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3. Inductive Arguments and Scientific Reasoning
In the terminology of standard textbook logic an inductive argument is one that's intended to be strong rather than valid. But this terminology isn't necessarily standard outside of logic.
In the sciences in particular there is a more common reading of induction that means something like "making an inference from particular cases to the general case".
In this lecture we're going to talk about this reading of the term and how it relates to the standard usage in logic, and the role of inductive reasoning in the sciences more broadly.
The Standard Scientific Meaning of "Induction"
In the sciences the term "induction" is commonly used to describe inferences from particular cases to the general case, or from a finite sample of data to a generalization about a whole population.
Here's the prototype argument form that illustrates this notion of induction:
1. a1 is B.
2. a 2 is B.
n. a n is B.
Therefore, all A are B
You note that some individual of a certain kind, a1, has a property B. An example would be "This swan is white".
Then you note that some other individual of the same kind, a2, has the same property — "This OTHER swan is white".
And you keep doing this for all the individuals available to you this. THIS swan is white, and THIS swan is white, and THIS SWAN OVER THERE is white, and so on.
So you've observed n swans, and all of them are white. From here the inductive move is to say that ALL swans, EVERYWHERE are white. Even the swans that you haven't observed and will never observe.
This is an example of an inductive generalization.
Arguments of this form, or that do something similar — namely, infer a general conclusion from a finite sample — exemplify the way the term "induction" is most commonly used in science.
Another example that illustrates inductive reasoning in this sense is the reasoning involved in inferring a functional relationship between two variables based on a finite set of data points.
Let's say you heat a metal rod. You observe that it expands the hotter it gets. So for various temperatures you plot the length of the rod against the temperature. You get a spread of data points that looks like this:
What you may want to know, though, is how length varies with temperature generally, so that for any value of temperature you can then predict the length of the rod.
To do that you might try to draw a curve of best fit through the data points, like so:
It looks like a pretty linear relationship, so a straight line with a slope like this seems like it'll give a good fit to the data.
Now, given the equation for this functional relationship, you can now plug in a value for the temperature and derive a value for the length.
The equation for the straight line is an inductive generalization you've inferred from the finite set of data points.
The data points in fact are functioning as premises and the straight line is the general conclusion that you're inferring from those premises.
When you plug in a value for the temperature and derive a value for the length of the rod based on the equation for the straight line, you're deriving a prediction about a specific event based on the generalization you've inferred from the data.
This example illustrates just how common inductive generalizations are in science, so it's not surprising that scientists have a word for this kind of reasoning.
In fact, the language of induction used in this sense can be traced back to people like Francis Bacon who back in the 17th century articulated and defended this kind of reasoning as a general method for doing science.
Scientific vs Logical Senses of Induction
So how does this kind of reasoning relate to the definition of induction used in logic?
Recall, in standard logic an argument is inductive if it's intended to be strong rather than valid.
The key thing to note is that this is a much broader definition than the one commonly used in the sciences. That definition focuses on arguments of a specific form, those where the premises are claims about particular things or cases, and the conclusion is a generalization from those cases.
But if you take the standard logical definition of an inductive argument you find that many different kinds of arguments will qualify as inductive, not just arguments that infer generalizations from particular cases.
So, for example, on the logical definition, a prediction about the future based on past data will count as an inductive argument.
1. The sun has risen every day in the east for all of recorded history.
Therefore, the sun will rise in the east tomorrow.
The sun has risen every day for as long as the earth has existed, as far as we know. So we expect the sun to rise tomorrow as well.
This is an inductive argument on our definition because we acknowledge that even with this reliable track record it's still possible for the sun to not rise tomorrow. Aliens, for example, might blow up the earth or the sun overnight.
So this inference from the past to the future is inductive, and most of us would say that it's a strong inference. But notice that it's not an argument from the particular to the general. The conclusion isn't a generalization, it's a claim about a particular event, the rising of the sun tomorrow.
So this kind of argument wouldn't count as inductive under the standard science definition, but it does count under the standard logical definition.
Here's a second example that illustrates the difference:
1. 90% of human beings are right-handed.
2. John is a human being.
Therefore, John is right-handed.
Notice that the main premise is a general claim, while the conclusion is a claim about a particular person. On the standard science definition this isn't an inductive argument, since it's moving from the general to the particular rather than from the particular to the general. But on the logical definition of induction this argument does count, since the argument is intended to be strong, not valid.
The relationship between the two definitions is a relation of set to subset. The arguments that qualify as inductive under the standard science definition are a subset of the arguments that qualify as inductive under the standard logical definition.
So from a logical point of view there's no problem with calling an inference from the particular to the general an inductive argument since all such arguments satisfy the basic logical definition.
But scientists are sometimes confused when they see the term "induction" used to describe other forms of reasoning than the ones they normally associate with inductive inferences. There shouldn't be any confusion as long as you keep the two senses in mind and distinguish them when it's appropriate.
But if you don't distinguish them then you may run into discussions like this one that contradict themselves. Below are the first two senses of the Wikipedia entry on "induction" at the time this lecture was first written (2010):
Induction or inductive reasoning, sometimes called inductive logic, is the process of reasoning in which the premises of an argument are believed to support the conclusion but do not entail it, i.e. they do not ensure its truth. Induction is a form of reasoning that makes generalizations based on individual instances.
The first sentence presents the standard logical definition — inductive reasoning is defined as strong reasoning, reasoning that doesn't guarantee truth. The second sentence presents the standard science definition of induction, defining it as reasoning from the particular to the general.
Later on in the article the authors present a number of examples of inductive arguments that satisfy the logical definition but not the scientific definition, such as inferences from correlations to causes, or predictions of future events based on past events, and so on. These examples flat out contradict the definition of induction in the second sentence.
Now let's summarize some key points of this discussion.
First, we should be aware that there is a difference between the way the term "induction" is defined in general scientific usage and the way it's defined in logic. The logical definition is much broader — it's basically synonymous with "non-deductive" inference. The scientific usage is narrower, and focuses on inferences from the particular to the general.
Second, induction in the broader logical sense is fundamental to scientific reasoning in general. Inductive reasoning is risky reasoning, it's fallible reasoning, where you're moving from known facts about observable phenomena, to a hypothesis or a conclusion about the world beyond the observable facts.
The distinctive feature about this reasoning is that you can have all the observable facts right, and you can still be wrong about the generalizations you draw from those observations, or the theoretical story you tell to try to explain those observations. It's a fundamental feature of scientific theorizing that it's revisable in light of new evidence and new experience.
It follows from this observation that scientific reasoning is broadly speaking inductive reasoning — that scientific arguments should aim to be strong rather than valid, and that it's both unrealistic and confused to expect them to be valid.
Disciplines that trade in valid arguments and valid inferences are fields like mathematics, computer science and formal deductive logic. The natural and social sciences, on the other hand, deal with fallible, risky inferences. They aim for strong arguments.


