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May 2, 2014 by davidmeldrum
Anna Karenina (2012)
There's nothing wrong with giving a classic story a new context. As we saw recently with Coriolanus, sometimes a text can really benefit from a new setting and style. The important thing here is that there is a reason for it – with that Shakespeare rendering, the purpose was to make the text more accessible, to bring momentum to a plot that's in danger of getting drowned. In that respect it worked well.
Not so with Anna Karenina, director Joe Wright's take on Leo Tolstoy's classic novel of love, marriage and adultery in late 19th-century Russia. Keira Knightley is his actress of choice, and she's here again the lead role; the supporting cast scattered with British names familiar to television viewers there. Then there's Kelly Macdonald in a relatively small role, underused because by definition she's underused in every film she's in. What an unflashy, subtle, brilliant actress she is. The film doesn't so much update the story as put much of it in a new context. That new context is a theatre.
Yes, a theatre. Some crowd scenes are so self-consciously artificial and choreographed it wouldn't be a surprise if the cast were to break into song. Scenes take place back stage which then becomes the house the scene is meant to be in. An intense horse-racing scene is cleverly staged; that last word being the key one. It's all very clever.
And utterly pointless. It's hard enough to come to grips with the dramatic emotions of the over-privileged in a country full of grinding poverty a century and a bit ago, and pointing up the artificiality of it all doesn't help at all. The point of this maybe to bring home how separated the privileged and the poor are, but if that's the case it's lost in the artifice. It's all very clever, and that's the problem; cleverness and wisdom are very different, and this film badly lacks the latter. Like Joe Wright's breakthrough adaptation of Atonement, which featured a technically brilliant tracking shot for no apparent reason other than to get people talking about his own skill, this seems to be little more than an exercise in putting an idea into practice simply because the idea has been had. The device distances us from the story, keeping the emotions at least one remove away.
I've felt this way about most of Joe Wright's films; he's clearly talented and clever. The problem is that he's took keen to show us that, rather than putting that talent and intelligence to work on the deceptively difficult job of simply telling a story.
I rated this film 6/10 on imdb.com and 2.5/5 on rottentomatoes.com
I watched this film at home on television
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I should probably admit right off the bat that I was a tad stumped on what to call this salad. It's so much more than a summer rice and black bean salad. I mean, I've made iterations of rice and black beans ever since I started cooking for myself. It's one of my favourite meals to prepare – it's easy, delicious and comforting.
This one though, it's a little special, and because it's loaded with a few farm-fresh seasonal produce from the market, I felt that for the purposes of this post, this is certainly a summer salad. What it really is, is a veggie (and fruit) packed rice and bean salad layered with sweet and spicy hints of maple syrup and pepper.
There are a few components to this salad, all of which come together seamlessly to make this salad great.
First, you have to pickle some peppers (sorry, I can't think of any Peter Piper jokes right now) – this sweet and spicy variable condiment will brighten your salad with a bit of zing and heat. Next, you'll roast some pecans (or some other nut you have on hand or prefer) with a glug of maple syrup and a sprinkling of freshly ground black pepper. The sweet and spicy theme weaves on through with a creamy tangy vinaigrette of maple and Dijon mustard, with a touch of smoked paprika to finish the salad off.
For the veggies, you'll slice some onions, carrots, and add a handful of summer's bounty – sweet cherry tomatoes, blueberries and strawberries. Finally, it all gets tossed with the rice and black beans for a filling and surprisingly refreshing salad. I like to cook my rice in vegetable broth if I'm tossing it in a salad, it's a way to build flavour. Same goes for the beans, I cook these with the scraps from the garlic and carrots, just remember to take them out when done.
As always, feel free to adapt this recipe to your preference – this is a good one for alterations. A mix of plums and cherries could replace the blueberries and strawberries, wouldn't that be lovely? Also, whatever pot of leftover grains (or pasta) you have on hand can replace rice, and use some other kind of legume if you're so inclined.
We make a lot of salad in the summer, usually in large batches on Sunday, we have some for dinner and portion leftovers in jars and bento boxes for lunch that week.
A refreshing summery take on rice and beans, this recipe is veggie and fruit packed salad with balancing sweet and spicy undertones.


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India is a country of many metropolitans that make a very good tourist destination. If you are thinking about planning a trip to some of the most interesting places in the western part of India, then you should definitely plan for a trip of the state of Gujarat, where a couple of days stay in Ahmedabad is a must.
The Sabarmati Ashram:This is the most prized possession of Gujarat. Once the residence of Mahatma Gandhi for almost 12 years, this place is of extreme historical significance. It is from here that the Gandhiji and his followers commenced on the Dandi March that marked the non-cooperation movement. It is located on the banks of the river Sabarmati and promotes a life of renunciation where the people who stay here manufacture products for their daily use with their own hands. Today when you visit this ashram you can enjoy a nice tour of the museum and even visit the hut where Gandhijiand his wife lived for many years.
The Kankaria Lake: One of the most interesting features of Ahmedabad as a city is that it offers places of respite from the daily city rush. Kankaria Lake is one such place that offers the perfect place to go to when it comes to some fresh air and tranquil waters. It is the largest lake of this city and you can sit by the waters of the lake and enjoy a nice time with your family. Every evening there is a wonderful display of lights.
Dada Hari Wav:When you look for hotels in Ahmedabad, make sure that they are centrally located. Then it will be easier for you to access important places of interest like the Dada Hari Wav. This is a step well that was built under the instructions of a woman who came from the harem of Sultan Begara. Intricate carvings and impeccable engineering makes this one of the most noted places in the city. The insides of the step well always remain cool and it was previously used as a place for water conservation.
World Vintage Car Museum:Well if you are into cars then this a must visit place for. With cars both from the vintage and the classic era adorning this museum, a tour through this place definitely worth the time.
JhultaMinar: This is a very interesting architectural possession of Ahmedabad. The JhultaMinar is basically two minarets that have a very unique feature which is that if you shake one of the minarets, the other one too vibrates. There is a particular architectural feature that makes this possible and hence this is a place that you should definitely visit.
These are the top 5 treasures of Ahmedabad that need to be explored when you are touring through the city.


2 goals from Paul Warhurst topped of a fantastic period of the game and more or less put us into the final.
Thankyou for this, Speedy. Great memories of a Legendary period for the Owls.
2-4 always proven to be a memorable result for us Blades too, be it our 2-4 was recent and not yet doomed to the history books or very long in the tooth memory banks.
One of thee great team performances, I was there on the night and it was incredible, only Palmers OG took a slight edge off the evening, we were on fire that night.


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Google recently debuted one Lens and a Filter for Snapchat, both of which were designed to promote the company's latest offerings - the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL Android flagships. Both additions to Snapchat are apparently temporary in nature and have currently only been confirmed as available in the United States, with their first sightings being recorded on Thursday, the same day on which the Alphabet-owned company officially released its latest pair of handsets. The Pixel 2 Lens was designed to put your face on the body of a person holding the Black & White Pixel 2 XL, whereas the newly introduced Filter is a relatively simple overlay attaching a "New News" label and the Pixel 2 logo to your image, as seen below.
With Snapchat being one of the most popular apps among millennials on the planet, it appears that Google is seeking to advertise its latest Android flagships to a younger demographic, at least in its home country. The Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL are presently available from both Verizon and Google in the U.S. but the latter still isn't shipping all models of both variants to customers and is expected to start doing so in the coming days. The latest Pixel devices are once again advertised as products "made by Google" as the Mountain View, California-based tech giant continues its push to become a major consumer electronics manufacturer. The smaller Pixel 2 was manufactured by HTC, with its larger and more bezel-free counterpart being made by LG Electronics and both OEMs contributing some of their technologies to the two handsets. Sales in the U.S. have reportedly started well for a product that's still a relative niche and most initial distribution problems have already been handled by Google.
The original Pixel and Pixel XL sold approximately two million units on a global level, as previously suggested by a number of industry trackers, and Google already signaled that it's seeking to deliver a bigger commercial success with their follow-ups this year. The worldwide availability of the Pixel 2 devices is still somewhat limited and it remains to be seen if Google manages to make its latest smartphones more widely available than their predecessors.


