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1/6/2008 – This new book, by Daniel Johnson, focuses on the way chess became became a political weapon in the proletarian revolution of the Soviet Union. Naturally the 1972 match Spassky vs Fischer plays a central role. Three generally critical book reviews have appeared, by John Nunn in the Financial Times, by Steven Poole in the Guardian, and by Nigel Short in the Sunday Times. Excerpts.
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White King and Red Queen
Publisher: Atlantic Books (November 9, 2007)
This new book on the chess during the cold war has been reviewed three time, once by John Nunn in the Financial Times (together with a review of the book The Immortal Game: A History of Chess by David Shenk), once by Steven Poole in the Guardian, and once by Nigel Short in the Sunday Times. We give links at the end of each of our excerpts.
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In his FT review John Nunn writes: "Daniel Johnson gives a brief historical overview, but his main focus is on the role of chess during the cold war... This area is too recent to have attracted much attention from chess historians, and Johnson makes good use of the available sources, including those only available since the opening up of Soviet archives. But in parts the book reads like a polemic against communism, while the last section is in essence a eulogy to Garry Kasparov, the former world champion who is now involved in anti-Putin politics.
White King and is also marred by a number of inaccuracies. Johnson states that the 1950 Chess Olympiad was held in Belgrade; in fact, it took place in Dubrovnik. He also says that the Ukrainian grandmaster David Bronstein "was banned from foreign travel for the next 15 years [from 1976], until the Soviet Union itself ceased to exist'', even though he played at least 10 tournaments abroad in this period. Johnson offers some interesting insights, but the definitive work on cold war chess remains unwritten." [Read the full review here]
Steven Poole is very critical of this new book and writes: "The virtue of Johnson's book, rich in anecdote, is that it places the much-discussed political significance of this one match in a longer context, stretching the normal definition of the cold war somewhat to begin in the years after the 1917 revolution... Apart from Fischer, the lone American hero who refused to defend his title, Johnson focuses mainly on mavericks and dissidents within the USSR.
In this book, indeed, everything must become a parable. Johnson veers off on some ill-advised tangents, including a discussion of the race-IQ "theories" of Charles Murray (in order to explain the preponderance of Jewish grandmasters), and a peculiar reading of Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey in which the spaceship computer HAL is supposed to represent the Soviet Union. The book's guiding principle, though, is revealed in the acknowledgments, where the author thanks other writers for his "moral clarity".
Well, "moral clarity" here means a cartoon view of history. In his triumphal summing-up, Johnson writes, straightfaced: "The power struggle between East and West had also been a battle between ideology and truth." [His] "moral clarity" becomes a distorting lens even in matters of pure chess. Discussing Karpov's style, he resorts to clichés: "cautious, cold-blooded, strategic [ ...] unexciting [ ...] unspectacular". In fact, anyone who has studied Karpov's games knows that he often played chess of great attacking beauty, and was still able to trounce the best in the greatest individual tournament performance ever, at Linares in 1994. But to acknowledge that would not fit with the given stereotype of Karpov as the boring, bureaucratic Soviet, and it would muddle Johnson's childishly Manichean scheme in which nothing once backed by the party could ever have had any value at all.
In fact, as Kasparov generously related only weeks ago, Karpov tried to visit him while he was imprisoned in November, but was denied access. Was that the action of a bloodless ideological automaton? Despite Johnson's anxiety to show otherwise, the truth is not so red and white. [Read the full review here]
We have found a third review, in Times Online, by Nigel Short, who writes: "It is rather sad, really, but this could have been an extremely good book. The subject is fascinating: how the Soviet Union, from the 1920s onwards, systematically used chess as a propaganda tool and proxy for war. And yet the undoubted eloquence of the author – a distinguished journalist – is no consolation for the book's pervasive factual sloppiness. Certainly, some of these errors are trivial, but they are nevertheless irksome. Daniel Johnson is an intelligent man, but sometimes I fear his critical faculties desert him altogether. The hoary, old chestnut, about chess being a game on which more books have been written than on all other games put together, is repeated yet again. One should just look next time one is in a bookshop, to see how implausible this claim is."
Nigel concludes his review with the following: "Anyone reading this somewhat damning review may imagine that White King and Red Queen is a disaster. It is not. It is brightly written, though its deficiencies make it hard to recommend warmly. I only wish the author, who was kind enough to mention me in the acknowledgments, had sent me a draft first. I would have gladly suggested some improvements." [Read the full review here]
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Malaysia's last known Sumatran rhino dies
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This Rhino was 25 years old and had cancer, she was the last female, while the last male had died months earlier in May. This is very sad but not surprising to think about. As humans continue to populate, more and more animals will continue to be extinct. We have no idea the effect we have had to cause the extinction of this rhino. As there are no more of those rhinos this could have effect on many other animals and plants in the environment. As the extinction of one animal could cause the extinction of another. Regarding the balances of an ecosystem. Today only five species of rhino can be found. Rhinos could be as low as about 30 scattered across the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, displaying how critically endangered they are. People have tried and attempted to breed rhinos and species but have unfortunately failed. Reasons that the rhinos are endangered is mostly because of us humans. As the article states, that rhinos have been hit hard by poaching. Although this is not the only reason, it takes a big effect on the population of the rhinos. Other factors involve, habitat loss and a breakage in their population and nature of their structure. Does anyone else have any ideas on why these rhinos are endangered and going extinct and how to stop from a loss of rhino species?
Its tragic that the last of these rhinos have been wiped of an ecosystem.
Sean Botelho
We need to give more attention in helping our dying species, they are important in our ecosystem and are needed to keep the diversity of the ecosystem thriving. losing a whole species in an ecosystem is very bad for many other species that could lead to a dominos effect cause many other deaths of species.
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(11-28-2019, 01:18 PM)Sean Botelho Wrote: We need to give more attention in helping our dying species, they are important in our ecosystem and are needed to keep the diversity of the ecosystem thriving. losing a whole species in an ecosystem is very bad for many other species that could lead to a dominos effect cause many other deaths of species.
Yeah we need to cause as the way we humans are going, the next 5 generations might never be able to see much diverse animals anymore.
This is really sad to see and it is clear that many more animals are likely to also go extinct.
Without a doubt the rhinos are going extinct due to human activity. As much talk as there is, the rhinos were never fully protected. Unfortunately, no one cared about the rhinos and we took advantage of the helpless creatures.


