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Drawings By WWII POW Returned To Family
Howard Weistling always wanted to be a comic strip artist, but felt he should enlist in the Army after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. His plane was shot down and he spent a year nearly freezing and starving in a prisoner of war camp in Barth, Germany.
To cope with being hungry and homesick, Weistling drew a comic book on cigarette wrappers bound together with scrap metal. It was sent around camp, one panel at a time and gave the soldiers something to look forward to, according to Morgan, Howard's son. When they were liberated, the book was left behind, but it has recently been returned to Morgan by a man who tracked him down online, and he's thrilled to have it.
"It was like getting my father back," Morgan says. "It was like him being able to tell me the story over again only this time it was real in my hands."
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You may be wondering what a fitness tracker has to do with RV travel. Healthy living and regular exercise are among the keys for a happier, more fulfilling life. No matter your lifestyle, keeping track of your daily movement is integral to a well-balanced fitness routine.
In this review, I'll show you the ins and outs of choosing the right fitness tracker for your personal needs.
Fitness trackers, also known as activity trackers have been around since the early 2000s, Prior to that, wearable heart rate monitors became a reality in 1981. Evolving from early pedometers, activity tractors not only count your steps, but now also track heart rate, sleep patterns and calculate the number of calories expended.
Fitbit began in 2009 as a clip-on activity monitor and has morphed into wearable trackers in the form of fashionable jewelry.
Choosing from a minimal display size to a 1.3 by 0.8 inches OLED display, makes Fitbit trackers fit for every fitness need.
There are several trackers available on the market today. The choices are abundant. This article is about Fitbit products.
Easily track your active minutes, calories, distance, steps, heart rate and sleep patterns. Some versions, such as the Charge 2, also offer guided breathing exercise mode for gentle recovery after exercise or after a strenuous work day.
This slim band tracks steps, distance, calories burned and active minutes. This tracker can go in the swimming pool with you or in the ocean or the shower. The Fitbit Flex 2 is a tracker that can be removed from the band and comes with SmartTrack that recognizes your particular workout and records the data in your Fitbit app. You can get call and text notifications, along with sleep tracking as well.
The Fitbit Charge HR is reasonably priced at around $79.99. This tracking device syncs easily and wirelessly to tablets, computers, smartphones and over 150 iOS devices. Syncing range is 20 feet and requires an internet connection, USB port and Bluetooth.
The Charge HR is sweat, rain and splash proof, but not waterproof.
*Warning: Do not use if you have pacemaker or other internal or implanted medical device.
The slim, attractive design of the Fitbit Alta HR is priced at approximately $148.95.
This is not your typical tracker. With continuous heart rate monitoring, you can also measure calorie burn and utilize workout zones to determine the best intensity for your fitness routine.
The Fitbit Alta HR automatically tracks sleep time in light sleep and REM sleep.
As with the other fitness trackers, you can also sync your daily stats to your computer smart phone tablet or iOS devices. Track your steps, distance, calories burned and active minutes and even customize your clock face and tap the screen to bring up your stats.
This is my personal favorite and the tracker I wear all day, every day. The Fitbit Charge 2 has continues, automatic heart rate monitoring to maximize calories burned all day. Somewhat wider than the Fitbit Alta HR, this tracker sports a larger face for greater visibility.
The OLED screen, not only gives you all the requisite stats, but you can also see calls, texts and calendar notifications. Easily monitor your sleep patterns and understand your fitness level with personalized Cardio Fitness Score, along with connected GPS with pace and status of your run.
Track your all-day-activity including steps, distance, calories burned, floors climbed and active minutes. Set your tracker to receive notifications to move with a slight vibration and on-screen notification.
One feature I thoroughly enjoy is personalized guided breathing sessions to help you find calm and recover more fully from strenuous exercise routines.
This is the newest and the brightest of Fitbit products. The Fitbit Ionic Smartwatch is, by far, the most complete Fitbit on the market. At a price of $298.95, you get a lot of technology strapped to your wrist.
Along with the benefits of the Fitbit Charge 2, the Ionic Smartwatch also gives you personalized workouts with step-by-step coaching, right from your wrist. You can store and play approximately 300 songs, plus download playlists from Pandora.
The built-in GPS will track your pace, distance, routes, all with continuous heart rate monitoring. An added bonus is the ability to access your favorite apps for sports, weather and even make payments with the built-in NFC chip.
Effortlessly track workouts, all day activity and sleep patterns. Also, track steps, distance, calories burned, time and weight. Set goals and connect with others in the Fitbit app for greater accountability.
The larger face, increased pixels and amplified brightness will give you a clear view of your fitness goals and accomplishments.
While none of these fitness trackers can force you to get in better shape or maintain your fitness level, having a coach on your wrist is a great way to keep moving and stay motivated.
My Fitbit Charge 2 leaves my wrist only when it needs charging, which is approximately every four days, or when I'm showering. I have mine set to notify me of calls and texts from my smart phone and to gently remind me to get up and move.
Fitness trackers, no matter the brand, can help keep you mindful of your fitness needs and goals.
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Hi Sue, What great timing! I have been thinking of looking into getting a FitBit monitor. I am drawn toward the Flex 2 or the Alta HR. I really do not want phone, email and text notifications coming through since I like unplugging! And I like the waterproof aspect of the Flex 2. For my simple needs, that of monitoring activity and sleep, and being waterproof, perhaps the Flex 2 is the one for me? Please help….I am ready to place my order!
Hello, Annie. The Flex 2 is an excellent choice. My daughter has that model and loves it and the waterproof feature is extremely desirable. I like the display on the Flex 2 over the Alta HRs display. The cost is reasonable and you get a ton of features at that price-point.
I like the Fitbit Ionic Smartwatch, since it provides personalized workouts with step-by-step coaching and comes with songs. I like to have a wearable with music. But with a price of $298.95, it is higher than my budget. Do you have Fitbits with song and price is around $150. Thanks for your help.
Hi Anthony, that is a really nice activity tracker, isn't it. That one is on my wishlist. I believe the Ionic is the only member of the Fitbit family that allows you to play and store music selections. I have the Charge 2 and the only thing it lacks is the music ability.
I hope this helps, Anthony.
I have always wondered about the various fitbits. As a matter of fact, I just thought they were just 'stylish' wristbands – another 'fad' that people wear. Now I can see the difference and the worth. Are they also waterproof?
I will definitely have to check out one of them more closely. Maybe I can add it to my life as well.
Hi Michelle, I've had a Fitbit fitness tracker for the past 4 years and I find them assets to my fitness goals. The Flex 2 is waterproof and the others are sweat and splash proof, but not fully waterproof. If you need any further suggestions, please don't hesitate to ask.
Thank you so much for your comments and your interest.
Hello Annie, wow so much to know about fitbit! It makes one think so successfully also about movement yes?
And also thought it was a fad. But after reading this I can see the value. Thanks for informing and educating me!
I had a clip-on fit bit for a while. I loved it. I am going to have to get a new one. Maybe I will check out the Charge 2!
Hi Brittaney, I really enjoy using the Charge 2. You can toggle between your favorite fitness routine, running, bicycling, treadmill, weights, exercise. You can monitor your heart rate the entire time and then use the "relax" mode to come down after your work out. Thank you for your comments.
I have the Fitbit charge and really like it. Very reasonable price and works very well. Nice, informative review you have here Sue.
Hi Craig, The Charge models are reasonably priced for all their functions. I'm glad you found value in this review post. Thank you for your comments.
Thanks for your helpful post. I have been looking into fitness trackers for about a year now and still have not gotten one. The price seems to have come down in the year that I've been looking, which is good for me. I am always on the go and I would be curious to see my stats. I think they are a great encourager to be active.
Hi Lisa, you absolutely pinpointed my exact reason for having a fitness tracker. There really are a great encourager to get up and move, to track your stats and keep a record of your heart rate. I sync my Fitbit daily (continuous sync) to the app on my phone and computer. I can track what I eat, calories and water intake as well. Let me know if you need any help making a decision. I'm happy to help.
Hello Paul, Thank you for your comments. Yes, I absolutely do think a fitness tracker would be beneficial for heart patients. One of the things these trackers do, and do very well, is monitor heart rate continuously. Because you sync your tracker with an app on your computer, smart phone and/or iOS device, you have those statistics available to you.
Thank you for asking such a great question, Paul.
Thanks for taking time to reply my question really helpful. Keep up the great work. Wishing you great success!
Thank you very much, Paul. I'm happy my reply was helpful to you.
One of my dearest friends has one of these fitbits. I know she loves hers and she has described hers to me and all of its capabilities. However the one thing I have always wondered about is you can sync this to your phone right? And if so does it only work with the Iphones?
I have mine synced to my android phone as far as the tracking goes. I have not yet figured out how to sync calls and texts to my Fitbit. I had an android previously and was able to do it, then switched to an iPhone and was able to sync calls and texts too, but with this android I haven't been able to figure it out, but I know it's possible. I absolutely love mine and thinking seriously about getting the next model up. Please let me know if you have any questions. I'm happy to assist any way I can.
I have been looking into getting new fitness tracker for my husband. I have heard so much about the fitbits. This article helps a lot to get a good look at the options. His company offer incentives and HSA deposits based on goals met through fitness tracking. He has been using a cheap "drugstore" model this past year. He likes the idea but its "buggy". It does not have all the features of the fitbit. I think he could gain more from using one these. Do you know if they work with a program called virgin pulse? That is what his company uses for tracking.
It appears you are able to sync with Virgin Pulse, but it takes some effort to do so.
Some time today I'll be updating this article with two new trackers that have come on the market in the past month. I hope this post helped you with deciding which fitness tracker would fit your husband's needs best.
I got my aunt an Alta HR for Christmas. It is easy to charge and when connected to a Phone and E-mail account, it will update you on battery charge and weekly or daily goals. Setting goals is easy on the app. You can track your meal inputs and how much energy you use daily. Tracking you weight is also available.
If you have a friend that you like to compete with, you can load their information and compare.
This device is very easy to learn how to use and can be adjusted for the information that it gives on the wrist.
This device is so much better than the previous tracker (Jawbone) and you can change the band to match different clothes. This is important for some as they do not want to just have a black watch.
Great for value for the money.
Hi John, thank you so much for your comment. I love my Charge 2. These handy fitness trackers serve a very important role in our health and fitness goals. On the Charge 2, I can toggle between jogging, weight lifting, stairs, etc. and I've used the stopwatch feature as well. I like the ability to change the band too and now that Fitbit trackers have been on the market a while, the bands have come down in price significantly.
I'm glad you're enjoying your fitbit. They work hard to keep us motivated, don't they!
This is really an interesting device, I do believe a fitness tracker would spur me on to exercise more ambitious as I love statistics. Then I could see and check my improvements much better. It also looks great with all the different colours you can choose among.
The Fitbit Alta or your favourite Fitbit Charge would be the ones I'm interested in. The Fitbit Alta looks great with its slender looks. The Fitbit Charge has got more features, but the wider strap would perhaps disturb me a bit.
May I ask, is the fitness tracker also showing the time of the day like a watch? How about wearing the Fitbit during night, does not the display light disturb your sleep?
Looking forward to hear the answer on my questions.
Hello Pernilla, thank you so very much for your comments. To answer a few of your questions, I started with the Charge HR and when they came out with the Charge 2, I liked the additional features. Yes, this tracker, like all the Fitbit line shows the time of day like a watch. You can also wear it for sleeping so you can follow your sleep patterns. There is, though, a light that comes up when you move your wrist and that disturbed me during the night a bit. I guess it's something you could get used to.
I hope I answered your questions to your satisfaction. If you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
My hisband has a Fitbit Charge and my daughter has a Fitbit Alta. I have a knockoff that I loved until my phone updated and could no longer interface with the app. That is a real problem. Many of the knockoffs do not update their apps to make them compatible when your mobile operating system updates, but Fitbit does.
I have been thinking about the Alta HR or the Charge. I wasn't exactly sure of the difference in features, though until reading your article. I think either would ultimately work for me, though I lean towards the Charge. My budget, however leans toward the Alta HR.
Hi Anita, it's so nice to see your comment! I've had the Charge HR and the Charge 2 and so far the Charge 2 is my favorite. I'm also looking seriously at the larger one too, if my budget allows. Anita, I love how easily you can sync your phone and Fitbit and also get notifications for calls and texts. I love technology! My daughter has the Alta HR and loves it because of it's slimline fit.
On those occasions, usually every other day, when I do hit the 10,000 step level, you get light buzzing and fireworks on the watchface. It's just fun to see.
I'm glad you found benefit in this article, Anita. Thank you so much for your comments.
I personally think that Fitbits help people to track their activities and reach their health goals. And all those different models are great opportunities for any person to meet their individual needs.
Hi Eliane, thank you so much for your comments. I completely agree that Fitbit does motivate you to move. My Fitbit gently buzzes when it's time to move and then cheers you on when you complete your goal.
Thanks again, for your visit.
I ended up upgrading to the Charge 2, and really love it. I can track sleep as well as heart rate and activity. AND it holds its charge for days!
Hi Annie! I'm so glad you upgraded! I upgraded as well to a Versa. I need to add this device to my review because, along with all the similarities to the Charge 2 (which I still have and still love), but this one is also waterproof. I haven't immersed it in water yet…I can't seem to bring myself to do that! LOL!
Thank you so much Annie for letting me know.
Hi Sue, this is a great post for me. I am inactive most of my day sitting at a desk or sitting, while marketing for Shawn after work. I try to stretch while I work at home and move my legs around.
Hi Tara, I'm glad you found this post helpful to you. My Fitbit gentle buzzes me to get up and move at least 250 steps every hour. It's a great help to teach yourself to be more active.
This is a Great review of these fitness trackers and I agree with you on being active on daily basis. I think these fitness trackers no matter which one you choose is going to give that extra initiative to get up and get moving. I think that some are pretty pricey but as electronics go it's just a short while and the prices come down due to newer technology. I don't think I saw the price of the Fitbit 2 charge.
Hi Fred, thank you so much for commenting on this article. The light buzz I get from my Fitbit Versa alerts me every hour that it's time to get up and move. I've had three of them so far and each one is better than the last. The technology is definitely getting better all the time. The Fitbit Charge 2 is $145.00 on Amazon. I believe when I first purchased that one over a year ago, it was nearly $200. Prices do drop as new technology comes out. Thank you again, Fred.
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Q: Method call after returning Mono I want to call the method when previous returned Mono<Void>:
 @Override
 public Mono<Void> sendEmail(EmailDto emailDto) {
 return mailReactiveClient.sendEmail(message ->
     createMessage(emailDto, emailDto.getBody(), message))
       .doOnNext(saveNotificationLog(emailDto)); //it's not work
}

