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Which House committees are the most partisan?
by Joshua Ryan
Congressional scholars have long suggested that some committees in the House of Representatives are more partisan than others as a natural consequence of the types of issues different committees deal with. It is clear that the Rules Committee, for example, is far more partisan than Veterans' Affairs.
But setting aside these ostensibly extreme examples, the extent —and relative extent— of a committee's partisanship is less than obvious. Is, say, the House Judiciary Committee especially partisan? And is it more partisan than the Small Business Committee?
My ongoing research explores these questions, and examines whether the type of district a member represents relates to the type of committee they serve on.
I have collected data on roll call votes taken within House standing committees between the 104th and 114th Congresses and developed three measures of committee partisanship. The first measure is the percentage of all votes taken within a committee which I call "high" party line votes, where more than 90% of one party votes against more than 90% of the other party.
I also examine the percentage of "low" party line votes in which more than 50% of one party votes against more than 50% of the other party.
Finally, I measure the average percentage of majority party members voting "yea" on a roll call minus the average percentage of minority party members voting ''yea". For example, if a committee took ten roll call votes and on each vote, 100% of both majority and minority party members voted "yea", the difference between the two would be zero, indicating a very bipartisan committee. Alternatively, if 100% of majority party members vote "yea" on all the votes and zero minority party members do, the difference between the two is 100, indicating a very partisan committee.
Using these three measures, I rank ordered all standing committees and find that there are substantial differences in levels of committee partisanship, largely along the lines congressional observers would expect. Perhaps to the surprise of some Congress-watchers, the analysis finds the House Administration to be the most partisan committee. It has the highest percentage of high party line votes, the second highest percentage of low party line votes, and the highest average difference between the two parties. The Rules Committee, no surprise, is second, while the Veterans' Affairs and Agriculture Committees are the two least partisan.
Given these significant differences, I next ask whether certain types of members seek out different types of committees. Existing theories of representation suggest that Representatives reflect the preferences of their district, so members from highly ideological or partisan districts should prefer more partisan committees, while members from moderate or cross-pressured districts will prefer bipartisan committees. Committee service might offer members the ability to signal their partisan preferences to their constituents; a member from a very liberal or conservative district might seek membership on a committee like Rules to demonstrate that they are strongly opposed to the other party. On the other hand, a member from a moderate district might choose committee service that allows them to burnish their bipartisan credentials, demonstrating to their constituents that they are trying to reach across the aisle.
The initial results from my research demonstrate that this is largely accurate: members from more extreme districts are more likely to serve on partisan committees. The results apply to both Republicans and Democrats, meaning that strong liberals and conservatives, from safe or ideologically extreme districts, are likely to seek out the most partisan committees. The opposite is true as well. Members from moderate districts seek out bipartisan committees. Conor Lamb, for example, who represents Pennsylvania's 17th, rated as R+3 by the Cook Political Report, sought a seat on Veterans' Affairs, one of the most bipartisan committees as a way to demonstrate that he is not an extremist.
Not every member receives their preferred committee assignments, especially if the committee is highly sought after. My research also shows that members are more likely to switch committees if they are mismatched in their current committee. That is, members who represent extreme districts who end up on a bipartisan committee (and vice versa) are more likely to move to a better matched committee at the start of a new congressional term. This is especially true if the member comes from a competitive district, indicating that these Representatives cannot afford to convey the wrong partisan signal to their constituents.
While these findings may seem intuitive, the primary theoretical explanation among congressional scholars as to why members choose some committees over others is that their preferred committees allow them to direct federal policy and spending in a way that benefits their district, thereby helping their reelection chances. For example, Representatives with farming interests want to serve on the Agriculture Committee. This theory, commonly called distributive theory, has a few shortcomings however. First, some committees that are seen as valuable by members, such as Foreign Affairs, are not distributive in nature, meaning it isn't clear how serving on Foreign Affairs helps a member's reelection case. Second, distributive theory offers an appealing explanation of why Congress has organized itself into committees. But if distributing goods to districts through committees is the primary purpose of committee service, why has Congress created so many non-distributive committees?
My research proposes another explanation. The jurisdictions of some committees are just more partisan and divisive than others, and the partisan variation between committees allows members to choose whether they want to be a partisan warrior or bridge-builder through their committee service. To be clear, distributing benefits through committees to districts is still important, and members might prefer service on a committee that both offers the opportunity to direct federal spending to their district and serve their partisan interests. But, I suggest that the distribution of spending may not be the only explanation of committee selection by Representatives. In today's polarized Congress, partisan signaling through committee service is an important component of a member's reelection strategy.
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Spring is just around the corner and while it's great to see the weather get warmer and the snow begin to melt on Long Island, this can create some harsh conditions for your home. Add some April showers to the flow of melting snow and ice on your rooftop and this can be a cause for disaster – if you don't have strong and effective gutters installed.
Since the temperatures have fluctuated so much this past winter on Long Island, the constant melting and freezing of ice and snow can weaken the seams in gutters, causing them to leak and break. It is a fact that broken or damaged gutters don't do what they're supposed to, which can result in damage to the structure of your home. Gutters help to protect the foundation of your home and they also keep your soffits and fascia from rotting. A proper, working gutter system can direct at least four feet of water away from the foundation of your home.
Winds and storms may have blown tree limbs and debris into your gutter system.
Debris can clog your gutters and when clogs occur, they add tension to your gutter system.
Excess weight can cause damage to your gutter hardware and the roof. If winter caused an ice dam on your roof, there could be further damage that needs repairing.
If your gutters are not working properly, it can cause multiple problems to your home and its foundation. When water isn't properly diverted away from your home through a healthy gutter and drain system, you run the risk of having water backed up around your home's foundation. As a result your foundation may be damaged, your basement may flood and landscaping around your home may be compromised. Standing water around your home can also become a breeding ground for unwanted pests like mosquitos, termites and other pests. Clogged gutters can also damage your roof. When rainwater overflows it can splash back up onto your roof. This can cause water to seep through your shingles, damaging your roof's structure and causing leaks to form.
During early spring, after the harsh winter weather has ended, it is a smart idea to have your gutters inspected, cleaned and repaired if necessary. A durable, clean and effective gutter system can protect your home from the damaging effects of water.
A gutter protection system like the MicroGuard™ Leaf Protection System is also an option. This innovative micro filtration system is designed to keep small twigs, pine needles and debris from clogging your gutters.
If you are interested in quality gutters or a leaf guard protection system for your home, contact Lindstadt Seamless Gutters. They are experts in the gutter and roofing industry and they have been in business for over 50 years. Whether you need new gutter installation, gutter repairs, a new roof or maintenance services, Lindstadt Gutters has a team of experienced professionals who can assist you. Give them a call at 631-754-2114.


