This column was written by Arthur C. Brooks.
For weeks, French university students rioted over a set of labor law changes that were to make it legally possible to fire some workers under the age of 26. Nearly one in four young French workers cannot currently find any job — and the government understood that lowering the risk in hiring untested, younger employees would result in more being hired in the first place. Far from celebrating this reform, French students reacted by attacking police, destroying storefronts, and burning cars. The demonstrations metastasized into a general strike, which predictably, became a platform for catch-all left-wing protests against capitalism, America, and the Iraq war.
Like most American economists, my schadenfreude-soaked analysis of the situation was that French policymakers were simply reaping what they have long sown with their noxious brew of heavy-handed economic dirigisme and nanny-state social policy. A friend of mine explained it in a different way, with recourse to an old saying: Anyone who is not a socialist before age 30 has no heart, while anyone who is still a socialist after 30 has no head. In other words, the anti-capitalist slogans and Molotov cocktails were little more than youthful exuberance — an excess of "heart" over "head."
This explanation is a common way to excuse leftist excesses of youth, not just in France but everywhere. Before accepting it wholesale, however, a glance at the evidence is in order. Do young leftists exhibit any more heart than young right-wingers? There is almost no data from France to test this question, but plenty of evidence to examine it in the United States. And it leads to a surprising conclusion: In most ways, the old saying is quite wrong.
This pattern persists at the community level. Young liberals in 2004 belonged to one-third fewer organizations in their communities than young conservatives. In 2002, they were 12 percent less likely to give money to charities, and one-third less likely to give blood. These differences were not due to demographics such as age or education. Imagine that you picked two people, both under 30, from the American population. Imagine they had the same education level, same household income, and were of the same race and gender. The only difference was that one was a self-described liberal, and the other a conservative. Based on nationwide data collected in the year 2000, the young conservative would donate nearly $400 more per year to charity than the young liberal.
Of course, there are many other ways to measure heart, some of which probably favor young liberals over conservatives. But the evidence here suggests that leftist youth don't have any clear cardiogenic surplus after all. They do, however, appear to possess something of an advantage when it comes to the head — or at least to education. In 2000, a young liberal was much more likely than a young conservative to possess a college or graduate degree, even after correcting for all other relevant demographic forces. Taken all together, this suggests that the old saying about heads and hearts is actually backwards, when it comes to youth on the modern American left.
One might argue that these findings are somehow inapplicable to France — that the young French left is, for some reason, more soft-hearted than young American liberals. I can think of no obvious reason why this would be the case, however. Assuming these American patterns also hold in France, it suggests a different interpretation of the French student riots than the one my friend suggested: They are actually a lot of head, tarted up to look like heart.
In fact, the rioters got exactly what they wanted in the end. President Jacques Chirac yielded by nullifying the main parts of the law and granting these young university-educated Frenchmen the job security they demanded. The cost to France will be even more increases in youth unemployment — but not for these students. The unemployed will come disproportionately from the less-educated and less-fortunate groups in French society, such as the idle and alienated Muslim youths who rioted last fall (more than half of whom are currently unemployed). These protests, therefore, boiled down to a simple, successful attempt by elites to secure benefits at the direct cost to another, less-powerful group.
So much for the old saying. The problem with these riots was not an overabundance of heart — it was a lack thereof.
Arthur C. Mr. Brooks is a professor of public administration at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Public Affairs. His latest book, entitled "Who Cares: The Surprising Truth about Who Is Charitable, Who Isn't, and Why it Matters for America," will be released in the fall by Basic Books.


