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Watch Joby Aviation's electric air taxi complete a 150-mile flight
Electric flight times are getting longer as the technology improves
By Andrew J. Hawkins / @andyjayhawk
Jul 27, 2021, 2:16 PM UTC |
Electric air taxis aren't a real thing yet, but a host of well-financed startups are out to change that. Chief among them is Joby Aviation, an electric aviation company based in Northern California that just posted a noteworthy video of its six-rotor aircraft completing an impressive 150-mile flight.
Granted, it doesn't sound too impressive, but it's actually among the longest flights ever performed by an electric aircraft. It's equivalent to a trip between Seattle and Vancouver, or Los Angeles to San Diego — the type of regional trip conducted hundreds of times a day by regional partners to major airlines. Swapping out those polluting airplanes for a zero-emissions aircraft like Joby's could be a major step toward the reduction of CO2 emissions.
among the longest flights ever performed by an electric aircraft
The company, which is backed by Toyota and recently acquired Uber's flying taxi division, has said that it plans to have a full-scale air taxi service in operation by 2024, including regional trips. The point of the 150-mile flight was to demonstrate how far its aircraft could fly on a single charge, to allay concerns about the vehicle's range and battery. If you want to fly from New York City to Montauk, Joby wanted to show that it can get you there without running out of juice.
"We've achieved something that many thought impossible with today's battery technology," JoeBen Bevirt, founder and CEO of Joby, said in a statement. "By doing so we've taken the first step towards making convenient, emissions-free air travel between places like San Francisco and Lake Tahoe, Houston and Austin, or Los Angeles and San Diego an everyday reality."
Joby's aircraft flew in a 14-mile circle 11 times for a total flight time of one hour and 17 minutes
Rather than fly between two points, Joby's aircraft flew in a 14-mile circle 11 times for a total flight time of one hour and 17 minutes. It's an impressive feat, given the challenges of electric flight. The power-to-weight ratio is one of the biggest inhibitors. Energy density — the amount of energy stored in a given system — is the key metric, and today's batteries don't contain enough energy to get most planes off the ground. To weigh it out: jet fuel gives us about 43 times more energy than a battery that's just as heavy.
But Joby says that its commercially available lithium-ion batteries have been specially adapted for aerospace uses:
An 811 NMC cathode and a graphite anode cell were selected, following internal testing, to deliver the optimal trade-off between the specific energy required to fly the aircraft 150 miles, the specific power to take-off and land vertically and the cycle life to deliver an affordable service. We have demonstrated in the lab that this battery is capable of more than 10,000 of our expected nominal flight cycles.
The team developing Joby's energy system is led by Jon Wagner, head of powertrain and electronics, who previously led battery engineering at Tesla.
It helps that Joby is starting small with a five-seater vehicle. Higher capacity aircraft won't come until the energy density in the current batteries improves. But Joby has a financial buffer, having just gone public via a reverse merger with a special acquisition company, or SPAC. As part of the deal, Joby will get $1.6 billion in cash, which it will use to continue to tinker and perfect its technology.
The question is: will it be enough to get the company to 2024?
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New York City will require Uber and Lyft to go 100 percent electric by 2030
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Aric Almirola New Season, New Road-Course Configuration
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Aric Almirola, driver of the No. 10 Smithfield Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), heads to the first road-course race of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season looking to better his career-best finish of eighth place last year at Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway.
The Northern California track proved to be a challenging one for Almirola in his first six cup starts there with a best finish of 14th. But, after cracking the top-10 for the first time there last year, he heads to this weekend's SaveMart 350k with more confidence than ever. That same weekend last year, Almirola turned laps in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series race, in which he started fifth and finished second.
For the first time since 1997, Sonoma's full, 12-turn layout, which was unveiled when the facility opened in 1968, will be used for Sunday's Cup Series race. It includes the raceway's signature sweeping downhill series of corners known as "The Carousel." It plunges from turn four, down through turns five and six, and navigates a more than 200-degree-radius turn before dropping onto the longest straightaway through the turn-seven hairpin.
"Sonoma is going to be tricky," now," Almirola said. "A lot of drivers get in a rhythm and a routine and you can visualize the track before you even make your first lap of practice. You have an idea where you're going to run on the track and where your braking points are going to be. Now, going back to Sonoma, it's going to be drastically different. We're going to crest the hill at turn 3A and we're not going to drive all the way down that straightaway into the old turn four and bounce off that curb. We're going to have to immediately slow down and turn right onto the small straightaway, then into The Carousel, and that drastically changes your mindset for the whole lap and the flow that you're used to."
Physical and mental preparation are key to Almirola's success on and off the track. He spent the entire Tuesday afternoon with his team at the Ford Performance simulator to log laps on Sonoma's full road-course configuration.
This week, Almirola announced that fans can now get VIP, behind-the-scenes access in following "Aric 'Beyond the 10'" by subscribing to his YouTube channel and following episodes on Facebook and Instagram TV. Episodes will showcase never-before-seen footage of Almirola at the racetrack, on family trips, and "A Day in the Life" during the week, as well as all that goes into a NASCAR Cup Series driver's season. Click here to subscribe on YouTube and watch the latest episode.
"NASCAR fans get better access to professional athletes and drivers than any other sport," Almirola said. "I'm excited to take the fans a step further into the hard work, preparation and ups and downs that happen during a race season, as well as real life with my family. We want to show current and non-sports fans how demanding and exciting racing in NASCAR's top series really is."
Sonoma marks the 13th weekend the iconic black-and-white Smithfield livery will adorn Almirola's No. 10 Ford Mustang. Smithfield, a brand of Smithfield Foods, which is based approximately five hours northeast of SHR headquarters in Smithfield, Virginia, is in its eighth season with Almirola and its second with SHR. Founded in 1936, Smithfield is a leading provider of high-quality pork products, with a vast product portfolio including smoked meats, hams, bacon, sausage, ribs, and a wide variety of fresh pork cuts.
The 35-year-old Ford driver has earned one pole award, one top-five, eight top-10s and has led 100 laps through 15 races this season. His qualifying efforts have also been strong with five front-row starts and eight top-five starts this season.
Almirola sits 11th in the driver standings with 426 points, 188 behind leader and fellow Ford driver Joey Logano.
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Welcome to the December Redeux event. Redeux is a bi-monthly event sponsored by 25 L Tuesday, 30 L Saturday, and 35 L Sunday. This round will run till the 21st — Noon SLT.
In this event, you will find over 60 merchants offering both gacha and non-gacha items. In each of the merchant stalls, there will be at least one offering at 25, 30, or 35 L, and many will also have 50% off items and new exclusive items, highlighted with specific tags, and discounted by 25% for the event.
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Q: Most efficient way to do list comprehension with filter I'm learning Haskell and coming from Python, so list comprehensions are familiar. Take this list comprehension (please):
[x^2 | x <- [1..10], x^2 < 50]
[1,4,9,16,25,36,49]

Does the expression x^2 get evaluated twice on every value of x here? Is there a way to write this comprehension such that the expression x^2 is only evaluated once? Would it make sense to do something like this instead:
filter (< 50) [x^2 | x <- [1..10]]
[1,4,9,16,25,36,49]

Is that the more "Haskell way" of doing things? And also is it more efficient?

A: You can use let in list comprehensions:
[ z | x <- [1..10], let z = x^2, z < 50]

and then x^2 is only evaluated once.

A: I'd do it this way, which is similar to your second example:
filter (<50) (map (^2) [1..10])

I'm biased against list comprehensions.  They basically only do three things (mapping, filtering and cross products), and you want to have a much bigger vocabulary of operations than just those three.  Study the Data.List module.
As to performance, we can easily benchmark it without too much effort by using the criterion library.  (I've put a repo here—you can build this with the Stack tool.)
import Criterion.Main

main = defaultMain
       [ bgroup "one" [ bench "10"    $ nf one 10
                      , bench "100"   $ nf one 100
                      , bench "1000"  $ nf one 1000
                      , bench "10000" $ nf one 10000
                      ]
       , bgroup "two" [ bench "10"    $ nf two 10
                      , bench "100"   $ nf two 100
                      , bench "1000"  $ nf two 1000
                      , bench "10000" $ nf two 10000
                      ]
       , bgroup "three" [ bench "10"    $ nf three 10
                        , bench "100"   $ nf three 100
                        , bench "1000"  $ nf three 1000
                        , bench "10000" $ nf three 10000
                        ]
       ]

one :: Int -> Int
one n = sum [x^2 | x <- [1..n], x^2 < n*5]

two :: Int -> Int
two n = sum (filter (<(5*n)) [x^2 | x <- [1..n]])

three :: Int -> Int
three n = sum (filter (<(5*n)) (map (^2) [1..n]))

I get these results, which to me suggest that it doesn't make a big difference (if any):
% stack install --ghc-options='-O2'
Copied executables to /Users/luis.casillas/.local/bin:
- comprehension

