This site also favours the 1677 date of death, this time sighting 'Harris, Lawrence Ernest (1953). Vermuyden and the Fens' as the source stating Harris had found the burial record but not the birth.
Sir Cornelius Vermuyden (Sint-Maartensdijk, 1595 – London, 11 October 1677) was a Dutch engineer who introduced Dutch land reclamation methods to England. Commissioned by the Crown to drain Hatfield Chase in the Isle of Axholme, Lincolnshire, Vermuyden was knighted in 1629 for his work and became an English citizen in 1633.
In the 1650s, he directed major projects to drain The Fens of East Anglia, introducing the innovation of constructing washes, to allow periodic flooding of the area by excess waters. An unintended consequence was the shrinking of peat as it dried, resulting in a drop of land levels below the rivers and drains, and renewed seasonal flooding. This could not be controlled until the development of steam-powered pumps in the 19th century used to pump out water, and construction of additional water control projects in the 1960s. At Ramsey Forty Foot on the Forty Foot Drain there is a very good example of a wind-powered, steam-powered and diesel-powered pump sitting side by side. Prickwillow Museum has a very large pumping engine in working order, but not actively used. The Norfolk Broads were mostly created by the extraction of peat because of this drainage.
Cornelius was the son of Giles Vermuyden and Sarah Werkendet. He was born in 1595 on the Isle of Tholen in Zeeland, Netherlands. He trained in the Netherlands as an engineer, learning Dutch techniques for controlling water and draining marshland.
By the period of 1621 to 1623, Vermuyden was working in England, where his first projects were on the River Thames, repairing a sea wall at Dagenham and working to reclaim Canvey Island, Essex. The latter project was financed by Joas Croppenburg, a Dutch haberdasher to whom Vermuyden was related by marriage.
This, or perhaps work at Windsor, brought him to the notice of Charles I, who commissioned him in 1626 to drain Hatfield Chase in the Isle of Axholme, Lincolnshire. The King was Lord of the four principal manors there: Hatfield, Epworth, Crowle and Misterton, as well as 13 of the adjacent manors, and he wanted to expand the cultivable area. Vermuyden was to receive one third of the drained land, most of which had previously been commons, as recompense for his investment. To finance the drainage project, he sold shares in this land to other investors, including some fellow Dutchmen. Some French and Walloon Protestant refugees also settled in the area as landowners or tenants. The King intended to enclose one third of the common fen in his right of "improvement" as the Lord of the Manor, leaving one-third for those local residents who had common rights of pasturage in the fens.
The local people were upset by the project, particularly those of the Manor of Epworth, whose lord had already enclosed part of the commons in the 14th century. He had later signed a legal document giving up all subsequent rights of enclosure within the manor. As with other fen drainage schemes at the time, the locals did not oppose drainage per se, but were outraged about the large enclosures of their common pasture and turbary fens. This threatened their commons rights and livelihoods, as they depended on the fens for pasturage and for peat for burning as fuel. From 1627, the richer members of the community challenged the project in court by lawsuits, even as large groups of commoners (not necessarily poor people, but including some substantial farmers) rioted against the works and the enclosures. Because the legal position of the commoners of Epworth was unique, the legal debate over the drainage and enclosures lasted into the eighteenth century.
Vermuyden was knighted in 1629 for his work, and became a British citizen in 1633.
The work on Hatfield Chase was only partially successful: the straightening of the river Don and outlet into the Aire caused flooding in Fishlake, Sykehouse and Snaith. As a result of a lawsuit in 1633, Vermuyden dug the Dutch River, which provided a direct route from the Don to the River Ouse at Goole. It required him to deplete most of the land that he had acquired in the Chase. The same year he bought 4,000 acres (16 km2) of land in Sedgemoor on the Somerset Levels and Malvern Chase in Worcestershire; he also entered into a partnership in the lead mines in Wirksworth, which he drained by means of a sough.
Contrary to popular belief, Vermuyden was not involved with the draining of the "Great Fen" in Cambridgeshire and Norfolk in the 1630s. He did not participate until the second phase of construction in the 1650s. This area of marshland was naturally drained by a labyrinth of rivers. It had been inadequately maintained since before the dissolution of the monasteries in 1537 during the English Reformation, as the monasteries had been chiefly responsible in the region for keeping the channels clear. The initial plan for the drainage was based on a proposal by John Hunt in 1604 – 1605, to construct a new river 21 miles (34 km) long from Earith to Denver, shortening the length of the River Great Ouse by many miles. It was eventually named the Bedford River (subsequently Old Bedford River) after Francis, Earl of Bedford, who was the chief Adventurer and financier. The project created or improved eight other channels. The operation was judged as substantially complete in 1637. It was criticized for its limited goal to provide "summer lands", leaving the land subject to winter flooding.
The Merchant Adventurers had been offered 95,000 acres (380 km2) by the Crown as the reward for their work. This settlement was disrupted: first by the riots, which erupted against the enclosures (and that occurred periodically into the 1650s), and second, by the King. He reversed the granting of Bedford's contract and declared himself as the principal in the project, taking 52,000 acres (210 km2) and leaving the other parties with only 40,000 acres (160 km2).
At this time, Vermuyden was recruited to participate in the Great Level, as in 1637 he wrote a "Discourse Touching the Draining of the Great Fennes" for the King (it was not published until 1642). In it, he proposed two innovations to the drainage scheme: washes – areas of land allowed to flood in periods of bad weather to absorb the extra water that cannot drain to the sea – and a catchdrain around the eastern edge of the fen. The washes were constructed as part of the second phase of drainage in the 1650s, but the catchdrain was not developed until the early 1960s.
Charles I appointed Vermuyden as his agent for the draining on 19 September 1639, but his government did not approve the plan until 5 August. In a precarious position with all three of its kingdoms, the Crown lacked both sufficient funds and attention to pay for the works in the Great Level, but it authorized Vermuyden to start. He widened the River Nene below Horseshoe Sluice, banking the north side of Morton's Leam. Beginning on the south, he set a new sluice, known as Shire Drain, and cut a new channel at the mouth of the Nene through the salt marshes to the sea. Vermuyden was still working in the Great Level as of May 1642, but was by then responding to the House of Lords, rather than the beleaguered King. Having received perhaps less than £5000, the engineer was continually in arrears for the wages of his workmen.
During the Civil War, the drainage project was halted by the chaos of war. The original financiers – now headed by Bedford's heir William – began to seek an Act of Parliament to overturn the King's takeover of their project and to gain restoration of all of the 95,000 acres (380 km2) first awarded in January 1630/31. By 29 May 1649, a few months after the King's execution, they had succeeded; an Act of Parliament (later known as "The Pretended Act") restored them to the undertaking and gave their claim to the enclosures the force of law.
Before this time, Vermuyden's activities are not clear; there is some inconclusive evidence that one of his nephews may have acted as a colonel of horse in the parliamentary army, alongside Oliver Cromwell in the Eastern Association army. But with the beginning of the second phase of Bedford-led construction, Vermuyden was again appointed as the director of the works in January 1649/50.
This second phase included continuing the work of both the first and the King's (1.5 phase). In addition, he dredged the New Bedford River (with a large area of wash between it and the Bedford River) and the Forty Foot Drain. He established Denver Sluice to stop tides and flood water from depositing silt into the Great Ouse to the east of Ely. The work did not include his projected "cutoff channel," which was designed to take flood water from the southern rivers, the Wissey, Little Ouse and Lark, away from Denver. As a result, the area suffered continued flooding, which was not controlled until a project of the early 1960s. Due to the high cost of labour, and the continuing unpopularity of the project among the local inhabitants, the government provided Vermuyden with Scottish and Dutch prisoners of war (after the battles of Dunbar and the start of the war with the Dutch respectively) as labourers in this phase of construction.
Vermuyden's relationship with the other adventurers was never easy and, by 1655, they had parted company altogether. Several other of his initiatives failed, including a proposal for a treaty between England and the States-General of the Netherlands which he made to Cromwell. In addition, Vermuyden was unable to gain support to drain his areas of Sedgemoor and Malvern Chase.
Vermuyden and his wife had 13 children together. Their son Cornelius Vermuyden became an Original Fellow of the Royal Society in 1663 and the Royal African Company, established to explore Africa and report on its resources.
Despite the initial success of the reclamation, the engineers did not understand enough about the ecology of the fens. The drying of the land caused the peat to shrink greatly, lowering the remaining land below the height of the drainage channels and rivers. This caused the reclaimed farmland to become vulnerable again to flooding. By the end of the 17th century, much of the reclaimed land was regularly flooded. This continued until the development of steam-powered pumps in the early 19th century. The drop in the land level can be seen at the pumps near Ramsey Forty Foot, where animal-powered pumps, steam pumps and now fossil-fuel pumps are all co-located, at different heights. They demonstrate both the development of technology and the resulting decline in land levels.
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Q: Capitalize the first part of a string Why split function doesn't have option for keeping separator untouched?
Here is my string:
story 01
lorem

lorem

Here is the wanted result:
STORY 01
lorem

lorem

So I just need to capitalize the first part (placed before the first
 tag)
Here is my way:
let arr = string.split('
');
let title = arr[0].toUpperCase();
arr.shift();
newarr = [];
$.each(arr, function (i, val) {
    val = '
' + val;
    newarr.push(val);
});
let result = title + newarr;
console.log(result);

Result:
STORY 01
lorem
,
lorem

Problem is a comma between
 and

Any help?

