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Sweetbitter: A Novel
Written by Stephanie Danler
Narrated by Alex McKenna
INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A thrilling novel of the senses and a coming-of-age tale, following a small-town girl into the electrifying world of New York City and the education of a lifetime at one of the most exclusive restaurants in Manhattan. Perfect for readers of Kitchen Confidential and Blood, Bones and Butter.
Twenty-two, and knowing no one, Tess leaves home to begin her adult life in New York City. Thus begins a year that is both enchanting and punishing, in a low-level job at "the best restaurant in New York City." Grueling hours and a steep culinary learning curve awaken her to the beauty of oysters, the finest Champagnes, the appellations of Burgundy. At the same time, she opens herself to friendships-and love-set against the backdrop of dive bars and late nights. As her appetites sharpen-for food and wine, but also for knowledge, experience, and belonging-Tess is drawn into a darkly alluring love triangle that will prove to be her most exhilarating and painful lesson of all.
Stephanie Danler deftly conjures the nonstop and purely adrenalized world of the restaurant-conversations interrupted, phrases overheard, and suggestions below the surface. Evoking the infinite possibility of being young in New York with heart-stopping accuracy, Sweetbitter is ultimately about the power of what remains after disillusionment, and the wisdom that comes from experience, sweet and bitter.
Publisher: Penguin Random House AudioReleased: May 24, 2016ISBN: 9780399566295Format: audiobook
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cindywho-1Go to cindywho-1's profile
The tasting and restaurant work descriptions were a lot of fun, and the narrator's voice fit the character of a naive young woman throwing herself into NYC restaurant life. What little other plot there was, centered on a bad boyfriend and other bad choices that didn't always make much sense.
booklover3258Go to booklover3258's profile
I enjoyed this book. As a lover of non fiction cooking books, this was so well written I thought it was non fiction... but its not. Her obsession with Jake and Simone drove me insane! And what she did to Howard towards the end? um ew... I hated the ending... I don't think the ending was well done. Just my opinion. All in all a good read.
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A year in the life of Tess, who came to NYC at 22 and landed a valuable job at a top restaurant because she is a 51 percenter. "fifty-one percenter," whose optimistic warmth, intelligence, work ethic, empathy, and self-awareness and integrity made her uniquely qualified to work at the restaurant." Howard, the manager of this Union Square starred establishment has the ability to recognize this. She becomes enveloped into the world of after shift parties, casual sex, lines of coke and secrets being revealed. She also becomes educated in the finer things, NYT "And Ms. Danler isn't another Anthony Bourdain manqué, delivering a caustic exposé. She takes the reader by the hand as Tess learns dozens of lessons, from distinguishing among varieties of oysters, types of winter lettuce and appellations of Burgundy to opening wine properly to appreciating a pig's head terrine." These are the parts of the book I found most enjoyable.Tess falls for an older bartender, a mysterious, gruff, man who needs to be saved, whose tattoos leave clues to the strange relationship that he has with her mentor, Simone. The lives of this threesome become the spiraling narrative that is both fascinating and inevitable. Some good lines:TASTE, Chef said, is all about balance. The sour, the salty, the sweet, the bitter. Now your tongue is coded. A certain connoisseurship of taste, a mark of how you deal with the world, is the ability to relish the bitter, to crave it even, the way you do the sweet.Umami: uni, or sea urchin, anchovies, Parmesan, dry-aged beef with a casing of mold. It's gluten . Nothing is a mystery anymore. They make MSG to mimic it. It's the taste of ripeness that's about to ferment. Initially, it serves as a warning. But after a familiarity develops, after you learn its name, that precipice of rot becomes the only flavor worth pursuing, the only line worth testing.That was the morning I committed the first sin of love, which was to confuse beauty and a good sound track with knowledge.
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Good reading, especially if you like dining out.
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This was a very hyped book that is now a tv show on Starz. I gave this 3 stars because Danler's prose was terrific but it was used for a story that I had a hard time dealing with. The book moved at a good pace and I enjoyed it as a read but it was like eating desert instead of a main course. Tess the main character comes to NYC as a 22 year old with no connections or friends and somehow talks herself into a backwaiter(busboy)job at a top Manhattan restaurant. I like food and wine but the book tried to elevate it to the highest level. The book revolved totally around the restaurant and the characters in it. If you enjoy food, like New York and are young then this coming of age book might work for you. For me I would like to see what subject matter Danler tackles in her next novel. I would hope it would be on a subject more complex than this was. It is interesting to see many young authors getting big book deals for their initial novels. Danler has talent for writing good prose but I hope it will be applied to a more elevated theme in the future.
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Tess is a young adult, who escaped her unhappy adolescent situation to embark on a life in New York City. Without knowing anyone, she finds work at a famous, upscale restaurant, where she is hired to be a backwaiter. Immediately tagged as the "new girl" Tess quickly becomes a member of the staff, involved in their all inclusive world of drama, gossip, and drugs/alcohol. Working almost every day and late into the night, all of Tess' free time is generally spent partying with her coworkers and trying to learn as much as she can about wine and the ingredients of fine food. In the process,Tess is taken under the wing of Simone, an older and very successful waiter, who begins to teach Tess about the world of "serving." At the same time, Tess develops a crush on and eventually falls into a relationship with Jake, Simone's ex and/or current boyfriend. As Tess cycles deeper into a drug lifestyle, she doesn't know how to reconcile her relationship with Jake, who may still be involved with Simone and her desire to keep her job. As her life begins to spiral out of control, Tess has to decide how far she will go to keep what is most important to her.I really enjoyed this restaurant-based novel, which seemed extremely realistic and was very descriptive. It was easy to see how Tess became completely immersed in the restaurant, such that her entire life seemed to revolve around it. Having worked as a waitress at about that age, I can see how she came to make the decisions she did. This book was recommended to me and it came with strong reviews. With strong writing and an eye for detail, I can understand why it has been so highly touted.
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This book is all character driven. It's much like a reality show on paper. I found it fascinating! The author also can really write. The pages clipped along quickly, and I was captivated. There were certainly parts of the book that were frustrating, like the constant drinking and drug use. In spite of that, I still found myself liking and pulling for the narrator, Tess.I'm not sure how accurately this book depicts the back story of a popular NYC restaurant, but it seems to me that the author at least writes as if she knows what she's talking about. I would classify "Sweetbitter" as a guilty pleasure. It isn't for everyone, but it will really strike a chord in some readers.
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Once again, I've been seduced by rave literary reviews only to be dismayed. I fail to comprehend why this novel has garnered such acclaim. The main character is a self-destructive, undisciplined young woman who becomes obsessed with her equally unlikeable coworkers. Can I get my money back?
alphawoman_1Go to alphawoman_1's profile
I found this book fascinating for several reasons. First, I was a server for several years in my early 20's so I related on the young and callow aspect. Secondly, I am fascinated by how elitist those who call NYC home think of themselves. I devour all books that encompass the Big Apple, it's one of my dirty guilty pleasures. This isn't a book about being a foodie or a wine snob. This is a book about serving and coming of age.Frankly, the characters were recognizable during my tenure of being one of the 51% These characters, unfortunately, are recognizable in any industry,. I particularly like the part about being underestimated. Not only by your guests but by your coworkers and bosses. Life is easier to navigate knowing you're smarter than most people and not letting them know. People resent that and will f*** you up. As happened to our little heroine. Life is hard, serving is even harder.
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Danler, Stephanie. Sweetbitter. 10 CDs. unabridged. 12.5 hrs. Books on Tape. ISBN 9780399566301. Debut novelist, Stephanie Danler, minces no words in this lushly described coming of age novel. Set in a New York restaurant, Tess finds out first hand what it means to come alive; be it with food, wine, cocaine, or the stunningly attractive bartender. Determined to fully immerse herself in New York culture, Tess dives in and soaks up her new job and surroundings. She desires to belong and to learn everything, nothing is off limits, even if it means she is in an awkward love triangle with her mentor and the bad boy bartender. Vividly described, this novel brings all the senses to life, listeners will feel as if they are actually eating in a posh NYC restaurant or sipping expensive wine. Alex McKenna's young throaty narration really brings the Tess' young naive character to life and articulates the hustle and bustle of busy kitchen action to a T. A must read for gastronomes, New York City lovers, and fans of coming of age novels. A stunning debut. - Erin Cataldi, Johnson Co. Public Library, Franklin, IN
dele2451Go to dele2451's profile
Beautiful writing about tawdry times. One to read before you make that move on the bad boy bartender you've been eyeing.
froxgirlGo to froxgirl's profile
