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On Dec 21, the Food and Drug Administration announced its withdrawal of Guidance for Industry #269, "Enforcement Policy Regarding Federal VCPR Requirements to Facilitate Veterinary Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Outbreak."
The effective date of the decision is Feb. 21, which means that the FDA will again hold veterinarians to the federal requirements for the veterinarian-client-patient relationship on the beginning of that date. As stated by the FDA, the federal VCPR definition "requires animal examination and/or medically appropriate and timely visits to the premises where the animal(s) are kept" and "cannot be met solely through telemedicine."
With the withdrawal of GFI 269, veterinarians using telemedicine to deliver patient care must be sure to establish a veterinarian-client-patient relationship that complies with federal requirements so they may, for example, issue a veterinary feed directive for a client.
GFI 269 was issued in March 2020 during the early days of the pandemic, when human illness and efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 created challenges for in-person examinations of veterinary patients and the conduct of premise visits. To help address these challenges and support the use of telemedicine to deliver patient care, GFI #269 indicated that the FDA would temporarily not enforce federal requirements for an in-person animal examination or premise visit to establish a VCPR for activities covered by the federal VCPR definition, including extralabel drug use and issuing veterinary feed directives.
Now, nearly three years later, the FDA says the conditions that created the need for the enforcement policy have evolved such that the policy is no longer needed. That means, as of Feb. 21, veterinarians will need to meet all the requirements of the federally defined VCPR, including an in-person examination or premise visit, to establish the relationship prior to engaging in covered activities. A VCPR that meets the federal definition cannot be established through telemedicine. Once established, the VCPR may be maintained via telemedicine between medically appropriate examinations and premise visits.
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Humanitarian hot topics: Making room for local aid organisations to lead
The humanitarian sector has long promised to give local aid organisations more power and resources. Yet reforms are not forthcoming. After the Tsunami in Sulawesi, the Indonesian government made a radical decision: All international aid workers had to leave Sulawesi. During this edition of Humanitarian Hot Topics, we talk with humanitarian expert Jemilah Mahmood about the effects of this decision and why real reforms on shifting powers between international and local aid organisations are not being made.
For a long time 'localization' has been a hot topic for the humanitarian sector. During the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016, the world's largest donors and humanitarian organisations promised to place more power – and funding – in the hands of local aid organisations. But real reforms are lagging behind. When a disaster has occurred, international organisations still overshadow national aid organisations. National governments are increasingly resisting this. So also the Indonesian government after the tsunami in September 2018. All international aid workers had to leave Sulawesi and leave the aid to national aid workers.
We talk to Jemilah Mahmood about the effects of the decision of the Indonesians government and the relationship between international and local aid organisations. Jemilah has a lot of experience in the humanitarian sector, both locally and internationally. Like no other, she can explain why it is so complicated to change the relationships between international and local aid organisations.
Dr. Jemilah Mahmood is well known as the founder of Mercy Malaysia, which she led from 1999-2009. She was the Chief of the World Humanitarian Summit secretariat at the United Nations in New York, and closely involved in drawing up the localisation agenda. In 2006, she was one of 16 members appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the Advisory Group of the Central Emergency Response Fund. Since 2016, Jemilah is the Under Secretary General for Partnerships at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
Ton Huijzer will give an introduction to the issue. Ton is a consultant in the humanitarian aid sector. Prior to this he worked for the Red Cross, Medecins Sans Frontieres and the International Rescue Committee / Stichting Vluchteling.
Christine Pirenne will react on Jemilah Mahmood. Cristine is head of the humanitarian aid department at the Ducht Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Počitelj ist ein Ort im Süden von Bosnien und Herzegowina. Er gehört zur Verbandsgemeinde Čapljina und befindet sich am Unterlauf der Neretva in der Föderation Bosnien und Herzegowina.

Die Herkunft des Ortsnamens ist nicht klar. Der Bestandteil čitelj könnte vom italienischen cittadela ("Zitadelle") stammen. Počitelj würde dann den "Ort an der Zitadelle" bezeichnen, was zur geographischen Situation passt.

Geographie

Der Ort liegt am linken (östlichen) Ufer der Neretva im historischen Gebiet der Herzegowina, etwa 30 km südlich von Mostar und 3 km nordöstlich vom Gemeindezentrum Čapljina. Südlich von Počitelj erweitert sich das enge Flusstal, bis es schließlich bei Metković ins Neretva-Delta übergeht. Da das Tal der Neretva als einziges den Dinarischen Gebirgszug in Nord-Süd-Richtung durchbricht, galt Počitelj besonders zur Zeit der osmanischen Eroberung Bosniens und der Herzegowina im 15. Jahrhundert als strategischer Schlüsselpunkt.

Geschichte
Die Burg und Siedlung Počitelj wurde erstmals 1444 als Posichell urkundlich erwähnt. Damals gehörte sie zur Pfarre Dubrava. Vermutlich wurde die befestigte Siedlung aber bereits 1383 im Auftrag des ersten bosnischen Königs Tvrtko I. angelegt. Weitere Erwähnungen finden sich 1448 als Beczitel und 1454 als Pozitell. In der zweiten Hälfte des 15. Jahrhunderts wurde die Festung durch die damals herrschenden Ungarn unter Matthias Corvinus systematisch ausgebaut, um die auf Zentralbosnien und Mitteldalmatien zielenden Feldzüge der Osmanen abwehren zu können. Der Bau wurde finanziell und logistisch von der Republik Ragusa (Dubrovnik) unterstützt. Zeitweiliger Baumeister der Festungsanlage war Paskoje Miličević aus Ragusa.

Nach mehreren erfolglosen Versuchen gelang es den Osmanen am 19. September 1471 doch, die Burg unter ihre Kontrolle zu bringen. Damit war das wichtigste Hindernis für die Eroberung Bosniens und der westlichen Herzegowina beseitigt. Unter osmanischer Herrschaft wurde Počitelj als Bollwerk gegen das noch immer von der Republik Venedig beherrschte Dalmatien ausgebaut. Die Siedlung wurde bereits im 16. Jahrhundert deutlich erweitert; nach 1600 folgten der Bau typisch orientalischer Stadtgebäude. Ein Hamam (Bad), eine Medrese (Koranschule), ein Han (Gasthaus) sowie eine Sahat kula (Uhrturm) wurden errichtet. Das Wasser für den Hamam wurde aus der Neretva in die am Berg gelegene Stadt befördert. Bald schon war Počitelj eine der modernsten Städte der Region.

Ende des 17. Jahrhunderts – in einer Periode relativer Schwäche des Osmanischen Reiches – wurden die Stadtmauern abermals erweitert und verstärkt. Dennoch konnte die Eroberung durch die Venezianer im Jahr 1693 – im Rahmen des Großen Türkenkrieges – nicht verhindert werden. Erst nach 25 Jahren fiel Počitelj 1718 wieder in osmanische Hände. Die Bedeutung des Ortes lässt sich an der Ernennung zum Gemeindesitz im Jahr 1782 ablesen; damals gehörten die beiden heute größeren Orte Blagaj (bei Mostar) und Stolac zur Gemeinde Počitelj. 1878 endete die osmanische Herrschaft in der Herzegowina, als das Land unter das Protektorat Österreich-Ungarns kam. Damit verlor Počitelj auch seine strategische Bedeutung, da die Küstengebiete und das Hinterland nun erstmals seit 400 Jahren einer Herrschaft unterstanden.

Bosnienkrieg
Im Krieg zwischen 1992 und 1995 wurde Počitelj zunächst von serbischen Truppen, dann von der HVO angegriffen und verwüstet. Die Truppen der selbsternannten Republik Herceg-Bosna nahmen 1993 viele überwiegend muslimische Einwohner gefangen, deportierten sie in Gefangenenlager, deren größtes das Lager Dretelj war, und zerstörten die Moschee, den Hamam sowie den Han und zahlreiche osmanische Häuser aus dem 18. Jahrhundert. Die Rekonstruktion der meisten historischen Gebäude wurde 2002 abgeschlossen.

Bevölkerung
Bei der Volkszählung 1991 hatte Počitelj 905 Einwohner. Davon bezeichneten sich 660 (72,9 %) als Bosniaken, 172 (19 %) als Kroaten, 36 (4 %) als Jugoslawen und 37 (4 %) als Angehörige anderer Volksgruppen.

Zur Volkszählung 2013 lebten in Počitelj 869 Menschen.

Kultur und Sehenswürdigkeiten

Festung

Die 1444 erstmals erwähnte und in den folgenden Jahrhunderten mehrfach ausgebaute Burg von Počitelj ist heute noch gut erhalten und beherrscht diesen Abschnitt des Neretva-Tals zumindest optisch. Ihr höchster Punkt ist der charakteristisch geformte Festungsturm. Im Bosnienkrieg stellten kroatische Truppen auf dessen Spitze ein Kreuz auf.

Moschee

Die Moschee des Šišman Ibrahim-Paša wurde in den Jahren 1562/63 errichtet und war in mehreren Beziehungen ein besonderes Bauwerk. Zum einen verfügte sie über ein ungewöhnlich hohes und reich verziertes Minarett, welches diesen Abschnitt des Neretva-Tales überblickte. Zum anderen ist die mit drei Kuppeln versehene Vorhalle des Gotteshauses bemerkenswert. Diese Bauweise war in dieser Weltregion eher unüblich und zeugt von der Bedeutung Počiteljs zur Bauzeit. Im Bosnienkrieg wurde die Moschee durch serbische und kroatische Angriffe stark beschädigt und das Minarett zerstört, danach jedoch wiederhergestellt.

