Dr. Beck is an orthopedic surgeon in the Newburgh area. He is affiliated with Deaconess Gateway Hospital and 5 more hospitals.
Dr. Beck saw pain patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Evansville area. Learn more.
Dr. Beck treated occupational therapy patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine from our database whether he was was a top doctor for occupational therapy in the Evansville area during 2014–2018. Learn more.
Dr. Beck treated more home-based physical therapy patients than 85% of similar doctors in the Evansville area for 2014–2018. Learn more.
Dr. Beck treated electrocardiogram (EKG) patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine from our database whether he was was a top doctor for electrocardiogram (EKG) in the Evansville area during 2014–2018. Learn more.
Dr. Beck treated knee surgery patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine from our database whether he was was a top doctor for knee surgery in the Evansville area during 2014–2018. Learn more.
Dr. Beck treated knee arthroscopy patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine from our database whether he was was a top doctor for knee arthroscopy in the Evansville area during 2014–2018. Learn more.
Dr. Beck treated meniscal repair patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine from our database whether he was was a top doctor for meniscal repair in the Evansville area during 2014–2018. Learn more.
Dr. Beck treated arthroscopic meniscus surgery patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine from our database whether he was was a top doctor for arthroscopic meniscus surgery in the Evansville area during 2014–2018. Learn more.
Dr. Beck treated arthrocentesis patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine from our database whether he was was a top doctor for arthrocentesis in the Evansville area during 2014–2018. Learn more.
Dr. Beck treated CT scan patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine from our database whether he was was a top doctor for CT scan in the Evansville area during 2014–2018. Learn more.
Dr. Beck treated more antibiotics patients than 75% of similar doctors in the Evansville area for 2014–2018. Learn more.
Dr. Beck treated complete blood count (CBC) patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine from our database whether he was was a top doctor for complete blood count (CBC) in the Evansville area during 2014–2018. Learn more.
Dr. Beck treated more pain management patients than 75% of similar doctors in the Evansville area for 2014–2018. Learn more.
Dr. Beck treated more physical therapy patients than 95% of similar doctors in the Evansville area for 2014–2018. Learn more.
Dr. Beck treated more X-ray patients than 75% of similar doctors in the Evansville area for 2014–2018. Learn more.
Dr. Beck treated more magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) patients than 85% of similar doctors in the Evansville area for 2014–2018. Learn more.
Dr. Beck saw more arthritis patients than 85% of similar doctors in the Evansville area in 2014–2018. Learn more.
Dr. Beck treated nerve repair patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine from our database whether he was was a top doctor for nerve repair in the Evansville area during 2014–2018. Learn more.
Dr. Beck treated hip surgery patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine from our database whether he was was a top doctor for hip surgery in the Evansville area during 2014–2018. Learn more.
Dr. Beck treated hip replacement patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine from our database whether he was was a top doctor for hip replacement in the Evansville area during 2014–2018. Learn more.
Dr. Beck treated knee replacement patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine from our database whether he was was a top doctor for knee replacement in the Evansville area during 2014–2018. Learn more.
Dr. Beck saw more osteoarthritis patients than 85% of similar doctors in the Evansville area in 2014–2018. Learn more.
Dr. Beck saw torn meniscus patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Evansville area. Learn more.
Dr. Beck saw more broken bone patients than 75% of similar doctors in the Evansville area in 2014–2018. Learn more.
Dr. Beck treated broken forearm repair patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine from our database whether he was was a top doctor for broken forearm repair in the Evansville area during 2014–2018. Learn more.
Dr. Beck saw cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Evansville area. Learn more.
Dr. Beck saw vascular disease patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Evansville area. Learn more.
Dr. Beck saw back problems patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Evansville area. Learn more.
Dr. Beck saw spine condition patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Evansville area. Learn more.
Dr. Beck saw back pain patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Evansville area. Learn more.
Dr. Beck saw diabetes patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Evansville area. Learn more.
Dr. Beck saw rotator cuff syndrome patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Evansville area. Learn more.
Dr. Beck saw chondromalacia patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Evansville area. Learn more.
Dr. Beck saw type 2 diabetes patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Evansville area. Learn more.
Dr. Beck saw broken arm patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Evansville area. Learn more.
Dr. Beck saw sprained joint patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Evansville area. Learn more.
Dr. Beck saw weakness patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Evansville area. Learn more.
Dr. Beck saw carpal tunnel syndrome patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Evansville area. Learn more.
Dr. Beck saw obesity patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Evansville area. Learn more.
Dr. Beck saw abnormal gait patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Evansville area. Learn more.
Dr. Beck saw peripheral neuropathy patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Evansville area. Learn more.
Dr. Beck saw neuropathy patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Evansville area. Learn more.
Dr. Beck saw degenerative disc disease (DDD) patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Evansville area. Learn more.
Dr. Beck saw pinched nerve patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Evansville area. Learn more.
Dr. Beck saw broken wrist patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Evansville area. Learn more.
Dr. Beck saw sciatica patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Evansville area. Learn more.
Dr. Beck saw repetitive stress injury (RSI) patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Evansville area. Learn more.
Dr. Beck saw spondylosis patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Evansville area. Learn more.
Dr. Beck saw neck pain patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Evansville area. Learn more.
Dr. Beck saw broken foot patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Evansville area. Learn more.
Dr. Beck's repeat knee replacement rate is similar to the rate we predicted for his mix of cases and patients.
We first measure how many of Dr. Beck's primary knee replacements resulted in a second knee replacement within 90 days of the first one— we call this their repeat knee replacement rate.
We then analyze the typical practices of all other doctors in the United States who perform primary knee replacements, using a statistical model to predict the repeat knee replacement rate for patients like Dr. Beck's.
By comparing these two numbers, you can see whether Dr. Beck's rate of repeat knee replacement is lower than, similar to, or higher than the predicted rate.
Dr. Beck sees patients and can be reached at the following locations.
Dr. Beck is able to admit and treat patients at the following hospitals.


While summer is high season in Grand Lake, for us it's a year-round destination. In the winter there is snowmobiling, snowshoeing, ice fishing or just sitting in front of a fireplace with a good book. In the summer, it's a playground of lake activities, plus everything Rocky Mountain National Park offers.
Mt. Baldy has long guarded Grand Lake, the largest & deepest natural lake in Colorado.
This lake town, located in Grand County, is about two hours west of Denver, and when Trail Ridge Road is open during the summer, it's just a quick road trip through Rocky Mountain National Park from Northern Colorado.
Hiking Adams Fall trail with good friends.
I've had a long relationship with Western Riviera Lakeside Lodging & Events, a Grand Lake company with a variety of vacation rentals, from lakeside cabins to homes. This March, they invited us to stay at their newest property, the Penthouse at 1000 Grand. We brought along our friends, Karen and Steve, for a St. Patrick's Day getaway.
Penthouse at 1000 Grand Avenue in Grand Lake, Colorado. It didn't take us long to move in.
The Penthouse is as centrally located in Grand Lake, smack dab in the middle of everything, which is true of all of Western Riviera's properties.
We arrived on a Friday afternoon and checked into our three-bedroom Penthouse. On the third floor of 1000 Grand Avenue, stairs lead up to large kitchen area with wood floors and a big table for gathering with your friends.
Kitchen and dining area of the Penthouse at 1000 Grand. Photo provided by Western Riviera.
This is the ideal vacation home for couples traveling together because each bedroom is a master bedroom featuring a full bath and large seating area with television. You won't have to play Rock, Paper, Scissors to see who gets stuck in the bunk beds, although you might have to play to see who wins the room with the clawfoot tub.
Bedroom #2 features a clawfoot tub. You can soak and watch the flat screen television if you wish! Photo provided by Western Riviera.
That first evening, the four of us enjoyed a drink at The Lariat Saloon (in town since the 1930s) and then returned to the Penthouse to make fancy pizzas. There's a stovetop in the kitchen, but no oven here. Thankfully, the large counter-top toaster oven cooked our pizzas perfectly.
Bedroom #3 in the Penthouse. Photo by Western Riviera.
We woke up to a bluebird day and after a big homemade breakfast at the Penthouse, we drove the five-minute drive to the Adams Falls trailhead. I've been to Adams Falls many times, but never in the winter.
On the trail at Adams Falls in Grand Lake, Colorado.
A blanket of snow delightfully changes the experience as sunlight filters through the pines and makes the world sparkle. Be aware that the trail can be a bit slick and is a good candidate for those easy to slip on traction devices for your shoes or boots.
The entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park is on Grand Lake's doorstep, so after hiking the short loop at Adams Falls, we drove into this iconic Colorado national park, stopping several times to play in the snow and admire the amazing scenery.
A bluebird day at Rocky Mountain National Park is truly glorious.
If you haven't visited RMNP in the winter, it's spectacular, especially under bright blue skies. The best part is that in the winter there are hardly any other people on the west side of the park near Grand Lake. Winter access to the park at the west entrance is approximately 11-miles into RMNP, which gives visitors access to multiple snowshoe trails.
It was St. Patrick's Day so later that afternoon we bar hopped around Grand Lake, stopping at Pancho & Lefty's for some live Irish music and a view of the sunset, and then popping into The Lariat because that became our "local" during our stay due in part to their very nice bartender.
Downtown Grand Lake on March 2018.
We had dinner at Sagebrush BBQ where we caught some of the Peggy Mann Band. They were quite good and I'd say Grand County is very lucky to have them. Be sure to check the band's schedule the next time you happen to be in the area.
The Penthouse was the scene of live music too, as one of our traveling companions is an accomplished musician and brought along his guitar. We also played games and enjoyed a lot of laughter, which is good for the soul. Also good for the soul were the comfy beds and pillows at the Penthouse. As someone who travels frequently, this is always a welcome amenity.
Posing with Mt. Baldy on the Grand Lake docks at sunset.
The Penthouse sleeps up to ten and is perfect for couples traveling together or a family reunion. It would also be ideal for parents of teenagers who want their own space or who bring along friends on a family vacation. Learn more about the Penthouse at 1000 Grand, and all of Western Riviera's properties, at WesternRiv.com.
Thank you to the folks at Western Riviera for inviting us to stay the weekend at their newest Grand Lake vacation property.


