The reason we came down early before the wedding was so we could go to Asheville to see Biltmore. I planned a trip in 97 to see Biltmore but my daughter was born with medical problems and we didn't go. I love French architecture and the Biltmore house is probably the best example of it in the U.S. It's also an insanely large house on a very large estate. George Vanderbilt was a scholar and traveler so he wanted what he saw in Europe here in the states so he had a French Chateaux built in North Carolina. The area around Biltmore reminds me of the hills around Chinon or maybe the foot of the Austrian Alps around Neuschwanstein castle. In the end it's a nice place to put an estate. We arrive and enter the 175,000 square foot house and immediately realize that even though it looks French on the outside this is an American house. It's very easy to compare it to Versaille but that wouldn't be a fair comparison because Versaille cost as much as half of the yearly income of every resident in France for one year to build. I doubt that Biltmore cost that much because the interior isn't nearly as ornate. That's fine because Versaille is really overdone. Who needs gold plated walls anyway? Biltmore is much easier to take than some of the French Chataeuxs but it's also more apparent that although rich the Biltmores weren't kings. Overall the Biltmore house was an enjoyable experience and I recommend anyone going there if they're interested in that sort of thing. If you always wanted to go to the Loire Valley in France but just couldn't make it this may suffice. If you do go make sure you check out the rose gardens and other parts of the estate.
We flew out to Charlotte NC via Dallas. The best price ($208 plus tax) was on a plane that left at 11:58pm and got in at 10 am in the morning. This seemed like a great plane because we'd get to sleep and the journey would go faster. That would be a great plan as long as I don't take into consideration the time zones ( I didn't). It looked like on paper we'd be on the plane for 6 hrs to Dallas so we'd get some sleep. I should know better because I've flown to dallas many times. We were on the plane 3 hrs then had a layover. I think my head is really sensitive to cabin pressure because sometimes I feel sick on a plane and sometimes I don't for no apparent reason. The one I'm sick on may be a perfectly smooth flight and the one that I'm ok on could be rough. Anyway the three hrs to Dallas ended up being three really long hours because I didn't feel well and had to make a run for the bathroom. The second plane was perfect and I slept on it. We landed in Charlotte and got a cab to the car rental agency where we picked up a car and drove to Asheville NC, the home of the largest private residence in America. They should warn you not to drive after not sleeping for a day but they don't. I got about halfway there and pulled off the road and slept for a few hours before driving on. We got to our motel 6 (I'm cheap) and slept some more. Stomaches were growling so we headed out to a china buffet. I really needed to get to an internet access point but since we're in America this seems almost impossible. The Quality Inn across the street was advertising free high speed interenet so I went over and asked if I could use it. I think they thought I was one of their guests because they said yes and later asked me to come back at 6 for breakfast! Anyway the wireless on my laptop isn't working but they had a lamp with an RJ45 port on the bottom (no joke!) which was hot so I plugged in. I left my printout of important phone numbers at home so I got into my email and got the ones I really needed. Tired I returned to the hotel and slept.
We decided to turn in the rental car in Charlotte and take a train to Washington DC for two reasons, it was actually cheaper (thanks to a 20% off promo code I found on the internet for Amtrak) and it's a pain to have a car in D.C. We're used to using the metro to get around anyway so it wasn't much of a problem. The only problem was we needed to turn in our rental at 1pm and our train came at 1:50 am the next morning! We start off on the wrong foot by thinking we're in Europe and started searching for left luggage facilities. In Europe you can leave your luggage places for a few euro. The man in the library recommended we try the grayhound bus station. They did have lockers but only about 10 for the 1000 or so people there so we took a taxi to the train station where we checked our bags in ahead of schedule. We then walked back to the city center and ate dinner an an Italian restaraunt which wasn't bad. We were trying to kill time so we asked the waitress if there was a movie theatre around, there wasn't but she gave us tips on how to get to one. So armed with a bus schedule we head for the other end of town to watch a movie. We end up watching two movies which took us to about midnight. We called a taxi to pick us up and waited the 25 minutes needed for them to get there. Then we waited another 10 minutes. We couldn't call them again bacause the theater was now closed and the phone was inside. We had about 50 minutes left before our train left with our luggage. Since I don't have a cell phone we headed for the main street to see if we could find a pay phone. We didn't but we did find an all night diner and the man behind the counter let us use his phone to call again. It would only be 10 minutes this time. We wait 10 minutes and no taxi shows up. I'm getting ready to make this a really expensive night and offer a bunch of money to one of the people eating just to take us to the train station. Right before I did that the taxi showed. Thankfully it only took us 15 minutes to get to the station so we had about 20 to spare.
It's been about 10 years since I've ridden an Amtrak train so it was interesting to contrast them with my more recent train experiences from Europe. I've ridden Englands worthless trains, the French TGV, German ICE, Italy's Eurostar and many other eastern European trains. I have to say the Amtrak really isn't bad other than the fact that it's slow and only comes by once or twice a day. The seats are comfortable and spacious, the food isn't bad and the service is pretty good. In Europe once you get on that train everything else is up to you. With Amtrak they keep an eye on you to make sure you get off at the right stop. They will wake you up too if you're sleeping.
Anyway sleeping was about as comfortable as sleeping on an airplane but without the headrests that wrap around your head. So I didn't get a lot of sleep but arrived anyway in D.C. at about 10:00 am.
I found a pastry shop today and bought some filled doughnut looking things. They had a strange filling in them that was fruit but there was another odd taste. We'd find out later from another baker that spoke 4 english words (which was 4 more than the first one) and she pointed to the pastries and said "alcohol" when I tried to buy them. I'm guessing that strange flavor was alcohol of some sort. Weird, beer in doughnuts.
Our plan was to take the train or bus to Wiliczka (via-leech-ka) to see the salt mines. As we were standing in the train station a man came up to us soliciting his services. I saw his accomplice near the door when I came in. You can always tell these people because their the only ones in the train station not moving. Everyone else is trying to buy a ticket or get to a platform, they just stand trying to make eye contact. Anyway his deal was he'd drive us to Wieliczka for 160 zloty ($55). This seemed a bit steep to me but the train schedules weren't making any sense and both guidebooks were really vague about what to do once I got there so I told the man it was a deal and we followed him out of the station. He drove a early 90s Mercedes and the whole experience reminded me somewhat of Fernando in Mexico City driving us around. On the way out of town he started pointing out various places of interest and telling me history that I'd already read. We stopped at Schindlers factory and went in. Even though there isn't much to see but a movie with Schindler in it and the stairs and office in the movie it was still neat going there and knowing it was the real factory that saved so many people. I'm sure they'll make it into a museum some day. Back on the road for about 20 minutes and we arrived. Our driver started earning his keep fast. The line to get in was about 1 hr long and our English tour started in 30 minutes so he put us in line and took off somewhere. In about 10 minutes he came back with tickets. Apparently he does this a lot and knows the ticket sellers. He says sometimes they let him barge in line and sometimes not. Today they did. He didn't have enough money to pay for the tickets so he had to wander around to find someone that would convert Euros to Zloty. He really went out of his way to get us in. We made our tour which started out with a 360 stair decent into the earth. Thoughs of Jules Verns "Journey to the center of the Earth" came to mind. Our guide spoke English but her accent was really strained. Polish people sound like chihauhas when speaking English. Maybe the sounds are hard to say but they sound very tense.
We start once again foraging for food. I find at yet another small grocery yogurt cups. I'm getting desperate so I'm willing to eat bacteria infected milk for breakfast. It was much better tasting than the yogurt we have in the states but still no replacement for a good burrito or Paris croissant.
Before the second world war there were 65,000 jews living in Krakow, after the ware there were 200. There used to be an actual second city where all the Jews lived called Kazimierz (kazsh-meer-ezsh). Krakow has grown to the point that it engulfed Kazimierz and it is now a district. I guess it was hard to figure out who should own the buildings there after the war because there just wasn't enough jews left to claim it. It's sort of a run down area but is starting to come alive as people move back into it. We spent the day wandering around there and didn't see much to take pictures of. We were told by the two Polish guys on the train that we should go down there and eat at a Jewish restaurant. The idea of trying to order food that I've never seen before in a language that I can't speak isn't appealing so we eat dinner back in the city center. Many years ago there was a wall surrounding the city with the Wawel castle at one end. The wall was taken down by the Austrians when Krakow was part of the Austria-Hungary empire. The Austrians seemed to think there was no use for it and took all but one small section down. Where the wall used to be is one long park or "planty" area as they call it. It's really nice because they've put benches along all the paths so if you need to get anywhere in Krakow you walk allong the planty area instead of walking next to the street. Sometimes it's almost a block wide and other times it's only 30 ft. You could start at Wawel castle and walk all the way around old town and back to the castle without ever leaving the planty area.
