THE HAGUE (NETHERLANDS): A Dutch "young god" just months shy of his seventieth birthday has released a prison bid to minimize two decades off his age as he seems to enhance his prospects at paintings and in love.
In an extraordinary case inside the Netherlands, Emile Ratelband told a tribunal that he wants to shift his start date a long time later to March eleven, 1969.
The life teach, who specialises in "self-consciousness" training, said he felt discriminated against because of his superior years, adding that even as he does not need relationship apps, the custom of giving his age to a prospective lover changed into cramping his style.
"I feel lots younger than my age, i am a younger god, i will have all the girls I want however no longer once I inform them that i'm 69," Ratelband informed AFP on Thursday.
The unmarried father, who stated he has attempted in vain to prevent his simple pension, instructed the tribunal on Monday that his petition turned into "legitimate", likening his bid for a legal treatment to folks that sign up a change of respectable gender.
"today we can choose our paintings, gender, political and sexual orientation. We actually have the right to change our call. So why will we not have the right to alternate our age?" he stated.
in line with his physician, his organic age is among forty and 45, he said.
Ratelband said even as he become to start with greeted through "jeers" from magistrates, he now believes his attorney —famous criminal attorney Jan-Hein Kuijpers had "unsettled" the decide.
"this situation is unparalleled, there is no jurisprudence. The possibilities of success are minimal however we agree with that the law need to evolve with the instances," Kuijpers advised AFP.
The courtroom need to determine inside 4 weeks.


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Q: Linking libmat in Visual Studio I'm trying to include the libmat library to be able to read .mat files in C++, however I've not been able to link it properly eventhough I've set it up exactly the same way as I have other libraries. I've tried two different approaches, but both fail.
First of all, I've added the following links in the project preferences:
VC++ Directories > Library Directories: C:\MATLABR2011b_x86\extern\lib\win32\microsoft
VC++ Directories > Include Directories: C:\MATLABR2011b_x86\extern\include
C/C++ > Additional Include Directories: C:\MATLABR2011b_x86\extern\include
Linker > Input > Additional Dependecies: libmat.lib; libmx.lib; libmex.lib
And added the libmat.dll, libmex.dll and libmx.dll to the debug folder of the project.

Method 1:
#include "mat.h"
MATFile* file = matOpen("examplefile.mat","r");

I then get the following error:
First-chance exception: Microsoft C++ exception: fl::i18n::MwLcDataNotFound

Method 2:
#include "mat.h"

std::string  DLLFilename = "libmat.dll";
HMODULE libHandle = LoadLibrary(DLLFilename.c_str());

// I can comment out the following lines and the error persists
MATFile *(*myMatOpen)(const char*, const char*);
myMatOpen = (MATFile*(*)(const char*, const char*))GetProcAddress(libHandle, "matOpen");

And I get the same error using this method.
What am I missing?

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Q: Java RMI: running RMI application over the Internet with public IP of router We have developed a Java RMI distributed board game between peers in our LAN, using our private IP addresses (192.168.x.x). Now our teacher has asked us to try our application at home: in other words, me and my colleague should play at our own house over Internet, in order to have a look at the performances of our application when it is nor running in a LAN. The basic functioning of our application is that each player know the IP addresses of all peers taking part into the match. Instead over Internet, we are supposed to use our public address, the one of our modem router (with open ports and which will forward incoming data to port 1099 into our machine). Is there a simple way to get it from java code? How can I get my public IP in order to communicate it to other peers? Thanks

A: http://ipaddress.com, but what the teacher wants is only possible if you have a programmable router in which you can open ports and forward them internally. Many routers do not have this capability: mine, for example (combination modem/router supplied by the ISP).


PipeChain is a privately owned, Swedish headquartered company with more than 300 active customers in over 20 countries with more than 10,000 system users.
In 1997 when Internet was new, Per Grettve, a serial entrepreneur and founder of PipeChain, realized that it could be used to connect customers and suppliers in common processes.
That was the start of an idea to design next-generation supply chain systems. Per choose to explain the principals using the metaphor of water. When you turn on the tap, the whole supply chain senses the demand. This was why he called the system PipeChain®.
The company was founded in 1999 with the vision to integrate and automate the entire supply chain end-to- end based on a demand-driven replenishment concept. When the Internet bubble burst 2002, the company was repositioned to better match the market maturity and cover both systems connectivity (including EDI and portals) as well as cloud-based process control and improvements.
As a consequence, PipeChain acquired two companies in 2005 within the connectivity space (EDI and portal business), which were integrated into PipeChain. This became the start of the solutions we offer our customers today.


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Q: Android : Detect phone fall using accelerometer I am working on a task were a phone fall needs to be detected. Below is the code I am using, but its not up to mark. It only detects 1 in 10 times. Is there any way I can optimize the below code?
@Override
    public void onSensorChanged(SensorEvent sensorEvent) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        Sensor mySensor = sensorEvent.sensor;

        if (mySensor.getType() == Sensor.TYPE_ACCELEROMETER) {
            index++;
            accelValuesX[index] = sensorEvent.values[0];
            accelValuesY[index] = sensorEvent.values[1];
            accelValuesZ[index] = sensorEvent.values[2];
            if(index >= 127){
                index = 0;
                accelManage.unregisterListener(this);
                callFallRecognition();
                accelManage.registerListener(this, senseAccel, SensorManager.SENSOR_DELAY_NORMAL);
            }
        }
    }

    public void callFallRecognition(){
        float prev = 0;
        float curr = 0;
        prev = 10;
        for(int i=11;i<128;i++){
            curr = accelValuesZ[i];
            if(Math.abs(prev - curr) > 20 ){
                Toast.makeText(this, "Fall detected", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                sendSMS();
            }

        }

    }

A: Found this method much more accurate..
            accelValuesX[index] = sensorEvent.values[0];
            accelValuesY[index] = sensorEvent.values[1];
            accelValuesZ[index] = sensorEvent.values[2];

            rootSquare=Math.sqrt(Math.pow(accelValuesX[index],2)+Math.pow(accelValuesY[index],2)+Math.pow(accelValuesZ[index],2));
            if(rootSquare<2.0)
            {

            Toast.makeText(this, "Fall detected", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

            }

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Dentist-prescribed in office whitening (bleaching) is a great teeth whitening alternative.
How does dentist-prescribed home whitening work?
Teeth whitening is the process of removing most stains from the surface of the teeth to make them whiter and brighter. Teeth become discoloured over time due to aging, diet and health habits. Smoking, red wine, coffee, tea and certain medications are some items that cause staining of teeth. Modern whitening procedures and techniques, supervised by Fairlawn Dental Centre can have a dramatic effect on your smile.
Fairlawn Dental Centre uses modern techniques and materials and creates customized whitening trays to fit perfectly over your teeth. Once you have decided to whiten your teeth, your Ottawa dentist Dr. Jaleel will need a couple of appointments to begin treatment.
At the first appointment, impressions will be taken of your teeth. These impressions are sent to a lab so the technician can fabricate the whitening trays. At the second appointment your whitening trays will be tried in to check the fit and you will be taught how to use the whitening material that has been chosen by Ottawa dentist Dr. Jaleel. A shade of the present colour of your teeth will be recorded. This shade is used as a comparison to assist in monitoring the progress of the whitening.
Bleaching materials are available in different strengths. These strengths will be prescribed as needed by your dentist Dr. Jaleel. Usually a 3-6 week treatment is recommended, but this can vary depending on the amount of existing discoloration and the amount of whitening required.
Teeth may become sensitive during the bleaching process, which usually subsides once treatment is completed. Sensitivity may be more intense if defective fillings with open margins exist in the mouth. The whitening material may seep into these open areas and irritate the nerve within the tooth. Any defective fillings should be replaced prior to bleaching. Bleaching may be indicated before any esthetic fillings are placed, to obtain a more pleasing final shade for your teeth. Several weeks should be allowed between bleaching and the final placement of the restoration to allow for some regression of the bleaching, which normally occurs. If white fillings are already present, and you want to have your teeth bleached, the fillings themselves will not lighten in color, and therefore will probably have to be replaced after the bleaching is completed.
For further information, please speak to one if our amazing dental hygienists or Dr. Jaleel.