% comprehension
benchmarking one/10
time                 18.40 ns   (18.35 ns .. 18.45 ns)
                     1.000 R²   (1.000 R² .. 1.000 R²)
mean                 18.38 ns   (18.33 ns .. 18.42 ns)
std dev              143.7 ps   (116.9 ps .. 173.6 ps)

benchmarking one/100
time                 89.11 ns   (88.49 ns .. 89.72 ns)
                     1.000 R²   (1.000 R² .. 1.000 R²)
mean                 88.78 ns   (88.42 ns .. 89.44 ns)
std dev              1.582 ns   (1.231 ns .. 2.103 ns)
variance introduced by outliers: 23% (moderately inflated)

benchmarking one/1000
time                 649.2 ns   (640.7 ns .. 658.7 ns)
                     0.998 R²   (0.998 R² .. 0.999 R²)
mean                 647.6 ns   (637.8 ns .. 658.0 ns)
std dev              31.40 ns   (24.70 ns .. 40.84 ns)
variance introduced by outliers: 66% (severely inflated)

benchmarking one/10000
time                 6.197 μs   (6.079 μs .. 6.282 μs)
                     0.997 R²   (0.996 R² .. 0.998 R²)
mean                 6.180 μs   (6.058 μs .. 6.295 μs)
std dev              436.0 ns   (371.1 ns .. 531.8 ns)
variance introduced by outliers: 77% (severely inflated)

benchmarking two/10
time                 20.23 ns   (19.89 ns .. 20.56 ns)
                     0.999 R²   (0.998 R² .. 0.999 R²)
mean                 19.89 ns   (19.71 ns .. 20.11 ns)
std dev              709.8 ps   (582.1 ps .. 939.1 ps)
variance introduced by outliers: 58% (severely inflated)

benchmarking two/100
time                 83.95 ns   (83.14 ns .. 84.90 ns)
                     0.999 R²   (0.999 R² .. 1.000 R²)
mean                 83.34 ns   (82.59 ns .. 83.99 ns)
std dev              2.354 ns   (1.890 ns .. 3.043 ns)
variance introduced by outliers: 44% (moderately inflated)

benchmarking two/1000
time                 645.3 ns   (635.8 ns .. 655.4 ns)
                     0.998 R²   (0.997 R² .. 0.999 R²)
mean                 652.9 ns   (643.1 ns .. 664.5 ns)
std dev              35.54 ns   (29.67 ns .. 46.19 ns)
variance introduced by outliers: 71% (severely inflated)

benchmarking two/10000
time                 6.268 μs   (6.142 μs .. 6.385 μs)
                     0.998 R²   (0.997 R² .. 0.999 R²)
mean                 6.200 μs   (6.099 μs .. 6.367 μs)
std dev              397.6 ns   (261.9 ns .. 637.4 ns)
variance introduced by outliers: 73% (severely inflated)

benchmarking three/10
time                 18.96 ns   (18.66 ns .. 19.32 ns)
                     0.998 R²   (0.998 R² .. 0.999 R²)
mean                 19.17 ns   (18.92 ns .. 19.49 ns)
std dev              990.6 ps   (774.2 ps .. 1.393 ns)
variance introduced by outliers: 75% (severely inflated)

benchmarking three/100
time                 89.01 ns   (88.39 ns .. 89.78 ns)
                     0.998 R²   (0.997 R² .. 0.999 R²)
mean                 92.60 ns   (90.78 ns .. 98.08 ns)
std dev              9.138 ns   (5.755 ns .. 14.22 ns)
variance introduced by outliers: 91% (severely inflated)

benchmarking three/1000
time                 638.9 ns   (627.9 ns .. 648.7 ns)
                     0.996 R²   (0.994 R² .. 0.998 R²)
mean                 643.6 ns   (627.9 ns .. 660.6 ns)
std dev              48.67 ns   (38.78 ns .. 61.57 ns)
variance introduced by outliers: 83% (severely inflated)

benchmarking three/10000
time                 6.060 μs   (5.989 μs .. 6.119 μs)
                     0.998 R²   (0.997 R² .. 0.999 R²)
mean                 6.124 μs   (6.036 μs .. 6.240 μs)
std dev              359.7 ns   (294.9 ns .. 431.9 ns)
variance introduced by outliers: 69% (severely inflated)

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Marcelo Claure, founder of the 1Million Project Foundation, read an article in 2015 about America's homework gap.
The article included this startling fact: 5 million households with school-aged children in the U.S. are unable to do their homework properly because they do not have internet access at home. It also included stories of children going to school two hours early to use their school's network or sitting outside of fast-food restaurants late at night, just to access Wi-Fi. Reflecting on how internet access had shaped his life, Marcelo believed more could and should be done to ensure every hardworking student has an equal shot at excelling in school. In October 2016, Marcelo announced the creation of the 1Million Project at a town hall event with President Obama. And, in 2017, the 1Million Project Foundation was formally established as a public charity with 501(c)(3) status whose mission is to help one million high school students reach their full potential by ensuring they have the devices and connectivity necessary to succeed in school and achieve their goals.
Marcelo Claure, founder of the 1Million Project, is President and CEO of Sprint Corporation and a member of the board of directors of SoftBank Group Corp. He joined the company in August 2014 and is leading one of the most significant transformations in U.S. corporate history.
Marcelo embodies the successful pursuit of the American Dream. He immigrated to the United States from Bolivia and later became a U.S. citizen. In 1994, he started his first business, a small retailer of wireless phones. In 1997, he founded Brightstar as a small, Miami-based wireless distributor that he transformed into the world's largest global wireless distribution and services company with revenues exceeding $10 billion and a presence in more than 50 countries.
Marcelo is a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum and a member of Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Hall of Fame. In 2016, the Carnegie Corporation of New York selected him as part of its "Great Immigrants: The Pride of America" initiative.
Education has always been an important cause for Marcelo. More than a decade ago, he and Nicholas Negroponte co-founded One Laptop Per Child, an organization dedicated to providing low-cost laptops to children in impoverished communities. At Sprint, Marcelo created the 1Million Project to help bridge the digital divide and close the homework gap for 1 million U.S. high school students. He believes that every hardworking student deserves access to the devices and internet connectivity they need to pursue their dreams.
Marcelo is also Chairman of CTIA – The Wireless Association and Treasurer of My Brother's Keeper Alliance, a nonprofit working to eliminate opportunity gaps for young men of color.
Marcelo Claure is executive chairman of the board of Sprint Corporation. He also serves as chief operating officer of SoftBank Group Corp. and chief executive officer of SoftBank International, and is a member of the SoftBank board of directors. Marcelo most recently was CEO of Sprint.
You can read Marcelo's full bio here.
Our District Advisory Council is made up of representatives from districts whose high schools are participating in the 1Million Project.
Together, these representatives serve as our deepest thought-partners, offering insights, guidance and reality checks as we seek to improve and expand our efforts now, and in the coming years.
Each member of our team is personally and professionally committed to helping students across America achieve their full potential.
We're honored to do this work, and we consider it a privilege to be in service to others. Most of us are parents, and several of us would have been eligible to receive devices from our respective high schools (had the Internet existed when we were in high school!) Although many of our team members are in Kansas City, approximately half of us live in other parts of the United States.


Hope For The World in Jesus.: We Are Bound Together!
Premise: How do some of the worst human evils such as slavery (the modern day human trafficking) still take place. It is really sickening to even think about them. We should all value every human being without taking advantage of their weakness or vulnerability.


