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Global Warming: the Thread
By SuperJerk, June 7, 2008 in Current Events
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You and I and a flame make three!
Location:Oakland
Haha, is that the carbon credits thing? What a joke.
EricMM 0
Little Green Bastard
Okay so what this is called is a tipping point, and it sucks.
http://www.chesapeakeclimate.org/news/news_detail.cfm?id=713
The first evidence that millions of tons of a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide is being released into the atmosphere from beneath the Arctic seabed has been discovered by scientists.
The Independent has been passed details of preliminary findings suggesting that massive deposits of sub-sea methane are bubbling to the surface as the Arctic region becomes warmer and its ice retreats.
Underground stores of methane are important because scientists believe their sudden release has in the past been responsible for rapid increases in global temperatures, dramatic changes to the climate, and even the mass extinction of species. Scientists aboard a research ship that has sailed the entire length of Russia's northern coast have discovered intense concentrations of methane – sometimes at up to 100 times background levels – over several areas covering thousands of square miles of the Siberian continental shelf.
In the past few days, the researchers have seen areas of sea foaming with gas bubbling up through "methane chimneys" rising from the sea floor. They believe that the sub-sea layer of permafrost, which has acted like a "lid" to prevent the gas from escaping, has melted away to allow methane to rise from underground deposits formed before the last ice age.
They have warned that this is likely to be linked with the rapid warming that the region has experienced in recent years.
Methane is about 20 times more powerful as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide and many scientists fear that its release could accelerate global warming in a giant positive feedback where more atmospheric methane causes higher temperatures, leading to further permafrost melting and the release of yet more methane.
The amount of methane stored beneath the Arctic is calculated to be greater than the total amount of carbon locked up in global coal reserves so there is intense interest in the stability of these deposits as the region warms at a faster rate than other places on earth.
Orjan Gustafsson of Stockholm University in Sweden, one of the leaders of the expedition, described the scale of the methane emissions in an email exchange sent from the Russian research ship Jacob Smirnitskyi.
"We had a hectic finishing of the sampling programme yesterday and this past night," said Dr Gustafsson. "An extensive area of intense methane release was found. At earlier sites we had found elevated levels of dissolved methane. Yesterday, for the first time, we documented a field where the release was so intense that the methane did not have time to dissolve into the seawater but was rising as methane bubbles to the sea surface. These 'methane chimneys' were documented on echo sounder and with seismic [instruments]."
At some locations, methane concentrations reached 100 times background levels. These anomalies have been seen in the East Siberian Sea and the Laptev Sea, covering several tens of thousands of square kilometres, amounting to millions of tons of methane, said Dr Gustafsson. "This may be of the same magnitude as presently estimated from the global ocean," he said. "Nobody knows how many more such areas exist on the extensive East Siberian continental shelves.
"The conventional thought has been that the permafrost 'lid' on the sub-sea sediments on the Siberian shelf should cap and hold the massive reservoirs of shallow methane deposits in place. The growing evidence for release of methane in this inaccessible region may suggest that the permafrost lid is starting to get perforated and thus leak methane... The permafrost now has small holes. We have found elevated levels of methane above the water surface and even more in the water just below. It is obvious that the source is the seabed."
The preliminary findings of the International Siberian Shelf Study 2008, being prepared for publication by the American Geophysical Union, are being overseen by Igor Semiletov of the Far-Eastern branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Since 1994, he has led about 10 expeditions in the Laptev Sea but during the 1990s he did not detect any elevated levels of methane. However, since 2003 he reported a rising number of methane "hotspots", which have now been confirmed using more sensitive instruments on board the Jacob Smirnitskyi.
Dr Semiletov has suggested several possible reasons why methane is now being released from the Arctic, including the rising volume of relatively warmer water being discharged from Siberia's rivers due to the melting of the permafrost on the land.
The Arctic region as a whole has seen a 4C rise in average temperatures over recent decades and a dramatic decline in the area of the Arctic Ocean covered by summer sea ice. Many scientists fear that the loss of sea ice could accelerate the warming trend because open ocean soaks up more heat from the sun than the reflective surface of an ice-covered sea.
See, this is what we were trying to avoid. And maybe it was inevitable, maybe even before I started doing this, before I became an adult, even before I was born this was predestined to happen.
But I and people like me were trying to prevent things like this, like the permafrost methane being vented, like Greenland melting, etc. And now its a mix of guilt and distress. Distress because we failed, guilt because it was our job to work to prevent it and we're failing. And our grandchildren are going to despise us for it.
RepoMan 0
Kelly Clarkson mark.
You sum up exactly how I feel.
NoCalMike 0
Horny kicks embarrased's ass everytime....
I have a question for any conservatives or republicans or anyone in general that doesn't believe in global warming/climate change etc.....
Are conservative pundits capable of at least being intellectually honest when debating the subject?
I was at work and listening to various talk radio and I heard three different radio hosts go back to the well with this "yuk-yuk" schtick....
Host "Hello, so-and-so (from a cold-weather city) yer on the air"
Caller "Hi, yeah it sure is cold here"
Host "Yeah I bet it is, you might wanna ask these liberals whatever happened to global warming LOLOLOZ!!!"
I mean really, yes I am sure there are some people still out there that think Global Warming means every spot on the earth is going to become a volcano, but these talk show hosts are smarter then that, they know that isn't what the argument is or what the science says, but they continue to falsely put out this notion that Global Warming proponents are somehow trying to argue that we are all melting off the earth.....
Jingus 0
Universal Solder
I personally don't believe in the most common model of global warming. That is, that the earth is inevitably heating up, and that it's undoubtably the fault of human beings, and that we can actually do anything to stop it. I admit that might possibly be the case, but I personally am not convinced. However, I am puzzled by the way many conservatives tend to try to explain away the motivations for people who believe in it. The theory of "scientists are only causing alarm to get government grants" is especially perplexing. Um, if they're only in it for the money, isn't there much more money available if you go work for Exxon and produce a study saying that global warming is a myth? There often seems to be a Republican belief that Democrats don't really think the world is heating up, they're just using that excuse to further some other agenda, and I've never understood the logic in that claim.
Dobbs 3K 0
The Last Gang in Town
Actually, I remember Michael Savage, quite a while ago, had a pretty decent take on this. It was along the lines of, "Yeah, maybe the globe really isn't heating up, but shouldn't we at least want clean cities with breathable air?"
I think Al Gore is right in that the debate is really over, but the validity of it is still being questioned, due to industry marketing, much like the negative health effects of cigarettes were well into the '80s.
Dobbs is exactly right.
The science is over, the only sticking point is people who don't want to believe it.
Dress it up in whatever other words you want to. Jingus, for instance, just because you don't "see" how it could be or "believe" that it is the way it is doesn't make all the Scientists wrong. It just makes you wrong. I will not mollycoddle you on this. I'm absolutely sick of it.
I can respect debate on the issue of Global Warming, but I don't respect when people are being intellectually dishonest in their arguments. When a pundit points out that it is snowing in Michigan as proof that Global Warming is false, it just makes me want to throw something through my TV.
And to be honest what makes me mad is that I know damn well they personally know that what they just said has no validiity to it(whether they believe in Global Warmning or not) but they will keep saying those types of things because it will go over with the ignorant people.
Turbo Lion 0
That the earth's climate is changing is, at this point, unquestionable. Though there has been data presented (and I'll have to go dig it up, which might prove impossible since I don't remember where I read it) that indicates that, overall, the earth is cooling. Whichever, something is happening.
But what keeps me from embracing a definitive answer to the cause is this:
We haven't been accurately recording and measuring weather for all that long a time. Compared to, you know, how old the Earth is. We just don't have data going back far enough, before a time when half the world was covered in black fucking asphault, which is no doubt a contributing factor in large areas becoming significantly warmer.
Because of the lack of meaningful, comparative data I'm not comfortable declaring our measily 100 years or so of hairspray and roads with somehow seriously fucking up a planet that's been around for millions of years. It seems egotistical, to me, to declare it our fault so quickly when there are theories, just as plausible, that the earth operates on a cyclic model of heating and cooling.
So, as a political liberal, a personal conservative and someone interested in being able to examine as much data as possible... I'm flummoxed.
It can happen in 100 years or so because the amount of junk being put into the atmosphere on a daily basis is absolutely staggering. Go look up the numbers.
I have no doubt. But without accurate numbers from before we started pumping greenhouse gases into the air, it seems that we're playing a guessing game.
We might be guessing right. I'm not saying we aren't. My conundrum is one of comparative data. How, exactly, have temperatures and the way they fluctuate been affected in the big picture?
The only real jumping on point for research is that there's been a change. That we can pretty much agree on. But narrowing down an answer requires more number crunching than celebritizing a particular theory.
I'm not trying to be difficult, but it seems to me that the absence of good data about climate behavior going back further than a hundred to two hundred years would be necessary in understand how and why things are changing now, and if something like it has happened before.
We know there's been an ice age. But we're not conclusively sure what caused it, last I read anything about it. Meteor? Vocano activity?
We don't even know what really wiped out the Dinosaurs.
Things like that give some gravity to the basic idea that the Earth might go through dramatic shifts over time. There's evidence that the shifts happened, but like Global Warming there's a multitude of theories about why. And we are no closer to figuring it out.
I mean, the weather man isn't even right 100% of the time about what the weather might do from day to day. We can make good guesses, but the Earth is far more mysterious than we want it to be.
Big Ol' Smitty 0
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Turbo Lion, the actual experts on this stuff are in pretty broad agreement that:
a) the earth is warming
b) the roots of said warming are anthropogenic
Yes, but based on data only recorded around and during our present technological influence. We have nothing to compare that to on the broad scale.
No matter who the fuck is saying it, their conclusions are made from an insufficient amount of data. I'm not saying its a conspiracy theory, I'm just saying it doesn't matter who says it, they only have data available to them from a timeframe that is incapable of accurately producing all the necessary pieces.
To truly gauge an effect on something, you need to know what it was like before X was introduced.
Apocalyptic climate events have happened before. Before we were introducing shit into the atmosphere. Do we just dismiss the notion that the Earth might have cycles we don't understand, despite that there is evidence to support it? Why? For a theory based on insufficient data?
This seems deeply unscientific to me. It's making a theory a fad without regard for a careful attempt at seeking the truth.
That's all I'm saying. It's a little blind to outright embrace the Man Made Greenhouse Gases theory. It's equally blind to outright embrace a cyclic model theory.
My point is simply this: We do not know for sure. We do not have the data to know for sure. And we can't conjure it up.
