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Introduction to Functional Programming in Scala
============

In this tutorial we will start with a trivial program, written in imperative
style, and through a series of refactorings transform it into a functional
program while learning the core FP concepts like referential transparency,
expression-based programming, recursion, immutability and higher-order
functions.

Getting Started
-------

Open file `src/main/scala/Main.scala` in your editor of choice. To run the
program start `sbt` from the terminal and type `run` in SBT prompt.

The Challenge
-------------

Let's start with a trivial program that computes the sum of squares of the
first even natural numbers up to 10. That would be `2*2 + 4*4 + 6*6 + 8*8 +
10*10` which equals 220. In fact, the previous sentence arguably already
contains the optimal program for the problem at hand – just start `sbt
console` from the terminal and type in that arithmetic expression in to get
the result.

Of course, as software engineers we're not happy about scalability of that
solution. What if we need to compute the sum of squares of even numbers up to
1000? Let's write a *real* program for that!

The "Real" Program
------------------

We'll start with almost a schoolbook solution in Java that will have loops,
conditionals and variables. This first example is in Java instead of Scala
so that it's immediately familiar to anyone who did some programming in
procedural imperative language before:

```java
public class Loop {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        int sum = 0;

        for (int x = 1; x <= 10; x++) {
            if (x % 2 == 0)
                sum += x * x;
        }

        System.out.println("Sum of even numbers from 1 to 10 is " + sum);
    }
}
```

This program is on purpose easy enough to understand. Consider however that
in your real programming work you would iterate over some complex domain
objects instead on numbers, maybe over two or three arrays of those
simultaneously, there would be many more conditions and they would be nested,
there would be multiple variables to keep track of running totals and they
would all change independently of each other based on complex conditional
logic. And what about running this loop on multiple CPU cores in parallel so
that it can finish faster? You see how a simple `for` loop with a variable can
quickly get out of hand?

Two cornerstones of imperative programming languages contribute to the
problem here:

- *Mutable variables* are named memory places, that any part of the program
can change at will, make keeping track of what changes where and why
particularly tricky.
- *Statement-based programs* are made of imperative instructions for the
computer to execute in a given order. In conjunction with mutable variables
imperative statements can not be easily composed into larger programs because
 each statement can potentially alter variables and thus break other statements.

Of course, imperative languages provide larger units of composition (e.g.
procedures and classes) to deal with increasing complexity. And still 100
lines-long procedures and 100 methods-large classes that are hard to refactor
 suggest that there might be a better way.

Next we will translate our program to Scala and refactor it to functional
style guided by principles of immutable data and expression-based programming.

Meet Scala
----------

Let's see how our program could look like written in Scala and learn some of
the Scala syntax:

```scala
object Main extends App {    // 1.

  var sum = 0                // 2.
  for (x <- 1 to 10) {       // 3. and 4.
    if (x % 2 == 0)
      sum += x * x
  }

  println(s"Sum of even numbers from 1 to 10 is $sum")    // 5.
}
```

First you notice that Scala is less verbose: no semicolons needed, no `public
 static void main`, no explicit reassignment of `x` in `for` loop. Here are
 other notable differences:

1. `object` keyword defines a singleton value initialized by the block of code
inside it. Extending `App` makes it an entrypoint of an application;
2. `var` keyword defines a variable that can be reassigned later. Type of the
 variable is inferred from the right-hand side of the assignment, `Int` in
 this case;
3. `1 to 10` defines a inclusive `Range` – a sequence that can be enumerated;
4. `for (x <- seq) { ...x... }` enumerates elements of `seq` executing the
code block in curly braces with `x` representing each element in scope;
5. `s"...$x..."` does string interpolation of value `x`.

Decomplecting Functions
-----------------------

Now let's look at that program again and consider how many distinct functions
 are interleaved together:

```scala
var sum = 0             // sum
for (x <- 1 to 10) {    // iterate
  if (x % 2 == 0)       // filter even
    sum += x * x        // square and sum
}
```

There are 4 distinct functions that are entangled in this statement-based
program. No single function can be tested in isolation. Let's pull them apart:

```scala
def iterate(max: Int): List[Int] = {
  var result = List[Int]()

  for (x <- 1 to max)
    result = result :+ x

  result
}

def filterEven(xs: List[Int]): List[Int] = {
  var result = List[Int]()

  for (x <- xs)
    if (x % 2 == 0)
      result = result :+ x

  result
}

def square(xs: List[Int]): List[Int] = {
  var result = List[Int]()

  for (x <- xs)
    result = result :+ (x * x)

  result
}

def sum(xs: List[Int]): Int = {
  var result = 0

  for (x <- xs)
    result += x

  result
}

val result = sum(square(filterEven(iterate(10))))
```

Wow! The number of lines of code just exploded and we introduced a lot of
duplication along the way. Let's review new Scala syntax first:

1. `def f(x: Int): List[Int] = {...}` defines function `f` that takes an
argument `x` of type `Int` and returns a `List` of `Int`s;
2. The last expression of a function body is its return value;
3. `List[Int]()` creates an empty list of integers;
4. `list :+ element` returns a new list made of appending `element` to `list`;
5. `val x = ...` defines an immutable value that cannot be changed.

Despite explosion of code and duplication we've made our program
composable: every function can be tested in isolation and functions can be
combined in predictable ways as long as their type signatures are compatible.
Each function became much more reusable too: `iterate` can generate lists of
integers of arbitrary length, `filterEven` can filter any list of integers
and so on. Later our program will be composed of even more granular and
universal building blocks.

Consider the expression `sum(square(filterEven(iterate(10))))`. Unlike a
program made of statements, every sub-expression is an expression on its own:
 `10` is an expression which evaluates to 10, `iterate(10)` is an expression
which evaluates to `List(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)`, `filterEven
(iterate(10))` is an expression which evaluates to `List(2, 4, 6, 8, 10)`
and so on. Every expression can be replaced with the value it evaluates to as
long as functions involved in the expression don't have side effects – e.g.
launch the proverbial missiles or modify variables in other parts of the
program. In functional programming such functions are called *pure* and the
property allowing substitution of values for expressions is called
*referential transparency* meaning that referring to a value via an
indirection of a function call is transparent and doesn't change program
execution.

Recursion
---------

Expression-based programming in pure functions makes program so much easier to
refactor because each expression only depends on its sub-expressions so
expressions can be rearranged freely. It relies on referential transparency
though and referential transparency doesn't stand mutable variables.

