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School Surveys 7th-Graders on Oral Sex
A middle school in Massachusetts is under fire for requiring children to complete a graphic sex survey — without parental knowledge or consent — that included questions about sexual partners and oral sex.
The Rutherford Institute, a civil liberties organization, filed a complaint with the U.S. Dept. of Education against the Fitchburg School Committee. They are representing the two middle school-aged daughters of Arlene Tessitore.
Tessitore said her daughters, both students at Memorial Middle School, were told they had to complete a Youth Risk Behavior Study.
"Kids were actually told to sit down and take them," said John Whitehead, president of The Rutherford Institute. "The parents here are very upset."
Whitehead said the girls were deeply disturbed by the subject matter of the study – including questions about suicide, drug use and sexual behavior.
"One of the questions is, 'have you ever had oral sex,'" Whitehead said. "You're talking about kids who probably don't even know what oral sex is."
He said the survey also delved into even more graphic language.
"It's adult material," he told Fox News Radio, noting that one question asked students what method they used to prevent pregnancy during their last sexual encounter.
"It goes down a whole list, including birth control pills, condoms and one of the answers is 'withdraw,'" Whitehead said. "Adults know what this is, but kids have to imagine or go online to find out what it means."
Principal Fran Thomas told Fox News Radio that students were indeed given the survey – and admits it was graphic. But Thomas said the school has nothing to do with the content and they were required to administer the survey to fulfill a grant requirement.
"I can take no responsibility for what's on that survey," Thomas said. "It's not generated by the school system."
Thomas said the survey was funded by a federal grant and administered by LUK Inc., a local social services agency — in coordination with the Centers for Disease Control.
The organization's leader did not return numerous calls for comment. But according to its website, LUK, Inc.'s mission is to "challenge and support youth & families to recognize and fulfill their unique and productive potential through community-based prevention, intervention and education services."
A spokesperson for the CDC denied any involvement in the Fitchburg sex survey. The CDC said only seven states and six urban districts include sexual identity questions on their YRBS surveys – and the questions are optional.
But Principal Thomas disputed that notion.
"It was not optional," he said. "It's part of a grant that they applied for and the district said you have to administer this survey."
According to Whitehead, parents were sent a "passive consent" opt-out form. However, Tessitore said she never received the form and never gave permission for her daughters to take part in the survey.
"It was a case of the school telling parents what they were going to do," he said. "If parents want their kids to answer these kinds of questions as federal law requires, they should give written consent. But if they don't give consent, I don't think public officials should be asking children such questions."
Thomas said he understands the concerns expressed by the parents. But should the middle school be asking children questions about oral sex?
"That's not a question I'd be asking," Thomas said. "That's not information that needs to be gathered in an indiscriminate manner – asking every single student these sorts of questions."
Thomas said it wasn't appropriate. "I think there are many things that schools are called upon to do because they think they've got a captive audience," he noted.
Whitehead wants the Department of Education to step in and demand that the Fitchburg school follow the law when it comes to parental consent.
"Parents send their children to public schools to receive an education; not to become subjects of governmental data mining," Whitehead said.


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The Internet of Everything
By Trevor Eddolls
Internet of Things is a system of interrelated computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, The Internet of Everything, however, also includes user-generated communications and interactions associated with the global entirety of networked devices. Basically, the IoE is the intelligent connection of people, process, data, and things. The IoE describes a world where billions of objects have sensors to detect, measure, and assess their status; all connected over public or private networks using standard and proprietary protocols.
What Are Microservices?
What Are Microservices? Most of the functions for the two applications were pretty similar, and so the programmer would look at his old program and copy the bits that he needed for the new program and re-use them. And that idea gets us quite a long way towards describing microservices. The big difference is that, nowadays, the first application would be broken down into discrete components called microservices. And the new program would re-use the microservice that already existed.
The Who, What, Where, When, and Why for Mainframe Security
For most people, security is a bit of a nuisance. Appreciating just how much a breach is going to cost makes finding out all the details about the breach even more pressing. So, what are you going to do? The great thing about a mainframe is that SMF (System Management Facility) data will tell you pretty much everything that has occurred. The only problem is that there are lots and lots of records to look through. Is it only one program that has been modified?
Are Analysts Primitive Homo Analyticus?
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When it comes to leading content management systems, both Sitecore and Adobe Experience Manager are key players. In fact, it is these two platforms that have been consistently positioned as leaders in Gartner's recent annual Magic Quadrants for Web Content Management (WCM).
So which is the best CMS? Sitecore or Adobe? Which platform will work best for your company?
In the first round of Sitecore vs Adobe, it's all about the content.
Adobe Experience Manager operates with an integrated look and feel across all parts of the CMS. This uniformity, along with the platform's user-friendly interface which caters for multiple content editors and development teams, allows a company to work together easily.
Sitecore, well known for its out-of-the-box and forward-thinking publishing features, allows the modern-day user to use advanced, data-driven publishing strategies in a simple, easy-to-use way. Moving beyond basic inline content editing and WYSIWYG (both of which Sitecore has, of course), the Sitecore platform allows publishers to see an accurate page preview in its Experience Editor, giving you a like-for-like interpretation of how your design and content work is coming along.
Even more advanced are Sitecore's A/B testing features. Here, power users can create and manage marketing rules that determine which content is served to which audience. Which brings us onto our next point.
Adobe Experience Manager is capable of creating a personalised experience, with content features such as assigning categories to allow users to select dynamic rules when browsing.
Sitecore's personalisation capabilities however, are in essence what sets it apart from the crowd. Unparalleled, Sitecore's personalisation leads the way in its field. Built with the growing enterprise business in mind, Sitecore's deeply-ingrained personalisation features reach as far as its automated marketing tools. When a system or platform has something as innately-intertwined into its DNA as Sitecore does personalisation, the results are staggering. Customers only see content based on their interests and past behaviours – without having to pre-select any options beforehand.
As leading content management systems, both Sitecore and Adobe Experience Manager offer good scalability.
Adobe's otherwise sound scalability vision is somewhat hindered by its complicated development and customisation, as well as its flawed upgrade capabilities, which without proper backup, may result in loss of key data. The other issue is that backup has also experienced issues on this platform.
Sitecore's Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) features allow users to integrate with the cloud to modify how much capacity they would like to use. This kind of flexible, on-the-fly control over your digital resources gives Sitecore the edge on lesser content management systems, and cost is benefited here as you only ever pay for what you use. Long gone are the days of having to install a physical server in your offices, welcome to the future of upgradable, scalable hosting!
Sitecore Cortex also uses machine learning to get a head start on future proofing your business, preparing for scaling up in the coming years. Machine learning will be a common part of business going forward, Sitecore gives you that head start now.
Adobe as a vendor, does not provide official support for the developer community. This may be a key differentiator for your business.
With Sitecore, you'll be getting enterprise-level support. 24/7 cover and service level agreements are just some of the aspects that make our support service at Kagool the best on the market.
Having the greatest number of Sitecore MVPs (Most Valuable Professionals) out of all the UK agencies helps too.For more information on what support we offer, read our article on Sitecore support. Alternatively, ask us about a Sitecore demo, or simply get in touch with us for a general chat about your requirements – we'd love to speak with you!


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Q: Creating a map with values containing generics I want to create a map with a key being a single object and a value being many objects, some containing generics. Is there a concise way to do this in Kotlin? I've used data classes in the past, but haven't found a way to make that work with generics.
Thanks!
Edit: Here's an example:
class SomeClass<E> {
    data class Data(val str: String, val int: Int, val e: E) //the last value is invalid

    val map: MutableMap<String, Data> = mutableMapOf()

}

A: Working from your example, this should work for you.
data class Data<E>(val str: String, val int: Int, val e: E)

class SomeClass<E> {

    val map: MutableMap<String, Data<E>> = mutableMapOf()

}

I'm defining Data as an external, generic class, and use that inside the actual class.
Edit: Actually, you don't even need to move the data class outside of the outer class:
class SomeClass<E> {
    data class Data<T>(val str: String, val int: Int, val e: T)

    val map: MutableMap<String, Data<E>> = mutableMapOf()

}

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The Carpe Diem Haiku Kai prompt is Grief. What sounds do you hear in grief?
This is the last verse in Basho's 'Oku no Hosomichi' 'The Narrow Road to the Far North. Departing Autumn is the inspiration for today's Carpe Diem.


