Would You Try to Escape if You Knew You'd Be Killed if You Stayed?
"As a child, Kathy—now thirty-one years old—lived at Hailsham, a private school in the scenic English countryside where the children were sheltered from the outside world, brought up to believe that they were special and that their well-being was crucial not only for themselves but for the society they would eventually enter. Kathy had long ago put this idyllic past behind her, but when two of her Hailsham friends come back into her life, she stops resisting the pull of memory.
This woman seems to be wearing a wig. Why? And why does she sit in all this greenery? I mean, technically, yes, the author mentions shrubs and trees and whatnot around Hailsham, the house where the protagonist Kathy grows up, but they are not very important. And besides, am I imagining things or does this spot look like a Japanese garden? And could that be because the author has a Japanese name?
Anyway, the book itself is great. It's satisfyingly complex, and Kathy is a very meticulous, logical narrator. She describes one event, and during this description she would mention another event, and then she would repeat this process, and the book goes on like knitting, one loop after another. I loved it.
I also loved how "Hailsham" is a play on "hail" and "sham" because that's what that school did: it was hailing sham.
But I did have a few problems with the book, the biggest one being that the author, in my opinion, is hiding from a huge question. So, Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy are clones, and they are made for one purpose only: organ harvesting. They are raised in an orphanage by a bunch of guardians who teach them everything a non-clone child would be taught. More than that, the guardians don't hide from the kids what will become of them, but they apparently soften the specifics. Or maybe they soften some other things. I don't know. The author only tells us that while the clones know about their organ-donating future, they are somehow also lied about it. So that they wouldn't despair.
And all of this is good, but I wish I knew exactly what these kids were told because when later neither Kathy nor Ruth nor Tommy tries to escape from England or fight these enforced donations, I don't believe it. Why don't they try to escape? I know I am sort of spoiled by that movie The Island that has the same premise as Never Let Me Go: clones are made to be later cut up for organs. Well, in The Island, the protagonist, who is obviously a clone, escapes AND fights back.
However, I also understand the important difference between The Island and Never Let Me Go. In The Island, the clones spring into existence while already being adults, and in Ishiguro's book, they start out as babies. And mind, I do believe you can brainwash kids into anything, but since Ishiguro does not tell us exactly what lies or softened truths those guardians fed to the kids, I have trouble buying that Kathy would never try to escape. She looks perfectly human; she does not seem branded on the face or anything. Ishiguro does withhold from us any info on how Kathy and her friends look, but in more than one episode, they go to a town populated by humans, and nobody points fingers at them, so they must look human enough. And while not all clones learn how to drive, Kathy does. She also has a car and knows the roads (this is specifically mentioned). Finally, as a caretaker for other clones, Kathy is required to drive long distances alone. So why doesn't she run?


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Avaya Announces Plan Support Agreement
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwired – August 07, 2017) – Avaya today announced that it has entered into a Plan Support Agreement (the "PSA") with holders of over 50% of its first lien debt, including certain members of the Ad Hoc Group of First Lien Creditors (the "Ad Hoc First Lien Group"). In addition, the company has reached agreement with U.S. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ("PBGC") to provide for the termination of the company's obligations under the Avaya Pension Plan for Salaried Employees ("APPSE") and the related transfer of those obligations to PBGC, with the support of the Ad Hoc First Lien Group. Avaya has filed an amended plan of reorganization (the "Amended Plan") and disclosure statement reflecting the terms of these agreements.The PSA results from extensive negotiations among Avaya and members of the Ad Hoc First Lien Group. The Holder Parties (as defined in the PSA) who executed the PSA collectively hold over 50% of Avaya's first lien indebtedness. These parties have agreed, among other things, to support the restructuring transactions contemplated by the Amended Plan, vote in favor of the Amended Plan when solicited in accordance with applicable law and not take any action inconsistent with the PSA or the transactions contemplated thereby. As a result, once the company has received approval from the Court to solicit creditor votes and receives the requisite votes, the Amended Plan is confirmable. Key terms of the Amended Plan include:The reduction of Avaya's debt by more than $3 billion from pre-filing levels;The settlement and transfer to PBGC of Avaya's obligations under the APPSE; Avaya's continued support of its obligations under the Avaya Pension Plan ("APP"); andInitiation of steps to enable Avaya to emerge from chapter 11 as a public company."We are very pleased to have reached these agreements with these key stakeholders in our restructuring process, the Ad Hoc First Lien Group and PBGC," said Kevin Kennedy, President and Chief Executive Officer of Avaya. "This is an important milestone in the chapter 11 process and marks Avaya's progress toward our goal of emerging a stronger, more competitive company. Further, we believe this is a positive and beneficial outcome for our stakeholders. With a creditor-supported and confirmable Plan of Reorganization in place, we now have a clear and viable path to emerge from chapter 11 in the near term."Avaya will continue to work to build consensus and gain the support of other stakeholders. Avaya will seek approval of its revised disclosure statement and the PSA at its scheduled court hearing on August 23, 2017. This press release is not intended as solicitation for a vote on the Amended Plan and nothing herein is or should be considered a solicitation of votes for the acceptance of the Amended Plan or any plan of reorganization for the purposes of Bankruptcy Code sections 1125 and 1126 or otherwise. The company will not solicit acceptances of the Amended Plan from any party until such party has been provided with copies of a disclosure statement containing adequate information as required by Bankruptcy Code section 1125. The full terms of the Amended Plan and revised disclosure statement, as well as the related pleadings, are available online at: https://cases.primeclerk.com/avaya.Centerview Partners LLC and Zolfo Cooper Management, LLC are Avaya's financial and restructuring advisors and Kirkland & Ellis LLP is the company's restructuring counsel.The Ad Hoc First Lien Group is represented by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and PJT Partners, as legal and financial advisors, respectively. About Avaya Avaya enables the mission critical, real-time communication applications of the world's most important operations. As the global leader in delivering superior communications experiences, Avaya provides the most complete portfolio of software and services for contact center and unified communications — offered on premises, in the cloud, or a hybrid. Today's digital world requires some form of communications enablement, and no other company is better positioned to do this than Avaya. For more information, please visit www.avaya.com.Cautionary Note Regarding the Chapter 11 Cases The Company's security holders are cautioned that trading in securities of the Company during the pendency of these Chapter 11 cases will be highly speculative and will pose substantial risks. It is possible some or all of the Company's currently outstanding securities may be cancelled and extinguished upon confirmation of a restructuring plan by the Bankruptcy Court. In such an event, the Company's security holders would not be entitled to receive or retain any cash, securities or other property on account of their cancelled securities. Trading prices for the Company's securities may bear little or no relation to actual recovery, if any, by holders thereof in the Company's Chapter 11 cases. Accordingly, the Company urges extreme caution with respect to existing and future investments in its securities.Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This document contains certain forward-looking statements. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "might," "our vision," "plan," "potential," "preliminary," "predict," "should," "will," or "would" or the negative thereof or other variations thereof or other comparable terminology and include, but are not limited to, continuing negotiations with creditors not party to the PSA and timing of emergence from chapter 11. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. While we believe these expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections are reasonable, such forward-looking statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, including, but not limited to: the actions and decisions of our creditors and other third parties with interests in the Chapter 11 cases; our ability to maintain liquidity to fund our operations during the Chapter 11 cases; our ability to obtain Bankruptcy Court approvals in connection with the Chapter 11 cases; our ability to consummate any transactions once approved by the Bankruptcy Court and the time to consummation of such transactions; and other factors affecting the Company detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the SEC that are available at www.sec.gov. 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Cloudflare Can't Make A Profit Despite Huge Growth and Market Cap
Sales growth is nice but at some point, it has to translate into real profits or at least positive cash flow. Moreover, with a $37 billion market value, at some point investors will want to see something for their money. That's the quandary Cloudflare (NASDAQ:NET) currently finds itself in following the release of its Q2 earnings report.
The bottom line is that NET stock will tread water until it can show positive results on the bottom line.
Keep in mind that as of Aug. 6 when NET stock closed at $118.82 per share, it is now up 81.3% from a trough of $65.55 on May 13. In other words, Cloudflare has gained more than $16.5 billion in market value in the space of two and a half months to $36.9 billion.
Due to that exemplary growth, the market has been expecting superlative numbers.
Where Things Stand As of Q2 for Cloudflare
The problem, as I see it, is that the cloud platform services company needs to show more than just revenue growth.
Sales in Q2 were up 53% year over year (YOY) to $152 million. Moreover, this was 10.35% over the prior Q1 sales of $138.1 million. However, its expenses are simply too high.
Despite making a 77% gross profit, higher than last year, its operating expenses were so high that it lost $35.5 million, and $7.3 million on a non-GAAP basis. However, this was lower than the $9.6 million last year, and this year it had much higher revenue. So, things are slowly turning around.
Unfortunately, Cloudflare still has not been able to generate positive free cash flow (FCF). I wouldn't mind about the losses if the company was actually producing FCF profits. But this quarter FCF was negative $9.8 million, or 6% of total revenue, compared to negative $20.2 million, or 20% of total revenue, in the second quarter of 2020. In other words, its FCF margins improved, albeit staying negative.
At some point, there has to be an inflection point to positive profits and positive free cash flow. However, on Aug. 5, Cloudflare said it expects 2021 will show a non-GAAP loss of $28 to $24 million on revenue of up to $633 million. This is the same as its previous outlook.
For example, the Q1 non-GAAP loss was $9.3 million, bringing the total first-half non-GAAP loss to $16.6 million. Therefore, $28 to 24 million negative non-GAAP guidance implies that Cloudflare expects to lose $7.3 to 11.3 million in the second half. That is not good for such a large-cap stock.
What To Do With NET Stock
My view is that NET stock is likely to fall from here. You can't have a negative free cash flow company with a $37.1 billion market value that has almost doubled in value. I foresee at least a 30% to 40% decline in NET stock until it can turn positive FCF. That puts its value between $71.29 and $83.17 per share, down from $118.82 as of Aug. 5.
Sell-side analysts tend to agree with me. For example, Yahoo! Finance, which uses data surveys from Refinitiv, indicates that 15 analysts have an average price target of $100.73. The same is true with TipRanks, where they report that 12 analysts have an average target of $100.70. In general, they are not as negative as I am, but on the other hand, these analysts still think NET stock is too high.
However, let's not get too negative here. For example, analysts surveyed by Seeking Alpha have an average revenue target of $818.47 for 2022. This represents another 29% gain in sales. That could easily be good enough for the company to turn FCF and non-GAAP net income positive.
If that happens, then maybe today's stock price can last. But for right now, investors should take a wait-and-see attitude on NET stock.
On the date of publication, Mark R. Hake did not hold a position in any security mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.
Mark Hake writes about personal finance on mrhake.medium.com and runs the Total Yield Value Guide which you can review here.
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Q: Set image opacity with javascript Good day! In all honesty the problem is a bit more complex. I want to know why the following line of code doesn't work:
pic.style.opacity = toString((5-z)/10);

