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The election that is predictably unpredictable
Partha S Ghosh
Published at 11:58 pm May 2nd, 2019
Anything could happen / BIGSTOCK
Will Modi return to his throne?
The 17th parliamentary election of India is underway. This seven-phase exercise is spread between April 11 and May 19. The results will be out on May 23 when one will know who the 543 new MPs are (two Anglo-Indian MPs to be added later through presidential nomination). The question is whether Narendra Modi will continue in power.
Election is a routine matter in any democracy. But this Indian election assumes larger importance because Modi has introduced a new brand of politics which India was previously unfamiliar with.
RSS-inspired BJP has ruled India earlier also when Atal Behari Vajpayee was the prime minister (1998-2004) but his was more a continuity of India's democratic journey. The Modi regime has marked a departure on several counts, some of which have hit certain fundamentals of the Indian polity. In that sense this election represents India's search for its soul.
In 2014, Modi started off with a bang, as if a new India was just to kick off. An India that would be corruption-free and prosperous. Although the votes in Modi's kitty were barely 31%, he boasted to the world that 1.3 billion Indians were behind him.
It was this persona which was on display at his inauguration. He invited all Saarc leaders to witness the event, which is something that has never happened before. Soon he started hopping from capital to capital, warmly hugging the world leaders and addressing the local Indian communities. His foreign visits became so frequent that a stand-up comedian christened him as India's first "multi-national prime minister."
Two things became Modi's brand statements. One, condemning Pandit Nehru at every chance (The Nehru regime had ended 55 years ago) for everything wrong in the country.
And two, glorifying India's past with ludicrous bragging. Both belong to the same narrative: How to de-emphasise the Nehruvian "scientific temper" which is an anathema to all that BJP represents.
The first point that BJP's 2014 manifesto said about the party's foreign policy outlook was that India is the "viswaguru" (the leading light of the world).
Soon after assuming power, such boasts touched obnoxious heights with every passing day. The party bragged ad nauseam about ancient (Hindu) India's scientific exploits: India had plastic surgery, test-tube babies, aeroplanes, spaceships, and the internet. Even pen-drives were found in excavations, claimed Tripura's BJP chief minister.
Such outlandish gibberish was heard earlier too but they were confined only to some self-styled "intellectuals" or drawing-room chats. When they were peddled by the ruling class, their impact became vicious.
A contempt for the intelligentsia became fashionable. Intellectuals and liberals, whether in academia or journalism, were ridiculed as libtards (liberal bastards), siccular (sick secularists), or presstitudes (prostitute female journalists).
Modi himself ridiculed Amartya Sen and his ilk on several occasions. He tauntingly rhymed Harvard versus hard-work to cheering crowds. The only crime Sen committed was doubting the efficacy of Modi's demonetisation scheme.
Now even a common man knows that it was a gaffe for which Modi alone was responsible as it had the approval of neither the Reserve Bank, nor the Finance Ministry, nor even Modi's own economic adviser.
Taking advantage of the recent face-off with Pakistan, Modi has projected Islamic terrorism and Pakistan as his electoral talismans.
They provide the subtexts of his larger narrative: Hindus of India have only one enemy and that enemy is India's Muslims. Never during the 600 years of Muslim rule and the 200 years of Christian rule were Hindus as insecure as they are now in Modi's India.
According to Ashis Nandy, India's leading political psychologist, Modi is "a classic, clinical case of a fascist [who believes in] … a theory of cosmic conspiracy against India that paints every Muslim as a suspected traitor and a potential terrorist."
Many would argue that he has changed his stripes after being in power for so many years. But the way he has overlooked those who have lynched and terrorised the Muslims in the name of beef eating, love jihad (Muslim boys are forcibly marrying Hindu girls to convert them) and ghar wapsi (Indian Muslims must come back to their original Hindu fold), it is difficult to agree with this proposition.
Modi has shed tears for both the massacred Muslims of Christchurch and the murdered Christians of Sri Lanka but one who has carefully noted his statements knows that his tears had different thicknesses.
If all the above is true, then Modi's defeat must be unavoidable. But it is not so simple in any mass democracy. Much of his failings on the delivery fronts are compensated by his party's organizational strength.
In the ultimate analysis, what matters the most is how and in what numbers people vote. The RSS, which has grown exponentially during the Modi rule, would see to it that its foot soldiers throng the BJP election rallies and on the election days, and come in droves to vote for Modi.
Also, thanks to his clever ploy of introducing the system of electoral bonds, Modi's party is flush with funds from corporate donations, much of which is laundered black money. Theoretically, all parties can take advantage of the scheme.
But donors know where the maximum return of their investment will be. Of the thousands of crores of rupees so donated, 95% has gone to the BJP.
Any article on elections must end with a forecast. That is what the readers like to know the most. This piece may be a disappointment in that sense.
In a mass democracy, academic reasoning does not necessarily work. Given the fact that we are in an age of big money, fake news, manipulated social media, a castrated press and TV, and most importantly, bogus election issues, I would rather prefer to be woolly: It is a predictably unpredictable election.
Anything is possible: A BJP rule with Modi as PM, a BJP rule without Modi as PM, a Congress rule with Rahul Gandhi as PM, or a non-BJP-non-Congress coalition rule with a "dark-horse" as PM.
Remember that IK Gujral was woken up from sleep at midnight to become India's 12th prime minister (1997-98). And he was a pretty successful prime minister too.
Partha S Ghosh is a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Social Sciences, New Delhi, and a retired professor of Jawaharlal Nehru University.
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40 Before 30 began life in January 2010 at the Hard Rock Cafe in Kuala Lumpur (no judgement please, I just really fancied a burger!). It was an idea uttered allowed about wanting to visit 40 countries before my 30th birthday, after scribbling names on a napkin of all the places in the world I felt I really must see in the next few years. Liking the ring it had to it, 40 Before 30 became the name and notion behind a crude looking website I'd been using to chronicle my travels.
Fast forward 4.5 years and that ugly site was being described as 'one of the most influential travel and tourism blogs in the UK' (the media's words not mine!). My stories of what not to do on your travels were attracting readers from around the world and my challenge to blog 40 countries was being aided by delightful invites from tourism boards and travel companies who wished to host me along the way. The blog picked up several awards (special thanks to the British Travel Press and Cosmopolitan Magazine) and eventually became my full time career (via at stint at Flight Centre UK as content and social media manager).
All of the content from 40before30.com – from my first impressions of Cuba to tips for travelling Sri Lanka – can be found on this very site. If you are a new reader you might like to check out some of my favourite posts – like the one where I am beguiled by the beach sellers in Goa or am awed by Australia's Red Centre.
I learnt a lot from travelling and tweeting those 40 countries and thank everyone who helped make it possible.
Find out more about my favourite destinations here.
Antigua, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Fiji, France, Gambia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Grenadines, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, India, Indonesia, Japan, Lithuania, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives, Morocco, Monaco, Mexico, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Peru, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, USA, Uruguay, UK, Vatican City, Vietnam.


