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Reed and sedge has been harvested from the Broads fens as part of a lively rural economy for centuries.
Bill Burgess, Norfolk reed cutter
But at the turn of the 21st century this once important industry was dying with only around a dozen cutters remaining, more than half of whom were close to or already beyond retirement age.
It took the will of the remaining reedcutters with the help of the Broads Authority to revitalise the industry and since the end of 2002 it has turned a corner and is now stable and recovering with new, younger people cutting double the area.
How reed and sedge are cut
Mixing old and new skills and resources, reed and sedge cutters now largely use pedestrian-driven reciprocating mowers to harvest their crop. Bundles are then tied and removed from site, sometimes by boat, ready for sale to local thatchers.
Although commercial cutting can remove large areas, many sites are cut in small patches, often avoiding very wet or unstable parts so that some tall vegetation is left standing as habitat for associated plants, insects, birds and mammals.
Cutting reed every two years in rotation is favoured for conservation to provide refuges for birds and invertebrates while sedge is cut every four or five years.
The modern-day renaissance began in summer 2002 when we commissioned an investigation into the decline of the industry and the feasibility of its rejuvenation.
While some people felt this decline was inevitable due to the arduous nature of the work and the cheap price of imported reed, the remaining reedcutters maintained that a relatively small amount of money could reverse it and that enough young people could be drawn into learning this skill.
Actions taken to reverse the decline included:
Formation of the Broads Reed & Sedge Cutters Association (Brasca), who now have a collective voice in the region
Two rounds of funding from our sustainable development fund
Two rounds of match funding from the Broads and Rivers Leader Plus Project
Aiming for landowners and cutters to work more closely together, and to resolve areas of potential conflicts
An Environmental Stewardship scheme offering incentives to land managers for commercial reed and sedge cutting.
Measures of success include new younger people becoming reed and sedge cutters and an increase in the area of fen managed commercially from 200 to 400 hectares, which is approximately a quarter of the Broads fenland.
Advantages of commercial cutting
While any form of land management has its challenges, the advantages of commercial cutting are numerous.
A market exists for the product so it is a more cost-effective form of fen management.
Areas are often managed by one or two people resulting in low amounts of people-pressure on the fen and a low level of disturbance.
Small size of machinery means that access to small, isolated sites is often possible.
The same people manage the same areas and so over time develop detailed site knowledge and sensitivity.
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How the Broads Authority cares for Britain's largest wetland
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package com.selectmultipleimages_demo;

import android.app.Application;
import android.content.Context;

import com.nostra13.universalimageloader.cache.disc.naming.Md5FileNameGenerator;
import com.nostra13.universalimageloader.core.ImageLoader;
import com.nostra13.universalimageloader.core.ImageLoaderConfiguration;
import com.nostra13.universalimageloader.core.assist.QueueProcessingType;

/**
 * Created by SONU on 31/10/15.
 */
public class MyApplication extends Application {

    @Override
    public void onCreate() {
        super.onCreate();
        initImageLoader(getApplicationContext());
    }