Am I missing something here? This first novel is receiving raves and I see it as the diary of a self indulgent preening princess who falls in love with an older ogre in the wilds of the restaurant world in NYC. I think the insider foodie info must be the source of the praise. The restaurant is one of those super high end ones, like Eleven Madison (based on the location), and all the denizens seem pitifully unhappy drunkbags. So: I don't get it. The writing seems realistic enough, but the plot and characters are all ones we've seen before. And before. And before. Same terroir.
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Outstanding literary debut.
shazjhbGo to shazjhb's profile
Great book until the end where it fell apart. Not good and ruined the whole book. It is terrible when the main person just acts completely out of character.
wagner5sarah35Go to wagner5sarah35's profile
An enjoyable novel about a young, just-out-of-college, small town girl who comes to New York City and lands a job as a back-waiter in an upscale restaurant. Well-written and engaging, the author explores the relationships among the employees and patrons as the narrator Tess struggles to find her purpose and to define herself among her colleagues. I'd recommend this to fellow foodies - who will likely love the vivid descriptions of gourmet specialty dishes - but this novel may not have much appeal beyond that.
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This was a hard one to rate. I went back and forth between the 3 and the 4, but decided to give this the edge. I really enjoyed this story of a smart girl discovering her sensuality, her drive, and ultimately her personal power and her womanhood. I too was a 21 year old running from boredom, a fearless sensation junkie who travelled and ate and drank and smoked and tangled with bad boys. Every day my goal was to learn more, feel more, do more. And during that time, at the tail end, and I moved to and fell in love with New York, just like Tess. Those years of excess, 20 to 26, were the best years of my life. They were not healthy years, and there were some spectacularly low moments, but I felt it all and I got to make decisions about what parts I wanted to keep. Danler did a wonderful job of capturing that shining moment of pure possibility. But. The writing. Nearly every page had a senseless metaphor, an odd and incorrect statement, a bizarre pronouncement about how a wine represents solidity or a cheese symbolizes truth. It was jarring. I love good writing about food and sex, and there is some here, but there is also some very bad writing about very good food and even better sex. A lot of this is student work. If she comes back to this and rewrites it in her head 5 or 10 years down the road I suspect she will do a lot of wincing. Danler is an honest and interesting writer. She needs work on the technical part, but that can be learned -- the heart of a writer is there or it is not, and Danler has that.
lisa02476Go to lisa02476's profile
less interesting than it sounded. Girl comes to NYC finds job in fancy restaurant. Drugs, boyfriends, etc.
mchwestGo to mchwest's profile
I waited a while before I bought this, a lot of anticipation of it for the year 2016 in books. I wanted to love it but it just got too wordy and not enough content, especially gastronomic content, as was promised.
lidbudGo to lidbud's profile
I would have enjoyed this a lot more if the main character had not been so self absorbed.
nyiperGo to nyiper's profile
I thought I was going to listen to an story about a wait staff person in a restaurant -- and it certainly started off that way but then descended into the afterlife of the restaurant---the drugs, the drinking, the sex and just on and on and on. I kept listening---wishing I could click my way through the disks to just keep track of where the story was possibly going. Yes, I finished it but it certainly does NOT make my list of anything I would recommend reading or listening to. Part of what kept me going was the reader---Alex McKenna---great voice for the part she played.
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I hate to say it, but I was disappointed in this book. To me, it was about a girl who didn't get enough attention at home, so as soon as she is old enough she leaves for New York and begins to work at a prominent restaurant. She gets along fairly well with her co-workers, who party every night after the restaurant closes. So, along with them, she drinks to excess, she takes any drug anyone offers her, and she sleeps with almost all of them. Then she starts to date the main bartender, who has a weird relationship with the woman manager (mother figure?), and the girl tries to come between them but can't. She talks a lot about the ins and outs of the restaurant business, food, and wine, which was kind of interesting, and I think I know what the author was trying to get across, but it felt like she was trying too hard. I can't tell you for sure how it even ended. My opinion may have too much to do with the fact that I am the polar opposite of this girl. I just didn't like her behavior and choices. Also, it might be my age, as I am quite a bit older than the main character, and I can look back and see that "this isn't going to end well." But all-in-all I can't say that I recommend this book :/
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I enjoyed this book because it was a unique, honest coming-of-age story. As a twenty-something myself, I enjoy reading about others trying navigate life and do the best they can without losing their dreams or their senses of self. Tess is a young, small town girl that moves to NYC without much of a plan, other than to find her way. I was captivated by the world that Tess enters into. It's vibrant, toxic, and sensual. It's an exciting life, but it's also destructive. Tess doesn't make good decisions and constantly walks the line of reckless behavior that could lead to terrible consequences. It was an enjoyable read, maybe not for everyone, but worth a shot!
writermalaGo to writermala's profile
I am obviously not the target audience for this "young female in New York" classic. Having said that, I cannot imagine why anyone would want to read this book. More importantly why would this book be so consistently on "Bestseller" lists? In answer to your question why I read the book till the end - once I've started a book I persist.; yes, I'm a sucker for punishment.
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Like thousands of young people before her, 22-year-old Tess arrives in New York City with a dream, not much money, and a plan that is sketchy at best (to knock on restaurant doors until someone hires her). But unlike other young people, for whom a restaurant job is a stepping stone to a dazzling future (usually one involving fame and fortune), Tess's dream is simply to work in a restaurant and learn about food. Much more quickly than she imagines possible, she talks herself into a job, as back waiter (ie, busboy) at a high-end Manhattan restaurant. And over the next 12 months, she learns many lessons, not all of them about food and wine. For Tess, low person on the restaurant staff totem pole, the work is grueling and the hours long, but she understood what she signed up for going in and absorbs each success and failure as a stage in a necessary process. In Stephanie Danler's undeniably claustrophobic debut novel, Tess's social life also revolves around the restaurant. In fact, the restaurant swallows Tess's life whole, more or less—every relationship, every conversation, every piece of gossip, begins and ends with the restaurant. After close, she regularly meets with other staffers for drinks at a late-night bar, often rolling into her shared Williamsburg flat as the sun is coming up. Eventually, after much teasing, halting conversations, and fumbling in the cloakroom, she embarks on a stormy relationship with Jake, the taciturn bad-boy bartender whose mysterious bond with Simone, the ultra-competent senior server, nonetheless persists. Learning by doing, constantly pushing to be better, Tess finds herself a favourite of management, in line for a promotion (if only there were an opening). But Tess, though smart and self-reliant, is also impressionable. Her longing to be a part of something larger than herself renders her more emotionally vulnerable than she might care to admit. Finally, buckling under the pressures of work, play and love, she allows herself to be sucked into a vortex where bad behaviour is the norm and there is nothing to prevent her indulging a burgeoning appetite for drugs and booze. Sweetbitter is an unsentimental coming-of-age story that strips the polite veneer off restaurant life. Nothing is glossed over. Here are the petty rivalries, the in-fighting, the cruelty, the sexual exploitation that goes on behind the scenes. No one is immune. Tess is reckless and fearless: a glutton for punishment; we feel her pain but cringe when she debases herself. Danler's jittery narrative creates a gripping push and pull: we're often repelled, but can't take our eyes away from the train wreck about to happen. The book is also stunningly written—crammed with startling metaphors, apt observations on modern life and shimmering descriptions of the New York skyline—a saving grace since Tess so often tests the reader's patience. In the end, Sweetbitter is a book that we finish despite itself, steered through the rubble of Tess's restaurant career by the author's firm hand.
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This is an intriguing look at what really goes on behind closed doors in some high-end restaurants in New York City. Tess comes to New York City to find herself, and she does more than that as she takes on a job as a backwaiter in one of the city's finest restaurants. She meets all sorts of people, engages in a number of activities, some legal, some not, but along the way discovers much about herself. I was fascinated by her journey and look forward to other books from this author.
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A coming of age story set in a very high end Manhattan restaurant. We follow the new girl through her training and her days and nights working as a back waiter at this establishment, the friendships and alliances that form among the staff, her mentoring by a senior staff member, and her first real love with an enigmatic bartender. Along the way there are drunken and druggy nights, lots of sex, and eccentric customers. This began as a fun read and got a little heavy at times, but was well done. If you like New York, and stories of restaurants behind the scenes, you'll enjoy this.


