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Q: Unpad / remove borders from filtered image I applied a Gabor filter of a specific size and orientation to a greyscale Image. So i get new  filtered image by using the 2-D convolution "conv2". I saw some persons who tried to remove the borders from the filtered image, in other words, to unpad the filtered image. What does these borders ?
For example:
    %if length(amount==1) , unpad equal on each side.
    %if length(amount==2) , first amount is left right, second amount is up down.
    %if length(amount==4) , then [left top right bottom].

switch (length(amount))
case 1
sx=size(i,2) - 2 * amount;  % i is the filtered image
sy=size(i,1) - 2 * amount;
left=amount + 1;
right=size(i,2) - amount;
top=amount + 1;
bottom = size(i,1) - amount;

case 2
sx=size(i,2) - 2 * amount(1);
sy=size(i,1) - 2 * amount(2);
left=amount(1) + 1;
right = size(i,2) - amount(2);
top= amount(2) +1;
bottom = size(i,1) - amount(2);

case 4
sx=size(i,2) - (amount(1) + amount(3));
sy= size(i,1) - (amount(2) + amount(4));
left = amount(1) + 1;
right = size(i,2) - amount(3);
top = amount(2) + 1;
bottom = size(i,1) - amount(4);

otherwise
error('illegal unpad amount\n');

end

I didn't understand this code, what are the left, right, top and bottom ? do they differ from sx and sy ?? please can someone help me and explain to me in details what happens in this code please.

A: In linear convolution (implemented by conv2), the filtered image gets some margins at the edges, sort of "noise", becuase of the way the convolution works. This function delete these margins (maybe to get the original size of image, depends on the value of amount) , while:
amount- size of margins.
sx- new number of columns.
sy- new number of rows.
left- the column number where the new image starts.
right- the column number where the new image ends.
top- the row number where the new image starts.
bottom- the row number where the new image ends.
So, you can get the new image from this: NewI=i(top:bottom,left:right);
EDIT: (for the comment's questions)
Suppose you want to reamove amount columns from each side, say 5. So, the total columns you remove is 10. So the new number of columns is the original number (size(i,2)) minus 10 (2*amount). The same for the rows number.
Because you want to remove 5 columns from left, the first columns that remains is the 6th one, so now the left border will be at 6 (amount+1). This is also the idea for the rest (right, top, bottom)

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Discussion in 'Current Events' started by mojobuc, Jul 7, 2005.
I hate to say it, but 'kill em all and let God sort em out' for anyone connected to any group, like the "Secret Organization group of al Qaeda Organization in Europe," or any other terrorist group.
Perhaps America should turn that area of the world into a really large parking lot....or glass factory with a few well placed thermonuclear parcels.
lol Trick, you are my type of person.
trick....but get the oil out first, right?
Take over the whole freakin area, place very large marine/army/navy/air force bases around the major oil supplies, and let them manufactur it and sell it back to Cheveron/Texaco etc.
Of course the US can tax it, being an American enterprise, but let the armed service keep the profits for their own peoples retirement, salaries etc.
Still can't understand how congress retirees get 6 figure retirement funds, plus many other perks, and the very people who die for them to be there get squat in comparision.
All day today the big bombs have been going off at Camp Pendleton.....they shake the ground. I hope the marines are practicing heavy after this most recent attack. Maybe they plan on doing something over there in the middle east. Hope so.
What exactly do you think they should do? You do realize our armed forces are already overextended, and are now failing to meet their enlistment goals. I have friends who are their 3rd tour in Iraq right now, and with no end in sight I can't blame them for not re-enlisting. These attacks were carried out in England, not the middle east, and the perpetrators are almost certainly from England's own muslim community. So I suspect that the "nuclear option" is not really an option.
It's not really an option in Iraq for that matter.
I know a few guys who just spent their third 4th of July over there.
What exactly has changed over there?
Shiites killing Kurds, Sunnis and Shiites.
Kurds killing Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds.
Sunnis killing Shiites, Kurds and Sunnis.
That has been going on for all of recorded history.
Oh yeah, Shiites, Sunnies, Kurds and any other two bit muslim fanatic killing Americans occupation forces and anyone else they can get their hands on in Iraq.
We lose a few precious American lives over there a week (on a good week) and no end in sight.
We should have concentrated on the terrorists after 9/11 with the world's full support.
Instead we are mired down in Vietnam 2 so bush can say the puppet government that despises us and spits on our soldiers and wouldn't last overnight without our military is democratic.
What a joke and so depressing.
The act of terrorism in London today is dispicable, and those responsible should receive retribution for their act (hurt them hard). I disagree with nuking the middle east, that would punish every one, where only a few zealots are creating the problem, it`s like cutting your arm off for a hangnail. I spent a year in the middle east and found most people nice some did manage to upset me. But basically they are people like us, trying to raise a family and earn a living.
Get real people and wake up and smell the coffee, the practicners of the so called "relegion of peace" Islam have no regard for human life, want to destroy Christanity and our freedoms, we are in a 21st centery Crusades, we are fighting the 3rd world war, it just to bad you people can't see it.
Christianity and crusades, eh? I guess if we give up our xenophobia, then the terrorists have won! In troubled times it's always uplifting to hear a voice of reason.
"I always wonder why we never hear the "good" Muslims denouncing violence..."
That kind of xenephobic nonsense makes me sick and is not the kind of "support" that any of us Londoners want or need.
You guys have it all wrong! Think just a moment. Who just got the Olympics and who lost? It was the French lead by Chirac who did the bombing. It is ironic this comes on the heels of this announcement.
Seriously, there's still some confusion as to whether it is or isn't Al Queda although the trademark characteristics of Osama and Company are all over it. Betting money would say follow that horse for sure. At the least my heart goes out to the Brits and I just hope one day we can see a world where religion, no matter the creed or dogma, is used to benefit the moral principles of mankind rather than to assert as a force to dominate and conquer.
Religous priciples and precepts can be a wonderful thing but placed into the hands of the wrong person or persons they can be as deadly as any nuclear weapon. JMO.
this is wht I say, kill em all with any,ANY ties to any terrorists group.
Instead, and I know we are a 'peaceful nation', and have a 'justice system', but we capture these animals, and imprison them, then have to treat them with kid gloves, otherwise their are screams from those that say we are the 'barbaric ones'.
So what do they have to fear these terrorists?
Going to prison if they get caught and probably living a better life then the one they had.
I feel like they are laughing at not only the US, but all peaceful nations. Time to get 'barbaric' and execute them as they are caught.
"We've been experiencing terrorism for 30 years," said Samira Murr, a Lebanese teacher in her 50s, in Beirut. "It's like the Madrid bombings, like the 9/11 attacks. We feel we are not safe anywhere in the world any more."
As an expat, I have been wanting the BBC news for the last 24 hours. In London you are never more than 11 sec from a CCT, they have 8000 of them in the city. If any place stands a chance of capturing these Bastar*s on fim, it is London. Once they do I hope and believe the SAS will pay them a visit and introduce them to their maker.
The nuclear option really isn't an option.
It would be sweeter justice to put the SAS in there and let them have their way with the terrorists.
Add a little SBS for good measure.
God love the SAS and SBS.


