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Q: Round Table Seating Permutations I have purchased a book to learn combinatorics and probability, but it does not come with solutions to its exercises. I would like to know if I am on the right track, so any help with this problem would be appreciated. Thank you.
1.    There is a round table with $8$ identical chairs around it. Prem, Victor and 6 other people will be randomly assigned around it.
(a)   How many arrangements are there such that Prem and Victor are sitting next to each other?
Thinking of them as a single person gives us $7$ people to seat. This means a $7!$ combination. We can split the ways they can be seated in $2$ and must divide $7$ to avoid double counting.
$$\frac{7!}{7} \cdot 2 = 6! \cdot 2$$
(b)   What is the probability that Prem and Victor will sit next to each other? What is the probability that they don't sit next to each other? Which is more likely?
All possible ways minus the chances they sit next to each other versus the chances they do sit next to each other.
chances that they do not sit together:
$$\frac{8!}{8} – 6! \cdot 2 = \frac{3600}{5040}$$
chances that they do sit together:
$$6! \cdot 2 = \frac{1440}{5040}$$
More likely they do not sit together.

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How many arrangements of eight people sitting at a round table with identical chairs are there in which Prem and Victor sit next to each other?

You are correct.  Seat Prem.  Victor can sit to his left or right.  Once they are seated, the remaining people can be seated in $6!$ ways as we proceed clockwise around the circle from the block of seats occupied by Prem and Victor.  Therefore, there are indeed
$$2 \cdot 6!$$
ways to seat the eight people if Prem and Victor sit in adjacent seats.

What is the probability that Prem and Victor will sit next to each other?  What is the probability that they don't sit next to each other?  Which is more likely?

Once we seat Prem, the remaining seven people can be seated in $7!$ ways as we proceed clockwise around the circle from Prem.  Since there are $2 \cdot 6!$ seating arrangements in which Prem and Victor are adjacent, the probability that they are seated next to each other is
$$\frac{2 \cdot 6!}{7!} = \frac{2}{7}$$
While your answer $1440/5040$ reduces to $2/7$, the equation you wrote is false since
$$\frac{8!}{8} - 6! \cdot 2 \neq \frac{3600}{5040}$$
You forgot to include the denominator $7!$ on the left-hand side.  You should have written
$$\frac{\frac{8!}{8} - 6! \cdot 2!}{7!} = \frac{3600}{5040}$$
The probability that they do not sit together is found by subtracting the probability that they do sit together from $1$, so we obtain
$$1 - \frac{2}{7} = \frac{5}{7}$$
Your answer $3600/5040$ is equivalent to this, but the equation you wrote is false.  Again, you forgot to include the denominator of $7!$ on the left hand side.
As you observed, it is indeed more likely that Prem and Victor do not sit next to each other if they are seated randomly.

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A: A very good TG2 tutorial is the movie demo http://turbogears.org/2.0/docs/main/RestControllers.html. It walks you into the basics of what a "high level" TG2 app is.
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Nalgonda district
Nalgonda mandal
Nalgonda Mandal Population, Caste, Religion Data - Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh
Nalgonda Mandal of Nalgonda district has a total population of 200,067 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 100,219 are males while 99,848 are females. In 2011 there were a total 48,501 families residing in Nalgonda Mandal. The Average Sex Ratio of Nalgonda Mandal is 996.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 77.1% people live in Urban areas while 22.9% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 85.1% while that in rural areas is 63.9%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Nalgonda Mandal is 996 while that of Rural areas is 998.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nalgonda Mandal is 21503 which is 11% of the total population. There are 11090 male children and 10413 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nalgonda Mandal is 939 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 996 ) of Nalgonda Mandal.
The total literacy rate of Nalgonda Mandal is 80.27%. The male literacy rate is 77.95% and the female literacy rate is 65.31% in Nalgonda Mandal.
To facilitate the administration, Nalgonda Mandal is further divided into 2 towns and 24 villages.
Nalgonda Mandal Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Nalgonda Mandal.
Children (Age 0-6) 21,503 11,090 10,413
Literacy 80.27% 77.95% 65.31%
Scheduled Caste 33,514 16,470 17,044
Scheduled Tribe 2,987 1,500 1,487
Caste-wise Population - Nalgonda Mandal
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.5% of total population in Nalgonda Mandal of Andhra Pradesh.
Schedule Caste 33,514 16,470 17,044
Schedule Tribe 2,987 1,500 1,487
Religion-wise Population - Nalgonda Mandal
Muslim 30,754 (15.37%) 15,549 15,205
Christian 3,044 (1.52%) 1,466 1,578
Buddhist 17 (0.01%) 9 8
Jain 3 (0%) 2 1
Other Religion 13 (0.01%) 5 8
No Religion Specified 576 (0.29%) 258 318
Literacy Rate - Nalgonda Mandal
Average literacy rate of Nalgonda Mandal in 2011 were 80.27% in which, male and female literacy were 87.65% and 72.91% respectively. Total literate in Nalgonda Mandal were 143,325 of which male and female were 78,118 and 65,207 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Nalgonda Mandal
The Sex Ratio of Nalgonda Mandal is 996 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 996 females in Nalgonda Mandal. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 939 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 996 ) of Nalgonda Mandal.
Child Population - Nalgonda Mandal
According to Census 2011, there were 21,503 children between age 0 to 6 years in Nalgonda Mandal. Out of which 21,503 were male while 21,503 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Nalgonda Mandal
As per Census 2011, there are a total 36,826 families under Nalgonda Mandal living in urban areas while 36,826 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 77.1% of total population of Nalgonda Mandal lives in Urban areas while 22.9% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 16,339 while that in rural regions is 5,164.
Children (0 - 6 years) 21,503 16,339 5,164
Schedule Tribe 2,987 2,397 590
Working Population - Nalgonda Mandal
In Nalgonda Mandal out of total population, 81,335 were engaged in work activities. 87.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 81,335 workers engaged in Main Work, 7,625 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 12,427 were Agricultural labourers.
Cultivators 7,625 4,929 2,696
Other Workers 49,334 37,728 11,606
Non Working 118,732 46,778 71,954
Nearby Mandals from Nalgonda Mandal
Below is the list of Mandals near Nalgonda Mandal in Nalgonda district.
Thipparthi Mandal population 47,788
Munugode Mandal population 45,477
Vemulapalle Mandal population 44,539
Narayanapur Mandal population 44,335
Penpahad Mandal population 39,624
Marriguda Mandal population 36,968
Chintha Palle Mandal population 45,058
Munagala Mandal population 43,824
Gundla Palle Mandal population 46,380
Nadigudem Mandal population 39,335
Nalgonda Mandal Map
Nalgonda, Andhra Pradesh - Wikipedia


