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Q: How to convert union type to enum in typescript? I want to covert union type to enum or like enum in typescript
It doesn't work out with my brain.
Thank you for reading my question.
type status = 'start' | 'loading' | 'stop';

class Loading {
    static staticStatus: status;
}
Loading.staticStatus.start; // i want to use.

or
type status = 'start' | 'loading' | 'stop';

enum statusEnum = ?????;

class Loading {
    static staticStatus = statusEnum;
}
Loading.staticStatus.start; // i want to use.

I'm sorry I didn't write my questions in detail.
const schema ={
 status: Joi.string()
        .required()
        .valid(
            'start',
            'loading',
            'stop',
        )
}

// type setStatusType =  'start' | 'loading' | 'stop' is like this
type setStatusType = PickType<Joi.extractType<typeof schema>, 'status'>;

enum statusEnum = ?????;

class Loading {
    static staticStatus = statusEnum;

    public setLoading() {
    this.status = Loading.staticStatus.loading // I want to use this.
    }
}

so I want to covert union type to enum...

A: Not sure how you would get an enum from a Union but you can easily do the reverse if you need both.
enum Status {
 start,
 loading,
 stop
}

type StatusAsUnion = keyof typeof Status

Hopefully this was useful

A:
Enums are defined with the enum keyword like this:

writing-readable-code-with-typescript-enums
enum Continents {
    North_America,
    South_America,
    Africa,
    Asia,
    Europe,
    Antartica,
    Australia
}

// usage
var region = Continents.Africa;

Types of TypeScript enums
There are three types of TypeScript enums namely:

*

*Numeric enums

*String enums

*Heterogenous enums

Numeric enums
By default, TypeScript enums are number based. This means that they can store string values as numbers. Numbers and any other type that is compatible with it can be assigned to an instance of the enum. Let's say we want to store days in the weekend. The representing enum in TypeScript can look something like this:
enum Weekend {
  Friday,
  Saturday,
  Sunday
}

In the code block above, we have an enum we call Weekend. The enum has three values namely: Friday, Saturday and Sunday. In TypeScript, just like in some other languages, enum values start from zero and increase by one for each member. They will be stored like this:
Friday = 0
Saturday = 1
Sunday = 2

We see that enums are always assigned numbers for storage, the value always takes the numeric value of zero, although we can customize the storage values with our own logic.
Custom numeric enums
In TypeScript, we are allowed to dictate the first numeric value of our enumerations. Using the weekend days example above, we can initialize the first numeric value like this:
enum Weekend {
  Friday = 1,
  Saturday,
  Sunday
}

The above code block will store Friday as 1, Saturday as 2 and Sundayas 3. If we add a number to the first member, we still get sequential incrementation by one for the rest of the members. However, we have the power to dictate that we do not want a sequential trail by giving them any numerical value. The code block below is semantic and works in TypeScript:
enum Weekend {
  Friday = 1,
  Saturday = 13,
  Sunday = 5
}

Just like other data types in TypeScript, we can use enums as function parameters or return types, like this:
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enum Weekend {
  Friday = 1,
  Saturday,
  Sunday
}

function getDate(Day: string): Weekend {
    if ( Day === 'TGIF') {
        return Weekend.Friday;
    }
 }

let DayType: Weekend = getDate('TGIF');

In the code block above, we declared a Weekend enum. We then declared a getDate function that takes the input Day that returns a Weekend enum. In the function, we check for some condition that now returns an enum member.
String enums
So far we have only looked at enums where the member values are numbers. In TypeScript, your enum members can also be string values. String enums are vital and easy to deal with for the purpose of readability during error logging and debugging because of their meaningful string values.
enum Weekend {
  Friday = 'FRIDAY',
  Saturday = 'SATURDAY',
  Sunday = 'SUNDAY'
}

It can then be used to compare strings in conditional statements like this:
enum Weekend {
  Friday = 'FRIDAY',
  Saturday = 'SATURDAY',
  Sunday ='SUNDAY'
}

const value = someString as Weekend;
if (value === Weekend.Friday || value === Weekend.Sunday){
    console.log('You choose a weekend');
    console.log(value);
}

In the example above, we have defined a string enum, Weekend just like the numeric enum we had above, but this time with the enum values as strings. The obvious difference between numeric and string enums is that numeric enum values are mostly sequentially incremented automatically, while string enum values are not incremented but rather each value is initialized independently.
Heterogeneous enums
TypeScript also allows for a mixture of both strings and numbers, called heterogeneous enum values:
enum Weekend {
  Friday = 'FRIDAY',
  Saturday = 1,
  Sunday = 2
}

Although this is possible, the range of scenarios that will likely require this use case is really small. So unless you are really trying to take advantage of JavaScript's runtime behavior in a clever way, it is advised that you do not use heterogenous enums.
Computed enums
The value of a numeric enum can either be constant or evaluated, just like any other number data type in TypeScript. You can define or initialize your numeric enum with a computed value:
enum Weekend {
  Friday = 1,
  Saturday = getDate('TGIF'),
  Sunday = Saturday * 40
}

function getDate(day : string): number {
    if (day === 'TGIF') {
        return 3;
    }
}
Weekend.Saturday; // returns 3
Weekend.Sunday; // returns 120

Rule #1 —

when enums include a mixture of computed and constant members, the enum members that are not initialized either come first or must come after other initialised members with numeric constants.
Ignoring this rule above gives an initializer error — if you see that, remember to rearrange the enum members accordingly.
Const enums
If you want to boost the performance of your numeric enums you can declare them as a constant. Let us use our weekend example to illustrate:
enum Weekend {
  Friday = 1,
  Saturday,
  Sunday
}

var day = Weekend.Saturday;

When compiled to JavaScript, at execution the runtime looks up Weekend and looks up Weekend.Saturday. For optimal performance at runtime, you can make the enum a constant instead, like this:
const enum Weekend {
  Friday = 1,
  Saturday,
  Sunday
}
var day = Weekend.Saturday;