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As a skilled and enthusiastic emerging special education teacher with experience planning engaging activities and curriculum for diverse students, it is my pleasure to submit the enclosed resume for your review. My background, communication strengths and passion for special education positions me to significantly impact your school in the role of Special Needs Assistant.
Supporting lead teachers, assisting with student tracking and evaluation and implementing innovative educational techniques are just a few of the areas in which I excel. By helping to teach physically and mentally challenged students across a range of subjects and capacities, I have honed my creativity, interpersonal and motivational skills. Furthermore, my inherent passion for fostering collaborative and exciting educational environments for students facing unique challenges and needs will serve to encourage and develop high-functioning, thoughtful, and successful young students.
Excelling as a Teacher Aide in a first-grade special education classroom for the past three years, instructing students on life skills; supporting language development; helping to manage behavioral concerns; and creating daily learning, physical fitness and social skills plans to boost students' confidence and performance.
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TORONTO & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- BIONIK Laboratories Corp. (OTCQB:BNKL) ("BIONIK" or the "Company"), a robotics company focused on providing rehabilitation and assistive technology solutions to individuals with neurological and mobility challenges from hospital to home, today announced financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2019, ended December 31, 2018.
Entered into a multi-year agreement with Kindred Hospital Rehabilitation Services for multiple units of the Company's InMotion ARM™ robotic system.
Announced the commercial launch of the newest generation InMotion ARM/HAND™ robotic system for clinical rehabilitation of stroke survivors and those with mobility impairments due to neurological conditions to further address hand related mobility issues.
Completed the transition to outsourcing of the production of this newest generation InMotion ARM/HAND™ robotic system, as well as the InMotion ARM™, to our manufacturing partner Cogmedix, in Massachusetts.
The RATULS (Robot Assisted Training for the Upper Limb after Stroke) team announced that they have now completed study recruitment with a total of 770 patients participating in the trial (https://research.ncl.ac.uk/ratuls/news/), and results of the study are expected to be available later in 2019.
Continued development of an InMotion Home product, which is based on the same clinical concepts, clinical data and rehabilitation protocols as the professional products.
Continued development of a lower-limb assistive exoskeleton for individuals with impaired mobility through a previously announced manufacturing partnership with Wistron Corporation.
Reported sales of $930,257, up 256% over $260,960 in the prior-year quarter.
Sold nine InMotion robots, compared with three in the prior-year quarter and seven in the second quarter of fiscal 2019 for a total of 21 fiscal year-to-date.
Increased sales of service contracts and warranties, which are building our deferred revenue base for consistent future service revenues, represented over 15% in Q3 fiscal year 2019.
Invested just over $1.8 million in finished goods and long lead time inventory to support expected upcoming requirements from identified target customers.
Raised $3,150,000 in convertible indebtedness during the quarter, which will be converted into shares by March 28, 2019, including $300,000 from the company's Chairman. Another set of convertible promissory loans were issued for $1,500,000 in the recent weeks, including $750,000 from a Company Director.
Effected a 1-for-150 reverse stock split on October 29, 2018 as part of planned application to uplist on the Nasdaq exchange.
Commenting on the quarter, Eric Dusseux, M.D., BIONIK's Chief Executive Officer, said, "We continued on an upward sales trajectory during the fiscal third quarter and are very pleased with the direction BIONIK is taking. The quarter was highlighted by important achievements that bode well for continued business success. We sold nine InMotion systems during the quarter, compared with seven in the second quarter and five in the first quarter. These results are indicative of our superior product offering, improved operational effectiveness and demonstrate the ultimate value we provide to clinical providers and their patients.
"The signing of a multi-year, multi-site agreement with Kindred Hospital Rehabilitation Services was a watershed event for us. Kindred is a very large healthcare system with more than $3 billion in annual revenues. Among its nearly 2,000 locations in the U.S., there are 22 inpatient rehabilitation hospitals (stand alone), 98 inpatient rehabilitation units (hospital-based) and contract rehabilitation service businesses that served 1,689 non-affiliated sites of service. We began installing InMotion robots in December and will continue installations at the inpatient rehabilitation hospitals and potentially other rehabilitation facilities over the next four years. We hope that Kindred will be the first of many such large contracts we secure.
Further develop InMotion robotic products to serve clinical rehabilitation providers and to provide home based solutions for extended rehabilitation therapy and mobility enhancement.
Enhance the effectiveness of our commercial outsourced manufacturing to support the expected increase in product demand and introduction of new products.
Sales for the quarter ended December 31, 2018 were $930,257, compared with $260,960 for the quarter ended December 31, 2017. The increase reflects the sale of nine InMotion robots during the third quarter of fiscal 2019, compared with three robots in the prior-year quarter. In addition, deferred revenue, comprised of training to be provided and extended warranties, increased to $285,140 at December 31, 2018 from $122,667 at March 31, 2018. Extended warranties and training are important and growing parts of the Company's business.
Gross margin for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2018 was $479,953 and $891,135 or 51.6% and 45.0% compared to $172,603 and $392,845 or 66.1% and 68.9% for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017. The high gross margin percentages reported for the periods in the previous fiscal year are due to the cost of the units only including direct material costs required for those specific shipments. The third quarter gross margin of 51.6% on sales of nine units is significantly higher than the 29.7% on sales of seven units in the second quarter of this fiscal year ended September 30, 2018. The third quarter gross margin was reduced by 5.1% due to a $47,772 write-off of obsolete inventory for prior versions of the company's robots.
The Company reported a comprehensive loss for the quarter ended December 31, 2018 of $(2,384,163), or a loss per share of $(0.91), compared with a comprehensive loss of $(2,580,759), or a loss per share of $(3.80), for the quarter ended December 31, 2017. The lower loss is principally due to other expenses of $270,453 that decreased due to less interest expense for loans in the current period.
BIONIK had cash and cash equivalents of $375,133 as of December 31, 2018, compared with $507,311 as of March 31, 2018. The Company's working capital deficit was $(2,236,228) as of December 31, 2018, compared with a deficit of $(6,711,941) as of March 31, 2018. The working capital deficit at March 31, 2018 was related to the reclassification of unissued shares, options and warrants at fair value due to insufficient number of authorized shares totalling $5,692,853. The decrease in net working capital deficit is due to the reversal of this liability subsequent to March 31, 2018 as well as the increased receivables and investment in manufacturing inventory at December 31, 2018.
BIONIK Laboratories is a robotics company focused on providing rehabilitation and mobility solutions to individuals with neurological and mobility challenges from hospital to home. The Company has a portfolio of products focused on upper and lower extremity rehabilitation for stroke and other mobility-impaired patients, including three products on the market and four products in varying stages of development.
Any statements contained in this press release that do not describe historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements, which involve assumptions and describe our future plans, strategies, and expectations, are generally identifiable by use of the words "may," "should," "would," "will," "could," "scheduled," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "intend," "seek," or "project" or the negative of these words or other variations on these words or comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements may include, without limitation, statements regarding (i) the plans and objectives of management for future operations, including plans or objectives relating to the design, development and commercialization of human exoskeletons and other robotic rehabilitation products, (ii) a projection of income (including income/loss), earnings (including earnings/loss) per share, capital expenditures, dividends, pipeline of potential sales, capital structure or other financial items, (iii) the Company's future financial performance, (iv) the market and projected market for our existing and planned products and (v) the assumptions underlying or relating to any statement described in points (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above. Such forward-looking statements are not meant to predict or guarantee actual results, performance, events or circumstances, and may not be realized because they are based upon the Company's current projections, plans, objectives, beliefs, expectations, estimates and assumptions, and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties and other influences, many of which the Company has no control. Actual results and the timing of certain events and circumstances may differ materially from those described by the forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties. Factors that may influence or contribute to the inaccuracy of the forward-looking statements or cause actual results to differ materially from expected or desired results may include, without limitation, the Company's inability to obtain additional financing, the inability to meet the Nasdaq listing standards, the significant length of time and resources associated with the development of our products and related insufficient cash flows and resulting illiquidity, the Company's inability to expand the Company's business, significant government regulation of medical devices and the healthcare industry, lack of product diversification, volatility in the price of the Company's raw materials, and the Company's failure to implement the Company's business plans or strategies. These and other factors are identified and described in more detail in the Company's filings with the SEC. The Company does not undertake to update these forward-looking statements.
The Financial Statements have been adjusted to retroactively reflect the 150-to-1 reverse stock split effected on October 29, 2018.
The above financial information has been derived from the Company's interim unaudited consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2018 filed on Form 10-Q with the SEC on February 11, 2019 and the Company's audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 found in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on June 27, 2018.
The Company will require additional financing this year to fund its operations and is currently working on securing this funding through corporate collaborations, public or private equity offerings and/or debt financings, and its financial statements include a going concern notice.


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Q: Creating a directed scale-free graph with row-stochastic adjacency matrix using Networkx As part of my dissertation in the field of behavioural economics, I started to work with social networks and opinion dynamics.
For a simulation-based study, I currently require a directed scale-free network featuring a row-stochastic adjacency matrix in order to perform calculations with the Degroot opinion dynamics model.
The aim is to generate a directed scale-free network in which the nodes with the highest out-degree affect many other agents within their network hub, but are influenced themselves only a bit (ingoing weights are still > 0 since I need a positive sum of the respective row in the adjacency matrix).
You can think about the network as a stylized Twitter network where you have a few strongly connected nodes affecting many other nodes, but are not themselves influenced by others.
The problem was that after normalization the network was no longer perceived as directed.In the following my code.
In a first step, I used the Networkx package to generate a scale-free graph and converted the graph object into an adjacency matrix:
G = nx.scale_free_graph(100)

nx.is_directed(G)

Output: True

Subsequently, I normalised the underlying adjacency (e.g., row-stochastic) and converted it back into a graph.
A = nx.to_numpy_array(G)

A_normalized = normalize(A, axis=1, norm='l1')

G_new = nx.from_numpy_matrix(A_normalized)

nx.is_directed(G_new)

Output: False

Can someone explain to me why this is the case or what I can change to make my normalised network count as directed again?

