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Q: Is it possible to add a reference to the Microsoft Office DLL's in a C# MVC3 project? I don't know if this is possible, but I'd like to add a program reference to MS office in my MVC3 project.
More specifically, I'd like to be able to programmatically create edit and send dynamically generated office documents using the built-in Office objects.  As compared to using a third party FOSS API, I'd prefer to use the direct MS version of the objects because I've got a lot of VBA know how and think that working directly with the MS-Office "guts" will be a lot easier for me.
Assuming office is properly installed on the server this runs on, I should be able to reference and script the Office application directly from within a C# MVC right?
I figure I'm probably looking for 3 things

*

*the using Microsoft.Office; directive for C#

*the name of the DLL that I must register regsvr32 <pathname>/<officeDLLname>.dll

*the way I go about adding the reference to my MVC3 project in visual studio

Unless there is anything else I'm missing, I'd expect that from there I'd be able to create a new Excel object and have the web server build it.
Excel objXL = new Microsoft.Office.Excel();
objXL.<do stuff>;
objXL.Save(<bla bla bla>);
' profit!

Thanks

A: you will need to give aspnet/network identity user a permissions to add/edit documents. other than that, why not?


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The lights are out – Much too much
in Opinion
The people of Pakistan really are a resilient lot, willing to suffer every torment with the kind of passivity and stoicism that would put a monk in penance to shame. In the last five years alone, we have suffered from massive natural and man-made disasters. A rough inventory of the string of horrors: an earthquake that reduced most of our part of Kashmir and other places in the north to rubble, flash floods in successive years, bloody ethnic violence, the Taliban and their unending suicide bombing that has killed thousands, drone attacks, high inflation and loadshedding. Yet the people only occasionally mumbled about their misfortunes, and their noses remained glued to the grindstone.
Not this time round, though.
For the last two weeks or thereabouts, the long ongoing loadshedding was ratcheted up across the country's densely populated urban centres to as long as 18 hours a day. This was something which had not happened in the worst of times, not even at the peak of summer.Outages of up to four, even five, hours at a stretch was torture pure and simple, with the lack of another essential, water, compounding the misery. And apart from individual discomfort, everything from businesses and manufacturing – especially at the lower end, which cannot afford generators to produce their own electricity – came to a grinding halt. This meant no wage for those already in the pit, the workers and day-labourers. And to add insult to injury, despite no power, everyone had to cough up for super-inflated electricity bills.
This was much too much to endure. Left high and dry, the people came out unprompted and in anger. And when the mobs are angry, violence is inevitable.The PML(N) came out to exploit this – partly to get back at the PPP and partly to divert attention from its own 'governance' issues in the Punjab, where to make matters worse dengue has run a deadly riot. But the opportunism of Brothers Sharif aside, it is the magnitude of the havoc the blanket outages continue to cause and the fact that nothing tangible is apparently being done to resolve the issue for the short term that is causing angst amongst the people. So, more protests and more violence seem highly likely.Spawned by the so-called circular debt (about the size of which everyone is clueless, with federal ministers quoting sums running up to Rs300-plus billions) this crisis was wholly avoidable. At issue was not the capacity, for there is ample capacity in the system to meet the demand even if it was higher by another 4,000 megawatts. It was purely a question of competence, of sensitivity towards the people and their anguish. And this had come to pass when the PPP, otherwise the party that has always claimed to read the pulse of the people the best amongst the lot, is in power.
After nearly four years, one thing is obvious. The country's Head Watchman, and the PPP's head honcho, is dexterous in the extreme when it comes to wheeling dealing to keep this coalition of strange bedfellows going but not really concerned when it comes to alleviating the people's suffering. Another stand-out feature of the PPP-led government is its cluelessness in tackling any crisis that crops up. And unfortunately for the people there has been no shortage of these.This combination of insensitivity and cluelessness has added to the gravity of an already bad situation. True, the current dispensation inherited this problem, because Gen. Musharraf's regime, while doing next to nothing to produce cheaper electricity, in 2006-07 had accumulated this monster of a circular debt. And, one has to grant, finding a solution to this in the best of times would have been difficult. That said, leadership is about being proactive in providing solutions, about offering relief. This has not been this government's forte.
In tough times, welfare-driven governments resort to belt-tightening. Nothing of the sort was done here. Instead, spend-thriftiness of the extreme variety has been the norm. You only have to read Angelina Jolie's account of her sojourn in these parts during 2010 floods to have a sampling of the opulence that our ruling elite indulge in. One little act could have saved billions in fuel costs alone – perhaps hundreds of billions over the last three and a half years: denying government officials across the country the fleet of cars, and gas guzzlers at that, and putting a cap on the petrol they consumed with only one vehicle at their disposal. Which country, even amongst the developed ones, offers such expensive luxuries to its bureaucracy?
Since this energy conundrum is here to stay, and can only get worse with demand predicted to rise up to 26,000 megawatts in the next four years, and since the government is likely to remain as insensitive as it has so far been, the people too have to pitch in to provide a solution. That lies in conservation. Here we would do well take a leaf out of Japan's books, which resorted to setsuden (energy saving) after all but 15 out of its 54 nuclear reactors had to be shut down in the aftermath of the March earthquake and tsunami.This is how an editorial in The New York Times on September 25 describes the remarkably successful Japanese endeavour: "…This was a huge blow to a country that depends heavily on nuclear power… As summer approached, the only way to avoid a national energy emergency was through drastic conservation. And so the Japanese powered down.
"The government required big power users to reduce peak consumption by 15 percent. Utilities pleaded with consumers to pitch in. Industries, offices and private households turned lights off and thermostats up, above 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Office workers traded suits and ties for kariyushi shirts, the Okinawan version of aloha wear. They moved their shifts to early mornings and weekends, climbed the stairs and worked by the dim glow of computer screens and LED lamps. Families stopped doing laundry every day; department stores and subway stations turned off the air-conditioning."Setsuden worked. This month, the government lifted restrictions on power use, weeks ahead of schedule. Tokyo lit up again, having avoided blackouts and brownouts by keeping peak use well below last year's levels."
The point of conjecture is whether we can do a similar conservation act?
Public going crazy over the incredible failure of current leadership!!
Lahore-Karachi business train to start operation from December
Pakistani philanthropist wins 'Asia's highest honour'
Japanese regions suspend use of Moderna vaccine
PDM sans PPP holds first power show in Karachi
Cotton growing areas may shift to northern areas due to climate change'
WhatsApp to launch new messaging feature soon
Ulema condemn TLP's violent protests
50 Years Old Demi Moore Cuddles With Younger Man In Bikini

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Coronavirus: Africa's death toll hits 50,000
November 27, 2020 Favour Lashem Health, News, Project 0
The death toll from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Africa has peaked at 50,000 people since the first outbreak on the continent was declared, head of the African Centre for Disease Control (Africa CDC), John Nkengasong, announced in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Thursday.
African countries recorded at least 94,000 new cases of the COVID-19 pandemic, with 4,000 new deaths in the past week alone, highlighting the deadly manner the disease has continued to spread rapidly during its second wave across Africa, the Africa CDC director told reporters.
Across Africa, there was a 7.5 per cent increase in the number of newly confirmed cases while deaths from existing infections also showed an increasing trend.
Africa CDC Deputy Director, Ahmed Ogwel, said the rising level of new deaths from the pandemic was a result of the gaps within the national health facilities in Africa, caused mainly by the lack of a proper treatment regime for the pandemic.
"We are keen to avoid the experiences like what we had with the wild polio outbreak which affected millions of people out of remote regions in Africa," Nkengasong said, emphasing the need for governments across Africa to push further with the implementation of public health measures to combat the spread of the virus to remote rural areas from urban centres.
South Africa, Morocco, Egypt, Ethiopia and Tunisia remain with the highest number of cases. Ethiopia has recorded a 7 per cent decrease in the number of new cases while Kenya recorded an 11 per cent rise in new cases, Nkengasong told reporters.
The AU CDC is currently preparing to begin the large-scale distribution of 2.7 million antigen testing kits, which produces better results much quickly and is equally much cheaper as part of a strategy to rapidly improve testing, contact tracing and the treatment of patients catching the virus.
"The antigen test is a game-changer because it catches the virus quickest," Nkengasong said. (PANA/NAN)
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Troops arrest 8 bandits, kill 3 in Benue, Nasarawa, Zamfara
Panel on police brutality grants complainant N150,00 to repair damaged car


