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Q: Interpreting Regression Coefficient I am using panel data and I have a very simple regression equation of the following form:
$y_{st} = \alpha_s + \beta_t + \gamma F_{st} + \epsilon$
Where, $y_{st}$ is my dependent variable (proportion of infected animal in lab s, at time t), $\gamma$ is the coefficient of interest and $F_{st}$ is a dummy that takes on values $1$ or $0$ to indicate whether a particular treatment was in place or not. When I run this linear model I get a coefficient of $0.23$ which I can interpret right away as follows: ceteris paribus the treatment increases the chances of my dependent variable by $23\%$.
In one of my extensions instead of a $1$ or $0$ dummy I code $F_{st}$ as $0, 1/3, 1/2$ to indicate the levels of treatment ie., instead of using $1$ -- that earlier represented whether treatment was in place or not-- I am indicating the levels of the treatment as $1/3$ or $1/2 or 0%$
When i run this model I get a regression coefficient of $0.623$. I wanted to know how to best interpret this. For instance I know that saying "the treatment increases the chances of my dependent variable by $62.3\%$" is incorrect.

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Модель Вильсона () — первая модель локального состава, применяемая для описания уравнения состояния жидкостей. Предложена Грантом М. Уилсоном (Grant M. Wilson) в 1964 г.

Описание
При разработке модели Уилсон опирался на уравнения Флори (Paul J. Flory, 1942), предложенные для описания поведения растворов, содержащих линейные молекулы полимеров, секции которых взаимодействуют с молекулами растворителя как независимые частицы.

В новой концепции Уилсон предложил считать, что при ближайшем рассмотрении смесь жидких веществ не является однородной, и на уровне молекул состав в одной точке раствора может отличаться от состава в другой точке.

Концентрация i-го компонента в паровой фазе определяется уравнением:

где
  — коэффициент активности i-го компонента
  — концентрация i-го компонента в жидкости
  — давление паров i-го компонента
  — общее давление в системе

При этом для компонентов 1 и 2:

Здесь
  и  — молярные объёмы чистых жидких компонентов 1 и 2
  и  — параметр, определяющий разность энергии взаимодействия молекул 1-го и 2-го компонентов друг с другом и между собой, рассчитывается по экспериментальным данным бинарной смеси.

Для параметров ,  также экспериментально определяют константы   и  уравнения температурной зависимости:

Общая формула модели Вильсона имеет следующий вид:

где коэффициенты  являются несимметричными () и определяются экспериментально из парожидкостного равновесия двух компонентов либо теплоты их смешения.

Применение
Модель Вильсона хорошо описывает парожидкостное равновесие VLE (Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium) сильно неидеальных систем со специфическим взаимодействием между молекулами компонентов, например, смеси вода — спирты. Для описания фазового равновесия азеотропной и экстракционной ректификации, а также не полностью смешивающихся жидкостей, модель Вильсона подходит ограниченно, а для описания жидко-жидкостного равновесия LLE (Liquid-Liquid Equilibrium) она неприменима.

Модель Вильсона применяется в программах моделирования технологических процессов, в частности, в пакетах Aspen Plus и Aspen HYSYS.

С развитием моделей локального состава появились более совершенные и точнее описывающие поведение неидеальных жидких систем модели, в частности, NRTL.

Литература
 В. П. Бельков, В. В. Кафаров «Математические модели химико-технологических процессов. Массообменные процессы (ректификация бинарных и многокомпонентных смесей)». М.: МХТИ им. Д. И. Менделеева, 1982
 Grant M. Wilson Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium. XI. A New Expression for the Excess Free Energy of Mixing // J. Am. Chem. Soc., Vol. 86, (1964), p. 127.

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La Niña to dump more snow over Michigan, Great Lakes this winter
By Daniel Wanschura • Oct 16, 2020
Above average precipitation is expected over the Great Lakes from December through February, according to NOAA.
Dan Wanschura / Interlochen Public Radio
Michigan could see a lot of snow this winter according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which came out with its 2020 U.S. Winter Outlook on Thursday.
Credit NOAA
Above average precipitation is expected over the Great Lakes from December through February, and that could mean more erosion and flooding for shoreline communities.
"The outlook does favor above average precipitation over all of the lakes," says Mike Halpert, deputy director of NOAA's Climate Prediction Center.
"If enough precipitation falls, with the lakes already at high levels, that certainly could exacerbate things."
That continues the recent wet trend in region. Since 1950, three of the highest years of precipitation across the lakes have been in the past 10 years. Exactly how much snow the region will get isn't known though, as NOAA's outlook doesn't project seasonal snowfall accumulations.
Whether or not it's going to be a cold or warm winter in Michigan also remains to be seen.
"While we favor colder than average conditions to west of the lakes, mainly from Western Minnesota westward, Michigan and the Great Lakes areas are kind of in-between," Halpert says. "It's kind of a toss-up at this point as to even whether we'll see a cold or warmer winter there."
NOAA says cooler ocean temperatures from La Niña will affect winter temperatures, precipitation levels, and drought conditions.
high water levels
Shoreline erosion
Water levels on 4 of 5 Great Lakes have now peaked says U.S. Army Corps
By Daniel Wanschura • Aug 5, 2020
Water levels on the Great Lakes might finally start going down.
With the exception of Lake Superior, each of the Great Lakes have likely reached their peak water levels for the year, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Copious amounts of debris in Lake Michigan putting boaters, swimmers in danger
By Daniel Wanschura • May 14, 2020
As if shoreline erosion wasn't enough, communities and property owners on Lake Michigan are now dealing with another problem due to record high water levels — trash. Up and down the lake, large amounts of it are washing up on shore.