The JavaScript generated at compile with the constant is thus:
var day = 2;

We see how the compiler just inlines the enum usages and does not even bother generating JavaScript for enum declarations when it sees the const. It is important to be aware of this choice and the consequences when you have use cases that will require number to strings or strings to number lookups. You can also pass the compiler flag — preserveConstEnums and it will still generate the Weekenddefinition.
Reverse mapping
TypeScript enums support reverse mapping, which simply means that just as we have access to the value of an enum member, we also have access to the enum name itself. A sample of our first demonstration is used to portray this below:
enum Weekend {
  Friday = 1,
  Saturday,
  Sunday
}
Weekend.Saturday
Weekend["Saturday"];
Weekend[2];

In the code block above, Weekend.Saturday will return 2 and then Weekend["Saturday"] will also return 2 but interestingly, due to reverse mapping Weekend[2] will return its member name Saturday. This is because of reverse mapping. We can see a simple way TypeScript interprets reverse mapping with a log command:
enum Weekend {
  Friday = 1,
  Saturday,
  Sunday
}
console.log(Weekend);

If you run this in a console, you will see this output:
{
  '1': 'Friday',
  '2': 'Saturday',
  '3': 'Sunday',
  Friday   : 1,
  Saturday : 2,
  Sunday  : 3
}

The objects contain the enums appearing both as values and as names, just as TypeScript intended. This shows the potency of reverse mapping in TypeScript.
When to use TypeScript enums
There are places and suitable use cases where it's optimal and very efficient to use enums
Enums can be used inside array initialisations just as other TypeScript data types
Here is a quick example:
enum NigerianLanguage {
  Igbo,
  Hause,
  Yoruba
}

//can be used in array initialisation
let citizen = {
  Name: 'Ugwunna',
  Age: 75,
  Language: NigerianLanguage.Igbo
}

Enums should ideally be used in situations where there are distinct values that can be seen as constants, like seven days of the week:
enum Days {
  Sunday = 1,
  Monday,
  Tuesday,
  Wednesday,
  Thursday,
  Friday,
  Saturday
}

Enums can also be used in places where strings or constants need to be represented in a variable.

A: Simplest solution would be to just use a string enum:
enum Status {
    start = 'start',
    loading = 'loading',
    stop = 'stop'
}

class Loading {
    static staticStatus: Status;
}

Loading.staticStatus = Status.loading;

More
String enums

A: In my case, i use next
import { IExternal } from 'external';

enum Types = {
   FIRST = 'first',
   SECOND = 'second'
}

interface IInternal extends Pick<IExternal, 'types'> {
    types: Types
}

IExternal['types'] === 'first' | 'second' | 'something' | 'else';
IInternal['types'] === 'first' | 'second'; and compatible with IExternal['types']
It allow you to use types from union as enum values and give you compatible check.

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Mary Jolivet is the mother of a famous Canadian actor, musician and director Finn Wolfhard.
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Mary with his husband, Eric Source: Instagram
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"¿Qué hice?" I ask, my voice shaking.
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"¿Qué hice?" I ask louder.
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Six months before, when the 'Citizen's Revolution' began and all the highways were blockaded, she came for me. I had spent the day at a seized bridge downtown, talking with the rebels and trying to understand why they were willing to risk so much to prevent a free-trade agreement with the United States. All the schools and businesses were closed either out of solidarity or fear and Lucía spent the day hitchhiking through the rebels' barricades so we could be together during the chaos. I already knew parts of her complicated past by then; a month before she had started to reveal to me the various layers of her broken marriage. When we collapsed onto my bed that night, still coughing from the tear gas lingering over the city, I decided that if we could be together that day then we would on every day to come.
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Passengers walking past slow down and look on curiously. The police are not holding me anymore, but they form a perimeter around my body. When I shout again they all take a step in, tightening the circle. I can smell their cologne and sweat above the sterile monotony of airport disinfectant. Passengers stop and stare. Some already in line look back.
My mind races back to the argument we'd had the night before my trip, to the insults we threw at each other. It makes me that much more desperate to see her, to tell her that I still love her, that I will always love her.
A lot of passengers are watching. I lower my voice and stare at the officer in front of me, the one who led the two police from the counter. His dark brown eyes meet mine and stare back. He blinks and I can see tiny wrinkles branch out in fine lines as his eyelids shut.
"I'll look for her," he says.
I sit down on the cold, tiled floor and the remaining police relax. The passengers move on.
For the first time in my life I know exactly where I want to be. I have found my home in the shadow of an Andean volcano in Ecuador. I'm about to move in with the woman that I love, and I'm directly involved with a revolution that's not just changing my adoptive nation but changing me. Now all of this is in peril.
How will I find another professor to cover my classes at the university? How can I get rent money to my landlord? A thousand prosaic, practical details rush through my brain but they always return to her, to Lucía.
I jump to my feet when I see her. I want to run to her but the uniforms close their circle around me again. I stand still and watch her walk towards me. Her eyes are red and she wipes away the tears when she gets close.
The police open the circle, allowing her to pass, then close it again, trapping us both inside. She puts her arms around me, creating a bubble. Nothing else is real, nothing else matters.
We are silent. My hands slide down her body and rest on the small of her back. My fingers pull on her shirt, bunching it into a ball inside my fist. We instinctively move our bodies up against each other; our legs intertwine and her breasts press against me. Our faces touch and I feel her warm skin against mine, our tears mixing on each other's cheeks. I close my eyes and inhale; smelling her, remembering the taste of her neck. We lift our heads and touch our lips, opening, tasting each other's salt. When we return our heads to each other's shoulders we let the water run.
The image of Lucía and the thought of seeing her had kept me focused and held me together. Now that she is in my arms I let go.
The tears don't streak into droplets; they flow down my cheek in a steady stream. Our mouths, next to each other's ears, whisper "te amo" over and over again.
I know the police will soon separate us. I know that everything will change. I know that I am losing all that I had. I feel helpless and overwhelmed, as if drowning in slow motion.
Lucía steps back and pulls a camera from her bag. The movement, the loss of her body against mine, jolts me back into reality. The police are staring at us, peering into what had seemed such a private and intimate place just seconds before. Lucía hands one of our guards the camera and, for some strange reason, has him take a picture of us, freezing that moment in time.
In the photo we have our arms around each other, our eyes, red from sobbing, are looking right into the lens.
I had wiped away the tears before looking into the camera, but deep down, deeper than I would comprehend for months to come, there was no pretending.
"We have to move," the officer with the dark brown eyes says. The same two police grab my shoulders and pull me away.
Thirty days before I meet the president; eight weeks before Lucía tells me her husband has put a price on my head and hired a hit man; three months before I walk away from the barricades and decide to fight against the revolution rather than for it; half a year before I give up—I am deported.