Esophageal (Esophagus) Cancer- Healthy cells that change and grow uncontrollably in the cells that line the esophagus that form a tumor. Esophageal cancer begins in the inner layers of the esophageal wall and grows outward. If it spreads through the wall it can travel to lymph nodes and can also spread to the lungs, liver, stomach and other parts of the body.
Squamous Cell Carcinoma- starts in squamous cells that line the esophagus. Usually develops in the upper and middle parts of the esophagus.
Adenocarcinoma- Begins in the glandular tissue in the lower part of the esophagus where the stomach and esophagus come together.
Difficulty and pain with swallowing when eating meat, bread and raw vegetables. As the tumor grows it may block the pathway to the stomach making swallowing liquid painful as well.
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Oral Cancer– Also called Oral Cavity Cancer, is cancer that starts in the mouth.
Head & Neck Cancer– Cancer that starts in the head or neck region ( nasal cavity, sinuses, lips, mouth salivary glands, throat or larynx).
Some risk factors are smoking, drinking heavily, HPV ( Human Papillomavirus)and prolonged sun exposure.
Almost all Oral cancer begins in the flat cells that cover the surfaces of the mouth.
Cancer usually begins in the squamous cells that line the moist mucosal surfaces inside the head and neck ( Inside mouth, nose, throat).
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Lumps, swelling and or pain in scrotum.
Usually lumps are painless or mildly uncomfortable so do not wait until it becomes more serious to seek medical attention.
Swelling can happen without a lump being present.
Dull ache or pressure in lower abdomen or back.
Change of size in testicles.
Feeling of heaviness or fullness in the scrotum.
Enlargement or tenderness in breasts.
Chest pain, coughing and difficultly breathing.
Enlargement of lymph nodes in abdomen and/or neck.
Prevention: A monthly self exam for all men over the age of 14. The exam is best performed after a bath or shower as it relaxes the scrotum making it easier to spot abnormalities.
Multiple Myeloma- Cancer of plasma cells in the bone marrow (spongy tissue inside bones). The cancer begins when healthy plasma cells change and grow uncontrollably.
Plasma cells-part of the bodies immune system that produce antibodies that help fight infection.
Myeloma cells can produce antibodies but are unable to produce healthy, functioning antibodies. The cells instead make monoclonal protein or m protein which can build up in blood and urine which causes damage to the kidneys and other organs. Monoclonal protein often causes structural bone damage resulting in painful fractures or bone breaks. About 90% of people have multiple bone lesions when they are diagnosed, thus "multiple" myeloma.
Solitary Plasmacytoma- Mass of myeloma cells that involve only one site in the bone or other organs. The most common site is the upper respiratory tract including the nose and throat.
Extramedullary Plasmacytoma- Myeloma that started outside the bone marrow in locations such as lymph glands, sinuses, throat, liver and under the skin.
There is no known way to prevent Multiple Myeloma.
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Kidney Cancer– when healthy cells in one or both kidneys change and grow uncontrollably forming a tumor.
The kidneys are reddish-brown bean-shaped organs located above the waist that filter blood to remove impurities and also produce hormones that control blood pressure, red blood cell production and other bodily functions.
Renal Cell Carcinoma- 85% of all diagnosed, the most common type of adult kidney cancer it develops in the proximal renal tubes that make up the kidney filtration system.
Transitional Cell Carcinoma (Urothelial Carcinoma)- 10%-15% of diagnosed, begins in the area where urine collects before moving to the bladder, this type of cancer is similar to bladder cancer.
Sarcoma-Rare, develops in the soft tissue of the kidney , the thin layer of connective tissue surrounding the kidney or surrounding fat.
In early stages there is no pain, symptoms usually appear when the tumor is larger and begins to affect nearby organs.
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I am dismayed and depressed to see that the CRIMSON persists in clinging to an archconservative position re the CLGS issue. Not only was the editorial of January 30 a restatement of the CRIMSON's stand, but it was remarkable in its shallowness and in the lack of awareness it demonstrated as to how people in the College really feel about their work.
Does the CRIMSON really think that the thesis is the undergraduate's "most important academic undertaking"? This is naivete of the most harmful sort. The reason that so many seniors are tempted to drop their thesis writing in favor of CLGS is that they perceive that the thesis is essentially nothing more than paperwork drudgery, enervating and mind-killing. Not all theses fit this description, but most do, so why Puritanically castigate a student who is wise enough to see that CLGS will give his mind more freedom and stimulation? Why not give him his freedom, instead of reacting with the pedantic hysteria that several departments have countered with by threatening to give "E" for an incomplete thesis?
The CRIMSON took a position on the side of the established order without bothering to examine the presuppositions of that order: most undergraduates view that thesis as just the last hurdle to the B.A. with some sort of honors, not as an outstanding and original contribution to knowledge. They know that the thesis will wind up in the basement of University Hall, probably never to be again, looked upon by human eyes.