Inspiration may strike anywhere, at any time. The trick is nurturing the process to appear on demand when we need it most.
Often, an inspiration is sparked when we perceive someone being selfless, courageous, physically extraordinary or deliciously creative. However, we don't need to wait for outside stimulus when we can discover internal stirrings by invoking any of these self-inspiring tips.
Just Do It – The Nike slogan has never been more appropriate. We all have something we've thought about doing or trying. Whether traveling to a new location, trying a different sport, joining a new-to-us group or club, or making more friends, don't put it off—just do it.
Volunteer – A common excuse for not volunteering is, "I don't have the time." Next year, make the time. When researchers at the London School of Economics examined the relationship between volunteering and happiness in a large group of American adults, they found that the more people volunteered, the happier they were.
Journal – People often journal as a way to reflect upon their lives. This can be helpfully revealing, but rather than looking back, look forward, using a journal as a blueprint to manifest the most inspired year yet. Write out plans and dreams with the steps needed to achieve them.
Our time on Earth is not infinite. With only so many days promised, let's vow to live them inspired.
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1954 Midwest, United States
Wallace was born in the Midwest in October of 1954. She was educated in Milwaukee Area Technical College, the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, George Brown University in Toronto and Colorado Women's College in Denver.
The aesthetic of Wallace's work lays in its silence. She has incited a solitary transaction between spectator and painting, a private and intimate meeting, encouraging an undisturbed absorption of image. Using the canvas as a single plane, stressing the two-dimensional character of painting and rejecting illusions of depth and gestural brushwork, Wallace applies colour in blocks that span the entire surface, suggesting that the composition may be yet a detail of a larger field. The architecture of the canvas is divided laterally and horizontally into zones of colour of close and contrasting tonal relationships, using predominately dry earth tones of siennas, sages and ochres that impart an illusion of transparency and translucence in surface.
Veils of colour lend mysteriousness to Wallace's work, accented at times by an oriental symbol or a typeset letter hidden or boldly displayed within the composition, as if it hints in secret code to a large message. These letters are placed deliberately as a focal point to exalt mind above the banal contingencies and trivializations of social life to a place more spiritual, contemplative and intimate.
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Spitfire: the Only Fighter Built Throughout WWII
The Spitfire, also called Supermarine Spitfire, is the most famous plane of World War Two. The single-seat aircraft was the only British fighter in continuous production throughout the entire war. It became the backbone of the Royal Air Force Fighter Command and was most noted for beating back the German Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain. The distinct elliptical wings were designed to have the thinnest possible cross section, which resulted in higher speeds than many other fighters of the day.
The Spitfire, renowned for winning victory laurels in the Battle of Britain (1940–41) along with the Hawker Hurricane, served in every theatre of the war and was produced in more variants than any other British aircraft. The airframe was so versatile that it was able to serve in many different capacities, including interceptor, photo reconnaissance, fighter-bomber, and trainer. The fighters provided crucial air support for the D-Day landings and many were adapted to be fighter-bombers to carry out attacks on German ground forces. Originally fitted with a 1,000-hp Rolls-Royce Merlin V-12 engine, the Spitfire was later adapted to handle the 2,300 horses cranked out by the massive Griffon engine also built by Rolls-Royce.
The Spitfire played its part in many of the crucial battles of World War Two giving the RAF a critical edge over the German Luftwaffe. The ground breaking original design meant the plane could be upgraded with new engines and armaments. As the war progressed so did the Spitfire. After the original designer RJ Mitchell died in 1937, his successor Joe Smith developed the fighter to make it faster and more powerful.
Fighter was designed by Reginald Mitchell of Supermarine Ltd., in response to a 1934 Air Ministry specification calling for a high-performance fighter with an armament of eight wing-mounted 0.303-inch (7.7-mm) machine guns. The airplane was a direct descendant of a series of floatplanes designed by Mitchell to compete for the coveted Schneider Trophy in the 1920s. One of these racers, the S.6, set a world speed record of 357 miles (574 km) per hour in 1929.
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Jody Louis Lemoine, 61, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on October 23, 2020, in Bridge City.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 29, 2020, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Ernie Carpio. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 28, 2020, with a recitation of the Cursillo Rosary at 6:30 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on January 31, 1959, he was the son of Louis Bernard Lemoine and Mildred (Gauthier) Lemoine. He grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana and graduated from Brother Martin High School. Jody worked as a project manager at ExxonMobil and was employed by RDS. He was a faithful and active member of St. Henry Catholic Church. Jody was also a member of the Knights of Columbus and served as a leader on the ACTS team. He was a kind and giving man. Jody never met a stranger and he was known for helping others and his willingness to give the shirt off his back. He gave back to the community whenever he had the chance, and recently enjoyed helping to feed first responders after storms. He loved hunting, fishing, being at the beach, dancing, eating good food, LSU football, and working with his hands. Jody could often be found building something, working in his flower beds, or enjoying a cold beer and a cigar. He always passed a good time when he was cutting up with his family and friends. It was a joy to watch him be a Paw Paw to his grandchildren and he did it with a constant smile on his face. Jody was a proud father, caring brother, loving grandfather, incredible uncle, and loyal friend. He will be missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing and loving him.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Louis and Mildred Lemoine; his wife, Wendie Lemoine; his grandparents, O'Niell and Frances Gauthier; and his mother-in-law, Billye Minter.
He is survived by his daughter, Jessica Lemoine and wife Erin of Nederland; his son, Jordan Lemoine and fiancée Jordan Chandler of Bridge City; his grandchildren, Rhett Lemoine and Sutton Lemoine; his siblings, Jude Lemoine and wife Lisa of Bridge City, Jada Smith and husband David of Buna, June Badon and husband Ricky of Liberty Hill, and Jana Lemoine of Bridge City; his nieces and nephews, Joshua, Jacob, Zachary, Kendall, Cooper, Mary, Laura, Eric, Ryan, Evan, and Allie; his great-nieces and great-nephews, Julia, Mason, Jordan, and Avery; as well as many beloved cousins.
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        'change' => '\BrightpearlApiClient\Model\JournalRowAmount',
        'assignment' => '\BrightpearlApiClient\Model\JournalRowAssignment',
        'order_id' => 'int',
        'invoice_reference' => 'string',