Sprains and muscle or tendon strains are usually more annoying than anything else, an injury that's barely an injury, something you're told, "Walk it off". But then there are those sprains or strains that might as well be a broken ankle or knee for all the pain they cause. The limb or joint is rendered worthless, unable to bear any weight whatsoever. In those cases, don't push yourself as doing so will only make the injury worse. Instead, RICE… Rest and ICE it. Ice the injury with a cold pack or snow or even cold water to reduce swelling. A bad sprain will swell. Rest and ice the area for a good 20 to 30 minutes then remove and let it warm back up on its own before testing to see how it handles body weight. If it is still sore wrap with an ace bandage or other elastic athletic wrap. Wrap snugly but not enough to cut off circulation.
A broken bone can be as obvious as a compound fracture with the bone protruding through the skin, a limb bent at an unnatural angle or as hard to diagnose in the field as a hairline fracture possibly mistaken as a bad sprain. If the area is painful, cannot support weight and swollen, err on the side of caution and treat the injury as a broken bone. It will need splinting to prevent further damage.
1) In the case of a broken arm, leg or other appendage a splint can be cobbled together by employing anything that will act as rigid supports to the break and securing them into place with wrapped or tied cloth or other any material that will do the job. Do not try to straighten the limb as this will likely cause more damage.
2) Splint with the break. The priority is to immobilize the break, to prevent more pain or injury, until the victim can receive medical attention.
A Note to Remember: A basic rule of thumb for splinting is to immobilize the joint above AND below the broken bone. If the lower leg is broken, splint the ankle all the way to above the knee.
1) Locate two supports approximately the length of the finger, anything from a couple of sticks (not so dry that they will break) or two popsicle sticks or anything that will provide support.
2) Place supports on either side of the break or the best position to keep it from moving. Again, do not attempt to straighten the finger or any broken appendage.
3) With strips of cloth wrap around the finger, securing the supports to the finger and tie the ends into knots neither directly over the break or so tight that circulation is impaired. Sturdy medical or athletic tape can also be used in place of cloth strips.
1) Locate material that will serve as padding between the rigid supports and the arm. This can be anything that is not excessively bulky from a t-shirt, socks or a small towel. With care, wrap the arm.
2) Place a ball or a rolled up sock under the patient's palm. This position tends to alleviate pain and increase comfort.
3) Locate a rigid support such as a sturdy, flat board, styrofoam padding, sturdy cardboard, a SAM Splint or anything rigid enough to prevent movement and long enough to support the hand.
4) Wrap with wide strips of cloth, above and below the break and around the hand. An ace bandage will also work well for this purpose.
5) Check blanching (capillary refill) by pressing on a fingernail until the skin underneath whitens and release, noting how fast the pink color returns. If slow, the binding may be too tight.
6) Make a sling (or purchase a sling for your stockpile or bug out bag) with a doubled, triangle piece of cloth or small blanket. Place the arm inside, bring the arm around to the front of the body and tie the ends around the back of the neck.
7) Tie another length of cloth above the elbow (mid-humorous) and around the torso to further secure from unwanted movement.
1) As with the other two examples, a sturdy support is needed but more substantial given the size of leg bones. These can be two 2x4s, thick blankets rolled up, medium sized branches or any other found items that will provide the support needed.
2) As with the arm, wrap light padding around the leg with firmer padding placed behind the knee (a rolled up shirt or the like) to keep the leg slightly bent.
3) Bind the leg with strips of cloth or other binding material. Tie above and below the knee but not directly over the break.
4) Check capillary refill as described in arm splinting or by pressing on bare skin to see if bindings are too tight.
If the break is an upper leg fracture the splint will need to extend up the entire leg, up to the arm pit, wrapped along the length of the leg and across the torso across several points.
While there are step by step instructions for performing CPR, it is highly recommended that you consider taking a course through any of the numerous community provided trainings taught by certified instructors. This is truly the best route to learning the skills and techniques required to perform this area of first aid.
Stay tuned for a third installment of First Aid for Preppers when we'll tackle aid for traumatic shock, figure out the differences between hyper- and hypothermia. Then watch out for how to treat insect and animal bites and what to do when gastrointestinal illnesses strike in the our fourth and final installment.
If you missed the first installment of this series, visit First Aid for Preppers – Part 1: Blister, Burns & Nasty Wounds or check out other Emergency Essential Supplies and First Aid Kits.
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Q: Seamless Remote Desktop Connection My employer provides us with the ability to work from home using the Citrix MetaFrame remote desktop software. For the most part, I have no complaints; however, I was wondering if anyone knew if it is possible to do seamless remote desktop connections?
By that, I mean is it possible to utilize this client (or another compatible client) to connect remotely to my machine at work and have the remote applications run side-by-side with my local applications as opposed to working within the confinement of a remote desktop window?

A: The real answer here is probably to just give you the right search terms so you can do some product comparison.  I think what you're talking about is "application virtualization," "application streaming," or "application sequencing" depending on the product.  Some options include XenApp, App-V, SVS, and ThinApp.
The only one I know anything about is App-V, but I think that's probably too much overhead for what you want to do.  Are there many other people that need to do the same thing, or is this just for you?
Edit: Just found this in another similar ServerFault question.

A: Since you are already using Citrix, I would recommend you install and publish your frequently utilized applications so you can get to them from home via your ICA client. This may not work for everything, but should eliminate needing to run most of your applications from a remote desktop window which, I agree, is a pretty big pain.


The sunshine and warm spring air are finally creeping up on upon us, but eek, that means spring school holidays are near!
No stress, we've put together a list of the best of the best programs and workshops for kids and families over the spring term break. These are sure to keep the kids entertained, active and stimulated, so that you can stay sane!
Centennial Park: Learn survival techniques with the WILD PLAY Tracks, Trails and Treasure Hunt programs for children and families. Become a Bike Pro. Join a Pizza Party in the Bush, and we're just getting started on all that's on offer at Centennial Park (pictured above) this spring. All the details here.
Royal Botanic Garden Sydney: School holidays with bite - pirates, hungry plants, garden monsters and more! There's so much on at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney these Spring School holidays. All the details here.
Sydney Olympic Park: With 50+ activities on offer, Sydney Olympic Park is your one-stop-shop for school holiday fun this spring. From archery to art classes, writing and science workshops to sport and adventure camps, there's something for every child here...they'll never want to come home! All the details here.
Trees Adventure: Australia's biggest tree ropes course amongst the Blue Gum canopy along the banks of the pristine Grose River, little monkeys can expend all their energy at Trees Adventure (pictured above) - complete with 110 treetop obstacles, including 20+ ziplines! All the details here.
OutBeyond: This 11-day New Zealand South Island Discovery School Holiday Camp kicks off on 22 September 2018. The ultimate adventure camp complete with a picturesque backdrop, win parent of the year by gifting this to your little adventurer. All the details here.
Adventure Camp: Adventure Camp runs for three days and is all about getting your kids to appreciate nature while having heaps of fun outdoors! Activities include rafting, snorkeling, swimming, sailing and a whole lot more across multiple locations. All the details here.
Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan: This gorgeous garden is set in 416 hectares of hills and lakes. The garden features outdoor sculptures, free gas barbeques, a restaurant and a gift shop which sells plants. Head to the bird hide on Lake Nadungamba and see the spectacular bird life, let the little ones enjoy a few hours in the playground, book a picnic shelter for your next family get together or join one of the guided tours. All the details here.
The Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, Mount Tomah: This breathtaking garden is the only botanic garden in the world located in a World Heritage Area. Focused on the conservation of cool climate plants it is home to 21,000 plants and 900 species, including the Jurassic Wollemi Pine. Do a self-guided treasure quest, play in the Wild Play area and a whole lot more at this gorgeous garden. More information here.
Tidbinbilla Pop Up Family Wilderness Camp: Get super close to nature and wildlife at this glamping experience for the whole family. See animals in the wild as mother nature intended including kangaroos, koalas, platypus, potoroos, wallaroos, possums, wombats, echidnas, emus, lyrebirds, turtles, sugar gliders alongside many other birds and reptiles, and explore the diverse geography from the wetlands and Eucalypt forest to the mountains in the Tidbinbilla Valley (ACT). Find out more about the school holiday event here.
Museum Of Contemporary Art: The MCA's Contemporary Kids Magical Realms spring school holiday program (pictured above) is inspired by the work of Sun Xun, and has been designed for children and their grown-ups to collaborate together. Let your imaginations run wild as you and your little one fly into a realm of new worlds and fill them with fantastical creatures. Draw out your own flying machine or character and or go on an adventure through the Creative Studios, making friends along the way. More information here.
Sydney Living Museum: Sydney Living Museums' Spring program is full of fun experiences to educate and entertain the kids and enjoy as a family! From bush tucker workshops to art making, Boomerang throwing to story-telling – there's something to suit the interests of every child. All the details here.
Coder Academy: Whether your child is interested in coding, game design, VR or wearables, Coder Academy (pictured above) has a program for every tech interest. Watch your child transform from technology consumer to technology creator! More information here.
Code Camp: Kids will learn how to create their very own iPhone game or app in just three days! More information here.
Goal Soccer Academy: Complete with school holiday soccer camps, this award-winning soccer school offers professional children's soccer coaching in a fun and challenging environment to inspire children of all abilities and create a long term passion for the game. More information here.
All Sorts: The Multi Sports School Holiday Program here (pictured above) will provide a safe and fun environment for children to develop their sporting skills through games, skill sessions, drills and active fun! The great range of sports activities included - soccer, netball, basketball, cricket, T-ball and much more - ensures that every child will be happy here, perhaps even picking up a new favourite sport along the way. Don't miss out on the Inflatable Obstacle Course! More information here.
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Escape Hunt Sydney: Indulge in a spot of mystery solving with the whole family within the themed rooms of Escape Hunt Sydney. The objective is to work as a group to escape the room in 60 minutes! You'll be working through games, challenges, puzzles and clues that will need your combined skills and quick thinking as a team to solve. More information here.
Aerialize Kids Circus and Aerial Classes: Run away with the circus for a week, with warm-ups and stretching, hula hoops, juggling, acrobatics, acrobalance, mini tramp, trapeze, aerial ring and tissu. This 5 day course is aimed at children and teens of all abilities. From the timid to the most athletic, this is a great introduction to a large variety of circus skills. Work towards putting all your skills together for a performance on the Friday for family and friends! All the details here.
Club PERÓ Rhythmic Gymnastics: These fun holiday programs are aimed at developing strength, flexibility, hand-eye coordination, spatial awareness and music appreciation with Rhythmic Gymnastics apparatus including Rope, Hoop, Ball, Clubs and Ribbon! More information here.