A: The directed scale-free network is a MultiDiGraph. All you need to do is using the create_using parameter when creating the new graph from the numpy array:
import networkx as nx

G = nx.scale_free_graph(100)
A = nx.to_numpy_array(G)
A_normalized = normalize(A, axis=1, norm='l1')
G_new = nx.from_numpy_array(A_normalized, create_using=nx.MultiDiGraph)

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The walk noted below was a real nice change for me, as it had been devised by my pal Steve (@LakesRamblings on Twitter) and for a change I wasn't poring over maps, trying to find somewhere with a bit of interest which I had never visited before, but I know he has a fair selection of Lake District books and guides in his study, and suspect he consulted a Wainwright or a Poucher before settling on this course. I drove up there, so not too much of a change then.
Steve has a penchant for the Lake District, and a couple of years ago very nearly moved to Borrowdale, which would have been both a great bonus and a minor irritant. He is one of my oldest friends, is very well read; up to date on current world issues and offers the salvation of intelligent and thoughtful conversation so his moving up to Borrowdale would have deprived me of some eloquent discussion, however, if he had moved it would have provided somewhere to stay up in the Lakes. Every silver lining has a cloud.
The chosen route was starting at The Three Shires Stone on Wrynose Pass, as this had an 800ft advantage over starting from Oxendale in Great Langdale. As we arrived there was plenty of roadside parking available for us, and I reversed into a nice spot parallel to a Land Rover Freelander. We climbed out of the car and proceeded to change our footwear. We hoisted our rucksacks onto our backs and then set off in a northerly direction.
The routes to the summit of Pike of Blisco are limited if you want to stick to the OS public footpath ways, and so we headed 'off piste' over Low Teighton How and towards Green Crag and then on toward Black Crag.
The view down to Little Langdale from Green Crag was wonderful and a dappled sunny day was manifesting itself in the valley below us.
The going was hard as there was no path at all, and we started to follow sheep tracks which headed in the general direction of the summit to make the walking a bit easier. The ground was quite boggy in places so we tried to stay quite close to the various rocky outcrops which littered this high place and there were many tussocks of rough grass. We climbed up and over Green Crag and made a meandering path toward Black Crag whilst taking in the wide and expansive views all around us.
I didn't know it, but the reason behind Steve heading towards Black Crag was so he could see 'The Needle'. This is noted in Wainwrights' fourth Pictorial Guide book about the Southern Fells, and he had obviously researched this prior to choosing this route as it is a bit off the beaten track. It is like a miniature Napes Needle on the flanks of Great Gable.
Wainwright notes that he could find no reference to this being climbed when he wrote the pictorial guide in 1960. How things have moved on! Here is a recent clip of it being conquered.
After spending some time mooching around The Needle, we pressed onward, and upwards. The route was quite steady from here, and there was an obvious path to be taken, well at least more obvious than the sheep tracks which litter the place. As we approached the summit of Pike o' Blisco, the ground surrounding the top was a maze of rocky outcrops and a circuitous route was taken to actually get to the summit cairn itself.
The summit had a number of grassy areas on which to sit and to take in the view. It wasn't busy like Scafell, but there were three or four others up there taking in the views and munching on their lunch.
Steve and myself sat on the northern slope overlooking Great Langdale, whilst we consumed the sandwiches he had very kindly provided. The views were very extensive and uninterrupted except for the view up to the North West. This was looking towards Bowfell, Crinkle Crags and beyond to the Scafell range. The clag was down, and it was all shrouded in mist. In fact it looked as through it was a magnet for holding the cloud and mist and thus allowing the rest of the lakes to have clear views. As we sat having our lunch, lone wisps of clouds passed by in front of us which were floating over from Crinkle Crags, and larger amounts of mist tried grasping out towards us, but never enveloping the summit enough to cause concern.
Whilst we were lingering on the summit a rag-tag group of walkers appeared in shorts, trainers and vest type tops and T-shirts. It was a group of young lads, around the very early twenties age group who were over from Newcastle. The Geordie reputation for wearing only a T-shirt in all weathers was ably demonstrated here, as everybody else on the summit had a fleece and shell jacket on – well, I had just just a fleece (..and trousers of course!) but it wasn't warm enough for just a T-shirt. I got chatting and asked them where they were off, and they pointed over to Pavey Ark and Stickle Tarn. They asked how long it would take, and I estimated about 6 hours. They were going to go along Crinkle Crags, along over Bowfell and Rossett Pike to cross over Stake Pass and thus over to Pavey Ark. I asked them where their map was and they confirmed they didn't have one, nor a compass. They then set off heading for the the thick clouds shrouding Crinkle Crags – Mon Dieu! No wonder we need Mountain Rescue Teams.
We finished our sandwiches and made our way down. The route Steve had chosen took the path almost directly down to Red Tarn. The temperature had risen considerably now were were off the tops, and we took the opportunity to remove boots and socks and dangle our feet into the cooling waters of the Tarn. I half expected my feet to hiss as they touched the glittering water. It was wonderful to lie back on the soft grass and have the Tarn soothe and cool me plates of meat, whilst I closed my eyes. I could have stayed there for a couple of hours and dozed in the warm sunshine.
After drying my feet and pulling on my socks and boots, we were off again along a well made path leading below Long Scar and heading the direction of Wrynose Pass. We made rapid progress along here and made a steady descent back down to the Three Shire Stone at Wrynose. We passed it by, and went back to the car where we gratefully took off our rucksacks and boots, put them in the back of the car, changed our footwear and set off to Ambleside in search of that Alfred Wainwright favourite, fish and chips.
Whilst sat in a back street fish and chip shop in Ambleside we heard a number of familiar voices. It was the group of Geordie lads I was talking to on the summit of Pike o' Blisco – the MRT had not been called out for them afterall. They had gone along Crinkle Crags by following somebody else who knew the route, and got to Three Tarns where they threw the towel in. They turned right down The Band and walked back to their cars and then driven to Ambleside for fish and chips like ourselves. I was pleased to see that they had come to no harm.


Last week we went on a mini-road trip up the West Coast of South Africa. It was truly fantastic. I say mini because we started our road trip at 8 a.m. on Wednesday and got home at about 6 p.m. on Thursday. Fiancé and I really like doing trips this way because we have just enough energy to go nonstop for two days and we save money on hotels, meals, and potentially gas. We took this approach to our trip to Gauteng, our safari, a quick jaunt up to Vancouver Canada last year, and our trip to Victoria Falls, although we did spend two nights there. Remember when Fiancé proposed in Vegas? That trip happened like this: Fiancé had a three-day weekend. I got off work at 3 p.m. on Saturday, our flight left for Las Vegas from Portland at 6 p.m. that night. I had to work on Tuesday at 2 p.m., so we flew home at 9:00 Tuesday morning. Needless to say I was exhausted, but it was totally worth it, especially because I went home with a gorgeous ring on my finger. Oh, and with the excitement of getting married to Fiancé, of course.
Anyways, these quick trips do real well for us, and we know we've got to do as many of them as possible until babies come along. Because then quick trips will definitely not be an option.
The key to a successful "quick trip" is planning a loose but detailed itinerary. Loose, because a lot of times things don't go as planned and you gotta be okay with ditching an activity or two. Detailed, because you really should try to pack as much as possible into the time you have to make the trip worth it. Unless it's a relaxy trip, then just bring lots of wine and stare at the beach.
The drive from Cape Town was not what I expected it to be. There was almost no civilization once we got outside of Paarl until we reached our destination. There was a thunderstorm to keep us entertained, though. Have I mentioned how stressful driving in South Africa is? Pretty sure I have. Pair that with a thunderstorm, and I'm a ball of backseat-driving anxiety until we're parked.
When we finally got there, we agreed it was well worth the extra effort. It was truly a gorgeous beach and it was completely empty. The storm hadn't quite caught up to us so we got to walk around for a while before heading back to the car. I got some of the best shells I've seen yet here!
Based on some Googling I did (beyond Google Maps, luckily), we went to a restaurant called Pearly's for lunch. It's one of the oldest restaurants in the area and it sits right on the beach. We sat on a covered patio and watched the fishermen and kite surfers while we enjoyed our sandwiches. It was really, really nice.
After lunch, we headed to our next destination, the West Coast Fossil Park. When we pulled up it was clear that we were the only people there, which concerned me a bit. We signed up for the next tour to the dig site and looked around the lobby while we waited.
My fear was unwarranted: the tour was awesome! A guide came and we drove down to their real, actual dig site. The area they were working on was covered by a tent that held a huge pit full of bones. Seriously, just full of a mishmash of old bones. We saw the bones of extinct short-necked, long-horned giraffes and elephants that had four tusks. We saw vertebrae from a whale (they were huge!). We even saw bones from an African bear! Which I did not know existed.
After the tour of the dig site, he took us back up to a room where they sifted through soil and looked at bones more closely. We saw the tooth of a Megadalon, a crazy giant shark, which was terrifying. We learned about why fossils are different colors.
Then we went into their museum room with lots of bones. We saw the skull of an African bear and a sabre tooth, along with plenty other animals like elephants and giraffes.
If you happen to be in this area, I highly recommend a stop at the West Coast Fossil Park! We learned so much more than I wrote here, but it's way more interesting to go see it yourself instead of reading me blab on about bones. I was too excited to take a lot of pictures, but check out this blog post from Geogypsy Traveler to see some!
Jacob's Bay is the definition of quaint. It mostly consists of little white, Cape Dutch-style houses dotting the coastline. There is one little grab and go store and one restaurant, owned by a well-known South African musician. Which we of course went to. The restaurant sits right on the bay and the dining room has an excellent view. We were first spoken to in Afrikaans by the manager and our server, which is different from the usual first approach of English that we get in Cape Town. Luckily, nearly everyone is at least bilingual, many trilingual, to make me feel plenty guilty about not having paid attention in Spanish class. My only complaint: for some reason, the first half of the menu was in English and the entire second half was in Afrikaans. It wasn't just a separate translation, either; half of the dishes were listed and described in Afrikaans. This was a bit of a bummer because I didn't particularly want pizza (even though it was great!) but I didn't feel comfortable asking a server to read the entire second half to me.
The next morning, we headed out bright and early to poke a little further north before heading back down to Cape Town. We went to Paternoster where they have a gorgeous lighthouse in the Cape Columbine Nature Reserve. The reserve was beautiful and the lighthouse gave us quite the view. We had to climb ladders to get to the top, which was a little scary for my incompetent self.
After climbing down (which was definitely scarier than going up) we drove to one of the many beaches in the reserve. I don't think I'll ever get over the feeling of being at a beach in South Africa. Each one is staggeringly beautiful, whether it's the seclusion and boulders of Llandudno, the 12 apostles in the background of Camps Bay, or the foamy, turquoise water at this beach. You're great Oregon, but your beaches have nothing on South Africa's. Even Cancun can't touch this, and we went there just for the beach.
Our last stop before the drive back to Cape Town was at a little restaurant called Blikkie Pizzeria. It's built into a centuries old tin fishing shed. They have a wood-fired oven that cooks up some incredible pies. We ate them outside while enjoying the sunshine and a perfect view of the beach.
All in all, it was a really great trip, and I'm glad we got to spend that time just soaking up the beauty of this incredible country. We leave three weeks from today and it's really starting to hit me hard. I'm both incredibly excited and anxious (these words don't do my emotions justice- MOM I MISS YOU SO MUCH!) to see my parents and heartbroken at the prospect of leaving this place and not coming back for a very long time. South Africa is unlike any country in the world because of its breathtaking geography and wildlife, culture and history, and people. There's something I can't quite describe about being in such a vibrant and diverse place. Cape Town has carved a big place into my heart and it really bums me out each time I think about how inaccessible it is from Portland.
Okay, okay, I'm done. Sorry to all of you lovely people that read my posts over the next few weeks, but there are going to be a lot of long rants about how much I love South Africa!
I love your travelogues, Chelsea. I know they are the only way I will experience even a little bit of the country that has captured part of your heart.
I got teary when I saw "I MISS YOU MOM!!".
We will all be so glad to see you and Eric!!!!
I love getting to be part of your journey through your wonderful blog.
Aw, thank you Grandma! I'm glad that you enjoy these posts 🙂 We're excited to come home, even if we are a little sad, too!
Chelsea, you have a knack for writing great travel pieces. I cracked up reading about the menu – I experience a similar thing when I go to Sarajevo and read the menus in Bosnian first, and then the English translation below. The translation to English is wrong a lot of the times and the way the food is described is both hilarious and unrelated to what it is.
I'll ask you a question, and admittedly this is a completely uneducated one, but how safe is South Africa? I hear two different versions a lot of the time.
Hi Aida! Thank you so much! Ha- at least the part of the menu I had was accurate. I'll have to remember that when traveling! In regard to your question, it honestly depends on what capacity you're in South Africa. There is a high amount of violent crime, but most of that happens in the townships. Even if you're in the city, though, it's best not to be out too late at night. Most of the bars close around 11, anyways. As a tourist in any of the big cities, you're pretty much as safe as in any other tourist destination. I feel safe in our neighborhood, but I'm admittedly in a complex that has electric fencing, fingerprint access, 24-hour security guards, and bars on our windows and doors (this is overblown, though). It's a complicated place!


