New book review: "Railo 3: Beginner's Guide"
As some of you may know, there's been another new book recently in the CFML world, this time Railo 3: Beginner's Guide. It's from four folks who many in the CFML community will know: Mark Drew, Gert Franz, Paul Klinkenberg, and Jordan Michaels. Mark and Gert work for Railo, while Paul and Jordan are active in the Railo community. I was given a review copy from their publisher, Packet Publishing (and thanks to an arrangement by Mark).
With a title like Beginner's Guide, one may wonder what to expect. As a contributor myself to several CF books (carehart.org/contact.cfm#books), I appreciate the challenge in deciding the intended audience for a book, and keeping it in mind as we are writing. And having been a co-contributor on now 10 multi-author books (not all on CF), I appreciate the challenge in keeping a consistent voice among all those authors throughout a book, as well as each keeping that intended audience front and center. It's not easy, although it can be aided greatly by careful editorial control and editing.
So, as a "Railo 3: Beginner's Guide", what would you expect? Something for people making the move (or considering it) from CF to Railo ("beginners to Railo")? Or something for those coming to CFML anew, where Railo is their first CFML engine ("beginners to CFML and to Railo")? In that case, should that audience be presume to be "beginners to web apps" as well, or just to CFML? Indeed, might someone expect such a title to be appropriate for those coming from a Java server background who may have been persuaded to consider CFML and Railo ("beginners to CFML and Railo, but not to programming")?
"If you want to develop your own dynamic web applications using CFML, then this book is for you. No prior experience with Railo or CFML is required, although you are expected to have some experience in web application development experience and the knowledge of HTML, basically, how websites work in general."
And from reading the book I'd concur, so it's not intended as a "how or why to transition from CF to Railo" book. And the title should clarify that, but some will inevitably wonder, so we should make that clear right from the outset. Might it still be valuable to you, someone who already knows CFML? Maybe. There are various topics that are indeed Railo-specific.
That's quite a wide-ranging set of topics. :-) Note that the biggest chapters are on the "CFML language", and "Railo Server Administration". They're certainly both going to be vital for someone coming to CFML anew. And at the same time certainly someone moving from CF to Railo will still benefit from understanding how Railo Administration works. Same for the other chapters that would be unique to Railo, especially chapter 9, and some of the other chapters where Railo-specific things are mentioned. To be clear, though, they're not really pointed out as different from ColdFusion. That's not the book's intent, and the authors (being Railo folks) are reasonably focused more just on "here's how to use Railo to build CFML apps" for those new to doing CFML apps.
That said, when it comes to looking at that detailed table of contents, the online version suffers from an unfortunate problem, and the print version has another. If you look at the online version, you'll notice that the real "sections" and "subsections" in each chapter don't stand out in any way. They're all at the same level, with no bolding or anything.
The print one is a little better. But in both, the section headings are also lost in the weeds of as many or more "time for action" sections (where the book walks through doing something, which is itself a commendable feature).
FWIW, neither of these issues is a problem for the two other Packt Publishing CF books: John Farrar's ColdFusion 9 Developer Tutorial and Matt Gifford's Object-Oriented Programming in ColdFusion. I know, some will think I'm being pedantic for having gone on so about this. Hey, it's my review. :-) Seriously, though, it's a usability issue that could be addressed, online and in any reprints.
Finally, as long as I'm talking about the book site, it's a bit of a shame that it does not list both of the other CF books, not even in its "alternative books" widget at the bottom. (There is a special offer to buy the book with John's CF9 book, but no mention of Matt's OOP book, which seems unfortunate for the authors, the publisher, and the readers.
So what about the content itself, whatever your place in the prospective "audiences"? Well, recalling that it's a "Beginner's Guide", there's the ever-present challenge of whether a book speaking to them will teach simple techniques (cfquery/cfoutput) or will stretch them from the beginning to use CFCs and cfscript syntax, and use that throughout. There was a recent brouhaha in the CFML community as some castigated the CFWACK books for failing in that regard. Well, those folks won't be happy: the book is pretty much all tags. At least until Chapter 6, which opens with discussing the issue, and from that point through the rest of the book, there's a fairly even split of both types of coding.
On a related matter (and good news for that aforementioned camp of folks concerned about how CFML is taught), I will note that after introducing cfquery (albeit pretty late some may say, on p 74, in Chapter 3 on CFML), the book does at least immediately move in the very next section to talking about using CFCs (on p80, which ends that chapter).
Separately, some may note that the book then proceeds right to chapter 4, on Railo Server Administration. If one assumes, "well, that's because you have to show how to create DSNs in the Admin", that's actually not the reason. The book did step into the Admin just prior to the cfquery discussion, on p72. That that was using the Railo Web Administrator, whereas chapter 4 is on the Railo Server Administrator. Here again is where folks coming from CF may be a little confused.
So back to its coverage of development topics: the book does cover the basics of CFML, as expected, mostly in Chapter 3. It then covers more advanced and modern topics many would like to see, such as ORM, caching, and more (in Chapter 5). An interesting point about caching (made in Chapter 5) is how Railo supports a pluggable architecture, so that you can use either built-in caching (ramcache or ehcache lite), or switch to any of several alternatives (memcached, couchdb, infinispan, and more).
And while I noted earlier that Chapter 4 is on administration, that chapter also covers various development-oriented features that are controlled by the Admin and (in a somewhat eccentric approach) the chapter shows CFML code demonstrating those there, in that chapter. (These might be missed if a developer chose to skip a chapter on "administration".) Such topics include things (which it may interest some to know are supported) such as text searching via Lucene (from which Solr is built), event gateways and more. It also discusses what Railo calls "magic functions", which is basically like the implicit getters/setters for CFCs that were added in CF9.
On the other hand, it's perhaps unfortunate that the "advanced CFML" chapter (6) is about looping and scripted coding. But front-end developers will enjoy Chapter 7 on Multimedia and AJAX. And despite not being quite so obvious from its name, Chapter 8 ("Resources and Mappings") is mostly about accessing the file system, working with zips, as well as working with Amazon S3. Chapter 10 wraps things up with a complete video-sharing app, leveraging especially the ORM and video features introduced earlier.
Other chapters touch on various unique features Railo supports like archives (packaged applications), the easy admin update mechanism (coming now also to CF10), and so on. Chapter 9 is about various ways to extend Railo, ranging from the ability to create new tags and functions (that you can call just as if they were built-in ones, for better or worse), as well as to package up them or indeed complete applications that can be bundled and shared with others (or even sold in a Railo extensions store). Indeed, besides overriding CFML functions in CFML code, you can also just change the underlying Java source for any tag or function (or of course the entire engine), since it's an open source product.
Chapter 1 also mentions still other features that Railo supports, some uniquely. Again, the focus of the book is not really "how is Railo different than CF", though CFers will indeed find discussions of things that are different. Chapter 1 could be useful as an intro to Railo for CFers. You can read that first chapter online at the book site. I will note that many of these topics are not developed further, but you can find more at the Railo sites, getrailo.org, getrailo.com, and blog.getrailo.com.
If I have one other nit to pick with the book, it's with the index. If you're not careful, you could think content did not exist. For instance, there's no mention of ORM--you have to think of looking at Object Relational Mapping. That may seem petty, but a good indexer should have seen how often the term ORM was used on its own and offered a cross-reference (because many people do in fact only know it by the acronym.) There's a similar problem with CF tags: don't go looking for them under the letter C. They're instead in front of the index, as , , etc., which is a bit odd.
So, is Railo 3: Beginner's Guide a book for you? I can't make that decision for you, of course. It really depends on where you are in your understanding of Railo, and indeed CFML. It's certainly not geared toward those with CFML experience, in that it starts from square 1, but then it also covers a lot of ground way beyond square 1. For those willing to dig through to find what will be new, they may not only learn things new to Railo but also things existing in CF that perhaps they've not paid attention to. Then again, some of my readers will wish it covered more about what is specifically different (or may wish that it was made more clear). While others will think it's great that it just "rolls with Railo", which suits a reader not coming from CF.
You really will need to decide for yourself, or whether you may recommend it to others you know. I hope I've given you some motivation to consider it further, and both information and additional resources to help you do so.
Thanks for the thorough review Charlie!
Thanks, Mark. I really appreciate the opportunity to do so. I'm sure it was far more detailed than you or Packt may have expected, but hey, that's how I roll, right? :-) Best wishes with the book.
Thanks for the detailed review. This was definitely much beyond what I (Packt) had expected. . Your review has both the positive and the negative sides which makes it an ideal review (as it states your honest thoughts on the book).
Thanks, Richard.Great to hear, especially from a representative of the publisher. :-) Thanks again for the opportunity.


