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Gov Akeredolu Lauds NYSC at 45, Promises More Support
September 25, 2018 Emporium Reporters
The National Youth Service Corps has been commended for its significant impact in nation building and instilling leadership qualities into graduate youths of the country.
Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu stated this today while declaring open the NYSC 2018 Annual Management Conference opened in Akure, Ondo State capital.
He said Corps Members have played significant roles in national development through the provision of socie-economic and developmental projects.
The Governor added that the Scheme in the last four decades has built bridges between the various units of the Nigerian society.
He also hailed managers of the Scheme for moulding Corps Members to imbibe the spirit of endurance, cultural, social and political awareness for future development.
Akeredolu, who was represented at the conference by his deputy, Mr Alfred Agboola Ajayi said the Scheme has been a reliable partner in the supply of manpower to the various sectors of the society.
"We will not relent in our efforts to support the NYSC in order to assist the scheme to achieve its aims and objectives and continue to impact on the society".
"Our administration has also introduced a package of N100,000, N80,000 and N50,000 for the State Honours Award winners as a way of appreciating the contributions of Corps Members to the development of the State", the Governor added.
The Director General, Brigadier General Suleiman Kazaure in his welcome address stated that the Scheme deepened its partnership with the private sector which led to the recent handover of a multi million naira 1,000 capacity NYSC Integrated Skills Acquisition Centre for the North East in Gombe by Access bank Nigeria Plc.
He commended the Federal Government and some State Governments that are living up to their statutory responsibilities to the Scheme while he.called on other State Governments to follow suit especially where the Orientation Camps are dilapidated and unsafe for human habitation.
The 2018 Annual Management Conference with the theme "NYSC AT 45: Consolidating Gains and Creating Opportunities", aims at reviewing the activities of the Scheme in the previous year and also re-strategize for the current year to provide policy direction on how to tackle new challenges.
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TEACHERS' WELFARE: GOV SANI-BELLO APPROVES DOMESTIC ALLOWANCE FOR GRADE LEVEL 15, ABOVE …Endorses Increase In Retirement Age Of Teachers
Niger State Governor's Wife Losses ADC


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Arquitectura transformable tiene como objetivo principal la adaptación y el cambio a las necesidades del usuario. Posición contraria a la arquitectura tradicional, que en mayor medida se encuentra fija o estática hacia las necesidades del hombre. Así pues, la arquitectura transformable se rediseña con el tiempo ya que posee factores que la permiten aumentar, quitar, variar partes de ella, manteniendo la estructura en constante servicio.

Constant escribió a cerca de su propuesta New Babylon:

"El gran juego está aún por llegar: todos los elementos estáticos e inmutables deben ser evitados, mientras el carácter variable inmutable de los elementos arquitectónicos constituye el requisito previo para relaciones flexibles con las acciones que tienen lugar en su interior."

Podemos clasificar las arquitecturas transformables en tres categorías:

1. Mobiliario y espacios interiores
El segundo tipo de arquitectura transformable hace referencia a los objetos que con una misma forma permiten diversos usos. Estos no son perceptibles a primera vista, es más, se activan cuando el usuario decide hacer un uso distinto de ellos, encontramos en este grupo los sofás-cama y las lámparas-sillón, entre otros.

Antecedentes

Casa E-1027

Vivienda unifamiliar diseñada por la arquitecta Eileen Gray en 1929. Gray creó una casa con un diseño abierto y flexible, que permite al usuario experimentar el espacio de la vida como un todo orgánico que engloba al propio ser, a la casa y al entorno exterior. Al mismo tiempo, sus diseños permiten al usuario mantener una sensación de intimidad y privacidad. Con E-1027 Gray hizo una contribución singular y fundamental hacia la arquitectura moderna.

La casa era pequeña y fue diseñada como un espacio sencillo en donde todo fuera eficaz. Con novedosos armarios empotrados aprovechando los espacios muertos. Destacaba el gran salón abierto que a su vez podía hacer de alcoba para dormir. Era un espacio donde los propios muebles eran parte de la arquitectura de la casa. Gray diseñó hasta el último de los detalles de la casa dando a todo una conformidad como no se había hecho antes.

Algunos de los muebles diseñados por la arquitecta Eileen Gray para esta vivienda son:

Mesa e.1027

Se trata de una mesa auxiliar diseñada en 1929 y fabricada exclusivamente mediante vidrio y acero tubular, materiales que poseen alta durabilidad. Así, mediante el empleo de acero tubular busca huir de las cuatro patas tradicionales, al igual que hizo Marcel Breuer en sus diseños. Su altura es ajustable, todo un ejemplo de funcionalidad. Fue concebida originalmente como mesilla de noche, su curiosa forma la hace apta para desayunar en la cama, pero además se puede emplear como mesita auxiliar de comedor. Es un icono del diseño del siglo XX.

Mesa de té "Rivoli"
Diseñada por la arquitecta Eileen Gray, se trata de una mesa de plegable y dos bandejas giratorias de acero cromado. Se trata de una versátil pieza de mobiliario ligero para la casa e.1027.

