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Q: Update Tab fragment TextViews during runtime I have been researching how to accomplish an activity with tabs and have gotten very close to completion. Unfortunately, I have hit a bit of a roadblock.
After following a great guide, I created an interactive activity with a tabLayout and a ViewPager to display the fragment.
Each tab displays the same layout, which is a column of TextViews on the left which keep their default value, and another column of TextViews that need to get their value from different locations.
As a test, I had each tab send different text values to their respective TextViews (example Tab #1 was assigned to use "Downstairs", #2 was assigned to use "Upstairs") - which is accomplished through the onTabSelected listener.
The issue I am running in to, is when the text is assigned to the TextViews. It never displays when the tab is selected. It sometimes displays on the next tab I open. It also sometimes displays Tab 1 assignment values in Tab 3 after I had already opened tab 2 before opening tab 3.
Every other TextView I have worked with updates right away when I use setText(). However, I am very new to using Tab Activities, so I very well could be messing something up.

Distribution.java

package local.mobileapps.bryandouglas.supremeshoppinglist;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.AlertDialog;
import android.content.Context;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.design.widget.TabLayout;
import android.support.v4.app.FragmentActivity;
import android.support.v4.view.ViewPager;

public class Distribution extends FragmentActivity {
    private Context context;
    private TabLayout tabLayout;
    private ViewPager viewPager;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_distribution);

        context = this;

        viewPager = (ViewPager) findViewById(R.id.viewpager);
        ViewPagerAdapter adapter = new ViewPagerAdapter(getSupportFragmentManager());
        viewPager.setAdapter(adapter);

        tabLayout = (TabLayout) findViewById(R.id.tabs);
        tabLayout.setupWithViewPager(viewPager);

        tabLayout.addOnTabSelectedListener(new TabLayout.OnTabSelectedListener() {
            @Override
            public void onTabSelected(TabLayout.Tab tab) {
                switch (tab.getPosition()) {
                    case 0:
                        TabFragment.cream.setText("Downstairs");
                        TabFragment.freshnessBottles.setText("Downstairs");
                        TabFragment.soap.setText("Downstairs");
                        TabFragment.paperCups.setText("Downstairs");
                        TabFragment.shortStirSticks.setText("Downstairs");
                        TabFragment.longStirSticks.setText("Downstairs");
                        TabFragment.cafeRoyale.setText("Downstairs");
                        TabFragment.hotChocolate.setText("Downstairs");
                        TabFragment.equal.setText("Downstairs");
                        TabFragment.sugar.setText("Downstairs");
                        TabFragment.greenTea.setText("Downstairs");
                        TabFragment.orangePekoe.setText("Downstairs");
                        break;

                    case 1:
                        TabFragment.cream.setText("Upstairs");
                        TabFragment.freshnessBottles.setText("Upstairs");
                        TabFragment.soap.setText("Upstairs");
                        TabFragment.paperCups.setText("Upstairs");
                        TabFragment.shortStirSticks.setText("Upstairs");
                        TabFragment.longStirSticks.setText("Upstairs");
                        TabFragment.cafeRoyale.setText("Upstairs");
                        TabFragment.hotChocolate.setText("Upstairs");
                        TabFragment.equal.setText("Upstairs");
                        TabFragment.sugar.setText("Upstairs");
                        TabFragment.greenTea.setText("Upstairs");
                        TabFragment.orangePekoe.setText("Upstairs");
                        break;

                    case 2:
                        TabFragment.cream.setText("Shipping");
                        TabFragment.freshnessBottles.setText("Shipping");
                        TabFragment.soap.setText("Shipping");
                        TabFragment.paperCups.setText("Shipping");
                        TabFragment.shortStirSticks.setText("Shipping");
                        TabFragment.longStirSticks.setText("Shipping");
                        TabFragment.cafeRoyale.setText("Shipping");
                        TabFragment.hotChocolate.setText("Shipping");
                        TabFragment.equal.setText("Shipping");
                        TabFragment.sugar.setText("Shipping");
                        TabFragment.greenTea.setText("Shipping");
                        TabFragment.orangePekoe.setText("Shipping");
                        break;

                    case 3:
                        TabFragment.cream.setText("Solutions");
                        TabFragment.freshnessBottles.setText("Solutions");
                        TabFragment.soap.setText("Solutions");
                        TabFragment.paperCups.setText("Solutions");
                        TabFragment.shortStirSticks.setText("Solutions");
                        TabFragment.longStirSticks.setText("Solutions");
                        TabFragment.cafeRoyale.setText("Solutions");
                        TabFragment.hotChocolate.setText("Solutions");
                        TabFragment.equal.setText("Solutions");
                        TabFragment.sugar.setText("Solutions");
                        TabFragment.greenTea.setText("Solutions");
                        TabFragment.orangePekoe.setText("Solutions");
                        break;
                }
            }

            @Override
            public void onTabUnselected(TabLayout.Tab tab) {
            }

            @Override
            public void onTabReselected(TabLayout.Tab tab) {

            }
        });
    }
}

TabFragment.java

package local.mobileapps.bryandouglas.supremeshoppinglist;

import android.content.SharedPreferences;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.TextView;

import static android.content.Context.MODE_PRIVATE;

public class TabFragment extends Fragment {
    protected static final String ADMIRAL_DOWNSTAIRS_PREFS_NAME = "AdmiralDownstairsPrefsFile";
    protected static final String ADMIRAL_UPSTAIRS_PREFS_NAME = "AdmiralUpstairsPrefsFile";
    protected static final String ADMIRAL_SHIPPING_PREFS_NAME = "AdmiralShippingPrefsFile";
    protected static final String SOLUTIONS_PREFS_NAME = "SolutionsPrefsFile";

    protected static SharedPreferences AdmiralDownstairsData;
    protected static SharedPreferences AdmiralUpstairsData;
    protected static SharedPreferences AdmiralShippingData;
    protected static SharedPreferences SolutionsData;
    protected static SharedPreferences.Editor editor;

    int position;
    protected static TextView cream;
    protected static TextView freshnessBottles;
    protected static TextView soap;
    protected static TextView paperCups;
    protected static TextView shortStirSticks;
    protected static TextView longStirSticks;
    protected static TextView cafeRoyale;
    protected static TextView hotChocolate;
    protected static TextView equal;
    protected static TextView sugar;
    protected static TextView greenTea;
    protected static TextView orangePekoe;

    public static Fragment getInstance(int position) {
        Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
        bundle.putInt("pos", position);
        TabFragment tabFragment = new TabFragment();
        tabFragment.setArguments(bundle);
        return tabFragment;
    }

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        position = getArguments().getInt("pos");
    }

    @Override
    public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        return inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_tab, container, false);
    }

    @Override
    public void onViewCreated(View view, @Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState);
        cream = view.findViewById(R.id.lblCreamValue);
        freshnessBottles = view.findViewById(R.id.lblMilkValue);
        soap = view.findViewById(R.id.lblSoapValue);
        paperCups = view.findViewById(R.id.lblCupValue);
        shortStirSticks = view.findViewById(R.id.lbl4_5StirValue);
        longStirSticks = view.findViewById(R.id.lbl7StirValue);
        cafeRoyale = view.findViewById(R.id.lblCafeRoyaleValue);
        hotChocolate = view.findViewById(R.id.lblHotChocValue);
        equal = view.findViewById(R.id.lblEqualValue);
        sugar = view.findViewById(R.id.lblSugarValue);
        greenTea = view.findViewById(R.id.lblGreenTeaValue);
        orangePekoe = view.findViewById(R.id.lblOrangePekoeValue);
    }
}

ViewPagerAdapter.java

package local.mobileapps.bryandouglas.supremeshoppinglist;

import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
import android.support.v4.app.FragmentManager;
import android.support.v4.app.FragmentPagerAdapter;

class ViewPagerAdapter extends FragmentPagerAdapter {

    private String title[] = {"Admiral - Downstairs", "Admiral - Upstairs", "Admiral - Shipping", "Solutions"};

    public ViewPagerAdapter(FragmentManager manager) {
        super(manager);
    }

    @Override
    public Fragment getItem(int position) {
        return TabFragment.getInstance(position);
    }

    @Override
    public int getCount() {
        return title.length;
    }

    @Override
    public CharSequence getPageTitle(int position) {
        return title[position];
    }
}

I was attempting to design it in a way that uses SharedPreferences to store and read persistent data. There is a specific sharedPrefs files for each corresponding tab. You will notice that sharedPrefs have not been implemented, and is that way as I wanted to test with just basic setText.


