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Q&A with Jenifer Lamie
Jenifer Lamie is a Master of International Studies alumna and co-author of The Laws of Spaceflight: A Guidebook for New Space Lawyers. She lives and works in the US as Judge Advocate and Captain in the US Army, where she is an international and operational law attorney. At the start of this year, she took up the position of Brigade Judge Advocate (the legal advisor) for the Cyber Protection Brigade in Georgia.
She also holds an LL.M. in Space, Cyber and Telecommunications Law from the University of Nebraska College of Law and has received a J.D. cum laude from Vermont Law School.
Jenifer counts the publication of The Laws of Spaceflight among the highlights of her career. Other highlights include her internship with USSTRATCOM at Offutt Air Force Base and her time as summer law clerk for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in Washington, D.C., in the Mobility Division. In her current role, she advises commanders on the law of armed conflict, rules of engagement and international agreements. She provides legal advice, and advises on Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DCSA) issues and on issues that arise within the Pacific, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
Jenifer has shared some memories from her time at Otago.
How has Otago helped to shape your life?
The international law course I took as part of my degree was the inspiration for attending law school. That passion for international law, and also areas of law that are unsettled or involve new and developing technologies, has continued from my studies into my career. Having a master's from an overseas university also gives me a unique perspective on global issues.
Highlights of your university days?
My classmates and I spent a long weekend camping using a university "hut" that was about an hour's hike off the road. It was great fun, although I was eaten alive by mosquitoes. The other main memory I have is of the many hours studying in the beautiful library.
Memories of favourite lectures?
I remember giving what ended up being an insanely long presentation on environmental policy in Professor Robert Patman's paper on international politics. I think I had developed over 50 slides and it took over two hours! I got an excellent mark but, in hindsight, I should have been more conscious of other student's desires to finish the class on time. It was a valuable lesson to learn before making the same mistake during a moot court competition in law school.
What do you remember about flatting?
I had an adorable little flat on the hills in Dunedin, on Orbell Street. I had a beautiful view of hills and living there forced me to overcome my nervousness of driving on the left side of the road.
Memories of Dunedin?
Dunedin was a perfect little town. I am not one for big cities, but I am also not big on being in too rural a place for very long. Dunedin was the perfect size city for me: just enough restaurants and shops; just enough places to go in the evenings without stressing about where I will park. The culture of Dunedin was fantastic and the University itself was picturesque.
Memories of graduation?
We had such a small graduating class, we all stuck together taking pictures before and after the graduation ceremony. As you know, Otago has a million perfect picture places. I still have one of those photos sitting on my fireplace mantle.
Personal highlights?
Graduating with distinction was nice. My family flew out to visit once and we had a fantastic time, especially going over to Fiordland. I went on a trip to Australia with a classmate for a little over two weeks. We went from Sydney to Cairns on a backpackers' bus and budget. Great times! I saw a lot of the South Island but, sadly, none of the North. Before I started my programme, I picked cherries in Alexandra for a couple months. I think I was the worst cherry picker of all time: not because I ate too many (I only ate the perfect amount), but because I was so slow!
What are your special interests?
I am a pastel artist, although dedicating time to paint has been challenging lately. I enjoy legal writing, but I am also writing and illustrating a children's book. Being a children's book author is a side dream of mine. Another is travelling.
Of course, my other life is focused on my family – my wonderful and supportive husband, James Dooley, my perfect stepchildren, Luke and Alison, and Ballard, our English mastiff. They inspire me every day in all aspects of my life.
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Alumni Postcards
Caradee Wright
Based at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in Pretoria, South Africa, I'm working as a principal researcher in the Climate Studies, Modelling and Environmental Health Research Group - putting my PhD in public health, obtained at the University of Otago's Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, to excellent use.
I lead a research programme and laboratory that aims to explore the solar ultra-violet radiation-related health risks among Africans of all ethnicities and to develop appropriate sun awareness response tools. My studies at Otago gave me the skills and the confidence to tackle multidisciplinary public health challenges with the need for evidence-based solutions.
Living and working in South Africa provides unique opportunities to explore different sun-related diseases, cultures and behaviours. To some extent, the canvas is blank – by developing the research, presenting the evidence and working in national and international collaborations, we are sure to contribute important knowledge of worldwide interest in the future.
Nadeha Kamaludin
Kuching, Malaysia
I work at the Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus and I am currently responsible for the leadership, management and development of communication strategies that best convey the university's brand message, in various media and markets. This is a role that works across the whole university to provide a consistent, cohesive and strategic approach to branding and marketing communications.
I hold a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in economics and management from Otago. With my Otago qualifications and experience, I've ventured into several industries ranging from investment holding to civil construction, television broadcasting, marine construction, and now, higher education.
One of my career highlights was my time working in television as a news reader, broadcast reporter and part-time host. My coming into broadcasting happened unintentionally, when I saw an advertisement in the newspaper. Being on television is an exceptionally fast-paced profession, and not about the limelight and glamour. It comes with hard work, tight deadlines and provides great opportunity to engage with different parts of society.
Read Nadeha's full profile on the Alumni and Friends website.
Supporting Otago: Medical Class of '79 Undergraduate Scholarship
Mr Mike Hunter, 2014 scholarship recipients Claire Richardson and Mercy Moxham, Professor Rob Walker.
Generosity and giving, as evidenced by the Medical Class of '79 (MB ChB), is the key to making a difference in the lives of Otago students.
At the 25-year reunion in Wellington in 2004, this class agreed to use the excess funds left over from their event to initiate a scholarship fund – The Class of '79 Undergraduate Scholarship.
The scholarship fund has now been going for 10 years: the first scholarship was awarded in 2009 and a further 10 have been presented since then. The first recipient, Nicola Baxter, has now completed her degree and is working as a house surgeon.
The scholarship is aimed at second- and third-year medical students who are achieving well, but for whom there is also a demonstrable financial hardship. The scholarships are adjudicated by Professor Robert Walker and doctors Sharleen Johnston and Mike Hunter, who are Dunedin-based graduates of the Class of '79.
To date, the Class of '79 has raised more than $130,000 towards the scholarship fund. From the interest generated, two scholarships a year are currently offered and the aim is to keep this going far into the future.
"Receiving the Class of '79 Scholarship in 2009 gave me tremendous support during a time when financial assistance was hard to come by. I am now training to become a physician at Nelson Hospital."
– Dr Nicky Baxter, house surgeon, Nelson Hospital.
Class members make small donations on a regular basis, as automatic deductions from their bank accounts. Credit card donations are also made, enabling overseas classmates to easily contribute as well.
The positive impact of the scholarships has been immense. Students who have benefited from the initiative are extremely grateful to have received assistance, providing the crucial support that has enabled them to continue with their degrees. The Class of '79 would like to challenge all other graduating medical classes to match – or better – their endeavours with fundraising for the University of Otago.
Dr Rui Araújo
Dr Rui Araújo, who is a graduate of Otago's Diploma and Master of Public Health programmes, has been appointed Prime Minister of Timor Leste.
The findings of Dr Araújo's thesis, "A Suitable Medium-to-Long-Term National Health System for East Timor: an East Timorese Perspective", were pivotal in designing the new country's national health system.
He served as an independent in the country's first transitional and second governments and was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health from June 2006 to August 2007. Following his time in cabinet he worked as a health policy advisor at the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Finance respectively.
Ross Haines
Oxford University PhD candidate – and Otago alumnus – Ross Haines (pictured with MCC president Mike Gatting)is making a name for himself on the sports field as well as in the classroom. Haines, who gained a Woolf Fisher Scholarship to do a PhD in statistics at Oxford, has recently been named Sportsman of the Year by St John's College and awarded the title of Walter's University of Oxford Sportsman of the Year.
This follows his match-saving performance against Cambridge University in which he scored 61 not out from 44 balls, hitting a six in the final over to win the match. Haines is a member of the Oxford MCCU team, a partnership between Oxford and Oxford Brookes University and funded by the MCC, and who will be playing Middlesex and Worcestershire in first-class fixtures in April.
Eliza Raymond
Eliza Raymond, an Otago graduate with a master's degree in tourism, is the co-founder of GOOD Travel – a business designed to "inspire travellers and tourism businesses to transform the travel industry into a force for GOOD".
While living in Peru after she graduated, Raymond says, "I came across an amazing restaurant called Yanapay. The food is great and the decor is completely unique, but the best part is that all the proceeds go to a community centre for kids. I wanted everyone to know about this restaurant and the many other restaurants, hotels, shops and tour operators around the world doing great things for their communities - so I co-founded GOOD Travel.
"We offer themed GOOD Tours for individuals seeking to meet like-minded travellers e.g. GOOD Food Peru, personalised trips for schools, universities and businesses, and a GOOD Directory of hotels, restaurants and tour operators for independent travellers."
Farah Palmer
Phys-ed alumna Dr Farah Palmer has been inducted into the International Rugby Board (IRB) Hall of Fame.
Palmer's rugby career began with an inter-college game in her first year at University. She went on to national honours as a member of the Black Ferns from 1996 to 2006 and played in three Rugby World Cups, winning every one and earning 35 caps.
She was named Māori Sportsperson of the Year in 1998, IRB International Women's Personality of the Year in 2005 and was a member of the IRB Women's Advisory Committee in 2004-05. She is currently a senior lecturer in sport management at Massey University.
Jonathan Squire
Otago Physics honours graduate Jonathan Squire has won a highly competitive honorific fellowship from the Princeton University Graduate School where he is studying after gaining a three-year Fulbright Science and Technology Award.
Squire is developing a new theoretical insight into the growth of magnetorotational instability, a subtle process that appears to control the flow of matter around black holes and has implications for the creation of celestial bodies.
Upcoming celebrations and reunions
Recent reunions and events
University of Otago Alumni Highlanders Club
The University of Otago has nurtured some of this country's best rugby talent. Now join us to celebrate the old and the new.
$60 a year gives you:
•	A University of Otago Alumni Highlanders membership card
•	An exclusive video message from a coach on the day of the game
•	Exclusive video content post-match from a player
•	Exclusive invitations to pre-match hospitality events at away games in New Zealand and Australia
•	Exclusive invitations to meet-the-team events at away games in New Zealand and Australia
•	All official Highlanders' media releases prior to public release
•	20 per cent discount on tickets to all Highlanders' home games in Dunedin.
AND $5 from every membership will be donated to the University of Otago Rugby Club Foundation for the club's scholarship fund.
OUSA Radio 1 Card
As Otago alumni, you are entitled to use the Radio 1 card. This membership card entitles you to discounts around Dunedin and is available from Radio 1. Read more and email us to receive your card.
OUSA shuttle service
The airport shuttle service that has been available to students is now available to alumni attending Otago reunions. These shuttles are available for $12 and $15. See ousa.org.nz/shuttles/ and contact us if you would like to use this service when you attend your next reunion in Dunedin.
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Stay up to date with the latest alumni news, events, profiles and competitions, delivered to your email inbox. Sign by for eConnect by emailing database.alumni@otago.ac.nz or phone 0800 80 80 98.
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Connect with us onFacebook and engage daily with other Otago alumni and campus life.
Use the University libraries for reading, writing, research and relaxation with an alumni library card.
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Do you need help organising your class/college/flat/University sport reunion? Contact reunions.alumni@otago.ac.nz
Career development and advice
Whether you are currently searching for a position, considering a career change, or are seeking fresh talent for your business, Otago's Career Development Centre can help.
Contact alumni
Get back in touch with lost friends, flatmates and colleagues from your student days by emailing alumni@otago.ac.nz
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The short courses on campus are now available to alumni. Some are free of charge, and all others receive a special alumni discount of 15 per cent. View the list of courses available.
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flipped eye Acquires New Handal Title, Appoints Albert
flipped eye publishing, the highly-respected UK indie known for introducing the world to the début books of writers like Malika Booker, Inua Ellams, Warsan Shire, Nick Makoha, Katie Hale and Roger Robinson, has just made its first ever rights acquisition from the University of Pittsburgh Press. Nathalie Handal's Life In A Country Album, just released in the United States, will be released in the UK in early 2020.
Described by former US poet laureate Tracy K. Smith as reminiscent "of the irresistible spare stylization of French New Wave cinema," Life In A Country Album is Handal's seventh poetry collection and perhaps her most expansive, distilling the perspectives of her perambulatory life into "urgent and ineffable truths" (Claire Messud). Some of Handal's notable books are The Republics (2015), Poet in Andalucia (2012) and Love and Strange Horses (2010). She is a Lannan Foundation Fellow, teaches at Columbia University and is the editor of The City and the Writer for Words without Borders magazine.
UK and Commonwealth rights to Life In A Country Album were bought from the Pitt Poetry Series and it is the first acquisition by Mitchell Albert, newly appointed by flipped eye publishing to be the lead director of fiction and non-fiction publishing. Publication is scheduled for April 2020.
Director Nii Ayikwei Parkes said: "For the longest time, flipped eye has been known as a development indie. We've worked with some of the major names in UK literature at the start of their careers, but we feel like it's time for a new dimension to our work. I've long been an admirer of Nathalie Handal's work and to get Mitch to join our team and acquire Nathalie's new book in one fell swoop feels like a double win for me. It's just the kind of marker we want to signal that we will be shaking up publishing even more."
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13/05/2011 · Asbestos testing should be conducted by someone who has gone through training and knows how to handle the material without causing a health hazard for the occupants of the building. If you haven't been trained, you could end up disturbing the asbestos and breathing it in or putting other people at risk of doing so.... A person who has management or control of the workplace must ensure that an asbestos management plan is prepared if asbestos has been identified. The asbestos management plan must: Identify the location of asbestos and any naturally occurring asbestos.
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require 'ffi'