    //Initiate Image Loader Configuration
    public static void initImageLoader(Context context) {
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Ji Chang Wook (지창욱) - Actor/Musical Actor (Upcoming tvN Drama: "Melting Me Softly" - October 2019 Premiere)
By cherkell, August 30, 2011 in actors & actresses
Mai Stars 29
16 hours ago, payal patel said:
his back flip though
Yeah.....yeah, he had me at the back flip, too! (And just now, landing the flatfish.....I am truly overwhelmed!)
Strangely enough, Ji Chang Wook was not my first rodeo in the South Korean Entertainment World, but I know for sure that he will be my last rodeo. These last few gangbuster visits of his at the Fan Meeting, VLive, and the Fishing Show have put the final nail in the coffin. I don't think it ever gets better than this.
It is so very wonderful to hear and see from people like you who think that Ji Chang Wook is the very best of the best! And I know you said you are a "new born" Ji Chang Wook fan, but I didn't think you were THAT new. OOOPS.....I'm sorry, I misjudged. Do you use a desktop, or laptop, tablet, or phone to access Soompi? Depending which you use, you may have problems with some Soompi features. Even if that is not the problem, what browser you use may affect how you can interact with Soompi.
Have you had the time to go back to Page 1 of Ji Chang Wook started by @cherkell back in 2011, which, due to her efforts, contains just about every important item regarding Chang Wook ever..... I highly recommend going back to the beginning and reading everything. Literally. Everything. Read it.....
Have you read the Soompi rules about quoting pictures, etc.? Sorry to tell ya, but quoting pictures is a no-no. Even though they are MY pics you quoted, they shouldn't be quoted because they add to the bandwidth use which may slow down the entire project. Just slide your mouse over the items you want to discuss, and then a box will appear below that, saying "quote." If you click on that box that quote will appear in your message box. Then you can tell the person you are quoting what a fool/genius they are....see? That's easy enough....Or so I'm told. I have even had problems with this. Text the Soompi Admins for these kinds of problems.
I have seen other sites where the person wanting to quote another person apologizes for cutting the text!!! WHAT? NO. No apologies needed. Soompi is not Encyclopedia Britannica for the ages, (though some of us wish that it were)....
payal patel 3
11 hours ago, Mai Stars said:
JI Chang-Wook is going to be my first and last I am not that much into series or films but I found him in a mix vedio and his smile steals my heart his warmth is so palpable!
I know JCW since a month only actually - by far I haven't actually experienced any problems - Thank You but
oh I did not know that actually - I found this page while browsing JCW's gif's on google images - that's why I had only saved the link of an intermediate page and haven't even seen the official first page of the site but I'll surely have a look - anything about Ji wook is welcome
oops... no I hadn't known any rules - thought it would be same as other forums ... but I'll take care of it next time onwards thanks for letting me know
PS I don't knnow why I can't remove the box below but it would be taken care of next post onwards
Also how do you all address JCW ? I don't know how it is in South Korea but here calling full name is very official - we call people adorably by their first name
Ji is a family name and Chang Wook is the name , right ? but I haven't seen anyone calling him only Chang Wook ! My concern is not to call/say anything which is considered wrong
also do tell if you buy that life size JCW stand so exciting to have something like that !
I wish I had a 3D projecter only to see him so closely
4 hours ago, payal patel said:
Also how do you all address JCW ?
Oh, My Dear!....We All here are from just about every country on the face of the earth. (Exceptions may include North Korea, Antarctica perhaps?) I know a person (on a different thread) who at the time she was posting, lived in Mongolia! We All find many different ways to address him depending on where WE are from, not necessarily what is accepted in South Korea. If you read some of those back pages you'll get lots of different ideas. He often calls or identifies himself by his full name in some of his videos. I use Chang Wook often, or JCW. Maybe some other people might want to chime in here......
also do tell if you buy that life size JCW stand
I wish I had a 3D projecter
That would be a lovely thing to have.
cherkell 29,815
Location: Persimmo-Yummies!!!
Sorry for the delay in welcoming all new readers! Been a little crazy with us balancing Real Life with the onslaught of Wook News now that he's freed from the shackles of the military, so I've only been able to post and run away for the past few weeks.
In SoKor, the respectful way to address Wook is either 지창욱씨 / Ji Chang Wook-ssi (Mr. Ji Chang Wook) or 지배우씨 / Ji-bae-u-ssi (Mr. Actor Ji) or 지배우님 / Ji-bae-woo-nim (more formal Actor Ji). And even though his fans do it, shouting out OPPA!!! is quite frowned upon as being quite impolite.
Internationally, there is no hard-and-fast rule as to what to call Wook. We at The Kitchen decided that we would address him in the diminutive as "Wook," because with him now being in his early 30s, calling him "Wookie" just seems to belittle his stature to a child's level.
Saying that, there is no official "group name" for Wook's followers (such as "Wookies" or "Ji Girls," etc.) as there may be for other actors or actresses' fan clubs (especially since there are so many other actors with "Wook" in their names) because Wook has never wanted his fans to identify behind one group name or another. And to answer the burning question, Wook picked the name "Dayrock" for his Korean fan club, but never explained the meaning behind his choice. I'm sure there's an answer out on the Interwebs somewhere...
no sorries cherkell
thank you for the detailed explanation Although I am still confused - for now I'll stick to JCW
I watched secret love he has such naughty eyes in this show - I love him here
also I was completely unaware that the angel would show up naked It was a shock but a pleasant one
Boy oh boy, but @cherkell got that right when she said that since JCW is FREE AT LAST from the South Korean Army, life has been hectic for him and for fans: " The publicity machine has been cranked up to 100 % in advance of Ji Chang Wook's second appearance on "The Fisherman and The City." But then Wook was always in a mad scramble to live life fast and furious.
I loved loved loved the City Fisherman episode!!! It was the perfect counterpoint or counterbalance to the hot house intimacy of the Fan Meeting.....Wook, sailing away with the gruff and salty working fishermen, was just able to be himself, with the fishing boat crew and the TV Channel A crew looking out for the newbie. It was wonderful to see the friendship between him and Lee Dok Hwa, his co-star in Suspicious Partner. Checking in Wikipedia we see that Lee Dok Hwa was really A BIG DEAL as an actor back in his day! He was South Korean show biz royalty (along with his father) and has kept his career active for quite a while. Check it out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Deok-hwa. It is tempting to speculate that Lee Dok Hwa sees something very important in Wook and is extending every avenue of help and guidance. That's something you don't see much of these days.
From YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIipNjspumk&t=4722s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dv_rMl1R8no
I've got a GIF or two! This GIF captured the gentle rocking of the boat.
Here's another one.....Wook getting ready to sing for his supper?
Speaking of Wook singing, between the Fan Meeting and The City Fishermen, I learned some new music, some really perfect Wook music. Got my playlists all ready for my car usb, and my computer. Thanks to Ji Chang Wook for once again Making My Day(s)! Is it just me or is it his voice, which is unique, that makes his covers WAAAAY better than the originals? Thank goodness for the songwriters, but no one covers like he does.
On 6/3/2019 at 1:01 PM, payal patel said:
he has such naughty eyes in this show
Referring to Secret Love's Coffee With and Angel......Wait.....I don't remember any naughty eyes. I've got a DVD of this and have watched it many times, but I don't remember.......Wook's gaze is always frank and open and was perfect for this witty little love story. I don't think he knows how to be indecent or suggestive. Nor does he need to be. As to the other thing that surprised you, well, surprises seem to be a feature (not a bug) of Ji Chang Wook's acting, his dramas and movies. I hope you continue to be surprised.
no no - with naughty eyes I don't mean indecent - I think used the wrong word - I was referring to his mischievous ways
and also his childish rants like askin for the room to be cleaned etc.
On 6/5/2019 at 5:52 AM, Mai Stars said:
Wook's gaze is always frank and open and was perfect for this witty little love story
ya of course - JCW never needs that ! His smile is enough to slay
I hope you continue to be surprised.
fan meets surprised me a lot - Is it common in south korea? here in india it's very uncommon for an actor to be this out going more
these fan meets are no less than a dream - he has enacted scenes with his fans , then having a date , handshake session all this was way beyond my imagination - would love to land up in one such fan meet if ever I can
I still haven't seen the fisherman show - he is in more than one episode , right?
He looks so different in these new picture - maybe because of his hairstyle love the new photo shoot
I was referring to his mischievous ways
Yes!! Perfect. To slip in a simile....he was a devilish angel.
Fan meets by South Korean superstars like Ji Chang Wook are common, which, I think, is one of the major things that make all fans adore these actors, male and female. Some lucky fans get to be "up close and personal." Fan service is, as you point out, spectacularly missing in most countries, like your, and mine. I'll probably never get to be in fan meeting...….except, like you said, in my imagination.
I posted a link......is it not available to watch where you are?
There is another episode on June 6th, which is today where I am, but has probably already happened where he is. It should be available in some form on YouTube for Channel A, eventually, or on @cherkell's Ji Chang Wook's Kitchen site (eventually also....they need some time to process.) https://jichangwookkitchen.com/
His hairstyle is short and "different" because it is growing out after having been shorn to his scalp when he was conscripted into South Korea's military 22 months ago. He was officially discharged April 27, 2019, from his deployment in the ROK Army, and is just now able to resume his civilian duties and creative career, and is busy bringing his inspired insanity back to fans, for which I, and I am sure millions of other fans, are deliriously happy about. Go back about 2, or 3 pages from here; there should be the YouTube and @cherkellpostings of the televised event of his discharge, attended by fans from all over the world. Cherkell mentioned it in her post above, but the significance of her remarks "now that he's freed from the shackles of the military," may not have registered,
cause there is SO MUCH GOING ON right now!!! YAY!!
So much going on including this.....and the beat goes on:
Still glorying in all the footage from the First Episode with JCW on City Fisherman! Please enjoy.
JCW: Not only did they make me catch my own supper, they made me sing for it, too!
A moment of sheer enjoyment......
I wasn't kidding about him having to actually sing for his supper! Here is a short GIF from one of the few final scenes from City Fishermen "Ep. 1 (with JCW)." The day's fishing is done, and everyone is helping in preparing the evening meal from the catch of the day, including Wook's flounder. All that's missing is the campfire....and roasted sweet potatoes.
And the musical accompaniment, courtesy of YouTube and Lee Juck. It's Lee Juck's voice you hear, though, not Wook's. if you can access the Channel A post on YouTube, look and listen starting at 1:33:02 ( Fishing show - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIipNjspumk&t=4722s).
Here's Lee Juck's Laundry - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYSTCqxAuTM for easy listening. Just imagine it in Ji Chang Wook's voice. With luck someday fans may get a streaming single, or even a whole DVD of Wook singing. Until then, this will have to do. Apologies to Lee Juck, whose music is wonderful, too.
I got busy with a new Actor Ji project but it started to grow bigger and bigger and get more complicated, and nothing was getting done to get some news and pictures on these pages......So, I stopped that project and put together something smaller and quicker from the two fishing shows. I really enjoyed them, but after watching both of them, I think, like Actor Ji, that that may be my last fishing outing....forever. I live in a place where fishing is LIFE for a lot of people but now I can quietly put that aside. I've mangled my last catfish.
From the first show we see Wook portrayed as a sweet, simple, innocent newbie. Wouldn't hurt a fly or a fish, and is someone who needs guidance and mentoring. They take very good care of him. He is fully rigged out in safety gear and all-weather gear, and they put him safely amidships, surrounded by keepers. Absolutely nothing bad should happen to SuperStar!
Of course, he becomes the hero fish slayer of the day. But in the second episode shot later, we get a totally different look and attitude from this Urban Fisherman:
No more Mr. Nice Guy. What we got here is more like Mack the Knife. He now casually balances on the bow rails, and has mastered quite a respectable cast. Of course, Actor Ji learned many things from his dramas and movies......how to be a chef, a speed skater, a purveyor of fine vegetables, a fig picker, baby care as well as knitting, crocheting, and sewing (My Too Perfect Sons), a swordsman......it just goes on and on. Unfortunately, he didn't win the Golden Fish Award, but I don't think he cared at all. More to come. I try to keep myself busy with these tasks in between waiting for the dramas and movies.
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Q: For a multiplication operator $M_f$ on $L^2$ with $f\geq 0$, is $SM_fS^{*}$ positive? I have the following problem. Let $\Omega \subset R^n$ have finite measure, let $H = L^2(\Omega)$ and let $S: H \to H$ be a bounded linear operator. Then it is well known that $P = SS^*$ is a positive operator, i.e., $(Px, x) \geq 0$. for all $x \in H$. Now let $M_f:H \to H$ be the multiplication operator induced by $f: \Omega \to R$ where $f \geq 0$ (or even $f \geq c > 0$). Is it true that $P_1 = SM_fS^*$ is also positive? If so, do you have a proof or reference?
Thanks in advance.

