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"You Didn't Build That" Isn't Going Away
It doesn't matter what Obama meant. Here's why.
By Rachael Larimore
Aug 30, 20125:26 PM
Attendees at the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla.
Richard Kalvar/Magnum Photos for Slate.
Read the rest of Slate's coverage from the GOP convention.
The official theme of the GOP convention Wednesday night was "We Can Change That," but that didn't stop several of the speakers from revisiting Tuesday's theme, the base-rallying battle cry: "We Built It." The message: The righteous exploitation of President Obama's "You Didn't Build That" gaffe isn't going away.
Ever since the president stood before a crowd of supporters in Roanoke, Va., on July 13 and, while explaining why the wealthy should pay more in taxes, uttered the infamous words "If you've got a business—you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen," conservatives have hammered him for his disregard for small-business owners. And liberals have hammered back that Obama was taken out of context. To be fair, this is the full quote:
If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life. Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you've got a business—you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen.
Obama supporters can complain all they want. They can argue that when he said "that," he was talking about the roads and bridges, not the business itself. It doesn't matter. And it's pointless to blame Mitt Romney or the RNC or anyone else for taking it out of context. Here's why.
Many moons ago, I spent a couple of years in a fiction-writing program at a local university. I never finished the novel I aspired to write, but I did learn some valuable lessons. The most important: "It doesn't matter what you meant. What matters is what you conveyed." In the context of class, that meant when we were sharing our work and listening to feedback, we couldn't butt in and say that we'd meant something else. We needed to take ourselves out of our own head and try to understand what our readers had heard.
In the case of Obama's Roanoke speech, conservatives everywhere heard, "You don't get credit for your hard work." I agree with the Washington Post for giving the Romney campaign four Pinocchios for repeating the truncated quote ad nauseam. I wish Romney's team would use the full version. Because even in its full glory, it would inspire largely the same reaction. The sentiment resonates with small-business owners—and it's small-business owners who have been most vocal in their response to Obama's comments, from the co-owner of an Iowa deli who good-naturedly catered an Obama campaign stop in a T-shirt saying, "Government didn't build my business" to the hardware store owner who was a bit less gracious.
Conservatives suspect that President Obama sees government as the solution to everything. Only someone who thinks government is the answer would describe a stimulus program that cost at least $185,000 per job as successful. I can't think of a starker difference between the liberal and conservative worldviews than the Life of Julia slide show. Liberals look at that video and see a woman aided by a social safety net. Conservatives look at it and are creeped out by the fact that liberals think the very-capable-seeming Julia can't do anything without government help.
That same sentiment comes through in the "You Didn't Build That" speech. Obama's words contain an undertone that business owners are selfish, that they are ungrateful toward those teachers who helped them along the way. And that is where Obama's misunderstanding of small business, real or perceived, shines through.
Quite apart from whatever taxes they pay, small-business owners are part of the very fabric of their communities. Someone has to run the pharmacy. Someone has to run the gas stations. Local businesses don't send their profits back to Bentonville, Ark.; Minneapolis, Minn.; or Cupertino, Calif., but rather put them back into the community. The restaurant owner gets his produce and meat from local stores, the mechanic hires a local painter to spruce up his shop. They are the ones who not only give money to the athletic booster club and the PTA, but show up to help out at fundraisers. And if that teacher who helped them with their math homework stops by, the owner gives her a free oil change or an extra slice of pie for dessert.
The president's comment implies that business owners are ignorant of all the benefits they get from government. And it makes Obama's supporters look unaware of all that government gets out of businesses and how political decisions affect entrepreneurs. Ask a business owner if they feel like they get more out of the government than they give. Sure, it helps that the city paves the road that was there for 20 years before they opened their business, and maybe they are grateful for that new traffic light. They understand that the local police protect their livelihoods. On the other hand, do politicians not appreciate that business owners match every dollar their employees contribute to Social Security and Medicare? Do politicians not understand when they are patting themselves on the back for raising minimum wage that somewhere, some shop owner is reaching for the ulcer medication while he weighs whether to raise prices, cut back employee hours, or rethink his hours of operation?
By Friday morning, crews will be tearing down the GOP convention stage and those crazy screens and banners that hung throughout the Tampa Bay Times Forum. We'll have forgotten "We Can Change That" and "We Believe in America." But every day for the next two months, business owners will pull on T-shirts and hang signs on their stores that say "I Built This." Go ahead, try telling them what their president "meant."


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Q: singleton and inheritance in Java I have a base class that captures some functionality common to two classes. In other words, I can create one base class and make these two classes subclasses of that base class. However, for each of these sub classes, the number of instances can be created is 1 (i.e. each sub class has to be a singleton).
I googled and found that there's a reasonable debate going on over this. Although there are several solutions available, I am not sure whether they would fit in my case.
can anyone tell me how I should design this?

A: You can make each class separately a singleton, and make the base class abstract. Not sure what's the debate -- just that singletons, in general, aren't a great idea?

A: Use the Abstract factory pattern. Have a separate class with methods to retrieve the singletons, and let it hold the references to the singletons in instance variables or in a map.
You may not want the increased complexity, but frameworks like Spring were created to solve these kind of issues (among others).
It seems that Pico Container is alive and well, and it may be the simplest while still solid solution. Look at the inversion of control topics, and let the framework inject the singletons where you need them.
In short, don't try to make the singletons manage access to themselves. Delegate that on something else.
There's nothing inherently wrong in having singleton classes with complex inheritance. In fact, class hierarchies with private constructors (no instances) are very useful in many situations. You just have to decide how you want to manage the two important aspects of singletons: creation, and access.

