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Chinese Lion Dance by May Wang
The Chinese Lion Dance dates back to the 12th century and still excite audiences as much as ever! Choreographer and dancer May Wang illuminates ancient culture by combining traditional eastern movement with contemporary western music. In 1984 May's family were the first dancers to bring the Chinese Lion Dance to Australia. 'My father was the first Lion Dance leader from …
Europe Day! Eurovision! Hooray!
This evening – as per very recent and extremely unusual – Australia gets to be part of Europe. Yes, on the 9th of May (5am AEST Wednesday 10 May (Australia votes)) the 2016 X Factor winner Isaiah Firebrace will compete for Australia in the first semi-final of the Eurovision song contest. There are 18 countries in each semi-final and only …
The best practices to cultivate awareness.
A great professor from Stanford University, Nel Noddings, says that the best practices for cultivating global awareness are often about how the "global" can inform the "local", and vice versa. For example, she argues that when students befriend classmates from different cultural backgrounds, they are learning about foreign cultures and developing the attitudes to become global citizens. The same …
Tummy Bug
When we take our toddlers to the doctor, we don't usually think about the language that we are using. We don't think that crook tummies are weird or unusual. Wogs, bugs and lurgies are just part of the (very weird) Australian childhood experience. If, however, you happen to be a doctor who was not born in Australia – then the …
Migrating Masses come to Melbourne, Make Art
Abi Tanti is a hugely successful interactive art exhibition about migration that has been wandering the world for the last seventeen years. Abi Tanti began in Turin, Italy, at its home museum, the Castello De Rivoli. It has since moved through Italy and across Europe, (including an exhibition at The Louvre in Paris) and is now about to arrive in Melbourne …
Tots rock with African drums
Capturing the full attention of a group of pre-schoolers is not simple. It is something that you expect The Wiggles to be able to do. It must be about bright costumes and pop music and simple lyrics. But founder and director of African Star Dance, Shabba, does something different – he transfixes with African drumming. Using styles from traditional …
The new science of the ancient didgeridoo
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Tef or Riq?
The Riq is another of the exciting instruments you can play in our Joko's Tambourine app. The Riq is an instrument similar to the tambourine which can also be spelled Riqq or Rik, or written in Arabic as رق. It is also known as a Tef in Turkish music and as a Daf in Pakistan. The Riq is an important …
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The South Indian Kanjira
Bhajan instruments: The Kanjira's Beginnings Featured in our Joko's Tambourine app is another instrument of the Tambourine family; the South Indian Kanjira. Used as a folk drum or as part of Bhajan music, Hindu devotional music the Kanjira closely resembled the European style Tambourine. In the 1880s Manpoondia Pillai is credited with altering the drum and it afterwards it began …
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Bupa rejects CHOICE's claims and has committed over $184m to customers
Statement from Emily Amos, Bupa's Managing Director of Health Insurance.
We reject CHOICE's irresponsible claims regarding support provided to private health insurance customers during COVID-19. Many of the findings are simply untrue and are a source of misinformation during a challenging and stressful time for millions of Australians. We have provided more than $184m in financial assistance and savings direct to customers and there has been no "super profits" as claimed.
It is simply untrue to state that insurers "pocketed $1 billion in the space of 42 days," when profits projected at the beginning of the crisis have not eventuated.
The pause on non-urgent elective surgery and some ancillary services lasted for six weeks, as opposed to the several months that were originally projected. During this 6-week period we paid out over $280 million on almost 100,000 episodes of hospital care for around 70,000 members.
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has also asserted that any medical treatments which did not take place in the March-June quarter as a result of restrictions would be deferred rather than forgone – something we are now seeing through a strong bounce back in claims. Claims deferred do not equate to claims saved.
We are proud of how we have supported our customers through COVID-19.
Bupa has provided more than $184m in benefits to customers through hardship relief including the six-month deferral of the April premium increase, and we are continuing to offer financial hardship support for our customers, either as premium relief, premium discounts or suspension of policies. This has been clearly communicated to customers and we encourage anyone experiencing financial difficulties as a result of COVID-19 to get in touch and join the 38,000 customers we've already helped.
A full description of the ways in which we have supported our customers, and not profited through COVID-19 is contained in our letter to CHOICE, much of which has been ignored.
A further critique of CHOICE's methodology can be found in this media release from Private Healthcare Australia.
At a time when the health and finances of everyday Australians are being challenged, we are extremely disappointed that CHOICE would seek to mislead consumers.
To support our customers' health and financial wellbeing through the COVID-19 pandemic, Bupa has helped in a number of pragmatic ways. These include:
A $50m hardship fund for customers suffering financial difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic with relief mechanisms consisting of premium waivers, premium discounts, policy suspensions and unemployment cover depending on customers' individual circumstances.
Delaying the April 1 premium increases for six months, saving customers around $134m.
Making sure ALL customers with a hospital policy are covered for lung and chest conditions, including those arising from COVID-19 related claims, irrespective of the terms of that policy.
Expanding cover to include claims for psychology, speech pathology, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and dietetic services delivered through telehealth, while at home.
Expanding cover to include rebates on many health aids and medical appliances purchased online to provide added flexibility at a time where many people are practising social distancing.
Providing customers with access to Australia's leading home fitness and nutrition program, 28 by Sam Wood, for three months at no cost.
Access to a dedicated COVID-19 assistance and advice helpline.
Bupa response to Choice 15 May 2020
Eli Grynberg
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A Bit of a quiet one this Wednesday with only seven people in attendance. What we lacked in quantity we made up for in quality.
Tammy presented a story called Procession.
Lots of nice comments about the dreamlike strangeness in this piece and I think everyone enjoyed the 1st person voice. There were some calls for an ending that is less told and more subtle, perhaps by playing up to the dreamlike strangeness more. Some members wanted to see the plot expanded while some felt that the story could maintain the same length if the author went with a 'make your own mind up' ending. As always members found the descriptions fantastic and the prose slick.
Eric presented the 13th chapter from his horror novel 'Hellbound'.
Lots of positive comments about this chapter. Most enjoyed the metamorphosis scene. Some felt that Kim might come across as a bit of a stereotypical Hollywood starlet, but that this was tempered when her past is revealed. Many felt that contrary to her outward behaviour, there was a lot of depth to Kim as a character. Some members are still finding there to be too many characters in the plot and would like to see a more direct approach to advancing the story. Perhaps a case of kill your darlings?
Chris presented a comedy short story called Call of C'schoolu.
Everyone enjoyed the humour in this piece and there were lots of nice comments about the blending of Lovecraft with high school drama. The voice of the protagonist was a particular highlight for some, although there some comments that it could at times be a little more sophisticated than the tone of the piece or the protagonists age suited. Some of the more Lovecraft literate members pointed out a conflation of certain mythos elements. Lots of praise for the feel-good ending. Who knew Cthulhu could be so paternal?
We nipped across to Common afterwards for a few jars of grog. The main topics of conversation ranged from how violent cartoons used to be and the submissions for our Second Anthology: Revolutions 2.
Next meeting is Tuesday the 23rd of August. See you all there!


