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Road Trip Manali to Mcleodganj, Dharamshala
by swantour January 1, 2017
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Drive from Manali to Mcleodganj via Palampur
The journey is a bit of a long haul – 245km of driving on hill roads though it helps that the road surface is good and the width is the equivalent of three lanes in most cases. The reason for the extended drive is that during the summer the Kangra valley is not very comfortable whereas Mcleodganj certainly is a cool getaway. If you are not travelling in peak summer, you can break journey and spend a night around Palampur, in a comfortable hotel with good vistas of your choosing. Taking the road conditions into consideration, we estimate the drive should not take more than eight hours — but you do have to factor in three to four hours for breaks and for visiting some interesting places en route.
From Manali, you take the main highway to Bajaura where you have a choice of using the less travelled road via Kandi Pass to Mandi or the National Highway (NH21) via Aut. Both routes are around 54km but the Kandi Pass option brings you directly on to the road to Palampur, obviating the need to navigate the crowded streets of Mandi.
The enchanting Kangra valley, which used to be Trigarta in the past, starts just beyond Mandi running North and then swinging westwards to Nurpur, close to Pathankot. The impressive Dhauladhar range forms the northern boundary with Dharamsala and Mcleodganj clinging to the hillside. Rising like a wall from the fertile green valley, this range is a part of the Outer Himalayas and the peaks do not exceed 17,056ft/5200m in height. The Shivalik range lies to the South and it is in the Kangra valley that the important pilgrim destinations of Jwalamukhi and Chintpurni are located.
Road Trip Manali to Mcleodganj
If you are following a more leisurely pace you can take a short break at Jatingri 6560ft/2000m where the summer palace of the former rulers of Mandi is located (however, there are no dhabas here so you will have to carry your own hamper). This enchanting place is surrounded by a thick deodar forest and visiting it involves only a 5km diversion off the main road. The turn off is at Ghatsani, 41km from Mandi and 14. km short of Jogindernagar. An alternate diversion is the 18km climb up to Billing – which is the cliff where gliders take off from. This area of Billing — Bir is regarded as the hang-gliding capital of the country and the turn off is just 6km beyond Jogindernagar. In case you don't want to go all the way, Bir (6822ft/2080m) is only 4km off the road and there is a small but active Tibetan settlement just below the village.The 'must stops' are Baijnath Temple, Taragarh Palace and Norbulingka Institute.
From here, the next stop is the famous Baijnath Temple which is only 21km from Jogindernagar. This temple is dedicated to Shiva as Baidyanath, the Lord of Physicians, and is believed to have been constructed around AD 800. The structure is a splendid example of the nagara style of architecture. There are intricate carvings on the outer walls with the sun god Surya featuring at the rear of the temple. There are also some fine carvings depicting Shiva and Parvati's wedding, their son Kartikeya and the goddess Chamunda. An almost life-size statue of Nandi the bull, (Shiva's chosen vehicle), stands at the entrance while on either side of the inner sanctum are carvings of the goddesses Yamuna and Ganga. What is of particular significance is that the lingam enshrined in the sanctum is one of the twelve Jyotir Lingams.
Another legend traces the origin of the lingam to Ravana `the demon king' in the Ramayan. It is at Kirangama (Baijnath's original name), that Ravana offered his nine heads to Shiva for the boon of immortality. When he pledged his remaining head, pleased with his devotion, Shiva restored the other nine heads and also gifted him a Shiva lingam. Ravana could not carry this to his kingdom in Lanka because the minute he placed it on the ground, it grew so heavy that it was impossible to lift. This is the lingam believed to be enshrined here.
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From Baijnath there are two places of interest that you could choose to stop and see. The first is the Tashijong Gompa which is a little off the road, just 3km out of Baijnath. The small Tibetan community living here originally came from the Kham province in Tibet. They have kept their traditional skills alive and you can See them engaged in carpet weaving, wood carving and palming tangkhas — these artifacts are also sold here. A masked dance (chaam) is performed by the lamas on the tenth day of the second month of the Tibetan lunar calendar (usually in March).
Taragarh Palace is under 2km from here and lies on your side of the main road. If you have plans to break journey — and this fits in your budget — we would certainly recommend spending the night in this gracious hotel set in a fifteen acre wooded compound. Even a quick stop for coffee or lunch would make a pleasurable break. Formerly known as Al Hilal, 'the land of the crescent moon', this was the summer palace of the Nawah Of Bhawalpur. When the country was partitioned, BkiwaIpur become part of Pakistan and the palace came under government control. It was later acquired by the erstwhile ruler of kashmir and chrisicned Taragarh after the former king hari Singh's wife, Tara Devi who lived here till her death in 1968. A few years later, in 1971, the property was converted to a hotel. The old wing has some very interesting portraits and photographs of the royal family as well as some fine tangkhas and the expected assortment of hunting trophies.
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The scenic town of Palampur (4230ft/1290m) is 11km from Taragarh. The name owes its origin to the local term `pulum' or 'lots of water. The gentle rolling slopes of this region are crisscrossed by many small and large streams and the town came into existence with the introduction of tea by the British in the early nineteenth century. Popularly known as Kangra tea, Palampur serves as the center for the approximately 1600 small and large tea plantations in Chamba, Palampur, Bundla etc. in this valley. The majestic Dhauladhars rise beyond the town and there are lovely walking trails in the verdant mixed forest surrounding it. The fifth century Bundla Mata Temple lies 2km from the bazaar close to the 300m Bundla chasm or Neugel Khud which has an impressive torrent of water after the monsoon — the café here serves excellent pakoras!
You are only 44km away from the cool climes of Mcleodganj and the two other interesting places en route can be visited when you descend to see Kangra — or when you are heading for Dalhousie. However, these are being detailed here in case you have followed a gentler pace and have the time and inclination. You should plan on a quick stop at the temple and a slightly longer one at Norbulingka Institute.
The Chamunda Devi Temple hes almost midway between Palampur and Dharamsala, on the banks of the Baner River, and is dedicated to Durga in her wrathful form as Kali. The idol in the temple is completely draped in bright red and shiny brocade cloth. Shiva is also revered here and the passage around the temple not only holds a boulder on which the Devi's footsteps are believed to be imprinted but also a Shiva lingam. According to legend, devotees were being harassed by two demons, C handa and Munda. Prayers by Brahma resulted in 'shakti' appearing in the form of goddess Kali who vanquished the demons. She is thus worshipped here as Chamunda Devi. It is a 16km trek to the spot where the demons are believed to actually have been killed and there is a beautiful stone image of the goddess here. The large water tank at this temple has images of other deities placed around it.
Dalhousie Road Trip
Just 5 Kilometres before Dharamsala, near Sidhpur village, a road branches off to the right to the Norbulingka Institute. This beautiful complex is named after the summer retreat the seventh Dalai Lama built for himself in Tibet in 1754. This serene spot with its Japanese style garden, shaded pathways, gentle sound of miniature waterfalls, charming wooden bridges spanning small streams and the towering Dhauladhars serving as a backdrop is indeed well worth a visit. The calm and peaceful atmosphere will definitely tempt you to spend a night here at the Norling Guest House — particularly when the weather is not too hot.
Norbulingka has been set up to teach and preserve traditional Tibetan arts and crafts such as wood carving, tangkha painting, fine embroidery, gold and lacquer work. You can walk through the complex and watch craftsmen at work, the tranquility lending itself to their concentration and their art. While these activities come under the ambit of the Center of Arts, the Academy of Tibetan Culture runs five and six year courses on Buddhist history, philosophy, literature and medicine. The spiritual center of the institute is the Deden Tsuglagkhang which holds a magnificent gilded copper statue of Sakyamuni. The temple hall is decorated with 173 images of Buddha and other paintings depict various saints and sages including the 14 reincarnations of the Dalai Lama. This is easily the most impressive gompa in the area, even surpassing the main prayer hall in the Dalai Lama's headquarters at Mcleodganj. There is a well stocked outlet selling artifacts produced here and a quaint small cafe where you can grab a snack or even something more substantial.
Mcleodganj Dharamsala Road Trip
Dharamsala (rest house for pilgrims), is a crowded, busy township and not a particularly interesting place. Actually, you only need to stop here to admire the well preserved miniature Paintings housed in the Kangra Art Museum located in Kotwali Bazaar. Besides the paintings, is a treasure trove of other artifacts of the Kangra valley dating back to the fifth century. The displays include pottery, sculpture, coins, Jewellery and manuscripts as also royal costumes and old carved doors.
Having taken over the area from Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1848, the British located a regiment here in 1849. It soon flourished as a small hill station, spreading over the hillside at altitudes ranging from 4100ft/1250m to 6500ft/ 1982m. Split into two sections, Lower and Upper Dharamsala, the latter was subsequently renamed Mcleodganj after the It. gGovemor of Punjab, David Mcleod. Prior to its development as a garrison this region was home to the semi-nomadic Gaddi tribe who herded their flocks of sheep and goats up to high alpine meadows in the summer, descending to the foothills in winter. Accompanied by sturdy long-haired sheep dogs, these handsome Gaddi shepherds can be easily identified by their aquiline features and distinctive dress. Even today, depending on the season, you are quite likely to come across wandering Gaddis as some of them have put down roots in the villages around Mcleodganj.
Upper Dharamsala became the favourite retreat of the viceroy, Lord Elgin. Had he lived longer, it is likely that this spot and not Shimla would have become the summer capital of the Raj. However, he died in 1863 and as per his wishes was buried in the beautiful secluded graveyard of St. John-in-the-Wilderness. On April 14th 1905 disaster struck in the form of a major earthquake. The army garrison was reduced to rubble and many lives were lost leading to the decision to shift the headquarters to a lower and hopefully safer base which is now the congested town of Dharamsala. Mcleodganj was virtually abandoned till 1960 when Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru offered this as a residence for the Dalai Lama and thousands of his followers who had fled Tibet in 1959.
It is a 9km drive on a good metal road from Dharamsala to Mcleodganj via Forsythia and the church of St. John-in-the-Wilderness which lies 2km out of town.
Your entry point is the bus and taxi stand and if you are spending the night at Naddi (which is our preferred night halt), you make a U-turn here and drive just under 4km to this quiet and picturesque locale nestled in the lap of the Dhauladhars. En route is the overrated and unspectacular Dal Lake. If you decide to stay in Chonor House and HPTDC's Bhagsu are a kilometer ahead of the taxi stand.
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For those interested in the arts, an interesting diversion is to the charming little hamlet of Andretta which is a pleasant 12km drive, through tea gardens, from Palampur. The doyen of Punjabi theatre, Norah Richards, had a large estate here and donated a part of it to set up an artist's village to encourage them hone their talent and create their best midst Nature s inspiring — though inimitable – beauty. Artists from all walks were invited — painters, potters and of course theatre persons. Some outstanding artists like B.C. Sanyal, Ram Kumar, Arpita and Gurcharan Singh made homes here. Sir Sobha Singh was closely associated with Norah Richards in the setting up of this village as well as reviving the Kangra school of painting and there is a gallery dedicated to his work. There is also a writer's retreat and an open air theatre at her well-restored home and plays are staged here annually. Andretta Pottery is run by an artist couple and besides producing and selling studio pottery they also hold workshops and classes. There is a small museum and shop which sells locally made artifacts – it has also has a restaurant and two rooms for those who choose to stay on.
The Lesser Known Mountain Railway
This is one of the best kept secrets of the region — the fact that there is a railway line all the way from Pathankot to Jogindernagar. This narrow gate tract runs for 164 km and provides a panoramic view of this beautiful region. With the snow clad Dhauladhar peaks on one side and lush green fields interspersed with forests adjacent to the track. The line was constructed in a record 3 years and opened to the public in 1929. Till 1973 steam engines imported from Britain were used to traverse the 932 bridges and 456 curves on the railway. The engines now are of the diesel variety and the train is generally quite packed with locals using it as a more pleasant alternative to the bus service. If you have the time the most scenic part of the journey Is between Kangra and Jogindernagar – but but you could hop on anywhere [with a ticket of course!] and disembark a few kilometers further on.
Jyotir Lingams
There are two legends regarding the origin of the Jyotir Lingams There was an argument between Brahma and Vishnu over who was the greatest and when they failed to arrive at a conclusion the earth split apart to revs, 3 huge incandescent pillar of light. The gods tried to find the ends of this light — Vishnu became a boar and burrowed underground while Brahma took to the skies in the form of an eagle. After a thousand cosmic years of fruitless searching, Shiva finally emerged from the lingam of light. Both Vishnu and Brahma readily conceded that Shiva was the greatest, bringing the dispute to a conclusion. Shiva is thus the infinite light (Jyoti) and the Jyotir Lingam represents the atma (soul) — the infinite and eternal light; the light of truth, knowledge and awakening. The lingam is the energy of creation with the rounded stone symbolising the dome of the sky. The phallic symbol set within the 'yoni' represents the male and female energies. The Jyotir Lingam derives energy and power (shakti) from within itself unlike the other lingams, which have mantra shakti invested in them by the priests.
The other legend relates to the time that Shiva was in penance for the destruction caused during his raging cosmic dance while carrying Sati's body. He was in deep meditation at Vridh Jageshwar when the wives of seven sagea came across him while collecting fodder. They were awestruck by the power andaccounts of this unknown rishi with dreadlocks. Rooted to the spot (and by some accounts rendered unconscious), they failed to return home in the evening. Their husbands came in search and not recognizing Shiva, cursed him for diverting their wives' attention. Shiva suffered the curse and a great darkness descended over the world. It was left to Vishnu to set matters right and he gathered up the darkness and dispersed it in the form of the twelve Jyotir Lingams which are held in great reverence.
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Union Berlin apologizes over anti-Semitic incidents at match against Maccabi Haifa
By Jack Guy, CNN
Updated 12:50 PM ET, Mon October 4, 2021
Union Berlin fans pictured at the game against Maccabi Haifa on September 30.
(CNN) German soccer club Union Berlin has apologized after anti-Semitic incidents were reported during the UEFA Europa Conference League match against Israeli team Maccabi Haifa on Thursday.
A group of German Maccabi Haifa fans were subjected to anti-Semitic insults during the match at Berlin's Olympic Stadium, according to a statement from Union Berlin published Friday.
"This behaviour is shameful and we won't tolerate it. We apologise to those affected. Anti-Semitism is unfortunately still present in our society, which is why it also shows itself in the stadium," said club president Dirk Zingler in the statement.
"However, we will never tolerate discrimination in our ranks. It is important to remain vigilant and to work tirelessly against it."
Zingler said the club would support police investigations into the incident.
Beer was thrown at the group of Maccabi Haifa fans, who were also subjected to anti-Semitic insults and threats of violence, according to a press release from the German-Israeli Society Youth Forum.
One Union Berlin supporter allegedly tried to burn an Israeli flag, it continued.
Other Union Berlin supporters stepped in and swapped seats with the Maccabi Haifa fans.
The youth forum thanked those fans for their solidarity and said they were satisfied with the club's quick response.
Anti-discrimination network FARE also published a photo purporting to show a Union Berlin supporter making a Nazi salute at the game on its Twitter account.
Gone but not forgotten: Union Berlin remembers deceased fans in moving tribute
"This man made nazi salutes towards the Maccabi fans and abused those who called him out," reads the tweet.
Maccabi Haifa did not comment on the incidents, instead thanking their opponents for their hospitality in a tweet.
CNN has contacted Maccabi Haifa, UEFA and Berlin Police for comment.
Israeli soccer players attacked by protesters at Austrian friendly
The match, which the German side won 3-0, was a symbolic affair, marking the first time that an Israeli team had competed in the Olympic stadium, which was built for the 1936 Olympic Games during the Nazi era.
Union Berlin normally play their home matches at the Stadion an der Alten Försterei.
However the ground doesn't meet the requirements for UEFA's European competition matches, so the game was played at the Olympic Stadium.
The number of anti-Semitic incidents in Germany has been growing steadily in recent years, Deutsche Welle reported in February.
There were at least 2,275 anti-Semitic crimes in the 12 months to the end of January 2021, some 55 of which were violent, it reported.

