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D) The article does not say anything about their practical value in earthquake prevention.


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I got no game. I don't wanna be a playa. The owners get the real action.
Audio of Ken Jennings' loss
(kottke.org)
Kottke: "I've been contacted by a lawyer representing Sony and they have asked me to remove the audio clip. Sorry."
I'm not a big Jeopardy fan; the only "game show" I watch semi-regularly is Survivor, but I was aware of the winning streak this Jennings dude was rolling. It just seems like Sony had a bunch of lawyers with a lot of billable time on their hands. I don't see how a blog scoop could have any real effect on the show's audience or ratings. How many of the show's core audience reads weblogs? Just let it go. Boykottke Sony, I say!
Kottke: "I've been contacted by a lawyer representing Sony and they have asked me to remove the audio clip. Sorry."..."
Willingham fired by Notre Dame after (just) three years
Coach Tyrone Willingham was fired by Notre Dame on Tuesday after three seasons in which he failed to return one of the nation's most storied football programs to prominence.
Here's what I think: F*ck Notre Dame. Every other coach ND has ever had was allowed to serve the term of his contract. So why not Tyrone? He had big wins this year against Michigan and Tennessee. They're bowl-bound. He had a winning record. I guess the Golden Domers aren't holier than anyone else after all: they don't make the Top 10 for a year or two and panic sets in... because football is all that they have to give their school any sort of credibility. Pathetic. And isn't it ironic, in a Jim Crow kind of way, that the ND athletic director's name is Kevin White. Of course, race played nothing in this, but the Black guy gets his contract clipped short by two full years. Funny how that equal opportunity stuff works. Enough said.
As a diehard Stanford alum, I say: let's bring Tyrone back to The Farm. We brought Bill Walsh back, and he never had the same kind of success. Willingham was the most successful recruiter we had in the last 25 years and at least half-a-dozen of his guys now play on Sundays. All of his kids graduated on time. He beat Notre Dame. He got us to a Rose Bowl once. He can do it again. But at least we understand that these kids are student-athletes, and that some years will be great and some will be average or below. We're not a football factory, we're a top-tier school, but we still compete with the best on the field too. Paging Stanford Athletic Dept.: you better call Tyrone.
Coach Tyrone Willingham was fired by Notre Dame on Tuesday after three seasons in which he failed to return one of the nation's most storied football programs to prominence...."
Top 10 most overrated stars
(MSNBC.com)
Who puts the "suck" in success?
It's a pretty good list. Generally, all of these so-called "stars" are one-note kinds of performers. They have no range, so whenever they show up in a movie or a show, or on someone's record, they just do the same thing they've always done. They take "keep it simple" and turn it into fame and fortune. In other words, they're all just gimmicks. On the other hand, perhaps it's the general public who create these monsters by continuing to patronize their productions; once someone has established their name in a certain entertainment genre, take Schwarzenegger (#2), it's hard for fans to accept them in other roles. Sure, Ahnuld did comedies like "Kindergarten Cop" and "Twins," but besides the fact that neither film was very funny, I think most people simply saw those flicks as the Terminator hanging out in street clothes. Limited talent is only partially to blame. Customer preference is a much bigger factor in determining who ultimately becomes a star. Want better talent? Demand it by voting with your pocketbook.
Who puts the "suck" in success?..."
History's Actors
(Abstract Dynamics blog)
The aide said that guys like me were "in what we call the reality-based community," which he defined as people who "believe that solutions emerge from your judicious study of discernible reality." I nodded and murmured something about enlightenment principles and empiricism. He cut me off. "That's not the way the world really works anymore,"" he continued. "We're an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality. And while you're studying that reality -- judiciously, as you will -- we'll act again, creating other new realities, which you can study too, and that's how things will sort out. We're history's actors."
I do this a lot, but doesn't this unnamed Bush aide sound a lot like Agent Smith from "The Matrix"? If Dubya's administration is the empire, bent on creating their own reality, then perhaps the Democrats need to create their own Neo myth in order to fight back effectively.
The aide said that guys like me were "in what we call the reality-based community," which he defined as people who "believe that solutions emerge from your judicious study of discernible reality." I nodded and murmured something about enlightenment princi..."
Buy Nothing Christmas
(Adbusters)
Gather family and friends, let's rise above the consumer binge and celebrate a Buy Nothing Christmas. But wait. Without the plastic gifts, how will you show you care?
It is possible to show you care without running up your credit card balances. Unfortunately, I think that for most people, that kind of creativity takes too much effort. I mean, come on, drop an iPod on your kids, give your girl diamond jewelry, or your guy a plasma screen, and they'll lurv you forever!
Gather family and friends, let's rise above the consumer binge and celebrate a Buy Nothing Christmas. But wait. Without the plastic gifts, how will you show you care?..."
Half Empty? Half Full?
I was thinking about this on the train the other day: It's not that I see the glass of water half-empty or half-full. Most see the glass. I see the water, on which most living things depend. Most see the limitations. I see the potentials.
I was thinking about this on the train the other day: It's not that I see the glass of water half-empty or half-full. Most see the glass. I see the water, on which most living things depend. Most see the limitations. I see the potentials...."
Blogdigger Groups - Beta
Blogdigger Groups allows you to combine the contents of two or more blogs making the combined content easily accessible all at once.
Welcome to the cut-and-paste blogosphere.
Blogdigger Groups allows you to combine the contents of two or more blogs making the combined content easily accessible all at once...."
Exploding Cell Phones a Growing Problem
(EWeek)
U.S. phone makers and carriers say most fires and explosions are caused by counterfeit batteries and note that in a country with some 170 million cell phone users, the number of accidents is extremely low. "If you're cramming more and more power in a small space, what you're making is a small bomb."
Discounting the hyperbole for a minute, with all the things you can do with cellphones these days, we may be reaching the point of diminishing returns. There's only so much you can do with your thumb and the palm of your hand, and it's not worth losing a hand to do it. But then, didn't they also used to tell us that cellphones would cause brain tumors?
U.S. phone makers and carriers say most fires and explosions are caused by counterfeit batteries and note that in a country with some 170 million cell phone users, the number of accidents is extremely low. "If you're cramming more and more power in a sma..."
"No Credibility" With Muslims
(Spin of the Day)
