Reformat that SD Card? Think again!
I recently came across a small piece of utility software provided free of charge by the SD Association: the SD Formatter, which is available both for Windows and Mac operating systems. For the Mac, compatibility up to Mountain Lion is listed, I have used it successfully with Mavericks, however.
Reformatting an SD card with a different file system, or even with the same one, may make the card slower, or shorten its lifespan. Some cards use wear leveling, in which frequently modified blocks are mapped to different portions of memory at different times, and some wear-leveling algorithms are designed for the access patterns typical of the file allocation table on a FAT12, FAT16 or FAT32 device. In addition, the preformatted file system may use a cluster size that matches the erase region of the physical memory on the card; reformatting may change the cluster size and make writes less efficient.
SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards have a "Protected Area" on the card for the SD standard's security function; a standard formatter may erase it, causing problems if security is used. The SD Association provides free SD Formatter software to overcome these problems. The SD Formatter does not format the "Protected Area", and the Association recommends the use of appropriate application software or SD-compatible device that provides SD security function to format the "Protected Area" in the memory card.
How many times have I formatted an SD card? Dunno - quite a number of times. I've done this on digital cameras directly (though I believe they don't actually format the card but rather, just erase the contents, since the process is extremely quick) as well as from my Mac.
This is probably something one should keep in mind, especially with highly optimized Class 10 cards used for HD Video, etc. I would think that erasing the card (often called "formatting" on the camera itself is okay, doing so via the formatting program on a PC or Mac likely will cause issues.


