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Fighting for Spain (Hardback)
The International Brigades in the Civil War, 1936–1939
Photographic Books 20th Century Military
By Alexander Clifford
Published: 15th September 2020
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In the English-speaking world, the Spanish Civil War is perhaps best remembered through the exploits of thousands of foreign volunteers from across the globe who joined the International Brigades – a force of communists, socialists and others who took their opposition to fascism to extraordinary lengths. Their passionate political commitment to Spain's cause and determination in battle placed them among the crack troops of the Republic's People's Army.
Yet while much has been written about the political, social and cultural significance of the brigades and their experience in Spain, less has been said about their performance as front-line troops. It is this military history that Alexander Clifford focuses on in vivid detail in this highly illustrated new study.
His account tells the story of the brigades as combat units, tracing the course of each major battle in which they fought and showing the drastic changes they underwent as the war progressed – from an untrained militia in 1936, to the tried and tested shock troops of 1937, to a shadow of their former selves by 1938 after repeated maulings and the introduction of Spanish conscripts to fill their ranks.
"...a well-documented and attractively illustrated history of volunteers who sided with the government."
Toy Soldier Collector & Historical Figures
Military Heritage, Summer 2021
The International Brigades were mythologized in one sense, that is, as invincible bulwarks of the defense of the Republic, or in another, as equipped with automatons voted only to the final victory of Communism. Reality is well analyzed by Clifford in his book, discarding many of these interpretations. His book, which tells of a conflict whose survivors have now almost disappeared, is a new look at a subject that has seen so many mystifications. Clifford faces it as a serious historian and with the contribution of sources and data produces an excellent book.
On The Old Barbed Wire
Review by Jason Hubbard
This was a highly fascinating and enjoyable read, it was a conflict that I didn't really have much interest in prior to this book. I was aware of it, but it didn't pull at my interest, since finishing this book I want to find out more. As a wargamer, this could be an interesting conflict to plan and game in, similar to the early Japanese/Chinese conflict in the East. The Spanish Civil War was a fore runner to the Second World War.
If you've not read anything about this conflict, then I'd highly recommend grabbing a copy of this book, you won't be disappointed. If you're a wargamer and looking for an early 20th Century conflict to delve into, then this could be ideal for you.
Irregular Magazine | Spring Issue 2021
Clifford addresses the communist bias in the selection of officers, which often led to serious casualties due to inept but politically connected commanders, and the suppression of political dissenters, both matters usually ignored in books on the brigades. He also handles the larger war rather well, noting that atrocities were perpetrated by both sides. A good book on a contentious subject.
The NYMAS Review, Winter 2020-2021
It covers everything from recruitment and training to the initial fighting and the Brigades use as shock troops, despite having poor equipment. There are photos throughout, maps and features on prominent leaders, cumulating with the final battles, retreats and demobilisation of the volunteers. It's the full story of those who believed in a cause in foreign land strongly enough to put their lives on the line for it.
The Armourer, January 2021
It is indeed pleasing to see Pen & Sword making the commitment to publishing two similar, yet very different and mutually supportive books on the Spanish Civil War (The People's Army in the Spanish Civil War). They are sure to be welcome additions to novice or experienced reader to enable deeper study and greater understanding of both the International Brigades and the Spanish Civil War. I can be sure that by reading one will encourage many readers to purchase the other! An enjoyable read. Detailed and concise. A worthy book for both novice and grognard.
Alan Warren, Spanish Civil War Expert and Tour Guide
Alex Clifford also offers a detailed account of the war, through the lens of a military historian, in his richly illustrated book Fighting for Spain: The International Brigades in the Civil War 1936- 39.
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Author Alexander Clifford already has a number of books on the Spanish Civil War under his belt and it's clearly a subject that grips him. His latest book on the subject is no less gripping and is compelling and well illustrated with photos - at least one of these gruesome - and maps.
I knew very little about the International Brigades (in fact I thought it was International Brigade, singular) before reading this book. George Orwell served, I suspect most people know that, but so too did many other ordinary people from many countries, the majority returning to their homelands and to anonymity after the conflict had ended.
The book's format is agreeable: a central narrative and potted biographies of some of the participants scattered throughout the 235 pgaes. There is an index, a bibliography and a useful appendix listing the IB units; recommended.
Paul Nixon
Fighting for Spain should be read by those wanting a balanced picture of the International Brigades. Alexander Clifford doesn't attempt to make heroes out of people who were imperfect in many ways and yet often behaved heroically. He paints them as ordinary men who rose above the ordinary by participating in a war they could easily have ignored but chose not to. His book is a fitting tribute to their courage. It is well-illustrated with maps and photographs, and has a useful bibliography.
Penniless Press
The book has lots and lots of pictures, quotes from primary sources, and biographical details on different prominent fighters, making the book very interesting. I enjoyed a lot reading it and I'm very glad that I was able to attend the virtual launch too. The book deals with the major battles of the war, talks about training, and so forth. 5/5 stars!
Fighting for Spain is an excellent addition to the literature on the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War.
Accessible and well written, backed up with useful maps and images, it includes a wealth of information on the formation and composition of the Brigades and their role during the war.
Richard Baxell, author of the bestselling Unlikely Warriors.
A richly illustrated, highly readable and informative history with fascinating profiles of key figures.
Peter Anderson, author of Friend or Foe? Occupation, Collaboration and Selective Violence in the Spanish Civil War
This a well-presented narrative history that does not allow the International Brigades to automatically become heroes. It is a balanced view and makes good use of images and maps in providing a very readable account of this aspect of the Spanish Civil War.
Michael McCarthy. Battlefield Guide
About Alexander Clifford
Alexander Clifford is a historian who has studied at the universities of Leeds, Munich and Northumbria, and is an expert on Europe in the interwar period and has made a particular study of the Spanish Civil War. His previous publications include The People's Army in the Spanish Civil War: A Military History of the Republic and International Brigades 1936-1939 and Fighting for Spain: The International Brigades in the Civil War 1936-1939.
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Q: setting batch_size when using input_fn for tf.contrib.learn.Estimator I am using the high-level Estimator on TF:
estim = tf.contrib.learn.Estimator(...)
estim.fit ( some_input )

If some_input has x, y, and batch_size, the codes run but with a warning; so I tried to use input_fn, and managed to send x, y through this input_fn, but not to send the batch_size. Didn't find any example for it.
Could anyone share a simple example that uses input_fn as input to the estim.fit / estim.evaluate, and uses batch_size as well?
Do I have to use tf.train.batch? If so, how does it merge into the higher-level implementation (tf.layers) - I don't know the graph's tf.Graph() or session?
Below is the warning I got:

WARNING:tensorflow:From /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/tensorflow/contrib/learn/python/learn/monitors.py:657: calling evaluate
(from tensorflow.contrib.learn.python.learn.estimators.estimator) with y is deprecated and will be removed after 2016-12-01.
Instructions for updating:
  Estimator is decoupled from Scikit Learn interface by moving into
  separate class SKCompat. Arguments x, y and batch_size are only
  available in the SKCompat class, Estimator will only accept input_fn.
Example conversion:
est = Estimator(...) -> est = SKCompat(Estimator(...))

A: The link provided in Roi's own comment was indeed really helpful. Since I was struggling with the same question as well for a while, I would like to summarize the answer provided by the link above as a reference:
def batched_input_fn(dataset_x, dataset_y, batch_size):
    def _input_fn():
        all_x = tf.constant(dataset_x, shape=dataset_x.shape, dtype=tf.float32)
        all_y = tf.constant(dataset_y, shape=dataset_y.shape, dtype=tf.float32)
        sliced_input = tf.train.slice_input_producer([all_x, all_y])
        return tf.train.batch(sliced_input, batch_size=batch_size)
    return _input_fn

This can then be used like this example (using TensorFlow v1.1):
model = CustomModel(FLAGS.learning_rate)
estimator= tf.estimator.Estimator(model_fn=model.build(), params=model.params())

estimator.train(input_fn=batched_input_fn(
       train.features,
       train.labels,
       FLAGS.batch_size),
    steps=FLAGS.train_steps)

Unfortunately, this approach is about 10x slower compared to manual feeding (using TensorFlows low-level API) or compared to using the whole dataset with train.shape[0] == batch_size and not using train.sliced_input_producer() and train.batch() at all. At least on my machine (CPU only). I'm really wondering why this approach is so slow. Any ideas?
Edited:
I could speed it up a bit by using num_threads > 1 as a parameter for train.batch(). On a VM with 2 CPUs, I'm able to double the performance using this batching mechanism compared to the default num_threads=1. But still, it is 5x slower than manual feeding.
But results might be different on a native system or a system that uses all CPU cores for the input-pipeline and the GPU for the model computation. Would be great if somebody could post his results in the comments.

