The Cardwell reforms of 1881 brought together the 45th and 95th Regiments of Foot with the Militia of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire plus the volunteer regiments of the two counties, to form The Sherwood Foresters (Derbyshire Regiment). It is of interest that it was not until 1902 that Nottinghamshire was added to the title. The Regiment now consisted of: 1st Battalion (45th), 2nd Battalion (95th), 3rd (late Derbyshire Militia) and 4th (late Royal Sherwood Foresters) Militia Battalions, and 1st and 2nd (Derbyshire) and 3rd and 4th (Nottinghamshire) Volunteer Battalions. The Headquarters of the Regimental District was established in Derby. The 2nd Battalion saw active service in Egypt during 1882 and later went on to India. In 1888 they took part in the Sikkim Expedition to Tibet, and in 1897 they were once again on active service in the Tirah Expedition where Lieutenant H. S. Pennell won the VC during the capture of the Dargai Heights. The outbreak of the Boer War in 1899 found both regular battalions in Malta and during November of that year the 1st Battalion sailed for South Africa where they were to remain until the end of the War in 1902. They took part in most of the major battles and shared all the hard marching and privations of that long campaign. On one occasion they marched 400 miles in 45 days and were engaged with the enemy 28 times. The 4th Battalion and service companies of the Volunteer Battalions also took part in the campaign with great credit. The 2nd Battalion, still stationed in Malta, provided volunteers for the many mounted infantry companies. VCs were won by Cpl H Beet and Pte W Bees, while amongst the many other decorations bestowed on Foresters were no fewer than twenty-two Distinguished Conduct Medals. The growing threat of War with Germany at the beginning of the Century caused a further reorganisation of the Army. In 1908 the 3rd and 4th Battalions became part of the Special Reserve with liabilities for overseas service, whilst the Volunteer Battalions became the 5TH, 6th, 7th (Robin Hoods) and 8th Battalions of The Sherwood Foresters in the newly formed Territorial Force, later renamed the Territorial Army. The History of the Regiment in the First World War is very much the story of the men of the counties of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. When War was declared, The Sherwood Foresters consisted of eight Battalions and a depot at Derby. During the War the Regiment expanded to a maximum of 33 Battalions, of whom 20 served overseas. Altogether some 140,000 men, nearly all from Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, served in the Regiment. (Article extracted from the excellent Sherwood Foresters web site by Stephen Mee) This view shows the departure of men for the Great War.


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One of my favourite things as Headteacher is recruitment and it is this time of year when applications go into overdrive.
As I am currently going through this process, I thought it would be a good idea to share some suggestions and tips for applicants to avoid.
Essentially, applying for a job is a competition. Albeit, one where the rules are not necessarily made explicit. Every Headteacher will be looking for different things from their applicants, but one thing is certain - candidates need to make themselves stand out for the correct reasons.
Why Don't You Use Twitter?
Over the past year or so, I've been asked by a number of schools how and why we use Twitter.
We originally used Twitter as a means of parental engagement. We wanted a way to communicate with parents in an easy way, what exactly was happening in school and what their children were learning.
It all started fairly innocuously: Our aim was simple: to share a video we had shown in that day's assembly; and it worked! The next day we had pupils telling us that they had shown the video to their parents.
Less than a year ago, at the Kent Deputy Headteacher conference, a representative from the LA asked the delegates if they were interested in becoming headteachers. Those who were raised their hands - I was not one of them.
A month ago, I secured my first headship.
So, what changed? How did I go from being adamant that I didn't want a headship to actually taking that next step?
I have a theory that climbing Snowdon is a bit like giving birth - if you remembered how painful and how much hard work it was the first time, you wouldn't be doing it a second!
About 30 minutes from the summit, I asked myself: Why am I putting myself through this?
It's not that I particularly enjoy mountain-walking. It's not even the challenge, as it is something that I have already accomplished. It's the peace and quiet.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we're experiencing some turbulence. Please return to your seats and fasten your seatbelts."
I was flying back to England when this announcement came out over the tannoy (although 'being flown' is probably a more accurate description - the distinction is important).
Whilst being buffeted around the cabin, I began to question: how much training and experience did my pilot actually have; were they the best person for the job (i.e. getting us to England in one piece) and, most importantly, what could I do about it if I wasn't happy with the way the plane was being piloted?
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As more fully described on said Deed of Trust. A.P.N #.: 149-030-44-00 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (714) 848-9272 or visit this Internet Web site www.elitepostandpub.com, using the file number assigned to this case 12-19139. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to sections 21701-21715 of the Business and Professions Code, Section 2328 of the Commercial Code, Section 535 of the Penal Code, SD Storage, located at 1510 E Mission Rd San Marcos CA 92069, will sell by competitive bidding on June 5th, 2014 at 9:30am Property stored and to be sold can be but not limited to: miscellaneous household goods, furniture, major appliances, personal items, clothing, and possible collectables/antiques. Auction is to be held at the address listed above.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to sections 21701-21715 of the Business and Professions Code, Section 2328 of the Commercial Code, Section 535 of the Penal Code, SD Storage, located at 560 South Pacific San Marcos, CA 92078, will sell by competitive bidding on June 5, 2014 at 11:00 am. Property stored and to be sold can be but not limited to: miscellaneous household goods, furniture, major appliances, personal items, clothing, and possible collectables/antiques. Auction is to be held at the address listed above.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to sections 21701-21715 of the Business and Professions Code, Section 2328 of the Commercial Code, Section 535 of the Penal Code, SD Storage, located at 2430 South Santa Fe Ave, Vista, CA, 92084, will sell by competitive bidding on June 5th , 2014 at 11:30 AM. Property stored and to be sold can be but not limited to: miscellaneous household goods, furniture, major appliances, personal items, clothing, and possible collectables/antiques. Auction is to be held at the address listed above.
