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Pixel Scroll 3/4/19 It Was A Scroll Of Rare Device
Posted on March 4, 2019 by Mike Glyer
(1) SUPERPHILATELY. Royal Mail have a series of Marvel superhero stamps out later this month. Various first day covers, presentation packs, framed prints etc. are available now for pre-order:
Treat the Marvel super fan in your life to this superb Presentation Pack which includes all 15 of Royal Mail's brand new Marvel stamps illustrated by Alan Davis; the ten First Class Super Hero stamps plus the comic strip miniature sheet, which carries an additional five stamps. Packed with bonus features including:
All ten original Super Hero pencil sketches by Alan Davis printed behind each stamp.
An original specially commissioned fold-out illustration by Marvel comic book artist Neil Edwards, featuring each of the ten Super Heroes pitted against their nemeses.
A set of stickers including sound effects, logos and comic book narratives to help you create your own Super Hero adventure.
A separate protective carrier for the stamp miniature sheet featuring a striking image of Thanos.
(2) GAIMAN SERIES. American Gods Season 2 starts March 10. Starz has released several promos and a featurette. Neil Gaiman appears in the first one.
When Shadow Moon is released from prison, he meets the mysterious Mr. Wednesday and a storm begins to brew. Little does Shadow know, this storm will change the course of his entire life. Left adrift by the recent, tragic death of his wife, and suddenly hired as Mr. Wednesday's bodyguard, Shadow finds himself in the center of a world that he struggles to understand. It's a world where magic is real, where the Old Gods fear both irrelevance and the growing power of the New Gods, like Technology and Media. Mr. Wednesday seeks to build a coalition of Old Gods to defend their existence in this new America, and reclaim some of the influence that they've lost. As Shadow travels across the country with Mr. Wednesday, he struggles to accept this new reality, and his place in it.
(3) KGB. Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series hosts Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel present Carrie Laben and Molly Tanzer on Wednesday, March 20 at the KGB Bar starting at 7 p.m.
Carrie Laben is the author of A Hawk in the Woods, coming from Word Horde in March 2019. Her work has appeared in such venues as Apex, The Dark, Indiana Review, Okey-Panky, and Outlook Springs. In 2017 she won the Shirley Jackson Award in Short Fiction for her story "Postcards from Natalie" and Duke University's Documentary Essay Prize for the essay "The Wrong Place". In 2015 she was selected for the Anne LaBastille Memorial Writer's Residency and in 2018 she was a MacDowell Fellow. She now resides in Queens.
Molly Tanzer
Molly Tanzer is the author of Creatures of Will and Temper, Creatures of Want and Ruin, and the forthcoming Creatures of Charm and Hunger. She is also the author of the weird western Vermilion, which was an io9 and NPR "Best Book" of 2015, and the British Fantasy Award-nominated collection A Pretty Mouth. She lives in Longmont, Colorado, with her cat Toad.
The KGB Bar is at 85 East 4th Street (just off 2nd Ave, upstairs.) in New York.
(4) FANHISTORY. Rob Hansen has added a section on "REPETERCON – the 1964 Eastercon" to his British fanhistory site THEN. Includes vastly amusing conreport excerpts such as –
ARCHIE MERCER:
The shortest distance between two points is a straight line – in the opposite direction.
Therefore, when at half past four on the Thursday I quit work an hour early, saddled my trusty scooter Laideronette and set off for Peterborough – which lay towards the north-east – naturally I travelled south-west. Peterborough was pulling hard in the opposite direction, however, and Laideronette responded strongly to its attraction. First I found it hard to stay in top gear, then impossible. Before long I found it increasingly difficult to stay in third gear, then in second.
Abandoning all thoughts of circumnavigating the globe to approach Peterborough from the far side, I coaxed Laideronette into Bridgwater at not much more than walking pace and drew up thankfully outside the Walsh abode. There the Mercatorial effects were off-loaded and transferred to the mighty Walsh automobile, and soon in company with Tony, Simone and Sarah I was following half the milk tankers in the South of England on the road to London….
(5) CHATTACON. Enjoy Ethan Mills Chattacon 44 report at Examined Worlds.
…This year I again volunteered as a panelist, which is always fun. I was on several panels with friends I met last year. One of the panels, "What in Hell Do We Want from Horror?" was partly inspired by my horror and philosophy class from last semester….
(6) A SHORT HISTORY OF TIME ON SCREEN. [Item by Mike Kennedy.] There have been roughly a bajillion MCU movies over the past decade plus. Have you ever wondered which hero racked up the most cumulative screen time? Well, Hannah Collins at CBR.com did ("Marvel Cinematic Universe Heroes Ranked, According to Screen Time"). If you check out the story, be sure to click through to the second page or you'll be left wondering why that guy made the top of the list and why that other guy was left off entirely…
Marvel Studios celebrated its ten-year milestone with a major character cull courtesy of the Snap-happy villain, Thanos, in 2018's Avengers: Infinity War. With half of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's population erased, the trailers for the film's sequel, Avengers: Endgame feature a depressingly empty world where our heroes are now few and far between.
[…] For the sake of brevity, we'll only be including major heroes [in our screen time ranking]. By "major," we mean heroic characters central to the MCU's over-arching story who have starred in multiple films, so don't expect to see the likes of Shuri, Wong, the Warriors Three, et al make the cut. With that caveat, let's get on with the list, in ascending order.
(7) IT'S SHOWTIME. Scott Edelman made it to the Captain Marvel world premiere tonight in Hollywood.
Where we are!
A post shared by Scott Edelman (@scottedelman) on Mar 4, 2019 at 5:50pm PST
(8) WHAT'S THAT WORD? SHAZAM! is in theaters April 5. (If only Gomer Pyle had lived long enough to see it.)
(9) PERRY OBIT. Actor Luke Perry (1966-2019) died March 4 of a massive stroke. SciFiHistory did a brief tribute — "Stardate 03.04.2019.A: In Memoriam – Luke Perry":
I was a bit old to buy into the teen-set antics of Beverly Hills, 90210, perhaps his most notable claim to fame. As I've made it my business of following talent closely associated with the genres of Fantasy and Science Fiction, I am aware of his greater contributions to Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1992), The Fifth Element (1995), and J. Michael Strazzynski's Jeremiah.
(10) TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS.
Born March 4, 1946 — Patricia Kennealy-Morrison, 73. Author of The Keltiad series. Blend traditional Celtic legends and mythology unto a technologically advanced civilisation and.. well, it was awful. Her might have been marriage to Morrison is more interesting.
Born March 4, 1954 — Catherine Anne O'Hara, 65. First genre role role was in the most excellent Beetlejuice as artist Delia Deetz followed by being Texie Garcia in Dick Tracy, a film I'll be damn if I know what I think about. She voices most excellently Sally / Shock bringing her fully to, errr, life in The Nightmare Before Christmas. I see she's in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events as Justice Strauss. Lastly, and no this is by no means a complete listing of what she has done, she was on Netflix's A Series of Unfortunate Events as Dr. Georgina Orwell.
Born March 4, 1965 — Paul W.S. Anderson, 54. Genre director with a long record of films starting with Mortal Kombat. After that, he directed Event Horizon which developed a cult following on DVD, Soldier (fascinating tale, look it up), Resident Evil, Alien vs. Predator, Resident Evil: Afterlife, The Three Musketeers, Resident Evil: Retribution and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter. Monster Hunter is forthcoming from him and despite the title is not from the Puppy author that you might expect it is. It stars his wife Milla Jovovich who he first directed in Resident Evil: Extinction.
Born March 4, 1966 — Paul Malmont, 53. Author of the comic strips, The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril and Jack London in Paradise which blends pulp tropes and SF elements including using as protagonists Heinlein and Asimov. He wrote the first four issues of DC Comics' Doc Savage series with artist Howard Porter.
Born March 4, 1973 — Len Wiseman, 46. Producer or Director on the Underworld franchise. Director of the Total Recall remake. Also involved in Stargate, Independence Day, Men in Black and Godzilla in the Property Department. Sleepy Hollow series creator and producer for much of it, wrote pilot as well. Producer for much of Lucifer as well and is the producer for the entire first series of Swamp Thing. Also produced The Gifted.
(11) CAN'T GO ANY LOWER? YES HE CAN. The misguided attention-seeking missile that is Jon Del Arroz ran a blog post today with the headline "Women Lie About Rape" [Internet Archive link]. This is just offensive.
The #MeToo movement went completely out of control this last year and a half, destroying men's lives, dragging them through mud, and more often than not, during incidents that are complete falsehoods like in the case of our supreme court justice Brett Kavanaugh.
(12) FIRE TIME. Not cheery news for anyone who lives close to the mountains, which even surround many urban areas here: "Climate change: California wildfires 'can now happen in any year'".
Wet winters are no longer a guide to the severity of wildfires in California, a new study suggests.
Increased temperatures due to global warming and more effective efforts to contain fires means there's now more dry wood to burn.
This means that large wildfires of the kind seen in 2018 can now happen in any year, regardless of how wet the previous winter was.
The researchers say huge blazes may be a sign of things to come.
(13) MISFORTUNE. "San Francisco cost of living: A cookie factory's story" – the rising rents that affected Borderland Books impact all kinds of small businesses:
The last remaining fortune cookie factory in San Francisco is on the verge of closure, thanks to sky-high rents and new technology, but its owner says he will never give up the family business, writes Lucy Sherriff.Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory, in the city's Chinatown, is the last factory of its kind in the area, after competitors were forced to close when overheads became too expensive.
The family-run factory opened its doors on Ross Alley in 1962, and uses the same recipe to this day, as well as retaining the traditional machinery used to make Chinese fortune cookies.
"Even I don't know the recipe," co-owner Kevin Chan, whose mother and uncle founded the store, told the BBC. "It's my mum's secret."
Chan, who stays up until 3am at night writing the fortunes which are inserted into the cookies, says he's proud the store remains open, but he's facing an uncertain future.
"My rent is $6,000 a month. Three years ago, it was $1,400. But I'm not going to just walk away. I'm not going to give up. I will keep going for as long as I can."
(14) ASSEMBLY REQUIRED. Ikea is offering a chocolate Easter bunny — in DIY flatpack, of course:
(15) IN THE ZONE. [Item by Mike Kennedy.] Though mostly known as a comedic actor, another big name is taking a presumably dramatic turn in the Pratfall Zone, um, I mean in The Twilight Zone. Deadline has the story—''The Twilight Zone': Seth Rogen To Star In Episode Of CBS All Access Series".
Seth Rogen is stepping into The Twilight Zone. The star of Knocked Up and Neighbors will star in an upcoming episode of the CBS All Access revival of the classic sci-fi/fantasy franchise that became famous for its twist endings, eerie characters and unsettling theme song.
[.. ] No word yet on Rogen's character nor any hints about the episode that he appears in. […]
Rogen joins a parade of notable names who will star in the high-profile revamp of Rod Serling's classic television franchise, which aired from 1959-64 and ranked No. 3 on the WGA's list of 101 Best Written Series. Jordan Peele will host the show while previously announced guest stars for the anthology series revival include Greg Kinnear, Kumail Nanjiani, John Cho,Ike Barinholtz, Taissa Farmiga, Ginnifer Goodwin, Luke Kirby, Sanaa Lathan, Adam Scott, Rhea Seehorn, Alison Tolman, Jacob Tremblay, Jessica Williams, DeWanda Wise, and Steven Yeun.
(16) THE FOOD WON'T BE COMICAL. [Item by Mike Kennedy.] The new capital of the UK will be London DC. OK, only the capital of certain upscale, geeky, and food obsessed parts of the UK (Bleeding Cool: "DC World, a New Immersive Restaurant to Open in London's Fashionable Soho").
Planning permission has been sought for a new restaurant in London's Soho intended to reflect the DC Multiverse.
[…Soho] is now home to many famous restaurants, is where many chains began and is full of private members dining/drinking clubs […] And it is where the world has traditionally come, bringing their own cuisine with them, only to mash it up with others, fused into new forms.
The planning application states, in part:
The restaurant will be rooted within the DC Multiverse, taking visitors on a culinary adventure through the many fictional Universes famous for their superhero residents such as Batman, Superman and Wonderwoman [sic]. The style and design of the DC Multiverse is heavily influenced by the Art Deco period with the style prominent within its publications and film and television work. The restaurant will not be a 'theme park' with literal sets and costumes from the franchise, but it has the intention to invite guests to experience the DC Universe without breaking the fourth wall- the imaginary wall that separates the audience from the performance.
[…] The proposed design will accommodate a lounge Bar (Pennyworth's) and a dining area with entertainment- reminiscent of the 1930s era (Iceberg Lounge). The North Nave – a fine dining experience (Dichotomy Fine Dining) and the South Nave (an Immersive Dining Experience) are proposed as separate, intimate dining experiences.
Other DC influences mentioned in the Bleeding Cool article include "the Wayne Manor pit seen in the Dark Knight movies, and The Arkham Asylum dining area." Lovely, I just can't wait to taste gruel à la Arkham Asylum.
(17) MUSIC TO HIS EARS. SYFY WIRE has some Dumbo news:
Dumbo's trailers have featured "Baby Mine" — the Academy Award-nominated song written for the original — before. First it was Norwegian singer Aurora covering the song; now, Arcade Fire is trying their hand at the lullaby. The version debuted in a small clip from the upcoming film that Disney posted on its Twitter account.
Watch a sneak peek of #Dumbo featuring a new version of "Baby Mine," recorded by Arcade Fire. pic.twitter.com/ewm5xOmJDh
— Disney (@Disney) March 4, 2019
[Thanks To JJ, Chip Hitchcock, Martin Morse Wooster, Cat Eldridge, Mike Kennedy, John King Tarpinian, Michael O'Donnell, Carl Slaughter, and Andrew Porter for some of these stories. Title credit goes to File 770 contributing editor of the day Jayn.]
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37 thoughts on "Pixel Scroll 3/4/19 It Was A Scroll Of Rare Device"
Kip Williams on March 4, 2019 at 7:09 pm said:
(2) and (8)
For me, instead of illustrations I see 500 error boxes with miles of type
"That'll do, pixel. That'll do."
Laura Resnick on March 4, 2019 at 7:10 pm said:
(11) Hm… so a persistently creepy harasser and cyberstalker…. is also pro-rape? Gosh, who could possibly have foreseen that?
Mike Glyer on March 4, 2019 at 7:10 pm said:
Kip Williams I'm seeing an error message too.
Andrew on March 4, 2019 at 7:10 pm said:
Something odd is going on with the links in (2) and (8) – at least for me.
(10) I enjoyed Paul Malmont's "The Amazing, the Astounding and the Unknown" which also features Asimov, Heinlein, Hubbard and others.
Be very quiet – I'm hunting for Fifths
(actually, just a test post to see if I get the same error message as I got a few minutes ago – or whether clearing the cache fixed it).
P.S. Clearing the cache worked!
It's clear cache offends no one.
Lis Carey on March 4, 2019 at 7:33 pm said:
(11) So much I feel tempted to say,but really, he's just a waste of effort.
Jeff Jones on March 4, 2019 at 7:42 pm said:
I read the Keltiad when it was fairly new and remember thinking the first 2 books were pretty good, especially the beginning, but the 3rd book was very dull.
P J Evans on March 4, 2019 at 7:57 pm said:
Youtube is having problems this evening – outages here, there and yonder.
Rob Thornton on March 4, 2019 at 8:08 pm said:
rochrist on March 4, 2019 at 8:28 pm said:
Cora Buhlert on March 4, 2019 at 8:44 pm said:
16) The theme restaurants used to cluster around Picadilly Circus and Shaftesbury Avenue. I'm not sure how I feel about them invading the back streets of SoHo, too.
Msb on March 4, 2019 at 11:17 pm said:
What Lis Carey said. One can wonder if there's a set schedule or a quota to meet, but it's not interesting enough to find out.
Hampus Eckerman on March 4, 2019 at 11:26 pm said:
14) Name of the bunny is "Spring feeling".
Hampus Eckerman on March 5, 2019 at 12:48 am said:
By thy long grey pixel and glittering scroll.
Ingvar on March 5, 2019 at 1:38 am said:
@ Jeff Jones: I think I read two, then stopped. Might've been three. There were some interesting ideas, but it also had that feel of exponential competence growth that, well, quickly becomes unsustainable, until you have Gumball Gumballson who single-brained can psi-dominate the entire Local Group into whatever Gumabllsons psi-dominate the Local Group into.
Matthew Johnson on March 5, 2019 at 3:11 am said:
(1) Surely you know, philately will get you nowhere.
Andrew on March 5, 2019 at 4:37 am said:
Who needs a hobby, like Pixels or Fifthology, I've got a hobby, rereading Lady Scrollterly (deep apologies to Tom Lehrer)…
Joe H. on March 5, 2019 at 4:49 am said:
10) — So a birthday is shared by fellows involved with both the Resident Evil and Underworld film series. I have to admit (with a fair amount of shame) that I've seen every installment of both series in the theater, and own them all on disc; so, in a way, I feel partially responsible.
9) — Was sorry to hear the news about Luke Perry. I had forgotten that he was in Fifth Element, which undoubtedly would be the performance I'm most familiar with.
2) — Really hope the second season lives up to the first, although I probably won't be able to find out personally until the season gets released on disc.
Chip Hitchcock on March 5, 2019 at 6:36 am said:
@1: nice to see they're including some local heroes that didn't make the MCU™.
@10 (Patricia "Morrison"): Interesting, yes; I recall Morgan dissecting one of Kennealy's novels, showing it to be vicious takedown of the other Doors, with incidental plot. I wasn't encouraged to read any of her work even before that, let alone the comment here.
@10 (Malmont): comic strips? I (and Wikipedia) know of his work only as novels. I found his portrait of Hubbard amusing and plausible, but I would like to think it's more accurate than the one of Asimov.
@Chip: I do recall thinking that the characterization of Asimov was a bit off in "Amazing, Astounding and Unknown" (for one thing, I don't think Asimov's acrophobia resulted in any problems for him regarding being in tall buildings (or he would have discovered the problem far earlier, living, as he did, in NYC)).
Lenora Rose on March 5, 2019 at 7:45 am said:
I quite enjoyed the first book of the Keltiad, and even tried the second…. but I was also 14 or 15 at the time, so this likely reflects very little regarding actual quality.
All books can be SFnal books, though recent books are bolder
You never know when Dick and Jane might meet with a Beholder
The correct double entrendre
Can make anything genre
You can give a ray gun to Atticus Finch
Let Lennie and George cast a spell in a pinch.
@Matthew: Brilliant!
CountZeroOr on March 5, 2019 at 9:45 am said:
1) Interesting – for Captain Britain's nemesis they seem to have picked The Fury instead of Jim Jaspers, Jamie Braddock, or Opul Lun Sat-Yr-9.
Ingvar on March 5, 2019 at 10:18 am said:
"The square of the pixel is equal to the sum of the squares of the file and the scroll."
@CountZeroOr
Well, The Fury is really terrifying, because it never gives up. But then Jim Jaspers is bloody terrifying, too, and a type all too recognisable in modenr politics.
Steve Green on March 5, 2019 at 2:48 pm said:
(1) I guess Peggy Carter, Union Jack and Captain Britain were included to represent "local" talent, even though they were all created by Americans. What is Peggy's nemesis, dare I wonder, war-time toxic masculinity?
Matthew Johnson on March 5, 2019 at 3:31 pm said:
As the judge remarked the day he No-Awarded Aunt Laverne
SF must be bereft
Of snow and anything resembling a tavern
-bital mechanics I adore
Positronic brains galore
I like them more
If they're quad core…
You are on a roll today!
@Matthew Johnson: Applause!
Soon Lee on March 5, 2019 at 5:05 pm said:
What about, "By the power of GreyScroll! I have the Pixel!"
I always think of the next verse right after the edit window closes…
Matthew Johnson: Sounds like a lack of foresight to me! That's why you shoudl always
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Chip Hitchcock on March 5, 2019 at 7:58 pm said:
@Andrew: possibly a point — although a lot of NYC consists of not-very-tall buildings.
@Matthew Johnson: staircase verse!
Jayn on March 6, 2019 at 4:01 am said:
Belated thanks for the title credit!

