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Notes: Wisconsin to update sturgeon management plan in 2018
The Department of Natural Resources is holding public eight meetings in Wisconsin as it works to update its sturgeon management plan.
Notes: Wisconsin to update sturgeon management plan in 2018 The Department of Natural Resources is holding public eight meetings in Wisconsin as it works to update its sturgeon management plan. Check out this story on jsonline.com: https://jsonl.in/2r6lMaG
Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 8:11 p.m. CT July 23, 2016 | Updated 10:24 a.m. CT Feb. 10, 2018
The Wisconsin sturgeon management plan is being updated in 2018.(Photo: DNR photo.)
Lake sturgeon were present when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Now Wisconsin's oldest fish species is set for an updated management plan.
The public can help shape that plan by providing input at meetings held statewide in mid-February and early-March.
"Wisconsin's sturgeon team is in the early stages of a process to update the sturgeon management plan and we want to hear from anglers and others interested in sturgeon," said Ryan Koenigs, the sturgeon biologist who leads the Department of Natural Resources sturgeon team. "These meetings provide people an opportunity to comment on the state's sturgeon management program and will set the stage for development of the plan."
Lake sturgeon are currently managed under guidance from the 2000 Lake Sturgeon Management Plan. An updated plan will allow DNR staff and partners to continue to build on the previous plan's success, set new goals, and include management strategies for both lake sturgeon and shovelnose sturgeon management. The previous plan did not include shovelnose sturgeon.
Public meeting dates, locations and starting times are:
Tuesday, Feb. 20 - Eau Claire, 6:30 p.m., DNR Eau Claire Service Center, 1300 W. Clairemont Ave..
Tuesday, Feb. 20 - Fitchburg, 6:30 p.m., DNR Fitchburg Service Center, 3911 Fish Hatchery Road.
Tuesday, Feb. 20 - Webster, 6:30 p.m., Larsen Family Public Library, 7401 W. Main St.
Wednesday, Feb. 21 - La Crosse, 6:30 p.m. DNR La Crosse Service Center, 3550 Mormon Coulee Road.
Wednesday, Feb. 21 - Oshkosh, 6:30 p.m., Coughlin Building, Conference rooms A and B, 625 E County Road Y.
Wednesday, Feb. 21 - Park Falls, 6 p.m. Public Library, 410 Division St.
Tuesday, March 6 - Ashland, 6 p.m. Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College, 2100 Beaser Ave.
Tuesday, March 6 - Oconto, 6 p.m., Oconto City Hall, 1210 Main St.
There also will be future opportunities for people to comment online, and materials prepared for the meetings will be posted online as they become available.
Wisconsin has long been regarded as a national and international leader in sturgeon protection, restoration and research - a reputation built since DNR began regulating sturgeon harvest on the Winnebago system in 1903.
Wisconsin offers sturgeon spearing season on the Lake Winnebago system as well as a hook-and-line season on multiple major rivers. In locations where sturgeon populations are not as strong, DNR and partners are working to rebuild sturgeon populations.
Fishing: Chuck Madenjian of U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Michigan and Russ Green from NOAA will give presentations at the Feb. 17 meeting of the Wisconsin Federation of Great Lakes Sport Fishing Clubs. The meeting will be begin at 8:30 a.m. and will be held at the Outboard Club, 732 N. Water Street, Sheboygan. Madenjian will present results of 2017 bottom trawls and acoustic sampling for forage fish in Lake Michigan. Green will be provide an update on NOAA's efforts to create the marine sanctuary in Lake Michigan. Coffee and donuts will be available at 8 a.m. The meeting is expected to conclude about noon. Visit
• The Okauchee Fishing Club will hold a social meeting on Feb. 20 at Knights of Columbus, 1800 S. 92nd St., West Allis. Visit www.ofcfish.com for more information.
• Tyler Yunk of Habitual Guide Service will give a presentation titled "Fishing Lake Michigan Tributaries for Salmon and Trout" at the Feb. 26 meeting of Wisconsin Fishing Club, Grainger's Sports Pub and Grill, 3400 Loomis Road, Greenfield. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Visit www.wisconsinfishingclub.com for more information.
• Tom Neustrom will give a presentation titled "Using Your Electronics to Catch Walleye, Smallmouth and Crappies" at the March 28 meeting of Walleyes Unlimited U.S.A., Pallas Restaurant, 1657 S. 108th St., West Allis. The meeting is free and open to the public; it starts at 7 p.m. Visit www.walleyesunlimitedusa.org for more information.
Birding: Dianne Robinson will give a presentation titled "Wildlife Management in Wisocnsin" at the Feb. 18 meeting of the Benjamin F. Goss Bird Club, Retzer Nature Center, S14 W28167 Madison Street, Waukesha. Robinson is a wildlife biologist with the Department of Natural Resources; she covers southeastern Wisconsin. The meeting begins at 6:45 p.m. and is free and open to the public For more information, visit www.gossbirdclub.org or contact club president Spence Stehno at pensacola634@gmail.com or (414) 940-2020.
Fly tying: Members of the Southeast Wisconsin chapter of Trout Unlimited will once again lead fly tying workshops through winter and into spring at the Oak Creek Community Center, 8580 S. Howell Ave., Oak Creek. The sessions run from 5:30 to 8 p.m. and are free and open to the public. The dates are Feb. 20, March 6, March 20, April 3, April 17, May 1 and May 15. Club member Greg Schick is the lead organizer of the sessions. To learn more about the events, contact Schick at g.a.schick@wi.rr.com.Noel J. Cutright Bird Club, Riveredge Nature Center, 4458 County Highway Y, Saukville. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. and is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.riveredgenaturecenter.org or call (262) 375-2715.
Ice fishing jamborees: The 18th Annual Oconomowoc Rugby Club Fishoree will be held Feb. 17 on Okauchee Lake. The event will feature prizes for the top three fish in several categories, raffles and on-ice games. Fish may be weighed in from 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, email Mike at michaeljbalda@gmail.com.
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Q: BLANK VALUE IN SSRS BUT DATA IN SQL QUERY I'm working in a solution in SSRS that it's driving me crazy, I will explain it a bit before shows you my problem:
Select 25 data values from a table with analog input data (from current, voltage, pressure, etc. tags) using parameters @startDate = yeterday 6am and @EndDate = today 6am. Now we have a table with 25 values from 6am to 6am from different tagID's.
My problem starts when just one tagId of 16, it's showing me in the SSRS presentation values 0.0000 when in the Sql output shows me -0.00548...
For practical purpouses I will just use 2 tagIds (MSF_PDI_003, MSF_PDI_004)
Here the SQL Query:
declare @startDate  datetime2 = '2017-04-19 11:00',
        @endDate    datetime2 = '2017-04-20 11:00';

SELECT InstaTime,
    MSF_PDI_003,
    MSF_PDI_004
FROM (
    SELECT
        DATEADD(HH,-5,H.time) AS InstaTime,
        SUM(
            CASE
                WHEN t.tagName = 'analog.MSF_PDI_003.curval'
                    Then H.value
                ELSE 0
            END) as MSF_PDI_003,
        SUM(
            CASE
                WHEN t.tagName = 'analog.MSF_PDI_004.curval'
                    Then H.value
                ELSE 0
            END) as MSF_PDI_004
    FROM hour H
    INNER JOIN tag T
        ON T.tagId = H.tagId
    WHERE T.tagName IN
        ('analog.MSF_PDI_003.curval', 'analog.MSF_PDI_004.curval')
        AND H.time >= @startDate
        And H.time <= @endDate

  GROUP BY time
    ) QueryData

order by InstaTime desc

And this the result of the query:
SQL QUERY RESULT IN SQL-SERVER
And these are the expressions that I'm using in the textboxes of the tablix in the SSRS (I used a test dataset for this query: summary_prueba)
=Fields!InstaTime.Value
=Fields!MSF_PDI_003.Value
=Fields!MSF_PDI_004.Value

And here the results of the table in SSRS:
CLICK IMAGE: SAMPLE2 SRSS
What could be the problem around here?
 * Is the Only one with negative values, could be forcing a round? Something about a different format I should use?
Driving me nuts and can't find what's wrong. I tried to change the format and is the same, can you guys please help me? Because this thing doesn't let me sleep at night, I'm starting to have nightmares lol.
I'm using SQL Server 2012, and for the report MS Visual Studio Shell 2010.

A: Let's start by consolidating your query into one statement, instead of the UNION and separate SELECT SUM(...) that you have now:
declare @startDate  datetime2 = '2017-04-18 11:00',
        @endDate    datetime2 = '2017-04-19 11:00';

SELECT InstaTime,
    MSF_PDI_003,
    MSF_PDI_004
FROM (
    SELECT
        DATEADD(HH,-5,H.time) AS InstaTime,
        SUM(
            CASE
                WHEN t.tagName = 'analog.MSF_PDI_003.curval'
                    Then H.value
                ELSE 0
            END) as MSF_PDI_003,
        SUM(
            CASE
                WHEN t.tagName = 'analog.MSF_PDI_004.curval'
                    Then H.value
                ELSE 0
            END) as MSF_PDI_004
    FROM hour H
    INNER JOIN tag T
        ON T.tagId = H.tagId
    WHERE T.tagName IN
        ('analog.MSF_PDI_003.curval', 'analog.MSF_PDI_004.curval')
        AND H.time >= @startDate
        And H.time <= @endDate
    GROUP BY InstaTime
    ) QueryData
order by InstaTime desc

Now, if there is no matching 004 or 003 value, they will report as zero instead of being blank. Try this, and see whether this matches what you need.

A: All right I found a solution but not the problem, because I still don't understand why if in the sql server I can see data and in the QueryDesigner of SSRS I still have 0.00 values.
This is a relational DB, I use 2 tables, from the same database
DB: Timeseries
Table1: hour, from here I use value,time,tagId
Table2: tag, from here I use tagName,tagId
Both have tagId in common, but I just realized that exaclty just this signal MSF_PDI_004 it's not related to the tagName in the table tag.(Have to be an error when created that signal)
I changed the Query and instead of use the tagName I used the tagId, and everything was fine, I could see the same values in SSRS than I was seeing in the SQL SERVER.
Still I think its strange, because if the query works on SQL SERVER, why should not be transparent for the SSRS?
I hope somebody can explain me this, thank you for the ones who took time for read and help.