Casa Rietveld Schröder

Una de las arquitecturas transformables predecesoras es sin duda la Casa Rietveld Schröder, diseñada y construida en 1924 por Gerrit Rietveld y Truus Schröder-Schrader, quien encargó el proyecto para lo que fue su residencia, y la de sus tres hijos. El requisito principal era un diseño preferiblemente sin paredes.

La Casa de Rietveld Schröder constituye tanto en su interior como en su exterior, una ruptura radical con toda la arquitectura anterior. En su interior no hay una acumulación estática de las habitaciones, sino una dinámica y cambiante zona abierta. A su vez, las fachadas se diluyen configurándose como un conjunto de planos perpendiculares entre sí, dotados de un alto carácter plástico.

Ejemplos actuales.
Otras arquitecturas actuales que siguen el modelo de Eileen Gray serían la casa All I Own House Yolanda's House y la Casa MJE diseñadas por ENORME STUDIO.

Edificios transformables

La segunda categoría trata sobre la escala del edificio. En este encontraríamos salas o edificios adaptables para alojar distintas. El espacio transformable contempla: proyección de futuro, adaptabilidad, flexibilidad y funcionalidad. Para llevar a cabo esta acción es necesario diseñar espacios de planta libre, e introducir en este el diseño modular. Además, se considera necesario plantear circulaciones claras y tener estipulado la alternabilidad de los espacios. Es recomendable que los espacios adaptables se construyan a base de elementos móviles para que puedan adaptarse a los nuevos cambios del usuario. Estos elementos pueden ser muros, pavimentos y techos.

Arquitectura POP-UP
Dentro de las salas o edificios transformables encontraríamos la arquitectura POP-UP, como son los ejemplos de POP UP retail, un espacio de comercio efímero situado en lugares emblemáticos de tu ciudad.  Se trata de módulos de contenedor transportables y transformables que pueden ser construidos con gran facilidad y en poco tiempo.

Pabellón Cocobello
Cocobello es un módulo de contenedor transportable y transformable que puede ser construido con gran facilidad y en poco tiempo. Puede ser utilizado como oficina, pabellón expositivo, etc. Fue diseñado por el arquitecto Peter Haimerl entre los años 2003 y 2008.

El volumen superior es transparente en dos de sus lados y se encuentra equipado con iluminación LED. Por la noche adquiere la imagen de una caja de luz. Es posible variar el color del pabellón dependiendo de las necesidades del cliente.

Arquitectura plegable
Las arquitecturas plegables, se caracterizan por ser el resultado de una composición a base de formas planas que en conjunto se unen y forman una estructura tridimensional. Las formas planas pueden ser triángulos, rombos, trapecios, etc. se unen unas a otras en sus aristas conformando ángulos diedros que permiten su estabilidad.

En la actualidad se pueden generar distintos pliegues no solo sobre la base de la experimentación en papel o cartón, sino también mediante programas de diseño por ordenador, los cuales permiten modelar estructuras más complejas, donde se puede simular sus variaciones o movimientos si es que se les aplican fuerzas en un sentido u otro.

Arquitectura de cartón
Arquitectura de diversa escala construidas a base de cartón, mediante la ejecución de pliegues en el cartón, el ensamblaje de piezas o la construcción a partir de tubos cilíndricos de cartón. A pesar de que no se trate de un material con un uso masivo en la construcción, puede ser muy apropiado, sobre todo en el caso de arquitecturas efímeras, debido a su reducido coste, peso, facilidad de transporte, aceptable comportamiento térmico y facilidad de reciclaje.

En el campo de la arquitectura efímera, Guy Rottier realiza una arquitectura basada en la reutilización de materiales y defiende que en el caso de las construcciones temporales o efímeras no resulta rentable realizar inversiones comparables a las de la arquitectura más convencional. Trabaja sobre todo en el ámbito de la arquitectura de emergencia y viviendas temporales.

Le Village en Carton
Se trata de un proyecto para la construcción de una villa temporal de vacaciones construida usando el cartón como material principal. Las distintas viviendas que formarían el conjunto tendrían una vida útil de tres meses y al final de su vida serían quemadas tras el final de las vacaciones.

El diseño de las células habitacionales se basa en un plano de cartón continuo que conforma el cerramiento de la fachada y al curvarse genera los distintos espacios interiores de ésta sin necesidad de puertas y ventanas. El diseño de la cubierta corre a cargo de los usuarios (formando parte activa del diseño de la vivienda) siendo ésta sustentada mediante una estructura aérea de cables, apoyados sobre soportes tubulares de cartón compacto.

Arquitectura modular

La arquitectura modular es un tipo de arquitectura efímera que se formaliza mediante la agregación o sustracción de diversos módulos que encajan entre sí, permitiendo la generación de espacios de mayor o menor tamaño. Esto permite variar las funciones y el carácter del espacio interior, a la vez que adaptarse a las necesidades de un momento determinado.

Casa Zip-Up
Un ejemplo de arquitectura modular sería la "Casa Zip-Up" diseñado por Richard Rogers en 1969. El nombre "Zip-up" deriva del uso de un sistema de paneles de cubierta y muros fabricado en serie, que permite un ensamblado rápido en "anillos" utilizando cierres de neopreno y ofrece vanos estructurales diáfanos de hasta 9 metros. Al carecer de divisiones internas fijas, se puede alterar a voluntad del usuario la disposición del contenedor básico y ampliar la casa mediante la incorporación de una sección adicional.

