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The future of food and water systems in Pakistan and Central Asia? global issues
A farmer works in a rice field in Pakistan. Credit: Fasih Shams / IWMI
Opinion Written by Clara Colton Simes (Colombo, Sri Lanka)
Clara Colton Sims, Princeton Fellow in Asia, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Sri Lanka. In an interview with Dr. Mohsin Hafeez, Country Representative – Pakistan, Regional Representative – Central Asia
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Sept. 3 (IPS) – The intense monsoon season in Pakistan means the country's diet is facing the challenge of severe flooding and extended drought.
In an effort to address these challenges through cross-sectoral collaboration, Dr. Mohsin Hafeez, Country Representative of the International Water Management Institute in Pakistan and Regional Representative for Central Asia, held a regional dialogue before United Nations Food Systems Summit (Scheduled to be held at the United Nations, September 23).
Human actions are at the root of much water scarcity, but these international dialogues are an opportunity for humans to do so be part of the solution By working to reconcile our disadvantages by changing the way we approach diets.
Pakistan ranks 88 out of 107 countries in the world Global Hunger Index And the harsh weather, intensified by climate change, made farming a difficult adventure there. A lot of Pakistani food is now imported from abroad.
Dr. Hafeez's work focuses on improving the resilience and efficiency of Pakistan's water systems. This includes innovating water capture and storage systems in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, working to provide nature-based solutions such as recharging groundwater with rain runoff.
By holding the Regional Dialogue in April and organizing four Regional Dialogues in that time since, Dr. Hafeez provided the collaborative platforms needed to access sustainably managed water sources in his region. Only through intersectoral dialogue and action will Pakistan be able to achieve sustainable management of food systems.
"There is an urgent need to enhance cross-sectoral collaboration through evidence-based information to ensure water and food security, energy and environmental sustainability to transform the food system in Pakistan," said Dr. Hafeez.
The before the summit Hosted in Italy another opportunity to bring together different stakeholders in food systems in the run-up to UNFSS. In the IWMI blog, we'll explore what country managers in Uzbekistan and Pakistan hope to achieve through the UNFSS process.
Q&A with Dr. Hafeez:
How are water and food systems linked?
Water supply systems are the first and essential in food systems. In Pakistan, more than 90-95% of our total water resources are used for crop irrigation. It is a water regime closely related to diet.
When there is a shortage of water, we see a direct impact on food production because this is an arid environment, and farmers cannot do agriculture without using water artificially.
What are the most pressing challenges facing the food and water systems in your area?
Pakistan is a food insecure country. We don't even have food to eat, let alone nutritious options. About 45% of children have stunted growth. People do not have enough food to meet their calorie needs. We import all other major crops in the last 4 to 5 years from abroad.
The diet is based on water. When we don't have enough water, farmers can't grow anything, which affects everyone's life and livelihood.
If you're even talking about the connections between the water system and the food system: current water storage systems are only able to handle a 30-day water supply.
Then there is also the issue of water quality. There is a lot of sewage and effluents that mix directly into the water supply system including canals and water systems. This also affects the food system, so what we grow may not have the same nutritional value.
Why is water storage necessary in Pakistan?
80% of the annual rainfall occurs during the monsoon season, which ranges from 60 to 90 days between July and September. In the remaining nine months we get only 16-20% of the water supply.
The water systems here are not flexible, so the water storage capacity is very low. And when we experience extreme climate shocks like drought, this puts stress on our water and food systems. Either we face three months of flooding, or nine months without enough water.
What would a water-secure world look like for Pakistan and what would have to happen to make it happen?
We need to make water systems more efficient, and this will only happen if we improve the efficiency of the irrigation system, which will make water more available to other sectors. We also need to make water systems more resilient.
There has been a lot of focus on building large dams, but they require a lot of capital resources. I think we should also focus on improving water resilience through nature-based solutions such as rainwater harvesting and groundwater recharge at the local level.
We need local nature-based solutions and the government of Pakistan is planning to introduce 3,000 small ponds across Pakistan so that farmers have more water.
A comprehensive approach and a reliable database on water resources and use across Pakistan is fundamental to achieving food, water and energy security. We are the fifth climate-vulnerable country in the world, and there is an urgent need to enhance cross-sectoral collaboration through evidence-based information.
We also need a groundwater management policy. Although we have a national water policy and regional water regulations, we do not have a comprehensive groundwater plan. Ministries, such as those involved in climate change policy and food security, must stop working in silos and cooperate.
The regional dialogue we held did just that. She brought the ministries together and had them talk about how they can help each other in the Water, Food and Energy (WEF) relationship.
How did you manage to give a voice during the dialogue to historically underrepresented groups such as smallholder farmers, women and children, and rural communities?
We invited people from various government and private sectors and farmers. But as they are held in English, we were challenged by the language barrier. Many rural farmers do not speak English. So, we invited some and did what we could to help them with the translators.
Another challenge is that this dialogue was conducted by default, and many smallholder farmers did not have access to this. Therefore, only two or three cultivators participated.
But we've had many government agencies directly involved in the farmer community. They were able to represent the farmers, and a group called the Farmers' Union was also able to attend.
A woman working in the rice field. Credit: Fasih Shams / IWMI
How do events such as the Regional Dialogues and then the larger UNFSS affect the water systems in your area? And what do you want to see the result of UNFSS?
When people talk about food systems, they are talking about production, the food value chain, and consumption. They often ignore the importance of water. This is really the first time in 10 years when we are talking comprehensively about food in a way that includes every aspect of the system.
In a recent regional dialogue, which is part of the member states' dialogue, we've had people working in the areas of nutrition, agriculture, the value supply chain, traditional agriculture, water and politics. It provided a platform where people worked together and thought beyond their specialty: identifying real problems and how they could be improved in the future together.
Pakistan has joined the UNFSS coalition of developing countries facing food insecurity. The Pakistani government stresses the need to build resilient communities and improve access to food. There will be actions and pledges to be made to increase investment in areas of food systems that have usually been overlooked.
What upcoming IWMI projects do you think will influence the kind of diet transformation that UNFSS wants?
The International Water Management Institute and the International Food Policy Research Institute are designing the CGIAR initiative to scale up the integrated management of water, energy, food, land, biodiversity and forests for inclusive and sustainable development in transboundary river basins in the context of climate change.
The NEXUS Gains initiative will be a game changer, but also many other IWMI projects that will be instrumental in interconnected thinking about improving food security and water systems.
As IWMI and other CGIAR centers work together, we will be able to effect change in a more systematic and holistic way that will change the mindset about food systems and ultimately improve the resilience of water supply systems.
What makes you feel hopeful about the future of food and water systems in Pakistan and Central Asia?
The current government of Pakistan says that food security is one of its top priorities. They have launched several social initiatives in this area, including a resource program where they feed vulnerable communities, focusing on gender and stunted children.
The government also emphasized the need to understand the challenges in the agriculture sector, and to link from the primary production system to the value supply chain, because as I mentioned there are 22% of losses at the system level.
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This will be a quick summary for all students taking their O-Level examinations and school examinations. This will be useful for E-Maths students as the new syllabus includes a real life application question which can be testing on concepts involving these figures. It will be helpful for A-Maths students as well especially in their Differentiation proving questions. On top of that, A-Level H1/H2 students will benefit from it as well since it could required in their calculus proving questions too.


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namespace chrono {

// Register into the object factory, to enable run-time
// dynamic creation and persistence
ChClassRegister<ChLcpIterativeSOR> a_registration_ChLcpIterativeSOR;

double ChLcpIterativeSOR::Solve(ChLcpSystemDescriptor& sysd  ///< system description with constraints and variables
                                ) {
    std::vector<ChLcpConstraint*>& mconstraints = sysd.GetConstraintsList();
    std::vector<ChLcpVariables*>& mvariables = sysd.GetVariablesList();

    tot_iterations = 0;
    double maxviolation = 0.;
    double maxdeltalambda = 0.;
    int i_friction_comp = 0;
    double old_lambda_friction[3];

    // 1)  Update auxiliary data in all constraints before starting,
    //     that is: g_i=[Cq_i]*[invM_i]*[Cq_i]' and  [Eq_i]=[invM_i]*[Cq_i]'
    for (unsigned int ic = 0; ic < mconstraints.size(); ic++)
        mconstraints[ic]->Update_auxiliary();

    // Average all g_i for the triplet of contact constraints n,u,v.
    //
    int j_friction_comp = 0;
    double gi_values[3];
    for (unsigned int ic = 0; ic < mconstraints.size(); ic++) {
        if (mconstraints[ic]->GetMode() == CONSTRAINT_FRIC) {
            gi_values[j_friction_comp] = mconstraints[ic]->Get_g_i();
            j_friction_comp++;
            if (j_friction_comp == 3) {
                double average_g_i = (gi_values[0] + gi_values[1] + gi_values[2]) / 3.0;
                mconstraints[ic - 2]->Set_g_i(average_g_i);
                mconstraints[ic - 1]->Set_g_i(average_g_i);
                mconstraints[ic - 0]->Set_g_i(average_g_i);
                j_friction_comp = 0;
            }
        }
    }