  private void saveNotificationLog(EmailDto emailDto) {
    notificationLogReactiveRepository.save(NotificationLog.builder()
       ...
      .build());
  }

Method sendEmailreturns Mono<Void>.
So how to call saveNotificationLog?
UPD: Tring to make my question simplier:
 @Override
 public Mono<Void> sendEmail(EmailDto emailDto) {
 return mailReactiveClient.sendEmail(message ->
     createMessage(emailDto, emailDto.getBody(), message))
       .doOnNext(System.out.print("Hello world!");
}

How to call doOnNextor similar method after sendEmail return Mono<Void>?

A: Try it this way:
Mono.empty().then()

A: The Mono will not emit data, so doOnNext will not be triggered. You should use the doOnSuccess instead.
Also, your Mono need to be consumed. Without the code, we don't know if it is or not.
Some example here: I added subscribe() to consume the mono. Depending on the use of your Mono, you will have to do or not the same thing.
This print nothing:
Mono<String> m=Mono.just("test");
Mono<Void> v=m.then();
v.doOnNext(x->System.out.println("OK")).subscribe();

This print "OK":
Mono<String> m=Mono.just("test");
Mono<Void> v=m.then();
v.doOnSuccess(x->System.out.println("OK")).subscribe();

A: doOnNext, and in general all doOn* reactor methods are side-effect methods. You're not supposed to call them to do I/O work or chain operations, but rather log things and not do anything that would affect the state of the application.
In your code sample, notificationLogReactiveRepository.save returns Mono<Void>. The saveNotificationLog returns void and does not subscribe to the publisher returned by notificationLogReactiveRepository.save. This means the notification will not be saved, because nothing happens until you subscribe.
In this case, it seems you're trying to chain operations - then operators are just made for that. Your code should look like this:
@Override
public Mono<Void> sendEmail(EmailDto emailDto) {
    return mailReactiveClient.sendEmail(message ->
        createMessage(emailDto, emailDto.getBody(), message))
           .then(saveNotificationLog(emailDto));
}

private Mono<Void> saveNotificationLog(EmailDto emailDto) {
    return notificationLogReactiveRepository.save(NotificationLog.builder()
        ...
        .build());
}

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Inspired by Fimm McCool's "Month of Marsh," I'm going to follow suit and focus on my own bog dwelling miscreants in March as well. Hopefully it goes over much better than "Deadcember," in which I painted pretty much nothing at all.
"Month of Marsh" indeed! Looking forward to seeing how these goals come out.
Point 8 is a good one. Sometimes I find a place really inspires you. I went walking on a stony, misty mountain once, and it made me think of dwarves - really inspired me to go home and paint some.
Totally agree. All my scenery is based on photos I've taken of places I've been walking. Notably Dartmoor, Malvern and Vassel's park here in Bristol.I find scenery often looks more 'real' if it's based on actual terrain.
Good luck. I can't wait to see what you dredge up.


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A Pianist's Ultimate Sacrifice: Giving It All To Go To War
Courtesy of Daniel Hodd
Staff Sgt. Daniel Hodd on deployment in Anbar Province, Iraq, 2008.
In 2001, Daniel Hodd was 17 and starting a promising career as a concert pianist. But he also wanted to become a U.S. Marine.
"At 3 years of age, you walked over to the piano, and you just started playing," Evelyn Hodd tells her son.
He played until he was 17 and performed in the Metropolitan Opera Theater. Juilliard offered him a scholarship. But Daniel decided to go to the military instead. He enlisted in 2002 and deployed to Iraq in 2003.
"That was devastating for me. And then, you had an accident," his mother says.
During training for his second deployment to Iraq in 2008, Daniel snapped three of his fingers in a vehicle door. He was told a broken finger would keep him from deploying.
"To hear that you can't deploy because of less that 1 inch piece of your body, just seemed absurd to me," he says. "And I had a couple dozen junior Marines who expected certain things of me. And I promised them I would get out there as soon as I could."
The specialist gave him two options, Daniel says: "You can either try some treatment plan, and you definitely won't deploy, or you just cut it off and you get on a plane."
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Hodd and his mother, Evelyn.
"And I was like, 'Cut it off,' because ... I made a promise. I had to deploy," he says. "In some ways, that decision was difficult; in other ways it was one of the easiest decisions I've ever made."
Daniel says he would be a very different person if he had stuck with music school.
"But that's not a decision that I regret," he tells his mother. "I know that that hurt you, and I'm sorry."
But Evelyn Hodd says she's proud of Daniel, who's now a staff sergeant.
"The fact that you have given all to your country over what I wanted for you or even what you would've pursued — it says a lot for who you are," she says.
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The movement accelerated further in mid '70s with Supplemental Security Income. SSI is federally funded by taxes and is not associated with or to be confused with Social Security.
Additionally, Doctors embraced a new type of medication to treat psychological disorders. Psychotropic drugs alter brain function which results in changes in mood or perception.
Basically, these three factors that when combined, created the conditions for a perfect storm of deinstitutionalization.
Since its beginnings in 1971, PSA has been committed to meeting the needs of those in the community by offering supportive services and outreach. Ten years later and as a direct result of deinstitutionalization, PSA began providing 24-hour residential treatment to adults with mental illness. In 1983, the program was modified from the 24-hour program model to a semi-supervised living treatment model with services provided in scattered site apartments in central Phoenix. In 1987, the semi-supervised model was offered in Tempe. By 1990, PSA identified a need for low-income housing and responded by purchasing an apartment complex.
The Morten Project began in 2002. As a collaboration with the Regional Behavioral Health Authority and Maricopa County Adult Probation, PSA is the partner that provides housing, clinical co-occurring treatments and intensive supportive living services for participants who are on probation. The program assists participants to successfully maintain their housing and to reduce the need for emergency behavioral health services and to lessen involvement in the criminal justice system.
Also in 2002, PSA opened two community living houses and added five more within the next five years.
Referrals for the SL and SLA programs are generated through MMIC. Case managers complete an application and send it to MMIC. In turn, MMIC sends the referrals to PSA based on availability. Referrals for PSHS are generated by the clinical team (CM, Housing Specialist, etc.) and sent directly to PSA.
Title 19 (XIX:) program named for the Social Security Act that provides grants to states for medical assistance programs.