Our first day in Krakow started by Jade and I foraging for food. Bernadette said there was a supermarket to the right of our apartment so that's where we went. We found a few min-mart types of places, a nice park with fountain, a tiny grocery that had croissants but no supermarket that would have cereal. On the way back we found a slightly larger grocery that has small bags of cereal and milk. A welcome suprise was the fact they give plastic bags to carry your grocery items in. We've gotten accustomed to bringing the day bag because most of the eastern countries don't give you bags, they expect you to bring your own. The croissants weren't too bad in a non-French way. I guess about the quality I'd get in America which after spending a month in Paris were unexceptable. I think I'll starve in these countries because I don't get my burritos for breakfast and I can't have my second breakfast (croissants) either. Anyway after breakfast we walked toward the city center and found a Polish fast food place so we ate lunch. Piper and I had a big sausage with onions, Jade had fried chicken patty and Natalya had Pierogies. People here don't speak English at all. The order process is a little weird. We point at the menu and tell her how much, she has us pay and gives the receipt to another lady who takes it into the next room to a food counter. When the food is done the same lady comes back, picks up the food and yells it out at which time you're supposed to motion to her that it's yours. You'd better be able to pronounce your food in Polish or you might not eat. The rest of the day we spent in the old center of the city.
We spend the day on the train with two young guys from Poland. One spoke ok English and the other spoke excellent English. We talked about the language and America. The one had taken a Greyhound from San Diego to Chicago and vowed never to do it again. He also said the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC is excellent.. He saw it before going to see Auschwitz in his own country which seemed backwards. We get to Katowice 20 minutes late and our connecting train is supposed to leave in 5 minutes. We jump off the train and run under the overpass to the first train that says Krakow and get on it. It's a very rough rattly regional train that gets us to Krakow 25 minutes late. We manage to get a fair taxi for 15 zloty ($3) to our apartment and Bernadette a pretty red headed Polish girl is waiting for us. Our apartment is really kind of fun. It's one of those things that's so peculiar that you're just willing to live with it like French cars with gear shifts in the dash or Swedish cars with ignition switches on the floor. We enter the courtyard with is very pretty and head for a building at the back. Inside is a wooded crate of an elevator that can only handle 35 kg so we put 2 bags in it and carry the rest up the stairs. The stairs are bare wood and very rustic like they were in a barn. We climb, and we climb and we climb some more until we get to the attic. The two bags are waiting for us. Our bodies were so tired by this time I could see it possible to accidentally fall over the rail and plunge to a violent end at the bottom of the stairs. Thankfully this doesn't happen. Inside the apartment you are very aware that you are in the attic. The floors are a dark stained hardwood like Cherry or Walnut and there are dark exposed beams in the ceiling and walls. There are also exposed wooden poles supporting the ceiling. We have one bedroom instead of two like we thought. These Europeans count funny. In America a two room apartment would probably have two bedrooms, in Europe it has two actual rooms not including the bathroom. So you take the number of advertised rooms, subtract the number of bathrooms and kitchens and what you have left is the bedrooms. If this number is 0 you sleep in the kitchen and if it's less than 0 you sleep in the bathtub.
It rained like crazy friday night while we were eating dinner at a restaurant. When we returned we found that our roof was leaking but only in one small spot. That spot was exactly overtop my running laptop! After drying it out all day Saturday and this morning it tries to boot but makes all kinds of beeping sounds and Linux says there are tons of harddrive errors. I'm guessing the hard drive bit the dust at the very least. So this means I may not be uploading any more pictures before I come home. Thankfully this trip I brought an external harddrive that I backed up all my pictures on as well as uploading half of them here. I also have them a third time on flash cards in a waterproof case. Do you think I've lost data before???
I told the owners and they've appologized and are fixing the roof tomorrow and brought by cookies. That doesn't make this trip any cheaper for me beause this week has now cost me $2000 if I have to replace my laptop. I may just buy a harddrive and see if that works. It's a little ipod style harddrive and a 60 Gig costs $175 so it's still not cheap. Anyway there will be more blog entries but maybe not pictures. I'm copying all of my pictures off of flash cards onto my USB harddrive so I have them in two places.
We ate the last of our food and the kids were starving but I couldn't do anything about it. Had this been Budapest or Ljubljana I would have sent Natalya out for food but none of us new Prague so if she got lost she couldn't even call me and I couldn't contact her so we waited. I ate a dried out strudel to get strength and we ventured outside. There was a fruit market across the street with bananas and nectarines. Had I known this we would have at least had fruit. It was Sunday so not much was open. We found a pizzeria on the corner that cooked up a Hawaiian pizza for $5. One of the ingredients listed was tomato but I wanted to keep things simple so I didn't have them taken off. We got the pizza home and it didn't have tomatoes on it so apparently they were referring to the sauce. Good thing I left it on. I went back to bed. The walk to the end of the block wiped me out. The kids ate and I finally got a few hours sleep. The next day was our last day in Prague so we needed to get out to buy our train tickets. I actually slept most the night but still didn't feel good enough to get out in the morning. I was eating whole bananas and drinking 6 oz of water at time but I still couldn't get away from the bathroom. At 1pm we headed for the train station. We arrived at the main train station and some of the stuff I wrote about Budapest having big wonderful buildings that are about to fall down could be said here as well. The train station is a monstrosity but looks like it's not even being used anymore. We did find a door open and inside there was this wonderful domed ceiling and elegant stairway downstairs but no ticket agents or people waiting for trains, how strange of a main train station. We venture downstairs and see a bit more life. There was a casino and more stairs to the Metro. I ask an information person and he says go downstairs again so we do. Two floor underground in the basement are the ticket agents and shops selling food, drinks etc.. So you have this big beautiful train station and the only part they use is the basement. The rest is slowly crumbling into nothing, sad. We stand in line for about 30 minutes without getting to the window. We also realize we didn't bring our passports so we ride the metro back to get them. We come back via metro and stand in line for another 30 minutes just to have the ticket window close when we get there. We choose another line and stand for 10 minutes then notice there are windows open 24hrs and think this is a horrible waste of time when we could use the last 6hrs to see the city so we leave the station with the intent to return when there's nobody standing in line.
We had planned on catching a train to a town I can't pronounce let alone write to see a castle built by an architect over 40 years for his wife. That just sounded too romantic to pass up but time has run out and the time machine still isn't working right (it only goes forward in time and takes 365 days to go one year) so we decide to stick around and see what we could. We also needed to pick up train or boat tickets to Prague. There is a street in Budapest that we call the Paris Street because it looks just like a boulevard in Paris. We started walking on this street away from the river to Hero's square and the city park. There are so many places in Budapest that we just didn't get to because we ran out of time that we need to come back and spend more time. This street is beautiful and I'd like to know more about it's history. Closer to the river it's lined with beautiful old buildings that are all restored. The House of Terror is on it which is the former residence of the Nazi and Soviet secret police. I really wanted to tour this museum but didn't get to it. The section of the street further away (and closer to the city park and hero's square) is lined with huge mansions that have also been restored. I want to know who lived in these houses as they're quit amazing. Something I've mentioned about Budapest before is the number of unrestored buildings. For every beautifully restored mansion, museum or church there are 10 that haven't been restored. I took a few pictures of them. One had a very nice Art Nouveau awning over the stairs and columns lining the front entrance. People stared at me for taking pictures of an old wreck. It will probably be taken down. I think it was at least 4000 sq ft.