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Q: info.selectionText is undefined - chrome extension I have a handy extension that I use for work to make browsing different files/web pages more efficient. The extension creates a context menu and I highlight some text and it allows me to jump directly to that webpage by adding that selected text into the URL.
It works really well so far but I am currently trying to add hot keys to this extension and I am really unsure on how to proceed.
I have tried to use messaging but I could not get it to work for this application.
I am able to call the chrome.commands.onCommand and have it open up a new tab, but I can not get it to read my highlighted text.
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function orders(info,tab) {
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chrome.contextMenus.create({
  title: "Order Number",
  contexts:["selection"],
  onclick: orders
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    "icons": {
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    "permissions": [
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    "background": {
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    },
    "commands": {
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The hotkey fires correctly but info.selectionText.trim() will show undefined.  I believe it is a scope issue, but I don't know how to fix it or if its even possible.
Thanks.
This is what I tried next and got "Error handling response: TypeError: Cannot read property '0' of undefined".
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February 1,828 1,171 1,727 602 15 31 80 5 1 4 0 — 4 17
March 1,745 1,153 1,631 507 19 57 86 8 1 3 0 0 5 20
April 1,675 1,123 1,469 479 92 43 76 33 2 6 0 — 5 23
May 1,890 1,370 1,755 490 64 18 50 3 2 3 0 0 2 22
June 1,722 1,230 1,583 425 94 17 40 7 11 3 0 0 7 25
July 1,517 982 1,411 431 25 44 103 4 0 2 — 5 8 19
August 1,491 985 1,408 421 59 13 46 19 2 7 — — 8 13
September 1,880 1,440 1,782 310 18 55 68 49 0 16 — 0 9 14
October 1,550 1,240 1,465 250 19 14 56 10 1 18 — — 13 15
November 1,679 1,301 1,500 415 11 25 57 5 0 23 0 0 8 13
December 2,364 1,621 2,154 611 64 57 147 20 3 1 1 — 6 43
Russian rouble against other currencies
Total US Dollar (USD) EURO (EUR) British Pound Sterling (GBP) Japanese Yen (JPY) Swiss Franc (CHF) Australian Dollar (AUD) Canadian Dollar (CAD) China Yuan (CNY) Belorussian Rouble (BYR) Ukrainian Hryvnia (UAH) Kazakh Tenge (KZT) Others
January 1,177 1,133 43 0 0 0 — — — — — — 0
February 1,171 1,121 46 3 2 0 — — — — — — —
March 1,153 1,094 57 1 1 — — — — — — 0 —
April 1,123 970 151 2 1 0 — — — — — — —
May 1,370 1,284 83 3 0 — — 0 0 — — — —
June 1,230 1,165 64 1 1 — — — — — — — 0
July 982 935 45 1 1 0 — — — — — — —
August 985 939 44 1 1 — — — — — — — —
September 1,440 1,387 49 2 1 — — — 0 — — — 0
October 1,240 1,203 35 0 1 — — — — — — — 0
November 1,301 1,160 140 0 1 0 — — — — — — —
December 1,621 1,455 163 1 3 0 0 — 0 — — — 0
US dollar against other currencies
Total Russian Rouble (RUB) EURO (EUR) British Pound Sterling (GBP) Japanese Yen (JPY) Swiss Franc (CHF) Australian Dollar (AUD) Canadian Dollar (CAD) China Yuan (CNY) Belorussian Rouble (BYR) Ukrainian Hryvnia (UAH) Kazakh Tenge (KZT) Others
January 1,736 1,133 489 10 24 33 32 2 5 — 0 5 5
February 1,727 1,121 505 7 29 37 5 1 4 0 — 4 16
March 1,631 1,094 403 9 46 50 8 1 3 0 0 5 12
April 1,469 970 296 71 28 51 24 1 6 0 — 5 17
May 1,755 1,284 371 37 6 29 3 1 2 0 0 2 19
June 1,583 1,165 306 53 5 11 1 11 3 0 0 7 21
July 1,411 935 343 8 33 60 4 0 2 — 5 8 13
August 1,408 939 344 48 9 29 15 1 7 — — 8 7
September 1,782 1,387 230 5 34 50 40 0 16 — 0 9 10
October 1,465 1,203 173 5 5 33 4 1 18 — — 13 10
November 1,500 1,160 238 6 16 36 4 0 23 0 0 8 10
December 2,154 1,455 422 56 38 124 10 3 1 1 — 6 39
Euro against other currencies
Total Russian Rouble (RUB) US Dollar (USD) British Pound Sterling (GBP) Japanese Yen (JPY) Swiss Franc (CHF) Australian Dollar (AUD) Canadian Dollar (CAD) China Yuan (CNY) Belorussian Rouble (BYR) Ukrainian Hryvnia (UAH) Kazakh Tenge (KZT) Others
January 546 43 489 5 0 5 0 — — — — — 3
February 602 46 505 6 — 44 — — — — — — 1
March 507 57 403 1 2 36 — 0 — — — — 8
April 479 151 296 1 0 24 2 — — — — — 5
May 490 83 371 13 0 20 — 0 — — — — 2
June 425 64 306 22 0 29 — 0 — — — — 4
July 431 45 343 0 3 34 — — — — — — 6
August 421 44 344 9 0 17 1 0 — — — — 6
September 310 49 230 5 5 18 0 — — — — — 4
October 250 35 173 11 2 23 2 — — — — — 4
November 415 140 238 5 8 21 0 — — — — — 3
December 611 163 422 0 0 23 0 — — — — — 3
1. Tables are based on data from credit institutions, which are the largest domestic foreign exchange market operators. The share of these credit institutions (further — the banks-respondents) in total turnover of FX transactions exceeds 99%.
2. FORWARDS FX transactions currencies' turnover includes interbank deals with settlements effected more than the second bank business day after the transaction day.
3. FORWARDS FX transactions currencies' turnover includes exchange and over-the-counter deals conducted by respondent banks among themselves (excluding double-counting), and deals conducted by respondent banks with non-respondent banks (residents and non-residents of the Russian Federation).
4. FORWARDS FX transactions currencies' turnover includes also FX swap transactions one or both legs of which are forward deals.
5. Total currencies' turnover is the overall value of the deals (excluding double-counting).
6. The tables' data should be revised.
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Alcohol-related violence has been making headlines with increasing frequency, but not everyone who drinks alcohol, even to excess, becomes aggressive.
In fact it's only a small minority, says psychologist and Stanford University substance abuse researcher, Dr Adrienne Heinz.
"Very few people when they drink actually become aggressive," says Heinz.
But their behaviour can have far-reaching consequences. Families and friends can be the targets of alcohol-fuelled outbursts, as can other unsuspecting members of the public.
"Alcohol remains clearly the most important drug to be addressed as far as harm is concerned," says Dr David Caldicott, emergency medicine consultant at the Calvary Hospital in Canberra.
For Caldicott, who regularly sees the results of alcohol-related violence, personality is a key element that separates aggressive drunks from everyone else.
"I think the reality is that the sort of people who are going out and hitting other people [when drunk] are the sort of people who would go out and hit other people [when sober]," he says.
Studies of alcohol and aggressive behaviour square well with Caldicott's observations. People who are more irritable, have poorer anger control, and who display lower levels of empathy towards others when sober, are more likely to be aggressive when they have alcohol in their system.
Gender also has an influence: men are more likely than women to be aggressive when drunk.
There is increasing evidence that subtle variations in brain function mean some people behave worse than others when they have a few drinks.
One way in which alcohol's effects on brain functioning have been measured is to look at how people use what's known as the brain's executive system. Decision-making, problem solving and reasoning are all jobs the executive system takes control of. As Heinz explains, it is like the command centre of the brain, that "tells you when to put on the brakes, think about the consequences, steer yourself towards a better long-term outcome."
But when we drink alcohol, executive control flags, making it harder to reflect on our behaviour and self-regulate. Instead of taking a few deep breaths when we feel slighted or insulted, we give in to our impulses, which for some are violent.
Importantly, some people naturally have poorer executive control than others, and these people, particularly if they are male, are more likely to be aggressive after drinking alcohol.
A lack of executive control could also help to explain why adolescents and young adults are so frequently the perpetrators of violent behaviour when drunk. It has been shown that our brains continue to develop well into our 20s and that one of the last parts of the brain to develop is the prefrontal lobe, the region responsible for reigning in impulses through executive control.
People who have a dependence on alcohol have a "double whammy" when it comes to executive control, according to Heinz. Each time they consume alcohol, their executive functioning is impaired due to the alcohol in their system. But their consistent use of alcohol also leads to poorer executive function even when they aren't drinking, an effect that can last for up to a year after they stop drinking.
Similar changes in both of these neurotransmitters have been found in chronic alcohol drinkers, and it is believed likely they play a role in violence in non-alcoholic binge drinkers too. People with lower serotonin levels are also known to be more likely to consume alcohol to the point of excess. Since early life trauma and adversity can alter serotonin signalling, these factors have potential to raise the odds of a person having a short temper when drunk.
When someone accidentally bumps into you in a crowded bar or at a sporting event, most of us are able to quickly shrug it off as a benign interruption to our day. But add alcohol to the equation and an innocuous bump can suddenly be interpreted as a serious threat, or even a deliberate act of aggression.
"[Alcohol] can affect information processing and your ability to determine how much threat is actually present in the environment," says Heinz.
Caldicott agrees that alcohol "alters our perception of the world," and explains that any increased sensitivity to perceived threats isn't just about what's going on in the brain. Alcohol's effects on the heart can also play a role. "You can get palpitations, or what we call tachyarrhythmias, as a consequence of alcohol," he says, and a racing heart can often be misinterpreted as a threat.
For Heinz, one of the most interesting areas of individual difference when it comes to alcohol-related aggression is in what we expect to happen when we get drunk. Expectations about what behaviour is normal and socially acceptable when alcohol is consumed can be set in place long before we take our first sip of beer.
"You actually see these [expectations] in pre-schoolers and young children who've never had any experience with alcohol before," says Heinz. How our parents act when they drink can lay down our first impression of alcohol-related behaviour. As we get older and see how our friends and others in the community behave, associations between alcohol and aggression can become stronger if that's what we see around us.
"In a society where there's a lot of pub-related violence, or violence that's seen when you're drinking at sporting events, it becomes [more] socially condoned," she says.
The power of expectation can also play a part in influencing how people behave when they consume different alcoholic drinks, quite apart from the physical impact of differing alcohol concentrations, Heinz believes. "People have different expectations for what happens when I drink wine versus when I drink liquor versus when I drink beer," she says.
Whether certain drinks, such as those with high levels of sugar or caffeine, help to enhance aggression is unclear, although Heinz notes that alcoholic drinks that contain caffeine can lead people to take more risks than they otherwise would.
With people who are more likely to be aggressive when they drink, one of the greatest challenges for psychologists like Heinz is teaching temper control. She says that anger management programs are a good start for those who end up seeking help when alcohol gets them into trouble with the law or their families. "You create safety plans, you learn the internal sensations of anger, how to identify them and then what to do to turn down the volume when things are a bit hot."
Heinz is also looking into whether therapy to improve people's executive control might help.
But when it comes to reducing the number of people turning up at hospital emergency departments due to alcohol-related violence, Caldicott believes limiting overall community alcohol consumption would be of clear benefit.
"If you have a toxin that's causing harm in the community, it's up to public health to ensure that there are limits on the availability of that toxin," he says. "It's not rocket science."