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Draft Daily Wake-Up Call: Ezekiel Elliott
Is the Ohio State running back good enough to justify the No. 8 overall pick?
By Josh Paunil·	 4/4/2016, 6:00 a.m.
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Between now and the draft, we'll zero in on one prospect a day with an Eagles slant. We've already covered Jared Goff, Carson Wentz, Vernon Hargreaves and Paxton Lynch. If you have a player you want covered, shoot us an email ([email protected]).
The question is not if, but when.
Only two running backs have been drafted in the first round in the last three years, but Ohio State's Ezekiel Elliott will almost certainly join that increasingly exclusive group. While we can be confident one team will select Elliott on Day 1, what we don't know is whether the Eagles want to use the eighth pick on him.
Ryan Mathews and Darren Sproles is not a bad duo to have for 2016, but between the former's injury history and the latter entering the final year of his contract at age 32, the team needs to find a quality young running back. Kenjon Barner is under contract for one more season, but it's unclear how the new coaching staff feels about the 26-year-old who averaged 4.4 yards per carry — and fumbled once — in limited snaps a year ago.
Todd Gurley could help Elliott's case. The 2015 Offensive Rookie of the Year averaged nearly five yards per carry and ran for 10 touchdowns, ranking fourth in Football Outsiders' efficiency metric.
"I think the guys last year that were first-round picks like Todd Gurley, they set a standard for the younger generation coming up," Elliott said at the NFL Combine. "I feel we're going to bring it back."
However, Melvin Gordon, drafted five picks after Gurley, didn't come close to having the same immediate success, averaging 3.5 yards per carry — while scoring zero touchdowns and fumbling five times — on about twice as many carries as the next closest Charger.
Elliott seems much more likely to have the impact Gurley did compared to Gordon, but the question remains whether he's good enough to justify a top-10 pick. Elliott has been an elite running back since high school, and he "will unquestionably be remembered as one of the all-time best backs in Ohio State history."
His 6.7 career yards per carry is the best in Buckeye history, and his 3,961 rushing yards ranks second in school history. He also helped Ohio State win the national championship two years ago.
Elliott told reporters in Indianapolis that he grew up idolizing Marshall Faulk, but in order to justify a top-10 pick on a running back, he'll have to come close to reaching that level.
THE MEASURABLES
Of all the running backs in Mock Draftable's database, the guy Elliott is most similar to — in terms of measurables — is Gurley.
Although Elliott isn't a burner, his 40-yard-dash time at the NFL Combine was tied for fifth among the running backs.
THE NO-22
Blocking is something you'll hear a lot about with Elliott, and rightfully so. While it ranks relatively low on the scale of what you look for from your running back, it's an impressive attribute of his, and it's one that reflects his mentality as a runner.
He explained in Indianapolis why he's so good at it.
"When I first started playing football I was a fullback. My first job was to block," he said. "When I first got to Ohio State, I realized I wasn't going to be the biggest or fastest guy. I was only 17 playing with a bunch of 22- and 21-year old guys, so I was trying to find something that would set me apart. And that day I realized it was just effort.
"Not everyone is willing to go out there and play with a lot of effort. And blocking is another thing that running backs aren't really willing to do. That's a part of my game. I really made it important to me to become very good at."
My two favorite blocking plays of his are in the run game (both clips with Elliott highlighted are via ESPN), but he also allowed just one sack in 108 snaps of pass blocking last season, per Pro Football Focus.
https://www.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Elliott-VT-Block.mp4
https://www.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Elliott-Alabama-Block.mp4
He is also a reliable receiving option out of the backfield, which he attributes to former NFL quarterback Gus Frerotte, who coached him at John Burroughs School in St. Louis.
"He was a great coach for me in high school. High school is kind of where I developed my pass-catching skills," Elliott said. "He was a brilliant mastermind as an offensive coordinator/head coach. He used me in a lot of ways to get me in open space to get the ball. In high school is where I developed my receiving skills. He used me a lot in the slot. He used me a lot at wide receiver."
Here's his 19-yard reception against Western Michigan this year (h/t ESPN).
https://www.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Elliott-Catch.mp4
And, of course, he's not too shabby running the ball. Elliott's five 200-yard games and 22 100-yard games tie for first and second in Ohio State history, and he's the only Buckeye with three rushes of at least 80 yards.
One of his best touchdown runs was his 65-yard scamper against Indiana, which Todd McShay broke down.
"First of all, the vision as a runner, following his block, and then also getting his eyes to the second level — the linebacker over-extends — and he's exploding through the hole," McShay said. "Then the top-end speed to run away from defensive backs in the open field, which he confirmed with that 4.47 40 at the combine."
https://www.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Elliott-Run-TD-McShay.mp4
Elliott seems to have it all: vision, patience, ball security. According to ESPN, Elliott fumbled just four times on 650 offensive touches in three seasons at Ohio State. He's also a physical back, which he touched on in Indianapolis.
"I like to get in between tackles and pound the ball," he said.
Here's his 15-yard run against Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl that set up a touchdown.
https://www.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Elliott-Notre-Dame-Run.mp4
And here's his 10-yard touchdown run against Penn State.
https://www.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Elliott-Penn-State-TD.mp4
Ironically, Elliott's biggest weakness may come with the fact that he's physical, likes to finish runs and takes a lot of hits. Here's an excerpt from NFL.com's "weaknesses" section for the running back:
Defenders land big shots on him. Appears to be too willing to put himself through the meat grinder rather than avoiding certain collisions. Understanding when to attack and when to elude may take time for him.
Some people also questioned Elliott's maturity after he criticized Ohio State's play-calling in a loss to Wisconsin, which the running back addressed at the NFL Combine.
"I told [NFL teams] I've grown up a lot since then. That was a great learning moment for me," Elliott said. "I was emotional, but I think what teams want is a competitor and that's what I am and that's where it all came from."
There aren't a lot of guarantees when it comes to drafting, but betting on Elliott being a good NFL player seems like one of the safest predictions to make. However, with the devaluation of the position and the opportunity to find quality backs later in the draft, I don't think it'd be wise for the Eagles to spend the eighth pick on Elliott.
Obviously, it depends on who's available, but a guy like Vernon Hargreaves seems like a better pick to me. I think we'll continue to see more of a trend of high quality running backs selected after the first round, like the 2013 draft, which has already produced four Pro Bowlers (two in the second, one in the sixth and one undrafted). Even the 2014 draft has produced a fourth-round Pro Bowl running back, despite just two seasons elapsing since then.
Weekend Reading: A trade the Eagles should make, ranking the QB prospects and more.
"This isn't exactly the way Steve Spagnuolo wanted things to go." NFC East Roundup.
Mock Draft Roundup: Carl Nassib, Pharoh Cooper and other mid-round options.
There's reason for optimism about the Eagles' secondary, but one flaw remains, says Tommy Lawlor.
That's a solid overall group, with a nice mixture of experience and youth. The big problem is that the group lacks a top talent.
The Eagles could change that if they added Jalen Ramsey, but there only chance to get him would involve trading up to the very top of the draft and I don't think that will happen. Vernon Hargreaves is a very good prospect, but I'm not sure if he's worth pick 8.
As much as I would love the Eagles to add a top talent at corner, you don't want to talk yourself into a move. You better 100 percent believe the player is that good. If not, you're better off adding someone who is that good at another position. The Eagles have bodies. They need an upper tier talent. There are some mysteries on the roster, but none of them feels likely to emerge as something special.
The Doug Pederson era truly begins today, writes the Inquirer's Zach Berman.
When Pederson spoke to the players on the roster during the last two months, the encounters were informal, and they were not allowed to discuss Pederson's scheme or how a player would be used. On Monday, Pederson will have his first chance to stand in front of the 69 players under contract and make his first formal impression as head coach.
"Those are things I've really thought about this past month," Pederson said. "For me, the biggest message is just to capture the guys. Just to show them a little bit of who I am, in a small window. We have work to do that day. I'm just looking forward to getting in there and getting to meet all the guys for the first time, face-to-face, get this thing going."
The offseason program lasts two months. The Eagles were permitted two extra weeks because Pederson is a new coach. Teams with returning head coaches will not begin until April 18.
The Eagles' offseason workout program begins.
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Q: How to sort multiple files? Unix Usually i can do this to sort a textfile:
cat infile.txt | sort > outfile.out
mv outfile.out > infile.txt

I can also do it in a loop:
for inp in ./*; do
    fname=${inp##*/}
    cat "$inp" | sort  > ./"$fname".out
done

Other than writing a loop, is there a one liner to do the above for all files in the terminal?