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Training Dept.
Camp Konocti
UA Local 38, Plumbers & Pipefitters
San Francisco, Marin, Sonoma, Mendocino & Lake Counties
Local 38 Trust Fund Enrollment Form
UA Local 38 Health & Welfare Plan Documents
Local 38 Pension Documents
FAQ 2019
Another Successful Camp Season
Early Labor
UA History
Konocti Housing Information
American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)
United Association
California Labor Federation
California State Building and Construction Trades Council
San Francisco Labor Council
San Francisco Building and Construction Trades Council
North Bay Labor Council
Updated On: Oct 08, 2019
Local 38's "Team 1" won its fifth championship title in six years in last month's UA Statewide Softball Tournament.
Local 38's "Team 1" won their second straight United Association California Statewide Softball Tournament title last month, their tenth title overall. The tournament was held in Stockton, and hosted by UA Local 442.
The champs went 5-1 in the tournament, with their only loss coming on Sunday morning against Local 467, who they finally beat in the championship final. Since they had lost to Local 467 earlier on Sunday morning, they had to beat them twice for the title. Team 1 beat the Local 467 squad 15-11 in the championship match.
Local 38's "Team 2" finished fifth overall in the tournament but rallied to take home the consolation trophy with a record of 7-2.
FIVE OF SIX
The title was the fifth in six years for Local 38's Team 1, coached by Local 38 Business Agent RJ Ferrari and co-coach Business Manager Larry Mazzola, Jr.
Team 1 was led by Offensive Most Valuable Player (MVP) Tommy McGee, Who had an outstanding offensive tournament, including a grand slam in the championship game. Defensive MVP Kyle Gonzaga also turned in a remarkable defensive performance throughout the tournament, including throwing a runner out at third from deep center field in the championship game.
Once again Steve Venturi's pitching (his 23rd year participating in the tournament) played a key role in the title run, as did the hot bats of Alex Freitas and Tom Luhan. Also notable was Tanner Westmoreland's strong play at short stop.
Coached by Business Agent Bill Blackwell and member Jimmy Kazarian, Team 2 lost two games on Saturday, but rallied to take home the consolation trophy. "I'm very proud of the way the guys didn't give up. They kept up the effort and got 5th place, which wasn't an easy feat, particularly in the 98 degree heat," said Blackwell.
Among the standouts for Team 2 were Doug Wodarczyk's pitching and hitting, Anthony Papaleo's great defense, Greg Plate's great hitting and John Doherty's all around outstanding play.
Once again Local 38 brought its own cheering section, with more than 20 members, families and friends in attendance to root them on.
"This is always a great weekend," said Mazzola, Jr., "And it's particularly nice to get back on the winning track.
"I want to thank Bill Taylor, Louie Montalbo and everyone else at Local 442 for putting on another great tournament," said Mazzola, Jr. "They do an outstanding job of hosting the tournament, and we really appreciate all their effort."
Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 38

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Old School Horror Hell: Phil Hester Reveals The Darkness Behind 'Blood Blister' And 'Shipwreck'
Art by Tony Harris (AfterShock)
Blood Blister, the new horror comic from writer Phil Hester and artist Tony Harris debuting this week from AfterShock, tells the story of Brandon Hull, a man whose soul becomes so corrupted by the banal evil of the superficial choices he makes that it begins to manifest on his previously flawless physical form, launching him into a hellish world of monstrous evil. Hester is also currently drawing Shipwreck, an AfterShock comic by writer Warren Ellis about a man who finds himself in a surreal wasteland after (possibly) surviving a crash.
ComicsAlliance sat down with Phil Hester to talk about horror, collaborating on comics as both a writer and an artist, and the nature of evil in the world today.
ComicsAlliance: Blood Blister is a book with a strong body horror element, and it's clearly invested in making the reader feel some amount of disgust. Would you say that's fair?
Phil Hester: There's no mistaking that. I mean, the point is that we're not shying away from any sort of grotesquery in the story. In fact the whole story kind of hinges on it, because the main character is somebody who leads a superficial life in every way — his identity is tied up in money and looks and things — and when his once perfect body starts to betray him, that's an indication that there's some sort of rot going on morally inside him. So there's a Dorian Grey allegory of the body disintegrating as a mirror of what's happening to his soul. It's written on his body and he can't escape it.
CA: I was curious, since I've only read the first issue; how literal is that cover?
PH: Oh that's not literal. He's not going to be split down the middle and turn into a monster in a way that people can see. It's definitely symbolic. It's what it struck Tony to do the day he read the pitch. He got excited about the concept and he wanted to show that dichotomy between the perfect and the imperfect that's going on with this guy.
CA: I suspected that might be what was going on.
PH: Yeah, we're not going to do a Jekyll and Hyde thing with him. I don't want to spoil anything, but where it's really going is — you know, we have a scab-picking scene in issue one, and what he'll find is that he gets so obsessed with what he's extracting from his wound that he can't throw it away, and he winds up keeping it. He becomes obsessed with it and it takes on a life of its own. So it's actually grosser.
CA: I'm also interested in your influences in terms of body horror. There's certainly something David Cronenberg-esque about this story.
PH: Cronenberg himself I don't think is where that took root in me. I think that came to me from Bernie Wrightson comics when I was a kid. And then when I got older and explored more horror comics, I read the old EC comics as a young adult, and then as I became a professional I also read the Charles Burns comics.
I think my inspiration comes more from the world of comics than it does from film. But I definitely won't argue with being lumped in with Cronenberg. He's pretty good at it.
CA: Wrightson was really good at it too, now that you mention it.
PH: Yeah, I think the Un-Men and the Patchwork Man [from Swamp Thing], seeing that as a kid was really unsettling for me, and it stuck in my mind, which is where that body horror came from. Actually the horror in it, while it is body horror, it's actually more obsessive. It's all in that great tradition of obsession-based horror from literature.
CA: Is this your first collaboration with Tony Harris?
PH: Yes it is, actually. Tony and I both started in the business at about the same time as artists. This book had been on the docket at AfterShock for quite a while, and we were just waiting to get the right artist. Both in terms of somebody who could pull it off, and somebody who had a big enough profile that the book wouldn't get lost in the shuffle. I think Joe Pruett showed the idea to Tony, and it played to his strengths. And we're very lucky to have him.
CA: You and Tony have very different styles as artists, but looking at the book I feel like there's something fundamentally similar in your approach to figures and faces.
PH: I think at the beginning of our career, even more so. I mean, he draws way better than I do. He has much more of an illustrative design sense than I do. He's more of a classic illustrator than I am. I'm more reductionist in terms of the way I draw. I try to minimalize.
We're both definitely into high contrast, which is probably part of what you're seeing. A lot of heavy blacks, light and shadow. And this is kind of inside baseball, but if you pay a lot of attention to page composition in comics, you'll see that Tony and I both use composition to draw the reader's eye across the page in a similar way.
CA: How does your experience as a comics artist affect the way you write for other artists? Does it change how you think about the art that's to come as you're writing?
PH: Oh definitely. I've always been writing as well as drawing. It's just that I wasn't making a living as a writer until the last fifteen years or so. But my time as strictly an artist has taught me to be careful about what I ask of my artists. Not to ask them to do something impossible, or too complex, or too boring — which is the worst thing.
When you ask an artist to do something boring, that's always the worst. I'm happy to sit down and draw the most complex scene, as long as it's rewarding and moves the story ahead. But if it's just treading water, it's really tough. So I know what I don't like to do, and I try not to ask other artists to do that.
I also like to leave room to let them contribute to the storytelling. I think too many writers today want their artists to be cameramen, and to give them back basically fumetti of the way the thing will look when they option it into a movie someday. I'm not interested in that; I'm here to make comics.
And the most fun thing about making comics to me is getting to collaborate with people you respect and admire. And I know Tony understands a lot of aspects of storytelling that maybe a casual fan or reader might not pick up on right away. But I know Tony can bring those things, and I try to leave room for that when I'm writing the script.
'Shipwreck' art by Phil Hester (AfterShock)
CA: When you say that your favorite thing is collaborating with creators you admire, that sounds like the answer to the question I was about to ask. Because in addition to writing Blood Blister with Tony, you're also currently drawing Shipwreck, which is written by Warren Ellis. And it's interesting that you wouldn't just be drawing your own comic, but if you do that you wouldn't get to work with Tony Harris and Warren Ellis.
PH: Well, number one, it's an honor to work with both of those guys, because I'm a fan of both of those guys. If I could letter, I'd be happy to letter one of those books too, just to work with those talents. That's important to me.
But also I try to be impartial about my own projects, when I'm thinking about the way they should be done. A lot of times, when I'm creating a new story, I have to step back and think, would I be the right person to draw this? And I don't think I'd be right for Blood Blister. I think you need somebody that's capable of drawing the real world in less abstract a way than I do. Tony's capable of that. He loves drawing people in suits. He loves drawing people that are beautiful, but you can sense there's something sinister lurking just under the surface.
Shipwreck is just right for me, because it's so surreal, and far out, that I can play all sorts of games with negative space, and really kind of outlandish composition. High contrast. But Blood Blister requires a little bit more realism than I'm capable of. It also demands a little bit more --- how should I say this? --- ornate grotesquery. That's Tony's specialty. My horror can seem a little more brutish and blunt, and he's got a more refined sensibility about it.
CA: After reading Shipwreck and Blood Blister back to back, I was thinking that these books could not be more different, even though they're both about men who might be in Hell.
PH: Yeah, that's true. They're definitely both about people in Hells of one kind or another. I'm not going to spoil anything about Shipwreck, but it's an intersection of horror and hard sci-fi, so he may be in Hell, but he may have found an actual door into Hell. An actual physical reality that comprises Hell. Not in any sort of Judeo-Christian sense, but he may have opened a dimensional doorway into someplace that might as well be Hell.
But Blood Blister's definitely straight-up old school horror Hell.
CA: Speaking of Judeo-Christian Hell, as you discussed earlier the concept of morality is really central to Blood Blister, and I'm curious how much the morality of the book has in common with your own ideas about morality.
PH: I'm not a very judgey person. Everyone's got a tough row to hoe, so however they get there is their bag. But I do think a lot of people are sort of heedless about their fellow person, and especially in America, where we're sort of, "Go go get yours" all the time. There's especially this sort of toxic masculinity, at least for my generation and hopefully not for younger generations, that says that whatever you do is okay as long as you're providing for your family. And that's wrong. It's not okay to destroy another person's family to provide for yours.
Blood Blister itself is not a manifesto of condemnation, but it's a plea to examine your life a little bit, I think. And the way I do that is to hold up a funhouse mirror to the way you can warp your own soul by the little comprises you make every day to get ahead.
CA: Obviously I'm not going to ask you for spoilers, but this first issue ends in a place that's scary, where we don't quite know what's going on. Without giving away too much, can you give us a sense of the shape of the series going forward?
PH: For the first few issues, a lot of it is him grappling with, "Am I crazy, or is this happening? Have I become obsessed with this and now I'm hurting myself, or is this a real physical threat to me?" He gets the answer and it's not the answer he wants, but it's the answer that we as readers want. Scary stuff is going to keep happening to him.
I'm not going to beat around the bush: this is a possession story. But most possession stories are about innocents who don't deserve the possession they're undergoing, and it's coming from an external evil. In his case, I wanted to play with the idea that you can be possessed by your own evil — by an evil that you give birth to yourself. That you gestate.
That's sort of the kernel of the whole thing: Where are these seemingly demonic forces born? They're born inside of us. And the difference between him and everyone else in history to date is that he gets to see his being born. And he gets a chance to do something about it. Whether he succeeds, or whether that sort of devil he's given birth to overcomes him is the crux of the story.
Blood Blister #1 is on sale this week from AfterShock Comics. Shipwreck #4 is on sale February 22.
Next: Jimmy Palmiotti Looks Back Over Five Milestones Of His Career
Filed Under: Blood Blister, Phil Hester, Shipwreck, tony harris, warren ellis
Categories: AfterShock, Interviews