Jim Abbiss graduated with a BMus in Music and Sound Recording in 1988 and has enjoyed a very successful career as a music producer. He is known for his work on records including Arctic Monkeys' Mercury Music Prize-winning debut album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, and both of Adele's albums 19 and 21. He set up the Jim Abbiss Pop Recording Prize in 2014, awarded to the best recording by a final year Tonmeister student.
Why did you choose to study at Surrey and the Tonmeister course?
I chose Surrey because it was the best recording course in the country. I loved the combination of studying music and recording. I looked at other university courses, but when I visited Surrey I knew this was the place I wanted to come to. I thoroughly enjoyed my time. I was interested in being a producer from a fairly young age - I always read the back of album covers to see who had produced it. A friend of my dad's had a mobile recording studio and I used to help him and saved up to buy my own kit. I was fascinated with working with musicians or creating music without having to be the person in the limelight.
Where did you go for your industrial placement?
I first went to Spaceward Studios in Cambridge which was part-owned by The Stranglers. I worked as assistant engineer to Owen Morris who later produced Oasis and Ash. I learnt a lot there but wanted to experience a bigger studio and moved to work at the Power Plant Studios with the legendary Robin Millar, who produced albums for Sade, Randy Crawford and Fine Young Cannibals, among countless others. I was so enjoying recording that I seriously considered not going back for my final year. The music industry is a very competitive one so if you are already working in it, you worry about giving that up. However, Robin persuaded me that I should go back for what was only nine months, and if there was a job when I finished I could have it. It was the right decision - I loved my final year and I got a job with Robin at the end.
I did a lot of growing up during the placement year. I left my second year thinking I knew a lot about recording - as well as learning on the course I also used to help out older students as an assistant - but the real world was an eye-opener. It was initially quite tough as I was no longer in a safe environment and I was working with people who didn't care where I'd come from, but just wanted the job done well.
Hearing a take of a song sound the way I had hoped it would sound, coming out of pair of speakers for the very first time. It's one of the best feelings in the world and it's why I still do this job. If I lost that, I would give up.
I've just worked on three albums back to back for Birdy, Peace and Cat Fish and the Bottlemen. Ideally, as a producer it's good to have break between them so there's a clear start and finish. Sometimes projects overlap and it can get very confusing: I have confused one band's song with another's on more than one occasion and it's very embarrassing!
How has your time at Surrey influenced your life and career?
It gave me real confidence so that when I left I felt I could be a professional in my chosen career. My industrial year made me a realist too so I also knew I wasn't going to get to where I wanted immediately, it would take hard work.
What do you think of when you picture Surrey?
The absolute freedom it gave me. I loved the course, made great friends and knew I could do what I wanted when I wanted - it was very empowering.
Why did you decide to set up the Jim Abbiss Pop Recording Prize?
I was very interested to see how the course had developed and what students today are capable of. I hoped I'd be impressed and I was - the students now are producing work way beyond what I managed as a student. Also I think it's good for students to have someone in the professional field judging their work.
What is the one thing you would say about the course you studied to someone who doesn't know anything about it?
It gives an appreciation of music and every part of the process of recording, from performer to listener.
What advice would you give to students who want a career in the music industry?
Record as much as you can with as many people as you can as you never know where the links with these people will lead you.


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GDT's are special type of gas filled tubes used for wide range of electronic/electrical circuits for providing protection against lightning and other power surges. These tubes basically has two electrodes that are kept inside a gas filled closed envelope. In case of electronic applications, the container is mostly ceramic in nature. For high grade electrical applications military tubes are used. The electrical characteristics of this tubes depends on the pressure and composition of gas, and the distance between the two electrodes contained inside. The most commonly used gases in GDT's are given below.
An image of a ceramic discharge tube is shown below. Take a look.
There will be conduction inside the GDT's due to ionization of gas molecules. Each GDT have a specific voltage and current rating. A simple lightning protector circuit is given below.
The basic surge suppression circuit shown below consists of a VDR** (Voltage Dependent Resistor) and gas surge suppressor (GDT) connected in series. The protection circuit is connected between live and mains lead. Normally no current flows through GDT and VDR1. When  the voltage between the terminals is higher than the sum of voltage ratings of GDT and VDR1 (here both GDT UZ470B and VDR S20K250 has 250v 16A rating), current starts to flow through those components. If more the voltage rises then more current starts to flow through GDT and VDR1.When the current is normal, the circuit is reset and resumes it's functioning. Thus the current cannot be raised much over that predetermined value. When the voltage again goes back to normal values G1 and VDR1, the conducting stops and the circuit remains normal.  If the flowing current is more than the specified value of main self-resettable fuse, the fuse will break and the circuit will be protected. After the current is normal, the fuses resets and continue its functioning (protection against short circuit and overload). The circuit is designed to protect sensitive electronic devices against overvoltage transients in normal mains voltage and overload/ short circuit. Two neon pilot lamps are also provided with the circuit diagram to show the status of input and load supply.
Very good article. Tks. I tried to find the GDT UZ470B32… However, I not found. Could you tell me to one GDT or an equivalent circuit to protect a power supply of 90 – 240VAC / 12DC 24Watts?
very useful article for elctronic system designers. Thank you.
Is the Gdt a surge arrester? If not, can I use a surge arrester instead?
This is Nick ,we are manufacturer of GDT ,GDT is a type of surge arrester.