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Producers and winemakers
Abbona Winery
For many years, the small Abbona winery has been striving to add its own ideas to traditional wine production in Piedmont. Even more than that, says owner Marziano Abbona, it has been striving to add its heart. The quality of the wine is owed in equal parts to the winemaking process and to the conducive climate and lime-rich soil of Piedmont. The resulting wines display superior quality, an elegant palate and a splendid bouquet. Just a few years ago, Abbona Winery was still unknown to the world, but after two recent important awards from Gambero Rosso (tre bicchieri), it is now highly spoken of and ranks among famous Italian wineries.
Mazzei Wine Family
The history of the Mazzei wine family dates back to the 11th Century and is closely tied to Tuscany and its wine, politics and cultural history. Among its notable figures is Sir Lapo Mazzei, who is deemed to be the author of the "Chianti" denomination, which first appeared in his letter dated 16 December 1398. Almost six centuries later, the Mazzei family continues to innovate its winery and develop even finer and more sophisticated wines. They strive to apply traditional family values and historical production methods to current market requirements and modern technologies. The Mazzei family owns the Fonterutoli agricultural estate, where they grow wine for Chianti Classico Castello di Fonterutoli, currently one of the most prestigious wines in Italy. They also own the Belguardo agricultural estate in the Maremma region and the Sicilian Zisola estate, which they purchased in 1990.
Andrian Winery
The history of this winery, located close to the village of Andriano, dates back to 1893. Unique, crisp wines are created here under the guidance of oenologist Rudi Kofler, who personally oversees the selection of grapes from more than 100 associated wine growers. They strictly adhere to the low yield of individual cru vineyards and do not underestimate packaging. Their regularly acclaimed wines include Pinot bianco, Sauvignon Floreado, Lagrein Tor di Lupo and Lagrein rosato. Region: Trentino Alto Adige.
Primosic Winery
This small winery, spread across the Oslavia area in Collio near the border between Slovenia and Italy, has a history that dates back to the 18th Century. Today, the winery is managed by brothers Marko and Boris Primosic, who achieve excellent results in winemaking by combining traditional production methods with new innovative approaches. They focus on remarkable and elegant white wines, particularly the locally used varieties of Ribolla Gialla, Sauvignon, Friulano and Refosco. Region: Friuli Venezia Giulia.
San Polino Winery
The small, family-run San Polino winery from Montalcino (Tuscany) engages in the production of BIO (organic) certified Brunello and Rosso di Montalcino wines. They use their own yeast and do not add any enzymes, tannins or regulators to their wines. Their wines are not filtered, and the level of sulphites is kept under 60 mg/l. In total, they produce just 6,000 bottles of Rosso and 6,000 of Brunello every year. Their wines are a jewel of the San Polino region. Vintner Luigi Fabbro and his spouse and partner fully respect nature and produce pure and healthy wines.
Drusian Sparkling Wines
Francesco Drusian's vineyards are located in the very heart of Valdobbiadene, home of the best Prosecco in Italy. Here, the third generation of the Drusian family manages 50 hectares of vineyards planted with Glera (Prosecco) grapes and produces delightful fully sparkling (spumante), lightly sparkling (frizzante) and still white wines. The winery was founded by the grandfather, Giuseppino Drusian, in the middle of the 19th Century. In the 1980s the family enterprise was taken over by his grandson, Francesco, who completely refurbished and equipped it with modern technologies. These are used very carefully in accordance with the winery's philosophy, so that the wine can develop all of its natural aromas and characteristics. This is also why Drusian harvests wine exclusively by hand, presses the grapes under very low pressure (1 bar), and uses no pesticides or chemical fertilisers in the vineyards. The winery's gems include its fine Cartizze Prosecco, which is made of grapes from the most prestigious vineyards in the area, and the dynamically crisp Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore.
Nonino Distillery
The absolute leader among Italian grappa producers, the Nonino family enterprise has been producing grappa since 1897. These producers from Friuli have gone down in the history of Italian grappa on two occasions. They were among the first to produce grappa cru (of the Picolit variety) and the very first to produce a grape distillate (grappa vice versa), which is remarkable in its delicacy compared to classic grappa.
Isnardi Olive Oil Producers
Isnardi is one of the most prestigious olive oil producers in Italy. The company, founded by the Isnardi family in 1908, has been producing the finest Ligurian olive oils since its inception. Thanks to rules adopted by the founders, such as the exclusive hand collection and strictly mechanical processing of olives, their oils are among the most highly sought-after in all of Italy. It is no coincidence that they became the official supplier to the Italian royal family in 1916, an honour they continue to hold to this day!
Caseificio Il Fiorino
This family cheese producer, located in the medieval town of Roccalbegna, was founded in 1957 by Duilio Fiorini and is today managed by his daughter and her husband. They offer excellent fresh sheep's milk ricotta, traditional Piedmont pecorino and specialties like sheep's milk cheese with truffles, walnuts or herbs. At Il Fiorino, cheeses are hand-made, and the processed sheep's milk comes from carefully selected local farms. The dairy's motto is: "We can't make good cheese without employing traditional artisanship." Thanks to the production of excellent Pecorino Toscano DOP and Marzolino cheeses, this cheese producer is among the most famous not only in Italy, but also in the entire world.
Columbro Pasta Producer
The secret of fantastic Columbro pasta lies in more than 40 years of experience in producing durum pasta. Their offering includes both traditional penne and varieties that have almost been forgotten, like radiatori tricolori, riccioli marchegiani and others.
Centonze Oils
The Centonze family's "Case di Latomie" farm lies on the shores of western Sicily near the antique site of Selinunte, formerly the most important colony of Magna Graecia (Great Greece) in Sicily. The growing of olive trees is a tradition with thousands of years of history, and the olive groves the family has been taking care of since 1953, located close to the antique limestone quarries (called "Latomia"), are several hundred years old. Sicily's most famous olive variety, Nocellara del Belice, is organically grown on 14 hectares and is used to produce extra virgin olive oil, which is bright green in colour with a characteristic harmonious flavour and aroma. The Centonze family has won numerous awards in national and international competitions thanks to the superior quality of its oil and is regularly appraised by popular gastronomic guides like Slow Food, Gambero Rosso, Bibenda and Flos Olei. Among these awards are: the 2012 Gold Medal in the Biol competition (international competition of the best organic extra virgin olive oils), the 2012 Certificate of Quality in the L'Oro d'Italia competition (national competition of Italian extra virgin olive oils), and first place in the 2010 Morgantinon competition (regional competition of the best Sicilian extra virgin olive oils).
Tartuflanghe Truffle Producer
Tartuflanghe, a firm engaged in truffles and truffle products, is located near the town of Alba, the home of the world's best white truffles. The company was founded by renowned Piedmont chef Bepe Montanaro, who is one of the most acclaimed truffle specialists in Alba.
Salumificio Steiner
This small family company has been producing excellent South Tyrolean meat specialities for three generations. They strictly oversee adherence to traditional recipes, carefully control production, and their meat comes from local farmers – all of which contributes to the fact that they have been collecting the highest awards at trade fairs and competitions for several years. Their offering includes traditional South Tyrolean speck, salamis, sausages and hams with a high degree of manual processing.
Salumificio Piovesan
Brothers Silvio and Sandro are following in the footsteps of their father, who started producing smoked and cured meat products in Venice in the 1960s under a company bearing his surname – Piovesan. The family enterprise marries innovative technologies with traditional recipes and qualified production. Their unwavering goal is to achieve the highest quality of their products. The fresh meat they use comes from pigs born, raised and slaughtered in Italy and fed exclusively with grain. Drying and curing takes place in rooms at regulated temperatures and humidity under constant monitoring. All of their products are gluten and lactose free.


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2 (quote) Edit the value in system.prop.
This module doubles the number of steps in volume adjustment for both media and in-call volume.
WARNING: Apparently doesn't work on all devices, for example OnePlus 3 according to this.
what about a collection thread for build prop tweaks to use in Magisk?
Thanks for the module. It's got a funny bump going louder until the middle of the scale, then getting suddenly significantly quieter again and going louder until the end, for media playback.
Could be hardware/driver-dependant. I've used a (non-systemized) prop modification before on a tablet and it was pretty smooth.
ro.config.media_vol_steps=30 won't work for all devices, such as OnePlus 3, at least on its official OxygenOS.
Once you change your media volume steps from default 15 to the 30, using the script above which is included in the module, on your OnePlus 3. The steps are increased, while it's just a loop. The volume drop back to the lowest again at the 16th step and totally silent at some steps bigger than 20.
BTW, the xposed module VolumeSteps+ won't work on OnePlus 3 either.
accidentally quoted OP instead of editing it.
changes couldn't be reseted after removing the system.prop or the module. Any thing to do?
Remove module, reboot. When asking for help, provide logs.
i do that many times. i have removed the module days ago, but the chages still on my phone. i found the bug in all the modules with system.prop not only yours. thinking it's bugs of magisk v11.1.
Would be great if you had created an issue against Magisk on github then. Probably uninstalling magisk (from recovery) and re-installing it would start you with a clean slate.
Alternatively, there're unofficial builds of the next-gen magisk available, maybe they would fix the issue.