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The E.P.A.'s Top 10 Toxic Threats
The E.P.A.'s Top 10 Toxic Threats,
By ERIC LIPTON OCT. 22, 2017
The Environmental Protection Agency has published a list of 10 toxic threats it will evaluate first under a law passed last year intended to crack down on hazardous chemicals. They are among 90 chemicals identified by the agency that may harm children, damage nerve tissue, cause cancer, contaminate the environment, accumulate in the bloodstream or show up in consumer products. As the review begins, industry and other interest groups are urging the E.P.A. to limit any restrictions.
Where you may find it: Asbestos has not been manufactured in the United States since 2002, but imports surged last year, and it is still used in certain vehicle braking systems, asphalt roof coatings and gaskets. Asbestos is also commonly used by chlorine manufacturers.
How it could hurt you: Asbestos is associated with lung cancer and mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer that is found in the thin lining of the lung, heart, chest and abdomen.
Industry intervention: The trade group representing the chlorine industry, the American Chemistry Council, argues that "the few remaining uses for asbestos are tightly controlled," and that banning it would not do much to protect health.
1-Bromopropane
The geologists Brenda Buck, left, and Rodney Metcalf have found asbestos on rocks and soil near Las Vegas.CreditIsaac Brekken for The New York Times
Where you may find it: 1-bromopropane is used as a refrigerant, a lubricant, a degreaser and a solvent in spray adhesives and dry cleaning. Its use in agricultural chemical manufacturing and foam-cushion manufacturing has also been reported.
How it could hurt you: Exposure can cause dizziness, headaches, slurred speech, confusion, muscle twitching, difficulty walking and loss of consciousness. Studies on animals suggest that exposure is also associated with reduced blood cell counts along with toxicity to the liver and the reproductive and nervous systems.
Industry intervention: The Alkylphenols & Ethoxylates Research Council, which represents companies that manufacture the chemical, arguethat the E.P.A. should not consider health threats that occur when people do not follow warning labels.
Carbon Tetrachloride
Where you may find it: Carbon tetrachloride, a clear liquid with a sweet smell, was once used in refrigeration fluids, aerosol propellants, pesticides, cleaning fluids, spot removers and degreasing agents. Most of those uses have been banned, but it is still has industrial applications, such as manufacturing petrochemicals.
How it could hurt you: It can cause injuries to the liver and kidneys and, at high levels, can result in fatal damage to the brain and nervous system.
Industry intervention: Halogenated Solvents Industry Alliance arguesthat worker exposures are already regulated by Labor Department safety rules and that "occupational conditions of use do not pose an unreasonable risk."
Where you may find it: 1,4-dioxane is a flammable liquid with a variety of industrial applications, such as the manufacture of adhesives and sealants and other chemicals. It is used in paint strippers, dyes, greases, varnishes and waxes, and it can be found in antifreeze, aircraft de-icing fluids, deodorants, shampoos and cosmetics.
How it could hurt you: The E.P.A. says that the chemical is "likely to be carcinogenic to humans" and that it may cause kidney and liver damage. It is now often found at low levels in drinking water supplies.
Industry intervention: The American Cleaning Institute argues that while many consumer products may have small amounts of 1,4-dioxane, they are "extraordinarily low levels" and should be ignored.
Cyclic Aliphatic Bromide Cluster
Where you may find it: Cyclic aliphatic bromide cluster is a group of chemicals found in flame retardants, plastic additives and certain polystyrene foams used in the construction industry for thermal insulation boards.
How it could hurt you: People may be exposed to the chemicals from products and dust in the home. Animal test results suggest potential reproductive, developmental and neurological effects.
Industry intervention: The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers argues that the E.P.A. should not consider "potential of an accident or misuse, whether intentional or unintentional," when deciding to restrict these chemicals, as "misuse is not even predictable and should never be included in toxicological risk assessment."
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Where you may find it:Methylene chloride is used in pharmaceutical manufacturing and polyurethane foam manufacturing. It is also found in paint strippers, adhesives, metal cleaners and aerosol solvents. Many products are sold at home improvement stores.
How it could hurt you:Exposure can harm the central nervous system, with effects including dizziness, incapacitation and, sometimes, death. It is also linked to liver toxicity, liver cancer and lung cancer. It has been associated with dozens of deaths. The E.P.A., just days before the end of the Obama administration, proposed banning its use as a paint stripper because of these hazards.
Industry intervention: W.M. Barr & Company, the largest national manufacturer of solvents, removers, fuels and cleaning products, asked the E.P.A. to withdraw its proposed rule to ban methylene chloride in paint strippers, arguing that its products do "not present an unreasonable risk."
N-Methylpyrrolidone
Where you may find it: N-Methylpyrrolidone is a solvent used in petrochemical processing. It can be found in plastics, paints, inks, enamels, electronics, industrial and consumer cleaning products and arts and crafts materials.
How it could hurt you: It may pose a particular risk to women who are pregnant or of childbearing age, according to studies on animals that suggest delayed fetal development.
Industry intervention: The NMP Manufacturers Group argues that the chemical "is used in many industry sectors, in varied processes," and that it would be "unworkable for industry and unworkable for EPA" to evaluate them all.
Perchloroethylene
Where you may find it: Perchloroethylene, also known as perc, is a solvent widely used in dry-cleaning chemicals, automotive-care products, cleaning and furniture-care products, lubricants, greases, adhesives, sealants and paints and coatings.
How it could hurt you: High-level inhalation exposure is associated with kidney dysfunction, dizziness, headache, sleepiness and unconsciousness, while long-term inhalation exposure may affect the liver, the kidneys and the immune and reproductive systems. The E.P.A. has classified it as likely to be carcinogenic to humans, as it is associated with bladder cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma and multiple myeloma. It is also a drinking-water contaminant.
Industry intervention: The Drycleaning and Laundry Institute and the National Cleaners Association argue that "any future decision to reduce or phase out the use of perc in drycleaning will put an oppressive burden on thousands of cleaners" and that "sadly, in taking any radical regulatory action the EPA will be doing little to reduce the negligible risks associated with the use, while threatening the future viability of thousands of dry cleaners."
Pigment Violet 29
Where you may find it: Pigment Violet 29 is used in watercolors, acrylic paints, automotive paints, inks for printing and packaging, cleaning and washing agents, pharmaceuticals, solar cells, paper, sporting goods and industrial carpeting. It is also approved to be used in food packaging.
How it could hurt you: There are limited health studies, but preliminary work suggests "acute toxicity, eye irritation, skin irritation, skin sensitization," and perhaps reproductive and developmental toxicity.
Industry intervention: Color Pigments Manufacturers Association argues that it "does not pose any known hazard in any reasonably foreseeable use or misuse, and therefore cannot present an unreasonable risk."
Where you may find it: Trichloroethylene, also known as TCE, is used to make a refrigerant chemical and remove grease from metal parts. It is also a spotting agent for dry cleaning and can be found in consumer products. The E.P.A., in the final days of the Obama administration, proposed a ban on its use in dry-cleaning chemicals, spot removers and aerosol degreasers.
How it could hurt you: It is associated with cancers of the liver, kidneys and blood. Animal studies suggest that it may also be a factor in birth defects, testicular cancer, leukemia, lymphomas and lung tumors. TCE is also a drinking-water contaminant.
Industry intervention: The Halogenated Solvents Industry Alliance, which manufactures the chemical, argues that the E.P.A. has conducted a "very deficient risk assessment." Pointing to one study the E.P.A. has used, the group says that "a single flawed study should not be the basis for the toxicological value that serves as the basis for regulation."
Emily Cochrane contributed reporting.
A version of this article appears in print on October 22, 2017, on Page A24 of the New York Times
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Why Has the E.P.A. Shifted on Toxic Chemicals? An Industry Insider Helps Call the Shots OCT. 21, 2017
Why Has the E.P.A. Shifted
on Toxic Chemicals? An Industry
Insider Helps Call the Shots
A scientist who worked for the chemical industry now
shapes policy on hazardous chemicals. Within the
E.P.A., there is fear that public health is at risk. (At right,
a signing ceremony for new rules on toxic chemicals.)
WASHINGTON — For years, the Environmental Protection Agency has struggled to prevent an ingredient once used in stain-resistant carpets and nonstick pans from contaminating drinking water.
The chemical, perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA, has been linked to kidney cancer, birth defects, immune system disorders and other serious health problems.
So scientists and administrators in the E.P.A.'s Office of Water were alarmed in late May when a top Trump administration appointee insisted upon the rewriting of a rule to make it harder to track the health consequences of the chemical, and therefore regulate it.
The revision was among more than a dozen demanded by the appointee, Nancy B. Beck, after she joined the E.P.A.'s toxic chemical unit in May as a top deputy. For the previous five years, she had been an executive at the American Chemistry Council, the chemical industry's main trade association.
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The changes directed by Dr. Beck may result in an "underestimation of the potential risks to human health and the environment" caused by PFOA and other so-called legacy chemicals no longer sold on the market, the Office of Water's top official warned in a confidential internal memo obtained by The New York Times.
Dr. Beck testifying at a Senate hearing in March. She joined the E.P.A. in May after working as an executive at the American Chemistry Council, the chemical industry's main trade association. CreditU.S. Senate Committee Channel
The E.P.A.'s abrupt new direction on legacy chemicals is part of a broad initiative by the Trump administration to change the way the federal government evaluates health and environmental risks associated with hazardous chemicals, making it more aligned with the industry's wishes.
It is a cause with far-reaching consequences for consumers and chemical companies, as the E.P.A. regulates some 80,000 different chemicals, many of them highly toxic and used in workplaces, homes and everyday products. If chemicals are deemed less risky, they are less likely to be subjected to heavy oversight and restrictions.
The effort is not new, nor is the decades-long debate over how best to identify and assess risks, but the industry has not benefited from such highly placed champions in government since the Reagan administration. The cause was taken up by Dr. Beck and others in the administration of President George W. Bush, with some success, and met with resistance during the Obama administration. Now it has been aggressively revived under President Trump by an array of industry-backed political appointees and others.
Dr. Beck, who has a doctorate in environmental health, comes from a camp — firmly backed by the chemical industry — that says the government too often directs burdensome rules at what she has called "phantom risks."