BUT: We ABSOLUTELY DO need to pursue clean, renewable energies and we do need to take care of the planet.
Your desire for us to know about things we couldn't possibly know while discounting ice core samples reminds me of people who don't believe in germs because they're never personally seen them.
I don't want this thread to continue down the path of just me insulting the posters who disagree with the possibility of GW, but jeez.
To argue that there can't be global warming because we didn't have satellites in the year 3000 BC seems kind of willfully ignorant.
How about to argue that the ice samples prove, almost to no doubt whatsoever, that CO2 levels are indicators of climate change? You know, because that's actually what they say.
You've got to be kidding. What a bunch of fucking self-serving bullshit, Eric. How can you argue this topic with a mindset like that? That the book is totally cased closed on the scientific evidence, and that there's only stragglers, probably republican, who want to drag their feet for as long as possible? You have no fucking idea what you're talking about. None at all.
That the earth's climate is changing is, at this point, unquestionable.
The earth's climate has never not been changing. We're enjoying a brief period of relative climate stability, that's what has allowed us to progress past hunters and gatherers.
Even though the average temperature of the earth has dropped in the last two years? Disregarding the natural processes that humans have no control over?
SuperJerk 0
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Even though the average temperature of the earth has dropped in the last two years?
That's not what I heard.
http://epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?Fus...fe-9e32747616f9
You can hear lots of things. Doesn't make them conclusive, accurate, reliable or true.
Interesting stuff. Not conclusive, but interesting data is out there.
Eric, I'm surprised at you. Defending theories with a lack of critical data. Science, man. There's a reason there's a method.
You should read through the thread. He does a lot of putting his hands over his ears to drown out opposing viewpoints.
Your source is Republican Senate committee staffer's blog from a year ago that cherry-picks news articles for specific regions.
What about 2008? And what about the 100 years prior to 2007?
Global Warming is based in average temperatures of the entire globe, but every time there's a temporary lowering in one specific area, we're supposed to take this as definitive proof the entire planet is getting cooler, despite the fact that every study of the entire planet's average temperature over a prolonged period of time shows the same thing?
And what about the 200 years before that?
My favorite part is that I'm not even saying global warming is wrong. I'm also not saying we shouldn't take steps to pursue clean, renewable energy.
All I'm saying is that it's a theory based on data with a serious deficit. It's a theory based on incomplete information. There is evidence, whether we like it or not, that suggests alternate theories.
I find it fascinating that we have so latched on to something that we have lost objectivity with it.
No, I don't.
Trends are measured by taking measurments over time. Saying one year out of 100 is too small of a sample to disprove the 100 previous years worth of measurements showing a trend. The temperature goes up and down, but overall it goes up more than it goes down. That's why you have to look at it over a long period of time, not just the last 12 or 24 months. The 200 years before that doesn't take the spread of industrialization and burning of fossil fuels that occurred in the 20th century into consideration.
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According to the survey of 1,503 adults, global warming, on its own, ranks last out of 20 surveyed issues. Here's the list from top to bottom, with the economy listed as a top priority by 85 percent of those polled and global warming 30 percent: the economy, jobs, terrorism, Social Security, education, energy, Medicare, health care, deficit reduction, health insurance, helping the poor, crime, moral decline, military, tax cuts, environment, immigration, lobbyists, trade policy, global warming.
The NY Times (SHOCK! HORROR!)
More people blame planetary climate trends for global warming than Man Made Causes.
I understand trends. And what you're saying here is exactly why we need measurements from well before industrialization. What kinds of fluctuations does the planet undergo on the large scale? We know it's had massive swings before.
I think the thing people are missing here is that I'm not saying Global Warming is wrong. Merely that its diagnosis is based on incomplete data, so I'm hesitant to totally embrace it. Which doesn't lead to me dismissing the need to take better care of the planet in any way - I still fully support that and have never spoken against it here.
Functionally, I'm not pushing against the grain at all. I'm merely saying that, personally, objectively, I can't outright embrace man-made greenhouse emissions as the major cause right now because the comparative data is incomplete; we don't understand how the climate changes on a broad scale (and if you think 100 years is a broad scale, man, what?).
That's all I'm saying. The bizarre way everyone pushes for everyone to fully buy into it is... not objective at least and cult-like at worst. It's a fad theory. Not because of its internal consistency but because of the way it is received and pushed. It's a good theory in and of itself, but hardly as conclusive as its believers would have everyone believe. Though I am glad it has resulted in an awareness that we need to pursue better sources of energy.
All I've said here is that it doesn't and can't obtain enough comparative data to be truly conclusive. We need to pay attention to everything the Earth is doing, not just one thing.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...9022801877.html
Young People to Swarm Capitol With Green Agenda
Thousands of young people, many of them emboldened by the 2008 presidential contest, will descend on the Capitol tomorrow to urge the government to take radical action to stem climate change and plant the seeds of a green economy.
Arriving Friday from every state in the union -- as well as every Canadian province and more than a dozen countries -- about 12,000 people, most between 18 and 26 years old, are in the District this weekend for Power Shift '09, a summit aimed at raising environmental awareness and lobbying leaders on green issues.
The four-day convention will culminate tomorrow with a rally at 11:30 a.m. on the Capitol's west lawn and meetings all day with members of Congress and their aides to press them for immediate action.
"We want to make sure our new president and new Congress pass bold federal energy and climate legislation in 2009 that dramatically reduces emissions and creates millions of green jobs," said Brianna Cayo Cotter, communications director for the convention's organizer, the Energy Action Coalition, a network of 50 national organizations that advocate for clean energy.
She said leaders "understand that young voters were a key to this 2008 election" and they are now demanding results. "We have come of age as a powerful voting constituency."
Among the hundreds flooding the lobby of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center yesterday -- where Power Shift hosted workshops, panel discussions and musical acts including The Roots -- were Lauralee Crain and Ayesha Siddiqi, students at Transylvania University in Lexington, Ky. They have been pushing for clean energy in the heart of coal country, which, they said, means they clash with powerful pro-coal interests on campus and off.
They said highlighting the ill effects of strip mining and mountaintop coal removal was among their top priorities.
"We don't have Angelina Jolie and George Clooney posing with these devastated mountains," Siddiqi said. "We're rising to the challenge of climate change ourselves. . . . We're not waiting for the naysayers to catch up."
Kate Villars, a civil engineering student at the University of Virginia interested in environmentally friendly building techniques, attended a workshop about integrating the topic of energy efficiency into educational lesson plans, a step she said would improve her own program.
Andrew Nazdin, 20, a junior at the University of Maryland, said he is looking forward to meeting with House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) tomorrow to ask him to push for "science-based reductions in carbon emissions."
"He's got a room that will fit 75 of us," Nazdin said, "but we're going to bring 600 people and ask for a bigger room."
Powershift09.org
Its funny cause theres gonna be about 8 inches of snow in DC tomorrow. Last time I checked it was March and 2 weeks away from Spring..
Guest Czech please!
Will that Power Shift rally be on C-SPAN? They're usually really good about telecasting those interminable events where unbathed twentysomethings give rambling speeches that end in trying to get the crowd to chant trisyllabically but never get everyone on board.
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You can now set up a GpsGate Server dedicated to processing and generating Reports based on data from another server.
Instead of setting up report generation on the same server that receives the live data, you can use Archiving to set up daily export of this data to another server. Delegating report generation to another server should reduce the load on the live server and improve its performance.
See Archiving: Application Migration for installation instructions and details on latest Archiving improvements.
From here on, we will refer to the two servers as the live server and the reporting server.
Make sure that the reporting server has all the plugins that are installed on the live server and that their versions are kept in sync.
Any custom variables created on the live server should be created on the reporting server as well.
Set up a new Export Rule via SiteAdmin > Archiving > Export Rules > Add Rule. Choose a Scheduled Export Rule to set up daily export of data.
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On the Export Rule settings page, check the Direct option in Destination settings. When you choose this option, an ExportRuleKey will be generated.
When configuring the Export Rule, make sure to leave the Export Application Data, Export Tracks and Export Users options checked.
Tracks will be exported from specified Export From Date onwards.
Do not save the Export Rule yet!
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Leave the Use Licenses option unchecked - you only want to copy users here for report generation purposes.
Uncheck the Import Reports option, as you want to control which reports are available on which server. It is advisable to create reports directly on the reporting server.
If you want to move a report from the live server to the new reporting server, you can export the report definition to an xml template file and import it back on the reporting server. You can then reconfigure the report in necessary applications, remove it from the live server and schedule it on the reporting server, ensuring that reports are consistent and sent only once.
Set the Application Tags in the Import Rule to denote that reports in applications in those tags depend on this Import Rule. This ensures that those reports will not be processed or sent until the daily import is complete.
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POLL: Hillary Scares More Than Half Of America
Christian Datoc Senior White House Correspondent
July 11, 2016 10:53 AM ET
A new poll shows that Hillary Clinton scares a majority of American voters.
ABC and the Washington Post surveyed 519 adults on July 6-7, the two days following the FBI's announcement of it's "no charges" recommendation in regard to Hillary Clinton's private email server.
Hillary Clinton waves to supporters after speaking at the National Education Association's 95th Representative Assembly (Reuters Pictures)
The poll showed that 56 percent of participants said they "disapproved" of the FBI's decision not to charge Clinton, and 57 percent said "the incident makes them worried about how Clinton might act as president if she were elected, with most very worried about it."
(ABC/Washington Post/Langer Research Associates)
While the majority of participants, regardless of party affiliation, said the incident will not affect their vote in November, "those who say it's made them less likely to support Clinton far outnumber those who say it's made them more apt to vote for her."
Hillary Clinton delivers a national security address on June 2, 2016 in San Diego, California (Getty Images)
28 percent said they are less likely to vote for the former secretary of state, compared to 10 percent who said they are more likely, but that gap widens when looking at Independent voters.
33 percent of Independent voters are now less likely to vote for the presumptive Democratic nominee, compared to only 5 percent who are more likely.
According to the Real Clear Politics average, Clinton still holds a 4.5 point lead over Donald Trump.
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Q: Neural network learning fast, false positives I've recently started implementing a feed-forward neural network and I'm using back-propagation as the learning method. I've been using http://galaxy.agh.edu.pl/~vlsi/AI/backp_t_en/backprop.html as a guide.
However, after just the first epoch, my error is 0. Before using the network for my real purpose I've tried with the simple network structure:

