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The Abstainer
By Ian McGuire
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The rebels will be hanged at dawn, and their brotherhood is already plotting revenge.
Manchester, 1867: Stephen Doyle, an Irish-American veteran of the Civil War, arrives from New York with a thirst for blood. He has joined the Fenians, a secret society intent on ending British rule in Ireland by any means necessary. Head Constable James O'Connor has fled grief and drink in Dublin for a sober start in Manchester. His job is to discover and thwart the Fenians' plans whatever they might be. When a long-lost nephew returns from America and arrives on O'Connor's doorstep looking for work, he cannot foresee the way his fragile new life will be imperilled - and how his and Doyle's fates will be intertwined.
In this propulsive tale of the underground war for Irish independence, master storyteller and widely acclaimed author of The North Water, Ian McGuire once again transports readers to a time when blood begot blood. Moving from the dirt and uproar of industrial Manchester to the quiet hills of Pennsylvania, The Abstainer is a searing novel in which two men, haunted by their pasts and driven forward by the need for justice and retribution, must fight for life and legacy.


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You need to know the secret to treating yourself to a few expensive pieces of clothing once in a while without going broke for the rest of the month. Of course higher quality pieces of clothing will cost you a bit more as they're often made to last a lifetime. The extra money you pay will ensure that the employees' working condition is healthy and safe as well. It is definitely worth it if you have the money to only buy well made, expensive clothing, but that's just not possible for most oof us. The trick is, of course, to simply mix and match your affordable clothes with your luxurious, high end pieces to put together a style that is both elegant and affordable. An expensive pair of pants or a fancy purse paired with a more affordable top is just what you need in order to pull this off. Don't be afraid to wear something truly cheap with a piece that costs more than you'd like to admit, since it's likely no one will really notice it in any way. You will notice it, though, when the cheap piece is thrown out after a couple of months.
Great post Rowena! I love reading style tips especially with a mix of expensive and affordable styles!
Great tips. Mixing affordable and expensive always creates the most interesting looks.
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There has been a major study into the urban tree canopy in a major neighboring city in Florida that was published earlier this year (2018). One of the many intriguing findings was that 11% of all the city's trees were either dead or dying.
The nearby City of Brandon has a similar urban forest showing similar canopy density and tree species mix. If you are one of the Brandon City residents or business owners that has a diseased or dying tree then we want to help you. Our arborist wants your trees to be much more of a boon to you as well as your living area. In this case we can help nurse, nurture, medicate, trim, feed or water them back to verdant health.
But if you have a tree that's beyond recovering and shows signs of death and decay, then here too our company can help to make your trees much less of a hazard to you, your house and also your neighbors.
Our sustainable tree services stretch from tree planting and tree translocation, to a tree care program, tree trimming and, yes, entire a full tree removal service where really needed. Oh and we grind out the stump too. A full list of our services for local Brandon residents is mentioned at the end of this explanatory page.
Which tree problems do our customers face in Brandon?
Our experts note and deal with the following frequently heard requests by customers and property-owners in the area when they call in by phone. Which one of these describes your particular requirements?
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I possess big trees in my yard that give rise to an excessive amount of shade on my other growing vegetation and grass below.
I have a sizable, mature tree that is definitely perishing and should be taken out. Are there any tree removal companies close by that can handle it?
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I am worried about severe weather resulting in damage to my trees as well as my house.
I have a tree which seems discolored and unhealthy.
In fact, there is a new tree pest in the vicinity to worry about and it could kill thousands of trees in the city. The insect is called the Red Bay Ambrosia Beetle. It's a tiny foreign invader species but can cause major problems for Red Bay Laurel trees and their close relatives, avocado trees and swamp bay trees. The bug is a vector for laurel wilt disease that spreads fast and doesn't have a cure. For prized specimen trees, treatment is expensive and has to be repeated because there is no cure once it takes hold.
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Our company is going to prepare our absolute best estimate with respect to the project entailed, permit you time to mull over our prices or get started immediately at a mutually convenient time.
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Our experts are crazy about trees. Florida grows many more tree types compared to any other state, aside from Hawaii. When in good condition and planted carefully, they give shade from the sun's raw heat, they oxygenate the air we breathe, they lower toxins in the soil, they capture greenhouse gases such as co2 from the atmosphere and attenuate run off from storm waters. They nourish creatures like birds and insects essential for the good health of our surroundings.
On the other hand whenever trees start becoming poorly, infected or damaged, they can certainly transform into a danger. More than one in ten local trees has been assessed as either dead or dying. And planted in a city environment, they're normally given hardly any area to fall on the ground without causing harm to properties and people. Whilst we much prefer to help nurse them back to rude health, some trees are really too far gone and our team will probably suggest their extraction in the most affordable and safe manner.
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Problems arise, however, when uninsured and disreputable tree contractors are unwilling to take care of employees.
Should your selected tree company somehow not be able to compensate accidental injury expenses on behalf of injured staff members, then you as the property-owner are next in line to compensate such costs and also loss of salary. So you can see that your preferred service provider must have Workers Compensation Insurance in place to eliminate what can be a hidden obligation.
Our suggestion is to definitely ask any tree cutting enterprise you select if they have up-to-date Workers Compensation Insurance. Because without this very important policy coverage there certainly is a probability, albeit a remote one, that you might be liable in case there's a mishap at your grounds.
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Don't permit anyone who cuts corners on insurances, cut down your trees!
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YAHS member Dr David Johnson reports that he is currently working on another excavation. The Southerscales Project, which is part of Stories in Stone, a scheme of conservation and community projects concentrated on the Ingleborough area. The scheme was developed by the Ingleborough Dales Landscape Partnership led by the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust, and supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, who are all to be thanked for their contributions.


