Why are 29M Americans still living without health insurance?
An estimated 20 million people have gained insurance since health care reform was signed into law in 2010, but in the six years since, a significant group of Americans remain uninsured.
Estimates vary, but as many as 29 million Americans – about one in 10 – lack coverage. Why is that?
One of the biggest factors is cost, which still hinders many Americans from purchasing insurance. It may seem obvious, but the data shows many of the uninsured can't afford coverage, even after reforms were passed.
The vision of affordable health insurance for all Americans continues to be far from reality. The data journalists at HealthGrove examined numbers gathered from ACASignups.net to help shed some light on the matter.
ACASignups is curated by web developer Charles Gaba, who has collected health insurance data on Obamacare throughout the years. That data has been cited in numerous publications for his health-care-related investigation and analysis. Gaba supports the law, but his data have been used as talking points for media outlets on both sides of the political aisle.
The red bar above illustrates that about 10 percent of the country's population is still uninsured.
Employer-sponsored coverage is the most popular way people get insurance. Next are those covered by Medicare, the federal insurance program that primarily serves Americans over 65 years old.
Medicare should not be confused with Medicaid, a program run by both federal and state governments that helps pay medical costs for people with limited incomes. People covered by this program make up the third-largest categorization.
So with about 87 percent getting covered by their employer, Medicare or Medicaid, and another four percent covered by the health care exchange or other means, who makes up the uninsured remainder?
This group is largely made up of three significant categories: people who haven't signed up for insurance whether they qualify for tax credits or not, people who qualify for Medicaid but haven't enrolled, as well as undocumented immigrants.
Gaba described people in the first category this way. "Some don't know they're eligible for help," he told HealthGrove. He added that others should be eligible but aren't because of the "family glitch"– a loophole that occurs when families don't receive financial assistance to help pay for marketplace insurance.
"For the rest, either the financial help is still not enough, or [insurance is] just too pricey without it," he said.
Five million people are eligible for Medicaid, but not signed up. Another 13.5 million people are split between eligibility and ineligibility for tax credits.
About 4.7 million people in the uninsured group are in the U.S. illegally and do not qualify for Medicaid or for subsidies to help them purchase their own insurance. A bill has been put forward in California, seeking federal permission to allow undocumented immigrants to purchase insurance through a state exchange.
About 3 million of the uninsured are children who qualify for the Children's Health Insurance Program – identified as CHIP in the visualization – but are not enrolled.
With their 2012 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court made Medicaid expansion optional to states. To date, 31 states have chosen to expand, covering more low-income residents than previously would have qualified. But many states have not expanded coverage — including those with large numbers of uninsured citizens, like Texas and Florida.
Most of the South hasn't expanded Medicaid, as a large swath of red on the map below shows.
Two states – Louisiana and Arkansas – stand out as notable exceptions in the Southern portion of the map.
That's because Louisiana's Gov. John Bel Edwards signed an executive order that would expand Medicaid in that state, the 31st to expand the program. The law would allow more than 300,000 people to have insurance, and state officials have said the move will save Louisiana $1 billion over the next decade.
At the end of April, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson vetoed a provision that would have ended Medicaid expansion for more than a quarter-million low-income residents at the end of the year.
Political will isn't the only barrier for the uninsured.
Most people who lack health insurance say that costs are the main reason they don't have it, according to a report commissioned by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The visualization below shows the states that have seen premium changes for plans on the Obamacare marketplace, detailing prices for the silver plan, which is used as the benchmark when calculating subsidies.
Looking back, there's no doubt the passage of the health care law expanded coverage for millions of Americans. The large influx of people getting coverage for the first time may be leveling off, however, with smaller declines seen in recent years.
Without significant steps to increase enrollment or control costs, the remaining uninsured may stay that way until more changes take place.


The state of California is considered one of the most populous states in the USA. This has always been one of the best destinations for travelers. In fact, California is quite rightly referred as the global trendsetter in several aspects. As a traveler, you will love visiting this place recurrently. Perhaps everyone in the globe is familiar with the cities of California like Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Oakland, Beverly Hills and much more. So, if you are planning a trip to California, at first, get acquainted with the weather and then you can check out some of the top-rated tourist attractions there.
The state of California is known for its Mediterranean-type climate. The temperatures of both the summers and winters never exceed the extreme. Thus, you can visit California on any month. In the coastal areas, the daily high temperatures remain within 21 degree Celsius and around 10/12 degree Celsius during winters. California is not known for freezing temperatures.
This is the best tourist location in California. This place has always been known for the mesmerizing mountains, waterfalls and valleys. You simply cannot miss out on the Yosemite Valley where you can witness the spectacular Yosemite Falls which drops 1,430 feet at one place, a scene you will never forget. The Cathedral Spires, Sentinel Dome and Sentinel Rock, and Half Dome are some of the other attention-grabbing places to visit here.
This place needs no introduction. Disneyland has always been a visitor's paradise. This place is full of entertaining stuff like amusement parks, game shows, rides and much more. The kids, in particular, will love this place. The entire place is packed with hotels, restaurants and shopping centers. There is something for everyone here.
This is the best place for adventure lovers. The name of the place is perfectly justified. The Death Valley happens to be the most unfriendly landscape you will ever come across. The Valley is encompassed by dry parched land, salt fields, sand dunes, mountains and a lake which incidentally lies below the sea level. This adds to the beauty of the overall valley.
You can visit Lake Tahoe throughout the year. Those who swear for beaches and water activities will find this place attractive. During the summers, this place becomes the home ground for boaters and beach lovers while during winters you can participate in skilling activities.
Come and explore the unseen marine life. You will be literally ecstatic to witness the spectacles of the dolphins. Additionally, you get thrilling rides and the opportunity to get familiarized with the creatures of the sea.
There is a lot more to be explored when you are in California. No matter whichever place you go, the experience will last in your memories for an eternity.


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Q: Python Socket Getting Connection Reset I created a threaded socket listener that stores newly accepted connections in a queue. The socket threads then read from the queue and respond. For some reason, when doing benchmarking with 'ab' (apache benchmark) using a concurrency of 2 or more, I always get a connection reset before it's able to complete the benchmark (this is taking place locally, so there's no external connection issue).
class server:
_ip = ''
_port = 8888

def __init__(self, ip=None, port=None):
    if ip is not None:
        self._ip    = ip
    if port is not None:
        self._port  = port
    self.server_listener(self._ip, self._port)

def now(self):
    return time.ctime(time.time())

def http_responder(self, conn, addr):
    httpobj = http_builder()
    httpobj.header('HTTP/1.1 200 OK')
    httpobj.header('Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8')
    httpobj.header('Connection: close')
    httpobj.body("Everything looks good")
    data = httpobj.generate()

    sent = conn.sendall(data)

def http_thread(self, id):
    self.log("THREAD %d: Starting Up..." % id)

    while True:
        conn, addr = self.q.get()
        ip, port = addr
        self.log("THREAD %d: responding to request: %s:%s - %s" % (id, ip, port, self.now()))
        self.http_responder(conn, addr)
        self.q.task_done()
        conn.close()

def server_listener(self, host, port):
    self.q = Queue.Queue(0)

    sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
    sock.bind( (host, port) )
    sock.listen(5)

    for i in xrange(4): #thread count
        thread.start_new(self.http_thread, (i+1, ))

    while True:
        self.q.put(sock.accept())

    sock.close()

server('', 9999)

When running the benchmark, I get totally random numbers of good requests before it errors out, usually between 4 and 500.
Edit: Took me a while to figure it out, but the problem was in sock.listen(5). Because I was using apache benchmark with a higher concurrency (5 and up) it was causing the backlog of connections to pile up, at which point the connections started getting dropped by the socket.

A: Is there a reason why you're not using SocketServer which comes with Python? This would handle the situation a lot better. If you're looking to do HTTP stuff, the BaseHTTPServer also provides a framework for this.