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*4 binary inputs, 1, 1, 0, 0.

*2 hidden layers, 4 neurons each.

*1 output neuron, 1.0 should = valid input.

Each training epoch runs the test input (1, 1, 0, 0), calculates the output error (sigmoid derivative * (1.0 - sigmoid)), back propagates the error and finally adjusts the weights.
Each neuron's new weight = weight + learning_rate * the neuron's error * the input to the weight.
Each hidden neuron's error = (sum of all output neuron's error * connected weight) * the neuron's sigmoid derivative.
The issue is that my learning rate has to be 0.0001 for me to see any sort of 'progress' between the epochs in terms of lowering the error. In this case, the error starts around ~30.0. Any greater learning rate and the error results in 0 after the first pass, and thus results in false positives.
Also when I try this network with my real data (a set of 32 audio features from sample - 32 neurons per hidden layer) - I get the same issue. To the point where any noise will trigger a false positive. Possibly this could be an input feature issue, but as I'm testing using a high pitch note I can clearly see the raw data differs from a low pitch one.
I'm a neural networks newbie, so I'm almost positive the issue is with my network.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

A: Although stating that you are using a standard NN approach of feed-forward / backprop, you have not described how you have actually implemented this. You mention that you are using the "galaxy" link as a guide, but I notice that, on the "galaxy" page, there is no mention of bias being applied to the nodes. Perhaps you have not included this important component? There is a nice discussion of the role of bias applied to NN nodes by Nate Kohl, see Role of Bias in Neural Networks.
Next, rather than using two hidden layers, try using only one hidden layer. You may have to increase the number of nodes in that layer but, for most practical problems, you should be able to obtain a good solution with just one hidden layer. It will most likely be more stable and will certainly make it a lot easier for you to follow what is happening with backprop.

A: Well 0.0001 sounds reasonable to me. you might wiggle the other constants or seed the initial neural network weights with a different random set.
If your train data is ok, then its perfectly normal to do thousand or more irritations until you get the right neural network.
There are many techniques, to get faster to a end result.
For example as activation function you might use TanH, or Relu
You could also decrease from 0.001 towards 0.0001 over x epochs, or decrease based upon error rate.

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will session and smssession work ? but my smssession seems donest work , lifttime is not 300.
If you try use another port for second instance?
I dont know but I want to use two session different lifetime, how to do this?


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#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h> // needed for reading input file

#include <limits.h> // needed to check bounding conditions
#include <errno.h>  // needed for error codes
#if defined(_WIN32) || defined(_WIN64)
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# include <io.h> // needed to check file availability
#endif
#if defined(_UNIX)
#include <unistd.h> // needed to check file availability
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char* ReadFile(char *argv);
void ReadNeighborhoodMatrix(char *readFile);
void PrintMatrix();
void PrintCycle(int* cycle, int length);
int FindLongestCycle(int** cycle);
int BFS(int currentVertice, int beginVertice, int length, int maxLength, int *visited, int** list);
void ErrorHandler(int errorCode);
void Destructor();

int noOfVertices;
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	return 0;
}

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char*  ReadFile(char *filename)
{
	char *buffer = NULL;
	int string_size, read_size;
	FILE *handler = fopen(filename, "rb");

	if (handler)
	{
		fseek(handler, 0, SEEK_END);
		string_size = ftell(handler);
		rewind(handler);

		buffer = (char*)malloc(sizeof(char) * (string_size + 1));
		read_size = fread(buffer, sizeof(char), string_size, handler);
		buffer[string_size] = '\0';

		if (string_size != read_size)
		{
			free(buffer);
			buffer = NULL;
		}
		fclose(handler);
	}
	return buffer;
}

// Fills neighborhood matrix with values contained in char array
void ReadNeighborhoodMatrix(char *readFile)
{
	char *token;
	char *str = readFile;
	token = strtok_r(str, "\n\r", &str);
	char *endptr;
	long result = strtol(token, &endptr, base);
	if (endptr == token || ((result >= INT_MAX || result <= INT_MIN) && errno == ERANGE))
	{
		free(readFile);
		ErrorHandler(-4);
	}

	noOfVertices = (int)result;
	neighborhood = (int**)malloc(noOfVertices * sizeof(int*));
	for (int i = 0; i < noOfVertices; i++)
		neighborhood[i] = (int*)malloc(noOfVertices * sizeof(int));

	for (int i = 0; i < noOfVertices; i++)
	{
		token = strtok_r(str, "\n\r", &str);
		if (token == NULL || strlen(token) == 0)
		{
			free(readFile);
			ErrorHandler(-6);
		}

		char *strcopy = (char*)calloc(strlen(token) + 1, sizeof(char));
		strcpy(strcopy, token);
		char *elem = strcopy;
		for (int j = 0; j < noOfVertices; j++)
		{
			token = strtok_r(elem, " ", &elem);
			if (token == NULL || strlen(token) == 0)
			{
				free(readFile);
				free(strcopy);
				ErrorHandler(-6);
			}

			result = strtol(token, &endptr, base);
			if (endptr == token || ((result >= INT_MAX || result <= INT_MIN) && errno == ERANGE))
			{
				free(readFile);
				free(strcopy);
				ErrorHandler(-5);
			}

			neighborhood[i][j] = (int)result;
		}
		free(strcopy);
	}
}

// Test to see if the matrix loaded correctly
void PrintMatrix()
{
	for (int i = 0; i < noOfVertices; i++)
	{
		for (int j = 0; j < noOfVertices; j++)
		{
			printf("%d ", neighborhood[i][j]);
		}
		printf("\n");
	}
}

void PrintCycle(int* cycle, int length)
{
	for(int i = 0; i < length; i++)
	{
		printf("%d ", cycle[i]);
	}
	printf("\n");
}