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'Much of 2021 will not be the full return to normal': NSC summit looks at the future world of work
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Itasca, IL — Employers will have to continue COVID-19-related safety measures well into the new year – likely through the summer, according to Justin Rodriguez, a partner with the Boston Consulting Group.
Speaking during the State of COVID-19 Response and Future World of Work Summit, presented by the National Safety Council on Dec. 9 as part of its SAFER: Safe Actions for Employee Returns initiative, Rodriguez said many measures put in place at the beginning of the pandemic to reduce worker exposure to the coronavirus – such as wearing masks or facial coverings, physical distancing, frequent handwashing, and avoiding of large gatherings of people – remain best practices.
He urged employers to consider strong testing, reporting, tracking and contact tracing programs – if they aren't already in place – as well as pay special attention to at-risk workers and remain mindful of employees' mental health.
That's because the pandemic likely won't end until the fall, under the best-case scenario and even in light of the recent rollout and limited availability of multiple COVID-19 vaccines, noted Dan Kahn, principal at the Boston Consulting Group.
In this scenario, "several highly effective" vaccines receive emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration. (A government advisory panel on Dec. 12 recommended one such vaccine for approval by the FDA.) Kahn said additional factors include a well-coordinated supply chain and clear public communication with help from business leaders, leading to greater public acceptance of the vaccines. Without all of this, however, the worst-case scenario, he projected, is perhaps an end to the pandemic one year later – in the fall of 2022.
"The path in front of us remains quite complex and with a great number of unknowns," Kahn said, "and there's a long way to go before we can defeat this virus. Much of 2021 will not be the full return to normal that we all want."
Encourage, not mandate
During a subsequent summit panel discussion, a trio of safety executives said they would encourage their employees to get vaccinated. However, they'd likely stop short of making vaccination a requirement.
"We're going to err on the side of making it readily available whenever we can," said David O'Connor, vice president for global security/real estate at Thermo Fisher Scientific. "As we get through the vaccine and as it's proven safer and safer, hopefully, I think there will be less reluctance."
Plenty of hurdles lie ahead, according to Michelle Garner-Janna, executive director of corporate health, safety and environment at Cummins Inc. Among them: privacy issues, along with how employees will receive the vaccine and ensuring they get both required doses, when applicable.
"It's something that's very high on the priority list," Garner-Janna said. "We obviously would like for as many of our employees to become vaccinated as they can once it's available, but there are a lot of ins and outs."
Speaking during a separate panel discussion, NIOSH Director John Howard cautioned attendees about another emerging dilemma related to vaccines in workplaces: "As we increase the number of workers that have been vaccinated, they are going to be in a workplace with unvaccinated workers, so employers are going to have hybrid workforces, and there's a lot of issues that are going to arise from managing a hybrid, vaccinated-unvaccinated workforce that we do not yet know exactly how to do."
Lessons learned from COVID-19
Acknowledging the work of safety pros in protecting workers throughout the pandemic, epidemiologist Abdul El-Sayed posed the basic question: "How do we actually do the work of preventing illness?"
"In the work that you all do, you're thinking about this every single day," the former public health commissioner of Detroit, author and current host of the "America Dissected" podcast told attendees during the summit's initial session. "How do we keep people safe?"
Safety professionals, he said, take on a role akin to public health experts, in which "all of us come together to promote the well-being of all of us in the population."
The need for large groups of people to act collectively for the good of everyone often can be difficult, El-Sayed acknowledged, and it's even harder to sustain over time, especially during weeks-long stay-at-home orders in certain parts of the country.
He also shared lessons learned that can provide a path forward. One example: some health care workers wearing trash bags to protect themselves when proper personal protective equipment was unavailable in the early days of the pandemic. El-Sayed said preparation is critical before a crisis situation arises.
"'Just in time' means you won't have time," he said. "Some things need to be stockpiled, and you need to be thoughtful about how you do that."
'Mental health is strongly tied to safety'
Will today's workers one day reminisce about the way they once commuted to a physical workplace? If geography gradually becomes less critical in a world where work is mostly done virtually, might more employees relocate closer to family support systems, allowing for an improved work-life balance?
As panelists offered these and other thoughts for contemplation during a discussion exploring the future of work, many ideas still returned to a current reality: Employers have and will continue to play a significant role in supporting workers' mental health and well-being.
"The mental health distress and illness stemming from the pandemic will not disappear as the country recovers and people regain a new sense of normalcy," said Rachael Cooper, senior program manager, substance use and harm prevention safety, at NSC. "It can be expected that the mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to manifest in the coming weeks, months and years. Recognizing this and being proactive in addressing it in the workplace is critical as we explore the future of work."
Experts encouraged employers to adopt several best practices to accommodate workers, including:
Providing thorough mental health training and education
Increasing workplace focus on mental health and stress
Prioritizing social connectedness
Increasing frequency of employee check-ins
Establishing and/or maintaining flexible work arrangements
"We do know that mental health is strongly tied to safety, and people who are under a great deal of stress tend to be more prone to have accidents," said Catherine West, director of global safety and health at Jacobs Engineering. "So, for those that do have to go back to the workplace, how do we maintain those stress levels at a healthy level and not let them become too overwhelmed where they start creating safety issues?
"And it's so easy for safety professionals to say, 'Well, somebody was hurt because they weren't paying attention,' when a lot of times, it comes down to those mental health aspects. So, we really have to be very keenly in tune with those people going back into the workplaces and the stresses that they may be facing to ensure that we do everything that we can possibly do to keep them safe when they're back."
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Boeing 787 Dreamliner delayed again, expectations still sky high
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Investment funds trace their origins to the Netherlands in the 18th Century. Historians credit the Dutch East India Company (VOC) with creating the first pooled fund when it asked citizens to club together to finance a sea voyage. A successful voyage would yield substantial profits; less success would lead to smaller profits or even some capital loss.
Just as the Dutch were seafaring pioneers, so the Americans have tended to lead in finance and investment over the past 100 years at least. Mutual funds, as we know them now, evolved in the U.S. in the 20th Century. The Massachusetts Investors' Trust in Boston, launched in 1924, often is seen as the first mutual fund and still exists1. Mutual funds captured the attention of U.S. private investors in the 1980s and 1990s. They are now mainstream investments, forming the core of U.S. individual retirement accounts.
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Q: помогите плиз ускорить код))) Тимофей решил организовать соревнование по спортивному программированию, чтобы найти талантливых стажёров. Задачи подобраны, участники зарегистрированы, тесты написаны. Осталось придумать, как в конце соревнования будет определяться победитель.
Каждый участник имеет уникальный логин. Когда соревнование закончится, к нему будут привязаны два показателя: количество решённых задач Pi и размер штрафа Fi. Штраф начисляется за неудачные попытки и время, затраченное на задачу.
Тимофей решил сортировать таблицу результатов следующим образом: при сравнении двух участников выше будет идти тот, у которого решено больше задач. При равенстве числа решённых задач первым идёт участник с меньшим штрафом. Если же и штрафы совпадают, то первым будет тот, у которого логин идёт раньше в алфавитном (лексикографическом) порядке.
Тимофей заказал толстовки для победителей и накануне поехал за ними в магазин. В своё отсутствие он поручил вам реализовать алгоритм быстрой сортировки (англ. quick sort) для таблицы результатов. Так как Тимофей любит спортивное программирование и не любит зря расходовать оперативную память, то ваша реализация сортировки не может потреблять O(n) дополнительной памяти для промежуточных данных (такая модификация быстрой сортировки называется "in-place").
Как работает in-place quick sort
Как и в случае обычной быстрой сортировки, которая использует дополнительную память, необходимо выбрать опорный элемент (англ. pivot), а затем переупорядочить массив. Сделаем так, чтобы сначала шли элементы, не превосходящие опорного, а затем —– большие опорного.
Затем сортировка вызывается рекурсивно для двух полученных частей. Именно на этапе разделения элементов на группы в обычном алгоритме используется дополнительная память. Теперь разберёмся, как реализовать этот шаг in-place.
Пусть мы как-то выбрали опорный элемент. Заведём два указателя left и right, которые изначально будут указывать на левый и правый концы отрезка соответственно. Затем будем двигать левый указатель вправо до тех пор, пока он указывает на элемент, меньший опорного. Аналогично двигаем правый указатель влево, пока он стоит на элементе, превосходящем опорный. В итоге окажется, что что левее от left все элементы точно принадлежат первой группе, а правее от right — второй. Элементы, на которых стоят указатели, нарушают порядок. Поменяем их местами (в большинстве языков программирования используется функция swap()) и продвинем указатели на следующие элементы. Будем повторять это действие до тех пор, пока left и right не столкнутся.
На рисунке представлен пример разделения при pivot=5. Указатель left — голубой, right — оранжевый.
Формат ввода
В первой строке задано число участников n, 1 ≤ n ≤ 100 000.
В каждой из следующих n строк задана информация про одного из участников.
i-й участник описывается тремя параметрами:
уникальным логином (строкой из маленьких латинских букв длиной не более 20)
числом решённых задач Pi
штрафом Fi
Fi и Pi — целые числа, лежащие в диапазоне от 0 до 109.