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Covid-19 roundup – Pakistan reports 322 new cases, 4 deaths in last 24 hours
The country is currently holding 9,529 active cases.
By Sameer Tahir December 24, 2021
The suspicion around more Omicron cases is now building up in Pakistan after one case was confirmed last week in Karachi, after that many more suspected cases have come to light.
This has led to the national authorities urging the public to get vaccinated as soon as possible.
In the past 24 hours, Pakistan registered a total of 322 new cases which sits exactly along with the 7-day average of 320 cases per day. The medical authorities in Pakistan conducted 47,811 corona tests over the last 24 hours.
The positivity ratio in the country is now at 0.67 percent.
197 people were able to make full recoveries, while 4 people died due to coronavirus since yesterday's update.
There are now a total of 9,529 active cases in the country out of which 652 are in critical care.
Statistics 24 Dec 21:
Deaths : 4
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Punjab: 58 new cases and 1 death
Sindh: 187 new cases
According to the Finance Ministry, the federal government has decided to create a Special Purpose Fund, dubbed "Covid-19 Fund," out of the stimulus package that has not been used, in accordance with the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act of 2019.
Australia has shortened the wait for Covid-19 booster shots after another record high in daily infections caused flights to be canceled and holiday travel plans to be thrown into chaos.
English Premier League games of Liverpool vs Leeds and Wolves vs Watford have been postponed due to the breakout of the virus inside the clubs.
UAE has implemented some travel bans amid their current coronavirus wave. Travelers from Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Nigeria are banned from entering UAE due to the concerns surrounding the omicron variant.
In comparison to the prior delta variant, individuals infected with the omicron variant of COVID-19 are 50 percent to 70 percent less likely to end up in the hospital, according to preliminary data from the United Kingdom.
Global updates
The UK has reported its highest daily cases of coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic. The European country has recorded 122,448 new cases in the last 24-hour period.
Canada has surpassed 20,000 new Covid cases in a single day for the first time ever. The country reported 20,699 cases on Thursday.
The country where the omicron variant originated from, South Africa, has reported 21,156 new cases in the past 24 hours with 75 deaths.
The world saw a huge figure of new cases in the last 24 hours, there were a total of 970,817 new cases recorded throughout all the countries. This figure is the highest the world has seen so far in a single day.
Whereas, 9,192 people died because of coronavirus.
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Overseas investors can now get Pakistani citizenship
The government hopes to fetch huge amounts of investment under this scheme.