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Fonds LA.SC018 - Newton MacTavish fonds
Newton MacTavish fonds
529 photographs and other material
MacTavish, Newton, 1877-1941
Newton McFaul MacTavish (1875-1941) was a Canadian journalist, art critic and early art historian. Born in Staffa, Ontario, he became a reporter at The Toronto Globe in 1896 and was its assistant financial editor until 1900. From then until 1906, he studied English literature at McGill University while working as a correspondent and business representative of The Globe in Montreal. In 1903 he married Kate Johnson. Between 1906 and 1926, MacTavish was the editor of The Canadian Magazine in Toronto. In 1910 he travelled to Europe and visited the Canadian artists J.W. Morrice and John Wentworth Russell in Paris. He subsequently (1922-1933) served as a trustee of the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa. Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia conferred honorary degrees on Newton MacTavish in 1924 (M.A.) and 1928 (D. Litt.). From 1926 to 1932 he was a member of the Civil Service Commission of Canada. A founder of the Arts and Letters Club (Toronto), he was also on the editorial advisory board of and contributor to the Encyclopedia of Canada (1932-1935). In addition to his articles, essays and short stories, MacTavish was the author of Thrown In (1923), The Fine Arts in Canada (1925, the first full-length history of Canadian art), and Ars Longa (1938). A fourth work, Newton MacTavish's Canada, was published posthumously in 1963. He died in Toronto in 1941.
The material now constituting the Newton MacTavish fonds was donated by his son Lachlan MacTavish in 1971 (Series 9: Photographs of paintings by Canadian artists) and 1976.
Fonds consists of photographs of Canadian artists and paintings, personal and professional correspondence of Newton MacTavish, manuscripts, offprints, illustrations, newspaper articles and reviews and other photographs. Included are correspondence and manuscripts of Kate Johnson MacTavish. Fonds is comprised of the following series: Correspondence Manuscripts Offprints Reviews Newspaper clippings Original illustrations Photographic studies Photographs of Canadian artists Photographs of paintings by Canadian artists Negatives Miscellaneous
No further accruals are expected.
Material in this fonds is in the public domain. Permission of the Art Gallery of Ontario is required for publication. Copyright belonging to other parties, such as that of photographs, may still rest with the creator of these items. It is the researcher's responsibility to obtain permission to publish any part of the fonds.
http://ago.ca/sites/default/files/SC018.pdf
Includes 9 cm of textual records, 30 drawings, 11 prints, 3 watercolours, 3 paintings.
Archivist's note
Description prepared by Amy Marshall with assistance from Gary Fitzgibbon, 2003.
Uploaded and adapted by Nirvana Chainani, 2019.
MacTavish, Newton, 1877-1941 (Creator)


Here are a few choice words from Charlie Hughes, the current student body president at Sewanee that I felt would resonate with a lot of readers. Enjoy!
The strongest friendships that I have had in my life thus far, developed through concurrently shared experiences, have been more like partnerships really. Their value lies in between the two friends, in the space between the two planets around which everything seems to orbit. Whether in high school, college, on an athletic team or at work, knowing that someone else enjoys your company can feel like the ultimate satisfaction, motivating you to get up in the morning, go for a run, to succeed. Sometimes your friend decides to take a different exit on the highway, and you look around, having forgotten how you arrived where you are, but yet still holding that specific motivation in your hand. Much in the way that time is said to fly when you are enjoying yourself, Maya Angelou once said that people (friends included) "will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." You never forget the motivation that friendship offers.


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using DataFrames: AbstractDataFrame, DataFrame

## We also implement most TNT arguments here.

## Accept a DataFrame with :target and :score columns to most functions
"""
TNT(::DataFrame; optional-args) extracts target and non-target scores from a dataframe.  The optional arhuments encode which colums are used for what purpose. `score` (default `:score`) is the name of the column containing the classifier's scores.  `target` (default `:target`), of type `Bool`, determines whether this is a target score or not.
"""
function TNT(x::AbstractDataFrame; score=:score, target=:target)
    ok = .!(ismissing.(x[target]) .| ismissing.(x[score]))
    t = BitArray(x[target][ok])
    s = collect(skipmissing(x[score][ok]))
    TNT(s[t], s[.!t])
end

for f in (:eer, :eerch, :auc, :cllr, :mincllr)
    @eval ($f)(tnt::TNT) = ($f)(tnt.tar, tnt.non)
    @eval ($f)(x::AbstractDataFrame; score=:score, target=:target) = ($f)(TNT(x, score=score, target=target))
end

roc(x::AbstractDataFrame; score=:score, target=:target, laplace=false, collapse=true) = roc(TNT(x, score=score, target=target), laplace=laplace, collapse=collapse)
roc(tnt::TNT; laplace=false, collapse=true) = roc(tnt.tar, tnt.non, laplace=laplace, collapse=collapse)

for f in (:ber, :minber)
    @eval ($f)(tnt::TNT, plo) = ($f)(tnt.tar, tnt.non, plo)
    @eval ($f)(x::AbstractDataFrame, plo; score=:score, target=:target) = ($f)(TNT(x, score=score, target=target), plo)
end

dcf(x::AbstractDataFrame; score=:score, target=:target, d::DCF=getdcf(), thres=-plo(d), norm=false) = dcf(TNT(x, score=score, target=target), d=d, thres=thres, norm=norm)

mindcf(x::AbstractDataFrame; score=:score, target=:target, d::DCF=getdcf(), norm=false) = mindcf(TNT(x, score=score, target=target), d=d, norm=norm)

import DataFrames.DataFrame
"""
`Dataframe(::Roc)` converts a `Roc` object in a datframe with columns:

 - `pfa` the false alarm rate

 - `pmiss` the miss rate

 - `thres` the thereshold, separating this line's pfa and pmiss from the next

 - `chull` indicating if this point is on the convex hull of the ROC curve

 - `llr` the optimal log-likelihood-ratio score for all data points contributing to the ROC line segment from this line to the next
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DataFrame(r::Roc) = DataFrame(pfa=r.pfa, pmiss=r.pmiss, thres=[Array(r.θ); missing], chull=r.ch, llr=[Array(r.llr); missing])

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Today we are going to share chicken recipes for kids.You can make chicken in different ways for your kids simply by following the chicken recipes for kids.
Due to the lack of time, we often look for easy and quick recipes that are healthy and nutritious for children. Thinking about it, mypkworld.com has created a recipe that, apart from being practical and economical to prepare, is full of healthy foods, such as pepper, zucchini and tomato, which are rich in iron and contain a lot of fiber. A light recipe that will delight the little ones in the house. You dare?
1- The first thing to do is to heat the oven to 200 degrees.
2- In a table, open the chicken breasts to be well extended.
3- Wash and cut the onion, green pepper, zucchini and tomato into small pieces.
4- Bring a frying pan to the fire with a little oil and stir the vegetables until they are at their point, neither more nor less cooked. Reserve.
5- Open the chicken breasts one by one and arrange on each one a slice of cheese.
6 – Next, fill them with a little of the vegetables in the center, and close them forming a roll. To keep them open, use a few chopsticks.
7- When the four rolls are made, arrange them in a baking tray and sprinkle them with tablespoons of the oil. Season to taste and bring the rolls to the oven for about 30 minutes or until golden brown.
8- When serving, cut the sliced rolls and accompany them with grilled vegetables. Enjoy your meal!
You can also read easy Indian chicken recipes.
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Q: Multiple, multi-value columns in pandas dataset - want to make multiple rows I have this following dataset from twitter in a pandas DataFrame.
  app_clicks          billed_charge_local_micro billed_engagements card_engagements  ...   retweets tweets_send  unfollows    url_clicks
0       None  [422040000, 422040000, 422040000]       [59, 65, 63]             None  ...  [0, 2, 0]        None  [0, 0, 1]  [65, 68, 67]

I want to make that three rows, but I'm not sure the best way to do that. Looked around and saw stuff like meld, merge and stack but nothing that really looks like it is for me.
Want it to be like this (don't care about index, just for visual purposes)
Index      billed_charge_local_micro
0                    422040000
1                    422040000
2                    422040000

Thanks.

A: you just use different functions of dataframe:
import pandas as pd

df2 = pd.DataFrame({ 'billed_charge_local_micro' : [[422040000, 422040000, 422040000]],
                 'other1': 10000,
                 'other2': 'abc'})

print(df2)

#       billed_charge_local_micro        other1   other2
# 0  [422040000, 422040000, 422040000]   10000    abc

df = df2['billed_charge_local_micro'].apply(pd.Series)

df = df.transpose()

df.columns = ["billed_charge_local_micro"]

print (df)

result final
   billed_charge_local_micro
0  422040000
1  422040000
2  422040000

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January 17, 2020 by Nick Swanson
The anticipation for Paul Felder and Dan Hooker is only growing higher as we prepare for a possible Fight of the Night if not Fight of the Year! Paul Felder has been putting his favorite HMIT Lace Up Boxing Gloves to great use during pad sessions where you can see the sheer power and force the "Irish Dragon" throws with these genuine handmade in Thailand gloves. (Link Below)
Paul Felder is no stranger to the Octagon. He made his UFC debut just over five years ago against Jason Saggo (13-4) at UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Saffiedine.
Going into that fight Felder was an undefeated prospect with a reputation as an exciting fighter who could finish a fight in the blink of an eye. Although he had to settle for a hard fought decision victory that night, it was an impressive enough performance that the UFC knew they had to give him more opportunities.
The "Irish Dragon" quickly repaid the UFC's investment in his second fight, when he finished Danny Castillo at UFC 182 via a spinning back fist KO in the 2nd round. The performance earned him a performance of the night bonus, and a highlight real finish that officially put him on the map for UFC fans around the world.
With success came bigger fights. Felder suffered his first loss in his third UFC fight. A fight against the equally as exciting Edson Barboza that once again earned Felder a performance bonus for fight of the night. The loss was one of three losses he would suffer in his five UFC fights following the Castillo KO.
In 2017, after much thought, Paul Felder made the decision that it was time to make a change. This was when he decided to pack up and head to Milwaukee, WI where he would begin to train full time at Roufusport. The hope was that a new camp would help him change his mindset and get him back on a consistent winning track. For Felder, the change didn't take long to start working in his favor. His next three fights all resulted in wins, and even more impressive, all three were finishes and two of them earned him performance bonuses.
This success, along with a budding broadcasting career had Felder sky rocketing up the ranks. He quickly became a fan favorite, both for the fighting style he brought into the octagon and the broadcasting style he shared outside of it.
On July 7th, 2018 Paul Felder would find himself walking into T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada for a fight against another fan favorite in Mike Perry. It was a fight specifically set up to excite the fans. Felder was moving up to to welterweight to make the fight happen. Both guys were known for their exciting and explosive fighting styles and most expected the fight had no chance to go all three rounds. Someone was surely going to get knocked out right? Wrong. The fight ultimately went the distance ending in a split deicison. The judges giving Mike Perry the nod and for at least one night, halting Felder's ascent up the ranks.
For anyone who had followed Felder to this point in his career, it was clear he wasn't just going to fade away after such a close loss. Instead he back to the drawing board with the head coach Duke Roufus.
After over half a year off, Felder returned to the lightweight division and went to battle with with James Vick (13-5). The lay-off proved to be beneficial, as he got back into the win column via a decision victory over Vick.
This victory ultimately set up a huge opportunity for Felder. The opportunity being a chance to avenge his first ever loss with a rematch against Edson Barboza at UFC 242. If Felder wanted to be taken seriously as a contender in his weight class, he knew this was a fight needed to win. It was the perfect fight to show the progress he has made since the first fight in 2015.
Felder would go on to win against Edson Barboza via Decision (30-27, 29-28 and 27-30).
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Felder said following the win.
Now that he's avenged his first ever loss, and started a new winning streak at lightweight, Felder has earned himself a top-10 spot in the UFC rankings. As the #6 lightweight in the UFC, the "Irish Dragon" has gone from hunter to hunted.
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from their website, www.alliance4action.org:
We are an alliance of progressive individuals in southern Arizona working to ensure a caring and inclusive country. We will act together to protect and strengthen our values, human and civil rights.
The alliance4action (a4a) is a citizens activist group that has become a powerful agent for creating and transmitting responses to current and anticipated actions by our State and National governments.
Based in Green Valley, a4a was created by the leadership of changeishappening! (cih!) and the Democratic Club of the Santa Rita Area (DCSRA) in November 2016. About 40 people, including leaders of several local organizations including faith based ones, attended the first meeting. By the end of January 2017, over 500 individuals had subscribed to the a4a email distribution list.
Recognizing that we will be more effective if we target our efforts, we formed action groups on the following immediate issues:
· Immigration
· Climate
· Heathcare (including ACA, Medicare/Medicaid)
· Education
· LGBTQ Rights
· Election of Progressive Candidates"
Carolyn's note: Uncontested Democratic races for the Primary: Sec. of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Mine Inspector and State Senate & House for LD 2. But there is Republican opposition in the General Election 2018.
Vote wisely on or before 8/28/18.
About the Author: Carolyn Classen
Carolyn Sugiyama Classen, a life long Democrat, was born & raised in the State of Hawaii, was a Legislative Aide for U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye on Capitol Hill, and practiced law for a while. In Tucson she worked as a tribal staff attorney for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and later was the Interim Executive Director of the now defunct Domestic Violence Commission. In 2008 she became a "My Tucson" guest columnist for the Tucson Citizen newspaper, then continued blogging for Tucsoncitizen.com for over four and a half years. Her blogsite was entitled "Carolyn's Community" about community events and some political news, until Gannett Publishing shut down the site on January 31, 2014. She started with Blog for Arizona on Feb. 11, 2014. Part time she has been sitting as a Hearing Officer in Pima County Consolidated Justice Courts Small Claims Division since April, 2005. She is married to University of Arizona Distinguished Professor Albrecht Classen, a native of Germany. They have one son, who lives in Seattle, WA with his wife and daughter. She is also the Editor of the Southern Arizona Japanese Cultural Coalition website, www.southernazjapan.org (since Jan. 2013).
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Where's ending mass incarceration and draconian mandatory minimum sentencing? Prison profiteering. Criminal justice reform?
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Discussion in 'Mac Programming' started by eddies1j2, May 20, 2008.
1 bit of parity for 7 bits of data won't catch all errors. It just gives you a certain chance of catching them.
What you're talking about is parity. This isn't the same as a checksum, but we'll get to that in a minute.
Parity has to be defined as even or odd. Normally you'd have a 9th bit to handle the parity for a byte of actual data, but we can work with 7 bits of data to 1 bit of parity.
to make the number of 1s even.
This is used in systems like RAID level 5, but I think it uses odd parity. Essentially you must have 3 or more disks. One whole disk is reserved for parity. In the simplest example, you have two disks full of data. Each time a write is performed to either of these disks, the parity is calculated, so if the new values are 0 and 1, the parity bit written on the 3rd disk is 0. If it's 0 0, 1 is the parity bit, if it's 1 1, 1 is the parity bit. When one (and only one!) disk dies, you can rebuild its contents by calculating odd-parity on to a new disk you replace the failed disk with.
A checksum normally means some algorithm that is applied to generate a very small value that will be representative of a much large amount of data. There are possibilities of collisions in the checksum which means that different sets of data would produce the same checksum, but this is rare in the circumstances that a checksum is normally applied. For example, if you download a large file from the internet, and you have a tool to generate a cehcksum on this file, and the "publisher" of the file used the same checksum tool, you can compare your results to see if they match. Generally transmission issues on your connection or malicious tampering will change the checksum, so you can see that the file is not the same as the one published.
Why do you need to understand these concepts?
Checksum is a value based on a large bucket of data that shouldn't change if two buckets are identical in contents.
Parity is an even or odd value based on the 7 other bits. If the bits are added up and differ from parity bit, then you have a single-bit error somewhere. This is usually for hardware (RAM) or during transmission of small chunks of data.
You can actually use both schemes, parity during transmission (drips and drabs) and a checksum after transmission to verify integrity of the whole bucket.
I'm pretty baffled as to why these concepts would be on an exam in a programming class. They are quite important but I would think they would be in a logic class, architecture class, networking class (this is where I dealt with most of these concepts), etc.
Checksumming is similar to hashing, which might be applicable in a programming course, especially since java uses hashCode for objects to determine if things are sort of like each other for use in things like HashMaps. In that case you try to get as "unique" of a value as you can in 32-bits. If your object is simple enough that you can write a hash that will never collide, this is called a perfect hash. For anything that can store more than 32 unique bits of data, this isn't really possible, so normally you have to make your best go at it and hope there aren't too many collisions.