The winter period in Monaco always turns out to be very calm. With the advent of warmer weather, the Principality wakes up and is ready to surprise you with a wide variety of leisure events. They will not leave you with the slightest opportunity to get bored — of that you can be sure. We present here the most exciting entertainment that will take place in Monaco in the next few months.
With the support of the Prince of Monaco, the gala evening, organized by Femmes Leaders Mondiales Monaco, will take place for the 3rd time. The principal driver of this event is the desire to protect women from cardiovascular diseases, which are often the main cause of their death. The event takes place in the presence of Princess Stephanie. Do not miss this evening of real female solidarity!
Peace and Sport in partnership with DENJS, APEM and the Princess Charlene Foundation organize a Rally impacting more than 400 youngsters from Monaco (from 3 colleges), coordinated by the ambassadors of the Foundation, to promote the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace.
The Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters, organized by S.M.E.T.T., is the first European tournament in the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 category and one of the most famous tournaments among professional male tennis players. Let's see if Rafael Nadal will manage to keep his winner's title this time.
The most anticipated exclusive art exhibition of Monaco artmonte-carlo in the Grimaldi Forum is a real haven for modern art and design enthusiasts, perfectly embodying current and future trends. In 2019, artmonte-carlo is expanding its artistic spectrum by offering an art and design pavilion (PAD) which will impress visitors with masterpieces of decorative, applied and native art, as well as historical and modern design.
As part of the Monte-Carlo Sporting Summer Festival 2019, top-stars of Russian pop music will perform in Sporting Monte-Carlo. You will have the opportunity of enjoying the romantic songs of Valeria, the charismatic compositions of Ani Lorak, the charm of Emin and the unique voice of the well-known Valeriy Meladze.
It has become a tradition that Formula E alternates with the Historic Grand Prix of Monaco and takes place on the territory of the Principality every two years. For the first time, the race of these «electro-bolides» will take place on the full Formula 1 track. Hopefully, the familiarity of the home location will lead the Monaco team to an epic victory.
It's no secret that every year all film enthusiasts look forward to this event: the Cannes Film Festival. What kind of surprises will the 72nd edition of the festival bring? Which fresh movies will be shown to the public and who will be the laureates of the famous Palme d'Or? We can discover this and even more this spring in the Palace of Festivals. And, obviously, we're not going to miss the slightest opportunity to admire the films and their stars during this red carpet extravaganza of 2019.
The 7th Monte-Carlo Fashion Week is one of the most glamorous spring events of the Principality. The event, organized by the Monaco Chamber of Fashion, transforms the Chapiteau de Fontvieille into a real Mecca for all lovers to look stylish and elegant.
For the 77th time the streets of the Principality will rustle not only from the roar of the motors of the cars, but also from the cries of enthusiastic fans. For the first time, a young Monegasque pilot, Charles Leclerc, will perform on the Monaco circuit on behalf of the Ferrari team. We are sure that the spectacle will be just incredible!
Every year, in June, the Principality of Monaco hosts a «star»event — the Monte-Carlo TV Festival. TV channels, studios and stars of the small screen get together to promote their programs for the press and public, and compete for the prestigious Golden Nymph Awards. The Golden Nymph Award is one of the most prestigious awards in international television, recognizing the best television programs and actors. The original design of the figurine was created by the famous François-Joseph Bosio, who was the main court sculptor of Louis XVIII.
In honour of the return of the relics of Emperor Alexander II to this Cathedral, at the Palais de la Méditerranée, the 4th gala evening of the Russian Cathedral in Nice will be held. An auction will be organized in favour of the temple. Icons and original lithographs of famous artists will be put up for sale, after which a lottery will be played out, the main prize of which will be a sea cruise for two!
The 14th Monte-Carlo Jumping International equestrian tournament, which takes place in the heart of Monaco, Port Hercule, is an indicator of the high level of both sports performance and organization of an event. In Monaco, nothing is impossible, even building a giant arena for show jumping, which requires hundreds of tons of special sand to cover the arena. Well-known is that the main initiator of the sports event is Charlotte Casiraghi. Emotional, spectacular, a most charming show is guaranteed!
At the height of the summer season in the Hôtel de Paris, the public will be able to enjoy breathtaking performances from world recognized opera stars, laureates of numerous theatre awards, Ildar Abdrazakov and Aida Garifullina. Guests will be offered a cocktail, a gastronomic dinner and live performances by top opera singers. The luxurious hall «Salle Empire» where the event will be held is without doubt going to add a special atmosphere to the event.
Helping everyone in the Principality look forward to those warm Summer evenings, the Monte-Carlo Sporting Summer Festival has unveiled an exciting line-up for its 2019 edition.
British singer Charlie Winston will open the Monte-Carlo Sporting Summer Festival on 4 July 2019, 8pm at the OpéraGarnier. Vanessa Paradis will be at the Opéra Garnier on 5 July 2019, 8pm. With «Les Sources», Vanessa Paradis presents us with a bright, new, joyful album which speaks of nature, dreams and love. Melody Gardot will be back at this year's Sporting Summer Festival, performing at the Opéra Garnier on 12 July, 8pm. The Beach Boys will be onstage at the Salle des Étoiles on 13 July 2019, 8pm, for the Fight Aids Dinner Show.
An exhibition entirely devoted to one of the most representative artists of the 20th century, Salvador Dalí, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of his death. Under the supervision of MontseAguer, director of the Dalí Museum, the Catalan artist will live again through 50 paintings and 30 drawings dating from 1910 until 1983.
From 12th July until 28th August 2019, the Maison Chaumetwill present the Art of Tiara, a unique show featuring the main refined creations which have been designed by the renowned jewellery house for European royal families for two hundred and forty years. Visitors will be guided by feedback from the journalist and writer, Stéphane Bern, and Royals expert, Christophe Vachaudez.