To be clear, mutable variables are useful for performance optimization on
micro-level. That's the reason Scala supports them. We need however to learn
to program without mutable variables to fully embrace functional programming
style. So let's take a look at our `iterate` function and consider how to get
rid of mutability there:

```scala
def iterate(max: Int): List[Int] = {
  var result = List[Int]()

  for (x <- 1 to max)
    result = result :+ x    // <- mutation

  result
}
```

The reason we need a mutable variable in this case is to keep track of the
result of the previous iteration as we compute the current iteration. How can
we keep track of the previous result without a variable? It turns out that in
functional programming we use functions for everything. We will let a
function call itself with the result of the previous iteration and return the
current iteration's result. This is called *recursion*:

```scala
def iterate(max: Int): List[Int] = {

  @tailrec
  def loop(result: List[Int], max: Int): List[Int] = max match {
    case 0 => result
    case _ => loop(max :: result, max - 1)    // <- recursion
  }

  loop(Nil, max)
}
```

First, let's clear the new Scala syntax out of the way:

1. Functions can be defined inside the body of other functions, this is not
recursion though;
2. `@tailrec` annotation checks at compile time that our recursive function
`loop` will not blow the call stack with large inputs;
3. We use *pattern matching* to match on integer `max`. It looks like `switch`
statement in other programming languages, but is an expression instead of a
statement because every `case` branch has to evaluate to the same type;
4. `case _` matches any value;
5. `element :: list` creates a new list with `element` prepended to `list`;
6. `Nil` is an empty list.

Recursive pattern is to pass the intermediary result along with the reduced
input to the `loop` function itself. The recursive function breaks out of
recursion when the input is fully reduced and the result is fully computed.
In this case `iterate` defines an internal recursive helper function which is
then called with the original input and empty result.

Similarly, we rewrite other functions using recursion:

```scala
def filterEven(xs: List[Int]): List[Int] = {

  @tailrec
  def loop(result: List[Int], xs: List[Int]): List[Int] = xs match {
    case Nil => result
    case x :: tail =>
      val next = if (x % 2 == 0) List(x) else Nil
      loop(next ++ result, tail)
  }

  loop(Nil, xs)
}

def square(xs: List[Int]): List[Int] = {

  @tailrec
  def loop(result: List[Int], xs: List[Int]): List[Int] = xs match {
    case Nil => result
    case x :: tail =>
      val next = List(x * x)
      loop(next ++ result, tail)
  }

  loop(Nil, xs)
}

def sum(xs: List[Int]): Int = {

  @tailrec
  def loop(result: Int, xs: List[Int]): Int = xs match {
    case Nil => result
    case x :: tail =>
      val next = x
      loop(next + result, tail)
  }

  loop(0, xs)
}
```

Here we pattern match on a list instead of integer. Note how we used the same
list construction syntax in the `case` expression to capture list's head `x`
and its `tail`. `++` concatenates two lists.

Now we have a completely referentially transparent program composed of pure
functions! It is still far from perfect due to extensive code duplication
though. We'll deal with that next.

Higher-Order Functions
----------------------

Consider functions `filterEven` and `square`. They look almost identical:
declare a recursive helper function `loop` that enumerates the list and
builds up the output list one element at a time. The only difference is in
how `filterEven` and `square` define the next element of the output list from
the element of the input list.

In object-oriented programming code duplication like this could be resolved
using the [template method design pattern](https://en.wikipedia
.org/wiki/Template_method_pattern) which involves subclassing and is quite
heavy-weight. In functional programming functions can be passed around as
arguments and be return values of other functions. Functions that take other
functions as arguments or return functions are called *higher-order*
functions. Let's see how we can refactor `filterEven` and `square` by
extracting a new higher-order function that we will call `flatMap`:

```scala
def flatMap(xs: List[Int], f: Int => List[Int]): List[Int] = {

  @tailrec
  def loop(xs: List[Int], result: List[Int]): List[Int] = xs match {
    case Nil => result
    case x :: tail =>
      loop(tail, f(x) ++ result)
  }

  loop(xs, Nil)
}

def filterEven(xs: List[Int]): List[Int] =
  flatMap(xs, x => if (x % 2 == 0) List(x) else Nil)

def square(xs: List[Int]): List[Int] =
  flatMap(xs, x => List(x * x))
```

1. `flatMap` takes function `f` as its second argument;
2. `A => B` is type annotation for a function that takes an argument of type
`A` and returns a value of type `B`;
3. `x => List(x * x)` is a lambda expression – a functional literal that
takes an argument `x` and returns a list with a value of `x` squared.

`flatMap` is called this way because it maps each element of the input list
to a new value and, because the new value is a list, it flattens the
resulting list of lists to return a simple list. `flatMap` is more universal
than just `map` because it allows filtering to be expressed in terms of
itself. Imagine how would you implement `filterEven` in terms of `map`
instead of `flatMap`.

Folding Lists
-------------

Now consider the `sum` function: It also does enumerate the input list and
build up the result based on the current element of the loop, however the
result type is different – it's `Int` instead of a list. What if we could
abstract away the type and let the passed in function argument decide the
type of the result? Let's try combining higher-order functions with generics
and define an even more fundamental function – `foldLeft`:

```scala
def foldLeft[A, R](xs: List[A])(zero: R)(combine: (R, A) => R): R = {

  @tailrec
  def loop(xs: List[A], result: R): R = xs match {
    case Nil => result
    case x :: tail =>
      loop(tail, combine(result, x))
  }

  loop(xs, zero)
}

def flatMap(xs: List[Int], f: Int => List[Int]): List[Int] =
  foldLeft(xs)(List[Int]())((acc, x) => f(x) ++ acc)

def filterEven(xs: List[Int]): List[Int] =
  flatMap(xs, x => if (x % 2 == 0) List(x) else Nil)

def square(xs: List[Int]): List[Int] =
  flatMap(xs, x => List(x * x))

def sum(xs: List[Int]): Int =
  foldLeft(xs)(0)((acc, x) => acc + x)
```

1. `foldLeft[A, R]` is parametrized on type of the input list `A` as well as
the type of its return value `R` thus `foldLeft` is a *generic* function;
2. Scala functions can have multiple parameter lists. Here it's useful for
type inference: by knowing type of `xs` and `zero` Scala compiler doesn't
require explicit type annotations on `combine`.

Function `foldLeft` takes a `zero` result (which is returned if the input list
is empty) and a `combine` function which will be applied to the intermediate
result (starting with `zero`) and to each element of the input list. In case
of `flatMap`, `zero` is an empty list and the combining function is list
concatenation. In case of `sum`, `zero` is integer 0 and combining function
is integer addition.

We can implement `flatMap` in terms of `foldLeft` but not the other way
around, which means that `foldLeft` is a more powerful function. If something
can be implemented using more powerful functions, it doesn't mean it has to
be – less powerful functions are often more readable as they raise the level
of abstraction. They can also be faster as they can be optimized for a
narrower use case. Write programs according to the principle of the least
powerful abstraction.

More Combinators
----------------

Now `filterEven` and `square` can also be expressed in terms of more common
list combinators:

```scala
def filter[A](xs: List[A])(f: A => Boolean): List[A] =
  flatMap(xs)(x => if (f(x)) List(x) else Nil)

def map[A, B](xs: List[A])(f: A => B): List[B] =
  flatMap(xs)(x => List(f(x)))

def isEven(x: Int): Boolean = x % 2 == 0

def square(x: Int): Int = x * x

def sumOfEvenSquares(max: Int): Int = {
  sum(map(filter(iterate(10))(isEven))(square))
}
```

Here `square` really does only what it says and doesn't mess with lists
anymore, that's responsibility of `map` now.