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Sounds Like Steely Dan?
They are of course the pop/jazz masters whose harmonic and lyrical sophistication have had the critics purring since 1972.
They've also often been described as 'influential'. But is that true? Does any other music sound remotely like Steely Dan?
In the 1980s, the term 'Steely Dan-influenced' was bandied about particularly in relation to British bands of the 'sophisti-pop' variety: The Big Dish, Style Council, Everything But The Girl, Curiosity Killed The Cat, Hue & Cry, Sade, Swing Out Sister, even Prefab Sprout and Deacon Blue.
More recently, it's The High Llamas, Athlete, Mark Ronson, Toy Matinee, The Norwegian Fords, Mayer Hawthorne, State Cows and even Pharrell.
None really sound like Steely. Sure, they show off some slick grooves, jazzy solos and nice chord changes. But they also generally scrimp on the hooks, harmonic sophistication, production values and soulful, distinctive vocals which characterise Becker and Fagen's oeuvre.
However, there are random tracks over the years – by artists one wouldn't necessarily have predicted – that have seemingly 'cracked the code'.
Here's a smattering, not all necessarily from the '80s. More suggestions welcome if you can think of any.
10. Billy Joel: 'Zanzibar'
Lush production (Phil Ramone), cool chords, great arrangements, biting Fagenesque vocals, quirky lyrics and nice guitar from Steely regular Steve Khan. Also featuring two kick-ass solos by trumpet/flugelhorn legend Freddie Hubbard.
9. The Stepkids: 'The Lottery'
Underrated American psych-soulsters deliver jazzy weirdness, a nice groove, oblique lyrics, cool chords, memorable hooks and a distinctly Fagen-like croon from vocalist Tim Walsh.
8. The Tubes: 'Attack Of The 50ft Woman'
The bridge and backing vocals always remind me of Steely, and I'm sure the boys would also appreciate the '50s B-movie lyric concept and 'easy listening' middle eight.
7. Danny Wilson: 'Lorraine Parade'
The Dundonians' superb debut is full of Dan-ish moments but this (sorry about the sound quality) could almost be an outtake from Katy Lied. See also the B-side 'Monkey's Shiny Day'.
6. Frank Gambale: 'Faster Than An Arrow'
The Aussie guitar master swapped the chops-based fusion for this slick, lushly-chorded, Steely-style shuffle. Gambale sings, plays piano and guitar and also wrote the excellent horn chart.
5. Maxus: 'Nobody's Business'
The AOR supergroup came up with this standout in 1981. Jay Gruska's vocals and Robbie Buchanan's keys particularly stand out as Steely-like (apologies for the creepy video).
4. Cliff Richard: 'Carrie'
More than a hint of 'Don't Take Me Alive' in the chorus, lovely production and Cliff does a neat Fagen impression throughout. And hey, isn't that 'Mike' McDonald on backup? (No. Ed.) Apparently co-songwriter Terry Britten was a huge Steely fan (as Cliff told this writer during a live radio interview circa 2008).
3. Boz Scaggs: 'We're Waiting'
Steely regulars Michael Omartian, Victor Feldman, Jeff Porcaro and Chuck Findley contribute to this enigmatic cracker which could almost be an Aja outtake. The oblique lyrics possibly relate to Hollywood in some way. See also Boz's 'Gimme The Goods' which sounds suspiciously like 'Kid Charlemagne'.
2. Tina Turner: 'Private Dancer'
This Mark Knopfler-written gem pulls off the Steely tricks of simple melody/elaborate harmony and a risqué lyrical theme. There's also more than a touch of 'FM' in the intro riff. Knopfler was always a big Dan fan and of course guested on 'Time Out Of Mind'. See also Dire Straits' 'Private Investigations' whose outro bears more than a passing resemblance to 'The Royal Scam'.
1. Christopher Cross: 'I Really Don't Know Anymore'
From one of the biggest-selling debut albums in US chart history, this features the production/piano skills of Omartian, backing vocals from McDonald and a majestic guitar solo by Dan legend Larry Carlton. See also 'Minstrel Gigolo' from the same album.
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The Tubes: The Completion Backward Principle
Capitol Records, released April 1981
Even as a teenager, I picked up something faintly illicit (and excellent) about this band.
A cool friend of my dad's stuck 'Attack Of The Fifty Foot Woman' on a cassette for me alongside Donald Fagen's The Nightfly and Bill Withers' Greatest Hits sometime around the late-'80s.
I loved it, though it would take me a good few years to find out who had recorded it. A lot of detective work was called for – The Tubes weren't exactly big in the UK.
The band's earlier career had taken them through glam/punk, Spector-style pop and new-wave rock, but The Completion Backward Principle was the first Tubes album produced by David Foster, a gifted Canadian keyboardist who already had a proven track record as a first-call session player, arranger and songwriter.
He had worked extensively on Earth Wind & Fire's I Am (co-writing the megahit 'After The Love Has Gone'), Lee Ritenour's Rit and Boz Scaggs' Middle Man.
According to most accounts, as a producer he was a pretty hard taskmaster, demanding absolute perfection. He wasn't above telling a band member to go home early and calling in a name session player in his place (which he frequently did during the recording of Chicago 17).
But the results speak for themselves. The band had made a quantum leap since 1979's Todd Rundgren-produced Remote Control. Fee Waybill had turned into a pretty damn good singer.
Drummer Prairie Prince is hardly the subtlest player in the world (Jeff Porcaro was surely waiting in the wings) but he's every bit the human metronome on these songs and plays a blinder on the brilliant 'Think About Me'.
Maybe 'Don't Wanna Wait Anymore' and 'Amnesia' sound more like Chicago than Devo but they are memorable and interesting with great chord changes, while the fairly risqué 'Sushi Girl' could have come from Zappa's You Are What You Is.
'Let's Make Some Noise' even taps into the kind of pop/funk that Let's Dance took to the bank a few years later. The album is also beautifully recorded, engineered and mastered, sounding superb on my original vinyl copy.
I also love the cover concept. The band's corporate attire and conservative 'message' were apparently a satirical take on Reagan's inauguration and the rise of motivational business concepts. But the smarter the clothes, the weirder the content, as the Surrealists proved decades before.
According to this interview with Fee Waybill, The Tubes imploded a few years later after The Completion Backward Principle when David Foster suggested that only he, Waybill and a few outside songwriters should compose singles for the band.
He would appear to have a point, that team having co-written 'Talk To Ya Later', the Top 40 hit 'Don't Want To Wait Anymore' and the number 10 hit a few years later, 'She's A Beauty'.
Waybill believes they might have become as big as Foreigner or Journey had they taken Foster's advice, but it wasn't to be – the rest of the band vetoed the suggestion and Waybill first left in 1985 after the disastrous Rundgren-produced Love Bomb.
However, they have continued to be a successful live band to this day. I loved seeing them in 2000 at the much-missed London Astoria. Talk to ya later…
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6 Stocks That Could Surprise on Earnings
Jack Hough
For a reliable underestimate, hire a Wall Street analyst. During the current earnings season so far, analysts have guessed too low on 64% of companies, according to Standard & Poor's. The historical average is 66%. That raises the question of whether analysts purposely set expectations low so the companies they cover can appear to outperform. And it makes it difficult to tell whether a stock trades at, say, 18 times projected earnings, wink-wink, or 18 times projected earnings, really.
Illo: Dave Klug for Barron's
Leigh Drogen, 30, says he has built a better way to predict company financial performance. In May 2011, the former earnings-momentum trader, who did a stint at StockTwits, a social-media site for investors, launched Estimize, a crowdsourcing platform for earnings and revenue estimates. Last quarter, about 7,000 contributors submitted estimates for 1,800 stocks. For stocks covered by at least 10 contributors, Estimize says it was more accurate on earnings than the Wall Street consensus two-thirds of the time.
How can the unwashed masses do better than analysts who go to top schools, earn high pay, and get extensive access to managers at the companies they cover? For one thing, the masses at Estimize seem pretty well-washed. About 35% are buy-side analysts who generate trading ideas for their firms, and 10% are independent analysts. Another 35% are nonprofessional traders and experts—for example, folks who publish views on SeekingAlpha. Some 10% are students, and 5% are academics.
Just 5% are sell-side analysts, who publish research for clients of their firms, and who form the bulk of consensus estimates compiled by outfits like Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S and FactSet.
ONE WAY THAT ESTIMIZE seeks to improve accuracy is through software algorithms that weight individual estimates according to the trustworthiness of the contributor, which is based in part on past success. Outlying estimates are flagged for human review. Bold is welcome; crazy is not.
Smith & Wesson Holding (ticker: SWHC) is one example of a company for which Estimize has consistently been more accurate than Wall Street. S&W makes handguns and assault rifles for the military, law enforcement, and individual buyers. Only six analysts cover the stock, according to FactSet, perhaps due its controversial wares. Reported earnings have beaten the consensus by double-digit percentages for seven quarters running, by an average of 39%. Shares are up 75% over the past year. Estimize has more than a hundred contributors on the stock and has come in above Wall Street's consensus in each of the past six quarters. Its earnings estimate for S&W's current quarter, which runs through July, is 12% above the Wall Street number.
Facebook (FB) is much more widely covered than S&W, but it has trounced Wall Street's numbers for years. Estimize has been more accurate 82% of the time.
Manhattan-based Estimize has 18 employees and has raised $10 million in venture capital from one of its clients, a quant fund. Contributors get free access to its platform. It makes money by selling access to institutions, which use the data for trading or as a check on their own research. Last quarter, revenue jumped 150% from the quarter just before, says Drogen, who declined to give a dollar figure.
Old-fashioned stockpickers can use his service in the same way that baseball has increasingly embraced modern statistics, he says. "If you're a team manager, you can't pick a player just because he has big muscles, a good swing, and a hot girlfriend," he says. "Intuition has to be aided by statistics."
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The nearby table lists S&W, Facebook, and four other companies that have yet to report in the current earnings season and have Estimize earnings and revenue estimates that are above Wall Street's numbers. These estimates have been rising in recent months, and all six companies are expected to grow earnings per share and revenues this year. And while they have a history of beating Estimize estimates, they have beaten Wall Street's by even more.
Activision Blizzard (ATVI) appears to have a new hit on its hands with the multiplayer videogame Overwatch, released in May. Other top-selling franchises include Call of Duty and World of Warcraft, and earlier this year the company bought King Digital Entertainment, known for its smartphone time waster Candy Crush. Shares sell for over 20 times earnings, but EPS could double by 2020.
Splunk (SPLK) helps companies learn from massive amounts of data generated by machines and customers. Domino's Pizza uses it to speed orders, and Comcast, to make better movie recommendations to cable subscribers. Profits are slim, but revenue, $668 million last fiscal year, has doubled in two years and could do so again.
Barron's recommended shares of Arista Networks (ANET) earlier this month ("Arista Networks Takes Aim at Cisco," July 9). It's gaining share in high-end network switches and could soon do so with routers, as well.
AMN Healthcare Services (AHS) is a staffing company specializing in health-care workers. It's benefitting from increased access to health insurance, which has raised demand for such workers, and a rising willingness of hospitals and other facilities to turn more of their workforce management over to specialists. Wall Street predicts that EPS will grow 35% this year—but it has guessed too low each quarter for nearly five years.
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Abstract. This paper raises the question of a policy for conflict in the making for the EU: the European Defense and Security Policy. After a brief presentation of our analytical method, we structure the paper in three axes. First, where does CSDP come from and what are its main objectives? Then, what is European specificity in developing specific crisis management tools, and how do these tools work and socialize the diplomatic and politico-military actors involved? Last but not least, how does CSDP interplay between Brussels and the member states? What does CSDP change for them, and what are its obvious and more pregnant limits up to now? CSDP constitutes a way for the Europeans to exit the world order of the Cold War and aims at providing the EU with a median way of crisis and conflict management between the approaches developed by traditional international organizations as NATO, the UNO or the OSCE. CSDP incarnates also the commitment of the three leading countries in defense and security matters in Europe –France, Great Britain and Germany- to overcome the shock of the Balkans crisis where Europe had been characterized by its division and inability to act effectively to solve the conflict. Therefore the member states had built specific organs, tools and procedures in the framework of CSDP.
Abstract. The aim of the present article is to analyse the concept of a "court or tribunal" and its meaning within the preliminary ruling procedure of Article 267 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The article analyses the jurisprudence of the European Court of Justice which defines the main criteria on establishing whether a body of a Member State requesting a preliminary ruling is deemed to be "a court or tribunal" in the preliminary ruling procedure. The first part of the article focuses on the requirement of Article 267 TFEU, according to which only "a court or tribunal of a Member State" may request the Court of Justice to give a preliminary ruling. The article contains examples of the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice recognising the overseas "countries and territories" "courts" and "a court common to a number of Member States" as courts under Article 267 TFEU. It also addresses some of the most recent decisions of the Court of Justice concerning the "right of the courts" to initiate a procedure of preliminary ruling.