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CLEMSON, S.C. -- Former Clemson and East Carolina running back Tyshon Dye drowned Friday while swimming in a lake during a family outing.
Dye was 25 years old.
Elbert County coroner Chuck Almond told several media outlets Dye was at Richard B. Russell State Park in Georgia when he tired in the water and could not make it to shore. The coroner's office ruled Dye's death accidental.
Dye played at Elbert County Comprehensive High School before coming to Clemson. He was a reserve on the Tigers' 2016 national championship team, then transferred to East Carolina for his final college season.
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said everyone with the Tigers was heartbroken over Dye's death. Swinney called his former player one of the "sweetest souls" he'd ever known and was praying for Dye's family.
In his three seasons at Clemson, Dye rushed for 351 yards and five touchdowns on 76 carries. In his lone season with East Carolina, he rushed for 217 yards on 50 carries.
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Can't seem to find the newer resin hose (P/N is SM-BH62) made by shimano. I changed my rig around, and now need a little longer hose for the front.
Anyone know where to get the hose kits? Also remember hearing that several 3rd party companies make these...HELP.
FYI...these are for the 756 XT levers, the 755's used the stainless braided hose with a different coupling for the lever connection.
Another alternative is Goodridge, which makes fantastic hoses, although I'm not 100% certain if they have one that works with your Shimano discs.
Just ordered 2 sets, one to do the job, and one just in case - for the future.
Funny about the Jags, I checked out the site and couldn't find anything.
Also remember reading/seeing something about a manufacturer that makes a really good qualty set, think one of the mags had a good write up about the company? Oh well.
That most likely is Goodridge. They've rec'd some very positive press on their new disc brake lines in the past 3-4 months.
I'm using Goodridge on my Hayes and I think they are great, super flexible but durable. The inner tube is thick wall PTFE with a strong stainless steel overbraid. They hold hydraulic pressure better than most lines without expanding, so you have more positive braking. Formula 1 race cars and superbike motorcycles also use Goodridge lines.
I checked out my distributor bti-usa.com and it looks like they make it for many Shimano brakes but not the 756. they have them for the 755.
Do you know if they make a kit (F & R) for Hope M4's?
Thanks! I think this is the company with the great write ups. And it looks like they do make kits for the 756 levers.
Do they ? I'd be interested. Where have you seen any info about that ?
Yeah, it looks like the kit has the male adaptor for the 756 levers, and the banjo for the 755's. Couldn't find the prices. I shelled out ~26 for the shimano resin.
May be worth the extra $$, for the added insurance.
Good luck, and btw, the hose swap out is a poc. just make sure you get an extra bottle of the mineral oil.
The prices I saw are arounf $59, EACH hose, gosh, you can buy a pair of mech discs for that.
I'm not changing my original hoses any time soon. By the way, I was curious as how one can remove the hose from the M756 lever, it is stuck in there with that olive. There's a fitting the screw into the lever but it is not what is really holding it in place.
I've asked this here in this board maybe 3-4 times and got no repply at all.
By the way, I was curious as how one can remove the hose from the M756 lever, it is stuck in there with that olive. There's a fitting the screw into the lever but it is not what is really holding it in place.
I removed mine just last night. What I had to do was (1) unscrew the fitting (2) grab the hose close to the lever with a pair of small Visegrips (3) pull or unscrew with a twisting motion and the hose should come right out. All you're basically trying to do is to unseat the compression fitting that's been smushed inside the housing. That's what's holding the hose so tightly in the housing.
I had the same luck as e-man, but did not require the use of a tool to remove the hose. I unscrewed the connecting bolt (the bolt that hose goes through, which is screwed into the 756 lever itself), then grabbed the resin hose with a rag, and pulled. The hose popped right out…olive and all.
Not sure how much the compression from connecting bolt pushing against the olive actually distorts the brass olive itself, but it did come out O.K with a little pull. And that was after 7 months of hard use, and zero leaks or problems.
The new hose went in just fine, and again no problems to date. I originally changed the line due to a different setup on my bike, which required a longer hose.
I found a pretty comprehensive pdf that covers pretty much all of the shimano hydraulic brake systems (think it's "the service manual"). I can email it to you if you'd like?