Referencias

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require 'sensu-plugin/metric/cli'
require 'socket'

#
# CPU Graphite
#
class CpuGraphite < Sensu::Plugin::Metric::CLI::Graphite
  option :scheme,
         description: 'Metric naming scheme, text to prepend to metric',
         short: '-s SCHEME',
         long: '--scheme SCHEME',
         default: "#{Socket.gethostname}.cpu"

  def acquire_proc_stats
    cpu_metrics = %w(user nice system idle iowait irq softirq steal guest)
    File.open('/proc/stat', 'r').each_line do |line|
      info = line.split(/\s+/)
      next if info.empty?
      name = info.shift

      # we are matching TOTAL stats and returning a hash of values
      if name.match(/^cpu$/)
        # return the CPU metrics sample as a hash
        # filter out nil values, as some kernels don't have a 'guest' value
        return Hash[cpu_metrics.zip(info.map(&:to_i))].reject { |_key, value| value.nil? }
      end
    end
  end

  def sum_cpu_metrics(metrics)
    # #YELLOW
    metrics.values.reduce { |sum, metric| sum + metric } # rubocop:disable SingleLineBlockParams
  end

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    cpu_metrics = cpu_sample2.keys

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    cpu_total2 = sum_cpu_metrics(cpu_sample2)
    # total cpu usage in last second in CPU jiffs (1/100 s)
    cpu_total_diff  = cpu_total2 - cpu_total1
    # per CPU metric diff
    cpu_sample_diff = Hash[cpu_sample2.map { |k, v| [k, v - cpu_sample1[k]] }]

    cpu_metrics.each do |metric|
      metric_val = sprintf('%.02f', (cpu_sample_diff[metric] / cpu_total_diff.to_f) * 100)
      output "#{config[:scheme]}.#{metric}", metric_val
    end
    ok
  end
end

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The stock location for the turbo is limited by its narrow pathway for the intake which travels under the intake manifold. This narrow path is no where large enough for 3″-4″ intake systems to function. By rotating the turbo off to the side, this allows for a larger intake, makes a smoother transition from the Up-pipe to the downpipe, creates space for a large external wastegate, and of course almost any size turbo we want. The PERRIN turbo kit places the turbo in the optimum position to attach to almost every aftermarket front mount intercooler as well as clear all OEM parts ensuring no damage from the extreme temps.
Every kit comes with a 3″ cold air intake system that reaches down to your inner fender to supply fresh cold air to your Garrett GT turbo. Each intake includes fittings for all your crank case breathers and hoses. Each intake includes a modular BigMAF housing, which allows the use of a pull through or a blow through MAF setup. See more info about our» Blow-Thu MAF tube on our site and learn how this can be a vital part of your installation. PERRIN intake systems always include a high flow foam filter element, perfect for large turbo applications. Also included are silicone adapters, and vacuum hoses for the installation.
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With the right preservation methods, you can enjoy potatoes and other root crops over the winter months. While ideally we would all have a root cellar to store our produce, most of us do not have that luxury. Luckily, we can all utilise one of the easiest methods for preserving potatoes and other crops – storing them in the ground. A traditional 'potato grave', as they are sometimes called, is simply a hole dug in the ground (where there is no water logging) in which potatoes can be kept until they are needed.
Plenty of other types of produce must be treated in order to be stored. Pickling is an easy way to preserve vegetables for the months to come. You can make your own pickling juice with apple cider vinegar (which can be made from your own apples) and dill, which it is also possible that you have been able to grow on your own. You can also pickle in brine, or add other herbs or spices to make your own version of this classic pickling recipe.
Chutney is another good preservation method, and the resulting condiment is fantastic in winter sandwiches or with winter salads. Spices, sugar and vinegar can be added to a range of different crops to preserve them over the months to come.
Sweet jams and jellies are commonly used to preserve fruits, though it is worthwhile considering that you can also make jams with pumpkins, squash, or other traditionally savoury crops. You can make these preserves healthier by using honey, and though these sorts of healthier jam will not last as long as traditional sugar jams, they will still allow you to keep fresh produce for longer.
One final preservation method to consider is dehydration. Some dehydration will have to be undertaken in an oven in the UK, though other things can be dried inside a heated home. Apples are one good choice for drying – dehydrated apples will last a long time and provide a healthy and delicious addition to a breakfast, or simply to enjoy as a snack.


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Q: Observer never called I have two functions
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            print("Received notification")
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but for some reason this outputs
 personal data loaded

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I'm probably missing something obvious, but I don't see it right now....
I also tried addObserver with selector: "showPersonalData:" but this throws an unrecognized selector exception..

A: The problem is with the 2nd parameter in postNotificationName and addObserverForName: object. When you add an observer, and pass a non-nil object value, this means that the observer block will run when a notification comes from that object, and from that object only.
However, when you fire the notification, you do object: nil. So your notification is ignored.
On the other hand, passing a nil value for object means, "I want to receive this notification regardless of who sends it".
So you need to make sure the object value is the same in both places: either self or nil.