Sahat kula
Der Uhrturm von Počitelj wurde 1664 in Auftrag gegeben. Er hat eine nahezu quadratische Grundfläche von 3,22 mal 3,26 m, eine Höhe von 16 m und somit eine für Uhrtürme eher ungewöhnliche schlanke Gestalt. Die Glocke des Turms erklang bis 1917, als sie von den Österreichern für die Munitionsproduktion eingeschmolzen wurde.

Künstlerkolonie
Im sogenannten Gavrenkapetanović-Haus – dem größten Gebäudeensemble im osmanischen Stil im Ort – siedelte sich ab 1961 eine internationale Künstlerkolonie an, die hier sowohl über Unterkünfte als auch über Atelier- und Werkräume verfügte. 1993 wurde der Komplex von den Truppen der HVO verwüstet und nach dem Krieg wieder instand gesetzt.

Wirtschaft und Infrastruktur
Počitelj befindet sich im wichtigsten Verkehrskorridor des Landes. Die sogenannte Neretva-Bosna-Furche stellte über Jahrhunderte die einzige Nord-Süd-Verbindung der Region dar. Sie wurde auch für den Verlauf der 1885 unter österreichischer Herrschaft errichteten Bahnstrecke von der Adriaküste nach Sarajevo am gegenüberliegenden Neretva-Ufer sowie die in den 60er Jahren erbaute Magistralstraße 17 (heute auch E 73) genutzt. Die in Bau befindliche Autobahn A1 wird den Ort mithilfe einer hohen Talbrücke umgehen, Počitelj erhält jedoch eine Anschlussstelle.

Quellen und Literatur
 Lazar Trifunović: Kunstdenkmäler in Jugoslawien. Band 2 (P–Z), Edition Leipzig 1981

Weblinks

 Seite des Haverford-College zu Počitelj im Bosnienkrieg (englisch)
 UNESCO-Seite zu Počitelj (englisch)

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A gateway to success for young contemporary artists marks its 7th contest
art award tokyo Marunouchi (a.a.t.m.) is an exhibition held for the purpose of discovering and nurturing young artists. Directly connected to Tokyo Station, Gyoko-Dori Underground Gallery with the length of 220m is where office workers and shoppers walk through. About 30 gems of contemporary art selected from artworks displayed at graduation exhibitions of nationwide art colleges and universities are brought together in the gallery. In the past six exhibitions, as many as 246 artists were introduced, and a.a.t.m. has established itself as a gateway to success for young artists. This year, in addition to the annual award exhibition, there is a section special for artworks by artists who participated in the past contests and are now in the spotlight. We hope you will look forward to young talents found in Marunouchi leading the coming generation in art worldwide.
Message from Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.
To achieve our aim of developing Marunouchi into an area that would become "the world most interactive town" well balanced between economy, community, environment and culture, Mitsubishi Estate has been promoting development of the community through events related to arts and music, including the opening of Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo in 2010 as well as the activities of a.a.t.m.. Last year, a.a.t.m. Mitsubishi Estate Award was founded, and the award-winning work was exhibited in a space on the 36th floor of Marunouchi Building. We will continue to provide young artists with opportunities to work actively in the world.
Taro Amano
Chief Curator, Yokohama Museum of Art
Yuka Uematsu
Chief Curator, The National Museum of Art, Osaka
Shigeo Goto
Professor, Kyoto University of Art and Design
Kazue Kobata
Professor, Department of Intermedia Art, Tokyo University of the Arts
Tomio Koyama
Director, Tomio Koyama Gallery, and Special Appointment Associate Professor, School of Global Japanese Studies, Meiji University
Naoki Sato
Art director, ASYL, 3331 Arts Chiyoda Design Director, and Associate Professor, Tama Art University
Akiya Takahashi
Director, Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum
Chief Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo and Professor, Tama Art University
Fuyuko Matsui
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Solo Exhibition Fuyuko MATSUI Exhibition, GALLERY NARUYAMA, Tokyo
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Solo Exhibition Fuyuko MATSUI Exhibition, Gallerie DA-END, Paris
Solo Exhibition Fuyuko MATSUI: Becoming Friends with All the Children in the World, Yokohama Museum of Art, Kanagawa
Group Exhibition Phantoms of Asia, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco
Fuyuko Matsui portraits singular images on silk canvas using antiquate technique of Japanese painting. Audience receives agony and sense of violence by ominous images such as a dog that looks like a spirit, a woman showing her organs, a flower reminds us of ghost and shapes that appear to be a chart used for psychiatric purposes. In 2011, Fuyuko Matsui had her solo exhibition at Yokohama Museum of Art, which attracted over 70,000 visitors in a period of three months.
Upon this exhibition, Fuyuko made her first film piece Regeneration of a Bleached Thought (2:58) which has expanded the possibility of the artist.
Joining the Conversion, 2011 Hanging Scroll, Color Pigment on Silk, 30 x 80
Initial Screening
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Works are chosen for initial screening from amongst graduation project exhibits at art universities. The Screening Committee selects works to be shown in the exhibition. (30 artists)
Final Screening (Open to the public)
Subsequent to the initial exhibition at Gyoko-dori Underground Gallery, the Grand Prize and other prize winners are determined at the final Screening Committee meeting.
Public Exhibition
4/27 (Sat.)~5/26 (Sun.)
Grand Prize 1
Runner-up Prize 1
Judge's Prize 9
Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. Prize 1
Mr. Reiichi Noguchi, Senior Curator, Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum will select the artwork.
The winner of this prize will be given an opportunity to present his/her works in Marunouchi, Tokyo.
shu uemura Prize 1
shu uemura - the art of beauty - Following Mr. Shu Uemura's philosophy, the brand continues to build the connection between art and beauty. The shu uemura Prize establishes a commitment to discover and support young talented artists. The artwork of the winner will be introduced through shu uemura's official website and through its publicity activities.
French Embassy Prize 1
The winner of this prize will be given an opportunity to hold a solo exhibition at the Entrance Hall of the La Maison Franco-Japonaise (3-9-25, Ebisu, Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo).
H.P.FRANCE Prize 1
The winner of this prize will be given an opportunity to hold a solo exhibition at the H.P.France Window Gallery (Marunouchi Building 1st Floor, Tokyo), run by H.P.France.
Audience Prize 1
The winner will be selected by audience voting.
Voting Period: from 4/27 (Sat.) to 5/12 (Sun.)
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Final Screening and Award Ceremony * Open to the Public
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Venue: Gyoko-Dori Underground Gallery
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Venue: 21 gokan club
Talk show, gallery tour and special art related events will be held during this period.
For further and the latest information please visit a.a.t.m. website


I love having people visit me in Toronto – especially if they're not familiar with the city.
I appreciate their surprise at the city and always wait for the question – where should we go to eat? Its the universal way for any friends, new or old, to make a plan to meet.
With this city, the dining options are unlimited, but there are easy ways to create barriers – like picking a neighbourhood or a type of cuisine.
For the longest time, it was hard for me to find Mexican cuisine that was authentic. There was plenty of Mexican food, but the fresh and simple cuisine I experienced when in Mexico – few and far between.
Thankfully someone suggested wanting Mexican cuisine and asked if I come meet them uptown, which prompted my suggestion of Frida Restaurant – an elegant restaurant that is as close to authentic in this city.
So we indulged in three courses – and my favourite was the slow cooked chicken with mole sauce. Tender chicken and smoky sauce especially on a Fall day.
I'm reminded when I travel that I can come home to Toronto and have Indian, Middle Eastern, Thai or Vietnamese within a few steps of my apartment. There's no lack of options.
So when I travel, I do try to eat local as much as possible, sine the world's offerings of food treats are easily found in Toronto.


The 137 all-suites Springhill Suites by Marriott Rancho Bernardo/Scripps Poway is ideally located for both the business traveler and families on vacation. The four-story non-smoking hotel is just minutes away from the Rancho Bernardo, Poway, and San Diego business parks, and are a short distance from Southern California's beaches, Sea World, The San Diego Zoo and The Wild Animal Park. Items included with the room rate are a hot breakfast buffet, high-speed Internet access, local telephone calls, parking and a morning newspaper. The property has two meeting rooms for business or social functions. The larger can accommodate 50 guests.
All the suites have a pantry area with a small refrigerator, sink and microwave oven. Other features are a work desk with high-speed Internet access, IDD telephone with voicemail, cable television with movie channels, pullout sofa bed, toaster, alarm clock, tea and coffee making facilities, iron and ironing board, and a hairdryer.
The inn has an outdoor heated swimming pool, whirlpool and a fitness room. The 24-hour front desk has safe deposit boxes and information on area attractions. There is a coin-operated laundry, fax and copying machine available for guest use, vending machines and a dry-cleaning service. The complimentary breakfast is the only meal served here. There are several restaurants nearby including a Chili's and a Fish Grille.