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Urban Growth Within a Finite Space: Case-study Muscat
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During the last four and half decades of physical urbanization, Muscat, the capital city of Oman, has received a massive influx of local and international migrants. Based on the National Centre of Statistics and Information (NCSI) in April 2016, Oman's population was recorded at 4,441,448 with the population of Muscat Governorate forming more than half of Oman's total population (2,395,412). According the NCSI statistics in 2010, Muscat represents the highest rate of urban population in Oman by 97.44% (almost 36% of the total urban population in Oman). This swift demographic change has reshaped the overall urban fabric of the city. On a spatial level, although Muscat Governorate represents merely 1.3% of Oman's total area, the suitable areas for development have been nearly exploited. Horizontal develop- ment based on villa residences has largely influenced the rapid consumption of land. The physical terrains in Muscat such as mountains, creeks, and valleys also limit the amount of proper land for urban development. Urban growth in Muscat has endured a long history of political and socio-economic variables. Obviously, these variables have largely affected the entire urban pattern at every period of time. Unfortunately, the various governmental institutions responsible for urban management since the early seventies created imbalanced attitudes between the availability of natural resources and the rate of consumption. Urban governance based on centralized decision-making has widened the urban issues. The land distribution system has largely contributed of rapid consumption of land. For instance, despite its limited area and large population, Muscat's residential plot size is equivalent to those in other areas throughout Oman. The land granting system that is based on random lottery has largely contributed to the emergence of low-density, scattered territory in Muscat and many areas in Oman. Land for investment that could enhance the economy or that provides jobs has become scarce. Furthermore, huge areas have been consumed for automobile-based use. Obviously, the sharp increase of population in Muscat, which has quadrupled several times during the past four decades according to the NCSI statistics, has largely contributed on the depletion of available natural resources. As Muscat serves as the headquarters for most of governmental offices and companies, it has been the focus of internal migration thus receiving the highest number of job seekers. Meanwhile, as Muscat serves as the centre for major government and investment, it received the bulk of the expatriate population both in terms of "white collar" and "blue collar" workers. Horizontal low-density areas have been developed to house the influx of those immigrants. With increases in traffic and in the absence of a viable public transport system, huge areas in Muscat have been asphalted for vehicular use. This paper intends to visualize the transformation of socioeconomic conditions and their impacts on the current urban patterns. It attempts to focus on the negative consequences that might be encountered if the current urban management persists as Oman moves toward a post-oil period. Meanwhile, it provides indicators to urban governors and deci- sion-makers as to the need of urgent intervention towards resource saving, and socially- and economically-balanced utilization of limited resources. Show more
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Future Cities Laboratory Singapore; ETH Zurich
Gulf Research Meeting 2016, Cambridge, United Kingdom, August 15-19, 2016
Urban growth; Muscat; Oman
08058 - Singapore-ETH Centre (SEC) / Singapore-ETH Centre (SEC)
Related publications and datasets
Is cited by: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/273444
Is cited by: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/92671
Is cited by: https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000238575
Is cited by: https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-a-010637970
Cites: https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000238573
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Tag Archives: Frank Knight
Chicago Economics
Chicagonomics, a new book by Lanny Ebenstein, describes the evolution of the Chicago school. The book is reviewed by Tyler Cowen in a blog post and by the Economist. From the latter review:
Before the 1940s, Chicago's professors were much closer to the liberalism of British political economists such as Adam Smith, Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill than the libertarianism of Hayek and Friedman in the 1980s and early 1990s. Mr Ebenstein looks at the ideas of scholars such as Jacob Viner and Frank Knight, and concludes that while they favoured individual freedom, their policy prescriptions did not exclude government action. Both perceived Smith as justifying the state intervening in the economy at times, such as with the provision of infrastructure, education for the young and the funding of arts, culture and science.
By the 1940s, the use of redistribution to ensure that everyone had a basic standard of living was accepted by most Chicago economists. For instance, Henry Simons, when he worked at Chicago between 1939 and 1946, set out how redistribution, by diffusing economic power in a society, was necessary in a free society. Even Hayek, in his libertarian polemic of 1944, "The Road to Serfdom", supported the use of environmental regulation and state-run social-insurance systems.
After they retired Hayek and Friedman became deeply libertarian. Mr Ebenstein says "the virtual neoanarchism that both preached" later on placed them "outside the classical liberal tradition". Hayek argued that citizens should have the right to have their taxes refunded if they did not consume government services and Friedman railed "against government at almost any time". Both enjoyed being in the limelight, even though their views did not fit with their earlier scholarly work. Mr Ebenstein bemoans the current popular perception of the Chicago school, as well as conservatives' embrace of it, as based on these more extreme later utterances.
This entry was posted in Notes and tagged Chicago school, Frank Knight, Friedrich August von Hayek, Government, Henry Simons, Jacob Viner, Liberalism, Libertarianism, Milton Friedman on October 30, 2015 by Dirk Niepelt.


In this example, we will use the get_cansim_vector function from Mountain Math to retrieve the monthly LFS Employment data. Vectors for total and full- and part-time employment will be retrieved in a loop. A standard bar chart will be produced but a methodology for showing similar information in a bubble chart will be introduced. The advantage of the bubble chart is that the size of the absolute change in each province can be shown by resizing the bubbles.
gdata - renaming plots within a loop for subsequent work.
rename the plot outputs for later grouping.
The actual vectors could be found using the search functions of the cansim package but in this case, the Statcan NDM website was used.
At this point, we are the top of the loop and being the analysis of the meta data.
One key feature of the code above is to make use of the vector coordinate variable. This is different for each vector. It can be quite useful for ordering things. In this case, the first level of the coordinate is extracted to provide order codes for Canada and the provinces.
The next stage started the retrieval process. The REF_DATE field is mutated into an extra Date field using the R date conventions. The abbreviation table is joined to the data tibble to provide identification for the series.
The basic canada_lfs tibble is then extended to include year over year percentage change and the difference from one year ago. A new tibble is created. The dplyr slice operator is used to select the last three data points.
The next stage is to create the plot tibble for the standard bar chart. The geo abbreviation is turned into a factor so that order can be preserved in the chart.
This chart plots the year-over-year percentage change. A text adjustment factor is calculated to position the numeric value labels for each bar far enough above on the y value axis. Each of the months is printed as a separate bar by using position_dodge. The first seven characters of the REF_DATE are used to group the data by a discrete value. The file name is defined appropriately. The total example is shown below.
The example shows the deficiency of bar charts because there is no distinction by the size of the province or the change in employment.
The next step is to prepare the bubble chart. Essentially this identical to the bar chart but using the geo_point rather than the geom_bar to place a point at the appropriate point on the chart. The size of the point is determined by the absolute year over year change. It is necessary to take the absolute value because size cannot be negative.
For appearance's sake, a horizontal line is inserted at the zero intercept. The Total example is shown below.
In this example, it can be seen that the important contributors to employment change were Ontario, Alberta and BC in this time period.
The next block of code joins the two plots vertically with the bubble plot first. The new library gdata is used to supply the mv function. This allows the renaming of the plot variable to something useful. This is the bottom of the loop over the types of employment.
A example of the two plots joined together is shown below.
The final piece of code groups the two bubble plots for full- and part-time employment into one vertical plot. Note that the plot is sized to slightly less than a normal page to get good proportions.