Why I think it should work ?

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*the opacity member variable is a string so it needs to be a string therefore as long as the "toString" method is there after the system calculates the expression it should be turned into a string and therefore it should be viable.

Note: z is an integer number which has a varying value from 0 to 4.
In case someone wants to test for themselves:
<!DOCTYPE html>

    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <title></title>

A: You dont' need toString.
Just do:
document.getElementById("asd").style.opacity = (5-z)/10;

You aren't using toString correct anyway. If you'd like to use it anywhere, do it that way:
var number = 42.0;
var string = number.toString(10);

The 10 is optional and default. For instance you can use 2 to convert in dual system.

A: You are inadvertently calling window.toString(). The toString method is called as a method from the item you want to convert.
Also, you don't need it. Remove it.

A: You need to wait for the document to load before trying to access/set opacity for any element. Check onLoad event of javascript or $(document).ready() if you are using jQuery.
By the way - your opening script tag has a missing > sign

A: It'll work if you remove the toString. The value for opacity is a decimal value between 0.0 - 1.0
further reading: http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_image_transparency.asp

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Pittsburgh Opera presents LITTLE WOMEN The Pittsburgh premier of Mark Adamo's operatic adaptation of the beloved classic
Mark Adamo's LITTLE WOMEN
CAPA Theater (Creative and Performing Arts School), Downtown Pittsburgh
Saturday, January 23rd, 2016, 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 26th, 7:00 p.m. Friday, January 29th, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, January 31st, 2:00 p.m.
2 hours, 15 minutes, including 1 intermission
Sung in English with texts projected above the stage
Start at $50. Group Discounts available.
Call 412-456-6666 for more information or visit pittsburghopera.org
See pages 5-6 of this release.
Brown Bag Concert (1/9) Opera Up Close (1/10) WQED Preview (1/16 & 1/22) Meet the Artists (1/26)
Audio Description (1/26)
Pittsburgh Opera continues its 77th season with the Pittsburgh premiere of Mark Adamo's operatic adaptation of the beloved classic LITTLE WOMEN.
Based on the book by Louisa May Alcott, the production has been a remarkable success. The New York Times called it a "masterpiece", NPR broadcast it on the radio, and it was shown as a PBS "Great Performances" television special.
The emotional journey of irrepressible, outspoken Jo March makes this new production, starring our Resident Artists, a can't-miss event.
On stage January 23, 26, 29 and 31, it brings the lives of the four March sisters to the CAPA Theater downtown. Tickets start at $50.
Three facts about LITTLEWOMEN
This is a great chance to see the opera stars of tomorrow in an intimate setting. Pittsburgh Opera's Resident Artists have gone on to become international successes, performing lead roles in top shelf productions all over the world. LITTLE
WOMEN stars all 7 of our Resident Artist singers, together in one place for one of the last times ever.
The famous novel the opera is based on follows the lives of four sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March—detailing their passage from childhood to womanhood, and is loosely based on the author Louis May Alcott and her three sisters.
The opera has been performed throughout the United States, as well as in Europe, Australia, and Israel.
The story, in brief
LITTLE WOMEN takes place in the Alcott family home in Concord, Massachusetts during the mid/late 1800's.
Jo is scribbling a poem in her attic when her childhood friend Laurie appears. Laurie has just married Jo's sister Amy, and has fallen quite out of love with Jo. She claims relief and good cheer, though she is genuinely sad. Oblivious to Jo's true feelings, Laurie proposes a return to their easy rapport of years ago. This infuriates Jo, and she mocks the very idea of trying to stop time from changing the ones she loves.
In a scene going back two years, Jo and her three sisters—Meg, Beth, and Amy—bicker as they make a game of their chores. A round of the game Truth or Fabrication reveals something about each of the sisters: Meg's secret romance; Amy's conflicted relationship with Laurie; Jo's devotion to her sisters; and Beth's insistence that she is healthy. As they go down to supper, they sing an anthem in close harmony.
Laurie taunts Jo with the secret that his tutor, John Brooke, keeps one of Meg's gloves as a token of his love. Jo scoffs at the idea that her sister would "go filling her head with lovering rubbish." Laurie reminds her that "Things change." Jo starts rewriting her latest melodrama, but can't shake the feeling that Meg may soon leave the family, and tells herself that she and her sisters remain "perfect as we are."
Meg offers to teach her suitor John Brooke a storytelling game called Rigmarole. Brooke's story so clearly reflects his love for Meg that Jo chases him away, protesting to Meg that Brooke is too old for her. "He's twenty-eight! He's got one foot in the grave!"
Jo pleads with the entire family to convince Meg to rebuff Brooke. Meg retorts that rejecting him was her plan all along. Cecilia March, the girls' glamorous aunt, sweeps in just as Brooke bluntly proposes marriage to Meg. Cecilia scorns Brooke, and this only hardens Meg's resolve. To her own surprise, Meg pledges herself to Brooke. The family congratulates the new couple, but Jo is devastated.
Desperate, Jo accuses Meg of abandoning her. Meg placates her sister, replying, "Things change, Jo." Then she confesses her true love for Brooke, wounding Jo even more deeply.
The next summer, the family prepares for Meg's wedding, and Meg and Brooke decide to use the wedding vows that Alma and Gideon wrote for their ceremony. As the parents teach the young couple their vows, a feverish Laurie accosts Jo, confessing his desire for her.
Amy overhears the argument. Furious, Jo spurns Laurie, and he flees. Amy bursts in and accuses Jo of heartlessness, before following Laurie out. Regrouping from the episode, Jo thinks that if she gives Laurie some time he'll change back into the friend she's always cherished. Jo retreats to the house to write just as Beth, overwhelmed by illness, collapses.
In New York City, Dashwood, the publisher of The Daily Volcano, negotiates with Jo to purchase her latest melodrama. He offers her 25 dollars for an edited version; Jo insists on 30 dollars and two free copies. She wins her bargain.
Triumphant, Jo returns to her boarding house, and writes to her family. Meg and Brooke are now the parents of twins; Amy and Laurie are in Europe; and Beth continues to deny that her health is failing. Distracted, Jo accepts an offer of supper and the opera by a new acquaintance at her boarding house, Friedrich Bhaer.
In a split scene, Jo and Bhaer spiritedly argue points of taste in New York; in Oxford, Amy delicately asks Laurie what he feels for Jo. Meanwhile, in Concord, Beth at last
acknowledges the defeat that awaits her. Jo playfully challenges Bhaer to endorse a worthier art than the melodramas she enjoys, and he recites a Goethe poem, in German. Jo asks for a translation, and Bhaer's English rendering is a confession of love. Receiving a telegram saying that Beth has taken a turn for the worse, Jo flees to Concord.