Slovenia come back from an eight-goal deficit to claim the 25th IHF Men's World Championship bronze medal in the last minute of the game.
Slovenia claimed their first-ever IHF Men's World Championship medal with an incredible comeback, after trailing through the first 59 minutes of the game and seeing a deficit of eight goals. Veselin Vujovic's team claimed the advantage for the first time in the final 60 seconds, when Borut Mackovsek scored the game-winning goal.
Three of Croatia's opening four goals were scored on fast breaks, as the 2013 World Championship bronze medallist made the most of goalkeeper Ivan Stevanovic's early saves. The keeper stopped three of Slovenia's first six attempts, recording 50 per cent while his counterpart at the other end of the court also had an impact – though Slovenia's Matevz Skok could not stop Croatia taking a 5:3 lead with Manuel Strlek's third goal after only nine minutes of play.
When Croatia hit 6:4 off what was already their fifth fast break just after the 10-minute mark, Slovenia coach Veselin Vujovic changed his line-up and brought in Jure Dolonec as an attacking specialist. Gasper Marguc joined his direct opponent Strlek on three goals in the 13th, putting the score to 8:6 with a penalty shot, as Slovenia began to have more luck finding the goal past Stevanovic, Croatia's pace slowed.
Midway through the half, the two-goal distance remained before Nik Henigman scored an outside shot that decreased the gap to one at 9:8, but the relief was temporary. By the time the clock passed 20 minutes Croatia were back in command as Marko Mamic created the first four-goal advantage at 12:8.
With five minutes left in the half, Croatia maintained a four-goal lead, and both goalkeepers were having more trouble stopping the shots coming at them as Stevanovic's rate dropped to 27 per cent and Skok tallied six saves at 29. Still, Croatia were able to increase their lead by one more goal before the half-time whistle sounded, and returned for the second period with a clear advantage that represented a difficult task for Slovenia.
The five-goal score line persisted through the opening seven minutes of the second half, before Strlek took Croatia further in front with his fifth goal of the game and Domagoj Duvnjak scored his third to put the score at 22:15. Vujovic responded with an immediate time-out, but when the last 20 minutes of the match began Croatia seemed to be on their way to claiming the bronze medal as they ran up an eight-goal advantage at 24:16.
Slovenia proved why it pays to keep fighting, however, as they steadily decreased the difference until Blaz Janc converted a penalty that closed the gap to three at 29:26 with six minutes left – plenty of time for Croatia to feel the pressure. One minute later Darko Cingesar scored from a low angle on left wing, and in the next attack, Dolenec found Mackovsek to add a spectacular in-flight goal that put Croatia in a dangerous position with only a narrow lead at 29:28.
While Croatia stood stunned, Cingesar levelled the score as the match entered the last three minutes, and as the final 60 seconds began Slovenia took the lead for the first time in the match thanks to Mackovsek. Croatia took possession but they could not find the goal, and Slovenia held on through the dying seconds to record what must be considered the most remarkable comeback at France 2017.


The American Red Cross wanted a place for their team and partners to collaborate and grow the knowledge base around disaster preparedness topics and information. With people living and working all over the world, an accessible, sophisticated online community seemed like the perfect solution.
With an initial focus on complex features, missed opportunity around perfecting the basics like account creation and content uploads. We helped re-focus the user experience by providing clear and progressional pathways for community participation. Integrated specific calls to action at strategic points throughout the site and reiterated to the user the value of participating in the community.
Stressing an importance on crowdsourcing content, we removed barriers to engagement by simplifying key interactions including account creation and content sharing. Lowered the stigma associated with posting recommendations and findings by allowing users to share their thoughts via stories and fostered strategic community management and outreach for a global target audience through localized mapping and country profiles.


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Olympic Games Sydney 2000
Sydney, Australia - September 16 - 30, 2000
Pool C
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GBR	v ARG	 0 - 1 (0 - 0) Judge 1
AUS	v ARG	 3 - 1 (0 - 0) Judge 2
NZL	v RSA	 1 - 0 (0 - 0) Judge 1
NED	v GER	 2 - 2 (0 - 0) Judge 1
GBR	v ESP	 2 - 0 (0 - 0) Judge 2
ARG	v NED	(2nd Round) 3 - 1 (0 - 0) Judge 2
ARG	v CHN	(2nd Round) 2 - 1 (0 - 0) Judge 2
AUS	v NED	(2nd Round) 5 - 0 (0 - 0) Judge 1
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NED	v ESP	(Bronze Medal) 2 - 0 (0 - 0) Judge 1

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The Apex Court has re-notified the Report of the committee on in-House procedure that had been developed in 1999 in order to deal with allegations of misdemeanor against Judges, including accusations of sexual harassment against Judges of Supreme Court and High Courts.
The Supreme Court, at its Full Court Meeting held on December 15, 1999 unanimously adopted the Report of the Committee comprising of three Supreme Court judges — Justice S.C. Agrawal, Justice A.S. Anand, and Justice S.P. Bharucha — and two senior-most Chief Justices of High Courts — Justice P.S. Misra of the Andhra Pradesh High Court and Justice D.P. Mohapatra of the Allahabad High Court. The report was adopted with certain amendments to lay down the "in-house procedure", for taking suitable remedial action against judges, who by their acts of omission or commission, do not follow the accepted values of judicial life, including the ideals expressed by the Supreme Court in the "Restatement of Values of Judicial Life".
According to this In-house procedure, when a complaint is received against a Judge of the High Court, by the Chief Justice of the High Court, he shall first examine it himself. If it is found by him that it is frivolous or directly related to the merits of a substantive decision in a judicial matter or does not involve any serious complaint of misconduct or impropriety, he shall file the complaint and inform the CJI accordingly.
If however, it is found by him that that the complaint is of a serious nature, involving misconduct or impropriety, he shall ask for the response thereto of the concerned Judge. If on a consideration of the allegations in the complaint, in the light of the response of the concerned Judge, the Chief Justice of the High Court is satisfied that no further action is necessary, he shall file the complaint and inform the CJI accordingly.
Further, if the Chief Justice of the High Court is of the opinion that the allegations contained in the complaint need a deeper probe, he shall forward to the CJI, the complaint and the response of the Judge concerned along with his comments.
The notification arrives in furtherance of a recent judgment of the apex Court wherein a Bench comprising of Justice J.S. Khehar and Justice Arun Mishra has urged the Registry to upload the in-house mechanism in public domain on the website, in order to reinstate the mechanism and bring in transparency into the entire process.
In the judgment delivered on 18th December, the Court had quashed the inquiry initiated by the Madhya Pradesh High Court into the sexual harassment accusations by a woman Judge against a sitting High Court Judge. The Court had also directed the Chief Justice of the High Court to divest the accused Judge of the administrative and supervisory control vested in him, in order to ensure that the investigative process in fair and just.
The Court directed that the Chief Justice of India may reinitiate the investigative process, under the "in-house procedure", by vesting the authority required to be discharged by the Chief Justice of the concerned High Court, to a Chief Justice of some other High Court, or alternatively, the Chief Justice of India may himself assume the said role. It had also observed that by constituting a "two-Judge Committee", the Chief Justice of the High Court had transverse beyond his jurisdictional authority under the "in house procedure".
The female Judge had alleged being sexually harassed by her administrative Judge. She subsequently alleged that she had to resign to guard her "dignity, womanhood and self-esteem". Read the LiveLaw story here.
The HC Judge had however denied all allegations and has reportedly offered to face any probe by any agency including an investigating agency, ready to "face any penalty, even the death penalty". A few female lawyers had then demanded an impeachment proceeding against the Judge.
Access the LiveLaw coverage of the case here.