A: Careful, you have the wrong sense of "positive".
An operator of the form $A = S S^*$ on $L^2$ need not have the property that $Ah \ge 0$ for any $h \ge 0$ (this is sometimes called "positivity-preserving").  Even in finite dimensions this may fail: take
$$ S = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 2 \\ 1 & -2 \end{pmatrix}, \quad x = \begin{pmatrix}1 \\ 0 \end{pmatrix}.$$
Then $x \ge 0$, but $S S^* x = \begin{pmatrix}5 \\ -3 \end{pmatrix}$.
Instead, $A = S S^*$ is positive in the sense that $(A h, h) \ge 0$ for any $h$ in the Hilbert space.  We might say that $A$ is "positive semidefinite".  This latter property is obvious in this case because $(S S^* h, h) = (S^* h, S^* h) = ||S^* h||^2 \ge 0$.

A: Edit: this answer addresses positivity in the sense of $\langle Px,x\rangle \geq 0$ for all $x$, not positivity in the sense $Pg \geq 0$ for all $g \geq 0$ (there was some confusion in an earlier version of the question). See Nate's answer for a discussion.

Yes that's true.
Since $f$ has a square root $g$, we have $f= g^2 = gg^\ast$, and thus
$$SM_{f}S^\ast = SM_{gg^\ast}S^\ast = SM_g M_{g}^{\ast}S^\ast = (SM_g)(SM_g)^\ast \geq 0,$$ as desired.

Added: Of course this is true for every positive operator: Every positive operator $P$ can be written as $P = Q^2$ with $Q$ self-adjoint and positive. Hence $SPS^\ast = SQQ^\ast S^\ast = (SQ)(SQ)^\ast \geq 0$.

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A report from the National Infrastructure Advisory Commission (NIAC) suggests that the United States is in a "pre-9/11 moment." The authors were addressing the potential of a catastrophic cyber attack against the US that could result in the cyber equivalent of the 9/11 attack.
1. Recommendation: Identify the best-in-class scanning tools and assessment practices, and then apply them to the most critical networks.
A security team may do a good job of testing its own networks, but connections with other networks (e.g., vendors and partners) that are necessary for conducting business serve to limit overall operational security. Making broadly available the best assessment tools will benefit not only direct users of your product or service but increase overall nationwide security when done in collective effort with other enterprises. A "Center of Excellence" for scanning and assessment tools will create a testing environment to evaluate software that can be used widely, but, in particular, small and midsize businesses and educational institutions that otherwise might lag behind large organizations.
Action: Security teams should track this development because it is intended to support best practices in a shared environment that will make network testing more effective and less costly.
2. Recommendation: Establish limited-time, outcome-based market incentives to encourage organizations to upgrade cyber infrastructure, invest in state-of-the-art technologies, and meet industry standards or best practices.
Budgetary constraints sometimes lead organizations to make suboptimal decisions about the types of processes and technologies they implement to prevent cyber attacks. The NIAC report recommends implementing tax credits to enable and encourage security system upgrades, which will free up significant financial resources that can be directed toward improving cyber resilience.
It also urges relief from government security audits when industry standards are consistently met. How can anyone tell when industry standards are met? The Commission strongly recommends implementing the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework in order to qualify for incentives.
Action: Security teams should begin orienting their cybersecurity program around the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, and they should track and support the development of legislation to provide incentives to organizations that can demonstrate a standardized level of cyber maturity.
3. Recommendation: Establish separate, secure communications networks specifically designated for the most critical cyber networks.
While the primary inspiration for this recommendation is the utility industry's IT and OT networks, the definition of "critical infrastructure" has broadened. It now includes other systems of computing networks without which the country couldn't operate, including financial systems. As the threats escalate and attacks become more organized, leveraging "dark fiber" networks and other alternatives for key critical communications is highly recommended.
Action: In addition to tracking the development of dark fiber networks, security teams supporting critical infrastructure should identify the most critical communication processes and evaluate how those can be hardened, including the use of private networks.
The urgency depicted in the NIAC report and the increasing frequency and impact of large breaches like Equifax is accelerating the government's concern with the state of the nation's cybersecurity. We recommend keeping an eye on the steps that will be taken based on the report's recommendations, as we may be heading toward a cyber Sarbanes-Oxley Act.


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D: (smiles) O.K., 17% the first six months, 14% for the second?
R: Good. Let's iron out (解决) the remaining details. When do you want to take delivery (取货) ?
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R: Dan, this deal promises big returns (赚大钱) for both sides. Let's hope it's the beginning of a long and prosperous relationship.


