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Q: jquery contents() returns text node for each character in IE I am implementing a parser that looks for text nodes matching patterns at the top level of a contenteditable div. My current code:
//$this is the jQuery object of the contenteditable div
$this.keydown(function(event){
    //space bar or enter key
    if(event.keyCode == 32 || event.keyCode == 13){
      // see how many nodes there are in the div
      alert($this.contents().length);
      $this.contents().each(function(){
          //check if it is a text node
          if(this.nodeType == 3){
              //echo if it is a text node
              alert(this.data);
           }
      });
});

With the content "Check it out", firefox and chrome output something like the following:
"1" (the first alert)
"check it out" (the second alert)
While IE8 will output the following:
12 (the first alert)
followed by 12 alerts, one for each character.
Anyhoo, what I would like to do is get the all characters into an individual text node in IE. Any ideas?

A: There is a DOM method for this: normalize() (see also MDC). You need to call it on an ancestor of the text nodes you want to normalize, for example their parent. normalize() works on the whole subtree of the node for which it's called, so you can call it once outside the each() loop.
$this[0].normalize();

However, this method crashes the whole browser in some circumstances in IE 6 and possibly later versions of IE. You may need to write your own. Here's my implementation:
function normalize(node) {
    var child = node.firstChild, nextChild;
    while (child) {
        if (child.nodeType == 3) {
            while ((nextChild = child.nextSibling) && nextChild.nodeType == 3) {
                child.appendData(nextChild.data);
                node.removeChild(nextChild);
            }
        } else {
            normalize(child);
        }
        child = child.nextSibling;
    }
}

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Daisaku Akino
Chisato Amate
Mickey Curtis
Kenichi Endo
Daijiro Harada
Ryuuji Harada
Renji Ishibashi
Asian Action Martial Arts
Izo (2004)
6th Dec 04
A vengeful assassin spirit embarks on a killing spree through time and space as he attempts to find reason in a place where Reason doesn't exist.
Takeshi Miike has had quite a successful critical run of late, what with Audition, The Happiness of the Katakuris, Ichi The Killer and Gozu all kicking up a fuss on the genre scene, so when the London Film Festival announced a screening of his latest film, Izo, tickets were snapped up pretty sharp-ish and a full-house greeted the UK premiere of this prolific Japanese director's latest.
Described as the first 'philosophical splatter film', Izo begins with a graphic male ejaculation scene (no, not really an actual shot, I'm talking graphic as in 'old-text-book' style animation) as part of a documentary about sperm production before whizzing through some jarring wartime footage and finally settling on an execution scene in 1865 of the 28 year old Izo Okada, a lowly samurai. Izo is tied to a cross with two guards standing below who proceed to spear Izo several times.
Zipping forward to modern day (through some great edited footage of Japanese history), Izo returns as a warrior spirit who possesses the body of a homeless man in Tokyo. Now hooded, he embarks on a mission in the woods. We are then introduced to a strange man in white who wraps himself in the coils of a rather large snake, who is aware of Izo's impending arrival.
Cutting back to Izo then, and he encounters a man on a hilly footpath. Izo doesn't take too long dispatching this first man, and we are promised much gore to come, as the bald gatekeeper dies a swift death, his crimson blood flowing into the river. Indeed, this is just the start of an extremely gory killing spree as Izo begins a 'revenge rampage' on everyone he sees. In fact gore is probably the best term to use here, as Miike obviously loves his 'edgy' gore style of filmmaking so much he has literally outdone himself with this film, as Izo is pretty much wall-to-wall blood'n'guts throughout.
Sounds exciting yeah? Unfortunately not, for this is all, for the most part, very boring. Having obviously spent some time deciding to make a full-out gore-fest with faux-philosophical dialogue, it appears Miike has forgotten the first rule of film-making and decided to forget about including anything like a satisfying plot, logic, or (most unforgivably) entertainment.
The film seems to take an age to get going, mainly because it takes a while to understand what is really going on. Who is this Izo guy? What happened to him? Who's the dude in the white with the snakes? How come Izo can travel through time and space? Why is he killing everyone?
Just when we think we've got a hold on things, the film decides to jump off at surreal angles, such as a trip to visit Mother Earth, and all of a sudden we begin to get confused as to whether we're watching a dream, or a flashback, or an imagination. We're never really sure what we're supposed to be watching, where or why. At about the half way point we learn that basically Izo is on a mission of revenge against – get this – the whole world! This basically means that Izo is free to kill everyone he sees as he searches for some God to try to find some sort of meaning to death. Yeah,, exactly.
What we're left with is a series of moving images (mainly gore effects) with absolutely no emotional engagement whatsoever. We can't relate to Izo, we can't relate to anyone he meets, as it soon becomes apparent that everyone he meets is going to die in the next few minutes anyway. And seeing as Izo is seemingly immortal (he suffers many, many wounds that never seem to have any effect), what's the point of watching. It feels like a video game, where all that is involved is killing lots of people, then killing one 'big' monster, before having to repeat the whole level again with different backgrounds.
Most of Izo victim's are aggressive to him, but there are many times when you are crying out for some sort of explanation as to what the hell is going on. And when you really want some clarity, you get some bloke with a piano singing full songs about snails or some other Buddhist teachings. And you know you must be watching a shit film when even the appearance of 'Beat' Takeshi can't lift things (he lasts about five minutes by the way).
It turns out that nothing can actually stop him because Izo is negation himself, a contradiction spewed up by the 'perfect system' that is Japan (I'm reading the notes from the screening rather than having worked this out by watching the film by the way), except for maybe the godlike emperor (oh, that explains the guy in white with snakes then) and the eternal goddess of mercy. Right. So, not similar to The Matrix at all then. By the end, you're just hoping against hope, that maybe Izo might actually come across someone who can kill him so that the bloody film can finish.
Yet Miike is still one of those people that can achieve truly memorable imagery. Great gore effects include a stunning post-sword slash shot of Izo's mother as she leans between two trees and a top-half body slide of an extremely large black English-speaking end of level master. Oh and there's also that memorable moment when Izo's ex-lover pulls a sword from a very intimate hiding place.
Most of the film certainly looks good, and Miike is never afraid to shock, as he shows victims of all ages including children, and although scenes such as the mass killing in the school, or the fight in the paper corridor are striking within themselves, they merely serve to remind us that the good set-pieces have not been merged together to make a complete whole.
One or two moments then, but generally a huge disappointment, as it is far from Miike's best work. You may get some kick out of the relentless gory effects, and philosophical tone, but by the end you will probably either be bored, or confused, or like me, both. Overlong and over-complicated.
Rawshark
27th Jun 07
Having a ghost that breaks the bones of young hospitalised children is a unique idea and will have you will squirming...
Hello? Is anyone hiding behind the curtain with a machete? Hello? Mrs Vorhees...?
Exclusive Interview: Andrew Deane, Producer of MoH
Andrew Deane talks Takeshi, Hollwood drug stories, Season 2 of MoH and the upcoming Masters of Sci-Fi.