Формат вывода
Для отсортированного списка участников выведите по порядку их логины по одному в строке.
Python 3.7.3 | Ограничение времени: 2 секунды | Ограничение памяти: 64Mb

Пример 1:
Ввод:
5
alla 4 100
gena 6 1000
gosha 2 90
rita 2 90
timofey 4 80

Вывод:
gena
timofey
alla
gosha
rita

Пример 2:
Ввод:
5
alla 0 0
gena 0 0
gosha 0 0
rita 0 0
timofey 0 0

Вывод:
alla
gena
gosha
rita
timofey

class Comparison:
    def __init__(self, value):
        self.name = value[0],
        self.tasks = int(value[1]),
        self.mistake = int(value[2])

    def __gt__(self, other):
        if self.tasks != other.tasks:
            return self.tasks < other.tasks
        else:
            if self.mistake != other.mistake:
                return self.mistake > other.mistake
            else:
                return self.name > other.name

def partition(nums, left, right):
    mid = (left + right) // 2
    pivot = Comparison(nums[mid])
    i = left - 1
    j = right + 1
    while True:
        i += 1
        while pivot > Comparison(nums[i]):
            i += 1
        j -= 1
        while Comparison(nums[j]) > pivot:
            j -= 1
        if i >= j:
            return j
        nums[i], nums[j] = nums[j], nums[i]

def quick_sort(nums, amount):
    def req_quick_sort(items, left, right):
        if left < right:
            split_index = partition(items, left, right)
            req_quick_sort(items, left, split_index)
            req_quick_sort(items, split_index + 1, right)

    req_quick_sort(nums, 0, amount - 1)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    amount = int(input())
    nums = [input().split() for _ in range(amount)]
    quick_sort(nums, amount)
    for x in nums:
        print(x[0])

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package org.onosproject.isis.io.isispacket.tlv;

import org.easymock.EasyMock;
import org.jboss.netty.buffer.ChannelBuffer;
import org.jboss.netty.buffer.ChannelBuffers;
import org.junit.After;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.onlab.packet.Ip4Address;

import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is;
import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.notNullValue;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;