A: Is there a reason you need to use addObserverForName(_:object:queue:usingBlock:)?
Try this instead:
override func viewDidAppear(animated: Bool) {
    super.viewDidAppear(animated)
    NSNotificationCenter.defaultCenter().addObserver(self, "personalDataDidLoadNotification:", name: "personalDataDidLoad" object: nil)
    loadPersonalData()
}

func loadPersonalData() {
    //load data
    print("personal data loaded")
    NSNotificationCenter.defaultCenter().postNotificationName("personalDataDidLoad", object: nil)
}

func personalDataDidLoadNotification(notification: NSNotification) {
    print("notification recieved")
}

A: Another answer to the title question (but not this example) but will hopefully help others in the situation I have been in for the last 3 hours:
Make sure your notificationcenter observer is added inside a class that has a persisted instance. I created the observer inside a class that was called as e.g. MyClass().setupNotification inside a local method of another class.
This meant the observer was immediately deleted and didnt persist against any instance.
Schoolboy error - but hope this helps others searching for this.

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What to Do When Cryptocurrency Is Crashing
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We asked several cryptocurrency experts their thoughts on what to do when digital assets are tumbling.
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Cryptocurrencies were all the rage earlier this year, with the prices of several coins surging to record highs and crypto exchange Coinbase making its public offering. Crypto enthusiast and Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted rocket and moon emoji, boosting the rallying cry "to the moon!" And investors big and small jumped into the market.
But after the spot price of bitcoin, the most popular coin, approached $65,000 in April, values have entered a turbulent stage. By early June, bitcoin prices had dropped by nearly 50%. Though the market has recovered somewhat, it's likely that many of those new crypto investors felt the whiplash.
"It is very interesting that every time that bitcoin goes up, it gains all the hype, people get excited," says Kiana Danial, author of "Cryptocurrency Investing For Dummies." But Danial adds that the last person who buys when the price is at the top "is the person who's going to panic when the price inevitably drops."
So, what do you do when your digital assets like bitcoin crash? We asked several cryptocurrency experts to get their thoughts.
Remember that bitcoin and other cryptos are volatile
For those who have been investing in cryptocurrencies for years, dramatic gains and losses are nothing new. For example, bitcoin recorded a previous record high of nearly $20,000 in December 2017, but by December 2018 was trading below $3,500.
As bitcoin gains adoption, "the up moves and down moves can be breathtaking. Taking the long-term view puts these moves in perspective," says Greg King, founder and CEO of Osprey Funds, an investment firm specializing in digital assets.
"For example, even though bitcoin was down 50% in April through May of this year, it is up 25% from those lows and still up 100% from Thanksgiving last year." (Note: These comments were made on June 17, 2021. Who knows where the bitcoin price is by the time you read this.)
For seasoned bitcoin investors, the lower prices were welcome. "Then, you would actually see the drop of value in bitcoin as an opportunity to purchase," Danial says.
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Understand your risk appetite before investing
When crypto is crashing, someone who's been intrigued from the sideline might think this is the time to get in and "buy low." But King recommends asking yourself two questions before deciding to invest in bitcoin or other cryptos.
"Consider whether an 80% to 90% down move in your crypto holdings would cause you to lose sleep at night or sell," he says. "If the answer to either of those is yes, don't invest."
"Any asset has ups and downs — cryptocurrency has more ups and downs because of the amount of hype and FOMO involved," Danial adds, alluding to a fear of missing out, "and the fact that people actually don't know what it is. They buy it because they heard somebody talk about it … they are taking unmeasured risks.
"Ask yourself what amount of money you can actually afford to lose, because any investment has inherent risk," she says. "If you are selecting your assets wisely and you have concrete reasons why you're investing in it, you shouldn't be swayed when the markets drop, and you will stay the course."
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One factor that can drive investor pessimism and may lead to crypto crashing is government actions by regulators around the world.
As interest in cryptocurrency has grown, public officials are reckoning with what the technology might mean for monetary policy, security and the environment.
China has been particularly aggressive. On Sept. 24, 2021 for example, prices dropped after the Chinese government declared cryptocurrency transactions illegal, and said overseas exchanges are not allowed to do business with people in China.
Developments like what happened in China are a reminder that cryptocurrency remains a relatively new technology whose full effects on the worldwide economy are not yet clear. Crypto prices are volatile, and unanticipated events can send prices downward.
Single investments should flavor, not dominate, your portfolio
Crypto experts suggest refraining from "all in" moves when deciding to invest. "Avoid buying large amounts of cryptocurrency all in one shot," says Jake Yocom-Piatt, co-founder of Decred, a cryptocurrency with a $1.5 billion market share. "If you buy a whole bunch at once and the price drops, psychologically that's very difficult for people."
Instead, he suggests considering a common strategy from investing in stock markets: dollar-cost averaging. "Buy a small amount every month and then just keep doing it, as the price goes up or the price goes down, as opposed to buying it all in this one single crystalized cost which you're going to have to deal with psychologically for the foreseeable future."
Personal finance experts often say that any single asset, be it a specific coin or company's stock or something else, should only be the sprinkling atop the parfait of an otherwise vanilla portfolio of stocks, bonds and mutual funds that mean to help you achieve your long-term financial goals.
"If crypto is the only asset you are investing in, you are probably taking on way too much risk," Danial says.
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All Hail The Monks, the Greatest Band That Never Made It
Dallas Music Scene Remembers Record Store Owner and Icon Bill Wisener
The Vandoliers Have Their Eyes Set on Lasting Forever
Kelly Dearmore
Vandoliers
Kelly Dearmore | February 19, 2019 | 4:00am
With the release of Forever, Josh Fleming has now led the Vandoliers for four years, spanning three full-length albums of country punk raucousness. The twangy, genre-bending group has become one of the best countrified outfits in town, which is a considerable feat, given that before he created the Vandoliers, Fleming was the leader of punk trio The Phuss, an act that had made considerable positive noise on its own in the years leading up to Fleming's roots transformation.
"It was sort of a random thing for me to start writing these kinds of songs," Fleming says over the phone. "But I'm really glad I started when I did, because look how well so many country bands from our area are doing right now. It's like '90s Deep Ellum good. You got the Texas Gentlemen, us, Joshua Ray Walker and even Charley Crockett all doing great things. We're all from the same streets."
As is the case with much of the six-member group, Fleming's non-country background has helped give a fresh, decidedly nontraditional spin to the country sounds he says he's been influenced by his entire life.