Collection API
--------------

By a lucky coincidence Scala standard library collection API already provides
most of the functions that we've just discovered. It would be a shame not to
use them:

```scala
def isEven(x: Int): Boolean = x % 2 == 0

def square(x: Int): Int = x * x

def sumOfEvenSquares(max: Int): Int = {
  (1 to 10)
    .filter(isEven)
    .map(square)
    .sum
}
```

We use `1 to 10` directly instead of our own `iterate` function. `filter`,
`map`, `sum` as well as `flatMap`, `foldLeft` and many more functions are
available as methods on any Scala collection. This allows using the fluid API
style avoiding nested function calls for improved readability.

Summary
-------

The resulting program in functional style roughly the same size as the
imperative Java program we wrote in the beginning. It's arguably much more
readable and easy to maintain and change because it doesn't contain any
mutable variables and imperative statements. It's very modular – we can
change the order of operations in predictable ways and we can add more
transformations without changing the existing ones.


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Географія
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Демографія

Згідно з переписом 2010 року, у селищі мешкало  осіб у  домогосподарствах у складі 773 родин. Густота населення становила 356 осіб/км².  Було 1233 помешкання (151/км²).

Расовий склад населення:

До двох чи більше рас належало 2,1 %. Частка іспаномовних становила 3,2 % від усіх жителів.

За віковим діапазоном населення розподілялося таким чином: 28,4 % — особи молодші 18 років, 60,3 % — особи у віці 18—64 років, 11,3 % — особи у віці 65 років та старші. Медіана віку мешканця становила 33,0 року. На 100 осіб жіночої статі у селищі припадало 97,3 чоловіків;  на 100 жінок у віці від 18 років та старших — 92,2 чоловіків також старших 18 років.

Середній дохід на одне домашнє господарство  становив  долари США (медіана — ), а середній дохід на одну сім'ю —  доларів (медіана — ). Медіана доходів становила  доларів для чоловіків та  доларів для жінок. За межею бідності перебувало 17,1 % осіб, у тому числі 22,8 % дітей у віці до 18 років та 10,8 % осіб у віці 65 років та старших.

Цивільне працевлаштоване населення становило  осіб. Основні галузі зайнятості: виробництво — 24,1 %, освіта, охорона здоров'я та соціальна допомога — 23,2 %, роздрібна торгівля — 12,6 %, мистецтво, розваги та відпочинок — 8,9 %.

Примітки

Джерела

Селища Мічигану
Населені пункти округу Каламазу (округ)

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Karl Ivar Klinga, född 17 juli 1890 i Hargs socken, död 19 augusti 1986 i Uppsala, var en svensk ingenjör.

Ivar Klinga var son till stationsinspektören Johan Klinga. Han avlade mogenhetsexamen i Uppsala 1908 och utexaminerades från Tekniska högskolan 1911. Klinga var kemist och ingenjör vid Skogens Kol AB i Kilafors 1911–1916 och assistent åt tekniske direktören vid Helsingborgs Gummifabriks AB 1916–1917. 1917 anställdes han vid Korsnäs sågverksaktiebolag i Gävle som driftsingenjör vid cellulosafabrikerna i Karskär, blev förste driftsingenjör där 1935 och var överingenjör 1941–1946. Från 1946 var han avdelningschef vid ingenjörsfirman AB Celleco i Uppsala. Han var styrelseledamot i Tekniska föreningen i Gävle 1933–1934, i Carlholms AB 1941–1944 och i Cellulosaindustrins centrallaboratorium 1942–1944 och i Cellulosaindustrins centrallaboratorium 1942–1945 samt var från 1941 styrelseledamot i Skogsägarnas oljeaktiebolag. Klinga publicerade bland annat Myrsyra i barrvetsträsyra (1914), Analysmetoder för råa terpentin- och träoljor (1917) och Om tekniska metoder för framställning av absolut alkohol (1934).

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Pair of Chinese Blue and White Rouleau Vases, Kangxi (1662-1722)
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Pair of Chinese blue and white rouleau vases, Kangxi (1662-1722), decorated to the bodies with central rectangular panels containing a pair of deer beneath a pine tree and a crane perched on a branch in a rocky landscape, surrounded by panels of various shapes containing scenes of birds and flowers, traditional landscapes or precious objects; all against a scrolling lotus ground, the wide necks with key-fret pattern below a ruyi-head band.
Height: 45 cm. (17 3/4in.)
The rouleau form was popular among Chinese potters, as the wide cylindrical shape lent itself to the skilful painting of detailed scenes, as can be seen here. The central rectangular panels are rich in the symbolism of longevity; deer are said to be the only animal able to find lingzhi, fungi of immortality, and are also a symbol of wealth as the Chinese term 'lu' (deer) is a homonym for an official's salary. Pine and crane are often painted together to represent long-life, as cranes are associated with Shoulao (god of longevity) and pine is an evergreen tree with deep roots and long lifespan.
Possibly collected by Arthur Barnardiston (d. 1737) and kept at Brightwell Hall until removed to Weston Hall in 1744, thence by descent at Weston Hall. Literature: Sir George Sitwell, 'A brief history of Weston Hall', Northamptonshire London, privately printed 1927, p. 43.