module FFI
  module LLVM
    extend FFI::Library

    typedef :pointer, :llvm_module_ref
    typedef :pointer, :llvm_type_ref
    typedef :pointer, :llvm_type_handler_ref
    typedef :pointer, :llvm_value_ref
    typedef :pointer, :llvm_basic_block_ref
    typedef :pointer, :llvm_builder_ref
    typedef :pointer, :llvm_module_provider_ref
    typedef :pointer, :llvm_memory_buffer_ref

    enum :llvm_attribute, [
      :llvm_zext_attr, 1 << 0,
      :llvm_sext_attr, 1 << 1,
      :llvm_no_return_attr, 1 << 2,
      :llvm_in_reg_attr, 1 << 3,
      :llvm_struct_ret_attr, 1 << 4,
      :llvm_no_unwind_attr, 1 << 5,
      :llvm_no_alias_attr, 1 << 6,
      :llvm_by_val_attr, 1 << 7,
      :llvm_nest_attr, 1 << 8,
      :llvm_read_none_attr, 1 << 9,
      :llvm_read_only_attr, 1 << 10
    ]

    enum :llvm_types, [
      :llvm_void_type,         # type with no size
      :llvm_float_type,        # 32 bit floating point type
      :llvm_double_type,       # 64 bit floating point type
      :llvm_x86_fp80_type,     # 80 bit floating point type (X87)
      :llvm_fp128_type,        # 128 bit floating point type
                               # (112-bit mantissa)
      :llvm_ppc_fp128_type,    # 128 bit floating point type (two 64-bits)
      :llvm_label_type,        # Labels
      :llvm_integer_type,      # Arbitrary bit width integers
      :llvm_function_type,     # Functions
      :llvm_struct_type,       # Structures
      :llvm_array_type,        # Arrays
      :llvm_pointer_type,      # Pointers
      :llvm_opaque_type,       # Opaque: type with unknown structure
      :llvm_vector_type        # SIMD 'packed' format, or other vector type
    ]

    enum :llvm_linkage, [
      :llvm_external_linkage,       # Externally visible function
      :llvm_link_once_linkage,      # Keep one copy of function when
                                    # linking (inline)
      :llvm_weak_linkage,           # Keep one copy of function when
                                    # linking (weak)
      :llvm_appending_linkage,      # Special purpose, only applies to
                                    # global arrays
      :llvm_internal_linkage,       # Rename collisions when linking
                                    # (static functions)
      :llvm_dll_import_linkage,     # Function to be imported from DLL
      :llvm_dll_export_linkage,     # Function to be accessible from DLL
      :llvm_external_weak_linkage,  # ExternalWeak linkage description
      :llvm_ghost_linkage           # Stand-in functions for streaming fns
                                    # from bitcode
    ]

    enum :llvm_visibility, [
      :llvm_default_visibility,     # The GV is visible
      :llvm_hidden_visibility,      # The GV is hidden
      :llvm_protected_visibility    # The GV is protected
    ]

    enum :llvm_call_conv, [
      :llvm_call_conv, 0,
      :llvm_fast_call_conv, 8,
      :llvm_cold_call_conv, 9,
      :llvm_x86_std_call_conv, 64,
      :llvm_x86_fast_call_conv, 65
    ]

    enum :llvm_int_predicates, [
      :llvm_int_eq, 32,            # equal
      :llvm_int_ne,                # not equal
      :llvm_int_ugt,               # unsigned greater than
      :llvm_int_uge,               # unsigned greater or equal
      :llvm_int_ult,               # unsigned less than
      :llvm_int_sgt,               # signed greater than
      :llvm_int_sge,               # signed greater or equal
      :llvm_int_slt,               # signed less than
      :llvm_int_sle                # signed less or equal
    ]

    enum :llvm_real_predicates, [
      :llvm_real_predicate_false,  # Always false (always folded)
      :llvm_real_oeq,              # True if ordered and equal
      :llvm_real_ogt,              # True if ordered and greater than
      :llvm_real_oge,              # True if ordered and greater than or equal
      :llvm_real_olt,              # True if ordered and less than
      :llvm_real_ole,              # True if ordered and less than or equal
      :llvm_real_one,              # True if ordered and operands are unequal
      :llvm_real_ord,              # True if ordered (no nans)
      :llvm_real_uno,              # True if unordered: isnan(X) | isnan(Y)
      :llvm_real_ueq,              # True if unordered or equal
      :llvm_real_ugt,              # True if unordered or greater than
      :llvm_real_uge,              # True if unordered, greater than, or equal
      :llvm_real_ult,              # True if unordered or less than
      :llvm_real_ule,              # True if unordered, less than, or equal
      :llvm_real_une,              # True if unordered or not equal
      :llvm_real_predicate_true,   # Always true (always folded)
    ]

    typedef :pointer, :llvm_pass_manager_ref

    enum :llvm_attribute, [
      :llvm_zext_attr, 1 << 0,
      :llvm_sext_attr, 1 << 1,
      :llvm_no_return_attr, 1 << 2,
      :llvm_in_reg_attr, 1 << 3,
      :llvm_struct_ret_attr, 1 << 4,
      :llvm_no_unwind_attr, 1 << 5,
      :llvm_no_alias_attr, 1 << 6,
      :llvm_by_val_attr, 1 << 7,
      :llvm_nest_attr, 1 << 8,
      :llvm_read_none_attr, 1 << 9,
      :llvm_read_only_attr, 1 << 10
    ]

    enum :llvm_types, [
      :llvm_void_type,         # type with no size
      :llvm_float_type,        # 32 bit floating point type
      :llvm_double_type,       # 64 bit floating point type
      :llvm_x86_fp80_type,     # 80 bit floating point type (X87)
      :llvm_fp128_type,        # 128 bit floating point type
                               # (112-bit mantissa)
      :llvm_ppc_fp128_type,    # 128 bit floating point type (two 64-bits)
      :llvm_label_type,        # Labels
      :llvm_integer_type,      # Arbitrary bit width integers
      :llvm_function_type,     # Functions
      :llvm_struct_type,       # Structures
      :llvm_array_type,        # Arrays
      :llvm_pointer_type,      # Pointers
      :llvm_opaque_type,       # Opaque: type with unknown structure
      :llvm_vector_type        # SIMD 'packed' format, or other vector type
    ]

    enum :llvm_linkage, [
      :llvm_external_linkage,       # Externally visible function
      :llvm_link_once_linkage,      # Keep one copy of function when
                                    # linking (inline)
      :llvm_weak_linkage,           # Keep one copy of function when
                                    # linking (weak)
      :llvm_appending_linkage,      # Special purpose, only applies to
                                    # global arrays
      :llvm_internal_linkage,       # Rename collisions when linking
                                    # (static functions)
      :llvm_dll_import_linkage,     # Function to be imported from DLL
      :llvm_dll_export_linkage,     # Function to be accessible from DLL
      :llvm_external_weak_linkage,  # ExternalWeak linkage description
      :llvm_ghost_linkage           # Stand-in functions for streaming fns
                                    # from bitcode
    ]

    enum :llvm_visibility, [
      :llvm_default_visibility,     # The GV is visible
      :llvm_hidden_visibility,      # The GV is hidden
      :llvm_protected_visibility    # The GV is protected
    ]

    enum :llvm_call_conv, [
      :llvm_call_conv, 0,
      :llvm_fast_call_conv, 8,
      :llvm_cold_call_conv, 9,
      :llvm_x86_std_call_conv, 64,
      :llvm_x86_fast_call_conv, 65
    ]

    enum :llvm_int_predicates, [
      :llvm_int_eq, 32,            # equal
      :llvm_int_ne,                # not equal
      :llvm_int_ugt,               # unsigned greater than
      :llvm_int_uge,               # unsigned greater or equal
      :llvm_int_ult,               # unsigned less than
      :llvm_int_sgt,               # signed greater than
      :llvm_int_sge,               # signed greater or equal
      :llvm_int_slt,               # signed less than
      :llvm_int_sle                # signed less or equal
    ]

    enum :llvm_real_predicates, [
      :llvm_real_predicate_false,  # Always false (always folded)
      :llvm_real_oeq,              # True if ordered and equal
      :llvm_real_ogt,              # True if ordered and greater than
      :llvm_real_oge,              # True if ordered and greater than or equal
      :llvm_real_olt,              # True if ordered and less than
      :llvm_real_ole,              # True if ordered and less than or equal
      :llvm_real_one,              # True if ordered and operands are unequal
      :llvm_real_ord,              # True if ordered (no nans)
      :llvm_real_uno,              # True if unordered: isnan(X) | isnan(Y)
      :llvm_real_ueq,              # True if unordered or equal
      :llvm_real_ugt,              # True if unordered or greater than
      :llvm_real_uge,              # True if unordered, greater than, or equal
      :llvm_real_ult,              # True if unordered or less than
      :llvm_real_ule,              # True if unordered, less than, or equal
      :llvm_real_une,              # True if unordered or not equal
      :llvm_real_predicate_true,   # Always true (always folded)
    ]
  end
end