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All the best images from Nottingham Forest Under 23s' 2-1 win over Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League Cup at the Impact Arena.
Goals from James Thorne and Nicolao Dumitru-Cardoso gave The Reds their first victory in the competition and ensured they can still qualify from Group E with games against West Ham United and Leicester City to come.
Pictures provided by Dan Westwell/Nottingham Post.


Karakal Love Badminton grip is one of the famous badminton grip pattern by most of the young generation badminton player.
The Karakal love badminton grip normally use by intermediate and above level which the " Nano Tech" formula attracted.
In the grip surface have super absorbent technology to enhance the performance in your badminton game.
Review from Eric : This Karakal love badminton grip can at least last for 4 months for my leisure badminton game and coaching everyday.
This Karakal Love Badminton Grip mainly selling in Singapore for all the competitive player all along who use Karakal brand of grip.
In summary Karakal Love Badminton Grip come with soft touch surface to protect all palm and super tacky feels.
Most of the leisure player the don't think about the badminton grip need to change it when every time feel dirty , smelly or after sometime.
In fact the grip will effect playing performance and the smelly grip bacteria can caused fall sick easily. Why ? Imaging if your shirt never wash and wear 3 days for exercise , what the is smell is ?
Think of another way, if the grip are 1 year not change ,you really don't know the grip already cannot use anymore or just pretending don't know ?
Most of the good player they take care their personal hygiene, they will change their grip when they feel the grip can't use anymore. But some of the leisure player they don't , because they feel nobody will know my grip is smelly.
But the stringer who do racket restring for you will know and your body know you are hurting them.
Karakal Love badminton grip technology indicate "Non Slip" surface.
Moreover Karakal love KA681 badminton grip help player secure their hand palm with non slip technology.
The Karakal love grip KA681 tacky feel same as usual PU super grip but the badminton grip durability is longer compare to normal PU grip.
Most of the badminton grip in the online shop are lower grade of quality due to the manufacturer are trying to help seller to earn more profit.
Why ? Because if they don't come out a lower quality of badminton grip no one will take stock from them due to the cost are higher and profit margin is low.
After all grip quality are what you pay and what you get ,if you pay buy 5 free 1 will you get the good and long durability PU grip ? No.
Karakal Love grip suitable for player who like pink color and soft touch feels in Singapore.
Even though Karakal Love grip is a slightly expensive than other grip but the quality we can really feel worth what we pay for it.
Moreover Karakal KA668 love badminton grip brand is purely technology England. You can feel the smooth surface on the grip when you use it in your badminton game.
Therefore, the Karakal KA668 Badminton Love grip normally use by higher class of female badminton player.


ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is a neuro developmental disorder that is characterized by excessive activity, problems with paying extended attention and difficulties with age appropriate behavior. ADHD can cause problems in home, school and other social situations. Lack of focus and ability to pay attention can result in poor school and work performance.
There is an environmental off/on button which entrains our master biological clock, which is the blue part of the light spectrum. Seeing the blue spectrum of electronic lights and screens as virtual daylight, the brain suppresses the production of melatonin. This causes the brain to stay in day mode while some other parts of the circadian systems in the body are well into their night mode.
Recent studies show that ADHD is almost always associated with some form of sleep disorder and circadian rhythms disruption. Not being able to restore healthy sleep patterns and circadian rhythms can compound the characteristic problems of ADHD. Scientific research shows that virtual darkness therapy can improve sleep quality and harmonize the circadian rhythms.
It has been found and proven that blocking the blue light to create virtual darkness, indicates a significant reduction of anxiety and improvement in sleep quality.
Melatonin advanced circadian rhythms of sleep-wake and endogenous melatonin and enhanced total time asleep in children with ADHD and chronic sleep onset insomnia; however, no effect was found on problem behavior, cognitive performance, or quality of life.
Exposure to blue light during the late evenings can exasperate many sleep disorders. Rigorous scheduling of sleep and timing of other environmental cues are ways to entrain the circadian rhythms and the sleep pattern.
Entraining the circadian rhythms with the natural environmental cues can be of great health benefits. The hormone melatonin plays an essential role in regulating sleep cycles and the 24-hour circadian rhythms.
Wearing Circadian Eyewear 2 hours before regularly scheduled sleep time is extremely helpful with putting the mind at ease and promoting timely sleep. The blue portion of the light is blocked from reaching the eyes which results in production and secretion of melatonin after about half an hour. You can stay active before sleep time while the glasses help entraining the body's biological master clock to the night/dark period.


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Q: How to dynamically generate functions in Lua? If I have a table {field1=1,field2=0} (0: ascending order, 1: descending order)
I want to get a function:
function(x,y)
  return x.field1 < y.field1 --there 0:'<',1:'>='
end

field1 in the table and the sorting rule can be injected in the function.
How to generate this code dynamically?

A: Let's talk about more than just the code generation approach! As in the question, consider the need of a function:
function (x, y)
   return x.field1 --[[ < or >= ]] y.field1
end

For the sake of the examples assume that we have global variables:
FIRST = {field1 = 3}
SECOND = {field1 = 5}

Branching
The simplest solution (perhaps also the most typical?) that comes to my mind is a verbose if:
function foo (x, y, o)
   if o == nil or o == "asc" then
      return x.field1 < y.field1
   end
   if o == "dsc" then
      return x.field1 >= y.field1
   end
   error("Unknown option")
end

-- Example:
foo(FIRST, SECOND, "asc")
foo(FIRST, SECOND, "dsc")

Note that early returns make else unnecessary in this case but it might not always be true.
Anonymous function
But, hey, what's that? What if rather than a string option we pass something more bizarre like... something that can be called? Let's go with a simple function this time:
local asc = function (a, b) return a < b end
local dsc = function (a, b) return a >= b end

function bar (x, y, compare)
   compare = compare or asc
   return compare(x.field1, y.field1)
end

-- Example:
bar(FIRST, SECOND, asc)
bar(FIRST, SECOND, dsc)
bar(FIRST, SECOND, function (a, b) return a < b end)

Higher-order function
The previous example doesn't really look that good with a such simple operation, but let's take it as a base and let's create a function that will return us the desired function:
function make (compare)
   return function (x, y) return compare(x.field1, y.field1) end
end

-- Example:
local asc = make(function (a, b) return a < b end)
local dsc = make(function (a, b) return a >= b end)
asc(FIRST, SECOND)
dsc(FIRST, SECOND)