The family keeps vigil over Beth. Dismissing the others, Beth urges Jo to accept her impending death and makes Jo promise to take care of the family. Jo accedes and they both fall asleep. When Jo awakes, Beth has died.
A few months later, Cecilia baits Jo with Amy's latest letter, which confirms that she and Laurie are very much in love. Jo admits that she hasn't heard from Friedrich Bhaer recently. Cecilia stuns Jo with the news that she will leave her estate to her: the endowment will render Jo independent for the rest of her life. Cecilia urges Jo to use the wealth to isolate herself from the pain that comes from loving others. Appalled, Jo rejects the offer and flees to her attic space.
Laurie enters the attic, suggesting innocently that they go back to the "perfect way it was," but this time Jo admits that the happy old times can't come back. Laurie leaves, and Jo calls on her memories of the sisters, and ghostlike, they materialize. In gratitude, she celebrates what they were and releases them to what they are now, before they disappear.
Unexpectedly, the attic door opens again: it's not Laurie but Friedrich, in town by chance and eager to see her. "Is now a good moment?" he asks. "Now is all there is," Jo realizes. She extends her hand to him as the opera concludes.
Courtesy of the composer, freely edited
For additional information, videos, musical samples, and cast biographies, visit pittsburghopera.org/LW
Tickets and Group Discounts
Most tickets to Little W omen are $50
All performances are at the CAPA Theater, 111 9th Street at Fort Duquesne Blvd., next to the Convention Center
To purchase tickets, call 412-456-6666 or visit http://opera.culturaldistrict.org/production/44079/little-women#tab=buy_tickets
Group discounts are available. For discounted group tickets (6 or more), contact Randy Adams at 412-281-0912, x 213
Season Sponsor: PNC
Season Media Sponsor: WQED-FM
Supported in part by Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Supported in part by Allegheny Regional Asset District Proud member of Opera America
Official Chocolatier: Sarris Candies
Cast and Artistic Team
The Little Women Cast
Jo March Corrie Stallings*
Meg March Laurel Semerdjian*
Beth March Adelaide Boedecker*
Amy March Claudia Rosenthal*
Laurie Adam Bonanni*
John Brooke Brian Vu*
Friedrich Bhaer Matthew Scollin* Gideon March/Mr. Dashwood Daniel Teadt** Alma March Kara Cornell+
The Little Women Creative Team
Conductor Glenn Lewis
Stage Director Crystal Manich
Set Designer Shengxin Jin
Costume Designer Susan Memmott Allred
Lighting Designer Tlàloc Lopez-W atermann
Director of Musical Studies Mark Trawka
Associate Coach/Pianist James Lesniak
Hair & Makeup Designer Nicole Pagano
Assistant Director Jennifer Williams*
+ Pittsburgh Opera debut
* Pittsburgh Opera Resident Artist
** Pittsburgh Opera Resident Artist alumni
Related Events for LITTLE WOMEN
Brown Bag Concert
Saturday, January 9th – 12:00 p.m.
George R. White Opera Studio, Pittsburgh Opera Headquarters, 2425 Liberty Avenue Let LITTLE WOMEN cast members serenade you at a free concert. We have picked a selection of our favorite operatic arias, spanning a delightful range of works including Carmen, La Traviata, and Rigoletto. And to top it off, you'll be treated to a sneak preview of an excerpt from LITTLE WOMEN. Guests can meet the performers after this casual, one- hour concert. Free and open to everyone; no RSVP required. Bring a friend and bring a lunch! Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Handicapped parking available by reservation. For more information: 412-281-0912 or http://www.pittsburghopera.org/calendar/detail/january-brown- bag-concert
Opera Up Close: LITTLE WOMEN
Sunday, January 10th, from 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
George R. White Opera Studio, Pittsburgh Opera Headquarters, 2425 Liberty Avenue Opera Up Close is an in-depth look at the music and story of Mark Adamo's LITTLE WOMEN with members of the cast and artistic team. Admission is $5; free to members of FRIENDS of Pittsburgh Opera and $50+ donors. Handicapped parking is available by reservation. For more information: 412-281-0912 or http://www.pittsburghopera.org/calendar/detail/opera-up-close-little-women .
LITTLE WOMEN Previews on WQED-FM 89.3 and WQED.ORG
Saturday, January 16 from 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM and Friday, January 22 from 7:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Hosted by WQED, and broadcast over the airwaves on WQED-FM 89.3 as well as the WQED website, the LITTLE WOMEN preview gives listeners an engaging introduction to the singers, music and story of the opera. For more information: http://www.pittsburghopera.org/calendar/detail/wqed-preview-little-women
Audio Description: LITTLE WOMEN Tuesday, January 26th
CAPA Theater
Ticketholders with visual impairments are invited to use Pittsburgh Opera's Audio Description service at our Tuesday performances. Trained volunteers describe the scenery, costumes, and stage action via headphones. Those wishing to use Audio Description should reserve seats to the Tuesday, January 26th performance: contact Randy Adams at 412-281-0912, ext. 213 or [email protected]. Braille and large-print programs are available for all four performances.
Meet the Artists of LITTLE WOMEN Tuesday, January 26th
Immediately following the opera, in the CAPA Theater's Black Box
General Director Christopher Hahn interviews the stars of LITTLE WOMEN after the Tuesday evening performance, in the CAPA Theater Black Box. Ask your own questions, too! Free to all Tuesday ticketholders.
COMING UP NEXT for Pittsburgh Opera:
Ric k y Ia n G o r d o n 's 2 7 , February 20, 23, 26, 28, 2016
Pittsburgh Opera celebrates its 77th season in 2015-16. Established byfive intrepid women in 1939, Pittsburgh Opera is viewed as one of the most vibrant opera orga nizations in the U.S., with a rich artistic tradition,
outstanding educational programs, an acclaimed artist training program, and a progressive outlook toward the
future. Its green initiative culminated in LEED® Silver certification for its Strip District headquarters, and its capacity as a true communitypartner has increased significantlyunder General Director Christopher Hahn's leadership.
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Q: C++ how to read from unicode files by ignoring first character of each line Consider a file containing Unicode words as follows
آب
آباد
آبادان

if you read right to left, the first character is " آ ".
My first requirement is to read the file line by line. This would be simple.
The second requirement is to read the file line by line from the second character of each line. the result must be something like this
ب
باد
بادان

As you know there are some solutions like std::substr to meet the second requirement but Afaik std::substr does not works well with Unicode Characters.
I need something like this
std::ifstream inFile(file_name);
//Solution for first requirement
std::string line;
if (!std::getline(inFile, line)) {
   std::cout << "failed to read file " << file_name << std::endl;
   inFile.close();
   break;
}
line.erase(line.find_last_not_of("\n\r") + 1);

std::string line2;
//what should be here to meet my second requirement?
//stay on current line
//ignore first character and std::getline(inFile, line2))
line2.erase(line.find_last_not_of("\n\r") + 1);

std::cout<<"Line= "<<line<<std::cout; //should prints آب
std::cout<<"Line2= "<<line<<std::cout; //should prints

inFile.close();