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GUWAHATI, Dec 13 � US Ambassador to India Nancy J Powell today formally launched the American Business Corner (ABC) in the city, making it the first such centre in Eastern India.
The Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is the partner organisation in the centre.
American Business Corners are designed to showcase catalogues and business materials of US companies at the dedicated ABC space allocated by partner organisations nationwide.
Launching the corner, Powell said that it would act as a bridge between entrepreneurs of the North-east and American firms for enhancing bilateral cooperation in matters of trade and commerce, tourism, investment services, etc.
�This is a recognition of the growing trade relations between the US and India, and also of the need to expand bilateral activities to all parts of India, including the North-east,� she said.
Powell said that the North-east had the potential for emerging as a major partner in the growing Indo-US ties, and the US was keen to help it achieve that.
Powell said that the North-east�s share in Indo-US trade was limited due to lack of opportunities and knowledge but that drawback can be removed to a large extent with the setting of the American Business Corner.
Bilateral trade between India and the US shot up to $ 57.8 bn from $ 5.6 bn in the last two decades, and is expected to reach a hundred billion in the years ahead.
After Guwahati, Bhubaneswar and Patna are scheduled to have American Business Corners.
The American Business Corner will assist US companies in promoting their brand and generating business leads from emerging metropolitan cities in India besides showcasing catalogues and business materials of US companies. It is also a value- added service by industry chambers to their members who seek American technologies and equipment to upgrade production capabilities and become more competitive in global markets.