Abstract. Higher education is being criticized for its poor quality, insufficient participation of social partners in the management of universities, too-detailed study programmes, insufficient pedagogical staff and scientific research not society oriented . In the changing political, social and economic surroundings of higher education, the relation between higher education institutions and the state is influenced by changes as well. A common tendency of many countries is the weakening of the state influence and control towards higher education institutions, however the state, while still remaining the main financial source for higher education is interested in optimizing the effectiveness of higher education institutions, sustain a certain quality of higher education, and ensure its focus on the needs of society and market.
Abstract. This article describes how the language learning strategies that learners prefer in learning professional language at tertiary level can be used for lifelong education. It is well known that in language learning students use various learning strategies, but not all learners are equally successful in their studies. This research is based on the analysis of data obtained from two different surveys of learners' preferred language learning strategies. Respondents spread over two levels of English proficiency and their learning strategies are compared. Self-assessment and reflections on learning outcomes reveal how important or unimportant various learning strategies are and which might be relevant to lifelong learning. The study found that students' preferred individual strategies can be an effective way to foster their motivation for self-development and, in the long run, for the lifelong learning.
Abstract. Semiotics as a discipline has gained a recognition in many spheres. A.J. Greimas semiotic theory has proven to be suitable for analysing architectural works. Obviously, there is a need of theory regarding architectural space to be collected and compiled to lend a helping hand for a researcher. The article demonstrates how to undertake a close semiotic analysis of the architectural space. Semiotic 'tools' help to articulate the form of the expression of the architectural work with the form of the content to make a corresponding reading of the signifying object possible. The article gives a general overview of the semiotics of architecture and space and some of the issues that surface in it. Moreover, it clarifies how signification comes in architecture, spells this out in more detail and confronts us with disoursive syntax and semantics.
Abstract. In order to create, organize and develop communities as well as to use their resources so that the problems will be solved and the needs met, it is important to know and to understand approaches to the community and the types of the concept. The purpose of the article is to overview the interpretation of the community concept and the criteria for community classification. The scientific literature analysis method was used for this purpose. In this article, with reference to scientific literature, various criteria for typology of communities are analyzed: purpose, sociological features, role in sharing knowledge, size, socio-cultural peculiarities, nature of community, functionality and creation of personal identity. Emphasis is put on the types of communities of interest and on territorial communities. The features of the concept of the territorial community are analyzed more extensively.
Abstract. The article presents the concept of personnel strategic management, analyzes the models of personnel strategy design, and the compliance of Lithuanian local government with strategic requirements in development of agriculture and in alternative activities. The analysis covers two local government activity areas: 1) strengthening of rural communities and infrastructure development, and 2) improvement of agricultural training and consulting systems. The paper identifies the major personnel strategy implementation factors, which are measured according to four criteria: the understanding of the task, implementation speed, skills, and responsibility. The article recommends setting the criteria for evaluating the success factors of human resource strategy implementation, because every strategic goal can have different success factors and a different evaluation scale. The development of strategic requirements for organisation personnel and evaluation of organisation compliance with strategic requirements also have to be related to the criteria.
Abstract. The development of different kinds of wellness spa services in Lithuania is in its infancy stage. Despite economic recession, a few categories of spa services showed resistance and even growth by establishing of new wellness spa centres, engaging new spa services and attracting more and more local and foreign tourists. The article focuses on the peculiarities of the two main categories of wellness spas: day and resort services, their historical development in the world, differences and similarities of wellness spa providers, depending on supplied services, specifics of service packages, value for a customer, duration of services, facilities needed, etc. The "wellness" term is rather new in Lithuanian scientific discourse, so, in this article, the explanation of this term by different scientists is presented. On the ground of the interviews with day and spa wellness service providers survey results as well as customer viewpoints are presented. The main problems that arise from satisfying the expectations of the customers are stressed. At the end of the article, the peculiarities of day and resort wellness spa services are developed and recommendations for providers in order to satisfy the customers are presented.
Abstract. This research paper reports new insights in relation to national processes of ICT implementation in the healthcare sector. In the context of failing e-Health initiatives, new empirical evidence was derived from a longitudinal case study of the national implementation processes of e-Health strategies in England and Wales. The experience of two different approaches taken by the English Connecting for Health Programme and the Welsh Informing Healthcare Programme suggest the importance of stakeholder engagement in technology-led organisational change in the healthcare sector. Moreover, since stakeholder engagement as such does not necessarily lead to successful outcomes of organisational change initiatives, perspectives on stakeholder engagement strategies and levels are presented using Friedman & Miles ladder of stakeholder management and engagement.
Abstract. The modern performance audit does play an important role in the management of both public and private sectors. Essentially, performance audit includes the identification of major weaknesses embedded in operating processes or stemming from inadequate internal control, also the disclosure of possibilities for enhancement of operating efficiency and the provision of recommendations. The article, in view of the breadth and complexity of the issue under consideration, limits its focus to external performance audit in the public sector the results of the assessment whereof are intended to inform legislators, tax payers, service users, etc. The scope of the present article does not include the internal performance audit covering internal organisational management issues.
Abstract. This article deals with problems of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system selection as an initial phase of that system's implementation. As ERP selection is a very complex process, to facilitate its analysis, the problem is divided into different parts identifying ERP selection criteria. Generally the criteria are classified on the basis of scientists' research interests but in the majority of cases two main groups of ERP selection criteria are distinguished—software-related and implementation-related ERP selection criteria. Within the scope of this article combining theoretical and practical approaches, the most significant implementation-related ERP system selection criteria were identified and reviewed, analyzing and interpreting definitions and differences among them. The overview was completed by practical/statistical findings made by different consultancies.
Abstract. The "average consumer" standard is a concept introduced by the practice of Court of Justice of the European Union, formulated in its cases on the free movement of goods, misleading advertising, as well as analysing questions related to the trade mark protection. That is a hypothetical average of all consumers (or their particular group), on the basis of which the impact of the provided information on economical behaviour of a particular consumer is judged. The Court of Justice defines an "average consumer" as an informed, observant and reasonably circumspect person together providing the flexibility necessary for the application of this concept. Analyzing the contents of the "average consumer" concept, the particular attention in this article is focused on the fact that after the adoption of Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market, normative definition of the "average consumer" concept was for the first time introduced into the legal act. This fact undoubtedly affected future application of the "average consumer" concept both by the Court of Justice and national courts, especially with regard to the Directive's total harmonisation character and its extremely broad field of application.
Abstract. Individual enforcement of performer's economic rights in practice is ineffective in many respects and in some cases is simply impossible. Therefore, the subject of the present article is the collective management of performers' rights which could effectively support the individual enforcement.
Abstract. The article analyzes the position of contract law in various European countries in regard to the cases of simulated contracts. By concluding such contracts, parties either do not wish to create any legal effects or they prefer to hide the real pursued effects under the apparent contract. Although the term "simulation" is not used in the Civil Code of the Republic of Lithuania, the conclusion is made that Lithuanian law recognises the classical concept of simulation that is recognised by the traditions of continental law. Simulation under Lithuanian civil law comprises cases of purely fictitious juridical acts, situations where the apparent contract hides another agreement, as well as cases of apparent contracts concluded with a fictitious party ("straw man" cases).
Abstract. This article analyses the nature of a company director's liability under the Lithuanian law. The research object is the head of the most popular company form in Lithuania—Limited Liability Company. The question deserves special attention due to the complexity of a company director's relationship with the company. As the managing body of the company, the director has a wide range of powers and competences to represent the company to the third parties and to organize its activities. On the other hand, the director is a natural person submitted to certain internal regulations and dependant on the income from the realization of his professional, intellectual and physical abilities. The character of the employee-like subordination leads to the question of the legal nature of the relationship between the company and its head. Would the legal norms of the employee-friendly labour law or civil law be then applicable to the director's liability to the company?
Abstract. International servitude is a controversial category, but it is still used to solve disputes that arise among states. International servitude has been transferred from Private Law. The servitude first appeared in Civil Law, then it was moved to Public Law and, finally, to International Law. International servitude originated in feudal times. Experts in International Law give the definition of international servitude. It is possible to identify the features of international servitude: it has to be permanent, the subjects - two or more states, established by a particular international treaty or on another basis, one state is entitled to exercise rights within part or the whole of the territory of another state or one state is obliged towards another state not to exercise certain rights within part or the whole of its territory, it has to be established for a special purpose or interest relating to this territory.
Abstract. This article discusses how the position of independent regulatory agencies harmonizes with the doctrine of separation of powers, what the characteristic features of independent agencies are and how they can be distinguished from the executive agencies. There are several reasons why scholars who dedicate their interest to independent regulatory agencies usually start their research from the American experience. First, independent regulatory agencies are an American invention (the very first independent regulatory agency was created more than one hundred years ago). Second, the existence of U.S. independent agencies influences European countries' public administration institutions system. Third, the knowledge of American independent agencies and of mechanisms of their functions can stimulate improvement of the pattern of independent agencies in a number of European countries.
Abstract. The Parliament of Lithuania has recently adopted a Law on the Extension of the Statute of Limitations. This problem was frequently discussed in press and among the public when one case or other was dismissed due to the Statute of Limitations. According to Article 95 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Lithuania of 2000, the period of limitation was two years in the event of commission of a criminal offence, five years in the event of a minor crime, eight years in the event of a less serious crime, ten years in the event of a serious crime, fifteen years in the event of a grave crime, and twenty years in the event of commission of the crime of murder The Law of June 15, 2010 establishes the following extensions to the periods of limitation: three years for a criminal offence, eight years for a minor crime, twelve years for a less serious crime, fifteen years for a serious crime, twenty five years for a grave crime, and thirty years for murder.