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Editor's Viewpoint: Stolen pup's return shows good side of social media
Claire Sedgeman at home with her pet cocker spaniel Holly
A stolen cocker spaniel puppy has been returned to her loving owners - thanks to a Facebook post.
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/editors-viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-stolen-pups-return-shows-good-side-of-social-media-38820559.html
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/42fce/38820736.ece/AUTOCROP/h342/2019-12-30_new_55953757_I1.JPG
The four-month-old Blue Roan puppy called Holly had been living in her home at Aghalee for only two months when she was snatched from the back garden.
Her owner Claire Sedgeman put a post on Facebook explaining how Holly had been stolen, and she was overwhelmed by the wide response.
Holly was later found wandering in Lurgan, and she was duly returned to her owner through the Facebook page Pets Lost and Found.
As we have seen during the recent election and elsewhere, social media has many disturbing connotations, including the bane that is "fake news", but it is right that we should salute Holly's safe return as a rare example of good news through social media. It is hard to beat a happy ending.
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Editor's Viewpoint Our story about social media makes sobering reading. We reveal that more than 13,000 reports of alleged crimes linked to social media have been made to the police over a three-year period.

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First of all, I swam a mile today!!!! Wooohooo! It's not my first, but it's been awhile since I've dedicated enough time and energy to attempt one, and I feel like I might be getting back on track exercise wise. Last week I started swimming with my friend A. here and it's made all the difference. We swim at the same pace and I find myself so much more relaxed in the water (and thus able to swim a lot farther) with her as a partner. So yay, I'm excited! Swimming is so the best justification for cooking all the time.
Another great justification for cooking all the time is the produce here. I know I've gushed about it in nearly every post, but I just can't get over how local and fresh and organic and delicious and relatively affordable everything is. I spend all my money at market or at the co-op, true, but for me it's all I spend money on. That and my membership to the YMCA so I can swim off the pounds. One of the foods I've been loving, and eating tons of, since moving here is the apples. Some are hit-or-miss, i.e. the Arkansas Black Apple, and some are just darn delicious like the Granny Smiths and the Golden Crisps. Some make great pies, some beg to be munched whole, some make great hiking companions, and some like to hang out in bowls of oatmeal. It all depends.
Some, however, want to be made into apple butter. It's surprising that I haven't made apple butter before, given my addiction to it, but I'm never buying the stuff again now that I know how easy it is to make. My one complaint is that the texture isn't quite right–the jar I'm working on now is a little gummy and hard. It tastes won-der-ful, and it does spread, but it takes a little work. Does that mean I overcooked it? This batch of apple butter was also my first attempt at canning, so I hope I did everything right (I sterilized the jars and lids and then sealed everything in a hot water bath), but time will tell, I suppose.
Ladle apple mixture into a food mill and strain the mixture through, removing the seeds and peel. Measure resulting puree. Add 1/2 cup of sugar for each cup of apple pulp (approx. 8 cups). Stir to dissolve sugar. Add a dash of salt, and the cinnamon, ground cloves, allspice, lemon rind and juice. Taste and adjust seasonings if necessary.
Cook uncovered in a large, wide, thick-bottomed pot (CP note: I used 2 large pots, and the cast iron one seemed to work a lot better than the stainless steel pot) on medium low heat, stirring constantly to prevent burning. Scrape the bottom of the pot while you stir to make sure a crust is not forming at the bottom. Cook until thick and smooth when a bit is spooned onto a cold plate and allowed to cool (1 to 2 hours).
I can't wait to make this, it looks delicious and perfect for a cozy fall morning. Thank you!
Aaaah I love this!!! Jars of home made apple butter would make great holiday gifts, too!
Looks delicious and I bet the house smelled amazing while it was cooking!
mmm apple butter sounds great this time of year.
OMG SEVEN pints of apple butter?!? you rock. i've been wanting to make some of this myself. maybe i will buy out someone's apples at the farmer's market one of these days and make some.
You are making me so jealous – I really miss swimming. I remember when I swam my first mile. It was such an achievement. Just like that apple butter – looks phenomenal. Though I'm quite curious about this pumpkin butter idea! I got a pumpkin in the organic box today and that sounds like a potentially yummy use for it.
You're far more talented than we, I must say! Of course, you may have followed a recipe?
i'm afraid to make fruit butter because i know it will lead to more bread consumption. lots more.
You may have cooked it a little too long, but you did an outstanding job, especially for your first go at it! It looks wonderful and now I'm craving it.
I feel like a giddy child looking at your apple butter…looks so scrumptious!
I don't think I've ever tried apple butter or any fruit butter for that matter. It looks great!
I need to try this. Homemade apple butter sounds like a million times better than what I can get in the stores.
hooray for swimming a mile, Jes – that rocks some serious socks! doublew00t! that's so awesome that you've got a friend to swim with! i hope some day to find a buddy to run with! yay! the golden crisps are super yum, and affordable fresh local organic awesomeness = the best! i've never made apple butter, so i'm not too sure if ya overcooked it or not, but i'm glad it's super deeeelicious! fruits butters are so wonderful and really make fall that much more gloriously good!
Apple butter is the best! It's a great excuse to go apple picking and get tons of apples, and then the house smells lovely for hours after you cook them.
I know! The more I learned about it, the less I desired to eat there. We had few options in my town.
Homemade apple butter sounds delicious. I love the colour it has.