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BATON ROUGE – Graduation is a momentous occasion for any student and a time to be shared with family and friends alike.
In the case of Rana Alkadi, who is graduating today from the LSU E. J. Ourso College Professional Flores MBA Program, that sentiment could not be more apt. Her mother, Stephanie, is also graduating from the College of Business today with a Master's of Science in Analytics.
It wasn't planned they said, but it does make the day more special.
Did you always know that you would graduate together?
Rana Alkadi: No, we didn't know that we would graduate together. It was never planned. I started the PMBA Program and once my mom started her MSA program, we realized that both end on the same day.
Stephanie Alkadi: Initially, I was to begin the MSA program the year before, but unfortunately, due to a family illness, my start in the MSA program was delayed until the 2014-2015 school year. This delay allowed us to finish together, so in the end, it all worked out. I couldn't be happier.
How has it been attending college at the same time as your mom? And vice versa?
RA: Working a full-time job and going to school, there is hardly any free time. My mom's program was very demanding and stressful. She also never had any free time. We rarely saw each other on campus because we had different schedules. We mostly gave each other space, but we always went to each other to vent our frustration/stress. It was nice having my mom – my best friend – there for support, guidance, motivation and encouragement. I am definitely glad that we are both graduating so that we can spend more time together.
Has it been a help to go through school together and how did you support one another?
RA: For me, it was a tremendous help going through it together because my mom has been my role model. Seeing her work as hard as she does to succeed motivates me to work harder and make her proud, especially in times where I felt like the program was overwhelming and wanted to quit. She was always there to give me words of encouragement and loved to remind me that if she could do it at her age, I could do it.
SA: It's been a great experience for me, personally. My two younger children are college students, as well, so we all found ourselves leaning on each other for support at time. Rana amazes us all with her ability to work full-time and get her MBA. She's been an excellent role model for her younger siblings.
What was the reaction from your friends and classmates when they found out that you both were in school together?
SA: All of my classmates know about Rana. What proud mother can keep quiet about her child? Many of my classmates are excited for us and will be cheering us on when we walk across the stage.
Lastly, what does it mean to each of you to share Graduation Day together?
RA: It means the world to me. I've always looked up to my parents and want to make them proud, so to share this accomplishment with my mom is huge.