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Q: How to create a Windows Phone app that parses html data from a website I'm planning to create a Windows Phone App for my own site (still not up and running).
I don't know how to go about it.
What I know is that I don't want to use the webview control as it would make the app primitive and ugly.
I am thinking of downloading the html content and parsing it into XAML elements to build the app controls.
But, I am a beginner developer and have no experience in this. If anyone could guide me on how to proceed further it would be very helpful.

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"I am thinking of downloading the html content and parsing it into XAML elements to build the app controls."

Hell, no!
In my opinion this is the way you should go: your current web app should have calls to services which provide you the data you need to display on the UI. Your web app is a client. Another client could be the Windows Mobile app.
Windows Store apps can be developed using HTML5+JS or C#+XAML. Pick one way, you know best.
Just saying, if you have some REST service behind everything, it will help you out build clients with ease.

A: I used AngleSharp to parse html and construct XAML elements based on that.
https://github.com/AngleSharp/AngleSharp

A: "I don't want to use the webview control as it would make the app primitive"
This is that you believe. It's possible it's because you have not knowledge enough.
You can make beautiful apps with html. More this if your are trying only make a web as app.
Try making php get_contents and calling that from ajax. Into the app you can style the data you parsed

A: If you have web application, you have two easy ways to convert it to mobile:

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*Cordova

*Hosted Web App
But Cordova uses webview, so probably you want to use second option:
You can create app by wrapping existing web site:

Click "File -> New Project" and choose "JavaScript -> Windows ->
  Windows Universal -> Blank App (Windows Universal)"

I think it's much easier than designing XAML application.