Al-Qaeda and radical Islamists are winning the propaganda war against the United States, according to a new report by the Defense Science Board, a high-level Pentagon panel. "American direct intervention in the Muslim World has paradoxically elevated the stature of and support for radical Islamists, while diminishing support for the United States to single-digits in some Arab societies.
It makes one ponder this thought: exactly who believes that the United States, under its current regime, has any credibility...anywhere?
Al-Qaeda and radical Islamists are winning the propaganda war against the United States, according to a new report by the Defense Science Board, a high-level Pentagon panel. "American direct intervention in the Muslim World has paradoxically elevated the..."
The Kitchen: How to Cook a Weblog
A community-based online book about weblogging.
A community-based online book about weblogging...."
GOP embarrassed by tax returns measure
Congress passed legislation Saturday giving two committee chairman and their assistants access to income tax returns without regard to privacy protections, but not before red-faced Republicans said the measure was a mistake and would be swiftly repealed.
This one's a week old -- I'm just getting back to blogging on a semi-regular schedule again -- but I fear this is how politics will be played with the Republicans in power: dirty, secretive, and one-sided. Power corrupts absolutely.
Congress passed legislation Saturday giving two committee chairman and their assistants access to income tax returns without regard to privacy protections, but not before red-faced Republicans said the measure was a mistake and would be swiftly repealed...."
The Blogosphere By the Numbers
(ClickZ)
[D]ata charting the blog phenomenon have been vigorously consumed, and in some cases contradictory.
[D]ata charting the blog phenomenon have been vigorously consumed, and in some cases contradictory...."
Fly from space to your home town. Visit exotic locales such as Maui, Tokyo, Rome and Paris. Satellite imagery makes it real. Explore restaurants, hotels, parks and schools. Think magic carpet ride!
Sounds like a big eye in the sky ... watching you all the time. Convenience and surveillance at the same time.
Fly from space to your home town. Visit exotic locales such as Maui, Tokyo, Rome and Paris. Satellite imagery makes it real. Explore restaurants, hotels, parks and schools. Think magic carpet ride!..."
Hardee's rolls out new 'Monster Thickburger'
[C]howing down on the 1,420-calorie burger, which contains 107 grams of fat, will cost around $7 with fries and a soda.
In many parts of the world, there are people who are lucky if they can get 1,400 calories of nourishment in one day, let alone one "fast food" meal ... and then we wonder why other countries hate us (we're gluttons), why so many Americans are obese, and why so many Americans are in poor health. Fat-asses and fat-heads, have it your way, but please don't forget to sign up early for your massive coronary, because it's coming.
[C]howing down on the 1,420-calorie burger, which contains 107 grams..."
(Oakley.com)
OAKLEY THUMP is the world's first digital music eyewear.
OAKLEY THUMP is the world's first digital music eyewear...."
red america, blue america
(remembering rebecca('s pocket))
The country's perceived polarity, he suggested, might be more accurately described as parity.
Rebecca's hubby, JJG, well-known in IA circles as quite a serious mind when it comes to looking at and understanding information, shows, in a series of colorized maps, that America isn't just the coastal states blue, and the interior states red, but that the whole country is either mostly red or mostly blue, if you take into account the party-related information on a county-by-county basis.
The country's perceived polarity, he suggested, might be more accurately described as parity...."
ABC apologizes for sexy Owens-Sheridan skit on MNF intro
(SJ Mercury News)
ABC says it went out of bounds with Terrell Owens and Nicollette Sheridan. She persuaded him to skip the game and play with her instead. (In real life, Owens caught three touchdown passes in the 49-21 victory over Dallas.)
Posted just for effect, or is that affect ... as from the fever? Red America, hell all America, can't deal with this kind of stuff! It's 1954, er, 2004, after all. (Registration required, or just use the bugmenot code.)
ABC says it went out of bounds with Terrell Owens and Nicollette Sheridan. She persuaded him to skip the game and play with her instead. (In real life, Owens caught three touchdown passes in the 49-21 victory over Dallas.)..."
Speaking Of: Where My Head Is At... Today?
( [ caught In between ] blog)
This will be the first of a multi-part rant, to be recorded, here, over the next several days. Here are the current non-sequiturs bubbling from my brain to my tap-typing fingers:
1) (Cliche alert) America gets the kind of government Amerikkka wants;
2) To Dubya Administration 2.0: no longer will you have anyone to blame but yourselves for the inevitable national and international misfortunes that we'll all experience in the next four years, since your actions over the last few years have done nothing by magnify the targets on all our backs;
3) Fear-mongering really works!
4) The Washington Redskins thing was a hoax, and so is the "team";
5) Jon Stewart was right when he critized our media on Crossfire: they didn't really do a good job of educating and preparing all of us "smart" voters for the actual voting performance. And of course, there were long lines, and long waits... wonder how many just gave up waiting, said, 'screw this!' and gave up without voting ... after having registered for the first time. As a result, it looks like we voted in ways that make the entire, dreadfully-long campaign seem like a segment lifted right out of a bad, Reality TV show. And it's true. This campaign was like a 9-month run of Survivor: lots of talking heads, a few staged challenges, that you can even bet on in Vegas, then more talking heads, yak, yak, yak... and then this abbreviated tribal council, and someone gets voted out from left field, and it wasn't even close;
6) Same-sex partnerships are detrimental to the nation's 'moral fibre' (UK spelling, mine), and that's bahd for business;
7) Multi-billon dollar deficits don't really matter, your grandkids aren't even close to being born yet, and since you'll never really get to know them, it's not that bad that you're screwing them tomorrow in order to get your's today!
8) Geopolitical and military mistakes don't matter, only the consistent application of the same approach time and time again, regardless of outcome; also known as the --- Flip-Flop Corollary: i.e. even when armed with the facts, continue to do what you were going to do, even if what you were going to do has been proven to be a complete, unmitigated failure.
My name's Dubya V. Moerohn, and Ah approved this message.
1) (Cliche alert) America gets the kind of government Amerikkka wants;..."
Beware the CEO blog
(Seth's Blog)
Here's the problem. Blogs work when they are based on: Candor, Urgency, Timeliness, Pithiness, and Controversy (maybe Utility if you want six). Does this sound like a CEO to you?
Great point. Look, the world doesn't need a bunch of CEO blogs, written by the Marcom department. I guess Godin's list also explains my blog's miniscule -- if that much -- readership: I've got the "Candor" part, no problem... but the other four or five items, yeah, it's a little "iffy," youknowimsayin? That's why I look at blogging as creating a digital scrapbook of where my head was at during a particular timeframe; that will be fun to look back on someday.
Here's the problem. Blogs work when they are based on: Candor, Urgency, Timeliness, Pithiness, and Controversy (maybe Utility if you want six). Does this sound like a CEO to you?..."