Other scientists and administrators at the E.P.A., including Wendy Cleland-Hamnett, until last month the agency's top official overseeing pesticidesand toxic chemicals, say the dangers are real and the pushback is often a tactic for deflecting accountability — and shoring up industry profits at the expense of public safety.
E.P.A.'s Decision Not to Ban Chlorpyrifos
The New York Times requested copies of email correspondence related to the March 2017 decision by the E.P.A. to reject a decade-old petition to ban chlorpyrifos, a widely used pesticide that research suggests may cause developmental delays in children exposed to it in drinking water or in farming communities. Here are those documents.
Since Mr. Trump's election, Dr. Beck's approach has been unabashedly ascendant, according to interviews with more than two dozen current and former E.P.A. and White House officials, confidential E.P.A. documents, and materials obtained through open-record requests.
In March, Scott Pruitt, the E.P.A. chief, overrode the recommendation of Ms. Hamnett and agency scientists to ban the commercial use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos, blamed for developmental disabilities in children.
The E.P.A.'s new leadership also pressed agency scientists to re-evaluate a plan to ban certain uses of two dangerous chemicals that have caused dozens of deaths or severe health problems: methylene chloride, which is found in paint strippers, and trichloroethylene, which removes grease from metals and is used in dry cleaning.
"It was extremely disturbing to me," Ms. Hamnett said of the order she received to reverse the proposed pesticide ban. "The industry met with E.P.A. political appointees. And then I was asked to change the agency's stand."
The E.P.A. and Dr. Beck declined repeated requests to comment that included detailed lists of questions.
"No matter how much information we give you, you would never write a fair piece," Liz Bowman, a spokeswoman for the E.P.A., said in an email. "The only thing inappropriate and biased is your continued fixation on writing elitist clickbait trying to attack qualified professionals committed to serving their country."
Before joining the E.P.A., Ms. Bowman was a spokeswoman for the American Chemistry Council.
The conflict over how to define risk in federal regulations comes just as the E.P.A. was supposed to be fixing its backlogged and beleaguered chemical regulation program. Last year, after a decade of delays, Congress passed bipartisan legislation that would push the E.P.A. to determine whether dozens of chemicals were so dangerous that they should be banned or restricted.
THE E.P.A.'S TOP 10 TOXIC THREATS, AND INDUSTRY'S PUSHBACK
The Environmental Protection Agencypublished a list of toxic chemicals it would evaluate first under a new law. Here is a look at those chemicals, how they are used and their health threats.
The chemical safety law was passed after Congress and the chemical industry reached a consensus that toxic chemical threats — or at least the fear of them — were so severe that they undermined consumer confidence in products on the market.
But now the chemical industry and many of the companies that use their compounds are praising the Trump administration's changed direction, saying new chemicals are getting faster regulatory reviews and existing chemicals will benefit from a less dogmatic approach to determining risk.
"U.S. businesses, jobs and competitiveness depend on a functioning new chemicals program," Calvin M. Dooley, a former congressman who is president of the American Chemistry Council, said in a statement. It was issued in June after Dr. Beck, his recent employee, pushed through many industry-friendly changes in her new role at the E.P.A., including the change in tracking legacy chemicals such as PFOA.
Anne Womack Kolton, a vice president at the council, said on Wednesday that Dr. Beck's appointment was a positive development.
"We, along with many others, are glad that individuals who support credible science and thorough analysis as the basis for policymaking have agreed to serve," she said in an email. "Consistency, transparency and high quality science in the regulatory process are in everyone's interests."
The Trump administration's shift, the industry has acknowledged, could have financial benefits. Otherwise, the industry may lose "millions of dollars and years of research invested in a chemical," the American Chemistry Council and other groups wrote in a legal brief defending the changes Dr. Beck had engineered.
But consumer advocates and many longtime scientists, managers and administrators at the E.P.A. are alarmed by the administration's priorities and worry that the new law's anticipated crackdown on hazardous chemicals could be compromised.
Dr. Beck, left, and Ms. Hamnett, center, who clashed over changes to new toxic chemical rules, attended a signing ceremony with Mr. Pruitt. Video by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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Ocean's Blood music video
BELLA GAIA – Beautiful Earth, releases a music video from its award winning album and track titled "Ocean's Blood".
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BELLA GAIA is an unprecedented audiovisual experience that combines NASA satellite imagery of Earth, time lapse nature photography, and cultural heritage footage with stirring live performances of music and dance from around the world.
Inspired by astronauts who spoke of the life changing power of seeing the Earth from space, director-composer Kenji Williams' award winning BELLA GAIA successfully simulates the Overview Effect from space flight, by using NASA supercomputer data-visualizations with an "iridescent landscape of gossamer melodies and labyrinthine rhythms" (Nooga.com) to explore the relationship between humans and nature through time and space.
BELLA GAIA is "A stunning work of multimedia entertainment" (Phoenix New Times) with "haunting classical/world fusion music … creating a mesmerizing spectacle that should not be missed" (Jennifer Schwab, Huffington Post)
"Out of this World" (USA Today)
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"Ocean's Blood" is composed and produced by Kenji Williams. Vocals and piano by Kristin Hoffmann. Tabla and percussion by Deep Singh. 21-string Koto by Yumi Kurosawa. Violin by Kenji Williams. Directed by Kenji Williams
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The climate-driven rise and fall of sea level during the past million years matches up with valleys and ridges on the seafloor, suggesting ice ages influence underwater volcanic eruptions, two new studies reveal. And because volcanic chains suture some 37,000 miles (59,500 kilometers) of ocean floor, the eruptions could pump out enough carbon dioxide gas to shift planetary temperatures, the study authors suggest.
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The ocean covers nearly three-quarters of our planet and provides billions of people with a critical source of protein along with hundreds of millions of jobs and billions of dollars in economic revenue. The ocean is part of the Earth's life support system, producing oxygen while absorbing carbon dioxide and heat. Simply put, our quality of life on the planet is inherently connected to the sea! And you've probably heard all of that before. Still not convinced?
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KYOGLE'S Will Matthews admits it will be strange leaving behind Shannon Walker when he moves to the St George Illawarra Dragons on a two-year NRL contract next season.
Matthews and Walker have enjoyed the highs and lows of rugby league since they were kids playing with the Kyogle Turkeys.
"I've been playing with him (Walker) since I was kid, so it will be a bit different," Matthews said.
"He is such a character and I'll definitely miss him."
The pair won an Under-18 grand final together in 2005 in the Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League before inking deals with the Gold Coast Titans in 2006.
They also both played in the Tweed Seagulls' 2007 Queensland Cup grand final victory.
Matthews and Walker have spent most of the 2011 season hampered by hamstring injuries, but Matthews is determined to go out on top.
"We're undefeated in Q Cup and it's looking like another grand final might be on the cards for us," he said.
"Shannon and I have had a bad year with injuries, but he is due back in about two weeks."
The bullocking front-rower played his first game back from a six-week stint on the sidelines, scoring a try in a 48-8 drubbing of Wynnum-Manly last Sunday.
The 23-year-old hopes a move to Sydney will bring about a change of fortune on the injury front.
"I was off-contract and wanted to get out of my comfort zone," he said.
"They have a winning culture there and I'm looking forward to living in Wollongong."
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by Sean L. McCarthy March 1, 2018
Pre-enrollment starts today for the $90 online course in making comedy, as taught by Judd Apatow.
Apatow is the latest expert to sign up with MasterClass.
"I have been mentored by many great comedians in my life. If someone out there watches this class and it's helpful in their development as a comic mind, and they can create something that makes the world a happier place, then I did something that I can be proud of," said Apatow.
Judd Apatow Teaches Comedy includes 32 videos and a workbook in which the writer/director/producer and performer tells you how you can follow in his footsteps. So to speak.
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On Thursday, January 13, 2022, the Guam Department of Education (GDOE) confirmed 21 positive COVID-19 cases involving students. The cases were identified at Agana Heights Elementary School (1), B.P. Carbullido Elementary School (1), Harry S. Truman Elementary School (1), J.Q. San Miguel Elementary School (1), Merizo Martyrs Memorial Elementary School (2), Ordot-Chalan Pago Elementary School (3), Tamuning Elementary School (1), George Washington High School (1), John F. Kennedy High School (5), Simon Sanchez High School (2), Southern High School (1), and Tiyan High School (2). In collaboration with DPHSS, GDOE has identified and notified teachers as well as parents of students who may have been in contact with the index case in order to schedule testing. Tested individuals will remain in quarantine until they are cleared by DPHSS to return to campus. Cleaning and disinfecting of areas of the campuses are taking place to ensure schools are ready for regular hours of operation on Friday, January 14, 2022.
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Here are some bits of tid I found interesting on this off-day. At 20-12, the season is just about 20% complete.
*The last time the Astros were over .500 at the 32-game mark: 2006 (19-13). This is the best start after 32 games since 2004 (21-11).
*Since Jed Lowrie's injury, Houston shortstops are "hitting" .188/.220/.208 with more GIDPs (3) than extra-base hits (1).
*The Astros are 20-12 despite only three hitters on the active roster enjoying an OPS+ over 100: Altuve (146), Marisnick (145), and Rasmus (128).
*At 2.19, the Astros' pitching staff has the best BB/9 rate in the American League, and the 2nd-best in baseball, behind the Mets.
*At 50.8%, the Astros are one of three teams in baseball to have a GB% over 50% (Pirates 51.5%, Giants 50.5%).
*It doesn't look like the Astros' pitching success is smoke and mirrors. The team 3.45 ERA is backed up by a 3.57 FIP and 3.48 xFIP.
*Since the W10, the Astros are "hitting" .153/.224/.255 with 33 LOBsters, 64K:19BB in seven games.
*Jake Marisnick is hitting .212/.257/.333 in May.
*Chris Carter's 38.8% K-rate is 7% higher than his 2014 K-rate, and higher than his 2013 K-rate of 36.2% when he led the AL in strikeouts.
*Since Jason Castro's breakout 2013 season, where he posted an .835 OPS, he is hitting .221/.287/.364 (150 games, 604 Plate Appearances).
*Since the beginning of 2014, Jose Altuve's 6.5 WAR is 12th in all of baseball, and best among MLB second basemen.
*Even with Keuchel's rare "bad start" yesterday, he's leading the league in ERA (1.39), IP (51.2), ERA+ (297), and Hits/9 (5.1).
*Keuchel gave up 4ER in 6.2IP yesterday, or the same number of ER he had given up all season (45IP).
*Scott Feldman has gotten 18+ outs in five of his seven starts this season.