All sales must be paid for at the time of purchase in CASH ONLY. All purchased items sold as is, where is, and must be removed at the time of sale. Auction to be conducted by West Coast Auctions (760) 724-0423, License # 0434194.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to sections 21701-21715 of the Business and Professions Code, Section 2328 of the Commercial Code, Section 535 of the Penal Code, SD Storage, located at 185 N. Pacific Street, San Marcos, CA, 92069, will sell by competitive bidding on June 5, 2014, at 10:30 AM. Property stored and to be sold can be but not limited to: miscellaneous household goods, furniture, major appliances, personal items, clothing, and possible collectables/antiques. Auction is to be held at the address listed above.
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by James Courtney Monkelien in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN DIEGO.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act with full authority . (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
A HEARING on the petition will be held on July 1, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. in Dept. PC-1 located at 1409 4TH AVENUE SAN DIEGO CA 92101 MADGE BRADLEY BLDG..
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a formal Request for Special Notice (DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.
PETITION OF Mary Ann Enstrom, sole limited conservator of Daniel Enstrom Grossman.
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner(s): Mary Ann Enstrom conservator for Daniel Enstrom Grossman filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Present name Daniel Enstrom Grossman changed to proposed name Daniel Enstrom-Grossman.
THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this Court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for a change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.
NOTICE OF HEARING: In Dept 26 of the Superior Court of California, North Couynty Regional Center, 325 S Melrose Dr, Vista CA 92081 on July 08, 2014 at 8:30 a.m.
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner(s): Nadia Mamoun Alkiswani filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Present name Nadia Mamoun Alkiswani changed to proposed name Nadia Michele Oribe.
NOTICE OF HEARING: In Dept 26 of the Superior Court of California, North Couynty Regional Center, 325 S Melrose Dr, Vista CA 92081 on June 17, 2014 at 8:30 a.m.
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner(s): Helena Wadolkowska filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Present name Helena Wadolkowska changed to proposed name Helen O'Malley.
NOTICE OF HEARING: In Dept 46 of the Superior Court of California, Central Division, 220 West Broadway, San Diego CA 92101 on June 20, 2014 at 8:30 a.m.


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The hermit either did not hear the approach of his visitor, or pretended not to do so, for he took no notice, and continued to read his book. After waiting patiently for a little while, the old man fell on his knees, and said: 'Good morning, holy father!' But he might as well have spoken to the rock. 'Good morning, holy father,' he said again, a little louder than before, and this time the hermit made a sign to him to come nearer. 'My son,' whispered he, in a voice that echoed through the cavern, 'what brings you to this dark and dismal place? Hundreds of years have passed since my eyes have rested on the face of a man, and I did not think to look on one again.'.


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Global sea levels have risen 8cm since 1992, Nasa research shows
Scientists say warming waters and melting ice were to blame for levels rising faster than 50 years ago and 'it's very likely to get worse'
Wed 26 Aug 2015 23.13 EDT Last modified on Wed 14 Feb 2018 12.30 EST
Scientists believe ocean currents and natural cycles are temporarily offsetting a sea level rise in the Pacific Ocean. Photograph: Ray Collins/Barcroft Media
Sea levels worldwide have risen an average of nearly eight centimetres (three inches) since 1992 because of warming waters and melting ice, a panel of Nasa scientists said on Wednesday.
Sea levels rising faster than previously thought says new study
In 2013 a United Nations panel predicted sea levels would rise from between 0.3 and 0.9 metres by the end of the century. The new research shows that sea level rise would probably be at the high end of that, said a University of Colorado geophysicist, Steve Nerem.
Sea levels were rising faster than they did 50 years ago and "it's very likely to get worse", Nerem said.
The changes are not uniform. Some areas showed sea levels rising more than 25cm and other regions, such as along the US west coast, actually falling, according to an analysis of 23 years of satellite data.
Scientists believe ocean currents and natural cycles are temporarily offsetting a sea level rise in the Pacific, and the US west coast could see a significant rise in sea levels in the next 20 years.
Nasa: sea levels rising as a result of human-caused climate change – link to video
"People need to understand that the planet is not only changing, it's changed," a Nasa scientist, Tom Wagner, said.
"If you're going to put in major infrastructure like a water treatment plant or a power plant in a coastal zone ... we have data you can now use to estimate what the impacts are going to be in the next 100 years," Wagner said.
Low-lying regions, such as Florida, are especially vulnerable, said Michael Freilich, the director of Nasa's Earth science division.
"Even today, normal spring high tides cause street flooding in sections of Miami, something that didn't happen regularly just a few decades ago," Feilich said.
More than 150m people, mostly in Asia, live within a metre of the sea, he said.
The biggest uncertainty in forecasting sea level rise is determining how quickly the polar ice sheets will melt in response to warming temperatures.
"Significant changes are taking place today on ice sheets," said Eric Rignot, a glaciologist at the University of California in Irvine. "It would take centuries to reverse the trend of ice retreat."
Scientists said about one-third of the rise in sea levels is due to warmer ocean water expanding, one-third to ice loss from the polar ice sheets and the remaining third to melting mountain glaciers.
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4 Feb 2019, 10:37 a.m.
A total of 129 head of cattle sold to a stronger market at Eidsvold on Wednesday.
There was a reduced yarding of 129 head of cattle, selling to a stronger market at Eidsvold on Wednesday. The yarding consisted of good quality cows and steers, with a small line of weaner steers and heifers.
Steers 300-400kg sold to 265c/kg, steers 400-500kg sold to 256c, heifers 200-300kg sold to 231c, heifers 300-400kg sold to 235c and cows over 520kg sold to 208c.
From Eidsvold, Braford cross cows sold for 208c at 575kg returning $1197/head. Braford cross steers sold for 255c at 381kg returning $972/head, while Braford cross heifers made 235c at 346kg returning $815/head.