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"I'm being honest about where I come from, and that's the trick," he says. "In Texas, you're surrounded by country music of all kinds in every bar, restaurant, grocery store, CVS and gas station. Even though we've all loved different types of music over the years, we've all been engulfed by country music, and I found myself relating more and more to so much of what I was hearing, which gave me an appreciation for country music."
"In Texas, you're surrounded by country music of all kinds in every bar, restaurant, grocery store, CVS and gas station." – Josh Fleming
Although he cites greats like Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt and even Marty Stuart as his gateways into country music, Fleming and crew haven't wasted any time making a brand of music that likely isn't going to be made by anyone else. For one thing, Fleming's raspy growl is an effective tool that ensures a significant amount of distinctiveness, to go along with other key signifying elements.
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"Dallas is such a melting pot for music," he says. "Charley Crockett plays country music and has a trumpet player, and we play country music and have a trumpet player, but it all sounds completely different from one another, which is really cool."
By staying busy with both a heavy touring schedule and releasing music, the Vandoliers have been making quick work of becoming a cohesive crew. Their two previous records, 2015's Ameri-Kinda and 2017's The Native both offered catchy, energetic barroom singalong tunes, but Fleming feels Forever brings something new to the dance.
"We've really found our sound, and that's the coolest thing ever," he says. "I don't feel like we're trying to catch up to anyone. We made this record by simply being a band in a room together. There aren't any hand claps or 'ooh and aah' sounds or extra ear candy. It's just us doing what we do."
What the Vandoliers do is produce a varied mix of country, rock and even Tejano that isn't out of place being compared with iconic super group Texas Tornadoes. Tracks such as "Miles and Miles" and "Sixteen Years" show off the expertly placed touches of trumpet and fiddle effortlessly folded into rollicking punk landscapes. But the writing on the new album is also as strong as it's ever been for the group. Fleming wrote or co-wrote each of the album's 10 tracks, which included some help from another fellow noted for his impeccable ability to roll poetry into a barn-burning cowpunk package, Rhett Miller of the Old 97's.
Although Miller assisted Fleming in understanding songwriting as an art form through an array of notes, texts and calls, the friends officially teamed together to write one of the best tracks from the record, "Fallen Again." Digging into Fleming's self-described "situational depression," the song plunges deep into despair with lyrics like "Barely holding on to the end of my rope / Here I am, caught on the edge." But as Fleming points out, "There is hope in the song," because in the chorus, he's seeking help, singing "Can you spare some water, brother, I am dry / Can you give me a hand, I've fallen again." The song's greatest achievement is in how such a downer of a topic can be placed against an anthemic, swelling and sweeping backdrop, turning it into a majestic fist-pumper.
Fleming admits a bout of "situational depression" led to him writing this song, which became a way to climb out of a hole he'd sunken into.
"When I wrote that song, I hadn't been talking about my situational depression a lot," he says. "So writing the song was an outlet. And it's not that I can't get out of it when I feel like I've been thrown into a tunnel. Thank God, I have my wife, but there are times where crippling self-doubt will keep me in bed for a few weeks. In those times, I know there's no reason for me to be afraid, and I know I'm thankful for what I have, but for some reason, there's a piece of my soul, heart and brain that just turns on me and buries me."
After only four years of traveling this specific sonic path, there's plenty to be excited about for Fleming and his band's future. The name of the album, Forever, merely hints at the group's dedication to the cause. Early on, each member had their loyalty permanently inked for all to see, with "VFFV" standing for "Vandoliers Forever, Forever Vandoliers." Regardless of where this new record takes them, they'll each have a lasting reminder of some great music made once upon a time.
"I'll never regret getting my Vandoliers tattoos," Fleming says with a slight chuckle. "Because I'm not the only dumbass who did it, and it's been a great team-building thing. I want us to be more of a team or a gang than a family, because too many families fight and we've chosen to be a band, and nothing says forever like a tattoo."
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Bob Harrington attended the March 1977 open house at Davis-Monthan AFB, and kindly shared his photographs that show Firebees and Firebee-related subjects.
Starting with left outboard example, this appears to be an AQM-34K, judging from the camera window position. It features a special paint scheme, and it is probably not fly-worthy. The color looks like Insignia Blue (FS 15044), and it is marked with a 'not-exactly-a-sharkmouth' and eyes, '432 DRONE MAINT' on the mid fuselage, a TAC badge on the rear fuselage, and fake serial number '76-432/DM' on the tail (a AGM-45A Shrike serial number). It's likely that this is the same Firebee that is now on display at the Pima Air Museum.
The left inboard Firebee is a standard AQM-34L as used by 22nd Tactical Drone Squadron in the reconnaissance role. Its serial number is 69-6062, and it has a non-standard light gray tail cone.
The Firebee on the right inboard pylon is AQM-34M 70-1168 of the 22nd Tactical Drone Squadron. It has twin film camera reel bulges on the camera compartment cover, as fitted to most late AQM-34M's. The rear-left view shows the elevator indexer rod on the endplate nicely, almost full up here.
On the right outboard pylon an AQM-34V as used by 11th Tactical Drone Squadron in the electronic warfare role was displayed. It had serial number 67-20420 (a rebuilt AQM-34H or J), and had black ALE-1 chaff dispensers fitted.
Bob found three CH-3E's of the 432nd TDG. Pictured first is 65-5690 of the 11th TDS, with conventional 'AF 65-690' serial presentation. Projecting from the rear door is the Mid-Air Retrieval System (MARS) gear.
Second is 63-9690 of 22nd TDS. Since a normal serial presentation would cause confusion with the previous CH-3E, it has the full serial 'AF 63-9690' painted on. Bob's third picture shows a unique detail view of the MARS gear installed in these CH-3's.
The last CH-3E is 65-12788 of the 22nd TDS.
Bob also took a bus tour of the base. This image of AQM-34K 67-(2)1638 was photographed as the bus zipped past a parked DC-130. This AQM-34K was likely used for flight training. The spine, wing tips, horizontal tail tips and endplates, and the vertical tail are all painted orange, which is rarely seen on AQM-34's. The sharkmouth concept is taken to new levels, complete with gills and a black fin painted on the vertical tail. These markings were later partly copied on the Pima AQM-34K. A peculiar detail is the 'reversed pitot tube' fitted to the right wing tip.
During the afternoon before the open house, Bob spent some time under the approach to Davis-Monthan. He photographed DC-130A 57-0514 with a pair of AQM-34V's, both fitted with two black chaff pods.
A very nice hot air balloon picture of the DM open house can be seen on Airliners.net. A detail view is shown below. Unfortunately, the DC-130 is not visible in the photo. Paul Dion, formerly with TAC's 4472nd Support Squadron (SPA) / 4453rd Combat Crew Training Wing, described the situation during his time (1970-1973): "If you look at the Titan missile on display (right side of the picture) and then look straight above that, you see two silverish hangars, the left one being the TAC drone area. There is a C-130 on the far edge of the hardstand in front of our hangar. This is where most of the TAC DM pictures were taken, usually looking toward Mt Lemmon, on the right horizon. The SAC area was behind the camera and on the right edge of the flightline."