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Board Approves $49M To Buy Slot Machines. A Maryland board has approved buying 1,062 slot machines for the state's first casino for $49 million. The Board of Public Works voted 2-1 on Wednesday to approve the contract to buy machines from six different vendors. The machines will be used at a casino in Cecil County, operated by Penn National Gaming. The casino, which would be off Interstate 95, is scheduled to open in October, but state lottery officials said it could open as early as late September.
Police: Man Holds Woman Hostage, Kills Self. An Anne Arundel County woman is recovering after police said she was held hostage by her estranged husband.It happened Tuesday in the 2000 block of Saint Stephens Woods Drive.Officials said that when police arrived, they found 47-year-old John James Dean sitting in a chair with a shotgun, holding his wife at bay.Police said Dean took his own life as officers forced their way inside.Dean's wife said that he had doused the home with gasoline and threatened to burn it down.
Police: Girl, 12, Used For Prostitution. A Glen Burnie man is being held on $3 million bond and is charged with human trafficking after a 12-year-old girl was used for prostitution and was held against her will, police said.Derwin Samuel Smith, 42, is charged with human trafficking of a minor and prostitution, among other charges, Anne Arundel County Police said Wednesday morning.Investigators said the girl was found Monday night in a Laurel hotel room. She had been reported missing May 25, according to police.
Baltimore's ESPN Zone To Close. Five ESPN Zone restaurants — including the one at downtown Baltimore's Power Plant — will be closing.The Walt Disney Co. confirmed Wednesday it plans to close its ESPN Zone restaurants in Baltimore, Chicago, New York, Las Vegas and Washington, D.C., saying the economics of the business were "very challenging." About 140 employees at the Baltimore location will be affected. The business will close Tuesday.The company said the ESPN Zone restaurants in Los Angeles and Anaheim will remain open and operated by other companies.
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STEWART, WILLIAMS TAKE IT TO THE COUNT
Locally connected guys Brian Williams and Jon Stewart — pictured during one of the NBC news anchor's frequent appearances on THE DAILY SHOW — team up on December 16 for a Hurricane Sandy Relief fundraiser at the Count Basie, with tickets going on sale at noon today.
By TOM CHESEK
Ask anyone who's ever wound up in line with him at Welsh Farms or Super Foodtown. Scroll through those tweets and Facebook posts from your sister-in-law who was seated at the very next table from him at Blue Water Seafood. Remind yourself that of all the refuges in this great land, the most recognized political satirist of our time chose to make his double-wide domicile on the Red Bank side of the Navesink (a scoop first reported right here on redbankgreen). No two ways about it — Jon Stewart is a Local Guy.
Then consider the case of the internationally renowned newsman, whose first job in media was delivery boy for the old Courier weekly in Middletown. A major figure on the national scene, whose interviews are frequently peppered with references to Brookdale Community College, or the former Perkins Pancake House on Route 35. From his days at Mater Dei High School to his time as a volunteer firefighter, Brian Williams remains at heart a Local Guy.
Although the host of The Daily Show and the anchor of NBC Nightly News have sometimes blurred the discussion of "which one's the journalist, and which one's the jokester," the two titans of television have forged a fast friendship over the years — guesting on each other's shows (with Williams tallying more than 20 shots on Stewart's cablecast), and joining forces for the occasional tandem appearance. That is, when they're not variously hosting the Oscars, reporting from war zones, interviewing heads of state, or drawing over 200,000 people to a rally at the National Mall.
On Sunday, December 16, the two locals team up once again for a one-time, one-of-a-kind live appearance — this time on the stage of the Count Basie Theatre, where they're scheduled to sit down with moderator (and New York Times media reporter) Bill Carter in a free-form event from which all proceeds go to benefit Monmouth and Ocean Counties for Hurricane Sandy Relief, and for which tickets go on sale at noon today, December 5.
The Basie marquee, as seen on Tuesday. (Click to enlarge)
An eleventh-hour addition to the Basie's traditional December slate of Christmas concerts, Sinatra salutes, talent showcases, Nutcrackers, Scrooges and Southsides, An Evening with Brian Williams and Jon Stewart expands upon the pair's joint participation in last week's 'Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together' Relief Benefit in NYC — an event that further featured fellow townie Bruce Springsteen, the man credited with inspiring Stewart's Red Bank residency. While there's no indication that the veteran broadcasters have been rehearsing a breezy song and dance act for the occasion, the December 16 offering promises to be a vivid session of personal reminiscences and personality-packed stories from two of the most prominent people in the modern mediascape — with Carter (the author of the must-read talk show tomes The Late Shift and The War for Late Night) a savvy choice to interview the interviewers. Take it here for a link to purchase tickets for the 7 pm presentation, priced at $75, $99, $150 and $250 (limit of six tickets per transaction).
The Stewart-Williams duet is just one of the highlights in a month full of special fundraiser events at the Count's place, a few more of which follow here.
Holiday Express. This year represents the 20th season of activity for Tim McLoone and the big-hearted big band that is Holiday Express — an anniversary rendered all the more poignant by the fact that the aftermath of Sandy finds a lot more New Jersey neighbors in need than ever before. Despite having taken their own share of hits from the season-souring superstorm, McLoone (whose longtime flagship Rum Runner restaurant in Sea Bright was nearly sunk by Sandy) and his crew of musicians and support staff are continuing their traditional November-December tour of children's hospitals, senior care facilities, group homes for the disabled — places that most people would rather not think about at all, not even during the holidays.
When the Express rolls back into station stop Red Bank for its annual fundraiser show at the Basie, they'll be bringing that set list that ranges from the sacred and serene ("O Little Town of Bethlehem," "Silent Night") to the secular and silly ("Run Rudolph Run," "Disco Santa") — for one very public performance that serves as "a significant source of support for the all-volunteer, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization." Take it here for tickets to this perennial sellout show, and bring a nonperishable food donation for St. John's Soup Kitchen in Newark. Thursday, December 13 at 7:30pm • $25 – $125
Nancy Scharff's Christmas: When Love Was Born. Back on stage for her sixth annual musical celebration of Christmas, Middletown's own Christian music artist Nancy Scharff — a globe-trotting singer-songwriter, choirmaster, music educator, producer, conductor, facilitator and something akin to a shepherdess tending her flock — assembles a massive Ecumenical Choir, Children's Choir, Gospel Choir, full orchestra and six-piece pop combo for a program of traditional and contemporary Christmas favorites. The longtime music director at King of Kings Lutheran Church in New Monmouth will be spotlighting some of her own originals as well, and as has been the case for the past several years, proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the greater Red Bank area chapter of Love INC. (Love In the Name of Christ), a nationwide organization that helps the homeless and impoverished achieve stability and self-reliance. The show will also benefit local food banks, with attendees encouraged to bring in non-perishable food items. Reserve tickets right here. Friday, December 14 at 7:30pm • $15 – $25
Sea Bright Rising presents Santa for Sea Bright. In addition to fronting one of the Shore's best-known partystarter bar bands, Brian Kirk has long been identified as the mastermind behind the annual "Dunesday" benefit concerts at Donovan's Reef in Sea Bright. With the landmark beach bar now little more than a summer memory in Sandy's wake, the man whose charitable efforts have included raising funds for victims of Hurricane Katrina has turned his energies closer to home — to the devastated community that "has been my home in more ways than one…it's where I met my wife, where I spent my youth and is the home base for my cover band, Brian Kirk & the Jirks."
Kirk will be joined on the Count Basie boards by Jill Hennessy and other "special guests and surprises," in a show that promises all the "awesome music and offensive jokes" of a classic Sunday night at Donovan's. All proceeds go toward "rebuilding businesses, houses and helping residents get their homes and lives back." Check here for tickets — and check back to redbankgreen for more on this event. Thursday, December 20 at 8pm • $35 advance, $40 d.o.s.
The Hope Concert VI featuring Bob Bandiera and friends. In an interview with Bob Bandiera that appeared here on redbankgreen last August, the veteran musical go-to guy told us, "at this point in my life I know that music opens the door to the left and the right, it gets things accomplished. While I'm still walking, breathing, playing instruments, if I can help by doing what I love best, I will do the best that I can."
The Jukes guitarist, touring member of Bon Jovi and captain of the Jersey Shore Rock 'N Soul Revue has done even better than that — bringing Boss Springsteen, JBJ, Southside Johnny, Nicole Atkins and "almost every significant artist on the Jersey Shore" to the Basie boards for past editions of his Yuletide rock show (events documented in cellphone-footage snippets like this). This sixth edition of the surefire sellout extravaganza will be dedicated to Red Bank's all-volunteer, free facility Parker Family Health Center, as well as the New Brunswick-based Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the sole National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in the Garden State. The sought-after tickets (including a top-tier $500 VIP option that includes a special reception with the stars at Buona Sera) go on sale this Friday, December 7 at noon; check here for a link to purchase. Sunday, December 23 at 8pm • $50, $100, $500 (tickets on sale Friday 12/7 at noon)
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Jan 3, 2018 Expert Voices
North Korea's stealth enemies: disease and malnutrition
Peter Hotez
A malnourished boy eats vitamin- and mineral-enriched food at a North Korean hospital. Photo: Gerald Bourken / AFP / Getty Images
Citizens of North Korea are living with levels of disease and malnutrition seldom seen in modern Asia, according to newly reported 2016 data from the Global Burden of Disease Study, an international program of public health researchers.
Among the country's 26 million people:
One in three have at least one nutritional disorder, most commonly deficiencies in iron, vitamin A, and protein.
One in four live with latent tuberculosis.
More than three million harbor intestinal worms, like those found in a recent military defector, which siphon off essential nutrients and are particularly dangerous in children, stunting growth and cognitive development.
Around three million are infected with the hepatitis B virus.
More than a million develop pneumonia every year.
Why it matters: North Korea's population is being decimated by infection and malnutrition. Without intervention, its public health crisis will only exacerbate the economic strains of international sanctions and lead to more widespread suffering.
What's next: Drugs and vaccines are available for most of the diseases afflicting the country. International health agencies such as the WHO and Gavi are working to promote access to essential medicines, but Kim Jong-un's threats of nuclear war continue to complicate intervention efforts.
Peter Hotez is a professor and dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, where he holds the Texas Children's Hospital Endowed Chair of Tropical Pediatrics.
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For the last two decades, incomes in poorer countries were catching up to rich countries. The pandemic economy of the 2020s may reverse the trend, the World Bank warns in a new report.
Why it matters: Falling inequality between countries has been one of the most positive trends of the 21st century. If it reverses, it implies more human suffering and geopolitical instability.


