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Dr. Jan Cuny's national impact on computer science education
Art Lopez, 9 – 12 representative, CSTA Board of Directors, writes: "In writing this blog post, I wanted to take the opportunity to share with you, our members, the impact that Dr. Jan Cuny has had on our children, our communities, our country and on computer science education. I do not know if you know or heard about Dr. Jan Cuny; Jan is the Program Director for Computing Education in the in the Division of Computer and Network Systems for the National Science Foundation and, in my opinion, why computer science education has progressed so far forward for the past several years." READ MORE
Courses lead the way into engineering and computer science
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As today's technology gets into the hands of younger and younger kids, a high school class of coders looks extremely natural creating an app. In a recent Kenowa Hills computer science class led by teacher Ed Beickman, the students catch on quickly while coding android apps. "They started off the school year designing games and are now doing a survey taker app," said Beickman, in his second year teaching at Kenowa Hills, but first year using Project Lead the Way, a national program that offers curriculum, training and resources for STEM-related courses. "We're now designing an app that serves a purpose, makes your life or job easier: purposed based programming." READ MORE
Igniting passion and diversity in STEM
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Cody Sanford, a contributor for Forbes, writes: "It wasn't until my first job out of college — one in the wireless business — that I developed a passion for technology and saw how STEM impacts everything we do. This was the spark that led me to fall in love with the network engineering elements of wireless, and the more immersed I got in the industry, the more exposed and interested I was in other components of technology." READ MORE
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U.S. Department of Education advances Trump administration's STEM Investment Priorities
The U.S. Department of Education announced today that it invested $540 million to support science, technology, engineering and math education, including computer science, through discretionary and research grants in Fiscal Year 2019, in accordance with President Trump's directive to foster expanded opportunities in these in-demand career fields. "This Administration continues to make strategic investments in STEM education and is working to ensure that all Americans access to high-quality STEM education no matter where they are in their life-long learning journeys," said U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. "I'm thankful to the President for his leadership on this issue and his commitment to the success of all of America's students." READ MORE
Detroit schools racing to the digital future: 'I want them to make the video games'
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Detroit schools are getting ahead of the program. Computer science course offerings are expanding rapidly in the city — faster than the rest of the state. In Detroit, 18 schools offer Advanced Placement computer science, including district and charter schools, according to the College Board, the company that administers the courses and the tests that follow. Three years ago, not a single school in the city offered the AP course. READ MORE
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Amazon HQ2 deal propels computer science education in Virginia
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced deals with 11 universities with the goal of graduating 31,000 students studying computer science and related fields over the next 20 years. Virginia Tech and George Mason University have made the largest commitments of the participating universities, together pledging nearly 24,000 bachelor's and master's degree graduates. In return, the state is providing funding to the institutions so they can expand their computer science programs and meet workforce demand for technically skilled workers. READ MORE
Coding in kindergarten? NJ says it's never too early for computer science
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Over the years, computer science hasn't always gotten its due in New Jersey's public schools. For more than a decade, New Jersey has included computer and technology skills among those students are expected to learn in school. To that end, there is a wealth of courses and even whole schools and academies centered on STEM and computer skills. READ MORE
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US students show low-to-medium tech skills
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U.S. 8th graders can use computers to gather basic information and make simple edits. They also have some awareness of security risks in the digital world. But they're less likely to understand the purpose of sponsored content on a website, use generic mapping software or know how to control color and text when creating a presentation. Those are among the 2018 results of the International Computer and Information Literacy Study released by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, which also conducts other large-scale international studies. READ MORE
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Ryan Donowho net worth: Ryan Donowho is an American actor and musician who has a net worth of $1 million. Ryan Donowho was born in Houston, Texas in September 1980. He was a street musician in New York City doing bucket drumming when he was discovered by a modeling agent. Donowho first appeared in the 2001 short The Car Thief and the Hit Man. In 2003 he starred in the feature films The Mudge Boy, Rhythm of the Saints, and Brining Rain. From 2005 to 2006 Donowho starred as Johnny Harper in the television series The O.C. He has also starred in the movies A Home at the End of the World, Imaginary Heroes, Strangers with Candy, Broken Flowers, The Pacific and Eddy, Flakes, The Favor, Cook County, Bandslam, Prime of Your Life, Altitude, Hated, Transit, Rites of Passage, Soldiers of Fortune, Chlorine, Cabin Fever 3: Patient Zero, and The Ganzfield Possession. Donowho won Best Actor at the San Diego Film Festival in 2006 for The Favor.
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Outsourcing Service Provider of the Year
Firstsource Solutions (NSE:FSL, BSE:532809), a global provider of business process outsourcing (BPO) services, has been recognised as one of the UK's leading outsource providers at this year's National Outsourcing Association (NOA) Awards held in London on October 24th.
Firstsource was the winner of two prestigious awards:
Best Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Contract – with BSkyB
Iain Regan, Global Head of Sales & Marketing, Firstsource Solutions, said: "The NOA awards represent recognition by our peers in the industry of best practice in outsourcing. We are therefore delighted to have been awarded two NOA Awards. I am proud that one of our flagship accounts has been recognised as BPO contract of the year and also that out of all the outsourcers, Firstsource is considered to be Outsourcing Service Provider of the Year. At Firstsource, we take pride in the strength of the relationships with our clients that continue to develop and add real value to their business."
The judges highlighted Firstsource's innovation, flexibility, transparency and collaborative relationship with clients. The NOA Awards follow other recent awards won by Firstsource including the European Call Centre & Customer Service Award for Outsource Partnership of the Year and the UTV Business Eye award in Northern Ireland for Employer of the Year.
For more information on the National Outsourcing Association Awards, visit The Global Sourcing Assosiation.
Firstsource Solutions Limited, a RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group company (NSE: FSL, BSE: 532809, Reuters: FISO.BO, Bloomberg: FSOL@IN), is a leading global provider of customized Business Process Management (BPM) services to the Healthcare, Telecom & Media and Banking & Financial Services industries. The company's clients include Fortune 500, FTSE 100 & Nifty 50 companies. Firstsource has a "rightshore" delivery model with operations in India, Philippines, Sri Lanka, UK and U.S.
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It's high time Canada had an energy strategy.
In recent months, there has been a lot of talk about the need for a Canadian energy strategy. This conversation is long overdue.
Canada is blessed with an abundance of energy resources. How we manage these resources impacts both our economy and our environment.
And now, with the world's energy systems undergoing an unparalleled transformation, it is imperative that we be strategic about how we produce and use energy.
We need an energy strategy that, first and foremost, ensures Canadians can access safe and secure sources of energy. Energy that doesn't disrupt our climate or pollute our air. Energy from renewable sources like solar, from technologies that, once built, generate for free.
Our energy strategy must address climate change and speed our transition away from fossil fuels. Energy is responsible for 80 per cent of our climate-changing emissions. How else can we address these emissions if not through an energy strategy?
We need a strategy that allows us to tap into the new jobs and growth stemming from one of the fastest growing sectors of the global economy: renewable energy and other clean technologies. The global market for these goods and services is projected to grow from $1 trillion per year now to upwards of $2 trillion by 2020. The transition to a green economy is estimated to create up to 60 million new jobs over the next two decades.
Canada can capture a sizable share of this market. But we must have a sensible strategy in order to do so.
Our strategy must also address transportation. We need to ease gridlock and increase efficiency in order to generate prosperity, reduce pollution and foster livable communities.
And we must pay much more attention to greater efficiency across the board. Through increased efficiency we can save Canadians money, reduce emissions and create decent jobs.
We know fossil fuels such as oil are important to our economy. And we know that they will continue to be important for years to come. But times are changing.
The global appetite for energy will continue to soar as billions more people come online in the years to come. At the same time, the environmental crisis, and especially climate change, has become impossible to ignore.
The signs of stress are everywhere. And in the face of such volatility, it is unwise to double down on a single resource, and pin our economic and environmental futures to it. Especially when there is another option -- one that would create new jobs, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, protect our air, land and water, and position Canada to thrive in a changing world.
Our choice is not whether to act, but when to act. And, in short, sooner would be better. The costs of inaction rise with every passing day, while the opportunity to show leadership is closing.
The decisions we make over the next few years are of tremendous importance. It is crucial we get them right.
The world is changing. Canadians are ready. We need a strategy to accelerate that change, not delay it.


