just as she sings "just like the sky, like the 4th of July" it is pretty amazing.
Skip forward a day-and-a-bit and Damon Albarn is receiving the sort of brain-frying elemental accompaniment that the evilest of metal bands only fantasise about. The black sky is wreathed with lightning - eerily unaccompanied by rain for the first hour - which elicits cheers in and of itself. It makes a dramatic intervention in the encore, when a searing chain of electrical light distracting Albarn so much that he breaks off from introducing his first special guest - one G Coxon. There's a slightly lopsided quality to the set - after an incandescent one-two of the Graham-augmented 'Tender' and a positively volcanic freestyle from Kano on 'Clint Eastwood', the encore finishes with newies 'Mister Tembo' and 'Heavy Seas of Love', which is fine, but possibly not quite what we were expecting it to build towards (I assume it's all a logistical decision based on final guests The Leytonstone City Mission Choir, who sing on both). And closing the main set with obscure Blur song 'All Your Life' seems to slight flummox a crowd that appears to know more or less every word to every song on Everyday Robots. But by-and-large it's a triumph, a perfect synthesis of Albarn, Gorillaz, Blur and The Good, the Bad & the Queen that quite understatedly reminds us that yes, he is actually a genius. And he really works for it - it goes without saying that he's a consummate showman, but by the end there are seriously something like 40 people on stage (I'd call them 'musicians' but one of them is a man dressed as a clown whose role I don't exactly understand); I get the impression cracking his maiden UK festival headline set really meant something to him.
There was a general assumption he'd reprise his role as keyboardist in Afrofunk supergroup the William Onyeabor Project the next day, but 'tis not to be; nor, sadly, does the group's mastermind David Byrne turn up, despite a slightly confusing series of press releases from the festival's PR suggesting this may have been due to appear at one time. It really doesn't matter though - a band including Alexis from Hot Chip, Ninja Tune's Young Fathers and about a gazillion other folk blitz through a series of covers of songs by the ebullient Nigerian musician, 'discovered' by Byrne decades after he'd denounced his own music as un-Christian.
And that's kind of it. There were other bands - heck, I saw Teeth of the Sea twice - but let's not turn this review into an autistic trudge. Latitude continues to grow up, but it is what it always was - a jolly good time.
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Blog Week 52 Radio Stations Are Many And Varied, How My Tastes Have Changed Over The Years!!
Have you had a good week? Busy here as usual and I put a post up on FB about which radio stations you listen to.If I had to choose between watching the television or listening to the radio, the latter always wins hands down. Is this an age thing??
I also asked friends and family who are not on FB and the results of my poll are now in! 75 people took part and I am slightly surprised that the second favourite was not the overall winner.
As for my favourite radio station it is Radio 4 in the house and Radio 2 in the car. Some great programmes are on Radio 4, Woman's Hour, Money Box, You and Yours, Desert Island Discs, Just a Minute, News Quiz, and of course, The Archers.
I enjoy Jeremy Vine and Steve Wright In the Afternoon if I am out driving, plus Johnny Walker and Tony Blackburn at the weekends.
When I was young, my late mother used to write down the Top Twenty for me on a Tuesday lunchtime when I was at secondary school. Circa 1966-1971. I was an avid Radio 1 fan from the day it started broadcasting in 1967 and Tony Blackburn played Flowers In the Rain by The Move, but now I am ashamed to say I don't know any chart postions or who is Number 1!
I could recite the top twenty off by heart week in week out and my late father would often comment "If only you would pay attention to your school work in the same way that you do this, you will go far!"
Commercial radio stations are annoying as they have too many adverts and the DJ's often end tracks before they have finished playing.
If any of you want to comment on which station you listen to and why, I can update these statistics!!
Have a good week and see you next Saturday.