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Welcome on board M/S "Macao" to start your cruise along the Adriatic Coast. Over a welcome drink and a snack you will meet your Cruise Director and the crew of M/S "Macao". Captain's orders and safety measures will be explained to you, after which the boat will set sail for your first destination, the island of Hvar.
After breakfast, you will set sail to Vela Luka on the island of Korcula, major fishermen's town on the western side of island Korcula, our departure point for a coach tour into the island. Your Captain will hand-pick a bay for you where he will drop the anchor. You can then hop into your swimsuit and have a swim in the crystal-blue Adriatic, surrounded by pine trees and the sound of crickets. After the swim break you will continue sailing to Vela Luka on the island of Korcula.
If you decide to join us for the coach tour of Korcula, after lunch you will board the coach for a first-hand perspective on the island's hinterland, its vineyards, olive orchards and hilly landscape. On the tour you will visit several sights: First the "Zlokic" olive oil factory, where Mr. Zlokic will show you around his factory explaining all you ever wanted to know about olive pressing. You will also be able to taste the premium extra-virgin cold pressed olive oils that your host produces.
Your next destination will be the family run folk museum "Barilo" in the town Blato, situated in the middle of the island that houses a collection of tools and items used by peasants on the island in the past several centuries. Your visit will be accompanied by traditional homemade liqueurs and sweets the family makes.
Your last stop on the tour will be a visit the picturesque town Smokvica built on the hillside for a visit to the local award-wining winery "Toreta". Your hosts there will introduce you to the excellent white wines Posip and Rukatac that Korcula is widely known for. After dinner you can expect an evening on board full of Dalmatian vibe, with the nightfall slowly setting on Vela Luka.
Next morning you will depart for the island of Mljet. Island of Mljet on its western side houses National Park Mljet, known for its immense beauty and its two turquoise salty lakes surrounded by thick forest. Upon arrival you will have plenty of free time to explore the park individually, for example, by renting bikes and cycling or jogging on the numerous paths around the lakes or in the forests. You can also rent kayaks and cut the surface of the magnificent lakes to observe the scenery from a different perspective. If you feel like just relaxing you can hop onto the small boat that will take you to a tiny island on one of the lakes, where you can discover a monastery and a church of St. Mary's built in the 12th century and enjoy a cup of coffee with the view and the quiet.
Optional excursion: Mljet National Park – unguided tour, free time in the National park.
Early in the morning Captain and his crew will take you on the route in the direction of Dubrovnik. On the way there you will witness beautiful scenery as you pass the Elaphite islands. Upon arrival to Dubrovnik, shuttle bus will take you to the Old Town gate where you can join our guided tour of Dubrovnik. Our local expert will show you around this fascinating world-known landmark, an ancient town protected by 13th century fortifications. Dubrovnik was for centuries a standalone Republic and the only power able to compete with the Venetians. After the tour you will have free time to explore Dubrovnik on your own. You can take the cable-car to the top of the hill overlooking Dubrovnik for wonderful photo opportunities, make the full circle around the walls or just enjoy a scoop of ice cream as you stroll through its narrow streets paved with ancient stones.
great view of the sunsets Korcula is known for. After docking at Korcula harbor, a local guide will take you for a walk around the town of Korcula. You will hear of its long history, ingenious building strategies, peculiar building layout and a legend of a great merchant traveler Marco Polo that was born and spent his childhood in the streets of Korcula. After the guided tour we recommend a relaxing stroll around the romantic little town for to enjoy the Mediterranean atmosphere and vibe.
After breakfast, you will set sail towards the island of Brac, passing through the scenic Peljesac channel, around the tip of Peljesac penninsula and the southeastern tip of the island of Hvar. Weather permitting, Captain will drop the anchor on the way for a refreshing swim in a secluded bay, after which you will continue your journey towards Pucisca. Pucisca is nested in a beautiful bay on the island of Brac, surrounded by stone quarries that yield some of the whitest and best quality limestone in the world. Suffice to say that pillars of this snow-white stone decorate the façade of the White House and other landmarks all over the world. After docking at Pucisca, you can join a short visit to a stonemasonry school nearby where you will learn of the Brac limestone and their centuries-old tradition of stonemasonry and the unconventional tools they use. Later in the evening you can pick your spot along the seaside, enjoy the relaxed and calm atmosphere over a glass of wine and join the locals in their favorite past time – people watching.
While breakfast is being served, you will leave the harbor and sail across the Brac channel back to the mainland. First destination of the day is Omis, a town known for two things: stunning beauty of river Cetina canyon that surrounds it and its pirates. There you can join a short walking tour where you will hear the story of this small town built below steep mountains at the mouth of river Cetina. You will also learn of its pirates that brought the town its fame in Middle Ages.
After the tour, you can board the small boats that will take you into the canyon of the river Cetina, a protected nature area. You will be travelling upriver to Radman's mills, a rundown mill whose beauty was recently restored and where you will be served a snack of local specialties. After the snack, you can explore the area before your return to Omis. In the afternoon you will continue sailing to Split, your last port of call during the cruise on board M/S Macao. Upon arrival, our knowledgeable local guide will take you into the Old Town and introduce to you the monumental Diocletian Palace built over 1700 years ago. During the centuries the Old Town has grown into the palace and around it, creating a unique urban landscape. Because of its historical and architectural importance, the whole Old Town is part of the UNESCO's List of World Cultural Heritage. After the tour you will have free time for individual exploration of Split and its lively Mediterranean spirit or you can just join the locals enjoying a cup of coffee on their much beloved seaside promenade.
After your last breakfast on board disembarkation follows by 09:00 AM. It is time to say farewell to your fellow travelers, your Cruise Director and the crew of M/S Macao. But rest assured, with all the photos and newly forged friendships you will continue to sail with us for a little longer!
This tour led by an expert guide will introduce you to the historical and cultural richness of one of the most beautiful towns in Croatia. Your guide will introduce you not just to the history but also to the present situation -what people do in Hvar for a living and what are the advantages and disadvantages of life on the island.
Arsenal building from the 17th century, the oldest communal theatre from 1612, St Stephen' cathedral and Benedictine convent where local nuns produce lace made of agave plant. The lace has been inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List as a unique example of manual labor made of specially prepared agave fiber.
This tour will present you the most important monuments in the Old Town surrounded by the ancient walls! The tour itself includes the transport to the Old Town from Gruz port including a walking tour along the narrow streets whilst being led by a professional guide who will tell you about town's history, culture and its sights. You will walk down the main Dubrovnik street called Stradun that still is the centre of all major events in Dubrovnik. You will also visit other monumental buildings, squares, palaces and the Franciscan monastery with one of the oldest pharmacies in Europe, Rector's palace and Onofrio fountain. The fountain is a centuries-old source of fresh drinking water in Dubrovnik, where one can freshen up even today. Stories and legends about St. Blaise church, Dubrovnik's patron saint, the Cathedral, the Rector's Palace, Sponza palace and Orlando's column will give you a good insight into the rich history of this town. Moreover, you will be able to explore the beauty of the town's harbor, a place where they used to build, repair and hide famous ships of the former Republic of Dubrovnik.
This tour, led by an expert guide will introduce you to different times. Through stories and picturesque appearance of the old town you will learn how local people used to live and build their homes. You will familiarize yourself with the history of the town that is considered to be the birthplace of Marco Polo. This tour includes a walk through the old part of Korcula town whose long history and tradition are evident at every step. Whilst walking through the Old Town surrounded by walls and four towers from the 15th century, you will see cultural and historical monuments and many other buildings and palaces built in the Gothic and Venetian style. Moreover, you will discover how people live today in modern Korcula town which has around 3000 occupants. Our expert guide will inform you about the life of an adventurer and a Venetian merchant Marco Polo, who used to write about the wonders of travelling, languages and customs he encountered whilst trading in the Middle East.
Stonemasonry School that builds on traditions centuries old and where students are taught how to work the white limestone by using the traditional toothed tools used by the stonemasons in the Roman Empire.
This tour led by an expert guide includes a walk through the historical core of Split and the Diocletian's Palace. The historic core and incredibly well-preserved ruins of the Roman palace were among the first to be inscribed onto UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979. This tour will take you through the oldest part of Split, a Mediterranean city, a crossroad of maritime routes and rich cultural and monumental history. Your guide will introduce you to a traditional way of life in Diocletian's Palace and the life in the city itself including its well preserved ruins that today form the city's core, the centre of all major events and everyday life of its inhabitants. It is estimated that this Roman palace was built from 298 until 305 A.D. and is one of the most significant original structures of the late ancient architecture mostly due to its preservation. Later on, this Palace contributed to the broadening of the city itself because it served as the starting point for the expansion of the settlement. Split is a true Mediterranean city, with a significant portion of everyday life happening on the streets, especially in the summer.
Zlokic olive oil factory, Barilo ethno museum, Toreta vinery Olive oil tasting and snack in Zlokic olive oil factory. Vela Luka, Korcula island. This tour includes a visit to a small olive oil factory, a tour of the museum and tasting of the homemade products. Olive oil production today represents the basis of agriculture on the island. Its quality and quantity comprise a significant share of oil production in Croatia.
On this trip you will have a unique opportunity to visit a small private olive oil factory and learn first-hand about the processing and production of one of the best olive oils in Croatia. Moreover, you will learn how to pick olives, which presses to use in the processing, and you will learn about the difference between virgin and extra virgin olive oil. Furthermore, you will visit the ethnographic collection of tools used for olive growing and oil production and you will learn how the oil was used, and which techniques and equipment are used today. To make this experience complete, all you have left to do is to taste the delicious local products: olive oil, olives, homemade cheese and anchovies.  Barilo ethno museum, tasting of local liqueurs and sweets. Blato, Korcula island In Blato, one of the oldest settlements on the island, you will visit a family-run ethno museum. The museum is based on the private collection of the local family Marinovic - Barilo and is run by family members and curators Dita and Velimir. They treasure the collection of various artifacts and objects from the peasant's life of Blato village and the surrounding areas. Barilo ethno museum covers around 250 m2 and has about 3000 artifacts and objects to display. The tour will last around an hour and it will include a visit to an outdoor and indoor display of the tools and items typical for the life on the island. Your host will introduce you to the life and customs of their ancestors. Inside Barilo ethno house you will be able to taste of the local products made by your friendly host who treasures the old recipes. You will be offered various homemade liqueurs, figs, sugar coated almonds and homemade arancini –candied orange peel.  Toreta winery and museum, wine tasting. Smokvica, Korcula island Our next stop will be in Smokvica, a small village in the middle of the island of Korcula where the Croatian white wine Posip originates from. Toreta winery and museum are run by a local family Banicevic that have produced excellent wines with the young Frano Banicevic now running the family business. His knowledge and passion for high quality wines and promoting the Toreta winery was recognized in 2010 when he was awarded The Best Young Winemaker award.
Frano will be happy to introduce you to the traditional and modern methods of wine making after which you will taste the wines, homemade cheese and enjoy the beautiful view of the fields of Smokvica village.
The mouth of river Cetina opens into the sea at Omis, with monumental cliffs rising on both sides of the river bank. With its 100 km Cetina is the longest river in Dalmatia that springs at 5 pints on an altitude of 380 m above the sea level, under the two mountains Dinara and Gnjat. Cetina river boat excursion will take place in Omis 6 km up the river to the picnic and restaurant area of Radman mills. During the centuries Cetina Canyon was used as a perfect hiding spot for Omis pirates. Being one of the biggest Dalmatian rivers, in 1848 flour mills were opened to the public. Nowadays, Radman mills house a restaurant and a picnic place where in the shadow of tall trees one can get familiar with the rustic spirit of the past times. After 45 minutes long river ride, your host will welcome you with a glass of excellent local wine accompanied by tasteful bites of Dalmatian smoked ham, local cheese and homemade bread. Enjoy the light lunch, untouched nature and a boat ride up the impressive Cetina Canyon surrounded by mountains.
monastery from the 12th century or simply take a swim in shallow, warm salty lakes. You can rent a bike, a kayak or a canoe and explore the island more actively.


THE 15TH ANNUAL OXTON ART FAIR IS A WONDERFUL SHOWCASE OF ART, CRAFT AND DESIGN FROM LOCAL ARTISTS WITHIN FOUR GALLERIES OF THE WILLIAMSON ART GALLERY AND MUSEUM IN BIRKENHEAD.
Harmony: This year, there are 19 professional and semiprofessional artists and friends who will come together to showcase their work across three gallery rooms.
Innovation: Members and annual guests will present a diverse mix of interesting and innovative art in the form of; photography, printmaking and painting. Plus, beautifully hand-crafted pieces including; ceramics, jewellery, woodcraft and textiles. Viewed as Wirral's must-visit pre-Christmas event, it gives both gift buyers and browsers a chance to chat to the artists about their work and if they choose, purchase a truly individual piece for their friends, family or home.
Family: There will be children's art activities on throughout the weekend and refreshments for sale in the fabulous Williamson Café to help make this a truly all-round family event.
This year, the fair will be opened by Angela Samata, Winston Churchill Fellow for research into Outsider Art and former coordinator of the John Moores Painting Prize.
You will be able to meet them, talk to them, and purchase their work, at The Williamson Art Gallery and Museum – Slatey Road, Birkenhead – CH43 4UE on Saturday 25th November (10 am till 5pm) and Sunday 26th November (10am till 4pm).