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package org.apache.druid.segment.join.table;

import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.ints.IntList;
import org.apache.druid.segment.ColumnSelectorFactory;
import org.apache.druid.segment.column.ColumnCapabilities;
import org.apache.druid.segment.join.JoinConditionAnalysis;
import org.apache.druid.segment.join.JoinMatcher;
import org.apache.druid.segment.join.Joinable;

import javax.annotation.Nullable;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Set;

public class IndexedTableJoinable implements Joinable
{
  private final IndexedTable table;

  public IndexedTableJoinable(final IndexedTable table)
  {
    this.table = table;
  }

  @Override
  public List<String> getAvailableColumns()
  {
    return table.rowSignature().getColumnNames();
  }

  @Override
  public int getCardinality(String columnName)
  {
    if (table.rowSignature().contains(columnName)) {
      return table.numRows();
    } else {
      // NullDimensionSelector has cardinality = 1 (one null, nothing else).
      return 1;
    }
  }

  @Override
  @Nullable
  public ColumnCapabilities getColumnCapabilities(String columnName)
  {
    return IndexedTableColumnSelectorFactory.columnCapabilities(table, columnName);
  }

  @Override
  public JoinMatcher makeJoinMatcher(
      final ColumnSelectorFactory leftColumnSelectorFactory,
      final JoinConditionAnalysis condition,
      final boolean remainderNeeded
  )
  {
    return new IndexedTableJoinMatcher(
        table,
        leftColumnSelectorFactory,
        condition,
        remainderNeeded
    );
  }

  @Override
  public Set<String> getCorrelatedColumnValues(
      String searchColumnName,
      String searchColumnValue,
      String retrievalColumnName,
      long maxCorrelationSetSize,
      boolean allowNonKeyColumnSearch
  )
  {
    int filterColumnPosition = table.rowSignature().indexOf(searchColumnName);
    int correlatedColumnPosition = table.rowSignature().indexOf(retrievalColumnName);

    if (filterColumnPosition < 0 || correlatedColumnPosition < 0) {
      return ImmutableSet.of();
    }

    Set<String> correlatedValues = new HashSet<>();
    if (table.keyColumns().contains(searchColumnName)) {
      IndexedTable.Index index = table.columnIndex(filterColumnPosition);
      IndexedTable.Reader reader = table.columnReader(correlatedColumnPosition);
      IntList rowIndex = index.find(searchColumnValue);
      for (int i = 0; i < rowIndex.size(); i++) {
        int rowNum = rowIndex.getInt(i);
        correlatedValues.add(reader.read(rowNum).toString());

        if (correlatedValues.size() > maxCorrelationSetSize) {
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Q: Clang " couldn't infer template argument " whereas gcc / g++ can. Which is right? I have been trying to compile a project (which is fine using gcc/g++) with clang and compilation stuck on a template invocation.
 I've tried to create the simplest similar piece of code exhibiting the same error message. Here it is:
#include <vector>
#include <utility>
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int A( double in )
{
  return 1;
}

int A( int in )
{
  return 1;
}

template<class M, class T>
M test(T input, M (fun) (T) )
{
  return fun( input );
}

int main( int argc, const char *argv[] )
{
  cout << test( (int) 1, A ) << test( (double) 1.2, A ) << endl;
  return 0;
}

The error from clang (appears twice of course):
error: no matching function for call to 'test'
candidate template ignored: couldn't infer template argument 'M'

Gcc doesn't complain.
Please note M is the return type and is always "int".
Does someone know which is right and why?
Thanks

A: g++ is wrong. From C++11 [temp.deduct.type]p5:

The non-deduced contexts are: [...]
  - A function parameter for which argument deduction cannot be done because the associated function argument is [...] a set of overloaded functions, and [...] more than one function matches the function parameter type

This determination is made without regard to template parameters that might have been deduced elsewhere, so the fact that T must deduce as int is not relevant here. This makes the entire parameter M (fun)(T) a non-deduced context. Therefore M cannot be deduced, just as Clang claims.
g++ appears to incorrectly be using the 'T = int' deduction from the first function parameter when determining whether the second parameter is a non-deduced context. Reversing the order of the function parameters causes g++ to reject the code too:
int A(double);
int A(int);
template<class M, class T>
M test(M (fun) (T), T input) {
  return fun( input );
}
int main( int argc, const char *argv[]) {
  test(A, 1);
  test(A, 1.2);
}

A: My previous answer (now deleted) was wrong. Clang is wrong.
The compiler should be able to deduce the type M because the function argument is M(fun)(T). Note that there is no M in the function pointer argument list, so this corresponds to the T() (C++11) / T(*)() (C++93) in 14.8.2.5:

where (T) represents a parameter-type-list where at least one parameter type contains a T, and () represents a parameter-type-list where no parameter type contains a T.

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L'USS Alliance, nommée Hancock à son lancement, est une frégate de la Continental Navy qui a participé à la guerre d'indépendance des États-Unis.

Construite à Amesbury dans le Massachusetts, elle est commandée par Pierre Landais (1778–1780), ancien officier français, puis John Barry (1780–1783). Elle participe notamment à la bataille de Flamborough Head, et tire le dernier coup de canon de la guerre d'indépendance.

Notes et références

Frégate à voiles de l'US Navy
Bateau lancé en 1778
Bateau de l'US Navy de la guerre d'indépendance des États-Unis

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Shenzhen, 26 September 2011: Huawei today officially unveiled the Huawei Honor, its latest Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread smartphone that features a 16M 16:9 true color high-definition (HD) 4-inch FWVGA capacitive touch screen. Powered by a 1,900 MAh battery, Honor frees consumers from the inconvenience of searching for an electricity source, allowing them to share and connect for up to three days1 on a single charge – the longest battery life among smartphones in the 4-inch screen range. With a 1.4 GHz processor, an 8-megapixel HDR2-enabled camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, Honor is a powerhouse in a sleek 10.9 mm-thin body and weighs just 140g.
Honor comes with an exclusive Huawei user interface which is easier to customize and manage, as well as a dynamic weather widget. Honor also features a Gyroscope which enables a better gaming experience. The smartphone is DLNA-certified which ensures interoperability with other DLNA-certified devices such as digital cameras, game consoles and TVs. This makes it easier for consumers to share their digital photos, music and videos between different DLNA-certified devices. The DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) is a non-profit organization with more than 250 member companies in the mobile, consumer electronics, PC, and service provider industries. According to ABI Research data, as of 2010, more than 440 million DLNA-certified devices have been installed in homes.
Honor will be commercially available in "Classic Black" in Asia-Pacific, China, Russia and the Middle East in Q4, 2011. Honor will be released in more colors closer to the Christmas holidays.
From where i can buy huawei honour in india ??
its seems to be gt8 phon in this range.
Will it come here in India? Heard it beat the Galaxy S2 on the benchmark tests?
Price may be around 20k..


