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How to Calculate Jaccard Similarity in Python
The Jaccard similarity index measures the similarity between two sets of data. It can range from 0 to 1. The higher the number, the more similar the two sets of data.
The Jaccard similarity index is calculated as:
Jaccard Similarity = (number of observations in both sets) / (number in either set)
Or, written in notation form:
J(A, B) = |A∩B| / |A∪B|
This tutorial explains how to calculate Jaccard Similarity for two sets of data in Python.
Example: Jaccard Similarity in Python
Suppose we have the following two sets of data:
a = [0, 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9]
b = [0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9]
We can define the following function to calculate the Jaccard Similarity between the two sets:
#define Jaccard Similarity function
def jaccard(list1, list2):
intersection = len(list(set(list1).intersection(list2)))
union = (len(list1) + len(list2)) - intersection
return float(intersection) / union
#find Jaccard Similarity between the two sets
jaccard(a, b)
The Jaccard Similarity between the two lists is 0.4.
Note that the function will return 0 if the two sets don't share any values:
c = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
d = [6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
jaccard(c, d)
And the function will return 1 if the two sets are identical:
e = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
f = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
jaccard(e, f)
The function also works for sets that contain strings:
g = ['cat', 'dog', 'hippo', 'monkey']
h = ['monkey', 'rhino', 'ostrich', 'salmon']
jaccard(g, h)
You can also use this function to find the Jaccard distance between two sets, which is the dissimilarity between two sets and is calculated as 1 – Jaccard Similarity.
#find Jaccard distance between sets a and b
1 - jaccard(a, b)
Related: How to Calculate Jaccard Similarity in R
Refer to this Wikipedia page to learn more details about the Jaccard Similarity Index.
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Froch: People don't give me a chance against Golovkin and that excites me
Carl Froch is still mulling over the option to face Gennady Golovkin in what would be a sure fire fight - but is excited by the prospect.
By Wil Esco@wil_esco Jun 2, 2015, 11:09am EDT
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Carl Froch is said to still be weighing his options: retirement, a fight with James DeGale, or an epically fan friendly fight with Gennady Golovkin. The good news for us fans is that Froch is said to be excited about the opportunity to fight GGG on the world stage, perhaps enough so to tip the scales in that favor. Carl hasn't fought since knocking out George Groves last year at Wembley Stadium, "in front of 80,000 screaming fans," and has been considering retirement ever since.
"The only reason I'd like that fight is because it would be really difficult to win," Froch told talkSPORT.
"He's a tough kid, he's unbeaten and he's got a knock-out punch. I don't think many people would give me a chance and you know what, that excites me. I like that."
"Call me stupid, call me brave, call me what you want and that's a fight I can win."
Froch, generally considered to be a throwback fighter that yearns for the biggest challenges out there, seems to be talking himself into taking the fight with Golovkin, which would be freakin' awesome! Some even believe if Froch does take the fight and wins, it'll secure his spot in the HOF. Froch is expected to make his final decision and official announcement of his future within the coming days.

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A friend and I are in Mammoth, hoping to get some good snowshoeing in tomorrow and possibly Sunday. On our drive up, we made a couple of quick stops to take some photos. Enjoy!
I am really excited to see those mountains with snow! Hopefully lots more will come. I was driving further south on the 27th and noticed that it looked stormy up north. Looks like some snow came with that storm!


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Vintage Bathing Pool: A Colourful, Summer Bridal Editorial, Refashioning Cool Vintage for the Modern Bride
The weather today has been unreal; 27 degrees here in North Yorkshire. It's been scorchio! This summer has been my absolute favourite ever, sunshine, rain and all. But those warm sunny days have been magic.
We received this glorious little editorial not so long ago and whilst we're scheduling content through to January now, I knew I had to squeeze this one in during the warmer months, and today couldn't be more perfect. The very lovely Katie of The Vintage House That Could is behind the shoot concept, design and styling – which is glorious, as is everything that Katie turns her hand to.
But I especially adore the ethical and sustainable wedding suggestions that play a role in this shoot; using vintage and refashioning pre-worn gowns is explored beautifully through the work of A Lovers Thread. I hope all you conscious brides love these image and ideas as much as I do. Katie's words are below.
Photography by Becky Trantor
"The relationships that I forge with my couples is probably one of the most important aspects of my job, and luckily for me many of those relationships turn into lasting friendships. When I worked with Sophie & Joe last year for their wedding at The Town Hall Hotel ."
"I was struck by Sophie's passion for not only her wedding, but also the love that she gained from creating her dress and making something truly unique. Sophie took a vintage dress and completely reimagined it into her own stunning gown by embellishing and retailoring it. It was simply full of love."
"We kept in touch after the wedding and Sophie picked my brains about business and told me all about her exciting plans for starting her own brand, A Lovers Thread, a dream that is now turning into a reality. Something that I could completely connect with after doing the same myself."
"When I was deciding on shoots for this year with my trusty shoot partner, Becky Trantor I was certain that I wanted to plan something in an old swimming pool, I love the colours, the architecture and all the details that you get in these old buildings. When we discovered Grade II listed Moseley Road Baths we were almost jumping for joy at the prospect of gathering together a group of trusted suppliers to bring the vision to life."
"Straight away I contacted Sophie and asked if she would like to design a dress based around the feel of A 1930s summer wedding and she didn't disappoint."
"Using the tiles as inspiration, song lyrics and incorporating things like vintage swimming caps! Sophie came up with an amazing mood board and captured everything that I had in my head. This enabled me to get other suppliers on board and bring everything together.
"I wanted the brightness of the florals to really sing against some of the untouched areas of the pool. We were lucky enough to be able to use the actual pool too. Moseley Road is still in use but the main Gala pool is undergoing full refurbishment at the moment with a view to using as an event space."
"It's simply a stunning piece of living history with the original slipper baths where ladies would have just gone in to bathe, separate ladies and gents entrances and even through some of the cobwebs you can see the workmanship that went into building it."
"It's amazing that with a Lottery grant people will be able to continue using it and it can still be a part of the community. I wanted to show off the beauty of Sophie's creation alongside this."
"I brought in the fabulous Hayley from The Bake Pod who again after seeing a few of the snaps I took of the pool created the most perfect cake design, emulating the colour and feel of the interior and echoing some of the deco details."
"While the baths were originally built in 1907 and so are Edwardian in design it was used throughout the years and during the 30s and 40s the pool would have been boarded over and used for tea dances! As soon as I heard that I knew I wanted to make the shoot feel part of that era."
"Nat's Paper Studio created stationery with colours and styles that suited the theme and as I was using bright pink flowers this was incorporated into the suite with Modern Deco accents."
"The vintage style Rachel Simpson Shoes shoes matched perfectly with the minty green and touches of gold that I used on the table scape. I went bold on the table runner using more of an Art Nouveau pattern, geometric shapes from the plates and vases and vintage vessels for the flowers. I created mini tile place names to echo the tiles that are everywhere on the walls."
"I created the bouquet within a vintage shell vase using blousy vintage garden roses, old-fashioned carnations and fluffy peonies. The same flowers filled the table."
"Hair and make up was glamorous with red lips and Ellie's red hair curled but let loose around her shoulders, oh and the veil! The most amazing swimming cap inspired veil with silk tulle and hand made individual flowers, embellished by Sophie covering her head."
"Becky has produced the most beautiful set of images from the day. The light from the stained glass windows falls on the dress and Ellie's face perfectly and every shot takes you back in time."
"The poolside shots are breathtaking with the silhouette of Ellie central to the image and the vivid colours from the exquisite beading on the dress reflecting the turquoise water."
"Sophie has painstakingly spent hours transforming what was already a beautiful vintage slip dress with beading and embroidery into something that you can't take your eyes off."
"I am immensely proud of the team that came together on that day and I can't wait to see where Sophie's skill and passion will take her. I am very glad that she found me that day at a wedding fair back in 2017!"