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It's time to decide once and for all which is the best steakhouse in Las Vegas. Here's how it works. Each day for the last four days, readers voted in a poll. Each poll pitted 12 different steakhouses against one another, and the winner from each day is in the finals today.
Then, in the climactic conclusion to The Five Days of Meat, we'll declare the victor. Each poll will remain open for 24 hours after it's posted. If you want to make the case for or against a steakhouse, by all means, leave a comment.
SW Steakhouse at Wynn Las Vegas wins round four of voting and goes on to face Joe Vicari's Andiamo Italian Steakhouse at the D Las Vegas, Morels French Steakhouse & Bistro at the Palazzo and round one winner Cut at the Palazzo in the finals.
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Niedenzuella acutifolia. a. Flowering branch. b. Petiole, adaxial view, showing glands above stipules. c. Base of eglandular lamina, abaxial view. d. Margin of glandular lamina, adaxial view. e. Flower bud with all sepals eglandular. f. Open flower with lateral sepals biglandular, petals removed. g. Flower, posterior petal uppermost. h. Posterior petal, abaxial view. i. Lateral petal, abaxial view. j. Three stamens laid out, abaxial view. k. Gynoecium. l. Apex of style. m. Samaras, abaxial view (left) and adaxial view (right). n. Embryos. Scale bar equivalents: a, 4 cm; b, 4 mm; c, 8 mm; d, 4 mm; e, 5.7 mm; f, 4 mm; g, 6.7 mm; h, i, 4 mm; j, k, 2 mm; l, 0.8 mm; m, 1.3 cm; n, 4 mm. Based on: a–d, f–l, Anderson 11187, MICH; e, Landrum 2075, MICH; m, n, De Granville 304, MICH. Drawn by Karin Douthit. © University of Michigan Herbarium.


Jailed mystery artist Jose Alvarez and his longtime companion, magician and professional skeptic James "The Amazing" Randi, revealed Alvarez's true identity to a federal judge Friday so the artist could be released on a million-dollar bond after six weeks of incarceration.
For 24 years, Deyvi Pena used the name, date of birth and Social Security number of a New York man to travel the world on a United States passport first issued to him in 1987. During that time as Alvarez, he became a celebrated artist whose works have hung in exhibitions in New York, Miami and San Francisco.
Pena was arrested Sept. 8 at Randi's Plantation home under the name "John Doe" and charged with passport fraud and identity theft. A Sun Sentinel investigation revealed Pena's true identity earlier this week. The newspaper obtained the immigration visa he used in March 1984 to come to the United States from his native Venezuela to attend the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale.
Pena, 49, and Randi, 83, have remained high-profile figures in the world of skepticism for decades, and Randi is famous around the world for debunking people who profess to have paranormal powers. He runs the James Randi Educational Foundation dedicated to skepticism.
The deal to get Pena — whose full name is Deyvi Orangel Pena Arteaga — out on bond was worked out at the last minute Thursday night by Assistant U.S. Attorney Bertha Mitrani and Pena's defense attorney, Susan Dmitrovsky.
U.S. Magistrate Barry Seltzer asked the attorneys if there was any paperwork — a passport or travel visas — to show Pena was who he said he was.
"Do we have anything to confirm this his true identity?" the judge asked. "I can't release a defendant unless I have some idea who he is."
Mitrani said she and the federal agents working on the case had not had time to check for immigration records, but that she was comfortable Pena was his actual identity and that he would not try to flee the country if released on bond.
"We are going to verify and vet the information he gave us," Mitrani told the judge.
The judge was satisfied only after hearing Pena and Randi testify under oath. Randi told the judge he had seen Pena's Venezuelan passport years ago. Pena said he used the fraudulent U.S. passport to travel Europe.
Seltzer set two bonds for Pena: One is a $1 million personal surety bond guaranteed by him and Randi, and the other is a cash bond of $50,000. Pena was released a few hours after the hearing, still wearing tan jail scrubs. He will wear an electronic monitor and be under house arrest.
Even with the disclosure of Pena's identity, another mystery persists. Neither he nor Randi disclosed why Pena had stolen someone else's identity.
"The government and the public will know how all this happened and snowballed," Dmitrovsky said after the hearing. "That's all going to be revealed. It's a very compelling story."


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Q: How do we make our multiplayer spawn area less of a disaster zone? My friends and I have a pretty fun multiplayer Minecraft world going, complete with a strip mine with an automated transit system and an enormous cobblestone pyramid.  Everything is totally sweet...
Except the spawn area.  The spawn area seems to have anti-griefing measures or something that prevent us from putting blocks there (or taking blocks out). This is an issue because Creepers have no such restrictions. Dozens of Creepers have gone to town on newly spawned players, blowing holes in the terrain and generally wreaking havoc on the spawn area. It's now covered in sand and water and is pretty much a giant pain to get out of when you respawn.
How can we fix this? Can we turn off the anti-griefing thing? Can we edit the world somehow to fix up the spawn area and make it less like a minefield?

A: If you're using Craftbukkit, go into your server.properties file, find spawn-protection=1 then change it to 0.

A: In the standard Minecraft server, the area around the world spawn point cannot be modified by players that are not ops. To work on the spawn area, be an operator ("opyourname" at the console, "/opyourname" in chat by another operator).
You can also change the radius of the protected area in the server.properties file by adding/changing the spawn-protection field, which defaults to 16, that meaning all blocks within 16 blocks of the central column of the spawn area. For example,
spawn-protection=0

will protect only the single column of blocks at the center of the spawn area (it is not possible to eliminate the protection entirely).

For your particular problem, I would suggest not just fixing the damage but building a safe area around the spawn — that is, well-illuminated so that creepers cannot spawn, and enclosed by walls or fences so that they cannot wander in.

A: You can edit your world with one of several editors; my favorite is MCEdit. You can either move the spawn point or just use it to clean up your current one.

A: Put the world into appdata/.minecraft/saves and use MCedit. When done, put the map into MCadmin/world again.

A: You can go to the server properties and ether add spawn-monsters=false
or it should be set to true and just change it to false you can change it back whenever you like.