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Last night I was sitting in the cinema watching the twenty-three minute footage for TRON: Legacy 3D, and there were a number of things that surprised me about it, not good surprises either, but at the same time the in-world footage looked and sounded fantastic.
While I can say that the action sequences looked amazing and I loved the stylistic choices to bring the world to life, sort of a cross between Matrix and...well...TRON, there's some amazing scale and reality brought to the vehicles and the fight sequences, and Joseph Kosinski certainly looks like he's proving his worth.
Firstly the cinema was only two-thirds full. That was something I could hardly believe. Considering the free tickets were being offered online I was surprised that there were so many empty seats, but then again the idea of the short preview isn't a common thing is it? In the UK we've only seen it once before with Avatar, and that was designed to blow our socks off with the first viewing of the vastness of the 3D world.
With TRON: Legacy the 3D did not do that. I tried to explain in a few tweets online but it didn't quite work. Sometimes for me the 3D looks as though they've taken a photo and cut out around the main characters in it and pulled them forward a few centimetres from the background image. The result is that we see the main objects looking as though they are further away from everything else and everything else just looks flat.
The 3D didn't really do the film any justice and with some of the scenes in 2D it seemed a bit strange anyway. Yes, we were warned by a computer prompt at the beginning of the film that the opening scene had been shot in 2D but that we should continue wearing our 3D glasses through it. I can only presume that's because they set-up the picture so that it looked dark and moody through the thick glasses, and take them off and it would look a bit too bright.
It was a bit of a surprise when I started thinking that I was watching a 3D film. A few moments when I started concentrating on the dialogue I caught myself thinking that it was 3D and suddenly the effect went away. Maybe that's a great cost saving idea for the film-makers, just give us the glasses and we'll assume it's in 3D!
The opening scenes did look really good. Sam arriving at his "flat", Alan chatting to him, Sam arriving at the arcade. There were some great shots in there and it really did make you think that this was a step above the average film.
In the arcade there are some nice moments such as the reveal of the old TRON light cycle game, and when the old jukebox kicked into life. First we hear an American rock track that none of us recognised, and that was followed by the Eurythmics and "Sweet Dreams". Nice.
Out of the twenty-three minutes of footage most of them were dialogue between some of the main characters and exposition. The action and in-world footage of speeding vehicles and disc battles made the minority of the film, and that surprises me, although I think in a good way.
I wonder if the preview was telling us that this isn't going to be an action film and what we are going to see is something more thoughtful with more depth to the characters? I certainly hope so, although with the preview I would have liked to have seen more of the world.
As it was we spent quite a bit of time with Sam being caught by one of the big ships, taken back and sent to the games, suited up by the ladies, and trying to figure out how to play with the discs.
Mind you, when the disc fight begins it's pretty good. The part that really caught my attention was the "de-rezzing" of the characters, i.e. the program's death. Depending on their "death" they break like china or like some crystal ornament shattering into millions of pieces. These moments looked really good.
I was also inspired by the fact that the action sequences were pulled back. No shaky camera, no zooming to close into the action, and the fast cuts were slowed down so you could see what was going on. All in all a good experience.
We saw light cycles battling, and while it was good I didn't feel I got the punch I should have had from that scene. I remember seeing the footage with the first trailer and here I didn't feel that same effect. It looks great, and there's so much more detail and fluidity to the effects and the movement than we saw with TRON, but I wasn't going "wow", and that's probably because the new vehicles and surprises were kept to glimpses. Anything flying was shown quickly and with fast cuts, just a teaser.
We did see a four wheeled vehicle racing out of the Grid, and that looked rather nice, but the best bit was the integration of the CG and the real world models, seamless. When the vehicle parks in a building and the characters get out, you couldn't tell what was CG and what were the stylisticly lit practical effects in the film. Perfect.
One other flat point for me was the arrival on screen of the two Flynn characters. We've seen a couple of shots already that revealed this, and although it was nice and the young CG version of Jeff Bridges looks fantastic, almost real, we saw that big surprise already and that's where we needed something more.
The preview had to not just immerse us in the world, but it should have given us some startling surprises. I don't think it did. We got the immersion, although the 3D isn't great, and we got how wonderful the world looks and moves, and we understood that the film isn't all action, there's emotional depth to it as well. No great surprises though.
We saw more of the light cycles and a four wheeled vehicle, but we missed out on three or four new vehicles that were mere glimpses at the end, and while I understand some things should be kept back, some things should have been kept for the preview. The reveal of the CG Bridges could have been one of those moments.
There is a grand and epic feel given to the story, particularly at the end of the preview, but there was a bit of a flat feeling as the lights came on. Not quite as flat as the 3D. However that was down to not getting the reveals in the preview that I think it deserved. I still believe the film is going to be pretty amazing. I'll be watching in 2D though.


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Climate change preoccupies the mind of Kevin Rudd.
This week it will be ten years since he became prime minister of Australia, a little over ten years since he called climate change "the great moral challenge of our generation".
It remains foremost in his thoughts and tweets. One of the "great global megatrends", climate change will define our future as a species, he tells Climate Home News over scones, jam and tea in an Oxford hotel. But Rudd is also keen to deal with the past, where climate change also looms.
Rudd's 2010 decision to defer an emissions trading scheme is widely seen as a high water mark for Australian climate policy. The point where the tide changed and a decade of lost opportunity began.
Rudd has blamed that decision on the cabinet forces, led by his deputy Julia Gillard, that eventually deposed him.
The current prime minister Malcolm Turnbull faces a similar revolt, led by the man from whom he took the leadership – Tony Abbott. This has led Turnbull to retreat on climate policy, most recently ignoring the advice of his chief scientist to create a clean energy target.
Given he faces similar internecine tensions to those Rudd dealt with as PM, should Turnbull be cut some slack?
The Australian economy was stable, the global economy was rebounding. Rudd says it should have been a platform for ambition for a Turnbull, who had previously held similar positions to Rudd on climate change.
Rudd argues his government achieved significant gains on climate, including a national renewable energy target which remains Australia's most significant carbon cutting legislation, while facing down the global financial crisis. To be judged on the deferral of a single piece of legislation is unfair, he says, especially when compared to Turnbull's record.
In his current life as peripatetic statesman, Rudd says he takes every opportunity to criticise the Australian government over its "inertia" on climate change.
"I don't know how those guys face their kids and grandkids in the morning. I really don't. I just genuinely don't," he said.
To the climate policy failures of the Liberal-National government, Rudd suggests adding the neutering of the national broadband network he introduced while in power.
Without economic alternatives for people in rural areas, he said, there was no way Labor could oppose significant rural developments, such as the massive coal mine proposed by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani in Rudd's home state of Queensland.
Access to high speed broadband would have been "the equivalent of the railway having arrived a hundred years before", he says, creating opportunities for digital industries to grow beyond the cities. But the speed and ubiquity of the proposed network – the largest infrastructure investment in Australian history – was downgraded by Abbott after he was elected in 2013. Turnbull was then communications minister.
"What do these bastards do? They turn around and shoot it down," says Rudd.
The Carmichael mine (located by the map above) has become a defining environmental issue in Australia. Both major political parties back its construction despite the prospect of it emitting 4.6 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide over its lifetime.
The former prime minister spoke to Climate Home News near Oxford University, UK, where he has spent the past several months researching Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
Rudd is an expert on China and head of the New York-based Asia Society Policy Institute. China's relationship with the world is changing rapidly, he says, with important consequences for climate change.
The US withdrawal from activism on climate was seen as an opportunity within China to promote its own policy agenda. However that was being balanced against concerns over the country's recent economic slowdown, while "at the same time being in the unfamiliar position of it being expected that they will somehow drive the pace".
Just a day after Donald Trump announced he wanted to pull the US from the Paris Agreement, a strong statement of joint leadership between the EU and China faltered over trade disputes.
Rudd says the development of that relationship was critical but that China had been in a holding pattern for the past couple of years after unexpected economic stagnation spread caution and conservatism.
Within China, Rudd says, "there has not been a lot of progress" on environmental policy. This includes the scaling back of China's emissions trading scheme launch, which was originally supposed to have been released across multiple sectors of the economy this year. Now, if it does emerge at all in 2017, it is likely to cover only the energy sector.
This "high degree of caution about overall economic policy direction hopefully will now resolve itself now the 19th party congress is out of the way", says Rudd.
On the international front, Rudd says the retirement from politics of Xie Zhenhua, who was vice-chairman of China's economic development ministry, had left a vacuum.
Rudd, who was part of a group of heads of state who crashed headlong into Chinese resistance during the Copenhagen climate talks in 2009, says at that point, Chinese foreign policy was still dominated by an aphorism developed by former leader Deng Xiaoping: "Hide your strength, bide your time, never take the lead".