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NXT TakeOver: REVOLUTION Reviewed
Posted By Rob On Friday, December 12, 2014 03:34 PM. Under Professional Wrestling
Not enough attention is being given to perhaps the greatest wrestling show on television, so I'm working to fix that. Not only am I about to review NXT TakeOver: REvolution, but if it's as great as I think it's going to be, there's going to be a regular podcast dedicated almost exclusively to this particular WWE brand. More on that later…
Kevin Owens
Seeing the NXT debut of Kevin Steen, now referred to in the WWE Universe as "Kevin Owens", was a great way to start the show. The fans were into it, like they should be with a guy of Kevin's caliber, and they didn't rely too much on referencing things from Ring Of Honor. They seem to have bought into the "Fight Owens Fight!" thing, as I didn't hear reference to "Steen" once from the fans. The way things transpired in the match was good as well. It wasn't just a squash match by Owens, as CJ Parker DID get some offense in. The end of the match saw a couple of very impactful moves from the bloodied Owens, one of which (the setup move) was a sick looking pumphandle driver onto the back of Owens' knee. Whether it's that move or his lift powerbomb finisher, one of Kevin's moves is going to incorporate "KO", and the knockout reference is well deserved.
Corey Graves
I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that Corey Graves has moved from the locker room to the announce desk, much to the disappointment of those who enjoy his in-ring work. Apparently he's had too many concussions for the medical team's taste, so he now gets to be involved in a new aspect of the business. I won't go over his work on NXT TakeOver: REvolution, as it's not really fair to predict how he's going to do after just one night.
Tag Team Championship Match
The Lucha Dragons defending the belts against The Vaudvillains is a great match to feature in this event because it doesn't feature the two best teams on the NXT roster, but the belts give us reason to care nevertheless. The Vaudvillains could have some potential in this business – perhaps more than The Ascension – because of their entertaining gimmicks. They need to do better about doing things in the ring to play up to the crowd, especially in big matches like this. That's probably why the Lucha Dragons went over, so The Vaudvillains could take more time to "evolve". On an interesting note, one of the announcers mentioned that Kalisto was pulling out some moves which would make Rey Mysterio jealous… and I don't think that comment was impromptu.
Baron Corbin and Bull Dempsey
I didn't care much about the match where Corbin destroyed some random opponent, but what I do like is how they used the aftermath to start something between Corbin and Bull Dempsey. It won't be the full reason I tune in on Thursdays, but it all adds up to a show I don't want to miss.
The Ascension vs Itami & Balor
This was the match I was most looking forward to seeing on the show. I've yet to be too impressed by The Ascension, mostly due to lack of competition. I'm a big fan of Hideo Itami's work prior to joining NXT. And I've heard nothing but AMAZING things about Finn Balor. Though Finn crawling a lot during his entrance was a bit weird for my taste, his makeup, production value and attire were incredible. Seeing the way he's done this before, I was a little worried that he wasn't going to do this in NXT and I'm glad they did. The light work and the music and smoke were all top notch. The guy goes way beyond just being a wrestler, he's a performance artist unlike many the WWE Universe have seen.
The match itself started out fast and exciting, and it showcased all four guys well. The Ascension looked like a decent team, which actually lead me to one of my favorite announcer comments of the night, where the question is posed "how do you beat these guys?!" and Corey Graves says "No, that's why I lost my tag titles to them!". Analysis like that is going to make it interesting to have Graves on the mic, as he's been in the ring with a lot of guys on the NXT roster. The end of the match was fun, with a tease of Hideo Itami doing the Go2Sleep, which HE innovated before CM Punk started using it. Then they teased The Ascension doing their finishing move before showing some teamwork between Itami and Balor.
One thing I'm very curious about at this point is whether or not Itami and Balor will be a full-time tag team, or whether this was just a way to introduce both of them. The other thing that everyone should be wondering is whether or not Hideo Itami will be using the Go2Sleep, as it's unlikely CM Punk will be back anytime soon now that he's a part of UFC.
Charlotte: Flair or Not?
I like Charlotte, I really do. She's super talented in the ring. She's pretty. She can cut a promo. Having Ric Flair show up at her big matches is a really good thing for the young champion, as it really adds considerable credibility to the division as a whole. But why is it that she's not listed as "Charlotte Flair"? She has the music that her dad used remixed in as part of her theme song. So why not just take the next step? During the hype videos for this match against Sasha Banks, I heard it mentioned more than once that Sasha Banks taught Charlotte everything she (Charlotte) knows"…. are we really supposed to believe that The Nature Boy didn't teach Charlotte anything? It's absurd and it partially detracts from the credibility of one of the top women in this business, if just ever so slightly.
As for the match, Sasha Banks' submission hold, where she bends her opponent over backwards into an arc with their own arms crossed over their neck, is a sick move. Having Sasha Banks use Charlotte's Figure Four headlock was a good idea. The last four minutes of the match were good enough that even guys who don't typically enjoy women's wrestling will probably enjoy it.
Sami Zayn vs Adrian Neville
Can Zayn win the big one? That's what everything has been building up towards in all of Sami's big event matches in NXT. It told a good story, it helped get people firmly behind him like a modern day Mikey Whipwreck, and now one of two things happen: either Sami FINALLY wins and it's a big moment, or he turns heel. I don't think NXT is ready for Zayn to head up to RAW or Smackdown just yet, despite the fact that Zayn is MORE than ready to be there.
Selfishly, I want to see Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens team up, even if it's just a one-off thing.
This match was incredible, but you knew that. You knew going into this match that Zayn and Neville was going to feature some outstanding spots. In fact, there were a couple moves they did in this match that I've never seen done before. The German Suplex from Neville, where he shoved Zayne into the ropes chest first to give him more momentum on the suplex was one that probably won't get much in the way of mention for its creativity, but it's stuff like that which really adds some flare to wrestlers.
The ending to this match, having things finish out the way they did with the tease of Zayn potentially getting disqualified, then teasing him potentially getting tricked into a stupid mistake yet again, was perfect. They kept the emotion in the match, they kept the pace going at an unbelievable pace, and in the end we get a great moment…
…followed by the start of the build towards the next top-tier feud in NXT, guaranteeing that I'll be tuning in each week to NXT on Thursdays!
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The Organic Trade Association's Policy Conference, Big Results from Small Seeds, was held on May 24th in Washington, D.C. An agenda filled with leaders in organic produce and OPN was in attendance to network with leaders in the organic industry and understand the policies required to support us in the new political climate in Washington, D.C.
OTA's Board President, Missy Hughes, opened the conference with a reminder that a new administration and Congress provides the organic industry an opportunity to educate Washington on the economic engine organic represents for rural and urban economies.
Hughes also discussed some of the challenges that lie ahead. The organic sector needs the necessary tools to grow and compete on a level playing field. This means federal, state and local programs should help support organic research, and provide the organic farmer with a fully equipped tool kit to be successful.
In spite of the challenges, the robust organic sector continued to grow in 2016. Gaining market share and shattering records, as consumers across the U. S. purchased more organic products than ever before.
Laura Batcha, OTA's CEO and Executive Director, unveiled new data from OTA's 2017 Organic Industry Survey. Sales of organic food reached $43 billion in 2016, the first time the US organic food market has shattered the $40-billion ceiling. Organic food now accounts for more than five percent of total food sales in this country.
Organic produce sales came in at $15.6-billion, the largest of the organic food categories, and accounting for almost 40 percent of all organic food sales. Organic produce grew at an 8.4 percent growth rate; almost triple the 3.3 percent growth of total fruit and vegetable sales.
According to OTA, organic fruits and vegetables now comprise 15 percent of all produce consumed by Americans. Shoppers continue to place high value on freshness and convenience, grab-and-go salads and ready-to-eat veggies (fresh or frozen), all came in as top organic sellers.
Following Batcha, several leaders from Congress spoke to attendees on the challenges and opportunities facing organics and organic production. Congressman Jimmy Panetta, from California's 20th Congressional District spoke of his Italian grandfather who immigrated in the 1930's, planted walnuts on 12 acres in Carmel Valley, and where he learned what it meant to be a steward of the land.
Congressman Panetta noted California's central coast boasts over 430 organic producers – the fifth leading district of organic production in California – and is one of the birthplaces of organic agriculture. "We got here because of our progressive thinking and hard work and an understanding of what it takes to be stewards of the land. Organic farmers have to constantly pivot and adapt to succeed. People should recognize the risks taken every day to be an organic producer," Panetta said.
He noted crafting the next Farm Bill will be challenging, especially with the latest proposed budget cutting the certification cost-share program and 10 percent of National Organic Program. Panetta vowed to fight and protect the programs so vital to organic.
Fellow Congressman Representative Tim Ryan from Ohio's 13th district, and author of the book The Real food Revolution followed up, stressing the importance of organic food in reducing health care issues and related costs. Ryan, a relentless advocate for working families and farming, said 75 percent of health care issues are preventable and combined with poor food choices are helping to drive up health care costs. He believes the organic industry offers a solution to our biggest health care issues.
Ryan asked attendees to imagine if funds were used to subsidize fresh organic produce in our schools and institutions. The investment, he said, would help reduce health care costs, and drive down the nation's deficit. This has the makings of a political movement and Ryan said now is the time to start.
The keynote speaker for the event was Major League Baseball player Jason Werth. A 15 year veteran of America's national pastime, Werth is also batting for organic with 500 acres of certified organic land. He has been an organic farmer since 2009 and an avid organic consumer for 20 years.
Werth said eating organic food helped him face health struggles early in his career and has given him a new life----one that he happily shares with his teammates. He noted, upon arriving in Washington, D.C. years ago no one on the team knew anything about organic or nutrition. Today, the Nationals have gone almost strictly organic in their food room. Werth said organic education will be his next career and he plans to be a heavy hitter.
Hunter Francis founded and directs the Center for Sustainability, an interdisciplinary unit within Cal Poly San Luis Obispo's College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences. The Center is actively involved in the coordination of events, lectures, curriculum development, grant writing, fundraising, outreach, community organizing and provision of resources to students, educators, farmers, entrepreneurs and policy makers.
With conventional avocado f.o.b. prices sky high, it stands to reason that the organic avocado market has followed suit. And there is no letup in sight.
Climate continues to complicate efforts to meet growing demand for organic produce, across North America. Whether in the greenhouse or in the field, growers continue to look for ways to overcome weather and expand supply. For Canada-based Oppenheimer, the use of greenhouses to provide year round supplies of organic fresh produce has proven to be an effective way to increase supply.
Panels at the inaugural Organic Grower Summit (OGS) will include a range of topics designed to inform and engage organic growers, farmers and producers, and their service and supply chain partners. Farm soil management, environmentally sustainable packaging, advances in agricultural technology and discussion with elected state and federal officials on key issues facing agriculture are among topics that will be addressed by an illustrious line of speakers at OGS, December 13-14 in Monterey, CA.