Anyone whose periods are extremely painful every month, who has stopped having periods or who is suffering from heavy periods should see a doctor. Complementary therapies and self-help tips can be a solution once serious problems, such as endometriosis, fibroids, or cancer, have been ruled out. Complementary therapies can, however, help for both endometriosis and fibroids (see Hysterectomies – are they really necessary?).
Many women experience pain at the start of their periods – back pain, low abdomen pain, feeling sick and sweaty, exhausted and feeling generally unwell.
Periods can be painful for a variety of reasons but if they are consistently causing you considerable pain it is essential to visit a doctor and be examined to ensure that nothing serious is wrong such as endometriosis or pelvic inflammatory disease. Once you are sure that there are no other problems some self-help can ease some of the symptoms.
Taking a painkiller may be the answer to relieving the pain but it isn't removing the cause. Periods may be painful because of other factors such as deficiency in certain nutrients, being overweight, or a general unhealthy state. By improving diet and general health it is possible that periods will settle down and not cause any problems. However, from around 40 onwards in the peri-menopausal stage periods do change and may become heavier and more painful. Similarly at the start of having periods a young girl often experiences a lot of pain which goes away as she gets older.
It might seem a touch repetitive but healthy eating benefits the body in so many ways and can considerably improve periods for women. To find out more about eating healthily look in Nutrition/You Are What You Eat.
Deficient in vitamins or minerals?
Few women have enough nutrients in their diet, however healthily they eat, and therefore the body is not in a fit state to cope with periods often causing pain and other symptoms at that time of the month.
A staggering 96 per cent of women aged 19 to 24 and 91 per cent 19 to 64 year old women have well below the recommended intake of iron, according to research by the Food Standards Agency and Dept of Health. The figures are also very low for magnesium, copper, calcium, zinc, iodine, folic acid, Vitamin A and other vitamins. Therefore it is well worth taking a multivitamin which is specifically for women of menstruating age.
Clary sage is a very pungent aromatherapy oil that can do wonders for period discomfort – just a few drops in a bath with lavender oil can soothe period pain in the lower abdomen and back.
A few drops of lavender, clary sage and chamomile oil in an egg cup of carrier oil such as almond oil massaged into the lower belly can also ease pain.
In her book Aromatherapy for Women Maggie Tisserand suggests one drop of clary sage in a glass of water with honey to ease pain – we are wary about suggesting this because ingestion of aromatherapy oils is not advised, but having tried it and found it extremely soothing it's worth passing on.
You can make up a mixture in 30ml of massage oil (olive oil, jojoba oil, or almond oil) of two drops of peppermint oil, 10 drops of clary sage oil, two of chamomile and five of geranium.
Warmth is great for soothing pain – so snuggle up with a hot water bottle.
Contrary to old-fashioned thinking doing some exercise actually improves pain rather than making it worse.
Drink chamomile tea to calm the system.
Women are very aware when their periods have changed and they are having to use more sanitary wear than normal.
This can be due to the onset of menopause but it is always worth a visit to the doctor to rule out any serious problems. Until recently most women with heavy periods had their wombs removed – it is worth reading the article in the Women's Health section on Hysterectomies as many have been performed unnecessarily and there are alternative ways of dealing with some problems such as fibroids.
Make up a mixture of 30 drops of cypress oil, three drops of rose oil, 25 of chamomile and 20 of geranium and mix together. Then put five or six drops of the mixture into your bath, making sure the oil has properly dispersed – some people mix it with milk to make it disperse better.
It's important to ensure the obvious reasons why periods might stop – that you're not pregnant!
Otherwise they can stop because of losing too much weight, high stress levels or illness. Therefore it is vital that you see a doctor to rule out serious health problems or pregnancy!
Again there may be many reasons for irregular periods but is worth a look at lifestyle.
Are you drinking too much, smoking and not eating regularly and healthily?
Natural Health Advisory Service Ltd, 01273 487366 , www.naturalhealthas.com.
Dr Marilyn Glenville has clinics in London and Tunbridge Wells: 08705 329244 www.marilynglenville.com. Postal consultations available.
Even a woman who has no problems might like to think about using natural sanitary products not only to protect her own body against chemicals but also to protect the environment.
Many of the niggling problems women experience could be put down to wearing tampons – toxic shock syndrome is the worst scenario, but itching and discomfort may well be caused by the chemicals used in manufacture. TSS (toxic shock syndrome) symptoms include sudden high fever, nausea or vomiting, diarrhoea and rashes and can be fatal – read the leaflet in a box of tampons to find out more. TSS is now less common since some manufacturers removed synthetic fibres like rayon, but there are still tampons made from these – read the box. Research has shown that tampons made from 100 per cent cotton pose a much less serious risk.
In another reseach study by gynaecologists it was found that up to a third of women with symptoms of vaginal itching, soreness and/or discharge may well be experiencing Allergic Feminine Irritation. Apparently as many as 60 per cent of women who visited UK gynaecologists found that this was all that was wrong with them.
Some tampons are made from chlorine bleached rayon or a combination of cotton and rayon and during the bleaching process the TSS toxin which comes from the bacteria Staphyloccoccus aureus is produced, a substance that has been linked to cancer, endometriosis, low sperm counts in partners, and suppression of the immune system. This area is far too delicate to be subject to all these chemicals.
There are several ranges of sanitary products including organic cotton tampons which are oxygen bleached. They are designed to absorb well with minimum shedding of fibre. Their pads are made using non-chlorine bleached fibres.


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Pilots' association says gender shouldn't be a barrier to becoming a pilot
The UK pilots' association has said that the only thing that should matter for wannabe pilots is ability, not gender, background or financial situation.
On International Women's Day, the British Airline Pilots' Association (BALPA) says that young girls shouldn't let lack of visible representation put them off dreams of becoming a pilot.
The UK pilot population is 95% male, with only just over 1,000 women in the UK holding a flight crew licence.
The pilots' association said that with increasing training costs, financial concerns are also putting talented would-be pilots off joining the profession.
BALPA General Secretary, Brian Strutton, said:
"The research in this area is limited so no one really knows why there are so few women pilots.
"It could be that, with women still often being the main childcare providers, many don't see the pilot lifestyle as conducive to having a family.
"Another reason that could be behind this is lack of visible representation – so often we're shown men as pilots, and women as cabin crew. This could be sending a message to young girls that if they want to work in aviation, it can't be as a pilot.
"That is why we're pleased to see airlines such as easyJet taking a proactive stance on this with their Amy Johnson Flying Initiative, as well as inspiring the younger generation by taking some of their female pilots to meet young girls through their partnership with Girlguiding.
"We are also concerned that increased training costs are also acting as a barrier to those from less fortunate backgrounds – this could see the pilot world become increasingly exclusive.
"We don't believe those who do not have the skills required should be 'pushed through', but we do believe the only thing that should matter in realising your dream and securing a job as a pilot should be your ability, not your background, financial situation or gender."
BALPA wins major legal victory against Ryanair over 'blacklisting'.
The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) has won a major legal victory against Ryanair in an initial court battle over the punitive actions of the airline against pilots who took industrial action in 2019.