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- Choice of global vs. song metronome settings.
- Re-design metronome dialog, separating into tabs.
- NOTE: Qt signal/slots macros are OBSOLETE!
Implemented first usage of Qt 'connect' functors and C++11 lambdas, in metronome dialog.
It may seem a lot of work for some accents. But I figured hey, if we're gonna do accents, let's do 'em right.
Robert began this by adding accents some time ago. But it only worked for 4/* time signatures and only on the up-beats.
But it is virtually impossible for the accents to be 'automatically' placed. Some user intervention was required here.
For example who's to say where the accents should be in a 5/4 signature? Or 7/4?
So after an issue was reported, I fixed 'er up. You can choose the accent sequences, make your own etc.
without touching the global settings.
This was an opportunity to try and make MusE's 'global vs. song' settings work correctly.
Sometimes things don't, and global settings are left in a state of the last song, like the mixers for example.
I think (I hope) it works well here with the metronome.
Also, please note that you should examine the new metronome MIDI tab.
I experimented with midi notes to find the best combination.
accents were at 99 and 100 - useless midi drum notes.
have closed high-hat and pedal high-hat and a side-snare sound.
Please verify it looks like this because I could NOT automatically change the users' files, in case they had their own settings in there.
You can always wipe out your ~/.config/MusE.cfg file and it will recreate it.
Last edited by Tim E. Real on Sun Mar 24, 2019 6:58 am, edited 1 time in total.
I build all my songs by drum tracks first.
and then take them out afterwards during playback and mix-down.
You can simply mute individual parts in MusE, say a dedicated hi-hat part for the quiet section.
as the sequence to use for the metronome. Like a drum machine with... patterns... but more advanced than a metronome.
- Well, here the line between a linear song layout DAW and 'pattern' editor becomes blurred.
The point being, the goal is to drag 'n drop midi and wave parts, and external midi and wave resources, to and from the Clip List.
So it becomes like using the parts as patterns - outside of the tracks. Although we already have the very useful 'clone parts'.
Hi Tim, pulled from Git. Testing. Seems ok so far. I can confirm the Midi window looks as yours does, here.


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from __future__ import absolute_import

import os
import sys
import unittest

import kinow_client
from kinow_client.rest import ApiException
from kinow_client.models.ip_location import IPLocation

class TestIPLocation(unittest.TestCase):
    """ IPLocation unit test stubs """

    def setUp(self):
        pass

    def tearDown(self):
        pass

    def testIPLocation(self):
        """
        Test IPLocation
        """
        model = kinow_client.models.ip_location.IPLocation()