/**
 * Unit test class for MetricsOfReachability.
 */
public class MetricsOfReachabilityTest {
    private final Ip4Address ip4Address = Ip4Address.valueOf("10.10.10.10");
    private final byte[] metricReachability = {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
    private MetricsOfReachability reachability;
    private String neighborId = "2929.2929.2929";
    private Ip4Address result;
    private boolean result1;
    private byte result2;
    private ChannelBuffer channelBuffer;
    private byte[] result3;
    private String result4;

    @Before
    public void setUp() throws Exception {
        reachability = new MetricsOfReachability();
        channelBuffer = EasyMock.createMock(ChannelBuffer.class);
        result1 = false;
    }

    @After
    public void tearDown() throws Exception {
        reachability = null;
        result1 = false;
        result3 = null;
        channelBuffer = null;
    }

    /**
     * Tests isDelayIsInternal() getter method.
     */
    @Test
    public void testIsDelayIsInternal() throws Exception {
        reachability.setDelayIsInternal(true);
        result1 = reachability.isDelayIsInternal();
        assertThat(result1, is(true));
    }

    /**
     * Tests isDelayIsInternal() setter method.
     */
    @Test
    public void testSetDelayIsInternal() throws Exception {
        reachability.setDelayIsInternal(true);
        result1 = reachability.isDelayIsInternal();
        assertThat(result1, is(true));
    }

    /**
     * Tests isExpenseIsInternal() getter method.
     */
    @Test
    public void testIsExpenseIsInternal() throws Exception {
        reachability.setExpenseIsInternal(true);
        result1 = reachability.isExpenseIsInternal();
        assertThat(result1, is(true));
    }

    /**
     * Tests isExpenseIsInternal() setter method.
     */
    @Test
    public void testSetExpenseIsInternal() throws Exception {
        reachability.setExpenseIsInternal(true);
        result1 = reachability.isExpenseIsInternal();
        assertThat(result1, is(true));
    }

    /**
     * Tests isErrorIsInternal() getter method.
     */
    @Test
    public void testIsErrorIsInternal() throws Exception {
        reachability.setErrorIsInternal(true);
        result1 = reachability.isErrorIsInternal();
        assertThat(result1, is(true));
    }

    /**
     * Tests isErrorIsInternal() setter method.
     */
    @Test
    public void testSetErrorIsInternal() throws Exception {
        reachability.setErrorIsInternal(true);
        result1 = reachability.isErrorIsInternal();
        assertThat(result1, is(true));
    }

    /**
     * Tests isDefaultIsInternal() getter method.
     */
    @Test
    public void testIsDefaultIsInternal() throws Exception {
        reachability.setDefaultIsInternal(true);
        result1 = reachability.isDefaultIsInternal();
        assertThat(result1, is(true));
    }

    /**
     * Tests isDefaultIsInternal() setter method.
     */
    @Test
    public void testSetDefaultIsInternal() throws Exception {
        reachability.setDefaultIsInternal(true);
        result1 = reachability.isDefaultIsInternal();
        assertThat(result1, is(true));
    }

    @Test
    public void testIsDelayMetricSupported() throws Exception {
        reachability.setDelayMetricSupported(true);
        result1 = reachability.isDelayMetricSupported();
        assertThat(result1, is(true));
    }

    /**
     * Tests isDelayMetricSupported() setter method.
     */
    @Test
    public void testSetDelayMetricSupported() throws Exception {
        reachability.setDelayMetricSupported(true);
        result1 = reachability.isDelayMetricSupported();
        assertThat(result1, is(true));
    }

    /**
     * Tests isExpenseMetricSupported() getter method.
     */
    @Test
    public void testIsExpenseMetricSupported() throws Exception {
        reachability.setExpenseMetricSupported(true);
        result1 = reachability.isExpenseMetricSupported();
        assertThat(result1, is(true));
    }

    /**
     * Tests isExpenseMetricSupported() setter method.
     */
    @Test
    public void testSetExpenseMetricSupported() throws Exception {
        reachability.setExpenseMetricSupported(true);
        result1 = reachability.isExpenseMetricSupported();
        assertThat(result1, is(true));
    }

    /**
     * Tests isErrorMetricSupported() getter method.
     */
    @Test
    public void testIsErrorMetricSupported() throws Exception {
        reachability.setErrorMetricSupported(true);
        result1 = reachability.isErrorMetricSupported();
        assertThat(result1, is(true));
    }

    /**
     * Tests isErrorMetricSupported() setter method.
     */
    @Test
    public void testSetErrorMetricSupported() throws Exception {
        reachability.setErrorMetricSupported(true);
        result1 = reachability.isErrorMetricSupported();
        assertThat(result1, is(true));
    }

    /**
     * Tests neighborId() getter method.
     */
    @Test
    public void testNeighborId() throws Exception {
        reachability.setNeighborId(neighborId);
        result4 = reachability.neighborId();
        assertThat(result4, is(neighborId));
    }

    /**
     * Tests neighborId() setter method.
     */
    @Test
    public void testSetNeighborId() throws Exception {
        reachability.setNeighborId(neighborId);
        result4 = reachability.neighborId();
        assertThat(result4, is(neighborId));
    }

    /**
     * Tests defaultMetric() getter method.
     */
    @Test
    public void testDefaultMetric() throws Exception {
        reachability.setDefaultMetric((byte) 0);
        result2 = reachability.defaultMetric();
        assertThat(result2, is((byte) 0));
    }

    /**
     * Tests defaultMetric() setter method.
     */
    @Test
    public void testSetDefaultMetric() throws Exception {
        reachability.setDefaultMetric((byte) 0);
        result2 = reachability.defaultMetric();
        assertThat(result2, is((byte) 0));
    }