At first, the idea that led to this book was to make a film in which the viewer could see the relationships between my friends and me through the projects we'd done together, documenting the reflections, procedures, conversations and experiments that we sketched out about sound, art and music. The cameras were to capture such premises, that is, all those frequently failed adventures that led us to discussions, arguments, reconciliations and other emotions, through that strange urge to mix work with friendship. However, as I believe that making a film is something like an overwhelming condition, I preferred to step aside, and as I distanced myself I observed how that first idea also moved away with me to mutate into an increasingly internal landscape, which gradually turned into this book.
The Conveyor Belt brings together a selection of projects I carried out alone or in collaboration between 2003 and 2013. The texts were written with the experience of the production of those projects in mind, the catalysts, initial references and starting points of each of those works. Attracted by the idea of an orchestral book, where two or more voices move autonomously, I decided that as well as my own voice, the book would feature those of the friends with whom I'd collaborated over the last decade, sharing their view of events, with their voices being heard over the course of these pages.
Finally a third voice emerges from an analysis outside of the construction of the work: the critical and fictional texts that accompany this edition thus contribute a fragmented, external perspective, independent of the work process. My intention is that this book should be taken not as a museum catalogue or as a random collection of my projects, but as a work in itself, in which all the images, words and resonance that make it represent points of access to a body of work in which they are all interrelated to create a new collective and individual sound and reading adventure.


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Q: can spring transaction manager able to manage 2 pc transaction? I'm using 2 resources in my application jms and database. i've configured like below, i am doing a simple test in below order to check the break in system.

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*Insert uuid in DB.

*Send uuid as message to jms queue.

*Listen message on remote listener.

*Check uuid is present in DB or not?

Here is fully working code : https://github.com/ameyjadiye/mq-fury
This way i just want to ensure that data always present in db when remote listener check it in db.
i'm running 1k messages on system and all is working fine as of now, is there any possibility that check can fail ? i am not managing db transaction explicitly, do i need to do some more settings here ?
<bean id = "messageListenerContainer2" class="org.springframework.jms.listener.DefaultMessageListenerContainer">
    <property name="connectionFactory" ref="connectionFactory"/>
    <property name="destinationName" value="real_queue"/>
    <property name="messageListener" ref="jmsMessageListener2"/>
    <property name="cacheLevel" value="1"/>
    <property name="concurrency" value="5-5" />
    <property name="sessionTransacted" value="true"/>
    <property name="transactionManager" ref="jmsTransactionManager"/>
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  <bean id="jmsTransactionManager" class="org.springframework.jms.connection.JmsTransactionManager">
    <property name="connectionFactory" ref="connectionFactory" />
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        <constructor-arg ref="dataSource"/>
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     <bean id="dataSource" class="org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.DriverManagerDataSource">

            <property name="driverClassName" value="com.mysql.jdbc.Driver" />
            <property name="url" value="jdbc:mysql://192.168.0.102:3306/test" />
            <property name="username" value="root" />
            <property name="password" value="r00T" />
        </bean>

This is a stand alone application in spring, tried with ChainedTrnsactionManager but it makes system slow

A: Your configuration does not looks like supporting 2-phase commit transactions. When using Spring as transaction manager for 2PC, you would need to use JtaTransactionManager which would internally use the actual JTA transaction manager provided typically by JTA containers ( all EE compliant servers) or using standalone transaction managers such as Bitrionix or Atomikos. For a sample example take a look here.

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Q: Play private vimeo videos in javascript I need to play private vimeo videos, as per document I have integrated oauth API and getting oauth secret & verifier. I also know the vimeo private url which I need to play. The problem is I don't know how to request to play private video in javascript. Couldn't find any supporting doc at vimeo website also. Can anyone help me in playing private vimeo videos in javascript. Thanks in advance.

A: If you are using a verifier, I assume you are using the advanced api : https://developer.vimeo.com/apis/advanced.
This API uses OAuth 1, which runs into 2 problems with client side javascript.

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*It has secret tokens. These tokens must not be exposed to your users, so they must not be directly in your javascript.

*It relies on hmac encoding, and a kind-of complex signing process. Client side javascript does not provide native hmac libraries.

You have a couple of solutions.

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*Construct your URL server side, then make the HTTP request in the client.

*Switch to Vimeo's new API (https://developer.vimeo.com/api)


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New York Gov. Cuomo to urge Trump to rethink tax changes
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is traveling to Washington, D.C., to urge President Donald Trump to rethink a provision in the 2017 tax overhaul that Cuomo says is prompting a sharp decline in state revenues.
The Democrat will meet with the Republican president Tuesday to discuss the tax law's $10,000 cap on the federal deduction for state and local taxes.
Cuomo says the cap is prompting wealthy residents to flee New York and contributing to a recent drop of more than $2 billion in tax receipts.
Trump has praised the tax changes but said recently he has heard it's causing problems for some New Yorkers.
Speaking on public radio before his one-day trip, Cuomo says he's more hopeful the cap could be repealed now that Democrats control the U.S. House.