A: You could use a regular expression to match anything but <s, and then capitalize the matched substring:

const input = `story 01<div>lorem</div><div>lorem</div>`;
console.log(
  input.replace(/^[^<]+/, start => start.toUpperCase())
);

This assumes that the matched string there won't contain non-tag <s. If it does, then it'll be a bit more complicated:

const input = `story< 01<div>lorem</div><div>lorem</div>`;
console.log(
  input.replace(/^((?!<[^<]+>).)+/, start => start.toUpperCase())
);

For anything more complicated, probably better to use DOMParser or something like it rather than a regular expression, because REs and non-trivial HTML generally don't go well together.

A: I think you can use join after your split in this way:

let str = "story 01
lorem

lorem
"

let spl = str.split("
");

if (spl && spl[0]) spl[0] = spl[0].toUpperCase();

let res = spl.join("
");

console.log(res)

A: You can achieve this by retrieving the first text node within the parent element of the HTML you have and setting its content to upper case. To do this with jQuery you can use contents() and filter(), like this:

$('.container').each(function() {
  var node = $(this).contents().filter(function() {
    return this.nodeType == 3 && this.nodeValue.trim();
  })[0];

  if (node)
    node.textContent = node.textContent.toUpperCase();
});

  story 01

lorem

lorem

  story 02

lorem

lorem

The advantage of this method over dissecting the HTML string itself, is that this won't be broken by making a change to the HTML.
This is all assuming that you cannot amend the HTML directly, as that is the best solution by far.

A: Just use .join('') in title + newarr:
let string = 'story 01
lorem

lorem
';
  let arr = string.split('
');
let title = arr[0].toUpperCase();
arr.shift();
newarr = [];
$.each(arr, function (i, val) {
    val = '
' + val;
    newarr.push(val);
});
let result = title + newarr;
console.log(result);

let result = title + newarr.join('');

A:

// Using DOMParser
const str = "story 01
lorem

lorem
";

const parser = new DOMParser();
const doc = parser.parseFromString(str, 'text/html');

const node = [...doc.body.childNodes].map((node) => {
    if(node.nodeType === 3) return node.textContent.toUpperCase();
    const nodeName = node.nodeName.toLowerCase();
    return '<' + nodeName + '>' + node.textContent + '</' + nodeName + '>';
}).join('');

console.log(node);

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Phadnis' impervious and composed countenance and his single-minded focus on actualizing his dreams of dressing up the world in his designs, contributed largely to this accomplishment, but not without a few steadfast friends, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan being the most formidable influence in his life. In Dubai for the Aaraish show, the designer spoke exclusively to Rubina A Khan | Gulf News tabloid!
What is your biggest strength, surviving and thriving for 25 years in a ferociously competitive and predominantly Bollywood driven fashion business in India?
I don't think I can call it my strength as such, but I am a very driven and ambitious person inherently, and I think inadvertently, that has become my strength over the years. Whatever I have achieved in my life as a choreographer in the entertainment business and the last 25 years as a fashion designer, is due to my ambitious drive and that I am almost never satisfied or content with my work. If you are not driven or focused and are not willing and able to deliver every single time, and slip up, there are a dime a dozen people ready and waiting to take your place. You have to keep at it constantly, be consistent and innovative and strive for new goals and benchmarks with each collection or outfit. Like in a Bollywood actor's life, Friday is the most important day at the box office for every film of his to determine his value and worth, for a designer, it is every single time he makes an ensemble or puts a collection together for a showing. It is a constant endeavor every day.
Did you feel taller than Amitabh Bachchan, who was your showstopper, on your very well-attended commemorative show, Adhvan, in January?
I just felt completely humbled and I felt so blessed walking down the runway with him. I have worked with him on films like Waqt, Hum Kisi Ke Kum Nahin and Bade Miyan Chhote Miya and I can just say that there are no more men like him anymore. He is truly exceptional. He's the only man I call Sir in the world.
Would you consider yourself among India's top three talents in fashion?
I don't know. There are far more commercially viable and well-known names in India's flourishing fashion business than me and I have never measured my success with the strength of others' success. There's always someone ahead of you and there's always someone behind you in the business. It depends on the perspective you see it from really.
Who, according to you, are the top designers of India?
Tarun Tahiliani, Sabyasachi, Anamika Khanna and Monisha Jaising.
Who were, and still are, your biggest supporters in your career path?
People like Hemant Trivedi, Mehr Jesia-Rampal, Priyanka Chopra, Malaika Arora-Khan, Kareena Kapoor-Khan in a big way, have supported me enormously, and still do, and are a very important part of my successful journey as a fashion designer and undoubtedly Salman Khan, without whom I don't think I would be who I am today.
How has Salman Khan impacted your career?
Whatever I am today is really because of Salman. He showed me a whole new world, when no one understood me. I worked with him for 13 years as a designer, and he gave me so much without expecting anything back. He gave me a standing in the entertainment business, his professional support and backing, and personal strength. When I wanted to quit choreography and go and study at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles, USA, he convinced me to stay back in India and helped me find a footing as a designer. He took me in all his film projects, and opened my first store in Mumbai. He was never selfish about anything, allowing me to work with other actors alongside working with him, not restraining my creative freedom, and gave me more than even I could imagine. Till today, there's a picture of Salman that hangs in my cabin in my office. I am inspired by Salman and get this amazing positive energy from him, always. Salman is the older brother I never had. He made me travel worldwide with him and introduced me to people everywhere. In fact, the first time I traveled abroad was to Dubai with Salman! I had never sat in an aircraft before or had any idea of what a plane even looked like from the inside, and I had obviously never been outside India either. This is 30 years ago! It was a stage show Salman was doing back then that he had taken me for. Dubai was not even remotely like what it is today. It was on the verge of the modern and magical explosion that Dubai is today. Dubai feels like home to me and every time I travel to Dubai, it has a newer dimension to it.
What, or who, has been a constant muse for your designs?
I don't create clothes with one particular muse in mind. I make the garment according to the person I am working for, or the collection that I am putting together. I don't think a single inspiration or muse can transpire into an entire collection or a garment for different kinds of people.
Which is your favourite, and most memorable contribution, as a designer to the fashion world?
I think everything that I have designed and created for Salman Khan – be it the dhotis, hot shorts, sarongs… made an impact on Indian fashion, because prior to him wearing them, no one was wearing these garments on screen, and the fact that he carried them off so well made them extremely popular and on trend all of a sudden. Also, getting the opportunity to dress up international model Naomi Campbell, the South African President Jacob Zuma and cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar in my clothes have also been memorable moments for me as a designer.
Is there anybody rich and famous in India who does not wear you?
There are so many people who have not worn my clothes! And I do not run after the rich to wear my designs or even think like that. You never know who your ultimate buyer is when you're creating a garment anyway. I like to make wearable and affordable clothing that is essentially commercially viable. I do not make impractical clothes for the runway that a person can't wear off it. I like to see people, all kinds of people, wearing my clothes in the world, and not see them hanging on the walls of my studio.
What is it about Dubai fashion that intrigues you?
Fashion is more forward in Dubai than in most other countries. Like I said earlier, Dubai is the first international place I set foot in and it is home to me and I feel I understand the fashion landscape here quite well. When it comes to fashion, the people in Dubai know it all and more! And the best part of Dubai is dressing up its women! They are just so fashion forward and clued in, that it keeps me on the edge constantly and drives me to give them my best. And it also helps that I have a great fashion network and database in Dubai.
Are designs in Dubai driven largely by what Bollywood is wearing, or your designs and craftsmanship?
No, I don't think the fashion in Dubai is necessarily driven by Bollywood trends. The taste here is very diverse – some like their fashion ethnic, some prefer fusion, some go for the quintessentially traditional designs and some stick to haute couture. There is not one set pattern that the fashion here adheres to and that is what keeps it, and makes it, so fashionably exciting. It's like a year-round fashion runway, from prat to haute couture, celebrating fashion globally.
Amitabh Bachchan launched Pandeymonium, a book written by India's most lauded, awarded and loved advertising creative, Piyush Pandey, on 14th October, 2015 in Mumbai amidst a large gathering of the city's intelligentsia.
The conversations between Amitabh and Piyush about the world of advertising and how they worked together for eight long years on a campaign to make India Polio free or how they did their respective mothers' shraadh in Sidhpur (the only place in India where one can do so) in Gujarat whilst filming the Gujarat Tourism campaign or how Piyush had to make Power Point presentations (his first and last!) for Amitabh for the Cadbury campaign or how Amitabh has stopped disclosing things to his wife Jaya as it is never good enough for her, made for an engaging and amusing insight into their world.
Sachin Tendulkar spoke about his experiences, working with Piyush as a 16-year-old boy who knew nothing about advertising or looking good, only cricket, in a vein most humorous. A delightful evening indeed, spent amidst the greatest Indian luminaries from the world of film, cricket and advertising.