Speaking during the occasion which took place in Abuja on Thursday 11th April 2019, the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole commended Rotary International for the donation and called on other partners to support Nigeria on its efforts to become polio free country.
The Minister said Nigeria is on its' last lap to end polio, in the next couple of months Nigeria would be certified polio free. However, the Minister said that most important thing is that all children that are previously in-accessible in the North-East must access vaccinations before the certification.
The Minister commended National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) for routine immunization in the country. He said there is great improvement on the coverage of immunization.
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In his remarks, the Chairman Polio Plus Committee, Rotary international, Dr. Tunji Funsho, said that polio eradication is an expensive venture that requires everybody to be on board.
"This donation would inspire other partners to come on board and support the Nigeria government, we in polio plus committee were reaching more and more children, more and more areas that are hitherto not accessible particularly with the support of the Military.
Speaking, UNICEF Deputy Country Representatives Nigeria, Dr. Pernille Ironside said that the donation was to complement government effort on polio eradication in Nigeria. She said they are so interested to ensure that Nigeria is certified as polio free country, being the most populous country in Africa, "If Nigeria succeed other African Countries would succeed." She said.


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Dylan Minnette Says Clay Might Have A New Love Interest In '13 Reasons Why' Season 2
Tuesday, August 8, 2017 - 10:05
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13 Reasons Why will be back on our screens next year but details regarding the highly-anticipated sophomore season are top secret.
Dylan Minnette is busy filming for the show but he has teased what's in store for Clay.
The actor dished what little details he could to US Weekly, saying his character may, or may not, have a new love interest...
ICYMI, Sosie Bacon AKA Skye has confirmed she's returning to 13RW, and the season finale seemed to hint at a blossoming friendship (potential relationship) with Clay.
"The show picks up a few months after season 1 where we left off, and there's a lot of catch up to play, and I think people might be a little surprised where Clay is," he told the mag.
"I don't know if there's a new love [interest], we'll just have to see. But I think people will also be surprised by where he ends up, because I'm also trying to figure it out myself right now."
Dylan also revealed Clay will still be dealing with the aftermath of Hannah's death:
"I think that that last shot of season 1 was a glimpse at him maybe beginning to find some closure, whatever way that is," he says. "I don't think it's completely closure, because I don't think he'll really ever be able to find complete closure in that chapter of his life because it's the biggest thing that's ever happened to him, the most impactful thing that's ever happened to him."
"I think it's a long, long, long journey for him to find complete closure, and we'll see that even in season 2. But I think he's beginning, he's beginning. Whether it maintains, we'll find out cause it's a few months after season 1 [where season 2 picks off], but you know, people will see."
Riding into season 2 like:
A post shared by Dylan Minnette (@dylanminnette) on May 8, 2017 at 8:37pm PDT
"We're deep in the thick of it right now," he said of filming the next season. "Selena has a lot going on in her life. And I think she's very, very busy. She kind of trusts the people who are on set making it with just about everything, and I'm sure she'll visit soon … I just go, read the lines, and hope I'm not screwing up."
Click here to read some popular season 2 fan theories.
Our Hearts Can't Stop Aching Over These Pics Of Chris Pratt & Anna Faris
Despite growing up just 20 minutes from each other in Washington, the couple didn't meet until 2007 on the set of 'Take Me Home Tonight'.
Chris was instantly attracted to Anna, however she was married to another actor Ben Indra at the time.
The couple bonded over their dead bug collection. Yep, seriously.
The couple got engaged in late 2008.
They married on in Bali in 2009.
They had their son, Jack Pratt, in August 2012.
The pair have acted in multiple films including our personal favourite, 'What's Your Number?'
On August 7, 2017, the couple announced their separation via social media.
Chris' statement read: "Anna and I are sad to announce we are legally separating. We tried hard for a long time, and we're really disappointed..."
"Our son has two parents who love him very much and for his sake we want to keep this situation as private as possible moving forward..."
"We still have love for each other, will always cherish our time together and continue to have the deepest respect for one another..."
Anna wrote, "We are sad to announce we are legally separating."
"We tried hard for a long time and we're really disappointed."
"Our son has two parent who love him very much and for his sake we want to keep this situation as private as possible moving forward."
"We still love each other and will always cherish our time together."
We actually can't cope looking at these pics...
WHY. WHY. WHY.
Our thoughts are with the family, especially Jack, during this difficult time of transition.
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Q: Laravel how to addSelect all total counts on a single table each row i am trying to build a single query but something is wrong. i want to write a code that each row have a all total count on a one table. i will describe
first i will query the total counts :
$count = Rating::whereIN('book_id',Books::select('id'))->count();

//the all total counts of this ratings table is 12

second is querying the books count each rows in ratings with authors :
 return  $books = Books::withCount('rating')
        ->with(['author:id,user_id','author.user:id,name,email'])
        ->get();

the output of this :
[
  {
  "id": 1,
  "created_at": "2022-06-15T09:59:10.000000Z",
  "updated_at": "2022-06-15T09:59:10.000000Z",
  "author_id": 2,
  "title": "vel",
  "name": "Qui odit eum ea recusandae rem officiis.",
  "rating_count": 5,
  "author": {
          "id": 2,
          "user_id": 1,
          "user": {
                  "id": 1,
                  "name": "Joshua Weber",
                  "email": "bhessel@example.com"
                }
          }
  },
  {
  "id": 2,
  "created_at": "2022-06-15T09:59:10.000000Z",
  "updated_at": "2022-06-15T09:59:10.000000Z",
  "author_id": 1,
  "title": "atque",
  "name": "Beatae tenetur modi rerum dolore facilis eos incidunt.",
  "rating_count": 7,
  "author": {
          "id": 1,
          "user_id": 5,
          "user": {
                "id": 5,
                "name": "Miss Destinee Nitzsche III",
                "email": "jamir.powlowski@example.net"
          }
      }
  }
]

you can see in this code each row has own their rating_count in id:1 has rating_count 5 and in id:2 has rating count 7 when summing them total of 12.
now the point of my problem is i want to add addSelect() in the Book::withCount i want to add the first query i wrote. so each row has a total books of 12
i tried this code but it gives a error:
   return  $books = Books::withCount('rating')
        ->with(['author:id,user_id','author.user:id,name,email'])
        ->addSelect(['total_books'=>Rating::whereIN('book_id',Books::select('id'))->count()])
        ->get();

the error:
SQLSTATE[42S22]: Column not found: 1054 Unknown column '105' in 'field list' (SQL: select `books`.*, (select count(*) from `ratings` where `books`.`id` = `ratings`.`book_id`) as `rating_count`, `105` from `books`)

here is my tables: ( i did not add row created_at and updated_ad in authors and ratings )
my table authors

id    |   user_id
1     |   1
2     |   5

my table books

id    |  created_at | updated_at | author_id   |  title   |   name
1     |             |            |   1         |  vel     |   Qui odit eum ea recusandae rem officiis
2     |             |            |   2         |  atque   |   Beatae tenetur modi rerum dolore facilis eos incidunt.

my table ratings

id    |   rating   |  book_id
1     |   5        |    1
2     |   4        |    1
3     |   4        |    1
4     |   3        |    1
5     |   2        |    1
6     |   1        |    1
7     |   1        |    1
8     |   5        |    2
9     |   4        |    2
10    |   3        |    2
11    |   3        |    2
12    |   1        |    2

here is my models
model Authors
class Author extends Model
{
    use HasFactory;

    public function books(){
        return $this->hasMany(Books::class);
    }

    public function User(){
        return $this->belongsTo(User::class);
    }
}

model Books
class Books extends Model
{
    use HasFactory;

    protected $casts = [
        'created_at' => 'datetime',
    ];

    public function rating(){
        return $this->hasMany(Rating::class,'book_id');
    }

    public function author(){
        return $this->belongsTo(Author::class);
    }
}

A: As I commented, you can count total ratings first, then reassign it to $book instance. Don't let SQL query calculates for every fetched rows if unnecessary.
$books = Books::query()
    ->with(['author:id,user_id','author.user:id,name,email'])
    ->get();

$count = Rating::query()
    ->whereIn('book_id', $books->pluck('id')->toArray())
    ->count();

foreach ($books as $book) {
    $book->rating_count = $count;
}

A: I don't quite understand the query for count of total_books
$count = Rating::whereIN('book_id',Books::select('id'))->count();

The above query is essentially the count of records in the ratings table. Since the records in ratings table will have a valid value for book_id (assuming integrity constraints are defined) which means that for any row/record in the ratings table the value contained in book_id will be an id of an existing record in books table.
So the whereIn('book_id', Book::select('id')) is unnecessary. You can do just
$count = Rating::count();

//Which will output the same result as
//$count = Rating::whereIN('book_id',Books::select('id'))->count();

Then you can have your composite query with addSelect as
$books = Books::query()
  ->withCount('rating')
  ->with(['author:id,user_id','author.user:id,name,email'])
  ->addSelect([
    'total_books' => Rating::selectRaw('count(*)')
  ])
  ->get();