Santa Gertrudis steers from Eidsvold sold for 256c at 454kg returning $1163/head. Brangus steers from Monto sold for 255c at 395kg returning $1008/head.
Eidsvold Brangus steers sold for 265c at 323kg returning $857/head, while Charbray heifers sold for 231c at 240kg returning $554/head.


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The company has received three awards from the Insurance Marketing & Communications Association (IMCA) in the United States.
The 59th annual gala of awards of the Insurance Marketing & Communications Association (IMCA) took place last week at the Scottsdale Hotel on the McCormick Ranch in Arizona.
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Juventus 2018-19: Bianconeri join Europe's fastest title triumphs
By	Sports Desk	April 20, 2019
For the eighth year in a row Juventus are the champions of Serie A, but their latest triumph may be their most impressive yet.
The competition has been simply obliterated, with Juve beaten only twice in the league this season as Cristiano Ronaldo rested up at Genoa and SPAL.
Napoli, the closest of the other contenders, have been unable to match Juve's searing pace and, despite having six matches still to play, their title hopes are already over after a 2-1 comeback win over Fiorentina crowned Juve again.
Ronaldo's arrival from Real Madrid might not have delivered the intended results in the Champions League, but it appears to have inspired Juve to new heights domestically.
Eight straight Scudetti sets a new record in Europe's top-five leagues, outrstripping Lyon's seven consecutive Ligue 1 titles between 2001-02 and 2007-08, while no Serie A club has ever sealed the deal with more than Juve's five games remaining.
Omnisport takes a look at six of the fastest triumphs across the continent since the start of the 21st century, when league success has not necessarily coincided with European glory.
Bundesliga: Bayern Munich
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Bayern lead the way in the Bundesliga having claimed the 2013-14 title after just 27 matchdays. Pep Guardiola's first season in charge of the Bavarian giants was a roaring success, Bayern also claiming the DFB-Pokal, Club World Cup and UEFA Super Cup. Mario Mandzukic, now playing a key role for Juve, led the way with 18 Bundesliga goals and Bayern only lost twice in the top flight. A 5-0 aggregate thrashing by Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals marred their season, though.
Ligue 1: Paris Saint-Germain
There were still eight rounds of games to go when PSG won the Ligue 1 title in 2015-16 under Laurent Blanc. Indeed, they could have sealed the league even earlier having been unbeaten in their first 27 matches of the campaign before suffering a 2-1 loss away to Lyon at the end of February. Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored an amazing 50 goals in all competitions but there was European disappointment for PSG, too, after being edged out 3-2 on aggregate by Manchester City in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
Premier League: Manchester United, Manchester City
Two clubs have won the Premier League with five games still to play this century: Manchester United and their rivals Manchester City. United cruised to glory in the 2000-01 season under Alex Ferguson, losing only twice before the end of March, although they ended the campaign limply with three consecutive defeats. United reached the last eight of the Champions League but found Bayern too strong.
City smashed a series of records in crushing the competition last term, as they also won the league with five games remaining - denied the outright Premier League best mark when United won a dramatic Manchester derby 3-2. Guardiola's City racked up 100 points, finished 19 clear of United and boasted a stunning goal difference of +79. There was more European disappointment for Guardiola, though, with a 3-0 loss at Anfield setting up a 5-1 aggregate defeat to Liverpool in the Champions League quarter-finals.
LaLiga: Barcelona
Guardiola's former club Barcelona are on track to win the league again this term, having had four games remaining when they secured the title under Ernesto Valverde last season. They sealed the double by collecting the Copa del Rey, demolishing Sevilla 5-0 in a marvellous display that marked Andres Iniesta's farewell. But Barca were on the wrong end of one of the great Champions League comebacks, contriving to exit at the quarter-final stage to Roma by losing 3-0 at the Stadio Olimpico, having won the first leg 4-1 at home.
Serie A: Inter
Prior to Juve's success this term, Inter's 2006-07 triumph under Roberto Mancini was out in front as the quickest Scudetto secured, with the Nerazzurri having five games in hand. Inter did not lose until mid-April, going down 3-1 at home to Roma in their only league defeat of the season. They also reached the final of the Coppa Italia, again losing to Roma after a stunning 6-2 first-leg defeat. As is the case with all the other record-holders mentioned above, Inter underperformed in Europe, with Valencia knocking them out of the Champions League in the round of 16.
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De Ligt: Cristiano Ronaldo not the decisive factor in Juventus move
Matthijs de Ligt denied Cristiano Ronaldo convinced him to join Juventus but cited Maurizio Sarri as an important factor in his €85.5million move.
Netherlands defender De Ligt spoke to the media and was presented with the number four shirt on Friday, 24 hours after completing a high-profile transfer from Ajax.
The 19-year-old attracted interest from Barcelona, Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain but confirmed his heart was already set on Juve by the time he crossed with paths with Ronaldo in Portugal last month.
They locked horns in the Nations League final, during which the Bianconeri superstar told centre-back De Ligt to choose Turin as his next destination.
"At that moment I was pretty sure it was Juventus but obviously it was nice that someone big like Cristiano Ronaldo asked me if I wanted to join," De Ligt said.
"It was a big compliment but it was not the difference between me joining and not joining."
Rather, De Ligt's interest in a switch to Serie A stemmed from his deep-rooted admiration of Italian defenders, including former Juve man and World Cup winner Fabio Cannavaro.
Sarri's tactical approach runs counter to many of the country's established ideals but proved every bit as enticing for De Ligt, a player educated in possession football at Ajax.
"I spoke to him on the phone really briefly just to get to know each other," the ex-Ajax captain said.
"He's one of the reasons I wanted to come to Juventus because I heard a lot of good stories about him, the way he plays, the philosophy he has - attacking football - the defending line and how he prepares them.