Q. What is the North Carolina Medical Society Foundation's Kanof Institute for Physician Leadership and what is its purpose?
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Foundation's Kanof Institute for Physician Leadership (KIPL) was created in 2013 to house the two existing leadership development programs for NCMS members at that time — the Leadership College, which was the NCMS' first leadership development program started in 2002, and Clinical Quality University. The Leadership College was the brainchild of two prominent leaders in North Carolina's medical community, Dr. Elizabeth Kanof and Dr. Michael Brennan. As true visionaries, Drs. Kanof and Brennan saw early on the crucial need to develop physician leadership to help guide the rapid changes taking place in health care in order to ensure patients would ultimately benefit. Since then, KIPL has expanded to offer Health Care Leadership & Management, a program focused on business skills, as well as customized programs for large health systems and smaller groups throughout the state. In every course it offers, KIPL strives to provide the highest quality leadership development programming that is uniquely relevant to physicians and physician assistants. KIPL graduates have the knowledge and skills necessary to thrive in their careers and to be the drivers and agents of change toward patient-centered health care.
Q. What are the two cohorts of the Leadership College that will be supported by The Physicians Foundation grant, and how is the curriculum designed to strengthen the leadership skills of North Carolina physicians? Please share a few examples.
The Leadership College Classes of 2019 and 2020 will be supported by The Physicians Foundation grant. The Leadership College curriculum explores the changing landscape of health care, provides tools and strategies to become a strong leader and encourages participants to share knowledge and skills beyond their clinical competencies. The ultimate goal is to build leaders who can leverage their professional expertise and adapt in the constantly changing social, economic, educational and political environment as it impacts health care at the local, state and national levels.
Leadership College scholars build on their core aptitudes, focusing on leadership fundamentals and then bringing their new skills back to their hospital, health system, medical staff, group practice or the public policy arena. The program offers a special focus on the critical need for leadership in the areas of advocacy and change, including patient advocacy, policy development and governmental affairs. Graduates leave the program with meaningful awareness and insights into their individual leadership styles and how to be the most purposeful, intentional and influential leader to motivate and inspire other physicians and physician assistants to drive transformation in health care.
Recent examples of timely topics Leadership College scholars have addressed include: social determinants of health through a panel discussion within the broader context of health care and economics; and current issues surrounding opioid abuse and prescribing.
Q. What criteria are considered in order to be accepted to the program?
Applicants are nominated by another individual or an organization. Each application is reviewed by the NCMS Foundation Board of Trustees and the Chair for the specific KIPL program. To qualify for admission, applicants must be an MD, DO or PA-C and be in good standing in the medical community. Programs are open to non-members as well, although non-member scholars most often choose to become NCMS members to qualify for the lower tuition price. The Physicians Foundation's support helps tremendously in keeping the tuition affordable.
The long-term vision is to matriculate 5 to 10 percent of all physicians and PA-Cs in North Carolina through a KIPL program by 2025. We believe achieving this goal will establish a critical mass of health care leaders who are fully equipped to guide the positive evolution of our health care system in the state. With the expansion of KIPL into the virtual space, we also hope to attract more scholars from rural areas, providing the same opportunity to network with peers while learning.
Q. How has the grant from The Physicians Foundation helped support the Kanof Institute for Physician Leadership?
The grant from The Physicians Foundation has helped significantly subsidize the tuition for participants, allowing KIPL to continue to provide high-quality, well-designed and relevant CME-certified programs to physicians and PA-Cs from primary care and a wide range of specialties. The vision and generosity of The Physicians Foundation is helping to make Drs. Kanof and Brennan's original vision a reality and will have a long-term and beneficial impact as more physicians take leadership roles in shaping the future of health care in North Carolina.


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Anthony Abbate – 2nd Status Hearing & Recap
The second status hearing for Anthony Abbate was held this morning at 10am. Here is a wrap up of the few key decisions made:
Anthony Abbate has filed an appeal to overturn his criminal conviction. An appeal could affect the use of the criminal conviction in the police review board trial. The prosecution has been given 14 days to draft a legal memo re: employment discharge in case of an appeal of criminal conviction.
The appeal is still pending, thus no details are available to the public at this time.
For now the trial date has been set for November 16, 17, and 23rd at 10am. However, the judge wants to reconvene October 1st for another status hearing to discuss the appeal or the possibility of Abbate's voluntary resignation. There is a possibility that after discussion with the board, the judge may decide to delay the trial until December.
Just to show how frustrating this process has been, let's take a look at the timeline of this case. Anthony Abbate, a criminal and a cop, has been employed by the Chicago Police Department for 2 ½ years since he committed a felony. What does it take to fire a police officer who has clearly broken the law?
February 2007 – Anthony Abbate viciously attacks Karolina Obrycka. The beating is recorded by a security camera.
June 1, 2009 – Anthony Abbate appears in court; he is charged with aggravated battery in a public place, official misconduct, intimidation and communicating with a witness. His defense lawyer claims "She grabbed him and she tossed him around … like a rag doll."
June 2, 2009 – Judge John Fleming convicts Anthony Abbate of felony aggravated battery but dismisses all other charges. With this conviction, he faces up to 5 years in prison.
June 23, 2009 – Judge John Fleming sentences Abbate to 2 years of probation and anger management classes.
July 7, 2009 – First Police Review Board Status Hearing.
August 19, 2009 – Second Police Review Board Status Hearing.
October 1, 2009 – Third Police Review Board Status Hearing
November 16, 2009 – Possible Trial
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Rajala named next dean in Iowa State's College of Engineering
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AMES – Sarah Rajala (RYE-ah-lah) will become the next dean of the College of Engineering at Iowa State University on April 1, 2013. Rajala has been dean of engineering at Mississippi State University since 2008.
"Iowa State's engineering students, faculty and staff, as well as the entire campus community, were excited to hear Dr. Rajala's vision for the college," said Jonathan Wickert, ISU senior vice president and provost. "Sarah is an internationally known academic leader who brings a tremendous wealth of experience to the position, and I am confident she will accomplish great things during her tenure."
During her years of leadership at Mississippi State, Rajala raised more than $30 million in private gifts, revised the College of Engineering's strategic plan, and established a diversity advisory council to improve the success rates of students of color and women.
"Sarah Rajala has an outstanding record as a faculty member and academic leader," notes ISU President Steven Leath. "In addition, she has consistently broken new ground for women in engineering throughout her career, so she will be an exceptional role model for young women in the STEM fields. I look forward to having her on our team."
Previously, Rajala served as department chair of electrical and computer engineering at Mississippi State, and associate dean for research and graduate programs at North Carolina State University, Raleigh. She chairs the Global Engineering Deans Council, and is a former president of the American Society for Engineering Education.
"I am honored to serve as Iowa State's next engineering dean," Rajala said. "The college has a great track record of education, discovery and service to Iowans. I look forward to building on that success, and raising the profile of the program to new heights."
Rajala earned her bachelor's in electrical engineering from Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Mich., and master's and Ph.D. degrees from Rice University in Houston. She is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2008), ASEE (2007), and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (2001).
Wickert, the former engineering dean, was promoted to his current post in July. Mufit Akinc, former department chair and professor of materials science and engineering, is serving as interim dean.
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As an alumni of both Iowa State (B.S. AgE '08) and Mississippi State (M.S. BE '11), I was very pleased and excited to hear that Dean Rajala was coming to Ames. I am confident that she will do a great job in her new position. There is no one better to lead the CoE.


HART Executive Director Andrew Robbins, left, and Board Chair Damien Kim speak to reporters about the latest subpoena in the continuing federal probe into the transit agency.
The records request suggests a broadening probe by the federal grand jury looking into the authority's construction of the city's $9.2 billion, 20-mile elevated railway that has been plagued by cost overruns and delays.
HART received two previous subpoenas, the first earlier this month that revealed the federal investigation and requested roughly 30,000 documents covering the building of the rail system.
A second subpoena called for information about the real estate services required to acquire and relocate homes and businesses to build the rail system.
HART acknowledged it "may have overspent on relocating residences and businesses in the part of the rail line" and said it reported this to the Federal Transit Administration.
Andrew Robbins, the agency's executive director, said earlier the overpayments may have amounted to about $4 million and that the agency essentially reimbursed the federal government for that sum, drawing from local funds.
The HART board is scheduled to meet on Thursday when it is expected to take up the subpoenas.