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Pippa Gawley
Climate investing in the time of COVID: interview with Sapphire
Thanks to our friends at Sapphire Capital Partners for this interview - we enjoyed their thought provoking questions about climate investing, especially through the lens of COVID:
Read the whole article here >
First of all, it's hard to talk about anything at the moment without including the impact of the COVID. How has the current situation changed the way you are thinking about climate change? It's good to see that the pollution levels are coming down.
The impact of COVID on all of us is just huge. From those whose health and lives have been directly affected by the infection, to the loss of social and economic well-being caused by the necessary response. I am very grateful that my immediate family is safe and healthy, and am working to help those in my community any way that I can. All of our primary focus right now should be on responding to this challenge and getting through it together.
In terms of climate change, it's true that greenhouse gas emissions and pollution are down around the world, from the reduced transport and industrial activity and I think we can also see some positives in how quickly we are able to change our behaviour in the face of a crisis. That said, none of the changes we are making right now are sustainable solutions to the climate crisis, nor are they intended to be!
One thing that I think will be important is that as we move past COVID and governments start to think about how to revive and stimulate the economy, there is a real opportunity to build a more sustainable normal by targeting green growth, growing clean sector jobs and incentivising companies to rebuild with the environment in mind.
COVID has taught us all about "flattening the curve" to keep cases within the infrastructure limits we have, now we need to flatten the curve of carbon emissions to stay within the limits of nature's capacity to absorb them, and make sure we develop a new way of living that supports a healthy population and a healthy planet, as well as a healthy economy.
Pippa, you have always had an interest in 'green' energy and emerging technologies with impressive educational qualifications spanning the University of Cambridge, Oxford Said Business School and Stanford University and with roles in product development and research and design prior to angel investing in both the UK and US. Has everything in your career so far been leading to the launch of The Zero Carbon Fund or is it an idea that evolved as a product of your experience in these roles?
Pippa: It's definitely been a journey! I've been interested in the way we can harness the power of business to solve big issues that we face as a society for a long time. It always felt to me that companies which help us address big systemic issues should also be very successful from a financial perspective. It has been really encouraging to see this thesis play out over the last couple of decades both as corporations began to understand the value of stakeholders outside of just shareholders and as investors started to look at impact as an indicator of potential.Over the last 10 years I have personally become increasingly concerned about our lack of progress in fighting climate change. As a big believer in market solutions I wanted to find a way to contribute through them. When I realised there were so many interesting solutions in the pipeline that needed capital I started personally investing in the space. Over the last few years it's become clear there is just enormous need for capital here and that represents a great opportunity. That was the genesis of the fund, to try to bring more investors into this space. How difficult has it been to get to this stage and what major obstacles have you faced along the way in terms of getting the support and commitment required to launch a Fund with such an ambitious vision?
Pippa: As an individual investor, I'd invested in some funds, but never really given much thought as to what it takes to set up and run them. Well, I've had a pretty good crash course in that over the last six months.The great thing about being here in the UK is that there are so many ways to approach this. We chose the EIS Fund route as it matched with the early stage investments we wanted to make, is tax-advantageous for our investors and has a great ecosystem of companies that are set up to help EIS funds get off the ground - like yours! The hardest part of that initial stage was really choosing who to partner with. We knew it would be critical for the success of the fund to find an investment manager who had a lot of experience and credibility, a reputation for integrity, and would work hard alongside us to make great investments in the right way. It all came together when we chose to work with Sapphire as you have this great track record, you know everyone, and you can guide us past some of the pitfalls. Since launching, it's all been about working to bring investors on board. While that is hard work, I've been really impressed by the openness of the investor community. Being a first-time fund manager does make some of those conversations more difficult, but we are lucky to have a very strong angel portfolio to point at in terms of our track record, and of course the partnership with Sapphire to reassure them about the nuts and bolts of the fund management and regulatory side. With the recent devastating bushfires in Australia and the unprecedented floods in East Africa at the end of 2019 being linked to climate change, even The World Economic Forum putting the dangers to business of climate change centre stage at Davos in February, the case for taking urgent action to address and find solutions to the factors contributing to climate change could not be more timely. Do you feel that world leaders and big business are finally taking notice and that now is the time to really drive the 'green revolution'?"
Pippa: It is happening. Slowly! I think our confidence that the right things will happen in the long term is gradually growing, but we do need to see a lot more concerted and decisive action from the government and industry. Public support has really swung behind action on climate change, due to many factors including the Greta effect and David Attenborough's tireless work, reaction to the global natural disasters and greater publicity for the work of international bodies such as the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCCC), and the amazing Committee on Climate Change here in the UK. Company leaders have got the message from the public that they can't continue with the status quo. I think they are also heavily influenced by the prospect of tightening regulation, the negative media coverage - no CEO wants Extinction Rebellion glued to their front door - and by the increasing pressure from shareholders and financial regulators to disclose their financial risks relating to climate change. He may not have caught the public imagination as much as Greta, but I'd argue that Bank of England chief Mark Carney has done more to shift the board-level agenda with his relentless message that companies ignoring climate risk will go bankrupt. The mission of The Zero Carbon Fund is to back entrepreneurs with innovative technologies that will accelerate the goal of reducing carbon emissions. You must meet many exciting and passionate entrepreneurs who share your vision of a zero-carbon future. Are you reassured that these companies and individuals potentially have the emerging technologies that could provide a real chance at starting to combat and reduce our carbon emissions and are you hopeful that there is still time to make a difference?
Pippa: We're definitely seeing a lot of entrepreneurial activity in this space which is great, and it is increasing with this sea change in public support for climate action. Scientists and entrepreneurs are more motivated and able to work on finding solutions with the influx of more grants, competitions and capital at all levels. I saw this a lot in the tech world in California and am now seeing signs of similar progress in this space. In my discussions with our partners at Universities I can see there is already a lot of fundamental science and engineering work happening, so the main challenge will be to help those teams scale and commercialise. I'm confident we can do that.
The UK became the first major economy to pass a law requiring the UK to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. How achievable do you believe this target is given current efforts and how do you think the UK is positioned globally in the development of the technological innovations required to make the changes really needed?Do you think the recent government announcement bringing forward the ban on selling new petrol, diesel or hybrid cars in the UK from 2040 to 2035 goes enough towards helping the UK meet these targets?
Pippa: It is achievable, but there are many challenges and up till now, we haven't made the fastest start. We're going to need to accelerate efforts dramatically if we are serious about making it happen. I welcome the tightening of government goals for moving away from petrol cars and coal burning, this definitely sends the right signals to companies, but I'd like to see much more. Essentially we are going to need to see accelerating change in policy that supports this transition over the next few years.Setting net zero 2050 targets is in vogue right now, but we need to see the wheels in motion to actually deliver them. It's simply not credible for the UK government to set this target, and still be signing off on planning permission for fossil fuel-fired power stations, and continuing to allow the burning of coal in this country. We have the alternatives now, they are cost competitive, the UK could be in a position to lead the world with this transition. Onshore wind is now the cheapest form of energy generation available in the world, and the newest farms are achieving greater than 60% capacity. For companies as well - for a company like BP to set an 'ambition' to be net zero by 2050 and then to say in the next paragraph that they are increasing oil and gas production by 20%, it just doesn't add up. At root it's pretty simple - every day that we delay these changes, the effects of climate change get worse. We have the choice between paying for this transition, or paying many times more for increasingly severe and frequent extreme weather events. Zero Carbon Capital themselves have been the first to invest in the Fund, and with a promise to waive initial and recurring fees for both investors and investee companies, there is a real drive to give potential companies the best chance possible to succeed, are you optimistic that the will, and more importantly, the investment, is there from both the private and public sectors?
Pippa: Yes. With this fund we are passionate about getting as much money as possible into the hands of the companies that can address this challenge. That's why we decided to take on the risk of not charging ongoing fees and to align all of our return with those of investors.There is a thriving and growing scene for early stage cleantech in the UK and I've been lucky enough to build great relationships with many folks who will be both deal-flow partners and whom we will invest alongside. And then when you start to look at later stages, funds like Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Investments and many others are coming into the market to provide that growth stage capital. And of course we're seeing both corporates and institutional investors, who often provide the latest stage of capital, really embrace the need to include climate risk in their decision. The most recent letter from Blackrock is a great example of this trend. The Zero Carbon Fund is an alternative investment fund investing in early stage companies that qualify for the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) tax relief - do you believe the EIS scheme has opened the door to investment to companies and start-ups who share your goal of addressing climate change that otherwise would struggle to get the investment they need to advance their technological innovations? Is this sort of government support essential if we are to make real in-roads in the climate crisis?
Pippa: Absolutely. Anything that encourages investors to provide the seed stage capital that is needed in this space is highly welcome. EIS is a great vehicle in this space in particular as it targets the funds at the earliest stages which will be the solutions we need in 10 years time.
Finally Pippa, you have worked alongside many experts in the field of early-stage climate innovation and impact investment, and have been a member of several angel networks including E8, Clearly So Angels and Social Venture Circle. What advice would you have for any start-up companies and entrepreneurs attempting to make their mark and gain investment in their vision for a climate change revolution?
Pippa: I think the number one piece of advice is to be really focussed and diligent about the scale of impact you are aiming for. When you are looking at your technology think about how it will scale up in the real world, how you'll get it to market and where the money to buy it will come from. What are you going to need to do to optimise all of those things, and if they go really well, do you have the potential to remove or avoid half a gigaton of CO2e from the system? Companies that can paint that picture are very attractive to investors, and have a great chance of making a real impact on the world.
Read the whole article on the Sapphire website >
Update: ZCC awarded best newcomer at EISA awards!
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HomeAR updated lighting and reflection graphics, among other new and coming improvements to the home visualization platform. Image provided by HomeAR.
March 17, 2022 by Jon Jaehnig
Construction planning app HomeAR launched a product update that includes improved lighting and reflection graphics and a Revit plugin.
The platform, which places 3D models of yet-to-be-constructed homes in the real-world build site, also announced that it is working on an in-model annotation tool and in-app video recording, though these features are not yet available.
Snap announced the release of their much-anticipated "Custom Landmarkers" development tool in Lens Studio. The tool allows Snap developers to "anchor" lenses to physical locations. Amid growing concern that AR may be misused by bad actors, Snap ensured in the release that lenses would be approved by a moderation team before being made publicly available.
AltspaceVR launched "We, the Women: Breaking the Bias," A VR photo exhibition in collaboration with Dubai Carees, Expo 2020 Dubai, Agora Images, and the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The virtual exhibit features 29 photographs from around the world that address gender stereotypes.
Amazon announced two new free tools to learn cloud computing skills, one of which is the kind of course that you might expect from Amazon, and the other is a zany open-world role-playing game.
CNBC called the game "metaverse-like." The game is 3D but doesn't seem to be VR supported and features unlockable in-game assets that aren't accessible in other platforms or tradable between users. The news here isn't that the game is a metaverse, but rather that these initiatives teach metaverse infrastructure – cloud computing.
Meta announced a new innovation hub in Spain. The initiative will open up hundreds of VR jobs in that country but will result in experiences and advancements felt the world over. More than that, the center will be hardwired to similar facilities in America and Africa.
If that isn't close enough to home for you, many Quest users found themselves unable to access their accounts. Meta has so far been quiet on what may be causing the interruption, how widespread it is, or how long it may last.
Also on the industry end, AR gaming giant Niantic acquired 8th Wall. A release published by Niantic said that the company will offer 8th Wall tools to AR developers but that 8th Wall will "remain standalone."
For more in industry news, metaverse avatar builder Genies announced that Bob Iger has joined their board of directors. Iger was formerly CEO and chairman of Disney and his coming to the board of directors coincides with the company expanding their early access program and building anticipation for an eventual more public presence.
Accenture announced the Metaverse Continuum business group to help businesses, developers, and individuals to navigate the ever changing virtual landscape.
Audi announced that the Holoride platform will be available in their cars starting this spring. Holoride creates experiences that move with a passenger by syncing with positional data from the vehicle. The company has been wowing visitors at trade shows and events for years while consumer availability has been highly anticipated.
This series is about "ARExperience" but could have been titled "ARAquisitions." While we do see some groundbreaking experiences and experience updates, most of the news this week has to do with the ongoing maturation of the XR industry. As we've said in past installments of this series, this bodes well for users down the road in terms of experience quality, but in the short time it shows growth and strength in what was very recently a niche field.
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Flowering Plants, Shrubs and Trees
How Cranberry Bogs Work
by Russel Avery
Cranberry Farming and the Local Economy
When you think of the cranberry industry, you may think of New England. It may surprise you to learn that the Midwestern state of Wisconsin actually provides nearly 60 percent of the U.S. supply of cranberries. In fact, Wisconsin produced a whopping 4.3 million barrels of the fruit in 2008 [source NASS]. The cranberry industry contributes nearly $350 million annually to Wisconsin's economy [source: WSGA]. To give you some perspective on the matter, one barrel of cranberries weighs exactly one hundred pounds; the entire U.S. produced 7.6 million barrels in 2008 [source: NASS].
Massachusetts is the largest cranberry producer in the U.S. after Wisconsin, boasting about 30 percent of the nation's cranberry production in 2008 -- the state's largest cranberry crop in history. (The other three major cranberry producing states are New Jersey, Oregon, and Washington.) Due to favorable weather conditions in key areas, cranberry production in the two biggest cranberry producing states rose in 2008, which created an overall 16 percent domestic gain from a somewhat disappointing 2007 [source: NASS].
When you explore the cranberry farming industry, you'll find many small multi-generational family-run farms with less than twenty acres of bog. The fall harvest has become quite a tourist attraction in many areas; cranberry festivals and events in towns from Cape Cod to the Pacific Northwest pump substantial dollars into the local economy every year [source: Greenfield]. For example, an announced 5,000-acre expansion of cranberry beds in the small town of Cranmoor, Wis., could lead to the creation of more than 1,000 jobs [source Shuda]. Recently, the town of Whitefish Point, Mich., was named the cranberry capital of Michigan. The award and recognition could bring a boost to the local economy by attracting more interest to the industry [source: CC].
Despite the popularity of the American cranberry industry, there are other countries that are pretty serious about their cranberries as well. The United States and Canada combined cultivate most of the world's cranberries on approximately 48,000 acres (194.25 square kilometers) of cranberry bogs. The Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Quebec occupy approximately 8,000 of these acres; Chile has around 1,000 acres (4.05 square kilometers) of its own cranberry bogs [source: CCGA]. Currently, British Columbia is responsible for more than 80 percent of all production in Canada and can produce more than 750,000 barrels of cranberries per year. That total represents almost 10 percent of the annual North American cranberry production [source: BCCGA].
Cranberry Growing Locations
Locations other than New England where cranberries are commercially grown:
In the United States: New Jersey, Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota
In Canada: British Columbia, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Prince Edward Island
In South America: Chile
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LinkedIn Ordered To Allow Third Party Data Scraping
Shaheryar Ehsan August 15, 2017 Internet, LinkedIn, Microsoft
A startup has won a legal case against Microsoft LinkedIn and has been allowed to scrape data publicly posted by users of the platform. LinkedIn had disallowed this saying that the startup violated the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act by scraping this data from the platform.
The judge thought otherwise, however.
hiQ Labs is the startup in question and the judge ruled in their favor saying that LinkedIn was leveraging its power in the professional market and was doing an uncompetitive practice by disallowing this.
It has to be mentioned that LinkedIn has more than 400 million members and 2 million paid subscribers which amount to a treasure of data. One of the reasons Microsoft acquired the platform. They were ultimately disappointed by the ruling and promised that the case wasn't over, they will continue to protect the data which users make available on the platform.