    // 2)  Compute, for all items with variables, the initial guess for
    //     still unconstrained system:

    for (unsigned int iv = 0; iv < mvariables.size(); iv++)
        if (mvariables[iv]->IsActive())
            mvariables[iv]->Compute_invMb_v(mvariables[iv]->Get_qb(), mvariables[iv]->Get_fb());  // q = [M]'*fb

    // 3)  For all items with variables, add the effect of initial (guessed)
    //     lagrangian reactions of contraints, if a warm start is desired.
    //     Otherwise, if no warm start, simply resets initial lagrangians to zero.
    if (warm_start) {
        for (unsigned int ic = 0; ic < mconstraints.size(); ic++)
            if (mconstraints[ic]->IsActive())
                mconstraints[ic]->Increment_q(mconstraints[ic]->Get_l_i());
    } else {
        for (unsigned int ic = 0; ic < mconstraints.size(); ic++)
            mconstraints[ic]->Set_l_i(0.);
    }

    // 4)  Perform the iteration loops
    //

    for (int iter = 0; iter < max_iterations; iter++) {
        // The iteration on all constraints
        //

        maxviolation = 0;
        maxdeltalambda = 0;
        i_friction_comp = 0;

        for (unsigned int ic = 0; ic < mconstraints.size(); ic++) {
            // skip computations if constraint not active.
            if (mconstraints[ic]->IsActive()) {
                // compute residual  c_i = [Cq_i]*q + b_i + cfm_i*l_i
                double mresidual = mconstraints[ic]->Compute_Cq_q() + mconstraints[ic]->Get_b_i() +
                                   mconstraints[ic]->Get_cfm_i() * mconstraints[ic]->Get_l_i();

                // true constraint violation may be different from 'mresidual' (ex:clamped if unilateral)
                double candidate_violation = fabs(mconstraints[ic]->Violation(mresidual));

                // compute:  delta_lambda = -(omega/g_i) * ([Cq_i]*q + b_i + cfm_i*l_i )
                double deltal = (omega / mconstraints[ic]->Get_g_i()) * (-mresidual);

                if (mconstraints[ic]->GetMode() == CONSTRAINT_FRIC) {
                    candidate_violation = 0;

                    // update:   lambda += delta_lambda;
                    old_lambda_friction[i_friction_comp] = mconstraints[ic]->Get_l_i();
                    mconstraints[ic]->Set_l_i(old_lambda_friction[i_friction_comp] + deltal);
                    i_friction_comp++;

                    if (i_friction_comp == 1)
                        candidate_violation = fabs(ChMin(0.0, mresidual));

                    if (i_friction_comp == 3) {
                        mconstraints[ic - 2]->Project();  // the N normal component will take care of N,U,V
                        double new_lambda_0 = mconstraints[ic - 2]->Get_l_i();
                        double new_lambda_1 = mconstraints[ic - 1]->Get_l_i();
                        double new_lambda_2 = mconstraints[ic - 0]->Get_l_i();
                        // Apply the smoothing: lambda= sharpness*lambda_new_projected + (1-sharpness)*lambda_old
                        if (this->shlambda != 1.0) {
                            new_lambda_0 = shlambda * new_lambda_0 + (1.0 - shlambda) * old_lambda_friction[0];
                            new_lambda_1 = shlambda * new_lambda_1 + (1.0 - shlambda) * old_lambda_friction[1];
                            new_lambda_2 = shlambda * new_lambda_2 + (1.0 - shlambda) * old_lambda_friction[2];
                            mconstraints[ic - 2]->Set_l_i(new_lambda_0);
                            mconstraints[ic - 1]->Set_l_i(new_lambda_1);
                            mconstraints[ic - 0]->Set_l_i(new_lambda_2);
                        }
                        double true_delta_0 = new_lambda_0 - old_lambda_friction[0];
                        double true_delta_1 = new_lambda_1 - old_lambda_friction[1];
                        double true_delta_2 = new_lambda_2 - old_lambda_friction[2];
                        mconstraints[ic - 2]->Increment_q(true_delta_0);
                        mconstraints[ic - 1]->Increment_q(true_delta_1);
                        mconstraints[ic - 0]->Increment_q(true_delta_2);

                        if (this->record_violation_history) {
                            maxdeltalambda = ChMax(maxdeltalambda, fabs(true_delta_0));
                            maxdeltalambda = ChMax(maxdeltalambda, fabs(true_delta_1));
                            maxdeltalambda = ChMax(maxdeltalambda, fabs(true_delta_2));
                        }
                        i_friction_comp = 0;
                    }
                } else {
                    // update:   lambda += delta_lambda;
                    double old_lambda = mconstraints[ic]->Get_l_i();
                    mconstraints[ic]->Set_l_i(old_lambda + deltal);

                    // If new lagrangian multiplier does not satisfy inequalities, project
                    // it into an admissible orthant (or, in general, onto an admissible set)
                    mconstraints[ic]->Project();

                    // After projection, the lambda may have changed a bit..
                    double new_lambda = mconstraints[ic]->Get_l_i();

                    // Apply the smoothing: lambda= sharpness*lambda_new_projected + (1-sharpness)*lambda_old
                    if (this->shlambda != 1.0) {
                        new_lambda = shlambda * new_lambda + (1.0 - shlambda) * old_lambda;
                        mconstraints[ic]->Set_l_i(new_lambda);
                    }

                    double true_delta = new_lambda - old_lambda;

                    // For all items with variables, add the effect of incremented
                    // (and projected) lagrangian reactions:
                    mconstraints[ic]->Increment_q(true_delta);

                    if (this->record_violation_history)
                        maxdeltalambda = ChMax(maxdeltalambda, fabs(true_delta));
                }

                maxviolation = ChMax(maxviolation, fabs(candidate_violation));

            }  // end IsActive()

        }  // end loop on constraints

        // For recording into violaiton history, if debugging
        if (this->record_violation_history)
            AtIterationEnd(maxviolation, maxdeltalambda, iter);

        tot_iterations++;
        // Terminate the loop if violation in constraints has been succesfully limited.
        if (maxviolation < tolerance)
            break;

    }  // end iteration loop

    return maxviolation;
}

}  // END_OF_NAMESPACE____

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With the cooler air and water, there is less algae and seaweed in the winter months. The gulf is often calm, the sky is clearer like the water, the beaches are isolated, the quiet is welcome. With the composition, I am pulling the viewer into the painting; beckoning one to take a long, leisurely walk on the shore.


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Q: How do I only print the links that contain certain text in the description on that page? Im trying to open the links that contain certain words on that page. And if the words are present on that page such as "engineering" then return the link if not pass.
here is what I have so far: The inputs I put are engineering and location is north york
import requests
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
import webbrowser
import time

jobsearch = input("What type of job?: ")
location = input("What is your location: ")
url = ("https://ca.indeed.com/jobs?q=" + jobsearch + "&l=" + location)
base_url = 'https://ca.indeed.com/'

r = requests.get(url)
rcontent = r.content
prettify = BeautifulSoup(rcontent, "html.parser")

filter_words = ['chemical engineering', 'instrumentation', 'QA']
all_job_url = []
filtered_job_links = []
http_flinks = []
flinks = []

def get_all_joblinks():  # obtains all the links on the search page
    for tag in prettify.find_all('a', {'data-tn-element':"jobTitle"}):
        link = tag['href']
        all_job_url.append(link)

def filter_links():

    for eachurl in all_job_url: # iterates through each link
        rurl = requests.get(base_url + eachurl)
        content = rurl.content
        soup = BeautifulSoup(content, "html.parser")
        summary = soup.get_text()

        #supposed to filter links based on certain words within text on link page
        if any(word in summary for word in filter_words):
            for filtered_link in soup.find_all('link', {'rel':'canonical'}):
                flink = filtered_link['href'] # obtains only filtered links
                if "http:" in flink:
                    http_flinks.append(flink)
                    print(http_flinks)
                else:
                    flinks.append(flink)
                    #website = webbrowser.open_new(base_url + flink)
                    time.sleep(3)
                    print(flinks)
        else:
            print("nothing")
            pass

def search_job():

    while True:

        if prettify.select('div.no_results'):
            print("no job matches found")
            break
        else:
            # opens the web page of job search if entries are found
            website = webbrowser.open_new(url)
            break

get_all_joblinks()
filter_links()