        'tax_code' => 'string',
        'transaction_amount' => 'string'
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How to Change the Parked Page on Your Domain Name
Article ID: 3293 Published: 17 Dec 2014 Updated: 28 Jun 2019 Authored by: Crazy Domains Support
A Parked Domain is a registered domain without any Web hosting or other services attached to it. Registrars allow you to point the domain to a dummy web page. When visitors type the address of a domain that has been "parked", they will see a placeholder web page or what we refer to as the Parked Page.
You can change the default Parked Page within your Account Manager by following the steps below:
Click Domains on the menu bar at the top of the page.
Click on the Domain whose Parked Page type you want to change.
Scroll down to the Name Servers section. Click the Hamburger Menu on the right, then select Park Domain from the drop-down menu.
A window will pop-up where you can choose between the following types of Parked Pages:
Parked Page (default) All newly registered names are automatically pointed to a "Coming Soon" Parked Page, which acts as a placeholder for your domain. When you point your name to a pre-existing or new website, this Parked Page disappears.
Domain For Sale This will display a Domain For Sale notice on your Parked Page, along with a contact form that buyers can use to contact you. This form is then sent to the registrant's email address.
Blank Page If you do not want the "Coming Soon" Parked Page, you can have a simple Blank Page display. However, this can be ambiguous to site visitors. Hence, we strongly recommend using the default option for people to identify that the domain still exists.
Tick the button beside the Parked Page type that you prefer, then click on the Activate button.
Note: By activating any of the above options, the Domain Name System (DNS) of your Domain Name will update, and all the other connected hosting services will no longer work.
What Is a Parked Domain Name
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Build a Quick and Easy Clamp Rack
By Sam DeRose
The clamp rack in action.
This simple clamp rack provides easy-access storage for a number of different clamp styles. It only takes about an hour or two to build, and uses common materials, making it a great project for those looking to organize their shop. Check out the photos to see how to hang C-clamps, bar clamps, and Quick-Grips.
This rack can hold many different types of clamps.
To make this project, check out the step-by-step instructions below. You'll need some basic woodworking skills and a few common tools. If you don't have these tools then head over to the closest makerspace.
The rack design can be altered to accept different types of clamps and to accommodate whatever materials you have on hand. The backplate is shown as ¾" pre-finished maple plywood, but 2×4 lumber can be used instead. Additionally, the arms that hold the metal bar can be made from other types of wood or hardware, such as shelf-hanging brackets. The length of the rack can also be adjusted to fit your particular shop. In this project, you're going to learn how to build a 3′ rack, which is a pretty good length for most walls and can hold 10–20 clamps, depending on the size. Before you build the rack, you should inventory your clamps to see how big a rack you will need, and factor in a bit of extra room in case you acquire more clamps in the future.
Over here at Maker Media Lab, we are still in the process of setting up our new shop, so we developed this project in an effort to organize and clean up our workspace. This post is part of a larger initiative to document our internal shop setup process, so look out for more posts about shop organization!
2×4 lumber
¾" plywood
½" round metal bar
Wood screws The length will depend on if you use 2×4 or plywood for the backplate.
Mounting hardware I used drywall anchors.
Chop saw
Drill press (optional)
Bandsaw (optional)
Belt sander (optional)
1. Setup, Tools, & Materials
2. Make the Backplate
3. Make the Arms
4. Assembly
5. Mounting & Use
Step #1: Setup, Tools, & Materials
Before you start, plan out where you want to mount your clamp rack. Measure the area and decide how long it will need to be. This project shows how to build a 3' rack, but the dimensions can be adjusted to fit your particular requirements.
Gather the tools and materials listed in the sidebar above.
Refer to the diagram for referencing the names of the different pieces of the rack.
Step #2: Make the Backplate
The backplate is the piece of plywood (or 2×4) which spans the length of the rack and holds the two arms in place. The backplate also provides a flexible means of attaching the clamp rack to the wall.
The backplate should be 3' long and 3½" wide so that it's the same width as the 2×4 arms. Cross-cut the plywood to length with a chop saw, and then rip it to width using a table saw. You can use a scrap 2×4 as a template to set the fence on the table saw.
Mark a line 1½" from each end of the backplate using a 2×4 as a template. Center two holes in this area to attach an arm to the backplate. These should be clearance holes for whatever wood screws you plan on using.
Use a countersink drill bit to cut additional material from each hole so that the screw heads sit flush with the surface of the wood.
Step #3: Make the Arms
The two arms of the clamp rack attach to the backplate and hold the metal rod between them. To make them, get some scrap 2×4 and cross-cut two 5" pieces with a chop saw.
To place the holes, make a mark 1¾" from an end, and then mark the center. Connect these marks with a "+" to define the center of the hole. Next, use a compass to trace out a semi-circle that's centered on the "+".
Use a bandsaw or a jigsaw to cut along this line. Clean up the cut marks with sandpaper or a belt sander.
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Step #4: Assembly
Hold or clamp the arms in place on the backplate, and drill a pilot hole through one of the clearance holes in the backplate. Then screw in one of the wood screws. Repeat this process for the second hole.
Press fit the metal rod into the hole in the arm. You may need to use a hammer. Press fit the second arm onto the other end of the rod and line up the second arm with the backplate. Repeat the drilling and screwing process on the second arm.
Step back and admire your work!
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The mounting method you should use will depend on where you want to mount the rack. If mounting into drywall, you can use drywall anchors, or you can screw into the wood studs with wood screws (you'll have to find them with a stud finder first). Our wall is drywall over metal studs, so we used expanding drywall anchors mounted through the metal studs. Either way, choose at least two mounting points to attach your rack to the wall.
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Happy Happy Birthday To Me never let you down. They've released so many seminal indie pop and indie rock records it's hard to keep track of. Crunch is yet another one in their catalog. Crunch is classic indie rock in that Merge records kind of way. It's noisy, shambolic and seemingly held together by duct tape but the band create melodies out of all that and make it a fun, white knuckle ride through a set of guitar strings and broken pedals. Not sure if they're named after the earthquake that happened years ago (Google it) but it would kind of make sense if they were…
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Q: SSH problem after ubuntu update Setting up openssh-server (1:5.3p1-3ubuntu7) ... Creating SSH2 RSA key; this may take some time ... Creating SSH2 DSA key; this may take some time ... start: Job failed to start
can't inicialize ssh, already tried reinstall.
netstat -tlnp shows that no service is running on tcp port 22