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Admission Rules Changes in the Impact of COVID 19 in the US, UK, Australia, and Canada
The COVID 19 pandemic has changed many things in the United States, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. With lockdowns, social distancing, and a cautious approach to opening up schools and colleges and imparting in-person classes, universities across the world are adapting to the new world order. Naturally, admission schedules and processes have not been untouched by this pandemic. Here's how different countries are handling university admissions this year.
Changes in Admission Rules in the US due to COVID 19
Coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the way our businesses, industries, higher education, and society works. The U.S. has introduced several changes to cope up with the situation. Besides, the country also had to grapple with social justice movements like Black Lives Matter.
In the field of higher education, U.S. universities have introduced many changes. They are using this as a chance to revolutionize the way students are recruited and make higher education more accessible to students. Some of the changes they have introduced include:
Many colleges have made standardized tests optional.
More virtual options are being offered to allow students to connect to their peers and teachers, and complete their tasks.
Holistic education is the focus now.
Those who are seeking admissions in U.S. colleges need to know the following:
According to FairTest, an organization advocating for reducing the role of standardized testing in college admissions, more than 1,600 U.S. colleges and universities have become flexible with tests. Some made standardized tests optional and some have implemented test-blind policies for Fall 2022. Limited access to ACT and SAT due to safety concerns during the pandemic led to these changes in testing requirements.
Colleges that have made tests optional allow students to decide whether they want to submit test scores with their application or not. Thus, if you have subpar scores on the test, you may choose not to submit them for the admission process. If you have a good result, you may flag it to add weight to your application.
Many experts think that test-optional policies do not work well enough in practice. Aviva Legatt writes in her book 'Get Real and Get In', that students should assume that submitting test scores is preferred. Hence, students should take the ACT or SATs and submit those scores with their application to test-optional schools.
Transtutors experts also advise that strong test scores can boost your chances of being accepted in your preferred school. Here's a scenario:
Two students with similar GPA, letters of recommendation, and extracurricular activities apply to a program and there's only one seat. Who do you think will have higher chances of being accepted – one with good test scores or one who chooses not to submit his or her test score?
Experts say that students with a perfect or near-perfect test score have higher chances of getting into college.
Taking the ACT or SAT is seen as an initiative by a student to prove his or her worth. Hence, highly selective colleges prefer students with test scores.
Colleges that are test-flexible allow students to submit results of other exams, such as Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate examinations. They may also allow students to submit other materials such as their portfolio instead of a test score.
Test-blind college admissions do not consider scores as part of the student recruitment process. If you are applying to test-blind schools, you can skip hours of test prep and pay more attention to other parts of the application.
Most experts at Transtutors recommend submitting your ACT or SAT scores to test-blind colleges too. They might not affect your selection process but they may certainly play a major role when it comes to scholarships to which you might be eligible later.
Some of the best scholarships in colleges are tied to SAT or ACT scores.
If you choose to apply without test scores, thousands of colleges in the U.S. might still be within your reach. Show them how you pursued your passions during COVID-19 and what work during this period demonstrates your best personality traits.
In their college admission essays, students are recommended to explain how they have taken advantage of all the extra time they had during the last two years. Anything they did differently or out of the ordinary should be highlighted. If you need help with writing college admission essays, contact Transtutors experts!
Right now, colleges are also reconsidering their policies regarding legacy admissions where family members of their alumni get an edge over their peers. A lawsuit against Harvard University showed that from 2009 to 2015, 34% of legacy applicants were accepted while only 6% non-legacy applicants were admitted during that period. It is alleged that legacy admissions give undue advantages to students from rich families over meritorious students.
Colorado has become the first state to put a blanket ban on legacy admissions in 2021. The University of Colorado Boulder ended the practice in summer 2020 – a year before the state laws were passed. California has also announced that its public colleges will end the practice of preferring legacy admissions. Ending this practice should make higher education more accessible to some students.
Transtutors experts recommend that students should present their authentic image in their college essays; present a clear, cohesive, and articulate narrative; submit letters of recommendation that back your statements; and apply for early decision application if they want to apply to a school with low acceptance rates.
Changes in Admission Rules in the UK due to COVID 19
As of 12 January 2022, the UK has approved many countries to its approved vaccine program list. Passengers from approved countries do not need to quarantine if they are under 18, or if they have received the complete course of UK-approved vaccines:
Janssen (single-dose vaccine)
Novavax (Nuvaxovid and Covovax)
Oxford/AstraZeneca
Pfizer BioNTech
Sinopharm Beijing
Sinovac-CoronaVac
Except for Janssen, a person must have received both doses of the vaccine before 14 days of arriving in the UK.
International students in the UK can receive COVID-19 vaccines for free if they are at least 16 years old so that they are protected when they return home. Some UK universities have announced that they will reimburse testing fees and the cost of 10-day hotel quarantine for international students coming to the campus. Students who choose not to travel during this period need to inform their institution and get their visa status updates to cover the full period of study once they join back.
Many UK universities are opening up their campuses but hybrid learning is likely to continue. Digital lectures and online seminars may remain the norm in 2022. When students need to come to campuses, social distancing and other government guidelines are being followed.
UK universities are accepting applications as normal for January and September intake. Transtutors experts recommend students apply for admissions and scholarships as usual and consult them if they face any challenges.
Changes in Admission Rules in Australia due to COVID 19
With Year 11 and Year 12 students in Australia caught up in the coronavirus pandemic, Australian universities are amending their traditional admission policies. Due to schools closures, end-of-year exams for senior secondary students were disrupted. Schools supported students with their VCE and VCAL through online learning and delaying exams as well as deadlines of assessable work.
Queensland dropped one of the four assessments for Year 12 students to provide some relief to students and allow teachers to work better with reduced classroom time. New South Wales announced that the Principals will have more power over the number and weighting of assessments in the higher school certificate (HSC) exams.
The University of Western Australia announced that it will allow students two entrance pathways to its undergraduate degrees:
Normal Australian tertiary admission rank, as well as
Predicted ATAR calculated on the basis of students' Year 11 results and special tertiary admissions test.
The universities in Australia are preparing contingency plans for admissions in the face of the unpredictable situation due to the pandemic. Swinburne University has entered into an agreement with the Templestowe College in Melbourne to grant pre-acceptance to students without ATAR and allow them to study a university subject in their final year of schooling.
Some experts are rooting for scrapping ATAR altogether and allowing students who have some form of pass-fail prerequisites to go to a university. The universities are using diverse pathways for accepting students. Admission processes are flexible and adapt to accommodate changing circumstances, students' needs, and the needs of the community in general.
Australian universities are using a range of methods to identify students' potential. Different universities are using different admission processes and timelines. Some of the ways in which you can seek admission to an Australian university include:
Most of the Year 12 students apply for a university course through the Tertiary Admission Centres (TACs) where they are selected based on the Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) and other criteria.
You can also apply for university admissions directly. Direct entry processes maximize the chances of students getting admission in their desired course.
How does ATAR work?
ATAR is a rank, not a score. It means that COVID-19 disruptions do not necessarily mean a lower ATAR as students are ranked related to other students' performance.
Besides ATAR, other factors that are considered by Australian universities include work experience, bridging courses, leadership and community service, previous vocational or higher education credentials, and other special achievements.
Transtutors experts suggest that students should get in touch with the admission team to explain their difficulties and situation and understand all mechanisms they can use to their advantage.
Changes in Admission Rules in Canada due to COVID 19
As of January 2022, international students can only enter Canada if they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. It means that you must have received all prescribed doses of COVID-19 vaccines approved by Canada, which include:
Pfizer-BioNTech,
Moderna,
AstraZeneca/Covishield,
Johnson & Johnson,
Sinopharm,
Sinovac, and
Covaxin.
The last days should be taken at least 14 days before traveling to Canada.
Canada is still processing study permit applications but there are delays by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) due to the impact of COVID-19. Earlier, Canada was allowing students to submit incomplete study permit applications if they were not able to obtain some documents due to the pandemic. But since January 15, 2022, they can submit complete applications only.
If students have studied online 100% of the time from a Canadian university, even if they have been abroad between Spring 2020 and August 31, 2022, they will still be eligible for the Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP). Earlier, special measures were taken to help international students whose classes got canceled due to the COVID 19 pandemic but now most of the educational institutions are operating normally.
For more questions about admissions to Canadian universities, speak with our experts!
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Was Voltaire actually present at the British Raid on Lorient in 1746, which was attended by David Hume?
Voltaire wrote a satirical account of the raid at which Hume himself was personally in attendance with General St Clair. However, it is difficult to find out if Voltaire was actually an eyewitness also, or if his accounts were second hand.
Some resources:
Meyer, Paul H. 1951. "Voltaire and Hume's Descent on the Coast of Brittany." Modern Language Notes 66 (7): 429–35. doi:10.2307/2909982.
Raid on Lorient (Wikivisually)
Neither source mentions if Francois-Marie Arouet (Voltaire) was present at the engagement, and it is difficult to find any mention of it in Voltaire's biographies available on line.
Further research (still no conclusion as yet):
From Chateau de Cirey
From the SEP
(Source) (Source)
From Ernest Mossner's The Life of David Hume
(Source: Mossner, Ernest Campbell. 1980. The Life of David Hume. Oxford : Clarendon, 1980, p 201. )
Primary Sources and Older Commentaries
Condorcet, marquis de, Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat. 1792. The Life of Voltaire: By the Marquis de Condorcet. To Which Are Added Memoirs of Voltaire, Written by Himself. Translated from the French. In Two Volumes. Vol. I[-II]. Philadelphia: Printed by and for W. Spotswood.
Duvernet, abbé. 1787. The Life of Voltaire; with Notes Illustrative and Explanatory: Translated from the French, By G.P. Monke, Lieutenant in the Navy. London: Printed for T. Becket, in Pall-Mall, bookseller to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and their Royal Highnesses the Princes.
Tiedeman, H. 1870. "Voltaire's Farewell to Holland." Notes and Queries s4–V (129): 581.
Voltaire. 1784. Memoirs of the Life of Voltaire: Written by Himself. Translated from the French. London: printed for G. Robinson, No 25, Pater-Noster-Row.
Voltaire. 1990. The Complete Tales of Voltaire. New York: H. Fertig.
Newer Sources/Commentaries
Aldridge, Alfred O. 1976. Voltaire and the Century of Light. Princeton, N.J: Princeton University Press.
Darnton, R. 2015. "Voltaire, Historian." RARITAN-A QUARTERLY REVIEW 35 (2): 20–28.
(Source: Cronk, Nicholas, and Cambridge University Press. 2009. The Cambridge Companion to Voltaire. Cambridge; New York; Cambridge University Press.)
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Solitary Plasmacytoma
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The evaluation of an individual thought to have multiple myeloma may reveal a solitary plasmacytoma. A solitary plasmacytoma is a single cancer site that may involve the bone (osseous) or other tissues (extraosseous or extramedullary). Solitary plasmacytomas represent approximately 5% of all patients with myeloma.
Diagnosis of a solitary plasmacytoma requires a very thorough evaluation to ensure that there is not the presence of myeloma elsewhere in the body. This is because many patients who are presumed to have solitary plasmacytoma, are ultimately found to have evidence of myeloma elsewhere. Following complete evaluation, patients with solitary plasmacytoma can be treated with radiation therapy alone, as studies have indicated that the addition of chemotherapy to radiation does not improve overall survival in patients with solitary plasmacytoma.
Radiation therapy for solitary plasmacytoma typically delivers between 40 and 50 Gy. Treatment with radiation is associated with up to 50% of patients with solitary bone plasmacytoma being alive without evidence of recurrence 10 years from treatment, suggesting that many patients with solitary plasmacytoma can be cured. Prognosis may be even better for patients with solitary extramedullary plasmacytoma.[1] Both osseous and extraosseous or extramedullary plasmacytomas are treated with radiation therapy.
[1] Rajkumar SV, Dispenzieri A, Kyle RA. Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance, Waldenström macroglobulinemia, AL amyloidosis, and related plasma cell disorders: diagnosis and treatment. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2006;81:693-703.
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Hopefully you have already chosen a house or apartment with your pet in mind. They will need a certain amount of space, and older animals may not be able to handle lots of stairs.
You'll most likely need to scope out a new local vet for your pet, as well as pet stores and good parks and walking spots if you have a dog.
If you think your pet is particularly prone to stress, talk to your vet about anti-anxiety medication before the big day.
Try to keep your pets routine as normal as possible. On moving day, keep your pet in one room with the door shut or at a friend's place. As you pack up your home, try to do so quietly, perhaps with your pet in a different room that you will pack up last.
Few animals enjoy car trips in a carrier, so try to get them used to the carrier beforehand. Leave the carrier out for your pet to sniff and explore, and leave some food inside so they have positive associations with it.
Cats can become particularly stressed during a move as they are territorial and creatures of habit. When you transfer your cat to their new home use a good cat carrier with some blankets or toys from the old home.
Only bring your pet into their new home when it is quiet – most moving should be complete and no renovations should be happening. The house should also be pet-proof, so keep an eye out for any electrical cords, chemicals, pest control traps, and open windows or poisonous house and garden plants.
Have a 'home base' room for your pet with all their favourite and well known things – food and water, blankets, toys and litter tray and scratching post for cats. You will need to introduce your pet to the new environment slowly to avoid them becoming overwhelmed, so start room by room, with some doors shut. If your pet is too nervous to explore, you could entice them out by hiding dry food around the house.