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Australian experts investigating silent condition..
Australian experts investigating silent condition plaguing athletes worldwide
Deborah Knight
Australian Sports Brain BankMichael Buckland
Sport is ingrained in Australian culture.
But there's a serious condition plaguing former athletes across the globe and it's caught the attention of Australian medical experts.
The Australian Sports Brain Bank opened earlier this year and is looking into the impact of repetitive concussions on the brain.
Dr Michael Buckland is heading the research and tells Deborah Knight athletes from various sports, including jockeys, have donated their brains to the cause.
"What we're looking at is… someone who has lots of small knocks to the head and over a period of time, maybe ten years after they've finished playing sport, they start to develop a progressive neurological disorder."
The condition is known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), and it can't be diagnosed until after a person has died.
Mr Buckland says we still don't know how common the condition is in Australia but the presentations of the disease are varied.
"If it comes on later in life it can look a lot like Alzheimer's disease.
"If it comes on earlier in life… it'll often have a much more psychiatric, psychological presentation where they get depression and anxiety."
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Practice Relating to Rule 157. Jurisdiction over War Crimes
III. Military Manuals
Israel's Manual on the Rules of Warfare (2006) states: "The full force of the law may be brought to bear against war criminals under their own jurisdiction or under international law."
Israel, Rules of Warfare on the Battlefield, Military Advocate-General's Corps Command, IDF School of Military Law, Second Edition, 2006, p. 41.
The manual further states:
The national courts of law of various countries are competent to arraign individuals for crimes committed within their jurisdiction. There are especially serious crimes, however, such as war crimes, crimes against humanity and others, the perpetration of which is injurious to the human race as a whole, not merely to the national laws of that country. International justice imposes a duty on all countries to act to prevent the commission of such crimes and bring their perpetrators to justice.
To that end, countries are entitled to bring the perpetrators to trial in their own national courts, even if the crime itself was committed outside their jurisdiction. This judicial rule is known as universal jurisdiction.
The internal justice system of a number of countries, including Israel, has provisions covering universal jurisdiction. Thus, for example, Adolf Eichmann was made to stand trial in Israel for an offence that is included in Israel's main legislation, under 'The Law for Meting out Justice to Nazis and their Collaborators', which is tantamount to the enforcement through universal jurisdiction of prohibitions under the rules of war against the commission of crimes against humanity.
Israel, Rules of Warfare on the Battlefield, Military Advocate-General's Corps Command, IDF School of Military Law, Second Edition, 2006, pp. 41–42.
The Manual on the Rules of Warfare (2006) is a second edition of the Manual on the Laws of War (1998).
Israel's Penal Law (1977), as amended in 1994, under Section 16 entitled "Offences against the Law of Nations", states:
a) The penal laws of Israel shall apply in respect of external offences for the committing of which the State of Israel has undertaken, in multilateral international treaties open to accession, to penalize; this will also apply even where the person committing the offence is not an Israeli citizen or resident, and irrespective of the place of committing of the offence.
b) The qualifications specified in Section 14(b)(2) and (3), and (c), shall also apply in respect of the applicability of the penal laws of Israel under this Section.
Israel, Penal Law, 1977, as amended in 1994, Section 16.
Section 14 of the Law states:
(b) … (2) A qualification for penal liability under the laws of that State [i.e. another State] does not apply; (3) The person has not yet been acquitted of that offence in that State or, having been convicted, he has not served the sentence imposed on him in respect of that offence. (c) No penalty more grave than what could have been imposed under the laws of the State where the offence was committed shall be imposed in respect of the offence.
V. National Case-law
In its judgment in the Eichmann case in 1961, Israel's District Court of Jerusalem stated with respect to the acts for which Eichmann was accused:
The abhorrent crimes defined in this Law [Nazis and Nazi Collaborators (Punishment) Law of 1950] are not crimes under Israel law alone. These crimes, which struck at the whole of mankind and shocked the conscience of nations, are grave offences against the law of nations itself (delicta juris gentium). Therefore, so far from international law negating or limiting the jurisdiction of countries with respect to such crimes, international law is, in the absence of an International Court, in need of the judicial and legislative organs of every country to give effect to its criminal interdictions and to bring the criminals to trial. The jurisdiction to try crimes under international law is universal.
In view of the repeated affirmation by the United Nations in the resolution of the General Assembly of 1946 and in the Convention of 1948, and also in view of the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice, there is no doubt that genocide has been recognized as a crime under international law in the full legal meaning of this term, ex tunc; that is to say, the crimes of genocide which were committed against the Jewish people and other peoples during the period of the Hitler régime were crimes under international law. It follows, therefore, in accordance with the accepted principles of international law, that the jurisdiction to try such crimes is universal.
Israel, District Court of Jerusalem, Eichmann case, Judgment, 12 December 1961, §§ 12 and 19.
[emphasis in original]
With respect to Article VI of the 1948 Genocide Convention, the Court noted:
22. It is clear that Article 6 [of the 1948 Genocide Convention], like all other articles which determine the conventional obligations of the contracting parties, is intended for cases of genocide which will occur in the future after the ratification of the treaty or the adherence thereto by the State or States concerned … It is certain that it [the obligation arising from Article 6 of the 1948 Genocide Convention] constitutes no part of the principles of customary international law, which are also binding outside the conventional application of the Convention.
23. Moreover, even with regard to the conventional application of the Convention, it is not to be assumed that Article 6 is designed to limit the jurisdiction of countries to crimes of genocide by the principle of territoriality.
25. In the [1948 Genocide Convention] the Members of the United Nations … contented themselves with the determination of territorial jurisdiction as a compulsory minimum … But there is nothing … to lead us to deduce any rule against the principle of universal jurisdiction with respect to the crime in question. It is clear that the reference in Article 6 to territorial jurisdiction … is not exhaustive. Every sovereign State may exercise its existing powers within the limits of customary international law.
Israel, District Court of Jerusalem, Eichmann case, Judgment, 12 December 1961, §§ 22, 23 and 25.
With respect to the provisions of Article 49 of the 1949 Geneva Convention I, Article 50 of the 1949 Geneva Convention II, Article 129 of the 1949 Geneva Convention III and Article 146 of the 1949 Geneva Convention IV, the Court stated:
Here the principle of "universality of jurisdiction with respect to war crimes" is laid down as the obligatory jurisdiction of the High Contracting Parties, from which none of them may withdraw and which none of them may waive (as expressly stated in the [1949 Geneva Conventions]). That obligation is binding not only on the belligerents, but also on the neutral parties to the [1949 Geneva] Conventions.
Israel, District Court of Jerusalem, Eichmann case, Judgment, 12 December 1961, § 24.
Moreover, with respect to the protective principle and a specific territorial link, the Court affirmed the existence of a "linking point" in the case in question, stating:
Indeed, this crime ["the killing of millions of Jews with intent to exterminate the Jewish people"] very deeply concerns the "vital interests" of the State of Israel, and under the "protective principle" this State has the right to punish the criminals.
In the Eichmann case in 1962, Israel's Supreme Court, dealing with the question of the conformity of Israel's Nazis and Nazi Collaborators (Punishment) Law of 1950 with principles of international law and States' criminal jurisdiction over acts committed by foreign nationals abroad, quoted parts of the judgment of the Permanent Court of International Justice in the Lotus case and stated:
This argument [of the defendant] is to the effect that the enactment of a criminal law applicable to an act committed in a foreign country by a national conflicts with the principle of territorial sovereignty. But here too we must hold that there is no such rule in customary international law, and that to this day it has not obtained general international agreement. Evidence of this is to be found in the Judgement of the [Permanent Court of International Justice] in the Lotus case …
Our principal object [is] to make it clear … that under international law no prohibition whatsoever falls upon the enactment of the Law of 1950 either because it created ex post facto offences or because such offences are of an extra-territorial character … The two propositions on which we propose to rely will … be as follows:
(1) The crimes created by the Law and of which the appellant was convicted must be deemed today as having always borne the stamp of international crimes, banned by the law of nations and entailing individual responsibility.
(2) It is the peculiarly universal character of these crimes that vests in every State the authority to try and punish anyone who participated in their commission.
Israel, Supreme Court, Eichmann case, Judgment, 29 May 1962, §§ 9 and 10.
Under a part of the judgment dealing with universal jurisdiction, the Supreme Court further stated:
One of the principles whereby States assume, in one degree or another, the power to try and punish a person for an offence is the principle of universality. Its meaning is substantially that such power is vested in every State regardless of the fact that the offence was committed outside its territory by a person who did not belong to it, provided he is in its custody when brought to trial … But while general agreement exists as to [the offence of piracy], the question of the scope of its application is in dispute.
There is full justification for applying here the principle of universal jurisdiction, since the international character of "crimes against humanity" (in the wide meaning of the term) dealt with in this case is no longer in doubt, while the unprecedented extent of their injurious and murderous effects is not to be disputed at the present time. In other words, the basic reason for which international law recognizes the right of each State to exercise such jurisdiction in piracy offences – notwithstanding the fact that its own sovereignty does not extend to the scene of the commission of the offence (the high seas) and the offender is a national of another State or is stateless – applies with even greater force to the above-mentioned crimes.
The truth is – and this further supports our conclusion – that the application of this principle has for some time been moving beyond the international crime of piracy. We have in mind its application to conventional war crimes as well … Whenever a "belligerent" country tries and punishes a member of the armed forces of the enemy for an act contrary to "the laws and customs of war", it does so because the matter involves an international crime in the prevention of which the countries of the whole world have an interest.
Israel, Supreme Court, Eichmann case, Judgment, 29 May 1962, § 12.
Referring to a writer's opinion concerning the Zyklon B case decided by the British Military Court at Hamburg in 1946, and another British Military Court's decision in a case where a member of the Japanese army had been tried for unlawfully killing American POWs in what was then French Indo-China, the Supreme Court stated:
Although the fact that the victims of the crimes in these cases were nationals of countries in alliance with the prosecuting State derogates in some degree from the universal character of the jurisdiction exercised, nevertheless, on the other hand, the cases indicate that substantial strides were made towards extending the use of the said principle … Moreover, according to [a writer's] opinion, even a neutral country has jurisdiction to try a person for a war crime.
The Supreme Court also discussed "the limitation upon the exercise of universal jurisdiction imposed by most of those who support this principle, namely, that the State which has apprehended the offender must first offer to extradite him to the State in which the offence was committed", as well as the contention of the appellant that Israel was obliged to offer his extradition to Germany as his country of national origin, and stated:
The requirement of making an offer to extradite the offender to the State of his national origin is supported neither by international law nor by the practice of States … The idea behind the above-mentioned limitation is not that the requirement to offer the offender to the State in which the offence was committed was designed to prevent the violation of its territorial sovereignty. Its basis is rather a purely practical one. Normally, the great majority of the witnesses and the greater part of the evidence are concentrated in that State and it is therefore the most convenient place (forum conveniens) for the conduct of the trial … It is clear … that it is the State of Israel – not the State of Germany – that must be regarded as the forum conveniens for the conduct of the trial … It follows that the aut dedere rule cannot assist the appellant in the circumstances of this case.
Referring to Article VI of the 1948 Genocide Convention, the Supreme Court held:
Article 6 imposes upon the parties contractual obligations with future effect, that is to say, obligations which bind them to prosecute for crimes of genocide which may be committed within their territories in the future. This obligation, however, has nothing to do with the universal power vested in every State to prosecute for crimes of this type committed in the past – a power which is based on customary international law.
The Supreme Court concluded that:
We sum up our views on this subject as follows: Not only are all the crimes attributed to the Appellant of an international character, but they are crimes whose evil and murderous effects were so widespread as to shake the stability of the international community to its very foundations. The State of Israel, therefore, was entitled, pursuant to the principle of universal jurisdiction, and acting in the capacity of guardian of international law and agents for its enforcement, to try the Appellant. This being the case, it is immaterial that the State of Israel did not exist at the time the offences were committed.
In regard to the crimes directed against the Jews the District Court found additional support for its jurisdiction in the connecting link between the State of Israel and the Jewish people – including that between the State of Israel and the Jewish victims of the holocaust – and the National Home in Palestine, as is explained in its judgement. It therefore upheld its criminal and penal jurisdiction by virtue also of the "protective" principle and the principle of "passive personality". It should be made clear that we fully agree with every word said by the Court on this subject.
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A zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere near Orion; between Aries and Gemini.
The second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from April to May 2Also called: Taurus the Bull.
Zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere near Orion, represented as a bull. The Sun passes through Taurus from mid-May to late June. Its brightest star is Aldebaran, seen as the bull's red eye. Taurus contains the Hyades and Pleiades open star clusters, and the Crab nebula. In astrology, the dates for Taurus are between about April and May (see precession).
Mature male of various mammals of which the female is called 'cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle.
Archaic, ox, bullock or cow.
ETYM AS. oxa; akin to Dutch os. German ochs, ochse, Old High Germ. ohso, Icel. oxi, Swed. and Dan. oxe, Goth. aúhsa, Skr. ukshan ox, bull; cf. Skr. uksh to sprinkle. Related to Humid, Aurochs.
An adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus.
Any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or closely related Bibos; SYN. wild ox.
Castrated male of domestic species of cattle, used in Third World countries for plowing and other agricultural purposes. Also the extinct wild ox or aurochs of Europe, and extant wild species such as buffaloes and yaks.