Sodium Tripolyphosphate Market size is an inorganic compound extensively used in cleaning applications as a detergent builder. Superior buffering properties, dispersing dirt particles and emulsifying fats are the considerable factors enhancing the product consumption.
Global food additives market was more than USD 30 billion in 2015. Extensive usage in food additives, baking, food preservatives and processing support the sodium tripolyphosphate market growth in food industry. Sequestrant, thickener and texturizer are some of the widely used STPP contained food additives. Regulatory compliance for product usage in food and drug additive has positively influenced the demand in the recent years.
Sodium tripolyphosphate is widely used in household as well as industrial cleaning process. Detergent builder is the major contributor of the overall STTP consumption. Increasing household detergent consumption along with rise in laundry technologies will drive the demand in the forecast period. Household cleaning applications account for more than 80% of the total industry.
Rising demand for compact and regular detergents along with increasing consumption in surface cleaners and toilet cleaners are the factors influencing the price trends. Technological advancements in washing machines and automatic dish washers has enhanced the product development. High pH buffering, prevention from deposition and high dissolving properties are the factors influencing the sodium tripolyphosphate market in this segment.
Increasing demand for water treatment will trigger the sodium tripolyphosphate market. Extensive usage in water softeners owing to its sequestration of water hardness property encouraged the product innovations. Water hardness maintenance is the vital part of the laundry industry.
Asia Pacific sodium tripolyphosphate market is estimated to witness high gains in the forecast period. Rising food and detergent industry expansion in region will drive the demand. Increasing production facilities coupled with heavy manufacturer investments in the emerging economies will propel the industry growth.


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package dcraft.api.internal;

import java.security.cert.CertificateException;
import java.security.cert.X509Certificate;
import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArraySet;

import javax.net.ssl.X509TrustManager;

import dcraft.util.KeyUtil;
import dcraft.xml.XElement;

public class ApiTrustManager implements X509TrustManager {
	protected CopyOnWriteArraySet<String> trustedCerts = new CopyOnWriteArraySet<>();
	protected boolean validatessl = false;
	protected boolean limittrust = false;

	public void init(XElement config) {
		if (config == null)
			return;

		if (config.hasAttribute("Thumbprint"))
			this.trustedCerts.add(config.getAttribute("Thumbprint").toLowerCase().replace(":", ""));

		// trust all Trust entries
		for (XElement thumbs : config.selectAll("Trust"))
			if (thumbs.hasAttribute("Thumbprint"))
				this.trustedCerts.add(thumbs.getAttribute("Thumbprint").toLowerCase().replace(":", ""));

		// TODO probably want to switch these to ON by default, but NCC expects off so until convert
		this.validatessl = config.getAttribute("Validate", "Disabled").contains("SSL");
		this.limittrust = config.getAttribute("Validate", "Disabled").contains("Trust");
	}

    @Override
    public X509Certificate[] getAcceptedIssuers() {
        return new X509Certificate[] { };
    }

    @Override
    public void checkClientTrusted(X509Certificate[] chain, String authType) throws CertificateException {
		if (chain.length == 0)
        	throw new CertificateException("MISSING CLIENT CERTIFICATE");

		chain[0].checkValidity();

		/* TODO need to verify cert with master
		X509Certificate parent = ...;
		X509Certificate certToVerify = ...;
		certToVerify.verify(parent.getPublicKey());
		*/

    	String thumbprint = KeyUtil.getCertThumbprint(chain[0]);
    	String subject = chain[0].getSubjectDN().toString();

    	if (thumbprint == null)
        	throw new CertificateException("BAD CLIENT CERTIFICATE - CANNOT COMPUTE THUMBPRINT: " + subject);

    	if (!this.trustedCerts.contains(thumbprint)) {
            System.err.println("UNTRUSTED CLIENT CERTIFICATE: " + subject + " - thumbprint: " + thumbprint);
        	throw new CertificateException("UNTRUSTED CLIENT CERTIFICATE: " + subject);
    	}

        System.err.println("TRUSTED CLIENT CERTIFICATE: " + subject + " - thumbprint: " + thumbprint);
    }

    @Override
    public void checkServerTrusted(X509Certificate[] chain, String authType) throws CertificateException {
		if (chain.length == 0)
        	throw new CertificateException("MISSING SERVER CERTIFICATE");

		if (this.validatessl) {
			chain[0].checkValidity();

			/* TODO need to verify cert with master
			X509Certificate parent = ...;
			X509Certificate certToVerify = ...;
			certToVerify.verify(parent.getPublicKey());
			*/
		}

    	String subject = chain[0].getSubjectDN().toString();
    	String thumbprint = KeyUtil.getCertThumbprint(chain[0]);

    	if (thumbprint == null)
        	throw new CertificateException("BAD SERVER CERTIFICATE - CANNOT COMPUTE THUMBPRINT: " + subject);

		if (this.limittrust) {
	    	if (!this.trustedCerts.contains(thumbprint)) {
	            System.err.println("UNTRUSTED SERVER CERTIFICATE: " + subject + " - thumbprint: " + thumbprint);
	        	throw new CertificateException("UNTRUSTED SERVER CERTIFICATE: " + subject);
	    	}
		}

        System.err.println("TRUSTED SERVER CERTIFICATE: " + subject + " - thumbprint: " + thumbprint);
    }
}

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Magnetisk boblehukommelse er en form for ikke-flygtig hukommelse til brug i computere og tilsvarende digital elektronik, hvor hver bit er repræsenteret ved et lille område, kaldet et domæne eller en magnetisk boble, der er magnetiseret i én retning når det opbevarer et "0", og i den modsatte retninge når det gemmer på et "1". Denne teknik blev opfundet sidst i 1960'erne, og havde sin storhedstid i 1970'erne, men i begyndelsen af 1980'erne måtte den magnetiske boblehukommelse se sig slået på pris og ydelse af et andet magnetisk lagringsmedie; harddisken.

Sådan virker magnetisk boblehukommelse
"Hjertet" i magnetisk boblehukommelse er en tynd plade af et ortomagnetisk materiale, som kan danne små skarpt afgrænsede domæner eller "bobler", der udmærker sig ved at være magnetiseret anderledes end de omgivende dele af pladen: Disse domæner kan bevæge sig frit omkring i pladen, og ved hjælp af flere eksterne magnetfelter kan man skabe og opretholde sådanne domæner, og få dem til at "marchere" i talrige velordnede rækker. Hver af disse rækker danner en slags "magnetisk pendant" til et skifteregister; en form for seriel hukommelse, hvor de lagrede bits populært "står i kø" og kan udlæses én efter én for enden af hver række.

Ortomagnetiske materialer

Tegningen til højre illustrerer forskellen mellem almindeligt ferromagnetiske materialer, som for eksempel udglødet jern, og de ortomagnetiske materialer der bruges i magnetisk boblehukommelse: Hvis en ferromagnetisk prøve (øverst på tegningen) udsættes for et ydre magnetfelt (mellem de magnetiske nord- og sydpoler til venstre og højre), vil jernet dannet sine egne magnetiske nord-og sydpol i samme retning som det ydre felt. Bemærk at dette sker uanset hvordan prøvestykket er orienteret i forhold til magnetfeltet.

Ortomagnetiske materialer kan derimod kun danne "egne" magnetpoler langs én bestemt akse, eller retning: Nederst på tegningen er vist et par rtomagnetiske prøvestykker, hvis akse er indikeret ved de sorte pile: Prøven til venstre har sin ortomagnetiske akse i nogenlunde samme retning som det ydre magnetfelt, og udviser derfor selv en nord- og en sydpol, symboliseret ved rød og hvid farve.

Prøven til højre er ligeledes ortomagnetisk, men da det ydre felt træffer den i en retning omtrent vinkelret på dens ortomagnetiske akse, udviser den så godt som ingen magnetisme i sig selv.

Magnetiske domæner og bobler
I den plade der bruges i magnetisk boblehukommelse, er denne ortomagnetiske akse orienteret vinkelret på pladens overflade; den kan altså kun danne magnetiske poler på sidefladerne, ikke eksempelvis nordpol i ét hjørne, og sydpol i det andet.

Selv når der ikke er noget eksternt magnetfelt til stede, vil pladen være tilbøjelig til at danne nogle skarpt afgrænsede domæner, i et tilfældigt mønster som vist til venstre: Disse områder er svagt magnetiske, og mens nogle domæner har nordpolen opad og sydpolen nedad, er det omvendt for de omgivende dele af pladen.

