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Karipska zajednica (-{CARICOM}- ili -{CC}-) organizacija je od petnaest karipskih nacija i nezavinih zemanja sa primarnim ciljem da promoviše ekonomsku integraciju i kooperaciju među svojim članovima, da bi se osiguralo da su koristi od integracije jednako raspodeljene i da bi se koordinirala spoljna politika. Organizacija je osnovana 1973. Njene glavne aktivnosti uključuju koordinaciju ekonomskih politika i planiranje razvoja; osmišljavanje i uspostavljanje posebnih projekata za manje razvijene zemlje iz njegove nadležnosti; deluje kao jedinstveno regionalno tržište za mnoge svoje članice (jedinstveno tržište -{CARICOM}-); i rešavanje regionalnih trgovinskih sporova. Sedište sekretarijata je u Džordžtaunu, Gvajana. -{CARICOM}- je zvanični posmatrač Ujedinjenih nacija.

-{CARICOM}- su osnovali delovi Kariba sa engleskog govornog područja, a trenutno obuhvata sve nezavisne anglofonske ostrvske zemlje plus Belize, Gvajanu i Montserat, kao i sve ostale Britanske karipske teritorije i Bermude kao pridružene članice. Engleski je bio jedini radni jezik tokom 1990-ih. Organizacija je postala višejezična dodavanjem Surinama na kome se govori holandski 1995. i frankofonskog Haitija 2002. godine. Pored toga, sugerisano je da i španski postane radni jezik. U julu 2012. godine -{CARICOM}- je najavio da se razmatra dodela statusa službenog jezika francuskom i holandskom. Godine 2001, šefovi vlada su potpisali revidirani Ugovor iz Čagvaramasa kojim su uklonjene prepreke ostvarenju ideje o zajedničkom tržištu CARICOM zemalja članica. Deo revidiranog ugovora uspostavlja i sprovodi Karipski Sud pravde.

Članstvo

Trenutno -{CARICOM}- ima 15 punopravnih članova, 5 pridruženih članova i 8 posmatrača. Svi pridruženi članovi su Britanske prekomorske teritorije, a trenutno nije utvrđeno koju će uloga biti pridruženi članovi imati. Posmatrači su države koje učestvuju u barem jednom tehničkom odboru -{CARICOM}--a. Iako grupa ima bliske veze s Kubom, ta je nacija isključena zbog nedostatka potpuno demokratskog unutrašnjeg političkog uređenja. Tokom 2017. godine Kuba i Karipska zajednice (CARICOM) potpisali su "Sporazum CARICOM-Kuba za trgovinsku i ekonomsku saradnja" kako bi se omogućile bliže veze.

Reference

Spoljašnje veze

 Official Blog CARICOM Today
 CARICOM Representation Office in Haiti (CROH)
 CARICOM Statistics: Statistical information compiled through the CARICOM Secretariat
 Radio CARICOM: the voice of the Caribbean Community (Press Release)
 Caricom Law: Website and online database of the CARICOM Legislative Drafting Facility (CLDF)
 Caricom Trade Support Programme: Government of Trinidad and Tobago
 CARICOM Trade Support Programme Loan
 Rapid Exchange System for Dangerous Non-food Consumer Goods (CARREX): Front end for Consumer Product Incident Reporting
 PANCAP: Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS
 CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ)

 EU Style Structure Evident in CARICOM
 Haiti suspends ties with CARICOM
 Jamaica Gleaner News - Haiti could return to CARICOM
 Haiti re-admitted?
 Caricom and Haiti: The raising of the Caribbean's 'Iron Curtain'
 How viable is a single Caribbean currency? Part II
 How viable is a single Caribbean currency? Part III
 The Dominican Republic in Caricom? Yes, we can
 Bureau recommends re-examination of Dominican Republic's proposed membership in CARICOM
 Guyana Journal (2007-07): Advancing Integration Between Caricom and Central America
 EDITORIAL: We may just have to dump CARICOM, July 4, 2010, Jamaica Gleaner
 Commentary: Gleaner newspaper suggests disbanding CARICOM , July 5, 2010, Caribbean Net News
 Does Caricom have a future? , 6 July 2010, BBC.co.uk
 That elusive governance structure, 7 July 2010, BBC.co.uk

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Q: Grid resizes the line based on the largest widget I'm having trouble resizing the ComboBox. Instead of being on the "Filter Order Status" side, she walked away. I realized that this happened because the size of the grid line was increased due to the size of the largest widget, which in this case are the tables.
How can I place the ComboBox next to "Filter Order Status" as it is in frame2, without changing the table size?
Here the sample code that shows the ComboBox being resized according to the size of the table
from tkinter import *
from tkinter import ttk

def make_table(row, column, window, text=0, headings=[], image=None, letter_pos=LEFT, borderwidth=1):
    """ Returns a Frame with the created table """

    data = [[0] * column for i in range(row)]
    labels = [[0] * column for i in range(row)]
    table = Frame(window)

    while len(headings) < column:
        headings.append(1)

    for i in range(row):

        # Insert "headings" values in the first line
        if i == 0:
            labels[i] = [Label(table, text=headings[j], image=image, compound=letter_pos, borderwidth=borderwidth,
            relief='groove', anchor=W, width=0) for j in range(column)]
        else:
            labels[i] = [Label(table, text=0, image=None, compound=LEFT, borderwidth=1,
            relief='groove', anchor=W, width=0) for j in range(column)]

        for j in range(column):
            labels[i][j].grid(row=i, column=j, sticky='we')

    return table

window = Tk()

window.grid_rowconfigure(1, weight=1)
window.grid_columnconfigure(0, weight=1)

# Create the Frames
frame1 = Frame(window, bg='yellow')
frame2 = Frame(window, bg='red')

# Position the Frames
frame1.grid(row=0, column=0, sticky='nesw')
frame2.grid(row=0, column=1, sticky='nesw')

""" Frame1 content """

# Create the "frame1" widgets
label1 = Label(frame1, text='frame1')
filter_order_status1 = Label(frame1, text='Filter Order Status')
comboBox_1 = ttk.Combobox(frame1, values=['Entregado', 'Não entregado'])
table1 = make_table(8, 4, frame1, headings=['', 'Customer', 'Order Status', 'Order Date'])

# Place the "frame1" widgets
label1.grid(row=0, column=0, sticky='w')
filter_order_status1.grid(row=1, column=0, sticky='w')
comboBox_1.grid(row=1, column=1, sticky='w')
table1.grid(row=2, column=0, sticky='w')

""" Frame2 content """

# Create the "frame2" widgets
label2 = Label(frame2, text='frame2')
filter_order_status2 = Label(frame2, text='Filter Order Status')
comboBox_2 = ttk.Combobox(frame2, values=['Entregado', 'Não entregado'])
table2 = make_table(8, 4, frame2, headings=['   ', 'Customer'])

# Place the "frame2" widgets
label2.grid(row=0, column=0, sticky='w')
filter_order_status2.grid(row=1, column=0, sticky='w')
comboBox_2.grid(row=1, column=1, sticky='w')
table2.grid(row=2, column=0, sticky='w')

window.mainloop()

A: The way I would do it is to create a frame specifically to hold just the label and the combobox. You can then easily use pack to align the label to the left and the combobox right next to it.

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Rux is an influential street punk band from South Korea. They formed in 1996 and released their first recording in 1999. Lead vocalist Won Jong-hee, the only remaining original member, also ran Skunk Label and owned the punk music venue Skunk Hell. They gained notoriety in 2005 when friends of the band undressed on stage during the live nationwide broadcast of an episode of MBC concert show Music Camp.

History
Rux was formed in 1996 when the punk music scene centered on Club Drug and Crying Nut. The name "Rux" is synonymous with "Ruckus".

Rux released several songs on compilations and went through numerous personnel changes before releasing the seven-song compilation I Gatta Go. The title refers to conscription in South Korea for all Korean males, which frequently breaks up Korean bands. Following the release, the band went on hiatus from 1999 to 2002 while Won Jong-hee served in the military.

Skunk Label
Won Jong-hee owned and operated Skunk Label, a DIY record label for Korean punk bands founded in July 1998. Skunk Label went on hiatus while Won served his military duty.  After Won returned in 2002, Skunk Label released We are the Punx in Korea, a 30-track compilation CD that has been described as the "Rosetta stone" of Korean punk rock.

Skunk Hell
Under the banner of Skunk Label, Won operated two live music venues, called Skunk Hell.

The first venue, located between Hongik University and Sinchon, was an obscure basement venue described as the size of a "good-sized living room".

The second Skunk Hell opened in Hongdae area in January 2004 in the former location of Club Drug. Eventually weekly management of the live music schedule was handed over to Ryu Cheol-hwan of punk band Suck Stuff. At the end of 2008, Skunk Hell officially closed its doors, with Ryu and Won citing waning finances and the inability to secure a liquor licence, as well as market saturation of competing live music venues. Skunk Hell closed its doors and Skunk Label fell out of use, as both Rux and Suck Stuff were quickly signed to Dope Records.

