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Yoga may have pre-Vedic elements.[45][46] Some state yoga originated in the Indus Valley Civilization.[51] Marshall,[52] Eliade[10] and other scholars note that the Pashupati seal discovered in an Indus Valley Civilization site depicts a figure in a position resembling an asana used for meditation, Mulabandhasana. This interpretation is considered speculative and uncertain by more recent analysis of Srinivasan[10] and may be a case of projecting "later practices into archeological findings".[53]
^ "application or concentration of the thoughts, abstract contemplation, meditation , (esp.) self-concentration, abstract meditation and mental abstraction practised as a system (as taught by Patañjali and called the yoga philosophy; it is the second of the two sāṃkhya systems, its chief aim being to teach the means by which the human spirit may attain complete union with īśvara or the Supreme Spirit; in the practice of self-concentration it is closely connected with Buddhism". Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit Dictionary (1899)
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Yogaśataka a Jain work by Haribhadra Suri	6th century CE	"With conviction, the lords of Yogins have in our doctrine defined yoga as the concurrence (sambandhah) of the three [correct knowledge (sajjñana), correct doctrine (saddarsana) and correct conduct (saccaritra)] beginning with correct knowledge, since [thereby arises] conjunction with liberation....In common usage this [term] yoga also [denotes the soul's] contact with the causes of these [three], due to the common usage of the cause for the effect. (2, 4).[32]
Vajrayana is also known as Tantric Buddhism and Tantrayāna. Its texts were compiled starting with 7th century and Tibetan translations were completed in 8th century CE. These tantra yoga texts were the main source of Buddhist knowledge that was imported into Tibet.[185] They were later translated into Chinese and other Asian languages, helping spread ideas of Tantric Buddhism. The Buddhist text Hevajra Tantra and Caryāgiti introduced hierarchies of chakras.[186] Yoga is a significant practice in Tantric Buddhism.[187][188][189]
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The chronology of completion of these yoga-related Early Buddhist Texts, however, is unclear, just like ancient Hindu texts.[85][86] Early known Buddhist sources like the Majjhima Nikāya mention meditation, while the Anguttara Nikāya describes Jhāyins (meditators) that resemble early Hindu descriptions of Muni, Kesins and meditating ascetics,[87] but these meditation-practices are not called yoga in these texts.[88] The earliest known specific discussion of yoga in the Buddhist literature, as understood in modern context are from the later Buddhist Yogācāra and Theravada schools.[88]
Yoga (/ˈjoʊɡə/;[1] Sanskrit: योग; pronunciation) is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India. Yoga is one of the six orthodox schools of Hindu philosophical traditions.[2] There is a broad variety of yoga schools, practices, and goals[3] in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.[4][5][6] The term "yoga" in the Western world often denotes a modern form of Hatha yoga, consisting largely of the postures called asanas.
A yoga system that predated the Buddhist school is Jain yoga. But since Jain sources postdate Buddhist ones, it is difficult to distinguish between the nature of the early Jain school and elements derived from other schools.[89] Most of the other contemporary yoga systems alluded in the Upanishads and some Buddhist texts are lost to time.[90][91][note 12]
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What is often referred to as Classical Yoga or Astanga Yoga (Yoga of eight limbs) is mainly the type of Yoga outlined in the highly influential Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.[234] The origins of the Classical Yoga tradition are unclear, though early discussions of the term appear in the Upanishads.[235] The name "Rāja yoga" (yoga of kings) originally denoted the ultimate goal of yoga, samadhi,[236] but was popularised by Vivekananda as a common name for Ashtanga Yoga,[note 19] the eight limbs to be practised to attain samadhi, as described in the Yoga Sutras.[237][234] Yoga is also considered as one of the orthodox philosophical schools (darsanas) of Hinduism (those which accept the Vedas as source of knowledge).[238][239]
Malaysia's top Islamic body in 2008 passed a fatwa, prohibiting Muslims from practicing yoga, saying it had elements of Hinduism and that its practice was blasphemy, therefore haraam.[297] Some Muslims in Malaysia who had been practicing yoga for years, criticized the decision as "insulting."[298] Sisters in Islam, a women's rights group in Malaysia, also expressed disappointment and said yoga was just a form of exercise.[299] This fatwa is legally enforceable.[300] However, Malaysia's prime minister clarified that yoga as physical exercise is permissible, but the chanting of religious mantras is prohibited.[301]
Another text which teaches yoga with an Advaita point of view is the Yoga-Yājñavalkya.[262] This work contains extensive teachings on ten Yamas (ethical rules) and ten Niyamas (duties), and eight asanas. It also discusses a theory of nadis and prana (vital breath), and follows this with instructions on pranayama (breath control), pratyahara (sense withdrawal), meditation on mantras, meditative visualizations and Kundalini.
"...[T]here is the cultivation of meditative and contemplative techniques aimed at producing what might, for the lack of a suitable technical term in English, be referred to as 'altered states of consciousness'. In the technical vocabulary of Indian religious texts such states come to be termed 'meditations' ([Skt.:] dhyāna / [Pali:] jhāna) or 'concentrations' (samādhi); the attainment of such states of consciousness was generally regarded as bringing the practitioner to deeper knowledge and experience of the nature of the world." (Gethin, 1998, p. 10.)
Yoga gurus from India later introduced yoga to the West,[16] following the success of Swami Vivekananda in the late 19th and early 20th century with his adaptation of yoga tradition, excluding asanas.[16] In the 1980s, a very different form of modern yoga, with an increasing number of asanas and few other practices, became popular as a system of exercise across the Western world.[15] Yoga in Indian traditions, however, is more than physical exercise; it has a meditative and spiritual core.[17] One of the six major orthodox schools of Hinduism is also called Yoga, which has its own epistemology and metaphysics, and is closely related to Hindu Samkhya philosophy.[18]
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The Gita consists of 18 chapters and 700 shlokas (verses),[118] with each chapter named as a different yoga, thus delineating eighteen different yogas.[118][119] Some scholars divide the Gita into three sections, with the first six chapters with 280 shlokas dealing with Karma yoga, the middle six containing 209 shlokas with Bhakti yoga, and the last six chapters with 211 shlokas as Jnana yoga; however, this is rough because elements of karma, bhakti and jnana are found in all chapters.[118]
Various yogic groups had become prominent in Punjab in the 15th and 16th century, when Sikhism was in its nascent stage. Compositions of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, describe many dialogues he had with Jogis, a Hindu community which practiced yoga. Guru Nanak rejected the austerities, rites and rituals connected with Hatha Yoga. He propounded the path of Sahaja yoga or Nama yoga (meditation on the name) instead.[201] The Guru Granth Sahib states:
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According to Tattvarthasutra, 2nd century CE Jain text, yoga is the sum of all the activities of mind, speech and body.[6] Umasvati calls yoga the cause of "asrava" or karmic influx[171] as well as one of the essentials—samyak caritra—in the path to liberation.[171] In his Niyamasara, Acarya Kundakunda, describes yoga bhakti—devotion to the path to liberation—as the highest form of devotion.[172] Acarya Haribhadra and Acarya Hemacandra mention the five major vows of ascetics and 12 minor vows of laity under yoga. This has led certain Indologists like Prof. Robert J. Zydenbos to call Jainism, essentially, a system of yogic thinking that grew into a full-fledged religion.[173] The five yamas or the constraints of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali bear a resemblance to the five major vows of Jainism, indicating a history of strong cross-fertilization between these traditions.[173][note 16]
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D23 Expo 2017: 'Toy Story 4'
By eelyajekiM | @ | July 15th, 2017 at 9:00 am
Toy Story 4's progress has remained under the wraps for quite some time. The last time we heard anything about the sequel was actually at D23 2015, where it was revealed that Rashida Jones and Will McCormack's script would be a romantic animated flick that centers on Woody reuniting with his long-lost love Bo Beep. Of course, other Pixar flicks like Coco and The Incredibles 2 took precedence since they are getting released earlier. But at this year's D23 Expo on Friday, John Lasseter revealed a little bit more about the planned fourth installment. Check it the details below.
Topics: Conventions, D23, Movies, News, Sequels
Tags: D23, D23 Expo, John Lasseter, Josh Cooley, Rashida Jones, Tim Allen, Tom Hanks, Toy Story, Toy Story 4, Will McCormack
'Olaf's Frozen Adventure' Trailer: First Look At The 21-Minute 'Frozen' Featurette
By eelyajekiM | @ | June 13th, 2017 at 3:00 pm
Walt Disney Animation Studios' Frozen continues to be a worldwide phenomenon ever since its release in 2013. Grossing over $1 billion worldwide, an animated short has since been released, and plans for a sequel are currently in development. But for those who can't get enough of the film and are just waiting to see Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Sven, and Olaf once more, there's Olaf's Frozen Adventure.
The 21-minute animated featurette will be shown in front of Pixar's Coco, and will be available for a very limited time. Now the studio has released the first trailer for the featurette, which will also be run in front of Disney•Pixar's Cars 3, beginning this Friday, June 16. Check out the trailer below.
Topics: Animated, Movies, News, Sequels, Trailers
Tags: Elyssa Samsel, Frozen, Idina Menzel, John Lasseter, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, Kate Anderson, Kevin Deters, Kristen Bell, Olaf's Frozen Adventure, Roy Conli, Stevie Wermer-Skelton
Disney In Depth: D23 Expo 2015's 10 Best Reveals
By Brett Nachman | @ | August 20th, 2015 at 5:00 pm
We brought you on-site cover of D23 Expo, which included news about Marvel's Captain America: Civil War and Alice Through The Looking Glass, amongst many others, bringing Disney fanboys and fangirls news of some of the Mouse House's biggest announcements. The weekend rewarded thousands of eager attendees (and millions of those standing by online) for their patience with some incredible pieces of "breaking Disney news."
Here are 10 of D23 Expo 2015's best reveals (in order of "wow factor").
Topics: Conventions, D23, Disney In Depth, Features, Movies, Theme Parks
Tags: Big Hero 6, Colin Trevorrow, Disney, Disney In Depth, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Disneyland, EPCOT, Gigantic, John Lasseter, Johnny Depp, Kingdom Hearts, Orlando Bloom, Star Wars, Star Wars Episode IX, Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker, Toy Story, Toy Story 4
D23 Expo 2015: 'Toy Story 4' Will Be A Romantic Film
By eelyajekiM | @ | August 15th, 2015 at 8:00 am
It was first thought that 2010's Toy Story 3 would be the end of Disney-Pixar's Toy Story film franchise, with the characters to live on through animated shorts. Director John Lasseter had explained that there won't be a Toy Story 4 unless there was a story that was worth telling. But Lasseter's wife would help with the inspiration for a fourth feature film, and when the Pixar Brain Trust Member Andrew Stanton worked together on the sequel, Stanton came up with a treatment that convinced him that it was worthy to revisit the world of Toy Story. Months after, it was confirmed that Will McCormack and Rashida Jones would develop the treatment to a full script.
Now we know more about the film, which has been described as a romantic film with a Pixar touch. Lasseter made an appearance on Friday at the Pixar Animation Panel during Disney's D23 Expo, where he talked more about the next installment.
Topics: Conventions, D23, Movies, News
Tags: John Lasseter, Josh Cooley, Rashida Jones, Tim Allen, Tom Hanks, Toy Story, Toy Story 4, Will McCormack
'Toy Story 4' Officially Announced With Original Director John Lasseter Returning
By The Movie God | @ | November 6th, 2014 at 7:30 pm
The Walt Disney Company chairman Bob Iger has officially announced that Pixar is making Toy Story 4, and that original Toy Story director John Lasseter will be returning to helm the fourth installment himself.
Disney has also locked in the June 16, 2017 calendar spot for a release date. The story will see Woody, Buzz, and the rest of the toys beginning a new chapter. The idea for the story was developed by some of the Pixar Brain Trust, including two-time Oscar-winner Lasseter (Toy Story, Tin Toy), two-time Oscar winner Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo, WALL-E), Oscar winner Pete Docter (Up), and Toy Story 2 co-director and Oscar-winning Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich.
Topics: Animated, Movies, News, Sequels
Tags: Andrew Stanton, John Lasseter, Lee Unkrich, Pete Docter, Pixar, Rashida Jones, Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3, Toy Story 4, Walt Disney, Will McCormack
Director Bob Peterson Pulled Off Of Pixar's 'The Good Dinosaur'
By eelyajekiM | @ | August 30th, 2013 at 1:46 pm
Earlier this week, reports of Pixar pulling Bob Peterson off directing The Good Dinosaur surfaced. He was notably absent at both the animation presentation and The Good Dinosaur panel at D23, leaving some wondering if there was trouble between the two parties.
Well, it isn't so much trouble, but more of just a shift in direction. The LA Times confirms the news of Peterson's departure from the project. However, the director, who was the voice of Roz in Monsters, Inc, will remains a part of the Pixar family. The film's directorial duties will go to the Pixar Brain Trust, which consists of: John Lasseter, Lee Unkrich, Mark Andrews, and Pete Sohn, the latter of whom had originally been co-director with Peterson.
Tags: Bob Peterson, Disney, John Lasseter, Lee Unkrich, Mark Andrews, Pete Sohn, Pixar, The Good Dinosaur
D23 Expo: Mickey Mouse Short 'Get A Horse' Debuts; Will Open With 'Frozen'
By Brett Nachman | @ | August 10th, 2013 at 12:00 pm
Ever wanted to see Mickey Mouse in black-and-white, color, 2-D, 3-D, and with Walt Disney's voice – in under seven minutes?
In November, you will have that opportunity!
Attendees at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, CA, today were among the first to see Get A Horse, the new animated short film that will play in theaters in front of Frozen on November 27, 2013.
Host John Lasseter, chief creative officer for Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, discussed the Animation Research Library, where individuals like him have made many discoveries. One great find: the artwork of the fourth Mickey Mouse cartoon that never came to full fruition. That is… until now!
Topics: Animated, Conventions, D23, Movies
Tags: D23, D23 Expo, Disney, Frozen, Get A Horse, John Lasseter, Mickey Mouse
D23 Expo: First Look At 'The Good Dinosaur', Voice Cast Announced
By Brett Nachman | @ | August 9th, 2013 at 9:53 pm
"This is the biggest 'what if?' ever," John Lasseter said today at the Animation panel at this year's D23 Expo in Anaheim, CA, in describing Disney/Pixar's animated feature The Good Dinosaur. Most Pixar films start off with big questions, he said, and The Good Dinosaur is no exception. Footage was shown, and details about the characters and who'd be voicing them were announced.