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Hammerin' Hero – hands-on
By Lizzie Cuevas 2009-02-21T03:27:56.51Z Feature
Hammer away evil-doers… no parachute pants required!
Just when you thought side-scrollers were a thing of the past, Atlus brings it back with its ultra-addictive, action-packed upcoming PSP release, Hammerin' Hero. You get to play as the young carpenter-protagonist, Genzo Tamura, who is on a mission to stop the Kuromoku-gumi from their evil carpentry practices. The game is full of various stages to complete, each with its own boss to defeat. And though the stages are pretty short, they are full of fun collectibles and enough incentive to keep the game going. We've played through a good chunk and we gotta tell ya – it's been pretty hard to put down.
The gameplay itself is simple. You have to get through each stage and kill any enemies in your way until you get to the boss using really only five basic moves: light attack, heavy attack, special attack, jump and crouch. You get a score at the end of each stage based on a number of factors, including how quickly you've completed the stage, how many special attacks you've used and how many times you died before completion.
Though you start off with Gen wielding an oversized hammer, no surprise given the game's title, you eventually unlock new jobs with almost every stage completed. Each job has its own weapon and special attack. For instance, with the DJ job, you can whack enemies with a boombox, and with the Slugger job, you can send enemies flying at the swing of a baseball bat. So yes, you're still mostly just clubbing things, but it's good fun.
Before you start each stage, you can visit your childhood friend, Kanna, who will make you a bento lunch. Different bentos give Gen the ability to change to different jobs in the middle of a stage. Ask Kanna to make you a random bento, and you can get a variety of ability-boosters and score multipliers. Ingredients for bentos can be collected from boxes and enemies throughout the stages, as well as power-ups and other beneficial surprises.
Hammerin' Hero


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Minutes & Bylaws
Black Doctors Row/Christian Street
Historic District FAQs
Carpenter Green Park
A Letter from the Chair of the Board
Dear Neighbors and Friends,
On Monday, October 15, at 7pm at Shiloh Baptist Church, SOSNA is hosting our zoning meeting at which OCF Realty will present its plans for 2201 Washington Ave and SOSNA community members will vote on the project.
Come to listen, learn, and vote. Your voice and vote matter, no matter whether you support or oppose the project, or have yet to make up your mind.
SOSNA has presented OCF with a Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) for the project. The CBA captures community input and seeks to engage OCF in a community-driven design process in order to come up with a project that as much as possible addresses the wants and needs of all our neighborhood residents.
OCF has refused to even begin a dialogue, has declined to enter a good-faith negotiation on the content of the CBA, and has stated that it will not enter into a CBA regardless of the CBA's content.
Many people have wondered why SOSNA is making such asks, and in a legally binding document. SOSNA is only asking for things that have been expressed by our neighbors. We acknowledge that our initial CBA draft was ambitious in an effort to start a conversation (consider: when you bought your house, did you offer less than you wanted to pay in order to get a price you were comfortable paying?). SOSNA's invitation to OCF to engage in a productive discussion and find a compromise remains open.
One thing to keep in mind, too, is that SOSNA is doing our best to learn and do as well as we can in new territory. This process moves very, very quickly, and we have to meet deadlines mandated by the City. Have we handled this situation perfectly? Probably not. But I'm proud of the seriousness and care with which SOSNA is handling a difficult process and a large-scale project of this importance. Moving forward as an organization, SOSNA will continue to seek the community's input and learn from its experiences so that SOSNA can be the most effective representative possible (if imperfect) for the community.
However, OCF and some members of the community are accusing SOSNA of being obstructionist and fighting development. One look at the growth in our neighborhood over the last 20 years clearly indicates that SOSNA supports development. Furthermore, SOSNA wants a vibrant Washington Ave and we believe it's possible to achieve this goal while designing large-scale projects guided by feedback from our neighbors. To this end, SOSNA has been actively engaged in discussions with community stakeholders throughout 2018 regarding the future of Washington Ave.
Now, after 20 years of growth, we're at the point at which we're no longer desperate for investment. As a neighborhood, we must ask developers of large-scale projects to work with our community to design projects that do more than put any-old-building on an empty lot and provide desirable amenities. There's a path where we can come together to get projects built while striving for equitable development. It's not an either-or, zero-sum game. Developers can make a profit and we as a community can advocate for all voices, including those lower-income and historically-disadvantaged members of the SOSNA community.
We do not believe that a project of this size and at such an important location should be simply a place for the affluent. This project has the potential to provide some number of affordable and workforce housing units to contribute toward a mixed-income neighborhood, and has enough retail space to ensure that we provide sustainable jobs and opportunities for wealth-creation by advocating for minority- and women-owned businesses and community-based hiring.
We also want to make Washington Ave safer, cleaner, greener, and more pedestrian- and bike-friendly. We thank OCF for already addressing some of these features and look forward to continuing to work together toward an awesome design.
This work is undoubtedly challenging but full of exciting possibility. Accordingly, SOSNA presented the CBA with the idea that we could work with OCF, our elected officials, our business and nonprofit partners, and our residents to find creative ways to brings to life a great project that is designed for all our residents. We recognize that we cannot receive everything on the list, but we also maintain that we can walk through the options and trade-offs with OCF (again, something OCF has flatly said "no" to doing). We also believe that it is not enough for the community to rely on promises from a developer – promises that can be broken without consequence and that are not binding on any future purchaser of the property – which is why we have asked OCF to sign a CBA, a recognized approach for situations just like these.
I want to finish with the following. Mr. Ori Feibush, owner of OCF Realty, has blamed me personally for turning SOSNA and the community against him, thus jeopardizing the project. First, I'm flattered Mr. Feibush thinks I'm so powerful and persuasive when I'm neither that powerful nor that persuasive – I'm merely one of a board of 15 volunteers who are doing what they can to make the SOSNA neighborhood a better place to live and work for all members of the community.
Second, I'm glad Mr. Feibush is blaming me for what his finger-point represents. I'm glad to be standing up for a community-driven design process. I'm glad to be standing up for mixed-income neighborhoods. I'm glad to be standing up for providing our residents with access and opportunity. I'm glad to be standing up for sustainable jobs and wealth-creation. I'm glad to be standing up for the best possible design over a great-but-not-yet-amazing design. I'm glad to be standing up for all neighbors, for diversity and inclusion, for a neighborhood for all, for a shared future.
I'm glad to take the blame each and every time I stand up for the voices of all our neighbors – long-term residents and newcomers, older and younger, lower-income and affluent. And I'm glad to take the blame when I stand up for what is the right thing to do.
If you want to have your voice heard, I hope to see you on October 15th.
My best,
Chair of the Board of Directors,
South of South Neighborhood Association (SOSNA)


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Barclays/Woolwich named and shamed by UK financial services authority
Under the terms of the unfair terms in consumer contracts regulations, the FSA can challenge firms - referred to it by consumers, enforcement bodies and consumer organisations - that are using terms it deems to be unfair to consumers. Following the FSA's recommendations, the OFT will publish the FSA's results, including the name of the firm, on its consumer regulation website.
The FSA release warns that publishing information about such undertakings will likely attract more consumer complaints both to the FSA and direct to firms "which will need to be addressed", it says. The FSA also recommends that other financial services firms that have not given an undertaking or been subject to a court decision, as part of their risk management process, should remain alert to undertakings or court decisions concerning other firms. "These will be of potential value in showing the likely attitude of the courts, the FSA, the OFT or other qualifying bodies to similar terms or terms with similar effects," it says.
This undertaking follows a series of other enforcement actions launched by the FSA against UK mortgage firms deemed to be acting irresponsibly or unfairly, and takes place in a atmosphere of heightened awareness of the unfairness of bank charges - the OFT launched its test case against unfair bank charges in July.


I've been noodling on more regional Greyhawk adventure locations, and the Cairn Hills continue to call to me---there's LOTS of room in them thar hills for various vicious and grand adventuring sites, as well as gold and explorational hijinks!
More to come later in terms of the actual key information about the Fluted Cairns, as well as updated maps with intra-level stairs and other dungeon features.
Based on what I know about your playstyle, the mappers are going to love you.


Amazon has started rolling out a software update for Kindles to add some new features.
Both the current entry-level Kindle (8th generation) and the 1st gen Kindle Oasis now support Audible audiobooks, just like the new Kindle Oasis 2.
You can listen to audiobooks using Bluetooth headphones or speakers (so it turns out the 1st gen Oasis does have Bluetooth even though they never mentioned that before).
You can easily switch back and forth between reading and listening, but Kindles don't support immersion reading so you can't read along while the audiobook is playing like on Fire tablets.
The 2nd gen Kindle Oasis already supports audiobooks but Amazon added a new feature to it as well with this update.
Now there's the option to temporarily disable the touchscreen while reading to avoid accidental presses. Then all you have to do is turn the Kindle Oasis off and back on again to re-enable the touchscreen.
Like usual you can wait for the update to automatically download and install over Wi-Fi, or you can download the update now for your specific model from the Kindle software updates page and manually install it.
What's Battery Life Like on the New Kindle Oasis 2?
Nice feature, although downloading audio-books on only 4gb is a major stretch. Still I might try it out just for SAG.
Thank you for sharing the information so fast!
They should have added Audible to the Voyage-Update. Due to the low memory (less than 4 GB free on a new Voyage) it is a little hard, but for a few Audible-ebooks that would be enough.
My second Voyage is for US-Amazon shopping and I had no problem to install the speech-navigation module (from Paperwhite, no jail break or tricks necessary). This works with a USB-Kable to a Creative Sound Blaster Roar 2, due to the included Soundblastermodul.
Would be better with more memory and blue-tooth but with an audiobook I could use that without too much trouble, the reader would lie on the table most of the time.
I have recently purchased the kindle oasis and am utterly disappointed worth the battery life. Emailed amazon and explained who sent me a replacement only to have the same issue. Battery decreases daily even when not in use. I literally transferred my books over and the kindle lost almost half life within three hours. Both kindles the same.
Kindle paperwhite battery lasted weeks and I really regret not replacing my paper white and going for the most expensive oasis. I would highly recommend avoiding the oasis.
Any fixes though would be helpful!?
It's normal for Kindle's batteries to drain quickly when you add a bunch of books because it's indexing them. See here: Kindle Indexing, Battery Drain, and Tips for Loading Lots of eBooks.