A: I don't know if you need an example but I gave it a try.  Without knowing any of your details this example is very vague.  I am also here to learn so let us know what you end up implementing.
The Base class:
  public abstract class BaseClass {

        public void someMethod() {
            System.out.println("base class hello: " + this);
        }

        public abstract void someOtherMethod(String value);
    }

One of the subclasses:
public class SubClassOne extends BaseClass {

    private static SubClassOne instance;

    private SubClassOne() {}

    public static SubClassOne getInstance() {
        if (instance == null) {
            instance = new SubClassOne();
        }
        return instance;
    }

    public void someOtherMethod(String value) {
        someMethod();
        System.out.println("sub class hello: " + value + " " + this);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        SubClassOne one = SubClassOne.getInstance();
        SubClassOne two = SubClassOne.getInstance();
        SubClassOne three = SubClassOne.getInstance();
        SubClassOne four = SubClassOne.getInstance();
        one.someOtherMethod("one");
        two.someOtherMethod("two");
        three.someOtherMethod("three");
        four.someOtherMethod("four");
    }
}

A: I had a similar requirement: I had multiple cache maps with repeating methods and members, so I've created an abstract class like:
public abstract class AbstractCache<T> {

    protected final Map<String, T> cache;

    protected AbstractCache() {
        this.cache = getDefaultExpiringMap(TimeUnit.HOURS.toMillis(4));
    }

    public Map<String, T> getCache() {
        return cache;
    }

    public T getAll(String id) {
        return cache.get(id);
    }
}

Then I've extended this class and created a singleton instance:
public final class FooCache extends AbstractCache<Set<Integer>> {

    public static final FooCache INSTANCE = new FooCache();

    private FooCache() {
        super();
    }

    public void add(String fooId, Integer value) {
        cache.computeIfAbsent(fooId, k -> new HashSet<>()).add(value);
    }
}

And the usage:
public static void main(String[] args) {
    FooCache.INSTANCE.add("a", 1);
    System.out.println(FooCache.INSTANCE.getAll("a"));
}

A: I'm not an expert in Java, so I don't know if this is technically legal Java code (perhaps another poster can comment):
Make the base classes inherit from a generic class Singleton.
Example:
class Singleton<T> {

    protected Singleton(); //constructor

    private static T _instance;

}

class DerivedOne extends Singleton<DerivedOne>{

    protected DerivedOne(){} //constructor
}

class DerivedTwo extends Singleton<DerivedTwo>{

    protected DerivedTwo(){} //constructor
}

A: Inheritance is not the only way to re-use common functionality. Containment may be preferable in the general case.
Consider the following solution in which class A and B are the singletons, and the common functionality is in class AB, but instead of extending AB, both A and B use an instance of AB which is a singleton itself.
class AB { //common functionality of A and B
   //singleton pattern here
   //common data and functionality here
}
class A {
   private AB ab = AB.getInstance();
   //singleton pattern here
   //unique functionality and data of A

   //to use any of the functionality in AB delegate to member ab
}

class B is similar to A.
in this solution there is a single instance of every data and functionality of both A and B (and AB)
Note that if clients of A and B need to access the common public methods in AB, then
AB, A and B should implement an interface of those public methods, and A and B implementation should delegate the call to ab.

The solution proposed by Ernest below, may be a shortcut in some situations, but in general is a wrong solution.
To explain why Ernest's solution may be wrong, let's describe that solution in a different way.
Suppose i have a singleton class A and i discover that i need to write another singleton class B, but i need some of the functionality of A in B. So i factor out the common data and functionality of A into an abstract class AB and make both A and B extend AB.
The reason why it's wrong, in general, is because this solution takes a subset of the data and functionality which is supposed to exist only once, and places it in a sub-class (AB), effectively and potentially duplicating it in every sub-class that will be created. Now, after getting an instance of A and an instance of B, you have two instances of the subset data and functionality in AB.
If for example, the common functionality placed in the base class writes some initial data to the file named "myData", then both of your singletons will execute this code even though it was only meant to be executed once, and when the later executes it it will wipe out the file created by the former.
Therefore, in general, the solution described here does not use inheritance, and ensures that a singleton encapsulates the common functionality as well as the singleton classes that use it.

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Le pont Pedro Ivo Campos est un ouvrage d'art situé dans l'État brésilien  de Santa Catarina, dans la municipalité de Florianópolis. Il s'agit de l'un des trois ponts reliant l'île de Santa Catarina au continent, le plus récent d'entre eux.

Construit en structure métallique, il conserve néanmoins la même architecture que son prédécesseur et voisin de béton, le pont Colombo Salles.

Il fut baptisé d'après le nom du gouverneur de l'État à l'époque, Pedro Ivo Campos, mort le , pendant son mandat et avant l'inauguration du pont.

Voir aussi
 Pont Hercílio-Luz
 Pont Colombo Salles

Liens externes
  Fiche sur le site Structurae

Florianópolis
Pedro Ivo Campos
Pont sur l'océan Atlantique
Pont achevé en 1991

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Quick Answer: What Is The Correct Age To Fall In Love?
What age should you fall in love?
Can you fall in love at 13?
Is it OK to have a boyfriend at 11?
Can men get pregnant?
What is the right age to kiss?
How do guys feel after kissing a girl?
How soon is too soon to say LOVE YOU?
How do you know if you're in love?
What is the best age to get married for girl?
Can you fall in love at any age?
Which age is perfect for pregnancy?
How does a first kiss feel?
Is 13 a good age to start dating?
How can I get twins?
Can a 7 year old get pregnant?
What is the 3 month rule?
Does age matter love?
And it turns out that for most people it happens when they're quite young, with 55 percent of people saying they first fell in love between the ages of 15 and 18.
Twenty percent of us then fall in love between the ages of 19 an 21, so around the time you're at university or working your first real job..
Yes, it is impossible to experience first love with each other. Knowing you're in love varies from person to person. … It is difficult to say how old a person has to be to fall in love. Typically, very young people will not have matured enough to experience the feeling of true, romantic love.
It is absolutely age appropriate to have a "boyfriend" with whom she can hold hands and kiss at that age. She is unlikely to have any interest in anything more than that. It is doubtful that he is capable of anything involving genitals.
Yes, it's possible for men to become pregnant and give birth to children of their own.
Kiss someone when you feel ready, regardless of how old you are. Around ages 12-15, people often start having their first kiss. Don't feel pressured by other people your age kissing people, and don't rush into kissing someone if you are apprehensive.
Kissing improves the bonding between the partners both at an emotional as well as physical level. … When you kiss, you can feel the warmth in your heart, you can taste the sweetness of lips, you can experience the intimacy of the minds and bodies. However as passionate and romantic it sounds, it's not always like that.
A reasonable period is three months, but can vary from person to person, but the most important things is do it when you mean it. ' While three months may be advisable, new research by the dating website eharmony has revealed that one in 10 Brits say it within just a week of dating.
How Do You Really Know If You're Falling in LoveYou want to share your world with them.They're always in your thoughts.They become a priority.You crave them.You're ignoring other attractive people.You're kind of freaking out.Their traits become your traits.You want to say those big three words.More items…•
New data being released from that poll finds that the average American believes that 25 is the ideal age for a woman to get married, while the ideal age for men is 27. Americans' views of the best age for marriage have shifted greatly in the past 60 years, more so for women than for men.
Whether you're 35 or 75, it's never too late to fall madly (or gently and even sacredly) in love. Just ask actress Ellen Burstyn and a host of other women who found themselves in the heat of romance when they least expected it. My mother met the love of her life when she was 84.
Women are most fertile and have the best chance of getting pregnant in their 20s. This is the time when you have the highest number of good quality eggs available and your pregnancy risks are lowest. At age 25, your odds of conceiving after 3 months of trying are just under 20 percent .
Your First Kiss Could Feel Gentle Although the experience may not be that long, the tender feeling of the person's lips will stay with you for a very long time. It may not be a make-out session, but it will be a romantic moment shared between you and your partner and you are likely to enjoy the experience.
Kids Dating Middle school and high school are the times where teens can experiment with relationships. … I believe that kids should be able to start "dating" at ages 13 or 14, if they want to. At a young age, it can also be important for parents to meet the person their child wants to date.
Twins can occur either when two separate eggs become fertilized in the womb or when a single fertilized egg splits into two embryos. Having twins is more common now than it was in the past. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), twin births have nearly doubled over the last 40 years.
A woman becomes able to get pregnant when she ovulates for the first time — about 14 days before her first menstrual period. This happens to some women as early as when they are eight years old, or even earlier.
What the post-breakup 3-month rule basically means is that all parties previously linked must wait three months before dating again. The reason for this societal dictation is to give the people involved a breather, some lead time, maybe a little room for forgiveness.
While the traditional societal set-up expects the woman to be younger than the man in a relationship, many among us, much like our celebrities, have found love in a much younger or older partner. … So, age never matters or hinders in our relationship."
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Onboard vision is one of the most common sensing modality for autonomous quadrotors. A state estimate from onboard vision can be intermittent, noisy, and delayed.The goal of this project is to experimentally evaluate the impact of degraded vision-based state estimation on the closed-loop performance of a quadrotor for different tasks.
Onboard vision is one of the most common sensing modality for autonomous quadrotors. A state estimate from onboard vision can be intermittent, noisy, and delayed.
The goal of this project is to experimentally evaluate the impact of degraded vision-based state estimation on the closed-loop performance of a quadrotor for different tasks.