Or using selectRaw
$books = Books::query()
    ->withCount('rating')
    ->with(['author:id,user_id','author.user:id,name,email'])
    ->selectRaw('? as total_ratings', [Rating::count()])
    ->get();

The total_books should probably be named as total_ratings
If you still want to have your whereIn constraint (which isn't necessary) you can
$books = Books::query()
    ->withCount('rating')
    ->with(['author:id,user_id','author.user:id,name,email'])
    ->addSelect([
        'total_books' => Rating::selectRaw('count(id)')
            ->whereIn('book_id', Book::select('id'))
    ])
    ->get();

The above will generate an sql
select `books`.*,
  (select count(*) from `ratings` where `books`.`id` = `ratings`.`book_id`) as `rating_count`,
  (select count(id) from `ratings` where `book_id` in (select `id` from `books`)) as `total_books`
from `books`

OR with selectRaw
$books = Books::query()
    ->withCount('rating')
    ->with(['author:id,user_id','author.user:id,name,email'])
    ->selectRaw('? as total_ratings',[Rating::whereIn('book_id', Book::select('id'))->count()])
    ->get();


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"in like Flynn"
by Mark Israel
[This is a fast-access FAQ excerpt.]
This phrase's first meaning was "in favour, assured of success,
in an enviable position".  Some writers allege that it originated
in allusion to Edward Joseph "Boss" Flynn (1892-1953), a campaign
manager for the U.S. Democratic party during Franklin Delano
Roosevelt's presidency.  Flynn's machine was so successful at
winning elections that his candidates seemed to be in office
automatically.
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Hollywood actor Errol Flynn (1909-59), whose amorous exploits gave
it a second meaning:  "being a quick seducer".  The earliest
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seduction):  "In like Flynn.  Everything is O.K.  In other words,
the pilot is having no more trouble than Errol Flynn has in his
cinematic feats." (1945 in American Speech Dec. 1946, 310)
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were spy spoofs starring James Coburn.  The 1967 title was, of
course, wordplay on "in like Flynn" and the character name "Flint".
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Q: How can I counter Fungal Growth + Blinding Cloud as Terran? As Terran, I like to run either marines/marauders/medivacs or marines/tanks, usually with a couple vikings for anti-air. In Wings of Liberty Fungal Growth was obnoxious but not a serious threat: either my medivacs healed through it or my tanks cleaned up ground troops anyway.
In Heart of the Swarm, however, Fungal Growth + Blinding Cloud really ruins my day. Trapped by Fungal Growth, my units can't get out of the Blinding Cloud, so my marines only manage to shoot once or twice before dying to zerglings/banelings, and my tanks are completely useless.
How can I counter this combo? Do I need to change my build composition?

A: HoTS introduced new units that force all races to have a higher variety of spellcasters on the field.
Versus Infestor-Viper you'll need Siege Tanks and Vikings of course, just as before. But since Fungal Growth and Blinding Cloud can be very obnoxious, Ghosts are now a must versus that composition IMHO.
Ghosts can EMP which removes 100 energy from a unit. If the Infestor wasn't at full energy, he most likely won't have enough for Fungal; if the Viper wasn't at full energy, he won't have enough for Blind Cloud. Snipe from a cloaked Ghost is also a pretty good counter to Infestors and Vipers.
Then it's all about positioning; if your army is out of position, he might be able to drop the combo.  If he moves his spellcasters out of position, you will be able to incapacitate them.
PS: Fungal Growth is now a projectile.  I haven't tried it, but the Raven's PDD should intercept the missile.  Does PDD works versus Abduct too?
And Seeker Missile, since it's an ability, should not be affected by Blinding Cloud. Since they do 125 damage on impact, 3 or 4 of these in a clump of Infestors will kill most of them.

A: The same trick has always worked against Infestors, and it is no different in Heart of the Swarm: space em out.
Your marines should never clump up when you know there are Infestors on the field. Clumping makes it so easy to melt those marines with a fungal. Instead, space out your marines and keep them spaced out and converge on the infestors in a half-arc or phalanx formation.
By spacing our your marines, significantly fewer marines will be hit by fungal and conversely, they won't be hit by blinding cloud either. Remember, with units like Marines its not about keeping individual units alive, but inflicting more damage to your opponent than you take yourself. If he burns all his fungals and clouds on killing 10 marines, killing his 10 Infestors in return with your remaining marines is a very cost effective strategy.
Tanks work the same way.
The best strategy for tanks has been to space them out so that each tank can assist another tank that is getting hit with melee attackers. The range on cloud is quite small and can usually only hit one tank at a time if they are spaced out. If a melee unit gets in the face of a tank, another tank can assist - even if vulnerable tank is under a cloud. A tank is cheaper than a viper - so you should have more tanks than he has vipers.


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Q: Python - Spyder gets hang while using Pandas DataFrame Recently I am facing serious issue with combination of spyder + pandas + ipython.
I am using Spyder which is using iPython. I am trying following code which is working well:
import pandas as pd
x = [list(range(5)) for i in range(1000)]
pd.DataFrame(x)

But when I assigned same DataFrame to variable of same or different name it goes into hang phase (not coming out even after 30-45 minutes)
x = pd.DataFrame(x)
## OR
y = pd.DataFrame(x)

Same code is working well when I tried it in python console or ipython console.
Following are the related packages I have installed on my system.
ipykernel                 4.0.3                    py27_0
ipython                   4.0.0                    py27_0
ipython-genutils          0.1.0                     <pip>
ipython-notebook          4.0.4                    py27_0
ipython-qtconsole         4.0.1                    py27_0
ipython_genutils          0.1.0                    py27_0
ipywidgets                4.0.2                    py27_0
pandas                    0.16.1               np19py27_0  (Also tried 0.16.2)
python                    2.7.10                        0
spyder                    2.3.6                    py27_0
spyder-app                2.3.6                    py27_0

I am having Ubuntu 14.04 64 bit.
Let me know if you want more information.
Thanks
Vishnu

A: This has been reported as a bug in Spyder, a fix has been prepared, and it will be available in the very next version. Right now I am using the workaround of calling it with a dummy column argument.


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Earl Kenneth Fernandes (en konkani, अर्ल केनेथ फ़र्नांडेज़) (Toledo, 21 de septiembre de 1972) es un eclesiástico y profesor católico indio-estadounidense. Es el obispo de Columbus. Es el primer obispo indio-estadounidense de la Iglesia latina en los Estados Unidos, y la primera persona de color en servir como obispo de la Diócesis.

Biografía

Primeros años
Earl Kenneth (अर्ल केनेथ) nació el 21 de septiembre de 1972, en Toledo, estado de Ohio, de Estados Unidos. Hijo de Sydney Oswald Fernandes y Thelma Noronha de Fernandes, quienes habían emigrado allí desde Mumbai (India), en 1970, aunque ambos son originarios de Goa. Su padre se desempeñó como médico mientras que su madre era maestra; Earl tiene cuatro hermanos: Karl, Trevor (que es un diácono greco-católico ucraniano), Ashley y Eustace. Recuerda que su formación espiritual fue fomentada por el amor a la fe cristiana que le inculcaron sus padres.

Formación
Asistió a la St. Francis de Sales School, donde se graduó en 1990; en la misma clase que el alcalde de Toledo, Wade Kapszukiewicz.

Realizó la licenciatura en Biología, por la Universidad de Toledo (1994). Estudió Fisiología durante un año, en la Universidad de Salford. Al igual que con sus cuatro hermanos, fue aceptado en la facultad de medicina. Completó dos años en la Universidad de Cincinnati, antes de sentirse llamado al sacerdocio en una experiencia que tuvo en oración en la Tumba de San Pedro.

En 1997, ingresó a los estudios en el Mount Saint Mary's Seminary of the West, Cincinnati.

Estudió en la Academia Alfonsiana, obteniendo el doctorado en Teología moral, con concentración en bioética (2004-2007).

Obtuvo una maestría en teología y divinidad, en 2002.

Sacerdocio
Fue ordenado diácono el 29 de septiembre de 2001, en la Catedral Basílica de San Pedro Encadenado, a manos del arzobispo Daniel Edward Pilarczyk. Su ordenación sacerdotal fue el 18 de mayo de 2002, en el mismo lugar, a manos del mismo arzobispo.

Como sacerdote desempeñó los siguientes ministerios:
 Vicario de Holy Angels Church, Sidney (julio de 2002-julio de 2004).
 Maestro en Lehman Catholic High School, Sidney (agosto de 2002-julio de 2004).
 Asistente de Guardian Angels Church, (2008-2014).
 Decano en el  Mount Saint Mary's Seminary of the West, Cincinnati (julio de 2008-marzo de 2016).
 Decano en el Athenaeum of Ohio, Cincinnati (julio de 2011-marzo de 2016).
 Decano de Estudios Especiales, en el Athenaeum of Ohio (julio de 2012-marzo de 2016).
 Profesor Asociado de Teología moral, en el Athenaeum of Ohio-Mount Saint Mary's Seminary of the West (julio de 2008-marzo de 2016).
 Administrador parroquial de Sacred Heart Church, Cincinnati (julio de 2014-marzo de 2016)
 Secretario en la Nunciatura Apostólica (marzo de 2016-octubre de 2019).
 Asistente del Nuncio Apostólico, Christophe Pierre (noviembre de 2019-abril de 2022).
 Exorcista, en la Arquidiócesis de Cincinnati.
 Párroco en  St. Ignatius of Loyola Church, Cincinnati (noviembre de 2019-abril de 2022).
Es Caballero de Colón de cuarto grado, miembro del National Catholic Bioethics Center, juez del tribunal matrimonial arquidiocesano y miembro del consejo de administración del Pontifical College Josephinum.