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Online surveys have been around for a very long time, with millions of people participating in them and getting paid on a daily basis. Although it's an easy and seemingly harmless way to earn some pocket change, paid online surveys have their downsides as well. I've participated in a number of them, and in this review, I'll reveal both the good and the bad of the online survey world.
What Exactly ARE Paid Online Surveys Sites?
Websites that pay their users to complete online surveys are fittingly called "survey sites". These websites allow you to sign up and begin taking a variety of surveys. Some have specific rules in place where you have to be a certain age to participate, but in general these sites are open to those 18+ years old, and in some cases, younger.
A typical list of surveys available to take. These ones are particularly high-paying compared to the rest of the industry.
When you register, you'll have to give out tons of personal information such as your full name, your date of birth, and even your street address. If a survey site doesn't ask for this information when you first sign up, you can expect they'll want it once you're a member. They need all this information so they can link you to the most relevant surveys for your demographic. And, once you're inside a survey, expect a whole slew of very personal questions.
Unfortunately, survey sites are not as great as you might think. For instance, they have the right to make you disqualify from any survey, and this happens quite often. On top of that, the pay is terrible if you do happen to successfully complete a survey. How does $1.50/hour sound? That's the reality with these sites. The pay is almost never worth the time. As you can see, survey sites have some major downsides and I'll explain these faults in more detail below.
The harsh truth is that for most people, completing a survey without disqualifying first is a very uncommon occurrence. In fact, I've disqualified from the last 5 surveys I've attempted.
Unfortunately, I was disqualified from this survey as my demographic was not a good fit.
The reason for this is that the research companies conducting these surveys are only looking for opinions from specific people. If I get a survey about TV shows but I don't watch TV, I'm not much help to the researchers, am I? I'll inevitably be disqualified early on during the initial qualification questions.
Other things you'll often get disqualified for are questions like your race, income level and whether or not you're the primary decision maker in your household. Again, these survey companies are looking for opinions from very specific people.
Your demographic, however, is not the only culprit. Another reason why people get disqualified is because they sped through the survey questions, and accidentally contradicted one of their previous responses. Oftentimes you'll get 2 very similar questions in the same survey, and if you answer each one differently they will be able to detect your dishonesty, which will result in you being disqualified.
You can even disqualify for providing inconsistent answers across separate surveys. So, for example, if you answered that you're 26 years old in one survey, but in the next one you say that you're 69, it's not unlikely that you'll disqualify, and in some cases, be restricted from taking any more surveys at all.
If you don't mind wasting your precious time on multiple surveys just to disqualify from most of them, then I can safely say that you'll love survey sites. If that's not the case though, consider yourself warned.
Like I mentioned earlier, $1.50 per hour is pretty standard. Once in a while there will be surveys paying more like $5/hour, but there will also be some paying just $0.50/hour. Generally, the pay depends on the survey site itself. Some pay better than others.
The reason why the pay is so bad is because they are paying for your opinion. You know what they say about opinions: everybody's got 'em. Now, your opinions are valuable for the research companies, which is the only reason paid surveys exist. These companies need to study their target audience somehow, and surveys offer an excellent way to do this.
The survey sites themselves need to make money. You only get a portion of what the research company paid the survey site, so if you complete a survey worth 50 cents, the survey site likely got closer to a dollar. They have to stay in business, after all.
If 1), you don't mind disqualifying from most of the surveys you attempt and 2), you're okay with earning far below minimum wage for your opinions, definitely give survey sites a go and I can guarantee you'll be satisfied.
Survey sites throw all your answers into the vast pool of other people's answers, and therefore your personal information is decentralized and is actually safe for the most part. This does not include any personal information you gave them during the sign-up process or right after it though.
Your opinion will be heard. Sometimes you'll get the chance to share your thoughts on a new product, for example.
Once in a while, you'll be one of the first people to know of a company's new product or a brand-new website. This is because the company/website owner wants to see what people think before they release it to the world.
You're helping companies and research organizations by providing your honest thoughts and opinions.
Maybe it's just me, but I think survey sites are a waste of your valuable time which could be spent on much more productive things. Paid survey sites are a legitimate way to make money online, but also one of the slowest ways.
I know of a much more profitable way to earn an income online. Do you have a passion or hobby? You can actually get paid a lot of money writing about this passion or hobby of yours. In fact, you can turn it into your own online business that has the potential to generate a full-time income.
Building your own online business is a lot easier than you might think. All it requires is your own website (which can be built in under 10 minutes), and proper training. If you work hard and give yourself time, you can definitely earn a living online. Click the link at the bottom of this post if you're interested in learning more.
I have always wondered if paid surveys actually work. It takes a lot of time to get the money back from paid surveys and no joke, they pay really less.
It seems like a time waste to me and that is the reason that I avoid spending time on such surveys. Is there any legit way to make money online?
I agree with you Shrey. Paid surveys are a huge time-waster.
Yes, there are definitely some legit ways to make money online. My favorite is through affiliate marketing, and there's actually a great training platform that teaches how to do affiliate marketing for beginners. You can read my review of it here.


BTC: Based on a member request I analyzed Bitcoin. First, not all chart services have BTC go back to 2010, but Google Finance has. Using that data I was able to establish that the $1128 closing high made in late-2013 was (blue) primary-I as the advance leading up to it (see insert) was 5 waves. This is important as it guides all the rest of the analyses. Cont'd below.
The 2nd chart is the standard one, you find on most charting services, going back to late-2013. Here I've used the chart from investing.com. Using the established primary-I high, counting forward gives us that Primary III should soon be completed. Given that there were so many small waves leading up to the huge take off, it's easy to miss one, which affects the whole count. Using the monthly time frame these scribbles are reduced as much as possible. Given where sentiment is current regarding crypto-currencies (everybody is talking about it and trading it -i.e. long-) the count fits well with a large peak soon.


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Reclaimed land, largely created by longshore drift and in particular the winter storms of 1287, the area from Rye to Hythe is sandwiched between the English Channel and the Royal Military Canal. Famous for the Romney Marsh Sheep, this mix of rich agricultural land, saltmarshes, shingle beaches and freshwater tributaries is a haven for wildlife, an important resting place for migrating winter birds.
Marshes stretch along Britain's East Coast and these diverse habitats are home to many wildlife artists as well as the nesting birds. Sketching from life brings a spontaneity, enabling the artist to identify not just the markings and shape, but also the posture and pose.
Such landscapes are rarely still and yet have a tranquility that captivates the painter: draw close to admire the marks expressing the wind in the reeds and gently flowing waters; stand back to experience the atmosphere, the wide open skies and the misty moody levels. Romney Marsh, Faversham Creek, the Fens and rural Northumberland have all supplied inspiration.
It is the final moment that is so exciting to a ceramic artist, the balance between control and the magic of fire. Whether through softness and luminosity created by the gentle fusing and shifting of glazes or the fierce smoky smelly salt firing requiring constant, close attention over a 39 hour period. There is a long process of observation, hand building, incising, burnishing, each type of clay reacting to the heat, oxides and glazes in a unique way, each artist choosing and understanding their level of influence.
Jewellers are once again becoming more adventurous with observation and design featuring strongly. Traditional precious metals and stone are supplemented with copper, ceramics, resin, perspex and rubber.


The newly developed Turcon® Variseal® SA from Trelleborg Sealing Solutions provides a PTFE based sealing solution suitable for the solid seal glands preferred by aerospace engineers. This seal offers easy installation combined with high temperature operation, chemical resistance and low friction, making it suitable for high frequency aerospace applications such as flight control.
To house seals, aerospace engineers favor use of a solid seal gland, a simple groove cut into component hardware, to simplify installation. Slipper seals, which are compact in design, can fit into these without a problem.
Turcon® Variseal® is a preferred seal option in aerospace applications.
However, the spring energized Turcon® Variseal® is often a preferred seal option, because it has a number of advantages in aerospace applications. Its jacket of Turcon®, the Trelleborg Sealing Solutions proprietary PTFE based material, is capable of operating in extremes of temperature and is resistant to aggressive aerospace fluids such as synthetic hydrocarbon, petroleum base, phosphate ester and all types of aviation jet fuels. Turcon® also has a very low coefficient of friction, which optimizes sealing load, making it ideal for the high frequency cycling of aerospace primary flight controls.
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In recent years there has been a huge rise in the interest for homeschooling. When you are searching for homeschooling in Waller, TX than GreatHomeschoolConvention.Com has something for you. Homeschooling is very popular, yet it is the decision made by more and more families in recent times. There are many reasons why, one of them being the university fatalities that keep happening. There are also more resources open to families, and there are more arranged events for homeschooled students, too. Perhaps you have checked out joining local home-schooling events!?
You will find all kinds of public affairs, many of them sports activities. There are events held where homeschooled students gather with each other, and then there are functions where these pupils in addition to their families get meet with the community. Because children are home schooled does not mean that they are always gonna be in the home thru school hours either.
There are getawasys along with other educational happenings that students can take advantage of. Also, there is the chance of getting outdoors, maybe studying at the library or outdoors in the park. Homeschooled learners can also gather for lessons and study groups. There are lots of freedoms to home-schooling, counting in the reality that pupils can learn anywhere, not just behind the closed doors of a public school.
There are a lot of areas of public schools which the public are paying more attention to lately. Is it safe? To be sure, you will still find many good things about attending public school as things stand at this time. This can be expressly true with regards to the social qualities of pupils being amoung their equals for several hours on a daily basis. There is also a set curriculum and school environment expectations when it comes to conduct.
Professors deliver the best coaching and they ought be accredited. Fathers and mothers don't have to be accredited to be able to home school their kids. It could be a downside to homeschooling. You will see the good parts and bad parts. Having been an educator, I choose to hold things the way they are, but there are good things about homeschooling.
It is a little gloomy that schools are really messed up right now when it comes to wellbeing and how they will be perceived. Everyone has fond recollections of classes. A person I am aware of and admire wants as an educator. I was once a teacher as I mentioned. And I have been aware of many great professors. Home-schooling is surely a choice, however the reasons for its amplified popularity are mainly depended on public schools being under a whole lot scrutiny.
There should be something done to reinstate the notion that moms and dads can assign their children to public schools. We must do a more satisfactory job. There is a find a disconnect anywhere, and honestly, it's not actually in close proximity to being practically the schools themselves. It is a common crisis, and in case you may ask me, a faith based issue, as it is everything.
Nonetheless, each home and family circumstances is different, and homeschooling is a really nice option. Though I'm a promoter for reinstating public schools with their previous glory, I'm also someone that identifies homeschooling is great in the correct kind of situation. Everyhthing should be in position, including all social aspects of schooling and attending events in the community. For more details on homeschooling resources in Waller and how www.GreatHomeschoolConvention.Com can impact you kid's homeschooling experience take a look our blog.


