The GIIN interviewed Mr. Arjan van Wieren, Head of Private Equity, Infrastructure, Real Estate & Equities, about MN's impact investing strategy and activity.
Like many institutional investors, MN had already integrated ESG considerations across its entire investment portfolio. Its main instruments for responsible investment are: exclusions, proxy voting, and company engagement. MN is also actively supporting responsible investment practices. For instance, MN contributed to the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure and, together with many other institutional investors around the globe, endorsed the principles of Fiduciary Duty in the 21st Century', the initiative of former Vice President of the U.S. Al Gore. Van Wieren explains: "At a certain point we decided that it was time for the next step. The integration of ESG-criteria tends to be focused on excluding or improving the negative aspects of investments. With our impact investments, we are seeking to actively channel capital to positive solutions. We see impact investments as investments that address specific social and/or environmental challenges, or investments that help prevent social and environmental problems. It means that we have a clear intention to positively contribute to environmental and social challenges with that investment."
How do you define impact at MN?
Van Wieren explains how MN defines impact: "With 'impact investments' we mean: investments that have a clear intention to contribute positively to social or environmental issues, and whereby we could also measure this positive contribution. We have four themes for our investments: Energy Transition, Circular Economy, Access to Finance, and Affordable Housing. These themes were selected by the boards of our pension fund clients PME and PMT, working in tandem with their stakeholders - beneficiaries from the Dutch metal and engineering sectors.
As impact investing is about channeling capital to solutions, private markets play a key role. We have chosen for an implementation where MN's impact investments are primarily overseen by the investment teams that manage the private markets asset classes. These are: Infrastructure, Private Equity and Real Estate and fixed income/credit. The product mandates of these asset classes define what criteria an investment should match, in other words: which investment opportunities are in and out of scope. These restrictions are the same for impact investments and 'mainstream' investments. The current (2018) product mandates of the three asset classes literally define that all investments are restricted to OECD countries, which in practice means: Europe and North America.
"We were quite specific about the impact we wanted to see. Maybe one of our lessons learned is that if you define your impact themes very narrowly, you make the implementation of your strategy harder. You have to find external managers that operate in the areas that you have defined." Defining impact themes too narrowly might leave you with too few investment opportunities that meet the other criteria of your mandate.


Snoring is common and can be more than just a nuisance to partners and the family.
Almost half of all adults snore and 60% of men over the age of 60 years are habitual snorers. Snoring is more common in men than in pre-menopausal women. After the menopause, snoring in women approaches that seen in men.
Snoring can lead to excessive tiredness during the day where the body is unable to get adequate rest; in many cases sleep is achieved however it is the affect on one's partners which drives the desire to seek treatment.
In more severe cases where excessive tiredness occurs during the day further assessment to check for mild or severe OSA (Obstructive Sleep Apnoea) is important.
OSA occurs when breathing is reduced to the degree where it stops during the night at various intervals causing the body to 'fight' for breath. This compounds a variety of medical problems including increased stress on the blood vessels and heart. Patients who have OSA may be completely unaware; it is important to manage such conditions via referral.
a) lifestyle changes like avoiding sedative medication and alcohol close to bedtime, regular exercise, losing weight and sleeping on one's side.
If your snoring is worse when you're sleeping on your back, you may find sleeping on your side beneficial (wearing a top with a pocket stitched between the shoulder blades and putting a tennis or golf ball in the pocket can help keep you off your back when you sleep).
If your snoring isn't causing you health problems but is affecting your partner, asking them to wear ear plugs during the night this may be a cheap and effective way of resolving the issue.
b) Referral to your GP if you feel your medication may be contributing to your snoring, as they may be able to prescribe alternatives. However, don't stop taking prescribed medication without first consulting your GP.
c) Screening for OSA and referral if needed.
d) Using a 'MAD' ( Mandibular Advancement Device). This device is worn at night and gently brings the jaw forward for better airflow during sleep thereby reducing snoring. The best 'MAD's' are custom made to fit exactly and rely upon sound teeth for placement and use. Your Dentist will advise.
e) Soft tissue Surgery/Radiofrequency – ENT assessment via referral .
Studies show a high degree of success for treatment with MAD'S. A variety of custom-made devices are available and most patients report a reduction/ in snoring over time !
What do I do next if I wish to seek advice?
Please contact us for a dental check requesting assessment for snoring. In many cases treatment is successful with the use of MAD to alleviate the problem !


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British baby is world's first to get cannabis-derived medicine to prevent seizures
by Shared Content
Written by Shared Content
Oscar Parodi was born with neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy due to a lack of oxygen from the placenta.
A British baby has become the first in the world to be given a cannabis-derived medicine to prevent seizures in infants with a condition that can lead to brain damage.
Oscar Parodi was born with neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), which is a lack of oxygen or blood flow from the placenta to the baby.
The baby, now 11-weeks-old, received cooling treatment at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, which is standard for infants born with HIE, but his mother also agreed he could be given a dose of the study's cannabis-based drug as well.
It is the first time the drug has been used to try to prevent seizures in a baby with HIE, and is already being used to help treat children with rare forms of epilepsy.
Researchers on the study, led by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in London, hope the drug could one day be used routinely in neonatal care to help babies at risk of seizures and brain injury.
The trial is looking to see if the medicine is safe and effective in lessening the degree of brain injury for those born with HIE.
Image:Oscar was given a tiny dose of the cannabis-derived drug
Oscar's mother, Chelsea Parodi, 17, a kitchen assistant from Watton in Norfolk, said: "I was approached after the birth about taking part in this study and I consulted my mum and my brother who is training to be a paramedic.
"It was hard but I wanted to do everything I could to help my baby boy.
"Oscar was in hospital for nine days and he was being monitored 24/7.
"He is doing fantastically well and I am really grateful to Dr Clarke and the team for what they have done for us."
The little boy was born by emergency Caesarean when he was three days overdue on 11 March, weighing 6lb 7oz but was unexpectedly born in a poor condition.
He was put into 72 hours of cooling treatment to protect his brain, using a special jacket like a wine cooler to get his body temperature down to 33.5C.
Less than 12 hours after he was born he was also given a single 0.1 milligram per kilogram intravenous dose of the cannabis-based drug – a 30th of the normal dose.
Doctors took measurements of the electrical signals in Oscar's brain for the first 120 hours, as well as physical and neurological examinations and blood tests.
Image:Chelsea Parodi agreed with Professor Paul Clarke for her baby to be part of the trial
The world's first two babies have been enrolled at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital onto the randomised study, either receiving a single dose of the drug or a placebo.
Professor Paul Clarke, consultant neonatologist at the hospital, said: "There is a lot of excitement on the unit and we are proud to have recruited the very first babies into this study.
"This is the first time a cannabis-derived medicine has been tested intravenously in human babies.
"It is hoped that it will be good for preventing seizures and protecting the brains of new-born babies with HIE.
"We have always had good support from families wanting to take part in research on our Nicu (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) and they often do it from an altruistic point of view to help benefit future babies.
"One of the attractions of this trial for parents is the closer brain monitoring that babies get as part of the study, because a more advanced brain wave monitor is used for the trial babies.
"This gives parents more reassurance that any seizures will be picked up."
The first phase of the trial, involving units in the UK and Europe, will take about a year to complete, with the babies' development being checked at 30 days, six months and 12 months after discharge.
Original Article: https://news.sky.com/story/british-baby-is-worlds-first-to-get-cannabis-derived-medicine-to-prevent-seizures-11995356?fbclid=IwAR1wOYlBmE4jTw7GjoD-OuVlfkOr7nQLajlckkegzDdUq-XQz4aHX4Igm8o
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redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
from Module import AbstractModule

class Module(AbstractModule):
    def __init__(self):
        AbstractModule.__init__(self)

    def run(
        self, network, in_data, out_attributes, user_options, num_cores,
        out_path):
        import os
        from genomicode import filelib
        from genomicode import parallel
        from genomicode import alignlib
        from Betsy import module_utils

        vcf_node = in_data
        vcf_filenames = filelib.list_files_in_path(
            vcf_node.identifier, endswith=".vcf")
        assert vcf_filenames, "No .vcf files."
        filelib.safe_mkdir(out_path)

        buildver = module_utils.get_user_option(
            user_options, "buildver", allowed_values=["hg19"], not_empty=True)

        jobs = []  # list of (in_filename, log_filename, out_filestem)
        for in_filename in vcf_filenames:
            # Annovar takes a filestem, without the ".vcf".
            p, f = os.path.split(in_filename)
            f, exp = os.path.splitext(f)
            log_filename = os.path.join(out_path, "%s.log" % f)
            out_filestem = os.path.join(out_path, f)
            x = in_filename, log_filename, out_filestem
            jobs.append(x)