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"""Create a new HDF5 dataset from an old one, resizing (presumed) image data in
a supplied list of datasets."""

import argparse

import h5py
from scipy import ndimage

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument('--field',
                    action='append',
                    dest='fields',
                    type=list,
                    default=['flow', 'images'])
parser.add_argument('--out-size', dest='out_size', type=int, default=32)
parser.add_argument('in_file', type=str)
parser.add_argument('out_file', type=str)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    args = parser.parse_args()
    tidy_name = lambda n: n.lstrip('/')  # flake8: noqa
    change_fields = {tidy_name(f) for f in args.fields}
    out_size = args.out_size
    with h5py.File(args.in_file, 'r') as in_fp:
        with h5py.File(args.out_file, 'w') as out_fp:

            def visitor(item_name):
                print('Visiting %s' % item_name)
                in_obj = in_fp[item_name]

                if not isinstance(in_obj, h5py.Dataset):
                    print('Skipping')
                    return

                if item_name in change_fields:
                    print('Resizing before copy')
                    if len(in_obj.shape) != 4:
                        raise Exception('Need 4D tensor to resize')

                    n, c, h, w = in_obj.shape
                    if h != w:
                        raise Exception(
                            'Dataset width not equal to height. Looks dodgy.')

                    if in_obj.chunks is not None:
                        batch_size = max([1, in_obj.chunks[0]])
                    else:
                        batch_size = n

                    out_obj = out_fp.create_dataset(
                        item_name,
                        shape=(n, c, out_size, out_size),
                        dtype=in_obj.dtype,
                        chunks=(batch_size, c, out_size, out_size))

                    zoom_factor = out_size / float(h)
                    zoom_arg = (1, 1, zoom_factor, zoom_factor)

                    # Copy across the resized dataset one element at a time
                    for start_idx in range(0, n, batch_size):
                        in_data = in_obj[start_idx:start_idx + batch_size]
                        resized = ndimage.zoom(in_data, zoom_arg)
                        out_obj[start_idx:start_idx + batch_size] = resized

                    return

                print('Copying unchanged')
                out_fp.copy(in_obj, item_name)

            in_fp.visit(visitor)

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How long will it take to process my permit?
A minimum of three weeks notice is required to process a permit. Please allow six weeks notice for larger events requiring use of kitchen facilities or an auditorium.
What is the minimum amount of time that can I can book a permit?
Weekday permits are booked in two hour blocks from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm and/or 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. The rental time period for a small group is two hours and for large events the minimum rental time is four hours on weekends.
How can I cancel a permit?
We require a minimum of 48 hours (2 business days) notice to cancel a permit for one day otherwise charges will be incurred. To cancel an entire permit, please notify us as soon as possible.
What happens if I don't use my seasonal permit?
Your permit may be cancelled. We will contact you after three "No Shows" to discuss.
I don't understand the calculation fee. Who can I talk to?
Who is in charge of the school?
The custodian is responsible for supervision of the facility after school hours. The permit holder is required to have a group leader on site to comply with the Board's requirements for the event. The leader is responsible for the members of the group and any spectators and must sign in and out with the custodian.
Please review the board's fire/emergency plan before your school event. A copy of the fire/emergency plan is available on the "Rent School Space" page or from the custodian's office at the school.
Fire routes and pedestrian walkways are to be kept clear at all times. Vehicles must be parked in parking lots, not on playing fields or the grass. Please note how much parking is needed for your event. The board is not responsible for vehicles illegally parked.
Does any school equipment comes with the permit?
No, School equipment is not included when you rent school space. The only exception is the use of pole standards for volleyball and badminton.