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Eurya acuminoides är en tvåhjärtbladig växtart som beskrevs av Hu Hsien-Hsu och L. K. Ling. Eurya acuminoides ingår i släktet Eurya och familjen Pentaphylacaceae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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We will dedicate this article to clarify and explain the differences between the available licenses for Thinfinity VirtualUI v2.0 and how to register the software after the purchase.
There are two different sets of licenses for Thinfinity VirtualUI, one for the developer machine (called "Thinfinity VirtualUI Developer PRO Version License") and one for production environments (called "Thinfinity VirtualUI Server License").
Both licenses are necessary if you want to take full advantage of the jsRO Integration capabilities offered by Thinfinity VirtualUI. When you just need a simple web-enablement of your currents Windows app "as is", then the product key is the only one you require.
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1) Compile your application referencing VirtualUI library (run in the IDE).
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As you well know, Thinfinity VirtualUI licensing's model is built around concurrent users, the server license is intended for production environments and you need as many licenses as concurrent users will access your application simultaneously.
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Vishay Intertechnology has introduced a new high-accuracy digital ambient light sensor for flat-panel televisions and consumer handheld devices. The VEML7700 combines a photo-diode, low-noise amplifier and 16-bit ADC in a miniature, transparent surface-mount package measuring 6.8x3.0x2.35mm. The sensor adopts Filtron technology and supports an I²C bus interface for simple operation.
The VEML7700 is designed for backlight dimming and optical switching for consumer products, in addition to power on / off for industrial lighting systems. With its compact size and mounting flexibility as a side- or top-view device, the sensor allows designers to save space in compact TVs, CCTV cameras, smartphones, PDAs and GPS units, while providing flexibility in where and how they place the device. When used in conjunction with Vishay IR receivers such as the TSOP772, the VEML7700's side-view package offering the same dimensions and optical axis height greatly simplifies window designs.
Filtron technology enables ambient light spectral sensitivity close to that of the human eye, while the sensor's adoption of O-Trim technology provides an output tolerance under 10 %. The device offers detection from 0 to 167klx and resolution down to 0.005lx/ct, allowing for operation in applications with low-transmittance (dark) lens designs. The VEML7700 provides 100 and 120Hz flicker noise rejection and excellent temperature compensation from -25 to +85°C. The device offers low power consumption down to just 2μA in operating mode and 0.5μA in shutdown mode.
The VEML7700's supply voltage range is from 2.5 to 3.6V, while its I²C bus voltage range is from 1.7 to 3.6V. Offered in a lead-free, 4-pin molded package, the device is RoHS-compliant, halogen-free and Vishay Green.
Samples and production quantities of the new ambient light sensor are available now, with lead times of eight weeks for large orders.


I return to the Tallis Hug. For new readers, this quite a feature. Students here hug each other desperately as if waving goodbye to an émigré, when they part for a lesson. They hug when they reconvene in sheer relief that the loved one is safely returned to whichever draughty part of concourse or canteen is home. This is inexplicable to the northerner for whom a raised eyebrow is an embarrassingly gushing show of affection. And they come pre-programmed.
Directing canteen traffic in the early hours of the term small child rushed up to me with a story of lost bag, shoes and bus before leaving home, followed by confusion and excitement in school. 'Now I'm FINE!' she squeaked. 'Can I get a hug?' 'No!' I squawked, rearranging her outstretched arms and backing into a dinner lady. 'We don't do that here!' Which, as explained above, is patently untrue. What I meant was - you'll find plenty people to hug here, but not adults and certainly not me. The exuberance of youth.
In telling this rocket-propelled putative hugger something about the Tallis way I was – rather magnificently – following my own instructions. My theme for the year is Tallis as usual. We don't want to invent any new ways of doing things this year, just to do everything we already do better, and more consistently. That's not to say that we won't have some creatively eccentric new ways of teaching, but we want our running procedures to be reliable, predictable and better.
Which subtle segue leads me into the general state of our education system. Not enough money, 40 000 fewer teachers that we need, exam system that can't bear the weight put on it, financial scandals etc etc. My solution to most worries is reading so I've just finished Melissa Benn's Life Lessons. Benn is a tireless campaigner for community comprehensive schools but in this little piece she also turns her attention to the state of adult education and the universities, as well as schools, proposing a National Education Service. (Before you reach for the pen to report me to the Secretary of State for contravention of Staffing and Advice for Schools September 2018 para 5:33 (expressing political views) this is not quite the same as the one that Labour talked about a bit at some point.) It's well worth reading, not least for this.
It should not be forgotten that today's widespread commitment across the political spectrum….to the idea of all children getting a shot at an 'academic education is the direct result of comprehensive reform. It changed our attitudes for the better and should be built on, not dismantled.
One of the things we often say at Tallis is that the comprehensive dream is a vision every bit as precious as the NHS, and every bit as complicated. Model communities of local young people taught with expertise and equity is a blueprint for a better society. There are other barriers, mind, and I'll talk about my next reading book, Robert Verkiak's Posh Boys next time.
Reading was on the agenda in year 7 assembly too. 'Reading makes you kinder' said Ms R. 'You all need to read more'. Perhaps the year 11 boy who bizarrely told Sir in English that he wouldn't need English after leaving school could be persuaded that he might need kindness? Not that the conversation I had with Sir didn't have its odd turns. It was in discussing the choice of poetry for GCSE that he gave me the title of this piece. Which poems would you rather read?
We are committed to love at Tallis in that we are committed to kindness and service. Part of that is to be reliable, predictable and better. War and love, love and service, expertise and equity, creativity and eccentricity: Tallis as usual, hold us to our promises.


