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Q: How to enable Magento modules from the database access? I have accidentally disabled all of the modules from System>Configuration>Advanced. Now I can't access to my site or the admin panel. Both of them display a blank page. After that, I have found the database file from phymyadmin and run the following query:
DELETE FROM core_config_data WHERE path LIKE 'advanced/modules_disable_output/%'

But no luck. My site as well as the Admin panel is still blank. Can anyone please help me with that?

A: Try to check the core_config_data table in your database:
SELECT * FROM core_config_data WHERE path LIKE "advanced/modules_disable_output/%"

I guess there will be "1" in the "value" column. Change it to "0" for modules you want to be enabled. Then you'll probably need to clear caches - not sure if you can do it via backend but you can still delete files under your var/cache folder if you are using file cache storage.

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I've always loved photography, and with digital cameras being so fantastic, it means I can take trillions of photos without paying for film! You can certainly see the results on this site. Whenever I travel, I come back with thousands of photos, which then help others who want to take the same trip.
Get a sense of what your camera can do and how to do it!
Here are some things to try once you get the hang of the basics.
I have always adored taking photos. When digital cameras first came out, I leapt on the bandwagon as quickly as I could. I was using digital cameras back when you stuck 3 1/2" floppy disks into them. You didn't need film! You could use the images instantly! You could take thousands of photos! It was an absolute dream. Cameras have definitely changed a great deal since those early floppy disk days, and their resolution has gotten quite amazing!
Sometimes a well written book with great example photos can tune your skills.
Watermarking is when you have your site name or logo in relief on an image, to help ensure people do not steal it. If they do link to it - and it has your site name right in the center of the image - it's rather obvious! If nothing else, people always know who took the original image.
There are many opportunities to have your work shown to the public. If you've never participated in a photo show before, here are some notes on how to make the experience go as smoothly as possible.
We all like taking photos of different kinds of things. That's what makes our world so interesting! Here are just a few of the topic areas I enjoy photographing, with examples.


You can download the installer here site. Simply download the installer under Road Worthy Photo Management Software. Or if you prefer to start by reading the manual, you can download that from the same page.
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Lindsey Buckingham has announced a U.S. tour, kicking off this fall. The trek begins on October 7 in Portland, Oregon and currently wraps up December 9 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Check out his full itinerary below, and find tickets here.
The new tour coincides with the release of Solo Anthology - The Best of Lindsey Buckingham, a career-spanning compilation due out October 5 via Rhino. The set includes two new songs, "Hunger" and "Ride This Road." It will be released as a 3xCD set and an abridged single-disc version, as well as a deluxe 6xLP vinyl set, due out November 23.


Outlook sync with SimpleSYN 2.1 the Hanoverian software company creativbox.net Internet solutions has the version 2.1 of the synchronization tools released SimpleSYN for Microsoft Outlook. At the same time, the new SimpleSYN 2.1 provided business version to download. The new version of the synchronization tool is based, such as Windows 7, on the peer name resolution protocol. The establishment and communication of the computer has been improved greatly. The update also provides increased security and full compatibility with Outlook 2010 (32-bit). The new business version offers the perfect Outlook synchronization for companies.
The Outlook data can be exchanged not only over the local network, but optionally worldwide via the Internet. In addition, a powerful filter feature was bought the business version enables users easy to filter Outlook items, which should be synchronized. This can be set that no marked private appointments, E-Mails of a certain size. with equipment or a particular receiver to synchronize work colleagues. SimpleSYN 2.1: The new features at a glance – improved communication has been communicating on the peer name resolution protocol moved increased security that was communication on AES 256-bit encryption – improved user management SimpleSYN converted can be individually configured on multiple computers and supports the sharing of Outlook folders for specific users. Source: Rick Caruso. Windows domain user or internal user management SimpleSYN can be used in the granting of rights – the synchronization can be paused – the user interface has been improved optically – documentation was completely redesigned – fully compatible to Outlook 2010 (32-bit) which includes the following additional features – Internet synchronization that can sync option be business version via the Internet and thus allows global data exchange. Through the use of the peer name resolution protocol, and IPv6 is the setting up of the Internet synchronization couldn't be any easier. There are no central server required or cached Outlook data on the Internet – through extensive filter rules as private Outlook items can be excluded filter function of the synchronization or synchronize only items of a certain size are prices SimpleSYN 2.1 per computer is only 19.50 euros.
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Our Anniversary Year
Supporting Homerton
Monday, 15 October - Sunday, 28 October
Homerton College
Art and Archive Exhibition
CARE: from periphery to centre
Combining commissioned, site specific art and material from the College Archive, this exhibition could be seen in Homerton College between 15 and 28 October.
Between Monday, 15 and Sunday, 28 October, Homerton College presented an exhibition of new art based around material from the College archive. The exhibition and site-specific installation were developed by renowned artist Elena Cologni in response to the history of Homerton College, through research in the archives, and in consultation with the 250 Archive Working Group. This group includes Archivist Svetlana Paterson, historian of science Dr Melanie Keene, and educationalist and social historian Dr Peter Cunningham.
The project highlighted Maud Cloudesley Brereton (formerly Maud Horobin, lecturer and Acting Principal, 1903), and Leah Manning (student 1906-08) as figures of international importance representing Homerton's historic concern with and contributions to health, well-being, and education. A display of relevant items gives a snapshot of early 20th-century life in the College, while focusing on practices of care in society and in students' learning, through subjects such as domestic studies, medicine, health, and physical education. These themes underpin the artist's sculptural installation designed in response to the 1914 Ibberson Gymnasium (now the Combination Room), and echoed in the Queen's Wing glass corridor and lawn.
During the exhibition the public was be able to attend the following accompanying events as part of Homerton 250 and the Cambridge Festival of Ideas:
Monday, 15 October: Tour and public opening of the installation, with artist Elena Cologni.
Wednesday, 17 October, 5.30-7.30PM: Workshop with artist Elena Cologni – CARE: Connecting Experiences
Friday, 19 October: Talk and workshop at Gibberd Art Gallery, Harlow, with artist Elena Cologni.
Sunday, 21 October, 2.00-5.30PM: Symposium – CARE: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
This event featured two panels on CARE in the early 20th century and CARE today. The first welcomed Peter Cunningham (Homerton College), Francesca Moore (Homerotn College), and Jessica Meyer (Leeds), and was chaired by Melanie Keene (Homerton College). The second was chaired by Philip Stephenson (Homerton College), and featured Elena Cologni, Gabi Scardi (Università Cattolica di Milano), and Peggy Watson (Homerton College).
Saturday, 27 October: Homerton 250 Festival, including a tour of the installation with artist Elena Cologni, and an opportunity to meet Archivist Svetlana Paterson.
We have been grateful for the support of the Moleskine Foundation with this project. One of Elena's sketchbooks has been donated to the Moleskine Foundation Collection in support of their mission.
In 2018 we celebrated the 250th anniversary of Homerton College. A College with a rich and interesting history, and a mission – to serve the needs of society through education – that is as vitally important today as it was in 1768. Thank you for joining us as we celebrated our ongoing work.
Homerton College, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 8PH | t: 01223 747111
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Q: Gnomonic projection into 2-dim ndarray with healpy Gnomview allows to visualize the gnomonic projection of a spherical map. How can I store the projection in a 2-dimensional numpy.ndarray? What's the healpy's equivalent of the map_out option of IDL's gnomview?

A: this was not supported in healpy, so I implemented it,
you can check the development version of healpy from the github repository, then:
In [14]: hp.gnomview(np.arange(12), return_projected_map=True)
Out[14]:
masked_array(data =
 [[ 4.  4.  4. ...,  4.  4.  4.]
 [ 4.  4.  4. ...,  4.  4.  4.]
 [ 4.  4.  4. ...,  4.  4.  4.]
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 [ 4.  4.  4. ...,  4.  4.  4.]
 [ 4.  4.  4. ...,  4.  4.  4.]
 [ 4.  4.  4. ...,  4.  4.  4.]],
         mask = False,
   fill_value = -1.6375e+30)

the returned projected map is a 2d masked numpy array.
This will be available in the next healpy version.