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'My Son Wasn't There': MoS Ajay Mishra Whose Son Allegedly Ran Car Over Farmers
At least eight people, including farmers, died after clashes erupted in Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh.
Updated: 04 Oct 2021, 9:37 AM IST
The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra Teni, whose son, Ashish Mishra, allegedly ran his car over protesting farmers on Sunday, 3 October, in Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, denied the presence of his son on the spot of the incident in which at least eight people, including four farmers, died.
The farmers had gathered in Tikunia to register their protests against the three farm laws ahead of an event where Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya was to be the chief guest.
"My son was not there. In the programme, there were thousands of people including police and administration. My son was there since 11 am and continued to stay there till the conclusion of the programme. So there is no chance of my son being present at the spot," he was quoted as saying by ANI.
Meanwhile, a case of murder has been registered against Ashish Mishra.
Lakhimpur Kheri: Minister's Son Allegedly Runs Car Over Farmers, 8 Dead
Terrorist Organisations Like Babbar Khalsa Attempting to Disrupt Peace: Ajay Mishra
"The way they attacked our workers with sticks and swords, even if my son was there he would not have stayed alive. They damaged cars and torched several vehicles," Ajay Mishra said.
"Our workers did not have any fault. They were going to receive the chief guest. When our workers were going they started pelting stones on the vehicles. Our workers were beaten by dragging them out from the vehicles. They torched the cars. We will lodge cases against the culprits. Four of our workers were killed. Cases under Section 302 will be lodged against the culprits," added the Union minister.
Clashes broke out in the area after the incident. The police said as many as eight people died in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident on Sunday, reported ANI. Arun Kumar Singh, the additional superintendent of Police, Lakhimpur Kheri, confirmed the deaths of eight people, including four farmers and four occupants of the vehicle(s) that allegedly ran over the farmers.
The minister further said that several terrorist organisations like Babbar Khalsa were making attempts to disrupt the peace since the beginning of the farmers' protests.
"Now people are making statements to do politics. Since my route was diverted, so there is no question of my presence. My son was also not present."
I'm Not as Important as Those You Killed: Priyanka Gandhi to Cops Before Arrest
"All the leaders in the farmers' movement have to understand that the anti-social elements should not be involved in their movement. They want to spread unrest and instability in the country," he said.
"We will lodge an FIR against the culprits. We have the video for the evidence. I will go to court for their punishment," he added.
One of the Farmers Allegedly Shot Dead By Ashish Mishra: SKM
Meanwhile, Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) said that one of the four farmers was allegedly shot dead by the minister's son, while the others were allegedly run over by the vehicles of his convoy, reported ANI.
"Information is coming in from Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh that the convoy of the Union MoS for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra Teni (most probably his son's vehicles) ran over protesting farmers who were on the roads carrying black flags to protest against his visit. Reports indicate that one of the three farmers martyred in today's incidents was shot dead by Union Minister of State Ajay Mishra Teni's son, Ashish (Monu) Mishra, while the others have been run over by vehicles," reads the SKM statement.
SKM identified the deceased as Lovepreet Singh (20), Daljeet Singh (35), Nachattar Singh (60), and Gurvinder Singh (19). They also said that there were around 12 to 15 people who had been injured and hospitalised
Thousands of protesting farmers had occupied the helipad at Maharaja Agrasen Sports Ground, where the Deputy CM's helicopter was initially supposed to land. Due to the gathering, Maurya changed his plans and reached Lakhimpur at noon by road instead.
As per reports, Ashish Mishra reached the site to receive the deputy CM where farmers had gathered to protest when clashes erupted. After Mishra's car allegedly ran over three farmers, dozens of protestors set fire to two vehicles that injured farmers.
(With inputs from ANI)
'Do Tit-for-Tat': Khattar's Advice to BJP Kisan Morcha on Farmers' Protest
Published: 04 Oct 2021, 7:50 AM IST