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With 15 years of music industry expertise, donning the credential of being one of Kanye West's first artists and working closely with the likes of No ID, Jermaine Dupri, Cash Money Records, and Coach K - Chicago native Mikkey Halsted and his family founded one of the top-10 grossing fast casuals in the world titled, "LiteHouse Whole Food Grill." One day while busy in their kitchen, his brother, Rico, wondered how burgers and wings would taste with their amazing house seasonings and home-created sauces. This eventually spawned a weekly staff "cheat day" where they would cook the most amazing burgers, wings, fries, and even create delectable milkshakes beyond their expectations. The owner of the building walked in and asked if they had any other restaurant concepts. Rico quickly answered and said, "Of course…a burger, wing, shake spot. All-natural ingredients, vegan options, and all the favorites Chicago is known for.... like the Italian Beef." The building owner loved the idea and thus Mikkey's Retro Grill was founded.
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Walking around the old town in Tunis, Tunisia everywhere one looks they will see colorful and interesting doors. This one, although a little worn, was my favorite with loads of character. Seeing all of these interesting entrances inspired me to create this "Doors" page.
Whenever I'm wandering around quiet alleyways in far away countries I always wonder what's behind doors. In this case there is a maternity hospital behind the door.
A door says a lot. It makes a first impression and gives everyone who walks through it a taste of what may be inside. Behind this Tunisian door I imagine a well kept home decorated with some style and class.
There are two things many Tunisian doors have in common, they are painted blue and have three door knockers. I heard two explanations for the numerous knockers. One was that the number signified the number of people living behind the door. The other was that different people classified as head of the house, women and children, and visitors had their own knocker, each sounding differently. This would indicate to the people behind the door who was knocking. Your guess is as good as mine. In hindsight I should have asked a local.
One final door from the medina in Tunis, Tunisia.
This door was spotted in the hilltop walled city of Certaldo, Italy, in the heart of Tuscany. These bricks are centuries old and one can only imagine the stories they could tell.
Ok. So it's not a door. But it is my web site, this is an entryway, and I liked the picture. Good enough for me. I found this gate on a rainy afternoon in Heidelberg, Germany. I was walking along some hilly streets below the city's old castle when I spotted it.
This photo reminds me of the ever popular question posed on some game shows. Which door would you choose? I snapped this picture inside the courtyard of the beautiful Grand Mosque of Damascus, Syria, The Umayyad Mosque.
I spotted this beautiful door walking the back streets of Palma on the Spanish island, Majorca.
With so many closed doors on this page I thought it would be nice to actually see what's behind one. These doors lead to the inside of Warsaw, Poland's Nozyk Synagogue, the only synagogue in Warsaw to survive World War II.
Besides serving as entrances and exits doorways sometimes come with steps attached. In some cities and towns steps are the perfect place to sit with neighbors, chat, and watch the world go by. In this case however, these three boys in Venice, Italy were oblivious to the world as they competed for a new "high score" in their video game.


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If you don't recognize the quote its from President Eisenhower back when he was..... Ummmmm...... Hmmmmmm.... President.
Seeing as we are PLANNING to move to Haiti, (After a quote like that I just couldn't put: Seeing as we have a PLAN to move to Haiti) we thought it might be kind of important for Isaac to have a way into other countries. So he applied for and recently recently received his very own PASSPORT!!! He still needs to sign it though so anyone have any ideas on how to do that? Will they accept drool smeared around as his custom signature? Probably not.... But it doesn't hurt to try!
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Thank you for all that you do! We really appreciate you guys and I hope you guys are getting as excited as we are for the transition! If you don't know from talking to us, we are planning on flying out of Denver around December 4th. We haven't purchased the tickets quite yet, but we are PLANNING on doing so in the next week! Once we know our itinerary, we'll be sure to let you know! Thanks again everyone!


Every so often, there are moments when we come across things that defy all explanation. Take the G-Class for instance – or rather the G-Wagen, as it's fondly known. On paper, it makes no sense whatsoever for an average consumer, let alone for those who shop in the luxury segment. A ladder frame chassis, high centre of gravity, appearance that has been static for almost four decades, phenomenal off-road ability and the aerodynamics of a brick. Pair that with a 577bhp, twin-turbocharged V8 from AMG, and the G 63 AMG seems like a high-speed disaster waiting to happen, at least on paper.
But, let's not get ahead of ourselves. It's this very combination of extreme qualities that make the G-Wagen such an endearing machine to so many. Designed originally as a defence and off-road vehicle, the G-Wagen quickly became popular with people who wanted a tough, almost indestructible vehicle that they could take virtually anywhere. But, in the 2000s someone – a genius, really – decided to produce an AMG version of it, and it became an overnight hit the world over.
For its second generation – yup, you read it right, second generation in 40 years of production – Mercedes has given the G-Wagen a very thorough makeover. It now has a much stiffer chassis, lightweight body panels, better suspension for both on and off-road driving and more power because, of course, there's no such thing as too much power – not even in a 2.5-ton flying brick.
However, the proof of the pudding is in the eating, and this is where the G 63 surpasses all expectations. The new chassis and suspension setup are an absolute revelation. And so is the engine and all-wheel system, which endows the G 63 with insane acceleration – from 0 to 100km/h in 4.5 seconds. It's an insanely fast car, with a brilliant exhaust note and a steering that actually obeys you unconditionally. All of which makes the G tremendously fun to drive. The view from behind the wheel, which feels like sitting on the second floor of a building, only adds to the entire experience.
The real secret, though, is that Mercedes has managed to retain all the idiosyncrasies of the G-Wagen that gave it a very distinct identity. It still has that designed-by-a-pencil-and-a-ruler look, and the doors – when you close them – still sound like you've entered a steel vault. Locking the doors makes you feel as if you're loading a heavy machine gun. But now, all this comes with the luxury of an S-Class – wonderful displays, terrific interior design, premium fit-and-finish and those amazing massage chairs. I don't think it's any surprise why the G-Wagen is a smash hit with its target crowd around the world. As for me, well, I'm willing to trade multiple body parts for a new G-Wagen.