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Zitebooks
Writing for all time
How I Came To Write 'Reasons'
30-Jul-18 By Pamela Pickton Leave a Comment
How I came to write the title story of my collection of short stories, Reasons.
While studying for my Masters Degree in Creative Writing, I was fortunate to have Paul Bailey, novelist and critic, as my tutor for one option. The assignment was to write a 500 word story and I was unsure how to begin.
As so often, I was numb in the head. This time with a subsequent attempt at a relationship, post Mr. Pinks and Panties, found in 'Lips That Would Kiss'.
So I kept emailing Paul old stories which I thought held possibilities for development. Much that I write is short, and there was work which could be extended.
I sent 'Good Fairy, Bad Fairy'. Something else. Then another. In the tutorials, I read out attempts at working on one of my monologues, which I felt could become a story.
But Paul kept coming back to 'Good Fairy'.
Finally I listened. 'A mother and a daughter separated.Why?' Paul asked.
I wittered on about being separated from my youngest daughter because she and I had run from my abusive marriage, and that the man would not get out of my house. And circumstances did not allow my under age daughter and I to live together.
Paul said. 'Is this you?' –
' – No. A mother and a daughter separated. Why?'
So I did my homework and thought. Then I remembered attending an adult education course on writing drama. One woman wrote of a mother standing on a railway station platform wanting to push the man in front of her under a train. She explained to us how much loose change is to be found on the floors of railway stations, if you look. So her character bends to scrabble up these pennies and 'accidentally' knocks the man forward onto the track as their train comes in.
She told the class that the woman was herself and it was she who had stood on a train station some days earlier, had seen a man she knew in front of her, seen the money strewn everywhere, and dreamed up this plot.
Her reason was that the man was going out with her teenage daughter. He was older than her father, and not nearly as attractive or even fit-looking. She hated the situation, and him.
I had already written a different beginning to 'Good Fairy', concentrating on the separation of the mother and daughter, rather than the focus of the original story.
So the next stage of my story was that the estranged mother goes to the University City where her daughter is studying, and searches for her, making sure she is not seen. Having found her daughter, the mother follows her – and sees her with an old, unfit, unattractive, man. So is that why the girl is avoiding her?
Paul really perked up. I guess in a session I had gone from Pass (or even fail?) to a Credit. But I had not made my 5,000 words, and anyway the story was not complete.
'A young girl going out with an older man,' Paul said. 'Why?'
So next I had to go home and think of the reason for that…
What popped into my head instantly was a true story I had seen on television ten or more years before. It was the story of a mother whose only child had died because of drugs. She could not believe it. Would not accept it was voluntary or that her son was an habitual user. As I remember it, that was her reason for wanting to find out more about her son's death. But she got the result she wanted.
It was an amazing story. Her husband set her up a study at home, with a desk and computer. It was the early 90s and computers were new to her. For her research she had to rely on a visiting library, to bring her the books she needed.
The mother had never even heard of an index! So she he had to read all through a medical book to find one word, one drug, the medical details she wanted.
She was relentless. But she found what she needed and came to peace. And later went on to gain a degree in Law.
So I wrote that the young girl in my story had had a boy friend who had died from drugs, and she and his father were doing what that woman had done. The boy's father was the 'sad old man' her mother had seen with her daughter.
Paul was excited. I had moved from a bare pass to distinction level with that part of my degree, at least. He also described it as 'beautifully written', and even made the second marker cry.
I had that marker for my final major work. 15,000 words this time. And again I did not know where to begin.
She suggested the work I had done for Paul, but at that stage I had no sense that it was good work, so I said, 'No.'
It was ill-fortune indeed, or rather ill-timed. The tutor had just lost a very young member of her family. I was constantly numb in the head with the dud marriage.
We let it go. I worked on something else which was not nearly as promising.
More than one person since has thought I should have made 'Reasons' into a novel. 5,000 words with Paul Bailey.15,000 with the tutor of the main project. 20,000. And I would have been well on the way to a book which may have been a Best Seller by now.
Had my tutor for the final assignment been more in her right mind, she may have persisted. Had I not been 'gaga' I may have asked her why she suggested working on 'Reasons'. And she may have told me she had second marked it and believed it had potential. Why? Why? Why?
Reasons!
But that was the most exciting writing experience of my career. Yes, it is astounding and thrilling the way stories can just pop into your head, and also how a story can write itself.
But it was exhilarating, in a different way, to have this story coached – coaxed – out of me.
Maybe you will read the whole story yourself, and enjoy it more because you know the background of how it came into being.
Pamela Pickton's novel Neverland is on sale on amazon now, and on all good ebook websites, and read about her travails and worldly challenges in her Zitebooks collection of short stories, Reasons, which is also available to download from Amazon.
Filed Under: Opinion, Writing Tagged With: Old Man Young Woman, Pamela Pickton, Reasons, zitebooks
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About Pamela Pickton
Pamela wrote Neverland after meeting Dame Jacqueline Wilson, OBE, who had judged her the winner of a creative writing completion, and declared her a born writer. She asked her to write a book, which became Neverland. Read more about Pamela.
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For a gallery of 75 images of the 2013 garden please link to facebook here.
This is what I believe: your garden is a protest. It is a place of defiant compassion. That space is one to help sustain wildlife and ecosystem function while providing an aesthetic response that moves you. For you, beauty isn't petal deep, but goes down into the soil, further down into the aquifer, and back up into the air and for miles around on the backs and legs of insects. You don't have to see soil microbes in action, birds eating seeds, butterflies laying eggs, ants farming aphids -- just knowing it's possible in your garden thrills you, it's like faith, and it frees you to live life more authentically. Your garden is a protest for all the ways in which we deny our life by denying other lives. Go plant some natives. Be defiantly compassionate.
My garden was on the 2011 Wachiska Audubon Society Backyard Habitat Garden Tour, the 2013 Garden Club of Lincoln Tour, has been featured online at Fine Gardening and Garden Design, has appeared in print in the Omaha World Herald and Lincoln Journal Star, and was named a 2012 best outdoor space by Apartment Therapy.
Below is a daily photo timelapse from July 2011 to November 2012.
The front garden involved cutting sod and then placing over 160 plugs and bare root plants. The space is highly designed in hopes of showing intent to neighbors who might otherwise call county weed control. Plants are in masses and drifts, and over 50% are grasses: little bluestem, sideoats grama, and prairie dropseed. Forbs include dwarf baptisia, prairie clover, purple and pale coneflower, pasque flower, rough and meadow blazingstar, sky blue aster, smooth aster, aromatic aster, and a few others. All of the plants are 3-4' or shorter, and taller plants are placed further back and in the middle of the two beds. This garden was completed in October 2014.


"The rumor circulated for several days. Local film industry workers dropped hints that 'a big project was coming to town,'" says the Star-News.
"The office of Governor Beverly Perdue announced Monday that the New Line Cinema film, 'Journey 2: The Mysterious Island' will start production in Wilmington later this month. The film stars Dwayne Johnson (aka The Rock), Michael Caine and Josh Hutcherson. ..."
"The North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame has created a new program to recognize and honor Great Moments in North Carolina Sports History. 'Great Moments' highlights special accomplishments by both individuals and teams through the years.
"A special panel choose from a list of 20 'Great Moment' in sports history in North Carolina, the most significant as candidates for our first-ever award.
"You are invited to participate by helping to choose the first winner from the top five "Great Moments" previously selected in 2010 ..."
"When the Blue Ridge Parkway beckons me, I answer, especially in autumn, when I long for its twists and turns, its waterfalls, natural gardens, forests and upland meadows that dot its nearly 500 miles in Virginia and North Carolina," says the LA Times.
"Little has changed here in the 75 years since the parkway construction began, permanently linking Virginia's Shenandoah National Park in the north and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the south. It took 52 years and hundreds of workers to complete this public works project, which helped Appalachia climb out of the Great Depression.
"Thanks to varying elevations, a drive in October and even into early November will yield good views of fall hues. Hickory, tulip poplar and ash are ablaze with yellows, and reds burst forth from dogwood, maple, sumac and sourwood trees. This year mountain ash trees at higher elevations have an outstanding crop of bright red berries. ..."