keepvidmusicservice.exe is a program which is most likely legit. So, if keepvidmusicservice.exe is on your PC, it is most likely ok, and will NOT be a cause for concern. Even if your PC is virus-free, we still advise you to purchase a good antivirus with a good detection rate, in order to yourself your system against viruses and malware.
This application is usually stored in C:\Program Files (x86)\Keepvid\KeepVid Music (Desktop)\KeepVidMusicService.exe.
The MD5 fingerprint for this file is e575f38ffd3e75145bd6041487e847bd.
This executable runs as a 32-bit program. It can not exploit the entire power of modern computer CPUs. This is quite normal because the makers did not upgrade it to use the x64 instruction set.
The description extracted from the program is KeepVidMusicSevice.
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Q: Alternatives to typedef or subclassing string in c# The situation
I have class that deals internally with many different types of file paths: some local, some remote; some relative, some absolute.
It used to be the case that many of its methods pass them around to each other as strings, but it got very difficult to keep track of exactly what type of path each method was expecting.
The desired fix
So we essentially wanted to typedef four different types to string: RemoteRelative, LocalRelative, RemoteAbsolute, and LocalAbsolute. This way the static type checker could help developers make sure that they're providing and expecting strings with the correct semantics.
Unfortunately, string is sealed in the BCL, so we couldn't do this with simple inheritance. And there's no simple typedef, so we couldn't do it that way, either.
The actual fix
I ended up creating four different simple classes that each contain a readonly string.
public struct LocalAbsolutePath {
    public readonly string path;
    public LocalAbsolutePath(string path) {
        this.path = path;
    }
}

That mostly works, but it ends up adding a little bit of undesired verbosity.
The question: Am I overlooking any alternatives that fit naturally into simple C# syntax?
Like I mentioned above, a C-style typedef string LocalAbsolutePath; or even an F#-style type LocalAbsolutePath = string would be my dream here. But even something that's a step that direction from custom classes would be great.

A: What you should do is keep your current approach of creating four distinct classes for your path types (and even have them inherit the same baseclass), so that you can restrict methods to only receive one of those four Path objects.
While I don't feel that var myPath = new LocalAbsolutePath("path") is really all that more verbose than var myPath = "path", since what it lacks in brevity it makes up for in explicitness, but if you really want, you can implement the implicit casting operator between your class and string, and have this work:
 public static implicit operator LocalAbsolutePath(string path)
 {
     return new LocalAbsolutePath(path);
 }

And now you can just do:
LocalAbsolutePath myPath = "Path String";

A: Your solution is good. You can fight the additional verbosity by adding a type conversion to string, letting you use LocalAbsolutePath wherever a string could go.
public struct LocalAbsolutePath { // Making it a class would be OK too
    private readonly string path; // <<=== It is now private
    public LocalAbsolutePath(string path) {
        this.path = path;
    }
    public static implicit operator string(LocalAbsolutePath p) {
        return p.path;
    }
}

A: I've created a NuGet package called LikeType that provides typedef-like behavior in C# classes.
This is how you would use it:
class CustomerId : LikeType<string>
{
    public CustomerId(string id) : base(id) { }
}

Here is how the type will behave:
void ShowTypeBehavior()
{
    var customerId = new CustomerId("cust-001"); // create instance with given backing value
    string custIdValue = customerId; // implicit cast from class to backing type, sets 'custIdValue' to "cust-001"

    var otherCustomerId = new CustomerId("cust-002");
    var areEqual = customerId == otherCustomerId; // false
    var areNotEqual = customerId != otherCustomerId; // true
    var areEqualUsingMethod = customerId.Equals(otherCustomerId); // false

    var customerIdCopy = new CustomerId("cust-001"); // create separate instance with same backing value
    var isCopyEqual = customerId == customerIdCopy; // true. Instances are considered equal if their backing values are equal.
}

A: Since I set out with the same objectives in a project I'm working on, and I benefited greatly from the answers here, I thought I'd share the solution I ended up with.  Dealing with null, especially in unit test asserts, nearly drove me nuts.  The following will of course fail:
string someStringVar = null;
MyStringType myStringType = new MyStringType(someStringVar);
MyStringType myStringTypeNull = null;
Assert.AreEqual(myStringType, myStringTypeNull);

Using a static Parse() in lieu of a public constructor was more satisfying because it let me return null.  This passes:
string someStringVar = null;
MyStringType myStringType = MyStringType.Parse(someStringVar);
MyStringType myStringTypeNull = null;
Assert.AreEqual(myStringType, myStringTypeNull);

Also, I didn't want implicit conversion from string to MyStringType - this seemed to me to remove some of the conscious-coder benefit of doing this in the first place.  Allowing the implicit conversion from string would mean that a call to a method with a MyStringType parameter would accept a string, and I didn't want this because a method with lots of string parameters is so prone to error.  The reverse conversion done implicitly made more sense to me.
Finally, I thought this was an ideal case for a generic that was easily reused.
Anyway, here's what I ended up with:
public class StringType<T> where T:class
{
    private readonly string _str;

    protected StringType(string str)
    {
        _str = str;
    }

    public static implicit operator string(StringType<T> obj)
    {
        return obj == null ? null : obj._str;
    }

    public override string ToString()
    {
        return _str;
    }

    public override int GetHashCode()
    {
        return _str.GetHashCode();
    }
}

public class MyStringType : StringType<MyStringType>
{
    protected MyStringType(string str) : base(str) { }

    public static MyStringType Parse(object obj)
    {
        var str = obj is string ? (string)obj : (obj == null ? null : obj.ToString());
        return str == null ? null : new MyStringType(str);
    }
}

Comments/improvements/simplifications of course welcome!

A: Maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree here, but typedef is implemented as type aliases in C#, as far as I know. Setting up a type alias is as simple as this:
using LocalAbsolutePath = System.String;

Then you can start using LocalAbsolutePath as a valid type. More or less like this:
LocalAbsolutePath thisPath = "c:\\thisPath";

Based on your post, I'm sensing this was what you were looking for. Hope I'm right...!

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Historical Perspective from a Graphic Novel: Reading John Lewis' Compelling Series March
I really don't know much about black history. Considering it's black history month, I feel it's important to admit this...
A Letter to the Principal: How I Waded into the "Take a Knee" Debate with my Middle Schooler
Most people would call me opinionated. I'm passionate about what I believe. I teach my daughter to be passionate as well. Still, one month into school, I didn't expect to find myself typing the words, "Dear Principal. I am writing in regards to an incident today in class."
Ten for Tuesday: 10 Great Books Featuring Inspirational Teachers
This weekend in Washington, DC, there will be a march. Shocking I know. This is a good one though. It's a march for public education. In honor of the cause, here are 10 great books about inspirational teachers, the lifeblood of our public education system.
Earth Day Thoughts: Science Needs a March? When Did This Happen?
Yesterday I went to the March for Science in DC, which happened to be, appropriately, on Earth Day. It was a day filled with great people, great posters and a sense of purpose. Even the rain couldn't dampen the that warming feeling - together, we can change this world for the better. Still, I struggle with the fact that I just went to a march for science. Science! Really? This is what we've come to?
The People United Can Make a Difference: The Power of Protest
Yesterday, thousands of people at JFK airport in New York City and Dulles airport outside Washington, DC, and other cities across the US went to the arrival terminals of international airports and said to the people coming into the US from other countries - We stand with you.
Signs of the Times from the Women's March in DC: This is What Democracy Looks Like
Every time someone yelled "Tell me what democracy looks like" and a roaring crowd responded, "This is what democracy looks like," I felt my heart lifted with hope just a little bit on Saturday during the Women's March on Washington. I first heard this refrain when we stepped out of the subway...
Monday Blog: The Continued Dream – A Foundation for Greatness
If you live in the US, you've heard the story of Martin Luther King, Jr, Civil Rights leader, Nobel Peace Prize winner, historical icon, and dreamer. Yes, we all know the refrain "I have a dream." Some heard these words live. Many more of us learned about it in our history books...