A: Not sure that my solution is right. But if you just want to start your SSH server and then solve your problem later, here is my fast solution:
start-stop-daemon --start --pidfile /var/run/sshd.pid --exec /usr/sbin/sshd -- -p 22

if then you will see error:
Missing privilege separation directory: /var/run/sshd

then just create that missing directory, and try above start-stop-daemon command again:
mkdir /var/run/sshd
chmod 0755 /var/run/sshd

that helped me to start my sshd daemon.

A: You've not provided much information but some common reasons why a service fails to start are:

*

*If there is something already listening on port 22; Do a netstat -tlnp to see if there is something listening on port 22.

*If there is insufficient memory. Do a free -m to ensure that there is sufficient memory free.

You can possibly try starting it manually to see if it works or shows more error messages. Check your log files.
Run /etc/init.d/sshd restart to see.

A: If your machine is a VPS which runs in an OpenVZ container, then try to comment out the "oom never" line in the /etc/init/ssh.conf file.

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What's Really Driving Our Incarceration Boom
By Jesse Hathaway
A new report published by the Congressional Budget Office, a nonpartisan federal government agency, estimates a bill awaiting a vote in the U.S. Senate, the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act (SRCA), would reduce federal spending by $722 million over the next 10 years.
SRCA, sponsored by Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Richard Durbin, D-Illinois, would revise federally mandated minimum sentences for individuals convicted of some non-violent federal crimes.
Revising sentencing requirements is one way lawmakers can address the growing problem of prison overcrowding and ballooning incarceration spending without compromising public safety, but lawmakers should also consider the role the expanding reach of government has had in driving spending on the U.S. prison system.
In 1986, when aggressive policies such as mandatory minimum sentencing laws began to come into vogue with lawmakers, total state government spending on imprisonment was $21.6 billion, adjusted for inflation. In 2010, state governments were spending about $53.2 billion on criminal justice in present-day dollars.
According to statistics from the U.S Department of Justice's (DOJ) Uniform Crime Reporting Statistics tool, violent crime rates declined by about 16 percent and property crimes declined by about 22 percent from 1986 to 2010.
So, if the country became less violent and individuals were less likely to commit crimes, why did state spending on government prisons increase by 146 percent over the same period?
It may be somewhat counterintuitive, but the answer is not because governments were spending more money on catching and locking people up.
According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), tough-on-crime laws, such as the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, which doled out $7.6 billion in taxpayer money to state and local governments to put more police on the streets, could only be credited with reducing overall crime rates by 1.3 percent, over a seven-year period. Factors other than criminal justice spending "accounted for the majority of the decline in crime during this period."
If crime rates are declining, why is criminal justice spending and incarceration rates going up?
In 1982, DOJ estimated that there were 3,000 actions that could land an individual in federal prison. In 2015, that number has expanded, as nearly 300,000 federal regulations and 4,500 federal criminal statutes are now on the books. When more things are "illegal," more people get arrested and convicted of doing illegal things.
Another reason federal overregulation contributes to incarceration rates is many laws and regulations are simply poorly written.
One can literally be charged, convicted, and hauled off to the hoosegow without even intending to do wrong by society. In 1991, race car driver Bobby Unser was convicted of committing a federal crime and spent six months in prison. What was Unser's crime against the people, which necessitated the spending of taxpayer money on housing, food, and clothing?
While driving a snowmobile in Colorado, Unser got lost in a blizzard and spent two days in the wild, building a snow cave to weather the elements. Unable to navigate in the whiteout conditions, Unser accidentally veered into a patch of land owned by the federal government, violating the Wilderness Act of 1964. He was convicted of illegally operating "a snowmobile within a National Forest Wilderness Area."
As the size of government's role in everyday people's lives has grown over the years, so has the government's ability to ruin people's lives. Lawmakers across the nation and in Washington need to re-evaluate whether taxpayers are getting the criminal justice system they deserve and spend millions of dollars per year to support.
[Originally published at the Detroit News]
Jesse Hathaway is a policy advisor for budget and tax issues at The Heartland Institute.
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Excerpt: Cowboy For Hire by Victoria James
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COWBOY FOR HIRE
by Victoria James
Genres: Adult, Entangled: Amara, Contemporary, Cowboys, Overcoming Odds, Romance
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When a shy woman inherits a ranch, she'll have to find an inner strength to succeed—and open herself up to love—in this heartwarming novel from New York Times bestselling author Victoria James.
Sarah Turner has led a very sheltered life. So when her parents pass away tragically, suddenly she's left in charge of the family ranch with little know-how but plenty of will to keep it afloat. Determined not to lose her parents' legacy or her newfound independence, she needs a hero fast—not to save her, but to show her how to save herself. But she's unprepared for the ruggedly handsome cowboy who answers her ad.
"Cowboy for Hire," the ad said, and Cade Walker is quick to respond. Betrayed as ranch manager by his former boss, he's looking for a new place to put down roots—without the pressure to prove himself again. Except when he meets his new boss, it's clear he's not only there to run a ranch but to also teach Miss Independent how to run it. But as they struggle to make the ranch flourish, they'll both need courage if they hope to find a family…together.
She stole a glance behind her, seeking out the figure of one man among all those cowboys. She spotted Cade immediately, not going in the direction of the bunkhouse or his house, insteadstriding toward her. His hat was pulled down low,but he moved with the same grace and strength as always. You would never think they'd just been onthe same cattle drive. She tried not to hate him for it.
"Hi," he said as soon as he was within earshot.
"Hi," she said.
"I, uh, I just wanted to say that you did good out there; you should be proud of yourself. Get a
good night's sleep. Tomorrow you're going to hurt like hell, but that satisfaction of what you accom-plished will help you get through it—along withsome ibuprofen. It's a pleasure to work alongside you."
That praise pierced her in the heart. This man she barely knew had offered her more praise
in two weeks' time than her parents ever had. She had accomplished so little the last ten years
and now, here she was, pursuing her dreams, not failing, not scared. "You too. Thank you for never patronizing me or holding me back. This was verypersonal for me," she said, holding his gaze.
"I get that. So...I'll pick you up tomorrow around seven?"
"Tomorrow?"
"The welcome-back party," he said.
Right. That was tomorrow. She wasn't sure she'd even be able to walk tomorrow, let alone go
to a party. "Yes, uh, of course. Looking forward to it," she said, alarmed that her voice sounded
breathy. It wasn't a date.
"Me too." He reached forward and gently grasped her wrists, and her breath caught in her
throat as he slowly turned them over, looking at her hands. Her palms were blistered and dirty.
He held her hands gently in his larger ones and winced. "Take a long, hot shower and clean these
out, then put some kind of balm on them. Drink a lot of water, have dinner and ibuprofen. You'll
wake up feeling like a new person."
Her breath was caught somewhere between here and the reality of how easy it would be to fall
for this man. He didn't coddle her like everyone else. He hadn't dismissed her—he'd helped build her up into the beginnings of the person she wanted to be. He hadn't judged her, hadn't madeher feel inferior—he'd encouraged her and he'd helped her. No, he'd given her everything she'd ever wanted since he'd come to work here, so many dreams come true.
With that, he gave a small tip of his hat, and her throat constricted painfully as she stared into his
eyes, shadowed under the hat's brim. He turned and strode back toward his house, broad shoul–
ders, lean form, walking as though there wasn't an ache in his entire body…and he became the star of every single fantasy she'd ever had about the kind of man she wanted. She placed her hand over her racing heart. Wow.
ABOUT VICTORIA JAMES
Victoria James is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance.
Victoria always knew she wanted to be a writer and in grade five, she penned her first story, bound it (with staples and a cardboard cover) and did all the illustrations herself. Luckily, this book will never see the light of day again.
In high school she fell in love with historical romance and then contemporary romance. After graduating University with an English Literature degree, Victoria pursued a degree in Interior Design and then opened her own business. After her first child, Victoria knew it was time to fulfill her dream of writing romantic fiction.
Victoria is a hopeless romantic who is living her dream, penning happily-ever-after's for her characters in between managing kids and the family business. Writing on a laptop in the middle of the country in a rambling old Victorian house would be ideal, but she's quite content living in suburbia with her husband, their two young children, and very bad cat.
Sign up for Victoria's Newsletter to stay up to date on upcoming releases and exclusive giveaways, follow her blog for daily antics and insight into her daily life, and get to know her on twitter and Facebook. She loves hearing from readers!
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Motorhome Owners Organization Packs its North American Road Atlas and Travel Guide with RV-Friendly Features
- Posted: March 3, 2013
These days, recreation vehicle travelers have their choice of numerous navigation options, especially high-tech GPS devices that are a must-have for many. But despite the ongoing advances in electronic technology, sometimes it's still handy to have a paper map within reach.
The seventh edition of the FMCA North American Road Atlas & Travel Guide is slated for release April 1, but FMCA is accepting preorders now. The sturdy, spiral-bound atlas incorporates the most up-to-date map information available at publication time.
Highlighted on the full-color maps are Walmart and Walmart Supercenter locations, Sam's Club stores, Pilot Flying J travel centers, Cracker Barrel restaurants and big-rig-friendly campgrounds. FMCA commercial member campgrounds and other campgrounds that provide club discounts are identified also.
For on-the-road convenience, the FMCA atlas contains a chart listing Walmart and Sam's Club stores that are located within one mile of interstate exits.
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The 11-inch-by-15 inch atlas is protected by a laminated cover that adds to its durability, and the spiral binding enables it to lay flat for easy reading.
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Here are all the ways you can install pREST, choose one that best fits your needs.

## Index

1. [Downloading the binary](/getting-started/installation/#downloading-the-binary)
1. [With Docker](/getting-started/installation/#with-docker)
1. [Using go install](/getting-started/installation/#using-go-install)
1. [With Homebrew](/getting-started/installation/#with-homebrew)

### Downloading the binary

For any OS you can download the latest version [here](https://github.com/prest/prest/releases/latest).