This SOTA activation coincides with the National Mountain Day (NMD) contest which is held on the third Sunday in July. This year I combined the contest with climbing HB/ZH-010 which is the closest SOTA mountain to my QTH (shown by the yellow pin on the left hand side in the above picture).
Here they make the weather!
The official station of Meteo Schweiz.
The activation zone of HB/ZH-010 is very long and includes the whole ridge. Lägern Burghorn is near a restaurant and it gets busy with the day. Therefore, walked along the ridge for another 30-45 min to Burghorn. This is the only place without any trees!
The 2x 6.7m Doublet for 30m and 40m was easy to errect at Burghorn. For the 80m version with 2x 22m I had to extend the wires through the bushes 🙂 If you read the map very carfully you recognize that the antenna is already in canton Aargau (AG) and one step over the balustrade would put you back in canton Zurich (ZH) were the SOTA reference belongs to.
The picture on the left shows the setup for NMD. It is an 80m, CW only contest and the QTH has to be at least 800m high. Maximum weight of the rig (TRX, Battery, Antenna, Feeder, Pole, Keyer, Headset, …) is 6kg.
QSL card for the HB/ZH-010 – Lägern activation.


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module Webmail
  extend Sys::ModulePermission

  class CP50221Encoder < ::Mail::Ruby19::BestEffortCharsetEncoder
    def encode(string, charset)
      if charset.present? && charset.to_s.casecmp("iso-2022-jp") == 0
        # treated string as CP50221 (Microsoft Extended Encoding of ISO-2022-JP)
        # NKF.nkf("-w", string)
        string.force_encoding(Encoding::CP50221)
      else
        super
      end
    end
  end

  class ImapPool
    include MonitorMixin

    attr_reader :pool

    def initialize
      super()
      @pool = {}
    end

    def borrow(host:, account:, port: nil, timeout: nil)
      key = "#{host}:#{port || Net::IMAP.default_port}:#{account}"
      conn = synchronize { pool[key] ||= Net::IMAP.new(host, port: port) }

      Timeout.timeout(timeout || SS.config.webmail.imap_timeout) do
        yield conn
      end
    end

    def disconnect_all
      synchronize do
        pool.values.each do |conn|
          conn.logout rescue nil
          conn.disconnect rescue nil
        end
        pool.clear
      end
    end
  end

  module_function

  def activate_cp50221
    save = ::Mail::Ruby19.charset_encoder
    ::Mail::Ruby19.charset_encoder = Webmail.cp50221_encoder

    begin
      yield
    ensure
      ::Mail::Ruby19.charset_encoder = save
    end
  end

  def cp50221_encoder
    @cp50221_encoder ||= CP50221Encoder.new
  end

  def imap_pool
    @imap_pool ||= ImapPool.new
  end

  def find_webmail_quota_used(opts = {})
    Webmail.webmail_db_used(opts) + Webmail.webmail_files_used(opts)
  end

  MODULES = %w(
    Webmail::AddressGroup
    Webmail::Address
    Webmail::Filter
    Webmail::Group
    Webmail::History
    Webmail::History::ArchiveFile
    Webmail::Mail
    Webmail::Mailbox
    Webmail::Quota
    Webmail::Role
    Webmail::Signature
    Webmail::User
  ).freeze

  COMMON_MODULES = %w(
    Webmail::Group
    Webmail::User
  ).freeze

  def webmail_db_used(opts = {})
    classes = MODULES
    if opts[:except] == "common"
      classes = classes.reject { |klass| COMMON_MODULES.include?(klass) }
    end
    classes.map(&:constantize).sum { |klass| klass.all.unscoped.total_bsonsize }
  end

  def webmail_files_used(_opts = {})
    size = SS::File.where(model: /^webmail\//).aggregate_files_used

    dir = "#{Rails.root}/private/files/webmail_files"
    return size unless ::File.exist?(dir)

    # see: https://myokoym.hatenadiary.org/entry/20100606/1275836896
    ::Dir.glob("#{dir}/**/*") do |path|
      size += ::File.stat(path).size rescue 0
    end

    size
  end
end


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Psy reveals drinking problem
Psy reveals the only time he is not drinking is when he is hungover.
New York | July 29, 2013 15:55 IST
Korean pop sensation Psy has for the first time opened up about his drinking habits and says the only time he is not drinking is when he is hungover.
The 35-year-old Gangnam style hitmaker says,"If I'm
happy,I'm drinking. If I'm sad,I'm drinking",reported Huffington Post.
"If I'm happy,I'm drinking,if I'm sad,I'm drinking. If it's raining,I'm drinking,if it's sunny,I'm drinking. The only time I am not drinking is when I'm hungover," Psy said.
The singer's name has been embroiled in a bit of controversy lately. His Gentleman video was recently banned in South Korea and in December last year video of an anti-American performance from the singer surfaced.
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text:
import Dropdown from 'react-bootstrap/Dropdown';

function MenuHeadersExample() {
  return (
    <Dropdown.Menu show>
      <Dropdown.Header>Dropdown header</Dropdown.Header>
      <Dropdown.Item eventKey="2">Another action</Dropdown.Item>
      <Dropdown.Item eventKey="3">Something else here</Dropdown.Item>
    </Dropdown.Menu>
  );
}

export default MenuHeadersExample;


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A new day, a new Ubuntu smartphone
They're still not available in the States, but EU country citizens can get a bigger, better Ubuntu Linux smartphone: The Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Edition.
By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | June 3, 2015 -- 18:01 GMT (11:01 PDT) | Topic: Hardware
Hate iOS? Want a cool Linux-powered smartphone that's not Android? Then Spanish company BQ and Canonical has the smartphone for you: The Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Edition. Unfortunately, unless you live in the European Union, you're not going to find it easy to buy one.
BQ's Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Edition
This higher-end smartphone is the successor to the Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition, the first Ubuntu phone, which was well-received and moderately priced. Unlike the 4.5, which was at first only available in limited quantities, the E5 will be the first mass-market Ubuntu smartphone.
It's base hardware is the same as BQ's Android-powered E5. Thus, it comes with a 5'' 720p HD display. This is powered by a 1.3GHz MediaTek Quad Core Cortex A7 processor backed by 1GB of RAM, with 16GB of storage plus a microSD slot for more storage.
The processor and the 1 GB of RAM are on the slow and low side. In my experience that's more than enough to run Ubuntu Touch, the smartphone version of Ubuntu. Ubuntu requires less in the way of system resources than most mobile operating systems.
The new smartphone also comes with a 13-megapixel camera with dual flash. This camera can shoot up to 1080p HD video. On the front is a 5-megapixel camera for video calling or selfies.
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It also comes with not one but two unlocked SIM card slots. With these you can have two different numbers; one for work and the other for personal calls. Or, you can do what I do: Use one for domestic calls and the other for international calls. If you travel abroad much this can really save you money.
This won't be the last Ubuntu smartphone from BQ. In a statement, Alberto Méndez, BQ's CEO said, "Working with Canonical on bringing the Aquaris E5 Ubuntu Edition has been very satisfying. We share the same philosophy as them along with the same commitment to the Open Source Initiative. At BQ, our goal is to help people understand technology, encourage them to use it and inspire them to create it. That´s why the opportunity for creation that Ubuntu affords is fundamentally important to us."
The E5 will be available for purchase on about June 12, across the entire European Union from the BQ online store for €199.90., or just 221 US dollars. That's nine euros less than the Android version.
To get it in the States, the only sure way is to have a friend in the EU order one and then ship it to you. BQ will not support the phone in the US, so I recommend that only hard-core Ubuntu phone fans give this a try.
You may be able to order one in the States via Amazon UK, but we were unable to determine if this method will work because the device is not currently on sale.
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package net.cattaka.android.humitemp4ble.fragment;

import net.cattaka.android.humitemp4ble.IAppListener;
import net.cattaka.android.humitemp4ble.IAppStub;
import net.cattaka.android.humitemp4ble.core.MyPreference;
import net.cattaka.android.humitemp4ble.db.DbHelper;
import net.cattaka.libgeppa.IPassiveGeppaService;
import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;

public abstract class BaseFragment extends Fragment implements IAppListener {
    protected IPassiveGeppaService getGeppaService() {
        return ((IAppStub)getActivity()).getGeppaService();
    }

    protected DbHelper getDroiballDatabase() {
        return ((IAppStub)getActivity()).getDroiballDatabase();
    }

    protected IAppStub getAppStub() {
        return (IAppStub)getActivity();
    }

    public MyPreference getMyPreference() {
        return getAppStub().getMyPreference();
    }
}