Til højre er pladen anbragt i et magnetfelt i den ortomagnetiske akses retning, hvilket får de domæner hvis poler vender samme vej som det ydre felt til at vokse, mens domæner med polerne vendt imod det ydre magnetfelt bogstavelig talt taber terræn. Bliver det ydre felt tilstrækkelig stærkt, forsvinder sidstnævnte domæner helt, men i forbindelse med boblehukommelse er feltets styrke afpasset sådan, at helt små domæner med polerne vendt modsat det ydre felt, lige akkurat kan "overleve".

Jo længere sådanne domæner "tvinges ned" i størrelse på denne måde, desto mere præcis cirkelform antager de – eller rettere, eftersom domænet er et rumligt område der "rækker ned" gennem pladens tykkelse, cylinder-form: Det er disse små cylindriske domæner der er "boblerne" i magnetisk boblehukommelse. De kan bevæge sig frit og uhindret rundt omkring i pladen ved at forskyde deres domænegrænser – så længe det magnetfelt der skal begrænse domænernes størrelse ligger præcis i pladens ortomagnetiske akses retning, påvirker det ikke domænernes "færden".

Ved hjælp af flere eksterne magnetfelter, der virker andre retninger end den ortomagnetiske akse (illustreret ved de to små magneter i siderne på tegningen til venstre), kan man frastøde og tiltrække de frit bevægelige domæner, og på den måde styre deres færden.

Magnetboblernes march

I magnetisk boblehukommelse benyttes to spoler, viklet om pladen i indbyrdes vinkelrette retninger, til at styre domænernes bevægelser: Tilsammen kan disse spoler danne et magnetfelt i en hvilken som helst retning i pladens plan – afhængig af polariteten vil sådanne felter tiltrække den ene "ende" af de cylindriske domæner, men samtidig frastøder de i samme grad den anden ende af hvert domæne, så nettoresultatet er at disse felter i sig selv heller ikke kan flytte domænerne.

I stedet påvirker spolernes magnetfelt nogle små "ledestykker" af permalloy på den ene af pladens sideflader: Dette materiale har lav remanens og høj permeabilitet, og reagerer på "ferromagnetisk vis" overfor spolernes påvirkning ved at danne deres egne magnetiske poler. Disse magnetpoler tiltrækker og frastøder primært den "ende" af domænerne der vender mod den side af pladen hvor ledestykkerne sidder, og kan derved styre domænernes bevægelser. Til venstre er vist to forskellige udformninger af disse ledestykker.

De to spoler påtrykkes sinus-formede elektriske svinginger i fasekvadratur, dvs. med samme frekvens, blot med 90 graders fase-forskel – eller sagt på en anden måde; "sinus- og cosinus-formede" signaler. Den samlede virkning af de to spoler, er et magnetfelt hvis nord- og sydpoler drejer én hel gang rundt for hver svingning i det signal der driver spolerne: Tilsvarende vil magnetpolerne på permalloy-ledestykkerne "dreje rundt om sig selv" én gang for hver svingning. Systemet kan arbejde ved frekvenser på op imod 1 megahertz, eller 1 million omdrejninger per sekund.

Til venstre og højre for disse linjer ses hvordan spolernes roterende magnetfelt får henholdsvis T/I-formede og V-formede ledestykker til at danne magnetpoler der hele tiden flytter sig (skiftende rød og hvid markering på ledestykkerne). I begge tilfælde synes en "bølge" af nord- og sydpoler at vandre fra venstre mod højre langs rækken af ledestykker, og da domænerne (de røde cirkler "bag" ledestykkerne) vender nordpolen mod ledestykkerne, tiltrækkes de af ledestykkernes "vandrende sydpoler".

Nettoresultatet er, at hvert domæne flytter sig ét "T" eller "V" længere mod højre langs et "spor" i mønsteret, for hver gang spolernes magnetfelt har drejet sig én hel omgang. Da det jo er de samme spoler og det samme roterende magnetfelt der driver alle ledestykker på pladen, "marcherer" samtlige domæner også "i takt".

Magnetiske skifteregistre
Hvert spor med dets "macherende" domæner fungerer principielt som et skifteregister, hvor de binære data, 1'er og 0'er "står i kø", repræsenteret ved henholdsvis et tilstedeværende og et "fraværende" domæne, og med det roterende magnetfelts omdrejningshastighed som fælles "taktfrekvens". Forbinder man udgangen fra et skifteregister med dets egen indgang, får man en form for seriel hukommelse, hvor de oplagrede bits efter tur vil kunne aflæses ved udgangen, og det er netop princippet i magnetisk boblehukommelse.

Til venstre er vist ét af ledestykke-sporene fra den ortomagnetiske plade, forsynet med nogle små spoler for enderne: Spolen oppe til venstre virker som en elektromagnet, som kan "søsætte" nye små domæner, som straks bevæger sig ned langs sporet. Når disse domæner ankommer til spolerne i den højre ende af sporet, inducerer de en lille elektrisk impuls i spolerne: Disse impulser repræsenterer de bits der "skubbes ud" af sporet, og kan aflæses ved udgangsterminalen nederst til højre på illustrationen.

Desuden sendes impulserne igennem et forstærknings- og signalbehandlingskredsløb (symboliseret ved den grønne trekant). Til venstre for dette kredsløb sidder en omskifter, som normalt sender de forstærkede impulser tilbage til spolen til sporets venstre ende: Derved "genskabes" det domæne der netop blev skubbet "højre ud" af sporet, oppe i den venstre ende, og derved opnår man at det samme mønster af binære 0'er og 1'er bliver ved med at cirkulere i sporet; udlæsning foregår ved at man venter på at de ønskede data når frem til højre ende af sporet, og så "aflytter" signalerne på udgangsterminalen nederst til højre.

Når nye data skal skrives ind i hukommelsen stilles omskifteren sådan, at signaler der tilledes indgangsterminalen yderst til venstre på illustrationen sendes direkte op til spolen ved sporets begyndelse øverst til venstre.

Sammenkobling af sporene

Til højre er vist to forskellige måder at koble sporene i den magnetiske boblehukommelse sammen på: Diagrammet til venstre viser fire spor der er koblet sammen som illustreret ovenfor; det giver her anledning til fire "magnetiske skifteregistre". Da domænernes bevægelse gennem sporene styres af ét fælles signal (det i spolerne der magnetiserer ledemønstene), kan disse fire spor bruges til at ind- og udlæse data parallelt, i "ord" eller nibbles à 4 bits ad gangen.

Oftest var der flere spor på den ortomagnetiske plade, end antallet af bits per "ord" i den computer der skulle bruge hukommelsen; det løste man ved at koble flere spor sammen efter hinanden: I diagrammet til højre er de fire spor koblet sammen i serie, to og to, så der i stedet for fire "skifteregistre" dannes to registre, som til gengæld hver har plads til dobbelt så mange domæner, eller bits, som et enkelt spor.

Mere end blot seriel hukommelse
Med de her viste mønstre dirrigeres domænerne som demonstreret blot "lige ud" langs snorlige spor, men man har også kunnet realisere omskifere, eller "skiftespor", som kan sende domænerne i én af flere retninger. På den måde kan data der bruges mindre ofte, "parkeres" i et "vigespor" og give hurtigere adgang til oftere benyttede data; på den måde "overvinder" man delvis det hastighedsmæssige "handicap" som boblehukommelsens serielle arkitektur ellers giver anledning til. Andre mønstre kan foretage simple logiske operationer på domænerne, så den magnetiske boblehukommelse kan udfylde flere roller end "blot" det at være en seriel hukommelse.

Data bevares selv om strømmen slukkes
I praktisk magnetboblehukommelse leveres det magnetfelt der holder domænernes størrelse på et minimum, af et par permanente magneter, der jo som bekendt ikke er afhængige af elektrisk strøm for at fungere som magneter – eventuelle domæner i pladen kan altså blive ved med at eksistere stabilt, selv om man slukker for strømforsyningen til boblehukommelsen. Uden strøm danner spolerne rundt om hele pladen heller ikke noget magnetisk felt, så under disse betingelser forbliver domænerne som "lynfrosset" hvor de er når strømmen afbrydes. Det betyder, at den binære information som domænerne repræsenterer, bevares, og kan behandles videre når strømmen tændes igen: Magnetisk boblehukommelse er med andre ord det man kalder for ikke-flygtig.

Historie
Opfindelsen af den magnetiske boblehukommelse kan i høj grad, men ikke helt, tilskrives Andrew Bobeck: Op igennem 1960'erne havde Bobeck arbejdet med en lang række forskellige magnetisme-relaterede forskningsprojekter, blandt andet twistor; et system hvor magnetiske mønstre i stil med dem der indspilles på blandt andet magnetbånd bringes til at "vandre" gennem et stationært medie.

