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I'm very touched by the love of my friends. They talked to me, listened to me and reminded me to eat and rest well. Others have sent me emails telling me how my updates have encouraged them and urged me to press on. My doctor was really kind. He commented on how different I looked last Friday when I went (I think it was the warm-coloured shawl I wore), that he was confident I won't throw up and he told me to have fun (Fun? Chemo? I cringed in disbelief). He even said I would be in tip top condition to celebrate my birthday. Really? A friend said in her email – 'Go forth in His strength…chemo is no Goliath, you are made stronger than that!' Thank you for words of love and kindness.
You know what's the best thing about friends? They give you LOTZ n LOTZ of HUGS!!!! Very tight, firm ones. But I can still breathe lah 🙂 I've been at the receiving end of these wonderful gestures of love. One of my doctors who is very sensitive and empathetic also encouraged me with a good hug. In fact with one of my girlfriends, we hugged each other at least three times within the hour we were catching up. Thank you for showing me your love. I'm available for more…oh…no….I'm ADDICTED!!!!
I'm so thankful that the children are home with me. They are a constant reminder that I must be real. It is difficult for us who have experienced life not to don any masks to protect ourselves. After all these years, it's even tougher to take off those masks. However, over the last year, I've realised that when the masks are off and I'm more vulnerable, I can be thankful and are more ready to receive and appreciate love. Love from God, love from my family and love from my friends.
So how was my chemo with the new drugs? GOOD!!! Except that I threw up when I was given the anti-histamine. Otherwise I had no nausea, no body aches, no chills, no breathlessness or tightness in the chest. My only prayer is that whatever side effects I experience are ALL reversible. The doctor believes it'll be a breeze for me. If the next 11 sessions are like the first and 3 out of 4 sessions, it's finger pricks for blood tests, then each time, it would be a welcomed fellowship with a good friend.
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It was announced yesterday that Academy Award-winner Mira Sorvino will join the cast of TNT's Falling Skies as a recurring character. The Spielberg produced show will be entering its fourth season in 2014 and has gone from strength to strength.
Sorvino won an Oscar in 1995 for her role in Woody Allen's Mighty Aphrodite at the age of 29.
She is set to play Sara. The character is describes as "a woman far removed from her former life as a graphic designer who is now dogged by death at every turn, yet she has never felt more alive, free or fearless. A chance encounter with guerrilla fighter John Pope (Colin Cunningham) leads her to join the resistance and develop a strong personal bond with the outlaw-turned-warrior."
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Odeh: racist Israeli laws to benefit joint Arab list
Published by at 11:52 am under Articles,Palestinian politics
By Daoud Kuttab
The Arab-Jewish party Hadash (the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality) has been a small but permanent fixture in the Israeli parliament for years. It usually won four or five of the 120 Knesset seats in elections, providing a fig leaf to Israeli democratic claims without being able to influence either internal or external policies. In 2013, Hadash won four seats. This "problem" is set to change in the coming elections, ironically, as a result of the Israeli right's attempts to keep Palestinian Arabs out of the Knesset.
Ayman Odeh, the head of the joint list of all the Arab parties in Israel, told Al-Monitor that the combination of racist policies and changes to the election law helped produce this unprecedented list. The unification was created as a result of "raising the threshold and an increase in racist policies and practices, which appeared in racist laws as well as the unprecedented assault on Gaza in the summer of 2014."
Although he is not sure that the unification of democratic and peace forces in Israel will succeed in removing the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Odeh says, "This new experiment is still in its early stage." However, the Haifa lawyer hopes that "this experience succeeds and continues because of the possibility of defeating the right wing."
While focusing on the goal of removing the ruling right-wing government in Israel, the head of the Arab list is not very excited about the existing alternatives to Netanyahu. He tells Al-Monitor, "Our fight against the occupation, racism and discrimination constitutes a democratic alternative against the nationalist camp led by Netanyahu and the Zionist Camp led by [Isaac] Herzog and [Tzipi] Livni."
Odeh is hoping that at the very least, their efforts, along with other democratic forces in Israel, can slow or stop what he calls a "deterioration toward fascism," which he concludes is the result of the occupation. "Ending the occupation and establishing an atmosphere of peace are the first step in ending the racial discrimination against Arab citizens as a national minority," he says.
Odeh is aware of the challenges ahead but has focused his attention on the need to encourage Arabs to participate in the elections that will not include any competition between Arab parties. He is hoping to increase the participation of Palestinian citizens in Israel from 56% in 2013Â to 70% or more in this round.
The text of the full interview follows:
Al-Monitor:Â What are the most important factors for the success of the unification of Palestinian citizens in Israel in preparation for the next electoral cycle?
Odeh: There are a number of factors. The first is an attempt to deny the Arab and democratic representation in parliament by raising the threshold, and the second is the increase in racist policies and practices, which appeared in racist laws and schemes and last summer's war on Gaza. The joint Arab list reflects the unity of Palestinians against the Israeli ruling establishment and the partnership with the Jewish powers, which fight occupation, racism and discrimination, and thus constitutes a democratic alternative against the nationalist camp led by Netanyahu and the Zionist Camp led by Herzog and Livni.
Al-Monitor: Â The Democratic Front for Peace and Equality has always emphasized the parallel process of the paths of equality and peace. Will the list continue in the same process, or will equality be a priority due to the rise in racial attacks?
Odeh:  We believe that one of the main reasons for the increase in levels of racism is the overall crisis of the Israeli rulers due to the impasse they reached on the political and socio-economic levels. The deterioration toward fascism is the result of this crisis, and therefore, our issues cannot be separated from the major cause of our people. As the poet Tawfiq Ziad said, "The tragedy that I live is but my share of your tragedies." The parallelism of these two tracks and their connection should be highlighted. Ending the occupation and establishing an atmosphere of peace is the first step in halting the racial discrimination against Arab citizens as a national minority and not as individuals, and defeating the right-wing racial program by developing an alternative political program, based on different foundations and one that eliminates hostility to the Palestinian people under occupation and to the Arab citizens in Israel, too.
Al-Monitor:Â Are voters and the Israeli political system on the verge of change in dealing with the Arab population, or do we expect very little progress?
Odeh:  All Israeli governments were bad, racist and hostile to the rights of our people, but Netanyahu and his partners have escalated in recent years the tone of incitement to the Arab population. We cannot predict the outcome today, and despite the progress of the right-wing parties in the polls, overthrowing Netanyahu is still possible. The same applies to the party of [Avigdor] Liberman, who is already in full swing due to the alleged corruption scandal that was unveiled recently, and even Meretz, which lost a lot of votes in favor of the Zionist Camp led by Herzog and Livni.
We say that the Arab population may have a decisive weight after the election, and this relates primarily to raising the participation in the vote from 56% in the last election to 70% or more in this election.
We are confident of our progress and of the increase in our representation, and we will boldly demand the reinforcing of the status of the Arab population and setting our issues in priorities, because we are tired of the government delays. We will call in the Knesset to obtain the chair of key committees and develop an action plan that includes the enactment of laws and provisions guaranteeing equality for Arab citizens.
Al-Monitor: Â There are signs that many are betting on the presence of an opposition front to the extreme right in the next election. How do you see your role in the fight against the right?
Odeh: It is premature to bet now on restoring the experience of the "blocking vote" during the Rabin era [1992-95]. But certainly we don't depend on Herzog and Livni. At the same time, we are not neutral concerning Netanyahu's return to power — especially after the war perpetrated in Gaza — nor concerning [Naftali] Bennett's [Jewish Home], which openly calls for the annexation of Area C to Israel and stands behind the settlement activities in the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem.
We recall that to this day, any Israeli withdrawal from an inch of Palestinian land has occurred through the political weight of the Arabs in the Knesset. The equation is that any progress and any breakthrough require the political weight of the Arab population. Our battle against the right is in full force and we are determined to topple him.
Al-Monitor: What are the main challenges that you personally see in presiding over a joint list for the first time, especially with the presence of personalities from different parties' ideology in your list?
Odeh: Â Despite the difference and competition between us, our direct enemy is Zionism. I think everyone is aware of the size of the tasks ahead of us and everyone behaves according to the required responsibility.
The biggest challenge was the formation of this list and the engagement in this partnership to overcome the increase of the threshold rate and other obstacles imposed by the right, and the bet on our existence and our representation in parliament. This new experiment is still in its early stage, and we in the front want this experience to succeed and continue because of the possibility of defeating the right.