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Jacob Kaplan-Moss
Merquery
Brian Beck just announced that he's beginning work on Merquery, a full-text indexer and search engine specifically designed for developers using RAD frameworks like Django.
I'm so excited about this I can barely contain myself. Right now Ellington ships with a search engine built on top of Swish-E. It's pretty cool, and I've been debating cleaning it up and rolling it into django.contrib. However it has a number of major flaws that limit its usefulness:
Swish-E's Python bindings don't have any way to return results ordered by date (vital when you're searching for news stories), so we use a patched version of the bindings. This makes installation super annoying.
Swish-E doesn't have any sort of incremental indexing, so we have to re-index the entire contents of the database every time. We've got nearly half a million stories in the database, so indexing takes over two hours, meaning we really only can do it once a day. Thus, breaking news stories aren't in the index. Argh.
The search query syntax is braindead and buggy. By braindead I mean there's only "A or B" type searches — no phrase searches or cool operators. As for buggy… let's just say there are certain groups of characters you can search for which will throw the search engine into an infinate loop that consumes nearly 100% CPU. We filter them out at the view level, but sheesh.
So, yeah, I'm super-exited about a modern, pure-Python search engine and indexer.
Brian, if you're "listening", I'd be thrilled to help you out with this project in any way I can.
This is Merquery by Jacob Kaplan-Moss, posted on 29th March 2006.
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Indonesia anticipates third Covid wave
Jakarta, Oct 31 : Indonesia has so far managed to cope with the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic triggered by the more contagious Delta variant but the country has not been completely relieved from the virus.
The Southeast Asian country is now still facing the threat of other coronavirus variants and anticipating a possible third wave.
In a recent virtual meeting with heads of local administrations throughout Indonesia, President Joko Widodo has called on them to do everything they can to prevent the third wave of the pandemic which is expected to occur during the Christmas and New Year holidays, reports Xinhua news agency.
During the same period of last year, increasing crowds and population mobility led to a spike in confirmed cases.
"We really have to anticipate this.
We should manage it well to make the Christmas and New Year holidays not an arena for transmission," Widodo said at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta.
A recent survey conducted by the Ministry of Transportation showed that a total of 19.9 million people have planned to travel to their hometowns for the Christmas and New Year holidays with their families.
There has been an increase in the number of cases in 105 areas of 30 provinces, according to the Covid-19 Task Force.
Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin said the most appropriate way to prevent it is to abide by health protocols and carry out massive origins tracing in addition to expanding the vaccination coverage, especially for vulnerable groups such as the elderly and children.
"This method is more efficient...," Sadikin added.
Another way is to prevent massive population mobility in the long holiday season.
"We don't want to repeat the same mistakes, so don't be too euphoric," Sadikin said.
To prevent massive population mobility, the Christmas holiday on December 24, has been cancelled, and so there will not be a long weekend as people will have their holiday only on December 25.
An epidemiologist from the University of Indonesia, Tri Yunis Miko, predicted that the number of Covid-19 cases would surge again from January to February 2022 but it would not be as severe as the second wave.
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Long-Covid symptoms may be caused by fatigue: Study
London, Oct 31 : Long-term cognitive problems after a Covid-19 diagnosis may be a result of fatigue rather than pathological changes in the brain, finds a new study.
An analysis of neuropsychological testing and 18F-FDG PET imaging showed that few or no objective impairments were observed in the cognition and brain pathology of long-covid patients; however, many of the group suffered from subjective complaints such as severe fatigue.
The term "long-Covid syndrome" is used to describe symptoms that arise in the aftermath of a Covid-19 infection (usually defined as being present later than 12 weeks after the infection), including cognitive deficits -- such as brain fog, memory loss and attention problems -- as well as fatigue and exhaustion.
The underlying cause of these symptoms is unknown, said the researcher, including Philipp T Meyer from the University of Freiburg in Germany.
Previously published studies showed that patients needing inpatient treatment because of newly diagnosed Covid-19 have reduced glucose metabolism in the brain, which is associated with impaired cognitive function.
For the study, published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, the researchers conducted neuropsychological testing and cerebral 18F-FDG PET imaging.
A small group of patients who sought counseling for persistent neurocognitive symptoms were included in the present study.
Patients participated in a battery of neuropsychological tests and the results were analysed to determine cognitive impairment levels.
Average group results of the testing showed no impairment.
Mild deficits were observed in some patients on the single-subject level, however, mainly in regard to visual memory.
18F-FDG PET imaging was recommended to all patients who received counseling.
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Global Covid-19 caseload tops 246.3 mn
Washington, Oct 31 : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 246.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.99 million and vaccinations soared to over 6.94 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
In its latest update on Sunday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload, death toll and the total number number of vaccine doses administered stood at 246,367,237, 4,994,637 and 6,947,883,074, respectively.
The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 45,949,951 and 745,665, according to the CSSE.
In terms of infections, India follows in the second place with 34,260,470 cases.
The other worst countries with over 3 million cases are Brazil (21,804,094), the UK (9,062,710), Russia (8,338,053), Turkey (8,009,010), France (7,262,178), Iran (5,916,211), Argentina (5,288,259), Spain (5,011,148), Colombia (5,000,677), Italy (4,767,440), Germany (4,594,059), Indonesia (4,243,835) and Mexico (3,802,287), the CSSE figures showed.
Nations with a death toll of over 100,000 are Brazil (607,694), India (457,740), Mexico (287,951), Russia (233,063), Peru (200,197), Indonesia (143,388), the UK (140,981), Italy (132,074), Colombia (127,258), Iran (126,126), France (118,612) and Argentina (115,942).
Aussie scientists deliver new way to administer vaccines
Sydney, Oct 31 : Scientists from the University of Queensland (UQ) successfully developed a method that can deliver vaccines using a pain-free "patch" without needles.
The discovery, published in the Science Advances journal on Saturday, uses a "high-density microarray patch" (HD-MAP) that, after being applied to the recipient's skin, applies thousands of microscopic projections.
Lead researcher, David Muller from UQ's School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences said initial testing in mice using an American-made Covid-19 vaccine has shown a "better and faster immune responses," Xinhua news agency reported.
It also neutralizes multiple variants, including the variants first detected in Britain and South Africa, Muller added.
However, the main promise of the technology lies in its ability to be self-administered, vaccinate an individual in a single dose, and be stored at a range of temperatures.
"We've shown this vaccine, when dry-coated on a patch, is stable for at least 30 days at 25 degrees Celsius and one week at 40 degrees.
So it doesn't have the cold chain requirements of some of the current options," said Muller.
This could present a major boon in the global vaccination rollout, especially in developing countries where the availability of doctors and vaccine cooling facilities are scarce.
Beyond vaccinations for coronavirus, the patch technology could also be applied to vaccines for polio, dengue fever and influenza, he added.
"So basically, the patch is a platform technology, which you can pair with the vaccine you want to work on," Muller told Xinhua news agency.
He said once the technology comes out of trials and its production is scaled up, it is expected to have a cost comparable to a prefilled needle and syringe.