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At Google I/O last year, we got our first glimpse of Duplex, an AI that can place phone calls for you to secure dining reservations. Google rolled Duplex out in an extremely limited test late last year. Now, Duplex is coming to Pixel phones in 43 states, and non-Pixel phones will have access soon.
With so many supported states, it's easier to tell you which states are not getting Duplex yet. That's Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, and Texas. As a resident of Minnesota, I'd like to extend a hearty ಠ_ಠ to Google. If you live anyplace else in the US, you'll have Duplex on your Pixel phone today. Of course, most people don't use Pixels. Google says it will begin rolling Duplex out to other Android and iOS devices in the coming weeks.
To use Duplex, just pull up Assistant and ask it to book a table at your chosen restaurant on a specific day/time. Duplex makes the call and reports back with the result. Google previously demoed setting up other types of appointments with Duplex (like a hair salon), but the blog post only talks about dining. It's unclear if that's a limitation on the current version of the service, but many of you will be able to find out soon.
Google Duplex still isn't available nationwide, but today Google's taken at least one further step in that direction, as it updates its support documents to indicate availability in Texas.
That brings the list of Duplex-supporting states to 44, with Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, and Nebraska remaining as our hold-outs. Earlier this month we also saw compatibility begin spreading to non-Pixel phones.


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My name is Joe, I'm from Verona, Wisconsin. I go to school at UW - La Crosse where I am a Bio major. My frequent activities on campus are climbing, intramural floor hockey, hanging out with friends, sleeping and Army ROTC.
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Missile, Test, Gorgon 3C, Also Called KU3N-2
Cigar-shaped fuselage with sagging belly, high wing monoplane with two low-hung vertical tail surfaces and two small rocket exhaust exits at end of fuselage, one above the other; ogive nose; overall painted yellow, with blue, white, and red stars and bars painted on sides; black markings on each outside of vertical tail surfaces; presently with wings detached for storag; some body and wing damage.
This is a rare model of the U.S. Navy's Gorgon 3C missile, also called KU3N-2, which was powered by two Reaction Motors, Inc. liquid-fuel rocket engines each producing 350 pounds of thrust. It dates to 1945-1946 and was perhaps the U.S.'s first missile with two motors that operated simultaneously. About May 1946, the missile was redesignated the KU3N-2.
Only a dozen Gorgon 3Cs were built. Of these, six were used by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) for high speed research. Their velocity approached Mach 1. The remaining six were expended in stability and performance flight tests for the Navy. The missile shown here was very likely one of the NACA vehicles and perhaps the only one extant. It was transfered to the Smithsonian in 1965.
Transferred from United States Navy, Bureau of Aeronautics
Naval Aircraft Modification Unit
Body of wood construction with some metal screws and fittings.Body of wood construction with some metal screws and fittings.
Overall: 17ft 10in. x 10ft 10in. (543.56 x 330.2cm)
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Q: IF statement is being ignored, code recognizes the sum but ignores the IF statement Revised I have a DataFrame looking like this, I am trying to find the max sum of the iterative (looped) calculation of sum of 4 rows in the Dataframe, I can get the sum but code is ignoring the If statement and gives me the last counter=4, value.
|x |
|--|
| 1|
| 4|
| 1|
| 2|
| 0|
| 0|
| 0|
| 0|
| 0|
| 0|
| 0|
maxb=0
count=0

while (count<4):

    count=count+1
    curra= (df.iloc[count:count+4].sum())
if curra > maxb:
    maxb=curra

print(maxb)

A: You're using == which is a comparison operator. This returns a bool and doesn't actually assign anything. What you want is maxb = curra. The single = is an assignment operator.

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I am a 73 year old male. I have been experiencing intermittent chest pressure/discomfit just above my heart for a few weeks and sometimes I experience anxtiety. Episodes usually last for 40 mins or so then go away sometimes for days. Does not affect my climbing stairs or excercise (I walk for 40 mins every day). EKG mostly ok - shows some minor damage consistent with high blood pressure but very minor changes from what it was 3 years ago. My blood pressure is normal now but it was high for a while (few months) few years ago so I went on a diet/ exercise regmin and was able to control it. I also take some medicines to control it-tricardin (chinese), natrilix sr, dispirin cv, surbex Z.
I dont think its angina since when I have an episode, Nitroglycerin has no effect and also I see no discomfit when I exercise. Have been to 5 doctors but no one has been able to provide a definate diagnosis. Any suggestions?
You really need to get the: Electron beam tomography angiography (ebta) It will show the exact condition of your heart and will be worth getting even if your insurance doesn't cover it. The EKG does not give much information.


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Q: Ubuntu One and 'Something has gone wrong' When I try to login via browser (Chrome, Firefox) to Ubuntu One, I get following error:

Something has gone wrong Sorry about
  that. This problem has been reported
  to Ubuntu One engineers and we'll fix
  it as quickly as possible. This may be
  a temporary problem, so try again in a
  few minutes. You can also review the
  current status of Ubuntu One which may
  contain more information about this
  issue.

I can, however, go to machine adding page on Ubuntu One. I'm using only one computer, and it is listed there several times. I tried to delete every entries there and adding my computer once more, but it doesn't seem to fix the problem.
What blocks connecting my computer to Ubuntu One cloud?
It happened ever since I remember. I really wanna use it to store my 100GB stuff, but I just can't connect :)

A: Can you check if your computer is connected to Ubuntu One? You can see this on the terminal by running:
u1sdtool --status

That should show online and connected as true. If you're connected and you're still getting an error when trying to log into the Ubuntu One site or your computer is not connected, then your best bet is to submit a support request at https://one.ubuntu.com/support/contact You don't need to be logged in to send the request.

A: Check your terminal after executing command:
ubuntuone-launch

Maybe you got any Python's backtrace or something. Worth try ;)

A: the problem was fixed by contacting support, my account was broken and they've fixed it :)


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Q: React accessing state from a dynamically generated form, multiple levels deep The state of this form consists of three levels: A > B > C
A: [
            {
                name: "foo",
                ...
                B: [
                    {
                        name: "bar",
                        ...
                        C:[
                            {
                                name: "baz",
                                ...
                            },
                            {
                                name: "bat":,
                                ...
                            }
                        ]
                    },
               ]
            },
            ...
]

Basically, there needs to be an input field for each name attribute in three resources that are children of each other.