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DRC Protests: The Government's Election Law Must be Revised – or Withdrawn
The Boiling Regional Crisis in Eastern Congo
Statement / Africa 23 January 2015
The adoption on 17 January 2015 by the Congolese National Assembly of a law, proposed by the government of President Joseph Kabila, that could lead to the extension of Kabila's term in office has triggered violent protests in the capital of Kinshasa and several other cities. Before protests escalate further, Kabila's government needs to revise the law and de-link the elections and the census, as was done today by the Senate in a bill that now goes back to the Assembly.
The electoral law extensively modifies existing legislation from 2006 and 2011. Particularly contentious is the call (in Article 8) for a new census to serve as the basis for the voter list and the distribution of parliamentary seats. (The last census was in 1984.) The electoral law was rushed through the Assembly in an extraordinary session that started on 27 December 2014. From the outset, the opposition had rejected the law because they feared there would not be enough resources to finalise a census in time for the election to be organised in respect of the constitutional term limit. (The current timeline for elections is November 2016). The opposition therefore believed that the government's call for a census amounted to a tactic for delaying the election and giving President Kabila an opportunity to remain in power as long as the census was still being prepared, and perhaps beyond.
The Catholic Church and some ambassadors joined the opposition in asking the government to reconsider the piece of legislation. Today, the Senate has clearly disagreed with the National Assembly and voted to separate the elections from the census. According to the 2006 constitution, both houses of Parliament must now set up a joint committee to reach consensus on the electoral law. If consensus is not reached, the Assembly has the final word, according to Article 135 of the constitution.
The reaction of the Kabila government to the protests has been heavy-handed, involving the deployment of riot police and troops, including the Republican Guard. Demonstrators were violently repressed and there are reports of several casualties. Several opposition leaders have been arrested or had their freedom of movement limited. From 20 January, the government has blocked or limited SMS and internet access.
This surge of protest is the latest and, so far, most violent confrontation between the government and the opposition since the deeply flawed November 2011 elections and is a clear demonstration of the continuing crisis of legitimacy that faces Kabila's presidency. While regional and international actors have largely focused on crises in the east, there has been little effort to encourage the national government and opposition to create a more consensual political environment. The Senate decision proves that there is no consensus even among the majority group that supports the president.
Both the government and the opposition should demonstrate a willingness to begin dialogue. As a first step, the government should agree with the Senate and de-link the national census and presidential elections. Assurances will also have to be given that the violence of the previous days, in Kinshasa and elsewhere, will be investigated and judicial or disciplinary measures taken against those responsible. The government should refrain from arresting and intimidating opposition leaders, and avoid disproportionate measures such as blocking radio stations and internet access. The opposition should not seek to use the current tensions to stoke further unrest but appeal for calm and ensure its actions remain within the law.
The government and the opposition both need to enter into constructive talks with the National Electoral Commission. The dialogue should focus on building broad consensus on key electoral decisions, in particular a comprehensive electoral calendar under the constitution, and on legal reforms and voter-registration procedures that will result in legitimate and reasonably accurate voter lists. The government also has to proceed swiftly with the installation of the Constitutional Court, which can verify the constitutionality of proposed legislation.
The Democratic Republic of Congo is dangerously volatile. More than ever, it needs stable institutions. Like Burkina Faso, this is another example of the consequences of the attempt to stay in power beyond constitutional terms limit. President Kabila, by respecting the constitutional order, can make a historical contribution to his country.
Podcast / Africa
Great Lakes Tensions Spike After Rwanda Nearly Downs a Congolese Fighter Jet
Q&A / Africa
A Dangerous Escalation in the Great Lakes


None of the members of The Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music un-professionals—have Estonian passports. But we do, of course, have plenty of opinions. We are reviewing all twenty acts that have made it to the semi-finals of the Estonian selection process, Eesti Laul. In the build-up to the final on the 21 February 2015, the jurors will be giving their critiques of each song and awarding it a score out of 10. The scores will then be averaged for the Wiwi Jury Verdict.
Want to express your opinion and support your favourite? Be sure to comment on each individual post and don't forget to vote in our Eesti Laul 2015 poll.
Elina Born & Stig Rästa – "Goodbye to Yesterday" can win national contest.


In Arkansas, there are many other circumstances under which it may be illegal for the abuser to have a gun. See I am a victim of domestic violence and the abuser has a gun. Is that legal? for more information.
Even if it is not illegal for the abuser to have a gun, you can still make a plan for your safety. See our Staying Safe page for more information. You can also contact your local domestic violence organization for additional help. You may want to talk to them about whether leaving the area - either long term or for a little while - might help improve your safety. See our AR Advocates and Shelters page to find a local domestic violence organization near you.
For additional information on gun laws in Arkansas, you can go to the Giffords Law Center website.


Turn an Akai APC40 hardware controller into a Kyma Virtual Control Surface.
vKA delivers most of the features of the VCS in an intuitive, easy to use manner. Since the APC40 was designed as a control surface for Ableton Live, vKA allows use of the APC40 with Ableton Live even while controlling a Kyma sound. vKA has special "smarts" to alternate between "Live mode" and "VCS mode" without missing a beat. vKA with the APC40 may well be the best option if you like to use Kyma on stage.
* Provides a "virtual MIDI port" when used with the Paca(rana) and "MIDI-over-OSC", giving MIDI applications direct communication with the Paca(rana) without additional MIDI or USB interfaces.
vKA can be purchased from the Delora website, www.delora.com/sales/ for $32.95 USD.


St Peter's Anglican Church, South Tamworth has been working with the Aboriginal Community in Coledale, South Tamworth for the past 7 years, running a Frontyard Church gathering. Coledale is a lower socio economic part of the city with about 3000 people of which about one third are Aboriginal.
A team of about 10 St Peter's people runs the frontyard gathering each week. The Church also visits and follows up with Indigenous families in need, volunteer serving breakfast at a local primary school. These programs offer Indigenous neighbours a safe and peaceful place to gather as a community and somewhere to find hope, as well as Christ-like love practical help and care. Ministry to Aboriginal people more generally in rural towns has often been put into "the too hard basket", but the Coledale Frontyard Church initiative at St Peter's South Tamworth is seeking to proactively address this issue. This projects helps support programs for indigenous communities and families in Tamworth in Northern NSW. It also supports indigenous leadership training. George Ferguson (pictured) is an indigenous leaders who oversees much of this community work.
In particular as well as addressing the need for more theologically trained Indigenous Christians serving the Church and the community in regional parts of Northern NSW.