Chinese officials and meat industry is under heat after reports that the country has been marinating human cadavers, putting them in cans and then selling them in African supermarkets.
The post was picked up by Zambia's Daily Post, among others, which published a report saying: "One cannot deny the possibilities (sic) of this being true since we all know that the Asians are among the largest population in the entire world.
Since China is so overpopulated to a point where there is no space to spit, what do they do with the dead bodies of the Chinese? Well the answer might be that they are shipping the bodies to Africa in the form of canned meat, and they make a profit during the process.
"The government of Zambia will make sure that relevant government authorities will take up the investigations and give a comprehensive statement," he said.


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WW2: A Civilian in the Second World War
This blog posts extracts from E J Rudsdale's diaries of life on the home front in Britain during the Second World War. Each extract was posted exactly 70 years after it was first written, marking the 70th anniversary of the Second World War between 2009-2015. Short extracts will now be published on Twitter and will link to this blog to mark the 80th anniversary of the Second World War starting from 3 September 2019.
EJ Rudsdale on Twitter from 3 September 2019
Don't miss E.J. Rudsdale's account of life on the home front in the Second World War on Twitter from 3 September 2019.
Came back from Lawford today. Molly went worse than usual, and to crown all one tyre came off when I got to Ardleigh, so I had to lead her the rest of the way.
This afternoon there was raid at 3 o'clock, so I went straight back to the Castle. There was an enormous crowd in the Vaults, so it was lucky I did. A lot of German planes were chased over the town, and we could hear the rattle of machine guns, and then the awful screaming of a plane coming down out of control. It crashed in flames at Abberton, somewhere near the Roman River.
Molly Darrell was in the Vaults with her little baby. Her husband is a musketry instructor, and she was with him at Hythe, in Kent, but all women and children "on the strength" have been evacuated from there.
This evening had supper at Rose's. It was nice to be back again.
For more on events in the Battle of Britain on 24th August 1940 see the RAF Battle of Britain Campaign Diary.
Posted by E J Rudsdale at 07:00
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The book, E.J. Rudsdale's Journals of Wartime Colchester, edited by Catherine Pearson, contains Rudsdale's primary account of his experiences during the Second World War.
E.J. Rudsdale's blog publishes additional material from his wartime journals that it was not possible to include in the book.
Click here for an introduction to Eric Rudsdale and his journals. Also link to the people and places mentioned in his diaries.
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'Aboo Bakr said: "I wish I were a tree cut down by the axe of a woodcutter," is it True?
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Question 8: Is it true what was reported about 'Aboo Bakr Al-Siddeeq that he said, "I wish I were a tree cut down by the axe of a woodcutter"?
Answer: As far as we know it was not authentically reported that 'Aboo Bakr (may Allaah be pleased with him) said so; but Ahmad related in "Al-Zuhd", on the authority of 'Aboo 'Imraan Al-Jawnee that 'Aboo Bakr Al-Siddeeq said, "I wish I were a hair on the body of a believer." This Athar (narration from a Companion) is not true either, because 'Aboo 'Imraan Al-Jawnee never met 'Aboo Bakr Al-Siddeeq… read more here.
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Claiming that al-Jaami' al-Saheeh of al-Bukhaaree contains weak Hadeeths
Question 6: Some people claim that the Saheeh (Authentic Hadeeth Book) of Al-Bukhaaree includes some Da'eef (weak) Hadeeth, although we told them that all Muslims unanimously agree to its authenticity, could you please show the right opinion?
Answer: This claim is untrue, for all the Hadeeth in Saheeh Al-Bukhaaree that are Musnad (Hadeeths with a sound chain of narration) and Muttasil (Hadeeths with a continuous chain of narration to a Companion of the Prophet or Follower; the generation after the Prophet's Companions) are authentic… read more here.
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Meta-analysis of the relation of body mass index to all-cause and cardiovascular mortality and hospitalization in patients with chronic heart failure
Abhishek Sharma, Carl J. Lavie, Jeffrey S. Borer, Ajay Vallakati, Sunny Goel, Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, Armin Arbab-Zadeh, Debabrata Mukherjee, Jason M. Lazar
Clinical studies have indicated the existence of an "obesity paradox" in patients with chronic heart failure (HF), that is, reduced mortality in patients who have elevated body mass index (BMI) scores compared with normal-weight reference groups. The aim of this study was to investigate the relation of BMI with all-cause and cardiovascular (CV) mortality and hospitalization in patients with chronic HF though a systematic review and meta-analysis of published research. PubMed, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Cochrane Central, Scopus, web of science and Embase were searched for studies reporting rates of total mortality, cardiac mortality, and risk for hospitalization in patients with HF in various BMI categories (<20 kg/m2 [low], 20 to 24.9 kg/m2 [normal reference], 25 to 29.9 kg/m2 [overweight], 30 to 34.9 [obese], and ≥35 kg/m2 [severely obese]). Event rates were compared using a forest plot of relative risk (RR) using a random-effects model assuming interstudy heterogeneity. Two study investigators independently reviewed the 124 reports retrieved and identified 6 for final analyses (n = 22,807). After a mean follow-up period of 2.85 years, the risk for adverse events was highest in patients with low BMIs: total mortality RR 1.27 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.17 to 1.37), CV mortality RR 1.20 (95% CI 1.01 to 1.43), and hospitalization RR 1.19 (95% CI 1.09 to 1.30). Risk for CV mortality and hospitalization was lowest in overweight patients (RR 0.79, 95% CI 0.70 to 0.90, and RR 0.92, 95% CI 0.86 to 0.97, respectively). Increasing degree of obesity failed to achieve a statistically significant effect on CV mortality (RR 0.82, 95% CI 0.64 to 1.05, and RR 0.71, 95% CI 0.50 to 1.01, for obese and severely obese, respectively) and on hospitalization (RR 0.99, 95% CI 0.92 to 1.07, and RR 1.28, 95% CI 0.88 to 1.87, for obese and severely obese, respectively). In conclusion, risk for total mortality and CV mortality and hospitalization was highest in patients with chronic HF who were underweight as defined by low BMI, whereas risk for CV mortality and hospitalization was lowest in overweight subjects.
American Journal of Cardiology
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Sharma, A., Lavie, C. J., Borer, J. S., Vallakati, A., Goel, S., Lopez-Jimenez, F., Arbab-Zadeh, A., Mukherjee, D., & Lazar, J. M. (2015). Meta-analysis of the relation of body mass index to all-cause and cardiovascular mortality and hospitalization in patients with chronic heart failure. American Journal of Cardiology, 115(10), 1428-1434. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.02.024
Meta-analysis of the relation of body mass index to all-cause and cardiovascular mortality and hospitalization in patients with chronic heart failure. / Sharma, Abhishek; Lavie, Carl J.; Borer, Jeffrey S. et al.
In: American Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 115, No. 10, 15.05.2015, p. 1428-1434.
Sharma, A, Lavie, CJ, Borer, JS, Vallakati, A, Goel, S, Lopez-Jimenez, F, Arbab-Zadeh, A, Mukherjee, D & Lazar, JM 2015, 'Meta-analysis of the relation of body mass index to all-cause and cardiovascular mortality and hospitalization in patients with chronic heart failure', American Journal of Cardiology, vol. 115, no. 10, pp. 1428-1434. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.02.024
Sharma A, Lavie CJ, Borer JS, Vallakati A, Goel S, Lopez-Jimenez F et al. Meta-analysis of the relation of body mass index to all-cause and cardiovascular mortality and hospitalization in patients with chronic heart failure. American Journal of Cardiology. 2015 May 15;115(10):1428-1434. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.02.024
Sharma, Abhishek ; Lavie, Carl J. ; Borer, Jeffrey S. et al. / Meta-analysis of the relation of body mass index to all-cause and cardiovascular mortality and hospitalization in patients with chronic heart failure. In: American Journal of Cardiology. 2015 ; Vol. 115, No. 10. pp. 1428-1434.
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That Len thinks he could get a 3rd term suggests he doesn't understand how damaged his brand has become.
Auckland Mayor Len Brown has told an inner circle of friends and advisers he plans to seek re-election next year.
Sources have told the Herald that Mr Brown made the decision over the summer holiday with the support of his wife, Shan Inglis.
But rather than throw their weight behind the under-fire mayor, it is understood some supporters have told him he has no chance of winning a third term and should step aside.
Len won't be allowed to run unopposed by the Left and a stronger candidate will be sought out. The reality is Len has lost a significant amount of mana after Slater's humiliating articles on him and he simply doesn't have the political capital to make the capital stop being political with Auckland's infrastructure problems.
Expect the hard word to now go on Goff to reveal his intentions. Labour are needing a shake up and some fresh faces and Phil could hand his electorate to any number of brilliant new bloods within Labour.
Awesome. Then we'll have Phil "The TPPA's not THAT bad!" Goff for Mayor. Auckland gets more depressing with each passing day.
Wrong. Phil Goff needs to be put out to pasture not put up as a phony Left candidate for the Auckland mayoralty.
You might as well vote for Act as for Phil Goff. Sorry I'm sure he is a nice guy but his past sins of bringing in student loans, NationalLite stance means most lefties will not be voting for them. I would prefer Cunliffe. Sorry Len, voted for you last time but you did not deliver.
What AKL needs is a candidate that will inspire people to get off their asses and vote.
If Labour dosnt have a strong candidate then National will make sure they have someone like the American guy who tried last time, National will pull out all the stops to control Auckland,better Len Brown than an American ring in ,controlled by National.