### With Docker

We only will need to download the pREST image from Docker Hub with:

```sh
docker pull prest/prest:v1
```

### Using go install

```sh
go install github.com/prest/prest/cmd/prestd@latest
```

### With Homebrew

If none of the above suits you, there's still an option of installing using [Homebrew](https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/prestd) [![Homebrew](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/json.svg?url=https://formulae.brew.sh/api/formula/prestd.json&query=$.versions.stable&label=homebrew)](https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/prestd):

```sh
brew install prestd
```


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IQ Alpha Hedge thrives on 'replication'
Published: Sept. 9, 2011 at 3:42 p.m. ET
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-- Fund's index-based methodology replicates hedge fund characteristics
-- CEO says fund provides hedge fund market with a cheaper, more transparent tool
-- Fixed income is fund's biggest holding
Adam Patti, chief executive and founder of Index IQ, believes all investors should have access to the benefits of hedge fund investments, even if they can't pay to invest in one.
To provide the hedge fund market with a cheaper vehicle, the IQ Alpha Hedge Strategy Fund (IQHIX, IQHOX) uses a hedge fund replication strategy: It looks at what the broader universe of hedge funds is doing to determine its own investments.
The open-end mutual fund's index-based methodology is designed to provide the risk-adjusted return characteristic of investing in hedge funds, without actually investing in them. As a result, investors can avoid structural impediments, such as high fees and lack of transparency, and instead use liquid ETFs, Patti said.
"We're not against hedge funds, we just don't think you need to pay alpha fees for beta performance," Patti said.
Launched in June 2008, the fund was recently given a five-star overall Morningstar Rating. It replicates six hedge fund strategies--equity long/short, global macro, emerging markets, fixed income arbitrage, equity market neutral and event driven--in the form of indexes. It combines the factors into one product and places weights on each strategy, looking at momentum of returns and the strategy's correlation to the market, to come up with the index's returns.
Morningstar alternative investment strategist Nadia Papagiannis said hedge fund replication was originally used by institutional investors as a holding place for their hedge funds if they couldn't find a fund manager for a period of time. While she is not a big fan of the strategy, noting "if you're going to invest in a hedge fund, you don't want to invest in the average hedge fund manager," Papagiannis said IQ Alpha is one of the better-performing products that use this strategy.
For the year to date as of Sept. 7, the institutional share class fund and investor share class fund are down 1.7% and 2.1%, respectively, according to investment site Morningstar.com, about 1.7 and 1.3 percentage points above the S&P 500 index. The funds are up 0.2% and 0.1% in the past month, break-even and 0.1 percentage points below the S&P 500. Over the last three years, the average annual total returns were 4.4% and 4%, or 3.3 and 3 percentage points above the S&P 500.
The fund also compares itself to the HFRI Fund of Funds Index.
The fund's top holdings are in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond LQD, +0.66%, iShares Barclays Aggregate Bond AGG, +0.39%, Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF IWM, -1.87%, SPDR Barclays Capital Convertible Securities ETC BND, +0.37% and iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund.
Patti said hedge fund managers have more heavily invested in fixed income--which represent approximately 54% of IQ Alpha's holdings--since equity markets have tumbled. Small-cap equities and currencies also comprise major holdings.
The fund is less volatile than the S&P 500 index and less volatile than the average long-short fund, said Standard & Poor's mutual fund analyst Todd Rosenbluth.
"They seem to be doing a great job protecting on the downside, but they missed out on some gains in 2010," Rosenbluth said. "In more of a down market, they've held up better."
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TERMARSCH, Beverly J., age 78, of Rochester, Michigan, passed away on December 28, 2018. She was born in Pontiac, Michigan on July 22, 1940. Beverly graduated from Pontiac Central High School. She worked as an executive assistant for 41 years at General Motors. Beverly is survived by her son, James (Amy) TerMarsch; her grandchildren, Emma TerMarsch, Brooke TerMarsch, and Maya TerMarsch; and her siblings, James Chamberlin and Charlotte Doud. Visitation will be Thursday, January 3, 2019 from 4-8 PM, at Pixley Funeral Home, 322 W. University Dr., Rochester, MI. A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, January 4, 2019 at 10 AM, with gathering beginning at 9:30 AM, at Troy Christian Chapel, 400 E. Long Lake Rd., Troy, MI.
Bev was always ready with a warm smile and hug when I saw her at Troy Christian Chapel on Sundays. She was a beautiful woman, a beautiful soul, and I would like to offer my condolences to her family and her friends. She will be missed!


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Should We Believe in Miracles?
Vahid Houston Ranjbar | Dec 11, 2020
Do miracles strengthen our faith — or do they weaken it?
Much of the contemporary view of the great faiths centers around the acceptance of miracles said to occur in their history, the logic being since their prophet performed physical wonders, one should accept and believe in them. Even throughout Baha'i history, events were recorded that appear to have supernatural causes — reminiscent of Christ's purported miracles. The most well known and well-documented of these was the execution of the Bab, the forerunner of Baha'u'llah, the prophet of the Baha'i Faith, by 750 riflemen in Tabriz, Iran in 1850.
An account given by the British envoy Sir Justin Sheil tells the story: "The founder of the sect has been executed at Tabreez. He was killed by a volley of musketry, and his death was on the point of giving his religion a lustre which would have largely increased his proselytes. When the smoke and dust cleared away after the volley, Báb was not to be seen, and the populace proclaimed that he had ascended to the skies. The balls had broken the ropes by which he was bound, but he was dragged from the recess where after some search he was discovered and shot. His death, according to the belief of his disciples, will make no difference as Bab must always exist."
Interestingly, the Bab and later Baha'u'llah categorically forbade their followers from attributing miracles to their person.
RELATED: Miracles are Impossible — Right?
There is another episode during the life of Baha'u'llah that illustrates the correct attitude towards things that at first seem 'miraculous.' During the mid-1860s, Baha'u'llah was in exile in the Ottoman Empire city of Adrianople — now Edirne, Turkey. After an assassination attempt, as he walked through the streets of Adrianople towards the mosque, his presence had such a charismatic impact on all observers that the crowds in the street stopped what they were doing to make way and followed him to the mosque. Upon his arrival, the preacher became speechless in the middle of his sermon. Later, Baha'u'llah paid a visit to a community of whirling dervishes, who upon his appearance also stopped what they were doing and fell silent. Many onlookers were overwhelmed with awe at these events and attributed miraculous powers to Baha'u'llah.
However, I find it interesting to read how Baha'u'llah himself relates this public event. In an account by Haji Mirza Haydar-'Ali, a devoted follower of Baha'u'llah, instead of exalting himself or making any claims of supernatural powers, Baha'u'llah is said to have observed: "When We entered the crowded mosque, the preacher forgot the words of his sermon, and when We arrived inside the takyih [religious establishment], the dervishes were suddenly filled with such awe and wonder that they became speechless and silent. However, since people are brought up in vain imaginings, they foolishly consider such events as supernatural acts and regard them as miracles!"
In another instance, Baha'u'llah appeared to be handing humanity a vital lesson on the role of miracles and sincerity. Years earlier, when Baha'u'llah lived as an exile in Baghdad, the local clerics approached him to ascertain his claim to be a divine Messenger sent by God. They requested that he perform a miracle to substantiate his claim.
Baha'u'llah responded: "Although you have no right to ask this, for God should test His creatures, and they should not test God, still I allow and accept this request… choose one miracle, and write that, after the performance of this miracle they will no longer entertain doubts about Me, and that all will acknowledge and confess the truth of My Cause. Let them seal this paper, and bring it to Me. This must be the accepted criterion: if the miracle is performed, no doubt will remain for them; and if not, We shall be convicted of imposture."
Upon hearing this, the local clerics declined to pursue the matter, worrying that they would be forced to follow him if he produced some wonder. Thus they exposed both their inherent insincerity and the fundamental problem of using physical wonders as a proof of faith. This is a theme that is repeated in the Baha'i Writings: that we should not cling to so-called supernatural events for any sort of substantiation of belief. Instead, belief must be founded upon rational proofs and evidence. The only miracle Baha'is are permitted to attribute to Baha'u'llah is his revelation: the bringing forth of teachings and writings that transform society and the soul. We can directly observe the positive impact his teachings have had in communities where people have engaged with them and in individuals who have been transformed.
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If the metric for faith rested upon the performance of physical wonders, then one could establish spiritual truth simply by noting who possesses the most advanced technological powers. Using the example of the return of Christ: if tomorrow a being would actually appear in the sky in the imagined form of Jesus, how would one know that this was indeed some God-sent individual and not just a demonstration of advanced technology?
Christ's position as a Manifestation of God is not established by his miracles, nor does recognizing it require one to witness them. Instead, his truth is clearly demonstrated by virtue of the impact his teachings and words had on the whole of human civilization — reframing our understanding of ethics, morality, and the social order. Baha'u'llah admonished his followers not to reduce the position of God's Manifestations to simple miracle-workers: "We entreat Our loved ones not to besmirch the hem of Our raiment with the dust of falsehood, neither to allow references to what they have regarded as miracles and prodigies to debase Our rank and station, or to mar the purity and sanctity of Our name."
This is not to say that Baha'is do not admit the possibility of miracles or supernatural occurrences — but these spiritual educators' roles and purpose of appearing in the world are not to perform wonders to establish belief but to educate us and to uplift humanity.
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Vahid Houston Ranjbar
Vahid Houston Ranjbar is a physicist currently working at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider in Brookhaven National Labs. His field is spin dynamics and accelerator physics.
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You said ""2012″ is based off the popular conspiracy that on December 21, 2012 the world will end". I don't think you know what a conspiracy is. When a group of people conspire together, that means they get together and form a plan to do something. The word also has negative connotations. If there's a conspiracy, those involved are usually doing something immoral, illegal, evil, etc. A group of people getting together like that is called a conspiracy. There's no conspiracy in the movie. The idea that the world will end on 2012 is a prediction; a prophecy; it is not a conspiracy.