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Second Oculus Software Update (1.12) Is Out, Improves Tracking, Introduces New Features
By Kevin Carbotte published 28 February 17
Oculus rolled out version 1.12 of the Oculus software. The new build addresses tracking issues that version 1.11 introduced, improves the user experience, and adds an audio mirroring option.
Oculus launched the Touch controllers in early December to mixed customer reactions. In my review of Oculus's motion controllers, I noted that the tracking may have actually been a little too robust for my taste. In my experience, the sensors picked up every nuanced movement of my hands, and I noticed the controllers lose tracking only when they were out of view of both cameras.
My experience with Touch is positive, but my experience is not universal, though. Shortly after the launch of the Touch controllers, reports of poor tracking started popping up in the Oculus support forums and the Oculus subrReddit.
Oculus said it would address the tracking problem in January, but the company pushed the release into February for quality control purposes. The company delayed the driver release, but it didn't push back the plans for the February driver. Oculus committed to two drivers in the shortest month of the year.
The January update addresses the tracking issues, but it caused other problems. Some Touch owners that didn't have any trouble before started reporting issues to Oculus. Oculus Version 1.12 should address those new problems.
The latest version of Oculus Software also adds improved support for Unreal Engine and Unity, and it introduces a couple of new features. You can now flag spam reviews that you find in the Oculus Store to help Oculus keep the store clean.
I'm especially fond of the other two additions to the Oculus platform: When you install some games through the Oculus Store, you must click the game's icon to finalize the installation--which you can't do from inside the headset. Mercifully, Oculus version 1.12 allows you to complete the install from within the VR environment. Just be sure to launch Oculus Home with administrator privileges.
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Bhopal: Priest absolved of rape charges for lack of evidence
By Staff Reporter
Fr George Jacob alias Kutty was arrested on August 11, 2018 and sent to jail after a Mumbai-based middle-aged woman had accused him of raping her.
BHOPAL: The court on Monday acquitted Fr George Jacob alias Kutty of St Joseph Girls School, Idgah Hills, in rape case due to lack of evidence. The prosecution failed to prove whether the crime was committed by Jacob or Kutty, as they could not establish if the two were same person.
The priest had called the woman to his presbytery situated on the premises of St Joseph Girls School.
Defense Advocate Santosh Dhote said, "Prosecution failed to establish whether Fr George Jacob or George Kutty is same person. Woman did not mention name of George Kutty in her complaint."
Even complainant could not identify the accused when the latter appeared in the court as she had said that she was seeing him in court for the first time, informed Dhote.
In the complaint to Shahjahanabad police station, the woman said she was looking for a job and on her friend's suggestion she had contacted St Joseph Girls School.
On August 8, 2018, she came to meet the principal at the school. The principal, introduced himself as George Kutty and led her to his residence. He offered her a job on monthly salary of Rs15000 provided she converts her religion.
The woman refused and after polite conversation while she was shooting a video of fish aquarium there, the principal allegedly sexually assaulted her.
During the trial, it came to fore that the complainant woman had also faked her identity as an unmarried Hindu woman, but documents proved that she was married and a Muslim.
The complainant failed to corroborate her charges and allegations, she even failed to give the exact time of the incident. In her complaint she had not mentioned the name of George Kutty.
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letter to be read in all Mormon churches warns members to stop all unauthorized posthumous baptisms, including those of Holocaust survivors.
The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the highest governing body of the Mormon church, issued a letter on Feb. 29, which was to be read Sunday to all of its congregations.
The letter comes after the discovery that several prominent deceased Jews were baptized posthumously in recent weeks, including Anne Frank and Daniel Pearl.
Earlier this month, Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel called on Mitt Romney, who is running for the Republican presidential nod, to tell his church to stop performing posthumous proxy baptisms of Holocaust victims, after it was reported that some members of the church had submitted Wiesel's name for proxy baptism, in addition to submitting the names of Wiesel's deceased father and maternal grandfather.
This story "Mormons Ordered To Stop 'Baptisms' of Jews" was written by JTA.