Skunk Hell opened in its third location in Mullae-dong in 2015.

Band members
Won Jong-hee (원종희): Vocals
Ryu Myung-hoon (류명훈): Drums
Lee Hyun-hee (이현희): Guitars
Yoon Hyung-sick (윤형식): Bass

Former members
 Lee Hyung-wi (Guitar)
 Lee Seung-bok (Bass)
 Kang Dol-il (Drums)
 Park Jun-young (Guitar)
 Kim Seuk-yun (Drums)
 Lee Ju-hyun (Bass)
 Park Gun-woo (Guitar)
 Paul Bricky (Bass)
 Joey Queen (Guitar)
 Lee Dong-hoon (Drums)
 Lee Tae-sun (Bass)

Discography

Albums
 [2004.07.01] Where are We Going? (우린 어디로 가는가)
 [2007.08.17] Rux the Ruckus Army
 [2009.06.25] Eternal Children (영원한 아이들)

Live albums
 (2005) The Skunx 2005 Live

Mini-Albums
 [1999.05.01] I Gatta Go
 [2005.06.29] Another Conception

Singles
 [2011.09.02] Dirty Punk (더러운 양아치)

Digital Singles
 [2008.03.24] Last 10 Seconds
 [2009.04.07] Wreck (만신창이)
 [2010.06.15] Out of the Blue

Compilations
 [1998.??.??] 98 Punk Daejanchi ~ Our Minds are All the Same (#1 Budutga, #2 Don't Wake Up, #3 Lock, #4 Another Face)
 [1999.??.??] 3000 Punk (#7 45, #25 Sub)
 [1999.03.22] Club Hardcore, Assa Obang (#6 Headless Fish, #14 Street)
 [2003.07.05] We Are the Punx in Korea (#7 Our Minds are All the Same)
 [2006.04.20] 2006 Skunk Compilation "Strike! Strike! Strike!!" (#6 And Again, #12 When I Die, #17 Oworui Norae 2)
 [2008.09.16] No Future for You (#5 Everybody's Wicked)
 [2010.08.02] Burning Hepburn - Life Goes on (Burning Hepburn) (#3 Life Goes on) (feat. Rux, Crying Nut)

References

South Korean punk rock groups
South Korean indie rock groups
Musical groups established in 1996
South Korean rock music groups

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INTERVIEW: Nathan Fake
Mark Corcoran-Lettice finds out more about Nathan Fake's long-awaited return
By Mark Corcoran-Lettice on Monday, April 10th, 2017
Image by Tim Saccenti
Back in 2005, Nathan Fake was swiftly crowned the heir to Boards of Canada's throne on the back of his blissful, downtempo debut Drowning in a Sea of Love. His subsequent live work and recordings then showed off an artist far more eclectic and distinct than many had first believed, but one who still married his increasing interest in rhythmic experimentation and chaos with beautiful synthesised melodies.
After a long absence, Fake is making a very welcome return with his fourth – and, according to the artist himself, his best – album yet, Providence. Discussing the lengthy gestation of Providence, Fake informs me, "Well I'd had the idea of a fourth album in my mind for quite some time, I think that was part of the problem, I guess feeling a bit pressured by it. But yeah, once I'd relaxed and just started enjoying making tunes for the sake of it, that's when the album started to take shape. It all happened quite quickly and I guess I wasn't really thinking about it at the time which is what made it come together really."
It needs to be a proper live performance rather than just playing back audio files from a laptop or whatever
Whilst his talent for string-tugging might have been what first garnered him attention over a decade ago, what's striking on Providence is the remarkable depth of his production, both in a technical sense and on an emotive level. Fake is strident about the personal nature of his work, stating, "I guess making music has always been a really personal thing for me, as it is with a lot of artists I'm sure…mainly because I've always been a bit of a loner with it, so the personal aspect has kind of been its very essence. I suppose Providence doesn't really differ that much from my previous albums in that respect, but I do feel like this album is especially emotive, as I was kind of totally in the flow when making it, it wasn't about tech or experimentation."
Accompanying the album are striking, neon hues visuals that Fake proves very enthusiastic about. "Matt Bateman's visuals are incredible, I'm so happy with them. I'd seen work he'd done for LFO and Jon Hopkins in the past, and I was after something quite digital, futuristic and hyper-real I guess so he seemed like a good person to ask. And he's totally nailed it."
Alongside his new release is a surprisingly extensive tour, one that brings him to The Cluny on Thursday 13th April. Asked about his new live set-up, he tells me: "So the live show at the moment is basically live improvised versions of the album tracks – obviously, the album versions are pretty structured and my live versions are loosely based on them, but they quite often go off on tangents which I think is what the live show is all about. I think live electronic music needs to sound rougher and more messy than recorded versions. It needs to be a proper live performance rather than just playing back audio files from a laptop or whatever. So basically, I've kind of deconstructed the album for the live show and put it back together in a pretty messy way, but I'm really happy with how it's sounding. Also, I'm excited now that the album is out, people might actually recognise some of the stuff I'm playing, ha!"
Nathan Fake plays The Cluny on Thursday 13th April. Providence is out now on Ninja Tune.
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Latest Enhancements to Traditional Slot Machines
Slot machines, informally known as fruit machines, have been around for decades. Slot games are very simple to play, too, and are one of the main attractions in land-based as well as online casinos. The rules of the game are simple; the player simply has to insert money inside the machine and press on a button, and then the reels start spinning. Based on the symbols that appear on the reels, the player may or may not win the designated amount.
Futuristic slot machines
Surprisingly, the popularity of the game hasn't faded even a bit in all these years. Player's young and old alike are eager to try their luck at slots now. However, the younger players want something more fast-paced from casino games, and not just the mundane pushing and pulling of buttons and levers to win.
To target the next generation of players—individuals who were raised on video games—slot machine makers across casinos are thinking of new and more futuristic ways to enhance the game.
In the UK and South Africa (CasinoZA), players can soon expect to be able to make wagers after knocking down a character or sinking a battleship—a step to making slots akin to video games. Further, Merkur Gaming of Mexico city is creating a slot machine similar to heavy arcade video gaming machines, specially aimed at today's youth. In these futuristic slot machines, the players can sit inside a sensory sphere that is cosy, comfortable, and excellent to play.
The new social gaming machines are expected to be more based on skill to attract players in their early 20s. This doesn't mean that the old slot games will be gone, though, for the traditional slot machines will also be functional at casinos for lucrative women gamers in their 50s and 60s.
Upcoming changes in slots-based casinos
Recently, at a Las Vegas convention of casino game creators, Edvard Toth, the studio head of California-based gambling platform Gamblit Gaming, showed how technology can effectively be used to enhance the appeal of casino games. He showed how slot machine games, especially those like Scrabble, Angry Birds, Risk, and Battleship can be transformed into something more attractive for the 21-40 age groups. The G2E Gaming Expo, however, suggested that the new game titles should be as much a game of luck as the traditional slot-based games.
Common Myths About Slot Machine Jackpots
Woman Accuses Casino of Tampering With a Winning Slot Machine


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HSE issues a fresh warning against mumps in Galway
15 November, 2018	0 Briain Kelly
The HSE is doubling down on its warning for parents in Galway after a recent increase in recorded cases.
Parents in Claregalway have been notified that a number of students at a school in the town showed mumps like symptoms.
It comes after the Health Service Executive issued a warning last month about an uptick of mumps cases in the west of Ireland.
At the time the HSE said that 45 people aged 15-29 had been diagnosed with the virus throughout the western region.
Mumps is an acute viral illness, symptoms of which can include fever, headache, fatigue, and a painful swelling of the glands.
Though not life-threatening in and of itself, mumps can lead to the more serious meningitis, and can have complications that cause infertility later in life.
The HSE says the MMR vaccine is the best way to protect yourself against mumps, and is advising anyone who is uncertain if they've been immunised to consult their GP as soon as possible, as it can take up to 28 days for the anitbodies to take affect.
Children who present with mumps symptoms should be kept out of school for at least five days after swelling of the neck shows up.
Mumps can be spread through coughing, sneezing, or any other contact with the saliva of an infected person.
Health Officials caution that a person may be infectious even before the swelling or other symptoms.
Comórtas Aiste Ionad Siopadóireachta na Coiribe buaite ag dalta scoile ó Bearna
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FORT COLLINS, COLO. — The Neenan Company, a fully integrated design-build firm based in Colorado, is pleased to announce its selection as the design-build partner for the Colorado Department of Transportation's first build-to-suit office building in more than 30 years – its Region 4 headquarters. The project will also include a maintenance facility located in Gilcrest.
The Region 4 headquarters, a 40,000 square-foot administrative facility located on CDOT's existing site along Highway 34, will enhance the gateway to Greeley. The new headquarters will consolidate several CDOT Region 4 engineering offices including staff that were previously located in a facility damaged following last year's flooding. Colorado State Patrol (CSP) will also join CDOT as a partner in the new building.
The facility will be built to LEED Certified standards to ensure sustainability and increased efficiency, allowing CDOT to recruit and retain top-level employees. Construction is expected to begin in July 2014 with an anticipated completion in 2015.
The 21,000 square-foot maintenance site will support CDOT's specialty maintenance needs, regional storeroom and associated office space. The site's construction will begin in May 2014 with an expected completion date of 2015.