One of the – for me personally – most touching space related messages I received recently was that a group of aurora enthusiasts and atmospheric scientists had spotted a atmospheric phenomenon which didn't have a name yet. It's a purple beam of light (directed east – west) which shows up between aurora's, but has it's own way of doing things. Initially it was thought to be a proton arc, but they can't be seen. So it had to be something different. But what was it?
It was seen quite often, but it had not been documented properly yet. Until now.
Based upon a movie called "Over the Hedge", a group of scientists from the NASA, ESA and the University of Calgary and enthusiasts from the Alberta Aurora Chasers then decided to call it "Steve".
It may be a product of getting older, but there are times when I want to stop time.
I want to make the sunsets last just a little longer.
I want the quiet mornings to go on and on, the laughter at the dinner table to stretch out into a whole evening, the beauty of the clouds as they race across the valley to never end. It is not that I want to freeze reality, just slow it down. I want life to move as slow as me. For I have learned that life moves far too fast as it is. It is a joy that endures but briefly, made of moments that pass as quickly as hummingbirds.
Let me linger in the love I feel. Let me see the light for as long as I can.


I cannot believe October is over. October is one of my favorite months, and it flew by much too quickly this year.
This weekend was such a blessing. Not only was I encouraged and challenged by the women's retreat (more on that later this week), but I was able to get away while The Hubs took care of Bubby, the dog, and the house. I came back Saturday evening, and things looked well-maintained. No new clutter, no big messes, no sink full of dishes (the dishwasher was even unloaded), no chaos after my time away. In addition, this morning we went to late service, and The Hubs took care of the morning stuff - dog out, Bubby changed and fed, etc. - so I could sleep in an extra hour even though I'd already had a bunch of "time off" this weekend. I know there are times when The Hubs and I drive each other crazy, and we are much too human as we don't put each other first, but this weekend he went above and beyond, and I am so thankful.
303. being twenty-nine weeks along - every week after this will be a new experience for me!
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The Mass. Legislature is not diverse, and that's probably not changing next year
By Jamie Halper Globe Correspondent,August 7, 2018, 9:26 a.m.
State Representative Russell Holmes is a member of the Black and Latino Legislative Caucus. (Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe)
Across the country, people of color are stepping up to run for office in unprecedented numbers. But in Massachusetts, there's little chance that the Legislature — already one of the least diverse in the country — will look much different next year than it does now.
While there are about two dozen legislative candidates of color vying to make inroads in the Legislature, according to a Globe tally, nearly half of them are seeking seats already held by minority politicians. And many of them are running against each other in the same districts.
As it currently stands, there are 18 members of color in the Massachusetts House and Senate, accounting for 9 percent of all seats in a state where the state population is nearly 28 percent minority. The Bay State ranks in the bottom quartile of states for legislative racial diversity, according to data from the National Council of State Legislatures for 2015, the most recently tabulated data.
"I do not think much is going to change," said state Representative Russell Holmes, a member of the Mass. Black and Latino Legislative Caucus. "We don't have the resources to run a campaign that's very competitive, and many folks who are white in majority-color districts have no one running against them."
The lack of diversity is partially because the barrier to entry is relatively high in the full-time, professional Legislature, where it's difficult for anyone to defeat an incumbent, politicians of color and analysts say. They also cited subpar recruitment and support efforts for candidates of color, as well as the political and fund-raising networks in minority communities.
Still, similar obstacles haven't stopped candidates of color — including those who are black, Asian, hispanic, and Native American — from jumping into other races, both here and across the country. Quentin James, founder of The Collective PAC, which trains and supports black candidates across the country, described 2018 as a "historic" year with more black candidates running for Congress and statewide office than ever before.
"This is a once in a lifetime kind of moment we're looking at for black politics," he said.
Similarly, the Latino Victory Project noted the rise in interest it has seen from candidates nationwide.
"We are seeing a ton of first-time candidates in particular stepping up to run in a way that we haven't seen before and from backgrounds that are pretty nonconventional for folks in politics," said Mayra Macias, political director for the Latino Victory Project.
James cited backlash to the Trump presidency and persistent racial tensions that have served as driving forces behind the increased number of candidates this year.
In Massachusetts, there are several congressional hopefuls who, if they win, would become the first person of color to represent the state in the US House. In Boston, Ayanna Pressley, the first black woman elected to the City Council, is challenging 10-term US Representative Michael E. Capuano in the Sept. 4 primary.
But the trend, for the most part, has not reached the state level. Among the statewide constitutional offices, there is only one candidate of color — Keiko Orrall, the Republican challenging Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, a Democrat.
When state lawmakers redrew their House districts in 2011 to account for population shifts, they created 20 districts that are majority-minority — where nonwhite residents outnumber white people. Today, only 10 of those seats are held by people of color.
"We have stayed stagnant essentially since redistricting, and the whole point of redistricting in 2011 was to get more folks of color elected," Holmes said. "I don't see much change in number of people of color next year who aren't here now."
In the state Senate, there are two people of color — Sonia Chang-Diaz and Dean Tran. For years, Linda Dorcena Forry was the only black person in the Senate, and the highest-ranking elected black official in the state, but she stepped down in January. Her successor, state Senator Nick Collins, who is white, won a special election earlier this year, and he's running unopposed for a full term this fall.
Ray La Raja, a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, said that the state's full-time Legislature — compared to other states with part-time legislatures — makes it hard for new candidates to defeat incumbents who are established in their communities with name recognition and staffs.
"It's a bigger hill to climb for a challenger in Massachusetts than other places," he said.
Sayu Bhojwani, executive director of New American Leaders, which supports first- and second-generation immigrant candidates for office, said that liberal states are not immune to racial disparities in government.
"I think it's one of the challenges of the Democratic Party where they have taken voters and candidates of color for granted and assumed they are doing OK and that people of color are always going to support the Democrats," she said. "I think there's a lack of intentionality of going out and finding people in communities of color."
State Representative Byron Rushing, a Democrat and a member of the Black and Latino Legislative Caucus, also said part of the problem is how the party recruits and supports its candidates. He said that efforts like the 2011 redistricting may lead to small changes, but that party reform is the key to a significant representational shift.
In a statement, Nigel C. Simon, director of community affairs and outreach for the Massachusetts Democratic Party, said the party has hosted "strategic campaign and candidate trainings in key communities" and identified "local affirmative action officers within each of our democratic town committees."
"We're working to not only make sure the issues and voices of our communities of color are heard but are investing in and supporting recruitment and engagement efforts in each region of the Commonwealth," Simon said.
Such lack of diversity comes with consequences, said Segun Idowu, 29, who is running against state Representative Angelo Scaccia in the Democratic primary for the 14th Suffolk District, which includes Hyde Park and parts of Roslindale and Readville.
"When you have more voices coming from communities of color who are elected and can wrangle other legislators to get things passed, I think you see more progress for affected communities," Idowu said.
Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated the age of Segun Idowu.
Clarification: This story has been updated to reflect the state's minority population as the percentage of people not counted by the US Census as non-Hispanic white.
Jamie Halper can be reached at jamie.halper@globe.com. Follow her on Twitter @jamiedhalper.
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Still 'captured by cotton'?