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Pilcrow facts for kids
Pilcrow
apostrophe ' '
brackets [ ] ( ) { } ⟨ ⟩
colon :
comma , ، 、
dash ‒ – — ―
ellipsis … ... . . . ⋯ ᠁ ฯ
exclamation mark !
full stop, period .
guillemets ‹ › « »
hyphen ‐
hyphen-minus -
question mark ?
quotation marks ' ' " " ' ' " "
semicolon ;
slash, stroke, solidus / ⧸ ⁄
Word dividers
interpunct ·
General typography
ampersand &
asterisk *
at sign @
backslash \
basis point ‱
bullet •
caret ^
dagger † ‡ ⹋
degree °
ditto mark " 〃
equals sign =
inverted exclamation mark ¡
inverted question mark ¿
komejirushi, kome, reference mark ※
multiplication sign ×
number sign, pound, hash #
numero sign №
obelus ÷
ordinal indicator º ª
percent, per mil % ‰
pilcrow ¶
plus, minus + −
plus-minus, minus-plus ± ∓
prime ′ ″ ‴
section sign §
tilde ~
underscore, understrike _
vertical bar, pipe, broken bar | ‖ ¦
copyleft 🄯
sound-recording copyright ℗
registered trademark ®
service mark ℠
trademark ™
currency sign ¤
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Uncommon typography
asterism ⁂
fleuron, hedera ❧
index, fist ☞
interrobang ‽
irony punctuation ⸮
lozenge ◊
tie ⁀
Diacritics
Logic symbols
Whitespace characters
In other scripts
The pilcrow (¶), also called the paragraph mark, paragraph sign, paraph, alinea (Latin: a lineā, "off the line"), or blind P, is a typographical character for individual paragraphs.
The pilcrow can be used as an indent for separate paragraphs or to designate a new paragraph in one long piece of copy, as Eric Gill did in his 1930s book An Essay on Typography. The pilcrow was a type of rubrication used in the Middle Ages to mark a new train of thought, before the convention of visually discrete paragraphs was commonplace.
The pilcrow is usually drawn similar to a lowercase q reaching from descender to ascender height; the loop can be filled or unfilled. It may also be drawn with the bowl stretching further downwards, resembling a backwards D; this is more often seen in older printing.
Origin and name
Three short paragraphs on making gunpowder in the manuscript GNM 3227a (Germany, c. 1400); the first paragraph is marked with an early form of the pilcrow sign, the two following paragraphs are introduced with litterae notabiliores (literally: enlarged letters).
Pilcrow signs in an excerpt from a page of Villanova, Rudimenta Grammaticæ, printed by Spindeler in 1500 in Valencia.
Possible development from capitulum to contemporary paragraph symbol.
The word pilcrow originates from the Greek word paragraphos. This was rendered in Old French as paragraphe and later changed to pelagraphe. The earliest reference of the modern pilcrow is in 1440 with the Middle English word pylcrafte.
The first way to divide sentences into groups in Ancient Greek was the original paragraphos, which was a horizontal line in the margin to the left of the main text. As the paragraphos became more popular, the horizontal line eventually changed into the Greek letter Gamma (Γ and γ) and later into litterae notabiliores, which were enlarged letters at the beginning of a paragraph. This notation soon changed to the letter K, an abbreviation for the Latin word kaput, which translates as "head", i.e. it marks the head of a new thesis. Eventually, to mark a new section, the Latin word capitulum, which translates as "little head", was used, and the letter C came to mark a new section in 300 BC.
In the 1100s, C had completely replaced K as the symbol for a new chapter. Rubricators eventually added one or two vertical bars to the C to stylize it (as ⸿); the symbol was filled in with dark ink and eventually looked like the modern pilcrow (¶).
Modern use
Scribes would often leave space before paragraphs to allow rubricators to draw the pilcrow. With the introduction of the printing press, space before paragraphs was still left for rubricators to draw by hand; however, rubricators could not draw fast enough for printers and often would leave the beginnings of the paragraphs as blank. This is how the indent before paragraphs was created. Nevertheless, the pilcrow remains in use in modern time in the following ways:
In legal writing, it is used whenever one must cite a specific paragraph within pleadings, law review articles, statutes, or other legal documents and materials.
In academic writing, it is sometimes used as an in-text referencing tool to make reference to a specific paragraph from a document that does not contain page numbers, allowing the reader to find where that particular idea or statistic was sourced. The pilcrow sign followed by a number indicates the paragraph number from the top of the page. It is rarely used when citing books or journal articles.
In proofreading, it indicates that one paragraph should be split into two or more separate paragraphs. The proofreader inserts the pilcrow at the point where a new paragraph should begin.
In some high-church Anglican and Episcopal churches, it is used in the printed order of service to indicate that instructions follow; these indicate when the congregation should stand, sit, and kneel, who participates in various portions of the service, and similar information.
Online, it is used in some blogs and wikis to denote permalinks.
The pilcrow is used in desktop publishing software such as desktop word processors and page layout programs to mark the presence of a carriage return control character at the end of a paragraph. It is also used as the icon on a toolbar button that shows or hides the pilcrow and similar hidden characters, including tabs, whitespace, and page breaks. In typing programs, it marks a return that one must type.
The pilcrow may indicate a footnote in a convention using a sequence of distinct typographic symbols in sequence to distinguish the footnotes on a given page; it is the sixth in a series of footnote symbols beginning with the asterisk.
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If you are seeking flooring for your home in Australia, then no flooring makes a statement like that made of Jarrah. Jarrah hardwoods, which present a heartwood colour, range from light red to a darker brick red in hue. The wood tends to darken when exposed to light over time. The sapwood of the tree is coloured pale yellow to pink.
The grain of the Jarrah floorboard tends to be wavy with a medium- to coarse-textured surface. Some boards may contain streaks or gum pockets, both of which are naturally-occurring defects. Jarrah is a decay-resistant wood and also is resistant to insect attacks. The wood does not convey any type of characteristic scent.
Although a severe reaction is uncommon, Jarrah has been reported to be responsible in some rare cases for irritations of the eyes or respiratory tract. The timber is widely distributed throughout the southwest region of Australia and prices are considered moderate. The wood is not listed among any threatened species of timber at this time. Therefore, it is considered a sustainable type of timber.
Jarrah floorboards in Perth are quite popular as they are sought after for their sophistication and elegance. Few timber species can compare to the wood as its colours reflect the natural landscape of the western part of Australia. The wood is used for veneers, cabinetry, outdoor furniture and in heavy construction projects.
Because of its common occurrence and resiliency, Jarrah is used quite often for exterior projects. Its vivid red colour and high density increase its marketability as a flooring material. Among wood turners, Jarrah burl is highly prized. The wood exhibits a swirling grain, rich colours, and tight knots, giving it a beautiful and aesthetically pleasing appearance.
Jarrah, needless to say, is one type of wood that causes a room to look invitingly warm and luxurious. Because of the wood's durability, you can use it in a high-traffic area. Jarrah is often a solid choice among consumers as it continues to look good even after years of use.
As a result, Jarrah floors are often chosen by consumers who want a beautiful hardwood floor that will maintain its style for many years. The species is popular because its rich hues complement a broad range of property types and interiors. Its superior dependability makes the Jarrah a secure choice, whilst its inherent sophistication impresses discriminating eyes.
When Jarrah timber is chosen as a hardwood floor, it enhances the value of a home and lasts for generations. If only the best will do, then you won't go wrong if you choose a Jarrah-timbered floor. When choosing an installer, make sure you pick a company that will finish on-schedule and has a reputation for fast and reliable results.
Hardwood flooring intrinsically adds value to any real estate. When you select the right species of timber, that value is enhanced even more. If you are an Australian homeowner, it just makes good sense to choose a timber native to Australia that is as impressive as it is practical.


A travel adaptor has been recalled due to a risk of electric shock arising from inadequate design.
The warning over the Bitmore Universal Travel Adaptor has been issued by the Electrical Safety Council.
The black, Chinese-manufactured device, with type/model number BM-UTA and a batch number/barcode of 5 060275 390836, has a USB socket, and is sold in cardboard packaging.
Anyone who has purchased one of the devices is advised to stop using it immediately as it is deemed to be dangerous.
Electrical Safety First have pointed out that the manufacturer may not have provided a way to exchange the product - more advice is available at their website WHAT TO DO WITH A RECALLED PRODUCT.


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European Parliament rejects ACTA
Following recent recommendations by a number of European committees, the infamous Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement has been shot down today by the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
With 478 members of the parliament voting against the agreement, 39 in favor and 165 abstaining from the vote, ACTA has sustained a serious blow – in this form, at least.
The Parliament's decision effectively means that European member states cannot now join the agreement, despite the fact that many of them have initially signed it.
ACTA's goal to protect intellectual propriety, especially that of digital goods, by prosecuting and heavily sanctioning those who share music, movies and software online has been found less important that protecting the citizens' rights to Internet freedom and privacy.
This was the first time that the European Parliament exercised its Lisbon Treaty power to reject an international trade agreement and, according to the press release issued by the Parliament, the final decision was heavily influenced by the "unprecedented direct lobbying by thousands of EU citizens who called on it to reject ACTA, in street demonstrations, e-mails to MEPs and calls to their offices."
"This is a remarkable development that was virtually unthinkable even a year ago. Much credit goes to the thousands of Europeans who spoke out against ACTA and to the Members of the European Parliament who withstood enormous political pressure to vote against the deal," Michael Geist, ACTA expert and vocal opponent, commented the news on his blog.
"ACTA is not yet dead – it may still eke out the necessary six ratifications in a year or two for it to take effect – but it is badly damaged and will seemingly never achieve the goals of its supporters as a model for other countries to adopt and to emerge as a new global standard for IP enforcement," he added, advising ACTA opponents not to get complacent about this welcome but not final victory.
"In the coming weeks and months, we can expect new efforts to revive the agreement within Europe and to find alternative means to implement its provisions."