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Effects of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation over Prefrontal Cortex on Attention in Psychiatric Disorders: A Systematic Review
Hauer, L; Sellner, J; Brigo, F; Trinka, E; Sebastianelli, L; Saltuari, L; Versace, V; Holler, Y; Nardone, R
J CLIN MED. 2019; 8(4): 416
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Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) may be effective for enhancing cognitive functioning. In this review, we aimed to systematically evaluate the effects of rTMS on attention in psychiatric diseases. In particular, we searched PubMed and Embase to examine the effectiveness of rTMS administered to the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) on this specific cognitive domain. The search identified 24 articles, 21 of which met inclusion and exclusion criteria. Among them, nine were conducted in patients with depression, four in patients with schizophrenia, three in patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), two in patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, one each in patients with Alzheimerxxxs disease and in patients with alcohol or methamphetamine addiction. No evidence for cognitive adverse effects was found in all the included rTMS studies. Several studies showed a significant improvement of attentional function in patients with depression and schizophrenia. The beneficial effects on attention and other executive functions suggest that rTMS has the potential to target core features of ASD. rTMS may influence the attentional networks in alcohol-dependent and other addicted patients. We also reviewed and discussed the studies assessing the effects of rTMS on attention in the healthy population. This review suggests that prefrontal rTMS could exert procognitive effects on attention in patients with many psychiatric disorders.
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By G. L. Selman, B.Sc.
A. S. Darling, Ph.D., A.M.I.Mech.E.
In the concluding part of this study of platinum alloys for use in the glass industry, correlations between structure, composition and high temperature mechanical properties have been obtained in the platinum-rich corner of the gold - rhodium - platinum system. Although gold additions decrease the melting point of rhodium-platinum alloys, the effect is not pronounced. The alloy containing 5 per cent gold and 10 per cent rhodium which was shown in the previous parts of the paper to be particularly resistant to wetting has a solidus between 1730°C and 1760°C. This alloy is single phased at temperatures above 1100°C and is more resistant to creep than the 10 per cent rhodium-platinum solid solution. Some of these improved high temperature properties are sacrificed if the gold content is reduced to 3 per cent.
Small additions of rhodium to gold-platinum alloys are known to broaden the miscibility gap (1), which eventually interacts with the solidus to produce a system of the peritectic type (2, 3). The only information on alloys containing substantial quantities of rhodium comes from Raub and Falkenburg (4), who published the results of their X-ray determinations in 1964. The 800°C isotherm, taken from this work, is shown in Fig. 1. At this temperature level 1 per cent by weight of rhodium completely eliminates the single-phase region at the gold-rich end of the diagram. Although gold also reduces the solubility of rhodium in platinum, the effect is not so pronounced and the platinum-based solid solutions extend in an unbroken line over a considerable area of the diagram.
The present investigation has extended the field of study to higher temperature levels. Although attention has been confined largely to those platinum-rich alloys, described in an earlier paper (5), which are reluctantly wetted by molten borosilicate glass, a great deal of basic information has come to light. The creep properties have been related to composition, and it has been shown that high temperature strength is not incompatible with resistance to wetting by molten glass.
Platinum and rhodium sponges, and gold grain, all of the highest available purity, were induction melted, in air, in alumina crucibles before being chill cast into thick copper moulds. The ingots were homogenised at 1250°C for periods up to 64 hours, slowly cooled to 800°C and held at this temperature for 16 hours before quenching into water. After this treatment all the alloys studied could be cold worked into sheet or wire, although it was noted that the ease of working declined rapidly when the gold content exceeded 5 per cent.
Solidus determinations were undertaken by the "bracketing" method, a 20 per cent rhodium-platinum: 40 per cent rhodium-platinum thermocouple being employed because of the high temperatures involved.
Samples of homogenised and rolled sheet were rapidly heated, in intimate contact with this thermocouple, to a temperature 20°C below the desired level, held constant for one hour and then taken up to the quenching temperature at a rate of 20°C per hour. Quenching was accomplished in water from a vertical furnace, and the quenching temperature was increased by increments of 20°C until signs of fusion became apparent in polished and etched microsections.
Attempts were also made to determine by metallographic methods the boundary between the homogeneous and two-phase regions. This was found to be rather an approximate technique in view of the steeply sloping nature of the boundary curve. Alloys containing more than 7 per cent of gold were, moreover, very highly stressed by rapid quenching. Grain boundary precipitation was not completely suppressed and this led to what might almost be described as stress corrosion. In some instances etching removed complete grains from the surface of polished microsections, and this behaviour complicated the search for small quantities of a second phase at the grain boundaries.
Figs. 2, 3 and 4 show typical microstructures of the alloys containing 3, 5 and 13 per cent by weight of gold after quenching from 900°C. At this temperature the phase boundary evidently occurs between 3 and 5 per cent of gold. Duplex structures are shown in Figs. 3 and 4. Globular precipitates of the gold-rich phase can be distinguished round the grain boundaries of these microsections, while the constituent in the body of the grains is too fine for complete resolution. The gold denuded zones round the grain boundaries and the tendency towards sub-grain formation are characteristic features of the structure of alloys heat treated at this temperature level.
The homogeneous structures shown in Figs. 5 and 6 were obtained by quenching from 1200°C. The well-defined cavity shown in Fig. 6 occurred when a complete grain fell out of the surface during the process of etching.
Filings taken from homogenised alloys were sealed in silica quills and heat treated at the same time as the metallographic specimens. After rapid quenching, these filings were used for X-ray diffraction studies with Cu Kα radiation and a Phillips powder camera. The patterns obtained were those of either a homogeneous face centred cubic solid solution or of a mixture of two such phases. The lattice parameters of the phases present in alloys quenched from 850°C are plotted in Fig. 7. These results confirmed the sudden emergence of the gold-rich phase when the gold content exceeded 3 per cent by weight. They agreed closely with values obtained by Raub and Falkenburg (4) at 800°C, but they did not permit an accurate determination of the whole phase boundary.
The boundary between the single- and two-phase regions was finally determined by electrical resistance methods. The differential resistance bridge employed was first described by Stockdale (6), with modifications by Haughton (7). Two test specimens of very similar temperature/resistance characteristics were connected in opposition, the platinum leads having resistances which were low compared to those of the test specimens.
In general, the "standards" used for this work were the 15 per cent gold-platinum alloy and the 3 per cent gold, 12 per cent rhodium-platinum alloy. The test specimen and an appropriate "standard" were placed in a horizontal tube furnace, in a region of uniform temperature which was adjusted to about 700°C. The bridge was then balanced as closely as possible, and the furnace temperature changed by increments of 30°C at half-hourly intervals. The out of balance e.m.f. corresponding to each temperature level was carefully measured with a vernier potentiometer. A typical example of the graphs obtained by plotting these millivolt readings as a function of temperature is provided in Fig. 8. The lower inflection on this curve is caused by the 3 per cent gold, 12 per cent rhodium-platinum alloy "standard" entering the single-phase region. The upper inflection is attributable to the test specimen undergoing the same transformation.
At least three sets of determinations were made on each alloy, and the results obtained defined the position of the phase boundaries involved within limits of ±20°C. Support for the accuracy of these resistometric determinations was provided by the close agreement between the value of 1028°C determined for the 15 per cent gold-platinum alloy and the established value of 1030°C (8). Similarly, the value of 790°C determined by the resistance bridge on the 3 per cent gold, 12 per cent rhodium-platinum alloy is close to the 800°C obtainable from the X-ray work of Raub and Falkenburg (4).
The results obtained by application of the previously described techniques made it possible to construct the vertical section shown in Fig. 9. It is obvious from this diagram that alloys used in contact with molten borosilicate glass will all be working in the single-phase condition. Differences in contact angle behaviour cannot therefore be attributed to discontinuous microstructural changes and must therefore be caused by fundamental modifications in the nature of the solid solution induced by increasing quantities of gold.
Stress-rupture data for the alloys containing 3 and 5 per cent of gold are presented in Fig. 10. These tests were made on specimens machined out of rolled sheet 0.060 inch thick and 0.25 inch wide. The gauge length was 1.5 inch. When stressed in tension at 700 p.s.i. at 1400°C the 5 per cent gold, 10 per cent rhodium, 85 per cent platinum alloy resists failure for approximately 150 hours. This compares with 60 hours for the binary 10 per cent rhodium-platinum alloy and 0.5 hour for pure platinum tested under the same conditions. The 3 per cent gold, 10 per cent rhodium, 87 per cent platinum alloy has a slightly shorter test life than the 10 per cent rhodium-platinum alloy although the difference is not pronounced. As shown by the elongation curves on Fig. 11, the gold-bearing alloy creeps less rapidly than the binary rhodium-platinum alloy, and although it has a lower elongation at fracture, this is unlikely to have an adverse effect upon its performance in service.
All the gold-bearing alloys were found to fail at the grain boundaries after high temperature stressing. This behaviour occurred at all stress levels, although rhodium-platinum is perfectly ductile at stresses above 400 p.s.i. at 1400°C. At lower temperatures, however, the 10 per cent rhodium-platinum alloy frequently exhibits intercrystalline failure and this has not imposed any restrictions upon its industrial employment.
Components in the glass industry are invariably taken out of service when distortions prevent efficient operation of the process. As indicated by the table, the fracture elongations of the gold-bearing alloys at 1400°C are high enough to ensure appreciable ductility under industrial conditions.