The main character is Arlo the Apatosaurus, as voiced by Lucas Neff. Other characters in the film include members of Arlo's family: John Lithgow as Poppa, Frances McDormand as Momma, Bill Hader as older brother Forrest, Neil Patrick Harris as brother Cliff, Judy Greer as sister Ivy, and then there's Neff as Arlo. Hader, Greer and Neff came out onto the stage, having just met one another.
Topics: Animated, Conventions, D23, Movies, News
Tags: Bill Hader, D23, D23 Expo, Disney, Frances McDormand, John Lasseter, John Lithgow, Judy Greer, Lucas Neff, Neil Patrick Harris, The Good Dinosaur
Disney In Depth: Blu-ray Review: Monsters, Inc.
By Brett Nachman | @ | February 21st, 2013 at 5:30 pm
5-Disc Blu-ray/3D/DVD/Digital |
3-Disc Blu-ray/DVD
Directed by Pete Docter, Lee Unkrich, David Silverman
Starring John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Mary Gibbs, Steve Buscemi, James Coburn, Jennifer Tilly, Frank Oz
Disney•Pixar
Open the door to an exciting new way to experience Monsters, Inc. Pixar's fantastic fourth film arrives on a new "Ultimate Collector's Edition," among Disney-Pixar's finest releases.
Enter the monster world and forever be enraptured by the fun and heart of one of Pixar's finest features. By chance you have never watched a frame of this buddy comedy, let me set up the story. Mike Wazowski and his best friend James P. "Sulley" Sullivan reside in Monstropolis, what seems to be your average city – with the exception that both of these beasts are charismatic monsters living in Monstropolis, the monster society. They are employed at Monsters, Inc., the energy factory where scarers like Sulley produce screams. How so? They generate this energy through frightening human children, accessing their worlds through opening doors. More screams equates to more energy. Simple, right? But when one child, which Sulley affectionately names "Boo" creeps into Monstropolis, chaos erupts. Humans are seen as toxic. They cannot exist here, so it seems. But what happens when you form a bond with a child? Tricky.
Topics: Animated, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Review, Disney In Depth, Movies, Reviews
Tags: Andrew Stanton, Billy Crystal, Disney, John Goodman, John Lasseter, Lee Unkrich, Monsters Inc, Pete Docter, Pixar, Randy Newman, Walt Disney Pictures
Disney In Depth: 'Disney Infinity,' Beyond The Traditional Video Game
By Brett Nachman | @ | January 24th, 2013 at 4:00 pm
Ready, set, game time! The announcement of Disney Infinity, a revolutionary title, has launched Disney Interactive in a positive direction, one that may bolster its presence in the video gaming arena. This Disney In Depth will explore the future of this innovative game, a massive endeavor that may reinvent the wheel.
Topics: Disney In Depth, Features, Games, Video Games
Tags: Avalanche Software, Disney, Disney In Depth, Disney Infinity, DIsney Interactive, John Lasseter, Monsters University, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Incredibles
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ABTA, The City of London Police and Get Safe Online have re-joined forces to warn the general public about the dangers posed by holiday booking fraud. Findings from a new report compiled by the City of London Police reveal the scale of reported crime and expose common tactics used by fraudsters who stole an estimated £2.2million from unsuspecting holidaymakers and other travellers in 2014.
According to the report compiled by the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) section of the City of London Police, the most common type of crime involved fraudsters hacking into the accounts of owners on well-known accommodation sites or spoofing these websites with convincing bogus imitations. Disappointed holidaymakers found the villas and apartments they thought they had booked and paid for were non-existent or had never been booked.
UK caravan stays were also targeted with adverts for non-existent accommodation posted on Facebook, Gumtree and Craigslist.
Due to the nature of the crime, losses to the individual can be substantial with the average loss being £889. In one single case a member of the public lost £62,000 in a fraud relating to timeshare. Losses are not just financial, with a third of victims saying that the fraud had a substantial impact on their health as well as their financial well-being. 167 victims reported that the impact of the crime was so severe that they had had to receive medical treatment.
There are spikes of reported fraud in the summer months and in December which paint a very clear picture of disappointed holidaymakers and ruined trips to visit loved ones for Christmas. The age group most commonly targeted are those aged 30-49, many of whom will be families. The majority of those who had been defrauded paid by methods such as bank transfer or cash with no means of getting their money back. Only a small proportion paid by credit or debit card where some form of redress is available to get your money back.
Holiday Accommodation - Fraudsters are making full use of the internet to con would-be holidaymakers by setting up fake websites, hacking into legitimate accounts and posting fake adverts on websites and social media.
Airline tickets - where a customer believes they are booking a flight and receives a fake ticket or pays for a ticket that never turns up. Flights to West Africa are a particular target.
Sports and religious trips - Often an attractive target due to limited availability and consequent higher prices. In 2014 the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and World Cup in Brazil were targeted with numerous people having paid for non –existent accommodation or tickets. Religious trips to the Hajj in Saudi Arabia were once again targeted with high losses for pilgrims.
Holiday clubs - Victims were offered "free" holidays to entice them into attending a seminar where they were duped into buying a fraudulent timeshare.
Do your research - Don't just rely on one review - do a thorough online search to check the company's credentials. If a company is defrauding people there is a good chance that consumers will post details of their experiences, and warnings about the company.
Look for the logo - Check whether the company is a member of a recognised trade body such as ABTA. You can verify membership of ABTA online, at www.abta.com.
Pay safe - Never pay directly into an owner's bank account. Paying by direct bank transfer is like paying by cash – the money cannot be traced and is not refundable. Where possible, pay by credit card, (or a debit card that offers protection).
Check paperwork - You should study receipts, invoices and terms and conditions, and be very wary of any companies that don't provide any at all.
Use your instincts - If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Report it - victims should contact Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 or via www.actionfraud.police.uk.
Detective Chief Superintendent Dave Clark, the City of London Police Head of the Economic Crime, said: "The internet has revolutionised the way we look for and book our holidays.
"The unfortunate reality is that it is also being exploited by fraudsters who use online offers of accommodation and flights that do not exist or promising bookings that are never made to rip off unsuspecting holidaymakers.
"The nature and scale of holiday fraud means police action alone can only be part of the solution to this problem. Online shoppers must be vigilant and conduct all the necessary checks before booking a break to ensure the conmen are kept at bay.
Tony Neate, CEO, Get Safe Online said: ""A Holiday is often the most expensive thing people will purchase in a given year. So, take your time and do as much research as you can to check the provider is safe. It is often much easier to find proof a company is legitimate than evidence they are fraudulent. Look for confirmation from others who were happy with the service, call the vendor, and only make payment arrangements once you feel as confident as possible they are legitimate. Most importantly, never transfer directly into bank accounts. None of these scams will work unless you hand over your money!"