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They're young. They're smart. And their research is already solving global problems.
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Manci Li was a veterinary student in her native China when she first read an American clinical study about prions – mysteriously misfolded proteins associated with diseases of the brain.
Mourning the death of a family friend from Alzheimer's disease – one of many devastating protein-misfolding diseases – Li became curious and determined to know more. She came to Colorado State University for that reason; it's a center of prion expertise. Now Li is an award-winning undergraduate researcher in the world-renowned laboratory of University Distinguished Professor Edward Hoover, and she's making serious headway in the study of prion pathology.
Li's research contributions are significant in Northern Colorado, which is ground zero for chronic wasting disease, a fatal prion disease that has ravaged mule deer in the West and now infects deer species as far away as Finland and South Korea. At the same time, her lab work helps provide insights into related neurodegenerative diseases that strike people, including Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a variant of chronic wasting disease, and other human illnesses marked by protein misfolding. These include amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's disease.
"My life goal is to help understand neurodegenerative diseases," Li said.
She's just entering her senior year in biomedical sciences, yet already has earned a Best in Show award during Celebrate Undergraduate Research and Creativity, known as CURC, the University's largest competition and showcase for rising scholars. Her project described a new technique for diagnosing early-stage chronic wasting disease in deer, even before symptoms emerge.
"We know so little about prion biology that it's a whole new realm for researchers to discover," Li said. "The link between neurodegenerative disease and prions is too strong not to dig into. I see the stuff I'm doing here as the beginning of my scientific journey."
Research is at the heart of Colorado State's educational mission, and students like Li may be its soul. She is among 5,300 undergraduate researchers on campus, according to the Office for Undergraduate Research and Artistry. That number – about one-fifth of the undergraduate population on campus last fall – has exploded from a decade ago, when an estimated 1,400 undergraduates conducted some form of research. The trend is driven by both students and educators who understand the value of experiential learning at a top-tier research university. Whether these young scholars are contributing to scientific discoveries about infectious disease at a cellular level, scouring dirt at an archaeological dig, or pouring creativity and courage into their artwork, they are the face of CSU's commitment to tackling the challenges of today and producing the leaders of tomorrow.
Undergraduate researchers bring curiosity, motivation, and determination to labs, field sites, and studios. While they are earning bachelor's degrees, these student scientists are contributing time and talent to asking the questions and finding the answers that could change the world. In some cases, students go on to become professional researchers; others apply hands-on research experiences to different pursuits.
In the process, they're learning – about their interests, their responsibilities, and their capacities to contribute. These lessons remarkably enrich classroom teaching, said Mark Brown, director of the Office for Undergraduate Research and Artistry. That's one reason he and other undergraduate leaders would like to see every student on campus conduct faculty-mentored research.
"There's a large body of evidence indicating that students involved in faculty-mentored research tend to have higher academic performance and higher rates of retention," Brown said. "If they are students of color, they have higher persistence in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math," an important step toward elevated problem-solving with a variety of perspectives and ideas. In survey after survey, he said, employers cite undergraduate research experiences as top predictors of job performance.
Teamwork might be a "soft skill," yet it's a firm requirement for graduates – and another competency often developed through research projects.
Jeffrey Larchar, left, a mechanical engineering student, and Sterling Krone, an undergraduate in electrical engineering, tackled air quality with their research project, "Climate-controlled test chamber for calibration of air particulate sensors." Photo by John Eisele / Colorado State University
"The most exciting part of our project was the collaborative nature of it," said Sterling Krone, an electrical engineering student whose team built a new technology to improve the reliability and durability of existing air-pollution monitors. Their project also earned a Best in Show award at CURC.
Research experiences benefit students – no question. But what's in it for the University? A lot, said Professor Erica Suchman, a University Distinguished Teaching Scholar in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology.
"Undergraduates are co-authors on many faculty research papers, and they provide value to laboratories by carrying out experiments and helping to generate and analyze data," Suchman, who leads undergraduate education in her department, said. "The fact that so many students participate in the Celebrate Undergraduate Research and Creativity symposium demonstrates that many faculty provide opportunities for students to participate in research, and their contributions are significant."
Founded two decades ago, CURC had fewer than 100 participants as recently as 2009. Last spring, more than 600 up-and-coming scholars filled the Lory Student Center ballrooms to present their original projects. This level of committed participation is just one barometer of growth in undergraduate research on campus.
Brown's office defines research as the design and testing of a new idea, typically under the mentorship of a faculty or staff member. This broad view encompasses work in natural sciences, social sciences, and liberal arts. For a rising biomedical scientist, like Li, it usually means laboratory-based research; for an art student, it might mean developing a new technique for applying acrylic to canvas.
Students get involved through several avenues. Some are recruited, through CSU's Honors Undergraduate Research Scholars program, for instance. Others pursue opportunities through their advisers, favorite professors, or the Office for Undergraduate Research and Artistry. Still others land part-time research jobs through the University's Student Employment Services program.
Lena Cuevas, who is majoring in biochemistry, is driven to understand cellular mechanics and worked on a research project called "Uncovering new endocytic protein machinery." Photo by John Eisele / Colorado State University
Lena Cuevas, a fourth-year biochemistry student, exemplifies a tried-and-true campus experience: She took a class, loved the subject, asked her professor about the possibility of working in his lab, and pursued her curiosity into a newfound passion. The class was cell biology. The instructor: Santiago Di Pietro, an associate professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; he's now research adviser for Cuevas.
And she gets fired up by the mere mention of "clathrin-mediated endocytosis." Endocytosis is the basic nutrient- and hormone-uptake mechanism that spells life or death for our cells. The process goes awry all too often, leading to cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. Scientists suspect certain cellular proteins are to blame, but they are not sure which ones. Cuevas wants to know, so she's toiling in a biochemistry lab to help find out.
"When I think about our lack of knowledge, I get really angry – in a good way. It's very motivating," Cuevas said. "Research is the frontier of knowledge, and we're on the border of it."
Many students have that keen desire to learn, and individual academic departments are also acting to fulfill it. For instance, Suchman's department created an Undergraduate Research Fellows Program that pairs standout microbiology students with faculty mentors.
Tyler Thomas-Fenderson, a microbiology major, won a Rising Star in STEM award last spring for a research project titled "Characterization and utilization of a novel bacteriophage, T790." Photo by John Eisele / Colorado State University
Tyler Thomas-Fenderson is among them. He is majoring in microbiology and is a third-year research fellow paired with Associate Professor Claudia Gentry-Weeks to investigate bacteriophages – "viruses for bacteria," Thomas-Fenderson explained. The research project he completed last spring showed how bacteriophages can kill antibiotic- resistant strains of Staphylococcus bacteria, potentially offering a new tool in the growing medical fight against antibiotic-resistant infections. Thomas-Fenderson won a Rising Star in STEM award at the 2018 Multicultural Undergraduate Research, Art, and Leadership Symposium, known as MURALS, another springtime showcase that motivates students to complete projects and present findings.