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"I live in a different world" — an interview with Coolie Ranx
Writing a song is easy. Writing a song that combines infectious riffs with sharp, insightful lyrics that stay relevant 20 years on? Well now, that's a different story. The kind of story with a hero like Coolie Ranx. Whether it's crafted songs or spur-of-the-moment toasting, Coolie Ranx knows what to say. A founding member of Pilfers, Coolie spent time with The Toasters and has jumped in—on stage and in the studio—with numerous other ska, punk, reggae and hip-hop bands. My pal Adam Smith got tired of waiting to see his favorite band in his hometown. So he played promoter, moved his invisible hand and booked a Pilfers show himself. In the spirit of full disclosure, Some Ska Band—my little contribution to the local ska scene—will be opening that show with El Grande sandwiched between. That opening slot gave Adam and me the opening we needed to set up a quick Q&A with Coolie Ranx..
RSS: Take us back to your roots. When did you first start playing music?
I started music as a child in London. I went to a boarding school, formally being trained on violin and the recorder. Michael Hall in Sussex England a Steiner Waldorf School. I was almost eight years old when I was brought to America and I found music and art again in the form of FM radio, then hip hop, then reggae music, pop and then ska.
What is your first memory of ska?
My memory is my grandfather dancing it in the kitchen. To be honest, I never knew anything about ska other than reggae. This modern-day ska, I was introduced to it by The Toasters. The draw was the philosophy of Two Tone Music. I only entered this world via a dare by someone who was seeking to be my manager due to my love of eclectic music. She may have called it ska, but to me it was just reggae. I never made a distinction until I joined The Toasters in `89. I had been singing dancehall in clubs in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, just getting out on sound systems and opening shows for major reggae acts coming into town. I had just returned from singing in the UK when The Toasters were introduced to me `89 after their two frontmen left the band [Sean 'Cavo' Dinsmore and Lionel 'Nene' Bernard, who went on to form Unity 2.] I'm always hesitant, skeptical and apprehensive about performing with other bands. I go on reluctantly, never really knowing why I am being asked. But once I get there, I have loads of fun with it and the message gets out.
Your self-titled 1998 release featured a strong dose of political and social commentary that was just as relevant then as it is today. It's freakishly prophetic.
I write with my spirit, so prophecy is just letting go and being conscious of your surroundings. They say that in this world there's nothing new under the sun. All I did was write what I saw. Nothing has changed in as many years since then till now.
Talk a bit about your writing and recording style. Do they simmer for years or do they come to you in a flash of inspiration?
Ok first off, songs don't take years for me. Songs are like breathing and thinking effortlessly naturally. If I am true to what I say all falls into place.
Let's jump ahead to the title track from your 2015 release, "From Far." That song tells us where you've been—where do you see the band going from here?
That's a good question. I am pausing Pilfers to reconvene next year to start my solo projects. Oh yes, oh yes—cooking up some new food! Lots of island, flavored with NY twists.
How does your solo work differ from what you do with The Pilfers? Do you have a different approach to the music, a different direction you want to go?
I believe it's best to have the listener describe my solo [work] when it comes out. Best I keep that to myself for now until it's released. As far as Pilfers goes, I remain the same person—it wouldn't be a bad assumption that it has a familiar theme.
What are you listening to now, what's on your playlist?
I don't have a playlist really I randomly listen to other artists. I am always working on my craft too honestly. I feel as though everyday is for me to conquer my flaws, of which I have loads. I replay my mistakes and see why they happened and what could I have done to make it better. I listened to loads of artists when I was growing up. What I gathered from them was be yourself. It is so easy to listen to artists today and you can tell who they all listen to. I get excited when I hear a voice a style I've never heard. Maybe not even be a hit or what everyone is listening to, just different
Final thoughts?
I am a dreamer; I live in a different world and get pulled out of it by mankind. I could sing all day, sit and look at the sky, walk in nature, drink water at the lake, throw rocks on the water and watch it skip. But I live in a concrete jungle.
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Natalie Zea (born March 17, 1975 height 5' 5" (1,65 m)) is an American actress known for her roles as Gwen Hotchkiss on the NBC daytime soap Passions, socialite Karen Darling on Dirty Sexy Money on ABC and Winona Hawkins on Justified on FX crime drama Justified (2010-2013), and as Claire Matthews in Fox series The Following (2013). Zea was born in Harris County, Texas, and attended Monahans High School, graduating in 1993.She then graduated from The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City in 1995. Zea had a few small film roles before joining the cast of NBC daytime soap opera Passions in 2000 as Gwen Hotchkiss, replacing exiting actress Liza Huber. Zea left the show in 2002, and was replaced by Huber. Zea later guest-starred in several primetime shows, including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in 2001. In 2004, she had a recurring role on the FX police drama The Shield playing a love interest of Michael Chiklis' Vic Mackey. In 2005, Zea won her first regular role in primetime, on the short-lived ABC drama series Eyes. Her next major role was on the ABC primetime soap opera Dirty Sexy Money, playing spoiled socialite Karen Darling. The soap aired from 2007 to 2009, and was canceled after two seasons. In 2009, she had a recurring role during the first season of the HBO comedy series Hung. Zea also guest-starred on Two and a Half Men, Without a Trace, Medium, Franklin & Bash, Person of Interest, and Californication. In film, Zea had small role of 2010 comedy The Other Guys. In 2010, Zea began starring as series regular during the first three seasons of the FX drama Justified, changing to a recurring role from Season 4. In 2013 she starred in the major role of Dr. Claire Matthews, the estranged wife of a serial killer, in the Fox thriller drama The Following. The same year, she had a recurring role as Maxine Seagrave, a drug and gambling kingpin, on the CBS summer series Under the Dome. Later that year, Zea was cast in her first lead role of the Amazon comedy pilot The Outlaws. Description above from the Wikipedia article Natalie Zea, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Foreign Rescue Team Delayed By Japanese Bureaucracy
Swiss rescue team held up by rules allowing dogs to enter the country.
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Americans Missing in JapanThe State department has received hundreds of inquiries about missing persons.
TOKYO March 13, 2011— -- Japan's stringent customs regulations on importing animals delayed a Swiss search and rescue team from getting their nine highly trained dogs to the quake zone quickly, as the time to find still living victims of the tsunami rapidly dwindles.
While the death toll here grows by the hour, U.S. officials said they are working with the Japanese to expedite approval of dog teams from Virginia and California now on their way to Japan to avoid similar bureaucratic snafus.
The 150 American rescuers and their 12 dogs trained to find survivors will arrive in Japan today.
The U.S. military assistance operation for Japan, been dubbed Operation Tomodachi which means "friendship" in Japanese, has begun with the arrival of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan off the coast.
Helicopters from the carrier have delivered food and supplies to several towns, while others are expected to begin helping evacuate people from Takada City.
The Swiss team, however, was among the first to arrive at Japan and rescuers chafed at the delays.
"There are many rules here. So it's taking a long time," a member of the Swiss team told ABC News.com in the customs area of Narita International Airport, moments after an aftershock rolled through the airport, a visceral reminder of the still tenuous situation here.
The death toll has risen sharply in the days since Friday's 8.9 earthquake and the devastating tsunami that followed. As of Sunday, authorities estimated 1,400 people had died and hundreds more are reported missing. But officials fears the dead and those buried and still alive may be in the thousands.
Dressed in orange reflective jumpsuits, 25 members of the Swiss Rescue Team, organized under the humanitarian wing of the country's foreign ministry, arrived in Japan today.
The group's 25 members and nine dogs are trained to find living people, sometimes buried dozens of feet beneath debris.
Though made famous by training St. Bernards to search for lost persons in the Alps, the breeds the Swiss rescuers took along to Japan included retrievers, Australian collies and border collies.
Search Dogs Delayed By Japanese Bureaucracy
"Our job is to look for living people," said a team member not authorized to speak to the press.
"Japan was very severely hit but we're doing everything we can," said Roger Zbinden, a Swiss Embassy official on hand to oversee the team's arrival.
"We hope to find as many people as possible," he said.
In the days since, the Japanese government has approved aid from 49 countries.
The U.S. Embassy in Japan said Sunday there "are approximately 1,300 American citizens in the Japanese prefectures that were most affected by the earthquake and tsunami" and officials are working to make contact with them.
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The Northwich Easter Extravaganza returns on Saturday 20th April 2019. There will be lots of fun for all the family.
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Kinsfolk: weaving Sri Lankan flair and Swiss high-quality.
Anyone who lives, or has lived, in Zürich knows that this is a city that requires time to be discovered and that hides rare gems. One of those gems is the Kinsfolk studio, place of the namesake brand founded by Jessica and Josie Fernando who design handmade jewelry and scarves.
The two sisters, born and raised in Zürich, also have Sri Lankan roots and are both very fond to their international origins. The souls of those two countries are at the basis of their entire production. Indeed all the pieces they design are ethically manufactured by small studios in Sri Lanka and other parts of the Indian subcontinent and are mainly sold in Switzerland. Jessica and Josie create timeless and high-quality jewels and scarves with a traditional Sri Lankan touch. They take care of the design process, from the initial sketches and prototypes to the selection of the stones and gems that are going to be used, while their craftsmen in Sri Lanka are in charge to give effectively life to the jewels and scarves. Since the launching ofKinsfolk in 2012, they already released 4 collections: Mount Lavinia, Paradized, Cultural Triangle and Palmyrah. This latest is inspired by the long and elegant leafs of the palms that grown in the Jaffna Region, used by the local women to weave many kinds of products.
Kinsfolk jewels are made of sterling silver and gold-plated silver and some of the collections also comprise blue sapphires, pink quartzes, onyxes and rainbow moonstones. Each product has distinct characteristics and there are no two identical pieces. As you can see from the amazing pictures below, everything is done by hand according to the traditional Sri Lankan techniques. During the production process every single detail is carefully curated by the craftsmen who work with passion to guarantee long lasting jewels. The same approach is applied to the manufacturing of the scarves, realized thanks to the Batik technique. "Sri Lankan Batik has a very old history on the island. Kinsfolk is devoted to preserving the craft of handmade textiles in Sri Lanka combining traditional batik methods with a modern aesthetic. Our goal is to celebrate enduring design that inspires for a lifetime. Our principles are to manufacture ethically, and ensure that artisans earn a sustainable living." To obtain the patterns and the drawings on the pure silk used to produce the scarves, the artisans use hot wax that – once applied – resists dyes and allows the craftswomen to selectivley color the fabrics. This process requires three main steps: soaking the piece of fabric in a container with the right color, removing the wax using boiled water and repeating the entire process in case of multicolored creations. This traditional technique requires much love and dedication and to produce a scarf the artisans need almost a day. That is why each piece is very special.
The aspect we loved most in making the interview was discovering how deep the two sisters are bond and how much they are connected with their second homeland. The Sri Lankan flair flows in their veins and that is what makes their creations very special, particularly in Switzerland. To buy their jewels you can go visit the shops in Zürich (Qwstion, Opia, Einzigart) or the ones in Lucern (Die Handlung) and Basel (Ooid Store). But if you are not based in Switzerland don't worry because you can directly buy from theironline shop. Before concluding our brief journey through Kinsfolk world we would like to share with you some upcoming events. As you know it's again the season of design fairs and events around Europe; when in Switzerland you can find Jessica and Josie creations to the following design and lifestyle events: Designgut (Winterthur) and Blickfang (Zürich). Until the end of August you can also find Kinsfolk at "Der Salon", the concept store of Modissa in Bahnhofstrasse 74 (Zürich).