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In recent years there has been an increase in media attention and public outrage over the lack of protection for Aboriginal Cultural Heritage across Australia.
In Victoria, the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 (the Act) seeks to provide protection for Aboriginal Cultural Heritage. However, The Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council (VAHC) report that:
"The Act is currently failing to meet its objective that Aboriginal Cultural Heritage be managed by Traditional Owners; protected for their ongoing cultural connection and wellbeing, and enjoyed by all Victorians."
In light of these failings, VAHC has consulted with Traditional Owners and the broader community to develop a series of recommendations that will significantly reform the Act, with the aim of providing genuine self-determination for Aboriginal Victorians to maintain, control, protect and develop their Cultural Heritage. This aligns with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which was formally endorsed in Australia in 2009.
The recommendations for reform include:
Prohibition on use of land of up to 10 years on owners who intentionally harm Aboriginal Cultural Heritage on site, in line with current provisions for non-Aboriginal Heritage
Introduce Civil Damages Provisions to urge higher rates of compliance for corporations concerned about loss of profit
Give Registered Aboriginal Parties (RAPs) first opportunity to prepare Cultural Heritage Management Plans (CHMPs) over non-Aboriginal Heritage Advisor services
Compulsory Consultation of RAPs During the Cultural Heritage Management Plan Process
Give RAPs authority of Consent in Relation to CHMPs. This would provide a mechanism to both give and withhold consent for harm to Aboriginal Cultural Heritage proposed during development projects
Transfer nomination process for appointment of Council Members from Minister for Aboriginal Affairs to the First Peoples Assembly of Victoria and the RAPs
Move Prosecution Powers to VAHC, in line with other statutory authorities with specialist knowledge, for example Environmental Protection Authority Victoria or RSPCA
Understanding how and why destruction of Cultural Heritage occurs, and what can be done to prevent it, is one of the many things you can do to support Victoria's Traditional Owners in the fight for greater self-determination. We strongly encourage all people to read the following paper, which includes VAHC's recommendations for reform, considerations that should be given in thinking about the recommendations, and community feedback received through the consultation process.
Read more here: https://www.aboriginalheritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/recommendations-reform-aboriginal-heritage-act-2006
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Fernand Léger, The City, 1919. Oil on canvas, 231.1 x 298.4 cm. Philadelphia Museum of Art: A. E. Gallatin Collection, 1952, 1952-61-58.
Léger: Modern Art and the Metropolis
October 14, 2013–January 5, 2014
Wednesday and Friday 10am–8:45pm
www.philamuseum.org
Comprising approximately 160 works, including loans from public and private collections in Europe and the United States, this multimedia exhibition will unite The City with other important paintings from this period by the French painter Fernand Léger (1881–1955), and with key works in film, theater design, graphic and advertising design, and architecture by the artist and his avant-garde colleagues, including Piet Mondrian, Theo van Doesburg, Cassandre, Amédée Ozenfant, Le Corbusier, Francis Picabia, Alexandra Exter, Gerald Murphy, and others. Returning to Paris after military service in World War I, Léger encountered a changed city, infused with a new boisterous energy that would inspire him to create one of his landmark achievements, the monumental painting The City (1919). The creation of this work signaled the beginning of the most experimental period in Léger's work, lasting through the 1920s, when the artist challenged and redefined the practice of painting by bringing it into active engagement with the urban popular and commercial arts. Léger: Modern Art and the Metropolis will examine the centrality of this masterpiece in Léger's career and the European avant-garde in the years immediately after World War I.
Timothy Rub, the George D. Widener Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, said: "Léger's The City, donated to the Museum by the artist and collector A.E. Gallatin, is one of the greatest works in our collection and a landmark in the history of modern art. This exhibition examines the painting in context and marks the first time that the culture of the modern metropolis is explored as a catalyst for Léger's pursuits in a variety of media."
A monumental painting in a post-Cubist style, The City was intended by the artist to convey viscerally the density and spatial complexity of the urban environment. Léger considered The City a "mural" painting both because of its grand scale and because he believed it spoke to a mass audience. With its composition characterized by montage-like cross-cuts from one scene to the next and dramatic "close-ups," The City emulated the most popular of modern urban entertainments, the cinema. With his enthusiasm for modernity and urban culture continuing to grow, Léger considered abandoning painting for filmmaking. In 1922–24 he designed, produced, and directed for the cinema and theater. During this time, in collaboration with Ozenfant, Léger established a free school where he taught with Exter and Marie Laurencin. In 1924, influenced by the work and theories of van Doesburg and Le Corbusier, Léger produced the first of his entirely abstract "mural paintings."
The exhibition will be organized thematically to reflect the fertile relationships between painting and urban culture during this period. The first section of the exhibition will examine the notion of "publicity" and the excitement Léger felt for the evolving visual language of mass communication in the city: the bustle of billboards, traffic signs, and shop window displays. Léger's paintings, his designs for advertising posters, and his print illustrations will be seen alongside work by other artists and designers, such as Murphy, Cassandre, and Jean Carlu. The exhibition will also explore Léger's interest in public entertainment and staged performance, mainly the theater and cinema, highlighting the set and costume designs produced by Léger for film and ballet. This part of the exhibition will survey avant-garde activities around cinema and the stage and include works by Picabia, Exter, Georgii Yakoulov, and others. The exhibition's final section will address the theme of "space" by presenting the artist's abstract mural compositions of the mid-1920s, intended as decorative architectural panels, in the context of the avant-garde's exploration of integrating architectural and pictorial space. This section of the exhibition will include works by artists, architects, and designers such as Mondrian, van Doesburg, Robert Mallet-Stevens, Alexander Archipenko and Le Corbusier.
Léger: Modern Art and the Metropolis is generously supported by The Women's Committee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the National Endowment for the Arts, The Annenberg Foundation for Major Exhibitions, and Sotheby's.
The catalogue is made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Fund for Scholarly Publications at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and by Furthermore: a program of the J. M. Kaplan Fund.
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The Philadelphia Museum of Art is one of the largest museums in the United States, with a collection of more than 227,000 works. At the core of its modern and contemporary art holdings are significant works by such celebrated artists as Pablo Picasso, Constantin Brancusi, Fernand Léger, and Joan Miró, as well as the largest and most important collection of work by Marcel Duchamp. The Museum's expanding contemporary roster includes major works by Cy Twombly, Jasper Johns, Ellsworth Kelly, and Bruce Nauman. Exemplary pieces can also be seen in the Anne d'Harnoncourt Sculpture Garden, currently featuring works by Sol LeWitt, Ellsworth Kelly, Franz West, Claes Oldenburg, and Thomas Schütte, as well as a series of sculptures by Isamu Noguchi installed as part of the Garden's inaugural exhibition.
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Q: A novel where an alien races "helps" Earth, but it as a part of a galactic poker game Basically the plot goes like this (As far as I can remember).  The Earth is discovered by a group of Galactic civilizations, and is encouraged to join.
We begin to download massive amounts of information from the different civilizations, and as the story goes on, the main character (whom I believe is an ambassador for the human race) discovers that it is all a sham, and that we are part of a giant galactic poker game, with the losers being "retired", i.e. exterminated, and the information is the poker chips in the game, and we are accumulating obligations for each piece of information.