Al-Monitor: Â How do you assess Avraham Burg joining Hadash? Will his participation reduce the gap between Arabs and Jews?
Odeh: When a Jewish man, born in the house of a Zionist leader from the Mifdal party, joins Hadash, and having presided over the Jewish Agency, then abandons Zionism and adopts the front's positions, this is considered a critical national gain and has its impact on the Jewish community and on the progressive circles, both on the quantitative and qualitative levels. Each breakthrough we accomplish in the Zionist consensus is a net gain for the cause of justice for our people. Overall, despite the induction of the ruling establishment and its arms and horns on the joint list, it has the support of the Jewish community and a wide range of anti-Zionism fighting against the occupation, racism and fascism forces. Burg's positive step confirms the credibility of our position and our way, because this man has previous fixed convictions.
Al-Monitor:Â There is fear of indifference among Arabs in Israel. What are the practical steps to prevent it, and what percentage do you hope to achieve from the Arab participation in the elections?
Odeh:Â This fear is justified, especially in the absence of the usual rivalry within the Arab community. We are aware that the main challenge is to raise the percentage of the vote to 70%, and if we succeed in this, we can raise the representation from the current 12 seats to 14 or 15 seats.
Al-Monitor: Â The Palestinian issue is at a delicate stage. Is there an opportunity for the joint list to bridge the gap between the Palestinian leadership and the next government?
Odeh:Â The Palestinian issue is undergoing its finest and most dangerous stage in recent decades, due to Israeli and US policies and also in light of regional developments. This requires arranging the Palestinian house and promoting national unity and popular resistance against the occupation. This is our position, and the Palestinian leadership and all factions know it. This is a prerequisite for the realization of the rights of our people and for attempts to prevent the establishment of the state of Palestine.
Overthrowing Netanyahu may change the regional atmosphere and create a new opportunity to reassess serious dialogue on the path of negotiations and peace, but Netanyahu's staying may drag the region into a new abyss, especially with the growth of racism and fascism in Israel.
Al-Monitor: Â The law declaring the Jewishness of the state failed in the past year. Will the current elections strengthen the issue or terminate the discussion? What is your role in dealing with the subject?
Odeh: We believe that the issue of a Jewish state formed a convenient way out for Netanyahu, lest the political issue [of negotiations] and economic topics be part of the electoral agenda. From our side, we will confront each piece of legislation or action that affects our rights and legitimacy in our country, through the unification among the Palestinian minority on the one hand and strengthening the partnership with the rational forces of democracy in Israeli society on the other hand.
Al-Monitor: There is a serious US-Israeli disagreement on Netanyahu's invitation to the White House without any coordination. What is your take on this?
Odeh: Â We believe that this dispute is in the trenches, the enemies of the Palestinian people. Therefore, it should not be overly relied upon because Israel has been and remains a tool of US dominance in the region and a front claw for the imperial interests and plans, regardless of the internal contradictions between them.
On the other hand, Israel's international isolation may create better ground to overthrow Netanyahu, because it concerns the economic and cultural elites and the military and security as well. Perhaps the time has come for the [Barack] Obama administration to think about stopping Netanyahu's arrogance; the failure of [US Secretary of State John] Kerry's efforts proved to the US administration who Netanyahu is, and this crisis comes now to reconsider what is certain and sustained with this administration. The question remains whether there will be a change in the US mentality toward Netanyahu and whether there will be any intention of an actual realization of the rights of the Palestinian people to establish an independent state.
Read more: http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/02/palestine-israel-elections-joint-arab-list-racist-policies.html#ixzz3SBAe8D9X
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Shocking Interview With an Alien From 1964 Divides Opinions. What Do You Think?
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So a video has recently been taking Facebook by storm and has been dividing the opinions of its viewers. Is it real or fake has been the question on everyone's tongues. I wasn't sure about sharing it here on my website but I decided that the message contained within the video is too interesting for me not to share it. Have a watch and make up your own mind:
Many people have been claiming that this is something from Project Blue Book.
Project Blue Book was one of a series of systematic studies of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) conducted by theUnited States Air Force. It started in 1952, and it was the third study of its kind (the first two were projects Sign(1947) and Grudge (1949)). A termination order was given for the study in December 1969, and all activity under its auspices ceased in January 1970.
Project Blue Book had two goals:
To determine if UFOs were a threat to national security, and
To scientifically analyze UFO-related data.
Thousands of UFO reports were collected, analyzed and filed. As the result of the Condon Report (1968), which concluded there was nothing anomalous about UFOs, Project Blue Book was ordered shut down in December 1969 and the Air Force continues to provide the following summary of its investigations:
No UFO reported, investigated and evaluated by the Air Force was ever an indication of threat to our national security;
There was no evidence submitted to or discovered by the Air Force that sightings categorized as "unidentified" represented technological developments or principles beyond the range of modern scientific knowledge; and
There was no evidence indicating that sightings categorized as "unidentified" were extraterrestrial vehicles.[1]
By the time Project Blue Book ended, it had collected 12,618 UFO reports, and concluded that most of them were misidentifications of natural phenomena (clouds, stars, etc.) or conventional aircraft. According to the National Reconnaissance Office a number of the reports could be explained by flights of the formerly secret reconnaissance planes U-2 and A-12.[2] A small percentage of UFO reports were classified as unexplained, even after stringent analysis. The UFO reports were archived and are available under theFreedom of Information Act, but names and other personal information of all witnesses have been redacted.
So, what do you think . Is this video real or fake?
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There is a growing realization of the need to promote a constructive dialogue between science and religion both in the scientific and the religious community. Accommodationism based on the concept of nonoverlapping magisteria (NOMA) is arguably the dominant trend in the effort to achieve this goal. Yet despite the fact that accommodationism has many supporters, it has so far failed to promote a productive engagement between science and religion. The article argues that such engagement requires a critical re-examination of the principal tenets, self-evident truths, and intuitions by both the scientific and the religious community. It further argues that despite isolated efforts seeking to promote such re-examination in both domains, neither the scientific nor the religious establishment shows much willingness to pursue this course. Rather they prefer to follow a conservative agenda and impose limits on reason that are designed to protect the status quo.
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Pakistani businessmen hail UAE golden visa service
ISLAMABAD-Pakistan's business community has applauded the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Golden Visa Portal, saying it has made it extremely convenient for investors, entrepreneurs and professionals to apply for long-term visas of five or 10 years.
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The UAE Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship launched a purpose-built portal to receive golden visa applications on December 16, 2019.
The website allows business owners to enjoy a wide range of services and facilities along with unprecedented privileges and multiple options to manage and develop their investments. A "Gold Residency Visa" or "Gold Card" grants the holder five or 10 years of residency in the UAE. "It is a great step in this global world where every state is focusing on trade and investment. The UAE wants to attract foreign investors from across the world, including Pakistan," Mian Anjum Nisar, President, Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), said while talking to Arab News.
"The facility previously lacked in the UAE system: People who had invested a lot still could not cherish the benefits of residency in the Gulf state. This step will further improve the business and investment environment in Emirates," Nisar said.
Director-General, Pakistan Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment, Kashif Noor concurred with him, saying it was a good opportunity for Pakistani businessmen and entrepreneurs.
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"Presently only high net worth individuals can benefit from the scheme, yet it can be a good opportunity for wealthy businessmen from Pakistan who have always wanted to invest in the UAE," he said. He further added that it could also benefit the families of golden visa holders who would be able to obtain long-term visas for their dependents as well. Waheed Ahmed, Patron-in-Chief of All Pakistan Fruit and Vegetable Exporters, Importers and Merchants Association (PFVA), said people all over the world wanted to live and run their businesses in Dubai.
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Media-accelerated Global Information Carrier (MaGIC) is an audio over Ethernet protocol developed by Gibson Guitar Corporation in partnership with 3COM.  It allows bidirectional transmission of multichannel audio data, control data, and instrument power.