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Brandin Cooks, who was traded to the Texans this past offseason, is being severely undervalued in fantasy, Elisha Twerski of numberFire contends.
Only five wide receivers have finished inside the top-13 at the position in four of the past five seasons. The entire list: Antonio Brown, Julio Jones, Michael Thomas, DeAndre Hopkins, and Cooks. Brown remains without a team (though he's been working out with several NFL quarterbacks). The other three will cost you a first or second-round pick.
It's early but Cooks has been the 39th receiver off the board, according to BestBall10s. He's going in the 9-10th round in an area where Detroit's Marvin Jones, Pittsburgh's Diontae Johnson, and Denver's Jerry Jeudy are being selected. Cooks comes with risk (new system, injury history, etc), though if he's your third WR, the upside is worthwhile. I wouldn't be surprised if his ADP rises as drafts near.
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Carlos Hyde recently inked a one-year deal with the Seahawks, though John Clayton reports that the running back had better offers elsewhere, including the Texans. Hyde turning down Houston's multi-year offer prompted the club to acquire David Johnson from Arizona.
The arrival of Hyde is making Chris Carson undervalued, ESPN's Matthew Berry explains. Berry believes Hyde joining Seattle is more about the team's concern with Rashad Penny than anything to do with Carson's ability. Carson is the 20th running back off the board in early fantasy drafts, going in the fifth round of 10 team leagues.
Buccaneers rookie running back Ke'Shawn Vaughn, who was drafted in the third round, is someone to keep an eye on. "Ke will play a long time, in my opinion," his coach at Vanderbilt, Derek Mason told ESPN. "He's different and he has that same chip as Richard Sherman. His drive is big, but his love and IQ for the game is special. He will be fun to watch. Had no fumbles in two years, and a ton of touchdowns."
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A look at the type of fitness tower Brandon hopes to install at the Incline Village Fitness Trail.
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — Brandon Fankhauser is a Life Scout and Incline High School senior. He has been a member of Scouts since first grade and earned his Arrow of Light in Cub Scouts Pack 37 in Incline Village.
He attended the 2013 Summit Bechtel Jamboree with Troop 59 of Greenbrae, Calif., and is a graduate of BSA's National Youth Leadership Training.
Eagle Scout is the highest advancement rank in Boy Scouts. Earning the rank of Eagle Scout requires a progression through the BSA ranks of advancement, earning a minimum of 21 merit badges (12 that are required) and serving in a leadership position for their troop, then planning, developing, and providing leadership for a service project.
The scout must then pass a Scoutmaster's conference and an Eagle Board of Review. Once all are completed successfully, he earns the rank of Eagle.
Brandon has developed an Eagle Project that would install a Pull-Up, Dip & Leg lift station for the Incline Village Fitness Trail, the 18-station exercise course next to the Village Green.
Working with Incline Parks & Recreation, this will provide a long lasting outdoor fitness station at position number sixteen.
This station location is currently vacant. The project will also focus on the surrounding trail, by adding decomposed granite and widening the trail in some areas as well as removing any invasive weeds.
The fitness trail starts by walking over the bridge behind Aspen Grove (across from Ski Beach) and follows a loop-shaped trail. The project is scheduled for Nov. 21.
The Incline Tahoe Foundation has teamed with Brandon so all donations to the fitness station will be able to receive a tax deductible receipt if desired!
If you would like to donate, go to http://www.GoFundMe.com/EagleForBrandon and follow the prompts.


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Q: Angular 4/ Typescript - Delete number of rows selected In my application I am looking for writing a function that deletes the number of check boxes selected from my array. I have written and i can console.log the the number of checkboxes i have selected. But im stuck at how to get index numbers of the selected check boxes and delete those only. And in delete function i have to spilce those number of rows from main array.
html -
     <ng-container *ngFor="let reasoncode of displayReasonCodes$ | async;let i = index">

    <checkbox type="checkbox"  name="sizecb[]" value="{{reasoncode.id}}"  [(ngModel)]="reasoncode.state">
      </checkbox>

      <form>
    <form-group>
    <textbox [readOnly]="isEditable" ngModel="{{reasoncode.ReasonCode}}"  name="textbox" ></textbox>
    </form-group>
    </form>

    <form>
     <form-group>
    <textbox  [readOnly]="isEditable" ngModel="{{reasoncode.Description}}" name="textbox1" ></atextbox>
    </form-group>
    </form>

    <form>

    <toggle-switch   ngModel="{{reasoncode.Status}}"   name="switch1"  ></toggle-switch>

    </form>

    </ng-container>

COMPONENT.TS
export class ReasonCodesComponent implements OnInit {

    checkAll(event: any) {
      if (!this.result) return;
      this.result.forEach((x: any) => x.state = event.target.checked)
      }

     isAllChecked() {
      if (this.arr) return;
      return this.result.every((_: any) => _.state);
      }
     check(result: any) {
     result.state == false;
      result.state! = result.state;
      }
    @select(store.displayReasonCodes) displayReasonCodes$: Observable<IReasonCodes>;

      arr: any[];
      state: any;
      $event: any;
      displayReasonCodes: any;
      x: any;
      _: any;
      result: any;
      isEditable: boolean;

     constructor(private reasonCodesActions: ReasonCodesActions) {
      }

      reasoncodeObject:Object;
      ngOnInit() {

    this.displayReasonCodes$.subscribe(data => this.result = data )
      }

    deleterow() {
        this.result.forEach((x: any) => {
          if (x.state) {  alert(x.state)  /// here i am getting true as alert for number of rows selected and when i clcik on delete.

            let copyObj = this.displayReasonCodes$.subscribe(data1=>this.data=(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(data1))));

            console.log(this.data)  ; //data contains the array of objects, from which i have to splice up the number of selected rows from table.

          };
        })
      }

    }

I am looking for to delete the rows selected in checkbox and display the rest ones left out.

A: As you define your field state with 'any' instead of 'boolean' try this. Just leave out those objects that are checked, return those that are unchecked:
this.result = this.result.filter(el => {
    el.state == undefined || el.state == null || el.state == false;
});

Put this code instead of your forEach()-loop in your deleterow()-method.