Muller has had no shortage of enthusiasm for the technology, especially among Australians who have a phobia of needles, otherwise known as Trypanophobia, which has presented a very real barrier for those wanting to get vaccinated against Covid-19.
"I get emails weekly, asking 'when will it be available,' 'can we participate in the trials.' The only thing they don't realize is that any clinical trial will involve blood draw."
"It's very innocuous.
So, I think for the end user, the experience wouldn't cause a lot of anxiety."
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Australian state of Victoria reaches 80% vaccination rate
Sydney, Oct 31 : Australia's state of Victoria on Sunday officially passed the milestone of 80 per cent of the population above 16 years having been fully vaccinated, as daily case numbers in the state continued to drop.
Victoria reported 1,036 new locally acquired cases of Covid-19 and 12 deaths in the 24 hours to midnight Saturday, an encouraging drop from 1,355 new cases reported on Saturday and 1,656 on Friday.
Currently 702 Covid-19 patients in the state are in hospital, with 128 in intensive care and 80 requiring ventilation, Xinhua news agency reported.
The state's death toll in its latest outbreak is 305.
Meanwhile, the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) recorded 177 new locally acquired cases and one death in the 24 hours to 8:00 p.m.
Authorities have expressed optimism that the state's high vaccination rate has effectively kept case numbers and hospitalizations low.
"Our vaccination rate has been the key to our freedom.
We've opened up and as we've opened up, we have been able to do so
safely," said NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet, adding that the cases and hospitalization numbers are both below expectations.
The latest data showed that 93.5 per cent of NSW's above16 years' population have received at least one dose of the vaccine, and 87.5 per cent have been fully vaccinated.
Uganda urges public not to mix Covid-19 vaccines
Kampala, Oct 31 : Ugandan Minister of Health, Ruth Aceng has urged the public not to mix Covid-19 vaccines.
"Do not mix Covid-19 vaccines.
When you get vaccinated with one type of vaccine, ensure you complete your dose with the same type of vaccine," Aceng said in a tweet on Saturday.
Uganda is scaling up vaccination of the priority population totaling about 5.5 million before fully opening up the economy in January 2022.
The priority population includes teachers, security personnel, the elderly, persons with comorbidity, health workers and bar workers.
Institutions of higher learning are scheduled to reopen on November 1 and students are required to show their vaccination cards before being allowed in school, Xinhua news agency reported.
Other schools are scheduled to be reopened in January after nearly 20 months of closure.
Figures provided by the Ministry of Health show that as of Thursday, over 3 million Covid-19 vaccine doses had been administered since the vaccination started in March 2021.
New Zealand reports 143 new cases of Covid-19
Wellington, Oct 31 : New Zealand reported 143 new Covid-19 infections with all of them being community cases, said the Ministry of Health in a statement on Sunday.
The total case number of Covid-19 in the current Delta variant outbreak in New Zealand community reached 3,348, including 3,195 in Auckland, 118 in Waikato, 17 in Wellington, 12 in Northland, four in Canterbury and one in Nelson-Marlborough.
There were 56 Covid-19 patients in New Zealand hospitals, including two in intensive care units or high dependency units, Xinhua news agency reported.
New Zealand has so far recorded 6,068 confirmed cases of Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic.
According to the Ministry, 75 per cent of eligible New Zealanders have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and Auckland has reached 80 per cent fully vaccinated rate.
New Zealand's largest city Auckland and part of the Waikato region in the North Island are at Covid-19 Alert Level 3 restrictions.
The rest of the country is at Alert Level 2 restrictions with indoor activities limited to 100 people.
Turkey reports 23,096 daily Covid-19 cases, tally tops 8 mn
Ankara, Oct 31 : Turkey on Saturday confirmed 23,096 new Covid-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 8,009,040, according to its Health Ministry.
The death toll from the virus in Turkey rose by 203 to 70,410, while 28,632 more people recovered in the last 24 hours, Xinhua news agency reported.
A total of 344,163 tests were conducted over the past day, it said.
Turkey started mass Covid-19 vaccination on January 14 after the authorities approved the emergency use of the Chinese Sinovac vaccine.
More than 55.37 million Turkish people have received their first doses of vaccines, while over 48.61 million had their second doses.
Turkey has so far administered over 116.21 million doses including the booster jabs.
UK's coronavirus cases top 9 mn
London, Oct 31 : Another 41,278 people in Britain have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of infected cases in the country to 9,019,962, according to official figures released on Saturday.
The country reported a further 166 coronavirus-related deaths.
The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain now stands at 140,558. These figures only include the deaths of people who died within 28 days of their first positive test, Xinhua news agency reported.
There are currently 8,983 patients in hospital with Covid-19.
The latest data came as coronavirus infections in England have increased to their highest level since the beginning of the year, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Around one in 50 people had the virus in the week ending October 22, the highest level since January 2, the ONS reported.
The pandemic appears to be growing in England, as the coronavirus reproduction number, also known as the 'R number' in England is estimated to have risen to between 1.1 and 1.3.
The R number indicates the average number of people each Covid-positive person goes on to infect.
More than 86 per cent of people aged 12 and above in Britain have had their first dose of vaccine and more than 79 per cent have received both doses, the latest figures showed.
Meanwhile, more than 13 per cent have received booster jabs or third dose of a coronavirus vaccine.
To bring life back to normal, countries such as Britain, China, Germany, Russia and the United States have been racing against time to roll out coronavirus vaccines.
Roundup: G20 leaders uphold multilateralism, grapple with pandemic
Rome, Oct 31 : The leaders of the world's major economies and international organizations called for enhanced international cooperation on the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly on the supply and distribution of vaccines, as multilateral talks kicked off at the Group of 20 (G20) Leaders' Summit on Saturday.
Even before the pandemic, "we faced protectionism, unilateralism and nationalism," Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi said in his opening remarks, stressing that "it is clear multinationalism is the best answer to the problems we face today."
Draghi praised the global vaccination effort that has almost met the World Health Organization's (WHO) target of vaccinating 40 per cent of the world's adult population by the end of this year, though he noted that vaccination campaigns in poor countries have lagged dramatically behind those in high-income countries, Xinhua news agency reported.
"Now we must do all we can to reach 70 per cent global vaccination rate by mid-2022," Draghi added.
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin said through a video link at the first session of the summit that the G20 countries should solve the problem of mutual recognition of Covid-19 vaccines and vaccination certificates as soon as possible.
This issue combined with unfair competition and protectionism means not all countries have equal access to vaccines and other vital resources, he stressed.
He called on the G20 members to develop mechanisms for the systematic and prompt updating of vaccines, given that the coronavirus continues to mutate.
Meanwhile, European Council President Charles Michel tweeted during the summit: "We need to expand vaccine sharing and production in vulnerable countries, notably against Covid-19," adding that a treaty on pandemics will allow for better prevention, preparedness and global response.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO, called on the G20 to quickly supply the vaccine donations that have been pledged to Africa, and support vaccine production there.
"Vaccine equity is not charity; it's in every country's best interests," he said.
The issues at the top of the agenda for the two-day summit under the Italian Presidency of the G20 include the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change and economic recovery.