A: This strikes me as an absurd exercise since there's nothing wrong with a loop, but you can do:
ls | xargs -n 1 sh -c 'sort $1 > $1.tmp; mv $1.tmp $1' sh

A: With GNU sort you can do:
$ sort file -o file

You could use xargs instead of looping like:
$ ls | xargs -i% -n1 sort % -o %

If you don't have the -o option:
$ sort file > tmp && mv tmp file

$ ls | xargs -i% -n1 sort % > tmp && mv tmp %


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Home › Immigration Law › Public Charge Rule: Trump's Proposed Changes Put on Hold by Courts
Public Charge Rule: Trump's Proposed Changes Put on Hold by Courts
By Grant W. Godfrey, Immigration Attorney
On October 11, 2019, judges in three separate cases before the following courts —
U.S. District Courts for the Southern District of New York,
Northern District of California, and
Eastern District of Washington
— enjoined the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") from implementing and enforcing its new final rule changing the interpretation of the public charge ground of inadmissibility under section 212(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (the "INA"). The new rule was set to go into effect just four days later, but has been put on hold until there is a final resolution of these cases.
What is the Public Charge Rule?
The concept of a public charge was first introduced into immigration law by the Immigration Act of 1882, which stated that an immigrant who would be "unable to take care of himself or herself without becoming a public charge" would not be permitted to depart their vessel and enter the United States. Since then, the legal language and interpretation of who is considered likely to become a 'public charge' has changed several times, most recently in 1999 by the legacy Immigration and Naturalization Service (now the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which is a part of the DHS). The 1999 guidance defined a public charge as someone who has or is likely to become ''primarily dependent on the government for subsistence, as demonstrated by either the receipt of public cash assistance for income maintenance or institutionalization for long-term care at government expense."
Proposed Changes to Determine Public Charge
The new final rule would make several important changes to the public charge determination. For example, it increases the types of assistance programs that the federal government will consider in public charge determinations to include a number of public assistance programs that were previously not taken into consideration in this determination. It also explicitly directs immigration officers to take into account more qualitative factors that were always theoretically available for consideration but were often not considered in practice, including the individual's age, health, family status, assets, resources, financial status, education, and skills. The new final rule would also change several common forms used in immigration proceedings (e.g. Form I-485, I-129, I-539, I-864, and I-864EZ) to ask direct questions related to this new interpretation.
Separately, on October 11, 2019, the Department of State published an interim final rule changing its interpretation of the public charge determination process, also broadening it and taking into account many of the same factors as DHS. This new rule was also supposed to be effective on October 15, 2019, but after the injunctions the State Department published a notice stating that it is awaiting approval to use a new form before it implements any changes to its rules or policies.
We will continue to monitor the situation regarding the Public Charge Rule and post updates as appropriate. In the meantime please do not hesitate to contact any of the immigration attorneys at Parker Gallini LLP should you have any questions.
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"Here's something Milo Yiannopoulos probably wasn't expecting when he filed a lawsuit against Simon & Schuster for breach of contract for canceling the publication of his controversial book...."
"Public mockery of his manuscript and its edits.... On Wednesday, writer Jason Pinter tweeted a screenshot of Simon & Schuster's rebuttal. And on Thursday, software engineer Sarah Mei, after realizing that the documents filed in the case were now publicly available, paid a visit to the New York county clerk's website for herself and shared even more scathingly choice editorial nuggets online, to the delight of Twitter....."
So begins "The Most Scathing Editor Comments From Milo Yiannopoulos' Manuscript" at Slate.
This is a excellent setup for a comic/serious exercise. Instead of hating on Milo (if you hate him) or (more tediously) defending him (if you like him), imagine editorial comments on some other book, some book you think is great.
Many of these editorial comments are more normal than you may realize. For example: "This is definitely not the place for more of your narcissism." I'm certain that the greatest books ever written could have elicited this comment from an editor (and I mean a serious editor who was trying to make the book as good as it could be).
It's too bad Milo didn't stay with his publisher and try to meet the challenges presented by these comments. I have tried to read the rushed-out book he self-published. It's a brainstorm of a rough draft. I scanned it with some thought of blogging it. I don't think I got one blog post out of it, and I tried.
It needed way more work, and I assume he knows that, but he needed to cash in early, and he got his payday. I don't really care, and I think it is indeed funny when a lawsuit lays bare things you'd rather keep hidden. When this phenomenon besets lefties, righties like to say "Streisand effect."
Tags: editing, law, Milo Yiannopoulos
MikeR said...
"It's too bad Milo didn't stay with his publisher and try to meet the challenges presented by these comments." Did he have that option?
"Did he have that option?" No. I'm merely saying that it's too bad the relationship didn't survive.
I am sure Milo is wilting over publicity, something he does NOT desire above all else.
I heard Milo inspired (basically wrote) the Tupac lyric "all I want is money fuck the fame I'm a simple man."
Boy is he gonna get zinged!!!!
'"Did he have that option?" No. I'm merely saying that it's too bad the relationship didn't survive.' Yeah. Well, everyone needs a good editor. I remain despondent that no one could control J.K. Rowlings after her first couple of successful Harry Potter books. They just got longer and longer, and made less and less sense. I enjoyed them, of course...
Leslie Graves said...
"Sarah Mei...paid a visit to the New York county clerk's website for herself."
How intrepid?
Eleanor said...
Milo is Milo. You either get a kick out of him, or you don't. I don't think even his strongest supporters think his book is going to be a "classic". He's a troll. He's proud of being a troll. Getting people talking about his book again, in any light, must tickle him.
Not convinced those editorial comments were intended to improve the book.
I write in the margins of books all of the time. It's kind of surprising the kinds of idiocies that get published. There was a while there where an editor could have made a rubber stamp of the comment "Do we really want to hear how much you hate George W Bush again in this book that has nothing to do with him?" Probably would need a snappy acronym for that one.
Another widely used editors comment might be "Maybe you should head to the bathroom and masturbate every time you think of writing a sentence like this, because there you go, talking about Obama again in a book that has nothing to do with him!"
narciso said...
We don't see what they were referring to, know the context if the statements.
Consider I think it was the same publisher that published Terry Anderson's crazy daughter, who absolved hezbollah of her fathers kidnapping and instead blamed mossad.
max said...
All manuscripts need work. So the fact that Milo's had comments from an editor is not surprising or newsworthy. What's newsworthy is how partisan the editor is. It's too bad Milo didn't have a different editor. The guy whose comments are being published doesn't seems more interested in attacking Milo than improving the book -- At least he does in the comments that have been published.
There's a superfluous "doesn't" in my comment, proving my first sentence. ("All manuscripts need work.") I meant, "The guy whose comments are being published seems more interested in attack Milo than improving the book."
Gordon Scott said...
I didn't read the book, but I listened to Milo read his book via Audible. It sounded pretty good there; after all, it's the author reading his own thoughts, so he can add the emphases when he wants. There are some moments that are a bit overdone, but geez, it's Milo, so you're going to get a fair amount of that.
There's a whole lot of authors out there who are self-publishing and skipping the cost of an editor. It shows. I had started to read a sci-fi novel with an interesting premise, and what I had read had real promise. But on about page 28 I ran into the third noun/verb disagreement, and that was it. A mistake like that kicks me right out of the narrative, and I didn't feel like spending the mental effort to reenter, knowing I would happen again and again.
And these days one cannot expect an English major to even get basic grammar correct.
Discovery by Milo would be interesting...
It will be settled before this. The only question is how much.
But going to trial would be huge publicity for Milo...
The book was dumped due to politics. The amount of tripe published by major publishers shows the bias. The hit job in Milo with underage sex, when he was being provocative with the mob baying for his blood killed the deal.
Jason said...
Milo's released his editor's fawning and flirtatious texts to him.
Shawn Levasseur said...
"When this phenomenon besets lefties, righties like to say 'Streisand effect.'"
Maybe you've only encountered righties referring to the Streisand Effect, but it's a term that has quite a bit of use all around the internet, regardless of politics.
That said, this really isn't the "Streisand Effect". That's more about legal actions meant to suppress certain information, leading to that information getting more widely known via the coverage of the lawsuit. This is just embarrassing facts made public as evidence in a lawsuit.
rcocean said...
Actually, this sounds like the same kind of comments Coulter got, when she tried to publish her first book with Main-stream publishers. She's already been a best selling author with Regency but wanted to move into the "Big Time" so she sought out a NY Publisher.
How many of these comments did TNC get? Or Al Franken? "Where's the support for that"? Or "Gee, that seems an exaggeration"?
Extreme Left is OK to go. But Extreme Right needs to be fact checked before being published.
I've seen him speak twice on TV. He's all about him. Must be a terrible book.
Lem said...
I lost track of Milo after Twitter bannished him.
MountainJohn said...
I found the book enjoyable, largely because Milo's voice came through loud and clear, but several chapters were a bit disjointed. The chapter on Gamergate alone is worth the price, though of course, he had written about that subject at some length before.