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IRCC held a new all-program Express Entry draw
Home > Blog > IRCC held a new all-program Express Entry draw
06 Aug IRCC held a new all-program Express Entry draw
On August 5, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the second all-programs draw in the Express Entry in the last four months. In round #158, Canada issued 3,900 Invitations to Apply (ITA) for permanent residence to candidates in the Federal Skilled Workers programs, Federal Skilled Trades, Canadian Experience Class and Express Entry aligned provincial programs. The Comprehensive Ranking System cut-off score in this draw was 476 points, two points fewer compared to previous all-program draw. The tie-breaking rule for this round was July 27, 2020 at 01:02:47 UTC. As of August 4, 2020, there are 142,161 profiles registered in the system, only 91 less compared to the previous round. In total, Canada issued 61,600 ITAs in 25 draws in 2020.
#Express_Entry, #IRCC, #ITA
Canadian universities will not provide discounts on tuition fees for online study
Most Canadian universities already announced they will deliver classes online in the fall semester. Given the continuation of the COVID-19 crisis, education institutions will continue remote learning until the authorities declare it safe to return to campus. Therefore, students at popular universities can expect most of their courses to remain online. Some students will still be able to gather in smaller groups or attend lab sessions. In this case, international students who are already in Canada will attend online classes. So, the student unions are calling for tuition fees to be reduced in the fall because they do not have access to the type of learning and resources they were being charged for. International students at McGill pay anywhere between $18,000 to $48,000 in tuition every year, depending on their program. Unfortunately, McGill principal Suzanne Fortier has cleared the air about this issue, saying that tuition fees will remain the same.
#international_students, #study_in_Canada, #COVID-19, #distance_learning
The issue of Hong Kong refugees
Whenever there has been political and social unrest in Hong Kong, such as the situations prompted by the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration, the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre, the 2019 Hong Kong Extradition Bill, and the 2020 Hong Kong National Security Law, Hong Kong residents have sought ways to immigrate to or seek refuge/political asylum in other countries, especially Canada. Unrest in Hong Kong this year and last year has made "Hong Kong refugees" an issue of public concern in Canada. Canada accepts a large volume of refugees every year. However, the issue of "Hong Kong refugees" is a completely new topic for the Chinese-Canadian community because these "Hong Kong refugees" are very different from the usual Hong Kong immigrants of past years. On July 3, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Ottawa is reviewing more measures to help Hong Kong residents, including immigration policies. Reporters asked Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada whether the department has any plans to provide Hong Kong refugee seekers and immigration applicants with additional assistance. IRCC did not answer the question but confirmed that a total of 46 Hong Kong residents filed asylum claims in Canada.
#refugees, #Hong_Kong, #China

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Q: Setting up multiple spinners in android I have 2 spinners in my project and so far only have one spinner working! i am trying to have 2 spinners that when selected change the image in the imageview! the first spinner takes data from an array in the strings.xml and would also like the second array to do the same and update the imageview like the first one does! after trial and error i cant figure out how to do this and edited code back to the one spinner!
public class SpinnerRes extends AppCompatActivity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        final String[] spstr = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.spinnervalue);
        final Spinner sp = (Spinner)findViewById(R.id.spinner1);

        final ArrayAdapter<String> ar = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item,spstr);
        sp.setAdapter(ar);

        sp.setOnItemSelectedListener(new OnItemSelectedListener() {

            @Override
            public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0, View arg1,
                                       int arg2, long arg3) {
                final ImageView im = (ImageView)findViewById(R.id.imageView1);
                String s=((TextView)arg1).getText().toString();
                if(s.equals("A"))
                    im.setImageDrawable(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.a));
                if(s.equals("A6"))
                    im.setImageDrawable(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.a6));
                if(s.equals("A7"))
                    im.setImageDrawable(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.a7));
                if(s.equals("Am"))
                    im.setImageDrawable(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.am));

                if(s.equals("Am6"))
                    im.setImageDrawable(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.am6));
                if(s.equals("Am7"))
                    im.setImageDrawable(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.am7));
                if(s.equals("Amaj7"))
                    im.setImageDrawable(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.amaj7));
                if(s.equals("img8"))
                    im.setImageDrawable(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.img4));

                if(s.equals("img9"))
                    im.setImageDrawable(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.img1));
                if(s.equals("img10"))
                    im.setImageDrawable(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.img2));
                if(s.equals("img11"))
                    im.setImageDrawable(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.img3));
                if(s.equals("img12"))
                    im.setImageDrawable(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.img4));

                if(s.equals("img13"))
                    im.setImageDrawable(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.img1));
                if(s.equals("img14"))
                    im.setImageDrawable(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.img2));
                if(s.equals("img15"))
                    im.setImageDrawable(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.img3));
                if(s.equals("img16"))
                    im.setImageDrawable(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.img4));
            }

            @Override
            public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0) {
                // TODO Auto-generated method stub
            }
        });

    }
}

The xml with the 2 spinners..
<Spinner
    android:layout_height="40dp"
    android:layout_width="60dp"
    android:id="@+id/spinner1"
    android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/imageView"
    android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
    android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
    android:layout_marginLeft="31dp"
    android:layout_marginStart="31dp">
</Spinner>
<Spinner
    android:layout_height="40dp"
    android:layout_width="50dp"
    android:id="@+id/spinner2"
    android:layout_alignTop="@+id/spinner1"
    android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/spinner1"
    android:layout_toEndOf="@+id/spinner1"
    android:layout_marginLeft="18dp"
    android:layout_marginStart="18dp">
</Spinner>

The strings.xml file with the 2 arrays
<string-array name="spinnervalue">
    <item>A</item>
    <item>A6</item>
    <item>A7</item>
    <item>Am</item>
    <item>Am6</item>
    <item>Am7</item>
    <item>Amaj7</item>
    <item>img8</item>
    <item>img9</item>
    <item>img10</item>
    <item>img11</item>
    <item>img12</item>
    <item>img13</item>
    <item>img14</item>
    <item>img15</item>
    <item>img16</item>
</string-array>
<string-array name="spinnervalue2">
    <item>A</item>
    <item>A6</item>
    <item>A7</item>
    <item>Am</item>
    <item>Am6</item>
    <item>Am7</item>
    <item>Amaj7</item>
    <item>img8</item>
    <item>img9</item>
    <item>img10</item>
    <item>img11</item>
    <item>img12</item>
    <item>img13</item>
    <item>img14</item>
    <item>img15</item>
    <item>img16</item>
</string-array>

A: Use this approach:
public class SpinnerRes extends AppCompatActivity implements OnItemSelectedListener{

            @Override
            protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
                super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
                setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

                final String[] spstr = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.spinnervalue);
                final Spinner sp = (Spinner)findViewById(R.id.spinner1);

                final ArrayAdapter<String> ar = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item,spstr);
                sp.setAdapter(ar);

               sp.setOnItemSelectedListener(this);

            }

        public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int pos, long id) {

             Spinner spinner = (Spinner) parent;
             if(spinner.getId() == R.id.spinner1)
             {
               //do your staff
             }
             else if(spinner.getId() == R.id.spinner2)
             {
               //do your staff
             }

          }

    }

A: Please look in to this code do changes according to you,
    public class SpinnerRes extends Activity {
     ImageView im;
    Spinner sp,sp2;
     String[] spstr;
    String[] spstr2;
    ArrayAdapter<String> ar;
    ArrayAdapter<String> ar2;
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.b);
        im = (ImageView)findViewById(R.id.imageView1);

        spstr = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.spinnervalue);
        spstr2 = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.spinnervalue2);
        sp = (Spinner)findViewById(R.id.spinner1);
        sp2 = (Spinner)findViewById(R.id.spinner2);

        ar = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item,spstr);
        ar2 = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item,spstr2);
        sp.setAdapter(ar);
        sp2.setAdapter(ar2);

        sp.setOnItemSelectedListener(new AdapterView.OnItemSelectedListener() {

            @Override
            public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0, View arg1,
                                       int arg2, long arg3) {

                String text = sp.getSelectedItem().toString();
                if(text.equals("A"))
                    im.setImageDrawable(getResources().getDrawable(R.mipmap.ic_launcher));
                if(text.equals("A6"))
                    im.setImageDrawable(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.built_in_active));

            }

            @Override
            public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0) {
                // TODO Auto-generated method stub
            }
        });

        sp2.setOnItemSelectedListener(new AdapterView.OnItemSelectedListener() {

            @Override
            public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0, View arg1,
                                       int arg2, long arg3) {

                String text = sp2.getSelectedItem().toString();
                if(text.equals("A"))
                    im.setImageDrawable(getResources().getDrawable(R.mipmap.ic_launcher));
                if(text.equals("A6"))
                    im.setImageDrawable(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.built_in_active));

            }

            @Override
            public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0) {
                // TODO Auto-generated method stub
            }
        });