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No matter which way you slice it, breakouts are straight up annoying. On the treatment front, there are pretty much two main players —salicylic acid or benzoyl peroxide. Depending on the type and cause of your pimple, either of these ingredients are gonna be your best bet for getting rid of it fast. While the goal is to shorten the amount of time spent living with a blemish, it's equally as important to keep it from leaving any marks behind from not being treated properly. Here's how to know which fix works best and when to use it.
Both benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid are anti-bacterial and anti-fungal ingredients. They also both stimulate exfoliation of dead skin cells, which when placed on a pimple, helps unclog the blocked pores. The difference between the two is that benzoyl peroxide can actually kill the bacteria that causes blemishes, instead of just removing it — but it can also be more drying. Since these essentially both treat acne and breakouts at the pore level, it comes down to personal preference and how well your skin responds to either treatment.
The type of acne doesn't matter when choosing either of these ingredients, the decision should be based on your specific skin. If it's on the drier side or more sensitive, it may handle salicylic acid better than benzoyl peroxide — but if you can handle something a little stronger, B.A. may be the better options for treating fast. It's takes a bit of trial-and- error to figure out which works better for your skin type.
Dermatologist Dr. Harold Lancer says that the most effective solve is to use both ingredients in tandem — but not at the same time. "We usually start on a low percentage of benzoyl peroxide at night and a low percentage of salicylic acid in the morning," says Lancer. The reason you might combo these two is to use lower percentages of each, which can give you a better cumulative effect overall.
Benzoyl peroxide is usually more irritating and sensitizing that salicylic acid, but Lancer says that both can cause an irritant allergic contact dermatitis. If you are using one or both ingredients, you probably want to use it solo or swap out some of your other products. Mixing either with other highly active ingredients, like say retinol or vitamin C, can cause heightened sensitivity and even some major irritation — even if you don't typically have sensitive skin.
If you do experience a reaction, stop using the product immediately and give your skin some time to calm down and return to its normal state. If you start back up, you may want to do it under the care of a dermatologist who can better instruct you on which combo work best for your skin type, while still treating your breakouts.
No matter what time of day you use them, you'll get the same effect, but since benzoyl peroxide has a potential for greater irritation, Lancer recommends using it at night. "The skin is more oily at night during hours of sleep, so irritation is less likely to be a problem," he says. Also keep in mind that B.A. has a tendency to cause a bleaching effect on clothing and bedding, so if possible, stick with white sheets when using.
Sun exposure is always something to be avoided because it defeats the entire purpose of looking better. It could also heighten the chance of irritation, particularly with using B.A. or S.A. Lancer says to cut back on sun exposure while using these ingredients — or at the very least, wear sunscreen.


