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Bob Keyes
Bob Keyes has written about the arts in Maine since 2002. He's never been much an artist himself, other than singing in junior high school chorus and acting in a few musicals. But he's attended museums, theaters, clubs and concert halls all his life, and cites Bob Dylan as most influential artist of any kind since Picasso. He lives in Berwick.
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Gardiner printmaker uses lobster claws to talk politics
Written by: Bob Keyes
"Ad Nauseum" Photos courtesy of Monkitree
GARDINER — Frustrated with the direction of the country and the willingness of politicians and their minions to shade facts to fit their versions of the truth, printmaker Scott Minzy spent a lot of time this past winter in his studio making prints that were full of anger, but ultimately felt too dark to show.
"They were cathartic, but I just wasn't happy with the work," he said. "It wasn't me, and it wasn't my style, so I had to search for a new way to tell it."
The process of working through his frustration led to new body of work, "Deadweight," that Minzy is showing through Nov. 25 at Monkitree in Gardiner.
Minzy has created oddly dramatic black and white prints, mostly linocuts, of mutated lobster claws, huge and grotesque and resembling deep-water aliens. Lobsters and lighthouses are two subjects he always vowed to avoid, but these lobster claws presented themselves as a conflagration of his frustration with the political climate and mood of the country.
"Ad Hominem," by Scott Minzy.
He arrived at the idea in a roundabout manner after reading a children's book to his child that described a lobsterman plugging a lobster's crusher claw with a wooden peg while leaving the pincer claw free. That's how fishermen rendered the lobsters less dangerous before switching to rubber bands on both claws in the 1980s, which bound the lobsters completely and left them defenseless.
The 1980s also was the time when the Reagan administration repealed the Fairness Doctrine, which required broadcasters to devote airtime to issues of public interest and to do so in a fair and balanced way.
Ditching the doctrine led to intellectual isolationism and, over time, "a type of polarized mutation that valued force over ideas and ideology over fact." In his work, Minzy's lobster claws, after being bound by decades of circular reasoning, have begun to mutate.
Rubber bands and the Fairness Doctrine may be linked only by the coincidence of timing, but they come together in Minzy's work as an expression of his frustration with the level of discourse in the country. As citizens, we're just as defenseless as the lobsters, bound by the rhetoric of the times and bursting to break free.
"With the lobster plug, it's barbaric and it hurts a little, but you have your scissors claw to protect yourself. With the Fairness Doctrine, you had to face your opponents, and things couldn't get out of control," he said. "Now the lobsters are all bound up, and we're all hardened in our ideas, and we can't see other people's opinions."
Minzy, 46, teaches art at Erskine Academy in South China. He lives in Pittston and has a press in downtown Gardiner at Artdogs Studios, where he is part of a burgeoning community of painters, jewelers and illustrators, as well as galleries. "There is this really neat confluence of old Gardiner and new Gardiner happening now, and it's a really fun place to have a studio. There are a lot of people working tirelessly to make it work," he said.
WHAT: "Deadweight" by Scott Minzy
WHERE: Monkitree, 263 Water St., Gardiner
WHEN: On view through Nov. 25; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
INFO: 512-4679, monkitree.com
Up Next: Watercolors by late New York artist Leo Rabkin on display at his Portland foundation

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Q: use of native html elements vs css I am working on some legacy PHP code that holds a ton of in-line styling, one of our objectives is to leverage CSS so the code will be cleaner. One thing that got me thinking is the use of native html elements VS the use of CSS, such as bold and italics.
For example,
this is foo

Or in css
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this is foo

While these two do the same thing, which one do you guys prefer and why?

A: Always use HTML tags when they can add meaning, structure, or semantics to your content. If you want to write the sentence I love cheese (where the word "love" should carry particular emphasis), the  tag is the correct choice. CSS is absolutely not an acceptable solution.
Always use CSS when you are changing the visual appearance of your page. The title heading on your page is a
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 (end of story), but you can make it bold or not, big or not, purple or not using CSS.
A good acid test is to imagine how a screen reader will interpret your page. If you view the page without any stylesheets attached, it should ideally show your content in a linear, minimal fashion, that is in fact quite ugly, but that conveys all the content you wanted to include on the page.

A: I think you're looking at a false dichotomy,  or .bold. Given the choice between these two, I'd probably choose stylised spans over use of the  tag, but that's purely to divorce presentation from mark-up.
There is, though, the strong tag, which is more semantic than the use of span.bold, and less purely-presentational than b, although it does, obviously, imply a presentational choice. This is my preferred choice over-all.

A: Instead of using bold (or span class=bold for that matter), you probably should consider the semantics of what you want. Is the text important? Use strong or em (emphasis). This helps on things like search engine visibility as well.
You should choose the tag based on semantics - afterall, CSS can be used to style them to look like anything.

A: W3C recommends keeping your HTML as semantic as possible. So you should use ,  and other HTML tags instead of various s with classes on them.
As a matter of fact you could have all your HTML code with just
s, but that doesn't mean you should do it.
As for ,  and other tags with no meaning, you should discontinue them.

A: IMHO, CSS is the way to go.
Reasons :
1 - You should not mix your styling code with your content.
2 - Easier to customize/change your final representation in required, or can represent them differently using different css.
3 - Separation of responsibilities in terms of who maintains what

A: I prefer using the span because it is infinitely stylable. The bold tag is always bold unless you override it, and then it's useless anyway.

A: Semantically, you should use html to describe the emphasis used here. The  is obsoleted and  should be implemented to describe the text. In addition, the css should reflect the styling for the selector:
strong { font-size: whatever; }

this is foo

A: There are stuff like bold letters that I prefer to still leverage to html, SEO mainly. But if you combine more than one stile i.e. Bold and Italic it would be good to have an style called accent maybe. But trying to keep style out of html would make you happy (Less stuff to maintain) and your users happy (less code to transfer, they would access slim pages).