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Well, as it stands, I'm hoping its the last time I ever start a job here in the UK. Well, because even if the back holds out that long, and I'm not convinced that the attrition of travel to, and from work wont get it before then, I've got less than 6 years to go, and no huge ambitions, in a work sense at least. Well, unless someone wants to offer me a major acting role, but at my age, with my back disability, and my 'push' all gone, I dont see that happening. That doesnt mean I'm not going to appear on a stage again, mind, before Angie says anything, because if something in that sense can be arranged, I am more than up for it, believe me. I might say that my singing isnt great, I suspect my dancing would be limited now, even more so than before, but that chance, on a stage, to do either, you bet I would!
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But while I need to drag my aching body to work in the UK, there is only one place I want to go to, until they sling me out at least, either due to age, infirmity, or the fact I'm moving abroad (at which point I guess its me slinging me out). And yes, thats where I am now, because not only is it a great place to work, but as the video says, they do tend to make me feel like a natural woman too!
Normally, when you get invited to an assessment centre for a job, you would expect to get the email from a person, right? So fine, for tomorrow, I get the invite from something called 'system integration'! Yes, I know, I should be so lucky! And even more when the instructions say that you are to report to them on arrival. How is this assessment going to be handled lol? I know, I know, I'd love to be connected up to the system, integrated into it, and assessed by a machine controlling my mind, but generally, most people… Oh fine, a short while after, I got an email telling me to report to reception instead, far less exciting! Would bring a whole new meaning to the group exercise, Borg like assimilation, I guess? At least I wouldnt need to think of any answers to those competency based questions, the machine would probably discover the answer to those for itself!
Mind, I joke/dream about this for now, but I guess at some point in the future, the human element of interviews may be reduced, or even totally taken out of the equation, but not in the near future I suspect…shame! Just imagine, the inability to 'improve yourself' taken out of the situation, as a machine probes your mind for the correct answers.
Yes, I know, if that happened tomorrow, I'd love every moment of it, regardless of getting the job, or not. Mind, if you're integrated into the system, surely they could ensure you were the perfect candidate for the job anyway, and have no desire to leave the company at any point? 😉 Shame I know its not really going to happen, but a girl can dream!


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Why anti-vaxxers might be creating a world of more dangerous viruses
Esther Inglis-Arkell
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In science fiction, we see all kinds of nightmare viruses that evolve immunity to vaccinations. The scary part? It could actually happen in real life, especially if anti-vaxxers encourage people not to get vaccinated. Populations with pockets of non-vaccinators are more likely to evolve vaccine-resistant viruses than populations where everybody gets a vaccination.
Viruses are still around because, like everything else that wants to stay alive, they're always changing. As our bodies come up with new immune responses, they mutate and keep coming at us. These slight mutations are called antigenic drift, and they're the reason why we have to keep getting new flu vaccinations every year. The flu virus gets into the body and uses its protein configurations to bind to receptor sites, generally on lung cells — unless a person's existing antibodies can stop them. When the flu mutates, the existing antibodies won't work anymore, and so we develop new ones. With any luck, we develop them before we die of the flu. Vaccines are meant to prompt antibodies that can bind to the flu virus, and give us the immune response we need without the bother of getting sick. But if our immune system can react to the flu faster, won't that drive the flu to mutate faster? Not necessarily.
To a certain extent, vaccines do prompt antigenic drift in viruses. When a group of people are immune to a particular configuration of a virus, they leave the playing field open to any newly-produced virus that has just a slightly different configuration. There's not much competition, as the original virus is quickly dealt with by vaccinated hosts.
The people carrying the slightly mutated virus, however, move freely though a population that has no immunity — what's called a "naive" population. For a virus to produce mutated "offspring," it needs to have fertile ground in which to reproduce. In order to make lots of second-generation viruses, one of which may be a useful mutant, the virus needs to have a lot of infected people manufacturing its babies. When an entire population is immune to a flu virus, it can't reproduce enough to have a good chance of offspring with a useful mutation. Life doesn't always find a way — just look at smallpox.
But low vaccination rates also contribute to antigenic drift in a different way. This was discovered when researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases started giving mice the flu. The mice were separated into two groups; one group received vaccines for a strain of flu, and the other did not. After the mice were infected with the flu, their lung tissue was checked for signs of the virus, and then used to infect the next group of mice.
After nine repetitions of the process, researchers compared the virus from the vaccinated mice and the virus from unvaccinated mice. The unvaccinated mice produced a virus that had not appreciably changed. The virus from the vaccinated mice had mutated slightly. It clung a little more tightly to the receptor cells on the lungs, allowing it to duck the antibodies that would destroy its chances of infection. The scientists called this a high-affinity virus, because of its affinity for the cell's receptor, then stuck that virus in unvaccinated mice again. The virus promptly reverted to its low-affinity form.
This might make it look like vaccines drive antigenic drift, but it's not that simple. For one thing, the virus wasn't responding to a vaccine, but to antibodies. A population-wide flu epidemic would leave the population in the same state as a population-wide vaccination program, except with a great deal more dead bodies. There was also a reason why, as soon as the antibody pressure was off, the virus reverted to its low-affinity form. If the flu virus clings too tightly to the receptor, it sacrifices its ability to move from cell to cell, spreading the infection. High-affinity isn't superpower. It is, quite possibly, an evolutionary end point.
It's not, however, the final twist. In this model for the virus, it alternates between populations with a number of antibodies (either from vaccines or from previous viruses), and naive populations. Its ability to change between high-affinity and low-affinity configurations gives it legs, and it travels through the population, adding on more mutations and more resistance. It's the alternation that drives the drift, and a poorly-vaccinated population provides the chance for alternation.
The researchers recommend fighting this model for antigenic drift by eliminating the "naive" population. Keeping a group up-to-date on their vaccinations — especially children, who haven't been exposed to many types of the flu — will reduce the chance that the virus will be handed back and forth between the exposed and the naive populations. Keeping vaccination rates high can stop us from needing new vaccinations.
[Via NCBI, NIH News]
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Рабочая партия Шотландии () — британская (шотландская) леворадикальная организация, основанная в 1967 году Мэттью Лигейтом () и самораспустившаяся в 1980-е. Издавала журнал «Шотландский авангард» ()