A: Okay, now I see. Having your code on Plunkr as source I did the following, just to show you how it works:
In your template I changed
<input type="checkbox" name="sizecb[]" value="{{size.id}}" [(ngModel)]="size.state" />

to
<input type="checkbox" name="sizecb[]" (change)="checkOccurred()" value="{{size.id}}" [(ngModel)]="size.state" />

Next I extended your sizes-object only to broaden the variety of the possible output:
sizes: any[] = [
    { 'size': '0', 'diameter': '16000 km', 'state': false },
    { 'size': '1', 'diameter': '32000 km', 'state': false },
    { 'size': '23', 'diameter': '3000 km', 'state': false },
    { 'size': '22', 'diameter': '700 km', 'state': false },
    { 'size': '99', 'diameter': '377000 km', 'state': false }
];

Please note, that I applied the missing field 'state', which makes every action much easier afterwards.
Then I added the following 2 methods
private checkOccurred(): void {
    this.getSelectedCheckboxes();
}

private getSelectedCheckboxes(): any[] {
    const result: number[] = [];

    this.sizes.forEach((item, index) => {

        if (item.state === true) {
            result.push(index);
        }
    });

    console.log(result);

    return result;
}

What you see here considering getSelectedCheckboxes() is exactly what you want. A method that delivers a list of the indexes of the selected checkboxes in your array states.
Hope this helps.

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The government of Catalonia approved the new bill on introduction of three new ecological taxes in the region. One of taxes plan to charge for emissions in the atmosphere, made by commercial aircraft during take-off, landing and a rulezhka on a runway.
The authorities of Catalonia hope to collect by means of these taxes about 50 million euros a year. The airlines working in Spain, apprehended this news very negatively.
By calculations of the government of Catalonia, the tax on commercial flights will be brought in treasury by about 3,9 million euros a year. The press secretary of generals of Catalonia, Fransesk Homs (Francesc Homs), in the statement noted that in the law special points, for avoidance of growth of the final prices for tickets for passengers will be provided.
The tax, on emissions of commercial flights during phases of landing, a ruleniye and take-off, will be applied in Catalonia only in special protective tourist zones. All beach rest in Barcelona and beaches round the capital of Catalonia are the main protective zones round the capital airport – Ale Prat (El Prat).
The authorities of Catalonia argue that new taxes completely correspond to recommendations of the European union (EU) about the taxation in the environment sphere.
Besides, the government of the Spanish autonomy approved new tax collecting for thermonuclear electricity generation, sector of industrial production and consumption.
Catalan politicians hope that new rules will be approved by parliament within six months, and will come into force in July prior to the beginning of a season of summer holidays.


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SpeakEasy's "A Future Perfect" Presents Imperfect Playwriting
January 18, 2015 / Brian Balduzzi
Claire (Marianna Bassham), Max (Brian Hastert), Elena (Chelsea Diehl), and Alex (Nael Nacer) toast to their friendship in the world premiere of Ken Urban's A Future Perfect. (Photo credit: Craig Bailey/Perspective Photo).
I appreciate the SpeakEasy's willingness (even eagerness, at this point) to produce new works. SpeakEasy Stage Company chose an impressive season of risks and challenges, diversifying the Boston theatre scene with each of their productions. Ken Urban's world premiere production of A Future Perfect poses unexpected risks and challenges for this Boston staple theatre company. The actors and director rise to the challenge, but the script leaves them in a precarious place of performing a play that's so much "been there, done that" that I expected someone to have bought the T-shirt by now. Urban's play stays in such a safe and cozy place for the play's 100-minute performance that the audience is lured into a false sense of perfection, where the future is all but certain and the play's characters tread lightly to avoid saying or doing anything to step out of the mold in which they were written.
In A Future Perfect, late-thirty-something couple, Claire (Marianna Bassham) and Max (Brian Hastert) invite their best friend Alex (Nael Nacer) and his wife, Elena (Chelsea Diehl), over for a Friday night dinner. Early in this dinner (over a predictable "alcohol-induced moment"), Alex and Elena blurt out their big news: Elena is pregnant (and their friendships will never be the same). Elena and Claire are "work friends," and Claire has choice words about Elena's decision to abandon the corporate world for motherhood. Max worries about losing his music-jamming partner once fatherhood hits. The conversation that follow unravel the neat friendship at the beginning, as the couples fight between and among themselves about what really matters, what values that they hold dear, and how to navigate their changing lives.
It's difficult to describe what happens in A Future Perfect because very little seems to occur, as the characters float from one innocuous conversation to the next. The stakes are raised as the couples confront each other and their partners, but, for the most part, they retreat before any profound conversation or topic can be discussed. The plot moves at a predictable pace and covers the expected topics and ideas for this play's genre. A Future Perfect follows in the vein of Donald Margulies's Dinner With Friends, but fails to explore new ground. With such limitations in the script, the play reads as simple, pedestrian, and almost trite. While the dialogue is strong in its clarity and believability, the play's characters struggle to create interesting theatre or memorable moments. The play is trivial and makes the characters (despite their Ivy League education) seem similarly one-dimensional and, dare I say, lame.
Thankfully, Director M. Bevin O'Gara does her best to navigate the personal relationships with a fine eye for nuance and realism. She coaches and directs her actors to fine effect, given the play's limits for character development and plot. The actors respond to her strong directing with equally strong performances, relaxing into the environment and the play's circumstances like a well-worn sofa. Marianna Bassham's Claire is a "ball buster," but Bassham finds moments of weakness and softness to round out her character in impressive ways. Brian Hastert's Max grew on me, especially once he developed a clearer direction and purpose for Max's relationship with Claire. Nael Nacer's Alex felt the most authentic, finding moments of humor and personality, despite Urban giving him little context or stage time. Chelsea Diehl's Elena delivers a strong performance in her final scene, showing her emotions and thoughts percolating beneath the surface. Their scenes together all resonate with truthfulness and sincerity, however, they feel like a well-arranged picture, stagnant and flat in their simplicity.
One of the production's strongest features is, surprisingly, the sound design by Nathan Leigh. Applying Urban's musical background, Leigh arranges a beautiful score of music that is pitch-perfect in accenting the play's transitions and moments. They made the play come alive and add depth in unexpected ways. The scenic design by Cristina Todesco is equally as strong, establishing the play's condo with its attention to detail (the records on the shelf, the well-placed wine rack, the unused desk). The only complaint is the artifice of the sectional couch, which did not fit the TV's placement in the room. 2014 ArtsImpulse Theatre Award Nominee Elisabetta Polito's costume design was mostly an effective exhibit of character and personality, though some of Bassham's costumes seemed a bit ill-fitting, whereas Hastert's seemed to accent his body.
A Future Perfect is not a bad play, but it is certainly unremarkable in its story or dialogue. Urban seems to borrow from prior plays without expounding upon the subject or themes. Luckily, O'Gara and her cast are top-notch talent who push against their tired characters, trying to create a noteworthy performance and production. Unfortunately, they succeed in only creating so much perfection from the imperfect script.
A Future Perfect plays in Roberts Studio Theatre in the Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont Street in the South End from now until February 7, 2015. Tickets are available here, or find the best deals through Goldstar. Of particular note, Anyone age 40 or under can get a ticket to any performance for just $35 (along with any fees). This is in addition to their standard policy that anyone age 25 and under can get a ticket to any performance for just $25 (along with any fees).
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I've recently been working with a number of small and medium-sized businesses preparing to jump aboard the decision-support bandwagon and purchase a system for SQL Server. Several of them have been asking me questions that reveal the enormous amount of confusion out there, such as "Do we need a data warehouse, or should we buy a business intelligence system?" That's a question best answered by clearly defining some of the key terms the industry throws around.
Business intelligence (BI) is another name for decision support. In essence, BI refers to the business-level practice of gathering information in such a way that management and decision makers within the organization can quickly get the answers to key business questions. In other words, BI is a generic name for an entire functionality set as well as the supporting technologies.
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'60 percent of Golkar cadres support Jusuf Kalla'
JAKARTA - A senior politician from the Golkar Party, Fahmi Idris, is predicting that 60 percent of the party cadres will support Jusuf Kalla in the presidential election on July 9.
"I estimate finally 60 percent of Golkar members will support the Jokowi-JK (Joko Widodo-Jusuf Kalla) pair. Golkar is strong in regions (not in Jakarta). Aburizal Bakrie must be aware of this," he said on the sidelines of a declaration of Black, Green Nusantara Pro-Joko Widodo-Jusuf Kalla supporters here on Friday.
Golkar Party general chairman Aburizal Bakrie has directed all party cadres to support the Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa duo. Fahmis statement came after a number of Golkar cadres led by young cadres had decided to support the Joko Widodo-Jusuf Kalla pair instead, against the party chiefs orders.
Fahmi Idris, who is also one of a number of Golkar cadres who has defied the party chiefs direction, said these young cadres decision had the potential to bring Golkar wagons along with them. "They will bring along with them long links of wagons and the executive board knows it, and therefore they are angry," he said.
He said Prabowo once said that Golkar will be the determining factor for his victory in the election this year, but he did not really know the Golkar Party grassroots. "He does not know them. I have been in Golkar for a long time and so I know how to win in Golkar bases in regions," he added.
The Golkar Party has recently decided to remove some of its cadres from positions in the parliament due to their decision to support Jokowi. "I am sure they will only be replaced and will not be fired like before, because Golkar executive board members now seem to be smarter," he said.
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Q: Asynchronous KeyboardInterrupt and multithreading It seems that asynchronous signals in multithreaded programs are not correctly handled by Python. But, I thought I would check here to see if anyone can spot a place where I am violating some principle, or misunderstanding some concept.
There are similar threads I've found here on SO, but none that seem to be quite the same.
The scenario is: I have two threads, reader thread and writer thread (main thread). The writer thread writes to a pipe that the reader thread polls. The two threads are coordinated using a threading.Event() primitive (which I assume is implemented using pthread_cond_wait). The main thread waits on the Event while the reader thread eventually sets it.
But, if I want to interrupt my program while the main thread is waiting on the Event, the KeyboardInterrupt is not handled asynchronously.
Here is a small program to illustrate my point:
#!/usr/bin/python
import os
import sys
import select
import time
import threading