I 1967 sluttede Bobeck sig til et hold hos Bell Labs og arbejdede på at forbedre twistor-systemet: Hans idé var at bruge en plade i stedet for en tråd eller stang som i den oprindelige twistor, og sende flere "strømme" af information igennem dem; nærmest som en hel række af twistor'er ved siden af hinanden – det krævede dog et materiale som kun tillod de magnetiske mønstre at færdes i én retning, så de ikke "stødte sammen" med hinanden undervejs på deres færd.

Under nogle forsøg med ortoferrit opdagede han den ovenfor nævnte effekt at domæner med polerne den "forkerte" vej "skrumper" når materialet påtvinges et ydre felt: Faktisk kunne han "presse" domænerne ned i en størrelse meget mindre end de domæner man har på magnetbånd m.v., hvilket antydede at systemet ville kunne lagre store mængder information på ganske lidt plads. Det tog nogen tid at finde det optimale materiale til formålet, men mineralet granat syntes at have de rette egenskaber: Det var let at skabe nye domæner i tynde plader lavet af dette materiale, og disse domæner lod sig let "skubbe rundt" af ydre magnetfelter som omtalt ovenfor.

Imidlertid vil domænerne ikke uden videre af sig selv bevæge sig i snorlige rækker, så i stedet for den strøm der driver domænerne fremad i den oprindelige twistor, måtte man finde på systemet med spoler og mønstre af ledestykker.

Kommerciel udbredelse
Inden længe kunne Bobecks hold opbevare 4096 bits på én kvadratcentimeter; den samme informationsmængde som den daværende standard for ét "plan" af ferritkernehukommelse. Det vakte opsigt i elektronikbranchen, som hurtigt begyndte at svirre med forudsigelser om at magnetboblehukommelse snart helt ville erstatte ikke blot den dengang meget udbredte ferritkernehukommelse, men også disketter og magnetbånd. Kun de allerhurtigste former for hukommelse kunne ikke erstattes af magnetisk boblehukommelse.

Midt i 1970'erne havde så godt som alle større elektronikvirksomheder afdelinger og ansatte beskæftiget med magnetisk boblehukommelse, og sidst på årtiet var der talrige forskellige produkter på markedet, kulminerende med Intels 1-megabit magnetboble-komponent, kaldet "7110".

Men først i 1980'erne havde harddiskene indhentet magnetboblehukommelsen med hensyn til pris, lagerkapacitet og arbejdshastighed. For en tid derefter havde magnetboblehukommelsen dog en niche indenfor industrielle anvendelser der skulle kunne tåle kraftige vibrationer og/eller et barsk miljø; noget som harddiske ikke har let ved. Dette fik dog en ende med introduktionen af flash-lageret, der nu ligesom harddiskene i sin tid overtrumfer magnetisk boblehukommelse på pris, hastighed og lagerkapacitet.

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pretty-yaml (or pyaml)
======================

PyYAML-based python module to produce pretty and readable YAML-serialized data.

.. contents::
  :backlinks: none

What this module does and why
-----------------------------

YAML is generally nice and easy format to read *if* it was written by humans.

PyYAML can a do fairly decent job of making stuff readable, and the best
combination of parameters for such output that I've seen so far is probably this one::

  >>> m = [123, 45.67, {1: None, 2: False}, u'some text']
  >>> data = dict(a=u'asldnsa\nasldpáknsa\n', b=u'whatever text', ma=m, mb=m)
  >>> yaml.safe_dump(data, sys.stdout, allow_unicode=True, default_flow_style=False)
  a: 'asldnsa

    asldpáknsa

    '
  b: whatever text
  ma: &id001
  - 123
  - 45.67
  - 1: null
    2: false
  - some text
  mb: *id001

pyaml tries to improve on that a bit, with the following tweaks:

* Most human-friendly representation options in PyYAML (that I know of) get
  picked as defaults.

* Does not dump "null" values, if possible, replacing these with just empty
  strings, which have the same meaning but reduce visual clutter and are easier
  to edit.

* Dicts, sets, OrderedDicts, defaultdicts, namedtuples, etc are representable
  and get sorted on output (OrderedDicts and namedtuples keep their ordering),
  so that output would be as diff-friendly as possible, and not arbitrarily
  depend on python internals.

  It appears that at least recent PyYAML versions also do such sorting for
  python dicts.

* List items get indented, as they should be.

* bytestrings that can't be auto-converted to unicode raise error, as yaml has
  no "binary bytes" (i.e. unix strings) type.

* Attempt is made to pick more readable string representation styles, depending
  on the value, e.g.::

    >>> yaml.safe_dump(cert, sys.stdout)
    cert: '-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----

      MIIH3jCCBcagAwIBAgIJAJi7AjQ4Z87OMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAMIHBMRcwFQYD

      VQQKFA52YWxlcm9uLm5vX2lzcDEeMBwGA1UECxMVQ2VydGlmaWNhdGUgQXV0aG9y
    ...

    >>> pyaml.p(cert):
    cert: |
      -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
      MIIH3jCCBcagAwIBAgIJAJi7AjQ4Z87OMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAMIHBMRcwFQYD
      VQQKFA52YWxlcm9uLm5vX2lzcDEeMBwGA1UECxMVQ2VydGlmaWNhdGUgQXV0aG9y
    ...

* "force_embed" option to avoid having &id stuff scattered all over the output
  (which might be beneficial in some cases, hence the option).

* "&id" anchors, if used, get labels from the keys they get attached to,
  not just use meaningless enumerators.

* "string_val_style" option to only apply to strings that are values, not keys,
  i.e::

    >>> pyaml.p(data, string_val_style='"')
    key: "value\nasldpáknsa\n"
    >>> yaml.safe_dump(data, sys.stdout, allow_unicode=True, default_style='"')
    "key": "value\nasldpáknsa\n"

* Has an option to add vertical spacing (empty lines) between keys on different
  depths, to make output much more seekable.

Result for the (rather meaningless) example above (without any additional
tweaks)::

  >>> pyaml.p(data)
  a: |
    asldnsa
    asldpáknsa
  b: 'whatever text'
  ma: &ma
    - 123
    - 45.67
    - 1:
      2: false
    - 'some text'
  mb: *ma

----------

Extended example::

  >>> pyaml.dump(conf, sys.stdout, vspacing=[2, 1]):
  destination:

    encoding:
      xz:
        enabled: true
        min_size: 5120
        options:
        path_filter:
          - \.(gz|bz2|t[gb]z2?|xz|lzma|7z|zip|rar)$
          - \.(rpm|deb|iso)$
          - \.(jpe?g|gif|png|mov|avi|ogg|mkv|webm|mp[34g]|flv|flac|ape|pdf|djvu)$
          - \.(sqlite3?|fossil|fsl)$
          - \.git/objects/[0-9a-f]+/[0-9a-f]+$

    result:
      append_to_file:
      append_to_lafs_dir:
      print_to_stdout: true

    url: http://localhost:3456/uri

  filter:
    - /(CVS|RCS|SCCS|_darcs|\{arch\})/$
    - /\.(git|hg|bzr|svn|cvs)(/|ignore|attributes|tags)?$
    - /=(RELEASE-ID|meta-update|update)$

  http:

    ca_certs_files: /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt

    debug_requests: false

    request_pool_options:
      cachedConnectionTimeout: 600
      maxPersistentPerHost: 10
      retryAutomatically: true

  logging:

    formatters:
      basic:
        datefmt: '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'
        format: '%(asctime)s :: %(name)s :: %(levelname)s: %(message)s'

    handlers:
      console:
        class: logging.StreamHandler
        formatter: basic
        level: custom
        stream: ext://sys.stderr

    loggers:
      twisted:
        handlers:
          - console
        level: 0

    root:
      handlers:
        - console
      level: custom

Note that unless there are many moderately wide and deep trees of data, which
are expected to be read and edited by people, it might be preferrable to
directly use PyYAML regardless, as it won't introduce another (rather pointless
in that case) dependency and a point of failure.

Obligatory warning
------------------

Prime concern for this module is to chew *simple* types/values gracefully, and
internally there are some nasty hacks (that I'm not too proud of) used to do
that, which may not work with more complex serialization cases, possibly even
producing non-deserializable (but still easily fixable) output.

Again, prime goal is **not** to serialize, say, gigabytes of complex
document-storage db contents, but rather individual simple human-parseable
documents, please keep that in mind (and of course, patches for hacks are
welcome!).