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When I inflicted my limited vocal and guitar-playing techniques on folk club audiences all those ago, I did at least have a broad repertoire.
You might be unlucky enough to hear The Flower of Northumberland - all 430 verses, or so it seemed - and a quite dreadful instrumental based on Anji on the same night. Come back the next week and it could be High Germany and a David Campbell song about prostitution, Slightly Faded.
I also murdered Tom Paxton. Two of his songs in particular, The Last Thing on My Mind, and Leaving London, seemed especially suited to my few bits of fingerpicking, though nothing much could be done about the voice.
This is how Tom meant it to be sung, with due acknowledgement to Walker Johnson at the Facebook group, I Love Folk Music.
Can't find a single bad song this man ever wrote. This could be one of his least known but it is in my opinion one of his very best.
I still sing it in shows but those who just have a passing admiration for folk music think of Last Thing On My Mind or even the one the Fireballs covered..Bottle Of Wine when they think of Tom. Like I said he has yet to write one I don't like.
I have seen Tom a few times, as well as meeting him once, and would go along with Walker's assessment. A man and a singer I have found impossible to dislike.
* Buy Tom Paxton albums - including this box set, which contains Leaving London - and anything else that appeals to you at my Salut! Live Amazon link.
I saw him at the Cambridge Corn Exchange last year on a joint bill with Janis Ian.
It was the first time I had seen him play live since my university days in 1966.
His singing and playing were as good as ever, coupled with a great sense of humour; he was genuinely funny.
The only disappointment was that he confessed he was feeling his age, so he played a relatively short set.