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HomeEntertainment"Good Morning America" Co-Hosts Amy Robach & T.J. Holmes Taken Off-Air By ABC Execs Amidst Alleged Workplace Affair Scandal
"Good Morning America" Co-Hosts Amy Robach & T.J. Holmes Taken Off-Air By ABC Execs Amidst Alleged Workplace Affair Scandal
"Good Morning America" anchors Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes have been taken off-air by executives at ABC amidst their ongoing alleged workplace affair scandal that has rocked the network since news broke of the tryst late last month.
During an internal call on Monday, ABC News President Kim Godwin announced that the dup would no longer host their daily 1 p.m. time slot. according to Page Six.
Alleged Workplace Affair Became Too Much Of "Internal And External Distraction," ABC President Says
Godwin went on to tell staffers that the alleged affair had become too much of an "internal and external distraction."
"After a lot of thought I am taking Amy and T.J. off the air as we figure this out," she said.
She added that although their alleged affair was "not a violation of company policy," removing them from their anchor seats was necessary for the "GMA" brand.
The news of Holmes and Robach being relieved of on-air duties comes just days after sources told TMZ that there'd be no disciplinary action taken over the couple's consensual relationship.
How Amy Robach Was Giving Her Co-Host T.J. Holmes a Good Morning in America EVERYDAY After It is Reveal They Have Been Having an Affair For Six Months and Cheating in Technicolor on Their Spouses; Here is What They Did When Cheating Photos Were Leaked https://t.co/9AiYsdtaNf pic.twitter.com/UDs3Zl1Uha
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Meanwhile, Stephanie Ramos and Gio Benitez will host "GMA3" this week in their place, as more internal meetings take place at the network regarding how to handle the scandal.
Top "GMA" Anchor Robin Roberts Took Particular Issue With The Affair, Confronted Co-Hosts About Scandal
Top "GMA' anchor Robin Roberts has taken particular issue with the controversy, being "not only very religious, but also (not) liking this kind of scandal tainting the show," multiple sources told Page Six of the alleged affair.
The outlet reports that Roberts, 62, actually confronted Robach and Holmes about the affair, with an insider telling Page Six that Roberts "pulled them both aside an basically said, 'Stop it.'"
Holmes' and Robach's reported relationship was outed last week after they were spotted together at bars close to ABC's Midtown Manhattan studios.
The affair is believed to have started as early as spring of this year, while other sources close to the situation claim the affair began in August after they left their respective spouses.
Robin Roberts on "Good Morning America," 4/16/15, airing on the Walt Disney Television via Getty Images Television Network. (Photo by Lou Rocco/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
News Comes Just Days After ABC Execs Held "Emergency Meetings" Over Alleged Affair
Last week, The Shade Room had reported that ABC executives were holding "emergency meetings" over the fallout caused by co-hosts Amy Roback andT.J. Holmes, who have been reportedly engaged in a secret love affair for the last several months.
A source close to the situation initially told the New York Post that Robach, who is married to actor Andrew Shue, along with Holmes, who's married to immigration lawyer Marilee Fiebig, would "keep their jobs if their ratings hold up" over the next several weeks.
The Post reports that the source said the scandal has only helped their ratings since the story first broke late last month..
"It's ultimately about the ratings," the source said, while adding that the scandal has caused "ratings… to go through the roof."
Amy Robach and TJ Holmes run during the 2022 TCS New York City Marathon on November 06, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/New York Road Runners via Getty Images)
Meanwhile, another insider had initially said that Godwin was unaware of the affair. A third source told the outlet at the time that the pair could face disciplinary actions given that they didn't disclose the relationship beforehand.
"If ABC didn't know, they should enforce company policy," a high-level Hollywood source said.
The exact details of ABC's policy on inter-office relationships were not immediately available.
"This story is good-old fashioned gossip," the source said. "The biggest takeaway is that they were both stupid."
Last Thursday, Robach and Holmes both hosted "GMA" together for the first time since the story broke, however they did not address the reported affair.
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Alabama's Nick Saban and Clemson's Dabo Swinney may get more money thanks to new level of high-dollar coaching deals
December 4, 2021 admin_ond5qy8l
New agreements totaling over $375 million have rocketed salaries for the top head coaches in the Football Bowl Subdivision into a new stratosphere, led by the first nine-figure contract for a public-school coach in LSU hire Brian Kelly.
Since September, four coaches at public universities — Kelly, Michigan State's Mel Tucker, Texas A&M's Jimbo Fisher and Penn State's James Franklin — have signed 10-year deals that rank among the largest in college football history in terms of total value, including new deals and contract extensions.
That has knocked one of the biggest names in the sport, Clemson's Dabo Swinney, down the list of college football's highest-paid coaches — and it has brought another, Alabama's Nick Saban, much closer to the lead pack. But that may not last for long.
Contracts amended within the past 2 1/2 years include provisions that could require Alabama and Clemson to renegotiate compensation packages to reflect the rapidly changing market and keep Saban and Swinney at or near the top of the highest-paid coaches in the FBS. And those arrangements also may have to work with the wild cards of a top-paying private school (Southern California with Lincoln Riley), one elite-level school still seeking a coach (Oklahoma) and another that soon may renegotiate with its current coach (Georgia).
While schools routinely rework existing contracts to reward successful seasons or to fend off outside coaching opportunities, the difference in this case is that Alabama and Clemson may be contractually required to increase the annual pay given to Saban and Swinney, respectively.
Nick Saban will lead Alabama against Georgia in Saturday's SEC championship game.
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Saban's deal, which was redone in August 2021, says that commencing Feb. 1, 2022, and each Feb.1 thereafter, the parties "will meet for so long as necessary to determine the marketplace trends regarding head football coach compensation" in the SEC and FBS.
At that point, if what the contract calls Saban's "total guaranteed annual compensation" is less than the average of the same figures for the three highest-paid SEC coaches or the five highest-paid FBS coaches, Alabama would have to agree to increase Saban's guaranteed annual compensation to the higher of those two averages.
The contract's definition of "total guaranteed annual compensation" is not precise, but says it shall be "as that terminology is generally understood and defined within the industry."
Alabama did not respond to a request for comment on Saban's contract language from USA TODAY Sports.
In addition to Kelly's contract at LSU, this evaluation could be influenced by the prospect of a new contract for Georgia's Kirby Smart, who has the Bulldogs in the mix for the program's first national championship since 1980.
The financial terms of Smart's current deal were put in place as of January 2018, and are set to run through Dec. 31, 2024. At present, he is scheduled to make $7.2 million for the 2022 season — or, $2 million less than Fisher and $2.3 million less than Tucker and Kelly.
Saban is making $9.5 million during the 2021-22 year, which ends on Feb. 28, with that total increasing across the duration of a deal signed through 2028-29: to $9.9 million in 2022-23, $10.3 million in 2023-24, $10.7 million in 2024-25, $11.1 million in 2025-26, back down to $10.7 million in 2026-27, $11.1 million in 2027-28 and $11.5 million in 2028-29.
Saban's annual compensation through 2025-26 includes an $800,000 completion bonus payable at the end of each fiscal year.
Swinney's current contract with Clemson began in 2019 and is set to expire Dec. 31, 2028. It includes a provision that says, starting with the 2022 season, the parties must "complete a good faith review and negotiation of aggregate compensation" of their deal should the Tigers reach the semifinals of the College Football Playoff.
If, after this review, Clemson did not offer to make Swinney' s average compensation per year over the remainder of the contract no less than third-highest among head coaches at schools eligible for the playoff, Clemson would have to waive the buyout Swinney would owe if he took another college head coaching job.
Swinney is set to make $8.5 million in 2022. His average from 2023 through 2028, is set to be $9.58 million if a $1 million retention payment in 2023 is counted, $9.41 million if it is not.
Either way, Swinney would trail Saban and Kelly, and he would be virtually even with Fisher. And, again, there is the prospect of Smart's deal being re-done by Georgia.
One unknown factor is former Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley's contract at Southern California, and whether Alabama or Clemson would have access to that information.
Most private-school coaching contracts include non-disclosure provisions. And because of IRS procedures regarding non-profit organizations' tax filings, it is likely that little will be known about Riley's annual pay from USC until May 2024.
Follow colleges reporters Paul Myerberg and Steve Berkowitz on Twitter.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: College football: How Alabama, Clemson coaches may get richer faster


John Landgraf has been promoted to CEO of FX Networks and FX Prods.
The elevation comes three months before the launch of new 18-34-targeted channel FXX (replacing Fox Soccer Channel) and the rebranding of Fox Movie Channel as FXM.
In addition to FX Prods., Landgraf will also oversee FX Networks' digital video-on-demand platform, FXNow.
Over the next several years, FX, FXX and FXM are expected to combine to deliver more than 25 original scripted series.
Before joining FX, Landgraf was president of Jersey Television, which he co-founded in 1999 along with former Jersey Films partners Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher. From 1994-1999, Landgraf was primetime series veep at NBC.


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Gameday Thread, #120: 8/17 vs. Reds
By Jim McLennan@AZSnakepit Aug 17, 2010, 8:56pm EDT
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Bronson Arroyo
RHP, 12-7, 3.94
Dan Hudson
RHP, 3-0, 1.59
Dan Hudson has a chance to go into uncharted territory for a Diamondbacks pitcher this evening. Only three pitchers have ever won their first trio of starts for Arizona: Hudson, Curt Schilling and Robert Ellis - neither of the last two named won their fourth start. Performance-wise, Hudson is in the middle. He hasn't quite matched Schilling, who allowed three earned runs in 26 innings, including a pair of complete games. But he's a damn sight better than Ellis who managed to go 3-0, despite giving up 11 earned runs in 18.1 innings, for a 5.40 ERA. Getting 25 runs of support over the three games probably helped.
Tonight's line-up after the jump.
Chris Young CF
Kelly Johnson 2B
Justin Upton RF
Adam LaRoche 1B
Miguel Montero C
Mark Reynolds 3B
Stephen Drew SS
Gerardo Parra LF
Dan Hudson RHP
The Reds have been as surprising as the Padres: no-one expected them to contend, but they've kept hanging around, and lead their division as we head into mid-August. Cincinnati is fresh off a sweep of the Marlins, which let them bounce back after getting swept by the Cardinals, and briefly fall out of first. We haven't faced Arroyo this year, but the last couple of times haven't ended well for him - a total of 20 hits and ten earned runs in 12.1 innings, though he did win one of those games. Shame we don't have Dan Haren now though: he's 3-for-4 lifetime off Arroyo, with two doubles and a home-run. That's a 2.750 OPS...
Hey, is that the time? Off to Mesa for wrestling tonight, so Sprankton will be your post-game guide to this one.