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Q: java - checking the array Tonight I wrote a code which gets fed with a .txt file which name it gets from the command line argument. it puts each character of the textfile in an array.
this is a sample of these textfiles
7 11
###########
#     #   #
#   ###   #
#   #     #
# K ###   #
#     #   #
###########

i want to check if it would be possible for K to walk past every single " ", the "#" are walls. So if I check this lvl here it should print false because theres a wall on the right side, while here
5 8
########
#  K   #
# ###  #
#      #
########

it should be true. this is how far I got (sorry for german variable names and comments):
import java.io.*;

public class unbenannt {

    public static void main (String args[]) throws IOException {

        FileReader fr = new FileReader(args[0]);    //Dateipfad wird übergeben als Kommandozeilenarg.
        BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(fr);

        String zeile1 = br.readLine();  //Zeile1 wird gelesen für x und y
        String[] xypos = zeile1.split(" ");

        int hoehe   = Integer.parseInt(xypos[0]); //String=>int
        int laenge  = Integer.parseInt(xypos[1]);

        String[][] spielfeld = new String[hoehe][laenge];   //0. Dim wird Anzahl Zeilen, 1. Dim wird die Länge d. Zeilen aber beides 0-basiert(!)
        //Zeile einlesen.
        String zeile = "";
        int j = 0; //aktuelle zeile
        while (zeile != null) {
            zeile = br.readLine();
            if(zeile != null) {
                //System.out.print(j);
                for(int i=0;i<laenge;i++){ //2. Schleife für Zeile ist j
                    spielfeld[j][i] = String.valueOf(zeile.charAt(i));
                    }
                }
            j = j +1;
        }
         //array ist definiert
        //algorythmus: wenn an feld 2 weiße = true; ausgenommen wandnähe

        String weissfeld =      " ";
        String schwarzfeld =    "#";
        String kassiofeld =     "K";

        //2basiert weil wandproblem:
        //Y-Achse invertiert => -1 in höhe für Norden:

        for(int posy = 2;posy < hoehe-1;posy = posy+1){
            for(int posx = 2;posx < laenge-1;posx = posx+1){
                if(false == schwarzfeld.equals(spielfeld[posy][posx])){
                    boolean resultN = schwarzfeld.equals(spielfeld[posy][posx-1]);
                    boolean resultO = schwarzfeld.equals(spielfeld[posy+1][posx]);
                    boolean resultS = schwarzfeld.equals(spielfeld[posy][posx+1]);
                    boolean resultW = schwarzfeld.equals(spielfeld[posy-1][posx]);
                    int fehlerzahl = 0;

                    if(resultN==true){
                        fehlerzahl = fehlerzahl+1; //fehlerzahl+1
                    }

                    if(resultO==true){
                        fehlerzahl = fehlerzahl+1; //fehlerzahl+1
                    }

                    if(resultS==true){
                        fehlerzahl = fehlerzahl+1; //fehlerzahl+1