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Home Marijuana News HIGH TIMES Legislative Roundup: April 25
HIGH TIMES Legislative Roundup: April 25
byHigh Times
It was a solid week in the fight to legalize marijuana in the United States. Some of the most exciting news comes from Pennsylvania, where the state has officially become the twenty-fourth state in the nation to legalize a comprehensive medical marijuana program. Other highlights include momentum in the Illinois General Assembly to decriminalize marijuana possession, as well as news that Vermont may be back on track to legalize marijuana in 2016.
Read all about these actions and more in the HIGH TIMES Legislative Roundup for April 25:
Federal: U.S. Senate Approves Rider to Protect Medical Marijuana States
The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee passed a rider last week intended to prevent the DEA from busting the medical marijuana community. The amendment, sponsored by Senator Barbara Mikulski, would stop the Department of Justice from spending federal funds to prosecute businesses, patients and doctors in compliance with their respective state medical marijuana law. Similar measures have been part of the federal budget for the past two years.
Pennsylvania Becomes the 24th Medical Marijuana State
Pennsylvania has become the twenty-fourth state in the nation to legalize a comprehensive medical marijuana program. Governor Tom Wolf recently put his signature on a bill that will allow patients with 17 qualified conditions to have access to cannabis products. Although the new program will not allow patients to smoke marijuana, it will give them access to full strength pills, oils, tinctures, and liquids that can be used in vaporizers. Unfortunately, there is also no home cultivation included in the new law – all pot products will need to be purchased from the 50 licensed dispensaries. The program could launch sometime in late 2017.
Florida: Orlando City Council Approves Decriminalization
The Orlando City Commission recently approved a new proposal aimed at decriminalizing marijuana. Last Monday, city lawmakers signed off on a deal that would allow local police to simply issue a ticket to anyone caught in possession of 20 grams of marijuana or less. Several other Florida municipalities have decriminalized marijuana in this manner over the past year, including Tampa and Palm Beach. The Orlando Commission is scheduled to discuss the proposed ordinance again in early May.
Vermont: Committee Passes Bill, Brings Legalization Back
The House Ways and Means Committee recently voted 6-to-3 in favor of a bill that would allow residents to possess up to an ounce of marijuana without fines as well as give them the freedom to grow up to two cannabis plants for personal use. The proposal is an improvement over one introduced earlier this month by the House Judiciary Committee, which stripped the concept of legalization out of Senate Bill 241 and replaced it with an enhanced scheme of decriminalization. However, the two competing House measures will now have to battle it out in order to come up with a compromise. Policy experts say Vermont could still become the first state in the nation to legalize marijuana by way of the state legislature, and that they may even end up passing a bill that includes both retail sales and home cultivation.
District of Columbia: City Council Approves Ban on Cannabis Clubs
The D.C. Council voted last week 7-to-6 in favor of a permanent ban on cannabis clubs. The vote finalized a temporary ban on private cannabis clubs throughout the District, eliminating the potential for some social use. A task force has been put into place to determine whether cannabis clubs should be allowed, but the DC Council ended up voting to make the ban permanent before the group ever had a chance to meet. There is speculation that a ballot measure could be launched in the near future in an attempt to overturn the ban.
Illinois: Decriminalization Measure Advances
The Illinois Senate voted 40-to-14 in favor of a bill aimed at decriminalizing marijuana in small amounts. The proposal – Senate Bill 2228 – is a rework of bill that made it through the General Assembly in 2015, but got vetoed by Governor Rauner because he felt it was too conservative in its approach. The latest measure takes the Governor's concerns into consideration by decreasing the possession limit from 15 grams to 10 grams and it jacks up the fines from $55-$125 to $100-$200. The bill now heads to the House of Representatives for consideration. If all goes well, the measure could land on the Governor's desk sometime in May.
Hawaii: Lawmakers Support Drug Decriminalization Research
The Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor signed off on a deal last week intended to conduct a feasibility study on the decriminalization of all drugs. The House of Representatives approved the measure last month, and it now goes in front of the full Senate for a vote. If passed, the state would study Portugal's decriminalization policy in an effort to determine whether Hawaii should adopt a similar approach. The proposal has not yet been schedule for the Senate floor.
Louisiana: Bill to Expand Qualified Conditions Fails and Then Passes
A measure seeking to expand the list of qualified conditions for Louisiana's medical marijuana program failed on Tuesday, only to end up being met with approval on Wednesday. The proposal, introduced by Senator Fred Mills, would allow more patients suffering from "cancer, HIV, AIDS, cachexia, seizure disorders, epilepsy, Crohn's disease, muscular dystrophy and multiple sclerosis" to use medical marijuana. The measure fell short of passage on Tuesday, but only because a few Senate members were not present. It was approved on Wednesday in a vote of 21-to-16. The bill must now go before the House of Representative for consideration.
Montana: Ballot Initiative Announced
Although they are getting a late start, marijuana advocates in Montana hope to get an initiative aimed at legalizing medical marijuana on the November ballot. Organizers with the Montana Cannabis Industry Association learned last week that their ballot measure had been approved. They now have just about two months to collect the necessary 24,000 signatures to get their proposal in front of voters. Although Montana legalized medical marijuana in 2004, the state legislature passed a bill in 2011 restricting access to the herb. The Montana Supreme Court supported this action in February. The latest ballot measure would overturn these actions.
Connecticut: House Approves Medical Marijuana for Children
Last week, the House of Representatives voted 129-to-13 in favor of a proposal aimed at allowing children suffering from seizure disorders to have access to medical marijuana. Although Connecticut has a medical marijuana program, there is nothing written in the language of the law that allows minors to participate. This legislation would establish a separate program for seriously ill children. The proposal must now go before the Senate.
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I'm Not a Monster - The Shamima Begum Story
The award-winning BBC podcast series returns to investigate the divisive story of Shamima Begum and looking to separate fact from fiction.
In 2015, three British school girls went missing, creating a global news story and a media storm that continues to this day. At the time, investigative journalist Josh Baker was filming at a mosque in the girls' neighbourhood. The girls were heading to Syria to join the Islamic State group and they then disappeared inside the so-called caliphate.
For four years, the fate of the girls remained a mystery – with only occasional glimpses and sometimes conflicting reports of their involvement in the terror group made public. Only one of the girls emerged from the ashes of the so called caliphate – Shamima Begum.
This Shamima Begum podcast series focuses on inside Josh' attempts to figure out what really happened, unearthing new information about one of the most talked about stories of our time. He travels from Bethnal Green in East London to the depths of what was ISIS controlled Syria as he challenges Shamima Begum and investigates if the story she tells is the truth?
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Playerunknown's Battlegrounds PUBG Banned in Indian
A Game Playerunknown's Battlegrounds Famous with named PUBG banned in Indian city named Rajkot, there are thirty million users around the world. PUBG Game is wandering the limits of its reputation these days. The game made by the South Korean Company is played on mobile and experts say it slowly developed intrusted for the player. The ban's decision is the cause of this game that has been happening on social media last days. Manoj Agarwal Commissioner of the Indian city of Rajkot announced to ban this game and saying that this. India is one of country that too added in PUBG ban list.
Before this PUBG has also been banned in the city of Surat and ban will be implemented on 14 of March. The Gujarat government has written a letter to the Federal Government for a complete ban on this mobile application. Regarding the emerging reservations gaming company of PUBG has stated that it is working with parents, specialists and government to make their game more responsive. At present, there are thirty million users worldwide.
Remember in the past Blue Wheel and Momo games have caused civilian casualties. PUBG is a game different from those games in its composition but its negative effects are clearly visible.
After the ban, this game will come under the Act of Indian Government Act in 188, which allows anyone to complain to the person playing this game and may also be punished by the person involved in playing the game. Last day, a man traveling in Jammu Kashmir train damaged himself after the failure of the game. In another incident, a young man committed suicide only that his father did not allow him to buy a mobile for a pocket. Was it Indian parents expressed their grave reservations on this game. A mother had also asked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ban the game directly. Parents say this game is making their children addicted to their children, and they are going to be aggressive.
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This is the second contribution received regarding past life in Port Underwood. I am sure it will be of interest to everybody. Thank you John Guard for the following contribution.
184years ago my great grandfather John (Jacky) Guard 1792-1857 came to Port Underwood and in 1830 he set up the first shore whaling station at Kakapo Bay. Other whalers followed to Ocean Bay, Tom Canes Bay, Coles Bay and Cutters Bay.
In 1815 John Guard, aged 22yrs, was transported from England to Sydney NSW as a Convict on a 7 year sentence for stealing a 5/- (50 cents) bed cover…he did his time. In 1820 he joined a whaling/sealing venture on the sailing ship the Lynx to the southern seas for 2 years and wintered over on the Falkland Islands. On a return trip from another sealing adventure, while passing through Cook Strait in a storm, they were blown into Tory Channel. They were amazed to find both sheltered bays and so many whales.
About 1827 he gathered up his friends in Sydney and started the first shore whaling station in the South Island at Te Awaiti, Tory Channel. His wife Betty joined him in 1830 and their son John was born in 1831.-.the first European boy to be born in the South Island..Then in 1833 Louisa was born – the first European girl in the South Island. About 1833 they permanently moved to Kakapo Bay, Port Underwood. In 1834 on a trip back from Sydney on the barque Harriet they were wrecked on the coast of Taranaki and several crew were killed and captured by the Ngati Ruanui Maori. Five months later the HMS Alligator and Government schooner Isabella were called to rescue 8 seamen, Betty and her 2 children. This was successful. In 1836 The Guards returned full time to Kakapo Bay and experienced the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi on.June 17, 1840.at Horahora Kakahu Island. The whaling continued until 1848 and then they fished, farmed cattle, goats, pigs and grew fruit, to sell in Wellington and Nelson. Jacky died in 1857 aged 65yrs..Betty died 1870 aged 56yrs..4 of their children pre-deceased her. Seventeen of the Guard Family are buried in the Family cemetery at the back of the bay.
The land first went to their son John, then to my Grandfather Edward Guard 1850-1922 who married Emma Baldick 1864-1935 she was the granddaughter of Mary-Anne Baldick-Daken-Register-Flood (last Newsletter story) The land then went to my Father Albert Guard 1902-1995 and his brother Walter Guard 1908-1972. In 1995 my brother Edward and I inherited the land. We were Commercial Fisherman, and hobby farmers. Edward on sold his share in 1996.
Until 1974 for 135yrs the Guards owned from Ocean Bay north ridge to Oyster Bay north ridge. The land was cleared by hand and farmed with sheep and cattle. As family changed and moved on, the land was sold and now we own 10hectares- half of Kakapo Bay and all of Waipuna Bay. I am the 4th generation Guard to live at Kakapo Bay, and wouldn't live anywhere else.
Contributions from members of historical items of interest to Port Underwood are most welcome.
I am a great great granddaughter of Michael Aldridge. My grandmother was Bertha Aldridge (daughter) of William Aldridge (son) of Michael Aldridge. A group of cousins are planning a weekend in Picton early 2017 so am doing a bit of research for our weekend. I would like to know if it is possible to visit where Michael Aldridge is buried in Ocean Bay and also the location of his homestead.
Hi Lynette Shanks, my name is Katrina. I am the great great great granddaughter of Michael Aldridge. My great grandfather is James Aldridge son of William Aldridge. If be very interested in connecting with you.
My husband is a direct descendant of Michael Aldridge. I would absolutely love any information you have on Michael and his family. Do you have any pictures of where he is buried at Ocean Bay and of his homestead?
There are so many bits to the puzzle for this family, so I would be forever grateful for what you can share.
I am the grand daughter of Eileen Laura Baldick. My grand mother lived on Blumine Island until the age of 19. Her father was Edwin Baldick. She lived with her Uncle Bill Baldick and his sister Ada. I am visiting Picton from 19 to 24 April 2016. I am wanting to take the mailboat trip that travels passed Blumine Island on one of the days. I realise that Blumine Island is no longer easily accessed and that it is a DOC santuary. The Baldicks farmed on the Island and also had a mailboat launch. I can remember my grandmother clearly talking about the Guards, Kennys, Peranos and Jacksons as well as the many fishing adventures in the Tory Channnel and Port Underwood. My mother and her siblings returned to the Sounds many times as children and they talked about the cherry trees on Blumine Island. We have numerous photos taken back then. My grandmother always knew what the weather would be as she only had to look at the cloud formations… a skill learnt from her early days on the water.
I had just read the Fiona Kidman's Boon « The captive wife » about the Life of Jacky Guard and Betty.
I am happy to Know they really lived and they have still a family in New Zetland !


