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Abbotsford Manslaughter
Manslaughter, Murder, On This Day
ON THIS DAY …….3rd August 1918
William Henry Mogdridge,18 years of age, who was found guilty of the manslaughter of Eugene Charles Vernon, 54 years of age at Abbotsford, on August 3, came before Mr. Justice Cussen, in the Criminal Court, for sentence yesterday. The jury made a strong recommendation for mercy. Mr. Justice Cussen passed sentence of 12 months' imprisonment, to be Suspended on a bond of £100 be entered into for Mogdridge's good behaviour, and his abstinence from intoxicating liquor For 5 years. Mr. Clarke, who conducted the defence, said that Mogdridge was going to enlist.
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ACQUITTED OF CHILD MURDER
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ON THIS DAY – July 19, 1913
A young domestic servant named Ellen Muston, was charged in the Criminal Court yesterday before Mr Justice Cussen with the wilful murder of her female child at Brighton on July 19. The Crown prosecutor (Mr Womarski, KC) conducted the case against the accused, who pleaded not guilty, and was defended by Mr E J Corr (of Messrs Corr and Corr) The accused gave evidence on her own behalf and the jury returned a verdict of not guilty on the grounds of insanity, and Muston was ordered to be detained in strict custody at the Church of England Home, Cheltenham, until the Governor's pleasure was known.
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GUILTY OF ATTEMPTED MURDER
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ON THIS DAY – December 22, 1908
TONGALA WEST
At Bairnsdale Court, before Mr Justice Cussen, Edward Chomley was found guilty of having on the 22nd of December, attempted to murder John Hickey, husband of the licensee of the Mount Hepburn Hotel, Tongala West, by administering strychnine to him. Sentence of death was recorded, and the case will be considered by the Executive Council.
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He Saw Angels Flying About
ON THIS DAY – February 9, 1908
At the Supreme Court John Charles Manning was charge with having murdered his wife, Mary Ada Manning, at Golden Square, Bendigo. On the February 9, Manning sliced his wife's throat. Manning, who is of small stature, presented a haggard and aged appearance, and appeared to have aged in looks since the inquest. He still wore a bandage round his throat, thus covering the wounds which, after he was found alongside the dead body, of his wife, he acknowledged had been self-inflicted. George Rowley Manning, son of the prisoner and deceased, said his mother was a good, religious woman. He denied the truth of the accusations that had been made by the prisoner against, his mother in his diaries. The jury retired at 12 minutes past 4 o'clock, and returned with a verdict of guilty of murder at seven minutes to 6 o'clock. Prisoner staggered when asked if he had anything to say. He shook his head, and said in a weak voice, "I don't plead guilty in my own conscience." Mr. Justice Cussen, without changing his wig for the black cap, and still wearing his scarlet and ermine robes, then passed the sentence of death. The prisoner for a moment was motionless. Then he buried his face in his hands. When removed to the cells, however, he walked with a steady step.
Manning's sentence of death was commuted to life imprisonment
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Alice Malsenior Walker (born February 9, 1944) is an African American author and feminist whose most famous novel, The Color Purple, won both the Pulitzer Prize and the American Book Award.
Walker's writings include novels, stories, essays and poems. They focus on the struggles of African-Americans, and particularly African-American women, against societies that are racist, sexist, and often violent. Her writings tend to emphasize the strength of black women and the importance of African-American heritage and culture.
Walker was born in Eatonton, Georgia, the United States. She attended Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia and graduated in 1965 from Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers (Bronxville postal zone), New York. Her first book of poetry was written while she was still a senior at Sarah Lawrence. She returned to the South to work in the U.S. civil rights movement.
Walker was also an editor for Ms. Magazine. An article she published in 1975 was largely responsible for the renewal of interest in the work of Zora Neale Hurston.
She won the 1986 O. Henry Award for her short story "Kindred Spirits" published in Esquire magazine in August of 1985.
A political activist (due in part to the influence of Howard Zinn), she is active in environmental, feminist, civil rights, and animal rights causes. She has advocated ending the decades-long embargo against Cuba. Her daughter, Rebecca Walker, is also a prominent activist.
During her youth, an incident left Alice with a permanent injury that would soon scar her for life. While playing with her brothers, she was accidentally shot in the eye, and forced to get a glass replacement because of people's attitudes toward her.
for the same reasons earlier.
the poem is so great!, it creates alot of sense and meaning and everything that is said inthe poem is so true. We must live everyday like its a surprise and always learn to appreciate evry little thing that surrounds us.
I believe That When She Refers To The "Tiny Human Midget," Part Walker Is Pointing Out The Imperfections In The World…Discover Why We Have These Imperfections And You'll See Why We Must "Expect Nothing," Because They Come Hand In Hand With Disappointment….
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In Company, they have adverts in between their
In this report, I will be covering many different subjects to
do with the media industry. This will help anybody interested in careers for a
media sector. This report will contain information about different types of
media ownerships, as well as ethical issues involved in these. This is to fully
give you knowledge of what is contained within the media industry.
A privately-owned company is funded primarily through advertisement.
For example, ITV is a private ownership and unlike BBC which is public service
Company, they have adverts in between their broadcasts allowing them to make
revenue to continue funding more shows. Another private owned company is
YouTube, which is a video broadcasting website which allows content creators to
upload and share their own videos to generate views, and eventually when having
enough of a following, money. The way that the content creators and YouTube
make their money is through ad-revenue, which they will gain when they have
earned a certain amount of 'subscribers' and views. The way this is done is
through a system called 'Monetisation'. When a video on YouTube is 'Monetised',
Adverts will be shown throughout the video allowing both the creator and
YouTube to make money, so much money in fact that a lot of 'YouTubers' have
been able to use it as a full-time job. Having a privately-owned company can
have a lot of advantages, as some companies who want their products advertised
are willing to pay a lot of money to get it done. A disadvantage of private
ownership is that what is produced might not be exactly what the audience want,
whereas for companies such as the BBC, they research what the audience want
before producing a show, possible taking more of the audience's interest.
Commercial broadcasting, also known as private broadcasting once again uses
advertisement to fund their broadcasts. These can often be the case with
Podcasts as it allows the public to create their own broadcasts and earn
revenue from doing so. However, this would only be the case for large podcasts
which would gain the interest of companies who would want to invest, smaller
podcasts would be independently owned meaning the fund themselves without the
help of advertising or the government.
PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA
A public service company is purely funded through the government,
which everyone who uses a TV pays for with a 'TV License'. A public service
company must listen to what the audience want. If the public complain, then
they will have to make changes to give the consumers what they want, and if a
show doesn't get many views, then it will be cancelled. One of the biggest
examples of a public ownership is the BBC. The BBC is funded by the government
purely to inform, educate and to entertain, giving the audience exactly what
they want rather than what they want to create. This is an advantage for the
audience as the BBC do a lot of research into what the audience wants for all
ages, genders, sexualities and religions. A disadvantage of this is that a lot
of people don't want to have to pay for a TV license, and would much rather
watch purely on demand, or sign up to other services such as Sky which doesn't
only fund one channel. As well as TV, the BBC are also very well known for
their radio stations which is very interactive with the audience and like on
the TV, they are always making sure that they are playing what the audience
want to hear.
multinational company is a business which is distributed in multiple countries
around the world. An example of multinational TV Company is Comcast, which is
the largest broadcasting and cable TV company in the world by revenue, and
broadcasts to millions of homes all around the globe. Most film companies are
also multinational, this is to allow the creators of the film to gain the very
most out of the movie and as well as that there is no reason for it not to be
shared. This is especially the case as Hollywood, where most of the biggest
films are created is only in one country. A reason for a movie not to be shared
among a country is when the countries believe the movie will cause offence or
is too explicit for their population. For example, if a movie was to contain a
Nazi symbol along with relative content, the movie would most likely be banned
from being broadcasted in Germany. All this information is the same for Animations and Video games. They too are shared among all
countries, as there is no reason not to be unless the country doesn't want it
being distributed there. An example of a video game being banned in another
country is the game 'Wolfenstein' a franchise about the protagonist who you
play fighting the Nazi powers and is set in a world in which the Nazis won the
First World War. This was banned in Germany for Nazi references.
A media conglomerate is a large
company who own several other smaller companies who distribute certain forms of
media to consumers. Viacom is an example of a conglomerate company, they own
multiple different television channels such as MTV, Nickelodeon, Global
Entertainment Group, CMT, Comedy Central, BET Networks, Logo TV and many more.
DIVERCIFICATION
Diversification in the media is
when a company decides to branch out into different media sectors, for example
a company does television broadcasting branching out in to radio broadcasting
or internet streaming, this is diversification as the company is diversifying
what they do, creating a more diverse company. An example of a company which
has diversified is most newspaper companies such as the Guardian Media Group
which originally developed newspapers but has since started producing online
new content and created radio stations on which they can share some of the
stories and events covered in their newspaper but in a much faster time frame.
Film companies can also be multinational, however on a slightly smaller scale,
for example they can create lots of completely different types of movies, and
the same goes for animation businesses.
Vertical integration is when a
media company owns several companies at different stages of production. Warner
Bros is owned by Time Warner, which is a huge multinational media conglomerate.
Harry Potter, a huge movie franchise, is a good example of how Warner Bros has
used vertical integration to increase the potential earnings from productions.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two was created by Warner Bros
pictures, in association with Heyday Films. It was then distributed by Warner
Bros Distribution.
HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION
describes the merging of two or more companies at the same point in the
production process in the same or different business. If the products offered
by the companies are the same or similar, it is a merger of competitors. One of the clearest examples of
horizontal integration is Facebook's acquisition of Instagram in 2012 for a
reported 1 billion dollars. Both Facebook and Instagram operated in the same
industry and were in similar production stages regarding their photo-sharing
services. Facebook, looking to strengthen its position in the social media and
social sharing space, saw the acquisition of Instagram as an opportunity to
grow its market share, increase its product line, and reduce competition and
access potential new markets.
A merger is an agreement that brings two existing companies
into one new company. There are several types of mergers such as the ones
talked about above. Mergers are commonly done to expand a company's reach,
expand into new segments, or gain market share. An example of a media merger is
Time Warner and AOL. Time Warner had been looking for a way to embrace the
digital revolution, while AOL wanted to convert its stock price into proper assets,
because of this they banded together.
A takeover is when a company makes bids to take control of
another company to expand their business into other sectors. This is usually
made to be beneficial for both sides of the deal, such as a large sum of money.
An example of a takeover is with the video game Minecraft. Back in 2014 the
huge business Microsoft decided to invest into buying Minecraft after seeing
its huge success. They paid the original creator and owner of Minecraft around
2.5 million dollars for the game.