История

Рабочая партия Шотландии была небольшой марксистско-ленинской (маоистской) организацией выступавшей за создание независимой и социалистической Шотландии. Большая часть её членов прежде состояла в Комитета борьбы с ревизионизмом за коммунистическое единство. Партия владела небольшим магазинчиком маоистской литературы и до 80-х выпускала журнал «Шотландский авангард» ().

Помимо легальной партийной работы, члены РПШ создают вооружённое крыло организации и начиная с 1971 года проводят серию экспроприаций банков в Глазго, в том числе и Royal Bank of Scotland. Однако группа была выдана одним из членов партии, не согласным с её деятельностью и в 1972 году британская полиция сначала обнаружила оружие при обыске партийной книжной лавки, а затем арестовала четырёх участников боевой группы: самого Мэттью Лигейта (руководитель), Уильяма Макперсона, Колина Лоусона и Иэна Дорана.

Обвинение на суде сумело инкриминировать группе РПШ только пять дел, несмотря на подозрение о деятельности организации на территории всей Британии. Изначально группа была также обвинена в государственной измене (впервые со времен дела Джона Маклина), но властям пришлось от этого отказаться из-за нежелания создавать политических заключённых и невозможности связать экспроприации с изменой.

Вынесенные по приговору суда тюремные сроки стали одним из самых долгих в истории Шотландии за преступления, совершенные без применения жестокости и насилия. Мэттью Лигейт был приговорён к 24, Уильям Макперсон к 26, Иэн Доран к 25 и Колин Лоусон к 6 годам заключения. Никто из обвиняемых виновным себя не признал, а Мэттью Лигейт заявил, что «на насилие капитализма против рабочего класса пролетариям необходимо ответить встречным насилием».

После выхода из тюрьмы члены РПШ присоединились к движению против подушного налога, первое протестное объединение которого было создано по инициативе Мэттью и Линды Лигейтов в Глазго в 1987 году. В своей деятельности движение использовало тактику прямого действия, а его объединения вскоре охватили всю Шотландию.

Примечания

Литература
 Peter Barberis, John McHugh and Mike Tyldesley, Encyclopedia of British and Irish Political Organizations.

Ссылки
 Фотография Мэттью Лигейта
 Reg McKay. Scotland's most dangerous
 Иван Срибненко. Ленин из Лох-Несс и волынка Че Гевары

Бывшие политические партии Шотландии
Политические партии Шотландии
XX век в Великобритании
XX век в Шотландии
Леворадикальные организации
Партизанские движения
Маоистские партии Великобритании
Партии шотландских меньшинств