A: I found it inside an answer to another question about 30 seconds after I posted my question....
David Gerrold's Chess with a Dragon.
It was in an answer to this question:
Alien invasion: aliens create a game and challenge humans
Once I found the name, then I found an answer referencing it.
Space Dragon Book?

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#include <cstdlib>
#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include "EDFLib.h"

using namespace std;

void printHeaderInfo(string filename, EDFHeader* head) {
    cout << "File \"" << filename << "\"" << endl << endl << endl;
    cout << "Header Info" << endl << endl;
    cout << "File Type            | ";
    if (head->filetype() == FileType::EDF)
        cout << "EDF" << endl;
    else
        cout << "EDF+" << (head->continuity() == Continuity::CONTINUOUS ? "C" : "D") << endl;
    cout << "Signal Count         | " << head->signalCount() << endl;
    cout << "Recording Length     | " << head->dataRecordCount() * head->dataRecordDuration() << " seconds" << endl;
    cout << "Start Date           | " << head->date() << endl;
    cout << "Start Time           | " << head->startTime() << endl;
    cout << "Recording            | " << head->recording() << endl;
    cout << "Patient Info ---------" << endl << head->patient() << endl;
    cout << "Admin Code           | " << head->adminCode() << endl;
    cout << "Technician           | " << head->technician() << endl;
    cout << "Equipment            | " << head->equipment() << endl;
    cout << "Recording Additional | " << head->recordingAdditional() << endl;
    cout << "Record Duration      | " << head->dataRecordDuration() << " seconds" << endl;
    cout << "Data Record Count    | " << head->dataRecordCount() << endl;
    cout << "Data Record Size     | " << head->dataRecordSize() << endl;
    cout << "Annotation Signal    | " << head->annotationIndex() + 1 << endl;
    cout << endl << endl;
}

void printAnnotationInfo(vector<EDFAnnotation>* annot) {
    cout << fixed << setprecision(1);
    cout << "Annotation Info" << endl << endl;
    cout << "Annotations" << endl;

    int onsetWidth = 2;
    EDFAnnotation last = *(--annot->end());
    int l = last.onset();
    while (l > 0) {
        l /= 10;
        onsetWidth++;
    }

    int idxWidth = 0;
    l = annot->size();
    while (l > 0) {
        l /= 10;
        idxWidth++;
    }

    for (size_t i = 0; i < annot->size(); i++) {
        cout << " " << std::setw(idxWidth) << i+1;
        cout << " Onset " << std::setw(onsetWidth) << annot->at(i).onset() << "s";
        cout << " Duration " << std::setw(8) << annot->at(i).duration() << "s";
        vector<string> strings = annot->at(i).strings();
        for (size_t j = 0; j < strings.size(); j++)
            cout << " \"" << strings[j] << "\" ";
        cout << endl;
    }
    cout << endl;
}

void printSignalInfo(int sig, EDFHeader* head) {
    cout << fixed << setprecision(4);
    cout << "Signal (" << sig + 1 << ") Info" << endl << endl;
    cout << "Label                | " << head->label(sig) << endl;
    cout << "Record Samples       | " << head->dataRecordCount() * head->signalSampleCount(sig) << endl;
    cout << "Sample Count         | " << head->signalSampleCount(sig) << endl;
    cout << "Physical Max         | " << head->physicalMax(sig) << endl;
    cout << "Physical Min         | " << head->physicalMin(sig) << endl;
    cout << "Physical Dimension   | " << head->physicalDimension(sig) << endl;
    cout << "Digital Max          | " << head->digitalMax(sig) << endl;
    cout << "Digital Min          | " << head->digitalMin(sig) << endl;
    cout << "Prefilter            | " << head->prefilter(sig) << endl;
    cout << "Transducer           | " << head->transducer(sig) << endl;
    cout << endl << endl;
}

void printAllSignalInfo(EDFHeader* head) {
    cout << fixed << setprecision(4);
    for (int sig = 0; sig < head->signalCount() && sig != head->annotationIndex(); sig++) {
        cout << "Signal (" << sig + 1 << ") Info" << endl << endl;
        cout << "Label                | " << head->label(sig) << endl;
        cout << "Record Samples       | " << head->dataRecordCount() * head->signalSampleCount(sig) << endl;
        cout << "Sample Count         | " << head->signalSampleCount(sig) << endl;
        cout << "Physical Max         | " << head->physicalMax(sig) << endl;
        cout << "Physical Min         | " << head->physicalMin(sig) << endl;
        cout << "Physical Dimension   | " << head->physicalDimension(sig) << endl;
        cout << "Digital Max          | " << head->digitalMax(sig) << endl;
        cout << "Digital Min          | " << head->digitalMin(sig) << endl;
        cout << "Prefilter            | " << head->prefilter(sig) << endl;
        cout << "Transducer           | " << head->transducer(sig) << endl;
        cout << endl << endl;
    }
}

int main(int argc, char** argv) {
    EDFFile *newFile = new EDFFile(argv[1]);
    int signal = atoi(argv[2]) - 1;