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One and two night trips have a maximum of 12 participants with two guides; although group sizes are typically smaller.
Trips of three or more nights are generally limited to 6 participants with one guide.
Custom Trips and Youth Groups with larger numbers can be accommodated on both day and overnight trips.
Highlights such as visits to Madeline Island, Big Top Chautauqua and tours of Bayfield's Orchards are always high on the list as companion activities to your paddling adventure.
Our office staff is happy to make recommendations!
There are so many reasons why this trip may be perfect for you! It's a three hour experience where you can 'test the waters' of sea kayaking and get a sense of paddling without a potential 'over commitment'(!) to time in the kayak. You'll enjoy beautiful shoreline with island views, historic shipwrecks, wildlife and still get back in time to pick berries, stroll through town, jump on the Apostle Islands Cruise or prepare for a great evening show at The Big Top.
You launch right off our private facility on this half day trip which provides more time on the water! You save the travel and parking time (30 + minutes one way from Bayfield) involved with driving to the Meyers Beach put-in for a half day mainland sea caves tour.
We are located only 2 miles north of Bayfield and parking is secure, easy and free! Our trip price is all inclusive without the add-on expenses of gas and parking fees associated with the mainland sea caves half days.
The Living Adventure private facility is beautiful; our landscaped grounds provide sitting areas that overlook the lake with Superior views. Our main building includes spacious bathrooms and cedar lined dressing rooms; a wonderful contrast to changing in the public latrine at the mainland sea caves put-in.
The caves and recesses of the mainland sea caves are truly remarkable and you will likely want to experience them at some point. The beauty of the cliff walls and arches of the Red Cliff half day tour are lovely and impressive in their own right. In combination with the pluses mentioned above, it makes for an ideal half day adventure.
Other features along this route include: Shipwrecks: Learn the story of the Fedora which you'll see in the first 10 minutes off our launch (!); a turn of the century steamship that was driven to shore as a fireball of flames! The mighty tug Ottawa wrecked on the shoreline of Schooner Bay and just 50 feet or so to its south sitting on the bottom, we find the 'abandonment' of the Coffinberry. Wildlife: Eagle nests, cormorants, herons, loons, beavers, otters; all likely suspects for viewing on this route!
Check out our VIDEO TOUR of this trip: you'll definitely want to go!
$60 plus tax per person. Includes instruction and all equipment.
12 years and 100 pounds to assume a full paddling position in a tandem kayak. Triple kayaks are available for children 10 & 11 years to sit in a center hatch as 'duffers' for $55.
A hallmark of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is the ancient geology noted by red sandstone cliffs and sea caves. Centuries of wave action, freezing and thawing have sculpted artful caves considered to be the most spectacular in the Great Lakes. Kayakers have the unique opportunity to paddle under arches, vaulted chambers and into deep recesses.
Located along the mainland shoreline, about a 25 minute drive north of Bayfield, is one of the most beautiful stretches of caves in the national park and the location for our kayaking Apostle Islands day trips. To fully immerse in the experience and not feel rushed, we prefer a full day format for this adventure. Plus it gives you a chance to enjoy the delicious lunch provided with your trip!
Our day day tours are geared for first time paddlers. Those with previous experience will also enjoy the beauty and exhilaration of the trip. Stable tandem kayaks are provided to enhance learning skills and to further your enjoyment of the spectacular views.
Your day starts off at the Living Adventure Center with introductions to your guide and other group members. Next is a short shuttle in our van to the put-in at Meyers Road, where an extended beach faces out to the Minnesota and Canadian north shores. After an introduction to paddle strokes and equipment, off we go for the 3 mile trip out along the caves and cliffs to Driftwood Beach. Here you enjoy lunch prepared in our own commercial kitchen (turkey pesto & Costa Rican wraps AND awesome chocolate chip cookies made by our local bakery) while resting and enjoying views of Sand and Eagle Island; a rookery for cormorant and herring gulls. The trip back along the caves is equally beautiful in reverse, as the afternoon sun enhances the rich colors of the cliffs.
Getting out on the water is the best way to get a sense of this area (admittedly we're biased). Most people rate their paddling experience as the highlight of their vacation and we think you will too. Our aim is to ignite a passion for sea kayaking that keeps you coming back to the Big Lake for years to come.
$119 plus tax per person.
Includes meet & greet at our facility, transportation, all Park fees, gear and lunch.
12 years and 100 pounds to assume a full paddling position in a tandem kayak. This has to do with fit, comfort and safety. Triple kayaks are available for children 10 & 11 years to sit in a center hatch as 'duffers' for $93.
If wind and weather conditions prohibit safe passage at the Apostle Island Sea Caves, we preserve the day of paddling by taking our groups to the protected waters of the Bark Bay Estuary near Cornucopia. Winding river channels take us on an intimate tour of the Bark River, an area rich in seasonal flora and fauna. The mouth of the river flows out to Lake Superior at a sandy beach where the tour continues, waves permitting! If the winds are gusting out of the northwest, a better alternative site is our Red Cliff Tour which launches from the shore of our facility and takes paddlers up the shoreline and over several historic turn of the century shipwrecks (see Half Day Description above).