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Female football student equipment managers shed light on working in male-dominated sport
Laura Sauer, Chyna De La Torre and Elle Wigder pose for a picture before a Miami football game at Hard Rock Stadium this year. Photo credit: Chyna De La Torre
There is no question football is a male-dominated sport.
If you study the field hard enough, amidst sweaty linebackers and pacing coaches, you may find signs of female life. They're tough to spot, because in a sea of almost 150 players, coaches and equipment managers in the Miami Hurricanes football program, there are very few women.
Out on the field in the blazing sun, hours prior to kickoff, Chyna De La Torre stands between two centers, handing them footballs to snap to the quarterbacks as footballs are whizzing past her head. Laura Sauer scampers across the field, setting up orange cones for warm-up drills. Elle Wigder lingers on the outskirts of the linebackers, passing a football back and forth between her hands. Vikaya Powell signals to a running back to throw her the ball he just caught from a quarterback.
These four women are student equipment managers for the football team. The remaining seven people that have this position this year are men. Without them, the most popular and lucrative sport at Miami would not be able to function.
At 7 a.m. on any given weekday, De La Torre and the others are inside the Hecht Athletic Center setting up for practice. They begin laying out helmets, shoulder pads and practice jerseys.. They retrieve practice equipment — cones, sleds, mats — for drills. By contrast, D'Eriq King, the starting quarterback, and company are just arriving at the facilities. For these women, the day starts before the players get there. Around 8 a.m., the women attend individual meetings with their position groups, where they soak up any football knowledge they can. After a two-hour practice, the women clean up the field and do the player's laundry, lots and lots of laundry. And then the student equipment managers head to class, because like the football players, they are also students.
"We are literally student-athletes," Powell, a graduate student, said. "We have to be up with them or before them and we leave later than them."
The hours are long and the work is strenuous at times, but all four women got involved with equipment management because of their desire to work in football.
De La Torre, a senior, wasn't sure what being an equipment manager was, but she was interested enough to reach out to the head of football operations at UM, who directed her to her now boss, Sam Nichols. Nichols called her in for an interview and hired her on the spot.
"I like to think of it as a privilege that I get to be here and to be given such a responsibility over other men that could have been chosen in an interview," De La Torre said.
Student equipment managers are selected like any other job — you apply and get called in for an interview. Questions range from how organized you are to how you would solve specific problems within the team. Quite a few people apply each year to be a student manager.
Wigder, a junior, worked in the marketing department her freshman year when she had a conversation with a former football equipment manager about the position. It piqued her interest so when she saw a job post for it some time later, she applied. As a sophomore, Sauer is in her first semester as an equipment manager and was persuaded by De La Torre to apply for the job. Powell, meanwhile, is a graduate student working towards a masters in sports administration. She came to Miami with the intent of working with the football team and wants to pursue a career in football equipment management.
These women are keenly aware that they are part of a small circle of women working in college football. Aside from each other, the only other women on the UM sidelines during games are athletic trainers, so you can imagine how excited they get when they see another woman doing the exact same thing for the opposing team.
Last year when Miami played Virginia Tech, De La Torre saw a familiar face on the other side of the field. In a gaggle of eight student equipment managers, one lone woman.
"I was like, 'damn girl, you're killing it.' I was just so happy that there was a girl in there," De La Torre said.
These women love what they do regardless of their gender. In fact, they never really thought about it until the day a football came into play. For Powell, the football was placed in her hand by a position coach.
"I said, 'coach, I'm not a little girl, throw me the ball. I can catch it.' And once I told him that, he started throwing me the ball. He said, 'oh, you really can catch,'" Powell said. "The same thing you expect from a man on the job is the same you should expect from a woman."
For De La Torre, the mere fact that she can throw a football around with a bunch of Division I football players is pretty cool.
"I like to think of it as I'm a woman and this is a man's field and I'm here literally catching footballs. It's so cool when the players are like 'damn Chyna, you can catch a football.' It feels very empowering," De La Torre said.
Showing the players and coaches that yes, they do know how to handle actual footballs, none of the women feel like the players and coaches treat them differently because of their gender. Coaches expect them to perform the same duties as the male equipment managers.
"It's pretty cool that they act like we are equal," De La Torre said.
Because of the countless hours spent at the football facilities, they consider most of the players to be like brothers. The coaches too, are supportive of the women off the field.
"We are like a family. We try to be there for each other," Wigder said, "If you're struggling with something, from bosses to managers to coaches too, we all care about each other."
But the biggest bond they have on the field is with one another, as women working in a male-dominated industry. And they want nothing more than to see what they do become the norm.
"I want people to know that women in sports, they do way more than what people care to think and that's why I'm trying to get my foot in the door, keep it there and make a stand," Powell said.
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Tournaments: The Sieve
By Graeme Hallett / March 29, 2017 March 28, 2017 / Articles
The Sieve
Excerpt from the transcript of "A short lecture on Orcish culture by Distinguished Professor Dunstan Clayborne." Audience questions are recorded in a heavy hand.
"There is no single event more revealing of Orcish culture than the tournament of the Sieve. It is simple and brutal, which should come as no surprise. Sieves always take place at great clan gatherings, which can draw as many as fifty thousand orcs. They are held in dirt amphitheaters, great sloped bowls of earth with large pits at the bottom. Young orcs are tossed into the pit until the crowd decides that there are enough, and they fight until the crowd decides that they should stop. There are usually between three and ten—usually with one survivor. The survivor receives no prize, except the privilege of wearing a brand, a circle with a number of crosshatches through it. The lines in the crosshatch signify the number of opponents that the survivor was placed against. A Sieve is a breathtaking display of carnage. The slain are left where the fall. New contestants fight standing on the corpses of their predecessors, and a long Sieve can fill the twelve-foot deep arena to the brim, leaving the last contestants fighting level with the audience, standing on a mountain of the dead.
It seems wasteful to kill so many simply to satisfy the blood lust of the crowd.
Orcs do not view it so, and its purpose goes beyond simple entertainment. Orcs experience unique social concerns due to their rate of reproduction. Your average orc litter is two to six young every six months. This, combined with the fact that they reach maturity at the age of 8, makes their rate of population growth roughly 30 times that of humans. A clan can outgrow its ability to produce food in a few years. Many of these orcs die early from starvation, neglect, and violence. Many more die in early adulthood in the constant warfare between clans. Usually, this inter-clan conflict is enough to strike the balance.
However, even orcs cooperate from time to time. Alliances between as many as a hundred clans can form for many reasons and last for decades. This lowers the death rate and threatens all of them with starvation. The Sieve lets them control the population and keep the peace between the clans.
And how do those young orcs feel about this?
Oh, they look forward to it. Each of them is convinced that they are mighty and terrible and will surely be victorious. They don't really understand the odds, and any attempt to explain to them exactly how poor their chances are is viewed as a sign of weakness. Showing weakness to orcs is dangerous.
What useful information can we draw from this?
Well, to begin with, never get into a fistfight with an orc bearing the mark of the Sieve. Remember that the winners are entitled to wear a brand. This crosshatched circle marks an orc not only as stronger and faster than most, but also more experienced in the quest of survival.
Also, it is considered good form for chiefs to throw captives, slaves, and dangerous creatures into the Sieve. Many travelers and adventurers captured by orcs have ended their lives as part this tournament. In the unlikely event that they survive, they are branded victors and turned loose into the general anarchy of orc society. These rare victors are treated as honorary clan members.
Last, the large clan gatherings are attended by merchants of many races and cultures. Trading with orcs is chancy, but it can also bring great riches to the daring. Orcs place little value on gold and don't understand our fascination with it. They gladly trade it for steel and other practical items. Any merchant who wishes to attend these events should know the significance of the Sieve and know to stay away. Sometimes, the crowd will identify an outsider as a threat and body surf him into the pit.
How do you claim to know all this?
Ah someone who didn't read the briefing. (At this point the distinguished professor lifted his left sleeve to reveal a crosshatched design of purple burn scars). Any other questions?
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Very interesting format for this article. I really like how it's presented as a presentation with questions from the audience, I would really enjoy seeing more that in future. I love the idea of the Sieve and how it's incorporated into orc society. Good job.
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Oh, they look forward to it. Each of them is convinced that they are mighty and terrible and will surely be victorious.
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MSI WS60 2OJ review
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MSI has more than one year is known for its quality products, among which there are motherboards, servers, tablets, laptops, etc. In addition, in the range of a certain niche occupied by mobile workstations. Previously, they were within the gaming segment, although they had a professional stuffing. But now created for them a general rule «W», which includes workstation WT and WS. Figuratively speaking, WT – it's heavy artillery, the design of which is borrowed from the GT, whereas WS – thin high-performance devices, with the appearance of the GS.
With one of the workstations WS series we met. MSI WS60 2OJ – is an upscale working tool with many features with which you yourself feel like a fish in the water, even when faced with a real challenge. It was announced in the summer of 2014 and was able to interest the large audience of users. The singularity of this workstation is the design, which as two drops of water similar to gaming. But it is hardly the only thing that will attract attention, probably something left overs.
Design – MSI WS60 2OJ
For many there is a certain way that mobile working dock – often massive laptop, made in classic style. Probably, MSI WS60 shake your confidence, because its design is not the one to which a workstation. Originally intrigue cover that strongly resembles the surface of a gaming notebook. You will see a sloping panel, convex strip.
Also attract the attention of not only the company logo as a special emblem, much like the symbolism of Republic of Gamers, – icon mobile workstations MSI. If you are interested in laptops close of the manufacturer, it could not be seen in the design of a great similarity with the MSI GS60 2PC Ghost, whom we used to devote a separate review.
Housing workstation made of magnesium and lithium. He is strong and reliable, but also thin enough, because the designers managed to hold the stuffing in the design of the device is not thicker than 20 mm. In this case, the outer surface is not as practical as we would like. At the slightest touch lid collects a large number of fingerprints. As for the other sizes, then the length of the workstation 390 mm, while the depth – 266. It is noteworthy that all MSI WS60 weighs 1.9 kg and is given battery.
Bottom of the notebook is a surface on which the speaker grilles, concentrated near the sides, as well as ventilation and several stable legs that do not allow to swing a laptop on a table or other flat surface.
If we talk about build quality, the gap is not noticeable, and body parts are secured tightly. However, the lid flexes a bit. By the way, the display is connected to the base by means of a strong and rather thick hinge, with his help he can open up to 140 degrees, which is enough for the job.
Display, sound, webcam
It is due to differences in the resolution of the display, MSI WS60 2OJ can be in two versions. The first – a Full HD (1920×1080 pixels), the second – an option that we are considering – WS60 2OJ 3K IPS Edition. This Notebook is equipped with a glossy screen with a diagonal of 15.6 inches. His main trump card – a very high resolution 2880h1620 pixels with which you get superb detail and realistic image. In addition, the matrix is IPS technology, which will provide a broad overview and deep saturated colors. If we talk about the level of brightness, it does not exceed 300 cd / m2, the display workstation that should be enough.
Traditional choice acoustics by MSI and this time remained unchanged. Dynaudio provides high-quality sound that is transmitted the most realistic, and four stereo speakers perfectly cope with the withdrawal of the high and low frequencies. Music in the laptop sounds dynamically, there is no distortion and no noise. By the way, enhances the listening experience technology Audio Boost, and Creative Sound Blaster Cinema 2. They will sound more impressive as the speakers and headphones. By the way, audio jack for a headset is gilded, that will ensure the most efficient signal path, reducing the amount of noise. Perhaps workstation all is not so important, but in his spare time is more than urgent, whenever you want to watch a movie or play.
Standing in laptop webcam not particularly appreciate, because its resolution is only 1 megapixel. Although if it is needed only to communicate in Skype, then this will be enough, especially since the camera is supplemented with two built-in microphones.
Keyboard and Touchpad
Availability island SteelSeries keyboard with adjustable backlight in a mobile workstation is controversial. It is clear that if we were talking about the game laptop, it would be understandable why adjust the backlight of certain areas, but this functionality to the device for professional use is not quite fit.
They are very comfortable would Shortcut Manager. With this software, you can assign each key its function. So, at the press of a button, you can run consistently perform certain commands. It is not only individualizes but simplify workflow.