        # Make a list of commands.
        commands = []
        for x in jobs:
            in_filename, log_filename, out_filestem = x

            x = alignlib.make_annovar_command(
                in_filename, log_filename, out_filestem, buildver)
            commands.append(x)

        #for x in commands:
        #    print x
        #import sys; sys.exit(0)

        parallel.pshell(commands, max_procs=num_cores)

        # Make sure the analysis completed successfully.
        x = [x[-1] for x in jobs]  # out_filestems
        x = ["%s.%s_multianno.vcf" % (x, buildver) for x in x]
        filelib.assert_exists_nz_many(x)

    def name_outfile(self, antecedents, user_options):
        return "annovar.vcf"

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
namespace tf_opt {

template <BinaryArithmeticOpType T>
class BinaryArithmeticOperation;
class ClippedReluOperation;
class ConcatOperation;
class ConstantOperation;
class Conv1dOperation;
class Conv2dOperation;
class EmbeddingLookupOperation;
class ExpandDimsOperation;
template <LinearReduction T>
class LinearReduceOperation;
class MatmulOperation;
class MaxpoolOperation;
template <NonlinearReduction T>
class NonlinearReduceOperation;
class ReluOperation;
class ReshapeOperation;
class SliceOperation;
class SqueezeOperation;
class VariableOperation;

// All subclasses of Operation have a visit method that enables "double
// dispatch" (dispatch based of both the visitor and the operation), see
// "Visitor Pattern", e.g.
// https://sourcemaking.com/design_patterns/visitor/cpp/2.
class OperationVisitor {
 public:
  virtual ~OperationVisitor() {}

  // Keep alphabetical!
  virtual void Visit(
      const BinaryArithmeticOperation<BinaryArithmeticOpType::kAdd>&
          operation) = 0;  // AddOperation
  virtual void Visit(
      const BinaryArithmeticOperation<BinaryArithmeticOpType::kDivide>&
          operation) = 0;  // DivideOperation
  virtual void Visit(
      const BinaryArithmeticOperation<BinaryArithmeticOpType::kMultiply>&
          operation) = 0;  // MultiplyOperation
  virtual void Visit(
      const BinaryArithmeticOperation<BinaryArithmeticOpType::kSubtract>&
          operation) = 0;  // SubtractOperation
  virtual void Visit(const ClippedReluOperation& operation) = 0;
  virtual void Visit(const ConcatOperation& operation) = 0;
  virtual void Visit(const ConstantOperation& operation) = 0;
  virtual void Visit(const Conv1dOperation& operation) = 0;
  virtual void Visit(const Conv2dOperation& operation) = 0;
  virtual void Visit(const EmbeddingLookupOperation& operation) = 0;
  virtual void Visit(const ExpandDimsOperation& operation) = 0;
  virtual void Visit(const LinearReduceOperation<LinearReduction::kMean>&
                         operation) = 0;  // ReduceMeanOperation
  virtual void Visit(const LinearReduceOperation<LinearReduction::kSum>&
                         operation) = 0;  // ReduceSumOperation
  virtual void Visit(const MatmulOperation& operation) = 0;
  virtual void Visit(const MaxpoolOperation& operation) = 0;
  virtual void Visit(const NonlinearReduceOperation<NonlinearReduction::kMax>&
                         operation) = 0;  // ReduceMaxOperation
  virtual void Visit(const NonlinearReduceOperation<NonlinearReduction::kMin>&
                         operation) = 0;  // ReduceMinOperation
  virtual void Visit(const ReluOperation& operation) = 0;
  virtual void Visit(const ReshapeOperation& operation) = 0;
  virtual void Visit(const SliceOperation& operation) = 0;
  virtual void Visit(const SqueezeOperation& operation) = 0;
  virtual void Visit(const VariableOperation& operation) = 0;
};

}  // namespace tf_opt

#endif  // TF_OPT_NEURAL_NET_OPERATION_VISITOR_H_


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KI (GODDESS)
Ki was the earth goddess in Sumerian religion, chief consort of the sky god An. In some legends[citation needed] Ki and An were brother and sister, being the offspring of Anshar ("Sky Pivot") and Kishar ("Earth Pivot"), earlier personifications of heaven and earth.
By her consort Anu, Ki gave birth to Anunnaki, the most prominent of these deities being Enlil, god of the air. According to legends, heaven and earth were once inseparable until Enlil was born; Enlil cleaved heaven and earth in two. An carried away heaven. Ki, in company with Enlil, took the earth.
Some authorities question whether Ki was regarded as a deity since there is no evidence of a cult and the name appears only in a limited number of Sumerian creation texts. Samuel Noah Kramer identifies Ki with the Sumerian mother goddess Ninhursag and claims that they were originally the same figure.
She later developed into the Babylonian and Akkadian goddess Antu[citation needed], consort of the god Anu (from Sumerian An).
Cuneiform sign :
Cuneiform Ki (Borger 2003 nr. 737; U+121A0) is the sign for "earth". It is also read as GI5, GUNNI (=KI.NE) "hearth", KARAŠ (=KI.KAL.BAD) "encampment, army", KISLAH (=KI.UD) "threshing floor", and SUR7 (=KI.GAG). In Akkadian orthography, it functions as a determiner for toponyms and has the syllabic values gi, ge, qi, and qe.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ki_(goddess)