media industry, for all sectors, there is always forms of ethical issues that
must be worked around. These include offensive content, racism, sexism etc.
Ethical issues aren't bad in a legal way, it is not illegal to distribute a
piece of work whether it be a film or game or a book that contains potentially
offensive content. However, it can affect the creator of this product or the
popularity of the work. One example is with YouTube, when it had first become
popular years ago, any ethical issues were expectable, but now, content
creators are being affected as if their content does contain stuff that is not
appropriate to some audiences, then it will be what is called 'demonetised'.
When a video is demonetised, the creator cannot gain any money from the video,
and no advertisements will be contained within it.
Television is similar. If a program contains
graphic or offensive content that may cause offence, other companies may not
want their products being advertised or not want to sponsor the program.
Another issue often involved in TV shows such as documentaries or news reports
are privacy. Often, a show will show something or tell something that may be
private or personal information about someone, something they may not have
wanted the world to know. If this does happen, the subject of the leaked
information can sue as they did not give permission for it to be broadcasted
and this can often bring down a shows reputation.
For radio and news companies, there is often
many ethical issues. The main ethical issue with these is once again, privacy.
When it comes to news reports or talk shows, they tend to not consider the
respect of other people's privacy and personal information. This can result in
people charging the companies as they had never given permission for their
information to be leaked.
It is believed that kids watching violent
action movies can be brainwashed by them into committing crime themselves and
hurting or bullying others. This can often be a big issue as it is sometimes
the parents first thought when their child acts in a violent way a large
percentage of children watch extremely violent films. These movies tend to
leave psychological scars on a child. Child-based movies and cartoons do influence
the thinking and behaviours of millions of 21st century children.
For video games, the impact it is thought to
have on children is also a very large problem, parents and other adults believe
that the mass amount of violence in video games is affecting children and
causing more bullying and other forms of violence. Another ethical issue in
video games is when a game has too much explicit or offensive content, this can
cause people to dislike the game or possibly have a biased opinion on any other
games by that company.
When it comes to advertising, this is often the worst
for ethical issues. There have been countless adverts in the past that has
caused many complaints to ASA (Advertising Standards Authority) to get them
removed. A lot of adverts cause offence to certain viewers by expressing their
product in an unintentionally absurd and offensive way. One example of a
company doing this is the toiletries company 'Dove'. In their advert they
presented a black woman and showed her removing her top where underneath she
had a white top and the woman was replaced with a different, and now white
woman. The advert was advertising soap and it is believed the point that was
supposed to be put across is that it is very good at making you clean, however,
the advert was viewed and reported as racist because it is considered to be
calling black people unclean.
is a form of protection for a creator, it allows the creator to have rights to
control the ways in which their material may be used. This is used to prevent
others from stealing your idea and making money from it. However, copyright
only protects your actual projects rather than the idea of it. For example, if
somebody created a shooter game, somebody else can create a very similar game
so long as it uses different graphical designs. You can copyright an
object/asset, but not the idea of it. Often, the creator will also have the
right to be identified as the author and to object to distortions of his work.
Copyright is an automatic right and arises whenever an individual or company
creates a product. To claim copyright, the work should be regarded as original,
and exhibit a certain amount of judgement or skill. Titles, names, short
phrases and colours are not typically viewed as unique/original or substantial
enough to be covered, however, something that combines these together, such as
a logo, might be. The offences that can be claimed as copyright
without consent of the owner are copying the work, renting or selling copies of
the work to the public, showing or broadcasting the work in public and adapting
the work. The creator of the work may also have moral rights to be identified
as the creator, or the right to derogatory treatment (deletion or addition and
changes to the work).
The Broadcasting act 1990 is a law that was
passed by UK parliament to create a legal framework on the electronic
communication. The act contains
a provision on the regulation of independent television, sound programme and
other services provided by TV and radio frequencies.
The Official Secrets Act 1989 replaced a section from the
Official Secrets Act 1911, under which it was a criminal offence to disclose
any official information without lawful authority. The 1989 Act creates
offences connected with the unauthorised disclosure of information in six
specified categories by Government employees. The categories are security and
intelligence, defence, International Relations, Information which might lead to
the commission of crime, foreign confidences and the special investigation
powers under the Interception of Communications Act 1985 and the Security
Services Act 1989.
The Obscene Publications Act 1959 applies to television
and covers material which is obscene, whether it is in a person's possession or
it is published or broadcast. A TV broadcast is deemed to be obscene if its
effect or the effect of any one of its items is, if taken as a whole, has
tendencies to deprave and corrupt anyone who are likely, having regard to all
relevant circumstances.
rights act was a law passed in 1998 allowing all British citizens to have their
own rights and freedom. Human rights are the basic rights and freedoms that
belong to every person in the world. They are the fundamental things that human
beings need in order to thrive and participate fully in society. The rights
that were given with this law are the right to life, freedom from torture,
freedom from slavery or forced labour, rights to liberty and security, right to
a fair trial, no punishment without law, respect for your private and family
life, freedom of thought, belief and religion, freedom of expression, freedom
of assembly and association, Right to marry and start a family, Protection from
discrimination, right to peaceful enjoyment of your property, right to
education, right to participate in free elections, and finally, removal of the
death penalty.
The Human Rights Act 1998 has a real effect on
our everyday lives in the UK. It has been used to protect older people who are
being abused in care homes, to ensure that disabled children are provided with
transport to get to school, and to protect women from domestic violence.
international community has agreed several key specifications of human rights:
Human rights are universal, they belong to everybody in the world, Human rights
are inalienable, they cannot be taken away from people and human rights are
indivisible and interdependent, all the different human rights are important for human beings to
participate in society.
The Advertising
Standards Authority is the self-regulatory organisation of the advertising
industry in the United Kingdom. The ASA is a non-statutory organisation and so
cannot interpret or enforce legislation. This organisation reviews complaints
by the community for television advertisements. When they get a complaint they
review the advert to check if what the complaint says is true and whether it is
enough to have the advert removed.
of Communications, commonly known as Ofcom, is the government-approved
regulatory and competition authority for the broadcasting, Telecommunications
and postal industries of the United Kingdom. This company reviews television
shows and similar to ASA they investigate complaints. For example complaints
where made about a Big Brother live show as one of the cast swore before the
watershed when children could have been watching.
The British
Board of Film Classification, previously the British Board of Film Censors, is
a non-governmental organization, founded by the film industry in 1912 and
responsible for the national classification and censorship of films exhibited
at cinemas and video works. This organisation is who sets the age ratings of
all the movies released in the UK. The age ratings the use are U (Suitable for all),
PG (Parental Guidance), 12A (Cinema release suitable for 12 years and over), 12
(Video release suitable for 12 years and over), 15 (Suitable only for 15 years
and over), 18 (Suitable only for adults), R18 (Adult works for licensed
premises only).
Complaints Commission (PCC) was a voluntary regulatory body for British printed
newspapers and magazines, consisting of representatives of the major
publishers. The PCC closed on Monday 8 September 2014, and was replaced by the
Independent Press Standards Organisation. This organisation investigated
complaints from news reports and papers.
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Triple Dog Dare
By Georgia Beers
An All I Want for Christmas Novella
Sasha Wolfe has been talking up her new girlfriend to her overbearing mother for months, and when her skeptical sister dares her to invite this new squeeze over for family Christmas, Sasha accepts the challenge. After all, how hard can it be to bring your nonexistent girlfriend home for the holidays?
Triple Dog Dare was previously published in All I Want for Christmas: Romance Novellas (Bold Strokes Books, 2020).
By Fiona Riley
Mira Donahue's bar, Mirage, is the hottest Christmas party venue in Boston, despite Mira's secret: she hates Christmas. When self-described Queen of Carols Courtney Rivers books Mirage for her company's holiday party, she clashes with Mira over the plans. Then a freak storm strands them in the bar, and more than miracles abound.
A Christmas Miracle was previously published in All I Want for Christmas: Romance Novellas (Bold Strokes Books, 2020).
Hustle & Bustle
By Maggie Cummings
Hannah Monroe is ready to dazzle customers with her pop-up shop at NYC's winter holiday market. NYPD beat cop Toby Beckett, who just wants to protect and serve, barely notices the spirit of the season until events keep pushing her into Hannah's path.
Hustle & Bustle was previously published in All I Want for Christmas: Romance Novellas (Bold Strokes Books, 2020).
As a kid, Adley Purcell dreamed of owning Get the Scoop ice cream shop, and now that she does, she's worried it could go under. She's trying to focus on her love of ice cream, but she's edgy and stressed. And how the hell she'll survive national dessert chain Sweet Heaven opening a store less than two blocks away, she has no idea. Life is a rocky road right now, and there's only one cherry on top: the sexy business suit-clad blonde at happy hour.
Sabrina James doesn't stay still. Sweet Heaven takes her all over the country, opening new stores, then moving on to the next city. Smooth and simple. Until the gorgeous woman she meets at a bar who leaves her craving more turns out to own the small-town ice cream shop barely two blocks from the new Sweet Heaven location. Could life get any more complicated?
Have Adley and Sabrina bitten off more than they can chew, or will they swirl the salty with the sweet? In love and ice cream there's only one rule: When life gives you heavenly hash, eat dessert first.
Is there anything worse than your I-don't-do-commitment ex finally getting married? Not according to Scottie Templeton. Factor in living with her grandma, her rattletrap car, and never-ending job struggles, and Scottie's stressed. When a friend suggests they take dance lessons to blow off steam, she figures why not? How was she supposed to know that the super talented, ridiculously hot dance instructor is Marisa Reyes, the woman her ex dumped for her? Or that her friend would break his foot, leaving her without a dance partner? Or that dancers without a partner get paired with the instructor?
Scottie's ready to quit, but her grandma won't let her. She has nothing to be ashamed of and the playing field is level now. So, Scottie vows to finish the lessons, even if it kills her. And if the sizzling chemistry she has with Marisa, to say nothing of the closeness of their dancing, is any indication, it just might.
Camp Lost and Found
Cassidy Clarke wants to find herself. Tasked with scattering her friend Mason's ashes, she heads to the campground where they met as kids. She expects the grief. She expects the guilt. She expects how absent she feels in her own life. What she doesn't expect is the broken disrepair of the campground. Or the grouchily broody, yet intriguingly beautiful, cabin manager.
Francesca Sisto wants to lose herself. A deadly tragedy eight months ago has left her battered and guilt-ridden. The job at a rundown, very sparsely populated campground was supposed to keep her away from people. But when a very demanding and infuriatingly attractive guest keeps calling, she has no choice but to be a person and interact.
They aren't looking for love, they're actively avoiding it. Nobody knows better than Cassidy and Frankie that life doesn't always give you what you want. But sometimes, if you're lucky, life gives you exactly what you need.
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using System.Collections.Generic;
using SpecFlowHelper.Integrations.Databases;