"Research is just really fun, and bacteria are my passion," Thomas- Fenderson said. "I feel like you have to really be passionate about something in order to focus on it so much."
Kenyatta Richardson is studying health and exercise science and plans to pursue dental school. Prompted by her career interests, she completed a research project in Spring 2018 titled ""Pearly whites or carved frights? Comparisons of dental aesthetics." Photo by Xavier Hadley / Colorado State University
Kenyatta Richardson has a passion for dentistry, and that motivated her as a self-starter in research. A second-year student in health and exercise science, Richardson wants to attend dental school and would like to practice culturally informed dentistry in underserved communities. She sought help from the Office for Undergraduate Research and Artistry to devise a research project, then competed in
CURC and MURALS.
Richardson's project, reflecting her career plans, stemmed from her curiosity about the aesthetics of "pearly whites" in Western culture. She immersed herself in scholarly works describing practices of black-dyed teeth in Japan and the desirability of the diastema, or front tooth gap, in Nigeria. Perhaps most surprising, she found that in 2015, the U.S. was No. 10 in the world for dental health, according to the FDI World Dental Federation. That ranking sparked Richardson's interest in access to dental care in the United States – her next planned research project.
Travis Varra, a chemistry student, overcame a serious illness and was inspired to rethink his future. He worked on an award-winning research project called "Smartphone LEGO microscope" that uses readily available materials for advanced visualization. Photo by John Eisele / Colorado State University
Some students are not as sure about their career plans, but they know a solid research experience will help. In this category is Fort Collins native Travis Varra. Six years ago, he was living in Seattle, working as a digital audio engineer, and had no thoughts of returning to school. A brush with death from an autoimmune illness reset his life path. Varra moved back to Colorado. While bedridden in recovery, he vowed to do "something with impact."
At age 34, he is a third-year chemistry major and is the brains behind a research project in fluorescence microscopy, a field of specialized lighting and magnification for visualizing substances. Varra and fellow student Amy Simpson completed a prototype for a total internal reflection fluorescence microscope. It is powerful, capable of imaging particles as small as 200 nanometers in diameter, or a fraction of the width of a human hair; inexpensive, at about $200, or 100 times less than an analogous commercial-grade microscope; and involves an iPhone with LEGO housing – ubiquitous parts. Varra wanted to create a scientifically advanced yet school-friendly prototype. He's proud of his team's work on the microscope's resolution and usability, and presented those advances at CURC in April. He earned High Honors for the project.
"That's the beauty of chemistry – you hit a wall, you climb over it, you keep going," said Varra, voicing a life lesson that echoes his experience with illness. "I used to take a lot of stuff for granted. But the more I learn, the better off I know I'll be."
Another chemistry major, Sarah Sanders, has entered research in the same field, but by a different path. She is among CSU's first 10 undergraduates to be selected as Michael Smith Scholars in Chemistry. Students earning the prestigious award receive four years of full tuition, thanks to alumnus Michael Smith, a successful energy entrepreneur. The program's encouragement and generous support demonstrate the impact of such high-level scholarship programs and have steered Sanders to study the amino acid glycine in the cellular lipid membrane. The research is designed to help illuminate how the body processes medication.
Jack Mentzer is majoring in soil and crop sciences, with plans to pursue a career in medicine. The science of genetics links the two disciplines – and that also was the focus of his research project, "A targeted genome editing approach to improving wheat quality." Photo by John Eisele / Colorado State University
Some student researchers pursue projects indirectly related to their career goals. Take Jack Mentzer. He's an Honors Undergraduate Research Scholar and wants to be a physician. Yet he's also a former master gardener with a knack for horticulture and a penchant for genetics. These interests led Mentzer to major in soil and crop sciences and to work on a research project that uses cutting-edge genetic techniques to create new strains of healthier wheat. The protocols he uses in the lab, including the genome editing technology CRISPR/Cas9, are too new to be found in textbooks. That's exciting for this self-described autodidact who plans to apply his deep knowledge of plant genomics to a career in medicine.
"I think the key for undergraduates is to find the lab you want to work in," Mentzer said. "Your lab could be doing something not quite aligned with what you want to do, but you get to work for people who push you and motivate you."
Anthropology major Marie Taylor could say that about her research adviser, Jason LaBelle, associate professor of archaeology. She took his Public Archaeology course, then enrolled in LaBelle's annual summer Archaeology Field School, which celebrated its 50th anniversary last summer and is a popular crash course in archaeological field methods.
With that seven-week immersion, Taylor found her scientific focus and last spring presented at CURC her analysis of pottery sherds from a prehistoric site excavated on the outskirts of Fort Collins. Her project sparked new ideas about nomadic and settled lifestyles among prehistoric people in the region. Taylor's story of newfound passion illustrates the reasons Brown and other campus leaders hope to continue expanding opportunities for undergraduate research. He envisions that someday, every single student will obtain such an experience.
"We're a long way away," Brown said, "but that's our long-term goal."
Anthropology student Marie Taylor discovered new ideas about ancient peoples while working on her research project, "What do sherd counts have to do with sedentism? Ceramics at Fossil Creek Site." Photo by Mary Neiberg
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Join us, help save New Zealand's Heritage Food Plants, and receive members benefits!
Over the past 30 years Koanga Institute has been instrumental in collecting and saving over 700 heritage vegetable seed lines and over 300 Northern heritage fruit tree lines and we could not have done it without our members!
Heirloom collections
Our nationally important collections are built on the foundation of hundreds of generations of growers who have nurtured biodiversity and cultural heritage. We not only collected the plant material and the seeds, but also the stories and whakapapa of our food plants and the old people who carried them to today. Growing out these food plants makes them available to both our members and the general public. The beautiful diversity that we see in our heritage collection – in the flavours, shapes and colours, is a glimpse of the past varieties of all the vegetables.
Keeping the whole collection of these incredibly important New Zealand heirlooms alive and available for the people of New Zealand is a complicated and expensive process and we receive no government funding. We are one of the only organisations in New Zealand who grow out our seeds locally (mostly in the sunny Hawke's Bay), so they are adapted to NZ soils and climates. These seeds are then selected for the qualities home gardeners are looking for, like a long cropping season, great taste, nutrient density and many other qualities that commercial seeds are not selected for. In order to be able to maintain a garden crew capable of continuing to save this collection of organic, heritage seeds and trees so you can enjoy them now and in the future we need to significantly increase our membership base.
Assisted Memberships
As a charitable trust our mission is to maintain our collection for the benefit of all New Zealanders. We believe that there is strength in diversity and recognise that for Koanga Institute to be strong we need people from all walks of life to feel a connection with our kaupapa and with the collections that we hold. In line with this spirit of inclusiveness and as part of our drive to increase membership we have introduced an assisted membership so that people who are financially secure can buy an extra membership that will be gifted to someone who cannot afford a membership at this time.
If you agree with us that saving New Zealand's heritage food plants is an essential part of building a better, regenerative future and if you value the wealth of experience and knowledge that Koanga holds and makes available through it's website, publications and courses then the best way that you can support us is by becoming a member, by encouraging other people to join, and, if you can afford it, by supporting someone less financially secure to join.