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40th Anniversary Expanded Digital Edition Of Ozzy Osbourne's Landmark Debut Album 'Blizzard Of Ozz' Due Out This Friday
All That Shreds Magazine September 15, 2020 1 Comment Ozzy Osbourne
OZZY OSBOURNE kicked off 2020 with his critically acclaimed #1 rock album ORDINARY MAN–his first new solo album in ten years–and a planned return to the road. And then came the pandemic. Now, fans of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy®-winning singer and songwriter can enjoy a variety of projects celebrating his legacy this fall. First up was the September 7 premiere of A&E Network's "Biography: The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne." He'll also wrap the year by releasing the 40th anniversary expanded digital edition of his landmark debut album BLIZZARD OF OZZ and digital versions of two classic long-form videos, LIVE & LOUD, and LIVE AT BUDOKAN.
Initially released on September 20, 1980, in the UK, BLIZZARD OF OZZ marked OZZY's debut studio album (following his departure from Black Sabbath); the expanded digital 40th-anniversary edition is set for release September 18 on Sony/Legacy. The new package includes OZZY hits: "Crazy Train," which will hit certified 5x platinum status to coincide with its September release date; the gold-certified (in four countries) "Mr. Crowley" (both of which feature Randy Rhoads on guitar); along with "Suicide Solution," plus live versions of seven tracks that are currently unavailable digitally. The record was ultimately certified 5x platinum and was ranked #9 on Rolling Stone's list of "100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time" in the U.S.; platinum (or multi-platinum) in another 12 countries and gold in an additional 13 countries. BLIZZARD OF OZZ was the first of two studio albums recorded with guitarist Randy Rhoads. The album's "Crazy Train" went on to become one of OSBOURNE's signature tracks; the song has also become one of the most played sports anthems frequently heard at NFL, NBA, MLB & NHL games. It peaked at #9 on Billboard's Top Tracks chart upon release–and in 2009, the song achieved a 5× platinum certification. The live tracks–"I Don't Know," "Crazy Train," "Mr. Crowley," "Revelation (Mother Earth)," "Steal Away (The Night)" and"Suicide Solution"–were recorded on the "Blizzard of Ozz" tour and were previously found only in the BLIZZARD OF OZZ/DIARY OF A MADMAN 30th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set. "You Said It All" (live) was originally found on the 1980 MR CROWLEY live EP, recorded in 1980 at the Gaumont Theater, Southampton, UK and was also not previously available digitally.
Next up are two digital releases of two classic OZZY video releases: LIVE & LOUD and LIVE AT BUDOKAN. The "LIVE & LOUD" home video–originally released on June 28, 1993–was issued alongside the CD. The collection is a compilation of live footage from several shows rather than a single concert. The "LIVE & LOUD" DVD includes guest appearances from OZZY's Black Sabbath bandmates (Geezer Butler, bass, Bill Ward, drums and Tony Iommi, guitar), along with his own band from that era (Michael Inez, bass; Randy Castillo, drums; Zakk Wylde, guitar; and Kevin Jones, keyboards). The "LIVE AT BUDOKAN" DVD–released June 25, 2002–was shot earlier that year as part of the 2002 world tour. It features the song "Suicide Solution" and Zakk Wylde's accompanying guitar solo. Running in excess of 13 minutes, this track was cut from the CD version because of time restraints. OZZY is backed by his 2002 touring band on "LIVE AT BUDOKAN" DVD: Zakk Wylde, guitars; Robert Trujillo, bass; Mike Bordin, drums; and John Sinclair, keyboards.
Meanwhile, earlier this month, A&E Network debuted "Biography: The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne" which delves into the many lives and incredible career of the man who has personified rock and roll rebellion for decades. "Biography: The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne" traces OZZY's life from his childhood in poverty and time in prison to fronting the iconic Black Sabbath and a successful solo career, to one of rock's elder statesman and a loveable 21st-century television dad. The two-hour documentary explores how OZZY has continually reinvented himself and his career to propel himself toward greater success. As the Grammy-winning artist turns 70, he reflects on the intimate details of his successes, failures, and his unique ability for survival and perseverance–including never-before-seen interviews about his recent Parkinson's diagnosis. The documentary, a selection of the 2020 SXSW Film Festival, also features interviews with Sharon, Kelly and Jack Osbourne as well as friends and fellow musicians including Rick Rubin, Ice-T, Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, Jonathan Davis, Post Malone, and more. Watch a clip here.
Earlier this year, OZZY's ORDINARY MAN album–released in February–marked his first new solo music in almost 10 years. It was the #1 rock album in the world, topping multiple charts in its triumphant first week of release. Worldwide, ORDINARY MAN entered the charts in the Top Ten in seven countries making it the highest-charting album of OZZY's career. Recorded in Los Angeles, the album features producer Andrew Watt on guitars, Duff McKagan (Guns N' Roses) on bass, and Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers) on drums. Beyond the core band, ORDINARY MAN features a whos-who of OZZY friends and collaborators including Elton John, Slash, Post Malone, and Tom Morello.
The 40th-anniversary edition of BLIZZARD OF OZZ tracklisting is as follows:
Goodbye to Romance
Suicide Solution
Mr. Crowley
No Bone Movies
Revelation (Mother Earth)
Steal Away (The Night)
You Looking at Me, Looking at You (current bonus track – originally the b-side to "Crazy Train")
Goodbye to Romance [2010 Guitar & Vocal Mix] (current bonus track)
RR [Outtake from "Blizzard Of Ozz" Sessions] (current bonus track)
New bonus tracks (never before available):
I Don't Know – from Ozzy Live
Crazy Train – from Ozzy Live
Mr. Crowley – from Ozzy Live
Revelation (Mother Earth) – from Ozzy Live
Steal Away (The Night) – from Ozzy Live
Suicide Solution – from Ozzy Live
You Said It All (live) – from Mr Crowley EP
The "Live & Loud" DVD track list is as follows:
Flying High Again
Miracle Man
Mama, I'm Coming Home
The "Live at Budokan" DVD track listing is as follows:
"That I Never Had"
"Gets Me Through"
"Suicide Solution" (Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley)
Encores: "Bark at the Moon" and "Paranoid"
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THE two great musicians from Uriah Heep Bob/ LEE….BASS & DRUMS …NOT TOMMY AND RUDY played on Blizzard Never getting the credit that they deserve even after all these years ?Did"nt Sharon , who worked with her brother David for her Father s label become estranged from her father, DON , when she hooked up with MR.OSBOURNE ?Why
did I have a copy (UK ) JET RE CORDS version with them getting a US record deal ?Never hear about any of this in THEIR NEW DOC ?
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Having toured extensively since releasing his album Love earlier this year via Sacred Bones, Amen Dunes shares the new video for album standout track, Splits Are Parted.
Amen Dunes is set to embark on a run of EU tour dates this autumn which includes a show at the Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia on September 26.
In the words of Amen Dunes himself, aka, Damon McMahon Splits Are Parted is: "…a song about always leaving and always looking back".
Having received an outstanding reaction from the UK press for his new album Mean Love over the last few weeks, Sinkane is continuing the celebration. He recently revealed his first official video from the record and confirmed more live dates for November.
The director further notes: "I love Sinkane's music because it's vividly original. How We Be is especially that and I wanted to express the joy of listening to that song for the first time. Ahmed and I talked about making a dance portrait that plays around with time – moving backwards, forwards, at high speed, in slow motion. We wanted to fill the video with all kinds of movement.
After his current European tour, Sinkane continues intensive across the US before returning to Europe in November. He will be playing shows across the UK (to be announced), leading into a show at London's Oslo on December 1.
After his performance at End of the Road Festival last weekend and headline show at London's Oslo this coming Monday, you can now watch Chad VanGaalen's animated directorial creation for Monster, the official video from Shrink Dust, his critically acclaimed fifth album.
The video is a suitably psychedelic affair featuring, of course, all sorts of monsters.
Chad VanGaalen's previously announced European tour in support of Shrink Dust, kicked off this Sunday August 31 in North Dorset, UK at End of the Road Festival and ends on September 15 in Tilburg, NL at Incubate.
Shrink Dust has earned Chad VanGaalen some of the best reviews of his career with praise from the likes of Magnet, Pitchfork, Consequence of Sound, BLURT, FILTER, NME, Loud & Quiet, Exclaim, Relix, NOW, Music OMH and more. At radio, Shrink Dust spent three weeks in top 10 on the CMJ albums chart.
Recently, Chad VanGaalen visited KEXP for a wonderful & hilarious performance in support of Shrink Dust. You can also listen to Chad VanGaalen: A Beginners Guide, a collection of his songs from over the years, thoughtfully prepared by the employees of Sub Pop, label mates and friends.
Chad VanGaalen's Shrink Dust is now available on CD/LP /DL in the U.S. and Europe via Sub Pop. The album is also available in Canada via Flemish Eye. Shrink Dust, featuring the songs Where Are You? and Monster was produced by VanGaalen at his Yoko Eno home studio in Calgary, Alberta.
With the release of his inspired and eclectic new album Mean Love being tomorrow, Sinkane reveals another new cut and confirms new London shows, including a Rough Trade East instore on Sept 1 and a second London headline show.
In addition to the free album launch show at The Shacklewell Arms on Sept 12, Sinkane will play at London's Oslo on Dec 1 with a full UK tour soon to be added.
You can listen to the latest cut, New Name here.
Melodically beat-driven and meditatively lyrical, Sinkane's Mean Love rolls like an emotional, existential history of the artist. Ahmed Gallab has created an altogether unique compound of sound, stylistically nostalgic and ultramodern at the same time.
From Gallab's childhood in Sudan there is a Pan-African influence of popular Sudanese music and haqibah as well as distinct horn and synth arrangements more common to East Africa. This background merges with the lessons learned from Ahmed's stints with obsessive craftsmen such as Caribou, Yeasayer and Of Montreal and especially the monumental task he underwent as musical director of ATOMIC BOMB! The Music of William Onyeabor.
Gallab excavated and arranged a treasure trove of lost classics from the West African synth-pioneer to put together a now legendary series of performances. Alongside his band-mates in Sinkane (jaytram on drums, Ish Montgomery on bass, Jonny Lam on guitar), he also brought on guests Damon Albarn, David Byrne, The Lijadu Sisters, Money Mark and members of Hot Chip, LCD Soundsystem, The Rapture and Blood Orange.
The experiences from this on-going endeavour contribute to the collective feel of the record and attest to his uncanny ability to embrace and assemble a huge history as pure and generous modern-musical expressions. Employing the architecture of pop and a forward-thinking approach to its classic instrumentation, the vibes of Sinkane's deep-groove past remain intact, in full force.
There are doses of West African funk slow-burners, a noir blaxploitation cool and a more afro-centric Curtis Mayfield is present, specifically in album standout Hold Tight. A surprising country soul rising is detectable in the title track Mean Love and also in the hauntingly beautiful slide guitar work of Galley Boys a la such soul heavyweights as James Carr and Solomun Burke.
Mean Love will be released September 1 internationally on City Slang (and on DFA Records in North America).
Look for Sinkane on tour this fall as the band embarks on a run of dates in the EU in September and a nationwide tour of the US in October.