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If you are in need of professional drywall installation services for your industrial or commercial building, you'll be faced with a number of different choices in terms of layout, style, and texture. Each decision will have far-reaching consequences within your facility, including the daily aesthetic enjoyment of the walls. Installing drywall is an intensive process, relying on skilled hands and reliable practices to provide consistent results. One major choice comes in the form of which texture you would like to adorn your building. Each choice holds its own unique set of benefits and drawbacks, and implementing that texture can require a skilled hand. Any property manager or business owner in need of experienced drywall contractors in the Chicago area can benefit from working with AZ Drywall Finishing. Our drywall company, based out of River Grove, has worked to provide amazing results for each and every client since 1999. Nobody delivers drywall services centered around quality and customer satisfaction as us, as our industrial drywall finishers work to raise the standard.
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This drywall finish used to be a very common site across the country, yet today's trends have seen this texture start to decline. Property owners can benefit from the convenience and ease of installation of popcorn textures. This application relies on solid particles (like styrofoam) to provide definition on your walls, making popcorn textures unique in the industry. Customers generally have three different particle size options to create different looks. Historically, this material was used in a variety of applications because it requires very minimal drywall finishing efforts for a quality outcome. The unique pattern of popcorn texture is also helpful for hiding a wide range of mistakes or aesthetic shortcomings, making popcorn ceilings popular for use nationwide. Business and homeowners in need of a helpful sound buffer between floors also relied on popcorn ceiling texture for its acoustical benefits as well.
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This popular texture choice relies on the use of a textured plaster to create a luxurious look. The skip trowel technique has been in use since the olden days and relies on different materials for different results. Sand is one common option that can help to take your drywall finish to the next level. Skip trowel designs are often used in high-end projects, requiring skill and patience to create an amazing result. People do mention, though, that the skip trowel technique is much more forgiving than textures such as knockdown. In many cases, skip trowel is more affordable and requires less time to accomplish. This approach is becoming a popular alternative to popcorn textures as well, as homeowners and property managers are on the lookout for quality ceiling textures.
Many people rely on this texture to add a layer of quality to their walls. Unlike skip trowel, which relies on more spacing to create a lighter texture, knockdown relies on droplets of material to cover a majority of the drywall surface. Drywall finishers can choose between different densities to customize how the finished product looks. You simply spray a certain density on the walls with the intention of leaving the original surface revealed to create depth. Once the droplets are applied to the wall, a knockdown knife is used to simply knock the material down, creating a smooth finish that contrasts nicely with the smooth wall beneath it.
Knockdown texture has been in use for years and is now very commonly used in newer construction projects. Modern trends and technology have made this premium texture more popular than ever for any level of use. Knockdown is often cited as the true replacement for popcorn ceiling options, with many DIYers painting before application to create a dynamic finish.
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⚡ RangerBoard > Forums > Marketplace > FOR SALE Updated Sales Thread: Megazords, Transformers and More!
Updated Sales Thread: Megazords, Transformers and More!
2. Will negotiate prices if offers are fair.
4. International shipping may be higher than listed prices.
All major Zords; no boxes or paperwork. No damage but may require dusting. $400 shipped.
No box but all weapons & accessories. Great shape. $165 shipped.
All in great shape. $250 shipped with boxes.
Complete with box & all weapons. Capable of carrying Warrior-class toys in Vehicle Mode. $80 shipped.
Opened & displayed but excellent condition, includes everything. $70shipped.
Last edited by Arkvoodle; March 23rd, 2019 at 04:19 AM. Reason: Adding several new items & removing sold items.
Are you entertaining offers on the individual go-busters mecha?
Possibly; if the offer is reasonable.
Tategami Li-Oh and the Legacy Megazord are on hold for the moment.
Also, if you've sent me a PM asking about price & never responded to my offers, please confirm if you are no longer interested.
Legacy Megazord is now OFF hold. Will take offers once again!
EDIT: And Brachio Zord is sold!
Last edited by Arkvoodle; June 11th, 2014 at 02:36 PM.
Legacy Megazord is now OFF hold.
Tategami lioh and/or other go-buster mechs still held/sold?
All Go-Buster Zords, Brachio Zord, Masterpiece Smokescreen and Legacy Megazord have been sold.
And the Jet from the Timeranger lot.
Which joints are loose on the DX Jetman mechas? Also, is there any chance you would split up the Mirror Monsters. I am interested in a couple of the sets.
The arms on Jet Garuda seem to be loose; it holds together for combinations well but posing is limited. One of the wing-sets on Jet Icarus' leg seems a bit wobbly but that may be fixable (I didn't want to try anything for fear of making things worse).
Mirror Monsters sets 2 and 4 sold! Listing/prices updated.
Update, several new things added.
Timerobo & TimeShadow are now "ON HOLD."


This case study discusses how and why manifestos can be useful in political science research. Manifesto analyses have a long history in the discipline and shed light on important aspects of party competition, and the changing nature of political life. They also invite an appreciation of issues and policy areas parties prioritize. Manifestos can thus tell us a lot about parties' relationships and the positions they take up. That said, existing datasets are not always enough. Consequently, researchers may have to design novel indicators and do their own coding. I discuss different ways this can be done with reference to my own research. The case study then highlights important data sources in the field and outlines key issues to consider when developing measurement scales and indicators for one's own research.
Odmalm, P., & Hepburn, E. (Eds.). (2017). The European mainstream and the populist radical right. London, England: Routledge.
Odmalm, P. (2014). The party politics of the EU and immigration. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
Odmalm, P., & Bale, T. (2015). Immigration into the mainstream: Conflicting ideological streams, strategic reasoning and party competition. Acta Politica, 50, 365–378.
Odmalm, P., & Super, B. (2014). Getting the balance right: Conflicting ideological "pulls" and party competition on immigration. Scandinavian Political Studies, 37, 301–322.
Odmalm, P., & Super, B. (2014). If the issue fits, stay put: Cleavage stability, issue compatibility and drastic changes on the immigration "issue." Comparative European Politics, 12, 663–679.