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Appearance: Jeremy's a pretty basic white guy. He's got some shaggy curls and a nice, almost symmetrical face. He's a bit of a pretty boy and keeps himself clean and tidy. Face is always moisturized, clear, and clean shaven.
Talents: Swimming, playing basketball, fighting, and track.
Skills: Advanced Sword-Fighting, very quick and light on his feet.
Weapon: Celestial Bronze sword named "Whirlpool".
Personality: Jeremy's a wild boy, but he knows his limits. He's always at parties or surfing, but he stays out of trouble. He's very friendly, as if friends always come before everything except for his dog. Reese is his world. He's a ladies man, and a bit of a player. When he's in a relationship, however, he's as loyal as one could be.
Flaws: Very oblivious. He's also a perfectionist and unintentionally manipulative.
Powers: Can control water and lightning, to kick up some wicked sea storms. The amount of times he can control lightning usually varies between 5 times a day (5 times a topic), depending on the time and weather. He can use water for 7 times a day (topic), however. His sea storms (which he can only do around once every two days/once every two topics) usually affect an acre of land. They usually last around 30 minutes (3 posts). He usually has to wait around 80 minutes (8 posts) to use his water power back-to-back, but 60 minutes for lightning (6 posts). The volume of the water he usually controls is around 2 m^3. His lightning is not very powerful like a child of Zeus, but it usually takes around 2-3 lightning bolts to kill someone.
Abilities: Waterbreathing, can communicate with sea life. Enhanced physicality when waterborne (enhanced strength, speed, stamina, and slight durability while in water).
Life Before CHB: Jeremy's life before camp wasn't much to write home about, at least for a half-blood. He was a good kid, stayed in school and out of trouble. He was on the way to an athletic scholarship, and his academics weren't too bad either. He did it all for his mother, before she died. There was a gas leak; Jeremy was at school, Nicholai at work. Jeane was home alone, cooking for herself. She turned the stove on, and the house went up in a ball of fire. Reese was the only thing to make it out of the blaze. After that, Nicholai and Jeremy moved houses. Jeane's death took a heavy toll on them both, but Nicholai did a complete 180. He went from loving, supportive stepfather to repeated abuser. Jeremy didn't go a day with some sort of abuse, whether it be physical, emotional, verbal, or mental. He'd go to school with bruises and he'd have to cover them with long clothes; the ones that could be covered anyway. The blatantly obvious ones were explained away by surfing or basketball incidents. One day after school, Jeremy had had it. He went straight to his room and sobbed for an hour while Nicholai was in the pool. Eventually he stopped and wiped the tears from his face. He left his room to tell Nicholai he was going outside to run, only to find him in the pool belly-up. He was dead, he'd drowned. The pool was only 5 feet and Nicholai was a foot taller. How was it possible? The police ruled it accidental and Jeremy was orphaned. He was only there for 2 months before being "adopted". His new parents were two satyrs that took him up to Camp Half-Blood.
RP Example: The sand between my toes was almost therapeutic at moments like these. I couldn't get enough of it. I couldn't stand being in that damned house with him more than a couple hours. There was no one else here right now except for me and about 6 other people. 2 other boys and 4 girls. Board under my arm, I swam out as far as I could. Well, not necessarily as far as I could. I didn't get tired while swimming. I swam out as far as I felt like. I felt in tune out here. Completely at peace. I could... I dunno, feel everything that was going on around me. With my feet in the water, I could almost sense the wave coming. It was nearly supernatural. I hopped up on my board and stood up, riding the wave like a champ as it came.
▪ how many posts did it take to assemble a sea storm?
▪ he does no have any abilities then? Not a wee bit of water breathing or smth like that?
the form is still a work and progress, it's mostly just the form that originally got approved in 2014. i've yet to change a lot.
edit: the form has been edited, now ready to be moved and reviewed.
Everything else is good. Great form!


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UK facing residue level crisis
UK produce production could soon become impossible and imports illegal unless action is taken to set minimum pesticide residual levels, the Fresh Produce Consortium has warned.
Following an EU review of the use of pesticides, the UK has found itself high and dry after failing to set its own national MRLs and could now be facing a bill which could run into hundreds of millions of pounds.
Previously, EU member states had been allowed to set their own national MRLs, however the UK, rather than draw up its own, simply adopted the generic EU standards. However Brussels has
now announced plans to review MRLs to harmonise levels across the EU. While that review is taking place, the commission is proposing to introduce temporary levels based on a
review of national MRLs.
Douglas Henderson, chief executive of the FPC, said the problem the UK industry now faces in not having set its own levels is that it will have no input and could find itself landed with levels more suited to southern Europe. "If we do nothing we could be faced with levels that could prevent us from growing crops in the UK."
He said the UK would also have to set import tolerances to avoid MRLs of zero on imports, making them effectively illegal.
Tthe country has to set 5,000 MRLs, not including imports, by January 2005. The Horticulture Development Council is looking into the UK side while the FPC is working on imports.
In the meantime Henderson called upon the whole sector to take the issue seriously. "This should be a real wake-up call for the industry," he added.
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Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage spends 12 minutes in jail on drug, weapons charges
Aisha Powell
September 26, 2021, 1:56 PM ·4 min read
The attorney for 21 Savage says that a warrant was issued for his arrest based on allegations stemming from the rapper's 2019 immigration case
Rapper 21 Savage turned himself in to authorities on Thursday and spent minutes in jail after warrants were issued for his arrest on drug and weapon charges in Dekalb County.
The Grammy-award-winning rapper was briefly detained in the Atlanta-based jail — getting released after only 12 minutes, according to Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Atlanta attorney Charles Kuck said that the arrest is related to ongoing immigration litigation against the rapper, whose real name is Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph.
21 Savage is seen at the private screening of 'Spiral' for 21 Savage and friends on May 12, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Lionsgate Entertainment)
In a widely publicized battle, Savage was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in February 2019. Officials said 21 Savage is a U.K. citizen who overstayed his visa in America.
ICE officials also claimed that the "No Heart" rapper was convicted of felony drug charges in 2014, leading to the warrant and case for him to be deported. His attorney denied those claims and Savage was released on a $100,000 bond.
"These manufactured charges are yet another example of how our justice system, from ICE down to the local level, unjustly targets young Black men who seek to exercise their rights," Kuck said in a statement to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about 21 Savage's current charges. "There is no legitimate basis for these charges nor for ICE's continued antics, and we will fight until Mr. Joseph is justly vindicated."
Many were shocked when news broke about Savage's arrest on Super Bowl Sunday in 2019.
The rapper has become synonymous with the Atlanta upbringing and culture since he first popped up in the hip-hop scene in 2015, but was born in England and moved to Atlanta when he was seven.
ICE agents told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the arrest was a part of a "target operation" to get Savage because he was an "unlawfully present United Kingdom national" and because they said he was also convicted on a felony drug charge.
In an interview with Good Morning America, a week later, Savage recalled that the agents pulled their guns on him and threatened him with deportation.
"I've been here 20 years. This is all I know," he said during the interview. He also added that he didn't know what a visa was or how it would impact him as an adult.
"As a minor, his family overstayed their work visas, and he, like almost two million other children, was left without legal status through no fault of his own," Kuck said following Savage's arrest.
ICE eventually dropped the aggravated felony charge against Savage, after Kuck pointed out that the 2014 conviction was vacated and they had no basis for the current charge.
21 Savage talks to GMA about ICE arrest in 2019. (ABC NEWS)
The warrant for his current arrest, on suspicion of felony drug possession and weapons possession, was authorized and signed by a local magistrate court judge on Sept. 7.
Kuck claims that 21 Savage was unaware of the warrant. The basis of the allegations cites that during the 2019 ICE arrest, the rapper threw out a bottle with liquid that tested positive for codeine, and a handgun was found in the car.
"The warrant appears to have been sought at the behest of ICE, as the warrant was issued in the eve of an Immigration Court hearing in Mr. Joseph's deportation proceeding, and is based upon events that transpired on the evening that ICE arrested Mr. Joseph over 2 and one-half years ago," the attorney said in a statement.
Savage's immigration case has been stalled due to court delays attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tyler Cowen notes some evidence that astronomers have been underestimating the frequency of catastrophic asteroid impact events here on the planet earth. Depending on how you interpret a certain set of deposits, it's possible that super-huge impacts occur once every few thousand years instead of once every 500,000 years or so.
At any rate, it sounds dumb, but I really do think the world's major governments should pony up the money that would be required to better track the paths of asteroids and the like. Right now, we don't really have a good sense of where everything is all the time. Building the necessary monitoring capacity would be pretty cheap if you put it aside other kinds of national defense expenditures, and it would be something all the big players and wannabe players (USA, EU, Japan, Russia, Brazil, India, China, whomever else) could do cooperatively. Whatever the exact frequency, the question of an extremely destructive collision with an object in outer space is very literally a "when not if" sort of thing. Given ample warning, though, people could probably figure out some countermeasures. Keep in mind that beyond the truly catastrophic impact events, there are things like the Tunguska Event that could kill hundreds of thousands -- if not millions -- if they happened in a big city.