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Port Authority Releases New 25-Point Diversity Plan
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has released a comprehensive report outlining 25 actions and recommendations to be implemented as the agency continues working toward new standards of excellence in achieving racial and cultural diversity in the workplace.
The plan, "Taking Action on Race Dynamics," is the product of an extensive eight-month revie w of race dynamics at the agency including several dozen extensive employee listening sessions and group interactions. A 10-person leadership steering committee of senior Port Authority executives led the development of theplan in the wake of the horrific killing of George Floyd last May and the local and national demonstrations for racial justice that followed it.
"The Port Authority's commitment to implement the 25 initiatives recommended by the Leadership Steering Committee on Race Dynamics, which we presented to the board, represents the agency's fulfillment of its pledge to vigorously address race dynamics within the Port Authority," said Port Authority Chairman Kevin O'Toole. "We must unite around a common goal to address racism head on and to remain as allies to one another to combat hate and oppression. The initiatives contained in this comprehensive report will address, specifically and meaningfully, the concerns being expressed across the agency and in the community during these turbulent times."
"We are at an important crossroads in our nation's history and we must all do the necessary work to dismantle racism in the workplace and our community," said Port Authority Vice Chairman Jeffrey Lynford. "I'm thankful for the work of the Leadership Steering Committee, our Diversity and Inclusion team, and countless volunteers who through their collaboration and ingenuity, provided the actionable steps we need to become an even more equitable and inclusive organization now and in the future."
"This report sends an important message to current Port Authority employees, our future workforce, and the community, that diversity, equity and inclusion are part of the agency's core values and integral to our success," said Port Authority Commissioner Leecia Eve. "With the rise of hate crimes occurring throughout this country, the work that we are doing underscores the importance of fighting discrimination at all levels and the continual need to work together to create real and lasting change."
"The 25 initiatives are real, tangible, and ambitious steps that will make a difference in building an anti-racist and inclusionary workplace throughout the Port Authority," said Executive Director Rick Cotton. "We can no longer just talk about our abhorrence of racism, but we must all work together to take actionable steps toward dismantling racism, promoting inclusion in the workplace, and taking tangible actions. These initiatives, taken together, represent the most wide-reaching set of concrete deliverables focused on advancing diversity and inclusion in the agency's history."
"We are confident that the initiatives recommended in this report – many of which have already been put into place — will help guide the Port Authority in achieving the goal of a truly dynamic, forward-looking, diverse and inclusive workplace," said Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer Michael G. Massiah, who served as the chairperson of the leadership steering committee that developed the report. "We want all of our employees to feel empowered and be supported so that they can be their authentic selves in the workplace."
The steering committee was established in June 2020 to examine and address elements of race dynamics within the Port Authority. Nearly 30 employee listening sessions were held, engaging approximately 2,400 participants from across the agency, including union employees and Employee Business Resource Groups (EBRG). These sessions produced more than 600 employee comments and recommendations for improving workplace culture, diversity and fairness at the Port Authority as an agency and at its facilities.
The working groups identified immediate, short- and long-term recommendations and initiatives in six key focus areas that can lead to real change:
Evolving Port Authority culture;
Manager and employee development;
Transparency regarding Human Resources practices and functions;
Police diversity and enhanced best practices;
The Port Authority as a good community neighbor; and
Demonstrating a commitment through policy.
Some of the key initiatives therein include the following:
Agency management training courses and leadership development programs will have new course content to train managers to mitigate unconscious bias, practice non-discriminatory behaviors and manage diverse teams to affirmatively cultivate, recognize and celebrate a welcoming and respectful work environment.
Mandatory anti-racism training for all represented and non-represented employees.
Complete overhaul of all Port Authority recruitment programs to ensure highly qualified, diverse pools of applicants for positions ranging from entry-level, operations and maintenance, technical professionals, and executives.
Agency will publish an annual report for employees that provides all workforce demographic data.
Port Authority Police Department (PAPD) will implement the use of body cameras by PAPD officers, a policy generally consistent with the approaches taken by the New Jersey and New York State Police departments. Additionally, PAPD will implement best practice policies in policing, including an updated PAPD use of force policy and new policies setting standards for providing medical assistance to arrestees. In addition, the agency will also overhaul and upgrade its recruitment programs to strengthen diversity in the police academy.
Three new initiatives to promote diversity and upward mobility in career professions, such as administrative and entry-level job categories that have a high proportion of diverse employees. These programs will focus on networking, training and mentorship programs for existing employees to support their career advancement.
New non-retaliation policy has been extended to complaints concerning workplace equity.
The appointment of an Employee Experience Advisor charged with more general resolution of workplace equity issues, supporting productive workplace practices and creating an official office where employees can discuss concerns related to inclusion, workplace equity, and respect in the workplace.
Improving the agency's performance evaluation system to include emphasis on mitigating bias, improving fairness and impartiality in the evaluation process and allowing multiple sources of feedback for employee performance evaluations.
Initiatives to provide employees with material on the history and heritage of the multiple diverse cultures represented at the agency and foster greater cultural understanding and dialogue, including the addition of Juneteenth as a permanent agency holiday, development of a virtual cultural library highlighting the diverse heritage of employees and new policy enhancements to support employees' ability to express their socio-political views appropriately outside of work.
Employee-focused educational seminars and presentations to employees on Race, Transportation and Economics throughout the Port District.
Briefings for employees on the agency's current community outreach programs. These presentations will form the basis for seeking out employee suggestions and feedback to improve or strengthen these efforts.
Massiah, who was named as the agency's first chief diversity and inclusion officer in December of 2017, commended the "Action Teams," the groups of employee volunteers who contributed to the review and facilitated the development of the initiatives, saying it "demonstrated the value and strength of diverse work teams and leveraged the agency's dynamic and multicultural workforce to lead efforts, collaborate, elevate honest feedback and shape thought-provoking programs."
Executive Director Cotton plans to reconvene the Leadership Steering Committee in September 2021 and again in March 2022 to review the implementation of these initiatives and recommend appropriate mid-course corrections or adjustments based on experience.
For a more detailed list of all 25 initiatives, please visit the attached dashboard: http://www.panynj.gov/content/dam/port-authority/press-room/press-kits/Leadership_Steering_Committee-Complete_Report-March_2021-Dashboard.pdf
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Taking Action on Race Dynamics
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Blogs > Secrecy News (2000 – 2021) > Trump Demotes DNI to Empower AG Barr
Trump Demotes DNI to Empower AG Barr
By Steven Aftergood • May 29, 2019
President Trump issued a memorandum last week that transfers to the Attorney General the authority of the Director of National Intelligence to declassify intelligence information concerning the 2016 election.
The memorandum effectively amends Executive Order 13526 on classification on national security information, but in a highly customized way: It applies only to Attorney General William Barr (not any successors) and only to the investigation of the 2016 presidential campaigns. The memorandum was published in the Federal Register today.
Even so, the move represents a functional demotion of the Director of National Intelligence and a partial transfer of his authority to the Attorney General.
Executive Order 13526 gave sweeping authority over declassification of intelligence information to the DNI, who was authorized to "declassify, downgrade, or direct the declassification or downgrading of information or intelligence relating to intelligence sources, methods, or activities." (sect. 3.1c)
The new presidential memorandum adopts the same language but modifies the provision to state that it is Attorney General Barr who may now "declassify, downgrade, or direct the declassification or downgrading of information or intelligence that relates to the Attorney General's review."
No rationale for the change was provided, though it was understood to support the Attorney General's investigation into what he called U.S. government "spying" on the Trump campaign.
Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) warned that the move threatened to politicize intelligence. "Selectively declassifying sources and methods in order to serve a political agenda will make it harder for the intelligence community to do their jobs protecting this country from those who wish to do us harm," he said.
For his part, DNI Dan Coats said that "I am confident that the Attorney General will work with the IC in accordance with the long-established standards to protect highly-sensitive classified information that, if publicly released, would put our national security at risk."
There is some precedent for overriding the judgment of the DNI concerning the protection of sources and methods.
A 1999 decision of the Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel concluded that the presidentially-established Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel could declassify intelligence information over the objections of the Director of Central Intelligence.
While it is true that the DCI, and now the DNI, is obliged by the National Security Act to protect intelligence sources and methods from unauthorized disclosure, the Director's authority in this area is not absolute or exclusive.
Specifically, "If the President concludes that information concerning intelligence sources and methods should not be classified, the disclosure of such information simply is not 'unauthorized' within the meaning of the [National Security Act]," wrote Randolph D. Moss of the Office of Legal Counsel in his 1999 opinion.
Still, this OLC conclusion may not be correct (said a non-lawyer) because "declassification" is not the same as "disclosure." Even intelligence information that is declassified or unclassified may still be, and often is, protected from public disclosure by the DNI under the provisions of the National Security Act.
The new presidential memorandum does not address the question of disclosure at all.
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The Lost Sermons of C. H. Spurgeon Volume VI
His Earliest Outlines and Sermons Between 1851 and 1854
In 1857, Charles Spurgeon—the most popular preacher in the Victorian world—promised his readers that he would publish his earliest sermons. For almost 160 years, these sermons have been lost to history. In 2017, B&H Academic began releasing a multi-volume set that includes full-color facsimiles, transcriptions, contextual and biographical introductions, and editorial annotations. Written for scholars, pastors, and students alike, The Lost Sermons of C. H. Spurgeon will add approximately 10 percent more material to Spurgeon's body of literature.
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Jason G. Duesing can often be found near or sketching streams, trees, and mountains. He is the author of Mere Hope: Life in an Age of Cynicism (B&H) and writes for For the Church, The Gospel Coalition, Tabletalk and other publications, including his own website "Footnotes," at JGDuesing.com. He serves at Midwestern Seminary in Kansas City and is married to Kalee. Together, they have two sons of Adam and two daughters of Eve.
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Jason Duesing
The Lost Sermons of C. H. Spurgeon Volume V
Geoffrey Chang, Jason Duesing