"Obviously there was a big reason to come here."
Already considered one of Europe's finest in his position, the teenager is now seeking to accelerate his already advanced development as part of a star-studded dressing room.
"Ajax was a younger environment and here I hope that I can learn from great champions like [Giorgio] Chiellini, Gianluigi Buffon, Cristiano and many others," he said.
Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku is "not fit" to face suitors Inter in Saturday's pre-season friendly in Singapore, according to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Lukaku has not featured on the pre-season tour of Australia and Asia amid speculation over his future.
Serie A side Inter have identified the Belgium international as a suitable replacement for the unwanted Mauro Icardi, but will reportedly have to pay around £75million to prise him from Old Trafford.
United are yet to provide specific details about the nature of Lukaku's fitness problem, which has been described as minor.
"He is not fit, so he won't be available, no," Solskjaer said ahead of the International Champions Cup clash.
Asked about Lukaku's transfer situation, the Norwegian responded: "I don't have any updates from the last time."
Lukaku's ongoing absence has allowed Anthony Martial to stake a claim for a starting place in attack.
The France international scored from the spot in the 4-0 friendly victory over Leeds United in Perth and Solskjaer remains a keen admirer of the 23-year-old despite his struggles to completely convince in the Premier League.
"Anthony can be a world-class forward," the United manager said.
"I think if you have followed Anthony, the way he has come back to pre-season, his attitude is spot on.
"I think he has always got the quality and talent, so I expect him and Marcus [Rashford] to be even better than last season."
Star goalkeeper David de Gea and left-back Luke Shaw have been cleared to feature against Inter after sitting out the Leeds match.
Pep Guardiola remains hopeful winger Leroy Sane will stay at Manchester City and claims he has not spoken to anyone at Bayern Munich regarding the Germany international.
Bayern are on the lookout for wide players to fill the sizeable void left by Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben with Sane top of their wishlist.
Chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and coach Niko Kovac have been vocal in their admiration of the 23-year-old with the former even suggesting the Bundesliga champions are "ready" to make a move should the player express a wish to leave the Etihad Stadium.
Guardiola, speaking ahead of the Asia Trophy clash with Wolves, hinted at dissatisfaction with his former club's public pursuit and outlined his desire to keep Sane in the Premier League.
He told reporters in Shanghai: "For a long time they talk about their interest, but Leroy is our player and hopefully he can stay next season and next season and next season."
Pushed on if he had spoken to anyone at Bayern, Guardiola replied: "No."
City have been relatively quiet in the transfer window so far, with the signing of defensive midfielder Rodri from Atletico Madrid their only major acquisition.
Guardiola said: "We are so happy with the squad we have. I don't know if the players here will stay or if new players will come. But I am delighted with the players we have."
City have been linked with Leicester City's Harry Maguire although it seems Manchester United now lead the race for the England international. Guardiola suggested central defence was an area he was considering strengthening but had options in his squad should a move not materialise.
"There's a chance [of a defender coming in] but I don't know if it will be possible. We [already] have three incredible central defenders and Fernandinho can play in that position," he said.


Oncotator is a tool for annotating information onto genomic point mutations (SNPs/SNVs) and indels. It is primarily intended to be used on human genome variant callsets and we only provide data sources that are relevant to cancer researchers. However, the tool can technically be used to annotate any kind of information onto variant callsets from any organism, and we provide instructions on how to prepare custom data sources for inclusion in the process.
By default Oncotator is set up to use a simple tsv (a.k.a MAFLITE) as input and produces a TCGA MAF as output. See details below.
Oncotator also supports VCF as an input and/or output format.
Several additional columns are not created by annotations and must be provided by the user (instructions below). If these are missing, UNKNOWN will appear in the output file.
This will overwrite (or create) values in all variants for the specified annotations. See the --override_config or --default_configflag. An example override config file is provided with the program files (exampleOverrides.config found in the doc/ dir of the source code). Use this when one value should go into the specified annotations for all input variants.
Do this when the annotations change between variants.
See the -a flag in the usage information.
This will put all annotations as column headers and, since no annotations are required, no UNKNOWN values will appear. Use -o SIMPLE_TSV when calling oncotator. Do this when you want a simple dump of all annotations for all variants.
If you would prefer a simple tsv as output, just include the -o SIMPLE_TSV flag when running oncotator.
Can you please tell me if there is a comprehensive manual file with information on what each of the input flags to the program mean? I'm not seeing it anywhere on your site. Thanks!
We don't yet have a webpage with this information, but you can get the program to output a complete list of arguments by adding --help to your command line.
When I input various point mutations into oncotator (web-based version), I receive a variant type of SNP every time. Are these mutations indeed all SNPs?
@Geraldine_VdAuwera, Hi I was wondering what are the recommended filtering steps to be done after obtaining the oncotator output to ensure that the SNPs in the results are in fact somatic and pathogenic? I am assuming the germline variants are already filtered out while matching with the patient's normal sequence in MuTect. But I was not sure if oncotator takes into account if the mutations annotated as "SNPs" are pathogenic or not based on dbSNP and COSMIC or is there another filtering step to be done after oncotator? Please let me know, I greatly appreciate your help.
I'm afraid that's beyond the scope of what I can answer, @varsha. I would recommend checking the literature for how analysts in the field ascertain the possible pathogenicity of variants.
Is the start and end bp co-ordinate 0 based or 1 based ?
Hi all I am new in oncotator. I used HaplotypeCaller from gatk-4.0.11.0 and I get control and treated .g.vcf files.
how do I use these files further for oncotator?
do i just need to extract those columns from VCF or is there any tool to do that?


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His struggles with school fees which started after the death of his father taught him that someone's background cannot stand in the way of their future if they are determined.
Today, Alexson Musinguzi, has been in service for 23 years and has no regrets at all.