namespace SpecFlowHelper.Integrations.Environments
{
    /// <summary>
    /// A base class for test runtime environments.
    /// </summary>
    public abstract class EnvironmentBase : IEnvironment
    {
        #region Constructors
        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="EnvironmentBase"/> class.
        /// </summary>
        protected EnvironmentBase()
        {
            AvailableDatabases = new List<IDatabase>();
        }
        #endregion

        #region Properties
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets the how many attempts a step should try in this environment.
        /// </summary>
        public int Attempts { get; protected set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets the wait milliseconds.
        /// </summary>
        public int WaitMilliseconds { get; protected set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets the available databases.
        /// </summary>
        public IList<IDatabase> AvailableDatabases { get; protected set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether should use database ping as sleep time.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>
        /// <c>true</c> if should use database ping as sleep time; otherwise, <c>false</c>.
        /// </value>
        public bool UseDatabasePingAsSleep { get; protected set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether should abort on first test error.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>
        /// <c>true</c> if should abort on first test error; otherwise, <c>false</c>.
        /// </value>
        public bool ShouldAbortOnFirstTestError { get; protected set; }
        #endregion

        #region Methods
        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes the environment.
        /// </summary>
        public virtual void Initialize()
        {
        }
        #endregion
    }
}

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Q: Lazy loading in Objective-C -- too lazy? I have a UIViewController that needs to set a few labels when it receives a new (object) value for one of its properties:
-(void)setCurrentEvent:(Event *)e {
    [currentEvent release];
    currentEvent = [e retain];
    self.dateLabel.text = currentEvent.subtitle;
    self.summaryTextView.text = currentEvent.summary;
    self.avgRatingLabel.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%.1f",currentEvent.avgRating];
    [self setTitle:currentEvent.title];
    [self.view setNeedsDisplay];
}

I found that when the values are set for the first time, the label and text view objects are not initialized yet and thus their new values are not set. After the initial call of setCurrentEvent all goes well, but I think I am relying on lazy loading a bit too much here?

A: Assuming it is being awaken from a nib or loaded from one:
Until your view controller's viewDidLoad method is called, there is no guarantee any of your IBOutlets are set.
What you are seeing I suspect is that the first time the values are set your view hasn't loaded yet, and by the time the values are set for the second, they have.
You should defer processing until the view is loaded, or create the views yourself as required.
EDIT
In light of your comment, it seems you are loading from a nib. In this case I would perhaps retain the instance variable (currentEvent say), then call a method like updateUI which sets the properties correctly. I would then also put updateUI in viewDidLoad so when the labels become available they are updated against the current event.

A: It is fine (good) to be very lazy, but you need to be careful about initialization ordering if you do not have everything set to init on demand. What I generally do is something like this
- (UILabel) dateLabel {
  if (!dateLabel) {
    dateLabel = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:FRAME_POSITION];
  }

  return dateLabel;
}

That way you know with certainty that field is initialized when you access it, since the accessor is the lazy initializer. The one catch you need to be careful about recursive dependencies, but I have used this for large complicated initialization chain.

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Space sleeping bag to solve astronauts' squashed eyeball disorder
13th December, 2021. // General Interest, Market Intelligence, Space Travel, Technology //
Scientists have developed a hi-tech sleeping bag that could prevent the vision problems that some astronauts experience while living in space.
In zero-gravity, fluids float into the head and squash the eyeball over time.
It's regarded as one of the riskiest medical problems affecting astronauts, with some experts concerned it could compromise missions to Mars.
The sleeping bag sucks fluid out of the head and towards the feet, countering the pressure build-up.
Its development was led by Dr Benjamin Levine, professor of internal medicine at University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, who is working on having the device deployed on the International Space Station (ISS).
Nasa has documented vision problems in more than half the astronauts who served for at least six months on the International Space Station (ISS). Some became far-sighted, had difficulty reading, and sometimes needed crewmates to assist in experiments.
"We don't know how bad the effects might be on a longer flight, like a two-year Mars operation," said Prof Levine, who is also director of the Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, a collaboration between UT Southwestern and Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas.
"It would be a disaster if astronauts had such severe impairments that they couldn't see what they're doing and it compromised the mission."
In 2005 astronaut John Phillips launched to the ISS with 20/20 vision and came back six months later with his vision at 20/100. Others experience a less severe version of the condition.
On Earth, gravity pulls fluids down into the body each time a person gets out of bed – something known as "unloading". But in space, the low gravity allows more than half a gallon of body fluids to gather in the head, applying pressure to the eyeball.
It can cause a condition called spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome, or SANS. This in turn can lead to progressive flattening at the back of the eyeball, swelling of the optic nerve and vision impairment.
"The pressure in zero-g is always lower than the pressure in one-g. But it's not as low as when you're standing up. That's the problem – normally, we spend one-third of our time lying down at night and two-thirds upright during the day. Nasa astronauts can't stand up during flight," Dr Levine told .
Even though the brain pressure in a person lying down on Earth is slightly higher than in someone who's in space, astronauts experience this pressure constantly and can never relieve it by shifting to an upright position.
Dr Levine explained: "They never get to unload the brain. So we asked, can we re-introduce a gravitational gradient?"
The sleeping bag, developed with outdoor equipment manufacturer REI, fits around the person's waist, enclosing their lower body within a solid frame.
A suction device, that works on the same principle as a vacuum cleaner, creates a pressure difference that draws fluid down towards the feet. This prevents it from building up in the brain and applying damaging pressure to the eyeball.
Several questions need to be answered before the sleeping bag technology is used routinely, including the optimal amount of time astronauts should spend in the sleeping bag each day.
Dr Levine explained: "Does everyone need to do this, or is it just the people who are at risk of developing SANS? Do you need to do it as soon as you get into space, or can you wait and see if your vision changes?"
He added: "That kind of dosing still needs to be worked out."
But Dr Levine says the development means SANS may no longer be a health risk by the time Nasa launches to the Red Planet.
Cancer survivors played a crucial role in clarifying the causes of the condition. The volunteers still had ports in their heads used to deliver chemotherapy drugs, and these allowed the scientists to measure brain pressure while they were flown on parabolic flights that simulate zero-gravity for a few seconds.
A dozen separate volunteers tested the technology itself. Scientists took measurements while they were lying down, with and without the sleeping bag. The researchers found that while just three days of lying flat induced enough pressure to slightly alter the eyeball's shape, no such change occurred when the suction technology was used.
The team at UT Southwestern previously found that microgravity caused the heart to shrink in space and may lead to a condition called atrial fibrillation, where the organ beats in an irregular manner.
It's possible the sleeping bag could also help counteract the abnormal blood flow that increases the risk of an irregular heartbeat in microgravity.