Called the standard keyboard layout completely does not work, due to the fact that it lacks a key [Windows] on the left side. The rest are all simply and thoughtfully. Thus, the optimal size of main buttons, they are clearly visible marking; dial key block and nampada little less, but they are also comfortable to use. With regard to the keystrokes, it is more soft than hard, but returns when printing is quite clear. Minus the keyboard surface can be considered to sag, especially when intensive printing. True, you can not hear the clatter strong.
Above the keyboard there is no additional keys except the buttons on your notebook. During operation, MSI WS60 2OJ highlighted its border, as well as an icon inside. Depending on which card is active at the moment, one can see the white or orange luminescence.
As for the touchpad, it is not a large amount of his more close to the average. Discomfort during the work it does not create, the more that the entire sensor surface is smooth, responsive and with clickable area, under which the hidden key. The touchpad supports standard multitouch gestures, such as scrolling and zooming.
On the laptop MSI WS60 2OJ-026RU worth 64-bit operating system Windows 7 Professional, which is quite logical for the workstation. Inside the laptop is a quad-core Intel Core i7-4710HQ, built according to the norms 22-nm technology. It has a clock speed of 2.5 GHz, which can grow in Turbo Boost mode up to 3.5 GHz with an active nucleus and up to 3.3 GHz – at work of all four. The chip has a cache memory 6 MB third level and provides excellent performance due to the possibility to simultaneously process up to eight data streams. As regards energy consumption, it reaches 47 watts, naturally with the built-in graphics Intel HD Graphics controller 4600 and memory. In general, such a powerful processor Haswell can easily deal with complex tasks.
No matter how modern and productive nor was integrated video accelerator complex graphics tasks will fall on the shoulders of professional graphics NVIDIA Quadro K2100M, built on 28-nanometer technology on the architecture of Kepler. This controller has 2 GB of internal memory standard GDDR5, supports DirectX 11, and his level of heat can reach up to 55 watts. This video card drivers are optimized for applications such as AutoCAD, CAD, Autodesk, and the like. In addition, Quadro K2100M supports display resolution up to 3840h2160 points, and also allows you to display an image on the four external monitors, of course, with the appropriate ports. By the way, in addition to professional problems, you can do video editing, handle complex three-dimensional images, play some modern games, all this performance video card should suffice.
As for storage, then this provides a hard disk capacity of 1 TB, but for the operating system and various programs, there are two SSD-drive in a RAID 0, a total volume of 256 GB. It is in this mode, the read speed of RAID data closer to 1000 MB / s.
RAM in the laptop fully realized. Its 16 GB, which occupies two slots, more than a good supply for all calculations and complex professional programs. That's enough for the next few years. RAM is standard DDR3L-1600 MHz.
Ports and Communications
Interfaces MSI WS60 not too diverse, but among them there are those who will make an impression on you. So, on the left side of the workstation has two audio jacks for microphone and headphone jacks, Kensington lock slot. Also there is a socket for recharging, and two USB 3.0.
It is worth noting that in the laptop all have modern standard USB 3.0. In particular, on the right side of the device there is one such port. Next door to them are HDMI, Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45 connector, card reader, readable format SD / SDHC / SDXC, and one of the main interface, attracts the attention of many – Thunderbolt 2 is compatible with Mini DisplayPort 1.2. It provides high-speed data transfer (20 GB). Besides using mDP can be displayed on an external display one video streaming 4 K, whereas the presence of two – can show an image with a resolution QHD. Do not forget that not only Thunderbolt port to connect a variety of devices, but also the possibility of recharging. As you can see, in the MSI WS60 lacks an optical drive.
Located on the sides of the vents. Also there are bars on the rear panel. And the front end of the connector is free.
Indicators in the laptop abound. Their numerous group includes display battery status of the notebook, the activity of wireless networks. There is also a Num Lock and Caps Lock. As for wireless communications, they represented Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n and Bluetooth 4.0.
Battery in a laptop lithium-polymer, it has six sections and capacity 4840 mAh. While its charging is done quite powerful 150-watt power supply. As for autonomy, it is about three hours, and at maximum load the laptop, and when working with documents and viewing images. This is due to the powerful short stint filling and high-resolution display 2880h1620 pixels. However, for a workstation, even a relatively compact, it is unlikely to critical, because most of it will be on your desktop near the outlet, and less on the go.
Conclusion – MSI WS60 2OJ
Well, the workstation from MSI was a success. Despite the fact that the chosen design solution for her style gaming notebook a bit unusual, appearance MSI WS60 2OJ looks modern and extraordinary. There are a few elements that you are unlikely to meet in the workstation segment. This adjustable backlight SteelSeries, the presence of 2 Thunderbolt port, as well as the highest resolution display 2880h1620 pixels.
However, in the workstation, there are other equally important aspects. Filling laptop above all praise. Quad-core processor Haswell with professional graphics NVIDIA Quadro K2100M "heat ask" any applications, in particular those associated with the design. And support for 16 GB of RAM and two SSD-drive running in RAID 0, quickly cope with the task. Of course, such a battery pull stuffing and display with a resolution 2880h1620 points is extremely difficult, which is why the autonomy of MSI WS60 not exceed three hours. As for the cost, you should expect no less than $ 2,000.
Do not think that if the mobile station – this is a serious tool for the daily work, its computing power and functionality is not enough for the tasks associated with leisure. This machine high morale!
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Get the compensation to support life with Parkinson's
When you loved one has had Parkinson's for a decade, and it is painful to watch them struggle every day. You recently learned that the suffering is due to exposure to the deadly herbicide paraquat. Whether the came in direct contact or consumed paraquat-treated products – you have the right to file for a paraquat lawsuit.
In early 2016, the first lawsuit filing took place in the USA when people started developing the symptoms of Parkinson's disease after the exposure. The toxic affects not only the nerves but also the kidneys and liver. Some of the cases are against a particular company, but some are against an individual. Let's know about this poisonous chemical to get a deeper understanding of the lawsuit.
What is paraquat?
Paraquat (paraquat dichloride) is a weed-killing chemical (herbicide). It has shown many toxic properties and leads to major human diseases. The primary purpose of this herbicide is to kill weeds, grass, and vegetation in commercial agricultural farms.
The harmful chemical is in use since the 1960s in all the commercial and private farming and landscaping industries. However, several studies have proven this weedkiller as highly toxic leaving countless people sick for life.
The paraquat is a highly poisonous chemical with a pungent smell. The manufacturers mix it with blue dye for distinction. It helps the buyers and applicators not confuse it with any other products. It also emits a strong smell which is any distinct quality for identification. However, it is scary that many countries use this herbicide without any proper guidance and warnings.
Other names of this deadly weed killer are Blanco, Firestorm, Devour, Helmquat, Parazone, and Quick-Quat.
What are the restrictions on toxins?
Although there is a major restriction on the usage of this herbicide by the US Environmental Protection Agency, it is still available in liquid form and use by the agricultural industries. The farmers and agriculturists must have the license and permission to use this weed destroyer in pre-specific quantity.
The Protect America's Children from Toxic Pesticides Act of 2020 states that paraquat affects the human body's major organs. Heart failure, kidney issues, and liver damages are few to mention. The Protect Against Paraquat Act of 2019 initiated the EPA to cancel the registration issue for all types of paraquat uses. It means a ban on the use of paraquat on food items, sale of this herbicide, and complete prohibition on any paraquat stocking.
What are the further reviews of EPA?
The EPA carries a review of all the pesticides every five years. It helps in making a more comprehensive decision whether the chemical must continue or not. However, it is surprising that after evaluating over 70 articles on paraquat, the EPA said, "there is inadequate proof in link to the registered herbicide product. Any exposure to this chemical is not associated with Parkinson's disease when used with proper care, as per the label."
By October 2020, the EPA released an interim review stating the approval of paraquat use with new safety measures that have lesser damage to humans and the environment.
What are the proposed safety regulations on toxic herbicides?
Many human rights and protection acts are struggling to put a complete ban on the use of this toxin. Several proposals and restrictions are in pending state. Here are the future safety regulations:
Ban on aerial application of paraquat dichloride (except cotton desiccation).
Ban on use of pressure handguns and backpack sprayers.
Addition of label language for compulsory spray drifts management.
Limited spray or usage on the application rate for Alfalfa.
Restrict human entry to the affected area for up to 48 hours.
Use of drift buffer for residential area sprays.
Seven-day restriction on entry to all uses for cotton desiccation.
Mandatory use of PF10 respirators and closed cabs for treated areas in 24hours.
What are the signs and symptoms of toxic herbicide exposure?
There are minor to major symptoms associated with paraquat exposure. Direct ingestion of this toxic liquid or partial consumption leads to irreversible adverse effects.
Immediate effects after consumption –
Swelling and rash with pain in the mouth
Abdominal cramps and pain
Diarrhea and dehydration
Drop-in blood pressure
Imbalance in the electrolyte in the body
But if your intake is less in quantity and you are a very healthy person, then the symptoms show slowly:
Lung scarring
However, when someone consumes a vast quantity of toxic herbicide, then the symptoms appear in few hours only:
Heart damage
Pulmonary edema
Breathlessness and respiratory failure
Increased heart rates
Major lung scarring
Muscular spasms and weakness
The consumption of paraquat is fatal and leads to immediate death but, if anyone survives the exposure or ingestion, then the chances of getting Parkinson's disease are very high. Some of the other health damages are esophageal strictures, cardiac diseases, and kidney failures.
Skin rashes are other common health hazards on exposure to poisonous herbicides. It happens when someone touches the liquid without proper safety gear or inhales it through plants or while spraying.
What are Parkinson's disease and its symptoms?
The innumerable cases of Parkinson's disease led to paraquat litigations on the rise. It is a nervous disorder that gradually increases and makes any person disabled. The foremost symptoms of this nerve disorder are tremors in a hand that slowly move to other parts of the body. The muscles become stiff and directly impact the movements of body parts. Here are the major symptoms of Parkinson's disease:
Early signs:
Speech changes
Trouble in fingers that result in writing difficulty
Tremors and shakes in body parts
Bradykinesia (slow body movement)
Balance issues
Difficulty in maintaining posture
Muscle rigidity
Difficulty in fine motor skills
Major complications when the disease spreads:
Trouble in swallowing
Emotional distress
Eating and chewing problems
Bladder control issues
Fluctuating blood pressure
The trouble with smell and taste
Severe muscular pain
What is the connection between Paraquat and Parkinson's?
Several properties make paraquat dichloride a toxic chemical for plants and animals. The toxin kills the neurons of the body that produce dopamine in the brain and has similar effects on the human body.
The herbicide releases oxidative stress that eats away the dopamine-producing neurons in the human brain. Various studies are ongoing to prove this. BioMed Research International published a paper in 2020 stating that paraquat enters the blood barriers in the body and damages the neurons.
Several experiments on the connection between this herbicide to the disease are going on. Recently, Neurology India stated that pesticides (paraquat) and benomyl results in diseases like Parkinson's.
Who can file the lawsuit against paraquat herbicide?
Anyone exposed to this weed killer (directly or indirectly) who develops significant nerve damage qualifies for a court trial. You can file a paraquat Parkinson lawsuit and claim compensation for the physical and emotional loss. Since some of the symptoms overlap with another disease, it is difficult to ascertain the right cause. Therefore, you may have to show evidence before filing lawsuits.
Agricultural workers – farmers, vegetation growers, pickers, landscape workers, licensed paraquat applicators, and other farm helpers.
Local people living in the vicinity of paraquat sprayed farmland.
Workers and contractors working in the commercial weed killer industries and pesticide factories.
What are states where paraquat usage is high as an herbicide?
The toxic weed killer is in use globally. But, in the USA, there are few states where it is in usein large quantities with limited restrictions.
What are some of the examples of paraquat litigations?
Most people who went for filing lawsuits against the use of paraquat were unaware of the risks of diseases. Many of the claims are against the manufacturer's design defects, labels' negligence, failure to release warnings, willful and wanton conduct.
In February 2021, James Hemker and his wife Judith filed a lawsuit against Syngenta and Chevron. Hemker was unaware of the deadly effects of the toxin. His lawsuit claims he was a prolonged user of paraquat that resulted in Parkinson's disease.
Micheal Joseph Kearns and his wife Jean Rea also filed a trial against Syngenta, Chevron, and Growmark in December 2020. They lived near the farms where this herbicide was in use for several years. He claims to be unaware of the adverse effects and risk of developing Parkinson's.
What can you claim as compensation?
If you or your family member develops Parkinson's disease due to exposure to paraquat, then you have eligibility to claim the following:
Current and future medical expenses related to the diseases
Physical and emotional damage claims
Punitive damages
Uneventful deaths due to exposure
Compensation for loss of regular life
However, several lawsuits are against this dreadful toxin but, the struggle is on to put an absolute ban on the usage. You do not have to get intimidated by the big companies who produce this poison. Just speak to the personal injury lawyers to file a case against the culprits and get justice before it's too late.