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BORDEAUX, France — Prospects for another good vintage in Bordeaux appeared grim as the harvest approached in September 2011.
"It was a complicated vintage," explained Florence Cathiard of Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte, a top-notch property in the Graves district of Bordeaux. "We had summer in spring, then spring in summer and summer again in fall."
The challenging conditions came on the heels of two spectacular harvests — 2009 and 2010 — that had driven interest in Bordeaux, and prices, to unprecedented levels. The wine critic Robert Parker Jr., a highly regarded authority on Bordeaux, signaled the gathering storm when he tweeted, "Absolutely no interest in this vintage if my instincts are correct," prior to the recent en primeurs tastings that are a ritual in the region every spring.
During the period of primeurs, chateaux prepare barrel samples to be presented to visiting wine buyers and journalists for critical evaluation. All of six months old at this stage, most of the wines presented will not even be bottled for at least another year. Bordeaux is unique in the sense that many of these young wines will be sold as "futures" in the coming weeks, with payment made well in advance (sometimes two years) of delivery.
Establishing the quality of the vintage is therefore critical to making an informed decision prior to purchase. More than 6,000 credentials were issued this year despite the low expectations. About 150 of those were media from around the globe.
My take after five days of sampling the wines presented under the auspices of the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux is probably not the conventional wisdom, although Parker would concede in a tweet that "2011s were better than expected."
This is a very good vintage, more typical, indeed, than either of the two glorious vintages that preceded it. What you will discover in time about the 2011 vintage of Bordeaux is that the top chateaux from the better terroirs produced wines with good balance between abundant fruit and firm acidity, and mouth-puckering tannins that make the wines appear to be austere at the moment, but which will soften over time and unleash the underlying fruit.
The major difference between 2011 and the acclaimed vintages of 2009 and 2010 is that quality is not across the board. Lesser terroirs such as Moulis-en-Medoc and Haut Medoc achieved neither the ripeness nor the quality of tannins that are the signature achievements of the better AOC, such as Margaux, Pauillac and Saint-Emilion.
After a careful review of my tasting notes, I have concluded the Left Bank outperformed the Right Bank, and the wines of Pauillac and Margaux will be recognized as the class of the vintage in the years to come. When I compare 2011 to past vintages, the vintage that most often comes to mind is 2001.
Wine journalists didn't have much love for 2001, and the trade gave it short shrift. Much as it was in 2011, the 2001 vintage was not one that produced great wines from lesser terroirs or poorly managed chateaux. But the consensus now is that the finest wines of 2001 outshine the wines made in the much warmer 2000 vintage, which is universally regarded as one of the finest in Bordeaux, even standing alongside the outstanding vintages of 2005, 2009 and 2010.
And for the white wines made in the Graves and Pessac-Leognan districts, and the sweet wines of Sauternes and Barsac, 2011 will go down as memorable, with exquisite structure and balance.
I did come away with a few favorites, and I am pleased to report that most of them are in that rare category of well-priced Bordeaux. All of my recommended wines were tasted blind.
Wines are rated on a 100-point scale. Wines are chosen for review because they represent outstanding quality or value, and the scores are simply a measure of this reviewer's enthusiasm for the recommended wine. Barrel samples are scored with a four-point range because of the potential for changes in the wine prior to bottling.
Chateau Pape Clement — Nose of ripe plums, violets. Firm tannins. Good acid. Very elegant. Outstanding potential. Rating: 90-93.
Chateau Rahoul — Good concentration, good balance of acidity and fruit, some minerality. A very good wine, well-made, classy. Rating: 90-93.
Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte — Good concentration. Firm tannins. Plum- and black-fruit profile. Very good potential. Rating: 89-92.
Chateau Dauzac — Spicy nose. Good concentration. Notes of violets and plum, with black cherry and black currant fruit aromas. Very, very good. Rating: 92-95.
Chateau Giscours — Good concentration, plenty of flesh. Not too weighty, with good mouth-feel. Fruit aromas of plum, black cherry and black currant. Firm acid. Rating: 90-93.
Chateau Kirwan — Elegant wine. Inviting red-fruit profile, with a hint of floral. Firm acidity with fine tannins. Good potential for aging. Rating: 91-94.
Chateau Labegorce — Beautifully textured with fine mouth-coating tannins. Good acid. Nicely balanced. Concentrated. Shows a red-fruit profile. Excellent but will need time. Rating: 91-94.
Chateau Lascombes — Good concentration. Juicy core of spicy red fruits. Firm acid; fine tannins. Very elegant. Rating: 92-95.
Chateau Malescot Saint-Exupery — Concentrated black fruits on the nose. Not a hint of green fruit. Ripe tannins, with good acid balance. Well made with excellent aging potential. Rating: 90-93.
Chateau Marquis de Terme — Suave on the palate, with fine tannins, firm acid. Good minerality. Floral nose, with complex layers of red and black fruit. Rating: 93-96.
Chateau Rauzan-Segla — Rich, ripe, powerful and concentrated, with firm tannins and firm acidity. A blockbuster wine that will need a minimum 10 years to reach its potential. Rating: 93-96.
Chateau Siran - Concentrated, with good richness and weight without being ponderous. Firm tannins but not coarse or green. Very good acidity. Excellent aging potential. Rating: 93-96.
Chateau d'Armailhac — Juicy mid-palate, rich cassis, fine tannins, well balanced. Lovely wine. Rating: 90-93.
Chateau Clerc Milon— Good concentration and weight, with fine tannins and nice balance. Very good potential. Rating: 88-91.
Chateau Lynch-Bages — Good concentration and weight, with juicy fruit, firm tannins and very nice acidity. Good potential. Rating: 89-92.
Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste — Floral nose, with red and black fruit aromas, fine tannins and good acidity. Nicely balanced. Wonderful potential with some age. Rating: 90-94.
Chateau Carbonnieux — Powerful and rich, very extracted, lovely fruit, with firm tannins and good acid. Will take a while to come around. Rating: 89-92.
Domaine de Chevalier — Plum and black currant fruit, firm tannins, good acid and exceptional elegance considering its youth. Wonderful potential. Rating 90-93.
Chateau La Louviere — Very elegant, though tannins are firm. Fruit is precise. This is a lovely wine with good minerality. Excellent acidity. Outstanding potential. Rating: 91-94.
Chateau Beauregard — Red-fruit nose. Black fruit on the palate. Very complex, layered. Tannins are extremely firm. Acids are good. Rating: 90-93.
Chateau La Croix de Gay — Very pretty fruit, firm tannins, good concentration, excellent length, with a persistent finish. Quite nice but will need time. Rating: 91-94.
Chateau La Pointe — Excellent concentration, firm acidity, good minerality, good length, plum fruit aroma, with floral notes. Very good potential. Rating: 90-93.
Chateau Franc Mayne — Red fruit, floral nose. Lovely fruit on the palate. Excellent structure. Firm tannins. Well balanced between fruit and acid. Outstanding potential. Rating: 91-94.
Chateau Cap de Moulin — Red fruit nose. Very fine, very firm tannins. Elegant, well-defined red fruit aromas. Sophisticated and elegance on the palate. Well balanced between fruit and acidity. Tremendous potential. Rating: 92-95.
Chateau Figeac — Red fruit nose. Good concentration. Hard tannins, but underlying fruit is juicy and complex. Good acid. Excellent potential. Rating: 90-93.
Chateau Balestard La Tonnelle — Floral nose. Sweet, ripe red fruits. Good concentration. Outstanding length. Rich and voluptuous. Outstanding potential. Rating: 91-94.
Chateau Pavie Macquin — Good minerality, suave texture, firm tannins, good acid. Exquisite balance. Very attractive red-fruit aromas. Rating: 93-96.
Chateau Clos Fourtet — Richness on the palate, with firm tannins. Plush, layered fruit. Very concentrated. Good potential. Rating: 89-92.
Chateau La Dominique — Meaty nose. Red fruits on the nose, with hints of floral. Lovely on the palate. Firm tannins, good acid-fruit balance. Rating: 89-92.
Chateau Canon — Inviting red fruit on the palate. Firm tannins. Not overly aggressive. Structure and balance make this one of the finest reds tasted in the Right Bank. Rating: 91-94.
Chateau Larcis Ducasse — Attractive bing cherry and plum fruit aromas. Firm tannins. Good balance between fruit and acid. Excellent potential; a very classy wine. Rating: 92-95.
Chateau Beau-Sejour Becot — Cassis nose. Ripe red-fruits on the palate. Mouth-puckering tannins. Excellent potential to be a blockbuster but will need quite a bit of time to come around. Rating: 93-96.
Chateau Phelan Segur — Good structure, pretty red fruit, fine tannins and good acid. Excellent potential. Rating: 90-93.
Chateau de Pez — Juicy black and red fruits, moderate tannins and good acidity. A very lovely wine with excellent potential. Rating: 91-94.
Chateau Lagrange — Very good, extremely well made, with focused, layered fruit complexity, fine tannins and excellent acid balance. The finish is long. This is a sophisticated, classy wine. Rating: 90-93.
Chateau Saint Pierre — Juicy fruit, good concentration, fresh acidity, firm tannins, outstanding wine. Rating: 91-94.
Cheateau Leoville Barton — Juicy mid-palate, good weight, well proportioned, with firm tannins and bright, fresh acidity. Good potential. Rating: 91-94.
Chateau Gloria — Lovely red fruits, with a floral note. Good weight and concentration. Fine tannins and good acidity. Well balanced. A good wine to cellar. Rating: 92-95.
Chateau Beychevelle — Sweet juicy fruit with strong, aggressive tannins and bright acidity. Will need extended aging but overall quite good. Rating: 90-93.


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Edwin Johnson grew up in Denver, Colorado. Being a Colorado native, Edwin was accustomed to the adventures of the Rocky Mountains which he was always pushing to new limits. After being an Aspen, CO natural foods store business owner and pioneering Vail ski patrolman, Edwin soon found himself drawn to the Pacific shores in California. He started yet another successful company which provided security services in and around the Los Angles area. After his adventures there, he decided to head back to the great heights of the Northern Rockies. Edwin started a gold mining company in the mountains of Montana near Anaconda. After this didn't work out to it's full extent, Edwin had the opportunity to buy some land near Gardiner, MT in the lovely Mol Heron Creek Canyon Basin. He decided to start another business providing quality elk hunts and other guided tours of the area on an adjacent larger ranch and the public land surrounding it. Soon afterwards, he also started a family with his wife, Ronalee. They ran the business and raised their two sons, Edward and Nicholas on their guest ranch property. Montana Guide Service has now been in business for over 30 years and is a proud supporter of local, regional and national conservation and hunting rights efforts and organizations. The land we hunt is some of the best wild habitat for elk in the world. Our fair-chase hunts have brought fulfilling experiences of a lifetime and hundreds of awards and trophies. Our clientele has included professional sports team owners, astronauts, famous doctors and scientists, and Fortune 500 executives. And Edwin and his family are happy to have done it all with the same Montana hospitality and down-to-earth friendliness that makes the people of this state so great. Now in 2017, Montana Guide Service is entering a new chapter with a fresh website, more partnerships, and exclusive lodging and adventure offerings. But we'll do it it with the same Montana sprit. Come and hunt with us, stay with us, and allow us to be your guides to the vast adventures of Yellowstone Country.