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175 Simplicity Quotes
August 10, 2020 by Rachel
There is beauty in simplicity and once you learn to see it, you'll be able to appreciate life more. Everything doesn't always have to be grand or extra, it only needs to be true and pure. These simplicity quotes will remind you what the word really means and how it will inspire you. Happy reading!
Simplicity Quotes
1. I have three things to teach Simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. – Lao Tzu
2. Simplicity reveals the pure beauty of life. – Debasish Mridha
3. Simplicity is not about deprivation. Simplicity is about a greater appreciation for things that really matter.
4. With wisdom comes the desire for simplicity. – Brendon Burchard
5. I've always liked simplicity. – Marissa Mayer
6. Live simply. Dream big. Be grateful. Give love. Laugh lots.
7. Never overlook the power of simplicity. – Robin Sharma
8. Out of chaos, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. – Bruce Lee
9. Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance. – Coco Chanel
10. I always go for simplicity. – David Bailey
11. Make it simple but significant.
12. There is beauty in simplicity.
13. Simplicity is the soul of efficiency. – Austin Freeman
14. Simplicity is not style, it is a state of harmony. – Naoto Fukasawa
15. A vocabulary of truth and simplicity will be of service throughout your life. – Winston Churchill
16. Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity. – Henry David Thoreau
17. There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness and truth. – Leo Tolstoy
18. Live a life of simplicity so that you may live a life of greatness.
19. One of the biggest accelerators to change is simplicity.- Dr Henry Cloud
20. Keep things simple.
21. Live simply, so that others may simply live. – Mother Theresa
22. Nature teaches us simplicity and contentment because in its presence we realize we need very little to be happy. – Mark Coleman
23. In zen, poverty is voluntary, and considered not really as poverty so much as simplicity, freedom, unclutteredness. – Alan Watts
24. In everything, love simplicity. – Saint Francis De Sales
25. The greatest step towards a life of simplicity is to learn to let go. – Steve Maraboli
26. Our joy comes from living our own lives simply never from demanding that others live simply or from ever making any demands whatsoever upon others. – Jonathan Lockwood Huie
27. Simplicity is the trademark of genius. – Robin Sharma
28. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. – Leonardo da Vinci
29. For every problem there is a solution which is simple, clean and wrong. – Henry Louis Mencken
30. Nature is pleased with simplicity. – Isaac Newton
31. A little simplification would be the first step toward rational living, I think. – Eleanor Roosevelt
32. A man must be able to cut a knot, for everything cannot be untied, he must know how to disengage what is essential from the detail in which it is enwrapped, for everything cannot be equally considered, in a word, he must be able to simplify his duties, his business and his life. – Henri Frederic Amiel
33. And yes, there's a simplicity to writing books because you're not a member of a team, so you make all the decisions yourself instead of deferring to a committee. – Bernard Cornwell
34. Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction. – E. F. Schumacker
36. A taste for simplicity cannot last for long. – Eugene Delacroix
37. Anything simple always interests me. – David Hockney
38. As beautiful as simplicity is, it can become a tradition that stands in the way of exploration. – Laura Nyro
39. As I grew older, I realized that it was much better to insist on the genuine forms of nature, for simplicity is the greatest adornment of art. – Albrecht Durer
40. Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity. – Plato
41. Clutter and confusion are failures of design, not attributes of information. — Edward Tuft
42. Don't make the process harder than it is. — Jack Welch
43. Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. — Robert Brault
44. Enjoy the simple, the natural and the plain. Along with that comes the ability to do things spontaneously and have them work. — Benjamin Hoff
45. Everything is both simpler than we can imagine, and more complicated that we can conceive. – Goethe
46. Everything is complex and everything is simple. The rose has no why attached to it, it blooms because it blooms, how no thought of itself, or desire to be seen. What could be more complicated than a rose for someone who wants to understand it? What could be simpler for someone who wants nothing? The complexity of thinking, the simplicity of beholding. — Andre Comte-Sponville
47. Explanations exist, they have existed for all time, there is always a well known solution to every human problem neat, plausible, and wrong. — H. L. Mencken
48. Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers. — Herbert Hoover
49. From native simplicity we arrive at more profound simplicity. — Albert Schweitzer
50. For the more limited, if adequate, is always preferable. – Aristotle
51. Grandeur and beauty are so very opposite, that you often diminish the one as you increase the other. Variety is most akin to the latter, simplicity to the former. — William Shenstone
52. Guided only by their feeling for symmetry, simplicity, and generality, and an indefinable sense of the fitness of things, creative mathematicians now, as in the past, are inspired by the art of mathematics rather than by any prospect of ultimate usefulness. — E. T. Bell
53. How many things are there which I do not want. – Socrates
54. I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things in life which are the real ones after all. — Laura Ingalls Wilder
55. I believe that the apple shuffle is an excellent compromise among the conflicting requirements of simplicity, elegance, size, battery life, and function. — Donald Norman
56. I believe we would be happier to have a personal revolution in our individual lives and go back to simpler living and more direct thinking. It is the simple things of life that make living worthwhile, the sweet fundamental things such as love and duty, work and rest, and living close to nature. — Laura Ingalls Wilder
57. I despise simplicity. It is the negation of all that is beautiful. — Norman Hartnell
58. I don't need a lot of money. Simplicity is the answer for me. — Linda McCartney
59. I have a simple philosophy. Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. And scratch where it itches. — Alice Roosevelt Longworth
60. I have learned by some experience, by many examples, and by the writings of countless others before me, also occupied in the search, that certain environments, certain modes of life, certain rules of conduct are more conducive to inner and outer harmony than others. There are, in fact, certain roads that one may follow. Simplification of life is one of them. — Ann Morrow Lindbergh
61. I have yet to see any problem, however complicated, which, when you looked at it in the right way, did not become still more complicated. — Paul Anderson
62. I just like simplicity. I like simple songs, I like simple chords, simple vocals, simple lead guitar. I just like simplicity. That's just the way I like it. — Jeremy Spencer
63. I take a simple view of living. It is, keep your eyes open and get on with it. — Sir Laurence Olivier
64. I wish I had invented blue jeans. They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity all I hope for in my clothes. — Yves Saint Laurent
65. I would not give a fig for the simplicity this side of complexity, but I would give my life for the simplicity on the other side of complexity. — Oliver Wendell Holmes
66. If your mind isn't clouded by unnecessary things, this is the best season of your life. — Wu-Men
67. Is it not in the most absolute simplicity that real genius plies its pinions the most wonderfully? — E. T. A. Hoffmann
68. It is not how much space there is, but rather how it is used. It is not how much information there is, but rather how effectively it is organized. — Edward Tufte
69. It is simplicity that makes the uneducated more effective than the educated when addressing popular audiences. – Aristotle
70. Let us learn to live simply, so that others may simply live. — Mahatma Gandhi
71. Life is beautiful in its simplicity. — Thomas Matthiessen
72. Live simply so that others may simply live. — Mahatma Gandhi
73. Live simply that others might simply live. — Elizabeth Seaton
74. Making the simple complicated is commonplace, making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity. — Charles Mingus
75. Man is an over complicated organism. If he is doomed to extinction he will die out for want of simplicity. — Ezra Pound
76. Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires. — Lao Tzu
77. Most of the fundamental ideas of science are essentially simple, and may, as a rule, be expressed in a language comprehensible to everyone. — Albert Einstein
78. Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind. With respect to luxuries and comforts, the wisest have even lived a more simple and meagre life than the poor. — Henry David Thoreau
79. My philosophy? Simplicity plus variety. — Hank Stram
80. Nature is what we know yet have not art to say so impotent our wisdom is to her simplicity. — Emily Dickinson
81. Never again will I make the simple into the complex. Something of true value does not become more valuable because it becomes complicated. Experience and conditions come and go, complications arise and fall away, but the simple action of God is eternal in the universe. — Donald Curtis
82. Nobility of spirit has more to do with simplicity than ostentation, wisdom rather than wealth, commitment rather than ambition. — Riccardo Muti
83. No simplicity of mind, no obscurity of station, can escape the universal duty of questioning all that we believe. — William Kingdon Clifford
84. Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
85. Nothing is as simple as we hope it will be. — Jim Horning
86. Nothing is true, but that which is simple. — Johann Wolfgang
87. Of manners gentle, of affections mild, in wit a man, simplicity a child. — Alexander Pope
88. Organic architecture seeks superior sense of use and a finer sense of comfort, expressed in organic simplicity. — Frank Lloyd Wright
89. Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify. — Henry Thoreau
90. Part of the problem today is that we have a surplus of simple answers and a shortage of simple problems. — Syracuse Herald
91. Plain question and plain answer make the shortest road out of most perplexities. – Mark Twain
92. Progress is man's ability to complicate simplicity. — Thor Heyerdahl
93. Purity and simplicity are the two wings with which man soars above the earth and all temporary nature. — Thomas Kempis
94. Reduce the complexity of life by eliminating the needless wants of life, and the labors of life reduce themselves. — Edwin Way Teale
95. Seek simplicity but distrust it. — Alfred North Whitehead
96. Simple pleasures are the last healthy refuge in a complex world. — Oscar Wilde
97. Simple truths are a relief from grand speculations. – Vauvenargues
98. Simplicity and naturalness are the truest marks of distinction. — W. Somerset Maugham
99. Simplicity and repose are the qualities that measure the true value of any work of art. — Frank Lloyd Wright
100. Simplicity, clarity, singleness. These are the attributes that give our lives power and vividness and joy. — Richard Halloway
101. Simplicity does not mean want or poverty. It does not mean the absence of any decor, or absolute nudity. It only means that the decor should belong intimately to the design proper, and that anything foreign to it should be taken away. — Paul Jacques Grillo
102. Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it. — Alan Perlis
103. Simplicity in character, in manners, in style, in all things the supreme excellence is simplicity. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
104. Simplicity involves unburdening your life, and living more lightly with fewer distractions that interfere with a high quality life, as defined uniquely by each individual. You will find people living simply in large cities, rural areas and everything in between. — Linda Breen Pierce
105. Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger Dijkstra
106. Simplicity is not an objective in art, but one achieves simplicity despite one's self by entering into the real sense of things. — Constantin Brancusi
107. Simplicity is not the goal. It is the by product of a good idea and modest expectations. — Paul Rand
108. Simplicity is the key. — Ritchie Blackmore
109. Simplicity is the nature of great souls. — Papa Ramadas
110. Simplicity of character is no hindrance to the subtlety of intellect. — John Morley
111. Simplicity of character is the natural result of profound thought. — William Hazlitt
112. Simplicity, clarity, singleness, these are the attributes that give our lives power and vividness and joy as they are also the marks of great art. — Richard Holloway
113. Simplicity is indeed often the sign of truth and a criterion of beauty. — Mahlon Hoagland
114. Simplicity is natures first step, and the last of art. — Philip James Bailey
115. Simplicity is the essence of happiness. — Cedric Bledsoe
116. Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art. — Frederic Chopin
117. Simplicity makes me happy. — Alicia Keys
118. Simplicity should not be identified with bareness. — Felix Adler
119. Simply the thing that I am shall make me live. — William Shakespeare
120. Success is simple. Do what's right, the right way, at the right time. — Arnold Glasow
121. Teach us delight in the simple things, and mirth that has no bitter springs, forgiveness free of evil done, and love to all men beneath the sun. — Rudyard Kipling
122. The aspects of things that are most important to us are hidden because of their simplicity and familiarity. — Ludwig Wittgenstein
123. The farther you go, the less you know. — Lao Tsu
124. The faultless formulas of television–the ones that last–are simple. — Dick Clark
125. The guiding motto in the life of every natural philosopher should be, Seek simplicity and distrust it. — Alfred North Whitehead
126. The great artist and thinker are the simplifiers. — Henri Frederic Amiel
127. The great seal of truth is simplicity. — Herman Boerhaave
128. The little things are infinitely the most important. — Arthur Conan Doyle
129. The main purpose of science is simplicity and as we understand more things, everything is becoming simpler. — Edward Teller
130. The obvious is that which is never seen until someone expresses it simply. — Kahlil Gibran
131. The ordinary arts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest. — Thomas More
132. The poems, all three hundred of them, may be summed up in one of their phrases, let our thoughts be correct. – Confucius
133. The pure and simple truth is rarely pure, and never simple. — Oscar Wilde
134. The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed it is a process of elimination. — Elbert Hubbard
135. The simplest things are often the truest. — Richard Bach
136. The simplest things give me ideas. — Joan Miro
137. The spirit's foe in man has not been simplicity, but sophistication. — George Santayana
138. The trouble with simple living is that, though it can be joyful, rich, and creative, it isn't simple. — Doris Janzen Longacre
139. The whole is simpler than the sum of its parts. — Willard Gibbs
140. There is a certain majesty in simplicity which is far above all the quaintness of wit. — Alexander Pope
141. There is a simplicity that exists on the far side of complexity, and there is a communication of sentiment and attitude not to be discovered by careful exegesis of a text. — Patrick Buchanan
142. There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth. — Leo Nikolaevich Tolstov
143. There is no single development, in either technology or management technique, which by itself promises even one order of magnitude improvement within a decade in productivity, in reliability, in simplicity. — Frederick P. Brooks, Jr.
144. Think simple as my old master used to say meaning reduce the whole of its parts into the simplest terms, getting back to first principles. — Frank Lloyd Wright
145. Three rules of work, out of clutter find simplicity, from discord find harmony, in the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. — Albert Einstein
146. To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found a school, but to so love wisdom as to live according to its dictates a life of simplicity, independence, magnanimity and trust. — Henry David Thoreau
147. To find the universal elements enough, to find the air and the water exhilarating to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter to be thrilled by the stars at night to be elated over a bird's nest or a wildflower in spring these are some of the rewards of the simple life. — John Burroughs
148. To simplify complications is the first essential of success. — George Earle Buckle
149. Understanding reduces the greatest to simplicity, and lack of its causes the least to take on the magnitude. — Raymond Holliwell
150. Unnecessary possessions are unnecessary burdens. If you have them, you have to take care of them! There is great freedom in simplicity of living. It is those who have enough but not too much who are the happiest. — Peace Pilgrim
151. Voluntary simplicity means going fewer places in one day rather than more, seeing less so I can see more, doing less so I can do more, acquiring less so I can have more. — John Kabat-Zinn
152. We don't need to increase our goods nearly as much as we need to scale down our wants. Not wanting something is as good as possessing it. — Donald Horban
153. We struggle with the complexities and avoid the simplicities. — Norman Vincent Peale
154. What's really important is to simplify. The work of most photographers would be improved immensely if they could do one thing get rid of the extraneous. If you strive for simplicity, you are more likely to reach the viewer. — William Albert Allard
155. When the subject is strong, simplicity is the only way to treat it. — Jacob Lawrence
156. When thought is too weak to be simply expressed, it's clear proof that it should be rejected. — Luc De Clapiers
157. Writing is no trouble you just jot down ideas as they occur to you. The jotting is simplicity itself it is the occurring which is difficult. — Stephen Leacock
158. You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need. — Vernon Howard
159. You know you've achieved perfection in design, not when you have nothing more to add, but when you have nothing more to take away. — Anotine de Saint-Exupery
160. Consider the benefits of owning fewer possessions less to clean, less debt, less to organize, less stress, more money, and energy. – K. Collins
161. You can't experience simple joys when you're living life with your hair on fire. – Emily Ley
162. Jesus modeled a very simple life. You don't see him collecting things. He spent his time and energy on relationships because he knew they were more important than all the stuff in the world. – Rick Warren
163. I feel rich because I have enough. Your enough will be different from my enough, which will be different from that guy over there's enough. But the less you need, the sooner you will feel rich. – Anita Dhake
164. People who decide to live a simple life reduce their material possessions and overall consumption and become satisfied with the things that they need and not with what they want. – Ryan Cooper
165. It is time to stop responding to every new message or other demands on your time and those who want your immediate attention. This technique applies to work, at home, time already set aside to exercise or whatever. Your need is to approach a higher level of simplicity, not a more complicated routine. – Byron Pulsifer
166. Hard work, nothing to divert my thought, clear air and simple food made my life very pleasant. – Thomas Edison
167. Happiness consists not in having much, but in being content with little. – Marguerite Gardiner
168. By eliminating these distractions and simplifying our lives, we are able to think more clearly, be less stressed, and have more time to focus on the things that really matter to us, such as spending time with our loved ones, creativity, dreams, health, travel, and giving back. – Pia Edberg
169. Within six months, we had gotten rid of 50 percent of our belongings. We quickly began seeing the benefits of minimalism and developing a philosophy for how simpler, more purposeful living is something everyone can benefit from. – Joshua Becker
170. Another common misconception is that simple living involves depriving oneself of the material benefits of modern life. Deprivation is not a part of the true meaning of simplicity. Voluntary is a key element of the philosophy of simple living. Living without adequate food, shelter, clothing, and medical care is not simple living. Nor is it voluntary simplicity, it is involuntary poverty. – Linda Breen Pierce
171. Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. – Confucius
172. That's been one of my mantras focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex, you have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it's worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains. – Steve Jobs
173. Truth is ever to be found in simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things. – Isaac Newton
174. It is always the simple that produces the marvelous. – Amelia Barr
175. Simplicity is a prerequisite for reliability. – Edsger Dijkstra
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Recently I started a job which requires me to commute to work via BART. BART has its own rules regarding bicycles on the trains, which meant that I needed to get a folding bike in order to commute through downtown during the rush hours.
I quickly zeroed in on the Dahon Speed D7 as an affordable and popular model. I ordered mine online (from Safety Cycle, about 430 $US). It arrived in good condition, but (no surprise) needed some initial adjustments to the rear derailleur and brake before it was fully usable.
Bike is entirely adequate for riding short distances. Not for steep hills nor downhill racing, but perfectly fine for short commutes.
Space saver. The folded size is similar to a carry-on suitcase. Much easier to have on the train than a full size bike.
Quick folding. True to the advertising, the bike can be folded and unfolded in about 15 seconds (with practice). In reality, the unfolding phase takes a little longer, as I'll often make minor adjustments to the handlebars and seat stem until they're in proper position. I've made a few marks on the metal with a Sharpie to make these adjustments faster.
Bike is somewhat hefty at ~28 pounds. It's "luggable" but not much fun to carry for long distances when folded. Most often I just wheel it up in front of the train and fold it before boarding.
The 20" wheels aren't as stable as 26" wheels – not as much rotational inertia. Initially the bike felt a little wobbly to me, especially at speed … I've since gotten used to it.
Rust – two adjustment screws for the brakes are rusting slightly, though to be fair I've ridden the bike a fair amount in the rain. The Dahon Mariner is a similar configuration that promises more rust resistant components.
The bike attracts a fair amount of curiosity on the train. I'm certain that – were I able to carry a spare bike along – I could have sold a few during my commutes. Quite a few people ask for details on price, manufacturer, and where to buy.
Overall it has met my expectations and has facilitated my commute-by-subway.