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Two Czechs started converting old phone booths into mini-libraries
Two young Czechs decided to give new life to old phone booths in Prague by turning them into mini-libraries. They became obsolete because of mobile boom, informs AFP.
The first one was inaugurated Thursday in a hospital in Prague, the Czech capital .
On the shelves of the red painted booth, Ikem hospital patients can find books of all genres, written by different authors, including works by US crime writer John Grisham, Czech and Russian titles and biographer Andrew Morton's "Diana: Her True Story".
Monika Serbusova, 27 years old, co-author of this project with a colleague, says he was inspired by a similar project in the UK.
A man walks past the mini library made from a former phone booth in IKEM hospital on January 9, 2014, in Prague. Two young Czechs have found a new life for phone booths scrapped amid a surge in mobile telephony, converting them into mini-libraries with the first installed at a Prague hospital. Monika Serbusova, a 27-year-old creative specialist and the co-author of the project, said she and her friend had drawn inspiration from a similar project in Britain. AFP PHOTO/MICHAL CIZEK
The two have won the support of a local telephone operator and arranged those miniature libraries with friends and colleagues.
"My cousin, who attend a technical school, told us how to mount shelves, my grandmother brought us a bag full of books, thrown by the owners of her building", said Monika Serbusova.
The organizers of this project have 700 books that they received as a gift.
Peeking into the new hospital library, IKEM radiologist Radomira Hnutova called it "a wonderful idea".
"The plan is to install new cabins Prague and turn them into mini-libraries to see if they are successful with the public", said Lucie Jungmannova, spokeswoman of Telefónica Czech Republic, which manages more than 13,000 telephone booths on in that country.
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Tappan Zee Bridge: State to vote on $511 million loan
A state board on Thursday authorized a $511 million loan to finance projects associated with replacing the Tappan Zee Bridge, but a pair of key lawmakers could soon have a chance to scuttle the controversial plan.
Tappan Zee Bridge: State to vote on $511 million loan A state board on Thursday authorized a $511 million loan to finance projects associated with replacing the Tappan Zee Bridge, but a pair of key lawmakers could soon have a chance to scuttle the controversial plan. Check out this story on lohud.com: http://lohud.us/1mxjZCe
Albany Bureau Published 11:22 a.m. ET June 26, 2014 | Updated 12:06 a.m. ET June 27, 2014
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ALBANY – A state board on Thursday authorized a $511 million loan to finance projects associated with replacing the Tappan Zee Bridge, but a pair of key lawmakers could soon have a chance to scuttle the controversial plan.
The state Environmental Facilities Corp.'s Board of Directors voted unanimously Thursday to approve the massive loan to the Thruway Authority, which would be used to dismantle the current bridge and dredge the Hudson River, among other environmental improvements related to the $3.9 billion bridge replacement.
But the state Public Authorities Control Board still has to authorize the loan before it can be executed. State law requires unanimous approval from the board's three voting members, meaning either Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, D-Manhattan, or Sen. John DeFrancisco, R-Syracuse, could block the loan on their own.
Thruway Authority Executive Director Tom Madison addresses the editorial board during LoHud.com's Editorial Spotlight, March 15, 2012. ( Melissa Elian/The Journal News ) (Photo: Melissa Elian/The Journal News)
Neither DeFrancisco nor Silver has taken a position on the loan, but DeFrancisco has raised concerns about the project and Thursday said he's skeptical of how the state plans to pay for the new bridge. The state hasn't detailed the toll structure for the new bridge.
"To make an intelligent decision, you have to know the whole financing plan and there's no answer really given as to how to finance the rest of the Tappan Zee Bridge," DeFrancisco said. "I think this is an opportunity to raise that question: What's the total plan, and does this piece make sense as part of the total plan?"
The loan to the Thruway Authority, which owns the bridge connecting Westchester and Rockland counties across the Hudson River, would come from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund. The largely federally backed fund has traditionally been used to finance municipal sewer upgrades.
Environmental groups have criticized the plan, arguing the state isn't using the money for its intended use. The state Environmental Facilities Corp. has fired back, saying the loan complies with federal Clean Water Act because it will be used to improve the environment in the Hudson River, a national estuary.
On Wednesday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 Administrator Judith Enck questioned whether the state was properly using the loan fund.
State Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens, who also serves as chairman of the Environmental Facilities Corp., said the state has extensively studied the issue and believes the loan complies with federal law.
"Obviously, the board and staff did an extraordinary amount of due diligence to make sure that all of the projects are in fact eligible for Clean Water Act funding," Martens told reporters Thursday. "There was a lot of legal due diligence. We looked at every project individually."
The state Thruway Authority's board will have to formally approve the loan before it's sent to the Public Authorities Control Board, which is next scheduled to meet July 15. The Thruway Authority's next board meeting has not been scheduled.
A spokesman for Silver said his office would review the loan.
Assemblyman James Brennan, D-Brooklyn, who heads the Assembly's Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions, said there were "legitimate" public concerns about how high tolls would go on the new bridge and it was "completely inappropriate" to draw down on the federal funds to pay for the project.
"It should not be indirectly subsidized by money intended for municipal wastewater treatment," Brennan said Thursday.
Paul Gallay, president of Riverkeeper, said it was "premature" to discuss whether environmental groups would sue over the loan. He said he was hopeful the Public Authorities Control Board would not ultimately authorize it.
"The fact that they're taking (from a) Clean Water Act fund that has never been used in this way and going through all these somersaults to try to justify it clearly shows that they are desperate for funding for the Tappan Zee Bridge," Gallay said.
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How this national gay sports league is trying to safely operate during Covid, and provide needed relief to LGBT people
Varsity Gay League, which operates in 18 states and boasts an estimated 5,500 players per season, is trying to safely bring back some semblance of normalcy.
By Alex Reimer Aug 26, 2020, 9:21am PDT
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The Varsity Gay League runs in 18 cities, with an average of 5,500 players per season nationwide.
When Will Hackner and his friends organized their first game of Capture the Flag 13 years ago, they were looking for a reprieve from the monotony of Friday night drinkathons and Sunday Fundays. Now, as the Varsity Gay League has grown into a national behemoth that operates in 18 states, Hackner and his staff are looking to relieve LGBTQ people across the country from a far darker monotony: social isolation.
As the coronavirus pandemic rages into its sixth month, life is not close to normal for most Americans. The death toll is approaching 180,000 and more than 30 million people are unemployed. Schools remain shuttered; businesses are shut down; there are no gatherings of any kind. The extended isolation is creating a mental health crisis, with 26 percent of more than 5,400 randomly selected Americans in June indicating symptoms of anxiety disorder — up from 8 percent last year.
As we know, quarantining can be especially difficult for LGBTQ people. We are discouraged from seeing our chosen families and barred from meeting in our safe spaces — including the field or arena. Over the last two decades, LGBTQ recreational sports leagues have risen as popular alternatives to the chest-thumping nightclub scene, with tens of thousands of people participating. VGL is one of the larger national organizations, offering recreational leagues in cities ranging from Seattle to Providence. Based out of Los Angeles, it offers a variety of gym class favorites, including kickball and dodgeball. And it is insanely popular. Hackner estimates the league boasts an average of 5,500 players each season.
Every day, he says he's inundated with messages from members inquiring about the status of their hometown league. It provides him with the motivation to keep moving forward, and attempt to navigate the unfathomable logistics of trying to safely operate a national sports organization in the midst of a pandemic.
"For all of us, me included, what this organization has meant for so many people is their social life, their friends life, their dating life, their exercise, their habitual weekly ritual of socialization," Hackner told Outsports. "To deprive somebody of that who has built the backbone of their 9-5 Monday-Friday on this, it's hard. It's hard for so many people."
Of course, survival plays a role, too. Hackner has been running VGL full-time since 2012, when he encountered enough tragedy in three weeks to fill up a lifetime. In less than one month, he came down with a major illness, got laid off from his job, and watched his dad go through chemotherapy and become half-paralyzed in the process. Oh, and his mother and stepfather lost all of their money in a fraudulent scheme. On a pre-planned trip to Puerto Vallarta that was supposed to lift Hackner's spirits, one of his good friends broke his neck diving into the ocean, and needed spinal surgery.
With almost nothing left to lose, Hackner decided to dedicate himself full-time to VGL. It was his true passion, and he wanted to make himself happy. "'I need to focus on myself,'" Hackner says he remembers thinking. "'I have to start putting in me that I can survive. I survived this. What else can I survive?'"
Hackner started expanding VGL into new cities in 2014.
At the time, Hackner, who previously worked at Warner Bros., had no business background. He says he picked up strategy from watching episodes of "Shark Tank" and meeting with successful business professionals, absorbing their insight. It was a hard road. Hackner was working odd jobs to keep himself afloat, and starving off repeated inquiries from his mother, questioning how he was going to live on $16,000 per year. But he kept going. In 2014, VGL expanded into other cities in California, and the following year, they went out of state. To keep things running, Hackner says he has one full-time employee and 40-50 people working under 1099 contracts. One year, he took a full-time desk job, in addition to his work with VGL, and used his entire salary to pay his staff.
While VGL has never been more structured, it's also never faced a bigger challenge. This fall, Hackner says he expects leagues in at least seven cities to run, with the hope for several more. In recent months, Hackner has drafted a comprehensive Covid procedure handbook, utilizing protocols from the CDC and various local health counties. In kickball, for example, face coverings are required for all fielders and requested for base runners. The ball is sanitized after each time it comes into contact with players, and the use of dugouts is prohibited.
Dodgeball is running in select cities, too, though the game understandably looks very different. For starters, teams are capped at eight players, opposed to the usual 15 or 20. Balls are also removed from play and disinfected if they touch a player's face.
All players, of course, are asked to sanitize, hand-wash, and stay the hell home if they even feel the slightest scratch in their throat.
Originally, Hackner says he was "absolutely terrified" at the prospect of playing dodgeball. But with mounting evidence that Covid-19 is more likely to be transmitted through aerosols, and not surfaces, Hackner says he began to feel more comfortable with the idea — provided transmission rates are low enough in a particular area. In many cities, officials aren't even providing permits to recreational sports leagues.
"We have to be responsible to the community," Hackner said. "We can't say we're a community organization and then say, 'We're playing sports, idiots!' I can't do that."
Dodgeball is one of VGL's most popular offerings.
Where it's possible to play safely, Hackner says participation, though down from usual years, remains strong. People want to stay active, however they can.
"You can't even go to a movie theatre and feel comfortable. The bar scene is shuttered," Hackner said. "What VGL really stands for is something that's sorely lacking right now. For us, it's a great opportunity, but it's incredibly important to me we're doing it respectful of safety. Period."
Positivity is also currently lacking in this world. At their cores, LGBTQ sports leagues represent community and camaraderie. During the loneliest moments of quarantine, Hackner says even something as small as a Facebook post can propel his spirits.
"In the society and world that we live in, there's a lot of apathy, and constant churn and cancel and anger," Hackner said. "It's really nice to see something positive being shown on social media. It's nice to see something positive coming out of people's mouths. I would like to direct our attention towards something positive."