Revision 1.0 was introduced in 1999; the most current revision 3.0c was released in 2003.

MaGIC is used in several guitar products such as Gibson Digital Guitar.

Capabilities
 Uses Category 5 UTP cables up to 100 m long
 Frame-compatible with Fast Ethernet
 32 channels, 192 kHz sampling rate
 32-bit integer audio
 32-bit floating point audio
 24-bit integer audio with 4-bit channel status and 4-bit channel command
 32-bit raw data
 Supports line network topology, star topology, and a combination of the two

Network protocol
In terms of ISO OSI model, MaGIC can use physical and link layer (MAC/LLC) based on 100 Mbit Fast Ethernet signalling specified in IEEE 802.3/IEEE 802.3af and IEEE 802.2, however MaGIC implements proprietary network and application layers which can be used with different physical layers such as Gigabit Ethernet or optical media.

The frame consists of 1776 bytes. The network protocol encapsulates each frame application data (1506 bytes) into media payload (1024 bytes) and control payload (352 bytes) fields of the frame. The media payload is reserved for low-latency synchronous audio and video data, and control payload may encapsulate MaGIC control messages, MIDI data, and other protocols.

Media streams are transmitted synchronously without re-sampling or buffering, ensuring minimal latency; each stream has one source and one or more destinations. Control messages are generally broadcast to the entire network  each device processes the destination address and forwards to all neighbors if necessary.

Application protocol
A MaGIC device consists of the following logical entities:
 Unit  an access point that sends and receives control messages;
 Components  access points for control applications such as power on/off switches, volume controls, control surfaces, or graphical user interfaces;
 Ports  represent either physical connections or user applications which send media to the network;
 Media slot routers  route media data streams through the network.

Individual control capabilities of the device are exposed through the MaGIC Control Protocol (MCP), which allow communication with Components in other devices (a maximum of 65535 per device).

The network elects a System Timing Master (STM) which is the source of synchronization on for all devices. Timecode formats include MaGIC timecode and MIDI Time Code.

The control data in consist of 12-bit Control Message Code (CMC) 4-bit status field, 32-bit Source (Unit and Component, 16-bit each) and 32-bit Destination, and may contain up to 32 Kbytes of data in multiple frames.

The CMCs are defined into four classes:
 Network Management Messages (0-127)
 Well Known Application Protocols (128-511)  used for encapsulation of well-known high-level protocols or for transporting messages with well-known format and structure (like MIDI).
 User Control Messages (512-1023) - proprietary user messages
 Reserved (1024-4095).

Control links are bi-directional communication pipes between several MaGIC devices, intended for control applications. For example, a control link allows the knob on one device to regulate the remotely located volume on another device through the MaGIC network. Control links allow remote management from a computer with a sophisticated GUI which would act as a network supervisor that would manage other applications. Devices may also establish control links using proprietary mechanisms as long as they are compliant with this specification.

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Q: Angular how to test MatDialog functions - open and close I'm trying to test MatDialog open and close functions. Anything I'm trying even the open function can't be tested or the close function. How can I mock and actually test it? If I'm doing like in my code I will get this error for spyOn on the 'close' function: "Argument of type '"close"' is not assignable to parameter of type 'keyof MatDialog'" TS:
//... imports etc.
dialogRef:MatDialogRef<DialogComponent>

constructor(public dialogService:MatDialog){}

public test(){
this.openProgressDialog();
//http request
this.closeProgressDialog();
}

public openProgressDialog(){
this.dialogRef=this.dialogService.open(DialogComponent,{
  disableClose:true,
  height:'150px',
  width:'400px'
});
}

public closeProgressDialog(){
  this.dialogRef.close();
}

spec.ts:
//... imports
describe("TestComponent",()=>{
   beforeEach(async () => {
   await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
   imports:[appModule,MatDialogModule],
   providers:[DialogComponent],
}).compileComponents();

  fixture=TestBed.createComponent(TestComponent);
  component=fixture.componentInstance;
  fixture.detectChanges();
})

test("should test", ()=>{
  spyOn(component.dialogService,'open').and.call.Through(); // the problem is at this two lines
  spyOn(component.dialogService,'close').and.call.Through();
  component.test();
  //expect ... (just for example)
})

A: I believe that you have an extra dot
test("should test", ()=>{
  spyOn(component.dialogService,'open').and.callThrough();
  spyOn(component.dialogService,'close').and.callThrough();

  component.test();

  expect(component.dialogService.open).toHaveBeenCalled();
  expect(component.dialogService.close).toHaveBeenCalled();
})

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module.exports = function(grunt) {

  grunt.initConfig({
    pkg: grunt.file.readJSON('package.json'),
    karma: {
      unit: {
        configFile: 'karma.conf.js'
      }
    }
  });

  // Load the plugin that provides the "uglify" task.
  grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-karma');

  // Default task(s).
  grunt.registerTask('default', ['karma:unit']);

};