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At age 60, he was hired as head coach of the Cardinals.His first hire was Bowles as defensive coordinator.Bowles had come up the hard way, too. He spent two years in Green Bays player personnel department, had defensive coordinator gigs with Morehouse College and Grambling State before going to the NFL as defensive backs coach of the Jets in 2000.He and Arians were together on the staff of the Cleveland Browns for three seasons. From there, Arians went to the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he won two Super Bowl rings, before being forced out of the offensive coordinators job and going to Indianapolis.Bowles moved on to Dallas and Miami, where he served as interim head coach after the Dolphins fired Tony Sparano with three games left in the season.When Arians was hired in Arizona, Bowles was coming off a difficult season on Andy Reids staff in Philadelphia. Bowles began the year as secondary coach and was promoted to defensive coordinator when Juan Castillo was fired six games into the season. The Eagles finished 4-12 and Reid and his staff were out, just in time for Bowles to join his old friend and mentor in the desert.While Arians concentrated on the offense, Bowles took over the defense. He built an aggressive, blitzing unit and established a reputation for making the right adjustments at halftime.Arians was elated when Bowles got the Jets job.I take great pride in that phase of raising young coaches, Arians said. With the help of (Cardinals President) Michael (Bidwill), weve been able to start the Bidwill Fellowship program. Watching Daylon McCutcheon and Marcel Shipp (now Jets assistants) come here as interns and get full-time jobs.Bowles went to New York and the Jets were 10-6 in 2015, narrowly missing the playoffs. Arians Cardinals were 13-3 and made it to the NFC championship game.This year. both have had problems. 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Every indication is that Bud Selig has mounds of evidence against Alex Rodriguez showing his use of PEDs, possible recruiting of clients for Biogenesis, and obstruction of the investigation. Bud Selig needs to make a statement. Enough is enough! Its time for the Commissioner to be aggressive and go after Alex Rodriguez. Rodriguez needs to be banned for life. Dont negotiate or settle for anything less than that. Let A-Rod fight it. Let the players association and Rodriguez stand up and try to justify his actions. I would love to hear the argument about how it was okay for him to try and buy the evidence against him from a former Biogenesis employees. It doesnt matter if the lifetime ban is shortened by an appeal. Selig needs to make a statement. He needs to claim his title as the "Commissioner of the Steroid Era." He will become an historic figure for the ages if he does this. Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis made a statement in 1920 in dealing with the "Black Sox Scandal." He said enough was enough. Eight White Sox players were banned from baseball for life for conspiring to lose the 1919 World Series, despite the fact that they had been acquitted by a Chicago jury. He also later banned other players and officials involved in "shady activities." He earned his place in baseball history by being aggressive and definitive. In 1989, Commissioner Bart Giamatti banned Pete Rose indefinitely from baseball for his gambling while a manager for the Cincinnati Reds. He made a strong statement that there was no place for gambling in baseball. Giamatti died shortly after this decision but his courage lives on in his decision Commissioner Selig can be remembered for saying "Enough is Enough." Say it strongly and loudly. Claim your place in history, Bud!!!! Suspend A-Rod for life! 3) What were the best moves made over the last week as teams jockeyed at the trade deadline? The July 31 trade deadline was a bit dull this year. 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When healthy Peavy is a bulldog competitor with shut down stuff. He will thrive in Boston as the fans will feed his emotions. The Red Sox rotation can match just about anybody now, especially if the get Clay Buchholz back at some point. The Sox also added Matt Thornton, one of the best left-handed relievers in the game, adding power and depth. Baltimore Orioles. The big question for the Orioles has always been whether they have enough pitching. Give Dan Duquette credit he added depth to his rotation at the deadline. He acquired Scott Feldman, an underrated veteran, from the Cubs along with young righty Bud Norris from the Astros. The Orioles will control Norris for three seasons making his addition even more valuable. The Birds also added reliever Francisco Rodriguez from the Brewers to add depth and protection to the end of the game. The Orioles have the third best pitching staff in the AL East but it still may be enough to get them to the playoffs. 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The allies in Afghanistan have done exactly the right thing here. They have limited the deliberate education of past conflict. It is essential that the Afghans forgive and forget, so that they can make progress. Instead of harbouring grudges about the past. Congratulations Afghanistan!
"The history books are deliberately light on detail about the decades (from the 1970s to 2001) of civil war."
Of course, that doesn't mean the details should be suppressed. It's just something that adults should learn about if they're actually interested. Most people are more likely to be interested in soccer than making an effort to learn ancient history.
Minority Rule
According to this opinion poll from February 2004, Saddam Hussein only had 3.3% support. This leverage (3.3% vs 96.7%) is provided courtesy of automatic weapons. We cannot expect enslaved populations to free themselves. External military assistance is required. As the Libyan spokesman Moussa Ibrahim said "These armed gangs would not be able to move a meter, to advance a meter if faced by our army and by our tribes and our families and our volunteers, but because NATO kills anything that moves before the rebels, then these rebels are able to move forward.". That is the military equation, like it or lump it.
Egyptian House of Lords
As I have stated before, my loyalty is to rational, humanist, non-subjugating government - NOT democracy.
The Egyptians democratically-elected an Islamic government. Islamism and Communism are both dogmas, and thus the first rule of being rational is broken, meaning that the minority rationalists were denied their human rights.
It doesn't matter who brainwashed people into Islamism/Communism. It only matters that we can recognize that as such.
I see the Egyptian military as roughly rational, humanist and non-subjugating. Certainly moreso than the elected Muslim Brotherhood Morsi. I see the Egyptian military as a kind of "House of Lords" (in the UK). Power was transferred to a democracy over centuries. I don't think Egypt requires centuries, but it does require the military to keep close tabs on what democracy throws up for now.
What I would really suggest is that a new "Left" and "Right" party are artificially created along economic lines. With both parties staunchly secular. And both parties to be supported by the apolitical military/House of Lords.
I'm also in favour of military rule in Fiji. Instead of the racist civilian government that preceded that.
Anyway, I'm certainly happy to see what I consider to be progress in Egypt. I expected a democratic Syria to be a bit of a clusterfuck like Egypt, but this result in Egypt has reopened optimism for Syria. Syria is an enemy government which should be taken out, even if democracy leads to Islamic rule and there's no secular institution like the military to stand in the way.


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Rita is an Associate Broker with Southern Properties Agency. She holds an ABR and GRI certification. She began her Real Estate Career in Huntsville, Alabama in 2000. As a member of the DeKalb County Association of Realtors, she served as Secretary, Vice President and President of the Association from 2012-2015. She has served on several North Alabama MLS committees and other committees within the Alabama Association of Realtors. Presently, Rita is on several local committees and is serving as a Trustee for the North Alabama Realtors Leadership Program. Rita's past Experiences include Executive Director of Leadership DeKalb for 12 years, Executive Director of the Fort Payne Chamber of Commerce for 5 years, Owner of RNA Tours for 10 years. Rita has served on many State, Regional and Local Professional Boards impacting Local and State Economic Development and Tourism efforts. Rita served and worked for many years with her local Methodist Church. Rita's past community involvement is what made her choose the Real Estate Profession.
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Osinbajo inspects toilet and conveyor belt at Lagos airport
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Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday undertook a tour of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, where he inspected ongoing construction, rehabilitation and upgrade of facilities at the airport.
The Lagos airport is a beneficiary of the $500 million loan granted the Nigerian government by the Chinese Exim Bank as part of efforts to boost airport infrastructure in the country.
Osinbajo was accompanied on the unscheduled tour by the Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, top officials of the Federal Ministry of Aviation, Immigration, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
Rehabilitation work has been too slow at the airport with contractors even abandoning the site some time in 2016 due to government's inability to meet their financial obligations. At a stage last year, the conveyor belts and air conditioning systems of the airports stopped functioning creating so much inconveniences to passengers and even airport workers.
The Acting President and his entourage spent some time at the international wing of the airport inspecting newly installed facilities aimed at speeding up passenger facilitation through immigration as well as the receipt of luggage by incoming passengers.
General Manager, Mechanical, FAAN, Ephraim Nwodo, conducted the Acting President round the travelator and three conveyor belts and explained the workings of the facilities to all who were on the tour.
At the baggage reclaim area, which houses the three conveyor belts, Osinbajo directed the officials of FAAN to put on the facility to determine the functionality of the conveyor belts, which FAAN officials later did to his conviction.
The unscheduled visit also took the Acting President to the Visa on Arrival Section and Security Screening area both manned by officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). None of the officials on the entourage agreed to entertain questions from journalists.
There was, however, an air of excitement among airport workers and passengers that the visit of the Acting President would assist speed up ongoing construction work at the Lagos airport. Some airport workers, who were shocked at seeing the Acting President at the gateway airport and who spoke to journalists said it was the first time a government official in the caliber of Osinbajo will be visiting the airport and inspecting facilities.
According to one worker who identified herself as Agnes, "this is the first time I have ever seen President or Acting President inspecting this airport and I have worked at this airport for over a decade."
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Thomas Demenga (* 12. Juni 1954 in Bern) ist ein Schweizer Cellist und Komponist.

