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Offspring (2009)
"Survivors of a feral flesh-eating clan are chowing their way through the locals. Amy Halbard and Claire Carey strive to survive their abduction by the cannibals and save their children. A subplot involving Claire's despicable husband, Steven, gives an opportunity to cleverly compare predatory civilized folk to the appetite-driven primitives."
There's usually nothing like watching the first film in a potential trilogy after the second one to really mess things up in my head. Fortunately, both Jack Ketchum's "Offspring" and "The Woman" work perfectly as standalone stories so it wasn't so much of a chore.
I intentionally skipped "Offspring" when it first appeared due to my healthy dislike of most of the crap on the "Ghost House" label but, due to having nothing else worthwhile on Netflix, I decided to finally give it a go.
Let me just tell you, before I begin my usual rambling, that both the Netflix and IMDb ratings are way out of sync with how good "Offspring" actually was. You probably already know that I barely even trust the IMDb for a plot synopsis anymore and certainly not the ratings or reviews there. In fact, on my blog, the only person whose critique of a movie counts is my own and that's the way it's always going to stay.
Even though "Offspring" seemed to be more of a crime drama than a horror story at first, it didn't stay that way. While there were certainly a load of cops in this film of various abilities, it became a reverse "Wrong Turn" (2003) or "The Hills Have Eyes" (1977) quite quickly. Here the cannibalistic feral tribe were nomads who preyed on the outskirts of rural civilisation rather than just lying in wait for victims to come to them.
I thought it was a very interesting idea and it prompted me to look up the inspiration for the story, the legends of Sawney Beane and Christie-Cleek, immediately afterwards. As much as the Scottish legends probably had about as much truth to them as this completely fictional movie update, they were quite fascinating to read.
Of course, what I liked most about "Offspring" was that it didn't pull too many punches with the violence or gore. While it was far from being the most graphic nastiness that I've ever seen, there were still enough moments to satisfy most lesser gorehounds and a surprising amount of it was done either by or to children.
I make no secret of the fact that I absolutely cannot abide kids so the more of them who I see getting shot, stabbed or eaten in a horror film, the better, especially if they all look like that little freak from "The Road Warrior" (1981) which these indeed did.
A couple of questions which were tied up for me, due to watching "The Woman" (2011) previously, were the first appearance of the titular feral leader played by Pollyanna McIntosh and the possible origin of the blind "dog-girl". Having never read any of Jack Ketchum's novels, I didn't even know that "The Woman" was a sequel to anything when I saw it. I'm awaiting an answer from Jack Ketchum (via Twitter) concerning the dog-girl which hopefully might clear things up further.
As for "Offspring" itself, there were a few flaws which some people have made too much of concerning the editing and/or pacing but I really didn't notice much wrong. Maybe I get a bit soft on the technical stuff when I'm actually interested in a story but that's actually a huge credit to the writer (Jack Ketchum) and the director (Andrew van den Houten) since, as I often quote from Aristotle, "Art is best when hidden". If I didn't notice it, then it was clearly okay.
Since I'm English, I didn't notice any of the geographical mistakes either but I'm sure there were some. It's still quite jarring for me when I remember David waking up in a hospital 200 miles away from the Yorkshire moors in "An American Werewolf in London" (1981) so it must be much the same for Americans who notice similar things. Having been all over the eastern side of America, it still all looks much the same to me but I've never been to Michigan where this was filmed nor do I even have a clue where it actually is.
I've got to say something about the acting though as it wasn't fantastic. It was borderline adequate and varied. Since I have absolutely no idea who any of them were without looking up their IMDb profiles, I'm assuming that they were mostly TV actors and not very famous ones at that. I didn't hate any of their performances but nobody really stood out apart from Pollyanna McIntosh.
Anyway, hopefully I haven't given away any spoilers as "Offspring" is probably one of the few horror movies on Netflix which I would actually recommend. It's slightly below average in some ways but still great entertainment for a rainy afternoon.
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FOLLOW Matthew Broughton is a freelance graphic designer, illustrator, printmaker and painter originally from Geelong but now based in Melbourne, Australia.
Aside from his graphic design and illustration work he also focuses on a number of self-initiated side projects such as: fine art, photography and printmaking. Matthew has artwork in private collections in Australia, Europe, The Middle East and North America.
The majority of his artwork is inspired by everyday life – both the natural world and the urban environment.
The illustrative and graphic nature of his work lends itself to the tonal qualities of linocut and wood block printing. Each piece taking many hours of drawing and carving. The blocks are hand printed using a 150 year old Albion Press.
Matthew's painting style is the polar opposite to his printmaking -colourful, bright and whimsical with an almost childlike naivety.
His painting has a uniquely Australian style, with references to painters Sidney Nolan, Fred Williams, Reg Mombassa, and Ken Done. His work also draws inspiration from the Australian Indigenous artists Emily Kame Kngwarreye and Ginger Riley. Matthew's printmaking style is influenced by Margret Preston, Barbara Hanrahan and Jan Senbergs.
Which new trends or Australian artists do you find inspiring at the moment?
I'm not a big follower of trends in art, but my favourite Australian Artist at the moment is Jo Bertini. I get a lot of inspiration for my painting from her landscapes of the Australian desert.
Which Australian deceased artist do you most admire and why?
The Picasso exhibition from the Musee National Picasso, Paris - at the Art Gallery of NSW. To see the evolution of Picassos work from a child all the way up until, his death was very inspiring. So many different styles and mediums. His work became even more expressive and free the older he became.
Making a nice coffee, closing the door, put on some music and draw.
Have a coffee and do something else for awhile, play some music or go for a walk.
Yes, to bring some beauty into the world through art, to make people question and think and go beyond the "everyday".