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package io.druid.java.util.common.parsers;

import com.google.common.base.Function;
import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
import io.druid.java.util.common.IAE;
import org.joda.time.DateTime;
import org.joda.time.format.DateTimeFormat;
import org.joda.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;

public class TimestampParser
{
  public static Function<String, DateTime> createTimestampParser(
      final String format
  )
  {
    if (format.equalsIgnoreCase("auto")) {
      // Could be iso or millis
      return new Function<String, DateTime>()
      {
        @Override
        public DateTime apply(String input)
        {
          Preconditions.checkArgument(input != null && !input.isEmpty(), "null timestamp");

          for (int i = 0; i < input.length(); i++) {
            if (input.charAt(i) < '0' || input.charAt(i) > '9') {
              return new DateTime(ParserUtils.stripQuotes(input));
            }
          }

          return new DateTime(Long.parseLong(input));
        }
      };
    } else if (format.equalsIgnoreCase("iso")) {
      return new Function<String, DateTime>()
      {
        @Override
        public DateTime apply(String input)
        {
          Preconditions.checkArgument(input != null && !input.isEmpty(), "null timestamp");
          return new DateTime(ParserUtils.stripQuotes(input));
        }
      };
    } else if (format.equalsIgnoreCase("posix")
               || format.equalsIgnoreCase("millis")
               || format.equalsIgnoreCase("nano")) {
      final Function<Number, DateTime> numericFun = createNumericTimestampParser(format);
      return new Function<String, DateTime>()
      {
        @Override
        public DateTime apply(String input)
        {
          Preconditions.checkArgument(input != null && !input.isEmpty(), "null timestamp");
          return numericFun.apply(Long.parseLong(ParserUtils.stripQuotes(input)));
        }
      };
    } else if (format.equalsIgnoreCase("ruby")) {
      // Numeric parser ignores millis for ruby.
      final Function<Number, DateTime> numericFun = createNumericTimestampParser(format);
      return new Function<String, DateTime>()
      {
        @Override
        public DateTime apply(String input)
        {
          Preconditions.checkArgument(input != null && !input.isEmpty(), "null timestamp");
          return numericFun.apply(Double.parseDouble(ParserUtils.stripQuotes(input)));
        }
      };
    } else {
      try {
        final DateTimeFormatter formatter = DateTimeFormat.forPattern(format);
        return new Function<String, DateTime>()
        {
          @Override
          public DateTime apply(String input)
          {
            Preconditions.checkArgument(input != null && !input.isEmpty(), "null timestamp");
            return formatter.parseDateTime(ParserUtils.stripQuotes(input));
          }
        };
      }
      catch (Exception e) {
        throw new IAE(e, "Unable to parse timestamps with format [%s]", format);
      }
    }
  }

  public static Function<Number, DateTime> createNumericTimestampParser(
      final String format
  )
  {
    // Ignore millis for ruby
    if (format.equalsIgnoreCase("posix") || format.equalsIgnoreCase("ruby")) {
      return new Function<Number, DateTime>()
      {
        @Override
        public DateTime apply(Number input)
        {
          return new DateTime(input.longValue() * 1000);
        }
      };
    } else if (format.equalsIgnoreCase("nano")) {
      return new Function<Number, DateTime>()
      {
        @Override
        public DateTime apply(Number input)
        {
          return new DateTime(input.longValue() / 1000000L);
        }
      };
    } else {
      return new Function<Number, DateTime>()
      {
        @Override
        public DateTime apply(Number input)
        {
          return new DateTime(input.longValue());
        }
      };
    }
  }

  public static Function<Object, DateTime> createObjectTimestampParser(
      final String format
  )
  {
    final Function<String, DateTime> stringFun = createTimestampParser(format);
    final Function<Number, DateTime> numericFun = createNumericTimestampParser(format);

    return new Function<Object, DateTime>()
    {
      @Override
      public DateTime apply(Object o)
      {
        Preconditions.checkArgument(o != null, "null timestamp");

        if (o instanceof Number) {
          return numericFun.apply((Number) o);
        } else {
          return stringFun.apply(o.toString());
        }
      }
    };
  }
}

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package org.apache.pulsar.broker.admin;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
import static org.testng.AssertJUnit.assertEquals;
import static org.testng.AssertJUnit.assertTrue;

import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Optional;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
import org.apache.commons.lang3.RandomStringUtils;
import org.apache.pulsar.broker.MultiBrokerBaseTest;
import org.apache.pulsar.broker.PulsarService;
import org.apache.pulsar.broker.loadbalance.LeaderBroker;
import org.apache.pulsar.client.admin.PulsarAdmin;
import org.apache.pulsar.client.admin.PulsarAdminException;
import org.apache.pulsar.client.admin.internal.TopicsImpl;
import org.apache.pulsar.client.api.Consumer;
import org.apache.pulsar.client.api.Message;
import org.apache.pulsar.client.api.Producer;
import org.apache.pulsar.client.api.Schema;
import org.apache.pulsar.common.naming.TopicDomain;
import org.apache.pulsar.common.naming.TopicName;
import org.apache.pulsar.common.policies.data.AutoTopicCreationOverride;
import org.apache.pulsar.common.policies.data.RetentionPolicies;
import org.apache.pulsar.common.policies.data.TenantInfoImpl;
import org.testng.Assert;
import org.testng.annotations.DataProvider;
import org.testng.annotations.Test;

/**
 * Test multi-broker admin api.
 */
@Slf4j
@Test(groups = "broker-admin")
public class AdminApiMultiBrokersTest extends MultiBrokerBaseTest {
    @Override
    protected int numberOfAdditionalBrokers() {
        return 3;
    }

    @Override
    protected void doInitConf() throws Exception {
        super.doInitConf();
        this.conf.setManagedLedgerMaxEntriesPerLedger(10);
    }

    @Override
    protected void onCleanup() {
        super.onCleanup();
    }

    @Test(timeOut = 30 * 1000)
    public void testGetLeaderBroker()
            throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException, PulsarAdminException {
        List<PulsarService> allBrokers = getAllBrokers();
        Optional<LeaderBroker> leaderBroker =
                allBrokers.get(0).getLeaderElectionService().readCurrentLeader().get();
        assertTrue(leaderBroker.isPresent());
        log.info("Leader broker is {}", leaderBroker);
        for (PulsarAdmin admin : getAllAdmins()) {
            String serviceUrl = admin.brokers().getLeaderBroker().getServiceUrl();
            log.info("Pulsar admin get leader broker is {}", serviceUrl);
            assertEquals(leaderBroker.get().getServiceUrl(), serviceUrl);
        }
    }

    /**
     * The data provider provide these data [TopicDomain, IsPartition].
     */
    @DataProvider
    public Object[][] topicTypes(){
        return new Object[][] {
                {TopicDomain.persistent, false},
                {TopicDomain.persistent, true},
                {TopicDomain.non_persistent, false},
                {TopicDomain.non_persistent, true},
        };
    }

    @Test(timeOut = 30 * 1000, dataProvider = "topicTypes")
    public void testTopicLookup(TopicDomain topicDomain, boolean isPartition) throws Exception {
        PulsarAdmin admin0 = getAllAdmins().get(0);

        String namespace = RandomStringUtils.randomAlphabetic(5);
        admin0.namespaces().createNamespace( "public/" + namespace, 3);
        admin0.namespaces().setAutoTopicCreation("public/" + namespace,
                AutoTopicCreationOverride.builder().allowAutoTopicCreation(false).build());

        TopicName topic = TopicName.get(topicDomain.value(), "public", namespace, "t1");
        if (isPartition) {
            admin0.topics().createPartitionedTopic(topic.getPartitionedTopicName(), 3);
        } else {
            admin0.topics().createNonPartitionedTopic(topic.getPartitionedTopicName());
        }