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Pilot was Involved in Conspiracy to Topple Congress Government: Surjewala
The Congress party said on Tuesday that Sachin Pilot got confused and got entangled in the BJP trap and joined the conspiracy to topple the Congress government
Randeep Singh Surjewala, Image Credit: Deccan Herald
14 Jul, 2020, 12:01 pm
Congress removed Pilot and two ministers accompanying him, who revolted against the Ashok Gehlot government
The Congress party said on Tuesday that Sachin Pilot got confused and got entangled in the BJP trap and joined the conspiracy to topple the Congress government. With this, the party has clearly told its legislators that the government is not dependent on individuals but on policies and principles. It is noteworthy that the Congress removed Pilot and two ministers accompanying him, who revolted against the Ashok Gehlot government. The pilot has also been removed from the post of state head.
Sachin Pilot and some Congress MLAs and ministerial companions are confused by the BJP's conspiracy trap
Before announcing this, the party's chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said, "We all regret one thing that the Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan, our young colleague Sachin Pilot and some Congress MLAs and ministerial companions are confused by the BJP's conspiracy trap tangled and joined the conspiracy to topple the Congress government. " Surjewala said that the party has taken these decisions to remove the pilot and others from the post with regret and sadness in view of the events of the last few days.
"Congress Party has taken this decision with a very sad heart and regret"- Surjewala
He said, "I am sorry that Sachin Pilot and some of his ministerial colleagues were deviating from the conspiracy of the BJP and conspiring and plotting to topple the government elected by the people of Congress Party." Surjewala said, "This is unacceptable. No party can accept this. So the Congress Party has taken this decision with a very sad heart and regret. "Along with this, Surjewala alleged that BJP has conspired to topple the state government. He said, "The BJP challenged the honor of eight crore people of Rajasthan under a conspiracy. The BJP conspired to destabilize the Congress government elected by the brave majority of Rajasthan by an absolute majority as part of a conspiracy. "
"The BJP has committed an unforgivable apology for attempting to buy the loyalty of the Congress party"- Surjewala
He said, "The BJP has committed an unforgivable apology for attempting to buy the loyalty of the Congress party and independents by misuse of money and power." Surjewala said that the party tried to contact the pilot several times in the last two days. He said, "In the last 72 hours, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, the top leadership of the Congress have tried to constantly contact Sachin Pilot, our other fellow ministers with our MLAs."
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Giving a clear signal to the party MLAs and leaders, the Congress spokesperson said, "Congress government does not depend on individuals, Congress government rests on policies and principles and Congress government rests on public opinion of Rajasthan." He said, "The government of Congress stands on the resolve to serve Rajasthan and for the whole five years the Congress government is determined to serve the people of Rajasthan."
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Q: peewee.OperationalError: too many SQL variables on upsert of only 150 rows * 8 columns With the below example, on my machine, setting range(150) leads to the error, while range(100) does not:
from peewee import *