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Q: How can I auto-title a plot with the R call that produced it? R's plotting is great for data exploration, as it often has very intelligent defaults. For example, when plotting with a formula the labels for the plot axes are derived from the formula. In other words, the following two calls produce the same output:
plot(x~y)
plot(x~y, xlab="x", ylab="y")

Is there any way to get a similar "intelligent auto-title"?
For example, I would like to call
plot(x~y, main=<something>)

And produce the same output as calling
plot(x~y, main="plot(x~y)")

Where the <something> inserts the call used using some kind of introspection.
Is there a facility for doing this in R, either through some standard mechanism or an external package?
edit: One suggestion was to specify the formula as a string, and supply that as the argument to a formula() call as well as main. This is useful, but it misses out on parameters than can affect a plot, such as using subsets of data. To elaborate, I'd like
x<-c(1,2,3)
y<-c(1,2,3)
z<-c(0,0,1)
d<-data.frame(x,y,z)
plot(x~y, subset(d, z==0), main=<something>)

To have the same effect as
plot(x~y, subset(d, z==0), main="plot(x~y, subset(d, z==0))")

A: I don't think this can be done without writing a thin wrapper around plot(). The reason is that R evaluates "supplied arguments" in the evaluation frame of the calling function, in which there's no way to access the current function call (see here for details).
By contrast, "default arguments" are evaluated in the evaluation frame of the function, from where introspection is possible.  Here are a couple of possibilities (differing just in whether you want "myPlot" or "plot" to appear in the title:
## Function that reports actual call to itself (i.e. 'myPlot()') in plot title.
myPlot <- function(x,...) {
    cl <- deparse(sys.call())
    plot(x, main=cl, ...)
}

## Function that 'lies' and says that plot() (rather than myPlot2()) called it.
myPlot2 <- function(x,...) {
    cl <- sys.call()
    cl[[1]] <- as.symbol("plot")
    cl <- deparse(cl)
    plot(x, main=cl, ...)
}

## Try them out
x <- 1:10
y <- 1:10
par(mfcol=c(1,2))
myPlot(x,y)
myPlot2(y~x)

Here's a more general solution:
plotCaller <- function(plotCall, ...) {
    main <- deparse(substitute(plotCall))
    main <- paste(main, collapse="\n")
    eval(as.call(c(as.list(substitute(plotCall)), main=main, ...)))
}

## Try _it_ out

plotCaller(hist(rnorm(9999), breaks=100, col="red"))

library(lattice)
plotCaller(xyplot(rnorm(10)~1:10, pch=16))

## plotCaller will also pass through additional arguments, so they take effect
## without being displayed
plotCaller(xyplot(rnorm(10)~1:10), pch=16)

deparse will attempt to break deparsed lines if they get too long (the default is 60 characters). When it does this, it returns a vector of strings. plot methods assume that 'main' is a single string, so the line main <- paste(main, collapse='\n') deals with this by concatenating all the strings returned by deparse, joining them using \n.
Here is an example of where this is necessary:
plotCaller(hist(rnorm(9999), breaks=100, col="red", xlab="a rather long label",
    ylab="yet another long label"))

A: Of course there is!  Here ya go:
x = rnorm(100)
y = sin(x)

something = "y~x"

plot(formula(something),main=something)

A: You might be thinking of the functionality of match.call.  However that only really works when called inside of a function, not passed in as an argument.  You could create your wrapper function that would call match.call then pass everything else on to plot or use substitute to capture the call then modify it with the call before evaluating:
x <- runif(25)
y <- rnorm(25, x, .1)

myplot <- function(...) {
    tmp <- match.call()
    plot(..., main=deparse(tmp))
}

myplot( y~x )
myplot( y~x, xlim=c(-.25,1.25) )

## or

myplot2 <- function(FUN) {
    tmp1 <- substitute(FUN)
    tmp2 <- deparse(tmp1)
    tmp3 <- as.list(tmp1)
    tmp4 <- as.call(c(tmp3, main=tmp2))
    eval(tmp4)
}

myplot2( plot(y~x) )
myplot2( plot(y~x, xlim=c(-.25,1.25) ) )


This sample we get a first peek at the 'Book Description' for Split Decisions. If you haven't read the first book, you can download She Belongs to Me here.
Eighteen years ago, Jaynee Monroe married the man of her dreams, became the mother of four, and fulfilled her career goals. About to turn forty, she senses something is missing from her idyllic life. While Googling her name in an attempt to find herself, she unearths something so impossible, she contemplates her own sanity. Seeking answers, she embarks on a journey to discover the truth, only to end up abducted by a deranged stranger.
Caycee took the road less traveled. Rejecting a marriage proposal from the only decent man she ever knew, she ventures to California to become famous. Eighteen years later, success has left her alone and miserable. Attempting to locate her lost love on Facebook, she discovers his infatuation. Not only does his presumed-dead wife have Caycee's uncommon middle name, it appears he has photo-shopped her face over hers.


Our group for the 1st Annual Cedar Park Hoops Winter Camp. Thanks to SCA for hosting us!
Coaching basketball is a great way to spend time with friends and family during the holidays. So thankful for the opportunity to coach such a great group of young players. Looking forward to more camps in the future!


Death Note (Japanese: デスノート, Hepburn: Desu Nōto) is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. The story follows Light Yagami, a teen genius who stumbles across a mysterious otherworldly notebook: the "Death Note", which belonged to the demonic Shinigami Ryuk, and grants the user the supernatural ability to kill anyone whose name is written in its pages. The series centers around Light's subsequent attempts to use the Death Note to change the world into a utopian society without crime as a god-like vigilante named "Kira" ("キラ", a Japanese adaptation of the English word killer) and the subsequent efforts of an elite task-force of law enforcement officials, consisting of members of the Japanese police force led by L, an enigmatic international detective, whose past is shrouded in mystery, to apprehend him and end his reign of terror.


The US Government's Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) is a program designed to help Alaska homeowners refinance their Alaska home in situations where home value has declined and, as a result, other refinancing programs are not an option. H.A.R.P. loans in that state of Alaska are meant to help homeowners obtain a more affordable and stable AK mortgage.
Do refinance fees for HARP Loans in Alaska apply?
Alaska HARP loans require underwriting and a loan application process and underwriting process so refinance fees will apply.
Apply now or contact Home Point Financial to learn more about the Alaska HARP program and eligibility.


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Shrewsbury's Christmas carol is noteworthy winner for festive video
A former science teacher who writes poetry as a hobby has hit on a winning formula with her Shrewsbury themed Christmas carol chosen to star in Shrewsbury's annual Christmas video.
Claire Bryers, a 31-year-old mother of three from Copthorne in Shrewsbury, won the competition organised by Shrewsbury BID to create locally-themed lyrics to the seasonal classic, Silent Night.
Her verses will not only form the soundtrack to the film but will also shape its storyline and scenes, with Claire set to make a cameo appearance.
Delighted Claire said: "With three children under four I don't have much free time but I like to write poetry for fun. I have never entered my work in a competition before; I was thrilled to hear I had won.
"I was inspired by Shrewsbury's heritage and traditions and tried to visualise how the video would look to help me come up with the right words."
Kirsten Henly, Shrewsbury BID Executive Director, said: "The competition really struck a chord and we had some fantastic entries. Claire's verses captured the traditional spirit of Christmas and brings home how Shrewsbury is extra special at this time of year."
The competition was judged by Kirsten Henly, songwriter/producer Jonny Amos and creative film directors Tom Middleton and Miche Parkinson from SMN Film who will again produce this year's video following their success with last year's festive film.
The winning Shrewsbury carol will be professionally produced and recorded to accompany the video which launches in November to promote the town's seasonal offer. Claire's prize includes dinner for two in Shrewsbury on Lights Switch-On Night (Wednesday 16th October) and a £100 shopping voucher.