    EDFHeader* header = newFile->header();
    vector<EDFAnnotation>* annotations = newFile->annotations();

    printHeaderInfo(argv[1], header);
    printSignalInfo(signal, header);
    printAnnotationInfo(annotations);

    double startTime = 0.0; // seconds
    double length = 2.0; // seconds
    cout << startTime << "s -> " << startTime + length << "s" << endl;
    EDFSignalData* sigData = newFile->extractSignalData(signal, startTime, length);
    cout << *sigData;
    delete sigData;

    startTime = 1.0;
    length = 1.0;
    cout << startTime << "s -> " << startTime + length << "s" << endl;
    sigData = newFile->extractSignalData(signal, startTime, length);
    cout << *sigData;
    delete sigData;

    delete newFile;

    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

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Q: What word would work as a better substitute for "Stalker"? Context
I am working on a game and one of the Classes in it is "Rogue". (Original, I know.) I'm trying to find a term that accurately describes and can serve as a name for one of the Subclasses. (Preferably a single-word term, if possible.)
Needs
The term ideally needs to describe somebody who excels at 1) following a target, 2) breaking into locations, and 3) collecting information without being caught. It should ideally be able to work as an adjective if at all possible, but an attributive noun could work (with some leniency for other nouns, but if possible, please avoid as such), potentially; however, the term should not imply an occupational aspect to the behaviour (such as "Spy" or "Investigator"). It shouldn't be inherently a very negative term either, as is the case with "stalker" or "prowler". It shouldn't imply theft such as with "thief", "burglar", or "robber". I'd prefer one word, but a two-word option could work as well, but please, nothing larger than that.
My Effort
Due to personal reasons, my first thought was "Stalker", but that word conveys too heavy of a connotation. My second thought was "Lurker", but it had a similar issue, alongside the fact it doesn't imply most of the conditions. I tried "Trespasser" but that feels too heavy on the Breaking & Entering side with little implication of following a target.
"Scout" doesn't work because it is too generalized (ignoring occupational implications, of course).
Conclusion
I know I am asking for a tough answer. If you can help me, I'd appreciate it. I'm still trying on my own to find a good word, but if anyone can suggest something that helps, I'd be so grateful! I know this comes across as super picky, but I tried to be specific so not to waste anyone's time. Please and thank you!

A: A possible word is shadow, which can be used as a noun, verb, or adjective, and which has many different senses. Overall, it has a neutral meaning, and, even though it can be, it's not inherently associated with a profession or seen as something negative.

A: I have a few possibilities for you:

*

*espionage artist: does everything a spy can do, but isn't a spy by trade.

*reconnaissance artist: a person skilled in techniques of observational information-gathering.

*information exfiltrator: specializes in locating and extracting critical data from hostile locations.

A: Your request for an adjective leads me to

stealthy, adjective
  \ˈstel-thē  \
  stealthier; stealthiest
  1 : slow, deliberate, and secret in action or character
  2a : intended to escape observation : FURTIVE
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stealthy

If you were looking for a noun, you could go a little more occupational with covert operative, though that sounds governmenty and formal.


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/*
    -- MAGMA (version 1.6.1) --
       Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville
       Univ. of California, Berkeley
       Univ. of Colorado, Denver
       @date January 2015

       @precisions normal z -> s d c
       @author Hartwig Anzt

*/

#include <assert.h>

// includes CUDA
#include <cuda_runtime_api.h>
#include <cublas.h>
#include <cusparse_v2.h>
#include <cuda_profiler_api.h>

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <sys/time.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <iostream>

/////////////////////////////////////
// CUDA imports
/////////////////////////////////////
#include <cuda_runtime.h>
#include <cublas.h>

#include "magma_lapack.h"
#include "common_magma.h"
#include "magmasparse.h"

// includes, project
#include "magma.h"
#include "magmasparse.h"

#define BLOCK_SIZE 512
#define STREAM_COUNT 4

/////////////////////////////////////
// error checking
/////////////////////////////////////
extern "C" magma_int_t
magma_zcheckerr(
    const char *label,
    magma_queue_t queue )
{
    cudaThreadSynchronize();
    cudaError_t err = cudaGetLastError();
    if (err != cudaSuccess)
    {
        const char *e = cudaGetErrorString(err);
        fprintf(stderr, "CUDA Error: %s (at %s)", e, label);
    }
    return MAGMA_SUCCESS;
}

/**
    Purpose
    -------

    Initializes P2P communication between GPUs.

    Arguments
    ---------

    @param[in]
    bw_bmark    magma_int_t*
                input: run the benchmark (1/0)

    @param[in,out]
    num_gpus    magma_int_t*
                output: number of GPUs

    @param[in]
    queue       magma_queue_t
                Queue to execute in.