Retreating to the lakeside cabin for the summer has been a family tradition for years. For the last couple of summers, though, being greeted by that musty, mold-like smell hasn't exactly been a welcome experience. Try as you might to air out the space, it doesn't start to smell "normal" for a few hours. And by then, you're probably just used to the smell.
It's time to update the space. Don't get me wrong, while the bear and trout patterned sofa and matching drapes adorning the space is cute, it's not really current or fresh. It's also a little been there, done that, no? And even though these furnishings have been part of your life for a while now, it's time to do something different. Don't let old-fashioned tradition stand in the way of having a progressive summer retreat.
The purpose of a summer retreat is to get away from it all—it's to lose yourself in life's simple pleasures. If your lakeside cabin is dark and smells of mildew, you're probably not going to be enjoying your stay too much. Here are some ways on how to carve out a space just for you.
After being out on the lake all day, you come home to a dark, secluded cabin. Doesn't that sound familiar? It's basically the beginning of every teenage summer horror movie (caution). You half expect some sort of melancholic creature to come out from the shadows and attack you. This is why it's absolutely necessary to update your space. Even if it's only a space you use for a few months out of the year, the renovation is well worth it.
You want your vacation home to reflect its purpose. As a space of tranquility, relaxation and serenity, you'll require light, airy colors. HGTV suggests that renovators use the "natural and simplistic" rustic materials of the space. This doesn't mean that you have to stick with dark wood furnishings and woodland forest prints. Consider the colors of the natural surroundings all around the cabin. There's the azure blue of the lake, the beige and charcoal gray river stones and the verdant leaves of the trees. Paint the interior a light color (this will open the space) and mix and match your blues and grays using solid and patterned prints.
Just because the sun has set, that doesn't mean the party is over. Firing up of the fireplace won't work on a hot summer night, so what can we do to light up the interior? All it takes are a few wall sconces, pendant lights and maybe a couple chandeliers to get your vacation home up to snuff.
Of course, you won't want to get furnishings that aren't cohesive with the character of the space. A crystal chandelier with a chrome base won't make sense hanging above a large, rough-hewn dining table set in a dark wooded interior. You'll want a fixture that accentuates and complements the space equally.
Lighting design companies like Hudson Valley Lighting specialize in creating lighting fixtures that are at once elegant, rustic and modern. Just take a look at Hudson Valley's Middlebury Round semi-flush mount. The wavy burnished brass band that encircles the drum reflects and plays with light while adding to the pastoral charm of the space. Remember, the look of the fixture is just as crucial in the space is the light it emits. Make sure your fixtures are as functional as they are aesthetically detailed.
Similar to your lighting fixtures, you'll want furniture that reflects the style of the cabin. Fortunately, you don't have to go with the pinecone motif to send a positive design message.
After revamping the space (painting the interior a brighter color and getting new fixtures as discussed above) look into getting furniture pieces with clean lines, cream-colored fabrics and rustic pegs and bases. By blending the dark colors of the cabin with the lighter colors of the outside, you will create a sense of harmony. Add color with solid and patterned throw pillows, coffee table books and a well-placed purple succulent.
The most important factor here is that this is your summer home. Make it yours with things you love, and make it stylish by following these tips!