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Q: 2NF and 3NF Normalization I seem to have a strange problem when doing normalization problems. When I'm giving relations with actual names I can figure these out easily but when I'm given letters it seems to be a lot harder.
For the following problem I don't know why it's not 3NF and why it is 2NF.
Given R (A, B, C, D, E, F)
FDs = {AB->C, DBE->A, BC->D, BE->F, F->D}
So for 2NF all the right hand side attributes must be fully functionally dependent on the left hand side attributes. For 3NF either all the left hand side attributes must be superkeys or the right hand attributes must be prime attributes.
I tried drawing this out, but I can't even find a candidate key. Can anyone help me determine why this is not 3NF? Also, what is the candidate key here? Since I don't see any attribute that has a closure equal to the original relation.

A:
I seem to have a strange problem when doing normalization problems.
  When I'm giving relations with actual names I can figure these out
  easily but when I'm given letters it seems to be a lot harder.

Yes, its less intuitive with letters. I will tell you a neat method which you can follow to determine the candidate keys in such situations :
Make three columns left(L), middle(M) and right(R) where left columns consists of all the attributes that appear only on the left side in all the given functional dependencies. In our case such attributes will be B and E since they are always on the left side of any FD given (or you can say they are never on the right side in any of the given FD.). Similarly middle column contains attribute that appear on both left and right side of the given FD's. So we have A,C,D and F in the middle column. The right column contains attributes which only occur on the right hand side of FD's (never on the LHS of any given FD's). So we have :
L  |   M   |R
B,E|A,C,D,F|-

Now that you have this table remember the following rules: (these are very intuitive)

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*Attributes in the left(L) column are always part of the candidate keys

*Attributes in the right(R) column are never part of the candidate keys

*Attributes in the middle(M) column may or may not be a part of the candidate keys.

So in our case we start with checking if BE is a candidate key. We find BE-closure consists of all the attributes of the relation R so it is the candidate key. (Note: If BE would not have been the candidate key then we would have taken attributes from middle(M) column one-by-one and combine it with BE and check its closure eg. BEA,BEC,BED ...)
So now we have only 1 candidate key BE. So our prime attributes are {B,E} and non-prime attributes are {A,C,D,F}.
We know that 3NF is violated if RHS is a non-prime attribute and LHS is not a candidate key. Given FD's are:

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*AB->C

*DBE->A

*BC->D

*BE->F

*F->D

We note that in all these FD's RHS is a non-prime attribute. So in all of these LHS should be a key for it to be in 3NF. We see that (1),(3) and (5) violate this so it is not in 3NF. (Note: In (2) we can see that D on the LHS is an extraneous attribute so its BE->A and hence (2) does not violate 3NF rule)