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Which kind of charcoal grinder is more suitable for processing charcoal briquettes?
For large-scale production of charcoal, an efficient charcoal pulverizer/crusher is essential. Charcoal grinding machines commonly used in the market for pulverizing charcoal are mainly vertical crushers and horizontal grinders. Among them, the commercial charcoal grinder machine is representative of horizontal charcoal crushing equipment, because of its new technology, large processing capacity, and high efficiency, it is very suitable for large-scale charcoal production plants.
Structural features of the Shuliy charcoal grinder machine
The electric charcoal grinder machine usually has multiple models, which can basically meet the needs of various customers. The charcoal shredders used in large charcoal production plants are usually of a relatively large size. The main structure of the crusher includes: frame, grinding roller, transmission system, mixing blade and side scraper, inlet and outlet and water adding device.
charcoal powder processed by the charcoal grinder
The frame of the charcoal crusher machine is welded into a whole with channel steel, and the milling disk is placed in the center of the frame. The two ends of the frame are equipped with protective covers, and the motor is installed on one side of the frame. The transmission is driven by a V-belt to drive the vertical shaft to rotate.
Grinding roller
The milling disc is divided into upper and lower parts and a cover. The lower part of the cylinder is provided with three lining plates, and a fan-shaped discharge opening is opened at the bottom. The upper part of the cylinder has a peep window to observe the operation of the machine. The feed opening of the machine is opened in the upper part of the cylinder, and there is a water inlet above the cylinder cover.
The reducer of this machine is a cast-iron box-type structure, consisting of two pairs of inclined feet, suspended in the center of the frame, and the reducer drives the vertical shaft for transmission. The planetary gearbox is installed on the upper end of the vertical shaft, and the center gear on the column drives the two planetary gears to rotate by two intermediary teeth.
A set of planetary half-shovels is installed at the lower end of the two planetary gear shafts, and planetary stirring blades are installed on both sides of the planetary box. They rotate around the column clockwise at a certain speed, and at the same time, two sets of planetary half-shovel 3 shovels The plates rotate counterclockwise around their respective shaft cores at a certain speed.
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St. John Bosco High School creates Christmas…
St. John Bosco High School creates Christmas display that spans across the globe
St. John Bosco High School's 36-acre campus was converted into a Christmas lights display that brings together many different locales from across the globe Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. The event serves as a way to bring the community together and fundraise for students. (Hunter Lee, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
By Hunter Lee | hlee@scng.com |
PUBLISHED: December 11, 2020 at 6:49 p.m. | UPDATED: December 11, 2020 at 10:28 p.m.
While this holiday season will look much different than previous years, community creativity has gone to extreme lengths to ensure people stay connected.
Staff and volunteers with St. John Bosco High School took that sentiment and ran with it, creating a Christmas lights display that brought together many different locales from across the globe, rivaling even Disneyland's "It's a Small World" ride.
Vice President of Advancement Amy Krisch, one of the lead organizers of the drive-thru event, said the school meant to deliver a Christmas event like no other.
"We wanted to break away from traditional Christmas and do something different," Krisch said.
The 40-minute car route leads vehicles behind the campus, where 12 Christmas exhibits that highlight holiday celebrations worldwide await them. The school partnered with Cindy and Randy Jocson of Striking Elegance and Total Production Group to create the many displays.
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Across the sprawling 36 acres, many varying set pieces will take families and friends on a journey across the globe with destinations including a Paris café situated next to a gleaming Eiffel Tower, an ancient Egypt and a tour through the jungle complete with elephants, zebras and lions.
There is even a Polynesian Christmas display that features live fire dancers from Hawaii.
"We have such a huge Polynesian student population," Krisch said. "We thought to do something no other drive-thru was doing and bring in real fire dancers."
Meant as a way to unite the community, the event also serves as a means to fundraise for the school's Tuition Assistance program. The holiday display had raised more than $52,000 in ticket sales and sponsorships as of Friday, Dec. 11; and the money won't just go to the tuition program. Students affiliated with sports teams, the Braves Marching Band and other student bodies are able to sell tickets, with a percentage going towards their respective groups.
Each night offers unique experiences, with the first weekend featuring a hip hop Santa and elf performing on stage for four hours.
"It was two parents who performed as a date night," Krisch said. "The kids were so excited to see Santa."
"Every night gets something different," she added.
Current board chair member and a Bosco graduate of 1997 John Kelleher and his family served as the presenting sponsor of the event. Other sponsors included Raising Canes in Lakewood.
The drive-thru experience begins each night at 5 p.m. on select evenings that remain. Online reservations are required with tickets priced at $60 per vehicle.
What: St. John Bosco High School Christmas Around the World Drive-Thru
When: 5 p.m., December 11-13, 17-23 and 26-27; and January 2-3.
Where: St. John Bosco High School, 13640 Bellflower Blvd, Bellflower
Cost: $60 per vehicle
More info: bosco.org/bosco-christmas
Hunter Lee
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Q: When do we need IOptions? I am learning DI in .Net Core and I do not get the idea about the benefit of using  IOptions.
Why do we need IOptions if we can do without it?
With IOptions
interface IService
{
    void Print(string str);
}

class Service : IService
{
    readonly ServiceOption options;
    public Service(IOptions<ServiceOption> options) => this.options = options.Value;
    void Print(string str) => Console.WriteLine($"{str} with color : {options.Color}");
}

class ServiceOption
{
    public bool Color { get; set; }
}

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        using (ServiceProvider sp = RegisterServices())
        {
            //
        }
    }

    static ServiceProvider RegisterServices()
    {
        IServiceCollection isc = new ServiceCollection();

        isc.Configure<ServiceOption>(_ => _.Color = true);
        isc.AddTransient<IService, Service>();
        return isc.BuildServiceProvider();
    }
}

Without IOptions
interface IService
{
    void Print(string str);
}

class Service : IService
{
    readonly ServiceOption options;
    public Service(ServiceOption options) => this.options = options;
    public void Print(string str) => Console.WriteLine($"{str} with color : {options.Color}");
}

class ServiceOption
{
    public bool Color { get; set; }
}

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        using (ServiceProvider sp = RegisterServices())
        {
            //
        }
    }

    static ServiceProvider RegisterServices()
    {
        IServiceCollection isc = new ServiceCollection();

        isc.AddSingleton(_ => new ServiceOption { Color = true });
        isc.AddTransient<IService, Service>();
        return isc.BuildServiceProvider();
    }
}

A: In .Net core, it is recommended that all your configurations should be strongly typed based on their use cases.  This will help you to achieve separate of concerns.
Practically, you can achieve the same thing without using IOptions as you stated.
So, if I go back one step and if we have a look at all the available options in .net core configuration:
1. Raw Configuration[path:key]
You can directly access IConfiguration instance and provide path of JSON key in the accessor part, and the configuration value would be returned.
This is not good approach because there is no strong typing here while reading the configuration.
2. IOptions binding to a Config Section
You can use IOptions implementation (which you already know).
This is better because you can have a single class with all related configurations.  The IOptions interface provides you additional benefits.
As far as I understood, this IOptions interface decouples your configuration from the actors who are reading the configuration and thereby you can use some additional services from .net core framework.
Please refer MSDN article for details about the benefits.
You can also refer to the twitter conversation at this blog.  In that blog, Rick also explains that he could not find any practical case on how this approach is different from the 3rd approach below - as generally the configurations are not dynamic and they are done only once before the application startup.
3. Configuration.Bind() to bind to a Config Section
You can use .Bind call to bind a configuration section to a POCO class. You get strongly typed object. Here if multiple actors are using the configurations, they will not get additional services provided by IOptions interface.
I know this is not exactly pointing out the difference.  But I am sure this will bring little more clarity on deciding your preference.