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IPS: Xenophobia May Hamper Economic Growth
Posted on May 9, 2007 June 5, 2008 by Debito Arudou, Ph.D.
Hi Blog. Here's another article outlining the social damage created by Japan's close-to-a-decade (since April 2000, see my book JAPANESE ONLY) of media, police, and governmental targeting of NJ as agents of crime and social instability: Even when the press finally decides to turn down the heat, the public has a hard time getting over it.
More on the history of the GOJ's anti-foreign campaigns starting from:
https://www.debito.org/TheCommunity/communityissues.html#gaijinimages
https://www.debito.org/TheCommunity/communityissues.html#police
One more stat from the article below:
"On average, foreigners are paid around 15,000 US dollars annually, almost half the minimum considered necessary to live in this country."
Hope to see this substantiated more fully elsewhere so we can cite it in future. That's quite a bellwether wage differential.
Debito in Sapporo
LABOUR-JAPAN:
Xenophobia May Hamper Economic Growth
By Suvendrini Kakuchi
Inter Press Service News Agency, May 8, 2007
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=37549
Courtesy of Hans ter Horst
TOKYO, Apr 30 (IPS) – Junko Nakayama, 56, refuses to believe that the number of foreigners arrested for crimes is decreasing as per statistics released by the National Policy Agency.
"There are an increasing number of foreigners, mostly Asian, in the area where I live and they look menacing. I am now very nervous when I walk back home from the train station in the evening," she says.
Nakayama, who works in an international company, is not alone. Surveys indicate that more Japanese — over 70 percent in a poll — believe that the influx of foreigners into Japan is posing a threat to the country's famed domestic peace. The notion is fuelled, say activists, by sensationalism in the media over crimes committed by overseas workers.
Accepting foreign migrant workers and treating them equally has been a long simmering debate in Japan where pride in national homogeneity is deep-rooted.
Says Nobushita Yaegashi at Kalaba No Kai, a leading grass roots group helping foreign labour: �-?'Despite new steps to allow foreign workers into Japan, they are viewed as cheap labour not as individuals who have the right to settle down and make a life in Japan. This policy reveals Japan's xenophobia and is represented in the media."
The debate over foreigners and crime was highlighted in January when prosecutors in San Paulo, Brazil, charged Milton Noboru Higaki, a former Brazilian worker in Japan, with professional negligence in a hit-and-run case in 1999.
Higaki, a Brazilian of Japanese descent, fled to Brazil four days after the incident that killed a high school girl Mayumi Ochiai, then 16. Her parents then pursued Higaki in his home country in a case that hailed in Japan as a step forward in ensuring judicial accountability of foreigners. Brazil and Japan have no extradition accord and Brazil's laws forbid the handover of its nationals to foreign countries.
In 2005, Chinese nationals topped the list of foreigners arrested for crime. Nikkei, or second and third generation, Brazilians came next. According to justice ministry figures there are 320,000 of Nikkei living in Japan, working mostly in factories.
�-?The Yomiuri', Japan's largest daily, commented on Feb. 17 in an editorial titled �-?Fleeing foreign criminals should be tried in Japan', said �-?'crimes committed by foreign residents is a serious problem". The editorial called for a "stringent stance by the Japanese authorities in not allowing foreign criminals to escape punishment."
But Yasuko Morioka, a human rights attorney, says the media would have done better to focus on the lack of laws to protect foreigners' rights in Japan. �-?'There is no doubt that provision for access to professional interpretation, documents in their native language, and a legal hearing that considers the rights of foreign foreign workers is largely lacking in Japan," she explained to IPS.
Morioka said there is no attempt to link crimes committed by Japanese-Brazilian workers to the abuses they suffer — poor working conditions, denial of education for children due to language barriers, discrimination and gross state negligence.
Japan is an attractive labour market for Asian and Latin American overseas workers given the high value of the Japanese yen. On average, foreigners are paid around 15,000 US dollars annually, almost half the minimum considered necessary to live in this country.
Eagerly sought after by small manufacturing companies and farms for cheap labour, they are considered essential to stay competitive against rapid globalisation.
Activists also say Japanese employers easily get away without paying compensation or providing relief when foreign employees are injured during work on the grounds of the lack of documented visas or access to an established system where workers can report this abuse.
Indeed, Higaki was quoted in the media as saying the reason why he fled was because he feared 'discrimination' as a foreigner in Japanese courts.
"The charge is understandable," said Morioka, who is lobbying hard, with the Japan Lawyers Association, for the government to pass legislation that will guarantee the right of foreigners to be treated equally in the host country.
Experts warn that resistance to accepting migrant workers on an equal basis in Japan can result in a host of social problems that can only be blamed on government policies.
According to Hidenori Sakanaka, a former justice ministry official, Japanese companies are desperate to take in foreign workers to make up for a drastic population decline that can only worsen in the coming years.
Japan needs immigrant workers because its own population is both aging and declining. In 2005, deaths outnumbered births by 10,000. From 2006 onwards, the population was projected to dwindle steadily with some projections saying that Japan's population, currently standing at 127 million, could dwindle to around 100 million by 2050. (FIN/2007)
Human Rights, Immigration & Assimilation, Japanese police/Foreign crime, Lawsuits, Media, Problematic Foreign Treatment
5 comments on "IPS: Xenophobia May Hamper Economic Growth"
Nikuashi says:
question: i have been studying the japanese language for about 13 years now, and i have compiled a large number of dictionaries both paper and electronic (not to mention the internet resources available) but i have only found one with a translation for the word "XENOPHOBIA", 外国人恐怖症. i began to ask a few teachers last year, and i described what the term means but the few other teachers i asked didnt know of a translation. is there a more common, less medical sounding term to use in during race relations discussions? is it gramatically correct to say that an idea is 鎖国臭い?