Leben und Wirken

Seine Eltern sind die Schauspielerin Gertrud Demenga und der Maler und Architekt Friedrich Demenga. Er hatte sechs Geschwister, darunter die Puppenspielerin Monika und den Schauspieler Frank.

Thomas Demenga studierte unter anderem bei Walter Grimmer, Antonio Janigro, Leonard Rose und Mstislav Rostropovich sowie an der Juilliard School in New York. Er konzertiert als Kammermusiker und Solist an allen wichtigen Festivals und Musikzentren der Welt. Seit 1980 leitet Thomas Demenga eine Ausbildungs- und Solistenklasse an der Hochschule für Musik Basel. Ab August 2001 war Demenga Intendant des Davos Festivals young artists in concert, das er im Jahr 2006 zum letzten Mal leitete.

Beim Lucerne Festival im Sommer 2003 wirkte Thomas Demenga als artiste étoile. Eine umfangreiche Reihe von CD-Einspielungen, erschienen bei ECM, dokumentiert seine künstlerische Arbeit. Im Jahr 2002 erschien die letzte CD seiner Einspielung der Solosuiten Bachs in Kombination mit Werken zeitgenössischer Komponisten wie Heinz Holliger, Elliott Carter, Sándor Veress, Bernd Alois Zimmermann, Isang Yun und Toshio Hosokawa, die Mitte der 1980er Jahre begann. Mehrere seiner Aufnahmen wurden mit dem Vierteljahrespreis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik ausgezeichnet.

In Konzerten tritt er mit Musikerkollegen wie Heinz Holliger, Gidon Kremer, Thomas Larcher, Paul Meyer, Aurèle Nicolet, Hansheinz Schneeberger, Thomas Zehetmair und Tabea Zimmermann auf. Thomas Demenga arbeitete mit Dirigenten wie Moshe Atzmon, Myung-Whun Chung, Charles Dutoit, Claus Peter Flor, Howard Griffiths, Heinz Holliger, Armin Jordan, Okko Kamu, Mstislaw Rostropowitsch, Dennis Russell Davies, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Sándor Végh, Mario Venzago und Hiroshi Wakasugi zusammen.

Besonders widmet er sich der Neuen Musik und setzt sich auch mit Improvisation auseinander. So bildet seine eigene musikalische Sprache als Komponist und Interpret von Werken des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts (darunter viele Uraufführungen) eine neue und ergänzende Dimension zu der historischen Aufführungspraxis der Barockmusik und seinen Interpretationen des klassischen und romantischen Repertoires. Diese Interessen vertritt er auch als künstlerischer Leiter, seit 2011, des Kammerorchesters Camerata Zürich.

1991 wurde Demenga in Paris als erster Schweizer am Kongress der Tribune Internationale des Compositeurs für sein Werk solo per due für zwei Violoncelli mit dem ersten Preis ausgezeichnet.

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks

 Website von Thomas Demenga
Tonaufnahmen mit Werken des Komponisten aus dem Archiv von SRG SSR auf Neo.Mx3

Klassischer Cellist
Komponist (Schweiz)
Absolvent der Juilliard School
Hochschullehrer (Musik-Akademie der Stadt Basel)
Musiker (Basel)
Festspielintendant
Schweizer
Geboren 1954
Mann


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Home / General / Biden is desperate to rebuild relations with the Iranian terrorist regime which executes innocent people including protesters, human rights activists, journalists and so on.
Iranian journalist and activist has message for Biden administration: 'Do not negotiate with Ebrahim Raisi the mass murderer selected as president in Iran. Listen to these mothers who Have a direct message for Biden ministration and the rest of the world. pic.twitter.com/tWikypiJhX
— Masih Alinejad 🏳 (@AlinejadMasih) June 24, 2021
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Q: Initialize struct using initializer list, fails for std::array I have a constructor of a struct taking one std::array, when I try to initialize using intializer list, it throws error
"Error  C2440   'initializing': cannot convert from 'initializer list' to 'std::vector>'
Similar to this,
struct Test
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  int a, b, c, d;
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int main()
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    vector<Test> Ar = { {1, 2, 3, 4} };
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G++ throws error, error: could not convert '{{1, 2, 3, 4}}' from 'brace-enclosed initializer list' to 'std::vector'
EDIT: Yes, as per comments, adding two braces works. I can see, the outer brace is for member initialization, and the inner brake specifies initializer list for the array member.
This works -
int main()
{
  vector<Test> Ar = {
      { { 1, 2, 3, 4 } }
   };
}

A: The problem can be reduced to the following:
Test t = {1,2,3,4}; // error

Note it is {1,2,3,4} that can be converted to std::array<int, 4>, not 1,2,3,4. So to initialize Test, you need two pairs of braces.
So in your code, to initialize a vector of Test, three pairs of braces are needed.

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Augustin Rigobella (auch Rucubella, * in Monte Magrè im Bezirk Schio, Provinz Vicenza, Italien; † 27. April 1613 in Kaisersteinbruch, damals Westungarn, jetzt Burgenland) war ein italienischer Steinmetzmeister und Bildhauer der Renaissance.

Herkunft
Wie die Brüder Alexius und Elias Payos stammte Augustin Rigobello aus Valli del Pasubio in der Nähe von Monte Magre

Städtische Bibliothek Schio und Archiv
Die Steinmetze wechselten öfters ihren Aufenthaltsort und blieben jeweils längere Zeit am Ort ihrer Baustellen. Gab es dort genügend Arbeit, blieben sie auch für immer. Im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert bildete Monte Magre eine Sprachinsel, man sprach einen tirolerisch-bayerischen Dialekt, weshalb sich die Steinmetze in deutschsprachigen Ländern nicht als Fremde fühlen mussten. Dies mag auch der Grund für die Anwesenheit im Gebiet von Kaisersteinbruch und Sommerein sein.

Leben
Aus Monte Magre im Bezirk Schio sind aus der 2. Hälfte des 16. Jahrhunderts in Kaisersteinbruch drei Steinmetzmeister nachweisbar, die Brüder Alexius und Elias Payos und Augustin Rigobello. Sie entstammten alteingesessenen Familien.

Arbeitsgemeinschaft im kaysl. Steinbruch für das Schloss Neugebäude
Der Steinmetz Augustin Rigobello kam um 1570 mit seinem Landsmann Elias Payos und dessen Ehewirtin in das Land. Er ließ sich hernach zu Rodaun nieder. Im dortigen Steinbruch wurde er Meister, er wohnte mit Augustin Rigobello im selben Haus. An die zwölf Jahre lebte er dort, danach übersiedelte er in den kaiserlichen Steinbruch bei Winden am See. In diesem Steinbruch war der Ehrwürdig in Gott geistliche Herr Prälat von Heiligenkreuz der Grundherr. Auch die beiden Steinmetzmeister Bartholomäus Pethan und Antonius Pozzo, ihre Landsleute, zogen vom Rodauner Steinbruch weiter in den kayserlichen Steinbruch.