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A major sanctuary complex located west of the Theatre of Dionysus Eleuthereus on the south slope of the Athenian acropolis.
Aleshire, S.B. 1989. The Athenian Asklepieion : the people, their dedications, and the inventories. Amsterdam: Gieben.
Aleshire, S.B. 1991. Asklepios at Athens: epigraphic and prosopographic essays on the Athenian healing cults. Amsterdam: Gieben.
Martin, R. & H. Metzger, 1949. Recherches d'architecture et de topographie à l'Asclépiéion d'Athènes. Bulletin de correspondance hellénique, 73, 316-50.
Riethmüller, J.W. 1999. "Bothros and tetrastyle: the heroon of Asclepius in Athens."In Ancient Greek hero cult. Proceedings of the Fifth International Seminar on Ancient Greek Cult.
The south slope of the Acropolis between the theater of Dionysus and the Odeon of Herodes Atticus forms a terrace, which was accessible through the Peripatos from Dionysus theater only. This terrace is divided into three terraces, whose height level rises from the east to the west: The westernmost of which is not related to the Sanctuary of Asclepius. The numerous votive offerings and votive inscriptions of Asclepius and Hygeia guarantee the use of the area as a sanctuary of a healing god. The ionic hall on the north side of the central terrace has been interpreted by R. Martin and H. Metzger as Abaton. This building, used for the ritual of incubation, is essential for the establishment of an Asclepeion. The existence of the Abaton thus became the main argument of the thesis that the original foundation of Asclepius sanctuary took place on the central terrace. As the east terrace is seen as closed topographical unit other modern researchers represent more the thesis that the remains of all phases of the sanctuary are since its inception focused on the East Terrace.
The main sources about the sanctuary are the stele of Telemachos, the decree of Diokles and the around 350 BC. dated temple inventory that represents a t. a. q for the construction of the temple. The inscription of the stele speaks of a sanctuary with temples in the different stages of the construction. The text of the decree speaks of the original definition of the temenos by Telemachos. To this initial phase certainly belonged the sanctuary Peribolos, a Propylon, the source system, the Tholos and the Bothros on the northwest side of the east Terrace. The existence of an early temple is confirmed by the epigraphic and literary sources. The temple with an altar were very likely built with the foundation of the sanctuary at the end of the 5th century BC. and remodelled later in the 4th century BC. The remains of the ancient temple are found among the early Christian basilica that dominated the East terrace. Since the individual major structures such as the temple and the altar are still practically unpublished, research into the individual phases falls pretty hard.


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Q: HTML Link to Database Item -- Clojure Web Development I am currently writing a website via Clojure code that runs on a Luminus based framework.
I have a database that stores users and uploaded files (and routes which allow me to do both).
The routes call SQL functions that I have written, altering the database.
I currently am printing out the list of files like such (in HTML):

        {% for item in users %}

{{item.file_name}}

        {% endfor %}

I want to edit it to have a link to each file as well.
For example, under the
{{item.file_name}
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Home

This generates me a link to "/home" for every file_name in the database.
Instead, I would like to create a link to each file_name in the database.
For example, if the first listed item was "test.txt" I would want a link to "/test.txt" and so on, through the whole list.
Is this possible to do? Thank you in advance.

A: You just need to change your template to create the link HTML that is specific to an item.  Something like this:

  {% for item in users %}

{{item.file_name}}

  {% endfor %}

It's hard to be any more specific than that without more information. You just have to determine how to create a URL for an item. In the code above I used "/{{item.file_name}}" based on your examples, but if the URL is more complicated than that, you could add it as a separate key to the item and do something like "{{item.url}}".


Poll: Are you worried about climate change?
New research predicts a dramatic rise in the death toll from weather-related disasters in Europe in the coming decades.
TWO IN THREE people living in Europe may be affected by weather-related disasters by the end of the century, according to a new study.
The research, published in the Lancet Planetary Health journal, estimates there will be a dramatic rise in the death toll from disasters such as heat waves and flooding in Europe – from 3,000 deaths each year between 1981-2010 to 152,000 a year between 2071-2100.
The study also looks at flood-prone areas and says there will be a 192% increase in the number of people living in coastal flood-prone areas in Ireland in the coming decades.
The researchers have urged the countries who have signed up to the Paris Agreement, an international accord hoping to combat the effects of climate change, to fulfil their obligations. The United States, the world's second biggest producer of greenhouse gases after China, plans to withdraw from the accord.
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  GameServerSMsg_descriptor_ = file->message_type(0);
  static const int GameServerSMsg_offsets_[2] = {
    GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_GENERATED_MESSAGE_FIELD_OFFSET(GameServerSMsg, id_),
    GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_GENERATED_MESSAGE_FIELD_OFFSET(GameServerSMsg, msg_),
  };
  GameServerSMsg_reflection_ =
    new ::google::protobuf::internal::GeneratedMessageReflection(
      GameServerSMsg_descriptor_,
      GameServerSMsg::default_instance_,
      GameServerSMsg_offsets_,
      GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_GENERATED_MESSAGE_FIELD_OFFSET(GameServerSMsg, _has_bits_[0]),
      GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_GENERATED_MESSAGE_FIELD_OFFSET(GameServerSMsg, _unknown_fields_),
      -1,
      ::google::protobuf::DescriptorPool::generated_pool(),
      ::google::protobuf::MessageFactory::generated_factory(),
      sizeof(GameServerSMsg));
}

namespace {

GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_DECLARE_ONCE(protobuf_AssignDescriptors_once_);
inline void protobuf_AssignDescriptorsOnce() {
  ::google::protobuf::GoogleOnceInit(&protobuf_AssignDescriptors_once_,
                 &protobuf_AssignDesc_GameServerSMsg_2eproto);
}

void protobuf_RegisterTypes(const ::std::string&) {
  protobuf_AssignDescriptorsOnce();
  ::google::protobuf::MessageFactory::InternalRegisterGeneratedMessage(
    GameServerSMsg_descriptor_, &GameServerSMsg::default_instance());
}

}  // namespace

void protobuf_ShutdownFile_GameServerSMsg_2eproto() {
  delete GameServerSMsg::default_instance_;
  delete GameServerSMsg_reflection_;
}

void protobuf_AddDesc_GameServerSMsg_2eproto() {
  static bool already_here = false;
  if (already_here) return;
  already_here = true;
  GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_VERIFY_VERSION;

  ::google::protobuf::DescriptorPool::InternalAddGeneratedFile(
    "\n\024GameServerSMsg.proto\")\n\016GameServerSMsg"
    "\022\n\n\002id\030\001 \002(\005\022\013\n\003msg\030\002 \002(\014B4\n!com.thanple"
    ".gs.common.nio.managerB\017_GameServerSMsg", 119);
  ::google::protobuf::MessageFactory::InternalRegisterGeneratedFile(
    "GameServerSMsg.proto", &protobuf_RegisterTypes);
  GameServerSMsg::default_instance_ = new GameServerSMsg();
  GameServerSMsg::default_instance_->InitAsDefaultInstance();
  ::google::protobuf::internal::OnShutdown(&protobuf_ShutdownFile_GameServerSMsg_2eproto);
}

// Force AddDescriptors() to be called at static initialization time.
struct StaticDescriptorInitializer_GameServerSMsg_2eproto {
  StaticDescriptorInitializer_GameServerSMsg_2eproto() {
    protobuf_AddDesc_GameServerSMsg_2eproto();
  }
} static_descriptor_initializer_GameServerSMsg_2eproto_;

// ===================================================================

#ifndef _MSC_VER
const int GameServerSMsg::kIdFieldNumber;
const int GameServerSMsg::kMsgFieldNumber;
#endif  // !_MSC_VER