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Home coronavirus New York Mayor de Blasio to Create Hospital at Billie Jean King Tennis Center to Relieve Need at Elmhurst Hospital
Mayor de Blasio to Create Hospital at Billie Jean King Tennis Center to Relieve Need at Elmhurst Hospital
Mayor de Blasio today announced a new temporary hospital facility at the Billie Jean King Tennis Center in Flushing Meadow, Queens. The facility will treat COVID non-ICU patients beginning next Tuesday, April 7th. The hospital will reach its full capacity of 350 patients over the next three weeks. These additional beds will help relieve some of the current need at Elmhurst Hospital.
"We're approaching the toughest weeks of this crisis, and our City is rising to the challenge," said Mayor Bill de Blasio. "We are increasing hospital capacity at breakneck speed to ensure that every person in need of care will get it – no questions asked."
Citywide as of 6:00 PM on March 31st, there are 41,771 positive cases of COVID-19 and 1,096 fatalities. There are 7,814 confirmed cases in the Bronx, 11,160 in Brooklyn, 6,539 in Manhattan, 13,869 Queens, and 2,354 in Staten Island.
As of 6:00 PM on March 31th, there were at least 8,400 people hospitalized. Of those individuals, at least 1,888 were in the ICU.
Hospital Capacity Update
NYC Health + Hospitals has now added 1,000 contract nurses to support existing staff system wide. To support the continued surge of patients, Health + Hospitals will also add an additional 1,000 nurses in the coming weeks. The City has also asked the federal government to supply 1,000 nurses, 3,000 respiratory therapists, and 150 doctors to support hospital staff across the City.
Critical Supply Update
Today, the City distributed 800,000 N95 masks, 3,000,000 face masks, 120,000 face shields, 40,000 gowns, and 600,000 surgical gloves to hospitals citywide.
The City has put out a call to oral surgeons, plastic surgeons, and veterinarians across the City to donate ventilators that are currently not in use.
The City has now received and is working to dispatch all 2,500 ventilators received by the federal government. To date, the City has distributed a total of 3,056,000 face masks, 3,287,880 N95 masks, 65,470 gowns, and 1,305,940 surgical gloves to hospitals across the City.
City Jail Update
Through a combination of efforts by the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice and the District Attorneys and the State, as of today, the City has released at least 900 people from our jails.
Parks Department Staff has noticed a consistent lack of social distancing with children's play equipment at 10 playgrounds across the City and will close them by the end of today, Tuesday, March 31st. The playgrounds include:
Brooklyn:
Middleton Playground
Fort Greene Park – 2 playgrounds
Brighton Playground
Watson Gleason Playground
Manhattan:
Fort Tryon - Jacob Javits Playground
Raoul Wallenberg Playground (in Highbridge Park)
Mauro Playground (in Meadows Corona Park)
Staten Island:
Clove Lakes Park - 2 playgrounds
The City will continue to closely enforce social distancing rules and close additional playgrounds as necessary.
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Q: Split each row of a pcollection into multiple pcollections? After I do some processing and a group by key, I have a dataset like the one below. I now need to do some processing on each row of the data to get the output below. I have tried flatmap it is really slow because the length of the "value" list can be arbitrarily long. I figured I can split each row into separate pcollections, process in parallel and then flatten them together. How can I split each row into a different pcollection? If that isn't feasible, is there another way I can speed up computation?
Input
key, value
1    [A, B, B, B]
2    [A, B, B, B]
3    [A, B, B, B]
4    [A, B, B, B]
5    [A, B, B, B]