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What is normal femoral head/neck anatomy? An analysis of radial CT reconstructions in adolescents
Amir A. Jamali, Walter Mak, Ping Wang, Lynn Tai, John Meehan, Ramit Lamba
Background: Cam morphology in femoroacetabular impingement has been implicated in the development of osteoarthritis. The alpha angle and femoral head/neck offset are widely used to determine femoral head asphericity. To our knowledge, no study has evaluated the alpha angle circumferentially using three-dimensional imaging in a population of healthy individuals of adolescent age. Questions/purposes: We sought to (1) determine normal values for the alpha angle in adolescents, (2) define the location along the neck with the highest alpha angle, and (3) determine normal femoral head and neck radii and femoral head/neck offset. Methods: Fifty CT scans from a database of scans obtained for reasons not related to hip pain were studied. The average age of the subjects was 15 years (range, 14-16 years). Alpha angle and femoral head/neck offset were measured circumferentially. Results: The alpha angle averaged 40.66 ± 4.46 mm for males and 37.77 ± 5.65 mm for females. The alpha angle generally was highest between the 11:40 and 12:40 o'clock and between the 6:00 and 7:40 o'clock positions. The femoral head radius was 24.53 ± 1.74 mm for males and 21.94 ± 1.13 mm for females, and the femoral neck radius was 16.14 ± 2.32 mm for males and 13.82 ± 2.38 mm for females. The mean femoral head/neck offset was 8.39 ± 1.97 mm for males and 8.13 ± 2.27 mm for females. Conclusions: In this healthy population of 14- to 16-year-old subjects, the highest alpha angle was at the superior and inferior aspects of the heads rather than at the anterosuperior aspect. This information will provide benchmark values for distinction between normal and abnormal morphologic features of the femoral head. Level of Evidence: Level III, diagnostic study. See Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
Femoracetabular Impingement
Three-Dimensional Imaging
Jamali, A. A., Mak, W., Wang, P., Tai, L., Meehan, J., & Lamba, R. (2013). What is normal femoral head/neck anatomy? An analysis of radial CT reconstructions in adolescents. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 471(11), 3581-3587. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-013-3166-5
What is normal femoral head/neck anatomy? An analysis of radial CT reconstructions in adolescents. / Jamali, Amir A.; Mak, Walter; Wang, Ping; Tai, Lynn; Meehan, John; Lamba, Ramit.
In: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, Vol. 471, No. 11, 11.2013, p. 3581-3587.
Jamali, AA, Mak, W, Wang, P, Tai, L, Meehan, J & Lamba, R 2013, 'What is normal femoral head/neck anatomy? An analysis of radial CT reconstructions in adolescents', Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, vol. 471, no. 11, pp. 3581-3587. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-013-3166-5
Jamali AA, Mak W, Wang P, Tai L, Meehan J, Lamba R. What is normal femoral head/neck anatomy? An analysis of radial CT reconstructions in adolescents. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2013 Nov;471(11):3581-3587. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-013-3166-5
Jamali, Amir A. ; Mak, Walter ; Wang, Ping ; Tai, Lynn ; Meehan, John ; Lamba, Ramit. / What is normal femoral head/neck anatomy? An analysis of radial CT reconstructions in adolescents. In: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2013 ; Vol. 471, No. 11. pp. 3581-3587.
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text:
package types

import (
	"big"
	"fmt"
	"go/ast"
	"go/token"
	"io"
	"os"
	"path/filepath"
	"runtime"
	"scanner"
	"strconv"
)

const trace = false // set to true for debugging

var (
	pkgRoot = filepath.Join(runtime.GOROOT(), "pkg", runtime.GOOS+"_"+runtime.GOARCH)
	pkgExts = [...]string{".a", ".5", ".6", ".8"}
)

// findPkg returns the filename and package id for an import path.
// If no file was found, an empty filename is returned.
func findPkg(path string) (filename, id string) {
	if len(path) == 0 {
		return
	}

	id = path
	var noext string
	switch path[0] {
	default:
		// "x" -> "$GOROOT/pkg/$GOOS_$GOARCH/x.ext", "x"
		noext = filepath.Join(pkgRoot, path)

	case '.':
		// "./x" -> "/this/directory/x.ext", "/this/directory/x"
		cwd, err := os.Getwd()
		if err != nil {
			return
		}
		noext = filepath.Join(cwd, path)
		id = noext

	case '/':
		// "/x" -> "/x.ext", "/x"
		noext = path
	}

	// try extensions
	for _, ext := range pkgExts {
		filename = noext + ext
		if f, err := os.Stat(filename); err == nil && f.IsRegular() {
			return
		}
	}

	filename = "" // not found
	return
}

// gcParser parses the exports inside a gc compiler-produced
// object/archive file and populates its scope with the results.
type gcParser struct {
	scanner scanner.Scanner
	tok     int                    // current token
	lit     string                 // literal string; only valid for Ident, Int, String tokens
	id      string                 // package id of imported package
	imports map[string]*ast.Object // package id -> package object
}

func (p *gcParser) init(filename, id string, src io.Reader, imports map[string]*ast.Object) {
	p.scanner.Init(src)
	p.scanner.Error = func(_ *scanner.Scanner, msg string) { p.error(msg) }
	p.scanner.Mode = scanner.ScanIdents | scanner.ScanInts | scanner.ScanStrings | scanner.ScanComments | scanner.SkipComments
	p.scanner.Whitespace = 1<<'\t' | 1<<' '
	p.scanner.Filename = filename // for good error messages
	p.next()
	p.id = id
	p.imports = imports
}

func (p *gcParser) next() {
	p.tok = p.scanner.Scan()
	switch p.tok {
	case scanner.Ident, scanner.Int, scanner.String:
		p.lit = p.scanner.TokenText()
	default:
		p.lit = ""
	}
	if trace {
		fmt.Printf("%s: %q -> %q\n", scanner.TokenString(p.tok), p.scanner.TokenText(), p.lit)
	}
}