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The Theory of Legal Cynicism and Sunni Insurgent Violence in Post-Invasion Iraq
We elaborate a cultural framing theory of legal cynicism—previously used to account for neighborhood variation in Chicago homicides—to explain Arab Sunni victimization and insurgent attacks during the U.S. post-invasion occupation of Iraq. Legal cynicism theory has an unrecognized power to explain collective and interpersonal violence in international as well as U.S. settings. We expand on how "double and linked" roles of state and non-state actors can be used to analyze violence against Arab Sunni civilians.
Elements of Professional Expertise: Understanding Relational and Substantive Expertise through Lawyers' Impact
Lawyers keep the gates of public justice institutions, particularly through their roles in formal procedures like hearings and trials. Yet, it is not clear what lawyers do in such quintessentially legal settings: conclusions from past research are bedeviled by a lack of clear theory and inconsistencies in research design. Conceptualizing litigation work in terms of professional expertise, I conduct a theoretically grounded synthesis of the findings of extant studies of lawyers' impact on civil case outcomes.
Managed Informality: Regulating Street Vendors in Bangkok
The article focuses on the relationship between street vendors and local authorities in Bangkok. We examine the goals, the means, and the effects of everyday regulation of street vending. We document how the district administration produces and maintains informality by creating a parallel set of rules where street vendors enjoy negligible rents and little competition. We provide detailed empirical evidence on earnings, rents, fines, and rules regarding commercial real estate.
Orange Is Still Pink: Mental Illness, Gender Roles, and Physical Victimization in Prisons
Although research has established a very strong relationship between the presence of a psychiatric disorder and victimization in prisons, some gaps remain in our understanding. This study considers the importance of gender differences in this relationship. Estimates based on the 2004 Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities show that psychiatric disorders have a stronger relationship with victimization among male inmates than among female inmates. Yet the size of the gender difference varies greatly depending on the specific disorder.
Critique of Glenn on Settler Colonialism and Bonilla-Silva on Critical Race Analysis from Indigenous Perspectives
I critique Glenn's article on settler colonialism and Bonilla-Silva's article on critical race analysis from Indigenous perspectives, including racial genocide and world-systems analysis, to cover five centuries of global systemic racism during the conquest of the Americas, by Spanish and English colonizers and United States imperialism. I also propose macro-structural, comparative-historical analysis of racism including the destruction, resistance, and revitalization of Native Nations and American Indians.
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Over seven million Americans are either incarcerated, on probation, or on parole, with their criminal records often following them for life and affecting access to higher education, jobs, and housing. Court-ordered monetary sanctions that compel criminal defendants to pay fines, fees, surcharges, and restitution further inhibit their ability to reenter society. In A Pound of Flesh, sociologist Alexes Harris analyzes the rise of monetary sanctions in the criminal justice system and shows how they permanently penalize and marginalize the poor.
The American Sociological Association (ASA) filed an amicus curiae brief in March, 2015 with the Supreme Court of the United States in the same-sex marriage cases pending before the court. The ASA's brief highlights the social science consensus that children raised by same-sex parents fare just as well as children raised by different-sex parents.
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"use strict";

// A custom Tool for moving a port on a Node

/**
* @constructor
* @extends Tool
* @class
* This tool only works when the Node has a port (any GraphObject) marked with
* a non-null and non-empty portId that is positioned in a Spot Panel,
* and the user holds down the Shift key.
* It works by modifying that port's GraphObject.alignment property.
*/
function PortShiftingTool() {
  go.Tool.call(this);
  this.name = "NodeLabelDragging";

  /** @type {GraphObject} */
  this.port = null;
  /** @type {Point} */
  this._originalAlignment = null;
}
go.Diagram.inherit(PortShiftingTool, go.Tool);

/**
* This tool can only start if the mouse has moved enough so that it is not a click,
* and if the mouse down point is on a GraphObject "port" in a Spot Panel,
* as determined by findPort().
* @this {PortShiftingTool}
* @return {boolean}
*/
PortShiftingTool.prototype.canStart = function() {
  if (!go.Tool.prototype.canStart.call(this)) return false;
  var diagram = this.diagram;
  if (diagram === null) return false;
  // require left button & that it has moved far enough away from the mouse down point, so it isn't a click
  var e = diagram.lastInput;
  if (!e.left || !e.shift) return false;
  if (!this.isBeyondDragSize()) return false;

  return this.findPort() !== null;
}

/**
* From the GraphObject at the mouse point, search up the visual tree until we get to
* an object that has the portId property set to a non-empty string, that is in a Spot Panel,
* and that is not the main element of the panel (typically the first element).
* @this {PortShiftingTool}
* @return {GraphObject} This returns null if no such port is at the mouse down point.
*/
PortShiftingTool.prototype.findPort = function() {
  var diagram = this.diagram;
  var e = diagram.firstInput;
  var elt = diagram.findObjectAt(e.documentPoint, null, null);
  if (elt === null || !(elt.part instanceof go.Node)) return null;

  while (elt !== null && elt.panel !== null) {
    if (elt.panel.type === go.Panel.Spot && elt.panel.findMainElement() !== elt &&
        elt.portId !== null && elt.portId !== "") return elt;
    elt = elt.panel;
  }
  return null;
};

/**
* Start a transaction, call findPort and remember it as the "port" property,
* and remember the original value for the port's alignment property.
* @this {PortShiftingTool}
*/
PortShiftingTool.prototype.doActivate = function() {
  this.startTransaction("Shifted Label");
  this.port = this.findPort();
  if (this.port !== null) {
    this._originalAlignment = this.port.alignment.copy();
    var main = this.port.panel.findMainElement();
  }
  go.Tool.prototype.doActivate.call(this);
}

/**
* Stop any ongoing transaction.
* @this {PortShiftingTool}
*/
PortShiftingTool.prototype.doDeactivate = function() {
  go.Tool.prototype.doDeactivate.call(this);
  this.stopTransaction();
}

/**
* Clear any reference to a port element.
* @this {PortShiftingTool}
*/
PortShiftingTool.prototype.doStop = function() {
  this.port = null;
  go.Tool.prototype.doStop.call(this);
}

/**
* Restore the port's original value for GraphObject.alignment.
* @this {PortShiftingTool}
*/
PortShiftingTool.prototype.doCancel = function() {
  if (this.port !== null) {
    this.port.alignment = this._originalAlignment;
  }
  go.Tool.prototype.doCancel.call(this);
}

/**
* During the drag, call updateAlignment in order to set the GraphObject.alignment of the port.
* @this {PortShiftingTool}
*/
PortShiftingTool.prototype.doMouseMove = function() {
  if (!this.isActive) return;
  this.updateAlignment();
}