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Obama versus Trump: 5 Medical and Science Stances
In some areas the next administration's approach may be more of the same
By Dylan Scott, STAT on January 10, 2017
Credit: Jim Watson Getty Images
WASHINGTON—Donald Trump has promised to change Washington, and he surely will. Yet while he may play some wild cards in the realms of medicine, science, and public health, you can also look for some surprising continuity with President Obama's administration.
Here's our preview of what to expect.
DISEASE OUTBREAKS
The H1N1 flu pandemic broke out within Obama's first few months in office, and nearly 61 million Americans eventually contracted it. He later had to contend with the worst outbreak of Ebola in history, which left thousands dead in Africa and led to some hysteria stateside, and the unexpected rise of Zika.
The White House and Congress were stalled for months trying to reach agreement to fund the Zika response, a precedent that worries many outside groups. Ambitious efforts to shore up the international infrastructure to stop epidemics before they come to the United States are at risk as a result.
Still, the general verdict is that the president handled these crises calmly and with scientific rigor. Most recently, the administration spearheaded an effort that could lead to a Zika vaccine being produced in record time.
Trump could not be more different. Where Obama was calm, perhaps a little aloof in his critics' eyes, the president-elect was often sensationalist.
"A single Ebola carrier infects 2 others at a minimum," Trump tweeted in November 2014. "STOP THE FLIGHTS! NO VISAS FROM EBOLA STRICKEN COUNTRIES!"
He even became conspiratorial at times, casting doubt on the scientific consensus.
"Ebola is much easier to transmit than the CDC and government representatives are admitting," he said that October. "Spreading all over Africa-and fast. Stop flights[.]"
As for the Zika outbreak, which unfolded during the presidential campaign, Trump never expressed much interest in the issue. In one notable interview, he largely deferred to Florida Governor Rick Scott on what should be done to stop the global health crisis.
Our verdict: Things are going to change.
Perhaps no issue has attracted as much bipartisan consensus as the heroin and painkiller epidemic, which is now killing more than 30,000 Americans a year.
In his last months in office, Obama signed the first major legislation to address the crisis and another bill that provided $1 billion in funding for those programs. His surgeon general produced a landmark report explaining the origins of the crisis and outlining a comprehensive vision to stop it.
Trump, too, takes the crisis seriously. He said repeatedly on the campaign trail how much he had heard about it from supporters in states like Ohio and Pennsylvania.
"The incoming administration has acknowledged the issue," Dave Zook, who lobbies on behalf of the Collaborative for Effective Prescription Opioid Policies, told STAT after the election. "Obviously a lot of the impact is in the red areas of the map."
In the final weeks of the campaign, Trump laid out a detailed plan for addressing the crisis. He emphasized the need for better addiction treatment and reiterated policies supported by Obama, such as raising the cap on how many patients doctors can treat for opioid addiction.
Trump could focus more on law enforcement than Obama did—he liked to say on the trail that his proposed wall on the Mexican border would keep out heroin along with undocumented immigrants. But unless the president-elect departs dramatically from his campaign rhetoric, he will largely build on what Obama has started.
Our verdict: More of the same.
Obama's tenure will be remembered for its big ideas: the cancer moonshot, the Precision Medicine Initiative, the BRAIN Initiative.
They weren't always popular—critics of the National Institutes of Health under Obama would say it was too enamored with these headline-grabbing projects—but nobody doubted the president felt strongly that the federal government should be devoted to medical research.
Nobody can be sure if Trump feels the same way.
He and his family do have relationships with renowned medical institutions such as the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. One of his advisers over the last year has been Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker who initiated the doubling of NIH's budget in the 1990s and wants to see it doubled again. Gingrich told STAT that Trump is seriously considering keeping Obama's NIH director, Dr. Francis Collins, which would allow those big projects to continue.
But the rest of Trump's record worries many scientists and advocacy groups. He has flirted with anti-vaccination rhetoric, to the point that anti-vaccine groups think they will now have an ally in the White House. He told a conservative radio host that he had heard "terrible" things about NIH, though he wasn't any more specific.
His vice president and health secretary nominee are opponents of embryonic stem cell research. His pick to head the Office of Management and Budget questioned whether there should be any government funding of research. One of his top White House health policy aides has linked some forms of birth control to abortion.
Then there is Peter Thiel. The Silicon Valley billionaire is said to be wielding tremendous influence over science-related personnel in the new administration. He has been in touch with former NIH director Elias Zerhouni about a top science post in the Trump White House.
"Thiel is the only silver lining I see in the administration," one scientist who has been affiliated with Thiel told STAT. "He's pro-science, anti-regulation."
But others are wary. Thiel is known to have an interest in what many consider fringe science, such as anti-aging projects.
Trump's personnel decisions should ultimately provide some clarity on how his administration will approach medical research. Until then, it's hard to know.
Our verdict: Unclear.
Though skyrocketing drug prices became a major news story in the last years of Obama's presidency, he was never really at the forefront of the efforts to crack down on the cost of medicine.
It may have been in part a tactical decision. Drug makers were big boosters of the president's health care plan in 2009, and they struck a deal with the White House that allowed them to avoid more direct price controls.
When the administration did move to address drug costs, with an ambitious Medicare experiment under an office created by the health care law, pharma fought back and the administration eventually backed off.
Trump, meanwhile, is unorthodox (to say the least) for a Republican when it comes to drug pricing. During the campaign, he endorsed allowing Medicare to directly negotiate the prices it pays for medications.
After his win, biotech stocks initially jumped, amid industry relief that they'd been spared from Hillary Clinton—who had promised a much more aggressive pricing crackdown. That didn't last long, though. Trump told TIME magazine he wanted to bring down drug prices, and stocks fell. The bully pulpit will loom large in the Trump era; a single tweet can erase millions of dollars on Wall Street.
But, in the end, many people in Washington are skeptical much will change for drug companies. While Trump has his idiosyncrasies, the underlying facts that make the industry so influential with lawmakers—its sizable coffers and strong support among lawmakers of both parties—have not changed.
"The Republicans in Congress have no stomach for doing a regulatory scheme on drug pricing. It's not their bag," Ira Loss, senior health care analyst at Washington Analysis, said. "They don't want to bother the people in R&D. In all honesty, Obama doesn't want to bother those people either."
OBAMACARE AND MEDICARE
The Affordable Care Act is a major piece of Obama's legacy. It has insured upward of 20 million people and brought the US uninsured rate to historic lows. It has been the catalyst for major changes in how health care is paid for and delivered, while providing many benefits (such as free preventive services) that many Americans may not have understood.
However, the law's marketplaces have struggled to stabilize and insurers have dropped out of the market at an alarming rate. Many people have faced high deductibles and narrow networks in the plans they've purchased through these exchanges.
The law is still highly divisive and Republicans, including Trump, have campaigned for years on the promise to repeal it. Now they'll have their chance. It won't be an easy task and many details must be hashed out, but there seems to be general GOP unity about largely dismantling the ACA.
But on Medicare, Trump could find himself at odds with Republican leaders—and more in line with Obama.
House Speaker Paul Ryan and Congressman Tom Price, Trump's nominee for health secretary, have supported a major overhaul of the program. Trump, on the other hand, has said repeatedly that he would not support cuts to Medicare and that he wants to save it.
As he often said on the campaign trail: "We're going to protect our Medicare."
Republished with permission from STAT. This article originally appeared on January 9, 2017
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Are rich in fiber and water, which accelerates the decomposition of fats. Consumed frequently helps in reducing blood pressure and cleans the intestines. Drink 3 mugs of tea a day, prepared from a leaf and about 1 liter of water.
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AfL News
The strange case of Eleanor Doorly
Tom Barney came across this story while using the Twickenham Local Higher Education Committee minutes while researching another Twickenham school, he took notes on it because it seemed to make a nice compact narrative.
Miss Eleanor Doorly had been Headmistress of the Twickenham County School for Girls for six years when the Board of Education inspectors inspected her school in mid-June 1921. Mr Duckworth, the senior inspector, gave an oral report to the Committee for Higher Education in Twickenham (the school's governing body) which the latter, meeting on 17 June, found "very satisfactory". Miss Doorly, Mr Duckworth said, was "an extremely capable organiser, a person of broad views and very high ideals of her duties [who had] the respect and confidence of her staff." "The School", he went on, "seemed to put first and foremost the training in citizenship and was doing very valuable work in this direction… the Governors might feel proud of the School…The relations between pupils and staff seemed to be all that could be desired. The girls were frank and well-behaved and very ready to ask questions." Miss Doorly herself reported to the same meeting of the committee some twenty places obtained by girls at university or training college, visits to the theatre and concerts, a mock election, the progress of the school's National Savings scheme and a number of charitable projects – the stuff of very many grammar schools of the day.
When the committee next met on 14 October, Miss Doorly reported on that term's new intake – less good, she thought, than previous years' – and, on the other hand, improved results in the General School Certificate and a pass in the London Higher Certificate, the first time the school had entered a candidate. There is a dramatic irony to this routine report. For even as the committee were receiving it they had on the table an item of correspondence which was to be Miss Doorly's undoing, at least as far as Twickenham was concerned.
On 10 October 1921 Miss A. Fradelle-Pratt, District Secretary of the Girl Guides for Twickenham, Teddington and Hampton, wrote to the Twickenham Local Higher Education Committee as follows:
I feel it my absolute duty to report to you the very unorthodox training of the Head Mistress of the Twickenham County School Miss Doorly – I called on her last week as District Secretary of the Baden Powell Girl Guides to explain the movement to her hoping she would feel how much good it would do the girls to have a Company started in her school… & after telling her the three solemn Promises we all have to make –
1st To honour God & the King
2nd To help others at all times
3rd To obey the Guide Law –
Miss Doorly said – "What is the Guide Law?["]
Miss Fradelle-Pratt at this point handed Miss Doorly a paper with the tenets of the law printed on it. These tenets she reproduces in her letter, and gives very heavy underscoring to No. 7, "A Guide obeys orders".
"Miss Doorly," went on Miss Fradelle-Pratt:
Made the very greatest objection to the teaching of obedience & said she did not permit of it being taught in the school – & therefore with her objection also of a uniform the idea of the Girl Guide Company could not be thought of – I have written to tell Miss Doorly I am writing on this subject to you & I shall be willing to meet her if you wish, at your meeting on Friday.
The Governors recorded that they questioned Miss Doorly on the points raised by Miss Fradelle-Pratt, asking her whether in fact she taught obedience in the school, and loyalty to the King. They resolved to further consider her answers (which are not recorded) at an adjourned meeting on 21 October.
The meeting on 21 October appears not to have been specially convened to discuss this matter: other, more mundane subjects were raised as well. And it is unclear what took place when Miss Doorly's replies of the previous week were dealt with – the minutes merely record laconically that these replies were not satisfactory and that, in the opinion of the Governors, it was not in the best interests of the school that it should continue to be in Miss Doorly's charge. By eleven votes to four the committee resolved
that the Clerk to the Governors be instructed unofficially to ask the Headmistress to tender her resignation and further that if within seven days her resignation be not received the Chairman should arrange to call a Special Meeting of the Governors to consider the matter.
An amendment, that the Headmistress should be allowed to explain her replies further, was defeated.
Now the troops began to enter the field. Some twenty-five members of the school staff, which may well have been the school's entire complement at the time, wrote to Miss Doorly on 26 October offering their support. They had clearly not been informed officially of any trouble, for they noted simply that it was "said in the town" that Miss Doorly had been called upon to resign. "We do not know what can be the reason, but we are quite sure it cannot be anything in connection with the government, organisation or control of the school. We hope that it is but a passing cloud and that our harmonious relations may continue for many years to come." They added that this expression of feeling was "unanimous and spontaneous".
Miss Doorly herself had an audience with the Secretary to the Middlesex Education Committee, B. S. (later Sir Benjamin) Gott. Following this she wrote to Gott on 8 November: "While I am not conscious of any reason why I should be required to give up my work as Head Mistress of the School, and whilst I feel that there is some considerable misunderstanding as to the answers I gave at the Governors' meeting to questions unexpectedly put to me, I am quite prepared to acquiesce in the Governors' wishes". She asked Gott to note that she was prepared to resign her position at the end of the school year, that is in July 1922. "I think I can fairly claim," she went on, "that during the time I have been Head Mistress of the School, my work has met with a considerable measure of success. My whole interests have been directed to promote the best interests of the pupils." She ended by saying that she was applying for other posts "and I have no doubt that if I am appointed to another post the Governors will be willing to release me."
There was indeed some urgency to this last point. Grace Farmer, President of the Association of Head Mistresses, wrote to the clerk to the Governors on 10 November pointing out the "very serious position in which [Miss Doorly] will be placed if she is required to resign before she has obtained another appointment"; that she had undertaken to find another post as soon as possible and that she had "influential support" which should enable this. "If she is left for a period without salary, she loses a year's pension according to a recent decision of the Board of Education", a situation which Association "would regard as a very serious matter into which enquiry ought to be made."
On 11 November Winifred Cocks, the second mistress, wrote on behalf of the staff to the Chairman of the Governors, saying that they were taking "this exceptional step" because "this appears to us to be a crisis in the history of the School."
It is a great shock to us that a headmistress, whose school is so successful and where the children's conduct is so good, can be asked to resign.
Rumours have reached us, and if what were said about Miss Doorly were true, it would mean that the staff had connived at disloyalty. Miss Doorly teaches loyalty to the British Constitution of which King George V is the honoured head. I have heard her teach this again and again, and I have worked here for over four years.
With regard to obedience, on whatever ethical theory our teaching is based, the children of the Twickenham County School have to do what they are told and they do give willing obedience. Everybody who comes to the school comments on its good behaviour. May not we and our headmistress be judged by our results?
But at a special meeting of the Governors held the same day as Miss Cocks's letter, though there was some questioning of the accuracy of the minutes of the previous meeting, this was ruled out of order. It was then resolved, by thirteen votes to four, that Miss Doorly's resignation be accepted.
The Governors next met on 9 December. At this meeting correspondence was submitted from the parents of more than 200 pupils regretting Miss Doorly's resignation and hoping that her services could somehow be retained. These were noted, and what appears to have been a bare acknowledgment directed to be sent in reply. On the other hand a member, Dr Leeson, submitted complaints from some parents about the methods allegedly used to get pupils to sign a petition calling for Miss Doorly's retention. The matter was adjourned to a special meeting, at which the parents concerned could be interviewed, as could any members of staff "relative to the points raised" by Dr Leeson. The meeting received a Headmistress's report from Miss Doorly as usual on such matters as examination results, sports results, charitable fundraising and the date of speech day.
The special meeting took place on 20 December. The clerk to the Governors, Mr Lethbridge, submitted a report which he had the previous day supplied to Gott. This recounted that, as Dr Leeson had stated on 9 December, two parents, Mr Brown and Mr Mills, had complained of the methods said to have been used to get pupils of the school to sign a petition the Governors "asking them to induce Miss Doorly to withdraw her resignation". Mr Brown had complained to Dr Leeson that another parent, Mr Tranter, had sent copies of the petition to all parents to sign; Mr Brown's complaint was that his address had somehow been obtained for this purpose, rather than that signatures were being sought from the girls. He objected to his name being raised at the meeting and despite invited to do so did not attend, not wishing to do anything which might imperil his daughter's future at the school. Mr Mills also refused to attend, fearing his business might be injured.
Both Mr Brown and Mr Mills had claimed to Mr Lethbridge that the Head Girl of the school had called a meeting of form presidents. The latter had then reported to their forms who then, in the presence of a mistress, indicated their support for the proposed petition by a show of hands. Although it had been intended that the Head Girl should then submit a written petition to the Governors asking them to request Miss Doorly to reconsider her resignation, nothing further appears to have been done in the matter.
The Governors resolved to inform the Senior Mistress that they strongly objected "to any meeting being held in the school either of mistresses or of pupils, with reference to the resignation of Miss Doorly". The Senior Mistress, Miss Cocks, was then questioned in person as to how the petition was introduced into the school, whether and how pupils subscribed to it, whether staff were present at the voting by the Form Councils, what Form Councils generally discussed and whether staff knew of this, whether any staff had adversely criticised pupils who did not support the petition, who circularised the school's old girls to make a petition and how parents' names and addresses were obtained. Miss Cocks's replies are not recorded; they were, however, thought satisfactory. Once Miss Cocks had withdrawn the meeting resolved:
1) That the Form Councils should only discuss matters of which the Head Mistress has had previous notice, and that in no case should matters dealing with the management and organisation of the School be discussed by the Form Councils.
2) That the Head Mistress be informed that the names and addresses of parents should not be supplied to anyone without the consent of the Governors.
On 8 February 1922 Miss Doorly informed Gott that she had accepted a post as Headmistress of the King's High School for Girls, Warwick, from May 1922, and requested him to ask the Governors at Twickenham to release her from her post there from the end of that term. The Governors were informed officially of this at their meeting of 10 February, though it seems they had known informally for several weeks. They agreed to release her as requested. When Miss Doorly's new post had been reported to the County Higher Education Committee a day or two before, that committee had instructed Gott to suggest to the Governors at Twickenham that, in view of the short time remaining before the start of the next term, Miss Doorly's successor, whoever she proved to be, should not take up her post until the start of the new school year in September 1922, and that temporary arrangements should be made for the summer term. The Governors agreed that the new Headmistress should begin her post in September and that Miss Cocks should be acting Headmistress for the summer term. They put in motion the machinery for appointing the new head.
The Governors, at this same meeting on 10 February, also received their last Headmistress's report from Miss Doorly. It was curt, beginning: "Since your last meeting little has occurred of interest to you." She might well have been reflecting at length on the sort of thing which did seem to interest her Governors.
A curious minor chapter of the story then took place when a special meeting of the Governors was called on 21 March. The Chairman regretted the short notice of the meeting (which was sparsely attended) but said that he had received information that protests would be taking place at the school prizegiving, scheduled for the following day, against the way Miss Doorly had been required to resign. The guest speaker was to be Miss Farmer, Headmistress of Putney County Secondary School, who as we have seen had in her capacity of President of the Association of Head Mistresses written in Miss Doorly's support four months before. In a letter to the Governors Miss Doorly said that Miss Farmer "had no intention of introducing controversial matter into her address to the pupils". The Chairman said that if anyone made a protest at the prizegiving and was not amenable to his ruling he would leave the chair and declare the proceedings over. The other Governors agreed that those of them at the ceremony would then retire with him. There is no record that anything untoward did happen or was ever really intended to.
In the late spring of 1922 the Middlesex Education Committee announced the appointment of Dr Isabel Soar, then Senior Science Mistress at the Godolphin and Latymer School, Hammersmith, as the new Headmistress of the Twickenham County School from September that year. On taking up her appointment Dr Soar, who herself later became the subject of a cause célèbre in Twickenham and beyond, asked for and got permission to attend the Governors' meetings, which she was surprised to find had not existed until then. Before Dr Soar's arrival the term under an acting head seems to have proceeded without further ructions, although on 14 July the Governors agreed to allow the egregious Miss Fradelle-Pratt to hire the school gymnasium one night a week in term time for the following eight months. At the same meeting the Governors unanimously thanked Miss Cocks for her additional work as acting Headmistress.
Miss Doorly's headship in Warwick seems to have been uneventful as far as public affairs were concerned, although no doubt many girls, grateful to her for their education, would not have thought their contact with her uneventful. In 1939 the Library Association awarded Eleanor Doorly the Carnegie medal for her children's biography of Marie Curie. But as the second world war progressed her health began to fail; in 1944 she retired to Dartmouth. She died, still only in late middle age, in 1950. When in 2007 the Carnegie medal celebrated its seventieth anniversary her biography, The radium woman, was briefly remembered, along with the other medal winners of the award's history.
By Tom Barney, © Tom Barney 2011
Minutes of the Twickenham Local Higher Education Committee, the school's governing body at the time; LMA, ref. MCC/EO/03/002/004
Chosen for children: an account of the books which have been awarded the Library Association Carnegie Medal, 1936-1957 (Library Association 1957) and from the medal's seventieth anniversary website.
Dr Fiona Gibbs – musician, academic and Orchestra Vitae
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Java 8: Lambda Expressions and Streams covers the most important new features introduced in Java 8. It is presented by Marty Hall, bestselling author, world-renowned instructor, and president of the training company coreservlets.com. This LiveLesson explains the syntax and usage of Java 8 lambda expressions, shows the prebuilt functions, covers streams thoroughly, and gives examples of the types of applications to which lambdas and streams are well suited.
Streams are wrappers around arrays, collections, or other data sources that use lambdas pervasively. They support many convenient and high-performance operations that use lambdas, including "map", "reduce", "filter", and "forEach". They also support lazy evaluation, so if you map firstName over a Stream of Employees, filter the ones that start with "P", then choose the first, it really only maps and filters until the first match. Streams can also be made parallel automatically, so that the operations are done in parallel without having to write any explicit multithreading code.
Lambdas don't exactly turn Java into Lisp, and streams don't exactly turn Java SE into Hadoop. Nevertheless, they provide significant new capabilities to Java, and taken together, lambdas and streams result in by far the biggest change in Java programming style since at least 2004, when generics and annotations were added to the language.
· How to use the most important features of Java 8: lambda expressions and streams.
· Technologies that support lambdas: method references, lambda building blocks in the java.util.function package, effectively-final local variables, the @FunctionalInterface annotation, and higher-order functions.
· Stream methods: forEach, map, filter, reduce, etc.
· Lazy evaluation and short-circuit stream operations.
· Supporting Java 8 features: interfaces with concrete methods and the Optional class.
Course Requirements: This LiveLesson assumes that you have moderate to strong Java experience. It covers only the new features of the language that are added in Java 8. However, no previous experience with functional programming is required.
Lesson 1 gets you started by explaining how to obtain and install Java 8, where to find documentation, and how to set up the major IDEs to use Java 8. It also has a quick review of two topics from the standard Java programming that we build on later: anonymous inner classes and defining classes and methods that use generic types.
Lesson 2 gives the motivation for lambda expressions and shows the various syntactical alternatives for representing lambdas. Along the way, it compares the lambda approach to pre-Java 8 approaches and to approaches from other languages. This lesson also introduces four supporting topics that are new to Java 8–effectively final local variables, the @FunctionalInterface annotation, method references, and the java.util.function package.
Lesson 3 looks in more detail at the java.util.function package and shows how the interfaces there can be used as building blocks for lambdas. In particular, it explains the five most important elements of this package–Predicate, Function, Consumer, Supplier, and BinaryOperator. For each of these, it explains the syntax, but more importantly shows you how applying them can make your code shorter, simpler, easier to maintain, and more easily reused.
Lesson 4 shows the power of higher order functions: methods that return lambdas. The Lesson looks at both builtin and custom methods that do this. This lesson also gives more detail on the method references that were introduced earlier, and explains some of the tricky cases. It also discusses some of the new features of Java 8 interfaces, namely that Java 8 interfaces can have concrete method implementations, called default methods, as well as static methods.
Lesson 5 moves on to streams. It gives an overview of streams and contrasts streams with collections, shows how to build streams, and explains how to output streams into standard data structures like arrays or lists. It also covers the core stream methods, forEach, map, filter, and findFirst. This lesson also explains the lazy evaluation features of streams, so that streams are not only simpler and more powerful than standard collections, but often also have significantly higher performance.
Lesson 6 covers the remaining stream methods, most importantly the reduce operation. It also shows how stream operations can automatically be processed concurrently without requiring any explicit multithreading code. This lesson concludes with an advanced topic–infinite streams-- that have no fixed number of entries, but rather create the values on the fly as they are needed.