Output:
key, value
1    (A, 0)
1    (B, 1)
1    (B, 2)
1    (B, 3)
2    (A, 0)
2    (B, 1)
2    (B, 2)
2    (B, 3)
...

A: When using the Apache Beam model, it is a common misconception that the parallelization scheme is defined by the PCollection (understandable since this is short for Parallel Collection). In actuality, the parallelization is defined per key in each PCollection[1]. In other words, the Beam model processes keys in parallel but values in a single key sequentially.
The problem you are coming up against is commonly referred to as a hot key. This happens when too many values are paired to a single key, thus limiting parallelism.
To manipulate the data to the expected output you will have to edit your existing pipeline to emit the values in such a way that not all elements go to a single key. This is a little tough because it looks like in your example you wish to output the index with the element. If this is the case, then no matter how you cut it, you will have to merge all the values somewhere to a key in memory to get the correct index.
If you don't care about getting the specific index like you have in the above example then take a look at the following code. This code assigns each element to a random partition within each key. This helps to break up the number of elements per key into something manageable.
data = [
  (k, c) for k in range(1, 6) for c in ('A', 'B', 'B', 'B')
]

p = beam.Pipeline()
elems = p | beam.Create(data)

num_buckets = 4

class Preprocess(beam.DoFn):
  def process(self, el):
    key = str(el[0])
    partition = random.randint(0, num_buckets)
    yield (key, partition), el

class Postprocess(beam.DoFn):
  def process(self, el):
    (key, partition), values = el
    index = 0
    for el in values:
      yield key, (el[1], partition, index)
      index += 1

out = (elems | beam.ParDo(Preprocess())
             | beam.GroupByKey()
             | beam.ParDo(Postprocess()))

Input
key,value
1   A
1   B
1   B
1   B
2   A
2   B
2   B
2   B
3   A
3   B
...

Potential Output
key,(value,partition,index)
1   ('A', 1, 0)
1   ('B', 1, 1)
1   ('B', 2, 0)
1   ('B', 3, 0)
2   ('A', 3, 0)
2   ('B', 3, 1)
2   ('B', 1, 0)
2   ('B', 1, 1)
3   ('A', 3, 0)
3   ('B', 2, 0)
...