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A: The ads can become inactive after not using them for such a long period.Try to make a new ad unit, paste the code to your site where ever you want and wait for at least 2-3 days for them to become active.
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In the late 1930s, world heavyweight boxer Joe Louis bought Spring Hill Farm, about 250 acres of present day River Bends Park, from Charles Weeks for $100,000. The transaction, handled by Louis' manager John Roxborough, was completed the week of August 18th, 1939, according to the old weekly Utica Sentinel.
Joe Louis was a horse lover, so it was natural for Roxborough to make the Spring Hill Farm into a riding stable. Many changes were made. The tool shed and the cattle barn were converted into horse stables. All the floors of the stalls for the horses had a clay base to protect their hooves. Of course, the clay had to be hauled in as the farm was a sandy loam.
A track was built at the bottom of the hill for horse shows. Bleachers were built at the bottom of the hill and box seats were built on the south end of the track.
According to Jim and Jack Brede, sons of Herman Brede, there were two rooms in the basement on the east side of the house. They were dingy and damp and the timbers were rotting. There was also a tunnel by these two rooms leading to the north of the house in the side of the hill. These were the rooms used by the runaway slaves in their quest for freedom in Canada via Port Huron.
The house was renovated and made into a restaurant. A large room was added on to the north side of the house. The restaurant became a fine eating place for many citizens of the area. Also, since Joe Louis was the owner, many people of the black race would patronize it.
The property was lost due to Louis' financial difficulties. On December 1, 1944, the state Conservation Department bought 409 acres, including the old Spring Hill Farm which became part of the Utica-Rochester Recreation Area. The remaining 18 acres of the original farm, including the buildings, changed hands several times. Owners were Romann Halanski, William H. Jamens, and Arthur J. Hill. Hill was the owner when the building burned down in 1973.
The entire parcel was leased to the government on April 20, 1954. The army established and maintained a Nike Missile Site until 1964 when it was turned over to the National Guard. Ten years later the DNR regained control.
The buildings have long disappeared, except for a few foundation stones and the remains of several flower gardens. The "Spring in the Hill" still flows and the water is still as pure as when Uncle Peter Lerich first tasted it.
( From Summer along the Clinton by Wally Doebler, 1996 )


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Q: How can I improve my junit tests Right my junit tests look like a long story:

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*I create 4 users

*I delete 1 user

*I try to login with the deleted user and make sure it fails

*I login with one of the 3 remaining user and verify I can login

*I send a message from one user to the other and verify that it appears in the outbox of the sender and in the inbox of the receiver.

*I delete the message

*...

*...

Advantages:
The tests are quite effective (are very good at detecting bugs) and are very stable, becuase they only use the API, if I refactor the code then the tests are refactored too. As I don't use "dirty tricks" such as saving and reloading the db in a given state, my tests are oblivious to schema changes and implementation changes.
Disadvantages:
The tests are getting difficult to maintain, any change in a test affects other tests. The tests run 8-9 min which is great for continuous integration but is a bit frustrating for developers. Tests cannot be run isolated, the best you can do is to stop after the test you are interested in has run - but you absolutely must run all the tests that come before.
How would you go about improving my tests?

A: unit tests should - ideally - be independent, and able to run in any order. So, I would suggest that you:

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*break up your tests to be independent

*consider using an in-memory database as the backend for your tests

*consider wrapping each test or suite in a transaction that is rolled back at the end

*profile the unit tests to see where the time is going, and concentrate on that

if it takes 8 minutes to create a few users and send a few messages, the performance problem may not be in the tests, rather this may be a symptom of performance problems with the system itself - only your profiler knows for sure!
[caveat: i do NOT consider these kinds of tests to be 'integration tests', though i may be in the minority; i consider these kinds of tests to be unit tests of features, a la TDD]

A: Now you are testing many things in one method (a violation of One Assertion Per Test). This is a bad thing, because when any of those things changes, the whole test fails. This leads it to not being immediately obvious why a test failed and what needs to be fixed. Also when you intentionally change the behaviour of the system, you need to change more tests to correspond the changed behaviour (i.e. the tests are fragile).
To know what kind of tests are good, it helps to read more on BDD: http://dannorth.net/introducing-bdd http://techblog.daveastels.com/2005/07/05/a-new-look-at-test-driven-development/ http://jonkruger.com/blog/2008/07/25/why-behavior-driven-development-is-good/
To improve the test that you mentioned, I would split it into the following three test classes with these context and test method names:
Creating user accounts

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*Before a user is created

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*the user does not exist

*When a user is created

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*the user exists

*When a user is deleted

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*the user does not exist anymore

Logging in

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*When a user exists

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*the user can login with the right password

*the user can not login with a wrong password

*When a user does not exist

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*the user can not login

Sending messages

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*When a user sends a message

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*the message appears in the sender's outbox

*the message appears in the reciever's inbox

*the message does not appear in any other message boxes

*When a message is deleted

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*the message does not anymore exist

You also need to improve the speed of the tests. You should have a unit test suite with good coverage, which can run in a couple of seconds. If it takes longer than 10-20 seconds to run the tests, then you will hesitate to run them after every change, and you lose some of quick feedback that running the tests gives you. (If it talks to the database, it's not a unit test, but a system or integration test, which have their uses, but are not fast enough to be executed continually.) You need to break the dependencies of the classes under test by mocking or stubbing them. Also from your description it appears that your tests are not isolated, but instead the tests depend on the side-effects caused by previous tests - this is a no-no. Good tests are FIRST.

A: Reduce dependencies between tests. This can be done by using Mocks. Martin Fowler speaks about it in Mocks aren't stubs, especially why mocking reduces dependencies between tests.

A: You can use JExample, an extension of JUnit that allows test methods to have return values that are reused by other tests. JExample tests run with the normal JUnit plugin in Eclipse, and also work side by side with normal JUnit tests. Thus migration should be no problem. JExample is used as follows
@RunWith(JExample.class)
public class MyTest {

    @Test
    public Object a() {
        return new Object();
    }

    @Test
    @Given("#a")
    public Object b(Object object) {
        // do something with object
        return object;
    }

    @Test
    @Given("#b")
    public void c(Object object) {
        // do some more things with object
    }

}

Disclaimer, I am among the JExample developers.

A: If you use TestNG you can annotate tests in a variety of ways. For example, you can annotate your tests above as long-running. Then you can configure your automated-build/continuous integration server to run these, but the standard "interactive" developer build would not (unless they explicitly choose to).
This approach depends on developers checking into your continuous build on a regular basis, so that the tests do get run!
Some tests will inevitably take a long time to run. The comments in this thread re. performance are all valid. However if your tests do take a long time, the pragmatic solution is to run them but not let their time-consuming nature impact the developers to the point that they avoid running them.
Note: you can do something similar with JUnit by (say) naming tests in different fashions and getting your continuous build to run a particular subset of test classes.

A: First, understand the tests you have are integration tests (probably access external systems and hit a wide range of classes). Unit tests should be a lot more specific, which is a challenge on an already built system. The main issue achieving that is usually the way the code is structured:
i.e. class tightly coupled to external systems (or to other classes that are). To be able to do so you need to build the classes in such a way that you can actually avoid hitting external systems during the unit tests.
Update 1: Read the following, and consider that the resulting design will allow you to actually test the encryption logic without hitting files/databases - http://www.lostechies.com/blogs/gabrielschenker/archive/2009/01/30/the-dependency-inversion-principle.aspx (not in java, but ilustrates the issue very well) ... also note that you can do a really focused integration tests for the readers/writers, instead of having to test it all together.
I suggest:

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*Gradually include real unit tests on your system. You can do this when doing changes and developing new features, refactoring appropriately.

*When doing the previous, include focused integration tests where appropriate. Make sure you are able to run the unit tests separated from the integration tests.

*Consider your tests are close to testing the system as a whole, thus are different from automated acceptance tests only in that they operate on the border of the API. Given this think about factors related to the importance of the API for the product (like if it will be used externally), and whether you have good coverage with automated acceptance tests. This can help you understand what is the value of having these on your system, and also why they naturally take so long. Take a decision on whether you will be testing the system as a whole on the interface level, or both the interface+api level.

Update 2: Based on other answers, I want to clear something regarding doing TDD. Lets say you have to check whether some given logic sends an email, logs the info on a file, saves data on the database, and calls a web service (not all at once I know, but you start adding tests for each of those). On each test you don't want to hit the external systems, what you really want to test is if the logic will make the calls to those systems that you are expecting it to do. So when you write a test that checks that an email is sent when you create an user, what you test is if the logic calls the dependency that does that. Notice that you can write these tests and the related logic, without actually having to implement the code that sends the email (and then having to access the external system to know what was sent ...). This will help you focus on the task at hand and help you get a decoupled system. It will also make it simple to test what is being sent to those systems.

A: By testing stories like you describe, you have very brittle tests. If only one tiny bit of functionality is changing, your whole test might be messed up. Then you will likely to change all tests, which are affected by that change.
In fact the tests you are describing are more like functional tests or component tests than unit tests. So you are using a unit testing framework (junit) for non-unit tests. In my point of view there is nothing wrong to use a unit testing framework to do non-unit tests, if (and only if) you are aware of it.
So there are following options:

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*Choose another testing framework which supports a "story telling"-style of testing much better, like other user already have suggested. You have to evaluate and find a suitable testing framework.

*Make your tests more "unit test"-like. Therefore you will need to break up your tests and maybe change your current production code. Why? Because unit testing aims on testing small units of code (unit testing purists suggest only one class at once). By doing this your unit tests become more independent. If you change the behavior of one class, you just need to change a relatively small amount of unit test code. This makes your unit test more robust. During that process you might see that your current code does not support unit testing very well -- mostly because of dependencies between classes. This is the reason that you will also need to modify your production code.
If you are in a project and running out of time, both options might not help you any further. Then you will have to live with those tests, but you can try to ease your pain:

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*Remove code duplication in your tests: Like in production code eliminate code duplication and put the code into helper methods or helper classes. If something changes, you might only need to change the helper method or class. This way you will converge to the next suggestion.