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RST helps companies keep workers safe as tighter control on occupational exposure to toxic dust is legislated across Australia
Published by John Williams, Editorial Assistant
World Coal, Tuesday, 07 April 2020 11:37
New exposure standards for controlling toxic respirable dust to protect workers' health are being met by Australian companies who are stepping up with help from fine particle specialist Reynolds Soil Technologies.
Developer and global supplier of dust management solutions, Reynolds Soil Technologies (RST), has reported an escalation in supply of its dust suppression technology to companies in the mining, manufacturing and construction industries, following the announcement about changes to national exposure standards for coal and silica dust.
Safe Work Australia, the national policy body responsible for Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) laws, has instructed Australia's state governments to halve the occupational exposure limits (OEL) for silica dust to 0.05 mg/m3 and further reduce the OEL for other mineral dust from 2.5 mg/m3 to 1.5 mg/m3.
While it is now up to individual state governments to implement this change into jurisdictional WHS laws over the next 3 years, RST Operations and Technical Director David Handel stated that companies around Australia have already elevated their dust control activities with RST's dust suppression solutions to meet the national body's recommendations for managing airborne contaminants.
He said RST was constantly working with companies that dealt with airborne contaminants and demand for solutions had increased considerably in the past year since Safe Work Australia announced its plan to reduce the occupational exposure limits for silica and coal dust.
"Since the announcement about reducing workplace exposure levels for coal and silica dust, RST has noticed significant increases in supply of our range of foaming dust suppressants and wetting agents that address respirable dust," Handel said.
"Our management and control methods enable our clients to comply with the new and increasing number of Workplace Health and Safety Act regulations as they become effective in each state.
"We have been working with our clients to ensure hazard controls and systems are in place to address toxic coal and silica dust in confined areas and for material handling such as conveyors and transfer points, as well as reduce the dust levels produced by open source emissions, including stockpiles and opencast mining.
By using RST's systems and solutions, companies can demonstrate that all reasonably practicable hazard controls are in place and effective, and that attempts have been made to eliminate or minimise exposure, while not exceeding the relevant exposure standard.
RST's binding and foaming agents are highly effective in controlling dust and save up to half the amount of water normally used by conventional wet spray dust suppression systems, which has been highly beneficial for mining, quarry and civil construction companies throughout Australia with minimal access to water.
The RST-developed Guardian Dust Binder is a multi-purpose micro polymer additive that binds all fine particles together to greatly improve dust control on open surfaces and through spray systems, using minimal water. When applied on the material, whether stockpiled or being transferred, Guardian Dust Binder maximises water penetration and binds all fine particles together to stop dust from becoming airborne
Read the article online at: https://www.worldcoal.com/handling/07042020/rst-helps-companies-keep-workers-safe-as-tighter-control-on-occupational-exposure-to-toxic-dust-is-legislated-across-australia/


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William W. Cooper
Impact Prize : Winner(s)
Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) was first described in the article "Measuring the efficiency of decision-making units," European Journal of Operational Research, by A. Charnes, W. Cooper, and E. Rhodes (1978). It was selected as one of the 30 most influential papers published in the first 30 years of that journal.
Researchers and practitioners in many fields have recognized DEA's power and ease of use as a method for evaluating the performance of operational processes. DEA has been successfully applied in many organizations world-wide, including hospitals, HMO's, military units, universities, cities, courts, investment portfolio managers, and logistics and manufacturing firms. DEA helps identify peak performers in these organizations and suggests ways for the others to improve.
DEA's novel mathematical-programming-based, data-oriented approach has also been helpful in comparing the economies of nations and regions, due to its particularly effective means of accounting for the conversion of multiple inputs to multiple outputs.
Charnes and Cooper required very few assumptions in the development of DEA, so it has opened up possibilities for use in cases that were resistant to other OR approaches. For example, DEA helped improve pupil transportation in North Carolina, saving over 50 million dollars. This application was a finalist for the 1993 Edelman Prize.
The bibliography in Cooper, Seiford and Tone's Data Envelopment Analysis: A Comprehensive Text with Models, Applications and References (2000), lists over 2,800 articles on applications and extensions of DEA. Bill Cooper (now in his 90s) continues to advance the DEA method and extend its monumental impact.
Abraham Charnes and William Cooper's decades-long friendship and collaboration ended with Dr. Charnes' death in 1992. Both have been inducted into the IFORS' Operational Research Hall of Fame. For their seminal work on DEA, INFORMS is delighted to award the 2006 Impact Prize to Abraham Charnes and William W. Cooper.
The citation reads as follows:
The 1982 von Neumann Theory Prize of the Operations Research Society of America and The Institute of Management Sciences is awarded to Abraham Charnes, William W. Cooper, and Richard J. Duffin for their fundamental contributions to optimization methods, concepts, and models for problems of decision, planning and design.
These contributions, many of them linked to the awardees' common association with what is now the Carnegie-Mellon University, span a multitude of fields including: linear programming and inequalities, goals and chance-constrained programming, geometric programming, infinite dimensional and convex programming, network modeling and analysis, fractional and interval programming, prediction and stochastic decision rules, and game theory. This body of work is notable not only for its significance and breadth, but also for its exemplification of the power of broadly conceived applications to spark the advance of theory by first-rate minds.


WATERBURY — A family legacy is born — and the Campership Fund is the beneficiary.
While Elaine M. R. Strobel of Middlebury worked in the Waterbury School System she witnessed firsthand the benefits that recipients of the Campership Fund experience. As a result, she and her late husband, George Strobel, Jr., decided to donate to the fund.
When George Jr. died in June 2018, Elaine and her children asked for donations to the Campership in his memory, resulting in donations totaling more than $13,000 to send children to summer camp.
With the passing of George's mother, Mary Jane Strobel of Watertown, in January 2019, the family decided to continue the legacy. To date, 22 donations in Mary Jane's memory have been made, totaling $4,875. The family is delighted with the amount they have been able to contribute to the Campership Fund.
Total donations for January have reached $8,320, indicating 2019 is off to a promising start.
The official campaign kickoff and target goal for this year will be announced in early spring. Donations of any amount via check or cash, however, are welcome year-round, especially during the winter, so a firm financial base can be established by the time the campaign formally begins.
Campership raised $180,127 in 2018, enough to send all 491 eligible underprivileged youngsters off to summer camp. Applicants' families must meet household income guidelines and live in any of the 10 municipalities served by the United Way of Greater Waterbury: Bethlehem, Cheshire, Middlebury, Prospect, Southbury, Thomaston, Waterbury, Watertown, Wolcott and Woodbury.
United Way volunteers screen the applications for eligibility.
The average cost per camper in 2018 was $345, or $11 more per child than in 2017. Both the tuition costs per camper and the number of applicants overall are expected to increase this year over 2018's figures.
Quassy Amusement Park's next $45 carload special event, during which part of the proceeds go to the Campership Fund, is planned for the weekend of April 27 and 28.
Then comes the Big Green Pizza Truck party at the Greater Waterbury YMCA's Camp Mataucha in Watertown. The 10th anniversary of the festive event is slated for Thursday, May 16.
Expenses for the pizza party, and other similar occasions, are paid for with separate donations from event sponsors so all the proceeds from ticket sales go directly into the Campership Fund coffers. Special sponsors and donation efforts are invited for any Campership event this year, to mark the Campership Fund's 50th anniversary.
Civic clubs and philanthropic organizations, large and small businesses, church and school groups donate to the fund each year, in addition to the enthusiastic bloc of supportive individuals who make the Campership Fund a priority and donate year after year.
The Campership Fund can be followed on the Greater Waterbury Campership Fund page on Facebook or at rep-am.com/campership.
Donations may be sent to Greater Waterbury Campership Fund, 389 Meadow St., Waterbury, CT 06722. Contributions are tax deductible and are acknowledged in The Sunday Republican.
Mary Jane Strobel's husband, George Strobel Sr., is pleased with the 22 donations that will send kids to camp in his wife's memory.


You can drop off barometers at the Eastern Regional Landfill year-round without an appointment.
Most antique barometers contain about 4 ounces of mercury. If your barometer contains mercury, it can be toxic to landfills, so dispose of it with hazardous waste.
If you have a broken antique barometer, have it repaired instead of throwing it away. Check out The Barometer Shop, a store specifically dedicated to repairing antique barometers.