pfd_r = -1
pfd_w = -1
reader_ready = threading.Event()

class Reader(threading.Thread):
    """Read data from pipe and echo to stdout."""
    def run(self):
        global pfd_r
        while True:
            if select.select([pfd_r], [], [], 1)[0] == [pfd_r]:
                output = os.read(pfd_r, 1000)
                sys.stdout.write("R> '%s'\n" % output)
                sys.stdout.flush()
                # Suppose there is some long-running processing happening:
                time.sleep(10)
                reader_ready.set()

# Set up pipe.
(pfd_r, pfd_w) = os.pipe()
rt = Reader()
rt.daemon = True
rt.start()

while True:
    reader_ready.clear()
    user_input = raw_input("> ").strip()
    written = os.write(pfd_w, user_input)
    assert written == len(user_input)
    # Wait for reply -- Try to ^C here and it won't work immediately.
    reader_ready.wait()

Start the program with './bug.py' and enter some input at the prompt. Once you see the reader reply with the prefix 'R>', try to interrupt using ^C.
What I see (Ubuntu Linux 10.10, Python 2.6.6) is that the ^C is not handled until after the blocking reader_ready.wait() returns. What I expected to see is that the ^C is raised asynchronously, resulting in the program terminating (because I do not catch KeyboardInterrupt).
This may seem like a contrived example, but I'm running into this in a real-world program where the time.sleep(10) is replaced by actual computation.
Am I doing something obviously wrong, like misunderstanding what the expected result would be?
Edit: I've also just tested with Python 3.1.1 and the same problem exists.

A: The wait() method of a threading._Event object actually relies on a thread.lock's acquire() method. However, the thread documentation states that a lock's acquire() method cannot be interrupted, and that any KeyboardInterrupt exception will be handled after the lock is released.
So basically, this is working as intended. Threading objects that implement this behavior rely on a lock at some point (including queues), so you might want to choose another path.

A: Alternatively, you could also use the pause() function of the signal module instead of reader_ready.wait(). signal.pause() is a blocking function and gets unblocked when a signal is received by the process. In your case, when ^C is pressed, SIGINT signal unblocks the function.
According to the documentation, the function is not available for Windows. I've tested it on Linux and it works. I think this is better than using wait() with a timeout.


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Q: How observableArray works with options binding Just started learning Knockoutjs from official site , I am pasting the code from step 3 of this excercise.
View

        Passenger name	Meal	Surcharge

   <input data-bind="value: name" />
        <select data-bind="options: $root.availableMeals, value: meal, optionsText: 'mealName'"></select>

<button data-bind="click: addSeat">Reserve another seat</button>

View Model
// Class to represent a row in the seat reservations grid
function SeatReservation(name, initialMeal) {
    var self = this;
    self.name = name;
    self.meal = ko.observable(initialMeal);
}

// Overall viewmodel for this screen, along with initial state
function ReservationsViewModel() {
    var self = this;

    // Non-editable catalog data - would come from the server
    self.availableMeals = [
        { mealName: "Standard (sandwich)", price: 0 },
        { mealName: "Premium (lobster)", price: 34.95 },
        { mealName: "Ultimate (whole zebra)", price: 290 }
    ];

    // Editable data
    self.seats = ko.observableArray([
        new SeatReservation("Steve", self.availableMeals[0]),
        new SeatReservation("Bert", self.availableMeals[0])
    ]);

      // Operations
    self.addSeat = function() {
        self.seats.push(new SeatReservation("", self.availableMeals[0]));
    }
}

ko.applyBindings(new ReservationsViewModel());

I would like to know how ko.observableArray works with options binding, how the price row gets updated when dropdown value changes ?
Is it because seats array is  observableArray so the price property remain sync in the UI ?
I even tried debugging in chrome, but  when dropdown value changes no function get's hit.
Any help would be great.

A: In your code, the price gets updated because of the SeatReservation.meal observable since it is bound to value in your html template.
So when you used meal().price,  you are accessing the object inside the meal observable, and accessing the price property.
Its the same as writing:

function SeatReservation(name, initialMeal){
this.price = ko.pureComputed(function(){
   return this.meal().price;
});
}