*Add another layer of indirection to your tests: Produce helper methods and helper classes which operate on a higher level of abstraction. They should act as API for your tests. These helpers are calling you production code. Your story tests should only call those helpers. If something changes, you need to change only one place in your API and don't need to touch all your tests.
Example signatures for your API:
createUserAndDelete(string[] usersForCreation, string[] userForDeletion);
logonWithUser(string user);
sendAndCheckMessageBoxes(string fromUser, string toUser);

For general unit testing I suggest to have a look into XUnit Test Patterns from Gerard Meszaros.
For breaking dependencies in your production tests have a look into Working Effectively with Legacy Code from Michael Feathers

A: In addition to the above, pick up a good book on TDD (I can recommend "TDD and Acceptance TDD for Java Developers").  Even though it will approach from a TDD point of view there is alot of helpful information about writing the right kind of unit tests.
Find someone who has alot of knowledge in the area and use them to figure out how you can improve your tests.
Join a mailing list to ask questions and just read the traffic coming through.  The JUnit list at yahoo (something like groups.yahoo.com/junit).  Some of the movers and shakers in the JUnit world are on that list and actively participate.
Get a list of the golden rules of unit tests and stick them on your (and others) cubicle wall, something like:

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*Thou shalt never access an external system

*Thou shalt only test the code under test

*Thou shalt only test one thing at once
etc.

A: Since everyone else is talking about structure I'll pick different points.  This sounds like a good opportunity to profile the code to find bottleknecks and to run it through code coverage to see if you are missing anything (given the time it takes to run it the results could be interesting).
I personally use the Netbeans profiler, but there are ones in other IDEs and stand alone ones as well.
For code coverage I use Cobertura, but EMMA works too (EMMA had an annoyance that Cobertura didn't have... I forget what it was and it may not be an issue anymore).  Those two are free, there are paid ones as well that are nice.


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Two girls stand in rubble after a tornado struck Moore. (GENE BLEVINS/REUTERS)
MOORE, Okla. — The parents and guardians stood in the muddy grass outside a suburban Oklahoma City church, listening as someone with a bullhorn called out the names of children who were being dropped off — survivors of a deadly tornado that barreled through their community.
For many families, the ordeal ended in bear hugs and tears of joy as loved ones reunited. Others were left to wait in the darkness, hoping for good news while fearing the worst.
At least 20 children are among the more than 50 reported dead so far in Moore, the Oklahoma City suburb ravaged by Monday's tornado that packed winds of up to 200 mph. The twister reduced one elementary school to a heaping mound of rubble and heavily damaged another while also flattening block after block of homes. Officials said early Tuesday the death toll could rise by as many as 40.
Rebekah Stuck hugs her son, Aiden Stuck, 7, after she found him in front of the destroyed Briarwood Elementary. (NATE BILLINGS/AP)
At St. Andrews United Methodist Church, parents stared into the distance as they waited, some holding the hands of young children who were missing siblings.
Tonya Sharp and Deanna Wallace sat at a table in the church's gymnasium waiting for their teenage daughters. As Sharp and Wallace spoke, a line of students walked in.
Children wait for their parents to arrive at Briarwood Elementary school after a tornado destroyed the school in south Oklahoma City. (PAUL HELLSTERN/AP)
Wallace spotted her 16-year-old daughter, who came quickly her way and jumped into her mother's arms, pushing her several steps backward in the process. But Sharp didn't see her daughter, a 17-year-old who has epilepsy. She worried her daughter hadn't taken her medicine.
"I don't know where she's at," Sharp said. Later, she went to speak to officials who helped her register so she could be notified as soon as her daughter was found.
Abby Madi (l.) and Peterson Zatterlee comforts Zaterlee's dog Rippy. (GENE BLEVINS/REUTERS)
Shelli Smith had to walk miles to find her children. She was reunited with her 14-year-old daughter, Tiauna, around 5 p.m. Monday, but hadn't yet seen her 16-year-old son, TJ, since he left for school that morning.
TJ's phone had died, but he borrowed a classmate's phone to tell his mother where he was. However, Smith couldn't get to him due to the roadblocks. So she parked her car and started walking.
A girl walks, wrapped in a blanket, near the Moore Hospital. (GENE BLEVINS/REUTERS)
It took her three hours, but a little after sunset, she found him. She grabbed her son and squeezed him in a tight hug that lasted for several seconds before letting go. TJ hugged his sister, and then hugged his mom again.
The family had a long walk back to their car and then home, but she said she didn't mind.
Teachers carry children away from Briarwood Elementary school. (PAUL HELLSTERN/AP)
"I was trying to get him and they wouldn't let me," she said, adding later: "I was like, 'You know what? I'm going to get my son."'
Renee Lee summed up the struggle for many parents with multiple children — find the ones who they hadn't yet seen, while calming the younger ones they had with them.
An American flag lies on top of an overturned car. (GENE BLEVINS/REUTERS)
Lee is the mother of two daughters Sydney Walker, 16, and Hannah Lee, 8. When the storm came, she tried to pick Sydney up from school. Sydney told her on the phone that they wouldn't let her come in. While Lee and her younger daughter waited in their home, which wasn't hit, Sydney was safe in the room at a local high school.
Lee said she believed Sydney wasn't hurt and seemed resigned to the severe weather outbreaks.
"There's been so many of them, it doesn't even faze me," she said. "You just do what you gotta do. It's part of living here."