1592, Schreiben an die Niederösterreichische Regierung
Der italienische Steinmetzmeister Rigobello richtet am 17. Februar 1592 ein "untertäniges Schreiben" an die Niederösterreichische Regierung (gekürzt).
Euer Wohlgeboren, ich armer hochbetrübter Mann kann nicht umgehen, aus hoch gezwungener Not, Euer Gnaden mit diesem Schreiben zu behelligen...
Nachdem Elias Payos durch den zeitlichen Tod von diesem Jammertal abgefordert worden, und seine Hausfrau mit 4 Kindern verlassen, drei noch klein, das vierte verheiratet worden mit Vinzenz Schmidl. Weil diese Witwe etwas alt und in der teutschen Sprache nit beredt, hat sie mit ihrem Eidam (Schwiegersohn) einen Contract aufgerichtet und ihm alle liegenden Güter, Häuser, Weingarten, übergeben, er aber soll alle glaubwürdigen Schulden rückfordern und damit ihre Schulden bezahle von diesem Gut. In dieser Angelegenheit folgen einige Briefe, am 8. April 1592, 5. Mai 1592, 20. Mai 1592, 18. Juni 1594 und 21. Juni 1594.

1603, Verkauf des Hauses
Das Haus des Steinmetzmeisters Augustin Rigobello, samt einem Garten in dem unteren Steinbruch bei dem Markstein wurde dem Steinbrecher Peter Steiner übergeben.
Ulrich Payos, Sohn seines verstorbenen, einst befreundeten Mitmeisters aus der alten Heimat, Elias Payos, erwirbt 1603 gemeinsam mit seinem Mitmeister Giacomo Murato ein Haus mit Garten und Steinbruch. Der Besitz ist dann noch geteilt worden, .. als solcher Steinbruch und Gärtl von Ihro Gnaden Herrn Paulus Abten des würdigen Gottshaus Heyligen Creuz gutwillig ihnen überlassen. Bei ihm lebte er die letzten Jahre seines Lebens.

Tod

Epitaph in Sommerein

Der Steinbruch hatte noch keine eigene Kirche, deshalb war die Pfarre der Nachbargemeinde Sommerein für die Steinbrucher zuständig. Deswegen ist das Epitaph des Augustin Rigobello in Sommerein erhalten.

Die Inschrift lautet:
HIER LIGT BEGRABEN DER EHRENWERTE MEISTER AUGUSTIN RIGOBELLO, ITALIENER, STEINMEZ IN KYS STEINBRUCH
WELCHER IN GOTT ENTSCHLAFFEN DEN 27 AP
DEM WOLLE GOTT VERLEICHEN UND UNNS ALLEN EIN FRÖLIHE AUFFERSTEHUNG AM
ICH BIN DIE AUFFERSTEHUNG UND DAS LEBEN WER AN MICH GLAUBT DER WIRD LEBEN OB ER GLEICH GESTORBEN WER.
JOA.XI CAP: ANO 1613.

Weblinks
 http://www.tessinerkuenstler-ineuropa.ch/deu/kaisersteinbruch-deu.html
 Historisches Lexikon Kaisersteinbruch 2002, Bd. 1,2004, Bd. 2

Einzelnachweise

Bildhauer (Österreich)
Person (italienische Geschichte)
Bildhauer der Renaissance
Kaisersteinbrucher Bruderschaft
Person (Habsburgermonarchie vor 1804)
Historische Person (Italien)
Geboren im 16. Jahrhundert
Gestorben 1613
Mann


Background: Abscisic acid (ABA) signaling in plants controls many biological processes, such as seed germination, seedling root growth, and stomatal movement. In the current understanding of ABA signaling, PYR/PYL/RCAR ABA receptor proteins, the clade A type 2C protein phosphatases (PP2Cs), and SNF1-related protein kinase 2s (SnRK2s) constitute the core components of the pathway. In the absence of ABA, PP2Cs negatively regulate the ABA signaling pathway by inhibiting the activity of SnRK2s; in the presence of ABA, the PYR/PYL/ACAR ABA receptors bind to and inhibit the phosphatase activity of PP2Cs, thus allowing the activation of SnRK2s and the phosphorylation of their target proteins. The ABA-binding affinities of some PYR/PYL/RCARs are enhanced when they interact with PP2Cs, therefore PP2Cs are also considered as ABA coreceptors.
Question: In addition to the PYR/PYL/ACAR ABA receptors, are there other components involved in regulating the function of PP2Cs, especially their phosphatase activity?
Findings: We identified a new component named EAR1 (ENHANCER OF ABA CO-RECEPTOR 1) that works in concert with clade A PP2C proteins to negatively regulate ABA signaling. The N-terminals of PP2Cs have a self-inhibition domain to repress their phosphatase activity, while EAR1 can bind to the N-terminal domain of PP2Cs and thus release this self-inhibition effect to enhance their phosphatase activity. Therefore, EAR1 can indirectly inhibit the kinase activity of SnRK2s and ABA signaling. Interestingly, we found that EAR1 protein was mainly localized on endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in the absence of ABA, whereas ABA treatment induced the translocation of EAR1 from ER to the nucleus. Together, our study identifies EAR1 as a new component of the ABA signaling pathway by interacting with and releasing the N-terminal self-inhibition of PP2Cs.
Next steps: We are exploring the molecular mechanisms regulating ABA-induced translocation of EAR1 from ER to the nucleus. In addition, we are also interested in elucidating the structural changes of PP2Cs in the presence of EAR1.


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Madi Township () is a township in Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County, Guangxi, China. As of the 2018 census it had a population of 15,100 and an area of .

Etymology
Madi Township, formerly known as "Mati Township" (), because a large stone like horseshoe in the township.

Administrative division
As of 2016, the township is divided into eight villages:
 Madi ()
 Niutou ()
 Baiwan ()
 Zhangjia ()
 Longjia ()
 Furong ()
 Lishi ()
 Dongsheng ()

History
It was incorporated as a township in 1984.

Geography
Madi Township is situated at northeastern Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County. It borders Chengbu Miao Autonomous County in the north, Jiangdi Township in the east, Sishui Township in the south, and Weijiang Township in the west.

Economy
The economy is supported primarily by farming and ranching.

Transportation
The Provincial Highway S219 is a south-north highway in the town.