While in Primary Six at 13 years of age, Alexson Musinguzi, 46, lost his father in an accident. The head teacher of Kyabugimbi Secondary School in Bushenyi District who has been in service for 23 years, says life was never the same after that. His father who was the family's bread winner was gone and there was no steady source of income for his school fees.
Musinguzi decided to take to the gold mines in a neighbouring sub-county where he mined gold and got some money for his school fees. Alongside gold mining, he sold yellow bananas and burnt charcoal to earn money. But all this did not stop him from being the head teacher we see today.
In fact, he is convinced that someone's background has nothing to do with their future because with determination and confidence, one can make it.
Musinguzi was born in 1972 at Nyamyerande in Bushenyi District to Patrick Buzaare and Elvanis Mali who are all deceased. He started school in 1979 at Ruhumuro Primary School from where he completed Primary Seven in 1985 after scoring a first grade. At the time, scoring a good grade meant joining a first class secondary school, but Musinguzi joined Ruyonza School in Bushenyi in 1986 which was about 20kms from his home. He was a day student after being given shelter by a relative who lived near the school.
In 1989, he completed Senior Four but still pursued his A-Level at the same school and completed in 1992. After Senior Six, Musinguzi enrolled for a Diploma in Education at Institute of Teacher Education Kyambogo (ITEK) from 1993 to 1995.
After the course, Musinguzi started teaching at Kilembe Secondary School in Kasese District at 23 years of age.
"The beginning was not easy because I was not on government payroll for the first year. I would get paid Shs50,000 from Parents Teacher's Association. During that period, I started working with the Electoral Commission as a civic educator during holidays," Musinguzi recalls.
Having spent four years in service, Musinguzi decided to further his studies. That is when he enrolled at Makerere University to pursue a Bachelor's of Education, a course he completed in 2002.
He has since then taught in several schools including Valley College, Bweranyangi Girls Secondary School, Nganwa High School, Plus Two High School, St. Agnes Girls Secondary School, Ankole Western University and Kyabugimbi Secondary School where he is an acting head teacher.
Musinguzi says he is a results oriented person who is not money hungry but considers the work he delivers because money will never be enough yet education does not stop.
He believes dealing with the learners' attitude towards education and discipline is the key to academic excellence.
"Discipline is important in education. I always want learners to have a good attitude towards education, behave well and build self-confidence. These are important as far education is concerned. I want someone to believe that thay can make it regardless of the background," he says.
Musinguzi has been able to pay school fees for his siblings and children, buy and develop land in various areas, invest in a retail shop, and establish banana plantations which have in turn given him additional income.
Like any other career, Musnguzi says he has met challenges but they have not stopped him from giving a service to the nation. He says he has endured poor pay, poor performance by students, and poor parents' participation in their children's education, among others.
Besides teaching, Musinguzi has engaged in leadership and social responsibilities. He has since 1996 served as a teachers' representative on boards of governors in some of the schools, Uganda National Teachers Association and national delegate representing Sheema and Bushenyi districts, Head of Laity in the Anglican Church of Uganda, chairman school management committee, executive member –Bushenyi District youth council. He currently serves as Uganda National Teachers Union (Unatu) chairperson for Bushenyi District.
Teachers. Make learners excel and their success in life will also be yours. Avoid illicit behaviour such as alcoholism which might destroy your career as well as multiple borrowing in financial institutions.
Parents. Be concerned about your child's education. Provide school fees and always visit schools to check the progress of your child's education. Be in constant contact with teachers so that you can know how your child performs.
Learners. Be self-driven, focused, and guard your life against worldly pleasures. Identify your potential and develop it when it is still early.


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This manual of essentials for the setup and operation of a polarized light microscope for microscopic particle characterization and identification grew out of a need for Hooke College of Applied Sciences, a member of The McCrone Group, to have a modern textbook for use in their microscopy courses. This textbook provides an up-to-date, fresh approach to applied polarized light microscopy as required for diverse applications such as industrial problem solving, contaminant identification, bioterrorism and other hazardous material identification, trace evidence analysis, paint and pigment analysis, etc. The essentials described in this manual have a rich history going back hundreds of years and are a heritage still useful and applicable today, and for the forseeable future. In addition to its use in Hooke College classes, this edition will find use in other institutions of learning, and can be used for independent study. The microchemical tests have been greatly expanded with color images under several microscopical lighting conditions, added directions, notes, cautions, sensitivity of reactions, and a bibliography as to page and figure number to the reactions in books in English, German, French, and Russian.
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There are many reasons businesses might struggle with CRM adoption: employees see data entry as a chore, people don't want to take the time to learn something new, the expectations feel overwhelming, teams assume the program won't "work" for what they need, etc.
Incentives and gamification can be successful motivators, but what happens when you've "tried it all" and still cannot get the adoption rate you need? Change your approach.
Your users are ignoring the CRM because they can. This isn't to say you're not pushing its use enough. The real reason they ignore it is because it is not indispensable to them. Could sales reps ignore email? Could a services department ignore their telephony system? Nope! Because the users see those systems as essentials for their work. If you alter the way your teams think about the CRM, you'll alter the rate at which they adopt your CRM.
Approach managers the same way you'd approach a customer. When you're trying to sell something to a customer, you take the time to understand their needs and frustrations first. Once you know their roadblocks, you know how to sell them on the solutions to those roadblocks.
Understand what each team's biggest challenges are. Meet with each manager and ask them to lay out what their team struggles with. Then, use the CRM to provide the solution. For example, if the sales manager says his team struggles with low win rates, you could generate a CRM report of pipeline data to show him where in the sales cycle his prospects are dropping off. Are there patterns? Odds are, there are indeed patterns, and by shedding new light on that issue you're creating something exciting and empowering for the manager to run with.