                    }
                    if(resultW==true){
                        fehlerzahl = fehlerzahl+1; //fehlerzahl+1
                    }
                    if(fehlerzahl > 2){
                        System.out.println("Not all white spaces reachable.");
                        break; //
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        System.out.println("No error means success. Script finished.");

        br.close();
    }
}

my solution was that if every walkable space has 2 other walkable spaces nearby in north east south or west all spaces are accessable. but i would have to make an exception for all the spaces directly at the outer wall because there one field that connects to a space is enough, example
5 7
#######
#K    #
# # # #
# # # #
#######

this should be true, but its not because the fields on the lower half are just connected to a wall but still theyre accessible.. in my script i dont check the array at index [0][n] and [1][n] aswell as not checking [n][0] && [n][1] so i dont get this error but i would like to.. also a case where my algorithm wouldnt work would be this:
8 11
###########
#         #
# ######  #
# #K   #  #
# #    #  #
# ######  #
#         #
###########

maybe you got some ideas on how to improve the code.. im a total beginner and only speak java for 2 weeks.. thanks in advance and for reading until down here :)

A: There are a few ways to implement this, for my answer, I will use a breadth-first traversal of the grid.
char [][] grid;
Deque<Point> queue = new ArrayDeque<>();
HashSet<Point> visited = new HashSet<>();
int kx; // x coordinate of k
int ky; // y coordinate of k
Point start = new Point(kx, ky);
queue.add(start);

int [] dx = {0, 0, 1, -1, -1, 1, 1, -1};
int [] dy = {1, -1, 0, 0, -1, 1, -1, 1};
while (!queue.isEmpty()) {
    Point p = queue.poll();
    if (visited.contains(p)) {
        continue;
    }
    visited.add(p);
    for (int i = 0; i < dx.length; i++) {
        int nx = (int)p.getX()+dx[i];
        int ny = (int)p.getY()+dy[i];
        if (validCoordinates(nx, ny) && grid[nx][ny] == ' ')) {
            queue.add(new Point(nx, ny));
        }
    }
}

boolean allReachable = true;
outer: for (int i = 0; i < grid.length; i++) {
    for (int j = 0; j < grid[0].length; j++) {
        if (grid[i][j] == ' ' && !visited.contains(new Point(i, j))) {
            allReachable = false;
            break outer;
        }
    }
}

System.out.println(allReachable ? "All white spaces are reachable" : "Not all white spaces are reachable");

The idea is to start at where k is, visit all adjacent cells that are open, and do that recursively. Each time you visit an open cell, You add it to a set. After you're done visiting possible cells, you loop through the grid, and for each open cell, check if it's in the visited set. If there's at least one open cell that isn't in the visited set, then that means you failed to visit all open cells from the starting position.
BTW, I didn't include the validCoordinates method in the implementation, it's simple enough to figure it out on your own. Hope this helps.


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While I was at their home, Evie woke from a nap and got changed and nursed with her mama Alisha while Ben and Ginnie made coffee together. They all had a porch sit, did sidewalk chalking, and sampled herbs from the garden. In the backyard, we picked cherry tomatoes and gathered eggs from the henhouse, then moved to the back room for a breastfeeding break and some creative art time. Lastly, Ginnie showed me her cardboard airplane and got some rides in it before they all loaded up to walk to nearby Riverside Park as I waved them off.
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JPs opt to back Cherokee group for new casino, hotel near I-40
Little discussion precedes decision to sign onto plan by Jeannie Roberts | August 14, 2019 at 7:08 a.m.
A full audience packs the meeting room where the Pope County Quorum Court holds a special meeting Tuesday evening to discuss granting a casino license. Many in the room are members of Pope County Majority, a group formed to advocate for building a casino there.
RUSSELLVILLE -- Amid allegations of secret meetings, the Pope County Quorum Court on Tuesday night endorsed a proposal by Cherokee Nation Businesses to place a casino and hotel complex just north of Russellville and Interstate 40.
The Legends Resort and Casino beat out four rivals in the race to get the endorsement of county officials. The decision was no surprise to observers, as two rivals said over the weekend that they had been told who would win the endorsement.
There was little discussion among Quorum Court members before the decision was made to sign a one-page resolution to support the Cherokee Nation Businesses.
Of the 13 justices of the peace, eight voted to sign the resolution -- Phillip Haney, Caleb Moore, Reuben Brown, Jackie Heflin, Doug Skelton, James Kusturin, Ray Black and Ernie Enchelmayer. Four -- Jamie Jackson, Joseph Pearson, Bill Sparks and Tim Whittenburg -- voted against it, and Justice Blake Tarpley abstained.
[RELATED: See complete Democrat-Gazette coverage of casinos in Arkansas at arkansasonline.com/casinos]
"We thank the County Judge for the leadership and judgment he has demonstrated in selecting the proposal and operator best suited for Pope County and negotiating the most favorable terms possible in the Agreement," the resolution said.
County Judge Ben Cross addressed at length the packed room, with people also filling the foyer and out into the Pope County Courthouse parking lot.
He read from parts of an 11-page "Economic Development Agreement," which details the Cherokee Nation Businesses' proposal and stipulates that the company will pay -- in the form of a cashier's check -- a $38.8 million "economic development fee" within 30 days of "the successful resolution of all litigation or administrative challenges relating to the issuance of" a casino license for Pope County.
"I would not allow anything to go to the Racing Commission without an ironclad contract agreement because it's my job to protect Pope County," Cross said.
Amendment 100, approved by voters in November, allows a new casino in both Pope and Jefferson counties, and allows the expansion of gambling at the racetracks in Hot Springs and West Memphis.
The amendment requires new casinos to have the backing of local officials, which looked unlikely in Pope County, where voters soundly rejected the amendment and approved an initiated county ordinance that would require officials to seek voter approval before backing a proposal.
The county ordinance was discussed at Tuesday night's special meeting, but no action was taken. The Quorum Court also did not discuss any other casino proposals.
Cross and the members of the Quorum Court were sued Tuesday by Citizens for a Better Pope County, represented by James Knight. The suit asked that no casino be endorsed without first holding an election as required by the initiated ordinance.
Cross also addressed rumors and allegations of lack of transparency in the process.
"I've been very transparent. I've held multiple public meetings," Cross said. "I've met with every side of this issue I can meet. [Russellville] Mayor [Richard] Harris and I walked into a meeting with the Choctaws in April at the Marriott, and the first words out of my mouth were, 'Don't tell me anything you don't want me to tell your competitor.'"
Moore -- who was named in a complaint filed Monday with the Pope County prosecutor by another Quorum Court member and seven citizens alleging violations of the state Freedom of Information Act -- read for several minutes from a written statement, saying that the casino issue has been personally draining for him, but that he felt "we" came to a good decision in endorsing the Cherokee proposal.
Moore declined to comment when asked afterward by an Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reporter whom Moore was referring to when he said "we" and if he had communicated either in person or electronically with fellow justices of the peace to reach the decision to endorse the Cherokee Nation Businesses' proposal.
On Monday morning, the Cherokee Nation Businesses unveiled an updated proposal featuring renderings of a $225 million resort that would include 50,000 square feet of gambling with 1,200 slot machines and 32 table games, as well as sports betting.
The resort also would feature a 200-room luxury hotel, a 15,000-square-foot meeting and conference center, a resort pool, an outdoor music venue, a recreational vehicle and dog park, and an outdoor water park.
The project would be completed in one phase within 18 months and would create about 1,000 direct jobs, according to the statement.
In the Economic Development Agreement -- which was signed by Cherokee Nation Businesses Executive Vice President Charles Garrett and attorney Dustin McDaniel of Little Rock -- the $38.8 million upfront investment will be distributed among 17 different entities, including several cities in Pope County, education foundations and other nonprofit organizations.
However, the city of Russellville is not one of those that would receive money. The Russellville City Council passed a resolution Monday directing the mayor to meet with casino officials.
Pope County is earmarked for a $27.6 million piece of the pie while five cities share about $10 million -- $3.3 million to the city of Pottsville, $3.5 million to the city of Atkins, $1.4 million to the city of London, $1.5 million to the city of Dover and $242,427 to the city of Hector.
The Pope County Fire Association is allotted $130,000, and the Crow Mountain Fire Protection District will receive $800,000, according to the agreement.
Among the educational and nonprofit organizations receiving funds were the Arkansas Tech University Foundation at $30,000, the Russellville Center for the Arts at $25,000 and the River Valley Arts Center at $10,000.
The Cherokee Nation Businesses is also giving $2 million for each year it is in operation to a charitable foundation established by the county.
Ongoing contributions also include $25,000 every two years to the Arkansas Tech University Foundation for "purposes of study/research relating to the economic impact of the Project." Another $100,000 will be contributed annually to the Russellville Economic Development Alliance.
The amounts of the revolving contributions will be adjusted every five years to "reflect the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index," according to the agreement.
Shawn Slaton, CEO of Cherokee Nation Businesses, said in an email after Tuesday's meeting that they were excited about the Quorum Court's decision to sign the resolution and accept the agreement.
"From the onset, we have pledged to be an honest, financially stable and community-driven operating partner," Slaton said. "We are thankful for and excited about this opportunity and remain diligently focused on the future and continuing our collaborative efforts with local officials and the community at large."
Gulfside Casino Partnership, which was issued letters of support from two officials in Pope County just before they left office in December -- has said in the past that it will seek legal remedies if its application was rejected based on the letters of endorsements coming from previous officeholders.
When contacted after the meeting, Gulfside co-owner Terry Green said the company stands behind its application to the Arkansas Racing Commission, which was rejected along with those from the other four contenders for the Pope County casino license -- Kehl Management of Dubuque, Iowa; Warner Gaming of Las Vegas; Choctaw Nation Division of Commerce of Durant, Okla.; and the Cherokee Nation Businesses. They were rejected by the Racing Commission because none contained the required endorsements.
"Gulfside has been -- and continues to be -- committed to building a first-class resort," Green said. "When we receive a license, we will fulfill our vow to bring good-paying jobs, economic development and philanthropic dollars to the community."
Warner Gaming and Choctaw Nation representatives said Saturday that Cross told them Friday that the Cherokee Nation would be given the endorsement at Tuesday's special meeting.
Earlier Tuesday in a telephone interview with a Democrat-Gazette reporter, Cross denied the allegations and said the casino operators were "mistaken."
John Burris, spokesman for the Choctaw Nation Division of Commerce, said after the meeting that the organization is still hopeful that the Quorum Court will consider additional proposals.
"Each should be measured by the benefit they bring to Pope County," Burris said. "Our priorities are economic development, education and workforce growth. We believe that most aligns with Pope County voters."
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MBAIV
See what a little BBQ spread can do !
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FollowDaMoney
$40 million dollar open bribe, I'm sorry, $38.8 million dollar open bribe. Niiiiice.
About time. Good for Rville!
jiminyc56
Why would anyone want to go to a casino in Russellville? Makes no sense. And sounds like the majority of residents don't even want it.
JiminyC56 - many of the casinos are in areas that people would not normally visit as a tourist destination: Tunica / West Siloam Springs, OK / Roland, OK / Pine Bluff.
The POLITICIANS want it -- it (supposedly) mean money. Money for them to control and spend. Money to use to get themselves re-elected. Money.
GeneralMac
A certain school principal from Pulaski County would choose Russelville over Pine Bluff if he was going to a casino.
RBBrittain
August 14, 2019 at 10:54 a.m.
Sure you're not describing yourself, FakeGeneral? You would obviously prefer Russellville over Pine Bluff. But then you might not like dealing with them Injuns even with Jerry Jones on their side.
This article, like the one posted last night, also ignores the county attorney's opinion (given orally in the meeting) that the 2018 voter approval ordinance is unconstitutional as contrary to Amendment 100's express grant of approval powers to the county judge & Quorum Court. And though there may have been some illegal meetings, I don't see the courts giving them more than a slap on the wrist; the county judge may have decided to recommend Cherokee prior to the meeting, but it's virtually impossible to prove that the Quorum Court made its decision prior to the meeting.
RBBRITTASIN......no trouble wiyj Indians.
ALL of the beautifull ,upscale ,Minnesota casinos are Indian owned and some of the busiest SAFEST places one could go for a night out.
Will Pine Bluff casino be able to brag about being a safe plazce in the future?
Today, using "Pine Bliff" and " safe" in the same sentce creates an oxymoron.
August 14, 2019 at 1 p.m.
Why would Arkansas want another Cherokee casino when there is one less than 90 miles away that already takes a lot of money from AR. Too bad they didn't go with Hard Rock or the folks from Mississippi.