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package org.hawkular.inventory.service;

import org.junit.Assert;
import org.junit.Test;

public class FileSdConfigTest {
    @Test
    public void testEntryFromString() throws Exception {
        FileSdConfig.Entry entry;

        entry = FileSdConfig.Entry.buildFromString("host:1234");
        Assert.assertEquals(1, entry.getTargets().size());
        Assert.assertEquals("host:1234", entry.getTargets().get(0));
        Assert.assertEquals(0, entry.getLabels().size());

        entry = FileSdConfig.Entry.buildFromString("host:1234{label1=value1}");
        Assert.assertEquals(1, entry.getTargets().size());
        Assert.assertEquals("host:1234", entry.getTargets().get(0));
        Assert.assertEquals(1, entry.getLabels().size());
        Assert.assertEquals("value1", entry.getLabels().get("label1"));

        entry = FileSdConfig.Entry.buildFromString("host:1234{label1=value1, label2=value2}");
        Assert.assertEquals(1, entry.getTargets().size());
        Assert.assertEquals("host:1234", entry.getTargets().get(0));
        Assert.assertEquals(2, entry.getLabels().size());
        Assert.assertEquals("value1", entry.getLabels().get("label1"));
        Assert.assertEquals("value2", entry.getLabels().get("label2"));

        // test that no space after the comma still works
        entry = FileSdConfig.Entry.buildFromString("host:1234{label1=value1, label2=value2,l3=v3}");
        Assert.assertEquals(1, entry.getTargets().size());
        Assert.assertEquals("host:1234", entry.getTargets().get(0));
        Assert.assertEquals(3, entry.getLabels().size());
        Assert.assertEquals("value1", entry.getLabels().get("label1"));
        Assert.assertEquals("value2", entry.getLabels().get("label2"));
        Assert.assertEquals("v3", entry.getLabels().get("l3"));

        try {
            FileSdConfig.Entry.buildFromString("host:1234{}");
            Assert.fail("Cannot specify empty labels - should have failed");
        } catch (Exception expected) {
        }

        try {
            FileSdConfig.Entry.buildFromString("host:1234{label1}");
            Assert.fail("Cannot specify empty label value - should have failed");
        } catch (Exception expected) {
        }

        try {
            FileSdConfig.Entry.buildFromString("host:1234{=label1}");
            Assert.fail("Cannot specify empty label name - should have failed");
        } catch (Exception expected) {
        }

    }

    @Test
    public void testEmptyJson() throws Exception {
        FileSdConfig config = new FileSdConfig();
        String json = config.toJson();
        Assert.assertEquals("[]", json);
    }

    @Test
    public void testOneTargetJson() throws Exception {
        FileSdConfig.Entry entry1 = new FileSdConfig.Entry();
        entry1.addTarget("host:1234");

        FileSdConfig config = new FileSdConfig();
        config.addEntry(entry1);

        String json = config.toJson();
        Assert.assertEquals("[{\"targets\":[\"host:1234\"],\"labels\":{}}]", json);
    }

    @Test
    public void testOneTargetOneLabelJson() throws Exception {
        FileSdConfig.Entry entry1 = new FileSdConfig.Entry();
        entry1.addTarget("host:1234");
        entry1.addLabel("label1", "value1");

        FileSdConfig config = new FileSdConfig();
        config.addEntry(entry1);

        String json = config.toJson();
        Assert.assertEquals("[{\"targets\":[\"host:1234\"],\"labels\":{\"label1\":\"value1\"}}]", json);
    }

    @Test
    public void testComplexJson() throws Exception {
        FileSdConfig.Entry entry1 = new FileSdConfig.Entry();
        entry1.addTarget("host:1234");
        entry1.addTarget("foo:4567");
        entry1.addLabel("label1", "value1");
        entry1.addLabel("label2", "value2");

        FileSdConfig.Entry entry2 = new FileSdConfig.Entry();
        entry2.addTarget("anotherhost:4321");
        entry2.addTarget("anotherfoo:7654");
        entry2.addLabel("anotherlabel1", "anothervalue1");
        entry2.addLabel("anotherlabel2", "anothervalue2");

        FileSdConfig config = new FileSdConfig();
        config.addEntry(entry1);
        config.addEntry(entry2);

        String json = config.toJson();
        Assert.assertEquals(""
                + "["
                + "{\"targets\":[\"host:1234\",\"foo:4567\"],"
                + "\"labels\":{\"label1\":\"value1\",\"label2\":\"value2\"}},"
                + "{\"targets\":[\"anotherhost:4321\",\"anotherfoo:7654\"],"
                + "\"labels\":{\"anotherlabel2\":\"anothervalue2\",\"anotherlabel1\":\"anothervalue1\"}}"
                + "]",
                json);
    }
}

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Green Flag Employee of the Year
Our Very own Heritage Gardener James Ashcroft was nominated and won the England Green Flag Employee of the Year award!
This prestigious honour was thouroughly deserved after all the hard work James and his team have put into the park over the years!
Original Article -
"Jim Ashcroft who works at Birkenhead Park, Wirral has received the England Employee of the Year Award. Jim has been employed as a Gardener/Supervisor Gardener for the past 8 years and is responsible for a team of six staff, he has shown absolute and unwavering dedication to his work in keeping Birkenhead Park at a consistently high standard of maintenance, frequently going above and beyond the necessary requirements of his job role in order to save resources, often at the expense of his own free time.Under his leadership, the Birkenhead Park heritage gardening team has become more efficient and effective in its maintenance and management of this historic landscape, acting as inspiration for all who work with him. He has ensured that the Park has become a more enjoyable and interesting place to work for those under his supervision.Chris Osborne, Marketing and Visitor Services Team Leader at Birkenhead Park said, "Jim is perhaps the single most skilled heritage gardener at Birkenhead Park, and perhaps even in the whole of Wirral Parks and Countryside Service. He is truly an asset to this historic landscape and deserves the recognition of this award.Paul Todd, Green Flag Award Manager said, "Jim's passion for his work and Birkenhead Park is an example to others. Finding ways in these challenging times to maintain this historic park by going over an above what is required of him in his role makes him a worthy winner."Jim was presented with the Award at the award ceremony in Hull on the 18th July."
Congratulations James!!