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Q: use column name as condition for where on pandas DataFrame Say I have the following DataFrame:
arrays = [['foo', 'foo', 'bar', 'bar'],
          ['A', 'B', 'C', 'D']]
tuples = list(zip(*arrays))
columnValues = pd.MultiIndex.from_tuples(tuples)
df = pd.DataFrame(np.random.rand(4,4), columns = columnValues)
print(df)

             foo                 bar
               A         B         C         D
0       0.037362  0.470010  0.315396  0.333798
1       0.339038  0.396307  0.487242  0.064883
2       0.691654  0.793609  0.044490  0.384154
3       0.605801  0.967021  0.156839  0.123816

I want to produce the following output:
             foo                 bar
               A         B         C         D
0              0         0  0.315396  0.333798
1              0         0  0.487242  0.064883
2              0         0  0.044490  0.384154
3              0         0  0.156839  0.123816

I think I can use pd.DataFrame.where() for this, however I don't see how to pass the column name bar as a condition.
EDIT: I'm looking for a way to specifically use bar instead of foo to produce the desired outcome, as foo would actually be many columns
EDIT2: Unfortunately list comprehension breaks if the list contains all the column labels. Explicitly writing out the for loop does work though.
So instead of this:
df.loc[:,  [col for col in df.columns.levels[0] if col != 'bar']] = 0

I use this:
for col in df.columns.levels[0]:
    if not(col in nameList):
        df.loc[:,col]=0

A: Use slicing to set your data. Here, you could access sub-columns (A, B), under foo.
In [12]: df
Out[12]:
        foo                 bar
          A         B         C         D
0  0.040251  0.119267  0.170111  0.582362
1  0.978192  0.592043  0.515702  0.630627
2  0.762532  0.667234  0.450505  0.103858
3  0.871375  0.397503  0.966837  0.870184

In [13]: df.loc[:, 'foo'] = 0

In [14]: df
Out[14]:
  foo          bar
    A  B         C         D
0   0  0  0.170111  0.582362
1   0  0  0.515702  0.630627
2   0  0  0.450505  0.103858
3   0  0  0.966837  0.870184

If you want to set all columns except bar, you could do.
In [15]: df.loc[:,  [col for col in df.columns.levels[0] if col != 'bar']] = 0

A: You could use get_level_values, I guess:
>>> df
        foo                 bar
          A         B         C         D
0  0.039728  0.065875  0.825380  0.240403
1  0.617857  0.895751  0.484237  0.506315
2  0.332381  0.047287  0.011291  0.346073
3  0.216224  0.024978  0.834353  0.500970
>>> df.loc[:, df.columns.get_level_values(0) != "bar"] = 0
>>> df
  foo          bar
    A  B         C         D
0   0  0  0.825380  0.240403
1   0  0  0.484237  0.506315
2   0  0  0.011291  0.346073
3   0  0  0.834353  0.500970

df.columns.droplevel(1) != "bar" should also work, although I don't like it as much even though it's shorter because it inverts the selection logic.

A: Easier, without loc

df['foo'] = 0

A: If you happen not to have this multi index you can use:
df.ix[:,['A','B']] = 0

This replaces automatically the values in your columns 'A' and 'B' by 0.