Monday night, we had another example of a hockey player being super tough during the Capitals-Blue Jackets game. Columbus forward Boone Jenner got hit in the face by a teammate's shot while skating through the crease looking for a rebound. Jenner bled all over his jersey and lost two or three teeth. He went to the locker room for repairs.
But that would not be the end of the night for Jenner. No, sir, it would not. According to Fox Sports' Dave Maetzold, the 22-year-old Canadian got about 20 stitches and "couldn't wait to get back into the game." I would have been fine with sipping a Slurpee through a straw and calling it a night.
Jenner indeed returned mid-way through the second period sporting a full cage.
Then in the third he came out in a full shield.
But here's where it gets kind of funny.
Yes, Jenner's tooth will be forever immortalized in the Verizon Center ice because no one found it before the zamboni came out.


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package org.apache.carbondata.core.datastore.chunk.reader.measure.v3;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
import java.util.BitSet;
import java.util.List;

import org.apache.carbondata.core.datastore.FileReader;
import org.apache.carbondata.core.datastore.ReusableDataBuffer;
import org.apache.carbondata.core.datastore.chunk.impl.MeasureRawColumnChunk;
import org.apache.carbondata.core.datastore.chunk.reader.measure.AbstractMeasureChunkReader;
import org.apache.carbondata.core.datastore.compression.CompressorFactory;
import org.apache.carbondata.core.datastore.page.ColumnPage;
import org.apache.carbondata.core.datastore.page.encoding.ColumnPageDecoder;
import org.apache.carbondata.core.metadata.blocklet.BlockletInfo;
import org.apache.carbondata.core.scan.executor.util.QueryUtil;
import org.apache.carbondata.core.scan.result.vector.ColumnVectorInfo;
import org.apache.carbondata.core.util.CarbonMetadataUtil;
import org.apache.carbondata.core.util.CarbonUtil;
import org.apache.carbondata.format.DataChunk2;
import org.apache.carbondata.format.DataChunk3;
import org.apache.carbondata.format.Encoding;

import org.apache.commons.lang.ArrayUtils;

/**
 * Measure column V3 Reader class which will be used to read and uncompress
 * V3 format data
 * data format
 * Data Format
 * <FileHeader>
 * <Column1 Data ChunkV3><Column1<Page1><Page2><Page3><Page4>>
 * <Column2 Data ChunkV3><Column2<Page1><Page2><Page3><Page4>>
 * <Column3 Data ChunkV3><Column3<Page1><Page2><Page3><Page4>>
 * <Column4 Data ChunkV3><Column4<Page1><Page2><Page3><Page4>>
 * <File Footer>
 */
public class MeasureChunkReaderV3 extends AbstractMeasureChunkReader {

  /**
   * end position of last measure in carbon data file
   */
  private long measureOffsets;

  public MeasureChunkReaderV3(BlockletInfo blockletInfo, String filePath) {
    super(blockletInfo, filePath);
    measureOffsets = blockletInfo.getMeasureOffsets();
  }

  /**
   * Below method will be used to read the measure column data form carbon data file
   * 1. Get the length of the data to be read
   * 2. Allocate the direct buffer
   * 3. read the data from file
   * 4. Get the data chunk object from data read
   * 5. Create the raw chunk object and fill the details
   *
   * @param fileReader          reader for reading the column from carbon data file
   * @param columnIndex         column to be read
   * @return measure raw chunk
   */
  @Override
  public MeasureRawColumnChunk readRawMeasureChunk(FileReader fileReader,
      int columnIndex) throws IOException {
    int dataLength = 0;
    // to calculate the length of the data to be read
    // column other than last column we can subtract the offset of current column with
    // next column and get the total length.
    // but for last column we need to use lastDimensionOffset which is the end position
    // of the last dimension, we can subtract current dimension offset from lastDimensionOffset
    if (measureColumnChunkOffsets.size() - 1 == columnIndex) {
      dataLength = (int) (measureOffsets - measureColumnChunkOffsets.get(columnIndex));
    } else {
      dataLength =
          (int) (measureColumnChunkOffsets.get(columnIndex + 1) - measureColumnChunkOffsets
              .get(columnIndex));
    }
    ByteBuffer buffer = null;
    // read the data from carbon data file
    synchronized (fileReader) {
      buffer = fileReader
          .readByteBuffer(filePath, measureColumnChunkOffsets.get(columnIndex), dataLength);
    }
    // get the data chunk which will have all the details about the data pages
    DataChunk3 dataChunk =
        CarbonUtil.readDataChunk3(buffer, 0, measureColumnChunkLength.get(columnIndex));

    return getMeasureRawColumnChunk(fileReader, columnIndex, 0,  dataLength, buffer,
        dataChunk);
  }

  MeasureRawColumnChunk getMeasureRawColumnChunk(FileReader fileReader, int columnIndex,
      long offset, int dataLength, ByteBuffer buffer, DataChunk3 dataChunk) {
    // creating a raw chunks instance and filling all the details
    MeasureRawColumnChunk rawColumnChunk =
        new MeasureRawColumnChunk(columnIndex, buffer, offset, dataLength, this);
    int numberOfPages = dataChunk.getPage_length().size();
    byte[][] maxValueOfEachPage = new byte[numberOfPages][];
    byte[][] minValueOfEachPage = new byte[numberOfPages][];
    int[] eachPageLength = new int[numberOfPages];
    for (int i = 0; i < minValueOfEachPage.length; i++) {
      maxValueOfEachPage[i] =
          dataChunk.getData_chunk_list().get(i).getMin_max().getMax_values().get(0).array();
      minValueOfEachPage[i] =
          dataChunk.getData_chunk_list().get(i).getMin_max().getMin_values().get(0).array();
      eachPageLength[i] = dataChunk.getData_chunk_list().get(i).getNumberOfRowsInpage();
    }
    rawColumnChunk.setDataChunkV3(dataChunk);
    rawColumnChunk.setFileReader(fileReader);
    rawColumnChunk.setPagesCount(dataChunk.getPage_length().size());
    rawColumnChunk.setMaxValues(maxValueOfEachPage);
    rawColumnChunk.setMinValues(minValueOfEachPage);
    rawColumnChunk.setRowCount(eachPageLength);
    rawColumnChunk.setOffsets(ArrayUtils
        .toPrimitive(dataChunk.page_offset.toArray(new Integer[dataChunk.page_offset.size()])));
    return rawColumnChunk;
  }

  /**
   * Below method will be used to read the multiple measure column data in group
   * and divide into measure raw chunk object
   * Steps for reading
   * 1. Get the length of the data to be read
   * 2. Allocate the direct buffer
   * 3. read the data from file
   * 4. Get the data chunk object from file for each column
   * 5. Create the raw chunk object and fill the details for each column
   * 6. increment the offset of the data
   *
   * @param fileReader
   *        reader which will be used to read the measure columns data from file
   * @param startColumnIndex
   *        column index of the first measure column
   * @param endColumnIndex
   *        column index of the last measure column
   * @return MeasureRawColumnChunk array
   */
  protected MeasureRawColumnChunk[] readRawMeasureChunksInGroup(FileReader fileReader,
      int startColumnIndex, int endColumnIndex) throws IOException {
    // to calculate the length of the data to be read
    // column we can subtract the offset of start column offset with
    // end column+1 offset and get the total length.
    long currentMeasureOffset = measureColumnChunkOffsets.get(startColumnIndex);
    ByteBuffer buffer = null;
    // read the data from carbon data file
    synchronized (fileReader) {
      buffer = fileReader.readByteBuffer(filePath, currentMeasureOffset,
          (int) (measureColumnChunkOffsets.get(endColumnIndex + 1) - currentMeasureOffset));
    }
    // create raw chunk for each measure column
    MeasureRawColumnChunk[] measureDataChunk =
        new MeasureRawColumnChunk[endColumnIndex - startColumnIndex + 1];
    int runningLength = 0;
    int index = 0;
    for (int i = startColumnIndex; i <= endColumnIndex; i++) {
      int currentLength =
          (int) (measureColumnChunkOffsets.get(i + 1) - measureColumnChunkOffsets.get(i));
      DataChunk3 dataChunk =
          CarbonUtil.readDataChunk3(buffer, runningLength, measureColumnChunkLength.get(i));
      MeasureRawColumnChunk measureRawColumnChunk =
          getMeasureRawColumnChunk(fileReader, i, runningLength, currentLength, buffer, dataChunk);
      measureDataChunk[index] = measureRawColumnChunk;
      runningLength += currentLength;
      index++;
    }
    return measureDataChunk;
  }