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What you need to know about UFC Fight Week
Dave Deibert, Saskatoon StarPhoenix
LAS VEGAS — The last 11 times former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight king Cain Velasquez has fought, he's been the headliner or co-headliner of the card. On Saturday at UFC 200, he's in the first bout of the pay-per-view. Such is life during what may be the most-stacked week of cards in UFC history. Here is a look at what you need to know about UFC's International Fight Week, which starting Thursday features three events in three nights, capped off by a trio of title matches and one super-heavyweight return at UFC 200 on Saturday …
1. Eddie Alvarez could have been a mid-card fighter by now, if he had lost instead of won back-to-back split decisions against top-ranked contenders Gilbert Melendez and Anthony Pettis. Instead, Alvarez is challenging Rafael dos Anjos for the lightweight title Thursday in the main event of UFC Fight Night.
"I really cannot tell you why I get these decisions, why this guy should have got it," Alvarez told Postmedia. "The only thing I can control is my performance and how hard I work. So I try to put my concentration on that and not too much in the result. I just keep it like that, man, and I think the title shot has been a by-product of hard work and improving and years and years of doing this."
2. After going five rounds in her come-from-behind title victory over Ronda Rousey-conqueror Holly Holm, Miesha Tate knows she can go the distance, if necessary, in her UFC 200 title defence against Amanda Nunes.
"I think that I'm definitely battle-tested and I've proven that, but I have a great mindset and a lot of great skills that I bring to the table," Tate said. "I'm prepared to go all five rounds if necessary. But, I'm hoping to get these finishes out there faster and faster each time."
3. Frankie Edgar and Jose Aldo have played the waiting game, thanks largely to current featherweight champ Conor McGregor bouncing up and down weight classes and opponents. On Saturday, the two square off for the interim featherweight crown — with the winner either facing McGregor in a unification bout or eventually being declared the undisputed champ.
"I'm just playing the cards that I've been dealt. As long as you go in there and take care of business, things are going to get done. It may take a little longer than I like but as long as I handle what I have to handle, I'm going to get what I want in the end," Edgar said.
Sidelined more than one year, Saskatoon native Mitch Clarke ready for UFC return
Always hard at work, Canadian Theodorou on life inside and outside UFC's octagon
4. Women's strawweight champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk says her motivation is two-fold against Claudia Gadelha on Friday: to defend her title and make clear that her earlier win over Gadelha, a controversial 2014 split decision, was no fluke.
"No emotions for upcoming fight with Claudia. I want to put on great performance," Jedrzejczyk said. "(I'm) going to show and prove to her and all of the people that I'm simply the best and that I clearly won the first fight. This is what's going to happen."
5. While current stars Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier headline UFC 200 on Saturday, some names from the past are also getting their shine.
Former owner Bob Meyrowitz, heavyweight legend Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Mark Coleman, Pete Williams and Don Frye are being inducted into UFC's Hall of Fame.
6. Brock Lesnar returns. Even those in title fights don't mind sharing the spotlight with the former UFC champ, current World Wrestling Entertainment star and one of the biggest draws in UFC history.
"I think it's great," said Tate. "It's all going to be more money in the bank for the rest of us."
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On January 8, 2015, Russian government published a decree that was recently signed into law by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. In a continued backward slide, Russia now bans the issuance of driver's licenses to people with "personality and behavior disorders" described in sections F60 through F69 of the International Classification of Diseases, published by the World Health Organization. While the Russian government claims that the new restrictions are meant to reduce the number of road accidents, in reality it serves as an extension of the ongoing crackdown against sexual minorities. The new decree is broad enough to be used as a retaliatory tool, banning the issuance of driver's license to anyone who dares to publicly oppose dubious activities and the official position of the Russian government.
Emotionally unstable personality disorder, characterized by a definite tendency to act impulsively and without consideration of the consequences; the mood is unpredictable and capricious. Two types may be distinguished: the impulsive type, characterized predominantly by emotional instability and lack of impulse control, and the borderline type, characterized in addition by disturbances in self-image, aims, and internal preferences, by chronic feelings of emptiness, by intense and unstable interpersonal relationships, and by a tendency to self-destructive behaviour, including suicide gestures and attempts.
Histrionic personality disorder, characterized by shallow and labile affectivity, self-dramatization, theatricality, exaggerated expression of emotions, suggestibility, egocentricity, self-indulgence, lack of consideration for others, easily hurt feelings, and continuous seeking for appreciation, excitement and attention.
Anankastic personality disorder, characterized by feelings of doubt, perfectionism, excessive conscientiousness, checking and preoccupation with details, stubbornness, caution, and rigidity.
Anxious [avoidant] personality disorder, characterized by feelings of tension and apprehension, insecurity and inferiority. There is a continuous yearning to be liked and accepted, a hypersensitivity to rejection and criticism with restricted personal attachments, and a tendency to avoid certain activities by habitual exaggeration of the potential dangers or risks in everyday situations.
Dependent personality disorder, characterized by pervasive passive reliance on other people to make one's major and minor life decisions, great fear of abandonment, feelings of helplessness and incompetence, passive compliance with the wishes of elders and others, and a weak response to the demands of daily life.
Enduring personality change, present for at least two years, following exposure to catastrophic stress. The disorder is characterized by a hostile or distrustful attitude toward the world, social withdrawal, feelings of emptiness or hopelessness, a chronic feeling of "being on edge" as if constantly threatened, and estrangement.
Trichotillomania – a disorder characterized by noticeable hair-loss due to a recurrent failure to resist impulses to pull out hairs.


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J. R. R. A. Martins and Marriage, C., "An Object-Oriented Framework for Multidisciplinary Design Optimization", in Proceedings of the 3rd AIAA Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Specialist Conference, Waikiki, HI, 2007.
J. R. R. A. Martins and Chittick, I. R., "Subspace Optimization of Multidisciplinary Systems Using Coupled Post-Optimality Sensitivity Analysis", in Proceedings of the 7th World Congress on Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Seoul, South Korea, 2007.
J. R. R. A. Martins and Poon, N. M. K., "On Structural Optimization Using Constraint Aggregation", in Proceedings of the 6th World Congress on Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2005.
J. R. R. A. Martins, Marriage, C., and Tedford, N. P., "pyMDO: An Object-Oriented Framework for Multidisciplinary Design Optimization", ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software, vol. 36, pp. 20:1–20:25, 2009.
Martins2009-pyMDO An Object-Oriented Framework for Multidisciplinary Design Optimizationa..pdf (1.44 MB)
J. R. R. A. Martins and Hwang, J. T., "Review and Unification of Methods for Computing Derivatives of Multidisciplinary Systems", in In Proceedings of the 53rd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Honolulu, HI, 2012.
J. R. R. A. Martins and Lambe, A. B., "Multidisciplinary Design Optimization: A Survey of Architectures", AIAA Journal, vol. 51, no. 9, pp. 2049-2075, 2013.
Martins-Lambe-AIAAJ-MDO-Survey.pdf (434.39 KB)
J. R. R. A. Martins and Hwang, J. T., "Review and Unification of Methods for Computing Derivatives of Multidisciplinary Computational Models", AIAA Journal, vol. 51, no. 11, p. 2582--2599, 2013.
Martins-Hwang-2013-AIAAJ-derivatives.pdf (737.33 KB)
J. R. R. A. Martins, "Wing Design via Numerical Optimization", 2, 2015.
Martins2015-SIAG-OPT-ViewsAndNews-23-1-Wing design via numerical optimization.pdf (3.13 MB)
J. R. R. A. Martins and Hwang, J. T., "Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of Aircraft Configurations–-Part 1: A modular coupled adjoint approach", Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Sint--Genesius--Rode, Belgium, 2016.
Martins_VKI_2016_part_1_mdolab.pdf (1.49 MB)
J. R. R. A. Martins, Kenway, G. K. W., and Brooks, T. R., "Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of Aircraft Configurations–-Part 2: High-fidelity aerostructural optimization", Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Sint--Genesius--Rode, Belgium, 2016.
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J. R. R. A. Martins, "Portugueses em IO pelo Mundo–-Joaquim R. R. A. Martins", 2014.
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J. R. R. A. Martins, "Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of Aerospace Systems", in Advances and Trends in Optimization with Engineering Applications , Philadelphia, PA: SIAM, 2017, pp. 249-257.
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J. R. R. A. Martins, "Fuel burn reduction through wing morphing", in Encyclopedia of Aerospace Engineering , vol. Green Aviation, Wiley, 2016, pp. 75-79.
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An Edwardian Albert chain in 18-karat rose gold, circa 1905. This wonderful antique Albert chain is fashioned from 18kt rose gold curb links individually hallmarked. The chain is accompanied by a removable fob seal set with a reddish-orange carnelian carved with an intaglio depicting a sitting dog. This would be a stunning accessory to wear on its own, with a pocket watch or even a charm for the vintage look. United Kingdom crown hallmark for gold. Dimensions: 44cm. Gross weight: 59.46g.