–NOWADAYS, IN THE NGO AND ACTIVIST COMMUNITIES, IT HAS BECOME POPULAR TO RENDER "XENOPHOBIA" IN THE KATAKANA–ゼノフォビア. IT CAME OUT AS SUCH IN MY COMPUTER'S KOTOERI PROGRAM WITHOUT PROBLEM, AND ALSO WAS JUST FOUND IN MY SEIKO ELECTRONIC COMPUTER (SR-T6500) IN THE "PERSONAL KATAKANA-GO JITEN". IT IS A WORD, ALBEIT NOT IN AS COMMON USAGE AS MANY WOULD LIKE. NOT MUCH POINT IN ASKING OTHER TEACHERS IF THEY ARE NOT SPECIALISTS IN THE FIELD (AS IT IS STILL LARGELY A TECHNICAL TERM). THANKS FOR YOUR QUESTION. DEBITO
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Turner says:
I'm really ignorant on this one – just wanted to gather more information. The largest non-Asian minority in Japan is Brazilian, correct? What kind of jobs are they referring to for about 930 yen/hour?
–I ASKED THE AUTHOR OF THIS ARTICLE FOR MORE DETAILS ON THIS LAST NIGHT (SINCE SHE'S ON MY MAILING LISTS). THAT FIGURE SHOULD BE EVEN LOWER GIVEN HOW HIGH WAGES ARE FOR THE PRIVILEGED NON-JAPANESE WHO ARE ON EXPAT PACKAGES, DIPLOMATIC JUNKETS, AND IN THE FINANCIAL/LEGAL SERVICES. IF I GET AN ANSWER, I WILL LET MY MAILING LISTS/BLOG KNOW.
AS FOR THE BRAZILIANS, PERUVIANS, CHINESE, ETC: THERE ARE PLENTY OF JOBS OUT THERE: AUTOMOTIVE (BRAZILIANS ARE THE ONES WHO HAVE KEPT TOYOTA COMPETITIVE ENOUGH TO RISE TO THE NUMBER TWO SLOT), REGULAR FACTORY WORK, YOU NAME IT. MORE ON THIS IN SHUUKAN DIAMONDO JUNE 5 2004, SCANNED AT
http://www.debito.org/shuukandiamondo060504.html
debito says:
More on the Milton Higaki Case and its effects…
Govt eyes Brazil extradition treaty
Hiroaki Matsunaga / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent
Yomiuri Shinbun Aug. 23, 2007
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20070823TDY02007.htm
Courtesy of Michael H. Fox
Visiting Foreign Minister Taro Aso and his Brazilian counterpart, Celso Amorim, on Tuesday agreed the two nations would set up a working panel to discuss concluding a bilateral treaty on extraditions and other related issues.
The panel will comprise government officials in charge of judicial affairs, and the first meeting of section chief-level officials could be held in Tokyo as early as this autumn, sources said.
The panel also will take up issues including international judicial assistance, which is expected to help expedite legal procedures both in civil and criminal cases, as well as the handover of criminals.
With a growing number of Brazilian nationals living in Japan, the Japanese government is keen to improve legal mechanisms between the two nations.
However, the Brazilian Constitution stipulates that, in principle, Brazilian nationals accused of a crime should not be extradited, a fact that some observers say could complicate negotiations.
Currently, with no extradition treaty in place between the two countries, the Japanese government can only ask the Brazilian authorities to punish Brazilian nationals using domestic laws, even if they have committed a crime in Japan and then returned home.
During a meeting with Amorim, Aso reportedly hailed the Brazilian government's handling of Japan's requests on these matters, saying, "We appreciate that the Brazilian government has responded promptly to Japan's requests to punish [Brazilian offenders.]"
Aso is said to have proposed the establishment of the working panel and Amorim accepted the proposal, according to the sources.
Japan has signed extradition treaties with South Korea and the United States.
As of 2006, 92 Brazilians believed to have committed crimes in Japan had fled overseas.
In the case of a Japanese Brazilian [Milton Higaki] who allegedly killed a female high school student in a hit-and-run incident in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, in 1999, a trial was held in Brazil in February–the first of its kind–following demands by the Japanese government that he be arrested and tried.
A body established by cities home to large Brazilian communities, such as Hamamatsu and Ota, Gunma Prefecture, and related support organizations, have called for the early signing of an extradition treaty between the two nations.
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Harry and Meghan to step back from 'senior' roles in royal family
by Rodexo January 8, 2020 January 8, 2020 013
"After many months of reflection and internal discussions, we have chosen to make a transition this year in starting to carve out a progressive new role within this institution," they wrote. "We intend to step back as 'senior' members of the Royal Family and work to become financially independent, while continuing to fully support Her Majesty The Queen."
"It is with your encouragement, particularly over the last few years, that we feel prepared to make this adjustment," they added.
The couple revealed they plan to split their time between the UK and North America, "This geographic balance will enable us to raise our son with an appreciation for the royal tradition into which he was born, while also providing our family with the space to focus on the next chapter, including the launch of our new charitable entity."
"We look forward to sharing the full details of this exciting next step in due course, as we continue to collaborate with Her Majesty The Queen, The Prince of Wales, The Duke of Cambridge and all relevant parties. Until then, please accept our deepest thanks for your continued support."
The couple and their baby son Archie spent the recent Christmas holidays in Canada. On Tuesday, they paid a visit to Canada House, in London, to thank officials for the hospitality shown to them while they were there.
This is a breaking story, more to follow.
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Q: spark read doesn't work inside Scala UDF function I am trying to use spark.read to get file count inside my UDF, but when i execute the program hangs at that point.
i am calling an UDF in withcolumn of dataframe. the udf has to read a file and return a count of it. But it is not working. i am passing a variable value to UDF function. when i remove the spark.read code and simply return a number it works. but spark.read is not working through UDF
def prepareRowCountfromParquet(jobmaster_pa: String)(implicit spark: SparkSession): Int = {
      print("The variable value is " + jobmaster_pa)
      print("the count is " + spark.read.format("csv").option("header", "true").load(jobmaster_pa).count().toInt)
      spark.read.format("csv").option("header", "true").load(jobmaster_pa).count().toInt
    }
val SRCROWCNT = udf(prepareRowCountfromParquet _)