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Windows 8 Consumer Preview now available
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After the Developer Preview, launched earlier this year, and is available Consumer Preview version of Windows 8, you can download to test a prototype version of what will be the final version of Microsoft's new operating system.
Among the new options now includes Windows 8, include some aggregates that had commented to the passing of the months, but which were not included in the Developer version. For example, the Semantic Zoom: Semantic zooming is searching or moving between groups of applications or subgroups from the start, which is not all as there are more new features, which we show below in a summarized way. Continue reading "Windows 8 Consumer Preview now available"
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Get ready to plant seeds, harvest crops and run a tropical farm. Use the tools to plow and harvest faster, water your plants regularly. You should work hard to level up and unlock new seeds which will help you make more money. You can visit shop to hire employees, buy an irrigation system, a windmill, a light house or more boats. Let's turn your tropical farm into a successful business and get the golden idol!


eBay This 1955 Studebaker President State Coupe was purchased a year ago. I bought the car with intentions of restoring it and taking it to the next level. I am a plaintiff in a court case and lawyers are expensive, so I am selling this car out of my collection. .
The car comes with some extra parts as shown, the Studebaker production order (the cars birth certificate) which gives all the original options and colors of the car. It was originally coral and black. There is a box with dozens and dozens of invoices of work done to the car, totaling thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars. My title says previously titled in New Mexico, not been a Wisconsin car it's whole life.
The trunk deck lid and hood needs some new springs on it, so they close properly. The car has blue interior ( I know why) instead of black, which would look way better. Prior owner chose blue for whatever reason, you can order a complete interior through Southeast Studebaker, seats, headliner, door cards, the whole works, they have package deals. Chrome is all there, but needs buffing, and re-chroming of parts. I know, those are 63 hubcaps, I did not have the 53-55 look caps, they did not come with car, so these are better than nothing. Good tires.
Overall the car starts, runs, shifts, drives and stops, a running project, power window on passenger side does not go up all the way.
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Q: C# Regex extract certain digits from a number I am trying to extract the digits from 10:131186; and get 10131186 without the : and ;.
What is the Regex pattern I need to create?
var input = "10:131186;";
string pattern = ":(.*);";
Match m = Regex.Match(input, pattern);
Console.WriteLine(m.Value);

With the above code, I am getting :131186; instead of 10121186.

A: Why you need to use Regex. It's slower than using string.Replace method
string input = "10:131186;";
input = input.Replace(":", "");
input = input.Replace(";", "");
Console.WriteLine(input);

A: You can try using Regex.Replace:
var input = "10:131186;";
string pattern = @"(\d+):(\d+);";
string res = Regex.Replace(input, pattern, "$1$2");
Console.WriteLine(res);

and you can also use Split with Join:
var input = "10:131186;";
Console.WriteLine(string.Join("", input.Split (new char[] { ':', ';' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)));

A: Please try this..
        string input = "10:131186;";
        input = input.Replace(":", String.Empty).Replace(";", string.Empty);

A: Just print the group index 1.
var input = "10:131186;";
string pattern = ":(.*);";
Match m = Regex.Match(input, pattern);
Console.WriteLine(m.Value[1]);

or use assertions.
var input = "10:131186;";
string pattern = "(?<=:).*?(?=;)";
Match m = Regex.Match(input, pattern);
Console.WriteLine(m.Value);

A: You could use the pattern \\d+ to match digits in the string and concatenate them into a single string.
using System;
using System.Text;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;

public class Program
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        string input = "10:131186;";
        MatchCollection mCol = Regex.Matches(input, "\\d+");

        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        foreach (Match m in mCol)
        {
            sb.Append(m.Value);
        }

        Console.WriteLine(sb);
    }
}

Results:
10131186

Demo


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Q: Force a broader type for optional argument with more restrictive default value Is there a way to make optional argument f flexible enough to have type 'a -> 'b, yet still make it default to identity, given that identity has type 'a -> 'a?
An earlier question begins by stating my question, exactly:

I want to define a function that accepts an optional argument which is
  a function ('a -> 'b). The default value should be the identity, which
  is actually ('a -> 'a), but i see no reason why it should not be
  compatible with the more general ('a -> 'b).