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The evil weed
Obama's secret vice
A human in the White House?
United StatesJan 20th 2007 edition
IN HIS 1995 memoir, "Dreams from My Father", Barack Obama confessed to youthful dabbling with pot, booze and "maybe a little blow". These admissions have not hurt his cause. If anything, they have been taken as a sign of candour. But the senator has at least one more vice. He smokes cigarettes. "It's not something I'm proud of," he said last year. He is trying to quit. If he fails, some voters may hold it against him.
In the past American presidents have not had to be shy about smoking. When Ulysses Grant told a reporter he liked cigars, well-wishers sent him more than 20,000. FDR used an elegant cigarette holder. Gerald Ford smoked a pipe, and everyone says he was a nice man. Andrew Jackson also had a pipe, made from a corncob. Even First Ladies indulge. Laura Bush reportedly sneaks a cigarette now and then between rounds with "The Brothers Karamazov".
Still, the modern presidential candidate has little room for error. According to a 2006 Gallup poll, only a quarter of Americans now smoke. Many of those who abstain consider smoking a sign of weakness or intemperance.
Of course, honeymoons have to end. But as habits go, Mr Obama's smoking is less annoying than John Kerry's poetry-writing and less odd than George Bush's obsessive brush-clearing. Americans will have to resign themselves to the fact that no one is perfect, not even Mr Obama. It has also emerged that his middle name is Hussein, and that his ears stick out. If this is the worst that can be said, so much the better for him.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline "Obama's secret vice"
Peril ahead
Donald Trump faces an array of legal trouble when he leaves office