    /**
     * Tests delayMetric() getter method.
     */
    @Test
    public void testDelayMetric() throws Exception {
        reachability.setDelayMetric((byte) 0);
        result2 = reachability.delayMetric();
        assertThat(result2, is((byte) 0));
    }

    /**
     * Tests delayMetric() setter method.
     */
    @Test
    public void testSetDelayMetric() throws Exception {
        reachability.setDelayMetric((byte) 0);
        result2 = reachability.delayMetric();
        assertThat(result2, is((byte) 0));
    }

    /**
     * Tests expenseMetric() getter method.
     */
    @Test
    public void testExpenseMetric() throws Exception {
        reachability.setExpenseMetric((byte) 0);
        result2 = reachability.expenseMetric();
        assertThat(result2, is((byte) 0));
    }

    /**
     * Tests expenseMetric() setter method.
     */
    @Test
    public void testSetExpenseMetric() throws Exception {
        reachability.setExpenseMetric((byte) 0);
        result2 = reachability.expenseMetric();
        assertThat(result2, is((byte) 0));
    }

    /**
     * Tests errorMetric() getter method.
     */
    @Test
    public void testErrorMetric() throws Exception {
        reachability.setErrorMetric((byte) 0);
        result2 = reachability.errorMetric();
        assertThat(result2, is((byte) 0));
    }

    /**
     * Tests errorMetric() setter method.
     */
    @Test
    public void testSetErrorMetric() throws Exception {
        reachability.setErrorMetric((byte) 0);
        result2 = reachability.errorMetric();
        assertThat(result2, is((byte) 0));
    }

    /**
     * Tests readFrom() method.
     */
    @Test
    public void testReadFrom() throws Exception {
        channelBuffer = ChannelBuffers.copiedBuffer(metricReachability);
        reachability.readFrom(channelBuffer);
        assertThat(reachability, is(notNullValue()));
    }

    /**
     * Tests asBytes() method.
     */
    @Test
    public void testAsBytes() throws Exception {
        channelBuffer = ChannelBuffers.copiedBuffer(metricReachability);
        reachability.readFrom(channelBuffer);
        result3 = reachability.asBytes();
        assertThat(result3, is(notNullValue()));
    }

    /**
     * Tests toString() method.
     */
    @Test
    public void testToString() throws Exception {
        assertThat(reachability.toString(), is(notNullValue()));
    }
}


In this column, I'll situate a recent opinion from the Connecticut Supreme Court, Patino v. Birken Manufacturing Co., in which the court recognized a cause of action for sexual-orientation harassment, against the backdrop of the national legal landscape. Connecticut, like almost two dozen other states, has enacted a law prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Until this case, however, it was not clear whether the law included a cause of action for sexual orientation harassment. This case, however, makes clear that, in Connecticut, gay and lesbian workers are protected against the full panoply of discrimination harms, and that employers can be held liable for failing to protect them against co-worker harassment.


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The C-130J may resemble the old workhorse, but it has been completely reengineered to be the most technologically advanced airlifter available in the world today. Lockheed Martin has upgraded virtually every system, component and structural part of the new Super Hercules to make it more capable, more durable, more productive, easier to maintain and less expensive to operate.
Faster: The J is faster and climbs more quickly – 21% more speed and time-to-climb reduced by 50% over the C-130E.
Higher: The J flies higher – cruising altitude is increased by 40% over the C-130E.
Farther: The J flies farther with less fuel – up to 40% greater range than the C-130E.
In essence, all that stays is the airframe design. But even here, there's been innovation. Composite materials are used to make the aircraft lighter and more resistant to wear, and anti-corrosion coatings are applied to prolong the life of key parts.
A new propulsion system featuring four powerful Rolls-Royce AE2100D3 engines (4,591 SHP each) and Dowty R391 all-composite, six-blade propellers generate 29% more thrust while increasing fuel efficiency. The under-wing, external fuel tanks that are such a familiar feature of previous C-130 models are no longer necessary on the C-130J.
Fewer personnel are required to operate the J. It can be flown with a flight crew of two and one load-master as opposed to the five to seven person crews normally required for older C-130 models.
The J's two-person, state-of-the-art flight station is fully-digital and includes four multi functional LCD displays, two holographic Head-Up Displays, and electronic, digital readouts for aircraft flight controls and operating and navigating systems. The displays and general aircraft lighting are Night Vision Imaging System compatible.
A 1553 data bus, two mission computers, and two back-up bus interface units provide dual system redundancy. In addition, the computers provide for an integrated diagnostics system that monitors and records the status of the aircraft's structure and systems.
The cargo area is improved with the addition of the Enhanced Cargo Handling System, reducing load-master workload, decreasing times for configuration changes, and assisting in very precise airdrops.
The C-130J is built for performance and supportability. All of its enhancements and technological improvements, along with the materials used in construction, were motivated by the single-minded aim of increasing efficiency, and lowering operating and maintenance costs. Thanks to advancements in design and construction, investment in the C-130J will deliver significant savings.