/*
Looks inside of neighborhood matrix to find cycles
Returns maximum cycle length
*/
int FindLongestCycle(int** cycle)
{
	int length = 0;
	int *visited = (int*)calloc(noOfVertices, sizeof(int));
	int *tempCycle = (int*)malloc((noOfVertices + 1) * sizeof(int));

	// Iterate over all nodes and set them as start nodes, some nodes may be leaf nodes
	// or they may be inside of a smaller cycle
	for (int currentVertice = 0; currentVertice < noOfVertices; currentVertice++)
	{
		// Call recursive Breadth First Search method to try and find longest cycle.
		// If it is longer than current maximum, update maximum length
		tempCycle[0] = currentVertice;
		int currentLength = BFS(currentVertice, currentVertice, 0, length, visited, &tempCycle);
		if (currentLength > length)
		{
			length = currentLength;
			for(int i = 0; i < length + 1; i++)
			{
				(*cycle)[i] = tempCycle[i];
			}
		}
	}

	free(visited);
	return length;
}

/*
Recursive method for traversing the tree
In this case graph in some way we can perceive tree as unraveled graph where leaf nodes
represent either a root node or some node that closes a cycle or simply leaf node of a graph
Returns new maximum length
*/
int BFS(int currentVertice, int beginVertice, int length, int maxLength, int *visited, int** list)
{
	int newLength = maxLength;
	visited[currentVertice] = 1;

	for (int nextVertice = 0; nextVertice < noOfVertices; nextVertice++)
	{
		if (neighborhood[currentVertice][nextVertice] == 1)
		{
			// If next node is root node then update maximum length if new length is greater
			if (nextVertice == beginVertice && length > 1 && length + 1 > maxLength)
			{
				newLength = length + 1;
				(*list)[length] = nextVertice;
			}
			// If next node hasn't yet been visited recursivelly go into that node
			else if (!visited[nextVertice])
			{
				(*list)[length + 1] = nextVertice;
				newLength = BFS(nextVertice, beginVertice, length + 1, newLength, visited, list);
			}
		}
	}
	// After there are no more legitimate moves, return new maximum length and remove
	// your node from visited nodes
	visited[currentVertice] = 0;
	return newLength;
}

// Describes the type of error to the user and handles the termination of program
void ErrorHandler(int errorCode)
{
	char *errorText;
	switch (errorCode)
	{
	case -1:
		errorText = "Not enough input parametres";
		break;
	case -2:
		errorText = "The file does not exit or is not readable";
		break;
	case -3:
		errorText = "Error whilst reading the file";
		break;
	case -4:
		errorText = "Wrong vertice number, check input file";
		break;
	case -5:
		errorText = "Wrong weight number inside of the neighborhood matrix, check input file";
		break;
	case -6:
		errorText = "Wrong width or height of the neighborhood matrix, check input file";
		break;
	default:
		errorText = "Unknown error occured";
		break;
	}
	printf("%s\n", errorText);
	Destructor();
	exit(errorCode);
}

// Handles memory deallocation when the program is exiting
void Destructor()
{
	for (int i = 0; i < noOfVertices; i++) {
		free(neighborhood[i]);
	}
	free(neighborhood);
}

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Philly's own, Andorra, is making waves in the city's music scene as they begin to move towards the release of their second full-length album. With their latest EP titled, "What You Wanted", the band proves their sound is only getting bigger, and after winning the opening spot for Radio 1045's Birthday Show for the THIRD YEAR in a row, Andorra's coasting into a promising year ahead.
If you haven't checked out "What You Wanted", I suggest you do so NOW. The EP is a compilation of five tracks that have been played throughout Andorra sets for past few years. It's a full, vibrant and authentic sound that only Andorra seems to master. The consistency of crashing drums, teased by intricate guitar riffs that are never overdone, but just enough to leave you wanting more is all tied together with leading vocals that give a timeless relevancy to the music being played.
We caught up with Andorra as they talk about their latest EP and got a good pulse on what we can expect from the band in the near future.
ROP: Describe how the recording process was for your latest release. How has it differed from previous EPs?
A: Feels good to finally have recorded versions of these songs so fans, family, and friends can dig more into our set. Additionally, we will be releasing a follow up EP in the late summer titled "What You Got" which will consist of newer songs that the band has written together. These are the songs that are truly the works of our the four of us rather then the first EP which had former members contributed to the writing process. Moreover, a full length titled "What You Wanted, What You Got" will be released in late fall featuring all the songs from the EPs plus additional songs that were not heard on the EPs. It is just a fun way to stay relevant in a time when staying relevant is a hard thing to do. We what to stay consistent as possible that way we keep everyone on their toes.
ROP: What is the lyrical process like for you guys? Are they based on real experiences?
A: Lyrically the songs all share this common theme of longing for one's home (where ever that may be). The writing process started two years ago, the same time Kevin was moving out of his parents house, the place he's lived since the age of 5. A lot of the lyrical content deals with these feelings. For example, in the song "Four Corners" the song expresses the idea of losing yourself in a four cornered room because that seems to be the only place where one finds comfort, aka, home. This is not the only time the word home pops up throughout the work. You will hear it mentioned more throughout.
A: Elephants is our favorite track to play live. We used to play with this ska band in high school and we loved the way people would dance to their music so this is our attempt at getting people to dance like that at shows. This song's line "this is what you wanted, this is what you got" is where we got the name for our EPs and LP. The line really represents your expectations. This also ties into no longer living at home. What I really wanted was to move out, but then when I got that, it was a damping learning experience.
ROP: You've had a busy year! What are some high lights that you as a band have experienced?
This is the third time we are opening the birthday show. Those are def huge accomplishments for us, and we are so grateful for these opportunities. Originally we thought doing it again this year would be over kill, but the amount of support we received through mutual Radio 1045 listeners, especially on Twitter, was enormous, so we thought we would give it another go around and make our mark on the Birthday Show by opening it again this year.
We also had the "What You Wanted" release and the release show we put together at the Barbary with our friends Daddylap, Backroom Dreamers, and Somethin' Divine. That show was huge for us and we we'll easily always remember playing to that packed crowd that night.
ROP: Where do you see Andorra this time next year?
ROP: What shows do you have coming up in and around Philly?
ROP: When Andorra isn't doing all these cool Andorra things, what do you guys like to do around Philly?
A: Dalessandro's is our favorite cheese steak place. Ever. Hoagie cheese steaks are the best. With a lil mayo, perfection.
The Rendezvous on Locust is our Diner (like the diner in the movie Diner). Chicken cheese steak with a pickle. My god. Dynamite.
Dante also always knows the drink/shot of the week.
Francoluigi's in South Philly is always great too. Peroni's and Pizza are a knock out. Best tomato pie.
Check out Andorra this weekend, as they open the Radio 1045 Birthday Show and keep up with the band on their Facebook and Twitter as they keep on keepin on in Philly!


Try this bread with a crisp leafy salad and some slices of Italian cured meats – and you've got a great casual meal for friends.
Put the flour, salt, Parmesan cheese, sundried tomatoes and paste into a large bowl. Add the chopped herbs and Allinson Easy Bake yeast, then pour in the warm water.
Mix together with your hands until the mixture combines to make a rough dough ball.
Shape into a 23cm (9inch) round. Put into a greased 23cm (9inch) round tin. Press lots of indentations into the top of the bread with your finger. Scatter over a few extra herbs, drizzle with some of the olive oil from the sundried tomatoes and sprinkle with coarse sea salt.
Preheat the oven to 220°C/ fan 200°C/ gas 7. Remove cling film from bread and reduce the oven temperature to 200°C/ fan 180°C/ gas.
Bake the bread for 35 mins until golden. To test to see if the loaf is ready, upturn and tap the base – it should sound hollow.