if __name__ == '__main__':
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Mormon Times
LDS Church's chief lawyer says not all religious freedoms should be defended the same
By Tad Walch@Tad_Walch Jul 7, 2016, 4:05pm MDT
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FILE: Elder Lance B. Wickman, First Quorum of the Seventy, gives his keynote speech during Saints at War, a special conference honoring LDS veterans and their families, at the BYU Conference Center in Provo on Friday, Nov. 11, 2011.
PROVO — The top lawyer for the LDS Church proposed Thursday that people of faith should prioritize the defense of an innermost core of religious freedoms.
They also have to be willing to compromise on freedoms outside that core, said Elder Lance B. Wickman, general counsel for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and an emeritus General Authority Seventy.
"Please understand that in labeling some freedoms part of the 'core' of religious liberty, I am not suggesting that freedoms outside that core are unimportant or not worth defending," Elder Wickman said.
"What I am suggesting is that if we want to preserve religious freedom and live in peace in a society that is increasingly intolerant of faith, then we will have to be very clear about what matters most and make wise compromises in areas that matter less. Because if we don't, we risk losing essential rights that we simply cannot live without."
Elder Wickman suggested a hierarchy of religious freedoms to an overflow audience of more than 300 in the BYU Conference Center during the university's third annual Religious Freedom Annual Review. The two-day conference drew experts in law and religion issues to provide an up-to-the-minute review of important developments in religious freedom law.
Speakers shared demographic and political trends that describe a decline in religiosity and support for religious institutions. "Religious liberty in America is in a troubled state," said Thomas Berg, a law and public policy professor at the University of St. Thomas.
Core freedoms
Elder Wickman assigned various religious freedoms to concentric circles.
The innermost core are basically non-negotiable, he said, and include personal belief and family worship and teaching, the free exercise of religion in public, including missionary work, and autonomy for churches in their internal affairs, such as establishing church doctrine, selecting leadership and determining membership.
The core includes the right of believers to the same free speech and expression in the public square as non-believers, he said. Believers also have the right "not to be punished, retaliated against or discriminated against by government based on religion" or to face a religious test for professions regulated by government.
Finally, the core includes protecting the nonprofit status and operation of religious organizations.
"Unless that core is strongly protected, there is no religious freedom as Americans have known it," Elder Wickman said. "These freedoms are essential to individual believers and their families in their private lives."
Other freedoms
Extending out from the innermost core, Elder Wickman described three additional circles. Near the core in the next circle, and vitally important, he said, are freedoms that pertain to the religiously important, nonprofit functions of religious organizations, such as the right to hire based on religious criteria.
For example, the LDS Church has a temple recommend standard for church employment. The right to establish religious schools, colleges and universities is near the core, too, including the freedom to establish student honor codes that reflect religious teachings. Religious charities also should have the right to operate according to their beliefs.
Commercial settings make up the third circle, labeled "moving beyond the core" by Elder Wickman. Here, he said "our expectations of unfettered religious freedom must be tempered."
"Businesses should not be forced to produce products or types of services that fundamentally conflict with their religious beliefs," he said, but secular businesses are limited by longstanding regulations and civil rights. This is a place to make prudential compromises, because a religious person's business is not able to reflect religious beliefs the same way a home or congregation can.
"Preserving the ability of business owners to conduct every aspect of their businesses according to their religious beliefs will be impossible," he said, "And the church itself is not in a position to fight that fight if doing so comes at the expense of more core religious freedoms. Protecting those core freedoms must remain the priority, or we risk losing even them."
Elder Wickman labeled the final category "the outer circle," where "claims for religious freedom are much weaker and will be very difficult to defend." Here, religious beliefs should be reasonably accommodated for religious dress, Sabbath observance and in the area of government services for example, but a county clerk may need to perform marriages contrary to her religious beliefs if no one else can easily take her place.
Utah Compromise
The president of an umbrella group for Mormons, evangelicals, Catholics and other faith groups working together on religious freedom issues said he continues to believe that the Utah Compromise is an example other states will follow.
The compromise, backed by the LDS Church and referred to Thursday by Elder Wickman as an example of seeking fairness for all, protected gays from discrimination in employment and in housing. It also protected religious people from being forced to violate their religious consciences.
"Eventually, I think you're going to see more Utah Compromises," said Tim Schultz, who has worked with 30 state legislatures as president of the 1st Amendment Partnership.
When states have tried to pass laws that only protect religious freedom, they have faced overwhelming opposition from LGBT groups, media outlets and major corporations, Schultz said. When protecting religious freedom is balanced with making it illegal to discriminate against lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people, those same groups have been supportive.
Utah Valley University President Matthew Holland said that respect for the American founding is also on the retreat among U.S. elites. Still, he said, as secularism grows, its proponents find it harder to dismiss the founding than religion. The founding therefore remains useful.
He said many examples from America's beginnings show that what he called "religiously inspired visions of what was morally right" helped establish individual liberty, the elimination of the transatlantic slave trade and other cherished successes.
"Helping non- or less-religious audiences see things like this hardly solves all problems," Holland said, "but it does make it more difficult to simply dismiss religion as either too pointless or too poisonous to be given any special status in the law, as some would like to do."
A transcript of Elder Wickman's talk is available at mormonnewsroom.org/blog.
Video, audio and transcripts from the 2015 review are available now at religiousfreedom.byu.edu. Full video and audio of Thursday's and Friday's talks, panels and workshops will be posted within two weeks.
Email: twalch@deseretnews.com
Elder Wickman, UVU's Matt Holland to speak at BYU religious freedom conference
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Q: In C++, what happens if two different functions declare the same static variable? void foo() {
    static int x;
}

void bar() {
    static int x;
}

int main() {
    foo();
    bar();
}

A: The variables are distinct, each function has it's own scope.  So although both variables last for the lifetime of the process, they do not interfere with each other.

A: This is perfectly fine. In practice the actual name of the variable in the output of the compiler can be thought of as something like function_bar_x, i.e. it is the responsibility of your compiler to ensure that these do not clash.

A: They each see only their own one.  A variable cannot be "seen" from outside the scope that it's declared in.
If, on the other hand, you did this:
static int x;

void foo() {
    static int x;
}

int main() {
    foo();
}

then foo() only sees its local x; the global x has been "hidden" by it.  But changes to one don't affect the value of the other.

A: Nothing happen, both variables have theri scope and mantain their values to call in call

A: The two static vars are different.

A: The compilator translates each variable in a unique manner, such as foo_x and bar_x in your example, so they are threated differently.
Don't do this as your code will be hard to read and maintain after some time since you will not able to catch at once of what x are you referring to.


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Mayor lashes out at 'political pornography' in Miami Lakes mailers
Article Courtesy of The Miami Herald
By Al Diaz
Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi beat the rap at his federal bribery trial, but inevitably it was going to be a political liability as he pursued a third term in November.
Tens of thousands of mailers portraying Pizzi as corrupt and untrustworthy have been sent to the town's voters in English and Spanish over the past two weeks.
"It's political pornography," Pizzi complained to the Miami Herald. "It's disgusting. It's repulsive."
It's the handiwork of a Republican consultant based in Jensen Beach — financed by a political action committee called Leadership for Florida's Future, with nearly $500,000 in donations from unidentified contributors. The PAC's chairman, Michael Millner, has mounted similar campaigns against other politicians, from Tampa to Lakeland to West Palm Beach, according to published reports. Millner did not respond to a phone message seeking comment.
One of the PAC's mailers attacking Pizzi says he was charged with taking bribes, then "sticking" Miami Lakes taxpayers with $2.51 million in legal bills.
Pizzi, 53, was acquitted in August 2014 of accepting cash bribes in an FBI sting operation. But he was forced to sue GOP Gov. Rick Scott after he refused to lift his suspension, normally a formality when a politician is cleared of a crime.
After he prevailed against the governor, Pizzi then had to sue his own town of Miami Lakes to gain reinstatement the following April. The town council agreed to pay his lawyers $460,000 for the cost of that dispute.
But Pizzi's attorneys are still seeking $2.25 million for his criminal defense. Settlement negotiations with the town's insurer are under way.
Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi
Pizzi, an attorney, faces two challengers in the Nov. 8 election: Wayne Slaton, 64, an electrician who served two terms as mayor after the town's incorporation in 2000, and incumbent Councilman Manny Cid, 33, a commercial property manager and former legislative aide who was raised in Miami Lakes.