References

Bibliography

Townships of Guilin


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Q: React Native Update Object Array I have this data object using mobx, and i am unable to update the values array. Would appreciate some help on this matter.
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Honda Enlists IndyCar's James Hinchcliffe For Sales Campaign
IndyCar driver James Hinchcliffe is starring in a new series of ads for Honda to help kick off the "Honda Dream Garage Spring Event."
This is the first time that Honda has used an IndyCar driver to act as a national spokesperson.
Starting this week, the RPA-created ads showcase a multitude of "dream" deals to be had on Honda's lineup of vehicles, powersports and marine equipment. Five spots focus on CR-V, HR-V, Clarity PHEV, Pilot and the Civic.
The event is set in a garage that showcases the automaker's unique product portfolio, including motorcycles and power equipment, says David Yick, the marketing manager at American Honda who is overseeing the campaign.
"No one else in the auto industry can speak to such a diverse offering of products," Yick tells Marketing Daily.
Hinchcliffe brings not only Honda's authentic racing spirit to the campaign, but a likeable personality with a sense of humor that is the perfect match for the creative direction, Yick says.
"Big Deals" introduces Hinchcliffe and shows off the entire Honda lineup. "Dreams Do Come True" features the 2018 CR-V LX and 2018 HR-V LX which Hinchcliffe notes have "style for the city, and ground clearance for the country."
In "Electrify" for the 2018 Clarity Plug-In Hybrid, Hinchcliffe points out that the Clarity is easier to use then his "company vehicle, a.k.a. his race car. "Get the Lights" shows off the roomy 2018 Pilot LX, which has room for eight. "Sport Mode" plays up his fast the Civic LX is.
The campaign runs through April 29 across broadcast, print, radio, digital and point of purchase.


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IIE Founder Awards winners revealed
LBS announces the alumni ventures that will receive support from the School over the next 10 months
Eleven alumni-run businesses have been selected for the 2017–18 London Business School (LBS) Incubator programme.
On 9 November, the LBS graduates chosen to develop their start-ups on the programme were celebrated at the Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE) Founder Awards. The winners range from a global network for business and university students to meet over dinner, to a children's book company that produces personalised stories using augmented reality.
"We have an exceptionally diverse group of new ventures this year," said Jeff Skinner, Executive Director of the Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
"What unites them is a conviction to develop businesses that address real consumer pain points. More than any other year, I've been impressed with the quality of the founders and the thinking and testing that's gone into their ideas before they have even joined the Incubator programme."
Other ventures picked for the 2017–18 programme include a crepe and waffle restaurant, a medical service for people in the UK to access GPs online and a digital platform for storing and safeguarding personal assets such as life insurance and wills.
This year's cohort features the following ventures:
• AssetVault
• CarbonChain
• Global Dinners
• HUB85
• Madera
• MedicSpot
• My Kingdom Books
• SportsKred
• Stitched
• TalEng
• XYZ Reality
The companies chosen for the 10-month programme will receive professional support from expert industry practitioners, mentors and investors, access to training and workshops and office space at LBS's London campus.
They will also be invited to the Enterprise 100 Annual Dinner, a members-only event where entrepreneurs can network with angel investors and businesspeople. Enterprise 100 is LBS's angel investor network, launched more than 15 years ago to shape the future of entrepreneurship.
For more information about these businesses and how to support them, please contact Jane Khedair, Head of Entrepreneurship, Career Centre, at jkhedair@london.edu
Mark Carney and SP Kothari receive Honorary Degrees from LBS
Recipients recognised for outstanding contributions in the fields of finance and economics


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Flash Fiction: Ghosts
100-words-or-less pieces about ghosts for Farrago 2019 Edition 6.
Faulty Fizzles
The bath bomb had been a delight for about five minutes. The walls became soaked in the scents of pear and cinnamon as the bomb fizzled into a pool of green. With her classical playlist serenading her, Jesmintha enjoyed her muscles sighing and her thoughts slowing their buzzing wings. Then the twitching began.
Director Travis Knight's comedic and heartfelt take on Bumblebee's origin story is a breath of fresh air in a franchise known for excessive explosions and a lack of emotional resonance.
Review: 'Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse'
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is like no other animated or superhero film around. It's a visual spectacle full of witty one-liners, weird and wonderful characters, and a whole lot of heart, all accompanied by a head-bopping soundtrack.
Ho Ho Hold Up!
The night was sweltering, despite all the jingles. Snow was a laughable concept for this part of the globe. A white Christmas even more so. Handcrafted snowflakes in windows were a poor substitute, but this festive season brought out a desperation like no other. Harry made himself comfortable on the roof, keeping his swinging legs from hitting the gutter. It was imperative that his hiding spot wasn't compromised, for his opponent had been in the game long enough to prove a worthy challenge.
Flash Fiction Eight: Endings.
This story ends with a girl whose hair is too long for her liking. Seven new songs, unwashed swimmers, and a pair of luggage tags for the flight home tomorrow. She has a lump in her throat that's been there for two months. Everything's tasted bitter since September.
Don't get me wrong, he still kills and maims in glorious fashion, it's just that in his downtime, you'll see him providing a running commentary on Eddie's love life and loser status. Another impression of the symbiote you'll likely have by the end of the film? Venom embodies that one bro who goads you into doing stupid shit. All of this amounts to a portrayal of the symbiote that I was pleasantly surprised by. He's an enjoyable character to watch in his own right and his likability isn't contingent on the traits of his host. Avoiding painting Venom as an all-consuming mass that takes away its host's agency, the film instead gives you a more buddy-cop dynamic between symbiote and host, where the two banter, argue and learn off each other. This results in one of the film's greatest strengths: getting you to root for a jacked-up alien with entirely too many teeth and a habit of eating human heads.
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Review: Hotel Transylvania 3: A Monster Vacation
After an exhaustive experience being the painfully uninterested tag-along to my sister's shopping spree at both Sephora and Mecca Maxima, Melbourne Central's pre-release event for Hotel Transylvania 3 was upon us.
Flash Fiction Four: Fantasy and Fables
Long ago, Snow White's ancestors invaded a beautiful, sunny land. There she lived in the Queen's care. The Queen asked her magic mirror, "Who is the fairest in the land?"
It replied, "If you mean fair as in pale, it's Snow White. But don't hold yourself to the beauty standards of your oppressors. Love yourself."