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FAQ: What fracture toughness can I assume for a ferritic steel if I know that it meets a certain Charpy energy requirement?
What fracture toughness can I assume for a ferritic steel if I know that it meets a certain Charpy energy requirement?
Direct measurement of fracture toughness is preferable, but there are several Charpy/fracture toughness correlations which can be used where this is not possible. Three correlations are given in Annex J of BS 7910, 2013 ('Guide to methods for assessing the acceptability of flaws in metallic structures'). Two of these are used for materials on the lower shelf/transition of the ductile/brittle transition curve, whilst the third is recommended for upper shelf behaviour.
1) For steels on the lower shelf and in the transition region, a simple lower bound estimate of toughness can be made from the Charpy energy at the same temperature [1] as follows:
Kmat is the estimate of the fracture toughness (in MPa √m);
B is the thickness of the material for which an estimate of Kmat is required (in mm);
Cv is the lower bound Charpy V-notch impact energy at the service temperature (in Joules)
2) The so-called Master Curve approach[2] can be used to make a preliminary estimate of the fracture toughness of ferritic steels from Charpy energy. This is a well-validated approach which is based on a correlation between the 27J or 40J Charpy transition temperature and the temperature at which a 25mm thick fracture mechanics specimen shows a fracture toughness, Kmat, of 100MPa √m. Although the approach has been extensively validated for a range of parent steels, there are cases where it overestimates Kmat, especially the following cases:
where Charpy specimens exhibit unusual behaviour such as fracture path deviation; this may occur in hard, narrow welds made by laser or electron beam welding
where splits are present on the fracture surface of fracture toughness specimens
where microstructure and properties vary through the section thickness, making it difficult to ensure that the Charpy specimen samples the same microstructure as that associated with initiation in the fracture toughness specimen
where material is heavily cold-worked
It is thus highly advisable for users to assure themselves that the correlation is applicable to any particular case.
The method takes into account the test temperature, (T), 27J or 40J transition temperature (T27J or T40J), the 100MPa√m transition temperature (T0), the thickness of the specimen (B), and desired probability of failure (Pf).
T0 is derived from the Charpy transition temperature as follows:
T0 = T27J -18 °C [2]
T0 is the temperature for median toughness of 100MPa √m in 25mm thick specimens; T27J and T40J are the temperature for energies of 27J and 40J, respectively, measured in a standard 10 x 10mm Charpy V specimen.
Toughness at a given temperature is then given by the equation:
Kmat is in MPa√m;
T is the temperature at which Kmat is to be determined (in °C);
T0 is estimated from equations [2] and [3];
TK is the temperature term that describes the scatter in the Charpy versus fracture toughness correlation given by equations [2] and [3]. For a standard deviation of 15°C and 90% confidence, T K =+25°C;
Pf is the probability of Kmat being less than estimated. The use of P f = 0.05 (5%) is recommended unless experimental evidence supports the use of a higher probability for a given material.
units: Kmat in MPa√m, T, T0, Tk, T27J, T40J in °C, B in mm. A value Pf =0.05 (5%) is recommended for initial assessments.
Note that equation [4] increases without limit as the temperature is increased, and it is important to take into account the onset of upper shelf behaviour, so that the upper shelf toughness is not overestimated (see equation[5]).
Kmat = 0.54 Cv + 55 [5]
Kmat is the estimated fracture toughness (in MPa √m);
Cv is the lower bound Charpy V-notch impact energy at the service temperature for which Kmat is required (in Joules).
API579-1/ASME FFS-1 recommends an alternative approach to fracture toughness estimation, based on the ASME reference curve, but based on Charpy testing alone, i.e. without the use of Pellini tests.
INSTA Technical Report, 1991: 'Assessment of structures containing discontinuities', Materials Standards Institution, Stockholm.
Wallin, K: 'Simple theoretical Charpy V-KIc correlation for irradiation embrittlement', in Innovative approaches to irradiation damage and fracture analysis, ed DL Marriott, TR Mayer, WH Barnford, New York: ASME. PVP-170. 93.100. ISBN 0791803260