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Psilocybin News: Your 2021 Guide to Magic Mushroom Developments Worldwide
Elena Schmidt · August 16th, 2021
Table of Contents ▼
Psychedelic news: magic mushrooms laws
Research on psychedelics for depression and anxiety
Psilocybin therapies for mental health in cancer patients
Thirty-five years ago, the little-known organization MAPS emerged to combat psychedelic suppression in the United States. At the time, it faced the daunting task of convincing politicians, scientists, and US citizens that psilocybin and other stigmatized psychoactive substances deserved a third chance.
While a lot has changed for psilocybin mushrooms, MDMA, LSD, and other psychedelic drugs over the past few decades, you may miss the exciting neuroscience developments as they unfold when reading the daily news from mainstream outlets. For instance, today, you can find New York Times best-selling author Michael Pollan's second psychedelic book, FDA-approved clinical trials, new Johns Hopkins research, and a growing list of corporate partnerships capitalizing on the inevitable legalization.
Here we offer an insider's peek at the top 2021 psilocybin news and research (so far) from the United States and across the globe.
During the 2020 elections, voters made their opinions clear—it's time to reverse drug laws and begin recognizing the therapeutic value of psilocybin and other psychedelic compounds. In 2021, the trend continues amidst the pandemic as voters and regulators work on a new framework for legal use.
Legalizing psilocybin in Oregon – The Oregon Psilocybin Services Act, Measure 109, passed last year, directing the Oregon Health Authority to regulate psilocybin therapy. Lawmakers are now in the two-year development period, establishing rules for implementing the law into practice by 2023. The first step is research, and the Psilocybin Advisory Board has already begun exploring scientific literature. By July 31, 2021, the Psilocybin Advisory Board plans to publish its findings on the best therapeutic usage for psychedelic mushrooms, including potential side effects and safety considerations. This, they say, will serve as a basis for creating the legal framework in January 2023.
Regional psilocybin decriminalization – In November 2020, several regions throughout the US voted to decriminalize psychedelic use. Washington DC passed the Entheogenic Plant and Fungus Policy Act of 2020, which officially took effect on March 16. As a result, DC will no longer seek to punish the use of psilocybin drugs, which include magic mushrooms, ayahuasca, and mescaline. In January 2021, Washtenaw County, Michigan, enacted a similar law. Shortly after that, the City Council of Somerville, Massachusetts, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Northampton, Massachusetts, followed suit.
Statewide psilocybin decriminalization in California – Late last year, the California Senator introduced a bill to legalize psilocybin, ayahuasca, ibogaine, and LSD possession. In April 2021, the Senate Public Safety Committee and Health Committee approved the law. A month later, the Senate Appropriations Committee and state Senate also voted to approve the bill. In June, the Assembly Public Health Committee advanced the legislation with a significant caveat that limits personal possession quantities. As a result of the change, the bill will have to circle back to the Senate for a second review. While not a perfect solution, this bill will repeal California's outdated laws prohibiting the transportation or cultivation of magical spores and create a framework for future legal use.
Psilocybin vs. Lexapro for major depressive disorder In the first randomized clinical study, scientists at the Center for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London compared psilocybin's antidepressant effects to Lexapro, a popular selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). The study consisted of 59 participants, which were split into two treatment groups. One group received two high-dose psilocybin therapy sessions along with antidepressants and psychotherapy. The second group received two sub-perceptual doses of psilocybin along with antidepressants and therapy.
Led by famed researcher Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris, the study showed that magic mushrooms were at least as effective at reducing depression's primary indicators. While the study's authors hoped for more resounding results, they also measured ten secondary factors of wellbeing, including anxiety and connectedness to nature. On eight of those ten measures, the psilocybin group reported more significant improvement.
How psychedelics change your brain – Researchers have been studying psilocybin therapy for years. For instance, many experts believe psilocybin treats mental illness by stimulating serotonin 2A receptors. Still, researchers haven't pinpointed every mechanism of action yet. The new study from Yale helps bring scientists one step closer to the answer. After giving rats a single dose of psilocybin, researchers found an immediate and long-lasting increase in new connections between neurons. Specifically, they found that psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, can increase the density of dendritic spines found on nerve cells. The body generally targets and diminishes during periods of chronic stress and depression.
The world's first psilocybin microdosing trial – On May 12, Wake Network announced it received conditional approval from the Ministry of Health and Wellness to conduct a Phase 2b psilocybin microdosing trial in partnership with Jamaica's Ministry of Health. This approval is a globally significant announcement because it marks the world's first microdosing trial using a randomized, placebo-controlled double-blind method with magic mushrooms. To date, most microdosing research has focused on LSD, and no randomized controlled studies exist to prove its efficacy for anxiety and depression compared to a control group. We look forward to the results.
The first study to address psychedelic treatment legality – With thousands of legal ketamine-assisted clinics, psilocybin psychotherapy on the horizon, and legalization efforts abounding, state regulators must tackle a host of unprecedented issues. That's why Harvard lawyers from the Project on Psychedelics Law and Regulation, funded in part by Tim Ferriss, are launching a study to find the answers. This three-year study is another significant milestone as the first to tackle topics ranging from patents and for-profit companies to scheduling, regulation, insurance coverage, and Food and Drug Administration exclusivity.
Psilocybin therapy for Canada cancer patients – Last June, Therapsil, a Canada-based non-profit, launched a program to assist terminal patients in accessing legal psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy. In August last year, the organization helped the country's first cancer patient secure an exemption to utilize the psychedelic drug psilocybin. Since then, the Federal Health Minister has granted three dozen more patients and 19 healthcare professionals limited exemptions from the law. These are significant strides for Canada, but Therapsil continues to fight for what it believes should be more open access. In a recent Instagram post, the organization said Canada had delayed 56 applications, causing harm to patients.
The work continues.
NYU expands psychedelics research and training – After receiving more than $10 million in donations, NYU Langone Health announced that it's ready to develop the NYU Langone Center for Psychedelic Medicine. As part of the hospital's Department of Psychiatry, this new center will support psychiatric medicine and preclinical research. In addition, it will create a structure for early faculty members and postdoctoral fellows to lead the field as future independent investigators in psychedelics medicine.
One of its principal focus areas will be how psychedelics can help advanced cancer patients find freedom from psychiatric distress, addiction, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). According to Charles R. Marmar, MD, the Lucius N. Littauer Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry, in a recent article, "The infrastructure, support, and training opportunities under the auspices of this new center will springboard our psychedelic research efforts to new heights. We are very excited about what the future holds."
These are just a few of the most exciting psilocybin news and research updates from across the world. But this list does not begin to cover every psychedelic experience, research study, and business venture popping up to capitalize on the third wave's new world order.
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Betsy Kehoe says
My 29 year old daughter has been clinically depressed for years. She suffers from Anxiety, and now, after the Covid lock downs, has become morbidly obese and (I believe) she is borderline agoraphobic. She had tried all the medications possible, and he depression and anxiety have not budged. She is no longer able to work as the highly skilled executive Chef she tried for with her 4 year degree. She live in Los Angeles. Where can she go to get Psilipsybin and or Ketamine Therapy?
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