Generally, custom homes tend to be more costly than using existing blueprints or purchasing a home that's already built and upgrading it. There are lots of factors which go into each project, however, so one should not completely discount the chance without having done a little shopping around. Still, custom home builders' blueprints are most likely 1000s of dollars more costly generally.
When the costs from the land are put in, you will really begin to see the cost skyrocket. Obviously this will depend around the place and realtor involved. Much like buying a current home land cost depends upon how lengthy it has been available on the market, the vendor and then any negotiations. Next you will see land surveys, building permits, and also the costs of architects or custom home builders, interior planning, building materials and much more. These costs can rapidly get beyond control if a person does not possess a great budget and stay with it.
Because of the fact you will see hidden costs and surprises, it's advised that individuals delving into custom home builders should put aside about 10 % from the overall planned cost for emergencies.
These homes really are a project that needs tolerance and persistence beyond measure. It will take up to and including year for that perfect, custom home arrive at existence. Pricier everything to sort out since it's planned in writing items like materials coming late or broken, utility hook ups getting issues and so on should be considered. It does not mean it has happened to but to be prepared for the worst and hope all went well is sensible.
The number of bedrooms and baths?
Which side light switches be discovered?
Fans, Heating and cooling, solar energy or the 3?
As anybody can easily see case the beginning with regards to decisions. Individuals building homes should anticipate to answer these and much more and anticipate to handle the strain of decision-making car process. The very best custom homes builders will become familiar with the buyers and obtain a feeling of their style and tastes to assist them to out. They'll offer examples of from plumbing fixtures to lighting and guide these to the very best choices.
When utilizing a house builder, it's possible to research candidates with the National Association of Home Builders, U.S. Eco-friendly Building Council, Bbb not to mention via online blogs and forums. It's also advisable to ask buddies and family in addition to coworkers if they have heard about worthwhile builders or even the builder under consideration.
It is also okay to inquire about referrals from the builder of custom homes. Look into the referrals online but additionally speak straight to those who have were built with a home designed and built by them this enables for questions that have to do with the initial situation, helping hugely.


Patience and my respect for wildlife paid off to capture this image. I was waiting for the sun to rise higher over the tree line to better illuminate my dark subjects. Suddenly, another vehicle pulled up. 2 people jumped out of their car to get a closer look, probably hoping to get a frame filling shot of the two moose with what looked like a point and shoot camera. Becoming agitated, mom and baby left the area crossing the road, potentially a deadly move considering where they chose to cross. I held my breath as they slowly crossed, stopping a couple of times in the road. I could hear approaching cars and I was silently telling them to hurry up and cross. The 2 people shrugged their shoulders, smiled at each other, returned to their car and sped away. Although frustrated that I did not get the shot, I continued taking in the peace and tranquility of the early morning scene, all-the-while from inside my car. To my amazement, mom and baby returned. I waited until they moved back down to the pond's edge and slowly lifted my camera, propping my arm on the armrest to steady the shot through my open car window. Occasionally mom would abruptly pop up her head look around then continue grazing. The two continued to graze peacefully for several minutes until other vehicles abruptly stopped to get a look. With car engines left running, and lots of body movement and noise by the added spectators, mom and baby again were scared off into the safety of the woods. The behavior of these amateur spectators/photographers/wildlife watchers could have resulted in serious injury or death to the moose or the driver or passengers on the road that could have crashed into them. I used my car as a blind with very little movement and noise from within and only when the moose was not looking/listening in my direction. If the occupants of every car that pulled up was aware of this fact we all could have enjoyed the moment much longer. I wonder how these disrespectful, inconsiderate spectators would react if while picnicking in their own yards, cars suddenly stopped with people pouring out staring, pointing and advancing toward them. If these wildlife watchers feel the need to get up that close to wildlife, go to a zoo.
Both my wife and I had an even more disturbing experience up in an area known as 'Moose Alley' about a month ago. Just before dark we spotted a lone moose grazing about 30 feet from the side of the road. We respectfully stopped the car on the shoulder an additional distance away, shut off the engine and watched from inside our car as the moose grazed. Suddenly a number of cars appeared and stopped. People began shouting and leaping out of their vehicles. Parents and children were running hand-in-hand toward the moose with their cameras and video cameras. They got as close as 10 - 15 feet away from the now bug-eyed, clearly agitated moose. Where did they think they were, at a petting zoo? We were so mad that we started up the car and left the area. On our 2-hour drive home when we spotted 2 other vehicles chasing, yes, chasing, a mother and her calf down a side road. It was unbelievable.
I'm considering contacting officials in New Hampshire to ask them to post, enact or enforce unknown or little known laws, rules, etc., concerning wildlife watching. They should require that spectators remain inside their vehicles, turn off their engines and maintain a minimum safe, unthreatening distance from the animals. I know they do it and enforce it in Yellowstone and other national parks and I think they need to do it in New Hampshire as well..


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Q: Solving normal equation gives different coefficients from using `lm`? I wanted to compute a simple regression using the lm and plain matrix algebra. However, my regression coefficients obtained from matrix algebra are only half of those obtained from using the lm and I have no clue why.
Here's the code
boot_example <- data.frame(
  x1 = c(1L, 1L, 1L, 0L, 0L, 0L, 0L, 0L, 0L),
  x2 = c(0L, 0L, 0L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 0L, 0L, 0L),
  x3 = c(1L, 0L, 0L, 1L, 0L, 0L, 1L, 0L, 0L),
  x4 = c(0L, 1L, 0L, 0L, 1L, 0L, 0L, 1L, 0L),
  x5 = c(1L, 0L, 0L, 0L, 0L, 1L, 0L, 1L, 0L),
  x6 = c(0L, 1L, 0L, 1L, 0L, 0L, 0L, 0L, 1L),
  preference_rating = c(9L, 7L, 5L, 6L, 5L, 6L, 5L, 7L, 6L)
  )
dummy_regression <- lm("preference_rating ~ x1+x2+x3+x4+x5+x6", data = boot_example)
dummy_regression

Call:
lm(formula = "preference_rating ~ x1+x2+x3+x4+x5+x6", data = boot_example)

Coefficients:
(Intercept)           x1           x2           x3           x4           x5           x6
     4.2222       1.0000      -0.3333       1.0000       0.6667       2.3333       1.3333

###The same by matrix algebra
X <- matrix(c(
c(1L, 1L, 1L, 0L, 0L, 0L, 0L, 0L, 0L), #upper var
c(0L, 0L, 0L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 0L, 0L, 0L), #upper var
c(1L, 0L, 0L, 1L, 0L, 0L, 1L, 0L, 0L), #country var
c(0L, 1L, 0L, 0L, 1L, 0L, 0L, 1L, 0L), #country var
c(1L, 0L, 0L, 0L, 0L, 1L, 0L, 1L, 0L), #price var
c(0L, 1L, 0L, 1L, 0L, 0L, 0L, 0L, 1L) #price var
),
nrow = 9, ncol=6)

Y <- c(9L, 7L, 5L, 6L, 5L, 6L, 5L, 7L, 6L)

#Using standardized (mean=0, std=1) "z" -transformation Z = (X-mean(X))/sd(X) for all predictors
X_std <- apply(X, MARGIN = 2, FUN = function(x){(x-mean(x))/sd(x)})

##If constant shall be computed as well, uncomment next line
#X_std <- cbind(c(rep(1,9)),X_std)

#using matrix algebra formula
solve(t(X_std) %*% X_std) %*% (t(X_std) %*% Y)

           [,1]
[1,]  0.5000000
[2,] -0.1666667
[3,]  0.5000000
[4,]  0.3333333
[5,]  1.1666667
[6,]  0.6666667

Does anyone see the error in my matrix computation?
Thank you in advance!