/**
* At the end of the drag, update the alignment of the port and finish the tool,
* completing a transaction.
* @this {PortShiftingTool}
*/
PortShiftingTool.prototype.doMouseUp = function() {
  if (!this.isActive) return;
  this.updateAlignment();
  this.transactionResult = "Shifted Label";
  this.stopTool();
}

/**
* Save the port's GraphObject.alignment as a fractional Spot in the Spot Panel
* that the port is in.  Thus if the main element changes size, the relative positions
* of the ports will be maintained.  But that does assume that the port must remain
* inside the main element -- it cannot wander away from the node.
* This does not modify the port's GraphObject.alignmentFocus property.
* @this {PortShiftingTool}
*/
PortShiftingTool.prototype.updateAlignment = function() {
  if (this.port === null) return;
  var last = this.diagram.lastInput.documentPoint;
  var main = this.port.panel.findMainElement();
  var tl = main.getDocumentPoint(go.Spot.TopLeft);
  var br = main.getDocumentPoint(go.Spot.BottomRight);
  var x = Math.max(0, Math.min((last.x - tl.x) / (br.x - tl.x), 1));
  var y = Math.max(0, Math.min((last.y - tl.y) / (br.y - tl.y), 1));
  this.port.alignment = new go.Spot(x, y);
}

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From Disruption to Sustained Innovation: Artificial Intelligence for Gravitational Wave Astrophysics
Eliu Huerta
Lead for Translational AI, Argonne National Laboratory
In January 2017, one of my graduate students and I introduced a novel approach to search for and find gravitational waves (Daniel George & EA Huerta, Phys. Rev. D 97, 044039). The idea consisted of using convolutional neural networks to enable rapid classification and regression of gravitational wave signals in noisy time-series data streams. In that foundational article, we introduced several ideas that have played a central role in the design, training and use of deep learning for gravitational wave astrophysics. The main findings of that study were that, in the context of simulated waveforms embedded in Gaussian noise, deep learning significantly outperformed conventional machine learning methods (random forest, nearest neighbors, support vector machine, Markov model, among others), and was as sensitive as template matching, but several orders of magnitude faster, and at a fraction of the computational cost. Indeed, a single, inexpensive graphics processing unit (GPU) was enough to process simulated advanced LIGO data faster than real-time. I presented these results at the 2017 Winter Conference "The Dawning Era of Gravitational-Wave Astrophysics" at the Aspen Center for Astrophysics. I still recall numerous, engaging conversations with colleagues about the use of deep learning, and what our findings meant.
By June 2017, we had constructed the first artificial intelligence (AI) model that was capable of doing regression and parameter estimation of real gravitational wave events reported by advanced LIGO (Daniel George & EA Huerta, Physics Letters B, 778 (2018) 64-70). We were elated to find that AI was capable of handling the non-Gaussian and non-stationary nature of advanced LIGO noise. Then again, we found that AI was as sensitive as template matching, but far more computationally efficient. These findings provided strong reassurance that the use of AI for gravitational wave astrophysics was no longer a haze in the horizon. It was an idea that was taking shape and momentum across the world, since researchers in Europe and Asia were independently validating our results.
We then moved on to the next challenge. Our results had only been tested assuming a 2-D signal manifold (the masses of the binary components), and our AI models were reporting 1 misclassification for every 200 seconds of searched data. Certainly, there was room for improvement. Taking our disruptive ideas into sustained innovation required a number of elements.
Reducing time-to-insight. We realized that training AI models that describe quasi-circular, spinning, non-precessing compact binary systems (equivalent to the 4-D signal manifold considered for low-latency gravitational wave searches) would require novel advances at the interface of AI and supercomputing. This is because the training dataset needed to densely sample a 4-D signal manifold had millions of modeled waveforms, and our benchmarks indicated that this computing challenge translated into an entire month of training using one NVIDIA V100 GPU. To address this challenge, we started using the Hardware-Accelerated Learning (HAL) deep learning cluster at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications. Using the entire cluster, 64 NVIDIA V100 GPUs, we were able to reduce the training stage to 12 hours. Since we were already using physics-inspired optimization schemes, we required additional computing power to test a number of ideas. I was fortunate to get access to the Summit supercomputer in 2020. First through a Director's Discretionary Allocation and then through the Innovative and Novel Computational Impact on Theory and Experiment (INCITE) program. Working with colleagues at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and NVIDIA, we were able to deploy new optimizers in Summit to accelerate the training of AI models using thousands of NVIDIA V100 GPUs. Once we achieved the milestone of training physics-inspired AI models that describe a 4-D signal manifold in just over one hour using 1536 NVIDIA V100 GPUs in Summit, we focused on developing algorithms to process long batches of advanced LIGO noise.
Improving sensitivity. We tested several ideas to improve the performance of our AI models when applied to process hours-, days-, and eventually months-long advanced LIGO datasets. We eventually found that using an ensemble of four AI models was sufficient to reduce the number of misclassifications to zero when we processed the Hanford and Livingston datasets that span the entire month of August 2017. We also found that our AI ensemble was able to identify all four binary black hole mergers previously identified in that dataset.
Computational efficiency and scalability. Our fully trained AI models for 4-D signal manifolds were still able to process advanced LIGO noise faster than real-time. Furthermore, we developed algorithms to accelerate AI inference. Using the entire HAL cluster, our AI ensemble processed an entire month of advanced LIGO noise in less than 7 minutes.
Open source and reproducibility. We released our AI ensemble and post-processing software through Argonne National Laboratory's Data and Learning Hub for Science (DLHub), a repository that enables researchers to share and invoke published models on distributed computing resources. Argonne and University of Chicago scientists (Maksim Levental, Ryan Chard, Ben Blaiszik, and Ian Foster) connected DLHub and HAL through a novel distributed computing service (funcX), and reproduced our results by conducting an independent gravitational wave search using our AI ensemble and post-processing software.
Bringing together advances in AI, distributed supercomputing, modern computing environments and scientific data infrastructure into a unified, end-to-end framework for AI-driven gravitational wave detection was an exhilarating journey. The highlights of this interdisciplinary and multi-institutional research were recently published in Huerta et al., Accelerated, scalable and reproducible AI-driven gravitational wave detection. Nat Astron (2021).
While our article provides a clear description of how to harness disparate elements into a consistent AI framework, the actual process was highly non-linear. I cherish the weekly, and sometimes biweekly meetings, with my graduate (Asad Khan, Minyang Tian and Wei Wei) and undergraduate (Xiaobo Huang and Maeve Heflin) students. Their diverse expertise and perspectives–physics, maths and computer science–as well as spectacular creative sparks are clearly imprinted in this project.
The take home message from this study is that we are no longer arguing about the feasibility of using AI to address computational grand challenges. The combination of AI and innovative computing is moving so fast that researchers are working towards the automation of reproducible and interpretable AI for big data experiments. Strategic data infrastructure investments such as DLHub, funcX and the combination of exascale and edge computing will continue to accelerate AI advances at an ever increasing pace within the next few years. This is the time to be bold, to be creative, and to nimbly work across disciplines to enable transformational AI breakthroughs.
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Wellcome Trust: Animations
From the Wellcome Trust, these short animations can be downloaded and used in the classroom. The animations help students to understand a range of biological processes and diseases. These include:
* The genome, methods used in DNA sequencing and the translation and transcription of DNA into proteins
* The transmission and symptoms of diseases caused by protozoa such as Leishmaniasis, malaria, trypanosomiasis and Chagas' disease.
* Viral diseases including HIV and Dengue.
* Parasitic worms that cause schistosomiasis, intestinal worms and lymphatic filariasis.
* Diseases, such as syphilis, caused by bacteria.
The animations are suitable for students of secondary school age ranges. They can be used as an introduction to the topic or as a way to reinforce learning.
DNA *suitable for home teaching*
These animations, from the Wellcome Trust, explore DNA structure, function and analysis. They explain the biological processes that transcribe and translate the genetic code to produce proteins. Animations also illustrate how the processes used to sequence DNA have developed to allow genomes to be analysed at a...
Protozoans
Subjects: Biology
Protozoa are single celled organisms with a defined nucleus and live in many different habitats. These animations, from the Wellcome Trust, show how certain protozoa have evolved complex parasitic life cycles to exploit the human body, with serious consequences for health.
Animations look at parasites...
Parasitic Worms
These animations, from the Wellcome Trust, help to show how parasitic worms are a major public health problem.
Thriving in numerous parts of the world associated with poor sanitation or water, these parasites have devised ingenious mechanisms that allow them to enter the human body, resulting in serious...
Bacteria are one of the simplest forms of independent life with no nucleus or membrane bound organelles. These animations, from the Wellcome Trust, show that, despite this apparent simplicity, bacterial diseases pose a profound threat to world health. The animations are suitable as a lesson starter, to introduce...
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Arsenal vs Leeds: Arsenal's last chance for a domestic trophy
Arsenal vs Leeds: Match preview
Arsenal is having a season that cannot be seen as good. Still, not everything is lost. Arsenal plays mostly efficient matches as a host. On the other side Leeds excel in the Championship this season. Also, what is very interesting is that guests very are also efficient.
Arsenal team news:
A great game was played by Arsenal in a duel against Manchester United. The first victory since the new coach Mikel Arteta was on the bench came as a result. Arsenal played well against Chelsea, but the recurrence of "childhood illnesses" made him unsuccessful in that match.
Now they are in a hurry and we believe that they will not underestimate the FA Cup as their victories are very important because of their confidence before the Premier League and the knockout phase of the Europa League. It may not be too late to fight for the Champions League, but success in the oldest football competition would be highly desirable. Lacazette and Torreira will be rested during this match.
Probable lineup: Martinez; Maitland-Niles, Holding, Mavropanos, Saka; Willock, Guendouzi; Nelson, Ceballos, Smith Rowe; Martinelli.
Leeds team news:
Leeds is at the top of the Championship table and everything is subject to a return to the elite after quite some time. They last met with Arsenal in the Premier League back in 2004, since the team's inception.
The Yorkers also had a tough match on the first day of 2020, playing with West Brom, the team they share first place on the standings, and that match ended with a peaceful 1: 1. Leeds will be far more worried about winning one of the first two places in the Championship than breaking into the FA Cup.
Probable lineup: Casilla; Ayling, White, Cooper, Alioski; Phillips; Helder Costa, Dallas, Klich, Harrison; Bamford
This should be an interesting match, full of goals. We expect that Arsenal will not risk anything and will go for the certain victory. That is why we believe that they will score at the least two goals in this match.
On the other side, although this is not primary goal of Leeds, they will not give up easily. That is why we believe they can also score in this match.
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KISS @ The Pavilion at Star Lake - RESCHEDULED
By 102.5 WDVE
Live Nation Presents
KISS - End Of The Road World Tour
When: Friday, August 28, 2020 - THIS SHOW HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 26, 2021 OCTOBER 13, 2021
Where: The Pavilion at Star Lake
Known for their trademark larger-than-life blistering performances, KISS has proven for decades why they are hands down the most iconic live show in rock n roll. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers who have sold more than 100 million albums worldwide have said this tour is devoted to the millions of KISS Army fans.
"All that we have built and all that we have conquered over the past four decades could never have happened without the millions of people worldwide who've filled clubs, arenas and stadiums over those years. This will be the ultimate celebration for those who've seen us and a last chance for those who haven't. KISS Army, we're saying goodbye on our final tour with our biggest show yet and we'll go out the same way we came in... Unapologetic and Unstoppable," said KISS.
Official Website: http://www.kissonline.com/the-end-is-near