While multinational corporations and conglomerates seem to get the most news, it's small businesses who represent the real engine of growth in America.
While multinational corporations and conglomerates seem to get the most news, it's small businesses who represent the real engine of growth in America. Routinely cited as the backbone of the economy, small businesses make up an overwhelming majority of the market and employ the largest share of U.S. workers. However, despite this importance to the overall economic landscape, small businesses can often feel underserved by financial institutions.
While lending to small firms has recovered in the years since cratering after the Great Recession, it has experienced stagnation and unevenness in institutional readiness to approve smaller borrowers, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration. These conditions might create problems for entrepreneurs with the next million-dollar idea, but not a million dollars in the bank to launch their venture.
Fortunately, the federal government understands the role of small business to the economy and operates an entire agency devoted to that segment. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is important for a number of reasons, but providing loans is among its most mission-critical functions. The SBA exists not only as a knowledge and advice resource for small business owners but also as a lending partner to small firms.
Whether you're looking for funds to start a small business, finance investment or expansion, or even recover from disaster, the SBA has a menu of loan offerings that can help small business owners. However, before they can take advantage of loans, entrepreneurs need to know exactly what an SBA loan is, how they can qualify and what else they should know about (like how the SBA doesn't actually disperse money itself).
The first thing small business owners or prospective entrepreneurs need to know about an SBA loan is that the loan does not actually come from the SBA itself. As explained by the agency, the "loan" is made possible by the SBA providing a guarantee to partner banks and lenders for the money they would then extend to small businesses. The guarantee mitigates risk for lenders by ensuring partial repayment should an owner default (in some cases, this can cover up to 85 percent of the loan amount). The SBA also reviews all applications to ensure loans fit within its established lending guidelines and standards.
With the government backing the loan, partner banks and lenders are more capable of offering flexible and attractive loan terms. Often, SBA loans come with lower down payments, more favorable rates or a longer repayment period.
The federal guarantee also opens up the lending pool to small business owners or entrepreneurs who have been denied before, either because of credit history or risk associated with the loan, for example. However, the loan-backing process can encourage more lending to growing firms, unproven startups or businesses run by underserved or protected populations - including women, minorities and veterans.
The amount of an SBA loan can range from between $350,000 to $5 million, generally. Funds can be used for a number of purposes, including working capital and fixed assets.
While an SBA loan is not technically a loan from the agency, the SBA is closely involved in vetting applicants and reviewing materials. In this way, SBA loans are very much like the rest of commercial and private lending in that qualifying standards generally revolve around creditworthiness, risk and business opportunity. In addition, the SBA also requires that businesses meet size definitions, be for-profit, be registered in the U.S., and that owners have equity invested in their venture and have exhausted all other means of available financing with no success.
Personal information, including financial history and income tax returns.
Business statements, like cash flow projections and balance sheets.
Business valuation and debt schedule.
Applicable certifications, licensure or leases.
Describe their plan and business opportunity in detail.
Pin down exact capital needs, as well as forecast revenue projections.
List out collateral that can be offered.
SBA Express: Which ensures the SBA will respond within 36 hours of a request ($350,000 maximum).
Export Working Capital: Targeted funding for exporting businesses ($5 million maximum).
International Trade: Long-term financing designed for businesses growing overseas or facing stiff competition within domestic borders from foreign imports ($5 million maximum).
CAPLines: Short-term or seasonal loans made to help small businesses increase inventory, pay labor, finance renovations or tap revolving credit.
The CDC/504 loan program is made available to help small businesses finance large-scale investments, namely real estate. The end goal is growth, as physical expansion generates more jobs and business, and the 504 program connects qualified companies with long-term, fixed-rate funding through Certified Development Companies (CDC) to buy fixed assets or modernize operations. Possible uses for a 504 loan include purchasing an existing building, undertaking land improvements (landscaping, parking, utilities), building new structures or upgrading facilities, acquiring long-term machinery and refinancing debt linked to expansion. Particular advantages to this loan program that the SBA highlights include 90-percent financing, no balloon payments and savings used to improve cash flow.
As the self-evident name indicates, this loan program is maintained to extend comparatively small-scale loans. The target audience for these loans includes small businesses in need of working capital or funds to repair furniture, as well as startups that need only a small amount to get off the ground. The maximum loan that can be made under this program is $50,000, while the average amount is $13,000.
The costs of dealing with a natural disaster can run exceptionally high for small businesses, both in the near and long term, following a calamitous event. Companies that need financing to keep the door open, employees paid and the lights on can look to the SBA, which offers disaster loans of up to $2 million for small businesses, as well as for nonprofits and homeowners. Finding the right lending partner also factors into securing the best SBA loan for you. Given the SBA itself does not disburse funds, working with the most suited SBA partner to your needs is an essential part to taking advantage of such loans. Talk to Comerica Bank today about what SBA loan options are available to your growing small business or new startup.


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Q: Chromatic polynomial of the cross-polytope and denominators of convergents to e. Let $C_n$ denote the $1$-skeleton of the $n$-dimensional cross-polytope, and $\chi_{C_n}(x)$ be the chromatic polynomial of $C_n$. This is equivalent to the way of coloring the $(n-1)$-dimensional faces of the $n$-dimensional hypercube with $x$ colors so that if two of them share a $(n-2)$-dimensional face, they have different colors.
Then

*

*$\chi_{C_1}(x) = x^2,$

*$\chi_{C_2}(x) = x(x-1)(x^2-3x+3),$

*$\chi_{C_3}(x) = x(x-1)(x-2)(x^3 - 9x^2 + 29x - 32),$

*$\chi_{C_4}(x) = x(x-1)(x-2)(x-3)(x^4 - 18 x^3 + 125 x^2 - 392 x + 465),$

*$\chi_{C_5}(x) = x(x - 1) (x - 2)(x - 3) (x - 4)(x^5 - 30 x^4 + 365 x^3 -
   2240 x^2 + 6909 x - 8544),$ and more generally,

*$\displaystyle \chi_{C_n}(x) = \left(\prod_{i=0}^{n-1}(x-i)\right)f_n(x)$.

It appears that the absolute value of the constant term of $f_n(x)$ is equal to OEIS sequence $A007677(3n - 4)$ for $n \geq 2$, where A007677 is a list of "denominators of convergents to $e$".
Is this a coincidence, or is there a connection between hypercubes and convergents of $e$?
I'm surprised by this. Should I be?


19/10/2016 · The reasoning behind this is that steam has different prices for different countries resulting in some countries to have lower prices than others in videos games and …... "Several of the restricted countries banned the game [before release], which prompted us to realize that we can't release it under the radar," the studio wrote.
I have come to terms that I will not be able to have Steam not use my VPN while the VPN is on. So, I just stop all internet traffic on my machine, and then disable the VPN, connect to Steam, and then purchase what I want.... The only VPN related thing that will get you banned 100% is trying to access steam stores from another region like russia to buy games cheaper. But apart from that, nope. But apart from that, nope. Most VPN services use a limited range of known IPs.
Australia. Originally video games in Australia could not be rated R18+, only up to MA15+. At the time, the R18+ classification rating could be given to film but a video game whose content would be deemed fitting for the R18+ rating would be 'Refused Classification' due to it not being available for the medium.... Individual publishers of the purchased games aren't consulted for a Steam ban. This is Valve overriding all those individual licenses with their own, and removing access to your purchased goods. And, despite there being no legal position yet known, that doesn't seem right at all.
I'm not convinced it'd be legal, but unless Australia has a damn ♥♥♥♥ed up legal system, the responsibility would be with the distributor, cops don't have the resources or the time to go on an arrest spree for contraband video games.
Unless you just 'know a guy' over there that has them you'll need to coordinate with someone form the US or some other country to send them in. Hit up the forums, find someone who would work with you and not price-gouge you to send the games over.
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() est un film polonais coscénarisé et réalisé par Małgorzata Szumowska et sorti en 2015, avec Janusz Gajos, Maja Ostaszewska et Justyna Suwała dans les rôles principaux.

Le film est sélectionné, en compétition, au  Festival international du film de Berlin (2015) où Małgorzata Szumowska reçoit l'Ours d'argent de la meilleure réalisation.