    @ingroup magmasparse_zaux
    ********************************************************************/

extern "C" magma_int_t
magma_z_initP2P(
    magma_int_t *bw_bmark, magma_int_t *num_gpus,
    magma_queue_t queue )
{
    // Number of GPUs
    printf("Checking for multiple GPUs...\n");
    int gpu_n;
     (cudaGetDeviceCount(&gpu_n));
    printf("CUDA-capable device count: %i\n", gpu_n);
    if (gpu_n < 2)
    {
        printf("Two or more Tesla(s) with (SM 2.0)"
                        " class GPUs are required for P2P.\n");
    }

    // Query device properties
    cudaDeviceProp prop[64];
    int gpuid_tesla[64]; // find the first two GPU's that can support P2P
    int gpu_count = 0;   // GPUs that meet the criteria

    for (int i=0; i < gpu_n; i++) {
         (cudaGetDeviceProperties(&prop[i], i));
        // Only Tesla boards based on Fermi can support P2P
        {
            // This is an array of P2P capable GPUs
            gpuid_tesla[gpu_count++] = i;
        }
    }
    *num_gpus=gpu_n;

     for(int i=0; i<gpu_n; i++)
    {
        for(int j=i+1; j<gpu_n; j++)
        {
  // Check possibility for peer access
    printf("\nChecking GPU(s) for support of peer to peer memory access...\n");
    int can_access_peer_0_1, can_access_peer_1_0;
    // In this case we just pick the first two that we can support
     (cudaDeviceCanAccessPeer(&can_access_peer_0_1, gpuid_tesla[i],
                                                        gpuid_tesla[j]));
     (cudaDeviceCanAccessPeer(&can_access_peer_1_0, gpuid_tesla[j],
                                                        gpuid_tesla[i]));

    // Output results from P2P capabilities
    printf("> Peer access from %s (GPU%d) -> %s (GPU%d) : %s\n",
                        prop[gpuid_tesla[i]].name, gpuid_tesla[i],
                        prop[gpuid_tesla[j]].name, gpuid_tesla[j] ,
                             can_access_peer_0_1 ? "Yes" : "No");
    printf("> Peer access from %s (GPU%d) -> %s (GPU%d) : %s\n",
                        prop[gpuid_tesla[j]].name, gpuid_tesla[j],
                        prop[gpuid_tesla[i]].name, gpuid_tesla[i],
                            can_access_peer_1_0 ? "Yes" : "No");

    if (can_access_peer_0_1 == 0 || can_access_peer_1_0 == 0)
    {
        printf("Two or more Tesla(s) with class"
                " GPUs are required for P2P to run.\n");
        printf("Support for UVA requires a Tesla with SM 2.0 capabilities.\n");
        printf("Peer to Peer access is not available between"
        " GPU%d <-> GPU%d, waiving test.\n", gpuid_tesla[i], gpuid_tesla[j]);
        printf("PASSED\n");
        //exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
    }
     }
    }

  // Enable peer access
     for(int i=0; i<gpu_n; i++)
     {
         for(int j=i+1; j<gpu_n; j++)
         {
             printf("Enabling peer access between GPU%d and GPU%d...\n",
                gpuid_tesla[i], gpuid_tesla[j]);
              (cudaSetDevice(gpuid_tesla[i]));
              (cudaDeviceEnablePeerAccess(gpuid_tesla[j], 0));
              (cudaSetDevice(gpuid_tesla[j]));
              (cudaDeviceEnablePeerAccess(gpuid_tesla[i], 0));
           magma_zcheckerr("P2P");
         }
     }

   magma_zcheckerr("P2P successful");

    // Enable peer access
    for(int i=0; i<gpu_n; i++)
    {
        for(int j=i+1; j<gpu_n; j++)
        {
    // Check that we got UVA on both devices
    printf("Checking GPU%d and GPU%d for UVA capabilities...\n",
    gpuid_tesla[i], gpuid_tesla[j]);
    //const bool has_uva = (prop[gpuid_tesla[i]].unifiedAddressing &&
    //                            prop[gpuid_tesla[j]].unifiedAddressing);

    printf("> %s (GPU%d) supports UVA: %s\n", prop[gpuid_tesla[i]].name,
    gpuid_tesla[i], (prop[gpuid_tesla[i]].unifiedAddressing ? "Yes" : "No") );
    printf("> %s (GPU%d) supports UVA: %s\n", prop[gpuid_tesla[j]].name,
    gpuid_tesla[j], (prop[gpuid_tesla[j]].unifiedAddressing ? "Yes" : "No") );

        }
    }

  if (*bw_bmark==1) {

    // P2P memcopy() benchmark
   for(int i=0; i<gpu_n; i++)
    {
        for(int j=i+1; j<gpu_n; j++)
        {
    // Allocate buffers
    const size_t buf_size = 1024 * 1024 * 16 * sizeof(float);
    printf("Allocating buffers (%iMB on GPU%d, GPU%d and CPU Host)...\n",
                int(buf_size / 1024 / 1024), gpuid_tesla[i], gpuid_tesla[j]);
    (cudaSetDevice(gpuid_tesla[i]));
    float* g0;
    (cudaMalloc(&g0, buf_size));
    (cudaSetDevice(gpuid_tesla[j]));
    float* g1;
    (cudaMalloc(&g1, buf_size));
    float* h0;
    (cudaMallocHost(&h0, buf_size)); // Automatically portable with UVA

    // Create CUDA event handles
    printf("Creating event handles...\n");
    cudaEvent_t start_event, stop_event;
    float time_memcpy;
    int eventflags = cudaEventBlockingSync;
    (cudaEventCreateWithFlags(&start_event, eventflags));
    (cudaEventCreateWithFlags(&stop_event, eventflags));

    (cudaEventRecord(start_event, 0));
    for (int k=0; k<100; k++)
    {
        // With UVA we don't need to specify source and target devices, the
        // runtime figures this out by itself from the pointers