When selecting a college major do you give importance to career path, compensation and upward mobility?
If you pick a college major based on above 3 factors, you are making a huge mistake.
I was chatting with my uncle about his son's MS in USA plans. He received 4 admits and I was giving my opinion about the universities, life in USA and explaining the pros and cons of each university.
During the conversation, I explained about importance given by parents and students to career path, compensation and upward mobility.
Two weeks back, I met a recent high school graduate. He's waiting for his 12th grade results. He wants to study Electrical Engineering, then MBA and find a job in a Bank/Financial Sector.
Likewise, many of you reading this article selected a college and major based on career path, compensation and upward mobility right?
If i look at frequently asked questions by prospective students, top questions are about job opportunities and time to pay off the loan.
I want you to think and reflect why you gave importance to career path, compensation and upward mobility.
Did you even question the decision about choosing a college major?
What was your thought process when deciding to study graduate degree in foreign country or even college degree in your home country?
What other factors did you consider?
Did you even consider any other factor?
Did your parents make the decision for you?
Share your thought process with in the comments section below.
Let's take a deep look into your decision-making process and questioning ability.
Reason I wanted to you to question the through process about career and majors is don't be a sheep.
I'm seeing lot of students choosing a major, just because their dad's friend's son got a good job after studying a certain degree in certain college.
Dig deep into your heart and determine what you like about your interests and career. Then make a decision. Not just based on someone's interest and recommendations. Here's another student blaming his parents – My Parents Literally Destroyed My Career.
Do share this with your Facebook friends ( Like) and have them share their thoughts.
I wanted to say medicine. Now I hv cmpltd my 12th in bi.p.c. My parents are forcing me to tak agbsc because they'rzz noo good future for doctor. And I can't tak any decision now because frm 6th class my dream was to become doctor. Now how can I leave my life ambition. I didn't wanted to study for job and money. I wanted of study because it's my passion…. What to do now I am not getting any idea.
Frnds who ever read my story plzz send mee ur thought…..
I have passed with B.Tech in Comp Sc & Engg in the year 2012 with gpa of 5.2/10. I dont have any work experience either.But I really to work hard now and get a masters in my field from a universitybin USA.
Will I get admission in any of the colleges in USA with my this profile ?
Thousands of students with similar profiles get admission to study in USA every year. So, you can aswell.
i am currently in 3rd year mechanical enngg.
I think I sort of stand in second scenario. But my case is kind of different. I have been living in America for almost 3yrs. I will be a high school graduate in about 2 months. My parents live in India and I live with my guardians (I'm US citizen by birth). My parents wants me to study in India due to financial problems. I have a great interest in business, although my parents are in half support with it. They want me to study Comp. Sc/ IT for 4 years (Undergrad) Then come back to US for MBA. They want me to major in Comp. Sc. because their is more scope in IT field than in business. I kind of like this idea because I'm planning to work for 2-3 yrs before pursuing MBA.
Can you please suggest, that whether my decision is right or wrong! Or any suggestion just in general.
Hey dude, it is your life, take control of it. If you want to study something, go for it. I know college is expensive, particularly UG, but you can easily repay the student loans if you are sincere.
Choose your path relevant to your passion and how u planning to lead ur life. Major key element is your family situations and how u going to change the same. Life is not next 2 or 3 yrs, it starts after 2yrs next to ur career.
More like a 3 idiots movie question , its this recent trend the student tend to take in this tight market where jobs are hard to come by for freshers and this battle in the US about working restrictions and all… guess these are couple of the reasons that forces them to make these choices….


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La 86.ª edición de la Copa del Rey de baloncesto se celebró en el Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada del 17 al 20 de febrero de 2022.

Equipos participantes
Los ocho primeros clasificados después de la primera mitad de la temporada regular de la Liga Endesa 2021-2022, se clasificaron para el torneo.

Cabezas de serie
 Barça
 Real Madrid
 Valencia Basket
 Club Joventut Badalona

Resto de equipos
 BAXI Manresa
 UCAM Murcia
 Río Breogán
 Lenovo Tenerife

Árbitros
La ACB dio a conocer los 12 árbitros que acudirán a la 86.ª edición de la Copa del Rey de baloncesto:
  Jordi Aliaga Solé
  Fernando Calatrava Cuevas
  Martín Caballero Madrid
  Antonio Conde Ruiz
  Carlos Cortés Rey
  Juan Carlos García González
  Daniel Hierrezuelo Navas
  Benjamín Jiménez Trujillo
  Óscar Perea Lorente
  Miguel Ángel Pérez Pérez
  Emilio Pérez Pizarro
  Carlos Peruga Embid

Resultados

Cuartos de final

Semifinales

Final

MVP de la Copa
  Nikola Mirotić

Referencias

Copa del Rey de baloncesto
Baloncesto en España en 2022
Deporte en Andalucía


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Willem II de Jongere (circa 1425 - Hardegsen, 7 juli 1503), hertog van Brunswijk-Lüneburg, was vorst van Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel en Calenberg-Göttingen. Willem stamde uit het Middelste Huis Brunswijk, een tak van de Welfen-dynastie.

Geschiedenis
Hij was een zoon van hertog Willem I van Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel (†1482) en Cecilia van Brandenburg, dochter van de Brandenburgse burggraaf. In 1482 volgden Willem II en zijn broer Frederik hun vader op als heersers van Wolfenbüttel en Calenberg-Göttingen. In 1483 verdeelden zij de twee vorstendommen onder elkaar, waarbij Willem Wolfenbüttel en Frederik Calenberg-Göttingen kreeg. Tijdens de Große Fehde liet Willem II zijn broer gevangennemen. Frederik werd krankzinnig verklaard, waarna Willem het bestuur van zijn gebieden overnam. In 1495 trad Willem af. Hij werd opgevolgd door zijn twee zoons, Hendrik en Erik I.