Episcopado

Obispo de Columbus
El 2 de abril de 2022, el papa Francisco lo nombró Obispo de Columbus. Es el primer indio-estadounidense, en servir a la Iglesia católica de los Estados Unidos; así como la primera persona de color en servir como cabeza de la Diócesis  y el cuarto obispo, que inicialmente fue incardinado en la Arquidiócesis de Cincinnati.

Fue consagrado el 31 de mayo del mismo año, en la St. Paul the Apostle Church en Westerville; a manos del arzobispo de Cincinnati, Dennis Marion Schnurr. También fueron el Nuncio Apostólico en Estados Unidos, Christophe Pierre y su predecesor y obispo de Brooklyn, Robert John Brennan.

Fernandes tiene la intención de continuar con la iniciativa "Presencia Real Futuro Real", que fue un sello distintivo del tiempo de su predecesor, el obispo Robert J. Brennan , en la diócesis. La iniciativa "tiene como objetivo determinar cómo mantener una fuerte presencia católica en los 23 condados de la diócesis y hacer el mejor uso de sus recursos". Es probable que el proceso resulte en el cierre de algunas parroquias.

Obras

Libros
En 2013, publicó un libro titulado: "Formación de seminario y homosexualidad", con el Instituto para la Formación Sacerdotal.

Distinciones

Órdenes extranjeras
 Santa Sede: Caballero de la Orden del Santo Sepulcro.

Véase también
 Iglesia católica en los Estados Unidos
 Anexo:Obispos católicos de Estados Unidos

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Nacidos en Toledo (Ohio)
Alumnado de la Pontificia Universidad Gregoriana
Alumnado de la Universidad de Cincinnati
Obispos nombrados por Francisco
Obispos de Estados Unidos del siglo XXI


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Мировая политика
М.: Издательский дом ГУ-ВШЭ, 2007.
Бордачев Т. В., Братерский М. В., Водопьянова Е. В., Золотарев П. С., Суздальцев А. И., Караганов С. А., Кортунов С. В., Мирский Г. И.
Under the general editorship: С. В. Кортунов
Compiler: И. Н. Тимофеев, Т. Махмутов, Е. Алексеенкова
Основные политические и социально-экономические проблемы постсоветского пространства
Суздальцев А. И. В кн.: Мировая политика. М.: Издательский дом ГУ-ВШЭ, 2007. С. 396-446.
Research target: Economics and Management (including Public Administration)Political Science (including International Relations)
Priority areas: economicsstate and public administrationlawhumanitarian
Keywords: world politicsworld economy
Проблема пресной воды как структурный фактор мировой экономики
Лихачева А. Б. В кн.: Актуальные проблемы мировой экономики ХХI века. М.: Издательский дом НИУ ВШЭ, 2013. Гл. 25. С. 600-640.
Freshwater challenge has become an integral part of international political agenda since the last decade of the XX century. Huge amount of people who suffer from different types of water stress (over 1,1 bln.) brought global community to include Improved access to water and sanitation as one of 4 major components of Sustainable environment Millennium Development Goal (MDGs) of United Nations. On July 28, 2010, UN General Assembly added a right for water in the list of basic human rights. Evolution of life standards in developed countries, rising concerns of poverty and inequality lead to rethinking of a wide range of global challenges, which were mostly ignored by world community before. Aggravation of water access problem, regional contradictions over water allocation and rising demand for higher life standards reflect both continuous escalation of water stress and higher ethics of global civil society towards lifestyle and inequality problems.
Before early 2000s, economic experts did not pay enough attention to water issues besides national water facilities, irrigation, hydro energy and urbanization problems. Beyond national frontiers water discourse resolved to draughts and deserts monitoring. All attention was concentrated on local measures aimed to prevent floods and droughts or manage sophisticated problems of allocation of scarce water resource in transboundary basins. As it seems today, water deficit has become a structural factor influencing world economic development. Access to clean water is in the focus of Sustainable development policy, water deficit becomes a constraint for economic growth in both developed and developing countries. At the same time world expenses for R&D in water management, investments in droughts and flood security are steadily growing. Energy efficiency in cities and especially megacities arises more heavily, state programs on modernization of irrigation systems multiply each year and arid regions in Asia, Europe and North America invest more and more in new desalination plants.
Материалы V Конвента Российской ассоциации международных исследований. Мировая политика: взгляд из будущего
Братерский М. В., Голунов С., Зеличенко А. и др. Т. 5: Будущее стабильности и безопасности в регионе Центральной Азии. М.: МГИМО-Университет, 2009.
Мировые финансовые кризисы: история. классификация причин
Галицкая Н. В. Вестник АКСОР. 2011. № 3. С. 232-238.
Crisis as a phase of an economic cycle is of most interest. Study of crises in historical retrospective is necessary for understanding of the main mechanisms, regularities and causes of crisis phenomena. The article deals with the history of the world economic crises and classification of their causes.
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Ответственность за исполнение решений: год спустя после саммита «восьмерки» в Аквиле 2009 г.
Архипова П. С., Векшина А. Б., Зайцев Ю. К. и др. Вестник международных организаций: образование, наука, новая экономика. 2010. № 2. С. 103-110.
The article represents the results of the monitoring Russia's compliance with commitments, made at the G8 Aquila summit in 2009. The monitoring was made by International organizations Research Institute of the State University - Higher School of Economics (HSE IORI) with G8 Research Group of the University of Toronto. The full version of the G8 Aquila Summit Compliance Report is available at the web site of HSE IORI www.iori.hse.ru and at the web site of the Research Center for International Cooperation and Development www.rcicd.org . The article provides comparative analysis of the measures undertaken by the Russian Federation during compliance period in 5 major spheres of collective actions. It also provides recommendations on how to raise the compliance level and improve the efficiency of accountability on commitments made.
Теоретические и исторические предпосылки развития интеграционных процессов в Азиатско-Тихоокеанском регионе (АТР)
Фирсова И. С. Молодой ученый. 2010. Т. 1. № 11. С. 177-180.
Влияние внешних условий на оценку эффективности государственного сектора в регионах России
Юрескул Е. А., Ахременко А. С. Вестник Московского университета. Серия 12: Политические науки. 2013. № 3. С. 42-60.
We address the external effects on public sector efficiency measures acquired using Data Envelopment Analysis. We use the health care system in Russian regions in 2011 to evaluate modern approaches to accounting for external effects. We propose a promising method of correcting DEA efficiency measures. Despite the multiple advantages DEA offers, the usage of this approach carries with it a number of methodological difficulties. Accounting for multiple factors of efficiency calls for more complex methods, among which the most promising are DMU clustering and calculating local production possibility frontiers. Using regression models for estimate correction requires further study due to possible systematic errors during estimation. A mixture of data correction and DMU clustering together with multi-stage DEA seems most promising at the moment. Analyzing several stages of transforming society's resources into social welfare will allow for picking out the weak points in a state agency's work.
Development, culture, and attitudes to America: country-level predictors of anti-Americanism
Zhirkov K. Sociology. SOC. Высшая школа экономики, 2014. No. WP BRP 35/SOC/2014.
The present study examines survey data from 45 countries by the means of factor and regression analyses in order to understand the nature and causes of anti-Americanism. Empirical results reveal a clear distinction between cultural and political anti-Americanism. The former involves negative attitudes towards American culture and its global spread, whereas the latter is specifically focused on disapproval of the U.S. foreign policies. The two forms of anti-Americanism also differ in their relationship to socioeconomic development. Cultural anti-Americanism is most widespread in countries with average levels of Human Development Index, whereas political anti-Americanism is stronger in the most developed societies. This study finds that Muslim societies are characterized by higher levels of both cultural and political anti-Americanism. On the whole, these findings indicate that anti-Americanism follows consistent country-level patterns and likely has universal roots which should be studied within a comparative framework.
Kondratieff Waves in the Global Studies Perspective
Grinin L. E., Korotayev A. In bk.: Globalistics and Globalization Studies: Aspects & Dimensions of Global Views. Volgograd: Uchitel, 2014. P. 65-98.
The analysis of long economic cycles allows us to understand long-term world-system dynamics, to develop forecasts, to explain crises of the past, as well as the current global economic crisis. The article offers a historical sketch of research on K-waves; it analyzes the nature of Kondratieff waves that are considered as a special form of cyclical dynamics that emerged in the industrial period of the World System history. It offers a historical and theoretical analysis of K-wave dynamics in the World System framework; in particular, it studies the influence of the long wave dynamics on the changes of the world GDP growth rates during the last two centuries. Special attention is paid to the interaction between Kondratieff waves and Juglar cycles. The article is based on substantial statistical data, it extensively employs quantitative analysis, contains numerous tables and diagrams. On the basis of the proposed analysis it offers some forecasts of the world economic development in the next two decades.
The article concludes with a section that presents a hypothesis that the change of K-wave upswing and downswing phases correlates significantly with the phases of fluctuations in the relationships between the World-System Core and Periphery, as well as with the World System Core changes.
Realeconomik. The Hidden Cause of the Great Recession (And How to Avert the Next One)
Yavlinsky G. A. New Haven; L.: Yale University Pre, 2011.
This book directly confronts uncomfortable questions that many prefer to brush aside: if economists and other scholars, politicians, and business professionals understand the causes of economic crises, as they claim, then why do such damaging crises continue to occur? Can we trust business and intellectual elites who advocate the principles of Realpolitik and claim the "public good" as their priority, yet consistently favor maximization of profit over ethical issues?
Former deputy prime minister of Russia Grigory Yavlinsky, an internationally respected free-market economist, makes a powerful case that the often-cited causes of global economic instability—institutional failings, wrong decisions by regulators, insufficient or incorrect information, and the like—are only secondary to a far more significant underlying cause: the failure to understand that universal social norms are essential to thriving businesses and social and economic progress. Yavlinsky explores the widespread disregard for moral values in business decisions and calls for restoration of principled behavior in politics and economic practices. The unwelcome alternative, he warns, will be a twenty-first-century global economy in the grip of unending crises.
Grigory Yavlinsky is a Russian economist and founder and member of the Russian United Democratic Party (YABLOKO). As deputy prime minister of Russia in 1990, he wrote the first Russian economic program for transition to a free-market economy, 500 Days. He lives in Moscow.
"Grigory Yavlinsky's book is an important contribution to understanding the interplay between social norms and modern economy. The current global crisis makes his analysis especially relevant."—George Soros
"Reading Grigory Yavlinsky's remarkable book, I was reminded of Adam Smith, also a moral philosopher concerned with the correlation between individual aspirations and the enlightened evolution of society. It is invaluable to have the perspective of an intellectual such as Yavlinsky writing in the shadow of swiftly moving events on the global stage. He explains how market mechanisms influence international developments ranging from instability in European markets to the recent 'Great Recession' in the United States."—Vartan Gregorian, President, Carnegie Corporation of New York
"Yavlinsky provides a new and in-depth interpretation of the events leading to the current recession and broader interpretations of how to avoid future ones. Realeconomik has my enthusiastic endorsement."—Michael D. Intriligator, University of California, Los Angeles
"With clarity and eloquence, Yavlinsky argues that the deepest cause of the global recession was the erosion of the world economy's moral dimensions. As a professional economist who has long been a leader of the Russian opposition, he knows how to splice politics and economics. As a politician who has repeatedly declined high office on grounds of principle, he lends the book additional authority. Realeconomik is a work that will, I believe, help to spark a public debate on issues of profound importance for humankind."—Peter Reddaway, George Washington University
Глобальное экономическое регулирование: учебник
Зуев В. Н., Островская Е. Я., Мешкова Т. А. и др. М.: Магистр, 2013.
Глобальное изменение климата – вызов мировой экономике XXI века
Макаров И. А. В кн.: Мировая экономика в начале XXI века. Учебное пособие. М.: Директмедиа Паблишинг, 2013. С. 595-611.
The paper examines the institute of minimum wage in developed and transition economies and in a number of the developing countries. First of all the institutional mechanism of minimum wage fixing is considered. One of the sections explores the dynamics of absolute and relative levels of minimum wage. The special attention is paid to the impact of the institute of minimum wage on the labour market. The author considers the mechanism of transmission of the minimum wage increases on the employment and unemployment dynamics. The paper also contains the result of the empirical research. The experience of many countries witnesses that large increases in minimum wage levels lead to the stagnation of the employ-ment, especially of the disadvantaged groups. The negative effect is larger for the companies with higher share of labour costs and more active use of unqualified labour, that is small businesses and agricultural enterprises. One of the main conclusions is that the minimum wage is not an effective tool of the poverty reduction as the majority of the recipients live in households of average and upper average income.
Added: May 3, 2012
Школа глоссаторов в доктрине международного частного права
Гетьман-Павлова И. В. Вопросы правоведения. 2013. № 5. С. 485-514.