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ADHD Meds May Be A Prescription For Bullying
Kids and teens who take medications like Ritalin to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are twice as likely to be physically or emotionally bullied by peers than those who don't have ADHD, a new University of Michigan study found.
At even higher risk were middle and high school students who sold or shared their medications. Those kids were four-and-a-half times likelier to be victimized by peers than kids without ADHD.
The main findings are the same for both sexes, said the study's first author, Quyen Epstein-Ngo, research assistant professor at the U-M Institute for Research on Women and Gender and a fellow at the U-M Injury Center. Carol Boyd, professor of nursing, is the principal investigator.
It's long been known that kids with ADHD have a harder time making and keeping friends and are bullied and victimized more. This study is believed to be the first known to look at how stimulant medications affect their relationships with peers.
"Many youth with ADHD are prescribed stimulant medications to treat their ADHD and we know that these medications are the most frequently shared or sold among adolescents," said Epstein-Ngo, a licensed clinical psychologist.
[caption id="attachment_23736" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Image courtesy of University of Michigan[/caption]
The U-M researchers surveyed nearly 5,000 middle and high school students over four years. About 15 percent were diagnosed with ADHD and roughly 4 percent were prescribed stimulants within the past 12 months.
Of those who took ADHD meds, 20 percent reported being approached to sell or share them, and about half of them did.
Lifelong Consequences
When looking at the overall figures, relatively few students were asked to divert their medications or did. However, Epstein-Ngo said the numbers don't tell the entire story.
"Having a diagnosis of ADHD has lifelong consequences," she said. "These youth aren't living in isolation. As they transition into adulthood, the social effects of their ADHD diagnosis will impact a broad range of people with whom they come into contact."
From 2003 to 2011, there was a 42 percent increase in ADHD cases diagnosed in the U.S., and between 2007 and 2011, there was a 27 percent increase in stimulant-treated ADHD.
Epstein-Ngo said the findings shouldn't scare parents away from considering a stimulant medication. Rather, the study reinforces why parents must talk to kids about never sharing their medications.
"For some children stimulant medications are immensely helpful in getting through school," Epstein-Ngo said. "This study doesn't say 'don't give your child medication.' It suggests that it's really important to talk to your children about who they tell."
It's unclear why kids with prescriptions for stimulant medications are more at risk for bullying and victimization, but Epstein-Ngo said it's probably several factors.
"Is it a function of the fact that they are in riskier situations, or are they being coerced and forced to give up their medications? Probably a little bit of both," she said.
Epstein-Ngo believes the biggest takeaway is to have compassion for kids with ADHD.
"I think the biggest misconception about ADHD is that these kids aren't trying hard enough, and that's just not the case," she said. "If these kids could do better they would. With the proper support and treatment they can overcome this."