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Stray Thoughts
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Feb 25 - March 03 2017, Stray Thoughts
NO WOMEN'S LOOS AT AEROSHOW
By Rajan Narayan	 February 25, 2017 Leave a comment
SHAME: Women attending the 11th edition of the biennial aerospace show Aero India in Bengaluru will remember it for all the wrong reasons. The approximately 3,000 women who attended each day had to make do with a dozen unhygienic toilets. Such glaring lapses are more visible when the event is an international one where India is asking the world to take notice. Perhaps someone should remind prime minister Narendra Modi that toilets for all should not remain a mere slogan
AND a few stray thoughts for yet another Saturday. For a Saturday following the week when Defence minister Manohar Parrikar seems anxious to take over the land and waterways at Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) in addition to all the land that defence forces have in Goa. For a Saturday following the week when it was admitted that demonetisation had not resulted in any reduction in money power in the elections. For a Saturday following the week when all opposition political parties including the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) former alliance partner claimed that the postal ballot was rigged. For a Saturday following the week when it was learnt that 2,018 students appearing for engineering exams in Goa would have to take the national eligibility test to compete with candidates from all over the country. For a Saturday following the week when it was shockingly revealed that Parrikar does not believe in the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan or the need for toilets for women.
Special Berths
AND a few stray thoughts on the Raksha Mantri staking claims for special berths at MPT for the Navy. Unlike Dabolim international and naval airport, MPT has always been a civilian public sector establishment like all other ports in India. Though naval ships have been berthed in break waters and large exercises with aircraft carriers like Vikram Aditiya have been carried out off the Goa coast, the Navy has never claimed any special berthing facility at the MPT. It does not need to thanks to its large base in Karwar – called Sea Bird – where the naval fleet is based.
MPT has been primarily used for the export of ore that Goa has mined over the years. It has invested in mechanical ore handling facilities to enable large vessels to berth and transfer ore from barges to ships which transport ore to other parts of the world.
Historically water transport has made low-grade Goan ore competitive in international markets. Water transport is much cheaper than road transport. Ore is taken from the pit head to the nearest river point from where it is loaded on barges to be taken to MPT. Since the suspension of mining, MPT has sought to develop into a multi-commodity port.
Besides ore, MPT has also been importing large quantities of highly polluting coal, though only a small portion is used in Goa. The coal primarily meets the requirements of the Jindal Group steel and aluminium plants in Karnataka. Some MPT berths have been leased to the Jindal Group. Similarly, the controversial Adani Group close to prime minister Narendra Modi also has a terminal to import coal for its power plants. There have been strong protests from Vasco due to the pollution caused by the transport of ore and coal through the city.
It is now learnt that the defence ministry has staked its claim to a large part of the MPT. Chairman I Jeyakumar has admitted that there have been proposals from the Navy and Coast Guard to develop special berths for them on the western side of the terminal.
The Navy has reportedly demanded dedicated berths next to the cruise terminal with a length of 450 meters for large war ships. The estimated cost of the project is `400 crores. If the Navy acquires dedicated berths in MPT, it may restrict the movement of civilian traffic as in the case of the Dabolim airport. Even now, no civilian aircraft can land at the airport between 8am and noon. Mining could be affected if the Navy imposes restrictions on the movement of foreign vessels ferrying coal to and from Goa to China and Japan..
DemonEtisation Sham
AND a few stray thoughts on the lack of any impact of demonetisation on money power in the recent polls in Goa and Punjab and the ongoing elections in Uttar Pradesh (UP). Ironically, despite the scrapping of `1000 and `500 notes, there were plenty of new `2000 notes and new `500 notes being freely distributed by all political parties in Goa. They were largely invisible to the election commission (EC) expenditure observers. But even the EC has admitted that the amount of money seized in Goa, at `2.24 crores, was 273 per cent higher than during the last elections.
A lot of daaru – exceeding 76,000 litres – was also seized by the EC, besides the mass seizure of two-wheelers, pressure cookers and sewing machines. There are also complains that Pandurang Madkaikar who quit the Congress to join the BJP distributed coupons worth `20 lakhs of the Goa State Consumer Co-operative Society store chain. The society incidentally is chaired by North Goa BJP MP Narendra Savaikar. There are also been reports of distribution of building material like cement and tiles from various parts of Goa particularly in Babush Monserrate's territory.
In UP where polling is on, so far over `109 crores of cash has been seized. In Punjab, `58 crores in cash has been seized. Punjab has an even more serious problem of drug addiction than Goa as seen in the film Udta Punjab. More than 2598 kgs was seized in Punjab, in addition to the 12.45 litres of liquor confiscated by the election authorities. Even in Uttarakand, which is about the same size as Goa, `3.38 crores of cash was found along with 15.15 litres of liquor.
Postal Hanky Panky
AND a few stray thoughts on the ongoing outrage over the rigging of the postal ballot. All opposition parties are claiming that the BJP has engaged in match-fixing of postal ballots. Postal ballots are normally issued to defence personnel posted all over the country, most often far away from their homes where their votes are registered. The postal ballot facility is also extended to para-military forces like the Central Reserve Police who are deployed to maintain security and ensure that the local police do not play games under the instruction of the ruling party of the state.
During polls in Goa on February 4, as many as 17,000 residents were on election duty. This included staff at every polling booth. Historically, teachers are assigned for polling duty. Every booth requires at least five to seven employees. The electoral roles must be checked for the inclusion of the voter's name, and someone has to put up bindi on your left index finger. There are officials manning the master control of the electronic voting machine (EVM) who give you the green signal to cast your vote after ensuring the earlier vote has been registered.
The voter also has to sign to certify that he/she has cast his/her vote so there is no bogus voting. Depending on the sensitivity of the area, there may be policemen guarding the booth. The sensitivity of a booth is decided by the possibility of fights between candidates and the use of muscle power. It is not unusual in India, particularly in UP and Bihar, for goons to run away with EVMs. The security also has to prevent corrupt officials from permitting candidates or agents from entering the booth.
All officials, including the police on election duty, are given a postal ballot. They mark their preference on old printed ballots and must drop or post it to the returning officers or the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO). Since officials on polling duty obviously cannot vote on election day as they are on duty, they are allowed to caste their vote on any day before counting begins. Political parties are agitated as there are as many as 17,000 postal votes which could make a difference to the results in many constituencies where there are multiple candidates.
The BJP has been accused of distributing electoral roles only to their candidates and party workers where the names and the addresses of those entitled to the postal ballot are clearly marked. This gives the ruling party a major advantage as they can bribe or put pressure on the poll officials to vote for the BJP. Since they are government servants and the BJP government will continue until the new government is formed they can be rewarded or punished if they do not vote for BJP. Even if the ruling party does not resort to dadagiri, it is in a better position to canvas the votes of the 17000 Goans who are enrolled as postal voters. The opposition parties claim that in the electoral roles they were given, officials eligible for postal ballot are not marked unlike the roles given to the BJP.
Going National
AND a few stray thoughts for all students seeking admission to engineering colleges from the 2,018 having to compete with students from the rest of India for seats even in Goa. Admission to all engineering colleges in India will be on the basis of a national eligibility test instead of the present Goa Central Entrance Test (GCET). Already it has been decided that students seeking admission to medical and dental colleges, and Ayurveda and homeopathic colleges will have to undergo the national eligibility test. The objective is to ensure equal opportunity, though some students may end up with admission to private colleges which charge higher fees than government colleges.
Thus, many students from outside could get admission to Goan colleges though this may not deprive Goans of seats. Demand for engineering seats particularly in traditional areas like civil, electrical and mechanical engineering is now much less than the supply of seats. Goa now has seven engineering colleges. The number of seats has gone up from 400 a decade ago to more than 1200 seats. Even those who do not get a high percentage can hope for admission to branches for which there is not much demand.
But the fall in the standards of students appearing for the GCET is disturbing. Records indicate that the average marks have declined from 26.7 per cent in physics in 2013 to 21.64 per cent in 2016. The marks in maths have declined from 75 to 65. It is clear that Goans have lost interest in engineering, not surprising because there are not many jobs here forcing even the brightest to go to Bangalore or Pune.