Coquille has a simple and elegant store front, with a historic flavor from the lights in Gastown. It is a spacious restaurant, with comfortable seating and a bar, where diners can enjoy a sip or two. Although it is a high end restaurant, it has a rather relaxing ambiance, with an aesthetic view of Gastown surrounding the restaurant.
Though Coquille is only serving the dine out menu during the festival, we were amazed by the wide selection of appetizers (including oysters), entrees, and desserts that we can choose from. Unfortunately, the overall dining experience was quite disappointing, due to the quality of the seafood and the dish itself.
For the appetizers, we chose Mussels Steamed with Cider and Coquille Ceviche.
Coquille Ceviche features whitefish, shrimp, and octopus, with a garnish of citrus and red onion to elevate the dish's flavor. It also pairs with some chips on the side to balance the acidic flavor. I usually love how refreshing ceviche is, with the hint of acidity. However, this dish was not my cup of tea. The citrus flavor was overpowering the dish, and I couldn't taste the freshness from the seafood. It was very sour that I had to put down my spoon and stop from eating. Mussels on the other hand was a warm and hearty dish, but the mussels were fishy and overcooked.
As for the entrees, we decided to Roast Scallops and Bouillabaisse.
Due to the strong acidity from the appetizer, I sticked with a soup-based entree, bouillabaisse. This dish features fish, shrimp, scallops, clams, and mussels, with crouton rouille. For both of the entrees, the scallops were undercooked, with a cold and raw center. The chef remade the dishes for us, and the squash gnocchi was quite delightful. Unfortunately for the bouillabaisse, as there were a lot of elements in the plate, not all ingredients were cooked perfectly. Though the shellfish was cooked perfectly this time, the fishiness remained. The fish was overcooked as well. The stew was seasoned perfectly, and I really like the shrimp and the crouton.
Lastly, we chose Baked Rice Pudding and Soft Serve Sundae for our desserts.
For the sundae, diners may choose among vanilla, strawberry, or swirl for the soft serve, with a choice of brownie and hot fudge or strawberries and jasmine shortbread. I liked the rice pudding, as it was subtle and not too sweet, just perfect for me. Sundae was not too special, but I really like the simple garnish of jasmine shortbread crumbles.
I was quite disappointed with my first dine out at Coquille Restaurant this year. As a high end seafood restaurant, I would expect all ingredients (at least the seafood) are fresh and prepared perfectly. Unfortunately, we could not agree to that. They gave us a coupon of BOGO entree for lunch or dinner, so maybe I might return to try again when the regular service resumes.
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There is never a good time to be diagnosed with breast cancer, and for Lynne, it seemed so unfair when she had already lost her 17 year old daughter to brain cancer.
"To be diagnosed with breast cancer was devastating. I truly believed I had been through enough. Five years earlier, my beautiful daughter Amber passed away after a very super-human, 18 month battle with brain cancer. My world totally fell apart. A couple of years later, my husband and I split up as neither of us were coping with our loss."
Lynne found herself alone supporting her teenage son, Jerome, who was finishing high school during this incredibly difficult time. The opportunity of a holiday to Western Australia became a ray of hope for Lynne. She loved Perth and saw the promise of new beginnings and much needed healing. She decided to move.
That is when the bombshell diagnosis hit.
Lynne was diagnosed with Grade 1 invasive ductal carcinoma breast cancer. Within days her life was overtaken by medical tests, waiting rooms and discussions with surgeons.
We first met Lynne at a time when she was feeling very alone. She had lost her daughter, her marriage, was new to Perth and had no family or close friends to turn to.
Our counsellor Shelley was by Lynne's side to help her rediscover her inner strength and connect her to a support group of women who were also going through breast cancer.
Our counsellors and breast care nurses talk to women every day who are trying to understand what their diagnosis means for their future and their family. Your donation can personally make a big impact and help them face every day more confidently.
"After losing my daughter to a brain tumor, I was adamant I was having a double mastectomy and reconstruction."
Lynne made the tough decision to go all the way and have both breasts removed. She spent six days in hospital and had a second surgery later to reconstruct her breasts. There were multiple rounds of chemo and she wasn't able to work during her lengthy treatment and recovery.
This was not only a gruelling experience for Lynne, but it put her small family into financial strife. Thanks to the generous donations of people like you, we were able to relieve the stress of Lynne's rent and put food on the table during this incredibly difficult time.
Lynne has come a long way since her recovery and now makes the most of every opportunity, including rallying support for others. She organised a Purple Bra Day in the small town of Boyup Brook and continues to support other people affected by breast cancer in WA.


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Bill O'Reilly claims he's most powerful man in America, after President Obama
Pundit and gadfly Bill O'Reilly no longer has any doubt about how big his pull is. According to his own glowing ...
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Pundit and gadfly Bill O'Reilly no longer has any doubt about how big his pull is. According to his own glowing estimation, the Fox News opinion maker is now only slightly less powerful than the president of the United States.
'I have more power than anybody other than the president,' O'Reilly told Newsweek this week, in a quote that seemed concocted in a laboratory to generate outrage.
Oh and he has a new co-written book to hawk, entitled Killing Lincoln.
O'Reilly claims that having cable news largest elderly viewership means he possesses nearly unprecedented power.
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'I can get things changed, quickly,' he told Newsweek. 'I don't have to go through the legislative process; I don't have to do any of that. I can just bring it to the people, and say, look, this has gotta be dealt with.'
Although he admits he's been able to pull most major political players into his vortex, some glaring omissions have tantalized him over the years. Former Vice President Dick Cheney is one example, but O'Reilly says Cheney prefers to play things safe.
'There is a fear factor,' O'Reilly explained. 'I've watched four or five of his interviews—I mean, it's all cupcakes, you know? I ask 'em questions, all right? Obama. I mean, when Obama sits with me, he doesn't know what the hell's coming, and it's exciting. It's exciting.'
O'Reilly speaks highly of President Obama, who has been on his show twice, and came away with boosts in the polls each time: 'A guy like Obama, he's got reason to be afraid, and he's not,' he says. 'He's composed; he likes to joust. There are personalities that do, and there are personalities that don't.'


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Q: Compile c++ using -c I have a simple example to test my IDE, to get ready my C++ environment.
I'm currently using Codeblocks 13.12 in Ubuntu 14.04.
When I build my program, the compiler executes the following code, and the program will throw an error when running.
g++-4.8 -Wall -fexceptions -O3 -pedantic-errors -std=c++11 -Wextra -Wall -pthread  -c /home/mikeldi/workspace/codeblocks/main.cpp -o obj/Debug/main.o
g++-4.8  -o bin/Debug/test obj/Debug/main.o

ERROR:
terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::system_error'
what(): Unknown error -1
Aborted (core dumped)

In the other hand, if I execute the following line (note that I don't use -c before main.cpp) the program will execute without any problem.
g++-4.8 -Wall -fexceptions -O3 -pedantic-errors -std=c++11 -Wextra -Wall -pthread main.cpp  -o main

So, my question is:
What does the -c do that makes the program not work?
Is there any way of setting codeBlocks so it doesn't use -c?
Thanks in advance,

A: If your program throws an error at runtime, the problem is much more likely to be in your code than in the compiler switches you're using.  With that said, there are much more significant differences between the two compiler invocations than -c.  In particular, the differences are
-fexceptions -march=corei7  -g

If you add those compile switches to your command-line invocation, as with
g++-4.8 -fexceptions -march=corei7 -g -O3 -pedantic-errors -std=c++11
    -Wextra -Wall -pthread main.cpp -o main

you can recompile your code and see that it probably still crashes.  Find out where by stepping through your code using the debugger of your choice, since the -g flag tells the compiler to include debugging information into the generated object file.

A: As PeterT said in the comment, both the compiler and the linker need -pthread
once that solved, the program worked fine:
g++-4.8 -Wall -fexceptions -O3 -pedantic-errors -std=c++11 -Wextra -Wall -pthread  -c /home/mikeldi/workspace/codeblocks/main.cpp -o obj/Debug/main.o
g++-4.8  -o bin/Debug/test obj/Debug/main.o -pthread

Thank you everybody.