    }
}


Diggin the ZSpheres as roots thinking it was a bit tedious to make them stick??? Thought about trying ZSketch for roots on one of my tree models see how it goes... Very cool so far!!!
I actually did start with ZSketch, but I couldn't figure out how to move individual strands without affecting the others.
With ZSpheres, it's much more controlled, but it also takes a bit longer.
I hope to see a final version of it.
hey guys, after several more hours of work today, I got a little more progress done on the tree dude.
covered the whole body with ZSpheres and also made some test leaves for the branches, just to see how it looks.
Very cool work with the Zspheres. That concept and model starting to look really good and its not even detailed yet!
closing the holes and using ZRemesher to make the mesh pretty again, so I can sculpt it soon..
Wow, nice progress so far!!! Beautiful work!!!
those zSpheres into the form!!!
closing the holes and using zremesher to make the topology pretty again.
Now that I'm getting closer to sculpting, I have a question you guys might be able to help me with.
How would I go about sculpting and UVing the entire thing?
Or should I dynamesh the whole thing, retopologize (or use ZRemesher) and the sculpt the model as one? (the plan is to eventually bring it into Maya for rendering.
In case of the first option, would it make sense to remove the not visible parts of the zspheres to reduce the polycount?
Thanks in advance for any tips on this!
Personally, I would try to separate your branches and roots meshes into multiple subtools, like maybe one for the head, the body, one (or two) for each arm and leg, depending if you want symetry, etc. It would be easier to work with IMO and would allow you to have a higher definition than if you kept everything into one subtool.
You also may want to do things like the beard , face and hands (etc) separately.
Depending on what the final output on this guy is will determine how much detail you go into for UV retopology. You mentioned bringing it into Maya for rendering but that could mean anything. If that's all you want to do then I would go for the route that is fastest that will get the best quality from the detail you put in. You can get away with a lot for a low res game character because of how you set up most of the silhouettes though (think a faceted piece of glass surrounding this figure, planes, planes, planes). As you mentioned I think the ZRemesh will do just fine and you may be able to just run UV Master based off of polygroups and avoid most of the hard work.
If you're looking to deleting the inner geometry but keep the polygroups you COULD mask the exterior shell with the mask brush with backface masking on, invert mask, create polygroup from mask, hide polygroup and delete hidden. Now this will leave holes in the mesh that will need welded in maya or see what you can get away with with Close holes function in ZB.
Just some of my thoughts. Looking good man!
I feel like there's an easier way to do what I described but haven't had enough coffee yet today to remember it.
Here is a little freelance project I did last month. It's a Victoria Lily pad ring I made entirely in ZBrush.
were given to me by Michal.


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Michael Curry is the Assistant Director of Marketing and teaches economics at the University of Mary. He earned a BA in Liberal Studies from Grand Valley State University and an MA in Economics from Walsh College. From 1991 to 1994, Curry continued interdisciplinary studies in economics, politics, history and philosophy under American political theorist, historian and social critic Russell Kirk. Previously, Curry served as the Director of Public Relations and Communications for Northwood University. He was also a speechwriter for Dick Posthumus, the former Lieutenant Governor and Senate majority leader in Michigan.
Marek R. Dojs is an Assistant Professor of Communications at the University of Mary. Dojs earned a BA in History and Communications from the University of St. Thomas and an MFA in Radio, Television and Film (focusing on Documentary Production) from the University of North Texas. He is a documentary filmmaker whose work has been screened at national and international venues. In 2008, Dojs won a grant from the Southwest Alternative Media Project's Emerging Filmmaker Fellowship Program and completed a documentary titled, "Return to Stolowicze," which was screened at Encuentro Bicultural De Cine Migracion in Mexico City and broadcast on PBS.
Samuel G. Freedman is the author of seven books, a columnist on religion for The New York Times and a professor of journalism at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. Freedman's most recent book, Breaking The Line: The Season in Black College Football That Transformed the Sport and Changed the Course of Civil Rights, was published in 2013 to remarkable critical acclaim. Freedman's first book, Small Victories: The Real World of a Teacher, Her Students, and Their High School, was a National Book Award finalist, and The Inheritance: How Three Families and the American Political Majority Moved from Left to Right was a Pulitzer Prize finalist.
James R. Gaston is an Associate Professor of History at Franciscan University of Steubenville. He earned an MA in History from the State University of New York at Cortland. Professor Gaston created and teaches the core courses in the Humanities and Catholic Culture Program at Steubenville. Previously, he served as the Lecture Program Director for the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. His honors and awards include a Fellowship Research Grant from the Earhart Foundation and Faculty Teacher of the Year.
Leroy Huizenga, PhD, is the Administrative Chair of Human and Divine Sciences at the University of Mary. Dr. Huizenga earned a BA in Religion from Jamestown College, an MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary and a PhD in New Testament from Duke University. During doctoral studies, he received a Fulbright Grant to study and teach at Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität in Frankfurt, Germany. Previously, Dr. Huizenga taught for five years at Wheaton College. He is the author of The New Isaac: Tradition and Intertextuality in the Gospel of Matthew (Brill Academic Publications, 2012) and co-editor of Reading the Bible Intertextually (Baylor University Press, 2009).
Thomas Marple is an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design and Communications at Bismarck State College. Marple earned a Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) from North Dakota State University. Previously, Professor Marple worked as a Conservation Engineering Technician for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Patrick J. McCloskey is the Director of Research and Publications at the University of Mary and serves as the editor-in-chief of 360 Review. He earned a BA in Philosophy and English from Carleton University and an MS in Journalism from Columbia University. McCloskey has written for many publications, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and City Journal. He also served as the press secretary for the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. In 2009, the University of California (Berkeley) Press published McCloskey's non-fiction narrative book, The Street Stops Here: A Year at a Catholic High School in Harlem, to enormous critical acclaim.
Mark Mills is a Manhattan Institute Senior Fellow, a Faculty Fellow in the McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University and CEO of the Digital Power Group. He writes a tech column for Forbes and co-authored a book titled, The Bottomless Well (Basic Books, 2006). Mills has written for numerous publications, including The Wall Street Journal and New York Times Magazine. Early in Mills' career, he was an experimental physicist and development engineer in the fields of microprocessors, fiber optics and missile guidance. Mills was also a partner at a boutique venture fund and co-authored a tech investment newsletter. Mills served in the White House Science Office under President Ronald Reagan.
Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, PhD, serves as the Director of Education at The National Catholic BioethicsCenter and is an Adjunct Professor of Bioethics at the University of Mary. Fr. Pacholczysk earned a doctorate in neuroscience from Yale University and did post-doctoral research at Harvard University. He often does media commentaries for major media venues, including CNN International, ABC World News Tonight, the Wall Street Journal and New York Times.
Jesse Russell, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of English at the University of Mary and co-chairs the campus URead program, the yearly campus-wide book discussion at the University of Mary. Dr. Russell earned a BA in English and Philosophy from Franciscan University of Steubenville, an MA in Philosophy also from Franciscan, an MA in English in Renaissance Literature from Catholic University of America and a PhD in Comparative Literature from Louisiana State University.
Josh Schonwald is an award-winning Chicago food writer and author of The Taste of Tomorrow: Dispatches from the Future of Food (Harper, 2012), which received significant critical acclaim. He earned an MS in Journalism from Columbia University. Schonwald's work has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Slate and the Wall Street Journal. He writes regularly about the future of food and agriculture for TIME.com.
Jared Staudt, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Theology and Catholic Studies at the University of Mary. He earned a BA and an MA in Catholic Studies from the University of St. Thomas, and a PhD in Systematic Theology from Ave Maria University. Dr. Staudt served as Director of Religious Education in two parishes and taught at the Augustine Institute in Denver for five years. He served as co-editor of the theological journal Nova et Vetera. Dr. Staudt has written articles in many academic journals, mostly about the relationship of faith and culture, and the theology of St. Thomas Aquinas.
Joseph Stuart, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of History and Catholic Studies at the University of Mary. He earned a BA in Humanities from Franciscan University of Steubenville, an AAS in Surveying Technology from Ferris State University, an MLitt in Modern History from the University of St. Andrews and a PhD in Modern Intellectual History from the University of Edinburgh. Dr. Stuart has published articles in numerous academic publications, including "From Gaudiem et spes to the New Evangelization" in The Newman Rambler and "Christopher Dawson and the Idea of Progress" in Logos.
Slavisa Tasic, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Mary. He has taught economics at universities in the Ukraine, Russia and Lithuania, and has worked as a consultant for several government and international organizations. Dr. Tasic earned a BA in Economics from the University of Belgrade and a PhD in Economics from the University of Turin, Italy. He has authored numerous articles in international academic journals and a book titled, The World Financial Crisis: Dilemmas and Solutions (Sluzbeni Glasnik, 2012).
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using UnityEngine;

namespace Soomla.Store {

	///
	/// A representation of a <c>VirtualItem</c> that you can actually purchase.
	///
	public abstract class PurchasableVirtualItem : VirtualItem {

		private const string TAG = "SOOMLA PurchasableVirtualItem";

		///
		/// When we actually try to purchase this <c>PurchasableVirtualItem</c> this purchase type will be invoked.
		///
		public PurchaseType PurchaseType;

		///
		/// Constructor.
		///
		/// <param name="name">Name.</param>
		/// <param name="description">Description.</param>
		/// <param name="itemId">Item id.</param>
		/// <param name="purchaseType">Purchase type (the way by which this item is purchased).</param>
		protected PurchasableVirtualItem (string name, string description, string itemId, PurchaseType purchaseType) :
			base(name, description, itemId)
		{
			this.PurchaseType = purchaseType;

			if (this.PurchaseType != null) {
				this.PurchaseType.AssociatedItem = this;
			}
		}