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A Legislative and Corporate History
From the Files of Bill N. Muster
and Richard C. Simonton
America's late 1960s and early 1970s were filled with conflict. The nation was at war, the youth rebelled, and a sometimes-violent spirit of reform pervaded. Moral codes were challenged and a sense of reckless rebellion cut across generations, races, and gender lines.
American legislators were faced with many significant challenges. They had to consider and deal with issues ranging from Earth Day to the voting age; from the war in Vietnam to civil rights. These major issues created a dramatic backdrop for the struggle to save an old steamboat, the Delta Queen.
The main characters were taken from the culture and times America faced: Betty Blake--A mini-skirted Kentucky belle with patent-leather boots and love beads, whose background as a senator's daughter was her flower power to deal with the heavies in Washington; and Bill Muster—a sixties-era Hollywood businessman who called people "cool cats" and used his marketing skills to promote the Delta Queen as a Historic National Landmark.
Because of the energy produced in the Greene Line Steamers' P.R. office, hundreds of thousands of Americans found a common cause in saving the Delta Queen. Senators and congressmen rallied behind the boat to gain the support of their constituents and found relief from more worldly matters of the times.
A Personal Connection with the D.Q.
The Delta Queen became part of my life when I was 10. I made several visits to ride the boat, but the main memory is of my dad, who constantly traveled to Cincinnati, New Orleans, and Washington, D.C. He would come home with exciting stories about how things were going in the campaign to save the boat.
A lot of strange things happened to our family in connection with the boat. In the late 60s, a self-proclaimed witch cursed my dad and the other Greene Line Steamer executives when they asked her to leave the boat. I remember my dad reading a few books on witchcraft because he was worried about the power of superstition.
In the 1970s a strongman gave my father a choice between accepting a new union on the boat or a concrete overcoat and swim in the river. I'm not sure how much it upset him, but because I was a child at the time, I was very frightened.
In 1970 when the Delta Queen was on the CBS network news, I held the phone receiver to the television so my dad could hear the show from an airport telephone.
The drama to save the steamboat is more than just interesting to me. The events of 1970 changed my life forever. Along with the turmoil in my own life (I was fourteen) and my parents' divorce, I was all too aware of my dad's run-in with a dishonest congressman who sent his assistant to ask my father for a $5,000 bribe to get the boat the exemption it needed. Instead of paying the bribe, my dad and Betty Blake led a quarter-million Americans to sign petitions and write letters on behalf of the boat. Many of my core values formed because I observed the steamboat company save a national landmark the right way - through popular opinion and hard work.
I also got my first lessons in Women's Studies from my association with the Delta Queen. The boat's history includes several outstanding women who became my role models. The most famous (and the only one i never met) is Mary B. Greene, the matriarch of Greene Line Steamers. (click here for more about Mary Greene). Then there was Leitha Greene, widow of Tom Greene and president of Greene Line Steamers in the 1950s, and Rep. Leonore Sullivan, the zesty Missouri Congresswoman who championed the Delta Queen's cause. Particularly significant is the story of Betty Blake, the powerhouse executive credited with saving the boat. Her contribution to the travel industry led the Society for American Travel Writers to present her with the Connie Award. She charmed all who she met with her Southern hospitality. In fact she was so respected by the crew of the Delta Queen that she was nicknamed "Captain Betty." I remember Betty Blake with her 100-foot long petition to save the Delta Queen unfurled on the steps of the Capitol Building. She was practically like my stepmother and I had the good fortune of spending a lot of time with her over many years.
In June 1986 my dad learned he had terminal cancer, which eventually took his life two and a half years later. One of the last things we did together as a family was to assemble these documents from his vast collection of files from those years. We listed the most important documents in an index. His papers, along with this index, are on file at the Cincinnati Historical Society (and at this website). The history of the Delta Queen is very dear to me and I hope that others will draw inspiration from learning about it.
When my dad and I put together his papers, I was fascinated with the correspondence between Richard Simonton and Jay Quinby. I also knew these two men and they were also role models. Because of their fascination with steamships, pipe organs, and calliopes, these 1950s entrepreneurs took on the management of the boat as a labor of love. As Simonton once wrote to Jay Quinby "We can make history and make money at the same time." They rescued the Delta Queen at her darkest hour and through TV promotions on shows like Queen for a Day and What's My Line, they were able to fill the boat to capacity year-round.
A Few Words About the
On-line Publication of this Manuscript
Steamboats.com is dedicated to preserving the history of the Steamer Delta Queen.
The Delta Queen and her sister ships, the Mississippi Queen and American Queen, still offer overnight passenger cruises on the American river system - with more boats on the way. More good news: the Delta King is back in ship-shape, making waves as an elegant hotel with a restaurant and theater, in Old Town Sacramento. Steamboats are American treasures and the struggle to save them is a valuable lesson in American history. In order to preserve this history, in 1989 my father and I wrote these summaries, chose the documents to include, and self-published this manuscript as a three-part book. The volumes, along with my father's corporate papers, photos and riverboat paraphernalia, are now part of the Cincinnati Historical Society's riverboat history archives.
I hope the online publication of this story will inspire others to fight for the preservation of American historic landmarks and other endangered national treasures, including wilderness areas.
--Nori Muster, May 27, 1998


Ocean View is a wonderful community on Hutchinson Island in Stuart, Florida. It's composed of 5 buildings – 2 oceanfront and 3 riverfront. Enjoy the private beach access and gazebo, dock your boat on the Indian River, and enjoy the Florida lifestyle!


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Crystal Nicole Marries Q. Parker in "Pinch Me" Video ft. Jazzy Pha & Dondria… [BTS PHOTOS]
Sep, 14 2011 | Written by Staff
Singer/Songwriter Crystal Nicole learned the buisness from the bottom up and now moves into the spotlight as she walks down the aisle in the video for her first single "Pinch Me."?
The vid, directored by G Visuals and R Fat Cats, was shot yesterday (September 13, 2011) in Atlanta and stars Q. Parker of 112 as Crystal Nicoles love interest.
Crystal Nicole has been working behind the scenes for years, penning songs for the likes of Beyonce, Rihanna, Mariah Carey, Brandy, Monica and many more.
The Atlanta native won a Grammy eariler this year, for penning Rihanna's "Only Girl (In the World)" and now Crystal Nicole is following the paths of fellow songwriters Ne-Yo and Keri Hilson, who each transitioned from songwriter to artist, with her own record deal with Interscope.
Producer Jazze Pha appears in the video offiiating the ceremony, while Dondria, Tiff Evans, and K. Michelle all join Crystal Nicole as bridesmaids in her first "official" video.
Behind the scenes photos from the shoot PLUS listen to "Pinch Me" below:
Jazze Pha stars as Bishop Eddie Long… (I kidd I kidd) 😆
Dondria & Crystal Nicole
Lovely bridesmaids!
"Pinch Me" ~ Crystal Nicole (Download)
What do you think of Crystal Nicole's "Pinch Me"?
Will you be Bumpin it? or Dumpin it?
Photos: Joi Pearson
Make Up: Tierra/Painted by Jeremy
Wardrobe: Orlando Narcisse (Mutlti4orce)/Reco Chappelle
The "A" Pod ~ Q. Parker Says "Yes & Ciara is "Living it Up" + Mariah Carey, Faith Evans, Trey Songz, Brandy & More…
R&B Group '112' Hosts 20th Anniversary Party: Keri Hilson, Young Joc, Jagged Edge & More Attend… [PHOTOS]
Q Parker (of 112) Releases Fitness Calendar + New Single "Show You How"… [PHOTOS]
Atlanta Celebs Attend ATTOM Shop Grand Opening Celebration… (PHOTOS)
Cynthia Bailey, Derek J & More Attend Polow Da Don's 'Celebration 4 a Cause' Event [PHOTOS]
In Atlanta Gossip Crystal Nicole, Dondria, Jazze Pha, Q. Parker
QUICK QUOTES: Kandi Burruss' Baby Daddy (Block) Claims She Knew She Was The Sidechick... (VIDEO)