A: C++11 has unicode conversion routines but they are not very user friendly. But you can make more user friendly functions with them like this:
// This should convert to whatever the system wide character encoding
// is for the platform (UTF-32/Linux - UCS-2/Windows)
std::string ws_to_utf8(std::wstring const& s)
{
    std::wstring_convert<std::codecvt_utf8<wchar_t>, wchar_t> cnv;
    std::string utf8 = cnv.to_bytes(s);
    if(cnv.converted() < s.size())
        throw std::runtime_error("incomplete conversion");
    return utf8;
}

std::wstring utf8_to_ws(std::string const& utf8)
{
    std::wstring_convert<std::codecvt_utf8<wchar_t>, wchar_t> cnv;
    std::wstring s = cnv.from_bytes(utf8);
    if(cnv.converted() < utf8.size())
        throw std::runtime_error("incomplete conversion");
    return s;
}

std::string remove_first_char(std::string const& utf8)
{
    std::wstring ws = utf8_to_ws(utf8);
    ws = ws.substr(1);
    return ws_to_utf8(ws);
}

int main()
{
    std::string utf8 = u8"آبادان";

    std::cout << remove_first_char(utf8) << '\n';
}

Output:
بادان

By converting to a fixed with code-point (UCS-2/UTF-32) you can process the string using the normal string functions. There is a caveat though. UCS-2 does not cover all characters of all languages so you may have to use std::u32string and write a conversion function between UTF-8 and UTF-32.
This answer has an example: https://stackoverflow.com/a/43302460/3807729


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Integrating multiple genome annotation databases improves the interpretation of microarray gene expression data. BMC GENOMICS.
2010, Alvarez Y, Chen K, Reynolds A, Waghorne N, O'Connor J. and. Kennedy. BN.
Predominant Cone Photoreceptor Dysfunction in a Hyperglycaemic Model of Non- Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy.
2009, Y. Alvarez, O Astudillo-Fernandez, L. Jensen, A. Reynolds, N. Waghorne, D. Brazil, Y. Cao, J. O'Connor, BN Kennedy.
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American fast-food chain KFC has entered into a partnership with the Russian startup 3D Bioprinting Solutions to develop an innovative 3D bioprinting technology to create the world's first laboratory-produced chicken nuggets. The project also aims to craft the "meat of the future" as a response to the growing popularity of a healthy lifestyle and the need to develop greener eating methods.
KFC said it was managing to recreate the texture and tastes similar to conventional chicken meat almost without involving animals in the process. The process, however, involves using chicken cells in conjunction with plant material to print nuggets layer by layer. Thus, the company does not position the product as a vegetarian, but only "without animal sacrifice".
KFC will provide the Moscow company with all the necessary ingredients, such as breading and spices, to achieve the characteristic flavor of its products. "They will be as close as possible in both taste and appearance to the original KFC product while being more environmentally friendly to produce than ordinary meat," the company said.
As already mentioned, the ultimate goal is to reduce the impact on the environment in terms of resources consumed by intensive farming. The technology also allows energy consumption to be cut by more than half, greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced 25 fold and 100 times less land to be used than traditional farm-based meat production.
"3D bioprinting technologies, initially widely recognized in medicine, are nowadays gaining popularity in producing foods such as meat. In the future, the rapid development of such technologies will allow us to make 3D-printed meat products more accessible, and we are hoping that the technology created as a result of our cooperation with KFC will help accelerate the launch of cell-based meat products on the market", said Yusef Khesuani, co-founder and Managing Partner of 3D Bioprinting Solutions.
The 3D bio-printing of the nuggets will be developed in Moscow, and after a test phase, which should end around autumn 2020, it will be usable by KFC. If it were to meet these deadlines, this technology would be the first in the world capable of obtaining such complex products from animal cells.
It is not known when they will actually be available to the public to try them, but it will still be interesting to watch the development of this technology.


Aim: We tested the hypothesis that left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) interferes with the antithrombotic effects of dabigatran and warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Methods and results: This is a post-hoc analysis of the Randomized Evaluation of Long-term anticoagulation therapY (RE-LY) Study. We defined LVH by electrocardiography (ECG) and included patients with AF on the ECG tracing at entry. Hazard ratios (HR) for each dabigatran dose vs. warfarin were calculated in relation to LVH. LVH was present in 2353 (22.7%) out of 10 372 patients. In patients without LVH, the rates of primary outcome were 1.59%/year with warfarin, 1.60% with dabigatran 110 mg (HR vs. warfarin 1.01, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.75-1.36) and 1.08% with dabigatran 150 mg (HR vs. warfarin 0.68, 95% CI 0.49-0.95). In patients with LVH, the rates of primary outcome were 3.21%/year with warfarin, 1.69% with dabigatran 110 mg (HR vs. warfarin 0.52, 95% CI 0.32-0.84) and 1.55% with 150 mg (HR vs. warfarin 0.48, 95% CI 0.29-0.78). The interaction between LVH status and dabigatran 110 mg vs. warfarin was significant for the primary outcome (P = 0.021) and stroke (P = 0.016). LVH was associated with a higher event rate with warfarin, not with dabigatran. In the warfarin group, the time in therapeutic range was significantly lower in the presence than in the absence of LVH. Conclusions: LVH was associated with a lower antithrombotic efficacy of warfarin, but not of dabigatran, in patients with AF. Consequently, the relative benefit of the lower dose of dabigatran compared to warfarin was enhanced in patients with LVH. The higher dose of dabigatran was superior to warfarin regardless of LVH status. Clinical trial registration: http:www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00262600.


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From April 8th to 15th, President Li Bin visited the University of Auckland, the University of Western Australia and the University of Technology-Sydney at the invitation of Stuart McCutcheon, President of the University of Auckland, Dawn Freshwater, President of the University of Western Australia, and Attila Brungs, President of the University of Technology Sydney.
At the University of Auckland, President Li Bin and President Stuart McCutcheon exchanged ideas on the construction of Aulin College, a cooperative college of the two universities. Li Bin also discussed with John Hosking, the Director of the Faculty of Science, Brett Berquist, the Director of the International Department, and some of the teachers in detail about the enrollment, curriculum, and learning style of Aulin College and visited the Chemistry and Biosciences Laboratory of the Faculty of Science. With Nic Smith, Director of the Faculty of Engineering, Li Bin signed the "Academic Cooperation Agreement between Northeast Forestry University and the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Auckland".
In Auckland, President Li also attended the founding conference of Northeast Forestry University Alumni Association (New Zealand), and presented Honorary President Yin Shan and President Wu Meng with a flag. President Li introduced the development of NEFU to New Zealand alumni, and hoped that the overseas alumni would often go back to NEFU to give advice and suggestions for the development of NEFU.
At the University of Western Australia, President Li Bin and President Dawn Freshwater signed the "Agreement for the Cooperative Projects and Courses between Northeast Forestry University and the University of Western Australia". Li also discussed further cooperation with Vice President Robyn Owens, Vice President Erika Techera, Yinong Liu, Deputy Director of Department of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, Peter Robertson, Dean of Business School, and others in charge of the International Department. Li also visited the robot laboratory.
At the University of Western Australia, President Li and his entourage also visited the NEFU students who are studying there, encouraging them to cherish their opportunity to study abroad and study hard.
At the University of Technology-Sydney, President Li Bin held talks with President Attila Brungs and Vice President Iain Watt. They exchanged views on the cooperation between the two universities in the "3+2" mode of joint training of undergraduate and graduate students, artificial intelligence and drone equipment in forest fire prevention technology. Li Bin also listened to the introduction of some research projects and drone bush fire monitoring technology of the Department of Engineering and Information Technology, and visited the data simulation laboratory.
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Q: Find min and max elements of array I want to find the min and max elements of an array using for comprehension. Is it possible to do that with one iteration of array to find both min element and max element?
I am looking for a solution without using scala provided array.min or max.

A: def findMinAndMax(array: Array[Int]) = { // a non-empty array

    val initial = (array.head, array.head)  // a tuple representing min-max

    // foldLeft takes an initial value of type of result, in this case a tuple
    // foldLeft also takes a function of 2 parameters.
    // the 'left' parameter is an accumulator (foldLeft -> accum is left)
    // the other parameter is a value from the collection.

    // the function2 should return a value which replaces accumulator (in next iteration)
    // when the next value from collection will be picked.