// GcImporter implements the ast.Importer signature.
func GcImporter(imports map[string]*ast.Object, path string) (pkg *ast.Object, err os.Error) {
	if path == "unsafe" {
		return Unsafe, nil
	}

	defer func() {
		if r := recover(); r != nil {
			err = r.(importError) // will re-panic if r is not an importError
			if trace {
				panic(err) // force a stack trace
			}
		}
	}()

	filename, id := findPkg(path)
	if filename == "" {
		err = os.NewError("can't find import: " + id)
		return
	}

	if pkg = imports[id]; pkg != nil {
		return // package was imported before
	}

	buf, err := ExportData(filename)
	if err != nil {
		return
	}
	defer buf.Close()

	if trace {
		fmt.Printf("importing %s (%s)\n", id, filename)
	}

	var p gcParser
	p.init(filename, id, buf, imports)
	pkg = p.parseExport()
	return
}

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Error handling

// Internal errors are boxed as importErrors.
type importError struct {
	pos scanner.Position
	err os.Error
}

func (e importError) String() string {
	return fmt.Sprintf("import error %s (byte offset = %d): %s", e.pos, e.pos.Offset, e.err)
}

func (p *gcParser) error(err interface{}) {
	if s, ok := err.(string); ok {
		err = os.NewError(s)
	}
	// panic with a runtime.Error if err is not an os.Error
	panic(importError{p.scanner.Pos(), err.(os.Error)})
}

func (p *gcParser) errorf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
	p.error(fmt.Sprintf(format, args...))
}

func (p *gcParser) expect(tok int) string {
	lit := p.lit
	if p.tok != tok {
		p.errorf("expected %q, got %q (%q)", scanner.TokenString(tok), scanner.TokenString(p.tok), lit)
	}
	p.next()
	return lit
}

func (p *gcParser) expectSpecial(tok string) {
	sep := 'x' // not white space
	i := 0
	for i < len(tok) && p.tok == int(tok[i]) && sep > ' ' {
		sep = p.scanner.Peek() // if sep <= ' ', there is white space before the next token
		p.next()
		i++
	}
	if i < len(tok) {
		p.errorf("expected %q, got %q", tok, tok[0:i])
	}
}

func (p *gcParser) expectKeyword(keyword string) {
	lit := p.expect(scanner.Ident)
	if lit != keyword {
		p.errorf("expected keyword %s, got %q", keyword, lit)
	}
}

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Import declarations

// ImportPath = string_lit .
//
func (p *gcParser) parsePkgId() *ast.Object {
	id, err := strconv.Unquote(p.expect(scanner.String))
	if err != nil {
		p.error(err)
	}

	switch id {
	case "":
		// id == "" stands for the imported package id
		// (only known at time of package installation)
		id = p.id
	case "unsafe":
		// package unsafe is not in the imports map - handle explicitly
		return Unsafe
	}

	pkg := p.imports[id]
	if pkg == nil {
		scope = ast.NewScope(nil)
		pkg = ast.NewObj(ast.Pkg, "")
		pkg.Data = scope
		p.imports[id] = pkg
	}

	return pkg
}

// dotIdentifier = ( ident | '·' ) { ident | int | '·' } .
func (p *gcParser) parseDotIdent() string {
	ident := ""
	if p.tok != scanner.Int {
		sep := 'x' // not white space
		for (p.tok == scanner.Ident || p.tok == scanner.Int || p.tok == '·') && sep > ' ' {
			ident += p.lit
			sep = p.scanner.Peek() // if sep <= ' ', there is white space before the next token
			p.next()
		}
	}
	if ident == "" {
		p.expect(scanner.Ident) // use expect() for error handling
	}
	return ident
}

// ExportedName = ImportPath "." dotIdentifier .
//
func (p *gcParser) parseExportedName(kind ast.ObjKind) *ast.Object {
	pkg := p.parsePkgId()
	p.expect('.')
	name := p.parseDotIdent()

	// a type may have been declared before - if it exists
	// already in the respective package scope, return that
	// type
	scope := pkg.Data.(*ast.Scope)
	if kind == ast.Typ {
		if obj := scope.Lookup(name); obj != nil {
			assert(obj.Kind == ast.Typ)
			return obj
		}
	}

	// any other object must be a newly declared object -
	// create it and insert it into the package scope
	obj := ast.NewObj(kind, name)
	if scope.Insert(obj) != nil {
		p.errorf("already declared: %s", obj.Name)
	}

	// a new type object is a named type and may be referred
	// to before the underlying type is known - set it up
	if kind == ast.Typ {
		obj.Type = &Name{Obj: obj}
	}

	return obj
}

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Types

// BasicType = identifier .
//
func (p *gcParser) parseBasicType() Type {
	obj := Universe.Lookup(p.expect(scanner.Ident))
	if obj == nil || obj.Kind != ast.Typ {
		p.errorf("not a basic type: %s", obj.Name)
	}
	return obj.Type.(Type)
}

// ArrayType = "[" int_lit "]" Type .
//
func (p *gcParser) parseArrayType() Type {
	// "[" already consumed and lookahead known not to be "]"
	lit := p.expect(scanner.Int)
	p.expect(']')
	elt := p.parseType()
	n, err := strconv.Atoui64(lit)
	if err != nil {
		p.error(err)
	}
	return &Array{Len: n, Elt: elt}
}

// MapType = "map" "[" Type "]" Type .
//
func (p *gcParser) parseMapType() Type {
	p.expectKeyword("map")
	p.expect('[')
	key := p.parseType()
	p.expect(']')
	elt := p.parseType()
	return &Map{Key: key, Elt: elt}
}

// Name = identifier | "?" .
//
func (p *gcParser) parseName() (name string) {
	switch p.tok {
	case scanner.Ident:
		name = p.lit
		p.next()
	case '?':
		// anonymous
		p.next()
	default:
		p.error("name expected")
	}
	return
}

// Field = Name Type [ ":" string_lit ] .
//
func (p *gcParser) parseField() (fld *ast.Object, tag string) {
	name := p.parseName()
	ftyp := p.parseType()
	if name == "" {
		// anonymous field - ftyp must be T or *T and T must be a type name
		if _, ok := Deref(ftyp).(*Name); !ok {
			p.errorf("anonymous field expected")
		}
	}
	if p.tok == ':' {
		p.next()
		tag = p.expect(scanner.String)
	}
	fld = ast.NewObj(ast.Var, name)
	fld.Type = ftyp
	return
}

// StructType = "struct" "{" [ FieldList ] "}" .
// FieldList  = Field { ";" Field } .
//
func (p *gcParser) parseStructType() Type {
	var fields []*ast.Object
	var tags []string

	parseField := func() {
		fld, tag := p.parseField()
		fields = append(fields, fld)
		tags = append(tags, tag)
	}

	p.expectKeyword("struct")
	p.expect('{')
	if p.tok != '}' {
		parseField()
		for p.tok == ';' {
			p.next()
			parseField()
		}
	}
	p.expect('}')

	return &Struct{Fields: fields, Tags: tags}
}

// Parameter = ( identifier | "?" ) [ "..." ] Type [ ":" string_lit ] .
//
func (p *gcParser) parseParameter() (par *ast.Object, isVariadic bool) {
	name := p.parseName()
	if name == "" {
		name = "_" // cannot access unnamed identifiers
	}
	if p.tok == '.' {
		p.expectSpecial("...")
		isVariadic = true
	}
	ptyp := p.parseType()
	// ignore argument tag
	if p.tok == ':' {
		p.next()
		p.expect(scanner.String)
	}
	par = ast.NewObj(ast.Var, name)
	par.Type = ptyp
	return
}

// Parameters    = "(" [ ParameterList ] ")" .
// ParameterList = { Parameter "," } Parameter .
//
func (p *gcParser) parseParameters() (list []*ast.Object, isVariadic bool) {
	parseParameter := func() {
		par, variadic := p.parseParameter()
		list = append(list, par)
		if variadic {
			if isVariadic {
				p.error("... not on final argument")
			}
			isVariadic = true
		}
	}

	p.expect('(')
	if p.tok != ')' {
		parseParameter()
		for p.tok == ',' {
			p.next()
			parseParameter()
		}
	}
	p.expect(')')

	return
}

// Signature = Parameters [ Result ] .
// Result    = Type | Parameters .
//
func (p *gcParser) parseSignature() *Func {
	params, isVariadic := p.parseParameters()