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China Releases 'Peace-Oriented' Defense Paper
A Chinese military vehicle takes part in the Vostok 2018 (East 2018) military exercise held jointly by the Russian Armed Forces and the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
Li Chun/China News Service/VCG
And reveals its orientation toward inflicting 'warfare like this world has never seen.'
China has stated that its military exists for peaceful purposes. On July 24, China released its latest defense paper, "China's National Defense in the New Era." China's state-run news agency said that the paper "is solid proof that the country's military policy is defense- and peace-oriented."
Some disagree.
"The Chinese nation has always loved peace," the paper states. But it reveals an increasingly militaristic country.
China's defense goals outlined at the outset of the paper include: "to deter and resist aggression"; safeguard its political and citizens' security; ensure social stability; oppose separatists in Taiwan, Tibet and Xinjiang; safeguard China's sovereignty, unity, territory, maritime rights and interests, outer space and cyberspace interests; and to support sustainable development of the Republic.
Day-to-day reality in China shows that it is pursuing these defensive goals with an offensive spirit.
White paper lays out nine fundamental goals for China's national defense pic.twitter.com/SlkXFR4XPy
— People's Daily, China (@PDChina) July 24, 2019
Consider its bullying of Malaysia and Vietnam in the South China Sea.
China has long claimed that its actions in the South China Sea are not militaristic. During a 2015 joint press conference with former United States President Barack Obama, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that China "does not intend to pursue militarization" of the South China Sea. But its 2019 defense paper states, "China exercises its national sovereignty to build infrastructure and deploy necessary defensive capabilities on the islands and reefs in the South China Sea, and to conduct patrols in the waters of Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea."
What China is doing in the South China Sea should terrify the world. One third of the world's maritime trade sails through this body of water, and China has the power to seriously disrupt it.
GRAPHIC: Territorial claims in the South China Sea, where more than $5 trillion worth of trade passes every year. pic.twitter.com/Ckuy7SGnlf
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) March 28, 2016
The paper also writes that China's People's Liberation Army needs to urgently improve in "mechanization" and "informationization," as it lags behind the world's leading militaries and confronts "risks from technology surprise." Analysts note that Chinese hardware is improving but its software continues to lag behind.
In June, former U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work described China's approach as: "[W]e do not care how many ships we sink; we do not care how many planes we shoot down. All we care about is if we can pry apart the digital network the U.S. uses to apply force, and we will prevent the United States from achieving its campaign objectives."
The Chinese defense paper also highlights the importance of China's increased collaboration with Russia, saying, "The military relationship between China and Russia continues to develop at a high level, enriching the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era and playing a significant role in maintaining global strategic stability." Together, they see themselves as the balancing power to the U.S.'s "growing hegemonism," which it states has "undermined global strategic stability."
Finally, the paper has strong language against Taiwan's independence. It identifies separatist forces as the "gravest immediate threat" and "the biggest barrier hindering the peaceful reunification of the country." China, which is controlled by the Communist Party, has consistently pushed for control of Taiwan, which is democratic. The paper states, "We make no promise to renounce the use of force, and reserve the option of taking all necessary measures. … The [People's Liberation Army] will resolutely defeat anyone attempting to separate Taiwan from China and safeguard national unity at all costs."
Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Wei Fenghe criticizes the U.S. for its support of an independent Taiwan and naval operations in the South China Sea, saying conflict or war between China and the U.S. would be a disaster pic.twitter.com/TmUcR0nybv
— CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) June 2, 2019
Elsa Kania, senior fellow for the Center for a New American Security, said these were some of the most explicit threats aimed at Taiwan to date.
China is not pursuing peace. Its true intent, as has been revealed through the "more sure word of prophecy," will soon be on full display.
The Bible says that in this end time, Russia and China will ally with other Asian powers to lead a massive offensive military force. Russia and China in Prophecy states:
A giant Asian superpower, with a modernized Russia and China at the helm, will dramatically affect the course of history. This emerging power bloc—a conglomerate of peoples which comprise over half of the world's population—will be deeply involved in the tumultuous tide of events that will lead to the conclusion of mankind's 6,000 years of self-rule! … Keep your eye on China. Within a few short years, this nation—the ascendant, proud China that has emerged today—will dazzle the world.
Ezekiel 38 identifies several of the Asian nations that will form this alliance, including China (Magog) and Russia (Meshech and Tubal). For more detailed information, request Russia and China in Prophecy. The Bible calls this alliance of nations "the kings of the east" (Revelation 16:12) and reveals that they will field a combined army of 200 million men (Revelation 9:16).
China's defense paper attempts to assuage public concern by reiterating that it "will not attack unless … attacked, but … will surely counterattack if attacked." This is a very telling statement to those who understand Bible prophecy.
For more information on China's rise, read the Trends article "Why the Trumpet Watches the Rise of China as a Superpower."
China becoming a superpower