    // so on till all values are iterated, in the end accum is returned.

    array.foldLeft(initial) { ((min, max), x) =>
          if (x < min) (x, max)
          else if (x > max) (min, x)
          else acc
    }
}

A: You can get min and max values of an Array[Int] with reduceLeft function.
scala> val a = Array(20, 12, 6, 15, 2, 9)

a: Array[Int] = Array(20, 12, 6, 15, 2, 9)
scala> a.reduceLeft(_ min _)

res: Int = 2
scala> a.reduceLeft(_ max _)

res: Int = 20
See this link for more information and examples of reduceLeft method: http://alvinalexander.com/scala/scala-reduceleft-examples

A: Following on from the other answers - a more general solution is possible, that works for other collections as well as Array, and other contents as well as Int:
def minmax[B >: A, A](xs: Iterable[A])(implicit cmp: Ordering[B]): (A, A) = {
  if (xs.isEmpty) throw new UnsupportedOperationException("empty.minmax")

  val initial = (xs.head, xs.head)

  xs.foldLeft(initial) { case ((min, max), x) =>
    (if (cmp.lt(x, min)) x else min, if (cmp.gt(x, max)) x else max) }
}

For example:
minmax(List(4, 3, 1, 2, 5))              //> res0: (Int, Int) = (1,5)

minmax(Vector('Z', 'K', 'B', 'A'))       //> res1: (Char, Char) = (A,Z)

minmax(Array(3.0, 2.0, 1.0))             //> res2: (Double, Double) = (1.0,3.0)

(It's also possible to write this a bit more concisely using cmp.min() and cmp.max(), but only if you remove the B >: A type bound, which makes the function less general).

A: Consider this (for non-empty orderable arrays),
val ys = xs.sorted
val (min,max) = (ys.head, ys.last)

A: val xs: Array[Int] = ???

var min: Int = Int.MaxValue
var max: Int = Int.MinValue

for (x <- xs) {
  if (x < min) min = x
  if (x > max) max = x
}

A: Here is a concise and readable solution, that avoids the ugly if statements :
def minMax(a: Array[Int]) : (Int, Int) = {
  if (a.isEmpty) throw new java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException("array is empty")
  a.foldLeft((a(0), a(0)))
  { case ((min, max), e) => (math.min(min, e), math.max(max, e))}
}

Explanation : foldLeft is a standard method in Scala on many collections. It allows to pass an accumulator to a callback function that will be called for each element of the array.
Take a look at scaladoc for further details

A: I'm super late to the party on this one, but I'm new to Scala and thought I'd contribute anyway. Here is a solution using tail recursion:
@tailrec
def max(list: List[Int], currentMax: Int = Int.MinValue): Int = {
    if(list.isEmpty) currentMax
    else if ( list.head > currentMax) max(list.tail, list.head)
    else max(list.tail,currentMax)
}

A: Of all of the answers I reviewed to this questions, DNA's solution was the closest to "Scala idiomatic" I could find. However, it can be slightly improved by...:

*

*Performing as few comparisons as needed (important for very large collections)

*Provide ideal ordering consistency by only using the Ordering.lt method

*Avoiding throwing an Exception

*Making the code more readable for those new to and learning Scala

The comments should help clarify the changes.
def minAndMax[B>: A, A](iterable: Iterable[A])(implicit ordering: Ordering[B]): Option[(A, A)] =
  if (iterable.nonEmpty)
    Some(
      iterable.foldLeft((iterable.head, iterable.head)) {
        case (minAndMaxTuple, element) =>
          val (min, max) =
            minAndMaxTuple //decode reference to tuple
          if (ordering.lt(element, min))
            (element, max) //if replacing min, it isn't possible max will change so no need for the max comparison
          else
            if (ordering.lt(max, element))
              (min, element)
            else
              minAndMaxTuple //use original reference to avoid instantiating a new tuple
      }
    )
  else
    None

And here's the solution expanded to return the lower and upper bounds of a 2d space in a single pass, again using the above optimizations:
def minAndMax2d[B >: A, A](iterable: Iterable[(A, A)])(implicit ordering: Ordering[B]): Option[((A, A), (A, A))] =
  if (iterable.nonEmpty)
    Some(
      iterable.foldLeft(((iterable.head._1, iterable.head._1), (iterable.head._2, iterable.head._2))) {
        case ((minAndMaxTupleX, minAndMaxTupleY), (elementX, elementY)) =>
          val ((minX, maxX), (minY, maxY)) =
            (minAndMaxTupleX, minAndMaxTupleY) //decode reference to tuple
          (
              if (ordering.lt(elementX, minX))
                (elementX, maxX) //if replacing minX, it isn't possible maxX will change so no need for the maxX comparison
              else
                if (ordering.lt(maxX, elementX))
                  (minX, elementX)
                else
                  minAndMaxTupleX //use original reference to avoid instantiating a new tuple
            , if (ordering.lt(elementY, minY))
                (elementY, maxY) //if replacing minY, it isn't possible maxY will change so no need for the maxY comparison
              else
                if (ordering.lt(maxY, elementY))
                  (minY, elementY)
                else
                  minAndMaxTupleY //use original reference to avoid instantiating a new tuple
          )
      }
    )
  else
    None

A: You could always write your own foldLeft function - that will guarantee one iteration and known performance.
val array = Array(3,4,62,8,9,2,1)
if(array.isEmpty) throw new IllegalArgumentException // Just so we can safely call array.head

val (minimum, maximum) = array.foldLeft((array.head, array.head)) {  // We start of with the first element as min and max
  case ((min, max), next) =>
    if(next > max) (min, next)
    else if(next < min) (next, max)
    else (min, max)
}

println(minimum, maximum) //1, 62

A: scala> val v = Vector(1,2)
scala> v.max
res0: Int = 2
scala> v.min
res1: Int = 2

You could use the min and max methods of Vector


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Q: How to go about proving a result for this matrix equation involving a time-dependent rotation matrix? Consider the ${3 \times 3}$ matrix $M$ whose entries consist of functions from $\mathbb{R}$ to $\mathbb{R}$ given by
$M_{ij} =
\begin{cases}
\cos^2\big(\frac{1}{2}\phi\big)+\sin^2\big(\frac{1}{2}\phi\big)\big(2(N_i)(N_i)-1\big), & \text{if $i=j$} \\
2(N_i)(N_j)\sin^2\big(\frac{1}{2}\phi\big)+\epsilon_{ijk}(N_k)\sin(\phi), & \text{if $i \neq j$}
\end{cases}$
where  $\epsilon_{ijk}$ is the Levi-Cevita symbol with $\epsilon_{123}=1$ and $\phi$, $N_1$, $N_2$, and $N_3$ are class $C^3$ differentiable functions such that $N_1(x)^2+N_2(x)^2+N_3(x)^2=1$ for all $x \in \mathbb{R}$.
Let $t \in \mathbb{R}$ be fixed and denote by $Q \in M_{3 \times 3}(\mathbb{R})$ the matrix defined by evaluating each entry of $M$ at $t$. Also, denote by $Q',Q'' \in M_{3 \times 3}(\mathbb{R})$ the matrices defined by the entrywise first and second derivatives, respectively, of $M$ at $t$.
Now let $x,y,z \in M_{3 \times 1}(\mathbb{R})$ be any three column vectors. Consider the following matrix equation:
$Q''Q^Tx+2Q'y-Qz=0_{3 \times 1}$
How should I go about proving that the above equation implies $Q'=0_{3 \times 3}$ and, consequently, $z=0_{3 \times 1}$? Or does there exist a counterexample that I have yet to think of? It is probably important to note that $Q$ is a clockwise rotation matrix regardless of the value of $t$.