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ELCA Repents for the "Church's Complicity in the Evils of Colonialism"
August 17, 2016 healingmn NewsBishop Guy Erwin, Doctrine of Discovery, ELCA, ELCA Churchwide Assembly, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Pastor Joann Conroy
We reported last week that the highest legislative body of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) voted overwhelmingly to repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery. We now have the language it passed, as well as comments from Native leaders within the ELCA.
Many ELCA Synods — including the Minneapolis and St. Paul Synods — submitted "memorials" (resolutions) to the ELCA Churchwide Assembly asking it to repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery. (The Doctrine of Discovery refers to a series of 15th Century papal edicts that gave the religious and legal justification to Europe's colonial powers to claim lands occupied by indigenous peoples and to forcibly convert or enslave them. Its impact continues today.)
Here is the language the ELCA Churchwide Assembly adopted in response to requests it received from multiple Synods. It voted 912-28:
To repudiate explicitly and clearly the European-derived doctrine of discovery as an example of the "improper mixing of the power of the church and the power of the sword" (Augsburg Confession Article XXVIII, Latin text), and to acknowledge and repent from this church's complicity in the evils of colonialism in the Americas, which continue to harm tribal governments and individual tribal members;
To offer a statement of repentance and reconciliation to Native nations in this country for damage done in the name of Christianity;
To encourage the Office of the Presiding Bishop to plan an appropriate national ceremony of repentance and reconciliation with tribal leaders, providing appropriate worship resources for similar synodical and congregational observances with local tribal leaders, at such times and places as are appropriate;
To direct the Domestic Mission unit, together with the American Indian and Alaska Native community and ecumenical partners, to develop resources to educate members of the ELCA and the wider community about the doctrine of discovery and its consequences for Native peoples;
To direct the Domestic Mission unit to develop a strategy with the American Indian and Alaska Native community during the next triennium to be referred to the Church Council for action, including a mechanism to grow the Native American Ministry Fund of the ELCA; and
To affirm that this church will eliminate the doctrine of discovery from its contemporary rhetoric and programs, electing to practice accompaniment with Native peoples instead of a missionary endeavor to them, allowing these partnerships to mutually enrich indigenous communities and the ministries of the ELCA.
Here is a link to the ELCA Statement on the Doctrine of Discovery
Joann Conroy, president of the American Indian /Alaskan Native Lutheran Association of the ELCA (AI/ANLA), attended the Churchwide Assembly for the historic vote. The Association advocates for the rights of all indigenous people. Conroy (Oglala Sioux) is a Twin Cities resident and ELCA pastor. She posted the following on the group's Facebook Page the day after the vote:
What next? Now that the Memorial Resolution Repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery has passed our ELCA Churchwide Assembly, we the Native ministry leaders, Synods, and our local congregations must join together to re-educate the Church's people about who we (Native American Indian people) are as people of God. We can do this through intentional indigenous cultural gatherings that celebrate our gifts and the whole church. Planning for these celebrations will begin in the near future and We invite all of our native ministries, Synods , ELCA Ethnic ministries, Churchwide , and ELCA congregations to participate as we move forward to live out this historical event of August 9, 2016!
Wopila Tanka.
The Facebook Page also has the text of Bishop Guy Erwin's statement to the Assembly encouraging members to repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery. Erwin is bishop of the Southwest California Synod and an enrolled member of the Osage Nation.
One might well ask why a symbolic action like this is important for our church to take—after all:
We can't undo what has been done to native people in our nation's long and complex history.
We can't return what has been taken away from some and given to others.
We can't, by an action like this, heal or repair the harm still felt by the native population—who suffer disproportionately from poverty and its effects: despair, malnutrition, and suicide.
But we can say, as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, that for us and for our house, we will no longer participate in the great lie that has declared native lives to be of lesser value than those of European settlers.
We can say that we will no longer promote the destructive myth that North America was an essentially empty land, waiting to be filled by God with industrious settlers.
We can say that we value and celebrate the lives and cultures of native people, as we did last night when we let the Houma tribe welcome us to their land, and not we them to our assembly.
And we can acknowledge that our nation–born for liberty and pressing ever toward equality and justice—was founded in tragedy: in dispossession, depopulation, and imported slavery. We cannot advance justice today by forgetting injustice yesterday.
But today, as the ELCA—as the church—we can draw a symbolic line under this tragic legacy, reject this racist notion, and tell the whole world what we have done.
This we can do. Amen.
Here is a list of other denominations which have acted to repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery. (Let us know if we are missing statements.)
It bears repeating that repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery is a necessary step towards healing and repair, but not sufficient for healing and repair. The true test will be in the results; in this case, the ELCA's ability to build stronger relationships with Native communities and to follow through with concrete acts of repentance and repair.
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Q: EMR Cluster creation fails on the step MY first attempt to create an EMR cluster using a Lambda function fails with the error below. I intend to use script-runner.jar to initiate a python script located in an S3 bucket. Can somebody help me understand this error? What am I exactly missing?
2019-11-21T20:34:59.990Z INFO Ensure step 1 jar file s3a://us-east-1.elasticmapreduce/libs/script-runner/script-runner.jar
INFO Failed to download: s3a://<region>.elasticmapreduce/libs/script-runner/script-runner.jar
java.io.IOException: Unable to download 's3a://<region>.elasticmapreduce/libs/script-runner/script-runner.jar'. Only s3 + local files are supported
    at aws157.instancecontroller.util.S3Wrapper.fetchHadoopFileToLocal(S3Wrapper.java:353)
    at aws157.instancecontroller.master.steprunner.HadoopJarStepRunner$Runner.<init>(HadoopJarStepRunner.java:243)
    at aws157.instancecontroller.master.steprunner.HadoopJarStepRunner.createRunner(HadoopJarStepRunner.java:152)
    at aws157.instancecontroller.master.steprunner.HadoopJarStepRunner.createRunner(HadoopJarStepRunner.java:146)
    at aws157.instancecontroller.master.steprunner.StepExecutor.runStep(StepExecutor.java:136)
    at aws157.instancecontroller.master.steprunner.StepExecutor.run(StepExecutor.java:70)
    at aws157.instancecontroller.master.steprunner.StepExecutionManager.enqueueStep(StepExecutionManager.java:246)
    at aws157.instancecontroller.master.steprunner.StepExecutionManager.doRun(StepExecutionManager.java:193)
    at aws157.instancecontroller.master.steprunner.StepExecutionManager.access$000(StepExecutionManager.java:33)
    at aws157.instancecontroller.master.steprunner.StepExecutionManager$1.run(StepExecutionManager.java:94)

My loosely written lambda function is below:
#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import json
import boto3
import datetime

def lambda_handler(event, context):
    print ('Creating EMR')
    connection = boto3.client('emr', region_name='us-east-1')
    print (event)

    cluster_id = connection.run_job_flow(
        Name='MyTest',
        VisibleToAllUsers=True,
        JobFlowRole='EMR_EC2_DefaultRole',
        ServiceRole='EMR_DefaultRole',
        LogUri='s3://bucket-emr/logs',
        ReleaseLabel='emr-5.21.0',
        Applications=[{'Name': 'Hadoop'}, {'Name': 'Spark'}],
        Instances={
            'InstanceGroups': [{
                'Name': 'Master nodes',
                'Market': 'ON_DEMAND',
                'InstanceRole': 'MASTER',
                'InstanceType': 'm3.xlarge',
                'InstanceCount': 1,
                }, {
                'Name': 'Slave nodes',
                'Market': 'SPOT',
                'InstanceRole': 'CORE',
                'InstanceType': 'm3.xlarge',
                'InstanceCount': 2,
                }],
            'KeepJobFlowAliveWhenNoSteps': True,
            'Ec2KeyName': 'keys-kvp',
            'Ec2SubnetId': 'subnet-dsb65490',
            'EmrManagedMasterSecurityGroup': 'sg-0daa54d041d1033',
            'EmrManagedSlaveSecurityGroup': 'sg-0daa54d041d1033',
            },
            Configurations=[{
            "Classification":"spark-env",
            "Properties":{},
            "Configurations":[{
                "Classification":"export",
                "Properties":{
                    "PYSPARK_PYTHON":"python36",
                    "PYSPARK_DRIVER_PYTHON":"python36"
                }
            }]
            }],
            Steps=[{
            'Name': 'mystep',
            'ActionOnFailure': 'TERMINATE_CLUSTER',
            'HadoopJarStep': {
                'Jar': 's3a://us-east-1.elasticmapreduce/libs/script-runner/script-runner.jar',
                'Args': [
                    '/home/hadoop/spark/bin/spark-submit', '--deploy-mode', 'cluster', '--master', 'yarn', 's3a://inscape-script/wordcount.py',
                ]
            }
        }]
        )

    return 'Started cluster {}'.format(cluster_id)

What am I missing in creating the cluster? Thanks in advance.

A: Can you try changing your 'Jar' argument to this instead,
'Jar': 's3://us-east-1.elasticmapreduce/libs/script-runner/script-runner.jar',

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/emr/latest/ReleaseGuide/emr-hadoop-script.html
You can also try using command-runner by changing that 'Jar' argument to
/var/lib/aws/emr/step-runner/hadoop-jars/command-runner.jar


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New Sigil: "I will be open to receive and give more love"
by Sigilist, January 27, 2015
The suggestion for this sigil came from one of our Twitter followers, and it's a wonderfully simple sentiment. Most people mistake "love" for a variety of other emotions, many of then rooted in unfulfilled need rather than true connection with another person. The word can all too easily be a proxy for some other longing,
Twitter Sigil: "I will get a good job as a mental health therapist"
Every so often, I'll send out a call to our followers on Twitter asking for their sigil suggestions. These often end up being very specific to a particular person's situation, rather than the widely cast net of sigils we generally create. In this particular case, Twitter user @mike579 requested something perfectly specific: "I will get
New Sigil: "I Will Overcome My Physical And Financial Difficulties"
Sometimes, a sigil is most powerful when it is a reminder of something you already have etched into your soul. The "magick" is in that certain knowing that inside you is a force more powerful than the drudgery and tedium of your problems. It is a seed, pressing its way through that heavy soil with
Twitter Name Sigil Project: A Showcase
For the past month, we've been using Twitter to grow awareness of our project by creating sigils from the screen names of our followers. These are simple sigils, created without an eye towards activation or any specific intention other than to create something unique for the people who follow our work. While the original idea
New Sigil: "To Have More Abundance and Gratitude."
by Sigilist, September 20, 2013
This sigil came from one of our Twitter followers, as a kind of warm up to our #SigilSaturday events, where we take requests all day. It represents the phrase "To Have More Abundance and Gratitude."