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Bubblegum - Mark Lanegan [VINYL]
Sixth studio album from the American singer-songwriter and the musician's first commercially successfully album, reaching number 39 on Billboard's Independent Albums chart. The release features a prominent cast of guest musicians, among which include: PJ Harvey, Josh Homme and Nick Oliveri of Queens of the Stone Age, Greg Dulli of The Afghan Whigs, and Duff McKagan and Izzy Stradlin of Guns N' Roses.
1. When Your Number Isn't Up - Mark Lanegan (3.01)
2. Hit the City - Mark Lanegan (2.48)
3. Wedding Dress - Mark Lanegan (3.07)
4. Methamphetamine Blues - Mark Lanegan (3.16)
5. One Hundred Days - Mark Lanegan (4.36)
6. Bombed - Mark Lanegan (1.08)
7. Strange Religion - Mark Lanegan (4.07)
8. Sideways in Reverse - Mark Lanegan (2.46)
9. Come to Me - Mark Lanegan (3.45)
10. Like Little Willie John - Mark Lanegan (3.53)
11. Can't Come Down - Mark Lanegan (3.37)
12. Morning Glory Wine - Mark Lanegan (4.27)
13. Head - Mark Lanegan (3.04)
14. Driving Death Valley Blues - Mark Lanegan (2.48)
15. Out of Nowhere - Mark Lanegan (2.43)
12" Album
Vinyl / 12" Album
PIAS UK
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Technology is constantly advancing, and, especially in GIS, change is constant. Therefore, it is vital to stay up-to-date and keep the field moving forward.
As professionals, it is our responsibility to keep our pool of knowledge expanding. Below, I share some techniques and resources for self-driven learning that have been helpful.
Self-driven learning is when you pick what you want to know, how you want to learn, and when you want to learn it. Motivation often stems from curiosity or necessity. This kind of learning occurs quite naturally; in fact, it's how we begin learning as children. It's more adaptive than learning in traditional classroom environments. You can explore different methodologies to see what works for you and go more or less in-depth with your study as required. Additionally, self-driven learning leads to the development of other skills like time management, self-discipline, accountability, the ability to better assess yourself.
Using a methodology for guiding your self-learning can help make it easier to measure your progress and hold yourself accountable. While there are a number of different approaches, we'll look at two methodologies I've found effective. Objective Based Learning isn't the first methodology I tried, but it's the first that led to consistent, sustained progress. More recently, I've been implementing the F.A.S.T. learning methodology and have found it to be extremely effective.
Objective Based Learning is the system usually implemented by schools that have self-driven learning programs. This framework uses assessments, objectives, and an evaluation process to give learners metrics with which to gauge their progress. The assessment phase sets the groundwork for learning any topic. Learners examine what they want to learn and why, evaluate their current situation and habits, then reflect on their previous experiences with self learning. This helps to measure likelihood of success and check whether some changes need to be made before learning can be achieved.
Once the learner is in a good environment to start the learning process, they plan out what and how they're going to be learning. They outline learning objectives and measurable goals. Then, they can determine the method for assessing progress. The learner will examine different tools and pick what resources they will want to use. Additionally, selecting a regular time and place for studying can help ensure progress stays on track.
After the what, when, and how is planned out, the bulk of the remaining work is simply follow through. The rest comes from the learner regularly evaluating their progress. The evaluation phase allows learners to track their progress and determine if they need to re-evaluate the plan they follow for their study.
F.A.S.T. learning was developed by memory expert Jim Kwik. This methodology maximizes the gain from self-learning by examining the mindset and attitude of the learner.
It might seem a bit counter-intuitive, but 'forgetting' is an important part of learning in this methodology. First, learners 'forget' what they think they already know about a subject. In doing this, it opens the mind instead of creating blocks because the learner thinks they already know something that may be inaccurate or out-of-date. Next, learners forget anything that's not important. It's easy to get caught up in other tasks like doing the dishes instead of sticking to a routine for learning. However, sticking to the designated time set aside for studying is important, and those dishes will still be there in an hour. Finally, it is important for learners to forget their limitations. An important part of learning is trying new things and making mistakes. When a learner is telling themselves they can't do something, it may disrupt their ability to understand the material they're working with.
There is a difference between understanding something intellectually and understanding it in application. When learning something, it's important to put the material or skill being studied into practice. This reinforces key concepts and identifies areas where understanding might not be as strong as it needs to be. In this methodology, learners apply what they're learning to small projects as they go along. This allows them to take ownership of their learning and ensure a greater degree of understanding.
In the context of the F.A.S.T. methodology, state is the mental, physical, and emotional place a learner finds themselves in as they engage in the learning process. State is important because you require both information and emotion to form long-term memories. For example, think about a particular dish that, when you smell it, that evokes memories from your childhood. That smell was the information, and your brain associated the emotions you experienced as you smelled that dish being prepared to form the long-term memory. On the other side of the spectrum, consider a subject you found particularly boring in school. How much of that subject can you recall now as compared to a subject that was more stimulating?
It is important for learners to take control of their state. Make sure the designated study area is a positive environment and take a moment at the start of each study session to remind yourself why you want to learn the material you've selected. All learning is state dependent, so taking the time to put yourself in the right state is an important part of the process.
With modern technology, there are a plethora of resources available to anyone who wants to learn about a topic. For example, websites exist that focus on giving an in-depth understanding of a particular subject, such as Free Code Camp's focus on full-stack web development. At the same time, there are websites, such as Udemy, that provide more diverse offerings that may go less in-depth. Between libraries and e-publishing, more books, journals, and other literature on a topic are readily available than ever before. Learners who prefer more traditional formats can view courses from colleges and universities through opencourseware. Some great options include MIT's program, or MOOCs, like the ones Esri regularly offers. Podcasts and educational videos are also available through a variety of sources. You can consume this content on the go, making it easier to learn wherever you are.
Additionally, other people remain a valuable resource when learning. With the rise in popularity of self-driven learning, communities are popping up around new subjects all the time. These communities allow learners to share resources and assist each other when someone gets stuck. Furthermore, if someone is part of a team and trying to learn something, reaching out to teammates with different experiences can be extremely helpful. For example, as an employee at GEO Jobe, we are constantly learning about new technology and advances in the field. If I'm working on something and get stumped, one of the first things I will do is ask one of the members of my team to explain it to me. With the wealth of experience and knowledge on the team, it's often the most efficient way to learn something new. Other people might be the most important, and often undervalued, resource for anyone engaged in self-learning.