  /**
   * Below method will be used to convert the compressed measure chunk raw data to actual data
   *
   * @param rawColumnChunk measure raw chunk
   * @param pageNumber            number
   * @return DimensionColumnPage
   */
  @Override
  public ColumnPage decodeColumnPage(MeasureRawColumnChunk rawColumnChunk, int pageNumber,
      ReusableDataBuffer reusableDataBuffer)
      throws IOException {
    return decodeColumnPage(rawColumnChunk, pageNumber, null, reusableDataBuffer);
  }

  @Override
  public void decodeColumnPageAndFillVector(MeasureRawColumnChunk measureRawColumnChunk,
      int pageNumber, ColumnVectorInfo vectorInfo, ReusableDataBuffer reusableDataBuffer)
      throws IOException {
    decodeColumnPage(measureRawColumnChunk, pageNumber, vectorInfo, reusableDataBuffer);
  }

  private ColumnPage decodeColumnPage(MeasureRawColumnChunk rawColumnChunk, int pageNumber,
      ColumnVectorInfo vectorInfo, ReusableDataBuffer reusableDataBuffer)
      throws IOException {
    // data chunk of blocklet column
    DataChunk3 dataChunk3 = rawColumnChunk.getDataChunkV3();
    // data chunk of page
    DataChunk2 pageMetadata = dataChunk3.getData_chunk_list().get(pageNumber);
    String compressorName = CarbonMetadataUtil.getCompressorNameFromChunkMeta(
        pageMetadata.getChunk_meta());
    this.compressor = CompressorFactory.getInstance().getCompressor(compressorName);
    // calculating the start point of data
    // as buffer can contain multiple column data, start point will be data chunk offset +
    // data chunk length + page offset
    int offset = (int) rawColumnChunk.getOffSet() +
        measureColumnChunkLength.get(rawColumnChunk.getColumnIndex()) +
        dataChunk3.getPage_offset().get(pageNumber);
    BitSet nullBitSet = QueryUtil.getNullBitSet(pageMetadata.presence, this.compressor);
    ColumnPage decodedPage =
        decodeMeasure(pageMetadata, rawColumnChunk.getRawData(), offset, vectorInfo, nullBitSet,
            reusableDataBuffer);
    if (decodedPage == null) {
      return null;
    }
    decodedPage.setNullBits(nullBitSet);
    return decodedPage;
  }

  /**
   * Decode measure column page with page header and raw data starting from offset
   */
  protected ColumnPage decodeMeasure(DataChunk2 pageMetadata, ByteBuffer pageData, int offset,
      ColumnVectorInfo vectorInfo, BitSet nullBitSet, ReusableDataBuffer reusableDataBuffer)
      throws IOException {
    List<Encoding> encodings = pageMetadata.getEncoders();
    org.apache.carbondata.core.metadata.encoder.Encoding.validateEncodingTypes(encodings);
    List<ByteBuffer> encoderMetas = pageMetadata.getEncoder_meta();
    String compressorName =
        CarbonMetadataUtil.getCompressorNameFromChunkMeta(pageMetadata.getChunk_meta());
    ColumnPageDecoder codec =
        encodingFactory.createDecoder(encodings, encoderMetas, compressorName, vectorInfo != null);
    if (vectorInfo != null) {
      vectorInfo.vector.setCarbonDataFileWrittenVersion(vectorInfo.carbonDataFileWrittenVersion);
      codec.decodeAndFillVector(pageData.array(), offset, pageMetadata.data_page_length, vectorInfo,
          nullBitSet, false, pageMetadata.numberOfRowsInpage, reusableDataBuffer);
      return null;
    } else {
      return codec
          .decode(pageData.array(), offset, pageMetadata.data_page_length);
    }
  }
}

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The name of this organization shall be the Western History Association.
The WHA strives to be a congenial home for the study and teaching of all aspects of North American Wests, frontiers, homelands, and borderlands. Our mission is to cultivate the broadest appreciation of this diverse history.
Section 1. Membership in the Association is open to anyone interested in the North American West.
Section 2. Categories of membership and dues for each shall be established by Council.
Section 3. Institutions other than sponsoring members may subscribe to the Association's publications. They are not eligible for membership.
Section 4. Only individual members of the Association may vote or hold office.
Section 1. The executive officers of the Association shall be a President, a President- elect, and an Executive Director.
Section 2. The President and President-elect shall serve for one year immediately following the annual meeting, and the Executive Director shall serve for five years. The Executive Director, who is selected by Council, may serve for more than one term.
Section 3. In the case of death, disability, or resignation of the President, the President- elect shall succeed to the Presidency and continue to serve to the end of the term for which originally elected to be President. In the case of death, disability, or resignation of the President- elect, the Nominating Committee shall nominate both a President and President-elect for the next succeeding election. In the event of death, disability, or resignation of both the President and President-elect, the most recent past-President who is able to serve shall serve as President Pro Tempore until the next scheduled election.
Section 4. Council shall fill vacancies in all elected Association offices under circumstances not provided for in this constitution.
Section 1. Council shall consist of the President, President-elect, Executive Director, and seven elected members. Elected members shall serve for terms of three years. Every third year three Council members shall be elected, with two Council members elected in other years, beginning with the first election after the approval of this change to the Constitution. An exception shall be in the case of members elected to fill unexpired terms. In addition, the immediate past Executive Director and two immediate past Presidents shall serve as non-voting members for two years after their regular terms of office. The editor of the Western Historical Quarterly and a graduate student elected by the Graduate Student Caucus, shall serve as non- voting members of the Council.
Section 2. The president, the Immediate Past President, and the President Elect shall conduct an annual review of the Executive Director's performance. This review shall be conducted before the Council meeting and reported to the Council. Prior to the review, the President shall solicit comments from the Council, the Program Committee Chair, and the Local Arrangements Committee Chair via email or teleconference.
Section 3. During the final year of term of office of the Executive Director, Council shall review and evaluate the stewardship of the Executive Director to determine whether the incumbent could be a candidate for a succeeding term.
Section 4. A Financial Advisory Committee shall consist of the President and three appointed members. Each year, the President shall appoint one member of the committee, for whom the term of office shall be for three years. The longest-serving member on the committee shall serve as chair. The Financial Advisory Committee shall review the Association's financial records and serve the Council and the Executive Director in a consultative and advisory capacity on Association budget and financial matters. The chair or the chair's designee on the committee shall attend each Council meeting and report on the Association's financial records.
Section 1. The Nominating Committee shall consist of five members, each serving two years. In even-numbered years, three new members shall be elected; in odd-numbered years, two. Council shall fill vacancies on the committee by interim appointments.
Section 2. Following the annual Association's election of the new members of the committee, the Executive Director will conduct the committee's election of its new chair. Election shall be by a simple majority of the incumbent and incoming members.
Section 3. The Nominating Committee shall consider suggestions by members of the Association for the office of President-elect, members of Council, and members of the Nominating Committee that are received no later than February 15. Through the Executive Director, the Nominating Committee shall submit nominees for President-elect to Association members no later than May 1. Members may nominate additional candidates by petition containing no fewer than fifty signatures to the Executive Director before July 1. At least ten weeks prior to the annual meeting, the Executive Director shall post the final slate of candidates to the WHA website and send an electronic message identifying the slate and providing instructions for electronic voting. For those who lack electronic access, an alternative method of voting will be provided. The Executive Director shall send at least two reminders to the members during online voting. Members will be able to vote from the time that the final slate is posted on the website until two weeks prior to the annual meeting. The Executive Director and the Chair or designated member of the Nominating Committee will confirm the results of the elections. The results shall be announced at the annual business meeting. The Executive Director shall save the electronic election results for one year.
Section 4. A tied vote for any office shall be resolved by special electronic ballot to be held at least four weeks prior to the annual conference. The results shall be announced at the annual business meeting.
Section 1. A quorum for the annual business meeting shall consist of fifty members. A quorum of Council shall consist of seven members.
Section 2. The President, President-elect, and Executive Director shall constitute the Executive Committee to conduct business of the Association when Council is not in session. The committee shall report all its decisions and actions to the next meeting of the Council. The committee may convene special meetings of Council.
Section 3. Amendments to the Constitution may be proposed by Council, by a simple majority vote at the annual business meeting, or by petitions signed by fifty members. Proposed amendments with clarifying information and arguments must be submitted to the membership no later than one month prior to the next annual meeting of the Association. Proposed amendments shall require two-thirds vote at the next annual business meeting for approval.
Section 4. Changes or additions to Bylaws may be proposed by Council or by motion at an annual meeting. They must be approved by a majority vote at an annual business meeting. Bylaws shall not contravene the provision of this Constitution.
Section 5. The business of the Association shall be conducted according to Robert's Rules of Order Revised. The presiding officer may appoint a parliamentarian.
Section 6. This Constitution shall supersede the previous Constitution and Bylaws. It shall be effective upon review and acceptance by Council and upon review by members of the Association, and upon its adoption by a two-thirds vote at an annual meeting.
Individual membership categories shall include: Student, Emeritus, Regular, Sustaining, Patron, and Honorary Life. Institutions and other groups promoting the study of the North American West may become sponsoring members upon approval by Council and payment of dues. Council, with concurrence of a majority vote at an annual meeting, shall determine dues for each class of membership.
Council shall set the date and place of annual meetings at least two years in advance.
The Association shall publish the Western Historical Quarterly and such other publications as approved by Council and a majority vote at an annual business meeting. These may be arrangement by cooperative agreement with other existing publications as Council and members may approve. The financial, procedural, legal, and other appropriate stipulations for publishing or cooperative arrangements shall be set forth by contract.
The editor of the Western Historical Quarterly shall be responsible for the production of the Quarterly as the official publication on the Association. The editor shall grant permission for reprinting of materials published therein. The editor shall be advised by an editorial board of twelve members, each member serving a three-year term. The editorial board shall be chosen by the editor from a slate approved by the Council. The editor shall sit as an ex officio, nonvoting member of the Council and report annually on the operation of the Western Historical Quarterly.
A. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Association and Council. Unless otherwise stipulated, the President shall make appointments to all committees and shall designate their chairs. The President shall encourage the establishment of affiliated organization status between other appropriate organizations and the Association.
B. The Executive Director shall conduct the routine affairs of the Association, maintain Association records and accounts, make annual financial reports to Council, report to membership on the actions of Council, arrange for meetings of the Association, and conduct such other duties as assigned by Council and the annual business meeting. Council shall set the annual honorarium for the Executive Director.
C. The Executive Committee shall exercise financial oversight of the Association, in consultation with the Financial Advisory Committee.
D. Only the President, the Executive Director, and the Executive Committee, in consultation with the Council, may officially represent the Association.
A. The accounts of the Association shall be maintained by the Executive Director according to the standard accounting procedures of the institution at which the Executive Director is located.
C. The President (or in the absence of the President, the President-elect) shall approve all sales from the securities account. Such actions shall be reported to the Council.
A. Except as otherwise provided, Council shall establish such standing committees as are needed to assist in conducting the affairs of the Association. The President shall appoint committee members for one term of three years, which can be repeated, as appropriate.