        // To ensure all admin could get a right lookup result.
        Set<String> lookupResultSet = new HashSet<>();
        for (PulsarAdmin pulsarAdmin : getAllAdmins()) {
            try {
                if (isPartition) {
                    lookupResultSet.add(pulsarAdmin.lookups().lookupTopic(topic.getPartition(0).toString()));
                } else {
                    lookupResultSet.add(pulsarAdmin.lookups().lookupTopic(topic.getPartitionedTopicName()));
                }
            } catch (Exception e) {
                log.error(pulsarAdmin.getServiceUrl() + " - Failed to execute lookup for topic {} .", topic, e);
                Assert.fail("Failed to execute lookup by PulsarAdmin(" + pulsarAdmin.getServiceUrl() + ").");
            }
        }
        Assert.assertEquals(lookupResultSet.size(), 1);
    }

    @Test
    public void testForceDeletePartitionedTopicWithSub() throws Exception {
        final int numPartitions = 10;
        TenantInfoImpl tenantInfo = new TenantInfoImpl(Set.of("role1", "role2"), Set.of("test"));
        admin.tenants().createTenant("tenant-xyz", tenantInfo);
        admin.namespaces().createNamespace("tenant-xyz/ns-abc", Set.of("test"));

        admin.namespaces().setAutoTopicCreation("tenant-xyz/ns-abc",
                AutoTopicCreationOverride.builder()
                        .allowAutoTopicCreation(true)
                        .topicType("partitioned")
                        .defaultNumPartitions(5)
                        .build());

        RetentionPolicies retention = new RetentionPolicies(10, 10);
        admin.namespaces().setRetention("tenant-xyz/ns-abc", retention);
        final String topic = "persistent://tenant-xyz/ns-abc/topic-"
                + RandomStringUtils.randomAlphabetic(5)
                + "-testDeletePartitionedTopicWithSub";
        final String subscriptionName = "sub";
        ((TopicsImpl) admin.topics()).createPartitionedTopicAsync(topic, numPartitions, true, null).get();

        log.info("Creating producer and consumer");
        Consumer<byte[]> consumer = pulsarClient.newConsumer()
                .topic(topic)
                .subscriptionName(subscriptionName)
                .subscribe();

        Producer<String> producer = pulsarClient.newProducer(Schema.STRING).enableBatching(false).topic(topic).create();

        log.info("producing messages");
        for (int i = 0; i < numPartitions * 100; ++i) {
            producer.newMessage()
                    .key("" + i)
                    .value("value-" + i)
                    .send();
        }
        producer.flush();

        log.info("consuming some messages");
        for (int i = 0; i < numPartitions * 5; i++) {
            Message<byte[]> m = consumer.receive(1, TimeUnit.MINUTES);
        }

        log.info("trying to delete the topic {}", topic);
        admin.topics().deletePartitionedTopic(topic, true);

        log.info("closing producer and consumer");
        producer.close();
        consumer.close();

        // topic autocreate might sneak in after the delete / before close
        // but the topic metadata should be consistent to go through deletion again
        if (admin.topics().getList("tenant-xyz/ns-abc")
                .stream().anyMatch(t -> t.contains(topic))) {
            try {
                admin.topics().deletePartitionedTopic(topic, true);
            } catch (PulsarAdminException.NotFoundException nfe) {
                // pass
            }

            assertEquals(0, admin.topics().getList("tenant-xyz/ns-abc")
                    .stream().filter(t -> t.contains(topic)).count());
            assertEquals(0,
                    pulsar.getPulsarResources().getTopicResources()
                            .getExistingPartitions(TopicName.getPartitionedTopicName(topic))
                            .get()
                            .stream().filter(t -> t.contains(topic)).count());
            assertFalse(admin.topics()
                    .getPartitionedTopicList("tenant-xyz/ns-abc")
                    .contains(topic));
        } else {
            log.info("trying to create the topic again");
            ((TopicsImpl) admin.topics()).createPartitionedTopicAsync(topic, numPartitions, true, null).get();
        }
    }
}


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Man given 15 years to life in Easter murder of Matthew Holt, blames meth
The courtroom where the sentencing of the man who plead guilty to the murder of Matthew Holt, 46, was so full the judge had some sit in the witness box. Family and friends of Holt were allowed to testify before Third District Court Judge James Blanch announced Jeffrey Ray Shepherd, 35, would spend 15 years to life in the Utah State Prison.
In an emotional display, Blanch had the courtroom, including Shepherd, sit in silence for 20 seconds to show the agony and suffering Holt experienced on the day Shepherd robbed him of his money, then shot him in the head.
For his part, Shepherd apologized to the family and, through his lawyer, explained that a meth addiction was largely to blame.
"The effect of this terrible drug has played the biggest role in what's happened here," said defense attorney Heather Chesnut of Salt Lake Legal Defenders.
Holt's friend of 18 years and owner of the salon he worked at, Megan Oviatt, said he was exceptional.
"There are a lot of good people in the world," she said. "And an exceptional one was taken from us that day for no reason whatsoever, because of somebody's bad, selfish choices."
"Matt was harmless. He weighed 100 pounds, and he was defenseless," Oviatt said. "Anyone who knew Matt knew all he would have had to do was ask him. He did give him the money. He didn't need to shoot him. [Shepherd] could have walked away and Matt would still be with us here today."
"The hardest part — losing Matt is one thing — losing Matt to [being] murdered is a totally different ball game we're dealing with," Oviatt testified. "And the hardest part is closing your eyes sometimes and [knowing] that that is how his life ended. For someone who lived his life trying to make others happy — he was kind; he was generous."
"He never even had so much as having a speeding ticket, never even broke the law," Oviatt continued. "If there was someone who fought for their life to live, with all of the health problems he had, it was Matthew. It's just unfair."
Oviatt had health struggles for much of his life. He spent much of his childhood as a patient at Primary Children's Medical Center and, later in life, had two kidney transplants and an open-heart procedure — enduring 35 surgeries in all.
Holt's mother, Maxine Holt, said the murder of her only child is exceptionally difficult as the holiday season approaches, calling the grief the family feels "crushing" and full of "deep pain and sorrow" in a "cruel and senseless act."
The family put up a Christmas tree with the ornaments Matthew bought over the years, but Maxine couldn't see the tree without the sorrow of missing her son. They donated the tree to the Festival of Trees "to remember him and help other children," donating the money raised to Primary Children's Medical Center.
Shepherd avoided the possibility of the death penalty when he pleaded guilty in October to a reduced charge of first-degree felony murder. He admitted to confronting Holt on Easter afternoon, April 16, robbing him with a gun and demanding money.
Shepherd's lawyer told the judge that Shepherd was addicted to methamphetamine at the time of the shooting, and said he will work the rest of his life to overcome that addiction.
"I just want to say I'm sorry for my actions and the poor choices I've made," he said. "I'm truly sorry for what happened and all the pain and suffering I've caused."
Prosecutors said Shepherd downloaded a police scanner app on his phone before he drove to the area of Oxbow Park, approached Holt at random and tried to rob him, shooting him in the head at close range. The entire crime took 20 seconds.
"This individual who feared death his entire life, and who beat the odds, had to experience terror and fear for that period of time before his life was taken from him," the judge told Shepherd, who was shackled in the courtroom. "That was because of your actions."
Blanch had everyone in the courtroom sit in silence for 20 seconds.
"He had to experience terror and fear for that period of time and that was because of your actions," he said. "Society deserves to be protected from you."
Surveillance video of the incident from a nearby business showed Shepherd approach Holt's car with his hand under his sleeve, which prosecutors said was to keep his fingerprints off Holt's car. After killing Holt, Shepherd collected the bullet casing, which he later melted down, and ditched the gun in a McDonald's dumpster. One of the few leads South Salt Lake Police had in the case was the surveillance video showing Shepherd's Chevy Sonic. An off-duty officer located the car weeks later in Tooele County, where he was arrested and eventually charged with the murder.
Holt's parents said they appreciated hearing the apology and that they often think and pray for Shepherd's family, knowing they are experiencing a loss as well.
Holt's family and friends embraced and cried after the sentence of 15 years to life was read by the judge.
Judge Blanch also presided over the trial of Craig Crawford, whose lawyer testified he was addicted to methamphetamine at the time he murdered his husband, John Williams, by setting their house on fire. Blanch sentenced Crawford to life without the possibility of parole.
Blanch runs the Alternative Substance Addiction Program, one of the branches of drug court that deals with low-risk offenders that are highly addicted. In its first three years, 54 people completed the course with only three re-arrested.
Because Shepherd pleaded guilty, no testimony was heard as to motive, whether he chose his location because it was a known gay cruising area, or why it was Holt he murdered.
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Jessica Richardson says:
Thank you for updating the story. <3
Craig Ogan says:
Heart breaking
Dalton Peery says:
Did the Murderer lure him there using a dating app? As part of his confession, and pleading guilty, he didn't have to testify to anything or allow any specifics to be leaked ….
Derick Stephensen says:
No dating app or luring. The article says he approached Matt at random, tried to rob him, and then shot him. Wrong place, wrong time.