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You've decided to switch to a new electronic medical record: What's next?
Neil H. Baum, MD
Neil H. Baum, MD, is a urologist in private practice in New Orleans. He is the author of "Marketing Your Clinical Practice-Ethically, Effectively, and Economically."
, Robert A. Dowling, MD
Robert A. Dowling, MD
Dr. Dowling is president of Dowling Medical Director Services, a private health care consulting firm specializing in quality improvement, clinical informatics, and health care policy affecting specialty care. He is the former medical director of a large,
In an earlier article, we examined the reasons why an early EMR adopter might need to migrate to an entirely new clinical information system and some of the important issues that need to be addressed in managing that migration. In this article, we show how one practice overcame these challenges.
In the first article in this series, we examined the reasons why an early EMR adopter might need to migrate to an entirely new clinical information system and some of the important issues that need to be addressed in managing that migration ("Is it time to make the switch to a new EMR?" Urology Times, July 2009). In this installment, we will show how one practice overcame these challenges.
Moving data
Once the new product and vendor were selected, UANT faced the daunting task of migrating to the new system without losing access to and functionality of the older information. Several decisions were made on the basis of the principles that no information would be left behind and all information would be functionally accessible from the new system.
These principles drove the migration strategy-discrete information in the older system would need to be identified, classified, and assigned a new destination in the new system. For example, problems that had been "assessed" during patient encounters existed as discrete data elements (checkboxes and "yes or no" questions on EMR screens) in the older system that could be identified using either a description, ICD9 code, synonym, or some combination of these. Each problem so identified in the old system was mapped to its equivalent discrete description in the new system to create a list of active problems available to the user to assess. The same logic and methods were used to map current medications, past medications, and lab results, since they existed as discrete origins and destinations in the systems.
Some information existed as text data in the older system, but was used to populate discrete data elements in the new system. For example, the data extraction engine was able to identify use of a text checkmark in the old system that was labeled "appendectomy" and map it to a Past Surgical History Problem with the same label. In this way, non-discrete data elements were used to create discrete data. This mapping involved hundreds of hours and thousands of spreadsheet rows, but was necessary to make available clinical information exist as discrete data and allow meaningful use of this information in the future.
The strategy to migrate drug allergy information included a decision to map discrete allergy information in the old system to its equivalent in the new system, as well as map non-discrete allergy information (that data entered as text in certain places in the old record) to discrete allergies. It also involved not mapping "no known allergies" and not assuming that the absence of allergy data in the old system meant the patient had no allergies. When the first contact with the patient occurred after the conversion, the system prompted the clinical staff to update allergy information, including a prompt if the patient had no allergy information. This strategy combined the preservation of information that had been gathered before with a safety check in the new system.
Timing the transition
As with migration from paper to EMR, moving from one EMR to another may result in current clinical information on a patient being located in more than one system at the same time. UANT accomplished its migration in waves over several months, so that a physician was signed in to one system only at any given time. Many patients in the organization are referred within the group to specialists in centers of excellence, such as urologic cancer, erectile dysfunction, and pelvic floor dysfunction. Consequently, a patient could have records in both EMRs at the same time. This potential safety issue was managed by:
In addition, information was copied from the old system to the new one immediately prior to each subsequent go-live wave based on date of the last "gap conversion" minus any dual resulted information. A line was drawn on a date the last data was transferred. Changes in data, including additions, deletions, and revisions that occur between the date of the last conversion and the current date are migrated as "gap" information.
After the final gap conversion, it was important to ensure that no additional new information was entered inadvertently into the legacy system. This was accomplished by turning off demographic and lab interfaces and changing permissions for users to read-only privileges after ensuring by careful audit that all documents, scan documents, and lab results had been properly reviewed.
Bottom line: With a sound, careful approach, an organization can manage the transition from one electronic medical record system to another without losing important clinical information and/or functionality of older data. It is a daunting task, but following the principles we have described here can make it a manageable project.
Neil H. Baum, MD Dr. Baum is a urologist in private practice in New Orleans. He is the author of Marketing Your Clinical Practice-Ethically, Effectively, and Economically.
Robert A. Dowling, MD Dr. Dowling is medical director of Urology Associates of North Texas, a 49-physician, community- based, single-specialty group in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.
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People don't really understand Facebook. That's a fact!
They are in business to make profit and have a responsibility to their shareholders to maximise that profit. Facebook want to make Facebook the best that it can be, because that is the most efficient way of sustaining long term profit.
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Why is this? Well the first and simplest answer is that Facebook use over 1000 different algorithms (or rules) to determine what appears on people's News Feed. Facebook says the average user has access to about 1,500 posts per day but only sees less than 300. Straight away you're down to 20%. You are then competing for space with people's friends, family personalities, groups and more importantly other businesses.
Relying on Facebook as your only online communications tool, based on that doesn't make sense at all.
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In your day to day business you would never dream of following your customers around the shop telling them to "buy this" or "but that". However, if you are consistently posting images of your products on facebook that is effectively what you are doing. People don't like being sold to. Facebook don't like you selling your product on Facebook. They call it "Overly Promotional Page Posts" and they actively seek out these posts and eliminate them from your fan's News Feed.
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It doesn't create customer loyalty. It just creates "Competition Junkies".
In your day to day running of your business you would never "order" your customers to give you 5 of their closest friends names? You would never "pester" them to tell their friends that they have to "Like" your business? Would you? Well then don't do it on Facebook.
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obvious.prefuse.utils.wrappers

Class WrapToPrefGraph

java.lang.Object
  prefuse.data.tuple.AbstractTupleSet
      prefuse.data.tuple.CompositeTupleSet
          prefuse.data.Graph
              obvious.prefuse.utils.wrappers.WrapToPrefGraph

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prefuse.data.tuple.TupleSet

public class WrapToPrefGraph
extends prefuse.data.Graph

Wrapper for obvious table to prefuse graph.

Author:

Hemery

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class prefuse.data.Graph

prefuse.data.Graph.Listener

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class prefuse.data.Graph

DEFAULT_NODE_KEY, DEFAULT_SOURCE_KEY, DEFAULT_TARGET_KEY, EDGES, INDEGREE, INEDGES, INLINKS, LINKS_SCHEMA, m_directed, m_edgeTuples, m_links, m_longKey, m_nidx, m_nkey, m_nodeTuples, m_skey, m_spanning, m_tkey, NODES, OUTDEGREE, OUTEDGES, OUTLINKS, UNDIRECTED

Fields inherited from interface prefuse.data.tuple.TupleSet

EMPTY_ARRAY

Constructor Summary

WrapToPrefGraph(obvious.data.Network inNetwork)

          Constructor.