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HAVING feasted on a steady diet of Wildcats videotape over the past few months, new Perth assistant coach Adam Tatalovich is finally ready for the real thing.
The newest member of Perth's coaching staff has finally been given the chance to interact with players after arriving in WA from the US last weekend to commence his new role.
With an impressive resume that includes head video coordinator stints at Chicago and New Orleans in the NBA, the American is primed to make an impact as he joins Rob Beveridge's coaching staff for 2012-13.
Speaking after Wildcats training today, Tatalovich said he was keen to get stuck into his role after watching NBL games on tape since June.
"I've basically been watching a game a day before I got here," he said.
"It's one thing to watch film and stuff like that, but I kind of want to get my hands on guys.
"The tape can only tell you so much until you have a personal connection with these guys."
Boasting playoff experience with both the Bulls and the Hornets, Tatalovich was lured by the opportunity to expand his coaching role in WA after being put in touch with Beveridge by a mutual friend.
The Indiana native was quick to praise the professionalism of the Wildcats organisation.
"A lot of coaches in the States are familiar with coach Beveridge, and I've heard nothing but great things about him, Australian basketball and the organisation," Tatalovich said.
"It was an absolute no-brainer to me. There were a lot of American coaches who were very envious of me when they found out I was coming here.
"The Bulls are one of the upper-echelon teams of the NBA, and this is the upper-echelon team of this league, so just being here…I feel so at ease. I'm glad I'm here and I'm really excited."
While his experience in video analysis will be crucial, Tatalovich said he would also be called on to help coach on the floor alongside fellow assistants Shawn Dennis and Andy Stewart.
But for starters, the biggest challenge looms as adjusting to the pace of the league and becoming familiar with Perth's roster and playing style.
"I'm going to be learning just as much as I'm going to be teaching in the first few months here," he said.
"But these guys play extremely hard and are extremely coachable. They hold themselves so accountable.
"Coaches don't have to get on these guys - they get on each other. That's refreshing for me to see."


In October 2018, the National Native Title Tribunal (NNTT) registered all six Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUAs) for the South West Native Title Settlement.
Since that time, applications have been made to the Federal Court for judicial review of the NNTT's decision to register the ILUAs.
SWALSC welcomes all Noongar people to attend the Town Information Sessions to receive an information update and ask questions on the path ahead. The meetings are not Claim Group meetings, so you can attend the meeting that is closest to where you live.
10:00am-12:00noon, Sat 16 Feb 2019, Moore Performing Arts Centre, 30 Padbury St, Moora.
A SWALSC update about the registration of the six ILUAs.
A legal update about the judicial review process for the NNTT's registration of the six ILUAs.
A discussion about the timeline for implementing the South West Native Title Settlement.
An update about the nomination process for the Pre-incorporation Directors.
Discussion about the draft Cultural Advice Policy.
A general question and answer session.
For more information, please contact SWALSC on: 08 9358 7400.
SWALSC is holding sixteen Elders workshops for further discussion and development of the Cultural Advice Policy and supporting Documents.
The Cultural Advice Policy aims to renew and Preserve Noongar culture, values, land and custom and provide an avenue for Noongar culture to inform and contribute to the traditional, historical and contemporary cultural and political debate.
The workshops are not Claim Group Meetings, so any Noongar person who lives nearby is welcome to attend.
11am-1pm, Tuesday, 20 November 2018, Northam Recreation Centre, 44 Peel St Northam.
Other meetings will also be held in SWALSC's offices in Perth.
Please contact Gail Beck or Tahn Donovan on 9358 7400 to confirm your attendance or to get answers to any questions you have, or click on this link for more information.
Noongar people are eligible to be involved if they are a descendant of one or more of the Apical Ancestors that were included in either the Native Title Claim Group descriptions (Form 1) or the Native Title Agreement Group descriptions.
Wednesday, 19 October 2016, 10am - 4pm, at the Cannington Exhibition Centre, Cnr of Albany Hwy and Station St, Cannington.
The six South West Native Title Settlement Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUAs) have been authorised by the Native Title Agreement Groups and executed by the representative parties for the Native Title Agreement Groups, by SWALSC and by the State of Western Australia and other government parties. These ILUAs commenced operation on 8 June 2015, however the Settlement will not commence until after registration of the ILUAs by the Native Title Registrar and the resolution of any related court proceedings.
Click here for more information about the Central Services Corporation.
Consultation is underway for proposed amendments to the Security Deed and the Noongar Boodja Trust Deed. Click here for more information and for copies of the all of the formal documentation.


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Final Fantasy Xii Zodiac Age Release Date Announced
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age Release Date Announced
The Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary Celebration kicked off and with it came a bunch of Final Fantasy news, as one would imagine (today is Final Fantasy VII's 20th anniversary too, check out our article celebrating it). The HD remaster of Final Fantasy XII was announced back in June of last year, and now they have announced that Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age will release July 11th in the West for PlayStation 4.
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age adds a little more than just a facelift to the game, however, as it will include a new jobs system that previously was only available to Japan. The Zodiac Age includes what is known as the International Zodiac Job System, released only in Japan in 2007. It expands the License Board system—Final Fantasy XII's progression system—pretty substantially. In the original game, there was only one License Board, but in The Zodiac Age there will be twelve. The Zodiac Age also includes a New Game+ and New Game- (characters obtain no experience) features, as well as a Trial Mode where players battle through 100 different maps for items and money.
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age sees players return to the world of Ivalice. It follows the main character Vaan, a street urchin, who gets himself tangled up with royalty and finds himself in a key role in the ongoing war. For those unfamiliar with the game, Final Fantasy XII was the first game to not include random encounters and features something known as the "gambit" system, where you basically program your characters to do certain things in response to various conditions throughout a battle. For example, you can set it to heal a party member if they are below a certain health percentage. Of course, you can still manually do everything as well.
What do you think of Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age? Are you interested in purchasing the game? Where does it stand for you among the Final Fantasy series?
Andrew Otton
Editor in Chief at TechRaptor. Writing about games since 2014, he has long believed Dynasty Warriors 4 to be the pinnacle of gaming.


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How to Play Spotify on Alexa
By Mike Prospero 28 February 2019
When you want to use your voice to control what music you're listening to, here's how to connect Spotify and Alexa.
With more than 71 million subscribers, Spotify is one of the most popular streaming music services, so it's only natural that you'd want to play music using an Alexa-enabled speaker.
You can ask Alexa to play certain songs, artists, genres, playlists and more from Spotify, and even have it lull you to sleep at night. But first you'll have to connect Spotify and Alexa. Here's how.
To get started, you'll need a Spotify Premium account ($9.99/month), as well as an Alexa speaker capable of streaming Spotify. While all of Amazon's Echo devices, as well as some third-party speakers such as the Sonos One, are capable of playing Spotify, not all Alexa-enabled speakers have this feature.
First, you'll need to link your Spotify account to Alexa, and set it as your default music service.
1. In the Alexa app, open the left-hand menu (the three horizontal bars in the upper left), and select Settings.
2. Select Music under the Alexa Preferences subheading.
3. Tap "Link new service."
4. Select "Spotify."
5. The next screen will give you the option to log in using your Facebook credentials or your Spotify account.Press Okay on the next screen.
6. You'll be prompted to grant Alexa Spotify permissions, and agree to terms and conditions. A screen should appear that says your Spotify account has been linked successfully. Press the X in the upper-right corner to close the window.
7. Go back to the Music section of the Alexa settings menu. You should now see that Spotify is linked, with your account name just below the Spotify logo. (It's blacked out here.)Press the button at the bottom that says "Default Services."
8. Select Spotify from the Default Music Library section, and press Done at the bottom of the page.
What you can say
Now, when you ask Alexa to play music, it will automatically play music from Spotify. You can ask Alexa to play specific artists, songs, genres of music, or playlists. Because you had set Spotify as the default music source, it will play music only from Spotify, unless you ask Alexa to play music from a different source, such as Pandora. You can also ask Alexa to raise or lower the volume, skip to the next track, repeat songs and even get information about the song being played. Here is a full list of Alexa music commands.
Play Spotify on Alexa through the app
You can also use the Spotify app to select which Alexa device you want to play music. First, open the Spotify app on your smartphone or tablet.
1. On the bottom of the home screen, it should say the name of the current song, as well as "Devices Available." Press that.
2. Press Devices Available on the next screen that appears.
3. You will see a list of all your connected Alexa devices. Select the one you want to play music, and enjoy your tunes.
MORE: For more Alexa-related tips, tricks, and how-tos, check out our complete guide to Alexa.
Best Alexa Skills - Top 50 Cool and Useful Things Alexa Can Do
Amazon Alexa Setup: Settings to Enable and Disable