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text:
"""
Example:
    python preprocess.py -i INPUT [-d DICTSIZE] [-m]

Options:
    -h, --help     show this help message and exit
    -i INPUT       input original dataset path
    -d DICTSIZE    specified word count of dictionary
    -m --mergeDict merge source and target dictionary
"""
import os
import sys

import string
from optparse import OptionParser
from paddle.utils.preprocess_util import save_list, DatasetCreater

class SeqToSeqDatasetCreater(DatasetCreater):
    """
    A class to process data for sequence to sequence application.
    """

    def __init__(self, data_path, output_path):
        """
        data_path: the path to store the train data, test data and gen data
        output_path: the path to store the processed dataset
        """
        DatasetCreater.__init__(self, data_path)
        self.gen_dir_name = 'gen'
        self.gen_list_name = 'gen.list'
        self.output_path = output_path

    def concat_file(self, file_path, file1, file2, output_path, output):
        """
        Concat file1 and file2 to be one output file
        The i-th line of output = i-th line of file1 + '\t' + i-th line of file2
        file_path: the path to store file1 and file2
        output_path: the path to store output file
        """
        file1 = os.path.join(file_path, file1)
        file2 = os.path.join(file_path, file2)
        output = os.path.join(output_path, output)
        if not os.path.exists(output):
            os.system('paste ' + file1 + ' ' + file2 + ' > ' + output)

    def cat_file(self, dir_path, suffix, output_path, output):
        """
        Cat all the files in dir_path with suffix to be one output file
        dir_path: the base directory to store input file
        suffix: suffix of file name
        output_path: the path to store output file
        """
        cmd = 'cat '
        file_list = os.listdir(dir_path)
        file_list.sort()
        for file in file_list:
            if file.endswith(suffix):
                cmd += os.path.join(dir_path, file) + ' '
        output = os.path.join(output_path, output)
        if not os.path.exists(output):
            os.system(cmd + '> ' + output)

    def build_dict(self, file_path, dict_path, dict_size = -1):
        """
        Create the dictionary for the file, Note that
        1. Valid characters include all printable characters
        2. There is distinction between uppercase and lowercase letters
        3. There is 3 special token:
           <s>: the start of a sequence
           <e>: the end of a sequence
           <unk>: a word not included in dictionary
        file_path: the path to store file
        dict_path: the path to store dictionary
        dict_size: word count of dictionary
                   if is -1, dictionary will contains all the words in file
        """
        if not os.path.exists(dict_path):
            dictory = dict()
            with open(file_path, "r") as fdata:
                for line in fdata:
                    line = line.split('\t')
                    for line_split in line:
                        words = line_split.strip().split()
                        for word in words:
                            if word not in dictory:
                                dictory[word] = 1
                            else:
                                dictory[word] += 1
            output = open(dict_path, "w+")
            output.write('<s>\n<e>\n<unk>\n')
            count = 3
            for key, value in sorted(dictory.items(), key = lambda d:d[1], reverse = True):
                output.write(key + "\n")
                count += 1
                if count == dict_size:
                    break
            self.dict_size = count

    def create_dataset(self, dict_size = -1, mergeDict = False,
                       suffixes = ['.src', '.trg']):
        """
        Create seqToseq dataset
        """
        # dataset_list and dir_list has one-to-one relationship
        train_dataset = os.path.join(self.data_path, self.train_dir_name)
        test_dataset = os.path.join(self.data_path, self.test_dir_name)
        gen_dataset = os.path.join(self.data_path, self.gen_dir_name)
        dataset_list = [train_dataset, test_dataset, gen_dataset]

        train_dir = os.path.join(self.output_path, self.train_dir_name)
        test_dir = os.path.join(self.output_path, self.test_dir_name)
        gen_dir = os.path.join(self.output_path, self.gen_dir_name)
        dir_list = [train_dir, test_dir, gen_dir]