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Man dies in Bed-Stuy apartment fire
The fire broke on 440 Jefferson Ave. around 2:30 p.m. on New Year's day.
A man died following an apartment building fire in Bedford-Stuyvesant on New Year's Day.
Michael Floyd was killed in the fire at 440 Jefferson Ave. near Throop Avenue around 2:30 p.m. after the blaze broke out on the second-floor stairwell landing before spreading to the third and fourth floors, DNAinfo reported.
Floyd, who lived on the third floor of the four-story building, was found on the third floor and declared dead at the scene.
"It was a very heavy fire. It was unusual that it started in between second and third floor staircase it's not a usual place for a fire to start," said Battalion 57 Chief Edwin Travers.
Two other unidentified adults, a man and woman, were trapped inside the building but were rescued and treated for smoke inhalation.
First-floor neighbor Marlene Taylor said she was on the phone with DirectTV when she heard a commotion from the fire.
"I saw him New Year's Eve," Taylor said of Floyd. "He said to me, 'Happy New Year, if I don't see you.' And that was it."
Another tenant was forced out on the ledge of one of the upper floors by the flames before he was rescued by the FDNY's ladder truck.
Fire marshals are currently investigating the incident. [DNAinfo] – TRD
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Interesting conundrum in this social media age: do you value the social accounts separately in an M&A/sale valuation? Are accounts and its followers separate, and that means can be decoupled and sold?
A small mystery emerged this evening and got solved quickly as well: turns out when Google sold back the Frommer's brand name to founder Arthur Frommer, the social accounts and its followers weren't part of that deal. This was discovered this evening when some Twitter users found out that the @FrommersTravel handle, with all its 295K followers, was deleted and then later the followers were transferred over to @ZagatTravel.
Also deleted: Frommer's Facebook, YouTube, Foursquare, Google+, Pinterest accounts, and likely the followers will resurface in equivalent Zagat travel accounts from Google.
We have it on good authority that a good samaritan quickly re-registered the @FrommersTravel twitter account and is now transferring it back to Arthur/Pauline Frommer. We hope someone's doing it for other deleted accounts as well.
In this piece of news emerges the new brand: ZagatTravel. This makes sense since Google has been consolidating all travel and local information services under the Zagat name, when it bought the brand to years ago. In early March, Zagat's travel blog began publishing stories more frequently than before. Many of these stories are based on content previously published on Frommers.com.
Google owns ZagatTravel.com domain, even though we think unlikely it will create a separate site under than domain.
This account is now @ZagatTravel! Welcome. Stay tuned for info on where to go, where to stay and how to explore around the world.