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Makin, Norman John (1889–1982)
by David Lowe
Norman Makin, n.d.
National Library of Australia, 25968633
Norman John Oswald Makin (1889-1982), politician, Methodist lay preacher and diplomat, was born on 31 March 1889 at Petersham, Sydney, elder son of John Hulme Makin, pattern-maker, and his wife Elizabeth, née Yates, both born in Lancashire, England. After emigrating, his father had found work at the Eveleigh railway workshops.
Moving with his family to Melbourne in 1891 and then to Broken Hill (1898), Norman spent his childhood in the straitened circumstances of economic depression. He attended Broken Hill Superior Public School, leaving at 13 to work as a draper's 'parcel-boy', and then in a bookstore. Largely self-educated, he later recalled discovering literary 'greats' such as John Ruskin and Thomas Carlyle. A witness to the 1908-09 miners' strike and the militant industrial action of Thomas Mann, he joined the Shop Assistants' Union of New South Wales. When he later became a pattern-maker, he joined the Amalgamated Society of Engineers. In 1911 he moved to South Australia—primarily to follow Ruby Florence Jennings, whom he married on 10 August 1912 at Brompton Methodist Church. From 1912 he worked in a foundry at Kapunda and with the Gawler engineering firm, James Martin & Co., which made locomotives.
Unsuccessfully contesting the South Australian State seat of Barossa (1915) and the Federal seat of Wakefield (1917) for the Australian Labor Party, Makin was State ALP president (1918-19; 1929-30). He had won admiration within Labor ranks for his outspoken opposition to Prime Minister W. M. Hughes's efforts in 1916 and 1917 to introduce conscription. In 1918 he wrote A Progressive Democracy, which outlined the policies of the South Australian Labor Party.
Elected in 1919 to the safe Federal Labor seat of Hindmarsh, Makin was ALP secretary (1928-29; 1934-41). As Speaker of the House of Representatives (1929-31) during the short-lived Scullin government, he noted parliamentarians' intolerance and impatience, and observed that there was 'an absence of the spirit of God in Parliament'. He followed the precedent of the former Speaker, Charles McDonald, to shun the gown and wig. Federal president (1936-38) of the ALP, he represented his party at the 1937 coronation of King George VI. A member of the Standing Orders Committee (1932-46; 1956-63), and of the Advisory War Council (1940-45), he served as minister for the navy and for munitions (1941-46) and minister for aircraft production (1945-46) in the Curtin and Chifley governments.
In 1946 Makin was leader of the Australian delegation to the London meeting of the newly formed General Assembly of the United Nations; by virtue of Australia's alphabetical advantage, he was the first president (1946) of the UN Security Council. He resigned from parliament that year to represent Australia in Washington, DC, and became the first Australian ambassador to the United States of America when the legation was upgraded to an embassy. His time in Washington coincided with an escalation of the Cold War. He was a member of the Far Eastern Commission, which considered the future of postwar Japan, and he was a governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Described by (Sir) Laurence McIntyre as 'out of his depth in the Washington environment', Makin was not an expert in the details of foreign policy but he took advice, made shrewd observations and showed common sense. A teetotaller and non-smoker, he eschewed the Washington cocktail circuit; some people mocked him when, to save money on flowers, the Makins installed a mechanical fountain as the centrepiece of the embassy dining table. He was skilled at reading 'grass roots' opinion, however, and was the only member of the Australian Embassy to predict Harry Truman's 1948 election as president. As a lay preacher he gave sermons at Foundry Methodist Church, Washington.
Returning to Australia in 1951, Makin won the Federal seat of Sturt in 1954, defeating (Sir) Keith Wilson. After a redistribution in 1955, he was the member for Bonython until his retirement in 1963. In 1980 he was appointed AO, and the Methodist Church gave him a certificate in recognition of his seventy-five years of lay ministry. He had written Federal Labour Leaders (1961) and an unpublished manual for the Speakers of the House.
Short and slim, Makin was dignified, courteous and considerate. He was hard-working and sincere, consistently representing the causes of the working classes, particularly their fight against poverty; and he spoke of the need to protect them from the ravages of commercialism and finance. Widowed in 1979, he died on 20 July 1982 at Glenelg and was cremated. Later that year his two sons published The Memoirs of Norman John Oswald Makin. In 1984 a new Federal electorate in South Australia was named after him. His portrait by John Rowell is held by Parliament House, Canberra.
P. Hasluck, Diplomatic Witness, 1980
J. Beaumont et al, Ministers, Mandarins and Diplomats, 2003
Parliamentary Debates (House of Representatives), 20 August 1920, p 3743
Parliamentary Debates (House of Representatives), 17 August 1982, p 1
Canberra Times, 23 July 1982, p 12
S. Walker, interview with N. Makin (ts, 1974, National Library of Australia)
Makin papers, MS 7325 (National Library of Australia)
becomes Speaker; cartoon, Sun (Sydney), 20 November 1929, p 6
reflections on public life, Argus (Melbourne), 23 February 1931, p 6
relations with Scullin government, News (Adelaide), 10 July 1931, p 6
'Holy Norman', Smith's Weekly (Sydney), 18 July 1931, p 7
Makin, Norman John
Parkes, Ernest William (work colleague)
McDonald, Charles (work colleague)
Hasluck, Paul Meernaa (work colleague)
Maloney, William Robert (colleague)
Fenton, James Edward (colleague)
Kingsmill, Walter (colleague)
Scullin, James Henry (colleague)
Curtin, John (colleague)
Chifley, Joseph Benedict (colleague)
Stirling, Alfred Thorp (colleague)
Alexander, Joseph Aloysius (acquaintance)
Fitzpatrick, Raymond Edward (acquaintance)
Browne, Francis Courtney (acquaintance)
Watt, William Alexander (mentor)
Rowell, John Thomas Nightingale (artist)
Mann, Thomas (influence)
Hughes, William Morris (political adversary)
Groom, Littleton Ernest (political adversary)
Mackay, George Hugh (political adversary)
Latham, John Greig (political adversary)
Lyons, Joseph Aloysius (political adversary)
Page, Earle Christmas (political adversary)
Bayley, James Garfield (political adversary)
James, Rowland (political adversary)
McLeay, John (political adversary)
Cameron, Archie Galbraith (political adversary)
Ward, Edward John (political adversary)
Wilson, Keith Cameron (political adversary)
Nairn, Walter Maxwell (political adversary)
Tyrrell, Murray Louis (related entry)
David Lowe, 'Makin, Norman John (1889–1982)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/makin-norman-john-14673/text25810, published first in hardcopy 2012, accessed online 20 January 2020.
Petersham, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Glenelg, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Broken Hill Public School (NSW)
anti-conscriptionist
labour party organiser
labour politician
Methodist lay leader
Officer of the Order of Australia
King George VI coronation (1937)
Makin federal electorate (SA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Shop Assistants Union of NSW
Amalgamated Society of Engineers (NSW)
Amalgamated Society of Engineers (SA)
Adelaide Stock Exchange
ALP (SA)
James Martin & Co
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	University of Nottingham

	Paper Scraper

A utility to scrape a collection of staff profile pages from the University of Nottingham to allow for collation of publication lists.