[1] When using streaming it is defined per-key-per-window

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New Parnas documents mention 'the Biden case,' surveillance of U.S. ambassador to Ukraine
House Democrats release new batch of documents ahead of impeachment trial
Lev Parnas makes a statement to the media following his arraignment in New York in October.
AssociatedPress
WASHINGTON — House Democrats have released a trove of documents they obtained from Lev Parnas, a close associate of President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, including a handwritten note that mentions asking Ukraine's president to investigate "the Biden case."
The documents show Parnas communicating with Giuliani and another attorney about the removal of Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. Parnas received messages from a man named Robert F. Hyde who appeared to be describing detailed surveillance of Yovanovitch while she was in Ukraine.
Democrats released the files Tuesday as they prepared to send articles of impeachment to the Senate for Trump's trial. The documents add new context to their charges that Trump pressured Ukraine to investigate Democrats as he withheld military aid to the country.
Read the documents here
Parnas was in frequent communication with Giuliani and with Ukrainian officials as he worked as an intermediary, the messages show. Parnas appeared to be pushing unsubstantiated allegations that Democrat Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, were somehow engaged in corruption in Ukraine.
Among the documents is a screenshot of a previously undisclosed letter from Giuliani to Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelenskiy dated May 10, 2019, which was before Zelenskiy took office. In the letter, Giuliani announces himself as Trump's personal lawyer and requests a meeting with Zelenskiy "as personal counsel to President Trump and with his knowledge and consent."
Also among the documents is a handwritten note on stationery from the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Vienna that says "get Zalensky to Annonce that the Biden case will be Investigated." Trump asked Zelenskiy in a July call to investigate his political rival, Democrat Joe Biden, and his son Hunter. Hunter Biden served on the board of a gas company based in Ukraine.
In a letter outlining the evidence, Democrats said that Parnas' attorney confirmed that Parnas wrote the notes.
The documents — including phone records, texts and flash drives turned over by Parnas — were sent to the House Judiciary Committee by three other House committees "to be included as part of the official record that will be transmitted to the Senate along with the Articles of Impeachment," according to a statement. Some of the materials were made public while others were marked as sensitive.
Parnas and his business partner, Igor Fruman, both U.S. citizens who emigrated from the former Soviet bloc, were indicted last year on charges of conspiracy, making false statements and falsification of records. Prosecutors allege they made outsize campaign donations to Republican causes after receiving millions of dollars originating from Russia.
Several of the documents show Parnas communicating with Giuliani and another attorney, Victoria Toensing, about the removal of Yovanovitch. Her removal, pushed by Trump, was at the center of the Democrats' inquiry. Yovanovitch testified in the House impeachment hearings that she was the victim of a "smear campaign."
Trump on a July 25 call had promised Zelenskiy that Yovanovitch was "going to go through some things." Roughly two months earlier, she had been recalled from her diplomatic post.
On April 23, the day before Yovanovitch was directed to return to the United States, Giuliani texted Parnas, "He fired her again." Parnas texted back, "I pray it happens this time I'll call you tomorrow my brother."
Parnas also received messages from Hyde, who referred to Yovanovitch as a "bitch." Hyde is now running for a U.S. House seat in Connecticut.
After texting about the ambassador, Hyde gave Parnas location updates over the course of a week. In one text, Hyde wrote: "She's talked to three people. Her phone is off. Her computer is off." He said she was under heavy security and "we have a person inside."
Hyde at one point texted Parnas that ''they are willing to help if we/you would like a price," and "guess you can do anything in Ukraine with money ... is what I was told."
Parnas texted back: "lol."
Hyde did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Lawrence Robbins, an attorney for Yovanovitch, declined to comment on the text messages Tuesday evening.
The text messages show that Parnas consulted Giuliani in Jan. 2019 after the U.S. denied issuing a visa for former Ukrainian Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin. Giuliani replied: "I can revive it."
In a follow-up conversation the following day, Giuliani told Parnas: "It's going to work I have no 1 in it." Giuliani then predicted "he will get one" before giving Parnas the phone number for Jay Sekulow, the leader of the president's personal legal team. Sekulow is expected to be part of Trump's legal team during the impeachment trial.
The release of documents comes after a federal judge earlier this month said that Parnas could provide materials to Congress as part of the impeachment proceedings.
Democrats voted in December to impeach Trump for abuse of power and for obstruction of Congress.


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In the past months I've been getting very much into mindfulness. By this I mean mindfulness meditation, but also mindfulness as a whole.
One really good resource from this has been Diana Winston's free recordings from the Mindful Awareness Research Centre at UCLA. In her recordings, Diana defines mindfulness as, "the art of paying attention to our present moment experiences with openness and curiosity, and a willingness to be with what is".
1. Holding yourself with kindness during the learning process.
One of the biggest road-blocks that some students tend to go through is the belief that they are expected to get everything right, or the feeling that they are required to be impressive. In reality however, this is not at all how the learning process works. If a student already knew everything there was to know and could do everything perfectly, there'd be no point in coming in for lessons. If you think about the first time you did anything- learning to ride a bike, your first job, the first time you learned something at school - you made mistakes right? Mistakes are what enriches the learning experience, rather than detracting from it. How are you meant to learn exactly what the right way is unless you've learned what it's like to do it the wrong way? As a student it's your responsibility to get things wrong at least some of the time. If you can manage to hold this experience with a level of kindness rather than self-criticism, you are more able to focus on the learning part of making mistakes rather than just beating yourself up.
Nerves are just gearing me up to do the best job that I can do. They are a superpower.
I am accepting of the fact that I am nervous. It shows that my fight or flight response (my body) is working, and that I really care about the outcome of this. That's a completely reasonable way to feel.
What are the sounds going on around me?
What does each breath feel like in my body?
Try not to make judgement calls about these things, just be aware of them happening.
This is a really great way to stay grounded and focused during and in the run-up to a performance. Once you learn how to stay in the present moment, nerves don't really seem so bad, do they? And if you still find yourself getting nervous, you know what to do. It's perfectly normal, just "[pay] attention to our present moment experiences with openness and curiosity, and a willingness to be with what is".