Method Summary

 int
addEdge(int s,
        int t)

 prefuse.data.Edge
addEdge(prefuse.data.Node s,
        prefuse.data.Node t)

 void
addGraphModelListener(prefuse.data.event.GraphListener listnr)

protected  void
addLink(java.lang.String field,
        int len,
        int n,
        int e)

 prefuse.data.Node
addNode()

 int
addNodeRow()

 void
clear()

protected  void
clearEdges()

 void
clearSpanningTree()

protected  prefuse.data.Table
createLinkTable()

 void
dispose()

protected  boolean
edgeCheck(prefuse.data.Edge e,
          boolean throwException)

 prefuse.util.collections.IntIterator
edgeRows()

 prefuse.util.collections.IntIterator
edgeRows(int node)

 prefuse.util.collections.IntIterator
edgeRows(int node,
         int direction)

 java.util.Iterator
edges()

 java.util.Iterator
edges(prefuse.data.Node node)

protected  void
fireGraphEvent(prefuse.data.Table t,
               int first,
               int last,
               int col,
               int type)

 prefuse.data.Node
getAdjacentNode(prefuse.data.Edge e,
                prefuse.data.Node n)

 int
getAdjacentNode(int edge,
                int node)

 int
getDegree(int node)

 int
getDegree(prefuse.data.Node n)

 prefuse.data.Edge
getEdge(int e)

 int
getEdge(int source,
        int target)

 prefuse.data.Edge
getEdge(prefuse.data.Node source,
        prefuse.data.Node target)

 int
getEdgeCount()

 prefuse.data.tuple.TupleSet
getEdges()

 java.lang.String
getEdgeSourceField()

 prefuse.data.Table
getEdgeTable()

 java.lang.String
getEdgeTargetField()

 int
getInDegree(int node)

 int
getInDegree(prefuse.data.Node n)

 long
getKey(int node)

 prefuse.data.Node
getNode(int n)

 int
getNodeCount()

 prefuse.data.Node
getNodeFromKey(long arg0)

 int
getNodeIndex(long arg0)

 java.lang.String
getNodeKeyField()

 prefuse.data.tuple.TupleSet
getNodes()

 prefuse.data.Table
getNodeTable()

 int
getOutDegree(int node)

 int
getOutDegree(prefuse.data.Node n)

 prefuse.data.Node
getSourceNode(prefuse.data.Edge e)

 int
getSourceNode(int edge)

 prefuse.data.Tree
getSpanningTree()

 prefuse.data.Tree
getSpanningTree(prefuse.data.Node root)

 prefuse.data.Node
getTargetNode(prefuse.data.Edge e)

 int
getTargetNode(int edge)

 prefuse.util.collections.IntIterator
inEdgeRows(int node)

 java.util.Iterator
inEdges(prefuse.data.Node node)

protected  void
init(prefuse.data.Table nodes,
     prefuse.data.Table edges,
     boolean directed,
     java.lang.String nodeKey,
     java.lang.String sourceKey,
     java.lang.String targetKey)

protected  void
initLinkTable()

 java.util.Iterator
inNeighbors(prefuse.data.Node n)

 boolean
isDirected()

 java.util.Iterator
neighbors(prefuse.data.Node n)

protected  boolean
nodeCheck(prefuse.data.Node n,
          boolean throwException)

 prefuse.util.collections.IntIterator
nodeRows()

 java.util.Iterator
nodes()

 prefuse.util.collections.IntIterator
outEdgeRows(int node)

 java.util.Iterator
outEdges(prefuse.data.Node node)

 java.util.Iterator
outNeighbors(prefuse.data.Node n)

protected  boolean
remLink(java.lang.String field,
        int len,
        int n,
        int e)

 boolean
removeEdge(prefuse.data.Edge e)

 boolean
removeEdge(int edge)

 void
removeGraphModelListener(prefuse.data.event.GraphListener listnr)

 boolean
removeNode(int node)

 boolean
removeNode(prefuse.data.Node n)

 boolean
removeTuple(prefuse.data.Tuple t)

 void
setEdgeTable(prefuse.data.Table edges)

 void
setTupleManagers(prefuse.data.tuple.TupleManager ntm,
                 prefuse.data.tuple.TupleManager etm)

 java.util.Iterator
tuples()

 java.util.Iterator
tuples(prefuse.data.expression.Predicate filter)

protected  void
updateDegrees(int e,
              int incr)

protected  void
updateDegrees(int e,
              int s,
              int t,
              int incr)

protected  void
updateNodeData(int r,
               boolean added)

Methods inherited from class prefuse.data.Graph

removeAllGraphModelListeners

Methods inherited from class prefuse.data.tuple.CompositeTupleSet

addColumn, addColumn, addColumn, addColumn, addSet, addTuple, containsSet, containsTuple, getSet, getTupleCount, hasSet, isAddColumnSupported, removeAllSets, removeSet, setNames, sets, setTuple

Methods inherited from class prefuse.data.tuple.AbstractTupleSet

addColumns, addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, addTupleSetListener, fireTupleEvent, fireTupleEvent, fireTupleEvent, getClientProperty, putClientProperty, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removeTupleSetListener, tuples

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

WrapToPrefGraph

public WrapToPrefGraph(obvious.data.Network inNetwork)

Constructor.

Parameters:
inNetwork - obvious network to wrap

Method Detail

addEdge

public int addEdge(int s,
                   int t)

Overrides:
addEdge in class prefuse.data.Graph

addEdge

public prefuse.data.Edge addEdge(prefuse.data.Node s,
                                 prefuse.data.Node t)

Overrides:
addEdge in class prefuse.data.Graph

addGraphModelListener

public void addGraphModelListener(prefuse.data.event.GraphListener listnr)

Overrides:
addGraphModelListener in class prefuse.data.Graph

addLink

protected void addLink(java.lang.String field,
                       int len,
                       int n,
                       int e)

Overrides:
addLink in class prefuse.data.Graph

addNode

public prefuse.data.Node addNode()

Overrides:
addNode in class prefuse.data.Graph

addNodeRow

public int addNodeRow()

Overrides:
addNodeRow in class prefuse.data.Graph

clear

public void clear()

Specified by:
clear in interface prefuse.data.tuple.TupleSet
Overrides:
clear in class prefuse.data.Graph

clearEdges

protected void clearEdges()

Overrides:
clearEdges in class prefuse.data.Graph

clearSpanningTree

public void clearSpanningTree()

Overrides:
clearSpanningTree in class prefuse.data.Graph

createLinkTable

protected prefuse.data.Table createLinkTable()

Overrides:
createLinkTable in class prefuse.data.Graph

dispose

public void dispose()

Overrides:
dispose in class prefuse.data.Graph

edgeCheck

protected boolean edgeCheck(prefuse.data.Edge e,
                            boolean throwException)

Overrides:
edgeCheck in class prefuse.data.Graph

edgeRows

public prefuse.util.collections.IntIterator edgeRows()

Overrides:
edgeRows in class prefuse.data.Graph

edgeRows

public prefuse.util.collections.IntIterator edgeRows(int node,
                                                     int direction)

Overrides:
edgeRows in class prefuse.data.Graph

edgeRows

public prefuse.util.collections.IntIterator edgeRows(int node)

Overrides:
edgeRows in class prefuse.data.Graph

edges

public java.util.Iterator edges()

Overrides:
edges in class prefuse.data.Graph

edges

public java.util.Iterator edges(prefuse.data.Node node)

Overrides:
edges in class prefuse.data.Graph

fireGraphEvent

protected void fireGraphEvent(prefuse.data.Table t,
                              int first,
                              int last,
                              int col,
                              int type)

Overrides:
fireGraphEvent in class prefuse.data.Graph

getAdjacentNode

public prefuse.data.Node getAdjacentNode(prefuse.data.Edge e,
                                         prefuse.data.Node n)

Overrides:
getAdjacentNode in class prefuse.data.Graph

getAdjacentNode

public int getAdjacentNode(int edge,
                           int node)

Overrides:
getAdjacentNode in class prefuse.data.Graph

getDegree

public int getDegree(int node)

Overrides:
getDegree in class prefuse.data.Graph

getDegree

public int getDegree(prefuse.data.Node n)

Overrides:
getDegree in class prefuse.data.Graph

getEdge

public int getEdge(int source,
                   int target)

Overrides:
getEdge in class prefuse.data.Graph

getEdge

public prefuse.data.Edge getEdge(int e)

Overrides:
getEdge in class prefuse.data.Graph

getEdge

public prefuse.data.Edge getEdge(prefuse.data.Node source,
                                 prefuse.data.Node target)

Overrides:
getEdge in class prefuse.data.Graph

getEdgeCount

public int getEdgeCount()

Overrides:
getEdgeCount in class prefuse.data.Graph

getEdges

public prefuse.data.tuple.TupleSet getEdges()

Overrides:
getEdges in class prefuse.data.Graph

getEdgeSourceField

public java.lang.String getEdgeSourceField()

Overrides:
getEdgeSourceField in class prefuse.data.Graph

getEdgeTable

public prefuse.data.Table getEdgeTable()