## Setup

Download the latest version of the repository (no 'releases' are planned). You will need a local copy of [Composer](http://getcomposer.org) in the root of the downloaded repository. Run the command `php composer.phar install`. Beyond this, look at how to use the code by checking out the `example.php` file.

## Examples
Below are a number of separate examples. See `example.php` for example scraping of an entire website and converting the output into HTML, including grouping publications into five-year batches.

### Author List
To extract an [iterable list](http://php.net/manual/en/class.arrayobject.php) of authors:

	$url = 'URL TO PEOPLE/STAFF DIRECTORY';
	$authors = new \Porcheron\UonPaperScraper\Authors($url); // specifying a URL causes a crawl to occur

	foreach ($authors as &$author) {
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Equity Bank is the leading inclusive banking group in East Africa with over 9 million customer accounts and nearly $4 billion in assets. Listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange and the Uganda Securities Exchange, the bank has subsidiaries across the region and is engaged in the provision of banking, insurance agency, investment banking, securities brokerage and information and telecommunications technology outsourcing services.
The main customer segments of Equity Bank are "bottom of the pyramid". Previously unbanked individuals and small and medium sized enterprises. The bank serves customers in Kenya, South-Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda. Equity Bank has a strong focus on women, both with adapted products and training programs for female customers, and with female representatives both on the Board of Directors and the top management team.
Delivering high quality financial services to a large market is highly capital intensive, and to improve product quality, costs and efficiency of the banks it is important to utilize scale. Equity Bank is one of the few players globally that has grown to a level where they can carry the costs of e.g. developing high quality mobile banking services to the mass market in a developing country.
This investment is now transferred to Arise B.V.
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The Aircraft - Where are they now?
In 1976 Caribou (CV2) 57-3080 was assigned to the Silver Eagles as a support aircraft to replace two UH-1 from the school fleet. The Caribou was used to transport aircraft parts and the support team to and from show site. The Aviation School provided crew for the Caribou. At most show sites, the aircraft was put on static display and the crew greeted spectators and answered their questions about the aircraft. For its support role, the aircraft was given a unique blue and white paint job. The aircraft has now been painted olive-drab and is parked in front of the Army Aviation Museum in Ft. Rucker.
On a personal note - I (Ben Powell) was assigned to fly 3080 for the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) in Vietnam in 1963/64. I also flew it to Borneo - but that's another story.


Mississippi is home to blues and is the heart of the Americana Music Triangle. Gospel, country, jazz, bluegrass and rock 'n' roll have deep-running roots here. The sound is still alive and well.
In spring 2016, Mississippi is celebrating Americana music in a totally new way. With itineraries spanning the state, the Americana in Mississippi Music Tour boasts headliner Rambling Steve Gardner and The Jericho Roadshow performing in 16 communities. Each location will supplement the show with a performance by a local band or musician, allowing for a true taste of each city's musical flavor. The Americana in Mississippi Music Tour kicks off March 1 with a performance at Jackson's Duling Hall, and ends April 28 in Tupelo.
The tour's official web page, www.visitmississippi.org/americana, showcases a short promotional film, tour schedule and locations, video interviews with Mississippi artists, itineraries for each community on the tour, and more.
To learn more about the Americana in Mississippi Music Tour, see www.visitmississippi.org/americana. For more information on music in Mississippi, see www.visitmississippi.org.