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Healthcare Workers to Test Drug to Prevent COVID19
Henry Ford Health System to lead national study to determine drug's effectiveness in preventing COVID-19
Healthcare Workers, First Responders Can Volunteer for 3,000-person Study
DETROIT – Henry Ford Health System will lead the first large-scale study in the United States of the effectiveness of an anti-malarial drug in preventing COVID-19 in healthcare workers and first responders who volunteer to participate.
The study of hydroxychloroquine used prophylactically could begin as early as next week, after a plea to the federal government by Detroit Mayor Michael Duggan and Metro Detroit healthcare experts.
"This is going to be the first major, definitive study in healthcare workers and first responders of hydroxychloroquine as a preventative medication," said the study's organizer, Henry Ford Health System's Dr. William W. O'Neill, a world-renowned interventional cardiologist and researcher who has pioneered multiple treatments for heart disease. "There has been a lot of talk about this drug, but only a small, non-blinded study in Europe. We are going to change that in Metro Detroit and produce a scientific answer to the question: Does it work?"
Participation in the study is strictly on a volunteer basis. Dr. Marcus Zervos, division head of Infectious Disease for Henry Ford Health System, will oversee this study with Dr. O'Neill.
"We are glad to see Henry Ford's lead on this volunteer study that could help protect medical workers and first responders across southeast Michigan," Mayor Duggan said, acknowledging U.S. Food & Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Stephen M. Hahn. "I also deeply appreciate Dr. Hahn's prompt support for this important effort."
Both health care workers and first responders will be enrolled at Henry Ford Hospital Detroit. Any hospital healthcare worker within the Metro Detroit area will be able to volunteer to participate, including those from the Detroit COVID Consortium, a recently announced healthcare collaboration on COVID-19 research that includes Henry Ford Health System, Ascension, DMC, Wayne State University and Beaumont. Both health care workers and first responders will be enrolled at Henry Ford Hospital Detroit. Dr. O'Neill recently organized the group to efficiently coordinate and disseminate information about large-scale studies of COVID-19 treatments – and bring those measures to healthcare workers sooner.
Currently, there are no FDA-approved therapies to prevent or treat COVID-19. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, hydroxychloroquine (also known as hydroxychloroquine sulfate) is an FDA-approved arthritis medicine that also can be used to prevent or treat malaria. It is available in the United States by prescription only. The drug is sold under the brand name Plaquenil and it is also sold as a generic medicine. It is commonly used by patients with arthritis, lupus or other rheumatic conditions.
"Metro Detroit has a history of stepping up when things get tough," said Dr. Adnan Munkarah, Henry Ford Health System Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer. "We have a commitment to do that right now – to look at all options in a scientific way – in the face of this worldwide pandemic."
The study, titled WHIP COVID-19 Study, is a 3,000+ subject look at whether the drug prevents front-line workers from contracting the virus. Once they provide a blood sample, the study subjects will receive vials with unidentified, specific pills to take over the next eight weeks: a once-a-week dose of hydroxychloroquine, a once-a-day dose, or a placebo (a pill that looks like the medication, but does not contain any medication or other active ingredients). The study medication was specially procured for this study and will not impact the supply of medication for people who already take the medication for other conditions.
Participants will not know what group they are in. They will then be contacted weekly and in person at week 4 and week 8 of the study to see if they are exhibiting any symptoms of COVID-19, including dry cough, fever or breathing issues, as well as any medication side effects. At eight weeks, they will be checked again for symptoms, medication side effects, and have blood drawn. Results will be compared among the three groups to see if the medication had any effect.
"Given our broad clinical trials and translational research infrastructure, we are grateful to bring this type of large-scale effort to the COVID-19 battle," said Dr. Steven Kalkanis, CEO, Henry Ford Medical Group and Senior Vice President and Chief Academic Officer of Henry Ford Health System. "We see the heroics of the frontline responders in healthcare, public safety and service. Henry Ford Health System is poised to do anything we can to help them stay safe."
The FDA will provide the drug directly to Henry Ford Health System physicians to distribute. Recruiting has not yet begun. More information can be found at www.HenryFord.com/whipCOVID19.
The CDC describes hydroxychloroquine, which has been used for 75 years, as a relatively well-tolerated medicine. The most common adverse reactions reported are stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, and headache. These side effects can often be lessened by taking hydroxychloroquine with food. Hydroxychloroquine may also cause itching in some people. Minor side effects such as nausea, occasional vomiting, or diarrhea usually do not require stopping the antimalarial drug. Although rare, serious side effects can occur while taking this medication.
If the study finds the drug effective as a preventative medication for COVID-19, it is possible that the study could expand to include hydroxychloroquine in other COVID-19 treatment options, the doctors said. Henry Ford Health System doctors are prescribing hydroxychloroquine as an off-label treatment for only hospitalized COVID-19 positive patients who meet specific criteria as outlined by the hospital system's Division of Infectious Diseases. As required by the state of Michigan's Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, the physicians are documenting the prescribed use in the patient's electronic medical record.
Henry Ford, as one of the region's major academic medical centers with more than $100 million in annual research funding, is already involved in numerous COVID-19 trials with partners around the world. Henry Ford is also becoming involved in an Abbott-led study of a rapid, point-of-care test for COVID-19. The equipment, about the size of a toaster, delivers positive results in as little as five minutes and negative results in 13 minutes.
MEDIA CONTACT: Tammy Battaglia | Tbattag1@hfhs.org 248-881-0809