Overrides:
getEdgeTable in class prefuse.data.Graph

getEdgeTargetField

public java.lang.String getEdgeTargetField()

Overrides:
getEdgeTargetField in class prefuse.data.Graph

getInDegree

public int getInDegree(int node)

Overrides:
getInDegree in class prefuse.data.Graph

getInDegree

public int getInDegree(prefuse.data.Node n)

Overrides:
getInDegree in class prefuse.data.Graph

getKey

public long getKey(int node)

Overrides:
getKey in class prefuse.data.Graph

getNode

public prefuse.data.Node getNode(int n)

Overrides:
getNode in class prefuse.data.Graph

getNodeCount

public int getNodeCount()

Overrides:
getNodeCount in class prefuse.data.Graph

getNodeFromKey

public prefuse.data.Node getNodeFromKey(long arg0)

Overrides:
getNodeFromKey in class prefuse.data.Graph

getNodeIndex

public int getNodeIndex(long arg0)

Overrides:
getNodeIndex in class prefuse.data.Graph

getNodeKeyField

public java.lang.String getNodeKeyField()

Overrides:
getNodeKeyField in class prefuse.data.Graph

getNodes

public prefuse.data.tuple.TupleSet getNodes()

Overrides:
getNodes in class prefuse.data.Graph

getNodeTable

public prefuse.data.Table getNodeTable()

Overrides:
getNodeTable in class prefuse.data.Graph

getOutDegree

public int getOutDegree(int node)

Overrides:
getOutDegree in class prefuse.data.Graph

getOutDegree

public int getOutDegree(prefuse.data.Node n)

Overrides:
getOutDegree in class prefuse.data.Graph

getSourceNode

public prefuse.data.Node getSourceNode(prefuse.data.Edge e)

Overrides:
getSourceNode in class prefuse.data.Graph

getSourceNode

public int getSourceNode(int edge)

Overrides:
getSourceNode in class prefuse.data.Graph

getSpanningTree

public prefuse.data.Tree getSpanningTree()

Overrides:
getSpanningTree in class prefuse.data.Graph

getSpanningTree

public prefuse.data.Tree getSpanningTree(prefuse.data.Node root)

Overrides:
getSpanningTree in class prefuse.data.Graph

getTargetNode

public prefuse.data.Node getTargetNode(prefuse.data.Edge e)

Overrides:
getTargetNode in class prefuse.data.Graph

getTargetNode

public int getTargetNode(int edge)

Overrides:
getTargetNode in class prefuse.data.Graph

inEdgeRows

public prefuse.util.collections.IntIterator inEdgeRows(int node)

Overrides:
inEdgeRows in class prefuse.data.Graph

inEdges

public java.util.Iterator inEdges(prefuse.data.Node node)

Overrides:
inEdges in class prefuse.data.Graph

init

protected void init(prefuse.data.Table nodes,
                    prefuse.data.Table edges,
                    boolean directed,
                    java.lang.String nodeKey,
                    java.lang.String sourceKey,
                    java.lang.String targetKey)

Overrides:
init in class prefuse.data.Graph

initLinkTable

protected void initLinkTable()

Overrides:
initLinkTable in class prefuse.data.Graph

inNeighbors

public java.util.Iterator inNeighbors(prefuse.data.Node n)

Overrides:
inNeighbors in class prefuse.data.Graph

isDirected

public boolean isDirected()

Overrides:
isDirected in class prefuse.data.Graph

neighbors

public java.util.Iterator neighbors(prefuse.data.Node n)

Overrides:
neighbors in class prefuse.data.Graph

nodeCheck

protected boolean nodeCheck(prefuse.data.Node n,
                            boolean throwException)

Overrides:
nodeCheck in class prefuse.data.Graph

nodeRows

public prefuse.util.collections.IntIterator nodeRows()

Overrides:
nodeRows in class prefuse.data.Graph

nodes

public java.util.Iterator nodes()

Overrides:
nodes in class prefuse.data.Graph

outEdgeRows

public prefuse.util.collections.IntIterator outEdgeRows(int node)

Overrides:
outEdgeRows in class prefuse.data.Graph

outEdges

public java.util.Iterator outEdges(prefuse.data.Node node)

Overrides:
outEdges in class prefuse.data.Graph

outNeighbors

public java.util.Iterator outNeighbors(prefuse.data.Node n)

Overrides:
outNeighbors in class prefuse.data.Graph

remLink

protected boolean remLink(java.lang.String field,
                          int len,
                          int n,
                          int e)

Overrides:
remLink in class prefuse.data.Graph

removeEdge

public boolean removeEdge(prefuse.data.Edge e)

Overrides:
removeEdge in class prefuse.data.Graph

removeEdge

public boolean removeEdge(int edge)

Overrides:
removeEdge in class prefuse.data.Graph

removeGraphModelListener

public void removeGraphModelListener(prefuse.data.event.GraphListener listnr)

Overrides:
removeGraphModelListener in class prefuse.data.Graph

removeNode

public boolean removeNode(int node)

Overrides:
removeNode in class prefuse.data.Graph

removeNode

public boolean removeNode(prefuse.data.Node n)

Overrides:
removeNode in class prefuse.data.Graph

removeTuple

public boolean removeTuple(prefuse.data.Tuple t)

Specified by:
removeTuple in interface prefuse.data.tuple.TupleSet
Overrides:
removeTuple in class prefuse.data.Graph

setEdgeTable

public void setEdgeTable(prefuse.data.Table edges)

Overrides:
setEdgeTable in class prefuse.data.Graph

setTupleManagers

public void setTupleManagers(prefuse.data.tuple.TupleManager ntm,
                             prefuse.data.tuple.TupleManager etm)

Overrides:
setTupleManagers in class prefuse.data.Graph

tuples

public java.util.Iterator tuples()

Specified by:
tuples in interface prefuse.data.tuple.TupleSet
Overrides:
tuples in class prefuse.data.Graph

tuples

public java.util.Iterator tuples(prefuse.data.expression.Predicate filter)

Specified by:
tuples in interface prefuse.data.tuple.TupleSet
Overrides:
tuples in class prefuse.data.Graph

updateDegrees

protected void updateDegrees(int e,
                             int s,
                             int t,
                             int incr)

Overrides:
updateDegrees in class prefuse.data.Graph

updateDegrees

protected void updateDegrees(int e,
                             int incr)

Overrides:
updateDegrees in class prefuse.data.Graph

updateNodeData

protected void updateNodeData(int r,
                              boolean added)

Overrides:
updateNodeData in class prefuse.data.Graph

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Q: show that : $\mathcal{S}\cap\mathcal{B}(\mathbb{R})$ is the smallest $\sigma$-algebra on $\mathbb{R}$ making the function $x \mapsto x^2$ measurable. Let $\mathcal{S}$ be the set of symmetrical subset of $\mathbb{R}$ $\big($ i.e. $\mathcal{S}:= \{A\subset\mathbb{R}:\forall x \in\mathbb{R}~~,~~ x \in A \Leftrightarrow -x \in A\}$$\big)$.
Problem:

I want to show that : $\mathcal{S}\cap\mathcal{B}(\mathbb{R})$ is the smallest $\sigma$-algebra $\mathcal{A}$ on $\mathbb{R}$ making the function $f:x \mapsto x^2$ from $\mathbb{R}$ to $\mathbb{R}$, $(\mathcal{A}, \mathcal{B} (\mathbb{R}))$ - measurable.

My effort
We have $$\sigma \big(f^{-1}(\mathcal{B} (\mathbb{R})\big)=\sigma\bigg(f^{-1}\bigg(\sigma\bigg(\big\{]-\infty,q]:q\in\mathbb{Q}\big\}\bigg)\bigg)\bigg)=\sigma\bigg(\bigg\{f^{-1}\big(]-\infty,q]\big):q\in\mathbb{Q}\big\}\bigg)\bigg)\bigg)=\sigma(\{[-q,q]:q\in\mathbb{Q}\})$$
Then $\mathcal{A}=\sigma(\{[-q,q]:q\in\mathbb{Q}\})$ is the smallest $\sigma$-algebra on $\mathbb{R}$ making the function $f:x \mapsto x^2$ from $\mathbb{R}$ to $\mathbb{R}$, $(\mathcal{A}, \mathcal{B} (\mathbb{R}))$ - measurable.
Is what I wrote true? If so, you can help me show that $\sigma(\{[-q,q]:q\in\mathbb{Q}\})=\mathcal{S}\cap\mathcal{B}(\mathbb{R})$?
An idea please.