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A History of St. Gerard's School - 1911 - 1950's
St. Gerard's School was built in 1928, but the history of the parish goes back further than that.
The first St. Gerard's church was built in 1911
In the late 19th and early 20th century, many people moved to Thrybergh. They were attracted by the opening of Silverwood colliery and the abundance of jobs available in the coal industry
A significant number of these were Irish and Catholic and therefore there was an increased demand for Mass and the sacraments in the area.
Bishop Cowgill decided that it would be necessary to set up a Catholic parish in Thrybergh.
The first priest of the parish was Father Ward. He lived in one of the houses on Doncaster Road with his pet dog. Father Ward was often seen going round the houses every Saturday to take the outdoor collection.
Soon a simple wooden church was soon built. It wasn't very large, and could probably only seat around a hundred people. Inside it was quite bare to begin with, but friends of Father Ward donated statues including "The Mother of Holy Hope" that can still be seen in church today.
Father Ward had the vital task of making sure children were given religious instruction on Sunday afternoon… He even taught the older children himself.
The first baptism recorded in the register is that of Nora Regan, who was born on 23rd April 1912 and baptised nearly 4 weeks later. In the early years, the number of baptisms was about 27 per year.
Father Ward left the parish.
Father McAdam took up duties in the parish and immediately called a meeting of parishioners on 18th September, where he revealed his intention to carry on the work to build a Catholic school. A committee was set up to raise funds.
Every working adult in the parish was asked to pay one shilling a week, while younger workers were asked for sixpence. Father McAdam even asked for donations from non-Catholics in the local pubs Saturdays (the day that miners were paid)
The first specific fund raising event for the school that is detailed in the records was a Whist Drive and Dance on 15th October, 1927. This was followed by a Carnival Ball on December 26th.
Events outside the Catholic community also raised money for the school, including a concert in Feburary 1928 at Dalton Miners' Welfare Hall. At the event, Father McAdam showed his appreciation that non-Catholics in the district were willing to help.
At the stone laying ceremony (attended by many priests, including both Father Ward and Father McAdam), it was said that setting up the new school would cost £8,500 and that it needed a man "with a very stout heart, who could count upon the constant support of his little flock, to carry on a work of that character."
At this time, Catholics were often asked why they wanted to build schools when other religious groups didn't. They were asked why they thought it necessary to build a school, when they had only a little wooden church that really wasn't a worthy place to worship God.
At the ceremony, Dean Schreiber said that a school could be used to worship in if it was needed. In a school they could say Mass, receive sacraments and have children baptised. He pointed out that they couldn't use a church as a school – instead they looked upon the school as a spiritual building, as training grounds and "nurseries" for the Catholic Church.
St. Gerard's school opened to children on 5th November 1928
The official opening ceremony took place in January 1929. Bishop Cowgill congratulated Father McAdam and the people of Thrybergh as a whole for the way they had supported the scheme.
Our dear friend, Agnes was at St. Gerard's on the first day. In 2018 (for our 90th anniversary) we asked her about her memories of starting at St. Gerard's.
The School Log Book from 1928, which is held in our archive, gives details about the first few weeks of St. Gerard's School.
Class 1 - 1930
Class 5- 1930
The final of the Brookes Cup 1935 - St. Gerard's v. Thurcroft. Photograph features future Rotherham, United player, Danny Williams.
St. Gerard's celebrating all of their sporting wins from 1935
Once the school was opened, it was used to celebrate mass. In fact, it was the responsibility of the caretaker to set up the school hall for social gatherings on an evening, for dances, for mass, and to transform it back into a place of learning during the day!
On the right you can see a wedding photograph belonging to one of our parishioners. It shows the happy couple standing outside the main entrance to the school in 1945. The heavy wooden doors are where the school office is now. The window has been bricked up, but the outline is still visible in the cupboard.
Our logbook contains the dates and details of the wartime air-raid drills that the children had to carry out. The school had two air-raid shelters within its grounds.
In the 1930's and 1940's the original wooden church was used as a Catholic Social Club, but was sadly destroyed by a fire in 1947.
Class Group - 1951
Class Group 1955-1956
School Staff - 1955
After the war, plans were made for the construction of a new church.
The new St. Gerard's Roman Catholic Church was opened on the 4th of October 1950. It was to serve the people of Thrybergh, Dalton, Ravenfield, Hooton Roberts, Bramley and Wickersley.
The priest from Thrybergh, Father O'Hallaran would also travel to Wickersley and conduct a service there.
Father Mullane took over from Father O'Halaran in 1955 and the sight of Father John Mullane riding his moped became common!
Sadly Father Mullane was not to live to see the consecration of the Church, as he retired in 1979 to Ravenfield, where he was cared for by his housekeeper until his death in 1982.
With the forming of the new diocese of Hallam in 1980, the Church was finally consecrated by Bishop Moverly on the feast day of St. Gerard - 15th of October 1983.
Photograph from 1951 - Courtesy John Burke- Middle Row,Centre.
Photograph archive - Class 3
Photograph archive
Peel Cup - 1955
Football 1956-1957
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San Francisco Cruise Port
Port of San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Make the most of your time in San Francisco with a private and customizable city tour, trip to nearby Alcatraz (boats depart from nearby Pier 41), or shore excursion to the redwood forests—most offer convenient port pickup and drop-off where needed. Alternatively, visit Chinatown, Nob Hill, SoMa, and ride the city's famous cable cars independently before stopping at Fisherman's Wharf and returning to ship. Many visitors also like to build in time before and after their cruise to explore the city and surrounds.
Booking a shore excursion can help you make the most of your limited time in the city and are especially helpful for first-time visitors to San Francisco.
There's long-term parking available for cruise passengers at the Reef Parking lot across from Piers 27 and 35.
Pier 27 is the new terminal, while the older Pier 35 handles overflow.
Pier 35 is located close to popular San Francisco destinations Pier 39, the Exploratorium, and Fisherman's Wharf.
San Francisco is a hilly city, so wear appropriate shoes if you're planning to explore on foot.
The San Francisco Cruise Port is located roughly 14 miles (22 kilometers) from San Francisco International Airport and 20 miles (32 kilometers) from Oakland International Airport.
How to Get to San Francisco From the San Francisco Cruise Port
Situated in the Embarcadero district, both Pier 35 and Pier 27 (the James R. Herman) are within easy walking distance of San Francisco city center, while F Line streetcars stop in front of Pier 27. Taxis and other private transport options also operate nearby and shore excursions typically include round-trip transportation.
The official language is English, although you may encounter locals who speak Cantonese, Mandarin, or Spanish as well. The currency is the US Dollar and ATMs are widely available, but currency exchange facilities are harder to come by. You may need to head to a major bank in the city to exchange money.
An Insider's Guide to LGBTQ San Francisco
Tour company owner Kathy Amendola on San Francisco Pride, the Castro, and where you can honor LGBTQ history in SF.
6 Books About San Francisco to Read Before Your Next Trip
Travel writer Madigan Talmage-Bowers called the Bay Area home for nearly 10 years. Here are her favorite SF-related reads to add to your to-read stack.
An Exploratorium Exhibit Developer's Guide to San Francisco
When exploring a new city, there's nothing quite like getting tips and advice from someone who calls it home. That's why, in this series, we turn to the locals who know just as much about what can't be missed as they do about the unexpected delights that make a place so special.
Visiting San Francisco for the First Time? Here's What to See and Do
Here's what you need to know to make the most of a single day in San Francisco.
8 Best Weekend Getaways from San Francisco
Hit the road for coastal towns, Sonoma wineries, lakes in the Sierra Nevada foothills, and more—all less than a 4-hour drive from SF.
5 Must-See San Francisco Neighborhoods and How to Visit
Get to grips with the best neighborhoods in sprawling San Francisco.
Unique Souvenirs to Bring Home from San Francisco
There's no shortage of unique finds, delicious treats, and wacky wares for you to choose from in San Fran.
9 Weekend Road Trips You Can Take from Major US Cities
We mapped out the quickest getaways within driving distance of top American hubs, from California's West Coast to New York's East End.
Know Before You Go: Tips for Visiting Alcatraz
Perched on a rocky island in the San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz once housed such legendary criminals as Al Capone. Today, the former prison is an extremely popular National Historic Landmark. Here are the top things to know when planning your visit.
Where to Find the Best Views in San Francisco
Soak up the sights in San Francisco with our recommendations for vistas and viewpoints.
More Tours in San Francisco
Things to do near San Francisco
More attractions near San Francisco
SS Jeremiah O'Brien
Aquarium of the Bay
Angel Island State Park
Coit Tower
James R. Herman Cruise Terminal at Pier 27
Madame Tussauds San Francisco
San Francisco Dungeon
Saints Peter and Paul Church
USS Pampanito
The Cannery
Beat Museum
Recommended for San Francisco