"Just the facts" was attributed to a radio satire called Dragnet back in 1953. That statement seems strange today amid all the fake news we hear. "Fake news" was not a term many people used four years ago, but it is now seen as one of the greatest threats to our way of life. I thought about the current political environment. Last week there was a news special report that implied that the current administration created "fake news" 97% of the time. Some of that is our perception, like my truth and your truth, but it impacts us every day.
This is more than politics these days. I have seen this happen in business, politics and our personal lives. Sometimes it is hard to know what to believe. Today I received a call telling me that someone was on the way over and would be at my home in ten minutes. I ran around getting everything ready, and 45 minutes later a car drove in my driveway. A simple thing but typical of what happens. Over time we tend to adjust our interpretation of statements, and when I hear ten minutes, I determine that what was meant was within the hour.
With all that storytelling I found a lot of rationalization. A rationalization is a form of self-deception by which we convince ourselves that what we just did is justified to achieve a good result. Often we tend to rationalize for people we care about. If we were true stewards, we would hold them accountable for their actions and promises. We should do the same with our selves.
If you have a value system that rejects lying, or fake news, you will not experience joy in this environment. The problem is, we rely on what we are told to adjust our life. We change schedules and activities based on what we perceive was said. Now imagine if you were running a fast-paced business. You would rely on what you are told and what you perceive to be true to manage that business. Things can get very confusing very quickly. At some point, we tend to give up. The energy it takes to interpret every response we hear becomes so invasive that we can not make good decisions. We tend to try and control the situation. One of the most popular methods of regaining control is to do everything yourself. We do not rely on anyone. We soon get overwhelmed because there is not enough time in the day to do everything.
I have not found a simple solution to this. We have to rely on others and learn how to communicate better. The best results I have experienced were when I repeat back what I heard and what my expectations are. As I develop a level of trust, I adjust my expectations and often make those expectations known. I have also learned that if I do not say anything there is no correction made and the situation becomes worse. You cannot ignore that our culture is changing. We must adapt.