		///
		/// Checks if there is enough funds to afford the PurchasableVirtualItem.
		/// This action uses the associated PurchaseType to perform the check.
		///
		/// <returns>True if there are enough funds to afford the virtual item with the given item id </returns>
		public bool CanAfford() {
			return PurchaseType.CanAfford();
		}

		///
		/// Buys the PurchasableVirtualItem, after checking if the user is in a state that
		/// allows him/her to buy. This action uses the associated PurchaseType to perform
		/// the purchase.
		///
		/// <param name="payload">a string you want to be assigned to the purchase. This string
		/// is saved in a static variable and will be given bacl to you when the
		///   purchase is completed..</param>
		/// <exception cref="Soomla.Store.InsufficientFundsException">InsufficientFundsException if the user does not have enough funds for buying.</exception>
		public void Buy(string payload) {
			if (!canBuy()) return;

			PurchaseType.Buy(payload);
		}

		///
		/// Determines if user is in a state that allows him/her to buy a specific VirtualItem.
		///
		protected abstract bool canBuy();

		///
		/// Constructor.
		/// Generates an instance of <c>PurchasableVirtualItem</c> from a <c>JSONObject</c>.
		///
		/// <param name="jsonItem">JSON object.</param>
		protected PurchasableVirtualItem(JSONObject jsonItem) :
			base(jsonItem)
		{
			JSONObject purchasableObj = (JSONObject)jsonItem[StoreJSONConsts.PURCHASABLE_ITEM];
			string purchaseType = purchasableObj[StoreJSONConsts.PURCHASE_TYPE].str;

	        if (purchaseType == StoreJSONConsts.PURCHASE_TYPE_MARKET) {
	            JSONObject marketItemObj = (JSONObject)purchasableObj[StoreJSONConsts.PURCHASE_MARKET_ITEM];

	            PurchaseType = new PurchaseWithMarket(new MarketItem(marketItemObj));
	        } else if (purchaseType == StoreJSONConsts.PURCHASE_TYPE_VI) {
	            string itemId = purchasableObj[StoreJSONConsts.PURCHASE_VI_ITEMID].str;
	            int amount = System.Convert.ToInt32(((JSONObject)purchasableObj[StoreJSONConsts.PURCHASE_VI_AMOUNT]).n);
				PurchaseType = new PurchaseWithVirtualItem(itemId, amount);
	        } else {
	            SoomlaUtils.LogError(TAG, "Couldn't determine what type of class is the given purchaseType.");
	        }

			if (this.PurchaseType != null) {
				this.PurchaseType.AssociatedItem = this;
			}
		}

		///
		/// see parent.
		///
		/// <returns>see parent</returns>
		public override JSONObject toJSONObject() {
			JSONObject jsonObject = base.toJSONObject();
	        try {
	            JSONObject purchasableObj = new JSONObject(JSONObject.Type.OBJECT);

	            if(PurchaseType is PurchaseWithMarket) {
	                purchasableObj.AddField(StoreJSONConsts.PURCHASE_TYPE, StoreJSONConsts.PURCHASE_TYPE_MARKET);

	                MarketItem  mi = ((PurchaseWithMarket) PurchaseType).MarketItem;
	                purchasableObj.AddField(StoreJSONConsts.PURCHASE_MARKET_ITEM, mi.toJSONObject());
	            } else if(PurchaseType is PurchaseWithVirtualItem) {
	                purchasableObj.AddField(StoreJSONConsts.PURCHASE_TYPE, StoreJSONConsts.PURCHASE_TYPE_VI);

	                purchasableObj.AddField(StoreJSONConsts.PURCHASE_VI_ITEMID, ((PurchaseWithVirtualItem) PurchaseType).TargetItemId);
	                purchasableObj.AddField(StoreJSONConsts.PURCHASE_VI_AMOUNT, ((PurchaseWithVirtualItem) PurchaseType).Amount);
	            }

	            jsonObject.AddField(StoreJSONConsts.PURCHASABLE_ITEM, purchasableObj);
	        } catch (System.Exception e) {
	            SoomlaUtils.LogError(TAG, "An error occurred while generating JSON object. " + e.Message);
	        }

	        return jsonObject;
		}
	}
}


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package org.apache.reef.runtime.local.driver.parameters;

import org.apache.reef.tang.annotations.Name;
import org.apache.reef.tang.annotations.NamedParameter;

import java.util.Set;

/**
 * Created by marku_000 on 2014-07-07.
 */
@NamedParameter(doc = "The names of files that are to be kept on the driver only.")
public final class LocalFiles implements Name<Set<String>> {
}


Flott & Co. recently contacted the Department of State, suggesting that Volume 7 (Consular Affairs) of the US Department of State Foreign Affairs Manual ("FAM") be revised. Specific guidance is needed for cases when former US citizens living abroad wish to establish that they relinquished their US citizenship at a date in the past and a Consular Officer is not satisfied that they have met the burden of proof. There is no procedure currently in place for a Consular Officer to follow in such a circumstance. Indeed, there is no specified time limit within which a Consular Officer must forward a request for a Certificate of Loss of Nationality (CLN) to the Department of State.
For a number of reasons, former US citizen living abroad are now seeking proof that they relinquished their citizenship at a past date by applying for a backdated Certificate of Loss of Nationality. Approval of this application can only be made by the Office of American Citizen Services and Crisis Management in Washington, DC. We have already discussed what constitutes an expatriating act, and that Consular Officers have unclear guidance on what evidence meets the threshold for establishing a past loss of citizenship. More troubling, however, is there is no clear instruction what happens if a Consular Officer does not believe the facts submitted substantiate a loss of nationality.
It is clear from the manual that a person applying for a CLN can seek administrative review of an adverse decision (in this case a finding of non-loss). However, it is not clear when this decision would be made, or how the applicant would learn of the outcome. FAM 1221 ¶e discusses what happens when a decision is made at the consular level to prepare a CLN. It does not address what happens if the consular officer decides not to issue a CLN. 7 FAM 1221 also does not address time limits by which consular officers must report their findings in CLN cases to Washington.
The administrative review available in 7 FAM 1230 can only be accessed when the person seeking it has had a CLN denied. Obviously, timeliness is important in these cases. The FAM should contain rules that direct consular officers to process and forward CLN cases to the appropriate office in Washington, DC within a specific period of time and notify the affected person of the action taken and the date forwarded to Washington, DC. The absence of such rules unacceptably leaves former U.S. citizens in limbo as to the disposition of their cases.


Aloha everyone, we got a call to remove gum, blood spots and degrease the Er area and Valet area for one of our regular customer. This job we removed the gum with steam and then decontaminated the areas and pressure washed with hot water and reclaimed using our sirroco system.
I guess pressure washing is the best way of removing stubborn stains from different surfaces especially when we talk about hard surfaces. For gum removal and other stain removal you can always used pressure washing services, as they used high pressure of water for extensive cleaning.


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ReviewsNintendo Switch
Review: ORD. (Nintendo Switch)
By Jemma Casson	• 2 months ago
ORD. is a simple story-based game for the Nintendo Switch. With a black-and-white aesthetic and only three words per page, it's quite possibly the simplest game you've ever played. It's also a unique concept that's both fun and addictive. It may not last long, but it's an intriguing journey.
You could call it a choose-your-own-adventure book. ORD. presents its stories – with various pathways and endings – via three words at a time. Your choices continue the story and, ultimately, how it ends.
Each "page" of your story presents a one-word statement, followed by a choice between two words. Your choice adds two more words to this statement to complete the page.
For example, the first story begins with the word "Alarm." You're presented with two choices: Wake or Snooze. Choose "Snooze," and the page fills out with two more words so that it reads "Alarm. Snooze. Snore". It's amazing how well a tale can be told in three words. Each page is like the ultimate tweet.
You progress this way until you reach an ending. These are usually because your choices have led to death, causing you to restart the story. Each iteration is over quickly, within a few minutes at most. The pathways tend to change slightly, which keeps it feeling fresh each time you run through. It's like there's a random assortment of options available. And when you get to a scene you've previously encountered, you'll know which choice to make if it led to death last time – this doesn't change. It's fun to try every option to see what lies next.
As I mentioned, the story ends quickly. This does affect the longevity of the game. To help combat this, there are achievements to unlock along the way, based on your chosen path and your ending. There's also a handy progress meter showing you when you've unlocked everything. Once that's done, there's not much reason to come back to the story.
Thankfully, ORD. provides you with five separate stories to run through, with unique plots and experiences. The five stories are Quest, Dimensions, World, Foul Things, and Heist. You might be a simple traveller who wanders into a dungeon to plunder its treasures in "Quest;" or a god creating your own version of Earth in "World;" or you'll even rob a bank and flee from the police in "Heis;t" These varied stories enhance the longevity of the game, entertaining you for longer. At only $4.99 (and currently on special for $3.99), it makes it worth checking out.
The game's aesthetics are extremely plain. The background is black, and the three words are white. There's no music, but a tone of increasing pitch that sounds when the words appear on the screen. Playing is easy; you press the A button to make your choice and the B button to pause or go back. It's all quite effective in establishing a relaxing yet intriguing mood.
I must also mention the game's light tone, which presents a humorous plot. Yes, you will often meet an untimely death, but it's usually unexpected, and there are definitely scenarios that will make you chuckle along the way. It's a game to be enjoyed and not to be taken too seriously. This makes it more accessible to a wider audience, since it can be enjoyed by almost anyone.
Overall, ORD. is a special game. It's a collection of stories presented in a unique way that's both creative to witness and enjoyable to play. It might not warrant a second playthrough once you've been through all the scenarios, but it's a fun journey nonetheless.
ORD. is a special game that lets you choose your own adventure via three words at a time. The stories are uniquely presented, making it creative to witness and enjoyable to play. It might not warrant a second playthrough once you've been through all the scenarios, but it's a fun journey nonetheless.
Overall	8
Reviews eShop Nintendo Switch
Jemma Casson
I love all things Nintendo! It's my Dad's fault really, since he bought my sister and I the NES many Christmases ago. It was the beginning of a love affair, but who could blame me? There was no better introduction to video games than Mario and Zelda! I'm a proud owner of a 3DS (Fire Emblem-branded, thank you), a Wii U (which, incidentally, also doubles as my TV remote), and the Switch (day one, naturally). I'm a writer and a web developer, so I love writing reviews and take design elements very seriously. My all-time favorite game is Super Mario World for the SNES, though I'm also partial to any of the Mario Kart entries.