Commissioners are Angie Gray, Al Jacquet and Adam Frankel. Christina Morrison is appointed to the commission.
Brian Shutt is city attorney.
March 12 Voters elect Cary Glickstein as mayor and Shelly Petrolia as commissioner. Frankel is re-elected without opposition. Gray and Jacquet remain commissioners.
April 1 Louie Chapman Jr., ex-town manager of Bloomfield, Connecticut, becomes city manager starting at $160,000.
Jan. 3 Shutt leaves his position as city attorney to work in the private sector. Terrill Pyburn, assistant city attorney, becomes interim city attorney.
March 12 Jordana Jarjura defeats Gray for a commission seat. Jacquet is re-elected. Commission seats now have three-year terms.
May 13 Commissioners suspend Chapman for 90 days after he ordered $60,000 worth of garbage carts four months before commissioners had approved the request.
Assistant City Manager Bob Barcinski fills in for one month before his planned retirement on June 14, and then Assistant City Manager Terry Stewart takes over.
Commissioners attempt to fire Chapman for cause, but vote fails because at the time the commission needed four votes.
June 17 Pyburn takes city attorney position in Coconut Creek.
July 1 Assistant City Attorney Janice Rustin steps in as acting city attorney.
July 9 Noel Pfeffer, former Broward County deputy attorney, becomes city attorney at a starting salary of $149,500.
July 15 Chapman resigns as city manager and receives about $73,000 in severance pay. Rustin negotiated the settlement and both parties sign a mutual release of liabilities.
Aug. 26 Voters approve a charter change reducing to three the number of commissioners needed to remove the city manager.
Jan. 5 Don Cooper becomes city manager, starting at $170,000. Glickstein is mayor. Commissioners are Frankel, Jacquet, Jarjura and Petrolia.
March Mitch Katz replaces Frankel, who is term-limited.
August Cooper outlines purchasing problems in a memo that says the County Inspector General and State's Attorney offices are investigating. Six employees receive reprimands. The purchasing manager retires in June before the investigation is finished. Three department heads, overseeing police, fire and finance departments, are docked a day's pay.
February Former city employees Orlando Serrano, Cesar Irizarry and Harold Bellinger are arrested on charges they ordered products that the city paid for but did not receive. Serrano pleads guilty and is sentenced to 12 months in the county jail. Irizarry pleads guilty to grand theft and is sentenced to three years' probation. Bellinger dies before his case goes to trial.
June 24 Pfeffer resigns and goes into private practice. Assistant City Attorney Rustin is name interim city attorney.
Nov. 1 Jacquet leaves the commission after being elected state representative. The commission is deadlocked when trying to appoint his replacement.
Commissioners agree to hire Max Lohman's firm as the city attorney at $300,000 annually. Glickstein is mayor. Commissioners are Jarjura, Katz and Petrolia.
Dec. 30 Cooper resigns as city manager for family health reasons. Fire Chief Neal de Jesus becomes interim city manager.
March 14 Jim Chard and Shirley Johnson are elected to the City Commission with Glickstein as mayor. Commissioners Katz and Petrolia remain.
Nov. 6 Mark Lauzier, former assistant city manager in Tacoma, Washington, becomes city manager, starting at $235,000.
Dec. 7 Lauzier changes the city charter to have his direct hires and department heads be exempt from the policy and procedures for hiring employees and doesn't notify anyone, as required in the city charter.
March 13 City voters elect Petrolia as mayor, Bill Bathurst as commissioner to fill the two years of Chard's term (who resigned to run for mayor), and Ryan Boylston. Frankel is re-elected to the commission. Johnson remains a commissioner.
Aug. 1 India Adams, hired in January as an assistant to the city manager, receives promotion to assistant city manager.
Aug. 27 Julia Davidyan starts as internal auditor. She reports directly to the commission.
Nov. 6 Max Lohman resigns as city attorney after a heated exchange with Mayor Petrolia.
Nov. 13 Deputy City Attorney Lynn Gelin becomes interim city attorney.
Jan. 15 Lauzier receives a 4 percent raise, retroactive to the Nov. 6 anniversary of his hiring.
Jan. 30 Lauzier institutes partial hiring freeze at Executive Team Leadership Meeting.
Feb. 5 Lauzier introduces Susan Grant as assistant city manager at the City Commission meeting. She starts Feb. 19.
March 1 Lauzier is fired with cause.


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Q: Need an input dialog to populate with text I am a student at ISU. I was working on a homework assignment where I wanted to get text that was selected (highlighted) in a TextArea to appear in a JOptionPane dialog. I tried many of the methods for JOptionPane, but I could not get any of them to place the text the user selected in the input field of the dialog.
I guess that I could make a one element String array and pass this to the JOptionPane constructor listed.
JOptionPane(Object message, int messageType, int optionType, Icon icon, Object[] options, Object initialValue)
This is not way I wanted to implement the JOptionPane. Please give me any help you can. Thanks and there is no hurry as the assignment has been handed in.

A: This tutorial shows how to use JOptionPane and how to get input from the user.
Read it to see if works for you or not.
How to make dialogs

I guess that I could make a one element String array and pass this to the JOptionPane constructor listed.

Sounds correct to me.

This is not way I wanted to implement the JOptionPane.

What's wrong with that? Or how do you want to implement it?
Take a look at that article perhaps you could manage to write something like:
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(frame, getSelectedTextFrom( someTextArea ) , "Message");

Where the method:
String getSelectedTextFrom( JTextArea )

Will return... well the selected text from the text area... :)


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Bret Michael Sherman
Posted on November 30, 2006 12:12 am by Sparta Live
Bret Michael Sherman, 17, of Sparta, passed away Nov. 25, 2006, at Erlanger Health System.
Sherman was born Nov. 21, 1989, in Sparta, to David Sherman and Stephanie Poston Sherman.
He had been a student at White County High School.
Sherman was preceded in death by his grandfather, Walter Sherman, and one aunt, Angela Dille.
Survivors include his parents; grandmother, Joyce Sherman, of Labelle, Fla.; grandparents, Milton and Paulette Griffin, of Sparta; great-grandmother, Pauline Prater, of Sparta; aunts and uncles, Billy and T. Tott Sherman, Karen Sherman, Susan Brown, Lori Freman, Jeff Sherman, all of Florida, Tim and Cindy Sherman, of Arkansas, Shawn and LaBreeska Patton, of Sparta, … Read More
Jeanette Lee Bowman Kalisz
Jeanette Lee Bowman Kalisz, 76, of Walling, passed away Nov. 25, 2006, at the residence of her daughter.
Kalisz was born Aug. 25, 1930, in New Milford, Pa., to Henry Bowman and Ester Bennette Bowman.
She had been a housewife.
Kalisz was preceded in death by her parents.
Survivors include her husband, Edward Kalisz, of Walling; one daughter, Donna Bockhahn and husband Al, of Walling; one sister, Rita Slocum, of Florida; and several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services were 1 p.m., Nov. 27, 2006, at Highland Cemetery.
Dennis Daniel officiated.
Hunter Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
John Orr, 88, passed away Nov. 24, 2006.
He was the son of Phoebe and John Orr.
Orr had been a member of Hermitage Church of Christ for 17 years and served in the U.S. Merchant Marines in World War II.
Orr was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Paul and Thomas Orr.
Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Mary Rollins Orr, and two sons, Thomas Orr and Mark Orr and wife Jan.
Graveside services were 2 p.m., Nov. 27, 2006, at Doyle Cemetery.
Bro. Bobby Wilhite officiated.
Hermitage Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Linda Gail Lowery
Linda Gail Lowery, 56, of Warren County, passed away Nov. 28, 2006, at River Park Hospital.
Lowery was born Aug. 25, 1950, in White County, to John Thomas Paine and Pauline Goodson.
She had been a C.N.A.
Lowery was preceded in death by her parents; first husband, G.W. Wright; two sisters, Kimberly Paine and Kathy Bentley; one granddaughter, Alexis Daniell Lowery.
Survivors include her husband, Ronnie C. Lowery, of McMinnville; two sons, Michael John Wright and Isaac Wayne Wright, both of McMinnville; one stepson, Shane Lowery and wife Lori, of McMinnville; one stepdaughter, Rhonda and husband Junior Prater, of Manchester; six grandchildren, Mitchell Reid, Isaih Cole, Cameron DaWayne, … Read More
Robert Lee Shubert
Robert Lee Shubert, 89, of Cookeville, passed away Nov. 26, 2006, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
Shubert was born April 11, 1917, in White County, to Thomas Mitchell and Winnie Caroline Demps Shubert.
He had worked in the saw mill industry and was a farmer.
He was a member and elder of Mt. Herman Cumberland Presbyterian Church and was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Army.
Shubert was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Herbert, Frank, Clint and Cecil Shubert; two sisters, Nanie Pearl Johnson and Lou Ann Cloyd; and one granddaughter, Katherine Lauren Shubert.
Survivors include his wife, Laurine Rich Shubert, of … Read More
Regina K. Creger Utsman Warner
Regina K. Creger Utsman Warner, 59, of Sparta, passed away Nov. 24, 2006, while visiting relatives in Michigan.
She was born to James and Katherine Helton Cregor and was a native of Bristol.
She was a loving wife, mother and friend to anyone who entered her life. She was loved by many for her fun-loving personality and her desire to help others.
She was a 1965 graduate of Tennessee High School and a member of Eastern Heights Presbyterian Church.
She was a longtime employee of Sperry/Unisys and Electrolux/Aerus.
Survivors include her husband, Greg Warner; one son, Craig Utsman; one daughter, Tiffany Utsman Carpenter and husband Allen Carpenter; one … Read More
Thelma Grey Harris Guy
Thelma Grey Harris Guy, 98, of Sparta, passed away Nov. 25, 2006, at NHC of Sparta.
Guy was born June 23, 1908, in White County, to Belfield S. Harris and Nannie Oklahoma Brock Harris.
She had been a member of Frasier's Chapel Methodist Church, and her enjoyments were "hanging out with Uncle Merritt," all her friends and family.
Guy was preceded in death by her parents; husband of 50 years plus, Merritt Brady Guy; two sisters, Goldie M. Harris Dycus and Cora Lee Harris Cole; three brothers, Powell Harris, Robert Harris and Gaines Harris.
Survivors include nieces and nephews, William R. Harris, Martha Harris Palmer, Stanley Harris, Charles … Read More
Sherri Jo-Ann Young Conley
Sherri Jo-Ann Young Conley, 48, of Sparta, passed away Nov. 25, 2006, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
Conley was born June 5, 1958, in White County, to Elmer Young and Juanita Stewart Young Howard.
She had been disabled.
Conley was preceded in death by her father.
Survivors include her husband, Arnold S. Conley, of Sparta; one daughter, Liz Pitts, of Sparta; one son, Chris Conley and wife Nama, of Sparta; her mother, Juanita Howard and husband Evin, of Sparta; four brothers, Stanley Young, Mark Howard, both of Sparta, Elmer Young and Kevin Young, both of Ohio; two sisters, Tresa Defrain, of Michigan and Dawn Young, of Ohio; five … Read More
Alene Davis Boyd
Alene Davis Boyd, 89, of Warren County, passed away Nov. 27, 2006, at Woodbury Nursing Home.
Boyd was born Feb. 27, 1917, in White County, to William Ephraim Anderson and Mary Attie Anderson.
She had been a homemaker and attended First United Methodist Church.
Boyd was preceded in death by two sisters, Mamie Davis and
Flo Davis Roberts and four brothers, Jimmy, Frank, Edd and Leonard Davis.
Survivors include two sons, Larry Craig and wife Janice Boyd, of McMinnville, and James A. and wife Lanita Boyd, of McMinnville; one grandson, Michael Craig Boyd, of McMinnville; two step-grandchildren, Michelle Chisam and Matthew Lewis, both of McMinnville; five step-great-grandchildren; two … Read More
Walter Andrew Sparkman
Walter Andrew Sparkman, 76, of Cumberland County, passed away Nov. 26, 2006, at Country Place Health Care Center in Crossville.
Sparkman was born Sept. 29, 1930, in Warren County, to James Walter Sparkman and Angeline Mayfield.
He had attended the Church of God.
Survivors include two brothers, Mark Sparkman, of McMinnville and Lonnie Sparkman, of Ohio, and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Graveside services will be 2 p.m., Nov. 30, 2006, at Crain Hill Cemetery in Van Buren County.
J. Stanley Sparkman and T.K. Sparkman will officiate.
High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Cooking up sweet confections
Missy Jones
Tis the season for tasty treats, and if slaving in the kitchen is not an option, Ms. Edna's can accommodate all holiday and special occasion baking needs.
Norma Young and Vickie Staggs, sisters who have lived their entire lives in Sparta, recently opened Ms. Edna's Cakes and Silk Flowers just in time to help out with all the parties and special events that occur during the holiday months. The two are sisters and decided to open the business because it was something they both enjoyed.
"Let us do all your holiday baking and centerpieces" said Norma
Vickie bakes and decorates the cakes, and Norma arranges the … Read More
Commission fails to elect chairman, again
Kim Swindell Wood
A second attempt at electing a chairman for White County Board of Commissioners still failed even with two more nominees placed into the competition.
When the Nov. 20, 2006, meeting adjourned, Wallace Austin remained county commission chairman, at least temporarily, until a majority vote can be obtained for the candidates nominated for the position.
During the September 2006 meeting of the commission, two candidates for chairman split the vote of the 14-member legislative body. Austin, who is serving his second four-year term as a commissioner, has held the chairmanship several years. He was again nominated as chairman for 2006-2007. Betty Bohannon, who served on the … Read More