Synopsis

Fiche technique

 Titre original :
 Titre anglais international :
 Réalisation : Małgorzata Szumowska
 Scénario : Małgorzata Szumowska et Michał Englert
 Photographie : Michał Englert
 Montage : Jacek Drosio
 Pays d'origine :
 Langue originale : polonais
 Dates de sortie :
 Allemagne :  (Berlinale ; première mondiale)
 Pologne :  (première) ;  (sortie nationale)

Distribution

 Janusz Gajos : le procureur
 Maja Ostaszewska : Anna
 Justyna Suwała : Olga, la fille du procureur
 Urs Jucker : Felix

Distinctions
 Berlinale 2015 : Ours d'argent du meilleur réalisateur pour Małgorzata Szumowska

Notes et références

Liens externes

Film polonais sorti en 2015
Comédie dramatique polonaise
Film en polonais

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


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SEDA Malaysia : National PV Monitoring System Webportal > news > Nearly half of new power generation capacity constructed in 2019 was solar – BNEF
Posted on September 3, 2020 by SEDA Admin
A record 118GW of new PV was constructed last year. Image: Avista.
Driven by declining module costs, solar was by far the world's leading power-generating technology installed in 2019, making up 45% of new capacity.
That is according to a new report from BloombergNEF (BNEF), which revealed a record 118GW of new PV was constructed last year, with the technology the most popular choice in a third of countries, including the US, India and Australia. In all, 81 countries built at least 1MW of solar in 2019.
The report highlights the gains solar has made in the last decade, rising from just 43.7GW of total capacity installed in 2010 to 651GW as of year-end 2019. Solar in 2019 also moved past wind (644GW) to become the fourth-largest source of power on a capacity basis, behind coal (2,089GW), gas (1,812GW), and hydro (1,160GW).
"Sharp declines in solar equipment costs, namely the modules that go on rooftops and in fields, have made this technology widely available for homes, businesses and grids," said Luiza Demôro, BNEF analyst and lead author of the study. "PV is now truly ubiquitous and a worldwide phenomenon."
Despite the positive figures for 2019, BNEF revealed in July that investment in solar capacity was down in the first half of 2020 by 12% year-on-year to as the COVID-19 pandemic hit both project financing and scheduled auctions. The research company, however, expects the market to bounce back, with 140-178GW of new solar expected to be built in 2022.
39GW of new coal capacity
While gains were made by renewables last year, global coal capacity surged 32% over the decade to reach 2.1TW in 2019, BNEF said. Over 113GW of net coal retirements in developed nations during the 2010s could not offset the 691GW of net new coal in emerging markets. In 2019, the world saw 39GW of net new coal capacity installed, up from 19GW in 2018.
"Wealthier countries are moving quickly to mothball older, largely inefficient coal plants because they can't compete with new gas or renewables projects," said Ethan Zindler, head of Americas at BNEF. "However, in less developed nations, particularly in south and southeast Asia, new, more efficient coal plants continue to come online – often with financial support from Chinese and Japanese lenders."
BNEF estimates that global power sector CO2 emissions were down 1.5% in 2018-2019 as declines in the US and EU more than offset an increase from China, which accounted for 37% of the 2019 total. The US followed with 14%.
By Jules Scully
Source link : https://www.pv-tech.org/news/nearly-half-of-new-power-generation-capacity-constructed-in-2019-was-solar-bnef
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numün: outer space, but Asian
Published August 19, 2020 by Stephen Carradini
I love space with a hobbyist's passion. I saw Apollo 11 in theaters and was just fully in awe of the grandeur and majesty of the whole endeavor that is "humans entering space." (And leaving space, for that matter–one of the enduring images of the film for me was the astronauts entering the mobile quarantine unit after returning to Earth; I had forgotten that we had no idea what would happen to people if they went to the moon. Everything was new! Amazing.)
It's clear that numün share that same sense of wonder. Their band name mentions the moon, each of these songs is titled after space concepts, the album is a space narrative, two songs were written specifically in memorial of the Apollo 11 50th anniversary, and the sonic landscapes evoke the wideness of space. Yet they also love Asian music and mysticism; the name numün evokes the mystical respect for nature (the new moon being an important concept in astrology), the instrumentation is distinctly Asian-flavored, and the spaciousness of the work points (mostly) toward calming, zen-like meditations.
I say mostly because the narrative of the wordless album runs thus: a spaceship takes off from Earth ("tranceport," a pun further evoking the space/mysticism duality via trances and transport), the astronauts land on the moon ("first steps"), establish a base ("tranquility base"), then try to go home when something goes wrong ("mission loss") that sends them careening out into space ("expanse") past earth and into the sun ("voyage au soleil") where presumably they all die. So, that back half is a little less relaxing (but, I suppose, no less meditative; it's worth considering these things) conceptually than it might have otherwise been. The trio may have watched Sunshine too many times.
But! If you ignore the titles (which, honestly, is pretty easy to do, given the wordless musical context), this is a celebration of space. "Tranquility Base" uses actual spoken clips of Apollo 11 transmissions to celebrate the crew's amazing work; these lovely vintage spoken clips sit lightly over a backdrop of tablas, wiry synths, delicate keys, drone, and evocative violin from Trina Basu (Brooklyn Raga Massive). The piece is directly intended to reflect the journey of Apollo 11, and it does an admirable job.
The other tracks are less concrete and more open to interpretation. Opener "tranceport" is a statement of intent that meshes a new age-y sonic palette (cümbüş–a fretless turkish banjo, a mellotron, Balinese gongs, tablas) with guitar and violin to develop and hold a neat tension between earthy and spacey. "first steps" fully abandons earth, leaning into traditionally spacey sounds like clanking synth modulations, deep low-end, and very long tones. Despite the clanky synth and vaguely Spaghetti-western guitar, this tune competes with "voyage au soleil" for most meditative piece in the collection.
"mission loss" is definitely not a candidate for that title, as the opening is eerie and discomforting. They use electronic transformations and staccato instrumentation to mimic the sound of failure alarms, and they do a (perhaps too) good job in evoking the uncertainty and nervousness that would come from a multitude of alarms going off at once. They manage to make it not overly sonically abrasive, but it is certainly discomforting in a ostinato way, sort of like The Necks' latest work. Eventually the alarms subside into acoustic guitar, redeeming the song a bit, but it's certainly a dramatic turning point that would fit neatly in a soundtrack or sonic novel.
"expanse" and "voyage au soleil" are not quite as gloomy as I positioned them to be in the narrative of the record, but they are certainly not major key blasters in the Ezra Feinberg frame. They are spacious, wide-angle-lens work that draw on the musicians' previous work in minimalist / instrumental bands. Both are rewarding listens due to the subtle composition tactics employed throughout–"expanse" is a careful meting of instruments to create the trick of sonic density without feeling heavy, while "voyage au soleil" is a humongously long crescendo that yet doesn't feel as if the good part is only at the end.
Overall, voyage au soleil is an ambitious, complex record. It sounds like an imagined soundtrack to a documentary about the Indian Space Research Organization. It is a slow-moving, densely moody record that yet holds a story line. It goes for a lot and hits most of it, even if some of its ends are at odds ("mission failure" is intended to be discomforting, but that makes it hard to do deep listening / relaxation with it, another goal of the record). But overall, it's a strong record that fits nicely in the category of cerebral, evocative celebrations of space, sitting next to Public Service Broadcasting's under-appreciated The Race for Space, Sufjan et al.'s Planetarium, and The Lovely Few's The Geminids.
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المرسلون الفرنسيسكان في خدمة الأرض المقدسة
الحراسة وتاريخها
الكوريا والأب الحارس
المفوضيات
ما نقوم به
حراسة الأماكن المقدسة
العمل الرعوي والحركة المسكونية
إجتماعياً
الثقافة والتنشئة
وسائل الإتصال
رحل الحج
لماذا رحل الحج
في الأرض المقدسة برفقتنا
الإستقبال
مركز المعلومات المسيحي
ميدالية البابا ليو الثالث عش
الدعوات
الأرض المقدسة تدعوك
التنشئة الفرنسيسكانية
نصوص فرنسيسكانية
الإحتفالات في الأماكن المقدسة
الحراسة في الأرض المقدسة
الحراسة حول العالم
لمساعدتنا
لمّة الأرض المقدسة
المؤسسة الفرنسسكانية للأرض المقدسة
جمعية الأرض المقدسة
التعاون مع الحراسة
الأديرة
المزارات
Cardinal Sandri appeal for the Good Friday collection 2022
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Dear brother in Christ,
On Palm Sunday 2021, the Holy Father used very strong words to speak of the Passion of the Lord: "This amazes us: to see the Almighty reduced to nothing … to see the God of the universe stripped of everything … Why, Lord, did you wish to endure all this? Jesus did it for us, to plumb the depths of our human experience, our entire existence, all our evil. To draw near to us and not abandon us in our suffering and our death. .... By experiencing in the flesh our deepest struggles and conflicts, he redeemed and transformed them" (Pope Francis, Homily, 28 March 2021).
Pope Francis in 2021 made two pilgrimages of hope amidst the Christian communities of the Middle East and the Holy Land. Hoping against all hope, while the whole world was still in the throes of the pandemic, he wanted to reach some of the most lonely and suffering: our brothers and sisters in Iraq, land of Abraham, land of exile, land that knew how to keep the name of Christ despite the violence of war and persecution. Alongside him with prayer and affection, we too walked the streets of Mosul and Qaraqosh, we stopped in prayer in the Syrian Catholic Cathedral of Baghdad in memory of the witnesses killed on 31 October 2010 while they were celebrating the Liturgy, which the East loves to define as "heaven on earth". That day the earth was tinged with blood and rubble, yet as believers, we recognize that the Easter light of the Passion and Resurrection was released, spreading the balm and perfume of those who follow the immolated Lamb with the gift of their life. In Cyprus too and then in Greece, lands of apostolic preaching, the Pope faced the suffering of division: of a land, of peoples, of believers in Christ who still cannot share the same table of the Eucharist, of those that many have come seeking refuge and welcome. There was no lack of other appeals, gestures and invitations to peace for other lands that the history of salvation and biblical events invite us to understand as "Holy Land".
Faced with these gestures of the Holy Father which testify to the desire for closeness, for encounter, to bring at least a little relief as if it were the caress of the Nazarene, we must have the courage – as individuals and Christian communities – to ask ourselves: what do I see, what do I notice? What is the perimeter of my gaze? In the Easter towards which the Lenten journey that we have started today leads us, will I allow the Lord to visit my solitude and ours? And to the Love who will come to visit me will I be able to respond with love? Love cannot be repaid except with love!
If, in personal terms, Christ has suffered and died only once and cannot die anymore, in his Body, which is the Church, He continues to suffer, especially in the Middle East, but also in every other place in the world where the freedom to live the faith is trampled and prevented: from persecution in many cases, from the hostile environment at times, often from the globalization of indifference, from the violence of wars with which humanity unfortunately never seems to be satisfied, as happens in Ukraine.
For two consecutive years, the Christians of the Holy Land have celebrated Easter and Christmas in a sort of isolation, without the warmth and solidarity of pilgrims visiting the Holy Places and local communities. Families have suffered beyond measure, more from the lack of work than from the immediate effects of the pandemic itself.
It is by the express wish of the Popes that the Collection "Pro Terra Sancta" was begun and continues to be taken up, usually on the day of the saving Passion of the Lord, Good Friday. It is not something ancient or outdated, because it expresses above all our awareness of being rooted in the proclamation of redemption, which spread from Jerusalem and reached us all. The gesture of offering, even a small one, but by everyone, like the widow's mite, allows our brothers and sisters to continue to live, to hope and to offer a living witness to the Word made flesh in places and on the streets that saw his presence. If we lose our roots, how can we be, wherever we are in the world, a tree that grows and bears fruits of love, charity and sharing?
Looking therefore at Christ who touched our human reality to its depths, letting ourselves be inspired by the gestures of closeness made by Pope Francis in his Apostolic Journeys and accepting his invitation to live solidarity with our brothers and sisters of the Holy Land, let us give new vigour to the practice of the Collection for the Holy Land. Through the competent Diocesan Offices and thanks to the presence and work all over the world of the Franciscan Commissaries of the Holy Land of the Order of Friars Minor, let us also take care of the preparation for it, through testimonies, prayers or the simple celebration of the Via Crucis. In Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth, and in many other shrines and monasteries, prayer is offered for the Church all over the world, and we are invited to remember with the heart and with a small gift all those who pronounce our name before the Lord, giving thanks for our generosity. The information material distributed every year helps us to see the flow of charity and life made possible thanks to the Collection.
To you, to the priests, to the consecrated men and women, and to the faithful who strive for the success of the Collection, in a labour to which the Church calls all her children in various well-known ways, I have the joy of transmitting the deep gratitude of the Holy Father, Pope Francis. As I invoke abundant divine blessings on the community entrusted to you, I offer most fraternal greetings in the Lord Jesus.
✠ Leonardo Card. Sandri
✠ Giorgio Demetrio Gallaro
Archbishop Secretary
Bollettino della Santa Sede
Tag: "اللَمَّة لأجل الأرض المقدسة", أقرض
Sommario delle opere della Custodia di Terra Santa
لقراءة المقال
Holy Sepulchre: Statement on the work in progress (ITA/ENG)
رسالة الميلاد 2022 للأب فرانشيسكو باتون حارس الأرض المقدسة.
بيان صادر عن الأساقفة الكاثوليك في الأرض المقدسة حول اعتقال المطران موسى الحاج
لزيارة الأرشيف
الجلجلة: بالاحتفال بعيد أمالأوجاعيبدأ الأسبوع المقدس
ليثوستراتوس: وصلت مسيرةحج الزمن الأربعيني إلى مزار الحكم على يسوع
مسيرات الحج في زمن الصوم: من بيت عنيا إلى جبل الزيتون
سجل في النشرة الإخبارية وإبقى على اطلاع
ما هي لغتك المفضلة؟
لقد قرأت وقبلت سياسة الخصوصية
جهات الإتصال