A: There is a much simpler approach:
We want to show that if $\mathcal{M}$ is a $\sigma$-algebra which makes $x^2$ measurable, then $\mathcal{S} \cap \mathcal{B} \subseteq \mathcal{M}$.
So let $E \in \mathcal{S} \cap \mathcal{B}$. We want to show $E \in \mathcal{M}$ too.
Well, there's only one fact we know about $\mathcal{M}$ (it renders $x^2$ measurable) and one fact we know about $E$ ($x \in E \iff -x \in E)$, so we have to use those facts somehow.
Now $x^2$ being $\mathcal{M}$-measurable means that $(x^2)^{-1}(B) \in \mathcal{M}$ for any borel set $B$. This is useful, since we want to show $E \in \mathcal{M}$. If we can we show that $E = (x^2)^{-1}(B)$ for some borel set $B$ then we're done!
The dream now is to write
$$
E =
(x^2)^{-1}(B) =
\{ x ~|~ x^2 \in B \} =
\{ \pm \sqrt{x} ~|~ x \in B \}.
$$
But here is where we use our assumption on $E$! There is an obvious reason that as set wouldn't be of this form: this set is symmetric. But thankfully we know that $E$ is symmetric too, so this is not an issue!
Reversing the definition above shows $B = \{ x ~|~ \sqrt{|x|} \in E \}$ works. Do you see why $E = (x^2)^{-1}(B)$? More importantly, do you see why this set $B$ is borel? (Here it is important that $E$ is borel too, so we use our last remaining assumption.)
So at the end of the day, if $E \in \mathcal{S} \cap \mathcal{B}$, we've seen that $E = (x^2)^{-1}(B)$ for some borel $B$ as defined above. But then $E \in \mathcal{M}$ too since $x^2$ is $\mathcal{M}$-measurable.

I hope this helps ^_^

A: If $f(x) = x^2$ we see that $\{x | f(x) < \alpha \} = (-\sqrt{\alpha},\sqrt{\alpha})$ if $\alpha >0$ and $\emptyset$ otherwise. Hence the smallest $\sigma$ algebra
that makes $f$ (Borel) measurable is $\Sigma = \sigma(\{(-x,x)\})$.
We want to show that $\Sigma = \mathcal{S} \cap \mathcal{B}$. (I have dropped the $\mathbb{R}$ notation.)
Note that $\mathcal{S}$ is a $\sigma$ algebra and so $\mathcal{S} \cap \mathcal{B}$ is a $\sigma$ algebra.
Since $(-x,x) \in \mathcal{S} \cap \mathcal{B}$ we see that
$\Sigma \subset \mathcal{S} \cap \mathcal{B}$.
To show that $\mathcal{S} \cap \mathcal{B} \subset \Sigma$, let $\mathcal{C} = \{ B \in \mathcal{B} | \{B\} \cap \mathcal{S} \subset \Sigma
 \}$. It is straightforward to
see that $\mathcal{C}$ is a $\sigma$ algebra and that $(a,b) \in \mathcal{C}$ and
hence $\mathcal{C} = \mathcal{B}$.


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Q: Semicode OS is not Installing SemiCode Os is not installing whenever I Choose "Install Directly" option from GRUB it just Run As Live and further it doesn't give any Install Option
Thanks in Advance

A: I believe that at this point in time, semicode os beta 0.1 have a bug that leads directly to live cd instead of the installer as stated here https://github.com/semicode-ltd/semicodeosdocs.

A: Probably, the beta version cannot be installed. its sill on development stage and not ready for install. Still you can try the OS and can support the development team with live preview.