database = SqliteDatabase(None)

class Base(Model):
    class Meta:
        database = database

colnames = ["A", "B", "C", "D", "E", "F", "G", "H"]
cols = {x: TextField() for x in colnames}

table = type('mytable', (Base,), cols)
database.init('test.db')
database.create_tables([table])

data = []
for x in range(150):
    data.append({x: 1 for x in colnames})

with database.atomic() as txn:
    table.insert_many(data).upsert().execute()

Leads to:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 2, in <module>
  File "/cluster/home/ifiddes/python2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/peewee.py", line 3213, in execute
    cursor = self._execute()
  File "/cluster/home/ifiddes/python2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/peewee.py", line 2628, in _execute
    return self.database.execute_sql(sql, params, self.require_commit)
  File "/cluster/home/ifiddes/python2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/peewee.py", line 3461, in execute_sql
    self.commit()
  File "/cluster/home/ifiddes/python2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/peewee.py", line 3285, in __exit__
    reraise(new_type, new_type(*exc_args), traceback)
  File "/cluster/home/ifiddes/python2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/peewee.py", line 3454, in execute_sql
    cursor.execute(sql, params or ())
peewee.OperationalError: too many SQL variables

This seems very low to me. I am trying to use peewee to replace existing pandas based SQL construction, because pandas lacks support for a primary key. Only being able to insert ~100 records per loop is very low, and fragile if the number of columns goes up some day.
How can I make this work better? Is it possible?