Bill Evans died in 1980 but the compositional legacy he left behind is forever expanding. In Reilly's second volume, he provides a deeper appreciation and understanding of Evans' compositions.
It includes two important theory chapters, plus ten of Bill's most passionate and melodically gorgeous works. The voicing charts for all ten songs are more complex than volume one and pianistically more demanding, yet always worth the effort.
The subjects of modulation and key relationships that are discussed in each chapter will help the player memorize faster and improvise with more facility; not an easy task when performing Evans' music.
The "Lament for Bill" in chapter 13 is the author's tribute to the genius of this great artist. The accompanying audio CD will add to the enjoyment, understanding, and appreciation of the written examples.


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Q: Celery runs locally but not in production My app involves Django, Celery, Redis, and Scrapy.
Locally, I fire up Django (python manage.py runserver) and celery (celery -A web_app worker). Then, I trigger a command which runs a scrapy webcrawler (via CrawlerRunner), retrieves some information, and makes additional async calls which are pushed to my task queue. This all works fine.
However, when I run celery via Kubernetes (called the same way celery -A web_app worker), my tasks stop running after the scrapy task finished. The worker won't execute any additional tasks unless I restart it.
Ideas?
What's going on under the hood when I run celery with the same command in Kubernetes versus when I run it locally?


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Jawzjan cinema artists seek government support
Features and Investigative Reports Religion & Culture
Roqia Barakzai
SHEBERGHAN (Pajhwok): A number of cinema artists in northern Jawzjan province have asked the acting government to support the art of cinema and keep it alive by any possible means.
They said no institution provided them with financial or technical support and worked with few available technical personnel.
Abdul Matin Sadid, head of the Jawzja Cinema House, told Pajhwok Afghan News: "With acute resources recently we made some educational short movies
He criticized the previous government and added the art of cinema was never paid attention and provided support.
"During the republic regime we were marginalized and currently we are not supported by any organization, now a number of cinema artists with their acute technical resources make short educational movies to keep the art floating in people's thoughts," he said.
To strengthen cinema financially, recently they decided to put on display some short movies but the tickets for watching these movies remained unsold and body visited the cinema hall.
Mohammad Amin Naakaam, a film maker in the province, said: "I have been running the art of cinema for the last ten years but have not been so far encouraged or supported by any of the institutions."
According to him, most of the young film makers due to economic problems have given up the art of cinema and chosen a different employment or have gone to the neighboring countries.
"As all of us are responsible to find out a living for ourselves and our families, however, film work is not successful here," he added.
He asked the acting government and other aid giving organizations to support cultural works, particularly the art of film making, otherwise it would face stagnation
Cultural and Information Department Director Maulvi Saifuddin Motasem said efforts were made to support the cultural programs, especially cinema affairs on priority basis.
"I have met some private institutions and talked to them regarding support to the cinema art. Efforts were underway to keep cinematography alive through any possible means and to witness youth thriving in this sector," he added.
He said his department had taken some steps to promote the cinema art through some cultural programs and made attempts to extend them.
Ja/nh
Jawzjan Cinama