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Q: C#, Nullexception of List I'm trying to import excel file to list of class (CLA). Excel sheet is like a table, first row has names of objects, first and second column have also specific names. Each cell has corresponding 3 names and one value.
And if the cell is null, it will be skipped to List. But there is NullException occurs in grouping.
 public class ImportFile
    {
        public HSSFWorkbook Workbook;
        public ISheet Sheet;
        public List<List<Cla>> ImportResult;

        public ImportFile(string a)
        {
            try
            {
                using (FileStream file = new FileStream(a, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read))
                {
                    Workbook = new HSSFWorkbook(file);
                }

                string sname = Workbook.GetSheetName(0);
                Sheet = Workbook.GetSheet(sname);

                int z = Sheet.PhysicalNumberOfRows;  // RowNum - 1 : 0-s, Z-2
                int x = Sheet.GetRow(0).PhysicalNumberOfCells; //ColNum -1 : 0-s, X-3

                List<Cla> Clsit = new List<Cla>();

                for (int i = 2; i <= x - 1; i++)
                {
                    for (int j = 1; j <= z - 1; j++)
                    {
                        if (ClMaker(i, j, Sheet) != null)
                        {
                            Clsit.Add(ClMaker(j, i, Sheet));
                        }
                    }
                }

                ImportResult = Clsit.GroupBy(item => new { item.PriznakName, item.ClassNumber }).Select(group => group.ToList()).ToList(); //right here
            }

            catch (IOException)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("File is using");
            }

        }

        public Cla ClMaker(int a, int b, ISheet c)
        {
                        string name;
                        double value;
                        string pname;
                        string cln;
                        Cla Cl;
            if(c.GetRow(a).GetCell(b) == null)
            {
                Cl = null;
                return Cl;
            }
            else
            {
                value = c.GetRow(a).GetCell(b).NumericCellValue;
                name = c.GetRow(a).GetCell(0).StringCellValue;
                pname = c.GetRow(0).GetCell(b).StringCellValue;
                cln = c.GetRow(a).GetCell(1).NumericCellValue.ToString();
                Cl = new Cla(name, value, pname, cln);
                return Cl;
            }

        }
    }


Reading and share top 21 famous quotes and sayings about Knowing Who You Can Count On by famous authors and people.
Browse top 21 famous quotes and sayings about Knowing Who You Can Count On by most favorite authors.
1. "In real life, it is the hare who wins. Every time. Look around you. And in any case it is my contention that Aesop was writing for the tortoise market. Hares have no time to read. They are too busy winning the game."
2. "My father was predisposed to drunken rages. I would hide under the bed. My sister and I were talking just the other day about the terror a drunken man in a rage can create in a child."
3. "Life can throw curve balls of discouragement..."
4. "You can't be hard on a man who needs you, it will prey on your conscience for the rest of your life." "It won't." "You've got to be kind, Henry." "I'm not." "You've got to have some pity." "I haven't." "A good man knows how to forgive." "I don't." "You wouldn't want me to think that you're selfish." "I am."
5. "Invent yourself and then reinvent yourself,don't swim in the same slough.invent yourself and then reinvent yourself and stay out of the clutches of mediocrity.invent yourself and then reinvent yourself,change your tone and shape so often that they can never categorize you.reinvigorate yourself andaccept what isbut only on the terms that you have inventedand reinvented.be self-taught.and reinvent your life because you must;it is your life and its historyand the presentbelong only to you."
6. "One of my own stray childhood fears had been to wonder what a whale might feel like had it been born and bred in captivity, then released into the wild-into its ancestral sea-its limited world instantly blowing up when cast into the unknowable depths, seeing strange fish and tasting new waters, not even having a concept of depth, not knowing the language of any whale pods it might meet. It was my fear of a world that would expand suddenly, violently, and without rules or laws: bubbles and seaweed and storms and frightening volumes of dark blue that never end"
7. "Fundamentalists are panicked by the apparent disintegration of the family, the disappearance of certainty and the decay of morality. Fear leads them to ask, if we cannot trust the Bible, what can we trust?"
8. "So thoroughly and sincerely are we compelled to live, reverencing our life, and denying the possibility of change. This is the only way, we say; but there are as many ways as there can be drawn radii from one centre."
9. "Another irritant is accidental rhyme, as in the sentence "When the rig blew, everything went flying sky-high--me too." Notice here that the rhyme is offensive because both rhyme words, "blew" and "too" are stressed positions; that is, the voice comes down hard on them. The rhyme is not offensive, to most ears, if the writer can get one of the rhymes out of stressed position: "The rig blew sky-high, and everything went flying, me too."
10. "When we realize a constant enemy of the soul abides within us, what diligence and watchfulness we should have! How woeful is the sloth and negligence then of so many who live blind and asleep to this reality of sin. There is an exceeding efficacy nad power in the indwelling sin of believers, for it constantly inclines itself towards evil. We need to be awake, then, if our hearts would know the ways of God. Our enemy is not only upon us, as it was with Samson, but it is also in us."
11. "And I'd be dead , but by God's graceDrive on, don't mean nothin'My children love me, but they don't understandAnd I got a woman who knows her manDrive on, don't mean nothin', drive on"
12. "I wanted someone, somewhere, whom I might never meet, to read a sentence I wrote and think, "I thought I was the only one who felt that way."
13. "I am no longer content to be the scared, obedient schoolgirl. Who are you, a stranger, to tell me what I can and cannot do?"
14. "We can bomb the world to pieces, but we can't bomb it into peace."
15. "He shoved the phone at her again. "What does this do?" Hand shaking, she took it from him. "Um. It's called a Smartphone. You can talk to people or send messages. It's got Internet too." She pointed to a collection of funny looking symbols on the glossy surface. Inter-net. Is that used for some sort of fishing? And why is the phone called smart? Were prior ones stupid?"
16. "J. R. R. Tolkien, the near-universally-hailed father of modern epic fantasy, crafted his magnum opus The Lord of the Rings to explore the forces of creation as he saw them: God and country, race and class, journeying to war and returning home. I've heard it said that he was trying to create some kind of original British mythology using the structure of other cultures' myths, and maybe that was true. I don't know. What I see, when I read his work, is a man trying desperately to dream.Dreaming is impossible without myths. If we don't have enough myths of our own, we'll latch onto those of others — even if those myths make us believe terrible or false things about ourselves. Tolkien understood this, I think because it's human nature. Call it the superego, call it common sense, call it pragmatism, call it learned helplessness, but the mind craves boundaries. Depending on the myths we believe in, those boundaries can be magnificently vast, or crushingly tight."
17. "Don't think you can watch all the romantic movies, soap operas, TV shows and read all the romantic books out there and not be affected. Ninety-nine percent of the romantic stuff out there is garbage... and what you put in always comes out... UGLIER!"
18. "One 2 x 4 beam can support 607 pounds, but two 2 x 4s nailed together can support not just 1,214 pounds (which is what you'd expect), but a whopping 4,878 pounds! So it is with us. We can do so much more together than we can alone."
19. "Quantum fluctuations are, at their root, completely a-causal, in the sense that cause and effect and ordering of events in time is not a part of how these fluctuations work. Because of this, there seem not to be any correlations built into these kinds of fluctuations because 'law' as we understand the term requires some kind of cause-and-effect structure to pre-exist. Quantum fluctuations can precede physical law, but it seems that the converse is not true. So in the big bang, the establishment of 'law' came after the event itself, but of course even the concept of time and causality may not have been quite the same back then as they are now."
20. "And people who don't dream, who don't have any kind of imaginative life, they must… they must go nuts. I can't imagine that."
21. "You can have all the riches and success in the world, but if you don't have your health, you have nothing."
Somebody at one of these places asked me: "What do you do? How do you write, create?" You don't, I told them. You "don't try". That's very important: not to try, either for Cadillacs, creation or immortality. You wait, and if nothing happens, you wait some more. It's like a bug high on the wall. You wait for it to come to you. When it gets close enough you reach out, slap out and kill it. Or if you like it's looks, you make a pet out of it."


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North Ronaldsay es una isla localizada en el archipiélago de las Órcadas, en Escocia. La isla se ubica a 4 km al norte de Sanday. Su clima es cambiante y frecuentemente inclemente, con las aguas circundantes tempestuosas y traidoras. La isla se encuentra conectada con Mainland por medio de ferry y por aire.

Islas del archipiélago de las islas Órcadas


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Cristovam Roberto Ribeiro da Silva (born 25 July 1990), simply known as Cristovam, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right back for Criciúma.