Envision the difference... create the change.
"How would you like to work with a five-year-old boy?" I froze as my supervisor asked me this question. My heart leaped into my throat and I was hoping she would not notice the nervous crackling in my voice when I answered, "I would love to." This was the third client referral during my first week of my internship, and the age of the clients had gotten younger and younger, accompanied by diagnoses that ranged from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), to Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD). My focus in graduate school had been in marriage and family theory with the ultimate goal of providing therapy for adults, couples, and whole families. I did not have the faintest idea how to interact with a five-year-old child, let alone utilizing a theory or therapeutic interventions specifically designed for young children. How do you talk to a five-year-old child who has a diagnosis like that, and is described as a defiant little person? I was terrified. The only resource I had been given and held onto was a book called Dibs: In Search of Self by Virginia M. Axline (1985). I devoured this small book and it quickly became my bible and theoretical guide in providing therapy to children.
So, what is Play Therapy?
Play Therapy is an umbrella term which embraces a broad range of different theories that provide a theoretical basis for therapy with children. These orientations are classified as directive and non-directive orientations. Personally, I have chosen to study Client Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) and Jungian Analytic Play Therapy (JAPT) because both theories are non-directive and represent the lenses through which I view my clients.
Developmental, young children do not use words to communicate how they feel or what they think. They will show it through behaviors and through their choice of play. In play therapy, toys are like the child's words and play is the child's language (Landreth, 2002). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reJpo-GaopM&feature=youtu.be&list=PLkcL9Y5Tc7Iy-QNzgNDlr0fwV_bGPoW2u The toys in my room may look ordinary, but they have been purposefully selected from specific categories to engender the healing process in the child.
My role as the therapist is to nurture a relationship that is built on unconditional positive regard and that provides children with a permissive environment to unfold and expand. This means to be nonjudgmental and fully accepting of the child while completely trusting that he/she has an inner knowing how to to lead them through their unique healing process. Overall, the goal of therapeutic play is to reduce stress, encourage exploration and an understanding of self, and to gain confidence in making choices (Landreth, 2002). What fuels my passion time and time again is the magic that happens in the non-judgmental environment, because it provides an atmosphere in which the child's issues can emerge from within during natural play.
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GDPR stands for the General Data Protection Regulation. It governs all personal data collected by companies for customers, potential customers, employees, and others. Regulators are keen to understand how this information is managed and maintained over time.
In April 2016 the FDA issued new draft guidance for data integrity and compliance with cGMP. The guidance was issued in a question and answer style format and focused on frequently occurring data integrity lapses. When the FDA finalizes the guidance, it will represent their current thinking on data integrity and cGMP compliance for the industry.
Why did the FDA draft such guidance? It should be noted that the FDA has increasingly observed cGMP violations involving data integrity during the inspection process. Over 21 warning letters have involved data integrity lapses in drug manufacturing since January 2015. The FDA strongly believes that ensuring data integrity is an important component of the industry's responsibility to ensure the safety, efficacy, and quality of drugs to protect public health and safety overall.
In recent years, many articles have been written that referred to data integrity using the ALCOA which means that data has to be attributable, legible, contemporaneous, original or true copy, and accurate. It should be noted that the requirements for record retention and review do not differ depending on the data format. Paper-based and electronic record-keeping systems are subject to the very same requirements. For example section 211.68 requires that backup data be exact and complete and secure from alteration, inadvertent erasures, or loss. Section 211.180 requires true copies or other accurate reproductions of the original records.
Most life sciences companies validate business systems that have GMP impact. It is best practice to conduct installation, operational, and performance qualification testing to demonstrate that a computer system is fit for its intended use and document any incidents that may affect software quality or the reliability of the records. Data integrity and validation go hand in hand but with the latest guidance there's really nothing new under the sun from a validation perspective. The same level of due diligence and rigor must be applied to confirm that systems are suitable for their intended use and that the data integrity within these systems is sound.
When you are examining data integrity issues it is critically important to look at all aspects of the system including system security and how it is established to ensure that records entered into the system have the highest level of integrity. The FDA recommends that you restrict the ability to alter files and settings within the system to those administrator users that require such access. A recent warning letter cited the failure to prevent unauthorized access or changes to data.
For systems design in accordance with 21 CFR part 11 it is critical to understand that audit trails should be independent. I know this doesn't come as a surprise for many but I have seen systems where the audit trail could be turned on or off. Let me be clear. All systems designed in accordance with 21 CFR part 11 must have an independent audit trail generated by the computer such that the audit trail cannot be turned off by ordinary means. This means that someone cannot go to a common function within the system and turn off the audit trail. The FDA recommends that audit trails that capture changes to critical data be reviewed with each record and before the final approval of the record. They recommend that audit trails be subject to regular review. Recent warning letters have cited a lack of audit trail for lab instruments for example and the fact that audit trails can be turned off. If an audit trail can be turned off, fraudulent activity may occur. It is important for you to confirm within your systems that the audit trails are capturing information regarding the each record and that these audit trails are independent to ensure data integrity.
Data integrity is not a new concept but it is one that is receiving a lot of attention. Compliance with data integrity guidelines represents more of common sense for those in the compliance business. Look at data integrity not as the latest buzzword but as a reminder of how important it is to ensure the integrity and authenticity of data established and maintained within validated systems environment. This will go a long way to ensuring sustained compliance.
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Interview with Pascal Finette, co-founder of radical Ventures and Singular University's Chair for Entrepreneurship & Open Innovation.
Alexander Görlach: In recent months some of the great minds of artificial intelligence have called for a moratorium where we'd discuss the ethical implications that AI will be having – the views of Elon Musk and others is a rather negative one. What do you make out of this latest development? Have we underestimated the negative impact AI may be having?
Pascal Finette: There is a lot to unpack in this question: First of all, I think it is important to acknowledge the fact that AI, as a field, has only very recently been at a point in its development where we really have to ask these questions.
The field, of course, is decades old – but only with the availability of cheap and abundant compute resources combined with breakthroughs in neural networks and deep learning algorithms have we been able to create systems which bring up real ethical questions. Also, make no mistake – we have been debating (in the abstract) potential ethical implications of an AI-powered world for much longer than the current public debate. With self-driving cars showing up on our roads, drones in the sky, and AIs in our smartphones the topic has, for sure, gotten much more prominent and urgent. Personally, I find the debate important, timely and sadly also a bit too negative (at least in its portrayal in the media).
Alexander Görlach: So is your outlook more positive than bleak?
Why is it that some of the great minds behind this new technology now alert the public and urge us to take a closer look at the implications AI has?
For as long as humans have used technology it has shaped us and our behaviors. I don't think that this is something new, nor is the human desire for stability and fear of change.