        # create directory
        for dir in dir_list:
            if not os.path.exists(dir):
                os.mkdir(dir)

        # checkout dataset should be parallel corpora
        suffix_len = len(suffixes[0])
        for dataset in dataset_list:
          file_list = os.listdir(dataset)
          if len(file_list) % 2 == 1:
              raise RuntimeError("dataset should be parallel corpora")
          file_list.sort()
          for i in range(0, len(file_list), 2):
              if file_list[i][:-suffix_len] != file_list[i + 1][:-suffix_len]:
                  raise RuntimeError("source and target file name should be equal")

        # cat all the files with the same suffix in dataset
        for suffix in suffixes:
            for dataset in dataset_list:
                outname = os.path.basename(dataset) + suffix
                self.cat_file(dataset, suffix, dataset, outname)

        # concat parallel corpora and create file.list
        print 'concat parallel corpora for dataset'
        id = 0
        list = ['train.list', 'test.list', 'gen.list']
        for dataset in dataset_list:
            outname = os.path.basename(dataset)
            self.concat_file(dataset, outname + suffixes[0],
                             outname + suffixes[1], dir_list[id], outname)
            save_list([os.path.join(dir_list[id], outname)],
                      os.path.join(self.output_path, list[id]))
            id += 1

        # build dictionary for train data
        dict = ['src.dict', 'trg.dict']
        dict_path = [os.path.join(self.output_path, dict[0]),
                     os.path.join(self.output_path, dict[1])]
        if mergeDict:
            outname = os.path.join(train_dir, train_dataset.split('/')[-1])
            print 'build src dictionary for train data'
            self.build_dict(outname, dict_path[0], dict_size)
            print 'build trg dictionary for train data'
            os.system('cp ' + dict_path[0] + ' ' + dict_path[1])
        else:
            outname = os.path.join(train_dataset, self.train_dir_name)
            for id in range(0,2):
                suffix = suffixes[id]
                print 'build ' + suffix[1:] + ' dictionary for train data'
                self.build_dict(outname + suffix, dict_path[id], dict_size)
        print 'dictionary size is', self.dict_size

def main():
    usage = "usage: \n" \
            "python %prog -i INPUT [-d DICTSIZE] [-m]"
    parser = OptionParser(usage)
    parser.add_option("-i", action="store", dest="input",
                      help="input original dataset path")
    parser.add_option("-d", action="store", dest="dictsize",
                      help="specified word count of dictionary")
    parser.add_option("-m", "--mergeDict", action="store_true", dest="mergeDict",
                      help="merge source and target dictionary")
    (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
    if options.input[-1] == os.path.sep:
        options.input = options.input[:-1]
    outname = os.path.basename(options.input)
    output_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(options.input), 'pre-' + outname)
    dictsize = int(options.dictsize) if options.dictsize else -1
    if not os.path.exists(output_path):
        os.mkdir(output_path)
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Pas de Deux: Two Career Dancers On Pregnancy
May 6, 2010 by Nichelle Suzanne (owner/editor)
Can a professional dancer maintain her career and be a mom, too?
For a long time women in dance were discouraged from becoming mothers and having a child would have ended a performing career. As gender inequality issues rose to the surface of public consciousness in the 1960's, ballerinas like Allegra Kent began to challenge the notion that a professional performance career and motherhood were mutually exclusive pursuits. However, it is within only the last 10 to 15 years that support from dance companies and organizations has made it possible for more mothers to continue and pursue their careers in dance.
Balancing any career with motherhood has its challenges but mother/dancers certainly face some unique concerns and questions. To produce a picture of what it is like for mothers who are also professional dancers, I spoke with two dancing moms, one a ballet dancer, one a contemporary dance artist and choreographer. In this first installment, we discuss pregnancy and what it is like to dance and perform while expecting.
Mother/Dancer
Sara Webb and Ian Casady in 40 by Stanton Welch; Photo: Amitava Sarkar
Born in Dallas, Texas, Sara Webb trained at the Academy of Nevada Dance Theatre and the Harid Conservatory. She joined Houston Ballet in 1997 and was made a principal in 2003. She has performed leading roles in the company's classical and repertory works, including her favorites, the title roles in Ben Stevenson's Cinderella and Glen Tetley's Voluntaries. In 2007, following a c-section for the birth of her son Joshua, Sara was able to return to class after 4 weeks and was back to work full-time after 7 weeks. She is now 16 weeks (4 months) pregnant with her second child and will perform this Mother's Day weekend in a three free performances at Miller Outdoor Theatre. For Sara, motherhood was always part of the plan. "Ever since I was a little girl I had two dreams. One was to become a ballerina and the other was to be a mom."
Toni Leago Valle received a B.A. in Theatre, specializing in dance, from University of Houston in 2000 and at 30 embarked on a professional dance career. As can be typical for a contemporary dance artist, her occupational resumé is diverse. She performs with many of Houston's top contemporary dance companies and teaches at University of Houston (UH). As an independent choreographer, Toni has staged three evening-length works and, entering into a new phase, her dance company, 6 Degrees, will debut on May 13 on a split bill concert alongside Amy Ell's company Vault. Toni is also Project Coordinator for Dance Source Houston, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting dance and, in addition, handles administrative, production and promotional services for several local art organizations. In 2005, just two weeks before she delivered her son, Dante, Toni premiered a solo, inspired by Japanese Butoh dance, titled I Am Mother. She too was back to rehearsal after 7 weeks. "I was amazed how fast my body remembered how to go upside down. It was like welcoming an old friend."
All In The Timing? Deciding To Start A Family
"You'll be able to dance a lot longer than you'll be able to have babies," Toni was once told by choreographer, Karen Stokes. Though she has now found this to be true, ("I'm 41, still going strong."), Toni had a late start in her professional career and thought she had to get in as much dance as possible before having a child. "I didn't believe I would be able to dance after having a baby; that having both a child and an active dance career would be too demanding."
Sara and Toni acknowledge that many professional dancers choose to retire from performance before having children. "It takes an amazing amount of energy to maintain a home and family when children are small. It's a 24 -hour job." Reflecting on what she has witnessed in contemporary dance, Toni says, "I think most mothers choose their families with the idea that they will return to performing as their child gets older. Then they find it hard to make their way back." In ballet, a return after long absence is even less likely. Says Sara, "You have to want both. Not everyone wants to have kids while they are dancing."
Sara feels supported in her decision to become a parent and attributes much of this to the Artistic Director of Houston Ballet, Stanton Welch. "Stanton comes from a family of dancers. He watched his own mother have children and then return to the stage. He understands, supports, and encourages dancers to have families and return to dancing. "
The guidelines for maintaining a healthy pregnancy are generally the same whether a mother is dancing or not — plenty of rest, awareness in terms of over-doing it, pack healthy snacks and drink lots of water. Sara also suggests that a dancer must "be smart in how you rehearse and communicate with those that you are working with." Toni adds that continuing to dance during pregnancy was important for her mental health as well. "Without dance, I might have killed my husband, then gone on a shooting spree," she jokes.
When asked if performing while pregnant requires any special precautions, Sara cites only the safety measures one would normally uphold in dance. In fact, for her it's about making sure her partner is comfortable with "partnering a pregnant lady."
Both during and after pregnancy, mothers deal with monumental changes in the body. Sara returned to dance even after her c-section."I wasn't expecting one and I had to work really hard to find and strengthen my core muscles again." In a blog post for En Pointe with Houston Ballet, Sara writes, "I started walking around my neighborhood, Joshua in tow, every day. After two weeks, and having a little more bounce in my stride, I went to the gym. I tried to do some crunches and pilates moves – unbeknownst to my doctor who would have killed me—without much success. Yes, I was crazy! But by week four I was feeling stronger (thanks to Amy Ell at Houston Gyrotonics for helping me find my core again)."
A Unique Pas de Deux
I have offered my own pregnancy tips and touched on how it felt for me to dance and teach while pregnant in an earlier article, Baby On Board. However, every pregnancy is different, as Sara corroborates, "I am sicker, more tired, and carrying this baby a lot lower. While I am calmer this second time around, there are always those concerns that never go away with pregnancy."
Toni Valle in I am Mother
Every mother is different also and dancing while pregnant is a singular experience."I found pregnancy itself to be a bit alien and not at all normal. However, performing live while pregnant has been a memorable experience," Toni explains. Naturally, she channeled her experiences into her work as a choreographer. "Knowing nothing on real mothering, I researched Mother and Fertility Goddesses from various cultures. I wanted to give an essence of mothers- not the kind, loving, care-giver we normally associate with mothers, but the strength behind the mother- the person who would kill you if you threaten her child, the mother who will starve so that her baby will live. This was the mother image I understood and related to."
Sara embraces dancing while pregnant in a contrasting, but equally poetic and meaningful way. "When you dance it is always just you, one person, alone in your art. Sure, there are partners and other dancers that could be with you, but you are still one dancer. Dancing pregnant I am two. I always feel that little spirit with me, whether kicking, pushing, or just being. It is a unique experience that is hard to put into words. I also find that little one gives you extra strength, pushing you forward when the fatigue wants to pull you back. You become a team. I look forward to telling each of my kids someday what it was like to dance with them, a unique pas de deux that not all dancers get to experience."
Part Two of mothers in dance (on managing a career and family) tomorrow on Dance Advantage!
On May 7, 8, and 9, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. Sara Webb will perform with Houston Ballet at Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. The free performances will feature three diverse works by three of today's most sought-after choreographers. Call 281.FREE.FUN (281-373-3386) for further ticket information or visit www.milleroutdoortheatre.com.
On May 13-15 and 20-22 at 8:00 p.m. Toni Leago Valle will premiere her company 6º in a joint performance with Amy Ell's Vault at DiverseWorks, 1117 East Freeway, Houston, TX, 77002. For more information, visit www.amyell.com or www.6degreesdance.org.
Nichelle Suzanne (owner/editor)
Nichelle Suzanne is a writer specializing in dance and online content. She is also a dance instructor with over 20 years experience teaching in dance studios, community programs, and colleges. She began Dance Advantage in 2008, equipped with a passion for movement education and an intuitive sense that a blog could bring dancers together. As a Houston-based dance writer, Nichelle covers dance performance for Dance Source Houston, Arts+Culture Texas, and other publications. She is a leader in social media within the dance community and has presented on blogging for dance organizations, including Dance/USA. Nichelle provides web consulting and writing services for dancers, dance schools and studios, and those beyond the dance world. Read Nichelle's posts.
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Angie Velasquez says
This article gave me a little more hope…I'm seventeen and my dream is to become a professional ballerina, although I've never had the oppurtunity to enroll in a ballet company. I'm also deeply in love with my boyfriend, but he dreams of having a baby with me. I don't know what to do, I planned on getting pregnant as soon as I turned eighteen ( 5 months away!) and embark on my dancing dream after giving birth… I know I can do it somhow…
Nichelle (admin) says
Angie, as a mom of 2 I can say that embarking on that dance dream after kids would not be an easy road! It's not as though the work and commitment of having children ends once you've given birth – far from it. And having a baby at 18 would have its own challenges as well. Many, many established dancers (like Toni and Sara in the article) are having babies during and after their performing career has run its course – but that's the thing, most have the security of being more established. I think you'd be undermining your career (and maybe even your relationship) to rush into having children now, when you may not truly be ready. A dance performance career is temporary, sometimes even short-lived. Motherhood is forever. I'd advise you to nurture the dance part first so that when you are older and more mature you'll be better equipped to dance AND nurture your children and relationship. Best of luck to you!