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HomeMotorsportsSteve "Fast" Jackson Bursts onto NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Scene Heading to Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties
Steve "Fast" Jackson Bursts onto NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Scene Heading to Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties
May 18, 2017 Motor Sports NewsWire Motorsports, NHRA, Racing Comments Off on Steve "Fast" Jackson Bursts onto NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Scene Heading to Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties
TOPEKA, KS – May 18, 2017 – (Motor Sports Newswire) – The jump into the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series has been filled with challenges and nothing about the first four races has been easy for Stevie "Fast" Jackson. But in his mind, that's just the way he likes it.
Jackson, who has built a sizable fan following after ample success in the eighth-mile radial tire world, made his NHRA Pro Mod debut in 2017, welcoming any and all challenges competing against the elite of the Pro Mod world. It's led to some early success, some early frustration, but most of all, plenty of excitement about the future heading into this weekend's event as part of the 29th annual Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties at Heartland Park Topeka.
"Even though we're just breaking into this, we're not doing as well as I wanted because my expectation is to win," said Jackson, who is currently 10th in Pro Mod points. "I knew it was going to be bumpy and I had never run quarter-mile before, but I won't be happy until we're winning. We have really good people on board and the guys assembled know how to win. I won't settle for mediocrity and I'm going to keep pushing until we get wins. I won't stop until we get there."
The race, which is presented by the Real Pro Mod Association (RPM), is the fifth of 12 events during the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series season and will be shown on Fox Sports 1 (FS1) and Fox Sports 2 (FS2).
Jackson made an immediate impression at his first outing, qualifying No. 1 at the season-opening race in Gainesville. But mechanical troubles that started in eliminations of that event continued in Houston, where he didn't qualify, and Charlotte, where Jackson suffered a first-round loss.
But Jackson liked how his supercharger-powered Bahrain 1 Camaro performed in qualifying and that was backed up a week later with his first career final round appearance in Atlanta. Jackson fell to red-hot Mike Castellana, the current points leader who has won two straight races, but it was a significant step in the right direction for Jackson, who continues to push forward.
"We've been making good runs down the track the entire season, we've just been plagued by some silly things," Jackson said. "The strides we've made are 100 percent the team chemistry coming together. These guys out here are really good at what they do. The learning curve is steep, but we'll get there. I think we work harder than anybody out there."
Jackson has no problem speaking his mind, but his talents also speak for themselves, making him an ideal addition to the loaded NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series class. The talent-heavy field in Topeka includes the likes of previous world champions Troy Coughlin and Khalid alBalooshi, 2017 winners Steven Whiteley and Steve Matusek, and standouts Bob Rahaim, Danny Rowe, Jonathan Gray and Michael Biehle.
But racing against the top Pro Mod talent in the world is precisely what drew Jackson to the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series in the first place.
"I want to race where the baddest people are," Jackson said. "What drew me to the NHRA Pro Mod is they have the best talent of any series I've seen out there. The guys in this are good. It's not an entry-level deal. But the tougher it is, the more I like it. There's definitely a learning curve, but we're getting there."
Featuring the world's fastest and most unique doorslammer race cars, the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series offers something for every kind of hot-rodding enthusiast. The class is highlighted by historic muscle cars, like '67 Mustangs, '68 Firebirds and '69 Camaros, as well as a variety of late model American muscle cars. With more than 3,000 horsepower, the suspended door pro mod cars travel the quarter-mile in less than six seconds at speeds exceeding 250 mph.
NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series qualifying begins Friday, May 19 with qualifying sessions at 3 and 6 p.m., continuing with the final qualifying session on Saturday, May 20 at 1:00 p.m. Round one of eliminations takes place on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. and continues on Sunday, May 21 at 12:15 p.m.
To purchase general-admission or reserved seats, call (800) 884-NHRA (6472) or visit www.NHRA.com/tickets. Kids 12 and under are free in general admission areas with a paid adult. To honor the Salute to First Responders, military and first responders can save 20 percent on general admission tickets at the gate. For more information about the NHRA visit www.NHRA.com.
NHRA J&A SERVICE PRO MOD SERIES FACT SHEET:
MENARDS NHRA HEARTLAND NATIONALS PRESENTED BY MINTIES
WHAT: 29th annual Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties, the fifth of 12 events in the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Series. The race will also showcase the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series and NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series.
WHERE: Heartland Park Topeka, Topeka, Kansas. From Kansas City, take the Kansas Turnpike (I-70) to the Topeka Boulevard exit and travel south to the track. From Wichita, take the Kansas Turnpike (I-335) to the Topeka Boulevard exit and travel south to the track.
WHEN: Friday through Sunday, May 19-21, 2017
NHRA J&A SERVICE PRO MOD SERIES qualifying at 3 and 6 p.m.
NHRA J&A SERVICE PRO MOD SERIES qualifying at 1 p.m. Round 1 of eliminations at 4 p.m.
SUNDAY, May 21 – Pre-race ceremonies, 10 a.m.
NHRA J&A SERVICE PRO MOD SERIES eliminations at 12:15 p.m.
NATIONAL RECORDS: 5.685 sec. by Mike Castellana, April '17, Houston; 258.71 mph by Melanie Troxel, June. '11, Englishtown, NJ.
TICKETS: For tickets call (800) 884-NHRA (6472). Tickets also available online at www.NHRA.com/tickets
GLENDORA, CA — Point standings (top 10) following the 37th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway, the fourth of 12 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
Pro Modified
1. Mike Castellana, 404; 2. Steven Whiteley, 269; 3. Troy Coughlin, 233; 4. Steve Matusek, 213; 5. Danny Rowe, 193; 6. Jonathan Gray, 183; 7. Shane Molinari, 176; 8. Sidnei Frigo, 168; 9. (tie) Michael Biehle, 166; Steve Jackson, 166.
About National Hot Rod Association
Headquartered in Glendora, Calif., NHRA is the primary sanctioning body for the sport of drag racing in the United States. NHRA presents 24 national events featuring the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series and NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series. NHRA provides competition opportunities for drivers of all levels in the NHRA Summit Racing Series and the NHRA Drags: Street Legal Style presented by AAA. NHRA also offers NHRA Jr. Street program for teens and the Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League for youth ages 5 to 17. In addition, NHRA owns and operates five racing facilities: Atlanta Dragway in Georgia; Gainesville Raceway in Florida; National Trail Raceway in Ohio; Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis; and Auto Club Raceway at Pomona in Southern California. For more information, log on to NHRA.com, or visit the official NHRA pages on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.
Source: National Hot Rod Association
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»All Posts»Arsenal Has The Lightest Midfield In 6 Years
Arsenal Has The Lightest Midfield In 6 Years
Posted by shotta_gooner on May 9, 2017 in All Posts
Post Manchester United there is a noticeable mood of cautious optimism among Arsenal fans as we all digest the significance of victory over the old enemy and their wretched manager. Many now realize there is a feasible route to achieving top-4 if Arsenal can win their next two games and come within one point of Liverpool before the Scousers next game this weekend.
This optimism may explain why some of the most negative nellies in the fanbase now have something positive to say. Out of the blue came a tweet on Sunday disclosing that, unlike the media hype that this was Wenger's first PL victory over Mourinho, there is the little known fact that the Portuguese has never won a game at the Emirates after 10 years of trying.
To be honest the only "fans' who remain glum and disappointed about club's three wins out of four are a handful bloggers and WOBs who have invested heavily in the narrative that this was a disastrous season which should lead to Wenger being relieved of management. As I have repeatedly stressed most of the uber-bloggers, podcasters and tweeters have no interest in facts and unbiased data which conflict with their pet narrative. To the contrary they engage in mental gymnastics to promote sensationalism and fear. Hence for them a disappointing season is due entirely to Wenger. How can a manager with 3 league titles, 6 FA cups and 20 straight years in the top-4 go from hero to zero after one bad year?
Apparently anything justifies a WEXIT, failing that go for a GAXIT or KROXIT.
But readers of PA are not fooled by this simplistic, puerile, febrile analysis by "Arsenal' bloggers and the football media. For my part I have done the research to demonstrate that the prolonged absence of Santi Cazorla over the past two seasons has correlated with a huge decline in results. Many of you have argued there is more in the mortar than the pestle. So I decided to revisit the data.
It struck me that over the past year there was a significant turnover in the Arsenal midfield. Arteta, Rosicky and Flamini were let go and Jack Wilshere was loaned out. The only new midfielder brought in was Granit Xhaka. How significant is/was this turnover?
The historical data provides the clearest of answers. The turnover in midfield in the summer of 2016 has left the Arsenal midfield the lightest in numbers, the most inexperienced and the least potent in goals in six seasons. The following table provides key data on the state of the Arsenal midfield at the beginning of each of the last six seasons.
No. 9 9 12 9 11 7
Age 234 233 322 257 282 182
App 910 983 1135 1250 1424 827
Goals 102 118 129 146 156 105
Pos 3rd 4th 4th 3rd 2nd ?
I chose 2011/12 as the base year for this analysis because it marked the end of the Fabregas era and ushered the reign of Mikel Arteta who arrived late in the 2011 transfer window. Just to remind those of short memories, the worst of the Fabregas-Nasri divorce from Arsenal was the 8-2 shellacking at the hands of United at Old Trafford when the club could barely find a decent XI to play, having to rely on rookies such as Francis Coquelin, Armand Traore and Carl Jenkinson and to give the 18 year old Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain a painful debut. The long drawn-out transfer saga of that year led to the infamous last minute "trolley dash" for players such as Arteta, Mertsacker, Andre Santos, Park Chi Sung and Yossi Benayoun.
It is noticeable that both midfielders from the trolley dash were grizzled veterans; Arteta at 30 years-old had already played 162 times for Everton and Benayoun at 32 and had made 170+ appearances for both Liverpool, West Ham and Chelsea. Despite the doom and gloom at the start of the season, they, together with their colleagues steered Arsenal to 3rd in the league. Below is a table giving a flavor of the contribution of all 10 midfielders that year.
Player Premier League
Apps Goals
Abou Diaby 0+4 0
Tomáš Rosický 19+9 1
Mikel Arteta 29 6
Aaron Ramsey 27+7 2
Alex Song 34+0 1
Andrey Arshavin [L] 8+11 1
Emmanuel Frimpong 3+3 0
Yossi Benayoun 10+9 4
Francis Coquelin 6+4 0
Note: Players out on loan are excluded
By 2015-16, the midfield had matured into a qualitatively stronger animal with the addition of world-class, experienced technicians such as Santi Cazorla in 2013 and Mesut Ozil in 2014. Pre-season this was a group with 282 years of experience, 1424 appearances and 156 goals between them. Is it any surprise that there was sufficient quality and quantity in midfield to steer the club to 2nd despite losing Santi Cazorla for half the season and slipping from 1st in the table early December 2015.
The reality, however, is that father time and injuries had decimated Arteta, Rosicky, Flamini and Wilshere as evident in the following data on their playing time in 2015-16.
Name Premier League
Tomáš Rosický 0 0
Mikel Arteta 0 (9) 0
Jack Wilshere 1 (2) 0
Mesut Özil 35 6
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 9 (13) 1
Aaron Ramsey 29 (2) 5
Santi Cazorla 15 0
Mathieu Flamini 12 (4) 0
Francis Coquelin 21 (5) 0
Mohamed Elneny 9 (2) 0
No wonder in the summer of 2016 Wenger and Arsenal decided to part company with the four (4) mentioned above. It should be emphasized these players were critical to stabilizing and revitalizing the club in the post-Fabregas era and winning two FA cups in the process (something Fabregas, Nasri, Van Persie et al were never able to achieve). The reality is, their departure left a massive hole in the Arsenal midfield. The following is their individual and combined contribution to Arsenal up to 2015-16:
Name Age App Goals
Tomáš Rosický 36 245 28
Mikel Arteta 35 140 16
Jack Wilshere 25 154 12
Mathieu Flamini 33 222 11
Total 104 761 67
Compared to the current midfield, the four represented 57% more years experience, 92% more appearances and 63% more goals. Granted, except for Flamini, none of them made a contribution to the 2015-16 campaign but in any football club that is a significant loss of experience.
To fill the breach, the sole midfield signing was 24 year-old Granit Xhaka. This is a player with six years experience in top clubs in Switzerland and Germany (FC Basel and Borussia Moechen Gladbach) with 136 total club appearances and 8 goals, but hardly a patch on the experience of Rosicky, Arteta, Wilshere and Flamini. Moreover, instead of having no less than nine (9) midfielders at the beginning of a season, the group was reduced to seven (7).
It seems Arsene Wenger must have felt a midfield complement of Ozil, Cazorla, Ramsey, Coquelin, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Elneny and the newly signed Xhaka could see the club through. To be honest, that was more or less the same number available to play in 2015-16.
That was a gamble which didn't payoff especially after Santi succumbed to injury. I don't expect Wenger, who in my considered opinion will be the manager next year, to again take that risk. He must have already identified his targets and put out feelers to his prospects. I expect another high quality midfielder to be signed next summer, someone in the mould of our little Spanish magician who can act as a deep-lying playmaker. (I am assuming the top, top priority will be re-signing Ozil and Oxlade-Chamberlain.)
In closing, for those who still doubt the value of technically gifted players like Mikel Arteta, I leave you with what to me is an amazing statistic; he made only 9 substitute appearances in the 2015-16 season, weighed down by his dodgy calves, but still managed an 87% passing percentage, the lowest ever in his Arsenal career.
Never forget what your Momma said: "You never know what you have until it is gone."
Tags: Aaron Ramsey, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Arsenal Football Club, Arsene Wenger, Francis Coquelin, Granit Xhaka, Jack Wilshere, Jose Mourinho, Manchester United, Mathieu Flamini, Mesut Ozil, Mikel Arteta, Mohammed Elneny, Santi Cazorla, Tomas Rosicky Permalink
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eduardo792 May 9, 2017 at 10:29 pm
wenger will see at first hand on saturday what a director of football does, mike dean will show him in the stoke v arsenal game
eduardo792 May 10, 2017 at 12:00 am
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Özil has invited Charlie to his box for the next home game against Sunderland. Arsenal also planning something special. Class in abundance.