In May 2011, the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) and the India Committee of the Netherlands (ICN) published the report 'Captured by Cotton – Exploited Dalit girls produce garments in India for European and US markets'. The report uncovered troubling evidence thatproducts for big garment brands and retailers were being made by girls under exploitative working conditions in Tamil Nadu, South India. Currently, SOMO and ICN are working on a follow-up report, which is scheduled for publication in mid-April 2012. New field research has been conducted, including interviews with nearly 200 women workers. The new report examines the current situation at the four garment manufacturers originally investigated for Captured by Cotton. SOMO and ICN look at what the industry promised to undertake to curb labour abuses following the first report, what has actually been achieved, and to what effect. In advance of the forthcoming report, this fact sheet highlights some of the preliminary findings and recommendations.
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Parents put their trust into lice treatment products that claim to kill. They believe the claims that these miracle cures make and they willingly spend their hard-earned money with the hope that such products will soon end their misery. But unfortunately, the results only disappoint. Within weeks, but sometime within days, they again see signs of lice life and their hopes are dashed.
Parents can't understand why these treatments fail. Many believe what they've heard on the news about resistant strains or mutant strains of lice that are unfazed by the chemicals with which they are repeatedly zapped.
The stories raise their suspicions because they've seen with their own eyes that lice survive. But such stories only misinform. The truth is parents know that lice sometimes don't die; they just don't know with certainty why.
It literally would take millions of dollars to fund studies into whether the genetic structure of lice has changed and no drug company would be willing to pay that kind of money to find out that their product is no longer effective.
Independent researchers could probably learn the answer, but they'd have trouble raising that quantity of funding and making such studies a priority, especially when lice are considered by most to be pretty harmless. Drug companies benefit when people think that somehow lice have mutated or have become resistant because that displaces the blame onto the lice.
What's really happening is the treatments parents are using on their children are failing. If head lice still exist after treatment, then the problem lies with the product.
Why is this true?
When it comes to head lice, the treatment administered must eliminate 100% of the problem. Every single louse and egg has to be eliminated every time the treatment is applied and that's quite a challenge!
In addition, the poison has to selectively harm just the head lice and nothing else. So it has to be a smart solution.
Eliminating almost all the problem Isn't going to work just as you can't almost cross the entire street safely and you can't almost open a can of soda. If these actions aren't completed fully, as in 100%, you might as well not even attempt the action.
If just one louse or egg survives because you didn't entirely cover the affected area or didn't use the right amount of poison, the entire treatment fails.
I suppose the lice could be resistant, but I could also suppose that the right dosage wasn't applied. It doesn't matter, really because the end result is that lice are still alive.
This reminds me of a story a woman told me about her college days. One night she and her roommates walked to the drugstore and purchased peroxide-containing highlighting and hair coloring kits that they planned to use at their girl's night in. After locking themselves in a bathroom for several hours they emerged looking Not quite like the pictures in the product's advertising!
That experience made her think of all the times she applied lice treatments to her children's heads and how many times those treatments failed. Like the coloring experience, she realized that to effectively kill lice, she needed the right skills.
She then realized how difficult applying head lice treatments in clear liquid or mousse form to a child who's reluctant and fidgety really is. She felt safe in assuming that she had always unevenly applied the treatments and that other parents were guilty of this, too. She and other parents probably just missed some of the lice, but there wasn't any way to know for certain. The directions simply say to check the head after treatment. But they don't say how!
When the makers of these products offer incomplete instructions, It's difficult to check a parent's results. Therefore the best a parent can do is guess about his/her success. they've no choice but to take a wait-and-see approach. If 2 or 3 weeks later There's another head lice explosion, the parent failed. Otherwise, he or she succeeded.
Because they're not offered any reliable cure, parents sometimes remain trapped in the seemingly never-ending cycle of - banishment - treatment - waiting.
The solution? Applying the NITMIX Wet Combing Aid and then running a comb through the hair removes the stragglers. And that's what ensures the problem doesn't come back to haunt you.
It's a solution that's simple and reliable. you'll know whether you've gotten all the lice and eggs and if you didn't, the product will do so right then and there.
If you're wondering how this can be so, visit www.nitmix.com and read the Frequently Asked Questions section.
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We are entering a new year and some of the club members may need to know the "Taxpayer Identification Number" and have a copy of form W-9 (for themselves or for others outside of the club).
We have two such forms: One for the Club's Foundation and on for the Club.
If you need this info in conjunction with payment of dues - see the W-9 for the Club.
If you need this info for making a payment for one of our fund raisers - see the W-9 for the foundation.
For the W-9's, go to https://rotaryclubofkeller.org/ and login to Member Area.
Under Admin, Admin in the "My Club Runner" section, select "View Club Documents".
For the Club's W-9, select "Club Information", then "Tax Information for the Club", then "W-9 for Rotary Club of Keller".
For the Foundation's W-9, select "Foundation Information", then "Tax Information for the Foundation", then "General Tax Information", then "W9 (most recent)"
The Rotary Club of Keller was a driving force in the development of the Veterans Memorial Park at North Main Street and Keller Parkway.
The Rotary Club of Keller sponsors three Interact Clubs (Keller High School, Central High School, and Timber Creek High School). Students learn the personal value of volunteering on service projects that make a difference to individuals and communities. In addition, the students learn about leadership as they plan and execute club projects.
Learn about Rotary Youth Exchange and become a host family.
Service Above Self to our community and the world all while having fun.
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Kurt Busch Stretches the Fuel Mileage to Claim Pocono
Monday, Jun 06
Last year in Pocono, Kurt Busch was unable to stretch his fuel mileage to get a victory, but on Monday, he led the final 32 laps off a restart en route to his first victory of 2016.
On Wednesday, it was announced that long-time crew crew chief Tony Gibson would be suspended one race due to a lug nut violation during the Coca-Cola 600. Team engineer Johnny Klausmeier stepped in and had the right pit strategy to go to the end on gas, while others ran out.
"It's an amazing feeling when you drive into Victory Lane on any weekend at any track," Busch said post-race. "It makes you think of all the hard work that everybody at Stewart-Haas Racing does on this car. To be in position is what it's all about. Johnny Klausmeier gave me the ball and said 'hey you're two laps short, go get it for us.' Each week we've been in a position so far and we hadn't quite sealed the deal and we're going to enjoy this win."
At the beginning of the last stint of the race, Busch was told that he was two laps short on gas, which is five miles around the "Tricky Triangle." Working with an intern crew chief, it's a pass-fail estimation because the team is working with a calculator.
Next week would have marked exactly one year since Busch's last win at Michigan. Coming into Pocono he sat second in the point standings with a series-high 11 top-10 finishes.
After leading four laps earlier in the event, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was passed on the last restart and could never regain the track position that he had lost. Crew chief Greg Ives ensured him that the No. 88 car would make it to the end on fuel and the No. 41 car could not.
"I didn't do what I needed to do on that last restart," Earnhardt said post-race. "The No. 41 car got a run on us and he shouldn't have. I think if I could have got in front of him, I would have been able to hold on to that position. The No. 41 car got a great run on us and we couldn't get him back. I knew even though we were matching him on some laps that I wasn't going to get any closer than I was."
This marks the fourth time that Earnhardt has finished second in 2016, which leads the series. It's the first time that he has had a top-10 finish since Bristol in mid-April.
Starting from pole, Brad Keselowski led just one lap and had to overcome two pit road penalties on Lap 21 and Lap 22 for an unimproved body modification. In the closing laps he was able to go from sixth-place up to third, to record his fifth top-five finish of the season.