Club career
On 27 June 2013, FK Senica signed Cristovam together with his teammate Hiago on one-year loan with option to buy from Brazilian club Arapongas. He made his debut for FK Senica on 13 July 2013 against FC Spartak Trnava, Senica defeated Spartak Trnava 2-1. On 29 December 2017, Cristovam joined K League 1 club Suwon Samsung Bluewings.

Cristovam joined Ceará for the 2019 season.

Honours
CSA
Campeonato Alagoano: 2021

References

External links
Corgoň Liga Profile

1990 births
Living people
People from Feira de Santana
Brazilian footballers
Association football fullbacks
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players
Guaratinguetá Futebol players
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
Associação Atlética Flamengo players
Londrina Esporte Clube players
J. Malucelli Futebol players
Paraná Clube players
Ceará Sporting Club players
Guarani FC players
Centro Sportivo Alagoano players
São Bernardo Futebol Clube players
Criciúma Esporte Clube players
Slovak Super Liga players
FK Senica players
K League 1 players
Suwon Samsung Bluewings players
Brazilian expatriate footballers
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
Expatriate footballers in Slovakia
Expatriate footballers in South Korea
Sportspeople from Bahia


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Presently all the medicines required for the treatments are procured from reputed manufacturing units of Kerala. We have separate treatment rooms for male and female patients. Our trained and experienced nursing staffs bestow all their powers with individual care in this great mission to provide the best treatments possible with no compromise at any level of treatment.
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Tree walks
Gabriel Popkin
Science writing from physics to ecology
I write about science, the environment and people from Mount Rainier, Maryland, just outside the nation's capital. My work has been published in the New York Times, Nature, Science, Washington Post, Washington Post Magazine, Quanta, Inside Science, Science News, APS News, Eos, Johns Hopkins Magazine, Wesleyan Magazine, Discover, Aeon, Undark, Smithsonian, Scientific American, New Scientist, American Forests, National Geographic News, NPR, the Atlantic, Orion and others.
NEWS For D.C. students, lessons in growth, of the garden variety, Washington Post, November 15, 2019
D.C.'s first school-based food forest feeds students' bodies and minds.
NEWS A mysterious disease is striking American beech trees, Science, November 15, 2019
While scientists debate its cause, beech leaf disease spreads rapidly.
NEWS Scientists Can Now Predict Which Invasive Insects Will Wipe Out Forests, Inside Science, November 4, 2019
Surprisingly, it's the trees, not the bugs, that matter.
FEATURE Catchy findings have propelled this young ecologist to fame—and enraged his critics, Science, October 24, 2019
I profile the scientist behind the message that tree planting is the world's best climate solution.
FEATURE Waiting for the Quantum Simulation Revolution, Physics, October 21, 2019
There's a lot of hype, but chemists and materials scientists say quantum computers have a ways to go before becoming useful.
NEWS Warming Tropical Soils May Release Huge Amounts of Stored Carbon, Inside Science, September 26, 2019
Innovative method yields alarming findings highlight danger of climate feedbacks.
FEATURE Soil's Microbial Market Shows the Ruthless Side of Forests, Quanta, August 27, 2019
Innovative science reveals that the underground world may not be as beneficient as often claimed.
BOOK REVIEW The Overstory: Admirably ambitious but ultimately overrated, August 26, 2019
My somewhat belated review of a best-seller on trees.
FEATURE Better Batteries or Climate Bust, The Moonshot Catalog, August 17, 2019
Learn why we need new, never-before-seen materials to decarbonize the economy and build a survivable future.
NEWS Forecasters fear 5G wireless technology will muck up weather predictions, Science, August 7, 2019
A remarkable inter-agency squabble pits telecoms against meteorologists.
ESSAY What All the Affection for Monarch Butterflies Misses, Atlantic, June 4, 2019
Monarch butterflies are an outlier species whose success we have enabled. What about all the other less famous insects?
OP-ED Want to understand the biodiversity crisis? Look at the trees in your backyard., Washington Post, May 23, 2019
The loss of ash trees makes clear that mass extinction is neither remote or abstract.
NEWS 'Wood wide web'—the underground network of microbes that connects trees—mapped for first time, Science, May 22, 2019
Climate-driven changes in forest fungi could unleash carbon bomb.
OP-ED Why Journalists Are Wrong to Say Trump Is at War With Science, Undark, April 11, 2019
By endorsing rhetoric that science is under siege, we play into the narrative that the media is just another partisan actor.
NEWS Map of mangrove height reveals carbon-rich forests, Inside Science, February 22, 2019
Critical ecosystem's first global height measurement could aid climate change fight. Also, 65-meter-tall trees!
FEATURE How much can forests fight climate change?, Nature, January 15, 2019
Forests take carbon out of the air, so they're often touted as climate change fighters. But trees influence climate in lots of other ways that are rarely accounted for. I dove into the complex (and controversial) science.
OP-ED The federal government is silencing its scientists, Washington Post, December 16, 2018
Obstructive media policies have made it all but impossible to speak with scientists at many federal agencies.
FEATURE How US Corn Farmers Adapted to Climate Change, Inside Science, December 14, 2018
Changing weather and planting practices have massively increased corn yields. But whether the good times will last is another question.
Republished by ABC News
NEWS Space laser to map trees in 3D, Science, December 14, 2018
Lidar instrument will peer down at forests from International Space Station — but the dream of a long-term global dataset remains elusive.
FEATURE Forests Emerge as a Major Overlooked Climate Factor, Quanta, October 9, 2018
Yes, forests store carbon, but emerging research shows that they also influence global climate and weather in other important and far less obvious ways.
Republished in The Atlantic
NEWS Congress Throws Tropical Forest Research Program a Lifeline, Eos, October 5, 2018
Scoop: Congress rescues another climate-related research program after Trump administration tries to throw it in the dumpster.
FEATURE Eyes in the Sky, American Forests, Fall 2018
Lasers in space are mapping how well forests are fighting climate change.
NEWS Surprise! Trees Are Gaining Ground Globally, Inside Science, August 8, 2018
Satellite images reveal widespread forest growth, but new trees won't halt climate change and biodiversity loss.
NEWS An arboreal murder mystery: What is killing beech trees?, Washington Post, July 30, 2018
There's a new disease attacking beech trees. If it spreads, it could be ecological apocalypse: Beech is the most common tree in DC and is near the top in many states. My story is the first report in a national news outlet.
NEWS Quantum physics gets attention—and brighter funding prospects—in Congress, Science, June 13, 2018
Spooked by foreign investment, Congress members consider spending big on quantum physics research despite uncertain payoffs.
NEWS D.C. says its tree canopy is growing. Federal researchers disagree., Washington Post, June 10, 2018
Two methods for measuring D.C.'s urban forest come up with conflicting results.
FEATURE Technology and satellite companies open up a world of data, Nature, May 29, 2018
Scientists, long accustomed to turning to the government for data, are being wooed by private companies.
PROFILE The policy entrepreneur, Wesleyan magazine, May 9, 2018
A master of law and policy, Sara Rosenbaum helped millions of Americans get health care. Now she's fighting to protect them.
NEWS DOE's maverick climate model is about to get its first test, Science, May 3, 2018
Energy department's 4-year, $80-million effort runs at high resolutions, but some climate scientists are unimpressed.
FEATURE Can Green Infrastructure Save America's Capital from Overflowing Sewage?, Inside Science, April 25, 2018
Ambitious plan aims to keep waste out of rivers with plants and permeable pavers rather than massive new pipes.
NEWS US government considers charging for popular Earth-observing data, Nature, April 24, 2018
Discussions underway about whether mega-popular Landsat and NAIP programs should charge for access.
FEATURE Honoring trees, Orion, Spring 2018
A unique art exhibit for grieving scientists.
FEATURE Cancer and the artillery of physics, Johns Hopkins Magazine, March 26, 2018
A biologist asks whether he can use physics to understand cancer and find new ways to stop it.
PROFILE An Agitator for Science Reform Walks a Fine Line in the Era of Trump, Undark, February 15, 2018
Daniel Sarewitz aims to put his ideas in front of power players without enabling a president who seems as likely to destroy science as to reform it.
NEWS First New Species of Temperate Conifer Tree Discovered in More Than a Decade, National Geographic, January 30, 2018
The Ulleungdo hemlock, found on a small Korean island, is likely already endangered, but it may hold the key to fighting invasive species.
NEWS At age 16, A Maryland student is working with NASA on a serious project, Washington Post, December 31, 2017
A local high school sophomore has been working with NASA scientists for almost two years to map and conserve mangroves using satellite data.
FEATURE Bacteria Use Brainlike Bursts of Electricity to Communicate, Quanta, September 5, 2017
Supposedly simple cells can organize themselves into complex societies and negotiate with other colonies. Is there anything we can do that they can't?
(Republished by Scientific American)
OP-ED Cure yourself of tree blindness, New York Times, August 27, 2017
A meditation on the joys and sorrows of learning your trees.
FEATURE Can expensive, ultra-green homes sell in a gritty suburban Maryland town?, Washington Post Magazine, May 18, 2017
A profile of two young, ambitious developers building one of the country's greenest homes — right next door to where I lived and worked for three and a half years.
FEATURE How Scientists Can Team Up With Indigenous Groups To Protect Forests and Climate, Smithsonian Magazine, May 3, 2017
Most scientists come up with their own research agendas and work and publish papers with other scientists. Catherine Potvin and Javier Mateo-Vega ask indigenous communities what research they would like to pursue, find funding to support it, include community members as collaborators and coauthors, and return results to communities. I don't know anyone else who does science this way. It was a privilege to tell their story.
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FEATURE Mayans Have Farmed The Same Way For Millennia. Climate Change Means They Can't, NPR, February 3, 2017
An innovative, indigenous farming and climate solution.
OP-ED The Free Flow of Scientific Information Is Critical for Democracy, Scientific American, February 3, 2017
Communication channels between government scientists and journalists must remain open.
ESSAY What the death of an oak tree can teach us about mortality, Aeon, December 6, 2016
Trees are not like us — and we can learn from that.
FEATURE Scientists are close to building a quantum computer that can beat a conventional one, Science, December 1, 2016
Private companies big and small place their bets on a future quantum computer.
FEATURE Warning to forest destroyers: this scientist will catch you, Nature, October 4, 2016
Profile of geographer Matthew Hansen, who is shining a light on the dark world of deforestation.
OP-ED Update the Nobel Prize, New York Times, October 3, 2016
It's time to modernize the world's most famous science prize.
OP-ED The battle to save Dueling Creek, Washington Post, July 8, 2016
Why even a battle-scarred little suburban park is worth saving.
OP-ED The ups and downs of the Bradford pear, New York Times, March 18, 2016
Of all the environmental evils in our world, is an ugly pear tree such a bad thing?
Followup blog post on gaining perspective on the Bradford pear
OP-ED Chasing the rabbit in D.C., Washington Post, January 22, 2016
Why square dancing can make the world a better place.
OP-ED Cities as havens for trees, New York Times, December 25, 2014
A beautiful eastern hemlock tree in my neighborhood got me thinking about whether cities can help preserve trees that are threatened in the wild.
Why tell stories about science? Science, like any other endeavor, has characters, plot, intrigue and heartbreak. But perhaps unique among human pursuits, it inevitably progresses: We always know more than we did before. My writing sheds light on what scientists know, what they hope to learn and why it matters.
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package jodd.madvoc;