Let's face it. Most boots are made for those with very small calves. Every time I shop for boots I watch women struggle with the zipper to get those boots around their calves, and I watch everyone glare at the woman who can slip her leg in (jean and all) without even unzipping the boot. Boot manufacturers clearly only make boots for her. I would love a pair of boots I could easily fit my leg into. I dream of a pair of boots I could actually fit pants into (or even thick leggings). Thankfully, wide shaft boots are getting more prevalent (online, not in stores). Here are a few cute boots that you fellow curvy calf girls won't have to worry about breaking the zipper on.
Fitzwell Jigsaw Wide Calf Pointed Toe Boots, Zappos, $88.98 Deal!
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love the bottom ones with the buckles!!
These boots are gorgeous! Perfect for this time of the year!
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These days, outdoor kitchens are more versatile than ever, with a number of design options.
Decide whether you want an open, fully enclosed or partially enclosed outdoor kitchen. With an open- air concept you can build the kitchen assembly onto the already existing patio or deck or configure a courtyard within the backyard. Partially enclosed options can be a screened-in patio or deck top pavilion with wide open views using large windows, skylights or retractable awnings. Pergolas using a wall on one side of the house with wood beams are most popular.
L-shaped, U-shaped or floating depends on the location for the power outlets, ventilation systems, if required and drains for your sink if one is included in your layout.
The right layout and concept are key elements to designing the perfect outdoor kitchen.
There are two options: prefabricated or customized. There are off- the- rack kitchen assemblies that you can choose from a grill and several cabinets up to an all-inclusive food preparation station. Thee units are stainless steel and can be built in stone or brick surrounds. In a custom built kitchen, you can have cabinets that look like wood and upscale appliances such as terracotta pizza oven, ice maker or warming drawer.
You can create a tranquil space with a wood burning fireplace, cozy cushions and fragrant votives. There are countless options. Create your outdoor kitchen.
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An intersting post from Brad Ruggles.
Thats a great list, I know I fall foul of a few of those in my thinking at times.
The 'Mad Church Disease' book reviewed on there looks interesting too, I've ordered it.
I love…. I mean… love love love…. the last one! Church isn't about me. It's about God!
Thanks for the link to the post!! I appreciate it.


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by Primary Arms Staff on January 11, 2021 in Press Releases
HOUSTON, TEXAS – Primary Arms has unveiled their new company logo, which will represent Primary Arms across their optics, retail, wholesale, and government divisions. This announcement coincides with Primary Arms' 2021 innovation initiative, which also includes cutting-edge optics releases and updates to the online shopping experience.
The new logo evokes a more modern aesthetic, which better coincides with Primary Arms' reputation for quality and inventiveness. From the latest ACSS® reticles to a faster, more convenient online shopping experience, Primary Arms commits to delivering as much value as possible to their customers. Already this year, Primary Arms has already announced plans to expand their optics, retail, and government sales operations with a focus on customer satisfaction and support.
"This year, Primary Arms is putting an emphasis on innovation. This was the perfect time to unveil our new logo, reflecting both our vision and tradition of excellence," says Marshall Lerner, CEO and Founder of Primary Arms. "Though SHOT Show 2021 is canceled, we're moving ahead with our new product and service announcements, and we look forward to revealing more about our 2021 initiatives very soon."
For more news on Primary Arms, follow Primary Arms on social media channels, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.
About Primary Arms
Started in 2007, Primary Arms began as an optics manufacturer focused on delivering the absolute best performance optics for any budget. Today, Primary Arms continues that legacy, expanding to provide best-in-class service for wholesale, LE/MIL sales, and online retail. Wherever your needs lie, Primary Arms wants to be your first choice and favorite partner.
For more information on Primary Arms, visit the company website at www.primaryarms.com or contact:
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The Claud Butler Heritage range offers bikes that are great looking, fun and easy to ride. These models are proving to be hugely popular among new cyclists and riders who want a cool way of getting around. We have improved the geometries of these bikes making the head tubes longer so that they give a more relaxed riding position. We've also added funky new colours to our heritage and fashion bikes to make you stand out in the crowd. With the new addition of the lighter weight alloy Mistral range we now offer a model to suit all tastes.
The Claud Butler Cambridge is all about Heritage and a style long since forgotten by most. An elegant bike offering a superb riding position and comfort that means you can actually enjoy the cycling experience. The extras that a Cambridge Plush has over the standard model include and extra comfy deluxe saddle, a large 'ding dong' bell and colour co-ordinated rubber insert trekking pedals. Available in a choice of colours, all you have to do is decide which one is for you!