Actual generation
Now then, let's try something closer to code generation. Lua gives us the ability to load chunks as we go with load* function family.
Please note that load in 5.1 is different from load in 5.2 or load in 5.3. In 5.1 you want to use loadstring instead of load.
function generate (op)
   return load(string.format("return function (x, y) return x.field1 %s y.field1 end", op))()
end

-- Example:
local asc = generate("<")
local dsc = generate(">=")
asc(FIRST, SECOND)
dsc(FIRST, SECOND)


Gas-fired condensing boilers not only use supplied energy, in comparison to older boilers they also utilise thermal energy contained in the flue gas, energy which is otherwise lost when it exits out of the flue.
'Combi' is short for combination boiler. This type of boiler does two things, it heats water and provides central heating.
Combi boilers heat water as you draw it from the tap. They don't need a water storage tank as the boiler is connected directly to the water mains, meaning it only heats water as and when it's needed.
Combi boilers are cost effective and energy efficient, as well as compact. They don't require a water storage tank (usually in the loft) or a hot water cylinder, making them ideal for properties with limited space. Combi boilers are one of the most popular boiler types fitted in the UK today.
System boilers also known as sealed system boilers, need a water cylinder to store hot water, however there's no need for a water tank in the loft, as the heating systems are built into the boiler itself, unlike regular boiler systems.
System boilers are ideal for homes with more than one bathroom, as they provide a constant supply of hot water to any number of taps at the same time.
Regular boilers, sometimes known as open vent, heat only or gravity-fed boilers, provide central heating and hot water through a hot water storage cylinder. The cylinder is often found in an airing cupboard and the cold water tank is usually found in the loft.
If your home has multiple bathrooms, open vent boilers are perfect as they can provide a lot of hot water at the same time. Open vent boilers work well if you are replacing an old open vent heating system, and ideal if water pressure is low in your area.
So what is the right heating system for your home?
To find the perfect solution for your home, speak with your local Vaillant Advance heating installer for further advice and support.
An installer will assess your hot water and heating demands, look at your current boiler and then advise on the most efficient and effective Vaillant boiler to ensure it delivers maximum comfort for your home.
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We are very sorry to report that Betty Davis, a dear colleague and friend, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, September 29. She was 83.
Betty, originally from Vidalia, Georgia, started her career with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in New York City, and began working for "the original Constangy" (Constangy & Prowell) in Atlanta as a legal secretary in 1957. She obtained a law degree in Atlanta but chose not to practice law.
She was the firm's office manager for many years, and then in the 1990s became the mentor to our budding affirmative action practice group, where her knowledge and abilities were invaluable and deeply respected. Our clients loved her.
She was able to compute utilization and adverse impact using a calculator, pencil, and paper -- not a speck of software.
During my time here, Betty was known to keep a libation of some sort in her office (scotch? bourbon? I was never sure). You knew that you'd "arrived" in the firm when Betty invited you to her office after hours for a drink. I was in a remote office, but she did invite me out for drinks once when she was in Winston-Salem for an OFCCP audit, and I felt like I'd been invited to Buckingham Palace.
That having been said, Betty did not see herself as "the Queen." She was as down-to-earth, fun, and funny as anyone I've ever worked with. Maybe that's why it was such a privilege to receive one of her "invitations."
Betty tried to retire from Constangy a number of times, but no one wanted her to go. She indulged us by staying on well past the time that she should have been going on cruises, enjoying her nieces and nephews, and having some peace and quiet. She finally did retire for good in 1997, after 40 years with the firm.
She was living in Tucker, Georgia, at the time of her death, and she'd just been out to the opera this past Sunday evening with her family.
As my law partner Fred Richardson said of Betty, "She was dedicated to the success of the firm, had a good sense of humor and was smart as hell. Those of us who knew her will miss her."
Betty's full obituary is here. We offer our condolences, thoughts, and prayers to all of her family, friends, and loved ones.


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BlaBlaCar says Spain is its third biggest market worldwide, defends its legality
by Jaime Novoa
Written by Jaime Novoa
As BlaBlaCar prepares itself to face a lawsuit from traditional transportation services in Spain, the company defents its legality and higlights its growth in the country.
Rumours about a possible lawsuit against BlaBlaCar in Spain coincided with the fifth birthday of its Spanish subsidiary. The company organized at event at its headquarters in Madrid -which we didn't attend- and shared some numbers about its performance in the country since its launch in 2010.
The company currently has 10 million users in the 14 markets it operates in, and it claims that Spain is its third biggest, following France and Germany.
BlaBlaCar didn't specify how many of those 10 million users are in Spain, but it did say that over the past few years its user base in the country has "doubled or tripled" every year.
Some other interesting numbers:
58% male users, 42% female.
50% of its users are 29 or younger.
Most trips are over 300 kms long, which reinforces the idea that BlaBlaCar is mostly used for long distance travel.
The company also used the occasion to defend its legality in the wake of a possible lawsuit from Fenebús and Asintra, the two biggest employers' association for bus transportation services in Spain.
BlaBlaCar claimed, once again, that its users utilize the platform without making a profit and that they "only share expenses". "As the government said in June, sharing expenses doesn't count as a monetary compensation due to the use of other's people cars", the company said.
In its fight against Uber, the Spanish government said last summer that all transportation services without a license and monetary compensation would be banned. While many at the beginning thought that the government was also referring to BlaBlaCar, it quickly denied it.
Fenebús and Asintra might argue that although BlaBlaCar's users are not making any money using the service, the company itself is, as it charges a 5 to 15 per cent commission per passenger that books a trip. If the lawsuit is based on that fact, it will be up to the judge to decide if it's valid or not.
For now, it seems that BlaBlaCar's position in Spain is safe.
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Heres a guy thats been at it a long a time and probably hasn't got the accolade he deserves and honestly, until recently I hadn't heard of him. Ryan Adams, 42 from North Carolina, he's had a 2 decade long career with 16 studio albums. I'm not going to sit here and pretend I know them and him, my knowledge comes from the 20 or so songs I've known from being played in my partners playlists.
Alternative Country / Folk Rock is pretty much the genre, though I'd say at parts he floats into Hard Rock.
The gig was at The Apollo, which wasn't the best venue on the night. I'm not sure if this was a combination of recent events but upped security was frustraiting and at times over the top. You can't stand within 1.5meters of the sides or back so there was a lot of people getting pushed to the sides and back in, nothing aggressive but poorly managed/set out. I don't recall it being like that at previous gigs.
Also the lower bar was closed, there was rumours this was at request of Ryan, though I don't know. So getting booze was a long wait, it was made up though by the queue having a chuckle at a the Barman who had an uncanny resemblance to Samwel Tarly so there was a lot of Game Of Thrones based jokes about the long queue. Also they don't do Tequila!
Into to the Stalls and we're waiting on Ryan. Got a couple of jokes murmuring in the background about playing 'Summer of 69' I guess this happens alot, I know got the jibe a few times at work when I said who I was seeing tonight.
The set and lighting for Ryan Adams expect mood lighting and backlighting with an array of TVs stacked instead of the usual strobe lights. The reason for this is Ryan suffers epilepsy, but that doesn't stop the show from looking visual fantastic.
The lights made it difficult to see Ryans face a lot, plus the long hair didn't help. Not that it really made a difference, the performance was a show of why he's had 16albums. He's an excellent guitarist and never missed a note vocally. It's hard to say who i'd compare him to, he's very much the classic cult rocker long hair and V shaped guitar, you can hear similarties to Father John Misty and Springsteen at times.
The 26 song setlist started with Do You Still Love Me off his new album, then it was mixture of the back catalogue flicking from one album the other. Very fast paced making his through the tracks pretty quickly with a lot of energy, it seemed each song had a guitar change too, it's almost asif he swapped guitars for each album the song related to. I haven't seen that many changes before.
Picking up the pace and moving back between albums, and a load more guitar changes. He certainly looks to be enjoying himself and the audience too. It's not heavy or overly fast paced so much of the crowd is just stood bopping along and singing. Although that didn't stop several people needing to be stretchered out by paramedics.