A: Your claim is false. Let me simplify a little by letting
$$
X = Q^T x\\
Z = Qz
$$
and noting that by choosing $x$ and $z$ appropriately, we can make $X$ and $Z$ have any value we want. So now your challenge is to show that in
$$
Q''X + Q'y + Z = 0
$$
the only possibility is that $Q' = 0$ and $Z = 0$. But that's not true.
For instance, no matter what value $Q'$ has, we can pick $X = 0$, and choose any nonzero $y$, and then the equation becomes
$$
Q' y + Z = 0
$$
which is easily solved by picking $Z = -Q' y$.
(To get $z$, we write $z = Q^{-1}Z = Q^t Z$; to get $x$, we write $x = QX$.)
Let me get even more explicit: Pick $N_1(x)= N_2(x) = 0$ and $N_3(x) = 1$ for all $x$; let $\phi(t) = t$. Then, letting $c$ and $s$ denote the since and cosine of $t$, we have something like
$$
M
= \pmatrix{c & s & 0 \\
-s & c & 0 \\
0 & 0 & 1}
$$
(where I might have the signs on the $s$ swapped).
So
$$
M'
= \pmatrix{-s & c & 0 \\
-c & -s & 0 \\
0 & 0 & 0}
$$
and
$$
M''
= \pmatrix{-c & -s & 0 \\
s & -c & 0 \\
0 & 0 & 0}
$$
Picking $t = \pi/2$, we have $s = 1$ and $c = 0$, so
$$
Q =
= \pmatrix{0 & 1 & 0 \\
-1 & 0 & 0 \\
0 & 0 & 1}\\
Q'
= \pmatrix{-1 & 0 & 0 \\
0 & -1 & 0 \\
0 & 0 & 0}\\
Q''
= \pmatrix{0 & -1 & 0 \\
1 & 0 & 0 \\
0 & 0 & 0}
$$
Note in particular that $Q'$ is not zero .
Now pick $x = 0, y = \pmatrix{0 \\ 1 \\ 0};$ the equation you've highlighted then reads
$$
 \pmatrix{0 & -1 & 0 \\
1 & 0 & 0 \\
0 & 0 & 0}
\pmatrix{0 & 1 & 0 \\
-1 & 0 & 0 \\
0 & 0 & 1}^T \pmatrix{0\\0\\0}  + 2 \pmatrix{-1 & 0 & 0 \\
0 & -1 & 0 \\
0 & 0 & 0} \pmatrix{0 \\ 1 \\ 0} -
\pmatrix{0 & 1 & 0 \\
-1 & 0 & 0 \\
0 & 0 & 1}\pmatrix{z_1 \\ z_2 \\ z_3} = \pmatrix{0 \\ 0 \\ 0}.
$$
The first term is evidently zero; the second is $\pmatrix{0 \\ -2 \\ 0}$, and by picking $z$ to be \pmatrix{2 \ 0 \ 0}, we get equality, without $z$ being the zero vector.


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1 Jarrod Shoemaker 1982 USA 2 1:48:16 00:17:15 00:00:28 00:56:18 00:00:20 0:33:54
2 Manuel Huerta 1984 PUR 6 1:48:32 00:17:22 00:00:28 00:56:08 00:00:21 0:34:11
3 Andre Paul Baillargeon Smith 1984 CAN 21 1:49:18 00:17:15 00:00:32 00:56:14 00:00:24 0:34:53
4 Timothy O'Donnell 1980 USA 4 1:49:54 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:20 0:36:37
5 Brian Fleischmann 1978 USA 3 1:50:01 00:17:17 00:00:28 00:55:10 00:00:20 0:36:45
6 Joe Umphenour 1969 USA 1 1:51:06 00:17:12 00:00:27 00:56:19 00:00:21 0:36:46
7 Sean Bechtel 1983 CAN 10 1:51:11 00:17:15 00:00:28 00:56:15 00:00:23 0:36:50
8 James Loaring 1977 CAN 14 1:51:12 00:17:17 00:00:28 00:56:15 00:00:20 0:36:52
9 Matt Chrabot 1983 USA 19 1:51:19 00:17:17 00:00:31 00:56:12 00:00:30 0:36:49
10 Brandon Marsh 1974 USA 8 1:51:26 00:17:18 00:00:28 00:56:16 00:00:20 0:37:02
11 Michael Orton 1983 USA 12 1:51:37 00:17:15 00:00:32 00:56:10 00:00:23 0:37:16
12 Jamie Stephenson CAN 22 1:52:11 00:17:21 00:00:28 00:56:10 00:00:27 0:37:43
13 Daniel Wells 1980 CAN 20 1:52:31 00:17:15 00:00:30 00:56:16 00:00:25 0:38:04
14 Andrew Starykowicz 1982 USA 24 1:52:38 00:18:34 00:00:30 00:55:45 00:00:24 0:37:24
15 Barrett Brandon 1981 USA 23 1:52:48 00:17:22 00:00:28 00:56:08 00:00:24 0:38:24
16 David-James Tache 1977 CAN 18 1:53:13 00:17:12 00:00:33 00:56:10 00:00:20 0:38:56
17 Jonathan Salerno 1979 USA 15 1:53:35 00:18:37 00:00:30 00:55:43 00:00:20 0:38:24
18 David Kuendig 1980 USA 16 1:53:52 00:17:11 00:00:28 00:56:20 00:00:19 0:39:33
19 Brent Poulsen 1981 CAN 29 1:54:03 00:17:23 00:00:34 00:56:06 00:00:26 0:39:33
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27 Jacob Timm 1978 USA 33 2:00:35 00:20:48 00:00:35 01:00:31 00:00:25 0:38:16
28 Steve Hewick 1981 CAN 27 2:01:41 00:17:33 00:00:28 00:59:56 00:00:31 0:43:12
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Activision is offering refunds to users based in the U.S. who purchased "Guitar Hero Live" between the end of 2017 and the start of 2019, according to a blog post from the game publisher.
To qualify for reimbursement, Activision is asking for confirmation of the purchase in the form of a receipt or credit card statement. The claim form must be submitted before May 1. Alternatively, you can submit the form without confirmation of purchase, but refund will not be guaranteed.
The refund offer comes following a lawsuit filed in 2018 by an individual who claimed Activision falsely advertised "Guitar Hero Live" and its Guitar Hero TV mode when the publisher shut down down GHTV last year.
But the publisher also offers another important warning across the "Guitar Hero Live" website.
"Guitar Hero Live" was released in 2015, introducing a new mode called Guitar Hero TV to the long-running music-centric franchise. The mode would let players adopt the perspective of the band's lead guitarist and featured over 200 songs. But in 2018 Guitar Hero TV's servers were shut down resulting in the removal of all these songs from the game.
This came after a period of difficulties for game developer FreeStyle, which underwent major layoffs after the game's release due to poor sales. In 2017, FreeStyle Games was acquired by Ubisoft, and Activision retained ownership of "Guitar Hero Live" without the title's developers in tow.
"Guitar Hero Live" is still available on PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, Wii U, Xbox One, PS4, PC, and various mobile and handheld devices.