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Mountain Valley agrees to pay $266,000 for pollution problems in W.Va.
by admin-greenbrier · May 18, 2019
By Laurence Hammack laurence.hammack@roanoke.com 981-3239 May 14, 2019
Developers of the Mountain Valley Pipeline have agreed to pay a fine of nearly $266,000 for violating environmental regulations in West Virginia.
The agreement, outlined in a consent order from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, marks the first financial penalty for problems with storm water runoff caused by building a 303-mile pipeline that will also cross the New River and Roanoke valleys.
Photographs included in the 179-page document show a "drastic change" in streams since work on the buried pipeline began last winter, said Angie Rosser, executive director of the West Virginia Rivers Coalition.
"These are clear-running streams and they have been forever," Rosser said. "And you look at the photos now and they are just brown."
Mountain Valley faces similar issues in Virginia. A lawsuit filed in December by the Department of Environmental Quality alleges more than 300 violations of erosion and sediment control measures. Online court records indicate the case is still pending.
In West Virginia, 26 notices of violation filed from April to November of last year were resolved by the consent order.
The agreement, signed May 6 by Robert Cooper, Mountain Valley's senior vice president for engineering and construction, states the company will pay a fine of $265,972 and submit a plan of corrective action to state regulators.
A public comment period on the agreement runs through June 20.
Most of the violations "were the result of unprecedented rainfall throughout the spring and summer of 2018," Mountain Valley spokeswoman Natalie Cox wrote in an email.
"MVP appreciates the oversight of the WVDEP and the MVP team will continue to work closely with project inspectors to maintain its high standards of safety and environmental stewardship," the email said.
The $4.6 billion project is still scheduled for completion by late this year, Cox wrote. However, at least two members of the five-partner venture have said in recent financial reports that a delay is likely, considering legal challenges that led to suspended permits.
Rosser said the fine, which represents well less than 1% of the project's cost, is unlikely to lead to significant change.
"The concern is that paying the fine is cheaper than doing it right in the first place," she said.
Mountain Valley and other pipelines being built in West Virginia have all encountered the same problems, Rosser said, and it's becoming apparent that state-approved plans to control erosion are not working.
"It's a lot of erosion and a lot of sediment that doesn't belong in our streams," she said. "Looking at the photos, you just can't deny that these pipelines affect water quality."
Critics say the worst pollution will come when crews begin to run the 42-inch diameter pipe through streams and wetlands. Water body crossings have been on hold since October, when the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals threw out a permit issued by the Army Corps of Engineers.
Mountain Valley hopes to obtain new permits from the Corps later this year.
But the project must also get renewed approval to cross through the Jefferson National Forest — a process that was complicated by a separate opinion from the 4th Circuit that invalidated a U.S. Forest Service approval for the crossing of the Appalachian Trail by a similar project, the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
About two-thirds of the pipeline, which will transport natural gas from the Marcellus and Utica deposits to a pipeline in Pittsylvania County, is in West Virginia, where problems with construction were first documented by state regulators.
The consent order from West Virginia documents a variety of improper steps taken by Mountain Valley to control erosion. Sediment-laden water often left the construction sites and made its way into nearby streams and rivers, the order states.
Other violations included a failure to clean debris from adjacent public and private roads, a lack of temporary stabilization of areas where construction was dormant for more than 21 days, and no reseeding of denuded areas where vegetation had failed to take root after 30 days.
In a written defense to the lawsuit claiming regulation violations in Virginia, lawyers for the company blamed the problems on "extraordinary, high-intensity storm events and flooding beyond MVP's control."
They also wrote that the company would be willing to settle the Virginia case.
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Dr. Acosta received her Bachelor of Science in Biology at the University of Houston. She then went on to the University of Houston College of Optometry where she earned her Doctorate of Optometry. She completed her externship training at Eye Center of Texas, Good Neighbor Health Center, the San Jose Clinic and The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research. Dr. Acosta has received training in contact lenses, pediatrics, ocular pathology, low vision and neurophthalmology. She participated in a research fellowship with the National Eye Institute, taught pre-optometry students in the Texas Optometry Careers Opportunity Program and volunteered in vision screenings with Prevent Blindness. Dr. Acosta is a member of the Texas Optometric Association and the American Optometric Association. She is also fluent in Spanish.
Dr. Erin Ellisor has lived in Kingwood her entire life. She is a 2010 graduate of Kingwood High School, earning her bachelor's degree in Biology with an emphasis in Human Biology, Genetics & Biotechnology at the University of Texas in 2014. She then obtained her doctorate from the University of Houston College of Optometry in 2018. Her internships in Optometry School included Cedar Springs Eye Clinic in Dallas, the University of Houston College of Optometry in-house clinic and the Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Richmond, TX. She is a member of the Texas Optometric Association and the American Optometric Association. Dr. Erin Ellisor is excited to join her father, Dr. Glenn Ellisor, and her brother, Dr. Wade Ellisor in the practices.
Dr. Wade Ellisor has lived in Kingwood his entire life. He is a graduate of Kingwood High School, earning his bachelor's degree in Biology at the University of Texas – San Antonio, then his doctorate from the University of Houston College of Optometry. His residencies in Optometry School included Cedar Springs Eye Care Clinic in Dallas, the University of Houston College of Optometry in house clinic and the Northeastern State University College of Optometry Clinic program in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Dr. Ellisor is member of the Texas Optometric Association and the American Optometric Association. Dr. Wade Ellisor is excited to join his father, Dr. Glenn Ellisor, in the practice.


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Fresh intake provides funding for B.C.'s hazelnut growers
Honourable Lana Popham
Email: AGR.Minister@gov.bc.ca
Friday, September 24, 2021 8:30 AM
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Hazelnut growers in the province are being offered help planting new trees or removing infected ones through a new intake of the Hazelnut Renewal Program.
The program is revitalizing the B.C. hazelnut sector, supporting the dedicated people working in their orchards and encouraging those looking to begin a new career in hazelnut production. Growers with planting or removal projects between April 2021 and December 2021 are eligible for this program.
"B.C.'s hazelnut industry is a hidden gem, and it's very encouraging to see it growing steadily these past few years as a result of our hazelnut renewal program," said Lana Popham, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries. "The program directly supports our growers while promoting local food security, and I look forward to seeing how these latest projects help regenerate our hazelnut orchards."
For several years, the British Columbia hazelnut industry has been battling against eastern filbert blight (EFB), which had affected hazelnut crops in the province.
Since the program began in 2018, growers' response has increased tree-planting areas throughout B.C. Previously more concentrated in the Lower Mainland region, hazelnut acreage has since spread to the Okanagan, Vancouver Island, the Sunshine Coast and the Gulf Islands. Renewal programs have resulted in 38,780 new trees planted on 73.7 hectares (182 acres) and the removal of approximately 4,795 infected trees from 17.2 hectares (42.5 acres).
Applications for funding will be available between Sept. 30 and Nov. 9, 2021.
Steve Hope, president of the BCHGA, hazelnut grower and co-owner, Fraser Valley Hazelnuts Ltd. –
"The Hazelnut Renewal Program has been extremely valuable in encouraging the growth and regeneration of the hazelnut industry in B.C. The demand for local products continues to increase, and new growers will be needed to help keep up."
Cornel Van Maren, secretary-treasurer, BCHGA, and hazelnut grower –
"Hazelnuts can be a good industry long term, but you need to put in the work to get them established. Start with good trees, nurture them and they will be into production before you know it."
The Hazelnut Renewal Program has $100,000 for removing EFB-affected trees, planting new orchards or completing strategic sector projects aimed at increasing the sector's competitiveness.
The BC Hazelnut Growers Association (BCHGA) is comprised of approximately 40 growers from throughout the province. These growers collectively represent 40.5 hectares of new and established orchards.
B.C. farmers grew nearly 16 tonnes (35,066 pounds) of hazelnuts in 2020.
Hazelnuts are a plant-based source of protein and are water-efficient crops, which support climate adaptation strategies and overall agricultural diversification in the province.
Apply to the latest Hazelnut Renewal Program:
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/agriculture-seafood/programs/hazelnut-renewal-program
May 2020 news release regarding the previous round of the Hazelnut Renewal Program:
https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2020AGRI0019-000955
Minister Bibeau and Minister Popham meet with impacted farmers in the Abbotsford area