	// optional result type
	var results []*ast.Object
	switch p.tok {
	case scanner.Ident, scanner.String, '[', '*', '<':
		// single, unnamed result
		result := ast.NewObj(ast.Var, "_")
		result.Type = p.parseType()
		results = []*ast.Object{result}
	case '(':
		// named or multiple result(s)
		var variadic bool
		results, variadic = p.parseParameters()
		if variadic {
			p.error("... not permitted on result type")
		}
	}

	return &Func{Params: params, Results: results, IsVariadic: isVariadic}
}

// MethodSpec = identifier Signature .
//
func (p *gcParser) parseMethodSpec() *ast.Object {
	if p.tok == scanner.Ident {
		p.expect(scanner.Ident)
	} else {
		// TODO(gri) should this be parseExportedName here?
		p.parsePkgId()
		p.expect('.')
		p.parseDotIdent()
	}
	p.parseSignature()

	// TODO(gri) compute method object
	return ast.NewObj(ast.Fun, "_")
}

// InterfaceType = "interface" "{" [ MethodList ] "}" .
// MethodList    = MethodSpec { ";" MethodSpec } .
//
func (p *gcParser) parseInterfaceType() Type {
	var methods ObjList

	parseMethod := func() {
		meth := p.parseMethodSpec()
		methods = append(methods, meth)
	}

	p.expectKeyword("interface")
	p.expect('{')
	if p.tok != '}' {
		parseMethod()
		for p.tok == ';' {
			p.next()
			parseMethod()
		}
	}
	p.expect('}')

	methods.Sort()
	return &Interface{Methods: methods}
}

// ChanType = ( "chan" [ "<-" ] | "<-" "chan" ) Type .
//
func (p *gcParser) parseChanType() Type {
	dir := ast.SEND | ast.RECV
	if p.tok == scanner.Ident {
		p.expectKeyword("chan")
		if p.tok == '<' {
			p.expectSpecial("<-")
			dir = ast.SEND
		}
	} else {
		p.expectSpecial("<-")
		p.expectKeyword("chan")
		dir = ast.RECV
	}
	elt := p.parseType()
	return &Chan{Dir: dir, Elt: elt}
}

// Type =
//	BasicType | TypeName | ArrayType | SliceType | StructType |
//      PointerType | FuncType | InterfaceType | MapType | ChanType |
//      "(" Type ")" .
// BasicType = ident .
// TypeName = ExportedName .
// SliceType = "[" "]" Type .
// PointerType = "*" Type .
// FuncType = "func" Signature .
//
func (p *gcParser) parseType() Type {
	switch p.tok {
	case scanner.Ident:
		switch p.lit {
		default:
			return p.parseBasicType()
		case "struct":
			return p.parseStructType()
		case "func":
			// FuncType
			p.next()
			return p.parseSignature()
		case "interface":
			return p.parseInterfaceType()
		case "map":
			return p.parseMapType()
		case "chan":
			return p.parseChanType()
		}
	case scanner.String:
		// TypeName
		return p.parseExportedName(ast.Typ).Type.(Type)
	case '[':
		p.next() // look ahead
		if p.tok == ']' {
			// SliceType
			p.next()
			return &Slice{Elt: p.parseType()}
		}
		return p.parseArrayType()
	case '*':
		// PointerType
		p.next()
		return &Pointer{Base: p.parseType()}
	case '<':
		return p.parseChanType()
	case '(':
		// "(" Type ")"
		p.next()
		typ := p.parseType()
		p.expect(')')
		return typ
	}
	p.errorf("expected type, got %s (%q)", scanner.TokenString(p.tok), p.lit)
	return nil
}

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Declarations

// ImportDecl = "import" identifier string_lit .
//
func (p *gcParser) parseImportDecl() {
	p.expectKeyword("import")
	// The identifier has no semantic meaning in the import data.
	// It exists so that error messages can print the real package
	// name: binary.ByteOrder instead of "encoding/binary".ByteOrder.
	name := p.expect(scanner.Ident)
	pkg := p.parsePkgId()
	assert(pkg.Name == "" || pkg.Name == name)
	pkg.Name = name
}

// int_lit = [ "+" | "-" ] { "0" ... "9" } .
//
func (p *gcParser) parseInt() (sign, val string) {
	switch p.tok {
	case '-':
		p.next()
		sign = "-"
	case '+':
		p.next()
	}
	val = p.expect(scanner.Int)
	return
}

// number = int_lit [ "p" int_lit ] .
//
func (p *gcParser) parseNumber() Const {
	// mantissa
	sign, val := p.parseInt()
	mant, ok := new(big.Int).SetString(sign+val, 10)
	assert(ok)

	if p.lit == "p" {
		// exponent (base 2)
		p.next()
		sign, val = p.parseInt()
		exp, err := strconv.Atoui(val)
		if err != nil {
			p.error(err)
		}
		if sign == "-" {
			denom := big.NewInt(1)
			denom.Lsh(denom, exp)
			return Const{new(big.Rat).SetFrac(mant, denom)}
		}
		if exp > 0 {
			mant.Lsh(mant, exp)
		}
		return Const{new(big.Rat).SetInt(mant)}
	}

	return Const{mant}
}

// ConstDecl   = "const" ExportedName [ Type ] "=" Literal .
// Literal     = bool_lit | int_lit | float_lit | complex_lit | string_lit .
// bool_lit    = "true" | "false" .
// complex_lit = "(" float_lit "+" float_lit ")" .
// string_lit  = `"` { unicode_char } `"` .
//
func (p *gcParser) parseConstDecl() {
	p.expectKeyword("const")
	obj := p.parseExportedName(ast.Con)
	var x Const
	var typ Type
	if p.tok != '=' {
		obj.Type = p.parseType()
	}
	p.expect('=')
	switch p.tok {
	case scanner.Ident:
		// bool_lit
		if p.lit != "true" && p.lit != "false" {
			p.error("expected true or false")
		}
		x = Const{p.lit == "true"}
		typ = Bool.Underlying
		p.next()
	case '-', scanner.Int:
		// int_lit
		x = p.parseNumber()
		typ = Int.Underlying
		if _, ok := x.val.(*big.Rat); ok {
			typ = Float64.Underlying
		}
	case '(':
		// complex_lit
		p.next()
		re := p.parseNumber()
		p.expect('+')
		im := p.parseNumber()
		p.expect(')')
		x = Const{cmplx{re.val.(*big.Rat), im.val.(*big.Rat)}}
		typ = Complex128.Underlying
	case scanner.String:
		// string_lit
		x = MakeConst(token.STRING, p.lit)
		p.next()
		typ = String.Underlying
	default:
		p.error("expected literal")
	}
	if obj.Type == nil {
		obj.Type = typ
	}
	obj.Data = x
}

// TypeDecl = "type" ExportedName Type .
//
func (p *gcParser) parseTypeDecl() {
	p.expectKeyword("type")
	obj := p.parseExportedName(ast.Typ)

	// The type object may have been imported before and thus already
	// have a type associated with it. We still need to parse the type
	// structure, but throw it away if the object already has a type.
	// This ensures that all imports refer to the same type object for
	// a given type declaration.
	typ := p.parseType()

	if name := obj.Type.(*Name); name.Underlying == nil {
		assert(Underlying(typ) == typ)
		name.Underlying = typ
	}
}

// VarDecl = "var" ExportedName Type .
//
func (p *gcParser) parseVarDecl() {
	p.expectKeyword("var")
	obj := p.parseExportedName(ast.Var)
	obj.Type = p.parseType()
}

// FuncDecl = "func" ExportedName Signature .
//
func (p *gcParser) parseFuncDecl() {
	// "func" already consumed
	obj := p.parseExportedName(ast.Fun)
	obj.Type = p.parseSignature()
}

// MethodDecl = "func" Receiver identifier Signature .
// Receiver   = "(" ( identifier | "?" ) [ "*" ] ExportedName ")" .
//
func (p *gcParser) parseMethodDecl() {
	// "func" already consumed
	p.expect('(')
	p.parseParameter() // receiver
	p.expect(')')
	p.expect(scanner.Ident)
	p.parseSignature()
}

// Decl = [ ImportDecl | ConstDecl | TypeDecl | VarDecl | FuncDecl | MethodDecl ] "\n" .
//
func (p *gcParser) parseDecl() {
	switch p.lit {
	case "import":
		p.parseImportDecl()
	case "const":
		p.parseConstDecl()
	case "type":
		p.parseTypeDecl()
	case "var":
		p.parseVarDecl()
	case "func":
		p.next() // look ahead
		if p.tok == '(' {
			p.parseMethodDecl()
		} else {
			p.parseFuncDecl()
		}
	}
	p.expect('\n')
}