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BMC Medicine
Survival among cancer patients with increased differentially expressed pathways
Altered pathways and colorectal cancer prognosis
Victor Moreno1, 2Email author and
Rebeca Sanz-Pamplona1
BMC Medicine201513:76
© Moreno and Sanz-Pamplona; licensee BioMed Central. 2015
Received: 2 March 2015
Accepted: 2 March 2015
Published: 8 April 2015
The identification of molecular markers with prognostic value in colorectal cancer is a challenging task that is needed to define therapeutic guidelines. Clinical factors are insufficient to identify those patients with stage II at risk of relapse or those patients with stage III at low risk. There is a current effort to define a consensus in molecular subtypes based on expression profiles, which are characterized by a distinctive prognostic outcome. Also several gene expression signatures based on individual genes have been proposed to predict prognosis, but they show low consistency and reproducibility. Slattery et al. describe a pathway-based approach to analyze gene expression differences between normal and colon cancer tissues. The most interesting finding is that having more deregulated pathways is associated with good prognosis. If these findings are properly validated, new insights into the mechanisms of colon carcinogenesis may be revealed.
Please see related article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-015-0292-9.
Molecular subtypes
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a frequently occurring disease with high mortality in which prognosis is dramatically dependent on stage at diagnosis. Adjuvant chemotherapy is the current standard treatment for stage III but still controversial in stage II. Recognized clinical risk factors are insufficient to identify those patients with stage II at risk of relapse or those patients with stage III at low risk, leading to potential under or over-treatment [1]. Recently, multiple efforts have been devoted to characterize the complex molecular landscape of CRC, aiming to identify key genes involved in cancer development and prognosis [2]. This should provide therapeutic targets or prognostic biomarkers. Mutations in KRAS and TP53 genes are frequent, but lack prognostic value. The subgroup of tumors showing microsatellite instability (MSI) have better prognosis, but may be resistant to standard 5-fluorouracil adjuvant therapy. Mutations in BRAF, though less frequent, may define a subgroup of poor prognosis. Finally, another subgroup of tumors show the CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP). This group overlaps with the MSI and BRAF mutated groups and does not have a clear independent prognostic value.
Recently, whole genome analyses of tumors have tried to tackle this topic, either with the analysis of microarrays or, more recently, with RNA-seq expression analysis. The efforts have followed two approaches, either to define prognostic signatures based on a subset of genes or to define molecular subtypes, identified with unsupervised modeling strategies, which in a second step are characterized clinically and attributed a prognostic value [3]. There is a current effort to define a consensus molecular subtypes classification, since different studies have identified diverse numbers of subtypes and genes related to these subtypes [4]. Similarly, several prognostic profiles based on gene expression have been proposed, with variable predictive ability and not always with proper validation, which has detracted from their introduction in clinical practice [5]. Comparisons of these expression predictors usually show low overlap when specific genes are analyzed, and this has been interpreted to mean that the profiles are a random sample of a higher functional hierarchy that probably is related to a few functional pathways [6].
Slattery et al. [7] describe in BMC Medicine a pathway-based approach to analyze whole genome expression changes in colon cancer tissues when compared to normal adjacent tissue samples. The main conclusion of the study is that having more deregulated pathways is associated with good prognosis [7]. This research is innovative in the analytical approach. The study initially compared RNA-seq expression data from 175 colon tumors with their paired adjacent normal mucosa. Differentially expressed genes found were then assigned to pathways, and the relevant explanatory variable analyzed was the number of deregulated genes within pathways. Using a simple method, each patient was assigned a deregulation score based on the number of altered genes for each pathway. Interestingly, they found that having a high score was associated with better survival in 16 pathways, after adjusting for age, stage, sex, and tumor molecular phenotype (MSI, TP53, KRAS, and CIMP). The most significant pathways involved functions related to cell signaling and growth.
The pathway approach used is an interesting strategy, since deregulation of different genes could converge in the same pathway. This allows tumors exhibiting dissimilar gene expression patterns to achieve a similar phenotype. In consequence, collapsing genes into pathways could be a useful tool not only to summarize a large list of genes into more comprehensive functional entities, but also to classify a priori molecularly different tumors into subtypes. From a translational point of view this categorization has a special relevance, since tumors exhibiting different gene expression patterns could behave in an analogous way regarding treatment response or patient outcome. Indeed, similar pathway-oriented approaches have been described to be more useful than those based on expression of individual genes [8] and reported to be informative about prognosis in breast cancer [9].