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Q: Interprocess in-memory filesystem in Python? PyFilesystem (fs on pip) is a great library that supports in-memory filesystem creation with Python. However, I am looking to create and maintain a filesystem in Python in one process and dynamically access that filesystem in Python in another process.
Here is the barebones docs for the MemoryFS class but it doesn't appear to be usable like that. It can open from a "path", but that path does not mean the same thing in two different processes. It appears they are (understandably) completely sandboxed.
Is this possible in PyFS? If not, is there an alternative way in Python? If not, is there a similar cross-platform solution for a ram-disk that would function in this way?

A: The original PyFilesystem had tools to do just that. You could expose a filesystem via xmlrpc for example, and connect to it via an FS object.
PyFilesytem2 doesn't have such functionality. Although v2 has been designed to make implementing 'remote filesystems' much easier.
I'm not sure what your use case is, but you could store your data on an ftp server or Amazon S3. Both of which are supported by PyFilesystem. Any particular reason to want an in-memory solution?
The PyFilesystem mailing list me be a better place to brainstorm about such things.


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Q: Confusion over Angular4 http inports I've done a lot of reading on importing http and it only confused me more, so I just decided to follow the docs. But I get the error "to-do.component.ts (4,10) module has no exported member 'HttpClient", and I've found no relevant information when I looked it up, so I'm stuck.
app.module.ts:
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { FormsModule, ReactiveFormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
import { HttpClientModule } from '@angular/common/http';
import { BrowserAnimationsModule } from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';

import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import { GoogleComponent } from './google/google.component';
import { DateTimeComponent } from './date-time/date-time.component';
import { ToDoComponent } from './to-do/to-do.component';

@NgModule({
  declarations: [
    AppComponent,
    GoogleComponent,
    DateTimeComponent,
    ToDoComponent,
  ],
  imports: [
    BrowserModule,
    HttpClientModule,
    FormsModule,
    ReactiveFormsModule,
    BrowserAnimationsModule
  ],
  providers: [],
  bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})

component:
//shortened to just imports and the constructor
import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
import { trigger,state,style,transition,animate,keyframes } from '@angular/animations';
import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http'

  constructor(private http: HttpClient) {

  }
//...

It's got to be something simple and obvious, but what could it be?

A: Youre issue is either you have somehow lost the npm package for http which means just npm installing it
or
You are using the npm package for angular 2 http which is not in @angular/common/http like it is in angular 4.3+ which means updating it in package.json


Queues for fuel have resurfaced in the main urban centres because there were rumours that the price was going up again and also because those with coupons are rushing to redeem them.
This was said yesterday by Energy Minister Joram Gumbo in response to question in the Senate.
Gumbo said people should not panic as the government has made arrangements for the country to have enough fuel for the next two years.
The minister said queues resurfaced after the government encouraged fuel suppliers to concentrate deliveries to rural areas which were badly affected by last month's disturbances following the fuel price hike of 12 January.
He also said there was a rush to redeem coupons, especially from Puma and Redan as they had a huge backlog.


Except for their military careers, both boys' family stories are the same. They appear on a census for the first time in 1901. Their parents' were James and Annie Leatherbarrow ( nee Minard). They had married in Wigan in 1890 ( Volume 8c Page 111). They were living at 49, Franklin Road, Gillingham, Kent. James, 34, was a Blacksmith who had been born in Wigan, Lancashire. His wife Annie L, 30 had been born in Liverpool, Lancashire. Their listed children were Lilian M. 9 (born in Liverpool) James M. 7 ( born in Wigan) and son Eric 2 (born in Burslem, Staffordshire).
The 1911 census records that the father James, 45 was still a blacksmith and was in Bolton, at 248 Church St Westhoughton, Lancashire. He was listed as head of the household. No-one else was in the house. His family was living at 10, Kirby Grove Shotton, Flintshire. Annie Lilian 42, was recorded as having been married for 20 years. Four children had been born and all were still living. The listed children were James Minard, 17, who worked as a steel smelter, probably at John Summer's & Sons Steelworks in Shotton. Eric 12 and Bertram 9 were at school.
UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 accessible on www.ancestry.co.uk confirms Eric's regimental details as above and tells us that he was born in Burslem, Staffordshire and enlisted in Shotton. He was Killed in Action age 19. His medal card also on 'Ancestry' details his medal entitlement.
Annie Leatherbarrow, was so angry and distraught at the loss of both Eric & James that she wrote a "letter" on the back of the Flintshire WW1 Index Cards of both James & Eric, (starting on one and finishing on the other).
Eric Leatherbarrow along with his brother James is remembered on the Memorial Plaque in St. Andrew's Church, Garden City, St. Ethelwold's Church Roll of Honour which is in the Lady Chapel to the left of the Alter and the Roll of Honour in the Queensferry War Memorial Institute.
MILTARY NEWS – Private Eric Leatherbarrow has been killed in France. He worked at Messrs Summer's Ironworks and lived at the Garden City, Queensferry. His eldest brother was killed in the Dardanelles battles, and a sister is now serving as a Red Cross Nurse.
So we know the family were living at No. 25 Brookside, Garden City in 1914.
Here is his entry there:- 482(478 his entry on the School Admissions Book*) Leatherbarrow, Grey B. Born 7th July 1901, 25, Brookside, Garden City. Father's occupation:- Eng. Blacksmith, entered the school:- 14th September 1914, Former School, Queensferry.Cl. £6 School. Left 19th December 1918.
* School Admissions Book (478) – in addition to the above details it tells us that Bertram Grey Leatherbarrow was a Day pupil (Terms not kept) and he had Total Exemption granted from 14th September 1914 by School Govs. Tenable for School Life. His further education was at Liverpool University.
I had a lovely email from Lynn Leatherbarrow on the 8th May 2014 via the website, may thanks to her.


It is obvious that the computer has been put in use in numerous industries. With its power in calculating, the need to have skilled people in mathematics has been slightly reduced. Hence, this has led to a question which is worth considering whether children should spend more time on learning basic mathematics or advanced computer technology. In this essay, I will prove that learning mathematics is still a very important requirement for children.
Firstly, the computer is not capable of solving complex mathematic questions. It is designed to do only particular jobs. For jobs that require creativity, we still need to have people who are highly trained. Hence, there is a need for adolescent people to study basic mathematics and then advanced mathematics so that they can be capable of doing complex jobs.
Moreover, in the interest of improving current technologies, there should be scientists who have to be knowledgeable enough. Without learning the basics of mathematics, it is doubtful that there is anybody who can perform advanced tasks. For instance, without the knowledge of algebra, people will not be able to understand advanced mathematics.
Finally, learning mathematics is believed to be one of the many ways to improve human brain reflection. Mathematics has been widely taught for thousands of years in all nations. As can be seen, children in countries where mathematics is highly considered tend to perform better in problem solving than those in countries with less attention in mathematics.
Summing it up, I strongly recommend that children should spend more time on learning basic mathematics. It will be very helpful for them in improving their own problem solving skills and they can become more capable of learning advanced subjects and improving current technologies.


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Trios offers relaxed, comfortable atmosphere
Amanda Robinson, head bartender at Trios, pours a vodka and pineapple drink Wednesday night. Trios offers a wide range of atmospheres with an art gallery, sports theme room and a lounge.
Nathan Carter
Last May, David Robinson opened Trios in downtown Joplin in spite of hard economic times.
"Regardless of the economy, if there is a need you fill it," Robinson said. "There needs to be a place in Joplin that is more of an event center."
The focus of Trios is to offer a relaxed, comfortable atmosphere that appeals to a variety of interest without sending a person to a bar. The building offers three spacious rooms, each with its own theme.
"The focus is on local sports, local history and local art," Robinson said. "There is a need for people to have events-to actually gather in an adult type of situation without going to a bar or without going to a restaurant. We have some food but we keep our menu relatively basic. What we bring in is guest chefs like Hien Han (Han the Sushi Man)."
Robinson said the demand for inexpensive relaxation is what prompted him to open Trios. He felt that offering such a place would be beneficial to the community.
"There are a lot of good things happening in downtown Joplin right now," he said. "There is a lot of money, entrepreneurs and people are trying to fill the niche. We also have the community that is trying to make an effort and as long as we aren't fighting each other, I think the city of Joplin is going to succeed."
Trios is open from Tuesday through Saturday to the public.
"Tuesdays are open mike nights," Robinson said. "Wednesdays I do more of a jazz type situation. We do it big on Thursdays because of the art walk. Friday and Saturday we are open to events because we generally have a lot of live music in here."
Trios is open from 5 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and open to special events for Sunday and Monday.