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BEST CHILL MUSIC - WEEK 38
As the days get shorter and the nights get longer, we're here to help you acclimatize with the latest edition of Best Chill Music. Ponder the change in seasons by pressing play on the following songs from Alessia Cara, Jacob Banks, SYML, BRIDGE, JP Cooper and more.
TOP CHILL SONGS - WEEK 37
As the season changes, so do musical tastes, which brings us to the latest edition of Top Chill Songs. Just pop on your headphones, pull on your favorite oversized sweater, and warm your soul to the following tracks from ODESZA, filous, Phoebe Ryan, and seven others.
BEST NEW CHILL: ELYAH - THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL FT. JONAH
by J. Simpson
Enigmatic producer Elyah gets low-key funky on The Way You Make Me Feel featuring Jonah4Lyfe on vocals.
What Is Chill Indie Music?
The term chill as a musical descriptor came to prominence in the '90s, as information technology was really getting going in earnest. If 'chill music' is a genre, of any kind, it may be the first postmodern musical genre. Which is to say, it doesn't have a hard-and-fast definition, or even a consensus on its musical characteristics. So let's go ahead and dig into its etymology a bit in search of a definition.
The word 'chill' is the variable that's going to help us solve this equation. Because it's been used to describe legit musical movements, as well, that have some defining aesthetics we can expound upon.
Chill music is a shortened version of 'chill-out music,' which was an honest-to-goodness musical style in the late '80s and '90s. Chill-out music stemmed from the chillout rooms in raves and dance clubs. London's Heaven Nightclub featured the first high-profile chill-out room, where ambient music like Brian Eno would mix with progressive House, Techno, and Trance, from artists like The Orb, Orbital, or The KLF. These chill-out rooms were meant as a respite from the overwhelming stimulation of the big rooms. Which is also where we get our first hint why this music's so vital. And why it seems to be spreading.
BEST NEW TRACK: SAINT WKND FT. MAX - SURVIVE
by Ariela Kozin
For his latest release, Survive, Saint Wknd calls on singer MAX to add a little soul to his sound. The final product is like nothing we've experienced before.
ALWAYS NEVER - CALL ME OVER: EP REVIEW
by Kurt Kroeber
Always Never have three massive new tunes on their hands (but by massive I mean slow and patient brooding) and I have a feeling they're about to be your new favorite Canadian R&B superstars.
Join us in making the move from summer bangers to more autumnal warmers this Friday morning with yet another edition of Best Chill Songs. Featuring Evalyn, dvsn, Wafia, Bruno Major, Club Kuru, and others, it's almost certain to beat your post-vacation blues!
Starting off as a mood, chill vibes started to permeate other genres. Most musical styles have some form of chill variant, especially if they've been around for a while. Downtempo/Trip-Hop is one variant, blending chilled hip-hop beats with noirish, jazzy vocals. Jazz, 'world music', hip-hop, and pop are all serve chilled, at times. Looking at this aspect of indie chill out also starts to illustrate some of its darker aspects.
One aspect of indie chill focuses on the relaxing, mellow, soothing, sometimes hypnotic aspects of a style. The other showcases how nearly any style, sound, or genre can be subverted, polished into sanitized, sterilized safety. This is kind of chill with digeridoos looped over stale house beats, looped ad nauseam. In our more enlightened, culturally-sensitive times, we'd like to think this style would've fallen out of fashion.
Not everybody's super adept at introspection, unfortunately. New Age-sounding beats paired with generic chanting samples are just as prevalent as they've ever been, if not more so.
Seeing as how we've made a case for chill being more of a mood or a feeling that a proper genre, per se, let's delve into some of the most popular variants of chill indie music.
TOP NEW CHILL: DVSN - MOOD
This über sensual minimal chill out beat from dvsn has got me in the mood for some slow kinda lovin'. Put this on your playlist and get ready to drop it when the moment's white hot. Fast-forward nine months and you'll be the proud parent to a dvsn induced baby.
FAVORITE NEW CHILL: BLAISE - 21 QUESTIONS
It's the end of summer. The black top is so hot that when you look out on the horizon you can actually see the three-digit temperature rising into the air. That very moment is the same vibe we feel when we listen to Blaise's new song, 21 Questions.
TOP CHILL MUSIC - WEEK 35
For the next 30 minutes or so, pop your phone into airplane mode, and recharge your internal batteries by hitting play on the following tracks from Hundred Waters, Lil Peep, Doja Cat, and lots more.
One variant of chill music that is actually a genre in and of itself is 'chillstep.' Beginning in 2009, chillstep is a sub-genre of dubstep, toning down the bassy machismo of American dubstep and fusing aspects of more atmospheric genres, like Future Garage and Liquid Funk.
Of course, anyone who listens to non-American styles of dubstep realize its European counterparts were much lighter and more graceful, more romantic, even seductive. In a way, chillstep is just bringing that aspect to the forefront. This makes chillstep more suitable for your bedroom mixtapes, for the 'chill' part of 'Netflix and Chill,' which is, no doubt, what a lot of the genre is alluding to.
Chillstep is a breath of fresh air for those who love dance music but get burned out on constant low frequencies and blaring volumes. Much like the best love, the best dance music can be slow, subtle, delicate, and nuanced. It just makes it that much more satisfying when the climax comes.
TOP NEW CHILL: BROCKHAMPTON - SWEET
Innovative hip hop newcomers are swarming the industry like bees to honey and we're not complaining. One of the many rising rap names is a collective called Brockhampton-- they like to call themselves the boy band of hip hop.
BEST NEW CHILL: DOJA CAT - UP
Doja Cat's sultry soulful crooning and chance-esque flow are on high display with Up, Doja Cat's newest mellow pop-trap lullaby.
BEST CHILL SONGS – WEEK 34
We hope that you enjoyed the eclipse from wherever you were on the continent. We aim to free you of all worldly troubles yet again this Friday with the following edition of We Are The Guard's Best Chill Songs from Gordi, Novo Amor & Ed Tullett, Nick Hakim, Elohim, A R I Z O N A, and five other favorites!
If recent events have left you in need of a safe space to heal and be in the company of like-minded people, we hope to provide you with something of the sort this Friday. Here are the Top Chill Songs of Week 33 from Cage the Elephant, XYLØ, Evan Klar, and lots more.
Chillhop
Another of the first genres to use the 'chill-' prefix definitively is chillhop. Odyssey Magazine defines chillhop as "the intersection of jazzy elements, hip-hop, and electronic music." They position chillhop as a sub-genre of trip-hop, incorporating aspects of neo-soul and ambient music, first coming to prominence in the early 2000s. By that definition, Chillhop is essentially just 21st Century trip-hop. Which is to say, downtempo electronic music with all of the rough edges smoothed away, all shadows cast out, the darkness dispelled.
The ultimate representation of the chillhop sound is the Japanese producer/DJ Nujabes. Nujabes became popular with his soundtrack for the anime series Samurai Champloo. Adult Swim, who aired the anime in the United States, ended up picking up a number of Nujabes' other singles to air during breaks, becoming a bedrock of what would later become the Adult Swim Singles compilations.
For those that are familiar with that series or style, you're perhaps starting to imagine a sound - a mixture of shuffling, intricate polyrhythms; jazz samples; and sci-fi electronics. If you imagine what DJ Shadow might sound like if he limited themselves to sampling off of bebop LPs, '80s trance electronica, and Japanese City Pop, you're getting very close to what clickhop sounds like.
Nujabes' died too young, in a car accident on the Shuto Expressway. Another of chillhop's sonic visionaries died tragically, depriving us of his deep musical knowledge and magpie musical instincts. J Dilla also died in 2006 at the height of his creativity.
It's hard to imagine what might've happened had this fusion of jazz, hip-hop, and electronic music not lost its two most forward-thinking prophets. Luckily, Flying Lotus, sort of The Holy Ghost of clickhop, is still with us, ignoring musical boundaries and still creating some of the best indie chill songs out there.
Clickhop is closely associated with another flavor of mellow, heady hip-hop, sounding from earbuds and dorm rooms all over the globe.
Lo-Fi Hip-Hop
Browse through some random list of recommended lo-fi hip-hop albums. You'll notice a few things. You're likely to see a picture of some cute anime character focusing on something, most likely homework. You'll also see a list of titles from producers that you'd likely love but have just as likely never heard of.
Lo-fi hip-hop might be the most listened-to genre that no one actually listens to. It's the stuff of playlists, made to soundtrack all of life's demands. It's music for relaxing, for studying, for coding, for creating spreadsheets.
How you feel about lo-fi hip-hop will likely depend on how much content and context you like your music to have. At its core, lo-fi hip-hop is the ambient music of the 2010s, Music For Airports for bored, stressed college students and overworked office drones. If you're someone who responds to a strong narrative in your music, who looks for the human interest in the pop songs you sing along to, the punk anthems you pump your fist to, odds are very good you'll hate lo-fi.
Lo-fi hip-hop is also unusual in that it doesn't really have superstars. Some credit MF Doom's iconic Madvillainy. The real superstar of blurry, fuzzy hip-beats sans vocals, it would be YouTube user ChilledCow, who brought the genre to prominence when the streaming service began offering their live streaming option.
So here we have a genre created by curators just as much as creators, that sounds nice but is weirdly vacuous when you really boil down to it. Is lo-fi hip-hop the ultimate ambient music? Or is it empty musical calories? How you listen to music and what you use it for will be the judge of that.
Probably the most established of the various chill genres, chillwave's also probably the most popular, so it's one of the first to spring to mind when people hear the term. Perhaps fittingly, for a genre that got its start on the Internet, the term chillwave started out as a joke. It started with an anonymous blogger, writing under the name Carles for the blog Hipster Runoff, started throwing around silly genre names.
Chillwave ended up catching on in 2010, in earnest, when major publications like The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times wrote pieces mentioning the genre. It became shorthand for a particularly strange, hard-to-pin-down blend of shoegaze-y, dreamy indie pop melded with various styles of underground dance music.
Some chillwave artists, such as Neon Indian, doesn't sound that dissimilar to indie rock in the 2010s. In many ways, chillwave is the independent rock of the second decade of the 21st Century. Independent music has always taken sounds from the reigning sonic zeitgeist of the moment. As a generation of independent musicians came of age, having cut their teeth of classic rock, artful '80s synthpop and plastic funk, and the somber earnestness of '90s and early '00s indie, the birth of chilllwave was perhaps inevitable.
Some popular chillwave artists, like Washed Out, Toro Y Moi, or Memory Tapes, are essentially ambassadors for other underground genres, like Alt R&B, neo-psychedelia, or even experimental, theoretical genres like hauntology or vaporwave. Chillwave is the sound of deep listening, of hard drives packed to the last byte with music from throughout time and all over the Earth. Decades of access to basically every sound ever laid to acetate was bound to have some sort of effect. We just didn't predict how weird, wild, and woozy it would sound.
The Case For And Against Chill
We've already mentioned some of the arguments that folks have made for and against various mellow musical genres, particularly chillwave and lo-fi hip-hop. The most famous analysis would be the New Yorker article "Against Chill: Apathetic Music To Make Spreadsheets To." Author and musicologist Amanda Petrutisch, with her lifelong obsession over the value of musical artifacts, is no doubt appalled at lo-fi hip-hop's lack of caloric content. While listening to some lo-fi playlists during one of her classes, Petrusich wrote down some of her associations, listening to the genre. "Koi pond, medical grade Marijuana, boutique hotel, hot-stone massage, European airplane, cool dentist."
She goes on to discuss the word 'chill' itself, as we did at the top of this article, trying to find the heart and soul of indie chill. There isn't much of one, according to Petrusich. "These days, to describe someone as "chill" is to propose that they're slightly apathetic, but in a delightfully easygoing way. The rise of chill as an aspirational state suggests that perhaps the best thing to feel is not much at all."
Anyone who's spent any time on online dating apps has no doubt come across these modern Boddhisatvas, those describing themselves, as well as potential partners, as "looking for someone chill." That's a nice way of hinting that they won't catch feelings, that they're down for whatever, no matter what.
If you've ever dated anybody, you most likely recognize how challenging it would be to legitimately pull that off. You might even wonder if that's a good thing to aspire to at all? Yet we can't help but think of the phrase, "Don't hate the player, hate the game."
Can we really blame folks for feeling burned out, tired, stressed, possibly pessimistic, certainly guarded? When even true love is replaceable at the push of a button, when we're working 60 - 70 hours a week just to pay rent and, hopefully, get a little food?
On one hand, indie chill is the sound of late-stage capitalism, triumphant. It's the sound of people working themselves tirelessly to the bone, trying to pull themselves up by the bootstraps while the ground's disappearing beneath their feet.
It's not up to us to decide if a genre's inspirations or motivations are valid. People are gonna do what they're gonna do. At We Are: The Guard, it's our job to find what people are listening, perhaps speculating a bit here and there as far as why. Mostly, it's our job to sift through what's out there, the playlists and music videos, new album releases and social media feeds, sifting through the detritus and bringing you the best indie chill songs we can find.


Find out what makes our pizza awesome!
At dough and Deer, We are truly passionate about quality food. Our pizzas are crafted using only the finest and freshest ingredients to create a Neapolitan style pizza that you are guaranteed to love!
Our dough; We use a sour dough style base which gives our pizzas their unique flavour, the crusts are so good you could eat them on their own! Our bases are made using the highest quality italian flour and are then slowly proven to maximise the flavour.
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The San Marzano is believed to be the sweetest tasting tomato in the world we just add a pinch of salt and some fresh basil and that is perfect!
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Some of my regular readers will recognise Core Collective, a boutique London studio in which I have featured a couple of times in the past, reason being they somehow find the best London teachers!!
How did you come into yoga and what was the thought that went through your head after your first yoga class?
My mum introduced me to yoga. I've always been very sporty and played tennis, hockey and athletics to a high level. She thought I needed something calming. She also knew I would love the savasana at the end!
After my first class I was thinking gosh I'm so bad at that! I never knew you could sweat that much just moving on a mat! My hips were so tight, pigeon pose was my nemesis, I could barley touch the floor with my hands! I usually hate doing things that I'm bad at but i stuck with it because I felt so good after. I felt I was an inch taller and as if I was floating down the street walking back home! Also I would always sleep so well after.
Coffee or green tea, protein shake or green juice?!
Green tea and green juice. I'm lucky I've never got hooked on coffee and don't need it to wake me up in the mornings.
Favourite yoga studios in London?
Obviously I love Core Collective but I've got a few favourites for different reasons. Union station yoga is fab, I love the community feel it has. Battersea yoga is a little haven in the middle of London. KXU - I love Danielle's and Kathryn's classes there. Blok is my new favourite too in Shoreditch. We are so lucky we have so many amazing studios all over London.
What's are your favourite books which have inspired you?!
My coach has given me some drills to work on my flexibility and handstand etc so I like to do those for about 15 mins, then I meditate for 10 mins and then I journal. Write down my goals, what I'm grateful for and anything else that might be stuck in my head. I've only just started doing meditating and journalling and I'm finding it's helps. I feel as if I approach my day with more ease and calm. I definitely notice the days when I don't do it! If I'm not teaching in the morning then I go to a yoga class. I like to have hot water and lemon and usually don't eat breakfast until about 10am. I've been reading up about fasting and trying to fast for 14 hours to give my digestive system a break. I actually never really feel that hungry when I wake up so I find it quite easy!