This time we will talk about integrations with hospitality management systems via FIAS network protocol.
The most popular PMS systems support a TCP network protocol called FIAS, which allows integration with PBX / UC systems. FIAS was developed by Micros (now Oracle) to allow communication between its PMS Fidelio and external systems such as PBXs, Keys Management Systems, and PoS.
The PBX can be connected directly to the PMS, or if the PBX does not support FIAS, via middleware. In any case, the application that connects to the PMS must be certified.
In recent times, other manufacturers besides PMS Software (like Fidelio from Micros and Opera) support FIAS as a communication standard (for example, Protel).
Which features you need from those listed above?
Which features are supported by the PMS / UC server?
Are there fees to activate the features on the PMS?
Are there fees to activate the features on the UC server?
Most UC servers provide FIAS support via external software.
Many hotels might not have a system that supports FIAS natively, or may not be interested in buying one. In this case, you must make sure that the UC server supports other means of integration.
Using the indicators detailed earlier (TAPI Windows and Web APIs Integrations), it should be easy for the software company to integrate with the PBX via TAPI or WebHooks.
Using a web API, for example, the PBX can allow a call to be generated by the PMS to perform a wake-up call. A WebHook by the PBX to the PMS can determine if the call has been successful.
Other WebHooks can send the result of the wake-up call back to the PMS. For example, this is useful for informing a receptionist that the guest did not respond.
If the PMS is web-based, the best results are achieved if the UC server allows external applications to connect to it via the web. In this scenario, the web PMS shows, in real-time, the PBX extension's (room's) status, sends actions, and receives immediate feedback.
This entry was posted in Blog @en, Technical Posts and tagged FIAS, Fidelio, hospitality, Oracle, PMS, Protel on 22 November 2018 by Dimitri Osler.