Sigmund Freud is considered by many to be the greatest psychologist in history. Opinions vary greatly on the validity of this, though all must agree that he is one of the most well known psychologists in history. He was well know for his research into the science of the mind, and is famous for his theories about the functions of the mind and the human psyche.
Freud was born in 1856 to a Jewish family in Freiburg, Austria-Hungary. When he was 4 years old, his family moved to Vienna. In 1873, he began attending the University of Vienna's medical school. He hoped to break into the new science of neurophysiology, though research was difficult to fund without your own independent wealth. As his father was a merchant, this was not an easily attained goal. He received his medical degree in 1881, and in 1885 won a scholarship to go to Paris and continue his studies hysteria and the uses of hypnosis.
Freud returned to Vienna in 1886, and there he stayed for all but the last year of his life. He opened a private practice, specializing in nerve and brain disorders. He practiced hypnotism and other ways of getting patients to 'open up'. He found that often he could do so just by relaxing them and talking to them. This method was later referred to as 'the talking cure'. He continued his practice and research until 1938, when German forces occupied Vienna. Although Freud was a strong atheist, his Jewish background forced him to leave the country. He died in London the following September.
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Mol Cell. 2019 Dec 30. pii: S1097-2765(19)30896-2. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2019.12.005. [Epub ahead of print]
The Dynamics of Cytoplasmic mRNA Metabolism.
Eisen TJ1, Eichhorn SW1, Subtelny AO1, Lin KS2, McGeary SE1, Gupta S3, Bartel DP4.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Computational and Systems Biology Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. Electronic address: dbartel@wi.mit.edu.
For all but a few mRNAs, the dynamics of metabolism are unknown. Here, we developed an experimental and analytical framework for examining these dynamics for mRNAs from thousands of genes. mRNAs of mouse fibroblasts exit the nucleus with diverse intragenic and intergenic poly(A)-tail lengths. Once in the cytoplasm, they have a broad (1000-fold) range of deadenylation rate constants, which correspond to cytoplasmic lifetimes. Indeed, with few exceptions, degradation appears to occur primarily through deadenylation-linked mechanisms, with little contribution from either endonucleolytic cleavage or deadenylation-independent decapping. Most mRNA molecules degrade only after their tail lengths fall below 25 nt. Decay rate constants of short-tailed mRNAs vary broadly (1000-fold) and are larger for short-tailed mRNAs that have previously undergone more rapid deadenylation. This coupling helps clear rapidly deadenylated mRNAs, enabling the large range in deadenylation rate constants to impart a similarly large range in stabilities.
5-ethynyl uridine; PAL- seq; TAIL-seq; deadenylation rates; decapping rates; mRNA decay rates; mRNA uridylation; metabolic labeling; poly(A)-tail lengths
10.1016/j.molcel.2019.12.005


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/*globals casper, __utils__, url */

// var navTest = require('../partials/partial_test');

CasperTest.begin("Settings screen is correct", 18, function suite(test) {
    casper.thenOpen(url + "ghost/settings/", function testTitleAndUrl() {
        test.assertTitle("Ghost Admin", "Ghost admin has no title");
        test.assertUrlMatch(/ghost\/settings\/general\/$/, "Ghost doesn't require login this time");
    });

    casper.then(function testViews() {
        test.assertExists(".wrapper", "Settings main view is present");
        test.assertExists(".settings-sidebar", "Settings sidebar view is present");
        test.assertExists(".settings-menu", "Settings menu is present");
        test.assertExists(".settings-menu .general", "General tab is present");
        test.assertExists(".settings-menu .users", "Users tab is present");
        test.assertExists(".settings-menu .apps", "Apps is present");
        test.assertExists(".wrapper", "Settings main view is present");
        test.assertExists(".settings-content", "Settings content view is present");
        test.assertEval(function testGeneralIsActive() {
            return document.querySelector('.settings-menu .general').classList.contains('active');
        }, "general tab is marked active");
        test.assertEval(function testContentIsGeneral() {
            return document.querySelector('.settings-content').id === 'general';
        }, "loaded content is general screen");
    });

    // test the user tab
    casper.thenClick('.settings-menu .users');
    casper.waitForSelector('#user', function then() {
        test.assertEval(function testGeneralIsNotActive() {
            return !document.querySelector('.settings-menu .general').classList.contains('active');
        }, "general tab is not marked active");
        test.assertEval(function testUserIsActive() {
            return document.querySelector('.settings-menu .users').classList.contains('active');
        }, "user tab is marked active");
        test.assertEval(function testContentIsUser() {
            return document.querySelector('.settings-content').id === 'user';
        }, "loaded content is user screen");
    }, function onTimeOut() {
        test.fail('User screen failed to load');
    });

    function handleUserRequest(requestData, request) {
        // make sure we only get requests from the user pane
        if (requestData.url.indexOf('settings/') !== -1) {
            test.fail("Saving the user pane triggered another settings pane to save");
        }
    }

    function handleSettingsRequest(requestData, request) {
        // make sure we only get requests from the user pane
        if (requestData.url.indexOf('users/') !== -1) {
            test.fail("Saving a settings pane triggered the user pane to save");
        }
    }

    casper.then(function listenForRequests() {
        casper.on('resource.requested', handleUserRequest);
    });

    casper.thenClick('#user .button-save');
    casper.waitFor(function successNotification() {
        return this.evaluate(function () {
            return document.querySelectorAll('.js-bb-notification section').length > 0;
        });
    }, function doneWaiting() {

    }, function waitTimeout() {
        test.fail("Saving the user pane did not result in a notification");
    });

    casper.then(function checkUserWasSaved() {
        casper.removeListener('resource.requested', handleUserRequest);
    });

    casper.waitForSelector('.notification-success', function onSuccess() {
        test.assert(true, 'Got success notification');
    }, function onTimeout() {
        test.assert(false, 'No success notification :(');
    });

    casper.thenClick('#main-menu .settings a').then(function testOpeningSettingsTwice() {
        casper.on('resource.requested', handleSettingsRequest);
        test.assertEval(function testUserIsActive() {
            return document.querySelector('.settings-menu .general').classList.contains('active');
        }, "general tab is marked active");

    });

    casper.thenClick('#general .button-save').waitFor(function successNotification() {
        return this.evaluate(function () {
            return document.querySelectorAll('.js-bb-notification section').length > 0;
        });
    }, function doneWaiting() {