What Are The Benefits Of Live Sporting Events?
Americans spend billions of dollars annually on sports events. Given the sometimes-pricey cost of tickets and the extras (such as parking or refreshments) that live events include, why do so many fans in the U.S. continue to spend their hard-earned money on watching football, basketball, baseball, hockey and other athletic events? Take a look at some of the top reasons why people prefer to attend live events over watching them on TV or online. These might just give you a reason to go out and buy a ticket or try a sporting event as your next big fundraising or party idea.
There is something almost unexplainable about the energy that a live sporting event brings. There's a buzz of anticipation in the air and a sense of community in bringing together a large-scale group of people who all have one thing in common — wanting to support their team.
From the sweet smell of concessions cooking to the sound of the crowd chanting, a televised version of a sporting event just can't compare with the live experience.
Sitting at home, watching the game from your living room is certainly relaxing. But it's not exactly a social activity. Sports events provide an easy way to socialize. Not only can you socialize with the other fans, but it's exciting option if you're looking for a way to bond with friends, co-workers or classmates.
Unlike a movie or a theatrical performance, where you'll need to keep quiet for the duration of the show, sporting events allow for plenty of verbal interactions. In other words, you can feel free to talk with your friends, your date or the other fans during the game.
Not only are sporting events entertainment in themselves, but they also provide additional options to keep your eyes (and mind) busy. Think of the half-time show at the big football game of the year or the pregame basketball entertainment that lights up the court. These added events keep you entertained, along with the game itself, for hours.
The entertainment factor is partially responsible for making sports events exciting and memorable. If you're looking for a way to keep a group of friends (or even your child and a group of their friends) entertained for a few hours, sports are the way to go.
Sports events are everywhere. They're on your TV, on your phone and on your computer. Even though pointing and clicking on an event is an easy way to watch it, skipping the live experience may mean that you're missing out the exciting, entertaining and energizing experience that your favorite teams provide.Check out a team, like Lincoln Saltdogs Baseball, to get started.


Born in 1986, Myron Rolle aspires to play in the National Football League and attend medical school. He played as a safety with FSU, completed all necessary pre-medical requirements, and was able to graduate in just two and a half years with a 3.75 grade point average, earning a bachelor's degree in Exercise Science. Currently, Mr. Rolle is completing a Master of Public Administration degree. In January 2009, he announced that he will postpone his NFL career to spend a year studying at Oxford University, where he plans to earn a one-year master's degree in medical anthropology.
The first major-college football player in a generation to be named a Rhodes Scholar, Florida State safety Mryon Rolle discusses his life as the consummate "student-athlete" in a speech at the Clinton School. In partnership with the Arkansas Association of Public Universities, the lecture discusses education, the role of parents, athletics, and Mr. Rolle's future aspirations to play in the National Football League and attend medical school.


Last week, as I tramped happily around in the snow, it occurred to me that in The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe, CS Lewis created Narnia as a methaphor for Clissold Park in Stoke Newington. The gap in the fence on Church Street is the magical entrance to this world, certainly after pub closing time at any rate. Aslan the Lion represents the old bowling green. It's got old lamp posts, deer, an old house. Did CS Lewis spend a lot of time in Stoke Newington and are any of his other books about the area? A Horse and His Boy could be about the Lea Valley Riding School. Prince Caspian surely refers to that gastropub on Kynaston Road. The Last Battle might be a sly comment about the anti-bendy bus movement on Church Street.
Maybe this theory needs a bit more work.
While the numbers of Dog People frequenting Clissold Park has grown enormously over the past few years, one of the things that hasn't changed is their inability to 'see' normal humans. I have always been able to walk amongst them, seemingly invisible, without so much as a glance. I could have marched into the middle of a group of them and emptied a bag of Winalot on their heads and they wouldn't have noticed.
This week, because our neighbour is poorly, I've been walking her dog most days (breed? Er, it's a little brown dog that looks uncannily like Robin Smith the late Labour MP) and today we ventured into the park. I wasn't in twenty seconds when two Dog People approached me, smiling in a strange friendly way.
"Hello!" one of them said. Was she talking to me? I must have looked startled.
"He looks like he needs a good run!" beamed her friend.
"Aren't you going to let him off his lead?"
Their eye contact was unbearably intense. I didn't dare let him run free yet, I said. But if I let go of the lead perhaps I would become invisible again. Most likely the effects of the dog wear off over time. Luckily I was pushing a pram with the other hand and my son was able to get me out of danger by crying.
The old bowling green in Clissold Park has recently become a martial arts zone. Of particular interest is the modern hybrid form practiced by two white-tracksuited youngsters. It looks to be a combination of tai chi, judo, robotic dancing and generally hanging around looking bored. Quite how this form would fair in straight combat is hard to say, though the bright white robes/shellsuits might be off-putting enough to an attacker for the martial artists to leg it in the other direction.
The cherry blossom of Kingsbridge House, on Lordship Road, has gone, blown in the wind towards Seven Sisters Road. Up there amid the concrete they would have been greedily awaiting the annual visit of the pale pink swarms. The wind also trapped a red plastic kite in the branches of a Clissold Park plane tree, like a sliver of raw flesh hanging on thin ribs.
My kids find more blossom at the side of the road on Grazebrook. I explain that it's probably 40% dog urine but they don't care, and run down the path with it, letting it fly out of their hands behind them.
The daffodils are out in Clissold Park. Squat dogs round and through them.
"Kaiser! Butch! Over here!" shouts an angry looking man with little hair. The sky over Lower Holloway is golden but greyness is descending as the wind picks up. A blue plastic bag joins us on our walk and keeps pace for a while before blowing up into the branches of a tree.
The Dog People of Clissold Park have been growing in number since the end of the summer. Now they are all over the park, hanging around in factions. Today the weather was bad and for some reason two of the Dog People factions had decided to face off on the footpath at the north east corner of the park. There were around 30 dogs in all, covered in mud, racing around happily. But the Dog People didn't look happy. They all just stared off into the mid-distance at the other Dog People faction as if to say "they don't know ANYTHING about dogs". Now and then someone would chat, probably about dog biscuits or flea powder. Then they'd carry on staring.
These are tense days in Clissold Park.