During last year's end-of-year party time (aka pre Christmas time), I came here with my lovely Dr R. He has been talking about this place for awhile, and always curious about its food.
kind of interest, but probably not too recommend for high heels (like me lol).
I want something that is not too metallic taste and with nice and creamy finish. Those were recommended by the restaurant. They both pretty good and fit into my criteria.
The sashimi was really fresh, well cut, and with the sweetness that unique to Mt Cook's salmon.
Most people here order this as a sharing dish. therefore the waiter already very well trained on cutting those pies and put on seperate plates for us. Before we came here, i already got told by many of my foodie friend that snapper pie is a "must order" item here.
The fish was so creamy without any fishy taste. the meat was moist and soft, and works really well with the sauce. It taste slightly sweet. The puff was so fluffy and taste like cloud. It melt in my mouth and I was kind of regret that I shared lol.
But in face, it was a pretty big dish, so we only ordered one dessert to share at the end.
The best soufflé I had ever (I haven't been in France yet).
For two entrees, one share main and one share dessert, it was about $140 dollars. Wasn't cheap but the food was very good.
The restaurant's environment is nice with full water view oversight the fish market and city. If it is a clear day, sunset is pretty amazing.
Overall, it was a great experience, and I wish I can come back here soon again for that snapper pie.
Address: 123 Ferry Rd, Glebe, Sydney, Australia.
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We have 1 female and 3 males for sale. They have all had their shots and have also been wormed. Call for more pics and details. Thanks for looking at our puppies.
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With over 20 years of continued service to the region, Southern Illinois Acupuncture provides an alternative resource for your medical needs.
Dr. Li is a trained Chinese physician licensed and certified to practice Oriental Medicine and Acupuncture.
Many of Dr. Li's clients are referred to her by medical doctors. She in turn may refer her clients to a medical doctor.
Even though traditional oriental medicine is painless and involves no chemicals the technique may not work for everyone.
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Incorporating paramedicine as a resource within the health system as it addresses the needs of the patient in the community, while exploring options for developing an expanded scope of practice and facilitating collaboration of the pre-hospital practitioners into multidisciplinary teams.
The growing pressure on the health system and a significant shortage of health professionals has required consideration of alternative models of healthcare delivery. Over the past 20 years, a fundamental shift has occurred in healthcare delivery worldwide, largely due to advances in science and technology. This shift has been paralled by increasing recognition that healthcare is no longer the primary preserve of doctors and nurses. Rather, healthcare delivery is a team effort with optimal results being harnessed with a multi-disciplinary approach to care delivery. Paramedics are well positioned to be part of a multi-disciplinary team approach to primary care and contribute to the advancement of patient access to care in Ireland.
Developing information systems which support the integration of pre-hospital patient data with tertiary and primary care data – paper and electronic.
The implementation of the electronic health record (EHR) in line with the eHealth strategy for Ireland will transform healthcare as we know it. eHealth will enable the delivery of safe care to the patient and the inclusion of pre-hospital data integration is paramount to this complete picture; in order to achieve safe care delivery to the patient each time a call is made to 999 or 112.
Research in other jurisdictions indicates that pre-hospital electronic data collection has proved a powerful tool in monitoring important patient key performance indicators (KPIs), research, analysis and in areas of auditing and quality assurance. For the paramedic, EHRs enable rapid retrieval of records and transmission of data while en-route to the destination hospital. Equally, for the purposes of clinical audit, it enables clinical practice to be assessed seamlessly against standards of care. eHealth also facilitates the destination hospitals providing clinical feedback to the paramedic, the GP and the primary care community services, enabling a seamless continuation of the patients care, ensuring the best possible outcome for the patient.
Integration of Community First Responder groups into the existing networks, supported by auxiliary and voluntary organisations, particularly in the rural context.
Currently, the role of the community first responder in delivering appropriate care to the patient, in a timely manner is undergoing change. In the best interest of a successful outcome for the patient it is well recognised that the responder needs to be dispatched in a timely manner. A Responder Alert Application (RAapp) proof of concept has been developed by PHECC. Implementation of the RAapp and integration with the National Ambulance Service control centre system will occur shortly.
This will facilitate the timely dispatch of the community first responder and the recording of response time data, in addition to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest data, which will contribute to the patient data already collected on the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest register (OHCAR). In cardiac arrest the best chance of survival is defibrillation within three minutes, so it is paramount that community first responder programmes are given the resources required to have an impact on patient outcome, after a cardiac arrest, if we expect to see an increase in our survival rates.
Practitioners exit the educational process having competencies to practice autonomously with other healthcare professionals.
A key hallmark of professionalisation in the medical sector has been the successful transition from vocational to tertiary level education and the embedding of it in the third level educational system. The importance in shifting paramedicine from its vocational origins to the tertiary level education environment has been echoed internationally. This transition is becoming apparent worldwide with Australia leading paramedicine in this domain, with over 10 universities in Australia offering degree courses, and post-employment training being slowly phased out in most states.
International trends, and an analysis of the existing situation in Ireland, suggest many challenges to prepare paramedics for their evolving role in the Irish health system. The emerging consensus is that these practitioners will be autonomous professionals at the point of registration and well placed to effectively deliver a patient centric, out-of-hospital health service.
Internationally, critical care paramedics (CCPs) now represent the highest level of pre-hospital and inter-hospital care available.
In countries such as Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Canada specialist paramedics operate with the goal of initiating and maintaining tertiary-level emergency and ICU level of care for patients with the greatest clinical need. These paramedics can also facilitate the patients' transport by air, land and sea to the most appropriate medical facility.
Broadly defined, there appears to be two distinct roles for CCPs:
The critical care paramedic working as an autonomous practitioner, providing scope-of-practice above the level of a non-CCP paramedic in the pre-hospital environment (pre-hospital critical care).
The critical care paramedic working as part of a multi-disciplinary pre-hospital critical care transport team, alongside other medical, nursing and allied health professionals to provide care for patients who are unstable during either air or ground transportation (retrieval paramedic).
This International trend deserves further exploration in an Irish context.
Since its establishment, PHECC has championed change and guided the improvements in the standard of services and quality of clinical care afforded to patients. It is committed to developing a 'common currency' for patient care in Ireland (PHECC's Strategic Plan 2015-2017). In recent years, internationally however, the definition of pre-hospital emergency care has evolved.
Internationally, there is a global movement towards change and increase in capacity and scope of paramedicine, and there are developments in this area within several healthcare systems. As the Irish health service goes through the most fundamental reform in the history of the State, best practice internationally predicts major modifications to our pre-hospital emergency care services.
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A town in the province of Bologna, situated at short distance from the Via Emilia and is considered one of the most typical and best preserved medieval villages of Romagna, surrounded by vast stretches of vineyards. The town's name derives from a medieval Latin word, which indicates the presence here of pipelines that regulated the flow of water into a large tank for the benefit of the entire population. The town was mentioned for the first time in a document of 1126 with the name "castrum Dutie. Inhabited since the Bronze Age, the site was first subject to the Gauls, then to the Romans and was already an important centre before year 1000. In 1086, under the domain of Bologna, the centre was surrounded by fortified walls and two centuries later reinforced with a bulwark and a fortified gateway to defend the entrance to the village. For centuries it was disputed, because of its strategic location dominating the Via Emilia. The town flourished and found some stability under the rule of Caterina Sforza, who also had the fortress rebuilt. A the end of lengthy disputes, it finally became a feud of Malvezzi-Campeggi.
Besides the typical medieval appearance, the village of Dozza is made unique by the numerous artistic paintings that adorn the façades of the houses.
Sites of Interest:
- the Sforza Castle, also known as Rocca Caterina, a powerful and massive construction, that at the same time is perfectly harmonized with the surrounding territory. Its building was ordered by the Lords of Bologna in 1250 and enlarged in 1305 by Romeo Pepoli. The complex has an hexagonal shape, with a perimeter of 200 meters. The transformation of structure with purely military fortress purposes to a noble residence was started by Annibale, Baldassare and Vincenzo Campeggi, that lived here since 1565 and was completed by Antonio Campeggi in 1594;
- the Town Hall, overlooking Piazza Zotti, with XVI century origins, although it has received significant refurbishments in the XX century. In precious historical archives are preserved parchments dating from the X century.
- the Parish Church of Santa Maria Assunta, built in the XII century on the site where once a previous Romanesque church was located and preserves inside a table of 1492 of Mark Palmezzano;
- the Rivellino (a fortified gateway and main access to the town centre in the XVIII century);
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Like Scotland, Kenya can end period poverty
Girls from Baringo County excited after receiving sanitary towels from a well wisher, Ms Diana Chebotibin, in October, 2020.
Photo credit: Margaret Maina | Nation Media Group
By Dorcas Muga-Odumbe
Gender Editor, NMG
Many girls resort to using unhygienic substitutes such as rags, newspapers, banana leaves, and even cow dung. Worse still, others turn to prostitution to get these essential products.
Globally, women and girls' rights activists are asking governments to integrate sexual and reproductive health needs of women and girls in Covid-19 responses.
The United Nations estimates that as many as 20 million girls drop out of schools (globally) every year because they cannot deal with their menstrual flows.
Menstruation is an uncomfortable, painful, inconvenient and expensive experience for many women and girls. It occurs once a month for approximately three to seven days; about three months a year.
Those with no access to menstruation products are left to their own devices to manage their menstruation cycles, with many unable to participate meaningfully in daily life due to the difficulty of managing bleeding.
Gender Feb 09, 2021
Unfortunately, period poverty – the lack of access to menstrual products – increases the risk of toxic shock syndrome, cervical cancer and other dangerous infections according to research.
While period poverty has always been the stark reality for some, Covid-19 has exacerbated menstruation-related challenges, especially for women and girls from urban slums and poor rural communities.
Globally, women and girls' rights activists are asking governments to integrate sexual and reproductive health needs of women and girls in Covid-19 responses. In Kenya, at least 2.6 million girls currently require menstrual hygiene materials – pads, underwear and soap, according to Unesco.
In April last year, local women rights organisations petitioned the government to spend at least 30 per cent share of Covid-19 funds on gender responsive strategies including distributing cash relief, food and sanitary towels to vulnerable women and girls.
The pandemic aside, the menstrual hygiene situation in Kenya has been, and remains dire. Thousands of adolescent girls have to contend with hurdles as they go through formal schooling. In September last year, a school girl in Bomet committed suicide after her teacher humiliated her for staining her uniform during her menses.
It is sad this happened nine years after Kenya launched the Sanitary Towels Programme in 2011 – an initiative meant to provide pads to needy girls in public schools. It is the same year Kenya made sanitary towels tax-free.
Unfortunately, some girls do not receive the free sanitary towels. The government in 2019, admitted a lack of funds to provide sanitary towels as required by law, with Education CS George Magoha saying the Sh470 million provided can only supply girls for four months.
Lack of access to sanitary products means many girls drop out of school while on their period, putting them at greater risk of child marriage and early pregnancy.
In 2017, President Uhuru Kenyatta signed the Basic Education Amendment Act (2016) placing the responsibility of providing free, sufficient and quality sanitary towels on the government, to reduce the number of girls missing school.
In 2019, the government launched the Menstrual Hygiene Policy 2019-30 to among other things, ensure women and girls have access to safe and hygienic products.
All these measures were aimed at ending period poverty. However, that goal is yet to be met with Education CS last year admitting that the government scheme had not met its target, and many girls are still missing school during their menses.
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The United Nations estimates that as many as 20 million girls drop out of schools (globally) every year because they cannot deal with their menstrual flows. The Education ministry estimates that a girl absent from school for four days a month loses 13 learning days equivalent to two weeks per term.
This means that in an academic year, a disadvantaged girl loses up to 39 learning days, something that could be remedied by proper implementation of the sanitary towels program.
Access to sanitary products would also be of limited help if schools don't have the supporting infrastructure, such as separate bathrooms for girls with doors and locks for privacy, a luxury in most of our rural public schools.
Menstruation is a global issue and there is evidence of action to address its challenges. Last year, Scotland became the first country in the world to provide free period products for all women, while Germany reduced tax on sanitary towels from 19 per cent to seven per cent.
Canada, Australia and India followed suit. France, Spain, Poland and Austria have also lowered tax on sanitary products. A handful of US States have also passed laws mandating free period products be provided in schools. The UK government too, rolled out free period products in all primary and secondary schools in England last year.
Kenya's menstrual policies all look good on paper, but wouldn't work in a real-world environment if not managed well. With proper management, we too, like Scotland, can make sanitary products free for all. Every woman is entitled to safe and hygienic menstrual facilities, and the right to manage menstruation without shame or stigma.
It is time to change the narrative, girls and women have suffered enough.
Dorcas Muga is the Gender Editor at NMG.


A ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) has been distributing emergency shelter on the Filipino island of Visaya to families displaced from their homes by a 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck on 6 February.
Initial reports following the quake stated there was no need for humanitarian assistance. However Filipino Congress woman Joselyn LimKaichiong had heard about ShelterBox's recent deployment in Mindanao following floods that hit the island last December. She alerted the deployed SRT there through her Rotarian contacts saying that there was a need for emergency shelter in Visaya's southern province of Negros Oriental near Dumaguete city.
ShelterBox was able to mobilise a Response Team immediately using its global network of SRT members.
The earthquake caused giant waves that not only destroyed fishing villages along the coast but also caused two major landslides that resulted in another two villages being buried killing at least 65 people. Major roads and bridges have also been destroyed and aftershocks are being felt on a daily basis.
The local government has also helped the Response Team with vital logistical support.
The team has distributed 41 tents to date bringing shelter, warmth and dignity to many families. They are now heading to Planas where the other landslide hit to distribute a further 15 tents.
Consequently, thousands of people have been affected and many have lost their homes. Rikke and Abner have been distributing shelter in the towns of Jimalalud, La Libertad and Guihulngan using residual stocks transported from Mindanao.


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Jethro Tull was a British rock group, formed in Luton, Bedfordshire, in December 1967, initially playing experimental blues rock, they later incorporated elements of classical music, folk music, jazz, hard rock, and art rock into their music. Having more than 20 official members over the years, their music is characterized by the vocals, acoustic guitar, and flute playing of Ian Anderson, who led the band from its founding, and the guitar work of Martin Barre, who had been with the band since 1969, after he replaced original guitarist Mick Abrahams. The last works released as a group were in 2003, though the band continued to tour until 2011. In April 2014, Anderson stated that "Jethro Tull" as a band was no more, wanting to leave the legacy of the name as he continued his solo career.
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News: You can vote in the Progressive Music Awards (Jon Davis 2015-07-15)
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News: Glenn Cornick RIP (Jon Davis 2014-08-30)
News: Ian Anderson tours "The Best of Jethro Tull" and Homo Erraticus (Jon Davis 2014-06-08)
Review: Ian Anderson - Plays the Orchestral Jethro Tull (Jon Davis 2008-01-01)
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The Doane Perry Interview (Jeff Melton, Paul Hightower 1997-05-01)
Review: Ray - Somewhere in the Universe (Peter Thelen 1997-02-01)
Review: Various Artists - To Cry You a Song: A Collection of Tull Tales (Jeff Melton 1996-08-01)
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Review: Jethro Tull - Under Wraps (Jon Davis 1984-10-24)
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Ian Anderson — Plays the Orchestral Jethro Tull
(C&B Productions Cbp10260dvd, 2007, DVD)
Jethro Tull — Living with the Past
(Eagle Records EAGDV0003, 2002, CD+DVD)
Jethro Tull — J-Tull Dot Com
(Fuel2000 FLD-1043, 1999, CD)
Various Artists — Tribute to the Titans
(Magna Carta MA-9032-2, 1999, CD)
Various Artists — To Cry You a Song: A Collection of Tull Tales
Jethro Tull — Roots to Branches
(Chrysalis F2 35418, 1995, CD)
Ray — Somewhere in the Universe
(Universe UNI 323, 1995, CD)
Jethro Tull — A Little Light Music
(Chrysalis F2-21954, 1992, CD)
Jethro Tull — Catfish Rising
Jethro Tull — Nightcap: The Unreleased Masters 1973-1991
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Jethro Tull — Rock Island
Jethro Tull — 20 Years of Jethro Tull
(Chrysalis V3K 41753, 1988, 3CD)
Jethro Tull — Crest of a Knave
(Chrysalis VK 41590, 1987, CD)
Jethro Tull — Under Wraps
(Chrysalis FV 41461, 1984, LP)
Jethro Tull — The Broadsword and the Beast
(Chrysalis CHR 1380, 1982, LP)
Jethro Tull — A
(Chrysalis PV 41301, 1980, LP)
Jethro Tull — Stormwatch
Jethro Tull — Heavy Horses
Jethro Tull — Live - Bursting Out
(Chrysalis V2X 41201, 1978, 2LP)
Jethro Tull — Songs from the Wood
Jethro Tull — Too Old to Rock n' Roll: Too Young to Die!
Jethro Tull — Minstrel in the Gallery
Jethro Tull — War Child
Jethro Tull — A Passion Play
Jethro Tull — Living in the Past
(Chrysalis CH2 1035, 1972, 2LP)
Jethro Tull — Thick as a Brick
Jethro Tull — Aqualung
(Chrysalis ILPS9145, 1971, LP)
Jethro Tull — Benefit
(Chrysalis ILPS 9123, 1970, LP)
(Island Records ILPS 9103, 1969, LP)
Jethro Tull — This Was
(Island Records ILP 985, 1968, LP)
Rebuilding the Rights of Statues - Watch Out! Climate Has Changed, Fat Mum Rises... – The band with the awkward name has released an album with a name even more awkward. The band is generally called Re-TROS, and I'll call the album Watch Out. Since their 2005 release (Cut Off!)... (2010) » Read more
Jesús Figueroa - Jesús Figueroa – This CD reissues both albums of Jesús Figueroa, Con Todos (1972) and Magica Fuente (1974). Figueroa was the lead singer of Uruguay psych band Opus Alfa, which evolved into Dias de Blues (without... (2005) » Read more
John Cale - Words for the Dying – I have to admit an orchestral setting for a set of Dylan Thomas poems reminded me of many of the criticisms for many a 70s progressive rock concept album. John Cale's arrangement of this collection of... (2004) » Read more
Sadhappy - Outerspaces – Sadhappy hasn't been heard around these parts for quite some time. Work on the group's second CD stalled while searching for a replacement to Paul Hinklin, who became ill and... (2006) » Read more
Rick Biddulph - Second Nature – If his name is a mite familiar, perhaps it should be. Biddulph is a multi-instrumentalist who had been a roadie and sound engineer for several Canterbury bands (Hatfield among them) before joining the... (1997) » Read more
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Later, after Pastor Skip gets word about Mary, he tells the Jewels to help Mary regain her faith, but they seem to misunderstand him and stop Mary in the street and try to exorcise her of demons instead. - Saved!
Communities are just fractals of society.' The difference for Sutherland was that in Findhorn there was good will and a clear commitment to waking up: 'People are willing to look at their stuff.''We continuously weed this beautiful garden by calling out harmful behaviour, and prioritising feelings over rightness'Meanwhile, at Damanhur, conflicts are cleverly allowed to escalate into a playful battle that serves to exorcise community tensions and animosities. - Like startups, most intentional communities fail. Why?
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Hey guys, Drew back here! I know I'm a few days late for this, but Happy New Year everyone! As most of you are aware, with each new year comes a new Hall of Fame class in Major League Baseball, and this year's vote has come with much controversy. With a vote limit of only 10 players per year and so much talent currently up for election, along with the Steroids issue, many writer's are struggling to compile their ballots. While my answer is certainly not the end-all-be-all to all other lists, I figured I'd offer up my personal ballot with explanations for each player.
My 2015 Hall of Fame Ballot
1. Randy Johnson (Stats)
"The Big Unit" should be absolutely no question included in the Hall of Fame. Although he didn't hit his stride until his late 20's, Johnson was unstoppable up until his signing with the Yankees in 2005. He compiled 303 wins over his 22 season career, won 5 Cy Young Awards (including 4 in a row from 1999-2002), and led the league in strikeouts 9 times! The question for Johnson is not whether he'll get in, but how much he'll get in by. But it appears that his final voting percentage (which I don't find all that important) will be affected by some writers who will choose not to vote for him in order to give others a push to make it in, since Johnson will certainly receive the votes needed to be inducted this season. I'll always remember his signing with the Yankees, because 2005 was the first year I ever watched baseball full time. While he was past his prime, I remember loving to watch him and even had his pinstripe jersey at one point. Randy Johnson will be a Hall of Famer by this time tomorrow, without a doubt.
2. Pedro Martinez (Stats)
When I started to watch baseball, I couldn't stand this guy. But, most of that hatred was out of pure respect. I missed Pedro's prime seasons, but the statistics jumped out at me when I took a look at his Baseball Reference page. His final season in Montreal in 1997 sparked an incredible run of excellent seasons, and unfortunately for this Yankee fan, the remainder of those seasons were in Boston. A three time Cy Young winner, 3 time strikeout league leader and 5 time ERA league leader, Pedro had one of the best primes of any pitcher in the game's history. Between the 1999 and 2000 seasons, he was 41-10 with a 1.90 ERA and 597 strikeouts. It would be a travesty if he does not dominate the ballot this year, but it appears likely that he'll be joining Johnson as the only two locks in 2015.
3. Craig Biggio (Stats)
Longevity can be a very helpful tool in making the Hall of Fame, and I think Biggio will attest to that after he barely squeaks into Cooperstown this year. After viewing his career statistics, I can see why he is regarded as a Hall of Famer, but I don't think he ranks among the very best. Clearly we've seen over the years that the Hall contains several tiers of talent, but Biggio's consistency and lifetime totals of 3,060 hits and 668 doubles (most doubles for any right handed hitter in history) undoubtedly provide him with a place. He was versatile and loyal to the Astros throughout his remarkable 20 year career, and is a fan favorite whenever he steps into Minute Maid Park today. After coming up just two votes short of being inducted last year, I don't see how he fails to make it in again, and should be the third and (in my opinion) final member of the 2015 Class.
4. Jeff Bagwell (Stats)
People have already made claims that there are cheaters in the Hall of Fame. And there is no question that the "purity" the BBWAA says a player needs to have does not exist throughout all of the halls in Cooperstown. Ty Cobb was one of the greatest players in baseball history but was a racist and was charged with attempted murder. It was never verified, but Cobb along with Tris Speaker have been speculated as members of the KKK, and were involved with fixing games. It's a shame that Pete Rose is held out of the Hall of Fame while guys like Cobb, Speaker, and Gaylord Perry are in and respected as legends of the game.
So what does that have to do with Bagwell? Bagwell is one of the questionable steroid guys, although nothing has ever been close to proven. It feels like at a roundtable one day someone said "Jeff Bagwell is a big guy, he must've done steroids," and this rumor came about that has since excluded him from the Hall. It is said that he lifted weights like a body builder, which he has since regretted because it ended his career earlier than expected. But, with an MVP award, Rookie of the Year award, and 449 home runs, and no proof of steroid use, I don't understand how he hasn't garnered more consideration than he has. The American system (supposedly) is to be innocent until proven guilty, and what the writers are doing right now feels like a crime. If he was ever proven guilty of using PED's, so what? Put a little asterisk on his plaque to signify his "crime" and be on your way. Bagwell should be entering the Hall of Fame with his fellow Astro lifer Biggio regardless of suspicion, but it won't happen unless Biggio falls short this year.
5. Mike Piazza (Stats)