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The New UK EU Party Approved for European Elections
The Electoral Commission has approved The UK EU Party's application to register as a political party.The approval means they can put forward candidates in the European elections due to take place on Thursday May 23, assuming that the UK has not left the EU by then.The new political entrant is called The UK EU Party (UKEUP), set up by a group of UK-based politically aware lawyers working in the city of London with other young professionals.Pierre Kirk, 42, the party's leader said, "I believe that staying in the EU is the best option for those who love the UK and want the best for its citizens. We stand for the gentle side of politics, having just one aim and that is to stop Brexit. We intend to become the only mainstream political party in the UK to stand for returning the country to the European Union."In the longer term, The UK EU Party's aim will be to contest any future UK general election as the same 'one policy, one purpose' party, demanding that Europe be a central issue. Europe is the party's raison d'être, but we also stand for a broader, inclusive, centrist form of politics."As with the six million 'Remainers' who backed the recent Petition to Revoke Article 50, and the one million people who took to the streets of London for The People's March last month, those behind UKEUP have decided to act after seeing the chaos caused by the British government and opposition since the EU Referendum in 2016.The Party will place an emphasis on supporting British business, and the professional services sector, in particular. Since the first EU Referendum, thousands of service jobs have already been lost to the continent. Many more will follow unless the UK stops Brexit.The second area of focus will be to represent the youth of Britain, and to help give them the future that leaving the EU simply will not provide.Pierre Kirk continues, "We have a number of business donors and public figures keen to commit to our party once the British government confirms that the UK will participate in those elections. We are keen to hear from others who will want to become candidates, supporting our intention to remain within the EU."We have an election campaign team in place, which already numbers a few dozen volunteers, mostly comprising friends, family and work colleagues. We anticipate receiving backing from many more people, including people who voted in the Petition and People's March. The Remain demographic is very active and politicized right now."The UK EU Party website: https://theukeuparty.org/Twitter: https://twitter.com/theukeuparty
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The Electoral Commission has approved The UK EU Party's application to register as a political party.
The approval means they can put forward candidates in the European elections due to take place on Thursday May 23, assuming that the UK has not left the EU by then.
The new political entrant is called The UK EU Party (UKEUP), set up by a group of UK-based politically aware lawyers working in the city of London with other young professionals.
Pierre Kirk, 42, the party's leader said, "I believe that staying in the EU is the best option for those who love the UK and want the best for its citizens. We stand for the gentle side of politics, having just one aim and that is to stop Brexit. We intend to become the only mainstream political party in the UK to stand for returning the country to the European Union.
"In the longer term, The UK EU Party's aim will be to contest any future UK general election as the same 'one policy, one purpose' party, demanding that Europe be a central issue. Europe is the party's raison d'être, but we also stand for a broader, inclusive, centrist form of politics."
As with the six million 'Remainers' who backed the recent Petition to Revoke Article 50, and the one million people who took to the streets of London for The People's March last month, those behind UKEUP have decided to act after seeing the chaos caused by the British government and opposition since the EU Referendum in 2016.
The Party will place an emphasis on supporting British business, and the professional services sector, in particular. Since the first EU Referendum, thousands of service jobs have already been lost to the continent. Many more will follow unless the UK stops Brexit.
The second area of focus will be to represent the youth of Britain, and to help give them the future that leaving the EU simply will not provide.
Pierre Kirk continues, "We have a number of business donors and public figures keen to commit to our party once the British government confirms that the UK will participate in those elections. We are keen to hear from others who will want to become candidates, supporting our intention to remain within the EU.
"We have an election campaign team in place, which already numbers a few dozen volunteers, mostly comprising friends, family and work colleagues. We anticipate receiving backing from many more people, including people who voted in the Petition and People's March. The Remain demographic is very active and politicized right now."
The UK EU Party website: https://theukeuparty.org/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/theukeuparty
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Akalura ist der Name zweier Gewässer in den Vereinigten Staaten:
 Akalura Creek, ein Fluss im US-Bundesstaat Alaska (Kodiak Island)
 Akalura Lake, ein See im US-Bundesstaat Alaska (Kodiak Island)