A: Looking here, https://www.sqlite.org/limits.html#max_column it seems the limit should be 2000:

The SQLITE_MAX_COLUMN compile-time parameter is used to set an upper
  bound on:

*

*... snip ...

*The number of values in an INSERT statement

I guess you're bumping against the limit somehow? At any rate, just chunk your input or re-compile SQLite with higher limits.

A: After some investigation, the problem appears to be related with the maximum number of parameters that a sql query can have: SQLITE_MAX_VARIABLE_NUMBER.
To be able to do big bulk inserts I first estimate SQLITE_MAX_VARIABLE_NUMBER and then use it to create chunks in the list of dictionaries I want to insert.
To estimate the value I use this function inspired by this answer:

def max_sql_variables():
    """Get the maximum number of arguments allowed in a query by the current
    sqlite3 implementation. Based on `this question
    `_

    Returns
    -------
    int
        inferred SQLITE_MAX_VARIABLE_NUMBER
    """
    import sqlite3
    db = sqlite3.connect(':memory:')
    cur = db.cursor()
    cur.execute('CREATE TABLE t (test)')
    low, high = 0, 100000
    while (high - 1) > low:
        guess = (high + low) // 2
        query = 'INSERT INTO t VALUES ' + ','.join(['(?)' for _ in
                                                    range(guess)])
        args = [str(i) for i in range(guess)]
        try:
            cur.execute(query, args)
        except sqlite3.OperationalError as e:
            if "too many SQL variables" in str(e):
                high = guess
            else:
                raise
        else:
            low = guess
    cur.close()
    db.close()
    return low

SQLITE_MAX_VARIABLE_NUMBER = max_sql_variables()

Then I use the above variable to slice the data

with database.atomic() as txn:
    size = (SQLITE_MAX_VARIABLE_NUMBER // len(data[0])) -1
    # remove one to avoid issue if peewee adds some variable
    for i in range(0, len(data), size):
        table.insert_many(data[i:i+size]).upsert().execute()

An update about execution speed of max_sql_variables.
On a 3 years old Intel machine with 4 cores and 4 Gb of RAM, running OpenSUSE tumbleweed, with SQLITE_MAX_VARIABLE_NUMBER set to 999, the function runs in less that 100ms. If I set high = 1000000, the execution time becomes of the order of 300ms.
On a younger Intel machine with 8 cores and 8Gb of RAM, running Kubuntu, with SQLITE_MAX_VARIABLE_NUMBER set to 250000, the function runs in about 2.6 seconds and returns 99999. If I set high = 1000000, the execution time becomes of the order of 4.5 seconds.


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What Happens to Atoms During a Chemical Reaction?
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What Are Valence Electrons & How Are They Related to the Bonding ...
By Bert Markgraf
Chemical reactions take place when the atoms of two or more substances exchange or share electrons. The reaction produces atoms and molecules with the electrons arranged differently. The changed configuration of the atoms involves a change in energy, meaning the chemical reaction either gives off or absorbs light, heat or electricity. In turn, to separate the atoms into their original state, energy has to be removed or provided.
Chemical reactions govern many of the processes of daily life and can be exceedingly complicated, with both atoms and molecules entering a reaction and producing completely different combinations of atoms and molecules as products of the reaction. The different types of reactions and the way electrons are exchanged or shared can produce such different products as plastics, medicines and detergents.
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During a chemical reaction, the atoms of the original substances gain, lose or share their electrons with those of the substances with which they are reacting. The reaction creates new substances made up of a new combination of atoms and a different configuration of electrons.
Atoms in a Chemical Reaction
Atoms consist of a nucleus and surrounding electrons. The electrons arrange themselves in shells around the nucleus, and each shell has room for a fixed number of electrons. For example, the innermost shell of an atom has room for two electrons. The next shell has room for eight. The third shell has three subshells that have room for two, six and 10 electrons. Only the electrons in the outermost shell, or the valence shell, take part in chemical reactions.
An atom always starts out with a fixed number of electrons, given by the atomic number. The electrons of the atomic number fill the electron shells from the inside out, leaving the remaining electrons in the outside shell. The electrons in the outside valence shell determine how an atom behaves, whether taking, giving or sharing electrons to take part in chemical reactions and to form two types of chemical bonds: ionic and covalent.
Ionic Bonds
Atoms are most stable when their valence electron shells are full. Depending on the atom's atomic number, that can mean having two, eight or more electrons in the outside shell. One way to complete shells is for atoms that have one or two electrons in their valence shell to donate them to atoms that are missing one or two in their outermost shell. Such chemical reactions involve the exchange of electrons between two or more atoms with the resulting substance made up of two or more ions.
For example, sodium has an atomic number of 11, meaning the innermost shell has two electrons; the next shell has eight, and the outermost valence shell has one. Sodium could have a complete outermost shell if it donated its extra electron. Chlorine, on the other hand, has an atomic number of 17. This means it has two electrons in its inner shell, eight in the next shell, two in the next subshell, and five in the outermost subshell where there is room for six. Chlorine can complete its outermost shell by accepting an extra electron.
In fact, sodium and chlorine react with a bright yellow flame to form a new compound, sodium chloride or table salt. In that chemical reaction, each sodium atom gives its single outside electron to a chlorine atom. The sodium atom becomes a positively charged ion, and the chlorine atom becomes negatively charged. The two differently charged ions attract to form the stable sodium chloride molecule with an ionic bond.
Many atoms have more than one or two electrons in their valence shell, but giving up three or four electrons could make the remaining atom unstable. Instead, such atoms enter a sharing arrangement with other atoms to form a covalent bond.
For example, carbon has atomic number six, which means it has two electrons in its inner shell and four in the second shell with room for eight. In theory, a carbon atom could give up its four outermost electrons or receive four electrons to complete its outermost shell and form an ionic bond. In practice, a carbon atom forms a covalent bond with other atoms that can share electrons, such as the hydrogen atom.
In methane, a single carbon atom shares its four electrons with four hydrogen atoms, each with a single shared electron. Sharing means that eight electrons are distributed over the carbon and hydrogen atoms such that different shells are full at different times. Methane is an example of a stable covalent bond.
Depending on the atoms involved, chemical reactions can result in many combinations of bonds as electrons are transferred and shared in various stable arrangements. Two of the most important features of a chemical reaction are the changed electron configurations and the stability of the reaction's products.
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Open source platform with standardized interfaces.
Supports the addition of other types of VIM, SDN controller and monitoring components.
Multi-VIM and multi-cloud environments extension.
Integration of multiple SDN controllers.
Widely adopted in 5G research projects.
Regular software update (i.e. every 6 months).
High availability of software and code documentation.
Orchestrator and Control layer is the core management layer in the 5GCity architecture, which is implemented by the 5GCity platform. This platform operates large number of devices in dynamic conditions (e.g. network, device overload, multi-tenancy, to name a few possibilities) in an efficient manner.
A Dashboard represents the entry point to the system, used by administrators of the cloud-like 5G infrastructure to connect to the orchestrator functionality through northbound API (Application Programming Interface). It provides capability to deploy end-to-end services upon the city edge infrastructure. The dashboard will hold different views to enable multi-tenancy by allowing different roles and capabilities for each user or tenant (e.g. super user, tenant administrator, external user).
NFV Orchestrator is accordance with the ETSI OSM model, extended to support all components and functionalities of the 5GCity Orchestrator. It is also responsible for NS on boarding and VNF management, as described in the ETSI NFV specifications.
MEC Components is responsible to orchestrate VNFs MEC (Multi-access Edge Computing) by using the MEC descriptors instead of the VNFD, as well as interact with special edge services (e.g. location services).
Resource Placement is responsible for computing an optimal allocation of VNFs over different physical resource domains.
SLA Manager maintains an acceptable level of Quality of Service (QoS) between a service provider and a customer.
Slice Manager is responsible to cover end-to-end service provisioning, management, termination and operation workflows on a per-slice basis. The slices will be dynamically allocated in the network and on the Multi-access edge, extending through the radio infrastructure.
Infrastructure Abstraction enables communication between 5GCity orchestration platform with the multiples underlying infrastructure elements such as VIMs (i.e. Core VIM, Edge VIM, and Extended Edge VIM) and WAN parts (i.e. SDN controller, fronthaul network and backhaul network).
WAN Resource Manager is responsible for managing resource of the lower layers, and especially for configuring the traffic flows among them.
A Monitoring component collects and processes runtime performance and status data from the resources and services.
An Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) component performs the required security-related tasks.
The Dashboard and the Monitoring tightly interact with the 5GCity Orchestrator and are very important for the orchestration procedures, but they do not belong to the architecture or the scope of the 5GCity orchestrator platform.
The first release of 5GCity orchestration platform is currently under development and will be available by Q1, 2019.