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package org.reldb.rel.v0.values;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.LinkedList;

import org.reldb.rel.exceptions.ExceptionSemantic;
import org.reldb.rel.v0.generator.Generator;
import org.reldb.rel.v0.storage.relvars.Relvar;
import org.reldb.rel.v0.vm.Context;
import org.reldb.rel.v0.vm.Operator;

/** Lightweight literal relation.  Implements Relvar semantics so that relation-valued attributes can be updated. */
public class ValueRelationLiteral extends ValueRelation implements Relvar {

	private static final long serialVersionUID = 0;

	private int hashCode;

	private HashSet<ValueTuple> lookupTuples;
	private LinkedList<ValueTuple> iterationTuples;

	// TODO - MEM - modify ValueRelationLiteral to avoid out-of-memory on high-cardinality relations.
	public ValueRelationLiteral(Generator generator) {
		super(generator);
		purge();
	}

	/** Duplicates are rejected and return false. */
	public boolean insert(ValueTuple tuple) {
		if (lookupTuples.add(tuple)) {
			iterationTuples.add(tuple);
			hashCode += tuple.hashCode();
			return true;
		}
		return false;
	}

	public void remove(ValueTuple tuple) {
		if (lookupTuples.remove(tuple)) {
			iterationTuples.remove(tuple);
			hashCode -= tuple.hashCode();
		}
	}

	@Override
	public int hashCode() {
		return hashCode;
	}

	@Override
	public TupleIterator newIterator() {
		return new TupleIterator() {
			ValueTuple currentTuple;
			Iterator<ValueTuple> i = iterationTuples.iterator();
			public boolean hasNext() {
				return i.hasNext();
			}
			public ValueTuple next() {
				currentTuple = i.next();
				currentTuple.loaded(getGenerator());
				return currentTuple;
			}
			public void remove() {
				i.remove();
				iterationTuples.remove(currentTuple);
			}
			public void close() {
			}
		};
	}

	@Override
	public long getCardinality() {
		return lookupTuples.size();
	}

	@Override
	public boolean contains(ValueTuple tuple) {
		return lookupTuples.contains(tuple);
	}

	@Override
	public TupleIterator iterator(Generator generator) {
		return iterator();
	}

	@Override
	public long getCardinality(Generator generator) {
		return getCardinality();
	}

	@Override
	public boolean contains(Generator generator, ValueTuple tuple) {
		return contains(tuple);
	}

	@Override
	public void setValue(ValueRelation relation) {
		purge();
		insert(getGenerator(), relation);
	}

	@Override
	public long insert(Generator generator, ValueTuple tuple) {
		if (insert(tuple))
			return 1;
		return 0;
	}

	@Override
	public long insert(Generator generator, ValueRelation relation) {
		long insertCount = 0;
		TupleIterator tuples = relation.iterator();
		try {
			while (tuples.hasNext())
				insertCount += insert(generator, tuples.next());
		} finally {
			tuples.close();
		}
		return insertCount;
	}