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Saudi Arabia recalled its diplomatic envoy to Ottawa on Monday and issued a 24-hour expulsion notice against Canadian ambassador, Dennis Horak, declaring him a "Persona-Non-Grata," according to the Saudi Press Agency.
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The Kingdom has also frozen all new trade and investment deals with Canada.
The sudden escalation in tensions between the two allies comes after the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged Saudi Arabia to release its detained human rights activists. Since May 15, more than a dozen high profile activists have been arrested in what Human Rights Watch has called "an unprecedented crackdown" on civil society in Saudi Arabia.
Nassima al-Sadah and Samar Badawi, sister of Raif Badawi, a Saudi blogger who was arrested for insulting Islam in 2012, are the most recent victims of Saudi Arabia's unofficial campaign to silence voices of dissent in the Kingdom.
Samar Badawi is considered to be one of the most high-profile, women's rights activists in Saudi Arabia. Badawi received the U.S.'s International Women of Courage Award for her advocacy work in 2012 by former U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, and First Lady, Michelle Obama.
Although women in Saudi Arabia were granted the right to drive in June, the Kingdom's strict interpretation of Sunni Islam continues to limit Saudi women's participation in society. Women in Saudi Arabia are still required to obtain approval from a male guardian for a number of basic activities.
However, this is not the first time that Badawi has been arrested. In 2010, she was jailed for seven months for disobeying her father, who she claimed had physically abused her from the age of 14 after her mother died of cancer. Badawi is well-known for challenging the male guardianship system in her country, which is probably one of many reasons why she was arrested last week.
When the news of Badawi's arrest became public last week, Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chrystia Freeland, took to Twitter to urge Saudi Arabia to release Samar Badawi and her brother Raif.
"Very alarmed to learn that Samar Badawi, Raif Badawi's sister, has been imprisoned in Saudi Arabia. Canada stands together with the Badawi family in this difficult time, and we continue to strongly call for the release of both Raif and Samar Badawi."
The Canadian Department of Global Affairs followed up with a statement on their official Twitter account, calling for Saudi Arabia to release the two rights activists arrested last week.
"Canada is gravely concerned about additional arrests of civil society and women's rights activists in #SaudiArabia, including Samar Badawi. We urge the Saudi authorities to
immediately release them and all other peaceful #humanrights activists."
In retaliation, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a scathing statement that condemned Canadian pressure to release the detained activists, calling it a "blatant interference in the Kingdom's domestic affairs."
"The Kingdom views the Canadian position as an affront to the Kingdom that requires a sharp response to prevent any party from attempting to meddle with Saudi sovereignty," the statement read.
The Saudi government further denied Canada's claims and emphasized its displeasure with Canada's use of forceful language against the Kingdom.
"The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed disbelief by [sic] this negative unfounded comment, which was not based in[sic] any accurate or true information. The persons referred to were lawfully detained by the Public Prosecution for committing crimes punishable by applicable law, which also guaranteed the detainees' rights and provided them with due process during the investigation and trial," the statement said.
"It is quite unfortunate to see the phrase 'immediate release' in the Canadian statement, which is a reprehensible and unacceptable use of language between sovereign states."
Bahrain's Foreign Minister, Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, supported the Kingdom's response to Canada's diplomatic pressure in a statement on Monday. Saudi Arabia's staunch ally criticized Canada for what it called an "unacceptable intervention in the internal affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia," according to Bahrain's official news agency.
Despite Saudi Arabia's strong reaction, the Canadian government has shown no sign of backing down. Canada's foreign ministry spokeswoman, Marie-Pier Baril, emphasized that Canada would "always stand up for the protection of human rights, very much including women's rights, and freedom of expression around the world." Baril also added that the Canadian government would "never hesitate to promote these values."
Amnesty International claimed that Saudi Arabia's response to Canada's stance on the Kingdom's crackdown on civil society "showed that it was important [that] Western countries not be intimidated into silence over Riyadh's treatment of dissenters," according to Reuters.
"Instead of pursuing human rights reform, the government of Saudi Arabia has chosen to lash out with punitive measures in the face of criticism. States with significant influence in Saudi Arabia — such as the USA, UK and France — have now remained silent for far too long," said Samah Hadid, Amnesty International's Middle East Director of Campaigns.
Although Mohammed Bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's crown prince, has been lauded for his efforts to diversify his country's economy, his recent crackdown on Saudi civil society has made it clear that this change can only come from the top.
However, can the Kingdom continue to silence internal dissent and dismiss external critics?
Last year, bilateral trade between Saudi Arabia and Canada surpassed $4 billion, according to the Canadian government. While Saudi-Canadian trade consists largely of Saudi petrochemicals, plastics, and other products, a significant portion of the two-way trade is based on Canada's export of military vehicles armed with high power weaponry.
Ottawa said that the controversial 2014 contract, won by the Canadian unit of U.S. weapons maker General Dynamics Corp, was the largest advanced manufacturing export win in Canadian history worth $13 billion, according to Reuters.
While trade relations between the two countries are likely to be negatively impacted by the recent diplomatic upset from Riyadh, that is not the only thing that will be disrupted by this sudden escalation of tension.
Saudi Arabia announced that it would be suspending educational exchange programs with Canada and moving Saudi scholarship recipients to other countries, according to a report by Saudi-owned Al Arabiya on Monday. It is estimated that more than 15,000 students are enrolled at Canadian universities. Although the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain said they supported Riyadh, they did not follow suit.
Mohammed Bin Salman is working hard to modernize his country by promoting new economic sectors and increasing foreign investment. However, he might undermine his vision for the Kingdom if he continues to interact recklessly with his allies and disregard international human rights norms. If Saudi Arabia's young crown prince genuinely refuses to commit to liberalizing his country, both socially and economically, he could lose many strategic allies, which could cost his country dearly in the future.
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Talk Title:
The Predictability of Characteristic-Sorted Portfolio Returns
Firm sizes and book-to-market ratios are both highly correlated with the average returns of common stocks. Eugene F. Fama and Kenneth R. French (1993) argue that the association between these characteristics and returns arise because the characteristics are proxies for nondiversifiable factor risk. In contrast, the evidence in this article indicates that the return premia on small capitalization and high book-to-market stocks does not arise because of the comovements of these stocks with pervasive factors. It is the characteristics rather than the covariance structure of returns that appear to explain the cross-sectional variation in stock returns.
Sheridan Dean Titman is a professor of finance at The University of Texas at Austin, where he holds the McAllister Centennial Chair in Financial Services at the McCombs School of Business. Professor Titman holds a B.S. degree from the University of Colorado and an M.S. and Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University.
In 1985, professor Titman won the most prestigious award in finance; The Batterymarch Fellowship.
His paper "Evidence on the Characteristics of the Cross-Sectional Variation in Stock Returns" won the coveted Smith Breeden Prize for best publication in the #1 ranked Journal of Finance with co-author Kent Daniel in 1997. Sheridan was the president of the American Finance Association in 2012.
Titman's most known research is on momentum investing in existing market trends. Robert Shiller who won the Nobel Prize for research in market returns called the 1993 Narasimhan Jegadeesh and Sheridan Titman Journal of Finance publication, Returns to Buying Winners and Selling Losers: Implications for Stock Market Efficiency "a bombshell." Without this evidence, it would have been difficult for Shiller to formulate the theoretical arguments to countermand efficiency theorist assertions that arbitrage eventually quells persistent positive alpha - and particularly so for such a simple approach as momentum.
Professor Sheridan Titman was one of the shoulders of giants that Shiller stood upon when he accepted the Nobel Prize in economics with Eugene Fama in 2013.
In addition, Dr. Titman was the chair of the department of finance of UCLA from 1992 to 1994. Sheridan is also one of the founding professors of the School of Business and Management at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - one the most academically active business schools in Asia. He served as the John J. Collins, S.J. Chair in Finance at Boston College From 1994 to 1997. In 1988 to 89, Titman worked in Washington D.C. as the special assistant to the Treasury Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy.
Titman's academic publications include articles on asset pricing, corporate finance, and real estate. He has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Finance and the Review of Financial Studies. Sheridan has co-authored three influential finance textbooks, Financial Markets and Corporate Strategy, Valuation: The Art and Science of Corporate Investment Decisions, and Financial Management: Principles and Applications.
Professor Titman was called in as the President of the American Finance Association when University of Chicago professor Raghuram Rajan stepped down to accept his position as head of the central bank of India in 2012. That year he also served as the President of the Western Finance Association. Dr. Titman has served as Director of the Asia Pacific Finance Association and the Financial Management Association.
The Multi-Finance Society and the University of Puerto Rico are deeply honored to welcome this world renowned financial thought leader as keynote speaker for our January meeting at the Caribe Hilton in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Come join us for this enlightening discussion with professor Sheridan Titman entitled "The Predictability of Characteristic-Sorted Portfolio Returns."