Some Tricks
-----------

* Pretty-print any yaml or json (yaml subset) file from the shell::

    python -m pyaml /path/to/some/file.yaml
    curl -s https://status.github.com/api.json | python -m pyaml

* Easier "debug printf" for more complex data (all funcs below are aliases to
  same thing)::

    pyaml.p(stuff)
    pyaml.pprint(my_data)
    pyaml.pprint('----- HOW DOES THAT BREAKS!?!?', input_data, some_var, more_stuff)
    pyaml.print(data, file=sys.stderr) # needs "from __future__ import print_function"

* Force all string values to a certain style (see info on these in
  `PyYAML docs`_)::

    pyaml.dump(many_weird_strings, string_val_style='|')
    pyaml.dump(multiline_words, string_val_style='>')
    pyaml.dump(no_want_quotes, string_val_style='plain')

  Using ``pyaml.add_representer()`` (note \*p\*yaml) as suggested in
  `this SO thread`_ (or `github-issue-7`_) should also work.

* Control indent and width of the results::

    pyaml.dump(wide_and_deep, indent=4, width=120)

  These are actually keywords for PyYAML Emitter (passed to it from Dumper),
  see more info on these in `PyYAML docs`_.

.. _PyYAML docs: http://pyyaml.org/wiki/PyYAMLDocumentation#Scalars
.. _this SO thread: http://stackoverflow.com/a/7445560
.. _github-issue-7: https://github.com/mk-fg/pretty-yaml/issues/7

Installation
------------

It's a regular package for Python 2.7 (not 3.X).

Using pip_ is the best way::

  % pip install pyaml

If you don't have it, use::

  % easy_install pip
  % pip install pyaml

Alternatively (see also `pip docs "installing" section`_)::

  % curl https://raw.github.com/pypa/pip/master/contrib/get-pip.py | python
  % pip install pyaml

Or, if you absolutely must::

  % easy_install pyaml

But, you really shouldn't do that.

Current-git version can be installed like this::

  % pip install 'git+https://github.com/mk-fg/pretty-yaml.git#egg=pyaml'

Module uses PyYAML_ for processing of the actual YAML files and should pull it
in as a dependency.

Dependency on unidecode_ module is optional and should only be necessary if
same-id objects or recursion is used within serialized data.

.. _pip: http://pip-installer.org/
.. _pip docs "installing" section: http://www.pip-installer.org/en/latest/installing.html
.. _PyYAML: http://pyyaml.org/
.. _unidecode: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/Unidecode