	@Override
	public long insertNoDuplicates(Generator generator, ValueRelation relation) {
		long insertCount = 0;
		TupleIterator tuples = relation.iterator();
		try {
			while (tuples.hasNext()) {
				if (insert(generator, tuples.next()) == 0)
					throw new ExceptionSemantic("RS0394: inserting tuple would attempt to insert a duplicate.");
				insertCount++;
			}
		} finally {
			tuples.close();
		}
		return insertCount;
	}

	@Override
	public void purge() {
		lookupTuples = new HashSet<ValueTuple>();
		iterationTuples = new LinkedList<ValueTuple>();
		hashCode = 0;
	}

	@Override
	// TODO - note that this is essentially identical to a function in Table
	public long delete(Context context, Operator whereTupleOperator) {
		return delete(context.getGenerator(), new RelTupleFilter(context, whereTupleOperator));
	}

	// Update all tuples using a given TupleMap
	// TODO - note that this is essentially identical to a function in Table
	public long update(final Generator generator, final TupleMap map) {
		return update(generator, new TupleFilter() {
			public boolean filter(ValueTuple tuple) {
				return true;
			}
		}, map);
	}

	@Override
	// TODO - note that this is essentially identical to a function in Table
	public long update(Context context, Operator updateTupleOperator) {
		return update(context.getGenerator(), new RelTupleMap(context, updateTupleOperator));
	}

	@Override
	// TODO - note that this is essentially identical to a function in Table
	public long update(Context context, Operator whereTupleOperator, Operator updateTupleOperator) {
		return update(context.getGenerator(), new RelTupleFilter(context, whereTupleOperator), new RelTupleMap(context, updateTupleOperator));
	}

	public long update(Generator generator, TupleFilter whereFilter, TupleMap updateMap) {
		ValueRelationLiteral temp = new ValueRelationLiteral(generator);
		long updateCount = 0;
		TupleIterator iterator = iterator();
		try {
			while (iterator.hasNext()) {
				ValueTuple tuple = iterator.next();
				if (whereFilter.filter(tuple)) {
					iterator.remove();
					lookupTuples.remove(tuple);
					ValueTuple newTuple = updateMap.map(tuple);
					ValueTuple data = (ValueTuple)newTuple.getSerializableClone();
					temp.insert(data);
					updateCount++;
				}
			}
		} finally {
			iterator.close();
		}
		iterator = temp.iterator();
		try {
			while (iterator.hasNext())
				insert(iterator.next());
		} finally {
			iterator.close();
		}
		return updateCount;
	}

	@Override
	public long delete(Generator generator, TupleFilter filter) {
		long deleteCount = 0;
		TupleIterator iterator = iterator();
		try {
			while (iterator.hasNext()) {
				ValueTuple tuple = iterator.next();
				if (filter.filter(tuple)) {
					iterator.remove();
					deleteCount++;
				}
			}
		} finally {
			iterator.close();
		}
		return deleteCount;
	}

	@Override
	// TODO - note that this is identical to a function in Table
	public long delete(Context context, ValueRelation tuplesToDelete, boolean errorIfNotIncluded) {
		final HashMap<ValueTuple, Boolean> toDelete = new HashMap<ValueTuple, Boolean>();
		Generator generator = context.getGenerator();
		// index the tuplesToDelete into the toDelete index, which uses each tupleToDelete as a key and a Boolean as the value.
		TupleIterator iterator = tuplesToDelete.iterator();
		try {
			while (iterator.hasNext())
				toDelete.put(iterator.next(), Boolean.FALSE);
		} finally {
			iterator.close();
		}
		if (errorIfNotIncluded) {
			// make sure every tuple in toDelete is found in this relvar (table) at least once.
			TupleIterator relvarTupleIterator = iterator(generator);
			try {
				while (relvarTupleIterator.hasNext()) {
					ValueTuple keyTuple = relvarTupleIterator.next();
					if (toDelete.containsKey(keyTuple))
						toDelete.put(keyTuple, Boolean.TRUE);
				}
			} finally {
				relvarTupleIterator.close();
			}
			// make sure every entry in index is TRUE, i.e., has been found at least once
			Collection<Boolean>values = toDelete.values();
			Iterator<Boolean> valueIterator = values.iterator();
			while (valueIterator.hasNext())
				if (!valueIterator.next().booleanValue())
					throw new ExceptionSemantic("RS0395: In I_DELETE, one or more specified tuples are not included in the relation-valued attribute.");
		}
		return delete(generator, new TupleFilter() {
			public boolean filter(ValueTuple tuple) {
				return toDelete.containsKey(tuple);
			}
		});
	}