Pascal Finette: Yes, I believe overall the positive applications outweigh the potential for damage. The advent of intelligent machines combined with ubiquitous connectivity is comparable to the invention of the steam engine – a lot will change. Again, all that being said we do need to have the debate and careful consideration for the potential harm which AI can bring with it.
As for the second part of your question: I think it is telling that the people who shout loudest are typically not (trained) experts in AI. Leading AI researchers such as Andrew Ng usually voice a more nuanced view and insight into the debate.
Alexander Görlach: How do we address the ethical questions that already arise from these new technologies properly: for example, in the field of medicine and self-driving cars?
I agree, what is at hand will be as impactful as the invention of the steam engine. Many nuanced thinkers also have identified the challenges that come with such disruption and innovation. Yet it remains always somewhat blurry to me how to find answers to these questions.
Pascal Finette: It feels to me that most of the (public) debate focuses on finding solutions and frameworks to address very specific questions: for example, the famous "trolley problem" (the question of how an autonomous vehicle should behave when it faces a decision where it has to choose between ploughing into a group of elderly or children in the case of an unavoidable accident).
Furthermore, many of these issues tend to be highly unlikely edge cases (how often do we really encounter the trolley problem in the real world for example?). It feels to me that we are better served by leveling-up the discussion to a much broader conversation about ethical norms and frameworks – which requires a much more diverse participating audience (think: philosophers for example), rather than only us technologists in a room.
Alexander Görlach: I totally agree, its the everyday ethics that matter more than the decision making in a relevant, yet highly unlikely situation. But some would argue that these everyday norms have already been affected, for better or worse: some argue that dating platforms have made the mystery of human encounter into a swipe-left, swipe-right consumerist event. However, others highlight that these platforms have contributed to the rise of inter-racial relationships and marriages. How do you see these alterations in our human behavior brought to us by technology? Are they even a problem at all?
Pascal Finette: For as long as humans have used technology it has shaped us and our behaviors. I don't think that this is something new, nor is the human desire for stability and fear of change. What I think is new is the sheer pace and ferocity with which these changes happen to us.
Take your example of dating: I am going to date myself here, but when I used to date in the late 90s and early 00s, online dating was an oddity and mostly for "weird people". Today it is not just completely accepted but also has become the norm rather than the exception. It took only about ten years to change a deeply ingrained social norm – and this is what we are seeing more and more now (and on ever-shortening time frames).
Alexander Görlach: I tend to think that connecting people, be it on dating platforms, on Facebook or Twitter, created the single most mind-blowing effect of these new technologies. With immediate repercussions to ethics, as in ethics understood as standards and norms by which we interact with one another. So, it's a noble cause to connect people, on Facebook for instance. But in the process, the platform has lost the sense of viability and its impact and implications.
As humans, for the longest time we would only know a limited number of people that would accompany us throughout our lifetime. So, differences had to be overcome by interpersonal action. Is our brain capable of fathoming this new level of connectivity?
When you look at even some more recent changes, you see that we have managed to create new broadly accepted social norms within a relatively short period of time.
Pascal Finette: If the past is any indicator, we shouldn't be too concerned about our brain's ability to adapt. If you would have told your ancestors that one day you will (safely) operate a vehicle at 80 miles an hour (or 250 km/h when you are enjoying the German Autobahn), they would have looked at you in total disbelief and argued that the human brain can't cope with speeds above those of a galloping horse. Or look at the neurological studies done on London cab drivers – their brain has developed a whole different set of synapses in response to the complicated London road layout.
Alexander Görlach: Fair point. How do we deal with the social implications of this altering social connectivity? Humans have proven to be able to tackle and work along with evolution, which is basically the adaptation to change.
Pascal Finette: Absolutely. When you look at even some more recent changes, you see that we have managed to create new broadly accepted social norms within a relatively short period of time. Remember when mobile phones first became widespread and people barked into their phones while being out at dinner? That is a good example of a technology which created a new behavioral pathway (you can take and make a phone call outside of the home/office or phone booth) with society not having had a chance to develop a social norm yet. Within a few years, we developed and adopted a social norm which says that it is not acceptable to be talking loudly on the phone when in public.
That being said – the challenge will be that the pace of change is accelerating and we just might not have enough time to adopt social norms fast enough. We will see…
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"Yeah, he (Aubameyang) had to … The term "hat trick" in sports is used to refer to a certain accomplishment by a player during competition, with the feat usually involving three of something — such as goals scored — and varying according to the sport. 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The title of the quickest hat-trick in Football League (or EFL) history goes to James Hayter. With his three goals, Ghoochannejhad became the first player ever to have two hat-tricks in … Matthew Hoppe, 19, is the first American to score a hat-trick in the Bundesliga Credit: Reuters 6 Hoppe is congratulated by Arsenal loanee Sead Kolasinac in … Quickest Football League Hat-Trick. Goal takes a look at the meaning of hat-trick, when it first came into use, records and more. Getty Images the perfect hat trick an occasion when a football player scores one goal with their left foot, one goal with their right foot, and one goal with their head Want to learn more? Three goals scored by one player in one game, as in ice hockey. Cristiano Ronaldo has scored the most hat-tricks in La Liga, tallying 34 during his time with Real Madrid, but Lionel Messi has the most in Champions League history, with eight to his name - one more than his Portuguese rival. n. Sports 1. https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/GOAL/cd/54/cristiano-ronaldo-juventus_355uuacsa9gl13n4k7ys3le9u.jpg?t=-1570489034&w=500&quality=80. Such is the difficulty of actually putting the ball into the back of the net that the achievement of a hat-trick is uniquely lauded. A player has to score with his left and right foot and also with his head. The 19-year-old became the first American player to … Getting three goals in any game is tough, but some players have managed to do it within remarkably short time-frames. A hat trick in soccer occurs when a player scores three goals in one game. Sadio Mane had scored nine times for Southampton before Saturday's hat-trick. This can be achieved in any order. Nowadays, the term 'hat-trick' is widely used across a variety of sports, but it is believed to have originated in cricket. A hat-trick in football (soccer) is referred to as a situation where as a player scores three (3) goals in a single game. 2. Getting three goals in any game is tough, but some players have managed to do it within remarkably short time-frames. Most football fans will understand what is meant when a player is said to have scored a hat-trick, but what are the roots of the word? Harry Kane already has eight to his name, putting him level with Thierry Henry and Michael Owen. USA women's football team. Matthew Hoppe scored a hat-trick in Schalke's 4-0 victory over Hoffenheim on matchday 15 of the Bundesliga. Define hat trick. Due to the relative rarity of the feat, it has become tradition for players who score a hat-trick of goals to be given the match ball as a symbolic reward or memento. The extra time in a knockout cup match may also be calculated towards a player's potential hat-trick. Mazzola did it against Vicenza in 1947, while Angelillo achieved it over 10 years later against SPAL in 1958. Despite scoring the most hat-tricks in La Liga, Ronaldo hasn't managed to squeeze them into a short period. Mewis collects first career hat-trick in USA's first match of 2021; One man who has everyone on this list beaten, though, is the Sheffield Sunday League footballer Alex Torr, who fired in an astonishing 70-second hat-trick in a match in 2013. In 2015, Emmanuel Boateng got signed to Moreirense in Portugal, where he had his biggest breakthrough and signed for Spanish side "Levante", where he left his unprintable record in La Liga matches against Real Madrid and Catalonia side Barcelona with a hat-trick in 2018. https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/GOAL/8b/d3/sadio-mane-southampton-hat-trick-2015_msohigkh6ml11bnbbs5ucdwqp.jpg?t=-729351482&w=500&quality=80. Matthew Hoppe scored a hat-trick on only his fifth Bundesliga appearance to carry the struggling side to a 4-0 victory over Hoffenheim and snap the … The term itself has origins in the 19th century and it is now a common feature of football's everyday lexicon. The record in Spain's top division belongs to Luis Perez, who scored three goals in three minutes for Real Sociedad against Logrones in the 1994-95 season. Three wickets taken in cricket by a bowler in three consecutive balls. Despite scoring the most hat-tricks in La Liga, Ronaldo hasn't managed to squeeze them into a short period. Stephenson took three wickets in three consecutive deliveries during a game between an all-England team and Hallam. A hat-trick occurs in association football when a player scores three goals (not necessarily consecutive) in a single game, whereas scoring two goals constitutes a brace. Garry Thomson and his namesake - Garry Thomson - … In football, when a player scores 3 goals, it's called a hat-trick. Such is the difficulty of actually putting the ball into the back of the net that the achievement of a hat-trick is uniquely lauded. 