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How would Australian hospital staff react to an avian influenza admission, or an influenza pandemic?
Franco Martinese, Gerben Keijzers*, Steven Grant, James Lind
Objective: To estimate the expected staff absentee rates and work attitudes in an Australian tertiary hospital workforce in two hypothetical scenarios: (i) a single admission of avian influenza; and (ii) multiple admissions of human pandemic influenza.
Methods: A survey conducted at hospital staff meetings between May and August 2006.
Results: Out of 570 questionnaires distributed, 560 were completed. For scenario one, 72 (13%) indicated that they would not attend work, and an additional 136 (25%) would only work provided that immunizations and/or antiviral medications were immediately available, so that up to 208 (38%) would not attend work. For scenario two, 196 (36%) would not attend work, and an additional 95 (17%) would work only if immunizations and/or antiviral medications were immediately available, so that up to 291 (53%) staff would not attend work. Staff whose work required them to be in the ED (odds ratios 2.2 and 1.6 for each scenario respectively) or on acute medical wards (odds ratios 2.2 and 2.0 respectively) were more likely to work.
Conclusion: High absenteeism among hospital staff should be anticipated if patients are admitted with either avian or pandemic influenza, particularly if specific antiviral preventative measures are not immediately available. Measures to maximize the safety of staff and their families would be important incentives to attend work. Education on realistic level of risk from avian and pandemic influenza, as well as the effectiveness of basic infection control procedures and personal protective equipment, would be useful in improving willingness to work.
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This coupler is used on 1986 and later MerCruiser 5.7L (350 ci) or 5.0L (305 ci) engine which is commonly called a "one-piece rear main seal" or "full seal". This coupler is frequently used when replacing a pre-1985, 350 ci or 305 ci with a 1986 or later, 5.7L (350 ci) or 5.0L (305 ci) engine.
Used when replacing V6 or V8 2 piece rear main seal with 3-1/2 in. crankshaft bolt pattern to a newer 1 piece rear main seal engine with 3 in. bolt pattern.


We just learned about how Rocket Thrust Vectoring is changing the direction the rocket is going using thrust in different dirctions.
Another part of rocket science is Gimbaled Thrust.
This is a way for a rocket to tilt its nozzle to change the direction of the thrust for rocket thrust vectoring.
When the nozzle is tilted, it sends the rocket in a different path.


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Three Irish In Baa-Baas Squad
Three Irish players – Bob Casey, Peter Bracken and David Humphreys – have been included in the Barbarians squad for Saturday's Gartmore Challenge match against England.
…Bob Casey claims a lineout for London Irish against Ulster last August…
London Irish lock Casey is the only one to make the starting line-up for the Twickenham clash (kick-off 3.00pm), which will be televised live on Sky Sports 3 from 2.30pm onwards.
The Maynooth-born Casey has played 33 times for Irish this season, scoring 4 tries. His second row partnership with Nick Kennedy has again been to the fore for the Exiles, who narrowly lost last Sunday's European Challenge Cup final to Gloucester.
Out-half Humphreys, who is hoping to guide Ulster to Celtic League glory tonight, has a busy few days ahead of him. The 34-year-old's services are also required for the World XV who face South Africa next Saturday (June 3) in Johannesburg. The Springboks are warming up for their two Test against Scotland.
Meanwhile, Tullamore prop Bracken, who has been called up to the Irish summer tour squad, is one of seven new Barbarians included in the panel for the Twickenham tie – the Wasps forward joins Humphreys on the provisional replacements bench. Another Wasp, French hooker Raphael Ibanez will captain the Baa-Baas, who beat England 52-39 in last year's corresponding fixture.
Australian World Cup-winning coach Bob Dwyer takes charges of the touring side this weekend, with Leicester's Pat Howard in charge for Wednesday's game against Scotland.
BARBARIANS: Matt Burke (Newcastle Falcons/Australia); Bruce Reihana (Northampton Saints/New Zealand), Thomas Castaignede (Saracens/France), *Dominic Feau'nati (London Irish/Samoa), Joe Roff (Kubota/Australia); Carlos Spencer (Northampton Saints/New Zealand), Mark Robinson (Northampton Saints/New Zealand); Andrea Lo Cicero (L'Aquila/Italy), Raphael Ibanez (London Wasps/France) (capt), Christian Califano (Gloucester/France), Bob Casey (London Irish/Ireland), *Tom Palmer (London Wasps/England), Xavier Rush (Cardiff Blues/New Zealand), Olivier Magne (London Irish/France), *Toutai Kefu (Kubota/Australia).
Replacements (from): Mark Regan (Bristol/England), *Peter Bracken (London Wasps), *Daniel Leo (London Wasps/Samoa), Sam Harding (Northampton Saints/New Zealand), Justin Marshall (Ospreys/New Zealand), David Humphreys (Ulster/Ireland), *Isa Nacewa (Auckland/Fiji), Fraser Waters (London Wasps/England), *Dave Hewett (Edinburgh Gunners/New Zealand), Owen Finegan (Newcastle Falcons/Australia).
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WAG: Tackling Fuel Poverty in Wales - A major shake-up in the way the Welsh Assembly Government provides support for those in fuel poverty has been announced. The National Energy Efficiency & Savings Plan aims to reduce Wales's greenhouse gas emissions by making all parts of Welsh society more energy efficient.
A key part of the policy is changes to the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme (HEES) so that it helps the people who need it most. The scheme currently only provides grants for heating and insulation improvements.
The Assembly Government is proposing to direct more help to people who are on a means tested benefit and live in a property that doesn't have very good energy efficiency at the moment. There are also proposals for closer work with credit unions to help them offer low interest loans specifically for energy efficiency measures.
Adult social work departments are invited to apply to Skills For Care for their share of the funding, by completing a 'statement of intent' setting out how they will use the money by 31 March 2009. Email NQSWproject@skillsforcare.org.uk for Funding forms .
DH: Hopefully a change for the better - A new agency to ensure national mental health policies bring about improvements for patients & carers will start work on 1 April 2009. The new agency - the National Mental Health Development Unit - will succeed the current National Institute for Mental Health in England.
The change follows a review of mental health service delivery, taking into account Lord Darzi's NHS Next Stage Review and the need for more personalised services. From April, the ten strategic health authorities will oversee much of the regional & local delivery of new mental health policies, with support from the new Development Unit.
HC: Less able to negotiate the care system - The Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI), the Healthcare Commission and the Mental Health Act Commission (MHAC), have published a joint report reviewing how councils & PCTs commission services on behalf of people with a learning disability.
The watchdogs conducted the review following a series of reports over the past decade that point to poor care for people with a learning disability, particularly those with complex needs. This is the first review to focus specifically on how councils and PCTs commission services.
* Under current guidance, all people with a learning disability should have a person-centred plan that involves them in decisions about their care. However, only a minority of services users have such a plan. Where they do exist, they are often poor.
HC/Monitor/DH: Should Health Management be returned to Clinical Staff? - The Healthcare Commission has published an investigation report criticising Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust for significant failings in emergency healthcare, leadership and management. The report states that there were deficiencies at 'virtually every stage' in the care of people admitted as emergencies.
Problems identified by the Commission included low staffing levels, inadequate nursing, lack of equipment, lack of leadership, poor training and ineffective systems for identifying when things went wrong. It launched its investigation at the trust in March 2008 in response to concerns from local people and when it became clear that the trust stood out statistically in terms of the high death rates of patients admitted as emergencies.
Sir Ian Kennedy, the Healthcare Commission's Chairman, said: "When we expressed our concerns to the trust formally in May 2008, it responded positively and began to take action. Our unannounced inspection of the A&E department in the last few weeks assured us that the service has improved. Our visit raised no immediate concerns about the safety of patients".
Monitor, the Independent Regulator of NHS foundation trusts, following use of its formal powers to appoint a new interim chair & interim chief executive, has required the Board of Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust to take rapid & effective action which addresses all issues highlighted by the Healthcare Commission's report.
ScotGov: Keep them occupied and out of trouble - The Scottish Government and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) have jointly published their shared vision for how antisocial behaviour should be tackled. The Framework has been drawn together following a lengthy review of national antisocial behaviour policy and recognises that prevention and early & effective intervention should be at its heart.
The 4 pillars of the Framework are prevention, integration, engagement and communication.