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A study of the relationship between the levels of consistency of principals' self-perception of leadership styles and teachers' perceptions
Doris Elaine Gallivan, Tennessee State University
The purpose of this study was to gain insight into self-perception of one's behavior as a leader and the perception of his/her leadership behavior by his/her subordinates. The study was conducted using the survey data of elementary schools in Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools and Knox County Schools in Tennessee. Thirty-three schools from each district participated in the study. Two data-gathering instruments were used in this study: (a) the Leader Behavior Description Questionnaire Form 12 (LBDQ), and (b) a demographic data questionnaire that consisted of four questions. To identify the leader behaviors, the Leader Behavior Description Questionnaire was used. The demographic data questionnaire was used to collect data in reference to district, gender, employment position, and to identify schools participating in a site-based council. The study examined and tested five hypotheses for significance at the.05 level. The data obtained from the respondents were analyzed and executed in narrative and graphic form in terms of frequency and percentage of each survey item. To further analyze the data, t test and a 2 x 2 factorial analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to test the hypotheses. All t tests were two tailed using equal variances. Among the conclusions resulting from the analysis of the data, the following were deemed to be most significant: (1) Teachers and pupils differ on three of the subscales of the LBDQ. (2) Principals perceive themselves very similarly. (3) Different district teachers whose schools operate under a site-based council perceive their principals' leadership styles differently. (4) Site-based principals perceived their leadership styles differently from non-site-based principals. (5) There were differences between the gender of principals' self-perceptions of their leadership styles with those of their teachers.
School administration|Social psychology|Elementary education
Doris Elaine Gallivan, "A study of the relationship between the levels of consistency of principals' self-perception of leadership styles and teachers' perceptions" (1996). ETD Collection for Tennessee State University. Paper AAI9821869.


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Neustar's Marketing Services Continues To Grow Following MarketShare Acquisition
by Kelly Liyakasa // Thursday, February 4th, 2016 – 6:03 pm
Neustar's marketing services revenue grew 23% to $51.1 million YoY in the fourth quarter, and climbed 16% to $170.4 million for the full year 2015.
It's a small but increasingly important part of Neustar's overall business (which also includes information services and security services). According to CEO Lisa Hook the total business brought in $1.05 billion in revenue in 2015, which represented 9% growth YOY.
The growth of areas like marketing services is particularly important, since last spring Neustar lost its NPAC (national portability administration center) contract to supply number portability services in the US, when competitor Ericsson poached the contract.
Neustar has invested heavily in marketing services; it spent about $758.3 million on acquisitions last year, one of which was the $450 million transaction for marketing analytics platform MarketShare, which closed in December.
"MarketShare was our largest acquisition and it took a huge amount of planning and execution to get there," Hook said during the company's Q4 earnings call on Thursday.
Although it's still early days in the integration process, Hook said Neustar has a strong playbook for integrations and a solid due diligence process, so she doesn't foresee any surprises.
Neustar claims it is winning more RFPs for its marketing services business, thanks mainly to its customer intelligence and activation products.
"We offer CMOs a comprehensive marketing suite that helps optimize their media spend, deliver relevant offers and measure the performance of these activities," Hook said. "Clients consistently see sales lift from their marketing expenditures."
While Neustar is still building out its measurement capabilities, CFO Paul Lalljie claimed Neustar's marketing hub is differentiated because its platform is more focused on optimizing marketing spend and dollar allocation.
This capability, he claimed, allows CMOs to link "omnichannel" marketing investments to business metrics like sales and profitability, which was among MarketShare's rallying cries when a standalone company.
Lalljie also mentioned Neustar's focus on integrating new data attributes to expand campaign activations, including mobile ad IDs, and political affiliation/TV viewership data.