703 views View 2 Upvoters Sponsored by The Penny Hoarder The credit initially went to an Argentinian player named Guillermo Stabile for a hat trick he executed during a match against Mexico on July 19 in the 1930 World Cup. In Italy, the word for hat-trick is tripletta and in France it is known as a coup du chapeau or triplé. Stephenson took three wickets in three consecutive deliveries during a game between an all-England team and Hallam. hat trick in football. Nineteen different players have netted a Premier League hat-trick for Chelsea – but how many of them can you remember? Sadio Mane boasts the record for the fastest hat-trick in Premier League history, scoring three times for Southampton in the space of 2 minutes and 35 seconds against Aston Villa on May 16, 2015. An incredible feat in itself and these players have managed to do it remarkably... 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Anthony Hopkins Wins Best Actor at the 93rd Academy Awards for 'The Father'
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The nominees in the Best Actor category at the 93rd Academy Awards included a historically diverse selection of actors, two previous Oscar winners and, sadly, a talent we lost way too soon.
The award was won by Anthony Hopkins for his role in The Father.
Hopkins was not present at the awards ceremony and so posted an acceptance speech to his Instagram account the following morning, paying tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman who many thought would be the recipient of the award.
"Here I am in my homeland in Wales," Hopkins said. "At 83 years of age, I did not expect to get this award, I really didn't. I'm very grateful to the Academy.
"I want to pay tribute to Chadwick Boseman, who was taken from us far too early. I really did not expect this, so I feel very privileged and honoured."
With his win — his third so far — the 83-year-old made history as the oldest actor, male or female, to earn an Oscar.
Meanwhile, Steven Yeun, nominated for his role as Jacob Yi in Minari, made history as the first-ever Asian-American to receive an Oscar nomination in the Best Actor category. His portrayal of a father-of-two who moves his young family to rural Arkansas in the 1980s in search of greater opportunity has drawn him widespread acclaim. Yeun was also added to the "ensemble cast" of presenters at the 2021 event.
Riz Ahmed, nominated for his role as Ruben Stone in Sound of Metal, also made history as the first Muslim to be nominated in the acting category. In the film, Ahmed portrays a heavy metal drummer who starts to lose his hearing. Ahmed is a first time Oscar nominee.
The late Boseman was nominated for his final role — that of Levee Green in Netflix's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. Boseman, who is a first time Oscar nominee, has been posthumously sweeping award season for his portrayal of the trumpet player — winning the Golden Globe, SAG and Critics Choice Awards for his performance. The beloved actor passed away on August 28, 2020, after a secret battle with colon cancer.
Two-time Oscar nominee Gary Oldman — who won Best Actor for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in 2017's Darkest Hour — received a nomination in 2021 for the role of Herman J. Mankiewicz, which he played in David Fincher's Mank.
Hopkins' nomination for playing Anthony in Florian Zeller's The Father marks his 6th recognition in the category. The legendary actor has previously won the award for his portrayal of Hannibal Lector in 1991's The Silence of the Lambs.
What better way to experience this year's Oscar winners than on the big screen at HOYTS? Catch The Father at a HOYTS cinema now.
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Get some outfit inspiration from my A-list fashionista celebrities casual street style.
Glam up your wardrobe for 2014!
I've always been a fan of Miranda Kerr's style, she never goes wrong, always manages to be stylish both on the red carpet and in the everyday life. She can pull-off each outfit, and lets not forget that she's a supermodel.
Miranda was seen in NYC, wearing a maxi slit black skirt with a blue tie-dye Proenza Schouler top and studded Chloé booties. Perfect outfit for a busy summer day, running errands.
Here is an alternative look for a more friendly budget.
Clémence Poésy's style is undeniably French – effortless & trés chic. Her red carpet style & her off-duty style are amazing.
The actress was attending an event in Paris in 2013 wearing basic colors – black & white. I just love this combination, is simple yet very stylish. She paired a pair of black jeans and ankle boots with a white tee and an amazing black jacket. The clutch gave the whole outfit a great twist.
Here is an alternative look, which you can easily pull-off for either an event or just a night out in the city.
From headbands, pins and sparkly hair accessories, celebrities know how to glam up their hairs.
Here are some fancy-sparkly hair accessories for a Monday Inspiration.
Today's outfit is inspired by Miranda Kerr's Mango Blazer.
She was spotted in NYC wearing the Mango Blazer paired with a denim shirt, leather pants and ankle booties.
Wear the casual, yet chic outfit for a day in the city, meeting a friend, lunch, shopping.
Here is an alternative look which you can pull off for less.
Gossip Girl ended its 6th season. It was made based on the book series of the same name written by Cecily Von Ziegesar, and I can say it was one of my favorite shows for a very long time. You, who read my blog might even remember I saw a little bit of filming while I was walking around in NYC.
The show was fulfilled with drama between privileged teenagers who attended an elite private school in New York City.
Why I like this show?
By far this was the most stylish show I've ever seen. I loved how Serena, Blair, Lily were styled from episode 1 to the last one.
But, my favorite one was definetly Serena's style, very 'New York', no wonder she was the 'IT Girl'. Her style can be described as boho chick with a hint of rock-chic edge. Her outfits were a mix of vintage designer clothes and contemporary pieces, which made her look effortlessly stunning.
Throughout the show great clothes were shown from great designers, I always got inspired when I was watching the series thinking that YES I can try to pull off these outfits as well.
The apartments were also pretty spectacular, Lily's apartment located on the Upper East Side with the Prada Marfa sign next to the entrance or Dan's cozy loft with brick walls located in Brooklyn wasn't shabby at all. Blair lived in a Penthouse apartment of the ultra-exclusive Fifth Avenue, which was just luxury.
Most of the scenes were filmed in real locations in New York City, so there was always a good chance that you are the lucky one who could catch a glimpse of filming. This has happened to me when I was in NYC , I got the opportunity to see filming Season 4 Episode 8 – see more here.
Also a scene was filmed with Serena and Ivy shopping at one of my favorite boutiques in the City called Intermix – see more here.
In the last episode the identity of Gossip Girl was revealed, which in fact was Gossip Guy. Who would have thought it was Lonely Boy, the outsider from Brooklyn, the underdog – Dan Humphrey! This was a big surprise for me, it didn't crossed my mind that it was Dan, but I think it made sense after all. He wanted to fit in the lives of Upper East Siders and to get close to Serena, so he decided to write himself into their lives. Only one person knew he was Gossip Girl, it was her sister Jenny and she didn't revealed his secret.
At the end, Dan pronounced 'Gossip Girl dead'.
Here are some favorite looks from the New York Fashion Week.
Reportedly Blake and Ryan tied the knot Sunday at Boone Hall Plantation in Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
Emily VanCamp covers 'Hamptons' September issue magazine and she is just gorgeous.
Emily is starring in the popular 'Revenge' series, which will be back this fall with its second season.
Here are some pictures from the magazine.