Stumbled across this footage of that building getting imploded.
Do you know what year this might have been?
I'm still holding out hope for Denver Biscuit Co. to open in Westport. Hopefully a local/regional biscuity name entering the same neighborhood doesn't spook them.
This seems rather high end compared to the rest of their portfolio.
I may be wrong, but I think they may have sold off their portfolio and exchanged into this.
I should add, I would prefer that it fronted Broadway, but that's just how it goes sometimes.
Sorry, I should add that I don't mean to hype this up at all, but it's not Mac. I haven't seen the actual plans, but from everything I've heard, it will be a solid project. I believe closing is in early October, so there will be public details soon enough.
KCtoBrooklyn wrote: Looks similar to the 39th St proposal. Is it the same developer?
Same developer. No previous projects like this, just some smaller renovations around midtown.
earthling wrote: Photon vibes sent hoping for something positive to happen with Hawthorne building. Not sure if that part of Main is prime for retail rents rising until more market rate residential built up.
It's under contract. I think everyone will be happy with who the buyer is, and what they have planned.


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eco.business Fund makes direct investment in sustainable business in Latin America
Luxembourg, January 04, 2021
The eco.business Fund has provided a corporate loan to a sustainably certified company to promote responsible production practices in Latin America. A loan of USD 15 million to Industrial Pesquera Santa Priscila, the largest shrimp producer in Ecuador, will be used to implement measures that further reduce the company's environmental footprint and resource use, as well as support sustainable production. By thus safeguarding the surrounding ecosystem, the partners aim to preserve biodiversity whilst contributing to sustainability in the aquaculture industry, one of the eco.business Fund's target sectors.
Shrimp is a valuable product in Latin America, with the second-highest export value in the aquaculture market. As output is currently increasing at twice the rate of the growth of the global aquaculture industry, environmentally responsible production practices that reduce pressure on ecosystems and resources present a solution to support this growth in a sustainable manner.
Santa Priscila was established in 1976 when the Ecuadorian shrimp industry was just beginning to develop, and currently exports over 100,000 tons of shrimp per year. The company has endeavored to promote responsible practices within its production processes for over two decades, protecting and preserving the surrounding mangrove ecosystems, and its biodiversity. Their commitment to sustainability is evidenced by their various certifications, including "Best Aquaculture Practices." The eco.business Fund investment will enable the company to immediately expand on these efforts: Measures to be funded include obtaining electric engines to pump water, aerators, and feeders, replacing those reliant on diesel. This will improve the company's efficiency and environmental performance by reducing feedstock consumption and dependence on fossil fuels and thus minimizing Santa Priscila's environmental footprint. In addition, the fund will collaborate with the company to strengthen their Environmental and Social Management System in order to systematically assess and mitigate environmental and social risks.
Dr. Jens Mackensen, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the eco.business Fund, stated: "The eco.business Fund has been promoting green practices in Latin America since 2014 by investing in the financial infrastructure that supports sustainable businesses. Now, we are proud to be providing our first corporate loan into an established and leading producer such as Santa Priscila, a regional champion committed to sustainability. With this transaction, we aim to further the fund's transformational impact to create long-term positive environmental change."
Mr. Santiago Salem Kronfle, Santa Priscila's founder and President, stated: "For Santa Priscila, sustainability is the result of responsibility: We have developed socially and environmentally responsible projects for more than 45 years, creating jobs and opportunities while conserving and securing healthy food for our planet. We appreciate and thank the eco.business Fund for their confidence in supporting and promoting our projects."
About the eco.business Fund
The eco.business Fund aims to promote business and consumption practices that contribute to biodiversity conservation, to the sustainable use of natural resources, and to mitigate climate change and adapt to its impacts in Latin America, the Caribbean, and sub-Saharan Africa. By providing financing for business practices that conserve nature and foster biodiversity, the fund seeks investments with both environmental and financial returns. The eco.business Fund provides financing through three avenues: local financial institutions that are committed to the fund's mission and which have the capacity to reach its target group; directly to its target group (i.e. companies and producers); and in the case of sub-Saharan Africa, to real sector intermediaries. The fund supports sustainable operations in the sectors of agriculture, fishery (including aquaculture), forestry and tourism. Target beneficiaries are those that hold an eligible sustainability certification or those taking out a loan to make eligible sustainable investments in their operations
An impact investment fund advised by Finance in Motion, the eco.business Fund was initiated by Germany's KfW Development Bank and Conservation International with financial support from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The sub-fund for Latin America and the Caribbean has received further support from the European Commission. The sub-fund's additional investor base comprises IDB Invest, a member of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, the U.K. government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Dutch development bank FMO, Austrian development bank OeEB, and institutional investors such as sustainable banking institution ASN Bank, German ethical bank GLS Bank, Calvert Impact Capital, and Raiffeisen Bank International. Finance in Motion, a leading impact investing company, is also an investor.
Operating together with each of the two sub-funds, are two development facilities that provide high-impact technical assistance to investment partners and final borrowers.
For more information please visit www.ecobusiness.fund and follow us on Twitter @ecobusinessfund.
About Santa Priscila
Industrial Pesquera Santa Priscila S.A. has been producing and exporting shrimp (Litopenaeus Vannamei) since 1976. The company farms more than 100,000 tons of shrimp in their ponds which is exported to China, Europe, United States, Latin America and Asia every year. Santa Priscila is a fully integrated company, which has over 15,000 hectares of farms (ponds), six laboratories for the larvae production, feed plant and two processing plants.
The company specialize in producing and providing IQF head-on-shrimps, cooking quality, fresh frozen in brine in seven minutes, or block frozen.
Besides producing shrimp, Industrial Pesquera Santa Priscila also produces Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus) fresh and frozen.
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