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Gothic Elements in "The Phantom of the Opera" -- Part Two
Leroux's "The Phantom of the Opera" can certainly be classified as a work of Gothic fiction. The tone and plot alone suggest the genre.
Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera can certainly be classified as a work of Gothic fiction. Most of Gothic aspects mentioned in Part One of this discussion make clear, strong appearances in this work. Moreover, the overall tone and plot of the story lend itself to the sense of horror typically attributed to a Gothic novel.
Erik, who has been disfigured from birth, spends a good and final part of his life stalking the underground catacombs beneath the Paris Opera House, acting in such a way that those associated with the Opera House term him as the "ghost" or "phantom." His deformed appearance effectively shuts him off from standard society, as he has skin that is yellow, thin, and parchment-like, eyes that are red and sunken in, no nose, and just a few stray strands of black hair. After Raoul's first encounter with Erik, he states, "I saw…a horrible death's-head glaring at me with eyes in which the fires of hell burned. I thought it was Satan himself" (Leroux 66).
Yet, in spite of Erik's desire to stay hidden, he develops a dark, psychotic obsession with Christine Daaé, a young soprano who still grieves the loss of her father, when he begins tutoring her in order to reignite her previously lost passion for singing. But while Christine holds some affection for Erik, her "Angel of Music," her affections for her childhood friend Raoul are far stronger. This sparks a jealous rage within Erik, causing him to spiral further down into his madness. Christine later explains to Raoul how furious Erik can appear, saying, "Imagine, if you can, the mask of death suddenly coming to life and, with its four dark holes—for the eyes, nose, and mouth—expressing anger carried to its ultimate degree, the supreme fury of a demon, with no eyes showing in the sockets, because, as I later learned, his glowing eyes can be seen only in darkness" (Leroux 137).
The risks and danger continue to increase until the very end of the novel, when Christine takes pity on him and thereby heals his psychosis, causing him to change his heart and allow her to leave and marry Raoul. The plot itself is overcast by shadows, as it clearly explores a certain darkness inherent to humanity. This is illustrated in both the external and internal states of Erik as well as in the events of the storyline.
The third part of this discussion will move away from the overall plot and towards specific setting details, of both the natural and supernatural sort, that indicate an attachment to the Gothic genre.
Gould, Joan. Spinning Straw into Gold: What Fairy Tales Reveal about the Transformations in a Woman's Life. New York: Random House, 2005.
Hogle, Jerrold E. "The Gothic and the 'Otherings' of Ascendant Culture: the Original Phantom of the Opera." Spectral Readings: Towards a Gothic Geography. Ed. Glennis Byron and David Punter. New York: Macmillan Press, 1999. 177-201.
- - -. "Introduction: Gothic Studies Past, Present, and Future." Gothic Studies 1.1 (1999): 1-9. MLA International Bibliography. EBSCO.
- - -. The Undergrounds of the Phantom of the Opera. New York: Palgrave, 2002.
Leroux, Gaston. The Phantom of the Opera. New York: Bantam, 1990. (Paris: 1910).
Morgan, Jack. "Toward an Organic Theory of the Gothic: Conceptualizing Horror." Journal of Popular Culture 32.3 (1998): 59-80. MLA International Bibliography. EBSCO.
Rintoul, Suzanne. "Gothic Anxieties: Struggling with a Definition." Eighteenth-Century Fiction 17.4 (2005): 701-709. MLA International Bibliography. EBSCO.
Another great entry in the series. Thanks for the reference to the Joan Gould book - I have a student who's working on the representation of gender in fairytales and I can pass this on to her.
Caitlynn Lowe


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Q: How to improve the SQL joining same table multiple times I am maintaining the project which using MYSQL and PHP, and i found that the database structure is like this.
table user

+----+-------+
| id | name  |
+----+-------+
|  1 | Tom   |
|  2 | John  |
|  3 | Peter |
|  4 | Mary  |
+----+-------+

table data

+--------+----------+----------+
| userid |   type   | content  |
+--------+----------+----------+
|      1 | gender   | male     |
|      1 | comment  | Hello    |
|      1 | phone    | 12345678 |
|      1 | username | tom      |
|    ... | ...      | ...      |
+--------+----------+----------+

I need to write the SQL to get the data like this
+-----+------+--------+----------+---------+----------+
| id  | name | gender |  phone   | comment | username |
+-----+------+--------+----------+---------+----------+
|   1 | Tom  | male   | 12345678 | Hello   | tom      |
| ... | ...  | ...    |      ... | ...     | ...      |
+-----+------+--------+----------+---------+----------+

So the SQL will be
SELECT user.id as "id",user.name as "name",d1.content as 'gender', d2....... FROM user
LEFT JOIN data d1 on d1.userid = user.id and d1.type = 'gender'....
LEFT JOIN...
LEFT JOIN...
LEFT JOIN...

It works but i think this is too complicated and hard to maintenance.The performance also not good.Also when i add more types to the table data, i need to add more join to all queries.
If the SQL already grab the data from table data, is it be able to filter it and no need to join it again?
Any idea to make my SQL query simpler and faster?

A: The other way to do this is with conditional aggregation:
SELECT u.id,
       MAX(CASE WHEN d.type = 'gender' THEN content END) AS gender,
       MAX(CASE WHEN d.type = 'comment' THEN content END) AS comment,
       MAX(CASE WHEN d.type = 'phone' THEN content END) AS phone,
       MAX(CASE WHEN d.type = 'username' THEN content END) AS username
FROM user u
LEFT JOIN data d ON d.userid = u.id
WHERE u.id = 1
GROUP BY u.id

Output:
id  gender  comment phone       username
1   male    Hello   12345678    tom

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This series helps you to discover and learn meditation and regression techniques. This CD uses several visualisations to access the mind-body connection for healing; for releasing negative thoughts, feelings, and emotions; and for replacing them with positive energy, peace, wisdom, love, and joy. Dr. Brian L. Weiss uses a technique of recounting different historical time periods and suggesting the visualisation of geographical places to trigger past-life memories. The regressions provide different techniques for retrieval of memories from this lifetime and prior lifetimes, as well as methods to access spiritual states and inner wisdom.