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Article of the Week: The Benefits and Dangers of Art Restoration - Spear's Magazine
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Article of the Week: The Benefits and Dangers of Art Restoration
4th December 2012 by Spear's
Good as New With some white spirit and a restorer's skill, your painting can go from rubbish to Rubens, says Ivan Lindsay
Good as New
With some white spirit and a restorer's skill, your painting can go from rubbish to Rubens, says Ivan Lindsay
PAINTINGS, LIKE HUMANS, can do with a touch-up from time to time. Instead of doctors abrading unsightly bumps and hairdressers disguising the march of time with dyes, restorers remove over-painting, sew up tears in the canvas and de-varnish the slick and shiny.
This not only allows the painting to look as good as new, revealing the artist's original vision, but can also help to change the work's attribution, moving it from a nobody to a master; provide a financial uplift; alter our interpretation of it; and reveal more about the artist's technique. Restorations are not always successful, though — just ask Cecilia Gimenez.
Gimenez, a devout, misguided old Spanish lady, decided to 'restore' a 19th-century fresco of Jesus in the Sanctuary of Mercy Church, Borja. She said she wanted to improve the work after moisture damage, but thanks to her efforts Jesus now resembles 'a crayon sketch of a very hairy monkey in an ill-fitting tunic', according to the BBC. (Ironically, the botched improvement has brought thousands more tourists to the church.)
Simon Gillespie, one of the world's top restorers, says that all kinds of pleasure — aesthetic, art-historical, financial, personal — can be gained from a well-restored painting, which may also involve x-rays to uncover earlier stages in the artist's process. Gillespie describes one of his first restorations, where he removed some over-paint from the bottom-right corner of a charming Impressionist work — and revealed Monet's signature.
Given that the painting had last been seen before the war, Gillespie reckons the signature might have been painted out to avoid its true worth being recognised. Another restoration uncovered not just a butcher version of Sir Walter Raleigh but also a sceptred Elizabethan redhead walking away from him.
Gillespie often works with Philip Mould, the art dealer and presenter of BBC's Fake or Fortune?, who has uncovered — in many senses — works by van Dyck and Gainsborough, including one on eBay for $120.
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'It had the body of a pub sign and a head that was rather seductive and soft — it was truly weird. I then did what I wasn't supposed to do — I usually wait for my restorers — and took out my solvents and began taking off the over-painting. It was a religious experience: the whole body came off. There was a tear down the middle of the body — that's why the restorer, like the builder from hell, painted over it then filled in all around it to disguise their handiwork.' Et voilà! A Gainsborough revealed.
Paintings may need to be restored not just because they have been touched up for condition. Decorum plays a role: Mould says he has 'uncovered countless private parts', like those of a once-again-nude Venus for a museum in Falmouth.
Think of the fig leaves which have sprung up from nowhere to spare the blushes of subject and viewer alike. Equally, religious (in)sensibilities led early Christians to knock the noses and private parts off Roman and Greek pagan sculptures and post-Civil War Puritans to paint over Queen Henrietta Maria's Catholic accoutrements.
(Works can of course be damaged beyond restoration for the same reasons, such as the Bamiyan Buddhas of Afghanistan, blown up by the Taliban.)
Mould tells the story of a work by Anne Killigrew, a rare late-17th-century female painter. It depicted a dog with a bloody maw hovering ravenously over a mauled cat — 'just about the most unsellable [picture] you can imagine'. When he came across it five years later, the blood had been mopped up, the cat unmauled and the title changed to Shall We Wake Him?.
RESTORATION IS A skill that can only be learnt by experience. There are few courses that teach it and most of today's restorers learnt their craft by becoming an apprentice and then an assistant to an existing restorer before starting their own studio.
Experienced restorers such as Gillespie, Patrick Corbett and David Chesterman (pictured left) in London are in demand and often can pick and choose what they want to work on. Restoration requires patience, being surrounded by noxious chemicals and sitting still a few inches away from a panel or canvas for months on end, carefully trying to put back what was there.
The best restorers approach each painting with an open mind and seek input from art historians where they feel it is appropriate. They study other works by the artist and painstakingly try to return the painting to its original state, as far as possible.
Like a good actor who tries to avoid putting any of his or her own character into a part, a restorer must ignore his own artistic tendencies and work as a technician as opposed to an artist. When he noticed one of his apprentices painting in his spare time, Professor Helmut Ruhemann, the restorer at the National Gallery in London after the Second World War who taught a whole generation, discouraged him and told him he could be a good painter or a good restorer, but he needed to choose which.
Most paintings need conservation every generation or so. Works on panel provide different issues from works on canvas. Panels move and crack in different temperatures and climates, such as damp (England) or dry (Italy). Sending a painting on exhibition from one to the other can have disastrous consequences.
Rubens often painted his landscapes on panels consisting of several oak boards glued together. His landscape of the castle at Het Steen splintered along its panel joins one cold night when the central heating failed in the National Gallery.
Canvas stretches over time and needs re-lining, whereby the old canvas is stuck down on to a new canvas to anchor the paint, otherwise the paint simply falls off. In the past, techniques considered old-fashioned today involved ironing the old canvas on to the new one; this flattened all the impasto (ridges in the paint) and left a painting that is referred to as 'skinned'.
Varnish, the final layer applied by restorers over the paint to protect it (and by painters in the form of a glaze), tends to discolour and go brown after 30 years or so. Restorers usually start by removing this discoloured varnish with a solvent such as acetate mixed in white spirit.
Then they try to remove old restorers' over-paint where paint losses were touched in and have now often also discoloured. If the old restoration was very skilfully applied, they sometimes feel they cannot improve it and leave it.
Generally they remove the old retouchings as modern restorers typically believe they are better than restorers of the past and have more advanced tools and technologies at their disposal. Then they carefully mix the right-coloured paints and touch in all the losses. This is relatively straightforward but becomes more difficult when it involves painting in significant losses.
Gillespie warns against always removing varnish: 'Joshua Reynolds notoriously painted pictures and used yellow varnish to make them look like Old Masters or Rembrandts. That was his intention; the artist's intention is foremost.'
The opposite is true, too: Pissarro stuck labels on the back of his paintings warning would-be restorers never to use varnish on them.
Philip Mould saw the Gainsborough in the picture on the left, and restored it to its former glory on the right
IF THERE IS an element of doubt about a painting's age, then restorers can normally tell from their experience of canvas, paint and different artists' techniques. Sometimes an owner will want more 'proof' and he will send the painting to a scientist such as Dr Nicholas Eastaugh in London, who can then subject the paint and panel or canvas to some specific technical tests to date it.
He will also do pigment analysis to establish whether the paint used on a picture is from the era it is supposed to be from. Clever forgers know this and carefully try to reproduce the exact canvas and paint for the period they are trying to forge.
Different countries have different approaches to restoration. For example, the National Gallery in London cleans its paintings very vigorously, still operating under a template laid down by Professor Ruhemann in the 1950s. Old varnish and over-paint are always cleaned off and the paintings there appear very new and brightly coloured.
This approach is diametrically opposed to that of many museums on the continent, such as the Kunsthistorische in Vienna or the Musée des Beaux Arts in Brussels, which prefer to avoid disturbing the discoloured varnish, leaving their paintings feeling older and more mysterious.
Both approaches have their champions and it is a subject that attracts a spirited debate. Gillespie feels that it is not always best to restore — even though it's his career — because a painting's patina is a natural part of its story.
Restorations can be over-vigorous, indeed harmful, and not just for paintings. Most notorious is the scrubbing the Elgin Marbles received in the 1930s, as described on the website of the British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles, who want them sent back to Greece: 'The sculptures were "cleaned" under the wrong belief that they were originally "brilliant white". The so-called cleaning was never the intention of the curators, who knew very well that the sculptures made out of Pentelicon marble would have acquired a mellow honey colour when exposed to the air. Moreover, the sculptures showed clear traces of colour that the scraping destroyed.
'The cleaning was done at the instruction of Lord Duveen, who financed the building of the galleries for exhibiting the Marbles. The cleaning carried out with wire brushes, copper tools and carborundum caused serious and irretrievable damage that was admitted by the authorities of the Museum. However, the British Museum officials kept the full report on the incident carefully under wraps until a Cambridge historian revealed it in his book Lord Elgin and the Marbles.' This story has a political angle, yes, but it illustrates the dangers of ignorant restoration.
FAILING TO RESEARCH the condition of paintings they buy is one of the commonest mistakes made by art collectors. The condition of paintings varies from the near pristine, such as Vermeer's Guitar Player at Kenwood House, to works that are badly damaged and over-painted, such as Claude's Enchanted Castle in the National Gallery. A painting's condition has significant bearing on its value, and experienced collectors and dealers always seek the opinion of a restorer before making an acquisition.
Pictures tend to sell better at auction when they have been untouched for a while and are referred to by the auction rooms as being in 'country house condition'. This leaves buyers with the impression that there is a 'clean' in the picture and it will improve its appearance and hopefully its value after a post-acquisition cleaning.
Restorers have been known to mix coffee or Van Dyck brown into a modern varnish to achieve this effect artificially. Dealers, on the other hand, find it difficult to explain to clients that a painting is in its natural condition, as many clients think it looks dirty, so they tend to clean everything up before offering it.
It's worth being cautious about restoration when it comes to auction rooms. The leading auction rooms, particularly as they develop their rapidly growing private sales (dealing) business, go to considerable lengths to advise their clients that buying at auction is so easy that they shouldn't feel the need to seek any independent advice before buying. They are wrong.
IN THE DAILY Telegraph in October, Orlando Rock, deputy chairman of Christie's, offered up a detailed guide on how to buy art at auction. It is all very reassuring to know that, despite any misgivings you may have had about the art world, it is in fact a nice cosy place and the leading auctions are a 'transparent and fair platform' that offer goods at fair prices with the 'stamp of long-term quality and value'. And that buying art at auction is 'accessible, affordable, personal and fun'. I would add 'nerve-racking, opaque, confusing and often expensive'.
Rock does mention that condition is an issue and suggests that, if you feel the need, you can ask for a condition report from one of the in-house experts. However, these should not be relied on. A good restorer can make a painting that is in bad condition look fine to all but the trained eye. They can also be very good at disguising their work. The old expression that you do not find out what you have bought in the art world until you try to sell it is never truer than when it comes to condition.
If experienced dealers always feel the need to seek the advice of an independent third-party restorer before they buy, then that should tell private clients what they should be doing. Restorers are mainly generous with their time and often have to attend the major sales on behalf of clients. By seeking such advice, collectors will save themselves plenty of expensive mistakes, and it is sound practice to take the time to get to know a good restorer and make him part of your team.
ivan@oldmasters.net, www.oldmasters.net
Ivan Lindsay's forthcoming book, The History of Loot and Stolen Art, will be published by Unicorn Press in 2013
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The discussions on the IPCC assessment report provide another opportunity for industrialised nations to create a fear psychosis among emerging economies that they are most vulnerable and thus have to heavily cut down on CO2 emissions which will impact development.
I agree with the assessment of the fifth Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report that increased temperature and increased frequency of extreme weather events will have an impact on economic activities, including agricultural production, infrastructure, and health.
While India is vulnerable to climate change because of its population, poverty and economic inequalities, I disagree with the report's assessment that the country and China will be the worst sufferers.
Climate change will impact both developed and developing countries equally. The impact of flooding and destruction of roads in Colorado and in Uttarakhand in 2013 are reflection that disasters affect all regions.
The 2003 heat wave in Europe killed nearly 52,000 people within a fortnight in August. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated southern US; last year, Hurricane Sandy devastated eastern US; and the bushfires in Australia and California, are examples which show that even developed countries are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
Given this, it appears that there is a political motive in identifying India and China as the most vulnerable — to hasten the process of industrialisation and economic development. Both nations are emerging economies and while the economic slowdown of 2008 affected the US economy, India and China were not severely affected by the crisis.
In The Global Financial Crisis and Short-run Prospects for India, R Jha says India's economic growth has been rising and has become more stable for the past 25 years, fuelled by higher savings and investment, the demographic dividend of a younger, a more educated labour force and accelerated productivity growth.
Another dimension is that developed countries depend on China and India for a large number of their manufactured products. In the IT sector, the US is dependent on South Asian countries.
Regarding the reduction of CO2 emissions, developing countries — including India and China — demand that developed countries accept the Kyoto Protocol, which recognises developed countries as responsible for the high levels of greenhouse gas emissions as a result of more than 150 years of industrial activity, and places a heavier burden on them under the principle of 'common but differentiated responsibilities'.
In the case of emerging economies, reduction in CO2 emissions means a reduction in the level of income and a decline in GDP. Thus, it is not possible for developing countries to reduce their emissions.
According to The Guardian, based on the CO2 emission during 1900-2004, the US has emitted 314,772 million metric tonnes compared to India's 25,054 and China's 89,243 million metric tonnes.
With a share of just 4% of global emission, any amount of mitigation by India will not affect climate change. So a substantial commitment by the major industrialised nations to reduce emissions will be required. However, it seems that the western world is envious at the pace of economic growth registered by India and China.
Climate change affects all nations, developed or developing.
It appears that less scientific evidence and more political motives are behind isolating India and China as the most vulnerable countries in the report. I hope developing countries are not heading towards climate colonialism.
Rais Akhtar is the lead author of the third and fourth IPCC assessment reports. The views expressed by the author are personal.