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CBD on The Brain: Neurological Effects of CBD Oil
The one-of-a-kind neurological effects of CBD are the main reason why this supplement has grabbed the world of wellness products by the throat. Unlike other cannabinoids present in the cannabis plant, CBD has its own way of interacting with the endocannabinoid system.
Cannabidiol (CBD) is a chemical compound whose largest concentration can be found in hemp, a close relative of marijuana – the two come from the same mother plant (Cannabis Sativa L.). CBD is non-intoxicating; in other words, CBD doesn't make people feel high, but it allows them to draw a myriad of health benefits from this particular cannabinoid.
The list of medical conditions alleviated by CBD includes anxiety, inflammation, pain, lethargy, aging, skin and bones injuries, and other health concerns. When administered, it allows a person to feel relaxed without the mind-altering effects induced by THC.
Why Is CBD Different From THC and Other Cannabinoids?
Like we said, there is a notable difference between CBD and other cannabinoids, or chemicals which are found in both hemp and marijuana.
While all other active compounds of the plant interact with two cannabinoid receptors in the nervous system, CB1 and CB2, Cannabidiol has a very little effect on both. CB1 receptors are found in different regions of the brain, including those responsible for controlling emotion, pain, cognition, and memory. CB2 receptors, on the other hand, regulate inflammatory responses and bolster the immune system. [1]
CBD stimulates the endocannabinoid system to produce more of its own cannabinoids and slows their breakdown. [2] Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), on the other hand, binds to CB1 and CB2 receptors, activating them and thus changing a person's thinking, memory, pleasure and pain perception, and concentration. These effects contribute to what we describe as a marijuana high.
Interestingly, CBD may also alter the effects of THC by blocking the CB1 receptors in places where THC taps. In higher doses, THC can induce anxiety and paranoia in some users, which is why many people are afraid to try weed. But strains which are high in CBD tend to mitigate these effects, allowing you to enjoy the benefits of marijuana without a disturbance.
Potential Neurological Effects of CBD Oil
CBD is known to have a tremendous number of medicinal properties, but because the field of marijuana research is in its infancy, we still need more studies to examine the full potential of the plant's compounds.
Below, we list some of the documented neurological effects of CBD oil that may help you put an end to your ailments.
Neuroprotective Effects
CBD could be helpful when it comes to treating neurological diseases due to its neuroprotective properties. In other words, CBD protects neurons from degeneration, which helps a person's brain remain younger. In a study on Alzheimer's Disease, CBD was shown to inhibit the development of Alzheimer's symptoms [3].
Pain-killing Effects
CBD is a natural pain suppressor [4]. It's capable of inhibiting neuronal transmission without causing analgesic tolerance and substance dependence. Because of these qualities, researchers came to the conclusion that CBD and other non-intoxicating cannabinoids can be used as an effective alternative to prescription opioid drugs when it comes to treating chronic pain.
On top of that, the topical use of CBD has been shown by numerous studies to improve joint mobility and speed up the healing process after an injury. Many professional athletes use CBD to fight muscle inflammation and other pain-related issues.
Anti-cancer Effects
As research shows, very high doses of CBD can be used to cease the growth of cancer cells due to its antitumor properties, which could even help treat leukemia and similar illnesses. What's optimistic about the neurological effects of CBD oil is that it has no toxic effects on humans [5].
Anti-anxiety Effects
CBD has long been praised for its anti-anxiety effects. Actually, this is the number one reason why people use CBD oil. When you scan the Internet for positive voices of Cannabidiol, you will come across a sea of success stories of patients that managed to go cold turkey on their drug cocktails thanks to CBD.
As for the scientific evidence, a 2011 study tested 24 patients with social anxiety disorders. 1.5 hours before the test, the patients were administered CBD oil or placebo. It was found that the anxiety levels, cognitive impairment, and social discomfort in patients who were given CBD had dropped significantly as compared to the placebo subjects [6].
How Does CBD Affect The Brain
Cannabidiol acts through various molecular pathways, which explains the neurological effects of CBD oil. Although CBD doesn't tap to two of the cannabinoid receptors, it stimulates the activity of the endocannabinoid system through several different receptor-independent routes. CBD also strengthens and inhibits the binding action of certain protein-coupled receptors.
Here's a quick breakdown of the receptor systems that are affected by CBD.
1. CBD And The Serotonin System
Serotonin receptors affect a wide range of bodily and brain functions. For example, they affect a person's cognition, mood, appetite, and pain perception, but they are also responsible for our reactions to stress – serotonin receptors regulate the release of hormones that control the above functions.
CBD targets the serotonin 1A receptor, which is why scientists believe Cannabidiol can be so useful in treating pain, anxiety, and obesity. Moreover, the increased activity of serotonin 1A receptors has been linked by researchers to CBD's potential influence on certain issues such as depression, nausea from chemotherapy, neuropathic pain, and schizophrenia.
2. CBD And Vanilloid Receptors
CBD attaches to vanilloid receptors, also known as TRPV1 receptors, to achieve certain therapeutic effects. Because TRPV1 is an ion channel, it helps the body regulate its temperature, control inflammation, and change the perception of pain.
3. CBD And Orphan Receptors
The orphan receptor has got their name because scientists are still unsure if it belongs to a larger receptor family. Also called GPR55, the orphan receptor is responsible for regulating blood pressure, bone density, and bone reabsorption.
When the orphan receptor shows signs of constant overactivity, it may eventually cause osteoporosis and contribute to the multiplication and migration of tumor cells. CBD inhibits GPR55 signaling, which is linked to the ability of this cannabinoid to stop the growth of cancer.
4. CBD And Nuclear Receptors
Nuclear receptors are also referred to PPARs, short for proliferator-activated receptors. Their activity is attributed to antitumor effects. CBD activates PPARs, which are found on the surface of the cell's nucleus. When the PPAR-gamma receptor is stimulated, it triggers an antiproliferative effect that has been shown to cause cancer to regress in lung cancer cell families.
5. CBD As An Anandamide Booster
A 2016 study published in the Frontiers of Pharmacology showed that CBD on the brain inhibits the breakdown of anandamide, which boosts endocannabinoid levels on the brain's synapses. Anandamide is often called the human version of marijuana because anandamide and THC are much alike in their chemical structure. They also produce similar effects; anandamide controls mood, pain perception, body temperature, appetite and more.
CBD interacts with the same intracellular molecules that transport THC and anandamide to different parts inside the cell. It also has a strong bond with three kinds of fatty acid binding protein (FABP). Once endocannabinoids get inside the cell, the process of anandamide's breakdown begins. Cannabidiol reduces anandamide's access to transport FABP and thus delays it from entering the cell, slowing its breakdown [7].
Medical Benefits of CBD For the Brain
Now, let's sum up some of the most noteworthy therapeutic properties of CBD.
1. Stress, Anxiety, and Depression
While THC can increase anxiety in some people, especially if administered in high doses, a study conducted by Neurotherapeutics has found that CBD can help reduce the anxiety experienced by patients with anxiety disorders. The neurological effects of CBD could lead to the emergence of all-natural anti-anxiety therapies in the nearest future [8].
2. Seizures
According to a study posted in Epilepsia, CBD may treat seizures, epilepsy, and neuropsychiatric disorders. Not only does CBD have a wide range of antiseizure properties, but it also has a low risk of undesired effects on people who already suffer from epilepsy. This particular quality of Cannabidiol has given rise to more and more studies aimed at determining how exactly CBD and other cannabinoids can potentially treat disorders linked to epilepsy, especially neurodegeneration and neuronal injuries.
3. Insomnia
Since CBD can help reduce stress, anxiety, and pain, it may prove an effective natural sleep aid. CBD also controls the sleep-wake cycle; in other words, it induces wakefulness and reduces daytime sleepiness in low doses, but large amounts of these cannabinoids administered a few hours before bedtime can have a sedating effect that often results in a good night's sleep [9].
Unlocking CBD's Unequivocal Potential
While most of the research available today has put its focus on understanding the relationship between humans and THC, CBD on the brain has been recently shown to have great potential with regard to its medical versatility. Once we fully understand all the properties of hemp and marijuana, we will be able to unlock its full power and use it in a way that could benefit us even more than it does now.
Let's hope that scientists will soon find newer ways to improve human health and regeneration with natural resources so that people can have the true freedom of choice when it comes to choosing their treatment options.
Battista N., Tomasso D. M., Bari M., Maccarone M. The Endocannabinoid System: An Overview. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 2012; 6: 9. Published online in March 2012. Prepublished online in December 2011.
Ahn K., McKinney K. M., and Cravatt B. F. Enzymatic Pathways That Regulate Endocannabinoid Signalling in the Nervous System. Chemical Reviews., 2008, 108 (5), pp 1687 – 1707. Published online in April 2008.
Campbell V. A., Gowran A. Alzheimer's Disease: Taking the Edge Off With Cannabinoids? Department of Physiology and Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin.British Journal of Pharmacology (2007) 152, 655-622. Published Online in September 2007.
Russo E. Cannabinoids in the Management of Difficult to Treat Pain. Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management (2008); 4(1): 24-259. Published online in February 2008.
Massi P., Solinas M., Cinquina V., and Parolaro D. Cannabidiol as Potential Anticancer Drug. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology (2013); 75(2): 303-312. Published online in April 2012.
Beramaschi M. M. et al. Cannabidiol Reduces the Anxiety Induced by Simulated Public Speaking in Treatment-Naive Social Phobia Patients. Neuropsychopharmacology (2011); 36(6): 1219-1226. Published online in February 2011.
Deutsch DG. A Personal Retrospective: Elevating Anandamide (AEA) by Targetting Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase (FAAH) and the Fatty Acid Binding Proteins (FABPs). Frontier of Pharmacology (2016); 7:370. Published online in 2016.
Blessing E. M., Steenkamp M. M., Manzanares J., and Marmar C. R. Cannabidiol as a Potential Treatment for Anxiety Disorders. Neurotherapeutics (2015); 12(4): 825-836. Published online in September 2015.
Devinsky O. et al. Cannabidiol: Pharmacology and Potential Therapeutic Role in Epilepsy and Other Neuropsychiatric Disorders. Epilepsia (2014); 55(6): 791-802. Published online in May 2014.
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Begüm Adalet on the Cold War origins of Turkey-US ties
Turkey Book Talk episode #76 – Begüm Adalet on "Hotels and Highways: The Construction of Modernization Theory in Cold War Turkey" (Stanford University Press).
The book looks at Turkey in the aftermath of World War Two, the early years of its alliance with the United States at the advent of the Cold War. Ankara was a major recipient of aid as part of the Truman Doctrine, which knitted it into the Western alliance against the Soviet Union and reshaped its economic preferences. The 1950s was also an era when Turkey started to be put forward as a "model" for various other countries, particularly in the Middle East.
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/8tzh4j/Begum_Adalet_on_the_Cold_War_origins_of_Turkey-US_ties_FINAL.mp3
Don't forget the new addition to Turkey Book Talk's membership system : Members now get access to an archive of 231 book reviews originally written for the Hurriyet Daily News. That archive was still standing for a few months but it now seems to have been deleted from the HDN website.
The reviews cover a pretty diverse spread of subjects: Turkish and international fiction and poetry, history, journalism, politics, the Middle East and Europe.
Members also get full transcripts in English and Turkish of every interview upon publication, transcripts of the entire Turkey Book Talk archive (over 70 conversations so far), and access to an exclusive 30% discount on over 200 Turkey/Ottoman History titles published by IB Tauris.
Filed in Economy, History, Interviews, Istanbul, Kemalism, Middle East, Podcast, Politics, Turkey, Turkish history, Turkish model, Turkish politics, Turkish republic
Tags: Begum Adalet, Istanbul, Turkey Book Talk, Turkey-US relations, Turkish history, Turkish politics, Turkish republic
Karabekir Akkoyunlu on the 'exit from democracy' in Turkey and beyond
Turkey Book Talk episode #57 – Karabekir Akkoyunlu, research associate at the University of Graz, on "Exit from Democracy: Illiberal Governance in Turkey and Beyond" (Routledge), a collection of 10 essays he co-edited with Professor Kerem Öktem.
Listen out for details of our brand new Turkey Book Talk membership system – giving members a range of exciting extra perks.
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Filed in Interviews, Nationalism, Podcast, Politics, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Religion, Turkey, Turkish elections, Turkish model, Turkish opposition, Turkish politics
Tags: interviews, Karabekir Akkoyunlu, podcast, Turkey, Turkey Book Talk, Turkish democracy, Turkish politics
Birol Başkan on Turkey, Qatar and the geopolitics of the Middle East
Amid the ongoing face-off in the Arab Gulf, a particularly topical new podcast episode with BIROL BAŞKAN, an assistant professor at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar. We discuss his book TURKEY AND QATAR IN THE TANGLED GEOPOLITICS OF THE MIDDLE EAST (Palgrave Macmillan).
https://turkeybooktalk.podbean.com/mf/web/5tjhck/Birol_Ba_kan_on_Turkey_and_Qatar_160.mp3
Here's my Hürriyet Daily News review of the book.
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Filed in AKP, Arab Spring, Book Review, Interviews, Islam, Islamism, Middle East, Podcast, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Religion, Turkey, Turkish model, Turkish politics
Tags: Birol Baskan, Middle East, Muslim Brotherhood, political Islam in Turkey, Qatar, Turkish foreign policy, Turkish politics
Post-coup attempt
I'm currently on holiday, but posted below are a couple of things I wrote on the coup attempt and its aftermath.
The view from Taksim Square – Times Literary Supplement.
I also spoke on the TLS podcast about that piece. Listen here (my bit is from 30.22). I wouldn't have framed the whole thing as the presenters do, but they're not the only ones who got the balance wrong in the aftermath of the coup, as I describe here:
Turkey and the West are heading for a breakup – War on the Rocks.
I took this photo in Taksim Square at around midnight on the night of July 15/16, just before anti-coup protesters started to amass.
I'll be posting the next Turkey Book Talk podcast in two weeks. Thanks for your patience.
Filed in Gülen movement, Istanbul, Politics, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey, Turkish model, Turkish politics, Uncategorized
Tags: July 15, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey military coup, Turkish military, Turkish politics
Cihan Tuğal on the fall of the 'Turkish model'
Cihan Tuğal, a sociologist at UC Berkeley, chats about "The Fall of the Turkish Model: How the Arab Uprisings Brought Down Islamic Liberalism" (Verso), charting how Turkey went from a model "Muslim democracy" for the Middle East to an increasingly authoritarian state.
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Here's my review of the book at Hürriyet Daily News.
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Filed in AKP, Arab Spring, Interviews, Podcast, Politics, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Religion, Secularism, Turkey, Turkish model, Turkish politics, Uncategorized
Tags: Cihan Tugal, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey, Turkey Book Talk, Turkish model, Turkish politics
Turkey as a test case in the multipolar post-Cold War order
[Published on openDemocracy (20th June 2012): http://www.opendemocracy.net/william-armstrong/turkey-as-test-case-in-multipolar-post-cold-war-order]
Much is made of Turkey's 'difference' in the Middle East. Why is it being identified an inspiration to the region? Why is there talk of Turkey as a model for Egypt, and not the other way around? In a recent interview with Turkish Policy Quarterly, historian Bernard Lewis makes much of Turkey's republican history of independence and self-criticism since the Ottoman era, which he says accounts for the country's regional pre-eminence today. Whilst these differences are indeed significant, a reasonable case can be made that they were not nearly so pronounced as Lewis claims. In fact, after the Second World War, Turkey was no more immune to the hard choices that had to be made in a bipolar world order than other Eastern European and Middle Eastern states. As such, like many others, it was only ever nominally independent.The difference between Turkey and the other countries in the region, however, is that it was able to emerge much more quickly in the post-Cold War era, when states previously under Soviet influence became independent, and the 'protection' of those under U.S. sway was rendered unnecessary. This emergence can be ascribed to Turkey's higher economic, educational, industrial and institutional development, as well as its important narrative of national sovereignty and proud republican history. Its regional pre-eminence today is therefore closely linked to its status as a pioneer of the new, multi-polar post-Cold War era. The sense that the country is now defining itself, as opposed to being defined by outsiders, is a crucial psychological hurdle.
For the duration of the Cold War, the Middle East was an object region acted upon by outside forces, rather than a subject acting for itself. In practice, this meant states being pulled into the influence of either the U.S. or the Soviet Union. Turkey was no different in this sense, and was considered by Washingtonan essential bulwark against communism on the south-eastern fringe of Europe. In order to anchor Turkey to the west, the U.S. bankrolled the Turkish military through the Truman Doctrine in the post-war era, and it was made a full member of NATO in 1952 (at the same time as Greece, the other subject state of the Truman Doctrine). U.S. support – tacit or otherwise – was crucial in the three military coups of 1960, 1971, and 1980, all of which helped to maintain the status quo order. Like so many others, during the Cold War period Turkey was barely democratic, with its western allies preferring a stable, reliable partner to one that genuinely reflected its people's unpredictable wishes. The 1980 coup is particularly instructive, being seen by the U.S. at the time as necessary to prevent any danger of the country sliding towards communism, as the Turkish left was extremely mobilised throughout the 1970s. CIA Ankara station chief at the time, Paul Henze, is on record as saying that he cabled Washington – shortly after the coup had been carried out by the Turkish military – to say 'our boys did it'. Gossip perhaps, but illuminating gossip.
The 1980 coup therefore illustrates the old Turkish model, and its similarities with the systems that have also characterised the Arab world in the recent past: U.S./western support for an essentially non-democratic state, in return for the guarantee of stability. Turgut Özal, who became Prime Minister in 1982, could therefore be seen as a kind of non-military Turkish version of General Pinochet. Coming to power shortly after an American-backed coup, Özal was pro-U.S., anti-communist, and neo-liberal – significantly opening up the Turkish economy to international market forces with U.S. support. It's an interesting irony that in many ways it was these very reforms that helped prepare Turkey to develop economically in the post-Cold War era.
After the Soviet Union collapsed, it also – perhaps paradoxically – became increasingly clear that the old U.S.-dominant model had also become redundant, with much of the previous justification for U.S. support to stable but undemocratic regimes having been lost. Slowly, it became possible for new, popular movements to emerge in the region, and this goes some way to explaining both the revolts sweeping across the Arab world today as well as Turkey's (less violent) development of a strongly independent government representing popular will. There are, however, significant differences that may legislate against post-Cold War Arab countries following the same trajectory as Turkey. Not least of these is the multi-ethnic, multi-linguistic, multi-confessional nature of most of these countries – none can really be considered 'nation states' in anything like the organically-evolving western European sense of the world. Turkey's own early 20th century nation-building project relied on an enormous amount of violently imposed state-directed social reorganisation, essentially imitating the western model, (in terms of the uniform cultural, ethnic, linguistic, religious cohesiveness that was stressed). On its own terms, the Turkish model of modernisation was successful – taking a multi-linguistic, multi-ethnic population and forging out of it a unitary, monolingual, officially mono-cultural state. In the modern nation states of the Arab world, with their fragmented and multifarious social, ethnic, religious, linguistic, sectarian structures, it is difficult to see how the same results can be achieved in the early 21st century – or even how such results would be desirable. The new Middle East is perhaps more likely to be one where – instead of two great outside powers seeking to impose their influence and maintain an unthreatening stability – a regional struggle will play out between multiple competing local forces. This struggle will be based on old fissures that the old Cold War order had previously kept an uneasy lid on.
Filed in Arab Spring, History, Islam, Islamism, Middle East, Politics, Turkey, Turkish history, Turkish model, Turkish republic
Tags: Bernard Lewis, Cold War, Islam, Islamism, multipolar world order, openDemocracy, openDemocracy.net, politics, post-Cold War, Turkish history, Turkish model, Turkish politics