Piazza is the other mysterious steroid user whose name is being juggled by the jury, because he took a drug to cure his back acne. It's embarrassing to think that Piazza has had to make the world aware of his back acne problem in order to prove that his Hall of Fame case should be taken legitimately. Statistics prove that Piazza was the best offensive catcher in baseball history! He wasn't a very good catcher, but provided reliability while also crushing the ball for several teams in his 16 seasons. A 12 time All Star and 10 time Silver Slugger winner should have a spot reserved in the Hall, even if his back acne didn't make for the most attractive appearance. He won't be inducted this season, but I believe, regardless of any rumors, he should not be restricted from entering where everyone knows he belongs.
6. John Smoltz (Stats)
You may ask why Smoltz's name is not in bold along with Johnson, Martinez, and Biggio. I have a hunch that he's going to fall just a bit short of reaching induction in his first year on the ballot. I may be wrong, but if I am, I won't be off by a whole lot. I just feel like there is too much talent available to choose from, and recent sabermetric reports have shown that Mike Mussina and Curt Schilling should be held at a similar standard to Smoltz. Some may feel like they have to vote for all of them or none of them (which is absurd, but hey, if Aaron Sele can get a vote anything can happen). But don't criticize me, he's on my ballot and if he doesn't make it this year, he'll be inducted by next year. Between his dominance as a starter and reliever, along with one of the best postseason track records in history, I think it's only right that he joins his former teammates Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine with a plaque over time.
7. Curt Schilling (Stats)
I am not a Schilling fan by any definition of the word. I do wish him all the best facing oral cancer, because I don't believe anyone deserves to suffer through such a tragic illness, but I do not like the guy. Character is supposedly judged by the BBWAA, but as I mentioned before it has not seemed to be a critical point in voting until the Steroid Era players entered the ballot. Whether the sock was bloody or ketchupy though, this guy deserves to be in Cooperstown. I initially did not think he had the statistics, but advanced metrics have given him a boost that have changed my mind. I do not rely on sabermetrics to make or break my voting procedure, but sometimes the numbers are too striking to ignore. He was a fantastic postseason pitcher, which should be an added bonus as far as voting is considered (Bill Mazeroski does not belong in the Hall of Fame based on one monumental home run) but should be the deciding factor, along with having won 3 World Series; despite being a critical part of all three. All in all, Schilling barely made the cut on my list and knocked off one of my favorite players, which I will soon explain.
8. Tim Raines (Stats)
I wish Tim Raines started his career ten years later. Similarly to the way Bagwell and Piazza are blamed for rumors they had no involvement in, Raines has received an unfair factor as well by playing in the shadow of Rickey Henderson. Can we please acknowledge Raines' career OBP of .385 and stolen base percentage of 84.7%? Rock also may not have faced the pressures of drug use by starting his career later, but I think most people have since forgiven him for being involved in the cocaine scandal in the early 1980's. But let's focus on the performance, because although he may have stuck around in the game a bit too long (as did Henderson), he was dominant during his peak and always a valuable player to own. Raines would not be one of those top tier guys, and does not rank as high as Rickey Henderson, but should be recognized for his tremendous career, although I don't see it happening until the Veteran's Committee one day elects him.
9. Barry Bonds (Stats)
When Bonds first debuted on the ballot in 2012, there was no chance I ever envisioned myself supporting him. Fresh off of the Steroid Era and constant news of indictment and court, I absolutely despised the man. Time does appear to heal all wounds though in my case, as here I am including him on my ballot for 2015. I still have no respect for the man, but I don't find it fair that there are criminals in the Hall of Fame and he won't be let in. As much as some of you may hate to hear this, Bonds has still never been proven of failing a drug test, and has only admitted to using a cream to assist his arthritis. Before and after his supposed steroid use he was one of the best (if not the best) player in baseball history. But everyone knows that, and seeing his name on my ballot wouldn't surprise anyone if not for the PED's. I don't see Bonds being inducted for years to come, but I think given the "purity" of the Hall of Fame was tarnished in its first Induction Class of 1935 when Cobb was inducted, cheaters should be recognized and inducted. I'll let the Hall of Fame decide how they will go about displaying their plaques, because it should be noted on his plaque that he was one of the core players of the Steroid Era of Baseball. It should not be a celebrated part of the Hall, but I think it's only right that the Home Run King* is in the Hall of Fame.
10. Roger Clemens (Stats)
For many of the same reasons I have included Bonds on my ballot, I also included one of my least favorite Yankees of all time, Mr. Clemens. I do this with an understanding that these players will probably not be inducted until the baseball writers forgive them (an official admission would go a long way), but also because it's impossible to imagine this generation of baseball without thinking of both of these guys. You can not forget that these players existed, and it is only right that they eventually get their due. Plus, it may help Pete Rose's case if these players are forgiven, which I would fully support despite his betting on baseball. And on top of it all, when I walk my kids around the Hall of Fame one day, I want to be able to show them all of the history of the game and not just what the MLB chooses to display. Hiding history is not healthy for America's pastime, and I believe by having Bonds, Clemens, Sosa, Rodriguez, and possibly McGwire in the Hall of Fame will elevate the legacies of Ruth, Mays, Mantle, and Aaron even more. "These players needed to use amphetamines to compete with each other, but these other players didn't even have to use those drugs to compile the same statistics". I don't like any of these guys, but the Hall of Fame is not as clean as it claims to appear and it should instead embrace the history of the game, or at least do something to display an era they may not like to show off.
*Bold = Predicted to Be Elected on January 6th
Mike Mussina (Stats)
I really had a hard time keeping Mussina off the list. I kept Schilling on my list over Moose only because I think Schilling was more dominant over the course of his career. However, I view Mussina as a Hall of Famer, and he was my #11 pick, thus showing my distaste for the current voting system in place.
Alan Trammell (Stats)
I did not get to watch Alan Trammell, and it appears that his case has been based around his intangibles and performances rather than solely on statistics. I think Trammell should be in because Larkin and Ozzie Smith are in, but I still don't quite understand the hype surrounding Larkin and why he was as big of a lock as he was.
Fred McGriff (Stats)
"The Crime Dog" has been robbed by so many other players throughout the years of votes, and while he isn't a dominant player, he would've hit 500 home runs without steroids if the 1994 season didn't end early due to the strike. He was a quiet player but was a premium power player who would've been looked at differently if he played in another era.
I also believe Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire should be inducted over time if Bonds and Clemens get in, although it didn't appear that Sosa would've been successful had he not cheated all throughout his career. I don't like them either, and I don't have that connection to their home run race because I was only two years old at the time, but if those guys get in, they should too. Edgar Martinez was a great hitter but is devalued for having been a DH. Larry Walker was also great but often injury prone, and playing his career in Colorado seemed to have elevated his statistics. A case can be made for so many players on the ballot, including even Don Mattingly on his last year of voting, and Gary Sheffield on his first year of voting; who may not even get the 5% needed to remain next year. With the amount of talent currently on the ballot, feelings are going to be hurt and deserving players may never get their opportunity to take the podium and celebrate their careers for the Cooperstown faithful. But if I had to pick 10, I took in my opinion the players with the ten best careers (with exception of Sosa and McGwire who won't get in unless Bonds/Clemens make it). You may not like my list, but it's my list, remember? I'm willing to forgive the steroid players enough to let them in but not without making all Hall visitors aware of what they've done.
As far as the actual vote goes tomorrow, I'm going to guess due to the huge amount of talent that Smoltz barely misses the cut, but I wouldn't be surprised if I'm wrong. I'll be looking forward to seeing the results, and I would love to chat in the comments below! Let me know your thoughts!
Posted by Drew at 8:07 PM
Labels: Barry Bonds, Cooperstown, Craig Biggio, drewscards, Hall Of Fame, Hall of Fame Predictions, John Smoltz, MLB News and Notes, Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, Roger Clemens
Daniel Wilson January 6, 2015 at 7:03 AM
Great breakdown! I'd like to see 1-6 get in today.
I would love to hear what you thought about this post! Please feel free to leave a comment below. Thank you!
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Girl killed in Pakistani-administered Kashmir acid attack
By Zulfiqar Ali
BBC Urdu, Islamabad
image captionWomen in Pakistan have been increasingly subjected to acid attacks
A mother and father in Pakistani-administered Kashmir have been arrested for murdering their 15-year-old daughter by dousing her with acid "in the name of an honour", police say.
They say it is one of the first such cases of its kind in the region.
Honour killings happen when mostly male family members believe the victim has brought dishonour to their community.
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan reported 943 women were killed in honour killings last year.
That represented an increase of more than 100 from 2010.
But such happenings are rare in parts of Kashmir under the control of Pakistan.
Police say that the incident took place in a remote village in the southern district of Kotli. They say that the case was brought to their attention by the couple's eldest daughter.
It will not be clear until Friday - when the parents are due in court - if they admit or deny murder charges.
'Suspicious'
Local police officer Raja Tahir Ayub told the BBC that the girl's father became enraged when he saw his daughter "looking at two boys" riding on a motorcycle outside their home on Monday.
Police say that the parents suspected she was having illicit relations with one of the pair.
"He took his daughter inside, beat her up and then poured acid over her with the help of his wife," Mr Ayub said.
Police say that that the couple did not take their daughter to hospital until the next morning, and she succumbed to her injuries on Tuesday evening.
The head of the state-run district hospital in Kotli - Muhammad Jahangir - confirmed the death.
He said that the girl was brought to hospital in a serious condition with more than 35% burns.
"There was no way she could survive," he said.
Police say that the dead girl's married elder sister informed them of the alleged incident on Wednesday morning.
They say that she became suspicious when her parents did not allow mourners to see the face of the dead girl before she was buried - otherwise a normal practise in Kashmiri Muslim society.
In March the government of Pakistani-administered Kashmir made acid attacks a criminal offence punishable with life imprisonment.
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layout: post
title:  "Some Interesting (But Basic) Batch-file Fu"
date:   2011-04-21 00:00:00
categories: Programming
tags: [windows, tutorials, programming]
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I haven't made much use of Windows batch files for many, many years. I just haven't had a need for it, but I learnt a few interesting titbits of Batch file use that I never really knew before today.