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Two-particle correlations in invariant mass are studied separately for like-sign and unlike-sign pions. Strong correlations are observed only at small masses. The correlations decrease very rapidly for like-sign pions and slowly for unlike-sign pions, manifesting different particle dynamics. The like-sign correlations exhibit a power-law behaviour as a function of mass, compatible with the previously observed intermittency effect. The predictions of the parton shower model (JETSET 7.3) deviate significantly from the data. However, good agreement is obtained with the mass correlations, both for the unlike-sign and for the like-sign pairs if the production of the η′ and ρ0 mesons is reduced and Bose-Einstein correlations are included in the model. The value of the Bose-Einstein correlation strength is consistent with unity for pions which are produced directly or in the decays of short-lived resonances.


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Q: Regular expression to extract dates from a string I'm working on a C# project and I need to parse and extract some dates from some strings.
Theese are my strings:

dalle ore 19.30 del 04.02.2016                    alle ore 19.30 del 06.02.2016
  dalle ore 19.30 del 06.02.2016                   alle ore 19.30 del 08.02.2016
  ...

For each one I'd like to extract the two dates (ex. 04.02.2016 06.02.2016) and save to two variables. Next I'll parse them to create two DateTime objects.
Now I'm using this code:
 public static string isdate(string input)
 {
  Regex rgx = new Regex(@"\d{2}.\d{2}.\d{4}");
  Match mat = rgx.Match(input);
  if(mat.Success)
  return mat.ToString();
  else return null;
 }

With this code i can extract the first date but not the second one. How can I improve my regular expression?
Thanks!
Try code below
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            string[] inputs = {
                 "dalle ore 19.30 del 04.02.2016 alle ore 19.30 del 06.02.2016",
                 "dalle ore 19.30 del 06.02.2016 alle ore 19.30 del 08.02.2016"
                             };

            string pattern = @"(?'hour'\d\d).(?'minute'\d\d)\sdel\s(?'day'\d\d.\d\d.\d\d\d\d)";

            foreach (string input in inputs)
            {
                MatchCollection matches = Regex.Matches(input, pattern);
                foreach (Match match in matches)
                {
                    TimeSpan time = new TimeSpan(int.Parse(match.Groups["hour"].Value), int.Parse(match.Groups["minute"].Value), 0);
                    DateTime date = DateTime.ParseExact(match.Groups["day"].Value, "MM.dd.yyyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);

                    Console.WriteLine("Time : {0}", date.Add(time));
                }
            }
            Console.ReadLine();
        }

Ok the solution by jdwend is good but the problem is that between HH.mm and the date could be several spaces and characters. several times is in this form: HH:mm del dd.MM.YYYY but sometimes is in this form dd.MM.YYYY del     dd.MM.YYYY . Do You think is still possible to parse all data with one regexp or do I have to tokenize the string? Thank U so much!

A: Your regular expression is fine, but you only retrieve the first match. To get all matches, use Matches instead of Match:
private static final Regex dateRegex = new Regex(@"\d{2}.\d{2}.\d{4}");

public static IEnumerable<string> ExtractDates(string input)
{
     return from m in dateRegex.Matches(input).Cast<Match>()
            select m.Value.ToString();
}

Notes:

*

*Since Regex objects are thread-safe and immutable, you don't need to rebuild it every time. You can store it safely in a static variable.

*Since the Matches method predates .NET generics, we need to the Cast<Match> call to cast the resulting collection to an IEnumerable<Match>, so that we can use LINQ.

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Netflix's You season two set to be gorier and scarier than ever before
BY Ciara Walsh
Is Joe up to his old tricks again?
Netflix have just released first look images from the upcoming second season of You.
In this new chapter, Joe leaves New York for LA as he runs from his long-lost ex-girlfriend Candace, but will he fall in love again after the death of his former flame?
The new season sees Joe running from his ex-girlfriend Candace who is hell-bent on getting revenge on the psychopathic bookstore owner.
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Season one of the drama, based on Caroline Kepnes' 2014 book of the same name, follows Penn Badgley's Joe and his dogged obsession with a woman named Guienevere Beck, played by Elizabeth Lail.
Although the follow-up will see Joe move to LA in the hope of a fresh start and "fully intending to start over a new leaf", a brand new image from You's second season reveals that nothing much appears to have changed.
In Entertainment Weekly's exclusive look at season two, Joe can be seen watching a young woman doing her shopping - newcomer Victoria Pedretti's Love Quinn - from a distance.
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"It's not that simple love-at-first-sight Joe might've been looking for a couple of years ago," Sera explained. "He's a different guy. He's been through more. The circumstances of his encounter with Love are very informed by what he went through with Beck."
While Joe might have learned a lesson over his pursuit of Beck, You is still going to be a bleak watch, with Sera Gamble recently singling out her favourite scene in an upcoming episode as something "gorier and scarier" than ever before.
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U.S. Supreme Court Determines Contribution Action Under CERCLA Section 113(F) Requires Settlement of CERCLA Liability—Not Clean Water Act Liability
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The U.S. Supreme Court recently held that a party may seek contribution under Subsection 113(f)(3)(B) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) only after settling a CERCLA-specific liability. The Court's holding reverses the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit's earlier ruling that the Territory of Guam's (Guam) settlement of alleged federal Clean Water Act (CWA) violations triggered the statute of limitations on Guam's ability to seek contribution against the United States under CERCLA subsection 113(f)(3)(B). [Territory of Guam v. United States, ___U.S.___, 141 S.Ct. 1608 (2021).]
Factual and Procedural Background
In 2004, Guam and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) entered into a consent decree regarding the Ordot Dump (Site) after the EPA sued Guam for alleged violations of the CWA. The site had originally been constructed by the United States Navy, who had deposited toxic military waste at the site for decades prior to ceding control of it to Guam. Guam's compliance with the consent decree, which included a civil penalty, would constitute full settlement and satisfaction of the claims against it under the CWA.
Thirteen years later, Guam sued the United States under CERCLA for its earlier use of the site, alleging the United States was liable under CERCLA §§ 107(a) and 113(f)(3)(B). Section 107(a) allows a state, including a territory, to recover:
. . .all costs of [a] removal or remedial action' from 'any person who at the time of disposal of any hazardous substance owned or operated any facility at which such hazardous substances were disposed of.
Section 113(f)(3)(B) provides that a:
. . .person who has resolved its liability to the United States . . . for some or all of a response action or for some or all of the costs of such action in [a] settlement may seek contribution from any person who is not [already] party to a [qualifying] settlement.
Actions for contribution under Section 113(f)(3)(B) are subject to a three year statute of limitations.
On appeal, the D.C. Circuit determined that Guam could not bring an action under Section 107(a) because it could have brought a contribution claim under § 113(f) as a result of settling its CWA liability in the 2004 consent decree. However, because the three-year statute of limitations had expired, Guam could no longer proceed with its contribution action either. The Supreme Court granted Guam's petition for writ of certiorari.
The U.S. Supreme Court's Decision
Guam presented two arguments challenging the D.C. Circuit's decision, however the Court only needed to address Guam's first argument to resolve the issue. In its first argument, Guam contended that it never had a viable contribution claim under § 113(f) because this section only applies when a settlement resolves liability under CERCLA, and it should therefore be able to pursue a recovery action under § 107(a). The Supreme Court agreed, holding that a settlement must resolve a CERCLA liability to trigger a contribution action under Subsection 113(f)(3)(B).
The Supreme Court's analysis focused on the totality of § 113(f), which, the Court explained, governs the scope of a contribution claim under CERCLA. Reading § 113(f) as a whole, the Court determined that the provision is concerned only with distribution of CERCLA liability. The Court reasoned that because a contribution suit is a tool for apportioning the burdens of common liability among responsible parties, the most obvious place to look for the threshold liability in this case was CERCLA. The Court noted that this approach was consistent with the principle that a federal contribution action is almost always a creature of a specific statutory regime.
According to the Court, this interpretation is confirmed by the language of Subsection 113(f)(3)(B), which provides a right to contribution in the specific circumstance where a person has resolved liability through settlement. This right to contribution, the Court stated, exists within the specific context more broadly outlined in § 113(f). Further, the Court explained that a predicate CERCLA liability is apparent in § 113(f) when its provisions are read in sequence as integral parts of a whole. The Court pointed out that Subsection 113(f)(1), the "anchor provision," is clear that contribution is allowed during or following any civil action under CERCLA §§ 106 or 107. The Court concluded that the context and phrasing of Subsections 113(f)(2) and (3) also presume that the right to contribution is triggered by CERCLA liability, and that these provisions are best understood only by reference to the CERCLA regime, including Subsection 113(f)(1). On this point, the Court noted that Subsection 113(f)(3)(B) ties itself to Subsection 113(f)(2), which in turn mirrors Subsection (f)(1)'s anchor provision requiring a predicate CERCLA liability. The Court further noted that Subsection 113(f)(3)(B) used the term "response action," which is used in several places throughout CERCLA.
Remedial Actions under CERCLA are Not the Same as Remedial Actions under the Clean Water Act
Addressing the United States arguments, the Court opined that while remedial measures taken under another environmental statute might resemble action taken in a formal CERCLA response action, applying Subsection 113(f)(3)(B) to settlement of environmental liability that might have been actionable under CERCLA would stretch the statute beyond its statutory language. The Court was similarly unpersuaded by United States' argument that there was a lack of express demand of a predicate CERCLA action in Subsection 113(f)(3)(B), focusing instead on Subsection 113(f)(3)(B)'s use of the phrase "response action," an express cross-reference to another CERCLA provision, and placement in the statutory scheme. Finally, the Court dismissed the United States argument that interpreting Subsection 113(f)(3)(B)'s as only allowing a party to seek contribution after settling a CERCLA liability would be redundant in light of Subsection 113(f)(1). To this, the Court stated that it was interpreting Subsection 113(f)(3)(B) according to its text and place within a comprehensive statutory scheme rather than trying "to avoid surplusage at all costs." The Court thus held that the "most natural" reading of Subsection 113(f)(3)(B) is that a party may seek contribution under CERCLA only after settling a CERCLA-specific liability.
Conclusion and Implications
The importance of the Court's opinion to parties who may seek cost recovery or contribution from other responsible parties under CERCLA after entering a settlement agreement to discharge potential environmental liability under federal law cannot be understated. In particular, as the Court points out in the final footnote of the opinion, this case has the added benefit of providing clarity as to the application of the three-year statute of limitations for contribution actions under Subsection 113(f)(3)(B). Beyond this specific holding, the Court's view of contribution provisions in general is useful precedent for courts and interested parties in interpreting contribution provisions in other statutes. The Supreme Court's opinion is available online at:
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/20-382_869d.pdf
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Louise McKinney (nacida Louise Crummy; 22 de septiembre de 1868 – 10 de julio de 1931) fue una política feminista y activista social canadiense. Fue la primera mujer en jurar el cargo ante la Asamblea Legislativa de la provincia de Alberta, así como la primera mujer elegida para una legislatura en Canadá y el Imperio británico. Ocupó una banca en el parlamento entre 1917 y 1921 como militante de la Liga No Partisana, que en ese entonces se encontraba en la oposición. Más adelante formó parte de «Las cinco famosas», junto a Nellie McClung e Irene Parlby, entre otras. El grupo defendía el derecho de la mujer a ocupar cargos parlamentarios. McKinney había ejercido la docencia y también había formado parte del movimiento por la Templanza antes de trasladarse a Alberta en 1903, donde poseía una finca.