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Spider-Man: No Way Home confirms earlier UK release date
Update your diaries, Spidey fans.
By Ian Sandwell
Spider-Man fans in the UK are in for a treat as it's been confirmed that Spider-Man: No Way Home will be swinging into cinemas earlier than expected.
Sony has confirmed to Digital Spy that the highly-anticipated new MCU movie will be released on Wednesday, December 15. That's two days ahead of its original release of December 17, when it will be released in the US.
It's an exciting week for Spider-Man fans as the new trailer arrived on Tuesday (November 16), teasing the multiverse of villains that Peter Parker will be facing in the threequel.
Related: Spider-Man's Tom Holland responds to Venom 2's credits scene
Tom Holland has been on the promotional trail recently as we build up to No Way Home's release next month. He's been teasing that his third solo outing is different from the previous two as it's "not fun".
"You're going to see characters that you love go through things that you would never wish for them to go through. And I was just really excited to kind of lean into that side of Peter Parker," he explained.
"I really don't think fans are at all ready for what they've put together. I know that I'm not ready, and I know that it's going to be brutal."
There continues to be speculation that No Way Home will bring back previous Spider-Man actors Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield. Holland has remained tight-lipped about that, while other former Spidey stars have ruled out their return.
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Related: Benedict Cumberbatch reveals doubts over "very dated, sexist" Doctor Strange
Kirsten Dunst – who played Mary Jane Watson in the original trilogy – confirmed recently that she's "not in the movie", although she did admit a return to the Spider-Verse would be fun.
Spider-Man: No Way Home is released in UK cinemas on December 15 and US cinemas on December 17.
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Bill Banfield: keeping jazz alive in Boston
Scott Haas
Bill Banfield. COURTESY PHOTO
Dr. Bill Banfield, Professor at Berklee College of Music, cannot be contained by the four walls of a classroom. His energetic, creative passion for music originated in Detroit at Cass Technical High School and fermented in Boston as far back as 1978 when he attended the New England Conservatory, graduating in 1983. An M.A. in theology from Boston University and a doctorate in music composition from the University of Michigan followed. He has his own recording label, JazzUrbane, and is the author of numerous books, including a recent biography of jazz musician Pat Patrick (father of former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick) and "Cedric's Truth," a novel released in April 2018. Now, he is set to open a jazz club, JazzUrbane Café, in the Bolling Building in Dudley Square. The Banner caught up with Banfield on the Berklee campus.
You're a busy man whose name I keep hearing in jazz circles throughout Boston. What's in store for you in the next few months?
I'm doing a number of readings of my new novel, "Cedric's Truth." And last year I was appointed a research associate with the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (CFCH). My tenure extends through July 31, 2021. We'll also be recording albums for my label.
From Detroit, how did you land at Berklee?
Originally, I came to Boston in 1978 with fellow Cass classmate, Regina Carter, the great violinist. In 1980, at the age of nineteen, I was hired to teach at Madison Park [High School] while still in school.
Tell us about the Africana Institute you established at Berklee.
We opened in 2006 for studies, and became an Institute in 2011. Much of our purpose is reflected in a philosophy that actually was adapted into Berklee's mission statement, which we changed so that it now reads: "Berklee's core is founded upon music in the African Diaspora." Students at Berklee are now required to take at least one class in Africana Studies. So you may be a student interested in rock 'n' roll, and that's great, but we are adding to the curriculum. It's important to know about antecedents.
As a mentor to the next generation of jazz musicians, what advice do you find yourself giving to all of your students?
I tell them two things. In order to track where you're going, you have to be conversant with the best that came out of the past. And, you have to be culturally relevant in the times you're living in in order to properly
construct the future.
When did your label JazzUrbane start? What's in the immediate future?
I started JazzUrbane with the great musician Esperanza Spalding and we would play at Darryl's every Monday night. Jazz is about musicianship and mentorship, and we collaborate with younger musicians. So right now, work is being done with Shana Tucker, Michael Burton, Gregory Groover, and Zahili Gonzalez Zamora, among others. Their recordings are planned for release in 2020.
And about Boston: It's 2019, and you came here in 1978. How does jazz — where it is performed, who's performing it and who's coming to listen — fit into the dynamics of this complex city?
Boston has an incredible history with jazz musicians who played or studied here. Among them are Terence Blanchard, Donald Harrison, Harry Carney, Regina Carter, Esperanza Spalding and Branford Marsalis. The list goes on. Boston has captured and cultivated major artists. Along the way, however, the city has lost some of its identity. Which is what the club and performing arts center JazzUrbane is going to be about. It is an attempt to help continue the legacy of music that the city is engaged in at many levels with musicians who come here to study and perform.
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>Straight 8 but excluding PDP-8A.
I'd like to cast a vote for the PDP8/I.   I have a machine with a completely trashed panel, where the clear-coat has become crinkly, cracked, and dark.
I suspect there may be a market for these panels for simulator-backed front panel reproductions.   Oscar Vermuelen's excellent PiDP-8 uses a reduced-size PDP8/I panel, but a full-sized replica would be even nicer.  The PDP8/I has the most beautiful and complete panel of any of the 8s, perhaps of any minicomputer.