        // Ping-pong copy between GPUs
        if (k % 2 == 0)
            (cudaMemcpy(g1, g0, buf_size, cudaMemcpyDefault));
        else
            (cudaMemcpy(g0, g1, buf_size, cudaMemcpyDefault));
    }
    (cudaEventRecord(stop_event, 0));
    (cudaEventSynchronize(stop_event));
    (cudaEventElapsedTime(&time_memcpy, start_event, stop_event));
    printf("cudaMemcpyPeer / cudaMemcpy between"
            "GPU%d and GPU%d: %.2fGB/s\n", gpuid_tesla[i], gpuid_tesla[j],
        (1.0f / (time_memcpy / 1000.0f))
            * ((100.0f * buf_size)) / 1024.0f / 1024.0f / 1024.0f);

     // Cleanup and shutdown
    printf("Cleanup of P2P benchmark...\n");
    (cudaEventDestroy(start_event));
    (cudaEventDestroy(stop_event));
    (cudaSetDevice(gpuid_tesla[i]));
    (magma_free( g0) );
    (cudaSetDevice(gpuid_tesla[j]));
    (magma_free( g1) );
    (magma_free_cpu( h0) );

    }
    }

    // host-device memcopy() benchmark

        for(int j=0; j<gpu_n; j++)
        {
    cudaSetDevice(gpuid_tesla[j]);

    int *h_data_source;
    int *h_data_sink;

    int *h_data_in[STREAM_COUNT];
    int *d_data_in[STREAM_COUNT];

    int *h_data_out[STREAM_COUNT];
    int *d_data_out[STREAM_COUNT];

    cudaEvent_t cycleDone[STREAM_COUNT];
    cudaStream_t stream[STREAM_COUNT];

    cudaEvent_t start, stop;

    // Allocate resources
    int memsize;
    memsize = 1000000 * sizeof(int);

    h_data_source = (int*) malloc(memsize);
    h_data_sink = (int*) malloc(memsize);

    for( int i =0; i<STREAM_COUNT; ++i ) {

        ( cudaHostAlloc(&h_data_in[i], memsize,
            cudaHostAllocDefault) );
        ( cudaMalloc(&d_data_in[i], memsize) );

        ( cudaHostAlloc(&h_data_out[i], memsize,
            cudaHostAllocDefault) );
        ( cudaMalloc(&d_data_out[i], memsize) );

        ( cudaStreamCreate(&stream[i]) );
        ( cudaEventCreate(&cycleDone[i]) );

        cudaEventRecord(cycleDone[i], stream[i]);
    }

    cudaEventCreate(&start); cudaEventCreate(&stop);

    // Time host-device copies
    cudaEventRecord(start,0);
    ( cudaMemcpyAsync(d_data_in[0], h_data_in[0], memsize,
        cudaMemcpyHostToDevice,0) );
    cudaEventRecord(stop,0);
    cudaEventSynchronize(stop);

    float memcpy_h2d_time;
    cudaEventElapsedTime(&memcpy_h2d_time, start, stop);

    cudaEventRecord(start,0);
    ( cudaMemcpyAsync(h_data_out[0], d_data_out[0], memsize,
        cudaMemcpyDeviceToHost, 0) );
    cudaEventRecord(stop,0);
    cudaEventSynchronize(stop);

    float memcpy_d2h_time;
    cudaEventElapsedTime(&memcpy_d2h_time, start, stop);

    cudaEventSynchronize(stop);
    printf("Measured timings (throughput):\n");
    printf(" Memcpy host to device GPU %d \t: %f ms (%f GB/s)\n", j,
        memcpy_h2d_time, (memsize * 1e-6)/ memcpy_h2d_time );
    printf(" Memcpy device GPU %d to host\t: %f ms (%f GB/s)\n", j,
        memcpy_d2h_time, (memsize * 1e-6)/ memcpy_d2h_time);

    // Free resources

    free( h_data_source );
    free( h_data_sink );

    for( int i =0; i<STREAM_COUNT; ++i ) {

        magma_free_cpu( h_data_in[i] );
        magma_free( d_data_in[i] );

        magma_free_cpu( h_data_out[i] );
        magma_free( d_data_out[i] );

        cudaStreamDestroy(stream[i]);
        cudaEventDestroy(cycleDone[i]);
    }

    cudaEventDestroy(start);
    cudaEventDestroy(stop);

   }

  }//end if-loop bandwidth_benchmark

    magma_zcheckerr("P2P established");

    return MAGMA_SUCCESS;
}


text:
News BDrecent,Coronavirus,COVID-19
Nigeria approves COVID-19 vaccines for 16-year olds on educational grounds
Godsgift Onyedinefu	 Jan 14, 2022
The agency had said the vaccines can only be administered to persons aged 18 years and older including pregnant women and lactating mothers, but the new waiver increases the number of eligible persons.
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) says persons aged 15 and 17 years can now receive the COVID-19 vaccine if required for educational purposes.
"The NPHCDA has given a waiver for persons aged 16 and 17 to receive COVID-19 vaccines if required for educational purposes," the agency said in an advisory.
Following the rise in the number of child infections, some countries have given emergency use authorization for mRNA vaccines for use in the adolescent age group (aged 12-17 years). In November 2021, one stringent regulatory authority approved the mRNA vaccine BNT162b2 for use in children aged 5-11.
Read also: Vaccine manufacturing in Africa: An urgent need for self-reliance
Several risk factors for severe COVID-19 in children have been reported recently, including older age, obesity, and preexisting conditions. The preexisting conditions associated with higher risk of severe COVID-19 include type 2 diabetes, asthma, heart and pulmonary diseases, and neurologic, neurodevelopmental
One systematic review suggests that there may be larger impact of paediatric COVID-19 related fatality in low to middle income countries versus high income countries
However, in the context of ongoing global COVID-19 vaccine supply constraints, the World Helath Organisation advises that focus of immunization programs must remain on protecting sub-populations at highest risk of hospitalizations and deaths.