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Guest Post by Fra José Maria Barbin, FI: The Beautiful Struggle
I am pleased to post here an essay of one of our friars, Fra José Maria Barbin on the subject of the imagination and Marian Chivalry. I am thoroughly in accord with his insights and am grateful for his contribution.
In conjunction with I can heartily recommend also the teaser videos of Kevin O'Brien and Joseph Pearce on Tolkien. The ETWN production, and the talents of Kevin and Mr. Pearce, make looks the $10 that they are asking look like robbery.
And now. . .
The Beautiful Struggle: "Sanctifying the Imagination"
All things come from God; and above all, reason and imagination and the great gifts of the mind. They are good in themselves; and we must not altogether forget their origin even in their perversion.
G.K. Chesterton puts these words on the lips of Father Brown in the detective story The Dagger with Wings. Truly, the priest-investigator was on to something. Benedict XVI denounced what he dubbed the "dictatorship of relativism." Pope Francis warns us not to fall into the pit of "aesthetic relativism" (Evangelii Gaudium 167). We must never allow the abuse of reason and imagination to make us "forget their origin." Father Brown was truly on to something—perhaps on to something mysteriously deeper than anything we imagine.
It is crucial to examine the indispensable role that the imagination plays in our gradual maturity in Christ (Col 1:28) and how its use in an un-knightly fashion inevitably places a serious impediment to the attainment of our full "manhood in the Gospel," to borrow an expression from Bl. John Henry Newman. Thus, we should discover the necessity of undertaking the beautiful struggle of sanctifying the imagination.
I believe we have to sharpen our Catholic sensibility to the widespread epidemic of the misuse of the imagination, because the exploitation of this faculty—expressing itself in "apparent beauty"—has a much more seductive charm than its correct use. The winsome and wayward imagination can wean even the bravest of men from the Cross of Christ. There are two extremes of this misuse, which may be illustrated by two contrasting literary figures. Eustace Clarence Scrubb, from Lewis' Narnia myth, is charged of imaginative deprivation (defect), while Cervantes' Don Quixote with imaginative presumption (excess).
Eustace Scrubb: The Dragon of the Mournful Countenance
C.S. Lewis, in his volume from the Narnia series, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, has marvellously demonstrated a case of imaginative deficiency in the amusing character of Eustace Clarence Scrubb. The Pevensies' annoying know-it-all cousin is a boy who "liked books [only] if they were books of information and had pictures of grain elevators or of fat foreign children doing exercises in model schools" and who neither made things up himself nor enjoyed works of the imagination by others. Indeed, he was "quite incapable of making up anything for himself." Eustace exemplifies all those who dislike tales, romances or imaginative literature generally. Eustace never dared and was unable to think outside the box because he had a double-layered bubble-wrapped imagination. The result? A rather natural consequence: a cold, dry, arrogant, wooden and boring character. A boy who lived in a rather peculiar "never never land" where boys were only concerned about "matters of consequence" as the Little Prince of Antoine de Saint Exupéry would call it.
Eustace overcomes his aversion to fantasy and his incapacity to properly use the imagination by living what he refused to experience imaginatively: he suddenly becomes a dragon and is enabled to go beyond the restricted, narrow, materialistic and rationalistic world he created for himself. I believe that the "Eustace experience" is but a surreptitious literary personification of the necessity to sanctify the imagination. Authentic imaginative experience possesses an eminently transforming character. The bothersome little boy that nobody likes gradually matures in Narnia; he unlocks his true character because in the engaging imaginative experience he is freed from trite and familiar view of things. He never read of talking animals in his textbooks, but in Narnia he meets them. In regaining a clear view of things, he strengthens his relish for real life.
Lifting the veil of familiarity from ordinary life does not simply consist in seeing what things are (the pre-dragonized Eustace only interested in information) but rather as we were meant to see them (the dragonized boy eventually freed by Aslan.) For certain, Eustace felt morose and glum while he was a dragon. However, putting on the thick rigid scales of a dragon was the only way to soften the heart of this hardheaded rascal. He had to immerse himself in another character in order to draw his real one out. In this way, imaginative engagement was an essential tool in the discovery of his true inner identity. Through the "sanctification of the imagination," the immature little boy was transformed into a first-class squire, disposed to enrol himself in the knighthood of Aslan.
Don Quixote: The Knight of the Mournful Countenance
In the immortal masterpiece, Don Quixote by the Spanish king of poets, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, we see the complete opposite embodied in the figure of a middle-aged gentleman from the region of La Mancha. Don Quixote befuddles his imagination with the tales of knightly derring-do and fantastic deeds of chivalry. He decides that his world needs such a knight-errant and that he is just the man. Due to his mistreatment of the imagination, Don Quixote too lives in a sort of "never never land," where he is paradoxically a self-appointed hero who constantly disturbs the peace. We read in chapter 18, that he often saw "in his imagination what he did not see and what did not exist."
Far from lampooning genuine knighthood, what Cervantes fluently describes and brands with such mordant satire is a degenerated knighthood, stemming from a presumptive use of the imagination—the good old "art for art's sake." In consequence, the factor that originally sparks Don Quixote's wild adventures, namely, an uncontrolled imagination, results in persistent misinterpretations of ordinary events he encounters on the road. The aftermath is only natural. He mistakes the windmills for giants. A funeral procession becomes a troop of devils carrying off a princess. A barber's basin becomes the miraculous Helmet of Bambrino. We are told of how his unsanctified imagination "immediately conjured all this to him vividly as one of the adventures of his books." The attempt to live chivalry, while failing to tame the "madman of the house," only ends in humiliation and suffering.
In all this, the power of the Cervantes' narrative lies in illustrating the gradual transformation of Don Quixote as he regains the balance of his imagination. In Don Quixote we have an eloquent proof of one thing: reality will always be a salutary kryptonite for those who imagine themselves to be superman.
The Zealotry of the Knight or the Lethargy of the Dragon? That is the question.
Neither. That is the answer.
Genuine knighthood has nothing in common with such aberrations and excrescences. The misuse of the imagination in an un-knightly fashion is but another expression of the modern spiritual tendency of wanting to play God. On the one hand, we have the boundless presumption of giving full reign to the "madman of the house," to the point of the trampling the dignity of man; on the other hand, the negligence or fear of its legitimate use—the overly bubble-wrapped imagination. Both are a dereliction of duty. In fact, these two phenomena go hand in hand because they both stem from man's denial of his metaphysical situation and his relation to Christ and the Blessed Virgin, and because man has repressed his awareness of his true nobility as the image and likeness of God. Indeed, the human soul is God's image because He gave us the ability to "subcreate," that is, to "make as we are made" (Tolkien). Thus, we have the right and duty to exercise this gift for His glory.
The Journey of the Imagination to God
When it comes to theories on imagination, there exist several tantalizing fragmentary comments by different authors. In the Stateman's Manual (1816), I believe Samuel Taylor Coleridge offers one of the clearest and fullest definitions of imagination:
that reconciling and mediatory power, which incorporating the Reason in Images of the Sense . . . gives birth to a system of symbols, harmonious in themselves, and consubstantial with the truths of which they are the conductors.
Likewise, according to C.S. Lewis, imagination can be defined as the mental faculty that puts things into meaningful relationships to form unified wholes.
In terms of theology and spirituality, the Franciscan worldview of exemplarism, or St. Bonaventure's symbolic theology, affords a framework of beauty for the sanctification of the imagination. Here, the Seraphic Doctor's primary concern is to explicitly affirm—in contrast with the modern spiritual tendency—the relations of expression between God and creatures. This metaphysical principle is eloquently formulated in Tract. De plantatione paradisi:
It is through mysterious and symbolic figures that the eye of rational intelligence is led to understand the truth of divine wisdom. For the wisdom of God invisible could not have made itself known to us in any other way than by conforming itself through similitude to those forms of visible things which we perceive, and by manifesting to us, in the form of signs, its invisible qualities which we do not perceive (n. 1, v. 575).
God expresses Himself in creation, and so the creature inevitably bears in its ontological structure a certain resemblance to God which is imprinted on it by the very act of creation. In this sense, the journey of the imagination to God, or the "dialectical" use of imagination, is tailored to St. Bonaventure's exemplaristic end, that is, to discern, beneath the apparent diversity of things, the fine threads of analogy which bind to one another lead to God. "Contuition," a typically Bonaventurian term, implies exactly this indirect intuition of God through finite realties. This is an ascetical and mystical approach, rather than a purely discursive one.
Eustace preferred not to use his imagination. Don Quixote used it too much. As St. Bonaventure writes in his Collationes in Hexaemeron: Christus tenens medium in omnibus. "Christ holds the central place in all things"—even in the use of our imagination. Christus unus omnium magister. "Christ is the one true Master."
The inner pattern of the "vestige," that is, the visible creature, is primarily its relation to God. For St. Bonaventure, as for St. Augustine, beauty is aequalitas numerosa, an ordered proportion of the parts to the whole. Hence, to see a thing as it is truly is—through the sanctification of the imagination—means to see its external beauty in relation to its Exemplar, the Word Incarnate, the fairest of the sons of men (Ps 44:2). In the last analysis, putting things in meaningful relationships, as C.S. Lewis puts it, ultimately consists in bringing the panoramic beauty of the world, in its multiplicity and variety of creatures, together into unity and in relation to the Word, the Eternal Beauty, or what Bonaventure called Eternal Art.
It's not easy. But it's a beautiful struggle.
St. Francis of Assisi, "the most valiant knight of Christ," sanctified the imagination through the inversion of the chivalric culture into which he was born. St. Maximilian M. Kolbe, the "knight of the Immaculate," sanctified his, by unlimitedly consecrating himself to the Tota Pulchra, the One who is All Fair (Song 4:7). So, let's ask ourselves: the conversion and sanctification of souls; the building a Catholic culture; Marian Chivalry; what's the imagination got to do with these? Perhaps, just perhaps, more than we imagine.
This entry was posted in Catholicism, Chivalry, Church, Heroes, Knights, Marian Chivalry, Mary Victrix, Religion, Spirituality and tagged C.S. Lewis, Don Quixote, Eustace Scrubb, Fra Jose Maria Barbin, Miguel Cervantes, Tolkien by Fr. Angelo M. Geiger. Bookmark the permalink.
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I am Franciscan Friar of the Immaculate and a priest for more than twenty years. I finished my license in dogmatic theology at the Angelcum in Rome in June of 2016.
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La casa de la Troya è l'opera prima dello scrittore e giornalista spagnolo Alejandro Pérez Lugín, il quale dovette faticare non poco per ottenere il consenso di un editore, dato che in quel periodo l'interesse era concentrato su opere che riguardassero la prima guerra mondiale. Pubblicato per la prima volta nel 1915, divenne presto un grande successo sia di pubblico che di critica, tanto che, nel 1917, la Accademia Reale Spagnola assegnò al suo autore il Premio Fastenrath.
Tra il 1925 ed il 1965 di questo romanzo furono realizzati ben sei adattamenti cinematografici, sia in Spagna che a Hollywood, il primo dei quali con la regia dello stesso Pérez Lugín e di Manuel Noriega.