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Adel 1s v Huddersfield 1s Away
27th September 2017 Greg Hilton
After a prolific cup performance in which they had served up a an 8-0 drumming to the side they were facing up against for their first league game of the season the Men's 1s were on a high. However, they were very aware that the Huddersfield Dragons were missing a few key players the week before and were now at home so were told very sternly by Ben Hendley to not get complacent.
The lads obviously listened well as they were 1-0 down inside 10 minutes……
Nonetheless, they did not let this phase them. Adel quickly came back to remind the Dragons why they had walked over them the week before with some quick play into the Dragons D saw Pete Sim score a goal so good that fans are saying should be given goal of the season award immediately. Swamped by defenders the new big money signing somehow found enough space to get a fierce strike away from an impossibly tight angle that screamed past the terrified keepers left ear lobe. Rumor has it the keeper hasn't slept since. 1-1….game on.
As the half went on momentum ebbed and flowed with Adel struggling to find consistent pass completion. To be fair to Huddersfield they were doing a good job of causing a lot of disruption to the distribution from the back 4. Then in true Huddersfield fashion they crashed a ball through the middle which got deflected by an Adel midfielder in a effort to intercept resulting in a perfectly weighted through ball to a goal hanging Huddersfield striker who seized the opportunity to score……2-1
After some inspirational words from Ben and Captain Will Purdy (aka that was s**t) the lads came out to the second half fired up. 5 minutes into the second half it became apparent that the pep talk had the desired effect. Some silky play from the back through the midfield produced an opportunity for striker Sam Harris who had controversially transferred from Boston Spa, only getting pen to paper minutes before the transfer deadline. But no shock he showed the manager why he was worth the cash, goal…2-2
Unfortunately Adel struggled to kick on with the momentum they had gained from the goal and preceded to fall back into the similar pattern of play they were in just before the first half. This led to a goal from the dragon that can only be described as a carbon copy of their previous one. Crash ball, deflection from Adel player, perfectly weighted through ball, goal….3-2.
Following this play began to get very frantic with only 15 minutes left. Leading to both teams losing players to green and yellow cards due to what can only be described as physical challenges. Time was starting to tick away…..
But then with only 3 minutes to go Pete Sim had a free hit 7 meters out, he dribbled exactly 5 meters, no more, no less and slapped the ball into the D. The lads hearts were in their mouths as they cast their gaze to the back post, praying there was an Adel player awaiting the ball……..but of course there was. Who else could it have been but El Capitán Will Purdy. He received the ball and smashed it into the back of the net!! He looked up as though he was about to pull his shirt over his head and run the length, however, he knew there was still a job to be done……3-3
With only 2 minutes to go both teams were pushing for the win. Huddersfield launched a dangerous attack ending up on the edge of the Adel D. However, man of the match Jim 'the rock' Robinson turned over possession and launched a counter attack. The ball was quickly dispatched up to a breaking James Moorehouse. Screams from Ben Hendley on the sideline of 'its a two on one' were rumored to have been heard in Headingley. James continued to charge forward with Sam Harris along side him. Then as Ben had pointed out, it was in fact a two on one. James slipped the ball to his left giving Sam the chance to secure a heroic victory from the jaws of defeat……….he once again showed why he's paid the big bucks and drove the ball into the back of the net!! ADEL WIN 4-3!!!!
The ecstatic crowd immediately invaded the pitch! (also known as the next teams on) The lads looked mentally drained, yet were victorious. Just another day at the office.
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Q: IIS 8.5 executionTimeout does not work MVC5 Environment:
IIS 8.5 .NET Framework 4.7.2 ASP MVC5
Goal:
Drop requests incoming to IIS after the specified timeout.
What we tried:
Set executionTimeout="10":
Web.config:
<system.web>
<compilation explicit="true" optimizeCompilations="true" targetFramework="4.7.2" debug="false">
...
</compilation>
<httpRuntime executionTimeout="10" maxRequestLength="53477376" maxWaitChangeNotification="20" shutdownTimeout="30" waitChangeNotification="20" maxQueryStringLength="4096" targetFramework="4.7.2" />
...
</system.web>

We expect the request to this endPoint to close in 10 seconds (We check here - IIS Manager - Worker Processes - Requests)
piblic async Get()
{
    await Task.Delay(4000);
}

But requests are still executed for 4+ minutes, and don't stop after executionTimeout = "10" (10sec) as expected.
Why do we need this:
The problem is that some of our non-critical requests processing too long, taking up the queue of requests on IIS.
This could be queries to MS SQL (they take a long time to process due to the possible presence of locks), or queries to external APIs.
We need terminate requests after a certain timeout, even if everything goes according to plan and the request works correctly, but we cannot wait any longer.


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Q: Learn Python the Hard Way, Ex 2; Powershell not outputting ex1.py? I am very new to the language so I might need an ELI5 for the response.
I've created my ex1.py, checked all of the casing and syntax and it appears to be right?
print "Hellow World!"
print "Hello again"
print "i like typing this"
print "this is fun"
print 'Yay! printing!'
print "I'd much rather you 'n'."
print 'I "said" do not touch this!'

When I type: python ex1.py in terminal after navigating to the proper folder, the terminal displays the script, not powershell.
I've tried entering
[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("Path", "$env:Path;C:\Python27", "User")

etc. string that is on page 8 of the book into PowerShell, but that doesn't seem to help.
In the filepath above, should I be replacing C:\Python27 with the literal filepath of where i have Python installed? Likewise, "User" with my username? Or do I enter the string literally as is?

A: Your code is fine but it seems your environment is not set correctly. Do the following:

*

*Start  powershell

*[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("Path", "$env:Path;C:\<directory_where_python.exe in installed>", "User")

*Restart powershell (close it, then start it back up again)

*Cd in directory that contains ex1.py

*Execute python .\ex1.py

A: Please see if you have saved the file ex1.py properly.Check once.
You may have saved the file name first and later typed in the notepad and forgot to save the file.


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Opinion > Celebrity Diagnosis
Kelly Ripa Diagnoses Herself With Mysterious Neurological Disorder
by Michele R. Berman MD September 12, 2011
Do certain sounds drive you crazy?
Does the sound of your husband's chewing make you want to punch him in the face?
Last week, there was a story on the Today show about a woman with misophonia, a condition where certain sounds can literally drive a person crazy.
Kelly Ripa opened last Friday's episode of Live! with Regis and Kelly by telling guest co-host Seth Meyers that she believes that she has misophonia! Ever since she was a child, the sound of chewing drives her nuts. Her children have been trained to eat quietly with their mouths closed, and she "has to leave the house" if her husband, All My Children actor Mark Consuelos, eats a "juicy peach".
"Hatred of Sound"
Misophonia literally means "hatred of sound" and is a form of decreased sound tolerance. The term was coined by American neuroscientists Pawel and Margaret Jastreboff in 1991. For those with misophonia, everyday sounds can lead to extreme reactions. Misophonia is not a problem with the auditory pathways in the brain. Instead, there is an abnormally strong reaction of the limbic (emotional system) and autonomic nervous system (body control system) which are closely connected with the auditory (hearing) system. Hearing the hated sound activates a "Fight or Flight" response -- either you become angry and potentially violent or you get anxious and run away.
Left: Neural systems and mechanisms involved in
misophonia. Gray ovals indicate the primary brain
areas responsible for misophonia.
From Margaret M Jastreboff and Pawel J Jastrebof
According to support organization Misophonia UK :
the age of onset will often be around 10-12
the "trigger" sounds which tend to be most difficult are connected with eating and breathing
the reaction starts with the sound (or some aspect of the sound) and often develops to include actions associated with the sound and even anticipation of those actions
the closer the sufferer is emotionally to the "trigger" person, the more offensive the sound tends to be
the reaction is experienced most commonly as extreme rage
the trigger sound can create an overwhelming fight or flight response in the sufferer, so they experience a desire to do extreme violence to the maker of the sound, or to escape the vicinity of the sound at all costs.
The Sounds to Silence
There is no cure for misophonia, but some treatments have shown promise for some sufferers:
Tinnitus Retraining Therapy (TRT) is a form of habituation (tolerance) therapy designed to help people who suffer from tinnitus (ringing ears). Relies on a patient getting used to a low level of the disturbing sound.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches people to change negative thinking and behaving that contributes to their illness.
Psychotherapeutic hypnotherapy uses hypnosis to deal with triggers and the response to them.
Anti-anxiety medications
Above is a video of the story on Today.
Is there a particular noise or sound that drives you crazy?
Have you diagnosed any patients with misophonia?
Please share your experiences with us.
For more information about misophonia, click here to go to the Resounding Health Casebook on the topic.