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The event begins at 6:30, with a cocktail reception; presentations begin at 7:00. AdKeeper Founder & CEO Scott Kurnit will moderate the conversation between the presenters and the audience.
Admission is free for members of the Paley Center's Media Council and Generator communities, and open to registered ticketholders. Buy tickets here or register by e-mail at mediacouncil@paleycenter.org.
The event will also be live-streamed via FORA.tv at www.paleycenter.org/nbt. Join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #PaleyNext.
A mix of elevator pitches and high-level conversation, Next Big Thing gatherings feature short presentations by new entrepreneurs outlining their businesses and strategies for success followed by intimate discussion with a select audience drawn from the Paley Center's Media Council, Generator, and other leaders and innovators in the new media, technology, and venture capitalist communities.
The Next Big Thing advisory board is chaired by Scott Kurnit and includes Wendy Clark, SVP, Integrated Marketing and Communications Capabilities, Coca-Cola; Betty Cohen, Founder & President, Betty Cohen Media Consulting; Kay Koplovitz, Paley Center board member and founder and CEO, Koplovitz & Co.; Alan Patricof, founder and managing director, Greycroft LLC; Clay Shirky, author and associate professor, NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program; Yossi Vardi, chairman, International Technologies; and Fred Wilson, managing partner, Flatiron Partners and Union Square Ventures.