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Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse When MS Strikes?
While multiple sclerosis can cause a wide swath of symptoms and challenges for anyone diagnosed with the autoimmune disease, a new study finds that race may play a role in disease severity.
Researchers discovered that Black individuals with MS may be more severely affected by the disease, but also that this added impact persisted even when differences in income were considered. The same was not true for white individuals.
"It was not that I was surprised that [socioeconomic status] played a role with white people. I was surprised that it also didn't show a clear-cut significance in Black people as well. I was expecting to find it on both," said Dr. Karla Gray-Roncal, a neurology resident for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore. "It wasn't so significant in Black people, which points to other factors that are playing a role."
The study used data on people with MS, including more than 1,200 Black patients and 7,530 white patients. The researchers also examined the socioeconomic status of 288 of the Black participants and 1,046 of the white participants.
Using common tests on MS disease severity, the Black participants were an average of .66 seconds slower than the white people on a 25-foot walking test. They were also 2.1 seconds slower in a manual dexterity test. In responding to a 50-question cognitive processing test, Black participants with MS scored 5 points lower than white people with MS.
Back people with MS also had larger brain lesions, which can signal disease progression.
In considering socioeconomic status, researchers found that for white MS patients, a lower household income was associated with slower cognitive processing and walking speeds. And a worse score on the socioeconomic test was associated with slower cognitive processing and manual dexterity speeds.
The same was not true for Black MS patients in this study, for whom lower income was associated only with less manual dexterity.
The study didn't consider other reasons that might cause poorer outcomes in Black patients with MS, but structural discrimination could be one, Gray-Roncal said.
"I would say that's what we need to find out and I think that's why I'm so excited about the paper because it's a call to more study, to actually get at those differences," she said.
A limitation of the study is that it represents one point in time, Gray-Roncal said. A longer study following people across multiple years is needed, she said. The research team from this study plans to continue this work.
Among the solutions for helping Black MS patients now include early intervention, Gray-Roncal said.
"When we see patients that come in and they're first diagnosed, we are a little bit more vigilant and a little bit more proactive in their treatment. Some people might call it more aggressive," Gray-Roncal said.
The findings were published in the June 30 online issue of Neurology.
MS affects the brain and spinal cord with symptoms that can vary from mild to severe. It strikes almost 1 million people in the United States.
Four courses of the disease have been identified, according to the National MS Society. They include a course that involves intermittent symptoms and attacks of the disease and other courses that have a slow, insidious progression over time, explained Bruce Bebo, executive vice president of research for the National MS Society.
There have been tremendous advances in knowledge about what's driving certain types of MS in recent years, along with an explosion of therapies, Bebo said. The need continues for better understanding of more progressive types of the disease.
"We're starting to learn what some of those pathways are and starting to develop treatment approaches that address those pathways," Bebo said. "But we don't have the kinds of disease-modifying therapies now in progressive forms of MS that we have for relapsing MS and, of course, we don't have a cure for any of that."
Among the reasons socioeconomic status is important is that it can affect access to medical care and medications, Bebo said.
"I found it interesting that socioeconomic factors that they studied did influence the severity of disease in the white population, but not in the Black population, which I find hard to understand but the conclusion tells us we need to do more research. I know everybody hates to hear that," Bebo said. "This is an interesting study, but it's not definitive and we have to do more work, which is true, but it's hard if you live with MS to hear that all the time."
The study also confirms what other studies have shown, that the burden of MS in the Black population seems to be higher than it is in the white population, Bebo said.
"We can't say with a lot of certainty what the reasons are for that, but we're starting to learn what they are," Bebo said. "I think this publication is adding to a growing body of evidence that really is documenting that Black people with MS have worse outcomes."
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke has more on multiple sclerosis.
SOURCES: Karla Gray-Roncal, MD, neurology resident, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore; Bruce Bebo, PhD, executive vice president, research, National MS Society, New York City; Neurology, June 30, 2021, online
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According to the Economic Times of India, a UK Minister of Parliament stated that the number of highly skilled migrants entering the United Kingdom will increase under the new Tier 1 (General) points based system, contrary to public perceptions.
Keith Vaz, Labour MP for Leicester East, said that the United Kingdom's points based sytem is superior to how the United States imports top talent from around the world. Unlike the United States H-1B program, the UK Tier 1 (General) scheme has no quota.
"There is a wrong perception that the new system will cap the number of migrants, but that's totally untrue," Vaz said.
"Maybe we need to publicize the system more," he added.
Tier 1 (General) is part of the UK's new five-tier points based system. Tier 1 (General) assesses applicants based on criteria such as age, past earnings, education, and English language ability. It replaced the previous Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP).
Vaz was in India leading an inquiry committee on how Tier 1 (General) was working since being introduced on 01 April 2008. India was the first nation where the new system was introduced.
Vaz state that the new system needed to be open and fair and that the government should not change the rules unexpectedly.
In late 2006, changes to the previous HSMP that resulted in a more difficult points test were applied retrospectively to highly skilled migrants seeking to renew their visa. The changes caused an outcry among HSMP visa holders and ultimately resulted in a High Court judgment against the UK Border Agency.
The judgment required the government to allow affected migrants to reapply for their visa under the rules in place when their visa was initially approved.


"Early detection saves lives" was the chant as hundreds took to the streets of Georgetown yesterday to raise awareness about Breast Cancer as part of the activities to observe Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
The march, which was organised by the Ministry of Public Health started and culminated at Parade Ground on Middle Street, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported.
Leading the march was Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, his wife Sita Nagamootoo, First Lady Sandra Granger, Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence and Minister in the Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Karen Cummings and several cancer survivors.
Cancer survivor Desiree Edghill said that the walk differed from the others in that it allowed cancer survivors to feel embraced.
"When people see survivors walking I think that gives them some hope that I can fight this and I think what was good about this walk also is that there was a lot of education happening on the way… so I think it is important that we continue to walk and continue to let people know that early detection saves lives" Edghill stated.
Also, a survivor, Lawrence who describes herself as a 'cancer warrior' said raising awareness is important since many women experience the symptoms but are afraid to let people know or face the issue head-on.
"When we come out in the public and we show them that even a minister or anyone, it does not matter who you are but you can have cancer and you can be a survivor, you can war against cancer. So, this is to encourage to come out and do their breast checks", Lawrence stated.
One of the participants, Proverbs Jones came out to lend her support to those battling with cancer. "It is important to show respect to persons battling with breast cancer. I know it is not easy so they need motivation" Jones stated.