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GENERAL NONMELANOMA SKIN CANCER MELANOMA INDOOR TANNING SKIN AGING ETHNICITY PEDIATRICS
In the U.S., more than 9,500 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with skin cancer every day. More than two people die of the disease every hour.1,2, 9
More than 5.4 million cases of nonmelanoma skin cancer were treated in over 3.3 million people in the U.S. in 2012, the most recent year new statistics were available.1
More people are diagnosed with skin cancer each year in the U.S. than all other cancers combined.2
One in five Americans will develop skin cancer by the age of 70.3
Actinic keratosis is the most common precancer; it affects more than 58 million Americans.4
The annual cost of treating skin cancers in the U.S. is estimated at $8.1 billion: about $4.8 billion for nonmelanoma skin cancers and $3.3 billion for melanoma.5
The diagnosis and treatment of nonmelanoma skin cancers in the U.S. increased by 77 percent between 1994 and 2014.6
About 90 percent of nonmelanoma skin cancers are associated with exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun.7
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common form of skin cancer. An estimated 4.3 million cases of BCC are diagnosed in the U.S. each year.8,1
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the second most common form of skin cancer. More than 1 million cases of SCC are diagnosed in the U.S. each year.8,1
The latest figures suggest that more than 15,000 people die of SCC in the U.S. each year9—more than twice as many as from melanoma.
Organ transplant patients are approximately 100 times more likely than the general public to develop squamous cell carcinoma.10
Regular daily use of an SPF 15 or higher sunscreen reduces the risk of developing squamous cell carcinoma by about 40 percent.11
It's estimated that the number of new melanoma cases diagnosed in 2019 will increase by 7.7 percent.2
The number of melanoma deaths is expected to decrease by 22 percent in 2019.2
An estimated 192,310 cases of melanoma will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2019. Of those, 95,830 cases will be in situ (noninvasive), confined to the epidermis (the top layer of skin), and 96,480 cases will be invasive, penetrating the epidermis into the skin's second layer (the dermis). Of the invasive cases, 57,220 will be men and 39,260 will be women.2
Between 2009 and 2019 the number of new invasive melanoma cases diagnosed annually increased by 54 percent.2,37
An estimated 7,230 people will die of melanoma in 2019. Of those, 4,740 will be men and 2,490 will be women.2
The vast majority of melanomas are caused by the sun. In fact, one UK study found that about 86 percent of melanomas can be attributed to exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun.12
Compared with stage I melanoma patients treated within 30 days of being biopsied, those treated 30 to 59 days after biopsy have a 5 percent higher risk of dying from the disease, and those treated more than 119 days after biopsy have a 41 percent higher risk.13
Across all stages of melanoma, the average five-year survival rate in the U.S. is 92 percent. The estimated five-year survival rate for patients whose melanoma is detected early is about 98 percent. The survival rate falls to 64 percent when the disease reaches the lymph nodes and 23 percent when the disease metastasizes to distant organs.2
Only 20 to 30 percent of melanomas are found in existing moles, while 70 to 80 percent arise on apparently normal skin.14
On average, a person's risk for melanoma doubles if he or she has had more than five sunburns,15 but just one blistering sunburn in childhood or adolescence more than double a person's chances of developing melanoma later in life.39
Regular daily use of an SPF 15 or higher sunscreen reduces the risk of developing melanoma by 50 percent.16
Melanoma accounts for 7 percent of new cancer cases in men, and 5 percent of new cancer cases in women.2
Men age 49 and under have a higher probability of developing melanoma than any other cancer.2
From ages 15 to 39, men are 55 percent more likely to die of melanoma than women in the same age group.17
Women age 49 and under are more likely to develop melanoma than any other cancer except breast and thyroid cancers.2
From age 50 on, significantly more men develop melanoma than women. The majority of people who develop melanoma are white men over age 55. But up until age 49, significantly more white women develop melanoma than white men (one in 150 women versus one in 215 men). From age 50 on, significantly more men develop melanoma than women. Overall, one in 27 white men and one in 40 white women will develop melanoma in their lifetimes.2
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a proven human carcinogen.18
The International Agency for Research on Cancer, an affiliate of the World Health Organization, includes ultraviolet (UV) tanning devices in its Group 1, a list of agents that are cancer-causing to humans. Group 1 also includes agents such as plutonium, cigarettes and solar UV radiation.19
Ultraviolet (UV) tanning devices were reclassified by the FDA from Class I (low risk), to Class II (moderate to high risk) devices as of September 2, 2014.20
Seventeen states plus the District of Columbia prohibit people younger than 18 from using indoor tanning devices: California, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont and West Virginia. Oregon and Washington prohibit those under age 18 from using indoor tanning devices, unless a prescription is provided.21
Brazil and Australia have banned indoor tanning altogether. Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom have banned indoor tanning for people younger than age 18.22
The cost of direct medical care for skin cancer cases attributable to indoor tanning is $343.1 million annually in the U.S. 23
More than 419,000 cases of skin cancer in the U.S. each year are linked to indoor tanning, including about 245,000 basal cell carcinomas, 168,000 squamous cell carcinomas and 6,200 melanomas.24
More people develop skin cancer because of indoor tanning than develop lung cancer because of smoking.24
Those who have ever tanned indoors have a 67 percent increased risk of developing squamous cell carcinoma and a 29 percent increased risk of developing basal cell carcinoma.24
Any history of indoor tanning increases the risk of developing basal cell carcinoma before age 40 by 69 percent.25
Women who have ever tanned indoors are six times more likely to be diagnosed with melanoma in their 20s than those who have never tanned indoors. At all ages, the more women tan indoors, the higher their risk of developing melanoma.26
One study observing 63 women diagnosed with melanoma before age 30 found that 61 of them (97 percent) had used tanning beds.26
Individuals who have used tanning beds 10 or more times in their lives have a 34 percent increased risk of developing melanoma compared with those who have never used tanning beds.27
People who first use a tanning bed before age 35 increase their risk for melanoma by 75 percent.28
Indoor tanning among U.S. high school students decreased by 53 percent between 2009 and 2015.29
An estimated 90 percent of skin aging is caused by the sun.30
People who use sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher daily show 24 percent less skin aging than those who do not use sunscreen daily.31
Sun damage is cumulative. Only about 23 percent of lifetime exposure occurs by age 18.32
Lifetime UV Exposure in the United States
Average Accumulated Sun Exposure*
1-18 23 percent
19-40 47 percent
60-78 100 percent
*Based on a 78-year life span
The estimated five-year melanoma survival rate for black patients is only 65 percent, versus 91 percent for whites.2
Skin cancer represents approximately 2 to 4 percent of all cancers in Asians.33
Skin cancer represents 4 to 5 percent of all cancers in Hispanics.38
Skin cancer represents 1 to 2 percent of all cancers in blacks.33
Melanomas in blacks, Asians and native Hawaiians most often occur on non-exposed skin with less pigment, with up to 60 to 75 percent of tumors arising on the palms, soles, mucous membranes and nail regions.33
In non-whites, the plantar portion of the foot is often the most common site of skin cancer, being involved in 30 to 40 percent of cases.38
Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common skin cancer in blacks.33
Late-stage melanoma diagnoses are more prevalent among Hispanic and black patients than non-Hispanic white patients; 52 percent of non-Hispanic black patients and 26 percent of Hispanic patients receive an initial diagnosis of advanced stage melanoma, versus 16 percent of non-Hispanic white patients.34