Biografía

Carrera política

McKinney se postuló como candidata al Senado en las elecciones generales de Alberta de 1917. Ganó el recuento de votos en el distrito de Claresholm al imponerse por la mínima al candidato del Partido Liberal de Alberta, William Moffat.

McKinney defendió la templanza, la moderación, la educación, un estricto control sobre las bebidas espirituosas, los derechos de la mujer a poseer propiedad, la adopción y reforma del Acta de Dower y el control del gobierno sobre los silos y molinos. Fue una de las únicas dos mujeres electas a la Asamblea Legislativa de Alberta, junto a Roberta MacAdams.

Se presentó a las elecciones por segunda vez en 1921, aunque en esta ocasión lo hizo en representación de los Agricultores Unidos de Alberta. No consiguió vencer al candidato de Agricultores Independientes, Thomas Milnes.

McKinney fue una de «Las cinco famosas» (también conocidas como «Las cinco valientes»), grupo que completaban Irene Parlby, Henrietta Muir Edwards, Emily Murphy y Nellie McClung.

Legado
En 1939, y a título póstumo, el gobierno de Canadá la nombró personaje de relevancia histórica nacional. En la oficina de correos del distrito de Claresholm, Alberta, hay una placa conmemorativa. El célebre "Caso Personas" fue registrado como acontecimiento de relevancia histórica nacional en 1997. Asimismo, en octubre de 2009 el Senado de Canadá votó a favor de nombrar a McKinney y al resto de «Las cinco famosas» primeras senadoras honorarias del país. Falleció en Claresholm, Alberta, en 1931, apenas dos años después de la victoria del Caso Personas.

Referencias

Enlaces externos

 Lista de miembros de la Asamblea Legislativa de Alberta (en inglés)
 Perfil, Alberta Heritage (en inglés)
 Perfil, Biblioteca y registros de Canadá (en inglés)
 Perfil, Elections Canada (en inglés)

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Sufragistas de Canadá
Políticos de Alberta
Mujeres del siglo XX
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Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) stock has climbed quite a bit recently, but is still down more than eight percent over the past 12 months. Now, though, Disney stock could get a new catalyst: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is the latest Star Wars movie produced by Lucasfilm, which Disney acquired four years ago. Even though the movie is just being released, box office observers have made some very bold predictions. It was estimated that Rogue One: A Star Wars Story would bring over $300.0 million at the global box office over its opening weekend. (Source: "Box Office Preview: 'Rogue One' Could Blast Past $300M in Global Debut," The Hollywood Reporter, December 13, 2016.)
Why do people have such high expectations? Well, because last December, Disney released Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which broke all kinds of records. In particular, the movie went on to become the highest-grossing film of all time in the domestic market, surpassing the $760.5-million lifetime gross of Avatar. What's more impressive is that Star Wars: The Force Awakens broke that record just 20 days after being released. (Source: "'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Becomes Highest Grossing Domestic Film of All Time," Walt Disney Co, January 6, 2016.)
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Q: How to connect the definition of eigenvectors from linear algebra to their definition in Machine Learning In Linear algebra the eigenvectors of a matrixs are these vectors that don't change their direction after applying this matrix( as a Transformation) to the space. But In machine learning (PCA to be specific) the eigenvectors of a matrix are the directions of the maximum variance of the data points in this matrix. I can't connect the two ideas, how can i tell that the direction that doesn't change is the direction of the maximum variance?.
Can i say that the eigenvectors have 2 properties: they have the same direction after applying the transformation, and they also describe the direction of the maximum variance?
Thanks