import jodd.madvoc.component.MadvocController;
import jodd.madvoc.injector.Target;
import jodd.exception.ExceptionUtil;
import jodd.madvoc.meta.Out;
import jodd.madvoc.result.Result;

import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
import java.lang.reflect.Field;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;

/**
 * Encapsulates single action invocation and acts as an action proxy.
 * It invokes all assigned action interceptors during action invocation and
 * specifies the result after action method invocation.
 */
public class ActionRequest {

	protected final MadvocController madvocController;
	protected final ActionConfig actionConfig;
	protected final String actionPath;
	protected HttpServletRequest servletRequest;
	protected HttpServletResponse servletResponse;
	protected Result result;

	protected final Target[] targets;
	protected final ActionWrapper[] executionArray;
	protected int executionIndex;

	protected Object action;
	protected Object actionResult;

	protected String nextActionPath;
	protected ActionRequest previousActionRequest;

	// ---------------------------------------------------------------- accessors

	/**
	 * Returns servlet request.
	 */
	public HttpServletRequest getHttpServletRequest() {
		return servletRequest;
	}

	/**
	 * Specifies new servlet request, in case of wrapping it.
	 */
	public void setHttpServletRequest(HttpServletRequest request) {
		this.servletRequest = request;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns servlet response.
	 */
	public HttpServletResponse getHttpServletResponse() {
		return servletResponse;
	}

	/**
	 * Specifies new servlet response, in case of wrapping it.
	 */
	public void setHttpServletResponse(HttpServletResponse response) {
		this.servletResponse = response;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns {@link ActionConfig action configuration}.
	 */
	public ActionConfig getActionConfig() {
		return actionConfig;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns action object.
	 */
	public Object getAction() {
		return action;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns action path.
	 */
	public String getActionPath() {
		return actionPath;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns next request string for action chaining.
	 */
	public String getNextActionPath() {
		return nextActionPath;
	}

	/**
	 * Specifies the next action path, that will be chained to current action request.
	 */
	public void setNextActionPath(String nextActionPath) {
		this.nextActionPath = nextActionPath;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns previous action request in chain, if there was one.
	 */
	public ActionRequest getPreviousActionRequest() {
		return previousActionRequest;
	}

	/**
	 * Sets previous action request in chain.
	 */
	public void setPreviousActionRequest(ActionRequest previousActionRequest) {
		this.previousActionRequest = previousActionRequest;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns result object if exist in action, otherwise returns null.
	 */
	public Result getResult() {
		return result;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns all injection targets.
	 */
	public Target[] getTargets() {
		return targets;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns action result object.
	 */
	public Object getActionResult() {
		return actionResult;
	}

	/**
	 * Sets action result object.
	 */
	public void setActionResult(Object actionResult) {
		this.actionResult = actionResult;
	}

	// ---------------------------------------------------------------- ctor

	/**
	 * Creates new action request and initializes it.
	 */
	public ActionRequest(
		MadvocController madvocController,
			String actionPath,
			ActionConfig actionConfig,
			Object action,
			HttpServletRequest servletRequest,
			HttpServletResponse servletResponse) {

		this.madvocController = madvocController;
		this.actionPath = actionPath;
		this.actionConfig = actionConfig;
		this.servletRequest = servletRequest;
		this.servletResponse = servletResponse;
		this.action = action;
		this.result = findResult();
		this.targets = makeTargets();

		this.executionIndex = 0;
		this.executionArray = createExecutionArray();
	}

	/**
	 * Creates execution array that will invoke all filters, actions and results
	 * in correct order.
	 */
	protected ActionWrapper[] createExecutionArray() {
		int totalInterceptors = (this.actionConfig.interceptors != null ? this.actionConfig.interceptors.length : 0);
		int totalFilters = (this.actionConfig.filters != null ? this.actionConfig.filters.length : 0);

		ActionWrapper[] executionArray = new ActionWrapper[totalFilters + 1 + totalInterceptors + 1];

		// filters

		int index = 0;

		if (totalFilters > 0) {
			System.arraycopy(actionConfig.filters, 0, executionArray, index, totalFilters);
			index += totalFilters;
		}