People of color have higher percentages of acral lentiginous melanoma (ALM, melanoma of the palms, soles and nailbeds) than Caucasians, whereas superficial spreading melanoma is the most frequent subtype in Caucasians and Hispanics.38
Melanoma accounts for only 1 percent of all cancers in children from birth to age 14, and 4 percent of all cancers in adolescents from age 15 to age 19.2
The treatment of childhood melanoma is often delayed due to misdiagnosis of pigmented lesions, which occurs up to 40 percent of the time.36
Rogers HW, Weinstock MA, Feldman SR, Coldiron BM. Incidence estimate of nonmelanoma skin cancer (keratinocyte carcinomas) in the US population, 2012. JAMA Dermatol 2015; 151(10):1081-1086.
Cancer Facts and Figures 2019. American Cancer Society. https://www.cancer.org/research/cancer-facts-statistics/all-cancer-facts-figures/cancer-facts-figures-2019.html. Accessed January 14, 2019.
Stern, RS. Prevalence of a history of skin cancer in 2007: results of an incidence-based model. Arch Dermatol 2010; 146(3):279-282.
The Lewin Group, Inc. The Burden of Skin Diseases 2005. Prepared for the Society for Investigative Dermatology, Cleveland, OH, and the American Academy of Dermatology Assn., Washington, DC, 2005.
Guy GP, Machlin SR, Ekwueme DU, Yabroff KR. Prevalence and costs of skin cancer treatment in the U.S., 2002-2006 and 2007-2011. Am J Prev Med 2015; 48(2):183-187. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2014.08.036.
Mohan SV, Chang AL. Advanced basal cell carcinoma: epidemiology and therapeutic innovations. Curr Dermatol Rep 2014; 3(1): 40-45. doi:10.1007/s13671-014-0069-y.
Koh HK, Geller AC, Miller DR, et al. Prevention and early detection strategies for melanoma and skin cancer: Current status. Arch Dermatol 1996; 132(4):436-442.
What are basal and squamous cell skin cancers? American Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.org/cancer/skincancer-basalandsquamouscell/detailedguide/skin-cancer-basal-and-squamous-cell-what-is-basal-and-squamous-cell. Accessed January 31, 2018.
Mansouri B, Housewright C. The treatment of actinic keratoses—the rule rather than the exception. J Am Acad Dermatol 2017; 153(11):1200. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.3395.
Lindelöf B, Sigurgeirsson B, Gäbel H, et al. Incidence of skin cancer in 5356 patients following organ transplantation. Br J Dermatol 2000; 143(3):513-9.
Green A, Williams G, Neale R, et al. Daily sunscreen application and betacarotene supplementation in prevention of basal-cell and squamous-cell carcinomas of the skin: a randomized controlled trial. The Lancet 1999; 354(9180):723-729.
Parkin DM, Mesher D, Sasieni P. Cancers attributable to solar (ultraviolet) radiation exposure in the UK in 2010. Br J Cancer 2011; 105:S66-S69.
Conic RZ, Cabrera CI, Khorana AA, Gastman BR. Determination of the impact of melanoma surgical timing on survival using the National Cancer Database. J Am Acad Dermatol 2018; 78(1):40-46.e7. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2017.08.039.
Cymerman RM, Shao Y, Wang K, et al. De novo versus nevus-associated melanomas: Differences in associations with prognostic indicators and survival. J Natl Cancer Inst 2016 May 27; 108(10). doi:10.1093/jnci/djw121.
Pfahlberg A, Kölmel KF, Gefeller O. Timing of excessive ultraviolet radiation and melanoma: epidemiology does not support the existence of a critical period of high susceptibility to solar ultraviolet radiation-induced melanoma. Br J Dermatol 2001; 144:3:471-475.
Green AC, Williams GM, Logan V, Strutton GM. Reduced melanoma after regular sunscreen use: randomized trial follow-up. J Clin Oncol 2011; 29(3):257-263.
Fisher DE, Geller AC. Disproportionate burden of melanoma mortality in young US men. JAMA Dermatol 2013; 149(8): 903. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.20134437.
Ultraviolet-radiation-related exposures. Broad-spectrum UVR, pp. 1-5. NTP (National Toxicology Program). 2014. Report on Carcinogens, Thirteenth Edition. Research Triangle Park, NC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service. http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/roc/content/profiles/ultravioletradiationrelatedexposures.pdf. Accessed January 26, 2018.
El Ghissassi F, Baan R, Straif K, et al. Special report: policy. A review of human carcinogens—part D: radiation. The Lancet 2009; 10(8):751-752. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(09)70213-X.
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Indoor tanning restrictions for minors — a state-by-state comparison. NCSL, National Conference of State Legislatures. http://www.ncsl.org/research/health/indoor-tanning-restrictions.aspx. Accessed January 29, 2018.
Skin cancer: indoor tanning is not safe. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/skin/basic_info/indoor_tanning.htm. Last updated January 5, 2016, last reviewed January 22, 2016. Accessed January 31, 2018.
Waters HR, Adamson A. The health and economic implications of the use of tanning devices. J Cancer Policy 2017; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcpo.2016.12.003.
Wehner MR, Chren MM, Nameth D, et al. International prevalence of indoor tanning: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Dermatol 2014; 150(4):390-400. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2013.6896.
Ferrucci LM, Cartmel B, Molinaro AM, et al. Indoor tanning and risk of early-onset basal cell carcinoma. J Am Acad Dermatol 2012 Oct; 67(4):552-62. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2011.11.940.
Lazovich D, Vogel RI, Weinstock MA, et al. Association between indoor tanning and melanoma in younger men and women. JAMA Dermatol 2016; 152(3): 268–275. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2015.2938
Colantonio S, Bracken MB, Beecker J. The association of indoor tanning and melanoma in adults: systematic review and meta-analysis. J Am Acad Dermatol 2014; 70(5):847-857.e1-118. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2013.11.050.
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Ireland pledges more funds to fight climate change
December 9, 2011 by thomas
Minister for the environment, Phil Hogan, has proposed adding the funding to this year's fast start finance commitment.
The drive aims to help the least developed countries tackle the effects of climate change.
Mr Hogan said it was important the Irish people remembered their responsibilities to the developing world, despite the country's own economic woes.
He said: "In spite of our very difficult economic circumstances at home, we cannot forget that it is the people of the developing world – who contributed least to global warming – that are first to suffer its punishing impacts; they are on the immediate climate frontline.
"As I prepare to travel to the Durban climate conference, I am determined that Ireland should demonstrate its continuing solidarity with the least developed countries in their efforts to tackle the effects of climate change. The additional contribution of 10m euro which I am now proposing provides tangible evidence of this determination."
Mr Hogan said the plans still needed Government approval, which he will seek this week.
Ireland's aims to put 100m euros into a European wide fund and has, to date, delivered 66m euros.
This includes a contribution of 23m euros from the minister's department in 2010 to the Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) established by the European Commission in 2007.
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James Ponsoldt, who directed "The Spectacular Now," is helming the drama.
Lionsgate is in early talks to make Rodham, Temple Hill's and The Arlook Group's biopic of the former first lady, New York senator, secretary of state and possible presidential candidate, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
James Ponsoldt, who last directed the acclaimed indie flick The Spectacular Now, is on board to direct the drama, which was written by Young-Il Kim.
The script, which was on the 2012 Black List, portrays Rodham as a young lawyer on the committee involved in President Richard Nixon's impeachment, as well as shows her juggling a diverging career path with her unresolved feelings for future president Bill Clinton.
No actress is currently attached, although Ponsoldt met with Carey Mulligan, among others, earlier in the summer. Other Hillary Clinton projects fell through this summer: NBC scrapped its miniseries project, while CNN canceled its documentary.
Sources caution that talks with Lionsgate are early in nature and may not work out.