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HomeNewsDCU NewsDCU Speech to Text business wins best start-up award
DCU Speech to Text business wins best start-up award
October 11, 2017 DCU News
A new tech business which aids in transcribing audio files into text was crowned with Best Start-up Opportunity award at an event in Dublin City University (DCU) Alpha on Tuesday.
Happy Scribe is a software aimed at journalists and researchers who wish to format hours of recorded interviews into text. André Bastié and Marc Assens, who both studied in DCU, established the programme earlier this year.
The award was given by UStart, an accelerator programme under the Ryan Academy of the university. The initiative supports student entrepreneurs who are in the early stages of setting up their business.
Bastié was undergoing a research project about social entrepreneurs in Ireland as part of his Masters in Electronic Commerce. He came up with the concept of Happy Scribe alongside his flatmate Assens, an Erasmus student of Computer Science.
Bastié conducted interviews as part of his studies, whereby one hour of an audio recording would require approximately four hours of transcribing.
"I said to Marc, surely there must be an easier way to do this?"
Both men initially developed the programme over the course of a weekend. They uploaded it to Research Gate, a social networking site for researchers.
After a month of its launch online, the product was featured on Poynter.org, the website of the renowned American-based institute.
"The article went viral, it received 40,000 views in less than a fortnight. Our servers crashed, nothing worked and we didn't know why. The five users we might have known about suddenly increased to 80 people uploading files at the same time," Bastié said.
The co-founder said went on to say; "The DCU Ryan Academy was really supportive since day one. They've helped us a lot so far."
Currently, the programme has had over 4,000 users from over 50 countries and transcribed over 230,000 minutes of audio since its take-off in April 2017.
Catherine Gallagher
happy scribe
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Q: How to break out from a shell while loop from a python child process? I start a python script multiple times with a shell script. After some python script runs, i want to break out from the while-loop. In my current solution i send a kill signal from python for the shell script PID. But i would like to prevent the parent process from dying before the child process finished.
My current shell script:
#!/bin/sh
while true
do
  python3 my_py_script.py $$
done

The relevant parts of my python script:
import signal
import sys
...
shell_script_pid = int(sys.argv[1])
...
if ..something..:
   os.kill(shell_script_pid, signal.SIGTERM)
   sys.exit('python script end')

A: I would suggest a solution where you do not kill the parent process, but use the exit code instead.
shell script:
#!/bin/sh
while python3 my_py_script.py; do :; done

python script:
if ..something..:
   sys.exit('python script ends with errorcode 1')

The default exit code of a python script is 0. So when it exits at the end, then the shell-loop will run again. when it exits with sys.exit('python script ends with errorcode 1'), than the shell-loop will stop.
https://docs.python.org/3/library/sys.html#sys.exit:

[...] If another type of object is passed, None is equivalent to passing zero, and any other object is printed to stderr and results in an exit code of 1. In particular, sys.exit("some error message") is a quick way to exit a program when an error occurs.

In case there are other error, that should not cause the shell script to exit from the loop, a precise error code can be used with sys.exit(123) and python3 my_py_script.py; lastexitcode=$?.


"Son of God" is, as any movie chronicling the ventures of Jesus Christ will be, intrinsically religious, which will ultimately turn some viewers off and entice others. However, the movie serves not to advertise or discourage any belief system; rather, the biblical drama reinforces the basic fundamentals of filmmaking: likeable characters and solid artistic direction will produce a viewing experience that is worth any audience's time.
From the opening, which features an infant Christ swaddled in the arms of a young Mary, there is an obvious attention to aesthetics. As viewers follow Christ (Diogo Morgado), from his rise to messiah status to his resurrection, it becomes clear that the art direction is the film's most powerful asset. Director Christopher Spencer was ardent in making "Son of God" the industry's best-looking biblical drama, and the results leave 2004's "Passion of the Christ" in the dust.
The film's costume design is superb, with both bystanders and protagonists outfitted in vibrant blue and purple robes that provide needed color to scenes that place Christ and his apostles in endless deserts. In addition, well-done color correction keeps the many cities looking vibrant and fresh, with lively marketplaces rife with colorful bustle. From Nazareth to Israel, the film is certainly pleasant to watch.
While colors pop, audiences may find themselves wishing that the passion devoted to making "Son of God" a visual experience went into the film's scriptwriting. In many instances, the dialogue feels too much like filler, simply biding time until the next opportunity to recite lines directly from the Bible itself. However, even in the scenes that feature lines taken directly from the text, the delivery can be unnatural and sporadic.
Morgado is an admirable Christ, bearing a convincingly pleasant demeanor throughout. His soft speaking voice and markedly expressive gaze prove to be effective vehicles for characterization. But the actor finds himself struggling with the rapid shifts between modern and biblical English, at times eliminating the illusion of divinity and omniscience around his character.
It's within Christ's apostles that the more effective performances are present, each taking on their characters with strong ability. In most scenes, their reactions seem genuine, the actors mustering up tears of both laughter and sadness with ease. A standout from the pack is Darwin Shaw as Peter, who embodies his character's brooding sensitivity and unwavering faith through his convincingly emotive facial expressions and confident line delivery.
Ultimately, the greatest hindrance to "Son of God" is the garish, absurd score provided by Lorne Balfe. His musical accompaniment frequently borders on self-indulgent, unabashedly ignoring any concept of minimalism, opting instead to barrage audiences in the hopes of eliciting an emotional response. Resultingly, every utterance in the film is followed by a massive orchestral wave, creating many moments that feel unbearably campy for viewers.
Along with its inappropriate score, audiences may find that the visual effects within "Son of God" simply don't meet the caliber of current industry standards, resulting in some scenes that beg viewers to cover their eyes in mortification for the movie itself. Notably, Christ walks on water, his figure obviously grafted onto the scene, floating awkwardly above the waves. These moments are shamefully funny and may leave the audience looking forward to the next moment of corniness rather than the next moment of holy drama.
"Son of God" is by no means perfect, as performances clash and clumsy writing and moments of cheesiness abound. Thankfully for the film, a combination of solid casting and tasteful aesthetics keep it from being entirely mediocre, and rather elevate it to the status of an enjoyable theater diversion, regardless of the viewers' religious inclinations.