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MechCommander è un videogioco strategico in tempo reale, con visuale isometrica, in cui si è al comando di un'unità di mech. È stato pubblicato da MicroProse nel 1998 ed è basato sul gioco da tavolo BattleTech, creato dell'editore FASA, da cui si è ispirata anche la serie MechWarrior. Ne esiste anche un'espansione (MechCommander: Desperate Measures), successivamente inclusa nella versione "Gold", oltre ad un seguito, MechCommander 2, uscito nel 2001.
MechCommander, MechCommander GOLD e MechCommander 2 sono divenuti prodotti freeware nel 2006.

Il gioco dispone di una colonna sonora creata dal compositore statunitense Duane Decker.

Trama

Premessa
Il progresso tecnologico, fece avanzare l'umanità sino all'acquisizione della velocità superluminale (nel XXII secolo). Rapidamente, la colonizzazione si sviluppò per la Via Lattea: presero il nome di Inner Sphere, Periphery e Deep Periphery, vaste regioni siderali attorno alla Terra, frutto dell'occupazione. La più densamente popolata di queste, la Inner Sphere, fu ripartita in cinque aree, "nazioni interstellari" chiamate Commonwealth Lirico, Soli Confederati, Lega Draconis, Confederazione di Capella e Lega dei Mondi Liberi. Ognuno di questi stati (in feroce discordia fra loro per la spartizione delle risorse e, in sostanza, per il potere), assunse forme di governo assolute ed ereditarie, dominate dalle dinastie di Grandi Casate nobiliari.

I BattleMech, imponenti macchine (in genere antropomorfe) pilotabili, divennero lo strumento standard per la guerra.

Contesto storico

La Lega Stellare
A partire dal 2571, la Lega Stellare, un'alleanza fra gli stati feudali, terminò le guerre e generò un periodo di stabilità politica e di cooperazione piuttosto duraturo (un'epoca, in seguito chiamata "Età dell'Oro").
L'alleanza, fu però sciolta nel 2781, a seguito di una lunga e tragica guerra civile interplanetaria.

Le Guerre di Successione e l'Invasione dei Clan
Dopo la caduta della Lega Stellare, le cosiddette Guerre di Successione, per due secoli e mezzo imperversarono inseguendo l'intento di ottenere la supremazia sulla Inner Sphere.

Nel 3050, i discendenti dei militari inquadrati nella Forza di Difesa della Lega Stellare, che al termine della lotta civile del XXVIII secolo si erano allontanati dalla Inner Sphere, tornarono minacciosi dalla lontana periferia: ebbe così inizio, con l'Operazione Revival, lInvasione dei Clan. Tale campagna aveva come "obiettivo formale" quello di liberare la popolazione della Inner Sphere dall'avidità e la corruzione degli Stati Successori e di riunirli sotto l'egida di una seconda Lega Stellare.

La capacità militare degli invasori fu tale che, nel corso del primo anno di guerra, vennero sottomessi due centinaia di mondi colonizzati. L'avanzata dei Clan contro gli Stati Successori rimase inarrestabile, finché la ComStar (influente organizzazione politico-religiosa terrestre) sfidò i Clan stessi in una battaglia decisiva sul pianeta semi-abitato di Tukayyid, nel 3052 (uno schieramento della ComStar si scontrò con le forze ipertecnologiche dei Clan, sulle colline e le pianure di quel mondo, per ventuno giorni), imponendosi in tale scontro e guadagnando, in tal modo, una tregua relativa di 15 anni.
Nel corso dei primi anni di questo periodo, le Grandi Casate nobiliari si riorganizzarono ed allearono, preparandosi a respingere definitivamente i Clan dai confini della Inner Sphere, a partire da un Clan specifico: quello degli Smoke Jaguar.
Nel 3058, le cinque Grandi Casate rifondano la Lega Stellare e ne approntano l'esercito: la Forza di Difesa della Lega Stellare.
La Task Force Serpent, l'unità multinazionale prescelta per destabilizzare le forze dei Clan, nel 3059, con l'''Operazione Bird Dog si accinse (per azione di una guerriglia tesa a preparare una vera e propria campagna militare), a riscattare la Zona di Occupazione Smoke Jaguar.
Uno degli obiettivi principali di questa prima missione era quello di liberare Port Arthur, un pianeta rilevante per i rifornimenti di piattaforme orbitali e spazioporti di grandi dimensioni.
I MechCommander (ufficiali di rango delle Forze Armate del Commonwealth Federativo, nazione nata dal "matrimonio" fra i Soli Confederati e il Commonwealth Lirico), vengono impiegati per la prima volta proprio durante la riconquista di Port Arthur.

 Contesto attuale
Nel quadro dellOperazione Bird Dog, la compagnia Zulu del 1º Reggimento delle Guardie di Davion, sotto la supervisione del colonnello Reese (compagnia appartenente alla Task Force Serpent e al Commonwealth Federativo), diventa la protagonista nella cattura delle forze Smoke Jaguar, presenti su Port Arthur.

 Modalità di gioco
Il gioco è uno strategico/tattico in cui si deve organizzare l'azione di un pool di mech.
Nei livelli impegnativi, al fine di facilitare le missioni più lunghe, gli sviluppatori hanno messo a disposizione dell'utenza, veicoli di assistenza che prestano soccorso ai mech danneggiati, o rimasti sprovvisti di munizionamento.

Risulta proficuo usufruire della morfologia di ciascuna mappa per organizzare la tattica di gioco (preparando, a titolo di esempio, strategie di imboscata).

In alcune occasioni, al giocatore vengono resi disponibili particolari interventi di gioco, come l'appoggio tattico di aerei bombardieri, sonde che individuano la posizione dei segnali radar nell'area designata, aerei spia che rivelano direttamente porzioni dell'area di gioco occultate mediante il metodo della fog of war.

 MechWarrior
I piloti dei BattleMech (definiti MechWarrior), nel corso della battaglia possono patire danni fisici o subire la perdita della vita. In caso di ferimento, al pilota vengono sottratti punti-vita, che potrà recuperare, con maggiore rapidità, non venendo riassegnato alla missione seguente.

Non tutti i piloti possono, fin dalle prime battute, essere posti alla guida dei BattleMech dotati di una superiore potenza: le loro capacità, infatti, si evolvono nel corso delle missioni (attitudine alla mira, al manovrare, all'interpretazione dei sensori di bordo, ecc.), incrementando anche il loro livello di esperienza.

Quattro, sono i livelli di esperienza conseguibili per un MechWarrior:

 Novellino: capacità di pilotare solo mech leggeri;
 Regolare: capacità di guidare anche mech di stazza media;
 Veterano: possibilità di pilotare ogni tipo di mech, esclusi quelli di classe Assalto;
 Elite: possibilità di pilotare ogni tipo di mech, compresi quelli di classe Assalto.

A seconda dell'esperienza maturata, i MechWarrior possono pilotare con maggior profitto i vari modelli di mech presenti in MechCommander. Assegnare a un pilota i comandi di uno chassis che non è qualificato a condurre, determina una diminuita potenza d'attacco del BattleMech, la cui entità è in rapporto di correlazione con la differenza di abilità posseduta.

 Fazioni
Tabelle riassuntive delle fazioni che si contendono lo spazio della Inner Sphere, nel periodo in cui è ambientato MechCommander:

BattleMech
Il gioco offre tipologie di mech (definiti BattleMech) di classi distinte: Leggero, Medio, Pesante e dAssalto. In MechCommander, le possibilità di personalizzazione dei vari modelli sono ridotte, limitandosi alle sole varianti di configurazione:Armour: variante che predilige lo spessore dell'armatura, a scapito della capacità di installare armi;Weapon: configurazione che predilige la capacità di carico delle armi, alla protezione fornita dalla corazza;Jump: variante munita di jet di salto (per eseguire moderati balzi), ma con minori possibilità dal lato corazza e armi.

Una volta determinato modello e variante, sarà possibile personalizzare il BattleMech con armi e sensori, tenendo conto del limite di carico. Solo su alcuni modelli poi, è consentito installare sensori e sistemi di occultamento radar di tipo avanzato, a prescindere dal carico massimo previsto per ciascun modello.