A: Short answer: yes, you can do without it and access your setting directly from ConfigurationManager.AppSettings, like in this answer.
Slightly longer answer: especially when you want to test your (Console) Application, it might be nice to inject services and settings.
ASP.NET Core comes with DI included and it will be set up in your Startup.cs. DI can be used in Console Applications, but it might be hard(er) to set it up, as the default application has no plumbing for it. I wrote a small blog on how to setup DI with IOptions configuration for .NET Core Console Applications.

A: By itself IOptions<TOptions> doesn't add anything, in your examples. However, it allows you to use the OptionsBuilder API, should you need any of its features:

*

*Configuring your Options objects using other services;

*Validate your Options object;

*Add post-configuration to your Options object.

From my experience, all of these use cases are quite exotic, though. For the basic use case, where you want to bind a section of your IConfiguration to an Options object, you can just inject the Options object directly, as per your second example. Not using the IOptions<T> interface has the benefit of being less cumbersome to unit test - you don't need to mock it.
However, if you want your Options values to automatically update at runtime as the configuration sources change, you will need to make use of a wrapper interface. But IOptions<T> itself doesn't do that - you'll need to use either  IOptionsSnapshot<T> or IOptionsMonitor<T> for that.


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- In Uganda, the National Information Technology Authority has stopped the laying of the Internet cable over reports of poor quality and inflated costs. In a letter to the Chinese firm, Huawei Technologies, which is implementing the $106m (about sh221b) national fibre-optic project, the ICT watchdog said the work should wait until a forensic audit is conducted. The permanent secretary of the ICT ministry, Dr. Godfrey Kibuuka, said the audit was going on, but refused to give details.
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- In South Africa, Internet Solutions (IS) has rolled out its 700th AlwaysOn hotspot in SA and analysts say the World Cup helped set the deadline for this project.


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Wigan Casino Soul Club gets a vinyl release
If you have room for another Wigan Casino compilation in your life, here's one. The Wigan Casino Soul Club on vinyl.
A new album but a variation on an old compilation. Presented on 180g heavyweight audiophile vinyl, this is reworking of a previous release by Charly on CD, but with exclusive songs not on that edition (should you happen to own it).
As for what is here, that's tracks from there Wigan playlist from the likes of The Ringleaders, The Jerms, Ohio Players, Blanch Carter, The Inspirations, The Young Savages, Little Richie, Maurice Williams, Ron Holden, The Combinations, The C.O.D.'s and more. All newly remastered from the original master tapes and rare vinyl.
The track listing is below and the album, complete with sleevenotes, has just been released. You can pick up a copy for £22.15.
Find out more at the Amazon website
Side one:
1. Clarence Murray "Let's Get On With It"
2. The Appreciations "I Can't Hide It"
3. The Ringleaders "Baby, What Has Happened To Our Love"
4. The Jerms "I'm A Teardrop"
5. The Ohio Players "Love Slipped Thru My Fingers"
6. Blanch Carter "Halos Are For Angels"
7. Little Johnny Blair "Momma's Gone"
8. Skull Snaps "I'm Your Pimp"
Side two:
1. The Inspiration "Your Wish Is My Command"
2. The Young Savages "(Shake Me) Can I Be Dreamin' ?"
3. Little Richie "Just Another Heartache"
4. Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs "Being Without You"
5. Ron Holden "I'll Forgive And Forget"
6. Johnny Dynamite "The Night The Angels Cried"
7. The Combinations "What'cha Gomnna Do ?"
8. The C.O.D's "She's Fire"
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The classic 1960s Robert Indiana Love imagery is something we have featured on this site many times, everything from a mirror and sculpture through to a bar of chocolate. Now the artwork has been reworked slightly for the Where There Was Love limited edition prints by Harper & Deyong.
Robert Indiana's famous LOVE has been used as inspiration for everything from mirrors to paperweights, but this Arty M necklace by Alpha Beta is a new favourite.
It's an iconic piece of pop art and one that's now available for your home, courtesy of the Seletti Love mirror.
Since its creation in the mid-sixties, Robert Indiana's Love artwork has appeared in many forms and inspired countless others. This could be the most popular yet – 'Chocolate Love', a recreation of the work in cocoa.
Taking the form of the instantly recognisable stacked letters with slanting 'O', this miniature work of art measures 10cm square and is made from solid dark chocolate, covered in edible gold dust.
At £7.50, it's probably the most affordable version of the artwork too – though is probably too tasty to be around for long.