A: PCA seeks the linear combination of your variables that has maximum variance, and the assertion is that the coefficients of that best combination constitute an eigenvector for the covariance matrix of the variables. (We assume the coefficients are normalized so that the sum of squares equals 1.)
You can see this in the two-dimensional case: Say you've observed a data set with two variables $x$ and $y$, and suppose the correlation between $x$ and $y$ is $\rho$. For simplicity we can assume the $x$ and $y$ variables each have variance $1$. Then the covariance matrix of $x,y$ is
$$
\Sigma:=\begin{pmatrix}1&\rho\\\rho &1\end{pmatrix}
$$
and the variance of the linear combination $ax+by$ is
$$
\operatorname{var}(ax+by)=a^2\operatorname{var}x+b^2\operatorname{var}y + 2ab\operatorname{cov}(x,y)=a^2+b^2+2\rho ab.\tag1
$$
Suppose we want to maximize (1) over all $a,b$ subject to the constraint that $a^2+b^2=1$. Using Lagrange multipliers, we form the objective function
$$ L(a,b;\lambda):= a^2+b^2+2\rho ab+\lambda(a^2+b^2-1)
$$
and take partials with respect to $a, b, \lambda$:
$$
{\partial L\over\partial a}=2(a+\rho b -\lambda a)\\
{\partial L\over\partial b}=2(b+\rho a -\lambda b)\\
{\partial L\over\partial \lambda}=a^2+b^2-1
$$
The maximum occurs where these partials are zero. Setting the first two of these to zero and rearranging into matrix form, we get:
$$
\begin{pmatrix}1-\lambda &\rho\\\rho&1-\lambda\end{pmatrix}
\begin{pmatrix}a\\b\end{pmatrix}=
\begin{pmatrix}0\\0\end{pmatrix},
$$
or
$$
(\Sigma-\lambda I){\bf v}={\bf 0}\tag2
$$
where we write ${\bf v}$ for the column vector $(a,b)^T$. But (2) is saying that $(a,b)^T$ is an eigenvector for the covariance matrix $\Sigma$ corresponding to eigenvalue $\lambda$.
Note that the covariance matrix has two eigenvalues. The corresponding eigenvectors represent the linear combinations with maximum and minimum variance.

A: The principal components in PCA are the linear-algebra eigenvectors of a particular matrix.  It is not a different definition of eigenvalues or eigenvectors.
That the components in PCA, defined as solutions of a sequence of optimization problems, coincide with eigenvectors of the covariance matrix is an application of the theory of Rayleigh quotients.  See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Min-max_theorem .

A: The co-variance can be thought of as defining an ellipsoid.
The eigenvectors of the co-variance matrix correspond to the axes of the ellipsoids, and the eigenvalues are the lengths of the axes.


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I chose to pursue a career in medicine because it combined my love of math and science with my desire to help people and do some good in the world. Nephrology is a unique specialty because it allows me to provide long-term care to people who have complex and acute conditions, such as people who require dialysis. I enjoy being the frontline care provider and developing a close relationship with each of my patients. I'm also interested in the underlying science of nephrology and how it requires a detailed knowledge of physiology.
As a nephrologist at NYU Langone, I treat people who have any kidney condition, with the exception of those who require kidney transplantation. I have particular expertise in caring for those with systemic lupus erythematous and other autoimmune kidney diseases, diabetic nephropathy, and cardiorenal disease—a combined disease of both the heart and kidneys.
I have a long history of providing personalized care for my patients. I enjoy getting to know them and talking to them about their lives and not just their illness. I believe that getting to know the whole person helps me provide more effective therapeutic care, and that it's critical that patients be given the time to fully understand their disease, prognosis, and treatment options. I was previously named Renal Physician of the Year at my institution, in recognition of my dedication to my patients.
My major research interests are the causes of and treatments for cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic kidney disease. I have received multiple National Institutes of Health and foundation-funded grants to participate in or serve as principle investigator of clinical trials in this area. Over the course of my career, I have been the principal investigator on research grants from the National Institutes of Diabetes Digestive and Kidney Diseases; the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; the American Society of Nephrology; the American Heart Association, and several other organizations. Additionally, I helped lead an international trial on a new therapy for diabetic kidney disease, and I have been an investigator on clinical trials for acute kidney failure and lupus nephritis treatments.
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Clinical Trials and Research Studies
Analytic for Hemodynamic Instability in Hemodialysis
A Phase IV Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Multi-Center Trial To Study The Effects Of Evolocumab In Stage IV-V Chronic Kidney Disease: The Cardiovascular and Lipid-Lowering Effects Of Evolocumab In Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease Trial (EVO-CKD)
Pathophysiology and Epidemiology of Intradialytic Myocardial Stunning - A Single-Center Pilot Observational Study on a Novel Cardiovascular Risk Factor
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Effects of canagliflozin on serum potassium in people with diabetes and chronic kidney disease: the CREDENCE trial
Neuen, Brendon L; Oshima, Megumi; Perkovic, Vlado; Agarwal, Rajiv; Arnott, Clare; Bakris, George; Cannon, Christopher P; Charytan, David M; Edwards, Robert; Górriz, Jose L; Jardine, Meg J; Levin, Adeera; Neal, Bruce; De Nicola, Luca; Pollock, Carol; Rosenthal, Norman; Wheeler, David C; Mahaffey, Kenneth W; Heerspink, Hiddo J L
European heart journal. 2021 Dec 21; 42(48):4891-4901
Controlled Study of Decision-Making Algorithms for Kidney Replacement Therapy Initiation in Acute Kidney Injury
Kelly, Yvelynne; Mistry, Kavita; Ahmed, Salman; Shaykevich, Shimon; Desai, Sonali; Lipsitz, Stuart; Leaf, David; Mandel, Ernest; Robinson, Emily; McMahon, Gearoid; Czarnecki, Peter; Charytan, David; Waikar, Sushrut; Mendu, Mallika
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN. 2021 Dec 15;
Patient Activation Measure in Dialysis Dependent Patients in the United States
Cukor, Daniel; Zelnick, Leila; Charytan, David; Shallcross, Amanda; Mehrotra, Rajnish
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2021 Sep 01;
New Director of Nephrology at NYU Langone Health