Di seguito, i modelli di BattleMech disponibili in MechCommander (le descrizioni si riferiscono all'equipaggiamento dei vari mech in versione standard) con la seguente legenda:

Inner Sphere/Clan: tipo, categoria di appartenenza generica
A: variante "Armor" (corazzata)
W: variante "Weapon" (dotata di armamento più pesante)
J: variante "Jump" (munita di jet di salto)
M\s: velocità del mech espressa in metri al secondo

Le varianti Armor e Jump hanno la medesima capacità di carico e lo stesso equipaggiamento.

 Classe leggera
 Commando
Inner Sphere, 25 tonnellate, 27 m\s, salto medio, struttura: leggero, corazza: leggero, capacità di carico: A\J - 16.0, W - 19.0

A\J - 1 Laser, 4 SRM, 1 sensore base

W - 2 Laser, 1 Streak srm, 1 sensore base

Il Commando è un BattleMech da ricognizione, opportuno in particolar modo per rivelare zone della mappa "oscurate" dalla cosiddetta "nebbia di guerra".

 Firestarter
Inner Sphere, 30 tonnellate, 27 m\s, salto medio, struttura: leggero, corazza: leggero, capacità di carico: A\J - 19.00, W - 22.00

A\J - 2 Lanciafiamme pesanti, 1 SRM, 1 sensore base

W - 1 Laser, 2 SRM, 1 PPC, 1 sensore base.

 Uller
Clan, 30 tonnellate, 27 m\s, salto medio, struttura: leggero, corazza: leggero, capacità di carico: A\J - 21.0, variante W - 25.0

A\J - 1 Clan streak SRM, 2 Clan ER Laser, 1 Clan Ultra Auto Cannon leggero, 1 sensore standard dei Clan

W - 2 Clan streak SRM, 2 Clan ER Laser, 1 Clan Ultra Auto Cannon leggero, 1 sensore standard dei Clan

L'Uller, chiamato così in onore di una divinità della mitologia norrena, è un mech leggero con una discreta capacità di carico. L'armamento base comprende armi che vanno dal corto al lungo raggio.

 Raven
Inner Sphere, 35 tonnellate, 27 m\s, salto medio, struttura: media, corazza: A - media, W\J - leggera, capacità di carico: A\J - 19, W - 22.0

A\J - 2 Laser, 2 SRM, 1 Strk SRM, 1 Guardian ECM Suite, 1 Beagle Probe, 1 sensore avanzato

W - 2 Laser, 1 Strk SRM, 1 Large Laser, 1 Guardian ECM Suite, 1 Beagle Probe, 1 sensore avanzato

BattleMech da ricognizione che monta sensori avanzati: il Guardian ECM suite, il Beagle Active Probe ed il sensore a lungo raggio (strumenti che permettono di rilevare altri mech anche a grandi distanze e d'interferire coi loro sensori, accorciandone il raggio).

 Cougar
Clan, 35 tonnellate, 27 m\s, salto medio, struttura: media, corazza: A - media, W\J - leggera, capacità di carico: A\J - 28, W - 34

A\J - 1 Lanciafiamme pesante dei Clan, 1 Large Laser dei Clan, 3 Clan LRM, 1 sensore standard dei Clan

W - 2 Large Laser dei Clan, 4 Clan SRM, 1 Sensore Standard dei Clan

Il Cougar, in configurazione Armor, ha una notevole capacità di carico e una buona blindatura. La configurazione Weapon sacrifica l'armatura, in favore di una capacità di carico maggiore.

 Classe media
 Hollander II
Inner Sphere, 45 tonnellate, 24 m\s, salto corto, struttura: media, corazza: A - media, W\J - leggera, capacità di carico: A\J - 25.5, W - 30.00

A\J - 1 Laser, 1 Streak SRM, 1 Fucile Gauss, 1 sensore di base

W - 1 Laser, 1 Large Laser, 1 Fucile Gauss, 1 sensore di base.

 Hunchback
Inner Sphere, 50 tonnellate, 18 m\s, salto corto, struttura: pesante, corazza: media, capacità di carico: A\J - 28.5, W - 33.0

A\J - 2 Laser, 1 Autocannon pesante, 1 sensore di base

W - 1 Laser, 1 Autocannon pesante, 1 Large Laser, 1 sensore di base.

 Hunchback IIC
Clan, 50 tonnellate, 18 m\s, salto corto, struttura: pesante, corazza: A - media, W\J - leggera, capacità di carico: A\J - 35.5, W - 45.5

A\J - 1 Lanciafiamme pesante dei Clan, 1 Laser a impulsi dei Clan, 1 Autocannon Ultra dei Clan, 2 ER Laser dei Clan, 1 sensore Standard dei Clan

W - 1 Lanciafiamme pesante dei Clan, 2 Ultra dei Clan, 1 ER Laser dei Clan, 1 Sensore base dei Clan

Evoluzione dell'Hunchback. Risalta per la grande capacità di carico, anche nelle varianti Armor e Jump.

 Centurion
Inner Sphere, 55 tonnellate, 18 m\s, salto corto, struttura: pesante, corazza: media, capacità di carico: A\J - 31.5, W 36

A\J - 2 Lasers, 1 Autocannon, 2 LRM, 1 sensore di base

W - 1 PPC, 1 Autocannon, 2 LRM, 1 sensore di base

Il Centurion è un mech versatile, che monta armi di ogni gittata. Il carico equipaggiabile è inferiore rispetto all'Hunchback IIC (variante W); ha la capacità del IIC variante A, ma può giovarsi di una blindatura di maggior spessore.

 Classe pesante
 Vulture
Clan, 60 tonnellate, 24 m\s, salto corto, struttura: pesante, corazza: media, capacità di carico: A\J - 46, W - 52

A\J - 2 Clan Large Pulse Laser, 8 Clan LRM Rack, 1 sensore di base dei Clan

W - 2 Clan Large Pulse Laser, 2 Clan ER Large Laser, 8 Clan LRM Rack, 1 sensore di base dei Clan.

 Catapult
Inner Sphere, 65 tonnellate, 18 m\s, salto corto, struttura: pesante, corazza: A - pesante, W\J - media, capacità di carico: A\J - 36, W - 40

A\J - 2 Pulse Laser, 6 LRM, 1 sensore di base

W - 1 Laser, 1 Large Pulse Laser, 6 LRM, 1 sensore di base.

 Loki
Clan, 65 tonnellate, 24 m\s, salto corto, struttura: pesante, corazza: media, capacità di carico: A\J - 50.5, W - 56.5

A\J - 2 Clan Streak SRM, 4 Clan ER Laser, 1 Clan Ultra AC, 1 Clan ER PPC, 1 sensore di base dei Clan

W - 2 Clan Streak SRM, 2 Clan Large ER Laser, 2 Clan Gauss Rifle, 1 sensore di base dei Clan.

 Veicoli
Sono presenti anche alcuni veicoli di supporto, come i blindati da ricognizione, i posamine, i dragamine e le postazioni radar mobili.

 MechCommander GOLD MechCommander GOLD', uscito nel 1999 (sviluppato FASA Studio e pubblicato da Hasbro Interactive) è la versione di MechCommander che include l'espansione MechCommander: Desperate Measures; contiene anche una nuova campagna, sei nuovi BattleMech ed ulteriori armi. Inoltre, in tale edizione è possibile selezionare il livello di difficoltà. A differenza del gioco base, non è disponibile la localizzazione in lingua italiana.

A seguire, i modelli di BattleMech aggiunti in MechCommander GOLD'':

Note

Voci correlate
 BattleTech
 MechCommander: Desperate Measures
 MechCommander 2
 MechCommander (serie)