  df
  .withColumn("SRC_COUNT", SRCROWCNT(lit(keyPrefix)))

SRC_COUNT column should get lines of the file

A: UDFs cannot use spark context as it exists only in the driver and it isn't serializable.
generally speaking, you need to read all the csvs, calc the counts using a groupBy and then you can do a left join to the df


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A Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg megyei 4. sz. országgyűlési egyéni választókerület egyike annak a 106 választókerületnek, amelyre a 2011. évi CCIII. törvény Magyarország területét felosztja, és amelyben a választópolgárok egy-egy országgyűlési képviselőt választhatnak. A választókerület nevének szabványos rövidítése: Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg 04. OEVK. Székhelye: Vásárosnamény

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A választókerület az alábbi településeket foglalja magába:
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 Beregdaróc
 Beregsurány
 Botpalád
 Cégénydányád
 Csaholc
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Just in time for the holiday weekend!
To create a festive holiday spirit, we're going to turn our MRK-2 Sumo Robot into a joyful holiday motion-activated decoration that plays a randomly selected Christmas tune whenever someone walks in front of the robot.
Detect if an object is detected within three feet of the front ultrasonic sensor.
If an object is detected, randomly select a song to play.
Blink the LED each time we play a note.
First, click the small down arrow to the far right of the editor and click "New Tab". You'll be prompted to enter a name for this new file and you'll want to name this "Pitches.h". In this new tab, paste in the full contents of the code found in the Github repository.
Switch back to your primary tab and save the sketch by clicking "File >> Save" in the top menu. Since this is a new project, Arduino will ask you what you want to name your project. Enter something fun like "HollyJollyRobot" and hit enter.
To speed things along, copy the project template below into your Arduino editor and save your project again. Most of the code below should be familiar if you've previously worked through the book "An Introduction to Robot Programming" and are familiar with programming your MRK-2. After pasting this code into your editor, save your project and get ready to get festive!
// Note-playing buzzer helper function.
// Helper function to manage our ultrasonic sensor.
// detected by the ultrasonic sensor in centimeters.
// change is made by a user button press.
The first line of real code measures the distance in front of the robot. We call the helper function ping() and convert the echo response time into centimeters and then store that distance into an integer variable called "distance".
The next line of code is an "if block" that checks that distance variable to see if the value is less than the number of centimeters that we've specified as our robot's range.
The first new concept that we're going to introduce is random number picking. We want to pick a random number and play a song. In later steps, we're going to learn how to write songs, but for now we need to just pick a random number between 1 and 4. Arduino C++ has a function called "random(MIN, MAX)" that returns a random integer. This function returns a value that includes the MIN argument, but excludes the MAX argument.
We're going to write three songs in the next step, but to pick the song we need to get a 1, 2, or 3 from our random function.
If you later decide to write more songs, you'll want to change the 4 to some other number, but always remember to have the MAX value be one higher than the total number of songs you've defined.
Our project template had a function stub called "playNote(int note, int duration, float rest)" pre-defined and ready for us to code.
The first thing that will put us in the holiday spirit is turning on the LED whenever we are playing a note, and turning it off as soon as we've finished. This will let our little robot happily blink along with the music.
This line of code will turn on the LED at the start of each note.
To actually play the tone, we'll use the built-in Arduino function "tone(BUZZER_PIN, NOTE, DURATION)".
Your robot would beep for 200 milliseconds every time the loop() function runs which should end up sounding like a non-stop beeeeeeeeeeeeeep.
Now that we have our robot buzzing like a bee in the key of G, let's turn this buzz into the beginnings of a music player.
To have each note chime off as a separate individual note, we need to force the Arduino to stop executing as fast as it can in each note. To do this, we need to use the delay() function to force the Arduino to take a break before speeding off to its next action.
The playNote() function has a third argument of "rest", which we've defined as a float.
For the purposes of this tutorial, we're going to keep things simple and just multiply duration by the rest and pass that to delay. To give our blinker time to blink, we're going to divide that number by two, then turn off the LED, and then delay again with the second half of our delay.
Now that we have a method to play songs, we need a function to write our sheet music and call our playNote function.
Inside the playSong() function, we'll want to write a song switcher. Because we've randomly selected a song inside the loop(), we'll want to play a different depending on the value we've passed in to the function.
This simple if block will give us space to write our Christmas tunes. For song one, we're going to have our robot play "Oh Come, All Ye Faithful" and "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" as song two.
Once you've added these two songs, you can activate your robots music by calling playSong(song) inside your loop() function.
Play around with the note duration and rest length until you figure out the right mix for wonderful music.
You have just created a wonderful Christmas decorative robot. Now you're ready to conquer the world with your Christmas spirit, so try writing code to have your robot drive around your house and only play music when it runs into an obstacle, then pick a new direction and drive off in search of more people to infect with joy.
On behalf of Sumo Robot League -- Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Click on the link to GitHub.


I added a page about GoT here in anticipation of season 6 starting in late April. There are the trailers there but not much more . I will add content as I see fit.
Well that second video should certainly give some food for thought for those who think Joh Snow will return as an undead or White Walker in the 6th Season. I am only irritated by Kathleen Starks face there. In the books she is still alive.


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Backstage News On Why It Took WWE A Year To Release Neville
As previously reported, WWE moved Neville's profile over to the alumni section of WWE.com earlier this week, which was the company's way of announcing that the former Cruiserweight Champion had been released from WWE.
Neville originally walked out of the company back on October 2017 but he was still contracted with WWE at the time and even though he tried to negotiate a release, his contract has been frozen over the past year whilst he has refused to appear.
The fact that WWE was aware that Neville wasn't going to return to WWE as an active competitor has raised the question of why he was kept under contract for an entire year before his release was granted and it appears that WWE has a valid reason.
According to The Wrestling Observer, via WrestlingInc when Neville first walked out, WWE didn't want to grant him his release because it would send the wrong message to their roster when it comes to superstars being disappointed with their positions.
They didn't want Neville to be able to walk out and then head over to New Japan Pro Wrestling, because they thought that was where he was going to end up.
There have been a number of stars reportedly unhappy with booking decisions over the past few years and WWE didn't want to set a precedent that whenever they were unhappy they should walk out and then negotiate a release.
The British Star is currently one of the many names that are rumored to be part of 'All In' tomorrow night since he is now a free agent, it's likely that he will be one of the surprise superstars on the show.


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Local Election 2018 »
Ladysmith candidates »Steve Arnett candidate
Candidate for Ladysmith Town Council: Steve Arnett
Steve Arnett (incumbent)
Please tell us a bit about yourself and what made you decide to run in this election?
Incumbent Town Councilor 2008 -2018; Registered Social Worker BSW MSW RSW(Ret.) in practice for 38 years; Resident of Ladysmith for 25 years; Married for 40 years with two sons, Matthew 33 and Christopher 28 who were raised in the community; A proud parent of both who are local athletes and graduates of the Primary, Intermediate and Secondary schools of Ladysmith; Registered Metis Citizen MNBC; Vice President of the Vancouver Regional Library board; Vice President Tillicum Selum Housing Society 2014-2018. "There is still work for me to help do in the areas that inspire us toward a better community for all."
Do you support the Drinking Water & Watersheds Protections Service bylaw referendum?
YES. "Water is life." Brought forward the following AVICC Resolution 2011 B129 CONTROL OF WATERSHEDS
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that UBCM request the provincial government to develop a funding program that facilitates local government acquisition of both the watershed and adjacent land for those local governments with water systems on privately owned land;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all activities in watersheds used for drinking water be subject to final approval and control by affected local governments and the Ministry of Environment (MOE), and that MOE be legislatively required to ensure that the quality and quantity of water in watersheds meet provincial health requirements.
Convention Decision: Endorsed
Do you support the Cowichan Housing Association Service Establishment bylaw?
How do you plan to work with other governments within the region, including local First Nations as well as provincial and federal governments?
I am a registered Metis citizen. My motion to recognize Louise Riel Day in Ladysmith was endorsed.
Nisga'a Nation Treaty negotiations were signed off when I was a Cabinet appointed staff member. I have a copy of the Nisga'a Treaty signed by Premier Glen Clark, Chief Joseph Gosnell, and both Ministers of Aboriginal Affairs during the negotiations Minister Dale Lovick and Minister Gordon Wilson.
Have a copy of the Truth and Reconciliation Report signed by Chief Robert Joseph and photocopies of the MOU's between the SFN and TOL under the leadership and commitment of our two Councils which I signed.
One Cowichan supporters have expressed concerns about climate change, especially local impacts on our water resources. What local climate change mitigation and/or adaptation strategies would you support if elected?
'The entire CVRD watershed and every watershed in the province needs to be owned , controlled and managed by the public for current and future generations ' writ large.' Refer to question 2 answer
How do you propose managing growth sustainably in the Cowichan Region (e.g. transportation, environmental/agricultural protection, land-use, housing, cost of living)?
Institute reasonable, Common Sense, forward thinking Zoning, Official Community Plans and targeted lobbying for change at the Provincial and Federal levels of government.
What do you consider the three most pressing issues facing local government and the one most important thing local government should do on each one?
a - Protection and preservation of our watershed resources. Refer to question 2
b- Dramatically increase the stock of adequate, affordable rental housing. Direct experience as a former NGO lead securing funding and building non market housing for vulnerable folks.
c- Mitigate the unintended consequences of marijuana legalization especially edibles on vulnerable children and youth. Spoke at UBCM 2016 and continue to speak for consistent regulation amendments across all 3 levels of government safeguarding and ensuring vulnerable children and youth are protected from any negative consequences of Marijuana legalization particularly edible products in response to the all UBCM Marijuana resolutions.
Our citizen surveys indicate a desire for more consultation and accountability between elected officials and their constituents. If elected, what would your approach be to those issues?
I will continue to be me as I've always done and communicate with empathy and integrity in the manner I have my whole life which seems to work given I am seeking a 4th term.
c/o 1799 Pritchard Rd, Cowichan Bay, BC, V0R 1N1, Canada