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August 24-27, 2018 delegations from all fifty-four National Guard Associations will meet in New Orleans, Louisiana, for the 140th NGAUS General Conference. The conference will feature many professional and educational networking opportunities as well as time for fun. The annual golf tournament will be held Friday morning, a 5k Fun Run/Walk is scheduled for Saturday, Hospitality Night will be Sunday, and the State's Dinner will close the conference Monday evening.
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Q: Calculating mean of columns based on the occurence of a number in other columns Pandas dataframe Python This question is based on my previous question.
I've got a Pandas dataframe like the one below. What I'm trying to do is calculating the mean of column r1 till r50, for every time that '5' occurs in the respective s-column (r1-s2, r2-s2,... r50-s50).
s1  ... s50 r1 ... r50
5       5  0.5    1
1       5  0.43   0.5
5       1  1      0.43
5       5  1      1

In this case, in s1: 5 occures three times, so we take the average over 0.5+1+1=0.83, in s50: 5 occures three times, so we take the average over 1+0.5+1=0.83. I want to get the result in a new data frame. Can someone help me to calculate this? Thanks!

A: You can filter for columns starting with s, and for each column, select indexes where the item is 5, and select those rows from the column of the same name except with s replaced by r, and compute the mean:
s = df.filter(like='s').apply(lambda col: df.loc[col == 5, col.name.replace('s', 'r')].mean())

Output:
>>> s
s1     0.833333
s50    0.833333
dtype: float64

>>> s['s1']
0.8333333333333334


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ZIP code 84004 has a small percentage of vacancies.
The majority of household are owned or have a mortgage. Homes in ZIP code 84004 were primarily built in the 1990s or the 2000s. Looking at 84004 real estate data, the median home value of $418,400 is extremely high compared to the rest of the country. It is also extremely high compared to nearby ZIP codes. So you are less likely to find inexpensive homes in 84004. Rentals in 84004 are most commonly 3+ bedrooms. The rent for 3+ bedrooms is normally $1,000+/month including utilities. Prices for rental property include ZIP code 84004 apartments, townhouses, and homes that are primary residences.
The median household income of $98,966 is compared to the rest of the country. It is also compared to nearby ZIP codes. So 84004 is likely to be one of the nicer parts of town with a more affluent demographic.
As with most parts of the country, vehicles are the most common form of transportation to places of employment. Instead of a commute, a higher percentage of people in 84004 are able to work from home than most places in the nation. In most parts of the country, the majority of commuters get to work in under half an hour. Most commuters in 84004 can expect to fall in that range. There are a slightly smaller percentage of employees that have to travel over 45 minutes to reach their place of employment.
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Compared to other ZIPs, 84004 has a very small percentage of people that did not graduate high school. The area has some of the highest percentages of people who attended college of any ZIP.
ZIP Code 84004 is in the following school districts: Mountainville Academy and Alpine School District. There are 4 different elementary schools and high schools with mailing addresses in ZIP code 84004.


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White Lung release two new singles, announce upcoming album
Posted by ACRN Media on September 21, 2022 September 21, 2022
By Julia Weber, Features Editor
[Photo courtesy of Lyndsey Byrnes]
White Lung recently released two new singles from their newly-announced upcoming fifth and final album titled Premonition.
Read more: Paramore's first single in five years to drop on September 28th
The group began working on their fifth album in 2017. While working on the album, frontwoman of the band Mish Barber-Way found out that she was pregnant with her first child. Soon after, the COVID-19 pandemic followed, as did another child. Five years later, Premonition will be released this winter.
Comprised of guitarist Kenneth William, drummer Anne-Marie Vassiliou and vocalist Mish Barber-Way, White Lung is described as, "blending live-fast-die-young rock 'n' roll and no-fu**s punk into a combustible mixture that propelled them around the world and into the hearts of music fans, with the exhilarating sense that the whole thing could catch fire at any time," according to a press release issued by the band.
According to their press release, Premonition is "a whirlwind of driving drums, intricate guitar work, and no-holds-barred lyrics about motherhood, pregnancy, and growth." Consisting of ten total tracks, the album is described as being about birth and rebirth.
In 2010, White Lung released its debut self-titled album followed by sophomore album sorry two years later. In 2014, the band released its third album Deep Fantasy followed by its most recent album Paradise in 2016.
White Lung's two singles, "Date Night" and "Tomorrow" both indicate a packed, energetic and intense album to come. The group's final album will be released on Dec. 2 via Domino Recording Company.
Watch the music videos for "Date Night" and "Tomorrow" below.
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We Are Welcoming Back Blues Fans to Rosa's Lounge!
All of Illinois has entered Phase 4 of the governor's and mayor's reopening plans, and we are excited to be reopening to the public.
We are so grateful for the support we have received from loyal fans and customers for our live streaming shows. Your support and generosity have been a lifeline for the artists. For our out of town fans, or for local fans and customers who don't feel comfortable coming back out just yet, our donation-based live streaming will continue on social media platform like Facebook and YouTube.
We are following strict public health and other guidelines to protect our performers, customers, and employees. This includes a 25% capacity limit. We will be selling our limited tickets in advance and at the door 'til sold out. Please read below for more information on our current operations.
Our Current Show Schedule, While Capacity is Limited
Chicago bars are currently limited to 25% of their normal capacity and cannot sell alcohol after 1a.m.. Until the city relaxes these limits, our performance schedule will be:
Friday, and Saturday
First Show:
Doors Open at 8:00 p.m. Performance 9 p.m. – 10:30 p.m
Second Show:
Doors Open at 11 a.m. Performance 11:15 p.m. – 12:45 a.m.
Ticket sales will be for a single show.
First Show guests will be required to depart by 11 p.m.
Second Show guests will be subject to the last call on alcoholic beverages at 1 a.m.
We can sell tickets for groups of up to 10.
Read below for more detailed information for ticketholders.
Steps We are Taking to Protect Performers, Customers, and Staff
The State of Illinois and City of Chicago have issued detailed guidelines for business re-openings, and we are strictly following the guidelines for bars. The guidelines cover employee health screening, sanitation, occupancy limits, and social distancing, in addition to other rules. Here are key elements that apply to Rosa's Lounge:
25% capacity limit. Chicago bars are currently limited to 25% of normal capacity. There will be ample space for with no crowding.
All tables will be at least 6 feet apart.
All customers will be seated at tables.
Customers will be seated at least 15 feet from the nearest band member.
Performers will wear masks when they are not singing or playing wind instruments.
Drinks will be served in plastic drinkware or in bottles and cans.
Staff will scrupulously and regularly clean and sanitize tables, chairs, restrooms, bar tops, and every other surface.
All employees will have their temperatures checked and will wear face coverings.
For more detailed information, you can access the state of Illinois guidelines here. You can access the city of Chicago guidelines here.
Steps We are Asking You to Take to Protect Performers, Customers, and Staff
We our counting on the patience, understanding, and assistance from our customers as we reopen safely.
Most importantly, we are asking for your commitment to the artists. When we have so few tickets to sell, we will need to be selling out!
Here are some things you'll notice:
Quick health screening at the door, to make sure you do not feel ill.
Requirement to wear a face covering when you enter, exit, or are not seated at your table.
Requirement to wear a face covering when you are seated and placing an order with staff.
First Show guests will need to depart by 11 p.m.
Second Show guests will not be able to enter until 11 p.m., after we complete our cleaning regimen.
Last call for alcohol sales at 1 a.m. (per city rules)
Two drink per person minimum (on the honor system)
Information for Ticket Holders
Ticket sales will be in advance and at the door allowed only up to the 25% capacity.
The maximum group we can permit is 10.
Two drink per customer minimum. We are using the honor system. With extremely limited capacity, our bar staff needs your support!
Refunds will be issued if you become ill and can't attend the show.
Doors open for First Show guests at 8 p.m. Show time 9 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
First Show guests must depart by 11 p.m.
Doors open for Second Show guests at 11 p.m.. We cannot allow you inside until all First Show guests have departed and the tables, chairs, bar counter, and restrooms are thoroughly sanitized.
Second Show time 11:15 p.m. - 12:45 a.m.
1 a.m. is last call for alcohol. We will close at 1:30 a.m.