text:
Supersonic business jet Quiet Supersonic Transport (10 photos)
Supersonic Aerospace International (SAI), based in Nevada, USA, is developing a supersonic aircraft called Quiet Supersonic Transport (QSST). it'll be ready for flight by 2014, and deliverable to customers by 2016. QSST (Quiet Supersonic Transport) could well be the future of high-speed passenger jets and the concept pictured above boasts some impressive figures. It promises to be 100 times quieter than the Concorde with a range of over 4000 nautical miles and a top speed of Mach 1.8, or 1,188 miles per hour. Check out the official site for More Information.
We have already written in the news about the mobile phone Anycall GT-E2120C, pictures of which appeared on the site of the China Certification Center for Communication Equipment. I now have more details about this unit, or rather, the European version of Samsung E2120: specification of the device are already available on the German site. This model is made in monoblock form factor with a numeric keypad.
Judging by the performance, Samsung E2120 - this is a budget phone, the only unusual feature is his long time without recharging the battery. It is unclear when he will go on sale, the unit is not even officially announced.
Specifications Samsung E2120:
Network: GSM / GPRS
Display: 1.52-inch, CSTN, 128x128 pixels, up to 65K colors
MP3-player, FM-radio
HTC Magic receive interface Sense in October
The company High Tech Computer announced that its Android-smartphone HTC Magic will get an updated interface Sense, as the HTC Hero. Remember, this is the company president said in June, but then failed to disclose details. It is now known that the owners will be able to download the HTC Magic Sense for its smartphone in October. As to the cost of upgrade is not yet clear, it could be 1500 new Taiwan dollars (about $ 46), or firmware will be free.
Rather, access to update Sense will receive not only Asian but European smartphone users. However, at the operator versions of the device still is not known. It is likely that MyTouch 3G from T-Mobile and other smartphone versions of brands Rogers, Vodafone, and so on, will not receive updates. At least until HTC this was not stated. Moreover, the operator's version of HTC Magic with a lesser amount of memory RAM, which can cause problems with the new firmware.
Budget Music Phone LG GB170
The company LG has recently announced a number of functional budget model. All they are quite modest and low cost. At the informal blog of an additional information about a cheap phone - LG GB170. This machine will replenish the budget series of devices - LG GB130, LG GB210, LG GB230 and LG GB270. The difference will be the availability of model GB170 music player and the lack of camera.
Music Phone LG GB170 will operate in GSM-900/1800 MHz networks, have 1.5-inch TFT-LCD with a resolution 128h128 points, 8 MB of internal memory and expansion slots for cards microSD-format, food will be on the battery capacity of 950 mAh . The phone will be built in music player and stereo FM-radio. Weight of all models would be 76.6 grams, and dimensions - 103 x 46 x 13.9 mm.
Staff will be on sale in the coming months, and its price will not exceed $ 100.
Labels: LG
Sony α850 photo
Alpha-series digital cameras Sony noteworthy that even before the official announcement on the network is the sea of information on the models. It was the exception, and the camera Sony α850. The model has not yet been announced, but it is already known that the release will take place on 27 August, as well as the site of one of the online stores have already been laid out instructions to her. Resource Photo Rumors and published a photograph of the camera, which was reportedly posted on the site of one of the European stores.
Externally, the device looks quite the same way with the camera, Sony α900, however, must be borne in mind that the image the camera is visible only from the lens, so the external similarity is not surprising. Along with the camera, the image presented and the lens, the characteristics of which are not yet known. About Sony α850 itself at the moment knows that this will tsifrozerkalka matrix 24.5 megapixels, which is smaller and simpler version of Sony α900 (smaller size of the viewfinder, the lack of video recording function and a maximum speed of shooting 3 frames per second).
According to the same unnamed online store without the cost of the camera lens will be 1999 euro.
HSDPA / UMTS / GPRS / GSM mobile phone HUAWEI U7510 Photos
As is often the case, information on future updates of producers, including mobile phones, sometimes "reaches" in the network prior to their announcement. Not an exception to this rule and the company Huawei Technologies, with its new model mobile phone HUAWEI U7510, able to work in the HSDPA / UMTS / GPRS / GSM networks and supports the wireless standard Bluetooth, including the profile A2DP (stereo audio channel).
As seen in the above photos, the model has been implemented in the form-factor "monoblock" with two chambers, and no hardware keyboard, which replaces the screen, due to the presence of HUAWEI U7510 touch screen resolution of QVGA. The forms of the apparatus rounded, with inlays of metal (or metal), and is very reminiscent of already released products from more famous manufacturers. Because HUAWEI U7510 still not officially announced, the information on it is extremely small and, moreover, has already been said earlier, it is known that he supported as a Java MIDP-2.0, and a platform Qualcomm BREW 3,1.
The issue of detailed specifications, appearance dates, prices and sales regions HUAWEI U7510 - still remains open, at least until the official announcement.
Games for PSPgo will be cheap
Shortly before the conference Gamescom became known in Germany preparing for the opening price on-line store PlayStation Network (PSN). One of the major weaknesses of Sony gaming products considered it quite a high price (for new PSPgo is $ 250) and the lack of service similar to App Store. The company made the findings and, together with the new console is planning to launch a similar service. Already known prices for the game to PSPgo, which consist of 1, 2 and 5 euro for one game. Thus, it appears that the PSN will be cheaper to App Store, since there the most expensive games cost $ 10.
To achieve such a reduction in the price of Sony managed by engaging in the development of the game is not only large companies but also small firms. A similar plan for strategic development, we have already written earlier. In addition, it was reported that Sony will attract developers previously worked with Apple. The goal is not only the development of new games, but the adaptation of existing ones. This is solely about the alterations the screen resolution (PSPgo and iPhone have a different ratio of the screen) and control system - the logic of the game and its appearance will remain the same.
Total in developing games for consoles PSPgo and existing models of PSP will be involved over 50 different companies, with the full list (along with the produced games) will be known on 1 October, together with the release PSPgo.
Supersonic business jet Quiet Supersonic Transport...
HSDPA / UMTS / GPRS / GSM mobile phone HUAWEI U751...