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(Natural News) The American Hospital Association (AHA) revealed that around 1,500 hospitals in the U.S. are requiring all workers to get vaccinated against the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) as a condition of employment. That number represents nearly 25 percent of hospitals in the country.
The first major hospital system to introduce vaccine mandate was the Houston Methodist Hospital system in Texas back in March 31. The hospital's decision was met with backlash from employees, and 117 filed a joint lawsuit against the hospital. But the lawsuit was dismissed and more than 100 employees lost their job. (Related: Over 100 Houston Methodist Hospital employees sue over covid vaccine "mandate.")
Meanwhile, one of the latest to require COVID-19 vaccination for employees is Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare – a Memphis-based health system with 13,000 employees. It said on Aug. 9 that it is requiring all of its employees to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 31. The requirement applies to employees across hospital and outpatient locations in West Tennessee and North Mississippi.
Healthcare unions oppose vaccine mandates
Healthcare unions have spoken up against vaccine mandates. "We have a right to bargain over a new work rule," said Debbie White, president of Health Professionals and Allied Employees – New Jersey's largest healthcare union. Most union contracts will prevent employers from imposing mandates without negotiating.
After the New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City gave all of its employees until Sept. 1 to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or be terminated, the 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East union announced that it would oppose vaccine mandates. 1199SEIU is composed of more than 450,000 members across six states and the District of Columbia.
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Meet Kylie Heyman
If you ask any of Kylie's classmates or teachers where they expect to see Kylie Heyman in five or ten years, there is a one-word unanimous answer—Broadway. Kylie has been one of the shining stars of Shorecrest's acclaimed performing arts program starring in Anything Goes, Mary Poppins, Chicago, and Sound of Music, just to name a few. Those who don't know Kylie may assume she's the typical stage diva who has been vying for the limelight her whole life. And it's true—she does relish her time on stage, but she is far from a diva and actually started life as a quiet, introverted child.
Kylie first came to Shorecrest in junior kindergarten 14 years ago. The little sibling of a boisterous, outgoing older sister, she describes herself as "painfully shy." She elaborates, "I wouldn't dream of speaking to strangers and even around my few close friends I was extremely quiet."
So how did that shy little girl become the Shorecrest theatre darling? Kylie credits her Lower School music teacher, Valerie Diaz Leroy. "Ms. Diaz Leroy was the teacher who pulled me out of myself," she says.
Kylie has always loved music. As a five year old, she would put on a Christina Aguilera CD in her room and sing along, but only if she was sure no one could hear her. Ms. Diaz Leroy saw that little girl in class, clearly passionate about music, and in fourth grade cast Kylie as the lead in a class musical production. Kylie admits that she was terrified. With Ms. Diaz Leroy's encouragement, though, she was able to go onstage and sing her little heart out.—and it was the first time Kylie's family had ever heard her sing.
It seems Kylie hasn't stopped performing since then. She had the lead of Belle in the Middle School production of Beauty and the Beast Jr., played Liesl in Sound of Music, Velma Kelly in Chicago, Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes, and played Mary Poppins in the musical of the same name in her final Shorecrest production.
Kylie acknowledges that without Ms. Diaz Leroy she probably wouldn't be where she is today. "I had to have something initially pull me out of that comfort zone. Ms. Diaz Leory realized I was reserved and knew that I needed a push. I think that's so important in all teachers—to recognize that young students need to be pushed out of their comfort zones."
Even though Kylie still admits she's a little shy, she is much more comfortable in her skin, and she's right at home on the stage. This spring she had three lifelong dreams come true in the course of just three days. Following an outstanding performance of her solo "Avalanche" from Tales from the Bad Years at the District Thespian Festival, she was invited to perform in the opening ceremonies at the Florida State Thespian Festival. She found out she was one of two Florida students selected to win the Broadway Star of the Future Award and attend the National High School Musical Theatre Awards in New York City in June. And she reprised her role of Reno Sweeney from Anything Goes when the entire cast from Shorecrest performed the production in a sold-out Morsani Hall at the Straz Center in Tampa (that's 2,610 seats!)
During that sold-out performance, the cast sang the title song, and there is a moment when the rest of the cast sings as Reno stands still. In that moment of pause, before belting out her final note, Kylie looked out at a packed theatre and remembers thinking to herself, "Right now I'm doing exactly what I want to be doing for the rest of my life! And fourteen years at Shorecrest have lead me to this amazing point."
After taking it all in, she belted out that renowned final note. The audience leapt to their feet with a standing ovation -- twice.
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Canon 5D "X" being announced at CP+?
Full-frame SLR to be unveiled soon?
Could a 5D Mark II replacement be as close as February 7th?
Rumours are circulating that Canon is poised to announce a new 5D just before the CP+ photography trade show in Japan.
It seems more and more likely as the days go on that CP+ is going to be a bigger deal than it has been in previous years, with several camera manufacturers said to be announcing big things at the annual show, and the Japanese keen to give their own show precedence over the likes of CES and Photokina.
The latest from the rumour mill is that Canon will be announcing a successor to its 5D full-frame camera, with some suggestion it could be a replacement for both the 5D Mark II and the APS-C sensored 7D.
Several rumoured specs of the new camera have been doing the rounds for months now, but those include a 21 or 22 million pixel sensor, a "pro level" autofocus system and a new button layout.
Rumours have usually suggested that the camera could be called the 5D Mark III, or 6D, but lately, the idea that it will be called the 5D X has been mentioned, this would make sense if Canon wanted to follow the same naming convention of its recently announced 1DX and G1 X cameras.
But now, we also have a rumoured announcement date, with February 7th falling into the frame. This is the same day as the Nikon D800 is rumoured to be announced, while Olympus is also said to have something big planned for the 8th. Nikon waited until January to announce its Canon 1DX rival in the form of the Nikon D4, but will make the camera available on the market earlier.
At the time of the 1DX announcement, back in October, Canon confirmed it was working on a new full-frame model, but kept tight-lipped about the details and its name.
CP+ takes place from the 9th-12th of February, so it would make sense for the big names at the show to have something new and exciting to show off at the event.


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3d geometry is my passion. Here's a geometry scrapbook. These are mainly webpages that were set up to illustrate text emails sent to a geometry list. Several of the images are in pairs intended for crosseye stereo freeviewing. The objects were constructed in SpringDance, a free (and free) program that my friend, Alan Ferguson, a Calgarian, created. Alan had occassion to attend one of the Seattle Cosmic gamenights -- 6/23/01.
John, you're so modest. Maybe you should tell people what a good Chess player you are.


For us, it's not about power-sharing. It's about the need to create a life for the people. It's about how do we bring an end to the suffering of the people. That is what can make the party happy. That is what will make my president happy.has to lead to reforms politically and economically.


I recently co-facilitated a Parent Wellness Circle and after a few meetings one of the parents reported that she was describing our weekly gatherings to others as her "anti-Facebook group." She went on to explain that she was not so much against Facebook, but that she sometimes found herself stressed by what her friends, especially other parents, were always posting on social media. We all agreed that the tendency on Facebook, as with our public lives in general, is to share only the happy and positive moments. Sometimes she found herself wishing her life as a parent could be as seemingly easy as what she was seeing others share online. She was grateful to have the opportunity to gather with other parents in our wellness circle, a safe place where we all were willing to share just how imperfect our lives really were. When I was growing up if my parents ever heard me saying that I envied someone else's life, I was offered the well known refrain, "Remember, the grass is greener on the other side of the fence." I'm guessing you may have heard, too. I'm also sure I responded with the same eye roll that my kids gave me when I shared this advice with them. It wasn't until I was a young adult that I actually understood what that advice meant. Even then it didn't stop me from wishing some part of my life could be like someone else's. Heck, I find myself still doing that on occasion even today.
A few years ago I heard a new version of the "grass is greener" advice that I have found to be additionally helpful, "The grass is greener where we water it." The first time I heard that statement it brought me up short. It is such a masterful way of inviting us to redirect the wasteful energy of envy, to instead figuring out what we can do to water growth in our own lives.
Just the other day, for example, I heard someone share how disciplined they are about not working at home in the evening-not even checking their work email. I immediately found myself envious, wishing my life could be like that. Hmm...perhaps instead a more productive use of my energy would be taking some small steps, watering some small changes in my daily habits, with the intent of creating a better work/life balance.
Of course not all things we envy in others are realistically within reach or possible for us. Life isn't always fair and we all face certain hard realities that can't be changed, some more than others unfortunately. And no simple piece of wisdom applies all the time. I find that the wisdom of the "The grass is greener where you water it," to be quite applicable (but again not always so) in regard to relational and spiritual wellness. If we water our relationships they have a better chance of flourishing. If we dedicate time and energy to our spiritual lives they will also grow. In fact, in most areas of our lives, what we water grows.
Is there a relationship in your life that you wish was stronger or happier? How might you water that relationship?
Do you wish you were more spiritually grounded or centered? Again, what might you do today or this week to water your spiritual life?
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Global Max Theater at the Expo
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Global Missions staff, missionaries, and friends of Global Missions continue to work on the creation of what is being called the Expo. I have talked for a number of weeks about this in my weekly e-mail to the missionaries, and I will more than likely continue as the days get closer to the opening of the Global Gathering. The Expo will be in the O. C. Lewis Gymnasium, which is located in the Kardatzke Wellness Center on the Anderson University campus here in Anderson, Indiana. At the far eastern end of the Expo, we will be having two significant, curtained-off spaces: one for a prayer garden and a second that we are calling the Global Max Theater (G-Max). The G-Max Theater will screen videos and PowerPoint slideshows of Global Missions' ministries around the globe. This presentation will be on a continuous loop, which will allow viewers to enter the space, sit in a comfortable seat, and enjoy a trip around the world at any time. Because the presentations will be on a continuous loop, there will not be a set time to enter and leave. People will be encouraged to come and go as they will while the Expo is open. We want to thank Logan Ritchhart (CBH specialist) for his expertise in preparing this visual production for us.
We envision persons walking around the Expo, experiencing the six regional presentations, and then moving periodically into this G-Max Theater, resting for a bit and taking in visual and audio information on the breadth and depth of ministries that are happening in the Church of God globally. It's going to be good.
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La antigua casa del Jardinero Mayor en un pequeño edificio del distrito Centro de la ciudad de Málaga (España). Se encuentra situada en el Parque de Málaga, entre el Palacio de la Aduana y la antigua Casa de Correos y Telégrafos, delante de la Alcazaba.

Fue construida en 1912 y diseñada por el arquitecto Manuel Rivera Vera. Como su nombre indica, estaba destinada a ser la residencia del jardinero mayor del Parque, lo que indica el aprecio que la sociedad de ese tiempo tenía por los principales jardines de la ciudad. Durante muchos años albergó una oficina de información turística. Desde enero de 2010 es la sede de la Fundación Málaga Ciudad Cultural, responsable de la candidatura de Málaga a Capital Europea de la Cultura 2016.