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Q: boost::program_options class field I have a problem with boost::program_options
i have a class
namespace po = boost::program_options;
class imageProcess{
private:
    po::options_description options;
public:
    imageProcess(int argc,char** argv){
        po::options_description desc("Allowed options");
        this->options = desc;

It gives me these errors:

non-static const member 'const unsigned int
  boost::program_options::options_description::m_min_description_length',
  can't use default assignment operator imgproc     line 163, external
  location:
  /usr/include/boost/program_options/options_description.hpp    C/C++
  Problem non-static const member 'const unsigned int
  boost::program_options::options_description::m_line_length', can't use
  default assignment operator   imgproc     line 163, external location:
  /usr/include/boost/program_options/options_description.hpp    C/C++
  Problem use of deleted function
  'boost::program_options::options_description&
  boost::program_options::options_description::operator=(const
  boost::program_options::options_description&)'    imageProcess.cpp    /imgproc/src    line
  20    C/C++ Problem

What should i do to make options field instance of po::options_description?
EDIT:
I know options field is already an instance but is there a way to set the description "Allowed options" after defining this field(po::options_description options("allowed options"); doesnt work too)? And how i should store previously created instances of object into class fields?

A: Read your errors:

non-static const member 'const unsigned int boost::program_options::options_description::m_min_description_length', can't use default assignment operator
non-static const member 'const unsigned int boost::program_options::options_description::m_line_length', can't use default assignment operator
use of deleted function 'boost::program_options::options_description& boost::program_options::options_description::operator=(const boost::program_options::options_description&)'

They indicate that boost::program_options::options_description does not support the assignment operator operator= in your version of Boost (actually since v1.33), due to the const member within options_description.
You'll have to — and anyway should — initialise your options_description instance using the ctor-initializer:
namespace po = boost::program_options;
class imageProcess{
private:
    po::options_description options;
public:
    imageProcess(int argc, char** argv);
};

imageProcess::imageProcess(int argc, char** argv)
   : options("Allowed options")
{}

The line starting : is where your constructor arguments for the member options go.


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Cosmos » Physics » Top physics stories of 2016
27 December 2016 /
Top physics stories of 2016
This year, we explained a few of the weird, trickier concepts.
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Computer solves a major time travel problem
It is more than 120 years since H.G. Wells published The Time Machine, the novel that was to popularise the concept of time travel and lead to myriad stories on the theme. But it is only now that we have finally developed a plotline for time travel that makes logical sense – and it has been penned by a machine. Read more
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Six physics equations that changed the course of history
Physics equations are forms of magic. They allow us to explain the past, such as why Halley's comet visits every 76 years, and predict the future – as far as the ultimate fate of the Universe. Occasionally over the past few centuries, a new equation endowed the next generation with a new magical tool, and so changed the course of history. Here are some of the most pivotal. Read more
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Five ways to travel through time
Travel into the past is probably impossible. Even if it were possible, Hawking and others have argued that you could never travel back before the moment your time machine was built. But travel to the future? That's a different story. Science as we know it allows for several methods to take the fast-track into the future. Here's a rundown. Read more
Credit: CERN / SPL
CERN finds four new X particles – how big a deal is this?
Physicists at CERN discovered four new "tetraquark" particles – unusual arrangements of four fundamental particles called quarks. The new particles are highly unstable, decaying almost immediately into other particles. These are not new fundamental particles heralding a new era of physics but rather are new combinations of previously known particles in the standard model of particle physics. Read more
Credit: X-RAY: NASA / CXC / UNIV. OF BRISTOL / M. HARDCASTLE ET AL; OPTICAL: NASA / STSCI
Spinning galaxies question existence of dark matter
Some 80 years after dark matter was first theorised, we still have no idea what it is. Now, a study casts doubt on its existence altogether. According to the standard model of cosmology, the immense gravity of dark matter is crucial for explaining why galaxies can spin so fast without tearing themselves apart. Read more
Credit: Atlas Collaboration / CERN
Particle physics: a primer to the theory of (almost) everything
The Standard Model categorises all of the particles of nature, in the same way that the periodic table categorises the elements. The theory is called the Standard Model because it is so successful it has become "standard". There are still a few kinks to be ironed out (as well as a couple of whopping omissions). That's why it is sometimes called the "Theory of Almost Everything". Read more
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Quantum physics for the terminally confused
Does quantum physics melt your brain? First, don't panic. You're not alone in your confuddlement. As legendary physicist Richard Feynman said: "I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics." Nevertheless, quantum theory is vital for describing how our world is screwed together. So we've broken down the ideas of quantum theory to the level where even a five-(or 55) year-old can get the gist. Read more
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The dark side of the universe – a primer
Over the past 40 years astronomers have realised that everything we can see – all the stars, planets and galaxies – make up less than 5% of the entire universe. What is the rest? The short answer is, we have no idea. What we do know is there are two gaping holes in our understanding of our universe. As a placeholder, physicists call them dark matter and dark energy. Read more
Credit: CERN
Glimpses of the Madala boson: have we detected the dark Higgs?
Using the same data used to discover the Higgs boson in 2012, physicists from South Africa, India and Sweden claimed to see evidence of its dark matter counterpart – a new particle the team dubbed the Madala boson. If true, this could be groundbreaking – the long-sought-after connection between particle physics and dark matter, the mysterious 'stuff' that makes up around 85% of matter in the universe. Read more
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Topology explained – and why you're a donut
You are a donut. It boils down to topology, or the maths of shapeshifting, stretching and pulling, but not tearing. It makes strange connections between apparently unrelated objects, such as you and the donut. It also explains exotic quantum behaviour in superfluids and superconductors. And it's leading to strange new kinds of materials which scientists never thought possible. Read more
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Flt Corp Hayden Hart, Flt Corp Trevin Buckland, Flt Cpl Alex Carnegie, and Flt Sgt Fraser Willmott of the 744 Cowichan Squadron Air Cadets salute after placing a cross at a veteran's grave at Mountain View Cemetery several years ago. (Lexi Bainas/Citizen)
Crosses to be placed at Cowichan Valley cemeteries to remember veterans
A Cowichan Valley tradition since the early 1950s
By Mike Bieling
Planners of the Cowichan Valley's annual Veterans' Remembrance Cross placements in local cemeteries are pleased to announce that the events this year will be held without the restrictions on participation that applied during the pandemic, and they hope that everyone will come out to pay their respects.
A Cowichan Valley tradition since the early 1950s, volunteers from different organizations have been placing small white crosses, decorated with a sprig of cedar and a lapel poppy, on the graves of veterans interred in local cemeteries to commemorate them during the weeks around Remembrance Day. Uniformed veterans or members of the various cadet corps then deliver a military salute to each deceased veteran.
In North Cowichan, where the biggest cross placement is held at Mountain View Cemetery and St. Mary's, Somenos, the organizers are the members of 744 Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron, supported by the 100 Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps Admiral Mainguy, the 2924 Khowutzun Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps, and the local St. John Ambulance Youth Brigade, as well as volunteers from Royal Canadian Legion Branch 53 and the community.
Parish members, Chemainus Legion Branch 191 representatives, air cadet volunteers, and a contingent of sea cadets also participate in separate cross placements at St. Peter's Church, Quamichan, at St. Michael's and All Angels/Chemainus cemetery, and at All Saint's churchyard, Westholme.
In South Cowichan, volunteers from the Mill Bay/Malahat Historical Society work with members of Malahat Legion Branch 134, cadets from 744 Squadron, and parish representatives to do the remembrance cross placements at St. Andrew's churchyard, Cowichan Station, at Shawnigan Cemetery, at St. Francis Xavier Church, Mill Bay, at the Mill Bay Historic Church and Cemetery, and at the James Dougan Memorial Cemetery in Cobble Hill. Veterans' crosses are also placed at St. John the Baptist Church, Cobble Hill, as a parish activity.
This year, the organizers of the South Cowichan cross placements have chosen Saturday, Oct. 29, to do the round of their cemeteries, starting at St. Andrew's Churchyard in Cowichan Station at 11 a.m. They will continue at Shawnigan Cemetery at 1 p.m., followed by the Mill Bay Historic Church and Cemetery, and conclude at 2 p.m. at St. Francis Xavier Church in Mill Bay. Three veterans' graves at Cobble Hill's James Dougan Memorial Cemetery will be marked more informally by the end of the day as well.
The cross placements at Mountain View Cemetery and St. Mary's, Somenos, churchyard are scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 30. The various cadet corps and other volunteers will meet beside the Legion Section at Mountain View at about 1 p.m., immediately following the Poppy Flag raising ceremony at City Hall.
The following weekend, the cross placements will continue at Westholme's All Saints' Churchyard on Saturday, Nov. 5, at 11 a.m., when members of 100 Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps Admiral Mainguy will join members of the Westholme community in honouring their namesake, Vice-Admiral E. Rollo Mainguy, and 55 other veterans interred there.
St. John the Baptist Church in Cobble Hill will do their cross placements on Sunday, Nov 6, after the 10 a.m. service. Other local burial places where volunteers independently place remembrance crosses are St. Peter's Church, Quamichan, in Duncan, and St. Michael and All Angels Cemetery (Chemainus Cemetery).
Everyone is encouraged to attend one of these events, or visit one of the community's cemeteries to see the crosses in place between Remembrance Day and late November. To add the name and burial site of a veteran interred in one of the Cowichan Valley's cemeteries, please contact Mike Bieling at 250-748-5031 or oldcemeterian@shaw.ca.
Mike Bieling is the coordinator of the Cowichan Valley Lest We Forget Where They Lie Project.
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In 1965, a spaghetti western movie called international attention. The entire world movie theaters filled up to see the fatal outcome of the film One Silver Dollar.The plot of the film was very simple: two brothers, separated for a long time, meet again. One of them chases a criminal, whom he must capture, and found out that it's s his own blood.
All resemblance to the reality that governs our country, it's mere coincidence. But, the association with this thriller is not casual. Obeys to point out a company that aims to restore values, and not the moral or ethical, but the monetary.
At this point, the majority of the Argentinians agree that there is a plan, and that is not true that the government party, Cambiemos,is erratic or inefficient.On the contrary, they are applying the proposed goals with a prediction accuracy – Minister Nicolás Dujovne would say.
The second point is to elucidate who gave them those proposes; where does the proposals come from? Is it Macri's ? is it the economy team? is it some mischievous goblin who sleeps at the Government House?
NO. The economic and financial suffering of our country is due to the two factors that were associated against us.
One of them is structural and is due to our ancestral dependence on the dollar. The Argentine economy is dollar dependent. So, it's obvious that if someone sneezes on Wall Street, there is going to be an epidemic of colds.At some point, the world tried to respond to this economic factors. The Chinese and Russian governments proposed changing the currency that governs international negotiations for a more neutral value. By then, some doomsayers predicted the end of the US, which would stop receiving a lot of extra money for financial services, just for being the headquarters of the currency game. The use of the dollar as barter value in transactions has its collateral conveniences.
In this context, the IMF intervenes for two reasons: to account for the support – almost personal – of the president Christine Lagard to the management of Mauricio Macri in the G7 without Russia, 2018. And, to"help"us pass the global crush that is looming with the massive transfer of wealth from all of the dollar-dependent countries to the Treasury of the United States.
Yes. Other cinematographic metaphors would serve to illustrate the current moment and the real risk facing Argentina. As if it were a fiction between protectors and predators, there is a program to absorb national riches; as if an immense vacuum cleaner pocketed the reserves of the Central Bank to transfer them -as immense Zeppelin- to Fort Knox.
The other cause is circumstantial, started with the triumphal vote that led to Cambiemos to the power. (If the shoe fits, wear it ). Also, it's fair to say that on the other side, they didn't do enough.
The Macri's voters , the Carrió's voters , the blank voters; unknowingly chose "the game of the 50 masks" ,preselected by the trio Macri-Sturzenegger-Dujovne for the game. And now, the consequences. Aligning yourself under the reign of an eagle,implies that the eagle will eat your chicks.
And the officials of the multi-secretaries of economy , like preachers of a satanic sect, do not hesitate to throw into the sacrificial pyre, thousands or millions of Argentinians who will fall from the socio-economic system, from their deep economic measures.
And all for what, someone will ask who clings to objective reason. To debase us progressively: first the lower classes, then the middle classes and finally the agro-export oligarchy association ?
Definitely yes. Again, the corsairs went out to collect from the colonies. That's the plan of the global power: that only the dollar, transformed into an eagle, crosses the high skies of the planet. This may be why Donald Trump proposes the return of Russia. It could be the main course reserved for the end of the banquet.
However, the president of the European Council Donald Tusk has a different taste from the United States. And, to decompress the tension in Canada, very comfortable expressed his pleasure to retain the conformation of the powerful group with seven the members; since their culture attributes good luck to that number.
To support the attack, the Central Bank has its own cabal: entrench itself with a silver dollar protecting its heart. Meanwhile, like water that runs off between hands, riches evaporate with staggered devaluations; and the people are abandoned to hunger and social disintegration.
The mentioned shield would leave the geniuses counting stars on a empty sky of brilliance and real power…Ah, and something else. National reserves in gold are well guarded by the United Kingdom. If it even seems like a divine plan hatched in some Olympus.