                {
                this.state.A.map( (a, aIdx) =>

                        <input type="text"
                            value={this.state.A[aIdx].name}
                            onChange={this.handleInputChange} />
                            {
                            a.B.map( (b, bIdx)  =>

                                    <input type="text"
                                        value={this.state.A[aIdx].B[bIdx].name}
                                        onChange={this.handleInputChange} />
                                        {
                                        b.C.map( (c, cIdx) =>

                                                <input type="text"
                                                    value={this.state.A[aIdx].B[bIdx].C[cIdx]}
                                                    onChange={this.handleInputChange} />

                                        )
                                        }

                            )
                            }

                )
                }

Problem is, I guess it seems obvious but I'm not able to access aIdx for example within the loop for the C attribute.
Is there any way around this? Is this a ridiculous design? A ridiculous use case for React? I am struggling pretty badly with this idea. I think I could manage it in vanilla JavaScript but I am trying to learn React.

A: You can simply write in like

{
  this.state.A.map( (a, aIdx) => {
    return

            <input type="text" value={a.name} onChange={this.handleInputChange} />
             {
                a.B.map( (b, bIdx)  => {
                  return

                           <input type="text" value={b.name} onChange={this.handleInputChange} />
                           {
                              b.C.map( (c, cIdx) => {
                                return

                                         <input type="text" value={c.name} onChange={this.handleInputChange} />

                              })
                            }

                })
               }

  })
}

A: You should actually have access to the aIdx in the loop for the C.
If the problem is that it shows [object Object] in the input it is because you have ommited the .name for the C elements.
So instead of
value={this.state.A[aIdx].B[bIdx].C[cIdx]}

use
value={this.state.A[aIdx].B[bIdx].C[cIdx].name}

But as Sakshi Nagpal's answer mentions you could have used a.name, b.name and c.name directly since you have a local variable for the iterated object.
Here is a demo with both approaches: https://codesandbox.io/s/mz82r16o8p


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This entry was posted in History, Military and tagged Afghanistan, Americans, Empire, execution, imperialism, Jerusalem, Jesus, Judea, military occupation, occupation, Palestine, roman imperialism, Romans, uprising.
That sounds a lot like you believe in the law of reciprocity! Some call it the golden rule, but when applied in such situations, it means giving the culprit over to local laws… unless the occupiers intend to establish their own laws locally. In either case, murder is murder despite the fact that war makes a very fine line of it. I agree with you. T(he)y murdered people and should be left to local laws for punishment. Not because I think those laws are right but because I think the law of reciprocity is right. While many believe that an eye for an eye might not be right, it sure goes a long way in politics.
This blog supports and hopefully extends my novel. The main theme is the contextualization of the words and actions of Jesus within the Roman Occupation of Palestine. But a strong secondary theme is the similarity of that ancient history with the Bush/Cheney/Blair occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq – and ironically of the increasing Israeli occupation of Palestine.
I oppose the death penalty, but I find the execution of a resistance leader (like Jesus or Osama Bin Laden) a lot more reasonable than a massacre of sleeping civilians. When I get over my initial revulsion, I think the Sergeant who perpetrated (or led) this particular killing can never be trusted in open society again, and should be incarcerated for life.
The real criminals, however, are Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz, and Blair. They should have all their assets and future earnings confiscated for war reparations, and be given hard labor for the rest of their lives.
Hard to argue exploitation when we've left the mineral wealth of the Afghans alone (and it is considerable, from what I have heard, and not being used at all by them). We must remember, this war began as an attempt to seek retribution for murder, to hunt down and bring justice upon those that had slain our people and those that had aided our enemies. It is true, we are a bunch of beard shaving, pig eating infidels. It is true, that like Rome we crushed those who opposed us. But unlike Rome, we did not take their lands as our own. We have bent over backwards to facilitate peace, respect, and self-governance (much like Rome, though they refused to bend over, forwards or backwards. A lesson we should have learned).
The fact is though, we are naught but infidels, non-believers, and barbarians to them (at best). When we destroy communications between the enemy, our own allies kill us. The populace riots and murders our people who are over there both to remove a threat and attempt to give aid to said populace. Our troops are held to high standards of behavior, almost inhuman standards considering what they see and live every day. They get to watch their brothers and sisters killed, for no reason other than the fact they exist. They get to wonder constantly if they are next. And the instant they step out of line, blow off steam, or do anything to insult a populace as mercurial as three year olds and as deadly as asps, with whom anything can become an insult regardless of if it was acceptable the day before, they are naught but pressure cookers left going too long.
It is sad to see 16 Afghans killed like this. But it is understandable. Our soldiers are only human, they can only take so much before they explode with the resentment they are placed through by both the enemy, their allies, and their commanders.
Of course, were it the Roman Empire, we wouldn't have had this problem. Had anything like 9/11 happened to the Romans, the country that started it would have been wiped off the face of the earth. As seen with the Jews, a crucifixion of 2000 was no great occurrence if it meant the safety of the Empire. We wouldn't have the problem of over worked, over stressed, and harassed soldiers finally taking it to the enemy that haunts their every moment with death. Oh no. Because with Rome, it would have made sure its Solders were allowed to make the enemy so afraid of them their soldiers could sleep soundly in their beds.
I think we could learn a lot from Rome.
Might makes right? What we learned from the Roman empire was how not to have a long lasting empire. Whether you like it or not, McDonalds diplomacy works where Roman might failed. The objectives and needs of the USA and Rome are different. Look around, how many failed dictatorships are there? Simply saying that Rome wouldn't have put up with this or that means nothing. We might as well be looking to Paul Bunyan for international relations advice. Rome was ruled by edict even with a senate. The question of how much pain the citizenry will put up with is relevant. The citizens of the US are arguably at the peak of what they will put up with. So go on, tell us how you inspire these same citizens to go ahead and be cruel to other nations. Lets hear that one.
Considering the Roman empire lasted for centuries, and the Roman Republic centuries before that, I'm not so sure it proves the lesson you say it does.
Look, I'm all for the diplomatic solutions. I think it is fine and dandy that we try to nation build rather than empire build.
As for the whole "inspiring the US citizens to be cruel" well. That's easy. It is always easy to inspire cruelty in people. You just have to let them be attacked, put under stress, and given a target. I'd prefer we not have to do this.
But before people start complaining about how terrible we are, we could have learned how to be terrible. We haven't been. Maybe we should have. Only time will tell.
While there may be some room to argue that the world needs a global police force, not one country will openly accept policing from another. Nation building does not happen by force without consequence. We can see the results of some attempts in Iran and other countries. The trouble with thinking you know best for other peoples is that you are (historically speaking) always wrong. If the entirety of your dealings with a foreign country is commerce, no harm no foul. The USA claiming to know what is best for another people is like me telling you I know what is best for you…. never going to work. Trust me. Of course, if you know how it is that we can convince others to do as we wish please explain. I'm certain that Mrs Clinton would like to know. Mr Anon would also be interested.