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Music with Miss Pat of Music Together of Assabet Valley is offered every other Thursday for children of all ages. The music class is interactive and children enjoy playing instruments, learning new songs and dancing to various rhythms.
Playgrounds The grounds of Woodsedge are nicely landscaped with three seperate fenced in playgrounds. Children enjoy the benefit of an asphalt track for tricycles, swings, climbing structures and many spacious sand areas. The property offers a balance of shade and sunshine for comfort and exploration. Children are free to discover and gain an appreciation for science and nature. Exercise, gross motor development and fresh air are a big part of the children's experience at WoodsEdge. The Program has multiple mosquito magnets on site.
Other A variety of activities are also offered throughout the school year to enhance the curriculum. Activities include music, science enrichment, puppet shows and animal visitors, to name a few.
Field trips are part of WoodsEdge and parent participation is welcome. The Apple Orchard, Children's Discovery Museum, The Post Office and the grocery store are all past destinations. Parents have also participated in the classroom with advance planning and have shared talents or professions with the children in many ways.
The WoodsEdge Parents Association is a volunteer group of parents who organize events and fundraisers to enhance the WoodsEdge experience. Annual events include the Family Picnic in the spring, children's programs such as storytellers or a puppet show, a teacher appreciation lunch and occasional catalogue fundraisers. Meetings are held here at WoodsEdge or at an area restaurant once a month. Time commitment to the PA is an individual decision and any time is appreciated.


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Does Hurting Yourself Make You Stronger?
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They say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Most of the time, this is a positive statement; it helps people make sense of the difficulties they've faced, and find something good to take away from some of the worst moments in their lives. But does hurting yourself make you stronger?
I've written before about how my past self-harm was largely driven by my desire to prove that I was « strong enough » to shield others from my problems and bear all of my pain on my own. Scars may be ugly to some, but to others, they tell a story—they are proof of survival. It's true, of course, that to survive anything difficult takes a certain amount of strength. And I certainly agree that all of us standing (or sitting) here now, still alive in spite of the crushing weight of emotions and experiences that could have easily driven us to give up, are survivors—and we are strong.
But does hurting yourself make you stronger? No, I don't think that's true at all.
Why Hurting Yourself Doesn't Make You Stronger
Here's the thing about strength. Physical strength is variable—you may be born with a certain talent for increasing it, but everyone has to put the work in to build up their muscles and improve their physical prowess. But that's not the kind of strength I mean here. You can't punch your way through surviving self-harm. You don't build muscle tone by injuring yourself. Surviving and recovering from self-harm requires inner strength, and to a certain extent, inner strength is innate.
Therefore, hurting yourself does not make you stronger—or weaker, for that matter. It is simply one of many very human reactions to what can sometimes be a difficult world to live in. Rather, it is the strength you already have that you draw on when you make the choice to move forward. It takes strength to ask for help, and to pick yourself up and dust yourself off after a relapse.
If you're worried, as I was, that you are weak—maybe too weak to ever recover—remember this. Inner strength can be built up, too, one small step at a time. Instead of lifting weights or doing squats, it takes emotional work like going to therapy, changing bad habits, and doing the right thing, even when it's the hardest thing to do. If all of that sounds like too much right now, start simple: start by asking for help. Any weight, after all, becomes easier to bear when you share the load.


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Ms. Baluch was born in Rockford, Illinois. In 1999, she married her husband, and they have one son who was born in 2008. Ms. Baluch enjoys volunteering in the local community with many great organizations, including the Rockford Women's Cosmopolitan Club and the American Heart Association, to name a few. In her free time, she enjoys golfing and spending time with her family and close friends.
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Attorney Laura Baluch is a Partner with the law firm of Barrick, Switzer, Long, Balsley & Van Evera, LLP, one of Rockford's largest law firms. Ms. Baluch obtained her Bachelor of Science degree from Northern Illinois University and her Juris Doctor law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, graduating Magna Cum Laude. As the first female partner in her law firm's 80-year history, she focuses her practice on all aspects of family law, including divorce, support issues, and the allocation of parental responsibilities. She states, "The process of a divorce or parenting dispute is one of the most difficult times someone can possibly go through. I love being able to help my clients get to a point where they can see the light at the end of the tunnel. They can see that it's going to be ok."
Ms. Baluch has been named as a Leading Lawyer by Leading Lawyers Magazine and was named one of Rockford's 40 Leaders under 40 in 2016. She was also recognized as being one of the Top 50 Family Law Attorneys under 40 in Illinois by the American Society for Legal Advocates. She has been nationally recognized as well, being named one of the top family law attorneys by the National Academy of Family Law Lawyers and the National Association of Distinguished Counsel. It is no wonder with her abilities in the courtroom and her fierce advocacy for her clients that she has won the "What Rocks" award four years in a row as the best marital and family law attorney in the Rock River Valley. "Since I was in 2nd grade, I knew that I wanted to be a lawyer because I wanted to help people. Winning the award in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 is an incredible honor and I am so very appreciative for the confidence and support my community and clients have in me."
In addition to Ms. Baluch's commitment to her work, she is dedicated to her family and community. She has been married to her husband, Mr. Jim Baluch, for 18 years together they have a 9 year old son. "People who know me, know that family is very important to me." Ms. Baluch serves on the Executive Leadership Team for the American Heart Association, serves as a board member for United Way, a board member for the Stateline Chamber of Commerce, and is heavily involved with Club Blue which focuses on annually raising funds for various charitable organizations in the Rock River Valley. "I think Rockford is a great place and I give back because I love this community and the people in it."
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