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Substantive Equality Revisited
I•CON (2016), Vol. 14 No. 3, 712–73
doi:10.1093/icon/mow043
Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 70/2014
27 Pages Posted: 16 Oct 2014
See all articles by Sandra Fredman
Sandra Fredman
University of Oxford Faculty of Law; University of California, Berkeley - Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality & Anti-Discrimination Law
The limitations of a formal interpretation of the right to equality are now well recognized. However, the meaning of substantive equality remains deeply contested. This article argues that the right to substantive equality should not be collapsed into a single formula, such as dignity, or equality of opportunity or results. Instead, drawing on familiar conceptions, a four dimensional approach is proposed: to redress disadvantage; address stigma, stereotyping, prejudice, and violence; enhance voice and participation; and accommodate difference and achieve structural change. This reflects the principle that the right to equality should be responsive to those who are disadvantaged, demeaned, excluded, or ignored. The four-dimensional approach is deliberately framed in terms of dimensions, to permit us to focus on their interaction and synergies, rather than asserting a pre-established lexical priority. Drawing attention to all the dimensions and insisting on building complementarities can move us positively towards furthering substantive equality. Conflicts should be addressed by referring to the whole framework, to create a synthesis rather than prioritizing. It is thus not a definition, but an analytic framework to assess and assist in modifying laws, policies and practices to better achieve substantive equality.
Keywords: human rights, substantive equality
Fredman, Sandra, Substantive Equality Revisited (October 15, 2014). I•CON (2016), Vol. 14 No. 3, 712–73; doi:10.1093/icon/mow043; Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 70/2014. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2510287 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2510287
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Wet Brain Syndrome
/ Addiction Treatment / By Recovery in Tune Staff
Wet brain syndrome is characterized by a specific kind of damage to the brain that develops as a result of prolonged, excessive alcohol consumption. Technically known as Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, wet brain is caused by a deficiency of vitamin B1 (thiamine). Vitamin B1 is essential for the body, but unfortunately, it doesn't occur naturally. Instead, it must be ingested to reach the daily recommended amount.
Severe alcoholics often experience a lack of appetite as a result of their condition, or they may make poor food choices while they are chronically impaired. Alcohol itself also hinders the absorption of B1 and depletes reserves stored in the liver. What's more, alcohol also conflicts with an enzyme that activates it.
Vitamin B1 is a coenzyme used by the body to break down food for energy and to promote proper brain, heart, and nerve function. Several enzymes in the brain need vitamin B1 to work efficiently, and some enzymes that require it are vital for the synthesis of brain neurotransmitters, such as acetylcholine (ACh). ACh is employed to transmit messages between neurons in the brain and is, therefore, essential for learning, cognition, and memory.
What Causes Wet Brain Syndrome?
As a person abuses alcohol excessively over an extended period, and thiamine deficiency continues, brain damage can occur. The National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse (NIAAA) reports that a B1 deficiency is a relatively uncommon occurrence in developed countries, and usually only affects individuals with a severe alcohol use disorder or certain diseases, namely HIV.
A wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is characterized by two distinct but commonly co-occurring conditions—Wernicke's encephalopathy and Korsakoff's psychosis. Wernicke's encephalopathy causes neurological symptoms related to biochemical lesions in areas of the central nervous system (CNS). It most often affects specific regions of the brain, such as the thalamus and hypothalamus, which both play a role in memory.
Korsakoff's psychosis is a chronic disorder that tends to develop after Wernicke's encephalopathy. Korsakoff's psychosis occurs as a result of permanent damage to the areas of the brain responsible for memory.
Symptoms of Wet Brain Syndrome
The signs and symptoms that result from wet brain syndrome vary depending on whether the person is currently experiencing Wernicke's encephalopathy or Korsakoff's psychosis.
Wernicke's encephalopathy can cause the following symptoms:
A loss of mental activity that can result in coma and death
Ataxia, or impaired muscle coordination, leading to a slow or unsteady gait
Vision changes, such as double vision, droopy eyelids, and back-and-forth eye movements
When Korsakoff's psychosis occurs, individuals may lose the ability to form new memories, suffer from profound memory loss, and experience both auditory and visual hallucinations.
The primary symptoms of alcoholic Korsakoff syndrome includes the following:
Confabulation (fabricated, distorted, or misinterpreted memories)
Lack of insight
Anterograde or retrograde amnesia
Fixation amnesia (very short-term memory loss)
Minimal content in conversation
The NIAAA estimates that about 85% of those who have an addiction to alcohol and Wernicke's encephalopathy will also develop Korsakoff's psychosis as a result.
How Common Is Wet Brain Syndrome?
According to the NIAAA, up to 80% of those with an alcohol use disorder also have a B1 deficiency. The National Organization for Rare Diseases (NORD) reports that Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome affects 1-2% of the U.S. population. The disorder occurs more among males than females and is equally distributed between ages 30-70.
Currently, it is not known how many people have Wernicke-Korsakoff as a result of alcohol abuse, because many who suffer most severely from the condition are homeless and cannot (or do not) seek medical treatment.
How Is Wet Brain Syndrome Diagnosed?
There is no standard diagnostic test used for all suspected cases of wet brain syndrome. Often, a health provider will identify a vitamin B deficiency based on a patient's behavior, physical appearance, and gait. If a physician is aware of a patient's alcoholism, and he or she exhibits symptoms of wet brain syndrome, further testing can be performed.
The patient will need to have a thorough examination of the neurological system. A doctor will also examine the person's eyes for abnormalities and check his or her reflexes for diminished reactions.
People who experience wet brain syndrome also tend to have decreased muscle mass and weakness because Vitamin B! is also partially responsible for the development of muscle tissue. The disease typically alters a person's gait, so the doctor will also evaluate a person's ability to ambulate.
Often, those with the disorder will have an elevated heart rate (tachycardia). Body temperature and blood pressure may be reduced because the condition affects regions of the brain responsible for regulating these vital functions.
The Prognosis
Statistics put forth by Merck Manuals estimate that the mortality rate of individuals who have Wernicke's encephalopathy is somewhere between 10-20%. Of those who survive, 80% will go on to develop Korsakoff's psychosis. Without treatment, the condition will continue to worsen and can result in coma or death.
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome isn't entirely curable, but with treatment, health professionals are often able to slow or halt its progression. Treatment can help with several different aspects of the disease, but certain severe complications, such as memory loss, may be irreversible after the condition has advanced.
As with most diseases, early detection is critical and has the potential to mitigate and even reverse some of the damage that has been done. Therefore, a person who suspects that he or she (or a loved one) is suffering from Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome should seek treatment immediately.
How Is Wet Brain Syndrome Treated?
For the treatment of wet brain syndrome, a physician will usually prescribe medications to manage symptoms such as rapid eye movement. The patient will also be shown various ways to increase vitamin B1 in their body and may be prescribed a vitamin supplement to boost these levels, either through oral medication or possibly intravenous injections.
Supplementing Vitamin B1 may improve certain symptoms of wet brain syndrome, including the following:
Vision and eye movement
Muscle coordination
Of note, Vitamin B1 supplementation will probably not improve memory or intellectual capabilities. Those with wet brain syndrome are urged to seek treatment for their alcohol addiction—if they haven't already—to halt or delay the disease's progression.
Complications of Wet Brain Syndrome
In addition to the potential for coma and death, Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome results in permanent damage to the brain, which leads to memory impairments and reduced cognitive capabilities. A person may also experience challenges with social and interpersonal interactions, and problems with gait can result in falls and injuries.
Those who have the disease can also develop irreversible alcoholic neuropathy, which affects the CNS. Unfortunately, people who develop Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome are also expected to have a shortened lifespan.
Treatment for Alcoholism
Those who are active alcoholics place themselves at risk for medical complications, such as nutritional deficits and many other dietary or gastrointestinal issues. In some cases, dietary deficiencies can lead to long-term consequences, including wet brain syndrome.
Alcoholism is not curable, but it is undoubtedly treatable. Recovery in Tune offers a comprehensive approach to addiction treatment in outpatient and partial hospitalization settings. Out services include evidence-based therapeutic modalities, such as psychotherapy, group support, counseling, and much more.
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Japanese Communist Party Vice Chair Yamashita Yoshiki on November 22 took the rostrum at the House of Councilors plenary session and criticized PM Abe for sticking to reactivation of nuclear power plants, the introduction of a "zero-overtime payment" system, and the intent to exclude the elderly with dementia from nursing-care services.
Yamashita pointed out that the Abe government's stance to reactivate about 30 offline nuclear reactors across Japan totally runs counter to public opinion. Noting that in all opinion polls, the percentage of respondents saying "No" to the reactivation is two times higher than that of pro-reactivation responses, Yamashita demanded that the government cancel the restart of TEPCO's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa NPP and instead make a political decision for Japan to forego nuclear power generation.
PM Abe in reply said, "It seems to me that a zero-nuclear power policy is less-than-responsible," clearly showing his intent to bring idled reactors back online.
Yamashita criticized the Abe administration for its intent to create a zero-overtime payment system and legalize overtime exceeding the government-set 80 hours overtime/month "karoshi (death from overwork)" line under the guise of "workstyle reform". Yamashita said that those who lost their loved one due to extreme overwork demand reform which would provide workers with decent working conditions.
Although PM Abe expressed his determination to take measures to prevent a recurrence of tragic deaths from overwork, he asserted that he will go forward with the pro-business "workstyle reform".
Yamashita also took up the attempt of large corporations such as Toyota and Honda and major national universities to evade the law which requires employers to offer open-ended contracts to fixed-term contract workers with five years of service. In response to Yamashita who condemned this tactic for causing large-scale unemployment, Abe said that the government will take necessary measures after verifying the situation.
Yamashita pointed out that the government plan to revise the nursing-care insurance program will exclude elderly people with dementia from receiving in-home care services. Referring to the government data which shows that one out of every four seniors over 85 have dementia, Yamashita urged Abe to cancel the plan.
PM Abe said, "The government will discuss measures from the standpoint of encouraging elderly persons, including dementia patients, to take care of themselves," showing his reluctance to cancel the plan.


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"""Interface implementation for cloud client."""
import asyncio
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Any, Dict

import aiohttp
from hass_nabucasa.client import CloudClient as Interface

from homeassistant.core import callback
from homeassistant.components.alexa import smart_home as alexa_sh
from homeassistant.components.google_assistant import (
    helpers as ga_h, smart_home as ga)
from homeassistant.const import CLOUD_NEVER_EXPOSED_ENTITIES
from homeassistant.helpers.typing import HomeAssistantType
from homeassistant.helpers.dispatcher import async_dispatcher_send
from homeassistant.util.aiohttp import MockRequest

from . import utils
from .const import (
    CONF_ENTITY_CONFIG, CONF_FILTER, DOMAIN, DISPATCHER_REMOTE_UPDATE)
from .prefs import CloudPreferences

class CloudClient(Interface):
    """Interface class for Home Assistant Cloud."""

    def __init__(self, hass: HomeAssistantType, prefs: CloudPreferences,
                 websession: aiohttp.ClientSession,
                 alexa_config: Dict[str, Any], google_config: Dict[str, Any]):
        """Initialize client interface to Cloud."""
        self._hass = hass
        self._prefs = prefs
        self._websession = websession
        self._alexa_user_config = alexa_config
        self._google_user_config = google_config

        self._alexa_config = None
        self._google_config = None

    @property
    def base_path(self) -> Path:
        """Return path to base dir."""
        return Path(self._hass.config.config_dir)

    @property
    def prefs(self) -> CloudPreferences:
        """Return Cloud preferences."""
        return self._prefs

    @property
    def loop(self) -> asyncio.BaseEventLoop:
        """Return client loop."""
        return self._hass.loop

    @property
    def websession(self) -> aiohttp.ClientSession:
        """Return client session for aiohttp."""
        return self._websession

    @property
    def aiohttp_runner(self) -> aiohttp.web.AppRunner:
        """Return client webinterface aiohttp application."""
        return self._hass.http.runner

    @property
    def cloudhooks(self) -> Dict[str, Dict[str, str]]:
        """Return list of cloudhooks."""
        return self._prefs.cloudhooks

    @property
    def remote_autostart(self) -> bool:
        """Return true if we want start a remote connection."""
        return self._prefs.remote_enabled

    @property
    def alexa_config(self) -> alexa_sh.Config:
        """Return Alexa config."""
        if not self._alexa_config:
            alexa_conf = self._alexa_user_config

            self._alexa_config = alexa_sh.Config(
                endpoint=None,
                async_get_access_token=None,
                should_expose=alexa_conf[CONF_FILTER],
                entity_config=alexa_conf.get(CONF_ENTITY_CONFIG),
            )

        return self._alexa_config

    @property
    def google_config(self) -> ga_h.Config:
        """Return Google config."""
        if not self._google_config:
            google_conf = self._google_user_config

            def should_expose(entity):
                """If an entity should be exposed."""
                if entity.entity_id in CLOUD_NEVER_EXPOSED_ENTITIES:
                    return False

                return google_conf['filter'](entity.entity_id)

            username = self._hass.data[DOMAIN].claims["cognito:username"]

            self._google_config = ga_h.Config(
                should_expose=should_expose,
                secure_devices_pin=self._prefs.google_secure_devices_pin,
                entity_config=google_conf.get(CONF_ENTITY_CONFIG),
                agent_user_id=username,
            )