Head injuries often occur from falls due to a failure to properly supervise patients and residents. They are also caused often by assaults from staff and others.
Head injuries can vary greatly in severity. Some head injuries are observably significant. You can physically observe lacerations or fractures. Other head injuries are not observable, primarily causing injury to the brain.
Despite the specific nature of the head injury, almost all such injuries that occur in nursing homes and assisted living facilities are preventable.
Staff is not hired or retained that physically abuses residents/patients.
Common injuries that are observable to the skull include the following. They range a lot in severity and impact they have on the person injured.
Some injuries to the head (sometimes called closed head injuries) are not easily noticed.
A person can fall and sustain a severe head injury that is not readily observable without diagnostic equipment.
That victim may be entirely responsive following the incident but over time begin to slowly show symptoms of the injury they sustained.
It is essential to assess the nature and extent of any head injury that a resident or patient sustains. Failing to do so promptly may be negligent regardless of the cause of the injury itself.
Epidural Hematoma – A hematoma is a gathering of blood in a specific location outside of a blood vessel. An epidural hematoma occurs when blood accumulates between the skull and the outermost covering of the brain. If a nursing home patient sustains this type of injury, they may momentarily lose consciousness and then regain consciousness. It may not be readily known that they have sustained a more serious head injury.
Subdural Hematoma – This is a gathering of blood that occurs on the surface of the brain.
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage – this type of injury involves the brain and the thin layer of tissue that covers the brain. This is not commonly caused by a fall. A sharp headache usually precedes a subarachnoid hemorrhage. Typical symptoms also include loss of consciousness and vomiting.
Intracerebral Hemorrhage – This is bleeding inside of your brain. This is the most common type of intracranial hemorrhage and not usually the result of an injury.
These are some of the symptoms a nursing home patient or resident may display if they are suffering from a closed head injury.
They may experience all or none or some combination of them depending on the type of closed head injury sustained.
If you are consumed with worry about your loved one and believe they have sustained a head injury in a nursing home or assisted living facility, contact me today.
I am available to speak with victims and their family members at no charge. I handle all nursing home head injury cases on a contingency basis. You don't pay unless we win.