A: lm is not performing standardization. If you want to obtain the same result by lm, you need:
X1 <- cbind(1, X)  ## include intercept

solve(crossprod(X1), crossprod(X1,Y))

#           [,1]
#[1,]  4.2222222
#[2,]  1.0000000
#[3,] -0.3333333
#[4,]  1.0000000
#[5,]  0.6666667
#[6,]  2.3333333
#[7,]  1.3333333

I don't want to repeat that we should use crossprod. See the "follow-up" part of Ridge regression with glmnet gives different coefficients than what I compute by "textbook definition"?


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Three cheers to David for this! Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah!
Please enjoy this write-up of a nifty, compact signal generator project using the Etherkit Si5351A Breakout Board driven by a Teensy LC. What I really love about it is that it uses an 18650 LiPo cell with a small USB charge controller, so that it is very portable. Neat stuff!
In looking through the analytics here on the blog, I noticed a search term that has been regularly coming up near the top: Si5351 crosstalk. Realizing that I haven't yet presented data on this, it seemed like a good time to knock this one out, since it isn't that difficult of a measurement to make.
Each output was set to the maximum 8 mA current and each one was locked to PLLA, which was set at 900 MHz.
The measurement procedure was simple. I connected the spectrum analyzer to each output sequentially. The unused outputs were terminated in 50 Ω. For each measurement, I used a delta marker to measure the difference in amplitude between the desired signal from that output and the frequencies of the other two outputs.
Without further ado, allow me to present the spectrum analyzer plots.
I thought that perhaps these measurements would be a best-case scenario, and that leaving the unused output ports unterminated might produce even worse performance, but it turns out I was wrong. Below are the same measurements, but with an open circuit on the unused ports.
I'm not quite sure what to make of that. In practice, I haven't seen any problems in my receivers so far that I can trace back to crosstalk from adjacent channels. Of course, this probably won't do in a higher-performing receiver, but if you wanted to use the Si5351 in such a receiver perhaps you could find a way to put two or more on an I2C bus at the same time, then use only one output from each. My advice would be to turn off any channels you are not currently using, just to keep the other outputs clean.
I have no doubt that this data will be more ammunition for those who are convinced that the Si5351 is a terrible LO. I stand where I always have: this is an excellent IC for the price and you are hard pressed to find such capability and stability for such a low price anywhere else. If, knowing its limitations, the Si5351 meets your needs, then excellent! If not, that's fine too. Neither I, nor anyone else I have heard, has suggested that the Si5351 is a panacea or a substitute for a better oscillator such as the Si570. It's another tool to be put into our toolbox in the quest to stay relevant with the march of technology.
Quite a bit of work has been done in quantifying the performance of the Si5351 for amateur radio use, within the limitations of our modest home labs. Something that you don't see done with a lot of other new components these days. Have I made mistakes or overlooked some things? Almost certainly. I'm still learning how to apply a strict measurement discipline over all of my serious building activities, so this is a learning process for me as well. If you have some constructive criticism of any of my measurements or feel that I have neglected things, I absolutely welcome an email or comment on the blog. Let's try to hold ourselves to high standards as home experimenters without being unduly negative, as many of us continue in the journey of RF experimentation.


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namespace Google\Ads\GoogleAds\V12\Enums\MatchingFunctionContextTypeEnum;

use UnexpectedValueException;

/**
 * Possible context types for an operand in a matching function.
 *
 * Protobuf type google.ads.googleads.v12.enums.MatchingFunctionContextTypeEnum.MatchingFunctionContextType
 */
class MatchingFunctionContextType
{
    /**
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     */
    const UNSPECIFIED = 0;
    /**
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     * Generated from protobuf enum UNKNOWN = 1;
     */
    const UNKNOWN = 1;
    /**
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     *
     * Generated from protobuf enum FEED_ITEM_ID = 2;
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    const DEVICE_NAME = 3;
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    private static $valueToName = [
        self::UNSPECIFIED => 'UNSPECIFIED',
        self::UNKNOWN => 'UNKNOWN',
        self::FEED_ITEM_ID => 'FEED_ITEM_ID',
        self::DEVICE_NAME => 'DEVICE_NAME',
        self::FEED_ITEM_SET_ID => 'FEED_ITEM_SET_ID',
    ];

    public static function name($value)
    {
        if (!isset(self::$valueToName[$value])) {
            throw new UnexpectedValueException(sprintf(
                    'Enum %s has no name defined for value %s', __CLASS__, $value));
        }
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    }

    public static function value($name)
    {
        $const = __CLASS__ . '::' . strtoupper($name);
        if (!defined($const)) {
            throw new UnexpectedValueException(sprintf(
                    'Enum %s has no value defined for name %s', __CLASS__, $name));
        }
        return constant($const);
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}

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Q: Control an input which filled automatically by a script I have this script which checking if the value of variable is match or not value of a hidden input and return a confirmMessage.
the value of var maybe filled manually or automatically by another script.
when its manually there is a result, but when the input is filled automatically with a script i got no confirmmessage.

<input id='vr' name='vr'  />

<input type='hidden' id='confirm_vr' name='confirm_vr'  />

A: How do you set the input value "automatically with a script"? just by document.getElementById('vr').value = 'hello'? As easiest solution I would suggest to extract your handler logic into the global function and call it when you change the input via code:

<input id='vr' name='vr'  />
<input type='hidden' id='confirm_vr' name='confirm_vr'  />

A: Adding another answer because @dhilt's answer requires that you change the code that sets the input value everytime you add a new listener.