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The final result I need is to update the pos of canvas according to the switch interrupt.
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    print "hi"
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        print 'x1'
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        rgb:[1, 0, 0,1]
    Rectangle:
        pos:root.x1,root.y1
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A: You already declared x1 as a global variable in your class. In your method try printing self.x1."
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Margit Rosen
Margit Rosen is a Researcher and Curator for ZKM | Center for Art and Media Technology.
A Little-Known Story about a Movement, a Magazine, and the Computer's Arrival in Art
New Tendencies and Bit International, 1961–1973
Margit Rosen 2011
When Zagreb was the epicenter of explorations into the aesthetic potential of the new "thinking machines."
This book documents a short but intense artistic experiment that took place in Yugoslavia fifty years ago but has been influential far beyond that time and place: the "little-known story" of the advent of computers in art. It was through the activities of the New Tendencies movement, begun in Zagreb in 1961, and its supporting institution the Galerija suvremene umjetnosti that the "thinking machine" was adopted as an artistic tool and medium. Pursuing the idea of "art as visual research," the New Tendencies movement proceeded along a path that led from Concrete and Constructivist art, Op art, and Kinetic art to computer-generated graphics, film, and sculpture. With their exhibitions and conferences and the 1968 launch of the multilingual, groundbreaking magazine Bit International, the New Tendencies transformed Zagreb—already one of the most vibrant artistic centers in Yugoslavia—into an international meeting place where artists, engineers, and scientists from both sides of the Iron Curtain gathered around the then-new technology. For a brief moment in time, Zagreb was the epicenter of explorations of the aesthetic, scientific, and political potential of the computer. This volume documents that exhilarating period. It includes new essays by Jerko Denegri, Darko Fritz, Margit Rosen, and Peter Weibel; many texts that were first published in New Tendencies exhibition catalogs and Bit International magazine; and historic documents. More than 650 black-and-white and color illustrations testify to the astonishing diversity of the exhibited artworks and introduce the movement's protagonists. Many of the historic photographs, translations, and documents are published here for the first time. Taken together, the images and texts offer the long overdue history of the New Tendencies experiment and its impact on the art of the twentieth century.
From Participation to Interaction in Contemporary Art
Samuel Bianchini and Erik Verhagen 2016
Critical analyses, case studies, and artist interviews examine works of art that are realized with the physical involvement of the viewer.
How are we to understand works of art that are realized with the physical involvement of the viewer? A relationship between a work of art and its audience that is rooted in an experience that is both aesthetic and physical? Today, these works often use digital technologies, but artists have created participatory works since the 1950s. In this book, critics, writers, and artists offer diverse perspectives on this kind of "practicable" art that bridges contemplation and use, discussing and documenting a wide variety of works from the last several decades. The contributors consider both works that are technologically mediated and those that are not, as long as they are characterized by a process of reciprocal exchange.
The book offers a historical frame for practicable works, discussing, among other things, the emergence and influence of cybernetics. It examines art movements and tendencies that incorporate participatory strategies; draws on the perspectives of the humanities and sciences; and investigate performance and exhibition. Finally, it presents case studies of key works by artists including and offers interviews with such leading artists and theoreticians as Claire Bishop, Thomas Hirschhorn, Matt Adams of Blast Theory, Seiko Mikami and Bruno Latour. Numerous illustrations of artists and their works accompany the text.
ContributorsMatt Adams (Blast Theory), Jean-Christophe Bailly, Samuel Bianchini, Claire Bishop, Jean-Louis Boissier, Nicolas Bourriaud, Christophe Charles, Valérie Châtelet, Jean-Pierre Cometti, Sarah Cook, Jordan Crandall, Dominique Cunin, Nathalie Delbard, Anna Dezeuze, Diedrich Diederichsen, Christophe Domino, Larisa Dryansky, Glória Ferreira, Jean-Paul Fourmentraux, Gilles Froger, Masaki Fujihata, Jean Gagnon, Katrin Gattinger, Jochen Gerz, Piero Gilardi, Véronique Goudinoux, Usman Haque, Helen Evans and Heiko Hansen (HeHe), Jeppe Hein, Thomas Hirschhorn, Marion Hohlfeldt, Pierre-Damien Huyghe, Judith Ickowicz, Eric Kluitenberg, Janet Kraynak, Bruno Latour, Christophe Leclercq, Frédérik Lesage, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Peter Lunenfeld, Lawrence Malstaf, Julie Martin, Seiko Mikami, Dominique Moulon, Hiroko Myokam, Ernesto Neto, Mayumi Okura, Eddie Panier, Françoise Parfait, Simon Penny, Daniel Pinkas, Chantal Pontbriand, Emanuele Quinz, Margit Rosen, Alberto Sánchez Balmisa, Frederik Schikowski, Arnd Schneider, Madeline Schwartzman, Luke Skrebowski, Vanessa Theodoropoulou, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Andrea Urlberger, Erik Verhagen, Franz Erhard Walther, Peter Weibel, Renate Wiehager, Catherine Wood, Giovanna Zapperi, Anne Zeitz, David Zerbib
Edited by Samuel Bianchini and Erik Verhagen with the collaboration of Nathalie Delbard and Larisa Dryansky.


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import android.graphics.Point;
import android.graphics.Rect;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewParent;
import androidx.annotation.UiThread;
import com.facebook.infer.annotation.Assertions;

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  /** Returns the root view of a given view in a react application. */
  public static RootView getRootView(View reactView) {
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        return (RootView) current;
      }
      ViewParent next = current.getParent();
      if (next == null) {
        return null;
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      Assertions.assertCondition(next instanceof View);
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    }
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  }
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As a visitor to the Bannerghatta Biological Park, Bangalore you may wish to obtain information about when to visit, directions to locate the Bannerghatta Biological Park, etc.
It is hoped that this article will give you sufficient details about the contact information of Bannerghatta Biological Park, Bangalore. So here's who to contact and the phone numbers of the senior official associated with the Bannerghatta Biological Park.