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Q: What is the probability that two objects will intersect in a large volume? Let's say we have N (10,000 for simplicity) small objects (cubes with edge of size 1, or if easier to calculate, spheres with diameter 1), randomly scattered in a large volume, say a cube of dimensions 10,000x10,000x10,000 (or a sphere of diameter 10,000 if easier to calculate).
What is the easiest way to estimate the higher bound of probability that 2 of them will intersect?
I'm interested in simplicity rather than accuracy, e.g. overestimating the higher bound of that probability by 100 or 1000 times is fine. I'm more interested in EASY methodology of estimation.

A: Let's consider a simpler case - with two objects.
Suppose we have two intervals $I_1$ and $I_2$ of unit length and centers $X_1$ and $X_2$ that we independently and randomly place on a line of length 10. (For ease, I'll pretend that we "drop" an $X$ value and then generate the surrounding interval $I$. I'll also say the larger interval lies on [0,10].)
You can place $X_1$ wherever, except for anywhere in [0,0.5) or (9.5,10] of the interval. (If you place $X_1$ any closer to either edge, the interval will extend beyond the boundary.) Then when you place $X_2$, you need only concern yourself with making sure that a) it does not overlap with $X_1$ and b) it is a "valid placement." (Meaning that it doesn't extend beyond the boundary.)
Place $X_1$ somewhere on the line. Based on the placement of $X_1$, what are the remaining areas where $X_2$ cannot be placed? If $X_1$ is placed somewhere in [1,9], then we can say that $X_2$ can be placed anywhere on [0,10] as long as it doesn't fall in $I_1$. Since $I_1$ is of length 1 and the entire interval is of length 10, the probability that $I_2$ does not overlap with $I_1$ is 90%.
This gets trickier in the case where $X_1$ is placed in (0.5,1) or (9,9.5). This is because, in order for $X_2$ to be a valid placement, it cannot be placed near the boundaries of the larger interval, nor can $I_2$ overlap with $I_1$. It's certainly possible to derive this (and not necessarily difficult!) but depending on how rudimentary this can be and how this generalizes to higher dimensions with different shapes and more objects, you may just want to suppose a conservative case here as calculations for more objects will likely get computationally intensive pretty quickly.
Ultimately, the probability of no overlap is going to be $P(\text{no overlap}) = P(\text{shape 2 doesn't overlap with shape 1})*P(\text{shape 3 doesn't overlap with shape 2 or shape 1})\cdots$. If you disregard any issues with the boundary (i.e. assume that if a shape overlaps with the boundary, it's fine), then you can estimate that the probability that shape $a_i$ does not overlap with shapes $a_1, \ldots, a_{i-1}$ is the ratio of the volume of shape $a_i$ to the remaining volume in the container after filling the container with shapes $a_1, \ldots, a_{i-1}$. Taking the boundary into account makes this more complex. If you assume no boundary issues, then your estimate of no overlap will be conservative, meaning that your estimate of overlap will be anti-conservative.
Per your post, in order to make your estimate of overlapping to be conservative and your estimate of not overlapping to be anti-conservative, you can assume that the center of any object cannot be sufficiently close to the boundary such that part of the object extends beyond the boundary. That is, you are basically making the container smaller because you don't want to risk any object being placed improperly. You can estimate that the probability that shape $a_i$ does not overlap with shapes $a_1, \ldots, a_{i-1}$ is the ratio of the volume of shape $a_i$ to the remaining volume in the smaller container after filling the smaller container with shapes $a_1, \ldots, a_{i-1}$.
Once you estimate the probability of no overlap, you can easily estimate the probability of an overlap by using $P(\text{overlap}) = 1 - P(\text{no overlap}) = 1 - P(a_n \text{does not overlap with} a_{n-1}, \ldots, a_1)•P(a_{n-1} \text{does not overlap with} a_{n-2}, \ldots, a_1) • \cdots$.
Assuming spheres (or that you place each object in a minimal-volume sphere - see comments below) with radii $r$ and the container is a sphere with radius $R$, we have:
$\begin{eqnarray*}
P(\text{overlap}) &=& 1 - P(\text{no overlap}) \\
&=& 1 - P(a_n \text{does not overlap with} a_{n-1}, \ldots, a_1)•P(a_{n-1} \text{does not overlap with} a_{n-2}, \ldots, a_1) • \cdots \\
&=& 1 - \frac{2\pi r^2}{2\pi R^2-2(n-1)\pi r^2}•\frac{2\pi r^2}{2\pi R^2-2(n-2)\pi r^2}•\cdots \\
&=& 1 - \frac{(2\pi r^2)^n}{\prod_{i=1}^n(2\pi R^2-2i\pi r^2)}
\end{eqnarray*}$
If your container isn't a sphere, then replace sphere volume $\pi R^2$ with container volume $V$ and calculate from there.
Hope this helps!