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BANDUNG-Electrification rate or West Java electrification 2018 is expected to reach more than 90%. This was expressed by West Java Governor Ahmad Heryawan after leading the ceremony of national awakening day 2017 at Gedung Sate, Monday (22/5).
"Currently West Java electrification has reached more than 80 percent, which means a little bit of electricity has not been electrified in West Java, hopefully next year even in 2019 reached more than 90 percent" he said.
As in the written speech of the Minister of Communication and Informatics in the commemoration of this national awakening day, one of them mandated increased electrification in the area so that it will continue to be encouraged. Ahmad Heryawan also said, some obstacles increase in electricity in West Java is a region contour problem which is difficult to reach.
"But thanks to our cooperation with PLN, alhamdulillah it is difficult to reach areas that have been partially electricity in the area of South West Java" he explained.
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Skillsoft Earns Multiple Awards in Elearning! Media Group's 2016 "Best of Elearning!"
India, 17th January 2017: Skillsoft, the global leader in eLearning, as well as SumTotal, a Skillsoft company, announced that they have been recognized for multiple solutions in Elearning! Media Group's 2016 "Best of Elearning!" awards. SumTotal was a repeat winner from last year in the Learning Management System Enterprise category while Skillsoft earned Award of Excellence honors for three platforms –SkillPort, I.T. Skills Library, and Learning Services. Skillsoft is one of only four companies to have been recognized every year since 2005.
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Wed, 6 June 2012
Mail Order Zombie #183 - Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies, Freakshow Apocalypse, Markus Taylor (DeadHeads), Ladies Night & Crypticon Coverage
Four score and a freakshow ago, Mail Order Zombie brought forth two more zombie movie reviews in Episode 183 of Mail Order Zombie. Brother D visits the sideshow when he reviews Freakshow Apocalypse: The Unholy Sideshow (dir. Matthew Broomfield), then revisits one of his favorite sub-sub-sub-genres: zombie Civil War stores with a review of Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies (dir. Richard Schenkman). There's more than movie reviews in this MOZ episode, though. Markus Taylor, the man behind the zombie known as Cheese from the zombie movie DeadHeads (dir. Brett Pierce & Drew T. Pierce), drops by for an interview about his work in DeadHeads, his other projects and the upcoming DeadHeads Cheese prequel. Devil Dinosaur, Jr., from the Dread Media podcast gives us a review of the novel Ladies Night by Jack Ketchum. And we start our recounting Seattle Crypticon 2012 when we chat with writers Gareth Wood and Jessica Meigs. After the Feedback with Miss Bren (which includes a very special announcement!), we have a recording of the panel "Zombies: Why the F@!$ Won't They Die?!" with panelists John Skipp (moderator), Scott Baker, Craig DiLouie, Gareth Wood, Derek M. Koch, Rick Reeves, Mark Rahner.
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INTRO (00:00)
FREAKSHOW APOCALYPSE (02:11)
BOUND IN DEATH (07:02)
GARETH WOOD (12:01)
LADIES NIGHT (15:20)
MARKUS TAYLOR (23:58)
ABRAHAM LINCOLN VS. ZOMBIES (56:44)
JESSICA MEIGS (1:11:14)
FEEDBACK (1:15:18)
CRYPTICON PANEL (1:47:57)
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Markus Taylor - http://www.markus-taylor.com/
Gareth Wood - http://permutedpress.wikia.com/wiki/Gareth_Wood
Jessica Meigs - http://becomingzombies.com/
Dread Media - http://www.dread-media.com/
Bound in Death - Indiegogo - http://www.indiegogo.com/boundindeath
Van Con - http://www.vanconshow.com/
Devon Devereaux - http://www.devondevereaux.com/
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An exciting opportunity for a Supply Chain Analyst to join a leading British designer, manufacturer and distributor with the task of managing products and numerical data.
To manage the receipt of customer schedules, plan, issue and expedite orders with the supply base and then produce and monitor production cutting plans to ensure a 100% success rate against both internal production and external customer delivery requirements. To achieve the above whilst optimising inventory and maintaining service levels and KPI's in line with Company objectives.
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You know how much I love Aliexpress and specially this time of year when 11.11 and Black Friday happen so close one another. It's the most wonderful time of the year, Andy Williams knew for sure about Black Friday.
Okay, stop with the rumble. I'm here to share with you my Aliexpress Black Friday wishlist. Hope you enjoy!!
Ya sabéis lo muuucho que me gusta Aliexpress, especialmente en esta época en la que están tan cerquita entre ellos el festival del 11.11 y el Black Friday. Mientras escribo esto me salen corazones de los ojos, como en los dibujos animados.
Bueno, se acabó tanta charla, hoy vengo a enseñaros mi wishlist para el Black Friday de Aliexpress. Espero que os guste!!
Are you going to buy something nice this Black Friday?
¿Vas a picar en algo este Black Friday?
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Analysis-Europe's power firms locked out of record price bonanza
Analysis-Europe's power firms locked out of record price bonanza - Copyright Thomson Reuters 2021
By Susanna Twidale, Isla Binnie and Stephen Jewkes
LONDON/MADRID/MILAN – Several European power firms have been shut out of bumper revenues from record high gas and electricity prices as their sales are largely locked in at lower prices, and face extra pressure from governments acting to protect consumers.
Power generators say government intervention could prevent longer-term investment needed to drive the bloc's energy transition plans, while smaller retail suppliers without the capital to hedge could go bust – limiting choice for consumers.
Benchmark European gas prices have soared some 250% this year due to a number of factors such as low stock levels, high demand in Asia and infrastructure outages, taking power prices to record highs across Britain and Europe.
In theory it should be a profitable time for generators with nuclear or renewable wind, solar and hydro generation, able to benefit from the high wholesale prices without also needing to pay the higher coal and gas input costs.
But with most generators having already hedged their forward sales they say there has been little opportunity to benefit, while government action in Spain has prompted an outcry.
"Electricity companies forward-sold 100% of their base production (hydro, nuclear and renewable) in 2021 and more than 75% of their 2022 production months ago, at much lower prices than the spot market," Spain's electricity providers association AELEC, formed of EDP, Endesa, Iberdrola and Viesgo, said.
Endesa, a unit of Europe's biggest utility Enel blamed the impact of soaring gas prices for a 3% drop in earnings for the first half of the year.
Spooked by the impact on consumers, with many households still struggling with the economic impact of COVID-19, the Spanish government swooped to ensure generators don't make windfall profits, and claw back the perceived excess.
Analysts at Barclays forecast the impact on Iberdrola, Spain's largest power generator, which both generates electricity and has retail customers, at more than 450 million euros for 2021.
An Iberdrola spokesperson said current national regulation had exacerbated the problem of rising international gas and electricity prices, at a critical time for multi-billion euro investment plans to meet emissions reduction targets.
"The intervention in Spain will not solve these issues… This reaction will only create more problems for customers in the months and years ahead," the spokesperson said.
Madrid's moves rocked power companies' shares. Enel is trading more than 6% down since Monday, while Iberdrola has seen more than 8% of its value wiped off the market this week.
"ABSOLUTELYFLABBERGASTING"
The move has raised the spectre of possible interventions in other countries.
In Germany, energy prices are being debated in the run-up to the Sept. 26 election.
Italy, where retail power prices are set to rise by 40%, is looking to review the way electricity bills are calculated in an effort to curb prices, two sources said.
Italian broker Equita said the estimated worse-case impact on Endesa core earnings of 1 billion euros is not the main worry, but rather the worsening regulatory environment and the fear of similar decisions in other countries.
"It is absolutely flabbergasting that countries randomly break into the market and confiscate revenues, making it impossible for companies to make the necessary modernisation improvements for those generation assets that are going to carry the security of the grid," said Kristian Ruby, Secretary General of Eurelectric, Europe's electricity industry federation.
In Britain the price impact has been keenly felt on some of the country's small energy suppliers, less able to hedge their requirements.
"The smaller suppliers tend to have less available operating capital, and less capacity to hedge forward, meaning any unhedged positions will be more challenging to meet with the recent spike in wholesale prices," said Dan Starman, Head of Assets and Infrastructure at Cornwall Insights.
Four smaller British power companies with more than 600,000 customers combined have ceased trading just this month and more could follow. [nL1N2QG1CT}
Ofgem earlier this week issued independent supplier Arvo Energy, which has round 40,000 customers, with an order requesting further details on its financing. Reuters was unable to contact Arvo Energy for comment.
Britain already has a cap on the amount suppliers can charge for their standard tariffs set by regulator Ofgem. This is set to rise to an average of 1,277 pounds ($1,762.90) a year but industry sources said on current prices the average would be more than 1,500 pounds a year.
Another price cap review will be announced next February with most analysts predicting another rise to come.


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I moved one of my image galleries created via Dropbox Upload into an Index Page.
I kept the remainder of the Gallery pages stayed in the original "Folder".
I added a new item to the gallery in the Index page and it synced w/o any problems!
So now I know I can use the galleries in an index page as well as inside a Folder page or neither.