Bibliografía
 Málaga Guía de Arquitectura. Mª Eugenia Candau, José Ignacio Díaz Pardo, Francisco Rodríguez Marín. Ed. builingüe [1ª Ed.] - Sevilla: Consejería de Obras Públicas y Transportes, Málaga - Colegio de Arquitectos, 2005

Casas de España del siglo XX
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Arquitectura de Málaga
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Arquitectura de la provincia de Málaga del siglo XX
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Mississippi nurse arrested for alleged opioid embezzlement
By Willie James Inman Published May 26, 2017
Jeremy David Duke, a registered nurse in Mississippi has been arrested and charged with the embezzlement of drugs. (Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics)
A registered nurse who works at a Jackson, Mississippi metro area hospital has been arrested and charged with drug embezzlement.
Jeremy David Duke, 32, surrendered his nursing license as a result of the charge, according to the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics.
"This is one of many cases that probably will be resulting in arrests based on our efforts to crack down on the diversion of pharmaceuticals in the state of Mississippi," MBN Director John Dowdy told Fox News. He says this arrest is part of an effort to tackle the growing opioid problem in the Magnolia State.
According to Dowdy, Duke is suspected of diverting morphine and Dilaudid, which is a brand name for hydromorphine. The case is still under investigation and Duke may face additional charges.
DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge Daniel Comeaux said his agency will not tolerate medical professionals who break the law.
"The arrest of Mr. Duke by DEA and MBN speaks to the seriousness of the growing opioid crisis in this country," Comeaux said in a news release. "No longer will drug dealers, cloaked in lab coats, be able to hide behind the title of claiming to be a medical professional, while pushing this poison into our communities."
In a separate case, MBN and DEA officials announced the arrest of two nurses for alleged crimes involving prescription drug diversion in Mississippi last week. Officials also say that two doctors forfeited their DEA licenses and a pharmacy faces civil action for alleged abuse surrounding the prescribing of prescription drugs.
Willie James Inman is a Fox News multimedia reporter based in Jackson, Mississippi. Follow him on twitter: @WillieJames


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By Estelle Slootmaker, Development News Editor | Thursday, July 12, 2018
By Juliette: A stitch in time saves precious memories
A lifelong passion for needle and thread has led local entrepreneur Juliette Cowall in a new direction. Past endeavors have included 20 years as an editor, publishing Grand Gardens magazine in the 2000s, and certifications as a master composter and cannabis specialist. She continues to work as a marketing professional through her own firm, Guided Communications. Today, when not ensuring a client's website places first in a Google search, her start-up, By Juliette, breathes new life into heirloom garments and textiles.
"My tag-line is 'Stitching generations together.' What I do, I take garments that have sentimental value, like wedding dresses or military uniforms, and create something new from them," Cowall says. "I get them out of the closet and back into people's lives."
For example, three siblings had their grandfather's century-old, Soo Woolen Mills' red-plaid wool hunting clothes in storage. Last fall, they commissioned Cowall to transform the jacket and three pairs of pants into a messenger bag, knitting tote, two pillows, two Christmas stockings, a lap robe, and a cell phone tote to share among them.
Another customer brought Cowall her late grandmother's chenille bedspread. As a child, she had spent summers at her grandmother's home and took naps on the bedspread with her. Cowall turned it into a cozy bathrobe.
"It was sitting in a closet and she didn't want to let it go. Now, she gets to have her grandma wrap her arms around her every day," Cowall says. "Sometimes, the family knows what they want and sometimes, I get to be creative."
As one of nine children, Cowall learned from a mother who spent a great deal of time mending and repurposing garments for the family. Cowall began sewing her own clothes as a teenager—and estimates that 60 percent of her current wardrobe is homemade. She sets Mondays aside for mending, guaranteeing customers that, no matter when they get a mending job to her during the week, she'll have it back to them on Tuesday. Since launching By Juliette, she has sewn wedding dresses into satchels and ring-bearer cushions, t-shirts into quilts, and men's shirts into bib aprons.
"The aprons are great for a family who has lost a grandfather or father. Most men have a collection of button front shirts. I cut the sleeves and back off and add ties. Everyone in the family can now have an apron," she says. "Those same shirts, I use the sleeves for little totes."
Cowall starts every new project off with a conversation about the garment. What is it? How old is it? What is the customer's idea for its repurpose?
"Most of the time they have their own ideas," Cowall says. "You just never know what people are going to hang onto—and what we can do with them."
Written by Estelle Slootmaker, Development News Editor
Photos courtesy Juliette Cowall
Art & Antiques, fashion, Recycling
By Juliette


They don't mean to act like jerks. They are in pain and they have no choice but to lighten their load of that pain by dumping it onto others. In other words, people in pain only know how to heal themselves by hurting others. Deep seated emotional pain builds over time. And pain is such a heavy burden to carry so when people in pain lash out and spew anger at you, it lightens their load and they feel temporarily better. It's fairly simple but toxic to the person who bears the brunt of that venom.
People in pain not only lash out at you to release some of that pain but they inadvertently allow that pain to shut them down to you as well. In other words, that pain is so heavy that it blots out any other emotion or ability to connect with others. That pain blocks their ability to be empathetic to your needs, it blocks their ability to hear you when you need help, it blocks their ability to be open in a relationship, it blocks their ability to hear constructive criticism, it blocks their ability to be there for others. It only succeeds in creating an angry, aggressive and selfish being who has allowed their pain to isolate them from the rest of the world.
Fighting back with someone in pain never yields the balance you both deserve. Remember when people are in pain, they act like jerks. Send love to that person and it will help to alleviate some of their pain. No one wants to be a jerk. They just do not have the tools they need to heal.


She makes me smile and laugh… as she waddles like a pregnant woman across the room learning to walk. She makes me so exasperated… as she eats everything off my dirty floors! Yuck! She makes me feel little-girl-giddy… as I play dress-up with her every day, especially Sundays. And she makes me feel crazy old… as I grasp the mathematics that she is number eight of eight. She brings out the irresponsible side of me… as I cuddle with her and ignore my many pesky to-do's. She brings out the Mama Bear in me… as I look into her sweet and innocent eyes and know that one day she will be disappointed.
Oh, I just love this girl!


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Jelita III (Jelita odmienne IV, Łapczyński) – polski herb szlachecki, odmiana herbu Jelita, z nobilitacji.

Opis herbu
Opis zgodnie z klasycznymi regułami blazonowania:

W polu błękitnym trzy kopie złote – dwie w krzyż skośny i trzecia na opak, na nich.

Klejnot: ramię zbrojne w szablę.

Labry: błękitne, podbite złotem.

Najwcześniejsze wzmianki
Nadany 20 listopada 1581 drukarzowi Walentemu Łapczyńskiemu. Herb powstał z adopcji do herbu Jelita, dokonanej za zasługi w wojnach z Gdańskiem i Moskwą.

Herbowni
Lapczyński, Łapczeński, Łapczyński, Śliwicki.

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Odmiany herbu Jelita
Herby z nobilitacji


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Home Buzz Entertainment 'It is Something That I Never Expected,' says the Humble and Talented Amrit Pritam Dutta about being Invited to Join Academy Of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences
'It is Something That I Never Expected,' says the Humble and Talented Amrit Pritam Dutta about being Invited to Join Academy Of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences
on: June 30, 2017 In: Entertainment, exclusive, Web
According to multiple sources, about 744 new members have been asked to join the Academy Of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, which organizes the annual Oscar awards. On that list, there are a lot of names from India including Priyanka Chopra, Amitabh Bachchan, Goutam Ghose, Buddhadeb Dasgupta and more.
Among the many names, there is one talented individual from the Northeast as well. He is none other than Amrit Pritam Dutta who became a household name when he assisted Oscar winning sound designer Resul Pookutty, in Danny Boyle's 'Slumdog Millionaire' but that is not the only feather in his cap. Some big banner films that he has been associated with are PK, Enthiran, Ra.One, Highway and the list goes on.
About the invite to join the Academy Of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, he says, 'It is definitely wonderful news. It was something that I had never expected in my lifetime.'
The idea behind inviting talented individuals from all across the globe to join the Academy Of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences is an attempt to increase diversity. Amrit feels that can only be a good thing, 'It is great that they are inviting talented people from different parts of the globe. It will definitely help bring in different and fresh perspectives. We will also be able to vote for deserving films in the Foreign Film Category and that will make a lot of difference.'
The story of this hard-working and multi-award winning sound designer serves as an inspiration to thousands of youth across the Northeast.
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