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Part of the college experience today is learning with, and learning from, people different from ourselves. However, in the past, some colleges were racially segregated - particularly in the South - until desegregation began in the 1950s and increased diversity at college campuses. And while some colleges today are for specific populations, such as women, in general, college campuses are bastions of racial, ethnic, religious, and social diversity. This diversity lends itself to an enhanced educational experience, better preparation for working for companies with diverse employees, and greater understanding of others. But where are the most diverse community colleges located? We collected data from community colleges in each state and analyzed it to determine how much diversity exists.
In order to appropriately compare the diversity of community colleges, we mined student data and calculated diversity scores for each state. Specifically, we were interested in the presence of more than one ethnic group on campus. Our formula determines the likelihood that any two students at a college are from different ethnic groups. Scores closer to zero indicate less diversity on campus, while a score closer to 1 indicates more diversity on campus. For example, a college exclusively for African-American students would have a diversity score of zero even though the student body is comprised of an ethnic minority, because other ethnic groups would not be present on campus. Conversely, a college with five or six ethnic groups on campus would have a much higher diversity score closer to 1.
Our state-level data presents many results that are not at all surprising. Highly populated states and states that have experienced significant growth, especially among minority populations, are among our states with the highest diversity scores. Among our least diverse states are those in the Midwest and New England regions of the country. These areas have seen little population growth and states in these regions do not have a high level of ethnic diversity. However, there are some unexpected entries, especially on our list of states with the most diverse community colleges. Indiana and Wyoming, two states with overwhelmingly white populations, both rank among the top four in terms of college diversity.
It should be no surprise that California, Texas, and Florida – all highly populated states with significant populations of minorities – make the our top 10 list of most diverse states. California's diversity score of .71 is due in large part to the enrollment of Hispanic students, who represent 35 percent of community college students in the state. In fact, of the 1.5 million students enrolled in California's 241 community colleges, a whopping 63 percent are from a minority group. Texas shows a similar diversity profile, with 57 percent of community college students representing a minority group, 34 percent of which are Hispanic. Nearly half of students at Florida community colleges are minorities, with 24 percent of students identifying as Hispanic. It is no coincidence that each of these states ranks in the top three of fastest growing states since 2011 according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
The big surprises on our list of most diverse states are sparsely populated states like Hawaii, Wyoming and Alaska. However, data from the Kaiser Family Foundation sheds some light on these apparent anomalies. Although Hawaii is not highly populated, it is home to very large minority populations, particularly those of Asian descent and those who identify as native Hawaiian. In fact, just 18 percent of Hawaii's residents are white, giving it one of the most diverse populations in the nation. This diversity is represented on the campuses of the state's community colleges as well, where 86 percent of students are minorities, thus the reason why Hawaii's diversity score tops the list at .75.
The most unlikely state to be on this list is Wyoming, where according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, 86 percent of residents identify themselves as white. Yet, an examination of Wyoming's community college data explains the discrepancy: minority enrollment at Wyoming community colleges stands at 52 percent. This is far higher than the national average of 34 percent. Large populations of American Indians, Asians, Hispanics and African-American students at the state's ten community colleges increase the state's diversity score, even though the state population itself is highly homogenous and ranks among the least diverse in the nation.
Wyoming community colleges are an excellent example of how college campuses aren't necessarily reflective of a state's ethnic makeup. College students are free to select the school they choose to attend, so unlike many public K-12 school districts, community colleges are not bound by neighborhood or community boundaries that might prevent some ethnic groups from attending a particular school. Colleges attract students from across the nation and from many different ethnic groups. While this rings true for colleges in all 50 states, it is most evident at Wyoming community colleges.
Unlike our top ten list of most diverse states, there aren't really many surprises on our list of least diverse states. The states on this list have among the least diverse populations in the nation according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. In fact, only three states from our list – Idaho, Utah and Nebraska - are not among Kaiser's ten least diverse states. However, Idaho is fourteenth on the list, with 82 percent of its residents identifying as white, followed by Utah at number fifteen with a white population of 81 percent. At number 19 on Kaiser's list is Nebraska, with 79 percent of residents identifying as white.
Generally speaking, the states on our least diverse list are rural and have shown little population growth over the last decade. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, New England and the Midwest have the slowest population growth and have relatively small numbers of ethnic minorities. The New England region grew by just 3.2 percent from 2000 to 2010. The Midwest showed similarly modest growth at just 3.9 percent. Community colleges in these regions are therefore reflective of their overall populations. North Dakota's diversity score is just .13, which is not surprising given that only 7 percent of community college students in that state represent a minority group. Maine has the same diversity score and minority enrollment numbers. These states rank number 10 and number 1 on Kaiser's list of the least diverse states, respectively. While Wyoming community colleges have been able to attract large numbers of minority students, thereby boosting that state's diversity score, colleges in these states have not been able to do so as of yet.
The diversity found on many of our nation's college campuses is reflective of the general population of our country. We are a nation of many peoples, languages, and traditions, and college is a place where we can learn about and gain an appreciation for such things. Additionally, many colleges today do not have an ethnic majority, which is where our nation's population is headed. According to the Center for American Progress, over half the children born today are of color and by 2050 there will be no ethnic majority in this country. As our nation's demographics change, so too do those of our community colleges.
Furthermore, minorities have typically been underrepresented in higher education. While 28 percent of American adults have at least a four-year degree, only 13 percent of Hispanics and 17 percent of African-Americans have a bachelor's degree. Increasing the number of minority students on college campuses not only reverses the trend of minority underrepresentation, it fosters collaboration, innovation, and competition. With large numbers of minority students, especially those who are Hispanic, enrolling in college in the fastest-growing states, campuses are becoming increasingly diverse and reaping the economic benefits of well educated, well trained college graduates who can work well with people from varying backgrounds.
Lastly, building acceptance and understanding for those who are unlike us is a crucial benefit of diversity in college. Studies show that students who have a college experience with diverse groups are more tolerant, accepting and understanding of others who do not share the same social, political or religious beliefs. From a purely social perspective, this level of acceptance for others is necessary as our nation continues to become more color neutral. From an economic standpoint, experiencing diversity is essential as our workforce rapidly continues to represent more minority groups. According to the Center for American Progress, half of our nation's workforce will soon be comprised of minorities. With the economic future of our country resting squarely in the hands of rapidly growing minority populations, it is essential that today's college students develop an appreciation for multiculturalism.
Kerby, Sophia. 10 Reasons Why We Need Diversity on College Campuses. Center for American Progress, 9 Oct. 2012. Web. 26 Feb. 2014. <http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/race/news/2012/10/09/41004/10-reasons-why-we-need-diversity-on-college-campuses>.
North Dakota is Nation's Fastest-Growing State Since 2011. United States Census Bureau, 20 Dec. 2012. Web. 26 Feb. 2014. <https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/population/cb12-250.html>.
Population Distribution and Change: 2000 to 2010. United States Census Bureau, Mar. 2011. Web. 26 Feb. 2014. <http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-01.pdf>.
Population Distribution by Race/Ethnicity. Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, 2013. Web. 26 Feb. 2014. <http://kff.org/other/state-indicator/distribution-by-raceethnicity/ - table>.
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Cold winds in the winter typically prevail from the northwest in the Great Lakes region, producing dramatic lake-effect snowfall on the southern and eastern shores of the Great Lakes. This lake-effect produces a striking difference between the snowfall experienced by communities downwind of the lakes and those or lying on the northern and western shores of the Great Lakes.
The Upper Peninsula Snowbelt
The Upper Peninsula of Michigan features one of the largest and most distinct snowbelts in the United States. Due to their large area and depth, Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, and Lake Huron freeze less completely. With open lake water throughout the winter months, lake-effect snow can fall continually across the Upper Peninsula and Canadian snowbelts. From the Porcupine Mountains and the Keweenaw Peninsula to Whitefish Point, snowfall is dramatically enhanced by lake effects. In some areas, annual snowfall totals commonly exceed 250 inches (635 cm) per year. The Keweenaw Peninsula, which averages more snowfall than any location in the United States east of the Mississippi River, owes much of its winter snowfall to lake effects. For comparison, Duluth, Minnesota, which lies outside the lake effect zone at the southwestern tip of Lake Superior, receives 78 inches (198 cm) per season.
Lake Michigan Snowbelt
Western Michigan, Northwestern Lower Michigan, and Northern Indiana can experience heavy lake-effect snow. As winds pass over Lake Michigan and generate snow, areas near Traverse City, Muskegon, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, South Bend, and Elkhart can experience significant, often disruptive, lake-effect snowstorms. These snowfall events can reach far across Michigan and Indiana, but typically diminish significantly in severity before reaching areas such as Lansing or Fort Wayne. Under the right, relatively uncommon conditions of northerly winds, a single band of lake-effect snow may form down the length of Lake Michigan, producing intense, but localized, snowfall in Northwestern Indiana.
A lake-effect snowstorm approaching Buffalo, NY
Lake Ontario and Lake Erie Snowbelts
The region east and southeast of Lake Ontario frequently sees daily snowfall totals that are higher than anywhere in the United States. Syracuse, New York, receives significant lake-effect snow from Lake Ontario, averaging 116 inches (294 cm) of snow per year. Lake Erie produces a lake effect zone stretching from the eastern suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio to Buffalo, New York. Because of its relatively shallow depths, Lake Erie has the distinction of being the only Great Lake capable of completely freezing over. As it freezes throughout the winter and the fuel supply of moisture from the lake surface is cut off, lake-effect snow events cease.
Lake Huron Snowbelt
Much of Southern Ontario west of Lake Huron can experience intense lake-effect snowfall and notorious whiteout conditions. The greatest accumulations typically occur on the Bruce Peninsula, which divids the main body of Lake Huron to the west from the Georgian Bay to the east. Bounded by the lake on all sides except to the south, the Bruce Peninsula experiences lake-effect precipitation during most winter weather events, except when the wind is directly from the south or when Lake Huron is significantly frozen over.
Inland and Upwind Areas
Lake-effect snow is far less common in areas that are far enough inland or upwind from prevailing northwesterly winds over the lakes. Therefore, regions that see less lake-effect snow are typically those on the western and northern shores of the lakes, including Southeastern Michigan, Northwestern Ohio, Southeastern Wisconsin and Northeastern Illinois. However, lake-effect snow is possible when winds are out of the east or northeast. More frequently, the north side of a low-pressure system gathers more moisture as it travels westward over the lake, creating a phenomenon called lake-enhanced precipitation.
Climate Change and Snowfall
Overall, snowfall has increased in northern lake-effect zones in the Great Lakes basin even as snowfall totals in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio have declined with rising temperatures. Warmer Great Lakes surface water temperatures and declining Great Lakes ice cover have likely driven the observed increases in lake-effect snow. As global temperatures continue to rise and further warm the Great Lakes, areas in lake-effect zones will continue to see increasing lake-effect snowfall. Areas in more southern lake-effect zones may see lake-effect snow replaced by lake-effect rain, as winter temperatures will warm and be less suitable for snow.
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Parapet (欄干)
A donation TSD/TSS technique that got its name because of how the J covering the hole resembles a parapet. You can preserve the lines underneath, which often leads to situations where you can immediately follow up with a Tetris.
Compare with the alternative way to make the T-Spin shape assuming that you had the same initial field:
Compare Parapet with how you would build BT Cannon
Compare with placing a S or a Z which would have been possible if you didn't have a block on the position marked purple (see Cut Copy):
The Tetris doesn't always have to come after the TSD:
Here's an example where Parapet is a good option. You preserve the 4 lines underneath, so you can immediately follow up with a Tetris.
Here's an example of utilizing Parapet as a stacking alternative because the queue (OTLIZOS) did not have a J.
credit to kazu for the examples
You can also forgo the TSD for a TSS. Useful when you don't have the initial height to make a Tetris because it preserves one more line in your stack. It also results in an equal row height on both sides, which arguably makes it a better option in many cases.
Row Height
If you look closely, doing a TSS instead of a TSD results in an equal row height on both sides. This means that you can quickly build a TSD or another Parapet on top of the field afterward.
credit to kazu for this example
Below is an example of doing a TSS with Parapet. You preserve the 3 lines underneath, and because you're doing a TSS instead of a TSD, you keep one more line. This makes it easy to follow up with a Tetris.
Here are some other examples. The second one is an example of using Parapet while downstacking to subsequently clear 4 lines with a Tetris.
Sometimes you place the overhang first anticipating an L or J, only to realize that it's not in your queue. In that case, you can use a S or Z to skim. Like any other skim, this breaks B2B, and it would be best to avoid getting into this situation.
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Cincinnati is currently home to one nanobrewery, DogBerry in West Chester. Fibonacci Brewing Company will be the city's second, and will open in the spring.
Husband-and-wife team Bob and Betty Bollas combined their love for math and their neighborhood when they decided to open a brewery. They secured a building about a month ago—a former flower shop located at 1445 Compton Rd.
The upstairs tasting area is about 1,100 square feet, with an outside space that is about the same size; the downstairs brewhouse is about 1,000 square feet. Bob says there won't be official tours, but he'll show anyone around who is interested in seeing the brewing process.
Bob has been brewing at home for about six years now, and started brewing on a larger system about three years ago. He'll use that same one-barrel system at Fibonacci, which will allow him to get about 300 beers each time he brews.
The Bollas' plan to have four or five year-round beers, as well as a few seasonals—Bob is thinking about doing an Imperial IPA, a Kolsch and an Imperial Stout to start. Fibonacci won't have a kitchen, but Bob wants to partner with food trucks and local restaurants, which will allow customers to order food in and enjoy a meal with their beer.
He also wants to partner with local businesses, such as a coffee roaster up the street to create a coffee-infused beer.
Although plans are still in the early stages, Bob says Fibonacci will likely be open Thursday and Friday evenings, and all day on Saturday.