This Southern Travellers' open meeting was to have been held in May but sudden and explosive growth of weed, unheard of at Broxbourne, resulted in postponement and it was decided to join with the K1 Class one day Open on 27th and combine with Club racing on 28th October. This change of plan probably contributed to the poor turnout but the boats who participated enjoyed plenty of wind and close racing.
Three races were held on Saturday under grey skies in a cold, gusty northerly which allowed the occasional planing reach. The Race Officer set three windward marks which provided a long run and two spinnaker reaches. Pip Hudson and Mick Musgrave in 3889 won race 1 with Neal Bartholomy and Jim Reid in Classic 2700 in second place. The second race saw Toby and Maxine Cooper in 3705 lead all the way round with Pip and Mick in second. The final race of the day was won by Pip and Mick, followed by Toby and Maxine with Neal and Jim's Classic in third.
Saturday evening was spent in the Clubhouse where the competitors enjoyed an excellent three course meal and a sociable get together.
On Sunday, we were greeted by blue skies but a similarly brisk northerly to Saturday, although with fewer gusts. A change in course and a different Race Officer provided a challenging start line for the two races. Pip and Mick won both followed by Toby and Maxine in the first race and Bob Tait and Bob Falconer in 4051 in the second race.


Since the seal must function as a slider or friction bearing, the seal has an unpredictable life span. The seal of a centrifugal pump is usually replaced many times during the life of a pump. All bearing need lubricant and the seal lubricant is the liquid being pumped. Liquid infiltrates between the contact faces of the primary and mating rings. Some of this liquid does find its way through to the atmosphere but is so slight as to only be noticed as corrosion of 'build up' on the pump adapter. The condition of the pumped liquid will greatly affect seal life.
Shown : Pump seal in a centrifugal pump from a Sentra mold temperature controller.
The forgoing is a brief discussion of some of the most common reason why seal life is shortened. Under normal conditions, seals wear out much faster than the other pump parts. Abrasives and excessive heat greatly shorten the seal's life span.
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Play DC: The Elephant Room @ Arena Stage
Jr January 30, 2012
Theatre & Dance 03 min read
This show is amazing and hilarious, it's best to just trust me and blindly dive into it. Here are the croosh deets:
by Steve Cuiffo, Trey Lyford and Geoff Sobelle / directed by Paul Lazar
JAN 20 – FEB 26, 2012
in the Kogod Cradle @ Arena Stage
1101 Sixth Street, SW
Slightly Longer Review
Going into the Elephant Room at Arena Stage for their final dress rehearsal the other night, I was expecting something "weird" but not really weird. Something along the lines of a musical about Brooklyn hipsters, or a troupe that performs 30 mini plays in 60 minutes. Advertised as some sort of magical comedy theater hybrid with a goofy looking trio mugging for the camera it had high potential to be something I could pretentiously dismiss, while still being happy the art appreciation zeitgeist had improved for the better overall in the internet leveled playing field of taste we live in. This would be no Reggie Watts, but simply mildly amusing. And then I was presented with one of the greatest chunks of live entertainment I've ever seen.
You get to spend an hour and change on a figuratively and literally magical psychedelic journey through the psyches of the three characters. It's a stream of consciousness one act with Axel F dance numbers, a little Curb Your Enthusiasm and Mr. Show, a lot of Tim & Eric, actual honest to god impressive illusions, not so impressive ones, an expertly placed Ray Lynch track, a phone call from the Dali Lama, non-awkward audience participation, craptastic special effects, and non stop manic retarded hilarity.
There is no plot, it's just this giant meta explosion of strangeness. I overheard someone say "I think I got high just watching that" as they left the theater. But it's never odd just to be odd, everything has weight to it. There is a strange undercurrent of sadness and despair that runs throughout as well. It sort feels like a Christopher Guest project. You start to feel that the three characters have complex backgrounds only hinted at here; Dennis Diamond, a slick Vegas conjurer with a healthy serving of zen, Daryl Hannah, the recovering alcoholic trailer trash wizard, and Louie Magic, the kids birthday party magician / hair metal fan. It's as if you're just catching the middle hour of a 12 part BBC mini series when they still had that off-putting soft focus. Or at least think you are whilst in mid-trip when you're really just looking at the couch.
I want to give as little away as possible, and I've already said too much, but there is a bit where all three magicians are performing their own magic trick at the same time, it's like the ultimate misdirect, yet none are vying for your attention. They're just casually making balloons animals or sawing a woman in half while addressing the audience as if nothing else if going on around them. It's so diametrically opposed to what you're used to that your brain starts to short circuit, the effect is both brilliant and ridiculously funny.
Yet the surprising thing is how accessible the performance is. If I took my mom to it, it probably wouldn't be her favorite thing ever, but she'd still really like it. It's a dream come true for annoying hipster snobs like myself, but The Elephant Room has universal appeal to anyone even remotely entertained by this sort of thing. The price is a bit steep, but it's worth every penny and then some, so don't sleep on it.
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package com.siyeh.ig.initialization;