Trama
Il romanzo, caratterizzato da forti tratti autobiografici, parla delle esperienze di Gerardo Roquer, uno studente madrileño di Diritto che il padre decide di mandare a terminare gli studi a Santiago di Compostela.
Qui scopre una vita diversa da quella a cui era abituato ed impiega un po' di tempo per ambientarsi e fare nuove amicizie. Si inserisce nel ritmo universitario e fa delle nuove esperienze con gli amici; ciò lo porterà a conoscere una giovane del posto, Carmiña Castro Retén, della quale si innamorerà e questo fatto risulterà per lui determinante.

Caratteristiche narrative
Pérez Lugín, grazie all'utilizzo di alcuni termini galleghi inseriti nei dialoghi e nelle descrizioni, riesce a rendere l'idea dei tratti fondamentali delle culture, dei luoghi e dei tempi in cui sono ambientate le vicende. Per questo è importante ricordare come a questo romanzo siano preceduti due racconti "Historias viejas" del 1904 e "Venganza" del 1906 entrambi ambientati in Galizia, grazie ai quali l'autore ebbe modo di studiare lo stile più appropriato da adottare.
La narrazione della storia d'amore del protagonista fa sì che alcune parti di quest'opera possano essere avvicinate al genere del romanzo rosa.

Bibliografia
 Julia María Labrador Ben, "Bibliografía crítica de Alejandro Pérez Lugín", in Cuadernos de Filologia Hispanica, Dicenda 1999 (pg. 89-118).

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Romanzi di autori spagnoli


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I highly recommend this accompanying video, which takes jake's idea and goes into the details of how viridis replaced the ever-naughty Jet.
Colormap selection is surprisingly fascinating.
Really enjoyed that. Thank you! Bit rushed though, need to read more!
This video is excellent. Thanks for sharing it.
Are there any articles out there that give advice on choosing/adjusting color maps for a particular situation?
I understand why some maps are awful, but have had a hard time finding a color map which I like perceptually for interpreting LIDAR forest canopy maps.
I've tried using viridis and a few others, but exceptionally tall trees get lost in the noise (not enough contrast), especially when using transparency to overlay canopy height on the LIDAR intensity data.
Is this just a case of not clamping the ends of the range properly?
I guess if your underlying data is not uniform, a uniform color map isn't going to do great?
Say, if you have a bimodal underlying distribution and you're interested in coloring according to quantiles, you want to have a similarly bimodally distributed color map.
The easiest way to achieve this is to compute the quantiles for your data set, and color by that (rather than height).
Not enough people know about rainbow colormaps being problematic. This is a pretty cool tool that scans bioRxiv for preprints that use Jet and then automatically sends the authors an email asking them to improve the colormap, e.g. to viridis, parula.
The piece makes some good points about problems with converting certain color schemes to grayscale. This is a not insignificant thing. It is quite common to print charts and graphs in grayscale, either because the only available printer is black and white or because color printing is substantially more expensive.
Everyone's eyes/brain interpret colors by taking signals from the 3 types of cone cell detectors and combining them into 2 color-difference signals (red–green and blue–yellow) and 1 brightness signal. The latter of these has the best spatial/temporal resolution and is used for interpreting textures/fine details, edges of shapes, motion, depth, etc.
In a sense, everyone's vision is primarily grayscale, with lower-resolution color information layered over the top.
And then you have to take into account that our sensitivity to some colors then others. Our cones are tuned to what can be approximated as three different bands of wavelength, which are centered in and sufficiently overlap around the green wavelength to result in our being most able to discern the color. Human eyes can discern at least twice as many distinct shades of green than they can red or blue in a uniform distribution, and color science has to take that into account to prevent such an image from appearing overwhelmingly green.
One area where I would like to see more perception research is in 2D colormaps for values that have both an angle and a magnitude (complex numbers). The "state of the art" seems to be throwing it all into max-saturation HSV but I know we can do a lot better than that.
I wrote a Processing library  that allows you to select perceptually inform colors in any range (but remember there are holes where normal sRGB monitors cannot fill, see the API docs ). If you haven't heard of Processing, check it out! ; it is a generative graphics tool with an Arduino-like interface and IDE.
Matlab (somewhat) recently ditched jet as the default colourmap in favour of Parula.
Since most folks (typically students) simply use the default this should help end the tyranny of jet.
I do still like jet for on screen visualisation, the extra contrast can be useful.
Isn't the whole point that the contrast is factually incorrect? It looks pretty but is a lie.
Indeed, but when you're looking at small variations in a gradient it's a reasonable tool to use before you delve deeper.
I do CFD and have really begun experimenting with various colormaps for each project and it has made a significant business impact.
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PANCAP Training to Strengthen Advocacy Skills of Youth Leaders
19 - 20 Jan, 2018
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PANCAP will host the PANCAP Training to Strengthen Advocacy Skills of Youth Leaders, 19-20 January 2018 in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The intervention builds on the PANCAP Meeting of Youth Leaders held on April 21 – 22, 2017 in which youth leaders from 19 countries discussed and agreed on a Regional Youth Advocacy Framework for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights.
The training intends to mobilize Caribbean youth leaders to advocate for substantive policy changes across the region in support of reducing their vulnerability to HIV infection by improving access to HIV combination prevention, care, treatment and support services, in recognition of their sexual and reproductive health and rights.
The activities will encompass the development of the capacity of Caribbean youth leaders to act as agents of social change and to support youth participation in high-level advocacy and policy dialogues.
The overarching aim of the training is to strengthen Caribbean youth leaders' advocacy skills. A 14-member PANCAP Youth Steering Committee comprised of CARICOM Youth Ambassadors and Key Population Youth was established in July 2017 to coordinate the implementation of the Youth Advocacy Framework. The Committee will also provide oversight for youth advocacy at the national and regional level.
CARICOM Youth Ambassadors and Key population youth will be drawn from the following countries: Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, The Commonwealth of Dominica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Grenada, Guyana, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago.
According to PANCAP Youth Advisor, Dr Astell Collins (Hon.), the intervention fulfils a promise made by PANCAP to the participants of the Youth Meeting held in April 2017.
Youth leaders from each of the key populations will be represented at the meeting. These include sex workers, the transgender community and Men who have sex with men (MSM).
The initiative will be facilitated by an expert in human rights law and will include interactive activities designed to increase participants' knowledge of human rights and vulnerability.
PANCAP's overarching objective is to equip participants with skills to develop an advocacy strategy.
PANCAP hosts training to strengthen advocacy skills of Youth leaders
PANCAP Coordinating Unit (PCU)
CARICOM Secretariat
13-15 Area F Plantation, Turkeyen,
Greater Georgetown, Guyana
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