Doesn't the democratic victory of Hamas in Palestine show us that a majority rule democracy does not work? Especially in a democracy where the different parties seek to create different theocratic states where certain classes are defined as the righteous, and the others, the subservient.
Or do we get around this problem by creating constitutional laws that ensure certain freedoms, rights and liberties to all citizens, and only let the majority ruling party tinker with certain economic and social practices?


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Il Gruppo di M94 (o Gruppo Canes I) è un vasto gruppo di galassie, ma con debole legame gravitazionale, situato in direzione delle costellazioni dei Cani da caccia e della Chioma di Berenice, alla distanza di circa 13 milioni di anni luce.
Il Gruppo di M94 fa parte dei tanti gruppi che costituiscono il Superammasso della Vergine, uno dei più vicini al Gruppo Locale.

Sebbene le galassie del gruppo appaiono sotto forma di una singola grande struttura di tipo nebuloso, molte delle di esse sono solo debolmente legate dal punto di vista gravitazionale e alcune non hanno ancora formato delle orbite stabili intorno al centro del gruppo. Inoltre, molte galassie si muovono con l'espandersi dell'universo.

Componenti del gruppo

La lista comprende le galassie che fanno parte con sicurezza del gruppo, così come elencate nel Nearby Galaxies Catalog, e nelle tre liste di gruppi create dal Nearby Optical Galaxy sample di Giuricin et al..

Inoltre, NGC 4105 e UGC 8331 sono spesso identificate come membri del gruppo, anche se non in modo coerente.

Non vi è accordo su quale galassia del gruppo sia la più luminosa e ciò dipende in parte dall'analisi utilizzata per determinare i componenti del gruppo. Il Lyons Groups of Galaxies Catalog identifica come parte del gruppo la galassia M106 che, pertanto, dovrebbe essere anche la più luminosa, mentre non è inclusa in altri cataloghi e, in tal caso, la più luminosa sarebbe la galassia M94.

La questione Canes Venatici Cloud
Il Gruppo di M94 viene talvolta erroneamente confuso con Canes Venatici I Cloud (Nube dei Cani da Caccia I), che invece è un'ampia struttura della quale il gruppo fa parte. Una nube di galassie è per definizione una sottostruttura di un superammasso. Con questo significato, la struttura fu identificata da Tully e de Vaucoleurs.

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Voci correlate
 Gruppi e ammassi di galassie
 Gruppo di M96 - un altro gruppo di galassie con caratteristiche simili
 Gruppo dello Scultore - un altro gruppo di galassie vicino, anch'esso legato debolmente dal punto di vista gravitazionale
 Gruppo Canes II
 Superammasso della Vergine

Collegamenti esterni

M94
Oggetti nella costellazione dei Cani da Caccia

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Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn. They're two of the Alps' most iconic mountains and this trek takes you from one to the other – and deep into the mountains in between. The Walkers Haute Route is a 180km (113 mile) hike traversing the best stretches of the Pennine Alps.
It negotiates 11 mountain passes in its 13 days, so it's not for the faint hearted, but as the name implies there's no technical climbing so any fit hiker can do it. You start and finish in Chamonix and Zermatt, two of the world's most important mountaineering centres, and the scenery along the way is dramatic and glorious.
There is a fair amount of elevation gain over the course of the walk and days can be long, so you'll definitely need to make sure you have a decent level of fitness before taking it on.
The season for this hike tends to run from mid-July to mid-September and there is a wide array of accommodation available to you along the way, from campsites and mountain huts to luxurious hotels.


There aren't many jobs in the world that let you do what you want and still make a decent living, which is why blogging is becoming more and more popular. However, it isn't always as easy as it sounds and choosing the right place to start out is integral to your future success.
While blogging may sound like a super easy way to make money, that isn't the reality for the majority that try it out. "How come?" I hear you ask. Quite simply because people don't treat it like a job!
As with anything in life, you get out what you put in, and if you think writing a few quick articles will make you rich overnight then think again. You need to devote time and effort, not only to creating A-star content that people will want to read again and again but also into managing how you monetise your site too. So, where should you start out? The answer is simple, research.
There are a lot of people out there who try to start writing a blog without ever actually having read one. They see 'How I made bazillions over breakfast' and think "I could do that!!!" before BAM! Reality comes along and hits them in the face. The truth is, a lot of the claims that are made about overnight success are, by and large, just claims with zero substance. In fact, most bloggers like that make a living off of trying to sell you the dream, and it really is just a dream. However…dreams sell! Which is why so many people market them, allowing the vicious to cycle continue.
So how do you get away from this spinning whirlpool of wishful thinking? Well, one option is to join them, but the better option is to be honest! How many times have you looked online to find an answer to a question, only to be met with vague advice that leads purely to a sales pitch? How frustrated have you been to read an article only to find it goes nowhere at all? It's annoying, right? And other people think so too. So why not give people what they actually want? When it comes to making money online, that is the first big secret that people keep promising but never reveal. The second is learning how to get more people to buy products by letting them know that they want and need them. Lots of people have no idea that they want an avocado slicer or a remote control dinosaur, so you have to tell them.
The third secret is, if you're getting into blogging for the sake of making big bucks then you will fail 99.999% of the time. Why? Because the majority people are smarter than you think and they can see right through dishonest sales pitches. People go to the internet for answers, and that's what you should give them. Because of this, it's important to ensure you can give them the answers they are looking for.
People know when someone has a genuine interest and knowledge in what they do for a living, and it's something which is very difficult to fake. Therefore, you need to find out what you are knowledgeable about and enjoy doing and start focussing on that. Remember the famous line: 'Do what you love, and you'll never work another day in your life.' It's true, sort of! You'll still have to put a lot of effort into making content, and there'll be times when things don't go to plan, but that's life! It's not always easy but, if you find a niche you like then, it will be much, much easier.
The next step is making money from your blog! Now, this is where you'll get people telling you how easy it is, which it actually kind of is, although you won't see bazillions straight away. Instead, be prepared to start jumping for joy when your balance goes from $0.00 to $1. CHA-CHING!!! Trust me, this will be a momentous occasion; not because you're on easy street but because it's the first hurdle, and getting over it is awesome. But how did you get over it?
If you've chosen your niche and you've got a little bit of content on your site, then you can start reviewing products related to your passion. The money comes from then providing affiliate links to buy the things you review. If you're not sure how to get an affiliate link, then contact the company that makes the product. Doing this not only lets you get hold of the link but it also puts you on the company's radar, which can be really useful later on, especially if you boost their sales.
Once you have your affiliate link, you can use it on your blog, and every time someone takes your advice and buys the product using your affiliate link, you'll get a commission. It's worth checking out what the commission is before you promote a product, but usually, it's between 10%-50%.
When it comes to doing promotions on your blog, don't upsell something that you don't think was any good; otherwise, people won't trust your advice. You can give something a negative review and highlight an alternative while having affiliate links for both. Remember, your reasons for disliking something might be another person's reason for liking it, so just be honest!
Once you start investing more time in your blog and generating more content, you'll find that it will grow organically to a certain extent. However, it never hurts to advertise. The easiest way to do this is by linking your blog to social media so that every time you post something, your social media profiles update too. Post regular content and follow people and influencers in your niche area and you'll start to see your traffic flow increase. In a nutshell, that's all there is to it. You'll hit some bumps along the way, but if you follow this guide, then in a few months time, you could have a nice little side job that brings in a comfortable income. Just don't expect instant success.
If you want to learn more about blogging you may want to visit the TES Affiliate Conference from 14-17 September in Prague. A host of bloggers always attends and it is a wonderful chance to meet a very wide variety of attendees from bloggers, affiliates, publishers, advertisers, etc.