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typedef enum {
	SHOVELER_WORKER_GAME_TYPE_LIGHTS,
	SHOVELER_WORKER_GAME_TYPE_TILES,
} ShovelerWorkerGameType;

bool shovelerWorkerConfigurationParseFloatFlag(Worker_Connection *connection, const char *flagName, float *outputValue);
bool shovelerWorkerConfigurationParseIntFlag(Worker_Connection *connection, const char *flagName, int *outputValue);
bool shovelerWorkerConfigurationParseVector3Flag(Worker_Connection *connection, const char *flagName, ShovelerVector3 *outputValue);
bool shovelerWorkerConfigurationParseBoolFlag(Worker_Connection *connection, const char *flagName, bool *outputValue);
bool shovelerWorkerConfigurationParseCoordinateMappingFlag(Worker_Connection *connection, const char *flagName, ShovelerCoordinateMapping *outputValue);
bool shovelerWorkerConfigurationParseGameTypeFlag(Worker_Connection *connection, const char *flagName, ShovelerWorkerGameType *outputValue);

#endif

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The Mississippi Humanities Council has awarded a mini-grant to the Natchez Museum of African American Culture and Heritage, along with the Natchez Civil Rights Trail Committee, to create maps of the civil-rights sites around the city.
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Although the costs of meat and other products have risen over the last year, Stamps Super Burgers Operations Manager Phil Stamps II has negotiated with multiple vendors to keep the store's menu prices unchanged.
Mississippi Actress Starts Campaign to Help Fund Youth Arts Program in Jackson
Amia Edwards launched the Amiable Arts Foundation, a nonprofit foundation that helps prepare students for vocations, college, and careers in film, theater and performing arts.
Fifty Students Earn GEDs and Diplomas through West Jackson CDC's YouthBuild Program
The YouthBuild program first started in 1997 after the Department of Labor provided funding to West Jackson CDC, a private nonprofit, which serves as an entity for community-based leadership and revitalization of the community surrounding Jackson State University.
Jackson Youth Film Camp Introduces Teens to Career Opportunities in the Industry
Aspiring director Karley Newell said she initially wanted to be in the entertainment industry as an actress, but while attending the Jackson Youth Film Camp that started in June 2022, she found a love for the behind-the-scenes work surrounding filmmaking.
Miss Black Mississippi Winners' Pageant Journeys Unapologetically Defy Odds, Stereotypes
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In Montoursville, Pennsylvania, bankruptcy is a judicial process in which the debts of a person or business can be eliminated or restructured. This allows the debtor to climb out of a financial hole, and move on with a clean slate, which is sometimes more economically efficient than requiring the debtor to pay off everything they owe. Of course, one should never view bankruptcy as a "get out of debt free" card, allowing someone to be discharged of their obligation to pay their debts just because they don't want to. It is meant to serve as a lifeline, preventing unmanageable debt from resulting in complete financial ruin. Accordingly, it is best treated as an option of last resort, because it can carry with it significant negative consequences, which must be weighed against the possible benefits. For example, filing for bankruptcy can severely damage a person's credit rating.
Therefore, it is a good idea to talk with an veteran bankruptcy lawyer in Montoursville, Pennsylvania. They will be able to advise you on the likely legal and financial consequences of filing for bankruptcy, and help you determine if it's the right option for your. Because this determination depends heavily on the facts of each distinct case, the counsel of a Montoursville bankruptcy attorney cannot be substituted.
There are 3 bankruptcy tactics that are commonly used in Montoursville: Chapter 7, Chapter 13, and Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Bankruptcy is governed by federal law, so the procedures in Montoursville, Pennsylvania are very similar to what they will be anywhere else in the United States. Chapter 7 bankruptcy requires the debtor to liquidate some of his or her assets in order to pay off as much debt as possible. Once the sale of the assets is complete, and the proceeds handed over to the creditors, the debt is viewed as discharged. Liquidation is basically selling assets to the highest bidder. Not all of the debtor's assets will need to be sold, and many types of property are entirely or partially exempt, including homes, cars, retirement accounts, and insurance policies. This means that the debtor can keep them. It should be noted that some types of debts are not dischargeable in Chapter 7 bankruptcy, including student loans, criminal fines, taxes, and child support payments. Even when the bankruptcy process is complete, these debts will have to be paid in full.
The other form of bankruptcy most frequently used in Montoursville is Chapter 13. It allows a person to pay off their debt over a extended period of time, often consolidating it into one periodic payment. In this system, the amount of money the debtor owes is not actually reduced, but the payment of the debt is made far more manageable. This gives the debtor some breathing room, allowing him to continue to earn a living while gradually paying down his debts, and gives some security to creditors that they will eventually collect all or most of what they're owed. Chapter 11 bankruptcy is generally used by businesses, though it can be used by individuals (which is quite rare). Chapter 11 bankruptcy requires that the debtor come up with a reorganization plan - typically telling the court how they propose to cut costs, streamline their operations, and pay their debts. This plan must be approved by the participating creditors through a simple majority vote.
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Filing for bankruptcy in Montoursville is a very important decision, and should not be made lightly. Before filing, one should consult with a good Montoursville bankruptcy attorney for assistance.


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Akshay Kumar recently gifted his wife a pair of earrings made out of onions, which she shared on Instagram.
Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna
The onion is the vegetable of the season. While in Uttar Pradesh a couple exchanged onion garlands on Friday night, Akshay Kumar's latest gift to his wife Twinkle Khanna – albeit a freebie – has had her in splits. The erstwhile actress, better known as Mrs Funnybones on social media, showed off some earrings with onions forming the main body of them, cocking a snook at the skyrocketing onion prices — shooting up to Rs 160 in certain parts of the country from Rs 20 a kilo.
"My partner returns from performing at the Kapil Sharma show and says, 'They were showing this to Kareena, I don't think she was too impressed, but I knew you would enjoy them so I got them for you.' Sometimes it's the smallest things, the silliest things that can touch your heart," she posted, moved to 'tears' by the onion.
Akshay and Kareena are promoting their upcoming film Good Newwz these days, slated to release on December 27.
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