The authors of this study reported cell cycle as the most important pathway related to CRC prognosis along with metabolic pathways and others classically related to colon carcinogenesis like the Wnt pathway. Other studies on molecular subtypes using gene expression signatures have described "epithelial" tumors as highly proliferative and with better prognosis than tumors with a "mesenchymal" phenotype [10-12]. It is intriguing that the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) pathway did not appear as a relevant pathway in their analysis, which should be related to poor prognosis. However, the authors identified TGFB1 as an upstream regulator of genes showing differential expression using a network analysis. TGFB1 is a tumor suppressor gene regarding tumor initiation, but also induces EMT and acts as a promoter of metastasis [13,14]. This dual role of TGFB1 makes the interpretation of its function difficult, but EMT induced by TGFB1 expression usually has been related to poor prognosis [10,13-15]. Also, regarding the functional interpretation of the data of Slattery's study, a limitation is that gene expression in normal tissue adjacent to the tumor has been shown to be altered, when compared to the expression in healthy subjects [16]. Probably there is a cross-talk between tumor and normal adjacent tissue in addition to the tumor micro-environment cross-talk, and many of the gene expression signals captured by RNA-seq derive from stroma and not from the tumor cell [17]. This does not deny the potential prognostic value of the differences, but it could modify the interpretation of some of the pathways' effects and the strategy to design targeted therapies.
Another interesting finding revealed in Slattery's study is that pathway deregulation is not only related to prognosis but is also inversely related to stage. Tumors from patients diagnosed in stage I had more differentially expressed genes than those from patients with advanced cancer, though the differences were not statistically significant. This finding, if confirmed in other studies, opens new questions related to CRC progression. Why do less advanced tumors have more differentially expressed genes? Are metastatic tumors more specialized than early stage ones and need less altered genes to survive once they have acquired metastatic potential? Large gene expression changes in cell cycle observed in stage I and II tumors could suggest that these tumors are able to proliferate and grow in size but are unable to develop more sophisticated functions necessary to invade and disseminate. As the authors propose, perhaps increased gene expression changes could be destabilizing for the tumor and, in consequence, responsible for better prognosis.
Despite the interesting findings reported, a major limitation of the study is that the authors have not been able to provide a validation of their results in an independent dataset. There are available public datasets on colon cancer expression that simultaneously have analyzed tumor and paired mucosa that can be used to validate differential expression genes [18], but this dataset is restricted to stage II tumors and has not published data on prognosis yet. Other interesting datasets like The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) consortium study [19] have analyzed very few normal tissues, and this hinders its utility to validate results that focus on differences between tumor and normal tissue such as the specific alterations observed in Slattery's study.
In conclusion, this work by Slattery et al. reports a novel pathway-based approach to predict survival in CRC patients. This novel strategy could overcome gene expression signature approaches. However, although promising, these findings need further validation. If the prognostic value of these pathway scores can be replicated in independent datasets, the findings would represent a major contribution and warrant a novel view in understanding gene deregulation observed in colon cancer.
CIMP:
CpG island methylator phenotype
EMT:
epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
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VM and RS are supported by the Catalan Government DURSI (grant 2014SGR647), the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (grants PI11-01439, PIE13/00022, and CIBEResp CB07/02/2005), and the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC) Scientific Foundation.
Both authors contributed to conception of the article. Both authors were involved in editing and revision of the manuscript and both agreed to its publication.
VM is a Professor of Preventive Medicine at the University of Barcelona and Director of the Unit of Biomarkers and Susceptibility within the Cancer Prevention and Control Program at the Catalan Institute of Oncology in Barcelona, Spain. His research is focused on genetic and molecular epidemiology of colorectal cancer aiming to identify biomarkers of susceptibility, prognosis, and prediction of response and toxicity. RS is a postdoctoral researcher at the Unit of Biomarkers and Susceptibility.
Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) and Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBEResp), Barcelona, Spain
Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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                if (self.buffer_ts_packets.length > 0 && pid === 0x0) { // PAT received, flush current buffer
                    if (ts_packet_chunk_end - ts_packet_chunk_start > 0) {
                        self.buffer_ts_packets = Buffer.concat([self.buffer_ts_packets, buffer.slice(ts_packet_chunk_start, ts_packet_chunk_end)]);
                    }
                    self.transmuxer.push(self.buffer_ts_packets);
                    self.transmuxer.flush();
                    self.buffer_ts_packets = new Buffer(0);
                    ts_packet_chunk_start = ts_packet_chunk_end
                }
                if (pid !== 0x1011 && pid !== 0x1100) {
                    console.log("PID 0x" + pid.toString(16) + " PUSI " + ((packet_header & 0x400000) >> 22).toString(16) + " AFC 0x" + ((packet_header & 0x30) >> 4).toString(16));
                }
                ts_packet_chunk_end += chunk_size;
            } else {
                break;
            }
        }
        if (ts_packet_chunk_end - ts_packet_chunk_start > 0) {
            self.buffer_ts_packets = Buffer.concat([self.buffer_ts_packets, buffer.slice(ts_packet_chunk_start, ts_packet_chunk_end)]);
        }
    }
}