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Q: How to broadcast Web socket stream throught the app using Getx Good Morning,
I am new to web socket stream with flutter and Getx so i am trying to develop an application similar to wazirx a crypto exchange application
I have used the web socket in so many pages in the init state so now i am trying to simplyfy it by creating a web socket stream with Getx and trying to broadcast it so that i can listen it in all the pages of my application
So please help me to use Getx to broadcast the stream from the dashboard page and listen it in all the pages
Thank You in advance for helping me
I have provided a sample of my dashboard page code below
Rx<IOWebSocketChannel> mainChannel =

IOWebSocketChannel.connect('wss://stream.wazirx.com/stream').obs;

 Stream ? broadCastStream;

   RxList<UserWalletDataList> userWalletDataList =
<UserWalletDataList>[].obs;

Rx<TickerArrModel> tickerArrModel = TickerArrModel().obs;

 @override
void onInit() {
super.onInit();
broadCastStream = mainChannel.value.stream.asBroadcastStream();
mainChannel.value.sink.add(jsonEncode({
  "event": "subscribe",
  "streams": ["!ticker@arr"]
}));

 mainChannel.value.stream.listen((event) {
  if (event != null) {
    var decodeValueOfEvent = json.decode(event);
    // print(decodeValueOfEvent['data'].runtimeType);
    if (decodeValueOfEvent['data'].runtimeType == List<dynamic>) {
      // print('first Step');
      tickerArrModel.value = TickerArrModel.fromJson(json.decode(event));
      if (tickerArrModel.value.data != null) {
        // print('second step');
        for (var i = 0; i < tickerArrModel.value.data!.length; i++) {
          for (var j = 0; j < userWalletDataList.length; j++) {
            if (tickerArrModel.value.data![i].datumU
                    .toString()
                    .toLowerCase() ==
                userWalletDataList[j].currency.toString().toLowerCase()) {
              // print('true');
              userWalletDataList[j].twenty24 = ((double.parse(
                          (tickerArrModel.value.data![i].o ?? "0.0")
                              .toString()) -
                      double.parse(
                          (tickerArrModel.value.data![i].c ?? "0.0")
                              .toString())) /
                  (100 *
                      double.parse(
                          (tickerArrModel.value.data![i].c ?? "0.0")
                              .toString())));

              userWalletDataList[j].livePriceForWallet =
                  tickerArrModel.value.data![i].c;

              userWalletDataList.toList();
            } else {
              // print('false');
            }
          }
        }
        userWalletDataList.value = userWalletDataList.toList();
      }

      // userWalletDataList.refresh();
    }
  }
});

}


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« 30th Inf. Div. G-2 Report, 17 April 1945.
Wednesday, 18 April 1945. »
Tune in, Wed. April 18th, 2012
Israeli Broadcast Authority Channel One
30 minute broadcast nationwide in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day
"A Train between Life and Death"
"Train to Freedom"
It was a strange and special meeting. Train made its way to Bergen-Belsen at the end of World War II and her hundreds of Jews in the systematic destruction, was arrested by American soldiers. Americans were first exposed the horrors of the Holocaust. They got the passengers and ordered the residents of the environment to deal with them and feed them.
More than 60 years after the event was a meeting between U.S. rescuers and survivors and cameras were there.
Click on the link below for the film in Hebrew with English subtitles.
http://bit.ly/18wXOS2
And below you can see what happens in this nation of 7 million on this day when the remembrance sirens sound. That evening, everything closes, and perhaps a few million viewed the film above on national television.
on April 18, 2012 at 2:17 pm Ran Adini
I've just watched the movie on IBA. Amazing story and truly inspirational. I've wanted to write Mr. Frank Towers to express awe and encouragement for his role in liberating the train and for the work he's doing to tell the story.
Can you provide me with his e-mail, or does he have a Facebook account?
Ron Adini
consnsus@zahav.net.il
on April 21, 2012 at 2:43 pm marozell
My adoptive father was one of the Jerries, the Germans, taken captive by the 30th Division. He was small, just like the guy in the picture you posted by George Gross. He gave himself up to the 30th Division somewhere between Magdeburg and the Czech border.
The 30th Division set him free after a short time in the "cage," in June 1945. Lt. Sharpe of the 120th Infantry Regiment signed his Control Form D2, his release papers.
But Papa was not free inside. "Jerry" is too soft – he was a Nazi. He didn't get it. He held on to many of their ideas, denied what he did in the war, and worst of all, he became a Holocaust denier later on in life.
No need to say more. The fear in his heart brought a lot of suffering.
I am writing to say on Yom HaShoah that I am deeply sorry for the things that my father did, that were done in my name.
And I am sorry for the awful denial that followed. I fought the silence all my life. I became a historian, teach (Russian and European history), trying to undo the Nazi legacy as much as possible.
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, we are asked to remember those of ill will, too, if only briefly. I'm writing to say thank you for liberating my dad, too. To save – or spare – a life will eventually lead to something positive, even if that person does not do good afterwards. Perhaps he was saved so I could teach and not give up hope.
Thank you from my heart to the liberators, among them Frank Towers, who was so kind to speak to me, and even to connect me to one of the survivors. And thank you to the survivors and their children, for living life so joyfully and strongly, an example to all of us.
Miki Pohl, Poughkeepsie, NY