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RSpec.describe "slack_integrations/new", type: :view do
  # before(:each) do
  #   assign(:slack_integration, SlackIntegration.new(
  #     :channel => "MyString",
  #     :webhook_url => "MyText"
  #   ))
  # end

  # it "renders new slack_integration form" do
  #   render

  #   assert_select "form[action=?][method=?]", slack_integrations_path, "post" do

  #     assert_select "input#slack_integration_channel[name=?]", "slack_integration[channel]"

  #     assert_select "textarea#slack_integration_webhook_url[name=?]", "slack_integration[webhook_url]"
  #   end
  # end
end

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Review: The Prey
posted at Sunday, February 3rd, 2013 at 5:00 PM | Reviews, Young Adult
Series: The Hunt #2
Published by St. Martin's Griffin on January 29, 2013
Genres: Dystopian, Horror, Paranormal
For Gene and the remaining humans—or hepers—death is just a heartbeat away. On the run and hunted by society, they must find a way to survive in The Vast... and avoid the hungry predators tracking them in the dark. But they're not the only things following Gene. He's haunted by the girl he left behind and his burgeoning feelings for Sissy, the human girl at his side.
When they discover a refuge of exiled humans living high in the mountains, Gene and his friends think they're finally safe. Led by a group of intensely secretive elders, the civilisation begins to raise more questions than answers. A strict code of behaviour is the rule, harsh punishments are meted out, young men are nowhere to be found—and Gene begins to wonder if the world they've entered is just as evil as the one they left behind. As life at the refuge grows more perilous, he and Sissy only grow closer. In an increasingly violent world, all they have is each other... if they can only stay alive.
First Sentence: "We thought we were finally free of them but we were wrong."
**Be forewarned: this review will include major spoilers for The Hunt and some spoilers for The Prey.**
I always hope that, where I've enjoyed the first book in a series, the rest will prove to be at least as good. Andrew Fukuda's debut novel, The Hunt, while not a favorite was an enjoyable action read, a nice change of pace from my more contemplative reads. In reading The Prey, I really hoped to find more of the same, but instead it alternated between wtfery and completely predictable plot twists.
Since I like to give credit where credit is due, there are two things that I did like about The Prey. First, Fukuda writes well, doing a much better job with his syntax and diction than is typical in more action-based stories. Second, he does give the world an origin story in this installment. Where The Hunt suffered from a lack of world building, Fukuda attempts to explain how the creatures came to rule the earth. While I'm not exactly sold on the reasoning and it could have been better done than in a villain's infodumping speech, I appreciate that Fukuda did put thought into this, and I'd like to see more dystopian/post-apocalytpic novels that tackle this aspect.
As I mentioned previously, the most solid aspect of The Hunt, what kept me flipping pages despite the nonsensical world building, was the non-stop action. The Prey starts off slowly and continues to chug along at that slow pace most of the novel. The hepers (aka humans) have escaped down the river on a boat, searching for the promised land, The Land of Milk and Honey. (Insert eyeroll here.) There's a brief interlude of excitement with an attack by the creatures, duskers as they're called in this book, but otherwise the first half is to set up some new romantic tension, which I will get back to later.
Mostly, this slow portion gave me time to really focus on the little details, like the character names. These poor characters have some of the very worst names I have ever encountered. To be fair, there is a reason behind the names, though some of it is unfortunate and Epap (the most nonsensical name) never is explained. What really bothers me is that both female love interests, easily the strongest characters in the series, have been saddled with the most absurdly weak sounding names: Ashley June and Sissy. Why couldn't she just be Ashley or June? Why Ashley June, a name which makes her sound like a country western singer or a girl getting ready for her Super Sweet Sixteen? Of course, if she does start some sort of country western show, Sissy and the Hepers can open for her.
After sailing down the river, crashing down a waterfall, and climbing up a cave, they find a village of humans. Le shock! They're not the only ones still alive! (Insert my incredibly-surprised face right here.) They're immediately served up a feast of delicious food by beautiful girls, albeit ones with funny walks. Clearly this is is The Land of Milk and Honey! But, oh no! It turns out that all is not well in Creepytown! (Insert gasp here.)
Let's just talk about this town, shall we? This town consists of nubile young women, many of them pregnant, and middle-aged, obese men who call themselves elders. That's about it. The fact that it takes the characters any amount of time to determine that something's amiss boggles my mind. Anyway, not only is this town evil, because, hey, that's how things roll in dystopian novels, but it's freaking crazypants. For example, these young women all have such tiny, fucked up feet that they walk in a really weird gait. Yup, this town practices footbinding. Why, you might ask? Well, here are some quotes from the townspeople on women's feet:
"'See, that's the thing with girls with big man-sized feet,' Krugman says from behind us, his voice a slithering coo. 'When their feet haven't been beautified, when the foot glands haven't been broken. Left undestroyed, these glands secrete male hormones into a girl. Turn her from a princess into an opinionated ox. One who fails to understand her place in society, who mistakenly things she can walk like a male, talk like a male, have opinions like a male. Say no to a male. "Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a girl with big feet."'" (165)
"'They made me a gopher. I'd go down two times a week with medicine, supplies. That's why they didn't bind my feet but let them grow into man feet—so I'd be able to walk the many miles, climb the cabled ladder. I hated it, in the beginning, mostly because of how my feet got so big and ugly. The other girls were merciless with their taunts. Man feet, man feet, man feet,' she grimaces from the memory." (224)
In case you're wondering, yes, that did just really happen. What really bothers me about this is that it seems to solely be a device to make the book more dramatic and terrifying. Having the women around as breeders for disgusting old fat men isn't enough? They have to have their feet bound too? REALLY?
It gets better, though. Not only do they get their feet bound and be impregnated by these men, but they also are issued either merits or rewards based on how obedient they are. A merit can be earned by doing good things, like birthing a baby. A demerit is earned any time a woman steps out of line, like by doing something alone. Each time a woman earns one or the other, the skin of her arm is marked: a branded X for a demerit and a smiley face tattoo for good behavior. I really, really wish I were joking. Apparently this society was created by a demented child.
Running through this absurd landscape of offensive horrors is a cast of flat characters. Gene has all the girls wanting him, and all of the guys jealous of him. The good guys are all obviously good, and the bad guys obviously bad. Women, with the exception of Sissy and Ashley June, are weak. Gene is the most important person, intended to be saved from harm, even at the loss of everyone else's life, which turns out to be incredibly laughable and illogical after you learn the final plot twist.
The romance, though thankfully kept to the backburner, is saccharine and unconvincing, perhaps because of the entire lack of development in the characters. Days after leaving Ashley June to a certain horrible fate with the duskers, Gene and Sissy are having special moments of staring, complete with added tension due to Epap's jealousy. Gene and Sissy have not a bit of sexual tension, nor do they have any sort of real bond. They're good at helping each other survive, so hanging together and hooking up is cool (not that they do), but that does not excuse all the syrupy language used for their every interaction.
The two of them pretty much made me want to throw up whenever they looked at one another, especially when he nearly drowns, she gives him mouth to mouth, and he thinks this: "Then velvet lips on mine, dewy and sweet. Soft on soft, the lips alive and encompassing. Then becoming fiercer, the grip ironclad" (249). Ugh, dude, this is not the freaking Sandlot. You have no oxygen in your lungs; you are dying. Now is not the time to rhapsodize about the softness of her lips. Now, I haven't ever experienced mouth to mouth resuscitation, but I'm pretty sure that the only thing I would be thinking about would be BREATHING. If you're feeling horny while your lungs are full of water, you really should sort out your damn priorities.
This book is nothing like The Hunger Games, though the first one had some elements thereof, so please do not get sucked into that marketing. What it comes down to is, if you're curious or think those things won't bother you, then read it. Other people have read The Prey and enjoyed it. All I can say is that I really, really did not, and that I will not be reading any more of this series.
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7 responses to "Review: The Prey"
This review made me feel slightly better about not reading The Hunt despite having borrowed it from the library four times. (Okay, I did read the first two pages…then I got distracted)
"whew! thank god it wasn't awesome, then I would be kicking myself!" I was going to read The Hunt before The Prey's release…not going to happen. must. read. for. school. *goes back to reading scholarly articles with fancy language that I don't comprehend* Am I just stupid or is everyone pretending to understand all this scientific jargon? ARGH.
Oh man, you would HATE it. The world building is crazy. It's one of those books where you have to just accept that it doesn't make sense and move on, which I can do sometimes, but I don't think you can do at all.
Nope. I'm good with fancy language, but science jargon makes no sense to me. I hear science terms and my brain runs screaming in fear.
Bibliosaurus Text says:
Hrm, I thought The Hunt was just okay, but had planned on reading the sequel. I'll probably still read it (I'm a sucker), but thanks for the head's up. I'll steel myself against the misogyny.
Some people have liked the second book, so maybe you will too? I'm not the be all and end all of bookish opinions.
Jenni @ Alluring Reads says:
I'm struggling with whether or not to read this review. I have been thinking lately that The Hunt is one that I need to read for myself to see how I feel about it. Kara seems to have liked it so much, and the concept sounds really cool. I think I will read it eventually but I'm sad to see that you hated the sequel so damn much. And that kind of makes me not want to read it. blah.
Doesn't hurt to try. You can always DNF with a vengeance if it's not working out for you. Honestly, I think the first book had a decent ending for a dystopia, like an open-ended one, so you could always pretend it ended there. I don't think it really needed sequels.
Vivien says:
Errr….I was planning on reading this. I probably still will since the first book was so, odd. But boy, I bet it'll be 'interesting' to read.


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\section{Experimental details}
Single crystals of RbFe$_2$As$_2$ and CsFe$_2$As$_2$ were grown from arsenic-rich flux (composition $0.40:0.05:0.55$ $A$:Fe:As) in alumina crucibles, as reported in Ref.\,\cite{Zocco2013} for KFe$_2$As$_2$. The crucibles were sealed in an iron tube filled with argon gas. Maximum temperatures were 980 and $950\,^\circ$C, respectively for $A$~= Rb, Cs, minimum temperatures 690 and $800\,^\circ$C, with cooling rates of $0.76$ and $0.2$ to $0.25\,^\circ$C/hour. The crystals were annealed in situ, directly after the growth, for one day each at 450, 400, and $350\,^\circ$C. The crystal structure was examined with four-circle x-ray diffraction at room temperature. Structural refinement confirmed the space group to be $I4/mmm$ and the composition to be stoichiometric within the error of the experiment (1-2\,\%). The lattice parameters were determined to be $a=3.872(4)$\,{\AA}, $c=14.46(5)$\,{\AA}, $z=0.3475(3)$ for RbFe$_2$As$_2$ and $a=3.902(2)$\,{\AA}, $c=15.14(2)$\,{\AA}, $z=0.3416(4)$ for CsFe$_2$As$_2$.