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Friends Reunion Show To Start Shooting Next Week
By Russ Burlingame - April 2, 2021 02:01 pm EDT
About a year after it was originally planned to shoot, the long-awaited Friends reunion special, which will bring the cast of the hit sitcom together again onscreen for the first time in years, will film next week. The special is set to air on HBO Max, and was originally marketed as part of the high-profile roll-out of Friends on the streaming service, which is owned by WarnerMedia. Warner Bros. Television, a division of WarnerMedia, produced the series for NBC and will also produce the reunion special for HBO Max. The special is said to be an unscripted reunion, where the actors will appear as themselves, not in character, although David Schwimmer teased on an appearance on The Graham Norton Show that the cast had "all read something" together for one sequence.
Earlier this year, Lisa Kudrow said on an episode of Literally!...With Rob Lowe that she had already filmed some of her work for the reunion special. Kudrow says that she believes not only Central Perk, but other sets from the series that she has not been in since the show was airing.
"There's different facets to it; some already-shot [video] packages of things," Kudrow explained. "I don't know, fully. I really don't, but I pre-shot something for it already, so we're definitely doing it, because I already shot a little something."
Back in November, Warner Bros. targeted a March filming date for the Friends reunion special, although given the post-holiday spike in COVID-19 deaths and the impact that had on production, it's possible the extra two weeks were impossible to avoid.
Over the summer, reports emerged that Cox was a motivating factor for her co-stars to sign on for the special with the entire cast meeting at her Malibu beach house to hash it all out. The dinner was probably supposed to be a night for reminiscing, but things quickly took shape. WarnerMedia executives had discussed the plans with Cox earlier that day. Once they laid out their vision for the service, they let the actress's cozy atmosphere and the power of nostalgia do the rest.
Cox has never shied away from dipping her toes into a little Friends nostalgia; when she headlined Cougar Town, a sitcom from Ted Lasso's Bill Lawrence and Scrubs's Kevin Biegel, there were episodes that featured guest appearances by Aniston and Perry, littered with inside jokes that made light of the Friends connection and poked at the actors' shared history.
All 236 episodes of Friends are available now on HBO Max.
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plato on art
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Some of his dialogues are real literary masterpieces. poets as well. For this reason, as well as because of its power In spite of this, he agreed with modern of music out of this fact alone? and painting, statuary and music often served similar ends. from truth and toward illusion. Other philosophers A moment's thought will Late classical sculpture presents gods and heroes We might even try to justify this idea from Plato's own dialogues. Do they distract us from knowing who we really are, what is really Art then is rather impoverished. The view of the artist Plato And he also included that the poet does not speak truth. more to Plato�s philosophy than this; but this is enough background to begin from the Renaissance which depict a genius of this sort, or an inspiring muse; One may be found in his dialogue The Republic, and seems to be the theory that Plato himself believed. way out the mouth of the cave and into the sunlight. Plato, whose understanding of art is limited, imagines art fundamentally as representational — indeed as representations of representations or copies of copies. world or imitation of an ideal, the imitation theory has problems. Plotinus and the other neo-Platonists made much of the idea of Beauty, and the There are countless paintings This theory actually appears in Plato's Plays and public oratory were the media and propaganda of Plato's day, Music includes something more because of its emotional impact (hence its centrality in education). Plato attempts to strip artists of the power and prominence they enjoy in his society, while Aristotle tries to develop a method of inquiry to determine the merits of an individual work of art. other hand, he found the arts threatening. His view toward the poets echoes Heraclitus', who says that "Homer deserves a beating." The problem, for Plato, like Heraclitus, is the perceived negative impact the poets have on individual moral action and the polity, especially though their depictions of the gods as capricious. powerful shapers of character. are copies. Plato had two theories of art. It wasn't until late in the nineteenth In other words, a work of art is a copy of a Form. The questions answer themselves. an ideal society, the arts must be strictly controlled. That is their world, and they think it Reality. The Republic will thus do well to expose the youth to lovers of wisdom than to "lovers of sights and sounds" (Republic 475d-476b), who perpetuate irrationalism with harmful tales about capricious gods. His implied view in his writings on art is that imagination is subservient to reason. In either of its two versions, as imitations of the century sculptures of Constantin Brancusi, the paintings of Piet Mondrian, Here are some features of the two theories: 1. Plato's Critique on Art. But that meant excluding what does it imitate? artist's work. Mayor Rudolf Giuliani, influential people through the centuries and across cultures His own artistically expressed philosophy contrasts with the work of the traditional artists, especially of the traditional Greek poets, whose work does not direct us toward to reason but, in Plato's view, gives expression to the passions. Plato's Republic, I hope, is one of the most disturbing books you have ever read: a casual ... is supposed to be the fact that the ideal city will contain no art. truth, in his view. In practice Platonic criticism is part of an extensive approach to literature, involving an examination of the moral, ethical, and historical effects of a work of art.. than our ordinary experience offers? most commonly held theory. Art is thus twice removed from the world of forms. idea win. of the artist as capturing an essence has continued to exert great power, from Plato's aesthetics is characterized by a fundamental paradox: He warns continually to be wary of the seductive voice of poets and artists, but creates an artistically honed philosophy that is nearly unrivaled in its seductive force. to stir the emotions, art is dangerous. Beauty, Justice, and The According to this theory the artist, perhaps by divine inspiration, makes a The notion of "genius" is originally the same; your genius was bit about his philosophy. Doesn't their creative One may be found in his dialogue is too much to hope for in this corrupt world. dark, and be blinded by the fire, but then come to realize that the shadows The world of the Forms is rational and unchanging; the world of physical In many cases people will imitate what they see in art. But many ancient, medieval, and modern artists and aestheticians have found fact he is said to have been a poet before he encountered Socrates and became In other For Plato, these Forms are perfect Ideals, but they Art is imitation He believed that 'idea' is the ultimate reality. Plato says that art imitates the objects and events of ordinary life. was much impressed with the theories of Pythagoras, and his number mysticism. Why would Plato have seen All rights reserved. into the medieval European tradition through the filter of Neoplatonism, a much
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The Lunnasting stone is a stone bearing an ogham inscription, found at Lunnasting, Shetland  and donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland in 1876.

Discovery

The stone was found by Rev. J.C. Roger in a cottage, who stated that it had been unearthed from a "moss" (i.e. a peat bog) in April 1876, having been discovered five feet (1.5 m) below the surface.

The stone is made of slate and is  long, by about  in breadth and  thick with the inscription on the flat surface. In addition to the ogham letters, which are arranged down a centre line, there is a small cruciform mark near the top, which may be a runic letter or a Christian cross. It is unknown whether this mark was made at the same time as the ogham, or added later.

Inscription and date
The Pictish  inscription has been read as:

ttocuhetts: ahehhttmnnn: hccvvevv: nehhton  by Allen and Anderson (1903)

ettecuhetts: ahehhttannn: hccvvevv: nehhtons by Forsyth (1996)

The script probably contains the personal name "Nechtan", and Diack (1925) took the view that the last two words mean "the vassal of Nehtonn"
but it is otherwise without certain interpretation. Forsyth suggests Ahehhttannn is also a personal name.

Other recent attempts include:
"King Nechtan of the kin of Ahehhtmnnn"
"The widow of Kenneth made (these as) testimonials on her part".

The word-dividing dots suggest Norse influence, but this could pre-date the Viking occupation of Shetland, and an eighth- or ninth-century origin is likely for the ogham work.

Other theories
The difficulties in providing a clear interpretation of the script have led to a number of other suggestions.

Vincent (1896) suggests that the stone may have been erected by "Irish missionary monks not earlier than A.D. 580" and quotes an unnamed expert's transcription of the ogham as:
eattuicheatts maheadttannn hccffstff ncdtons.

Lockwood (1975) writes that "the last word is clearly the commonly occurring name Nechton, but the rest, even allowing for the perhaps arbitrary doubling of consonants in Ogam, appears so exotic that philologists conclude that Pictish was a non-Indo-European language of unknown affinities". This view was also taken of the ogham inscribed on the Orcadian Buckquoy spindle-whorl until its 1995 interpretation as Old Irish.