LOTA in Hand
AND a last stray thought for yet another Saturday. Women have indeed made great progress and broken the glass ceiling. The majority of scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) which set a new record by launching 104 satellites simultaneously are women.
It is a woman who heads India's ambitious projects to land a rover on the moon. The brain behind the Magalayam or Mars mission is also a woman. And these are 'traditional' women dressed in silk saris with flowers in their hair.
Among the many areas that women are now in equal competition with men is the Defence Forces. Thanks to Parrikar, women have been permitted to engage in combat roles in the air force. There are already many women fighter pilots and many more under training. Women pilots are operating advanced aircraft on the navy carriers. As many as 3,000 women were present in professional capacity at India's greatest air show at the air force base in Yelahanka, Bangalore every year.
There has even been a proposal to move the show, which brings together buyers and sellers of fighter aircraft and weapons from all over the world every two years. The show is sponsored by the Ministry of Defence. It is all the more shocking therefore to learn that there were less than 12 toilets for the 3,000 women at the show at Yelehanka this year.
Writing in the Times of India, the executive editor of Force Magazine Ghazala Wahab reports that even the dozen toilets for women had no water, toilet paper or soap and many of them were so full of dirty water that the women had to pull up their saris or jeans when using them.
Surely a country which can put up an aerospace mega show should pay a little more attention to basic infrastructure like toilets for women. Or do they expect our female pilots and space scientists to go to the fields with a lota in their hands?
This article was written by Rajan Narayan
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The Premiere League On Social Media, An In-Depth Analysis
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How the most watched football league in the world stays connected to its global fans: an in-depth analysis of the Premiere League on social media.
The Premier League is the most watched football league in the world and a global marketing phenomenon. Therefore, it's not really surprising that its 20 football clubs have supporters all over the world. They show their admiration for their favorite club not only in the football stadiums and living rooms around the globe, but also on social media.
The huge followership on social media was reason enough for me to take a deeper look into the social media performance and digital marketing strategies of the clubs.
Before I started to write, I asked myself three questions that I wanted to cover for this post:
How do the 20 Premier League clubs utilise their social media accounts to interact with their audience?
Are photo posts still the dominating post type on Facebook?
Does the performance on the pitch have an influence on fan & follower numbers?
To provide answers to these questions I looked at the performance on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram from 12th August, 2017 (Start of the season) until the 5th March, 2018.
Let's find out who is top of the league and who is close to getting relegated – don't worry, only social media-wise.
The Top Poster Of The League is…
I started my analysis taking a look at the team with the most posts because I wanted to know which clubs interact the most with their audience.
So who is the most active club on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram?
The answer for Facebook: Manchester United. With 2,095 posts the Red Devils are ahead of Newcastle United, who posted 2,010 times on the social network. A less strong focus on publishing content can be seen for Watford FC with only 541 posts in the same period. That is nearly 4 times less than the team from Manchester.
But if you assume that Manchester United is also the team with the highest activity on Twitter, you're wrong. They only came in fourth with 5,617 tweets. Surprisingly, Huddersfield Town dominates the Twittersphere in terms of own tweets, with an amount of 7,602 tweets – a tremendous amount of tweets relative to the time period. Bottom of the league for own tweets – similar to the current table situation – is West Bromwich Albion, with 3,100 tweets.
The posting behaviour of the Premier League clubs on Instagram show similarities to Facebook. The two Manchester clubs are the clubs with the most Instagram posts, but this time the pole position goes to Man U's rival Manchester City. The Citizens posted 970 times. Manchester United 963 times.
In contrast to their strong Twitter performance, Newcastle United show less effort on Instagram, with only 114 posts – 8,3x times less than Manchester City, the Magpies are bottom of the league in this category.
Visual Content Dominates The Premiere League
Not surprisingly, photos are the most used post type. 9,694 images were posted since the beginning of this season to the timelines of all Premier League clubs.
Interesting fact: The most image posts were made by Stoke City FC with 1,111 photos. Displaying visual content to their audience with the intent to directly speak to their users and encourage them to comment, like or share the photo posts.
The second favourite post type are video posts. Overall, 8816 video posts were uploaded to the timelines, of which 840 were posted by Manchester City. The Citizens are going strong on using audiovisual content for Facebook; A promising strategy when you consider that Facebook native videos receive 530% more comments than YouTube videos on Facebook.
The third most used post type was link posts with 8246 posts. This shows that clubs still try to attract social media users to their websites. The club with the most link posts was Newcastle United, who used the format 931 times. In contrast, Stoke FC only used this post type 13 times.
Live videos are used by nearly every club – 16 out of 20 Premier League teams make use of this feature. Only Watford FC, West Bromwich Albion, Brighton & Hove Albion FC, and Huddersfield Town didn't make use of it.
Fans All Over The World
Every football club relies on them and all clubs want to gather as many as possible in their stadiums – Fans. An impressive number to start is the amount of overall Fans for all three networks which is as high as 321 million.
Across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, @Premiere_league clubs count over 321M followers
Looking at the specific numbers on Facebook, it becomes clear that the club with the most fans on Facebook is Manchester United with over 73 million. Runner-up is Chelsea FC with 47 million Fans. The position was held by Arsenal FC in the last season but they are now overtaken by the club from Stamford Bridge.
That the performance on the pitch can also influence your social media presence can be seen at United's rivals Manchester City. Since the beginning of this season, they are not only dominating the league table but also gained over 5 million new Facebook fans.
The total opposite can be spotted in England's north. Newly promoted Huddersfield fan base is the smallest of the entire Premier League on each of the networks. Among all Premier League clubs, the "Terriers" have the least amount of followers on all platforms.
But how do the numbers look for Twitter and Instagram?
Again the Red Devils from Manchester are ahead of everyone else with around 17 million followers on Twitter and 21 million on Instagram. Coming in second place on Twitter is Arsenal FC with a following of 13 million. Interesting in this relation is the fact that German attacking midfielder Mesut Özil (15 million Followers) has more fans than the club he is playing for.
On Instagram, the second place goes to last year's league winner Chelsea FC with 11 million fans. Manchester United is not only the most valuable Football club in Europe, but also shows its dominance in the sphere of social media among all Premier League clubs. Only Real Madrid with 106 million fans and FC Barcelona with 103 million fans attract more social media users.
We can see that Manchester United is dominating the social media sphere in terms of fans & followers on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. That said, it also can be seen from the raw data that the Premier League clubs invest more and more into social media. Meaning, that nearly every team increased the number of posts and their audience on the three networks, compared to my previous analysis.
Finally, it's safe to say that Facebook remains the strongest platform for distributing content for the clubs because it is the platform that has the largest audience. Out of 321 million Premier League club followers, 187 million are active on Facebook. This also explains why the posts on Facebook get the most interactions out of the three networks. Twitter with 72 million and Instagram with an overall audience of 62 million are also strong but don't reach the level that Facebook has in terms of user interactions.
Facebook remains the strongest platform for distributing content for @Premiere_League clubs because it is the platform that has the largest audience.
For the future, it's going to be interesting to see if the audience numbers will even rise more. Since the start of the season, the clubs have already attracted more than 7,3 million new Facebook Fans, 14,6 million Twitter Followers and 8,3 million users on Instagram.
Did I leave out something that is important to you? Looking forward to hearing from you. Simply share your thoughts with me in the comments section.
Nils is part of the quintly communication team. He is a committed writer with a keen interest in new technologies, social media strategies and football.
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Q: Aside from experimental evidence, is there any reason to model space as Euclidean? Obviously experiment is the end-all-be-all of any science, but I'm curious if there's any a priori reason to model space as Euclidean three-space (from a pre-relativity viewpoint, of course; I'm ignoring the fact that space is only locally Euclidean). I'm comfortable with differential geometry if it's necessary.