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Calif. Teachers' Union Sets Sights on Charters
By Arianna Prothero — September 05, 2014 | Corrected: February 21, 2019 4 min read
National Education Association President Lily Eskelson Garcìa poses at the teachers' union's Washington headquarters. Her visit to two recently unionized charter schools in California highlighted charter-organizing efforts in that state.
Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post/Getty
Corrected: An earlier version of this article misspelled the name of Cristina de Jesus, Green Dot's president and the CEO of its California schools.
A pair of small charter schools sharing the same campus in Alameda, Calif., received a big-name visitor last month: the new president of the National Education Association, Lily Eskelsen García.
At first blush, a charter school may seem like a strange forum for the head of the country's largest teachers' union to hold a press conference. But the Alameda Community Learning Center and the Nea Community Learning Center are rarities in the charter sector because the schools' teaching staffs are unionized. Ms. García was in California to help encourage more charter schools to do the same.
The California Teachers Association, or the CTA, the NEA's largest state affiliate, officially listed charter school organizing as a focus area in its long-term strategic plan in January after nibbling around the issue for two years. However, the national charter sector remains largely union-free despite the efforts of the country's two largest teachers' unions, the NEA and the American Federation of Teachers.
"To be frank, it's new and it's also something internally that we had to wrestle with," said Terri L. Jackson, who is a member of the CTA's board of directors. "I believe when charter schools first came on the scene, a lot of educators thought it [the charter movement] was going to be a fad."
But with more than 6,000 charter schools nationwide, according to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, teachers' unions at every level have been revamping their stance toward their charter brethren.
Earlier Efforts
National charter-organizing initiatives from the NEA and the American Federation of Teachers date back to around 2007 and the economic downturn when, according to several union organizers, many former district teachers found themselves in charter schools because they had the only jobs available.
"We started actively organizing charter schools pretty much right as they began evolving—first in New York, where my predecessor Al Shanker supported charters as hubs of innovation, then in Florida and throughout the country," AFT President Randi Weingarten said in an email to Education Week.
Several charter schools belonging to high-profile networks in Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York were unionized in 2009, setting off speculation that there might be a wave of organizing efforts. But the number of charters unionizing each year seems to remain at a relative trickle.
An Education Week search found that so far in 2014, Detroit, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and New Orleans each had one local charter school unionized while St. Paul, Minn., had two. And earlier this summer, the staff at a charter school in Marlborough, Mass., voted to join the local Teamsters union because staff members, worried by anti-charter sentiments, feared they wouldn't get fair representation from the local teachers' union.
Nationally, the percentage of unionized charter schools has dropped from 12 percent in 2009 to 7 percent in 2012, according to an annual survey by the Center for Education Reform, a Washington-based research and advocacy group.
Reasons Why
There are varying theories as to why unions haven't gotten a firm foothold in the charter market. Charter school advocates contend their teachers are committed to the belief that educational innovation depends on school autonomy, including freedom from burdensome collective-bargaining contracts.
Union organizers paint a different picture. They point to a persistent myth that charter school employees can't unionize and to hostile charter school managers who quash organizing efforts by lawyering up and punishing teachers who try.
However, union advocates say they are adapting to the charter sector. One AFT organizer said it will abandon any unionizing effort that doesn't have strong parental support and at least 90 percent of a school's staff members on board.
But even if a charter school staff does join a union, it doesn't mean its contract will look like those for educators in its more-typical, district-run counterparts.
Green Dot Public Schools, a chain of 21 schools in California and one in Memphis, Tenn., has had unionized staff since it began 15 years ago. Its unions are CTA-affiliated.
"We like to talk about our contract being a thin contract compared to a large district that can have thousands of pages," said Cristina G. de Jesus, Green Dot's president and the CEO of its California schools. For example, there is no recognition of teacher tenure. "If you think about the recent Vergara case, the first-in, last-out clauses, where in a lot of union contracts the younger teachers are the first out, we don't have that," said Ms. de Jesus.
Whether unionization starts to pick up in the charter sector may depend on how charters evolve. The growth of large charter networks could create more incentives for teachers to organize if charter chains start to function more like large bureaucratic school districts.
"If you're one school, one principal, then teachers feel like they have more say in the direction of the school," said Dara B. Zeehandelaar, the research manager at the Washington-based Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a research and advocacy group. "But if it's a network where personnel decisions are not being made at the school level, I can see that perhaps leading to an increase."
Both state and national organizers believe unionization efforts will slowly pick up and build as more charter staffs join unions.
Several organizers said the most powerful tool in their toolbox is word of mouth and people like Carrie Blanche. Ms. Blanche is a special education teacher at the Alameda Community Learning Center recently visited by the NEA's president.
"I tell everyone that I meet in conversation after conversation about what we've done in the hopes that the info will get out to other charter school teachers," she said.
Arianna Prothero
Staff Writer, Education Week
Arianna Prothero is a reporter at Education Week who covers students and their well-being.
Charter Schools Unions
Library Intern Rachel James contributed to this story.
A version of this article appeared in the September 10, 2014 edition of Education Week as In Calif. and Elsewhere, Unions Seek Inroads Into Charter Schools
Teaching Profession National Teachers' Union Ushers in New Leadership
Liana Loewus, July 9, 2014
Yasmene Mumby, left, teaches an 8th grade social studies class at Ujima Village Academy Elementary/Middle School, one of two schools operated by KIPP Baltimore. Teachers' work hours have been at the center of a dispute between KIPP and the Baltimore Teachers' Union.
Kenneth K. Lam/The Baltimore Sun
Teaching Profession KIPP, Teachers' Union Go Toe to Toe in Baltimore
Mary Ann Zehr, March 15, 2011
Teaching Profession Unions Set Sights on High-Profile Charter-Network Schools
Stephen Sawchuk, June 9, 2009
Teaching Profession What Happens When Teachers Are Out of Sick Days?
We asked EdWeek's social media followers to share their school policies on COVID-related sick leave. Here's how they responded.
Marina Whiteleather
Teaching Profession Explainer: Why Are Chicago Schools, Teachers' Union Fighting?
The issue that caused the most chaos in the roughly 350,000-student district was when and how to revert to remote learning.
Members of the Chicago Teachers Union and supporters stage a car caravan protest outside City Hall in the Loop, Wednesday evening, Jan. 5, 2022. Chicago school leaders canceled classes in the nation's third-largest school district for the second straight day after failing to reach an agreement with the teachers union over remote learning and other COVID-19 safety protocols. (Ashlee Rezin /Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
Teaching Profession Some Teachers Are Running Out of Sick Days, and Administrators Are Hesitant to Help
With a shortage of substitutes and pressure to stay open, administrators are reluctant to extend paid time off for teachers with COVID.
Mark Lieberman & Madeline Will
Teaching Profession Opinion 18 Ways to Improve Teacher Observations
Holding pre- and post-conferences, showing more compassion and less judgment, and organizing peer observations are valuable.


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var AWS = require('aws-sdk');
var dynamodb = new AWS.DynamoDB();
var https = require('https');
var querystring = require('querystring');

var botAPIKey = '9999999:KEYKEYCHANGEMEKEYKEY';

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    	'chat_id': event.message.from.id,
    	'reply_to_message_id': event.message.message_id,
    	'text': "Hello " + event.message.from.first_name + " (aka " + event.message.from.username+"). I'm not very smart I agree fully with \""+event.message.text+"\", which you just said to me. You can thank AWS API Gateway, Lambda and DynamoDB for this wonderful test. Good luck!"
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Q: How to prove $\sum\limits_{n=1}^{\infty}\left ( \frac{1}{4n+1}-\frac{1}{4n} \right )=\frac{1}{8}\left ( \pi-8+6\ln{2} \right )$? I am trying to prove this. I used the telescoping method, but the problem is I need the first fraction to be $\frac{1}{4(n+1)}$ and I also tried to relate it to alternating Harmonic series which didn't work. Any hint would be greatly appreciated.$$\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\left ( \frac{1}{4n+1}-\frac{1}{4n} \right )=\frac{1}{8}\left ( \pi-8+6\ln{2} \right )$$

A: If we call our sum $S$, then we see that
\begin{align*}
S&=\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\left(\frac{1}{4n+1}-\frac{1}{4n}\right)\\
&=-\frac{1}{4}\left(\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\left(\frac{1}{n}-\frac{1}{n+\frac{1}{4}}\right)-\gamma+\gamma\right)
\end{align*}
where $\gamma$ is the Euler-Mascheroni constant. The reason that I have done this reformulation of the problem is that there is a well known function called the digamma function defined by
$$\psi(s)=\frac{\Gamma'(s)}{\Gamma(s)}$$
where $\Gamma(s)$ is the gamma function. It is well known that
$$\psi(s+1)=\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\left(\frac{1}{n}-\frac{1}{n+s}\right)-\gamma$$
and so we get now that
$$S=-\frac{1}{4}\left(\psi(5/4)+\gamma\right)$$
Gauss's formula relates values of the digamma function at rational numbers to a finite number of elementary functions, namely that
$$\psi\left(\frac{r}{m}\right)=-\gamma-\ln(2m)-\frac{\pi}{2}\cot\left(\frac{r\pi}{m}\right)+2\sum_{n=1}^{\lfloor (m-1)/2\rfloor}\cos\left(\frac{2\pi nr}{m}\right)\ln\left(\sin\left(\frac{\pi n}{m}\right)\right)$$
This formula is only valid for $r<m$, and so by using the reccurence relation
$$\psi(s+1)=\psi(s)+\frac{1}{s}$$
we get that
\begin{align*}
\psi\left(\frac{5}{4}\right)&=\psi\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)+4\\
&=-\gamma-\ln\left(2\left(4\right)\right)-\frac{\pi}{2}\cot\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right)+2\sum_{n=1}^{\lfloor(3)/2\rfloor}\cos\left(\frac{2\pi n}{4}\right)\ln\left(\sin\left(\frac{\pi n}{4}\right)\right)+4\\
&=-\gamma-\ln\left(8\right)-\frac{\pi}{2}\cot\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right)+2\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{2}\right)\ln\left(\sin\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right)\right)+4
\end{align*}
substituting for our basic trig values and using properties of natural logs this simplifies to
$$\psi\left(\frac{5}{4}\right)=-\gamma-3\ln\left(2\right)-\frac{\pi}{2}+4$$
Plugging this back into our main formula for $S$ in terms of the digamma function yields that
$$S=\frac{1}{8}\left(6\ln\left(2\right)+\pi-8\right)$$
which completes our calculation. In general, this method can be used to solve any sum in form
$$\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\left(\frac{1}{n}-\frac{1}{n+c}\right)$$
where $c$ is rational.