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Renaissance Event in Tulum
Iconic British brand Renaissance announces the incredible full line-up for its Tulum debut at the jungle paradise Zamna Tulum on 4 January 2020. Featuring many of the world's most exciting electronic artists, playing across two stages, in this stunning jungle location.
On the Arena stage, one of the leading names in techno, Producer, DJ and MOOD Records label boss Nicole Moudaber will perform a unique sunrise B2B set with New York house icon, Danny Tenaglia. Drumcode heavyweights Adam Beyer and Ida Engberg will both mark their Tulum debut with a B2B set which is not to be missed. Also playing for the first time in Tulum is Belgium techno sensation Charlotte de Witte. SCI + TEC label boss Dubfire completes the stunning Arena stage line-up, alongside Brazilian melodic techno star BLANCAh and Renaissance favourite, Sirsax.
On the Island stage, the new announcements are German 'super house' duo Andhim; Fort Romeau – one of house music's most respected names; and legendary German producer, Roman Flügel. They will join enigmatic
Copenhagen trio WhoMadeWho, and eclectic German DJ and producer Robag Wruhme.
With such a jaw-dropping line-up, it's no surprise that tickets for the debut Renaissance Tulum event are moving quickly!
Purchase Renaissance Tulum tickets here.
Over the past three decades, legendary British brand Renaissance has become one of the most celebrated in electronic music. Renaissance have hosted spectacular events across the globe, including in Ibiza, London and most recently at The Mill in Birmingham with headliners Solomun, Dixon, Sasha, and Tale of Us. The '94 compilation Renaissance: The Mix Collection by Sasha and John Digweed is regarded as one of the greatest mix albums of all time. The ReMix Collection has produced remixes of seminal Renaissance tracks by leading artists Maceo Plex, Tale of Us, Solomun, and Adam Beyer.
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Renaissance announces daytime Birmingham event with Amelie Lens
Following a series of hugely successful showcases at The Mill, Birmingham, that have featured the biggest and best, including Solomun, Tale Of Us, Dixon and Sasha, RENAISSANCE meets FACE, highly respected pioneers of Birmingham's club scene, who are soon to return with a series of exclusive daytime events.
AMELIE LENS who, since her explosion onto the global Techno scene has rapidly risen to the very top, makes her Renaissance debut as we go all-out techno!
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Hormones: The Inside Story
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Uncover the truth about how hormones affect stress, sleep, body fat, fertility and almost every aspect of our daily lives and health in this new, expert-led, myth-busting (often amusing) podcast. Hormones: The Inside Story is a podcast series from the Society for Endocrinology taking a look at the stories and the science behind our hormones. Find out more at www.yourhormones.info
Can I hack my hormones to improve my mood?
In this episode, Georgia Mills goes on the hunt for happy hormones. Is there a chemical recipe for long-term happiness, and what are the various mood molecules really doing? Plus, an investigation into oxytocin: is it really the biological basis of love?
Is there really a fertility crisis?
We investigate the claims that humanity is approaching a catastrophic decline in fertility. Georgia Mills explores whether hormone-hijacking chemicals are to blame for declining sperm counts, how concerned we should really be, and whether there's anything we can do about it.
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Menopause vs. "Manopause"
The menopause marks one of the biggest natural shifts in hormones, which brings with it a huge swathe of potential symptoms. But is there a testosterone-based equivalent? This time Georgia Mills investigates the menopause, the so-called "manopause" and how the stories we tell about our hormones can have an impact on our health.
Can I hack my hormones to beat ageing?
Are there really chemicals inside us that could lead to some age-defying interventions in the future? Georgia Mills is on the hunt for the hormonal fountain of youth, with the help of Dr Andrew Steele, author of Ageless: The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting Old, who is optimistic about our ageing futures, Professor Paul Stewart who is exploring why stress hormones may be an important part of the puzzle and Professor Janet Lord, who explains why an often-overlooked hormone, DHEA, has got some ageing researchers extremely excited.
Does when I eat affect my weight?
Does when you eat affect your body weight? Do meal-timing based diets like intermittent fasting really work? How are your hormones involved and does this new diet fad stand up to scientific scrutiny?
Join Professor Sadaf Farooqi, Professor Jonathan Johnstone and Dr Shazia Hussain to find out.
Will taking hormones make me taller?
Ever had a moment at a crowded gig or in a cramped airplane seat when you wished you could change your height? Georgia Mills investigates how hormones affect our height destinies, and what they have to do with the legend of the Irish giants. Featuring Professor John Wass, Professor Márta Korbonits and Professor Helen Storr.
Hormones: The Inside Story is back for a brand new season, exploring everything from how hormones impact our height to whether they hold the key to defying aging. Subscribe now wherever you find your podcasts.
From the Society for Endocrinology and First Create The Media.
Are everyday chemicals harming my health?
There are chemicals all around us, but can they interfere with our hormones? Endocrine disruptors have been linked with a number of health problems, so for the final episode in the series we look at where these chemicals are found and whether we should be worried.
Is modern life overloading our stress levels?
We all know what it's like to feel stressed, perhaps this year more than most, but what are our stress hormones really doing to our minds and bodies?
Should we have the steroid Olympics?
Doping scandals are a regular feature in sporting events, but how do the hormones involved boost performance and why are they banned? Plus, a short history of doping.