GameServerSMsg::GameServerSMsg()
  : ::google::protobuf::Message() {
  SharedCtor();
  // @@protoc_insertion_point(constructor:GameServerSMsg)
}

void GameServerSMsg::InitAsDefaultInstance() {
}

GameServerSMsg::GameServerSMsg(const GameServerSMsg& from)
  : ::google::protobuf::Message() {
  SharedCtor();
  MergeFrom(from);
  // @@protoc_insertion_point(copy_constructor:GameServerSMsg)
}

void GameServerSMsg::SharedCtor() {
  ::google::protobuf::internal::GetEmptyString();
  _cached_size_ = 0;
  id_ = 0;
  msg_ = const_cast< ::std::string*>(&::google::protobuf::internal::GetEmptyStringAlreadyInited());
  ::memset(_has_bits_, 0, sizeof(_has_bits_));
}

GameServerSMsg::~GameServerSMsg() {
  // @@protoc_insertion_point(destructor:GameServerSMsg)
  SharedDtor();
}

void GameServerSMsg::SharedDtor() {
  if (msg_ != &::google::protobuf::internal::GetEmptyStringAlreadyInited()) {
    delete msg_;
  }
  if (this != default_instance_) {
  }
}

void GameServerSMsg::SetCachedSize(int size) const {
  GOOGLE_SAFE_CONCURRENT_WRITES_BEGIN();
  _cached_size_ = size;
  GOOGLE_SAFE_CONCURRENT_WRITES_END();
}
const ::google::protobuf::Descriptor* GameServerSMsg::descriptor() {
  protobuf_AssignDescriptorsOnce();
  return GameServerSMsg_descriptor_;
}

const GameServerSMsg& GameServerSMsg::default_instance() {
  if (default_instance_ == NULL) protobuf_AddDesc_GameServerSMsg_2eproto();
  return *default_instance_;
}

GameServerSMsg* GameServerSMsg::default_instance_ = NULL;

GameServerSMsg* GameServerSMsg::New() const {
  return new GameServerSMsg;
}

void GameServerSMsg::Clear() {
  if (_has_bits_[0 / 32] & 3) {
    id_ = 0;
    if (has_msg()) {
      if (msg_ != &::google::protobuf::internal::GetEmptyStringAlreadyInited()) {
        msg_->clear();
      }
    }
  }
  ::memset(_has_bits_, 0, sizeof(_has_bits_));
  mutable_unknown_fields()->Clear();
}

bool GameServerSMsg::MergePartialFromCodedStream(
    ::google::protobuf::io::CodedInputStream* input) {
#define DO_(EXPRESSION) if (!(EXPRESSION)) goto failure
  ::google::protobuf::uint32 tag;
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  for (;;) {
    ::std::pair< ::google::protobuf::uint32, bool> p = input->ReadTagWithCutoff(127);
    tag = p.first;
    if (!p.second) goto handle_unusual;
    switch (::google::protobuf::internal::WireFormatLite::GetTagFieldNumber(tag)) {
      // required int32 id = 1;
      case 1: {
        if (tag == 8) {
          DO_((::google::protobuf::internal::WireFormatLite::ReadPrimitive<
                   ::google::protobuf::int32, ::google::protobuf::internal::WireFormatLite::TYPE_INT32>(
                 input, &id_)));
          set_has_id();
        } else {
          goto handle_unusual;
        }
        if (input->ExpectTag(18)) goto parse_msg;
        break;
      }

      // required bytes msg = 2;
      case 2: {
        if (tag == 18) {
         parse_msg:
          DO_(::google::protobuf::internal::WireFormatLite::ReadBytes(
                input, this->mutable_msg()));
        } else {
          goto handle_unusual;
        }
        if (input->ExpectAtEnd()) goto success;
        break;
      }

      default: {
      handle_unusual:
        if (tag == 0 ||
            ::google::protobuf::internal::WireFormatLite::GetTagWireType(tag) ==
            ::google::protobuf::internal::WireFormatLite::WIRETYPE_END_GROUP) {
          goto success;
        }
        DO_(::google::protobuf::internal::WireFormat::SkipField(
              input, tag, mutable_unknown_fields()));
        break;
      }
    }
  }
success:
  // @@protoc_insertion_point(parse_success:GameServerSMsg)
  return true;
failure:
  // @@protoc_insertion_point(parse_failure:GameServerSMsg)
  return false;
#undef DO_
}

void GameServerSMsg::SerializeWithCachedSizes(
    ::google::protobuf::io::CodedOutputStream* output) const {
  // @@protoc_insertion_point(serialize_start:GameServerSMsg)
  // required int32 id = 1;
  if (has_id()) {
    ::google::protobuf::internal::WireFormatLite::WriteInt32(1, this->id(), output);
  }

  // required bytes msg = 2;
  if (has_msg()) {
    ::google::protobuf::internal::WireFormatLite::WriteBytesMaybeAliased(
      2, this->msg(), output);
  }

  if (!unknown_fields().empty()) {
    ::google::protobuf::internal::WireFormat::SerializeUnknownFields(
        unknown_fields(), output);
  }
  // @@protoc_insertion_point(serialize_end:GameServerSMsg)
}

::google::protobuf::uint8* GameServerSMsg::SerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(
    ::google::protobuf::uint8* target) const {
  // @@protoc_insertion_point(serialize_to_array_start:GameServerSMsg)
  // required int32 id = 1;
  if (has_id()) {
    target = ::google::protobuf::internal::WireFormatLite::WriteInt32ToArray(1, this->id(), target);
  }

  // required bytes msg = 2;
  if (has_msg()) {
    target =
      ::google::protobuf::internal::WireFormatLite::WriteBytesToArray(
        2, this->msg(), target);
  }

  if (!unknown_fields().empty()) {
    target = ::google::protobuf::internal::WireFormat::SerializeUnknownFieldsToArray(
        unknown_fields(), target);
  }
  // @@protoc_insertion_point(serialize_to_array_end:GameServerSMsg)
  return target;
}

int GameServerSMsg::ByteSize() const {
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  if (_has_bits_[0 / 32] & (0xffu << (0 % 32))) {
    // required int32 id = 1;
    if (has_id()) {
      total_size += 1 +
        ::google::protobuf::internal::WireFormatLite::Int32Size(
          this->id());
    }

    // required bytes msg = 2;
    if (has_msg()) {
      total_size += 1 +
        ::google::protobuf::internal::WireFormatLite::BytesSize(
          this->msg());
    }

  }
  if (!unknown_fields().empty()) {
    total_size +=
      ::google::protobuf::internal::WireFormat::ComputeUnknownFieldsSize(
        unknown_fields());
  }
  GOOGLE_SAFE_CONCURRENT_WRITES_BEGIN();
  _cached_size_ = total_size;
  GOOGLE_SAFE_CONCURRENT_WRITES_END();
  return total_size;
}

void GameServerSMsg::MergeFrom(const ::google::protobuf::Message& from) {
  GOOGLE_CHECK_NE(&from, this);
  const GameServerSMsg* source =
    ::google::protobuf::internal::dynamic_cast_if_available<const GameServerSMsg*>(
      &from);
  if (source == NULL) {
    ::google::protobuf::internal::ReflectionOps::Merge(from, this);
  } else {
    MergeFrom(*source);
  }
}

void GameServerSMsg::MergeFrom(const GameServerSMsg& from) {
  GOOGLE_CHECK_NE(&from, this);
  if (from._has_bits_[0 / 32] & (0xffu << (0 % 32))) {
    if (from.has_id()) {
      set_id(from.id());
    }
    if (from.has_msg()) {
      set_msg(from.msg());
    }
  }
  mutable_unknown_fields()->MergeFrom(from.unknown_fields());
}

void GameServerSMsg::CopyFrom(const ::google::protobuf::Message& from) {
  if (&from == this) return;
  Clear();
  MergeFrom(from);
}

void GameServerSMsg::CopyFrom(const GameServerSMsg& from) {
  if (&from == this) return;
  Clear();
  MergeFrom(from);
}

bool GameServerSMsg::IsInitialized() const {
  if ((_has_bits_[0] & 0x00000003) != 0x00000003) return false;

  return true;
}

void GameServerSMsg::Swap(GameServerSMsg* other) {
  if (other != this) {
    std::swap(id_, other->id_);
    std::swap(msg_, other->msg_);
    std::swap(_has_bits_[0], other->_has_bits_[0]);
    _unknown_fields_.Swap(&other->_unknown_fields_);
    std::swap(_cached_size_, other->_cached_size_);
  }
}

::google::protobuf::Metadata GameServerSMsg::GetMetadata() const {
  protobuf_AssignDescriptorsOnce();
  ::google::protobuf::Metadata metadata;
  metadata.descriptor = GameServerSMsg_descriptor_;
  metadata.reflection = GameServerSMsg_reflection_;
  return metadata;
}

// @@protoc_insertion_point(namespace_scope)

// @@protoc_insertion_point(global_scope)


text:
[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/dieterdemeyer/puppet-sabnzbd.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/dieterdemeyer/puppet-sabnzbd)

Install [SABnzbd](http://sabnzbd.org/), an Open source, NZB capable binary newsgrabber written in Python, server-oriented using a web-interface.