I have a new poem in the most recent issue of The Maynard! It's all about breaking bones and hearts!
Heya fellow medievalists and fantasy-enthusiasts. I'll be attending 2 medieval conferences in the new year. From May 9-12 I'll be at the International Congress on Medieval Studies at the University of Western Michigan in Kalamazoo. I'll be presenting a paper on medievalism on YA literature, and I'll also be part of a roundtable focused on problems within the discipline. From July 1-4 I'll be at the IMC in Leeds, presenting on "dangerous wizards" in young-adult texts. Feel free to find me if you're at either of these events! Coffee, chatter, and "oohing" over medieval books is always welcome.
I reviewed a forthcoming collaborative book–Autoethnography and Feminist Theory at the Water's Edge: Unsettled Islands. Edited by Sonja Boon, Lesley Butler, and Daze Jeffries, and forthcoming from Palgrave Press. An excellent mix of creative/critical essays from an elemental perspective, including discussion of trans and nonbinary identities in a Canadian context.
Tonight at 6:30 PM I'm doing an interview on Regina's CJTR Community Radio [for their Just Drawn That Way podcast]–we'll be chatting about my recent class on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Feel free to have a listen here.
I'm giving a seminar on New Directions in Medieval Studies as part of the University of Regina Department of English's Proseminar Series. We'll discuss ecologies, medievalism(s), and disability studies, as well as what Medieval Studies can offer! Click here for a larger version of the poster.
I delivered a talk on Old English literature and disability studies, entitled "Blue Histories: Thinking With Sadness in the Middle Ages," as part of the Orlene Murad series at the University of Regina. Afterwards we discussed medieval representations of the body, and how medieval literature may represent a challenge to current narratives of cure (see Eli Clare's wonderful work on this in Brilliant Imperfection).
Click Omad_pdf for a larger version of the poster.
I wrote a blurb for Ken Mondschein's Game of Thrones and the Medieval Art of War, published by McFarland Press (who also published Mastering the Game of Thrones). If you have burning questions about Valyrian steel or just want to know more about medieval arms and armour, check it out!
I'm teaching a Chaucer course in the Fall, which focuses on Chaucerian fantasy and the supernatural: from sorcerers to zombies. We'll also look at medieval adaptations like Game of Thrones, and our various shared fantasies about the medieval era. Click here to check out the poster.
Next month I'll be part of a panel on Old English Elegies at the 2017 International Medieval Congress in Kalamazoo. I'm particularly excited about this panel because we'll be talking about the role of queerness in Old English poetry, with a nod towards "queer" as something with multiple meanings: strange, ambivalent, untranslatable. We'll be talking about Maxims, Beowulf, and other poems, on May 12th at 3:30. I'll be the guy with the cane.
I had the pleasure of participating in a roundtable discussion on adapting medieval research to genre fiction, including fantasy, YA and children's literature. I couldn't have asked for two better panelists: Kim Zarins (Sometimes We Tell the Truth) and Sandra Evans (This is Not a Werewolf Story). We talked about how to avoid getting lost in the details, and how the academic world could be more receptive to nontraditional writing about research.
Literary Wonderlands is now available for purchase! The book, edited by Laura Miller and including work by Lev Grossman, features gorgeous maps and detailed discussions of fantastic landscapes. I have a piece on Game of Thrones, and I'm quite excited by the visual content. Books like this remind us that fantasy literature is all about mapping, discovery, and adventure. Order from IndieBound.
I have an article on eighteenth century slang and sexuality coming out in Volume 36 of Lumen, the journal of the Canadian Society for Eighteenth Century Studies. It focuses on gay bar culture in eighteenth century London and the unique language that developed between different subcultures, eventually leading to queer dialects like Polari.
Literary Wonderlands is available for presale. This anthology features essays on created worlds, and is wonderfully illustrated. I have a piece on Game of Thrones, and other contributors include author Lev Grossman, Tolkien scholar Tom Shippey, and fantasy critic Farah Mendlesohn. The collection is edited by author Laura Miller.
Contributing a piece on George R.R. Martin/Game of Thrones to Literary Wonderlands, an illustrated book published by Elwin Street. Various contributors discuss fantasy worlds like Westeros, Narnia, and IQ84. Edited by Laura Miller.


MISS SUPRANATIONAL ISRAEL is Hodaya Cohen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I´m so happy with her!
* She was semifinalist in Miss Grand International 2014.
Re: MISS SUPRANATIONAL ISRAEL is Hodaya Cohen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2--I HATE the way she was styled in MGI, her makeup is CAKED on and that NEVER looks good on any woman. Her selfies/natural look are so much better than the way she is done up. Minimal makeup and she stands out--ALOT.
3--If i didn't know that she was Israeli, and I didn't see a sash, I would immediately think she was a latina. That is a good/bad thing. Good because Latina's are beautiful. Bad because to some people another latina (myself, a latino, included) is boring. But the fact that she isn't a latina but looks like one is great for her tho. Like "whoa, this is a surprise". I like it when its mixed up.
4--Israel needs to send girls like this to Miss Universe, not the typical skinny and model looking girls...though...now with IMG at the helm, nobody is sure what kind of girls they are looking for.
Hodaya and Mieko were good friends at MGI and they are BOTH excited to see each other again in Poland. Hodaya even told Mieko that she will wait for her at the airport after realizing that their arrival is just one hour apart! How sweet!!! I love Hodaya!!! Such a sweet young Israeli!


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Thoubal, September 22 2021: Former minister and member of Manipur Legislative Assembly Leit-anthem Tomba passed away on Wednesday morning at his Thoubal bazar residence.
Elected four times from Thoubal assembly constituency, Tomba alias EO Tomba, was minister of Sericulture, Labour & Employment, Social Welfare and Education.
Born on January 9, 1933, Tomba was elected for the first time in 1984 as a Janata Party candidate.
He also won on MPP ticket in 1995, MSCP in 2000 and Federal Party of Manipur in 2002, and became a cabinet minister for three terms.
Election committee of Konsam Michael, who is preparing to contest the upcoming 12 Assembly election in Thoubal AC convened an emergency condolence meeting at his Thoubal Melaground residence on Wednesday during which a two-minute silence was observed in honour of the departed soul.
Tomba, who joined service as extension officer after completing BA from DM College, before foraying into electoral political, was very fond of writing and sports.


Dear children, Today I want you to continue helping Jesus and Me in a special way by prayers and sacrifices. If you do so, The Lord will bless you and generously reward you. Live immersed in the things of heaven. Live seeking, loving and looking the heaven that awaits you. I am your Mother. I come from heaven to make you saints. Abandon yourselves to me. Consecrate yourselves to My Immaculate Heart. This is the message that I transmit to you today in the name of The Most Holy Trinity. Thank you for permitting me to reunite you here one more time. I bless you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Stay in peace.


Planning to Take Piano Lessons?
If you are planning to learn music, then you should know that the piano is one of the best instruments to learn on. There are a lot of individuals who are asking "is the piano hard to learn?". Learning piano should not be difficult, however, to make things easier, it is very important that you take the time to find the best piano teacher out there. Compared to the guitar, piano is much easier to learn since you can see chord structures more clearly. If you are one of those people who is interested in learning how to play the piano, then this article can be very helpful. It is very important that you take the time to think about some few things first and ponder on some few points first before you start learning how to play a piano.
You should know that learning how to play the piano is not totally easy, especially if you are not really passionate about learning and discovering it. If you want to master it in a shorter period of time, then it is very important that you practice every day. You can make the learning process a lot smoother if you foster good habits – you need to be consisted. At first, learning piano can be a very daunting task since your brain is learning new stuff. You need to be patient since there will be times when you will get frustrated as you learn the motions and movements. There are many people out there who are self-taught pianist, but if you really want to master the art of playing piano, then it is advisable that you find the best piano teacher out there.
It is very important that you are having fun while learning how to play the piano. If you want to make things a lot easier, then you should have fun and enjoy every lesson. It is very important that you choose a piano teacher or instructor who is not boring and knows how to have fun while he or she is teaching you how to play the piano.