		// result is executed AFTER the action AND interceptors

		executionArray[index++] = new BaseActionWrapper() {
			public Object invoke(ActionRequest actionRequest) throws Exception {
				Object actionResult = actionRequest.invoke();

				ActionRequest.this.madvocController.render(ActionRequest.this, actionResult);

				return actionResult;
			}
		};

		// interceptors

		if (totalInterceptors > 0) {
			System.arraycopy(actionConfig.interceptors, 0, executionArray, index, totalInterceptors);
			index += totalInterceptors;
		}

		// action

		executionArray[index] = new BaseActionWrapper() {
			public Object invoke(ActionRequest actionRequest) throws Exception {
				actionResult = invokeActionMethod();
				return actionResult;
			}
		};

		return executionArray;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns result field value if such exist. If field exists
	 * and it's value is null it will be created.
	 */
	protected Result findResult() {
		Field resultField = actionConfig.resultField;
		if (resultField != null) {
			try {
				Result result = (Result) resultField.get(action);

				if (result == null) {
					result = (Result) resultField.getType().newInstance();
					resultField.set(action, result);
				}

				return result;
			} catch (Exception ignore) {
				return null;
			}
		}
		return null;
	}

	/**
	 * Joins action and parameters into one array of Targets.
	 */
	protected Target[] makeTargets() {
		if (actionConfig.hasArguments == false) {
			return new Target[] {new Target(action)};
		}

		ActionConfig.MethodParam[] methodParams = actionConfig.getMethodParams();
		Target[] target = new Target[methodParams.length + 1];

		target[0] = new Target(action);

		for (int i = 0; i < methodParams.length; i++) {
			ActionConfig.MethodParam mp = methodParams[i];

			Class type = mp.getType();

			Target t;

			if (mp.getAnnotationType() == null) {
				// parameter is NOT annotated
				t = new Target(createActionMethodArgument(type));
			}
			else if (mp.getAnnotationType() == Out.class) {
				// parameter is annotated with *only* OUT annotation
				// we need to create the output AND to save the type
				t = new Target(createActionMethodArgument(type), type);
			}
			else {
				// parameter is annotated with any IN annotation
				t = new Target(type) {
					@Override
					protected void createValueInstance() {
						value = createActionMethodArgument(type);
					}
				};
			}

			target[i + 1] = t;
		}
		return target;
	}

	/**
	 * Creates action method arguments.
	 */
	@SuppressWarnings({"unchecked", "NullArgumentToVariableArgMethod"})
	protected Object createActionMethodArgument(Class type) {
		try {
			if (type.getEnclosingClass() == null || Modifier.isStatic(type.getModifiers())) {
				// regular or static class
				Constructor ctor = type.getDeclaredConstructor(null);
				ctor.setAccessible(true);
				return ctor.newInstance();
			} else {
				// member class
				Constructor ctor = type.getDeclaredConstructor(type.getDeclaringClass());
				ctor.setAccessible(true);
				return ctor.newInstance(action);
			}
		} catch (Exception ex) {
			throw new MadvocException(ex);
		}
	}

	// ---------------------------------------------------------------- invoke

	/**
	 * Invokes the action and returns action result value object.
	 * Invokes all interceptors before and after action invocation.
	 */
	public Object invoke() throws Exception {
		return executionArray[executionIndex++].invoke(this);
	}

	/**
	 * Invokes action method after starting all interceptors.
	 * After method invocation, all interceptors will finish, in opposite order.
	 */
	protected Object invokeActionMethod() throws Exception {
		Object[] params = extractParametersFromTargets();
		try {
			return actionConfig.actionClassMethod.invoke(action, params);
		} catch(InvocationTargetException itex) {
			throw ExceptionUtil.extractTargetException(itex);
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Collects all parameters from target into an array.
	 */
	protected Object[] extractParametersFromTargets() {
		if (targets == null) {
			return null;
		}

		Object[] values = new Object[targets.length - 1];

		for (int i = 1; i < targets.length; i++) {
			values[i - 1] = targets[i].getValue();
		}

		return values;
	}

}


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Legalise assisted suicide because 'choice' the most important principle in medicine – says BMJ
British Medical Journal argues for Lord Falconer's assisted dying bill insisting that choice now the most important principle in medical ethics
Lord Falconer tabled the Assisted Dying Bill Photo: IAN JONES
By John Bingham, Social Affairs Editor
7:03AM BST 03 Jul 2014
Assisted dying should be legalised because respecting "choice" is now more important than preserving life, the influential British Medical Journal argues today.
Breaking ranks with the medical establishment, it has issued an outspoken editorial backing a bill tabled by the former Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer which would open the way for a form of assisted suicide in the UK.
It argues that "respect for autonomy" – rather than the ideas of the Hippocratic Oath – is now the "cardinal principle" in medical ethics amid a "patient revolution".
The journal accuses professional bodies – including its owner, the British Medical Association – and the royal colleges, which oppose relaxing the euthanasia laws, of going to "extraordinary contortions" to avoid consulting their members on the issue.
"Ultimately, however, this is ultimately "a matter for Parliament, not doctors to decide," it remarks.
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It challenges MPs and peers to back the bill, describing them as "our timid lawmakers".
Supporters of the bill welcomed the intervention, saying it was recognition that a "growing number" of doctors and other medical staff support a change in the law.
But the BMA insisted that the journal did not represent its views or those of the wider medical profession.
In just over two weeks Lord Falconer's bill, which would enable doctors to prescribe lethal doses of drugs to terminally ill patients with a "settled intention" to end their lives, will have its first full parliamentary airing with a second reading debate in the House of Lords.
Members of both houses are to be given a free vote on the issue and ministers, including Norman Lamb, the care minister, have already signalled they would support it.
Last week the President of the Supreme Court, Lord Neuberger, publicly challenged Parliament to review the law on assisted suicide or face intervention by the courts.
The court turned down a challenge involving the family of Tony Nicklinson, the "locked-in syndrome" sufferer who fought a long campaign for assisted suicide, but signalled it could be prepared to declare the ban on helping someone to take their own life as "incompatible" with human rights if Parliament did not act.
"Let us hope that our timid lawmakers will rise to the [court's] challenge," the editorial remarks.
It goes on: People should be able to exercise choice over their own lives which should include how and when they die, when death is imminent.
"In recent decades, respect for autonomy has emerged as the cardinal principle in medical ethics and underpins developments in informed consent, patient confidentiality, and advance directives."
"Recognition of an individual's right to determine his or her best interests lies at the heart of this journal's strategy to advance the patient revolution in health care.
"It would be perverse to suspend our advocacy at the moment a person's days were numbered."
Dr Peter Saunders, campaign director of the Care Not Killing Alliance, said: "While autonomy is important it has to be balanced against other principles including public safety.
"None of us believes autonomy is absolute, if we did we would have to say that there was no place for law because every single law restricts personal autonomy."
Sarah Wootton, Chief Executive of Dignity in Dying said: "We are delighted that the British Medical Journal has backed Lord Falconer's Assisted Dying Bill.
"The recognition by the leading medical journal of the importance of safeguarded patient choice in end of life care is to be welcomed, and comes at a time when a growing number of leading health care professionals are supporting such choice."
Dr Mark Porter, chair of the BMA Council, said: "There are strongly held views within the medical profession on both sides of this complex and emotive issue.
"The BMA remains firmly opposed to legalising assisted dying.
"This issue has been regularly debated at the BMA's policy forming annual conference and recent calls for a change in the law have persistently been rejected.
"The BMJ is a wholly owned subsidiary of the BMA, and quite rightly has editorial independence.
"Its position on assisted dying is an editorial decision and does not reflect the views of the BMA or the medical profession.
"Our focus must be on making sure every patient can access the very best of palliative care, which empowers patients to make decisions over their care."
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