Figure \ref{fig:struct} shows the structural parameters of RbFe$_2$As$_2$ and CsFe$_2$As$_2$ in comparison with CaFe$_2$As$_2$, SrFe$_2$As$_2$, BaFe$_2$As$_2$, and KFe$_2$As$_2$. The $c$ parameter increases steadily with the eight-fold coordinated ion-radius of the alkaline or alkaline earth atom $R_A$. The tetrahedron of arsenic atoms surrounding the iron atoms is compressed along the $c$-direction for $AE=$ Ca, Sr, Ba and elongated along $c$ for $A=$ K, Rb, Cs. The crystal structure of CsFe$_2$As$_2$ is very similar to that of Ba$_{0.5}$K$_{0.5}$Fe$_2$As$_2$. The iron-iron distance $d_{\mathrm{Fe-Fe}} = a/\sqrt{2}$ as well as the iron-arsenic distance $d_{\mathrm{Fe-As}}$ change only little in the $A$~= K, Rb, Cs series.

\begin{figure}[t!]
\includegraphics[width=8.6cm]{FigSMstruct.jpg}%
\caption{\label{fig:struct} (Color online) (a) Conventional tetragonal unit cell of $A$Fe$_2$As$_2$. (b-g) Structural parameters for $A$~= Ca, Sr, Ba, K, Rb, and Cs plotted against the eight-fold coordinated ion radius $R_A$.
}
\end{figure}

The magnetostriction and thermal expansion have been measured using a parallel-plate capacitance dilatometer operated in a dilution refrigerator, at temperatures between 20\,mK and 10\,K and at magnetic fields up to 14\,T. Changes in length of the crystals were measured both along the $c$ and the $a$ direction for each direction of the applied magnetic field, along $c$ and along $a$. Field sweeps were recorded using a rate of $0.02$\,T/min and $0.1$\,T/min for $B \parallel c$ and $a$, respectively. The thermal expansion and magnetostriction are measured with a negligible stress ($<1\,$bar) exerted to the sample by the spring suspension of the dilatometer. Therefore, the obtained stress and strain dependences only reflect changes produced by infinitesimal uniaxial pressures. Thus, for a tetragonal system in the basal plane, $\alpha_a$ is equal to $\alpha_b$ and $\partial \gamma/\partial \epsilon_a=\partial \gamma/\partial \epsilon_b$ or $\partial T_c/\partial \epsilon_a=\partial T_c/\partial \epsilon_b$.

To analyze the quantum oscillation observed in the magnetostriction, the change in capacitance was converted to a change in length, the derivative with respect to the magnetic field was calculated and the oscillatory part was extracted by subtracting a polynomial of low order. The fundamental frequencies were extracted from the Fourier spectra of the oscillatory part of the magnetostriction coefficients $\lambda_i \equiv L_i^{-1} \partial L_i / \partial B$, where $L_i$ is the length of the crystal in the $i=a,c$ direction and $B=\mu_0 H$ is the applied magnetic field. Values of the effective quasiparticle mass $m^*$ have been inferred from the temperature dependence of the quantum oscillations by using the Lifshitz-Kosevich formula \cite{Shoenberg1984,Zocco2014}. Figure~\ref{fig:fits} displays the fits for the Fermi-surface sheets obtained for $B \parallel a$ and $c$.

\begin{figure}[t!]
\includegraphics{FigSMRTfits.jpg}%
\caption{\label{fig:fits}Fourier amplitudes ($B \parallel c$) and oscillation amplitudes ($B \parallel a$) plotted against temperature. Dashed lines are fits of the temperature factor.
\end{figure}

\section{Theoretical caculations}
\subsection{Elastic constants of $A$Fe$_2$As$_2$ ($A$~= K, Rb, Cs)}
To obtain estimates of the elastic constants we performed ab-initio calculations of electronic and vibrational properties of $A$Fe$_2$As$_2$ ($A$~= K, Rb, CS) in the framework of the generalized gradient approximation using a mixed-basis pseudopotential method \cite{meyer}. Phonon dispersions and corresponding interatomic force constants were calculated via density functional perturbation theory \cite{heid99}. The elastic constants were then derived via the method of long waves, which relates the elastic constants to sums over force constants weighted by the bond vector \cite{born54}. All calculations used experimental lattice structures, and employed normconserving pseudopotentials with a plane-wave cutoff of 22\,Ry, augmented by local functions at the sites of both Fe and the alkaline metals.  Brillouin zone summations were done with a Gaussian broadening technique using a broadening of 0.1\,eV and 40 wave vector points in the irreducible part of the Brillouin zone.  Additional technical details can be found in Ref.~\cite{mittal09,reznik09}, where the same approach has been applied to studies of the vibrational properties of CaFe$_2$As$_2$ and BaFe$_2$As$_2$. We obtain the following sets of elastic constants $c_{ij}$ with $i,j=1\cdots 3$ and bulk moduli $B_T$ for KFe$_2$As$_2$ (in GPa):
\begin{equation}
	c_{ij} =
	\begin{pmatrix}
		79.7 & 46.6 & 38.4 \\
		     & 79.7 & 38.4 \\
		     &      & 45.1 \\
	\end{pmatrix}, B_T=43.7\,\text{GPa},
\label{elast_K122}
\end{equation}
for RbFe$_2$As$_2$ (in GPa):
\begin{equation}
	c_{ij} =
	\begin{pmatrix}
		78.3 & 40.2 & 28.4 \\
		     & 78.3 & 28.4 \\
		     &      & 53.8 \\
	\end{pmatrix}, B_T=42.3\,\text{GPa},
\label{elast_Rb122}
\end{equation}
and for CsFe$_2$As$_2$ (in GPa):
\begin{equation}
	c_{ij} =
	\begin{pmatrix}
		84.4 & 45.9 & 39.5 \\
		     & 84.4 & 39.5 \\
		     &      & 61.2 \\
	\end{pmatrix}, B_T=51.3\,\text{GPa}.
\label{elast_Cs122}
\end{equation}
The measured bulk modulus of KFe$_2$As$_2$ amounts to $40\pm 1$\,GPa \cite{Tafti2014}.

\subsection{Electron correlations in $A$Fe$_2$As$_2$ ($A$~= K, Rb, Cs)}
To consider the correlation effects in theory, we study a multiorbital Hubbard model
for the $A$Fe$_2$As$_2$ ($A$~= K, Rb, Cs) system. The Hamiltonian reads
\begin{equation}
 \label{Eq:Ham_tot} H=H_0 + H_{\mathrm{int}}.
\end{equation}
$H_0$ contains the tight-binding parameters among the multiple orbitals of $A$Fe$_2$As$_2$.
\begin{equation}
 \label{Eq:Ham_0} H_0=\frac{1}{2}\sum_{ij\alpha\beta\sigma} t^{\alpha\beta}_{ij} d^\dagger_{i\alpha\sigma} d_{j\beta\sigma} + \sum_{i\alpha\sigma} (\Delta_\alpha-\mu) d^\dagger_{i\alpha\sigma} d_{i\alpha\sigma},
\end{equation}
where $d^\dagger_{i\alpha\sigma}$ creates an electron in orbital $\alpha$ with spin $\sigma$ at site $i$, $\Delta_\alpha$
is the on-site energy reflecting the crystal field splitting, and $\mu$ is the chemical potential.
The details of the tight-binding parameters will be discussed in the next section of this Supplementary Material.
$H_{\rm{int}}$ contains on-site Hubbard interactions
\begin{eqnarray}
 \label{Eq:Ham_int} H_{\rm{int}} &=& \frac{U}{2} \sum_{i,\alpha,\sigma}n_{i\alpha\sigma}n_{i\alpha\bar{\sigma}}\nonumber\\
 &&+\sum_{i,\alpha<\beta,\sigma} \left\{ U^\prime n_{i\alpha\sigma} n_{i\beta\bar{\sigma}}\right.
 + (U^\prime-J) n_{i\alpha\sigma} n_{i\beta\sigma}\nonumber\\
&&\left.-J(d^\dagger_{i\alpha\sigma}d_{i\alpha\bar{\sigma}} d^\dagger_{i\beta\bar{\sigma}}d_{i\beta\sigma}
 -d^\dagger_{i\alpha\sigma}d^\dagger_{i\alpha\bar{\sigma}}
 d_{i\beta\sigma}d_{i\beta\bar{\sigma}}) \right\}.
\end{eqnarray}
where $n_{i\alpha\sigma}=d^\dagger_{i\alpha\sigma} d_{i\alpha\sigma}$. In this model,
$U$, $U^\prime$, and $J$ respectively denote the intraorbital repulsion, the interorbital repulsion,
and the Hund's rule exchange coupling. We take $U^\prime=U-2J$ as is standard \cite{Castellani78}.