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I'm a walker. I know we all walk, but walking is my chosen form of exercise. It's common for me to walk several miles a day, several days a week. But lately, my walking has felt a little different.
Goals are a great thing! They can inspire and motivate us to keep going even when we want to quit. But do we ever push too hard? I don't know about you, but I try to set goals I couldn't reach on my own. I know I will need God's help. But I've had to ask myself lately – did God intend that goal for me? Am I really supposed to be pushing myself this hard?
I'm thankful to have time to myself to think, worship, pray or even just zone out while I'm walking. Normally, it's a time to feed my body and my soul. But lately, it feels more like a 'have to.' I'm so tired from a busy schedule that I lack the energy. When I don't do it, I feel guilty. Can you relate? What has become a 'have to' in your life? Our energy wanes and our mindsets forget these things are something we 'get to' do.
We live in a busy world and it's difficult to stop and rest. But God created this world and even He rested on the seventh day – amen? If you're like me, you probably fill most of your time with things that need to get done. Some of it is fun, some is monotonous, and some is just necessary. But when do you do nothing? When do you rest? My knee reminded me the other day that I should have been resting instead of walking. I shouldn't require pain to stop and listen.
I've shared before that I'm trying to find a new balance in my life. Seasons have changed, and even though the change has been good, everything feels different. So I'm going to make a temporary change – I'm taking a break from my blog. I have written every week for almost 5 years. I have loved it and it has grown me in ways I never expected. But I'm tired and I need some rest. I invite you to look through the archives when you need a word of encouragement. I believe God will lead you to the exact thing He wants you to know. Keep walking… I'll catch up with you soon!
I was on vacation enjoying my quiet time on the back deck with a steaming cup of coffee and my favorite blanket when nature took center stage. As the sun rose, nature woke up and inspired me to write a poem. I hope you enjoy it!
Have you found yourself in a new season of life? I have. After several years of full time writing and ministry, I have gone back to a "day job." My new day job has a flexible schedule that allows me to still have ministry events and activities but it's been a huge adjustment. If you're in a new season, are you having a hard time finding your new balance?
I've been praying about this issue in my own life, and God's been faithful to show me a few things through the transition going on all around me.
Nature is changing her gown all around us. It's good. It's natural. It's necessary. My little corner of the world is adapting to the change in the weather. Shedding what it doesn't need and preparing for what's to come. Are we doing that too? Are we embracing the changes in our lives or are we clinging to the way things were as we gather all the fallen "leaves" of the past?
While we may not notice the subtle changes in the things around us, it's happening all the time. I don't know about the changes you are going through in your life, but I'm trying to find a new normal. I haven't found the balance between God, work, family, and friends yet. My priorities are still fighting for attention and I feel more reactive than proactive. That's okay. That's what change is all about – finding our new normal. It doesn't happen overnight, but it will happen if we want it to. Aye, there's the rub! We have to allow change in our lives and accommodate it in our behavior. If we are resistant to change, we rarely find balance.
One of my favorite life quotes is "I may not be where I'm going, but I'm not where I was." Amen? Praise God that we're not the same person we were when He found us! We had to change. God is refining us moment by moment. Some of the changes are easy, others take longer and are painful. But all are necessary. God loves us too much to leave us where we are.
Watching the world shift from summer to fall reminds me that change will always be for the better. We may not like it or even agree with it but if it's ordained by God, we can trust the end result will be magnificent!
Have you ever given someone a word of advice or encouragement and then realized that it applied to you as well? When our words of counsel are God-breathed they will bless both the speaker and the listener! This week I was sharing with a friend about the hilltop moments and valleys of our lives. As we talked I was reminded that fruit comes in every season of our lives; however we choose if we bear the fruit of bitterness and anger or of contentment and love. The attitude we have in each season of our lives will determine the kind of fruit we will bear.
In the early morning hours before the sun has woken up, I spend time in my office reading by the light of my desk lamp. This is part of my morning routine I've come to rely on as much as a steaming cup of coffee.
I took my seat, grabbed my journal, and flicked on the light switch to begin my day. But nothing happened. I switched it off and back on again (not sure why I thought that would work) but still nothing. I wiggled the cord and switched out the light bulb all to no avail. My lamp was dead.
While mourning the loss of my daily companion, something black and shiny caught my eye from behind my desk. It was the lamp cord.
God, the Creator of Heaven and Earth is accessible to us. Through Jesus Christ, God has made Himself available to you and I every minute of every day. Talk about an under-utilized resource! Sure, we may know we can pray to Him whenever we feel the need. But do we truly understand He is the source of everything we do? If we spent as much time and energy plugged into God as we do trying to do things on our own, we could light up the whole city!
Okay, I understand my lamp didn't "choose" to become unplugged. But you and I do. Every day, we choose if we are tapping into God's mighty power or if we're doing life on our own. Do you ever plug in temporarily when you feel your situation is more than you can handle, only to unplug when the moment has passed? God won't force us to stay connected so we end up losing the benefit of His great power.
Solar panels work by soaking up energy from the sun. They temporarily store energy and then need to replenish again when it runs out. Is that how we treat God? Do we soak Him in for a while and then when the power runs out, we come back to soak up a little more? Believer, God's power wasn't intended to be short term! He wants us to be plugged in to Him for a constant infusion of His power. We should be tethered to Him as our lifeline not merely soaking Him up from a distance.
If we're not plugged into God as our source of power, we are as useful as a dead lamp. We may be nice to look at, but we're completely ineffective. Believer, God offers His unlimited power if we'll only stay connected to Him. Are you plugged in?