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Review: 'First Cow,' starring John Magaro, Orion Lee, Toby Jones and Ewen Bremner
Alia Shawkat, drama, Ewen Bremner, First Cow, John Magaro, Kelly Reichardt, movies, Orion Lee, reviews, Scott Shepherd, Toby Jones
John Magaro in "First Cow" (Photo courtesy of A24 Films)
Directed by Kelly Reichardt
Culture Representation: Set in early 19th century Oregon, the drama "First Cow" is about an unexpected friendship between a white cook and a Chinese immigrant in a community of white fur trappers, Native Americans and a few white noblemen.
Culture Clash: Conflicts arise between the "haves" and the "have-nots" when the movie's main characters steal milk from a nobleman's cow to start their own makeshift bakery business.
Culture Audience: This movie will appeal primarily to people who like arthouse Westerns that take their time to tell a story.
Orion Lee and John Magaro in "First Cow" (Photo courtesy of A24 Films)
Before seeing the Western drama "First Cow," it helps to be familiar with the work of director Kelly Reichardt. Her previous credits as a movie writer/director include 2016's "Certain Women," 2013's "Night Moves," 2010's "Meek's Cutoff" and 2008's "Wendy and Lucy." If you've seen any of these or her other movies, then you already know that she has a very deliberate pacing to her films, which take their time for people to get to know the main characters. Many of her movies utilize the power of silence to great effect, which is the opposite inclination of most of today's films that try to fill up space with witty dialogue or high-octane action scenes.
In other words, if you think Westerns should be about gun battles and conquering frontiers, then "First Cow" is not the movie for you. Instead, the battles in this movie are more understated. They have to do with the everyday struggles that frontiersmen (this story is told entirely from the perspective of the male characters) experienced in the undeveloped territory of early 19th century Oregon. Even in the wild, wild West, they were still constrained by a social hierarchy.
The brief opening scene of the movie takes place in present-day Oregon, when a woman's dog has dug up something unusual in a wooded area. The unnamed woman (played by Alia Shawkat) discovers that the dog has found two skeletons lying side by side, and one of them has its hand over the other's hand. At the end of the movie, we find out how those people got there. There's a quote from William Blake before the opening credits: "The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship." It's something to keep in mind as the story unfolds.
For the rest of the movie, viewers are transported back in time to 19th century Oregon, where quiet loner Otis "Cookie" Figowitz is traveling as a cook with a group of fur trappers, who are dressed like they're at a Daniel Boone fan convention. One of the trappers is a Scotsman named Lloyd (played by Ewen Bremner), who's a pragmatist for the group. Not much happens at first, as Cookie does mundane things, such eat yellow mushrooms that he finds in the woods.
But one night, Cookie encounter a naked Chinese man who's hiding in the woods. The man says his name is King-Lu (played by Orion Lee) and that he's very hungry. Cookie gives King-Lu a blanket and something to eat and drink. King-Lu then opens up that Russian men are chasing after him because he might have killed one of their men because they accused one of King-Lu's friends of being a thief. King-Lu says he's naked because he stashed his clothes in some trees as he was running away. King-Lu thanks Cookie for his help, and the two men go their separate ways.
Meanwhile, there's an intriguing new arrival in the area. A well-built female cow has been delivered to local nobleman Chief Factor (played by Toby Jones). The animal is the talk of the community because it's the first cow to live in the area. The cow is truly considered a luxury, but Chief Factor just keeps the cow tied up to show it off rather than to use the milk to help feed anyone.
Not long after the cow arrives, Cookie and King-Lu run into each other again at a local saloon. King-Lu, who says that the Russians left the area without finding him, invites Cookie back to his place to drink some more. It's a very modest home (nothing more than a shack), but Cookie (who's an orphan from Maryland) feels more comfortable here than he does with the fur trappers he's been living with during his travels in Oregon.
As the two men develop a friendship, they decide to trespass at night on Chief Factor's property, where the cow is held, and secretly milk the cow, who is gentle and friendly. It leads to them to come up with the idea to make biscuits (called oily cakes) from the cow's milk and to sell the biscuits to the local trappers.
The biscuits are a delicious, instant hit and they always sell out. Thus starts a pattern: Cookie and King-Lu both sneak onto the property at night. Cookie milks the cow, while King-Lu acts as a lookout. Cookie is the creative cook for the business, while King-Lu is the more entrepreneurial- minded partner who shrewdly thinks up ways to expand their business. He even imagines that they could make enough money to someday buy their own cow. However, Cookie is more hesitant, because he worries about how much longer they can continue to steal the cow's milk without getting caught.
Their biscuits become so in-demand that their customers sometimes push each other out of the way to buy the food. King-Lu takes advantage of this frenzy by auctioning off the last biscuit to the highest bidder. When people ask what the biscuit's ingredients are, King-Lu says, "Ancient Chinese secret." Cookie becomes so attached to the cow that he begins talking to her while he milks her.
Even when the cow's owner, Chief Factor, shows up to buy some biscuits, he doesn't detect the taste of milk, and therefore he has no idea that his cow's milk is being used to make the biscuits. Chief Factor is so impressed with Cookie's baking skills (Cookie has previous training as a baker) that he hires him to make blueberry claufotis for a dinner party that he's having.
Chief Factor also invites the two men to his home to present the claufotis to his main dinner guest: an out-of-town visitor called Captain (played by Scott Shepherd), a colleague who thinks that this rough area can't possibly have sophisticated meals. But when Chief Factor takes Captain, Cookie and King-Lu out to the back of his property to show off the cow, Captain notices that the cow is acting a little to friendly to Cookie.
Riechardt co-wrote the "First Cow" screenplay with Jonathan Raymond, the author of the novel of the same time. There's a level of authenticity that the movie conveys, because it shows that life in this wild frontier could be filled with stretches of tedium for unmarried, childless men who are focused on trying to make a living and possibly get rich.
It's that possibility to reinvent themselves as potential wealthy entrepreneurs that keeps them motivated in this harsh environment where they aren't living a traditional and comfortable life. But just like Gold Rush hopefuls getting blinded by impatient greed, there's the possibility that Cookie and King-Lu could succumb to the same vice. The heart of the story is the friendship between these two men and whether or not it can survive materialistic temptations.
A24 Films released "First Cow" in select U.S. cinemas on March 6, 2020.