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Q: IMAP search command with UTF-8 charset in C# C# Imap search command with special characters like á,é
I am trying to implement the logic mentioned in the above post in C# to achieve non-ascii based searches in gmail. After logging in successfully to imap.gmail.com I am having the following transaction with the server:
(C -> S) Encoding.Default.GetBytes("A4 UID SEARCH CHARSET UTF-8 TEXT {4}\r\n");
(C <- S) "+ go ahead\r\n"
(C -> S) Encoding.Default.GetBytes("αβγδ\r\n");
(C <- S) "* SEARCH 72\r\nA2 OK SEARCH completed (Success)"

However the email denoted by the response of the server is completely irrelevant to the search term I provided. This only happens when using non-ascii characters in the keywords and I believe I have something wrong with the encoding.
I have also tried using Encoding.Ascii but then I get search results that are even more off target.
What is the proper way to send the string literal: "αβγδ\r\n"

A: For the search term, you are using a so-called literal. The length of the literal has to be specified in octets. That's not the case in your example. The string "αβγδ" encoded in UTF-8 consists of more than four octets.
So, you should encode the search term before sending the length to the server.
I don't know much about C#. I make an example with Python:
search_term = 'Grüße'
encoded_search_term = search_term.encode('UTF-8')
length = str(len(encoded_search_term)).encode('ascii')

send(b'. UID SEARCH CHARSET UTF-8 TEXT {' + length + b'}\r\n')
read_until(br'^\+ .*$')

send(encoded_search_term + b'\r\n')
read_until(br'^\. OK .*$')

With this code, the search command returns the UIDs of the emails with the text "Grüße":
C: b'. UID SEARCH CHARSET UTF-8 TEXT {7}\r\n'
S: b'+ Ready for literal data\r\n'
C: b'Gr\xc3\xbc\xc3\x9fe\r\n'
S: b'* SEARCH 1 3 4\r\n'
S: b'. OK UID SEARCH completed\r\n'

If I use the length in characters (len(search_term)) instead of the encoded length in octets (len(encoded_search_term)), the IMAP server reports an error:
C: b'. UID SEARCH CHARSET UTF-8 TEXT {5}\r\n'
S: b'+ Ready for literal data\r\n'
C: b'Gr\xc3\xbc\xc3\x9fe\r\n'
S: b'. BAD expected end of data instead of "\\237e"\r\n'

Note, I didn't use Gmail for my tests.