Too busy for individual meetings? Send out a survey to these managers. Surveys should be short and ask direct questions about their struggles. Reserve a comment space for questions and clarifications for a more telling survey result.
When the manager takes these insights back to his team, he can sometimes be met with pushback. "We already give you reports, but you never look at them," they might say. Although it may not seem like it, this pushback is a win for CRM adoption. Combing through detailed reports is time consuming. But, use the CRM to generate clear and concise reports and you make the manager's task more efficient. He'll be able to understand the value of that data faster and respond to more of the requests laid before him.
This leads to my next point: data overload.
While the idea of having mountains of data aggregated in one system is thrilling, it can also become overwhelming if it's not properly managed. Companies that cut down the QUANTITY of reports and focus on the QUALITY, do better with CRM adoption than those who do not. Instead of pulling 100+ multi-page reports from the CRM, carefully select 25 data points that are compelling for each team and generate 10 simple but comprehensive reports from that data. This cuts down on the confusion, the perceived effort to create a report, and the time to assess report results. The data is straightforward but multi-faceted, telling the story the managers need to hear. If you aren't sure where to begin with organizing your reports, ask your CRM training partner for help.
The number one reason companies struggle with adoption is manual data entry. Employees don't want to take the time to enter all the information in the CRM. Mitigate that issue by using data automation wherever possible. Optimize with CRM tools like relationship intelligence, which will do the bulk of the research and data entry for users. For example, SugarCRM offers a tool called Hint, which uses the name and email address entered in the CRM to scan the digital universe and fill in the blanks on social profiles, company stats, educational history, and more. According to Nucleus research, Hint saves sales reps an average of 17 minutes per lead.
In general, relationship intelligence can save 5.5 hours per week on manual data entry. Integrated systems like telephony or ERP can also cut down on this data entry. When these programs are connected to your CRM, they fill in the data gaps and help build more complete profiles, which enhances the level of reporting you can do and cuts down on double data entry between systems.
Don't let your CRM adoption lag. Start getting your teams excited about the CRM. Make them feel the CRM is indispensable and they won't be able to ignore it any longer.
Prior to their implementation of SugarCRM, LabSource had their data spread across 4 different databases. Each subsidiary's sales team maintained their own records and often sold over each other, which put the relationships they had with their client base at risk.
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Die bulgarische Kommission für Antarktische Geographische Namen benannte ihn 2002 nach einem alten Namen für Sofia, der Hauptstadt Bulgariens.

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This Is America's Fastest-Growing Industry
Legal Marijuana Blooms Into the Fastest-Growing Industry in America
A new report finds that the legal cannabis market grew 74 percent, to $2.7 billion, in 2014.
By Will YakowiczStaff writer, Inc.@WillYakowicz
Back in 1938, Popular Mechanics ran an article about how cannabis (specifically, hemp) was the new "billion-dollar crop." It may have taken nearly eight decades, but according to a report released this week, the legal cannabis industry is now worth well over twice that.
The report, by ArcView Market Research, the research arm of cannabis-focused angel investor network the ArcView Group, finds that the U.S. cannabis industry has a value of $2.7 billion. That's a 74 percent increase from 2013, making it the fastest-growing industry in the country.
If all 50 states were to legalize sales of recreational marijuana, the market would be larger than the organic food industry, with a value of $36.8 billion, ArcView's "State of Legal Marijuana Markets" report finds.
To date, 23 states have legalized medical marijuana. Colorado and Washington State have legalized recreational cannabis for adults 21 and older. Voters in Oregon, Alaska, and Washington, D.C., approved recreational cannabis as well, but the retail industry is not yet off the ground in Alaska and Oregon, and Congress has banned retail sales in the nation's capital.
The report predicts that in the next five years 14 other states will adopt recreational sales and two more states will legalize medical cannabis. ArcView says by 2019, the new legal markets and "maturation of the existing markets" will produce a $10.8 billion market.
Interestingly enough, Colorado is not the biggest cannabis market, according to the report. California, which legalized medical sales in 1996, leads all states at $1.3 billion. The report also says that five states now boast marijuana markets worth more than $100 million.
The success in Colorado and Washington is not due to corporate America. Instead, the legal marijuana market in America has grown thanks to entrepreneurs and private investors--"sophisticated players" who "capitalized on the seismic shifts occurring in the regulatory environment," says ArcView Group CEO Troy Dayton in the report.
As the recreational marijuana market in those states continues to mature, public perception also has changed, Dayton says. "In the last year, the rise of the cannabis industry went from an interesting cocktail conversation to being taken seriously as the fastest-growing industry in America," he says. "At this point, it's hard to imagine that any serious businessperson who is paying attention hasn't spent some time thinking about the possibilities in this market."
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It was a city once called the "ornament of all Galilee" by first century Jewish historian Josephus Flavius, but looking at the excavation of the ancient city of Sepphoris, one can only imagine this present-day national park was once the religious and spiritual hub of Jewish life in all of Israel.
The name Sepphoris is derived from the Hebrew word zippori, meaning "bird" because the view from the town gives a sense of flying. The city is seated atop a 400-foot hill, midway between the Sea of Galilee and the Mediterranean Sea. Located in the Lower Galilee region of northern Israel, it provides a clear, panoramic view of the lush, verdant Bet Netofa Valley—which includes nearby Nazareth and Cana—and is surrounded by natural springs.
The city was founded during the era of the Maccabees in the second century BCE by Alexander Janneus of the Hasmonean dynasty. Sepphoris was captured by the Romans under the command of Herod the Great in 37 BCE.
After Herod's death in 4 BCE, the city was destroyed during a revolt. Herod Antipas (Herod's son) rebuilt the city to become the administrative capital of the Galilee and renamed it Autocratoris.