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>not, they can keep ranting.
I think that the robust discussion has been good, and I have appreciated the debate points raised on both sides.
I would like to think I am open minded enough to allow for other possibilities. It would be great news if GW is over-exaggerated(!), and I don't think our main defenders of that position are evil incarnate for standing up for it; but I know I am conservative enough to act 'just in case' from a moral perspective.
I doubt I am the only one inclined to fence-sit for a bit.
>>Does anyone, apart from Tones or RJ, believe their arguments at all?
>I would like to think I am open minded enough to allow for other possibilities.
I won't hit you with any further argument it this stage. I was probably thinking along the same lines at one stage, and after seeing Gore's movie, I wanted to find out if science backed up his claims.
I therefore suggest you think of the questions you want answered, then do some research for the answers - not just the media. If you can, get as close to original data as possible and do your own evaluation. I could give you a set of questions, but it's best if you do this yourself, so there's no bias. Hope you can do this, and best of luck with it.
>there's no bias. Hope you can do this, and best of luck with it.
This is the nub of the flaw in the sceptics argument. What raw data do you propose getting that will help you understand the whole climate system? Particularly given that it's a multivariable, entirely non linear system? Not only do you propose that the thousands of scientists that are trying to do this are wrong, but that you know better than them! Why have you chosen climate as the topic to try and take out of the hands of the experts? Why not economic policy? Or trade?
>>do some research for the answers - not just the media.
>you propose getting that will help you understand the whole climate system?
You may choose to complain about the source of these. They are just easy to access - the same plots are readily available from lots of reliable sources for those who want to check.
3. You can access lots of other data - Arctic and Antarctic ice area, atmospheric temperatures and various levels, CO2 concentrations all over the world etc.
Looking at these can't help but raise some serious questions, and unfortunately I, and many scientists, are not getting the needed answers.
1.The temperature increase rate from 1910 - 1940 was the same as 1970 - 2000, even though there was no significant anthropogenic CO2 at that time.
2. There is nothing unusual in our current temperature changes based on long term (2,000 years plus) history.
3. The IPCC climate models failed to predict the last decade of cooling. We're about to change the world based on these unproven models.
4. Sea level trends aren't doing what was predicted, or even what we've been told.
5. The "global warming signature" 10km above the tropics as predicted by the models can't be detected.
There's no need to respond to these - it's been done before. I'm simply inviting others to check for themselves, and draw their own conclusions.
>to do this are wrong, but that you know better than them!
I made no such suggestion. Equally, there are thousands of scientists saying the opposite (including many previously associated with the IPCC and NASA), and you call them wrong.
>chosen climate as the topic to try and take out of the hands of the experts?
>Why not economic policy? Or trade?
Because someone raised the question of climate here. I'm just responding. I'm trained to check whether facts fit an hypothesis. If they don't, or contradict it, then it remains an hypotheses of doubtful validity. Elevating to anything more (as our politicians are doing) is based on poor science. If scientists (or politicians) tell me that the sky has changed to green, and I look up and see blue, I simply won't believe them.
>1. The whole basis of this is global temperature change.
Bullsh!t. The whole basis of this is you don't want to take a financial hit to potentially help others. If doing something about CC was going to make you money, you would be screaming if something WASN'T being done, would you not?
Why do we need to understand everything about CC before we do something? An excuse to rationalise the point above is my guess. Funnily enough there is an analogy. Keynes' economic theories overrode classical economic theory and now there are people out there saying that Keynes was wrong. We constantly make decisions that affect every element of society on flawed economic theories and the models that accompany them? And i have no doubt that these flaws have cost people lots of money. What's the difference?
>I'm trained to check whether facts fit an hypothesis.
>The temperature increase rate from 1910 - 1940 was the same as 1970 - 2000, even >though there was no significant anthropogenic CO2 at that time.
will recieve resounding nods and cheers of applause. Even the macro and the submarine will get a warm reception.
>>1. The whole basis of this is global temperature change.
No, it really is all about global temperature (you may not have noticed).
So are you saying you've looked at the long term trends (2,000 year plus) and believe you can see a difference in recent trends? With temperature going up and down, and higher in the past, I admire your keen eye. I don't think it really needs a stat analysis to see that recent temperature changes are nothing unusual.
>2000, even >though there was no significant anthropogenic CO2 at that time.
>the submarine will get a warm reception.
You lost me on this one - what is the connection with macros and submarines??
Again, all I'm suggesting is that others grab the data and form their own opinions. Don't take anyone's word for it, including mine.
One I forgot to mention was ocean temperature (currently dropping). Argo provides software that allows you to see plots and images of ocean temperature and trends, for those that want to see for themselves. http://www.argo.ucsd.edu/Marine_Atlas.html . It's about 400 meg download.
What I want to see is the satellite data from 200 years ago. What, there isn't any? Hmm, which lot of data is more accurate? I can understand that anything that doesn't meet the current levels of accuracy can be be dismissed, both ways.
What I can't get from anyone in this discussion is the answer to the question of; "Is the climate changing?".
I say the answer is yes.
What are the reasons? Many and varied. But I keep coming back to the question about when this started. As I mentioned in a previous post from New Scientist it was a question that Tyndall addressed himself to (it was a problem addressed by scientists before the "mini ice age" i.e. more than 200 years ago). Atmospheric gases have an impact on the climate, if they didn't, we wouldn't be here. We (humans) require a narrow band of conditions to survive, among these is a certain blend of gases in the atmosphere. Changing the mix of these gases, CFCs or CO2 or any other gas you care to mention will affect the climate. Any change will have an impact on the affect of 'solar rays', 'dipole' effects of the oceans, el nino and el nina, cloud cover etc. It is all interconnected and anybody who chooses to use isolated surveys, surveys over limited periods that contradict surveys over longer periods but somehow use both support a contrary view, is being selective and not scientific.
The skeptics believe wholeheartedly that they are correct. The rest of the world is wrong and their half-baked arguments are proof that the rest of us are wrong.
The deniers who post on this website refuse to contradict the arguments of those of us who rely on science.
About 15 years ago one of the people I worked with, who was growing fruit at Upper Beaconsfield, and I both agreed that the climate was changing. We both thought that it was getting more 'tropical', warmer and more humid (he kept weather records for his property). Since then we have had a 12-13 year drought and the humidity that we were experiencing before then has been ameliorated.
This is anecdotal evidence of a local nature, but somebody who is growing tropical fruit (nashi) was appreciating the change in a financial sense. But we were both in agreement that the climate was changing, this would have been predicated on the previous 5+ years. This is 20+ years ago and I know that the deniers will refute that the climate has changed in that 20+ years because they use figures that go back 8 months or maybe 8 years. They will also refute this 'data' because it is limited and local but then use data that is both local and limited to deny the changes that were being recorded on that particular property. They refuse to accept that local variations do not prove that the climate is changing, only that it is not getting warmer. I, like lots of others, are sick of the nonsense that they spruik and I promise to try and not respond in future.
Now I'll go off and fondle the krabs and belay device that I just purchased from Aldi.
And as a friend of mine is wont to say as he leaves after a long lunch: "You can all get stuffed".
>isn't any? Hmm, which lot of data is more accurate?
>of; "Is the climate changing?".
Not worth even asking - of course it's changing - we all know that.
These are very strange comments. I'm yet to come across anyone who doesn't agree that the global temperature has increased over the past 160 years by about 0.6 degC. Global warming isn't being questioned. It's simply a matter of what has caused this, considering that it's consistent with past changes, and actually expected.
>Why do we need to understand everything about CC before we do something?
160 years ago man burnt a negligible amount of fossil fuels ... partly because the world population was less than 20% of what it is now. Fossil fuel burning skyrocketed after 1945. Only the past 64 years has relevance to any claims of fossil fuel burning causing warming. Of course the rate of temperature increase declined after 1945.
>of temperature increase declined after 1945.
Then what caused the temperature increase between 1910 and 1945 if it wasn't fossil fuel burning (which wasn't significant then)? Any chance it could have been the same cause for 1970 - 2000?
Okay, so you plot some readily available data, and yet somehow you conclude the opposite to the major scientific bodies of the world. You assume you're right.
Can you start with a definition of how you determine what constitutes Global Temperature? Average? What time of day do you take the measurements? What's the error in your plots? If a site reports range of 40-10 instead of 35-15 is that okay? Will every site in the world increase? Or does an increase in one place affect the temperature somewhere else, by changing flow patterns? If half the sites in the world show a 5deg increase and the other half show a 5 deg decrease is that okay?
You've answered your own question here. PREDICTED consequence. It hasn't necessarily happened yet, but will if temperatures continue to rise. Also, check out what's going on with coastal properties at Byron Bay at the moment. Just because it's only risen 8mm in an enormous protected harbour, doesn't mean there aren't larger changes going on in other places. Will the changes in tide range be uniform absolutely, or will they increase the range by a % of the normal tide change? Will it only be an 8mm change on the north west shelf with thei 18m tide changes?
My point is that you DO have to be a climate scientist to comment on this sort of stuff. I bet you can't answer with any certainty the questions I've raised. Nor can I. I don't pretend to either.
Blaming global warming for beach erosion is just more alarmist nonsense, and convenient I guess for the Byron Bay council to use to pass the buck. It really is ridiculous but the media love it.
As a land surveyor I've done plenty of title surveys involving high tide lines. The position of these high tide lines for beach front properties is well recorded for the last 100 years or more and its pretty common for the tide to advance 30-40 metres over this time. And this is in Corio Bay where there is no exposure to the ocean storms, its simply natural erosion from wind and waves. Happens everywhere.
Harold, I didn't blame Global Warming for anything. All I pointed out was that despite the tide rising only 8mm at Fort Denison, there is plenty of evidence of changes in the tide in other places. That's it.
How are BB council passing the buck? They haven't blamed global warming for anything, all they said was there's no point trying to fix this as the coastline does indeed move, as you so eloquently pointed out.
Increased Greenhouse gas emissions have caused my bald patch.
No, I agree with them - global temperature has increased over the past 100 years by about 0.6 degC (I've said this before). What I question is things like why was the rate of increase 1910 - 1940 (before heavy fossil fuel usage) was the same as 1970 - 2000, if CO2 is the driver.
As for average temperature, I suggest you ask Hadley Centre, NASA (GISS), RSS, UHE etc. They are the ones processing and supplying the data. (GISS won't tell you) The method of determining the "average" temperature is a major discussion. eg should it be geometric or arithmetic etc.
Steven Fielding is going to present Al Gore with a graph showing global average temperatures for the last 15 years.
I'm sure the scales will drop from Al's eyes after that.
Seriously, does anyone else worry about so much power being in the hands of a not so very bright happy clapper, who had a primary vote of around 2%?
I think he also wants Intelligent Design theory to be taught in biology classes. That must create a conundrum for CC denialists who style themselves as champions of sound science.
>average temperatures for the last 15 years.
I thought this must have been a joke. "Hi Al, it's me Steven, from Australia. Oh you've heard of us? That's swell. Well, I've got this graph that shows temperatures for the last 15 years, you might not have thought of doing this, and see, the temperatures are going down! We were wrong all along!"