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As One Part Offends, The Whole Body Suffers (part 2)
Part of the Growing a Heart for God: The Life of King David series, preached at a Sunday Morning service
13:1 Now Absalom, David's son, had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar. And after a time Amnon, David's son, loved her. 2 And Amnon was so tormented that he made himself ill because of his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed impossible to Amnon to do anything to her. 3 But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother. And Jonadab was a very crafty man. 4 And he said to him, "O son of the king, why are you so haggard morning after morning? Will you not tell me?" Amnon said to him, "I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister." 5 Jonadab said to him, "Lie down on your bed and pretend to be ill. And when your father comes to see you, say to him, 'Let my sister Tamar come and give me bread to eat, and prepare the food in my sight, that I may see it and eat it from her hand.'" 6 So Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill. And when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, "Please let my sister Tamar come and make a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand."
7 Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, "Go to your brother Amnon's house and prepare food for him." 8 So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house, where he was lying down. And she took dough and kneaded it and made cakes in his sight and baked the cakes. 9 And she took the pan and emptied it out before him, but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, "Send out everyone from me." So everyone went out from him. 10 Then Amnon said to Tamar, "Bring the food into the chamber, that I may eat from your hand." And Tamar took the cakes she had made and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother. 11 But when she brought them near him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister." 12 She answered him, "No, my brother, do not violate me, for such a thing is not done in Israel; do not do this outrageous thing. 13 As for me, where could I carry my shame? And as for you, you would be as one of the outrageous fools in Israel. Now therefore, please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you." 14 But he would not listen to her, and being stronger than she, he violated her and lay with her.
15 Then Amnon hated her with very great hatred, so that the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. And Amnon said to her, "Get up! Go!" 16 But she said to him, "No, my brother, for this wrong in sending me away is greater than the other that you did to me." But he would not listen to her. 17 He called the young man who served him and said, "Put this woman out of my presence and bolt the door after her." 18 Now she was wearing a long robe with sleeves, for thus were the virgin daughters of the king dressed. So his servant put her out and bolted the door after her. 19 And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the long robe that she wore. And she laid her hand on her head and went away, crying aloud as she went.
20 And her brother Absalom said to her, "Has Amnon your brother been with you? Now hold your peace, my sister. He is your brother; do not take this to heart." So Tamar lived, a desolate woman, in her brother Absalom's house. 21 When King David heard of all these things, he was very angry. 22 But Absalom spoke to Amnon neither good nor bad, for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had violated his sister Tamar.
23 After two full years Absalom had sheepshearers at Baal-hazor, which is near Ephraim, and Absalom invited all the king's sons. 24 And Absalom came to the king and said, "Behold, your servant has sheepshearers. Please let the king and his servants go with your servant." 25 But the king said to Absalom, "No, my son, let us not all go, lest we be burdensome to you." He pressed him, but he would not go but gave him his blessing. 26 Then Absalom said, "If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us." And the king said to him, "Why should he go with you?" 27 But Absalom pressed him until he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him. 28 Then Absalom commanded his servants, "Mark when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, 'Strike Amnon,' then kill him. Do not fear; have I not commanded you? Be courageous and be valiant." 29 So the servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and each mounted his mule and fled.
30 While they were on the way, news came to David, "Absalom has struck down all the king's sons, and not one of them is left." 31 Then the king arose and tore his garments and lay on the earth. And all his servants who were standing by tore their garments. 32 But Jonadab the son of Shimeah, David's brother, said, "Let not my lord suppose that they have killed all the young men, the king's sons, for Amnon alone is dead. For by the command of Absalom this has been determined from the day he violated his sister Tamar. 33 Now therefore let not my lord the king so take it to heart as to suppose that all the king's sons are dead, for Amnon alone is dead."
34 But Absalom fled. And the young man who kept the watch lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, many people were coming from the road behind him by the side of the mountain. 35 And Jonadab said to the king, "Behold, the king's sons have come; as your servant said, so it has come about." 36 And as soon as he had finished speaking, behold, the king's sons came and lifted up their voice and wept. And the king also and all his servants wept very bitterly.
37 But Absalom fled and went to Talmai the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son day after day. 38 So Absalom fled and went to Geshur, and was there three years. 39 And the spirit of the king longed to go out to Absalom, because he was comforted about Amnon, since he was dead. (ESV)


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Black Sabbath est le  studio du groupe rock éponyme qui deviendra, avec l'album Paranoid et sa chanson emblématique War Pigs, le symbole du courant heavy metal traditionnel. Ce premier album a été enregistré à Londres et est paru le  au Royaume-Uni et le  aux États-Unis.

Il est considéré comme le premier album de heavy metal. Il entre rapidement au  en Angleterre après sa sortie et s'y maintient pendant plusieurs mois. Aux États-Unis, l'album est devenu disque d'or le . En tout, c'est plus d'un million d'exemplaires qui furent vendus aux États-Unis lorsque l'album fut certifié disque de platine en 1986.

Historique

Enregistrement
En août 1969, connu alors sous le nom Earth, le groupe décida de changer celui-ci pour le désormais célèbre Black Sabbath. Au même moment, il enregistra et distribua une version démo de la chanson-titre. Ce fut en novembre 1969 au Regent Sound Studios de Londres que les musiciens enregistrèrent leur premier single  "Evil Woman" qui paraitra en janvier 1970. Ce titre est l'un des sept qui allaient apparaître sur le futur album. L'enregistrement fut assez basique : les morceaux furent enregistrés sur scène et en un temps record de trois jours et pour un budget de 600 livre sterling.

Tony Iommi, le guitariste dit d'ailleurs à propos de cette session : « Nous nous sommes dit "On se donne deux jours pour l'enregistrer et un jour pour le mixer". Donc on a joué sur scène. Ozzy chantait au même moment, nous l'avons juste mis sur une autre bande et nous nous sommes débrouillés comme ça. Nous n'avons jamais fait plus d'un essai ou quoi que ce soit d'autre ».

Musique et paroles

Que ce soit musicalement ou du côté des paroles, l'album fut considéré comme obscur, ténébreux à l'époque. La première chanson, l'homonyme Black Sabbath, est fondée presque entièrement sur un intervalle de triton (trois tons), joué sur une guitare à un tempo très lent. Ce triton, diable en musique (diabolus in musica, comme l'écrivait il y a un millénaire le théoricien italien Guido d'Arezzo) pouvait être alors associé au diable, à cause de l'intervalle de quarte augmentée qu'il présente (fa-si par exemple), instable et dissonant, non apprivoisable, qui lui confère une sonorité ressentie comme oppressante et effrayante. On retrouve dans cette première chanson, la mention d'une Figure in Black qui fait référence à Satan.

De la même façon, les paroles de la chanson N.I.B. sont écrites du point de vue de Lucifer. Contrairement à l'idée commune, le titre n'est pas l'acronyme de Nativity in Black mais, selon les dires Tony Iommi dans ses multiples interviews, une référence à la barbiche du batteur Bill Ward qui était taillée comme un pen-nib (la pointe d'un stylo à plume)

Les paroles des deux titres,  et  sont, elles, d'inspirations fantastiques : la première est une référence à la nouvelle Par-delà le mur du sommeil de l'écrivain américain , tandis que la seconde s'inspire du personnage de Gandalf du roman Le Seigneur des anneaux de . L'harmonica sur ce morceau fut d'ailleurs rajouté plus tard et joué par le chanteur Ozzy Osbourne.

 et  sont des reprises de standards blues, pratique commune à l'époque (en témoignent  de Deep Purple ou  de Led Zeppelin).  fut composé par le groupe Aynsley Dunbar's Retaliation, tandis que c'est le groupe américain Crow qui est à l'origine de la chanson  .

Production et réception

L'album atteint la  dans les charts britanniques où il reste classé pendant 42 semaines et  au Billboard 200 se vendant à un million d'exemplaires.

Alors que l'album était un succès commercial indéniable, il fut férocement critiqué par les journalistes, comme Lester Bangs du magazine Rolling Stone qui qualifia ainsi l'album : « improvisations dissonantes aux guitares effroyablement rapides qui envahissent tout le périmètre musical sans jamais pourtant être synchronisées avec le reste ».

Cependant, le même magazine place aujourd'hui l'album à la  de son classement des 500 plus grands albums de tous les temps. Q Magazine, autre magazine de rock, inclut l'album dans son classement des meilleurs albums de métal de tous les temps, expliquant que .
Il est également cité dans l'ouvrage de référence de Robert Dimery Les 1001 albums qu'il faut avoir écoutés dans sa vie et dans un bon nombre d'autres listes.

La pochette

La maison que l'on peut voir sur la couverture de l'album est le moulin à eau de Mapledurham situé sur la Tamise dans le comté du Berkshire. Debout devant le moulin à eau se trouve une silhouette vêtue d'un manteau noir, représentée par le mannequin Louisa Livingstone.

Anecdote qui a contribué au succès du groupe et du disque : il semblerait que lorsque la photo de la pochette fut prise, la femme étrange (sorte de Mona Lisa gothique) n'était pas présente et qu'elle n'aurait fait son apparition que lors du développement des photos?

Une croix inversée figure à l'intérieur de la pochette double de l'édition vinyl. Elle contient un poème intitulé "Still Falls the Rain" et les crédits de l'album. Dans ce poème, d'un auteur inconnu, il y est fait allusion d'une jeune femme aux yeux vides qui croit ne pas être vue, peut-être est-ce la femme de la pochette.

Liste des titres

Version européenne de l'album
Tous les titres sont signés par Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward, Ozzy Osbourne, sauf indications

Version américaine de l'album
Wasp, Bassically et A Bit of Finger sont des intros. Ces titres sont nommés uniquement sur la version U.S. de l'album mais bien présents sur toutes les autres versions.