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The Global X FinTech ETF (FINX) launched in September 2016 and currently has $282 million in assets under management. However, it tracks a cap-weighted index and is designed to represent the fintech space rather than seek out disruptive innovators.


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Q: Can I use a Synonym to point to an object in a schema using another schema? I don't have too much experience in Oracle, so I am sorry if this is a simple question.
I have to move many objects in the database from one schema to another.
I am trying to update all dependencies as well, but just to be in the safe side I would like to leave behind a link.
Example:

*

*Right now I have in my Schema 1 (S1) a MyTable.
Users reference it like:
S1.MyTable

*I would like to move MyTable to Schema 2 (S2)
S2.MyTable

*I would like my users to be able to still use MyTable as they used to.
S1.MyTable /MyTable is really in S2, but users can access it with S1/
I have been reading about Synonyms and it seems you can create public ones so users can reference an object directly, like:
MyTable

But I need them to be able to write S1.MyTable
Can I use synonyms for this?

A: Yes, of course. You just need to create synonym in S1 schema (not public synonym).

A: Here's how searching for any object works (this example assumes the user has appropriate permissions, and that you didn't make the call as "schema.table")

*

*Search the current schema for that object

*Search private synonyms for references to that object

*Search public synonyms for references to that object

So if you create a public synonym, any user that has access to at least select on the underlying table can see it, without any further action on your part, even going forward for new users. If you create a private synonym, you'll have to create a private synonym for every single user that will have to access that specific object, and you'll have to do this for every object that you move (this applies to tables, sequences, and assorted other DDL like packages, functions, etc).
Either option is acceptable, depending on the level of security necessary for that object.