Hello everyone! I've asked the other Rebel Scum Marathon members to drop a line on the site here to introduce themselves, that way you visitors know just who you're supporting!
I have been a gamer all my life, and have even developed my own games released on the internet and on mobile. I'm an animator by trade, and live in Somerset (thankfully with Fiber internet to help with this charity stream).
When I was young, Winston's Wish was a huge help to me and my family, and it is with fundraising events like this that I hope to begin to give back to them. I am also very happy to support Macmillan, as I (like so many) have had family who have lost the fight to cancer.


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Q: Effective Path Finding Mob Farm So I was making a path finding mob farm, but I'm confused which design is more effective to use (see picture):

I felt like mobs frequently spawn on the second design, but I'm afraid they aren't going to walk into the water stream, instead they are going to walk to the place far from the water stream (The missing part from the first design), but still I don't know if this is correct or not. So any thoughts?

A: Both are of similar efficiency, so there should not be any noticeable difference between the two designs. Other factors will play a much larger role, for example farm location, player position, and spawning spaces.
If I had to take a guess, I would guess that design 2 is slightly less efficient. This is because mobs in the corner will be unlikely to pathfind to another quadrant with just 1 attempt, as they are out of range. This means they will require at least 2 pathfinding attempts before crossing the water instead of 1.
You can induce mobs to pathfind more frequently by providing more solid blocks around them. Mobs pathfind to nearby solid blocks, so if there are more nearby, they will be more likely to pathfind. You can even exploit this by only placing solid blocks in areas you want mobs to walk towards, and making other places out of non-solid blocks (glass, slabs, stairs).

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looking for a good link (clear & concise) that shows what megapixels do?
Re: looking for a good link (clear & concise) that shows what megapixels do?
I'm impressed with your patience and willingness to provide such an excellent response with examples! Same for most of the responses above, BTW.
Same here. Gerry is a first rate pedagogue. Always thorough and accurate, providing examples.


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Flowers in The UK Are Blooming a Whole Month Earlier Than They Did in The 1980s
2 February 2022 by panda
For centuries, British flowers have been blooming like clockwork. A few months into spring, sometime around May or June, the nation bursts into color.
Since the early 1980s, however, hundreds of plants have grown out of sync with the seasons, which means they're also unraveling from the complicated tapestry of interactions that keep ecosystems sustainably functioning.
When analyzing the first blooms of 406 plant species from 1753 to 2019, researchers found a clear and worrisome shift.
On average, flowers in the UK are blooming almost a whole month earlier than they were before 1986. In 2019, the first mean flowering date was as early as April 2.
Obviously, not all plants bloom at the same time. Herbs and trees are the first to flower, sometime in mid-April. While shrubs take about a month longer to open up.
The whole timeline, however, has been pushed forward as the climate changes.
Today, human-caused global warming is progressing at a rapid and unprecedented rate, and it's impacting the very function of Earth's ecosystems.
Something as dependable as the changing of the seasons is no longer so.
Early spring warming in the UK appears to be changing the amount of rain that falls and the snow that melts, and both of these factors are important when it comes to a budding flower.
If temperatures continue to rise, the authors worry there will be a further shift in first flowering dates, possibly starting March or even earlier.
This transition could lead to some plants, including crops, to bud far too early, causing them to freeze or suffer frost damage.
Short-lived plants like herbs are shifting the fastest due to their short generation time, allowing them to more rapidly adapt to the new temperatures, but this may not be helping them.
"We do not know whether adaptive evolution will allow populations to reach new [optimum flowering timing] rapidly enough to keep pace with climate change," the team warns, echoing other researchers.
Researchers fear these changes will lead to agricultural losses and extend the allergy season. But it's not just humans that will be impacted.
"The timing of plant flowering can affect their pollination, especially when insect pollinators are themselves seasonal, and determine the timing of seed ripening and dispersal," the authors write.
"Plant flowering also influences animals for which pollen, nectar, fruits and seeds are important resources… "
The effects of an early flowering season could therefore ripple through ecosystems, causing what scientists call ecological (or phenological) mismatch – when the lifecycles of species that have evolved together and depend on each other fall out of sync.
This can lead to disrupted migration patterns, species starvation, outbreaks of pests and disease, and even extinction.
England isn't the only nation that has to worry about its flowering season. Earlier spring temperatures are being recorded throughout the world, both in the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere.
Last year, in Japan, cherry blossoms bloomed the earliest they have in 1,200 years.
Japan is unusual in that it has kept careful records of flowering events like these for hundreds of years. In the UK, on the other hand, observations of first flowers are most reliable after 1952.
Even with just a few centuries of data, however, the result of our emissions is clear to see. Climate change is winding up our Spring clock, and we don't know if we can wind it back again.
The study was published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.
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ARTICLES & ADVISORIES
OSHA Issues COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards - Part One
Mandatory Safety Measures for Healthcare Employers
On June 10, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a long-anticipated Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) to address the impacts and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace. While the Biden Administration initially asked OSHA to consider rolling out an ETS applicable to all or most employers, OSHA limited the ETS to healthcare employers whose employees face the highest COVID-19 hazards as a consequence of treating suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients.
With some exceptions, the ETS applies to hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, emergency responders, home healthcare workers, and ambulatory care facilities. The ETS does not apply to healthcare settings where there is a low risk of COVID-19 transmission, such as pharmacies in retail settings, telehealth services provided outside of a direct patient care setting, and well-defined hospital ambulatory care settings or home healthcare settings where all employees are fully vaccinated and all non-employees are screened prior to entry for COVID-19 symptoms. OSHA created a flowchart to assist healthcare employers to determine if they are covered by the ETS.
Healthcare Employers Covered by the ETS
Under the ETS, covered employers must implement various safety measures, including:
Adopt a COVID-19 plan, which must be a written plan for workplaces with more than 10 employees. The plan must, among other things, create a designated safety coordinator, provide for workplace-specific hazard assessments, and create policies and procedures aimed at minimizing the risk of transmission of COVID-19 to employees.
Provide and require the use of appropriate PPE, including facemasks and respirators.
Implement appropriate physical distancing and the use of physical barriers.
Follow cleaning and disinfecting practices per CDC guidance.
Ensure HVAC systems provide appropriate ventilation.
Provide reasonable time off and paid leave for employees to obtain vaccinations and recover from any vaccine side effects.
Conduct health screenings before each workday and shift and notify employees about potential exposures to COVID-19 in the workplace.
Remove employees who have COVID-19 or who might be contagious from the workplace, and provide them wages and benefits (subject to wage caps based on employer size) if they are unable to work remotely.
Provide employee training on workplace policies and procedures for mitigating the risk of COVID-19 transmission.
Report work-related fatalities from COVID-19 within eight hours of learning about the fatality and within 24 hours of each work-related COVID-19 in-patient hospitalization.
Covered employers must comply with most of these requirements within 14 days after publication of the ETS in the Federal Register. They will have 30 days to comply with the provisions addressing physical barriers, ventilation and training.
Voluntary Guidance for All Other Employers
For all other employers not covered by the ETS, OSHA issued updated (non-mandatory) guidance. In its updated guidance, OSHA states that unless otherwise required by law, most employers no longer need to follow measures to protect fully vaccinated workers. Instead, OSHA recommends that employers focus protections on unvaccinated and otherwise at-risk workers (workers with immunocompromising conditions, cannot get vaccinated, or cannot use face coverings).
For unvaccinated and at-risk workers, OSHA recommends that employers implement/maintain multiple layers of controls that include:
Separating from the workplace people who have COVID-19 or who have COVID-19 symptoms, as well as unvaccinated employees who have close contact with someone who tested positive.
Maintaining physical distancing for unvaccinated and otherwise at-risk workers in communal work areas.
Maintaining ventilation systems.
Performing routine cleanings.
Providing unvaccinated and at-risk employees face coverings and other needed PPE.
Suggesting that unvaccinated customers, visitors and/or guests wear face coverings.
Finally, in its updated guidance, OSHA encourages employers to take steps to make it easier for workers to achieve full vaccination, for example, by granting paid time off for employees to get vaccinated.
Read more about the voluntary guidance for all other employers in Part Two: Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace Among Unvaccinated and At-Risk Employees.
JAIME S. TUITE
WILLIAM P. LEWIS
WORKPLACE SAFETY & HEALTH (OSHA & MSHA)