Composition du groupe

Ozzy Osbourne (écrit "Ossie Osbourne" dans les premières versions de l'album) : chant et harmonica
Tony Iommi : guitare
Geezer Butler : basse
Bill Ward : batterie

Charts et certifications

Charts album

Certifications

Notes et références

Annexe

Articles connexes
Black Sabbath
Heavy metal
Heavy metal traditionnel

Liens externes

  L'album Black Sabbath sur Spirit of Metal

Album de Black Sabbath
Premier album musical sorti en 1970
Album publié par Vertigo Records
Album publié par Warner Records
Album publié par Philips Records
Album publié par Fontana Records
Album produit par Rodger Bain
Album certifié disque d'or au Canada
Album certifié disque de platine aux États-Unis
Album certifié disque d'or au Royaume-Uni


In April 2015, Hagens Berman, as court-appointed co-lead class counsel, moved for final approval of a $98 million class settlement for direct purchasers in the Prograf antitrust MDL. The direct purchaser class plaintiffs allege Astellas submitted a sham petition to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to delay approval of generic versions of the immunosuppressant Prograf.
The antitrust MDL, which was first consolidated in June 2011, alleged that Astellas violated antitrust laws by filing petition with the FDA as a means of delaying entry of a generic version of Prograf, a drug used to prevent organ rejection by kidney, liver, heart and lung transplant patients.
The Prograf Antitrust Class Action Lawsuit is In Re: Prograf Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 2242, U.S. District for the District of Massachusetts.
Final approval of a $98 million class settlement for direct purchasers.


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I have been tasked with trying to find a way to have a PC auto connect a four channel satellite modem without being logged into.
Due to the nature of this system and where it will be - they only want it power on and sitting at the login prompt only.
Is there a service that can be setup to do this? It would be quite simple if just being logged into window (shortcuts to the 4 dialing shortcuts in the startup folder) but I am clueless as to not being logged in.
Instead of booting to the login screen, have it boot up automatically to a use account. Create a script to run automatically to dial the modem, then log-out. I'm not sure how the modem works but I believe being logged out would cause the modem connection to disconnect. Instead of logging out. you could set the screen saver to 1 minute with the password option. This would then kick in shortly after booting up and would still require a password to prevent intruders. Not quite as secure as being logged out but the modem should stay connected.
by boonefly · 12 years ago In reply to How bout this?
The system was actually designed to do just that but... they insist on having it only powered on, not logged in.
Services can a lot but I have yet to see a way to configure it to run a dial out program let alone 4.
Thanks for the reply though - I do appreciate it.
I will see if the will spring for it. Thanks A lot!
If the modem dialup program produces user prompts and don't allow for a default response, I don't know of anyway to automate answering those. Check the dial-up program or the modem itself to see if errors can be ignored and just run a default option. If this computer is locked up now how are these situations being handled now?
It is in a testing-to-production environment at this point so it is in IT's hands. When installed in our equipment - it won't be reachable unless uninstalled. Only the power needs to be turned on/off by the end users.
If you are using the standard dialup program you should be able to do what you want using a Windows script. Here is a link to a tool that can run scripts as services.
Will the other program allow a script to be run? You could test that one too.


Watchung Cooperative Preschool is the longest continually operating preschool in Montclair. The school was established in 1967 as the Watchung Church Cooperative Nursery School and was based in the Montclair Community Church at 143 Watchung Avenue in Montclair. The church was nestled into a residential area, with no other churches or nursery schools nearby at the time. It had Church School facilities, but no preschool program. Many of the church's members, themselves parents, thought a weekday nursery school would be a nice idea, not only for the church itself but for the neighborhood as a whole.
In September 1967, the first class of four-year-olds entered the Watchung Cooperative Nursery School. Their teacher was Betty Bailey, a well-know religious leader in Montclair. In that first year, the school's children attended class four mornings a week. After two successful years, the school added a three-day-per-week afternoon class, taught by Marsha Brock.
In the 1970s, after a fire at the church and sale of the property, the school was relocated to 71 Mt. Hebron Road, where it leased space from the Montclair Heights Reformed Church. The school was renamed the Watchung Cooperative Preschool and ceased to have a religious affiliation.
From the very beginning, Co-op teachers have had a strong tradition of dedication to our school and a history of longevity. Many Co-op alum will remember teachers Susan Cilento and Edna Lowbey who taught through the 1970s and into the 1980s. In 1984, beloved teacher Pat Martin joined the staff at the Co-op and remained for 30 years until her retirement in 2014, having taught hundreds of Co-op graduates. Current director Christi Porter Johnson began at the Co-op in 1998. Our other Co-op teachers are parents of Co-op alum.
In 2014, the Co-op moved to its present location within the First United Methodist Church of Montclair at 24 North Fullerton Avenue. The move was precipitated by the dissolution of the Montclair Heights Reformed Church congregation and the sale of the church building, but the result was a happy one for the Co-op since it put the school into its big and beautiful new space right in the heart of bustling and vibrant downtown Montclair.
Despite some changes along the way, the Co-op is run today in essentially the same way it ran when it first opened its doors: an executive board of school parents administers the school, overseeing its finances and general operation. Our mission has remained constant too: teaching small children that school can be a fun place and enabling parents to be part of their child's first school experience.


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Official photographs of Prince George could be tweeted and taken by Kate Middleton
August 12, 2013 - 13:37 BST hellomagazine.com The first official photographs to be released of Prince George could be taken by his mother Kate Middleton herself, or another member of the Duchess' family, and released in a tweet
The first official photographs to be released of Prince George could be taken by his mother Kate Middleton herself, or another member of the Duchess' family, according to reports.
Kate, who is married to Prince William, is said to be sifting through snaps that the couple have taken at the Middletons' Berkshire home where Kate is currently staying.
As a keen amateur photographer herself, the Duchess is reportedly eager to use images from her personal collection, which would break with royal tradition of using a commissioned official photographer.
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"Kate has a great eye for pictures and wants the first official ones of George to be natural and in a relaxed environment," an insider told Grazia. The first-time mother is also said to be keen to not disrupt her three-week-old baby's routine.
The photos could be released as early as next week, the source revealed, and in another modern twist from tradition, could be published in a tweet from Kensington Palace.
If the couple do decide to stick to tradition, famed photographer Hugo Burnand, who took Prince William and Kate's wedding photos, could be the top contender. Mario Testino is another likely possibility as he took the couple's official engagement shots and worked with Princess Diana for her Vanity Fair shoot in 1997.
While Kate and Prince George are residing in Berkshire, Prince William has had to travel back to Anglesey where he is stationed as a Royal Air Force search and rescue pilot, now that his two-week paternity leave is over.
Kate will join her husband with their newborn "at some point" over the coming weeks so that proud William can introduce his son to his colleagues. The family will then travel to Balmoral where the Queen and Prince Philip are holidaying, and the Duke of Edinburgh will meet his great-grandson for the first time.
Prince William and Kate have already proved to be modern parents. The couple have broken with royal protocol before, when Kate's parents, Michael and Carole, were the first visitors to see Prince George at the hospital, as opposed to members of the royal family.
It is also speculated that Kate may hire a part-time nanny and not full-time help as is customary with the raising of royal children, as she was never brought up by one herself.
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Memory is damaged by air pollution, researchers find
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New research from the University of Warwick shows that human memory is significantly worse in parts of England with high levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and air particulates (PM10).
The difference in memory quality between England's cleanest and most-polluted areas is equivalent to the loss of memory from 10 extra years of ageing.
This is consistent with prior smaller-scale laboratory research on rats and other animals. But the new work, by Nattavudh Powdthavee, Professor of Behavioural Science at Warwick Business School, and Andrew Oswald, Professor of Economics and Behavioural Science, is some of the first to confirm the same in humans.
The researchers examined 34,000 English citizens randomly sampled from across England's local-authority districts. Everyone in the study was asked to remember 10 words in a standardized word-recall test. The analysis adjusted for a large number of other influences on the quality of people's memory -- including people's age, health, level of education, ethnicity, and family and employment status. The report, revealing a strong link between air pollution and impaired memory, is to be published in the journal Ecological Economics.
Memory slowly worsens as people grow older. The authors estimate that the difference in memory quality between England's cleanest and most-polluted areas is equivalent to the loss of memory from 10 extra years of ageing. The most polluted air in England is in places like Kensington and Islington. The cleanest is on the west coastline in districts like Devon and West Somerset.
"There is a little prior evidence of a negative association between levels of traffic pollution and memory using data on elderly individuals and in children", said Professor Powdthavee, "but almost all research in human studies on this topic has been based on elementary correlations and not on nationally representative samples of individuals in a country. We have tried to solve these two problems in our study."
Professor Andrew Oswald said "When it comes to remembering a string of words, a 50 year old in polluted Chelsea performs like a 60 year old in Plymouth. We are still not exactly sure how nitrogen dioxide and air particulates act to do this".
Using a nationally representative sample in the UK Household Longitudinal Study – the Understanding Society – the researchers have been able to study the link between data on a standardised word-recall test that was done in the year 2011 by 34,000 randomly sampled English citizens with data on NO2 and PM10 across 318 geographical areas. By exploiting regional variations in the direction of prevailing westerly wind and population density as predictors of air pollution but not memory, they were also able to correct for the potential selection effect that might arise from people with impaired memory choosing to live in more polluted areas.
• The article "Is there a link between air pollution and impaired memory? Evidence on 34,000 English citizens" is in press with Ecological Economics. It is available on the websites of the researchers, Nattavudh Powdthavee and Andrew Oswald.
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