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Export

// Export        = "PackageClause { Decl } "$$" .
// PackageClause = "package" identifier [ "safe" ] "\n" .
//
func (p *gcParser) parseExport() *ast.Object {
	p.expectKeyword("package")
	name := p.expect(scanner.Ident)
	if p.tok != '\n' {
		// A package is safe if it was compiled with the -u flag,
		// which disables the unsafe package.
		// TODO(gri) remember "safe" package
		p.expectKeyword("safe")
	}
	p.expect('\n')

	assert(p.imports[p.id] == nil)
	pkg := ast.NewObj(ast.Pkg, name)
	pkg.Data = ast.NewScope(nil)
	p.imports[p.id] = pkg

	for p.tok != '$' && p.tok != scanner.EOF {
		p.parseDecl()
	}

	if ch := p.scanner.Peek(); p.tok != '$' || ch != '$' {
		// don't call next()/expect() since reading past the
		// export data may cause scanner errors (e.g. NUL chars)
		p.errorf("expected '$$', got %s %c", scanner.TokenString(p.tok), ch)
	}

	if n := p.scanner.ErrorCount; n != 0 {
		p.errorf("expected no scanner errors, got %d", n)
	}

	return pkg
}


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MARK3090 is an elective course for students wishing to complete a major in Marketing and follow a pathway in digital and marketing analytics. It draws on the information learnt in MARK2052 and expands upon related quantitative and multivariate methods, as well as links analytic material with practical issues in strategic marketing. The prerequisite for this course is MARK2052 and ECON1203 or equivalent.
To adequately self-reflect and self-assess behavior in teamwork situations.
To refine the Marketing Mix offered based on a SWOT analysis of internal and external competition.
Predict Competitor Response with a focus on long-term growth.
The primary need for the class arises because students are exposed to strategy elements of marketing as well as quantitative research elements. These are, however, learnt in a piece-meal fashion and the interface of these is not exposed to students. Thus, although they graduate adept at strategic theory and market research techniques, the fact that the latter shapes the former which in turn reshapes the former, is a cycle they are neither made aware of, nor exposed to and certainly not allowed to experiment with. The course plans to bring these elements together and provide students with tools as well as the experience to be an able administrator of the tools and the output from the tools and define their place in company strategy.
The class involves learning through a two step approach - first an introduction to the tools available for marketers and second the use of the outputs of these tools to make decisions in a group setting to compete against each other by attempting to understand the competition faced.
The class will follow a lecture and simulation strategy with about equal amounts of time devoted to both.
Based upon feedback from my previous experiences, a number of changes have been made to the simulation component of the course. If at any time you have any concerns with your progress or any aspects of the course, please feel free to contact me to discuss your concerns. The aim of the course is not purely to increase your knowledge of the content, but also allow you to feel more comfortable and confident when dealing with quantitative data.
Lecture 9: Presentations and Roundup of the penultimate round.


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Q: Updating sqlite3 table with data from tkinter dropdown menu in python I have two tkinter dropdown menus, created using variables drop_down_var1 and drop_down_var2, as well as a tkinter text entry box created using the variable id_var.
I want to create an sqlite3 table with an ID key and with data from these dropdown menus. I want the user to be able to insert data through drop_down_var1, and later on I want the user to be able to update the table through drop_down_var2 and a variable called id_var.
I'm struggling with the syntax for updating the table. I've seen how it's done when your data is from a
text entry box but not when the data is from a dropdown menu.
Thanks for any help!
# To create table and insert data from dropdown menu 1
self.db.execute('CREATE TABLE all_users IF NOT EXISTS' + drop_down_var1.get() + drop_down_var2.get() + '(id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY)')
self.db.execute('INSERT INTO all_users' + drop_down_var1.get())

# To update table with data from dropdown menu 2
self.db.execute('UPDATE all_users SET drop_down_var2 = ? WHERE id = ?', (drop_down_var2, id_var))

A: It minimal example which shows how to use StringVar to get value from OptionMenu
import tkinter as tk

# --- function ---

def on_click():
    print("value1:", drop_down_var1.get())
    print("value2:", drop_down_var2.get())
    #print(self.db.execute('UPDATE all_users SET drop_down_var2 = ? WHERE id = ?', (drop_down_var2.get(), id_var.get()))

# --- main ---

master = tk.Tk()

drop_down_var1 = tk.StringVar(master)
drop_down_var1.set("one") # initial value

drop_down_var2 = tk.StringVar(master)
drop_down_var2.set("one") # initial value

drop_down1 = tk.OptionMenu(master, drop_down_var1, "one", "two", "three", "four")
drop_down1.pack()

drop_down2 = tk.OptionMenu(master, drop_down_var2, "one", "two", "three", "four")
drop_down2.pack()

button = tk.Button(master, text="OK", command=on_click)
button.pack()

master.mainloop()

Base on documentation on effbot.org: OptionMenu

BTW: If you append to other string then don't forget to add spaces
see spaces after EXISTS, between arguments and before (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY)
'CREATE TABLE all_users IF NOT EXISTS ' + drop_down_var1.get() + ' ' drop_down_var2.get() + ' (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY)'

and after all_users
'INSERT INTO all_users ' + drop_down_var1.get()

Using string formating spaces around {} are better visible
'CREATE TABLE all_users IF NOT EXISTS {} {} (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY)'.format(drop_down_var1.get(), drop_down_var2.get())

'INSERT INTO all_users {}'.format(drop_down_var1.get())

You can also display string after formatting and test directly in database using tools like DBeaver. Database can give more informatiom if query is incorrect.