Some scholars posit that Joseph and Jesus might have been among the woodworkers and stone masons hired from the region to complete the massive reconstruction project. While Herod eventually moved his capital city to Tiberias in 19 AD, Sepphoris continued to thrive as a major city in the region.
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Perhaps one of the most notable and striking features of Sepphoris are the mosaics. The city had several nicknames, but chief among them was the "Mosaic City," and they are more than enough reason to visit the site. Boasting more than 40 mosaic floors, located in different structures on the site, there are three in particular worth mentioning here:
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The Nile Mosaic depicts scenes of Egyptian life, particularly during the Nile River's peak season. The mosaic features crocodiles and other wildlife, as well as the magnificent Lighthouse of Alexandria, regarded as one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
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The Mona Lisa Mosaic is on display in the Dionysus House, a Roman mansion and one of the many structures found at the site. Just like the most famous painting of her namesake, the "Mona Lisa of the Galilee" offers her enigmatic expression preserved in one of Israel's most exquisite works of art.
Synagogue Mosaics
In 1993, a construction crew breaking ground in a parking lot, uncovered a series of seven intricate mosaic floors in an ancient synagogue. Each scene depicts a biblical event, including Sarah's visit from the Angel of God, Abraham's sacrifice of Isaac, a pair of identical lions, menorahs featuring first century Temple artifacts, scenes of Temple worship in Jerusalem, various offerings to the Tabernacle and Temple, and Aaron officiating in his priestly robes.
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Mogadishu is the capital city of Somalia. The city has been a hot battle ground for a civil war that has ravaged Somalia since 1991 making the country the most dangerous place to be on earth. Traveling to Mogadishu or any place in Somalia is extremely dangerous and risky. Travelers are advised not to travel here under any circumstances as it is the same as signing a death warrant. Once a very beautiful city, the civil war has left nothing to be admired in Mogadishu except some ruins. Shootings and bombings are the order of the day here. This has led to serious food shortages with most of the locals becoming refugees in neighboring countries like Kenya. The Aden Adde International Airport serves travelers to Mogadishu but has very basic facilities.
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Anyone who was here last year during and following the student government elections in mid-March will remember the problems and controversies that arose in light of elections violations and questions regarding the elections committee bylaws.
Several senators and the SFC Chair-elect, Erin Watari, were all disqualified after winning due to elections violations. Watari and the disqualified senators had not attended the mandatory candidate orientation meeting. Watari ran as a write-in candidate despite her name's inclusion on the ballot.
Following the disqualifications, which were ultimately decided on by the Evaluation and Constitutional Review Committee, the senators were appointed to seats on the senate by ASPSU President Amara Marino, and the SFC Chair incumbent and runner-up, Tracy Earll, took office in Watari's place.
This year, the new elections committee has been taking steps to ensure that similar problems can be avoided.
"We looked at all the problems last year and figured out what needed to be fixed," Aaron O'Donnell, elections committee chair, said.
Marino, who acts in an advisory position to the committee members, added that they reviewed last year's Vanguard coverage to gain perspective on student government's problems.
The elections committee made sure to clarify issues dealing with candidate orientation meetings and write-in candidates in their revised bylaws, stemming from the controversy over such topics last year.
O'Donnell explained that the definition of a write-in candidate has been defined more clearly, specifying they must submit an application, but they do not have to attend orientation and their name will not appear on the ballot.
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"We had a pretty terrible turnout last year," O'Donnell said, referring to the small number of candidates that ran for office and the 1,206 voters – a high in recent ASPSU history, but low when compared to the roughly 25,000 students who attend Portland State.
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Already the elections committee is doing more than last year to get the word out about elections, and O'Donnell feels this will help get better turnout. He calls it a "'if you build it, they will come' kind of thing."
Marino is impressed with this year's committee, noting, "They're probably more prepared than I am." They have also managed to complete their tasks on time, unlike last year's committee. Marino jokingly commented that their motto could be, "Don't be a procrastinator even though we're students."
The committee is one member short and is actively seeking an interested student to fill the final seat. But despite this setback, Marino said, "The committee's been really on top of things."
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The elections themselves will be held March 10 – 12; all voting is done online through your PSU Banweb account. To find out about running or for more information, log on to aspsu.pdx.edu/elections or visit the ASPSU office in room 117 Smith Memorial Student Union.
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==Explanation==
A {{w|subculture}} is a small group of people within a culture that share some property in common, such as hackers or hipsters. Some subcultures form based on a geeky obsession over a trivial topic. In this case, that topic is crazy straws, which are toy drinking straws designed with unusual twists and loops. This strip satirizes these groups by comparing them to fractals.
A {{w|subculture}} is a small group of people within a culture that share some property in common, such as hackers or hipsters. Some subcultures form based on a geeky obsession over a trivial topic (for instance, a minimally-drawn webcomic). In this case, that topic is crazy straws, which are toy drinking straws designed with unusual twists and loops. This strip satirizes these groups by comparing them to fractals.
Informally speaking, a {{w|fractal}} is a mathematical shape with an infinite level of detail. Just as fractals can always be divided into smaller patterns, Randall points out that human subcultures can always be divided into smaller subcultures. We have the "people who like crazy straws" subculture, but this is further divided into the professionals and the hobbyists. The hobbyists are themselves broken into those who accept loops in the straws and those who don't. A splinter group, as used in the comic, is a subculture that breaks off from a larger one.
Comic #1095 (August 15, 2012)
Crazy Straws
Title text: The new crowd is heavily shaped by this guy named Eric, who's basically the Paris Hilton of the amateur plastic crazy straw design world.
A subculture is a small group of people within a culture that share some property in common, such as hackers or hipsters. Some subcultures form based on a geeky obsession over a trivial topic (for instance, a minimally-drawn webcomic). In this case, that topic is crazy straws, which are toy drinking straws designed with unusual twists and loops. This strip satirizes these groups by comparing them to fractals.