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Strange Beauty
Trim size: 5.5″ x 8.5″
A Portrait of My Son
Eliza Factor
A unique and hopeful story of how one woman and her family were transformed by her child's multiple disabilities and inability to talk and how she, in turn, transformed a community.
SKU: 9781941529720 Categories: For Parents, Literary, Parallax Picks Tags: for parents, long read, love, memoir
"In this honest memoir that vibrates with unconditional love, the author details what life is like with Felix….The author's story demonstrates the need for more quality help for parents of children with disabilities, who will find solace in knowing that others have struggled and found joy in this type of parenting. A frank, compassionate, and highly detailed account of the roller-coaster ride of caring for a disabled, autistic child." — Kirkus
This intimate, no-holds barred memoir shares one family's experiences with a child who is both autistic and physically disabled. It is a story of infectious laughter, blood on the floor, intense physical conflict, and of two little girls growing up in the shadow of their charming and fitful brother. And it is the story of a mother and writer and the illuminating effect of imagining the world through the eyes of her beautiful, charismatic, and nonverbal son, Felix.
Felix and his sisters inspire Eliza to start Extreme Kids, a community center that connects families with children with disabilities through the arts and play, and transform how she saw herself and the world. She writes of the joy this project brings her, as well as the disconnect of being lauded for helping others at the same time that she cannot help her own son.
As Felix grows bigger and stronger, his assaults against himself grow more destructive. When his bruised limbs and face prompt Child Services to investigate the Factors for abuse, Eliza realizes how dangerous her home has become.
Strange Beauty is a personal story, but it shines a light on the combustible conditions many families are living in at this moment. The United States offers parents whose children are prone to violence very little help. That Eliza's story ends happily, with Felix thriving at Crotched Mountain School, is due more to luck than policy. There are few such schools and many such children.
When children are violent, we fail to account for the internal and external pressures that lead to violence—we think of violence as "bad" and we pin it on "bad people." This is both cruel and counterproductive, for people with disabilities have much to teach us, if we will only listen.
"In this honest and loving book, Eliza Factor describes what it is like to raise a disabled child, and in doing so reflects on the meanings of parenthood itself: on how we put into words a passionate attachment that cannot be exercised in words." — Andrew Solomon
Eliza Factor is author of the acclaimed novels The Mercury Fountain and Love Maps. Eliza and her husband have three children, the eldest of whom is multiply disabled. She is founder and President of the Board of Extreme Kids & Crew, a non profit community center that connects families with children with disabilities through the arts, music and play in Brooklyn. Factor was named New Yorker of the Week by NY1 in 2012 for creating the city's first drop in sensory playspace for children with disabilities. Eliza Factor lives in Brooklyn with her family.
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The city of Bloomfield Hills is a mature yet dynamic community of predominately residential areas. The rolling terrain, woodlands, watercourses and distinctive architecture make the city quite unique. It is located in the southeast quadrant of Oakland County and ranks as one of the top five wealthiest cities in the United States. In 1932, Bloomfield Hills became a city to keep from being incorporated into Birmingham and is now home to more than 3,800 people.
At Chatham House Interior Design, we offer a variety of design services in the Bloomfield Hills area, including full home construction design, custom furniture, window treatments, Hunter Douglas products, and more. Whether designing residential or commercial spaces, Chatham House has built a reputation of achieving highly individualized results for our discriminating clientele. The history and location of the project, and our firm belief that successful design must be generated by the individual characteristics of each project, inspire us to create extraordinary interiors. We believe design should inspire you, soothe you, energize you, tickle your funny bone, wrap you up and connect you to all the things you love. Guided by our clients' aspirations and diverse experiences, we design interiors that allow our clients to fully express who they are and what holds meaning to them. Our design team has the vision to guide you in selecting the look that fits your style and your personality. Combining quality products and professional creativity, Chatham House ensures that even your most playful selection is a sound investment and a great source of self-expression. We create visual stories that become personal surroundings.


Guess what?! I can read!
Yeah. I already knew that, too. I was called to the office multiple times last week. One of them was because the results of the reading test I had to take (after two weeks of "tutoring") had come in. I got a five, the highest level. I passed a reading test. Who would've guessed?
Last Monday I was called to the office to be notified of the authorization of my pre-excused absence for that Tuesday. I think they mispronounce my name 80% of the time over the intercom. That is, unless there is a "Christian" somewhere in my school with the same last name and schedule… Anyways, the absence was to attend a Veteran's Day luncheon with my dad. And it couldn't have come at a more convenient time! I got out of taking the ASVAB test (yet another standardized test!). I didn't have that much work to make up, either.
I think that last week, my teachers all got together and decided to plan to give tests all at the same time. I had two difficult English tests, a geometry test, AND an unannounced chemistry test. It was not a good week to be Kristen. I have two more tests this week, too. Seriously, it has been so stressful. I had a hard time sleeping due to nightmares all weekend. That generally happens when I'm stressed. And then I stay awake trying to figure out what they meant, and that just makes it worse…. Yeah, not fun!
Hey, my favorite part of today: it's almost TUESDAY NOVEMBER 19!! That, my friends, is the day I have been counting down to for over two months: the release of the book Staying Strong by Demi Lovato. I'm excited; can you tell? 🙂 I'm the person who tends to get really excited over things like CD or book releases. What can I say? I like to make countdowns.
But speaking of books, I fell in love and then had my heart broken last week. I read this completely amazing book called The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater over that weekend. The author's exquisite writing style pulled me in, and her unique storyline and memorable characters kept me there. I was literally hanging on to every word until the final page. So, I got myself through the weekend by promising myself I'd go and get the sequel from the school library on Monday. I got through the day and to the library- no sequel. Feeling let down, I Christmas-listed both the books.


Purity. Beauty. Sustainability. Three words that perfectly describe the high-quality textile work by Mariana Robledo, founder of Objective. Each thread in this napkin, crafted entirely from European linen, has been individually dyed before being woven to produce a delicate multi-tone look. When tableware showcases the riches of nature!


Palinode: Cabbage moths and wasps.
Schmutzie: What? No they're not.
Palinode: Absolutely. You see all the cabbage moths and wasps out, right? They're at war with each other.
Schmutzie: No. That doesn't make any sense.
Palinode: War doesn't make sense, and yet they still fight.
Schmutzie: You can't just say there's a lot of one thing and a lot of another thing and say they're at war with each other. "Oh look, there's a lot of trees and people, they must be at war".
Palinode: Trees can't fight. They just stand there while we attack.
Schmutzie: That's not exactly warfare.
Palinode: All they do is wave their limbs a bit and fall over.
Palinode: Considering how wussy trees are, you'd think we'd have won already.
Schmutzie: All done listening now.
Palinode: I mean, we've got axes and flamethrowers and farmers and everything. And yet our forests are still overrun with the enemy.