Huwelijk en kinderen
Willem was gehuwd met Elisabeth, de dochter van graaf Botho VII van Stolberg-Wernigerode.
en was de vader van:
 Anna (1460-1520), gehuwd met landgraaf Willem I van Hessen (1466-1515)
 Hendrik de Oude (1463-1514)
 Erik I (1470-1540)

Voorouders

Middelste Huis Brunswijk
Hertog van Brunswijk
Persoon in de 15e eeuw


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Q: Django ORM dealing with MySQL BIT(1) field In a Django application, I'm trying to access an existing MySQL database created with Hibernate (a Java ORM). I reverse engineered the model using:
$ manage.py inspectdb > models.py

This created a nice models file from the Database and many things were quite fine. But I can't find how to properly access boolean fields, which were mapped by Hibernate as columns of type BIT(1).
The inspectdb script by default creates these fields in the model as TextField and adds a comment saying that it couldn't reliably obtain the field type. I changed these to BooleanField but and opened my model objects using the admin, but it doesn't work (the model objects always fetch a value of true for these fields). Using IntegerField won't work as well (e.g. in the admin these fields show strange non-ascii characters).
Any hints of doing this without changing the database? (I need the existing Hibernate mappings and Java application to still work with the database).

Further info: I left these fields as BooleanField and used the interactive shell to look at the fetched values. They are returned as '\x00' (when Java/Hibernate value is false) and '\x01' (when true), instead of Python boolean values "True" and "False".
>>> u = AppUser.objects.all()[0]
>>> u.account_expired
'\x00'
>>> u.account_enabled
'\x01'

Where the model includes:
class AppUser(models.Model):
    account_expired = models.BooleanField()
    account_enabled = models.BooleanField(blank=True)
    # etc...

A: I had to deal the same problem, but rather than subclassing the field, I extended the MySQL backend to understand the Hibernate way. It's only a few lines of code and has the advantage that the DB introspection can be made to work correctly, as well.
See it here.
hibernateboolsbackend / backends / mysql / base.py
# We want to import everything since we are basically subclassing the module.
from django.db.backends.mysql.base import *

django_conversions.update({
        FIELD_TYPE.BIT: lambda x: x != '\x00',
})

DatabaseIntrospection.data_types_reverse.update({
        FIELD_TYPE.BIT: 'BooleanField',
})

A: The django-mysql package provides a BooleanField subclass called Bit1BooleanField that solves this:
from django.db import Model
from django_mysql.models import Bit1BooleanField

class AppUser(Model):
    bit1bool = Bit1BooleanField()

Easier than rolling your own, and tested on several Django and Python versions.

A: I guess that only way is to subclass, say, BooleanField, and override to_python/get_prep_value functions, so the field works seamlessly with django and
your db.

A: This is the detailed solution from Dmitry's suggestion:
My derived field class:
class MySQLBooleanField(models.BooleanField):
    __metaclass__ = models.SubfieldBase

    def to_python(self, value):
        if isinstance(value, bool):
            return value
        return bytearray(value)[0]

    def get_db_prep_value(self, value):
        return '\x01' if value else '\x00'

Fields in my model:
account_enabled = MySQLBooleanField()
account_expired = MySQLBooleanField()

A: To make it work on django 1.7.1 i've to change the "to_python" function because it was not working to read correctly the data from the db:
def to_python(self, value):
    if value in (True, False): return value
    if value in ('t', 'True', '1', '\x01'): return True
    if value in ('f', 'False', '0', '\x00'): return False

A: In Python Boolean type is a subclass of integer But whereas Java it is of type Bit.
So in DB for Python Boolean field datatype should be Tinyint instead of  BIT type.
Due to the above reason the application behaving unexpectedly returning \x00 and \x01 value.
If we add a boolean field in Django model and run the migration then migrate, It will add a column of type Tinyint instead of bit.
So updating the column type to Tinyint should resolve the issue.


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It is highly fatigue-resistant and has excellent creep and heat insulation properties.
While it is nearly as strong as metal, its weight is approximately 1/5 of iron.


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La saison 2007 de Pervy Divizion est la seizième édition de la deuxième division russe. Elle prend place du  au .

Vingt-deux clubs du pays sont regroupés au sein d'une poule unique où ils s'affrontent à deux reprises, à domicile et à l'extérieur. En fin de saison, les cinq derniers du classement sont relégués en troisième division tandis que les deux premiers sont directement promus en première division.

Le Chinnik Iaroslavl remporte la compétition et retrouve la première division un an après l'avoir quittée. Il est accompagné par son dauphin le Terek Grozny.

À l'autre bout du classement, le Spartak-MJK Riazan se retire de la compétition durant la mi-saison et termine largement avec sept points en quarante-deux matchs. Les autres relégables sont le Sodovik Sterlitamak, le Tekstilchtchik Ivanovo, le Mordovia Saransk et l'Avangard Koursk.

Le meilleur buteur de la compétition est Dmitri Akimov du Sibir Novossibirsk avec trente-quatre buts inscrits. Il est suivi par Mikhaïl Mysine de l'Oural Iekaterinbourg qui en a inscrit vingt-et-un, tandis que le troisième Roman Monaryov du Chinnik Iaroslavl en comptabilise vingt.

Participants
Un total de vingt-deux équipes participent au championnat, douze d'entre elles étant déjà présentes la saison précédente, auxquelles s'ajoutent deux relégués de première division, le Chinnik Iaroslavl et le Torpedo Moscou, ainsi que huit promus de troisième division, que sont l'Alania Vladikavkaz, le Metallourg-Kouzbass Novokouznetsk, le Mordovia Saransk, le Nosta Novotroïtsk, le SKA Rostov, le Spartak-MJK Riazan, le Tekstilchtchik Ivanovo et le Zvezda Irkoutsk, qui remplacent les promus et relégués de l'édition précédente.

Parmi ces clubs, le SKA-Energia Khabarovsk est celui présent depuis le plus longtemps avec une participation ininterrompue en deuxième division depuis 2002, suivi de l'Anji Makhatchkala présent depuis 2003, tandis que le Dinamo Briansk et le Kamaz Naberejnye Tchelny sont en lice depuis 2004.

La pré-saison est marquée par les retraits successifs du Dinamo Makhatchkala, du Lada Togliatti et du Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan. Ils sont tous les trois remplacés par le Metallourg-Kouzbass Novokouznetsk, le Mordovia Saransk et le SKA Rostov, deuxièmes de leurs groupes respectifs de troisième division.

Le Spartak-MJK Riazan annonce son retrait de la compétition durant la mi-saison. La deuxième moitié de saison se joue donc avec vingt-et-une équipes.

Légende des couleurs

Compétition

Classement
Le classement est établi sur le barème classique de points (victoire à 3 points, match nul à 1, défaite à 0). Pour départager les équipes à égalité de points, on utilise les critères suivants :
 Nombre de matchs gagnés
 Confrontations directes (points, matchs gagnés, différence de buts, buts marqués, buts marqués à l'extérieur)
 Différence de buts générale
 Buts marqués (général)
 Buts marqués à l'extérieur (général)

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Résultats

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Meilleurs buteurs

Notes et références

Liens externes
  Saison 2007 sur le site de la RSSSF.
  Saison 2007 sur FootballFacts.ru.
  Saison 2007 sur WildStat.ru.