Informally speaking, a fractal is a mathematical shape with an infinite level of detail. Just as fractals can always be divided into smaller patterns, Randall points out that human subcultures can always be divided into smaller subcultures. We have the "people who like crazy straws" subculture, but this is further divided into the professionals and the hobbyists. The hobbyists are themselves broken into those who accept loops in the straws and those who don't. A splinter group, as used in the comic, is a subculture that breaks off from a larger one.
Despite the incredible amount of work fans put into it, the whole concept seems completely inconsequential to an outsider. The irony is the source of humor in this strip. An earlier comic, 915: Connoisseur, covers a similar topic.
Paris Hilton is a celebrity who is essentially famous for being famous.
[Two people hang out with some beverages. Cueball here has a bright green crazy straw.]
Cueball: The thing to understand about the plastic crazy straw design world is that there are two main camps: The professionals - designing for established brands - and the hobbyists. The hobbyist mailing lists are full of drama, with friction between the regulars and a splinter group focused on loops...
Human subcultures are nested fractally. There's no bottom.
On June 30, 2014, artists constructed huge artificial hay bails out of straws, near the Museum District of Munich. It was named the Bale Harvest.
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Compare xkcd.com/915. Arlo James Barnes (talk) 10:06, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
"Subcultures" is misspelled in the comic. Perhaps Randall will fix it and reupload? Erenan (talk) 15:17, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
Randall has corrected the mistake, but the image on this page is still the old one. Would we want to keep both versions of the image in the interest of completeness? Erenan (talk) 00:02, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
Have to admit, this one went a bit over my head. TheHYPO (talk) 20:38, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
Fractals not only have an unlimited level of detail; they are (most times) self-similar in the sense that you'll find the same pattern on every level of detail. Just like finding the equivalent of finding the "Paris hilton of the plastic straw subcultures' hobbyists' splinter group." BKA (talk) 09:06, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
I think we should get the corrected comic, but note that it was originally misspelled in the explanation. Tebow Time, Twice a Day. 17:19, 16 August 2012 (UTC) (talk)
It's a mistake to think the every-pickier level of detail is a flaw in these interest subcultures. Smaller and smaller levels of study are what flesh out our knowledge of the world. And myriad small subgroups of shared interests allow many people to achieve excellence and status, not just in their minds but in an (admittedly small) range of reality. Examples: the people who maintain and improve the Kennedy line of Boston Terriers; people whose specialty is tooth wear in prehuman hominids; people who parse xkcd comics.
This comment was mine, attribution corrected.Noni Mausa (talk) 12:39, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
I don't think that the comic means it as a flaw, I think it's a just a (humourous) observation, not a negative critisism.
Agreed, and it even goes on here (just drop in on the community portal, to see tempests in a tea pot such as whether he's Cueball or Rob...) I couldn't help but think that RM poked his head in on this site and came up with this comic as a response. (Of course, that would be greatly overestimating our importance in the grand scheme of things, but we are all entitled to our little fantasies of grandeur, no?) Ah, well... it seemed perfect timing nonetheless. By the way, folks: please sign your posts. Four tildes, a la ~~~~, is all it takes... -- IronyChef (talk) 14:30, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
I don't think the fractal analogy holds because human subcultures cannot be nested infinitely deep. At some point, subcultures will come down to individual humans, who aren't also (infinitely deep) subcultures. 70.31.155.184 15:06, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
Randall is using the term hyperbolically — his point is that subcultures have ludicrous amounts of detail, not necessarily infinite. 108.233.253.211 18:26, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
Half of me disagrees with you, with the other half in an argument with itself over from which crazy straw will Paris Hilton look best drinking. 146.186.149.47 18:49, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
Still, even people so crazy they are kept in straitjacket all the time can have only several dozens of personalities ... there's not enough space in brain for infinite. -- 89.177.52.2 09:36, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
I still believe Randall's point was not the infinite detail, but self-similarity. Regardless on whether you look at something very popular or a niche - you'll always find exactly the same social structures. BKA (talk) 06:05, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
Funny, I was just reading the article http://www.economist.com/node/21560559 -- And while they're not infinite, there's a damn lot of (microbial) subcultures within a human too!
Isn't there any reference to the Open Letter to Hobbyists and the famous hacker Eric Raymond?
I keep coming back to this page to see who "Eric" is. I don't think it's Eric Raymond (no apparent connection, from what I can see). Any insights? Zelmo (talk) 03:56, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
"Eric" isn't an uncommon name, and in fact, there's a well documented "Eric Conspiracy" out there. While ESR is a prominent Eric, I see nothing to tie the Eric in this comic to ESR specifically. For that matter, I'd be hard pressed to see a reference to Bill Gate's "Open Letter to Hobbyists", either. Blaisepascal (talk) 17:54, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
I wonder if the comic is making an oblique reference to String theory and Loop Quantum Gravity. There was (and still is, in some places) a lot of hostility between the two camps, most easily visible in the articles and comments of various physics blogs. This would kind of tie in with the 'fractal' comment, since you see this same division into strings (or wiggly crazy straws) and loops - it's a pattern that repeats when you look at physics groups or crazy straw groups. In that case, the Eric would be "Erik Verlinde". I know it's a bit of a stretch, but what do you think? Slouchingtb (talk) 01:56, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
Okay, at this point the depth of the discussion has just corroborated the point of the comic. Good job, everyone, pack it up. 141.101.99.236 17:44, 1 November 2013 (UTC)
IMO Kim Kardashian is a much better example of someone who is famous (just) for being famous. Hilton hotel scion etc. 173.245.54.34 09:51, 27 January 2014 (UTC)
Is it just me, or are the crazy straws themselves examples of something that would work just fine as a straight line, but are much more interesting with fractal-like complexity (subject to the practical limits of a physical object)? Mountain Hikes (talk) 04:50, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
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