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Q: saving polynomial model , doesn't save polynomial degree How can I deal with polynomial degree when I want to save a polynomial model, sicne this info is not being saved!
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
import joblib
from sklearn.preprocessing import PolynomialFeatures
from sklearn.linear_model import LinearRegression
from sklearn.model_selection import train_test_split

df = pd.DataFrame({
        "a": np.random.uniform(0.0, 1.0, 1000),
        "b": np.random.uniform(10.0, 14.0, 1000),
        "c": np.random.uniform(100.0, 1000.0, 1000)})

def data():
    X_train, X_val, y_train, y_val  = train_test_split(df.iloc[:, :2].values,
                                                       df.iloc[:, 2].values,
                                                       test_size=0.2,
                                                       random_state=1340)

    return X_train, X_val, y_train, y_val

X_train, X_val, y_train, y_val = data()

poly_reg = PolynomialFeatures(degree = 2)
X_poly = poly_reg.fit_transform(X_train)

poly_reg_model = LinearRegression().fit(X_poly, y_train)

poly_model = joblib.dump(poly_reg_model, 'themodel')

y_pred = poly_reg_model.predict(poly_reg.fit_transform(X_val))

themodel = joblib.load('themodel')

Now, if I try to predict:
themodel.predict(X_val), I am receiving:
ValueError: matmul: Input operand 1 has a mismatch in its core dimension 0, with gufunc signature (n?,k),(k,m?)->(n?,m?) (size 6 is different from 2)
I have to do:
pol_feat = PolynomialFeatures(degree=2)
themodel.predict(pol_feat.fit_transform(X_val))
in order to work.
So, how can i store this info in order to be able to use the model for prediction?

A: You have to pickle trained PolynomialFeatures also:
# train and pickle
poly_reg = PolynomialFeatures(degree = 2)
X_poly = poly_reg.fit_transform(X_train)
poly_reg_model = LinearRegression().fit(X_poly, y_train)

joblib.dump(poly_reg_model, 'themodel')
joblib.dump(poly_reg, 'poilynomia_features_model')

# load and predict
poilynomia_features_model = joblib.load('poilynomia_features_model')
themodel = joblib.load('themodel')

X_val_prep = poilynomia_features_model.transform(X_val)
predictions = themodel.predict(X_val_prep)

But better will wrap all the steps in the single pipeline:
pipeline = Pipeline(steps=[('poilynomia', PolynomialFeatures()),
                           ('lr', LinearRegression())])

pipeline.fit(X_train, y_train)
pipeline.predict(X_val)