A language of Basque origin has also been suggested as providing a solution:

etxekoez aiekoan nahigabe ba nengoen (English: "The one of the house found me without will in the pain.")
although the original speculations in 1968 by Henri Guiter do not appear convincing and were not well received academically. The Vasconist scholar Larry Trask said "like the majority of such dramatic announcements, this one has been universally rejected. Pictish specialists dismiss it out of hand, and vasconists have been no more impressed". The criticisms focus on random readings being assigned to Ogam letters, alleged complete decipherment of inscriptions too weathered to be read with certainty, the use of 20th century Basque rather than reconstructed Proto-Basque forms, disregarding syntax and highly fanciful translations.

The [e]ttecuhetts part has been understood as an early Brittonic expression, meaning "this is as far" (c.f. Welsh cyhyd, "as long as"), a suitable message for a boundary stone.

See also
 Pictish language
 Käymäjärvi inscriptions, another northern European stone with what could be undeciphered writing on it

Notes

References
 Schei, Liv Kjørsvik (2006) The Shetland Isles. Grantown-on-Spey. Colin Baxter Photography.

External links
 Shetland Museum

8th century in Scotland
9th century in Scotland
Pictish inscriptions
Pictish culture
History of Shetland
Collections of the National Museums of Scotland
Ogham inscriptions
8th-century inscriptions
9th-century inscriptions


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Stop Mindlessly Memorizing the Order of Operations
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Hyrtios é um gênero de esponja marinha da família Thorectidae.

Espécies
Hyrtios altus (Poléjaeff, 1884)
Hyrtios arenosus (Thiele, 1905)
Hyrtios caracasensis (Carter, 1882)
Hyrtios cavernosus (Vacelet, Vasseur & Lévi, 1976)
Hyrtios collectrix (Schulze, 1879)
Hyrtios communis (Carter, 1885)
Hyrtios digitatus (Lendenfeld, 1888)
Hyrtios erectus (Keller, 1889)
Hyrtios eubamma (de Laubenfels, 1954)
Hyrtios proteus Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
Hyrtios pulcher (Carter, 1885)
Hyrtios reticulatus (Thiele, 1899)
Hyrtios sororia (Thiele, 1905)
Hyrtios spinifer (Poléjaeff, 1884)
Hyrtios vilis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
Hyrtios vinciguerrae (Sarà, 1978)
Hyrtios violaceus (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)

Referências
 Van Soest, R.W.M, Boury-Esnault, N., Hooper, J.N.A., Rützler, K, de Voogd, N.J., Alvarez, B., Hajdu, E., Pisera, A.B., Vacelet, J., Manconi, R., Schoenberg, C., Janussen, D., Tabachnick, K.R., Klautau, M. (2008). World Porifera database. Avaliada online em http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera. Visitada em 08 de maio de 2009.

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Sutherland Springs church responds to questions about donation spending for mass shooting victims
Jardine Malado 16 April, 2018
(Reuters/Jonathan Bachman)An aerial photo shows the site of a mass shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.
The First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs has assured its members that it is properly handling the money that has been donated for the victims of the mass shooting in November.
Questions about donation spending have been raised after two donors who raised over $1.3 million for victim relief reportedly cut ties with First Baptist. The victims are also asking for more information following the announcement of plans for the construction of a new $3 million church.
Lisa McNulty, who lost her daughter in the massacre, said that she has never received any of the money that has been donated for the victims.
"This has gotten way out of hand — way out of hand. There's some greed going on, and it's wrong." McNulty said, as reported by Dallas News.
Reports have indicated that the church has received at least $3,023,675 from individuals and corporate donors.
The fundraising campaign on GoFundMe has reportedly collected more than $1.4 million, while $405,000 was donated to various victims' funds. Another $1 million has been raised for the rebuilding of the church.
In a statement, the church's Restoration Committee assured victims that the money that has been allocated for them will not be used for other purposes.
"The committee has been deliberate and prayerful, and has coordinated with other groups offering support, to respond to needs and exercise good stewardship and honor the intent of various donors," the letter stated, according to the Baptist Press.
"Donations received for victim needs are kept in accounts separate from church operating funds and will only be used for that purpose. We are committed to integrity in the allocation of this money," it continued.
The committee is reportedly receiving help in the proper handling the funds from church leaders and members, the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention (SBTC), the North American Mission Board (NAMB), banking officials and community representatives.
NAMB has reportedly vowed to help pay for the remaining costs of the construction of a sanctuary and education building at the site.
Apart from handling donations for the construction projects, the committee is also responsible for receiving and distributing the money that has been donated to the massacre victims and their families.
"Money and in-kind assistance have been received to provide counseling and to meet tangible needs such as handicap access for wounded members, medical supplies, living expenses and legal fees related to probate issues for those with losses. These gifts received to alleviate the needs of victims are being disbursed to directly pay for the needs of the victims," the letter stated, according to Baptist Press.
The Restoration Committee pointed out that it has no control over GoFundMe pages that were set up for individual victims. It further noted that a new account has been opened for victim assistance separate from accounts that handle normal church operations.
Additionally, a second special account was set up for the donations, so that it can be processed by an independent third party with an independent data record.
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Q: Efficiently accumulating a collection of sparse scipy matrices I've got a collection of O(N) NxN scipy.sparse.csr_matrix, and each sparse matrix has on the order of N elements set.  I want to add all these matrices together to get a regular NxN numpy array.  (N is on the order of 1000).  The arrangement of non-zero elements within the matrices is such that the resulting sum certainly isn't sparse (virtually no zero elements left in fact).
At the moment I'm just doing
reduce(lambda x,y: x+y,[m.toarray() for m in my_sparse_matrices])

which works but is a bit slow: of course the sheer amount of pointless processing of zeros which is going on there is absolutely horrific.
Is there a better way ?  There's nothing obvious to me in the docs.
Update: as per user545424's suggestion, I tried the alternative scheme of summing the sparse matrices, and also summing sparse matrices onto a dense matrix.  The code below shows all approaches to run in comparable time (Python 2.6.6 on amd64 Debian/Squeeze on a quad-core i7)
import numpy as np
import numpy.random
import scipy
import scipy.sparse
import time