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UniCredit reaches deal with unions on job cuts in Italy
MILAN (Reuters) -Italian lender UniCredit has signed an agreement with unions for 1,200 voluntary job cuts to be partly offset by 725 new hires, the country's biggest banking union said on Thursday. The accord follows a new three-year plan https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/unicredit-targets-2024-net-profit-above-45-bln-euros-2021-12-09 to the end of 2024 presented on Dec. 9 by Chief Executive Andrea Orcel, who had taken over in April from predecessor Jean Pierre Mustier. At the time UniCredit had not disclosed job cuts, saying it first had to negotiate with unions.
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they both need the same logic. This will fix the index concern as well.
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The world was a different place when Ford introduced the first model year of its Explorer SUV in 1991. At the time, the price of gas was exceedingly low and the consumer demand for larger vehicles continued to climb. Much has changed in the almost three decades since the Ford Explorer was first announced: Gas prices have continued to climb, efficiency concerns have dominated both the consumer mindset and the development process, and new technologies have helped transform cars into mobile computing centers that offer everything from wireless audio to wireless Internet connectivity in the cabin.
The 2017 iteration of Ford's legendary Explorer SUV continues to build on these trends, with improved fuel efficiency and new in-cabin technologies that are sure to impress even the most demanding of SUV buyers. Though the automaker didn't completely change the design for this model year, the company did still manage to make a few appearance tweaks and modifications to its various trim levels. These subtle changes will appeal particularly to long-time Ford Explorer buyers who are looking to upgrade their overall experience while purchasing a car that both looks and feels like a refined, and slightly revised, version of the Explorer lineup.
The Ford Explorer is a full-size SUV, which means it's one of the biggest models on the market and a perfect fit for both growing families and drivers who have a lot of cargo to haul. The vehicle's specs reflect its full-size status. First and foremost, the 2017 Explorer is capable of holding up to 21 cubic feet of cargo in the rear, with all seats installed and in the upright position. When the seats are collapsed, the Explorer's cargo area gets even better: 81 cubic feet.
The 2017 Explorer's base and XLT trims come with a 3.5-liter V6 engine that includes EcoBoost technology; the engine produces 290 horsepower and 255 pound-feet of torque. The upgraded Sport and Platinum trim levels come with a turbocharged, 3.5-liter V6 engine that offers up to 365-horsepower and up to 350 pound-feet of torque. All models come with at least 18-inch wheels. Ford's MSRP on the 2017 Ford Explorer ranges from $31,660 for the base trim to as much as $53.235 for the high-end 2017 Ford Explorer Platinum trim.
As with previous iterations of the Ford Explorer, features are often slightly different across four trim levels. All models come standard with 18-inch wheels, the Ford Sync 3 infotainment system, LED headlights and taillights, roof rails, a backup camera, rear climate controls, air conditioning, cruise control, an adjustable steering wheel, a 4.2-inch dashboard infotainment display system, six-speaker sound, and a fully adjustable steering column.
By upgrading to the XLT trim, you can add LED fog lights, premium interior lighting, chrome roof rails, heated mirrors, parking sensors, keypad entry, and a 10-way adjustable driver's seat to the mix.
If you're looking for an Explorer that blends utility with luxury, the Sport and Platinum trims are just right. The Sport trim adds a sport-tuned suspension, 20-inch wheels, front-view camera, premium Sony speakers and stereo controls, rear cross-traffic alert, driver memory, and a heated steering wheel.
The Platinum trim adds even more, including adaptive cruise control, forward collision warning, premium leather upholstery, lane monitoring, rain-sensing windshield wipers, interior wood accents, and active parking assistance. This highest-price trim also puts the Explorer well into the range of other, full-size luxury SUV models on the market.
The Competition: How Does the 2017 Ford Explorer Compare?
When the first Ford Explorer came to market, it was considered the underdog against far more established SUV brands of the time. Today, almost the exact opposite is true. The 2017 Ford Explorer leads the market in terms of features and capability; the Ford Sync 3 system is easily one of the most extensive and usable infotainment systems on the market; and the performance of this model year, especially with the turbocharged V6, is leaps and bounds ahead of the Honda Pilot, GMC Yukon, and Buick Enclave, to name a few.
While the Ford Explorer in 2017 has the same passenger capacity as full-size SUVs from other manufacturers, it has a few added benefits that its competitors lack. First and foremost, the Explorer is the only non-luxury brand that can be upgraded to luxury status via the Platinum trim. Among luxury models, the 2017 Ford Explorer Platinum is still more affordable than the mid-range trim of SUVs like the BMW X7 or the Audi Q7.
The 2017 Ford Explorer also superior city and combined fuel economy when compared to models from General Motors, Toyota, Honda, and even BMW and Audi. This makes the 2017 Ford Explorer both the leader for value and luxury buyers, and for those who prefer a high-tech, efficient, and powerful ride in all environments.
Ford has made a big push in recent years to maximize the fuel economy of every model it sells, largely through the use of its EcoBoost engine technology. The 2017 Ford Explorer continues these improvements in fuel economy for the full-size SUV lineup. The base and XLT trim levels of this year's Explorer get up to 16 miles per gallon in city driving and up to 23 miles per gallon on the highway.
Upgrading to the Sport or Platinum trim levels, with the turbocharged V6 engine, features the same fuel economy in city driving and slightly reduced fuel economy on the highway, at 22 miles per gallon. Both engines feature better fuel economy than most competing full-size SUVs from both domestic and international manufacturers. Furthermore, all trim levels feature excellent 0-to-60 acceleration that takes less than 10 seconds. This indicates that greater fuel efficiency does not compromise overall performance or safety on the road, which is a particular highlight of Ford's increasing focus on fuel efficiency in recent years.
Technology gets a big upgrade this year, thanks to the addition of Ford Sync 3 in the front of the cabin.
Cargo space remains generous with the 2017 model, making it one of the best choices for buyers who routinely haul large amounts of gear.
Fuel efficiency remains impressive with an SUV of this size for 2017, building on the success of EcoBoost engines across the Ford lineup more broadly.
Cabin noise has been reduced this year, thanks to a renewed focus on noise isolation and cabin insulation.
A new, turbocharged V6 engine in upgraded models makes this explorer accelerate faster than its predecessors.
The Ford Explorer is not a small vehicle, and its driving experience can be awkward from behind the wheel, especially for first-time buyers.
While cargo space is generous, the third row of seating is particularly cramped, making it unsuitable for adult passengers on long trips.
The second row of seating has inched forward a bit for this model year, which means that larger passengers, and even car seats, could have some trouble fitting in.


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The bid will involves a direct financial commitment of up to $35,000 and up to $65,000 of in-kind commitments to be funded through the Major Events Reserve.
Approximately 1,400 athletes and coaches, along with hundreds of friends and family, journey from all over the province and the Yukon to the host community for the BC Special Olympics Summer Games.
The city believes that successfully hosting the Special Olympics in 2025 could result in over a million dollars in economic benefit and position the city to host a winter Canadian Special Olympics Games in the near future.


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Light-blocking, colorful curtains spruce up our white bedroom.
Cute whale hotpads, with quilted whales.
I made a lego letters pillowcase for my cousin, Ben, who really likes all things lego. I used scraps for the letters, and part of an old sheet for the case itself. The green edge is the bottom of a green t-shirt.
I made a new comforter cover for Trevor, because his old one (at the bottom of this page) was getting pretty old. This one has a big yellow LED on it, as well as some other details that make it a higher quality cover than the first one.
I also invented a lunch sack, which is slightly derived from Amy Karol's book and slightly made up. It is really fun -- I like it! No more brown paper or plastic bags for me; it fits my whole lunch perfectly!
For Trevor's birthday I made him this sunshine pillow. It was a lot of ironing! The pillow has 6 secret pockets and 2 interchangeable snap-on messages (one of which is shown -- Happy 19th Birthday!). The back has stripes with width-ratios corresponding to the Fibonacci sequence.
I made a pillow to match my quilt (above), again following Amy Karol's instructions. I ran out of blue fabric (everything was almost gone after the quilt) so I fudged the front of the pillow. Luckily there was just enough for the silly front and a nice overlapping back (right).
You can see the front panel for the pillow -- I embroidered it with my sewing machine! I learned about this exciting free-hand sewing stuff (quilting?) last weekend, and enjoy playing with it. The sun image is from a google image search.
Trevor and I invented and made collapsable storage boxes from cardboard, fabric, and ribbon -- great for holding small shampoos and toiletries!
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I made a comforter cover and pillowcase for my boyfriend shortly before the sewing machine was fixed. It was on its last legs: I could hardly finish the pillowcase! The cover is reversible, made of 6 large pieces of fabric. The pillowcase is made of scraps, but it doesn't look too scrappy.


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Brzana peloponeska (Barbus peloponnesius) – gatunek słodkowodnej ryby z rodziny karpiowatych (Cyprinidae), bardzo podobna do blisko spokrewnionej Barbus petenyi.