    }, function waitTimeout() {
        test.fail("Saving the general pane did not result in a notification");
    });

    casper.then(function checkSettingsWereSaved() {
        casper.removeListener('resource.requested', handleSettingsRequest);
    });

    casper.waitForSelector('.notification-success', function onSuccess() {
        test.assert(true, 'Got success notification');
    }, function onTimeout() {
        test.assert(false, 'No success notification :(');
    });

    CasperTest.beforeDone(function () {
        casper.removeListener('resource.requested', handleUserRequest);
        casper.removeListener('resource.requested', handleSettingsRequest);
    });
});

CasperTest.begin('Ensure general blog title field length validation', 3, function suite(test) {
    casper.thenOpen(url + "ghost/settings/general/", function testTitleAndUrl() {
        test.assertTitle("Ghost Admin", "Ghost admin has no title");
        test.assertUrlMatch(/ghost\/settings\/general\/$/, "Ghost doesn't require login this time");
    });

    casper.waitForSelector('#general', function then() {
        this.fill("form#settings-general", {
            'general[title]': new Array(152).join('a')
        });
    });

    casper.thenClick('#general .button-save');

    casper.waitForSelectorTextChange('.notification-error', function onSuccess() {
        test.assertSelectorHasText('.notification-error', 'too long');
    }, function onTimeout() {
        test.fail('Blog title length error did not appear');
    }, 2000);
});

CasperTest.begin('Ensure general blog description field length validation', 3, function suite(test) {
    casper.thenOpen(url + "ghost/settings/general/", function testTitleAndUrl() {
        test.assertTitle("Ghost Admin", "Ghost admin has no title");
        test.assertUrlMatch(/ghost\/settings\/general\/$/, "Ghost doesn't require login this time");
    });

    casper.waitForSelector('#general', function then() {
        this.fillSelectors("form#settings-general", {
            '#blog-description': new Array(202).join('a')
        });
    });

    casper.thenClick('#general .button-save');

    casper.waitForSelectorTextChange('.notification-error', function onSuccess() {
        test.assertSelectorHasText('.notification-error', 'too long');
    }, function onTimeout() {
        test.fail('Blog description length error did not appear');
    }, 2000);
});

CasperTest.begin('Ensure image upload modals display correctly', 6, function suite(test) {
    casper.thenOpen(url + "ghost/settings/general/", function testTitleAndUrl() {
        test.assertTitle("Ghost Admin", "Ghost admin has no title");
        test.assertUrlMatch(/ghost\/settings\/general\/$/, "Ghost doesn't require login this time");
    });

    function assertImageUploaderModalThenClose() {
        test.assertExists('.js-drop-zone.image-uploader', 'Image drop zone modal renders correctly');
        this.click('#modal-container .js-button-accept');
        casper.waitForSelector('.notification-success', function onSuccess() {
            test.assert(true, 'Got success notification');
        }, function onTimeout() {
            test.fail('No success notification');
        }, 1000);
    };

    // Test Blog Logo Upload Button
    casper.waitForSelector('#general', function then() {
        this.click('#general .js-modal-logo');
    });

    casper.waitForSelector('#modal-container .modal-content', assertImageUploaderModalThenClose,
        function onTimeout() {
            test.fail('No upload logo modal container appeared');
        }, 1000);

    // Test Blog Cover Upload Button
    casper.then(function() {
        this.click('#general .js-modal-cover');
    });

    casper.waitForSelector('#modal-container .modal-content', assertImageUploaderModalThenClose,
        function onTimeout() {
            test.fail('No upload cover modal container appeared');
        }, 1000);
});

CasperTest.begin("User settings screen validates email", 6, function suite(test) {
    var email, brokenEmail;

    casper.thenOpen(url + "ghost/settings/user/", function testTitleAndUrl() {
        test.assertTitle("Ghost Admin", "Ghost admin has no title");
        test.assertUrlMatch(/ghost\/settings\/user\/$/, "Ghost doesn't require login this time");
    });

    casper.then(function setEmailToInvalid() {
        email = casper.getElementInfo('#user-email').attributes.value;
        brokenEmail = email.replace('.', '-');

        casper.fillSelectors('.user-profile', {
            '#user-email': brokenEmail
        }, false);
    });

    casper.thenClick('#user .button-save');

    casper.waitForResource('/users/');

    casper.waitForSelector('.notification-error', function onSuccess() {
        test.assert(true, 'Got error notification');
        test.assertSelectorDoesntHaveText('.notification-error', '[object Object]');
    }, function onTimeout() {
        test.assert(false, 'No error notification :(');
    });

    casper.then(function resetEmailToValid() {
        casper.fillSelectors('.user-profile', {
            '#user-email': email
        }, false);
    });

    casper.thenClick('#user .button-save');

    casper.waitForResource(/users/);

    casper.waitForSelector('.notification-success', function onSuccess() {
        test.assert(true, 'Got success notification');
        test.assertSelectorDoesntHaveText('.notification-success', '[object Object]');
    }, function onTimeout() {
        test.assert(false, 'No success notification :(');
    });
});

CasperTest.begin('Ensure postsPerPage number field form validation', 3, function suite(test) {
    casper.thenOpen(url + "ghost/settings/general/", function testTitleAndUrl() {
        test.assertTitle("Ghost Admin", "Ghost admin has no title");
        test.assertUrlMatch(/ghost\/settings\/general\/$/, "Ghost doesn't require login this time");
    });

    casper.waitForSelector('#general', function then() {
        this.fill("form#settings-general", {
            'general[postsPerPage]': 'notaninteger'
        });
    });

    casper.thenClick('#general .button-save');

    casper.waitForSelectorTextChange('.notification-error', function onSuccess() {
        test.assertSelectorHasText('.notification-error', 'use a number');
    }, function onTimeout() {
        test.fail('postsPerPage error did not appear');
    }, 2000);
});

CasperTest.begin('Ensure postsPerPage max of 1000', 3, function suite(test) {
    casper.thenOpen(url + "ghost/settings/general/", function testTitleAndUrl() {
        test.assertTitle("Ghost Admin", "Ghost admin has no title");
        test.assertUrlMatch(/ghost\/settings\/general\/$/, "Ghost doesn't require login this time");
    });

    casper.waitForSelector('#general', function then() {
        this.fill("form#settings-general", {
            'general[postsPerPage]': '1001'
        });
    });

    casper.thenClick('#general .button-save');

    casper.waitForSelectorTextChange('.notification-error', function onSuccess() {
        test.assertSelectorHasText('.notification-error', 'use a number less than 1000');
    }, function onTimeout() {
        test.fail('postsPerPage max error did not appear');
    }, 2000);
});

CasperTest.begin('Ensure postsPerPage min of 0', 3, function suite(test) {
    casper.thenOpen(url + "ghost/settings/general/", function testTitleAndUrl() {
        test.assertTitle("Ghost Admin", "Ghost admin has no title");
        test.assertUrlMatch(/ghost\/settings\/general\/$/, "Ghost doesn't require login this time");
    });

    casper.waitForSelector('#general', function then() {
        this.fill("form#settings-general", {
            'general[postsPerPage]': '-1'
        });
    });

    casper.thenClick('#general .button-save');

    casper.waitForSelectorTextChange('.notification-error', function onSuccess() {
        test.assertSelectorHasText('.notification-error', 'use a number greater than 0');
    }, function onTimeout() {
        test.fail('postsPerPage min error did not appear');
    }, 2000);
});

CasperTest.begin("User settings screen shows remaining characters for Bio properly", 4, function suite(test) {

    function getRemainingBioCharacterCount() {
        return casper.getHTML('.word-count');
    }

    casper.thenOpen(url + "ghost/settings/user/", function testTitleAndUrl() {
        test.assertTitle("Ghost Admin", "Ghost admin has no title");
        test.assertUrlMatch(/ghost\/settings\/user\/$/, "Ghost doesn't require login this time");
    });

    casper.then(function checkCharacterCount() {
        test.assert(getRemainingBioCharacterCount() === '200', 'Bio remaining characters is 200');
    });

    casper.then(function setBioToValid() {
        casper.fillSelectors('.user-profile', {
                '#user-bio': 'asdf\n' // 5 characters
            }, false);
    });

    casper.then(function checkCharacterCount() {
        test.assert(getRemainingBioCharacterCount() === '195', 'Bio remaining characters is 195');
    });
});