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South Tyrol as a global hyrogen model region
"Mission Innovation" (Ministers for Economics of Europe, China, Australia, the USA and several South American countries) and the FCH-JU have chosen 40 projects all over the world which have one common goal: promoting hydrogen as a sustainable link between energy and mobility. These flagship projects are now being monitored more closely in order to gain valuable insights for other countries and projects. The Hydrogen Valley South Tyrol is one of these selected projects.
President Arno Kompatscher underlines: ""The timing fits in perfectly with our programs: The Corona crisis is putting all sectors of the local economy and every one of us to the test. A new beginning must follow from this crisis, both here and worldwide, which must be as sustainable as possible right from the start. And hydrogen, I'm convinced, will play an important role in this."
A "Hydrogen Valley" in three steps
The South Tyrolean Hydrogen Valley consists of 3 expansion stages: The first step were the successful EU pilot projects "CHIC" and "HyFIVE" in the field of electric fuel cell buses and cars. Now, South Tyrol is currently in phase 2 with the regional roll-out being realized thanks to the projects "Mehrlin, "JIVE" and "LIFEalps", which are supported by the South Tyrolean Provincial Government and the EU. This means that the infrastructures will be expanded and that several fleets of zero emission vehicles will be put on the roads to boost emission-free services in various sectors, e.g. local public transport or tourism.
"It is important that regional development is coordinated and strategic. Therefore, a hydrogen plan for South Tyrol and, in close cooperation with the neighbouring provinces, for the entire Euregio is currently being developed, which will build on the South Tyrolean experience of the past years," adds Provincial Councillor for Mobility Daniel Alfreider.
Regional expansion is followed by supraregional and international expansion in the third and final phase. And this is where South Tyrol's geographical location plays an essential role: the Brenner corridor connects Central Europe with Italy and suffers by a particularly strong (heavy traffic) congestion. The goal of phase 3, in which the Brenner Motorway Ltd. will also play an important role, is to relieve this burden and make it as emission-free as possible: "Contrary to what many people think, it is not the motorway that pollutes the environment, but the vehicles. What a motorway, on the other hand, can do, and what we have already done and will continue to do, is to promote zero-emission mobility and we aim at making the Brenner corridor the first green corridor in Europe. We expect a lot from the trucks in particular," adds Carlo Costa, Technical Director General of Brenner Motorway.
The project's strengths
The concept for the "Hydrogen Valley South Tyrol" was developed by the Institute for Innovative Technologies (IIT) in cooperation with the Brenner Motorway and Alperia - which means that an important domestic energy supplier is also on board: "We want to bring renewable energy for all forms of electro-mobility and all vehicle categories onto the road, and will therefore continue and increase our commitment to hydrogen," says Johann Wohlfahrter, General Director of Alperia.
It was precisely this close alliance between local politicians, motorway operators and the local energy industry in a coherent and long-term concept that was one of the criteria that led to the project from "little South Tyrol" now being selected as a model and know-how supplier worldwide.
The "Hydrogen Valley South Tyrol" was presented as part of Mission Innovation 2019 in Antwerp (picture shows the participants): The Ministry for Economic Development (MISE) had invited the IIT to represent Italy there.
Further information: official Hydrogen Valleys homepage
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2,000 people in Berlin say "OXI" to the Troika
On Friday afternoon, 2,000 people gathered at Berlin's Oranienplatz to say "OXI" ("NO") to the Troika and the German government who are imposing brutal austerity measures on the people of Greece.
Greece in default, Tsipras' red lines and the significance of the referendum
Greece has been declared to be "in arrears" after missing a deadline for a €1.5 billion payment to the IMF. As a result, worldwide markets trembled for the last few days. Banks throughout Greece are closed to prevent capital outflow and the people are on the streets. The SYRIZA government has called for a national referendum to vote on the Troika's draconian proposal, urging the public to vote NO in order to return to the negotiating table.
Juan C
In solidarity with the Greek workers and people, against the imperialist blackmail
The troika under the instruction of the German government and the imperialist banks have put Greece between a rock and a hard place. In spite of all the concessions made by the Syriza-led government, which had presented a plan accepting 90% of the austerity measures demanded by the creditors, European capital and the IMF are not satisfied and want further cuts. The European institutions want a total surrender by the Greek people. They want the Greek people to accept the payment of the debt and the EU austerity measures that have plunged the country into unprecedented misery. This has been accomplished with the complicity of the Greek capitalist class and its parties. Drop Greece's debt! No to austerity! We are publishing here a statement by the Trotskyist Fraction - Fourth International.
Strike at Germany's biggest hospital
Germany's biggest hospital is on strike: The Charité, Berlin's university clinic, employs 13,000 workers. The struggle began this Monday, after 96% of trade union members had voted in favor of strike action. The workers are demanding a better personell ratio. One nurse currently has to deal with up to 14 patients – they are demanding a ratio of one to five, and during the night shifts, they want to have at least two nurses at each station. This is the first time nurses in Germany have gone on strike for more personell.
Tsipras' capitulation and the crisis of Syriza
After five months of negotiations, Syriza agreed with the European Union (EU) governments on several proposed cuts last Monday. These agreements look to secure the last phase of the 7.2 billion euro bailout, and prevent the country's bankruptcy.
Celeste Murillo
March Against Austerity: It's time to fight back!
On Saturday June 20, about 250,000 people took part in an anti-austerity demonstration in London, according to the event's organisers, the People's Assembly. Marches also took place in Bristol, Glasgow, Liverpool and other UK cities.
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The Government's War on Immigrants in the streets of Paris
On Monday, June 8th in the afternoon, the State Security Police Force (CRS) violently threw out a hundred immigrants who were assembled in a public park near Pajol Road, in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, since Friday, June 5th. About 50 of them are currently being held in an immigration detention center.
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Thousands protest against the G7 in Germany
The leaders of the world's seven most powerful nations came together on Sunday in Elmau Castle in the south of Germany. More than 5,000 anticapitalist protestors took to the streets against the G7, despite police repression.
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ENG | Greek elections: With the workers against the capitalists and the Troika
On January 25th there will early elections in Greece, elections which are being followed with huge expectations throughout all of Europe. These elections have emerged as a product of the profound political, economic and social crises that have shaken Greece to its foundations for more than 6 years, placing it at the center of the […]
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Senator Pat Leahy, Senator Bernie Sanders, Congressman Peter Welch, and Governor Peter Shumlin (the politicians with the power to stop the basing in Burlington) will all be attending.
We will hand each Democratic leader a large check for a negative 700 million dollars for the value of property in Winooski put at risk if they continue their support for putting Winooski in the flight path of the F-35 bomber in violation of the Air Force's own basing criteria.
We will tell them that we will hold each of them personally responsible for the the hearing loss, the stress, the property loss, including the affordable housing, the educational program loss to children, and the loss to businesses in downtown Winooski.
We think it is wrong for Vermont Democratic leaders to place their political careers (wedded to advancing military interests in Vermont) ahead of impacted communities.
We think it is wrong for them to give lip service to the devastating environmental impacts of the F-35 bomber and then sacrifice schools, health, communities, and property values just the same. The Democrats want our money to run for office when they are promoting $1.45 trillion (Pentagon estimate) for an unneeded, incredibly destructive F-35 attack bomber–while our infrastructure is crumbling and while we desperately need sustainable jobs programs.
We don't agree that the Democratic Party leaders can simply stand behind the rhetoric of F-35 = jobs, while attempting to hide from the real and significant impacts of the F-35 basing in Burlington.
Those arguments have no basis in fact and are pure scare tactics.
Vermonters all know very well that with the increasing floods we need the Vermont National Guard to be equipped to save lives here in Vermont and around New England. The F-35 bomber has no place in such a vital mission and the enormous cost for this buying and operating this plane detracts from the VTANG service we desperately need. Ironically, the massive amount of fuel the plane burns contributes to the global warming problem that causes the flooding.
We demand that our Congressional delegation and our Governor reconsider their position supporting basing the F-35 in Burlington–tell the Air Force, "No F-35 for Burlington." Tell the Air Force and Vermont Air National Guard to find a mission compatible with the residential neighborhoods surrounding the Burlington International Airport.
Sponsored by the Stop the F-35 Coalition.
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Things My Mother Taught Me: Happy Mother's Day!
I am ever-so thankful that my mom showed me all the domestic skills that she did. I would feel lost in life without them. So, thank you, Mom! Happy Mother's Day! All of your patience and dedication paid off and are greatly appreciated.