import com.intellij.codeInspection.ProblemDescriptor;
import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
import com.intellij.psi.*;
import com.intellij.psi.search.searches.ReferencesSearch;
import com.intellij.psi.tree.IElementType;
import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiTreeUtil;
import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiUtil;
import com.intellij.util.IncorrectOperationException;
import com.intellij.util.Processor;
import com.siyeh.InspectionGadgetsBundle;
import com.siyeh.ig.BaseInspection;
import com.siyeh.ig.BaseInspectionVisitor;
import com.siyeh.ig.InspectionGadgetsFix;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.NonNls;

import java.util.Collection;

public class NonThreadSafeLazyInitializationInspection
        extends BaseInspection {

    @NotNull
    public String getDisplayName() {
        return InspectionGadgetsBundle.message(
                "non.thread.safe.lazy.initialization.display.name");
    }

    @NotNull
    public String buildErrorString(Object... infos){
        return InspectionGadgetsBundle.message(
                "non.thread.safe.lazy.initialization.problem.descriptor");
    }

    public BaseInspectionVisitor buildVisitor(){
        return new UnsafeSafeLazyInitializationVisitor();
    }

    private static class UnsafeSafeLazyInitializationVisitor
            extends BaseInspectionVisitor{

        @Override public void visitAssignmentExpression(
                @NotNull PsiAssignmentExpression expression){
            super.visitAssignmentExpression(expression);
            final PsiExpression lhs = expression.getLExpression();
            if(!(lhs instanceof PsiReferenceExpression)){
                return;
            }
            final PsiReference reference = (PsiReference)lhs;
            final PsiElement referent = reference.resolve();
            if(!(referent instanceof PsiField)){
                return;
            }
            final PsiField field = (PsiField) referent;
            if(!field.hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.STATIC)){
                return;
            }
            if(isInStaticInitializer(expression)){
                return;
            }
            if(isInSynchronizedContext(expression)){
                return;
            }
            if(!isLazy(expression, (PsiReferenceExpression) lhs)){
                return;
            }
          boolean assignedOnce = isAssignedOnce(referent);
          boolean safeToDelete = isSafeToDeleteIfStatement(expression);
          registerError(lhs, assignedOnce && safeToDelete);
        }

      private static boolean isAssignedOnce(PsiElement referent) {
        final int[] writeCount = new int[1];
        return ReferencesSearch.search(referent).forEach(new Processor<PsiReference>() {
          public boolean process(PsiReference reference) {
            PsiElement element = reference.getElement();
            if (!(element instanceof PsiExpression)) {
              return true;
            }
            if (!PsiUtil.isAccessedForWriting((PsiExpression)element)) {
              return true;
            }
            return ++writeCount[0] != 2;
          }
        });
      }

      private static boolean isSafeToDeleteIfStatement(PsiElement expression) {
        PsiIfStatement ifStatement = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(expression, PsiIfStatement.class);
        if (ifStatement.getElseBranch() != null) {
          return false;
        }
        PsiStatement thenBranch = ifStatement.getThenBranch();
        if (thenBranch == null) return false;
        if (!(thenBranch instanceof PsiBlockStatement)) {
          return true;
        }
        return ((PsiBlockStatement)thenBranch).getCodeBlock().getStatements().length == 1;
      }

      private static boolean isLazy(PsiAssignmentExpression expression,
                                      PsiReferenceExpression lhs){
            final PsiIfStatement ifStatement =
                    PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(expression,
                                                PsiIfStatement.class);
            if(ifStatement == null){
                return false;
            }
            final PsiExpression condition = ifStatement.getCondition();
            if(condition == null){
                return false;
            }
            return isNullComparison(condition, lhs);
        }

        private static boolean isNullComparison(
                PsiExpression condition, PsiReferenceExpression reference){
            if(!(condition instanceof PsiBinaryExpression)){
                return false;
            }
            final PsiBinaryExpression comparison =
                    (PsiBinaryExpression) condition;
            final PsiJavaToken sign = comparison.getOperationSign();
            final IElementType tokenType = sign.getTokenType();
            if(!tokenType.equals(JavaTokenType.EQEQ)){
                return false;
            }
            final PsiExpression lhs = comparison.getLOperand();
            final PsiExpression rhs = comparison.getROperand();
            if( rhs == null){
                return false;
            }
            final String lhsText = lhs.getText();
            final String rhsText = rhs.getText();
            if(!PsiKeyword.NULL.equals(lhsText)&&
                    !PsiKeyword.NULL.equals(rhsText)){
                return false;
            }
            final String referenceText = reference.getText();
            return referenceText.equals(lhsText) ||
                   referenceText.equals(rhsText);
        }

        private static boolean isInSynchronizedContext(PsiElement element){
            final PsiSynchronizedStatement syncBlock =
                    PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(element,
                                                PsiSynchronizedStatement.class);
            if(syncBlock != null){
                return true;
            }
            final PsiMethod method =
                    PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(element,
                                                PsiMethod.class);
            return method != null &&
                   method.hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.SYNCHRONIZED)
                   && method.hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.STATIC);
        }

        private static boolean isInStaticInitializer(PsiElement element){
            final PsiClassInitializer initializer =
                    PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(element,
                                                PsiClassInitializer.class);
            return initializer != null &&
                   initializer.hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.STATIC);
        }
    }

  @Override
  protected InspectionGadgetsFix buildFix(Object... infos) {
    boolean isApplicable = ((Boolean)infos[0]).booleanValue();
    return isApplicable ? new IntroduceHolderFix() : null;
  }

  private static class IntroduceHolderFix extends InspectionGadgetsFix {
    protected void doFix(Project project, ProblemDescriptor descriptor) throws IncorrectOperationException {
      PsiReferenceExpression expression = (PsiReferenceExpression)descriptor.getPsiElement();
      PsiElement resolved = expression.resolve();
      if (!(resolved instanceof PsiField)) return;
      PsiField field = (PsiField)resolved;
      String holderName = suggestHolderName(field);
      @NonNls String text = "private static class " + holderName
                    + " {" +
                    "private static final "+ field.getType().getCanonicalText() + " " +
                    field.getName() + " = "+ ((PsiAssignmentExpression)expression.getParent()).getRExpression().getText() +";"
                    + "}";
      PsiElementFactory elementFactory = JavaPsiFacade.getInstance(field.getProject()).getElementFactory();
      PsiClass holder = elementFactory.createClassFromText(text, field).getInnerClasses()[0];
      PsiMethod method = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(expression, PsiMethod.class);
      method.getParent().addBefore(holder, method);