For about ten minutes last Friday morning, things were looking very good indeed for Britain's Conservative Party and for immigration reformers throughout the Western world.
As the first results from Thursday's UK elections trickled in after midnight, there came news of a surprising series of Tory victories in southern England, with swings as high as 6% in some areas of London.
Reacting to this news, Labour's Minister for the Environment Margaret Beckett told the BBC she had a "horrid feeling" that the Tories' focus on immigration during the campaign might actually be paying off.
Sort of. As more results came in, it became clear that the Party's early gains were a blip in an otherwise modest improvement. With all votes tallied, the Tories walked away from the election with a net gain of 35 seats (for 197 overall). The Tories' share of the popular vote improved by only 1 point on the last election.
It wasn't the disaster many had predicted in the days leading up to the election. But it was not quite the strong showing the Party needed if it was to decisively reverse its decade plus slide into irrelevance.
As I pointed out at VDARE.COM two weeks ago, Conservative leader Michael Howard's decision to put immigration and asylum at the center of his Party's campaign made the best political sense. Over the past year, immigration and asylum have regularly appeared at or near the top of public issue surveys. They also happen to be the sole areas in which the Tories consistently out-perform Labour in the polls.
A successful campaign plays to a party's strengths. The Tories only had one.
In this respect, Michael Howard made the best of a bad situation, putting Labour on the defensive for its disastrous record on immigration and resolutely holding the line when confronted with the usual chorus of reproach and insinuation.
But in the last week of the campaign, the Tories backed off immigration. They refocused on Tony Blair's conduct leading up to the Iraq War.
It was a bad move. Small right-wing parties like the UKIP and the BNP did well in key constituencies.
Significantly, since the election, Michael Howard and other Tories are said to have concluded that staying on the immigration message could have gained them enough seats to make a decisive difference.
"Michael Howard is kicking himself that he backed away from a big push on immigration in the final days of the election campaign - a decision which Tories believe may have cost them at least 10 extra seats in parliament.
"As the Conservatives embark on a fresh round of soul searching, Mr Howard believes he could have finished off Tony Blair because a further 10 Tory MPs would have cut Labour's majority to below 50, dealing a fatal blow to the prime minister.
"Mr Howard, who focused strongly on immigration in the early part of his campaign, abandoned plans to return to the charged issue in the final days because he wanted to present an upbeat message of what he would do as prime minister.
The Conservative Party might have improved its share of the vote by broadening its campaign to other National-Question issues—the European referendum and the Euro were notably absent from the campaign, even though a majority of voters oppose both.
But for over a decade, the Tories have labored under a cloud of public distrust and worse. If they avoided another disaster in this election, it was in large measure due to Howard's stance on immigration.
As the Party remakes itself in the wake of Howard's surprise announcement that he will be stepping down, the question it needs to ask is not what went wrong but rather what went right—and then keep doing it.
Immigration is surely part of the answer.
The British public, for its part, has already won something. In Britain, as in the US, the past fifteen years have been a time of elite consensus on immigration and official multiculturalism. By putting the issue back where it should have been all along at the center of political debate Michael Howard has given a voice to British opinion and forced a number of important promises from Tony Blair.
It will be up to his successor to make sure Blair keeps them.
Doing so is the Tories' last best chance—yesterday as today.


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Q: SQLite create table error in constructor in android I'm try to create a new database and table in my constructor class, but I find in this line error:
db.execSQL("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXIST tblApp ( _ID INTEGER PRIMARY kEY AUTOINCREMENT UNION, Title TEXT )",null);

and crashed my app.
This is my class:
package ir.rezvania.modirbash;

import android.content.Context;
import android.database.Cursor;
import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase;
import android.widget.ListView;
import android.widget.SimpleCursorAdapter;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class db {
    Context ctx;
    Cursor crs;
    private SQLiteDatabase db;
    public db(Context ctx){
       this.ctx=ctx;
        db = ctx.openOrCreateDatabase("`dbApp`", Context.MODE_PRIVATE, null);
        db.execSQL("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXIST `tblApp` ( _ID Integer Primary key autoincrement union, Title Text )",null);
    }
    public void Insert(String FILDS,String VALUES){
        db.execSQL("INSERT INTO `tblApp` ("+FILDS+")VALUES("+VALUES+");");
    }
    public void Update(String ID,String COLUMN,String VALUE){
        db.execSQL("UPDATE `tblAPP` SET"+COLUMN+"="+VALUE+"WHERE _ID="+ID+";");
    }
    public void Delete(String ID){
        db.execSQL("DELETE FROM `tblApp` WHERE _ID="+ID+";");
    }
    public Cursor Show(){
        crs=db.rawQuery("SELECT * FROM `tblApp`",null);
        return crs;
    }

    public void finalize(){
        db.close();
    }
}

A: Your table creation fails, because you're using the wrong wording. It's IF NOT EXISTS you need to use. For simplicity you should use caps for all keys. Also you don't need to use ` since tblApp is not a keyword, union doesn't make any sense where you put it and AUTOINCREMENT is not needed.
db.execSQL("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS tblApp (_ID INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, Title TEXT)", null);

A: In SQLite a column declared INTEGER PRIMARY KEY will autoincrement. There is no autoincrement keyword in SQLite, that is why you are getting an error.
You can find out more on SQLite FAQ.