Oglesby, IL., February 10, 2011 -- Karl Ribas, website design and marketing professional located here within the Illinois Valley, has agreed to a consulting role with Que Publishing, a subsidiary of leading education company Pearson.
"Earlier this month, a representative with Pearson Education had contacted me with regards to a social marketing book they were publishing. I was asked if I'd be interested in joining their project", says Ribas. "After some quick consideration, I accepted their proposal and signed on as the book's technical editor."
Que Publishing, a publishing imprint of Pearson, is a leader within the technical publishing space and provides tools needed to enhance one's personal and professional life. Their main areas of focus include such areas as business management, computer software, Internet and web apps, operating systems, and web design and development.
The book is titled "Zero to 100,000: Social Media Tips and Tricks for Small Businesses" and is co-authored by social media marketing specialists Sarah-Jayne Gratton and Dean Anthony Gratton. Zero to 100,000 is proclaimed to be the first practical social media guide specifically designed for small businesses who want fast results without complexity or high cost. The book promises to be an easy how-to reference for all aspects of social media, and will feature case studies, tips, tricks, user tools, and hard-won secrets. Ribas will begin his work on this project starting immediately and is expected to finish in June of this year. The book is expected to be released for sale this coming fall.
"As technical editor, Mr. Ribas will be responsible for ensuring the technical accuracy of the book", says Romny French, Editorial Assistant at Pearson Education. "We've chosen Karl for his technical expertise in social media marketing and we greatly value his opinions."
While this is Ribas' first official role as technical editor, he once assisted in the advanced review of Rob Snell's "Starting a Yahoo! Business for Dummies" book published by For Dummies in March of 2006. Ribas' assignment was to review four chapters pertaining to search engine marketing for technical accuracy.
"I am very pleased and excited for this opportunity to not only work with Pearson and Que Publishing, but to also play a part on a project such as this", says Ribas. I'm looking forward to working with the book's authors to create a valuable resource for the social marketing community."
Que Publishing, a publishing imprint of Pearson, was founded in 1981 and has more than 29 years of experience providing practical advice on computers and technology. The Que series of products are all about helping you learn about computers and technology for the home, office, and business. Their books are designed to teach through step-by-step tutorials, to be rich in illustrations for those who want to learn visually, and to be complete and in depth references for those seeking a trusted desk resource.
Pearson is the world's leading education company, providing educational materials, technologies, assessments and related services to teachers and students of all ages. They publish across the curriculum under a range of respected imprints including Scott Foresman, Prentice Hall, Addison-Wesley, Allyn and Bacon, Benjamin Cummings and Longman. Pearson is also a leading provider of electronic learning programmes and of test development, processing and scoring services to educational institutions, corporations and professional bodies around the world.
Sarah-Jayne Gratton is a best-selling author, critically-acclaimed screenwriter, media personality and social media enthusiast. Her books include Marketing Wireless Products. Dean Anthony Gratton is an author and columnist specialising in wireless telecommunications, is author of several books, including The Handbook of Personal Area Networking Technologies and Protocols and Developing Practical Wireless Applications. A columnist for Incisor Magazine, he holds a doctorate in telecommunications.
If you would like more information regarding this release or to schedule an interview with Karl Ribas, Que Publishing, Pearson, or Sarah-Jayne and Dean Gratton, please call (815) 310-0427 or email Karl at karl@karlribas.com.


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The American College Health Association released guidance for protecting vulnerable campus populations during the pandemic, NY State Governor Andrew Cuomo released guidance to NY higher education institutions for determining when to shift from in-person to remote, and more than 600 scholars have committed to a #ScholarStrike against police violence in America.
Week of August 26 - September 2
The American College Health Association released new guidelines to help college and university officials protect the vulnerable populations on their campuses throughout the pandemic.
A new bill in California making its way through the state legislature will likely conflict with the new federal Title IX regulations. Prohibiting victims and the accused from cross-examining each other and allowing campus officials to determine if a hearing is necessary, the proposed bill points to two major critiques of the federal regulation.
New York's governor, Andrew Cuomo, released guidance to higher education institutions on infection rates. This comes in response to the national reports of high infection rates in other states following institutions' reopening.
In addition, a handful of other institutions have released their known criteria for shutting down the in-person experience.
For many small colleges, decisions around fall sports could put the survival of their institution at stake.
As coronavirus cases rise on campuses across the country, colleges and universities continue to suspend students and organizations in an attempt to stop the spread.
Messages of blame and shame are not being received well by students. Instead, experts suggest empathy and setting realistic standards that diminish the chance of super spreader events but may leave the door open for other ways of staying socially connected.
In Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where the University of Alabama recently reported an increase of more than 500 new cases, the mayor announced the closure of bars for two weeks.
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center released a report about U.S. college enrollments, confirming fears that the biggest drops in enrollment would come from vulnerable and already underrepresented populations.
More than 600 scholars across several institutions have committed to a #ScholarStrike on September 8 and 9, to draw attention to and protest the continued police violence against unarmed Black people.
In an effort to maintain the traditional college aspect of living on your own, college students from several institutions have formed "collab houses," as groups of friends rent a house in desirable locales nowhere near campus.
With students returning, college campuses are being utilized as research labs for different measures to combat COVID-19, like health-check apps, wastewater tests and contact technologies.
As November approaches, student activist groups are working to increase young voter turnout through a variety of remote tactics.


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