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St Martin Holdings
Investment Focus
Generational Growth… building equity and legacy.
UNLEVERED
It is simple. St. Martin exists to provide generational returns while preserving the legacy of its founders and contributors. The company generates shareholder value through dividend growth and legacy enhancement. Growth is achieved through diligent portfolio management and investment strategies across the risk continuum. And our legacy is enhanced through integrity, vision, execution, and resource stewardship.
St. Martin is a multi-business, generational company with Midwest (Iowa) and Bayou (Louisiana) roots. The company acquired thousands of timber acres in 1905—its growth fueled by energy discoveries. In the 2000s, the company began diversifying into alternative investments. Today, St. Martin is committed to creating a sustainable and resilient operating portfolio for generational growth and legacy enhancement.
St. Martin is a unique acquisition platform. We look for companies like us—honest in our dealings, proud of our legacy and impact, and always innovating for the future. We are seeking small-to-middle market companies that enhance our generational portfolio, are passionate about business growth, and value stewardship.
Asset Pillars
Why St. Martin?
Buy-and-build, generational stewardship
Honest dealing, interest alignment
Flexible capital and equity structure
Cash to invest in growth and innovation
Rural and main street values
We are straightforward and genuine in our courtship, fair in our negotiation, efficient in our diligence, and expeditious in our closing. We respect company heritage and let leaders lead because we buy-and-build for the long-term. Our capital structure is flexible. We are not looking for a quick flip and do not rationalize people or operations. Instead, we encourage owner and management equity rolls as well as align processes and resources to achieve growth and emergent opportunities.
We do it the right way: integrity, passion, trust, honesty, and Midwest values.
We are a multi-business enterprise, with revenue diversity and capital strength.
Employee and Community
We serve communities and employees, and we do not rationalize locations or employees.
Accelerate Growth
We are focused on growth through process and resource alignment.
Business Autonomy
We enable and empower management teams.
Ability to Close
From due diligence to closing, we have the experience and capital to get it done.
Investment Characteristics
Founder/limited owner
Legacy and heritage emphasis
Solid management
Recurring revenue base
Flexible cost structure
Leading market/brand positions
Growth and scaling opportunities
$1-$10M in EBITDA
Company Beginning – Land and Resources
First Oil and Gas Lease Granted to Texas Company (Texaco)
Great Flood
First Commercial Oil Production (Texaco)
First Lease for Rice Production
First Hunting Lease
First Camp Lease
First Crawfish Lease
Henderson Lake Water Control Structure
Henderson Farm Office
Real Estate NNN & Development
Venture Capital Investments
Total Maintenance Solutions Acquisition
Cypress Cove Acquisition
Mehta Tech Inc. Acquisition
St. Martin Leadership:
Nick Taiber
President, St. Martin Holdings
Nick joined St. Martin in 2020 as president. Prior to St. Martin, Nick led CPM Holdings' corporate development for 16 years, focused on strategy, project management, and acquisitions. During those years, CPM revenues grew 5x, a result of organic growth and 18 operating company and asset acquisitions. Nick started his career with John Deere in factory and production systems, working in the United States and abroad. A University of Iowa industrial engineer, Nick's interests include travel, civic engagement (including eight years on city council), entrepreneurship, architecture, and active living (he bikes, a lot). He resides with his family in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Eric Kline
Financial Director, St. Martin Holdings
Eric joined St. Martin Holdings in 2018 as controller before taking over financial director duties. Eric has extensive controller and process improvement experience, working in waste management for nearly 20 years. He was also a staff auditor for the state of Iowa. Eric stays busy supporting his wife on a long-time main street venture and four(!) daughters. He is a master golfer and sports knowledge bank.
Kristie Webster
Administration Director, St. Martin Holdings
Kristie joined St. Martin Holdings in 2014. Kristie is the 'glue' of the company, managing all corporate office activities, shareholder relations, and St. Martin's real estate portfolio. Prior to St. Martin, Kristie served as legal assistant for over a decade. She loves dogs and getting things done.
Jeff Schmidt
General Manager, Total Maintenance Solutions
Jeff joined TMS in 2013 as national sales manager before assuming general manager duties. Jeff honed his career in logistics leadership before joining and leading TMS to record revenue growth. Jeff is also passionate about historical home improvement and hobby farming. For 20 years, Jeff has been building Schmidt farms, including full equine training and boarding programs with adjacent production of hay, corn, and soybeans.
Jason Mouton
Operations Manager, St. Martin Land Company – Louisiana
Jason joined St. Martin in 2018 before assuming full operations manager duties in 2020. Prior to St. Martin, Jason performed lead inspection duties and up to full operational management responsibilities for Schlumberger, Premier, and Spartan companies respectively. Duties involved downhole and directional permitting, reporting, testing, and analysis for onshore and offshore operations. Jason's passions include hunting, Bayou fishing, and Cajun cuisine.
St. Martin Board:
James Trewin
Mr. Trewin is both chairman of the company and past president (1995-2012). He is a retired licensed professional mechanical engineer. Mr. Trewin was a principal in Practical Building Solutions 2000, Inc., a mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering design firm. He was a founder of Trewin & Smith, Inc., an air pollution control systems design and manufacturing firm, and was a major subcontract manager with Texas Instruments Incorporated. Mr. Trewin holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Iowa State University. Mr. Trewin has served the board since 1996 with focus on Louisiana operations and energy.
Cammie Greif
Ms. Greif co-founded TaxACT, Inc., an online tax software company in 1998, and acted as chief marketing officer until 2012 when the company was sold to Blucora. Ms. Greif currently manages the family's enterprise, including 3,000-acre farming operation, investments, real estate, and alternative investments. She also dedicates her time to the entrepreneurial community. Ms. Greif serves on the boards of Mount Mercy University and Timberline Manufacturing. She holds a B.B.A. in accounting and business administration from Mount Mercy College in 1988, and is an inactive status certified public accountant (CPA). Ms. Greif has served the board since 2015 with focus on M&A and real estate.
Charles Kreiner, Jr.
Mr. Kreiner is a senior vice president, investments, at The Kreiner Financial Group associated with UBS Financial Services, Inc. in Buffalo, N.Y. He has been involved in brokerage and investment security management since June 1972. Mr. Kreiner served in the United States Navy with combat experience aboard a destroyer in southeast Asia. Following active duty, Mr. Kreiner served in the United States Naval Reserve, retiring with the rank of Captain. Mr. Kreiner graduated with a B.A. in economics from Hamilton College in 1967 and with an M.B.A. in finance from the University of Southern California in 1972. Mr. Kreiner has served the board since 1989 with focus on investments.
Roy Poché
Mr. Poché is majority owner of Superior Derrick Services, LLC, a leading design and fabricator of derricks, substructures, and drilling rigs. Mr. Poché is also 50% owner of Champion Resources, LLC, a significant office/warehouse facility. Mr. Poché has been self-employed since 1980. He graduated from St. Martinville High School in 1961 and attended the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette, Louisiana. Mr. Poché has served the board since 2007 with focus on energy and Louisiana holdings.
Arlo Sorensen
Mr. Sorensen retired from the M.H. Whittier Corporation, where he last served as president and a director. Since his retirement, Mr. Sorensen continues to serve as chairman of the board of directors of the Whittier Trust Company and as a board member of various Whittier corporations and charitable foundations. Mr. Sorensen is a 1964 graduate of Brigham Young University with a B.A. in accounting. Mr. Sorenson has served the board since 1998 with focus on energy and investments.
St. Martin Holdings
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I'm using Alpine Linux package management with apk and I'm trying to understand how it works and what are the related files it uses.
What is the purpose of Alpine apk (package manager) world file?
Thanks!

A: The world file contains explicitly installed packages. (from alpine user handbook)
You can edit it by hand and run apk add or apk del to execute the package operation.


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UK Student, UK Nursing Researcher Help Launch Citywide Substance Abuse Resource
By Elizabeth Adams March 11, 2016
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 11, 2016) — When an individual with a substance abuse disorder reaches out for help, the opportunity for intervention is transient.
"That moment when somebody is willing to go to treatment is actually a very fleeting moment in time," said Alex Elswick, a University of Kentucky graduate student who is in long-term recovery from heroin addiction.
Elswick, who advocates for the local nonprofit Voices of Hope-Lexington, understands the importance of simplifying access to substance abuse treatment. At many low points in his struggle with pain relievers and heroin, Elswick contacted his family members seeking treatment, but changed his mind when he considered the reality of a grueling recovery process.
In a collaborative effort to connect individuals with drug treatment resources, Elswick and Amanada Fallin, an assistant professor in the UK College of Nursing and vice president for Voices of Hope-Lexington, joined a coalition of community members and city government officials to develop an online treatment database, GetHelpLex.org. The coalition leveraged an existing database at UK to build an online database of treatment resources and facilities around Central Kentucky. The user-friendly website was created in October 2015 to facilitate a customizable search for treatment resources based on a variety of features, including insurance coverage, gender, and preferences for inpatient or outpatient services.
"The value of this locator is that it's simple, it's straightforward, and it gives you legitimate options," Elswick said.
According to Fallin, a lack of community awareness further complicates the process of connecting people to treatment resources. Google searches conducted by frantic family members during the critical moment when their loved one reaches out for help can turn up facilities that no longer exist, have long waiting lists or are not in close proximity.
"GetHelpLex.org is an example of a successful, cross-sector collaboration to put the university's existing data into the hands of patients and their families in a usable format," Fallin said.
GetHelpLex was created with support from the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council Substance Abuse and Violence Intervention Program (SAVI), Voices of Hope-Lexington, OpenLexington, LexLadiesCode and Code for Boston. David Maynard, an addiction specialist in the UK HealthCare trauma department, contributed data for the database.
Elswick hopes GetHelpLex.org will connect more people dealing with substance use disorders with resources. He knows the devastation of addiction first-hand. In a matter of nine months, Elswick's addiction took him from studying to take the LSAT in his Centre College dorm to homelessness.
Elswick experienced a number of cycles of recovery followed by relapse before graduating from Centre College and pursuing his master's degree in counseling at UK. Elswick now shares his story and promotes recovery resources to give hope to others who want to break the chains of addiction.
"One of the things I learned in recovery is you can only keep what you have by giving it away," Elswick said.
MEDIA CONTACT: Elizabeth Adams, elizabethadams@uky.edu


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The key insight is that generating a function involves transforming a generator. These generator transformers can be expressed using a type like this:

  trait Cogen[-A] {
    def sample[B](a: A, s: State[RNG,B]): State[RNG,B]
  }

Given a `Cogen[A]` and a `Gen[B]`, we can create a `Gen[A => B]`, by transforming the `sample` members using the `Cogen` (you are encouraged to try writing this function):

  def fn[A,B](in: Cogen[A])(out: Gen[B]): Gen[A => B]

The only real requirement of a `Cogen[A]` is that it _use the information_ of the input `A` to define the transformation of the generator. There are many ways to do this--for instance it could pattern match on the `A` and use this to set the seed of the random number generator.


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