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On the 19th of December 2011, the United Nations declared the 11th of October each year to be International Day of the Girl Child. A day dedicated to recognising girls' rights and the challenges they face every day around the world.
The theme of the 2013 commemoration according to the UN, "Innovating for Girls' Education", has been chosen to draw attention to the obligation and moral imperative to fulfil a girls' right to education. Reports show that although progress has been made to encourage and ensure girls are receiving education, there is still a significant number who are being deprived of this basic right, particularly in India where discrimination against girls and women remains a deeply disturbing reality.
We feel that education is perhaps the best way for these marginalised girls to prosper in their future. Indeed, research shows that girls who stay in education for seven years or more marry 4 years later and have 2 fewer children.
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Press Trust of India·
European Parl to vote on Kashmir, CAA
Srinagar. Jan 27: Close on the heels of a number of critical international statements and parliamentary resolutions, the government is bracing for six scathing resolutions on both Jammu and Kashmir and the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019, that have been filed by an overwhelming majority of members in the European Parliament.
These will be taken up for discussion and voting this week.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) declined an official comment on the resolutions, which could have a deep impact on ties between India and the European Union.
"We are informed that some members of the EU Parliament intend to move a draft resolution on the CAA. The CAA is a matter that is entirely internal to India. Moreover, this legislation has been adopted by due process and through democratic means after a public debate in both Houses of Parliament," sources in the government said.
They added that the government hoped that the sponsors of the draft would engage with New Delhi for an "accurate assessment of the facts before they proceed".
The draft resolutions (numbering from B9-0077/2020 to B9-0082/2020) are due to be taken up during the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels on January 29 for discussion (around 6 p.m. local time) and January 30 for a vote.
The European Commission Vice-President/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR/VP) Josep Borell will first deliver a statement on "India's Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019", the published plenary agenda says. The EU parliament had discussed developments in Jammu and Kashmir in September 2019, but had not ended in a vote. In October 2019 the government had even facilitated a visit by 22 EU MEPs to Delhi and Srinagar, but the effort doesn't appear to have had the desired effect on the European Parliament.
The current resolutions, each of which is worded slightly differently and focuses mainly on the CAA, will be introduced by six different political groups representing a total of 626 of the total 751 members of the European Parliament (MEPs). (Courtesy: The Hindu)
India snubs move, says 'entirely internal' matters
New Delhi, Jan 27: Amidst diplomatic backlash from the European Union (EU) Parliament on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the restrictions in Jammu and Kashmir, New Delhi has strongly reiterated that these matters are entirely internal to India.
This came as 626 of the 751 members of the EU Parliament moved six resolutions on CAA and Kashmir in a bid to pressure India.
A total of six resolutions have been tabled by groups within the European Union (EU), including the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (S&D), Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) (PPE), Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance (Verts/ALE), European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR), Renew Europe Group (Renew) and European United Left/Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) Group.
The EU Parliament is set to debate on the resolutions tabled by a large chunk of its members, saying the enactment of the new law "marked a dangerous shift in India's citizenship regime".
"The CAA marks a dangerous shift in the way citizenship will be determined in India and is set to create the largest statelessness crisis in the world and cause immense human suffering," the resolution notes.
"Instead of addressing the concerns, offering corrective action, calling for security forces to act with restraint and ensuring accountability, many government leaders have been engaging in efforts to discredit, rebuke and threaten the protesters," the resolution states.
The resolutions have urged the Indian authorities to "engage constructively" with those protesting against the law and consider their demands to repeal the "discriminatory CAA".
In response to the draft resolution, sources in the Ministry of External Affairs said the government took note of the EU move immediately and will withstand the EU pressure by reminding its members that the CAA is "an internal matter" of India.
"CAA is a matter that is entirely internal to India. This legislation has been adopted by due process and through democratic means after a public debate in Parliament."
India hopes that the "sponsors and supporters" of the resolutions will engage with the government to get a full and accurate assessment of facts before they proceed further, the sources said.
They further said that "as fellow democracies, the EU Parliament should not take actions that call into question the rights and authority of democratically elected legislatures in other regions of the world".
"Every society that fashions a pathway to naturalisation contemplates both a context and criteria. This is not discrimination. In fact, European societies have followed the same approach," a government source quoted by PTI said, explaining why India is opposed to the resolutions at the EU parliament.
However, an official statement by the MEA on the resolutions is yet to be made.
The resolutions, set to be debated in the European Parliament in Brussels next Wednesday and voted the day after, come less than two months before Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to travel to Brussels for the India-EU summit on March 13.
The CAA came into force in India last December amid massive protests in India.
The new law, passed by Parliament last month, offers citizenship to non-Muslim persecuted religious minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. India has been witnessing massive protests against the new law with opposition parties, civil rights groups and activists saying granting citizenship based on religion is against the foundational principle of the Constitution.
The Government has been emphasising that the new law does not deny any citizenship rights, but has been brought to protect the oppressed minorities of neighbouring countries and give them citizenship.
Interestingly, the resolutions come in the backdrop of EU diplomats not visiting Jammu and Kashmir along with 15 other foreign envoys earlier this month.
Earlier it was reported that certain European envoys were not keen on a 'guided tour' of J-K and rather wanted to meet the people they wanted to interact with.
However, the Indian government junked the reports as "unfounded and mischievous" and said that the envoys will undertake the trip at a later date.
Earlier in October last, a delegation of Members of European Parliament (MEPs) had reached Jammu and Kashmir to assess the situation on the ground even as sporadic incidents of violence were reported from the Valley following the abrogation of Article 370. (Agencies)
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This is a great question! The answer to your question is "yes". You can definitely use those two days when you won't be visiting a theme park to use your Water Park Fun & More "options". You have 10 options in total since you have a 10 day Magic Your Way ticket. So one of your non-theme park days, you could go to Typhoon Lagoon in the morning and then DisneyQuest at night; on the other day, you could go to Blizzard Beach and the ESPN Wide World of Sports. That would use of 4 options, leaving you with 6 more to be used during some other time of your vacation.