$('#vr').on('keyup change', function() {
    var vr = document.getElementById('vr');
    var confirm_vr = document.getElementById('confirm_vr');
    var message = document.getElementById('confirmMessage');
    if(vr.value == confirm_vr.value){
        message.innerHTML = "MATCH";
    }else{
        message.innerHTML = "! Not match";

    }
});

$('#vr').on('keyup change', (e) => {
    // This will get called without the code that sets
    // input.value having to know about this handler
    console.log('Value changed', e);
});

$('button').on('click', function() {
    var vr = document.getElementById('vr');
    vr.value += 'X';
    // Notice that you don't need to know what handlers are set
    $(vr).trigger('change');
});

<input id ="vr"/>

<input id='vr' name='vr'>

<input type='hidden' id='confirm_vr' name='confirm_vr' value="X"/>

<button>Set text value</button>


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Stefan Priwitzer, Faustina minor - Ehefrau eines Idealkaisers und Mutter eines Tyrannen quellenkritische Untersuchungen zum dynastischen Potential, zur Darstellung und zu Handlungsspielräumen von Kaiserfrauen im Prinzipat. Tübinger althistorische Studien Bd. 6. Bonn: Dr. Rudolf Habelt, 2008. xv, 233. ISBN 9783774935488 €79.00.
Jörg Fündling, Aachen University, Germany. Joerg.Fuendling@rwth-aachen.de
On his way towards the present volume, his Ph. D. dissertation, Priwitzer has lived through every postgraduate's nightmare, the death of his original supervisor. Let it be said in advance that the cumulative advice both of the late Hildegard Temporini-Gräfin Vitzthum and afterwards of Mischa Meier has been put to a highly creditable use.
There are more 'Untersuchungen' to Priwitzer's book than the table of contents discloses at first sight. Three large sections, linked by the person of the Younger Faustina, enquire into Hadrian's settlements of succession in A.D. 136 and 138 (pp. 15-93), Commodus and Faustina (96-174), and — somewhat more condensed — the circumstances of the Avidius Cassius usurpation and Faustina's subsequent death in A.D. 175 (175-207; by some lucky twist this chapter begins on just the right page). Yet from each of the longer sections another separate study may be detached without effort: an excursus on the topos of how bad rulers may owe their rule to the wily help of their (step)mothers (pp. 31-57) and, in the second case, an even longer insertion on the 'Tyrannentopik' directed against Commodus and on contradictory evidence (108-170). Both of these sections are a definite gain for the book and lend welcome support to Priwitzer's lines of argument; they could easily stand on their own as independent entities, though, and cause some detrimental blur of structure in their present positions. In the second case a fine and succinct study of the motif of Commodus the Gladiator and his adulterous mother (95-108; 170-73) is all but overshadowed by the decision to have it merely flank the loosely related essay on tyranny. But that is a weakness of presentation, not at all of the underlying scholarship. One reason may be the tendency of some German faculties to consider dissertations on 'Studien zu' a minor performance, compared to one-topic theses (or, at least, titles), and the consequent defensive strategy of forming as large blocks of text as possible.
After an introduction on dynastic policy and the empresses' role therein (1-6) the three narrative pillars of Antonine history — Cassius Dio, Herodian and the Historia Augusta (HA) — are briefly presented (7-14); Priwitzer's focus is on the respective author's point of view or 'Kaiserideal'. A few words on the vastly varying qualities of the pertinent HA lives would have been appropriate — Priwitzer has studied the tangle of attested or conceivable sources and treads warily when using the secondary lives (among them Aelius and Avidius Cassius), but he passes no general warning to his readers that they are facing a text of intentional playfulness and some criminal energy. His own approach, in fact, is at times more positivistic than the HA's literary aspects seem to allow for.
Priwitzer's first study, "Die Nachfolgeregelungen Hadrians und die Verlobung der Faustina minor", tackles a cat's cradle of hotly disputed questions: Hadrian's reason for choosing L. Ceionius Commodus, Aelius Caesar, in A.D. 136; the nature of his relation to and plans for Marcus Annius Verus; the debate whether Marcus (arguments are presented on pp. 22-63) or the future Lucius Verus (63-83) was Hadrian's actual choice for the second generation of successors. The conflicting theories are presented in all clarity; this includes a handy, reliable overview of the attested relations of both Marcus and Antoninus Pius (22-29). One does miss a line of explanation for the two stemmata on pp. 23 and 29 and some help (like consular dates or PIR numbers) to identify homonymous characters, but these and others are minor desiderata.1
We temporarily leave the Antonine question on p. 31 for the excursus on bad rulers and their shady accessions ("'Schlechte' Kaiser, ihre Mütter und ihr Herrschaftsantritt"). This part goes a long way back, even to Olympias and Tanaquil, but will be a most welcome reference on that topic. For reasons of economy the father-son relationships, here treated apart from the corresponding mother-son chapters (and in inverse order), should have been appended to them.
The resumption and end of the Hadrian part from p.57 onwards prepares for the statement that neither Marcus (62-63) nor Lucius (89) or their modern supporters can claim any cogent arguments to have been preferred in A.D. 138 or even 136. In the process Priwitzer betrays a most commendable distrust when confronted with stemmata that abound with mutually exclusive lines of descent and question marks (63). But the keystone to his analysis is a most remarkable attempt to prove that the betrothal of Faustina minor to Lucius in Hadrian's lifetime in fact never happened (72-83). From Priwitzer's point of view Hadrian preferred Marcus in A.D.138 at the latest, out of mere personal conviction and possibly encouraged by the qualities of his praefectus urbi M. Annius Verus, Marcus' grandfather; Lucius was taken over and adopted by Antoninus to keep him down instead of in (89-92) because there was no way just to ignore him (209). An (early?) Antonine date is preferred for the "Parthian Monument" from Ephesus, often quoted in favour of Lucius (pp.83-89); Priwitzer meets the difficulty of explaining the battle scenes by the suggestion that they show generic images of the victorious emperor — in fact, that there may be no Parthians on them at all. As for the betrothal, Priwitzer has our only witness, the author of the HA, fall victim to two undisclosed sources for Pius 6,9-10, each of whom telling the self-same fact — the betrothal of Marcus to Faustina after Hadrian's death — but using different names for Marcus (p.76-77). As the critical item, "Verus" for Marcus, returns in the HA version of Marcus' dream known from Cassius Dio, Priwitzer suggests Dio, or at any rate "eine exakte Vorlage der Historia Augusta" (77), as a possible source. Any evidence for two distinct main sources in the Vita Pii, hitherto seen as homogeneous and almost boring, will have momentous consequences for the controversy on the early HA vitae as a whole, if adopted.2 The pattern of events certainly fits the policy chosen by Antoninus when emperor; it still leaves unexplained why the Ceionii ever came in if Marcus was to have been Hadrian's long-term choice even in A.D.136 (p.21).
One flaw of Priwitzer's tempting hypothesis is his quick assumption that the hotchpotch of name elements in HA Marcus 1,3 and Verus 7,7 comes from an ill-informed source, the faultiness of which the author "als solche nicht erkannte." (72) The same would apply to the massive resulting contradictions. The HA works at times shoddily but can hardly be credited with such ingenuousness, given their record of fictitious or happily distorted names. There is a definite answer to Priwitzer's belated question whether its author really took the pains to come up with a confusing variety of names (75 n. 495), and to call the mode of compilation "unbedarft" without further qualifications (ibid.) amounts to a grave misjudgment.3 Nor can a mere act of cut-and-paste from sources explain why "Annius Verus" in Hadr. 24,1 is certainly Lucius as opposed to "Marcus Antoninus" — the author must have intervened here. He might have modified the names in more than one single spot and without a systematic pattern, including even the crucial Pius passage. Nonetheless Priwitzer's proposal as a whole has the makings of a major discovery and one can but sincerely congratulate him on his observation.
"Der Tyrann Commodus und seine Mutter Faustina" (96-174), as sketched above, is composed around the Tyrannentopik excursus (108-170). To present this core section first, it will be an asset to both future biographers and studies on imperial stereotyping. Priwitzer gives a comprehensive list of character traits, political mishaps, subordinates and decisions that have been quoted against Marcus' heir. The passage on tyrants murdering relatives (122-124) might have been enriched by Hadrian's killing of Julius Servianus and Pedanius Fuscus Salinator or even, if close friends count, by the downfall of Licinius Mucianus when Titus took over from Vespasian. These acts had at least the potential to cast a suspicion of tyranny — not its full shadow, perhaps, but certainly a penumbra — on those concerned. Priwitzer's perceptive suggestion that the identification of Commodus with Hercules may well go back to A.D. 176 (153) will find an eager audience if he should choose to further expound it in the future. His collection of pro-Commodian testimonies, both later and contemporaneous (159-170), amounts to a treasure trove; his call for corrections of the distorted picture, as our senate-centered sources draw it, is inevitable.