## Usage

```puppet
include sabnzbd

class { 'sabnzbd':
  version => '0.7.16'
}
```

## Required Puppet Modules

* `boxen`

## Development

Set `GITHUB_API_TOKEN` in your shell with a [Github oAuth Token](https://help.github.com/articles/creating-an-oauth-token-for-command-line-use) to raise your API rate limit. You can get some work done without it, but you're less likely to encounter errors like `Unable to find module 'boxen/puppet-boxen' on https://github.com`.

Then write some code. Run `script/cibuild` to test it. Check the `script`
directory for other useful tools.


text:
Biography and True Stories
Biography: general
Unnatural Causes Dr Richard Shepherd
Unnatural Causes by Dr Richard Shepherd
Unnatural Causes Summary
Unnatural Causes: 'An absolutely brilliant book. I really recommend it, I don't often say that' Jeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2 by Dr Richard Shepherd
THE TRUE CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR AND SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER
'One of the most fascinating books I have read in a long time. Engrossing, a haunting page-turner. A book I could not put down' The Times, BOOKS OF THE YEAR
Meet the forensic pathologist, Dr Richard Shepherd.
He solves the mysteries of unexplained or sudden death.
He has performed over 23,000 autopsies, including some of the most high-profile cases of recent times; the Hungerford Massacre, the Princess Diana inquiry, and 9/11.
He has faced serial killers, natural disaster, 'perfect murders' and freak accidents.
His evidence has put killers behind bars, freed the innocent, and turned open-and-shut cases on their heads.
Yet all this has come at a huge personal cost.
Unnatural Causes tells the story of not only the cases and bodies that have haunted him the most, but also how to live a life steeped in death.
Thoughtful, revealing, chilling and always unputdownable, if you liked All That Remains, War Doctor and This is Going to Hurt you'll love this.
Included in The Times Books of the Year 2018
'Gripping, grimly fascinating, and I suspect I'll read it at least twice' Evening Standard
'A deeply mesmerising memoir of forensic pathology. Human and fascinating' Nigella Lawson
'An absolutely brilliant book. I really recommend it, I don't often say that but it's fascinating' Jeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2
'Puts the reader at his elbow as he wields the scalpel' Guardian
'Fascinating, gruesome yet engrossing' Richard and Judy, Daily Express
'Fascinating, insightful, candid, compassionate' Observer
Unnatural Causes Reviews
Unnatural Causes gives a sense of the toll that dealing with so many dead bodies takes. It's a very human book that looks at the cases he has been involved with, from the Hungerford massacre to the murder of Stephen Lawrence * The Times (Books of the Year, 2018) *
An unputdownable record of an extraordinary life * 100 sizzling summer books, Daily Mail *
One of the most fascinating books I have read in a long time. Engrossing, a haunting page-turner. A book I could not put down * The Times *
Fabulous . . . The UK's top pathologist investigating high-profile deaths such as that of Diana, Princess of Wales * The Sunday Post *
Puts the reader at his elbow as he wields the scalpel * Guardian *
Insightful, candid and compassionate * Observer *
Fascinating, gruesome yet engrossing * Richard and Judy, Daily Express *
Heart-wrenchingly honest * Professor Sue Black, author of All That Remains *
Darkly fascinating * Daily Mirror *
A deeply mesmerising memoir of forensic pathology. Human and fascinating * Nigella Lawson *
Partly an autobiography, but also a love letter to pathology. It's dignified and graceful and painfully honest about the human and emotional cost of so much time with the dead. Insightful, moving and mesmerising * Marylebone Journal *
This book holds within its pages the story of a life told with honesty, and this is partly why it is such a pleasure to read. A fascinating autobiography. Unputdownable. * Live Ribble Valley *
A unique insight into a remarkable profession * The Times *
His experiences, from morgue to court, are sometimes gruesome, always gripping * Sunday Mirror *
The true crime book of the year; a thoughtful, revealing, chilling and bizarre record of an extraordinary life and profession * Visit Norwich *
He recounts experiences in a gripping memoir that melds the personal and professional * The People *
Must Read * Daily Mail *
A brilliantly written and compelling account of a medical detective who has worked on many appalling crimes and human tragedies * Woman's Weekly *
Medical science books are rarely as gripping as Unnatural Causes. It's grimly fascinating, and I suspect I'll read it at least twice. * Evening Standard *
About Dr Richard Shepherd
Richard Shepherd was born in West London but grew up in Watford. At the local grammar school he was introduced to a medical textbook smuggled into the classroom by a friend which opened his eyes to the world of crime and murder, setting him on a lifelong quest to understand death in its many forms. He trained as a doctor at St George's Hospital medical school at Hyde Park Corner, qualifying in 1977 and then completed his postgraduate training as a forensic pathologist in 1987. He immediately joined what was then the elite forensic department at Guy's Hospital.
He has been involved nationally and internationally in the forensic investigation of thousands of deaths from unnatural causes, from headline-making murders to mass natural disasters, and many sudden and unexplained deaths that his investigations showed were from natural causes or due to accidents. His skills and expertise still remain in demand around the world.
Customer Reviews - Unnatural Causes


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Special Olympics to be Held in the Middle East for the First Time in 2019
Jeff Edelstein
By Jeff Edelstein
The Special Olympics takes the prospect of the original Olympic Games – bring together people and competitions of all different origins, places, and creeds – and adds another dimensionality: people of different abilities and brains. While each event celebrates inclusion and neurodiversity through its existence alone, the upcoming Summer 2019 Special Olympic Games aim to make history by supporting acceptance and inclusion of individuals with intellectual disabilities in a brand-new region of the world.
Just over two years from now, the world will see the Special Olympics held in a Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) region for the first time – Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to be exact. In November of last year, the international board overseeing the Special Olympics announced their choice to a positive reaction from the President of UAE, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed, and the Regional President of the Special Olympics in the MENA region, Ayman Abdel Wahab. Wahab originally presented the bid to the board, and representatives were thoroughly impressed by UAE's commitment to promote inclusion for those with a range of intellectual disabilities, as evidenced by the response below from the Chairman of the Special Olympics, Timothy Shriver:
"Having the Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi is revolutionary for our movement and for the Middle East Region."
"Hosting the World Games in the MENA region has been a dream and one of my greatest goals and we are ready to start turning the dream into reality," Wahab said. He added that the UAE has "means, the desire, the motivation, and the spirit" for the Summer 2019 games, and he hopes it serves to "raise awareness, break down stereotypes" and "create an inclusive community." President Zayed also had the following to say in response to the decision in a tweet:
"UAE's hosting of the 2019 Special Olympic World Games reflects the world's confidence in UAE's capabilities, youth & humanitarian image and we welcome the world's best athletes to the UAE, congratulate Special Olympics leadership on promoting inclusion & tolerance through sport."
Since its inception in 1968, this offshoot from the mainstream Olympic Games has proved it is anything but a lesser competition. By providing an avenue through which individuals with differing abilities can push their athletic capabilities to the limit, the Special Olympics establishes that inclusivity does not have to come at the cost of excellence. Through their coaches, athletes, families, volunteers, and various training programs and initiatives, this committee aims to reach 200 million people with intellectual disabilities throughout the world – and create a more inclusive and accepting one in the process.
You can look forward to the games in March 2019, but more details should be revealed soon through a press conference in Abu Dhabi. In the meantime, keep up with updates from Special Olympics International on their official website, here, and consider supporting their ongoing mission to celebrate neurodiversity here.
Be sure to take a look at the Exploring Different Brains episode featuring Karlyn G. Emile, MPH, CHES, director of South Florida Healthy Community for Special Olympics Florida. 33 Second Preview:
And our episodes featuring Dr. Steven Perlman, co-founder of the AADMD and the man behind the health care services offered through the Special Olympics. 47 Second Preview:
Source: Special Olympics International (1, 2)
Jeff Edelstein is currently a senior at Florida State University studying Management Information Systems and Music while researching the college experiences of adults on the autism spectrum. He will be pursuing graduate studies in higher education with a focus on supporting those on the spectrum and other students with disabilities this fall at the University of Michigan. His brother is diagnosed with PDD-NOS, and was his initial inspiration for his work. Jeff is also an avid juggler/joggler, pianist/accompanist, a novice slack rope walker, and is always eager to help others learn those skills as well.
New Misophonia Study May Lead To Official Diagnosis
The work of University of Iowa assistant research scientist, Phillip Evan Gander, and his research team, may be bringing misophonia closer to an official diagnosis.
British Family Adopts Nine Children with Down Syndrome
The Patterson family in the UK, dedicated to helping out kids stuck in the foster care system, has adopted a total of 9 children with Down Syndrome.
The First Athlete with Cerebral Palsy to Sign Deal with Nike
A runner from Oregon, Justin Gallegos, will be the first athlete with cerebral palsy to be signed by Nike.
New Technology Helps Researchers Communicate with "Locked-In" Syndrome Patients