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"The Doomed" is a song by American rock band A Perfect Circle. The song was first released as a single on October 16, 2017. It is the band's first single since 2013's "By and Down" for their greatest hits album Three Sixty, and was the lead single for their fourth studio album, Eat the Elephant. It peaked at number 16 on the Billboard US Mainstream Rock Songs chart in November 2017.

Background
The song was first teased on October 13, 2017, through a short, fifteen second soundless video posted to the band's social media, saying nothing other than "A Perfect Circle - The Doomed". The ambiguity of the tease led to much speculation among music journalists, on whether it was about a song title, album title, or something else altogether. On Monday, October 16, the band revealed it to be a song, releasing it as a single. The song is their first in four years, since "By and Down" in 2013, from their greatest hits album Three Sixty. The song was released just prior to the band starting their second leg of their North American tour, which is scheduled to run from October to December 2017. It is planned to be on the band's upcoming fourth studio album, scheduled for release in 2018. The song was debuted live on October 21, 2017, at the Aftershock Festival.

On November 16, 2017, a music video, directed by Jeremy Danger and Travis Shinn, was released for the song. The video features the five band members, in black and white, looking pensive and bleak, with little movement other than slowly looking towards, or away from, the camera, with alternative white and black backdrops.

Writing and recording
The song's origins date back to a song idea by band guitarist Billy Howerdel, who was working on writing the soundtrack for the indie film D-Love during the band's downtime in 2015. Howerdel had written a small orchestral part for the film that he was unable to fit into the finished project. Feeling there was still something there, Howerdel sent the part to band vocalist Maynard James Keenan during the band's 2017 writing sessions for a fourth studio album, not necessarily as a song idea, but rather, just as a starting point for writing material. Keenan approved of the part, requesting that Howerdel write a song around the idea. Despite generally slow writing sessions tracing back to 2008, the two moved quickly on the track; Howerdel wrote the song's music in a day and a half, and upon hearing his work, Keenan put down demo vocals just a day and a half later, with the song being completed shortly after. The song's lyrics were written entirely by Keenan.

Themes and composition
The song's lyrics deals with topics such as wealth inequality and class inequality. Specifically, journalists interpreted the lyrics to be attacking the conservative ideal that society is not responsible for the well being of the less fortunate. The song's lyrics, written by band frontman Maynard James Keenan, conveyed the message through lines such as "What of the pious, the pure of heart, the peaceful? What of the meek, the mourning, and the merciful? All doomed. All doomed." Upon the release of the single, Keenan said of the song:

It was also interpreted to be a statement against modern Christianity, a topic Keenan frequently has addressed in his work, with  AZ Central comparing it to a "nihilistic Sermon on the Mount". The song has been described as ominous, aggressive, apocalyptic and intense. While not the lyrics writer, Howerdel explained that, to him, the song was about the human condition of power corrupting the people in control of the world.

Musically, the song has been described as a "surging, sweeping riff-rocker that builds to a raging conclusion". The song alternates between soft and loud dynamics, the song starts with a prominent drum beat and guitarist Billy Howerdel's swirling guitar notes, before building into a hard rock sound with distorted guitars and Keenan's angry singing. The song then dials back to segments consisting only of Keenan's soft-spoken, melodic vocals over piano/xylophone parts, leading to a sound described as "a band's take on what an orchestra could accomplish if stripped to its bare bones, coming across as grand yet minimalistic."

Reception
The song's initial release was generally well received by critics. Kerrang! named it their top song of the week upon release, praising it for taking  the style of "Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums" and giving it scathing lyrics relevant to the polarized political landscape of 2017. Loudwire described the song as "incredible" and "glorious", praising the track's progressive and atmospheric qualities. Glide magazine praised the song for being "stunning addition to A Perfect Circle catalogue" and "a fantastic example of how music and art should react to the horrors of contemporary life. Metal Sucks praised the song for being "unsurprisingly, it's good...there are parts that sound almost like viking metal, which is pretty rad. I do kinda miss Josh Freese's drums, which were less aggro and more eloquent than Jeff Friedl's, but it's not a deal breaker or whatever. On the whole, I can't really imagine any APC fan feeling let down by this." The song was named the fifth best hard rock song of 2017 by Loudwire.

Personnel
Credits adapted from CD liner notes.
Band
 Maynard James Keenan – lead vocals
 Billy Howerdel – guitar, bass, keyboards
 Jeff Friedl – drums

Production
 Dave Sardy

Charts

References

2017 songs
2017 singles
A Perfect Circle songs
Song recordings produced by Dave Sardy
Songs written by Maynard James Keenan
Songs written by Billy Howerdel

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: Farmers are likely to shoot any dogs "on sight".
: Farmers are liely to shoot "on sight " any dog.
: Does the latter one make sense?
your second one would avoid what I understand is called 'splitting the infinitive' but the first is actually what somebody is much more likely to say eg. come round here boy, and I'll shoot you on sight.


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Flag mnemonics
Keywords: mnemonic |
I suppose you could use "God is Number One!" to help differentiate Hungary, old Iran, Ethiopia, Bolivia, Mali, and Guinea thus:
I used to remember the flags of Hungary and Iran by recalling that Hungary was Communist and therefore the Red stripe was on top, and that Iran was Islamic and therefore the Green stripe was on top (God is Number One!). Now Communism is kaput (for the most part) and Iran has additional symbolism on their flag.
Similarly, Mali and Guinea are the same except for the order of the vertical stripes. In the early 1960's Islamic influence caused the "Kanaga" or human figure to be removed from the flag of Mali. Mali's flag is Green/Yellow/Red (God is Number One!) whereas Guinea is Red/Yellow/Green (if Guinea is an Islamic state then my theory is kaput.)
Since there is a greater probability of finding Islamic populations in Ethiopia than in Bolivia, the superiority of the green stripe and "God is Number One!" works here as well. However, now that Ethiopia has added the blue disk with central star to their flag, it is further distinguished from the Bolivian tri-bar.
The Netherlands has always had the saying "oranje boven" meaning "orange on top." It's not too hard to remember that the orange is now red. A horizontally striped flag of Blue/White/Red is, of course, Yugoslavia. (by the way why do some manufacturers insist on showing the red star with yellow fimbriation in the center of the Yugoslav flag?)
Speaking of orange, the flag of Ireland (the "Emerald Isle") has the Green stripe first and the orange stripe last. Cote d'Ivorie is the reverse. If Cote d'Ivorie is Islamic, then "God is Number One!" fits here, too.
The Boy Scouts in the UK are taught, so I'm told, "Broad White on Top" to help them assure that the Union Flag has the St. Andrew's cross uppermost and not the so-called St. Patrick's cross.
"Blue sky over golden grain" describes Ukraine.
There's no "mnemonic" involved, but I distinguish between Costa Rica and Thailand by remembering the Thai flag of 1917 replaced the white elephant on the red field with two narrow white stripes. To honor the WW I allies, the central stripe was soon changed to blue so that Thailand would also have a R/W/B flag.
I believe the Estonian colors are often described by a mnemonic or some other description of the blue sky and white snow, but I forget what the black stripe refers to.
Nick Artimovich 24 Jun 1996
A couple of others to add to Nick's list: I remember which Scandinavian flag is Iceland's and which is Norway's by remembering that Iceland is an island surrounded by the blue of the sea.
Also, since "red, white and blue" trips off the tongue (certainly for someone of British descent) more readily than "blue, white and red", I use this to remember (top to bottom) the stripes of both the Netherlands and South Africa (which is basically the Dutch flag with the ANC colours over it). Strangely, remembering the South African flag helps me remember the order of colours on the Jamaican flag, too. Similarly, the Czech flag and the Polish flag remind me of each other. So often it's a case of remembering that one flag is similar to (or opposite to) another flag, rather than some code for memory - although technically, this is also a mnemonic.
Then there are also flags which are based on history or legend (e.g., Austria), or on some feature of a country (e.g., one of my favourites: Nauru), and can be remembered by recalling the reason for the flag's pattern.
Also, for those whose English grammar is lacking, remember that olympic records in events like the long jump are set by jumping bigger distances. "By Bigger"? Yes! B-Y-B-G-R, the colours of the five Olympic rings.
James Dignan 25 Jun 1996