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Performance Monitoring and Capacity Planning –	A VMworld 2006 presentation that covers the different aspects of performance monitoring in detail and what statistics that you should be aware of.
Update Manager Administration Guide –	Documentation from VMware that provides information on how to configure Update Manager including how to install the product and configure it for use in your environment.
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I'm A Celebrity fans doubt Toni Pearen DOESN'T read gossip magazines
'She seems to know all the tea': I'm A Celebrity fans doubt Toni Pearen DOESN'T read gossip magazines as she confronts Grant Denyer over the 'ruthless' headlines he's endured
By Kristy Johnson For Daily Mail Australia
Toni Pearen rose to fame on soap opera E Street in the early 1990s, before launching a pop career.
And on Thursday's episode of I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, the 48-year-old had viewers doubting her honesty when she told Grant Denyer she doesn't read gossip magazines.
'Toni keeps saying she doesn't read gossip mags and then brings up gossip she's heard about the other celebrities???' one posted on Twitter.
'She seems to know all the tea': I'm A Celebrity fans doubted Toni Pearen (right) DOESN'T read gossip magazines, as she confronted Grant Denyer (left) on Thursday's episode over the 'ruthless' headlines he's endured
During the episode, Toni approached Grant, telling him how she remembered the headlines that were written about himself and wife Chezzi Denyer years prior.
'I'm really curious. I'm sure you remember. Ages ago, you and your wife, Chezzi, were in all the gossip magazines because they were saying they've gone off the rails or something,' Toni began.
'And I mean, I don't read stuff like that, but I just remember it was headline after headline after headline,' she continued.
In camp: During the episode, Toni approached Grant, telling him how she remembered the headlines that were written about himself and wife Chezzi Denyer years prior
Headlines: 'I'm really curious. I'm sure you remember. Ages ago, you and your wife, Chezzi, were in all the gossip magazines because they were saying they've gone off the rails or something,' Toni told Grant
Viewers began to doubt Toni's honesty with her statement about not reading gossip magazines, having told Grant about how 'ruthless' the headlines had been.
'Is that the fifth time she said she doesn't read gossip magazines, but throws a piece of gossip out?' one fan of the show shared on Twitter.
'Toni at least two times this season, "I mean I don't read gossip… but I heard",' another said.
'For someone that doesn't read the gossip mags, Toni sure does seem to know all the tea,' one also posted.
Remarks: 'And I mean, I don't read stuff like that, but I just remember it was headline after headline after headline,' she continued
Online: Viewers began to doubt Toni's honesty with her statement about not reading gossip magazines, having told Grant about how 'ruthless' the headlines had been
On Wednesday's episode, Toni quizzed Alli Simpson about her brother Cody's relationship with Miley Cyrus.
'So, Alli, I'm not into gossip at all,' she began, '[but] I know your brother was dating Miley Cyrus. Which is not something I would normally know, but I know that.'
Entertainment veteran Toni became a household name when she debuted on E Street in the early 1990s.
Following a pop career, she briefly appeared on Home and Away in 1994 and later hosted Australia's Funniest Home Videos from 2003 to 2008.
I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! continues Sunday at 7.30pm on Channel 10
Fame: Toni became a household name when she debuted on E Street in the early 1990s. Following a pop career, she briefly appeared on Home and Away in 1994 and later hosted Australia's Funniest Home Videos from 2003 to 2008
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