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Endurance and resilience – key attributes of an atomic power system
March 13, 2008 By Rod Adams
On Tuesday, March 11, 2008, I attended another Energy Conversation sponsored by a rapidly growing group of US government agencies and interested individuals. (You can find some background information about how these conversations are organized by visiting Energyconversation.org's "Why it's important" page.)
The organization had invited Amory Lovins to speak about the Defense Science Board's publication titled "More Fight, Less Fuel". I had perused the report and thought I could add something to the conversation. I was particularly interested in the report's emphasis on using the fully burdened cost of fuel (FBCF) as an input to system procurement decisions and on the topics of endurance and resilience. One of the topics that seemed to be quite lacking in the report was any discussion at all about the potential use of moderately sized nuclear power plants located inside the security perimeter of government installations.
As most people know, the US Department of Defense has had a role in the non-weapon use of nuclear power since the very beginning. Admiral Rickover and his Naval Reactors Branch invented pressurized water reactors, made them practical, reliable power sources, and helped to develop the industrial capability to manufacture them on a useful scale. Even today, it is not accurate to state that no nuclear power plants have been built in the US in the past 30 years; there have been dozens of nuclear powered ships and submarines built during that period. Each one of them contains one or two power plants that would produce enough power to run most bases.
In the period from 1956-1972, The US Army built and operated several different kinds of reactors specifically aimed at solving some of the problems addressed in the Defense Science Board report, including the challenges of delivering fuel to distant installations, battlefield fuel delivery challenges as troops became more dependent on electricity, and secure power sources in the event of widespread disturbances on the installed electrical grid.
At current rates of production, and with the significantly different costs associated with producing quiet systems inside tightly confined spaces, direct use of ship and submarine reactors would face significant cost challenges. However, there are ways to address those issues by achieving more economical production scales, by taking advantage of some of the benefits associated with operating on land with plenty of available space, and by realizing that a power plant does not need to be quite as stealthy as a submarine.
It is not hard to find out how I feel about Amory Lovins as an energy expert. His prescriptions focus on using anything but nuclear and generally include efficiency computations that border on the absurd, the obfuscating use of the word "micropower" to disguise his recommendation for increased dependence on natural gas, and a comfort with cost estimates that ignore manufacturing realities.
As generally happens when Lovins gets a chance to speak to a large crowd, his talk lasted for about 80 minutes with few breaths and sips of water. You have to hand it to the man, he has endurance as a speaker. For the first 60 minutes or so, he talked about a lot of concepts and challenges that are very real and important. He recognized just how important mobility is to a modern defense system, how challenging it is to deliver fuel to aircraft in flight, ships at sea and troops living on a remote base in hostile territory. He described the dependence of land based installations on the local electrical grid and the concept of creating islands of power that can help restore the nation if there is a widespread electrical failure.
I got fidgety, however, as I listened to him talk about the need for resilience and endurance while recommending the use of intermittent, fragile, and weather dependent systems like wind, solar and biomass. As a former submarine engineer officer, I have operated off of the grid for months at a time in all kinds of weather. Our power plant contained enough fuel to last for decades, so we never worried about the next fuel delivery. I knew that the DSB had received at least one brief – out of the 150+ it took during its investigation – on small nuclear power plants, so I wondered how Lovins would address that option.
Finally, after more than an hour, he started talking about nuclear power and how expensive it was. He showed graphs that are upside down compared to the reality on the ground, with nuclear cost per unit of CO2 avoided triple or more compared to other alternatives. I get frustrated every time I hear him talk about economics – it is so difficult to follow his math when he makes his assertions. At some point in the near future, I expect that his presentation will be made available on the archives of the Energy Conversation web site so you can visit and try to understand the assumptions that lead to his results.
After he finished his talk, he opened up the floor for questions. I had my hand up quickly – people who have been at meetings that I have attended or in classes with me will testify that I may be many things, but shy about asking questions is not one of them. I need to get better at focusing my questions; I think I went too long with this one. I introduced myself as writing for Atomic Insights and hosting The Atomic Show Podcast and stated that I agreed with about 95-99% of what he said.
(Note: What I really meant to say based on my mental rehearsal was that I had that much agreement with his problem statement, but who hasn't had the experience of making a misstatement when the pressure is on?)
I then said that as a former nuclear submarine officer, who has served on some of the most resilient, high endurance platforms the DOD has ever built, I wondered why he thought nuclear power was so dangerous as to be avoided. (Big mistake – he had not said that, he had just said that it was way too expensive.)
The way I phrased the question allowed him to go back and repeat what he had said about the cost without forcing him to reveal his assumptions or to challenge him with facts like the current production cost for nuclear power plants, the current revenue of the industry, the fact that there have been at least two start-ups completely focused on small nuclear power plants already funded with risk capital (Hyperion and NuScale), with at least one more with some real prospects for a significant first round of funding, and the fact that there are at least 100 projects in the works around the world where real businessmen who understand numbers have made a different computation about the value of nuclear power than he has.
He brought up the Keystone Study and the MIT Future of Nuclear Power study and pointed to their cost estimations of nuclear as gospel without mentioning just how far off those studies were on the cost of competitive sources like natural gas, oil, coal, wind and solar.
He then worked his seduction game on the other people in the crowd with Navy nuclear power training – he acknowledged that nuclear power has been a reliable and even, a preferable, power source for submarines and aircraft carriers because of their unique missions. He stated that he has a tremendous amount of respect for what the Navy has accomplished, but did not think that was scalable or affordable for the rest of DOD. Many of my Navy nuclear colleagues agree with that sentiment, but most of them have not really dug deeply into the presumed logic.
The cost comparison is not really valid;
submarines and aircraft carriers are built by the same organization that has produced $200 hammers, $600 toilet seats, and $2500 coffee makers. The training and "special" people argument also is not particularly valid – it took me about a year to learn enough about nuclear power to qualify to supervise a watch team of operators and I was an English major in college.
The Navy has shown that it is possible to train thousands of operators every year and that 27 year olds with five years of plant experience and some challenging training can be in charge of a 35 person nuclear operating department that provides 24 x 7 coverage. In my particular situation, the most experienced person on the team had less than 20 years of operating experience and there was not a single nuclear engineering degree in the crowd. Of course, we were not completely independent and had regular inspections and visits by supporting commands, but we could do the job of providing reliable power safely and effectively.
Yesterday I had the opportunity for a hallway chat with a colleague who is in a position to understand my frustration with the idea that the Navy's 50 years of experience with nuclear power is not scalable. He agreed that one of the traditional reasons that Navy nukes do not like to talk up the power source – even among their Navy colleagues – is that letting more people into the game might affect bonuses and special pays. It is time for us as patriots and as inhabitants of spaceship Earth to give up that selfish attitude and begin sharing more of what we know to be true – nuclear fission is a great source of reliable power that lasts and lasts.
About Rod Adams
Managing member at Nucleation Capital, LP.
Atomic energy expert with small nuclear plant operating and design experience. Financial, strategic, and political analyst. Former submarine Engineer Officer. Founder, Adams Atomic Engines, Inc. Host and producer, The Atomic Show Podcast. Resume available here.
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My house is known by friends and family alike as The Inn at Spring Cove. I'm lucky enough to live on the water in Maine and so, for at least three months of the year, I'm rarely without a house guest or two, or eight, wandering around wondering what's for dinner. That suits me just fine. I live alone and I love to cook, a situation that would result in unfortunate weight gain or unabated frustration if it weren't for my ever-changing roster of visitors.
Though I always cook more than most normal humans can eat, leftovers rarely last long here, especially in the summertime. Either they become quick and easy lunch fare, or they are incorporated into the next night's dinner.
In the spirit of keeping oven and grill use to a minimum -- see my Aug. 23 post -- I've come up with two salads that lift leftovers to new heights of deliciousness. Both are of the "toss it together and see what emerges" variety, so neither requires exact measurements, just good ingredients and an adventurous spirit.
Both can also stand alone as a side dish or can become a main dish with the addition of just about any kind of protein -- meat, chicken, seafood, or even tofu -- preferably grilled or chilled.
Just remember: when setting the stage for leftovers, let your imagination take flight!
Blogging can sometimes involve sharing secrets and baring your soul. With this post, my foodie friends, I offer up a recipe so guarded, even my sainted mother is unaware of it's ingredients. I give it to you with an open heart, sending good food karma throughout the blogosphere, knowing that I will, someday, reap the psychic rewards of my culinary gift.
Years ago, I went to a now-defunct restaurant and had coleslaw so divine, one taste made my eyes roll back in my head. It was a heady mixture of crunchy and creamy, sweet and savory, old fashioned and marvelously modern. I spent months trying to figure out the secret of that mouth-watering mystery.
My interpretation isn't exact, but it is, by most accounts, the stuff of dreams and second and even third helpings. It is also one of the easiest things I know how to make. It's preparation is so simple, so aggressively foolproof, it's practically cheating. It's so easy it defies an ingredient list. Instead, I deliver it in a brief narrative, an edible offering from me to you.
Go to the produce section of your grocery store. Buy a bag of broccoli slaw (sometimes called rainbow slaw). Also buy a bag of coleslaw. (My store has fancy "angel hair slaw" cut in tiny ribbons. That works, too.) While you're there, buy a bottle of refrigerated traditional coleslaw dressing. Don't forget a head of garlic. Amble down to the cheese section and pick up a small (6 ounce) container of crumbled blue (or even bleu) cheese.
That's it. That's all you need. Go home and mix the blue cheese into the coleslaw dressing, then put one large or two smallish cloves of garlic through a garlic press and blend the mixture thoroughly. Stick it back in the refrigerator until you're ready to dazzle your guests.
When it's time to eat, put the whole bag of broccoli slaw and a few good fistfuls of the coleslaw into a big bowl and put as much of the dressing on as you like, a little or a lot, depending on your whim. Serve it just like that as a side dish -- it's miraculous with a cheeseburger just off the grill. Or you can do what I did. Place it lovingly on a plush purple bed of radicchio and top it with leftover grilled flank steak, sliced thin.
*This preparation is also known as RACHELSLAW because it is so easy, even my bestie Rachel Toor, who uses her oven to store newspapers and her cooktop as a staging area for curriculum planning, can make it.
Combine corn, tomatoes, diced onion, and basil in a non-metal bowl. In separate bowl whisk lemon juice, mustard, and olive oil together. Coat corn mixture with the lemon vinaigrette. To serve, place dressed corn salad on a bed of arugula, either on individual plates or on a large serving platter to serve family style. As you can see, I surrounded my salad with an arabesque of dancing jumbo shrimp.
Is it me, or do those big honkin' shrimp remind you of the dancing hippos in the Disney movie "Fantasia?"


Italy's foreign minister and the mayor of Rome will on Friday participate in a candlelight vigil to mark three years since the start of the Syrian civil war, a conflict which has displaced 40 percent of the population and left more than 146,000 people dead.
Minister Federica Mogherini will join Mayor Ignazio Marino outside Rome's city hall, which will be illuminated in red light this evening, for the event organized by Save the Children Italia.
The politicians will be joined by a representative from the UN's refugee agency, to mark three years since the Syrian regime launched its crackdown on anti-government protesters.
Rome's event is part of the international #WithSyria campaign, with vigils planned across Europe and around the world.
Since clashes in March 2011 the crisis has descended into a civil war between President Bashar al-Assad's government and a divided opposition which includes both citizen protesters and extremist foreign fighters.
While the UN has stopped updating its death toll, the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on Thursday said more than 146,000 people have now been killed.
In February, Emma Bonino, then Italy's foreign minister, described the conflict as "the worst humanitarian crisis of our time".
The international community "should immediately achieve tangible results for the Syrian population...too much time has already passed, we cannot consign the Syrian tragedy to oblivion," Bonino said.
The Save the Children campaign has attracted wide support in Italy, including from Serie A football club Fiorentina. "Just because it doesn't happen here it doesn't mean it's not happening," the club tweeted earlier this week.
Thousands of Syrian refugees have travelled to Italy since the start of the war, many taking the perilous journey across the Mediterranean to reach European shores. Italy has struggled to cope with the number of new arrivals and, due to EU law, many Syrians have found themselves stuck in the country despite wanting to travel elsewhere.
As part of international efforts to end the conflict, the Italian government in January agreed to host a transfer of the Syrian regime's stockpile of chemical weapons. While the move faced fierce opposition from residences in Gioia Tauro, the southern port was described by the government as being a "particularly appropriate" site for the operation.