In the flanking passages (96-108; 170-174) Faustina's role is made out to be that of a scapegoat for Commodus' failure to meet the expectations that he would continue his father's policy; hence the stories of infatuation or even adultery with a gladiator — a chapter rich in material on "Der Gladiator Commodus" (101-108) fills in its turn half of those pages. Priwitzer could have immensely profited from Peter Weiss's fundamental paper on Antoninus and the marital ideology of his dynasty that, alas, appeared while the present book was already in print. At long last there is an answer to the question why Marcus and Faustina ran the mortal risk of pregnancy and childbirth more often than any other imperial couple — the dying away of their male heirs could explain only part of it. What is more, the official insistence on the spouses' concordia and virtuous conduct might account for at least some of the sexual rumours about both of the Faustinae. 4
To the final chapter, "Die Usurpation des Avidius Cassius" (p. 175-207) and Faustina's alleged role in it. Here Priwitzer recognizes structures that are by now familiar from the story of Commodus' gladiatorial parentage: sympathies for Avidius outlived his destruction, maybe among a few discontented members of the Senate (201-203), so Faustina was blamed for egging him on. As an accomplice she seems highly improbable; out of the question, says Priwitzer. His analysis of what Faustina and her last surviving son might have done if Marcus had died in A.D.175 is pithy and to the point. A possible regency of the empress and an alliance with Claudius Pompeianus are both proposed and examined; the project of marriage to Avidius, as Dio reports it, would have been an option for Faustina but not for Commodus, who would most probably have been superseded if not done away with in the long run. Priwitzer's comparisons to Julia Domna facing Macrinus in A.D. 217 and especially to Agrippina minor in 38/39 will hopefully also attract the notice of those interested in the Julio-Claudian epoch as they develop into far more than just a well-drawn parallel. Here, as in many other cases, Priwitzer betrays a fruitful tendency to pursue even byways and subordinate questions until he arrives at some presentable conclusion. The possibility that Marcus' ill health favoured rumours of his death is ruled out as well as the alleged suicide of the empress soon after the crisis (Priwitzer decides on the autumn of 175 for Faustina's demise); a question mark is set over the praise for Marcus' clementia towards participants in the coup (203-205) — the disappearance of the praefectus Aegypti Calvisius Statianus and the treatment of the surviving Avidii tell a different tale anyhow. In response to the failed usurpation, Commodus, who is shown as already undergoing presentation as Marcus' successor ("in der Vorstellungsphase als Nachfolger", 181) in 175, was hurried through the remaining stages and towards the rank of Augustus.
This leaves Avidius Cassius as the only instigator of his own revolt, maybe because he hoped that his extraordinary command and the loyalty of the eastern provinces would carry him to Rome, or else because he feared demotion and death like a second Corbulo (206-7). Two pages are not quite enough to advance such a pair of interpretations. If Cassius wanted the purple and was ready to make a bid for it, why did he do it in 175 and not in one of the previous years? So as not to stab the efforts on the Danube from behind? Then again, if Marcus threatened or even prepared to eliminate Cassius, why leave him in a paramount position for civil war? After Priwitzer's creditable spell of sounding options and possibilities on pp. 189-195 this would have been another rewarding opportunity — but perhaps we shall hear more from him in years to come. Hopefully not about the letters of the HA's Vita Avidii. They are fictitious, not only falsified and distorted as Priwitzer seems to imply ("in der vorliegenden Form eindeutig Fälschungen": 177). There is simply not the faintest hint that any original or even pseudepigraphic letters were accessible to the author of the HA, but there are overwhelming parallels in structure and vocabulary, line by line, to bogus letters and anecdotes throughout the corpus. The Avidius letters should have been dismissed from the beginning.5
After the impressive fifteen-page bibliography, a monument of application (there is far more in the footnotes), the agreeable bonus of an index awaits systematic users (names, places and subjects all combined). It is still less than one might have hoped for; the very scope of Priwitzer's volume calls for an index of sources, since it will be of material importance in many respects for years to come, both as an easy reference and as a starting-point for further studies. We must do without it, unless some day it might materialise as an on-line supplement.
The parting assertion that new light in every respect has been shed on Faustina ("in einem völlig neuem Licht", 210) seems exaggerated and, given the numerous merits of the book, superfluous. What we have been given is a remarkable number of clarifications and stimulating in-depth studies, not a brand-new Faustina hitherto unknown. Her beginning and end as a political figure — maybe a pawn rather than a queen when it comes to her range of influence and action — are outlined more clearly than ever; the decades in between, when she actually was the "wife of an ideal emperor" as Priwitzer's title proclaims, do not figure in these pages, nor do the few words on her we have from Marcus Aurelius himself. But as a reading instruction to chapter-skimming, page-skipping reviewers and grant committees, let those words stand; they advertise a book that is well worth lasting attention.
Priwitzer's transparent if subdued language makes the volume quite accessible to users from abroad; it abounds with well-disciplined footnotes, some of which might have been amalgamated for the sake of economy. His decision to quote from the bibliography by short titles, not dates of publication, leads to a few additional pages' length. The overall reliability and scarcity of misprints is very satisfactory.6 Advanced students will find the book a boon when concentrating on single chapters; it may exceed their stamina to follow from beginning to end, because of the sheer amount of ground it covers. Readers beyond that stage will gladly welcome it as a diligent, well-informed collection of high quality, part of it downright exciting and decidedly an advance. Priwitzer has acquitted himself beyond expectations.
1. Nerva, Trajan and Hadrian in Stammbaum 1 (p.23) ought to be linked by broken lines for adoption. 27 n. 96 omits the wilful swap of Domitius Tullus and Lucanus, as natural and adoptive fathers of Domitia Lucilla maior, by F. Chausson, "Variétés généalogiques: Numa Pompilius ancêtre de Marc Aurèle", in: Historiae Augustae Colloquium Perusinum 2000 (HAC 8). Bari: Edipuglia 2002, 109-147, proposed p. 112 n.8. Licinius Sura as a possible testator of the Testamentum Dasumii (p. 30) is not really on a par with Domitius Tullus and has few advocates outside his native Spain.
2. On potential traces of Dio in the HA see J. Fündling, Kommentar zur Vita Hadriani der Historia Augusta. (Antiquitas 4.3.) Bonn 2006, 1, 128-137. To the appearance of Marcus as μᾶρκος Ἄννιος οὐῆρος in Cass. Dio 69,21,2 add βῆρος in 70,2,2. Marcus Aurelius is μᾶρκος throughout all that remains of Dio's Books 71-72 which unfortunately weakens Priwitzer's argument.
3. R. Syme, "The Bogus Names in the Historia Augusta." BHAC 1964/65, 252-272 = id., Emperors and Biography. Studies in the Historia Augusta. Oxford 1972, 1-16.
4. P. Weiss, "Die vorbildliche Kaiserehe. Zwei Senatsbeschlüsse beim Tod der älteren und der jüngeren Faustina, neue Paradigmen und die Herausbildung des 'antoninischen' Prinzipats." Chiron 38 (2008), 1-45. — One disclaimer pro domo : in my Marc Aurel (Darmstadt 2008, 49-50) I have ventured to look for the consequences ("Folgen") of an arguable eating disorder in Marcus' life but have known better than to pinpoint any single key event ("Auslöser", Priwitzer's p.107 n.95) or, for that matter, any specific illness.
5. R. Syme, "The Secondary Vitae." BHAC 1968/69, 285-307 = Emperors and Biography 54-77. The links between the various pseudo-documents in the HA are far from being exhaustively studied so far.
6. Only potentially troublesome errors are listed. p. 8 "seit Generationen wieder" read "als erster seit Generationen wieder"
p. 29 Stammbaum 2 "Mindus" read "Mindius"
p. 34 n. 174 "die Zeitzeugen und nicht weniger kritischen" read "die nicht weniger kritischen Zeitzeugen"
p. 48 "äussert" read "äusserst"
p. 76 "wissen wir nur aus der Historia Augusta" should be at the end of the sentence
p. 204 n. 211 "Amm. Aur." read "Amm. Marc." — this probably happened when Priwitzer changed "Hist. Aug. Marc." to "Hist. Aug. Aur.". The use of "Plu." for Plutarch throughout is somewhat idiosyncratic.