Dolphin Tale is a 2011 family drama film directed by Charles Martin Smith from a screenplay by Karen Janszen and Noam Dromi and a book of the same name. It stars Harry Connick, Jr., Ashley Judd, and Morgan Freeman.
The book and film are inspired by the true story of Winter, a bottlenose dolphin that was rescued in December 2005 off the Florida coast and taken in by the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. Winter lost her tail after becoming entangled with a rope attached to a crab trap and was fitted with a prosthetic one.
The initial scenes of the movie show a pod of dolphins in their natural place followed by a crab fisherman returning a crab trap to the ocean after emptying the trap of its contents.
In the next scene, Sawyer Nelson (Nathan Gamble) is biking along the beach when a fisherman (Richard Libertini), calls for help after finding an injured bottlenose dolphin tangled in a crab trap. The two call for assistance, and rescue workers from the Clearwater Marine Hospital, run by Dr. Clay Haskett (Harry Connick Jr.), take the injured dolphin for treatment. Clay's daughter and Reed's granddaughter Hazel (Cozi Zuehlsdorff) names the dolphin Winter, as two prior dolphins (Summer and Autumn) were successfully returned to the ocean, and believes that using seasons as names will continue the streak. She allows Sawyer to see Winter; Clay initially does not like the arrangement since Sawyer is not trained in marine animal care; however, after noticing that Winter responds well whenever Sawyer is around, he is allowed to visit. Afterwards Sawyer (who was enrolled in summer school due to him failing or nearly failing all his classes during the year) skips classes to visit Winter daily. Sawyer's mother Lorraine (Ashley Judd) finds out about Sawyer skipping classes, but after seeing that Sawyer's interaction with Winter has improved his moods and well-being (something Sawyer had not shown since being abandoned by his father who disappeared while going on a visit five years earlier), she withdraws him from summer school and allows him to volunteer at the hospital.
Unfortunately, Winter's tail is damaged and thus must be amputated. Winter learns to swim without a tail by developing a side-to-side motion (like a fish), but after an x-ray Dr. Haskett notices that the unnatural motion is causing stress on her spine; if continued the motion will eventually kill her. Meanwhile, Sawyer's cousin Kyle, a champion swimmer, returns from the military with a damaged right leg from an explosion. Sawyer is excited to see him at a welcome-back party his aunt was throwing because he wants to invite Kyle to meet Winter. He is devastated to learn that Kyle had skipped the party all together to go to the local Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, where he meets Dr. Cameron McCarthy (played by Morgan Freeman) who specializes in prosthetics. To Sawyer's surprise, Kyle is embarrassed to see them and even asks them to leave, which infuriates Sawyer. Kyle takes him on a walk and talks to Sawyer about his leg. Sawyer then asks Dr. McCarthy about a prosthetic tail for Winter. He agrees to work on the project during his upcoming vacation, and convinces his prosthetic supplier (Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics, who supplies Winter's real-life tails) to supply the parts at no cost. Dr. McCarthy manufactures a "homemade" model tail while waiting for the real one to arrive; however, Winter destroys it by banging it against the pool wall.
Shortly thereafter the hospital, already in financial peril, is seriously damaged by Hurricane LeRoy, whereupon the board of directors agree to close the hospital, sell the land to a real estate developer, and find homes for the animals (except Winter, who due to her condition is not wanted by anyone and may have to be euthanized). However, after a chance encounter with a mother and daughter (who heard about Winter's story and drove all the way from Atlanta to see her; the daughter is also missing a left leg), Sawyer comes up with a last chance plan, "Save Winter Day", to save the facility. Dr. Haskett is not sold on the idea, but reconsiders after talking with his father, Reed (Kris Kristofferson). Kyle agrees to a race against Donovan (who followed him at high school and broke nearly all his prior swim records) and enlists a female friend at Bay News 9 to promote the event.
The Hanger-supplied tail finally arrives; however, Winter damages it as well. Sawyer discovers that Winter isn't rejecting the tail; instead, the plastic to which the tail is attached is irritating her skin, which Sawyer relates to it as a seat belt rubbing. Dr. McCarthy comes up with an alternative gel-like sock (which he calls "WintersGel", the real-life name of the Hanger product used to attach prosthetic limbs, which was developed during its research with Winter); and finally on Save Winter Day she is able to accept the new plastic and tail.
At Save Winter Day, Sawyer's teacher gives him credit for his work at the hospital; thus, Sawyer has passed summer school despite not attending formal classes. The fisherman who initially spotted Winter places $40 in the donation jar (saying "Winter and I are old friends"). The board learned that the real estate deal closed (thus selling the facility); however, the developer (who attended the event with his grandchildren) agrees to allow the hospital to remain open.
The ending shows documentary footage from Winter's actual rescue, several of the prosthetic tails that Winter has worn, and scenes from real amputees who have visited Winter at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium.
Differences between the movie and actual eventsIn the movie Winter is found stranded on a beach near Clearwater, by a fisherman sitting on the shore (and rescued with Sawyer's assistance). In real life, Winter was found in Mosquito Lagoon (on the opposite side of the state), not on a beach but by a fisherman in the lagoon, and no children were involved in her rescue.
In the movie it is mentioned that Winter's tail was amputated due to infection caused by the tail being caught in the rope. In real life, the loss of blood supply to the tail (from being caught in the rope) caused the tail to naturally fall off.
In the movie the process of developing Winter's tail takes place over a few weeks by a Veteran's Administration doctor working during his vacation. In real life, the process of developing a suitable tail (and attaching it) took well over a year by Kevin Carroll and a team of experts from Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics.
In the movie Clearwater Marine Hospital (already struggling from financial issues) is severely damaged by a hurricane and faces closure, only to be saved by "Save Winter Day". In real life, Clearwater Marine Aquarium did not face any such financial pressures, either before or after Winter's arrival.
In the movie Winter is found during the summer. In real life Winter was found on December 10; though she was named for the winter season the actual rescue date is technically in autumn.
Nathan Gamble, Morgan Freeman, Cozi Zuehlsdorff and Harry Connick Jr.
Dolphin Tale was filmed primarily in Pinellas County, Florida with the principal location centering around Winter's home, the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. Additional locations featured in the film include: Admiral Farragut Academy, Honeymoon Island, Tarpon Springs, and local news station Bay News 9.
Dolphin Tale was released on September 23, 2011 in North America by Warner Bros. Pictures and Alcon Entertainment. The film was released in Real D 3D as well as 2D.
The movie was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 20, 2011.
The film opened at #3 with $19.2 million behind the 3D re-release of The Lion King and Moneyball. In its second weekend, the film reached the #1 spot, dropping only 27%, and grossed $13.9 million. As of January 5, 2012, the film has grossed $72,070,473 in the United States and Canada as well as $17,594,373 internationally bringing its worldwide total to $89,664,846.
The film received very positive reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 83% of 102 critics have given the film a positive review, with a rating average of 6.5 out of 10. Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, gives the film a score of 64 based on 30 reviews. Blake Wilson, author of the review blogsite Movies Taken Seriously, gave the film 4 stars, calling it "Heartwarming, dramatic, and cleverly-told, Dolphin Tale is one of those rare family gems that is excellent in every way".


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Nelson Piquet Jr grabbed his first-ever Julius Baer pole position in an extended and eventful qualifying session for the HKT Hong Kong ePrix.
A series of accidents – including a heavy crash for Robin Frijns – meant the session over-ran by almost 30 minutes, and with the cars needing to be charged for the race, the Super Pole shoot-out was cancelled.
This allowed NextEV Nio to secure a front row lock-out, with Oliver Turvey setting his career best qualifying result with second.
A sausage kerb was removed from the chicane ahead of the session and this caught out a number of the drivers. The most significant was Lucas di Grassi, who swiped the left-front wheel off his car with contact with the wall. He will start in 19th as a result.
Frijns had an almost identical shunt, but ploughed deeper into the tec-pro barriers, which caused a lengthy delay. He will start 20th in this afternoon's race.
In the final of the four qualifying groups, Jose Maria Lopez did a great job on his DS Virgin Racing debut to qualify third, just ahead of team-mate Sam Bird. Defending champion Sebastien Buemi was a surprisingly distant fifth, while his Renault e.dams team-mate Nico Prost rounds out the top 10.
Rookie Felix Rosenqvist drove aggressively to qualifying sixth ahead of Daniel Abt, Loic Duval and Jean-Eric Vergne. The TECHEETAH driver had set the pace in final practice, but only narrowly avoided the Frijns accident and will start ninth.
Adam Carroll was the fastest of the Panasonic Jaguar Racing cars in 14th. Mitch Evans was 16th fastest.