"The last four or five weeks we've had really strong runs," Keselowski said. "It seems like a bunch of seconds and thirds. Not quite the finish we want, but it was a good effort from our team."
Leading a career-high and race-high 51 laps, Chase Elliott came home fourth on Monday. The middle stage of the race is where the No. 24 car shined, at one point having five former Sprint Cup champions behind him in the running order. Though he was disappointed with a fourth-place finish he was able to record his fifth top-five finish of the season.
Joey Logano led the opening 17 laps of the event, but the team had to overcome an incident with Ryan Newman and patch the left rear corner of the racecar. Like his Team Penske teammate, Keselowski, he was able to rebound through adversity to pick up his fourth top-five finish of 2016.
Kasey Kahne, Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards, Kevin Harvick and Ryan Blaney rounded out the top 10.
Defending race winner, Martin Truex, Jr. finished 19th, while overcoming adversity throughout the weekend. He was scheduled to be the leader after a Lap 122 caution, getting off the pit road first, but cut a tire.
Kyle Busch came up short of his first first career win at Pocono, finishing in 31st. Ryan Newman got into the rear of his car, sending him into the outside wall on Lap 109. The No. 18 car was 10 laps off the pace.
Just passed halfway Tony Stewart got loose and crashed into his Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Danica Patrick. The duo of teammates finished 32nd and 34th after Stewart ran in the top 10 the first half of the race.
Kyle Larson Outlasts the Rain in Pocono
Saturday, Jun 04
After looking like he was going to pick up his first XFINITY Series victory last weekend in Charlotte, it took Kyle Larson just 53 laps to get it done in Pocono in the inaugural race at the venue in the series.
In what was supposed to be the rain free day of the weekend, rain halted the racing 53 laps into the 100 laps race and by the NASCAR rule book, once the race is passed halfway it is deemed official if weather comes. Pole-sitter Erik Jones was closing in on Larson when the rain hit the race track.
NASCAR waited an hour and 35 minutes before calling the event due to rain. Once the track was near dry it began to pour, which led the series director to call the remainder of the race.
Larson led on several different occasions for a total of 27 circuits. It marks the Chip Ganassi Racing drivers' fourth career win in 82 XFINITY Series starts, and his second career win at Pocono, winning an ARCA event two years ago.
"I'm happy with it," Larson said of the rain coming in and ending the race. "We were good, a little bit better than i thought we would be. We were more comparable to the Gibbs cars than I thought we would be based off practice and qualifying."
Jones finished second on the afternoon after starting from pole, but never leading a lap. For the majority of the 53 laps the No. 20 car was in the runner-up position, first chasing his teammate Kyle Busch then chasing Larson. He felt like this race was another race that she let slip away.
"We had by far one of the best cars in the field today, so it's unfortunate," Jones said of his second-place effort. "Our Camry was good, but just not enough time t get back to the lead and have a shot at it. It's pretty frustrating because this whole year has been a season of just missing it by that much. We missed it in a couple races by penalties and circumstances and today was another one of those days where we had another good shot at the win, but with the way it played out it just didn't work out for us."
Ty Dillon finished third, posting his fourth top-five finish of 2016.
After leading the opening 16 laps, Busch couldn't get back through traffic to take the lead back after making a pit stop under the first caution flag. Finishing fourth on the afternoon, he felt that the team was a step behind.
Joey Logano rounded out the top five after getting off-sequence with the competition.
Elliott Sadler, Paul Menard, Brandon Jones, Daniel Suarez and Alex Bowman rounded out the top 10.
Brennan Poole finished 12th, ending a streak of four consecutive top 10 finishes, which is a career-high in his rookie season.
On Lap 20, Justin Allgaier made contact with the wall in the "Tunnel Turn" which resulted in a 39th-place finish. The No. 7 team dropped to seventh in the points after starting the race third in the standings.
The series is set to return to action next Saturday at Michigan, where Busch is the defending winner of the event, which was his first race back in the XFINITY Series after his leg injuries last February in Daytona. .
Busch Brothers Fastest in Final Practice at Pocono
After getting just 20 minutes of practice on Friday, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series was able to go the full distance in final practice on Saturday at Pocono Raceway.
The session was led by Kyle Busch at 176.901 mph. Completing 21 laps, the No. 18 team focused strictly on race runs. The No. 18 will begin the 400-mile event from the outside of the sixth row, a place that he is searching for his first career victory at the "Tricky Triangle."
"With the way our cars at JGR (Joe Gibbs Racing) have been overall, I'm very optimistic that we could score a victory there this weekend or, if not, when we come back later in the summer," Busch said.
Kurt Busch was second on the leader board in the practice session. He laid down a lap of 176.800 mph, which was less than a half-tenth off his brother's time. The former Pocono winner will start from ninth on Sunday.
Jimmie Johnson was third on the board with a lap at 176.710 mph, Martin Truex, Jr. was fourth at 176.291 and Kevin Harvick rounded out the top five at 176.125 mph.
Pole-sitter, Brad Keselowski was sixth on the board. The No. 2 car ran 27 laps on the racetrack and the team was happy with the car they have on track.
"I think were decent, it's hard to say," Keselowski said. "We need to look at some data, but I don't think were far off. Starting up front gives you a lot of confidence for sure."
Keselowski's Team Penske teammate Joey Logano was seventh, with Matt Kenseth eighth, rookie Ryan Blaney was ninth and AJ Allmendinger fulfilled the top 10.
The younger Busch brother had the best 10 consecutive laps, while Harvick ran 34 laps, the most of all drivers.
Joe Gibbs Racing Faster than the Field in Pocono
The inaugural XFINITY Series qualifying session at Pocono Raceway was held Saturday morning where it was broken into two rounds of single-car runs, much like the restrictor plate tracks of Daytona and Talladega.
For the fifth time in 2016, Erik Jones will start from the pole in an XFINITY Series race. In the second round of qualifying he laid down a lap of 175.926 mph, which was much faster than the rest of the field. In the first round of qualifying the No. 20 Toyota was over a half-second faster than second-place.
Kyle Busch has been fast since the No. 18 team unloaded on Thursday. He was second overall at 175. 203 mph. His only win at Pocono in NASCAR came last summer when he won in the Camping World Truck Series.
The third Joe Gibbs Racing driver, Daniel Suarez was third quick at 174.784 mph. It his 12th top-10 start of 2016, in 12 events.
Kyle Larson was fourth at 173.568 and Joey Logano rounded out the top five at 172.781 mph.
Elliott Sadler was sixth, Paul Menard seventh, Ty Dillon eighth, Justin Allgaier ninth and Alex Bowman rounded out the top 10.
The top 12 cars in the second round of qualifying were separated by two seconds.
Notable drivers to miss the top 12 cutoff were a pair of rookies led by Brennan Poole who posted the 13th best lap, with Brandon Jones 14th, Cup Series driver Aric Almirola 16th and Brendan Gaughan 17th.
Darrell Wallace, Jr. was the second to last car to attempt a qualifying lap in the opening round. The No. 6 Ford got loose getting into the corner and went for a long spin, keeping it off the wall. In doing so, Bowman was on track for his warm up lap and had to pull his car into the pits to cool the engine down.
Bowman posted the eight fastest lap even with a hot engine, while Wallace will have to come from the rear as he never made a full lap.
The green flag is set to wave shortly after 1:00 p.m. ET.
Carl Edwards Quickest in Abbreviated Opening Cup Series Practice in Pocono
Friday, Jun 03
NASCAR knew that rain was in the forecast for the entire weekend before cars got on track for opening Sprint Cup Series practice on Friday. The session started 19 minutes behind the scheduled time due to fog.
Fog remained a factor for what turned into be just a 20 minute practice when rain came and halted cars from working on qualifying setup. 28 cars participated in practice, so if qualifying is rained out in the afternoon the starting lineup will be set by owner standings.
Carl Edwards posted the fastest single lap speed at 179.802 mph, which was over one mph faster than Kevin Harvick, who recorded the second fastest lap. If rain cancels qualifying, the No. 4 Chevrolet would start from the pole on Sunday.
Last year's pole-sitter for this event, Kurt Busch was third on the leader board at 178.649 mph. Paul Menard was fourth at 178.250 mph and defending Cup Series champion Kyle Busch rounded out the top five.
Jimmie Johnson, Casey Mears, Joey Logano, Greg Bffle and Tony Stewart rounded out the top 10.
Three drivers were tied for most laps ran in the practice session at seven. Cup Series rookie Chris Buescher led the way in that category at 23rd. Michael Annett and Brian Scott also completed seven laps and were the two slowest cars on one lap speed.
Notable drivers who didn't complete a lap were August winner, Matt Kenseth, Ryan Newman and Austin Dillon.
Qualifying is set to role at 4:15 p.m. ET if rain moves out of the Pocono Mountains.