Zasięg występowania
Grecja.

Opis
Ciało wydłużone, wrzecionowate, pokryte łuskami cykloidalnymi, otwór gębowy w położeniu dolnym, dwie pary wąsików. Płetwy parzyste zaokrąglone, płetwa ogonowa wcięta.

Ubarwienie złociste z brunatnymi plamami na bokach, grzbiet brunatny.

Brzana peloponeska osiąga do 30 cm długości.

Dymorfizm płciowy: płetwa odbytowa samic sięga poza nasadę płetwy ogonowej. Samce mają dłuższe płetwy parzyste.

Tarło: od maja do lipca.

Brzany peloponeskie tworzą stada wielopokoleniowe. Żywią się głównie skorupiakami i larwami owadów.

Przypisy

Bibliografia

Karpiowate
Gatunki i podgatunki zwierząt nazwane w 1842 roku

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2015 Toyota Camry Se: The 2015 Camry has actually been totally redesigned, and Toyota is calling it the boldest Camry ever. Much of that has to do with the version we are driving, the SE trim degree, and also its spruced up version, the XSE. The idea of these 2 trim degrees is a sportier look and feel, that takes this "everyday car" up a notch. It could not howl performance sedan, but it is an enhancement over some years when the Camry was taken into consideration a bit dull.
Beginning with the exterior designing, the SE and also XSE both feature the honeycomb grille, the black sporting activity trim bezels around the headlamps, the back looter, chrome tip exhaust, as well as dressed up wheels. The SE one we remain in has 17" alloys with a graphite finish.
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Regarding your cargo space, it's 15.4 cu feet, which is rather acceptable in the course. That translates to six suitcases in our suitcase test. Plus, the rear seats do fold up down for the times when you require a little extra area.
The conventional engine is a 2.5 4-cylinder, with 178 hp as well as 170 lb-ft of torque. I found the pick-up to be greater than appropriate for this size automobile, and also I was pleasantly amazed by the responsiveness. The Camry is not always recognized for being efficiency drivened, but the 2015 model really feels a little bit more dexterous. Yet it's still an actually comfortable trip. There is a new sport tuned suspension that feels like it can take care of the obstacle of both more aggressive driving in addition to less than optimal roads. Even when I hit some large craters, I was impressed just how much it absorbed the effect. It's a wonderful balance of having an automobile that really feels a little bit a lot more hostile in the handling while still keeping that typical Camry convenience flight.
The SE comes criterion with an 8-way power adjustable driver's seat with lumbar assistance, warmed outside mirrors, back-up camera, as well as the Entune Sound with your normal radio settings, USB port with iPod connectivity, as well as streaming songs with Bluetooth. Additionally typical is hands-free cell phone use with telephone directory accessibility. If you're in the XSE, you'll get Sirius/Xm radio with HD web traffic and also weather condition info, heated pole positions, and a power passenger seat. There are added bundles offered with double area climate control, warmed pole positions, a Navigation system, smart key with push-button start, auto-dimming rearview mirror and Homelink.
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Hi Mal, can you tell us a little bit about who you are, what your background is, and how you first got started in the industry.
From year dot I always loved the smell of crayons and paint, and spent most of my spare time as a kid drawing or painting. I also loved to make things out of wood in Dad's old shed, and destroy what little tools he had left. I did really well in art and technical drawing at school, and decided to pursue that in some form or other when I left. I started out silkscreen printing my illustrations at home, and ended up getting my first commercial silkscreen printing job through friend and well-known artist, Ted Dutch.
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After working at a couple of smaller agencies, I worked in a freelancing role with Insight Creative for 13 years, expanding on my creative skills, including image manipulation and retouching. I then moved on to work with Maxim Group, and then Ellen and Company part-time, working on some very challenging projects that demanded a high level of conceptual design and rendering skills.
I am now based at home, as a freelancer, mainly focused on illustration, but still doing retouching and design when required from my studio at home, which I share with my lovely wife and demanding cat.
How would you describe your illustrative style?
I have always had a sense of humour, and at any opportunity I like to inject a bit of that humour into my illustration. My style has had to adapt over the years to follow trends and occasionally break them. The work I do for agencies tends to be of a more commercial level, particularly the Photoshop illustrations, so I adapt my style to fit the brief. The work I do for my own enjoyment is a lot looser in style, and I love to introduce quirky loops and the koru into my style when I can. I also like to experiment with different materials and techniques which often end in either total disaster or a pleasant surprise.
The project I am most proud of are the laser cut panel designs I created recently for a company called 'The Outside' featuring North Island and South island flora and fauna. It was a bit of a learning curve for me in terms of working out how to illustrate using interlinking positive and negative detailing, allowing for the fact that anything within the illustration that was too thin or too long would either fall off or bend, even out of 5m thick steel. The work has featured on the series 'The Block NZ', in the Habitat Magazine, and displayed at the recent Home Show in Auckland… I also have several giant laser cut panels in my own back garden.
What excites you the most about what you do?
Problem solving an idea and seeing it come into fruition. I also apply these creative and technical abilities to projects around the house, particularly our large gardens. It's like seeing your ideas in 3D.
From nature, books, the internet, colours and textures, and from observing people and situations, or simply talking to people. It is amazing when you really click with someone and you start talking over an idea, you can see the infinite possibilities going through their mind, and then pop!, their head explodes.
So, what's next for you in 2017/early 2018? What have you got lined up?
I have only recently become self-employed again. This will hopefully give me the opportunity to try new things as well as worry-to-death about how I am going to pay the mortgage and food for the cat. I have recently done up a large old woodblock press, and I am keen to experiment with woodblock printing as another way to add texture and colour to my illustrations. The printing process is quite organic and the results can be quite unexpected. The great thing is that you can be quite creative in what you use as a base to carve or cut into to apply the ink. My wife keeps telling me I can't use the dining table for cutting my designs on, so…she will have to go.
Thanks for your time, Malcolm, where can we see more of your work?


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