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Syracuse University has announced the election of four new members to the University's Board of Trustees: Tracy M. Barash '89, who will become the president of the Syracuse University Alumni Association Board in July 2017 and will serve a two-year term on the Board, and Andrew T. Berlin '83, Shelly Lotman Fisher '80 and Ronald P. O'Hanley '80.
Barash is vice president of global franchise management for Turner's Cartoon Network. She is responsible for developing strategic plans for such key network brands as "The Powerpuff Girls" and "Ben 10" to maximize revenue across platforms for long-term growth. From 2008-14, she was vice president of brand development for Cartoon Network and Boomerang. She played a leadership role in the Cartoon Network and Boomerang global rebrands and oversaw pro-social marketing programs.
Previously at Warner Bros. Consumer Products, Barash was director of global themed entertainment. She was a key member of the team that launched "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" at Universal Orlando and "Harry Potter: The Exhibition," a global museum tour.
Barash is a member of Syracuse University's Atlanta Regional Council. She is also a student mentor for the Whitman School and has volunteered as an alumni representative for the Office of Admissions. Barash joined the Syracuse University Alumni Association Board in 2010 and has served as awards committee chair, philanthropy committee chair, nominating committee chair and vice president. Most notably, she worked closely with the board's clubs committee on the successful "I'm In" fundraising campaign for Syracuse Athletics. She earned a bachelor's degree in marketing management at the Whitman School and an M.B.A. at the Goizueta Business School at Emory University.
Berlin is chairman and CEO of Berlin Packaging, the leading global supplier of glass, plastic, and metal containers and closures. He is also a partner owner of the World Champion Chicago Cubs and chairman and owner of the South Bend Cubs, a Minor League Baseball affiliate of the Chicago Cubs.
Berlin graduated with a political science degree from the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School. He earned a law degree at Loyola University of Chicago, where he served as managing editor of the Law Review; attended the Executive Program at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University; and studied military history at Boston University. He currently serves on the board of the American Cancer Society, Image Skincare, and Elkay Manufacturing. He also sits on the Public Safety Commission for the Village of Glencoe, Illinois, and is a member of the Broward County (Florida) Sheriff's Advisory Council.
For Syracuse University, Berlin is a member of the Maxwell School Advisory Board and the Chicago Regional Council. He has supported the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism—a joint endeavor of the Maxwell School and the College of Law—by creating the Andrew Berlin Family National Security Research Fund in honor of Professor Emeritus David Bennett.
Berlin lives in Glencoe, Illinois, with his wife, Courtney, and their two sons, Gavin and Cole. He also has three daughters: Alexandra, Caroline and Katherine.
Fisher, an entrepreneur with more than 30 years of business experience, is the CEO of Hope Paige, a national medical I.D. jewelry company headquartered in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. Fisher is also the founder/CEO of 4ID, a nighttime visibility product manufacturer. She has co-authored a book, "Breaking Sad," due to be released in November 2017. Fisher earned a bachelor's degree at the Newhouse School. She also holds a M.Ed. degree in adult education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Fisher is president of the Macula Vision Research Foundation, a nonprofit organization devoted to funding research to cure macular degeneration, and is the founder of I Help Educate and The Herb it Forward Foundation, both of which support underserved students looking to make a difference in the United States.
For Syracuse University, Fisher is a member of the Newhouse School Advisory Board and a former member of the National Alumni Association Board of Directors. She has been a longtime supporter of the Newhouse School, particularly of the Newhouse Benchmarking Trip Program, which takes students to New York City for several days of case studies and site visits with agencies and clients.
Fisher and her husband, Dr. Scot Fisher, live in Villanova, Pennsylvania, and are the parents of three children: Julia, Joey and Sam Fisher '13 (Newhouse).
O'Hanley is president and CEO of State Street Global Advisors, the third-largest investment management firm in the world, and vice chairman of State Street Corp., Boston. From 2010-14, he was president of Asset Management and Corporate Services for Fidelity Investments. He served as president and CEO, BNY Mellon Asset Management, Boston, and vice chairman, Bank of New York Mellon Corp. from 1997-2010. He was with McKinsey & Co. from 1986-97 and was elected partner in 1992.
O'Hanley is a member of the board of Unum Corp. and is a visiting professor at the University of Edinburgh School of Management. He also serves on the boards of The Boston Foundation, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the East-West Institute, the Committee for Economic Development and the IYRS School of Technology and Trades.
O'Hanley received a bachelor's degree in political science from the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
For Syracuse University, O'Hanley has been a member of the Maxwell School Advisory Board since 2004 and is currently the chair. He established the O'Hanley Family Endowed Fund for Faculty Excellence at Maxwell and the Robertson-O'Hanley Fellowship for graduate students.


The Change-Up pitch is particularly interesting because it's almost always the second pitch a pitcher learns, after the basic fastball. And it can be devastating. Because hitting is about timing, and pitching is about upsetting timing. What better way to do that than throw a pitch that looks like it will be fast but comes in slow?
The change-up pitch is a "must" for all pitchers. When thrown correctly, a good change-up can not only intimidate a batter, but it also puts the pitcher in control of the game.
The change-up pitch does offer a change-of-speed alternative, but more importantly, it gives a pitcher an exceptional psychological tool to keep batters guessing. The pitcher always knows what pitch she is going to be throwing… but batters on the other team always have to be on edge, "What is she going to throw at me now?" If you can throw a change properly, your effectiveness as a pitcher can greatly improve!
Sometimes hitters see the changeup as it comes in and have time to reset. But that rarely results in a great hit. It tends to yield more of an arm swing, which results in ground balls and pop-ups — both acceptable outcomes for the pitcher.
In today's video blog post, we demonstrate some alternative ways to teach your young players to throw the change-up pitch, so that they can become more confident in their pitching and gain an edge over the hitters they face.
Looking for more change-up pitch drills, tips and techniques? Then be sure to check out Championship Coach Sue Enquist's other Softball Coaching Videos! Sue will share some great tips and softball pitching mechanics, hitting and much more! And don't forget to Like Us on Facebook, where we share more great ideas and suggestions for your practice plan! You can also Follow Us on Twitter and Hangout with us at Google+!


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La cathédrale Sainte-Marie () est une cathédrale de style roman tardif, située dans la ville de Tudela, dans la communauté autonome de Navarre, en Espagne.

Elle fut construite à partir de la fin du  sous le règne de , en se servant des pierres de la mosquée du  après qu'elle a été rasée. Elle est aujourd'hui à proximité de la vieille place de la ville.

À l'origine, elle servait de collégiale, elle est devenue une cathédrale  au  sous , à la suite de la création du diocèse de Tudela, autrefois rattaché à celui de Tarazona de Aragón.

Description

La cathédrale de Tudela est un temple cistercien exécuté selon les schémas de l'école du hispano-languedocienne. Elle est grande, environ  () sans le cloître. C'est un bâtiment à trois nefs de quatre sections, la croisée centrale la plus grande possède cinq travées, avec une profonde abside semi-circulaire dominée par un grand retable du , peint par Pedro Díaz de Oviedo.

Elle possède trois portes : la porte Sainte-Marie (, au nord), la porte du Jugement (, à l'ouest) et la porte de la Vierge (, au sud). Il y a de nombreuses chapelles et retables, parmi lesquelles la sculpture romane de la Vierge blanche, du , des retables peints de Santa Catalina et Notre-Dame de l'Espérance du . Dans une chapelle se trouve le tombeau gothique du chancelier Villaespesa. À noter également la chapelle baroque de Sainte-Anne, patronne de la ville, représentée par une sculpture gothique, et le chœur avec de magnifiques stalles sculptées de style Renaissance par .