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Yerkes, R. & Dodson, J.D. 1908. The Relationship of Stimulus to Rapidity of Habit Formation. Journal of Comparative Neurological Psychology 18: 459-482.


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var ErrorDataSource = require("../../data/ErrorDataSource");
var clean = require("../../cleanData").clean;
var falcor = require("./../../../lib/");
var Model = falcor.Model;
var chai = require("chai");
var expect = chai.expect;
var sinon = require('sinon');
var noOp = function() {};
var InvalidSourceError = require('../../../lib/errors/InvalidSourceError');

describe("Error", function() {
    it("should get a hard error from the DataSource.", function(done) {
        var model = new Model({
            source: new ErrorDataSource(503, "Timeout")
        });
        model.
            get(["test", {to: 5}, "summary"]).
            doAction(noOp, function(err) {
                expect(err.length).to.equal(6);
                // not in boxValue mode
                var expected = {
                    path: [],
                    value: {
                        status: 503,
                        message: "Timeout"
                    }
                };
                err.forEach(function(e, i) {
                    expected.path = ["test", i, "summary"];
                    expect(e).to.deep.equals(expected);
                });
            }).
            subscribe(function() {
                done('Should not onNext');
            },
            function(e) {
                if (isAssertionError(e)) {
                    done(e);
                } else {
                    done();
                }
            },
            function() {
                done('Should not onComplete');
            });
    });

    it("should get a hard error from the DataSource with some data found in the cache.", function(done) {
        var model = new Model({
            source: new ErrorDataSource(503, "Timeout"),
            cache: {
                test: {
                    0: {
                        summary: "in cache"
                    },
                    5: {
                        summary: "in cache"
                    }
                }
            }
        });
        var count = 0;
        model.
            get(["test", {to: 5}, "summary"]).
            doAction(function(x) {
                var expected = {
                    json: {
                        test: {
                            0: {summary: "in cache"},
                            5: {summary: "in cache"}
                        }
                    }
                };
                expect(x).to.deep.equals(expected);
            }, function(err) {
                expect(err.length).to.equal(4);
                // not in boxValue mode
                var expected = {
                    path: [],
                    value: {
                        status: 503,
                        message: "Timeout"
                    }
                };
                err.forEach(function(e, i) {
                    expected.path = ["test", i + 1, "summary"];
                    expect(e).to.deep.equals(expected);
                });
            }).
            subscribe(noOp,
            function(e) {
                if (isAssertionError(e)) {
                    done(e);
                } else {
                    done();
                }
            },
            function() {
                done('Should not onComplete');
            });
    });