2007
Russie
Football en Russie en 2007


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To crack the code of FSHD, patients are absolutely essential. All of the breakthroughs—the discovery of the genetic causes, understanding why some patients vary so greatly in the severity of their symptoms, teasing out the biochemical pathways that could point to future treatments—were made because patients stepped up to the plate.
Too often, we hear patients say they'll volunteer when there's a treatment. But we will never get to a treatment unless patients participate in fundamental research now. FSHD is uniquely human, so no laboratory mouse can ever fully model the disease. The genetic "package" that causes FSHD is found only in people. We owe an enormous debt to the patients who give DNA samples. Who submit to long interviews and exhausting physical tests. Allow a surgeon to cut out a small muscle sample. Who fight claustrophobia to lie in the narrow bore of an MRI machine.
Equally important are patients' family members, both affected and unaffected, who provide the best experimental controls because of their shared genetic and environmental backgrounds. A parent or sibling who has very mild symptoms may hold the key to understanding the factors that protect against the full-blown development of FSHD symptoms in a more severely affected family member.
We are more hopeful today than ever before that a treatment is within sight. We cannot guarantee when that treatment will arrive, but here's one thing we guarantee: If you volunteer for research, your participation will without question help move us a step closer to that day.
Find a Clinical Study
Helping others by donating tissue is a way to find strength in the midst of weakness. It is providing hope to our community.
- MaureenEye


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Politics|Memo Cites Legal Basis for Killing U.S. Citizens in Al Qaeda
https://nyti.ms/VG0dJC
Memo Cites Legal Basis for Killing U.S. Citizens in Al Qaeda
A memo outlines the Obama administration's views on killing American citizens linked to Al Qaeda.
By Charlie Savage and Scott Shane
WASHINGTON — Obama administration lawyers have asserted that it would be lawful to kill a United States citizen if "an informed, high-level official" of the government decided that the target was a ranking figure in Al Qaeda who posed "an imminent threat of violent attack against the United States" and if his capture was not feasible, according to a 16-page document made public on Monday.
The unsigned and undated Justice Department "white paper," obtained by NBC News, is the most detailed analysis yet to come into public view regarding the Obama legal team's views about the lawfulness of killing, without a trial, an American citizen who executive branch officials decide is an operational leader of Al Qaeda or one of its allies.
The paper is not the classified memorandum in which the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel signed off on the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical Muslim cleric who was born in New Mexico and who died in an American drone strike in Yemen in September 2011. But its legal analysis — citing a national right to self-defense as well as the laws of war — closely tracks the rationale in that document, as described to The New York Times in October 2011 by people who had read it.
The memo appears to be a briefing paper that was derived from the real legal memorandum in late 2011 and provided to some members of Congress. It does not discuss any specific target and emphasizes that it does not go into the specific thresholds of evidence that are deemed sufficient.
It adopts an elastic definition of an "imminent" threat, saying it is not necessary for a specific attack to be in process when a target is found if the target is generally engaged in terrorist activities aimed at the United States. And it asserts that courts should not play a role in reviewing or restraining such decisions.
The white paper states that "judicial enforcement of such orders would require the court to supervise inherently predictive judgments by the president and his national security advisers as to when and how to use force against a member of an enemy force against which Congress has authorized the use of force."
It also fills in many blanks in a series of speeches by members of the Obama legal team about the use of force in targeted killings, including remarks by Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. at Northwestern's law school in March. He asserted that the Constitution's guarantee of "due process" before the government takes a life does not necessarily mean "judicial process" in national security situations, but offered little specific legal analysis.
Hina Shamsi, director of the American Civil Liberties Union's National Security Project, called the paper "a profoundly disturbing document," and said: "It's hard to believe that it was produced in a democracy built on a system of checks and balances. It summarizes in cold legal terms a stunning overreach of executive authority — the claimed power to declare Americans a threat and kill them far from a recognized battlefield and without any judicial involvement."
The release of the white paper comes as President Obama's counterterrorism adviser and nominee as C.I.A. director, John O. Brennan, awaits a confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday. Pressure has been growing on the administration to make the secret legal documents public, or at least to provide the Intelligence Committees with more of them.
On Tuesday, eight Democratic and three Republican senators, including some Intelligence Committee members, wrote to Mr. Obama asking for the legal opinions authorizing the killing of Americans. The letter followed one sent by Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon, a member of the Intelligence Committee who has long sought access to the legal opinions.
The senators wrote that they needed the legal opinions to judge "whether the president's power to deliberately kill American citizens is subject to appropriate limitations and safeguards."


12/17/2005 - Tennessee Hungarians trying to organize. Please help the Tennessee Hungarian community join forces to preserve Hungarian American culture in the Volunteer State where Hungarian Americans have a long history and Col. Géza Mihalóczy became a Civil War Hero and organized the famed "Lincoln Riflemen." Contact Joe Pinter for more information at: 707bradplbjboro@bellsouth.net and see more Famous Hungarians.
12/2/2005 - Resolution in the House of Representatives to recognize the 50th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution! The American Hungarian Federation applauds Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA) for taking the initiative to introduce a resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. The resolution, H. Res. 479, which enjoys the broad support of the American Hungarian community and its various organizations, was referred to the House Committee on International Relations. [read more] and see how to help!
11/23/2005 - AHF's Dr. Emery (Imre) Toth attends revolutionary Prime Minister Imre Nagy Memorial ceremony in Budapest.
5/24/2005 - SUCCESS! AHF ACTION ALERT UPDATE on our grassroots action on House Resolution 191 urging the "prompt and fair restitution of church properties by Rumania." AHF wishes to thank ALL those who participated in this successful campaign!
5/28/2005 - Hungarian Scout's Association competition a great success. The "cserkészek" held their annual competition this year in upper New York's Sik Sandor Boyscout Park. The Hungarian Association of Cleveland under Dr. Nadas Gyula (AHF Member and President Emeritus) donated $75,000 to help build a complex at the Sik Sandor Park.
4/8/2005 - AHF ACTION ALERT: House Resolution 191 moves forward urging the "prompt and fair restitution of church properties by Rumania." AHF strongly supports this measure and will continue its efforts aimed at swift adoption.
"We applaud Representatives Tom Lantos (D-CA) and Tom Tancredo (R-CO) for their leadership on an issue that goes to the very heart of democracy, rule of law and minority rights in Romania – the return of religious properties illegally confiscated by the former Communist government," noted Frank Koszorus, Jr. "This has been a long process, beginning with statements in 2002 by Representatives Lantos, Tancredo and Robert Matsui urging the prompt and fair restitution of properties by Romania and Slovakia and continuing in 2004 when Representative Tancredo introduced a similar resolution that was cosponsored by 15 Members," he added.
[download the resolution] here or on the right under "Related Downloads. The resolution is available online at www.congress.gov. Select "by bill" and enter "H.Res. 191"
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3/10/2005 - AHF and its Washington DC Chapter, set to commemorate the 1848 Freedom Fight on March 12th at American University's Wesley Theological Seminary, Oxnam Chapel. Controversial ethnic Hungarian political figure Jeno Szasz to address the audience. He will discuss issues ranging from church property restitution and anti-Hungarian policies, to the lack of Hungarian-language educational opportunities in Transylvania. The program includes a piano recital, Kossuth poems and song, and a presentation by Hungarian Scouts. All are invited. 2 pm, 4500 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, D.C.
2/5/2005 - Banned Trianon Documentary makes it's way to the Internet for download and viewing!
Did President Bush's inaugural address indicate a change in US attitude toward support for national self-determination and autonomy?
AHF applauds such language and hopes these words can be made policy for ethnic Hungarian communities struggling for survival.
1/5/2005 - Hungarians have until September 2005 to formally request return of confiscated properties in Slovakia under the Benes Decrees. The 1945 Benes Decrees claimed collective World War II responsibility of Germans and Hungarians living in Czechoslovakia, and deprived them of their rights, their property and expelled many of them from the country.
1/5/2005 - 1st Annual Hungarian American Cultural Exposition and Festival in Budapest a Success!