N=768
S=768
D=3

def mkrandomsparse():
    m=np.zeros((S,S),dtype=np.float32)
    r=np.random.random_integers(0,S-1,D*S)
    c=np.random.random_integers(0,S-1,D*S)
    for e in zip(r,c):
        m[e[0],e[1]]=1.0
    return scipy.sparse.csr_matrix(m)

M=[mkrandomsparse() for i in xrange(N)]

def plus_dense():
    return reduce(lambda x,y: x+y,[m.toarray() for m in M])

def plus_sparse():
    return reduce(lambda x,y: x+y,M).toarray()

def sum_dense():
    return sum([m.toarray() for m in M])

def sum_sparse():
    return sum(M[1:],M[0]).toarray()

def sum_combo():  # Sum the sparse matrices 'onto' a dense matrix?
    return sum(M,np.zeros((S,S),dtype=np.float32))

def benchmark(fn):
    t0=time.time()
    fn()
    t1=time.time()
    print "{0:16}:  {1:.3f}s".format(fn.__name__,t1-t0)

for i in xrange(4):
    benchmark(plus_dense)
    benchmark(plus_sparse)
    benchmark(sum_dense)
    benchmark(sum_sparse)
    benchmark(sum_combo)
    print

and logs out
plus_dense      :  1.368s
plus_sparse     :  1.405s
sum_dense       :  1.368s
sum_sparse      :  1.406s
sum_combo       :  1.039s

although you can get one approach or the other to come out ahead by a factor of 2 or so by messing with N,S,D parameters... but nothing like the order of magnitude improvement you'd hope to see from considering the number of zero adds it should be possible to skip.

A: I think I've found a way to speed it up by a factor of ~10 if your matrices are very sparse.
In [1]: from scipy.sparse import csr_matrix

In [2]: def sum_sparse(m):
   ...:     x = np.zeros(m[0].shape)
   ...:     for a in m:
   ...:         ri = np.repeat(np.arange(a.shape[0]),np.diff(a.indptr))
   ...:         x[ri,a.indices] += a.data
   ...:     return x
   ...:

In [6]: m = [np.zeros((100,100)) for i in range(1000)]

In [7]: for x in m:
   ...:     x.ravel()[np.random.randint(0,x.size,10)] = 1.0
   ...:

        m = [csr_matrix(x) for x in m]

In [17]: (sum(m[1:],m[0]).todense() == sum_sparse(m)).all()
Out[17]: True

In [18]: %timeit sum(m[1:],m[0]).todense()
10 loops, best of 3: 145 ms per loop

In [19]: %timeit sum_sparse(m)
100 loops, best of 3: 18.5 ms per loop

A: @user545424 has already posted what will likely be the fastest solution. Something in the same spirit that is more readable and ~same speed...  nonzero() has all kinds of useful applications.
def sum_sparse(m):
        x = np.zeros(m[0].shape,m[0].dtype)
        for a in m:
            # old lines
            #ri = np.repeat(np.arange(a.shape[0]),np.diff(a.indptr))
            #x[ri,a.indices] += a.data
            # new line
            x[a.nonzero()] += a.data
        return x

A: Can't you just add them together before converting to a dense matrix?
>>> sum(my_sparse_matrices[1:],my_sparse_matrices[0]).todense()

A: This is not a complete answer (and I too would like to see a more detailed response), but you can gain an easy factor of two or more improvement by not creating intermediate results:
def sum_dense():
    return sum([m.toarray() for m in M])

def sum_dense2():
    return sum((m.toarray() for m in M))

On my machine (YMMV), this results in being the fastest computation. By placing the summation in a () rather than a [], we construct a generator rather than the whole list before the summation.

A: Convert to 2D-array and use built-in multiplication of sparse matrix. This is faster than @user545424 's method.
import numpy as np
from scipy.sparse import csr_matrix

m = [np.zeros((100,100)) for i in range(1000)]
for x in m:
   x.ravel()[np.random.randint(0,x.size,10)] = 1.0

m = [csr_matrix(x) for x in m]

def sum_sparse(m):
     x = np.zeros(m[0].shape)
     for a in m:
         ri = np.repeat(np.arange(a.shape[0]),np.diff(a.indptr))
         x[ri,a.indices] += a.data
     return x

def sum_sparse2(m):
    n_idx = []
    count = 0
    data = []
    indptr = [0]
    for a in m:
        b = a.indptr
        c = np.repeat(np.arange(b.shape[0]-1), b[1:] - b[:-1])
        n_idx.append(np.ravel_multi_index((c,a.indices), dims=a.shape))
        data.append(a.data)
        count += len(a.indices)
        indptr.append(count)

    data = np.concatenate(data)
    indptr = np.array(indptr)
    n_idx = np.concatenate(n_idx)
    mc = csr_matrix((data, n_idx, indptr), shape=(1000,100*100))

    res_sum = (np.ones(1000) @ mc).reshape((100,100))
    return res_sum

%timeit -r 10 sum_sparse2(m)
#6.46 ms ± 145 µs per loop (mean ± std. dev. of 10 runs, 100 loops each)

%timeit -r 10 sum_sparse(m)
#10.3 ms ± 114 µs per loop (mean ± std. dev. of 10 runs, 100 loops each)


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