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Verušičky (deutsch Klein Werscheditz, auch Kleinwerscheditz) ist eine Gemeinde in Tschechien. Sie liegt neun Kilometer östlich von Bochov und gehört zum Okres Karlovy Vary.

Geographie
Verušičky befindet sich südlich des Duppauer Gebirges im Tepler Hochland am Flüsschen Velká Trasovka. Im Norden grenzt die Gemeinde an den Truppenübungsplatz Hradiště. Nordwestlich erhebt sich der Verušičký vrch (Werscheditzer Berg, 668 m). Im Süden verläuft die Staatsstraße 6/E 48.

Nachbarorte sind Albeřice und Týniště im Norden, Velký Hlavákov im Nordosten, Vrbice und Skřipová im Osten, Mokrá und Štoutov im Südosten, Čichalov im Süden, Veselov und Knínice im Südwesten, Budov im Westen sowie Záhoří und Luka im Nordwesten.

Geschichte
Die erste urkundliche Erwähnung des Dorfes erfolgte im Jahre 1572. Am 24. Juni 1758 erwarb Franz Xaver Putz von Breitenbach das Gut Verušičky von der verwitweten Maria Elisabeth Kfellner von Sachsengrün geb. Gräfin Caretto von Millesimo für 55.000 fl. Seither bildete Verušičky mit Luka eine eigene Grundherrschaft. Am 6. Oktober 1774 gelangten die Güter Luka, Buda und Verušičky an den Grafen Franz Anton von Nostitz-Rienek für 115.846 fl.

Nach der Aufhebung der Patrimonialherrschaften entstand im Jahr 1850 die politische Gemeinde Klein Werscheditz/Verušičky im Bezirk Luditz. 1870 hatte das Dorf 273 Einwohner, davon waren 242 katholischer und 7 evangelischer Konfession, hinzu kamen 24 Juden. Zehn Jahre später lebten in den 37 Häusern von Klein Werscheditz 246 Menschen. Bis 1930 sank die Einwohnerzahl auf 230. Nach dem Münchner Abkommen wurde Klein Werscheditz 1938 dem Deutschen Reich zugeschlagen und bis 1945 gehörte das Dorf zum Landkreis Luditz. 1939 hatte Klein Werscheditz 158 Einwohner. Bis 1945 war der Ort überwiegend von Deutschböhmen besiedelt, die vertrieben wurden.

Nach dem Ende des Krieges kam Verušičky zur Tschechoslowakei zurück und wurde 1946 in den Okres Toužim eingeordnet. Seit 1961 gehört Verušičky zum Okres Karlovy Vary. 1965 erfolgte die Eingemeindung von Budov, Týniště und Hřivínov sowie Vahaneč mit Záhoří. Seit 1975 ist auch Luka ein Ortsteil von Verušičky. Im Zuge der Verkleinerung der Truppenübungsplätze kamen Albeřice und Malý Hlavákov 2016 als Ortsteile zu Verušičky.

Gemeindegliederung
Die Gemeinde Verušičky besteht aus den Ortsteilen Albeřice (Alberitz), Budov (Buda), Hřivínov (Mokowitz), Luka (Luck), Malý Hlavákov (Kleinlubigau), Týniště (Thönischen), Vahaneč (Bohentsch), Verušičky (Klein Werscheditz) und Záhoří (Serles). Grundsiedlungseinheiten sind Budov, Hřivínov, Luka, Týniště, Vahaneč, Verušičky und Záhoří.

Das Gemeindegebiet gliedert sich in die Katastralbezirke Budov, Hřivínov, Luka u Verušiček, Týniště, Vahaneč, Verušičky und Záhoří u Verušiček.

Sehenswürdigkeiten
 Kirche der hl. Dreifaltigkeit
 Schloss Verušičky
 Wallfahrtskirche Aller Heiligen, südlich des Dorfes
 Kirche St. Laurentius in Luka
 ehemaliges Schloss Luka
 Kapelle der Hl. Anna in Luka
 Jüdischer Friedhof in Luka

Weblinks

 Website der Gemeinde Verušičky

Einzelnachweise

Ersterwähnung 1572

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