HCV Winter Sports will have their awards Awards Night on Tuesday, March 20th at 7:00 PM at the HEC.
This is for athletes in grades 9-12 along with parents and fans.
We will recognize cheer team, wrestling team, GBB team, and BBB team.


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Despite the tab put on the Christian conversations across the Hindu Holy places, there is still a lot of illegal conversions that are being taken place across India, especially in the South. A Tamil Nadu based Christian Missionary is deliberately ready to conduct a massive scale "Suvaratha Sabha" in the Hindu Holy City, Tirupati. Allegedly, their main goal is to target the innocent and ignorant Hindus who visit the one of the most auspicious days, Tirumala Brahmotsavalu. It is recorded that, the same practice has been happening from the past 2 years and the state government has no steps taken against to this yet. Local people and other Hindu Organizations are little upset with the Government's laid backness and they want the government to take a serious action on these anti-Hindu organizations. These kind of activities received a good boost and support during the YS Rajashekar Reddy's era.
Interacting with press here in Tirupati on Monday, president of HCS (Hindu Cultural Society), Tumma Omkar alleged that Christian missionaries had been organizing such events 'deliberately' to coincide with the mega auspicious occasion, Brahmotsavam.
He said that "This has happened in the previous years too. This year, they have decided to hold the meetings in a four-acre area near Cotton Mill from October 6-9 and arrangements are going on. Our only question is why would they conduct their meetings during the annual Brahmotsavams, year after year?" he sought to know. In the meantime, another Hindu Samiti called 'Jai Bharath Seva Samstha' appealed for closure of meat and alcohol outlets across the city till the completion of the Srivari Brahmotsavams.


Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik. Labbaikala syarikalaka labbaik. Innal hamda wan ni'mata. Laka wal mulk laa syarikalak.
So from about 40 days ahead, me and my family will go hajj, the final thing of principles of Islam.
It's my first time to do Hajj, and my first time to go overseas. Of course I feel anxious. Nervous and excitement all over me. Will I be alright there? Will I be a better Moslem? Will I encounter some miracles? I don't know. All I know is I have to answer God's call.
PS: I'm planning to do a daily journal for this journey.


Did you grow up watching Mary Poppins, The Lion King, or maybe Jungle Book? Many people associate specific childhood memories with the works of Walt Disney and his creative team. The music and the characters captured young kids' imaginations such that even today the characters and the music can elicit strong emotions.
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Another museum feature you might enjoy is a film screening, where you can watch classic Disney movies like Swiss Family Robinson or Alice in Wonderland in a Fantasia-themed theatre. Movie tickets are free with admission, but you do have to request a complimentary ticket at the front desk. Before you come, be sure to check the Walt Disney Family Museum website for a movie schedule.
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Thursday, October 7th, 2010 in Florence, Mercato di San Lorenzo will be the stage for the stars of the Italian gastronomy, celebrating the best wines of Italy and the best catering Made in Italy. In collaboration with Pitti Immagine will present the new edition of L'Espresso two guides: the guide of "The Wines of Italy 2011", edited by Ernesto Gentili and Fabio Rizzari and the "Eating in Italy 2011" guide, edited by Enzo Vizzari. Some advance on the Espresso Guide 2011: for the Espresso Wine Guide this year, experts tasted 20,000 wines, have evaluated half, they reported 2580 producers and 231 wines of Excellence, the best wines of Italy. Similarly, for the Restaurant Guide Espresso - among veteran guides that tell the Italian cuisine - the food writers have carried out research among 2900 places, 2500 have been reviewed and rewarded those who deserved special reports.


To support the National Curriculum for Foreign Languages requirement that 'pupils should be taught to write phrases from memory and adapt these to create new sentences' and to 'understand basic grammar', this set has been designed to enable pupils to identify parts of speech and to create simple sentences in French. The poster and cards are colour-coded to aid in the identification process. Use the poster to sort the cards into the relevant parts of speech; the sentence frame at the bottom of the poster can then be used to structure sentences using the cards provided, or pupils can create their own.


"Image taken in Cape Enrage, Albert County, New Brunswick, home to mainland New Brunswick's oldest lighthouse. This area received its name from the surrounding rough waters, and jagged rocky cliffs. The tide comes and goes every twelve hours, usually rising 30 - 40 feet, sometimes more."
10% of the sale price of Brittany's scarves is donated to the Canadian Wildlife Federation.


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Face of a Derbyshire monster who abused five children
He's been jailed for 11 years
Martin NaylorCourt Reporter
Simon Seymour has been jailed for 11 years (Image: Derbyshire Police)
A Derbyshire man has been jailed for 11 years for sexually assaulting a number of underage children.
Simon Seymour was convicted of abusing the victims following a trial at Derby Crown Court.
The jury was told how he carried out his depraved acts on five different children over a number of years.
He groped and touched the underage victims, got at least one of them to sexually touch him as well as exposing himself to more than one of them.
The 32-year-old of Castle Road, Castle Gresley, denied all of the charges, meaning the children he abused, who are now teenagers or adults, were forced to relive their ordeals by giving evidence at his trial.
After hearing the evidence the jury found Seymour guilty of two counts of sexual assault against a boy and 11 counts of sexual assault on girls.
They cleared him of charges of rape of a child.
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Tributes paid to much-loved Derby drama teacher who 'shaped so many lives'
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Five fined by police for going to birthday party in Derbyshire
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Murder of Jacqueline Oakes: Inquest to be resumed
Lawyers acting on behalf of the family of murdered Birmingham woman, Jacqueline Oakes have been told that an inquest into her death is to resume.
After considering an application from law firm, Hudgell Solicitors, on behalf of Jenny, Maria and Rafi Oakes, Jacqueline's children, the Senior Coroner for Birmingham and Solihull, Mrs Louise Hunt has today confirmed that an Article 2 inquest will resume.
An earlier inquest into Jacqueline's death was opened and adjourned in 2014 due to the criminal proceedings taking place against Marcus Musgrove, who was subsequently found guilty of her murder and sentenced to a minimum of 18 years in July 2014.
Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights protects the right to life and imposes obligations upon state bodies, such as the police and health providers to take appropriate steps to safeguard lives. An Article 2 inquest will examine not only the circumstances surrounding a death, but also the role state bodies might have played in that death.
Civil liberties and police action specialist Andrew Petherbridge of Hudgell Solicitors says: "I'm very grateful to the coroner for the careful consideration she has given this matter and that there will now be a wide-ranging examination into the circumstances surrounding Jacqueline's death. It is our view that an Article 2 inquest was essential given the large number of state bodies that had contact with Jacqueline in the lead up to her untimely death."
Jenny Oakes says: "We're so pleased to hear that there will now be a thorough investigation into our Mom's death. We believe there were so many unnecessary failings that led to our Mom being killed and we hope that the inquest will shine a light on these and help other families in the process. We can't bring our Mom back, but we can at least get answers as to why she is no longer with us."
The coroner has scheduled a three-week inquest to start on 1 October 2018.
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Irkutsk regional AIDS center acquired the latest version of the Apple iPhone Max Xs gray with 512 GB of internal storage. According to the Medusa, the gadget cost the institution nearly 123 thousand RUB Information this reporter obtained from the procurement website.
The center staff explained that the purchase of a smartphone spent the money allocated by the Elton John Foundation for AIDS. To use the gadget is going to work, it is necessary for international project aimed at the involvement of people from different risk groups (homosexuals, girls of easy virtue, drug users) in therapy of HIV infection and tuberculosis. To do this, including need a mobile application that provides continuous contact between doctor and patient, and it only works on newer Apple devices, says the head of the Irkutsk center Julia Plotnikova.
According to her, now the gadget is used to teach doctors and patients in the future, phones may by and ill.
"Industry representatives criticized the centre for the purchase of the iPhone in the context of the HIV epidemic in the region," says Medusa.