A: I don't think there's an a priori reason, but there's certainly a good a posteriori empirical one: if you make two long, straight parallel things, they neither meet nor diverge away from one another. It was presumably this empirical fact that led Euclid to introduce his parallel postulate, although he probably wouldn't have seen it as empirical.
Moreover, if you send people up to the top of three nearby mountains and get each to precisely measure the angle between the other two, they add up to 180. There seems to be some debate about whether this experiment was performed (by Gauss) as an explicit test of Euclidean geometry (see http://www.springer.com/cda/content/document/cda_downloaddocument/9780387295541-c2.pdf?SGWID=0-0-45-301316-p86706747), but it's certainly plausible that it could have been.

A: In the absence of evidence to the contrary we tend to assume the simplest possible description for physical systems.
Suppose the spatial scalar curvature had the non-zero value $S$. Immediately we have the question: why is it $S$ and not $S + 0.001$ or $S - 0.001$ or any other value. There must be some mechanism for making the curvature exactly $S$ and that suggests another layer of complexity that we would have to worry about.
If however $S = 0$ this seems simple because we assume it can't take any other value. If there is no physical mechanism that allows $S$ to change we don't have to lie awake at night wondering what that mechanism is and how it works.
You could argue that this view isn't terribly rational, and I would have to agree. Nevertheless there is a long and honourable history of not multiplying elements beyond necessity.

A: The limit of non euclidean geometries, as the radius goes large, is euclidean.  It's like relativity. Unless you have fancy equipment or fast things, the euclidean newtonian model does quite fine.
If you model space on hyperbolic geometry, with a curvature the same size of the earth, the observable universe would fit inside a sphere of radius 432000 miles. You can see from history, that even at this size, the model of being flat is good enough to build cities etc.


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Mississippi may be the last of all states to feel the social winds of the homosexual movement, which has not been without its effects as pointed out in a prior post -- "Is The Good Mayor Really On The Right Side Of History?" In publicly announcing his support for same-sex "marriage," Waveland's mayor has proffered himself as a touchstone, throwing a cultural grenade into the middle of Hancock County, making noise and a lot of racket. With all due respect, the mayor, an adept financial manager, in proudly making this announcement, wishes to redefine marriage – to redefine it as something different than what defines the one he himself is currently in.
The same-sex "marriage" issue is indeed directed at redefining marriage. Opponents as well as gay activists readily agree that redefining marriage will change the institution of marriage forever and have far reaching consequential effects on society. There is no disagreement over this aspect of the issue.
One of the consequential effects of legitimizing the union of two men, or women, as being "married" concerns their advocacy of same-sex parenting. The louder gay voice in the public square is for same-sex "marriage"; but the whine of same-sex parenting is easily heard. We do not hear the voices, if they exist, of advocates of same-sex "marriage" who in the same breath oppose same-sex parenting. To advocate same-sex "marriage" while disavowing the parenting would be to delegitimize the same-sex "marriage" effort. Moreover, owners of media outlets preaching the Gospel of Normalcy of same-sex "marriage" do not wish to have any philosophical distractions or side shows to their main attraction.
In other words, if you ride the horse of same-sex "marriage" you are pulling the wagon of same-sex parenting. Such is the horse, we can presume, gay advocates and the good mayor are riding as the mayor mounted this horse a few weeks ago. Ride the horse, pull the wagon.
Same-sex "marriage", by its own man-made social construct, makes fatherhood (and motherhood) optional with respect to raising a child. With all due respect, before his pronouncement, one wonders if this conscious thought crossed the mayor's mind, but it nevertheless is true. A child raised by two lesbians is without a Dad; a child raised by two gay men is without a Mom. And to claim one is the biological equivalent of the other parent is to pretend, as well as to be pretentious – not to mention that children raised in these arrangements will be denied celebrating a Father's Day or Mother's Day. But this is a trivial matter when your priority is personal adult fulfillment.
It's now an established fact based on about fifty years of vigorous social science that children raised by biological mothers and fathers have THE optimum chance of succeeding in all areas of life compared to any other parenting/family arrangement; if child-rearing is your mission, then this is the best formula for child-rearing. That's not to say of course that children raised in these other arrangements do not succeed; they do. But the statistics bear out that these other parenting arrangements (single, divorced, co-habitating, etc.), in general, result in higher numbers of children with social, physical, and mental aberrancies compared to those raised by a mother and father.
The question with respect to same-sex "marriage" revolves around the father. When a child is born, the mother will always be close by. The question for our community and for law is what our desire will be with respect to the father. Do we want him to be close by, participate in this bond, and engage the responsibility and obligations of caring for the mother, the child, as a family? Or do we want to encourage him to be free from this bond? And, if as a community we choose for him to be free, to what cost will it be to the government in picking up the pieces of this fractured family? Will it be more, or less costly to the government to adjudicate, finance, and support the social fall out (lawsuits to determine
paternity, visitation rights, child support, and alimony)? Do you, and the good mayor, favor higher government costs in this regard?
The absence of the father for a child comes with dire social consequences many of which in one form or another influence the child's physical and mental well-being. Even President Obama himself, raised in a home where the father was absent since the age of two, summed up the statistics when he said:
We know the statistics: that children who grow up without a father are five times more likely to live in poverty and commit crime, nine times more likely to drop out of school, and twenty times more likely to end up in prison. They are more likely to have behavioral problems or run away from home, or become teenage parents themselves. And the foundations of our community are weaker because of it.
For reasons that can only be explained by raw politics and power, the President devolved from this position in 2008, and like the good mayor of Waveland, now holds a position that makes fatherhood optional at the expense of the child.
Men and women bring different gifts to the parenting enterprise. Respected Rutgers sociologist Professor David Popenoe concludes from his studies,
We should disavow the notion that mommies can make good daddies, just as we should the popular notion that daddies can make good mommies. The two sexes are different to the core and each is necessary—culturally and biologically—for the optimal development of a human being.
Fathers matter, and marriage helps to connect fathers to mothers and children.
Conceivably, if the mayor's same-sex "marriage" vision prevails, a boy could grow up in Waveland totally without a matriarchal lineage, or at least one that will never be visible to him. For example, consider if two gay men adopt a boy. He then grows up and develops an interest in, and "marries" a similar boy having been raised by two gay men. These two men, if they too adopt, will have a son whose family tree will be devoid of any matriarchal element, or one that's invisible to the child. Moreover, extend this family tree one generation and it will be without a maternal grandparent. Is this not feminine discrimination of a different kind?
Is it the mayor's vision that he and we as a community promote steps towards more fatherless unions, or do we promote the healthier vision of what science and experience has taught for centuries of civilized living -- that stability, efficiency, and gender matter, and prevail to enrich communities where traditional marriage and monogamy are encouraged?
It is right and charitable to the good mayor to acknowledge his skills as an adept manager of his city's budget and, in many matters perhaps, also a thoughtful man and devoted father. But we must indeed hope that his politically-motivated efforts toward disrupting and confusing what marriage is, will be rebuked by his successor. Because it's more urgent than ever to the state at large, and society in general, to promote men and women to be husbands and wives -- as well as mothers and fathers.
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Be sure to visit us this summer holiday. Meet our new baby goats Domino and Scrabble and take one of their friends for a walk (daily, around 2 pm.) Feed the cows on the tractor ride and say hello to all our other friendly animals.
Take a stroll round the woodland walk and look out for the Pingles or play in the indoor and outdoor play areas. Lots to do for all the family no matter what the weather.