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Is Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for real?
Written by •Dr.Ola Balogun
The myth of IMF competence rating
Ministers in their native countries, based on the premise of the supposed competence that the western-anointed 'experts' are deemed to have manifested in the various World Bank and IMF positions to which they are regularly appointed by the powers that be in the western world.
However, it is highly debatable if an individual can be said to be the most suitable candidate for appointment to the position of Finance Minister of an African country primarily on the basis of prior official functions in the IMF or World Bank. It is in fact highly instructive to note that the Western nations themselves do not generally recruit their own Finance Ministers from the ranks of World Bank and IMF officials, even though they often lean heavily on Third World Governments to appoint such 'experts' to serve as Finance Ministers. Could there be more to it all than meets the eye?
Coming now to the issue of whether or not Nigeria actually owed any money at the time that Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is held to have performed the 'great feat' of reimbursing the whopping sum of $12 billion (twelve billion dollars) to western creditor nations, it is important to first answer a number of crucial questions. These are:
- How and when were these alleged debts incurred?
-In the case of Nigeria, how much wasallegedly borrowed, and how much has so farbeen paid back to the supposed creditors?
-Are these alleged debts legitimate debts, and are they truly enforceable?
- What are the true roles of the I.M.F and the World Bank in the debt collection scenario?
To come to a proper understanding of the current Third World debt situation, it is important to recall that the entire situation has its roots in the immediate aftermath of the successful move by OPEC countries in the 1970's to increase the price at which oil was being sold on the world market. It was the first time in modern history that suppliers of a raw commodity had succeeded in joining forces to oblige the industrialised countries to pay a fair price for raw products.
The western countries, however, eventually had the last laugh, since the ensuing increase in income for the oil producing countries (known as petrodollars), ended up being deposited in the western banks.
With so much cash available in the banking system, representatives of major western banks like Chase Manhattan, Bank of America, Barclay's etc. fanned out all over the world, cajoling the governments and leaders of Third World countries to contract loans for development projects, on the premise that these loans were being offered at extremely low interest rates. The bait at the time consisted in holding out the hope to Third World countries that the successful execution of these so-called 'development projects' (which were also concocted by 'experts' dispatched from the western countries) would enable the Third World countries to achieve the same level of well-being and development as was then prevalent in the western world.
Any questions arise from the circumstances in which the original loans allegedly owed to the western nations were offered and accepted by the Nigerian leaders who contracted such loans in the past. First of all: Was there not some element of deception involved in providing loans at supposedly low interest rates, only for these interest rates to be jacked up unilaterally by the lenders in subsequent years without any possibility of recourse on the side of the borrowers
Secondly, were these loans legitimately incurred, given the fact that most of the governments that incurred the loans were not elected governments that truly represented the people of Nigeria? In this connection, it is pertinent to recall the well-known international principle of odious debts, formulated by Alexander Nahum Sack, a former Minister of the pre-revolutionary Russian government who subsequently became a Professor of International Law in Paris.
Sack pointed out in very simple terms:"If a despotic power incurs a debt not for the needsor in the interest of the State..., this debt is odious for the population of all the Sate. This debt is not an obligation for the nation;it is a regime's debt, a personal debt of thepower that has incurred it, consequently it fallswith the fall of this power."
For greater clarity, Professor Sack added: "The reason that these 'odious'debts cannot be considered to encumber the territory of theState is that such debts do not fulfil one of the conditions that determine the legality of thedebts of the State, that is : the debts of the Statemust be incurred and the funds from it employedfor the needs and in the interests of the State."
For any fair-minded person, most of the debts alleged owed by the people of Nigeria cannot be said to be legitimate debts for four crucial reasons.
The first is that the vast majority of these debts were incurred by corrupt and unelected military regimes whose power to enter into valid contractual agreements on behalf of the peoples of Nigeria is wholly questionable.
The second reason for the illegitimate nature
•Probing the vexed issue of Nigeria's external debts
Drastic reductions in government expenditure, leading to dramatic cuts in health care services, education, and other social spending. Under the dictates of SAP, there have also been wholesale privatization of state-owned enterprises under the pretext of making them run more efficiently, leading to widespread job losses, and enabling corrupt leaders and their front men and cronies to pocket key state-owned entities at give-away prices. In this respect, the shocking revelations that have emerged from the on-going Senate probe into privatisation merely represent the tip of the iceberg!
It is obvious that SAP strategies dictated by the IMF and the World Bank have been enthusiastically embraced by successive Nigerian Governments, beginning with the regime of Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, for purely selfish and self-serving motives.
Another direct consequence of the IMF-inspired SAP strategies is that our currency has been severely devalued and rendered virtually worthless in relationship to the currencies of the major western countries, a situation that has been welcomed with glee by Nigeria's ruling elite, which has thereby been enabled to run vast scams based on speculating against the naira through the multiple new banks they have set up specifically for this purpose.
This is why a small handful of Nigerians continue to grow tremendously richer by the day, while the vast majority of the citizens of this country are groaning under the burden of the hardships imposed by the debt collection strategies of the IMF and the World Bank. In the circumstances, it is hardly surprising that the local beneficiaries of the fraudulent debt claims of the western nations continue to hail the IMF and the World Bank and to insist that we should go periodically to beg the fraudulent cartel of insatiable debt collectors known as the Paris Club for so-called "debt forgiveness". We also need to consider the fact that over and beyond the issue of the Third World debt, other questions also need to be raised.
First of all, it is a well-known fact that the current prosperity of the key western nations is built on the free slave labour that was forcibly provided for several centuries by millions of slaves who were carried away from the African continent to toil for free in America and the West Indies. No reparation or compensation has ever been paid to Africa by the beneficiaries of the horrors of the slave trade, which devastated the African continent, while building up the New World economies for the direct benefit of the European powers. Even more to the point, the same Western powers colonised and exploited Africa for over a century during the colonial era.
Have these nations ever paid one kobo for all the raw materials they extracted for free from the African continent during the period of colo-nial occupation of the continent? Have they ever paid for the forced labour to which they subjected the colonized peoples while they were in control of our countries?
It is interesting to note in this connection that as recently as in 1945, Germany and Japan were forced to begin paying reparations to nationals of countries who were deemed to have been forced to work in German and Japanese labour camps during the Second World War. In fact, reparations are still being paid to the supposed Jewish victims of Nazi war crimes to this very day!
Why then are the peoples of Africa not entitled to some form of reparation and payment for all the exploitation to which they were subjected by the colonialists?
After all, colonialism was only officially brought to an end after 1960! Are Africans not human beings too, and were they not placed in labour camps and forced to labour for free at gunpoint by the colonizing powers? In the light of the above considerations, it should be obvious to any fair-minded person that the claim that Nigeria owes the western countries any money is pure fiction. The truth is that it is THEY who owe us money! They owe us money as reparation for the damages inflicted on us by several centuries of slave trade. They also owe us money for all the raw materials they illegally exported from our country during the colonial era. (For instance, the Shell petroleum company is widely believed to have been exporting oil from Nigeria for several years before we even got to know that such a commodity existed!)
In the light of the forgoing explanations, it is obvious that we owe NOTHING, and we should have paid NOTHING!
Viewed from this perspective, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala's much touted "achievement" in paying off alleged foreign debts said to be owed by Nigeria was far from being in Nigeria's true interests. Even if it were to be accepted (contrary to what has been demonstrated above) that we were actually owing money to the western countries, was it justified to make a bulk reimbursement of such magnitude at a time when our country lacked sorely needed funds for such crucial needs as health care, education, infrastructure development etc? Why have other debtor nations not followed in Nigeria's footsteps? It has often been argued by the proponents of the Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala/Olusegun Obasanjo ill-advised and injudicious rush to pay money back in bulk to the Paris club group of predator nations that failure to do so would have resulted in dire consequences for Nigeria.
This point of view however flies in the face of the easily verifiable fact that the heavens did not fall when countries like Argentina and Brazil insisted that they were incapable of keeping up with the scheduled repayment of IMF/World Bank loans in the early years of the present century. All that happened was that the debts were renegotiated and rolled over. Why would Nigeria have been in a weaker position than the major Latin American nations to renegotiate its schedule of payments?
Unfortunately for the admirers of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, there is little reason to believe that she actually achieved anything useful during her tenure of office as Finance Minister under General Olusegun Obasanjo. This being the case, has President Goodluck Jonathan not already doomed his nascent administration to early failure by recruiting an IMF anointed "expert" to occupy a key position in his cabinet?
Time will soon tell!
•Dr.Ola Balogun, film maker and musician,lives in Lagos
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Q: PIC32MX ICSP wiring I was looking to use a PIC32MX series microcontroller on a project. It is currently in the mail, but I thought I would try to understand the wiring for power and programming before it arrived. I had planned on using a PICKit 3 to program the device over the ICSP line, but I'm having some trouble understanding the wiring of the MCLR. Here are the designs I have come across:

simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
According to Figure 2-2 on page 46 of the reference manual for the device family the connection circuit should look something like the first circuit design. According to the Microchip wiki it should look like the second circuit. The third design comes from Figure 2-4 in the PICKit 3 User's Guide and the final design comes from Figure 1 in the Microchip ICSP Guide. The design I have seen most people using is the third one, but I am unsure if it would be better for some reason to use one of the others. Does anyone have a suggestion?

A: I believe in the past I have used Option 1, although all of them will probably work ok.
The advantage of Option 1 is that it is the most protected from ESD and other transients on the programmer reset pin and the switch.

Option 4 is intended for the case where the programmer is providing a high \$V_{PP}\$ (possibly 13V) to the \$\overline{MCLR}\$ line.
Related: ICSP Circuit: Vpp (13V) and Vdd (5V) on Pic microcontroller MCLR pin

A: I am using option 3, just because it is simplest.
But here I combined options 1 and 4:

simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
It combines ESD protection (from option 1), and blocks 13V to get to Vdd (from option 4)


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Sarosh Bana
To meet the threats from China and North Korea, Japan is cooperating with its allies in the region, particularly by selling, lending or gifting them naval and maritime assets. But Tokyo is also building up its own fleet, despite its pacifist constitution, and this has put Japan's shipbuilders into the spotlight.


The Irish Ferries ship WB Yeats: The carrier needs to get its communications with customers back on course. Photo: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland.
Irish Ferries is fighting tooth and nail against compensating passengers whose summer travel plans were disrupted last year by the extended delay in the company's ship WB Yeats coming into service.
About 30,000 passengers were affected as the Irish Continental Group operation was forced to cancel bookings.
And they would have reason to be further confused by some apparently conflicting messages from the company on its plans for the 2019 season.
In a statement at the weekend, Irish Ferries said its discussions with the National Transport Authority on the interpretation of EU regulations "has been a critical factor in regretfully concluding that we are unlikely to operate the Oscar Wilde to France out of Rosslare in 2019 – a service which has been in operation continuously for 45 years".
Back in December, when the company announced that it was unlikely to operate a service between Rosslare and France in 2019 (though it would keep the situation under review), it said it was because "a majority of our customers have a clear preference for the more central location and easy access of Dublin".
That's tough, but fair enough. No one would expect a private commercial business to operate a route that is simply not profitable.
But, given the context of the latest statement – the company's concern that it is being held to account even for events it considered beyond its control and for which extensive advance notice has been given – the inference of this new statement is that the decision on the Rosslare route is driven by a concern that it could be forced to pay similar compensation to passengers on this route.
Further clarity might be needed to get communications with customers on the fate of the Rosslare-France route back on course.


text:
require 'tempfile'

class ReportRunner
  include Sidekiq::Worker
  CSV_PATH = '/tmp/catalogue_report.csv'

  def perform
    puts "Generating Catalogue CSV"
    @products = Spree::Product.order(created_at: :desc)
    csv = @products.to_csv_report(col_sep: ",")
    write_report_file(csv)
  end

  def write_report_file(csv)
    puts "Writing report"
    FileUtils.mkdir_p File.dirname(CSV_PATH)
    temp_csv = Tempfile.new('catalogue_report')
    begin
      temp_csv.write(csv)
      temp_csv.close
      FileUtils.cp temp_csv.path, CSV_PATH
      FileUtils.chmod 'a+r', CSV_PATH
      puts "Copied file"
    ensure
      temp_csv.close
      temp_csv.unlink
    end
  end
end