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// Copyright (c) 2007-2017 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE

using OpenTK;
using osu.Framework.Caching;
using osu.Framework.Graphics;
using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
using osu.Framework.Graphics.Transformations;
using osu.Game.Database;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using osu.Framework.Extensions.IEnumerableExtensions;
using osu.Framework.Lists;
using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Drawables;
using osu.Framework.Timing;
using osu.Framework.Input;
using OpenTK.Input;
using System.Collections;
using osu.Framework.MathUtils;

namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
{
    public class CarouselContainer : ScrollContainer, IEnumerable<BeatmapGroup>
    {
        private Container<Panel> scrollableContent;
        private List<BeatmapGroup> groups = new List<BeatmapGroup>();

        public BeatmapGroup SelectedGroup { get; private set; }
        public BeatmapPanel SelectedPanel { get; private set; }

        private List<float> yPositions = new List<float>();
        private CarouselLifetimeList<Panel> lifetime;

        public CarouselContainer()
        {
            DistanceDecayJump = 0.01;

            Add(scrollableContent = new Container<Panel>(lifetime = new CarouselLifetimeList<Panel>(DepthComparer))
            {
                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
            });
        }

        internal class CarouselLifetimeList<T> : LifetimeList<Panel>
        {
            public CarouselLifetimeList(IComparer<Panel> comparer)
                : base(comparer)
            {
            }

            public int StartIndex;
            public int EndIndex;

            public override bool Update(FrameTimeInfo time)
            {
                bool anyAliveChanged = false;

                //check existing items to make sure they haven't died.
                foreach (var item in AliveItems.ToArray())
                {
                    item.UpdateTime(time);
                    if (!item.IsAlive)
                    {
                        //todo: make this more efficient
                        int i = IndexOf(item);
                        anyAliveChanged |= CheckItem(item, ref i);
                    }
                }

                //handle custom range
                for (int i = StartIndex; i < EndIndex; i++)
                {
                    var item = this[i];
                    item.UpdateTime(time);
                    anyAliveChanged |= CheckItem(item, ref i);
                }

                return anyAliveChanged;
            }
        }

        public void AddGroup(BeatmapGroup group)
        {
            group.State = BeatmapGroupState.Collapsed;
            groups.Add(group);

            group.Header.Depth = -scrollableContent.Children.Count();
            scrollableContent.Add(group.Header);

            foreach (BeatmapPanel panel in group.BeatmapPanels)
            {
                panel.Depth = -scrollableContent.Children.Count();
                scrollableContent.Add(panel);
            }

            computeYPositions();
        }

        private void movePanel(Panel panel, bool advance, bool animated, ref float currentY)
        {
            yPositions.Add(currentY);
            panel.MoveToY(currentY, animated && (panel.IsOnScreen || panel.State != PanelSelectedState.Hidden) ? 750 : 0, EasingTypes.OutExpo);

            if (advance)
                currentY += panel.DrawHeight + 5;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Computes the target Y positions for every panel in the carousel.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>The Y position of the currently selected panel.</returns>
        private float computeYPositions(bool animated = true)
        {
            yPositions.Clear();

            float currentY = DrawHeight / 2;
            float selectedY = currentY;

            foreach (BeatmapGroup group in groups)
            {
                movePanel(group.Header, group.State != BeatmapGroupState.Hidden, animated, ref currentY);

                if (group.State == BeatmapGroupState.Expanded)
                {
                    group.Header.MoveToX(-100, 500, EasingTypes.OutExpo);
                    var headerY = group.Header.Position.Y;

                    foreach (BeatmapPanel panel in group.BeatmapPanels)
                    {
                        if (panel == SelectedPanel)
                            selectedY = currentY + panel.DrawHeight / 2 - DrawHeight / 2;

                        panel.MoveToX(-50, 500, EasingTypes.OutExpo);

                        //on first display we want to begin hidden under our group's header.
                        if (panel.Alpha == 0)
                            panel.MoveToY(headerY);

                        movePanel(panel, true, animated, ref currentY);
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    group.Header.MoveToX(0, 500, EasingTypes.OutExpo);

                    foreach (BeatmapPanel panel in group.BeatmapPanels)
                    {
                        panel.MoveToX(0, 500, EasingTypes.OutExpo);
                        movePanel(panel, false, animated, ref currentY);
                    }
                }
            }

            currentY += DrawHeight / 2;
            scrollableContent.Height = currentY;

            return selectedY;
        }

        public void SelectBeatmap(BeatmapInfo beatmap, bool animated = true)
        {
            foreach (BeatmapGroup group in groups)
            {
                var panel = group.BeatmapPanels.FirstOrDefault(p => p.Beatmap.Equals(beatmap));
                if (panel != null)
                {
                    SelectGroup(group, panel, animated);
                    return;
                }
            }
        }

        public void SelectGroup(BeatmapGroup group, BeatmapPanel panel, bool animated = true)
        {
            if (SelectedGroup != null && SelectedGroup != group && SelectedGroup.State != BeatmapGroupState.Hidden)
                SelectedGroup.State = BeatmapGroupState.Collapsed;

            SelectedGroup = group;
            panel.State = PanelSelectedState.Selected;
            SelectedPanel = panel;

            float selectedY = computeYPositions(animated);
            ScrollTo(selectedY, animated);
        }

        private static float offsetX(float dist, float halfHeight)
        {
            // The radius of the circle the carousel moves on.
            const float circle_radius = 3;
            double discriminant = Math.Max(0, circle_radius * circle_radius - dist * dist);
            float x = (circle_radius - (float)Math.Sqrt(discriminant)) * halfHeight;

            return 125 + x;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Update a panel's x position and multiplicative alpha based on its y position and
        /// the current scroll position.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="p">The panel to be updated.</param>
        /// <param name="halfHeight">Half the draw height of the carousel container.</param>
        private void updatePanel(Panel p, float halfHeight)
        {
            var height = p.IsPresent ? p.DrawHeight : 0;

            float panelDrawY = p.Position.Y - Current + height / 2;
            float dist = Math.Abs(1f - panelDrawY / halfHeight);