    it('should allow for dataSources to immediately throw an error (set)', function(done) {
        var routes = {
            set: function() {
                return thisVarDoesNotExistAndThatsAFact;
            }
        };
        var model = new falcor.Model({ source: routes });
        var onNext = sinon.spy();
        var onError = sinon.spy();
        model.
            set({
                paths: [['titlesById', 242, 'rating']],
                jsonGraph: {
                    titlesById: {
                        242: {
                            rating: 5
                        }
                    }
                }
            }).
            doAction(onNext, onError).
            doAction(noOp, function() {
                expect(onNext.callCount).to.equal(0);
                expect(onError.calledOnce).to.be.ok;
                expect(onError.getCall(0).args[0].name).to.equals(InvalidSourceError.name);
                correct = true;
            }).
            subscribe(noOp, function(e) {
                if (isAssertionError(e)) {
                    return done(e);
                }
                return done();
            }, done.bind('should not complete'));
    });

    it('should allow for dataSources to immediately throw an error (get)', function(done) {
        var routes = {
            get: function() {
                return thisVarDoesNotExistAndThatsAFact;
            }
        };
        var model = new falcor.Model({ source: routes });
        var onNext = sinon.spy();
        var onError = sinon.spy();
        model.
            get(['path', 'to', 'value']).
            doAction(onNext, onError).
            doAction(noOp, function() {
                expect(onNext.callCount).to.equal(0);
                expect(onError.calledOnce).to.be.ok;
                expect(onError.getCall(0).args[0].name).to.equals(InvalidSourceError.name);
                correct = true;
            }).
            subscribe(noOp, function(e) {
                if (isAssertionError(e)) {
                    return done(e);
                }
                return done();
            }, done.bind('should not complete'));
    });

    it('should allow for dataSources to immediately throw an error (call)', function(done) {
        var routes = {
            call: function() {
                return thisVarDoesNotExistAndThatsAFact;
            }
        };
        var model = new falcor.Model({ source: routes });
        var onNext = sinon.spy();
        var onError = sinon.spy();
        model.
            call(['videos', 1234, 'rating'], 5).
            doAction(onNext, onError).
            doAction(noOp, function() {
                expect(onNext.callCount).to.equal(0);
                expect(onError.calledOnce).to.be.ok;
                expect(onError.getCall(0).args[0].name).to.equals(InvalidSourceError.name);
                correct = true;
            }).
            subscribe(noOp, function(e) {
                if (isAssertionError(e)) {
                    return done(e);
                }
                return done();
            }, done.bind('should not complete'));
    });
});

function isAssertionError(e) {
    return e.hasOwnProperty('expected') && e.hasOwnProperty('actual');
}

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Q: Can you compare T elements? I'm making a function that can take in T elements and compare them. However, whenever I try to compare T elements, I get a CS0019. It says

Operator '==' cannot be applied to operands of type 'T' and 'T'

public static void Test<T>(T test1, T test2)
        {
            if(test1 == test2)
            {
              ...
            }
        }

I thought it would be a common mistake, but had trouble finding ways to fix it. Just to help you, I found a Comparer<T> thing but it didn't look to helpful. If you think you'll understand it, you can try. Thanking in advance!

A: In order to use == or != it has to be implemented as an operator on the type. When using generics, the compiler doesn't know whether those operators have been implemented hence the compiler error, therefore you have to fall back to using Equals; for example:
public static void Test<T>(T test1, T test2)
{
    if(test1.Equals(test2))
    {
        ...
    }
}

Note that the above will only correctly determine equality if Equals on type T has been implemented correctly.


I am Jen and I am the Business Manager here at Toybox Great Denham and I have a number of different roles of responsibility within the management team.
As part of my management role I look after the nursery software, whether this be on our individual system (abacus) or our integrated system alongside Busy Bees. This allows us to plan carefully to ensure our ratios are always met and the occupancy of our nursery remains high allowing us to continue to deliver Outstanding childcare everyday. I am responsible for processing all invoices along with organising the collection of payments using a range of methods, Debit card payments, childcare voucher payments as well as Tax Free Childcare payments.
As a further part of my individual management responsibilities I maintain and oversee the high quality of standards within the nursery Kitchen. We have continued to maintain our 5 star food hygiene rating since opening in April 2013. I developed a set of winter and summer menus according to the children's food trust guidelines before achieving the accreditation award. The main kitchen responsibilities now lie with our nursery chef, Lito. I currently work alongside him to ensure menus are refreshed and recipes developed along with ordering and monitoring of food produce.
I also produce all of our company rotas, scheduling time off and managing staff placement within the 3 rooms in the nursery. I am responsible for overseeing the review and update of all company polices and procedures.
I have worked for Toybox since August 2011 when I joined just after graduating with a degree in Early Childhood Studies. Whilst working for Toybox I have led practitioners to provide outstanding childcare and practice across all age groups, I have also been given the opportunity to develop and progress into the management role. During my first year with Toybox I achieved my Early Years Professional Status, the equivalent of the Teacher status for the Under Fives. Here in Great Denham I am one of two Nursery Managers who drive the outstanding practice in our beautiful nursery. I am an enthusiastic and confident individual who works hard to achieve outcomes and strives to constantly maintain our high standards.
Toybox Great Denham is a great place to learn and have fun. The nursery is purpose built to provide a stimulating environment, encompassing all seven areas of learning and development. Every child's needs will be met by carefully observing their learning and development ensuring each is encouraged to progress to the best of their individual abilities. During their time in the nursery children will, learn through play, have opportunity to develop their key skills that prepare them for the transition to the school and later life. These include beginning to speak and ask questions, develop a sense of independence, become inquisitive about the world around them, extend gross and fine motor skills for mark making as well as learning to share and make friends.


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Comparing empirical and model-based approaches for calculating dynamic grid emission factors: An application to CO2-minimizing storage dispatch in Germany
Fritz Braeuer*, Rafael Finck, Russell McKenna
As one possibility to increase flexibility, battery storage systems (BSS) will play a key role in the decarbonization of the energy system. The emissions-intensity of grid electricity becomes more important as these BSSs are more widely employed. In this paper, we introduce a novel data basis for the determination of the energy system's CO2 emissions, which is a match between the ENTSO-E database and the EUTL databases. We further postulate four different dynamic emission factors (EF) to determine the hourly CO2 emissions caused through a change in electricity demand: the average emission factor (AEF), the marginal power mix (MPM), the marginal system response (MSR) and an energy-model-derived marginal power plant (MPP). For generic and battery storage systems, a linear optimization on two levels optimizes the economic and environmental storage dispatch for a set of 50 small and medium enterprises in Germany. The four different emission factors have different signaling effects. The AEF leads to the lowest CO2 reduction and allows for roughly two daily cycles. The other EFs show a higher volatility, which leads to a higher utilization of the storage system from 3.4 to 5.4 daily cycles. The minimum mean value for CO2 abatement costs over all 50 companies is 14.13 €/tCO2 .
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121588
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"When I was young, I thought I would do music. A bit of jazz, a bit of rap, hip-hop. That was me." Emile Kalekuzi doesn't look like a fighter – his face isn't squashed, his nose hasn't been broken out of shape. He has a gentle voice, sounds calm when he speaks – almost shy. But the young boxer is one of South Africa's rising stars, a budding professional fighter who has yet to lose.
Kalekuzi comes from a family of fighters. His father, Commando Kalekuzi, was an African heavyweight champion. His uncle, Allen Chizungu, runs Maxim Kids, a boxing academy that teaches disadvantaged kids how to fight. Originally from the Congo, Commando settled in Cape Town and raised Emile here, turning from father to coach when his son's interests diverged from basketball and music towards boxing at the age of nine. Pugilism is a Kalekuzi family tradition, a part of Emile's identity as fixed as his name.
Emile has never lost a fight. As an amateur he went 45-0; as a professional he has fought five times and has never lost, while still in school. And still he wants more. "I'm doing it to be the world champion," he says. When your father is a continental champion, that's the only way to go one better.