Is it Butterflies… Or the Bubbles?
Happy Love Month to all you Valentine's Day enthusiasts out there! For those of you that are less enamored with the forced love celebration, at least it's an excuse to drink champagne with the one you love. Not that you need an excuse, mind you, but there are lots of great deals and promotions this time of year that make taking advantage of this Hallmark-driven holiday a rather attractive proposition (and honestly, how tough can a great meal and bubbly with your loved one really be?).
Wine.com is running a spectacular deal from one of my all-time favorite Champagne houses: the Piper-Heidsieck Rosé Sauvage "Bodyguard" Limited Edition sparkler is just $49.99 with this deal. That's 33% off! It's a dry sparkler, with plenty of brioche notes, red fruit flavors, and toasty richness. The flamboyant, pink crocodile (latex) skin bottle also makes this one perfect for a Valentine's girls night out! Wine.com also has a number of great deals on sparkling wine and chocolate packages (you know, if one-stop shopping is your thing).
Mumm Napa Brut Reserve Rosé is 20% off for Valentine's Day; pair it with some pink roses, as they suggest, and you're on your way to one romantic evening. Mumm even has a creative, easy appetizer recipe to pair with this dry bubbly to set the tone for romance.
At just $14 a bottle, Michelle Brut Rosé doesn't need a special promotion. A dry sparkler with plenty of character, Michelle offers some cocktail recipes to dress things up even further. While the French Kiss may seem like the logical place to start, my pick would be Everybody's Sweetheart.
However you decide to celebrate, here's wishing you a romantic evening worthy of one of these great deals. Cheers!


At The Ritz-Carlton, meetings and events are anything but ordinary: they are sensory experiences that enliven the participants and create memories.
As part of The Ritz-Carlton's global event "A Meeting of the Senses", The Ritz-Carlton Sanya, Yalong Bay has launched "A Meeting of the Senses – Meet with Hainan" program that speaks to the creative minds of meeting planners.
Inspired by its southernmost tropical location, The Ritz-Carlton Sanya, Yalong Bay has infused the natural richness of its idyllic surroundings into three re-energizing, as well as palatable, meeting experiences – Coconuts of Hainan, Fruits of Hainan, and Treasures of the Island.
Situated on an exclusive site along Yalong Bay in Hainan Province, The Ritz-Carlton Sanya, Yalong Bay provides expansive views of the South China Sea and features 450 guest rooms, suites and private villas with private swimming pools. Guests will also enjoy a spa of 2,788sqm designed by ESPA and 7 restaurants and lounges that offer scenic views of the lagoon and the ocean. In addition, a 1,700sqm meeting space designed for meetings, conferences and special social events consisted by a grand ballroom of 910sqm, 8 function rooms and a Business Center is also available. A waterfront wedding chapel will be the backdrop for intimate ceremonies.


Today LOOP designs, develops and manages every manufacturing process of their gear themselves. All our products were designed and built to last and function in the world's toughest conditions and to last for season after season. Experience, enthusiasm and an unbreakable will has led us to only put the LOOP brand on the best products.
" With its old world 'classic' looks and ultra-modern braking power, you will get the best of both worlds. We call it tradition with an attitude "
" The OPTi reel will be your best and most beautiful friend for life "
" a drag system that will be your best bet when the fish of a lifetime hits your fly "


The structure regarding the diploma's basic component The basic component in diploma occupies a particular blycolin. niche, since unlike other parts, needless to say aside from the last part. The introduction presents not just the presenter himself, but also the people of the council that is pedagogical. Specific attention is compensated to proper presentation, which.


Tag Archive | "the scott expedition"
Remember back to IFA last September and my interview with Ben Saunders of the Scott Expedition? They've been walking for 102 days now and in 2 days they will have completed the 1800 miles that Sir Robert Falcon Scott failed to complete in 1912. This is an amazing accomplishment, not only for the two expedition members on the journey but for two Sony Vaio Pro Ultrabooks, solar panels, Li-Ion battery packs and a satellite internet link that has provided, for the first time, amazing photos, blogs and videos during such an expedition.
Join me in counting-down the hours, the last 85 kilometers to the finish line and an amazing job well done.
We'll be setting up an interview with Ben as soon as we can in order to get the detail on the solar-powered Ultrabooks.


The strong and silent type, Baz appeared in 16 different episodes across four seasons. While Dembe has always been Reddington's strong right hand, Baz was the man in charge of Red's paramilitary force. He was frequently tasked with watching over Liz or helping Dembe with larger operations. While he didn't say much, he was always a strong character that played pivotal roles in the story. He was especially important early on in the battles with The Cabal, but he also battled with everyone from blacklisters to the CIA. In season 4, he was shot and killed by Red's former ally Kathryn Nemec.
Arguably the biggest death on the show was that of Tom Keen. The husband of Liz Keen, Tom was a major focal point of the show for all of the early seasons. There haven't been a lot characters that have faced the roller coaster that Tom had been on. From the pilot episode, Tom was an enigma that was impossible to understand. Early on, he was exposed as an undercover operative that was hired to be near Liz. After multiple seasons as a villain, Tom and Liz eventually united and genuinely fell in love. The two worked together tirelessly to get to the bottom of Liz's past and even started a family. Tom even reconnected with his birth parents whom he had been taken from at the age of three. Despite these ups and downs, the biggest shocker came in Season 5. After being kidnapped by the character we come to know later as Ian Garvey, Keen is stabbed and eventually dies from his wounds.
One of our favorite characters on the Blackist is Mr Kaplan. Despite the name, Mr. Kaplan is actually a woman named Kathryn Nemec. A long time associate of Reddington's, Nemec was an expert in body disposal and crime scene clean-up. She was also one of the few people that really knew Reddington's weaknesses. Despite spending years on the show as his most loyal adviser, Mr. Kaplan eventually split from Red after we learned her true loyalty had always been to Elizabeth. This split set off the biggest threat to Reddington's empire yet, as Nemec literally dug up the bodies and exposed Raymond's finances to the FBI. The war had many casualties, including Baz, and ended with Reddington as the sole survivor. Despite Kaplan's death, Reddington came out of the conflict with his empire in shambles.
These are only just a few of the characters that died on the show but live on in our minds. And with the rate at which these characters are killed off, this list is only likely to grow.


I love looking for shapes, colors and design details while walking in the city.
Japan definitely has a way with design, including iconic motifs like geometric waves, Tokyo Metro's simplified ginkgo leaf and the six-diamond asanoha pattern.
But every city, possibly every city block, in the world has something interesting to find in terms of color, shape and design. Sometimes it takes slowing down to see it.
Here are a few scenes and shapes that caught my eye this weekend while walking in Tokyo.
Meg lives in Yokohama, Japan. She shares her work on Instagram @hanabiquilts.
Meg has been sewing her entire life and learned how to quilt from blogs around 2000. She's a journalist and an American living in Yokohama, Japan. She shares her work at instagram.com/hanabiquilts.
Hi, Meg! Fun to see you taking over for the week!
Hey Cindy! Thanks for stopping by.