The First Nations in Canada have a rich history and on the Pacific coast of Canada, there are many archaeological sites that are of great importance. One of these is the Haida village of Kiusta in British Columbia. It is not only a significant archaeological site, it is also a center for the revitalization of Haida Culture. Here visitors can really understand the culture and lives of the First Nation people who flourished in the Pacific Northwest for millennia.
The village of Kiusta is on the coast of British Columbia and it is situated on a sheltered beach facing Cloak Bay in the archipelago known as Haida Gwaii . It is located on the northwest corner of Graham Island, and faces Langara Island. The village is near the famous Parry Passage which is noted for its treacherous currents and also the Marchand Reef.
The village is situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty and there are still remains of the original Haida settlement . To the west of the village are three mortuary posts that once supported a burial platform which had a series of mortuary boxes once used to inter the Haida dead. This is now largely overgrown. The Haida people of Kiusta, with the support of the authorities, has built three traditional longhouses on the site, based on drawings of the original structures from the 19 th century. They are set among a number of old carved poles that date from the original Haida settlement.
There are also three floating platforms used for recreational fishing in the straits between Langara Island and the village. The Haida in Kiusta and those nearby have also established a maritime conservation project in the area.
The settlement was once on an important trail that linked the area to Lepas Bay and the name of the village in the Haida language means 'where the trail comes out'. The Haida were renowned traders, pirates, and warriors and there is still a significant Haida community in British Columbia.
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The village was the site of the first contact with Europeans. In 1787, the English Captain George Dixon and his ship the Eliza visited the Haida. In 1799 another ship visited the village and an accurate drawing of the settlement was drawn in its journal.
At the heart of the village was a large house that belonged to the chief, who belonged to the Stats Eagles. However, the arrival of the Europeans disrupted the life of the Haida and many migrated north to the Prince of Wales Island off the shore of Alaska. The site was later repopulated by refugees from Haida Gwaii. It is believed that that the population of the village was 300 and that the Haida in the Kiusta were involved in the trade of precious seashells. For most of the 19 th century the village was governed by the charismatic chief Albert Edward Edenshaw who, when a ship became stranded near the village in the 1820s in Hudson Bay, looted its weapons and cargo. He sold on the weapons and acquired many slaves.
The population of Kiusta was decimated because of a smallpox epidemic in the 1850s. The dwindling population and the remoteness of Kiusta meant that the community went into decline and eventually by the end of the 19 th century it was abandoned after several thousand years of occupation. Most of the villagers eventually moved to nearby Masset.
The village began to draw the attention of archaeologists and experts from the 1930s. In the 1960s archaeologists began to map the remains of the village and collect the oral histories of the Haida people. Many photographs were taken of the remains, especially totem poles and other carvings. They are a unique archive of the treasure of Haida art and today many artifacts gathered at the village can be seen at the Masset Community Museum.
There are regular chartered float plane flights to the nearby Langara Island. The areas around Langara Island and Kiusta is renowned for commercial fishing.
There is a variety of accommodation near Kiusta - floating accommodation for fishermen and women off Langara Island, as well as Langara Island Lodge. Kiusta Village is playing a leading role in the revival of the culture of the original inhabitants of this part of British Columbia. In the summer months Kiusta is part of the 'rediscover your heritage program', which allows young people to rediscover the history and traditions of the Haida people and culture.
MacDonald, G.F., 2011. Haida monumental art: villages of the Queen Charlotte Islands . UBC Press.
Robinson, M.P. and Robinson, M. 1996. Sea otter chiefs . Bayeux Arts Incorporated.


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2019 Belles Softball News
2019-20 2018-19 2017-18 2016-17 2015-16
Duncan Selected as Recipient of NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
NOTRE DAME, Ind. - Makenzie Duncan, a 2018 graduate of Saint Mary's and a former member of the Belles softball team, was one of 21 female student-athletes from NCAA Division I, II, and III member institutions to earn a 2018-19 Spring Postgraduate Scholarship from the national body.
Nearly Sixty Student-Athletes and Record-Setting Eight Teams Earn MIAA Academic Honors
FREELAND, Mich. - Fifty-nine Saint Mary's student-athletes and all eight varsity teams received academic distinctions from the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) for the 2018-19 academic year.
Belles Eliminate Flying Dutch, Fall to Champion Knights in MIAA Tournament
ANGOLA, Ind. - The Saint Mary's softball team battled all day long but saw the season come to a close in the MIAA Tournament championship game.
Belles Top No. 7 Thunder in MIAA Tournament Opener
ANGOLA, Ind. - With the game tied 3-3 going into the final inning, the Belles plated two big runs in the top of the seventh and held off a late push by host Trine to take a 5-4 win over the No. 7 ranked Thunder in both teams' first game of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Tournament on Friday.
Bruni, Keilman Garner All-MIAA Honors
FREELAND, Mich. - Saint Mary's softball players Zoe Bruni and Kelsey Keilman both collected Second Team All-MIAA accolades for the 2019 season.
Belles Secure MIAA Tournament Berth in Split Versus Bulldogs
ADRIAN, Mich. - The Saint Mary's softball team claimed a 3-1 win in game one against Adrian before falling in game two by a 5-2 score to earn the fourth seed in next week's top-four MIAA Tournament.
Belles Stay in Thick of Tournament Talk with Split Against Flying Dutch
NOTRE DAME, Ind. - After falling 4-1 in the opener, the Saint Mary's softball team prevailed in game two against visiting Hope with a 5-4 win to stay in the thick of things for a spot in the top-four MIAA Tournament next week.
Belles Split With Scots on Senior Day
NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's softball team bounced back from a 5-2 loss in game one with a 9-7 game-two victory over Alma on Monday afternoon.
Belles Split with Grizzlies
FRANKLIN, Ind. - The Saint Mary's softball team took a 6-4 (8 innings) win in game one before falling 3-2 in game two in a doubleheader at Franklin on Tuesday afternoon.
Belles Tripped Up by Knights
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Saint Mary's softball team fell in a pair of conference games against Calvin by 2-1 and 7-2 scores on Saturday afternoon.
Belles Sweep Brits in Conference Contests
ALBION, Mich. - The Saint Mary's softball team earned a 3-0 win and a 7-3 victory over Albion in a conference doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon.
Belles Fall Short in Pair of One-Run Games Against Anderson
NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's softball team came up just short in 3-2 and 2-1 (8 innings) setbacks against Anderson on Monday evening.
Belles Split with Hornets in League Doubleheader
NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's softball team bounced back from a 3-2 (8 innings) loss to visiting Kalamazoo to take game two by a 2-0 score on Saturday.
Belles Split MIAA Doubleheader Against No. 11 Trine
ANGOLA, Ind. - The Saint Mary's softball team bounced back from a 6-1 game-one loss with a 5-1 victory over No. 11 (National Fastpitch Coaches Association) Trine in conference action on Wednesday evening.
Belles Sweep MIAA Twinbill Against Comets
NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's softball team opened the conference portion of their 2019 schedule with a doubleheader sweep against Olivet by 5-2 and 6-3 scores on Tuesday afternoon.
Belles Sweep Spartans in Home Opener
NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's softball team earned a pair of matching 3-1 victories over visiting Manchester on Tuesday in the Belles' first home doubleheader of the season.
Belles Fall to Undefeated Cardinals
NAPERVILLE, Ill. - The Saint Mary's softball team came up just short in 5-2 and 4-1 losses against undefeated North Central on Saturday afternoon.
Belles Set Back Twice as Arizona Trip Concludes
TUCSON, Ariz. - The Saint Mary's softball team fell 6-4 against Millikin before ending on the short side of a 9-2 final against Gustavus Adolphus to conclude their spring break trip to Arizona.
Belles Come Up Just Short Three Times
TUCSON, Ariz. - The Saint Mary's softball team fell 3-2 against Hamline and were just short in a 4-2 final against Case Western Reserve University on Thursday. The Belles added a game against Millikin after two days of rain outs in Arizona but were on the wrong side of a 5-2 final late on Thursday evening.
Belles Topped by No. 15 Dutch, Take Down Vikings
TUCSON, Ariz. - The Saint Mary's softball team bounced back from a 16-10 loss to No. 15 ranked Central (Iowa) to take down Bethany Lutheran in a 5-4 final in Arizona.
Belles Narrowly Edged Out Twice in Arizona Debut
TUCSON, Ariz. - The Saint Mary's softball team lost a 5-4 contest to Dickinson before coming up short in a 2-0 final against Cornell (Iowa) in their first day of action at the Tucson Invitational Games on Sunday.
Keilman, Hettinger Garner MIAA Player of the Week Honors
FREELAND, Mich. - Junior outfielder Kelsey Keilman was named Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Position Player of the Week while freshman Mandi Hettinger picked up MIAA Pitcher of the Week accolades for their efforts last weekend.
Belles Fall Twice on Opening Day
BRIGHTON, Mich. - The Saint Mary's softball team fell in a 10-2 (5 innings) contest against Madonna before shouldering a 3-2 setback against Concordia Ann Arbor at the Legacy Center on Friday.
Thirteen Belles Named as Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The 2017-18 Saint Mary's softball team had 13 of its members garner Easton/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America Scholar-Athlete honors.
Belles Earn Easton/NFCA Top Ten Academic Team Honor
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Saint Mary's softball team had the seventh-highest cumulative grade point average among NCAA Division III programs for the 2017-18 academic year. The performance by the team in the classroom gave the Belles program their second consecutive Easton/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Top 10 Academic Team honor.


Veson Nautical, the US-based developer of proven software solutions for the commercial maritime community, announced that Neste Oil Corporation has purchased Veson Nautical's Integrated Maritime Operations System (IMOS) Trading Module for Neste's Shipping Division. Veson Nautical IMOS Trading provides a solution for monitoring and managing physical and Forward Freight Agreement (FFA) positions and risk.
Currently, Neste's Shipping Division utilizes Veson Nautical's IMOS Chartering, Operations and Financials modules to manage all commercial shipping activities for its 30-vessel fleet. Ports of call include the Baltic, the North Sea and the North Atlantic Region; the company transports about 40 million tons of crude oil, oil products and chemicals annually.