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Organometallic Synthesis and Mechanisms
The Grubbs Group examines the fundamental organometallic chemistry required for the design and synthesis of catalysts for use in organic and polymer synthesis. Catalysts for olefin metathesis have been the focus of the research over the past several years. As a result, a family of ruthenium catalysts have been developed that have opened the door to a wide variety of applications for olefin metathesis. The tolerance of these complexes to functional groups and their ease of use have been the keys to their broad use. Underlying the development and improvement in these catalysts has been a detailed understanding of their mechanism of reaction. Continuing efforts are being made to further improve and broaden the use of these catalysts. These ongoing studies involve ligand and new transition metal complex synthesis as well as continuing examination of the mechanistic features that control the activity and selectivity of these catalysts. Recently, the Division has created the Center for Catalysis and Synthesis, which our group uses for the rapid screening of new catalyst systems.
High Trans Kinetic Selectivity in Ruthenium-Based Olefin Cross-Metathesis through Stereoretention
Johns, A. M.; Ahmed, T. S.; Jackson, B. W.; Grubbs, R. H.; Pederson, R. L.
Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 772-775.
Probing Stereoselectivity in Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization Mediated by Cyclometalated Ruthenium-Based Catalysts: A Combined Experimental and Computational Study
Rosebrugh, L. E.; Ahmed, T. S.; Marx, V. M.; Hartung, J.; Liu, P.; López, J. G.; Houk, K. N.; Grubbs, R. H.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 1394-1405.
Z-Selectivity in Olefin Metathesis with Chelated Ru Catalysts: Computational Studies of Mechanism and Selectivity
Liu, P.; Xu, X.; Dong, X.; Keitz, B. K.; Herbert, M. B.; Grubbs, R. H.; H., K. N.
Chelated Ruthenium Catalysts for Z-Selective Olefin Metathesis
Endo, K.; Grubbs, R. H.
Over the past several years, a number of olefin metathesis-based transformations have become important in organic synthesis, as the functional group tolerance of ruthenium-based catalysts allows for the preparation of complex molecules without the use of protecting groups. The most broadly used method is ring-closing metathesis (RCM) to form a variety of cyclic olefins. Five- to over 82-membered rings have been prepared in good yield using olefin metathesis. Additionally, definition of the rules governing cross metathesis has opened its application to the synthesis of a variety of functional molecules. The focus of the group at this time is on the synthesis of more active and selective systems. Catalysts that provide high enantioselectivity in RCM and high stereoselectivity in cross metathesis are being developed. Other metal-catalyzed reactions including oxidations and tandem metathesis/oxidation are also areas of study.
Tandem Z-Selective Cross-Metathesis/Dihydroxylation: Synthesis of anti-1,2-Diols
Dornan, P. K.; Wickens, Z. K.; Grubbs, R. H.
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 7134-7138.
Enantioselective Olefin Metathesis with Cyclometalated Ruthenium Complexes
Hartung, J.; Dornan, P. K.; Grubbs, R. H.
Catalyst-Controlled Wacker-Type Oxidation: Facile Access to Functionalized Aldehydes
Wickens, Z. K.; Skakuj, K.; Morandi, B.; Grubbs, R. H.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 890-893.
Polymer Synthesis
Ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) allows for the synthesis of highly functionalized polymers with controlled structures. By tuning of the structure of ruthenium-based metathesis catalysts, the opportunities afforded by ROMP have been greatly expanded. Recent methods have been developed that are being used to prepare cyclic olefins, alternating copolymers, and multiblock copolymers with a broad array of functionality. The properties and applications of these new materials are currently being explored.
ABA Triblock Brush Polymers: Synthesis, Self-Assembly, Conductivity, and Rheological Properties
Bates, C. M.; Chang, A. B.; Momćilović, N.; Jones, S. C.; Grubbs, R. H.
Macromolecules 2015, 48, 4967-4973.
Rapid Self-Assembly of Brush Block Copolymers to Photonic Crystals
Sveinbjörnsson, B. R.; Weitekamp, R. A.; Miyake, G. M.; Xia, Y.; Atwater, H. A.; Grubbs, R. H.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2012, 109, 14332-14336.
Efficient Synthesis of Narrowly Dispersed Brush Copolymers and Study of Their Assemblies: The Importance of Side Chain Arrangement
Xia, Y.; Olsen, B. D.; Kornfield, J. A.; Grubbs, R. H.


Law firms need to start changing their conveyancing quotes and carefully consider completion statements as the new Land Registry Fee Order will come into force in two weeks time. A quick review of a number of conveyancing websites reveals that the new charges are not yet reflected.
Conveyancing lawyers who submit applications by post should note any postal applications submitted on or after Friday 14 March should include the new fee as these will arrive at the Land Registry on or after the new rate is introduced.
Information about the new fees can be found on the Land Registry website.


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Return those ballots
February 26, 2020 February 26, 2020 Debra Moore, Managing Editor
March 3 deadline looms
The March 3 Primary is just days away. Be sure to finish your ballots and mail them in or drop them off at the County Courthouse in downtown Quincy. Photo by Roni Java
Mail in your March 3 Primary ballot as soon as possible. That's the advice from Kathy Williams, Plumas County's clerk/recorder and its chief elections official.
"Anyone who waits until March 3 to mail their ballot, it won't be counted until Friday," Williams said. That's because three days are allowed for the ballots to be received in her office, the postmarks checked and signatures verified.
"In a close election, that means the results may not be known for a while," she said.
Feather Publishing will post the information as it becomes available on election night on plumasnews.com, as well as after the final tallies.
Williams expects there to be a large turnout because it's a presidential primary. When asked if she thought some voters, particularly from the Democratic Party, would delay voting due to the large number of candidates on the ballot, she said it was possible.
As of last week 25 percent of all registered voters had returned their ballots, including 956 Democrats, which is roughly 27 percent of registered Democrats.
That compares to the 1,927 Republicans who have returned their ballots, which is roughly 35 percent of the registered Republicans.
In addition to the presidential primary, the ballot features races for state assembly and senate, as well the First Congressional District.
Voters in three of the five county supervisorial districts will also be casting a ballot for their preferred candidate.
In District 4, the race is between Greg Hagwood and Melissa Bishop. Since there are just two candidates, a clear winner will be announced.
That probably won't be the case for Districts 1 and 2, which each feature four candidates. An individual must receive 50 percent of the votes cast plus one to win outright. If that result isn't achieved, the two top vote earners will head to a runoff in November.
Depending on how close the race is, and how many ballots are still outstanding, it's possible that those two races might be too close to call on election night.
Plumas voter breakdown
Democratic Party: 3,524
Republican Party: 5,442
No Party Preference: 2,606
American Independent Party: 633
Green Party: 50
Libertarian Party: 156
Peace and Freedom Party: 39
Other: 21
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