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Wednesday, February 7th from 5.30 pm we will be at the Teatrino of Palazzo Visconti in via Cino del Duca 8 in Milan for the presentation of the book "Amministrare con sapienza. Regola di San Benedetto e management" by Maria Cristina Bombelli in collaboration with P. Ignasi M. Fossas Colet , P. Manel Gasch Hurios and Marinella Perroni. Discussant: Fabio Galluccio, Raffaella Lorenzut and Mario Pellizzari.


Review: 'First Man' is Precise, Patriotic, Immersive, Gorgeous, and Flawed. Can People Stop Complaining About the Flag Now?
More than anything else, I think Damien Chazelle is fascinated by effort—by the passion people have for certain very specific things, and the energy they exert to become perfect at it, even when the odds seem laughably low. The single-minded obsessiveness of Miles Teller's drummer in Whiplash, struggling to understand the difference between rushing and dragging; Mia and Sebastian's varying dreams of artistic fulfillment and fame in La La Land, paths that lead them away from each other but toward individual personal success; and now the space race in First Man, the challenge issued by President John F. Kennedy to get us to the moon.
And the film also presents NASA as a homogenized white environment with a gallery of your favorite white male supporting actors (Corey Stoll, Shea Whigham, Leonardo DiCaprio BFF Lukas Haas, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Ethan Embry, Christopher Abbott, Patrick Fugit!), and only really includes characters of color as those opposed to the space program, part of a dissenting group of Americans who thought that the money used to get to the moon could be better used at home. (An argument Kurt Vonnegut sums up in archival news footage.) During an anti-NASA protest, someone holds a sign featuring an image of Maj. Robert H. Lawrence Jr., the black astronaut who died in a crash at Edwards Air Force Base in 1967. But is Lawrence featured in the movie? Nope. The movie shows a few black men in the Houston control center and a hallway full of black women—perhaps the "computers" from Hidden Figures?—clapping on Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling) before his mission to the moon, but they're not included in a meaningful way.
But that would ultimately be to undermine and ignore the story Chazelle tells about Armstrong as a man struggling with trauma and loss, haunted by a daughter who died of cancer as he was getting started in the space program, the child he couldn't save, even with his journals full of notes about her treatment and his neatly organized columns of observations about her reactions to radiation therapy and his handling of her illness as a problem he could solve. Armstrong couldn't save the cherubic Karen, the girl with the golden hair who clung to his hand and whom he used to sing to sleep, so he throws all of himself into making it to space, into finding the answers to everything that goes wrong on their way there.
This is your typical Gosling role in that he plays Armstrong as a man whose default mode seems to be "still," who has never talked to his wife Janet (the excellent Claire Foy, whose blue gaze is enough to quell Coach Taylor in their one show-down, which I'm sure she'll submit as part of her Academy Award consideration process) about the loss of Karen, who seems to love his sons but have no idea how to spend time with them. Remember Brad Pitt's dad from The Tree of Life? Neil is kind of like that, but he's less strict and authoritative as he is simultaneously present but absent, marking his arrival into their home by opening the front door and then closing his office door.
He loves his family, he thinks of them often during the increasingly rigorous training required of him, but his focus is singular. His focus is the moon, and Chazelle never lets us forget it. It's often onscreen, either unobtrusively (lingering in the sky during the daytime as children play outside, or in the night sky when the astronauts and their families have dinner parties in suburbia) or quite obviously (glowing moonlight falling upon Armstrong and a fellow astronaut as they walk in their neighborhood, or the focus of Armstrong's gaze as he escapes an explosion that could have killed him; both scenes are some of the movie's most beautifully shot by cinematographer Linus Sandgren). And with constant use of first-person POV, handheld camerawork, and excellent sound mixing, Chazelle reiterates the threats here: the claustrophobia of tight spaces, a dropped communication signal, one faulty wire putting an entire mission in jeopardy. It's thrillingly intense, and if you can see it in IMAX, you should.
"At what cost? Well, it's a little bit late for that question, isn't it, sir?" Armstrong asks a bureaucrat who wonders if the space mission is worth it, and he's speaking on behalf of the friends he lost, the colleagues who didn't make it, the men who literally devoted and sacrificed their lives to attaining the impossible. That's all very admirable and good, and it's the kind of message you would expect First Man to send. But the other movie Chazelle made in First Man is engrossing, too: an exploration of the tensions between national responsibility, personal ambition, and parental grief; an immersive depiction of the dangers and triumphs of the space program; a film that somehow manages to combine a spooky theremin score (kudos to Justin Hurwitz for that one) with a recording of JFK's famous space speech to make a final sequence that is affecting and mournful and lovely.