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Richard III, the Merovingians, Rothley, the Templars and The De Castro Code….!
The painted tapestry below is from Rothley Chapel in Leicestershire.
Strangely, since the article that prompts me now (see link below) was written in 2012, no one appears to have noticed the great likeness of the depicted English king to Richard III. At least, if they have, I don't know of it. It's Richard, even to his clothes. Clearly, he has been based on the famous portrait in the National Portrait Gallery.
But clearly too, the Templars were no longer a huge force in Richard's time. Nor is the royal banner appropriate to the 15th century, when the English kings also laid claim to the crown of France. (To read more about Rothley Temple, which is now part of the Rothley Court Hotel, there is an informative article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rothley_Temple and another at http://knightstemplarvault.com/rothley-chapel/. There is more again, with many illustrations, at http://www.rothleyparishcouncil.org.uk/rothley-temple-and-the-chapel-of.html.)
So let's consider the De Castro Code article for a moment. It's a very interesting and clever allusion to Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, and to conspiracy theories in general. I love a good conspiracy theory, from the so-called fraud of the moon landings to whether Hitler lived on in South America after World War II. I'm not saying I believe them, just that they fascinate me. So do not even mention Rennes le Château or pirates' buried treasure at Oak Island. Or Atlantis being in Antarctica or a real flying saucer being captured at Roswell and kept at Area 51. All juicy stuff, and eminently readable.
In the case of the illustration at the beginning of what I now write, it appears to depict Richard III with Templar knights, the conspiracy is referred at (very neatly and appropriately) as The De Castro Code. (St Mary de Castro is a church in Leicester) Dan Brown's world-selling novel concerned a theory that Jesus married Mary Magdalene, and founded the Merovingian dynasty of French kings. With the Norman Conquest of 1066, families with Merovingian blood came over to England. They were the de Beaumonts and the de Montforts. Leicester first Norman earl, Robert de Beaumont, married a lady of undoubted Merovingin descent, so that their son, Robert le Bossu (who built Leicester Abbey), became the first truly Merovingian earl.
The death of Simon de Montfort at the battle of Evesham
This Merovingian line only died out when Simon de Montfort was killed in 1265. So for 200 years, Leicester was a Merovingian stronghold in England, with rulers who claimed divine descent. Well, I doubt they promoted such a claim at the time, for it would have brought the wrath of Holy Church down upon them, and the awful fate that would entail. An English king was hardly likely to defend nobles who boasted such a claim. Anyway, the upshot of all this is that the Merovingians were also in England. Specifically Leicester. What might this imply – if they were indeed of divine descent?
Cropped from painting in Rothley Chapel
So, what is the artist saying? Was he an early Ricardian, pointing out on the q.t. that Richard was as betrayed and defamed as the Templars had been? After all, the Stanleys betrayed him on the battlefield, and the Tudors defamed him at every whipstitch.
Or… Might there be a hint that Richard had Merovingian blood in his veins? That would mean Edward IV and George of Clarence had as well, of course, but the artist seems concerned only with Richard.
Ladies and gentlemen, I have not covered everything from the article, such as all the other similarities with The Da Vinci Code's conclusions (St Mary de Castro even has a window depicting the Last Supper, and a possible Mary Magdalene), nor have I wondered about the Templar connection with the similarly named Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland, but I leave you to cogitate this most puzzling of new Ricardian mysteries….
The following link takes you to the original article. http://www.thiswasleicestershire.co.uk/2012/11/the-de-castro-code.html
Postscript: I have been reminded (by Christine Smart – thank you, Christine!) that in the spring of 1484, the Silesian ambassador had a conversation with Richard, in which the latter expressed a desire to go on a Crusade. http://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/crusading/2014/03/20/a-crusading-richard-iii/ This may well be the inspiration for the painting. But it cannot be said for certain. An element of mystery still remains.
Another Postscript: While examining a Google image of the Rothley Temple painted tapestry—more information about which is infuriatingly elusive—I wondered if it was possible the unknown artist had signed it somewhere. All the usual places proved negative, but then I spotted something which looks like a signature to me, but can't be made out because the resolution of the illustration is too poor. I have indicated its whereabouts in the illustration below. Opinions please? A larger version of the picture is at the beginning of this post.
Posted by viscountessw in anniversaries, art, battles, buildings, genealogy, religion and tagged "Tudors", Battle of Evesham, conspiracy theories, Earls of Leicester, Edward I, Leicestershire, National Portrait Gallery, Norman conquest, portraits, Richard III, Rosslyn Chapel, Rothley Chapel, Simon de Montfort, St. Mary De Castro, Stanleys, Templars | Leave a comment
IS THIS THE FACE OF CLARENCE'S DAUGHTER?
Portrait of an Unknown Lady formerly known as Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury
For many years this was believed to be a portrait of Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George Duke of Clarence, and a niece to two kings. Tantalisingly the lady is wearing a black ribbon around her wrist with a jewel of gold fashioned like a little barrel. Surely this was Margaret's tacit recognition and acknowledgment of her father's death by drowning in a butt of Malmsey?
Close up of the barrel jewel attached to the black ribbon and the W monogram.
I noticed however that this portrait, in the National Portrait Gallery , is now described as that of an Unknown Lady, formerly known as Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury. Baffled by this turnabout I contacted the Gallery who very kindly clarified the matter for me. In 1963 the portrait underwent detailed investigation by the Gallery's Scientific Department the results of which showed 'what appeared to be extensive repainting, including the ermines spots on the headdress, scumbling on the white fur of the sleeves, also the ermine edge to the bodice ' (1) but worse still, 'the gold barrel shaped jewel was almost certainly a later addition as almost certainly were the black ribbon and W monogram jewel. Without stripping the picture it would be impossible to access how accurately it recreates motifs originally there and how far it is ficticious' However the report goes on to say there is, so far, no reason why the portrait in its original condition should not have represented Margaret Pole, so there is still hope, although ' these doubts may only be resolved by the reappearance of another 16th century picture of her that was known to have existed. The W shaped jewel is inexplicable unless the portrait was intended for her granddaughter Winifred'(2). Could it possibly be a direct decendant of Winifred had these additions added to the portrait in homage and draw attention to Winifred's noble lineage? The portrait was once at Barrington Hall – Winifred Pole had married into the Barringtons and the family prided themselves on their descent from her. Alternatively , the Roy Strong catalogue suggests this could be a 17th or 18th century Barrington lady dressed up as the Countess! Bad news, maybe, for those who once believed this was without a doubt a portrait of Margaret.
The matter is further muddied by notes from Hazel Pierce's biography of Margaret – Margaret Pole Countess of Salisbury, Loyalty, Lineage and Leadership, which state:' The panel is of oak and tree ring dating suggests that it was felled in 1482 thus the most likely period of use is believed to have been between 1515 and 1525 (3). The notes go on to say that 'Initially it did appear that the ermine spots on the outer part of the headdress had been painted over the original craquelure, which indicated that these were later additions along with with the ermine spots on the outer sleeves. However when the portrait was finally cleaned in 1973 the ermine spots did not disappear, neither did the barrel bracelet or the 'W' suspended from the sitter's fingers, which suggests they may have been original after all. The barrel will refer to Clarence and the W to Warwick. Therefore the results of the cleaning result once more to the portrait being an authentic likeness of Margaret, Countess of Salisbury. I am grateful to the National Portrait Gallery Archives for this information' (4).
Finally, perhaps I am mistaken but is there anyone else that can see the similiarities in this portrait of the much older Margaret with that of the young, fuller faced Margaret, as drawn by Rous?
Lady Margarete from The Rous Roll
Is it only me who can detect the similarities of the same almond shaped eyes, and the small rosebud lips?
If I cannot pursuade you of this – then can I ask for consideration to be given as to why, someone, at a later date, if this were the case which is now doubtful, would take the trouble to add the barrel on the ribbon unless they had known for certain that this portrait was indeed a true likeness of Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury?
(1) Roy Strong Tudor and Jacobean Portraits 1969 p 272
(3) Hazel Pierce Margaret Pole Countess of Salisbury Loyalty, Lineage and Leadership p.198
Posted by sparkypus in anniversaries, art, genealogy and tagged altered portraits, barrel, Barrington Hall, drowning, executions, George Duke of Clarence, Hazel Pierce, John Barrington, Malmsey, Margaret of Salisbury, National Portrait Gallery, Rous Roll, Roy Strong, Winifred Pole
Who is this a portrait of?
It is reputed to be Jane, who was executed in February 1554 at the age of about seventeen. She looks a little older than that to us, but teenagers' dress sense has changed in the space of 460 years and most of her portraits date from at least forty years after her lifetime.
This, by an unknown artist in about 1590 and inscribed "Lady Jayne", is known as the Streatham Portrait but was purchased in Ipswich between 1890 and 1910 by a regular customer of Green's, a bookseller and antique dealer based near the Central Library until comparatively recently. It can be viewed at the National Portrait Gallery but has been the subject of controversy since its rediscovery. Leading art dealer Christopher Foley has authenticated it but David Starkey disagrees. Of course, it may not be the original.
So what do you think? Here is a similar case.
Posted by super blue in art and tagged "Tudor" justice, art, Christopher Foley, David Starkey, Ipswich, Jane, National Portrait Gallery, portraits, Streatham


The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) is exploring means of enhancing cassava cultivation and mechanical harvesting for it.
Mechanical harvesters are being used to cultivate and harvest cassava at NAREI's Kairuni Horticulture Station, as part of the experiment, GINA said.
He added that the equipment is costly, so it is advisable that farmers who are interested in purchasing do so in groups.


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Bernie Commandeers a Trump Tweet
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Hello Orwell: On the Congressman's Kid Who Dabbed Paul Ryan
Making a gesture popularized as a hip-hop and sports meme, the 17-year-old son of an incoming GOP Congressman mars his Dad's swearing-in pic with Paul Ryan. The confused Ryan jokes it off. A gesture gets explained. The kid gets grounded. Next.
But that's not all there is to it. Not visually. Not with what's brewing.
Based on what we've already felt and seen of the Trump era, there are elements of this demonstration that are already familiar, no matter how innocent the intent. For example:
The gesture was disruptive.
One of the main qualities Trump is lacking, and the government and the country will shortly be lacking just as much, is a sense of humor. Public acts, from perceived slights to out-and-out defiance, will not be taken lightly. (That means you, Meryl Streep.)
The gesture was not just unpatriotic, but sacrilegious.
The kid wasn't just marring an innocent group photo. He was abrogating the GOP's pledge of allegiance to the destruction of progressive principals and the complicity with a new order. And he defied that practice while prioritizing some weird, clearly secular gesture over the Holy Bible that he was there to anchor and that he was balancing in his right hand.
As subversive is how the kid employed code to address a whole different part of the culture. In a literally sideways version of the traditional "raise your right hand and repeat after me," the kid opened a channel from the halls of Congress to a strata of race, attitude and sensibility, as well as language, meme and symbol that largely defies the white, conservative ruling class.
So, was the act, and then the photo, fun or disruption? Was it business as usual or unusual?
Which lens one chooses to look through is the perceptual challenge we face in light of Trump's election and his party's radical agenda. To be more accurate, though, the visual challenge has a lot more to do with the tension between normal and not normal.
In that tension, almost every image representing a customary and familiar ritual or affair of state now presents a challenge. Whether there is actual discord or tension in a particular image isn't the point. The problem we'll face reading the pictures during Trump's reign of gas lighting, belligerence, misinformation, and race and culture baiting is the difficulty distinguishing between real discord and its suggestion (1, 2, 3).
By the way, I'm not suggesting what young Cal Marshall did was in any way political or even planned. Still, in an atmosphere where you're either a sycophant of the president or an enemy, in which the requirement of allegiance is already feeling scary, this dab, albeit of lesser magnitude, can be seen in the same register as the Kaepernick knee down.
You think I'm going too far? Well, just wait until the young Cal Marshalls start to understand what their father's and mother's oaths really stood for. Or the Trumpists start falling out. Or, better yet, just wait eleven days.
(photo: Zach Gibson/AP. caption: Cal Marshall, center, dabs during the swearing-in of his father, Representative Roger Marshall of Kansas, center left, by House Speaker Paul D. Ryan, center right. The younger Mr. Marshall has been grounded.)
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Braian Damián Rodríguez Carballo (born 14 August 1986), known as Braian Rodríguez, is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Brazilian club Juventude in Brazil.