**Putting IFs into FOR loops**
Firstly, batch files support FOR loops as well as IF statements, and therefore putting this together, I would expect this piece of code to work:
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{% highlight javascript %}
for /D %%d in (*) do (
  if "%%d" == "a" goto A
  if "%%d" == "b" goto B

  echo "Default - %%d"
  goto CONTINUE

  :A
  echo "A - %%d"
  goto CONTINUE

  :B
  echo "B - %%d"
  goto CONTINUE

  :CONTINUE
)
{% endhighlight %}

At first glance this code should work. It is merely a few IF statements inside the for loop, which loop through all the directories inside the current directory, and then prints a message following the logic of the if statements.

This code fails (at least while running on Windows 7) because, while it will work for the first item, after the goto statements, the for loop decides to stop working.

To get around this, the solution I used was to move the logic inside the for loop into a separate batch file, and then using the CALL command to execute the second batch file from within the FOR loop. This works a charm.

_First batch file_
{% highlight text %}
for /D %%d in (*) do (
 	CALL SecondFile.bat %%d
)
{% endhighlight %}

_Second batch file_
{% highlight text %}
if "%1" == "a" goto A
if "%1" == "b" goto B

echo "Default - %1"
goto CONTINUE

:A
echo "A - %1"
goto CONTINUE

:B
echo "B - %1"
goto CONTINUE

:CONTINUE
)
{% endhighlight %}

**Substring in Batch files**
What I also wanted to do, was only compare a portion of the directory name, so then discovered that Batch files have a very simple method of substringing.

The basic format is _%varname:~[x],[y]%_, where _[x]_ is the starting index in the string, and _[y]_ determines the number of characters to select, which is optional.

If the first parameter is positive, then it denotes the index from the start of the string, while if it is negative, it will denote the index from the end of the string.

So let us use an example
{% highlight text %}
set var=teststring

echo %var:~0,5%
echo %var:~-3%
echo %var:~-5,2%
echo %var:~4%
{% endhighlight %}

This will output the following output

{% highlight text %}
tests
ing
tr
string
{% endhighlight %}

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