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Source

Articles connexes
 Liste des cathédrales d'Espagne

Édifice religieux en Navarre
Cathédrale en Espagne

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Bitcoin will be treated as money in Australia by July 1, 2017, and will be exempt from goods and services tax (GST). Bitcoin traders and investors will not be taxed for purchasing and selling Bitcoin through regulated exchanges and trading platforms.
At the Blockchain NZ conference held in Auckland, New Zealand earlier this week, Bitcoin and security expert Andreas Antonopoulos emphasized the Australian government's uninvolvement in its local Bitcoin market and the impact of such actions on Bitcoin businesses and exchanges.
More to that, Antonopoulos criticized the local government's taxation policy on Bitcoin, which essentially drove away businesses and users from Australia to other countries.
"Governments can choose to either do nothing – which is okay, make things worse for cryptocurrency trading – like what Australia did by imposing sales taxes on all cryptocurrency transactions, or they can make things easier for companies by reining in the banks and encouraging companies by creating a level playing field," Antonopoulos said.
With Australia's new policy, the Bitcoin ecosystem in the country could change drastically. Banks will start offering services to Bitcoin exchanges and traders will not be taxed with GST upon the purchase of Bitcoin.


IT IS a opportunity to share music and a moment in the history of one Huddersfield church.
Waverley URC in Waverley Road, just outside the town centre, is celebrating the centenary of the laying of the church foundation stone.
Those celebrations include a number of events including music.
The Pennine Singers will be at the church on Saturday July 3 to help it with all that celebrating.
They will be joined by Millhouse Green Male Voice Choir.
The two choirs will sing at the church at 7.30pm.
Tickets are £7 and will include a glass of wine or soft drink at the interval.
Church members are happy to open up the events to the wider public and say that all are welcome.


The release date for MEIKO V3, along with some of her demo songs have been revealed!
MEIKO's upgraded version to Vocaloid 3 will be released this coming Febuary, 2014.
Crypton has also released a few demo songs of her voice bank. The new V3 MEIKO consists of Power, Straight, Dark, Whisper and last but not least, English.


I bought this EB a couple of years ago and spent several months doing a body on restoration. Any rust was removed and panels replaced or new metal welded in.
The drivetrain is basically stock except for a 2.5" suspension lift, 1" body lift, and dual exhaust (Flowmaster). It has a rebuilt c-4 auto with maybe a couple thousand miles on it. It runs great and hasn't given me any trouble, but I don't know how many actual miles are on it. It does smoke a little at startup once in a while, but clears up after that. All the gauges, dome lights, wipers, heat, etc. work fine. I have the front drive shaft, but never put it back in, might need to be lengthened.
It has all new trim and emblems, new windshield, rebuilt wing windows, new seat covers, custom center console, Tom's steering wheel, new 33x15 Cooper STT's on 15x10 MT classic locks, Tom's twin sticks, new interior door panels, new doors seals, Rhino lined in cab and bed, and a bunch of other little items. The side windows do have some sandblast etching in a couple of spots from the previous owner, but not too bad. The rear window has some minor scratches on it, but again not bad. Front and rear windows have new seals, and the side ones have new felt.
If things get tight this winter the price may come down, but for now I'm only interested in selling it if I can get most of my money out of it, minus labor. I have almost all of the receipts. I would consider trading for a cheaper Bronco plus cash, but I'd like to get at least $10,000 with any trade.
Email (fish05@mchsi.com) or cell (815)791-0967 is the best way to contact me.
WOW very nice, how rare are these models?
Good rust free ones (custom or stock) are not exactly a dime a dozen, but not really rare either. Thanks to vendors like JBG and others, parts are plentiful, which makes restorations much easier. Solid bone stock unrestored models are a different story... they are getting pretty darn rare.
Thanks Travis, I made the console, then had it upholstered. It's just plywood, and the cup holder part is actually made from an old aluminum road sign. I'm kind of bummed out... the Bronco was just sold. It's headed to Utah now. I didn't want to let it go, but the selling price was too good to pass up.


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Android News / Qualcomm Says Apple's New 64-bit A7 Chip Is a "Marketing Gimmick"
Qualcomm Says Apple's New 64-bit A7 Chip Is a "Marketing Gimmick"
By Lucian Armasu
Qualcomm execs don't seem afraid to speak their minds, whenever they either think their competition's chips are overhyped or when they don't yet have themselves an answer to that kind of competition. Qualcomm's CMO said recently that the new 64-bit A7 chip from Apple is just a "marketing gimmick". So which one is it this time? Is it really a gimmick, or is Qualcomm just complaining because they know they may not have an answer to that for at least half a year, if not a full year?
I think the truth is somewhere in the middle. Are 64-bit chips a gimmick right now? Absolutely not. Is Apple trying to make the chip seem much more than it is? Definitely. So in a way, you could say Qualcomm is both right and wrong, but while not absolutely necessary, the faster we move to 64-bit chips, the better, and Apple knows this, too.
Apple updates its devices for 3 years, while even the best Android OEM's, including Google, update their devices for half of that time at most. That means Apple's devices need to be more "future-proof", so they can use that 3 year into the future software. If Apple would've waited until late 2014 to move to the 64-bit ARMv8 architecture, that means they couldn't have moved to a 64-bit-only iOS until 2017. But since they launched it this year, they can start making a 64-bit-only iOS in 2016.
But besides this future planning, Apple also gets some pretty major improvements for its chips by moving to the brand-new ARMv8 architecture, from ARMv7. When Apple moved to the iPhone 3GS, it also moved to the ARMv7 architecture and a 600 Mhz Cortex A8 processor that was twice as fast as the 420 Mhz ARMv6-based ARM11 processor before it.
Even though the difference in clock speed was less than 50 percent, the speed was twice as fast because of the of the new CPU core, too, but also a lot of improvements came from the architecture itself. We're seeing that with ARMv8, too, so the "move to 64-bit", which coincides with the move to the ARMv8 architecture, is worth it for that reason alone, and not necessary for the fact that chips can now support 4GB+ of RAM by default.
This comment from Qualcomm also worries me that Qualcomm is delaying launching its own 64-bit chips for whatever reason. Normally, they'd be the first to jump to a "next-gen" type of chip, and also on a new node (20nm). That should happen early this spring, and we should see them demo this new chip at CES, or at the very least at MWC (although that's pushing it, if they want the chip to be available in all the device spring launches). Hopefully they're only trying to delay people from buying iPhones now and wait until next spring, and it's not something worse, like not having an ARMv8-based chip ready until late next year.
Lucian Armasu
Lucian is passionate about writing about different technologies, talking about their potential, and predicting tech trends. Visit his technology news website at TechDomino.com.