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TORONTO, July 9, 2018 /CNW/ - The MFDA is launching an Outreach Program to enhance its existing stakeholder engagement initiatives and ensure that it continues to regulate in a manner that is effective, responsive and practical.
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I'll be teaching a class on flash fiction.
I'll be reading with Kelly Daniels, Adam Fell, Jac Jemc, and Rachel Yoder.
How Many Readers is Enough?
I'll be reading with Lania Knight, Bayo Ojikutu, Kathleen Rooney & James Greer.
The whole festival, though, it's gonna be bangin'.
I read with some cool folks. Loved this festival.
I hung out at the University of Iowa Press table with Marie Helene-Bertino, and said hi to old friends as they walked past, signed a book or two.
There was wine and cheese.
Panel Discussion: The Creative Process, Midwestern Style. Moderated by Jason Lee Brown, with Ian Stansel, Beth Mayer, Bonnie Nadzam, and me.
When the program gets archived online, I'll link to it.
Come one, come all. There will be wine, lots of food, and my grandma, among other things. Jane's been putting this one together, and to be honest, we're pretty excited to celebrate the collection's publication with our family and friends and neighbors. There's a Facebook page for this one, too.
I'll be signing books at Stone Alley during the October First Friday event in downtown Galesburg. There'll be music & food & me with a Sharpie. There's a Facebook page for the event here.
I'll be reading with a very stellar lineup, including Jensen Beach, Ted Sanders, Amy Sayre, and Roxane Gay. More details can be found here.
Jensen Beach is celebrating the the release of his collection by sharing the stage with three other writers publishing their first collections this year, Eugene Cross, Ted Sanders, and me.
We're celebrating the release of Eugene Cross's heart-melting story collection, Fires of Our Choosing. I'll be reading with Jensen Beach and the man-of-the-night, Mr. Eugene Cross.
The crew: Jim Ruland, Dave Housley, Laura Adamczyk, Ted Sanders, and me.
Readings from "Land of Lincoln: Writing from and about Illinois"
Writers featured in Crab Orchard Review's special issue "Land of Lincoln: Writing about and from Illinois" will read from their works, as part of SIUC's Devil's Kitchen Literary Festival.
Details: Reading by Chad Simpson from "Phantoms" as part of Stone Alley's two-day celebration of local readers and writers in conjunction with the independent bookstore's first anniversary.
Details: Twenty young and independent publishers (including Origami Zoo Press, publisher of Phantoms) will be releasing their first books. There will be h'or d'oeuvres, readings, and books for sale.


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Kipp Dawson
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Kipp Dawson I was one of the thousands of northern high school students inspired by these leaders to take similar action where we lived. My life was forever enriched, and is still motivated and inspired by these heroes. My friends and I started the first civil rights group at Berkeley High School, and one of us -- then Tracy Sims and now Tamam Moncur -- went on (at 18) to become a central leader of the sit-in movement in San Francisco. Thousands of arrests later (1963-64) hotel and auto sales employers had given in and signed agreements to stop excluding black people from employment. Yes, the struggle certainly continues, and let us acknowledge that we fight forward on higher ground because of the courage, determination,mand victories of the young Southern black leaders, and all who caught the spirit and built in solidarity with them. Let today's young people know it was young people like them who led us back then. They get what that means for today!
https://voicesofthecivilrightsmovement.com:443/Video-Collection/2017/02/27/meanwhile-in-the-north
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