CasperTest.begin('Ensure user bio field length validation', 3, function suite(test) {
    casper.thenOpen(url + "ghost/settings/user/", function testTitleAndUrl() {
        test.assertTitle("Ghost Admin", "Ghost admin has no title");
        test.assertUrlMatch(/ghost\/settings\/user\/$/, "Ghost doesn't require login this time");
    });

    casper.waitForSelector('#user', function then() {
        this.fillSelectors("form.user-profile", {
            '#user-bio': new Array(202).join('a')
        });
    });

    casper.thenClick('#user .button-save');

    casper.waitForSelectorTextChange('.notification-error', function onSuccess() {
        test.assertSelectorHasText('.notification-error', 'is too long');
    }, function onTimeout() {
        test.fail('Bio field length error did not appear');
    }, 2000);
});

CasperTest.begin('Ensure user url field validation', 3, function suite(test) {
    casper.thenOpen(url + "ghost/settings/user/", function testTitleAndUrl() {
        test.assertTitle("Ghost Admin", "Ghost admin has no title");
        test.assertUrlMatch(/ghost\/settings\/user\/$/, "Ghost doesn't require login this time");
    });

    casper.waitForSelector('#user', function then() {
        this.fillSelectors("form.user-profile", {
            '#user-website': 'notaurl'
        });
    });

    casper.thenClick('#user .button-save');

    casper.waitForSelectorTextChange('.notification-error', function onSuccess() {
        test.assertSelectorHasText('.notification-error', 'use a valid url');
    }, function onTimeout() {
        test.fail('Url validation error did not appear');
    }, 2000);
});

CasperTest.begin('Ensure user location field length validation', 3, function suite(test) {
    casper.thenOpen(url + "ghost/settings/user/", function testTitleAndUrl() {
        test.assertTitle("Ghost Admin", "Ghost admin has no title");
        test.assertUrlMatch(/ghost\/settings\/user\/$/, "Ghost doesn't require login this time");
    });

    casper.waitForSelector('#user', function then() {
        this.fillSelectors("form.user-profile", {
            '#user-location': new Array(1002).join('a')
        });
    });

    casper.thenClick('#user .button-save');

    casper.waitForSelectorTextChange('.notification-error', function onSuccess() {
        test.assertSelectorHasText('.notification-error', 'is too long');
    }, function onTimeout() {
        test.fail('Location field length error did not appear');
    }, 2000);
});

CasperTest.begin('Admin navigation bar is correct', 28, function suite(test) {
    casper.thenOpen(url + 'ghost/settings/', function testTitleAndUrl() {
        test.assertTitle('Ghost Admin', 'Ghost admin has no title');
        test.assertUrlMatch(/ghost\/settings\/general\/$/, "Ghost doesn't require login this time");
    });

    casper.then(function testNavItems() {
        test.assertExists('a.ghost-logo', 'Ghost logo home page link exists');
        test.assertEquals(this.getElementAttribute('a.ghost-logo', 'href'), '/', 'Ghost logo href is correct');

        test.assertExists('#main-menu li.content a', 'Content nav item exists');
        test.assertSelectorHasText('#main-menu li.content a', 'Content', 'Content nav item has correct text');
        test.assertEquals(this.getElementAttribute('#main-menu li.content a', 'href'), '/ghost/', 'Content href is correct');
         test.assertEval(function testContentIsNotActive() {
            return !document.querySelector('#main-menu li.content').classList.contains('active');
        }, 'Content nav item is not marked active');

        test.assertExists('#main-menu li.editor a', 'Editor nav item exists');
        test.assertSelectorHasText('#main-menu li.editor a', 'New Post', 'Editor nav item has correct text');
        test.assertEquals(this.getElementAttribute('#main-menu li.editor a', 'href'), '/ghost/editor/', 'Editor href is correct');
        test.assertEval(function testEditorIsNotActive() {
            return !document.querySelector('#main-menu li.editor').classList.contains('active');
        }, 'Editor nav item is not marked active');

        test.assertExists('#main-menu li.settings a', 'Settings nav item exists');
        test.assertSelectorHasText('#main-menu li.settings a', 'Settings', 'Settings nav item has correct text');
        test.assertEquals(this.getElementAttribute('#main-menu li.settings a', 'href'), '/ghost/settings/', 'Settings href is correct');
        test.assertEval(function testSettingsIsActive() {
            return document.querySelector('#main-menu li.settings').classList.contains('active');
        }, 'Settings nav item is marked active');
    });

    casper.then(function testUserMenuNotVisible() {
        test.assertExists('#usermenu', 'User menu nav item exists');
        test.assertNotVisible('#usermenu ul.overlay', 'User menu should not be visible');
    });

    casper.thenClick('#usermenu a');
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        test.assertVisible('#usermenu ul.overlay', 'User menu should be visible');

        test.assertExists('#usermenu li.usermenu-profile a', 'Profile menu item exists');
        test.assertSelectorHasText('#usermenu li.usermenu-profile a', 'Your Profile', 'Profile menu item has correct text');
        test.assertEquals(this.getElementAttribute('#usermenu li.usermenu-profile a', 'href'), '/ghost/settings/user/', 'Profile href is correct');

        test.assertExists('#usermenu li.usermenu-help a', 'Help menu item exists');
        test.assertSelectorHasText('#usermenu li.usermenu-help a', 'Help / Support', 'Help menu item has correct text');
        test.assertEquals(this.getElementAttribute('#usermenu li.usermenu-help a', 'href'), 'http://ghost.org/forum/', 'Help href is correct');

        test.assertExists('#usermenu li.usermenu-signout a', 'Sign Out menu item exists');
        test.assertSelectorHasText('#usermenu li.usermenu-signout a', 'Sign Out', 'Sign Out menu item has correct text');
        test.assertEquals(this.getElementAttribute('#usermenu li.usermenu-signout a', 'href'), '/ghost/signout/', 'Sign Out href is correct');
    });
});


Do your friends, relatives or colleagues work in Wellington and live in Greater Wellington?
Do you ever boast about the amazing resources and services you find at Wellington City Libraries?
This month, Wellington City Libraries would like to encourage you to recommend your friends, relatives and colleagues join our libraries to start enjoying the great resources we offer on our shelves and online.
To thank you, we are giving you 5 free reserves for each Wellington Worker new member you recommend to us.
To qualify, print out the form below and give it to your friends, relatives or colleagues to bring to us when they come to the library to start their membership. You will then be granted 5 free reserves which will be recorded on your card details (normally $2.00 each).
There is no limit to how many people you can recommend to join. When you collect your free reserve, please speak to our staff at the issues desk.
So make the most of May and collect as many reserves as you can. You can use them anytime in the future.
…When you or your friend join our libraries this month. This is a great way to check out the huge variety of music we have in our collections.
To receive another free CD concession card – recommend a friend! Just fill out the back of the CD concession card flyer you can pick up at our libraries with your details and give to your friend to bring in when they join.
To become a member all you need to bring to any branch of Wellington City Libraries is personal and residential information – and if a friend has recommended you, bring the free CD concession card flyer complete with their membership details.
More details about joining the library – and the benefits you'll get – can be found on our Joining pages.
Have you relocated from Christchurch to Wellington? Are you keen to continue your use of libraries? From today, Christchurch City Libraries card holders are eligible for temporary Wellington City Libraries cards for up to 6 months membership.
We are also collecting library books that need to be relocated back to Christchurch, so if you have any items with you that you need to return to a Christchurch City Libraries branch, you're welcome to bring these into any Wellington City Libraries branch and we will ensure that they're returned to Christchurch City Libraries when the library is ready to receive them.
If you have Wellington City Libraries items in Christchurch, please contact either Nicky on 801 4055 or Elizabeth on 801 4058 for advice.