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Betty Grant is an experienced entrepreneur and corporate executive. As co-founder of the executive search firm, O'Leary and Grant, Betty worked with Fortune 1000 companies to attract talented and effective senior executives. Earlier in her career she worked for Unisys and Cullinet Software, where she launched their business in the Twin Cities and built an extensive sales and service organization in the Upper Midwest.
Betty is known for her ability to partner with executives — as a sounding board, strategist, catalyst and coach. Drawing on diverse corporate and executive search experience, she understands what companies are looking for in executives and how they can best articulate their value. Clients appreciate her honesty, empathy, creativity and practicality. Having made multiple career and life transitions, she knows transitions can lead to great rewards. Betty is excited to assist others in capitalizing on their opportunities.
In her encore career, Betty combines work at Navigate Forward with a long-time commitment to community service. She co-leads Amigos del Mercado, a resource center serving the Latino community. As the Board President of the Playwrights' Center, Betty is involved in supporting the work of playwrights in developing new plays for the American theater. Her long-time interest in women and girls has included board and committee leadership roles for the Women's Foundation of MN, Teenwise and The Works. On Betty's office wall hangs this sign: "Stop me before I volunteer again."
Betty is on the move, out and about. You might see her commuting by bike around Minneapolis (not in winter!), playing golf, seeing the latest movies and trying the newest restaurants in town. She's an avid traveler and combines an interest in other cultures with being active; recent trips have included hiking in Chile, walking in Spain, rafting the Grand Canyon and biking in Turkey. She believes in making the most of what life offers — today.
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BLACKPINK's "DDU-DU DDU-DU" Becomes Fastest K-Pop Girl Group MV To Reach 40 Million Views
by J. Lim
BLACKPINK is blazing full-speed ahead with their latest title track "DDU-DU DDU-DU."
The girl group made their long-awaited comeback on June 15, almost a year after "As If It's Your Last." As of 8:57 p.m. KST, the music video for "DDU-DU DDU-DU" has reached the 40 million views milestone on YouTube. They achieved this in just a little under one day and three hours, setting a new record. This makes "DDU-DU DDU-DU" the fastest K-pop girl group music video to reach the milestone, breaking the previous record of five days and nine hours set by TWICE's "What is Love?"
The music video has been setting records since its release, becoming the fastest K-pop girl group music video to reach the 10 million, 20 million, and 30 million marks. BLACKPINK also broke the record for the K-pop girl group music video with the most views in 24 hours.
Congratulations to BLACKPINK and why not celebrate by watching the music video again?
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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has taken refuge at the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa to avoid arrest, according to Reuters.
The U.S. State Department confirms that deposed President Zelaya has returned home to Honduras to reclaim his presidency.
State Department spokesman Ian Kelly says in Washington that U.S. officials have confirmed that Zelaya is in Honduras. But Kelly adds: "Where exactly he is, I don't know, and we're just trying to find out more details."
Officials of the interim government that ousted Zelaya earlier denied his claims that he had returned to Tegucigalpa. And a U.N. official denied that he was at the United Nations office he said he was speaking from in an interview with a local television station.


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Coronavirus case of Indiana Middle East respiratory disease explained
At the beginning of the month of April 2014 were the most newspapers in America talking about the arrival of the mysterious virus Middle East.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/05/04/indiana-mers-virus-health/8685487/
But, are you supposed to Americans fear the deadly syndrome the Middle East?
The Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), also termed EMC/2012 (HCoV-EMC/2012), is positive-sense, single-stranded RNA novel species of the genus Betacoronavirus.
Respiratory disease definition is simply a disease affecting the human respiratory system and this of course includes lung illness by viral diseases.
There is no vaccine or treatment yet and any medical care is supportive and to help relieve symptoms. But CDC is discussing with partners the possibility of developing a vaccine.
What does that means?
What is the size of the risks that can be caused by a virus Corona respiratory disease?
The official WHO MERS count is 238, with 92 deaths. As of 27 April 2014, there are 339 confirmed cases in Saudi Arabia, with 102 deaths. The first case of MERS-Cov in the United States was reported in Indiana on 2 May 2014.
There is very limited information on transmission, severity and clinical impact with only a small number of cases reported thus far.
Symptoms of Middle East respiratory disease: Most people who got infected with MERS-CoV developed severe acute respiratory illness with symptoms of fever, cough, and shortness of breath. 30% of them died. Some people were reported as having a mild respiratory illness.
Does respiratory diseases Coronavirus and SARS are the same?MERS-CoV is not the same coronavirus that caused severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003. However, like the SARS virus, MERS-CoV is most similar to coronaviruses found in bats. CDC is still learning about MERS.
The virus MERS-CoV is a new member of the beta group of coronavirus, Betacoronavirus, lineage C. MERS-CoV genomes are phylogenetically classified into twoclades, clade A and B. The earliest cases of MERS were of clade A clusters (EMC/2012 and Jordan-N3/2012), and new cases are genetically distinct (clade B).
MERS-CoV is distinct from SARS and distinct from the common-cold coronavirus and known endemic human betacoronaviruses HCoV-OC43 and HCoV-HKU1. Until 23 May 2013, MERS-CoV had frequently been referred to as a SARS-like virus, or simply the novel coronavirus, and early it was referred to colloquially on messageboards as the "Saudi SARS".
It is not certain whether the infections are the result of a single zoonotic event with subsequent human-to-human transmission, or if the multiple geographic sites of infection represent multiple zoonotic events from a common unknown source.
In humans, the virus has a strong tropism for nonciliated bronchial epithelial cells, and it has been shown to effectively evade the innate immune responses and antagonize interferon (IFN) production in these cells. This tropism is unique in that most respiratory viruses target ciliated cells
How to diagnose Coronavirus respiratory disease?How can you know that you are MERS Coronavirus infected?
What are the Laboratory tests to differentiate Coronavirus from other respiratory diseases?
What test should I do to investigate MERS coronavirus?
There are a limited number of commercial tests available, but these are not FDA-approved.
MERS-CoV is clinically diagnosed by taking nasopharyngeal swab examination and PCR for Coronavirus "MERS CoV PCR".
List of Specimens suitable for MERS-CoV testing based on current evidence by WHO:Specimens that do not need transport medium and should transport to laboratory in 4 degree C and shipped in cold ice if shipping was for more than 48 hours.
Serum for serological testing: paired samples are preferable with the initial sample collected in the first week of illness and the second collected two to three weeks later. A single serum sample should be collected at least 14 days after onset of symptoms.
Sputum, Bronchoalveolar lavage, tracheal aspirate, and nasopharyngeal aspirate.
Specimens require virus transport medium or sterile saline if specimen is also for bacterial culture. Combined nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal swabs, tissue from biopsy or autopsy including lung
Interpretation of MERS-CoV test results and sensitivity:What does Positive MERS Cov Pcr test means?
How to confirm MERS coronavirus infection?
Routine confirmation of cases of MERS respiratory disease infection is based on detection of unique sequences of viral RNA by real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) with confirmation by nucleic acid sequencing when necessary. See below for a discussion of serological testing for MERS-CoV.
Suspected MERS virus must follow these steps by PCR test:
1- upE specific "rRT-PCR" .
2- If Positive, do "ORF 1a rRT-PCR" assay.
3- If Positive then the case is confirmed.
*rRT-PCR" means "real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction".
From WHO advices for May, 2014, for the potential infected people even if an initial test on a nasopharyngeal swab is negative. Repeat testing should be done when the initial testing is negative, preferably on specimens from the lower respiratory tract.
Investigation into the source of exposure should promptly be initiated to identify the mode of exposure, so that further transmission of the virus can be prevented.
Three rRT-PCR assays for routine detection of MERS-CoV have been developed and their details published. Currently described tests are an assay targeting upstream of the E protein gene (upE), and assays targeting the open reading frame 1b (ORF 1b) and the open reading frame 1a (ORF 1a). The assay for the upE target is considered highly sensitive and is recommended for screening, with the ORF 1a assay considered of equal sensitivity. The ORF 1b assay is considered less sensitive than the ORF 1a assay. References 4 and 5 contain detailed descriptions for performing these assays.
In addition, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC) has developed rRT-PCR assays targeting the MERS-CoV nucleocapsid (N) protein gene, which can complement upE and ORF 1a assays for screening and confirmation.
What should healthcare providers and health departments do?What should I do if I feel I am infected with Middle East respiratory disease?
The Last Update from WHO advice for respiratory disease infected people upon May, 2014:
1- Health-care facilities that provide for patients suspected or confirmed to be infected with MERS-CoV infection should take appropriate measures to decrease the risk of transmission of the virus from an infected patient to other patients.
2- It is not always possible to identify patients with MERS-CoV early because some have mild or unusual symptoms. For this reason, it is important that health-care workers apply standard precautions consistently with all patients – regardless of their diagnosis – in all work practices all the time.
3- All patients with symptoms of acute respiratory infection must have contact precautions and eye protection should be added when caring for probable or confirmed cases of MERS-CoV infection. Airborne precautions should be applied when performing aerosol generating procedures.
4- Recent travelers returning from the Middle East who develop SARI should be tested for MERS-CoV as advised in the current surveillance recommendations.
5- All Member States are reminded to promptly assess and notify WHO of any new cases.
6- People at high risk of severe disease due to MERS-CoV should avoid close contact with animals when visiting farms or barn areas where the virus is known to be potentially circulating. For the general public, when visiting a farm or a barn, general hygiene measures, such as regular hand washing before and after touching animals, avoiding contact with sick animals, and following food hygiene practices, should be adhered to.
7- Periodic Checkup is must.
Conclusion: Respiratory diseases such as chronic bronchitis, pneumonia, and lung illnesses caused by viral infection and many of them have the same symptoms
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