In Italy, the National Health Service (Servizio Sanitario Nazionale) runs a health insurance system. In each region, local health authorities (Aziende Sanitarie Locali) manage registration for the national system by issuing healthcare cards (Tessere sanitarie). According to the SSN, 'A foreign citizen living in Italy, with a valid Permit of Stay has the same rights as Italian citizens to medical assistance assured by the [NHS].' Cardholders do not pay for medical treatment (or at most pay a minimal fee), including emergency services and some dental treatments.
The European Union (EU) states that in Italy all citizens, residents and foreigners in possession of specific requirements have the right to general medical assistance provided by a general practitioner, and for those under 14, a paediatrician. An EU citizen country arriving in Italy with form E111/European Health Insurance Card (EHIC or TEAM card) has the right to urgent medical treatment. If they present the form to the relevant local health authority they can receive medical treatment equivalent to that available to an Italian citizen. Registration with the national health system is effected by choosing a general practitioner or a paediatrician registered on the relevant list available at the district offices of the ASL. A health card is issued at the time of registration, which must be presented in order to receive health services.
So, as an EU citizen, your EHIC card covers you for free healthcare in public hospitals for the majority of services. It will not cover you for repatriation in an emergency or non-emergency situation. If you remain in Italy for longer than three months then you must register with the SSN.
Non-EU citizens should enquire with their embassies as to whether a healthcare agreement exists with Italy. For example, Australians carrying their Medicare card are covered (up to a period) in Italy thanks to a reciprocal arrangement between the two countries. For non-EU citizens there are also conditions and time periods under which you must register with the national health system depending on your type of visa.
You can dial 118 for an ambulance from anywhere in Italy. To receive emergency treatment, visit the pronto soccorso of any public hospital. Most pharmacies follow standard Italian shopping hours, following some late night pharmacies in Rome: Piazza dei Cinquecento; Piazza della Repubblica 67; Via Nazionale 228; Piazza Barberini 49; Corso Rinascimento 50; Via Cola di Rienzo 213/215; Piazza Risorgimento 44; Via Arenula 73; Viale Trastevere 229.
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Nottingham Forest's match with Aston Villa at The City Ground has been put back for live television coverage.
The match will remain on Saturday 4 February but with a later kick-off time of 5.30pm.
The game will be broadcast live on Sky Sports and will see two former European Cup winners battle it out for crucial points in the Championship.
The match earlier in the season was also televised, with Henri Lansbury striking late to secure a point in a thrilling 2-2 draw at Villa Park.


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No one claims $100 bills found on roadside in Jefferson
Wayne Ford @WayneFo12126079
A month ago Garrison Bickerstaff was taking a morning stroll along Storey Lane in Jefferson when he saw some money scattered on the roadside — lots of money.
Bickerstaff, an instructor at the University of Georgia, said Tuesday his first thought as he saw the $100 bills was "I needed to take it to the police department."
The Jefferson resident said he gathered up more than $2,000, all in $100 bills, and took the cash to the Jackson County Sheriff's Office.
"As far as the disposition of it, I don't know," Bickerstaff said.
The sheriff's office still has the money as the owner has not been identified, Jackson County Sheriff Janis Mangum said Tuesday.
On the day the money was found, a deputy returned to the location, but did not locate any more bills, she said.
Mangum agreed it was "very" odd that this amount of money was dumped on the roadside.


The chargepoints are universal. Working for basically all mainstream plug-in vehicles, including Teslas, they're not exclusive to VW drivers. To find out whether your car is compatible with CHAdeMO or CCS 50kW DC connectors, please check our online guides.
We are happy to confirm that contactless payment will be available on all 50kW rapid charger units that are installed in the Tesco roll out! For those, like me, who enjoy using the Pod Point app, you will still be able to use this option.
We hear you! To ensure the Pod Points offer drivers maximum benefit, we'll continue to work closely with Tesco throughout the roll out to ensure that these bays are reliably available for the charging of electric cars.
We'll have more details on the timings and locations of the installs in the coming weeks. Make sure you keep checking back on the blog for updates.
Big wins are great for any business, and by any measure the Tesco announcement is BIG. 2,400 charging sockets nationwide, a significant expansion of our 50kW offering and a partnership with the likes of Tesco and Volkswagen. All fabulous stuff. But, in truth, it is the way the offering fits together that is probably the most satisfying.
If you've ever seen a talk from Erik, you may have seen our "Charging Ecosystem" diagram. The main point is that drivers will mostly charge where they were going anyway, in the ~95% of the time that their car is parked doing nothing.
With Tesco stores representing the destination or origin of a significant proportion of UK car journeys Tesco stores are a great "place you were going anyway".
Achieve these two and drivers will top up at destination chargers not out of need, but because they can. Your car is parked at the shop doing nothing anyway, why not add range? And it needn't be enough to "fill" your car - quite literally, "every little helps".
Stat: On a 7kW Pod Point you can put the UK's approximate ~average daily mileage 21 miles into your car in a typical 45-60 min shop (depending on your car's efficiency). For free!
We believe our plug-in, walk away and confirm Pod Point app system remains the most simple system in the market. Instant access. Very simple app. No membership RFID/ongoing subscription to send off for/commit to (a deterrent to first usage broadly equivalent to chaining a ravenous alligator to the charger). 15 minute free emergency charge in extremis.
The Pod Point model has always been to allow our "hosts" to set their own fee for charging. While some levy a fee, many make it free, seeing the costs as a price well worth paying to attract EV driving customers to their business. Clearly Tesco are choosing to make the 7kW charging provision a free amenity, which we think is a smart move.
Sometimes it's better to get more charge in a shorter period, sometimes you have to. Sadly it is hard to find enough electrical capacity (hence we can't offer this at all 600 Tesco stores) and expensive, making it necessary to levy a usage fee. Thankfully with the Tesco roll out we can offer 50kW DC charging at competitive market rates with no need for memberships or subscriptions. Furthermore, a tap of a contactless card and you're paid (or app for those who prefer).
So there you have it. Much to be excited about as we look to set off on the Tesco roll out. We will keep you posted on dates and locations of the chargers in the coming weeks.


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US: 2,200 locked-out steelworkers lose health care
Samuel Davidson
On Tuesday, 2,200 steelworkers who have been locked out of their jobs since August 14 had their health insurance eliminated by Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI).
"My wife goes in for an MRI on Monday," said a steelworker on the picket line in Brackenridge, Pennsylvania, on Sunday. "I don't know what to expect or what will happen," he said.
For workers to continue with their health insurance they will have to pay the full premiums, which range from $800 a month for individual coverage to as much as $1,800 a month for family coverage, an amount they cannot afford.
"I had to find another job," said Dave (pictured right), who had worked nearly eight years at ATI's Brackenridge mill and is now locked out. "It doesn't pay as much, and there are no paid holidays or time off, but at least I do get health insurance.
"By the end of February, the unemployment runs out and you are going to have 2,200 people without any benefits at all.
"I don't understand why they are doing this. We were willing to work; it is the company that has locked us out.
"I don't have kids at home. It is really hurting the guys that have a family to support and take care of. I don't know what people are going to do. You have to have health insurance when you have kids. It is a waiting game."
Workers who don't continue coverage through the company's plan will be forced to buy insurance elsewhere or face being fined under the Obama administration's misnamed Affordable Care Act.
Picketing alongside Dave was another steelworker, also named Dave (pictured left), who has worked for ATI nearly 10 years. He said that he is able to get health insurance from his previous job, where he had been a coal miner for 20 years until the mine where he worked shut down.
"I would just like to know what we did that was so wrong to deserve this," Dave said, speaking of the lockout.
"You have a group of guys who know how to do their jobs. We got the production out, we did quality work and we did it safely. I worked in the three departments, and on the afternoon and midnight shifts we didn't even have any supervision and we always got the product out.
"What company wouldn't want to have a workforce like us, instead of always having to have someone standing over your head telling you 'do this and do that' all the time? Unless there is a breakdown or something, a supervisor is never there in the afternoon or midnight shifts.
"Health insurance is very important for us. We work with silica and acid fumes and lots of dangerous things in there.
"They don't want to talk to the union; they are trying to break the union. I think the big companies are behind this, they want to use us to set the example."
ATI began locking out its workforce at 12 mills in six states on August 14, several days after putting forward its "last, best, and final offer." ATI is demanding steep increases in out-of-pocket health care payments, which can amount to more than $10,000 a year per family, factoring in deductibles, prescription drug costs and other expenditures. In addition, ATI is calling for massive cuts to benefits for new hires, including the replacement of pensions with 401(k) plans.
The company also aims to turn its workforce into casual labor, demanding the ability to contract out 40 percent of all jobs. Proposed new scheduling rules would essentially eliminate time-and-a-half overtime pay after eight hours of work, while placing workers' schedules at the day-to-day discretion of employers.
ATI has replaced its workers with scabs through Strom Engineering of Minnesota, which specializes in hiring scabs for companies during strikes or lockouts.
ATI is being used as a model in the entire steel industry, which is seeking to place the full burden of the drop in demand and falling prices for steel onto the backs of its workers.
For its part, the United Steelworkers (USW), who represent the locked-out workers at ATI, continue to isolate and divide the workers. Thirty thousand steelworkers at US Steel and ArcelorMittal have been ordered to continue working despite the expiration of their contract on September 1. Both US Steel and ArcelorMittal are making similar demands for massive concessions in health care and contracting out as at ATI.
Far from defending steelworkers, the USW is seeking to prove to the companies that it can be relied upon to provide a disciplined workforce and thus serve as a second level of management in restoring the steelmakers' profits.
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