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Ted Kennedy's sad legacy
It's quite sad to think that the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, a Catholic, was once pro-life but became an ardent supporter of abortion "rights" and the death culture, ostensibly because his politics trumped whatever principles he may have had.
Obviously I don't know what happened in the senator's final moments — the moments between him and God. None of us do. But we do know the following about Sen. Kennedy's voting record with regard to right-to-life issues (hat tip: Jill Stanek):
He voted NO on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP (March 14, 2008)
He noted NO to increase funding to enforce the Child Custody Protection Act, previously passed in the Senate to stop interstate trafficking of minors for abortion without parental involvement (March 13, 2008)
He voted YES to expand taxpayer funding of human embryonic experimentation, thwarting President Bush's moratorium (April 11, 2007)
He sponsored legislation to force all hospitals, regardless of religious beliefs, to provide emergency contraception to sexual assault victims (September 26, 2006)
He voted NO on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions (July 25, 2006)
He voted YES on $100M to expand comprehensive sex education and availability of contraceptives to teens (March 17, 2005)
He voted NO on the Unborn Victims of Violence Act, which made it a crime to harm a preborn baby during the commission of a violent crime (March 25, 2004)
He voted NO on the Partial Birth Abortion Ban (March 12, 2003)
He voted NO on maintaining a ban against abortion on military bases (June 20, 2000)
He voted NO on the Partial Birth Abortion Ban (October 21, 1999)
He voted NO on banning human cloning (February 11, 1998)
The record speaks for itself, I'd say.
Catholic author and apologist Patrick Madrid writes on his blog (in response to leftist Catholic Sr. Maureen Fiedler):
'Maureen, with all due respect, I can appreciate your nostalgia for the Kennedys, but I cannot understand why you would insist that Senator Edward Kennedy was a 'champion of the welfare of 'the least of these'' among us. He was not.
'At best, Mr. Kennedy was highly selective as to which of 'the least among us' he would deign to defend. Case in point: Abortion. The senator established his record squarely on the extremist position of defending the legality of abortion. Many are not aware that he was originally publicly pro-life (I comment on the details of his transformation from pro-life to pro-abortion here).
'As a result of Ted Kennedy's indefatigable championing of the pro-abortion movement, tens of millions of the 'least among us' — unborn girls and boys — were killed through abortion under his senatorial auspices.
'Whatever his positive qualities may have been, and no doubt he had some, the tragic reality is that Senator Kennedy's long political career was squandered by his vociferous, relentless promotion of abortion. And that, sadly, will be his enduring legacy.
'I agree with you that tears are appropriate upon hearing the news of this man's death, but not for the reasons you are crying them.'
Judie Brown, president of American Life League, released the following statement on the senator's passing:
'For 50 years, the Kennedy brothers struggled to reconcile their Catholic faith with the public square. Sen. Edward Kennedy's legacy will, sadly, remain compromised in the eyes of faithful Catholics.
'Kennedy claimed to be a Catholic while using his worldly power to condone and facilitate the deaths of innocent preborn babies. Kennedy emphatically defended their right to life in 1971, but tragically abandoned his Catholic principles as his presidential aspirations rose toward the end of that decade.
'By breaking faith, Kennedy set a catastrophic precedent for 'Catholic' public officials to publicly dissent from fundamental Church teachings while continuing to identify themselves as Catholics.
'As Sen. Kennedy's death provides a platform for others to applaud him as a historic figure, we mourn the loss of only God knows how many preborn children — lives snuffed out by this man's advocacy of abortion. God have mercy on his soul.
'We extend our prayers to his family during this time of loss. As his death brings an era to a close, we pray that it will also mark a new era in which American Catholics will set a far more faithful standard for Catholic conduct in public life.'


I love the crisp days and cool nights but it's sad to think that tomato season is coming to an end. And while the tomatoes may not be as incredible as they were a couple of weeks ago I find roasting them coaxes out the last of that peak summer flavor. Simply rinse, halve, and gently toss your tomatoes with a little bit of extra virgin olive oil, salt, and pepper. Place them cut side up in a baking dish or cookie sheet and roast for an hour at 350, then toss with some fresh basil and an extra drizzle of olive oil. They're great hot as a side dish, or cold on a sandwich or piece of fish later in the week. Enjoy them while they last!


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Home Knowledge-center Patient-testimonials Ferdinand ntiburumusi burundi gets much needed helping hand ongoing fight against
Ferdinand Ntiburumusi from Burundi Gets a much Needed Helping Hand in Ongoing Fight Against Nephropathy in India at Fortis Hospital
Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) is a kidney disorder that occurs when a complex of two immune system proteins that helps the body fight infections settles in the kidneys, eventually disrupting kidney function. These proteins help the body fight infections, but when they form abnormal complexes that settle in the kidneys, serious problems can result. For 60-year-old Ferdinand Ntiburumusi, 2008 was when he first began to see symptoms.
Unbeknownst to him, he dismissed these symptoms simply as possible stomach indigestion. He subsequently began having gastric discomfort, digestion problems and an aversion to certain food smells, it never occurred to him that these two events could be related. But the two were most likely directly linked to the kidney condition Ferdinand finally learned he had. "I noticed there was blood in my urine and very strangely, doctors found a 5 mm kidney stone."
Ferdinand visited his doctor who decided to give him a lithotripsy procedure to remove the kidney stone. "After the lithotripsy, the doctor advised me to take Urocit K (a potassium-based compound to inhibit the formation of uric acid stones) for the rest of my life. Some traces of hematuria persisted, which I thought was a consequence of the kidney stone episode." As the hematuria intensified, Ferdinand became alarmed enough to see a Urologist. After multiple checkups and follow up tests; including a Cystoscopy to check bladder cancer. The doctor advised Ferdinand to see the best Nephrologist in India and preferably in Fortis Hospital - Mulund, Mumbai.
Not willing to take the risk of further tests and doctor visits, Ferdinand decided to reach out to Vaidam Health. "I was called back the very same day by a Vaidam case manager who carefully explained the procedure to me. I was very specific that I needed to see a doctor in Fortis Hospital, which is one of the best kidney hospitals in India and my case manager was kind enough to make the necessary appointments. In addition to the hospital appointments, Ferdinand's case manager applied for his medical visa and also made arrangements for Ferdinand and his wife Galina to stay in Mumbai.
Ferdinand and Galina arrived at Mumbai on the 13th of June and were received at the airport by a Vaidam patient relation executive. "Our case manager had made the appointment with Dr. Vikas Gupte the following week, so we had a few days to relax". The following week, Ferdinand arrived at Fortis Hospital in the morning for his initial consultation with Dr. Gupte. "He (Dr. Gupte) is young and a very bright Nephrologist who went through the normal diagnostics and concluded that I needed multiple tests done", recounts Ferdinand. The tests results showed that Ferdinand's Creatinine and BUN (blood urea nitrogen) levels were far outside of the normal range.
Over the next few weeks, Dr. Gupte carefully treated Ferdinand's nephropathy, closely monitoring his progress. "Dr. Gupte is a very well-read and energetic doctor with a real passion for medicine. I am so fortunate to have him as my doctor." After almost a month in India, Ferdinand and Galina made their way back to their home in Burundi. For the time being, the doctor has advised Ferdinand to return after three months for further checkups. Although his condition is stable, there could be a possibility of further complications arising which may require a kidney transplant.
"I am feeling a lot better now, but I will be back after 3 months for my appointment with Dr. Gupte," says Ferdinand. The journey for Ferdinand is still a long one, but with much-needed help and assistance, his recovery is almost inevitable.
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Miejscowości w USA:
 Blairsburg – miasto w stanie Iowa, w hrabstwie Hamilton
Gminy w USA:
 Blairsburg (ang. Blairsburg Township) – gmina w stanie Iowa, w hrabstwie Hamilton

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