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Investigation into Blue Ridge Parkway supervisory law enforcement ranger continues
Karen Chávez
The Citizen-Times
ASHEVILLE – One year after a Blue Ridge Parkway supervisory law enforcement ranger was arrested on drug charges, but whose record was expunged, he is still on desk duty while an internal investigation continues.
Some National Park Service experts say the loss of any ranger charged with protecting the natural resources and the nearly 15 million visitors who come to the parkway each year, is putting extra stress on an already over-burdened law enforcement staff.
Greg Wozniak, 45, the Pisgah District Ranger, was arrested June 12, 2018, in Knoxville, Tennessee, on drug possession charges after a two-vehicle crash, according to an arrest record, obtained by the Citizen Times from an outside source. A Knox County court official said the arrest had been expunged and records no longer exist.
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According to a Knoxville Police Department crash report, while off duty, Wozniak's pickup truck crashed into another pickup truck near an I-40 ramp.
Both vehicles were totaled and needed to be towed. The report states Wozniak "had been drinking" although no blood alcohol test was taken. He was arrested on two counts of simple possession/casual exchange, although those charges were dropped and the arrest record expunged, or erased.
Wozniak told the Citizen Times on March 14 he had never been arrested before and regrets his actions the night of the incident. "It was just a bad situation and I made some terrible choices," he said.
Adding stress to busy law enforcement division
Wozniak had been in charge of all law enforcement, visitor protection, and search and rescue operations along the parkway's Pisgah District, which runs from Milepost 305 at the U.S. 221 entrance in Linville to the parkway's southern terminus in Cherokee.
The district includes one of the busiest stretches of the scenic roadway through Asheville, north to Craggy Gardens and south to the Mount Pisgah area.
The 469-mile parkway is the second most visited unit in the National Park Service.
There are 28 law enforcement rangers, including the chief ranger Neal Labrie, who cover this territory, which includes more than 90,000 acres of land with hiking trails, historic structures, campgrounds, streams and waterfalls.
In 2018, according to a National Park Service report, there were 2,689 law enforcement incidents, ranging from speeding tickets to DUIs, motor vehicle accidents, drug, weapons and camping violations, to fugitives from justice, suicides and homicides. There were 20 fatalities on the parkway last year.
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No comment from Parkway
Parkway spokeswoman Leesa Brandon said she could not comment on Wozniak's case, citing the ongoing investigation by the Office of Professional Responsibility. She said he continues to maintain his salary, which according to Data Universe, a database of federal employee salaries, is $73,000.
"He is working on various administrative projects and maintenance work," Brandon said of Wozniak's current duties.
His supervisory law enforcement duties are now being performed by another parkway ranger, Chuck Hester, who Brandon said "is performing his normal supervisory duties in addition to the Pisgah District Ranger management functions."
"In any given year, rangers are given development opportunities, such as Ranger (Kurt) Speers' acting detail on the Appalachian Trail. Remaining district rangers and field rangers adapt and continue to balance their time between field patrol and administrative requirements," she said.
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There are four other law enforcement positions now open, she said, with three to be filled within the next 60 days, one in Blowing Rock and two on the Virginia side.
Steve Stinnett, who was the parkway's chief ranger from 2006-14, said even a full staff of 32 protection rangers is not enough for such a busy park. Losing any ranger position is taxing to the staff, he said.
"If the chief ranger and deputy chief are gone a lot, whether in D.C. or in training, it puts a strain on the staff because the district rangers have to cover a lot more," Stinnett said. "Somebody has to fill in when they're gone. It does put additional strain because you don't have the capacity to pick up the slack."
What's taking the investigation so long?
A federal reference manual, known as RM-9, outlines the procedures and timelines for federal employee investigations for wrongdoing. According to the document, investigations should be completed within 90 days from when they are initiated.
"In instances involving criminal conduct, the criminal investigation and subsequent process shall take precedence. In some instances the criminal investigation and administrative investigation may be conducted concurrently," said Kathy Kupper, a public affairs specialist with the National Park Service in Washington.
"It is important to note that the administrative investigation is just one component of agency fact finding and review of an incident involving potential employee misconduct."
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After an administrative investigation, the findings are evaluated and can lead to a Board of Inquiry, which is charged with recommending whether a commissioned employee should be allowed to maintain that commission, Kupper said.
These proceedings can take a lot longer, she said. In the meantime, the Park Service will not discuss details of specific cases.
Phil Francis, who served as superintendent of the Smokies and the Blue Ridge Parkway before retiring in 2013, said there can be many other factors involved in the investigation, such as appeals and court cases. He suggested staff reductions across the Department of the Interior, which includes the National Park Service, might also be at play.
While Francis didn't know specifics about Wozniak's case, he said the ranger's loss was most likely being felt.
"If they didn't have a way to compensate for (losing a ranger), then obviously, rangers are not going to interact with the public as often," Francis said.
"I've seen situations on the parkway where a ranger will get called to two or three incidents at the same time. So you've got to triage and decide which is the most serious case to respond to and then interact with the county and city law enforcement agencies to help cover."


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