module.exports = GoproStream;


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The Latest: Man sentenced to life for murder of Muslim teen
FAIRFAX, Va. - The Latest on the sentencing of man convicted in killing of Muslim teenager in Virginia (all times local):
A man has been sentenced to life in prison for raping and killing a Muslim teenager as she walked back to a mosque with friends for pre-dawn religious services.
The life sentence without possibility of parole imposed Thursday on Darwin Martinez-Torres of Sterling was a formality after his guilty plea last year in the June 2017 slaying of 17-year-old Nabra Hassanen of Reston. That plea bargain required a life sentence but eliminated a potential death penalty.
Hassanen's death received widespread attention amid concerns her slaying was motivated by anti-Muslim sentiment. But prosecutors say Martinez-Torres attacked her after he got out of his car to chase Nabra's group of friends in a road-rage confrontation.
Martinez-Torres is an El Salvador native; immigration authorities say he was in the country illegally.
A northern Virginia man is expected to receive a life sentence for raping and killing a Muslim teenager as she walked back to a mosque with friends for pre-dawn religious services.
Darwin Martinez-Torres of Sterling struck a plea bargain last year in the June 2017 slaying of 17-year-old Nabra Hassanen of Reston. That plea bargain requires the judge to impose a sentence of life without parole, in exchange for eliminating a potential death sentence.
Hassanen's death received widespread attention amid concerns her slaying was motivated by anti-Muslim sentiment. Prosecutors, though, say Martinez-Torres attacked her after he got out of his car to chase Nabra's group of friends in a road-rage confrontation.
Martinez-Torres is a native of El Salvador; immigration authorities say he was in the country illegally.


Illusion Theater's mission is to generate theater that illuminates the illusions, myths and realities of our times and to catalyze personal and social change.
Illusion presents its MainStage Season at the Cowles Center in downtown Minneapolis, Miss Richfield's Annual Holiday Prog'rum in December and The Fresh Ink Series in the summer. Illusion tours in the spring, performing for schools, universities, art series, corporations, faith organizations and communities.
In its ongoing mission to develop new work that reflects and illuminates our times, Illusion turned to creating specific work that addresses issues important to children and families. Illusion's Educational Program is renowned throughout the state and country for its effective combination of theater and carefully crafted messaging.