Career
Born in Salto, Rodríguez made his senior debuts with local Cerro in Primera División, but later moved to Rentistas. In the 2007 summer he joined neighbouring Tacuarembó, and a year later he signed with local club Peñarol.

In January 2010 Rodríguez moved abroad for the first time of his career, joining Argentine Primera División side Tigre; six months later he moved to Peru, signing with Universidad San Martín. However, after being sparingly used in the campaign, he moved teams and countries again, joining Unión La Calera.

In January 2012 Rodríguez joined Huachipato, and netted 17 goals in 37 appearances in his first season for the club, being also crowned champions of Clausura tournament.

On 25 July 2013 Rodríguez joined La Liga side Real Betis, penning a four-year deal.

On 3 March 2015, Rodríguez was loaned to Brazilian club Grêmio, signing a contract until June 2016.

Career statistics

Honours

Club
Universidad San Martín
 Peruvian Primera División: 2010

Huachipato
 Primera División de Chile (1): 2012 Clausura

Pachuca
 CONCACAF Champions League: 2016–17

Notes

References

External links

 Braian Rodríguez at Football-Lineups

1986 births
Living people
Footballers from Salto, Uruguay
Association football forwards
Uruguayan footballers
Uruguayan expatriate footballers
Uruguay international footballers
C.A. Cerro players
Peñarol players
Tacuarembó F.C. players
Club Atlético Tigre footballers
Unión La Calera footballers
Everton de Viña del Mar footballers
Club Deportivo Universidad de San Martín de Porres players
Real Betis players
CD Numancia players
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players
C.F. Pachuca players
Esporte Clube Juventude players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Uruguayan Primera División players
Argentine Primera División players
Peruvian Primera División players
Chilean Primera División players
La Liga players
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Expatriate footballers in Chile
Expatriate footballers in Argentina
Expatriate footballers in Peru
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Expatriate footballers in Brazil
Expatriate footballers in Mexico
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Peru
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
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Q: To close or to not close RocksDB Cache and WriteBufferManager in kafka streams app I am currently playing around with a custom RocksDB configuration in my streams app by extending RocksDBConfigSetter interface. I see conflicting documentation around closing cache & writeBufferManager instances.
Right now, I see that the javadoc & one of the documentation page suggests that we need to close all the instances that extend RocksObject (both Cache & WriteBufferManager instances extend this class) in the overridden RocksDBConfigSetter#close() method.
However, the memory management documentation page suggests that we create these instances as static instances and not close the Cache and WriteBufferManager instances in the overridden RocksDBConfigSetter#close() method.
Not sure what to follow here. Would appreciate if anyone can help me understand which documentation is correct and what is the preferred way if we would want to limit the memory usage by passing in a custom rocksdb configuration.
Is it ok to not close these instances if we declare them as static?

A: Both documentations are correct.
In the first documentation you mention the cache is a field of the object. If you do not close the cache in close(), it will leak off-heap memory after Kafka Streams closed the corresponding RocksDB state store until the JVM exits.
In the second documentation you mention the cache and the write buffer manager are static. If you close them in a close() the first RocksDB state store that is closed by Kafka Streams will close both and all other RocksDB state stores will most likely crash because their cache and write buffer manager was closed.
You would need to close a static cache and a static write buffer manager when the class is unloaded by the class loader for which we do not have a callback. I think unloading happens when the JVM exits, so no off-heap memory is leaked until the JVM exits and afterwards the off-heap memory is freed anyways.
Regarding your question about limiting the memory usage of RocksDB the answer depends on what you want to limit. Do you want to limit the memory used by one single instance of RocksDB or do you want to limit the memory of all RocksDB instances that are used within one Kafka Streams client? For the former you should use the example in the first documentation. For the latter, you should use the example in the second documentation.


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Solidaridad Obrera fue una organización sindical española formada en 1907 sobre las estructuras de la "Unió Local de Societats Obreres de Barcelona" a fin de reorganizar los sindicatos catalanes muy debilitados a consecuencia del fracaso de la huelga general obrera de 1902 en reivindicación de la jornada de 8 horas y el reconocimiento de derecho de huelga.

Hubo dos reuniones constituyentes de la inicialmente Federación Local de Sociedades Obreras de Barcelona (junio de 1907) a raíz de las cuales se tomó el acuerdo de hacer público un manifiesto común y se constituyó la comisión organizadora formada por:
 Salvador Seguí, de la Sociedad de pintores
 Antoni Badia, de la Asociación de la Dependencia Mercantil
 Bruguera, de la Sociedad de pasteleros y confiteros
 Saví, de la Sociedad de metalurgia
 Sedó, de la Sociedad de tipógrafos
Seguidamente en el mes de julio se publicó en el periódico semanal Tierra y Libertad el manifiesto del que se pueden extraer algunas frases como:

En agosto de ese mismo año se constituyó formalmente Solidaridad Obrera con amplia participación, pudiéndose citar a Antoni Fabra, Josep Prat o Tomás Herreros eligiéndose formalmente a la Junta directiva y estableciéndose como premisa que solo podrían adherirse sociedades formadas exclusivamente por obreros.
Rápidamente adquirió una fuerza enorme entre la clase trabajadora, afiliándose múltiples sociedades obreras catalanas en el congreso de 1908 reconstituyéndose como Confederación Regional de Sociedades de Resistencia - Solidaridad Obrera. En este mismo año  publicaron en el periódico Solidaridad Obrera, un manifiesto rechazando un Proyecto de Ley contra el Terrorismo elaborado por el gobierno de Antonio Maura.
Los sucesos de la Semana Trágica de Barcelona y posterior represión de los movimientos obreros significaron un paro de las actividades en 1909.

Restablecida la Confederación celebró el segundo congreso de Barcelona de 1910 (30, 31 de octubre y 1 de noviembre) en el que se debatió la ampliación territorial a nacional, punto crítico al ya existir la UGT en este ámbito y con fundamentos sólidos en el resto de España, aunque no en Cataluña donde era minoritario. Por amplia votación a favor se tomó el acuerdo de constituirse como confederación obrera a nivel estatal: la Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT).

Bibliografía
 Josep Maria Huertas Clavería. Salvador Seguí " el noi del sucre"; materials per una biografía. Barcelona, Laia, 1976.
 Autores varios. Història de la cultura catalana. Volum VI y VII. Barcelona, edicions 62.
 Ferran Aisa. Solidaridad Obrera. Barcelona, Ateneu Enciclopèdic Popular, 1988.
 Almanaque de la "Revista Blanca" y "Tierra y Libertad". Madrid, Revista Blanca.

Véase también
 Movimiento obrero español
 Anarquismo en España
. Segundo congreso de Solidaridad Obrera. Barcelona, 1910.