However, the question then includes an example that exemplifies a narrower problem.  The answers to that question respond to the narrower problem.  Here is a simplistic illustration of the general issue:
# let g1 ~f x = f x;;
val g1 : f:('a -> 'b) -> 'a -> 'b = <fun>

OK, that's the type I want.  But I'd like to f to default to an identity function. That should be possible, since identity has type 'a -> 'b where 'b is 'a.  But it doesn't work:
# let g2 ?(f=identity) x = f x;;
val g2 : ?f:('a -> 'a) -> 'a -> 'a = <fun>

Adding a type specification on identity doesn't help:
# let g3 ?(f=(identity:'a -> 'b)) x = f x;;
val g3 : ?f:('b -> 'b) -> 'b -> 'b = <fun>

EDIT: After I posted this question, I discovered this question, which really is a very close duplicate of my question.  So mark my question as a duplicate if you want.  However, the answers to that question imply that there is no good use for what I want to do, and that's not true.  Here are details:
The actual use case is a function that selects some elements from a list.  The optional f argument allows one to extract a bit of data from each element and use that data to decide whether to include that particular list element in the result.  When elements are selected by the whole element, f should be identity.  The actual function I'm trying to define is for lazy lists. Here's a simplified version for lists, with L as an alias for List:
let select ?(accessor=identity) keys vals =
  let rec sel ks vs =
    if ks = [] || vs = [] then []
    else let k, v = L.hd ks, L.hd vs in
         let v_key = accessor v in
         if k = v_key then v::(sel (L.tl ks) (L.tl vs))
         else if k > v_key then sel ks (L.tl vs) (* let vs catch up *)
         else sel (L.tl ks) vs                   (* let ks catch up *)
  in sel keys vals

Simple use:
# let vs = Batteries.List.range 1 `To 100;;
# let ks = [4; 10];;
# select ks vs;;
- : int list = [4; 10]

The more general use is when elements of ks are, say, records with a key field that's an integer.  Then the accessor function would map from the record type to int.
(Yes, I know that the use of hd and tl is a bit unusual.  It translates into the lazy list context better.)

A: OCaml simply does not support this. You cannot write a function with a type that is refined depending on whether an optional argument has been passed.
Unlike some the answers in the linked question, I agree that this is a reasonable thing to want to do. Indeed, typing things like Common Lisp's sequence functions (with :key and :test) seems to require something like this. However, OCaml is not a language in which it can be done.
The most reasonable approach is probably to write two functions, one of which takes an accessor as non-optional argument, and the other which supplies identity as that argument:
let g f x = f x

let g_default x = g identity x

This is only a little clumsy, and you do not need to implement the logic in g twice. However, applying this approach to combinations of more than one optional argument will become ugly.

A: I think the way to look at this is to imagine what type your function would have. You seem to be asking for this type:
?f:('a -> 'b) -> 'a -> 'b

However, this doesn't capture the idea that when you leave out the optional parameter, the type reverts to 'a -> 'a.
Instead, what this type says is that if you leave out the optional parameter, you have a function of type 'a -> 'b. But there is no well-formed function of type 'a -> 'b. This can only be the type of a function that never returns (or similar).
My take on this is that the OCaml type system can't represent the function you want, even though it does make sense.

A: I found your question while I was asking myself the exact same question and I found a solution that is a bit dirty but yet working:
You can't do it on the function level but on the result one:
external identity : 'a -> 'b = "%identity"

let to_array ?(f = identity) s = Array.init (String.length s) (fun i -> f s.[i])

And then when you use it without any argument:
let c : char array = to_array "abc";;
val c : char array = [|'a'; 'b'; 'c'|]

Obviously, this can lead to some really bad behaviour:
# let c : string array = to_array "abc";;