\begin{figure}[t!]
\includegraphics[width=8.6cm]{FigS1.jpg}%
\caption{\label{fig:S1} (Color online) Ground-state phase diagram of KFe$_2$As$_2$, RbFe$_2$As$_2$, and CsFe$_2$As$_2$ in the $J/U$-$U$ plane from slave-spin mean-field theory. The open and closed symbols show the crossover at $U^\star$, and the critical $U$ value for the orbital-selective Mott transition, $U_{OSM}$, respectively.
}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure}[t]
\includegraphics[width=8.6cm]{FigS2.jpg}%
\caption{\label{fig:S2} (Color online) Evolution of the ratio $Z^{-1}_{xy}/Z^{-1}_{xz}$ with $U$ at $J/U=0.25$ in the models for KFe$_2$As$_2$, RbFe$_2$As$_2$, and CsFe$_2$As$_2$. $Z^{-1}_{xy}/Z^{-1}_{xz}$ is proportional to the ratio of mass enhancement of $d_{xy}$ orbital to $d_{xz}$ orbital. For $U\gtrsim 2.5$ eV, a wide regime with strong orbital selectivity exists for the three compounds, with the heaviest orbital to be the 3$d_{xy}$.
}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure}[t]
\includegraphics[width=8.6cm]{FigS3.jpg}%
\caption{\label{fig:S3} (Color online) The evolution of $g$ with $U$. The definition of $g$ is given in Eq.~\ref{Eq:g}. $g$ behaves in a similar way to $\gamma$ in the regime with strong electron correlations.
}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure}[b]
\includegraphics[width=8.6cm]{FigS4.jpg}%
\caption{\label{fig:S4} (Color online) The five-orbital tight-binding fit (dashed black lines) of the 10 Wannier fit (solid red lines) for KFe$_2$As$_2$ (a), RbFe$_2$As$_2$ (b), CsFe$_2$As$_2$ (c). All energies are measured with respect to the Fermi energy. The wave vector $k$-path is chosen to be along the high symmetry points.
}
\end{figure}

We study the model via a U(1) slave-spin approach~\cite{Yu2012}. Within this theory, the effect of electron correlations can be characterized by the orbital-resolved quasiparticle spectral weight, $Z_\alpha$, which we will calculate in the paramagnetic phase at the electron filling of $n=5.5$ electrons per Fe ion. The results are summarized in the ground-state phase diagram given in Fig.~\ref{fig:S1}. Because $N$ is not an integer, no metal-to-insulator transition is observed; the system is always metallic for any $U$ and $J$ values. We do however find, for a fixed $J$ and with increasing $U$, a crossover at $U^\star$ from a weakly correlated regime (with $Z_\alpha\sim1$) to a regime with strong correlation ($Z_\alpha\ll1$). Further increasing $U$ (or $J$ for a fixed $U$) drives the system into an orbital-selective Mott phase (OSMP) in which the 3$d_{xy}$ orbital of Fe is Mott localized (with $Z_{xy}=0$) while the other 3$d$ orbitals are still itinerant (with $Z>0$). We find that the critical value of the orbital-selective Mott transition (OSMT), $U_{OSM}$, shows strong material dependence from K to Cs, and in general $U_{OSM}\gtrsim5.5$\,eV, while $U^\star$ is comparable for all the three compounds, and can be as low as $\sim 2.3$\,eV for $J/U=0.25$. Therefore, there is a large regime in the phase diagram that shows strong orbital selectivity, as demonstrated in Fig.~\ref{fig:S2}. It is also an interesting observation that similar strong orbital selectivity shown in the phase diagram for these heavily hole doped iron pnictides also exists in the phase diagrams for some parent and electron doped iron pnictides and iron selenides~\cite{Yu2012,Yu2013I}.

The effect of strong electron correlations is also manifested through the Sommerfeld coefficient $\gamma$. We have calculated $\gamma$ by taking the second derivative of the free energy with respect to temperature, namely, $\gamma=-\partial^2f/\partial T^2$. The results for the three compounds are shown in Fig.\,3(b) of the main text. We find that for each of the three compounds, $\gamma$ is enhanced in the regime of phase diagram that exhibits strong electron correlations. Remarkably, within a certain range of $U$ and $J$ ($2.5$ eV $\lesssim U \lesssim 5$ eV for $J/U=0.25$, for example), the calculated values of $\gamma$ are about $100\sim200$ mJ/mol K$^2$, which are of the same order as the experimental values for these compounds.

In the slave-spin approach, an analytical expression of $\gamma$ is difficult to obtain due to the multiorbital nature. However, we can gain insights into the behavior of $\gamma$ from an approximate quantity, $g$.
In the regime of phase diagram showing strong orbital selectivity, the inter-orbital correlations
are suppressed by the combined effects of Hund's coupling and crystal level splitting. Therefore, to a good
approximation, each orbital contributes to $\gamma$ independently. We therefore define
\begin{equation}\label{Eq:g}
g=\sum_\alpha \mathfrak{N}_\alpha(E_F)/Z_\alpha,
\end{equation}
where $\mathfrak{N}_\alpha(E_F)$ is the electron density of states at the Fermi energy projected onto orbital $\alpha$ in the noninteracting limit. Fig.~\ref{fig:S3} shows the evolution of $g$ with $U$, calculated with the same model parameters as in Fig.~3(b) of the main text. The qualitatively similar behavior of $g$ and $\gamma$ implies the same underlying physics. From the definition of $g$, we see that the enhancement of $g$ (and $\gamma$) originates from the mass enhancement of each orbital, which is proportional to $1/Z_\alpha$. Due to the strong orbital selectivity (Fig.~\ref{fig:S2}), the 3$d_{xy}$ orbital is the heaviest, and contributes to $g$ (and $\gamma$) the most. At the OSMT, the $d_{xy}$ orbital is fully decoupled from other orbitals, and $Z_{xy}=0$. As a consequence, $g$ and $\gamma$ diverge as the OSMT is approached. This provides one way to understand the strongly enhanced $\gamma$.

However, for a fixed set of $U$ and $J$ values, $\gamma$ does not increase monotonically from K to Cs. As discussed in the main text, this implicates an additional contribution to $\gamma$ associated with AF quantum criticality. A natural candidate is a quantum critical point (QCP) for an AF ordering associated with the Mott insulating state at $N=5$; the latter has been advanced in Ref.~\onlinecite{Yu2013II} and illustrated in Fig.\,4 of the main text.

\subsection{DFT calculations and tight-binding parameters for $A$Fe$_2$As$_2$ ($A$~= K, Rb, Cs)}
We have performed band-structure calculations for KFe$_2$As$_2$, RbFe$_2$As$_2$ and CsFe$_2$As$_2$ based on the generalized gradient approximation. The full-potential linearized augmented plane wave (FP-LAPW) method as implemented in the WIEN2K code~\cite{PBlaha:2001} is used. We then follow the procedure suggested by Graser {\em et al.}~\cite{SGraser:2010} to fit the Wannierized bands~\cite{NMarzari:1997,ISouza:2001} with a five-orbital tight-binding Hamiltonian~\cite{SGraser:2009}, by unfolding the Brillouin zone with two Fe sites per unit cell to the Brillouin zone corresponding to one Fe site per unit cell. In this procedure, an interface~\cite{JKunes:2010} between the WIEN2k code and the wannier90 code~\cite{AMostofi:2008} has also been employed to disentangle the bands. We show in Fig.~\ref{fig:S4} the comparison of the tight-binding fit to those obtained from the GGA-based Wannier orbitals for the three 122 compounds. The corresponding tight-binding model parameters are listed in Tables S1-S3.

\begin{widetext}

\begin{minipage}{\linewidth}
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{cccccccccccc}
  \hline