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Inside a couple's DIY Eichler reno
To make their midcentury modern fantasies a reality, a California Bay Area couple takes on an ailing house with excellent bones
By Samantha Weiss Hills Feb 4, 2019, 6:30am PST
Photography by Carlos Chavarría
This story is part of a group of stories called
Curbed's weekly original tours series takes you inside homes with eye-catching style and big personality—from modern tiny homes to pedigreed midcentury gems and everything in between.
The distinct style of a Joseph Eichler-designed house—its open floorplan, post-and-beam construction, floor-to-ceiling windows—has attracted legions of devotees since the 1950s.
The developer's "bring the outside in" approach and midcentury modern style have made his homes across California—and, more rarely, elsewhere—covetable in a way that borders on mania.
Peter and Kimberly Shenk, both Air Force veterans, became enamored of Eichler in 2013, when they bought a midcentury-style, flat-roofed house in Denver designed in an Eichler-like manner. Fresh off several years of living in Hawaii, where they renovated a home, they appreciated their Denver house's airy quality and its clean lines, but it was a turnkey house and didn't need any updates.
The couple renovated the entire home themselves, adding several windows to maximize natural light inside. The dining table and chairs are from Scandinavian Designs, and a light fixture original to the home hangs above.
The Shenks and their daughter in the home's atrium, which came with a switch-activated retractable roof.
"The dream was to, one day, retire [and] move out to California and own an Eichler," says Kimberly. But the couple didn't have to wait for retirement: The opportunity came much sooner than they expected.
When they decided to move to California's Bay Area toward the end of 2014, in part to be closer to family, the couple downsized from 1,700 square feet in Denver to a 600-square-foot apartment in Sunnyvale and immediately started searching for a home to buy. They found themselves priced out, despite making offers from San Jose to Walnut Creek, and finally ended up looking in Marin County. The area clicked for them, but didn't seem logistically feasible.
"Marin felt like this very future destination, because that's not necessarily the best location when you are trying to commute to work on the peninsula and in [San Francisco]," says Kimberly.
But Marin County's natural beauty and easy access to the outdoors had a magnetic pull, so they decided to let go of any reservations about distance and convenience and focus solely on finding a home in the area.
When the Shenks first saw the home, it was in a bad way. As there wasn't much to preserve, they tore the interiors down to the studs and rebuilt the house according to their vision. The light fixtures are original to the home. Heath Ceramics vases provide a pop of color, and a Fellow kettle rests on the stove.
Crisp white interiors, painted Cloud White by Benjamin Moore, don't pull focus from the view: 100-foot Monterey pines in the yard. A painting of the couple's dog Tucker hangs next to a door from Caldwell's Doors.
In mid-June of 2015, a realtor with whom they'd just begun to work mentioned he'd soon be selling a circa-1961, never-been-touched, one-owner Eichler that was having an estate sale ahead of time: Would they want to go check it out and get the lay of the land? It was bordered by the Sleepy Hollow Divide preserve, had 100-foot Monterey pines in the yard, and was, after all, an Eichler. They said yes.
As they arrived at the estate sale, it quickly became clear that other visitors were there as prospective buyers, too—but the home was in ghastly condition.
"There were ... full-blown arachnophobia-[inducing] spider webs [in] the corners and hanging off the ceiling," says Peter, also noting the house smelled musty and damp.
"You wanted to put a mask on because you felt like you might be breathing in black mold," adds Kimberly.
But once they considered that it was an Eichler—and their exhaustion with their search—they knew they were willing to take the leap and renovate the house on their terms. During a lull in the market over the Fourth of July holidays, the Shenks made an offer. It was accepted, and they moved in the following August.
Originally, the couple planned to live in the house for six months before they started renovations, says Peter. "One month in, we could no longer take it," he adds. "We moved all of our stuff into the atrium, got our tools out, and basically ripped everything out."
Two Arne Jacobsen sconces flank the mahogany bed in the master bedroom. The linens are from West Elm. Two 1970s William Radley artworks hang above the bed.
A deep brown dresser plays foil to bright interiors.
A Muuto lamp sits atop the family piano.
In part, their time in Hawaii drove their aesthetic, design choices, and desire for indoor-outdoor living. And their previous renovation experience there proved invaluable when it came time to take on their Eichler. "We learned so much [from renovating our house in Hawaii]," says Kimberly. "That's where Peter electrocuted himself 17 times but figured out how to do electrical; [where] we knocked down drywall; installed cabinets. [We] made some mistakes and learned our design sense: what we liked, what we didn't like, and what goes together."
Once they stripped the house down to its studs and wiring, they found that the structure itself was in fantastic shape, and because there was very little of the interior to save or restore, the Shenks built it back out according to their own vision.
This included reorienting the house's interiors so that things flow around the kitchen, making entertaining easy and providing sightlines into the living space while they cook.
Tucker, the family dog, is seen here in the backyard, the next project on the list for the Shenks.
Peter Shenk sitting in the atrium as a fire roars in the Pal fireplace.
After starting there, the Shenks moved into the adjacent dining and living areas, and then on to the house's bedrooms and bathrooms. They swapped bright-blue kitchen cabinetry for sleek white ones, and added more windows and skylights, keeping color in the home to a minimum to let the surrounding landscape take center stage. "Anywhere you are in the house, you're getting a view of the outdoors," says Kimberly.
Delightful original details, like a day-one discovery of the atrium's retractable roof, are complemented by the couple's modern, minimal style. Colors like teal and poppy turn up in different spaces to accent largely crisp, white interiors. Even the rich-gray exterior gets a dash of bright teal, thanks to a front door reminiscent of the couple's home in Denver home, and inspired by other Eichlers.
While the couple finished most of their renovations last July—right around the time they had their first child—they're already thinking about what's next: the backyard. Reflecting on their journey to this point, the Shenks say they are grateful to have completed the renovation themselves.
"There's something indescribably satisfying about living in a home that you've completely rebuilt with your own two hands," says Kimberly. "It makes you feel so proud of it."
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PDK Airport's proposed hangars raise noise concerns
by Dyana Bagby September 15, 2017 September 24, 2017
A proposal to build more hangars at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK) has residents in Brookhaven and Chamblee raising concerns about even more noise from the second-busiest airport in the state.
The airport, which is governed by DeKalb County and located in the city of Chamblee, is near the Brookhaven border. Residents living in nearby neighborhoods, such as Ashford Park, have in the past complained about noise from the airport.
An illustration of proposed hangars at the south end of the PDK Airport runway. (Special)
A federally mandated emergency area for runaway aircraft is currently being constructed and the land being cleared for this project is being eyed by airport administrators as the perfect place for new hangars.
PDK Airport Director Mario Evans said the airport is currently constructing a $10 million Engineered Material Arresting System, or EMAS, at the south end of the runway after being directed to do so by the Federal Aviation Administration.
That project began July 5 and includes the clear cutting of more than 10 acres of trees near the south end of the runway — close to the 57th Fighter Group Restaurant — that have been a buffer for homes living along and near Clairmont Road.
The project is funded with 90 percent FAA funds, 5 percent state funds and 5 percent airport funds.
Evans said nearly 7 acres of trees will remain as a buffer between the airport and Clairmont Road.
The EMAS is essentially a bed of powdery materials, such as sand, where a runaway aircraft can drive into and safely stop so it does not go off the runway, Evans said. An airport EMAS can be compared to runaway truck ramps seen on the side of interstates that gives trucks with braking problems a place to drive to a stop, Evans said.
"It stops the aircraft from moving and saves the aircraft," he said. And it keeps any runaway aircraft from driving onto the busy Dresden Drive.
The trees near the runway are being cut down specifically so the airport can dig up the dirt to use in the EMAS bed, Evans said, and saving the airport about $1 million from having to ship in dirt.
At the site of where some of the trees are being removed are proposed plans to build nine private/corporate hangars, Evans said. That proposal has raised the ire of some neighbors living in the area who are just recently hearing about the plans and are disturbed about the trees cut down and the potential for more noise.
For some the concern is about the lack of communication between the airport and the residents living in the Chamblee and Brookhaven neighborhoods letting them know what is happening.
"The major concerns vary depending on who you ask," said Jordan Fox, who lives in the Wakefield Forest neighborhood in Chamblee and said he is one of the few residents who regularly attend the PDK Airport Advisory Board meetings.
"For me it is all about communication," Fox said. "I feel that the Chamblee representative on the PDK airport advisory board, Dan Zanger, does not communicate what's going on at PDK to Chamblee. PDK also does a poor job communicating to Chamblee, Brookhaven and citizens in general. If you don't go to meetings you have no idea what's going on. I wish DeKalb would help them be better communicators."
Others are concerned about the development itself, specifically the removal of trees and the noise that will come from the additional hangers, Fox said.
PDK Airport has clear-cut several acres of trees at the south end of the runway that some residents said served as a buffer to noise to those living near the airport. (Dyana Bagby)
"Oddly, the noise currently affects those who live north or south of the airport like my neighborhood, The Variations Condos, Drew Valley in Brookhaven. We hear the noise. With the east/west runway closed, Ashford Park and the rest of Brookhaven doesn't hear nearly as much noise unless it's a helicopter," Fox said. "With the new proposed development, they are worried they will hear a lot more noise, though. I don't think they will, but there's no way to know for sure."
Brookhaven Councilmember John Park, who lives in Ashford Park near the airport, said it's common knowledge the airport has always wanted to expand. About 20 years ago, the airport purchased several acres of residential property on Clairmont Road using FAA funds.
DeKalb County Commissioners Jeff Rader and Kathie Gannon supported a decision by residents to turn that area into green space, but when the city of Chamblee annexed the airport five years ago, it rezoned the property for airport industrial use, Park explained. Adding hangars is the logical next step, he said.
"There is the zoning for it, there is a demand for it, and Mario wants it," he said. "PDK is a resource for the entire community. I chose to live next to an airport. And it's not like they are adding another runway." Park said there are plans to bring Evans to a Brookhaven work session or City Council meeting in the near future to discuss the proposed development.
Evans said PDK has 21 corporate hangars and 153 other hangars that are full all the time. Most airplane owners want hangars because they do not want their aircraft sitting outside in the elements, for example, he said.
The new hangars have the potential to bring in million in property taxes from that would benefit Chamblee, DeKalb County and the DeKalb County Board of Education, Evans said. New hangars help with economic development and attracting corporations to the area, Evans said. Estimates include more than $2 million a year to DeKalb, more than $1 million a year to Chamblee and nearly $4 million for DeKalb Schools.
Evans said there are plans to replace the trees cut down on airport grounds or elsewhere in DeKalb County.
PDK is self-sufficient and receives no county funds, Evans said.
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Dyana Bagby is a staff writer for Reporter Newspapers and Atlanta Intown. More by Dyana Bagby
2 replies on "PDK Airport's proposed hangars raise noise concerns"
I find it funny when people complain about noise living near an airport…were you there before the airport was built?
Doraville Res. says:
Your statement is common for people who are not affected by this nuisance and shows your ignorance of the problem. Just because the planes can fly in any direction doesn't mean they should be allowed to. Automobiles have lanes and noise controls. Aircraft in heavily populated areas need to have acceptable lanes of flight and noise controls. This area has changed dramatically in the last two decades and only a fool would say "PDK was there first." How much of our airspace and rights to peace and quiet are you willing to give away? The greedy bullies at the county only see the tax revenue generated by PDK and allow this abuse to our citizens. Developing this inside the perimeter property as a live, work, play development would generate far more tax revenue annually than the airport. Informed citizens are left wondering why the Couty commissioners are squandering this golden opportunity.