On behalf of Marc Frischhertz of Frischhertz Poulliard Frischhertz & Impastato LLC posted in Admiralty & Maritime Law on Friday, September 22, 2017.
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration more than 300 barge workers were killed between 1997 and 2006 in on-vessel accidents and explosions. Workers died from drowning after falling off of their vessels without life jackets, suffered fatal injuries when the equipment they were working with shifted due to wakes and became asphyxiated when they were deprived of oxygen and did not have the proper breathing equipment to save their lives.
On behalf of Marc Frischhertz of Frischhertz Poulliard Frischhertz & Impastato LLC posted in Admiralty & Maritime Law on Friday, July 21, 2017.
Between the years of 2003 and 2010, 128 individuals died in offshore oil and gas operation incidents. This figure divides into an average of 16 deaths during each of the included years. All but one of the fatalities occurred in the Gulf of Mexico, the body of water that New Orleans residents enjoy using for its beaches and water sports. The fatality rate for workers in this incredibly dangerous industry is around seven times higher than the fatality rate of workers in other industries and the work presents individuals with serious dangers that do not exist in other fields of employment.
On behalf of Marc Frischhertz of Frischhertz Poulliard Frischhertz & Impastato LLC posted in Admiralty & Maritime Law on Thursday, June 1, 2017.
The Gulf of Mexico is a beautiful view for many of the residents of New Orleans. However, some also derive benefits from this impressive body of water beyond its aesthetic appeal: it provides them with job opportunities.
What is maintenance and cure under the Jones Act?
On behalf of Marc Frischhertz of Frischhertz Poulliard Frischhertz & Impastato LLC posted in Admiralty & Maritime Law on Wednesday, May 17, 2017.
The Jones Act provides seamen and workers on water-based vessels with legal rights to pursue the damages they sustain while on board such vessels. However, under the Jones Act, victims carry some burdens of proof in demonstrating their rights to claim under the law and the extent of damages that they wish to procure. This post will generally discuss the doctrine of maintenance and cure under the Jones Act, and how it may apply in personal injury cases. But, readers are encouraged to discuss their possible maritime cases with Louisiana-based attorneys.
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Towing vessels are an important part of the transportation and logistical infrastructure of the Mississippi River and the port of New Orleans. More than a few Orleans Parish residents go to work each day aboard a towboat. The federal government has promulgated regulations that govern general health and safety requirements aboard towing vessels. This blog post will give a brief overview of these regulations.
What safety measures should fishing vessel operators take?
On behalf of Marc Frischhertz of Frischhertz Poulliard Frischhertz & Impastato LLC posted in Admiralty & Maritime Law on Wednesday, December 7, 2016.
Many people in and around New Orleans are involved in the commercial fishing industry. The Gulf of Mexico and the lakes and bayous of Louisiana can be great places to harvest fish, crustaceans and other tasty sea dwellers. Strong and intelligent workers are needed to make this industry operate. But working in this industry is not without its risks.
What is required for the safety training of maritime workers?
On behalf of Marc Frischhertz of Frischhertz Poulliard Frischhertz & Impastato LLC posted in Admiralty & Maritime Law on Wednesday, November 2, 2016.
Information is power. When New Orleans workers are armed with the necessary information for their job, they have the power to perform efficiently and effectively. Not only do workers need to know the skills necessary to do their job tasks, they must also be aware of information that can help them stay safe on the job. This minimizes the chances of injury to oneself and others, and maximizes the likelihood of workers enjoying a long career in their profession.


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Shatavari Benefits and Uses
Ladies, this one's for you today.
While shatavari benefits all mankind, it's the women who can be helped the most.
If you haven't already heard of the many benefits of shatavari, it's time to take a closer look.
What Is Shatavari?
Shatavari is an ayurvedic plant known by various names. Some people know it as satavari while others call it satavar.
Since it is a species of the asparagus plant family, it's even common for people to just call it asparagus.
Its scientific name, however, is Asparagus racemosus. In the health niche, Shatavari is well known as an adaptogenic herb. Adaptogenic herbs are those which help your body cope with stress - both at the physical and emotional level.
Since stress affects virtually every aspect of your health, most natural health professionals agree that shatavari can help improve overall wellness.
The History Behind Shatavari
Shatavari has a long history of use in Ayurveda, predominantly originating in India.
It is chiefly an herb meant for the treatment and/or management of problems affecting the female reproductive system, including hormonal issues.
Despite the fact that shatavari has not been extensively researched, studies such as this one have highlighted the beneficial roles of shatavari as a general health tonic and in the management of female reproductive complications.
Let's take a closer look at its benefits.
5 Incredible Benefits of Shatavari
Many of the health benefits of shatavari are focused on the genitourinary system since most of the issues managed by this herb are those of the reproductive and urinary system.
1. Shatavari Stimulates Female Libido
Shatavari is rich in phytoestrogens, which are responsible for balancing various hormones in the body. These hormones are known to regulate several emotions and feelings.
For instance, shatavari stimulates the production and release of "happy" hormones such as dopamine, serotonin and endorphins - all of which help with intimacy.
Moreover, studies have shown that shatavari actively improves blood flow to the female genital area, particularly to the clitoris.
As a result, it actively enhances sexual stimulation, increases the sensitivity of the clitoris, and improves lubrication of the vaginal walls.
These functions make it a go-to product for women who have achieved menopause and are finding it hard to improve their libido.
It also works just as well for pre-menopausal women who just want to boost their desire for sex.
Check out our Organic Goddess tincture, featuring shatavari root here.
While success can be achieved using shatavari alone, most people argue that its effects are heightened when used simultaneously with ashwagandha.
2. Shatavari Supports Female Reproductive Health
The major constituents of shatavari also happen to be steroidal saponins, which act as potent regulators of estrogen.
As a result, they can help regulate menstrual cycles, alleviate painful menstrual cramps, and will significantly regulate the amount of blood lost during periods.
Steroidal saponins in shatavari can also help regulate the symptoms of menopause such as vaginal dryness, insomnia, and hot flashes.
Shatavari also contains mucilage that supports the mucous membranes of the vagina. As a result, it helps keeps these membranes well lubricated and allows free movement of sperm during intercourse.
These saponins also have some anti-oxytocin effects. Oxytocin is the hormone that initiates uterine contractions. By antagonizing this hormone, shatavari actively reduces painful cramps.
3. Shatavari Encourages Good Gut Health
Shatavari is a perfect gut cleanser that should be tried by anyone wanting to support a healthy gut. It achieves this by boosting the process of digestion.
It has been shown that shatavari can improve the activity of lipase and amylase, which are both digestive enzymes.
Physiologically, lipase is responsible for the digestion of fats while amylase takes part in the digestion of carbohydrates. By modulating the activities of both enzymes, shatavari can protect against stomach discomfort and unnecessary bloating.
Besides, shatavari enhances the processes of gastric emptying because it normalizes the motility of the GI tract.
Intestinal motility refers to the contraction and relaxation of smooth muscles in the intestines.
When the gut loses its ability to coordinate muscular activities, such as in the case of intestinal paralysis, you can use shatavari to reverse the condition and maintain optimal gut health.
4. Shatavari Boosts the Immune System
When it comes to boosting your immune system, shatavari works just as effectively as common steroidal compounds.
Its primary compound is sapogenin - a potent immune stimulator. It works by stimulating the activity of immune cells and priming them to deliver effective counteractive measures when you are struck by disease.
By stimulating the production of immune cells that fight infection, shatavari is one of the best herbs that can be used to clear infectious diseases.
Moreover, studies have shown that animal models treated with shatavari have an increased number of antibodies to help fight off infections.
Another important use of shatavari is in the management of patients with a compromised immune system.
Your immune system becomes compromised when you are suffering from conditions that overwhelm your immunity as in the case of autoimmune disease.
In such circumstances, shatavari can help restore the functionality and competence of immune cells to help fight the offending disease(s).
5. Shatavari Can Help Prevent Kidney Stones
Kidney stones are hard deposits that usually form in the kidneys and are passed down through the ureters into the bladder, then into the urethra and out of the body.
Sometimes the stones are so big that they get lodged in the region they find themselves in. This results in excruciating pain in your lower abdomen.
So how does shatavari help in all this?
Most kidney stones are formed from oxalates – compounds found in foods like French fries, spinach and beets.
In 2005, a study revealed that the extracts of shatavari root were used to prevent the formation of oxalate stones in rats - the test models for that experiment.
Although the same test has not been replicated in humans, it can be hypothesized that the same mechanism which worked for the rats can work similarly for humans and prevent the formation of oxalate-based kidney stones.
How to Use Shatavari Root
There are three major forms of shatavari:
liquid extracts or tinctures
Now the question becomes - which form of shatavari is the best?
That depends on how you want to use it and what your taste buds can handle, but ultimately, all forms work similarly.
Ayurveda prefers the powder form because just tasting the herb is enough to send signals to your system that help initiate its immune-supportive mechanisms.
Shatavari powder is often mixed with warm milk and honey. You can also mix shatavari powder with ghee.
If you don't like the taste of shatavari powder, you can opt for shatavari tablets, which are convenient for people on the go, in an office, or a public place.
Liquid extracts are the best in terms of long shelf life, easy assimilation, and convenience.
Like all herbal products, you should seek professional opinion from your doctor before you start using shatavari.
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