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Q: Why Arrays.sort() method in java does not use counting sorting technique? I found Java's Arrays.sort() method is much slower than my simple sorting method (based on counting sort).
I wrote a program to compare running time my simple sorting technique with Java's Arrays.sort() method. I noticed my implementation runs much faster (it needs 1/3 time compared with system method).
Below is my implementation.
I keep track of all the elements in a secondary array and I copied back all the elements to the main array before return.
static void mySort(int[] num2, int n)
{
    double startTime, endTime;

    startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
    int[] sortedData = new int[n];

    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
       sortedData[num2[i]]++;

    int index = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
       if (sortedData[i] > 0)
       {
          for (int j = 0; j < sortedData[i]; j++)
          {
             num2[index++] = i;
          }
       }

     endTime = System.currentTimeMillis();

     System.out.println("Time taken for my sort: "
           + (endTime - startTime) +  " ms");
 }

 static void systemSort(int[] num)
 {
     double startTime, endTime;

     startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
     Arrays.sort(num);
     endTime = System.currentTimeMillis();

     System.out.println("Time taken for System sort: " +
                     (endTime - startTime) + " ms");
 }

 public static void main(String[] args)
 {

  int size = 50000000;
  int[] origArray = new int[size];
  int[] origArray2 = new int[size];

  Random rn = new Random();

  System.out.println("Taking " + size + " inputs randomly...");
  for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
  {
     origArray[i] = rn.nextInt(size);
     origArray2[i] = origArray[i];
  }
  System.out.println("Done!");

  System.out.println("\n\nFrom System sort:  ");
  systemSort(origArray);

  System.out.println("\n\nFrom my sort:  ");

  mySort(origArray2, size);
}

Here is the output:
Taking 5000000 inputs randomly...
Time taken for System sort: 652.0 ms
Time taken for my sort: 160.0 ms
Taking 50000000 inputs randomly...
Time taken for System sort: 5737.0 ms
Time taken for my sort: 2176.0 ms
If we can buy a good amount of execution time with the cost of memory (considering memory is less expensive now a days) then why not we taking advantages of it?
Any thoughts?
Thank you.

A: because you will need array of size(int), or 4 giga, here you do just <50 M. And for long its realy imposible. Try something more clever like at least count-sort upper bytes (short), then for each range of equal upper bytes countsort lower bytes...