My mom recently got one of the "grandson-in-jail" scam calls. Shocking to me, she actually went to the store to buy thousands of dollars in the gift cards the scammer requested. Luckily, a sharp clerk alerted the authorities and mother was convinced of the scam before completing her purchase. How do I protect her going forward?
It is rare these days for our elderly citizens to be untouched by scams at some point in their later years. It is a very sad state of affairs, agreed, and all of us as adult children need to be on guard regardless of how sharp our parents are.
First we must realize that today's elderly did not grow up with the internet, robo-dialing, cell phones, or even television in their youth for some. It can be a daunting new world of technology for boomers and most definitely the WWII generation. Add to that the rapid pace of change. New scams are popping up every day. None of us are one hundred percent safe, as I know plenty of younger people who have downloaded ransomware.
Let's talk about how you can help your mother safely navigate her elder years while preserving her resources.
The first thing you need to do is stay up-to-date, yourself, about the latest scams. To support your parent, you need to know what is going on out there to the best of your ability. So, keep yourself informed. The NCOA (National Council On Aging) has a great article listing the "Top 10 Financial Scams Targeting Seniors." I recommend reading that after you finish here.
The next thing you need to do is share the new scams with your mother. Your goal is not to scare her, but to inform her. If she is a very trusting person and is easily swayed, print the article you read and provide it to her. It will give her the opportunity to study the scam at her leisure and wrap her mind around the new concept without you staring at her.
Let your mother know that you are her partner and that you need to protect each other. Assure her you will share new information with her and ask her to do the same for you.
Get your mother to promise that before she gives money to anyone outside of her usual bills that she discuss the matter with you.
Ask her to avoid clicking any links in emails she finds suspicious. She should delete these emails immediately. And if she is savvy enough, you can show her how to unsubscribe from email lists and mark suspicious emails as "spam." You could even save suspicious emails of your own to show her what they look like and why they are a problem.
Should your mother be an individual who cannot grasp scams or is gullible beyond reason, more aggressive intervention is needed. She may be hesitant to this; however, I am certain she does not want to be embarrassed by being scammed. So offer to be her sounding board. Stress that we are all at risk and need to rely on each other. Do not try to scare her with the information; instead, show her that your family can stay safe simply by being informed and looking out for one another. Promise to call her when someone tries to scam you, and then do it. Once she sees that you have similar experiences to hers, her reluctance will likely dissipate.


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Stygichthys typhlops   est une espèce de poissons téléostéens de la famille des Characidae et de l'ordre des Characiformes et du genre Stygichthys.

Notes et références

Références taxinomiques

Characidae
Characiformes
Characiformes (nom scientifique)
Poisson d'aquarium


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Q: Standard Operations on Option monad beyond Bind and Map I'm using a C# implementation of F# option<`a`> monad from Petricek book (Real World Functional Programming):
internal enum OptionType { Some, None }

internal abstract class Option<T>
{
    private readonly OptionType tag;

    protected Option(OptionType tag)
    {
        this.tag = tag;
    }

    public OptionType Tag
    {
        get { return this.tag; }
    }

    public bool MatchNone()
    {
        return this.Tag == OptionType.None;
    }

    public bool MatchSome(out T value)
    {
        if (this.Tag == OptionType.Some)
        {
            value = ((Some<T>)this).Value;
        }
        else
        {
            value = default(T);
        }
        return this.Tag == OptionType.Some;
    }
}

internal sealed class None<T> : Option<T>
{
    public None() : base(OptionType.None) { }
}

internal sealed class Some<T> : Option<T>
{
    private readonly T value;

    public Some(T value)
        : base(OptionType.Some)
    {
        this.value = value;
    }

    public T Value
    {
        get
        {
            return this.value;
        }
    }
}

internal static class Option
{
    public static Option<T> None<T>()
    {
        return new None<T>();
    }

    public static Some<T> Some<T>(T value)
    {
        return new Some<T>(value);
    }
}

internal static class OptionExtensions
{
    public static Option<T2> Bind<T1, T2>(this Option<T1> option, Func<T1, Option<T2>> func)
    {
        T1 value1;
        if (option.MatchSome(out value1))
        {
            return func(value1);
        }
        return Option.None<T2>();
    }

    public static Option<T2> Map<T1, T2>(this Option<T1> option, Func<T1, T2> func)
    {
        T1 value1;
        if (option.MatchSome(out value1))
        {
            return Option.Some(func(value1));
        }
        return Option.None<T2>();
    }
}

Now I need an operation to extract the value if it's not None or returns a default.
I was wondering if this is possible using a combination of Map and Bind, but I think is not.
So I'm back to F# documentation, it gave me hints on some other useful extension methods to add, but not exactly what I need.
I've designed this function to fulfill my need:
public static T2 Return<T1, T2>(this Option<T1> option, Func<T1, T2> func, T2 noneValue)
{
    T1 value1;
    if (option.MatchSome(out value1))
    {
        return func(value1);
    }
    return noneValue;
}

So to not reinvent the wheel, the question is: is there's a reference or common functional patterns to define operations on Option<T> monad? Is correct add new operations on need?

A: A monad where you can always extract a value is usually a comonad.  You know that a monad M<T> has methods (in C# syntax)
static M<T> Unit<T>(T t) { ... }
static M<R> Bind<A, R>(M<A> ma, Func<A, M<R>> func) { ... }

Or, alternatively, you can make a monad out of
static M<T> Unit<T>(T t) { ... }
static M<R> FMap<A, R>(M<A> ma, Func<A, R> func) { ... }
static M<T> Join<T>(M<M<T>> mmt) { ... }

The two characterizations are equivalent; you can construct one given implementations of the other.
A comonad has operations
static T Extract<T>(M<T> mt) { ... }
static M<R> Extend<A, R>(M<A> ma, Func<M<A>, R> func) { ... }

Extract is the "opposite" of Unit and Extend is the "opposite" of Bind.
Alternatively, you can also define a comonad with these operations:
static T Extract<T>(M<T> mt) { ... }
static M<R> FMap<A, R>(M<A> ma, Func<A, R> func) { ... }
static M<M<T>> Duplicate<T>(M<T> mt) { ... }

Where Duplicate is the "opposite" of Join. Again, the two characterizations are equivalent; given one, you can build the other.
Clearly you cannot implement Extract only given Bind, Unit, FMap and Join, because none of those in any way return a T, and its a T that you need.
With either version of comonads, the problem you're running into is that the optional monad really isn't a comonad because there's no natural way to implement Extract if the monadic value is "missing".
Now, you can do what Nullable<T> does if you want. Nullable<T>.GetValueOrDefault() returns the value if there is one and default(T) if there isn't. That's probably the best you can do here if you want to make Optional into a comonad.


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