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Rosh Hashanah (New Year) Guide for the Perplexed, 2018
Yoram Ettinger
29 Elul 5778 – September 9, 2018
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Jewish Holidays' Guide for the Perplexed by Yoram Ettinger
1. Rosh Hashanah ("the beginning of the year" in Hebrew), the Jewish New Year (5,779), is celebrated on the first day of the Jewish month of Tishrei (תשרי). Tishrei was a Babylonian term for launching the agricultural (creation) calendar, starting with the planting of seeds and the first rain.
2. Rosh Hashanah is celebrated on the sixth day of Creation, when the first human-being (Adam) was created, highlighting the centrality of the soil – a metaphor for humility – in human life. Thus, the Hebrew word for a human-being is Adam (אדמ), which becomes the Hebrew spelling of "soil" (אדמה) when the Hebrew letter ה (an abbreviation of God, the Creator) is added.
In addition, the Hebrew word Adam (אדמ) contains the Hebrew word for blood (דמ), the liquid of life, and is the acronym of Biblical Abraham (אברהם), David (דוד) and Moses (משה), the three role models of humility.
3. The Hebrew word "Rosh" means "beginning," "first," "head," "chief." The Hebrew letters of Rosh (ראש) constitute the root of the Hebrew word for Genesis, pronounced "Be're'sheet" (בראשית), which is the first/lead word in the Bible (Book of Genesis). Rosh Hashanah is celebrated at the beginning of the Jewish month of Tishrei, which means beginning/Genesis in ancient Acadian. The Hebrew letters of Tishrei (תשרי) are also included in the spelling of Genesis (בראשית). The Hebrew spelling of Genesis (בראשית) consists of the first two letters in the Hebrew alphabet (אב), the middle letter (י) and the last three letters (רשת) – representing the complete/wholesome undertaking of the Creation. Just like the Creation, so should the New Year (and human actions) launch a thoughtful, long-term – not a hasty – wholesome process.
Rosh (ראש) is, also, the Hebrew acronym of "the will of our Father that is in heaven" (רצון אבינו שבשמים).
4. Rosh Hashanah is one of four Jewish New Years: (a) the anniversary of the Creation, the beginning of the Jewish civil calendar (5,779) and the seasons, the setting of the Sabbatical (7th) and Jubilee (50th) years, and the time for calculating the annual tithe (10%) on vegetable and grains. (b) The first day of the month of Nissan initiates the three Jewish pilgrimages/festivals (Passover, Pentecost and Tabernacles) and the measuring of the reign of ancient kings. (c) The first day of the month of Elul initiated the preparations for Rosh Hashanah and the New Year for animal tithes in ancient Israel. (d) The 15th day of the month of Shvat is the new year of the trees, which provide role-models for human-beings in humility, tenacity and growth.
5. Rosh Hashanah is announced, and celebrated – in a humble and determined manner – by the blowing of the Shofar (the ritual ram's horn). It is a wakeup call morally, individually and collectively. The Hebrew spelling of Shofar, שופר, is a derivative of the verb שפר, which means to enhance – an unending, uphill effort (sometimes, against all odds) for improvement.
6. The shofar is the epitome of peace-through-strength. It is made from the horn of a ram, which is a peaceful animal equipped with strong horns to fend off predators. The numerical value of the Hebrew word for "ram," איל, is 41 (א-1, י-10, ל-30), which is equal to the value of "mother" (אם, א-1, ם-40), who strongly protects her children. Rosh Hashanah prayers highlight motherhood, optimism and the pregnancies of Sarah, Rachel and Chana, who gave birth to Isaac, Joseph, Benjamin and Samuel, respectively. Noah – who led the rebirth of humanity/world – also features in Rosh Hashanah prayers.
7. Rosh Hashanah and the blowing of the Shofar….
*Constitute a moral wakeup-call, providing an expressway for prayers;
*Alert humanity to pending positive and negative significant developments (e.g., deliverance and attacks);
*Tumbled the walls of Jericho, and intensified Judge Gideon's posture of deterrence during his war on the Midianites;
*Reaffirm the faith in God as the Creator, the supreme king (ancient kings were anointed to the sound of the Shofar) and judge (a day of judgment). An ancient expression of "In God we trust.";
*Intensify the bonding of God and human beings;
*Commemorate the creation of the first human-being, Adam, on the sixth day of the Creation;
*Underline the annual judgment day, soul-searching and behavioral enhancement.
*Highlight the almost-sacrifice of Isaac – which was avoided by God's angel and a ram (a paradigm shift away from human sacrifices!) – and the Biblical (Abrahamic) Covenant;
*Remind us that the three Jewish Patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and the Prophet Samuel (the latter inspired Thomas Paine, the author of "Common Sense," the cement of the American Revolution), were conceived/born during the month of Tishrei, "the month of the strong ones " (Kings A, 8:2);
*Blasts of the Shofar – along with thunder and lightning – were heard when Moses ("the humblest of all human-beings") received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai, a unimpressive, relatively-undersized (humble) mountain;
* In ancient times, the Jubilee (Leviticus 25:10) was announced – every 50 years – by the blowing of the Shofar, ushering in deliverance from spiritual and physical slavery (release of slaves and land). The Jubilee was the role model of liberty for the early American Pilgrims and Founding Fathers. It inspired the anti-slavery Abolitionist movement in the USA. Jubilee – "Yovel" (יובל) in Hebrew – is a synonym for Shofar (the ram's horn);
*Highlight the ingathering (Aliyah) of Jews to the Jewish Homeland;
*Emphasize optimism in the face of challenge and adversity.
8. Rosh Hashanah was conceived by Jewish sages, during the Second Temple period, referring to the Biblical "day of blowing the shofar" and "the day of commemorating the blowing of the shofar" (Leviticus 23:23-25, Numbers 29:1-6). Commemoration is a central Jewish value – a prerequisite for national cohesion, survival, an enhanced future and abstention from past critical errors. On the other hand, forgetfulness spells ignorance, loss of critical values and lessons, and therefore the tendency to repeat past errors.
9. Rosh Hashanah initiates the Ten Days of Repentance, which conclude on Yom Kippur (the Day of Repentance). It delivers a message that one should never underestimate one's capabilities to enhance one's fortunes, when guided by morality-driven tenacity/determination and faith.
10. It is customary to eat pomegranate seeds on Rosh Hashanah, accompanied by the following blessing: "May your benefits multiply like the seeds of the pomegranate." The pomegranate is supposed to contain (at its prime) 613 seeds – the number of Jewish precepts, which regulate the Jewish way of life. The pomegranate – a prominent ornament of the Torah scrolls – represents fruitfulness, knowledge, learning and wisdom.
May the New Year, 5779, be top heavy on health, modesty, humility, challenge and reward.
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Q: How to use the List field function for a toolbox script? I am trying to write a simple script for a toolbox, similar to the Addfield_datamanagement toolbox. The script adds a new field to a table of a feature class or a shapefile with attribute tables.
So far so good.
# Import system modules
import arcpy
#Workspace
arcpy.env.workspace="C:\\Users\\xxx.gdb"
# Set feature class
inputFC = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0)
# Get List of Fieldnames
inputString =arcpy.GetParameterAsText(1)
inputString =arcpy.ValidateFieldName(inputString,arcpy.env.workspace)
fieldList =inputString.split(";")
fieldType = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(2)
for fieldName in fieldList:
          arcpy.AddField_management(inputFC , fieldName, fieldType)
arcpy.AddMessage("Field generated:" + fieldName)
arcpy.AddMessage ("Script executed")

So this seems to work, but now I want to check first if the fieldname already exists before it´s created and print the existing name!
I thought about the list fields together with the built-in len() function:
if len(arcpy.ListFields(inputFC,?)==1: #not sure if inputFC is right?
             arcpy.AddMessage("Field already exists"+fieldName)

Not sure about the syntax of the ListFields command and how to integrate it in the code above! So, any help is welcome and appreciated!

A: ListFields returns a list of field objects, and each of these objects has attributes associated with it.
So the structure looks like this:
field_list = [field object1: field.name, field.type, etc...;
              field object2: field.name, field.type, etc...;
             ]

You'll probably want to access the .name attribute of each field object to determine if it matches any name in the variable fieldList.
First, generate a list of field names:
existingFields = [] # empty list
for field in arcpy.ListFields(inputFC): # iterate over fields
    existingFields.append(field.name)   # add the attribute name to list for each field

Next, compare the list of existing fields with the list of fields the user wants to add:
duplicateFields = set(existingFields) & set(fieldList)

if len(duplicateFields) == 0:
    carry on with adding fields
else:
    arcpy.AddMessage('Field(s) already exist: ' + duplicateFields)


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