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Uber will pay a blind woman $1.1 million after drivers stranded her 14 times
Lisa Irving and her dog won in arbitration
By Sean Hollister@StarFire2258 Apr 3, 2021, 4:43pm EDT
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Uber was sued in 2014 for discriminating against blind people and their guide dogs, and agreed to change that as part of a $2.6 million settlement two years later. But apparently, that didn't entirely happen.
Uber will now pay an additional $1.1 million to a blind woman who says said she missed work, missed her birthday celebration, missed Christmas Eve church services, and was left out in the dark, in the rain, and other such humiliations because Uber drivers refused to carry her and her dog on 14 different occasions — a number of which happened after Uber finalized its 2016 settlement.
"Uber allowed drivers who discriminated against disabled riders to continue driving without discipline," an arbitrator concluded this week (via The San Francisco Chronicle).
This line from the arbitrator's report is also worth considering: "When Uber did conduct an investigation, its investigators were trained, in some instances, to coach drivers to find non-discriminatory reasons for ride denials, sometimes even to 'advocate' to keep drivers on the platform despite discrimination complaints."
Lisa Irving, the woman, isn't suddenly a millionaire, by the way. The arbitrator awarded her $324,000 in damages, with the rest ($805,313) going to legal costs, including attorney fees. She spoke to the Chronicle about her dog and her memories, including one where a driver did pick her up, then got vocally angry about having a dog in the car and threatened to leave them on the side of the road. She says she was rejected at least 60 times.
Uber now has a dedicated support form for issues with service animals. "Was a service animal denied?" is the very first question. Here's Uber's service animal policy.
You can read the full arbitrator's decision below.


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Q: $B$ is a subset of some $s(n)$ Assume that $s$ is a function with domain $\omega$ such that $s(n) \subseteq s(n^+)$ for each $n \in \omega$. Assume that $B \subseteq \bigcup_{n\in\omega}s(n)$ such that for every infinite subset $B'$ of $B$ there is some $n$ for which $B'\cap s(n)$ is infinite.
Then $B$ is subset of some $s(n)$.
A  suggestion please or any  idea to solve this problem.
Thanks.

A: HINT: Suppose that $B$ is not a subset of any $s(n)$. Then for each $n\in\omega$ there is an $x_n\in B\setminus s(n)$. Moreover, you can choose the $x_n$ recursively so that $x_n\notin\{x_k:k<n\}$ for each $n\in\omega$.
Let $B'=\{x_n:n\in\omega\}$, and show that $B'$ is infinite, but $B'\cap s(n)$ is finite for each $n\in\omega$. You'll need to use the hypothesis that $s(n)\subseteq s(n^+)$ for each $n\in\omega$.


Every September 17th we Celebrate Constitution Day.
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The Junior Division of the National Children's Chorus consists of the Prelude Level, the Minuet Level, and the Concerto Level. The Junior Division performs in two showcase concerts each year at National City Christian Church in Washington, DC. Explore below for additional details on each of these ensembles.
The Prelude Level in Washington, D.C. rehearses at National City Christian Church at Thomas Circle on Tuesday afternoons. The Chorus is in session from September through May, and does not have rehearsals during the summer months of June, July and August. Please read below for more detailed information about scheduling and tuition, which will also be covered thoroughly during the application process.
Leah Murthy is a choral conductor and music educator who endeavors to create positive change in the lives of musicians and audiences through music. She holds a Master of Music degree in music education from The Boston Conservatory at Berklee and a Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance from the University of Massachusetts. In addition to conducting for the NCC, Leah is an elementary music teacher in Maryland for Anne Arundel County Schools. Recently, Leah presented a webinar on choral methods for the National Association for Music Education's NAfME Academy. She has had several articles published in national professional journals, such as the featured article "Affordable Music and Movement Props" in The Chorister and "Getting the Choir Back on Track" in The American Organist. She is also a professional guest blogger for Bear Paw Creek, a prominent music props company. The Air Force moved her family to Maryland from California where she served as Music Director for St. John's Episcopal Church in Roseville. There she founded the children's chorus, directed both the adult and children's choirs and played the organ. Leah also served on the board of the Sacramento Chapter of the American Guild of Organists as Member-at-large. Leah has presented teacher research at the Massachusetts Music Educators Association Conference, and been a guest speaker to The Boston Conservatory's graduate students on Carnatic (South Indian classical) music.
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The Minuet Level in Washington, D.C. rehearses at National City Christian Church at Thomas Circle on Tuesday afternoons. The Chorus is in session from September through May, and does not have rehearsals during the summer months of June, July and August. Please read below for more detailed information about scheduling and tuition, which will also be covered thoroughly during the application process.
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On February 28, as reported at the Politico, Obama administration Energy Secretary Steven Chu told a House panel the following in response to a question he interrupted about his interest in having an "overall goal" of lowering gas prices: "No, the overall goal is to decrease our dependency on oil, to build and strengthen our economy." Yesterday, also as carried at the Politico, Chu effectively retracted that statement, as well as his more infamous September 2008 assertion that he would like to see gas prices in the U.S. resemble those seen in Europe.
A search on Chu's full name (not in quotes) at the Associated Press's main national site and through Google at its hosted2.ap.org site returns nothing relevant to either story. It would not be unreasonable to assert that the Politico, with little or nothing in the way of direct subscriber or member outreach, it the place where many negative stories about the Obama administration get posted -- and go no further.
I should also note that most of the coverage of Chu's retraction alludes to his 2008 comment but not his Congressional testimony two weeks ago. I guess discounting what was said four years ago is easier.
Energy Secretary Steven Chu on Tuesday walked away from his oft-quoted pre-Cabinet statement that the United States should deliberately raise gasoline prices to discourage consumption.
Dr. Chu, a winner of the Nobel Prize in physics, has spent much of his career seeking alternative forms of energy to try to mitigate the global warming effects of the burning of fossil fuels.
His views on gasoline prices, while endorsed by many scientists and environmentalists, are politically off-message today, when gasoline prices are spiking and Mr. Obama is seeking to avoid political blame for them. The president has repeatedly said he has no "silver bullet" to bring prices down but adds that he is doing everything he can to increase domestic oil supplies, including opening large areas of public lands and waters to drilling.
Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker and candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, has called on Mr. Obama to dismiss Dr. Chu because of his stated view on gasoline prices.
"Of course" that's not what you said two weeks ago, pal -- and especially since his original statement was made shortly after a high gas-price bout that was a bit worse (so far) than the current one, it's more than fair to question Chu's level of sincerity.
An "advanced" search on Chu's full name (in quotes) at the Times, which I believe only lists items appearing in print, indicates that the Old Gray Lady didn't permit its print subscribers or digital subscribers who aren't inclined to visit its blogs to learn of Chu's retraction through them.


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Q: convert character string into integer for modulo operation I want to map md5 hashed character strings to weekday numbers (0-6) via modulo operation. Therefore I need to transform the character hashes into integers (numeric). I haven't found a way to output the hashes in byte form instead of ascii strings (via digest package). Any hints with base R or different approaches appreciated.