        # Set it to the latest.
        self._google_config.secure_devices_pin = \
            self._prefs.google_secure_devices_pin

        return self._google_config

    @property
    def google_user_config(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
        """Return google action user config."""
        return self._google_user_config

    async def cleanups(self) -> None:
        """Cleanup some stuff after logout."""
        self._alexa_config = None
        self._google_config = None

    @callback
    def user_message(self, identifier: str, title: str, message: str) -> None:
        """Create a message for user to UI."""
        self._hass.components.persistent_notification.async_create(
            message, title, identifier
        )

    @callback
    def dispatcher_message(self, identifier: str, data: Any = None) -> None:
        """Match cloud notification to dispatcher."""
        if identifier.startswith("remote_"):
            async_dispatcher_send(self._hass, DISPATCHER_REMOTE_UPDATE, data)

    async def async_alexa_message(
            self, payload: Dict[Any, Any]) -> Dict[Any, Any]:
        """Process cloud alexa message to client."""
        return await alexa_sh.async_handle_message(
            self._hass, self.alexa_config, payload,
            enabled=self._prefs.alexa_enabled
        )

    async def async_google_message(
            self, payload: Dict[Any, Any]) -> Dict[Any, Any]:
        """Process cloud google message to client."""
        if not self._prefs.google_enabled:
            return ga.turned_off_response(payload)

        return await ga.async_handle_message(
            self._hass, self.google_config, self.prefs.cloud_user, payload
        )

    async def async_webhook_message(
            self, payload: Dict[Any, Any]) -> Dict[Any, Any]:
        """Process cloud webhook message to client."""
        cloudhook_id = payload['cloudhook_id']

        found = None
        for cloudhook in self._prefs.cloudhooks.values():
            if cloudhook['cloudhook_id'] == cloudhook_id:
                found = cloudhook
                break

        if found is None:
            return {
                'status': 200
            }

        request = MockRequest(
            content=payload['body'].encode('utf-8'),
            headers=payload['headers'],
            method=payload['method'],
            query_string=payload['query'],
        )

        response = await self._hass.components.webhook.async_handle_webhook(
            found['webhook_id'], request)

        response_dict = utils.aiohttp_serialize_response(response)
        body = response_dict.get('body')

        return {
            'body': body,
            'status': response_dict['status'],
            'headers': {
                'Content-Type': response.content_type
            }
        }

    async def async_cloudhooks_update(
            self, data: Dict[str, Dict[str, str]]) -> None:
        """Update local list of cloudhooks."""
        await self._prefs.async_update(cloudhooks=data)


third son of David Lloyd (Yale) by Gwenhwyfar Lloyd of Llwyn-y-maen (see under Edward Lloyd (1570 - 1648?), was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge, of which he became Fellow (1544-67) on taking his bachelor's degree. Ten years after proceeding to M.A. (1546) he was admitted to minor orders (24 September 1556) by bishop William Glyn, who inducted him to the rectory of Llantrisant (Anglesey) a few weeks later. He never resided there, qualifying instead for a legal career by becoming LL.D. (1557) and advocate of the court of Canterbury (1559) — in time to take a prominent part in legal arrangements for the appointment to Canterbury of Matthew Parker, who made him his chancellor, vicar-general, and judge of the court of audience, and used him as his right-hand man, sending him on many visitations, including two of Bangor (1566 and 1576) — the latter with Nicholas Robinson — and naming him as executor in his will. From 1562 to 1570 he was chancellor of Bangor diocese and from 1564 to 1573 prebendary of Faenol (S. Asaph), rated at 200 marks a year. He was Dean of Arches from 1567 to 1573, and on 12 July 1570 was made joint keeper, with Parker's son, of the prerogative court of Canterbury. When Grindal became archbishop in 1576 he consulted Yale and William Awbrey on the reform of the ecclesiastical courts, and on Grindal's sequestration, Yale administered the whole province till his fatal illness in November 1577, when he was succeeded by Awbrey.
was almost certainly an illegitimate son of John Wyn (Yale), heir of Plâs yn Iâl and elder brother of the above Thomas. He followed his uncle to Queens' College, Cambridge, 1555, and as Fellow there (1565-81). On graduating B.A. he was presented to the rectory of Llandegla (1564-73), and in 1578 succeeded to his uncle's prebend at S. Asaph, taking the degree of LL.D. in the following year. With Edmund Meyrick he administered the see of Bangor in the vacancy between the episcopates of Nicholas Robinson and Hugh Bellot in 1585. He became prebendary of Chester in 1582 and chancellor of the diocese in 1587. In 1598 he made extensive purchases of land from the Erddigs of Erthig (see under Edisbury), selling some but keeping Plas Grono as (till 1721) the family seat. His son, Thomas Yale II, m. a daughter of bishop George Lloyd, of Chester, and after his death and her re-marriage to the governor of New Haven (Con.), she and her children joined him in America (1638).
was the grandson of Thomas Yale II, born in America but returning to Britain as an infant (c. 1651) with his father, David Yale II, who added Llwyn Einion to the ancestral property, but educated his son in London and sent him out to Madras (c. 1670) as a clerk in the service of the East India Co. He became governor there (1687-99), returning with a fortune of £200,000, to live alternately in London (as a governor of the Company) and at Plas Grono, where he was a liberal benefactor of Wrexham church and a creditor of Josua Edisbury; but he is best known for the benefactions (1714-21) of books, pictures, etc., sent by him at the request of Cotton Mather, to the college at New Haven, which later (1745) took from him the name of Yale University. He died, intestate, in London (1721), his remains being taken to Wrexham for burial, and the estate divided between coheiresses, who sold most of it. Plas Grono reverted to the Erthig estate in 1728 and the house was pulled down in 1876.
N.L.W., Edward Owen Manuscripts at the National Library of Wales (Deeds), 43.


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Many companies in Spain have understood this, China and Japan, that give their employees a mid-day nap, while in the United States, Italy, and many other countries, rest in the workplace is seen as a waste of time.
Taking a nap in the afternoon is a good habit. It recharges the mind, the body, and has a positive effect on the economy. Many companies in Spain, China, and Japan have understood this, giving their employees a mid-day nap, while in the United States, Italy, and many other countries, rest at work is seen as a waste of time. But according to the researchers, it is far from a slacker's habit. Here are the reasons, from several points of view:
Mental: a nap of a maximum of 6 minutes improves long-term memory and increases the ability to remember facts and notions. A 20-30-minute nap improves motor skills (including keystrokes) and alertness, while 30-60 increases decision-making skills. NASA has found that a 40-minute nap improves performance by 34% in military pilots and astronauts.
Physical: The body also benefits from an afternoon nap. Studies have shown that those who indulge in restful sleep have lower levels of cytokines (a high concentration can damage organs) and norepinephrine (which can cause hypertension, anxiety, and tachycardia).
Economic: According to Wilson Quarterly magazine, a 2011 study showed that lack of sleep, and the inevitable exhaustion that comes with it, cost $63.2 billion a year in lost productivity, while the world spends $70 billion on sleep-enhancing products. Other studies show that a quick 20-30 minute nap increases work performance by up to 34% through reduced stress, greater attention to detail, and improved cognitive skills. Naps also lead to less impulsive decisions and greater tolerance to frustration.
Siesta lovers are right, therefore, that, contrary to what is thought, it is not at all linked to doing nothing. According to Juan José Ortega, sleep expert and vice president of the Spanish Sleep Society, the word "siesta" comes from the Latin Sexta: "Romans used to stop to eat and rest at the sixth hour of the day. If we keep in mind that they divided the periods of light into 12 hours, the sixth hour corresponds in Spain to the period between 13:00 and 15:00, depending on the season".
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But how has this practice become so widespread in Spanish culture? "In a word, war," notes Quartz. "After the Spanish Civil War in the late 1930s, many people worked two jobs to support their families. The two-hour break was perfectly located to allow workers to go home and take a short break between shifts, eat a meal, take a nap, and spend time with their families. But today, the habit may be dripping: "60% of Spaniards say they never take a siesta, perhaps because high unemployment drives workers to work as hard as their bosses who work long hours".
Not everyone, the researchers warn, can indulge in the luxury of a nap: according to Michael Perlis, Assistant Director of the sleep research laboratory at the University of Rochester, those suffering from insomnia or depression "would do better to avoid in order not to worsen the symptoms."
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Here at World Land Trust (WLT) we are busy organising our summer fundraising campaign.
We shall be launching the campaign towards the end of June and we're certain that it will have widespread appeal, particularly to garden lovers.
The campaign will encourage small donations (£2.50 on average), and the campaign's success will depend on it reaching a large number of donors.
To make sure the campaign attracts widespread public interest we shall be relying on our own social networks and those of our supporters. So when the time comes, please do all you can to spread the word.
Donations raised from the summer campaign will go to WLT's Buy an Acre fund, which underpins our core conservation work. The fund enables WLT to purchase land of conservation value that would otherwise be lost. Buy an Acre funds are saving savanna grasslands in Bolivia, and forest in Colombia, Ecuador and Mexico.
And while you're sitting back, waiting for breaking news of our summer campaign, don't forget that WLT deckchairs are on sale. Every deckchair purchased saves half an acre of tropical forest, and relaxing in a WLT deckchair is a great way to enjoy your garden.
And if you don't want to wait until the summer campaign launches, you can always make a donation to Buy an Acre today!