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Slain beauty queen mourned in Venezuela
Members of a pro-government "colectivo," or "collective," march in downtown Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
VALENCIA, Venezuela (AP) — A university student beauty queen was mourned Friday in the provincial Venezuelan city where she was slain this week during a political protest, a victim of what government opponents say is indiscriminate violence used by President Nicolas Maduro and his supporters to stifle dissent across the country.
Family members and friends of 22-year-old Genesis Carmona say the former Miss Tourism 2013 for the central Venezuelan state of Carabobo was shot down by members of the armed militias known as "colectivos" who opened fire on a demonstration in Valencia on Tuesday.
The government says the incident is under investigation, and Maduro said at a news conference Friday that it has been "well-established" by ballistics experts that shot came from the opposition protesters. Mourners at the private Mass and graveside memorial for Carmona said they have no doubt which side fired the fatal round.
"She wanted to support her country and, well, look what it cost her for going out with a flag and a whistle. Killed by government mercenaries," said Jose Gil, an uncle of Carmona.
In this undated photo, Genesis Carmona, model and Miss Tourism 2013 for the Venezuelan state of Carabobo, poses for a photo in Valencia, Venezuela. (AP Photo/Diario Notitarde)
The violence drew condemnation Friday from U.S. based watchdog group Human Rights Watch, which said "Venezuelan security forces have used excessive and unlawful force against protesters on multiple occasions since February 12, 2014, including beating detainees and shooting at crowds of unarmed people."
The report also said "the government has censored the news media, blocking transmission of a TV channel and threatening to prosecute news outlets for their coverage of the violence."
The U.S. news channel CNN said Friday four of its journalists were notified by the Information Ministry that they are no longer allowed to report in the country. They include CNN en Espanol anchor Patricia Janiot.
The U.S. State Department also issued a warning Friday to U.S. citizens in Venezuela to "maintain a low profile and to avoid all areas of civil disruption."
Later, Secretary of State John Kerry issued a statement criticizing Venezuela's government for confronting protesters with force, imprisoning students, limiting freedoms of expression and assembly and revoking the credentials of CNN en Espanol reporters, among other things.
"This is not how democracies behave," Kerry said, urging all sides, including the protesters, to refrain from violence.
Maduro has insisted that the protesters are "fascist" elements intent on fomenting a coup and pledged to crack down. On Thursday, a judge determined there was enough evidence to detain opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, who surrendered to authorities a day earlier. The charges against Lopez include arson and criminal incitement related to a massive Feb. 12 rally.
Speaking Friday to international media, Maduro called out what he said was a "campaign of demonization to isolate the Bolivarian revolution."
People at Carmona's service who were also at Tuesday's rally said they saw a group of up to 50 men on motorcycles, armed with handguns fire directly into the crowd of about 3,000 demonstrators, setting off a panicked stampede through the street.
"We were protesting peacefully and this was like a war," said Emilio Morillo, an 18-year-old university student.
Kendry Gill, 22-year-old law student also at the rally, said nine people were shot, including a young woman who remains hospitalized in critical condition with a perforated lung.
"It was practically an ambush," Gill said. "We're peaceful. We don't have any weapons."
Carmona, who was in her final year in a marketing program at a university in Valencia, was not ardently political, friends and family said. Her uncle said she was drawn to the rally by the dismal economic conditions that the oil-rich country has experienced after 15 years of socialism-inspired policies and that her mother had gone with her to protect her.
"There's no food, no milk, no baby food … It is horrible what is happening in this country," Gil said. "That's why she was out at the protest."
Carmona is one of at least eight people who have been killed during political protests roiling this South American country since massive opposition rallies on Feb. 12 ended with three deaths in the capital, including one government supporter. With even Maduro lamenting the tragedy during a speech on national TV, the young woman's death has resonated in part because she was a pageant winner in a country that has long prized its production of more Miss Universe winners than any other nation.
Her death also came amid increasing concern about escalating violence in the country, and has left many on edge as the opposition plans large rallies on Saturday.
The government said Thursday that it would send paratroopers to a border area torn by fierce clashes between police and anti-government protesters even as security forces are being accused of turning many parts of the country into free-fire zones in their bid to silence a rejuvenated movement challenging socialist rule.
The unrest has been particularly high in the western state of Tachira, on Venezuela's border with Colombia, where anti-government protesters have clashed with police and National Guard units, disrupting life in its capital, San Cristobal.
"These units will enable the city to function, so food can get in, so people can go about their normal lives," said Interior Minister Miguel Rodriguez Torres. "It's simply meant to restore order."
San Cristobal's mayor said the paratroopers would only exacerbate tensions in the city of 600,000. He accused the government of causing the troubles by cracking down on peaceful protests and cutting off vital services in the city, including public transportation and the Internet.
"Our problems can't be resolved with soldiers," Daniel Ceballos, a member of the opposition, told the AP. "We need gas, flour, medicine and toilet paper."
National Guard troops and members of pro-government militias have swarmed through the streets of Caracas and other cities firing volleys, at times indiscriminately, in repeated spasms of nighttime violence in recent days.
Henrique Capriles, the two-time presidential candidate of an opposition coalition, said the government is engaging in "brutal repression."
"What does the government want, a civil war?" Capriles asked at a news conference Thursday.
While several large demonstrations by thousands of people have been peaceful, smaller groups of protesters have lobbed fire bombs and rocks and blocked streets with flaming barricades of trash. Troops and police have responded with tear gas, rubber bullets and blasts from water cannons — as well as raids by gun-firing men from motorcycles.
Associated Press writers Joshua Goodman in Caracas and Vivian Sequera in San Cristobal contributed to this report.
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package sonatasomething.thesecond;

import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.SharedPreferences;
import android.os.AsyncTask;
import android.support.annotation.MainThread;
import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.Gravity;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuInflater;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.Toast;

import org.apache.http.NameValuePair;
import org.apache.http.message.BasicNameValuePair;
import org.json.JSONArray;
import org.json.JSONException;
import org.json.JSONObject;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public class LoginActivity extends ActionBarActivity {

    String LOGIN_URL="http://192.168.43.23/sonatalocal/login.php";

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_login);
        setTitle("Niit University Login");
        waiting();
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
        MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
        inflater.inflate(R.menu.menu_login, menu);
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item)
    {
        switch(item.getItemId())
        {
            case R.id.action_exit:

                finish();
                return true;
            default:
                return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
        }
    }

    private void waiting() {
        SharedPreferences preferences = getSharedPreferences("SonataUserData", Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
        String empno = preferences.getString("username", null);
        String pass = preferences.getString("password", null);
        if(empno!=null&&pass!=null)
        {
            new AttemptLogin().execute();
        }

            Button button = (Button) findViewById(R.id.butlog);
            button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
                public void onClick(View view) {

                    new AttemptLogin().execute();

                }
            });

        /*Button button = (Button) findViewById(R.id.butlog);
        button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            public void onClick(View view) {

                gotomain();

            }
        });*/

         }

private void gotomain()
{
    Intent I = new Intent(this,MainActivity.class);
    startActivity(I);
    finish();
}

    class AttemptLogin extends AsyncTask<String, String, String> {

        @Override
        protected void onPreExecute() {
            super.onPreExecute();