A: If you really want to do this, you'll require multiple-precision arithmetic, because a single md5 hash has 128 bits, which is too large to fit into a normal integer value. This can be done using the gmp package.
library('digest');
library('gmp');
as.integer(do.call(c,lapply(strsplit(sapply(letters,digest,'md5'),''), function(x) sum(as.bigz(match(x,c(0:9,letters[1:6]))-1)*as.bigz(16)^((length(x)-1):0)) ))%%7);
## [1] 3 2 1 1 5 5 5 5 1 4 4 6 5 3 5 4 0 2 0 4 5 4 6 3 6 1

Let's break that down:

sapply(letters,digest,'md5')
##                                  a                                  b                                  c ...
## "127a2ec00989b9f7faf671ed470be7f8" "ddf100612805359cd81fdc5ce3b9fbba" "6e7a8c1c098e8817e3df3fd1b21149d1" ...

I wanted to design this algorithm to be vectorized, and decided to use the built-in letters vector as 26 arbitrary input values for demonstration purposes. Unfortunately the dream of a fully vectorized algorithm (i.e. with no hidden loops) was dashed right away, since digest() is not vectorized for some reason, which is why I had to use sapply() here to produce a vector of md5 hashes corresponding to the inputs.

strsplit(...,'')
## $a
##  [1] "1" "2" "7" "a" "2" "e" "c" "0" "0" "9" "8" "9" "b" "9" "f" "7" "f" "a" "f" "6" "7" "1" "e" "d" "4" "7" "0" "b" "e" "7" "f" "8"
##
## $b
##  [1] "d" "d" "f" "1" "0" "0" "6" "1" "2" "8" "0" "5" "3" "5" "9" "c" "d" "8" "1" "f" "d" "c" "5" "c" "e" "3" "b" "9" "f" "b" "b" "a"
##
## $c
##  [1] "6" "e" "7" "a" "8" "c" "1" "c" "0" "9" "8" "e" "8" "8" "1" "7" "e" "3" "d" "f" "3" "f" "d" "1" "b" "2" "1" "1" "4" "9" "d" "1"
## ...

Splits the hashes into character vectors, each element being one hex digit of the hash. We now have a list of 26 character vectors.

lapply(..., function(x) ... )

Process each character vector one at a time. Diving into the function (example output will be given for the value of x corresponding to input string 'a'):
match(x,c(0:9,letters[1:6]))-1
##  [1]  1  2  7 10  2 14 12  0  0  9  8  9 11  9 15  7 15 10 15  6  7  1 14 13  4  7  0 11 14  7 15  8

This returns the value of each digit as a plain old integer, by finding the index within the hex digit sequence (c(0:9,letters[1:6])) and subtracting one.

as.bigz(...)
## Big Integer ('bigz') object of length 32:
##  [1] 1  2  7  10 2  14 12 0  0  9  8  9  11 9  15 7  15 10 15 6  7  1  14 13 4  7  0  11 14 7  15 8

Cast to big integer, required for the arithmetic we're about to do.

...*as.bigz(16)^((length(x)-1):0)
## Big Integer ('bigz') object of length 32:
##  [1] 21267647932558653966460912964485513216 2658455991569831745807614120560689152  581537248155900694395415588872650752   51922968585348276285304963292200960    649037107316853453566312041152512
##  [6] 283953734451123385935261518004224      15211807202738752817960438464512       0                                      0                                      2785365088392105618523029504
## [11] 154742504910672534362390528            10880332376531662572355584             831136500985057557610496               42501298345826806923264                4427218577690292387840
## [16] 129127208515966861312                  17293822569102704640                   720575940379279360                     67553994410557440                      1688849860263936
## [21] 123145302310912                        1099511627776                          962072674304                           55834574848                            1073741824
## [26] 117440512                              0                                      720896                                 57344                                  1792
## [31] 240                                    8

Treating the hash as a big-endian hex number, multiply each digit value by its place value.

sum(...)
## Big Integer ('bigz') :
## [1] 24560512346470571536449760694956189688

Add up each place-value-weighted digit value to get the bigz representation of the hash.
This completes the lapply() function. Thus, coming out of the lapply() call is a list of bigz values corresponding to the hashes:
lapply(..., function(x) ... )
## $a
## Big Integer ('bigz') :
## [1] 24560512346470571536449760694956189688
##
## $b
## Big Integer ('bigz') :
## [1] 295010738308890763454498908323798711226
##
## $c
## Big Integer ('bigz') :
## [1] 146851381511772731860674382282097773009
## ...

do.call(c,...)
## Big Integer ('bigz') object of length 26:
##  [1] 24560512346470571536449760694956189688  295010738308890763454498908323798711226 146851381511772731860674382282097773009 277896596675540352347406615789605003835 196274166648971101707441276945175337351
##  [6] 152164057440943545205375583549802787690 177176961461451259509149953911555923867 104722841650969351697149582356678916643 338417919426764038104581950237023359466 337938589168387959049175020406476846763
## [11] 182882473465429367490220828342074920857 80661780033646501757972845962914093977  251563583963884775614900275564391350478 279860001817578054753205218523665183571 158142488666995307556311659134646734337
## [16] 116423801372716526262639744414150237351 97172586736798383425273805088952414146  316382305028166656556246910315962582893 245775506345085992020540282526076959865 96713787940004003047734284080139522561
## [21] 227309401343419671779216095382349119699 250431221767618781785406207793096585421 33680856367414392588062933086110875192  119974848773126933055729663395967301868 296965764652868210844163281547943654188
## [26] 118199003122415992890118393158735259681

This "unlists" the list. Note: I tried sapply() instead of lapply(), and alternatively unlist(), and neither worked. This is probably related to the bigz class, possibly to the fact that a vector of bigz values is actually weirdly encoded as a single vector of raw.

...%%7
## Big Integer ('bigz') object of length 26:
##  [1] 3 2 1 1 5 5 5 5 1 4 4 6 5 3 5 4 0 2 0 4 5 4 6 3 6 1

And finally we can take the modulus on 7.

as.integer(...)
##  [1] 3 2 1 1 5 5 5 5 1 4 4 6 5 3 5 4 0 2 0 4 5 4 6 3 6 1

Last step is to convert back to plain old integer from bigz.


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