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American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ARA)
Lifshitz Law Firm, P.C. announces investigation into possible breach of fiduciary duties in connection with the sale of ARA to affiliates of Nautic Partners for $11.50 per share.
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SALF/Melongo update: ABC Atlanta exposes $3m inside job at the CDC -- plus Carol "The Nurse" Spizzirri lawyers up in Chicago
FBI Director James B. Comey presents 2014 Director's Community Leadership Award to WSB-TV investigative Jodie Fleischer "for her extraordinary contributions to preventing crime and violence in the Atlanta area and throughout the state of Georgia...Ms. Fleischer further demonstrated leadership by coordinating her investigative reporting with investigative efforts of law enforcement, to include the FBI." (source)
On July 15, WSB-TV (Atlanta's ABC affiliate) aired CDC gives millions of tax dollars to shady nonprofit by investigative reporter Jodie Fleischer, the latest chapter in the $9 million Save-A-Life Foundation (SALF) scandal and the sweeping federal civil rights lawsuit filed by former SALF employee, Annabel Melongo.
Don't miss the video, but here's the takeaway:
The (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) is refusing to answer Channel 2 Action News' questions about a high-ranking employee who served on the board of a now-defunct nonprofit that's been the subject of a series of scandals.
The Save A Life Foundation (SALF) also happened to receive more than $3 million in CDC funding, much of it while that same employee (Doug Browne of Doraville, GA) was serving as the nonprofit's treasurer.
"Save A Life was a fraud, it can't be described as anything but a total fraud," said attorney Jennifer Bonjean, who represents a whistleblower who used to work there.
The nonprofit was based in a Chicago suburb, and in its heyday, claimed to have helped teach more than a million school children various first aid techniques.
But beginning in 2006, a series of investigations by the ABC station in Chicago debunked the nonprofit's founder as a fraud.
Carol Spizzirri had claimed to be a registered nurse in her bio on the SALF website and on various grant applications; but she wasn't. She's also accused of lying about the circumstances of her daughter's tragic accident that was the motivating force behind the creation of SALF.
Screenshot from SALF's now-defunct website -- the correct spelling of Spizzirri's alleged alma mater -- also defunct -- is Mt. Senario College in Ladysmith, Wisconsin
Spizzirri was born Carol Jean Niemann and grew up in Milwaukee where in 1968, according to his 2009 affidavit, she met and married her first husband, the late Gordon T. Pratt, with whom she had three daughters and who divorced her in 1980. About seven years later, she moved to Grayslake, Illinois, with her second husband, David T. Spizzirri, who divorced her in 1993, the year she started SALF.
Around the time the IL Attorney General's investigation was made public, Spizzirri beat feat to San Marcos, California, where she and former SALF executive Scott Anderson co-own a property in a mobile home park at which Spizzirri is vice president of the residents association.
Re: the Melongo lawsuit, as I reported last month, Ms. Bonjean told me, "Carol Spizzirri has been served and I will be filing a motion for default judgement against her."
Here's proof of service from November:
Via SALF's year 2000 Annual Report:
Via the print edition of the San Diego Reader:
Click here for the June 16, 2015 motion of default filed against Spizzirri.
Donald J. Angelini, Jr. (source)
That apparently made Spizzirri snap to because about a month later, her Chicago attorney Donald J. Angelini, Jr. filed this motion on her behalf:
As it happens, her lawyer and I have something in common.
Both of our fathers worked the dark side of the street.
Via FBI: Mob boss on tape in McCormick Place case, an April 25, 2010 ABC7 Chicago story by investigative reporter Chuck Goudie who coincidentally (per the Atlanta CDC expose) was responsible for the "series of investigations by the ABC station in Chicago that) debunked (Spizzirri) as a fraud.":
The FBI recorded more than 50 conversations involving Chicago Outfit boss Rudy "The Chin" Fratto during an investigation of alleged bid-rigging at the city's McCormick Place.
...Fratto, 66, the leader of the Mob's Elmwood Park crew according to federal authorities, was indicted with another man last month on charges that he used inside information to score a forklift deal at McCormick Place.
...An attached affidavit from Donald Angelini, Jr., the attorney handling the sweetheart contract case, states that Fratto's defense would be "greatly hampered" if he was imprisoned and couldn't assist in the preparation.
...Angelini Jr. (is the) son of the late Mob bookmaker Don "the Wizard of Odds" Angelini....
Via Donald J. Angelini, Odds Wizard Who Ran Gambling For Chicago Mob by Cam Simpson, a December 8, 2000 obituary published by the Chicago Tribune:
Dubbed the "Wizard of Odds" in the Chicago Outfit, the name organized crime members for decades have given to the city's Mafia faction, (Donald Angelini Sr.) was viewed by authorities as one of the top money makers in Chicago crime syndicate history.
...Mr. Angelini (Sr.) pleaded guilty to federal gambling charges in 1989 and was sentenced to 21 months in prison.
Prosecutors alleged that Mr. Angelini (Sr.), along with the late Dominic Cortina, reigned as gambling czar over a $20 million per-year sports betting empire.
Mr. Angelini (Sr.) and his attorney scoffed at the government's figures, but government agents insisted their numbers may even have been conservative.
The Heimlich Institute's notorious "malariotherapy" experiments were the subject of three federal investigations (CDC, FDA, Justice Department), but my pa never did time.
However, via a 2003 Reuters story about vulnerable AIDS patients being infected with malaria, at least one expert thought he deserved to:
"If (Dr.) Heimlich is really doing this, he should be put in jail," said Mark Harrington, executive director of Treatment Action Group, an AIDS research advocacy organization.
In any event, I don't know how Spizzirri came to choose the younger Angelini to represent her, but of course everyone's entitled to hire any lawyer willing to represent them, be they Rudy "The Chin" or Carol "The Nurse."
Labels: aids, annabel melongo, carol spizzirri, donald angelini, fbi, heimlich institute, james comey, jodie fleischer, malariotherapy, mark harrington, rudy fratto, save a life foundation
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Kickstarting a Windows 10 phone is a terrible idea, yet someone is doing just that
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By Raymond Wong 2016-07-02 00:55:58 UTC
Who out there is excited for a new Windows 10 Mobile phone? Did your eyes just light up and your heart skip a beat? You're in the very small minority that cares about Windows 10 Mobile then.
For some reason, the Japanese company NuAns is kickstarting a Windows 10 Mobile phone. It would be a great idea if Windows 10 Mobile was relevant at all, but it's not. With only 0.7% of the worldwide smartphone marketshare as of Q1 2016 (that's worse than the 1.7% ending Q3 2015), according to Gartner, the mobile platform is as a good as dead.
SEE ALSO: Windows Phone is as good as dead
Even Microsoft knows it, which is why we're seeing the company pivot towards providing its excellent apps and services on iOS and Android instead.
With so little marketshare and more importantly, such a puny selection of apps, you have to wonder who will buy this phone.
The dream of carrying just your Windows 10 phone and using Continuum and a dock to transform it into a desktop PC was an idealistic pursuit, but ultimately one nobody cared for. Each of us is a multiple device person with each device serving a different purpose.
With so little marketshare, and more importantly, such a puny selection of apps, you have to wonder what NuAns is thinking with its campaign for the NEO phone. The company's asking for $725,000 to produce its phone, but who the heck is going to buy it?
The niche guy you say! Well, of course, Windows 10 Mobile is a niche — not by choice, but by Microsoft's own failure.
Like a thick old Nokia Lumia smartphone, the NEO isn't competing with the ultra-thin flagship iPhones and Android phones on the market.
As a phone, the NEO is decidedly midrange. It has a 5-inch HD display (1,280 x 720), Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 processor, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage (expandable up to 128GB via microSD card), and a 3,350 mAh battery. On the back is a 13-megapixel f/2.0 aperture camera and on the front is a 5-megapixel f/2.4 aperture camera. Yeah...not exciting. But at least it has a reversible USB-C port!
Instead of performance, NuAns is banking on customizability. The NEO has two back cover panels that are interchangeable and the company hopes to sell a variety of different materials for each cover (i.e. wood, plastic, leather, etc.). There's even a cover with a slot for storing cash or credit cards.
Don't want to buy their cover panels? No problem. The company's planning to make the designs available for users to 3D print for themselves.
Not to totally poo-poo over NuAns — I applaud them for taking this risk — but they are almost certainly destined for failure.
Windows 10 doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of gaining popularity and catching up to iOS and Android.
The NEO phone is something Windows phone fans needed years ago. And even if it had launched then, it's questionable if it would have found any success at all seeing as Windows Phone 7 and 8 were flops as well.
To NuAns, I say good luck. There are still 38 days left to the NEO phone's campaign and the company's already received more than $37,000 in crowdfunding at the time of this writing.
Who knows, maybe the phone will get funded and the few people who backed it for $270 (early bird special; regular price will be $399.99) will be able to enjoy a device that has swappable panels.
Topics: crowdfunding, Gadgets, japan, Kickstarter, Microsoft, Mobile, Neo, nuans, smartphone, Tech, Windows 10 Mobile