  \hline
    & $\alpha=1$ & $\alpha=2$ & $\alpha=3$ & $\alpha=4$ & $\alpha=5$ &   & & & & &  \\ \hline
  $\epsilon_\alpha$ & 0.27530 & 0.27530 & -0.37164 & 0.69843 & 0.1381 &  & \\ \hline\hline
  $t^{\alpha\alpha}_\mu$ & $\mu=x$ & $\mu=y$ & $\mu=xy$ & $\mu=xx$ & $\mu=xxy$ & $\mu=xyy$ & $\mu=xxyy$ & $\mu=z$ & $\mu=xz$ & $\mu=xxz$ & $\mu=xyz$ \\ \hline
  $\alpha=1$ & -0.08418 & -0.19954 & 0.06963 & 0.24664 & -0.07912 & 0.03223 & 0.01942 &  & -0.00580 & 0.04127 & \\ \hline
  $\alpha=3$ & 0.36702 &  & 0.02663 & -0.08301 &  &  & & & & &  \\ \hline
  $\alpha=4$ & 0.15386 &  & -0.05682 & 0.10419 & -0.01544 &  & -0.06894 & 0.09484 & 0.06175 & & 0.02122 \\ \hline
  $\alpha=5$ & -0.02496 &  & -0.12021 &  & -0.01013 &  & 0.02655 & 0.03076 & -0.02373 & & \\ \hline\hline
  $t^{\alpha\beta}_\mu$ & $\mu=x$ & $\mu=xy$ & $\mu=xxy$ & $\mu=xxyy$ & $\mu=z$ & $\mu=xz$ & $\mu=xyz$ & $\mu=xxyz$ & & & \\ \hline
  $\alpha\beta=12$ &  & -0.14893 & -0.06209 & -0.03947 &  &  & 0.01886 & & & & \\ \hline
  $\alpha\beta=13$ & -0.43065 & -0.00736 & -0.05048 &  &  &  & & & & & \\ \hline
  $\alpha\beta=14$ & 0.21335 & -0.06953 & 0.05399 &  &  & -0.00344 & 0.00223 & -0.00263 & & & \\ \hline
  $\alpha\beta=15$ & -0.19991 & -0.14116 &  & 0.00000 &  &  & -0.00153 & & & & \\ \hline
  $\alpha\beta=24$ &  &  &  &  &  & 0.03195 &  & 0.01817 & & & \\ \hline
  $\alpha\beta=34$ &  &  & -0.05942 &  &  &  & & & & & \\ \hline
  $\alpha\beta=35$ & -0.22330 &  & 0.05165 &  &  &  & & & & & \\ \hline
  $\alpha\beta=45$ &  & -0.30785 &  & 0.00160 & -0.08049 & 0.01885 & & & & & \\ \hline
  \hline
\end{tabular}
\par
\end{center}
\noindent
{\bf Table S}1.
 Tight-binding parameters of the five-orbital model for \text{KFe$_{2}$As$_2$}. Here we use the same notation as in Ref.~\onlinecite{SGraser:2010}.
The orbital indeces $\alpha=$1,2,3,4,5 correspond to $d_{xz}$, $d_{yz}$,
$d_{x^2-y^2}$, $d_{xy}$, and $d_{3z^2-r^2}$ orbitals, respectively.
The units of the parameters are eV.
\end{minipage}

\begin{minipage}{\linewidth}
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{cccccccccccc}
  \hline

  \hline
    & $\alpha=1$ & $\alpha=2$ & $\alpha=3$ & $\alpha=4$ & $\alpha=5$ &   & & & & &  \\ \hline
  $\epsilon_\alpha$ & 0.32345 & 0.32345 & -0.40194  & 0.71731 & 0.14450 &  & \\ \hline\hline
  $t^{\alpha\alpha}_\mu$ & $\mu=x$ & $\mu=y$ & $\mu=xy$ & $\mu=xx$ & $\mu=xxy$ & $\mu=xyy$ & $\mu=xxyy$ & $\mu=z$ & $\mu=xz$ & $\mu=xxz$ & $\mu=xyz$ \\ \hline
  $\alpha=1$ & -0.06985 & -0.22598 & 0.08377 & 0.24043 & -0.06168 & 0.02105 & 0.01175 &  & -0.00650 & 0.03774 & \\ \hline
  $\alpha=3$ & 0.35885 &  & 0.05108 & -0.09566 &  &  & & & & &  \\ \hline
  $\alpha=4$ & 0.13022 &  & -0.07484 & 0.10261 & -0.00952 &  & -0.05511 & 0.09126 & 0.05656 & & 0.01980 \\ \hline
  $\alpha=5$ & -0.02614 &  & -0.12488 &  & -0.00458 &  & 0.03092 & 0.02191 & -0.01853 & & \\ \hline\hline
  $t^{\alpha\beta}_\mu$ & $\mu=x$ & $\mu=xy$ & $\mu=xxy$ & $\mu=xxyy$ & $\mu=z$ & $\mu=xz$ & $\mu=xyz$ & $\mu=xxyz$ & & & \\ \hline
  $\alpha\beta=12$ &  & -0.18759 & -0.05309 & -0.03053 &  &  & 0.01131 & & & & \\ \hline
  $\alpha\beta=13$ & -0.29129 & -0.03934 & -0.00812 &  &  &  & & & & & \\ \hline
  $\alpha\beta=14$ & 0.16066 & -0.10845 & 0.06566 &  &  & 0.00170 & 0.00105 & -0.00054 & & & \\ \hline
  $\alpha\beta=15$ & -0.16746 & -0.15103 &  & -0.00000 &  &  & -0.01179 & & & & \\ \hline
  $\alpha\beta=24$ &  &  &  &  &  & 0.02094 &  & 0.02331 & & & \\ \hline
  $\alpha\beta=34$ &  &  & -0.03127 &  &  &  & & & & & \\ \hline
  $\alpha\beta=35$ & -0.35706 &  & -0.02342 &  &  &  & & & & & \\ \hline
  $\alpha\beta=45$ &  & -0.31169 &  & 0.00551 & -0.06925 & 0.01886 & & & & & \\ \hline
  \hline
\end{tabular}
\par
\end{center}
\noindent
{\bf Table S}2.
 Tight-binding parameters of the five-orbital model for
\text{RbFe$_{2}$As$_2$}. Here we
use the same notation as in Ref.~\onlinecite{SGraser:2010}
The orbital index $\alpha=$1,2,3,4,5 correspond to $d_{xz}$, $d_{yz}$,
$d_{x^2-y^2}$, $d_{xy}$, and $d_{3z^2-r^2}$ orbitals, respectively.
The units of the parameters are eV.
\end{minipage}

\begin{minipage}{\linewidth}
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{cccccccccccc}
  \hline

  \hline
    & $\alpha=1$ & $\alpha=2$ & $\alpha=3$ & $\alpha=4$ & $\alpha=5$ &   & & & & &  \\ \hline
  $\epsilon_\alpha$ & 0.28734 & 0.28734 & -0.16395 & 0.62596 & 0.15918 &  & \\ \hline\hline
  $t^{\alpha\alpha}_\mu$ & $\mu=x$ & $\mu=y$ & $\mu=xy$ & $\mu=xx$ & $\mu=xxy$ & $\mu=xyy$ & $\mu=xxyy$ & $\mu=z$ & $\mu=xz$ & $\mu=xxz$ & $\mu=xyz$ \\ \hline
  $\alpha=1$ & -0.11178 & -0.27610 & 0.06091 & 0.23489 & -0.02882 & 0.03720 & 0.02428 &  & -0.00318 & 0.00724 & \\ \hline
  $\alpha=3$ & 0.35911 &  & -0.00843 & -0.08560 &  &  & & & & &  \\ \hline
  $\alpha=4$ & 0.09760 &  & -0.02986 & 0.09725 & 0.00281 &  & -0.07308 & 0.09810 & 0.04760 & & 0.01886 \\ \hline
  $\alpha=5$ & -0.04504 &  & -0.11908 &  & 0.01105 &  & 0.03144 & 0.02875 & -0.01499 & & \\ \hline\hline
  $t^{\alpha\beta}_\mu$ & $\mu=x$ & $\mu=xy$ & $\mu=xxy$ & $\mu=xxyy$ & $\mu=z$ & $\mu=xz$ & $\mu=xyz$ & $\mu=xxyz$ & & & \\ \hline
  $\alpha\beta=12$ &  & -0.09741 & -0.01353 & -0.03424 &  &  & -0.02276 & & & & \\ \hline
  $\alpha\beta=13$ & -0.45003 & 0.05198 & -0.03004 &  &  &  & & & & & \\ \hline
  $\alpha\beta=14$ & 0.25147 & -0.05763 & 0.04722 &  &  & -0.00347 & -0.00706 & -0.00007 & & & \\ \hline
  $\alpha\beta=15$ & -0.23510 & -0.10405 &  & -0.00000 &  &  & 0.00193 & & & & \\ \hline
  $\alpha\beta=24$ &  &  &  &  &  & 0.01628 &  & 0.01794 & & & \\ \hline
  $\alpha\beta=34$ &  &  & -0.04939 &  &  &  & & & & & \\ \hline
  $\alpha\beta=35$ & -0.23635 &  & 0.03186 &  &  &  & & & & & \\ \hline
  $\alpha\beta=45$ &  & -0.27431 &  & -0.00219 & 0.01117 & 0.02361 & & & & & \\ \hline
  \hline
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{\bf Table S}3.
 Tight-binding parameters of the five-orbital model for
\text{CsFe$_{2}$As$_2$}. Here we
use the same notation as in Ref.~\onlinecite{SGraser:2010}.
The orbital index $\alpha=$1,2,3,4,5 correspond to $d_{xz}$, $d_{yz}$,
$d_{x^2-y^2}$, $d_{xy}$, and $d_{3z^2-r^2}$ orbitals, respectively.
The units of the parameters are eV.
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Q: Extract LSB for assembly program I am trying to write an assembly multiplication program. However I am having trouble with extracting the lsb of the multiplier since I can only use bitwise NOR, BEQ, and ADD instructions for this purpose. My first idea was to use a mask but this idea failed. I might just have the wrong mask. Can someone help me brainstorm?

A: lsb = multiplier AND 0xFF

As you have only NOR, you can extract AND functionality out of it for example like this:
m' = multiplier NOR multiplier   ; m' = not(multiplier)
lsb = m' NOR 0xFFFFFF00          ; I assume 32bit native size, adjust mask by true desired bit size
      ; i.e. the second operand is NOT(0xFF)

(didn't verify it, so I would appreciate confirmation)
I used this page for a quick check of NOR values table to make sure my mind doesn't play tricks on me (again): http://www.randomterrain.com/atari-2600-memories-tutorial-robert-m-06.html#logical_nand_nor_xnor


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