        }

        @Override
        protected String doInBackground(String args[]) {
            // TODO Auto-generated method stub
            // Check for success tag
            int success=-1;
            JSONObject j1 = new JSONObject();
            String empno,pass;
            SharedPreferences preferences = getApplicationContext().getSharedPreferences("SonataUserData", Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
            SharedPreferences.Editor edit = preferences.edit();
            empno=preferences.getString("username",null);
            pass=preferences.getString("password",null);
            edit.commit();
            if(empno==null&&pass==null) {
                EditText empno1 = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.etempno);
                empno = empno1.getText().toString();
                EditText pass1 = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.etpass);
                pass = pass1.getText().toString();
             }
            edit.putString("username", null);
            edit.putString("password", null);
            edit.commit();
                        try {
                // Building Parameters
                List<NameValuePair> params = new ArrayList<NameValuePair>();
                params.add(new BasicNameValuePair("username", empno));
                params.add(new BasicNameValuePair("password", pass));

                // getting product details by making HTTP request
                /*j1 = JSONParser.makeHttpRequest(
                       LOGIN_URL, "POST", params);*/

                            //hardcoded
                if(empno.equals(pass)&&empno!=null&&pass!=null) {
                    j1.put("success", "1").put("message", "woot");
                }
                else {
                    j1.put("success", "0").put("message", "boo");
                }

                success=j1.getInt("success");
            }
            catch (JSONException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
            if (success==1) {
                edit.putString("username", empno);
                edit.putString("password", pass);
                edit.commit();
                gotomain();
            }
            else
            {

                runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
                public void run() {

                    Toast.makeText(LoginActivity.this, "Invalid Credentials", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                }
            });
            }

            try {
                return j1.getString("message");
            } catch (JSONException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
            return null;
        }
        protected void onPostExecute(String result) {

            super.onPostExecute(result);

        }

    }

}


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Measurements and printout of results are totally automatic. Continuous self-diagnostics monitor and signal fault conditions that may arise. The transducer is reset to zero prior to each run. Front panel LED's display the operational status at all times.
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How the NBA TV deal is already having an effect
Nova Safo and Lawrence Murray Oct 28, 2014
https://www.marketplace.org/2014/10/28/how-nba-tv-deal-already-having-effect/
The NBA season starts Tuesday night with a lot of hope toward the future. Earlier this month, the basketball league announced a $24 billion deal to allow TV networks to carry its games, nearly tripling the league's broadcast revenues compared to its previous deal.
But the trickle-down effect of the cash infusion started even before the deal — scheduled to start in 2016 and last until 2025 — was even signed. That's because NBA watchers and insiders had been expecting a more lucrative TV contract, although best guesses had assumed a doubling of fees, not a near tripling.
Nevertheless, that anticipation of a cash infusion had already had an effect, says Victor Matheson, who specializes in sports economics at the College of the Holy Cross.
"Just a couple years ago, we thought that a team like the Clippers may be worth $500 million, maybe a billion. And all of a sudden the Clippers are selling for $2 billion," Matheson says.
Valuations are forecast to go up for the other 29 teams as well. And players have also been factoring in the expected TV cash, too, says Raymond Sauer, who teaches sports economics at Clemson University.
"LeBron James signed a short-term contract, so he's positioned to re-up, as it where, with the new revenue streams," says Sauer.
And for those players who don't have contract renewals coming up, the NBA and the players' union are now looking into how to best spread the wealth. One of the options that may be considered is a combination of a raise of the current salary cap — set at 51 percent of revenues — and a payment to the union, which then would distribute money among players.
The NBA, by the numbers:
$24 billion
The deal the league struck to allow TV networks to carry its games, nearly tripling their broadcast revenues.
The number of followers for the NBA's official Twitter handle. That's the highest of the four major American sports leagues, by far. (NFL = 7.68 million, MLB = 3.93 million, NHL = 2.8 million.)
The number of NBA teams with at least one million followers on Twitter. The Los Angeles Lakers lead all teams with 4.02 million. The other five teams are the Miami Heat (2.78 million), the Chicago Bulls (1.76 million), the Boston Celtics (1.54 million), the Orlando Magic (1.2 million), and the New York Knicks (1.04 million).
The number of years the NBA has presented "Social Media Awards." The awards were slightly expanded in 2014 with more categories.
The record-breaking price Steve Ballmer paid for the Los Angeles Clippers earlier this year.
Besides the Clippers who hope the league's coffers keep flowing.
The economics of the NBA "bubble"
The NBA hopes to recoup revenue in the "bubble" at Disney World
NBA "bubble" has been a success, but how are the league's finances?
NBA thinks earlier start times will lead to more TV viewers
NBA approves plan to return; no deal in sight for MLB
How the NBA jersey patch became a billboard for advertisers
Trickle-down


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3,000 attend Bloody Sunday anniversary march in Derry
Updated / Monday, 28 Jan 2013 13:33
The anniversary march was the first since the PSNI said it was opening a new investigation into Bloody Sunday
Up to 3,000 people have attended a march in Derry to mark the 41st anniversary of Bloody Sunday, when 14 civilians were killed after British army paratroopers opened fired on a civil rights demonstration in the Bogside area.
At Free Derry Corner the crowds were addressed by Bernadette McAliskey, who had been the main speaker at the Bloody Sunday rally in 1972.
This was the first commemoration in Derry since the PSNI confirmed last month that it is opening what it says will be a lengthy and complex investigation into the events of 1972.
That decision by the police followed the Saville Public Inquiry into Bloody Sunday and after an apology was given to the victims and their families by British Prime Minister David Cameron in the House of Commons.
Earlier, on the other side of Derry city, several hundred people attended a loyalist protest linked to the ongoing Union flag controversy.
This weekend also marks the 8th anniversary of the killing of Robert McCartney.
He was an innocent man who was attacked when attempting to intervene in a row in a Belfast bar.
The clientele there include a group who had earlier attended a Bloody Sunday commemoration in Derry.
Nobody has ever been brought to justice for Mr McCartney's murder.
Bogside