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Life was never easy for me to deal with at times, and I sometimes wondered how I was going to make it in this life. At times, I even wondered if I would commit suicide. It wasn't that I didn't want to live; it was the enemy (we'll call him the devil) who would push those buttons in the back of my head. He would tell me that I wouldn't make it. The enemy has told me I wouldn't make it in college, I wouldn't find a ministry opportunity, and I wouldn't find the wife God has for me. He's whispered to me that I should just give up on my life because it wasn't going to work. He's told me that God doesn't have a plan and a purpose for my life. He'd whisper that I wasn't going to be able to accomplish anything in this life and that I was going to be a loser, and there wasn't anything I could do about it.
We all have those buttons, and we all have those little things that the enemy tells us we can't do. He says we won't be able to go to college, we won't get that job we just interviewed for, we won't get married. If you're already married, he'll tell you that your marriage won't survive. Sometimes we start believing those lies, and we begin to give up on the life God has given us.
Why do we listen to him?
Instead of listening to him, we need to put the devil in his place. We need to realize that the devil is the liar of liars and that God does have something great in store for our lives. Even though I was thinking about killing myself and ending my life, I knew God was there with me, even though I didn't always feel Him. Even when I wondered what His plan and purpose were for my life, the only issue was that I just couldn't see it in that moment. That doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
Through all that I had to go through and all the trials I had to deal with and endure, there was one day when my pastor asked if there was anyone in the church who wanted to accept Christ as Lord and Savior. When I gave my heart to Christ that day, I indicated that I wanted Him as a part of my life with an upraised hand. When I started to walk up the aisle, I realized that I was going to be the only one going up. I was a little nervous and uneasy about it. I worried about what people were going to say because I was only thirteen. Even so, I gave my life to Christ on that day. That doesn't mean that from that day forward I was perfect, sinless, never picked on again or had to endure trials. It doesn't mean God protected me from attacks of the enemy. That's not true at all.
God does protect us, but God also wants to see what we're going to do when the enemy attacks us. He wants to know if we're going to run away or if we're going to run to Him. The enemy always tried to put me down. He always tried to tell me I was useless, worthless, unable to amount to anything, unable to accomplish anything in this life. I can remember hearing, over and over again, "Why don't you just give up now?" If I would have had a knife in my hand during those times I thought about ending my life, I don't think I would have attempted it by any means, but I did think about it.
Thankfully, I never did it. I don't exactly know why, but maybe I realized that in that small, mustard seed of faith that God talks about, I knew He had a better plan and purpose for my life.
I have mentioned a lot about trusting in God, and putting our faith in him, for when we are going through the tough times of life. That's one of the reasons why I survived, was because of the faith, and trust that I have in God, because if I didn't I don't know what I would've done. Though I had other help as well, I had my friends, who were there to help me when times got tough. I wish I would've had the friends that I do know, back when I was younger, because it probably would've helped me a lot more. Friends, like Kevin B, and Chris G, Pastor Dom, Adam B, Dan D, Matt B, guys that I hang out with at Church, because when we talk, I realize that I am not alone in the boat. The struggles that I face, the battles that I have to deal with, and face, are the same struggles, and that they face, especially as a guy.
For me at times, it may be different living with a disability but for the most part, it's the same. We have to go to God, when we are dealing with difficulties and situations, in our lives, but it also helps, when we have people surrounding us, lifting up our arms, so that we can fight the battle. The battle is the Lord's and in the end, He wins, though sometimes it's tiring to fight the battle. One of the ways that I survived was having people surrounding me, to help, encourage, support, and lift up my arms. I hope that I can do the same for them when they are dealing with difficulties, and struggles. I want to encourage you, if you don't have someone, ask God to bring those people into your life. Ask God to bring the Aaron' and Hur's who lifted Moses arms up when they were battling the Amalekites so that you to can fight the battles in your life. Until then, Go to God, and ask God to help you because He knows what you are dealing with, and what you are struggling with in your life. Proverbs 18:24 says One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. (NIV) Not only did I wonder how I survived, at times, but I wondered how my parent's marriage survived.
Before I was born, my mom and dad had four other children; two boys, and two girls. The two boys died a little after they were born due to a birth defect. The two girls survived with no complications. My parents had a girl first, and then a boy, another boy, a girl and then another boy. I have seen some of my friends' (who also had disabilities) parents divorce just because their son or daughter had a disability. My parents had their disputes and arguments, though with God's help and direction, they stayed together.
As a teenager, I was thinking about what I wanted to do when I got older. I went from wanting to be a nurse to wanting to be a baseball player (typical boy), to working with computers, to being a lifeguard. I wasn't that fast, so I knew I'd never be able to make the swim to save someone, and as a man, the girls would probably distract me.
Yes, I'm a guy, and yes, even with a disability, I liked talking to the girls, whether they were in youth group or school. Sometimes when I would look in the mirror, I would wonder how some of the pretty and good looking girls that I was talking to would want to talk to me. I also wondered if they would ever be interested in a guy like me.


The South Downs Phase II covers Marden Block, Charlton Forest, Selhurst Park, Eartham Wood and Houghton Forest, a total area of 2,106 hectares. It is held by the Forestry Commission under a mix of freehold and leasehold management. The woods range from 75m above sea level in altitude to around 220metres at the top end of Charlton Forest and Eartham Wood.
The woods possess sixteen Scheduled Ancient Monuments including Stane Street, a Roman road. A Significant section of the woods are designated as being on the Ancient Woodland Inventory, while Kingly Vale and Marden Block include areas designated as being Sites of Scientific Interest (SSSI).
The woods are popular with the local communities and attract dog walkers, hikers, cyclists, runners and horse riders. Only Marden is dedicated for open access under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act, but Charlton and Selhurst both contain public rights of way, served by bridleways and footpaths. The recreation facilities and access to a carpark vary between the sites, only Drovers Wood possessing none due to its small size and lack of access.
• Demonstrate sustainable use of woodlands and manage them in accordance with the UK Forest Standard (UKFS), the UK Woodland Assurance Standard (UKWAS) and the Countryside and Rights of Way Act (2000/1).
• Support and enhance biological diversity.
• Protect and enhance special sites for conservation.
• Encourage people to appreciate and enjoy the woodlands in a sustainable way.
• Protect and conserve archaeological interest in the woodlands.
• Ensure that forestry operations take place at a scale and frequency that is in keeping with the surrounding landscape.
• Provide income from the marketing of timber products and the provision of recreation facilities.
• Provide further opportunity for partnership working.
Approval has been granted for the operations to run from July 2013 to June 2043. During this time no clear felling will take place, instead 2045.4 hectares will be managed under a Low Impact Silvicultural System (LISS), 3.4 hectares will be managed under a Coppice System and 40.4 hectares of permanent open space will continue to be managed.
The current species composition is 12% conifer, 82% broadleaf and 6% open space.


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Home // Get Involved // Experience the Humanities
The Harvey Girls: Women's Roles in Railroads, Kansas, and US History
Date and Time: February 25, 2023
Location: Harvey House, 221 Marion St, Florence
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The mythology of the Harvey Girl looms large in Kansas history and across the western United States. The Fred Harvey Company, concessionaire along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway, offered young women employment opportunities as waitresses and tour guides. These women played a role in the economic and cultural history of Kansas and the American Southwest. This talk includes stories of women employed by the company as well as its founder, Fred Harvey, who lived in Leavenworth and opened his first lunchroom depot along the line in Topeka. Presented by Dr. Michaeline Chance-Reay.
Sponsored by: Flint Hills Counterpoint, Inc.
For more information about this event, please contact:
Susan Mayo
http://flinthillscounterpoint.org


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Q: Spark Regexp: Split column based on date I have a column, called "data", in my dataframe that looks like this:
{"blah:"blah","blah":"blah"""10/7/17service
I would like to separate this into three different columns that look like:
col1: {"blah:"blah","blah":"blah"""
col2: 10/7/17
col3: service

I have tried this approach:
val separate = df.withColumn("col1", regexp_extract($"data", "(/(0[1-9]|1[012])[- \/.](0[1-9]|[12][0-9]|3[01])[- \/.](19|20)\d\d/)", 1)
.withColumn("col2",regexp_extract($"data", "(/(0[1-9]|1[012])[- \/.](0[1-9]|[12][0-9]|3[01])[- \/.](19|20)\d\d/)", 2))

But this regex doesn't really get me through the door. I feel like I'm missing something about how the regex operator works in Spark. Any ideas?
Thanks so much!! :)
edit-rules for columns:

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*col1: before the date value

*col2: date value

*col3: after the datevalue

A: Okay, as you confirmed the rules are:

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*col1: Match until it finds the last "

*col2: Match the date

*col3: The rest of the string

The regex you need is:
/(.+")(\d{1,2}\/\d{1,2}\/\d{1,2})(.+)/

However, when you use it on the regexp_extract() function, you must escape the backslashes, so for each column, you'll use:
regexp_extract($"data", "(.+\")(\\d{1,2}\\/\\d{1,2}\\/\\d{1,2})(.+)", N)
Based on the code you wrote, try using this:
val separate = df.withColumn("col1", regexp_extract($"data", "(.+\")(\\d{1,2}\\/\\d{1,2}\\/\\d{1,2})(.+)", 1)).withColumn("col2",regexp_extract($"data", "(.+\")(\\d{1,2}\\/\\d{1,2}\\/\\d{1,2})(.+)", 1)).withColumn("col3",regexp_extract($"data", "(.+\")(\\d{1,2}\\/\\d{1,2}\\/\\d{1,2})(.+)", 3))

A: Thanks @mateus for all your help!!
Was able to get it working just now with this command:
val fixed = df.withColumn("left", regexp_extract($"data", "(.+\")(\\d{1,2}\\/\\d{1,2}\\/\\d{1,2})(.+)", 1)).
  withColumn("middle", regexp_extract($"data", "(.+\")(\\d{1,2}\\/\\d{1,2}\\/\\d{1,2})(.+)", 2)).
  withColumn("right", regexp_extract($"data", "(.+\")(\\d{1,2}\\/\\d{1,2}\\/\\d{1,2})(.+)", 3))!


Oh, heaven. I've been obsessed with Australian-in-New-York, James Gulliver Hancock's artwork for some time now. Here is a man determined to draw all the buildings in New York City. What's not to love?
I reviewed two of his previous [really for adults, but kids will love, too] books - All the Buildings in New York and Sydney right here. I love them. So, it was with hand-clapping glee that I learned about this newest incarnation--aimed directly at upper primary (elementary) kids.
How Cities Work is an underground tunnelling of a book, exposing the creation of a city (how it all began, way back when) and meandering through the construct of a typical city, how we get in and out of a city, how we live within in (with intriguing peeks inside buildings via lift-the-flaps and flip-out pages), even how they are built.
The turn-the--book sideways peek at the interior of a skyscraper is eye-bogglingly good fun. Dotted with people and snippets of text and masses of little things to see and find, the entire book is just a joy. The final spread--Cities of the Future ... please give me another 200 years to see this come to fruition, please!
In a nod to ecology, Hancock also covers green spaces before sinking below the pavement to view the network of pipes and cabling and tunnels that make up the belly of the beast, and sustain the busyness above.
This is a truly fascinating and beautifully-designed book--one that had heart palpitations inside the chest of this architecture lover. Lonely Planet are investing so beautifully in their quality line-up of children's books, and it's little wonder they're doing so well. This book is bursting to full with incredible detail and interactivity, and is well worth the price tag.
Hoping there's some kind of sequel. Just saying.