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Meltdown this. Spectre that. You might be hearing about these things in the news, or social media, or even from your tech-savvy friends. Meanwhile, the scale of this flaw appears to be affecting nearly every device manufactured within the past decade. What's more is the level of confusion upon first disclosure. Seemingly, it was only Intel affected by the flaws within its processors' microcode. However, throughout the day and the days that followed, Spectre was introduced and it pulled AMD, ARM, and Qualcomm microprocessors into the fray.
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Suppose I developed an application, or binary, that's sole purpose was to be executed. I don't care about what level of OS permission I have, nor do I care about what software protections are in place. At execution, the application will force an exception within its execution sequence (Idk… divide by zero, doesn't matter. Just hit the OS exception handler).
The instructions that follow are still problematically executed in advance and its resulting data is stored within the microprocessor's cache, as well as the memory registers, but never committed. This exception is trapped by the exception handler that locks the kernel down and terminates the application. The issue from this is that follow-on code, without any dependencies, normally cannot access memory beyond its applications bounds. However, and more interesting, is that all prefetched executions are performed as if the "CPU Privileged Check Bit" was set to "true,"effectively executing the instructions and reading kernel addressed memory. Then by transmitting via side-channel attacks such as "Flush+Reload" time-based attacks, it is possible for an attacker to calculate the location of the unidentified caches.
Consequences from this are limited to what is contained within memory, however, this goes beyond your typical workstation. Meltdown can also cross the hypervisor isolation and read into the physical memory. Most impacted are datacenters, virtualization servers, and share webhosting. All it would take is one malicious actor to dump the entire server's physical memory, which more likely than not contains secrets from other shared virtual servers.
Potential performance impacts from removing the out-of-order execution are speculative ranging from no impact, to upwards of up to 30% degradation of performance.
PATCH, PATCH, PATCH! Make sure you don't miss a link in the chain before the microprocessor microcode updates are readily available. Apply relevant security patches for OS, and applications such as Chrome, Firefox, Netscape Navigator, and Safari.


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U.K. Police Arrest Man Over 1974 Birmingham Pub Bombings That Killed 21
By Reese Oxner • Nov 18, 2020
A police officer stands before damage caused by one of two pub bombings in 1974 in Birmingham, England.
Daily Express/Hulton Archive / Getty Images
Nearly 46 years ago, terrorists placed bombs in Birmingham, England. The explosions ripped apart two pubs, killing 21 people and injuring about 200.
Six men were sentenced to life in prison in 1975 in connection with the terrorist act, but 16 years later their convictions were thrown out. The men were released and compensated in one of the country's most notorious miscarriages of justice.
For years the case has been quiet, with no additional arrests.
That changed this week. Police arrested a 65-year-old man Wednesday in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in connection with the bombing, days before the Nov. 21, 1974 attack's 46th anniversary.
The man will be interviewed and his home searched. British police do not typically release a suspect's name until charges are filed.
Last month, British Home Secretary Priti Patel said the government would consider a public inquiry into the bombing, following years of campaigning by the victims' families, according to The Independent.
The Irish Republican Army is believed to have been behind the attack, but it never claimed responsibility, according to Reuters.
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The Irish Republican Army fought to force Britain out of Northern Ireland but the conflict officially ended with the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.
Reese Oxner is an intern on NPR's News Desk.


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Q: Lua file handling error: Permission Denied (Mac OSX Yosemite) I'm struggling with a permission error in Lua when trying to read/write from/to a text file. As you can see below, I've pulled the error message from the io.open function and I'm getting "file.txt: permission denied". If it helps at all, I'm using Mac OSX Yosemite and the Love2D engine.
function fileWrite()
    outputFile, error = io.open("new.txt", "w")
    if outputFile then
        for k,v in pairs(clicks) do
            outputFile:write(tostring(v[1]) .. "," .. tostring(v[2]) .. "\n")
        end
        outputFile:close()
    else
        errorText = error
    end
end

Am I making a silly error somewhere by any chance? I've dealt with writing to files in Lua before (on Windows 7), and I've never had this problem before.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated! :)

A: In LÖVE your game shouldn't be interacting directly with the file system through io. Instead  uselove.filesystem.newFile so your assets will still be available within a .love (zip) file. This should also handle the permission issues your having on OS X as it will write to /Users/user/Library/Application Support/LOVE/ to which love will have write permissions.
function fileWrite()
    outputFile, error = love.filesystem.newFile("new.txt")
    if outputFile:open("w") then
        outputFile:write("Hello World!")
        outputFile:close()
    else
        print(error)
    end
end

A: Check your current directory. For OS X and Linux like systems:
require "os"
print( os.getenv("PWD") )

You do not have access to the file system where the application is running.