Prosthodontists at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and the Naval Postgraduate Dental School employ sophisticated technology to provide patients with quality care and complete oral rehabilitation. It's not an easy specialty to pronounce, but prosthodontists play an important part in the well-being of military patients.
The complex nature of a simple smile requires prosthodontists to be highly trained. They complete four years of college, four years of dental school, and then work as dentists for at least five years before going on to complete an additional three years of specialized training, Taft added. Their role involves creating oral prostheses or surgical implants to replace missing teeth, or to correct a deformation of the mouth and jaws, where teeth are missing. It could be from trauma, cancer, or the way a person was born, he explained.
To meet the needs of their patients, prosthodontists also interact throughout the hospital with a number of other specialties in dentistry and medicine, such as neurology and plastic surgery, depending on the individual's needs, said prosthodontist Cmdr. Tony Petrich.
"It's a team effort between us and other specialties," Petrich said. Prosthodontists are considered the "bus driver" or the "hub," as a referral specialty, sending patients to other specialists for further types of treatment, he said.
Advanced technology now available allows them to be at the cutting-edge in their field, working with digital x-rays, 3D printing technology, and ceramic milling machines to make veneers, bridges and crowns. They also use computer-aided design programs to produce oral prostheses, dental implants and dentures.
In addition to seeing patients with varying needs and complexities, they're busy training residents, Taft added. These include dental officers preparing for their board certification while conducting research and training to manage specialty or advanced general dentistry practices.
Cmdr. Chris Hamlin agreed, adding he has always been artistic and, as a prosthodontist, uses his creativity to help find resolutions for his patients, each with unique needs.
Navy Capt. Dan Ellert, a prosthodontist in NPDS, also enjoys being able to work through complex cases, looking at the bigger picture to ultimately make an impact on a patient's overall well-being.
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Q: Adding Python 2.7 & 3.x Interpreters to PyCharm I'm having issues adding a project interpreter to PyCharm from a new Anaconda environment. I have Anaconda2 installed with one Python 2.7 environment (C:\Anaconda2\python.exe) that I've been using on Pycharm without issue for several months.
I am attempting to add a second Python 3.6 interpreter (from C:\Anaconda2\envs\py36\python.exe) to my PyCharm. After adding the Local Interpreter to Pycharm, I run into a MS Visual C++ Runtime Error R6034 "An application has made an attempt to load the C runtime library incorrectly".
From cursory googling, it seems that there could be a runtime DLL conflict (potentially msvcr90.dll) between Python 2 & 3. All fixes I see involve editing the executable path of the application, but I don't think this is feasible for my Pycharm use case. How do I get rid of this error, or just generally be able to use both Python 2 & 3 interpreters through my PyCharm?

A: I think that's the problem with Anaconda and different msvc dll in the computer.
You can test the conda command in the command line, to see if R6034 happens. If it happens, try the following solution:
I had a similar problem with Anaconda3 and Python27. I solved this problem via executing the following command in cmd, outside of any conda environment:
conda install msvc_runtime

After installing the packages, open a new command and test if the R6034 error still appears.

A: I had a similar issue and was able to resolve it by selecting:

File --> Invalid Caches / Restart...

from PyCharm's main menu.
You may also want to double check that any Conda Environments that you have defined as Python Interpreters in PyCharm are properly configured per the docs

A: This issue was absolutely maddening. Million R6034 error windows would just keep popping up one after another if I just wanted to get help on a function. I researched it for months, on/off, opened tickets with JetBrains to no avail.
If you need to have multiple versions of Anaconda, and if you have Anaconda paths in your PATH, before launching PyCharm, delete all Anaconda paths from PATH, and then start PyCharm. You need to create a separate wrapper launcher script for PyCharm to fix PATH before PyCharm is started. Note that alternative of starting PyCharm and then fixing interpreter and python console PATHS inside PyCharm do not really work. Because PyCharm may be using a system path to access python to read documentation etc. So the only clean fix is to fix the system PATH before PyCharm starts.
Once you understand what needs to be done, then you can use your own steps/tools. This worked for me:

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*Create a script that modifies PATH. I used Python for that, sed or any other tools are fine too. The script simply examines each path element and removes it if it refers to Anaconda, and then puts it back together:
path_cleanup.py:
path_old = os.environ['PATH']
path_python_removed = [loc for loc in path_old.split(pathsep) if not ('python' in loc or 'Ana' in loc)]
print(pathsep.join(path_python_removed))

*Create Powershell script to fix PATH and start PyCharm from that clean environment. To find PyCharm path, the simplest is to start it up the usual way, and head to Task Manager, right mouse click on pycharm64.exe process and select "open file location" to get the full path.
pycharm_clean.ps1
$Env:Path=python path_cleanup.py   # call the script to fix the PATH
start-process $PYCHARM_PATH\pcharm64.exe -WindowStyle Hidden  # enter your full path to pycharm and put it into background.

*You can create a shortcut to launch pycharm_clean.ps1 + you can add it to your windows start up folder to be launched upon login: %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\
If you use BASH inside Cygwin, then steps for path clean up require a bit more tuning, but nothing you cannot do. If you need help, put a comment and I can add that script as well.


Hi Everybody! I hope you are all having a good Monday and a good beginning to the fall season! To celebrate the first day of fall yesterday, my husband and I took a long walk down the nature trail that starts right behind where we live. It was a beautiful evening and as we walked down the little path in the woods, there were hints of the upcoming season all around us; the crisp air, the cool breeze, and the leaves beginning to turn bright red and orange and yellow. Besides getting some much needed exercise and fresh air, it was the perfect way to end the weekend and spend some time together! Today, I wanted to stop by and share these Whole Wheat Apple Muffins with you. They are super quick and easy to make, and are so good to grab for breakfast in the morning or enjoy with your tea or coffee. I love the texture and earthy flavor that the whole wheat flour adds, the juicy bursts of flavor from the tart apples and how moist the yogurt makes these muffins. A little taste of fall in every delicious bite!
1. First, sift together the whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon and salt in a medium sized bowl. Set it aside, and combine the brown sugar, granulated sugar and butter in your electric mixer bowl, until you have a smooth, creamy mixture. Add in the egg and the yogurt (or buttermilk if you are using that instead of yogurt) and mix again. Then, add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients in three parts and mix until you have a smooth batter.
2. Next, preheat your oven to 375 deg F and line your muffin pans with muffin liners. Peel, core and dice your apples and mix them into the muffin batter using a wooden spoon. Set it aside, and prepare your topping by mixing all the topping ingredients together until you get a crumbly mixture. Spoon the batter into your prepared muffin cups, filling each until it's about 2/3 of the way full, and evenly divide the topping mixture between them, sprinkling it on top of the muffin batter. Bake for 17 – 20 minutes, or until they are golden brown and an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Let cool for a couple of minutes before eating.
These look delicious! I'll definitely be making these as soon as I go apple picking!
Thanks so much! I hope you love these!! I'm hoping to go apple picking soon too because I have so many apple recipes that I want to make! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!
Stopping by from Recipe Sharing Monday. I have that Fall baking itch and these muffins look like just the right cure.
I hope you love these apple muffins, Michelle! Have fun with all your fall baking, it's my favorite baking season! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!
Your weekend sounds perfect! These muffins are the best way to celebrate fall..love it!
these look so very yummy! can't wait to try them.
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Thanks for sharing the great recipe, Pinned.
Stopping by from the TGIF Link Up! These look yummy AND healthy! Thanks for sharing! Have a great weekend!
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