A: Another approach is to use the Anti-difference concept.
Since the digamma function is defined as
$$
\psi \left( z \right) = {d \over {dz}}\ln \Gamma \left( z \right)
$$
its functional equation is
$$
\Delta \psi \left( z \right) = \psi \left( {z + 1} \right) - \psi \left( z \right) = {d \over {dz}}\ln \left( {z\,\Gamma \left( z \right)} \right) - {d \over {dz}}\ln \left( {\Gamma \left( z \right)} \right)
 = {d \over {dz}}\ln z = {1 \over z}
$$
It follows that
$$
\sum\limits_{n = 1}^N {{1 \over {n + a}}}  = \sum\limits_{n = 1}^N {\psi \left( {n + a + 1} \right) - \psi \left( {n + a} \right)}  = \psi \left( {N + a + 1} \right) - \psi \left( {1 + a} \right)
$$
and therefore
$$
\sum\limits_{n = 1}^N {{1 \over {4n + 1}} - {1 \over {4n}}}  = {1 \over 4}\sum\limits_{n = 1}^N {{1 \over {n + 1/4}} - {1 \over n}}
  = {1 \over 4}\left( {\psi \left( {N + 5/4} \right) - \psi \left( {5/4} \right) - \psi \left( {N + 1} \right) + \psi \left( 1 \right)} \right)
$$
Since $\psi(z)$ is holomorphic for $0<\Re(z)$, then
$$
\psi \left( {N + 5/4} \right) - \psi \left( {N + 1} \right) = \psi ^{\,\left( 1 \right)} \left( {N + 1} \right){1 \over 4} + {{\psi ^{\,\left( 2 \right)} \left( {N + 1} \right)} \over {2!}}\left( {{1 \over 4}} \right)^2  +  \cdots
$$
and since
$$
\mathop {\lim }\limits_{N \to \infty } \psi ^{\,\left( k \right)} \left( {N + 1} \right) = 0\quad \left| {\;1 \le k} \right.
$$
Therefore
$$
\mathop {\lim }\limits_{N \to \infty } \sum\limits_{n = 1}^N {{1 \over {4n + 1}} - {1 \over {4n}}}  = {1 \over 4}\left( {\psi \left( 1 \right) - \psi \left( {5/4} \right)} \right) = {3 \over 4}\ln 2 + {\pi  \over 8} - 1
$$

A: This series can be evaluated with some generating function techniques. It will be related to the well-known generating function
$$ H(x) = \sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{1}{n} x^n $$
which has closed form found by:
$$ H'(x) = \sum_{n=1}^\infty x^{n-1} = \sum_{n=0}^\infty x^n = \frac{1}{1-x} $$
$$ H(x) = \int\! \frac{dx}{1-x} = \ln(1-x) + C = \ln(1-x) $$
since $H(0)=0$ requires $C=0$. For this problem, we'll want $\ln$ to represent the principal branch of the complex function.
But the function $f$ involves only subsequences of $1/n$, not every term. A standard technique for dealing with subsequences in generating functions is a selector function for roots of unity:
$$ \sigma_k(x) = \frac{1}{k} \sum_{\ell=0}^{k-1} x^{\ell} $$
which has the property that for every $m \in \mathbb{Z}$,
$$ \sigma_k \! \left(e^{2 \pi m i/k}\right) = \begin{cases}
1 & \quad\mathrm{if}\ m \equiv 0 \pmod{k} \\
0 & \quad\mathrm{if}\ m \not\equiv 0 \pmod{k} \end{cases} $$
To match the series terms, note that
$$ \forall m\in \mathbb{Z}: \sigma_4(i^{m-1}) - \sigma_4(i^m) =
\begin{cases} 1 & \quad\mathrm{if}\ m \equiv 1 \pmod{4} \\
-1 & \quad\mathrm{if}\ m \equiv 0 \pmod{4} \\
0 & \quad\mathrm{otherwise} \end{cases} $$
So define
$$ f(x) = \sum_{m=4}^\infty \frac{\sigma_4(x^{m-1}) - \sigma_4(x^m)}{m} $$
and the desired infinite sum will be $f(i)$.
$$ f(x) = -1 + \sum_{m=1}^\infty \frac{\sigma_4(x^{m-1}) - \sigma_4(x^m)}{m} $$
$$ f(x) = -1 + \sum_{m=1}^\infty \frac{1}{4m} (1 + x^{m-1} + x^{2m-2} + x^{3m-3} - 1 - x^m - x^{2m} - x^{3m}) $$
$$ f(x) = -1 + \frac{1}{4} \sum_{m=1}^\infty \left[ (x^{-1} - 1)\frac{x^m}{m} +
(x^{-2} - 1)\frac{x^{2m}}{m} + (x^{-3} - 1)\frac{x^{3m}}{m} \right] $$
$$ f(x) = -1 + \frac{1}{4}(x^{-1} - 1)\ln(1-x) +
 \frac{1}{4}(x^{-2} - 1)\ln(1-x^2) +
 \frac{1}{4}(x^{-3} - 1)\ln(1-x^3) $$
Then the infinite sum is
$$ f(i) = -1 + \frac{-1-i}{4} \ln(1-i) - \frac{2}{4} \ln 2 + \frac{-1+i}{4}\ln(1+i) $$
Since $1-i = \sqrt{2}\,e^{-\pi i/4}$ and $1+i = \sqrt{2}\,e^{\pi i/4}$,
$$ f(i) = -1 + \frac{-1-i}{4}\left(\frac{1}{2} \ln 2 - \frac{\pi i}{4}\right)
 - 2 \ln 2 + \frac{-1+i}{4}\left(\frac{1}{2} \ln 2 + \frac{\pi i}{4}\right) $$
Multiplying out and collecting like terms cancels all the imaginary parts. (If they didn't cancel, we'd know something was wrong with the calculations, since the original sum is clearly real!) So finally, the sum is
$$ f(i) = -1 + \frac{\pi}{8} - \frac{3}{4} \ln 2 $$

A: This may be computed using
\begin{align}S&=\sum_{n=1}^\infty\left(\frac1{4n+1}-\frac1{4n}\right)\\&=\sum_{n=1}^\infty\int_0^1x^{4n}-x^{4n-1}~\mathrm dx\tag1\\&=\int_0^1\sum_{n=1}^\infty(x^{4n}-x^{4n-1})~\mathrm dx\tag2\\&=\int_0^1\frac{x^4-x^3}{1-x^4}~\mathrm dx\tag3\\&=\int_0^1\frac{-x^3(x-1)}{(x-1)(x+1)(x^2+1)}~\mathrm dx\tag4\\&=\frac12\int_0^1\frac1{x+1}+\frac{x+1}{x^2+1}-2~\mathrm dx\tag5\\&=\frac12\ln(x+1)+\frac14\ln(x^2+1)+\frac12\arctan(x)-x\bigg|_0^1\\&=\frac34\ln(2)+\frac\pi8-1\end{align}
where the steps are given by
$(1):~\dfrac1k=\int_0^1x^{k-1}~\mathrm dx$.
$(2):$ the tails of the sum converging to $0$ when integrated over.
$(3):$ the geometric series formula.
$(4):$ factoring the numerator and denominator.
$(5):$ partial fraction decomposition.

A: We don't need anything fancy. Here $N=4$.
If $a_n$ is $N$-periodic and $\sum_{n=1}^N a_n = 0$ then $$\sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{a_n}{n} = \sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{\frac1N \sum_{k=1}^{N-1} A_k e^{2i\pi nk/N}}{n}=-\frac1N \sum_{k=1}^{N-1} A_k \log(1-e^{2i\pi k/N})$$
where $A_k=\sum_{n=1}^N a_n e^{-2i\pi nk/N}$

A: May be interesting to consider the most general case of
$$S_p=\sum _{n=1}^{p } \left(\frac{1}{a n+b}-\frac{1}{c n+d}\right)$$ Using the digamma function,
$$S_p=\frac{c \psi \left(\frac{b}{a}+p+1\right)-a \psi \left(\frac{d}{c}+p+1\right)-c \psi
   \left(\frac{b}{a}+1\right)+a
   \psi\left(\frac{d}{c}+1\right)}{a c}$$ Expanded as series for large values of $p$
$$S_p=\frac{(c-a) \log (p)-c \psi \left(\frac{a+b}{a}\right)+a \psi
   \left(\frac{c+d}{c}\right)}{a
   c}+O\left(\frac{1}{p}\right)$$ which can converge only if $c=a$. In such a case
$$S_p=\frac{\psi \left(\frac{a+d}{a}\right)-\psi
   \left(\frac{a+b}{a}\right)}{a}+O\left(\frac{1}{p}\right)$$
For the particular case where $d=0$, $\psi(1)=-\gamma$  and
$$S_p=-\frac 1a\left(\psi \left(1+\frac{b}{a}\right)+\gamma \right)+O\left(\frac{1}{p}\right)$$ and if $a=k b$ the term in parentheses has simple expressions up to ... $k=4$.


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Sara Pellegrini, née le  à Varel, est une fondeuse italienne.

Biographie
En 2007, pour ses débuts officiels, elle dispute ses premières manches dans la Coupe OPA, antichambre de la Coupe du monde, y obtenant une place dans le top 30, puis une  dans le top dix. En 2009, Pellegrini reçoit sa première sélection avec l'équipe nationale à l'occasion des Championnats du monde des moins de 23 ans à Praz de Lys - Sommand, où elle est au mieux  de la poursuite.

En début d'année 2011, elle atterit sur son premier podium en Coupe OPA à Ramsau et gagne sa première manche en 2014 à Campra, ce qui l'aide à terminer deuxième du classement général. Elle ses débuts dans la Coupe du monde en décembre 2013 à Davos ().

En 2017, l'Italienne est sélectionnée pour le trente kilomètres des Championnats du monde à Lahti, pour arriver .

En 2018, elle prend part aux Jeux olympiques à Pyeongchang, où elle finit,  du dix kilomètres libre,  du skiathlon et  du trente kilomètres classique.

C'est lors du Tour de ski 2018-2019, qu'elle franchit la barre du top trente en Coupe du monde, terminant  du classement final et  de la dernière étape, soit son meilleur résultat dans l'élite. Aux Championnats du monde 2019, elle obtient le résultat de  à deux reprises.

Elle prend sa retraite sportive en 2021, avec son actif six titres de championne d'Italie, quatre en relais et deux en sprint par équipes.

Palmarès

Jeux olympiques d'hiver

Légende :
  : pas d'épreuve
 — : Non disputée par Pellegrini

Championnats du monde

Légende :
  : pas d'épreuve
 — : Non disputée par Pellegrini

Coupe du monde
 Meilleur classement général :  en 2021.
 Meilleur résultat individuel : .

Classements en Coupe du monde

Coupe OPA
Deuxième du classement général en 2014, 2018 et 2020.
20 podiums individuels, dont 6 victoires.
1 victoire en relais.

Références

Liens externes

Naissance à Varel
Naissance en mai 1986
Fondeuse italienne
Personnalité italienne du XXIe siècle
Fondeuse aux Jeux olympiques d'hiver de 2018

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