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Mr Miller, entertainingly, takes you through the highways and byways of science and technology via the fascinating stories behind the inventions and discoveries that have changed the world.
Using original equipment and examples, and, indeed, live demonstrations, Mr Miller introduces a modern audience to the world of sound recording as it was prior to the introduction of the microphone and amplifier in 1925. Suitable for general audiences, those studying the history of music and those engaged in the current business of recorded sound.
Mr Miller is available to act as Master of Ceremonies for your event.
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El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie arrives - stream on Netflix now
Aaron Paul breaks bad once more
By Marc Chacksfield
El Camino has arrived on Netflix - the new Breaking Bad movie was only officially announced back at the end of August, but now it's here and ready to stream.
Starring Aaron Paul, El Camino starts straight after the events of the TV show. The trailers haven't given too much away, but it's pretty clear that Jesse (Paul) is on the run, the police are after him and some key characters, including fan favourite Skinny Pete, are being interrogated about his whereabouts.
Shot in between the series of that other Breaking Bad spin-off (the faultless Better Call Saul), the movie has been written and directed by creator Vince Gilligan.
Speaking about the role to AP, Paul said that there was more story to tell. "He's a different person Jesse has gone through torture and chaos.
"He's a combination of all those things that happened to him in the past. He's escaping from captivity. He's been there for half a year.
"He's been tortured and forced to cook a drug that has completely destroyed his life and destroyed the lives around him. He lost the love of his life... When we last saw him, he was screaming in sort of a relief and also agony. He's laughing and crying all at once."
And how did they film El Camino in secret? Paul revealed that it was easy for him to keep it quiet. "It was so easy for me," he said to the Standard. "I love surprising people, I love lying to people. People ask me what I'm doing, I'm like 'I'm just doing this small little passion project'."
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Robert Heger, né le  à Strasbourg, en Alsace-Lorraine et mort le  à Munich en Bavière, est un  chef d'orchestre et compositeur allemand.

Biographie
Robert Heger fait ses études au Conservatoire de Strasbourg, sous la direction de Franz Stockhausen, puis à  Zurich sous la direction de Lothar Kempter, et pour finir ses études à Munich sous la direction de Max von Schillings.

Après ses débuts à Strasbourg, il passe à Ulm en 1908 ou 1909. Il a occupé des postes à Barmen (1909), à l'opéra populaire de Vienne (1911), et à Nuremberg (1913), où il dirige aussi des concerts avec la philharmonique.

Il passe de Munich à Berlin entre 1933 et 1950, puis retourne à Munich.

En 1937 il rejoint le NSDAP. En 1944, il a été placé dans la Gottbegnadeten-Liste, ce qui le préservait de combattre sur le front.

Il dirige également le Royal Opera House, de 1925 à 1935,  et y revint en 1953 pour y diriger la première représentation à Londres de l'opéra de Richard Strauss, Capriccio. Il meurt à Munich.

Compositions
Heger a composé quatre opéras.
 Ein Fest auf Hederslev (Un festival à Haverslev) (opéra en trois actes, prod. Nuremberg )
 Der Betlernamenlos (Munich, )
 Der verlorene Sohn (Dresde, )
 Lady Hamilton (Nuremberg, )

Ses œuvres incluent :
 3 symphonies dont
 Symphonie en ré mineur
 Concerto pour violon en ré majeur op. 16
 Concerto pour violoncelle
 La Juive de Worms (mélodrame)
 Trio pour pianoforte, op 14
 Chansons
 Hero et Léandre (drame symphonique, orchestre au complet) op. 12
 Chant de paix (œuvre chorale pour soli, chœurs, orchestre et orgues)

Honneurs
 Croix de commandeur de l'Ordre du Mérite de la République fédérale d'Allemagne (1956)
 Ordre bavarois du Mérite (1959)
 Citoyen d'honneur de Munich (1961)
 Membre de l'Académie bavaroise des beaux-arts (1961)
 Johannes-Brahms-Medaille de Hambourg (1963)
 Österreichisches Ehrenzeichen für Wissenschaft und Kunst (1967)

Sources

Références

Voir aussi

Bibliographie
 René Muller, « Robert Frédéric Heger », in Nouveau dictionnaire de biographie alsacienne, vol. 16, p. 1475

A. Eaglefield-Hull, A Dictionary of Modern Music and Musicians (Dent, Londres, 1924)
H. Rosenthal and J. Warrack, Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera (OUP, Londres, édition de 1974)

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Chef d'orchestre allemand
Compositeur allemand
Compositeur allemand d'opéra
Récipiendaire de 1re classe de la croix d'honneur autrichienne pour la science et l'art
Naissance en août 1886
Naissance à Strasbourg
Personnalité allemande native du district de Basse-Alsace
Décès en janvier 1978
Décès à Munich
Décès à 91 ans

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Letting go takes courage — or else a curiosity so strong that we lose ourselves in what is happening around us.
I believe — I hope — that all of us have those experiences from time to time for that is what it means to totally be open to come what may, and paradoxically to allow ourselves to change.
I know of no better remedy for the trying times we are living in than letting go.
The forces of change unleashed by the current deep recession threaten to upset every aspect of our lives. The first inclination, of course, is to hold on tight to what we've got to try to keep what little remains.
But the currents of this upheaval are too strong. Several times over the past week I have heard experts predict that life will not return to the way it was before even if the market soon rights itself. The world is going through a painful transition. Old skills don't qualify for jobs in a new marketplace that runs on nanosecond technology.
So, what's the answer? Confidence. Courage. Trusting change. Letting go.


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World Police and Fire Games Events in Loudoun County
Loudoun County is among the jurisdictions in the region in which World Police and Fire Games events beginning today, Friday, June 26, and ongoing through July 5. The event is expected to attract more than 10,000 athletes from more than 60 countries along with thousands of spectators to the area.
"I would like to extend a special welcome to Loudoun County to all of the athletes and spectators from around the world who are here for the games," said Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Chairman Scott K. York. "I encourage them to take time to tour our beautiful county and enjoy our shops, restaurants, vineyards, and other attractions to see for themselves why Loudoun is such a wonderful place to live, work, and play."
The games will take place at 53 venues throughout the region, including nine sites in Loudoun County. All sports events are open to the public, free of charge. Residents should note the tentative dates and locations of the Loudoun events and plan accordingly as traffic may impact the venues and the surrounding roads.
Ashburn Ice House, Ashburn: Ice Hockey, June 26 – July 3
Morven Park, Leesburg: Soccer June 27 – July 3
Harry Byrd Highway & State Route 601, Bluemont: Cycling - Hill Climb, July 3
Dulles Sportsplex, Sterling: Indoor Soccer, July 1 – 4
Smash Table Tennis, Sterling: Table Tennis, June 27 – June 29
NOVA Badminton Club, Ashburn: Badminton, July 1 – July 3
Pev's Paintball Park and Pro Shop, Aldie: Paintball, June 30
Bowl America, Sterling: Bowling: June 30 – July 2
Lansdowne Resort, Lansdowne: Golf, June 29 – July 1
"We are fortunate that the games have come to our community so that our athletes can showcase their abilities on a world stage without leaving home," said Loudoun County Sheriff Michael L. Chapman. "I wish all of our deputies the best of luck in the competition."
Approximately 20 members of the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office and 70 members of the Loudoun County Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Management are participating in the games. Athletes from around the world volunteer for the competition and pay their own travel expenses and registration fees.
"Our fire fighters will be taking part in more than a dozen events including cycling, softball, and archery," said W. Keith Brower, Jr., chief of the Loudoun County Combined Fire-Rescue System. "It's an honor to participate in these games and I look forward to supporting our athletes in the competition."
The World Police and Fire Games were established by the California Police Athletics Federation in 1985 to offer law enforcement officers, firefighters, customs and correction officers from around the world an opportunity to showcase their athletic excellence in over 65 sporting events.
Stay informed about the World Police and Fire Games online. Visit www.loudoun.gov/wpfg for more information.
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Virgin Voyages to Sail to Cuba in 2020
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Virgin Voyages made an announcement at the Havana International Fair (FIHAV 2018) to begin offering cruises to Cuba. Virgin's decision to prioritize Cuba was made after market research conducted in the U.S. and U.K. travel markets demonstrated the Caribbean island as one of the most desired cruise and travel destinations.
Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson said: "Virgin Atlantic has been visiting Cuba for 13 years, and I cannot wait to see our iconic Scarlet Lady gleaming in the Havana Harbor. Havana is the perfect place for our sailors to go and experience a city that exudes an irresistible energy and passion."
All cruises to Cuba will sail from the Port of Miami and feature overnight excursions, giving cruise guests time to "really explore and experience the capital city's vibrant nightlife and cultural heritage." Details of the destination excursions will be made available later in 2019.
Manuel Marrero Cruz, the Minister of Tourism for Cuba said, "We have a long-standing relationship with Sir Richard Branson and the Virgin Group and are pleased to announce this new partnership with Virgin Voyages. The Cuban people look forward to welcoming Virgin Voyages' first ship, its crew and passengers to our shores in 2020."
Specific sailing dates for Virgin Voyages' visits to Cuba will be released when the company opens up cruise bookings next year.
The brand will focus on higher end travelers and Cuban culture.
The Scarlet Lady, Virgin Voyages' first ship, will feature Cuba as one of its new destinations during its launch of the 2020 cruise season.
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