            // Setting the origin position serves as an additive position on top of potential
            // local transformation we may want to apply (e.g. when a panel gets selected, we
            // may want to smoothly transform it leftwards.)
            p.OriginPosition = new Vector2(-offsetX(dist, halfHeight), 0);

            // We are applying a multiplicative alpha (which is internally done by nesting an
            // additional container and setting that container's alpha) such that we can
            // layer transformations on top, with a similar reasoning to the previous comment.
            p.SetMultiplicativeAlpha(MathHelper.Clamp(1.75f - 1.5f * dist, 0, 1));
        }

        protected override void Update()
        {
            base.Update();

            // Determine which items stopped being on screen for future removal from the lifetimelist.
            float drawHeight = DrawHeight;
            float halfHeight = drawHeight / 2;

            foreach (Panel p in lifetime.AliveItems)
            {
                float panelPosY = p.Position.Y;
                p.IsOnScreen = panelPosY >= Current - p.DrawHeight && panelPosY <= Current + drawHeight;
                updatePanel(p, halfHeight);
            }

            // Determine range of indices for items that are now definitely on screen to be added
            // to the lifetimelist in the future.
            int firstIndex = yPositions.BinarySearch(Current - Panel.MAX_HEIGHT);
            if (firstIndex < 0) firstIndex = ~firstIndex;
            int lastIndex = yPositions.BinarySearch(Current + drawHeight);
            if (lastIndex < 0) lastIndex = ~lastIndex;

            lifetime.StartIndex = firstIndex;
            lifetime.EndIndex = lastIndex;

            for (int i = firstIndex; i < lastIndex; ++i)
            {
                Panel p = lifetime[i];
                if (p.State != PanelSelectedState.Hidden)
                    p.IsOnScreen = true; //we don't want to update the on-screen state of hidden pannels as they have incorrect (stacked) y values.
                updatePanel(p, halfHeight);
            }
        }

        protected override bool OnKeyDown(InputState state, KeyDownEventArgs args)
        {
            int direction = 0;
            bool skipDifficulties = false;

            switch (args.Key)
            {
                case Key.Up:
                    direction = -1;
                    break;
                case Key.Down:
                    direction = 1;
                    break;
                case Key.Left:
                    direction = -1;
                    skipDifficulties = true;
                    break;
                case Key.Right:
                    direction = 1;
                    skipDifficulties = true;
                    break;
            }

            if (direction == 0)
                return base.OnKeyDown(state, args);

            if (!skipDifficulties)
            {
                int i = SelectedGroup.BeatmapPanels.IndexOf(SelectedPanel) + direction;

                if (i >= 0 && i < SelectedGroup.BeatmapPanels.Count)
                {
                    //changing difficulty panel, not set.
                    SelectGroup(SelectedGroup, SelectedGroup.BeatmapPanels[i]);
                    return true;
                }
            }

            int startIndex = groups.IndexOf(SelectedGroup);
            int index = startIndex;

            do
            {
                index = (index + direction + groups.Count) % groups.Count;
                if (groups[index].State != BeatmapGroupState.Hidden)
                {
                    SelectBeatmap(groups[index].BeatmapPanels.First().Beatmap);
                    return true;
                }
            } while (index != startIndex);

            return true;
        }

        public void SelectRandom()
        {
            if (groups.Count < 1)
                return;
            BeatmapGroup group = groups[RNG.Next(groups.Count)];
            BeatmapPanel panel = group?.BeatmapPanels.First();
            if (panel == null)
                return;
            SelectGroup(group, panel);
        }

        public IEnumerator<BeatmapGroup> GetEnumerator() => groups.GetEnumerator();

        IEnumerator IEnumerable.GetEnumerator() => GetEnumerator();
    }
}


I was just talking to someone today and it was about how sometimes you get pushed into doing things that you don't want to do. Somehow the topic went on to off-the-plan purchases and then this person was telling me a story about her very first purchase some 6 years ago.
She had signed up to purchase an off-the-plan purchase apartment – one among the five built. Apparently, the builder used her loan to complete the rest of the four! She didn't know about it then.
When she moved into her (imagine how exciting moving into a first property you've purchased), the nightmare started. She moved in and the electricity was not working – so didn't the gas. The knobs were all there – but when she turned them on – nothing happened!
Two days later, her friends and she realised something – the toilets and sinks were not sealed. When she called the builder to ask about it, the answer she got was that she had not requested them to seal it all! This after the builder had got an occupancy permit!
After three months of arguing, she was over it. Being single, her father then had to intervene and take the matter to VCAT to get it all fixed. To cut a long story short, the attitude of the builder towards her was simply not acceptable.
This has put her off against buying any more properties at all.
Do you have a similar nightmare story to share having used a small builder?


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Genetic Testing May Help Prevent Early Type 1 Diabetes Hospitalization
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Genetic testing has numerous applications in many different fields of medicine, and it can help people made decisions about everything from cancer treatments to whether to have children. But even though the genetic risk factors for type 1 diabetes are well understood and easily identified with a simple blood test, it's not currently a mainstream practice to routinely screen children for their diabetes risk.
That's the case largely because until recently, nothing could be done to help prevent or delay type 1 diabetes in someone with an elevated risk profile. But earlier this year, an immunotherapy drug was shown to delay a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes in ultra-high-risk children by an average of about 2 years, so the mentality surrounding genetic testing and assessing other risk factors may soon change rapidly.
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But even without using any treatments to delay the onset of type 1 diabetes, one research team is using genetic screening for the condition as part of a strategy to help prevent early hospitalization in children who end up developing it, as described in an NPR article. Stephen S. Rich, director of the Center for Public Health Genomics at the University of Virginia, and colleagues developed a test for several genetic variants that, put together, account for about 90% of the known genetic risk for type 1 diabetes. With a cost of about $7 per test, it's intended as a broad screening measure for all children.
Once children at high genetic risk for type 1 diabetes are identified, Rich's strategy is to follow up with periodic tests for antibodies that indicate the actual disease process is under way. Antibody tests cost about $75 and need to be given repeatedly, so it makes sense to give these tests only to children whose higher risk for type 1 diabetes is already established. The ultimate goal is to identify type 1 diabetes before it leads to a medical emergency — such as diabetic ketoacidosis, which can cause coma or even death — that lands a child in the hospital.
According to the article, about 40% of children with type 1 diabetes aren't diagnosed until after they develop diabetic ketoacidosis. But even if Rich's genetic testing approach were widespread, some children would still fall through the cracks, since about half of all kids who develop type 1 diabetes don't have a high genetic risk profile. And among those who do have a high genetic risk, only about 4% will actually develop type 1 diabetes.
The University of Virginia research team hopes to establish that even with these caveats, their genetic testing approach makes sense by saving both money and heartache for children and parents who would otherwise experience a frightening medical emergency. If the approach is shown to be worthwhile, it could ultimately become part of routine genetic screening for newborns in the United States.
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