Process OCaml segmentation fault

So I wouldn't advise doing it but it's not impossible


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Since the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, vast numbers of ships have used this passage, as the main route from Europe to Asia. The proximity of Shaab Abu Nuhas to the shipping lanes, and also its exposed northerly aspect, has meant that this reef has claimed more ships than any other in the Red Sea.
This wreck graveyard is situated 3 hours north of Hurghada with at least four complete wrecks lie in Shaab Abu Nuhas which are the Giannis D, the Carnatic, the Chrisoula K, and Kimon M. Each of those main wrecks along with other adrift ones has a story to tell about its own drowning with some more dramatic than others. While each of them has something unique and special about them, all share a stunning underwater beauty that should not be missed by any diver bound for the Red Sea. We are glad to serve our guests with this special trip upon request.
To summarize, Abu Nuhas wrecks is ironic in a way because while unrelated to each other, they have sunk within few hundred meters of eachother. So, if you are a wreck lover, you should definitely check out this site…
At the front of the Wreck, the seabed at the base of the Reef is between 25-27m. The hole in the port side is at 17m from where everything gets gradually deeper until one reaches the stern where the seabed is at 32m.
The most famous wrecks are:
Chrisula K:
She met her fate when she hit the reefs of Abu Nuhas on 31 August 1981 while in rout to Jadda, Saudi Arabia carrying cargo of tiles. This wreck has cracks and holes everywhere that allows you to see the light rays passing through making it beautiful for filming. You may also enter from any direction as it has big opening through the rear as well as the bow which positioned only five meters under water. The tiles that was caried remain intact which gives a realistic flavor to a life ship.
Giannis D:
This ship angled in the water in a way that ranges between 4 meters and 24 meters from beginning to end. It was sunk in April 1983 with another cargo of Timber. The middle of the ship is all broken up but the stern of the ship still intact. The front portion grown with life corals and became the home to many creature. The engine room is quite spacious and you can maneuvor inside easily.
Carnatic:
This is a beautiful ship and the oldest among the rest of its sunken peers. It is absolutely magnificent to look at. It was built in 1862 as a steam ship and operated as cargo and passengers' vessel for few years before meeting its fate on September 1869 due to a strong current that throw her over the reefs of Abu Nuhas. Among the cargo were cotton, wine, and 40 thousand pounds of gold yet to be fully recovered. This wreck is also the deepest as it lays between 16 and 27 meters of depth. So, Advanced divers may find this very appealing to explore.
Kimon M:
In December 1978, the Kimon M loaded 4,500 tons of bagged Lentils in the Turkish port of Iskenderun. On completion, the hatches were battened down and the ship prepared for the long journey to Bombay. It took just over two days for the Kimon M to reach Port Said and about the same time again to reach Suez. From here, the Captain had to navigate the narrow confines of the more hazardous upper reaches of the Straits of Suez and for two days he spent most of his time on the bridge – giving his personal attention to every detail of bringing his vessel safely into the Red Sea.
It is not known which wreck the Kimon M claims to have hit prior to grounding. This was almost 3 years before the Chrisoula K would go aground, but other ships are known to have grounded here and then been successfully refloated. Perhaps, one such grounded vessel gave the impression of being in deep water and the Kimon M simply meant to go around her? More importantly, of course, the position given by Lloyds puts the Kimon M right where she is still found to this day.
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Moving Boundaries: The New Alliance Between the Human Sciences and Architecture
By Mark Alan Hewitt
There are few moments in one's life that rise to the level of unforgettable experiences. Marriage is one, the birth of a child another. I wrote about a wonderful singing performance on New York's High Line a few years ago that struck me as indelible and worth telling my grandchildren about. For an architect, meeting a favorite widely known, "famous" designer might qualify. (I never met Lou Kahn, though I did hear him lecture once.)
Two weeks ago I returned from a conference of architects, scientists, planners, medical professionals, and psychologists that will remain one of the truly profound experiences of my life. Before going I anticipated a memorable event, but I have attended many conferences that proved less than memorable once the microphones were turned off. If participants present their research in order to gain notoriety or impress colleagues, there may be advances in knowledge but not necessarily movements in beliefs, opinions, and world views. So it's rare when a disparate group of experts on several subjects comes together to form a community of like-minded activists who want to improve the world for all people, not just a chosen few. Moving Boundaries 2022 created such a community.
I have written about the new alliance between the human sciences and architecture in several pieces for Common Edge, so readers will understand my enthusiasm. A few writers there have taken issue with the notion that beauty and humanistic values are legitimate issues in a world where climate change, war, inequality and urban decay are in the headlines every week. I differ with such Malthusian, reductionist notions of human progress, and am far more optimistic about the future of our species than many in our profession. Not surprisingly, so are many in the human sciences who refuse to buckle under the heel of our technocratic, late-capitalist, blithely materialist society.
There are usually two kinds of criticism leveled at the social and cognitive scientists who study the built environment and firms that purport to use their research. One is that "human factors" are no different than other design considerations that influence how architects think about their designs. Alas, that may have been the case during the early 20th century, but today the most published architects of my generation do not have humans in their formulas for creating "significant new form." They have only a compulsion to make massive sculptures and tortured interior spaces that critics and developers will see as innovative. The other common complaint, even from socially progressive thinkers, is that "architectural determinism" used ideas from behaviorism and Pavlovian conditioning to socially engineer buildings during the 1950s and 1960s, with disastrous results. History shows that this was not only bad policy based on modernist ideologies from the 1920s, but also bad science. Changing moral and ethical behavior with four walls and a façade is impossible using any kind of science, but that does not mean buildings and landscapes do not influence how people act. All organisms shape and are shaped by their environments, and science has advanced significantly from the 1960s and 1970s to prove that fact.
Almost 100 participants from all over the world assembled on July 21 in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, to begin two weeks of dialogue about issues that concern all designers and stewards of our built environment. The list of participants is available here, so I won't mention particular individuals in this brief report. The impact of such a diverse gathering of world-renowned intellectuals, scientists, and artists will be obvious once the results of the conference are disseminated in publications and videos.
The organizers of the conference were Sergei Gepshtein, a neuroscientist at the Salk Institute and the University of Southern California, and Tatiana Berger, a professor of architecture and urbanism, architect, entrepreneur, and founder at Moving Boundaries Collaborative. Both were astoundingly effective in bringing so many great minds together during a challenging time in the world, and when travel was difficult for all involved. A neuroscientist and an architect who shared a passion for the subject of architecture and neuroscience, the melding of disciplines, created one of the most powerful alliances of scientists and designers ever assembled. They deserve our gratitude and admiration. All who attended the conference are in their debt.
Though many of the participants were leaders and members of the Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture, an organization founded 20 years ago in San Diego, the majority of the participants had no affiliation with each other except shared interests and values. There were young architects and researchers in their 20s and early 30s, midcareer landscape architects, interior designers, design professors in several disciplines, and senior scientists and principals in architectural firms throughout Europe, South American, North America, and Asia/Pacific nations. The generational mix was essential, as older, experienced people had a chance to mentor their younger colleagues in breakout sessions and workshops. And, although most of the "faculty" were well-established and well-known in their fields, and there were fewer women than desirable on the podium, the distinction between "students" and "faculty" broke down so that real sharing was possible outside of the lecture theater during each day and evening.
The program covered four large topics: The Phenomenon of Place, The Dynamics of Experience, The World of the Senses, and Perception and Emotion. There was coordination in the lectures following faculty planning sessions, so subjects overlapped in a way that gave participants a chance to synthesize as they learned. The first topic on place was a fitting baseline for all that followed, although the lectures there were largely tied to philosophy. Once cognitive neuroscience and wayfinding entered the discussion the debate was lively, with some architects disagreeing with brain researchers on how place could be described in precise, neurological terms. That issue will no doubt take years to sort out, but this was a beginning.
The word "dynamics" has many meanings, but in the context of environmental awareness and perception, it is critical. Humans are active perceivers of the world that surrounds their bodies, and elements of the space around them engage their senses in various ways. "Embodied cognition" is now a settled theory in cognitive science, and many architects have embraced it to explain how buildings and landscapes engage our imagination. In fact, there is significant evidence that we have several fields of perceptual awareness surrounding our bodies that link us to objects at several scales as we move about. The so-called "sixth sense" or "eyes in the back of our heads" isn't just a myth—there are more than just five senses, and less than 100, as one scientist put it in Santiago.
Of course, great architects such as Alvar Aalto, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Luis Barragán were acutely aware of these things, and their buildings constantly engage all of our senses as we move around and through them. The world of the senses is really the world of architecture and environmental design if we understand them as our predecessors did, for millennia. The myopia that has infected our starchitects and academics during the past three decades has simply blinded us to the truth, and that truth is now emerging from the human sciences, and among a group of enlightened designers who follow new discoveries.
When the course moved on to the Casa da Arquitectura in Matosinhos, near Porto, Portugal, the workshops and lectures focused more acutely on how perception can be tuned to inform the design process. Participants were given more concrete methodologies and study tools that might guide their own work, in its particular contexts throughout the world. Though all of the research was in its preliminary stages, many in the group were convinced that science would provide some clear directions for improving the built environment in the coming decade. There were successful case studies affecting the lives of Alzheimer's patients, elementary school children, elderly people, and residents of public housing. Experiments on the aesthetics of painting, sculpture, and elements of proportion are also underway in laboratories throughout the globe. Many involve the measuring of emotional and physical responses to art, buildings, and landscape.
The idea that some "boundaries" between the human sciences, architecture, urbanism, object design, and digital design could be moved closer together was implicit in the goals of the course, and perhaps a few who attended doubted that this would be possible. The vast majority who left Porto in August felt deep down that their own beliefs had changed, and that indeed boundaries limiting communication between science and design had shifted, providing hope and active enthusiasm for a reform in our beleaguered professions. A website and continuing programs will be available to the general public in the coming months.
Featured image: Moving Boundaries participants in Santiago de Compostela at the Contemporary Art Museum. Photo: Alisa Marina Laengle.
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Mark Alan Hewitt is an architect, historian and preservationist who lives in Sutton, New Hampshire. He taught for many years in American architecture schools, and also lectured in Art History at Rutgers University. His latest book, Draw In Order To See, was published by ORO Editions in 2020. He is working on a study of the architects of the Philadelphia School, and is active in the Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture. He is an AIA Fellow.