      PsiIfStatement ifStatement = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(expression, PsiIfStatement.class);
      ifStatement.delete();

      final PsiExpression holderReference = elementFactory.createExpressionFromText(holderName +"." + field.getName(), field);
      Collection<PsiReference> references = ReferencesSearch.search(field).findAll();
      for (PsiReference reference : references) {
        PsiElement element = reference.getElement();
        element.replace(holderReference);
      }
      field.delete();
    }

    @NonNls
    private static String suggestHolderName(PsiField field) {
      String string = field.getType().getDeepComponentType().getPresentableText();
      final int index = string.indexOf('<');
      if (index != -1) {
        string = string.substring(0, index);
      }
      return string + "Holder";
    }

    @NotNull
    public String getName() {
      return "Introduce holder class";
    }
  }
}


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e-reading Stories September 12, 2011
WSJ: $79 a year Amazon Prime subscription to include Kindle books?
- Sep. 12th 2011 6:37 am PT
Amazon Amazon Kindle Kindle Amazon tablets Amazon tablet
Amazon is in talks with books publishers about a new service that could enable customers to subscribe to Kindle books in bulk for an annual subscription fee, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.
Amazon has told publishers it is considering creating a digital-book library featuring older titles, people familiar with the talks said. The content would be available to customers of Amazon Prime, who currently pay the retailer $79 a year for unlimited two-day shipping and for access to a digital library of movies and TV shows. Amazon would offer book publishers a substantial fee for participating in the program, people familiar with the proposal said. Some of these people said that Amazon would limit the amount of books that Amazon Prime customers could read for free every month.
However, the deal is anything but certain because print die-hards are not entirely sold on the initiative, fearing the idea might "downgrade" the value of books.
Several publishing executives said they aren't enthusiastic about the idea because they believe it could lower the value of books and because it could strain their relationships with other retailers that sell their books, they said.
It is also unclear whether enough people would buy into the idea of subscribing to a vast library of digital books. The service would, however, provide value to e-reading aficionados who buy a lot of individual e-books on a regular basis. Of course, if Amazon can work out fair usage terms and keep the prices low, the general public could take the bait, too. If anything, the initiative could be seen as another way to upsell customers to the Amazon Prime subscription package.
That being said, the very idea of subscription-based access to Amazon's vast books library raises the question whether Amazon is attempting to kill the library per se. It may seem a stretch, but let's not forget that Kindle books are now outselling hardcover and paperback editions combined. Also, the service could take off if coupled with the forthcoming Amazon tablet, which will probably be the case.
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Dell sees Baidu Yi phones, tablets as an opportunity to sell more computers
- Sep. 7th 2011 8:23 am PT
Android smartphones search China tablets
We now know that Baidu Yi, a brand new mobile operating system unveiled Monday by Baidu, the dominant search engine company in China, is forked from Android. We knew it would be stripped of Google search, but we haven't been aware of the extent of customization. A DigiTimes story from this morning indicates the software cuts all ties with Google services:
Baidu's new software platform will feature map, e-book reader, cloud storage and search functions.
Baidu yesterday forged a partnership with Dell, which is expected to unveil first Baidu Yi-powered tablets and smartphones this November, in time for the holiday shopping season. Some even think Baidu Yi gear will roll out worldwide rather than in China only. The publication also highlights another interesting nugget we haven't known, that Dell will preload devices with an Android-based app of its own.
Basically a storefront to the online Dell store, the app will allow for buying Dell computers online and giving ratings. No doubt Dell sees Baidu Yi both as an opportunity to drum up publicity for their ailing tablet business and upsell consumers to their computer products. No word on whether Baidu Yi will run a customized user interface atop Android, similar to Samsung's TouchWiz or Motorola's MotoBlur.
e-reading Stories May 19, 2011
Kindle books now outselling hardcover and paperback editions combined
Amazon Amazon Kindle Kindle e-books e-reading
Online retailer Amazon just announced that Kindle books have surpassed print books in terms of sales. Folks are now buying more Kindle books than their hardcover and paperback counterparts combined. Amazon said that for every 100 print books customers have picked up since April 1, they have sold 105 Kindle books. The figure excludes free Kindle books and includes hardcover and paperback books where there is no Kindle edition. More amazing facts below the fold…


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Q: What is wrong with the following C++ class? So, basically I created a Float class to track down the range of floating point values used in the program. I just replace float in my program with Float. However, the output of my program changes when I use this class, but I can't figure out where is the problem.
#define real float

class Float
{
private:
real data;
static real minVal;
static real maxVal;

static void updateMinMax( real x )
{
    if ( x < minVal )
        minVal = x;

    if ( x > maxVal )
        maxVal = x;
}

public:
static real getMin()
{
    return minVal;
}

static real getMax()
{
    return maxVal;
}

Float()
{
    data = 0;
}

Float(real x)
{
    data = x;
    updateMinMax(data);
}

void setFloat( real x )
{
    data = x;
    updateMinMax(data);
}

void setMaxOf( real x, real y )
{
    data = (x > y)? x : y;
    updateMinMax(data);
}

void setInt( int x )
{
    data = x;
    updateMinMax(data);
}

real getFloat() const
{
    return data;
}

operator int() const { return (int)data; }

void operator=(Float x)
{
    data = x.data;
    updateMinMax( data );
}

Float operator+(const Float& x) const
{
    updateMinMax( data + x.data );
    return Float(data + x.data);
}

void operator+=(Float x)
{
    data += x.data;
    updateMinMax( data );
}

Float operator-(const Float& x) const
{
    updateMinMax( data - x.data );
    return Float(data - x.data);
}

Float operator-() const
{
    updateMinMax( -data );
    return Float(-data);
}

void operator-=(Float x)
{
    data -= x.data;
    updateMinMax( data );
}

Float operator*(const Float& x) const
{
    updateMinMax( data * x.data );
    return Float(data * x.data);
}

void operator*=(Float x)
{
    data *= x.data;
    updateMinMax( data );
}

Float operator/(const Float& x) const
{
    updateMinMax( data / x.data );
    return Float(data / x.data);
}

void operator/=(Float x)
{
    data /= x.data;
    updateMinMax( data );
}

bool operator<(const Float& x) const
{
    return data < x.data;
}

bool operator<=(const Float& x) const
{
    return data <= x.data;
}

bool operator>(const Float& x) const
{
    return data > x.data;
}

bool operator>=(const Float& x) const
{
    return data >= x.data;
}

bool operator==(const Float& x) const
{
    return data == x.data;
}

friend ostream& operator<<(ostream& o, Float& x)
{
        o << x.data;
        return o;
}

friend istream& operator>>(istream& i, Float& x)
{
        i >> x.data;
        return i;
}
};

A: The following test program demonstrates at least one difference between using a float and your Float class:
void test(float x)
{
    cout<<"Called with float argument"<<endl;
}
void test(int x)
{
    cout<<"Called with int argument"<<endl;
}

int main() {
    Float arg1;
    float arg2;
    test(arg1);
    test(arg2);
    return 0;
}

Output:
Called with int argument
Called with float argument


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