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Confederación Nacional del Trabajo
 Fechas ediciones periódico Tierra y Libertad, Solidaridad Obrera y otros

Sindicatos desaparecidos de España
Política de Cataluña
Organizaciones fundadas en 1907


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Q: how do I concatenate the string values of two arrays pairwise with PHP? So I have two arrays
Array
(
[0] => test
[1] => test 1
[2] => test 2
[3] => test 3
)

and
Array
(
[0] => test
[1] => test 1
[2] => test 2
[3] => test 3
)

I want to combine them together so I get an array like this?
Array
(
[0] => test test
[1] => test 1 test 1
[2] => test 2 test 2
[3] => test 3 test 3
)

I have found lots of functions like array_merge and array_combine but nothing that does what I want to do.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
Max

A: You could do it with array_map:
$combined = array_map(function($a, $b) { return $a . ' ' . $b; }, $a1, $a2));

A: Here is a one line solution if you are using Php 5.3.0+:
$result = array_map(function ($x, $y) { return $x.$y; }, $array1, $array2);

A: Many answers recommend the array_map way, and many the more trivial for loop way.
I think the array_map solution looks nicer and "more advanced" than looping over the arrays and building the concatenated array in a for loop, BUT - contrary to my expectations - it is much slower than a regular for.
I've run some tests with PHP Version 7.1.23-4 on ubuntu 16.04.1: with two arrays each containing 250k elements of 10 digit random numbers a for solution took 4.7004 sec for 20 runs, while the array_map solution took 11.7939 sec for 20 runs on my machine, almost 2.5 times slower!!!
I would have expected PHP to better optimise the built in array_map feature, than a for loop, but looks like the opposite.
The code I've tested:
// Init the test

$total_time_for = 0;
$total_time_arraymap = 0;

$array1 = [];
$array2 = [];
for ( $i = 1; $i < 250000; $i ++ ) {
    $array1[] = mt_rand(1000000000,9999999999);
    $array2[] = mt_rand(1000000000,9999999999);
}

// Init completed

for ( $j = 1; $j <= 20; $j ++ ) {

    // Init for method
    $array_new = [];

    $startTime = microtime(true);

    // Test for method
    for ( $i = 0; $i < count($array1); $i ++ ) {
        $array_new[] = $array1[$i] . " " . $array2[$i];
    }
    // End of test content

    $endTime = microtime(true);
    $elapsed = $endTime - $startTime;
    $total_time_for += $elapsed;
    //echo "for - Execution time : $elapsed seconds" . "\n";

    unset($array_new);

    //----

    // Init array_map method

    $array_new = [];

    $startTime = microtime(true);

    // Test array_map method
    $array_new = array_map(function($a, $b) { return $a . ' ' . $b; }, $array1, $array2);
    // End of test content

    $endTime = microtime(true);
    $elapsed = $endTime - $startTime;
    $total_time_arraymap += $elapsed;
    //echo "array_map - Execution time : $elapsed seconds" . "\n";

    unset($array_new);
}

echo "for - Total execution time : $total_time_for seconds" . "\n";
echo "array_map - Total execution time : $total_time_arraymap seconds" . "\n";

Question arises than what array_map is good for? One possible answer that comes into my mind, is what if we have a predefined function somewhere, maybe in a 3rd party library, we'd like to apply to the arrays and we don't want to reimplement that function inside our for loop. array_map seems to be convenient in that case, to apply that function on our arrays. But is it any better, than calling the function from a for loop?
I've tested this as well, and looks like truly, array_map excels when using predefined functions. This time array_map took 8.7176 sec, while for loop took 12.8452 sec to do the same job as above.
The code I've tested:
// Init the test

$total_time_for = 0;
$total_time_arraymap = 0;

$array1 = [];
$array2 = [];
for ( $i = 1; $i <= 250000; $i ++ ) {
    $array1[] = mt_rand(1000000000,9999999999);
    $array2[] = mt_rand(1000000000,9999999999);
}

function combine($a, $b) {
    return $a . ' ' . $b;
}

// Init completed

for ( $j = 1; $j <= 20; $j ++ ) {

    // Init for method
    $array_new = [];

    $startTime = microtime(true);

    // Test for method
    for ( $i = 0; $i < count($array1); $i ++ ) {
        $array_new[] = combine($array1[$i], $array2[$i]);
    }
    // End of test content

    $endTime = microtime(true);
    $elapsed = $endTime - $startTime;
    $total_time_for += $elapsed;
    //echo "for external function call - Execution time : $elapsed seconds" . "\n";

    unset($array_new);

    //----

    // Init array_map method

    $array_new = [];

    $startTime = microtime(true);

    // Test array_map method
    $array_new = array_map('combine', $array1, $array2);
    // End of test content

    $endTime = microtime(true);
    $elapsed = $endTime - $startTime;
    $total_time_arraymap += $elapsed;
    //echo "array_map external function call - Execution time : $elapsed seconds" . "\n";

    unset($array_new);
}

echo "for external function call - Total execution time : $total_time_for seconds" . "\n";
echo "array_map external function call - Total execution time : $total_time_arraymap seconds" . "\n";

So long story short, the general conclusion:

*

*Calling a predefined function: use array_map, it takes ~40% less time (8.7 sec vs. 12.8 sec )

*Implementing the array manipulation right where needed: use for loop, it takes ~60% less time (4.7 sec vs. 11.8 sec).

*Have a choice between using a predefined function or (re-)implementing it right where needed: use for loop and implement the required manipulations inside the loop, it takes ~45% less time ( 4.7 sec vs. 8.7 sec. ).

Based on this, in your particular use-case, use for loop and do the concatenation inside the loop body, without calling other functions.

A: There's no built-in function (that I know of) to accomplish that. Use a loop:
$combined = array();
for($i = 0, $l = min(count($a1), count($a2)); $i < $l; ++$i) {
  $combined[$i] = $a1[$i] . $a2[$i];
}

Adapt the loop to your liking: only concatenate the minimum number of elements, concatenate empty string if one of the arrays is shorter, etc.

A: you can do it like
for($i; $i<count($a); $i++)
{
    $arr[$i] = $a[$i]." ".$b[$i];
}

A: Just loop through and assign the concatenation to a new array:
$array1=array("test","test 1","test 2","test 3");
$array2=array("x","y","z","w");

$new_array=array();

foreach (range(0,count($array1)-1) as $i)
{
  array_push($new_array,$array1[$i] . $array2[$i]);
}

A: Assuming the two arrays are $array1 and $array2
for($x = 0; $x < count($array2); $x++){
        $array1[$x] = $array1[$x] . ' ' . $array2[$x];
    }

A: If you have data coming from two different querys and they become two different arrays, combining them is not always an answer.
There for when placed into an array ([]) they can be looped with a foreach to count how many, then looped together.
Note: they must have the same amount in each array or one may finish before the other…..
foreach ($monthlytarget as $value) {
// find how many results there were
   $loopnumber++;
}

echo $loopnumber;

for ($i = 0; $i < $loopnumber; $i++) {
echo $shop[$i];
echo " - ";
echo $monthlytarget[$i];
echo "<br>";
}

This will then display: -
Tescos - 78
Asda - 89
Morrisons - 23
Sainsburys - 46
You can even add in the count number to show this list item number....

A: you loop through it to create a new array. There's no built-in function. Welcome to the wonderful world of programming :)
Hints:

*

*http://pt2.php.net/manual/en/control-structures.foreach.php

*You can combine two strings with "."


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Dharkot
Dharkot Population, Caste, Working Data Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand - Census 2011
Dharkot is a village situated in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 3 families residing in the village Dharkot. The total population of Dharkot is 13 out of which 4 are males and 9 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dharkot is 2,250.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Dharkot village is 1 which is 8% of the total population. There are 1 male children and 0 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dharkot is 0 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (2,250) of Dharkot village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dharkot is 100%. Thus Dharkot village has a higher literacy rate compared to 65.9% of Tehri Garhwal district. The male literacy rate is 100% and the female literacy rate is 100% in Dharkot village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Dharkot village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Dharkot Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dharkot village.
Children 1 1 0
Literacy 100% 100% 100%
Illiterate 1 1 0
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Dharkot village.
In Dharkot village out of total population, 5 were engaged in work activities. 100% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5 workers engaged in Main Work, 5 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourers.
Non Working 8 2 6
Map of Dharkot, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand
Nearby Villages to Dharkot, Tehri
Below are the list of villages near Dharkot village in Tehri.
Silogi 554
Chopariyal Gaon 404
Sunargaon 442
Churer Dhar 313
Kakhwari 196
Arogi 41
Dhungali 167
Gunogi 456
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1. Do you like the dark (yes) or light (no) better?
3. Are you a girl?
4. Are you black (yes) or white (no)?
6. Are you always mad at ur parents over somthing?
7. Are you really skiny?
8. Do you wear black alot?
9. Do you like to sing?
10. Do some people hate you?
11. Do you think your a demon at some times?
12. Have you ever have a baby ?