}


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Boys basketball: Vote now for Player of the Week (Feb. 18-24)
Mount Vernon, Tappan Zee, Dobbs Ferry, Scarsdale and Greeley all have finalists for Player of the Week. Voting ends at 11 a.m. Tuesday.
Boys basketball: Vote now for Player of the Week (Feb. 18-24) Mount Vernon, Tappan Zee, Dobbs Ferry, Scarsdale and Greeley all have finalists for Player of the Week. Voting ends at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Check out this story on lohud.com: https://www.lohud.com/story/sports/high-school/lohud-varsity-insider/2019/02/25/boys-basketball-vote-now-player-week-feb-18-24/2980619002/
Varsity Insider
Josh Thomson, Rockland/Westchester Journal News Published 1:32 p.m. ET Feb. 25, 2019
White Plains beat Scarsdale during their Class AA quarterfinal at White Plains High School, Feb. 23, 2019. Mark Vergari, mvergari@lohud.com
All season, we're going to allow you, the reader, to pick lohud's Boys Basketball Player of the Week.
You picked Albertus Magnus' Cameron McGrath last week, who tied his career high and scored his 1,000th career point in back to back games.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Albertus Magnus' Cameron McGrath
Voting for this week's Player of the Week will end Tuesday at 11 a.m. The winner will be announced at noon.
Last thing: If you can't see the poll below, please click on this link.
Who is the lohud Boys Basketball Player of the Week? (Feb. 18-24)
Tuckahoe defeated Alexander Hamilton 59-45 to win the boys basketball Section 1 Class C championship at Pace University in Pleasantville Feb. 23, 2019. (Photo: Frank Becerra Jr./The Journal News)
Lohud Player of the Week
Finalists, Feb. 18-24
Mekhi Clark, Tuckahoe: Clark scored 22 points and hit six 3-pointers as Tuckahoe won its first Section 1 title since 2012. Clark was named Class C tournament MVP.
MLK's Romello Fasion (1) drives to the basket against Biondi during the Section 1 Class D championship at Pace University in Pleasantville Feb. 22, 2019. Fasion finished with 39-points as MLK defeated Biondi 65-61 to win the Class D championship. (Photo: Frank Becerra Jr./The Journal News)
Romello Faison, MLK:The junior guard scored 89 points in just two games to lead MLK to the Class D title and earn tournament MVP. Faison had a career-high 50 points in thesemifinals against Children's Village and then totaled 39 points to help beat Biondi in the final.
Mount Vernon's Troy Hupstead (30) drives to the basket in front of New Rochelle's Prakash Ketterhagen (32) during boys basketball action at New Rochelle High School Jan. 31, 2019. Mount Vernon won the game 72-62. (Photo: Frank Becerra Jr./The Journal News)
Troy Hupstead, Mount Vernon: The big junior averaged 20.5 points and 13.0 rebounds per game as the Knights beat Clarkstown North and Mamaroneck to return to the final four.
Pearl River's Denis Fleming (11) guards Tappan Zee's Dan Linehan (25) during boys basketball game at Pearl River High School Jan. 18, 2019. Tappan Zee defeats Pearl River 52-37. (Photo: Carucha L. Meuse/The Journal News)
Dan Linehan, Tappan Zee: The junior guard averaged 25.0 ppg in wins over Lakeland and John Jay-Cross River, including a career-high 34 points against John Jay in the quarterfinals. He hit 8 of 13 from 3-point range and had nine assists in the win.
Dobbs Ferry defeated Hastings 56-50 in boys basketball playoff action at Dobbs Ferry High School Feb. 21, 2019. (Photo: Frank Becerra Jr./The Journal News)
Lester McCarthy, Dobbs Ferry: He averaged 16.5 points in two playoff wins, including a game-high 23 points to help Dobbs knock off rival Hastings in the Class B quarterfinals. After Hastings had trimmed a double-digit lead to two points in the fourth quarter, McCarthy's three-point play helped ice the win.
Scarsdale's Jayshen Saigal moves the ball in front of White Plains' Mehki Woodbury during their Class AA quarterfinal at White Plains High School, Feb. 23, 2019. White Plains beat Scarsdale, 69-65 in overtime. (Photo: Mark Vergari/The Journal News)
Jayshen Saigal, Scarsdale: Although the Raiders lost a tough quarterfinal game in overtime at White Plains, Saigal had a strong playoff week. The junior guard averaged 23.0 points, 10.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. He had a double-double in a win over North Rockland and scored a game-high 27 in the loss on Saturday.
Greeley's Nick Townsend (42) puts up a shot in front of Somers' Henry Gilroy (51) during boys basketball action at Horace Greeley High School Feb. 7, 2019. Greeley won the game 71-47. (Photo: Frank Becerra Jr./The Journal News)
Nicholas Townsend, Greeley: The big freshman averaged 23.0 points and 12.5 rebounds per game as the Quakers earned playoff wins over Peekskill and Beacon and returned to the final four for the second straight year.
Dobbs Ferry defeated Hastings 56-50 in boys basketball playoff action at Dobbs Ferry High School Feb. 21, 2019. Frank Becerra Jr. , fbecerra@lohud.com
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Home Plant profiles Balsa tree
Ochroma pyramidale
Balsa tree
Family: Malvaceae
Other common names: ha-ma (Chinanteco), 輕木 (Chinese, traditional), balzovník jihoamerický (Czech),	balsabaum (German), バルサ (Japanese), bwa flo (Kwéyòl), x-k'uyché (Maya), pau de balsa (Portuguese),
охрома (Russian)
IUCN Red List status: Least Concern
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species is the world's most comprehensive source of information on the global conservation status of species. In the IUCN Red List this species is placed in the category: Least Concern – does not qualify as Threatened or Near Threatened.
More about this plant
Valued across the world for its strong but light wood, the balsa tree is native to the rainforests of South America.
Over 95% of balsa wood comes from Ecuador, where it is grown in dense plantations.
Balsa trees grow incredibly rapidly, reaching nearly 30 metres in under 15 years, but rarely live beyond 35 years.
The balsa tree is a member the Malvaceae family which contains species such as cotton (Gossypium hirsutum), cacao (Theobroma cacao) and okra (Abelmoschus esculentus).
The balsa tree is a deciduous or evergreen tree with smooth, grey-white bark that grows around 40m tall. The large leaves are weakly palmately lobed, and grow 30 to 40cm across. Balsa tree fruits are green capsules with cottony filaments called kapok which surround the seeds .
Read the scientific profile on balsa
Balsa tree bark © David J. Stang CC BY-SA 4.0
Balsa tree leaves © Gabriele Kothe-Heinrich CC BY-SA 3.0
Balsa fruit © Dick Culbert on Wikimedia Commons CC 2.0
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Materials and fuels
Despite being a hardwood, balsa wood is very soft and light so it is used in crafts such as model airplanes.
Due to its buoyancy, balsa wood is also used for surfboards, buoys and fishing floats, and has been used historically for life rafts and lifebelts.
The cotton-like filaments (kapok) from the fruits can be used as stuffing in pillows and cushions.
The deHavilland Mosquito was a full-sized World War II aircraft renowned for having a frame built primarily of balsa wood.
The balsa tree gets its name from the Spanish word for raft because of the wood's high buoyancy.
Even though it has incredibly light and soft wood, balsa is categorised as a hardwood because it comes from a flowering tree.
Native: Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Central American Pac, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.
Introduced: Andaman Is., Cameroon, Galápagos, Indonesia, Java, Malaysia, Nicobar Is., Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Senegal, Vietnam, Zaïre.
Tropical forests.
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In early July the Russian Central Bank said it would spend $14 billion to bail out the Bank of Moscow—until recently Russia's fifth-largest bank.
The support package, the Russian banking sector's largest ever, came just months after state-controlled bank VTB took it over.
Former Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov, removed from his post last year, reportedly used the bank to funnel funds to preferred projects.
Problems at the Bank of Moscow escaped notice by VTB during pre-deal due diligence, and by Central Bank regulators, raising questions about problems lurking elsewhere in the banking sector.
In a signal of the growing tension over whether Prime Minister Vladimir Putin or President Dmitry Medvedev will stand for president next year, two of the president's closest advisers publicly called on him to formally announce his candidacy.
Relations between Russia and the US—which were improving—may worsen as Medvedev said that his government would compile a list of American nationals who would not be granted Russian entry visas. The move came after the US barred about 60 Russian officials involved in the 2009 jailhouse death of hedge fund lawyer Sergei Magnitsky.
Gas company Gazprom will combine its power assets with those of IES Holding, owned by Russian investor Viktor Vekselberg, in an $8.8 billion deal. The combined group will control a quarter of the country's total electricity generation capacity and increases state ownership within the sector.
In mid-July, President Medvedev gave approval to a plan to more than double the size of Moscow. The timetable and project funding sources have not been specified.


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First Look: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #4
LOS ANGELES, CA (March 5, 2020) – BOOM! Studios, under license by Hasbro, Inc. and in partnership with IDW and Nickelodeon, today revealed a first look at MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS/TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #4, the latest issue of an all-new five-issue limited series event! Written by Ryan Parrott (Power Rangers: Necessary Evil), illustrated by Simone di Meo (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Venom Annual), colored by Walter Baiamonte (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), and lettered by Ed Dukeshire (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers team up with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in March 2020.
It's the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers as you've never seen them before vs Green Ranger Shredder! Will both teams be enough to stop the head of the Foot Clan as he wields the awesome power of the Dragon Shield and the Morphin Grid for evil? And what's Rita Repulsa up to as the mighty battle rages on?
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS/TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #4 (OF 5) features a main cover by Dan Mora (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Once & Future), with Turtle Ranger Helmet variant covers by Goñi Montes (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) and more!
Print copies of MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS/TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #4 will be available on March 18, 2020 at local comic book shops (use comicshoplocator.com to find the one nearest you) or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers like comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and Madefire.
Softcover collections of MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS, SABAN'S GO GO POWER RANGERS, and other Power Rangers releases from BOOM! Studios, including original graphic novels such as Saban's Power Rangers: The Psycho Path, are available everywhere books are sold.
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